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TI KHUAY, FEItllUAHV 4, 1010.
GRANTS PASS DAILY COVIUElt
Expert Eye
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SAYS RODENTS -WORSE
ENEMY THAW WOLVES
Washington, Feb. 4. The great
gray wolf has slain his thousands,
but the prairie dog has slain his tens
of thousands. , ' ' '.'
Thus might the story of Saul and
David be paraphrased on the great
open ranges of the west where there
Is no homeward lea for the lowing
herds and where the sheep are not
gathered at twilight into the sheep
fold. There was a time, now happily
fading into the dim past, when pre
datory animals destroyed lire stock
to the value of $20,000,000 a year,
hut every year, down to the present
time, rodents destroy on those same
ranges forage that would be worth
$150,000,000 a year as pasturage for
cattle and sheep, beside grain crops
of equal value a destruction of
that much potential live stock value.
These figures were brought out by
Dr. E. W. Nelson, chief of the bu
reau of biological survey of the U.
S. department of agriculture, In a
paper read before the American Na
tional Live Stock association at the
recent annual meeting in Denver.
The purpose of the comparison, pri
marily, was to convince live stock
men of the range country of the ne
cessity of closer and more active co
operation with the government in
the destruction of such rodents as
the prairie dog, the ground squirrel,
the jack rabbit, and the pocket go
pher. '
James T. Chinnock will go to
Salem tonight on business.
Mrs. Lee Sill arrived last night
from Portland to spend several
months with relatives.
Mrs. A. C. White, of Vancouver,
is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Bunch.
Mrs. R. S. Bush arrived last night
from Portland to spend a couple of
weeks with friends. -
Persian Secret Cold Cream. Sahln
has It. 82
J. E. Jones and family arrived this
morning from Hilt, Cat., and will
visit the Gus LIndsey family.
Mrs. Burns Gillette and two chil
dren arrived this morning from De
troit to remain. Mr. Gillette ts ex
pected here during the summer.
Mrs. H. I. Green returned this
morning from Richardson ' Springs.
Cal., where she spent the past two
weeks.
Ernest Umphlette. of - Glendale,
just discharged from the 75th Infan
try. Co. E, is in the city visiting his
sister, Mrs. Jack Wimer.
Nursery stork of all kinds Geo.
H. Parker, phone 2S5-Y. S3
Private Bert Ferren, of the-SSth
Field Artillery, has been discharg
ed from the service and Is expected
to arrive from Camp Lewis tomorrow
Miss Ruth Corbett, home demon
stration agent for Josephine county,
returned from Corvallls yesterday,
where she has been attending a
series of meetings.
Mrs. Pilgram and John Pilgrim,
of Tacoma, Wash., mother and broth
er of J. A. Pilgrim, arrived here last
night to attend the funeral of Mrs.
J. A. Pilgrim.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Holcomb and
little daughter, returned this morning
from Richardson Springs, where they
spent a couple of weeks for the bene
fit of Mr. Holcomb's health. He is
somewhat improved.
Mrs. J. W. Goodrich and Mrs. J.
D. Gray and son, Jack, mother, sis
ter and nephew of Mrs. Geo. Seebach,
left Sunday morning tor their home
at Jamestown, N. D., after spending
several months at Rio La do ranch.
Mrs. B. L. Churchill returned this
morning from Los Angeles, where
she spent several weeks with her
daughter. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. J. Wesley Brown,
and baby, J. Wesley Jr., who will
make an extended stay.
Historians Differ as to Sugar.
Historian!) say that the sugar cane
was Introduced by Columlius in Santo
Iomlngo. that It spread from that
Irlnnti to Cuba and Mexico and that
the Portuguese introduced the cane
Jnto Brazil, bringing it from Madeira.
S'Mne authorities have said that sugar
-s. ne was Introduced Into Louisiana in
ITjI by Jesuit priests, who had It
l.rought from Santo Domingo, while
cither give the date of the first plant
In;: of sngur cane as 1737 and make no
rf"rince to Its having been brought
I a by the Jesuits.
Talent ltontla Bold
The Talent Irrigation district has
sold its bonds to the amount of
$600,000 to Smith & Freeman, in
vestment bankers of Portland and
Seattle, at a satisfactory prteo, and
work on the ditches expected to be
started In a tew weeks. Ashland
Tidings.
Knuleru Star MUu
Regular meetlug Wednosduy ulght.
Electric Work-
Phone 90 Med ford. Pauls Electric
Store. , 63tf
Icctiirvti on Soil
Tho gulls and Irrigation school
under the direction ot Prof W. L.
Powers will be held at the courthouse
in Grants Pass. February 12, 13 and
14. This school wil) consist or a
series, of lectures and demonstra
tions In soils and Irrigation. Some
field work will be Included and one
lecture will be illustrated with the
stereoptlcan. A complete program of
this school will appear a little later.
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Xo Flu Case. "Today - " 1
No now lufluunia cases were re
ported by the city health officer to
day.
