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1ms VOL. XXI. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1905. No. 3 3 ft WE SELL Real Estate SHERMAN & IRELAND The Real Estate Men Houses to Rent. Money to Loan. ROOMS 10 and 12 MASONIC TEMPLE. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. PAID IP CAPITAL STOCK $25,000.00. SOME: NEW OREGON LAWS ! 300 " ;'""ij61 r t,aaeullo: auy uiaiu pereou w uu Biiatt hid itti" Synopsis of Laws That Go Into Effect In May. Transacts a general banking husineis. Receives deposits subject lo check or on demand certificates. Our customers are assured of courteous treatment ami every consideration con sistent with sound banking principles. Safety deposit boxes tor rent. J. Fit AN K WATSON, l'ros. ' K. A. lHIOTIl, Vice-Pres. Ii. L. JKWKI.L, Cashier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAPITAIi STOCK sso.ooo.oo. lteceive deposits subject to check or on certificate payable on demand, helis sight drafts on rsew York, fan Francisco ami Portland Telegraphic transfers wold on all points in the l-nitcd States Special attention (riven to collections and general business of our customers. Collections made throughout Southern Oregon, and on accessible points. K. A. ItOOTIt, 1'res J. C. CAMI'W'Xl., V lee-Pres. H. L. U1IKKY, I ashier. r Bert Barnes, Reliable Watchmaker At Clemens' Grants Pass, Ore. -THE- NEW MEAT MARKET GUSTAV KARNER. PROPRIETOR Manufacturer of all kinds of foreign anil domestic Sausages. Pork Packer and deah r in all kinds of First-class Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats, Wholesale and Retail Main Street, West of Palaoe Hotel TELEPHONE 223 Twenty-five criminal laws passed by the last legislature wll become effec tive May 18. Some of those are mere ly modifications of existing laws, white others define uew crimes and provide for their punishment. Some relate only to such offenses as the via latiou'of game laws, acts which in volve do great moral wrong, while others are, designed to prevent acts which are greatly injurious to public morals or which endanger property. THE LAW FOR WIFE-BEATERS. One of these laws which if rigidly enforced will bring about a nmikcd re form in the larger cities, is that which makes it a crime for the owner, pro prietor or employe of 'any place where intoxicating 'liquor is sold or served to permit any female under 21 yontB of age to remain in such phtco. The net also makes it a crime to sell br give intoxicating liquor to a female tinder 21 years of age in any snloou or place wheie'iutoxicatiug liqnoi is kept for sale. The punishment provided is a The wife-beating law wusonactod in the form of an amendment to the law for the punishment of assault and bat tery. Tho amendment provides that any person who shall be convicted of assault and battciy npou his wife shall, in the discretion of the court, be sen tenced to bo whipped not exceeding 20 lushes, the puuishment to be iutiicted by the sheriff, constable or marshal, Now that this cowardly class of men are to get their bare back striped by a lash in the hands of an ollieer, they may decide that it is not nearly so in teresting as it is wheu they are apply ing their fine or a club to their defense less wives. Another good feature of this law is that it will prevent wives, through fear of future beating, or through pilv and love of payiug the fine and getting their worthless hus bands released from jail. KEEP GIRLS OUT OF BOXES, fine of 100 to $1000 or imprisonment in tho county jail three mouths to one year. The penalties iu this act are havy enough so that saloon keepers are not likely to run auy risks. Under the decisions of the courts the fact that the saloon keeper was mistaken or rte. oeived iu the person's ago is no do. fpuse. The act does uot apply to any female accompanied by her husband or parent or to any open or public res taurant or dining room. The act pro hibits tho serving of liquor to minor females in icstaurant boxes. REGULATIONS FOR RESORTS Tho law forbidding the keeping of house" of ill-fame has been tnndo much broader in its tonus. As it now exists it merely makes it a crime to keep a house of ill-tame. The amendment makes it a crime to permit a house of ill-fame to be kept in any place which the person accused may own or hold under a lease. CONSORTS' HEAVY PUNISHMENT A term of one year to five years in the penitentiary or lino of flood to Bankrupt Sale prostitute, or live in whole or part from her earnings, or who shall solicit for a house of ill-fame. This class of men has boon increasing of recent years in the towns and citites and it may now be possible to eud thoir mode of livelihood to these lowest of human wretches. PUNISH PARENTS OF TRUANTS. A fine of not exceeding $1000 is pro vided for parent, guardians or other persons who are responsible for the de linquency of children. A "delinquent ' child is defined to be a child nuder 16 years of age who violates st.ite laws or oity ordinances, or who is incorrigi ble, a persistent, truaut from school, who associates with