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PAGE TOVIt. DAItt ROGCB MVUt COURIER THI'IUUMT, APnil. t ". rant Nobt Grands Own The Pact Noble Qrandi club will meet t the horn of Mr. J. 0. Smith, f OS L street, Friday afternoon t ! o'olock. NoogUw Fairbanks the sensation of the This Gire&t Sale Will Soon End sapportcd iby Constance TalnMdge and all-star Trlaautle , la "The MMi-inanUc," tonight and Friday, Star theater. CaaUta to lie bHtl Ths choir of Newman M. R. church will repeat the oantata given Baiter td hi ( oa the coming Sunday evening. 1. ! LOCAL : Frank Thompson, of Merlin, spent Wednesday attending to business In the dry. ; 1 Jf. A. Pittenger left this morning for Santa Barbara, where he will re main Indefinitely. Eugene WrlKht Is spending a few dan visltiu with his son, Ray Wright, at Rosebnrg. B. P. Anthony was a local visitor yesterday from Roeefcurg. returning to his home last night. I. A. Roble spent a short time vis iting with friends In Medford. return ing here this morning. S. I. Renshaw left today for En gene and will visit there with friends for the next few weeks. M. P. fnman, of the Greenback mine, spent a few days in the city, returning to the mine this morning. W. J. MUler, who has been visit ing for the past week with friends at Williams, left last night for Salem and Dallas. Mrs. R. K. Hackett returned last night from San Francisco, where she has been visiting for the past few weeks. Chicken pie supper at W. O. W. hall Thursday. April IS. 33 Alex Nlbley left yesterday for In dependence, where a large number of acre of beets are being grown this year for the local sugar factory. Miss Emma Robinson, who has mining interests at Galice, was In the etty yesterday. Miss Robinson left last night for Portland to spend a few days. Elmer Costello and Seth 'Blake pent Wednesday In the city visiting with friends. They joined the car load of boys bound for San Fran- training station. Saturday Is Chaplin flay. 99Uf John Hampshire went to Portland last night to spend a fer days. C. H. Coombs, of Placer, Is stop ping for a short time at the Omnia Pass hotel. R. B. Miller, of Portland, is spend ing a few days1 visiting In the ctty. He is stopping at the Josephine. George Andrews, of Medford, spent the day attending to business In the city. He is here In connection with the New York Symphony orchestra. R. R. Bravlnder returned this morning from Corvallls. where he spent several weeks. Mr. Bravlnder Is a member of the officers' reserve corps and will leave rn a few days. J. A. Churchill, state superinten dent of public instruction, slopped off in the city today on his way south. He spent the morning vis iting the different schools. Mrs. T. P. Cramer left this morn ing for Corvallls where she will spend a few days with her son. Ted, who has Joined the officer's reserve. Miss Jeanette Cramer will leave for that etty tonight W. C. T. V. Meeting Friday . There will be a regular meeting of the W. C. T. I', at the home of Mrs. Graham, on North Sixth street, tomorrow afternoon at 1:30, All members are requested to be present. Car of .Maxwell Arrlv A carload of Marwell automobile was unloaded today by the local agency. Six touring cars were In cluded In the shipment. Funeral Saturday Forenoon The funeral of J. G. Cogeshall will be held Saturday forenoon, at 10 o'clock, from the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. Alex Brown, 303 Hootli street. Internment at Granite Hill cemetery. Coining to tirant The Chamber of Commerce has re ceived letters from three families with which It has been In correspon dence, stating that they will reach this city during April or May to make their future home. Much of the cor respondence coming to the Chamber Indicates that the exceptionally sev ere winter Just experienced by the mlddlo west and Atlantic roast states, has turned the minds of many to this section. "Pauline" Last Night A fair sized audience greeted the 30 or more who took part In the comic operetta "Pauline," or "An Eventful Day." at the opera house last night There was no plot but the title gave opportunity for the appearance of groupes of local sing ers, some of them appearing in cos tume, and all giving a good account of themselves. The show was given under the direction of Mrs. Knapp for the benefit of St. Luke's cnurcn and the High School orchestra, the orchestra furnishing music for the occasion. Pauline will be repeated tonight Come From rvxvnt City Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Super arrived In the city yesterday, driving a Chal mers 30, the first car to make the trip over the mountains from Cres cent City. Mr. and Mrs. Super are on their way to Portland from their home at Los Angeles. They report that the road on the California side Is the worst traveling, the roads from the summit to this city being In good condition. The road from Selma to this city is said to be In excellent condition. BIJOU Theatre TONIGHT "v -111 ;;.;; r "-1 1 r - ff ! . I -i r I L v TV' vZS H ma : 1 1 . -j Mai V'.'