To Improve Smith Hill .
County Clerk K. U-Coburn today
received a message trout Judge C. G.
Gillette, who Is in Portland, stating
that the highway commission had
asked tor u survey and out! mute on
Smith hill, north ot this city. The
work will Include some minor
changes and grading.
Knt at the Oxford Cfi
Choice roasts, steaks, chops, fish
and salads with delicious coftVo
skillfully prepared, a regular throe
coifrse dinner for 3.".. 40 and 60
cents. 2
Rot. Cllne Accept
Rev. C. M. Cllne, of Ellensburg.
Wash., who occupied the pulpit of
the Baptist church In Grants Pass
during the month of January, has
accepted the call to be permanent
pastor of that church here. Pr. M.
R. Britten received telegram yes
terday notifying the Baptists here of
Rer. nine's acceptance. He has a
family of rive children and will soon
move to this city.
Curry's New Clerk
Mlns Myrtle Couley. our new conn
ty clerk. Is making good la the office
and has so far succeeded In meeting
all emergencies la a sucressrul man
nor. Miss Cooloy has lived up to
that old adage that a "new broom
aweeps clean" ror her office In the
courthouse has undergone a thor
ough housecleantng and everything
Is as spotless and shipshape as could
be desired. The toxpayera of Curry
county will no doubt find they have
an accurate and conscientious official
In their now clerk Gold Beach Re
porter.
Keeping the Home Fires Burning "
s Tall
1 Wfom IH'UHtS.fiOU TrVlTMnTIUTrtM JJA
Inspect Our Shop
Visitors always welcome. Moore's
Bakery. 82
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS FOR
SOLDIERS AXD SAILORS
COMING EVBS1S
Feb. 7, Friday Meeting of the Pub
lic Service commission at the
courthouse 'to consider increase in
gas rates.
Feb. 26, 27, 28, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday State examinations
at the courthouse.
Fruit-Juice
Essences
Jiffy-Jell desserts carry
real fruit flavors in es
sence form, in vials.
A wealth of fruit juice
is condensed for each des
sert So you get a fresh
fruit dainty, healthful and
delicious.
This is the new-type
quick gelatine dessert
five times as good as tho
old kinds.
Loganberry, and Pine
apple are two of the best
flavors. Try them.
They're found only in
10'Flaoort, at Your Crocn'a
2 Packag for 25 Cants
Washington, Feb. 4. The United
States civil service commission is
perfecting arrangements whereby
men who are about to be discharged
from the army or navy may receive
first-hand information concerning
oppotunitles for employment in the
federal civil service. The commis
sion has received authority from the
secretary of war and the secretary
of the navy to appoint its represen
tatives at all establishments where
enlisted men are assembled In con
siderable numbers. These represen
tatives are now being appointed
They will be prepared to inform the
men fully concerning positions which
are open, to supply them with appli
cation blanks, to assist them, if ne
cessary, with the execution of their
applications and to advise them rela
tiveto civR service matters general
ly. It is the plan of the civil service
commission to entrust this work to
educational directors of welfare or
ganizations already operating at the
camps, contonments, etc. The rep
resentatlves of the commission who
are appointed from the personnel of
these welfare organizations will have
the benefit of the advice and assist
ance of the commission's local boards
of examiners at nearby cities, in ad
dition to the Instructions received
from tho commission.
When Man Ate Grata.
M, Mured Bnudouln, who has been
examining some human remains, dat
ing from the neolithic epoch (the
latest period of the stone age), has pre
sented the Academy of Science with
a curious report The shape of the
Incisor teeth of two young children
of this distant epoch leads him to the
conclusion that the present single root
teeth of human beings are In reality
a development from three germs, and
that man is descended from the herb
ivorous animal with an ancestor pos
sessing 132 dental germs.
All la Not Lost i
Boys no longer have the epporronlty
to learn their Jessons by the light of
a pine knot. But opportunities to mas
ter draw poker in a quiet hay loft, and
by the light of a smudged lantern still
nre available In many rural communi
ties. Topeka Capital.
Annual Meeting
The Josephine County Live Stock
association will hold Its-annual meet
ing at the office of the county agent
in Grants Pass, Saturday, February
8th. Prof. E. L. Potter head of the
animal husbandry department of O.
A. C. is to be present and address
the meeting upon the subject ot
"Live Stock Improvement." Other
matters of vital importance will be
considered and it is hoped that a
large attendance will be present.
Everybody Is Invited.
Find Dead Man Near Tiller-
According to a telephone message
received by Coroner Rltter about 1
p. m. Monday from the postmaster
at Perdue, the dead body ot an un
known man was found 16 miles
north ot Tiller early this morning.
The unfortunate man had been shot
In the head. According to the be
lief of E. H. Lough, a Tiller rest
dent, who waa here this afternoon,
the body found near that place with
a bullet wound In the head, was that
of Frank Acusta, aged about SO years
and a pioneer resident of that sec
tion. ftosebnrg Review.
