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ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON, OCTOBER 19, 190b. SC 1 We are Strong on Strong Boy's and Girls' Shous. Boys and girls are bard on Shout, so it taken thb strongest, toughest leather well put together to grand the knocks. Our Red School House and Sieel Shod Shoos for boys and girK made of the bust calf with double solus and quilted bottoms are the best wearing shoes made. Also high top shoes for little iuu in all sizes. R. L. BARTLETT HOWARD BUILDING SIXTH STREET ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PAHS, OREGON. OOUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates: One Year, in advance, Six Months, Three Months, Single CuiiHf fl.80 .75 .40 .05 Advertising Rates Furnished on application at the office, or by mail. Obituaries snd resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at 6c per line; card of thanks 60o. A. E. VOORHIES, PBOPR. Entered at the pout office at Grants Vim, Oregon, as second-clam mail matter. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1900. HOOD RIVER FRUIT FAIR BIG SUCCESS (Continued from page Ono. ) apples were conceded by visiting ex perts to be one of the finest ever held in the United States by groweis, . Eaoh grower had a space allotted to him and they vied with eaoh other in making their exhibits attractive. Most of the orchards are named and over many exhibits was placed the name of the orchard, the name of the grower and artlstlo eiubelish ments. The display of A. I. Mason, whom many of the Rogue River Val ley farmers remember for the very practical addresses he gave at the eerie. of fruit growers meetings that Dr. Withyeonibe conducted in this county in September, was conceded to be the finest in the fair and the different judges so held that opinion and gave him more awards than was secured by any other exhibitor. The exhibit coveriid a spaoe 10x13 feet aud above the boxes aud plates of apple that were perfect in their coloring and symmetry was placed a handsome sign" besriug "Lilterty Home Farm" A. I. Miihoii, proprietor and by each side of it were large photographs of views of his orchard and home aud the handsome park that adjoins his yard and is a grove of native and im ported trees with a brook and an ar tificial hike to give an artistic effect for Hood Hlver farmer hnve parks and other beautiful things like other people who are making money. About the entire exhibit was draped bunting entwlued with evergreeus giving a must artiHtic effect. The attendance at the fair was large and there were many fruit miners present from all over the Northwest, though Hngtio River Valley was ouly represented by two orchartlists, M. L. Pellet t, the big pear and apple grower of Talent, and A. D. Helms who Iihs a fine orchard neir Ashland. Many prominent men, including Senator O. V. Fulton, visited the fair aud a number of the big Portland and other papers hid representatives'there. fTis safe to say that Hood River will get out of their fair advertising that If litid in cash would cost ft(H). TiTefruit exhibits were all bought by visitors most of the Jjboxes of j apples being sent east to friends of the pur chasers. A box of Winter Banana apples was purchased by Manager Tom Richardson, of the ' Portland Commercial OulOo'lie sent to Presi dent Roosevelt. These apples were so large tat there were but 4"i in the box and they were so uniform in si.e that they did nof vary a ' 16th of an inch in iliani"ier They were' of a rich, golden color and ImcTa dclicnto aroina s ni.nvhat like a banana, hence their inline Ftily IHl per cent of the apple exhibits were Spitenlietvs anil Nevt"wn-, thosn being the tip ples glow u Ht Hood River fer the luaike's. While the display of tin so fine ii ,'es was gcod yet the Kiyne River f.i ' 'm could easily equal it did tl.ev i x"rolso the smue cure in cultivation, riming, thinning hiu! H0U&. picking and packing that is done by the Hood River orcharding. It would be a most profitable trip to the Rogue River growers if they would visit the Hood River orchards and note the methods employed bv thoso progressive orchardists. The leading factor in the prosperity of the Hood River fruit raisers is the Hood River Apple Grower Union. This union was organized four years ago and the first year the members got 85 cunts per box for their apples. The Union each year since has se cured increasing prices until this year when the entire apple crop was sold to a New York firm at from $2.25 to 3. 