ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS. OREGON, SEPTEMBER 25, 1908
The Hogue lUver Courier
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A. E. VOORHIES, Proprietor
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1908.
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THE MAIN STRUGGLE.
So far in the campaign little inter
est has been manifested in this part of
Oregon regarding presidebtial politics.
It ia true, that the democrats of Grants
Pans have organized a Bryan & Kern
Club and also the republicans have
organized a Taft & Sherman club.
The other poltioal parting mar or may
not organize, but, whether they do
or cot, it will mace little difference
as to the support they will receive on
eloctii n day. The struggle, as of old,
will be between the two great parties,
the republican and democratic.
Looking over .the field, as It may
be seen through the great journals of
the country oue can not help feeling
that this 'year there will be an no
usual straggle for supremacy. The
business men of tbe country and, it
may be said, the farming element and
fair share of the labor element are
with the repnblloao party and the
chances are that Taft and Sherman
will be elected. However, surprises
often come in political years and
there is no knowing , jost'hnwthe bat
tle of the ballots will result until the
rotes are counted.
The men who think and those who
bave large interests -at stake openly
eipresa dlstrost of Bryan .and titer
firmly believe that evil will result
should he be chosen president. They
claim that he la impiaotical in his
views regarding the important inter
est of the country and it ia generally
admitted that financial disaster will
overtake oar industries If he is sua-
a m . .
ciMnrni. ninuy or ine sound money
democrat have no oonfldence in this
free silver advocate, who now admit
that lie has not changed since lie
preached 18 to 1 in the campaign of
lFtfo. Verily the leopard does not
change bis spot.
FARMERS IMN TAKE A HAND
tvery farmer In the county should
note the fact that the irrigation opui
mittee of the Grants Pans Commercial
Club have called a meeting of farmers
to fake place on Monday afternoon
next to make a temporary orgniiatinn
so as to bi able to represent the agri
cultural interests of the county iu se
coring Irrigation. The subject to lie
discussed at the meetiug will be, in a
broad sense, the best methods of pro
cedure to bring about the construction
of Irrigation canals and the supplying
or water for the district. The Com
mercial Club will auk that the farm
ers seieoi a committee to represent
uietu iu tne organisation of a ditch
company, in the negotiations for water
and to dcuide oa the geueral plan to
Da adopted regarding the water ser
vice.
ii is wen to understand that much
depends on the meeting next Monday
afternoon as this is without doubt the
most Important subject that has ever
been discussed by the farmers aud
busim its men of Josephine county.
It was lemarked by a well rusted
citizen of this county a few days ago
that We must have water no matter
what it may cost." Most of us will
agree Hint the alnjvo is a correct repe
reeseiiUtlou of the case, and our
whole duty iu this matter is to secure
irrigatlou at the earliest possible date.
The popular method throughout the
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thousands of workers
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irrigation districts of the United
States is to secure permanent water
rights and as soon as an unquestion
able guarantee is given to each
farmer who euters into a contract for
the water this plan will serve every
purpose.
It is to be hoped that all who are
in search of information along these
lines will attend the gathering at the
ComiLercial Gob next Monday Bfter
ooon. DODGING THE LA W.
To a careful observer it is quite
apparent that Grants Pass is not a
"dry town." During the last week
especially, there has been a consider
able amount of liqnor dispensed from
some source. Inasmuch as the last
election showed it to be the will of the
majority that the sale of liquor should
be stopped, it is somewhat strange
that it should continue after 'the sa
loons have ceased paying licnese.
Those who advocated the dry towns
and brought about the result, owe it
to themselves and to the community
to see that the law is obeved, for a
community where liquors aro dis
pensed on the sly is much worse off
than one where it is sold in well,
regulated saloons. Should the pres
ent condition continue until the time
of the next election when this ques
tion can be voted on again, there is
no doubt but that the majoiity will
conclude that the licensed sale of
liquors is the bust policy. But in the
meantime Grants Pass is, nnder the
law, a dry town, so let it be so in fact.
A Rose burg man was rejoicing latit
week because he had been able to
buy an acre and three quarters within
the city limits at Eugene for the small
sum or lio 14. run wees tie is
mourning because he has learned that
his 1?4 acres was In the bottom of
the river.
Merchants should be just as careful
to keep their advertisements running
as they are to keep their clocks tick
ing People look for the ads to tell
them what is new at the store, and
what is in season, just as naturally
as they look at clock to tell the
time.
OLD PAPERS RECALL
EARLY DAY EYENTS
Fred Smith, foreman of the Courier
offioe, returned Sunday from hia two
weeks vacation trip, most of which
was spent at Crescent City and now
feels fit to tackle any kind of work
brought in. While at the ranch of
bis brother nea,r Kerby he was stroll
ing over tbe country in the neighbor
hood of the old NeUon cabiu, three
miles south of Kerby and picked op a
copy of the Coorisr dated sometime
in 1886. He thought right away
that there must be more old copies so
looked further and even searched the
old oaDin and was rewarded by Bud
ing quite a number which he brought
in. These copies show the vicissitudes
of a oouutry newspaper. The Courier
was established in 1883 and is there
fore now io its 24th year. J. H.
