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lite wipe WEEKLY EDITION VOL. XXUL IUMSPASS JOSEI'HISE COIXTY, ORKGOX. FRIDAY, SKIT. 19, 1913. NO. S3. PUBLIC MARKET OPEN WEDNESDAY PHOBI C EH AM) COXSl MLK DKAIi AT FIRST HAM). TO AT 211 NOR. SIXTH STREET Will be Maintained on Each Wed nesday and Saturday, With H. K. W'llmot Muster. The Grants Pass Public Market will be opened promptly on time next Wednesday morning, the committee of twenty which has the enterprise in charge having completed all prelim inary arrangements. The building at 211 North Sixth street, next to the Grants Pass Bakery, wag rented by the committee for present quarters tor the market, and the remodeling of the interior to make it available tor the purpose Is now in progress. It. E. Wilinot has been engaged as market master, and wili have charge on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the two days during which the market will be open. To meet the immediate demand for funds to open and start the market, each member of the com mittee of twenty put up $5, and pledged a dollar a month to see the enterprise through till some other method of raisin!? the fund can be devised. However, donations from other sources will not be refused. The first day of the Josephine County Fair is a-most propitious time for the opening of the Public Market, and it should be given such a wel come by the consuming public that there can be no room for doubting its success. The price for "stalls" with in the market will be placed at 20 or 2" cents for each market day, and i is expected that there will be a good representation of producers on every day that the market Is open. To as sure its success, however, it is nec essary that the housewives be there with their market baskets ready to purchase, and that after the opening of the market the peddler be discour aged, and that all producers bring their goods to the market place. Portland has her Rosarlans; Sa lem her Cherrians, Eugene her Radi ators, and Grants Pass has her "Rogues." Boosters all, and what the Rosarlans have done for Port land; the Cherrians for Salem, and the Radiators for Eugene, the Rogues will do for this metropolis of the Rogue. The "Rogues" are the committee appointed by the president of the Commercial club, the committee of twenty, to find ways and means for doing things for the betterment of Grants Pass and for the improve ment of local conditions. The first meeting of this committee was held Monday night when ten of the score met the obligation imposed upon them and after a lively meeting left the wheels of progress well greased. The committee decided that It would start out after one thing at a time, and that it would stay after that one thing till it had it landed. The public market is the first thing the committee will go after, and so determined was the commit tee noon the necessity for the market DR. REDDY SECURES CASH FOR RAILROAD Dr. Ueddy made arrangements while in Spokane recently for cash with which to continue the grade work ou the municipal railroad to Wilderville, and that $10,000 are available in blocks of $2,500 as ueded, with another $10,000 when that is used, these sums to be put up on warrant issued by the coun cil, the first $10,000 having been al ready issued by that body. A wire to Engineer Harmon from Mr. Heddy stated that the arrangements for the funds had been satisfactorily completed, and that he waa leaving for Pendleton en route home, but would atop in the Round-Up city to see the big show. This $20,000 pro vided by Dr. Reddy will continue the work till the bonds have been re-vot ed and the funds made available from that source. The graders on the right-of-way are making excellent progress, about 25 teams and forty men now being employed dally. VFTKUAXS WILL (UMK TO GRAMS PASS IX 1U. The veteran soldiers and sailors of Southern Oregon assembled in au nual reunion at Talent on Wednes day selected Grants Pass as the loca tion for its 1914 encampment, ac cepting the invitation tendered by the local G. A. R. and W. R. C, backed by the invitation of the Commercial club. When it came to balloting for location this city received 87 of the 102 votes cast. The election of of ficers held Wednesday resulted in the following selections to head the organization for the next year: Colonel Henry Met?., Medford. T,leut-Col. Chas. Danlere, Ash land. Major H. J. Gardner, Central Point. Q. M. John Patrick, Grants Tass. Chaplain Mrs. Myra McVeal. Ashland. SECOND ANNUAL JOSEPHINE COUNTY FAIR SEPT. 24, 25 AND 26 Display of Exhibits Will Be Large, With Special Interest in Dairy Cow and Driving Team Contests The directors and department man- greatest interest in the approaching agers of the coming Josephine coun ty fair are active in making the nec essary arrangements for the big contest, and that all classes will be well filled. The beautiful silver cup donated by the Southern Pacific rail- show to opeu on Wednesday, the road company for the best individual 24th inst., and to continue over exhibit of fowls has been received Thursday and Friday. The location land is now on exhibition In the city, of the fair will be the same as onj.Mr. Rafferty, a Roseburg poultry ex last year, the use of I street, east of pert, will judge the show. Sixth, having been obtained again. 