15 a box f. o. b. Hood River. And this extraordinary price was secured in competition with one of the biggest apple crops ever known in the United States. The high quality of the applet and the honest, perfect packing baa much to do in getting these record breaking prices but advertising is a big factor and is liberally used by those hustling people. Sample boxes of apples are sent eaoh year to all the big buyers of America and Europe and apples are given away by the box and by the car load as was done at the St. Louis, Portland and other worlds fairs. Apples were everywhere Id evidence at Hood River during their fair. Store windows were full of them and offices were festooned with them aud the visitors were given all the apples they could eat. The Hood River badge at the fair was both unique and handsome for it represented big red apple. The badge was of leather and on the center was pasted a perfect repieseutatiou of Spitzenberg apple while about the border were the words: A "Hood River Apple, The Best in the World," the letters being burned into the leather. The Union owns a warehouse that is 4(1x100 feet of two stories, it being on a hillside so both floors are accessi ble to teams in delivering apples. The building is of wood with double walls, doors and windows to keep the rooms cool in Summer and warm in Winter. The lower floor is of concete. On the scooud floor is a suite of two well furnished office rooms aud the entire warehouse is perfect in its equipment. The apple packing is all done at the orchards. All the packing Is doue by packers in the employ of the Union and a foreman is in charge of each crew and docs all the grading for the packers. The grower at'ends to the wiping of the apples aud the uailing of the boxes. Two sizes of boxes are used, the special one for the large ap ples of the throe tier pack. Only blank boxes are used aud at the or chard the fore in an puts on with a stencil the growers name aud number, his own number aud the name of the wpple aud the number the box con tains. At the warehouse when the apples are to be loaded on the car the handsome lithographed Union label is pasted on the other end of the box. This Fame rule is carried out with strawberries and so large.ia the ship ments of the Uuion that during the rush season the (). R. - N. railroHil has a switch cngiuo placed at the ser vice of the Union so that carl may be moved on the siding as they are loaded at the warehouse. The entire man agement of th packing crews and the force at the warehouse and the selling snd shipping of the fruit is done by K. II, Shepsrd who with his capable assistant, K. A. Fran, and a stouograi her have tlie.r time fully occupied and the union's otln e is as busy a place as is found in Hood River. That Mr. Shepsrd is a most caimhle. energetic manager is proven by fi e fact that the business of tie I'n ion h is Nt'-adily inert iced since he assumed charge and be lias ln'ii able to command for Hood River apples a lnglnr pi ice than is bad by any other I'mon in the United States Manager Shcpnrd and the Union's bookee tr Mr. l-'rin., gave Mr. Me serve llie fullest. "information as to all the (It tails connected with thepsik- ing, loading and marketing of fruit as carried on by the Union and they also fully explained the syttem of keeping the accounts and records which they have so simplified that it is quite perfect and prevents errors or misunderstanding from arising. These gentlemen are also te editors of Better Fruit the only strictly fruit growers paper on the Paciflo Coast. While it wis only last July that the publication of Better Froit was begun yet it so fills the demand for a paper devted to Pacific Coast method