Stine Kot out the first issue and con
ducted the paper until along about its
seooud birthday.
One of the papers found in this
old cabin was date October 8, 1SHR
and numbered Vol. 2, No. 28 and V.
J. W liner appears as publisher. Vol.
8, No. 80, dated December 3, 1887
bears the name of A. A. A 11 worth &
Co. as publishers; volume 4 No. Si,
dated October 35, 1888 bears tbe name
of Frank T. Sheppard as Editor and
proprietor; volume 5 No. 23, dated
August 33, 1880, bears the name of
Geo. H. Corry, as editor and pro
prietor and tbe later numbers show J
No nan as publisher.
we have not noticed the names of
any of these men on the lists of
millionaires so it Is hardly likely
that any of them retired on account of
having gained all the riches they
desired to catty them through the
balance of their days. J. Nunan,
however, remained at the helm even
years, when the paper was piirchas 'd
by the present proprietor, A. E.
Yoorhios, 11 years ago.
Pioneers of this section find in look-
lug over these old papers reminders
of many interesting events which they
bad almost forgotten, but, being re
called, are ai
though they
earnestly discussed as I
had happened oulv
tiwterdav. '
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Must Realater Before Voting ;
The Registration books opeued last
Mouday, and will remain open until
October 30. It is expected that the
registrattou this year will lie much
greater than at auy time before on
account of the large number of per
sons who have couie here duitug the
la.-t year. Those who registered last
spring and bave uot moved from one
voting place to another Iu the mean
time ueed "not "register, but everyone
to be entitled to a vote for president
must be registered either at the spring
regislration or In-fore October 20.
Kraut Cutters hi I'raim.r Bios. "
FRUIT INSPECTOR LAYS
OUT PLAN OF WORK
Will Conduct Ce.mpe.lgri of Edu
cation to Aid Growers to
Raise Good Fruit.
H. C. Batebain, recently appointed
fruit inspector entered upon his duties
last week aud has so far inspected the
trees io many of the yards within the
city limits, and will continue the
work until all of the trees in his
territory have be?n gone over. He
has also visited tbe stores and notified
them that the selling of infected fruit
must cease.
The writer called on Mr. Bateham
a few days ago and inquired of him
what line of work he had laid out
for the fall and winter, to which he
replied, that it would be mainly a
campaign of education. Continuing
be said: "It has been said that the
best kind of ofllctr is not one who can
do the work of ten men but one who
can set ten men to wotk. Tbe in
spector for Marion county says it is
the duty of an inspector to enforce
the law as it now staDds. Anyone
may learn what the law is if he
wants to or may learn by actual ex
perience if be is too negligent or
stubborn to try. This is the legal
side of the subject, but there are
other duties of an inspector. Many
do not know anything about spraying
or caring for tbeir trees. This does
not mean that these men are not in
telligent or willing to be shown but
simply that in tbe past it has been
out of their line. The inspector must
teaob tbem bow to spray, what to
spray with, and the benefits to be de
rived from such work. Farmers are
generally willing to be shown and
fruit growers anxious to learn any
thing iu their line which will assist
tbem in growing salable frnit."
Mr. Bateham was next asked what
about tbe pests are tbey going to
gradually get the best of usf To
which be replied :
'By no means I Being forewarned,
we are forearmrd. We already bave
tbe scale on tbe run ; there is less of
it in the valley now ' than several
years, ago resulting from compulsory
use of tbe lime sulphur spray last
winter. The pear blight can probably
be stamped oat by another year if
each grower will cot it out way below
where it has discolored the bark, aod
report the case to me that future de
velopments may be watched. The an-
tbraooose, although one of our most
aggravating post is, I think, also on
the wane aod a thorough spraying
with Bordeaux this fall immediately'
after picking will pat a stop to most'
of that. The oodlin moth, like the
poor we have always with us, and
as long as the summer is warm and
the next door neighbor neglects to
spray, we snail probably continue to
have this blessing in disguise. "
Blessing, did yoa say?
"Yes. If all the apples produced
were salable and put ou the market,
there would (be such au over produc
tion that they would not pay to ship,
but thanks to the poor little worm
and other pests, a large portion of tbe
apples produced In the country are
kept off the market or condemned
after they get there thuB making room
for the fine fruit of the up-to-date
grower who is onto his job."
iundy School Convention
The Josephine County Sunday
School Union will hold their 4th An
nual convention in the Christian
church in this olty on October 3d and
4th. The program has been prepared,
and it Includes some of the ablest
local Sunday School workers and, from
abroad, Secretary Charles ..