cimiuals or vioi ous or immoral persons, or who is growing np in idleness, or who fre quents gaming houses, houses of ill fame or places where intoxicating liquors are st'ld. The flue imposed may lie suspended so long as the parent keeps his chfid nuder control. With this law rigidly enforced thero aro sot eral parents in Grants Pass who would Hud themselves in the clutches of the law, for thero are a number of boys who do uot attend the schools, but louf about the streets Biid commit petty of fenses but not of a nature serious enough to make them subjects for the n form school. NO SUBJECTS IN WINDOWS. Another act that carries a penalty heavy enough to insure effectiveness is that which prohibits the public exliibi Hon of hypnotised persous. The pen alty is a fine of I00 to f 1000 or im prisonment 50 to 61)0 days. LONG TERM FOR TRAIN ROBBERS. Heretofore robbing of railway trains has been punished under tho general laws regarding robbery, but the legis lature of liKtt passed an net which ap plies particularly lo railway traius and fWos the penalty at iinprisoun.ent for two to forty years. The act makes it a felony for any person to board or im pede the progress or operation of any train with intent to commit robbery thereon, or to commit larceny In any express, baggagu or mall car, or with illicit to commit such act, to nssault or threateu bodily violence to any pas scnger or member of a trail ctew or person in any express, baggngoor mail car. AFTER THE TICKET SCALPERS. Tho larceny of railway tickets, the forging of railway tickets, and the "scalping" of railway tickets are uew crimes that havo been defined by nets of the legislature of l'Jl.". The last of these, which will havo effect upon a cl.es of business now in operation, car ries a penalty of $100 lo $.'i()0 flue. HUNTERS MUST SOON PAY. Tho hunters' license law will go in to effect Slay 1H, after which timo It will bo unlawful for any person to hunt on grounds not his own unless ho has secured a license and paid a fee of $1. Violation of the law is punish able by a fine of $J." to $100 or impris onment five to thirty days. FINE HILL-JUMPERS. "Jumping board bills" will be puu ishuhle by fine of $20 to $HKI, or Im prisonment for ten to fifty days, aftei May IS. Tho law on that subject de clares that it shall bo presumptive evi dence of intent to defraud if auy rsou shall fail to pay his bill on demand, unless ho has made known his inabilltj to pay. j HUSBAND CAN'T BURN WIFE'S HOUSE. j Heretofore tin) law ngaiust arson, punished a person for burning tin. other's house, and also punished a ife for setting fire lo her husband's property, prov ideil to carry a raging flood. This flood and dryiug np of the streams briugs a serious loss to the placer miners and the irrigators. Streams headiug in hills covered with dense -underbrush or timber are more constant in thoir flow and even the smaller streams will carry a good flow of water a'lj summer whereas streams from bare, suuburned. hills dry up immediately sit the closo of the rainy season. The stockmen are responsible for many of the forest fires, they claimiug that the hills are more valuable for pasture than for timber. That is doubtless true with stockmen who' do not own the land and are pasturing goveruiueut or railroad laud, but to the land owuors it is a losing ven ture. The Courlei can give two in stances, in Southern Oregon where barren hill land that was not suitable for farm purposes has yielded a great er profit iu timber than if burned over and used for pasture. David Liuu and Peter Britt, two pioneers of Jacksonville, each own land bao . of that town tint is so rough and rocky as to be of no value at all for farming. When they acquired it aloug with other Uud these tracts were narrcu as left by the Indians with their annual fires. With tho fires slopped the laud became covered with a thick growth nf oak, madrona, fir and pine and though this growth is of but about 40 years the timber would readi ly yield fliO an aero, for Kir. Linn realised that amount from a tract he cut off two years ago. Had this land been kept burned off and kept for pas ture purposes, it would have been a big rental could it have boon leased for 50 ceuts per aoro per year. A 40 acre tract wonld have thus yielded in 40 years a pasturage rental of fSOO. To have kept n feuco about tho land fur . the 40 years would have cost fully $d00, leaving but $300 profit on tho laud. The timber at $'HI an acre would yield $3400. Allowing $1500 for cuttiug and hauling the wood would leave a profit of $00 on the timber laud as against $300 profit on the pasture laud. Aud these figures aro conservative for there is very little of the hill land of Southern Oregon that would lease for 60 cents an aero for pasturage and to keep up fences would exceed $lii per year for the 40 years, while 20 cords is a low amount of wood ier aero. Iu addition to the Oregon law the United States has very heavy penal ties for setting fires on goveruiueut land, and it is announced that the fire .wardens will bo