ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON, NOVEMBER 10. 1905. ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PA88, OREGON. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CATTLE DIE FROM EATING PIGWEED JOSEPHINE AND JACK- JOSEPHINE COUNTY AN EXPERT SAFE CRACKER AT WORK SON PULL TOGETHER NEEDS A UNION AT THE BIG STORE, NORTH SIDE Published Subsorlptlon One Year, In advance, flti Months, Three Month!, Single Copies, - Every Friday. Rates i 11.60 .76 .40 .06 Advertising Races I ornlahed on application at the office, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be cbarged for at 6c per line; card of thanks 6Uc . A. E. VOORHIES, Props. s von Oregon, as second-class niail matter. FHIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1905. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ISSUES PROCLAMATION N&mee November 30 as the Day For All Americans to Give Thanks. President Roosevelt last Thursday Issued till proclamation naming Thursday, November 80, as a day for Thanksgiving. The proclamation follows : By the president of the United States of America. A Proclamation. When, nearly three centuries ago, the first settlers came to the country whloh has now boooma this great Republio, they faced not only hard ships and privations but terrible risks to their lives. Iu those grim years the custom grew of setting apart one day in each year for special servic of thanksgiving to the Almighty for preserving the people through the changing seasons. The onstoiu lias now become National and hallowed by Immemorial usage. We live iu easier and more pleuti ful times than our forefathers, the men who with rugged strength fiiced the rugged days, and yet the dangers to national life are quite as great now as at any previous time in our history. It Is eminently fitting that once a year our people should set apart a day for praise and thanks giving to the Oiver of good, and, at the same tln.e that they exprcst their thankfulness for the abundant mercies received, should manfully acknow Udge their shortcomings Biid pledge thsmsolves soleniuly and iu good faith to strive to overcome them. During the past year we liavi beeu blessed with bountiful oroia. (Jur business prosperity has been great. No other people l as ever stood on as hlgli level of material wellheing as oars now stands. We are not threatened by foes from without. Tho foes from whom we should pray to be delivered are our passions, appetites and ful lies; and agulust these there is al ways need fiat we should warn. Therefore, I now set apart Ilium day, the With day of this November as a day of Thanksgiving for the pnHt, ud of prayer for the future, and on that day I ask Unit throughout the hind lieople gather iu their homes unci plaecs of worship and, iu rendering thanks nuto the Mosi High fur the maulfold blessings of the past year, consecrate themselves tu a life of oluanliuesa, honor and wisdom, that this uatiou may do its alio ted work on earth in a mniiunr worthy of those who founded it and of those who preserved it. Iu witness whereof I have hereunto set my liaud and caused tho seal of the Uulted Htates to be allixod. Dime at tho City of Washington, this second day of November iu the year of Our Lord, dim Thousand Nine lluudred and Five and of tin Independence of the Uuiled Htates the Oue Hundred and Thirtieth. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Ky the President. EI.IIIU ROOT, Secretary of Slate. Curtd Coniusnlion. Mrs. 13. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan., Writes: "My husband lay sick for three mouths. The doctors said that he had quirk consumption. Vie procured a bottle of Ballard's llore houud Syrup, and it cured him. That was six years ago. Since Hum we have always kept a bottle lu the house. We cannot do without it. For coughs aud colds it has uoiqunl. " S.V, Met, l. (HI at Model Drug Store aud Roterinund's. Irt Willamette Valley Diecovery Made by State Agricul tural College. It is announced at the State Agri cultural College that pigweed, or redroot, a weed yery common throughout the WJllamette Valley, and also grows In Southern Oregon is under certain conditions fatal to ivestock, particularly cattle. The discovery was made by Professor Per not In the bacteriological depart ment during the past few days. For several years it has been com mon for the department to receive a great many pathological specimens from cattle that die in the lata Sum mer or late Fall before the first rains come. Always in the