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KOGUfi KiV'jiK COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON, MARCH 2. l0o. A SUCCESSFUL METHOD OF KILLING COYOTES Applegate, Farmer Gels Four of These Marauders in One Night la Sure Dceth. R. M. Robinson, who lias a Doe farm on Applegate two miles above Wilderville, was in Grants Pass Mon day. He was much disappointed that he was nnable to attend the recent far mers institute at Wilderrille. Know ing that the storm then on had ren dered Slate creek onfordable be and fire of bis neighbors started to walk to Wilderrille bnt were unable to reach the foot bridge across the creek as the water was over the bottom. Mr. Robinson, as has every other farmer in Josephine county, has suffered from the depredations of coy otes and bo has Inaugurated a cam paign of extermination of these wily pests and the success of his first effort makes it certain that coyotes will soon .be scarce in his section. It I well known that coyotes are too shrewd to be trapped and it is seldom that they can be poimned by ordinary methods. . Mr. Robnsoo had bntchered some, hogs and he took the entrails and tried a rope to them and then gong afoot be dragged them 'through his fields and pastare. Every few rods he woolrt drop a small bit of liver or fat which had been poisoned with strychnine. The second day after lie fnnnd three dead wolves along the trait and the mountains in another place indicated where tha fourth coyote had got his finish a"d crawled into the brash to die. Mr. Robinson now that he has found a way to get the coyotes to put poison will continue his warfare until he has them all killed in his neighborhood. William Schalinerich, one of the in stitute speakers, stated that his ex perience was that coyotes would sel dom eat poisoned meat or a carcass that had been touched by a homan being, nor go near where a person had walked. The'plau he had had the most sacoess with was to tie a rope to a fresh sheep skin and then to ride horseback over land where the coyotes are liable to ran and drag the skin flesh side down on the gronnd. Have a small basket of bits of poison deliver or fat and ose a sharp stick to toss them a'ong the trail of the sheep skin. The coyotes will thus get no scent of a man and wonld follow tbe trail aud by the time one picked op the second bit of poisoned meat it wonld tarn op its toes and its . career would be at an end for killing poultry pigs, sheep and gnats. Mr. Schmnle rioh was of the opinion that if the farmers would all undertake a cam paign of poison against the coyotes that within six months this most ex pensive of all peats in Rogae River Valley would be exterminated, aud that then goat and sheep raising would be among the most profitable indus tries in this valley. Mr. Robinson is undertaking inlgi tion on his farm on the most approved methods and he is grading his land so as to get the best results and not as so many farmers do drown the crops on the low sections while the high places suffer for uioi?tore. He ordered from California a scraper known as the Fresno craper aud took it out with him Monday This grader is similar to an ordinary slip scraper but it is fitted with runners and has a lock so that it can be set at any angle both for filling and dumping. With this scraper land that is uneven from knolls aud low places can be brought to an even grade with no great effort on the part of the driver. Mr. Robin eon irrigates his laud by the plat sys tem and in grading he puts it in from one to five acre tracts as the toporgaph; will permit. By this method he is able to utilize his water supply to the greatest advantage. . WILLIAMS APPLEGATE VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY Certificate Grunted. School Snpeintendent Lincoln Sav age assisted by J. P. . McConuell of Merlin and O. A. Savage of Grants Pass, completed the gradiug of the papers of the applicants at the teach er examication and last week cer tificates were awarded as follows: First Grade A. E. Humptoo, Dry den, Chas. F. Chessman, Waldo; Stephen Jewell, Grants Fas. " Second Grade Margaret Scovill, Chas. E. Brown, Annie Barrett, F. G. Wilcox, Mattie Mctfimens, Mamie E. Bissell, Pearl Lewis, Mollis Balding, S. T. Bissel. Third Grade Esther Holloway, Emma Hocking, Ora Wilson, Dora Penney, Helen Ashmesd, Orphie Stevenson. Croup Begins with the symptoms of a com mon cold ; there is chilliness, fneez ing. sore