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JIIKTÖTITTE It TO T. F «sa» • raxk *• □lurr-MV, 8 h » ei * ajd , TrUiwf Editor ami and Prop'r. 1 n>}» r. rates ? On. Year (in advance)................... t.’ v Six MoAihs...........................................G • > Tliroe M-rnttw.................................... 7» Binai* Copi». ....................... I k Job Printing of all Kinds —ia tub — “Very Latest and Best Styl -AIO AT TH»— Lowest Living ■■■ <■ <!■■»■< i i ■■ Hates y, NEW TIN SHOP; O. H. STARR, ftiamiKTon, ADVERTISERS. — "*<1 I--- :-------- -------------------------- An Independent Paper, Devoted Especiall^J VOL. 1 Interests of Southern Oregon. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY. ( NO. 31 * ——•---------' «.» ni’» Pa*», no named aftrr General Grant, is a cuuatr seat centrally lacatad in Snntherrt OregLn. Il is a progroMMi railroad town <« jiM) inliabitanU, and Is 1 be main Riinpi» point ior * large portion of country dervtod to mining, lumbering igjriculturo and frail-raising. Climate un- cxcello»! f ix Coi'Kira living the only paper pub- i.hisl in Josephine county, with a good ; circulation in Jackson county, enables it to lie one of the heat ad. ertisi ng medi inns in Southern Oregon. For rate», addrw T jik C o .'. ikb . Grunt's Pi’.sa, Oregon. THE COVRI EK When to Pick Trait. How la 0 and yielding more than double the itates there being built light, neat kept in the city largely to maintain U hen fruits are mature they and trim,and these things combined the organization of the corporation. The culture of coffee ITBLISMED KYKBY THVEKUAY MOaXUCO « chief number of bushels of cereals. make preparations for falling, just industry of Veaezu|| give farms an air of thrift and neat —Dealer L b — —BY— I11 the production of sheep we I day A D**ci»ioa Rendered F rank T. Surer aro , Editor and Prop’r. as mature leaves do. A distinct lately spent at San ■ ness. In this country every land had 22,000,000 of them in i860, to ätio. a Stoves, Tin-Ware, Pumps. Pipes, S alt L ake , Utah, Oct. 8.—The line is formed on the stem of the large coffee estate, gave Sanee day we have, over 40,000,000 of owner has fences, and timber is so supreme court of Utah to-day en ARRIVAL AND DEPARTI RE MAILS Etc., Etc.. Etc. fruit in preparation fot the separa to learn something (■ I ’»tier. them; and whereas we then pro plentiful that they pile as much as tered a final judgment and decree JOB WORK DONE ON SHORT FROM »BASTS TO CRESCR.XT CITY. tion. When the apple or pear is ' For this culture a rich. > I Acred duced in this country 60,000,000 possible in one place so the fences Daily Except Sunday. mature, it will separate from the ^¡1 is uceded wilh le# f ijftde, pound of wobl, now we produce 240, have in many instances a careless, iu the case of the United States NOTICE. Lv. Grant’s Paas, <> v m . Arrive 1 a. x against the Mormon church, which tree without any falling, mere lift forthe coffee is a delta ’ e and 000,000 pounds. slouch look. In the east, the man Price» Moderate. FROM »BASTS FASS TO »ALICE. was pending to dissolve the church Leaves Saturday............................... 6 :W « m mg the fruit from its hanging posi- ' Cinnot st.in.l the dire« L-the 1 Finally, the total of our exports who is lucky enough to have any corporation and ha ve its property •RAXTS PASS, - - - OREGON < Arrives fsarne dayj:. ............ 6 :IX> n n> tion to a horizontal one, will cause sutl. sun. Really, th-ra is W at all, has doubled, i860 it stood at $400, crops, must have air-tight water declared escheated to the govern omcK not us. B. W. »’ORBES, Ahe t0 Uke oul> a scraKKy b**s>* eighteen feet ooo,o*ao and now it stands at about and storm proof barns, granaries Office open every <lay except Sundav, A little observation high, looking much like ‘uerable 1 NOTARY PUBLIC. and cellars. Their graiu is all kept, ment. from 7:30 a . m . to 8:30 r. x. <>|*en Siui place at once. ! $900,000,000. day from 8:30 to 18 a . m will teach when the fruit is ready lilac. Early in Marc ley are I on their own premises until it is I The suit was brought in the su r U m MY'HXB AMO A lthoise . Josrrmsi: J. W. H oward , P. M. preme court of this territory under to be gathered. At this time the CoVNTY, O b HG o N. T he Henry George theory