past the inves tigation of these specimens has failed to result in detection of the trouble. The discovery came from investiga tion of pathological specimens sent by the stock inspector of Marion County from a farm near Oervais, where 14 cattle died within a com paratively short period. A long study of the samples failed to reveal the trouble, and the case was about to be given op when the microscope re vealed highly inflamed condition in a section f an intestine. Atten tion was then directed to fecal mat ter contents and a myriad of small seeds were found, the fecal matter being literally studded with them. Professor Lake and Professor Coote both identified the seeds as amaran thus eetroplexus (igweed). In a mature state, a pod incloses the seed, and on this pod there are spines or stickers. These spines are very sharp and very minute, generally, and are niuinly composed of silica, which renders them iusoluahle iu the gastric juices of the stomach, and even pre vents them from being softened by their passage through the various oi guns. Further study of the intestine finally revealed thousands of these minute and flinty spines in the mu cous membrane of the intestine, inauy of them having pierced the intes tinal wall. A high state of Intlum matiou is the consequence, aud the animals dls of acute gastritis. Cattle will not (at the weed ui.til it is mature, aud not then if there is other forage. Hero in Southern Ore gon so far at can be learned ca'tle have not beeu killed from eating this weed. Whether it Is because Rogue River cattle have plenty of other forage aud are not forced to eat rag weed, at is sometimes the case in the eat-nout, barren pastures of the Will amette Valley, or by the roadside where many rattle get a precarious living lu that Valley. Andrew Reh knpf, a prominent Applegate farmer and who lias lived iu that Valley since 18.ri4, states that he has never known rattle to die from eating pig Meed. The weed grows quite plenti fullv In tho Appbgate Valley, but stock seldom feed ou it in its ripe stnte, so Mr Rehkopf states He brought to the Courier ollico a earn pie of the weed. It is aluut three feot high and grows in a single, stright stalk, and when ripe the up per third is covered with a bushy growth giving it a diameter of an inch or more. This covering coutaina innumerable seeds that nre very sum II hut as hard as wood and very sharp at their point. The covering of the seeds Is a fine fu.r. that is of a spiney nature and would be even more dan genius and iudigestible thau the seeds. The weed iu tho green stnte is relished by rattlo and Mr. Rehkopf says that hogs are esHcially fond of it hence its name of pig weed. This le the Sentiment Expressed by Hon. I. H. Jackson B.nd Others. Hon. D. H. Jackson, the owner of fine dairy and stock farm near Ash land, and one of the representatives for Jackson county in the last login latnre, was in (Jrants Pass over Mon day night on a business trip. Mr. Jackson is oue of the prominent re publicans of Jackson county and movement is on among his friends to again return him lo the legislature at the next June election in recognition ofhls good work in the last session aud of the able manner in which he niana ged the Jackson county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark fair. Mr. Jackson is a man of broad views and in both his legislative and his fair work he displayed no unfair partiality favor of his own county as against other sections of Rogue River Valley He holds that the interests of Jackson aud Josephine counties are identical and that on matters of common in terests the residents of Rogue Rive V alley ihoold pull together regard less of county boundaries. This spirit of co-operation should prevail in all efforts for the securing of honieseekers and investors and for the development of the resources of the two counties. ine climate, products and resources are so near alike in all sections of Rogue River Valley that local adver tising and local exhibits such as are maintained at Grants Pass, Ashland and Medford really give publicity that Is beneficial to all parts of the Val ley. Mr. Jackson stated that it was his opinion that the fine exhibit of Jackson county at the Lewis and Clark fair did mucli toward advertising all Rogue River Valley, as did also the creditable exhibit of Josephine county. As to matters of leglslafimi Mr Jackson is in favor of tho closest re latinns between Jackson and Josehine counties. Any measure that mi be before the legislature or any law that may be passed affects one county as much as the other. This being the fact the delegations from the Rogue River counties should be so situated that they rould work as a unit and thereby exert the greater influence Rock Drilling Challenge. 