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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29
BETTERING THE HIGHWAYS.

Road building has become almost
hysteria with the people Of the
west But It is hysteria Of the right
kind 1t is something that can not
be overdone If directed by wisdom
and good judgment, Millions Of
dollars have been thrown away un.
der the guise Of road building, but
with the newer idea of highway CON
struction the people are getting
more of real value for their money.
There is now a distinct movement
on for the lettering 0 the road
through to Crescent City and from
there to Eureka and making It avail
able for Pacific Highway travel. 1t
would give an alternative route, and
autos that are making round trip
over the Highway would have the
advantage of Me added scenery and
a coast route.
Now come the residents OF the low
er Rogue, seeking to have the road
from srants Pass down the river
Ibuilt that part OF the Pacific Highway
/ traffic may be diverted in that di
rection, and then along the coast {,
| Crescent City and Eureka. The fol
lowing bearing upon this point &
from the Saturday issue of the Port
land Journal
In letter received IN Por,lan,
by S. h. Archer Of the Archer-Wig
gins company from George w. Bill
lngs OF Marial, a settlement In Curr
county, It is stated that commercis
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

ford next summer, the exact date 10
be selected later.
The officers elected are as follows:
President, Dudley W. seltzer, Red
ding; yice-president for Washington,
E. S. Collins. ostrander; vice-pres-
ident for Oregon, ]. w. Mccoy, Ash
land; vice-president for California
DR.. j. D. Bullitt, San Jose; treasurer,
B. F. Lynip, Alturas; secretary, Geo,
E. Boos, Medford; executive COM
mittee, Washington, Samuel Hill
Maryhill; Frank Guilbert. Spokane;
J. F. Ronald, Seattle; E. 7. Griggs
Tacoma. Oregon, II. L. Pittock
Portland; George Rodgers, Salem
William Graves, Marshheld Charles
Renfro, Eugene. California, W. ],
Dalton, San Francisco; n. B. John
son, San Mateo; G. A. Webb. Crescent
City; T. H. Ramsey, Red Blut.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29
FOR RErrER ROADS.

The doctrine OF good roads receiv-
ed great boost when delegates from
three states gathered at Eureka, Cal
ifonia, this week and outl,Ned plans
for cooperative road building that
will be carried on. The building ~
coast Highways is the maiu line of
activity in whish tire organization Of
the winitF Of states will concern
itself, but in addition will be- cam
paign for the betterment Of the hiAl-
ways in an parts ot the states, and
TO provide uniform legislation FOR
road construction and maintenance
in the dftereAt states
An executive committee which will
meet the third Saturday of January
and Of July each year will contro
the workings Of the association
while an annual meeting will be helt
at a time and place to be designated
by the executive committee Tn,
next meeting is to be held at Med
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29
PROFITS FROM THE BARTLETTs

PROFITS FROM THE BARTLETTs.
The outcome of the fruit industry
is a question that has disturbed the
rest OF thousands of people who
have purchased high priced lands
and have expended fortunes in plant
ing and caring for orchards. In times
when the fruit market seemed glut-
ted through an "over-production, or
when prices were depressed from
other reasons, the carpers have been
gleefully ambitious in spreading the
dubious information, with its ap-
pended "I-told-you-so." A country
that can produce fruit of the quail
ity of that of the Rogue valley, how
ever, need have no fears for the fu-
ture. 1t has held its own, and more,
in competition with other fruit pro-
ducing districts even in the face of
the freight-rate handicap, and with
that removed 1t will be beyond the
pale OF ruinous competition.
Tuesday a Rogue valley orchardist
was loading boxes of great and lus-
cious Bartlett pears into the wagons
to haul to the packing house, He
was making the last picking from a
small orchard of two acres of trees
that are approximately dozen years
cid. and he said he would have 1850
boxes Of shipping fruit from the
small plat, These he had sold
through the Josephine County Grow,
ers' association at $3.50 per box (. o
b., or a net return OF S1S75 from the
acres. This is not q fictitious case
and can be verified by application tC
n. t. Pritchard, secretary of tn,
Growers association, and owner O
the two acres in question, Neithe
is this a record case, as there ar,
numerous cases where pears hay,
made much greater returns than this
but here we have an absolutely au
thsntic example OF a pear orchard al
J a commercial proposition produclnl
at the rate Of nearly a thousand dol
lars per acre.
! There may be plenty Of district
b that can produce good apples but IN
b. places where pears or Tokay grape
: grow to perfection are few and IA
] between, and this valley need hav
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