of fruit raising that it is meeting with the strongest support and its sob-S'-rietion list is gaining at a very rapid rate. Each number is a text book on horticulture and contains ar ticles on fruit raising and marketing that alone'are worth the price of the year's subscription. Every peson who plants fruit trees as a financial venture should take Better Fruit and read it carefully and then put into practice the very ' practical ideas that It contains. County Clerk's Semi-Ann vial Statement. County Clerk's senii-anooal report, showing the amount of claims allowed by the County Court of Josephine County, Oregon, for what allowed, the amount of warrants oostanding and unpaid from the first day of April, 1900, to the first day of Octo ber, 1906: Warrants outstanding April 1st, lfi06 1104,856 81 Warrants issued from April 1st to Oct 1st, 1900: County Court and commis sioners' Balary 696 60 Circuit Court, jurors, wit nesses, bailiffs, etc 3,713 35 Justice courts, jurors, wit nesses, constable and jus tice fees 527 80 Sheriff s office, sheriff & deputy 1,459 96 Clork's offloe, clerk, dnp, etc 1,451 48 Treasurer's office, sal 300 00 Coroner's office, cor, jur, wit, etc 168 20 School supt office, ail, etc. . 370 55 Stock inspector, sal 75 00 Assessor's office, assessor and dep 1,121 46 Assessment and collection of taxes 1,131 CO Tax rebate 68 19 Current expense, printing, books, postage, eto 874 97 Court house, Janitor, water, light, fuel, eto 717 95 Jail, board prisoners, build ing new jail, etc 8,419 02 Care of poor, med attend, etc 2, 2114 87 Indigent soldiers 60 00 Insane, exam aud expense. . . ft 00 Reform school, commit.... 30 80 Election, primary and June elect 2,083 51 Roads, lum, labor, sop, eto 7,763 83 Lewis & Clark exhibit ... 3 25 County Board of health, sal of secy, etc 137 90 Onunty High school..; 1,200 00 Estimated accrued interest 9,000 00 Total 1143,620 98 CONTRA Warrants cancelled from April 1st to Oct 1st, 1906 t 29,419 10 Cash in hands of treasurer Oct 1st, 1906... 12,976 05 Taxes unpaid 11108 Roll ... . 9,09187 Amount due County from tax sales 2,784 72 Net liabilities 89,246 74 Total 1143,620 98 State of Oregon ) County of Josephine j I. 8. F. Cheshire, County Clerk of the County of .Tosepine, State of Ore gon, do hereby certify that the fore going is a true and correct statement j of the number and amount of claims' allowed by the County Court of said County for the six months ending ! October 1st, 1006, on what account the 1 fame are allowed and the amount of I WHrrants drawn, and amount of war-! rants oustanding and unpaid as the j same appears upon the records in my 1 olllce and in my official custody. ! Witness my hand and official teal : this tOth day of October, A. 1)., I'.KSi. ! (SEAL ) S. F. CHESHIRE, Clerk County Treasurer' Semi Annual Report. j County Treasurer's report fcr six months, ending September HOth, 11)06: ! GENERAL FUND To Balance from lat report. 8,0:19 40 Uash from Slierff on tuxes.. 32,081 41 ! Cash from sheriff on poll tax 2N3 00 Warrants receved on taxes 10.8115 77 County clerk fees , 1.743 28 1 Cemetery lots . . 63 00 ; Liquor license 1,600 00' Fines ill! 90 Sheriff fees . Mil 80 Total H9,7!5 oil: CONTRA. By amt transferred to countv school fund t . JISS 58 State taxe 5,625 00 Warrants caiicellel 2,',4l!l 26 Interest on ssm 3 970 45 Balance on hand.... 112.740 27 Total . . 19, 785 56 SCHOOL AND OTHER FUNDS To balance from last report.. 1,937 OS From general fund Co. appor tionment . I.98S 5S Stat" school fund 5,060 90 Institute fund H 33 00 City tax 2,824 0? Estate fund 5 65 Si hool districts, special tax 9. P'O'JS Ko.id districts . ,. 4 ."J4 41 Total 25,503 00 CONTRA Amt pool on Co school orders I 9s 5S Amt paid on slate school orders 4,' ,H 00 Institute fin d 1 1 00 Paul I'ity Treasurer .. 2,797 23 ! slate fund. . i;., School ilitric;s special tax . 