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mm. mut VOL. XXV. GRANTS TASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OUEGON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1000. No. 7 SHERIFF RUSSELL CAPTURES SLAGLE THE MEEK GIRL FOUND LIV ING WITH THE PIUSONEK NEAR THE CALIFORNIA LINE city, and with one exception, found them to be In excellent condition, better, In fact, than the shops in the great majority of cities the size of Grants Pass. The enforcement of the laws re garding to sanitation will be more strictly enforced from now on and also the Sunday closing law is to re ceive strict attention. The law re quires that all barbers must be regis tered, and that they have a know ledge of sanitary laws and of the prevention of the spread of contagi ous diseases. J. L. Myers was appointed deputy for this part of the state. Single Returned to Penitentiary and Girl Committed to Hoys' and Girls' Aid Society. May Millinery Sale all new 1909 models, trimmed in flowers, ribbons and fancy feathers, style to please every Individual taste. Mrs. E. Rehkopf's. 5-14-2t Sheriff Russell returned Tuesday morning from California with the convict, Charles Slagle, and the 15-year-old Meek girl with whom he had eloped, as given In last week's Courier. The prisoner was locked up in the Josephine county jail and the girl taken to the sheriffs home. During the day the girl was taken l.'ore County Judgs Jewell, who committed her to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society at Portland, to remain until she becomes of age. On Wed nesday evening the sheriff took Slagle to the penitentiary at Salem, and the eirl to Portland. The father lf thn elrl. fieortre Meek, was in the city Tuesday from his Applegate home to see his daughter before she departed for the Aid Society home, and he makes the statement that the girl was wayward, and asked that she be taken care of by the authori ties. Slagle Is a brother of Mrs Meek, at whose home he had been staying for some months. The girl 1? In a delicate condition, and his ofi'ense would cause him to receive a long sentence were it not for the tact that he Is already a life prisoner and beyond the point of further imnishnient. It should be miid that the girl claims that her uncle is not the author of her ruin. The crime for which Slagle re telved a life sentence, us mentioned fast week, was the killing of an old man named Antone Joseph, a Porta gese. It was generally believed that the murdered man kept a largo sum money in his house. This was the object of the murder. However, the nssassin secured only a small sum, the balance being found aftcr tard by his nephew, Antone Rose, l'lui round concerned in an .mum Violo In one of the rafters of the ea IMn 9ft imiil ntwrH to the amount y " v Pv I ' of $1 COO. Other sums amounting to about 12000 in all, were found in the cabin. Sheriff Russell had no" little dif ficulty in tracing the fugitives but after a thorough search through Jackson county he finally located them In a cabin near the California state line. ONFERENCE OF FRUIT OFFICIALS Commissioner Carson and the Newly Appointed Fruit Inspector Lay Plans. PUSHING YORK ON BIG CANALS THEY ARE MAKING MOST HEAD WAY AT FRUITDALE WORK ON THE SOUTH SIDE Overhauling Rig Pump and Placing Pipes to Throw Water in Ditches. During the past week a large amount of work has been done on the Irrigation canals. The high line which is to serve Frultdale leads in progress at this time, as nearly or quite three miles have been com pleted with the exception of the flume work, which will be construct ed as soon as certain carloads of lumber arrive. One of these cars State Umbers' Examiners Here. E. 11. Lcbo, of Albany, and Mr Wallace, of Astoria, members of the State Hoard of Barbers" Examiners, were In the city Thursday on their annual inspection- tour, and examin ed the various barber shops of the A. H. Carson, commissioner of horticulture, was In the city on Wed nesday on business and while here visited the pear orchard of F. J. Burke, the newly appointed fruit in spector, and looked over his splen didly cared for fruit trees. The law directs that the inspector shall do his work under the direction of the commissioner and so Mr. Carson and Mr. Burke while together took oc casion to talk over the inspection of orchards necessary at this time. The Inspection will be confined to need- d work, but nothing will be slighted or neglected. Those who have dis eased trees and are not satisfied as to what is necessary to be done can apply directly to Mr. Burke and his wants will receive attention. The office of inspector is one of the most Important positions iu the couuty, as very much depends on the thorough Investigation of the numerous dis eases to which fruit trees are sub ject, and this official has an oppor tunity to be of the greatest service to fruit growers in all parts of the county. Mr. Burke, being a practi cal orchnrdist, his knowledge will serve the Inexperienced and be to such of the highest value. A majority of our citizens who have recently come to this country and have entered the orchard or vineyard business have' need of the advice of a practical fruit