1 n,e Art lfc-pai-tment. Temporary sheds and stables will be special interest is also erected, the location and the ar rangement being satisfactory except that it Is temporary, entailing much expense and work in getting ready and in tearing down aagln. Interest In Milk Cow Contest. What promises to be the premier contest at the fair, occasioning the greatest interest at this date, is the milk cow contegt. The fair manage ment had offered premiums of $20 for the first prize winner and $10 for the second, but the business men of the city have raised a fund to add to these prizes, making a cash prize of $50 for the first and $;io for the second. The dairy herds of the county have been largely added to during the past year, and there are many pure bred specimens as well as grades of the various breeds and the competition among them will be keen. Annuul Poultry Show. The poultry association has de cided that no show will be given ex cept that In conjunction with the fair, this taking the- place of the an nual association show. J. H. MetRie is in management of the poultry ex hibition, and. states that there will be more varieties exhibited than at any previous county show. He says that the poultrynien are taking the L. ItAKLOW HAS SOLD II IS (i ILK i: si oiti:. being aroused in the art department, and the list of exhibits will be even larg er than last year. Mrs. A. B. Cor nell is superintendent of the art de partment, and has aroused much en thusiasm with the result that com petition will be keen. The exhibit will be absolutely of new articles never before shown in the county as one of the rules is that exhibits to be eligible for competition for the prizes must not have been shown at any previous fair given by the asso ciation. Competition Is open only to amateurs, and for the purpose of this exhibition an amateur is 'defined as one who has not given lessons or who hat followed the. work of any of the classes of art for profit. Lectures on Kugenics. A slight change has also been made In the rules of the Better Bab ies contest, and the age limits of the first class has been put between six months and two years, it, hav ing been announced in the premium list as between one and two years. Mrs. Arthur Conklln, who is superin tendent of this department, has made arrangements for the holding of lec tures by the physicians who will judge the contest, the lectures to be some day during the fair to be an nounced later. nine OA.M.SSION PKOIILS LOCAL WATLl; RATIOS. C. E. Barlow, for the past years a leading citizen and mer chant of Galice, has sold his general merchandise establishment at the mining town down tho Rogue to i The members of the state railroad commission, Frank J. .Miller, Thomas K. Campbell and Clyde li. Ailchisou, accompanied by Secretary R. 11. Corey, stenographers, attorneys uud chambers al ihe city hall hearing evi dence in the application of tho Rogue Hiver Water Co. lor permis- Thotuas Towns, late of Seattle, who t.,urk are iu 6t6Hlou ia VUe council is now in charge of the store, the deal having been closed Wednesday morning. The sale includes both the stock of goods and the store build ing. Mr. Barlow will retain the ac counts due the store at the time of the transfer, and will occupy him self during the next few months In closing up his business affairs. He will retain his residence at C.aH.e, and will be found on the Job as county commissioner more effectively than ever, having more leisure to give to the public's business. ( ALII OHM.WS AD.MIUE CLIMATE OF THE HOME, Messrs. A. M. Montgomery, of Santa Monica, and F. C. Sharp, of l.os Angeles, are in the city enroute to their homes after a trip to the Peck placer mine on Cave creek, the gentlemen being interested in the property. "While our trip was es sentially one of business, it has turned out to have been one of the mnn DEATH OF WALTER S. COUTANT, OF FRU1TDALE Only a few abort days removed from health and vigor, (rout associ ations with friends and neighbors, Walter S. Coutant auswered the final summon early Wednesday morning, on of nature's noblemen, a dutiful son, faithful husband and enduring friend and respected citizen having passed from life when his spirit winged Us flight. Stricken severely only Sunday after a tew days of ail ing, Mr. Coutant waa taken to the hospital in this city where physicians operated upon him. (or appendicitis, other complications also being found, and it was known then the suffering man had only a Ogtttlng chance for recovery. Tuesday morn ing following the operation he seem ed to be holding his own against pain and disease, but Wednesday morn ing at two o'clock the soul waa re leased from the stricken body, and death had won the unequal contest. Walter coutant was born In Wyandotte county, Kansas. on August 29th. 1SS0, the son of Charles G. and Mary E. Coutant, be ing at the time of his death 33 years and 18 days of age. The family moving to Wyoming, Walter spent his boyhood days in that state, and completed his education at the Wyo ming slate university, lie was pri vate secretary to Congressman Mon- dell of Wyoming for four years. On April 12th, 1901, at Laramie, Wyo ming, ho was married to Miss Cora Belle Gray, who, with one child, a little girl, survives him. Six years Mr. Coutant spent in Alaska at the time the north called so many of the progressive and ad venturous citizens from "the. states." serving as deputy clerk and later as reporter and stenographer for tho first division of the court of Alnskn. Ho later owned and edited tho Jnn eau Uecord-Mlner nnd the Ketchikan Mining Journal, coming to southern Oregon when he sold out his newspa per interests In March, 1 90S. Here he invested In f:um property, nnd for the past four years has devoted his energies to tho development of a farm In tho Fruitdale district. Ho was a life member of tho B. P. O. K., holding membership In Lodge No. 4 20 of Juneau. He was also a mem ber of the Arctic Brotherhood and of the Knights of Pythias, nnd wns nn active and Interested worker In the Frultdalo and the Pomona granges. Besides the wife and baby girl, a widowed mother, three sIsterR nnd one brother are left lo mourn the enrlv passing of this well beloved S. P. CO, OBJECTS TO ASSESSMENT FILKH tXM rii.il XT WITH HOARD OF F.l ALIZATIOX. CLAIMS DOUBLY ASSESSED F.ight Auea, In Center of City, Val ued ut VU 1,235, Listed a Nou OpontUug Property. A It A IIS KILL ITALIANS. Rome. Sept. 17. General Torelll and two other officers and 28 pri vates were killed at Benghasl, Afri ca, when Arabs attacked an Italian column, according to a dispatch re reived here today. Seventy-three Italian soldiers were wounded. The Arabs, it Is seated, were repulsed. siou to raise its rates for service to j greatest pleasure as well," said Mr. Tne fnnPrni flPrvces will be held its patrons in Grants Pass. The Montgomery to the Courier. "I like'nt TTall's undertaking parlors at two railroad commission has jurisdiction i to nHh an(1 to hunt, and I like the j n'rloi-h Thursday afternoon. over all public utlities within the outdoors, and the outdoors In the state, and questions of rates and of J Rogue certainly all that one could service must come before it. 'desire. We have seen the most per- This present case was precipitated ! ff" t climate while here though we when the city council last winter at-j"' frorn l,,nr whm rllmntftls tempted to make radical reductions ; supposed to be made. But there, i ....., .!,., ,!. ..,.,,,., ,,v near the seashore we have high l,,w ,all l"ai "alc' ' 1 ' ; . . oriJ . n. o'clock Thursday afternoon, the ho. :lu i.i.ririii!F it nHtri.iiB Thu nr. i winds, and the absence of wind is ' dinance did not become effective, the .one of the things that makes the citv being enjoined from making the'ftogne climate delightful. We spent ordinance effective. The water com- j tbree hours In the Josephine caves yesterday," continued Mr. Montgom ery, "and were delighted with the wonders underground. Yes, we are sure coming hack." From Thursday's Haily, The funeral services over the re mains of Walter Coutant, who died early Wednesday morning, were held at the Presbyterian church at two pany then made application to the commission for permission to deter mine upon a Just schedule for the local service. The present rates charged by the water company Include a charge of $1 per month for water for ordinary household use for drinking, cooking and washing. An extra charge of '.'" hoi If aat Wndnesda v ii ! ,inv nf the Jose- selected, but Will ne wunin a aay or city tnrougn us ordinance Hiieiiipieu I lie w'v-u'. I cents per month Is made for hath ssentemiier ' lirst public market has not yet been, tub, and of .o cents for toilet. I t;e 24th, phine County Fair, as the opening day for the Grants Pass Public Mar ket, the market to be maintained for a time upon each Wednesday and Saturday,' whim will be official mar ket days. A committee, composed of Messrs C. L. Hobart. F. M. South, W. P. Quinlan and A. E. Voorhies. Washington, Sept. 1 X. Former Governor Joseph Folk of Missouri is to be appointed Holicltoi for the state department. It Is understood that bin nomination will mi to the senate either this afternoon or tomorrow. was selected from the main commit tee to go to Medford, attend the mar ket day there, and report back at a speilal meeting to be held at the Ho tel Oxford at G:3u o'clock this even ing. This committee left at seven o'rlock this morning in Mr. Ho barfs automobile, and will study the problem cf producer and consumer and outline a plan for the opening day here. Tho place for the ho'dini of -he two. It IS Itrge.l Iliai ine larmein hi imukp win HOMBeuuifi ihic. iiusmi :iniin HIP coy (luring J.. wie iicfi make arrangements to bring In their upon amount of water used, flltv v,.;,r t ,a, ,.Ver had. was $ fi.1 '4.0. produce on Wednesday, the 24th. cents for the first 5,000 gallons, it sayB that the fixed charges during not only for the fair but for the pub- eight cents per thousand above that, the year were $ I 3.49.3 2, leaving a li" market ns well. There should be , The company in Ps petition asks per- net profit of 1 2 . r, S . 