Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-17

Roy Jordan returned to Wolf
Creek Thursday morning, after
few days spent with friends at the
county seat.
Clinton Johnson, who owns min
ing property on Rogue river several
miles from this city, arrived here
Wednesday evening from his home
at Los Angeles. He came to look
after business pertaining to the
mine.
Mr.. and MRS. Albert Palm return
ed to their home at Merlin Thursday
morning. They had spent Wednes-
day in this city on business.
The .water-users' contracts signed
up for the Rogue River Irrigation
,mpany have been returned to the
farmers who gave them. There has
been considerable annoyance to
those who signed the contracts and
their return now to the water-users
is a matter OF satisfaction, inasmuch
as the company has given up the
idea of supplying irrigation to the
10000 acres contemplated.
For some months past M. L..
Boucher, Chas. Thompson and G. G.
Wetherwax have been at work at
Merlin on a street sweeper which Is
radical departure from the ordin-
airy machine. This one, the Garter, I"
was brought to Grants Pass Thursday
for trial on the paved streets. The
machine is propelled by its own
power, the gasoline engine furnishing
power for the operation of the me-
chanism also. Instead of sweeping
the dirt to one side as in the sweep
ers now in use, this machine gath
ers up the dirt, which can be dump
ed at the will of the operator. A
thorough trial of the invention was
not made Thursday on account of the
wet streets, but it is thought thai
the machine will make good.
The citizens of district No. 20
which is on Jones creek, will built
a new school house this spring. I
H. Turner, chairman Of the boart
of school directors, was in the cit.
on Monday with the plans and speci
fications of the new building, pro
posals for which are advertised Il
the weekly courier. The new hous
Is intended to accommodate abou
40 pupils.
Ninety-three children met In tn
seventh grade room at Riversid
school Wednesday morning to- liste
to a 25-minute talk on Morals an
Manners at Home" by the Rev. M
Lean. A few minutes each Wednes
day morning are given up to a sui
ject on this order in each room, bt
ing conducted by the teacher In tn
form of talk or discussion. La'
week the subject was Morals an
Manners in School," Next wee
Manners at the Table" will be tn
topic. Visitors are always welcom
. R. A. Cook, pioneer of Fo'
creek, who is now living with h
daughter, Mrs. Henry Wooldridg
, showed at The Courier office c
Thursday a fine nugget which WI
found at his mine on Foots creek
few days ago. The nugget weight
$3S.45, but with the premium Il
fineness the value is brought up
over $40 Mr.. Cook came across Il
plains in 1852 and has lived in JAG
son county since SO. He owns q
acres of patented land which exten'
nearly a mile on both sides Of Foo
creek, and much of the ground
:. mineralized For ten years past
mas ltdStu~ lue ulluc. AZ plcSSht
is in charge of a grandson, r.
Cook.
Dr.. c. II. Smith came down fro
10 Gold Hill Thursday morning brin
ing with him II. c. Raedel, who W
n injured in that city three weeks a
,e by an explosion caused while eXpe
menting to perfect waterpro
,s match. At the time of the accide
~ Mr.. Raedel lost both hands. TIL
~ were so frightfully mangled that o
% was amputated at the wrist and I
ar other midway between the wrist a
h. elbow. The sight of one eye W
also destroyed, DR.. Findley removi
m the injured member later, 7
- chemicals which exploded were in
20 Jar held in the hands of the vict
no and pieces of glass We're imbedded
over his body. 1t was for the reno
he al of some OF these pieces that
nj was brought to the hospital in Il
,r city Thursday morning. lie was a
H. fitted with a glass eye while he
The vitality of Mr., Raedel is We
I'M derful, as, in spite OF the serious