of sold or used up, consequently their white with blossoms, y star- an act of congress of February 10, fruit having made its growth, de shipped posies, with a Collections a Specialty Legal Intitni- iicious taxation is rapidly gaining streugth granaries, corn cribs, hay stacks, 1887. HORTICULTURAL. menta promptly axccuù l. rives nothing more from the tree. L perfume. . in public sentiment. It has able ¡etc., make a fine showing. There, Under the •vids’uuc. the court de- After the fruit is full gw-u ital ^1 has any stock he is tom lvocates A- M- “U’ What ffnw P'.s»* ^recttlo- ....... - " led t' row-ants cie®n ITC^T® ;'lt’i'1ia’t Hie earth is the gif «HP* »mr»w,'ftr mwro« ]w* tip AU 1 , TturrV in earley kinds comes in a few da; linety tree« to t\e *rw While in Oregon the season in QT _ or weeks,in the late sorts it requires acre. In about five years a yield ma\ of God to the whole human race immense quantity of hay to feed I had Ixeu held upon trusts, the ob- which trees can be planted is as several months, but whether early and that as it is the natural lierit them from the 10 of October to the ; lx counted upon,and thenceforth for ' ject of which was principally to up O ho . G saxts P ar «, long,or longer than any other state or late there is a stage in this pro an average of thirty. There is! age of the public it should Ixar the 10 of May, and he stack it right hold polygamy, and that these in the union, yet there is a particu gress from maturity to decay when gathered from each tree some eight] burdens of taxation for the support around his sheds so that it will al-1 trusts were the only ones existing Bent »f m ilerial uted and wo. i guaranteed lar time, at which, if the trees are the fruit best suits our purposes,and banfafir^i « order. or ten pounds of coffee annually! and maintenance of public govern ways lx on hand, and one can read- to which said property could be de properly planted, the best results say that it is ripe or mellow, or in Everv one raises coffee. Everyon«! inent. In other words, those who, ily imagine the trim, picked up voted. It furthermore decrees that It is conceded by the "eating " This time in early kinds liosa takes ix fxchaxge r<>n « . rk will ensue. talks coffee. Everyone sells coffee possess their proportionate share of prosperous looking appearance of the present church still upholds, best authority in Oregon that fall comes very quickly, and others do and not a living cook in Venezuela it or more than their share can an ordinary farm home in one of teaches and maintains polygamy, Wagon-repairing a Specialty. is the proper time to plant an or not assume it before spring. Early appears to know how to make a df afford to pay the taxes in like pro- those states at the opening of win-1 and any dedication of property to it Corner Sixth and I streets. n-40 chard; jirst as soon as the tree is kinds come into eating condition sent cup to drink. They burn it j<t portion. They argue that improve- ter. would be for the purpose of up dormant and the ground is in con so soon that they will bear but Here it is entirely different. The black in open pans, serve it a* incuts should be exempt from tax holding polygamy and would bn Brick! Brick!! Brick'.!! dition to be deeply plowed. Must little transportation, hence are only strong as lye and call it good. Aro ation as taxation is in the nature of farmer has no use for immense | unlawful. of our winters the tree roots grow suited to near markets. But these ma it has none, and I presume tlpt a fine for making them. The granaries and extensive lumber Cheaper than the Cheapest, the whole winter, thus becoming Oregon Loses the Suit. vary greatly, and there are from the delicate flavor of an Ameriism theory is that if all taxes were col- yard in the way of cattle sheds. < — at — established atid ready for good very early and autumn kinds, to lected from lands and improvements He sacks his grain and stores it ini The secretary of the interior has cup ofjava would lx utterly unap growth when the spring opens up. the very latest. The fruit grower were exeni]»t the influence would , a public warehouse; his cattle take confirmed the decision of general D. W. HARDIN’S Much of the success in fruit grow should be a very careful observer ' preciated. After