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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-03
BUY I31 ACRES FROM R0GJ a
RIVER ORCHARD co.
PURCHASE PRICE $43,l0O
Organize Corporation and win Cut
Holding Into Small Tracts for
Fruit Farms.

Just brought to a close is realty
deal wherein a syndicate of Kansas
City men purchased 490 $40 acres of
land in Rogue River Orchard COM
pany's tract five miles north of the
city. The tract purchased by the
Kansas City syndicate composes the
northeast corner of the orchards
company's tract, and faces the Rose
berg road.
The purchase price is given at 500
an acre. a total of practically $4S, 100.
The purchasing syndicate has in
corporated under Oregon laws the
Sunset Country Club Orchard com
pany," capitalized at $4,000. The
directors are George NJ. Douglas, C.
H. Washburn, F. NJ. Wilcox, G. NJ
Husser, H. Ellison, all of Kansas City,
and S. d. Williams of Merlin and w.
B. Sherman of Grants Pass, the two
latter being owners in the Rogue Riv-
er Orchard company.
1t is the intention of the Sunset
company to bring the 4S0-acre tract
to a high state of cultivation, set to
apples and pears, with peach filters.
I,ater the tract will be subdivided in
. and II acre blocks, ten of which
will be taken by individual members
of the company and the remainder
sold to outside people.
A headquarters building will be
constructed next fall, in the mean
time the present building sufficine
for this purpose. One-fifth of the
tract is now in cultivation.
Poultry along utility lines will
also be a feature.
The improvements in the building
line which the purchasers of this lanC
: will make will be of handsome design
and in conformity with modern needs
1t will be an estate of much value
when the plans under way are com
pleted in detail
Attorney c. H. Washburn of Kan
sas City, who acted for himself ant
the other Kansas City men, stated Sat
urday that he had Travelled over tn
northwest, visiting all of the note
fruit regions, and that he Is bette
suited by the Grants Pass region thaI
: any district he visited He will no
= return to Kansas City, but will max
, his home here, his family to com
here as soon as the schools are dis
missed for the summer vacation.
a The Rogue River Orchard compan
Q has remaining about 2,110 acres c
+ its original 3,04O acres. Before sci
T. ing the 43O acres to the Kansas Cit
q men, It had sold about 500 acres I
= small tracts. The company is con
posed Of w. B. Sherman, Of Grant
II Pass: S. D. Williams, Of Merlin;
g F. Williams, Of Portland, and w.
# Reed and -. +. Reed OF Kansas Cit,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-03

the property. A man owning $780,
900 worth of lots, leased on the
above conditions, will pay annually
from ground rents $13,150 Of this
tax. This, with the public service
corporation franchises all paying at
the same rate, will greatly reduce
the state taxation.
AT the same time, the single tax
ers will submit local county bills to
exempt personal property and i'm
proyements on land in Multnomah
county, Clackamas and Coos counties.
These bills are submitted under the
provisions of the county home rule
tax and exemption amendment adop
ed by the people of Oregon in 1910.
The big business and public sery-
ice corporation interests and big
land spectators are greatly excited
over this measure. The submission
/ Of these measures directly 70 the peo-
Iple Is embarrassing because it is Inn
possible TO buy mp a majority Of the
voters or even 70 fool them very
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

At ST. James church the following
services will be held next Sunday:
Glass meeting, led by VIM. Anger, at
10 "a. IN. At II a. m, the pastor will
preach from the text, who is suf-
ficient for these things?" II Cor.
2-16.
The Sunday school meets at 2-45
p. M, .. o. Richards, superintendent.
Rev. Geo. S. Parker, our Sunday
school missionary, spent last Sabbath
with US. His inspiring addresses,
ought to bring encouragement to all
our workers. Let US set about the
task o. doubling the membership in
orr Sunday school. Easter is only
three weeks away. Let US make it
great day fer the children.
At p. m, tie pastor will preach
from the text, What do you think of
Christ. Matt % AZ Our success here
as well as our preparation for eter-
nifty is decided in large measure by
our estimate of Jesus Christ. The op-
iniors of Washington. Lincoln. Nc
Kinley and William E. Gladstone as
well as that CT the angels and pro
phets will be mentioned. DO not miss
this service. Prayer meeting We'd
resday evening at 7:30. Ladies Aid
meetings alternate Thursday after.
Moons. Everybody invited to all ser.
vices. Strangers always welcome.
S. A. WEBER, Pastor
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
CHEETAH HUNT IN INDIA
Sport Was Once Very Popular With
English Residents-ls Not
Rare Beast.

