VOL. XXI.
GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1905.
No. 37.
Sfill Kfial Fstatfi t
DOCTOR WITHYCOMBE
OUT FOR GOVERNOR
?eit Houses
Negotiate Loans
Make Collections
and Write
Fire Insurance.
Call upon or writ
W. L. IRELAND, "The Real Estate Man.
f Ground Floor Courier Bldg. Grants Pass, Ore.
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Announces Hla Platform Is Pop
ular With All Classes and Hill
Be a Strong Candidate.
-WATCH MY WlNbOW TOR
UMBRELLAS
The kind you don't lose because every
one remembers a QOOD Umbrella.
Bert Barnes, iml. jewEt-
W. B. SHERMAN
Ileal Estate and Timber
ROOMS110 A. 12, MASONIC TEMPLE
GRANTS PASS, OREGON
PHONE 731
If you want a good, pure, wholesome SALT that will
not pack or clog in the salt shakers, buy
Leslie's Sterilized
ES ALT!
TiTJIVIN IINO
Use the Velvet Grain for general kitohen use.
kinds on sale at
Both
THE ROGUE RIVER COFFEE MARKET,
420 Front street.
POWER and
Electric Light
We are now ready for business.
Do not make any contract until
you have seen our solicitors. Pat
ronize and encourage the com
pany which has already fokckd
L"W THICKS, AND WHICH WILL AID
AND HELP BUILD UP YOUR TOWS AND
cocNTiiv. Judge us by what wo
have done and are doing.
Condor Water & Power Co.
Dr. James Withy com be has formally
announced bis candidacy for governor
of Oregon and In an interview pub
lished in the Orrgcuian of last Friday
he states the leading Issues cn which
he proposes to make his cauipaigu,
and if elected to the povercorship, to
strive to have enacted into laws.
Dr. Withycon'be, while having been
promineut for years in the iudostrial
affairs of Oregon, has taken no active
part in political matter, oibrr tlmu
that which ahoold be taken by every
true citizcen of the state by voting
conscientiously fcr the measures and
the men that best conserve the in
terests of the publio gord. The Doc
tor has never allied himself with
either the Mitchell or the Simon fac
tion of the republican party, and his
candidacy will not be handicapped
by the opposition of either of these
factions. It is concedid by promi
nent repnblicaua that Dr. Withy
combe could more nearly nnite his
party than any of the other caudidates
that are aspiring to guberarteual hon
ors, aud that h would be the most
formidable opponent that the re
publicans could put up against Gov
ernor ( baniberlain w ho is certain to
be the democratic candidate. The
Drctor has jrobably the largest ac
quaintance of any man in Oregon
with the farmers of the state, aud he
universally respected by th(tn
and he will poll a big vole in the
rural disticts. While his acquaintance
not so extenisve In the towns, yet
he is known by many business men,
who have found him to be a bread-
gauged, progressive man, fully
abreast of the times on all efforts to
develop the vast resources of the
state.
Dr. Withyeombo was for yenrs a
successful farmer in Washington
county, whore he yet owns a tine
farm. lie was one of the first farmers
of the Witlamette Valley to abaudou
wheat raising as the cue crop grown,
and which was putting more mortgages
on the farms thau wealth to the
growers, and to tako up diverHitiul
farming. In his work in the Stale
Agrcoltural College and in the farm
ers iuntitatei he hus iluno more than
auy other man in Oregon to give im
petus to the movement now on for the
advancement of agriculture to a
higher stuudard aud to a more pro
ductive couditiou.
Dr. Wlthycombe is in the prluie
of life, a man of fine personality, and
His life, both private aud public, tins
been manly aud clean. He is a
man of strict iutegrity and broad
business capacity and as governor
he would bring a business man's
training and extwrieu.e in the din-
charge of the multitude of duties
that pertains to that oflice, which is
really that of business muuager for
the state. Dr. Withyconibe has been
iii all sections of Oregon and he is
fullv posted on the conditions and
needs of the entire slate aud as
governor he would be able to act uu
auy measure that would be submitted
to biin, with a full knowledge of all
the conditions bearing upon it.
Dr. Withycooibe's candidacy has
beau known for some time in this part
of the statu aud it is generally con
ceded that he will carry the South
ern Oregon counties by a very large
majority at the primary electiou in
April, aud by a greater majoiiiy at
the June election.
The following is the interview in
full that the Oregouiau secured from
Dr. Withycoiube, relative to hit sl
tion ou questions of interest to the
taxpayers aud people of Oregou :
A farmer aud a farmer candidate
for Governor of Oregon is what It.
