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VOL. XXIII.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE W, 1907.,"
No. 11.
BATTLE FOR R. R.
I LANDS TO BEGIN
SpeciaJ Prosecutor to Arrive
Soon to Talc Up Proceed-
Inge In R.. R.. Land Test
' - Hon. W. C. Haw ley, our represen
tative iii Congress, hat been advised
., by wire tbat S. D. Townsend, of
Pargo, N. D,. would arrive within a
few days to commence the proceed
ings which the U. S. department of
justice will undertake) to enforce the
terms of the railroad land grant of the
8. P. io Oregon.
' . la view of the possible action of
Congress with regard to these lands
and the questions of 'what definition
the courts might place upon the
phrase "actual settlers" in oases in
volving lands valuable only for tim
ber, grazing or mineral purposes, the
act of Congress forfeiting lands taken
under similar conditions by the N. P.
It. R. is interesting.
' 4 By an act of Congress September 30,
18U0, there was declared foi felted to
the United States all lands thereto
lore granted to any state or to any
corporation to aid in the construction
of a railroad, where tbe terms of the
errant had sot been compiled with.
Tbis act provided that all persons who
at the date of the passage of the aot,
' were aotoal settlers in good faith on
the land forfeited, should have the
xlght to claim them under the home
stead law and they should be regarded
as aotoal settlers, from the date of
ctual settlement or occupation. Tbe
aot further provides tbat where per
sons had settled said lands with a
bona fide intent to secure title there
to, by a purchase from the state or the
corporation, that tbey should be en
' s titled to purchase the lands from the
.j United States and that tbe United
I States upon being paid for said lands,
1 .should make a patent to tbe actual
j settlers.
,; Subsequent to that act of forfeiture
and on January 28, 1896, Congress
0 passed a law amendatory of the aut
forfeiting such railroad lands by ad
ding to the said act or forfeiture the
following proriso f - .
"Providing that aotoal residence
upon lands by persons claiming the
right to purchase the same is not re
quired, where such lands have been
fenced, cultivated, or otherwise im
proved by such grants " "
, It will be noticed that under this
' act all that is necessary is for the set
' tier to have fenced the lands, culti
vated them, or otherwise .iraprov.d
them. While this is a law, and not
vourt decision,- it goes a long way in
suggesting the radical difference be
tween an actual settler within tbe
purview of the homestead law and at)
actual settler for the purpose of pur
chasing lands of a railroad.
Strawberries Are Profitable.
At frequent intervals during the
fruit .Season the Courier force is re
' xnauibereJ by J. T. Morrison with
Y .generous sampled of fruit from Fair
view Fruit Farm tiiut are root puni
tive that Rogue River Valley leads
the word on fine fruit. Thursday
Jir. Moriisou brought in a halt doi-iu
' boxes of strawberries that were per
: feet in size, color and flavor,- and
tliey were given a regular Fruit
'.'! Growers Aasciation pack' for the
J middle berries were as good as those
.. in the bottom and the bottom berries
' were as good as those on the top.
The time is at baud when Rogue
. I Rivur will be as noted in the ruaikets
I of the East for ttra wherries at Hood
160 ACRES FOR ONLY $1,000
1("0 acres within one mile of the city, limits ;
of tirunts Pass. Kiue place to raise
Peaches, Strawberries or Poultry. Fine :
beriea 01 late springs from which a large ;
area eoiiil be minted. An abundance of !
tiitibi. on jii.icu xuitable for wood. Price ;
o:.ly . Will give terms on portion of
prl e if wanted. It you are looking for
a Murrain, investigate this at once.
W. L. IZRJELA.IISrr)
THE REAL ESTATE MAN
Ground Floor, Opera House Block
River now is for the berries there in
addition to being of the highest
quality have .the fiimnets to stand
shipment long distances. Mr. Morri
son has been growing strawberries for
several years and be finds them more
profitable than apples or any of tbe
other fruit that he raises. There has
been fully 10 acres of strawberries
planted near this city this past
Spring and last Fall and there will be
a larger acreage planted this Fall and
Winter. Through the local market,
the new cannery and the Fruit
Growers Association the growers will
have a ready sale at profitable prices
for ail the, berries tbat tbey can raise.
