MCE IW R. DAILY R0GC1 lUTUt COCRUR TllliWDAY, DrX E.HHEll 14. 111. Y u The Bauer Piano Established 1837 With Its new ayatesn of mm. traction marks aa epoch la the dereiopraent of the upright piano, lu tone quality and tone dur ability am revelation and mark it aa the greatest upright built. i - SoM exclusively by Edc id Fto Hss STASTOX ROWKLL, Prop. JOY Tonight Only EXTRA BIG SHOW - HOBART BOSWORTH im:" . S Mr arts BEX W1LBO.V ' in "The Rider of Silhouette" S Ms acta A drama of the Canadian moan tain COMICS "HE COILDXT FOOL HIS . MOTHER-IMLAW . "THE PICXIC Price 5 and 10c. Hammered Brass At prices you can afford VASES BASKETS JARDINIERES - FERX DISHES FLOWER HOLDER HAXGIXG BASKETS SMOKING SETS We hare only a small stock bat good assortment. So come early Rogue River Hdw. Tact "How shall 1 close thl letter to llowpay "yours truly' or 'respectful- r- : "Say respectfully.' but sild, In psren. tbeses, 'far the last time.' "-Fltegende Bltetter. Pittcres are Pcecs Witto-J Words Hut they apeak many volumes of pleasure in the home. Light en your home with a picture or two from our magnificent col lection Picture Framing Ik our Nieciulty. We have the material and the innclilnery and the ability to do art little work, and the charge In ren Hotiablr. HALL'S ART STORE "The Target" PER52Nf1Li! LOCAL: Mrs. Cutis. Colby, ot Merlin, was a visitor to the city Wednesday. Christmas cards, tags and stickers st Clemens. (29 Sterling stiver novelties, 50c up t Barnes' Ulft Shop. Witt A. W. Scott went to Medtord this morning to spend several days. Fancy flowered petticoats In sll the new styles. Mrs. E. Kehkopf. 92311 R. K. Regar, of Medrord, is in the city tor a tew days transacting bus iness. Hammered Brass at Rogue River Hardware. St M. J. Anderson, who spent several days below Dunsmulr, Cal., returned to this place last night. W. B. Ager, of Merlin, was local visitor yesterday returning to Merlin last night Extra big show at the Joy. To night only. Price Bo snd 10c. 936 L. M. W'yatt returned here last night after visiting tor the past few days at points to the south. Christmas worries cured by a specialist. Barnes the Jeweler. 932tf C. D. Sanders arrived Wednesday from Crescent City and left last night for Roseburg. ' Coats at reduced prices; also wool and silk dresses. Mrs. E. Rehkopf. t'f P. B. Delano lctt last night for Portland and will spend several days at that place. This year we will be able to get candy canes for the Xmas tree at the Sugar Bowl. 928 J. R. Harvey went to Qold Hill this morning for a short business trip. He returned on train number It. Maxda lamps at Rogue River Hard ware. 894tf Mrs. Mike Oalvln arrived last night from Portland and will visit here for a short time. The Galvins hate disposed of their property here. Community silver at Rogue River Hardware. 3t Fine mixed Christmas randies at Reld's. 927 Mr. and Mrs. J. E. .Childers re turned to Hilt this morning after a few days In the city. Extra big show at the Joy. To night only. Price 5c and 10c. 926 Mr. and Mrs. J. P. DeWttt ar rived this morning from Calice and will spend several days in the city. This Is a Jowlerv Christmas. Don't miss Barnes' Gift Shop. 922tf Mrs. C. Furman spent Wednesday . In the city, leaving last evening for ' ura"x "'Km meir rarm aome her home at Merlin. M m"M below ,own- Having left You will enjoy shopping at Barnes' the clty earJ' ,n niornlnu. .-oiii-Gift Shop. 922tf pletln thelr day' wrlt hey retired B. I. Shannon, forest ranger at ,or ,he nlht "nconsclous of the Gallce. is In the cltv for a few davs ! "watcnfl1' lng" outside. Silence doing detail work at the forest sup ervisor's office. Geo. Magruder left this morning for San Francisco after spending a short time In the city. Exceptional values in box choco lates for Christmas at Reld's. 927' Joe Dean left Wednesday evening for Seattle for an Indefinite stay. He will atop for a short time In Portland and other cities en route. t No. Xmas tree will be complete without a candy cane from the Sugar Bowl at 5c each. 1 28 Mrs. Griffin, ot the Fry hotel at Merlin, visited in the city yester day with Mrs. Chas. Morrison, re turning home last night. Geo. Howe, an attorney at Cres cent City, arrived here this morning from trip to Sacramento. He left this morning by auto stage for Cres cent City. Woman's AsaoriaUon Sfretlng There will be a called meeting of the Woman's Association tonight after prayer meeting, at the Presby terian church. Royal Arch Haaons Elect The local order of the Royal Arch Masons held the annual election of officers last night. The officers for the coming year are W. W. Walker, E. H. P.; A. K. Russ, King; R. P. Davis, scribe; N. O. Clark. C. of H.; A, W, Scott, secretary and Herb ert Smith, treasurer. . Letterheads at the Courier. Envelopes at the Courier. Community Silver THE KINO WITH A no YEAH GlMltAMEE In HIIEItATOX PATHICIAX and ioriH.xvi Patterns ' Rogue River Hdwe. 