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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1917)
fags root. r Win. '1' Hah -i AIMS HOOK EIG RED CROSS CAfPAIGH SET FOR MILE OF JUNE They re In a Triangle drama of the old west, in which his gripping personality has full sway, "The GunfiflhteT And a Keystone Comedy, fast anjl furious "His Deadly Undertaking" STAIR : PER52ML Saturday is Chaplin day. IMtf Mrs. C. A. Wlble returned to Bray Sunday morning. Mrs. M. T. Utley went to Roseburg today for an indefinite stay. Iran Livingston went to San Fran ' Cisco Saturday night on a short bus iness trip. Mrs. Ed. Randall and baby went to Dorris Sunday to Join Mr. Ran dall. Mrs. L. Shanks left this morning for Klamath Falls to visit her brother. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lewellyn left Sunday night for North Bend, where they will spend the summer. Robert Sexauer went to Eugene today to attend the I. 0. O. F. con vention. . Mrs. Leila D. Spellman and two children and Mrs. Speilman's father arrived this afternoon from Eugene. Mrs. C. Boyle returned to Ash land this afternoon, after spending Sunday with relatives. Miss Margarette Wible left Sun day morning, returning to her studies at Willamette university. St. Valentine broccoli seed at Par dee's. IS Mrs. K. M. C. Neill and little daughter returned this morning from Portland, where they spent several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Huntley and children went to Eugene today to at tend the I. O. O. F. and Rebekah as sembly. Mrs. H. E. Morgan and daughter, Miss Ethel, returned Sunday from Roseburg, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook. "Cutex" for the nails. Sabin haa It Miss Fay 8tinebaugh went to Rid dle Sunday to spend a few days with relatives, and will meet her mother, returning from a visit at Marshal town, la. F. Hulbirt came in from the chrome mines in the Jump-off-Joe district and left this afternoon for Kennett, where he expects to work at the Mammoth mine. New Crepe de chine waist at Mrs. Rehkopfs. 46tf ' A number of carpenters went to Copco Sunday morning to work on the California-Oregon Power com pany dam. Among those who went were Wilbur Williams, V. B. Swln ney and Henry Bardon, Harold Lincoln and bride returned to Med ford this morning after spend ing Sunday In the city with friends. Mrs. Lincoln was Miss Eva Davidson, of Applegate, and they were married at Med ford Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker and two sons, of Crsss Valley, who spent a few days with. Mr. Baker's (brother, Sam Baker, and family, left this morning, continuing their eastern trip. They will visit at Chicago, New Tork, Washington, and points in Iowa. A classified ad brings results. Joy Tonight E In a pkturizatlon of her great est stage success, the beloved fairy tale "Snow White" I0e and 20c TONIGHT Sr and 13c iHB LOCAL : Ltthropa Get Pipe Lathrop Bros, this morning un loaded 3,450 feet of S-lnch wooden pipe which they will use for Irriga tion purposes. Uvite Your Friends To breakfast with you at the Pres byterian church. May 23, 25c. ' 59 Who Wants a Garde?-- ' There are a few lots, plowed, har rowed and rolled ready for planting that can be -had for the asking. Splendid soil. Apply at Chamber of Commerce. From 0 to a a. m. May breakfast, Presbyterian church. May 23., 25c. 59 Attending Itehekah Assembly Mrs. Ike Davis and Mrs. 'Geo. Smith, representatives of Etna Re bekah lodge of this city, and Mrs. J. F. Burke, member of the assembly, left this morning for Eugene to at tend the annual meeting of the Re bekah assembly. Alfalfa Demonstration ' Prof. F. C. Relmer of the Talent experimental station and Claude C. Cate, county pathologist, have 'In vited the farmers of Josephine coun ty, and others who may be interested to Join In a trip covering ! or 15 experimental fields of s''Mfi which have been variously trtatid with fertilisers. Count? A?ent Thomp son is desirous of gathering a good size delegation to make the trip as these demonstrations are most val uable to alfalfa growers. The Wardrobe Cleaners At 315 North Sixth street. Phone 147. Receiving office with Peerless Clothing Co. Cleaning, pressing and repairing. We call for and deliver, tf Ellen Flint 14 Yearn Old Miss Marjorie Nlles gave a sur prise party last Wednesday evening for Miss Ellen Flint at her home at 701 H street, In honor of her 14th birthday. After a number of Jolly I games, Ice cream and cake were served to th following: Etta Gen try, Katherine Knox, Elaine Hood, Marie Kerley, Bessie Bunch, Vlda Fitzgerald. Bertha Green, Dollte Telling, fFlorence Williams, Mrs. Gibson, Margaret and I.aurlne Gib son, Flora 'Glllott, Ruth and Walter Flint and Billy Olbson. I. Ed. Bywater Will Ret JTrom Crescent City May 26th, where he has been In consultation with Dr. Fine. Will be In office Mon day morning, May 28th. (8 Del Norte Talks Roads Francis G. Sumner, engineer In charge of the Humboldt and Del Norte county