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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1905)
QZotxtitt. VOL. XX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1905. Ho. 42. r item We it will bo to move havo dcccdoil that easier aud quicker if wo reduce our stock, and in order to do bo and do it quickly wo will ri vo a good, liberal discount on everything. We will still continue to Bell Ladies' and Misse Shoes at Cost until they are all closed oat. 9 1 WELCH'S CLOTHING STORE, OPERA HOUSE BLOCK GRANTS PASS, OREGON. 7 v Hew Goods, More Bargains Auction House. Best Bed Springs $1.50 ami lip Mattresses, best make t 260 Couches, fine quality 8.00 Dining Chair, good -7 Prices that give .satisfaction. Fii.e Sine of Dry Goods, Notions. c. e. mclane. A NEW ADMINISTRATION Grants Po.s Begin New With New Officers. Year I BUY AND SELL REAL ESTATE STOP PAYING RENT TEN DOLLARS DOWN AND FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH will purcha a lot in almost any portion of the city, and oeu can have your choice of over 500 lots. $5000 Takes a fine Stock water riht. (No. 31 0 ) Ranch of jo'i acres, with good 01 000 T and ha; ,ke C1600 tiller I a!- able prices Call i Take: miles ; I fio acies, (No. 274 ) from citv 50 acres 'ti cultivation; Tmd house 11111 C uproved, o. 200 ) Rogue River, about fine hunch of limber lands for sale at reason- JOSEPH MOSS l H: II, adoi.arti rs for Odiec ."li K Street, between Fourth ami Fifth Str.-its, GRANTS FASS, - - OREGON. Full line of rsfy w) ' foot- iif GOODS if ! a3 I The council mooting of last Thurs day marked the chaugo of muuicipal government for Grants Pass for it closed tlio terms of ofiico for Mayor II. L. Gilkey and of Couucilnien H. 0. Perkins, J. L. Calvert and It. J. Bacher. There, was no outgoing eouneilmaii for the Third ward, the lato incumbent, J. A. Rohkopf, having died last fall. And the tortus of ofllce of Auditor C. E. Mubyee, City At torney II. D. Norton, City Engiuoor H. I. Reynolds, Marshal Geo. Finch, Night Watehniaii L. MGruw and Street Superintendent 14. II. Gilflllan may also soon terminate for these ollieers hold their positions bv ap- l'o i 11 1 jiieo t by the mayor, and Mayor Good has postponed the announce ment of bis nominations nntil the next regular moetiug of the council, whieli will be ou Thursday of next week. Mayor II. L. Gilkey called the cuncil to order, nnd after the minuted had been read by the record- I10 rod bis annual report in which he gave a summary of tlio work of tho municipal government of Grants IVs for the past year. At tho close of his report, Mayor Gilkey thanked the members of the city government for tho co-operation in executing the duties of their olliees and for the har mony aud good will that existed. Below is subjoined the Mayor's report in fall. City Treasurer Col. W. Johnson then submitted hie annual report, whirl) also is given in full below. Mr. Gilkey then vacated the presiding ollieers chair and introduced Mayor elect George Good, who took his seat ind dispensing witli usual address of in incoming mayor, took up the regular order of business. At the t-amo timo tho outgoing conuciimeii relinquished their seats to tho in coming members who were 1j. 11. Hull, John Handle, E. L. Cass nnd Frank Fetseb. Tim resignation of James Ti imblo, eouneilmaii for tho Fourth ward was read and accepted. Mr. Trimble paid lie could not spare tho time from his blacksmith business to attend properly to tlio duties of councilman, especially as bo was chairman of the street committee, which tool: up much of bis timo. To fill ibo vacancy, Councilman Fetseb nominated W. T. Cobaru and Councilman Williams nominated T. Y. Dean. On a ballot Mr. Dean was olecterl, lie receiving four votes and Mr. Coburn three votes. Petition of W. S. Mooro and others for sidewaik on Boutli side of G street from Soventh to Eighth was referred to street committee. Tho petition of J. E. Kerley and others to curtail the limits