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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
Some Good IndicntiOns.

A telling indication Of the growth
and Importance of Grants Pass is
the increase in the salary Of post Of
flee clerks commencing with the last
fiscal year One clerk received an
advance from $500 to $500; two
other clerks were increased from
$500 to $500, each This taken to-
gethor with the fact that the city
has free delivery shows that the me-
tropolls Of the Rogue River Valley is
pushing forward at a rate that is
highly satisfactory Besides lncreas-
ing in population, there is a consider
able amount Of building going on
and among the number some fine
business structures and homes OF the
better class. Grants Pass IL certain
~ going forward with rapid strides
and the near future has still better
things in store for IT,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
OUR COUNTY'S
PUBLIC ROADS
THIRTY MILES OF ROADS BUILT
IN LAST THREE YEARS
THE COST PER ANNUM
Judge Stephen Jewell Talks About
the Past Present and Future
of Good Roads.

Editor Courier In response to
your request that give your readers
something on road matters, | shall
briefly state few facts as to exist
ing conditions, and also give my
views as to what should be done in
the future.
The road question is like the
story that never grows old" Good
roads and civilization have ever gone
and ever will go together. In fact,
easy and rapid transportation is es-
sential to the moral, intellectual,
and material growth of any people.
We are social beings by nature, and
experience proves that our present
worldwide fraternalism is largely
due to the progress of modern trans
portation. When nations as such
and individuals as such, become bet
ter acquainted there will then be less
jeaousies and more charity
This is not only an age of good
roads, but it is also an age in which
the people are disposed to put good
roads to proper use In ancient
times roads were built mainly for the
purpose of transporting armies, but
the transportation of armies is a
very remote consideration now. We
now build good roads in order to pro-
mote peace and substantial comfort.
But after we have said all the
good things about good roads that 1t
is possible to say. we must still face
the cold proposition that money and
labor are essential factors in their
construction. Josephine county is
eXpending about S12,0O000 year
for road purposes. This IS about one
eighth of our county taxes And
while this may seem to be a large
sum, 1t is not sufficient to meet pres
ent demands We have more than
three hundred miles Of public h,gh
way in this county, and most Of 4
has to be repaired every year.
The policy Of the present county
court Is to do as much permanent
road work as the means at hand will
allow. We are trying to shorten
the distance from Grants Pass to the
different sections of the county by
eliminating heavy grades and nm
necessary crooks and angles, We are
also putting concrete culverts across
the small creeks. Within the past
three years we have put in about
twenty large concrete culverts AID
about the same number Of smaller
ones. We have permanently located
and graded about thirty miles Of
road and have planned for about that
much more In the near future. We
are convinced that money judlclJuY-
ly expended on roads Is business
investment. The increase in taxable
wealth will more than replace the
amount expended II we expect to
bring good people to Josephine coun-
Ity, we must be able to show them
good roads and good schools. We
should also give all possible encour-
agement to the state road proposi'
tIon. This will be worth much to
the people OF Southern Oregon.
STEPHEN JEWELL.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
Seriously III.

Mrs. Florence Breltmayer, OF
Frultdale, who was mentioned last
week as being seriously H. still con.
tinues in critical condition. On
Thursday night she was brought to
the Southern Pacific hospital to
await the arrival Of Dr. Coffey, OF
Portland. with two trained nurses,
who will perform an operation with
the hope OF giving relief The noted
surgeon came on No Is Friday
morning and was Immediately taken
TO the hospital. f/H
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30

