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V v" i f ! i i : r r.v I..: w n Hi! i in wi ix VOL. XXII. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COONTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1906. No. 25. DOINGS OF THE COUNTY COURT l&kes Over HosDltal Ground 1 lor a. Poor FaLrm Audita Usual Amount of Bills. Conrt met "Wednesday, September ylSth. 1906. there belus nrant' TTnn Stephen Jewell, judge; Hon. J. T. fgan, commissioner; Hon. M. A. yfZ commissioner; and Hon. S. F. f vfieeliire, clerk. I-- JO tbe matter of the repair ot the "Slower bridge across Wolf Creek, the said matter is hereby referred to M. A. Wertz and be is hereby appointed ? to superintend tbe repair of said bridge. j. Dr. J. C. Smith appointed as coro- . ner to fill vaoancy made by the resig ' nation of T. E. Beard. Petition of R. M. Robinson, et al for road in Seo. 17, Twp. 87 S, R 6 ; w, view ordered, viewer to file report at next term. Petition of John Wells, et al for a ' bridge across Sucker Creek at tbe Caldwell ford allowed and bridge ordered constructed. ! ; Petition of J. O. K. MoCann. et al , for County road from residence of Q. W. Lewis Sr. up Minnie Creek 4 through the land of John Larson to the top of Sloan Hill, disallowed, Petition of G. O. Grimmett et al for the repairs of the California Bar road, not granted. Petition of E. S. Provolt, et al for oonnty road to oommenoe at N. E. corner of SW of NB i, Seo. 18, Twp 85 S, R S W, running northerly throogh NWJof NE Seo. 18, Twp. .: 35 S, R 6 W and SE 4' Seo. 7-87 to in- tersection ot oonnty road, not allowed. Petitiou of George Maurer for 11 oense to sell liqnor in less quantities that one gallon in the town of Eerby, Oregon, granted. i Petition of Sam Alderson et al for road in Seo. 18, Twp. 84 S, R 6 W, beard on third reading of reports and V petition granted. Costraot between Josephine Oonnty and Southern Oregon General . Hos- V pital in regard to bospitl service for : county poor to be terminated upon a ooveyanoe of hospital grounds to Josephine Co., and payment of $295 to S. O. Gen. Hospital by the county as compensation for services to date. The Oregon Observer designated as f the paper in which to publish the de- linqaent tax list for 1905 tax to be printed in nonpareil type at stipulated ' price of 30 ceuts per line. ' Dr. G. H. Douglas employed as County physician at $50 per month "rfrom and after September 15, 1906, , as per terms of contract to be made and filed with the clerk. In the matter of the paymeut of . i bills the following account! were j audited and allowed aud the county . clerk is hereby directed to issue ' county warrants in payment of the same : Sam Eggers, work on Waldo road $158 00 .. Edmond Eggers, work on Waldo V road 87 75 V D Smith, work on Waldo road 97 62 L H Child, work on Waldo road 74 35 H Bergman, work on Waldo i r-- road 38 25 JjAtHns, work on Waldo road 10 13 J H Bear, work on Waldo road 4 50 Mrs Ida Decker, mdse for Waldo road ... 80 00 4 J r Logan, lumber for roads... 91 68 Sam EKgers, work on roads. ... 15 00 Cook & Hefning, blucksmitb, r- Waldo road 8 75 J R McKnight, mdso pauper... 7 35 f.Cleniunf, indue paopor 13 25 i.in Soeaker, mdse pauper 9 70 Si I -it & Oliver, surveying... . JJ K Kecord, blacksmith roads. 81 40 3 00 4 00 H H Conger, assisting surveyor roads N W Leabo, assisting surveyor t 1 00 State vs McOuno 6 29 O U Lund, witness fees. State vii MoOune 1 00 Mrs M E Moore, witness fees, State vs MoCune 1 00 J C Handle, witness fees. State vs McCune - 1 00 J C Handle, constable fees, state vs McCune 4 70 James Holman, justice fees Stat vs Merritt 5 70 lbos. Croxton, witness fees State vs Merritt 160 J O Randle.constuble foes State vs Merritt 7 70 James Holman, justice fees State vs Holt J C Raudle, constable fees State vs Holt James Holman, justice fees, State vs Richards 8 95 3 25 5 90 J C Handle, constable fees, State vs Richards 8 50 Dan Robinson, witness fees, State vs Richards 1 90 N W Emeriuk, witness fees, State vs Richards. 1 90 Wm Emerick, wit fees. State vs Richards 1 90 Alexander Enyart, witness fees State vs Richards 1 90 O L Carey, witness fees, State vs Riohards 1 90 J O Randle, constable fees State vs Cooper 17 60 J O Randle, constable fees State vs Mansfield 8 00 J C Smith, mdse prisoners..... 