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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27

dent happened last Sunday evening
on what is termed the Bailey grade.
A livery horse from the Burkhalter
stables at Grants Pass, and driven by
Mrs. Mattison and Miss Sorg, Of that
city. accompanied by Mr.. Kitterman,
of the Mountain Lion mine, became
frightened and unmanageable when
part way down the grade, overturn-
ing the buggy and its occupants down
the hill side into the irrigating ditch,
which was full of water Mrs. Mat
tison received two broken ribs and
other slight bruises. Miss Sorg got a
fright and a soaking, while Mr.. Kit
terman's portion was a soaking and a
fright. The buggy! Well there was
nothing left of 1t, while the horse
got off without a scratch.
The Missouri Flat baseball team
went down in defeat last Sunday at
the hands OF the Applegate team with
score Of 5 to H. Cheer up, boys
Remember you have played 13 games
this season and this is the only one
you have lost. Next Sunday you
play them again on the Ferndale
grounds and do just like you did two
weeks ago. See! o. U. KIDDO.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27

showing made. 1t is the intention OF
this company to improve and plant
all the land they can clear by spring
and they are intending to extend
their present holdings very shortly.
This will make two large orchards in
this vicinity and promises to ad-
vance land values to a considerable
extent.
Mrs. E. Robson and family were
the guests of H. B. Olson and family
Last Sunday.
Mr.. Hotelling, Harry Schroeder
and H. B. Olson were surveying for
county road one day this week.
Mr.. York and his son-in-law made
a trip to Jerome Prairie one day
last week
W. D. Robson was out toward
Jerome Prairie looking for a place
to buy and has found one in good
location. NJ. I. o.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
MURPHY.

NJ. NJ. Ainsworth, wife and three
children returned from a visit with
friends at Talent Sunday.
Reverend J. II. Brown and wife, of
klamath Falls, were visiting friends
at Murphy Tuesday.
Mrs. D. o. Hayes has been on the
sick list for several days. She Is
improving at this writing we are
glad to learn.
The farmers are nearly all busy
nowadays taking care Of a bounti-
ful hay crop. From present indica-
tions the price of hay Will not soar
quite sa high as It did last winter.
It's funny how many people have
business to attend to in town on cir
Gus day. Mr.. Herriott the Williams
stage driver, states that he met no
fewer than 60 odd rigs, all bound
for Grants Pass, on that day.
Another sale Of real estate took
place In our vicinity last week. J. L.
Williams sold his fine farm to DR..
Loughridge, the purchase price be-
ing $500. We have not learned
where Mr.. Williams intends locat-
ing.
1t seems as though the Fruitdale
people want the earth, with barbed
wire fence around It, from the way
they keep annexing territory. When
they came over within two miles OF
Murphy and claimed the Blanchard
place as South Fruitdale we never
said a word, even though 1t Is in
Murphy school district Now they
have gone over the divide east and
lay claim to the old Gentner place as
being East Fruitdale. Why did they
not go mile or so further east and
claim Redlands vineyard, or extend
their lines a mile or so north and
claim Grants Pass as North Fruit
dale. However, we wont quarrel
with them so long as the leave MS
our postofflce. BUSTER BROWN.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
WILLIAMS ITEMS.

Williams was well represented at
the Sells-Floto circus in Grants Pass
May IT.
John Letteken and family, also
Lizzie Lemon, visited Ashland last
week. taking in the circus at Med
ford on the way.
Williams grange met in regular
session May 81, with good attend
ance and discussed many subjects for
the good OF farmers generally. It is
a mutual benefit organization and all
farmers should be members Of the
order.
Chas. Cougle and F. A. Topping
each have fine field Of corn and
sugar cane.
Crops on Williams creek, also all
kinds of fruit, give promise Of being
exceptionally good.
Strawberries are plentiful and
cheap.
W. j. Russell and daughter, Miss
Audrey, passed through our valley
May %.
Farmers are haying in earnest The
hay crop Is much better than in 1909.
There will be an open session Of
the grange at the public hall on the
4th OF June. Come everybody with
well filled baskets and have a good
time. There will be speaking In the
morning, lunch at noon and a pro-
gram in the afternoon. It will be as
good as a circus.
Bert Booth and Ray Topping pass
ed the eighth grade examination.
James Kennedy and family spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Topping Sunday
Mr., and Mrs, Churchill were out
visiting friends on Williams creek.
Frank Topping lost one Of his fine
colts last week by accident.
George Cougle will drive stage on
the Crescent City road during the
summer. We are sorry to lose him.
Mrs. Henry Knutzen and sister,
Bessie Cooper, were shaking hands
with old time friends on Saturday
last All we're glad to see them.
REDWING.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
MISSOURI FLAT ITEMS.

