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-0L' X' GmXTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OHlnTVa
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BROWN TAILED
MOTH-DESTROYER
FRUIT GROWERS SHOULD ARM
. AGAINST THIS ENEMY
HAS COST MANY MILLIONS
caterpillars
the brown-tall moth are covered with
barbed hairs, which, when they come
Into contact with the skin of a hu
man being, penetrate into the flesh,
causing blood poisoning and result
ing In a rash all over the body.
A Full Description of this Worst
Enemy of Fruit and Shade
Trees.
We' are told that the brown tall
moth has arrived In Salem, Oregon,
being brought there In a shipment
of nursery trees direct from France.
This moth Is one of the most destruc
tive Insects known In the fruit
-world. Many of the eastern states,
notably Massachusetts, has expended
millions in destroying this pest,
which attacks fruit and shade trees
alike. Connecticut and Massa
chusetts each have strict laws re
garding the bringing of these in
sects within the borders of their
commonwealths.
The people of Oregon are. interest
en In this matter and every commun
ity should protect itself against this
worst enemy of fruit and forest tree.
It Is all important to the public gen
erally to have a knowledge of this
invader of our Oregon orchards. The
Northwest Farm and Home publish
ed at North Yakima, prints the fol
lowing description of tire peBt:
The perfect brown-tall Insect is a
white moth with the wings perfectly
white. Itis about the size of a cab
lage caterpillar. It gets its name
from the fact that there are tufts of
brown hair on Its abdomen. It ap
pears In August and deposits its
eggs, wihch soon hatch into cater
pillars, which in turn begin to feed
upon the foliage and the trees are
soon stripped of leaves. Soon they
begin to form a nest in which to pass
the winter. This is done by fasten
ing a number of leaves together and
covering them with a thick web of
silk. These are from three to four
Inches in length, and are securely
fastened to the branches. They are
grayish white in color and are easily
seen. The worms develop rapidly in
the spring, soon becoming fully de
veloped. They are then about an
Inch and a half In length. They are
of a brownish color with a broken
white stripe along either side of the
hack and with two red dots near the
rear portion.
Rlinds Down.
Chief of Police E. C. McLane has
been doing business on a large scale
during the last few days, taklne
me preliminary steps in the enforce
ment of the city ordinance regulat
ing soft drink establishments. This
ordinance is drastic in its require.
ments and was made to stop the sale
of intoxicating liquors. The Boft
annic establishments have all been
notified to take down their screens.
partitions, etc., as the ordinance re
quires. Some object but they well be
given only to a certain date to com
ply with the law when arrests will
take place. Chief McLean and his
assistant, F. W. Capp, can be de
pended upon to do their whole duty
and it is safe to say this ordinance
will be enforced.
CONTEST FOR QUEEN
OF. THE FLOAT
Miss
Ethel Bartlett Stands at the
Head of List With Miss
Johnson Second.
The result of the voting for Queen
of the Grants Pass float at the Port
land Rose Festival as showed below
indicates that a good start has been
made. Most of our merrhnnta
giving a vote with a cash purchase
of $1.00. There is a special on
Sampson's Brand of Canned Pears,
the grocers giving 10 votes with a
cas, of pears ($3.00). Ask your
dealer for votes. They are very will
ing; to give them, but often forget it
in the rush of business.
The contest will run along on the
present lines until May 21. The
highest four candidates after the
count on that date will be declared
the official candidates for Queen, and
froni that time on till the end of the
contest, May 31, the voting will be
come strenuous. The committee In
charge of raising the funds to pay
tor the float are sanguine enough
to hope that the contest for Queen
will pay all expenses of the float,
and .'will leave a surplus to give to
the Ladles' Auxiliary for park Im
provement. If every member of the
Commercial Club and of the Ladles'
Auxiliary will take an interest in the
voting, they will help the committee
which is working for the success of
the contest. From this date the
standing of the contestants will be
found posted at the following places'
GOOD MONEY IN
WHAT THE UNITED STATES DE-
I ARTMEXT SAYS AHOUT IT
MARKET GOOD YEARROUN
Profitable Occupation for Many Per-
sons in Josephine County But
They Must Learn.
