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81' N DAY, AUGUST 18, 1010 DAILY ROGUE RIVER COURTER Copyright HI Ttwrtrtan Advertisers, Bos tl The Picture Tells WOOD CAL WILLIAMS WOOD COAL YARD Yard Phone H7-R Res. Phone 376-T Everything of Merit la . . CO.NCIUCTB PRODUCTS Orefloa Cenwnt (tower Pipe TU Co. tCCCESC Try, ALPINE ICK CREAM It's the Best Cold Btorge Co. P. P. Blroherd Prop. Phone 393 New and laed . FURNITURE t Right Prices Manuel tt llottoa 304 South Ith TemuStricUjrCMb But see what cms will do bar , PEOPLE'S MEAT MARKET 400 South 6ta St DU.V.U. INGRAM Chiropractor All diseases suc cessfully .treated without the kalta. Office Hours 10-11 and 1-8 -Phono 7 - GRANTS PASS DOTTLora WORKS Mfg Of Country Club Qlngerele, A full Uaa of Soda and Soft Drlnka, Phone 138-J ALPINE UUTTKR Made In Qranta Paas Freh Dally . ROGUE VALLEY CREAMERY , MTCJIITSKY'S FORCtS PCRSl K At'tJTRIANS Petrograd. Aug. 12. General Let chltsky'l forces have crowed the Zlota BlstrlUa river near Stanlslau In their pursuit of the retreating Aua triana and the Ctarna RlHtrlUa river In the reRlon of Nadvorna. 22 miles aouthenst of Stanlslau, It was of ficially announced today. ' w eam7 I Coos Bay Country ' invites the world to celebrate the coming of the railroad. Hospitality Is ' the Keynote of this celebration. v PROGRAM, North Dend Day ' Antf. 84Ut Band Concerts Speaking Cereraonles4)edlcatlon Simpson Park Street - Carnival Water Sports Parades Driving Goldensplke Coos County Day ...... . . Aug. 86th Trips by rail and boat to Coqullle, Bandon, Myrtle Point, Powers, Coos Bay, Mussel Reef, Sunset Bay, Cape Arago. Sea food "nner, at Charleston Bay. Fishing at Lakeside Launch trips on Coos Bay MnrsKHeld Day ' Aug. aath ' , Industrial ,' Parade Water 8ports Auto - Raolng Illuminated Launch Parades-Fireworks Dancing aiorss Racing. ' " I)W ROUND TRIP FARFJ9 On Sale Aug. 81 to 26 Inc. Return limit Aug. 81 ' ' ' Ask local agent Jolin M. Scott, Gen. Pass. Agt. Portland, Oregon SPEAKER LEADS LEAGUE BATTERS New York. Am. 12.Trl Sneaker still lead the American league bat- ters today, but with Ty Cobb begin- nlng to run up closely on his beels and threatening to pass the .360 mark. Speaker Is slugging at a .389 clip, averages compiled today and In cluding tames uu to Aug. 9. show. Cobb has an even .SCO and Joe Jack son l hot after Ty with .341. In the National. McCarty of Brook lyn, tops the list with an average of 393 for 40 games. Robertson of New York In 91 games hit .385 with Daubert, In 94 games', sticking at a .828 clip. 'Veteran Hans Wagner Is over the .300 mark as usual and In 89 games has hit .817. lienny Kauff la hitting .264. Runnel of the White Sox Is the heavy working pitcher of the Amer ican league. He has started In 43 games for an average of .632. Bo land of Detroit, with 35 games, has an average of ,700 Huches of Boston, with 31 games, and an average of .750, la the Na tional league leader. Vaughn of the Cubs has worked the same number or tainee for an averaae of .500. Mea dows of the Cardinals has started In 84 games for an average of .429. ' Alexander of the Phillies holds an average of .724 for SO games. I FRTJITDALE j Mr. Dorkln. of Arlaona, spent sev eral days with his friend, H. , H. Wardrlp Annie Nellsen and Mildred Ham ilton were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weber In Grants Pass Sunday. ft. f X Fred , Carpenter 'received a pain ful rut on the head Monday, the axe he waa using becoming entangled With the clothesline, Inflicting a scalp wound. Work was bexun on Tuesday for . ..,.11 AM Ik. mfiAiil ffrnnnHl livn urti vu wvmw. ......