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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Tho r Dad to Mule Creek.

Subjoined is an article by Alex
Watts, giving practical information
as to the location Of a feasible route
for a wagon road down Rogue river
from Grants Pass to the Mule Greek
mining district. Mr.. Watts is a
pioneer of this Valley and veteran
of the Rogue River Indian wars and
thoro ughly knows every section of
this Valley. He states that II would
be no difficult matter to build
wagon road to the lower Rogue river
section aud that II would not be SO
expen sive of construction as to make
the undertaking Improbable
Murphy, Ore, June 10th. 1907.
Editor Courier:
see 10 your last issue that there is
proposition to build wagon road
from Galice to the mouth of Mule
Creek with the estimated cost Of
80, 900. AS l was employed by the
county in 1890 to look over that route,
perhaps my experience may be Of
sufficient value to pay for publication.
From Galice to the Yank ledge
there i, but little work needed for
three or four miles, then comes the
big canyon of seven miles to
whiskey Creek, which is the most
expensive piece of road building be-
tween Grants Pass and Gold Beach.
From Whiskey Creek to Mule Greek
there is nothing particularly bad on
tho north side OF The river say 10
miles more. should lay out the road
just above high water mark as to
keep higher up the side Of the
n ountain would cause snow slides
besides being longer and more NJ
and down hills.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
INTERESTED In SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN OREGON
News of the Sumpter District.
Railroad Construction
Pushed.

Messrs. Garner s. Keiser, Who have
lately been purchasing irrigated lands
in the vicinity of Grants Pass have
bonded and are operating the Gem
mine at Susanville. A substantial
cash payment has been made on the
bond and intelligent mining is being
carried on. The bonders who repre-
sent South Dakota capital are much
pleased with the appearance of the
property and to show their entire
faith in the District have purchased
1000 acres of ranch land and l2, 900, 900
feet Of timber. The custom mill at
Susanville is shipping all its concen.
trates to the Sumpter Smelter. The
Standard mine in the ::Qusrtzbufg dis.
triot sis operating Its 100 ton mill
regularly. The product OF which is
also being handled at the Sumpter
Smelter.
Other mines shipping to the smelter
are the Columbia, North Pole. Mt.
View. Cornucopia. Compton and
Badger. These will be augmented in
the near future by the Imperial,
United Ekhorn and several others.
One Of the copper prospects near
Baker City was bonded few days ago
to New York Capitalists for large
figure. Should this district Prove
good. Eastern Oregon will soon enjoy
copper boom of considerable magni.
tude. Times are very lively on the
Snake River.
One thousand men are employed in
railway construction and building
the tunnel at the Oxbow for the in
stallation of an immense power plant.
Among the principal mines working
are the Iron Dyke, Ferrell Group,
Cougar, Centipede and McDoughall
group. The railway will be com
pleted to Homestead by June 1908.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
EISMAN BROS. BUILDING
A BIG PACKING HOUSE
Three Stories High With ca pacity
OF $4,000 Boxes
of Fruit.

Eisman Bros. are building what
will be one of the largest and best
arranged fruit packing and fstorage
houses in Rogue River Valley. The
packing house heretofore used on
their big orchard, Ave miles west of
Grants Pass, is only u one story
structure and was no longer large
enough in which to handle their ap.
pie crop, which last year amounted
to over l2, 900 boxes This old build
ing, which as located in the orchard
has been torn down and the best of
the material is being used in the new
building. The new building is To-
Gated on the hillside near Fred Els.
mans home. 1t is 60 feet square and
three stories high. The first story,
or basement, has stone walls and con-
crete floor and will be used for hold
ing apples in storage. The ventila-
tion will be under perfect control and
the temperature and moisture Of the
air can be kept at the required degree
to insure the perfect keeping Of the
fruit. This basement will have a
capacity of $4,000 boxes and 30, 900
boxes of fruit can be haudlled in
the entire building. The second floor
will be used as packing room and
the third floor will be for storing
paper. box shocks, nails, etc., and
the box making department.. An
elevator will be used for transferring
boxes of fruit from one floor to
another, but a shute will be put in
for sending boxes and paper from the
wareroom to the packing room below.
The steep hillside will enable all
three floors to be reached direct from
the wagon. There will be driveway
to the lower side of the basement and
one to the upper side Of the packing
room aud the box room will be
reached by an elvated way.
The pack ing room will be well
lighted and have stove to take the
chill off during cold weather so ~ to
make IL comfortable for the packers.
Every convenience will be provided
for rapid work and for economically
handling the fruit. With this new
warehouse Eisman Bros. will be able
tc hold each Fall large part Of their
apple crop until the rush Of the mar.
ket is over and cars can be readily
had and prices stiffen. A well equip.
ped packing and storing warehouse
is an essential adjunct to every or
chsrd and the fruit growers who
build such house will find 1t one Of
their most profitable investments.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21

