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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
RAINFALL OF FIVE INCHES
Railroad Traffic DemornIized
and Malls Uncertain.

Southern Oregon was treated TO a
rain storm this week, the storm
commencing Saturday night and con.
tinuing almost necessarily until
Tuesday night and during that time
he rainfall at Grants Pass amounted to
five inches This is good record
even for this country where the rain
does not fall in gentle mists. The
rivers and small streams throughout
the county have been swollen but so
far as can be learned no damage to
any extent has been done. California
however Is not so fortunate. The ex:
cessive rains have caused damage
amounting to millions and suffering
and loss of life, whole towns being
submerged aud the inhabitants es.
Gaping with difficulty.
The Southern Pacific tracks have
been greatly damaged and traffic is
demorslized. Fifty miles OF track
have been washed out between Dnns,
muir and Sacramento and trains will
not be able to run over that section
for a number of days yet. The rail.
road bridge at Winchester, Douglas
county was swept away and traffic
northward delayed, AT present but
two trains a day are running, one
from the north and one being made
up at Ashland and running to Port.
land. This schedule will continue
until the tracks are in good cond
tion from Portland to San Francisco,
which will take a week or more.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
SHERIFF BELIEVES HE
HAS MURDERER
Man In Custody Answers Descrip.
tion of Murderer of Deputy
Sheriff OF Chico.

The county jail now has another
occupant, a man giving his name as
jun Lacy, but who is supposed to be
Jim Richardson, who is wanted in
California for the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Joe d. Price at Fresno on
March 10, and for whom reward of
$1,000 has been offered. Lacy tallys
almost perfectly with the description
of the man wanted with the excep.
tion as to height, which differs
about two inches.
Lacy, when captured here by the
city marshal was travelling in com.
pany with another man who has been
detained and is now languishiug in the
city Jail The two men claim to have
been working together for the past
two years but each has a different
story as to where their time has been
spent and their occupation during the
past months.
The California authorities have
been communicated with aud will
probably arrive as soon as rail COM
munication is established. In The
mean time the suspects are being
held and a charge of carrying con.
cealed weapons will be brought
against them. ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
FINE COMPLIMENT FOR
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
President Newell of State Board
OF Horticulture Encourages
Fruit Growers.

The Rogue River Courier, realizing
that the mere chronicling of news
events was not all that newspaper
should do to be helpful factor in a
community, devotes much of its space
to articles dealing with the develop
ment of the fruit, dairy, mining,
stock, timber. manufacturing and
other industries in Rogue River Val.
ley and which will give to Grants
Pass and Josephine county prosperi-
ty that will be permanent and make
this section one of the most pro-
gressive in the state.
To let prominent persons at dis
tsnce know of the progress of this,
the most favored of Valleys sample
copies of the Courier are sen from
time to time. In letter acknow led.
ging the receipt of copies of the
Courier Hon. Wilbur K. Newell. of
CASTOR, Oregon, president of the Ore
gon State Board of Horticulture,
commends the work of this paper and
also pays high tribute to the horti-
cultural possibilities of this section of
Rogue River Valley in a statement
that 1.-THE country tributary to
Grants Pass was adapted to growing
more kinds of fruit to perfection than
any other part Of Oregon. - That he
did not make this statement as mere
6attery is known to those who have
his acquaintance for Mr.. Newell is
most conscientious man and one of
the most progressive and practical
farmers and fruit growers of VIII.
annette Valley and he is broad minded
enough to concede the merits that the
various sections of Oregon possess.
Hire following is Mr.. Newells letter
in full:
CASTOR. Ore, May. IA. 1907.
Rogue River Courier,
Grants Pass. Ore,
To the Editor-I wish to thank you
for the many copies of your excellent
paper received during the past few
months appreciate your kindness
in sending them, and also wish to
commend the splendid work you are
doing in encouraging the Horticult-
ural industry in your vicinity. The
power of the press is mighty in this
line as in others. Speaking from
knowledge of all parts of the state. |
have often said that the country
tributary to Grants Pass vss adapted
to growing more kinds Of fruit to per-
feotion than any other part of Oregon.
Sincerely yours,
WILBUR K. NEWELL.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitutional
remedies Deafness is caused by an
intamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
the tube is infiamed you have rumb.
ling sound or imperfect hearing, snd
when it is entirely closed, desfenss is
the result, and unless the inflsmma
tion can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever ;
niue cases out of 10 are caused by
Catarrh. which is nothing but an
inflsmed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give 500 for any case of
deanfess, caused by catsrrh, that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cura. Send of circulars
f. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 70 C.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Sheet Music Sale at Music Store
Saturday afternoon, March 30.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
HOOD RIVER METHOD OF
FIGHTING FRUIT PESTS
Inspector Burns $1,000 Worth OF
Imported Scaley Trees. Loss
Falls or Nurseryman.

