VOL. XXIII.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1908.
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No. 51.
HELPFUL ADYICE TO
ANGORA GOAT RAISERS
THE PAVING ORDINANCE
PASSES SECOND READING
PLEA FOR UNIVERSITY
FRUIT GROWERS HOLD
INTERESTING MEETING
THE FIRST OF APRIL
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING
APPROPRIATION BILL
WILL SOON BE HERE
A Succtaaful Breeder Telia How
to Make Angoraa Profitable
In Southern Oregon.
Fverything Indicates a Prosper
ous e-nd Progressive Year
During 1908.
Gra.dvie.te of the Vnlvereity
Oregon Speske In Fayor of
that Institution.
of
Appoints Committee to Confer
With County Court tn Regard
, to Fruit Inspection.
School Children He-ve Started
Letter Writing Campaign.
Prize are Offered.
We Must Cut From Our List
Every Subscription on Which
a Year or More If Due.
The following address was given by
Edward I. Naylor of Forest Grove,
t the recent meeting in Grants Pass
of the Angora breeders of Southern
Oregon. Mr. Naylor is one of the
leadiog breeders of the Willamette
Valley and the suggestions that he
gives in this address are of great value
to all owners of Angora goats:
All classes of domestic live stock
readily respond to good care and par
ticularly so with the Angora goat
Several years ago the agricultural
papers were foil of the "tales of woe"
of parties in the state of Washington
and iu the middle west, who had
gone extensively into Angora farming
as a business venture. Carload after
carload of the silver fleeced animals
were shipped from Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico to the middle west,
and from the Willamette Valley into
Washington. There they were turned
loose, without sheds or fodder, to
shift for themselves, with the resolt
that whole flocks, in many oases were
wiped ont. Then Angoras were dam
made and re-dammed; but it was not
their fault. They were all right ; it
was simply the fault of the methods
employed by the owners. The losses
iu the middle west were so serious
that experts were called from the U.
& Department of Animal Industry to
iovestigate; and after a number Lof
post mortema were made, and numer
ous microscopio examinations of the
blood corpuscles they pronounced the
disease "Taavies." Now Taevies is
the Greek for "wasting away and
the experts were right, inasmuch as
the goats did waste away. I am sor
ry to say, that this ' trouble was not
confined to the places mentioned;
there were heavy losses in the Will
amette and in one or two of the coast
comities. I beard no report of losses
aithat time in Douglas, Jackson or
Josephine counties and I infer that
the same thorough methods that have
pushed yoor red and yellow apples,
Cornice pears and the famous Rogue
River melons to the front have ob
tained in your Angora Goat husbaud
iug. All these severe lessons, have,
however not been lost on us. By
frequent failures we find our weak
points and learn to guard against
subsequent failures. In many cases
those who had not meet with heavy
losses, have learued from the success
ful ones, tbe methods to nse; have
boaght more goats, better goats aud
are making the business pay and now
laugh about their past troubles. It is
a bard proposition, however, to eradi
cate from the public mind the idea
that an Angola goat will thrive on
fresh water, and mountain scenery
and will wax fat on "tin oaus" aud
"old shoes." Tbe best goats pay best
and the best care on the best goats
pays best of all.
Nothing ever happens to a fat goat;
anythiug is liable to happen to a poor
one. Moral: Keep your goats fat.
If I were just starting into the buBi
nets and had bought my flock and
hart nut. as vet. Dreuared sheds for
them I do not know which I would
do first build my sheds or dip my
flock. I think however that I would
dip the flock. Nothing seems to put
upw lif into a bunch of run down
goats, so quickly as a thorough dip
Ding. I think I can say, with saftey,
that nine out of eveiy 10 f loeks of
l irm.lu onatl narund in the State of
Oregon are infested with lice and
tliev are not only louey, but very
louny. Each goat, if properly dipped
will nlin at 1-BMt oue-hlf more of
mohair thau one iniested v.ih lice.
It is estimated that there are 210,000
Boat, in ihH aiatH of Oregon aud of
these probably 1500 are registered
Wrino ens ROO irrades. Now one
half pound per had wou:d iuke 104,
2 0 of mohair, worth, at a conserva
tire a.timata. H1.275 I have not
tsken iuto consideration tha registered
goats as they are generally dipped;
' nor have I figured out the oust of the
dip. This is about one cent per brad.