James Wlthycombe, ol Corvallis, call-;
himself.
And the Doctor is proud of the title,
for he thinks lartniug the best ocou-
pation on eaith and among Oregon
days past? He says nay to both
questions.
And as Dr. Withvcoinbe was the
first republican to become a candi
date, so he is now the first to make
kuown the issues on which he will
make his campaign. As stated by
him in an inteiview with The Ore
gonian yesterday, they will be in
part as follows:
Taxation of franchises and other in
tangible properties that now, escape
the assessor.
Unifoim as-sesnnfnt aud taxation
of railroads in the various couutics.
A state beard of control for state
institutions.
A law to regulate state baukg.
One board for management of nor
mal schools.
A gross-earnings tax on telegraph,
telcplune and express corporations.
Improvement if the Columbia
River aud coast seaports of Oregon.
Purchase of the locks at Oregon
City by the National Government
Liberal aupfort by the state of agri
cultural fairs and farmers' institutes.
Auietduieut to the constitution so
that the governor and the peoplo may
veto items in appropriation bills.
A square deal for every person.
A greater aud a united Oregou.
"Talk politics?" lie rrspruded,
after making known his platform, for
he was asked to tell what he thought
cf matters aud things as they affected
himself and his rivals. "Now, see
here," he went on, apologetically,
"if yon were to ask me about a bull,
or a' cow, cr a sheep, or a hog, or
vetches, 1 might be ablo to give some
information, but when it comes to
politics. I dou't know much.
"I aui not a candidate of any oliqne
or faction, and if there are any bosses
I expect tin-m to work against me.
I am a candidate, not before the
bosses, hut before the people, and if
i can't be nominated by the people', I
don't want to be ueminalcd at all. I
don't consider myself a politician at
all, for I am ignorant of political
manipulations, uever having doue
work in that line, and never having
been a candidate for political ofllca
before. It gives me pride to say
that I am a farmer candidate, for
agriculture has been my lifework.
"But look here," he interjected, as
he saw his- remarks going down
on taper, "am I not nsiug a lot of
I's? They're all right on potatoes,
hut too many in politics are a bother.
One of the worst forms of social in
justice," he resumed, getting lack to
his discourse, "is that which comes
fiom nueveu burdens of taxation.
I'nder the present system, farms and
livestock and ho nes of the many poor
in cities and towua are taxed higher
than their rightful share.
"To alleviate this, franchises
ought to be taxed, railroads ought to
be uniformly assessed aud the gross
earnings of telegraph and telephone
and express companies should be
taxed. To bo sure, the Assessor of
Multnomah has assessed frannchises
ill Portland, but Ins authority under
the law Is uncertain, aud the state
should have a specific law.
"The time has come when our state
institutions should lie managed by a
hoard of control. This would secure
economy of administration aud more
ellicieucy of service.
"And the time has also come when
the people's treasure on deposit III
private tanks should be safeguarded
by regular inspection of their nuances
by a stale examiner. The people of
Oregon have lost large sums ot money
through careless aud conscienceless
banking me hods, aud many have been
brought down to poverty.
Announcement for Sheriff.
I time this opportunity to announce
through the press to ui friends of
Jo lipine cuuuty aud the republican
party of said county that I am a can
didate for the oflice of sheriff of said
county. My name will be before the
Primary nominating eleotiou April
20, l'.Ksi, as a candidate fur nomina
tion to the oflice of sheriff by said re
publican parly.
J. P. MoOONNELL,
Merlin, Ore.
REDUCED RAILWAY RATES
BEARS, COUGARS, FOXES,
WILD CATS IN TROUBLE
Warden Makes Havoc With Big
Came Coyotes Destroy Pheaa
ants and Farm Stock.
The S. P. Co. Reduces Kales for
the Holidays
luduatrie the most
he coucedes that if
or a manufacturer c
might be satisthd.
valuable. Vet
he were a miner
r a merchant he
too, but s a
MARHLE AND GRANITE "WORKS
J, B. PADIMM.il, rroprniur,
I am prepared to furnish anything in the line ol C.metery work in any kind
' MNH."hitT' r'i" rbl ba,inM' m"noXM ny'""
ti,e I ran fill vour orders in the very best manner. . .
Can furnish work in Scotch, S.ede or American Granite or any kind of
W"Fwnt street, next to Greene's Gunsbop.
tiller of the soil aud a glower of live
stock he Ihiuki lie is hi Nature's best
uotch.
