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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12
MEDFORD MAY BUILD ROAD

Medford will build a railroad to
the Blue Ledge mine.
Such was the decision reached by
the citizens committee at a session
held Wednesday morning.
To start the ball rolling the four
Medford banks will hold meeting
this afternoon to determine upon the
amount the banks will subscribe to
the fund Of SIS 900 needed
The committee decided to go ahead
with the project following a careful
inspection OF the mine and the re-
ceipt of assurances from Robert s.
Towne, owner OF the Blue Ledge,
that It would be operated promptly
upon the completion Of the road.
The citizens committee having the
matter in charge state that the work
Of raising the SIS, 900 needed to be-
gin the construction OF the railroad
will start at once Subscription pa
pers will be out soon.
The citizens committee which was
appointed at n mass meeting called
to consider the building OF a rail
road 10 the Blue Ledge arrived at a
determination 10 build the road only
after dozen conferences. at which
all matters in connection with the
proposed road we're discussed
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12
PROPERTY OF c. VI. LEONARD
AND ASSOCIATES.
VALUED AT $2OO,OOO.OO
Attempt TO Force Terms of Alleged
Contract With Chicago-Rogue
River Co.

Deputy Sheriff Coburn yesterday
attached about 22OO acres of land on
the south side of Rogue river, near
Grants Pass, belonging to C. NJ. Leon
ard, of the Leonard Construction
company, Chicago and Portland; P.
Phillip, banker, Chicago; and Ro-
chester B. Slaughter of the banking
firm of A. o. Slaughter & Company,
Chicago
This action is the result of the suit
filed by George w. Soranson, receiver
of The Chicago-Rogue River COM
pany. against Leonard, Phillip and
Slaughter on an alleged contract
wherein it is claimed that Leonard
agreed to furnish the Chicago
Rogue River company $4,000 with
which to carry on ditch extension
work and care for outstanding obli-
cations, and who afterwards took
Phillip and Slaughter in with him
on the deal. 1t is alleged that these
gentlemen have defaulted on their
payments and that there is now
sS2,24S past due and owing the COM
pany.
The land attached is acreage pur-
chased from local owners for the
Chicago men last fall and winter, and
under irrigation the land would be
valued at about 100000
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12
GRANTS PASS MEN TO
LEAVE FOR BOLIVIA

A half dozen men IN Grants Pass
are intending to sail to the Boliv-
ian gold fields, where rich placer
ground is being opened by Americans.
Among those who contemplate going
from Grants Pass are w. |. Sweet
land, F. F. Johnson, w. F. Horn and
!. B. Jamison.
The trip takes little less than
four weeks and the fare from San
Francisco to LaPaz, Bolivia, is $3.50.
There is a short railroad ride into the
interior which is included in the
$3.50 fare. The climate in the min
ing regions is good, due to the eleva-
tion, and the natives have high re-
gard for Americans, which make con-
ditions ideal for the American argon-
auts. All foreigners and natives fare
alike, anybody can locate ground.
The stampede to Bolivia originated
from a letter sent by John Furguson
from Sorata, state of LaPaz, Bolivia,
to his Alaskan partner James Nc
Cormick, of Fairbanks, Alaska. Fur
guson states that he sunk a l4-foot
hole which yielded $4,000 in placer
gold and also states that he had
prospected the Tipuani river for dis
tance of Is miles and as a result
claims the territory "the richest in
the world" December, January and
February compose the rainy season; ;
the other months are salubrious.
Bolivia has been outputting mil
lions in silver and gold from 1545 to
the present day.
A United Press dispatch today to
The Courier, which will prove oi
much interest to the Grants Pass con-
tingent, follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-Fully
equipped to take their chances in the
reputedly rich placer fields of LaPaz
Bolivia, a party OF prospectors are to-
day completing plans to sail tomor
row from this port on the steamer
Pleiades. Many prominent prospec
tors, among them George WingfelC
Of Nevada. have been busy In The
vicinity of San .7rancisco Of late ht
ting out expeditions for the Bolivian
fields. and a number Of parties have
already sailed
The new Eldorado is $500 fee
above sea level. The greatest dept
In the placers so far attained is l.
feet, and the ground is said to hav'
been paying handsomely. even unde
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12

