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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-14

world like these for flavor size and sweetness They
enormous in size that - but let me illustrate
their size by aneCdote of the war
A Yankee captain, hungry and worn out hewing his
way with his sword from Chicago the sea- as General
Logan had put it, sat down in a French restaurant in
New Orleans, and while waiting for plate of the ia
nous Barra Tara oysters that French Creole
sitting the little side table was turning over and
with his fork solitary and most tempting oyster
of enormous size, eying it ruefully.
"Why don't you eat him? %
"By gar! | find him too big for me- You like"
Certainly Not too big for me- See thisp' and
SnatChng the fork from the FrenChman the oyster was
gone at a guIp.
The little Frenchman shrugged his shoulders, looked
at the gallant officer moment and then said in fit of
enthusiastic admiration:
"By gar Monsieur Capitaine YOU are one mighty
brave man! did try him tree times Eat way, but he
no stay"
The captain threw up his arms and - his OYSTER =
so runs the story.
The soil along the river bank is so rich that weeds
woods vines trench close and hard the heels of the
plowman. A plantation will almost perish from the
earth, it were, by few years of abandonment And
it is that few years after the great civil war; saw
miles and miles either side parishes on top of par
isheS in fact fast returning to barbarism dragging
the blacks by thousands down to below the level of
brutes with them l descended from New Orleans
toward the mouth of the mighty river nearly one hun
dred miles from the beautiful Crescent CITY" And
ah, the superstition of these poor backs
saw nunQreQS OF little white houses, old quarters,
and all tenantess or two on each plantation
Cheap sugar and high wages, compared with old
times of slavery then the enormous cost of keep
ing up the levees and above ALL the continued peril to
life and property, with a mile of swift muddy water
sweeping seward high above your head = these things
rapidly making desert of the richest lands on
earth. We then were gaining ground in the West but
losing ground in the South the great, Silent
South.
But now, the world, We civilization have turned back
to this wondrous region have settled the West; and
have come back to the mightiest river on the
globe, by which this nation trained in its Younger
days.
In the old days wild beasts and all sorts of queer
creatures the region down there too growing
like weeds, increasing as man decreases. l found
sort OF marsh bear there He looks like the sloh bear
of the Ganges, india you him in the Zoo of Lon
don, only he is not soth, by any means The negroes
are supershously afraid of him, and their dogs very
numerous and good coon dogs too will not touch him
His feet are large and fiat accommodate him in get
ting over the soft ground, while his shaggy and mis-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-14

it at first, but I only helped
him sample it once. 1t
tasted SO vile that it seemed
to me [ should, as between
the two, prefer fever.
And such a moon! The
ragged minister stood
whooping up his numerous
dogs and gathering his
sullen clan of blacks to get
that bear and that promised
five dollars.
Away from up toward
New Orleans, winding,
sweeping, surging, flash
ing like a mighty sword
of silver, the Father of
Waters came through the
air, above our heads and
level with the topmost
limit of his artificial banks.
The blacks were silent, ug-
ly, Sullen, and so the
preacher asked for and
received the five silver
dollars in advance. This
made me suspicious, and,
out of humor, | went into
my cabin and took Colonel
Bloom into a corner and
told him what had been
done. He did not say one
word, but took a long drink
CT preventive against the
fever, as General Beaure-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-14

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near the mouth of
4 the F a t her Of
Waters, to " Barra
Tara Land, " or Barren
Land, as it was called Of
old by Cervantes, in the
kingdom Of Sancho Panza.
Strange how little the great
men of the old world knew
of this new world! In one
Of his plays Shakespeare
speaks of ships from Mex
leo; in another he means
to mention the Bermudas.
Burns speaks of a New
foun d Ian dog as
"Whelped in a country far abroad
Where boatmengang to fish for cod"
and Bryon gets IN a lot
about Daniel Boone; but
as a rule we were ignored.
Barra Tara, so called, is
the very richest part of this
globe. 1t must have been
rich always, rich as the
delta of the Nile; but now,
protected by levees, with
the fertility of more than a
dozen States dumped along
there annually, it is rich
as cream is rich.
The fish, fowl, oysters
of Barra Tara = ah, the
oySterSl No oysters in the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-14

EFT us 60 down to
near the mouth of
/, t he F a t her of
MaterS- TO . Rarra
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Mr.. Kinney Sells Timber.