8 20 Churchill Shoe store, mdse prisoners 3 00 Wilson Mercantile Co., mdse paupers 63 95 G Earg, work on roads 17 00 R Gibson, work on roads 7 00 W Klum. work on roads 1 60 C E Harmon, envelopes 64 30 D P Love, supplies, Seo'y Board of Health 7 90 Fashion Stables, team hire.... 7 00 Rogue River Courier Printing State vs Jennings 34 00 Claud Chaloner, work on roads 84 00 Rogue River Courier, printing 68 46 H A Rotermnnd, mdse paupers 80 83 H A Rotermnnd, mdse court house 8 96 Hair-Riddle Hdw Co., hdw for loads 12 80 G M Caldwell blacksmith for roads 4 30 R L MoffiL work on roads ... 7 00 Jesse Law, nursing pauper 23 60 irtne s Mack in, mdse for roads 3 25 James Holman, justice State vs Uooper 4 65 John Winders, nursing pauper 4 00 Mrs J N Stephenson, nursing pauper 8 00 F M Ingram, milk for pauper.. 8 10 Grants' Hdw, hdwfor uuurt ijuuse -, . - n sfa George Gubers. work on roads 17 60 Kinney & Trnax, mdse paupers 37 70 O M Stites, cruising lauds 143 00 J H Austin, 95 registrations... 9 50 W J Russell, boarding prisoners 93 00 W J Russell, expense of tele phone , 3 50 Mrs Alice Weiser, nursing pauper. 18 00 W J Russell, exp, livery hire.. 4 00 W J RobbhII, conveyance of prisoner 8 00 (Con ;inued on Page Two. ) Hop Picking About Over. Hop picking is a thing of the past in most of tbe yards, Tbe Heed, Reyruer, Rehkopf, Hnlbert, Holloway and' Wot ton yards finished the latter part of last week and the first of this week. The Patton, De Armond and Rau7.au yards have from three days to two weeks work yet before their hops are all under cover. The weather was fine during the picking season, with t'ie exception of a few days rain, which was very disagree able for the campers. In most of the yards the bops were good and good wages were made by the pickers. In the Weston yard of 32 acres, the hops were exceptionally fine. A bout 40 pickers were employed in this yard, and something in the neighborhood of 118,000 pounds of hops were gathered. AH the way from 150 to 300 and 400 pounds per day could be picked in this yard and one lady reached the 500 pound mark one day and she and ber mother together cleared 4118 In the three weeks they were in the yard. roads James Holman, justice fees. Real Estate AND Rent Houses W. L. IRELAND. J3hQ Real Estate Man. Ground Floor, Courier Bldg. riBAwrs Pass. - Oregon. HOOD RIVER MAN VIEWS ROGUE RIVER Well Pleased With Valley as Fruit District But Says Growers Are Not Vp-to-Date. The Hood River News - Letter in its edition of September 7, gives the first of tbe subjoined articles and in the edition of tbe 14th gives the second article bearing on the trip of A. !. Mason, one of Hood River's leading apple growers, to Roguo River Valley as one of the speakers at the six fruit growers meetings, that were held in this section of tbe valley under the auspices of tbe State Ag ricultural College and the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Association. In these articles tbe editor of tbe News pays some nice compliments to Rogue River Valley and Mr. Mason says many kind things of the Valley, and of its great future as an equal to Hood River as a fruit district. He also makes comments on the anti quated and Black methods of growing and handling fruit here that is of profit to tbe orchardist of Rogue River Valley. The articles above alluded to are as lows : "A. I. Mason has been doing things in Southern Oregon and writes Mr. Shephard, of the Apple Growers' Union, that the papets read at Grants Pass written by himself and Mr. Shepherd were enthusiastically received, and every man jack of them wanted a oopy of the papers. "After the meeting the delegates were driven ont to Eismann Brothers' place, where Mr. Mason says they found fine looking orchards. Tbeir itinerary includes Grants Pass, Pro volt, Murphy, Wilderville, WoodviUe and Merlin, in tbe order named; the meetiug at Merlin being held today. It is too bad that tbe rush of fruit shipments kept Mr. Shephard at home, as he and Mr. Mason would bave made a fall team with dog un der the wagon. Mr. Mason will be no 'spika' toam alone,. and we are well assured Hood River will be well represented. "The Rogue River Courier, published at Grants Pass in the issue of August 31 gives nearly two columns space to a generous write-up of Hood River apples and the apple industry, taken largely from exchanges. It is in the main correot and that paper deserves great credit for giving a competitor such a complimentary notice. It shows that the editor, A, E. Voor bies, is broad minded enough to be above sectional pride and willing to give the 'the devil bis due.' He prints a neat, newsy paper, tbe same size of the News-Letter, and it would be well for our fruit growers in this section, who can afford to, to sub scribe for his paper to keep in touch with