ment Of the United States to be ma
tional monuments" and that per
mits for the examination Of ruins,
excavation of archaeological sites and
the gathering of objects Of antiquity
under their respective jurisdictions
may be granted by the secretaries "
the interior, agriculture and war" for
scientific purposes Mr. Anderson
contends that careful reading OF
this statute shows that the caves do
not properly come under that law,
as there are no archaeological fea-
lures, "mummies," or other things of
like nature connected with the caves.
Mr.. Anderson also states that the
hotel company has not been official
ly advised of refusal but has been
advised through Mr.. Hawley that -,
permit will not be granted.
The hotel company, states Mr.. An
derson, made three propositions to
the forest service. One, that the
company would put In an electric
lighting plant at its own expense and
charge fee to enter the caves while
the lights are burning, this fee to
amount to just sufficient to defray
expense of the lighting; second. that
the government put in lighting sys-
{Nonti,uad IN paga Civ
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12
Greetings for Mail Carrier

Don Graham, United States mail
carrier No 3, was given postal
shower of Easter cards Sunday, from
the patrons of his route. The show
er was rendered Mr.. Graham In tok-
en- of the efficient work he does or
his route, and was mark OF appre-
citation OF the patrons. Mr.. Graham
received over so beautiful Easter
cards and he was delighted with the
compliment which the Easter mes
sages conveyed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12
1912 ROSE FESTIVAL AND VALLEY
IRRIGATION ARE LIVE QUESTIONS

Commercial club unanimously its president
ing committee take the irrigation question and make effort
for in the bitches this
question abandoning the festival this in view of the
industrial fair later the decided ia
the carnival with all help possible the ladies of the
city their
H. " Anderson addressed the club regarding the efforts of
the their failure favorable action
from the federal regarding the requested
the club lend efforts toward success of the plan
communication read by the secretary addressed to the
club by H. Wooey proposing that If landowners would sign
would build railroad the California
Wooleyport with the Southern Pacific the
valley" that he would build smeer
breakwar Woepor the road be finished by 1916 the
smelter by 1917.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12
TAKE THE HINT.

OAKLAND, Cal April 1l-W Wash
ing the jail windows. John Williams.
trusty. last his balance and fel on the
outside No one in sight Guess
can take a hint, said Williams. The
police are still hunting
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Commercial club Monday the
session was preceded as usual by
classic selections by the Grants Pass
Commercial club band and followed
by refreshments of ices Several inn
portant matters were before the club.
The most vital being irrigation, the
details of which appear in this
article.
Secretary W. p. Quinlan's report
conveyed the information that in
quiries are being received from far
away points regarding Rogue valley
lands. The report states that during
the last three weeks letters of in
quiry have been received from Shang-
hal, China; Honolulu, Halifax, N. s.,
and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Quite a
number also have been received from
Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and
few scattering ones from Alabama
and Texas. The bulk, however, OF
the inquiries are coming from states
of the middle west.
The secretary stated that receipts
of the club since the last meeting are
$1S2.50 for the publicity fund and
$162.25 for monthly dues Bills
have been paid amounting to
$117.50. With the balance on hand
at last auditing, s1O5.57, the amount
now in bank is $333.62.
Oregon Cave Matter.
H. V. Anderson addressed the
club regarding the efforts and fail.
ure of the Portland men to secure
from the United States government
concession at the Oregon caves OF
Marble Halls of Oregon, the natural
wonder located in this county. The
company proposed to construct a
| highway from Holland to the caves
build a tourist hotel there and in
stall electric lights throughout the
cavern, the lights to be generated
from 100 h. p. water power already
filed on; the electric lights also tC
be used in the hotel and the grounds
Mr.. Anderson asked that the clut
use its efforts to untangle the rec
| tape which now has the matter wrap
ped and tied up. He stated that thu
trouble arose from the fact that NJ
precedent existed in such matters
that no one OF the federal officials
seemed to think he had the authority
: to grant the permit The question
seemed to be a puzzle as to wha
department had authority The cavei
are on forest reserve, hence one
would think the department OF agri
culture would have charge. On the
other hand a statute says all "natur
al monuments" are under the juris
diction of the secretary Of the inter
ior neither department OF the govern
ment will take the initiative anC
grant a permit
Thus the whole enterprise Is hell
up. Anderson thought that only b,
special bill through congress coult
the matter he cleared, hence, said he
Id was up to the people here to u.s.
their influence at Washington II the,
wanted to see this enterprise q
through
Mr. Anderson read a statute whicI
provides for the withdrawal Of ma
tional monuments and under thi
statute the caves we're Withdrawn q
August 1908. The law says tha
the president may, at his discre
ton. withdraw historic land marks
prehistoric and historic structure
and other objects Of historic or scien
tifc interest situated upon land
Iovned or controlled b. the govern
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12

