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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
FIRE DAMAGES GRANTS
PASS STEAM LAUNDRY

The Grants Pass steam laundry
owned by Hansen & Evensen, was
seriously damaged by nre at an early
hour this morning, the flames hsv-
ing started in the engine room at
about 2:45 o'clock.
The source OF the fire is unknown,
though IL started in the engine room,
probably either from spark from
the engine or from a match that may
have been dropped by tramp sleep
ing in the saw dust pile. The Are was
out in the furnace when the men left
for the evening.
The rear of the building and the
roof and ceiling were badly burned,
the loss on the structure, which was
owned by Mrs. Theresa Schmidt, be-
ing at least a thousand dollars. and
on the machinery. owned by Hansen
& Evensen, from $500 to $500. The
loss was covered by insurance In
each instance. The damage to the
was largely by water, and
by the burning OF belts and pulleys.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
(From Fridays Daily.

Great progress is being made on
the railroad grade west Of town, and
it will be ready for the ties and
rails by Saturday night as far as
Allen creek Engineer Harmon
computed the cost of moving the dirt
per yard up to Thursday night, and
finds that thus far it has been but
II cents. a very low figure as COM
pared with the usual contract Job.
The ground has been in excellent
condition for handling the rains of
last week having softened it, and
there being no rocks to interfere
with operations The soil thus far
has been a mixture of red and gran
ite Only slip scrapers have been
employed thus far, the haul having
been very short, but wheel scrapers
are being made ready to put on the
job. The teams and men are scat
tered along in gangs for distance
of about a half mile, the finishing"
crew coming last and leaving the
grade ready for the track layers.
The right-of-way as far as the
Applegate river is all cleared of
brush and stumps, and the graders
will progress rapidly to that point,
the only material cut being on Jer-
ONE prairie. The number of teams
will be increased next week, and a
camp will soon have to be establish
ed as the distance from town will be
too great for the men to go back and
forth to the work. At present
enough local teams and men are
available for the Job, and with the
closing Of commercial fishing on the
Rogue the teams that have been en-
ployed in hauling the boats back up
the river will be free for the graders
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
RAILROAD SURVEYORS
LOCATE NEW LINES

reports received Saturday from
Engineer Beveridge, who is now in
the Hays Hill country with a party
OF surveyors, say that he will be
able to locate the line of the new
railroad so that the major portion of
the heavy curvature will be elimin-
ated, with. a strong likelihood of
doing away with tunnel at that
point altogether. Mr.. Beveridge has
a full location crew with him doing
this work for the Interstate Con-
struction Co., under the supervision
of Engineer Harmon.
The graders on the right-of-way
are now across Allen creek, and dur
ing the present week will open up
work between Allen creek and Jer-
ONE prairie hill A camp will be es-
tablished about half way between
the two points, and teams and men
will operate from there. DR.. Stone,
OF the Interstate Construction Co.,
says that 1t is the desire of the COM
pany to reach Hays Hill with the
grading and track laying before the
rainy season sets in this fall, and
that with no delay in the receipt Of
the steel that the road should be
built to Wilderville by the middle Of
October. The work at Hays Hill, DR..
Stone says, while heavy work. can
progress during the winter season
without trouble, and the building of
the first unit will be rushed that the
machinery can be gotten to Hays
Hill over it at the earliest possible
date.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
DAIRY COW SWALLOWS
t2-PENNY NAIL AND DIES.

DR.. Bestul, veterinarian, reports a
case that Is OF more than passing
interest Six weeks ago he was call
ed upon to prescribe for an ailing
COW belonging to the Englewood
dairy. The sick bovine did not re-
spond to treatment, and Monday he
ordered II killed to put 1t out OF Its
misery. A post-mortem examination
made by the doctor disclosed that the
COW had swallowed a 2-penny wire
nail, and that the nail had penerat-
ed through the walls OF the stomach
and the diaphram and into the heart.
The heart was in badly diseased
condition, and pus sack with a ca
pacIty OF six quarts had formed in
Its walls The wonder OF the case
was that the COW could live as long
as II did its heart so completely dis
eased and changed in structure. The
doctor says that II Is not unusual Tor
a cow to swallow nails and other for
eign substances, and that he one
time removed an umbrella rib 2S
inches long from a COW. the animal
having swallowed II when II pene-
trated the stomach. and could be felt
from each side OF the COW.
finding the evidence insufficient to
warrant conviction The two men
had been on trial on the same charge
Friday when the jury disagreed.
standing four for conviction and
two for acqulttal. The men had
been charged with netting for sal
mon under the Golden Drift dam.
and while the evidence showed that
the men had been arrested near the
dam, they did not have hsh, net or
boat
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
FISHERMEN ARRESTED ON
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