jthe past winter and spring many
strong veins nave been uncovered
land much Imnnrtnnt )nu,ln,..
nrrr ' 1v'v'"i,""ru-
HlIlN X Mill I TUVrork ha3 been done Fu,1 . down
LUUU U 1 (JUL I III flne PrPert'e8 will be shipping ore
s soon as an electric road is built
to connect with the Southern Pacific
either at Grants Pass or some nearer
point. A road can be built from this
city to Almeda over a route that is
within a distance of not more than
twenty miles. This road would pass
the Gallce post office and accomo
date a large number of mines, and
would find an almost endless ton
nava of (Iia a i j
luo Aiuicua mone to say
noming about a dozen other good
impositions in that locality. Grants
lass business men should take more
Interest in the development of this
wonderfully rich mining district
which is capable of being of great
vaiue in a business way to this citv
and which Is already attracting more
capital than any other line of invest
ments in this county.
iChurchi -R irus Land Cn . r v
While the insect resembles the: Bishop & Co. and Cramer Urns
ranker worm so well known-it U Every evening the result will be
to be much more feared for the fol-; thrown on the screen at the moving
lowing reasons. (1) the broods are picture theuters.
much more numerous and (hey are The vote Friday morning stands-
of greater size; (2) Instead of con- Ethel Hartlett 258
rinlng itself to the apple and other Ethel Johnson !!!!!!!! 230
trees, the worm feeds on all trees Dei-nice Fallin !!!!!!!! 104
of the orchard and the forest; ( 3 ) It p(.arl Kearns . . 80
lias no counteracting parasites In the Ada Smith . . ... "
United States as has the canker Tulare Llnkey .. '. 70
worm; (4) the moths can fly, thus Emma Loughrldgo' .' .' .' 56
spreading their young over great Maude Dullbon 02
areas, while the female canker worm LaCoHta Mangum :,
Ut
ever Follow
WE LEAD
O'Neill Is Always on Top
A FEW HINTS FOR SUMMER
O'NEILL
THE
HOUSE
Furnisher
...
You
Will
Want
Stccii Poors, Window Screen
Porch Screens
T!i l'st made, to fit all size porches.
Lounging Chain and llmiiiuix ki
Ovr refutation on hammocks Is
established. Seeing our line means
buying. Nuff Sed.
Refrigerator, Water ScN. (.Iai
Merry Set
0 n't
forget the baby put them In one of
those n ). roomy, collapsible, com
bination (io-Curt Mint O'NEILL Is
showing. Over 3." different patterns
to select from.
Headquarters For
Wall Paper, Linoleum,
Carpets.
Largest Line In
Southern Oretfon
The production of eggs and noultrv
nas oecome a highly profitable oc
cupation for many families through
out the middle west and while the
business is increasing in the section
Indicated it fails to receive the at
tentlon that it should in Oregon. The
people of this state should wake up
to the fact that there is money in
raising poultry and producing eges
uuuochiicii ui mis scale can
build up an Income which will buo
ply many comforts to their children
and themselves. Investigation of
this subject will prove highly inter
esting and may lead to good results,
The department of agriculture has
issued circular No. 140, in which is
discussed the egg trade of the United
States and shows clearly that the
production is not all what It should
be and again that there is an enorm
uuo wusie iroui spoiling or eggs,
which might be prevented by care
on the part of the producers, and the
dealers. It lays down practical
rules for the production of good
eggs and the marketing of them in
a profitable way. Condensing thl3
part of the report the following
covers the points:
Use hens that produce many and
moderately large eggs such breeds
as Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottos,
Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons and
Leghorns or Mlnorcas; -give good
housing, regular feeding and water
ing, and above all clean, dry nests;
gather eggs dally, and twice a day
when the thermometer Is above 80
degress; confine broody hens as soon
as discovered; reject for market and
use for home all eggs found In a nest
not visited the previous day; place
summer eggs as soon as gathered in
as cool a place as possible; prevent
moisture In any form from coming
In contact with egg shells; dispose
of young cockerels before they begin
to annoy hens, and sell or confine old
male birds from the time hatching
Is over until cool weather In the
fall; use cracked and dirty, as well
as small, eggs at home, market all
eggs at least once a week, of toner
if possible; keep eggs as cool and dry-
as possible while on the way to town
and while In country stores; keep
eggs away from musty cellars or bad
odors; use strong, clean cases and
good fillers; ship to the final market
at. least once a week, and as much
oftener as passible.