the next best fruit taction to Hood River in Oregon, and in fact, a section which in some fruits equals our own. "Among the visitors at Grants Past in attendance at the Fruit Growers' meeting we notice the names of Dr. James Withyooinbe, Hon. W. K. Newell, president of the State Board of Horticulture; Professor O. I. Lewis of the Oregon Agricultural College, some of the most prominent growers of the Rogue River country and the pres ident and mauager of the Ashland Fruit and Produce Association ; the president of the Medford Fruit Growers Union, indicating the general interest that is being taken in these meetings in Soutbern Oregon. We trust, and we know, that great good will be the re sult to everyone who attends these meetings with a view to make the best nse of the information that will be given there. All of which means 'Better Fruit', better times, better Oregon, and of these educational gatherings we wish their number may increase ana vneir 'sbauders never grow less.' " Cornering A. L Mason in the O. R. So .. depot Wednesday, we worked tbe gentleman for tbe following in formation regarding his visit to Soutbern Oregon points in the inter: est of horticulture : Mr. Mason said: "The trip was a very pleasant one, and ,oao ;which I believe will be of great benefit to tbe districts visited. Tbe residents of the Rogue River Valley, as well as the outside world, are certainly ignorant of its possibilities. It is certainly a great fruit country. It is the great est pear country in the world. The soil is a surprise to me, being a ' blue black and quite stioky wben squeezed up in the hand. Is very rich and trees look thrifty, where cared tor. Their Cornice pears were a marvel of beauty. The acreage being planted to trees there now is fully 50 per cent pears. Some large orchardists affirm if they were to plant other orchards they would plant nothing but pears. "This part of Rogue River from a birdseye view is much the most beautiful section we visited. I found there more of the Hood River spirit than anywhere else on the tour. Much interest was manifested in the meetings and the people seemed hun gry for information as to the best methods of culture aud handling of their products. "The orchards about Grants Pass, with the exception of the Eismaon Bros.' orchards, were not in the best of oondition. There was lack of at tention more or less in the mutter of spraying, showing too many wormy apples, and other detriments to first-class fruit raising. But the people: Well, we cannot tell it alL They are the finest lot of fellows yon ever met. They took ns in and treated us like kings. Three of the meetings were in the school houses and churches, and particularly at Provolt, Murphy and Wilderville they gave ns great basket dinners and such spreads as they put before ns never greeted our eyes before. It was a feast fit for the gods, as old Homer would say. But, returning to the orchards of the Rogue River Valley : While many of these we're growing under adverse circumstances they showed that the soil would produce excellent orchards with proper care. "The. greatest drawback to the suo- cess of horticulture in the Rogue River Valley is tbe gold fever. Everbyody seems to be crazy over the gold mines, but it is my opinion that more gold can be produced from the soil above the ground than there bas been taken ont of all tbe mines in that country. The territory adjacent (Continued ou Page Four. ) Front Street, south side - opposite the Railroad Depot. Furniture Carpets Lace Curtains Portieres Mattresses Pillows Cots Mirrors Linoleums Window Shades Pictures Picture Frames Clocks Wall Paper Paper SheathiiiRs Wall Paper Big assort ment of Wall Papers, are absolutely new, up-to'-date and the prices right. 10c to 75c COMFORTS Our immense stock bas ar rived. The as sortment is cer trinly had to beat; from $5.00 down to our speciai offering a $1.35 Comfort for $1.00. Dish Drainers a most useful article in a number of ways 25c We desire to call particu specials that is our sales Carpet Remnants-, If you buy it at Thomas QSL O Neill S you Ket it right. KLAMATH COUNTY CONDEMNS BAD FRUIT Inspector Prohibits SeJe of Dis eased Apples From Rogue River Valley. ' The Rogue River Valley fruit men, under the name of tlie soutbern Ore' eon Fruit Association, has been using Klamath Falls and Klamath county as the dumping ground fur their diseased and decayed fruits and vegetables about long enough. Fruit Inspector Stearns has gotten after them with a pointrtd stick, and many shipments of stuff have been