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VOL. XXVIII GKANT8 PASS, JOSEPHINE tVCXTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, SEinFMRLKTt, UMi NO. LAND GOES 10 ir LAYTON HEIRS .KNKR AL LAND OFFICE COM MIS. SIGNER MAKES DECISION. LEUMAN FILING IS VOID Tract on Applegate Purchased Iy J. T. Lnytoii I rum Railroad is Involved. Attorney Colvig, as administrator for the heirs of the Laytuu estate, has received the decision of the commissioner of the general 'land of fice reversing tlw? Koseburg office wherein the latter approved the cash entry of Richard F. l.ennian to prop erty on the Applegate. J. T. Layton, the founder of the Lay ton estate on the Applesate, pur chased from the railroad company lot 1 of section 1", township 3S, the lot containing thirty acres. This land, which lies in narrow strip across the Applegate river, was u-.-l liv the Layton minim; interests as dumping ground for the tailing from the placer mines above. Leu man later discovered that there was a de fect In the title to the property, and that the rairnuul company had never had a valid patent. He therefore mad? cash entry before the Roseburg office, and the entry was accepted. The Layton heirs appealed to the commissioner of the general land of fice, nnd his reversal of the Roseburg office has just been received. The commissioner gives the heirs thirty days preference right to perfect title to the lot, and orders the cash entry of Leuman cancelled. Seven acres of the tract in ques tion lies on the north side of the Ap plegate river, and is fine river bot tom garden land which Leuman has improved. He also built a house upon It. Under the decision of the commissioner this will revert to the Layton heirs if they proceed to per fect title within the thirty days, oth erwise the tract will be open to en try by Leuman or whoever is first to file. ' SFI,I.I(; AGKNYY I- ARVOCATEP BY GRANGE The Pomona Grange at Hugo yes terday took tii t li.e question of a selling agency or organization for the disposal of the surplus product of the farm. An organization built on the lines advanced by Mr. Homier in Thursday's Courier will be brought about, and while it is expected o have it fostered by the Grange, others than Grange members will nm be ex- ri,io,i f,.nm it benefits. A meeting u ... i, i,.tor.-tp,l iii the sub- oi tin uu me i",L-L'J i ipct will be. called for some day diir- ing the coming fair when plans f t the formation of the project will be made. josfpiiim: cocnty W. . T. i FYIIOV. Tlu? Josephine county W. C. T. I convention convened in the Baptist church Friday forenoon, with many delegates in attendance. A lunch eon was served in the church at noon At the afternoon session Rev. I. H Tel was called upon to conduct a quiz upon several topics hearing ' :i Boclaf questions, among the topb s being such as ' The rae problem in the south and its relation to the wage question; " "Poverty and it rehcioti to vice and crime." and "Do men j..ii- uniiu thnv arp tutor, or are Ul 1 11 T UC luov V " - . thev noor because they drink"" Routine business and the election of officers fllUd ir. the balance of t afternoon. At the evening session Miss Leah Bar-Ell. a reclaimed "white slave." lectured, pointln? the way to. assist ance to a great class of unfortunate. The Ui-wly elected offbers of the county union are Mrs. Lulu Colwell. president; Mrs. Cora Winkle, secre tary, and Mrs. Bertha Courtney, treasurer. IAUT0 TRUCK CARRIES FRUIT TO THE COAST The advent of the auto truck has opened up new marketing conditions in the Rogue valley, and some of our prod in e can now find market In the coast towns, where prices are good ami demand continuous. The truck just put on the Eureka fruit farm, owned by J- II- Uotilnson and Son. on the Applfiiate. has returned from Its initial trip to Crescent City, having made profitable sales of Its load of j fruit. It carried peaches largely, ' and but three days were consumed In the round trip and the sale of the produce. The auto carried two tons, a n, I reached the coast .city early enough on the second day to dispose of the fruit, and on the third