the crude mining methods OF the
natives The Bolivian government
lis welcoming the coming Of American
miners. and guaranteeing them pro
lection.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12

W T Perry, who came up from
Portland to attend the funeral OF his
brother, O. II Perry on Monday. re-
turned Tuesday to his home at Port
land
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
L.o.nd Of IN. Mouth Of Trvtb."

In front OF the old basllica of Santa
Maria in Cosmedln. at Rome. there Is
an enormous block OF marble, resem-
bling huge face with n widely gaping
mouth. 1t is called the Bocca della
Verita, or mouth OF TRUTH" and in
the days Of ancient Rome the legend
ran that IL any one who had told a lie
placed his or her hand within that
yawning cavity the jaw would descend
and cut 1t Off. The Bocca della Verita
is large round stone Of white marble
about five yards In circumference. 1t
is pierced with two holes representing
eyes. an opening for n mouth, a slight
ly raised nose. and two locks OF hair
are carved on each side OF the fore
head. The stone is of great antiquity.
and, according TO some. II was laid on
the altar OF Jove, and those suspected
of perjury were led to IL and Obliged
to confess by much the same threats
as are used 10 children now. IL is most
likely. however. that the stone served
as a slulce 20 some ancient sewer. for
others like it. used for this purpose by
the Romans. have been found.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
HANCOCK 5REviTiEs


James Gekas left yesterday for Q
business trip to, Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brad Light returned
yesterday from a two weeks trip to
Colorado.
Mrs. Henry o'Leary Of Ripley has
gone to Mt. Clemens, to attend the
funeral of a nephew.
August Jold has moved into the
Donahue Hat in East Houshton for
merly occupied by DIR. Van Slyke.
The entertainment TO have been
given by the Portage Lake Glee Club
at the Houghton odd Fellows hall this
evening has been postponed indef-
initely.
Mrs. Goldie Reynolds Pribble, wife of
Prof. f. ]. Pribble of the commercial
department of the Hancock high school
will give recital on Saturday even
ing at the high school assembly room.
Prof. w. +. Rice of Toledo. Ohio will
lecture this evening at the Germania
hall on why We Are Gouged." Among
other phases of the subject that he
will discuss is the high cost of liv-
ing"
A new social organization, known as
the In For Fun" club, will make its
debut on February ? with dancing
party at the Germania hall for which
the Klingkammer orchestra will fur
nish the music
Manager Cote Of the Hancock indoor
baseball team has received from
South Range an acceptance of chal-
lenge recently issued by him and the
Hancock bunch will proceed TO the
range on Saturday ulrh' with read T.
mess to wallop q" 81 - cd.
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Kindness to Animals.

Far out on the very edge OF town IL
a little schoolhouse. the first and sec
ond grades of which are commanded
by pretty little normal school gradu-
ate. Her pupils are all sons and
daughters of the warmer sort Of i'm
pulsive foreigners and have all reach.
ed a state OF alteration for their queen
and vie with each other in ways TO
please her. One day she had dwelt
especially upon loving and caring for
dumb animals. The next day little
Pietro remained in his seat when his
schoolmates dropped out to play.
Teacher was busy at her desk and did
not notice him until she felt little
fist Juggling at her sleeve.
"Why, Pietro," she exclaimed. what
Is the trouble|
'Nothiu', teacher. Just wanted to
tell you how / was good TO dumb ami
mails yesterday" he promptly replied.
"Why. isn't that nice? Pietro, just
what did you doY'
Pietro drew himself up TO his full
three feet and proudly asserted:
II kissed the cat"-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Inertia of Bodies.

