Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, August 01, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO KEKLY ROGL'K KITKB O0CB1KB TWDAY, ArG VST J, IMS. ( TMMMOX AL AND LOCAL. 4 44444444444444444 P. Hershberger went to Leland Tuesday to set up tome machinery. . S. VanDyke went to Portland Tuesday to spend a couple of weeks. H. 8. Prescott went to Eugene Monday to spend a week. 8. D. Corbutt went to Portland Monday on buslneas. Mrs. E. J. Hefley returned to Mer lin Tuesday, after visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Leach. k Mrs. Sarah Short, who has been Tlsltlng ber mother, Mrs. Root, and ner bister, Mrs. Brlggs, left Monday for Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. A. C. Hough went to Colestln Tuesday morning. Miss Hortense Hough has been spending some days at the springs. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Btovall went out to Thompson creek Saturday and pent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kneutzen. Henry Kneutzen, who has been In eastern Oregon for some time, re turned $9 his home at Thompson ereek Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Duncan and two small children arrived Sunday night from Portland to reside and bar rented the Jester house at the corner of Second and C streets. AI Crews, one of the Roseburg high school teachers, who has been hltlng his sister, Mrs. H. H. War drip, returned home Monday. Mrs. J. P. Hartley, formerly of Williams Talley, but now residing at Milton, who has been Tlsltlng old friends, left Sundny night for Co Qnllle to visit. She was accompanied by Miss Mattie Mcfi-ee, who will spend a week or more at the coast. PROFESSIONAL CARDS M. C. FINDLEY, M. D Practice limited to KTE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT Glasses fitted and furnished. Office hours 9 to 12, 2 to , and by appointment. Phones 62 and 166. ORANT8 PASS, OREGON. Rev. W. F. Bloeckner returned home Tuesday from a six weeks' trip through the Coos and Curry country. E. Parr and family arrived Tues day afternoon from Everett, Wash., expecting to make their home in this section. Oscar Naucke, who has been visit ing at Kerby for the paat two weeks, came over Tuesday on his way to bis home at San Jose. T. O. Naucke, his brother, accompanied him as far as Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Thomas, who have been visiting their daughters, Mrs. Dr. Smith and Mrs. '1. B. Cornell, returned to Jefferson Tuesday to spend the summer look ing after business Interests. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Coron went to Portland Tuesday to spend the sum mer with tbelr daughters, Mrs. Otto Dunlap and Mrs. Fred Wilcox. They will also visit their daughter, Mrs. J. 0. Gibson, at Centralis, Wash. FCMUJjT CHIEF GJUVL8 VISITS OIUXIS FAbh. BOYS PLEAD GULTY TO ILLEGAL FISHING. Development of the resources with- j Arthur King and Glen Woolridge, In the forest reserves of the nation ijoung men about 18 years of age, is the policy of Chief Forester Graves, who was In Grants Pass over Friday night, having stopped here on bis way south alter having been in Port land and other northern cities for the past week. were arrested early Saturday morn ing for Sibing beneath the Golden Drift dam with "foul" hooks, both the fishing beneath the dam and the use of the "foul" hooks being In vio lation of the law. The boys entered a plea of guilty before Judge Hol- The head of the forest bervke was here on invitation from the Commer- iman, and the minimum fine of $50 cial club, matters of policy regarding each and costs waa assessed against the Siskiyou forest, and of the change them. In lieu of payment Double Wedding Judge Holman on Monday evening performed the ceremony that united In matrimony Ernest A. Hulsey and Miss Llllle Lewellyn and Welden Mll- ner and Miss Matilda Lewellyn. Mr. Dale's Xew Auto John A. Dale arrived home from Portland Monday afternoon with the ,'tlon could be determined. of the Josephine cave territory from a monument to a national park, being questions presented to him. Forester in Banqueted. The distinguished visitor was met at the depot, by the officers of the Commercial club, as well as by a del egation from the Josephine Fish and Game Protection association. Follow ing an informal reception at the ho tel, Mr. Graves and a small party dis cussed the questions of interest around the banquet table till a late hour, and the forester convinced all of the fact that bis administration of the reserves will be In the Interest of the public. He stated