The cheetah hunt which the vice.
roy witnessed recently at Hyderbad
reminds one that cheetah hunting was
dian princes in former days, although
the initiation of European forms Of
sport has done much in these times
to rob 1t Of ancient vogue.
It was practiced both by Hindu
and Mohammedan chieftains over the
greater part of India, for the cheetah
even now is not a rare beast, and a
century or SO ago must have been
common enough.
Another animal used in the same
way by Indian mobiles was a sort Of
lynx, spelled variously as "shoe-
goose" "syahgush." But this was
used much more rarely than the chez
tab. However, 1t was not only In
dians who indulged in this form Of
sport.
1t was enjoyed and practiced by
Europeans as well in the ys when
they were content to abide in India
for fifteen years at stretch and
when they lived lIndienne in a way
ohhho"h " houciH tiihcS. hoie IMAM
one Of the Company's nabobs kept
their own cheetahs. which were fire.
quently presents from friendly chiefs.
1t may easily be imagined that chez
tab hunting was very good sport and
welcomed by the servants of the
Company as an excellent substitute
for the coursing which was familiar
to them in England and which, like
the cheetah hunt, has vanished be-
fore the spread Of games such as ten
mis- and golf.-Madras Mail.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
CHINAMAN WAS TOO CUTE
Suspicious Of Wedding Cake Sent Him
by EneIlshman Who Owed
Him Money.

An Englishman who was appointed
to an important post in China got mar
ried soon after. Among the recipients
of the usual little card boxes contain
ing a piece Of wedding cake was a
Chinese merchant with whom the
bridegroom had an outstanding ac-
count for goods supplied.
After the honeymoon, one Of the
first persons the newly welded hus-
band met was his Celestial creditor
"And how did you like the cake?"
said the Englishman, laughing, after
the usual congratulations.
"Ah, ah," returned the Chinaman,
with a cunning leer, me no such big
fool to eat him, sab. Me put cakee in
fire. Burn him up. He, he!"
"Oh. that's too bad" said the Eng.
lishman, very much hurt. You might
have tasted it, at least, out of com.
pliment to my wife and myself. Why
didn't you?"
Me too clute. sah," said the Celes
tial, with the same winning smile
You owe me monee, sab; sendee poi
son cakee; I eat him; die; you nc
payee up. Houp-la! He, he, he!
know you Ingleesh!"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Testing Coins.

There goes another man suffering
from degeneration Of public manners
said the clerk in an aggrieved tone II
gave him five pieces Of silver in max
ing change. and he tested every one
of them to see If 1t was counterfeit
right before my eyes. 1t is only late
ly that people who buy have got rude
enough to do that. Clerks always did
it with coin that customers gave them,
but that was a prerogative of the
trade. For the customer to assume the
same privilege Is a usurpation Of an
cient rights. The worst OF 1t is most
people nowadays are pretty. good
judges Of bad money. and every little
while coin is refused because 1t is
counterfeit. The only way tradesmen
can teach customers the respect due
them is to turn their own backs when
testing money. That has always been
the custom in England No tradesman
over there would dare FLIP a coin un.
der a customers nose, and as a con.
sequence no customed has ever taken
that liberty with him..
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Auto Friohtened NEGRO Nanny.

1--WE had one rather ludicrous en-
counter which might have resulted in
serious injury although it fortunately
lid not" said Mrs. Francis Boyd. in
describing a recent trip through the
south In an automobile.
"As We rounded curve in crossing
The mountains of Virginia. We saw ap-
preaching a wagon load Of negro folks.
irawn by a skinny horse that labori-
,usly climbed toward us.
I'm the group was a mother who
aeld q baby close to her breast. She
evidently had never seen an automo-
oile before.
COY she shrieked; It's a black
ievil and 1t will get u.s. and she threw
he baby out Of the wagon to the road
side and then jumped over the NOV
ng wheels to the ground.
The woman was SO thoroughly
frightened that 1t took some time to
auiet her and make her understand
hat tho automobile was not danger
,us."
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Measuring Light From stars.