The long pending sale OF the Hit
Sugar Pine Company s.holdings OF tim
ber land was consummsted this week.
the purchasers being the Northern
California Lumber Company. This
sale includes $500 acres of valuable
timber near Hit, Cal. aud lying
within two to four miles OF the 5. r.
Ry., a saw mill OF 40, 900 capacity, a
planning mill located at Hilt. logging
donkey aud other Numbering and
logging machinery, and represents an
outlay 10 the California company OF
over $3.50, 600. H. c. Kinney of this
place was the largest stockholder IN
the Hit company and had as associ'
ates Frank and Warren Nee and V. A.
Peterson.
This tract is one Of the finest bodies
Of timber on the Coast and has all the
Advantages OF location both as to ship
ping facilities and to ease in logging
The purchasers will PROBABLY construct
a spur from the s. p. tracks to the
timber and will do their numbering by
modern methods.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
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A number Of our people visited
Grants Pass last week
Queer thing. Everything booming
in the logging camps.
The Penn Lumber Co, have lesod the
Wertz Sawmill aud will operate the
same this season.
MIR. Chss Simmons was called to
Boise City, Idaho, Wednesday on
account Of his wifes illness She was
visiting relatives at that place.
Crusty Batch Is absent aud we wish
he would come back and tend to
business.
Some OF our boys have been beating
the railroad company out of car fair
by walking to Hugo guess they
have some pretty girls ,thore as we'll
as at Wilderillo
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Wilderville Orchardists Want
Teleph onos.

J. Fl. Robinson. the we'll knwn or
chardist and nursaryman OF Wilder
vile, was in Grants Pass Tuesday
with a wagon load Of apples which he
sold in the local market at good
price. Mr.. Robinson stated that he
had had good demand for trees this
Spring aud that more fruit trees have
been planted in the Applegate Valley
than in any previous year. The
farmers are giving better attention
20 their orchards than heretofore and
all are spraying and putting the trees
in shape for producing a large crop of
saleable fruit. Mr.. Robinson is one
of the strong supporters Of the Fruit
Growers Union and he is confident
that every fruit grower of the Wilder
vile district will ship through the
Union this year.
In the effort to secure telephones
for the farming districts of Josephine
County Mr.. Robinson is a willing
worker for he realizes that to the fruit
growers especially the telephone Is a
necessity. and it is money saver to
every farmer. Mr. Robinson thinks
that members enough can be secured
about Wlderville and the intervening
section to Murphy to warrant the
building Of line up the Applegate
to comet at Murphy with the main
line of the Applegate Valley Tele-
phone Company so that oommunica-
tion may be had with Grants Pass
and all parts of the Applegate Valley.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
The New TEDDY BEAR GAME

The New TEDDY BEAR GAME
at the Sugar Pine Store, cents each
Herman Horning's Home made
candies are always fresh, and they
are pure 81 ct
q. A. Thomas went with Maurice
Winters Of Albany, on a cruising trip
into the Winner country Thursday.
NJ. f. Moore has a fine flock of
high grade Rhode Island Reds and is
enthusiastic over their good qualities.
These fowls are exceedingly hardy
aud grow rapidly fIom the she'll to
maturity. They make excellent
dressed poultry with their rich yellow
legs and skin free from dark min
feathers and they stand pre.eminent
AS Fall and Winter layers. Their
dooility, coupled with their rustling
ualities make them the ideal general
purpose fowl.
Our high school has recently pur.
chased q Krell piano from the Coss
Piano from the Coss Piano House OF
Southern Oregon Teachers and pupils
are much pleased with the instrument
aud wish to iudorso it highly as a very
superior aud satisfactory instrument
r. r. TURNER, Suot.
S-S 1t A. Z. HARRISON. Prin
The actual transfer Of the Grants
Pass Grocery Co. business occurred
the first Of the month when j. r Me.
Knight turned over his interest 10 +
Il and W T. Williams and W J.
penison. Since that time ihe store
room has been in the hands OF the
'arpeuters although business was con.
lnued AS usual The store Will pres.
'nt neat and attractive appearance
'nd Mr. Deuison, the manager will
oon make the Grants Pass Grocery
me ot the drst-class groceries ~ The
ity '"e
do you like a good thing? or
curse YOU do Looki out for the date
1 the Great Burlesque in the Opera
io1Se by the'. Men Of Bethany
'hnrch The date is March Goth
.nt thar down in Your note, book
lake no other engagement for thar ,
"'Ne 81 lt {
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Greenhouse for Grants D.