The jury that heard the evidence
in the trial of Cal Allen and G.
Weare, charged with Illegal fishing,
was unable to agree Friday night,
and was discharged by Judge Hol-
man. The case will be tried again
Monday. The defendants were ar
rested on complaint OF Warden San
dry who charges that the two men,
and Wallace LeClar. who is also
under arrest and whose trial will
come later, were fishing with nets In
the pool below the Golden-Drif
dam last Tuesday night Allen and
Weare were arrested near Jones
creek, where they had team tied
with which they were to come back
to Grants Pass, and LeClalr was ar
rested later, the claim being made
by the wardens that he had come
down the river with the boat I'm
which the fishing had been done. The
levldence against Allen and Weare is
largely circumstantlal they having
had neither nets nor fish in their pos
session when arrested The war
dens however, maintain that the two
men were wet to the waist, that they
showed evidences that they had Just
been cleaning fish, and that the boat
and fish were brought on down the
river by an accomplice The defend
ants did not take the stand in their
own defense
The case was tried in Judge Hol-
mans court. the jury being com
posed Of Messrs G. +. CARRIER. II
IB Alverson o. II Bernard. J. T.
Chausse, A. J. Klocker and J. X. Nell
son II is understood that the jury
stood four for conviction and two
for acquittal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
SELF DESTRUCTION OF WELL,
KNOWN CITIZEN.
DRANK or. CARBOLIC ACID
Despondent From Heavy Drinking
and Threatened Act on Sew.
eral Occasions.

An ounce OF carbolic acid, taken
with suicidal intent, resulted in the
death this forenoon at about lO:3O
o'clock Of Herman Westerheide, a.
well known citizen of the commun
ity.
Westerheide had been rather de-
spondent for some time, and on
numerous occasions had threatend
to take his own life. He was much
given to an overindulgence in intox-
icants, and last week had had trouble
with the authorities because of this
proclivity, and since then had been
more or less morose This morning
at his home on Burgess street West
erheide threatened again to take his
life, and revolver and cartridges
that he had obtained possession of
were taken from him by his wife.
Later he obtained an ounce bottle
of carbolic acid all of which he
drank
DR.. Smith was at once called, and
gave the patient immediate atten-
tion, but the poison had done its
deadly work and Westerheide died
few minutes after the arrival of the
physician.
Herman Westerheide was a native
of Refine, Germany, and was 43 years,
four months and IA days of age. He
came to Grants Pass four years ago
with the Warren Construction Co. at
the time of the paving of Sixth street,
and engaged in contracting cement
work in which line he was a pro-
ticient workman.
In 1910 Mr.. Westerheide was mar
ried to Mrs. John Schallhorn of this
city, the widow surviving.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at Halls undertaking
parlors, interment to be in Granite
Hill cemetery.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
CALIFORNIA DAIRY MAN
VISITS THIS SECTION.

c. f. Aaron, OF Marysyille, Cali
fornia is in the city seeking a sale
for his Sacramento valley dairy herd,
he having decided to retire from the
business in the southern state, and
devote his ranch to the production Of
hay in the future. He says that in
dustrial conditions in the valley have
made it more profitable to sell the
hay in the bale there, as it is now
worth $13 and S14 per ton, and by
holding till winter it will bring $40
in the southern market. Dairying,
he says is a most profitable industry
in the valley, but certain industrial
conditions have placed heavy han
dicap against many of the dairy
herds, especially those operated by
ready monopolized the dairy inter-
ests there, producing conditions
against which he does not wish to
compete. His dairy herd consists OF
10S head of Holsteins which he has
been building up for the past seven
years, the herd including registered
stock and selected grade animals,
the cattle being held at 500 per
head as bunch. II sale arrange
ments can be effected, the entire
herd will be shipped to Grants Pass
Mr.. Aaron says that he will give
his ranch over to the production OF
hay in the future, other interests
having taken much OF his attention
His land is irrigated, being watered
from two wells each supplying a six
inch centrifugal pump driven by ar
electric motor. From one well 81
acres are watered and from the 9th
er so This land. which sells in the
raw" at $50 per acre. produces sis
cuttings per season, total Of from
eight to twelve tons per acre
Coming from a valley that has al
elevation OF but a few fee. abovf
sen level. Mr.. Aaron was s0e.'ally i'm
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
DISTRIBUTING CAR RAINBOW
BRINGS 10000 FRY.
SECOND CAR COMING LATER
Each Greek and River OF the County
VIII BE Stocked by the State
Fish and Game Dept.

