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MONDAY, JANTAHY Uil, 1017. DAILY ROOUB KTVMH OOUBtXB PAGE TZSZB Chopioo Girl Farcer ; of Wisconsin Helen M. Hatch Tells How She Won the Contest Helen M. listen of Lake Geneva, WU., who. woo tli tltto of champion Ctrl fnnr of Wlsconaln at 1018 Wle comIb state fair, ha inut itory of low ahcaiu champion-girl farmer to Secretary Oliver E. Remey of the atatt fair. The story follow: Flv o'clock of th morning of Sept I aew our Mnn Junior Farmer' club on Ita way to tha Wlcontn aula fair, each one with hope, and ambltlona to return hone at tha end of the next week with many honor and prise. Knowing before wa went tho Datura at tho fair, our Linn Olrla' club made all preparatlona that would enable oa moat esally to win tha prise. Wo ob tained from the atnte department at Madlsoa the apron and rap pattern MM mm- --t Mia HKUCM M. MATCH. which waa to be uwd by all tlteao Joining la the coateete, and each girl made her own airou and rep. Our club a leo apiMilnted two glrla to go to one of the dry good atorea In Lake Genera, and tbey spent one enttro aft ernooa taking the umpire and Mine of abent 100 different kloda of cloth. Then each girl had a chance of study, lug tbeae before leaving name. Tho cloth naming cmiUfft comelated In the naming of twenty klnda f cloth. Each girt entering thla conteet went by heraelf Into an lncloeed booth aunplled with pemal and paper, with which aba wrote ilawnob name of tho piece of cloth (tinned on lb aide of the booth. There wens raunlug, 'baking and Bow ing contrail. Rack, girl waa acquired to wear a while dress, apron sad cap la both canning and baking voaleat. In tbeae oaalrata weee uiurked on our apicaraai and mr method aud facility In handling our uteuxlla and nintcrtula. Jt wna each oao'e aim to dc btf beat and tit aaont In the elmrteni time. The baking cuuittU tiimMu(t In umk Ing a Inn f ol bicml and a au (if buU Ing (MiwiU r bliKiilia. We? tied the priv- llriie of umIiik our ncn ihi'Iim or tho u furnlNlicd by Mls Amery.aiur director The blwtilt contest was bold one after noon, ami Hie neU nturiitiiu v. liml our bread linking rmutiwt. At milt elirlii of m glrla nt lb snii arat uvt-r in the amphitheater at 5 odw-k In (lie luonilng and net our brcii.l, Then, ul half prist H. we returned iiin! ntu.vcil until tz! Ilnch urn of iih hail .tie Unt of bivml which vro linked 'a the line electric oven that weiv rnriiMir I for u. The second mil i"t constated of van- iilng one cull of iHinm nui wtie ( lieaclira liy tin- ihMi motliml. The at'Wlng conti'Mli. glveu umlol tlie dlreclloim of AIIhh lloeliig, con'ttei vd of a KHinpIo of patching, or ilnrnliiR of iiinkluu a cornet cover. Thla inn text waa Mil during two ilnys. The flint, ilny lliu uniiliM of ncwliig wuic Dilute, uuil ttiu i'.u.v ww lii.kj'U bli'uil. while wnlllnu t'nr H to 'fi lliu voriipt envoi' wim iiiiiiK'inII hciihi l)ilnu Kuwril liy ImnJ, v i By titklng flint pilMi lu tlin Imllvlittml atunt In Ihp pnradp nlitcli took place nne night on tho , mop track aeveral IMilntt wore aililod to my credit All tho cluliH reiiifNutitod at Hie fair took tbolr iarl lu the pamdo. and a great deal of Inlprnat waa nmnlfcutpd lu pro ducing Hie bent ptlillilr. I rpprpaonlcil Mlaa AgrtPUlttulHt woorlnit a Uivh of alfalfu, trlniniPil Willi BiiUlctirod. I at at the foot of Uncle Ham. who leaned oi) a hayfork, and we were earrlwl auroM '1m trnck on a curt Hint waa covorod with a Inrge PnltPil Htute ling, held np tit the aldim by tlie tnembem uf our clul) who wore drena' ed aa fitrmom and hotiapwtvpa, Thp