The egg as a food product Is In
demand the year around and tl':-e
Is no reason why they cannot be pro
duced In sufficient quantity to sup
ply the market, and by care they can
bo so handled as to make them avail
able at all seasons. In Josephine
county the poultry business can be
Increased safely many times and a
shipping trade which would become
very profitable can be established
without delay. The occupation re
quires reasonable cure and In some
respects close attention.
A paying trade In poultry nnd eggs
can be started and carried on with
less capital than almost any other
profitable Industry, but there is
something to be learned before un
dertaking this occupation on a large
stale. The Department of Agricul
ture nnd the Oregon Agricultural
College will be glad to supply special
bulletins on this subject that can be
bad on application.
Our fishing tackle comes dlreet
irom factory. That means aualitv At
the right price. Cramer Bros.
SOUTHERN OREGON
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
About Thirty Southern Oregon Modi-
cos Are Expected Here on
the 11th.
The annual meeting of the South
ern Oregon Medical Association will
be held in Grants Pass on Tuesday.
May 11, 1909, and public session
will be held in the opera house in
the evening at 8:15 sharp. Dr.
Pierce of the Portland Tubercular
Sanitarium, will give an illustrated
talk on "Tuberculosis," and Dr.
Coffey, of the North Pacific Surgical
Sanitorlum at Portland, will speak
on the subject of "Cancer and Malig
nant Growths." Theso subjects are
of absorbing Interest to everyone and
it Is hoped that the atendance will
be largo.
It is expected that 2" to 30 medl-
os of Southern Oregon will be In at
tendance, besides several from Portland.
The Grants Pass Concert Orches
tra will furnish music for the occa
sion. Mayor H. C. Klnnev u-111 !....-
- . ,7 l'l v -
Ide at the meeting. This session
Is free nnd everyone is cordially In-
Ited to attend.
BUSINESS
IN
VISIT CANALS
TRIPS ARE MADE TO THREE OF
THE IRRIGATION DITCHES
to orchards and gardens in many
states, and as a result great financial
loss has come to a class who can ill
afford such disasters. Fortuuatoly,
our own country has escaped severe
freezing and it can be said that the
damage to Truit and tender vege
tables has not been great.
Schools Close Soon.
Three more weeks of school and
books will be laid aside by the Grants
Pass lads and lassies for on the 28th
TAKE AUTOMOBILE RIDF WlU m,r the Co,"'nencement exer
aulvnUDlLL AWL clae8 ot the Grant8 PasB , .
This year the graduating class con-
tumors wen satisfied with the
Work Which Has Already
Keen Accomplished.
slsts of nine students as aeainat is
or last year. They are Josenhin
Randle, Leona Blsch, Dessie Cole.
Anna May Thomas, Clara Calhoun,
now webber. Worth Hamilton,
enry iNorton and Daniel McFarland.
on Friday evening, May 21. will
The IrrienMno. At. ,... v..,., occur the class day exercises and
the center of h piay; lne sermon to the graduating
. v.. ,u uunug lUU ,i,Mwln v. . ... , ...
entire week. A large number of our V. 7 0ue,"erea Kev- Kert
citizens are deeply Interested In thl Sunday evenn. May 23.
enterprise and are In full sympathy I , Cm'nencement dress will
with the efforts to secure water for wn!! r, Pre8'dent Hman' of
a considerable portion of the district JVi,,aett Ter.lty, Friday even-
for the present season, and they ful- 4 ,n ine ')era noU8-
ly appreciate the great task the
managers who have charge of the
construction work have in hand.