- :4 KXTKA SPKCIAIi AX AUTISTIC VAUDEVILLE By the Choir Girls Henloriu Sanchea Hpaiiisli-Eirypllim Dsmer .1)AH HOW A HI) Dramatic Hpraiio .;,'X t. OtaMiKh Weather Station ' While In Medford yesterday. BenJ. C. Sheldon, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, arranged with the rep resentatives of the United States weather bureau for the erection of two weather stations In the fruit growing sections near this city. One night's frost last spring coat this section many carloads of fruit, and orchardtots are proposing to make a study of frost conditions with a view of combatting this loss by up-to-date, scientific means. Mr. Sheldon se cured the co-operation of the weather bureau In the frost survey work which is being conducted In Jackson county, now in Its fourth year. Josephine's New limner Josephine county Is the recipient of a beautiful silken banner which Is now displayed In the circuit court room whenever a new citizen of the United States Is In the making. Tho banner Is the gift of the Sons of the American Revolution, and one Is given to each county for use In Its court room when foreign-born citi zens are toeing naturalised. Formal presentation of the flag will be made at the time the new court house Is dedicated late In the summer. A classified sd will atve results. N-EW TOIMY ANGELA MAY OOXTRAIrO CHARACTER CHANGES A Big' Double Show A 5-rvel Feature "Arms and the Women" With MA KV XAHH as Htar Admission ic; Children life THH CALDWFMX Special Performance Friday Afternoon at 4 p. m. (CLASSIFIED Al) RATES. 25 words, two issues, zrr; six Issues, 50c; one month. 31.50, when paid In advance. When not paid in advance, 6c per line per Issue.) FOR RENT 8-room house North Tth street, electric lights and bath, good barn, one acre land, good garden land, berries, 312.50 per month. Inquire at 832 North 7th, or see S. J. T.ylor. 33 FOR BALK One mahogany bed room suite, one oak sideboard, oak hook case, two oak rockers, seed potatoes. Mrs. P. C. Bosnia, Fruit dale, phone 603-F-3. 31 PASTURAGE for all kinds of live stock. For particulars phone S01-R-1. 31 ROYAL Bronze turkey eggs for sale. Inquire Mrs. A. H. Eddy, Rd. No, 2. 28 DRY -SLAB wood. Phone I37-R, Williams Wood Yard. S6tf Typewriters and Repairs Mclntyre's Garage DM South Sixth Street Come now and buy for less, while the opportunity is here. Prices are advancing everywhere at mill and factory, but we are going to keep prices down as long as we can, for we have hundreds of dollars yet to raise for the Baron estate. We must make quick sales and raise the money. Dpn't delay-come and get your share of these wonderful bargains. Every Article' Genuinely Reduced! Any $20.00 Wonder Suit v Styles for Men and Young Men $14.80 Any $15.00 Wonder Suit Styles for Men and Young Men $10.80 To $25 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits, $10.80! Every pair of Dress or Work Shoes Sacrificed! Every piece of Men's Underwear is Reduced! Every Dress or Work Shirt in Stock Reduced! Every Fine Hat in the Store is Cut in Price! A Festival of Rare Bargains! Deal Miss It! Wonder 'Stores Co Grants Pass, Oregon. W. R. O. WUI Met Oeneral Logan Woman's Relief Corps will hold. their regular semi monthly meeting Saturday afternoon in the W. O. W. hall on South Sixth street. After initiation and at the close of tooth the O. A. R. and W. R. C. a picnic lunch will be served by the every-member ossket committee. The president requests a targe mem bership attendance. All Civil war vetrans amd visiting members of both organizations, who may be In the city are cordially Invited to be present. Verdict Kor Southern Pacific The Jury In the case of Harrctt vs. the Southern Pacific railroad com pany returned a verdict In fnvor of the defendant late Wednesday after noon. The action was one for xr sonal damages alleged resulting from a collision between a freight train upon the defendant's track and an Lauto driven by Mr. Barrett, u year ago, near Hugo. A like case, grow ing out of the same accident, brought by the estate of C. U Dlllen, who was killed In the collision, resulted In s verdict for the plaintiff, a judgment for $7, GOO being awarded. Dry 8lnb Wood Williams Wood 137-R. Yard, . phone 2tf The IIIJoNi Tonight Artists In vaudeville. The "Choir Olrls" who begin their engagements tonight at the 11 Jou are a quartette of real artists. Angela May It a musical comedy contralto from Broadway, N. Y. Adsh Howard Is a soprano of comio opera and. both of these singers are head-line perform ers on the big circuits. Caruatlon Sancb.es Is a real Spanish sunorlts front Madrid, Spain, and Is one of the greatest of the youngest dance ar tists now appearing In vaudeville. The latest popular and novelty songs and musical numbers will be heard In thslr performances. The comedy sketch, "What the Papers Bay," Is a satire of the press and Is full of "songs and ipatter." The manage! ment offers thesis artists as an added feature with the tisutl special photo play and comedy pictures. 28 Garden Seeds BT. VAU0NT1NK BROOCOU SEED AI-KAI-KA AND 1OVKH MKKII H IZAKI) t'KIlTIIilZKK IS THK I1K8T NOW IK THK TI.MK TO ITT IT ON YOl It I.AWX J. PARDEE i M.K'VATOH KJIiIjA TIIUKK MKX Akron, Ohio, April 12. Three men ware Instantly killed and nine were Injured at the Ooodyear Tire & (lub ber company plant today when an elevator foil throe stories. Twelve men and a heavy hydraulic press were on the elevator. A cable snap ped. The dead: !.. K. llolllngshoud, W. Kenney and one man, unidentified. ( 'nmmiinli ut Ion I h'lNyrd The Courier bus received a cmn iiiiinlcatlon from the county court and commlHslouorN lu reply to slate mcnls liuitlii by Dr. Keddy at the rc cent Chamber of Commerce meet ing. The communication wns crowd ed out of today's Issue because of lack of space, but will bn published tomorrow, Thomas Towns, of (lallce, was a local visitor yesterday. JOY TWa and Friday I'U'KIHHD rilOTOIXAYN, Inc. , ( lreMnt A IMcture Version of a Iok pA of the Sierras "Hie Girl of Lost Lake" Introducing MYHTI.K (MN7,AIKZ, VAI, PAl'l HtKI (HVltCH ami a Select Company of llluehtrd ITioto-risjetK. IMnturlal llcautlea of the Mountains Nature Bowies In Nature Settings Hugged TyMW In Stirring- lumianee Written and Produced by Lynn F. Ibtynolds, Author of "The Secret of the ftwamp" "HE ALMOST ELOPED," a Nestor! Comedy.