whole demgu allowed that the power and 'future of Uncle Warn depended upon agriculture. And I think wo inn all aay with neorgo WanliliiRton "thnt the vocation of ngilciilluro la tho moat ancient, inont healthful, moat honorable mid inont tmefiil oceuwttnn of man." A Supper At Sanger's ' t Br SADIE OLCOTT II " i i i i Jenny Wright waa, between the age of alxteea and twenty, the belle of Ui tillage. When Jenny waa nineteen then were area chance between Arthur rrrV and Herbert AngeU. Among the laggarda Ed D Forett abow aeemed tb pooraat " Now, Jenny bright' bunch waa con aldcred the llvelleat that bad ever been known at Huutervllle. Tney were conatantly playing prank on one an other, and never wa there a caae wherein tb craon rirtlmlied failed to take hla or ber medicine good natured ly. Then, too, there were driving, Sab lug and awliuuilng partlea lu aummer and akntlug awl coaatlng partlea lu winter. One day when they were together at their headquarter, which waa Jenny Wright' borne, on of tho boy com plained that there waa, aa he expreaa- ed It, "nothing doing," which meant that auiuaeiueuta were lacking. On of the girl propnaed that they get up a mock eloiement. The Idea caught at once, and different plana of proceed ure were auggeatrd. Uf courae Jenny tnuat be the feminine part of tb elope ment That went without aaytug. But who waa to be tb maaculln part of It? Naturally at thla point there cam a ball. Non of the girt eared to noml net a fellow to elope with Jenny. No fellow would nominate blmavlf aud cer tainly wouldn't nominate any on el. Jenny, of courae, waa not In poaltlou to cbooae. What made the matter of uiur Import wa that Arthur Perry and Herbert Angell were prewdng each ouivr m a nuta cuan rornor lavor, which waa aiiiipoavd eventually to wean her hand. When It looked aa If tb matter would have to be dropped for want of a aelection of an eloping groom Arthur retry, who Telt more confidence In hla chancre for being choaeu to be eveolu ally Jenny1 reul buaband, auggeated that Jeuuy liurnclf make the choice. but that It be kept a nee ret between ber and tb follow ah cboae till tb eloiement had taken place. Hbe waa to notify (he puny of Iter choice, and ho waa 1 uu away with ber exactly on the etroke of 0 of the town clock. At 10 the urldal party wa to meet at Sanger'a, a hotel and roadbouao at Hil ton, Ave mile dlatant, where they would aO congratulate tb bridal con pie and then alt down to n aupper. The auggmtlon wna at one adopted by an the party except Jenny, who waa finally wou over. It waa not conald red certain that ah would aelect tb man b -would cbooae for a buabaud, but tt waa auppoaed that ahe would. Sanger waa uoUtled to have a aupper ready at half paat 10 for a party of twelve am ihe evening appolutrd for the lopement, The glrla very nearly wore out Jenny, each ono teaalug ber to give tier ithe name of the proapec- tlve groom. Jenny proved to be ad' nan nt and kept her aeeret. Among tb boy a pool waa made aa to who would be choKea, with Arthur Terry favorite, Herbert Anai'll next, and a fellow named Jeralftau received odd aa dark borne. There were a few other aratterlng 1mte ou varlou fcllowa. Johnny Htrveua would have nothing to do with t iMxd'On the ground that It waa a blind same. "No follow," be aald, "cau ever lor man Intelligent oplu ton aa to what a glcl la going to do.' Tb elopement waa held up for raex by the weather, which wa atormy, and thla tended to Increaa tb bile rest In the prank to the boiling point. Even the girl got to betting caudy and flower and glove. Jenny aid