9 .V I 77 Koad districts 4,515 ,"N Pultun e on hai d 2 035 !9 lolal 25.563 00 I. J. T. Taylor, do hen by certify that the ton-going is a true ard cor rect statement of the amounts received, paid out and remaining on hand in the county treasury of said county for the six months ending September 30th, ; 1906. Witness my hand this 15th day of Ooctber A. D., 1906. J. T. TAYLOR, Countv Treasurer. CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE. FOR SALE Improvements consisting of good house, barn, fencing on 5U acres, tools, garden (rop. etc., on 160 acres uneurveyed land on Limpy creek, for sale for 400. Inquire Samnel Hawkins. Wilderville. 9-14 4t THOROUGHBRED hogs for Bale. J. Wildervlile. Poland China H. Robinson. 8-81 tf FOR RENT. OFFICE ROOM for rent Courier building. Apply to A. E. Voorhies or J. W. Howard. 8-3 tf WANTED. WANTED A steam boiler, 25 to 60 H. P. State price. Address Mt Pitt Mining Co., Grants Pass, Ore 1012 2t WANTED Wood in exchange for wagon aud carriage worts by J. M. Newman, successor to G. M. Cald well. 9-22 tf WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other serond-haud gocds. Harrison Bros., Second hand-store, corner Sixth and J streets. 2-9 tf WANTED Relinquishments on sev eral good, well located timber claims. State particulars and price. Lock Box 68, Park Rapids, Minn. 10-19 2t C. L. aOELof Odessa wants loggers and timber cutters to deliver 2,000, 000 feet of logs to mill by contract before snow flies; short haul, level roads, one 4-horee team, two trucks, chains, etc. furnished. Also left hand 3-gang edger wanted. Write or call at mill Odessa, Ore. 8 8 tf LOST. ' " LOST Nugget pin on the street last week. Finder leave at this office and receive reward. 10-12 2t BOY'S COAT. 13-jear-old size, grey mixed, Earth's mark inside. Re ward at Courier Office. 10-5 tf EASTMAN KODAK, No. 8 with case on Limpy creek bridge, September 30. Finder leave at Courier office. 10 5 2t FOUND. FOUND Overcoat, man's size. Owner can have the fame by prov ing property. Call at the Courier office. 10-5 tf HELP WANTED. TRAVELER for established House. 12 per week. Expenses advanced. References. Address, with stamp, Jos. A. Alexander, Grants Pass, Ore. 10-19 It GIRL WANTED A school girl who is able to cook and assist in light housework can get a pleasant place to stay by writing' Box 468. Grants Pass. Work is very light. Oolv two in family. Close to' high school. 10-19 tf WANTED Salesmen. Many Make 100 to 150 per month ; some even more Stock clean ; grown on Reser vation, far from old orchards. Cash advanced weeklv. Choice of terri tory. Address Washintgon Nursery Company, Toppenish, Washington. 9-2H tf SITUATION WANTED. NURSE Flrstclass nurse can be found on L street, near 4th Mrs. Alice Weiser. 9-21 4t MISCELLANEOUS. ART SCHOOL of Grants Pass, room 5, Masonio Tempi". Day classes in painting in oil colors, water colors, psatels, tapestry, etc., evening classes Monday and Thursday. Drawing Free hand and mechan ical, architecture, perspective, etc. Call at Studio for particulars all day Saturday or Monday, or Thursday evenings. Prof. Geo. O'Brien. FARMERS! If yon went your farm sold, write me what you have and your price as soon as possible aud I w II include it with my Fall list which will go to the priuter soon. I do not demand exclusive tale. W. L. Irelaud, "The Real Estate Man," Courier Building. 10-5 tf PI A NO TUNING Leave orders at the music store. D. F. irmstronn. 9-28 tf FASHIONABLE dies'innking and tailoring. Mrs. T. O. Horr, 107 C street. 914 tf FRANK BURNKTT-Upholstering, mission f iruiture made to order. CATARRH SEASON Disease Most Prevalent in the Fall Months Simple way to Cure. At the first warning of catarrh, oue should begin using Hvoniei. There is no stomach dosing with this treat ment. Die mediratiou of its healing nils and ha'sam is taken iu witli the nir yon br. athe m that it reaches tie mist rnuote oils cf the ucse, throat ami lungs, killing the catarrh g ru s wherever i resent, and smithing li iiritatious iu the mucous mem hrw. Yon mu no risk in paying Roter mund 1 U'T a Hyemei "outfit as hit givei his personal guarantee that if the remedy do, s not afford relief, your morev will to r funded at cnee Kvtrn tvt'K'S of Hyomei, if reeled, co-t but 50 cents, unking it the most ee nouiical treatment for catarrh as well as the only cue that is