- and It Is hoped that an abundant, supply of , good water may be hadt before the term opens in sepiemoer. Mr. and Mrs. Alonso Jones and. danchter who have been staying at' - th C Drlntmavnp ininn alnca their ... -. .. - - fire last Friday, have erected a couple of tents and are once more at their own' ranch. fMr.'Joncs 1s making arrangements to ; build a bungalow very soon to replace his bouse which., with the furnishings, was completely destroyed by the Are. A psrty of Frultdale residents left WoiinwiiU mornina for a trio to the caves, expecting to return home Sun- (day. The members of the party In clude Mr. and Mrs. Pat Slattery, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Brletmayer and son, Roland, Mr. ana sirs., r ioreu Breltmsyer. Ruth, William and Mar guerite, reitmayer, Mary Oakes, Es telle Oaks.. Olga Strcnd and D. C. Hefley. " Boost for COOS The Greatest Celebration in Yeari CITY RILLS PAID At tbo meeting of the city council lield August 3. 1916, the financial committee reported favorably upon the following claim against the city and the aame were allowed br the council and warrants ordered drawn on the treasurer for the several amounts as follows: II. H. Bailer, salary... II. D. Norton, salary... 1100.00 25.00 20.00 88.20 O. P. Jester, salary .... Rogue River Courier, pub lishing and printing .......... C. II. Demaray, office sup Ilea C. E. Mda'ne, salary............ 3.95 75.00 65.00 8.00 80.00 60.00 .21,25 11.26 11.25 1.25 5.88 5.00 2.25 C. A. Wlble, salary W. 8. Maxwell, auto hire A. K. Cass, salary , Noble T. Rest, salary..... 3ott Hamilton, fire assis tant Orants Psss Fire Dept. vol unteers ,......... .'. Grants Pass Fire Dept., vol unteers Grants Pass Fire Dept., vol unteers . Standard Oil Co.. gasoline.... A. G. Long, fire extinguisher F. B. Oldlng, batteries re charged .. Schallhorn Grocery, oil 1.45 Grants Pass Fire Dept., freight and drayage on chemicals ....... R, A. Dean, salary.....,.,., .. F, I Coon, salary teamster.. .40 80.00 60.00 15.00 10.40 2.00 5.15 47.50 45.00 8.00 9.50 Burkhalter k ' Haberman, feed . .... . James Trimble, repairs.. P. T. Blrchard, barn rent Jewell Hardware Co., ma terial Tom I-arion, labor Luke Lilly, labor F. O. Wilcox, labor Albert Williams, labor k sprinkling streets . ..... Williams Wood k Coal Co., . coal . 1.80 W II. Black, street cleaning A 29.00 Tetberow Sheet Metal Works, repairs ...... Rogue River Hardware Co., repairs , R. C. 8tretchberry, burning 7.80 ,60 ' gfeSS grass 6.00 M d p Barns.. librarian Miary, for July ......... 50,00 Maude F Barnei) jjbrarLn., ,aUry for AagU8t (vtcjl. lnn . u.i, n...x . Ult VUV'HRU VJf...... r. . . r. . . .. 25.00 iterain iTffftpnrr. .iinnnv tAP. vices at library .. 7.00 68.28 22.69 6.27 5.00 C. H. Demaray; books Democrat 'Printing Co., sup plies for library .. ,..... Gaylosd Bros., supplies for . library :. Dodd, Mead k Co.. Install ment on books Joseph . Martellettl, park supt, salary .., 75.00 Rogue River Hardware Co., material 4.27 1.65 .45 80.34 31.50 15.00 Jewell Hardware Co., mat erial ;....... . Rogue River Hardware Co. material Rogue River Water Co., water for parks .. ......... California-Oregon Power Co., Power for park U L. Perktns, janitor services Wm. Hammett labor and material 7.75 Rogue River Hardware Co., material 3.78 Rogue River Water Co., water 237.68 California-Oregon Power Co.; Hghta 414.93 Oregon Gas k Eleotrlo Co., lights . Oregon Gas & Electric Co., lights 3.93 3.06 Portland, Aug. 18. Today's mar ket quointhns were: Wheat Club, U2j bluestem, 117. Oats No. 1. white feed, 28.00. Barley--Feed, 30.00. ' " HogsBest .live, 9.75. ' Pr ; e,seers, 7.00; fancy cuw, 6.00; beat calves 7.60 Spring In nibs, 8.25. EuUer City creamery, 30, coun try, ST. j Eggs Selected local extrai. 