Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, January 26, 1905, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS. ORBGOM, JANUARY 26. 1003. ROQUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. OOU1TTT OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Thursday. Subscription Ratal 1 On Year, In advance, fl.M) fix Months, .... .7ft Three Months, ... .40 ingle Copies, .06 Advertising Races Famished on application at th office, o by mail. Obituaries and resolutions ot Kin dolenre will he charged (or at 6c per Hue; card of thanks Sue. A. E. VOORHIES, PROPR. Entered at tlie post odtce at Oranu Fes, Oregon, ae second-class mail matter. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1905. P A roTiew of Siohel't bill to whip wife beaten has been ordered. It is Dot likely that this measure will be favorably reported by the committoo. It is probable that tlio present lngis lature will revise the Iouk suffering Oregon game laws to some extant. One of the proposed measures la the eeatlon of a hautor'i llceuss. From all apearance a crisis ia at baud in Russia and revolution niay bo beginning. Labor troubles bare precipitated the disorder which amy develop into a conflict lor freedom in which the entire people may partici pate. It the "mob," aa It is termed officially, finds able loadera and Is not beaten out of existence in the first few days by the military power, it is very likely that the existing govern ment will be overthrown. If tills oc curs It will bo through bloodshed and scenes of horror such aa have been seen hitherto when an oppressed people rise against their dosjiotic rulers. The more toppressed, beaten down and brutalized a Jioople be come, the worse the revolution wlieu they rise and the larger the price the oppressors pay in the day of reckon ing. The French Revolution was an object lesson which other jiowers heeded with profit. The lesson bus been lost oa Russia where the op pression, of the serfs ooutinne in much the same mauuor that it did lu France a century ago. Even if the present iusurrootlon fulls tho victory of tho despot isn. will be only tomimrary. Sooner or later the revolution will come unless there is accession to the reasonable demauds which the govern ment now characterises as "Insolent." A clear headed and reasonable man at the head of the affairs lu Russia might do much to avert tho catastro phe bnt Czar Nicholas is a weak nmu, more figurehead and a tool in the hands of jbis advisors who am general ly scheming politicians exploiting the conutry for their owu prnllt. After having met the petitions of hi people with bullets, tho solo auwser or even notice which they wore accorded, the czar is now said to bo prostrated with grief. It it an 111 time for prostrit tiou of any sort and this ono fact prove the mau unworthy of his high position. The war with the Japanese . la nqw a matter of secondary import ance to Russia. PIONEER BUILDING GONE First ; School House In Grsxnte Pe.es Being Torn Down. The first school house erected lu Grants Pass will soou bn a thing of the past The old building which was sold by the district at the time the Central school building was erected and moved across the street. It wits used for various purposes, but for some years has been vacant and had become a menace, a train) resort. It is now being torn down by tho owner, lieu. Hansen, and the best ot the lumber will be used In the construction of two cottages, which be will erect ou the lots. The main part of the building was erected ou Jurouiu Prairie by the Oraugors in tho latter 'TO's the upcr story being used for lodge purHac and the lower room for a public hall. At the tiiuo Omnia Pass was founded there was no school houso in this part of the vailey and the tiraugi. lodge having (Unhanded nuil their hall fur sale, a subscription was raised in Urants Pais and the building pur chased. It Was torn down mid the material hauled here and the building to-erected ou a Mock of ground do Dated for the purpose and on w hich is now located the High Hchool build lug. A few years alter the town having .outgrown tho two room achool, a soooud susbcriptiou was raised and two more rooms wore ail ded to tho building. Tho present High school bell, one of tho largest and beat toned achool bells iu Oregon, first did duty railing the boys and girls to the old school building, li too was purchased by subscription for in those days taxes were tulvood and the publlo spirited dtltcus paid for school road and other public Improve sueuts out of their personal funds, leaving the parsimonious and the non resident properly holders free from the burden, yet piofltlug enuallv witl their more generous neighbors in all these public improvements. Provolt