rtsrtiscie'-fr.ifttf VOL. XXIII. CANNERY OUTLOOK IS ENCOURAGING GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL S, 1907. iT" jouthern Pacific Has Ma.de Very Satisfactory Freight Ratea on Can and Product. (tr yaw of expejtation with j,ibopethiit soine one woo Id put in i cannery here the citizens of Grant" Ptii have decided to wait no longer Bdto build the cannery themselves jith the co-operation of the farmers i Josephine county. To install a igsnerj and P"' it in successful oper ,100 ii lrBe undertaking and to Kccuplieh it will require an all-pull-uptber of the citizens of Grants Pass mil oi ie joiiumo vi me county, Hii cannery will give a cash mar- jet for their fruit and vegetables will make a large addition to payroll ot this city. And the itraordinarily low freight rates runted by the Southern Paciflo aitea it possible to profitably reach U the best markets of the country. Railroad Company has oone its irt and uow it is ap to the people Mthii city and county to do their in and that will insure the certain nccesi of the Grants Pass cannery. It accord unco to a call issued by Prtiideot L. B. Hall, of the Com Ewcial .CIq b, fully 60 business men tA farmers met Wednesday at 4 d. Int the Club room to consider the -.oposition of. getting a cannery for ;rauta Pass. On the meeting being -ailed to order by President Hall. :trlea Meserve was called on to give mit information he had secured as tike details of the undertaking, he wing at the instance of the Grants i Fruit Growers Union been work- U op the matter for some time. Mr. Uritrre stated that be had secure! Insurance from the Southern Pacific bn freight rate would be made on honed goods that would be fo low as h enable a oaunery at Grants Pass pnacta all the best markets. As to :t naoagenient of a cannery he had to propositions. One was from a a operating a cannery at Belling a, Wash., who offered to come here si put in a cannery if be was given Mantfal enooarairement. The Valley , ,he effort tQ y at Grant. Pass and in that hne they would make the freight rate low as possible and not be unfair to other industries and shippers. His company fully realized that the build "a" tip of a canning industry at Urants Pasa wnnM .jj . t .. directly and indirectly, to the ton nage that would be handled from this point and that would be a guarantee that equitable freight rates wouid be T'eu at all times to the cannery. When he quoted the rates that would be given the fairness and liberality if the Southern Paoiflo so pleased all that on motion of J. E Hi, tunc of thanks was tendered the company ouu air. juainnnnr ami ! : with a will and nnanimnnB1 Ti, freight rate old and new is as follows : 10 Portland, old rate .72 cents ner inn pounds on canned goods, new rate auoentsper 100; to Sao Francisco, old rate 99 cents, new rate40ceuts; to Los Angeles, old rate II.26W. new late 60 cents. Tn tmn Grants Pass would be Driven trans. continental Jrates the same as Port land, thus putting the cannery here on the same footing as those in the northern part of the state. On tin cans a rats of 80 eents wasade from f ortiana, the rate now being 80 cents. un a motion to that effect Prnsl. dent Hall appointed H. C. Kinney, Joseph Moss, J. O. Calhoun. H. D. Norton and Roy Wilson a committee to prepare articles of incorporation of a cannery company and get a proposi tion from Sampson Bros, for their plant and to get a freight rate con tract from the Southern Pacific. The committee are working with enersv and expect to have th utarlr hnnb ready in the near future when an every-body-help camtjaiun will be in- augurated and sufficient capital raised to pat the cannery on a substantial basis. If irn i-i niM rALntK GIVES 1 ,.' PLEASING MUSICAL Entertain Friends With Evening of Muaic &.t Opera House Wednesday Night. That the people of Grants Pass are proud of the musical achievements of their talented nrotenee. Mi K,hi Carolyn Palmer, was duly evldenecd by the large assemblage of music lovers who listened, with rapt atten tion to the delightful rendition of her program last Wednesday evening. Mifs Palmer has within herfchnaniil and spirit of the true artist and her numbers each reoeived a mnt f-.Hn. and inspiring interpretation. Her program was a remarkably attractive one ana each number met a warm re spouse in the heart of her listeners as it made its "beautiful appeal to all that is most noble and aesthetic within the soul of man. The "Chacnone" by Baob-Busonl was full of wonderful effects and tested Miss Palmer's inter pretation and temperament perhaps as severely as anything she played. Al