Dr. Withyconibe was In Portland
yesterday getting ready the agricul
tural remark which he was to make
to the Evening Star Grange at Mount
Tabor last night. Ibis was the real
purpose of his coming from the Ag
ricultural College at Corvallis, where
he is director ol the cx runout station,
but he allowed Inuiseir to Hike a
trip through the political highways'
aud byways when asked how lie was
roouiug for governor.
Dr. Waliycouioe was first of re
publicans to announce his cauilluacy.
That was way hack last Spring.
Since that time C. A. Johns, lawyer
of baker City, has siiel his color
into the ring, and T. V. tieer, of
Salem, is beiievtd to be about to do
the same thing.
Between the two is I)r Withyconibe,
whom both factious disown, but who
hopes to be the means of uniting
them in the election.
Is Dr. w ithycorube d sconcerted by
the word that Mr. Um-r luundaiu
run for Governor? Is he alaru.ed by
the candidacy of Mr. Johns, for
whom J W. Hcriber, of La Grande,
has been working in Portland, several
On DcceinW M, 21, 2.',, !I0, 81, 1IKW
aud Jauoary 1st, 1UIH1 tickets will be
on sale to all isiiuta on Oregou Lines
at out and one-third fare with a mini
mum rates of lifty M)j cents, Children
of half fare age, half rate with mini
mum of 2.r cents.
lie torn limit January 'Jud. Stop
overs will not bo permitted.
A. L. CHAKi, U. P. A.
Heart Fluttering
Indigested food and gas in the
stouiacli, located just below the heart,
presses against It and causes heart
nalnitation. Wheu vour heart
troubles yen in that way take Her-
bine for a few days You'will soon
be all right. 50c at Modal Drug Store
and at Hoteriuund's.
Cured Hit Mother of Rheuir.atlim
j " My mother lias been a sufferer for
I many years from rheumatism," says
' W. II. Howard of Husband, Pennsyl
vania. "At times she w a. unable to
move at all, while at all times
i walking was aiiifol. I presented her
' with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pam
Palm and after a few applicat ons she
I decided it was the most wonderful
pain reliever si e had ever tried, in
fact, she is never without it uow aud
is at ull times a hie to walk. An oc
casional application of Pain iialiu
keep away the pain that she was for
merly troubled with." For sale by all
druggists.
Wood-$I.2S.
Cook stove and heater wood for
sale at tl.2i a tier delivered Harry
Smith's sawmill. Leave orders at
H ugar Pine Store.
Joseph A. Conner, of WiUlerville,
deputy ame wardeu for Josephine
county, was in Grants Pass Monday.
Mr. Conner stated that the state game
law was being fairly well observed in
thUcoiiuty. He has only heard cf one
gang of deer skinners. They began
killing deer on lower Rogue river for
their hides but they learning of his
coming look over the mountains into
Coos couuty aud gave up their nefar
ious work, at least iu this section of
the state.
Most of the residents of tins county,
who desire to hunt have taken out
licenses aud there is a geueral disposi
tion among prospectors, stock men aud
fanners to obey the law. The town men
usually have a license as they run the
chance cf being informed ou by some
irate rancher. The country people are
learning that the state game laws are
really a benefit to them iu that skin
hunters aud professional hunters who
kill doer for the market are driven
out of the (xiii n try, or put into jail.
thus protecting the game for the use
of the fettlels. The (mall fee of a
dollar for a hunter's license, that
goes to make up the fund to pay the
agme wardcus, is a profitable expen
di'ure to the residents of the country.
As to destruction of deer by
cougars aud coyotes, Mr. I (inner Is
convinced that oue cougar will kill
more duer iu a year thau a dozen hun
ters. Coyotes also kill many deer,
running down the fawns, and also
catching grown deer when they can
frighten them aud chase them iuto the
snow, during the winter season. A
bounty paid for tho killing of cougars,
especially, from the game fund, Mr.
Conner thiuks, would be a profitable
investment to hunters.