Starlight has been measured in COM
parison with sunlight and the follow
ing results have been announced: The
light received from a star of the first
magnitude like Vega is about one for
ty-thousandth-million Of the suns
Young places the total starlight receiv-
ed by the earth at the value Of 5000
first magnitude stars, thus making the
whole starlight to be one-sixtieth that
of the full moon. Light has an actual
mechanical pressure, and can be meas
ured in the laboratory. It has been
found that the suns light in itself
presses against the earth with force
something like 10000 tons. AS the
surface of a sphere varies as the
square of the radius. and as the vol
ume Of mass varies as the cube Of
the radius, and as the mechanical pres
sure Of light on the whole surface
varies as that surface, and as the
force Of gravity varies as the mass
If sphere were made smaller and
smaller 1t is easily seen that the pres
sure Of light would not decrease so
fast as the force Of gravity; SO bodies
beyond a curtain minuteness could not
reach the sun, but would be repelled
by the mechanical force OF its light.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Bruce and the Spider,

Apparently the little fireside story
about Bruce and the spider is in the
category of fables. So eminent an au-
thority as Sir Herbert Maxwell says In
Robert the Bruce"
What is the evidence to be found
In support Of It? Not in the writings
Of Barbour, Fordun or Wyntoun. those
most nearly contemporary with Bruce
and least likely to suppress circum-
stance so picturesque and illustrating
so aptly the perseverance and pa
tience of the national hero under des.
perate difficulties.
mo; nothing is heard OF this adven.
ture till long after Bruce and his
comrades had passed away, and then
1t makes its appearance In company
with such trash as the miraculous ap.
pearance Of the arm bone Of st. FIJI.
Ian on the eve Of Bannockburn, and
worthy Of just about as much consid.
Grafton"
So goes another Of the venerated
legends Of childhood.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
FEAR MIX-UP OF FALSE HAIR
Why Women, Apparent Strangers,
Insist on Occupying Adjoining
Berths In Pullman.

Nobody can tell funnier stories
about the false-hair craze than rail-
road employees.
For some time after women began
to swell their heads out with such
enormous quantities of hair" said
Pullman conductor, 1--WE couldn't quite
understand why women who were ap-
parent strangers to each other should
insist upon occupying neighboring
berths, even bargaining to exchange
with other passengers to obtain the
/ desired accommodations. Finally a
girl wearing about bushel Of blonde
| hair enlightened me.
Have you noticed she said, that
q blonde insists upon sleeping near
another blonde, and brunette near
another brunette? They do that to
prevent ludicrous mistakes in an
emergency that necessitates quick
, dressing. Supposing there should be
an accident in the night and every
body would have to throw on their
clothes and hair in the dark. If l am
shut up in the same compartment
with a brunette am likely to mix
eome Of her black hair with my
blonde puffs and she mine with hers.
What we would both look like can be
imagined. That happened to me once.
SO now l insist upon sleeping near a
blonde neighbor, even if I have to
pay extra for it,
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14

en-. Do not spend precious hours ask
ing if you can do this or indulge in
that and be Christian. II you want
sin and unrest and despair, more
than you do the best life and heaven.
take them. but it Is not Gods will,
and it is not the wish Of these
friends who are praying for you, that
you shall be borne away upon this
dark and troubled stream to the e.er-
nifty Of the lost. Hear me while 1 cry
in Gods name, break with sin and
come unto me all ye that labor and
are heavy laden and will give you
rest"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
WHY YOUTH BOOSTED CARY
New Reason Advanced for Advocating
Election Of Candidate for Po-
llticai Office.

There are many reasons advanced
by friends of political candidates why
their favorite should be elected to Of
flee, some Of which are humorous as
Is the following:
Nearly year ago, Congressman
William ]. Cary announced his can
didacy for the Office of mayor at the
next election, and Immediately his
friends started boosting him for the
lob" Whenever they could get a
man "cornered" they would immedi-
ately expound the virtues OF Mr.. Cary.
A little boy approached voter near
the Northwestern depot.
Say. mister, will you vote for Mr..
Cary for mayor?" he asked.
We'll, seeing as how you were kind
enough to ask me, will, my little
man." returned the man good-natured-
ly.
Thanks" said the little boy hap
PLY, and he started to walk away.
The man, however, stopped him with
question.
you seem to be interested in Con-
gresham Cary?" he said.
Yep" answered the kid"
How does it happen that you are
out working for his election as mayor,
and why do you ask me to vote for
him?"
"Oh, he's a good fellow. He used to
go with my mother before she married
my father"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
stevenson's Keen Comment.