allowed bicycles on sidewalks, so as to ex clude riding ou Sixth street down to II etroet aud on J street between Sixth and Seventh. Referred to street committee. Petition of O. O. Oium et al for bridge across Gilbert Creek on Mau.a- uita street. Keferred to street com mittee. Health committee reported three cases of diphtheria under quarantine, being the only eas h in town and tlies,: verv mild. liond of Col. Johnson, treasurer, was approved. S..Irc,i) bonds of L"inpko and Co hum it Hawkins, approved. Ordinances granting franchise of jy streets and alleys- to the Condor I'Jj j Water & Power Co , of Tolo, and to Ijltln: Advance Power, Electric, Inigat ri j in jr ,: Mining Co. of Grains Pass, were !1 '. raeli read a third time, placed oil filial i J : 1 -us. ago anil j asi-l unanimously. j Kae! franchise is perpetual in dura jlilion and is for olielrio light and ij ' t.ow,-r only and each company is to 'j- fix their rates no higher than Is paid j1 in Grants Pas for a like service at ;V the time they accept their franchise. . The city of Grants l'.ii-s retain the "bright to regulate the manner in which llio companies shall erect and inaiti- im their wins atid poles. Each oinpany is to give a oomi 01 juiow that will fulfil the terms or tin l: fianehiso and tie: Condor Company has 15 days ia which to accept and must have two mi!- of wire strung by January 1, p.'-jd. The Advance Company bus 30 days in vhbh to ac cept their franchife aud must begin work on their lines by January 1, 1 I The follow ing bills were Dave Morrow, street work F t) Wilcox, street work . M V W ,.er street wotk . Geo. Cough:, street work Geo Hantaan, street work C Mcpherson, street work il N Parker, feed Pain r Pros. , lirayage . . Hair-Riddle Co., hardwan K M W 11 kman, teed Water A: Eight Co Kmii' y oi Tuax I )r. Love, physician publio Improvements. I refer to the city treasurer's report for detailed statement of financial matteia. During the past year there lias been bnilt new or rebuilt, 23 bridges, tho foundations of Which have been laid in ooncreto, and one concrete arch across Skunk Creek, which lat ter takes the place of a hundred foot bridge at a cost of H'1. This, to have been done by contract would havf' cost the city about if 1000, figur ing on a basis of estimates given by contractors. Now street crossings built, HI, alley ciossings, 8, now culverts. 25, side walk culverts, H, sewer pipe laid for street and alley crossing', Bin., 2112 feet, S-ilt., 5J4 feet, 10-in. , 2 IS feet, 12-iu., lflu feet, total, 1181 feet. The street cleaning during the year lias cost about f 100. There has been about 1400 feet of uj w streets graded and 1200 loads of grave l and rock hauled by the city team for street im provements. The main sewer lias been lengthened 520 feet. Laterals bate been laid tho length of 845 feet. There 1ms beeu 211 barrels of cement used for the coneroto work upon tho triages aud building drain sewers. There has been built 175 feet of 5 and fi-foot drain sewer at tho head of Sixth street and 223 feet of said sewer repaired. , Asido from tho nbovo thero has been ordered by tho council and built by the property holders 270 lineal foot plished with an approximate increase of tho city debt of less than 1000. Ropsectflly submitted, II. L. GILKEY, Mayor. TREASURER JOHNSON'S REPORT. The following is Treasurer, Col. V. Johnson's annual report: Grants Pass, Oregon, Deo. 81, 1904. To the Hon. Major and Common Council of tho City of Grants Pass: I hereby submit to yon my annnal report as treasurer of said city for the year ending December 31 General Fund. Dal on hand Dec. 81, 1903.. Liquor license Peddlers' liceuso Dray license 93 00 Kent 4(1 M Police court "'28 00 Taxes 22f.O 4S Show license HIS 0 Auctioneer's license -. 15 00 Filling in lot : 4tf 50 i Sale of old hose 12 i Shooting gallery lioenso 20 00 Payment on lot 75 00 Paid on sliortago in auditor's books 1004. ,f21IO 85 . 4100 00 . 