Items. Xi. M. PimpDon was in ('.rants Pa Tuesday on a business trip. Ulysses Provolt took some hue beef cattle to Urants Pans Wcdin day last. Oeogo Herlott returned Wednesday from a visit with (riemis in Urants Pas and Medford. A social dunce was given at the residence of O. M. Knox Suturdiv night that was greatly eu joyed t,v those atteudlug. Au oyster aupper ad ded much to tho pleasure of the even log. Tho. Lew man has relumed from California, where be has been em ployed in the Lew mau placer mine ou Trinity river. Mr. Lewman states bat tb cold, dry weather has greatly hindered placer mining la that sec tion. Mr. Lewman will not return to California aa he thinks Konthern Oregon far better mining country than any sectloa of California, that lie visited. O TROUBLES Feople have trouble who buy decent looking Shoes, which do not wear well. The all-leather, solid kind is sold at tho Rkd Star Store. Saves trouble and money, Try it. 0 000 OOS"fr$O0OOOjHKH&OOOO 0 i& FISHERMEN IN HARD LUCK No Winter Run Yel of Salmon In Rogue River. The Kogue river fishermen have been iu hard lines since the njwuing of the season, the first of January, and havo bardly made expenses. The run of fish ha been so light that the fishermen have not much moro than supplied the i local market Usually large quantities of ha I in on are shipped to Portland and Willamette Valley towns, but so fartbls month only a few small shipments have been made. It was expected the freshet Mew Years week in Kogue river would bring the first run of salmon, but no far no winter fish havo appeared, and none are expected until the river has a raise. It is now at a summer stage and but two feet abovo extreme low water mark. Die three varieties of sulmou iu Kogue river havo distinct seasons for their annual run. The steel heads com? lu from the ocean during the winter mouth and work tbelr way to tho headwater streams to their spawning beds. During the spring the chinooka make their run and then lu the fall the silversldes apsiar. It Is now so late iu the season that it is quite certain that with the first big raise in the river the steelheud run will set in and tho fishermen's har vest will lie ou. There were eight boat in the local fleet hut it now num ber 10, two bouts having beeu added last week. A number of Dago Usher men from Astoria cumii to Grant Pass Just beforu tho njs'niug of jthe season, but tho local fishermen, con vinced them that there were more boats than fish iu the river, mid fur ther that this climate was nut healthy tor outside fishermen so the foreigners departed. Tho open seuHiiii for this section of Kogue river cluses March 1, and then there can bo no legal fishing abovo the mouth of the Illinois river until April 1, wlieu the season opens for Chinook salmon and continues until July I. Hut it is almost certain t lint the law regulating fishing iu Kogue river will bu changed by the legisla ture now iu session and oilier dates will be fixed lor tho open season The fishermeu feel that the present law are against their interests aud too much iu favor of H. 1). Hume, who operate a cannery at Wedder- buru mid has a complete mnuoKily of thu fishing business on l-owor Kogue river by reason of a special law puss ed iu his favor. While (Jul ly eouuty is republican thu anti-Hume vole iu thul county elected a democratic rep resentative, K. II. Hums, to the legislature last June and he has in troduced a hill that is now being con sidered, and it will likely he passed though inissibly lu a moitllied form, to abrogate the special rights to Mr. Hume and change the present fishing laws as lelative to Kogue river. A Tnlanled Musician. Miss Knlji Howard, who is studying piano music under tho direction (I Hugo Maunfcldt lu Sail Prion isi o, is meeting w ith much success ami seem to be rapidly coming into prominence ill that city and Oakland as a beauti ful and aitlstlo player. This is the (bird year of her study under Huge Manstoldl and the rapidity with which she has developed her musical talent is indicative of her unusual ability lu that direction, lu Novoni her, at the convention of Woman clubs for Alameda district, she played two numbers, Chopin's "Impromptu, 11 flat; and Liszt ' " Itbapsoilie, " N l.i, receiving many compliments. Uu January llth, she plnvcd sevnal mini tier for the "Wednesday Morning Musical Club," an important musical! organisation of Oakland and her play ing ou that occasion was received with much delight and enthusiasm. On Tbuisday tTcuiug, January l;i, she I participated ill the third piano recital' of the Mausfeldt club of which she Is au active member and Is also IrcaMiicr of the organ i .at ion. This club Is cue j of the most important and delusive' musical orgauitations in San Francis co. She played four numbers from Chopin and won much apibiuse. Miss Howard's many tnends in lb is city .ire more than phased at In r l ipid ad v.incon.cut nod growing prominent c as a plan 1st. Suscnittji Shivering I ill o! Ague and Mal.itia. can be relieved tt'id cured with Flcctrio Pittirs. H is l a pure, tonic uiediclne; oT crp oial b netlt in malaria, for It ex ens a true curative influence on the il sease, driving it entirely out of the system. It is much to le prof, rred to Vanillic, having uoue of Ibis drug's lwd iiftor-ettoel. 