Hood River after having made a
vigorous fight for the past five years
and has almost completely extermi-
mated the pests from the orchards of
that famous mountain locked valley
found themselves threatened last
week with a new invasion Of San
lose scale brought in on shipment
of fruit trees received from a Will
annette Valley nursery. But with
the thoroughness that the Hood River
orc6srdists give to the fruit industry
their county fruit inspector promptly
seized the diseased trees and ordered
them burned. In this protective
measure he was sustained by the Hor-
ticultural Board commissioner for that
district and bonfire was made of the
teres.
The following from the Hood River
Glacier tells in the incident:
"By decision which was arrived
at Tuesday by Commissioner Weber,
Of The Dalles, and County Fruit in.
spector Csstner, about $1,000 worth of
nursery stock belonging to N. B.
Harvey, of the Milwaukee nurseries
and which is said to have been in
fected with San Jose scale was
burned. The trees were being
handled by Rosiger & Guignard and
we're at their place when the dis
covery was made that they were in
tected
'Mr Harvey made no objection to
complying with the order for the de.
struction of the trees and said he was
willing to abide by the decision al
though it was about the same as bur.
ming up a $1,000 bill to him. He said
that he did not want to send anything
but clean stock to Hood River
growers and that he supposed the
condemned stock was all right. He
states that it had been examined by
the inspector for the district in which
the Milwaukee nurseries are situated
and had been pronounced by hm as
DIT for sale. Traces of scale had been
dsCoyered in it before it was shipped
to Hood RIVER, but it had been dipped
and was thought to be in perfectly
healthy condition. A letter which
Mr. Harvey had with him from Presi-
dent Newell, of the State Board OF
HOrticultur, said that in his opinion
the trees would be all right if they
we're redipped and kept two weeks
before being planted, but commits.
sODer Weber and inspector Castner
ruled other wise and said that they
must be destroyed. as it would be I'M
wise to take any chances of propogat-
ing scale in the valley.
Their authority is said to be sbso-
lute in the district which they repre-
sent and the order to burn the trees
was complied with.
The stock was Newtown and Spitz-
enbsfgs and is sid to have been above
the average in appearance and growth
for its age. As there is great
demand for these varieties for the
\Spring setting the matter is looked
upon by growers as unfortunate.
They do not however, attach any
blame to Mr.. Harvey or Mr.. Guig-
nard, and say that 1t is an incident
\ n the fruit growing business that is
liable to happen and which calls for
Sompt action"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

Free of charge-Buster Brown Pos.
tai cards, new ones every month.
Send us your name and we will mail
you one or call 81 the store and get a
supply. Geo. 5. Calhoun Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

Hammock, the photographer now
has two young lady helpers and can
attend to Hny amount of work
promptly. Come and see what wa
have for You. Opposite post office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

for he has reused the rruit growers of
All Rogue River Val ey to his utter in
competency as an officer and they will
make such demand on the Governor
that the latter will appoint new
commissioner for the Third district.
CHARLES MESERVE,
County Frnit Inspector.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

You will never regret it if you
buy Petalums at Cramer Bros. =
Let us make your picture-we
guarantee to please you. u.-Hammock's 8
fhoto aud Art Studio. 3.l5 2t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22


The Office of county fruit inspector,
yielding little honor and less salary
and much hard work and the bitter
criticisms Of the moss back fruit tree
owners, is not being sought after TO
any great extent in many Of the
counties of the state. The strenuous
life has been too much for several of
them and a number have resigned
this Winter and Spring. The latest
resi- gnation is that of f. p. Drew,
fruit inspector for Douglas county,
who announced that the Office took too
much of his time for the salary that
it paid. Ex.County Judge G.. W.
Riddle has been appointed by the
county court to fill the position.
Judge Riddle is leading fruit grower
of Riddle and announces his inten.
tion Of enforcing the law against fruit
tree pests to the full extent and
make it possible for orchardists of
Douglas county to grow perfect fruit.
Judge Riddle is the father Of George
r. Riddle, the well known hardware
dealer OF this city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

Chicken Pie-Wednesday April 3,
after 3 p. IN. at the hall above Halls
by Christian church ladies'. They
make pie good for the pious and i'm
pious alike. 3.22 yt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

Keep in mind that Patton's Sun
Proof Paints are sold only by Cramer
Bros.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

All believers in Christian religion,
regardless of denomination. are in
vited to come and hear "a discourse
delivered by Paul S. l.. Johnson, the
converted Hebrew. Subject
First He'll and The Second He'll. "
Meeting to be held at the Modern
Woodmen hall over l.. B. Halls un-
dertaking store, North Sixth street,
March 80 and 30, at z 80 p. m. You
are cordially invited. No collection
and seats free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

Arrow Brand Collars a sizes. =
Geo, S. Calhoun Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
MISS GEORGE LEADS in
TELEGRAM CONTEST
Hea ds tho List In the 10th Dis
trict But Needs the Support
OF Her Friends.