Courier trial subscription, FIVE
weeks, 10 cents in stamps.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Modern Methods In Teaching

Book keeping and business practice
will probably be taught with much
more satisfactory results in the future
than in the past. for the Text book
commission adopted what lis known
as the budget system Of teaching.
Briefly stated, this sy tenn places in
the hands of the pupil series Of les.
sons on sheets Of heavy paper. with
the sheets placed in pile and the
corners fastened together. Each day
the student tears of a page or sheet
and finds underneath the blank forms
Of bills, notes. checks. drafts, mort
cages. deeds, ETC., that are to be used
in the days work. He can OF get
the blanks without tearing of the
sheet Of paper. Tearing off the sheet
Of paper 10 equivalent to opening his
Office in the morning or receiving his
daily mail. The forms ARE EXACTLY
like those used in actual business
practice, aud the transactions are as
much like those of actual business as
possible. The budget system is used
in most Of the business colleges and
in many Of the high schools of the
country. Its adoption in Oregon is
considered one of the most important
changes made by the Textbook
Commission.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Remarkable Rescue

That truth is stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated in
the little town of Fedora. Tenn, the
residence Of @. V. Pepper He
writes: 81 was in bed, entirely dis
abled with hem rrhages of the lungs
and throat Doctors failed to help
me, and all hope had fed when be-
eau taking DR. Kings New Dis.
covery. When instant relief came.
The coughing soon ceased; the bleed
ing diminished rapidly, and in three
weeks l was able to go TO work. -
Gusrant ed for coughs and colds, soc
and 81 at all drug stores. Trial bottle
free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION
Continued from page

biggest of its kind ever held in Oregon.
BY holding it following the meeting
of the National Congress at Sacra-
mento very large number Of the
speakers and delegates at that gather.
ing could be induced to attend the
Oregon Association in this city. By
sending large delegation from
Grants Pass to Sacramento many of
the men of national renouu could be
secured as speakers for the meeting
here and many of the Eastern dele
gates be induced to return to their
homes by way Of Oregon aud make a
stop in Grants Pass.
By having the Oregon Irrigation
meet in Grants Pass and the attend
ance of big delegation from the
National Irrigation Congress it will
give Rogue River Valley and Gran s
Pass a splendid advertisement such as
could not be gained by the epxendi-
ture of $1,000 in literature. The
holding of an irrigation convention in
Grants Pass will be the means Of Civ
ing strong impetus to the movement
to get an irrigation system for this
section Of Rogue River Valley. With
the showing of profitable results had
from the small plants in operation in
this valley ii will be possible to in.
terest capital in the undertaking Of
taking water from Rogue river and
distributing it by means of cana
along each side Of the Valley on the
lands that are naturally very rich,
but now Of little value for the lack ol
water.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21

The Courier gives all the county
news.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Ancient Rome

is now merely memory of the past.
Bsllards Snow Liniment is the family
liniment Of the goth century. A posi-
tive cure fer rheumatism. Burns,
Cuts. Sprains, Neuralgia, etc. Mr..
G. H. Runyon, Stanberry, Mo.
writes II have used Snow Liniment
for Rheumatism and all Iain. / can't
say enough in its praise" " For sale
by National Drug Co. aud by G. II.
Demsrsy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Don'tlu
Ienarsy.