day made the run home, as well as a trip to Grants l'ass and back f nun the farm. I The Robinsons lind the truck t j ; most expeditious and profitable w ay of marketing their" fruit. CHANGES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACULTY LIST Some changes have been made In the personnel of the public school faculty since the list was published in the Courier, owing M a number of resignations, and t ie. tlons that have been made to take their place. In ithe hi h senool, Mis Hazel Barron in charge of the doniesti'- will science department, and Miss Sophie Messenger of music and art. In the Fast school. Miss Helen Pchell will have charge' of the t ti A grade. The Riverside school eorp of teach ers will be as follows: Riverside building Pitiuipal. Miss Myrtle Shore, 7:h R and t'.lh A: Miss Blanche Polley.tith II and r.th A; Miss Marjorie Pic kie.r.th R and 4th.; Miss Selma Nygreti. 4th R and lid A; Miss Hazel 1'olley. 3d R; Miss Lila Kunim. 2i A and R; Miss Katherine (inter. :'d I! and 1st A: Miss May Motley. 1st R. .11 RORS DRAWN FUR MIT. TERM OF ( lil i;r. I The following are the Jurors drawn for the SepteniVr term of the circuit court, which convenes on the -I'rd: V. K. Kverton. Grants Pa-s; .1. M. Farmer, Merlin: Conrad tenner. Wonder: Link McGrew. Grants Pa-s; A. N". Parsons. Giants Pass: Paul Kirner. (Grants Pass: S. F. Raik it-. Ke:l-: A. T. Gieutter. M urjiliy : Ro'it. Griinmett. Holland: J. R. En triken. Calme: H. I". Gale. Merlin; M. C. Garow, Giants Pass; A. H. Hammond. (Irants Pass: E. Jones, Merlin: Thos. Galvin. Grants Pass; John D. Fry. Grants Pass: C F. Centner. Grants Pass; P.. P. George, Kerbv; J. A. Fulk. Kerby: II. E. Cethrng. Grants Pass; P. E. Gerould, S-ima: Andrew- Gig'.er, Giants Pass; Ed. Li.-ter. Gran's Pa-s; V. C. Loc ker. Gran's Pass: Claud Davis, Le- hand: M. M. Ainsworth. Murphy, H. H I. Sronaker. Grants Pass: C. Ijieiaaray. Grants 1 ass: P. A. PHiet:- i an;-. Grat.ts Pass: Lee Siil. Giants Pass: James N. Dean, Galice. j From the above list 'he first seven ! names dt avvn will constitute the jarani jury, the balame to serve as ':t jurors. t.A-oLINF Wil l- l T- PLANT OLD IMMSIUX. The oil Williams creek stage, with i-j jwiusin red body, reminder of plotter days and methods, is soou to be given a place of honor behind the brn. forced Into retirement by the modern auto Ed Herriott, proprietor of the stage hue, has purchased a new Fed- fT.li trUCK. WIU'U lie IS MdtillW up with special reference to his needs, and will put it on the Grants Pa.-s-Wililains run as soon as it is ready. It will be fitted not only for passen-'er trade, but will also a com modate a great amount of freight, and will bring the market much rear er the producer of the Williams dis trict than It has heretofore been. With the commissioning of tbe auto, the horse stage will be taken off. The truck was purdiavd through the agency of Carl A'.'.en and M. Dunn. SEC0N0 ANNUAL GRANGE FAIR Hill JPEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH Pens and Stalls Are Now Being Built on I Street, Where Show Is to Be Held-Every Class of Exhibits Will Be Well Filled. Wednesday. September 1Mb, Is the opening day of the Second An iuial Grange Fair, and already the spirit of the occasion is becoming manifest In the city. The fair offi cers and department heads were busy Tuesday afternoon perfectin; details ami making final arrange- nients. and from today the expol- j Hon will begin to take on definite form. Lumber Is being hauled for the construct Ion. of the booths and pens tthiih are to be trected at Sixth and I streets, the fair to be held on 1, e;,t from Sixth. Two blocks of the street will be closed during the dates of the fair, and the temporary buildings put up from curb to curb Manager Turvey will remain in the j city from now till the dose of the' fair, and will give his personal at tention to all details. The unoccupied portion of the un- per floor of (he Paddock building 'will I'jl' ned to house the ladles', ed jmational and poultry departments, I the spacious rooms being ample for j the display. Department Manager 'Wihoxon. who will have