1 S. Muu.hty, of lliiirietla, Texas, writes: "My brotlur wa very low withui.il.inal fever and juaudi.-c, till ho took Klectrio Hitlers, which saved his life At all drug stores. ; price MV, guarsu teed. Does your head seem to be oppress d with a dull Weight, as if it were the base of a monument? WKIOHT'S PAKAOON HKADAl'K Cl'KK will relieve it All druggists. 9 A WHITE HEADED EAGLE Invades Poultry Yavrd and Killed Dy Bert York, A white headed eagle which measured over seven feet from tip to tip of its wings was killed on Apple galo a fn w days ago by Pert York. The bird had invaded the poultry yard of Win. Messenger who lives near Murphy and pounced upon one of tho biggest ge-su of the flock. Mr. Messenger, hearing a commotion among tho poultry, geese screaming and chickens cackling, run out to sec what was tho matter, wherecpon the euglo abandoned it prey aud flew away a short distance. After changing its jmsltiou a few times it alighted ou a tree on the opposite side of the Apph'gato river when Mr. York, taking a long shot, was succesv ful in bringing it down. It was t rimrvolously ferocious looking bird with wicked beak and talons some two Inches long. Mrs. Messenger stuffed tho bird to preserve it as a souvenir. The goose was so budlv mangled Unit it had to be killed. Wilder vllle Items. Mr. and Mr. Clark went to Merlin last week. Joshua Itaues is suffering with rheumatism. Bertha Lindsay sustained an Injury to her arm by tailing from her horse. Kev. ('lark preached last Huuday at mo cnurcn at it a. iu. aud S:au p m. Mr. KimmoiiH of Jerome Prairie visited friuuds iu this locality lust week. Kev. Puoy of A It house, made nhoit cull In tin neighborhood lust week. Mrs. MuiiMtu has gone to Portland after vinitiug her relatives here for several week. J. C K. McCann, onr genial store keeper made a business trip to Urants l ass juouuay, au onjoyai le lauilly reunion wits held last Similar at thu home ol (.'hal loa McCuun. Mrs. Woodard, Mis Kggers and liiney .Mci'olliiiii are ou thu sic list but not seriously ill. The debate at the school house last I rnlay evening was interesting and instructive, mo subject was the Russian war. Funis Kohinsou was unable to at tend school for several days by reason or an injury received to his should, while playing. ) aney Mel olluin mid son are In re from Newlierg, Or. So soon as Mr, Mtllllllllll selects It farm, he Will send lot his lauilly. Mr. Ycrdin has returned from liiauts Pass whi le he has been for i he past three or four months. II yet has In use crutches. i no entertainment at toe cliurcti was wen niiciiiicu and aiiout fit was laised towittd Ibe organ fund. N soon un the organ is paid tor it I hunted to raise the money and pur chase a bell for I he church. Our Sunday School is doing nicely is should be the case iu alt the chinches all over the laud, 'lhelels miii h gi od to be accomplished through the Said nth si hool. The teltii lor the Wildervilln school Is now half completed, tlnie being tint four more months, 'the solacl Is under the charge of P. M. l oruin and It Is very successful. (jolden Ule&nlrtgs. Placer mining is greatly lelardcd bv a lack ot water, owing to the dry ness of (his w inter. Mrs. Irvine aud sou have gone to Vancouver, Wash., to spend the winter with her sou, Koberl. Mr. Howell from Washington is prosiv(Mliig in this vicinity and if he hints a mine will locate here. Mis. liviuii and sou have returned from Illinois where they have been lor some time ou a visit with rela tives and Irien.ls. The many friends of Miss Uibnn, r. giet to hear of her seriuus illness aud hoH. (hat she will soou be in usual giHid health. 