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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07
ROGUE RIVER FISHER
MEN ORGANIZE UNION
Have Large Membership and Will
Market Fish and Develop FISH
ing in r Rosue River

The Rogue River Fishermen &
Union is the latest business ven-
ture having headquarters in Grants
Pass. A meeting was held last Satur-
day evening at the Office of Meserve
d Meade that was largely attended by
the men engaged in fishing in Rogue
river. The meeting was called to
order by d. H. Brown, who stated the
purpose of the proposed anion. F. @.
Kline was made temporary chairman
and Louis Streuber temporary secre-
tsry.
Charles Meserve made brief ad.
dress outlying the plan of organiza.
tion OF fruit growers unions and
other cooperative organizations and
he gave the fishermen several strong
points why they should organize a
union. Through the union they could
ship their fish direct to the big
dealers in the various large cities
end save to themselves the profit Of
the middlemen that is so often quite
as much as the amount that the fisher
men are paid for their fish. BY the
union purchasing twine and other
supplies at wholesale large saving
in the expense account to the men,
bers. strong union would be able
to stop all illegal fishing and secure
such laws as would regulate the close
season on the river to be equable to
the fishermen and to give the fish a
chance to ges mp the river for spawn
ing. The Union would be able to
stop the present practice Of the state
in taking salmon eggs from Rogue
river and sending them to Clackamas
hatchery from whichthe young fish are
put In the Columbia river, thus COM
pleting the work of the illegal fisher.
men in exterminatinR the salmon in
Rogue river. Mr.. Meserve submitted
the draft Of constitution and by.
laws for the union which were
apopted.
A permanent organization was then
effected and 23 names were enrolled as
charter members. 1t Is expected the
list will be increased to 40 members.
which will embrace all the fishermen
on Rogue river above the Coast range
of mountains. The following are the
names of the charter members.
b. L. Jewell, A. Aubery, Louie
Streuber, Geo. Edwards, d. H.
Brown, j. W. Smith. j. II. Hudson,
Earl Allen, Il. G. Houck, W. C.
Kline, James Murtha, Wesley Miller,
William Ash, Andrew Olsen, E. E.
Magone, Frank Houck. W. Peterson,
Otto Walter, Albert Schmidt, ]. II.
Rimer, f. E. Mcfarland, II. II.
Croisant, ]. A Conners.
The following were the officers who
were elected and to serve until the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07

first annual meeting. which will be
ON the last Saturday in March
President, d. H. Brown, vice. presi.
dent, A. Aubery; secretary. Bert L.
Jewell; treasurer, L. L. Jewell, the
Grants Pass Banking & Trust Com
pany being made custodian Of funds
Directors-D. H. Brown, A. Aubery.
Otto Walters, Frank Mcfarland, j.
Fl. Hudson. Henry II. Croisant,
Jospeh S. Conner. Andrew Olsen, J..
II. Rimer.
Following the meeting of the union
the directors held a meeting and ap-
pointed E. E. Magone manager to
have charge of the unions packing
and icing station on the river and the
shipping of the fish. The next meet
ing of the union will be on Saturday
evening of this week at the office of
Meserve q Meade, when several mat
ters of Importance to the union will
beacted on and it is expected that
every fisherman will be present.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07
ANNUAL ELECTION
FOR GRANTS PASS
No Sharp Contest Over Candidates
or Meo osures Cause Vote
to be Lisht.

The ANIMAL election for Grants
Pass was held last Monday in the
four wards of the city. Owing to
there being no strife over the candi.
dates and no contest over any public
measure there was only light vote
polled. In the contest for mayor DR..
]. O. Smith won by a majority of 63
over L. b. Hall. Col. w. johnson
had no opposition for treasurer and
was reelected this being the ninth
time that he has been 80 honored.
There was no election of city recorder
aud police judge, city attorney, mar
shall and street commissioner, these
officials being appointed by the mayor.
For counoilmen, in the First ward
II. G. Kinney was chosen to succeed
L. B. Hall; in the Second ward, d.
H. Stovall to succeed J. G. Randle;
in the Third ward George w. Lewis
to succeed +. w. Chausse; in the
Fourth ward, W. 7. Coburn to sue
ceed Frank Fetsch.
The vote by wards was as follows:
First Ward: For mayor-J. O.
Smith, So; l.. b. Hall. a. Treasurer,
Col W. johnson, 1877. Councilman
II. O. Kinney, %. g. II. Durham, 40.
Second ward: Mayor. O. Smith.
So; l.. B. Hall, OF. Treasurer, Col.
johnson, 139. Councilman, d. III.
Stovall, 100; W. l. Sweetland, SO.
Third Ward: Mayor, j. G. Smith,
9i; l.. b. Hall, "a. Treasurer, Col.
W. johnson. 104. Councilman, Geo.
W. Lewis, no opposing candidate. no.
Fourth Ward: Mayor. G. Smith,
78. L. b. Hall 49. Treasurer, Col. W.
johnson, l05. Councilman, W. T.
Coburn, no opposing candidate, 81.
The proposed city charter was de-
feated by.a big majority, the vote
standing 325 against it and 1856 for It,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07