Several Of our farmers have been
taking advantage Of this fine weather
by making hay and cultivating the
gardens.
G. Gillette made Grants Pass a
business trip Monday OF this week,
purchasing pipe for conveying water
from the Home Stake mine to his
premises for domestic and irrigating
purposes.
A. ]. Staub took another load Of
wheat, product OF his farm, to
Grants Pass one day last week. He
reported that the comets tail had
raised havoc In Grants Pass, having
done no serious damage. however,
but Just scattered things all over the
streets.
Ed and Lester Bolen, OF Foots
creek, passed through our burg Fri
day, en- route for the Illinois valley
TOT snort stay,
We heartily congratulate Super
visor Throckmarten on his super
vision OF the new road through the
Basyc lane, Where before mud holes
and washouts abounded, there Is now
one Of the finest and smoothest roads
In Jackson county.
Geo. Matnle and wife. OF Apple
gate, were visitors at the Woodbridge
home Sunday.
Nine months OF successful school
were finished last Friday at the
Missouri Flat school house under the
supervision Of c, V. Kilgore. We
understand he has the next term en-.
gagged and We extend him n hearty
welcome back
An exciting, but not serious acct
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
ECZEMA CURABLE
PROOF NOW AT 25C

1t is usually very costly to consult
a specialist in any disease, but for 25
cents, on special offer, we can now
give to those suffering from eczema
or any form OF skin disease absolute
ly instant relief, with prospect Of an
early cure.
A special trial bottle OF oil OF
wintergreen, thymol and glycerine,
etc, as compounded in the Chicago
laboratories OF the D. d. D. company
may be had In our store on this
special 25 cent offer. This one bot.
tie will convince you've know it
we vouch for Il.
Ten years OF success with this
mild, sothins wash, d. n. d. Pre-.
scription, has convinced us, and we
hope you will accept the special 25
cent offer on " n. D. Prescription
SO that you will also be convinced
N Clemens, Ph. g., Sixth street.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
OUR COAST DEFENSE
PRONOUNCED USELESS
Congressman James McLachlan, of
California, Thinks Situation
Dangerous.

On Thursday of last week Repre-
sentative James McLachlan made a
speech in the house in which he told
the representatives that the weakness
of our military defense is known to
all the world. 1t was a sensible talk,
void Of flourish or sensation, and it
created a profound impression on
the members who heard it, and in
naval and military circles. The
speech was made in support Of a re-
solution which the congressman in
troduced and which calls upon the
secretary of war for a report on the
state of the military forces.
McLachlan disclaimed any predi-
lection toward militarism. He de-
clared that he had awaited a time
when all the world was at peace to
present his resolution in order that
no friendly power might be offended.
That the entire system Of coast de-
fense, installed during the past two
decades at a cost of 100000, 900, is
absolutely useless for want of mobile
land forces to defend 1t from land
attacks was one Of McLachlan's
startling statements. In case of war
with Japan, he said, the Pacific
Coast states would be invaded and
occupied by Asiatic soldlery who
could be "dislodged only by a dis
honorable and humiliating peace"
For an invading army to pass the
Golden Gate and land in San Fran
cisco Is doubtless impossible," the
speaker said, "but for It to land at
Monterey or in Bolinas Bay and to
take San Francisco from the rear Is
not only feasible, but for an" mower
possessing the ships and the rroN pre-
sents no difficulties A landing ef-
fected at either place. the fall ~ San
Francisco would be inevitable. 7
may ro 60 far as to say that every
important city, every defended har-
Dor In this country could be cap-
tured without single gun now in
stalled being afforded opportunity To
fire a hostile shot. do not question
the wisdom Of the installation OF
coast defenses, but 7 question serious
lv the wisdom Of installing them
without adequate preparations for
their defense from the rear and be-
fore a mobile force sufficient TO dis
courage the thoushts Of invasion is
created We have for It's si7o the
most expensive military establish
ment IN the world In proportion 10
expenditures We have the least o..
ficient The fault lies not In IFS ner-
sonnel but In It's organization
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
THE LELAND BUDGET.