Phipps. Every school in the county
should be represented in this conven
tion, because of the instruction to be
received and broader vision acquired.
Delegates and visitors will he enter
tained. Those who plan to attend
from the country 'should communicate
with the seoreturv, Mrs. W. H. Bat
man, Grants Pans
KIKST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday, September 37. will be ob
served an Rally Day. At 10:30, tbe
pastor will preach on David's Life.
Supt. Hackctt has arranged special
"wises iu the Bible school at 11 Ao.
"TI6 'y p' Tbe City" is the tonic of
the
lonng Peoples Meeting at 7
o clock At 8 o'clock we bare a
"Sankey Evening iu memory of the
T'oneer gospel siuger. All
I ,n oA faces and many new cues are
.expected on this Rally Pay.
NEW MAX M. E. CHURCH.
Next Sunday the pastor will W at
Salem attending the session cf ihe
Anuoal conference. Prof. Mielke will
preach at the morning service and
the choir will sing au anthem under
the direction of Prof. McMurray.
There will be no service at this
church on Sunday evetiin,; nut, au
cpI'ortBiiity being given to visit si-tor
chim in - The Ki worth 1.- ssine v : ;
mcu a- csiml, tn wt ver, at 7 o'cl,- k.
WONDERFUL INVENTION
NOW ON EXHIBITION
Everybody Invited to Call txt
National Drug Store and
See What It Is.
H. P. O'Reilly of Seattle is at the
National Drug Store with a telegra
phone. It is a wonderful instrument
too wonderful to be told of in space
at tbe command of the writer of this
item. You cannot afford to miss see
ing and hearing this wonderful electri
cal device. It is a telephone which
records your conversation and pre
serves it for yoa nntil you are ready
to use it. Let Mr. O'Reilly tell you
of it. 8351 t
BOEN.
SHOEMAKE At Selaia, Ore., Tues
day, Septebmer 23, 1908, to Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Shoemake, a daughter.
MAEEIED.
WETSEL-BURROWS At Grants
Pass, Sept- 33, at the home of O. E.
Phillips, Edward Weteel to Maude
Burrows, Judge Jewell officiating.
Packer Wanted.
Parties who wish to pack apples
for the new Rogue River Fruit Ex
change, this fall should register their
names and address at once with the
secretary,
H. C. BATEHAM,
Res. 638, 4th street. Phone 645.
Eodol will without any doubt help
anyone who has stomach disorders
or ttoniacb trouble. Take Eodol
today and continue it for the short
time that is necessary to give you com
plete relief. Eodol is sold by Model
Drug Store.
COMING EVENTS.
Oct. 8 4, Satorday and Sunday Jose
phine county (Sunday school union
at Christiau Church.
Oct 1, 2, 8, Rogne River Industrial
Fair at Medford.
Oct. 9 Friday Boundary Board meets
at Court House.
Oct. 13. Quarterly meeting of Com
mercial Club, election of officers.
October
close.
20, Tuesday Rgistry Books
Hoga Are Profitable Crop.
Hogs are not raised to any consider
able extent around Grants Pass, at
the present time, probably because
feed is so expensive, yet here and
there we find an irrigated farm
where feed can be raised plentifully
aod on suob farms hogs are almost
invariably considered one of the best
paying crops. The lands of tbe entire
Rogue River Valley will ere long, be
plaoed under irrigation. When this is
brought about, alfalfa and wheat can
be raised in abundance, and when
these crops are grown the hog route
will be as profitable a market for them
as can be found.
It was demonstrated last yeart the
Oregon Agricultural College farm at
Oorvallis that hogs fed on alfalfa and
wheat, equalled the corn fed hog of
Nebraska. Hogs should be more
profitably raised in Oregon 'than in
most places because it is free from
cholera aud all other animal diseases.
A Fireside Garlaud Heater is a con
tinual delisht. On hand in three sizes
at Cramer Bros.
To Get
in
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Going !
Quit
Electric Theatre
Program for Friday and Saturday
PICTURES
Misadventures of a Sheriff. Comedy in Biack and White.
Heard Over Telephone: ...
SONG "In Monkey Land"
ADMISSION TEN CENTS
Notice of Meeting of Board of
Equalization.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Equalization of the County
of Josephine, State of Oregon, will,
on the third Mouday in October, to
wit, October 19th, 1908, attend, at the
Courthouse in said county, and pub
licly examine the assessment rolls,
aod correct all errors in valuation, de
scription or qualities of lauds, lots
or other property assessed by the as
sessor; and it shall be the duty of
persons interested to appear at the
time and place appointed.
W. H. FALLIN,
Assessor of Josephine Couuty, Ore.