The distributing car Rainbow, Of
the state fish and game department,
arrived In the city on the afternoon
train Wednesday bearing 10000
trout fry for the streams OF Josephine
county, Awaiting the arrival of the
car were trucks and autos ready to
start out as soon as the fish could be
transferred to them, the plans ar
ranged by the Fish and Game Protec-
tive association having been perfect
ly laid so that there was no delay In
getting the fry liberated In the
streams that will be their homes till
some bad man with barbed and
pointed fly hook lures them forth.
The trout are In ten gallon cans,
each can holding 1000 OF the fry.
Nearly all Of the present shipment
will 30 to the Illinois and Its tribu-
taries, a later shipment OF like
quantity, which Is expected next
week, to complete the present stock
ing OF the county streams. The big
auto trucks are taking the fish to
points OF general distribution
throughout the valley, and the autos
will pick them up and take them to
the smaller streams where they will
be liberated.
President Slider and Secretary
Sherman, OF the Fish and Game Pro-
tective association, through whose
efforts the shipment was made by the
state fish and game department, will
accompany the fry to the Illinois
valley, and will go personally to Bo-
Ian and Tannon lakes with the fish
for those bodies. The latter few
miles OF this trip will be made by
pack horse After seeing the trout
planted In these lakes, Messrs. Slider
and Sherman will put In some time
investigating the territory OF the
proposed great game refuge, max
ing themselves more fully acquainted
with its confines and with action
necessary to assist in the protection
OF the fish and game within It, and
to preserve It from destructive forest
fires
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
FISHING SEASON GAVE
SATISFACTORY RETURNS

Only four boats remained In at the
finish OF the commercial fishing sea-
son Thursday night, the last net be-
ing raised from the water and put
away to await the opening OF fishing
again next June, twelve O'Clock mid
night having marked the end for
1913. During the past two or three
days the run of fish had been light,
and as the men worked nearly night
and day during the raise when the
water was muddy and the fishing
best, they were glad of the respite.
The season was highly success
full one, and the catch since June
3rd, when the open river bill became
effective, was but few pounds short
of 80 tons, the exact figure, includ-
ing the 7O1 pounds turned In by the
four boats that were out till mid
night last night, was 1873, ,7S9
pounds.
During the season the price paid
by the markets In Sacramento, Port
land and Astoria, where the catch
was sent has huctuated somewhat,
but the average has been little
more than eight cents, the industry
having brought in $4,000 during
the two months From a dozen to
25 boats have made the fifteen mile
drift every night, and the returns to
each have been satisfactory.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
Pictures Are Wanted.

In carrying out Mr.. Graves sug-
gestions, We feel that 1t is necessary
to have a moving picture machine
come to Grants Pass when the car
load of fish is planted in the streams
throughout the district and take pic
lures of the same, and also pictures
showing the highly cultivated dis
trict and the surrounding mountain
country on every side.
The interior of the Marble Caves
should be thoroughly exploited with
the moving picture machines, as no
really good pictures of this wonder
ful work OF nature have ever been
taken The summer and winter
range for the elk and the Bolen
Lake a miniature Crater lake, which
is a few miles south of the caves. II
exploited would become place OF
much interest.
After going over the summer
range and game refuge with the
moving picture machine, our idea
would be TO make a trip through the
winter range. which would be on the
west Of the coast range Of mountains
in Josephine and Curry counties,
Oregon, and Del Norte county. Cali
fornla. This would cause trip
through the redwoods which as yet
has not been exploited by moving
picture machines and which should
CONTINUED ON page eight
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
COMMISSIONER
OVER ROGUE RIVER TRAIL.