state highways, and Rollln Laird were appointed Monday of this week .o act for this county In securing contracts of sale for lrts-of-wsy from the ,ieople of t-!s county nho fvn land through which the state highway will pass. M have reason t.i hope that work vil be commcn.'e.i -n the lection of 0 1 road between Crescent C'ty and the foot nf Rag l hill at, noon as the rights-of-way are secured. Crescent City Courier. Washington, May 21. The su preme court today ordered re-argument of all the big anti-trust suits against the harvester company, the steel corporation and the United Sooe Mfthlaery'eonrpany and the Le high and Reading companies. OVER ROGUE RIVER VALLEY . I E. W. Kuehn, of Toledo, Ohio. K. 0tiun. of Detroit. Mich., and W. It. Mitchell, of Lot Annates! Calif., are a party who arrived in the city thin morning and lan to spend a t'k or so looking over this section of south ern Oregon. They have an Interest Ing story to tell of their experience in coming up the California side of the Siskiyou grade and say that there are several auto stranded along the bill., with an Immediate release rather impossible. Messrs. Kuehn and Mitchell were among the speakers at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon today. UEL FOOD CAMPAIGN IS PROGRESSING WELL Among the speakers at the Cham ber of Commerce luncheon this noon was County Agent Thompson who gave a resume of the work In this county on the food preparedness campaign. That work Is not com pleted, he said, but had already shown promising results. A careful surrey of the situation is being made with a view, not only or Increasing this year's output, but that of next season as well. GOVERNOR WIS PLEASED WITH CHILDREN'S SONGS Mrs. W. W. Canby, president of the Parent-Teacher association, haa received the following letter from Governor Wltbycombe. which spesks for Itself: "I thank you most heartily for your kind letter of the 15. I am glad Indeed to know that my few words to your school children were appreciated. That meeting was per haps the most pleasant feature of my recent trip, and I shall certainly re member the splendidly hospitable re ception given me. "Faithfully yours. "JAMES WITHYCOMBK" SERVICE TO ..NATION Virginia Brooks Washburn, the well known Chicago social worker, says "This picture presents the prob lem of the girl adrift in a manner so striking and effective as to make It of Inestimable value in the cam paign for morality. "Every father, every mother should see It in order that they may recognize the cunning pitfalls that are set for the feet of young girls In a great city. Only those of us who have been In the thick of the battle against the white slavers ran appre ciate how great a service to the na tion has been rendered Iby the pro ducers of this picture." "The t.lttle Girl Next Door." 59 NEW TOD4T FORD roadster body, top Included, in good condition, for $15; MM-gal-lon gas tank for Ford roadster, with brackets, $4: tool box, $2.50. This stuff is not Junk but Is in good shape. For sale, E. R. Crouch, assay office. 59tf ESTRAY There est rayed from my place three weeks ago, small black mare, German coach type. M. M. Alnsworth, Murphy, Oregon. Phone 60t-F-22. B9tf WANTED Placer or quartz mine. Prefer one In operation. State full particulars by letter Immediately, location, price, water available, leasing, etc. Address No. 965, care Courier. 60 DIAMOND TIRES MORE MILKS FOR LHM MONEY DIAMOMD TUBES Will outlast several casings We prefer selling Dlsmoad tires because the are better Grants Pass Hardware At year service The local Red Cross chapter has received a telegram from the di rector of the Pacific division, read ing: "Your chapter hereby advised thai date of national financial campaign by President Wilson's war council Is changed to week of June IN to 25. I.ymun U Pierre, western secretary of war council Is now on his way west to hold conferences with west ern representatives of war council and suggest plans for chapters west of Mississippi river. Trust you will clear the deck to co-operate with these plana, details of which will lie forwarded soon." Plans were ibelng made prior to the receipt tyf this wire, for an in tensive campaign to raise badly needed funds for this work. This campaign will probably be deferred so ss to make It a co-operative move with the national campaign referred to In the above telegram. Tomorrow Grsnts Pass will be host to "Group Four," Oregon State Bankers' Association. A business session will be held In the afternoon at the First National Rank followed by a tanquet at the Josephine hotel. The program tor the afternoon session Is: Opening Address Chairman J.W. McCoy Reports of officers. Reports of committees "The Relationship Between the Farmer and the Banker".'. Frank C. Bramwell "The Other Fellow" W. H. Gore "As Others See t's" R. B. Miller General Discussion. Election of officers. The program following the ban quet will be: Our Town" V. H. Vaster "The Ideal Banker '.. ..V. O. N. Smith "Our Flag" Wm. G. Talt Toastmaster Bam H. Baker SENATE STRONG FOR . Washington, .