7 7 . and that It showing of everything raised on mission to increase tne nousenom is entitled to at least S 1-2 percent the f;irm in th" fair and nn ofTr!ng rates to $!.r,o for general use. :', upon its Investment for Interest, de- of evervthlnz produced in the valley cents per month for bath tub, and ' preciatlmi, etc. at the market. There should he f,o rents per month for toilet. Other Kvliene Is being taken by the frui's nnd vegetables, poultry, ees rates In the schedule are !n' rented ' commission to find the present value In proportion. of the company property, and lo ar- The company bases jt request for; rive at th reasonableness of the a wood. et'v. and when the farmers have done their duty hr providing the stuff 'o op!!, then it Is to the twvi!e of Grant Pass fn hp thero to hnv The housewives must tie on hind with thplr market baskets and v.'ert the produce on display hv the rnd'-.cpr. C.pt it at first hand, fresh r id r!cin. and mnke of the firs? mar- vestment of : I ; n- dn' a erand S'trre11!" Its gross Income mon being preached by Uev. Win, It. Jeffrey Jr., pastor of the local Meth odist church. There was a lurge con course of the friends of the man who had passed present, and the floral of ferings were many and beautiful. The Klks Indue at Juneau. Alaska, of which the deceased was a member, wired to have flowers on the bier In i's name. Interment was by the side of the father who hnd preceded Wal ter to the Oreat Beyond by less than a year PAVKIM liST NOT WOKHVIVd. Paris. Sept. Hi. "I am Ignoring the absurd stones that when I iret to merli n I will be detained at Ki lls Island," said Mrs FmmeHne I'ankhurs. who reo!ned her daugh ters, f'hrlstabel and Sylvia. In a ho tel here today. The militant suffrarefto lender said she preferred not to say nnv thlng further at present. the increased rales upon the con tention that It Is not new making a re-i-etiable Income from its Invest ment, and that the In'rease Is de vanded as a business proposition. It contends that It has a property In- 2TTi. and that from water ren's ra'e fixed by the council, that asked by the (onipanv. or at some point between that will do justice to all part leg concerned. City Attorney Colvig Is represent ing the Interests of the city, nnd At torney .1. X. Teal of Portland Is ap pearing for th" wafer ocripiny. Portland, Sept. l!i. When I vorson Wesi grieved so Mrontfly over his In ability to Slav on the water wa'-'oli that lie tried to i-nd V all at a rope's end on the Mont nomerv dock, Judge Stevenson allie to lis rescue by ulv Ing him rt liquor cure season on the rorkp!e. Not mauy complaints of dissatis fied property owners have come be before the Board of Equalization for adjustment, only eight havlug filed formal notice that the assessment ot their property did not meet their ideas of what was fair and equitable. Action upon these complaints haa not yet been taken, though a number ot property owners have been cited to appear before the board at ten o'clock Saturday morning. Southern Piuillc Objects. The Southern Pacific railroad company has made the most strenu ous kick to date, wanting aa assess ment of $91,255 set aside, claiming that It la a double assessment. Un der the law of the atate tho operat ing property of the railroad com pany would be assessed by the state nubile utilities commission. But the Southern Pacific, company owns eight acres of land In the very cen ter of the city that the county as sessor does not consider a part of the operating property of the road. These eight acres include the parked strips lying back from the rlRbt of way, and abutting on Sixth street, as well as lands occupied by lumber yards, warehouses, etc. This was assessed by the county as business property alongside wns assessed, and tho company has enterod formnl pro test, nnd claims that the assessment levied by the state commission upon Its operating property should cover this as well, the assessment by the county being what It terms the "double, assessment." Assessor Pol lock mnlntnlns that the property should be assessed by the county the same as property held by the com pany In any other part of the county and not "operating" property. The attorney for the company In his communication to the board makes a veiled threat that If the demand Is not acquiesced In by the board, that the case will he carried Into the courts. The eight acres assessed on the basis of business property which It adjoins waB valued by the asses sor at $91,2r!. (innge Commit Ion lnetlgiiles. A committee of 14 taxpayers from Itogue Itiver grange has been inves tigating the question of assessment values, and Its report Is now on file with the Board of Kquallzatlon. The report, which Is signed by II. Wood, "representing fourteen taxpayers," s'ates that while It does not question the desire of the assessor of Jose phine county to make a Just and equitable assessment, that examina tion of the rolls shows many Incon sistencies, nnd that property values as they appear upon the assessor's books are far from fair or equitable. Tho report also says that the com mittee iIooh not think that "position, social or otherwise," should Influ ence the living of property val'ies for the purpose of assessment, though It doi'H not go so far as lo say that such Influence ha: been exerted to bring about the "Inconsistencies" of which It complains. The committee quotes certain assessment values on well I iiutvn properties to support its con tention. It Khowa that values In the lower Rogue district, from which tho members of the otnmlttee came, aro much higher than In other portions of the county. It gives as Illustra tions the Klsmanii orchard of 72 acres, asiesseil nt S I T T per arei Hull's I.NkesHi orchard. 27 acres, $l."2 per a'Te; Pr. I.oughrldge, 40 ai res In alfalfa. $100 per acre; Flan nagnn A Cornell, O0 acres hons and alfalfa. $100 per acre; Dixie Ranch, (Continued on Pngj F.'.-ht V