30 & :32. ... Hens, 15; broilers, 16 & 17;, geese 10' 11, ' Copper 28. . ; " Job printing of every description at the Courier office. CHICHESTER S PILLS TV . TM 1 IAMN BBSN77 V r - " a-TTwaT! tiwy rt filling SOID BY DRt'GQISTS tVERYWMEKt PORTLAND MARKETS Classified Adlverfeing' 'SWMSsassBMsswasMiSM - FOH SAL FOR SALEVRcgistered j Guernsey balls from high producing cows River Banks Farm, R. I, Orants Pass, Ore, 764tf FOR BALE Three-ton Valla auto truck. The price Is right Leonard Orchards Company, Grant Pus, Ore. '754tf REGISTERED HOL8TEIN hull calf, born May 32, 1916. . Sirs, Clove. Idge Segla Korndyke, Advanced Registry backing. Dam, Pomona Hengerveld Doo. Fine Individual. . Price reasonable. F. R. Steal, Winona Ranch, Route 1. , 756tf ANGEL CAKES Phona orders to No. 190-J. 787tf A BARGAIN 1 will Sell for 12.000 cash section 24, T..37 S., R. 7 W., 160 acres. Clear title. , Mrs. E, O. Herlng. 1622 W. Monroe St, Pboenlx, Arizona. 827 FOR SALE Work horse. B, S. Mlhllls, Hill road, two and a half miles west of town. 822 FOR SALE OR TRADE One fine team, wagon, harness, and farm implements, for Grants Pass prop erty. 611 South 8th Street 823 STUDEBAXEit light truck for .sale Inquire Sugar Co. office. . 823 1850 BUYS 40 ACRES Deer Creek bottom land,vone acre cleared, bal ance timber, probably 6000 cedar ' posts, four-room house, fenced quarter mile from Selma depot P. E. Gerould, Selma. - , 826 BARTLETT PEARS The very best grade, second and third. Prices according to grade. Delivered. Phone 602-F-ll. 821 FOR SALE Gray mare, gentle, 9 . years old, good top buggy and har ness, 10x12 tent and camp outfit, reasonable price. Inquire at Grants Pass Livery Stable. 822 FOR SALE Will give bargain In a 5 passenger Maxwell If sold at once, A. J. Green, Phone 614-F-2 WANTED WANTED Two donkeys, must be cheap, for cash, and broke to ride or pack. Might consider ponies. F. L. McGrew, 323 C Street, Grants Pass. 823 JAPANESE, middle aged, good work er, wants any kind of a job by day or hour. Must be permanent; will do anything. Another man wants steady job as cook or porter and four others wants job picking fruit anywhere: S. Sawada. 825 TO RENT MODERN FIVE-ROOM . HOUSE for rent at 727 North Fifth street. Sleeping porch, bath, hot and cold water and gas, electric lighted, 8,000 feet fenced, for poultry, and woodshed large enough for cow. Key at 421 Evelyn. 795tt SMALL FURNISHED HOUSE and sleeping tent for rent. Telephone 235-R. 816tf HAVE ROOM 24x40 feet, will sub divide to suit tenant Into suite of two or three rooms, steam heat, water, janitor service. Rent $20. per month. Geo. E. Lundburg.823 FURNISHED 8 -room bungalow for rent V. A. Clements, . Golden Rule Building. Phone 265-R. 824 MISCELLANEOUS CRTSTAL SPRINGS water .put up In 6-gallon glass jars and delivered at your door, fresh, pure, sanitary. Telephone 292-R and water wagon will call. . . PAINTING, papering, tinting and decorating. Clean, expert workman. Prices reasonable; no charge for estimates. Square deal to all. John Courtney, 239 West I street. Phone 217-L. 824 INVENTS LIFE BUOY ; SUITABLE FOR CRUISING Portland, Aug. 13. Work was practically completed today on the first huge newly invented life buoy constructed by, A. A. Unruh of Port- jground north of Posleres recently cap land. Ha OYnaMa It HltArt.i..j i . . . .. land. He expects It to eliminate nearly all. danger of loss of life' In sea disasters. The buoy Is a monster cone-shaped affair, with a conning tofer. It has portholes, food storage rooms, elec tric, batteries and seats for 75 per sons. Carried on a steamer deck, l occupies three feet of space, this be ing Its diameter at the base. Unruh believes his device can live In any sea; and that 76 shipwrecked persons can rematn In It three weeks wlthou discomfort and with plenty to eat and drink. 