Herman Bornhold arrived from
San Francisco Monday to spend a
week or more with his uncle. Claus
Schmidt.
Mrs. Fl. Wood arrived here Thurs
day evening from Claremont, Cal.
to join her sons, Douglas and Russell
Wood.
Harry Marsh, who has been at
Dunsmuir for the past three months,
arrived here Thursday evening to
visit his parents.
Mrs. Il. c, Brown and son, George,
who have spent the past three weeks
here looking over the country, left
Thursday evening for Stanton, Ore
gon, where they will spend few
days and then go to Seattle, British
Columbia and Chicago and then pro-
ceed to their home at Terra Haute,
Ind.
d. W. Winetrout and Ed Herriott
returned Tuesday from Idaho and
Montana where they had been to
make an application for filings on
the Indian Reservations at Coeur d.
Alene and Missoula.
j. A. Forehand, superintendent OF
the northwestern division OF the
Postal telegraph lines, spent Wednes-
day In the city on his inspection trip.
1t is the intention OF the Company
to string another through CONNER
cial line through Oregon, and Mr..
Presley, local agent for the Postal,
has been informed that the company
will make some changes In It's lines
within the city, the most important
changes to be rebuilding OF the
lines on Sixth street and the removal
of the wires from c street to avoid
the big shade trees.
Mr.. and Mrs W. w. Scott, OF
Central Point arrived Tuesday to
visit their daughter, Mrs. Mark Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Colvig and
daughter Mrs. Bertram Stone, and
Miss Ruth Jackson went on an out
Ing trip in the vicinity of Rock Point
last Sunday. BY previous arrange
ment they were met by the Wood
ford family, of Medford and all
joined In a picnic party, enjoying
the day most pleasantly, and separat-
ing in the evening for their respec-
tive homes.
Secretary Ballinger of the Depart
ment of the Interior is visiting Ore
gon irrigation projects this week.
It is the Intention OF the secretary to
make close inspection of North
western projects in company with re-
clamatlon engineers. After going
over part of the state irrigation dis
trlcts, Secretary Ballinger and his
party were entertained at luncheon
today at the Commercial Club.
Miss Agnes McNair, Of Denver.
Colo, arrived here last week to take
the position of clerk In the office OF
Forest Supervisor NJ. ]. Anderson.
Miss McNalr viii have charge of the
work formerly In the hands OF Vern
Anderson, he having given up the
clerkship to so into the woods taking
the position OF mapping out bound
AIRY work and will operate In the
Preston Peak country in Northern
California, = Vern expects TO leave
here about the first Of the month to
assume his new duties Miss McNair.
the new clerk, was employ
pd IN the District Forester's office
at Portland before coming here and
was one Of 800 employed there.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
Bnsc Ilnll nj IIllls.

The local baseball team went to
Hits, Cal, last Sunday and played
a Thinning game The result was
a score of 3 to 3 in favor Of the
home team
Next Sunday the boys will take n
picked team and again play the Hits
team for a purse OF $500. our llpe@
up will be an follows; Bowers, ID;
Stephenson, 2b Faublon, 3b; os-,
bourne and Jarvis, pitchers; Edd-
ings. catcher; Carter and Woods.
right; Hopkins, center; Parsons.
left; sanderson short. Much interest
Is centerlng around this game ana jt
Ia expected that great many o. the
local baseball enthusiasts will 20
from this city to Hits Sunday to wit
ness the big event. Our boys will
play ball and II IL pretty safe TO say
they will take a crowd with them.
Next week we 20 TO Eugene to 30 up
aeninst the batting fraternity of that
city. on
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
Good Prices for Old Hops.

While interest centers in the COM
Ing crop, hops Of previous growths
are not being neglected, and buyers
are swapping them up whenever Of
iered at parity with the price of
new hops. For last years crop there
was bid late in the day Of 1871
cents, while four dealers, each with
an order for 200 bales, had made
offers of l3 cents. Only about 1000
bales of the 1908 crop remain un-
sold Six months ago these hops were
on sale at a nickel.
OF the growth Of 1907, which at
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30

There Is likely TO be some bids
made after all for taking down the
old bridge, M several gentlemen have
OF late examined the structure and
It Is reported that bids will soon be
sent to the county board The old
relic of past bridge architecture, II
IL hoped, will be removed without de-
lay. Wise men in bridge matters
claim that II Will be quite easy 10
take down the bridge, providing the
work Is properly undertaken First
they say remove the plahRing; then
those parts Of the Luppfr structure
which do not carry the weight Next
pat In false structure OF sufficient
strength to hold the long spun, 40
lthat u may be let down In safety
Adonksy engine. blocks and taeltle
Iand lIttleAlse VIII bcpvwed. Know.
ING how. 4 sppeHrsy wlsD be The all
Ilmporcant part " the Undertaking.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
EXCITED CONDITION OF TRADE
AMONG BUYERS
FORTUNES In SPECULATION
The Tariff of 16 Cents and the Poor
Crops i'm all Hop Countries
the Cause.