L. K. Huntington made business
trip to Medford the first of the week.
Mrs. Dave Lehman, of Placer,
went to Grants Pass Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCaslin were
Grants Pass visitors the first of the
week.
Mr.. Thompson, from Greenback
mine, was in Leland Wednesday.
Married-At the home of the
brides parents at Leland, on Tues
day. May "a, Maud, the oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Light, and James Decker, of Leland.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Long, of Grants Pass, in the presence
of company of relatives of the con-
tracing parties. The best wishes
OF the community are extended to
these young people.
Allen Lewis, owner of the Colum-
bia mine, has been in Leland look
ing after the interests of the mine.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Freeman were
in Leland on business Sunday even
ing.
A couple of surveyors were in
Leland last week, surveying a road
from here to Galice.
Gene Reed was in Grants Pass on
business Wednesday.
great deal of wood has been
shipped out of Leland during the
last year. Messrs. Mackin and Reed
are still hauling every day for ship
ment.
T, ]. Hussey and Ed Shattuck, in
company with mining promoter of
Seattle, Wash, were in Leland We'd
nesday looking up mining interests,
School closed Wednesday, after a
term of nine months. MINER.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
JEROME PRAIRIE ECHOES.

w u, Robson, V. J. Robson and
Carl Howk made a trip through
Jerome Prairie Sunday.
Byron DunkIn has returned from
Canada, where he will soon 60 to
make his home But for my part. I
would rather live in Rogue River
valley.
John Miller made visit with J.
y. Dunkin and family last Sunday
Henry c, Schroeder, resident
manager Of the new orchard to he set
out by the Schroeder. Needham Co..
is pushing the work OF clearing stead
lily onward and now has quite a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
Decoration Day, May 80, 1910.

Decoration day will be observed
under the auspices of the G. A. R.
and w. R. c. at the opera house at
2 o'clock sharp. Address by H. H.
Basler; vocal music under the d.
rection of Prof w. B. Field; band
music and other interesting and ap-
propriate exercises.
After the exercises at the opera
house, soldiers and w. R. G. will
form and march down Sixth street
to bridge, where the impressive serv-
ice of strewing flowers upon the
water In memory Of the unknown
sailor dead will be held under the
auspices OF the w. r. c.
To these exercises everybody Is
invited. All school children have a
special invitation, none too young,
none too old. Installing patriotism
and an hours solemn thought OF our
departed relatives and friends is our
object
Ex-Confederate soldiers are in
vited to participate with us. We
honor your dead as our own, the llv-
Ing are our neighbors. We should
be friends, We have one country
one flag, which we should Loyalty
support.
Soldiers and w. r. c. will meet
in the G. A, r, hall at O'Clock
sharp, TO organize and march in a
body to the opera house.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
Boating and Fishing Adynr..rc.

No opportunity should be lost by
the people Of Grants Pass to adver-
tise the boating and fishing privileges
to be enjoyed on the Rogue river at
this point No other city in soutb.
ern Oregon has opportunities Of this
Kind equal to those to be found here
a banker OF Medford who visited
this city sometime ago and enioyed
the boating. remarked before leav.
ing that II Mediord had a stream
with all the advantages possessed
by Rogue river at Grants Pass they
would make Il worth q million dol.
lars to them. The question is. do we
fully appreciate the crownlng benefit
We possess in the beautiful Rorpe
river.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27
GREATEPROSPERITY
AMONG MANUFACTURERS
Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the
National Organization Held
i'm New York.