Mr. Conner last month took a 10
days trip to the Lower lll.nois valley
to learn if there wore hunters there
violating the game laws. While on
the trip hi did some hunting himself
and had flue success. He was ac
companied by Dick Lindsay, of
Cheney creek, aud Jim lirinegar, of
WiUlerville. They had au outfit of
pack horses ntid dogs aud had their
horses loaded ou the return trip with
pelts and meat. While on Silver creek
they killed nine bears, one being a cub,
all the others being large, two weigh
ing over 400 pounds each. The.- brought
considerable boar meat home with
them for when it is cured it is equal
to the best of baoou. They also got
UO'gallous of oil from the. bears. In
other game tiny killed while ou the
trip two large cougars, three wild
cats and two foxets. They shot at a
coyote, but he was too far to get him
The coyotes are considered the most
difficult of game to kill, tor they are
too sly to be trapped and they are soch
adepts at aueakiiit, through the brush
that they seldom can be seen. While
good hunting dogs will put a bear or
a cougar up a tree In a snort chase,
but when the dogs get oil the trail of
a coyote, that wily brute is not so
loolish as to climb the llrst tree he
comes to, even if he could, as (loos a
bear or a cougar, hut he immediately
starts ou a hike across the lulls that
lasts as long as the dogs see fit to stay
iu the race. Once iu a chaparal or
luanzailit thicket the coyotu Is lost
to the dogs aud the hunteis for it cau
mate far bettor spewed 111 the brush
thau call auy dog. With plenty of
food and little danger from hunters
the coyotes are increasing iu Southern
Oregou aud have beome a scourugu
to the farmers. Chickens, pigs, sheep
and goals are their chief dependence.
Hut when drivel, by hunger a lone
calf or a hog is readily attacked and
killed. Deer aud rabbits are favorite
game for the coyotes aud quail and
pheasant eggs ami the young that are
unable to tty are delicacies that no
coyote lets pass. The great decrease
ill ouail ai.tl pheasant ill Southern
Oregon is attributed to the great ill
crease of coyotes, and though China
liheasauts have been introduced in
Kogue Hiver alley for a number o
vears aud it is a heavy penalty to
shoot theiii, they have increased veiy
slowly and are but little more plenti
ful than they were five or six years
at.0. As them phea-anta iucreasa
veiy rapidly in every other section
win re they have Is" n introduced it
Is quite likely that the coyotes pre
vol t their Iucreasa iu this Valley, by
eating the eggs and the young.
AN APPLEGATE FARM
THAT IS PROFITABLE
Mr. and Mrs. Erlckson Make
Monsv Off Stoek. Hay.
Fruit and Poultry.
That hos, by reason of the gamb
ling proclivities of the big dealers,
will yield the grower mote to Die aa a
fertilizer than if sold is no concern to
Mr. aud Mrs. E. Ericksoo, who have
a flue faim a mile above Wilderville
on the Applet ate, for thty have crops
that are salable at living prices and
which are not of a class that gamblers
can manipulate to their profit and the
growers ruin.
Mr. Erickson devotes his attention to
stock, hay and frnit and has made
money out of these products. He ex
pects to do more daiiyiug aa he has
found that a ready sale at a good price
can always be bad in Grants Pass Icr
cream and bntter. His frnit growing
has been fairly profitable, but he
finds that the profits are gieutly cut
down I y bis having to ship in small
quantilier, the freight and the dialers
commission taking much of the pro
ceeds. And theu souu times he fares
even wolse than the hop growers for
he loses a consignment entirely. This
Fall he sent a shipment of flue apples
to a Stockton, Cal., commission niau
and he has not had the remittance
yet. Mr. Krlckiou is In favor of a
fruit growers union, and weie one
organized he wonld plaut nore fruit
trees. He has seine very choice
poach land and brought to Grants Pass
this Fall fome of the largest and finest
peaches ever iu this niaiket.
Mrs. KrUkson is eveu more fortu
nate thau I or husband in her market
ing experiences, for the has more
orders at all times thau she cau pos
sibly fill for eggs and looltry. When
iu Grunts Pass Tuesday she brought
in 14 dozeu eggs fot which she got
40 cents per dozeu cash, and she could
have told a 1000 dozeu at the same price
had she had them. Mra. Krlckiou has
sent to Grants Pass from nine to Iii
dozvii eggs each week since iu July.
She uses an incubator for hatching
the eggs, w hich ia doue eloring Feb
ruary and March. Hy the middle of
July the pullets begin to lay. and
they ktep up their laying all F'all and
Winter. She uow has 4fi hens that are
laying 8't, cents apiece eggs, ou a cost
for food of less than a cent au egg.
Mra. Kricksou only keeps about 70
fowls, she finding that a small flock
well cared for yields more profit thau
larger number.
Mass Meeting Called.
A Balance ( f Power Maaa Couveu
tion for Josephine county will be held
at the Court House ou Monday night
at H p. m, for the purpose of organiz
tug the county for a good citizenship
movemeut. It will be strictly uon
partisan and every preoinct ia request
ed to appoint special delegates. The
State Chairman, Dr. (. L. Tuffs, of
irtlaud, and other speakers are ex
pected to address the meeting. Let
every one in sympatithy willi good
government anil clean polities be
present. About one-third of the
counties of the state are already or
ganized along this same line.