R. E. Gilbert, who organized the
Rogue River Miuing and Development
Company with mines on Blossom and
Paradise bars on Rogue River, has
resigned Jhis position as superintend
ent of the company 'and has become
interested in a mining property near
Grants PaseJ which he intends to de
velop. ; '..!,
FOR A WAGON
ROAD TO THE COAST
Forestry Department Will Put
Engineers in the Field
to Make Survey.
The Grants Pass Commercial Club
held its reuglar monthly meeting Tues
day and the evening was spent discus
sing live topics.
Tbe Irrigation question was takes
up and move to enlist tbe reclamation
service, started.
A resolution was ordered drawn np
to forward to the Denver convention
called for tbe purpose of discussing the
land policy. The resolution reads as
follows: i
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Grants Pass Commercial Club, voicing
the sentiment in one of the riobest
mineral and timber regions of the stato,
tbat the policy of the Administration
in creating, utilizing and protecting
tbe National forests, assisting in open
ing sp means of communication, en
couraging agricultural settlement, min
eral development, gracing and lum
bering Within their boundaries and
regulating the streams upon which
irrigation projects depend, is direct and
far reaching in its benefits and is here
by indorsed. R. L. COE,
M. L. OPDTCKE,
A. E. VOORHILS.
Committee
Superintendent Anderson of the Sis
kiyou Forest Reserve and Wm. Coz
of Washington, D. C, assistant U. S.
Forester, were called in and explained
some points regarding t e forest res
erve policy and i the course of the
evening the question of a road down
Rogue river to the Coast was brought
np. Tbis question has been receiving
the atteution of Superintendent An
derson and ou the following evening
be aud Mr. Cox met a party of uiiuer
from the Galice ditrict and'it was de
cided to place J. F. Richardson in
charge of a crew and make preliminary
survey of a routs from Galice to John
Mule creek. The expanse of the road
will be in tho neighborhood of fl 0,000
or more. The expeute in the main
will be met in the main by the gov
rrunnnt with ibe endorsement of Mr.
Anderson aud Mi. Cox who are enthu
siastic over the proposition as the road
is badly needed in the work of the For-estJ-frvUe.
Such a road would be of
lnestimabld value to this place ai it
would open up a riih mining territory
now practically shut off from trade
centers. This road would eventually
be extended andwill open up Curry
. oonty.
NEW FEATURES ADDED
FOR THE CELEBRATION
The Modern Woodmen Will Saw
Wood and the Miners
Will Drill.
As the 4th and 5th of July draws
nearer the interest in the mammoth
celebration at Grants Pass inoreases
with enormous strides. Kew features
are constantly buiog added to tbe
already most eleaborate program ever
offered to tbe publio in Southern
Oregon.
Tbe strong feature of the celebration
is the large number of interesting
atbletio sports. The two ball iiamee
will be the best exhibition of their
kind seen in Grants Pass for many
years and great interest is being
shown byjthe cltizensot both towns in
tbe outcome of these ..contests. An
other new and interesting feature bas
been added in tbe way of log sawing
contests both double and simle
handed. These contests have been put
on as a favor to the Modern Wood
men and are open only to members
of that order. Tbe horse racing on
the afternoon of tbe 6th is alto creat
ing great interest. Tbere will be
horses here from all the Southern
Oregon towns, from Roeeburg, south,
among which will be some of the best
horses on tbe coast and lovers of tbe
tnrf will And great "interest in the
oat corns jt these races. Tbere will
be minor sports as racing, jumping,
eta, also a .drilling contest, which at
least four teams will entsr.
Ralph Berry, the aeronaut who is to
make tbe balloon ascension and para-
ohute jump on tbe morning of tbe 5th
is now in Portland, securing the neces
sary paraphernalia and and expects
to give the most successful exhibition
of.any aeronaut ever in Grants Pass.