'j Dance , At the Waldorf Saturday night. Knglewood Dairy The best milk, cream and Ice cream. Phone 111. tt Hlahou Stunner Cuming The Rt Rev. Walter T. Sumner, D. D bishop of Oregon, will visit Grants Vass on Sunday evening and confirm a class In St. Luke's Episcopal church on that evening at a special service at 8 o'clock. The public Is cordially Invited. Special for Christmas Pure sugar Christmas mixed 15c per lb. plain mixed. 1 ic. At the Sugar Bowl. 1 g An Early-Day Iegilat. Dan Green was in from Oalice to Granta Paa fnv th tt, ----- Grants Pass for the uast thra ev..r. Hr. Green represented Josephine! county In the state senate In ISTe. a member of the Brat legislature to meet In the present capltol. the build ing at that time being about half completed. Electric Junior Range A gift for the little girl that will last and Is more than a toy, Exact reproduction of the range for grown ups, complete with cook book and utensils. See It at the Bush Electric store. 92 Grange Electa Office rn RlnTS fS !;. i. . .......... . 1 . , ipson Jr.; assistant steward. A. J. Rm. k , GT. v? ijr, r i.rr u.mii . tary, Mrs. R. Mlhllls; gatekeeper. J. Harper; Ceres., Mrs. R. Hammond; Pomona, Mrs. E. Johnson; Flora Mrs. C. Wollerman, L. A. Steward, Miss R. Olesler; advisory council. A. J. Green. i Charivari Long Deferred It Is said all things come to him who waIU bu' 1 a lojig iume 10 w"11 v" 'or a deferred. W"-Pnnd charivari, tel. such cme to Rer- n'' Mrs. J. U Green and slumber had scarcely descended on the quiet home when pandemon ium broke loose, despite the loud FOR SALE Baled alfalfa hay and objections of the dog. After a while, beardless barley grain. Address Mr. Green appeared at the door and j R. K. Regar, It. F. D. 1, Medrord, cordially Invited the guests to enter ! Ore., or phone long distance Med and Investigate for themselves. After I ford. 927 Searching vrv nnnlr . n.4 n..MHW M . ... ... .i: : V. ' l"iFOR SALE Extra .ui,.; tuviiiBeires me ODjects 01 their visit, the bride and bridegroom, Mr. and Mrs. Aldrldge, were not there, the disgruntled party returned to their homes convinced that the best laid plans of mice and men (and charivari parUes) sometimes" fall. Mr. and Mrs. Aldrldge had not left the city and. a faulty telephone mes sage had been responsible for the rest. But Mr. and Mrs. Green had at last been honored with a char irart COMING EVKNTII 4 Dec. 15, Friday Meeting or Jose phine County Legislative club for women at the horns of Mrs. W. P. Counts, 741, South Sixth street. Dee. II, Saturday Children's story honr at the public library at 10:30. Miss Ruby Best, lesder. Dec. 1(, Saturday, Bazar by ladles of the Christian church In Public Service building. Cooked food and fancy articles. PEARLS LOST to the value of auo.OttO. Sea how they were recovered (Ity DonuM llrlan, In Hie I'arfl. mount ft'Hture comedy, "The HmiiKKlent" tonight Friday and Saturday nights, thn Paramount feature, "Htolen (JimiiIn," wllli nn all-alar cast, Including Cle Itldgely, Blanche Hweel, House Peters and Then, (lore ItolicrtA, Star Theatre PAINTINGS BY REV. HE FOR EXHIBIT At the request or the Arts and Crafts society, Rev, Melville T, Wire will exhibit some ot his oil paintings and sketches with the reg ular exhibit of the society to be held Saturday afternoon and evening at Guild hall. Mr. Wire has been an enthusias tic laudscape pajnter in oils for some years. Most of his pictures are small and are painted out-of-doors directly from nature. They are us ually finished at one sitting. ' Ills style of brush-work has been said by art critli-s to he midway between the old and the new style of painting. Mr. Wire has been a member ot the Society of Oregon Artists snd the Mutual Art Association, both of Port land. He haa exhibited canvases at several exhibits of these societies and also has had the honor of having pictures hung at two exhibitions of Ilhe Portland Art Association Thr of th ,c,,,r Wo,ch hoB on 8urlay were exhlblt- ,n ,n room or IB uron building at the Panama-Pacific fair. and were highly praised by Allen Eaton. In charge of the art depart ment. Among the number also trill I0 towi t""I that were painted , ,n th "Mnlty of Orants Pass. CENTRAL MEXICAN. (Continued on Page 3) Vcnad l'n hour f"ln t0 cclt fll currency. i ,.a ..... ' Sanitary conditions In Guanajua- : - r ond -rr p'on"- unable to secure clothes, wear grass , ... . . .1 , ... 