One of the most critical operations
ever performed in the hospital OF
Southern Oregon was that of Novem-
Der 30, at the South Pacific Hospital,
when Vincent, the 2-months-old son OF
Mr., and Mrs. G. W. Swinney was
operated on by Drs. Findley and
Loughhridge for the removal Of an
abcess back of the right ear. The
pus accumulated in the ear and broke
through back of the mastoid bone,
being very near the brain. When the
operation made an opening through
the bone the pus ushered forth with
force enough to strike the operator in
tho face, he being more than two feet
away from the little one The child is
one of the youngest ever successfully
placed under the influence of chloro.
form, and is now speedily recovering
and will soon be ready to be returned
home.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07
PEAR ORCHARD A
PROFIT OF so PER CENT
u What q jackson COUNTY Or.
chard Done This Year-Sprav
Solution Made Cheap ply

l. f. Lozier who has a fruit farm
on the Jacksonville -Medford road. was
In Grants Pass Wednesday. Mr..
Lozier has been one of the largest
prune growers in Rogue River Valley.
but like other prune growers he is
cognizant of the fact that people no
longer eat dried fruit when thew can
get fresh or canned fruit. The can.
neries and cold storage houses have
about driven the driers out of business
and where there were 20 years ago
100 pounds Of dried fruit sold there
is now scarcely 10 pounds sold and
this at price of scarcely one half of
tho former price. Mr.. Lozier is
planting his prune orchard to pear
trees and SO soon as the pear trees
require the ground he will cut down
the prune trees. This Winter he will
plant 20 acres Of his pear orchard 60
yearling Seeding pear trees and then
next year he will graft 10 acres of
them to Comice, five acres to Beurre
d'Anjou, and five acres to Bartlett
pears. Mr.. Lozier holds that by
planting yearling seedlings and then
grating them he can get a pear or
chard cheaper than to buy grated
trees and also get stronger, healthier
trees than could be grown by trans.
planting.
AS an instance of the big profit in
pear orchard Mr.. Lozier mentioned
among the jackson county orcbardists
who have this year sold pears at
fancy prices the success of G. A.
Hover, who from 1O.acre pear or
chsrd of l0-year. old trees netted over
and above all expenses for cultivating
and spraying the trees and marketing
the fruit s2760 for this years crop.
The pears were Comice and Bose aud
were given an extra fancy pack with
lace paper and Autographed labels
and were marketed by the Rogue
River Fruit Growers Union of Med.
ford, of which both Mr.. Hover and
Mr.. Lozier are members.
The remarkable feature of this very
profitable pear orchard is the fact that
1T proves that it is the kind of
grower quite as much as the kind of
pear as to the profit that can be made
from an orchard. A previous owner
thought he was getting more than the
orchard was worth when he sold
year ago the 10 acres TO Mr.. Hover
for $500 an acre. With the care that
Mr. Hover gave to the growing and
to the marketing of the fruit he was
able to bring its productiveness and
proftableness up to point not
thought possible by the former owner.
As Mr.. Hover paid but $4,000 for the
orchard and has had it but year his
present investment stands him princi-
pal $4,000, interest $500 and taxes $50,
a total of S56S0. His net sales of
pears for this year were s276O, which
pays the interest and the taxes and all
but half of the purchase price of the
land. With the interest at per cent,
the usual rate, Mr.. Hover cleared a
little over half the purchase price of
his orchard on this crop. AS fancy
pears sold last year for almost the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07

Forester's Mask Ball, December 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-07
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Advertised Letters for Week Ending
November 10th, 1905.