1 he II la lock Howell mine is show ing up well aud some good ore has been found, ami it 1 getting richer as greater depth I reached. M. Perkins and Ward UUn are woi king the Hear (.iulch placer mine this winter, lint has hecu a good paying mine and they will he sure to have a good clean-up. Perkins A Son are working the Kofi I'. ink pi. e er mine on Coyote en . k. 1 'In y arc g. thug gold from the grass loots to be.iiu. k and expect to have a big clean up in the spnug. Some line tle.it ore lu which native c.' p. r can be ... . ii has been found in Covote.Ti.U he ledge from which it came is ivideiiily rich and would be a big tin. I to the lucky miner. The S;vtlcd Favvu quarts mine ou Coiote .nek owned by M. li. Thou p sou was bonded "lar-t week. 1 ie panics are uow at work upou II pu-li-nig development work at a rapid rale. The new rod Is becoming alii:...! iui assable as the luud has In .u si ir led to nnkiiowu depths by the teau s hauling heavy loads of trciglit tro.n the railroad at Wolf (.'reek to the i ir culiack mine. Mr. iiord.iu of McMinuvllle and who is secretary of tlve milling com luuies is s.oditig a few days here while looking over tb miuiiig re. niurces this of swtlou. He Is well pleased and thinks that this district has a bright future fur It A. U. OANNARD (jNOSRTAKaR. THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Mevyor M&kn His Appointments cvnd All Confirmed But On. A regular meeting of the city coun cil was held last Thursday evening at the city hall. All the members an swered at roll call, there being pres ent Mayor Good, Councilmen Hair, Williams, Hall, Dean, Handle, Cass, Smith and Fetsch and Auditor May bee. Chairman Hair reported but one case of diphtheria In the city and that it was a mild case and that the house was ouder strict quarantine. Dr. Flanagan, the attending physician, was confident that tho child woo Id soon be well of the disease and that no danger was to be feared from the cane. Hie names of D. L. Iiolson tad Harry Mursh were presented for con firmation as members of the lire t.c partment. The street committee to which Led beeu referred a petition asking that bicvcle riding be prohibit" d rutin Sixth street sidewalks hetwi en J mo. K stri ct, recommended that in or dinance bu diawn to piohibit ruling ou the sidewalk ou tho cast side of Sixth street. The following bills, having beeu approved by tho finance committee, w ere ordered paid : F A Pnrnett, rent of building for election und placing s one in readiness 7 00 Coukliii & Willis, gravol for . 27 B2 3 sr, for . fi 75 . 7 20 . HI f.o streets 8 C Neas, blacksniithing ... Union Kestauraut, meals prisoners Tom HcHith, labor on street.. W II Heatou, labor ou street. . J A Mahoney, labor on streets J T Ksylo, labor on street 1 if) 6 20 W D Cooper, labor on streets. . Dave Morrow, labor on streets. George Holruttii, labor on streets 11 II Mclutyre, labor ou streets 1 00 8 7li 10 IK) 1 60 The regular order of business hav ing beeu disposed of and this being the first regular meeting under the uew administration Mayor Good an nounced his BpiKiintment on the various council committees and of by the the various official named mayor. The council committee are as follows: Judiciary Hall, Handle aud Cass. Fiuuuce Smith, Williams and Dean. Street Dean. Hair and HalL Fire and Water Williams, Coss and Smith. Health Hair, Smith and Fetsch. Hewer Fetsch, William and Hall. Fight Handle, Cass aud Deun. Mayor Oood had kept his own counsel, aud outside of a few, it was not known who were to receive his nominations for the positions ut bis disposal and when he read tho list it made considerable surprise. The nomination of auditor and police judge wuh voted ou first, ballot stood four ves and four no for James llolniau. It being a tie vote and the charter requiring a majority vote to eoiilirin a nomination, Mr. Holmaii was not elected. The Mayor conclud ing to await developments and drop H il that nomination, which thus con limns Auditor May bee in office until the uext regular council meeting. His next nomination was that of Judge W. ('. Halo for city attorney and the vote was unanimous. Then the uiuie of I ieorge Finch for marshal w as sule niitteil and was indor.ed on a vote ol ive to three. Fur city surveyor, II. I. Keyuolds wits given an unanimous vole. K. 1!. (iil :!!..!! v- a :u min.it' d lor street eoinuiiss. unci n i I on of live to three was ahum '. day police mall being en.poe,i y day, no nomination was jmo'e mi Mctirciv was continued to iiat i I inn. If the sIicIIn don't scoot le lim you can't get the g mi. is cos: ly enough vvithoir tb of faulty ammunition--deiiu the sure shot shells. h :n hind, id F. i WANT SIGNS AND NUMBERS Grants I'nss Mouses M.d Streets Can't Ho Found. Serious complaint Is made that both the house numberiiiK and the streets sinus of tirauts l'ass needs a better, incut. Many of the street inter sections arc without name sins, either haviiiK beeu destroyed or as iu the case on many uew streets have not been put up. The house numbcr 111)1 is iu a worse state of confusion for many owners did not number their houses at the time that improvement was put into effect and Very few of the nearly JiM new houses have had lumbers placed upon