Of conrfe there is the work attached
to the dipping; bnt that goes in as
part of tbe goat business. I am fre
quently asked as to the method used
in dipping and the kind of dip used.
I use a wooden vst about 4 feet long
and three feet deep; 18 inches wide
The city council convened in regular
session last night and in the absence
of Mayor Smith Councilman Coburn
called the session to order and was
elected president pro tern. After roll
call the minutes of tbe last regular.
aBd adjourned meeting were read and
approved. During the reding of the
mioutess Mayor Smith arrived aud
assumed the gaveL
The petition of Ed. Banlocker to
have the lateral sewer in Block 44 ex
tended was referred to the sewer com
mittee. Petitions were also read asking for
Granite sidewalks on the South side
of J street between Sixth and Eleventh
streets and ou to South side of I. be
tween Sixth and Tenth. Both peti
tions were referred to the street com
mittee, i
Ordinance No. 301 was then read tbe
first aud second time and referred to
tbe street committee, relative to the
improvement of cement eidnwalka on
Sixth street between the line of the
intersection of B, on tbe north and the
north line of the intersection on K
with Sixth on the south. All walks on
U between the east line of tbe inter
section of Fourth with G on the west
line of the intersection of Seventh
with G, on tbe east. All walks on F
street between the east line of tbe in
tersection of Fifth with F ou to west
aud the west line of tbe ioterseation
of Seventh with F on the east. Tuese
walks are to be 12 feet wide.
Ordinance No. 303 calling for a
special selection for the purpose of
submitting to a vote of the people
the proposition issuing city improve
ment bonds in the sum of $40,000 to be
used in the improving, grading and
paving Slxth'street between the north
line of the intersection of B with
Sixth on the sooth and the south line
of the intersection of K with Sixth
op the south,; all of G between the
west iuteraeotion of Fourth and G,
thence east to where tbe east line of
Seventh street intersects G; also F
street beginning at the west line of the
intersection of F and Fifth street then
east on F to the east line or beventn,
was read in full and after a second
reading referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
Ordinaoce No. 30$ was an ordinance
providing tor the regulation of peddl
ing and vending of fruits and other
eatables on railroad station grounds,
and ou first readiug it was laid on the
table.
Wrdiuance No. 804, provides for
licensing real estate agents, defining
who may be considered a leal estate
agent, the violaion of said ordi
nance and tbe penalty. The ordi
nance was read in full aud alter a
second reading by title referred to the
judiciaiy committee.
Water ordinance, known as ordinance
No. 208, fixing water rates was rsad
the third time and passed.
On mo;iou it was decided to dis-
missihe litiation now pending between
the city and the Rogue River Water
Co.
On petition Mayor Smith appointed
Cooucilmen Coburn, Cramer ana
Stovall as a commitee to devise some
system of street machinery.
There couhoil then adjourned.
Demoieat Medal Contest
On the evening of March 20, in tbe
Redman Hall, Mrs. Erl Iriglei, sup
erintendent of Medal Outtst work,
will present to the Grants Pass pub
lio, a class in the following program :
Kano Solo Leila Violet Caldwell
" i h Liuht trom Uver tiie
Range" Mabel Whipple
"The tipsy Hat"...Arnne Sweetlnd
The Biiual Wineoup" Iva Day
gold Mrs. Ameut
"Tiim Terribie Chargs". . .Earl Doxse
"Old Soiv" Elizabeth Davis
"i . ,! ul the. Bells''
..Mildred Churchill
"TheK asoo WliT"....darvey Haiper
Fast Friends'
....Laoosta Manguin, Lydia White
Decision of Judges.