charge of the poultry show, Is here, and will I have the coops installed and the show ready to receive entries right ,on the dot. The stock exhibit will lie made on the vacant lot at the rear of Hurhhalter's livery stable. All pens and g'nlls will be roofed over, so that stock will pot suffix in case rain should fall, though tho weather Indications are that there will be bright weather conditions prevailing. Among the special prizes offered that Is attracting attention, that of for the best exhibit made by any one of the county granges stands well In the forgronnd. No charge Is made for space for these exhibits, tiiough it is requested that the nian- DATES FOR HEARING RIGHT CONTESTS The board of control of the state oi Oregon has given notice of the hearing of con'ests in the determin ation of the r.'iatixe rights to the waters of ' '. ; Rogue and Its tributar ies, in water division No. 1, covering the counties of Josephine. Jackson and Curry. Karlier in the season representa tives of the staty board were in this territory taking filings and notice of contests, and the time and pls'e for the hearings on these various con tested liuhts have Just been an nounced. Thei' are several hundred con'ests in the district embracing the three counties, and after taking the 'tiniony of the wi'nesses presented by the parties of the contests, the board will pa-s upon it, making final determination of the matter. Kadi Individual case will be handled mm Ji as is a case In court, and attorneys have already been employed to rep resent many of thf Interested parties As there has been no adjudication of water rights In this state for many years, and the laws have been changed and altered on many In stances, gome intricate questions are sure to evolve In the hearings. The following are the cases, and the datei upon whbh they will be heard, that nave a local Interest: (irants I'aMt, Nov. 7th. Jas. Gilmore vh. C. K. Selleck, Ap- plegate wuter right. Ed. F. Hannum et al vs. ('. E. Sel leck, Applegate water right. Mrs. Hannah Jones vu. J. D. Kerr, Slate Creek watr right. Laurell Hill Ditch Co. vs. Thog. E. Plnckney. Applegate water right. F. M. Miller vu. J. W. York, Miller Gulch water right. Thoa. Plnckney vt. Laurel Hill Ditch Co., Applegate water right. agenunt should he notified at once so that proper reservations may lie made. Each grange Is to decorate Its own exhibit booth. The best gen eral exhibit of farm produce shown by an Individual grange will win this prize. Three special contests aside from the cataloged class exhibits are pro- vlded. These Include the milk cow contest, with a first prize of a slx liottle llabcock tester to the exhib itor of tlie cow making the best milk and butter Tat test during the fair, the box s' Industrial contest, and the ladies' riding contest. The rules of the milk cow contest have already been published In the j Courier. The hoys' Industrial con test is open to noys under 1 s years of age, and Involves an exhibit of farm products upon which the boy must have done all the work. The ladies' riding contest is open to any rider or horse In Josephine county, the Judges to more the rider fifty per cent and the horse fifty per cent. Owing to the Illness of 10. H. Rlan chard, who had charge of amusement concessions, Dr. Wilcoxon Is looking after that feature of the fair man agement as well its his own depart ment of poultry. He says that the outlook Is good for a number of en tertaining attractions, and that every day will be made enJoynbUs. The Oregon Agricultural College has asked the privilege of giving a fi1e Illustrated lecture. This lec ture, which will explain the aim and work of the college, will be given Thursday evening, September l!Mh. In the Commercial club rooms. One feature that Is being arrang ed Is an exhibit of products of the soil, grown on granite land without Irrigation. There has been such a diversity of claims made for granite that this exhibit Is sure to attract. OF WATER IN COUNTY ARE SET I. G. Roberts vs. F. W. Capp, Ap plegate waW light. J. W. York vs. Fred Miller, Miller Creek wuter light. J. Txvohy vs. Woidlley et