grower. Mr. Burke has had great experience in this section and In other parts of the Pacific Coast, and he is the one man who will secure attention and possess the confidence of, those who need his services. Instruction given at the proper time will prove to he of great value both to the Individuals and to the orchard Interests of this county as a whole. The new inspector enters upon his labors with the best wishes of every body. All will watch with Interest his work In this county. He Is, we learn, In accord with the commissioner, and as these two officials must work together, this is Important. ground in good order for alfalfa when the stubble is turned over. One of the Important forage crops which should be introduced here this season is sorghum which makes good feed for horses and cattle gen erally. If sown broadcast and pro perly irrigated it will make from 16 to 20 tons an acre. We have seen it produce much more than the figures named. Field corn sown broad cast makes fine fodder and it yields well and all of these crops should, if pos sible, be given a trial on our soil this season if the land can bo put In shape for Irrigation. Seed can be sown as late as August and a good crop made with proper cultivation and irrigation. Many of our farmers now think that deep plowing is not a necessity, but they must revolutionize these ideas If they would succeed In rais ing farm crops by the use of water. Here is another instance where we must "plow deep to find the gold." Deep cultivation Is absolutely re quired and this must go hand in hand with the water correctly applied at stated Intervals. It will be found that there Is much to learn about Ir rlgatlon by those who have not had experience. In order to acquire some knowledge on this subject it would be well to ask the Agricul was contracted to be here on Monday last, but there has been delay. It is tural College or Experiment Station hoped this lumber will be here with- ,tn cpnt ns a nractlcal man to remain in a day or two. The exact point at which work is going on In Fruitdale is on the hill here a greater part of the season This subject It will be found is one of the highest Importance and It SOUTHERN OREGON MEDICOS MEET inundation of the best musicians among the visiting doctors and our home people. After the adjourn ment of the Opera houso meeting, the medical men were entertained at a smoker at Masonic temple. The next annual meeting will be at Med- ford. ANNUAL MEETING TOOK PLACE AT GRANTS PASS TUESDAY PROMINENT DOCTORS MEET One of the Most Important Gat bor ings Ever Held by This As-soriation. side above the Stanbrough residence. means the success or failure of our Rapid progress is being made and it 1 Arming operations this year will not be many days before the J ditch will be completed to the far- I ... jvamri thest point of present construction. AN Ul'lU-DAlfc ine iarmers wnose lands come under rrp? rpUAVp CVQTFM thla rtlteh hrHn tn ronton tliit thov lLLLinUFIIj 3 I 0 1 LTi must get ready for the water. The steel pipe ordered to convey water from the pump to the upper end of the ditch is expected within a few days and it will Immediately be put in place. A strong force Is at work on the 200-foot contour ditch and every thing possible Is being done to rush the work along and for this purpose canes are belne emnloved at Inter vals at a number of points. There the "1(,st ,od,'rl1 "I-to-date system hrw h,.on mm rtlfflr-nltt, (nrn,,nt,r. progressing rapidly. It was prom- New Switchboard Is Now Heing In stalled and the Cables Strung. One of the most successful meet ing ever held by the Southern Ore gon Medical Association took place in Grants Fass on Tuesday of this week. The association was organized in Medford 18 years ago by Dr. F. W. VanDyke of this city, and Drs. E. V. Plckel and E. P. Geary, both of Med ford. It has been kept up all these years, though every member of the society has been obliged to live a strenuous life. It has been the In variable custom of the organization to have some of its members read papeis on popular subjects connected with either medical or surglcr.l science. The committee who had In charge the preparations for the annual meet lng In Grants Pass was composed of Drs. Flanagan, VanDyke and Love, nnd they certainly did their work well, as every detail was worked out and when the members from other places arrived they were cordially re ceived and given every atention. The regular session was held in the Ma sonic temple and it proved to be In teresting throughout. Owing to tho lateness of the trains that day, the program had to bo condensed und considerably shortened, There were reports made on a number of inter "Tommy's Wife," by local talent, Friday, May 21. If at any time you fail to receive your Courier, the probability is that the paper has been stopped on ne- couut of non-payment. It Is, how ever, that occasionally a paper may be lost or misplaced in the malls, but not often. Look at tho label on your paper and it will Inform you ns to the time for which the paper is paid. Have you seen "Tommy's Wife?" She's worth the price of admission. Opera house, Friday, May 21. OPPOSING THE SOFT DRINK ORDINANCE There