throat, hot kin, quick pulse, hoarseness and impeded respira tion. Give freqoeut small doms of Ballard's Horehoond Syrup, the child will cry for it, and at the first sun of a croupy cough apply frequently fcal lard's Snow Liniment to the throat. Mrs. A. Yliet, New Castle, Colo., writes, March 19. ll02: "I think Ballard's Uorehound Syrop a wonder ful remedy, aud so pleasant to take." For sale by National Drag Co. md Ira Sparlin made a business trip to Grants Pars the first of tbe week. Earl Toppiog of Murphy spent Sun day with bis grind mother, Mrs. E. E. Topping. Miss Rena Bingaman is very ill with the appendioitis. Dr. Smith and Dr. Loughridge were oat to see her Sun day. Messrs. Tryer, Miller, Knox, J. N. Go' cher, Jr., Sparlin and 8tites made abusiness trip to Grants Pass last Monday. Tbe Upper Williams school and the Lower Williams sohool . will begin Monday morning. Miss Abbie Btites will teaoh the upper school, District No. 31, and Miss Stella Paddock, of Grants Pass, will teach the lower school, Distriot No. lfl. Meeting at Provolt Next Saturday to Hear Report of Committers and to Organize WW WWW WW WW WW WWW W WW WVWT KERBY John Whit rock has returned from San Franc isoo. Miss Stella Hart is visiting ber par ents at Holland. Miss Daisy Thompson is spending a few days with Dr. Mrs. Floyd. Harvey Kellogg of Holland hat been visiting friends in Eerby for the past week. Rev. Mr. Austin and Mr. Whirry held services here lust Sunday, both afternoon and evening. Mr. Wilson is 'n town on business. Mr. Smith and brother of Selma, were iu town Tueeday. Miss Laura Clay spoke to a large and appreciative audience on the sub ject of woman's suffrage Feb. 23. Miss Guthrie has accepted the posi tion as teacher of the Sherman Jess school, which wi 1 open March 2fith. Dr. Withycombe, of the State Agri cultural College, and Charles Meserve, of the Courier, visited the Eerby schools last week and complimented the scholars very highly. The masquerade ball held here on the 22nd had the largest attendance of any given at Kerby for years. Those receiving prizes for best costumes weri Thomas Floyd, Miss Millie Thrasher, Mrs. Etta Hogue and Mr. Phillips. Be sure and put your mark opposite 302 on the ballot bis coming eleotion 1 Roll of honor for February : Elsie Stith, Alioe Hanson, Frank Meissner. Wesley Woodcock, BerthaMcCallistor, Ralph Fel'eley, Teraoy Stith, , Ada Morrisou, v George Meissner. Total enrollment 23. Louise F. Guthrie, Grammar Dept. Dama Duncan, Erma McCallister, Elsie Turner, Rila Stith, Martin Maurer, Charles Gilmorn, Mamie Turner, Alioe Tvcer, Katharine Maurer, Agnes Hogue, Ella Turner. Minnie Hngae, Charles Hogue, Charles Hansen. Total enrollment 25. Lerona McFarland, Primary Dept. ! L E L A X 1) The peach blooms are quite large ; we don't know what the outcome will be. We saw a strange yonng man in Leland complaining of bard times; he was looking for work and praying not to find it. Some people are' going into the poultry business raising chickens wit'i an incubator. That will give the old heu a rest. Quito a lot of our citizens will go to Grants Pass in a short time to pay their taxes. We can stand the mer chant oh but taxes must be paid. The Potasdell big ditch has employ ed a big force of men sluce early in the Fall with good waget. There has 1 been plenty of other work going on aud still some will cry hard times. Editor Courier I noticed slight mistake of either the writer or the typesetter in your recent issue regard ing the prioe on telephone wire. The article in your pper stated that the telephone wire and insulators wonld cost something like 160 mile, which I wish to correct. It will cost some thing like about W mile for both wire and insulator. This wonld be the No. 14 B. B. galvenl zed .wire which it used for most all telephone lines by other companies. A meeting it oalled 'or Saturday, March 10 at 2:80 p. m. sharp, at Pro volt, of all who are interested In the proposed telephone company to be pres ent and hear the reports of the com mittee as to their progress along the w ork of getting members for the pro posed Applegate Valley Telephone Company and of the committee on se curing data as to cost of installing the system and of the methods of organi sation and the regulations of co-operative telephone companies. Every man and woman in Applegate Valley is invited to be present and help to get the work started. Every person should be