Last Tuesday morning some fifty
of our leading business men visited
the ditches and made a careful ex
amlnatlon of the work that has been Will He Produced With Local Cast
WILL RENDER SACRED
CANTATA "JOSEPH"
accomplished on both the high line
ditch above Fruitdale, the big grav
ity ditch on the south side and the
200-foot level canal above Grants
Pass. They were taken in automo
biles to various points of construe
tion from which places they followed
on Monday, May 17 t opera
IIOIINC,
All Grants Pass lovers of muslo
are eagerly anticipating the Bacred
cantata of J. Astor Droads, "Joseph,"
Meeting f City Council.
The city council met Thursday
Ight and transacted some business
Importance. An ordinance was
fought up providing in case of an
indication for the use of the refer-
ndum, the party applying for the
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niiiuv; mm 1 ,nv MI. j'omn. An oner-
ency was declared to exNt and the
rdlnancu was passed.
Then came up the application for
referendum permitting the question
f a franchise to the Citizens Tele
hone Co. to n vote of the people.
he law in the case iieimitu tiw,
n.ncli f0 grunt a franchise and save
n flection If they feel It Is to the
st Intercut of the public; and in
cord 11 nee with this a Vote uiih
taken, and only three voted for It,
so it. was declared lost, nnd the mat
ter will come to vote of the people.
the ditches the entire lenirth nnd ..v. i.. 1... . . . . .'
- v r i.v uu Kivt.'ii iiv h i ru 1 11 on nn Aenn nnM
amlned closely the work. It was The cantata Itself is one of the hlgh
a hard forenoon, but having started est order. The sen,, vii.n
at seven o clock and being rushed the Incidents, tithe life of Joseph
rom point to point by the swift mov- from tlJ'tlmo ofhls being sold Into
ng autos, they were enabled during Egypt by his brethren, including his
the day to see the construction work sojourn them . n,, 1.,- ...
on the three lines above mentioned, tnlnment later to the position ot
The Courier representative had the prime minister in the court of Pilar-
,...,..-,, ui m.King wim quite a oah. The scen ,,f M,a m.,i 1
umber of our citizens who made the tween the hmi !,.. fi. .
trip and the general opinion was that years of Reparation presents a most
no only had the work been well done dramatic climax upd the music rises
but that much had been accomplish- there to n'rnn.lei
ed with the money expended. It was Thrimrtn.it thl ... '
the first time that a largo majority tlonally beautiful.! conspicuous os"
I of these business men had examined peclally for its alHlf i,.mn
the canals and they expressed them- The chorus parts will be rendered by
scdvcs not onlysurpr.sea'attheprac- a chonw of forty vol(,8 undor thJ
t leal methods employed but highly Bble tralnlng of Prof j g M
Pleased with their examination of rftV. Th mi f .I,.-;...,. . ......
the irrigation system. , ,, " : J Z i ' " ! .
m I 11 ip, luiUlnO win a
uur larmers are very nnxlous to full symnathv and
secure water early In Juno and no the imrt. Tho of tfc "
e ort w ll be spared to accomplish l)rolhL.r8i noul)0n nnd Judah(
uns, out mucli depends on two taken 1V Clan fIMI liwm n n A 1
things; First, the amount of help Veatch, while Mr. Voorhles takes the
he way of teams nnd men that the rok, of ,ho ,,, futh(, Jll0ob. Mp
winners can give on construction t..w. 1..
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Ask Halr-Rlddlo Hardware Co. to
show you their 7-tooth spring tooth
ultlvator.
Brown Leghorn and White Leg-
Paroled, Elope With Miff.
Sheriff Russell on Tuesday of this
week received word that a paroled
prisoner named Charlea Single re
nldlng at Williams Creek had eloped
with hh niece, a lli-year-old girl
named Meek. The sheriff at once
communicated with Governor Ren
son and started In pursuit of the
fugitives and followed the parties
Into Jackson county where he learn
ed they had gone to California and
h" at oiue followed them Into that
Ktfite. Friday morning a revolution
of Hlagle's pardon was received nt
the sheriff's office from Knleni.