she couldn't eoe wby there waa o witch excitement about a matter thnt waa all for fun. Wit ber worda had no effect to etUl the iubel. The alght o( the eloiement havbig arrived, the' wedding gucxte naaemhled at th bonne of on of the glrla, while a motorcar Mood at tb door. Bine It wa dPNlrabl that the groom should not be known before reaching Suuger'a, it had been artauged that the girl should go' together, tb boy aepnrate ly and each one by hltnielf. At bnlf pnat 0 the glrla bun tiled ihe car which wna driven by Mlaa Chwaninii, U owner, and act out for the remlexvou. On reaching Hnnger'a tlwy found nil the boji thero, and while the glrla wcr being bunded out, of tb cur by t hem up cnnie the runawiiya, Th nmaculliiu intt of the eoule wna not Perry or Angell or Jcriilgnii, . but u borne, darker tlmn tho hint iiiinieil and one who Imd nut been auaiieeted of having uny ehnneo whtttever, He wna Kdward He Konf. Ho handed Jenny out of the car with the U'arlng of pne who bud not lieen elected to enrry out a bit of fun, but with nu air of pmprlvtomblp. Wheu all hud alighted and gone Into th bo lei drawing room the boy nnd glrla advttneed to cnngratulafo the couplo. Do Koreat ralacd a band, and there wna a pntiae. "(llrl nnd followa," ho mild. "1 hove a aurprlw for yon; Tlier baa beeu uo eloppiuptit ' Jenny and I have been ctiRitgod for aotuo tlino, and with hoi' nnd my pnrenta' coiment we wcr nmi' lied at ber houia at 0 o'clock thla evening. Wo are ready to accept your congratulation at a real bride and .gaooia." ,, , 'i Tb other with great gusto began the pomp handle act Terry and Angell dually falling Into Una. Then came the memeet aupper tut over occurred at Banger. . tuffrag In Nerway. Among tb moat Important law acted by Norway tine women bar bad th vote r tha two maternity incur no law of 1U00 tnd IBIS and th 41- voro law of 1910. "nine tb women In Norway bar got tb vote," aay Ella Anker In Jua But fragll, "they have turned tnelr chief attention to their right and duties a wive and mother. Education and eo oomlc Independeuc are the baale of wo. man' freedom, but ber great! won and napplneaa will be wlfoand moth er. It I an aetoulahlug fact that la au thea centurlra, while men bar taught ua that womnu' place I In th bom, they bar neglected to prepare o for th chief dutle of our bom life.' Norwegian women bar alao given particular etrength to tb work for "ra tional botieckecplug" by tb eaUblUh ment of a nut high Khool for tb ed ucation of teacbere for tb elementary bourn-keeping achoola, to a campaign agalnat conaumiitlon and to tb rapport of the peace movement ' eiflel' Tower. The moat famon tower alnc that of Babel U tho Eiffel tower In Parte, a monument to the engineering genlu of Ouatav EiffeL Th tower of Babot waa reared la the bop that It might afford a paaaag to heaven, but th builder, w re told bt Oeneala, wer foiled by their language bung Con founded. Ouitav Eiffel had no uch amMUoo la rearing th blghMt dUlc tb world baa ever eeea. It I a tower dedicated to acleoca. Ma rearing wa on of tha greatest engineering feat of modern time and waa a reault of experiment undertake toYrov tb greateet limit to which metallic plera lu viaducts could be safely puabed. It la now tb world' nmat celebrated wlreleaa tele- grai ttlou. Eiffel tower Is 1,000 feet In height and U-ooualructod of Iron lultlce work. IJ&it taut of Irou belug uwd In Ita cob atruetlon. A ayolmu of elevator rar- rle rial tors to the lop. Unsle 8em'e Uniforms. An act of congrcea. approved March L Itni. entitled "An act to protect tlie dlKUlty aud