them. tirauts l'ass has passed the village static when a building could I found by its proximity to so ue prominent object or other building. The lowu is uow so larne that the residents are uo loutter familiar with all sec tions of the city aud they are at as much a loss as a stranger iu tindiiiK a house by the old time descilptiou that A s house is licit to or across the street frotu It's. It Is a matter uow of necessity that the streets have their names Hi.ted at all intersections and that all houses be iiiai.bei.d and if the city authorities could hate tins need, il improvement ma le it wiuial add much to com. n ii-iice of tlie citiz ti sod to the iii. tr. polilan app. aratico of the pill, e Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby civk.u that James Trimble aud IV S Cock of the tlriu of Trimble . Cook, leackmiiiths, have dissolved p artneiship by mutual coa st ut. James Trimble will costume the business, collect all ih bts and set tle all oWinitions of.the tlriu. Jauuary I, I ISVt. Jus stood the test 33 years. Avcrag Anneal Sales over One and a Half Million bott.es. 1 thisrecord of merit appeal to you ? No Cere, No Pay. 30c BIG MONEY MADE IN HAY A Farmer; Who Realizes $150 per 'Acre on His Meadow Lands. A hay farm in Kogue Kiver.Valley ia quite equal to the U'it gold mine of Southern Orgoon as a means of bring ing wealth to the owner aud there are plenty of farmers who are able to Rive the figures to prove this assertion. Andrew Frakes is one snch farmer. Mr. Frakes was in Grants Pass over Saturday for a load of supplies and to pay a visit to hi father, William Frakes. Mr. F rake owu 480 acres of land on Deer Creek near Dryden, the greater part of which is good meadow land aud which he is see . ing down as fast aa be can get it cleared of timber. He now ha 45 acre to !t.ih fnd will seed 2o acre moro this fail. lie is raising alfalfa, red clover i. : liuiothy, putting each on the !no i best adapted to it. 1 irrigates hi gross land and lias oi o ditch that carries 600 inches and irt uow building another that will ci.rry .00 inches. He ha a good water supply and will put ia other ditches as he ineretifos hi acreage to grass. Mr. Frakea continue hi irrigatiou until the fall rain set in his theory being that where a meadow has ban uatir all summer and then it turned dry during the fall months that the crowns of the grass are dried up and injured by the sun and the room are parched and lio dormant. Ho finds he gets larger crops the fol lowing season to keep the grass grwitig during tho fall month or rather to so fertilize it and stimulate it with a constant supply of water that it will grow during tho entire season. Ho thinks that fall watering will add more than a ton to a'l acre's product. As to the profit in hay, Mr Frakes stated that his alfalfa averaged 10 loos to the acre this past season, bo- sides yielding liim pasturage for the full mouth. But Mr. Frakes is not a believer in extensive pastoring of meadow land. For his hay he is se curing I lfi a ton at the barn, thus pay ing him f 150 an acre. As the cost of harvesting the crop is less than fHO an acre, it leaves a clear profit of 100 per acre, making hay laud an invest ment equaled by few other ventures. Mr. Frakes was In the stock busi ness bat he has sold all his cattle but three registered Hereford. The price of cactle being low and that rf hay high left the margin the wrong side of tho ledger to Bait Mr. Frakes. Ho though expects to again take tip cattle raising but it will be registered stock and not common range cattle he will breed. As to the prevalent belief that liny cannot bo profitably grown on tho hill land of Southern Oregon, Mr. Frakes Is tldeiit that 75 per cent of it cau be made to produce good crops of grass. To accomplish this it I first neces sary to study lie soil nnd select the variety of grass 1" -t adapted and then with deep plowing with a aubsoiler and irrigation the lull laud will be aa productive aa tho bottom land. Another Good Men Gont Wrong Ho neglected to take Foley Kid ney Cure at the first signs of Kidney trouble, hoping It would wear away, and he was soon a victim of Bright disease. There Is danger in delay, but if Foley Kidney Cure Is tikeu at once the symptom will disap(war, the kidney are strengthened and yoo a'o soon sound and well. A. H. ! o' MoigMutnvvu, Ind., had to "t : ' .r 12 limes in the night, and I . vere backache nnd palm lu the i. vs nnil wns cured by Foley Kid t 'ore. and. F'or sale by II. A. Koler- c VE TIME AND LABOR on Vnlim of Good Country Roads to tlie Farmers. 