picking the bents be to encourage improvements and the range all winter, light shelter land commissioner in the case of D. washed, liullcd'aad sated iito BRICK vard ing depends upon how the orchard of these points. The best fruit are different qualities, put up in sacks discourage the acquisition of large being provided to lx used at their I S. Richards vs. the state of Oregon is planted and managed. Wc have may be spoiled or materially depre-, landed estates and the holding of o-.vn sweet will, and feed being as presented by the appeal of the — Ail kinds of — seen parties in planting trees dig a ciated in value by careless nicking 1 of one hundred and thirty pounds unimproved lands for speculative . necessary only for milch cows and state from the decision of the com kind of post hole just big enough and handling. Porperly construct and shipped.—Cor. St. LouisGlobe- purposes. The idea is not to tax very young animals. Consequently j missioner rejecting the claim of the MASONRY WORK to crowd the roots in and filling up ed cold storage houses will do much i i Democrat. all land the same by quantity but few farms exhibit at this time the state to the land in section thirty, Promptly and neat’y executed the whole with mud. If the tree towards keeping fruit in good con In<*reased Giawth. to tax it by relative value. If a results of their products or give township twenty-three south-range JACKSON VILLE does not die outright, the growth dition,blit unless the fruit is picked The following statistics, accord man chooses to expend a hundred ocular evidence of the solid wealth thirty-one,east Willamette meridian, will be feeble the following summer at the right time it cannot be kept ing to the Philadelphia Commercial thousand dollars in improvements of their owners. The fall rainswill Lakeview, Oregon. The state —«Marble Works=>>- and the tree becomes stunted and soon nuke mud puddles of some of claimed the land on the ground he does not hereby encroach upon profitably, even in the best fruit List, show the growth of tne coun J.C, WH1PP, never produces the choicest fruit. houses.—S. C. in American Agri the natural right of inheritance of the richest lands, the fences in that it was swamp and overflowed, try since the year i860. ORKGON ST., JACKSONVILLE, OU., In planting trees the holes should any one else. This is a question many places will look rickety and but the pr<K>f showed that while it culturist. Twenty-three year ago we were General Contract-r in be at least 4 feet in diameter, one ! 30,000,000 of people; now we are for future demonstration and settle untidy; the houses of any age ap- was overflowed by reason of its Kind Words fcr Orejan. spade deep of earth throw out and 1 ment, and we have no doubt the pear sodden and moss grown; the being located on the mountain, and Marble, Stone or Granite. the soil loosened up 8 or io inches The Memphis appeal of Septem over 50,000.000. portion of the present barns and sheds look cold and un snow melted in summer, said over Cemetery Work a Specialty, below the bottom of the hole. The ber 30, contains a lengthy appeal Then we had 141 cities and towns younger generation will live to settle it, and comfortable; all taken together tile flow from the melting snow so irri- Prompt Atteuti'.'ii given to all Orders of over. 8,o<x> inhabitans, n»w we from Dr. Jos. Holt, now a resident roots of the tree should be carefully we believe it will be settled by as[xct is apt to make the rustling gated the land that it was regarded by Ixtter. [fi-lOtf pruned, cutting all bruised and dis- of Portland. Among other things have 286 of such cities aud towns. - practically adopting the theory, eastern farmer feel chilly, but a tew as valuable; otherwise it would be the doctors says: “Considered cli Theu the total popul|ii«S*.ci our > Th e end of public domain will sixm 'intelligent explanations will cause valueless. ^..