honor uf the uniform of the United Btutea," providi-a "taut hereafter no proprietor, uuinugcr or employee of a ttivutvr or other pnVllc place of eutertatument or amuaonietit la the District of Columblu or lu auy territory, Ibe dlHtrlct of Alaska or In- atllar poatnnnloiia of the fulled States shall make or cau no to be made any llHcrimlnatlon aualnut any person tew fully wearing the uniform of the army, aavyf revenue entter aorvlce or luaelu oarps of tlie United State because of rtint uniform, end sny person making or causing to be made such dlacrtmlns don shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unlahabl by . a fine not exceeding RO0." ' ' A Curiosity ef Sound, df when rid lug lu ballmia at a height ssy, of 2,000 feet a cnerge of gancotton be fired electrically 109 feet below the car, the report though anally a loud an a caunou, sounds no snore than a pistol allot, poxHlbly partly owing to .the greater rarity of the air, tout cklofly because tlie sound, bar lug mo background to reflect It simp!)' simuls itself lu the air. Then, alwaya and an deriall condition! of atmosphere, there cnxuea absolute alleuce until tbe time for 4ho echo back from earth bss tally etonsed, whn deafening outburst of taander rises from below, rolling n oftsBifor more than half a minute. Envelopes at th Courier. This is the Book for Shrewd Investors Tells the success stories quick action , Americans how tnev're Drofitine on the vessel short agewhy the enormous demand for cargo ships can't be filled for years to come. "Money Making Facts About Motor Ships" gives you all the facts and ONLY facts. It clearlv shows world shipping conditions Americas position now and after the war. . Here, you'll get authentic data 32 pages full. None but words of authorities well known shipping experts, i Records of dividends up to 600 will cause you to see why your money is idle if not secured in ships. Copies of this book have gone to eight hun , dre'd presidents of banks and corporations. Send for yours now while you can get it. China-American Motorship Co., Inc. 611 Marvin Building, 24 California Street X' San Francisco, California or w N w n m m n Of PRACTICAL HKALTH HINT. Of W Knew Vetir Condition. ' Careful Inveaggatlon have J ahowa that tb physically per- tg feet man 1 almoat Impoaalbl to tg dud. Almoat every one who ha reached the age of thirty ha Of some Impairment or defect of bis body. H It may be only a defectiv Ml tooth or a slngl dlgeetiv dls J turbance, or It may be trouble with th kidney that will do at Tlop Into Blight' dlieas If tt 1 not attended to promptly. HI Out of 2,000 men and women examined 79 per cent wer found to have Impairments of a mora or les serious nature, while all tb remaining so per cent bad fi some defect of minor cbsrsc- tar. Are you sure yon sre pbysical- ly perfect? If you are not you bad better arrango for a careful medical examination. Llttlo de- fecta or Impairment If neglect J ed may cauae untold suffering and loss. Discover them In Urn by having your body Inspected. n m n m ' A Laaoon In Economy. Aa English commercial traveler re marked that be regretted not having left hi heavy overcoat at a railway cloakroom, a tb day wa warm and b did not think that b would need to wear It "1 wudna do that" aald a canny friend. "Why notr ssld the Englishman. "Because," said the friend. "It wud coat y a tuppence at th railway na tion an' tb bother o' gotn' there and then comln' back Were y to put It in th pawnshop for a ablllln' th tick et would cost j a bawbee and the Interest a itawnee, that would be a penny. That wud be a great aavin' these bard time." ' : LES DARCY. Australian Heavyweight In America Looking For Fight LVi CS6 t v "v-i. 