The leading manufactures of the
United States declare that the Ameri-
can nation is in the midst of prosper
ity such as was never known in this
country before. The 18th annual
convention of the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers took place in
New York city on Monday of last
week. There were 1000 members
present and from first to last there
was much enthusiasm over the COM
mercial prosperity of the country.
Leading manufacturers in their
speeches voiced the sentiment of the
large gathering as follows:
John Kirby, Jr., president of the
National Association, Is convinced
that rarely has the country been in
better condition. It must be let
alone for a time however. We must
have few years in which to recover
from 1907"
c. c. Hanch, treasurer of the Nor
dyke & Marmon company, Of Indian
apolis, is not only convinced that the
prosperity Of the country is solldly
established by this time, but Is also
convinced that the high prices of the
necessaries Of life are firmly fixed.
II see no reason to think that the
cost Of living will ever be much lower
than It is now" said Mr.. Hanch.
There are too many causes that
have operated to bring about the
present conditions. Back of II all
the careful investigator Is likely to
find overcapitalization as the prime
cause"
We are right in the midst Of
season of actual and assured prosper
ity, in my opinion, and we have no
cause to regret the excessive pros
perity' Of three years ago." said How
ard Heinz, son Of II. ]. Heinz, found
er OF the great preserving plant in
Pittsburg. "I have followed condi-
tions closely" said Mr.. Heinz. "and
my conclusion. based upon the re-
ports OF 500 statesmen, covering the
entire country, is that there Is moth
inn sectional or restricted in the
present development of prosperity
while there may be apparent shifts
and changes, It will be found that.
considered for a period Of six months,
the average will hold about the same
Tor the entire country"
David NJ. Parry, of indianapolis,
formerly president of the association,
Is convinced deserters from the farms
are beginning to return. "The lure
OF the city for the farm-born Is grow
ing weaker every day and the call Of
the farm is growing stronger" said
Mr. Parry. "Time was when the boy
born on the farm had every reason
to want to get away to the city. Now,
however, things are changing"
II. f. Miles, of Racine. Wis. OF
the Rtcine-Sattely company. the larg-
est manufacturers of agricultural
implements outside the trust and a
member Of the executive committee
OF the association, was filled with en-
thusiasm over the rapid development
OF his section of the country during
the last few years.
Not only is there prosperity in our
sectloh," said Mr.. Miles, "but It has
become thing so familiar with us
that we no longer talk about II as
you folks in the east do. We are
now supplying the west from the
west with nearly everything she
needs The east apparently has fail
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-05-27

Sales books for merchants are sup.
piled by the Courier. our prices are
the lowest and the books. the best
possible made.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-18

consequently letters were sent among the
farmers, asking for boxes of sound bugs.
Ihese bugs were to be given the disease and
returned with directions for spreading it. The
response was surprisingly immediate. Boxes
OF bugs poured into the express offices and
yet more boxes of bugs. Farmers from neigh
boring states heard of the offer and they, too.
went bug hunting. The express companies
worked overtime. The assistants In the ento-
mologist's office became mere undertakers for
bugdom. The mouldy bugs were sent out on
their benefcent mission Of destruction. Then
the results came in. They varied; they did,
indeed. Some thought the entire entomolo-
gist's office should be fitted out with a golden,
glorious halo as the rescuer of its country:
others alas! thought a FOOLS cap would fit the
case more exactly.
But although the disease project could not
be called a complete success, means were
found which make 1t possible to raise grain
even In the very worst of the chinch out
breaks. The barrier methods and sprays with
a kerosene emulsion will catch them every
time. Just after harvest the scarcity Of food
In the wheat fields arouses in the chinch an
instinct to migrate. On foot 1t sets out to get
an appetite for corn. This Is the time to make
a ridge beween the infested field and the field
the chinch desires to infest. This is done by
blowing a backward furrow which Is packed
with a light roller or by hand and has a line
OF tar poured upon 1t from a can with a
tubular spout. Post holes are dug at intervals
of about twenty feet. BY keeping the tar
line fresh his chinchship cannot cross, but will
follow it to the ~posthole, into which he speed
lily tumbles. 1t then is merely pleasant recre-
alton for the farmer to travel out and pour
a weak solution of kerosene upon his accu-
mulated enemies. Kerosene is an excellent
death dealer for these pests. When they get
into the cornfields the farmers Of Illinois sally
forth with an emulsion containing four per
cent. Of kerosene and half as much whale oil
soap mixed by five minutes simple beating
with a stick. This is firted by hand upon the
corn in the cool of the day when the insects
feed most thoroughly and when there is less
danger of injury to the corn. Sometimes a
infestation is very bad two and even three
may be required.
Now let us talk about corn exclusively for
a while. With that staple at its present price
and with the grave gentlemen who produce
statistics as hens produce eggs-the louder
the cackling, the smaller the statistic-assur-
ing us that II Is on its lofty perch to stay, it
seems that the farmer will have to cultivate
automobiles and bad habits as obesity cures
for bis bank account. But, halt! Nature pro.
vides several. There 10 the weather, more ex-
asperating and with less regard for a poor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-18