20 00 City's Debt. Outstanding warrants Deo. 81, 1U04 f2l,R50 79 Estimated inteieBt on same. . 1,51 10 Sower bonds ,000 00 Interest ou same to Jan. 1, KI05 200 00 Total Debt :t2,f.:m 95 COL. W. JOHNSON, City Treasurer. FOR FRUIT GROWERS UNION AppleSfvto Orchard!! Ste.tea Frvcts of Interest to Farmers 73 30 Total t JiH! 7 8S Disbursements. Warrants cancelled f 70511 4'J Interest on same 1101 23 Halance on hand 1717 17 K8 of cement sidewalks and 51) W feet of granite sidewalks. Tho cost of tho city tcnpi and driver for tho past year has been i'.iJS. 50. All of the work has been of a sub stantial character. The bridges being shortened very materially and con crete foundations put iu surli a way that it can be used for a foundation for concrete arches, if same is desired iu tho futiiro The banks of the creeks wdierever there was danger of wash ing, havo been thoroughly protected with rock work or riprap. The abovo enumerated pieces of work are iu addition to the usual re pairs to strrot crossings, culverts, bridges and sidewalks. It has seemed to tho street conimittco that all of the work in connection with the building an repairing of bridges was impera tive to protect the public from possi ble iajury aud tlio city from expen sive litigation arising irom damage suitB. ThiB work will last a long time and will not be a burden in the way of extra expense for many years. All the abovo work has been acconi- Total s9t' Sewer Fund. Hal on hand Deo. 81, 1903 .. 20:10 Sewer assessment: "K :"' i Transferred from Btiecial fund Pis .',! REMOVAL Sjllj Total 149 10 Disbnrsnieiits. Warrant cancelled 1149 40 Total tlio 40 Road Fund. Ralanco on hand Deo. 1, l'JO.'! $ 99 51! Sidewalk repairs 13 SO Road tax H9I 25 P.ridgo work for conuty 3 10 Sale of old lumber 4 50 Building grauite walk 10 00 N Total 1021 18 Disbnrsnieiits. Warrants cancelled 59 05 Balanco on baud 471 53 Total IHI21 18 Special Incidental Fund. Bal on hand Dec. 81, 1903. . . Hi! 41 Pound fees... 90 10 Dog tax 80 00 Salo of impounded stock 23 00 Tctal 1234 51 Disbnrsmottts. Warrants cancelled I 9 50 Transfer to sower fund 138 09 Bal on hand 93 32 Total 231 51 .John II. Robinson, au Applegato orchardist nnd farmer, whoso farm is near Murphy, was in Grants Pass Saturday. Mr. Robinson has 20 acros to fruit trees, tho larger number bo ing winter apples with tho remainder rears, peaches aud prunes. Ho Is preparing to noaudon pruuo raising owing to the continued low prico of that fruit, and ho has plauted his prune orchard to apple trees, digging up such pruuo trees as aro in tho way, anl will remove tho romainder so soon as tho npplo troos get to boarlng. Mr. Robinson has a fine yonng nursery of 20,000, trees. Ho expools to plant 10,000 grafts this spring nnd to gradually enlarge bis stock until it will bo n ilrstelass commercial nursery. Mr. Robinson holds thnt ...... i A-..,. .O... .!.... I,., a ), K.,,.,,,1 t,l I null nee indiii left u, . t . , - 1 J .t. ...... ...Ill joscpillliu couuiy mm uuib mt-iu niti bo a lingo and constantly increasing demand for i-lioieo, home-grown fruit trees. So profitable are tho fanners (lulling fruit raising (bat they arc now beginning to take up that in dustry, ami it bids fair to soon be come one of the main farm products, as it is In Jackson county, where a similar soil and climate is producing the famous Rogue River npploB and pears that have a ready sale at top prices in the markets of the Eastern states, of Europo and of tho Orient. While commercial orchards are few in number and small in size In Jose pliiuo county, yet tho time is not dis tant when this county will equal Jacksou county iu tho acreage to fruit trees. Mr. linhinsou has demonstrated that the red hill land, of which thero are thousands of aires in Josephine county, is the best of fruit laud. He finds that every variety of fruit trees can he grown successfully on this red pind, but not overy kind of tho different varieties of trees will do well on this dry land. Those kinds Wc