Warren Allen, Of Washington, D..
c.. of the good road department Of
the forestry commission, arrived in
Grants Pass late Saturday evening,
coming over from Gold Beach. Mr..
Allen made the trip over the Rogue
river trail to the coast, and also Wis.,
tied other sections Of the forest
highways requiring personal inspec-
ton. and he spoke favorably OF 4
wagon road to the coast by the river
route. but advanced the statement
that it would cost an immense
amount OF money to construct 1t, al
though. he said, the settlers on the
coast were entitled to such a road.
Mr.. Aliens attention was also
called to the necessity Of the Jose
phine caves being made national
park and the adyisability OF an au-
tomobile road OF these matters he
showed thorough knowledge eyi-
dencing the fact that they were un-
der consideration
dressed with .he cim,u. conditions
ct the Rogue val'ey ard said that he
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
SECRETARY SHERMAN TELLS PLAN
OF GAME PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION

Graves also recognized the fact that
since we have about 10000 900 acres
of land in the mountain district
through southwestern Oregon and
northwestern California, which are
too rough ever to be cultivated, that
this would be an ideal locality for a
home for elk and deer. He pointed
out that the elk OF the United States
have practically been exterminated
except in the Jackson Hole country
in Wyoming and at the present rate
at which the herds there are dimin-
ishing they, like the buffalo, will
soon be extinct, unless they can be
liberated in suitable territory
where the life of the herds can be
perpetuated.
We believe that this $1,000, 900
acres will furnish ample grazing
ground for $4,000 elk, from which
number many hundreds with horns
could be taken each year. We also
believe that If the varmints were all
exterminated from southwestern
Oregon and northwestern California
there could be several thousand deer
taken from the forests annually. We
do not believe that there Is a home
steader living five miles or more
from wagon road who would not be
allowed to kill a certain number of
buck each year, thereby making them
the natural protectors of the game.
The government is handling rein
deer in Alaska along the same lines,
and 1t Is proving successful. The
same is true of deer in the Bois
Blanc Island in the Straits of Mac
kinac. Mr. Graves recognized the
fact that If we were to make a refuge
Nof few thousand acres of land for
the elk and other animals in the To-
cality Of the Oregon Caves, that such
animals could range from this refuge
in all directions through the noun
tain district of southwestern Oregon
and northwestern California, and II
protected by proper legislation they
would multiply rapidly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
Big Range Available.

II 5. Graves. chief forester Of the
forest service. department OF agricul-
ture came here July % for the pur-
pose Of going over the proposition
with us While here he gave us the
greatest encouragement and advised
ms relative % orr procedure Mr.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
THE GAME PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
COUNTY

The undertaken by this association local
proposition but national and first of all it should
have the and Of all the residing In the
territory hereafter territory embraced
this undertaking includes Josephine Jackson Klamath Lane
Douglas Coos and Oregon and Del Norte, Sis
kiyou. Shasta Trinity Humboldt Mendocino
ties California
The association feels this undertaking will be
benefit all this territory and asks their assistance paricu
arly suggestions relative carrying the
All those interested work would confer
by suggestions they might
corresponding secretary Of the association. Grants Pass
GAME AND FISH PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION JOSEPHINE
COUNTY, OREGON.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08
BY w. B. SHERMAN.

Corresponding Secretary Game
and Fish Protective association of
Josephine County,
This article deals with the pro-
posed creation of national park,
game refuge and playground, COW
ering about 100000 acres OF land in
Josephine county, Oregon, and Del
Norte and Siskiyou counties, Califor-
mia, embracing the Marble Caves of
Oregon and Preston Peak, California.
This will not only be an interstate
but a national movement, and We be-
lieve that it should especially have
the attention and support of the peo-
pie of the Pacific coast.
The Game and Fish Protective AS
sociation of Josephine county, which
was organized in 1912 with the OBJ
ject of making this the best combin-
alton of fishing and hunting grounds
in the world, has now taken up that
work We feel that this section has
the natural facilities for furthering
the project
We have succeeded in getting Will
liam l.. Finley, state game warden Of
Oregon, to furnish us with a carload
of fry of speckled and rainbow trout,
which will be planted in the heads of
the mountain streams throughout
Josephine county. We are also nego-
tiating with him for elk, China
pheasants and bob white quail to be
liberated in our district.
Hunters Pay to Protect Elk.
The county court of Josephine
county has signified its willingness to
enter into this enterprise to the ex-
tent of an investment of several
hundred dollars toward liberating
elk in the district. More than 100
local sportsmen of the county have
already subscribed s. each toward a
fund to protect the elk after they are
liberated and the people in general
of the district are much in earnest in
their efforts to bring about the pur-
poses for which this organization was
created.
We believe that each cougar de-
stroys from so to 100 deer annually,
and as a rule these are does and
small deer Therefore we are start
ing a movement towards increasing
the bounty materially on cougars,
bob cats and coyotes, so as to exter-
inmate the yarmints which prey on
our game. An effort is also to be
made to have bear protected, for
they do no injury to stock or to the
settler and are wantonly killed dur
ing the season that the meat or fur
is of no good.
We have taken the matter up OF
creating a national park, game ref
uge and playground in the mountain
district in the southern part OF the
county, taking in the Oregon Caves
and reaching from there along the
mountain range into California. an
area of about 80 miles long and
from 12 to 90 miles in width, this
park. however not to interfere with
the operations of the miners nor
stockgrowers
Big Range Available
II. 5. Graves. chief forester Of the
forest service. department Of agricul-
ture. came here July % for the pur-
pose Of going over the proposition
With us While here he gave us the
greatest encouragement and advised
rs relative % orr procedure Mr.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-08-08