Reports from Washington say the
duty on hops has been fixed by the
conference committee of the two
houses at 16 cents and this together
with the shortage of the crop has
sent hops up to IS cents, very low
price indeed, considering the amount
of protection given by the tariff. The
Oregonian of Tuesday gives the hop
market conditions.
The price of hops is soaring again
and dealers and growers are looking
for repetition Of the stirring times
of 1904, when the market became a
skyrocket affair. The brewers of the
world are facing a serious shortage
of hops, and the people who grow
this commodity and the dealers who
sell 1t for them are taking advantage
Of the fact. The market in Oregon
has been lifted in a few weeks from
10 to 20 cents and there is no telling
how much higher it will go.
Ten days ago new-crop contracts
in this state were held to be worth
IS cents a pound. Saturday there
was a sale up the valley of $50 bales
at is cents. Yesterday the market
took a sheer jump of cents to the
2O-cent level. The next natural stop
ping place should be 22h cents, and
then 25 cent market can be looked
for.
In the excited condition of the
trade yesterday it was impossible
to get at the details of the latest
transactions. Following the 1S-cent
business of Saturday, dealers tried
to secure options on crops with bids
of g cents in the Salem section, but
without success, though some 19-cent
options were secured in California.
Later II was learned that 20 cents
, was bid by one Of the largest dealers
for 1000 bales of Souoma and Ore
gon hops, and subsequently il devel-
oped that 200 bales were actually
bought at this price, though whether
in Oregon or California could not be
learned.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30

Mrs. Victor rtsgmtu icfrt;ls Frl.
day for Coifsr, caiS 10 be With her
daughter Mrs fSdB Ncole, who II
very seriously m ~ ~ =
Mrs B r. Kenyon and HthAs
daughters loft Thursday for a hsIl
" their old home In Kansas
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-30
The Advertisers.

'Ilhs.R, L. coc co. has a ialI pnse
auno'y tept en page 2. telling OF
theiFN1 Mll-summcr Clearance
Sale, lasting only IL days. gho Ashgr'
land Commercial College tells sufiio-
|ihlus q fnteres, ana 1--WE Bishop peo-
ple hasV an announcement a. wen
Is Mr.. shbia.s. Tbsre are heSuCR.
nk,apoounccmen A. 80 a 81
pay Aass'r &
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
lie Knew Col. CaproH.

John Baldock, Co. B. $3.50 Ill, Alden,
H., says that in reading The National
Tribune of Oct. IA he came upon the
article upon the dedication of the mon
ument at old Camp Lyon, at Peoria, Ill,
and became much interested upon read
ing the names of the Colonels Of Hi
hois regiments. That of Col. II. Capron
struck him particularly, because Col.
Caprcn had lived in Alden before the
war and owned a large farm, which
was noted for its flne-blooded stock, He
built large brick house on the ton OF
high hill, which can be seen from a
lang way around, and is known every
where as Capron's mansion. The Col
onefs family are all dead except one
son, Osmond Capron, who was a soldier
in his-father's regiment and lived at
Alden for many years after the war.
Comrade Baldock says that he now
lives in Harvard, ILL.,, six miles from
Alden, and has been totally blind for a
long time, having lost his sight in a
hotel fire in Kenosha, Wis. Comrade
Baldock would be glad to hear from
any of his old comrades
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
The United States Volunteers,

John NJ. Ayres. I'd U. s. Vols, Fern
bank, Ala, agrees with Comrades
Graham and Grant as to the hard ser
wee against the Indians performed by
the men who enlisted from the prisons
in the North for that service and who
are denied pensions. There were six
regiments of good, loyal men enlisted in
the army from Northern prisons in the
Fall and Winter of 1864, served one wear
and were honorably discharged. These
men have been refused pensions under
the act Of June 27, 1890, and all sue
ceeding legislation. 1t has been a great
hardship upon men who gave their SER
vice in good faith.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
Mason t0s Years Old.

The Masons from Franklin, Silton
and Salisbury, N. H.. paid a fraternal
visit on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to James Bel
lows McGregor, of Newport, who is said
to be the oldest Mason in the world
Comrade McGregor is also said to be
the Oldest pensioner in the United
States, being a veteran of the war of
the rebellion. Comrade McGregor was
born in 1901, and is now 1OS years old
and still hale and hearty. He received
The degrees Of Free Masonry in Samari-
ian Lodge. SO, of Salisbury, as follows:
Entered Apprentice. Jan. 8, 1897: Eel
low Graft. March 12. 1927; Master Ma
son, May Z, 1927. He became affiliated
with Mount Vernon Lodge, IS, of New
port, Jan. 13, 1851.
The trip to visit Comrade McGrepor
was made in six automobiles. Comrade
McGregor was seated in the parlor and
the. visitors We're introduced by Brother
Rawson- of Newport The mental ac
dvity and vigor displayed by the dis
host were little short of re-
markable. He greeted each of the WIS.,
itors pleasantly, and In many cases with
hashes Of wit that surprised his listen
ers and caused the room to ring with
merry laughter.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
VETERANS IN THE CITY.