are making very special prices on everything from 1 V 10 to 50 per cent Discount Buy now a Dollar Saved Is a Dollar Earned. Thomas . O'Neill. Vho Housefurnishers ' Grants Paaa, - Oregon I having spreading roots that koep closs to the surface do not stand the dry weather liko those having deep growing roots. A part of Mr. Robin son's orchard is so stoop that ho has didleulty iu cultivating the land, yet tlio trees grow so vigorously that he has each year to prnne them. Iu ad dition to thorough cultivation to con serve the molstnro of tho soil, Mr. Robinson finds that 'tho' method of p'anting trees in a hill orchard has much to do witli giving them a vigor ous growth. The shallow planting In small holes, is as done on bottom land, will not do ou hill land where the trees must bo set deep. The larger the liolo is made tho better and Mr. Robinson thinks that If the t Prize Votieif IS NOW OPEN Contest I Wili be A BEAUTIFUL SILK FLAG presented by local merchants to tho most popular School, Church, Lodjjc or organization in Grants Pass. isited with the l'ir.st National Bank of Southern by the merchants represented in this space, one Plan of Contest: JiSSSr. coupon with eveiy ten cent cash purchase of goods at their stoics. COUPONS LIMITED '. u h hi..: t loint begins with 2,joo coupons, and when the balance of 100,000 coupons are i istied the contest will cl jc. il.ulut boxes arc located in each store giving coup ,11s. Watch this space for weekly results of the voting. Other very attractive features Are . lio'.vn on the voting coupons and large window cards. CO i.i allowi d : . . 12 no 4 00 2 40 a ii 3 00 13 O" tsi Still and Soft Hat H i v, e a u waul a new k at ours. GI-O. S. CALHOUN CO. Co'Jj'on- WILL AT Li-; GIYKN 3 fin i no 12 '.in 2 .Vi MAYOR GILKEY'S REPORT. The following is Mayer II. iiltey's retort ID foil L. at PADDOCK'S MCYCLE DEN Gcntlcmeu ri quiring an Charles Costain Woodworking Shop. West of flour mill, near R. R. track Turnine. Scr.,11 Work. Riair Work, Bnd , "( '"'l Work. Wood I'bIIcts u DR m,l gumming, litpunng ii kinds Twtm lltftil Wo have au ordinance annual statement from the Mayor showing tho financial con dition of the town and making recoiu meudation as to tho future con luct of its affairs; bat inasmuch as the mayor is elected but for one year and ' at the beginning of his term of office " I ho is unt sufficiently conversant w ith r I D-Urs. Qt-inrv lllt' conditions to either make sach rU3C6 DalDer OllVjjJjfUt,.m,uUor re-commendations aud at I tho close of the year it certainly would be out of order to map cot a or his soecessor, wi, there fore, will confine our report to a b'ler r-view of what has b-en dou daring Everything c. x 1 , especially in the way of j. H. MULLEN, Prop. Shaving, Hair Cutting lpolify ,,, Daths, Etc. n, t u:. I el. -.a ana Paddock's li;ee!e Den. Diy Good-, Shoes, Umbrellas, Our I, ir.es are Complete. K. O. McCKOSKEY. l'or Views of and Crater Lake Call on L. CLEVl-NGI-K. The Votes Votes are In ginning to come iu at a lively rate mid t'c wotk 1 f t mint ing them will l 0. miiieiii e.l so. n, they will then lei eoui P .1 daily and the results aniioiini d weekly in the Coul ier. Tho menih. 1.1 of t!.. J.. A. '. are working hard for the flag an I on tlio first count tln-y w ill have a big vote which they will 1 fo.in day t 1 day. The Eagles are nlsn w.i Mil liard while the pulili M-h.iol i" h dars at'ii f"f It' thill the schn. for il.at hai.'l.