'it v t Photo by Amorlcan Prraa Aaaoclatlon. of shrewd, 7 'ti .?"i ?.f. .v. 'jft..v;' ' v. ' -. 4 .J4 Classified Advertising Vst KAJLav ANOBL CAKES Phon orders to No. 110-J. i 7S7tf 8TRICTLT FANCY 8X200 AUalfa, Rd Clover, Timothy, aart04 wt atorar, Sy Or, at. Ralph Waldo Eldca, Cmtral Point, Omm. SITtf 1J6-EOO HENS for sal. I dosn Whit Leghorn puliet and hen for sal. Average record, HI to 196 egg par ben per year. Price I1J.00 Geo. P. Cramer. ISOtf WINONA B ERK8H I RES Brad sow sired to Boguelsnd's Longfellow, 1st Aged Boar ltlC Oregon Bute Fair, in pig to a winning son of Laurel Champion. Price 10.00. Winona Ranch Konte 1, A-Boz 10, Grants Pass, Or. F. R. Steel. FOR SALE Two four-year brood sows, Duroc, farrow February Each has bad two previous litters, nine and eight respectively; on pig lost in four litters. Address No. 81, ear Courier. 157 HORSE, amall and enti, good for women and children to drive, bug gy and harness for sal. B. 8. Mi hills, 110 Bridgo street 957 FOR SALE Beardless seed barley. Bos 112, No. 2 Ross .Lane,, Hed- ford, Oregon. 96S SNAP Five acre in city limits. good buildings, all cultivated, bear ing orchard, ono acre strs wherries, pumping plant, aeeded to grain. Price 11,600. One half cash. U. A. Launer. 57 FOR SALE Leather davenport. lady's bicycle, mahogany table and rocker, library table. Inquire at 421 1 street. 57 TO EXCHANGE WANTED TO TRADE My eight room bungalow on 81xth street for small plsce centrally located " or would take small country store. Will give good trade. A dress No. 87, oar Courier. 957 WHAT CITY PROPRlTY have you . to trade for good ind, part not torn, part red soil? Give ; price and full particulars. Address No. 98, care Courier. 961 TO KENT FOR RENT Six-room home, 305 street, opposite Central school; $10 per month. Inquire on premise, tt FOR RENT Cottage and barn T5.50 per month, or cottao 14. t-0 per month and earn 11 '). Vm Boag, for Anton Hellhorgci, S08 Foundry street. Grants Para. 9S9 FOR RENT OR LEASE Tracts 32 and 90 in Tokay Heights addition to Grants Pass, for 1 or S years, Write to W. R. Hsrr, 73S S. Ala bama St., Butte, Montana, and make me an offer. 961 WANTED CALIFORNIA JUNK CO. W boy all kinds of Junk, bear hides, furs, rags, brass, copper, sine,' old pap ers, magaxtnes. Call 40S South 6th Street, or phone 199. 943 LET ME DO YOUR LAND clearing by contract Address 111 a street Grants Pass, Or. - ' 945 WANTED For ox factory, steady work on planerman, three cut off men, three band sawyerj, on circular resswyer. Fruit Growers Supply Co., Hilt, Ca. 1 941tf CASH FOR FURS Before shipping. see me. I buy furs exclusively. Pay highest prices. Roy (Slim) . Allen, with Frank Bailey, corner 6th and L streets, Grants Pass. 957 WOMAN1 WOULD LIKE position aa . housekeeper for gentlemen or small family. Address P. O. , Box 343, Grunts Pass. 961 WANTED Reliable party with ref erence to take county sgency for sixteen horse power farm tractor, selling at $350 f. o. h. Chicago. Address E. C. Schults, 620 So. Oakdaie, Medford, Ore. 961 In Mourning Fo Tigara, Tus Mosu-Aml. otherwise known In Durraug aa Itagb-l-itrol. tbe tiger folk, a aitbtrlb of the lUira race. aUII regard It the correct tblug to go Into mourn ing for tweuty-four bout wheuever tiger die uear their villas. Solid food I tauooeJ. Theu at the end of th fiiat there must be a gcueral cleanup, lb Soon ami wtill being ameared lth a mud. clothes and bruxeu uteu-, nI being thoroughly