The hit that Treasure Island" made
Is one Of the most pleasant episodes
in literary history. The story that
Gladstone got a glimpse Of the book
ut Lord Rosebery's house, and spent
the next day hunting over London for
q secondhand copy, is good enough
to be true. Stevenson's own comment
on his success is levelheaded. II point.
ed: This gives one strange thoughts
Of how very bad the common run OF
books that the wise-acres think too
bad to print are the very ones that
bring me praise and pudding"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Had Faith In the Wireless,

Demonstration OF the practical use
OF wireless telegraphy on water was
first made just twelve years ago be-
tween the Needles on the English
coast and the incoming steamship st.
Paul. The world doubted. but Mar
conf was positive. The st. Paul was
sixty-five miles OF the coast when the
first connection was established. The
wireless can now flash Its message
over the ocean fully 5000 miles.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Laughter VS.. Reform.

81 am convinced" said Shelley to
his friend Hogg. that there can be no
entire regeneration of mankind until
laughter is put down"
There have been moments for most
of us in which we have felt inclined
to agree with him; but these are, in
general, unpleasing to recall.-London
Nation.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Baked.

Lawyer for Defendant Now. sir.
you say that my client disappeared in
the darkness after knocking you down.
What time Of night was this?
Complainant can't say exactly.
Your client had my watch.-Life.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
BOULDER PARK

MI. Evans left for Denver Thurs
day on business connected with the
saw mill.
Mr.. Mertau made a business trip
to Denver the latter part Of the
week
Herb. Sto.ts made trip to Arrow
the fore part of the week.
The weather has moderated and
the past three days have been very
warm.
Ralph Stotts and Gus Eckwo,d.
contracting on the Black Hills Tunr
mel, have put two extra men at work
and the development of the property
will be pushed with all speed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollins left Friday
for an extended trip to Denver.
Miss Mary Mertau came down from
Moschville Friday.
Mr.. Chapple, manager of the Him
ois mine in Mammoth gulch, was
down for supplies Saturday and re-
ports work progressing favorably at
his property. Three men are at work
sinking the shaft.
Peter Ferenbaugh and Mr.. Moses
were in town Saturday on business
and for supplies.
Mr.. Ballwig has been overhauli,.+
and cleaning up the stock in Sellers
store. and it certainly is a great i'm
provement in looks.
Mr.. Mosch and Jake Kriley came
down from Moschville and stayed
over Sunday at the Ohio house.
Mr.. Ward returned the fore part Of
the week from Denver, after visiting
several weeks with his family.
Jas. Nolan came over from Eldora
Monday on business.
Thos Ward arrived Monday from
Cripple Creek, and intends putting a
couple of men to work on his prop
erty in Mammoth gulch.
| Mr.. Bowser left Monday on the
evening train for Denver, where he
will remain a couple OF days before
returning to his home in southern
California.
James V. Otto of Boulder was a
Tolland visitor Monday on business.
Mike Walch was in Monday on bus
mess AMI for supplies.
Rudolph Mosch came down from
camp Saturday and was caught in
the blizzard and snow storm. He had
to remain over Sunday.
Otto Young came up from Denver
Monday to look over the Van Noy
property and see what repairs were
needed for the coming summer. The
big boiler stack will have to, be. re-
placed; also several windows. all OF
which were destroyed by the winds
1t is reported on good authority
that the Golden Sun mine will resume
operations very soon with a full
force of men.
Bert Russell, of Elk park was in
Tolland Tuesday to make some photo
graphs of Tolland and vicinity.
Floyd Hill was over from Steam
boat Springs Wednesday. on business
Thos. Moran was a Tolland visitor
Snjay and Monday, returning Wed
nesday to Denver. Mr.. Moran leaves
for Pennsylvania in n few days tc
visit his parents.
Mr.. Salings left for Denver the fore
part of the week on visit.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Wedding Gift.

Husband of Tomorrow (reviewing
wedding presents)-That awful cruet
seems familiar.
Wife of To-Morrow-Yes, dear, you
saw it at the Browns. They got it as
wedding present, and gave it to the
Smiths at theirs. It's the Smiths pres
ent. But never mind, dear, Harry's
wedding comes off soon!-London
Opinion.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Really How Clever

1913-How do you make such a hit
In society?
1911-Well. you see. mistake all
the debutantes for society leaders and
all the society leaders for debutantes.
Princeton Tiger.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Routina Resumed.