'Wie Int. re-it takeu In koo.I roads by elniot every clns of cttlr.cns wherever the subject Is discussed Kivm promise thxt something etlleleiit will soon be il.me hi that dlrivtlon, snys the St. Louis; tilobilieinoerut. IfOod roiuls ' throiii;h the country seem to bo of j iiioic nnnic'iiaie iimi direct runic to the flintier than to tiny other class because be 1 more dependent upon them thnn Hiiy one else to hrliiK hi products to market nt the least cost. There 1 In deed to hint no such labor suvlug ma chine In use anywhere on his farm as n koih! road from his farm to the town or point where he does his marketing He saves time and money by the use of Improved Implements, but he loses much of vv bat he bus saved If be bn uo koo.1 way to net Ida products to market when they should Ik' sold. Were he to couut the time wasted In plotldlnu through the mud dnrlnj the winter and spring months over the country roads in d.vliiK his mar keting and shopping and then should add to the value of the time and wear and tear of wagons slid team and harness, be would be surj.rls.xl nt tho amount It costs bltn to get what he ha raised to market Put this I a part of the expanse he never takes Into account, although It costs time and labor, Just a tb needing and the reaping do. found i Gun tor Indijtitlen I use Chamberlains Stomach aud Liver Tablets for Indigestion and tind that they suit my ease better than any dyspepsia remedy I have ever tried and I hare used mauy different remedies. I am nearly 61 years of age and have suffered a great deal from indigestion. I can eat alnost any. tiling I want tn now. Geo. W. Kmory, Hock .;' .'. Ala. For sa'e by all druggist When bilious li) btrlaiu's Stomach au and realise for once tirst cla up-to-date correct the disorder, druggists. dose of Cham l iver Tablets how (juickly a medicine will Kot sale by all Grove's Tasteless Chill "u m a i an lOt, MCXajr Of U-ovel Applegsvta Item. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wejks of Missouri Flat, last Thursday, a giiL Rev. Austin closed his meeting at the Williams Baptist church last Tuesday. C. H. Basye aud daughter Cera of Jacksonville were called dowu last week to see his mother, Mrs. Payse, who is very low aud not expected to live. J. Clark od son of Talent were at Provolt last week looking at some property. They seemed well ploased with the country and will probably locate here. Richard Lewman baa been making rails for the past few days with which to fence the pieee ot ground that lays above bis boose and it- tcmlB to put it in alfalfa this spring. Tho Laurel Hill Ditch Co., bus se cured a ditch right of Geo. Daulap aud iutends to move the in ad of ditch in the spring. This will prevent fa tare trouble in case of high v ater and give them a ditch that will I" perma nent Mr. Gilpetis who discovered a placer mine ou tho head of!Miuers Creek last spring is doing some work again this wiuter. After bis dis covery lost spring he ouly worked a few day and picked up several pieces of gold, one worth t-10. He says the prospects are much better this winter. James Flower who has the Peruoll farm rented to put iu hops this spring is rusliiug his work along as fust at possible to get the ground in proper shape, fie will set large posts about evtry SO feet and then use wire to wire the yard. He aa- .it will cost about $2000 to wire tho 30 acres which lie iutends to put iu, but he says it is t ie cheapest in the long run. He also has a large ditch of water which he oan use to irrigate the yard in case of a dry spring and make it yield double what it otherwise would. This will be the first wired and irri gated bop yard in this valley. Two men stopped at the farm of Mr. Berry on Missouri Flat last week aud wauted to bay some chickens. After purchasing the chickens and getting them in the buggy, they started off without paying for them. Mrs. Berry stopped them and while taking the chicken ont of the rig one of the men straok her. At this Mr. Berry interfered and they drew a guu on him and told him to stand still. Mr. Berry weut to Jacksonville to see Attorney Keam'es and see what coulj be done. Beta. Leland Sittings. We understand a change of owner ship is soon to be made of the Steiner ranch formerly the Harkn?s place. Many new settlers are coming here and they all are well pleased with this section. The climate especially pleases them, for the absence of heavy winds and rains like .m the coast aud the cold weather mil bliznnls of tho Last is very notii a!!e 1 1 them. Most of our people bate ent their wood for the coming year, but sune cut their wood from day to day as they need, for they let tomorrow take care of itself aud when tomorrow- comes, if they have not got any they hoi row of their neighbors or go to the poor house. Our roads have disappeared. We think they are about two feet below the surface of the ground by tho depth the