8. L. Sundry aud Joe Sillgo will meet any team iu a rock drilling cou test for a purse of ft AO or t'JOO that may accept. The contest to be held iu Grants Pass any time in Decern lie r Three weeks notice to be given of ao oeptnuee prior to contest. Address S. L. Sundry, Crants Pass. Marshal Held, the great Chicago merchant and the fourth richest man the I'uit'd States, didn't make it all o'er the counter. Early iu his career he put f'.t,U(X into a Colorado gold mine and in three years took out l. ooo.ooo. Engraved Cards Courier Iluililiug "Our doubts are traitors. And make us lose the good we oft might win By earing to attempt." JOIN TNI "DON'T WORRY" CLUB DON'T WORRY About the future of Grants Pass, About your position, About your business. Or the coming State Election. Think of "your loved ours at home," your family. Arc you "donating to a landlord?" Then "cut it out" and buy THIS place lor a homo, Forty nries of hind with -)icmiid business established, liiisiurss pa inn bom f 15(1 00 to f.100 00 a mouth It taken at once VOU CAN HAVE THIS JPLfcNDID PROI'UTY FOR J3.000.00. If that don't suit, I can gjve you a lot in almost any poition of the City by paying f 10.00 down uud $5.00 jn-t month. Joseph Moss, The Real Estate Man 510 E Street Crants Pass, Ore. As tho liglslittivo apportionment of me m hers now Mends Jackson and Josephine counties are not in the same legislative district. Josephine county hits a representative all to it seir and has a joint senator with Dongias and Lane counties. Jackson county bus a senator and two repro sontntivei of ltf own, and a joint ropresentavtive wilh Dongias comity. Under the laws of Oregon the legis iiuure Is required to readjust the senatorial and reprsi utative rlis tricts at the first session following the taking of thn census by both the state aud the general govermcnt. The state census was taken this year so it will devolve on the legislature that will convene next Winter, following the election of next June, to readjust the state senatorial aud representative districts. Mr. Jackson favors the plan of putting Jucksnu uud Jo phine counties into tho sumo legis lative districts and he says that all the prominent men of both parties is ins county favor the plnn. As now arranged the joint senatorial district of Lane, Douglas and Josephine counties gives no advantage whatever to the latter county, for it heii g the smaller either Lbiio mid Douglas al ways get the joint the senator. Ai lllltua ..nn,.!.. 1:.. . : ........ iUUi,nn jiu ouisiue or j(ogut Kiver alley their interests are oft. n opposite to that of Josephine county and a senator residing In V. IliTi'iiM fir Kosehurg would not be so likely to work in harmony with the representa tive of this county as would a senator who resideed here in tho Vallev Josephine county thus helps those big counties to increase their repre sentation in the legislature, with out the commensurate benefit tiin would come if the mumy whs in a legislative district that lias the fullest common interests, such as the limine River counties have. Jackson countv fares better in lis joint representative with Dmglas county for it gets the member every other time 'I 'Im in. rease iu population in Jnsenhine ami Jackson counties has been such that it is possible that the two counties! might have a joint senator mid an. other representative. This pUu of joining Josenhlne mid Jackson counties ami of hiiviuir a vogue Kiver delegation in the legis laiure is Heartily approved of In this county and the next niemhei of the legislature from Josephine countv will be quite certain to be instructed to work Tor au apportionment bill that will bring about the union of the delegiit ions from tl.i v..ii. .. 