(2 itv 1 'A r I ” i> f ' ' ’ Baker * * ........... City Reveille. re.sources, in present prosperity and .'and will be held uiuler title of'mimic 1 of the sensible fnjunctfon 1 grew in the nursery. If the weath J. H. AHLF .... Proprietor. mon sense to fruit raisers, was con er is warm and the atmosphere dry, assured prospects for a brilliant fu-1 Our coal mines then pruluce 14,- individual ownership. The com-1 not to "judge the book by the cov tained in a recent article that ap- 000,000 ton now 85,000,0x1 tons,or Main Street, Grants Pass inggeneration will clamor for its er." the roots should Le immerse 1 in a ture, Oregon is incomparably ahead 1 peared in the Oregonian upon plac share of the natural heritage. This And, this time of year may be a bucket of water, the tree set in the of any other state in the Union. six times as much. ing fruit in neat and handy packa Fresh and Salted Beef, Pork, centre of the hole and finely pulvcr- To come here, however, and suc The iron product amounted to cannot be obtained without con- ’ little tough for real estate agents, it ge-». The article referred to sonic * ized earth thrown over the roots. ceed without the aid of capital al 900,000 tons of ore; to-day it foots trading the possessions of those is the very best for the stranger who j Eastern grapes that were recently MUTTOX, The hole should be carefully filled ready in hand, requires such ele upover 8,000,000 tons a year,almost who hold more than their natural buys, for he can rest assured that sent to tint city in n.*at baskets PORK-SAUSAGE. ■ share. The small land owners and every piece of landed property has AND BOLOGNA up with loose earth and the tree is ments of manhood as energy, wil a nine-fold increase. containing tin pounds each, which lingness to turn a readv hand to non land owners will lx in the ma- now on its poorest raiment, and that ready lor growth the coming season. In i860 our metal industries em Bacon and Lard found r tpi 1 s tle w lil: e (u illy go xi I It will pay any one who intends to any employment for present sup ployed 53,000 hands consumed jority and will direct and controle a thorough acquaintance with it will if not better Oregon grape.«, offered ALWAYS ON HAND. Meat Delivered any place in Town p’a it ail orchard to follow out the port, and a spirit of contentment. $100,000,000 worth of material and legislation. Legal rights will be convince him that it is like the aver- on the street by an Oregon firmer ; directions we have just set forth. ! With good habits, established pur turned out about $180,000,000 in an- made to conform to natural rights, age Oregon human—much Ixtter met with very slew sale at much FREE OF CHARGE. under our system of government I than its looks. Statesman. At the quarterly meeting of the pose and a determination to succeed, , nual products. A Store or tie Faille PetraiieSollcltP.il less profit. The conclusion arrived . Northwest Horticultural Associa the field is here, open to all that How many, we wonder, of th >se at was that if the Oregon fruit had To-day these same industries em and majority rule. The conflict tion. at Portland, last week, the ambition could desire as the reward ploy 300,000 hands consume $380, Ixtwcen legal rights and natural who are charmel with the style,and Ixcti put in as neat and ta»ty a secretary was requested to ¡--sue a of an honorable effort. For the 000,000 of material, and their an rights in the possession of land will whose curiosity has so often been manner ns the Eistern fruit was, it I circular to all fruit men in the state, timid the idle and the dissolute, nual product amounts to $660,000,- come when all the lands are pos- piqued by the nntterof Frank R. would have met with as quick and setting forth the need of prompt this country with its population 000. sessed under legal title. Then the Stockton's delightful stories and profitable a sale. Facts like these legislation to check the increase of driving energy of truest American In i860 the wood industries em former will have to yield to the lat- novels, are aware that they are all should be carefully observe 1 and fruit pests and prevent their rav stamp, with it love of law and order ployed 130,000 persons,; to-day ter. The sooner the remedy is ap- writttn out by his wife at his die acted upon by our fruit raisers.— ages. This a move in the right di together with a public sentiment they employ 340,000, while the plied the lighter will lx the clash tation. She also answers lii> letters Herald. rection but it should have been at in favor of an industrious life, is of rights when the clash does come. Mr. Stockton is not a strong man, value of their annual product has NHW iNCOKPOKATlONt.