A. c. Anderson, c. a. Anderson.
J.. p Blatzheim, B. p Boland, Miss A.
C. Bradley.
Miss Isabelle. Christensen, B.. CHM
ings.
John Dauk. -,,t-....s
II. K. Hanson.
Mrs. Myrtle Lind.
Nj. l.. Miller & Co., Andrew NJ Mel
son.
Ed Peller.
Louis Reeder, Lydia RAIDER, F. NJ. Rice,
Miss H. NJ. Robinson.
Wenzel Salfer, Carl Schultz, Anton
Siefelt, VIM Smith, Jno, Stafford, Miss
Ora B. Etokes.
VIM. Wendt, Gale Whiting, John Wind.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day of
his list. One cent extra will be charg-
ed for, each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
C. L. BENEDICT, Postmaster.
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We have not relaxed our efforts to
secure an agreement with Great Brit
ain for adequate protection of the seal
herd, and negotiations with Japan for
the same purpose are in progress.
The laws for the protection of the
seals within the jurisdiction of the
United States need revision and
amendment.
Second Hague Conference.
In my last message I advised you
that the, emperor of Russia had taken
the initiative in bringing about a sec
ond peace conference at The Hague.
Under the guidance of Russia the ar
rangement' of the preliIninaries for
such conference has been progressing
during the past year. Progress has
necessarily been slow, owing to the
great number Of countries to be con-
suited upon every question that has
arisen. 1t is matter Of satisfaction
that all Of the American republics have
now, for the first time, been invited to
join in the proposed conference.
q Army and Navy. y2E fs5s2i
1t must ever-be kept in mind that
war is not merely justifiable, but i'm
peratiye upon honorable men, upon an
honorable nation, where peace can
only be obtained by the sacrifice of
conscientious conviction or of national
welfare.
The United States navy is the surest
guarantOr of peace which this country
possesses. / do not ask that we con-
tinue to increase our navy. l ask
merely that it be maintained at its
present strength, and this can be done
only if we replace the obsolete and out
worn ships by new and good ones. the
equals Of any afioat in any navy. To
stop building ships for one year means
that for that year the navy goes back
instead Of forward.
In both the army and the navy there
is urgent need that everything possible
should be done to maintain the highest
standard for the personnel alike as re-
CARDS the officers and the enlisted men.
1 do not believe that in any service
there is finer body of enlisted men
and of junior officers than we have in
both the army and the navy, including
the marine corps.
West Point and Annapolis already
turn out excellent officers. We do not
need to have these schools made more
scholastic. On the contrary. we should
never lose sight of the fact that the
aim Of each school is to turn out a
man who shall be above everything
else fighting man..
There. should soon be an increa in
the number of men for our coast de-
lenses. These men should be of the
right type and properly trained, and
there should therefore be an increase
Of pay for certain skilled grades. espe-
cially in the coast artillery. Money
should be appropriated to permit troops
to be massed in body and exercised in
maneuvers. particularly in marching.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-24
THE RAND

The Hawaiian Band will play this
morning at the departure of the Ala
media at noon at the Chinese Society's
hall and in the afternoon at the Boys
Field, Chinese sports. There will be nc
evening concert at the Palama railroad
station. Thursday at noon the band
will play at the Chinese ConsuPs in
celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Thursday evening a public concert will
be given at the Hawaiian Hotel in
commemoration of Robert Burns.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-24

TRANSACT A GEirERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-24
MOLOKANS
AGREE TO COME
CABLES FROM LOS ANGELES AN
NOUNCE FINAL AGREEMENT
UPON TERMS.

The following cables received yes
terday afternoon announced the final
settlement of the Molokan immigration
proposition:
LOS ANGELES, January 23.-To
George r. Carter, Governor of Hawaii:
Molokan contract signed. Leave i'm
mediately.
PRATT"
'LOS ANGELES January 23.-To
James B. Castle, Honolulu: Everything
satisfactory; shake!
"DEMENS."
LOS ANGELES, January 23-To
James B. Castle. Honolulu: Kappa con-
tract signed. Return Sierra.
"THURSTON."
The colony of Molokans arranged for
consists of about $50 families including
about 1900 persons altogether. The
steamer arrangements are believed to
be practically made and the immi-
grants are expected here next March.
They will go direct to Kauai and form
their settlement on Kealia lands.
] b. Castle, who brought about the
deal, is already undertaking a similar
deal for Hawaii lands, at Hakalau. 1t
is thought that if the Kauai colony
succeeds there will be thousands of
Molokans anxious to come to the ISL
ands.
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Deposits Received. Loans dade m
Approved Security. Commercial and
ravellers' Credits issued. Bills Of Elk
change Bought and Sold.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-24
RHEUMATISM.