Don't let your child suffer with that
cough when yu can cure ii with
Ballard's Horehound Syrup, a sure
cure for Coughs. Bronchitis, in
fuenza, Group and Pulmonary Di-
seases. Buy bottle and try it. b.
b. Laughter, Byhslia, Miss, writes
81 We two children who had Group.
| tried many different remedies, but j
must say your Horehound Syrup il
the best Group and Cough medicine
ever used. For sale by National
Drug Co. and by Demaray.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
A Happy Mother

will see that her baby is proper
cared for--to do this a good purgativ
is necessary. Many babies suffer from
worms and their mothers dom know
tiff your Ababy is feverish an
doesn' slice y : nights, 1t is trouble
with wormsV Whites Cream Vermi-
fuge viii ciesn out these worms in
mild, pleasant way. Ono trie
always used. Give IL tria Pri
20 cents. For sale by National Dru
Co. and by Demaray. ..,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Southern Oregon Normal.

Miss Kaiser and Mrs. Wickersham
are busy this week preparing records
of student teachers.
Members of the Eighth Grade Of the
Training School are taking the final
examinations this week. The exsmi.
nations are submitted by Supt. P. II.
Daley.
On Wednesday the members of the
Y W. O. Q. A. gave q social in
Memorial Hall. The chief feature of
the evening was 1.-The County Fair. :"
The Association reports the amount
received $S5. SO.
James Martin, a graduate Of 1905
aud principal Of the woodville
schools. visited the Normal Monday
and Tuesday.
Members Of the Elocution aud
English Literature classes will pres
ent Shakespeare Julius Caesar in
the Opera House June 2lst at s p. m.
The cast of characters is as follows /:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21

Summary: Mean temperature 76',. max
irnun temperature 9s', date 30th, minimum
temperature 2s', date Total precipita-
tion inches Lib Snowfall 0. Number
days clear. IA; partly cloudy, g. cloudy
IL Prevailing wind s. W
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21

Illinois Creamery Butter is for sale
at the Southern Oregon supply Co.,
Kinney g. Truax, Grants Pass Grocery
and ]. r. Hyde. Patronize a.local
creamery.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
THAT
TRIP
EAST

In planning your eastern trip,
write or call on the under
signed or your nearest ticket
agent and learn what the
Burlington can do for you
for any diverse routes that
may be offered, the Burling-
ton map will show the great
variety of routes possible to
holders of Burlington tickets.
We have three gateways-
st. Paul, Billings and
Denver-to Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City and Omaha
The map shows what a de-
sirable portion of the through
route the Burlington trunk
lines form.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
Grants Pass Weather.

Following is q summary of the weather
observation at Grants Pass during the
month OF May, 1907, as reported by j. B.
Paddock, local voluntary observer for the
Oregon State Weather Service:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21
OTHER SPECIAL LINES

New Goods Arriving This week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-21

The following officers of the student
body were elected Monday for the en-
suing year: President, George Martin I;
vice president Clara Sylvester secre-
ary, Emily O'Brian; treasurer,
Stanley Wood.
A faculty picnic was given Wednes-
day noon, in honor of Miss Ida Case,
it being her last day with us for this
school year. All report an enjoyable
time. Miss Case left Thursday morn
ing for New York. She will be
Joined by friends in the east, who
will form an Independent tourist
company and visit Europe Naples
is the first point of their destination !;
from thence they will visit other
Italian cities, Switzerland, France,
Germany, England. Miss Case will
return late in September to resume
her work In the Normal.
The last meeting Of the Y. W. O. @.
A. was held Friday when business
was attended to for next year and a
Summer delegate, Miss Pima Bene-
dict, elected. Stanley Wood was
chosen delegate of the Normal Y. m.
G. A. and left Friday morning for
Gearheart to attend the State conven.
tion held at that place.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
Hats and Wells
where Seen-Chlffon and Gren-
adine Are Newest Velings.

AS the season advances the sailor
hat receives more and more notice.
There are, of course, the very plain
tailored sailors, apparently equally
popular In the very rough straws and
In the flat, pressed braids. There are
three separate styles-the narrow
brim, the medium and the very wide
and quite straight. These sailors take
wide variety OF trimming. Some are
trimmed quite simply with broad rib
bons, others-and this a very popular
Btyle-with huge guinea wings. others
with ostrich plumes, and still others
with flowers. There is something ex-
ceedingly smart about these trimmed
sailors worn with the popular prince
chap suits In serge, mohair or linen.
The newest wells are those Of chif-
fon and grenadine. some two yards in
length and about three-qusrters of 4
yard wide. The grenadines show a
border from five to seven inches in
width of graduated satin stripes In
self-color, which when the veil Is
properly worn, hang below the chin.
The chiffons are embroidered in floral
designs to the depth of three or four
inches, the edges finished with a
small or large battonholed scallop.
Such wells are equally effective with
smart street or automobile headgear.
Lingerie Blouses Of the finest dimi.
ties. sheer lawns, dotted and figured,
striped and cross barred swisses,
without any trimming whatsoever
other than fine pin tucks in yoke, col
lar and CUTS, are being featured by
several exclusive metropolitan shops
as novelties in this department OF
feminine apparel This is an idea
which should be taken note OF by the
home sewer whose ability hes in
skillful, plain handwork
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