—Articles tended to 4 or 5 years ago. If we aljov.t the such persons should se —Jamestown, (Dak.,) Capital. physic illy, though endowed with a ! trebled. had bad prompt legislation 5 years lect. Wholy out of place here, good deal of nervous strength. of incorporation were yesterday Coming Immigration. The woolen industry employed ago, prohibiting California from they would soon be driven to the His wife is said to lie “just the filed in the office of the secretary 60,000 jxrsons then, and now etn- During the next sixty days there sort of wife a man of his tempera of state by the Central Park Build shipping in here her wormy apples, wall to make room for ther super we would now be enjoying the iors. This atmosphere is unhealthy ploys 160,000, while our home will be a large number of home j ment should have,” and “may well ing and I/ian company, of Port luxury of perfectly sound apples, for all such. I speak with the in mills, which produce goods of the seekers in and through the Willam lx called the helpmate, for without land; incorporators, John Campbell, but proper legislation now wi;l do surance of ascertained fact when I value of $80,000,000 in i860 now ette valley. They will come from her he would lie seriously handi J. I) Hart, S. W. Sigler, O. V. Monroe, George R. Dedman, N. P. very much to hold in ch ck the say that no man who has lived hen- turn out an annual product worth the Mississippi stales, where they capped.”—Ex. -I'/,-»* *’•"* are sick and tired of tile long, se ravages of the Codling Math an 1 three months can return to his $270,000,000. TomlhMM, F W. Torgler, B. T. The FAMOUS Commercial other injurious pests.—Ex. The Oregon ft California. Soden, and Robert Craig; capital Finally, there is cotton. In 1850 vere winters, the dangerous storms home east of the Rocky mountains stock, $60,000; location Portland. and the suffixating heat of summer, Trave.<r ! San Francisco, Oct. u — Ever we imported 227,000,000 yards of There is in the north of Ireland a and contentedly remain there. Articles were also filed by the First <n: WALDO. bright young lady who is a very en- The wisest move I ever made was 'cotton goods; in 1881 W ^mly in*- aivI the ever-recurring failure oi ftince the Oregon & California rail Congregational church of Corvallis, They will lx coming at road passed into the hands of the incorjiorators, Thomas Graham, G. t. W. I ABSU.X. A. It. CARBOS t. usiasti: and practical advocate of when I laid aside every tempting porled 7< j , ooo ,< kx > y«. I err.;*** this time because their fall work is' Southern Pacific there has Ixen a R. Farm, and Geo. Korthaner; consideration and came, as I hope, In the meantime the number of the cause of temperance. Her name about done and those who are suf question of how long the branch estimated value of property, $20». is Miss Florence MacNaghton. The to live and die on the Pacific slope; hands employed in American cot ficiently thrifty have preparations office in Portland would Ix continu —Statesman. Fix miles South >( Granta Paas, Josephine story is that once last year she tried for this is essentially a white man’s ton mills has increased to 200,000 made fir the long winter, so that ed, at least with its full working County, Oregon. Renews Her Youth. to persuade a fisherman to sign the country, and public sentiment is' and we export over 1 so.ooo.cr» they can seek in a genial clime a force. It is now stated by the Mrs Plni-1*. Cla-sley, Peterson, Cl»y A. H. CARSON & SON, pledge. H: said he would if she unanimous and alwolute that it yards of cetton good. a year, instead Co , lows tells U h * following renmrkah|>e of importing 227,000,000 yards as more favored spot for their future Southern Pacific management that story, the truth of which is vouched tor wot Id swim across a certain bay shall so continue.—Ex. Proprietors. abode They will look in the Wil as soon as the fourth story of their by the reai'lents <>( th.