9254 t
The brightest, cleanest funniest play
on the market is the "Missouri Girl,"
which will be teen at the Opera
House Saturday Oct. 8.
CLASSIFIED ADS.
NEW TODAY.
WHITE Leghorn cockerels for sale
from peu that took first prize at
Grants Pass Poultry show in j
January. Mrs. m. M. rarnam uru
No. 2, Box 1, Grants Pass. 9-25 tf
WANTED Woman to cook for five or
six miners. No objection to man
and wife if man is good quartz
miner. Address Geo. E. 'Brloker,
Leland, Ore. 9-25 2c
ROOM and Table Board 120 per month
bath inoloded. Howard lodging
bouse 215 D cor 4th. 9-25 tf.
POSITION wanted as housekeeper
for widower or 10 hotel. First class
references 'given. Address V. F.,
Care Courier. , 9-25 It
FOR SALE Three lots near East
school house, lots fronting 7th
street and 1 lots fronting 6th
street, all far $600. Inquire of J.
T. Taylor. 9-25 2t
LOST Sack of laundried olothes on
Froitdale road. Suitable reward
for return to Gillette's feed store.
FOR SALE Yoke of good work
oxen, well broke, apply at City
Meat Market. 9-25 tf
LOST.
LOST Near city park a No. 8 A
Eastman Eodak. Initials on case
"M. L. B. " Suitable reward for
return to this office. 9-18 8t
POCEETBOOK-Patent leather,
square, containing money and valu
able papers. Return to Martha
Clanton. 9.4 tf
FOR SALE.
A; SNAP Three lots, 6-room house
and outbuildings, cor Oak and
West E., Inquire of Beet-Fuller
RealtjOo , Grants Pass, 9183 t.
TEAM wagon and harnes for sale
cheap. Inquire of O. E. Moore,
Rogue River Avenue, P. O. box 75.
8184 t
Some of Those Snaps
Winter Wear at
MARTM'S
Ue Clothiers j&
usiness
GENERAL store, stock and bniU
ing, value 12500 to sell or excha
for Southern Oregon ranch or cit.
property. Address Box 187, Yaquhw
-H 4t
FORSALE-Full Blood BrowrTLeT
horn chickens. Hens t per dozen
pullet $8 per dozen, cockerels 60c ik
75o each. First premium taken it
the two fa'rs held in Grants Pass
John Robinson, Route 2, Grants
PmMi . 9 i:-4t
uuwb jyiuK cow for sale. Call eari
and have your choice or adoW
T. J. Bidinefs, Merlio, Oregon
8 14-11
Window glass at Hair-Riddle'i
ONE JERSEY Bull. 15 morhTT
for sale cheao. Havdnn m '
Phone 887, Wlltlerville.
7-24 tf
FOR SALE One half horse po
electrio motor, nearly new, priw
25. Can furnish shaft and beftinz
if desired. Enquire of W. p
Wright, Oonklin building. 8 14 if
FOR SALE Modern hotel in good
incorporated California town; on
corner near depot, 27 rooms, bar in
connection with large stock of
liquors, cigars, and pool table
oienmsrht and day. License t200
per year. Reason for selling, have
been admittedl to the bar and wish
to enter practice of law. Will take
;t500 for f uriture and fixtures and
stook. Address H. E. M., Conrifr
office, Grants Pass. 8.7 tf
FOR SALE Single driving or rid
1 log oorse, 1050 lbs. Address Rnv
631. 9.4 xi
FOR SALE Good sugar pine shakes
Enquire Kenney's Grocery, c-8-tf
WANTED.
WANTED Woman or girl to do
housework. Inquire at Herzingerft
Mitchell's offioe, G street. 9-18 2t
WANTED 10 rigging slingers. B0
per month; 10 lumber pilers, (3.50
per day ; two lumber graders, $75
per month ; high wheel teamsters,
$65 per month Box factory men ti.
W. H. West & Co., Medford Ore.
PIANO Pupils wanted 20 years ex
perlence in teaching. Address Mrs.
E. E. Foster J, N 6th St., next to
F. Cnron. 717 tf,.
FOR RENT.
WILL rent too good farm, seven
miles of city. . Best terms given. -Write
Box 25, or see me, residence
corner Oak and Park streets. J. 1L
Adams.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WE have several parties who are look
ing for homestead locations or re
linquishments, also some good tim
ber claims. If yoa know of any
good homestead or timber claim',
it will pay you to write us. Ad
dress Aetna Realty Co. 225 Failing
Bldg., Portland, Ore. 9-4 tf
F. A. PIERCE Registered Angoras,
" Flock headed by one of the famoni
bucks of the "King Arthur" tlw
other bucks of different strains of
breeding. Does of the noted straini.
Bocks for sale, Merlin, Ore. 8 37 tf
FRANE BURNETT Upholstering,
mission fnrnitore made to order.
Going' !
Sale!