F. A Bardwell. Sth n. Y. Cav, Has,
brouclt Hights, n. ]. Comrade Bard
we'll, who was on his way to st. Cloud,
entered the Sth n. Y. Cav. as an enlisted
man and came out First Lieutenant and
Assistant Quartermaster. but was one Of
the principal Quartermasters in Gus
ter's Cavalry Division. He had duties
of the greatest Importance and danger.
especially during the final campaign.
and was especially complimented by
Gen. sheridan, under whose eye he did
much of his work. When he returned
home he entered the employ of the
American Express Company, in which
he remained for 43 years, when he was
retired on n pension and received be-
sides a special gift of $500 from the
company in consideration of his un-
usually good service. He was on his
way to st. Cloud, which he expects to
| make his future residence.
A. C. Scott Kingwood. W. Va. Com
rade Scott, who was accompanied by
his wife, was on his way to St Cloud.
He served in the 18th W. Va. and was
present with his regiment on that event.
full morning at AppOmattoX, when the
last hope of the Confederacy died at
the sight of the solid lines of infantry.
Elaison K. Teed, Hamilton. n. Y,
51st n. Y. Comrade Teed is a mechan-
AZ, sbuu was cl Aio way ~ 81 Siouu'
L. C. Peck, Goth N Y. Beaver Cross
ing, Neb. Comrade Peck, who is
farmer. was on his way to St. Cloud.
He followed the flag of the 6Oth n. Y.
from start to finish. and saw Gettys-
burg, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta and
Savannah written upon its bright folds.
Asa ]. Graves, 5th n. Y. Cav, Fair
Haven, n. Y. Comrade Graves. who is
a contractor and builder, was on his
way to St Cloud, where he viii reside
in the future.
Donald C. Baker, Monessen, Pa. Mr..
Baker is the son-in-law Of Comrade An
dersOn, and Was going with him to es-
tablish himself in st. Cloud.
F. X. Ployer. Adjutant. 1st Pa Cav,
and 1S7th Pa, Mechanicsburg, Pa,
Comrade Ployer is Cashier of the Sec
Ond National Bank, of that city.
Harrison Anderson, Monessen, Pa,
140th Pa. Comrade Anderson was Oh
his way to st. Cloud.
A. r. Flint, Clinton, n. Y, 14th n. Y.
COmrade Flint was on his way to st.
Cloud.
w. II. MarlIley, Altoona, Pa. Com
rade Markley is in the real estate busi-
ness.
Isaiah p. Enders, 9th Pa. Cav, Har-
risburg, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
THE SUGAR FRAUDS.
Treasury Determined Upon u 3'horo
House Cleaning.

President Taft is much concerned
over the developments in the investiga-
ton of sugar frauds. probably more
concerned just at present than over the
Nicaraguan situation. He told Sem
atorial visitor few days ago that the
conditions were very bad, indeed, and
he must have a most thoro investigation
and house cleaning. Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh has accordingly
gone to work with q will. The troubles
center in New York, but eventually there
is to be house cleaning at all the ports
of the country where goods are i'm
ported.
This means a reorganization CT the
custom houses and an improvement in
the methods of doing business. The
Treasury Department is convinced that
some of the business methods in admin
istering customs are antiquated. There
will be no sensationalism in bringing
the changes about, but Secretary Mac
Veagh is none the less disposed to effect
reforms.
A new Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, in charge of customs, James
F. Curtis, of Boston, has just been
sworn in. and it will be part of his
duties to Immediately supervise this
house cleaning.
worrying the Administration, most of all
a tariff war with Canada. While it may
not be known to the average citizen, it
is nevertheless the fact that Canada is
by far the best customer that the Unit
ed States has in all the world. Our eX-
ports across the line to our Northern
neighbors aggregate $50 a year to every
man, woman and child in Canada. Our
exports to the Netherlands, which. per
capita, is our next best customer, aggre-
gate about SIS a year, while our per
capita exports to Great Britain amount
to little over $13 a year.
If a trade treaty which has been ne
gotiated between France and Canada is
ratified at Ottawa, Canada win give a
preference to certain French imports
which are not accorded to imports from
the United States, and President Taft
will apparently have to decide that it
constitutes undue discrimination" with
in the meaning Of the Aldricfl-Payne
tariff law. That would necessitate the
imposition of the maximum tariff-an
increase of rs per cent of the value of
the goods brought in from Canada. It
would be inevitable that Canada would
retaliate and then our export trade to
the Dominion would surely suffer.
So Congressman from the States along
the Canadian border are agitated over
the situation, feeling which the Presi-
dent shares. He has inquired of some
of his Congressional visitors about the
ACCESSIBILITY Of repeating the maximum
provision. Representative Mann, of
Chicago, proposes to introduce a bill
for such repeal. II IS not likely that
the maximum viii be repealed but
there promises to be much talk and dis
cussion about it during the next few
months.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02