though it is rather deep In conception, yet tier audience of Wednesday night were fully equal to it in appreciation I wo exquisite numbers were the song, "Hark, Hark the Lark" and "The Wanderer"both by Schubert and arrauged for piano by Liszt. The wild abandon and reckless Joy of the first aud the sense of haunting sadness and weird ness of the second maris them a very taking part of Miss Palmer's program. For strength and massiveoess of ex ecuuuD iuiss rainier excelled upon the Sonata by Greig ' while her versa tility of tempermant was perhaps best dislayed iu the "Soherzo in B Flat Minor" by Chopin. "The Swan" by Saint Saens was replete with wondrous tenderness and liquid sweetness, while the "Rondo Brilliant" was fascinating in its pure limpid clearness and grace. All in all the coocert was a marked social and artistic success and we inusio lovers of Grants Pass are deeply grateful tot Miss Palmer for another of these rare treats which in ner great liberality she sees fit to give ns so often. G. P. H. S. News Notes 1 The Final Trv-Out The final try-out has been held in the grades for the purpose of choosing the participants for the declamatory to fill his place. His special line of proposition was from Sampson of this city, who are success- f-T operating a vinegar and spray f'tj and are planning to add an hoi plant to their establishment, jonng men would put their fac- fiod business into the cannery panyon a fair valuation taking for it in stock, on condition they have the management of new establishment. Sampson !-. have built up a protflable busi- pMd the vinesrar. snrav and Alnn. brandies would be a bis faotor batting the cannery on a navlnir k The Sampson boys are kuown of good business ability, honest, itnons and temperate and are Koachioitts. Mr. Meserve stated rta had fnnnrt lha fa rmara nil :" for a caunery nud willing s-operate with the cirizuns nf I... . . . . rass in prttiog up the capital f W the undertaking. . Malboeuf, of Portland, dis "'reitiht agent for the Southern whs then called on to submit ""KUt rate that H comuanv II I) n r n t m X Everyone seems bosy. Many have sold their cattle. We are iorry1 to learn Mr. Johns is no better. E. M. Speocer expects to have bis ditch completed" in a short time. Spring is here at last with bloom ing flowers and beautiful sunshine. O. M. Knox is bosy getting ready to Btart his saw mill in a short time. Our postmistress, Mrs. Green, made your city a business trip Monday. Some are going into the dairy busi ness, which will be a paying proposition. S. B. Green and son Silva, were pafsengers on the stage for Grauts Pass Tuesday. . Wool folk of Grauts Pass was a visitor at Mrs. Green's Sunday, re turning home Mouday. Mr. Taylor will Boon have his new house completed, ready for a cook. Girls, don't all speak at ouce for lie says he has his cook already Tom Herriott lost his team in Ap plegae Mondiiy. He was crossing with a load of hay when the single ' tree broke, the horse drifted down ' among logs and were drowned. Mr. He'rint had an unpleasant ex- rieuce with his team. The horses IfiA make for the cannery. He got frUhtened, started to run, break- iuai me boatheru Puciho was ing te tongue in the stage, but with thin willing lo meet the mti- the lines in Jiis hands Blue came to a ''tbi s,.ction of Rogm.' River, s'uiidstili. LITTLE PANSY. "'wwwwwmwmwwwmwtwwwwwwm a 6. Acres la Grants Pass) Lays well tor sub-dividin into lots or aero tracts. Fine soil suitable for Fruit, Ber ries or Garden Trut k, in choice part of the Cify. Just the place lor a suburban homo. i Lots and larse Barn kill On G street not far from depot. This 's a SNAP as an investment. Kent of 'lif b rn will ay pood interest on the investment. W Xj. IEXj-A-ISriD THE REAL ESTATE MAN Grniinrl Floor. Onera House Block , r- $ contest which will be held next week on Wednesday and Friday evenings. The first, second and third and the sixth, seventh aud eighth grades will hold their contest on Wedneiday even ing, April 10, the fourth. fifth and the High Scool on Friday evening. Those to participate from the High School have not yet been chosen as they have not had their try-out. It willjproba bly be held the first of next week. From the central building, Fourth grade, Alene Dunbar, and Marie Farrel have been chosen. Fifth grade, Kuth Huthaway aud Grace Getters. Seventh grade. Merle Caldwell and Mildred Churchill. Eighth grade, Martha Tabor and Lester Coburn. From the East building First irrade. Ester Gilkey, Herbert Murray. Sec ond grade, Jitumle Tuffs, Paul Day and Oliver Moore. Third erade. Winifred Gilkey and