The second trial Of Cal Allen and
c. Weare, charged with Illegal FISH
ing resulted in an acquittal for the
defendants. the Jury OF fve men
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Bellaire Hriefa.

Ralph Stewart OF Gravel Inn. who
mas been III At mis- home Is Improving
Mrs Clara Cortland and daughter, OF
Cleveland. .. returned 10 their home
after visiting Bellsire friends.
Mrs william Craig returned 20 her
home. at Bethesda. after visiting friends
IN this city.
Mrs Fred Mayaeld. OF Youngstown.
o. j. the guest at the home OF he-
mother. Mrs. 9. Briggs. OF Gravel Hill
Mrs. Clarence Grirfith returned TO he
home At last Liverpool O. after visit
Ing relatives here.
The little daughter OF Or. and Mrs.
l.. y. Beau, OF Belmont street. is quite.
III at their home
u. ". Huutsman. OF Summcrton. o
was calling on friends In tins city yes
tcTday.
Mrs J. eaten. OF Detroit. il visiting
Shadyside relatives.
George Frazier returned TO his home
az Cleveland. after visiting friends AZ
shady
Mrs. ". ". smith. Of Sistersville re
turned To- her home after spending a
Few days with relatives and friends at
ShaGNsIde.
Mrs. ". J.. Hoburg is quite in at her
home at Shadyride
Miss Rhea Griffin. Of Thirty-seveuth
street. left Yesterday for Warrington.
W. Va. To spend a few days with re-
lttives.
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FORTY-ONE
Years the House of
has been doing the better PLUMB
ING in Bellaire and vicinity. A
trial will convince YOU.
33o Thirty-third st. Both Phones.
Open Saturday Evenings
$50 Until $50.

Mre Fred Forger. or sheridan. Pa
j. WISHING AZ the home OF her mother
Mrs Holman on Harrison street
% T. bowman. OF Gravel HuI. left
Co business.
Charles Moore returned 90 his hom.
tit'l being called 90 Junior. W Va
'N thC illness ~ q relative
g. vt NFTick. or Belmont street. was
~ I'tlihr L" business az Cleveland. yes
~ Mason returned 20 hts home after
Visiting friends 10 St.ubcn, lI,
marry lie Gouiliian. Of Pittsburgh.
is yslurr H.u1irc friends
red Suf der Of Guernsey street is tho
guest OF relatives and friends 40 Wash
Irltou.
n. vs. Payne. ~ Cleveland. is qp.rs.
Iht few days with friends in tnl-
a'r. and Nre o. J.. Warren. or Hunt.
iif t"n. rs Va, is the guest of friends
O.. b. brown returned ~ bis home at
, 'I.'.I ii'il after visiting relatives in
o.. g. kennor. Of GAINESVILLE. is the
vs. D.. VII Df LimIrs. 3D.. spent We'd
n".lt WIN friends here
Abort smith. OF Cincinnati %. ia
,i...ing 90 few days with Hciialre
1trs u. D. s,tiup returned To her
itut's 90 InvI4t1n. %.
Mrs Josephine Reed. ~ steuh,nvius
returned fu I.. home after visiting
grI relative. Boo This city
Mf. A Soy returned g. her home
i'nr friends and relatives "a
a D. ve.roi. will leave next week on
I irIp Goo I.lrilI.