that be wanted to open to homestead settle ment every tract within the reserves that was suitable for agricultural purposes, and would do so as rapidly as the character of the tracts in ques- This. Mr. of the fine the boys went to Jail, and are laying out the assessment at the rate of two dollars per day, 29 days' time being required to satisfy outraged Justice. The rigs with which the salmon were being taken from the pools be low the dam were composed of triple hooks weighted with lead and drawn through the water till a salmon was snagged upon them. PEACH CROP RF.LUS AT 45 CENTS F. O. U. handsome Stoddard-Dayton automo bile which he purchased in that city. The machine has a gray body, and is built along classy lines. Mr. Cook With Uie Berili The Berlin Dye Works has se cured the service of L. A. Cook, veteran cleaner, thus further guar- Graves thought, was largely a matter for determination by the homestead er himself, and wherever a man was found who wanted to make his home within the forest reserve, he believed be should be given the opportunity. These homes, and especially com- .is Included in the contract, and as PROVOLT STORE INDER XEW MANAUfcMEi. Beginning with Monday the store at Provolt will be under new man agement. W. A. Moore having sold the business, building and land to Paul Ruttencutter. Mr. Moore win move bis family to Grants Pass to remain here while he Is selecting an other place for business, it being pos sible that he may locate in mis Mr Ruttencutter has tor me pasi two years been farming In Applegate valley. Prior to that he had consid erable experience in mercantile busi ness in the east. He Is a bright, hustling young man and will be a helpful addition to the developers of Provolt and vicinity. THOMPSO.V CREEK GIRL BITTEN BY RATTLESNAKE- Fifty thousand boxes of peaches of the crop now on the trees In the Grants Pass district have been con tracted through the medium of the Josephine County Growers' aesocla Hon for shipment to the southern t markets at forty-five cents per box f. o. b. here. Included in the sale are the crops from the Elsmann ranch, figured at 10,000 boxes, and 25,000 boxes In the Merlin district, in which are the Martin Angle and the A. J. Husey crops. At least 70 per cent of the local early peach crop KENNETH FUYD. The body of Kenneth Floyd, whose tragic death occurred at Castella, Calif., was laid to rest in the family lot in the Kerby cemetery Friday af ternoon, Rev. W. B. Hamilton preach ing the funeral sermon. Young Floyd was but 15 years of age and was employed rustling rigging fo the Burns Lumber company, where he bad been working for only two months. He was struck on the head by a log being hauled by cable, the log In its course striking a stump which shot the rear end to one side, the same log breaking the leg of an other employe. The deceased leaves a mother residing at Kerby, two brothers. Harry and Tom, and a sis ter, Mrs. R. A. Dean. munities within the forests, said Mr. Graves, were the greatest measure of anteelng the quality of the done by that establishment. work 'protection that could possibly come the buyer will take more than the 50,000 boxes at the same rate It is expected that others will ship with to the standing timber, the home- the association. jsteaders forming a fire patrol I would prove most effective in that The contract entered into through dls- the association calls for fruit of "80b" IJve Stock Inspector Dr. R. J. Bestul, veterinarian, has .counting conflagrations. He instruct-'or larger, free from disease, scale or Just received notice of his apuolnt- ed the full investigation of the tracts split pits. The handling charges of ment as live stock Inspector for in- In the Siskiyou reserve that are want-ter-Hlate shipments, the appointment led opened to settlement, and there being for the balance of tbe year and seems no doubt about the opening of for the years 1914 and 1915. Flit EM AX REST Rl X OVER BY AITO THICK. V. L. DIMMICK, D. M. D. DENTIST Corner 6th and G Sta Phone 3 03-J Crown, Bridge Work and Fillings of All Kinds, a Specialty. Office Hours, to 12 a. m.; 1 to 5 p. m. AH Work Positively Guaranteed. GRANT8 PASS, OREGON. E. O. MACEY, D. M. ID. i DENTIST Successor to Dixon Bros., Dentists. First-class Work. 109 Vi South Sixth, Grants Pass, Ore. H. D.NORTON, I' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Office, Opera House Block. C .11. Clement V. A. Clements CLEMENTS & CLEMENTS Attorneys and Counselors at Law. Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Offices Schallhorn Building. J. D. WURTZBAUGH Attorney and Counselor at Law Notary Public in Office. Office In Howard Block. Phone 66-J GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Sinters Will Wed Marriage licenses were issued this, Monday morning, to Ernest Ar- the association are seven per cent, with a two cent charge for loading on the car. As soon as the car is blll- every quarter section that has value 'ed the producer gets his check, doing for agricultural purposes. away with the long wait and the un- certainty of returns. Last year the Mr. Graves exuressed himself In price received was fifty cents per box ; one of the rear wheels passed over fnvnr r,f fhe rn.atlnn i.f national In Portland, but from that Noble Best, one of the regular city firemen, was painfully injured Sun day evening at the time of the fire on Front street, the heavy auto truck passing over his right leg and badly lacerating the flesh, though luckily the bones of the leg were not frac tured. Best attempted to alight from the running board of the truck to connect the hose at the hydrant, but as he struck the pavement he was thrown under the machine, and Lottie Kneutzen, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kneutxen of Thompson creek, was bitten on the thumb of the right hand Friday evening by a rattle snake, but as remedies were at once applied the young lady is now on the road to recovery. She was In the garden when the snake, which the had not seen, struck her. Dr. Swee ney was at once phoned to and di rected treatment. The young lady's arm became badly swollen, but at last report she was recovering from the effects of the reptile's venum. The snake was a small one with only three rattles, and was dispatch ed by tbe girl before she went to the house to tell of having been bitten by it. BILLY Sl'XDAY FLAYS ANARCHISTS AX1) I. W. Hood River, July 29. Billy Sun- day, former major league baseball player, and for years a well known evangelist, is emphatic today in hit denunciation of anarchists and In dustrial Workers of the World and their alleged vilification of the American flag. In a speech before the Horticultural Chautauqua here, after he had scathingly arraigned the anarchists and I. W. W.s as be ing the greatest curse of the coun try, Sunday said: "My father made bullet meat of himself for four years fighting to free the slaves and prevent a dis ruption of the country. I am will ing to do likewise for my flag." TERRIFIC HEAT WAVE AGAIN ENSHROUDS EAST figure the leg at the knee. The chains up- ' . . .... - - . ' w tx'Vi t Aia irtf n trio flour hilt thur Hulsey and Miss Llllle Lewel-'parks for the preservation of natural tnere was aeauctea n or id cents per p - - oox ior rreignt. "j i,r,,N"1 .! j The Muirs and other late peaches i t will be on duty again in a few lyn, and to Welden Mllner and Miss Matilda Lewellyn. wonders such ns the Josephine caves, j and for the maintenance of areas that j Lail's Arm is Broken While cranking his father's auto mobile Sunday, the 12-year-old son of W. K. Mc Bride broke both bones tnt it should be made much larger of his right arm, a kick-back of the crank being responsible for tbe ac- would prove as playgrounds in their , w,l' oe canned at tne local cannerj, pristine state. He advised the plan j a bout ten per cent of the total arre of campaign for the establishing of age of peaches being of the late var- ha nnrk nt tho rnvpH but bellfvpd letles. days. S. V than the Blngle township included In the caves monument. cldent. I The creation of a game refuge in I the region of the caves was discussed hispute Over Iteutnl at length, and it was the emphatic A Jury In Judge Holman's court is opinion of the forester that the caves today hearing the testimony of wit-j national park and the game refuge nesseH In an action brought by A. V. .should be established with the same Schmidt against Marion Griffin, the boundary lines. In the establishment suit being for the recovery of 150 al- of this refuge and park Mr. Graves leged to be due for the rental of 'stated that mining and other present nremlses at Selma. ! interests should not be disturbed, 'voicing again his support of the pio- Mwlfnd Man Buys Ford neer who made use of the resources A new Ford 5-passenger touring Jof the frontier, and who developed car was purchased from the local them to the advantage of the whole Ford agency on Monday by Harry Pellett, of Medford. No Ford tour ing cars were to be had In Medford, so Mr. Pellett made the trip to Grants Pass, driving the car back the afternoon. The association also has nn