1'liere is also a growing conviction there should lie the fullest hariuoiiv and COOlWIatlOll ill the .,rL- .,f . trading immigration and cudtil t the two counties ami in brinirinu about the development of ti e many resources of Rogue Kiver Valley. Union Secure Banner Price for ,Hood River Apple Jack on County Second. A. D. Helms will finish packing his apple crop this week and will have shout 4000 boxes or seven carloads. These are picked off of six acres of ground and are all Newtowns Pippins which will ultimately nnrj tneir way mostly to the London market for the Englishman's tablt where this apple is esteemed abfive all others. The Helm's orchard is one of the few in the valley which yields an average croD of armies this year. It is situat ed in the upper valley. Ashland Tidings. This crop at 2 a box, the price that J. W. llerritt of Ceutial Point, re ceived last week for 1000 boxes of Newtowns, would bring Mr. Helms $8000 or at f 1.75 per box, the price that George Stevens and Lee Brad ahaw of Brownsborn received for 3030 boxes of apples, Mr. Helms will realize 8,000 for his crop at the former price acd the latter price $7,o00. Either amount as the gross return from six acres of hill land will yield a larger profit than any six aores of the richest Rogue river bottom land to bops or hay at the average price that Is had foi these products. The Hood River growers are also making big niontv on their apples this year. The Hood River Fruit Growers Union, which handles the fruit crop of that Valley sold the entire crop this fall by bids. In an wer to their advertisement there were four foreign bidders in the Held, in ad dit ion to the Eastern biddcrefor the en tire apple crop. The prices realized on New tons run from 2 to $2.50 a box, while the Spitzeubergs brought from $2.25 to $.'1.00 a box, and most of both varieties brought the top prices. It is conceded by experts that Hood river soil and climate will produce no better apple, either in flavor, color or shipping quality than Rogue River Valley All that enables the Hood River growers to get better prices, than those of Rogue River is that Hood River has been better advertised In the wo ld's markets thau those of this Valley and also that the entire crop is void in one lot, which makes the sale large enough to attract bid ders from New York. Bostou and other Eastern markets and from European countries. Rogue. River Valley has only had a limited adver tising iu the East and in Europe aud the method of selling here precludes the securing of top prices for no bid ran be had on the entire crop of the Valhy or ou that of any one section. Here iu Josephine county where ap ple raising is as yet carried ou iu an indifferent way and with no nuion to handle the r p, lach grower sells the hist he ran, with prices ranging from M rents to $1.20 a box. In Jackson ocuuty, wlire fruit raising is carried on a more extensive scale aud more attentiviou is givin to cultivation, pruning, spraying, picking, packing and labeling the boxes, and where the crops are sold by the large growers in lots of 1000 to Onoo boxes, and even in larger lots by the two fruit growers unions that organized in that country, the prices range from $1.50 to $2. 25 per box. Were there a strong union in .losepnine county aud the onions iu Jackson county able to control the ulire crop of that county, as does the Hood River union the rrop of that valley it would be possible for Rogue Kiver gri wers to secure as gocd prices for their apples as do the Hood Kiver growers git for their ap- If the entire apple crop of Hogue Kiver Villey rould be pooled and bids invited from the big dealers of the Eastern cities and of Europe there is no doubt but that prices as high as tho best secured by the Hood Kiver groweis could be had for all the Htandarrri apples of this Valley. The diiTerence iu price now liar and that wheih rould be had by thorough advertising and big selling iu big lots would make an added profit that would make fruit raising by far the most prot liable industry that could be carried on in Rogue RiverV alley. Robbed the Harth A Son Se-fe Last Friday Night-Secured $120. The safe cracker has made bis ap pearance in Grants Pass and last Fri day night, began operations on the P. H. Harth & Son's clothing store breaking into the store and opening the safe aud securing between $120 and $130. The burglar foroed open the street door opening into the yard back of the store and then fastened the door on the inside so as to avoid interruption from the oustide. He next pried open the iron doors leading into the store with an aie and sticks of wood. He then "cut away enough of the panel of the inside door to al low him to slip his hand inside and unlock the door. The safe is located only a few feet from and facing the window on the side itreet and is not in sight from the front windows so the burglar after lowering the shade could do his work screened from view. A half inch hole was drilled through the ouside shell of the safe at juBt the right point, a