Sheriff Russell says that notwitb
that far mkirjir time has onlv
Vw.i ..,.t n.er half the moss
amount ia now in. The total amount oe pon our State University is in
due for the present year is in the creating and we are doing a grave in
neighborhood of $95,000. Of this tbe I justice toward an ever increasing
r , ..... vi fro Thia I number of young mn and women.
bas already been paid in, and tbe
.wiff aava that collections have been
To the voters of Josephine County
Through the kindness of the Courier
I am permitted a few words in which
to express a feeling of loyalty and de
votion to our State University which
is deeply engraven in my heart and
mind and to -present a few arguoieuts
in favor of the bill which will be
presented to the voters of Oregon at
the June electioo for the appropria
tion of the sum of $125,000 yearly for
the support and maintenance of the
University of Oregon; and wbich ar
guments I believe voice the sentiment
of the most cultured, progressive and
enlightened element Jin every com
munity. The last session ot the Oregon legis
lature passed a bill allowing a con
tinuous appropriation of $125,000
yearly toward the support of the
University of Oregon. Tbe referen
dum was called upon the bill under
oor Inititive and Referendum laws
aud the bill is before the people of the
state at the J one election. At first
glanoe the appropriation seems a
rather large one bat wben compared
to the apprepriatioas wbich other
states ot relative development to
Oregon receive for their State Uni
versities and the amount ot tax levy
it involves upon each person the
amount is a mere pittance.
Tbe whole Btate of Oregon Is enter
ing upon a I new era of development
in every line of activity. Thousands
of homeseekers from the east and mid.
die west are pouring iuto its ooufines,
nsw sections ot the state are being
opened op and wealtu and atflaenoe
are becoming more characteristic of
our people than ever before. In tbe
face of such conditions can we as a
people afford to retrench upon our ap
propriations toward any institution
whose object is the propagation of
knowledge virtue aud morality
among all classes of "the people. We
hope to bring within oar borders the
wealthy aud intelligent farming
classes from the middle we t states
and yet, these are the very states
wbioh make enormous appropriations
eaili and every year fur higher educa
tion. Iowa, for example, appropriat
ing 1383,666 during the year 1907
for her State University and Kansas
$367,600 tor the same year as against a
niggardly $47,500 wbich the Univer
sity of Oregon receives today. Are
the citizens of such wealthy aud com
petent states planning to leave their
comfortable homes aud cultured en
virons for localities where they most
bring up their sous and daughters in
ignorance aud isolation. I leave you
to answer the question, bearing in
mind only the fact that every letter of
inquiry from a farmer of ihe middle
west aslis first of ail concerning our
schools and churches.
If we are to keep pace with oor
neighbors in tbe raoe for development
and industrial well being we most
offer equal, if not better induce
ments for location than do they.
Washington appropriates annaally
for her State Uuiteisity SoOu.OOO.
Oregon $47,6o0. Is not the difference
appalling and yet our population
rivals that of Washington. Idaho
ppropriates annully $129,600 and its
population is little more than half
that of Oregon. Montana h ch has
barely emerged from cow puueher
days, appropriates $97,800 annually
for her Stare University, while North
Dakota, wild, blizzarnly and inhos
pitable, without , a single city in its
whole ennfiuts half the si km of Port
land, appropriates $147,171 every yer
tor its University. California makes
an annual appropriation of $822, 14b
and Wisconsin $921, tOO So we see
what other states are doing for ths
cause of education aod what miser
able, wretchedly paltry sbowiug Ore
gnu makes in contrast. Do we want
new setlers and prospective home
seekers to think we value all the
higher, nobler sentiment, emotions
and ideals of life by tbe amoont we
spend toward the cultivation of the
samsT In spite of our pitifully in
I sufficient .appropriation
the attend
jOur teaching forces are badly over
worked and more wretchedly under'
Continued on page S
Tbe"1 meeting of fruit growers that
was held at the Court House last
Saturday afternoon while enly small
in attendance was one of the most
lively and protfiable fruit growers
meetings ever held in this city. The
14 orchardists who were present
were able by a discussion of several
of the principal problems of their in
dustry to gain many helpful ideas.
President J. H. Robinson, of the
Fruit Growers Association being ab
sent by reason of sickness Secretary
Charles Meserve called the meeting to
order and presided.
The first matter np for consideration
was that of labeling fruit boxes.