more vigilant than ever this year. The railroad announces that they will guard their timber laud more closely than hereto fore. Many farmers aro realizing that forest fires aro a damage and will co-operato more fullr with tho author ities iu suppressing the wanton waste of timber. With all theso interests oil -tho lookout tho persou who sets out a fire this summer will bo likely to find himself in serious trouble. With this vigorous watchfulness to prevent forest lires there may be a probability that Southern Oregon will be spared horeafter the annual scourge of smoke that each fall makes life miser able to tho residents of this section. Seasonable Articles BABY Go Car ts $4.50 to $25 An Immense Line F U It N I T U It E Aq Immense Ship ment of Granite Ware TINWARE Just in Prices Right BRUSSELENE Carpets 65c per yard .HOUSE FURNISHINGS. Notice the above signs on Front Street, lopposite the Flagl Pole; there's our New Store, where we guarantee you satisfaction. Big stock, little prices. ' Money lliwlc It" A'on "Vnnt It.-' Thomas & O'Neill, X5hQ Housefurnishers Homei Furnished Complete on the Installment Plan. irftssed THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Street Signs) to Go and No Spitting on Sidewalks. Tho oity council held a regular ses sion last Thursday evening. There were present Mayor Good and Couucil meu Hair, Williams, Handle, Cass, Smith, Dean and Fctsch and He cortler Moyhee. Petition referred to the sower com mittee of K. O. Hums et at for a but no punishii.ciit was sewer on cast side or unhurt orccs for a husband who saw fit ' from Fourth street to Rogue liver. liming purchascl the entire stock of Clothing, Women's, Men's find Chihlren's Shoes. lints, Caps an.l Furnishing r.oo.ls. formerly owned by Calvin Welch , we will sell nt a sacrifice everything in stock in order to make room for new o-oods. This is a bonalido sale, nothing will be reserved. Take advantage of this opportunity to save money on sum-nn-r supplies. Remember tho place ::::::: SOUTH SIXTH STKKKT.NKXT TO LAYTOX HOTEL The liul CEoihing Store S. (.arHnkle. Proprietor to set fire to a house occupied by his wife. A case of that kind occurred 1 in .lark urn county last year w hero a mull utt' nipled to hiiru tbn houso oc-1 ( lipid by his wife w ith whom he j :M net living and under the law as it j was then he could not be committed f-ir arson, Representative Vuwtcr, of that ninety, cot the law amended at 1 the rec, nt session so that a husband can ir t burn hid house when it is oc-j copied by bis wife. ' iikchi;k l of riu'sh firf.s A new forest tire law establishes a closed s rison from June 1 to OetoM'r1 1, during which time it is iniido un lawful to set fire to slashings or fallen timler, or on timb r I. nut, or in the viciniiy of graiiilleld.4, without first S'l-uiing a p'-rinit from the County CI ik. No f' e is iKjuiied for a permit, which must he granted ou ro-j que-r, the purjios being to restrict the setting of lires and keep a record of those starting files. Violation of the i v is punishable ty a flue of ;im r - if I "f or imprisonment from one, mouth to one year, and half the fine go's to the informant. ! The effect (if this law will cheek hoodlum hoy-, rev.'iig' f j! ineu, care 'I..- cunt'i and iqunliy i areless rue !:rs a d stockmen from setting i n. t f ii, -t fins that e.ich Year destiny! v:.:t areas of timber, both iu trees and ' in vouiiit iiowtb. Kvery year thous ands of aere-i of tioili! r and brush land ii buried over, in Oregon, involving I a direct loss on the timber i lid by making tho bills hare, cause the str ams to alternately go dry aud then Petition granted of John Hcliallhoru et al for establishment of grades aud for granite sidewalks cm both sides of Htiiiiess street from tfiuith to Gilbert creek. Light committed having reported favorable two lights were ordered placed on north Fifth street, one al northeast, comer of lot 2, block K, and the other at the top of tiie lull. Hewer committee having reported tavoruble a sewer was ordered laid in ti.e alley between blocks 111 aud i'i.i. Tho following ordinances were passed : That granite sidewalks hereafter built shall have a retaining board on each side and also have a slope to the street to pievent wuter standing ou the walk. Stamp mills declared a nuistt'ico and to be only operated under a permit granted by the council, s;cif ylng the location and the limine r of ilia posing of tailings To establish the grade and for the construction of granite sidewalks on west side of Fifth strm t north. For the establishment of tho grade aud the construction nf a granite s:dovvilk oil the southeast corner of lot III block; 1) in linurnn's addition, ii on the top of the hill. or cloning ol an saloons iroin i clook a. m. to 5 a. m, ou all nights of tho week except Saturday, n lire Tinas ordinance requiring saloons to be clomd from 1- a. in. to ' a. ui. on that night It is also required that during the closed hours that screens and blinds bo removed that prevent a clear view from the streets into tiie room. To