organizations in the southern part OF
the state are making every EFFORT TO
have the Pacific highway routed
from Crescent City along the coast
TO Gold Beach, and from that point
up Rogue river TO Grants Pass. AS
there is already a road from Cres-
cent City to Grants Pass, a road up
Rogue river from Gold Beach would
form a rough triangle.
While the Pacific Highway com
mission is being called to lay out the
highway along the lines mentioned,
the boosters Of the proposition are
expecting the forest department to
build the road to Marial. which is
in the siskiyou forest reserve. Gov
ernment engineers have viewed the
proposed route and declare It is a
logical one and will be Of vital in
terest TO them from all points OF
view. Marial is the converging
point OF nine important trails through
the forest and II has been the policy
Of the government to recommend a
road to the junction OF any four or
more trails.
Forest Supervisor Macduff has
been interested In the matter and
Senator Lane has been urged to use
his influence with the forest depart
ment in order to make this road pos
sible, and to ask congress for spec
ial appropriation for It,"
Here is opportunity for a scenic
route that will have no equal on the
American continent. The triangle
from Grants Pass down the river to
Gold Beach, then along the beach to
Crescent City and back by the way
OF the great redwood forests and the
mines OF the Illinois valley, would
be filled with wild beauty and ma
tural wonders every foot OF the way.
The road down the Rogue is one re-
quiring a good deal OF expense in
the building, but it must be built at
the earliest possible day, and the
recent visit of the forestry officials
will hasten the day. The route to
Crescent City and through to
Eureka requires but little work to
make it equally as good as the route
over the Slskiyous, and in fact there
are travellers who now say that 1t is
q the least difficult of the two.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
AFTER THE FRAUDULENT Lo-
GATOR.

Federal prosecution Of those land
locators who have been active during
the past five years, and who have
alched thousands from the pockets OF
those upon whose cupidity they
worked, is TO come without delay,
judging from activity around the Of
nce OF the district attorney in Port
land. An assistant to Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds has arrived prepar-
cd to probe the affair to the com
pletest extent, and his evidence will
be presented to the federal grand
Jury on October Sth. These locators
have done an immense business in
Josephine county, and have pocketed
many hundreds of fees ranging from
S10O to $500 for making filings up
on these o. & G. lands upon which
there was no possible chance OF the
locator ever getting a look-in. Speak
Ing of these coming prosecutions,
the 0regonian says
\ THE statute under which the pros
ecution will be conducted In the same
under which A. j Blehl, involved in
the Columbia Orchards swindle, was
recently convicted SO much evil
dence is already in the hands Of Dis
trlct Attorney Reames and so much
more is coming in daily that he and
Special Assistant Pagan expect to be
engaged for at least two weeks in
classifying and arranging 1t.
Since the expose of the swlndle
Mr. Reames has received over 500
letters from victims in all parts of
the country and Canada, and the case
OF the Vancouver people who recov-
cred $500 each Is only one of many
Instances in which money either has
been returned or the prospective
dupe has been prevented from pay
ing.
while there are several classes OF
operators who have been concerned
in the fraud, the class in which the
government prosecution will be par.
ticularly interested is the locator
who has pretended to be able to
place people on certain tracts within
the railroad land grant under assur-
ance that II would be possible to So
cure title by the payment of $3.50 an
acre, either to the railroad company
or the government or otherwise.
"one instance OF this class OF ac.
tiyity reveals that on one single quar-
ter section OF timber land not lesi
than 90 locations have been filed
For this service of locating" {
claimant on 100 acres of the lane
the "locators' have charged all tn,
way from $40 to $500, and in som,
instances 1t is known that as high al
$500 has been obtained.
1t has been estimated that a
least 10000 locations" have beer
made, for which there has passed
into the hands Of the "locators" fee,
approximating $1,OOO,OOO."
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR SALE acres, 11a miles
north of P. O., 2 acres sub-irrigat-
ed, acre garden. several thou
sand celery set out, flowing
wells, 4-room bungalow, barn and
chicken houses, tons hay, COW,
and all crops; $2S moRthly in
come for milk; $4,000, part cash,
balance on time. A snap. Ad-
dress Box SO, R. F. D. No. /,
Grants Pass, Ore. S-29-tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Five acres, two sub-irri-
gated, one acre garden, several
thousand celery set out, two flowing
wells, every acre good soil, four
room bungalow, barn, chicken
houses. all fenced. Fronting east
9Th St, fronting Washington Blvd.
west, only blocks from paved St,
$27 monthly income from milk.
Will give terms; a snap. r. F. D.
/, Box SO. Grants Pass, Oregon.
S-1-tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