Horris Hair. Foortb grade, Marie Edwards aud Ruth Williams. Fifth grade Helen Love and Mil dred Pool. Sixth grade, Sallie Hughes, Oiline Sweetlaud and Herolri Doxee. Those from the Riverside being First grade, Rein Holdschmidt aud Bessie Wells. Secoud grade. Ger trude Eerley and Doris Russel. Third grade, John Harmon. Fourth grade, Vernon Harrington ttnd Lois Britton aud from the Fifth tirade. Lola Rehkopf aud Grace Keuney. All are exceptionally fine iu declamation and fie content promises to be a close one. The medals have been received aud are certainly a worthy rewrd for the winner. A small admiosion will he charged in order to defiay the ex penses of the medals. Report of Attende.nce. March, 11)07. No. days absent.... aTo1., No. dav utiexouHed i No. days tardiness !t No. of toy enrolled H4I No. of girl enrolled :)Hi Tdtil monthly enrollment. . . ?'.'.' Total No. enrolled for year Ill ' Avhihlth dailv attendance l'r; Per ctnt ot ntteudaiire ! 1 As coin ni red with t''e same montli lant K'stioo, the above, r.pott flirws di creafe of aoven in average riailr n tendioce and a dec ease of it in totx) numher enrol 'ed, to dut'. Ali d -cr ae of 118 in number of diva ahs-M ' and of 10 in the number of cares I tardiness. 'I've grt the Siring fever, a splitiia headache, My appetite's failing, tho' a toni-i 1 take, That oration doth haunt me, iiHunli't else can I see. If this lasts moch longer, oh. where shall I be? No rest for the weary, sleep I cannot. Oh, the poor Senior! Who bis lot?" We have now had our new rrinci pal, Mr Snedicor for about two week and I think no one is really sorry for library is aimi.lv ihorlrintf. the change. We did Mr. Harrison leave but Mr. Snedicor is not like to see us, to be sure, entirely capable work is physics, as he is a specialist in that study. That he is liked by me pupils is without a doubt, as is clearly shown by the pupils attitude toward him. There has been great activity among the members of the Second and Third Year English classes, doriag tne past week, each nna hu h.ion writing a fairy tale, Dovel. or some thing of the sort and the quantity of paper need, to say nothing of the quality of the production themsevles, certainly ought to satisfy the teacher. The Senior class is already nrenar- ing for commencement; it is a good showing for the High School that there are Juet twice as many in the class which gradnat.s this year, as there were last year. In fact, the class of 1907. which has aisht mum. bers, will be the largeH which has ever graduate since the Grants Pats High School has had the regular four years course. Fritz Dean is the prusidmt and Annabella Leith the secretary of this illnstrious clais. Their colors are gold nd white. Another new program has been made ont for recitation periods. The time of classes are changed somewhat, out there is not much difference, only drawing class, which was small enongb in the first place, has been di vided up Into three classes, which for merly was one. Hie bojrs seemed to have been livened up by the nice warm weather for at ii O't auy time outside of school hours you eau see a crowd of boys either jumping, vaulting, pnttiug the sliot or k me other field day snort on the school grouudi. The baeket ball baskets hae also been moved from the hall where they were during the rainy weathr. to their old place in the chonl ysrd. Or.r library ha again been endowed with nnnrhfr addition of books, this tini" fcith 24 volumes, of mostly his- trrt, hy W. B. Khermnn. This arldi tion is greatly appreciated by all con cerned fur our lihrary, though fine for scientific rearh an literature, is not so good for history. On Wednesday eveuing. Mai 1, W. L. Findlty, preaideut of the Aadubou Society of Or-gnn, wilt deliver a lec ture in the High School Room on 'The Birds of Oregon." Without a doubt it will be very instructive and noum tie interesting to young and old alike. Word has been received from our form-r principal, A. E. Harrison aud we were glad to hear that he likes his work at Pendleton "very well. He Iia4 six clasees dailv, three in algebra envle and three in geometry. Since the physics class has taken up the study of electricity under Mr. Snedicor, the sparking going on in the DRAFT HORSES COM- MAND FANCY PRICE E. T. Judd Sell Trum of 2-Year Old Percheron Horaea for $700. E. T. Judd, the well known breeder of Percheron horses of Tur ner, Oregon, aud known to the farmers of Rogue River Valley as a popular speaker at the farmers iu stitutes held in this Valley by Dr. Withyoombe, of the Oregon Agri cultural College, sold last eek for cash a span of