cleaused lu run uiug water aud eurtheiiwar vessels that have been uaed at all being ac tually brokeu und throw u away. Ust i.v. aaml-Jal, "the water uf pc ." Is druuk and th Scab of sturluVvd fowl or pig oaten by all tha clanamen i commuuvii, . i A olanalOed sd will glv 'results ' PHTSICIANS It. 0. CLEMENT, M. D. PraeUa HmiUd to diseases of tb ye, me. no and throat Ola Sttai. Offlc boor MS, t-, or on ap pointment Offleo phon, SI; ratj dene phono S59-J. 8. LOCOHRnxue. M. D., PnyaUlaa and snrgeon. City or country call attended day or night B said ono pbon Itt; oO phono 1SS. Sixth and H. Tuff Building. 1 ' J. P. TRUAX, U. D., Physidaa and orgoon. Pkones: Oslo SSS; naV denco 114. Call nwerd at an hour. Country calls attended to. Lnndburg Building. DR. ED. BT WATER Specialist OB dlseasea of th y. oar, no and throat; glasses fitted. Offleo hoar: I to 11 a. m., 1 to S p. m. Phonos Reoldrac 21-J; office SST-I, Schmidt Bldg, Grants Pass, Or. A. A. WITHill, M. 0.. Physician and surgeoa. Office: Hall Bldg., eornsr Sixth and I streets. Phon: Offle residence 282-J. Honrs: a. m. to 4 p. m. DENTISTS E. C. MACT, D. M. D. First-etas danUctry. 109 8onth Sixta street. Grants Pass, Oregon. ATTORNEYS H. D. NORTON, Attoraey-at-law Practice in ail Stat and Federal Court. First National Bank Bldg. COLVIG ft WILLIAMS Attorn sys- st-Law Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg, Grants Pass, Or. E. 8. VAN DYKE, Attorney. PracUe In all court. First National Baarit BalldlBS,"'" EDWARD H. RICHARD, Attorn- t-Lsw. Offlc Masonic Tempi Grants Pass, Ore. W. T. MILLER, Attorney-at-Law. County attorney for Joeephla County. Offlc: 8hallhorn Bids. O. & BLANCHARD. Attorney-at-Law Grants Pas Banking Co. .Bldg. Pbon 270. Grant Pass, Or. V. A. CLEMENTS Attorney-at-Law Practice in state and federal court. . Rooms I, and S, ever Golden Rnle store. MUSICAL INSTRUCTION J. S. MACMCRRAY, teacher of vole culture and singing. Lessons gtvea at horn of pupil If requested. Ad- dress 716 Lee street 851tC JESSIE C. KNAPP Piano and voice. Chorus and choir directing. Studio residence, 614 North Second street. Phone 52S-R. 880tf DRAYAGE AND TRANSFER COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. AU kind of drayage and transfer . work carefully and promptly done. Phon 1S2-R. .Stand at freight depot A. Shade, Prop. . F. O. 1SHAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, pianos and furniture moved, packed, shipped and stored. Phoaa Clark ft Holman,, No. 50. Resi dence phone 124-k. THE WOR1J) MOVES; so do we. Bunch . Bros. Transfer Co. Phone 397-R. ASSAYER8 E. R. CROUCH Assayer, chemist metallurgist. Rooms 201-203 Pad dock Building, Grants Pass. DKCORATORg AND PAINTERS PAPERH ANQING, graining, paint ing. For the best work at lowest prices,-phone 295-J. - C O. Plant, South Park street ' ' " VKTKKINARY SURGEON DR. R. J. BESTUL; Veterinarian. Office ' in Wlnetrout Implement Bldg. Phone 11 3-J Residence Phone S05-R. , i MISCKLLANEOUS TAXTSTAND at the Mocha Cael Any where In town 10c Phone 181-R. Residence phone 24 2-L tf TLMH CARD The California and Oregon uoast ttaiiroad company Effective December 5, 1916 Tuesday and Friday. Train 1 ir. Grant Pass.. 10.00 s. m. Train 3 W. Water Creek 1.00'p. m. ' All trains leave Grants Pass trm th corner of C and Eighth streets. opposite the 8onthern,.Pnciflo depot. For all Information regarding freight and nassenaer'servlce call at sh office of the company, Pnbllo Ser vice building, or k phone 131 tor' MB. A' olirtWe 4 will Hv reiulti. 4 Th to favQiilei la th rav wIMed. Job pristtng it th Courier.