Grants Pass is to have a preaob,
that will be up-to-date and able IN
ply all orders for cut flowers. no,l
plants, Towering and orpamonl
shrubbery is the plan of Charles Ri
we'll, professional florist from ;
coma. but formerly of Boston !
has located in this city and has boO !
Mrs. Ora Hoods tract of four acrs.
Iowa avenue. This is one of the M
slightly places in Grants Pass 4
view being had of the city and
Rogue River Valley and it is \
Kingwell's plan to make such Of
land as he will not reuire for
greenhouse purpose into park for
recreation place for the public. \
Kingwell is also a landscape gsrds,
and thoroughly understands the lsvi
out of parks, cemeteries and priv
grounds and yards and he will do h
work in addition to his greenhol
business.
Mr.. Kingwell has his family b
aud will take possession Of his D
chase in the near future and at Of
began preparations to erect the buI
ings required and get the land
shape for the plants and shrubb
that he will soon order.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Salvation Army.

Week Of self denial and prayer will
soon be upon us and again we are
going to appeal to your generous
natures to assist US as you have IN
the past. The generous aid we have
received from you in the past is
sufficient guarantee Of your faith and
confidence in our work. We ask you
to help Us that we may be able to
help someone else, it may be your
brother, sister or perhaps someone
dear to you that we shall be called mp
on to help next. We are arranging
for banquet to be held on Saturday,
March 18th for the purpose of raising
money that we may more successfully
carry on our work.
Will you please assist rs with either
money or provisions? We shall need
chickens, pork, beef, potatoes, small
white bens, butter, coffee, tea, sugar,
milk aud other good things to eat.
Please drop us card and we will
call for your contribution or send to
the Salvation Army hall. Any kind
ness you can show us in this matter
will be highly appreciated. See bills
later
CAPT. AND MRS. EUBANKS,
Salvation Army.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
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WILD 4 Il VII LIE

Born-To Mr., and Mrs Holland. on
February q. n son.
Pearl Lewis has commenced term
OF school near Wonder
Word comes from Francis Hooking
of klamath Falls that their house
burned recently He was not at home
at the time and his wife could save
only a very few things 1t seemed
that the fire had made such headway
before being discovered and having
tho two little children to look after
nearly everything burned
Hark don't you hear those wedding
bellsY
Mr.. Lipp aud family have moved in.
to the prsonage for the present.
We hear Carrie Lynd had married
and gone 10 Medford to make her
home.
Fall grain is looking fine Farmers
are busy putting in Spring grain.
We may read Of the thermometer be.
ing 90 degrees below zero in some
places, especially in Canada, while
here In good old Oregon the frogs ara
oroaking aud the wild flowers are wei
coming Spring
Why don someone take q rural mail
route through here and be mp with the
times
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
DIED

ZOLLER-At Grants Pass, Tuesday,
March 8, 1907, Hubbard Zoller,
aged 60 years.
The death Of Mr.. Zoller occurred
just one week after the death OF his
wife and from the same cause-pneu.
monia. The deceased was born in
New York state and removed to
Grants Pass about 20 years ago and
with his wife resided here until their
death. He was man OF good
qualities and had host OF friends.
At the time Of his death he was street
commissioner of the city. There
were no children and no relatives on
the coast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Accepts Call 10 Colorado.

Rev CLARK Bower has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the Christian
church of Colorado City, Colo, which
was extended to him some six months
ago but was declined on account of
important church work which Mr..
Bower did not feel that he could leave
unfinished here. The call was again
extended and this time accepted.
principally in the hope that the
change of climate will be beneficial to
the health OF Mrs Bower. They plan
TO leave here about April IA.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
BORN