(fay 24 . An over - whelming desire to make the Cnlted States "dry," at least partly, de-1 veloped In the senate today. When the food control legislation came up for a discussion it met a flood of amendmenta designed to cut off everything In the way of stim ulants. Among them were: .An amendment by Senator Jones, Washington, empowering President Wilson to commandeer all Intoxicat ing liquors In the country to redis till them for use In munitions man ufacture. A second amendment by Jones prohibiting use of grains and other foodstuffs In manufacture of any In toxicants for use other than In the manufacture' of munitions or for mechanical and medicinal purposes. There were other amendments by Senators Thompson, Cummins and Wadsworth. The senate displayed -the mood to grant some form of "war prohibi tion." "Drys" are absolutely con fident that manufacture of distilled spirits, at least, will be stopped. ISM FROM SEVEN TO NINE Washington, Msy 21. A mistake In some of the mimeographed copies of the president's proclamation re garding registration for the new army was corrected today by the war de partment. The hours of registra tion are from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m., not 7 to 7. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our slpcere thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors who so willingly helped us during the short Illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Also to the many who showed their sym pathy by the beautiful floral offer ings. W. A. TREFREN, MISS CLAIRA TREFREN. MR. and MRS. J. M. TREFREN. Coming MOltK AND MOIIK MEN AKK COM ING TO TIIIH STORK FOIl T1IK1U tH'TKITTINO, AND Olll HI'SINESM GROWS AND (JKOWK! WK DO NOT WIN AND HOI4I Ol It TRADE BY OFFERING IMPOSSIBLE RAIU GAINS, HIT BATHKIi BY N. STANTI.Y STRIVING TO OFFER OCR PATRONS BETTER V.U.I KS AND BETTER SERVICE THAN CAN UK OBTAINED KLKKWIIKIIK. THIS HOI AUK POI4CV PAIS I S AND PAYS OCR PATRONS Splendid Suits $10 to $30 PEERLESS CLOTHING CO. "CaA Buy Cooper Than CrtJU" "If An Wtca It, Wt Ha If OBITl'ARY Alkw Adeline Trefren Alice Adeline Draper waa born at I-ebanon, New Hampshire, on Janu ary 23. 1851. She was the seen. i J daughter of Mr. and Mrs Samuel V Draper. At an early age she was left alone, her mother dying when she waa about one year old, the father and sister following a short time later. She waa married to Wil bur A. Trefren at Summervllle, Mass., on September 2, 1X74. They resided at that place for only a few months when they moved to lowu. remaining there for six years. They located In Nebraska and took up a homestead where they lived for ten years. When Mr. Trefren's health failed and they were obliged to make a change, they decided on Oregon and In the fall of 1890 with their three children they located at Grants Pass, which haa been their home .!... l T..f U-.l I oTar biui-v. All. it-ncu null i"-rn a 1 of Methodlllt phft.h for Bver ,0 yearg bnt ow(n( (0 health she had not been side to at tend church services regularly for a mi in tier of years. Besides her hus band, she is survived iby two children. Jonss M. Trefren, of Roseburg, and Clara E. Trefren, of tills city. Deceased passed away on Friday morning, May IX, 1917, at 2 o'clock of a complication of diseases after a brief Illness of three days. The fun eral was conducted ' from the resi dence on Merlin roSxl Sunday nt 2 p. m., by Rev. Melville T. Wire. In terment in Granite Hill cemetery. A 'classified ad will alve results. May Breakfast At the Presbyterian Church, Wednesday May 23, from 6 to 9 MENU Strawberries and ( ream CEREALS Wheat Hearts Toasted Corn Flakes Shredded Wheat Puffed Hire RGGft Poached or Fried Hot Biscuits Toast - Doughnuts tViflfee Price 0.V Ford Converted 1-Ton Trucks Come in and see them. C. L. Hobart Company BRITISH MISSION WILL VISIT CHICAGO AND WEST Waahlngton. May Si. -The Brit ish mission, headed, by A. J. 11 a4 four, baa definitely determined to go to Chicago some time this week. It was announced today. I COMING EVENT May 23. WednesdayMay breakfast by ludiea of Presbyterian church. May 24, Thursday -Red Cross meet- Ing. addressed by Medford leaders In the work. May 24, Thursdsy Class Day exer cises st High School, 8 p. m. Msy 24. Thursday -Creamery picnic and field meet at Applegate. Msy 25, Friday Commencement ex ercises, opera house, H p. m. May 2D. Monday Medford day Chamber of Commerce luncheon. May 29, Tuesday Trip to inspect alfalfa fertilizer demonstration In Jackson county. Mn :il. June I. 2. 3, 4. 5, Annual ('hunts ii in a, Grants Pass. July 7-14 N. K. V Convention. Portland. SHERIFF OFFERS REWARD FOR ACCOMPLICE'S CAITIHE 1 will give 1250.00 reward for in formation leading to the arrest and conviction of the party who assisted W. C. Peck to escape from the coun ty Jail' In Grsnts Psss, Oregon, rsJ the night of May 12, 1917. GEO. W. LEWIS, , Sheriff of Josephine county, Ore.