wagons eink iu the mud. lint freight hauling goes on from this place to the mines and outlying ranches, more horses und less loads for th" wagons being ti.cesstiry by ruisoit ot the mud blocka . Henry Li e has sold In- i-ibresr in the IVwdrop mine to Uu. re Strong. Work Inn been tesumed at 1 1 if Copper Slaiu mine. Some Hue appearing on from this mine has been placed 011 exhibit ion iu Leland. More uiiners aud prospector are going to the Mt. Kculieii district and more milling is being doue iu that section than ever bt fore. That an early spring is at hand is known by the unusual large number of robins and other birds that are uow here. The birds are the farmers best friends aud should bo protected for they eat millions of ins.ct pests and worms as well as vast quantities of weed seed. The rains of late have been as warm as in April aud vege tatiou is well advanced, rruit trees will soou be iu bloom and grass is gtowing rapidly. Wide A wake. Compliments Oregon Trull Men In a private letter from Prof. C. S. Price, formerly of Urants l'as aud uow of Foiuel, Cal., he make the following remark comparing the fruit business of Oregon and California, which will be read with iutereat and probably some surprise. Prof. Prio ays : "I rerncnibar when liTing iu Oregon how the people ax-d to talk about the way Calilorr.iana managed the fruit business and if Oregon would do the same she would be much better off, iu fact Oregon seemed to think if she meaut to do anything iu the fruit liue she mast emulate Califor nia's example. Dowu hero I hear uotiaiug but bow Oregon is mauaging the Iruit business, California fruit nu n say that if they intend to keep up with the prooessiou, Oregon ways must be adopted. "Certainkiuds of apples in this state are superior to Oregon apples while certaiu varieties in Oregon disconut the same varieties gi. -vn here." ROSE AND CIT Mri !, JK' l.Y lUKROSA CKKA ' , 1,. . cufs iustantly chapt : Sc . ,k. i hands. Its cool, r f r s-l : , prevents sore, cracked skin. .hj everywhere. Try it. Largs bottler Ji cents. Tonic BUck H-OOt. Uw PBla. CLEARANCE SALE Furniture and House ...Furnishings... After invoicing I find some goods in excess and odd pieces, Lace Curtains. Portieres, Car pets, short ends; Mattings. Linoleums, Oil Cloths. "Want to close tbetn out before Spring goods arrive. You can save money. Come and see A. U. BANNARD Big Store, North Side, 6th Street, Grants Pass n 3 Two Steel Ranges EFFECTS CF FAD ROADS They Cost a Large Sum of Money Annually If the wholesalers and lu:tnufctt-r-ers tind collections slow nowndnri they may attribute it largely to the condition of the country roads, say s writer In Turin Machinery. Indeed, some Implement men huve told ua that It was impossible for their met who worked iu the country to get arouna snd when the harvester man tells yoo that "It Is too wet for business to bt good" yon mny he sure that bad roads are one of the prime causes of bis troubles. A check Is placed upon bli business, nnd while his owu hands are tied so also ore the hands of his com petltor bound, and bis dealer agents have nothing to do but wait lor me Tfenther to clear up again. The farmer must communicate with tho outalds world over the public highways, aud wheu thost highways are impassable he is shut up at borne, aud hi anxiety to get out is not greater than the anx iety of those who desire to do business with him. .Nothing whatever is gained by this retarded state of utTnirs, but valuable time Is lost, wholly lost, ren dering no remunerative return what ever. What one man loses In a busi ness transaction usually proves the gain of the man with whom he Is deal ing, but what Is lost through bad roads Is eternally lost to every huiniiu being, and no man gains anything from It. The Implement people are compelled linniinlly to pay a pretty heavy tribute to the bud roads cause. Tin: dou't get anything out of it either. The high ways are uot Improved a Jot by It, but year nfter year the same demand i made, w ith seemingly no effort to pre vent It. The fanner loses a great dual every year through bad roads, nnd if the roinls are Improved he would have more money to spend for iinple-iients ns well as for other necessities of life. If the roads were Improved he would do more InuiWng, thereby Increasing the demand for wagons. He could tlo his hauling even If it were too wet to plow, and when the earth bud dried siiltlclently be could plant nnd culti vate his crops aud not be losing time running to towu after goods. He could thereby Increase the acreage of his crops or give better attention to a smaller crop nnd Increase the produc tion of his laud. Good roods would be a boon to tlie farmers, a boon to retail dealers, a boon