require light and water com panies to have a diagram ou each statement showing meter reading for the time indicated, SX) prohibit expectorating on side walks and ou the stairs, hulls and floors of public buildings, the penalty to bo (1 to $10 for each otTcuse or a jail sentence. Sewer ordinance amended requiring i hat all closets, sinks, waste pipes, etc., located withiu Hid foot of a sewer bo conuected thereto. For the extension of Fifth street sewer a distanco of 705 feet I For a sewer through blocks tin and (11, east to connect with Fifth street sewer: For a sewor ou Ilridge street from Fifth west, a distance of 1120 feet For regulating, signs, awnings, oto. Prohibits all woodeu awn ings, cloth awnings must bo ou Irou frames, and to lie at least seven feet above sidewalks. No signs to be on posts, uor to extend across sidewalks and to project not more than four inches over sidewalk from buildings. All signs, awnings, etc, not comply ing with this ordinance to be removed within 80 days. ordinance wsb introduced and ised tho second reading, amending the dog license so that f i lbr year must be paid on a male dog and fti ou tt female, dog. All licenses to expire on the first day of June of each year. The ofllce of dogcaleher Is created and his salary lo be one-half of all licenses ho may collect. Council man Handle introduced this ordinance and said that no license had been col lected for the past year, That there was imperative need nf a dog license and that it would yield a good revenue ho was sure, for certain of ;hls constituents, whose sleep had been disturbed, or their flower beds ruined by tho night raid of dogs, hud assured him that there were 10,000 dogs In Grants Pass. The merchants who had displays of vegetables and goods on the side walks wanted the dog nuisance abated. Seriously ho thought thero should he a thinning out of worthless, home less dogs mid there would be ('figs enough left to yield the city good revenue after the salary of the dog rutcljer had been paid. Irffie deadlock thai has existed be tween the mayor and the council since the incoming of the new ad ministration in December was broken and John M iuor lloolh was nominated for recorder and police judge by Mayor !ond and crnllrmid by the council on a votit of five to three Heretofore there has been a tie Tote, four to four, each timo that the mayor would present the name of a now candidate for the office and there being no eleotiou Recorder Maybee was continued in ofllce. Councilman Dean, chairman of the committee to seoure land for a gar bage dump, roportod that land values had gono soaring to boom prices slnca the oity had entered the market to bur an acre or more for plaoe uu which to dnmp garbage, conse quently his committoe bad made no purchases of land. The committee was authorized to continue their real estate negotiations. Tho following bills were ordered paid : Gen Snow, labor on street f 29 80 J W Wtltrcur, labor with team SI BO Walter Handle, labor on sts. . 9 00 Gen Cougle, labor on sts i 00 II W W Fahs, labor on sts 1 f0 Geo Ilartmaii, labor ou sts 6 00 D J Bungood, labor on sts...v. 4A 00 ('has Snow, labor ou sts 1 60 Dan Vtiltrout, labor on its ... W no Jos Trimble, blacksmtthing. ... 18 5 Grants Pass Grocery, groceries. 70 00 Hair, Riddle Hdw Co. hardware A VA Cramer Bros., sower pipe..,, 7 1A Kinney & Trnax 8 9A Union Kostsuraut, meals for prisoners 1 00 C West, prisoners' meals V 00 J H Hosser, meals for prisoners II OA G Ii Wooldridgo, special police 6 00 K V Phillips, asst oity engineer 00 John Patrick, asst oity engineer 4 09 A Ileiinlsou, fireman 1 DA P P Proctor, fi.-emau 1 ii Roses Blooming in Grants Pass. Roses have begun blooming in Grauts Pass. The buds having opou ed iu a number of the yards of this city during the present week. Mrs. H. II. Gilfillan found a full blown rose on one of the boshes at her resi dence last Saturday, April 8, the blossom having a degree oi develop ment that warranted the supposition that it had been In -bloom for some days The rose is of a climbing variety " Beauty of Glazewood" aud the prcoocious blossom was situated directly under the eaves of the house iu a warm aud sheltered place. The Oreg6u Semi-Weekly Journal will soon begin tho publication of a iiewsiaier novel by Paul DoLauey entitled "The Sheepherder. " In order to five our readers a chance to read this story, we have arranged an unprecedented low clubbing rate with the Journal. The Courier and The Semi. Weekly Journal will be given one year, the two for 1 25. Call at the olllco at once aud subscribe iu order to get the first chapter of the story This offer applies to old sub scribers paying in advance as well as new ones 1 'I lie three jurias at the St. Louis Fair, con sisting of tho ablest mochanical engineers of Europe, and America, were unanimous in deciding UhQ RACYCLE to bo tho lllOSt I'KIU I ( TI.Y m n mm. Hicyclo K.icyde the only bicyclo class. CONSTItrcTKU made, and finind 1'iize and kasikst awarded tho given in tho W. A. PADDOCK. AGENT Grants Pass, Oregon