no fear that there will ever be an
overproduction. This is also a year
of profit for the apple grower,
and while competition may be bit
more keen in the apple market, the
outlook for that branch Of the fruit
Industry was never better.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29
BIG TENT SHOW COMING.
Burk's Big Uncle Toms Cabin Co.
Will Exhibit at Grants Pass
Thurs. Night, Sept. 4.


This is the first time that the pub
lie has had an opportunity of see
ing the New Version" of .Uncle
Toms Cabin" the greatest drama
tization of this popular play ever
written. Mrs. Stoves historical play
has ever been a favorite with the
women and children, and they al
ways 90 to see it whenever an op-
portunity presents itself. Burk's big
Uncle Toms Cabin Co." has the dis
tinction of being the largest organ
lzation of its kind on the road. They
carry a special train of their own
cars to transport their people,
horses, ponies, donkeys, dogs, char
lots and other paraphernalia neces-
sary to present the only grand spec
tacular production Of this, the most
successful drama ever written. The
characters of Uncle Tom, Eliza, Lit
tie Eva and Marks are all ably pre-
sented by competent cast, and the
dancers, blood hounds, ETC., give a
realistic and sensational naturalism
to the performance. The scenic and
mechanical effects are good, and the
picturesque Transformation scene
forms a fitting finish to the whole.
So carry the news and tell your
neighbors. The only big show COM
ing will exhibit at Grants Pass on
Thursday night Sept. 4th.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR SALE-Five Jersey COWS, two
thoroughbreds, three high grade,
young stock. Call on or address
F. NJ. Stason, near depot Wolf
Creek. S-29-tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR EXCHANGE Pair of fine resi-
dent lots, 10 minute car service to
center Of city, $3.50, Denver, Sor
good value in unimproved land
within 10 miles Of Grants Pass
Mrs Mabel Miller, 796 Wyandotte
St, Denver, Colo. S-22-St
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

GOLD MINING property miles from
Talent, Ore, on Wagner creek, for
examination or sale. Write, en-
closing stamps to Luman N. Judd,
Talent, ore. S-22-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS

HOTEL-Rooms so
cents. Rates by the week. Mod
ern, clean and homelike, Your pat
ronage solicited. Cor. 9Th and p
streets. Grants Pass. 7-11-tt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR SALE or trade-One registered
Angora billy goat Address E. G..
Neeley, R. F. D. No 2, Grants
Pass. S-22-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR SALE h. p T. T. model In
dian motorcycle as good as new.
Price $500 complete, with tandum.
Inquire No. 1869, care Courier.
S-22-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

FOR RENT-House furnished or un-
furnished. A. Bartlett, CAS- n. 4th,
phone 165-L. 907
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

100 HOP PI0tSRS wan@d for Elan
agan 4 Cornell Hop Yards. In
quire of Dr. Flanagan, Grants
Pass, or at ranch. Picking com
mences about August 25. S-15-2t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

Public lands that have been sur
veyed and are unreserved and nom
irrigable are to be designated for
entry as enlarged homesteads under
q new ruling by Secretary Of the In
terror Lane. Large tracts will be so
designated at once, and the entryman
will have to determine the availabil-
ity Of each quarter section of such
land when he visits the district land
office. The recent practice has been
that the department waited for petit
tlon in each case before It designated
tract as ready for enlarged home
sead entry.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