offer of 11 f. o. b. C.rants Pass for the Wlnesap apples, and can place the lo cal crop If It concludes to close at that figure. ThlB Is a most satisfac tory price for that variety of apple, and Indicates that the price for the crop this season will be a satisfactory one. Owing to the dry season in Cal ifornia, ruining a large proportion of the fruit crop there, the southern market will he the best available this i',i:iik;k at isadora is 111 iim h. Roseburg, July 28. On accouut of a bridge over a gulch near Isa dora being destroyed by fire, Jose phus Daniels, secretary of the navy; Mrs. Daniels, Governor West and other members of the Daniels party were compelled last night to grope their way by the light of trainmen's lanterns through a gulch 75 feet deep and 150 feet wide, to enable them to reach Portland on schedule MERCURY AROIXI) 100 .MARK IX THE EAST. Noon temperatures. Wash- -f ington, D. C, 99; St. Louis, 94; Columbus, Ohio, 94; Baltimore, 94; Trenton, N. J., 92; Wilkes- barre. Pa.. 92; Muncie, Ind.. 101; "Clinton, Iowa, 103; Phila- delphla, 91; New York, 91; Rochester, N. Y 91; LaCrosse, fall, and In reaching this market no time. It required two special trains other apple producing district compete with the Rogue valley. can SCHOOL DISTRICT XO. 57. in D. L. JOHNSTON ASSAYER North Stairway, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Rooms 6 and 7, Opera House Block. O. H. BINNS Assay Kit Fstablished 19 Years. f07 10 St., opposite Colonial Hotel. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Aulo Ntajje to Holland Frank Johnston is operating an auto stage between Grants Pass and the Illinois valley, making the trip to Kerby every day and to Holland whenever there are passengers eith er going or returning. Stops are also made at all points between this city and the valley. Mr. Johnston's headquarters are at the Fashion garage. Mrs. Whip N Burled Tbe body of Mrs. Dora Whip, widow of Pr. C. W. Whip, was i brought from Salem, where she had ; resided with her daughter, Monday night and taken to Kerby for burial! people. The forester is himself a member of the leading great game protective associations of the United States, and at once endorsed the movement of the local association to fill the picturesque Sisklyous with wild Hfe. Those participating In the banquet to the forester, and who presented the matters that are of local Interest. Swere President Kroh and Secretary iQulnlan of the Commercial club; ! Superintendent Macduff of the Slski- jyou forest; Attorney Sidler, president of the Game and FiBh Protection as sociation; Secretary W. B. Sherman jof the same organization; M. L. 'Kpdyke. H. V. Anderson and Wllford ! Allen. An effort was made to get the chief forester to stop over in the city Sat urday and make the trip out to the caves, but having his plans made otherwise, he could not change them. He did, however, announce his de termination to return here later In District No. 57 is a newly formed district west of Merlin anj bounded on the east by Rogue river, which has been formed from the northern por tion of School District No. 20. A new school house Is being built on beauti ful grounds near the mouth of Shan creek and the work is being per formed in a desirable manner by Thomas Ogden. On Tuesday, July 29, men and women of the neighbor, bood gathered at the school house to maintain tbe schedule, one to con vey the party to the gulch, and an other on the other side to carry them to Portland. F.VF.LYX IS KICKER OX AXI OFF THE STAGE. New ork, July 30. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, arrived here today from London for a vaude Mile engagement. When told that she had been billed as "Evelyn Thaw." the former chorus girl was indignant. beside the remains of her husband ,tne Mineral rein neit luesoay ni- ho 8eawn Bnd put ,n ft week ,n the tnrnn.in Tho 1,'in sort tL'RA TfT ' t 'many years a resident of Kerby, com ing from 'years ago. Concordia, Kansas. 