Lay visiting card on the tip of the
left forefnger and on II place n penny
A quick flick of the card with the right
second finger will remove the card
without disturbing the coin. Another
trick which Illustrates the inertia OF
bodies is TO knock away the bottom
of pile Of craftsmen without upset
ting the pile. This Is effected quite
easily with the help of fiat ruler
The remaining craftsmen are removed
successfully by a number of smart
blows.
A more spectacular and apparently
risky trick consists Of drawing a news
paper away from under n glass filed
with water. Provided. however. that
the table is smooth and the paper be
pulled away smartly and horizontally
there is no danger of the water being
spilled. A certain well known cOnjurer
is able TO remove the tablecloth from
under knives, glasses. plates, etc, as
laid for meal without disarranging
them or doing any damage.
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BREAKS UP A GOLD
IN SEVERAL HOURS.


There is not one grain OF quinne In
Pape's Cold Compound, which, when
taken every two hours, until three
consecutive doses are aiken, will sure
ly end the grippe and break up the
most severe cold either I'm the head.
chest. back. stomach or limbs.
II promptly relieves the most mis-
cradle headache. dullness, head ans
nose stuffed mp. feverishness, sneez-
Ing. sore throat, running Of the nose,
catarrhal affections soreness. stiffness
and rheumatic twinges.
Pape's Cold Compound Is the result
of three years research at n cost of
more than fifty thousand dollars. and
contains no quinine, which we have
conclusively demonstrated is not ef-
fectivc I'm the treatment OF colds OF
grippe.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed. with the knowledge that
there Is no other medicine made any
where else In the world which will
cure your cold or end Grippe misery
rs promptly and without any other
assistance or bad after-effects as a
25-cent package of Papc's Gold Com
pound. which any druggist in the world
can supply.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
WILL STAGE A PLAY.
Hancock Knights of Columbus to Put
on Show in Spring.

Hancock Knights OF Columbus TO PUT
on Show in Spring.
AT tire meeting of the Knights of
Columbus Monday evening the com
mittee appointed to look into the mat
ter Of giving the usual annual play
reported favorably. and steps VIII be
taken at once TO get the preparations
under way as rapidly as possible. The
COMMITTEES will annour2e the name OF
the play at the February meeting and
the cast will be selected al that time
The plays given by local talent under
the auspices Of the knights of Comm-
bus in previous years have been OF
high artistic and dramatic merit and
the high standard set by former pro
auctions will be maintained i'm the
forthcoming entertainment
Arrangements have bcen made for a
lecture before the local knights OF
Columbus council by Fr. Miller of Dol
lar Bay, ON the subject of Unity al the
February meeting. The entertainment
committee for the ensuing year VIII be
announced In February and the plans
VIII be worked out for a series of en-
tertainments during the coming
months.
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Lake Linden.

The Mltchells and Houehtons will
bowl match game some evening next
week at the Dee alleys In Houghton.
Thursday night the Hancock No. ?
team will so to Hubbell to play a
match game.
The interest of the copper country
bowlers will be conferred from now
on. upon the approaching annual tour
nament of the Upper Peninsula Bowl
ing Association, To be held at the
Mitchell alleys from March 10 to 30.
Assurance has been received from iron
country bowlers that there will be a
number of teams entered from Mar
ouette, Ishpeming. Negaunee, Iron
Mountain and other places, while all
Of the Copper Country towns where
bowling has considerable vogue will
each have two or more teams in the
five-man class. the doubles and I'm the
singles. The officers of the league. are
president. w. c. Cole of Baltic; vice
president, f. s. Eaton of calumet; sec
rotary, ]. u. McRae, Hancock; treas
urer. Il. ]. Mitchell, Hancock.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24