1 ' TIME CARD The California and Oregon uoasi ttaiiroaa uoxnpany (To Oregon Caves Roata) , Effective Monday, May 1, 1916. Train 1 Iv. Grants Paas 7; 00 1 Arrive! Witara rrautlr a no Train 4 lr. Waters Creek '&-oo n m arrjres urant Pass. 6:00 p.m. ; , Daily except guaday. All trains leave Grants Pass from me corner or a and Kih; atnytta. opposlte the Southern Pacific depot For all Information regarding freight and paaaanger service call at the office of the company. Public Ser vice building, or phone 131 for aame. . :,' Train Will Stoo on fla at an point Between . Orants Paas Water Creek. Pn--- trri every aa la the week. TAGGERT TAKES 1AT0R TO TASK Washington, Aug. 12. Tom Tag- gert of Indiana told the senate to day, after a membership of but a few weeks, Just what be thought of It. Though giving It full credit for pas sage of legislation favored by Presi dent Wilson, he rapped . its failure to attain business economy, mucked raked its rivers and harbors and pub- lie building bills, as "pork" measures, and declared for a budget system of national appropriations. Old time senators stared at the pre sumption of a new comer tearing strenuously into fixed senatorial hab its. ,. Many of them left their seats. But none Interrupted. ... "Instead of squandering money in catching cattle ticks, killing coyotes, poisoning ground squirrels, doctoring wild ducks, treating goats suffering from Malta fever. Bending nninn iphIi to folks wbo want a front garden and squash seeds to folks who want car rots and turnips, let's get down to bed-rock economy," Senator Taggert said. .. .. , ; : .' , ' "Or If congress has a fixed deter mination to increase appropriations, would it not be better to apply this money to helping farmers get inten sive agricultural training or city boys to learn good mechanical trades?" Taggert read 'a list of towns where public building appropriations au thorized In a bill now pending aver aged front $1.25 to 314.55 for each inhabitant He said $20,000,000 too much was appropriated this year for rivers and horbors. He declared for. Tariff commissions; dyestuff tar iff:' United States aid to state roads; merchant marine: develoolne South Amerlean trade; flood control on the Inland rivers; preparedness; a gov ernment nitrate plant and v a bond issue to help preparedness. 4 PORTLAND MAX FAILS IN " ' ATTK.1PT AT SUICIDE Portland. Aug. 12. Shirley, B. Everett, of Boston, was still alive today after slashing his wrists and jumping from the fifth story of the Hoyt hotel in an attempt at sniclde. He told a friend that he was disap pointed In love. The man cut his wrists with a piece of glass In his room. Then he walked through the hallway, leaving a trail of blood and jumped , through . the window. He crashed Into a skylight, pluusi'cg through and alighting on the street. Surgeons said no bones were broken. Everett registered from 40 Plea sant street, Waltham. Mass. He told acquaintances that his family was wealthy, and. that his parents lived In Boston. He Is believed to have a brother. . C. Everett of Water- town, Mass., at present In Los An geles. GERMANS FAIL IS ; ASSAULT NEAR POZIKRES London, Aug. 12. The Germans last night made futile attempts to recapture tne trenches and high tiired by the Australians, General Halg reported this afternoon. .The Teutons suffered considerable losses. t . ; . ' , ., Cl'BAN SLITGOKR TO ; JOIN FRLSOO