Miss Luoie George of this place,
teacher in the Riverside school, is q
candidate in the Portland Evening
Telegram s. s.Jamestow townExposition Tour
contest. which has been in progress
since October % and will continue
until the 2sd of April At the
present time Miss George heads the
list with 22I, AIS votes, being nearly
1900 votes ahead Of her closest COM
petitor. Miss Maude Robertson, of
Dallas. Miss George has been up
toward the head of the list in the
10th district since the beginning Of
the contest. greater portion Of the
time occupying first place but at
times falling back to Second place,
and as the contest nears the close
the outcome will be awaited with
great interest by Miss Georges friends
who are all anxiou tshat she win.
The prize to be won is free trip
to the Jamestown Exposition as a
guest of the Evening Telegram which
paper pays all expenses for 1s young
ladies who are to travel by special car
and will have all the travel necessi-
ties and conveniences provided, The
trip is one which is looked forward
to by many young ladies Of Oregon
who wish to make trip to the East.
Voting coupons are secured by paid
in advance subscriptions to the Even
ing Telegram. 200 votes for three
months, 900 for six months, and 1900
votes IL paid one year in advance.
Single coupons may be cut from each
daily issue Of the Telegram. Now
is the time for all Josephine county.
people to show their loyalty to a Jose
phine county candidate and those who
are now regularly receiving the
Telegram should send Miss George
$5 for years subscription and it
will enable her to add 1900 votes to
her number. There are now but four
weeks In which to work for candi.
dates.
Miss George has spent the greater
part of her life in Oregon and is
Booster" for her home county and
it is certain that if she goes to James.
town with the Telegram party there
will be hundreds of Eastern people
who will hear about Josephine county
and Southern Oregon, possibly for the
first time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
ROGUE RIVER FRUIT
GROWERS TO MEET
In Grants Pass, March 5O-Ad-
dresses by Noted Horticul.
tural Experts.

There will be fruit growers meet
ing in Grants Pass on Saturday, March
30, conducted under the auspices Of
the Oregon Agricultural College in co.
operation with the Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Union and the Grants Pass
Commercial Club. The speakers will
embrace some of the best horticul-
tural talent in the state among them
being DR.. James Withyoombe, director
of the Experiment Station of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, Prof A. B.
Cordley, entymologist at the Agricul.
tnral College, one of the best posted
men on fruit tree pests on the Pacific
Coast, Prof. Claude l. Lewis, horticul-
turist at the Agricultural College,
late of Cornell University and thor.
oughly posted in the problems on the
successful growing Of an orchard, L.
II. Shepard. manager and secretary of
the Hood River Fruit Growers Union
and Mrs. Clara Waldo, state lecturer
for the Oregon Grange. Mrs. Waldo
is the most talented woman speaker on
tbs Pacific Coast and her address on
"The Betterment Of the Farm Home"
will be we'll worth hearing. The
profitable marketing of fruit is quite
as important to the orchsrdist as is its
growing and all interested in the Rogue
River fruit industry will find Mr.
Shepard S address of the greatest value.
Mr.. Shepard has for the last four
years been manager Of the Hood River
Fruit Growers Union and he has built
it up to be the strongest union on the
Pacif Coast. This Union mas Sc
cured the highest prices ever paid
growers for apples in the world.
Their prices for this last year ranged
from s2.25 to $3. 10 box I. o. b. Hood
River. Rogue River orchsrdists have
the advantage of as good soil and eli.
mate as Hood River and when they
have the thorough knowledge and as
strong union as have the Hood River
growers they will get as high prices
for their fruit.
The meeting will be held in the
Opera House and the sessions will be
afternoon and evening. No forenoon
session will be held for the reason that
so many farmers live at a distance and
getting into town late and then likely
doing some trading will not be able to
attend until after dinner. The after
noon session will be devoted to the
part of fruit raising and will
be of special interest to the farmers
and they are expected to be present
promptly at O'Clock. An imp rtant
feature of the evening will deal with
the fruit industry as factor in the
of Grants Pass and it is ex-
pected that the business men will
have that interest in the welfare of
their city to.all attend for if the. fruit
industry is not developed Grants Pass
will come to a standstill aud soon too.
The office of county fruit inspector,
yielding little honor and less salary
and much hard work and the bitter
of the moss back fruit tree
owners, is not being sought after to
any great extent in many Of the
counties of the state. The strenuous
life has been too much for several Of
them and a number have resigned
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22

County Fruit Inspector.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
ers

Commissioner Carson has unwit-
tingly started the movement that will
result in he being deposed from office,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
Russian chlldren's New Games.