RANNlE, the plumber, is ready at
any minute to rersir your plumb.
ir SOC II stree,. Telephone
t-2-t'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

Order butter wrappers from the
Courier office printed with your
farm name and other information
required by law The price is 81
for 100; $3.50 for 800. Best quail
ty parchment paper.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-29

Economy jar caps at the Rogue
River Hardware. II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19
AN EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT.

kAE PORTLAND newspaper guests Eugene
Eastern, made through valley get
hand information to its wonderful growth development
faint conception at least Of its wealth. possibilities
magnificent future, learned Oregons growth
been slow but has been steady and starting fairly
that will place her the front rank respects the greatest
in the Union.
The wy ignorant as to Opon nat
ignorant the balance of the citizens of
the state and that is saying much None greatness
state We have been here long that gotten
ng and familiarity has bred contempt We the things bencent
ue has poured out here with such lavish hand fail realize that
natural resources good old state leads the We
these things
much worse shape in this than the among
is at impressed with the magcece resources
old The
that have information on tap for nquirng strangers the railroad
All Of the newspaper like everybody general
wealth and opportunities but that gathered
information for the simple that business they
state is producing because they carry They
wheat the state produces you They
third of the power time will be
worth countless millions of dollars did yul They Oregon
about onerd of the standing timber of the whole country
nearly thousand billion feet that this timber present
SUMPTION would supply years that that time
rive other Of timber would the
Oregon at the consumption
for all time did you' They know that agr
cultural lands west of the Cascades under cutao that
tenth OF the crops in value that they capable off, being
the great things that Oregon has
tance however, that the railroads have necessity
OF us ognans educating ourselves that standard
~ ghty ABOUT our own state thing of do for the sim
Of We
not know its products its opportunities its and
quaned
The trip Of newspaper will result in much GOOD for tbc
have learned just little about the saO but that enough
make them want know they will be scattered
far and wde for will be told of
1t In English Besides this thing of the state to get
that while Portland oncthrd population that it not the
whole state and that may be Justly proud of the other
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19
WILLIAM SHOWED POOR TASTE.

wv LILLIAN H. HARTLEY of Myrtle Point reason
WRI why his will has been filed and his wishes
WV was bachelor and at the time of his lie
left considerable aud outside OF
very good purposes Among other Things he relative
and all the rest of his property the city Myrtle purpose
purchasing certain tract of land to be fitted
in which was provided that ono political speaking meeting kind
shall over be heidi He also provided that the park the
g Bill Hartley Park"
Thus far his will fails show peculiar houcaccs but when he ar
ranged for monument for himself gave caup
mtne Here is the provision for that purpose
- dect a an elegant tombstone monument be placed grave
to b made granite which all the lettering plainly dis
nct aud be of lasting quality the
engraved an old bachelor standing the brink preparing
the river and the other side of the maids cach
ing in her hand bunch of and bconug him tomb
stone or monument shall be engraved the following cpaph;
ITO an independent good looking old bachelor young
or days preferred living single life rather than get and
have pettoa boss ruling him the of his life perhaps
through endless eternity
The selection of the ladies he be waiting other side
while much or than h other old bachelor deserves certainly does
not speak well for his taste Why he should pick maids who m
orlng to his nsnuaonA did him good by aung from marrying
him. to do the bocknng for him from the have had
at the same price beyy of pretty girls instead waiting for him.
he and he alone knows With his easily remain
ed bachelor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19
TURNS DOWN CLAIM
OF WEST FOR SALARY
Board of Education Takes Stand For
mer Principal Should Have Taken
Case to County Head
TEACHER is CHOSEN TO
TEACH GERMAN IN HIGH
Contract for Building New Grand Stand
on Athletic Field Is Awarded
to w. H. Dalrymple.

