Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-21
THAT ROADS CONVENTION
Schneider Explains 10 Katrina
What Was Done.

"vell Meister Schneider" salt
Katrina now dot you haf vent to
der goot roaats conventionings vat vas
your impressioniDgs?" 81 bet your
sweet life Katrina, der peoples uf
Grants Past, moot der delegaats der
hearty Welcome der whole hearts vas
NIT in i'd; unit der conventionings vas
one grant roundt uf unanimosity
abouid more as six feet uf der running
Geers uf der gufeDor vas there; mt
der vimmens vas preparations der
opera house NIT flowers unit flags unit
der male quartet, so dot der reception
committee of vich l vas vun dit de-
tain our gusts in der hostide manner,
yes. "
Haf you got der roats buildt?"
inkyired Katrina
"Ve haf buildt no roats but ven
dit hear dot goot roats vas moot more
as vun haf difference on der Loaf vich
der oldt mare shall haul, INT der
oxpensiveness der same; fife hoontret
pounds on der bad roats unit one
tousand pounds NIT on der goot roats,
veil den l vas willingly convince
mented alreadty. yes. for der sake
uf der oldt mare, unt l dinks me
shall verk der roats ="
SCHNEIDER" salt Katrina, "Yoost
vuu week ago abouid you haf salt dot
We haf got der goot county shudge unt
der goot commissioners unit dot you
yoost oxpict efery dings uf them, unit
dot you don't will pay any more vun
cent roat tax INT you will do nod.
ding ON der rosts NIT in hurry"
"Yaw, Yaw, Katrina, "but des
vas pefore der goot roats convention
uf vich l vas vun uf der members.
Now dot vas delegaat to des goot
roats convention shall tell you all
aboid id. -
Fairst We amendtmendt de staat
constitution unit We borrow DIR kraut
barrel full uf money at try per cent
on der county bones, unit If des vas
not enough der peoples uf der roaI
districts vas get together NIT a clut
INT Tx des bad places. l pelieve ID
clubs. We get der goot boss unit vt
chop down der trees unit brush dot del
| fnff in. ant pIauy ~
der sites unit drag to der mittle uni
We moot der roats so dot der vatei
run away unit We moot more as vur
trac, unit We moct der roats so goot dol
der oldt mare haulit one tousant
pounts more easy as she haulit fife
hoontret pounts NIT ON der bad roats
II des vas deI case | shall help mi
der life uf me der goot shudge unit del
goot commissioner unit if | dom
will help them veil der roats will bC
bad uht der oldt mare eaten her he'
off ven she don't will haul more al
fife hoontret pounts nit on der bat
roats unit der oxpensiveness yoost de-
same "
Supposition, salt Katrina, "yoU
can nix raise der money!"
Veil, den Katrina, We club together
unit fixing der bad places; peliev,
in der clubs; ven l haf dot pitznes
NIT Powl Liberger he could nj,
raise der money unit you recollection
ve got clubs unit We settlet it, ven vuI
of MS could nix haf settlet it mi
alone unit We haf been der best u
friendts efer since.
"Vill you hire yourself ouse mi
on der roats by der day Schneider, ?
salt Katrina.
- i don't will; vas der boss shal
put young Schneider and der oldt mar,
on unit hitch her TO der plow. un
harrow, unit scraper unit roller un
you, Katrina shall holdt der hantle
unit shall be der boss; unit We moe
der bad roats so goot. yoost possibl,
dot We go to der vorldts fair NIT Port
landt next June in sectober in de-
Oldsmore pitzness; unit We rechigte
our names init on der big book, Yaw
cup Schneider unt der whole fitou
from all der way from oldt Yosefene >
Yawcup Schneider.