30 hills In the quest of game and nsn. He left for San Francisco on No. 13 Saturday morning. HERBERT SMITH, UNITED STATES LAND COMMISSIONER Notsry Public GRANTS PASS, OR KG ON DR. W. W. ILLSLEY sn opuine piiysui an. i Wltxtn Cough rbiim Victim ! Tho little daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs U V I ewtuan. residing nt Mnr 'phy. died at S o'clock Sunday night J from strangulation, resulting from , Whooping cough. The little girl. who was aced 3 years and 11 months. jCal 'had boen sick for three weeks and 'lty Fruit box labels at the Courier. Oftii Room 201 and 2. Albert Bide. Grants Fas. Ore. Hours 9-11 : 2-5. was Improving until her condition crew steadily worse until dt'ath enme The funeral and Interment will be held at Missouri Flat cemetery Tuesday afternoon nt 1 o'clock. Forinor Pastor Visiting Rev. Ceo. M. Gardner, formerly pastor of tbe M. E. church South of this city, now stationed nt Maxwell. has spent tho past week In tbe looking after business matters Sundav when land renewing acquaintances, and on Sunday eveninu occupied the pu'l'it at bis old thnrth. Mr. Gardner lef Grants Pas six years ago. Artistic Job wgrk at Courier office. i art of my contract." nh enM site and, while the women looked af- "provided that the name of Thaw ter tne inncn, tne men succeeded in should not nn.r tn if, .v raising the frame of the building. Mrs. Rusk will teach the first term and all In the neighborhood are elat ed over the prospects of a first class school. The new bridge across Shan rreek and the new public road from there to a point near H. G. Griffin's resi dence hasc just been completed In a first class manner by Walter Jordan. This road fills a long left want and Is of great benefit to this commun ity. The residents show their ap preciation by the way in which they extend words of praise regarding it One of the principal attractions and a place of unusual ;ntrest at present la the camp meuicc hei up held by the Church rf God . Griffin farm. Beside? ; o. Grants Pass, there are p.-o tendance from Butte Falls. Gold Peach. Myrtle To1 and Woodburn. The r charge are James P.r.inn " burn; C. W. Mailer,, . - , l F. Rapp. of But:.- V i Green, of this city T1 lng wl'h success P .. 1 .-. vice will be held closes. Wis., 91; Des Moines, Iowa, 97; St. Paul, 90; Cleveland, 90; Springfield, 111., 98; Pitts burg, 89; Albany, N. Y., 88; Scranton, Pa., 87; Buffalo, N. Y., 83; Denver, S5; Boston, 75. f Chicago, July 30. Eighteen deaths and more than 100 prostra tions from heat are reported here today from points between the At lantic and the Rocky mountains, which whole region Is a breezeless, sizzling furnace. In the district im mediately west and south of Chicago the suffering of the people Is great est; crops are being burned and hundreds of cattle and other live stock are perishing. In Chicago the heat is not so great, but with the thermometer standing at 86 at noon and the humidity high, suffering is intense enough to make the people dread the possibility of still greater misery, with the prob able rise in temperature before night. gram or the billing. They must take the name off or I will not appear, have shown that I can make good for myself. I have refused heretofore to appear, fearing the public would think I was trying to make money out of a 'freak act.' I have succeed ed in T.-ondon, and pe no reason why I should not appear In mv own coun-trr." TIMRERMAN KILLED BY A FALLING TREE. New York, July 30. Scores of prostrations and many deaths be cause of the terrific heat wave which is sizzling all east of the Rockies are reported throughout the east today. At noon there had been five fatalities in Philadelphia and other deaths are hourly reported from many smaller cities. In New York the suffering among the congested population of the east side was Intense and In ev ery hospital of the city attaches and physicians were almost swamped, taking care of the victims of the sun. Milwaukee, July 30. A light breeze from Lake Michigan brought relief from the heat wave here to day. There were no prostrations. Centralia, Wash.. July 28. struck by a snag which rebounded when struck by a falline treo V.t. ene. a timber feller, is dead here 1 " i 1 the old ' . , . , fi,:av. t fr;n ' i '.e !n at-v..'..-. I Off!, Hall-uj- sr. .sters iv. " 'V ' . fi fl JESL ' M...f,r.,. i ?M II tCO T ir4 tia rs3 1 - 1 . .., .,,,, t , Un il 5,-1 I'" ''" 1' '. . - r i-n.-.. ,t , 'V ti'.ee'ln c I n VuiooiV.. II e s'ationery at the Courier. Vc.ioftl anl Comm.r ' In.t't'ituM,. of :- ' l'.f tujnt m r.n, r i!.T f,r a Tit. rhri.titn .'II -1,' III..... St. Paul, July 30. With the mer cury mounting rapidly and the hu midity high. St. Paul Is sweltering today in one of the hottest days of the season. Four prostrations were reported and two persons have been driven temporarily Insane by tne heat within 24 hours. POLK'S OREGON and WASHINGTON Business Directory Flrectory of ieh City. Town nnl Village, giving d'crlptlve "ketch of "aih p!ao-, location, population, to!? mr'. ihlplnc BnJ banklnif point; also ClassitlcJ lilrectory, complied by I'liFlni'M a ti.l iiruf. .union. K. I roi.K CO.. fiF.ATTT.K .