Heretofore the Association- has bad
their brand printed on the box shocks
at the box faotory but these printed
boxes have miscarried in their pur
pose and while they were a good
means of advertising the fine fruits of
Rogue River Valley they also enabled
dishonest or careless persons to sell in
ferior iruit as first oiass. To stop
this injury to the reputation of the
Association it was decided to no longer
use printed boxes but to get litho
graphed labels that will only be
pasted onto the boxes when tbey are
packed and ready for loading in the
car. The design for a combination
label tbat oould be used on both ap
ple and pear boxes was submitted by
Secretary Meserve. Tbe reason for
using a combination label is that the
expense for labels is considerable, the
engraving of the plate costing about
$75 and the printing of the labels
about $10 per 1000. If a separate label
was used for Newton and Spitzen
burg apples and for the varioos kinds
of pears a separate plate would have
to be engraved for tbe printing of
each set ot labels. This would make
tbe labels cost more for this year than
if a composite label were need, but
the latter would not be so effective in
advertising .the special kind of fruit
the box miyht contain. The secretary
was authorized to secure diaigus for
separate labels for Spitzenburg and
Newton apples and for pears to be
submitted at the next meeting of the
Association on March 28.
A general discussion on winter and
summer spraying was had. There
being no fixed date for the first spray-
iuy for codlin moth, that being regu
lated by the development of tbe moth,
and as a numbei of the orchardists
were too late with their first spraying
last spring and consequently had
many wormy apples, it was decided
to have observations made this spring
as to the develoiment of the moth and
the time to spray and that notioe be
iiiveu all fruit growers at to the date
on which the first spraying mast be
doue At the unsnimous request of
all preseut, Hi C. Bateham consented
to do the work of observing the de
velopment of the codlin moth for this
spriug and to furnish the Association
with the date wheu the oruhardisls
must do their first spraying. ;Mr.
Bdtehatn but recently arrived in
Grants Pars from Hood River, where
he was one of the leading orchardists
and nunerymen of that famous froit
district, and be is an authority of
state reputation on all that pertains
to fruit pests. Mr. Bateham has
bought a RO-acre traot of land and
will become a Rogue River frqlt
grower.
The threatened invasion or pear
blight wns dicusHid and while the
opinion was unanimous that the
blight was ths worst petit that 1ias
invaoed Rogue River Valley yet so
very large is the profit in pears
that it would pay the orchard ists of
tbe valley to make the most stren
uous effort to eradicate it and to
prevent its further introduction. 8o
far as can be learned but three lots of
pear trees in Josephine coonty have
been attacked by tbe blight. The
dia-ased trees were burned and a
strict watch of all pear trees in the
county will be kept so tbat if the
peet again appears it can be at oooe
exterminated. To enable tbe or
chardists to readily reoognize tbe
blight, Secretary Meserve bad a
branch from a diseased pear tree that
was found in Eismaon Bros, orchard
at the meeting for inspection. Tbe
blight is so different from aothracooee
and other pests that wben once a fruit
Continued on last page
But two more Issues of the Courier
before the order of the Postoffioe De- j
partment affecting; all newspapers
will become operative. On and after
April 1, 1908, no weekly newspaper
will be permitted to go at second
class rates to ANY SUBSCKEBER
WHO IS ONE YEAR OR MORE
IN ARREARS. The rate of postage
after April 1, on papers sent to any
subscriber who is one year or more
in arrears is ONE CENT for each
copy 52o a year This is prohibitive
so that the Coutler will have no
choice in the matter, but MUST
TAKH OFF EVERY NAME ON
OUR LIST WHO OWES ONE YEAR
OR MORE.
While muoh has been done, and we
are well satisfied with results so far,
there are still many subscription ac
counts tbat MU3T BE PAID BE
FORE APRIL ;. Wa did not make
the law, but we have to be governed
by its provisions. The law is man
datory, and we have no other coarse
left to as bat to obey its provisions ia
letter and spirit
LOOK AT THE DATS AFTER
YOUR NAME on yoor paper and see
if yon are one year or more behind.
If so, PLEASE REMIT.