HOLLAND-At Wilderville, Wednes.
day, February 27. 1907, to Mr.. and
Mrs Vim. Holland, son.
FIREBAGH-At Hood River, Ore =,
Sunday, March 3, 1907, TO Mr.. aud
Mrs. j. L. Firebaugh, a daughter.
HEITMAN-At Portland, Ore, We'd
nesday. March g.. 1907, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Heitman, a son.
STEARNS-At Portland, Ore, Sun
day. March 3, 1907, TO Mr.. and Mrs.
d. n. Stesrns. a daughter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
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Mrs. W. J. Smith is quite seriously
ill.,
A number of Dryden people were IN
attendance at our Literary Friday
evening.
Mrs D. H. Winner called on VIII
Winners family Sunday afternoon.
Thos. Rhoads. Ralph Hiatt, Otis
Schmitt, Clarence Frost, Louis Har'
mon. and Levi Scott attended Literary
at Dryden Saturday night. There
must be some attraction for the
boys up there.
MIR. Cowdrick called at Harmon g
Saturday.
A stage load of Indians from Cres-
cent City or Smith River went
through here Sunday.
Fred Moore went to Grants Pass
Friday.
Mis-. Stephenson, who has been
managing the Selma hotel, moved out
last week and Albert Schmitt and
family moved in. 1t keeps Mr..
Schmitt busy to look after both the
hotel and his store, but he seems tc
be equal to the job.
Postmaster Harmon Of Grants Pass
was out visiting his family several
days last week. H. r. X.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
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Special leased wire, longest in
world.
This Ia the kind OF weather that
makes us feel glad were alive.
There is man in Michigan who
says he saw a robin last week. Huh
we sec them the year around in Or
egon.
The man with hand full Of salt Is
not very likely to catch the Oregon
bear.
The settlers on Upper Elk creek are
yieing with each other on clearing and
crops this year, Go it, boys. We like
TO see II good race
l.. r. Webb Is at present looking
after his copper claims in Del Norte
county. Cal, The company has six
claims there and we understand the
showing IL good.
Reform and reform Puts us in
mind of Smith and Smith-everywber
TO be found There il nothing to re-
formed unless its u lot of measly
officials.
Aunt Harriet Webb WAS 6S years old
on February Goth and that event was
celebrated by good old fashioned
dinner and plenty OF 1t, great many
friends being present and what we
didn't do to that cake WAS caution.
Uncle Clark felt 30 good no took out
his fiddle, sawed "Old Zip Coon" in
two, made the ''Beaux OF Oak Hill"
dizzy and chased the "Arkansaw
Traveller" into his hole. Yes he did
We have several funnygrafts in
Elk Valley and what they need
mostly Is new records.
We have been accused OF being IA
friend TO democratic paper. That's
right, we are IA friend to any honest
paper. The Courier and Observer
are both honest so far as we know
and we are surely friendly 10 both.
II onr local papers fall. the county
falls. one cannot rise without bring.
ing up the other. Again We say,
there is no greater commonwealth
builder than the press But say, is
the Courier democratic? EBEN.
New Victor and Edison Records just
rnnniNnn nj I'm AInnin Slnrn
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, AS they cannot
reach the diseased portion M tbs
ear, There is only one wAv 90 cnrs
deafness and thst is by constitut,onal
remedies Deafness is csp.ed nv Nm
lnhamed condition OF the mpcons
lining Of the Eustachien Tube Wbsn
tho t1be Is intamed Won have a rpmL.
ing sound or imperfect hearing ,n5
when it Ia entirely closed. deAfsn.s ~
the result, and unless she iuflam,,.
hon can be taken out and tbis t1b.
Restored 90 its normal con5,+,SH
hearing Will De- DESTROYED forsvs-,,
niue cases ouI uf 40 are csn,s5 hr
uaArrh which IL nothing 6nt -.
lnuamed condition " the mncnn.
surfaces '"''N'
We viii give Sloo Tor any GAS. .,,
i'auiess, caused ~ caurrb tb.t
cannot he cured by Hall. C,ts~rS
Cur. Sont ot circular, ."
r j. CHENEY y Co roleao O
Sold oy all Druggists. .5 d, '' ~
'upauon. WE
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
The CITY COUNCIL
'n' VIII HOLDS MEETING
Appoints Park Committee a""
Asks Commercial Club
TO Cooperate.