Is great activity on the part of the Pacific Telephone &. Telegraph company in tills city. The work of reconstructing the line and Installing le8ting (,ua,,8 wh,(.,, had roI110 wlthtn ed on this line but they are being ised some weeks ago that this work successfully overcome and the ditch wol,kl ,ll '"'!!'ted by July 31, but will be ready for water to tho far- im ls now 10 nave lino ln thest point in the near future. There readiness on the 1st day of that will be some flaming to be done but month instead of the last. There is ..a i . l .... this will be looked after as soon as lin Ul " the lumber arrives. ( construction. ti,q ,.i, , v,u ,.ovitv hum, iu ' There has been erected 125 cedar 1 11V li 'i ii Vll llll. I t T i j ill (I in lielnir unshed bv onlv n small force ln),,'B nml '"'' ar(' at the present time, and these men But Never Follow WE LEAD O'Neill Is Always on Top A FEW HINTS FOR SUMMER O'NEILL THE Furnisher You Will Want Screen Doors, Window Screen Porch Screen The best made, to fit all size porches. lounging Chair mid Ilanunorks Our reputation on hammocks Is established. Seeing our line means buying. Nuff Bed. Refrigerator, Wnt-r Sets (Hum 1 terry Set Inu-t the baby put them In one of those nice, roomy. collapsible com bination (io-Ciirt-. that O NKil.I- Is showing. Over 35 different patterns to select from. Headquarters For Wall Paper, Linoleum, j Lrrt Line In QarpetS Southern Or.kjon . - i i iTrfamf i are confining their attention to some bad rock work which lias been en countered. As soon ns the machines employed on the other ditches can be spared, they will be taken to the gravity ditch and then plenty of men , nnd teams will rush the work. I The Aments have been overhaul- j lng the big pump and getting In readiness for prompt operations and the pipe which ls to carry the water to the 200-foot ditch Is being placed In position and nothing of Import ance remains to bo done to lift the water into the ditch named. They are anxiously awaiting the pipe which Is to come from California for conveying the water as before men tioned to the head of Frultdale ditch. The Courier has mentioned here tofore the necessity of getting land ready for Irrigation. We hear much about the dry weather which hns s"t In early and the good that Irrigation would do if the water was In the ditches. Thla would w. true If all the farmers were ready for It. It Is safe to ay that not one farmer In ten has his ground In shape for tho water If It were turned on now, and this U going to he one of the great difficul ties In raising crops by Irrigation this year, J .and must be graded and a plan made for lateral construction ho that the water may reach the ground whereon It Is to be ajiplled. All this will require thought and careful examination and It will be well to attend to this most Import jnnt matter with as little delay as ' possible. The bringing of Irrigation Into thin I valley will create n revolution In k'm- eral farming, for many rmp must 'be grown which are strnnue t'i our Isoil. Of fit st Importance are the for- a::i' i nips ami io i " Hi ;t plf'iilie the S'-cd nnd 1 1 :i v ll VM'ly for July plant h.g. Sow G"iiii:ni mill' t as It tunk -x the very li i.t kind nf forage, and will produce from two to four tons to the n-re nt a vlnl" . ;i'.tliig. T!i'j i !'; lit 1' iik-..- " from 30 to r0 feet in length each. These were treated at the base with a prepara tion of carbolineuni, which will re sist water and prevent decay. All wires will be removed from the main streets and be replaced by cables, overhead nnd underground. There will be 31.0H0 feet of cable In the system. Thin cable contains over three hundred miles of copper wire. The new central office equipment consists of two toil sections, two lo cal subscriber sections and one com bination rural and sub-section, com prising In all one special No. 9 switchboard; also a complete power plant. This equipment has nn ultimate capacity of KOO lines, although pres ent facilities only require the use of 3 fiO lines, leaving a balance of 440 lines for future growth. There will be a complete telegraphic system equipped to afford connection with all cities on the Pacific Coast. There Is about 1000 feet of cable containing 200 pairs of wires run ning from the rear of the office to the alley between O and H streets, which will supply the entire south side of the town. Tho cable Is dlvld ed at this alley and is distributed to all portions of that sldo of the city, Cables will be distributed from the main office to the north side of the town over several different leads. All work Is being done In a sub stantlul and workmanlike manner and when completed will bo one of the finest pieces of telephone con st ruction on the coast. Grants Pas will soon be able to point with pride to its telephone facilities. The t"l"plione plant will be n ten tral cneruv system so that there will be no more ringing for central. the scopo of members of tho associa tion. There was a paper read on Medical legislation by Dr. It. J. Con roy, of Medford, followed by an in teresting discussion in which a con siderable number of the doctors pres ent took part. Other subjects fol lowed and finally