ering the way to conquer a pair of these
precious rascals that DR.. Forbes has made
his most valuable single contribution to sci
ence. They are the corn field ant and the
corn root-aphis or, as 1t is better known,
the corn root louise. For a long time they
were the particular scourge Of the corn
grower who supposed that they operated each
on it's own account. Through the research or
DR.. Forbes 1t Is now known that one is help
less without the other. The resourceful and
industrious ant is entirely unable to extract
the coveted sap from the corn root, and the
stupid aphis would, If left to itself, starve In
the very presence of the corn. But the ant
can carry the aphis to the corn root and de-
post 1t thereupon; the aphis can extract the
sap and then exude 1t, thus passing it on to
the ant. Therefore 1t was not a problem of
exterminating two foes but Of outwitting the
clever little ant. We're 1t banished, the aphis-
would soon disappear. The wretched little
soft-bodied hunk O. creation can do nothing
for itself except lay eggs and suck corn sap.
The ant gives it a home in its own burrows,
matches it's eggs for it, carrying them to the
warm surface if they are slow, bearing them
farther into the ground If they threaten to
hatch before its food supply Is ready. And
this protection extends through the aphis' life.
If, because of blowing or other inadvertence,
the ant finds it's charges scattered, 1t will
cheerfully collect them and reconstruct its
nome If that has been molested also. The ant
has nothing else to do and 1t is as active as
an outraged Puritan conscience. However,
methods of control have been found. The use
of the disk and crop rotation will exterminate
them. The root-aphis refuses entirely to oc-
cupy ground planted to oats, SO this crop is
of the greatest Importance in clearing fields of
them. Also by disking two or three times
with a 20inch disk in spring, especially on a
sunny day when the ants are likely to have.
their charges near the surface, they will be
killed and scattered and their nests so broken
up that even the enthusiastic little ant cannot
reconstruct the colony.
Another enemy of the corn that DR.. Forbes
has caught by cultivation is the bill bug, as
certain beetles are called because of their
long, hard shouts, which they poke into the
farmers business to ruin 1t. This time the
cultivation must be with the pillow instead Of
the disk and in the autumn instead OF spring
and in the fields Of grass where the bill bugs
breed. These bugs are distinguished by a
belligerency which Is only equaled by their
strength of claw. One variety appeared in
Illinois which looked so large to the harassed
farmers that 1t was christened elephant bug"
Chickens turned into the fields to feast upon
them fed in Tapping, comical fight, unable to
relieve heir terrified souls by a squawk, as
their, bills were tightly held together by the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-18
The AldrIeh Attitude.

Thus far the only reply made by
Senator Aldrich to the charges of Sen
ator Bristow regarding his pretty close
connection with the rubber trust is to
call the Kansas man various kinds Of
liar. This may be mighty powerful
exposition" as the old negro preacher
had 1t, but it is scarcely convincing
to the mind of the average citizen.
If Aldrich cares anything about his
standing before the country he will de-
vote a half an hour or so of his ad-
mittedly valuable time to making
evident wherein Bristow has lied
about him. There seems to be no on
fusion about the facts. Aldrich did
dictate the rubber schedule of the re-
cent tariff bill which raised the rates
On manufactured rubber and kept the
crude rubber free of duty. He is af1l-
ated with the big Intercontinental
Rubber company as director. The o
cern is the distinct gamer from his
acts as a United States senator. Is
this honorable on the part of a public
servant?
The truth is that men like Aldrich
dealing with gigantic pawns in the
game of high finance" come at last
to the time of blunted moral n
and perverted vision. We may hardly
doubt that Aldrich considers his
course perfectly honest. That is the
pity Of it,