On the grounds that w. A. West neg.
lccted to apply to the proper sources
for the settlement of what he termed
an injustice by reason Of the board of
school directors discharging from the
position of principal of the Euglewood
school, the special committee recently
appointed to investigate a claim filed
by West for 1878 as the amount alleg.
ed to be due him ON a contract entered
into by him and board to teach for one
year. recommended last night that the
claim be disallowed.
The committee reports that Mr..
West should have taken his case to the
county superintendent of schools and
thence to the state superintendent in.
stead of bringing the matter of alleged
injustice before the courts. The report
shows that the school laws hold that
any teacher or principal holding a
grievance on account Of alleged inius.
tice being done them by the board, is
authorized to appeal to the county su.
pcrintcndcnt, and if failing to receive
satisfaction in this department, carry
his or her case to the state superintend.
ent,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19
Teachers Elected.

Miss Elizabeth Rosche was elected
last night to teach German in the high
school She succeeds Miss Edna Ficks,
who has resigned Miss Anna Simpson,
teacher in the sixth grade in the East
school has also resigned and the board
gave Superintendent Kuutz power to
act,
The contract for the erection of
thrcc'fourths Of the new grand stand on
the high school athletic field, was
awarded to W, II. Dalrymplc, the bid
being $50,
A. J' Anderson was really the lowest
bidder he offering to build the portion
of the stand for $40, but the success.
tnl bidder was awarded the contract for
the reason he is willing to do much cx.
ira work ON the stand.
The contract for making some nccrs.
Sary changes in the wiring In the Grant
and Lincoln schools was awarded to w.
IT, Wclch, The expense of this work
will he approximately $40.
Report Of Physician.
The board last night received the re-,
port Of Dr. j. n Smith, city school
physician, The report shows that the
sanitary condition of the city schools is
Al and that not one ease of disease was
found IN the institutions during the last
school year Dr. W. 5. Mott has advis.
cd the board that he win lend his ser
vices to forward course In sex hypi.
enc next ycor The matter of adopting
the course will he taken up ia due time
Among the bills allowed was that of
the Star Wool Co., for $3.50 aud a bid
Tor laying cement was submitted hy
George DcNoyer and accepted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

Recently there has been much discussion the derivation the
threshed
satisfactory conclusion has been reached and probably will
be There have been of made might poba
However, tia that Importance old
samcy ashamed of the
how high the the grandes richest the
Union the and attp aever foaed
represents the gandest scenery prolific greatest
the timber the world the magnificent power
bowing field beyond
everything that the heart
We like the and going stick to it, matter where it FROM
Tor how owly its
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

Milton is coming to the front as a
fruit section, and is this year shipping
al immense amount of both fruit and
vegetables. A dispatch says that dur
ing the busy season in the cherry har-
vest, there were never less than %
teams in line between the hours Of $3.50
and 1880 in the afternoon, all deliver.
ing Royal Anne cherries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

Within sight of two brothers, who
were unable to help him, SEVERN Erick.
son, aged %, was drowned in the Will.
lamette, near Oswego, Sunday. lie was
padding about in CANOE while the
others were swimming, and when the
canoe upset, he being unable to swim,
was drowned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

Uncle will office again.
flee, but 'yindiaton This old dodge calculated
keep office for life for time he is beaten has
to be vnae If he is beaten then he wanting
On these every time the people
ecing him stay at home
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

Secretary Lane speaking acquiring thereof
by citizens said much in words
land Sunday We ought to make Just easy possible man get
home aud just as hard possible for so get hold of the pub
R land and hold up the man who wants home We out
the the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

Stanfield is harvesting its third crop
of alfalfa, and the yield is heavy. This
i3 one of the staple crops of that see.
tion, and thousands of tons have been
stacked this year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

The recall of County Judge Bcatic
and County Commissioner Blair was
voted on in Clackamas county Satur-
day, and the recall won. 1t is claimed
the result was largely due to the votes
of the WOmen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19

all Others bona fie settlers
secretary the right track and has the best wishes in
heart Vast of valuable timber lands
been gbbed by these big companies
the practice make the big gabe let will meet with
that will be- excepting the fellows who grabbed the
lands unanimous
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19
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Molalla held special election on
Friday to vote on the matter Of ucor
poration, and decided to incorporate by
u four.to.onc vote
Johu NJ Watts died suddenly ut the
Imperial hotel in Portland, whore Ne
has made his home for q number OF