al. Apple gate water riaht. Grant Pass, DecemlxT ".ml. V. W. Brow n xs. Swastika Mining Co.. Jump Off Joe water right. J. C. Cochran- xs. Carrie Fry, Jump (ff Joe water light. J. Duncan vs. Columbia Grave Creek water right. Three Pines Timber Co. xs mine, Ruth Wright. Jump Off Joe water right. Three Pines Timber Co. s Wood ford and Cook, Jump Off Joe water tighr. (.rants Pa., December lih, E. G. Patton vs. Fidelia Lang, Grave Creek water right. GrunU Pus-, Dcci'inhcr (it It. H. A. Perkins vs. Ruth Ruble, Coyote Creek water right. W. C. Smith vs. W. G. Smith. Wolf Creek water tight. (.rani Pu, ! ember htli. I. K. Evans vs. Emma (1. Robin son. Gallce water right. Oriole Gold Mining Co. m. H. L. Lewis, Roky Gulch mater right J. H. Tompkins vs. Isaac Vim-en'. Rocky Gulch water right. WllliauiH, NoxeinU-r lih. RlgHow vs. Topping, Williams Creek water, right. Rigelow vs. Heard, William Creek watT right. Ira Sparlln vs. M. Sargent, Pan ther Gulch water right. C. M. Williams vs. O. 11 Fields. .Williams Creek water right . ApIeKiUe, NirveiiilwT 1 1 III. Frank Mlxter vs. Miles Agee. Car I berry fork water right. I Frank Mlxter v. W. C. Sparks, COMMERCIAL CLUB ON MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN Move members and every business anj protesslonal man a member Is the slogan of the Grants Pass Com mercial club. When H. K. Kndi assumed the chair at the regular monthly meet ing of the club Monday night, ho took advantage of the opportunity to eas his mind, ami relieve his pys tciu of some things that had been troubling him for time past. He was not mild in his expression of the thought that every man in business In Grants l'ass, and every citizen who has the welfare of (lie city at heart should enroll as a member of the Commercial organization. He al.-o wanted a campaign of advertis ing started, ami the way the mem bers present got behind to help xxita the big boost surely Hpells success. An hour was spent In getieml dis cussion of the question, the outcome being that a special meeting or ;N club was set for next Monday even ing, and' that meantime u member ship camptilgn Is to be on. Kvery business man Is to be solicited, and whether he becomes a member at this time or not, he Is urued to ho pres ent Monday evening, and assist in the discussion of how to help condi tions, business and social, In the city. It Is to be more a mass con vention of the city than a Commer cial dub meeting, though the duty of all to join the dub will b ad vanced. Tbe committee appointed by Chair man Kroh to solicit membership, and to report on the advertising proposi tion ((insists of J. II. Williams. Stanton Roxxell and M. Dunn. Secretary Makes Report, The monthly report of Secretary Qulnlan, read to the club, was as fol lows: " "Slme the last regular meeting of the club, your board of trustees has held two 'meetings, nnd given much time and thought In the Interest of the club and Grants Pass Kenernllv, and It Is felt that n decided Improve ment In local conditions will prevail In the very near future; iwlth the abundance of crops In evidence all over the valley, nnd the continued Improvement In mining condition, there Is no good reason why the cit izens of this community should not ted encouraged oxvr the future out look for Grants Puss ami vicinity If thev xxill work together. "At the last meeting of tho (dub considerable time was given to the discussion ot tbe Individuals known is Knockers, and it must be admitted ay all that Grants i ass has an oxer npply of persons who utilize every opportunity to discourage every one with whom they come In contact, an 1 in many cases discourage newcomers and prevent from setiing In ibis vl (Initv men who would be contented and make desirable residents; but beiause of the lack of experience, brains, uiergy or management of tno-e already here, who nave failed to make good as readily as they had expected, they seem to feel obligated to tell ui world of tlnir failure. "It has not In the past Improved matfen by referring to thee individ uals as knockers, undesirable and tbe like, and It I unreasonable to hope for Improvement