to the wholesalers and manufac turers. Had roads lire a heavy tax upon tlieni all. '.V. R. Nipper. -- E. V. Smith uiity state Co. Improved Farms in Josephine, Jackson and Linn Counties. Timber Lars aid (mall tracts in any part pari ef tk state. Mintts Plaesr sad Qaarts la Ssithern Ore foa. ras(iaf la sues from ij.ootj ts litt.OOO. CUV nr.... Vacant Lot, Mills i $00 lo $.00 : lots sld Rstidestst. fUiidenoss frs PA t IOO. Oss, two, three and five acre tracts letiething good tn ten acre tracts. lew ws give some of our bargains. No. 313 Two acres of land aud a good nine room hnnu .n..tu.. i and well finished, good cement cellar. v...u, oini uoo(e, woodshed and other out buildings, all under fence It sold toon will sell at $1 jTj, .-l00 cash, balance on time to suit pan-baser. This property cost the panv $io0 but his position calls him to another state, lu Liucolu jark addition. No. 314-A new five-room house good barn, chicken house and on half jere good land, all f,,,,,,,, ,,n (:J f I 'd cash, b.i ance on i 'i . . . property rents for p,.r muulu "s No iiKour acres iu orchard ou St Ii ' v'tiZZ. M' froD1 C"Urt """" ! No. ;." Four rnnm hnn... m ! lots ou Main street? st 7, -ldc, good dej.ri.hl. . . Wd renter. P nC V '. ' ly au1 No. li,sT.n acr-s g. o.) bl.it. indv rops a y.-ar. rn,.lllllf .. , . 'ueanda halt house Ir-v't n ' "th uiile from tow.,,. .n .:V o leave ,e state .nVmul.Vaf No. 103 T. 11 s.cr ...... . . . i V barns "u1 Put-build-l",t" AU under fence rrice iljux No. 27 Vira . v . Price Hoc, t("a Und. CCHK1ER Binr. Grants Pass, - Oregon. Josephine fc Must Be Sold. CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTED WANTED Place to cook oi iui bearding house at mine or logali., canip. Mrs. O. T. Smith, Merlin WANTED Poles nnd logs for wood, from 4 feet to 20 feet in length an 4 inches in diameter up, deliver, in Urants Pas or on cars withii 2o miles of the same. Address box 288, Grants Pass, Ore. MISCELLANEOUS FRANK BURNETT Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. FOR. SALE. FOR SALE Window saah, three sizes good as new, at a bargain at Moore's Second-Hand Store, wbert other bargains can be bad. FOR SALE A Goat Ranch 21-2 miles north of Merlin, 1A0 acres, Fine out rauge, witli orer 100 head of nice Angora Ooate. If you want a real bargain, come aud see me, or address L. A. Marsters, Merlin, Oregon. i2()() ACKE ranrn, good prune and apple orchard, small fruits in abundance; water for irjigatton, besides springs on every 40 acres ; center of a good range country j two dwtlling houses, big barn, every thing complete; well sheltered from frosts, good mining markets, one. half mile north of Tunnel 9, price i2,fi00. Inquire at this othce. Ij'AltM KOK BALK two mile from Mer lin, ion acres -about 80 acres ot good bottom land, 2.". acres in cultivation, small house and ham and about TK) acres under fence, hplanee of land .suitable for orchard or pasture. For further particulars ad dress M. Crow, Merlin, Oregon. PROFESSIONAL CJtKDS. C. FINDLEY, M. D. Practice limitod to LYE, EAR. NOSE and THKOAT, and frailly of glasses. (Miico hours 9 to 12; 2 to 0; 7 30 to 8:30. Telephones 261 and 77. 1 1 it ants Pass, - - Ohkoi.k JTRKD'K d. stricker, m d. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Masonic Temple, Rooms 2 and 4 Grants Pass, 'Phono 633. Ohio..?.. ( A. DOUGLASS, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUriHEON Office: I'iptioy's residence, cor. nth ;ind K Mee. ts. Pay and night phono No. 631. liRAxrs Pass, . . Oaro OR. J. M. KITCHEN, Late member of New York Post I" uate .Medical School. PHYSICIAN AND Sl'IUiKON Oilh-ein I'ixon Mock, west Front !; Phones: HiliceSil, Residence 4R1. I). P LOVE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Ortioo iu Williams Pros.' Block, ovei Urants l'ass tn-ooeVv. Ib sidence Phono 414. Ollieo Phono 141. (in tar Pass, . Oaiu. s A. c- "OUGII, ATTORNEY AT-LAW, Practices in all State and Federal Courts Ollieo over Hret National Hank. Grants Pass, Orkoom J. H- AUSTIN, ATTORNEY-AT LAW Unlon Building Oregon Kehhy w HEN GIVEN UP BT OTHERS it cost you aothtni to consult i UR' -V"T00M,,T- He cures .. "IP'""". men t private dls- . " .- s-innsoi cRronio troubles. Also sells Cherokee and other guaran n r?1'7 mwll-ir"-' P.O. Boi 10W. Call at i-roe Methodist Parsonago. Charles Costain Wood Work, ns Shon. ... c . est of flour mill, near R. R. track su , r- ." .Work, Stair Work, Band fc' ing.la;.inetorlc, Wood Pulleys, Mw H'lt.g and gumming, Repairing all kind-. I ri.er, right " 31. P. C Teaebtr sf PHYSICAL CULTURE Tola. Jackson Co.. Ors. Ten tsars' sm.l.. in. traction a speeiallir. Will teach classes. Endorsed hf hading Pkseians of n Pianeieaa, OsiL 'or particakjt iavvalM of Mrs K. Hrsaeavap.