punch was then inserted and a sharp blow with a hammer broke the lock fastening and the rest was comparatively easy. The money drawer was pried open and about $'J0 secured. A check made payable to Harth & Son was left be hind as of no value to the burglar. A tin lock box which contained the private papers of P. H. Hartb was also broken into and about 10 in coin taken. The books and papers in the safe bad all been handled over but it is evident that coin only is what was wanted as nothing else was missing. Without doubt the man who opened the safe was an expert at the business as there is no evidence of a false move on his part. The hole was drilled at just the right point aud at the first trial, and he was supplied with all the necessary tools to do the Work successfully. So thoroughly did he cover up his track that there is no clue on which to work. The only possible informa tion that could be found is the fact that two half inch drills were pur chased at Cramir Bros.' hardware store a few days previous. As there was uotliing about this sale to oil the attention of the salesman to it par ticularly no arcrnate description of the man who purchased the drills could be given, except that he was a stranger of quite heavy build, medium height and wore a heavy dark mous tache. All the adjoining towns have been notified to be on the lookout for a man answering the description but so far nothing lias been heard that will give any light as o the identity of the safe orackor. 000 BAMNAID 000 Sells Furniture Not simply keeps. The stock is in good shape awl prices are right. Sold for Cash or on Installments. Have a few Heating Stoves will sell at less than cost. Some Short Ends of Carpets very cheap. The largest assortment of Linoleums and Mattings to be seen. Do not forget a bottle of Liquid Veneer best furniture polish in the world. : : : ID. North Sixth Street W. B. SHERMAN Ileal Estate and Timber ROOMS 10 4. 12, MASONIC TEMPLE GRANTS PASS, OREGON PHONE 731 SOUTHERN OREGON'S DEEPEST MINE ALL TEACHERS ATTENTION Greenback Mine Is Down 11400 Feet and Ore Holding Values and Body. Superintendent Se.ve.ie Ce.Ua Boards Attention to Rule 24. x t: v Millinery Store I .- Uoods. cw Styles. Large Selection. Prices lho.1 nre Risht .MKS. K. I!. V U (illTAL. 6th Street. Opp. Courlrtouke. Fine Dressmaking' ! first-class Work. Vp-lo D0.I0 Styles MRS. R L. GAMBLE. Yen lire hereby untitled to adhere trictlv to Kule 24 of the Mules and ! gelations of the State Board of Health, which is as follows: "It phill le Ihe duly f all school hoard in all Ihe disiiicts of whatever class in the Slate of rc(oii,to prohibit the entrance into any of tho public schools of Ihe Sl ue of all children not pre vicnsly vacfintatcd, ( the evidence of w'li ch is shown by the scar. 1 Willi cut proper vaccinal inn. And it shall tie the duty of the teacher or teachers 111 any of the lmhlio schools nf tba StHte of Oregon to salisfy theiimelves Hint such oulcrs his lieen properly enforced, the evidence he lug a seal, or by 11 certitlcate of viiccinminii sis'iieil by a re uiabl'e physician " I.I.SVOI.N SAVAUK. County Sup't. ttfh W Edvardi Injured, Herb W. K.lwanl of IVs Moines. Iowa, cot a fall on eu icy walk last winter, eprainiun his wrist aud bruls ins." his Luces. " The next day, " lie ays. "they were so sore aud stiff I was afrnui I would have to stay in ltd. but I rubbed them well with Chamberlain's Turn Balm ud after a few application- all stirenesi had dis appeared. I feel tlist this bottle of lain B.ilm vcd me several dys' tune, to ssy nothtiiu of th nvr. inn" This all drut;iat. 1 nil men t ureeunacs, jmov. t Forty stamps steadily reducing ore aud a cyanide plant extracting their rich values from the concentrates is the indus trial record that makes the Ureeubacli mine the roremost producer in this part of the state. One handled and fifty men are employed. The facilities for handling more ore aud working a larger force are to be extended and men id a positiou to know sav that enough reserve ore is now blocked out to as-ure a continuance of operations tor many years to come. fliiuiug men who imagine that Southern Oregon veins are nucertaiu aud 'pockety" should visit Green back. They will fiud in this splendid property a complete refutation of their theory. With the main shaft peuetrating the formation to a dentil 01 mm reet; witb numerous levels and crosscuts all the way down and with a tine vein of free niilliue iinsrii posea in all tho workings, thev will find ocular evidi nee