ure of grants unless development pro-
ceeded within a prescribed period.
Large areas of oil lands in Wyoming,
California, Utah and oregon have re-
Gently been withdrawn by Secretary
Ballinger from entry. He urges Con-
serve certain portions of these lands to
afford a fuel supply for the use of the
United States Navy.
The Power Sites.
The Secretary has a very specific pro-
gram regarding over 100000 acres of
public land. containing power sites, and
also Withdrawn from entry. He wants
Congress to authorize the retention of
the titles in the Government and the
granting Of easements for the develop
ment of power and transmission of
electricity. He would require the de-
velopment of 25 per cent of the power
within four years, maximum term of
so years for the easement, with an op-
ton, for renewal at stated periods upon
agreed terms. All books and accounts
would be kept open to departmental in
SpectiOn.
There are numerous other important
in this annual report
which probably will be more closely
studied than any other Cabinet report
of the year, except those of the Secre-
tui lNS VI tilc ulN ana the Navy.
He would leg3liZe certificates of indebt-
edness for ''cO-operative work" under
the Reclamation Service, the cutting off
OF which a few months ago raised a
tremendous clamoF. He thinks some of
the Governments reclamation projects
have been carried out at too great ex-
pense, but that. on the whole, the work
has been admirably done He favors
an issue of S20.000.000 of bonds or GER
ificates of Indebtedness for the further
lnce of reclamation work.
The Secretary would abolish many of
he non-TcScrVaticn Indian schools and
discontinue wasteful system of Indian
warehouses. He would have railroad
Srant lands in the National forests sur
eyed. that they may he brought under
aXation. He proposes n more advanced
policy in administering the Yellowstone
md National parks. an increase of |
'har%es for concessions, the further i'm |
'rovcment of those National play
grounds and the establishment of Ma
ional park in the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
Unjust Discrimination.

James ]. Hasson, 9Oth Pa, Reading.
"a, says that a great injustice was
done some veterans in the regulations
regarding the commencement of pen
slons. He was a three-years soldier.
and when his claim was allowed he re-
celVed his pension only from the date
OF application. A comrade that made
application prior to July 1. 1880. for
disease contracted in service and line
of duty received pension from the date
OF ms discharge. Soldiers in the coun-
Try places were ignorant of the law that
the Government discontinued payments
OF pack pensions after 1880. This is an
other 0-A
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
A Medal of Honor.

Comrade James Hewlett, of 637 Mil
waukee avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, is the
proud possessor of Medal No. COS,
which is inscribed: Service in engage
ments and campaigns thought worthy
of commemoration." Comrade Hewlett,
who has been for many, many years a
subscriber Of The National Tribune,
served as acting yoeman on the U. s. S.
Rather No. 1, Mississippi Squadron. He
was taken prisoner of war while on vol
unteer detail, Harrison's Brigade, Lou
isiana Cavalry, on the James planta-
ton, Tensas Parish, on the night of
Sept. 4. 1864
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
1T CURES RHEUMATISM.
A Kansas City Man Who Discovered q
Simple Prescription That Cures Rheu-
matism Makes a Liberal Offer.

u
Mr.. H. Lee, chemist, located at 10s
D East Eighth street, Kansas City, No.,
discovered a simple preparation that
cures any form of Rheumatism. Mr..
Lee said: "a friend OF mine who had a
very bad case of rheumatism tried this
preparation and was completely cured
Hundreds of people here in the city
began to call on me about it. and hun
dreds of people have been cured by it.
Now 1 am receiving many letters from
people all over the country, who want
to know about it. L will glady give
anyone information who writes me-"
Anyone troubled with Rheumatism
should write Mr.. H. Lee, 1lS D East
Eighth street, as this information is
sent free.
The National tribune., 1909-12-02
Commander Peary,

Z. W. Finch, NJ. D., New Rochelle,
N. Y, thinks that our article on Com
mander Peary is misleading. He says:
Had not Lieut.. Peary the good honest
sense not TO enter the lecture field until
Ia competent jury had thoroIy canvassed
his credentials and decided he had sure
ly reached the pole, while Dr. Cook
rushed into the field before his proofs
could be acted upon? Which of the
two has earned congratulations? ?"