The influence of the patriotic stand
which the school children Of German
Poland have made against their OPP
pressors has spread into Russian Pc
land. In Warsaw the youngsters are
playing a new game called Demon,
strators," in which they divide them
selves into two camps "Cossacks"
and patriots" or Demonstrators"
The latter form procession and adj
vance singing Polish melodies where
upon they are Immediately charged BY
the "Cossacks," and after scuffle
are driven off, leaving their dead"
and wounded" on the ground In st.
Petersburg the school children have
started a game of "Bomb-throwers. r
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
TOucHY.

This paper says" observed the
long, lanky passenger, that Senator
Blank Is a wise, conservative states
man, VINO never Stops over Stops ov-
er-where the dickens have | read
that phrase before?"
"Not in Dickens. am sure" said
the passenger with the monocle and
the mutton chop whiskers. 1T prob
ably emanated, sir, from some blawst-
ed Yankee vulgarian Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh hat canLot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the u, dersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, ..
WALDrNa, KINNAN 4 MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, ..
ing directly upon the blood and mucuoussur'
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
THG MARCH nF SCIENCE.

Doctor-What? Troubled with
sleeplessness? Eat something before
going to bed.
Patient-Why, doctor, you once told
me never to eat anything before going
to bed.
Doctor with dignity pooh, pooh!
That was last January, Science has
made enormous strides since then. =
London Tit-Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
CONsGLATIoN.

His WHEAT last my eyes are open
to the fact that you married me for
my money.
Her Husband-Well, that ought to
be some consolation, my dear.
His wife-SOme consolation
Her Husband-Yes. You now re-
alize that | am not as big fool as
you thought was.-Tit-Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
whv Ne Didn't Know Him.

An Ip-country business man was
once introduced to Abbot Lawrence.
''dr. Smith," said Mr.. Lawrence,
with a musing air 81 don't think
know you, do I?'
We'll, you ought to- was the re-
ply. give traded with you for TWEEN
ty years"
always paid your bills, perhaps? ?"
"Of course"
"That accounts for it" said Mr..
Lawrence, Il know the others.
Boston Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12
THN LEARNED COOK

Farmer Waybacle-I see your boy
is home from college. He seems to
take interest in his books.
Farmer Wheatleigh-Yes. He sat
until 2 o'clock this morning studying
"Schenck on Poker" - Somerville
Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

In France 1t is a penal offense to
give any form Of solid food to babies
under a year old, unless 1t be pre-
scrlbed in writing by properly quail
fed medical man
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Garfield Tea--the indispensable laxative !
Take it in the Spring; it purifes the bloOGGi
is made wholly Of simple Herbs Guarans
teed under the Pure Food and Drugs Law
Smyrna times., 1907-09-11
A BATTLE FOR A HAT.
And How the Victor In the StruaqIe
Lost the Trophy.

T"u TOW the victor In the Struggle
Lost the Trophy.
Verdi had stepped from an incom-
ing train in Genoa once at time when
Marquis di Rudini, the Italian premier
was in the station. The marquis rec
Ognized the musician and requested
the station master to introduce him.
He greeted Verdi warmly, congratulate
ed him on his fine health and wished
MIN many more years of life.
After taking leave of the premier
Verdi went to the station buffet and on
returning to his train forgot his hat.
This was an opportunity not to be lost
by two admirers of the musician. They
had been watching him long, and now
they simultaneously sprang for the
hat. Both reached it at once. one
seizing one side Of the brim and the
other the opposite. A lively combat
ensued, and the two swayed backward
and forward in their desire to retain
the treasure. The lady came off vic
toriOus. "Ahw she exclaimed trium-
phantly. ''NOw I've got it, and intend
TO keep it,"
Her surprise was only equaled by
his dismay when a gentleman who
had been watching the conflict for
some time stepped forward with the
remark, "But this is my hatr' A loud
laugh rang out from the onlOokers, a
laugh in which even the combatants
were fain to join. The hat changed
hands, and the lady changed color
when a moment or two later she saw
the trap into which she had fallen.
1t was the hat of the great composer,
and the stranger had secured it by an
unjustifiable ruse.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-11
Women Who Wear Well.

1t IS astonishing how great a change a
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motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understanding
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