SKALS ' : ; : i San Francisco', Aug. 12. To help bolster up the Seals batting. Outfield er Jacinto Calvo, a: Cuban, will Join the club In a few days, Manager Wol verton announced today. Calvo waa purohased from the Vancouver 'North western league club. He Is a slugger. uEI PHYSICIANS L. O. CLEMENT, U. D. Practice limited to dlaeasea of the eye, ear, nose and throat Classes fitted. Office hours 9-U, 2-6, or oa 19. polntment Office phone, 62; resi dence phone 369-J. S. LOUGHRIDGB, M. D., Physician and surgeon. City or country calls attended day or night Residence phona 3(9; office phona 183. Sixth and H. Tuffs Bldg. . P. Truax, M. D., Physician and surgeon. Phones; Office 125; resi dence 324. Calls answered at all houra.1 Country calls attended to, Lundburg Bldg.' DR. ED. BT WATER Specialist om diseases of aye ear, bom and throat; glasses fitted. Office hoars: 9 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 p. m. Phoaaa: Residence 234-J; office 25T-J, Schmidt Bldg, Grants Pass, Or. A. A. WITHAM, M. D-, iphyslclan and Surgeon. Office: Hall Bldg., corn er Sixth and I streets. Phones: Office 116; residence 282-J. Bonn a. m. to p. m. DR. H. WARREN NICE, Osteopathia Physician. Chronic and nervous diseases specialty. Rooms 1 and J, Lundburg Bldg., opposite post office; phone 149-B, Residence.' Colonial hotel; phone 167-J. : DENTISTS E. C. MACT. D M n mrwtmm dentistry. 109 H South Sixth street. Grants Pass Ore. BERT B, ELLIOTT, D. M. D. Mod ern dental work. - Marguerite EL Elliott, dental assistant Rooms 4 and 6, Golden Rule Bldg. Grant Paas, Ore. Phone 265-J. ATTORNEYS H. D. NORTON. Attnmi.T-.t.T Practice in all State and Federal Courts. First National Bank Bldg. COLVIG k WILLIAMS Attornsva. at Law, Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg, Grants, Paas, Ora. y ? i - E. S. VAN DYKE, Attorney. PracUce in ail courts. First National Bank Bldg. X.ii u i'.M . .v ,iv EDWARD H. RICHARD, Attorney- at-La w. Office ; Masonic Temple, Grants Pass, Ore. , v . W. T. MILLER. AttannvM.l jtm County attorney 1 for Josephlna County. "Office: Schallhorn Bldg. k). S. BLANCHARD, Attorney-at-Law. Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg. Phone 270. Grants Pass, Ore. V. A. CLEMENTS Attorney-at-Law, practice In state and federal courts. Rooms 2 and 3, over Golden Rule store. K MUSICAL INSTRUCTION VIOLIN INSTRUCTION Franco: Belgian school of violin Slaying. E. R. Lawrence216 I street DRAYAGE AND TRANSFER COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. All kinds of drayage and transfer work carefully and promptly done. Phone 132-R. stand at ' freight -depot -A. Shade, Propr. 4 F. G. 1SHAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, pianos and furniture moved, packed, shipped and stored. Phona Clark & Holman, No. 50. Resi dence phone 124-R. THE WORLD MOVES; so do - we. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone 15-R. w. ,r LODGES GRANTS PASS Lodge No. 84 A. F. A. M. Stated Communlca- j tions 1st and 3d Tuesdays.! Visiting brethren cordially ' Invited. A. K. Cass, W. M. : Ed. G. Harris, secretary. . GOLDEN RULE LODGE, NO. 78. 1. O. O. F., meets every Wed jf j nesday evening In I. O. O. Vw F. hall, corner th mnA vt ' Sts. Visiting Odd Fellows cordially; invuea to be present. Emll Gebers, T N. P.; Clyde Martin, Secretary. r VETERINARY SURGEON DR. R. J. BBSTUL, Veterinarian. Office In Wlnetrout Implement Bldg. Phone 11 8-J: Resldenca Phone 305R. PAPBRHANGINO, graining,: paint-! tng. For the best Work at lowest prices phone 295-J. C. O. Plant. South Park street ASSAYGRS E. R. CROUCH ... k netathirglst. Roms 201-203 Pad dock Bunding. Grants J!,.n,,..v-.'