from this method: j it would rv'cm a better method to learn the cause of the dissatisfaction and make an effort 'o show tne dls satitled parly wheiein he Is mistak en, or If. as In some lases It may be possible, the party has a real cause for (omplaint, tvi about and try to relieve and improve the condition, either of which would result In mak ing a satisfied resident of the so- called knocker. It U a pretty hard matter to find perfection In any thing, and it. Is possible some things here heed read )ust ineiit ; the read justment i an not be had, however, by alllng one another knocker or the like. It will result only through tli ge'tlng together of all the resi dents of this vldnlty, and their will ingness to work together for the Carherry Fork wair right. All the hearings tailed for Grants Pass will be held In the clrrult court room; those at Williams In the Wil liams Hall, and those at Applegate In Rose Hall. LOCAL BARTLETTS SELL AT S2.ll FIRST CAR SHIPPER RR1NGS THAT I IGl RE IX FAST. PRICE NETS GROWER $1.00 First Cr of Apples to be Shipped This Season Was Loaded Out Jjist Sunday. The first car of local Rartletts to be disposed of In the New York mar ket was sold this week at 2.U per box. This car. went out nearly three weeks ago. Mug shipped by the Pro ducers' Fruit Co. It was loaded part ly at Rogue River and theu side tracked here and the loading com pleted. The price received Is very satisfactory, taking the car as a whole, as a part of the load may not have gone at top price, and part may have sold at considerably more than the average noted above. This price will leave a net return ot about one dollar per box to the grower. No re turns have yet been had on the other cars shipped. The Producers' Fruit Co. shipped a car of Rartletts from here yesterday, to go to Los Angeles, where It has been sold. The price obtained has not been made public, Appto pick Ins has been com menced In a muall way In the val ley, the first shipment to be n car of Jonathans to be Btarted east today. This car Is from the Leonard Or chards Co. It Is expected that these early shipments will find an eager nnd profitable market. The Leonard Co. will commence harvesting; Its Spltzetihurgs Monday, nnd toward the end of the week It Is expected that the appUx picking will be well under way throughout the valley, The apple crop will be large, and the fruit of first quality. Peach picking has been delayed by reason of the ruins, and some fruit has fallen from the trees. Express shipments of EI herts Is again continuing. wii l open loiimi ST It EFT ACROSS TRACK. (From Sunday's Dally.) At a special meeting of the council yesterday It was decided to proceed in the near future with the opening of Fourth street across the railroad. Pavemejit ot some form yet to be de cided upon will extend across the Hacks. The railroad recently agreed to give right of way across Its tracks at Fourth street If tbe council would do the Improving of the crossing. The council ordered one block of Fourth street, between G and II street, from the west line of Fifth to the west line of Fourth, macadam ized, This will extend the If street paving to the city hall. common good of Giants Pass, regard- ess of cllnues, factions or divisions. Grants l'ass and the Rogue river val ley as a whole, have been especially favored by nature, and It Is time tho present residents shauld avail them selves of tin many advantage of fered. ' While every statement In our lit erature (an be substantiated, It I time to make known the fact that o llxe a life of eu.ie It Is necessary for oiii; to have some means, even In the Rogue river valley. Too many come heiv believing It U only necessary to iiciiulre some laud and with little or no ertort and n means, succeeil as some one who ha worked long tn the same result and who has been pointed to a one of the successful ranchers. "Mure attention should bo paid to securing for this vicinity resident) who are Keeking climate, once here and satisfied they will soon look tor Investment In the orchard and other Industries of the valley. Uy working In unison this result can be obtained."