nf tha funi l. the nnue is a permanent oue, increas ing in width and value with depth. ilie future of the Greenback need no longer be a matter of coucero, for its future is assured. Tntil a few mouths ago steam power was used in operating the Greenback, hut now electrical power is transmitted to the mine and all the works are operated by it. This uot ouly effects a saving in the cost of operation but facilitates the work now being doue and permits of the extensions contemplated in all de partmeuts iu the future. The Greenback vein lies in a for mation of diabase Mm rock characteristic of the mountain on which it is located. Its dip is somewhat irregular, but is generally east and west. The vein formation is from ltt to 2S feet in width, with seams of ore from 19 inches to 4 feel wide that contain better values. While no information is given out by the management regarding these values they are known to be good, and the fact that iumprovements are constautly being made and the mill ing capacity of the plant increased indicates that those in charge are well satisfied with what has alreariv K.,un aoooru plidied. W. H. Brevort, owner of the Green back, is a New York capitalist with exteusive mining interests throughout the West. Id this property he cer tainly possesses a miue that in point of depth, vein width, ore value and CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE. FOH SALE Cow formleor will trade for good buggy horte. Addriss C, care Courier. FOB SALE-BKICK-50,000 hricK for sale if sold at once. Inijuiro of Hair-Kiddlo Hardware Co. REMINGTON Typewriter No. (i it) cash or :ustulliiuets. See A. Yoorhies. COWS 6 milk cows for Mile at reas onable price. Inquire of H. Mar quardt at the old Flanagan place, six miles north on liewburg Koad. ;AKM KOK SAI.K-two miles from' Mer lin. Uft acres about AH aeres of piml bottom land. Its acre in cultivation, small house and barn ami about at acres under feme, balance of laud suitable for orchard or pasture. For further nartii nlura ml. dress W. M. Trow, Merlin, Oreuon. Oambler Rose The new evcr-lilooming dwarf Crimson Rambler. The greatest bloomer known. Also Fruit, Shade and Ornamen tal Trees, Monterey Cypress and Privet for hedges. I can get almost anything you wish in this line. Place your orders early. J. T. TAYLOR, at the Model Drug Store. 200 rKE ranch, good prune and aimle orcliHrd. smnll fmit.. ;. abundance; water for irrigation, besides springs on every 4U acres; center of a good range country; two dwelling houses, big barn, everv tliilm eniiitlrt' u ll 1 from frosts, good mining markets, one lialf mile north ol Tunnel it, price $2M). inquire at tins ollice. NEW STOCK OF 1 FURNITURE WANTED -AT- V ANTED Dry oak wood. Brown, 4U8 3d street. E. ii. TO 1 HADE A gond. sound hors for wood. Address Wood, care Courier. F1K HARK Good heavv tlr hufb wauud at Lund's w ood yard, Grants 1 HHS. SEWING DONE at by seudiug a card Box 2(U. your owu home to Miss Burtou, SITUATION WANTED. WORK W ANTED A widow at Wood- vine wun two little childrsu to support must have work soon, would like 10 cook at a miue. Call at this office for address. I McLAHE'S STORE West G Street Second block from Sixth street At prices that make bar gains. Latest in Couches and Rockers Fine Silk-Floss Mattress Hotel Dressers Window Shades Kitchen Treasures Extension Tables Bedroom Sets WORK A place to work for bnr,l and go to school. Cuu do house work and willing to work. Ad dress Anna George, Grants Bass. Oregon. I I Ftl nmi IBM IM I m'mi islkM aXJWIsM I I LOST. LOST On the road between Williams aud Grants Pass, two iair of specta-1 nuuer piease leave atdurier office and receiie reward. FOUND. FOUND A ritle ou the Grants Pass and Grave creek road. Owner ad dress Eugene Wright, Box No. 1 Grants Fbss, and dtscrilie gnu puv advertising aud regain their property. is for sale by j equipment will challenge comparison with any iu the state. ESTRAY. STRAYED On August IS, near Dry Diggiugs miue, small brown hors with iiart double harness ou. , reward for information leading recover of horse. Leave word Deau & Dirkison's stable. The Model Drug Store Hai Just What You Want T Our Celebrated Electric licit. Nature's Vitalizer, to build up and strengthen the whole body and for the cure of Rheumatism, Tar alysis, Liver, Kidney, Lame I5ack, Constipation and all Nervous Diseases. MISCELLANEOUS FRANK B U R N E T T C p h o 1 stc r i n g, mission furniture made to order. Settle Up. 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