Hundreds of people will be here from
Medford.Gold Bill and various other
Southern Oregon towns. Excursion
rates of one and one-third fare will be
given from all railroad points.
There will not be a doll moment in
either day some event will be going
on all tbe time.
The parade on tbe morning of tbe
4tb is creating a great deal of rivalry
among the Grants Pass Merchants as
to who can put on the most attrac
tive float and each is endeavoring
to be tbe leader. All the principal
orders will b? represented and the re
sult will be an attractive and interest
ing parade.
ANOTHER OLD PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Dr. W. F. Kremer Dies in Nevada,
and Rtmalni are Interred
U Wilbur, Ore.
A mersage was received Diursduy by
Geoige Calhoon from Roy Kremer?
stating that his .father, Dr. W. F.
Kremer, was dead and that' the body
would be taken to Wilbur, Douglas
county, where burial would be made
on Saturday with the funeral services
conducted by the Masons. The tuee-
age did uot state wheu or whire Dr.
Kremer died, but as be went from here
a mouth ago to Goldfleld, Xevaria, it
is presumed that he died in that state.
Dr. Kremer was born in Pennsylvania
and was 6a years old at the time of
his death. He came to Oregon in
aud moved with bis family to Grant
Pass in;i886. He opeoed 1ha second
drug store in this place and erected
the first brick building in Giants Pans.
Dr. Krenje- was a gradoats of a St.
Louis medical college and practiced
his profersiou while a resident of this
oity and had a large practice. His
wifd died March It, aud was iutnrred
in tbe family burial ground and his
remains will alio be placrd there.
Three children survive. Dr. Maude
Kremer, of Portland, Dr. Roy Kremer,
of Sao Fraocisoo and Clare Kremer,
aged 15, who is making her borne in
Portland.
Tbtrs Art Fw
people who know bow to take care nf
themselves the majority do net.
The liver is a most important organ
in the body. Herbine will keep it In
condition. V. O. 8impkina, Alba,
Texas, writes: "I have used Herbine
for Chills and Fever and And it tlie
best medicine 1 ever used. I would
not be without it. It is u annA for
children as it is for Brown -on ueonl.
and I reoommeud it. it is flue frr La
lUnppe. I or sale by National Drug
Co. and by Detuaray.
MANY NEW SCHOOL
BOOKS ARE CHOSEN
New Common School Book Se
lected by the Stevte Text
Book Commission.
The State Text Book Commission
has announced its selection of books
for the publio schools of Oregon, and
in the common schools all are new
selections excepting four, and the
books retained are the fourth and fifth
Cjrs readers, Thomas Elementary
History and the Reed Speller. The
eight-year course will require - 85
books, the aggregated coat of which
is f.14. If a .pupil should exchange
an entire set of old books for a com
plete set of new ones the difference
he will have to pay is $4.51.
The prinoipal changes are the sub
stitution of Wheeler's readers up to
the third . book for the Cyrs reader;
tbe adoption of Smith's arithmetic
instead of Went worth's; the adoption
of Buehler's grammar in tbe place of
Reed as Kellogg 'a; the adoption of tbe
natural geographies in the place of
Fry's, aud Doub's United States
history in tbe place of Thomas' ad
vanced history.
List of Books Selected.
Readers Exchange Retiil
Prioe Price
Wheeler's Graded Primer I .10 I .25
Wheeler'sQraded 1st Reader .10 .25
Wheeler's Graded 3d Reader .15 .85
Wheeler's Graded 8d Reader .30 .45
Cyr'ssth Reader .25 .60
uyr s out Header 80 .00
Geographies -Natural
Introdnotive Geo-
araphv 97 .54
Natural School Geography .57 1.18
Arltnnistici
Smith's Primary Arithmetic .18 .86
Smith'sPractloai Arithmetic .88 .86
Mental Arithmetic
Mo separate book adopted ; will use
written ariihuntio.
Thomas'Elenieotary History .80 .80
til story ol U. o., by Itaub .70 l.UO
Grammar
Buehler & Hotohkiss' Mod
ern English Lessons 80 .40
Buehler & Hotohkiss' En
glish Grammar.., 80 .55
Civil Government
No separate book adopted history
to be used.