Master-So you have friendly doings
with your brothers people once more?
Pat-Yis. sir. His family and our'n
do be scrappin' agin az II they'd niver
bin parted.-Harper's Baxar
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Good for Something

Friend-Excuse me, dear, but can't
say think much of your cook.
Hostess-No, l should have sent her
away ages ago, but she's SO good at
fortune telling by cards.-Fliegende
Batter.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
As an Educational Force.

What brought you here, my boy, at
your tender age?" asked the philan-
thropic visitor at the Jail. Bad sur
roundings? Familiarity with crime?"
"Yes'r." said the boy with the tough
mug. been seein' too many O. them
movin' pictur shows"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Never MarrIes WeIi Enough.

John. I'm sorry that Ethel has en-
gagged herself to that young Poreleigh.
He isn't half good enough for her"
my dear. II Eve had had parents
they would have been convinced she
might have done better."-Life.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Natural Tendency.

What business do you think your
son will adopt?"
Cant say" replied Farmer Corn
tossel, "but judging by the hours Josh
keeps, l should say he was naturally
cut OF to be a milkman."
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Subscribe for the Observer.
Qlss atished.

These postal banks are great insti-
tutions," said the prudent man.
81 don't see that they're any great
improvement" said the improvident
person. They're harder to borrow
money from than the other kind"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
MuslcaI Appreciatlon.

IT'S your boy Josh fond of music?"
Il should say so.' replied Farmer
Corntossel. When one O. these here
musical comedies comes along Josh
wants to be right up as close to the
orchestra as possible.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
So Graceful.

Mother-Professor what do you
think Of little Arthur as n violinist?
Professor like the way he puts
the fiddle back into the case.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
The Burden Of X,

"The Muntoburns belong suppose.
to what you call the idle rich class"
Gracious. no! They're too rich for
that"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
A PHILOSOPHER.

'T never quarrel with my wife,"
Remarked n placid man:
"Whene'er she's in mood for strife,
I simply rush the can
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
untlmalX Tommy

Mother-Tommy always eats more
pie when we have friends at dinner.
Visitor-Why Is that. Tommy?
Tommy-'Cos we don't have no pie
no other time.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14

Start the new year right by trad
ing with the Hawley Mdse. company
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14

Get the best for the least none
at Philips.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
A Hard Job.

What Is Billy Hardatit doing these
days?" asked Smithers.
"Oh, he's working his sons way
through college," said little Binks.-
Harper's Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Foolish Questions,

do you know how to manage
wife?"
Good heavens. man! What makes
you suspect have ever been In an In
sane asylum"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Sure Thlno,

do you know Of any really good
way to break a man Of smoking in the
house?'
Certainly. Let his wife buy his
cigars"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Still GoIno

Still Going.
The Jokes that Thespis used to tell
Are current still.
We and that they go pretty well
In vaudeville.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14

Read the Observer. $500 per year
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
just So.

Just So.
William-This Ia a queer world.
Walker-Right you are: mans
shoes will often get united, but never
Just as he is ready to take them OF.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14

A Natural Phenomenon.
What do you think Of this vacuum
idea?"
"Thsrs'rs millions In Il"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
Still Goinq.

The reporter was trying to get the
particulars of the automobile acct
dent.
How fast were you going when you
hit the obstruction" he asked.
About fifty miles an hour"
who was In the motor car with
you?"
Man named George Johnson"
You landed, you say, in cornf1eld
to the right of the road. Where did
Johnson land?"
Il don't know; We haven't found him
yet"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14

Grocer-will you have your coffee
ground. ma'am?
Mrs. Uptonwe-Yes; and the sugar
sand, as usual!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
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CURB STOCKS.

]. a. Minnear & Co. say today
II was surprising that copper shares
did not respond To the decidedly
stronger tone shown in metal mar
ket London sent over advances In
the metal of one and one-half pounds
sterling, while domestic sales We're
made at l6h cents. Yet this good news
was completely ignored. The New
Nory market, except i'm specialties
was at standstill. The Boston mar
ket ruled firm but should have been
stronger. all things considered. c. &
a. was up to $73; North Butte to $29.
hut with these two exceptions, few
important price changes were noted.
Centennial was up TO S25 on small
sales. The public continues skeptical
concerning the real condition of tho
metal market and this is largely the
reason for the lack of interest i'm the
market Local trading was without
feature, save the break of the Old Col-
ony and Maynower bubbles. Each lost
about two points. Diamond drilling
has been intercepted at the both prop
critics. causing the delay in reaching
the mineral formation.