1 avl n o Im tl Jl. I I. I with cords, "Sisters In the convent there were taken by government soldiers to a fate worse than death. The wonder ful church of Guadalupe was sacked XEW TOIHY " TCLASSIPIEb AD R ATES I & cords, two Issues, 25c: six Issues. Me; one month, 11.50, when psld In advance. When not paid In advance, to per Una per lssus.) SEASONED DRY MILLWOOD for sale at $2.00 per tier. Plume 312-J. 931 FOR SALE 150 or more Edison cylinder records at $1.50 per box, 28 in a box. Inquire at 916 Wash ington Blvd. 931 fancy Spitsen- berg apples, wrapped in paper and boxed. Just the thing to send your friends for Christmas. $1.25 per box. K. Hainmerbacher, phone 608-F-23, R. F. D. i. 931 LOST Tuesday, bunch of keys. Finder please return to No. 3331, care Courier. 926 HATS! HATS! HATS Only f l.tiO at 407 North Sixth str:. We're .here for business. Mrs. H. E. Burton. 931 BIJOU TONIGHT An unusually strong , Triangle photoplay program Wilfred Lucas aa "Billy Austin" and Bessie Love as "Little Nettle" And an unparalleled aupitwrting nut Including MAKV ALDEX, RALPH LEWIS, EIGENE, PALETTE, JAM EH O'HHEA in "Hcll-lo-Pay Austin" A thrilling and beautiful story in magnificent settings of the Canadian Xorthwewt. A two act Keystone comedy "HIS LYING HEART" la a sure fire laugh fur HO minutes 7ash2 All Dene Think of It Madam! Waahlnff daaa In an hnur or tvriv washboard-no sweating over That's the story In 90,000 homes today where they use tht br Electric Washing Machine the Washing Machine with the AtaliNg ami the Automatic Elcwrle Wringer. Hold on eay payment. Make It the story In your home. Get rid of that wsshdsy drudgery Banish the tub and the washboard. Let the Thor do the waahlug. It will eleaa the clothes better than you or a servant van and will be through early Only 2 cents for current tor an hour and the saving on clothes more thans pays It. Just the thing for a Christmas present. , v URKAT SPECIAL Ofr'KKH We are making a great special offer now on the Thor. You ought to let na tell you about It. Anybody can have a Thor Washing Machine now. Come In. Do this today or tomorrow sure. See the wonderful Thor Kleclrle Suction Cleaner, also. Rogue River Hardware Friday Only Floor ...... $1.65 13 lbs. Grants Pass Sugar . 1.00 4 lbs. Popcorn . . , 25c 3 cans Spices-assorted . 25c Citrons -large size ' . . 20c Pearline-Iarge size . . 20c Schallhorn's Grocery Odd 1'Yllows IJlock and converted Into a bull ring and j dance hall by the troops." In a sworn statement, the mining man charged that the government troops had appropriated 25 carloads of corn sent by the Red Cross to famine sufferers. He also said that the governor of Guanajuato controll ed the food suddIv and sold corn at three dollars and a half per bushel, j The United States authorities . W have bought the stock of " Bugar , This wood was cut from sound SEASDhED la therefore well seasoned ana in gooa condition to burn We will deliver promptly to any part of the city at the following prices t ) Pine chunks, per tier . . $2.00 Fit chunks, per tier . . 2.25 Kitchen wood 25c per tier higher. Mill wood, mostly fir, per tier . 2.00 ' . Terms, rah on delivery , WE (jrAUAXIEK THE MEAHl'HE and hope by Mpinre fl.nlliu mid courteous treatment to merit your palropnge Grants Pass Wood Co. Offlce In Heath ami Herman's real estate office, 101 South HUlh street iat k-- i . PHONH SO Before 10 o'clock ' ml nn niM.in. .r ..t,h.. iiu a steaming tub no wear on your , -Tiv would not reveal the name of the mining man who niudevthe affidavit, stating that he Intended to return to Mexico later and the use of his name might result In complication with the Mexican government. , Mrs. A. D. Knight was called to Eugene last night by the serious Ill ness of her brother. wood owned by the Utah-Idaho Company " 1700D green Umber several months ago sad J, i-