Physiology
First Book in Hygiene,
(Krohn) 18 .85
Graded L suras in Physi
ology ana Hygiene
(Krohn) 80 .80
Nature Study
Agriculture tor Beginners
(Kurkelt, , Stevens &
Hill) .88 .75
Wriuoir
Outlook Writing books, 1 to 7 , .05
Outlook Writiug Slips, 1 to 6 ' .06
Outlook Practice Books, A,
is. U, U.i ..05
Empire Writiug Speller .05
Spelling
Reed's Word Lessons 13 .33
Music
New Educational Course:
First Book 15 .80
Keoond Book .., 15 .80
Tliiid Book 18 .88
Fonrtii Book 20 .50
Ml tli Book 26 .50
Drawing
Art Eiucalon Drawing Books 1
to 8, flmt tiiree books , 16 ceuts; last
life, 20 cut.
The " vertical systun" of writing
Aas thrown out of the curriculum and
tli ne tuxt-boos is a semi slant
system of writiug that will meet with
the approval of thn people at large
much more ilian the vertical style.
JACKSON COUNTY TO
HAVE MODEL POOR FARM
He.ve Purchased 50 Acree of the
Ammerman Donation Claim,
Near Talent.
County Commissioner Patterson, of
Talent, was in Medford a few days
since on business connecUd with
equipping the county poor farm,
which has recently been movd to ths
old stage stand on the Ammerman
donation land claim, near Talent,
where the commissioners have pur
chased 60 aores of land aud hare se
cured the service of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Copelaud as keepers of the home
at a salary of 11000 pr year.
The inmates, 11 iu number, all
males, have been , taken from the De-
Roboam place, near Jacksonville.
to
their new borne and are now tempor
arily quartered in buildings which
were on the place and in tent. Plans
have been made for the erect loo of a
new home and work on it will be
commenced at once. It will be 30x4
ileetiusize, two stories high, with a
I wide porch, extending 'entlrelr
'arouudit. There will be a basement
jaod lu this ill be placed a hot air
beating furnace, with whloh the en
tire building will be heated.
The commissioners have adopted a
new plan of oaring for the unfortanate
dependents, in that they proposed to
furnish themselves all tbe require
ments of the inmates and as well
have a keeper. Tbe 50 aores tract of
land which they bare purchased is
very fertile and it is expeuted that
enough of vegetables and fruit oan be
grown on it to supply the home with
all needs, and besides being a matter
of economy there will be an oppor-
tuuity given for those of the Inmates
who are able to do a little gardening
aud tinkering around and thus add
diversion and profit to their lives.
Tbe institution will be under the
supervision of Commissioner Patter
von and be proposes to so cause the
farm to be conducted as will be as lit
tle expense and nearly self sustaining
as is possible and at the same time
make the declining years of inmates
pleasant and comfortable. MalL
MORE LANDS OPEN
FOR SETTLEMENT
Fulton Act Results In Opening
Lands Temporarily
' Withdrawn.
Recently lands temporarily with
drawn with tbe riew of permanently
adding the same to the Ashland, Sis
kiyou and Cascade Reserves in South
ern havs been restored to settlement
and entry. Now H Is announced from
Washlnton that the secretary of tbe
interior will soon order ths restora
tion to entry of all land in Oregon
and Idaho temporarily withdrawn for
forestry purposes but not heretofore
mads part of forest reserves. Under
tbe Fulton amendment tbis laud could
not now be reserved exoept by act of
Congress, and as it is impossible to
secure such legislation, It was con
sidered good policy to throw this land
open to entry. Tbe order of restora
tion has uot yet been made, but will
probably issue in a few days, stipulat
ing that the land effected . be opened
to settlement in 80 'ays and be sub-
ject to entry after 80 days.