interested in this matter, as this Is a step in advance ment and will increase the price of real estate more than any one thing we can do at present. Charles Mes erve, of the Courier, will be present with ns at this meeting to help us out in the organization of the company. And there will be rules aud by-laws that are adopted by other farmers tel ephone companies so that we can all understand this part of the business. The more that will take part in the construction of this telephone line the less it will cost each one and it will be very profitable to the stock men and business men of our valley as well as the farmers. So let nil coma out and put a shoulder to the wheel and help the good cause along. APPLEGATE FARMER. Provolt, March 1. BUSINESS POINTERS. Iuk at Model Drug Store. Order sealt and rubber stamps of A. E. Voorhies. Send vour family washing to the Steam Laundry. All rough dry work 25 cent per dozen. Phone 373. Eyes carefully tested and glasses fitted to correct any defect of vision by Dr. W. F. Eremer, Courier bond ing. Prices reasonable. Your clothes called for and delivered and all flatwork that goes through the mangle washer, ironed at 25o per dozen. Grants Pass Steam Laundry. Phone 373. Letcher has just received another stock of lenses and can fit all kinds of eyes. His apparatus for the testing of vision is all up-to-date aud the most reliable kiud. Having bought a new lot of cloth at a batgaiu, the Grants Pass Tailoring company is now able to make a first class suit at almost half the former pric?. Call and examine our goods and get prices Number 513, West G street, opposite Depot. 12-15 tf Petulnma Incubators and Brooders at Cramer Bros. Violin, etc., strings Courier Build ing. The Original. Foley & Co., Chicago, originate 1 Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remeiy, and on accoont of the great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar many imitations are offered for the genuine. Ask for Foley's Honev and Tar and refuse any sub stitute offered as no other preparation will fiive the same satisfaction. It is mildly laxative. It contains no opiates and is safest for children and delicate persons. For sale by H. A. Rotermund. CITATION ' Comity Conrt for Josephine In the Oountr, Oregon ! In the matter of the Estate cfjaiues Lyttle, In this vininitt- UnH ti.of . I 1'eceasen. 10 iizn i.ycTir, June L,yriie, jiminiin Lyttle. Petfgv Lvttle, Robert Lyttle, bought cheap that will make desirable homes; this Is the heme of the big! red apple, English walnuts and all j other profitable nuts can be raised here J in abundance and wi'h profit. . The heavy the forepart of miners plenty of very busy. We raiu that we the week water, so have had John Lyttle and all other ".heirs and next of kin and other person inter ested in the estate of James Lyttle, Greeting: In the name of the ftate of Oregon received you and each of you ar hereby cited gave the they are frequent showers since, so the ground is well soaked and the water supply will last for some time. A very dry Winter means hard times for the miners alw for t lip merchants as the merchants credit the miners; if the mines ard dry then the merchants cinnot get their pay. I.eland is bacKid up by mines, also by farms, so we have a lively town. A daily stage runt frouTLeland to Greenback also to Placr. Widawake. The Yellow Fever Germ has recently Iwu discovered. It benrs a close resemblance to the malaria germ. To free the gystem from disease : to appear in the above entitled court and cause on Mondav, April 2, It'Ofi, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. in., at the Conrt House at Grants Phbs in Jose phine County, Orecon, at the regular Atriltermof sa'd Court, then and theri to show cause, if any, why an order should not be. made for the sale of all the right, till:" and interest of the atove entitled estate in and to the S. of the N. E ,'. the N. of the S. S. ?4. the S. E. or tin- N. W. '4' and Lets 3 and 4. S 10, township 41 S . R. 9 W. of Wil'ami'ttH Meridian in Josephine County, Oregon. " This ritation is published by order of the Hon J. O. Booth. Joi1m of said Court, dated March 2, l'M, requiring publication thereof in the Rogue River Courier, a newspaper published at Grants Pass, Oregon, for a perioil of four successive weeks prior to the date of such hearing. Witness the Hon. J.O.Hontti, Judge Tk yClU5TVE5mi, I PWinLSS BRAND I y J) SKIRT. 