two-year old draft horses for an even $700.3 This is en- oouraging news to the farmers of GOOD CLEAN-UP ON PLEASANT CREEK J. A. Wicket rom Will Now vote Hi Attention to Lumbering. De- iI. A. Wiokstrom was in Grants Pass this week with the final clean up of his plaoer mine on Pleasant , creek, which was seut to the Mint through (he First Natinal Bank. Mr. Wickstrom, while he does not state what the output amounts to says it is the most satisfactory clean-op he has yet had from that good paying property. Mr. Wiokstrom with H. E. Fos- Josephine county who are stockholders ter aud A. D. Nailor will engage tne companies owninir th two In the aw 'milling hxatnau ti.o in Percheron stallions Imported last year. To get 1350 for a two-year old oolt is in marked contrast to the $125 that is the highest that can be had for an average young farm horse that is too small for a draft horse, too bis for a saddle horse and too slow for a roadster yet costs as moch for feed aud care as does the big, high-nrioed draft horse. From the enconraffintf beginning, it now will be but a few years until the farmers of this countv will be selling many horses at from $350 to $350 oaoh. f J WILDE UVILLE 1 "J Pearl Sams has commenced a term of school near Waldo. We are having fine weather now. Somewhat cool mornings. Born To Mr. aud Mrs. Leo Sums. on March 28th, a fine daughter. Mr. Akers made a business trio to Grants Pass Monday of this week. Mr. and .Mrs. Holland made a btisi- ness trip to Grants Pass Tuesday of this week. Charles McCaun and Co. have their donkey engine hauled up to the saw mill on Chaney creek. They most Jiave seen some of the pretty girls for they were seen on their way home, all smiles. We hear that Mr. Bonsman's leg that waa broken about six weeks aso. waa not mending very rapidly. Leo Sams started Monday morning ot this week to be timber, faller for the saw mill uear Love's station. Frod Lowe and John Tabor of Grants Pasa made a flying trip in this valley Tuesday of this week. A few of the young folks attended a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stevenson Monday eveuing of thiB week. J. T. Roberaon of Wonder made a business trip io this vicinity Tuesday of this week. He reiwrt that he had been having the grip. Mr. and Mrs. Will Nickersou and babe have moved on a ranch they re cently purchased near the atage road on what Ui I if lit be termed Jerome Prairie. Miss Minnie Zimmerman, whose home is on Doer creek but has been going to school in Grants Pass,- Is visiting a few diys with her cousin, Mies Maud Htiuipton. UNCLE FULLER. have secured 10,000,000 feet of timber about five miles southwest of Talent and will commence active operations as soon as tbe machinery, wbloh has already been ordered, arrives. They have purchased a mill with a capacity of 30 000, feet per day, a 45 and a 60 H. P. boiler aud a 65 IL P. engine, with two donkey engines and other machinery for logging in the most modern methods. They expect to be able to oommenoe operations in about 30 days. Tbe firm is to be kuown as Foster. Wickstrom and Nailor. H. A. Foe- ter, general manager, J. A, Wick strom at the head of logging opera tions and A. D. Nailor in charge of tbe saw mill operations. Although they have reoeived some very good offers for theii output thoy have not as yet made their contracts. Jury List. Jury list for April, 1907 term. E M Albright, Deering. ! J L Fryer, Grants Pass. j E H Alien, Grauts Psaa. J W Branch, Grants Pass. ' H M Brown, Kerby. Robert Allison, Grants Pass. H V Doxee, Grants Pass. R Aobery, Grants Past. J W O Benjamin. Plaoer. Charles Berglund, Lelana. R S Bratton, Grants Pass. Joseph MoGaalin, Merlin. Josehp Fetzner, Grants Pass. W. G. Zimmerman, Dryden. J M Briggs, Grants Pass. D A Riobje, Grants Pass. H L Reed, Murphy. Joseph Sohmitt, Grants Pass. L B Ruth, Grants Pass. Wm. Sargent, Soluia. J G Hiatt, Selma. E L Bricker, Williams. Fred Roper, Grants Pass. Leonard Estes, Grauts Pass. O P harvey, GrantsPass. Frank Williams, Grauts Pass. A II Daber, Grants Pass. W L Ireland, Grauts Pass. N Reynolds, Grants Pass. George W Lewis, Jr., Grauts Pass. M M Kohler, Waldo. Interesting Lecture. Mrs. Ellis, who lectures at the G. A. R. hall four nights next week, commencing Monday, comes with the recommendation of Prof, Smith of the Salem high school. Rev. J. S. MoCal luui, pastor of the Christian church at Etigeue, aud ninny other promi nent men. Her lectures are models of clear thinking, well ei pressed and Indicate a thorough acquaintance of thb subject of phrenology. 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