Build uD your nervous system, remove
the poison from the blood, and restore
perfect blood circulation with DR..
Miles Nervine, and you will find the
cause removed, your rheumatism gone,
and your entire nervous system vigor-
Gus and healthy. Sold with a guaran-
tee that first bottle will benefit, or your
money back.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-24
DIED

Mrs. A. S. Prescott at Kahului, Maui
January IT,, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-24
FARMERS, INSTITUTED

The annual meeting of the Farmers
Institute of Hawaii will be held at Ka
mehameha Schools on Saturday, Feb
ruary 3, 1906. The programme will be
as follows:
Afternoon Session.
2:3O p. m.-Business meeting; report
of the secretary treasurer; election of
officers; report of committee on Co
operative Marketing.
$3.50 p. m.-Spraying Demonstration,
D. L. Van Dine, J. E. Higgins.
p. m.-Inspection of the farm and
shops of Kamehameha Manual Train
ing School.
Evening Session.
Music. Kamehameha Glee Club
Address of Welcome Observation-Disclosures.
.................Pr President p. L. Horne
Response and Presidents Annual Ad-
dress. ..................Ja Jared Il. Snllh
Music. Kamehameha Mandolin Club
The Use of the Agricultural Col
leges. Prof U. Thompson
Music. ......... Kamehameha Glee Club
Sisal and other Commercial Fibers
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Weinrich, Jr
All those who are interested are cor
daily invited to be present at both the
afternoon and evening sessions.
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Evening Session.
BORN.

PRESCOTT-At Kahului Maui jan
uary II, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs, A. s..
Prescott, a son.
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ESTABLISHED 1880.
HEAD OFFICE. VoKoNAmA.
Rranehee aud Agenoles.

Honolulu, New York, San Francisco,
London, Lyons, Bombay, Hongkong,
Newchwang, Pel1in, Shanghai, Tientsin,
Kobe, Nagasaki, Toxic, Osaka.
The Banks buys and receives for COL
lection Bills of Exchange, issue Drafts
and Letters of Credit, and transacts a
genraI banking business.
Honolulu Branch 81 King Street
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THE CITY RENOVATING co
M. S. DEPONTE, Manager

Clothes Cleaned, Dyed and Pressed
Called for and delivered promptly. All
work guaranteed.
1852 Fort Street. Honolulu, Hawaii.
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auxiliaries who has been highly conn
plmented on her work by the guests OF
the city. was elected senior vice president
general; Miss Harriet Hawley the organ
izer of the national society and of the first
auxiliary. the Mary a. Babcock was elected
national historian; Mrs Chas SfIman was
elected on the national council of adminis-
tration. and Mrs Isabel Worrell Fall was
m&de chairman of the most important COM
nittee in the society. that on revision of all
the laws and rules of the organization, with
Mrs. Rudloff of the District as secretarV
and Mrs. Galloway vice chairman. THIS
other members of the committee are Ma
Patricia Seibel department president of ~
nols. and Mrs. Isabelle Alexander of OhiN
Mrs. Gedney stated to the assembly ~
she had endeayored to select as Chairman
or the committee one who would be master
OF the situation. She felt IL should he ,
parliamentarfan, a woman of eAper 'enca Il,
organization work and one who would con-
scientiously perform the laboriots task as.
signed her She therefore selected Mrs
Ball.
In accepting the commission Ms Ban
said she felt she was too busy a woman to
undertake the task but that her love OF
the work for the young veterans and their
dependent ones was only oyershadowed by
that OF her love of the same work for tho
older veterans, and that she accepted the
task assigned her only because she believed
that from an experience of nearly twenty
years in other patriotic organizations she
might lend some assistance to the young
members OF the auxiliary.
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have never received. in any encampment
city, one-half the entertainment extended
us here, and it has all been so spontaneous
so general, so genial.
THE two receptions that We're given us
by the District auXiliaries far exceed any
thing in bri lance that we have ever re-
ceived. 1 deeply appreciate the opportunity
those receptions afforded me to meet ana
greet the ladies and the members or the
other patriotic organizations of the city.
and this alone shows what standing my
auxiliary members have in the capital city
of the nation. I am quite sure that the de-
partment of the District of Columbia is
going to become one of the largest in the
whole national society. as 1t should, consid-
ering the large membership of Spanish war
Veterans here
Mrs Isabelle Alexander, past president
general, had just as much praise for the
Washington auXiliaries and people as Mrs.
Gedney.
Indeed, too much cannot be said in
praise of these Washington ladies who have
worked almost unaided to entertain US,
sad Mrs. Alexander. 1.-The arrangements
for our comfort and entertainment have
been lavish and simply. perfect. l knew
these Washington women were doing good
Gus their task was till l came here and
found what the few had accomplished.
Beautiful Washington, of course. appeals
to everybody, but your kindly, hospitable
people have touched our hearts by their
cordial reception of us. which far exceeds
anything ever before rece' we'd by US, and L
have ATTENDED every national convention
and encampment l am going home per-
fectly happy over the splendid condition In
which find this department Of the District
Of Columbia
Honors to WashiA gtonians.
Washington and the Department of the
District of Columbia was much honored by
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assuaging hunger. so those who got =
chance said. and members of Miles and FitZ-
hugh Lee camps, /. S. w. v, who got
pretty good portion of the pies. can test :
as to the quality of Washington pie fruit"
Special Initiation.
More serious work presented itself as the
Queen Anne passed historic Mount Vernon.
1t was found that there We're three ladies
aboard wives of Spanish War Veterans,
who desired to become members of the
Edith *. Roosevelt Auxiliary and who ex-
pected to leave Washington that evening.
so that ii the business WAS to be transacted
1t must be done at once. President General
Mary F. Gedney was interviewed and said
that if there were m jority of the officers
of the Edith X. Roosevelt Auxiliary on board
she would grant a special dispens ton for
the muster of the members. 1t was found
that there were enough officers and a ma
jority of the members aboard. The auXil-
larry members, including the visiting men,
bers took possession of the corridor on the
saloon floor between the cabins and the
center section. Spanish War Veterans
formed cordons of police" across the two
ends. Ding out all strangers AM hrs.
Isabelle Alexander. past national president,
acted as installing officer, the officers of
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New Member of Rifle Board.