25 Ladies Skirts Worth $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 and $6.50, your choice of this lot Not a skirt in the lot worth less than $5.00. This is a part of a sample line of 225 skirts we bought while on eur Eastern purchasing trip. You can take your choice of this lot at $3.98. New goods arriving daily, something new to the store. Every day brings Keep your eyes open and a small amount of cash in your purse for thero is something going to bo doin soon at the GRANTS PASS, ORE. TARt W. C. T. U. COLUMN. All matter for this column Is supplied by the Grants Pass Woman's Christian Temperance Union. , Mrs. M. M. Sleeth, state organize will be in Grants Pass Monday even ing, March 6, and deliver a lecture on "Local Option" in the Methodis Epis copal church at half past seven o'clock. She will also hold an institute here on Friday, March 0. - We expect an interesting and helpful day, and hope for a good attendance. Every body in vited. If yon are not acquainted with te methods and aims of the W. C.T.U. come and learn what aims the mem bers are trying to do and accomplish ing and if you think you know their work, come anyway. We shall be glad to see you there. After the death df Miss Willard in 1S98 the National W. C. T. U. Instead of erecting a marble mauumeut to her memory, decided to ask each union to bold memorial service annually on or near the date of her heavenly birth day, February 17, and to send 12 to the fund for the purpose of spreading the Gospel of tempernoe. If every local society would do this many more isolated places might be aided, for it is really a missionary enterprise. The money is osed wisely to further the good cause. February 23 our regu lar meeting day was observed by the Grants Pass W. O. T. U. at the A. O. U. hall. A good program suitable for the occasion had been prepared by Mrs. Savage and every number was heldpful and in the spirit of the work. Several of tile Y's assisted aud also some of our older members. We are justly rroud of our interesting and progres sive Y. The meeting closed with a few remarks and the benediction by Rev. Mr. Becsman. People who talk of the W. C. T. U. as being blind to the evils of alcoholic patent medicines must be ignoraut of the work of the organization. For years we have had a department called Non alcoholic Medication but at the last national convention the name was changed to Medical Temperance. Mrs. Martha P. M. Allen of Oneida. N. Y., is the superintendent and is afcuke to the necessity of the situation. ' She writes ihat several high grade maga zines have been discussing the frauds practiced on the potple by the patent medicine proprietors. This with the action of the Internal Revenue depart ment has brought disiray to the patent medicine trade. Colliers maga zine published a series of articles nn der tbe title of "The Great American Fraud." The public cannot longer le kept in ignorance of the real niture j cf these advertised euro alls. Itep ! r. sentative Webb of N. C has intro- i dnced in congress a bill to prevent the I carrying of any proprietary medicine 1 into any state, Writory or the District of Columbia unbss each lottle or : package bears a label giving inline or j each ingredient, and in the case of opium, chloral, cocaine and alcohol the quantities present." "The Internal Revenue Department has sent to collectors a brief list of whiskey driuks ou whioh a tax must be collected. The l'st was not com plete but among those mentioned was t'ernna, Hon tetter's Bitters, Duffy1 Malt Whiskey, eto. The drug stun in Corvallis for some time have oat been allowed to sell Pertina. It will pay you to keep Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy iu your home. It only ooste a quarter. Sold by all druggists. Get a Copy of "Silver Heels" The new March Two Step composed by Noit Moret, author of "Hiawatha''. "Silver Heels'' has won immense popularity In the East and thousands of copies are sold daily. If you want the most popular late piece get ' Silver lleols' 'Silver HeeU" (March Two Step) 'Sliver Heels" (Song) 25c 25c Other popular pieces: "pixy Girl", "Popplos'' "Cherry'1 Popular February publications: "Shoulder Straps," "lied Riding llond," "Love is King " "Snow Flukes." Ily a special arrangement with several euHtnrn publishers ' we are receiving ud viince copies of r.ew music as printed, and we can supply you with the very hirst. 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