the report of the secretary and treasurer was placed before the meeting which resulted In a talk on finances. The election of officers for tho present year resulted In tho choice of H. J. Conroy, of Medford, for president; )r Heaver, of Ashland, ns vice-president, arid A. C. Seeley, of Uoseburg, secretary and treasurer. The evening session was held In the Opera house nnd was open to the public and was attended by n largo number of our leading citizens, near ly every seat being occupied. Two of the most interesting subjects now lie- fore the American people were skil fully handled In addresses. The evening meeting was presided over by Mayor Kinney who spoke In pleasing and complimentary terms of the Southern Oregon Medical As soclatlon and welcomed tho dele gates and officers to Grants Pass The first talk wub by Dr. K. A. Pierce of Portland, on tuberculosis, which was illustrated In a way which ere atod a deep Interest, Ho gavo an account of the effort being mudo to stamp out this terrible disease, giv ing our state credit for being well In the van of this noble work. He advised people to live, and especially sleep, In the open air and to give their assistance to the physicians who are devoting their tlmo to tho work of stamping out tuberculosis Tho address was listened to with rapt attention by his audience, I)r Pierce Is president of the Oregon Stato Hoard of Health, Tho sikfond was an Illustrated lcr tare by l)r, It. C. Coffey, of Port land, president of tho Oregon .State Hoard of Examiners, on the subject "Cancer and Malignant Growths," This proved to bo a subject of great moment to the audience and wns the first time this Important subject Since our last Issue the question of taking down the screens at the soft drink places has occupied the at tention of the chief of police and his assistant. Under Mayor Kinney's Instruction the police have kept a close watch on the establishments with a view to compel them to obey the city ordinance. Chief of police McLane reports that the proprietors of all tho places have agreod to ob serve the ordinance, but a close watch will be kept on all of the places. An extract from tho ordin ance passed by the council to con trol these questionable establish ments will bo found below. Tho City of Grants Tass ordains as follows: Section 1. That It shall bo the duty of every person, firm, company, or corporation, owning, managing or keeping nny cigar store, soft drink parlor, billiard or pool hall, restaur ant, or other like place of business In the City of Grants Pass, to re move, and keep removed, all blinds, screens or other obstructions, from all windows, doors, entries and exits of the same, so that the whole In terior of all such cigar Btores, soft drink parlors, billiard and pool halls, restaurants, und other like places of business, shall nt all times bo subject to the plain view of all persons passing such places of busi ness; and It shall bo tho duty of every person, firm, company, or cor poration, owning any building or buildings ln tho City of Grunts Pass, occupied by any cigar store, soft drink, parlor, billiard or pool ball, restaurant or other like place of busi ness, to so alter und arrange said building or buildings thut tho whole of the Interior thereof shall, at all times while so occupied, be subject to the plain view of all persons pass ing such places of business; any per son, firm, company or corporation violating any of tho provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof beforo the city auditor and police Judge, bo punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor moro thnn 2G, Section 2. Hvery person, firm, company, or corporation, uwihuk conducting any cigar store, soft drink parlor, billiard or pool parlor, restaurant, or other llko plaro of business In tho City of Grants Pass, selling or dealing In soft drinks or bottled goods, shall close or cause to bo closed, such placo or places of business at the hour of twelve o'clock midnight, nnd keep the samo so closed until the hour of five o'clock In tho morning following; and any person, firm, company, or corpora tion, violating any of tho provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof before the city auditor and police Judge, bo punished by a fine of not less than 5 and not more than $25. IltilldltiK For Rule. Tho small building situated on tho lot next to tho Tarker & Durkhalter livery stable for sale. Ill d rt will bo received. A. IS. Voorhles. I fa't, the tit ire syvteiu will be 111 all 1 1 j'l i t a th tno-t modern In use. The ixactiicss with which the enn tutii ".lovi.jih" h to be staged will (nny ow svnv to the land nt h . .i; . It Moud.iy nlt,1it. Content for Queen. Tho vote stands Friday morning; has b"en dlsciwd before n public ISIliel Johnson HOC gathering. Kthel Ilnrtlett 401 Key. Robert Mcl.ran ntid State llernbe Full In 394 P' tuitor It. I). Norton represented I Maude Wullbon Ill tli" In It y and made Interesting talks. Ada Smith 82 i Die iiiuhIc for tbr ocuihIoii was furn- pearl Kearns SO Inlied by the Griintn Pans concert Kmma Iioughrldge fid of -li''"tn nnd It prov d to lie of n Marian Hirh keiy high oidi-r, receiving the com-I tied . I