confiscated. They are destroying one of the best markets for their fruits aud vegetables they nave, lor tlie people of this sectiou will not be buncoed into purchasing such refuse as they are in the habit of sending here. Republican. Action on the part of any fruit grower, snob as those described by tbe Republican, are. reprehensible enough, but all the more so on the part of an organization, one object of whlou Is supposed to be the raising of the standard of fruit grown and sold. However, the Republican strictures would seem to include all the growers in the Rogue River Valley. We are confident that a very small percentage of the fruit growers of tbe valley are guilty of the charge, and we do not believe that the few who are guilty have authority to nse the names of any of tbe fruit assooUtious in the valley, and it will probably be found that they are Dot numbers of these organizations. There are many boxes bearing the brand of the fruit growers associations as well as those of private parties scattered throughout the valley ana it is an easy matter for other parties to gather up these boxes and nse tbem, thus conveying the im pression tbat tbe fruit was sent out by tbe party whose brand the box bears. -Medford Mail Doubtless boxes bearing the brand of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers 'As sociation have been taken to Klamath county by parties hauling fruit there to sell and as the fruit was all more or less infeoted with scale, oodlin moth and other diseases the buyers in that county will take it for granted that the Association is sending out bad Homes Furnished Complete The new Rugs have arrived, beautiful patterns; call and See them. $15.00 to $32.00. We can give you a Carpet at a close figure that will make you happy and yout house beautiful. RANGES This range is the latest in a thoroughly reliable Range at a moderate price; no expense has been spared in getting it out and we guarantee it to please; it is a per fect baker, economical in fuel, at tractive, durable and the prioeKASY, CaU and see them. Thomas & O'Neill G o -C a r t s , Dairy Fails, fruit. Only a few boxes bearing the label of the Association have been sold in Grants Pass and hereafter none will be sold. The Hood . River Asso ciation found boxes bearing their label being used by dishonest local and Portland dealers to enable them to sell inferior fruit as the Hood River best. The Hood River orchard lata put a stop to this .swindling prac tice by not having the Association's label printed on the boxes at the fact ory, but instead use a handsome litho graphed labbel that is pasted on the boxes just before they are loaded la tbe oar. This will be the last season that the Grunts Pass Furit Growers Association will nse printed boxet. Before the fruit season for next year begins the Association will have fine lithographed labels to place on all boxes and no labeled boxes will be allowed to go to the local markets. Beautiful Indian Summer, Tbe weather for the past few weeka bas been all that a Southern Oregon iau could wish for. The lighb showers two week ago cleared tbe atmosphere and settled the dust and since then the ' weather bas been glorlouly beautiful and for a few days the beat has been almost as in tense as in early Summer. It ;is prophesied by the knowing ones that the present "warm spell" will last for six weeks yet, and that the rainy season will not set in before the first of November. The weather is one of the many things of whioh an Oregoutau Is Justly proud and in spite of the faot that the rains of Oregon have earned for as the unenviable reputation of being webfoots, we are, never-the-less aware of the faot that we bava one of the finest climates in the world and this year, as in former ones, we still have several weeks of prospective warmth aud sunshine before the "webs" begin to grow, in readiness for the delightfully v warm Winter rains with whioh Southern Oregon is blessed instead of snow and bllazards. Quarts blanks at tbe Courier office. Opposite Band Stand in the Depot Grounds. Money Bad if You Want II. Stoves Ranges Granite-ware Tinware Wooden-ware Willow-ware Crockery Glassware Lamps Cutlery Fine China Ha by Carriages Go-Carts A lot of odd pat terns in all kinds of Mattings to close at 20 dis count. PILLOWSr a big line in the best of tickings, and at the . old prices 75c to $2.25 gets as good a Pillow as can be had for the money. Cuspidors in earth en, China and steel 30c to $1 00 lnr attention to this week's on Comforts, Mattings, Flint Tumblers. i