Mai. Albert s. McLemore. assistant adju-
tant general and inspector of the Marine
Corps, has been appointed member of the
national board for the promotion of rifle
practice. vice Mai. Louis Magin. Marine
Corps, who has been detailed for duty in
tho Philppine Islands.
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the Roosevelt auxiliary filling the stations.
One of those mustered in was Mrs. Hunter
of Enid Okla, where the next national
encamDmeut is to be held. Mrs. Hunter
will carry back with her authority from the
president general to institute an auxiliary
in Enid. which is expected to arrange for
the next national assembly of the auxiliary,
little later two adde's announced their
desire to be initiated in the Mary A. BAD
cock Auxiliary, No. I. and as the president,
Mrs. Ruth NJ G.. Pealer, and most o. her
officers and members Were aboard special
dispensation to initiate was secured ana the
Alexander acting as installing officer. In
all the Mary A. Batcock has received seven
new members during the week ana the
Edith X Roosevelt thirteen.
Mrs Charles SidmaH. member of the Ma
tional Council. was installed by Mrs. Alex
andar on the return trip. Mrs. Sfdman was
unable to be present al the joint instalia-
ton in the morning.
Grateful for Courtesies.
President Ceao al Gedney declared yester-
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WOMEN SEEK PLEASURE
EXCURSION ON THE POTOMAC
FOR S. W. v. AUXILIARIES.
Hustle for "Rations" Aboard the
Steamer-Special Initiation
Ceremony.

The business meeting of the national as
semby of the aukilaries to the United
Spanish War Veterans closed yesterday. and
committee meetings and pleasure seeking
filled the remainder OF the day The work
in the committees was routine. simply get
ting ready for methodical organized work
during the year. and the recreation was d
trip down the river on the Queen Anne
with the Spanish War Veterans The ID
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Punished for Larceny.

IN ."e larceny OF three pairs of trousers
F. -. L Mayer, a 9TH street storekeeper.
t.o Markell must pay $50 fine or serve
" NV u months in jail. Make was arrested
pp., o,'lenah Hawkins of the sixth pre-
fSre jnd.erday and was a defendant be-
Today. Nu''o"ny Ia the Police Court
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Bank burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt about o'clock yesterday morning at
Woodstock, Va, to rob the Peoples Bank
at Mount Jackson. They succeeded In
blowing Off two doors of the vault. but after
a failure to break the door which secured
the cash they were frightened away.