MERLIN PEOPLE ARE
' PLANNING FOR FORUM
The people of Merlin art making
elaborate plans for what they are
pleased to term a "Forum," by wbich
they mean a publio gathering, is
which prominent speakers are to
participate and then their discourses
will be discussed, pro and oon by the
residents of that vicinity. A a
starter, B. F. Mnlkey, the aspirant
for district attorney has been invited
to come out aud speak to the the peo
ple on the issues of the day, Saturday
evening, March 21. There will be
onie excellent musio provided and
other attractions.
After the address and informal dis
cussion will oome a sooial dance when
the people of tbe neighborhood will
"trip the light fantastio toe" to their
hearts' content It is proposed to
have this arrangement prevail at least
through the politial campaign and
there is a strong possibility that it
will be kept going long after the
candidates have had their fates de
cided. As a matter of faot this may
resolt in the organization of a good,
old fashioned debating society aud ths
ola'tmiers known how muoh good and
genuine eujoyment can be bad from
such mesliugs
It is a novel idea and the people of
Merlin are to be congratulated upon
taking hold of the project with so;
much enthusiasm and determination.
Ii ia hard to imagine just how much
good may be derived from a aeries of
gathirings of this nature.
Why Did You Do It !
Because
Maybe you did not know we had it.
Maybe you thought we oould not make the
price.
Maybe you forgot that wo know our busi
ness. Maybe you forgot to figure freight,
Maybe yu forgot that we can sell goods as
cheap as any catalogue house anywhere.
Confess. It is good for the soul. But
Don't Send Away Again
DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE AGAIN, SEE O'NEILL
Furniture and Car
pets, Linoleums,
Lace Curtains, Por
tieres, Mattresses,
Pillow, Cots, Wall
Paper, Clocks,
Mirrors, Window
Shades, Pictures,
Picture Moulding.
R. H. 0 HI
THE HOUSEFUItfUSilElt
I ront St., bet. b and 7
The Commercial club held its
regular monthly meeting Tuesday,
evening and was attended by nearly
40 members. Several tonics of geu
eral Interest were discussed one of
them being the "tin niouey" issued in
payment tor produce. No action was
taken but it was recommended that
the committee meet with the city
grocers and discuss the question.
Rest room committee reported this
an inopportune time to take np the
matter, however, inasmuch as the
olub had previously voted to arrange
for this convenience tbe matter will
be pushed forward.
The secretary was instructed to
draft a strong resolution favoring the
state appropriation for the University
of Oregon.
The olub has furnished the school
ohildren with 8500 letter heads qoot
ing colonist rates to Grants Pass and
have offered prices for the best letters
written to eastern friends. Eight cash
prizes are offered, three first prises of
$5 each and five prises of $1 each.
The dab was asked to favor asking the
county to appropriate $800 for a min
eral exhibit at the state fair. This
was not favorably received and was
tabled. s
The matter of ohaoglng the name of
tbe oity was proposed and discussed
both favorably and unfavorably, but
tbe matter was left open.
TRIP OF HARDSHIP
WITH BROTHER'S BODY
The body of Charles McGee, a
former resident of this county, arrived
last week from British Colombia
and was interred ia the Unper Will-
tins cemetery. The remains were
accompanied from Grants Pass to
Williams by a delegation ot Woodmen,
and after the .services, the Williams
lodge took charge. The, deceased lived
for years In 'Josephine' county, leav
ing here about two years ago, later,
going to British Columbia, speudiog
nearly aud a year on a homestead,
trapping during the winter, outll just
previous to bis death, whiob occurred
the latter part of December, from
pneumonia aud heart failure. A
brother residing at The Dalles, who
weut north for the body aud accom
panied it here, tell a tale of hardships
whioh 'seems almost impossble for
human beings toeudure. Chalres died
170 miles iulaud, aud the brother gave
out 40 miles before reaching his des
tination and was obliged to send his
companions on alone. The body had
to be carried over the onbroken snow,
sometimes on a litter by the men,
sometimes on a toboggan, and at
other times on pack torses, all or ths
journey dangerons
in the
extreme
during the winter
months.
Utoves and Ranges,
Oranltewars,
AgUware, Wnware,
Wooden ware,
WUlowara, Cutlery,
Crockery, Lamps,
Olasswsre, Fancy
China, Uo-Carls,
Baby Carriages.
a the bottom and about S feet wide
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exceptionally easy this year.