* town : “I am 73 we used to do. near where she lives—a distance of old, have been tr*«il»le*l * ith kid- The only woman bookseller lamette valley becau-a* they know general building on the corner of yosrs | about a mile. The young lady ac nsy complaint and lamenesa fir many The ’ ilk industry employed 5,000 London is a Mrs. Bennett, u they will not lx disturbed by storm** Fourth ami Townsend streets, this years; could not drees myself without cepted the challenge, and accom persons; now it employs about 35,- help. Now 1 sin free from all pain and Consisting of deals principally in second-h; or severe weather, ami evin if they citv,is completed.the general offices sorene«., an<l ur.i »Lie to do nil my house plished the swim in thirty nine min 000, seven time- as many. APPLE. PEAR. volumes of rarity. She has a < conclude rot to »ittle here they of the Oregon ¿c California in Port work. I owe my tlianks Io Electric Bit- utes. The fisherman wears the blue We import no more silk goods will nt least have spent one season land will lx closed anil the force of t. ra tor having ro'-.-wvil my youth, and FEACH. PLUM, ner shop i.i H.gli Holborn, w'.i .suiiidetely all dhusMe and PRUNI. CIL'.RRY ribbon. now than we did in 1860, but our where tlr ekm.-nts are prnpiti >11« of clerks, etc., transferred to this city. removc'l •he began business w.th $150 1 pain " Try a I* Stic, .VI cts. and 41.00 at own mills, which produced goods of pleasant experience. APRICOT. NECTARINE. Ostrich feathers can be curled at a valuable stock of experience, ; The co:n;>any would have done so Dr. W t krmixr's I’r.tg Sion-. ALMOND '.*■-■»LNr T home by holding them over the top is now said to be making a g< the value of $6,000,000 then, now Werth Knowing. But these visitors must not forget, betöre only i >r lack of accommoda Mr W II Morgan, men-haat, Ltko turn out a product of over $10,000,• nor should tho- : who live here for tion in its building here. The line CHESTNUT and of a hot stove or range, not near living and something over. I < ,■,, I . t . s. ’ . ’ I. .1 is-ver--1 slil, ' OOO. get it either or neglect to call the is now a part of the Southern Pa atlend.'I with a .iistreseing CiMigh end Shade and Ornamental Trees, enough to burn, withdrawing for a In 185o, 12.000 persons were em visitors' attention to it, that from cific system and its operatiou will running into <’• r*somj4i.ai in its first Grape Vines. Currant». Goosberr;e- moment, then repeating again and st I7.-S II.* tried many w> called (»»polar have ploy.1 in American pittcry and now until spring is a moil unfavor in future lx entirely conducted from >■004)1 Blackberrie Rasplxmes, again. mtneilios and Meudily grow worse. StflTWberr b:g«. ears. stoneware works; to-day about 36, able time 1 >r our country to be this office. All reports will lx sent Was re Im I in flesh, had dirth'Qity in Two sections of an excursion and s .s unahte P> sleep Fi Eu Etc. Mil o>>) arc employed in this industry. vicwc'l by an eastern m in not ne here ami thr entire business of the l.rr.(thing nally tried Dr. King’s .New IH-covi-ry for >«*zv*s train in Pennsylvania on the Le- < IMIHI'I >H*iV on Rad MU tañían 1 a’l >i k- >wn vu:.- The < hemical indu »try which em- qnainted with it« |xculiarities. in road condncte<l here. Mr. Koehler high valley road collided quite re- I itfter «»■ ika «nroeM » Sn.it l>em < lroer*n. . y*M • « . 1 ’ •«••> . « km , r f , , K* •»," riGiuiti iu Portland a*. Ion! . H- . If •• .11 -»e- • K -yw Is-Sat ww.-* ws.Ssvwsw E** •" 1 .ay»; cxxxi we Tboa. eontemid»' rr* piantine will CCUIQ , WHH IC k MIU« IV.'mAKJB, •U th;* diseax No other rrimoly cun IH do weil to visit «Brito hsr I tn 1 7. ir—-r y sons being killed outright. lirak.n, Iowa. Minnesota and manager and the secretary o< the Several enough ground to sleow m grand a rerard of cures, as l>r. or write <i» foe pew . Ii-t koCa, there arc but f.w fen Oregoii A California railroad will King's New lliawvvry for C*>»smttption. es and rest our limbs P-wt-ortlcw— Marp- . .L — hi"«* <’<«n- others have died of their injuries 1 te'to jast shut is rlatgnA tv, Oregon. R. K. >-m .- .•*<< iG— The wounded number nearly a Those in exi.tance are largely lux- also stay here. He will have little ttiiarrantoe to pay taxes and lx f*e it—Trial l-<Ules fro • st l*r. W F. A, H < AKe'.X A -, ,x ©ffi . force, however, an! will In *1 ;n t * Ptoj ‘ t • . hundn-d uric« the .artity ti nbc* tit'.' I like the :alefa< .. . ' e . REBLiXD NIWERl! 100,000 Tress io Slock. nn , a*K.»*a Wl'l 111*11»« ItfllVI, u*inx *v «mt hah« lUxon l«n<t!r'4