The restorations which have been
recommended by the Forest Service
comprise the following land with
drawn with a view to enlarging tbe
forest reserves named :
Oregon Goose Lake National Forest,
Klamath and Lake oounties, 195,480
acres; Fremont Natinoal Forest,
Crook county, 850,880 acres; Weneha
National - Forest, Wallowa county
17,030 acres; Wallowa National
Forest, Union county 41,8f0 acres.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to exprosa our sincere
thanks and gratitude to the many
friends who have been so kind and
Bunerous to us sluoe our recent losi
of our house and fo'uiture by fire.
Mr and Mrs. J. Darnel lie
and family.
SEASONABLE NEEDS
A Whole Lot
of little things you need around the house.
This store hands them out to you
At Little Prices
because it buys them the same way and in big
quantities. We sell little things and big things
and deal rightly with you on both.
A happy home com in? e sure to follow if
you've bought a VUDOK TURCII SCREEN or
one of those nice HAMMOCKS. Tell your
neighbor how nice thev are.
Furniture and Car
pet, Linoleums,
I.' Curtains, Por
tieres, Mattretaea,
Pillow, (JoU, Wall
Par, Clocks,
Mirrors, Window
Shades, Pictures,
Picture Moulding.
R..H O'Neill
THE HOUSEFURNISHER
I root St bet. 6 and 7
FRUIT GROWERS AND
FRIENDS WILL PICNIC
Hacks Will . Run to Vsxnnoy
Creek Every Hour Next
Thursday.
The fruit growers picnic. to be held
next Thursday at A. T. Martin's
farm, on the Hill road" 4' miles
west of Grants Pass, nuder the
auspices of the Grauts Pass Fruit
Growrs Association will afford a
profitable day to those interested in
the fruit industrv as well as a de
lightful outing to all. The picuio
will be held in a beautiful grove on
the banks of Vannoy oreek. Tbe
grove is large and clean and there la
no poison oak, or sticker grass or
other annoying features, aud adjoining
1 open , woods where teams can be
left Tbe oreek is running a large
stream of clear water .and along its
banks the. azallas and other wild
flowers are now in Jblooui. ' The fruit
growers are to meet Monday afternoon
to put tbe grounds in order and to
arrange the seats and other con
veniences for tbe picnickers. To ac
commodate those attending from
Grants Pass, who have no conveyance,
an arrangement ;haa been made with
Glltuore's livery stable for hacks to
run between tbis oity and.the pionio
grounds. The hacks will leave Jhe
Courier office every 'hour, except'the
noon hour. The leaving time win
be 8:80, 0:80, 10:80, 11:30 and 1:80,
2:80, 8:80, 4:80, and on the assuranoe
tbat there would be a Urge number
of passengers, Mr. Gllmoro baa
agreed with Secretary Mesenre to
give the special ;iow .rate of l5o to
each person, 60o kfor the roundtrlp.
Comfortable rigs will be ' used and
qulok.time will be made and as the
Hill road affords a .One view aud a
handsome drive the trip will be one
of the added .pleasures of the day. To
enable tbe settlers ;about Wllderville
to reach tbe pionio grounds with but
a short distanoe to drive a boat will
be at the old Vannoy. ferry to bring
them ara-osa Rogue driver and a team ,
will be.there to trausport'them to the
grounds. :"
A program on topins pertaining to
the froit industry will be oarried out.
The speakers will be leadiug fruit
growers of Rogue River Valley and
prominent business men of Grants
Pass. Two special features of the ex
exercises will be addresses by Austin
T. Buxton master of the Oreogo State
Grange, and by M. J. Auderson,
superintendent of the Siskiyou forest
reserve. Mr. Buxton, who Is a suo
cessful farmer of Washington (county,
will speak on what .the Grange is do
ing in bettering the conditions for
tho farmers ana Mr. ,Andurson will
speak on the benefit that would come
to the fruit Industry of Rogue River
Valley were the hills aud mountains
about the ' Valley covered with a
growth of timber.
Quick delivery Tha Weakly Orasonlaa.
Mtovas and Ranges,
Oraniteware,
Agteware, Tinware,
" Woodenware,
Willoware, Cutlery,
Cnx kery, Lamps,
(ilasawsrs, Kancy
t'biua, Mo-Carts,
Dahy Carriages.