e. T. Snuggs, Of Shiu Hing. mis-.
sionaTy of Southern convention, and |
dincd with p. p. Wong, a wealthy
business man Of Shanghai said the
Rev. DR.. \, r. Pittman one of the
two Missouri representatives TO the
great centenary missionary conference
in China and the only representative
from Kansas City.
He invited to dine with us four
Chinese gentlemen of learning and
wealth. They spoke English with ac.
curacy. The dinner was a feast. The
course consumed two hours. When
we had been dining almost an hour |
asked Sinsing Wong how many more
courses. He said Sixteen Every Is
minutes servant brought to each
one of us a hot cloth with which he
wiped our hands and faces. We sure.
ly had a hundred different dishes. We
had birds nest soup. We had things
from the air and earth and sea and
brook. That dinner must have cost
Sinsing Wong 800 in gold"
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sAVED FROM DREAD FATE.
Kind Woman's Assistance Meant
Much TO This Tramp.

A certain lady, noted for her kind
heart and open hand, was approached
not long ago by = man who. with
tragic air, began:
"A man. madam, Is often forced by
the whip OF hunger to many things
from which his very soul shrinks-
and so 1t ia with me at this time. In.
less. madam. In the name Of pity, you
give me assistance, | will be com.
PEELED to do something which l never
before have done, which would
greatly dislike to do"
Much impressed, the lady made
haste to place in his hand a five-dol.
lar bill. AS the man pocketed 1t
with profuse thanks, she inquired:
And what is the dreadful thins
have kept you from doing, my poor
man."
Work" was the brief and mourn.
ful reply-Harper's Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
WESTERN MEN IN NEW YORK.
Brains Of Mountain and Prairie in De-
mand in the Financial Center.

Ever since the early days, when D.
o. Mills, J. Il. Haggn and James r.
Kcene "emigrated" from California to
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
for ito supply Of men who do things"
I heodore p. Shont8, both southerner
and WestcrncT, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob.
lem Is the latest importation in re-
Spouse to the call OF the east.
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society over to
its policyholders, who now elect a ma
jority OF It's Board OF Directors, and
Invested himself OF the control Of the
stock which he bought from Jas. H.
Hyde, and the success Of the new
management of the Society under the
direction Of President Paul Morton
have created demand for the strong
men Of the south and west that is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made a better showing than any other
insurance company In the way OF i'm
proved methods, economies and In
creased returns to policyholders.
r II Gary. head OF the greatest cor
poratiOn In the wOrld-~the L. S. steel
CO--John w Gates, Henry c. Fricf,
Norman r. Ream, VIM H Moore and
Daniel G. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men in
New York.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
By Eleanor H. Porter
Copyright, by Joseph B BowlesJ

But I'm determined to win you
Kathleen"
AS if you could against my will,"
1t won't be against your will
youN wish IT,"
She raised her eyebrows In unbclicf
IN make myself so necessary to
you that you cant help wishing it, p
he went on confidently
But don't need you for-any.
ching" she objected
oh, but you may, you know he
smiled. lmperlurbabIy I'm be your
knight ana fight for you as In the
oldcn time"
I'm no princess shut up in a cas-.
lie, Charlie" she rctorted, all the
more scgruiulIy because his words had
given her a curious little thrill THE
extent Of your warfare thus far has
been TO procure me an ice or to bring
mo my fan. she went on, with up tilt.
ed chin.
Not very dragonlIke obstacles, I
acknowledge" he laughed back at
her; "stlll--thcre's time yet, so tong
as the princess remains unwcd, he
finished, bringing his thin, clean cut
lips together decisiycly. as Kathleen
turned away.
When Kathleen Randall had unex
pectcdly fallen heir TO a small fortune
she Immediately announced her intene
ton OF travelling
AN my NE she declared laugh
ingly, I've been Ike Helen's Babies
and have wanted to see the wheels
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