XKW TO.MV
JAMES T. CHINNOCK, Lawyer,
First National iBank building,
Grants Pass, Oregon.
WAITRESS wanted Josephine Ho
tel. 82tf
FOR SALE White Leghorn and
barred rock cockerels from hens
with laying records, eastern stock,
price $2.50 each. Eggs to hatch
ing, $1 for 15. Luther Robinson,
Rt. 4, phone Wlldervllle line. 87
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ToNight
May
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OBITUARY
Mm. J. A. Pilgrim
11 la Violet Pilgrim was born No
vember 15, 1889, at Murphy, Ore.,
and died at Tuscon, January SI,
1918. She was married at Grants
Pass December 22, 1909. She had
been a member ot the Baptist church
since childhood and waa an active
worker in all church work to the
time of her death.
Mrs. Pilgrim leaves a husband and
two children, besides her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Caldwell; two
sisters, Mrs. Merle Dyer and Mrs.
Dorrls .Gillies; three brothers, liar-
old Caldwell and Norman Caldwell,
all of South Bend, Wash., also Fay
M. Caldwell, ot the IT. S. navy, local
ed at New, Tork, all ot whom will
be present at the funeral except the
latter.
The funeral will be held at the
Baptist church Wednesday, Febru
ary 5, at '2 p. m. Interment at the
Granite Hill cemetery.
Buy Goats Now
Good for two
seasons
Prices that
please '
MRS. E. REHKOPF
IUU MAW MILL UIKNH
TOTAL 148 OK ;KH.OW
Raymond, Wash., Feb. 4. The
mill of the Raymond Lumber Com
pany was totally destroyed by fire
this morning. The fire originated
in the vicinity of the dynamo and
Is believed to have been caused by a
short' circuit. Owing to the absence
ot wind the dry kilns and lumber
shelves were saved by hard work ot
the fire department. The mill waa
one ot the largest on this harbor and
employed 150 to 17S hands. Its
capacity waa 150,000 feet dally. The
loss Is not less than $300,000, and
may be In excess of that amount. It
was largely covered by insurance.
VALUE OF KNOWING ENGLISH
Fewer Accidents Among Workman
When They Hava an Understand- '
Ing ef the Language.
A reason for Amerlcnnlxatlon, as
'carried on in factories and shops, Is
that It not only makes the employees
better cltlxcns and more efficient
workmen, but protects them aga'list
accident The department of labor
has published an analysis of the ex
perience of a large steel plant during
eight years.' For each 10.000 Ameri
can born workmen In el-;ht years, 21
were killed, and for each 10,000 non
English speaking foreign born 20. The
figures for permanently dlsnbled, 28
and 63, respectively, show greater dls
crepancy, and those for the tempora
rily disabled, 858 and 2.035, one greater
still. Moreover, while from yenr to
year the frequency of accidents among
English speaker decreased, If was
much less affected among non-English
speakers, and the average' severity of
the temporary disabilities was greater
among the latter. New Tork Evening
Post
Pepper Highly Valued.
Pepper wns so hlnhly valued In an
cient times that many bags of It were
Included In the utore of spices which
the queen of Sliclm brought to Ring
Solfiiiiijn ns a gift when she paid her
memorable vls;t to Mm.
Even more interesting Is Hie fnet
that ancestors of the Conoans of to
day, when they ravaged Italy and cap
tured Home, demanded several hun
dredweight of pepper" as part of the
ransom of the Eternal City.
It Is, of course, black peppcrthat
Is here spoken of. The plant that
yields It Is known to the botanist as
Piper nigrum whence presumably,
the nnme of that famous Peter Piper,
who, In a moment of horticultural -enthusiasm,
picked a peck of peppers.
Peculiar Types of Dadbeats,
There are notable Instances of fine
types of men who are chronfc and hope
less dendbents. We have one In mind.
During thirty years he has bilked ev
ery friend he ever had, to soy noth
ing of landlords, boarding houso keep
ers, and the like. Yet he Is really a
man of fine Ideals, and In every other
way quite the soul of honor. It has
been the work of recent Investigation
into the human mind to show that,
like the kleptomaniacs,' these cases of
chronic pilfering from friends often
represent a kind of transfer from the
love affairs or love Interests of jouth.
Some of them have been cured. New
York Trlbnne. ' .
Placer and Q -nrts Mining blank
Courier Job Department.
Wanted at Once
600Q COYOTE TORS,,
.Will Hiy fancy price, to Jtet
them, AUo all other kinds of
Furs. I will pay all exprca
ami refund parcel xmt charge
when shipment amounts to
$.M or mora, " - i
FRED CRUMP
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Reference First ' ' National
Uuuk ot Burns or any trapper
In Tlarnny County.
All kltifta if tf'nmmfat U.t I--
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The Greatest Name In Goody-Land
know tfie '
realm of child
hood dreams
Is a land of
sweets.
Make some of
those dreams
a delightful
reality by
taking home
WRIGLEYS
frequently.
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