- liru placing They believe proper placi flag. " boo 1. is III" ic 'ill; Get Your Votes in Early Di posit your vol's a" niily as possible. Do not wait until they am void and are thrown out. Uoue Kiver C. vioiu: THE I JIG DRV GOODS CLOTHING SHOLS K. L. COE & CO. ..c from YOU AWE SLUE ood meat cuts if you order Plum me r Martin, ; . CUy Meat Market. II. C. HOI5ZIEN Tin; GROCICR Supplies only the best of everything Send orders to White House Grocery. Pay your subscription to I he Noun River Courier NOW Ai.d get some Coupons nf voi: i'i.i;l bad Go to KOTEUMUND Hlv SHLLS DRUGS. sri:ci.L half prick CLOSING OUT SALK OI' TRIMMKD HATS AT .MISS IDA WESTON'S THOMAS & O'NEILL THK HOL'SIC 1'URNISIIKRS ate making a Removal Sale. 1). M. DePUY sells SWl'.KT THINGS NUTS CIGARS Home-made Candies holes were made 10 foet deep and a dozen feet wide and then Ulled with loose soil, It would be all the better for tho trees. These deep holes weald hold the wator from the - ratas and give a oouBtant supply of moisture te the roots of the trees that would oar ry the trees through the dry seatoo. These larger liolos oould be oheaply made by boring down aud fatting i n a chirgo of giant powder to shake up tho soil. The shallow planting on a hard subsoil near the surface, U why so many hill laud orchards do uot mature good fruit, and often the trees dio entirely so soon as they at tain a large size aud require much moisture. Mr. Robiuson is a strong advocate of a fruit growors union tot 'ie or ohardists of Joseph leuo ooanty. ' He holds that It would enable them to soo u re a hlghor prloe for their trait and lowor rates on their boxes, frail paper aud spraying material, for the union could both sell and buy in quantities aud got the best martet prices. Another great advantage that a union would bring would be a bet tor and more uniform system of grad ing and packing fruit. Many grow ers hero do not know how to properly grudo aud pack thoir fruit to have 11 bring tlio best .the market will afford: The union would have an expert packer who would visit the various orchards aud lustruot the packers as to tho standard of grading aud packing that is required of fruit that U-olas sed as llrst-oluss iu the markets. Mr. Robinson favors the holding of a fruit growers convention in Grants Pass this winter, when the question of or ganizing a union could be disoussod along with other topics of Interest to the orcharding cf Josephine ooanty. S.P.DOES SPRING CLEANING Court House Square svnsl School Grounds Need Renovating. Tho Soothorn Pad 11 0 has begin early on the spring olean-up abost the Grants Pass depot grounds .and is snttiug a good example te the town. A largo additional seotlen of the switchyard has boon covered with' granite sand, giving a olean, dry sur faco about tho tracks. A wide, heavy plank walk has been placed across Sixth struct at tlio point - where passengers going to or coming from tlio north bound cars cross the street The park sou III of tho depot has boon put iu attractive shape by having the trees and shrubbroy pruned and the old papers, tauiala husks and other rubbish cleuuod out. And the on- sightly litter making tauiala stand was uiade to move away from the railroad property. The fonoe aboat both parks have been repaired and the uew sections painted. The depot grounds now are in rather marked contrast with the court house aud school grouuds and most of the streets of Grants Pass, which are made unsightly by a goueral aggrega tion of rubbish, rouging from empty o jetcr caus to brokon old Steves. As towus are julged by thoir appearance quite as much as are individuals, it would be good policy aud a good in vestment to havo all the publio grouuds aud streets and alleys of the city thoroughly cleaued. And while this was going on, it would not be amiss for property owners to see that their premises were in order, for there aro Borne yards that have a very un sightly appearance from the street. A goodly number of the shade trees along the sidewalks badly need prun ing that pedostriaus can get by with out having their faces scratched or hats knocked oil by low-baugliig limbs. It pays for a city to be neat and olean, quite as much as it does a.i individual, both irom a sanitary as well as a financial consideration, and not considering the fact that publio elesnllnoHS teudi to stimulate private cleanliness aud that cheerful, attrac tive surroundings make people more con touted, hopeful aud energotio. . worn rni-.- 1 r irst-CTasn.