ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS. ORBGOM, JANUARY 26. 1003.
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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,
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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.