GRANTS PASS, DENVER
OF SOUTHERN OREGON
Such Its Possibility. Is the Opin
ion of a Denver Min
in g Man.
Repairing Chairs and Rockers
Have you a chair or rocket that
the rounds aud legs persist in coming
loose? ('all in aud let ns show you
how it can be fixed for keeps. We
have opened a repair shop. Phone
2:i.r Tlimnas & O'Neill.
F. A. Viokery, mining man of
Denver, ia making Grunts Pasa his
headquarters while looking over the
mineral resources of Southern Oregon.
Mr. Vickrry has given a thorough ex
amination of the ores iu the exhibit
room of the Grants Pass Miners' As-
social ion and lie aaya that the samples
indicate that there ia seme very prom
isiug mining pioperty in tbia district.
He thinks if GiautsJPsss has an am
bition, which lie thinks attainable,
of brocmiug the Denver ofSotithern
Oregon, that itf. mineral exhibit
should be enlarged in scope andfem-
brace every district from the Blue
River to the Northern California dis
trict. These exhibits should be ar
ranged in the display bv sections.
Miuiug men over the conutry would
roon lea in of this exhibit aud if it
were complete and inde up of honest
em plea, it would draw many investors
here and they would thus he led to
uiake Granls Pasa their headqiiaitctia
while lot king ever the districts.
Mr. Vickery alatea that Southern
Oreguu and Northern California ia at.
tiactlng much attention in the other
great milling sections and if the dis
trict as propetly advertised a large
s mount of capital could be attracted
here for investment. And If Grants
Pasa would display the same energy
that Denver aud S(iokaue did that it
was quite possible for this city to be tho
headquarters aud a big city for a mill
ing district fully as larger aa the dis
tricts that niadi the Colorado and
Washington towns two of the largett
and most prosperous cities cf the
West.
Mr. Vickery atatea that until the
last year or two Colorado capitalists
have had ao uiauy profitable invest
ments iu their own state that they
have l ad no inclination to aeek out-
aide iiivesuiouta. While Colorado is
steadily pouring out its mineral
wealth iu increasing quantities, yet
it doea uot offer the iiidiiotmeuta for
the ground-Moor investments that it
did iu the period of Its first develop
ment, aud the big mining men of that
slate are now la ginning to lcok up
what other districts have to offer
them. The Nevada hooiu of last year
attracted many of them ,'aud a large
amount of ('(dorado capital waa in
vested Iu that state. Southern Ore
gon and Northern California la at
tracting considerable attention iu
Colorado and Mr. Vickery ia of the
opinion that if this district was well
advertised that many Colorado capital
ists i-oiild lie induced to come here
and Invest. Aa to the outlook for
mineral wealth Mr. Vickery thinks
the suiface indications of Southern
Oregou are aa good aa that of any dis
trict he has ever lawn in.
George Ilerriott of Applegate waa
at Provolt Friday with his newly
Invented sickle grimier. It is one of
tho handiest farm Implements ever
gotten up. It is a combination aud
cau lie list d for many purposes. The
price la 113. Fanners get one and
rave time ou the farm.
Curtis A Co.
Gold Kings and
for Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry, flue watch
No Catc ol Pneumonia en Record.
We do uot know of a single Instance
where a cough or cold resulted in
piieiiiunuia or consumption when
Foley's Honey ami Tar had been
taken. It cures coughs and colds per
fectly, so do not take chances Willi
some unknown preparation which nuiy
contain opiates, which cause oict-
Istiiialion, a condition that retards re-
repairing, engraving. Moods sold at covory front a cold. Ask fin Foley's
reasonable prices. Come and see us. Honey and Tar and refuse any sub
I. O. O. F. liuilding, Grants Pass, ! stitule offered. For sale hy II. A.
Oregon. lioteriiiuiul.
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TSASI MARK
Caughintj Spell Cauiid Death
"Harry Duck well, aged 2"i years,
chocked to death early yesterday
morning at his borne, III the presence
of liis wife and child. He contracted
a alight cold a few days ag i ami paid
but little attention to It. Yesterday
morning lie was ei.ed with a lit of
coughing which oiitiiiueil for ;some
time. His wile sent lor a pnysiciau
but before he could arrive, another
cou gliiug Kpt-11 came ou and Duekwell
riled Irom sutlcs-ation. St. Ixiuis
Glolat Democrat, Deo. I, lliul." Hal
lard's Hon hound Syrup would have
saved him. 2-, M. and 11.00 at
Kotxrniund s and at Model Drug
Store.
$1 Records for 60c
W. A. Paddock, Agt.
HAST OF DKl'OT.
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