sold ou guarant 'e. Dutchess Trousers for Fall We have thi week received the complete line "f Trousers for Fall and Winter in those nobby gray Stripes and Plaids. Some pat terns are cut special, knee 21, 19 across the shoe. Call and see them. Als Schloss Clothing that can't be beat for Style and Workmanship, regardless of Prick $12.00 to $27.50. Caterers to the neat dressers. P. i! Harth & Son. Inc. TO PUSH THE SALE OF ROGUE RIVER LANDS Fruit a.nd Dairy Farms a Speci alty With a New Grants Pass Real Estate Firm. The newest real estate firm for Grants Pass is Meserve & Meade, who have opened an office in -room three on the second floor of the t Courier block. The Ann is made up of Charles Meserve, for the last two 1 years on the editorial staff of the Rogne River Courier, and who is now secretary and manager of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union, and froit inspector for Josephine couuty. and H. V. Meade, for the last , four years foreman of the Courier's composing room and a resideut of Grants Pass for the past 1 1 years. I Both Mr. Meserve and Mr. Meade are well known in this county and I have a good standing for interglty' and business ability. They will make a specialty of haudling fruit I and dairy lauds and they expect to ; push the development of the fruit and dairy industries. Mr. Meserve ' by his thorough knowledge of this i section of Rogue River Valley, gained through his connection with the fruit industry and in the various series of j farmers institutes and fruit growers meetings that he has assisted In hold-! ing, will be able to give prospective buyers full information as to the var ious kinds of lands that are fouud in , this Valley. The soil aud formation of Rogue River Valley is extremely variable and on a single section may be found laud the Burface indications of which is very much the same to a stranger yet one part may be best adapted to apples, another to reais, to gripes, to peaches, or to alfilf.. While to grow either of these on land not adapted to them would bring at least a partial failure of the crop. In probably no other section of the Pacific Coast is land fo variable in surface soil, subsoil, formation and tnjM.gr.iphy as it is in Rogue Rivr Valley, and it is larg.ly due to this that so msuy persons make snch dis ustrous failures in attempting to raise fruit and other crops in this comity. To give Im-ndiug purchasers the fullest infonnaMoti possible as to where can t e had the land r specially ad.ipted to tlu crop they propose to grow will he the rule of Messrs Me serve & Meade and the man who de sires to gro.v apples will Uot be in- fluencad to buy red bill land, where only grapes can best be grown, nor black, wet bottom land adapted only to alfalfa, nor granite land the horns of the peach. The rule will be to so treat customers that they will have no occasion to rue their dealing with the firm, but will feel disposed to commend them to their friends. PAY YOUR. TAXES. Notice is hereby given that all un paid taxes will become delinquent on October 1, 1908, and if not paid by that time the property will be adver tised and sold for taxes. This also applies to property on which the first half of tax has been paid, the re maining half doe and payable before that time. After this date an addi tional 1 per cent peualty will be added on the first day of each month, to the costs. W. J. RUSSELL, Sheriff. City Treasurer's Noticn. There are funds in; the city treasury to redeem all outstanding warrants protested to February 1st. 1904. In terest oo same will cease after this date. Dated at Grants Pass, 'Oregon, September 15, 1906. COL. W. JOHNSON. City Treasurer. A Young Mother at 70. 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For Fire Insurance -T!'ft-ClrPR , A. ot McMlnnvillft are the, cheapest' aiid" 'have years standing without a peer" in Oregon for settling firel(7sss;That t-lls the tale. Don't " be 3eceived "by' other agents who have" selflsh"motiv!8. In no event will it cost you more than the staudard stock companies charge per annum. H.B.HENDRICKS, Agt Grants Pass, Ore. 7-27 tf