Slagle was convicted of murder
In the second degree In the .losei.liine
work. Second, the prompt payment
of tho assessments levied on the
stockholders.
Theso two are the great considera
tions at this time and they are d
mnnds that must be met If we are to
have water this Benson.
All that human effort can accom
plish Is being done by the officers of
the compnny. Resides Mr. (illkey
and Mr. Carner, Mayor Kinney has
given a large share of his time from
early In tho morning till late In tho
evening to the accomplishment of
this enterprise; not only has hn given
his time, his business ability, but
from the very first has urged and
encouraged his neighbors and friends
to nsslst In this Important under
taking. Secrctnry Rlggs has from
the very first meeting called to en
courage irrigation worK been ralth- lini,.t tt.ri, t .. ....
mi ui wie cause, i-ew people tin i.
realize the amount of
of Phnroah, with Miss Marian Clark
as tho Queen, and Miss Acosfa Mail-
gum as Princess. Mrs. Wnlker will
delight everyono as Joseph's sister.
Mrs. McLean, who Is regarded as a
most able accompanist, will assist
at the piano. A violin obllgato will
bo played by Miss Marian Clark.
Very particular attention Is being
given to tho appropriate costuming
and setting of tho affair. Tho situ
ation Is a picturesque one In itself,
with Its Egpytlan splendor of color
and tho rich, Oriental costumes of
Pharoah's court. Mrs. (iunnell has
this In charge nnd It promises to be
perfect In every detail.
There Is llttlo doubt of tho exist
ence or much musical talent In
Grnnts Pass, but It Is some time since
an entertainment emnlovlnir thn
the city
s has been given here and all
IHimnittHIIIg I urn evnncl Imr a rm.l ...... mi
;;;;lnV,,rf t,,t h ct.vo .,..,, ;4 ZZ
On a visit a few days ago by a repre- wn-i, ...
sen atlve of Is paper to the office Ul0 V,
of the irrigation company he found to, to lniluro Tl
:i :iu . ::,H ""r n,r; lr -t .m iaCk nothing .n drama.
Vmt-ti ittii f 1 fin f..p 1 - I
"l v"""" i bounty court on the 4th day of Sep.
" (tcnilier, 1S93. for the killing of
lAlitone. On Remember 23. 1'lflS hn
was released on a conditional par
don and these condition having
bein Violated, the governor revoked
Hi parole and ordered Llm bin k to
tl.e pi nlt ntlary to serve out Hs life
mntf-tice.
A Rich Mining HMrlct.
The Gallce mining district Is at
tracting the attention of the inli.ltii:
world generally nnd hni become
known ns out 0' '!;- b l m!i,!rig
rnmpi on the Pacific (mt. Durlnir
young lady stenographers and book
keepers and Mr. Rlggs all busily en
gaged addressing notices and stale
ments to Mockbolders, working on
the books of the company, examining
accounts, etc. With the exception of
the two young ladles those at. work
receive no pay. Mr. Rlggs has nt
tended all the meetings and made
written reports of each and perform
ed all the duties of a secretary from
first to last without rr numeration.
It ran be further suld for the com
puny that Its finances are managed
with the most careful attention to de
tails by tho regularly elected officers
of the corporation.
tic and artistic effects under such
able directors as Mr. McMurray and
Mrs. Gunnoll.
It Is hoped tho rltlz'ens of Grnnts
Pass will show their nppreclntlon
of thin effort by more than filling tho
Opera house Monday night, May 17.
Especially Is this desired as a gener
ous part of tho proceeds go towards
tho park Improvement fund, under
tho charge of the ladles' Auxiliary,
The Importance of this work in
genernlly recognized and In tho en
joyment of tho concert, 0110 lends
material aid to tho Improvement of
our dty.
Gold pani
llier
picks, shovels nt On-
Frosts have dmin much dntiinije