living. their great herds of raindeer,
with their curious religious ceremonies,
quite unlike anything else in Asia, we
found of surprising interest.
In midsummer the jungle was hell
Of mosquitoes, and the melted SHOWS
formed impossible boys in the forest.
compelling us often to resort TO the
waterways. We built our own RATS. or
used canoes to carry :he expedition
down stream.
Across Mongolia we travelled with
IAN the pomp Of old time travellers in
Cathay. The country being ruled by
hereditary khans. we were passed on
nom one to the other by relays Of
horses The use Of money was scarcely
known. and all the natives wanted was
brick tea. Yet they are cherry souls,
although dirty and poor and living "a
life of extreme hardship.
Magnificent Men.
"It was on the northeastern slope of
The Altai Mountains that we came
across Kasaks. the first people of
Turkish stock. Magnificent men they
were. well off and remarkably clean.
as BELTS good Mussumen In facial
resemblance many of them We're dupli-
Gates Of Abdul Hamid.
Winter was now approaching. and
We hastily crossed Dzungaria, and If
ty degrees OF frost stopped our work
for time. Yet we made a cart jour
ney of 1000 miles along the Chinese
imperial high road 10 Hami. and early
last spring found ourselves on tho
western edge of the Great Cobb Desert,
ready for our second seasons work.
The wang. or hereditary khan, Of
this little Mussulman kingdom enter
tanned us in regal style, and we tray
eled far and wide for two months with
In this territory
"The khan lived i'm colossal mud
palace I'm Oriental luxury His gardens,
with beds OF iris lilies, were the most
mxuriant We saw in Asia, and the
summer houses. in the shade Of gigan-
tic elm trees. the orchards. stables and
news for falcons reminded one of the
descriptions in the Arabian Nights.
"Thc wang is doing his best to stem
the tide of Chinese influence by en-
forcing the most stringent religious OBJ
servatons, and tine result is that Hami
presented the appearance Of most
austere lsiamism The men attended
mosque. and the women hid their faces
in fear Of the whip We found the
serfs of the prince Ia a state of unrest
and ready To depose their ruler.
"BarlSul. small town To the north of
/ ilami. was found Co be crowded with
temples. village Of the worst type
ara a perfect hotbel of immortality
But few travellers have passed ;hroggl
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finds TRIBE THAT
WORKSHOPS NATURE
TOURIST TELLS OF TRAVELS IN
UNKNOWN PART OF ASIA.
MEETS WITH QUEER
PEOPLE.

London. Jan. PA remarkable .ritr-
ney. covering 5000 square miles. and
extending across country a distance of
between 1000 and 5000 miles between
the railway system of Siberia and In
dia. is described by Douglas Carruth-
ers. who with j. III. Miller and III. II.
Pierce has Just returned To Bombay
after having been lost sight of since
April, 1910.
For twenty months the three tray
elcrs have been wandering I'M Mongo-
liza. Dzungaria, Chinese Turkestan and
the Himalayas. considerable portion
of the regions traversed being entire
ly unknown.
"The proverbial monotony OF Central
Asia" said MIR Carruther. was var
led i'm our case by forests. the density
and impenetrabiity of which rivolcd
those OF the tropics by grassy pla-
teaux and idylic lakelands Ct wonder
ful beauty.
In the forest regions our progress
was painful. often at the rate OF only
i've miles a day. The boys. In which
our horses were often belly deep in
mud, and the dense vegetation. made
our advance in many places almost
Impossible.
For the first three months of our
journey we wandered among the for
ests and along tire wat rways of the
Upper Ycnesei. west q. Lake BailSaL
where among the wild turmoil of hills
and 1900 miles from it's mouth. arc Che
sources of the Great YcncscL with the
help of horses canoes. RATS and rein
deer we made some new routes
through these trackless wilds. and
spent some time among The most inter
esting and shy race Of forest dwcllers
a strange people. who live In the
depths OF the forest and practice ma
ture worship IN the crudest form.
Neither Of Mongoi nor Siberia, these
tribes are probably a remnant Of an
ancient folk who have been driven in
to tho recesses Of the mountains by in
coming Mongol and Tartar tribe
Their curious habitat, their mode q
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chanqed His Mind.

A southern senator was alone In his
office one morning when middle aged
woman entered. bringing with her a
wild CLEAN in her eye.
"Can you lend me $20Y' she asked,
calling the senator by name.
"Pm sorry" replied the lawmaker'
but I'm afraid can't this morning
I'm pretty hard up"
The visitor fldgeted in the chair
which she had taken without invita-
ton. II need $50 very badly" she
continued. "In fact. I've just escaped
from a lunatic asylum" The CLEAN In
her eye got wilder. and she began to
wave her hand bag In long swinging
motion before her. II Just got OUT
yesterday" she said.
THAT being the case" concluded the
senator somewhat hastily. heres the
Washington Star.