go round - II only they were car
wheels and taking me somewhere"
she supplemented Now I'm going to
SO and Eo-and go and see II | cant
satisfy this longing that Is devouring
mo"
II was but two days now before she.
and the aunt who had been q mother
60 her all these years, would start
on their juurneyiugs Trunks and
tickets, plans and packing nllcd the
house with confusion and her soul
with dClIrious Joy. there was no time
for Charlie Haywood and hts love.
making love making that had be.
come trit" IN its periodic repetition
ever since her plnaforo days That
Charlie was young. good 20 look upon,
rich. aud altogether approved By her
relatives made lt only worsc--ns n
she could grow sentimental over her
next door neighbour. with whom she
had made mudpies 10 her hahyhood'
At the very outset OF her Journey.
Kathleen seemed doomed TO disup.
poiutmont. for the atagccoach her
only means OF transportation from the
village 10 the railroad station hyc
miles away failed 20 call at her door.
aud disappeared far down the road tn
a cloud OF dust
Why, Aun'ic II they haven't left
ia" cried Kathleen. dropping IN limp
di.mBy onto the piazza steps
\ryrr mind. we'll 80 fDmorrnv q"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
FINE OLD TlMEPlECE
REMARKABLE CLOCK OWNED BY
INDIANAPOLIS MAN.
Was Brought from Pennsylvania 10
Indiana in 1921, and Still Keeps
Good Time-Rare Piece
of Mechanism.

With the name Of its maker, dead
these hundred years, written IN MS
own hand across its face, Tall Ola
corner clock stands in the library OF
the home of George B. Yandes, l22
East Michigan street, Indianapolis
ticking away the time as 1t did IN the
DAYS before Indiana was state ana
while Indianapolis was yet a llttle
frontier settlement of few log CAD
ms.
The clock. which has been in the
family Of Mr.. Yandes for 50 years,
and which was hammered and carved
out by the hand of August Hoft, a
cl0ckmaker of Lancaster, Pa, per-
haps a quarter Of a century before, IS
well preserved, and although none
of the wheels or other pieces OF mech
anism has ever been replaced it keeps
time almost as accurately as it did IN
the days when George Washington
was president Of the United States.
Brought across the mountains and
plains from Pennsylvania to Indiana
in 1921 by Mr.. Yandes' father, the old
clock has remained in indianapolis
ever since, witnessing the growth of
the HoOsier metropolis. 1t has licked
off the seconds consumed in erecting
the monument, the statehouse and
practically all Of the public and pri-
vete buildings now standing where a
wilderness of forest trees stood in the
days when it was perhaps already a
generation old.
In bringing the clock from Pennsyv
vania to indianapolis, Mr., Yandes'
father carried the works on horse
back, guarding it as carefully as he
would child, Upon reaching here,
he had a case built for it by Caleb
Scudder the first cabinet-maker that
ever settled in Indianapolis. This old
case of cherry still contains the orig
inal works brought on horseback
across the mountains.
The clock is one Of those rare old
pieces of mechanism, wrought entire
ly by hand, which show not only the
hour of the day, but the day of the
LuOAtlt INC tAdllStH VI lut MUM, anu
the ebb and flow of the tides, on its
face. The dial is quantity ornamented
with gold traCery and a beautiful bird.
The signature Of Hoft together with
his native city, Lancaster is written
legibly above the Roman mineral
'NI' on the dial
THE old clock is perhaps the strong
est recollection Of my childhood" said
Mr. Yandes, who is 6S years of age, a
few evenings ago. Il well remember
how | thought in those days that the
man who used to tinker with it to
keep it in good running order was the
most wonderful of men. The sound of
the old clocks gong in striking is I'M
like that of any have ever heard, and
to me 1t has peculiar suggestiyeness.
1t has the same sound it had in my
boyhood days, although sometimes ]
fancy it has grown weaker with
years"
In the same room with the old clock
is a quaint rocking chair that has
been in the family for about three
quarters of century, and a sideboard
OF solid mahogany, also an heirloom,
which is used now for a bookcase.
Mr.. Yandes prizes all of the relics
highly, but takes especial interest in
the old clock.-Indianapolis Star