oouncil was held Thursday evening
with mayor and all councilmen' Wild
e,cantion of H. G. Kinney and G. W.
Lewis, present.
The street committee recon- menueu
that the petition for granite slue,
walk on both sides of Fifth street
from the head OF street to its inter
section with F street be granted
A COPY Of letter written to.L. r.
Fields, superintendent, by Mayor D.
C. Smith was read. The letter was
written 10 ascertain whether or not
the ). p. Co. would construct
cement sidewalk on both sides OF
Sixth Street, between F aud q street
To this letter the Mayor received the
following reply:
81 beg to acknowledge receipt OF
vours of the 25th ult, relative to con-
struotion of cement sidewalk on both
sides of Sixth street expect to be
in Grants Pass soon aud would like to
discuss this subject with you. The
cost of putting in cement walk would
be in the neighborhood of $1,000, ana
it certainly appears to be an unreason-
able demand on u.s. in connection
with this will say that we feel salts
fed decomposed granite walk can be
laid that will give satisfaction to the
public in general. Yours truly,
L. r. FIELDS. ."
The street committee recommended
that the petition asking that the
streets of the city be renamed, be
adopted. On motion seconded and
duly carried the report was adopted.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
G H BinDs, sewer pipe, s24.
Rogue River Water Co, water, 81.
Hair. Riddle Hdw Co, cement and
shovels, s. 40.
Grants Pass Hdw Co, lateral sewer
work, 50.
So. Ore. Supply Co, oats, $3.50.
James Trinble, blacksmith work in
1906, s42O.
Roach & Cook, blacksmith work,
sl1 30.
d Lawton. surveying ditch, 50.
Amos Smith, two days on city
team, SO. 49,
G W Thomas, 2l14 days on street
at 50. 40 so.
Fred Steele, IA days on street, at
s2s.
The following bills for special police
work were ordered paid;
j G Randle, 80.
l. Streube, 81.
j ID Hammond, 81.
An ordinance for the establishment
OF the grade and construction Of a
granite sidewalk on the east side of
Fifth Street from F street.toithe north
end of Fifth street, was read the
third time in full and passed.
The report Of John Minor Booth
for the month Of February was read
and referred to the finance committee.
The office of the City Health officers
was declared vacant.
The matter Of sprinkling the stree is
during the coming Summer was dis
cussed and a motion made, second ed
and duly carried that S. Norton
be employed and allowed $50 per
month.
1t was ordered that permanent
Park committee be appointed for the
remainder of the year The Mayor
thereupon appointed, the following
W. NJ. Hair, w. 7. Coburn and D. II.
Stovall and voted the Commercial
Club be requested to appoint com.
mittee to work in conjunction with
the park committee.
The appointment of c. h. Swear.
niger as policeman was confirmed
A petition for granite sidewalk
IN both sides of Seventh street from
he boundary line addition to \ street
vas read on motion seconded aud duly
.a~rt.1
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

A Burlesque in the Opera House
the Men of Bethany Church. Da
March 80. If you want a good, hea
laugh, come out that night. Hy
think it's wicked to laugh, stay
home that night. 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Commercial Club viii Meet.

There is a special and very import.
ant meeting of the Grants Pass Com
mercial club called for next Tuesday
March l2, at 8 O'Clock. Every mem
ber is urged to be present
W. II. PATTILLO, Seo'y.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

was something TO .be recorded in the
annals OF history, Herbine has been
acknowledged the greatest of liver
regulators A positive cure for
Bilious headaches CONSTIPATION.
Chills aud Fever, and all liver COM
paints j. Q. Smith. Little Rock.
Ark, writes "Herbine is the great.
est .liyer medicine known Have
used it for years IL does the WORK. Do
For sale by National Drug TO. aud
pemaray.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
Worked Like Charm

Mr.. d. N, Walker, editor Of that
spicy journal, the Enterprise, Louisa,
Va. says: II ran nail in my foot
last week and at once applied Buck
lens Arnica Salve. No inflammation
followed; the sslve simply healed
the wound. " Heals every sore, burn
and skin disease. Guaranteed at all
drug stores. 25c.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

A full liue Of the latest creations in
Spring and Summer Dress fabrics,
waist patterns and Ready 10 wear
shirt waists in SILK and dine Persian
Lawns, bought betoro the advance
aud sold at croresp spondiugly low
prioes The Sugar Pine Store. ST. II
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
100000 Chinook Salmon Esos

II, l., Kelly, Jr. fish culturist at the
Eli creek hatchery, was in Grants
Pass Thursday on his way to Waldo
Mr.. Kelly states that they have Sc
cured 100000 salmon eggs at the
hatchery this season, 100000 of which
nave been shipped TO the mouth of
Rogue river via. San Francisco and
viii there be held at the new Hume
hatchery for several months until the
h'h have grown to four or five inches
IN length when they will be released
About 2,ooo,Ou young Royal Chinook
salmon have been turned loose from
the Elk creek hatchery this year
7, - - :, I,--- -.
Ilese VIII return 10 the ROg1e river
s.,,,,, - - - -
some In two years, and SOms in fo1r
OF nyel years when fully ma.
.ared. There ar vet at the hatchery
about 9,OoO. 900 Young salmon which
will be released later.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

Delicious, fresh home made candies
alW ays at Herman Horning's. 81 2t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

: Modern Woodmeu social AT Hau
Inn
"uIIulhR tuesday evening, March ID
''o'' Basket supper. music and dane
ing. Invitations. \ Jolly good time
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

New Victor and Edisoo Records just
received at the Mnsic Store.