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JOSEPHINE SOLDEER BOY
J. R. HARVEY HOME IS
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ANSWERS LAST ROIL CALL
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U S. Shipley returned this moru-j
tnu. from Kowtows. '
rul Ulanchard and family wentj
to Jackaonville thia morning. j
C P. Smith. ho apent
eeks her, left thin morning for
MonUrue.
Knt batteries for 11 make of
oars at the Battery Shop.
T. K. Wallace returned to Tun-
net thia morning, after upending a,
day or two at home.
Mr. K. M. C. Nelll and daughter j
returned thia morning from a vlail:
at Winnemitcea, Nev.
iV. B. McMullen. of Spencer, la..,
who spent a ahort time here, left;
this morning for Oakland. Cat.
Mr. and Mr. R. C. Crowell of Ta-t
kilma apent the week end with Mr.(
and Mrs. John Hampshire.
Tumeric" Sabln has It. J
Mis Iah Slover returned hom
Sunday from a two weeks' visit with;
relatives at Oakland, Cal. j
J. Pardee returned Sunday j
morning from Portland, where h
attended a meeting of the war coun
cil. I
R. W. Melsner went to Kixwburg!
. this morning and will be fh the em
ploy of the Southern Pacific com
pany. Tour battery tested free of charge
at the Battery Shop. j
Mrs. E. T. Ludden and son, re-i
turned home Sunday night after a
vlU of several weeks at Salem. Al
bany, Newport and other points.
J. S. Mac Murray on Saturday at
tended a farewell recaption given at
Weed by. the Elks for Dr. W. K
Tebbe, who leaves soon for Prance,
having been appointed first assist
ant in one of the hospitals.
J. G. Sowell, of Kerby, spent the
day in town. Mr. Sowell has Just
completed the building of a com
modious house for Ed Holland near
Holland, the roof area being 26i4
feet.
If your battery is out of order get
on of ours. Battery Shop - 18
Lieut. Vernon I. Baaler stopped
off feere Sunday night and left north
thia morning and will stop at Cor
vallia and Salem. lieutenant Ras
ter is returning to American take
from San Diego, where he accom
panied a trainload of soldiers.
ON LAKE CREEK SOLD
Jledford, Ore. Oct. 29. Large
manganeses properties in the Lake
Creek district north of .Med ford
were purchased Saturday by the
Manganese Metal Company, of Ta
comjL, Wash.
Accordiug to local mining men,
this purchase means the opening up
of one of the largest manganese dis
tricts In the country. The Tacoma
company has been prospecting in
this district for several months,
quietly securing options and prepar
ing for development work, but this
l the first .public announcement of
a purchase.
A classified ad bring results.
XEW TOVY
(CLASSIFIED AJJ RATES. 25 I
words, two issues, 2fc; six Issues, '
50c; one month, J 1.50. when paid In
advance. When not paid In advance,'
5c per line per issue.)
C. SHAKKKItS has a few more loads'
of squash and pumpkins to sell, t
Uer river rimd. I ' miles f rom j
town. 99
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JOS. MOSS AGENCY Fire insur
ance, plate glass liability insur-
ance. 204 Sixth street. tfj
INSURANCE Any kind, best of
companies. I A. Launer, real ;
estate. tf !
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER Mrs. R.
S. Bush, 109 North Sixth, phone
141-R. tf
FOR SALK All kinds or flour,
feed, hay, and mill reed, seed
grains at prices reasonable. We
solicit) your patronage. Rurkhal
ter & Haberman, 614 1 street. 19
1918 CHALMERS and a classy bug
for Bale or trade, flattery Shop.
99
TOR SALK lx)ose grain hay In
barn. John B. Hair, Rogue River,
Ore. 99
THE GENEROUS well-cooked mod
erate priced meals at the Ameri
can restaurant always please. For
proof ask any of our patrons.
Clcau rooms, modcratu prices 99
.Mnml th? "tiriulim"
Word h own reevhed that
Geery MoCraeken of Graala Pas has
enliated with the "Crliiltea." a Cal
ifornia artillery regiment, stationed
at MiiiU Vlstu. near l.oa Vniteles.
otlce l I.mIv Monihera
All members of the Golden Rule
UhIkc. I. O. O. K. No. ". are re
quested to meet nt the lodse hull at
9 a m. tomorrow to attend the fu
neral of llrother Holt. Ily order of
Noble Grand.
Storage llnttery Shop-
f. A. lim-h, for a number of years
wtth Ballon Wright, at Portland
with Mrs. Unch. has moved h
Grants Paaa and established the
Battery Shop at 40 South Sixth
street. Until they secure aitltaMe
house they will bo with Mm. Unch's
sinter, Mrs. Xazor.
On Courier K
Arthur llrown. well known in this
city and in southern .Oregon, has
Joined the Courier force and will
have charge of the advertising de
partment. Mr. Brown has been In
the advertising subscription busi
ness for many years and has always
made good. t
Holds IWmkI nuylng ItrcortV
Robert Restul writes his father.
Dr. R. J. Bestul that the company
In which himself and Juel Bestul are
serving have the record for any com
pany In the I'nited States array for
the purchase of liberty bonds, his
company of 130 men subscribing for
$18,000. The Bestul boys are In the
base hospital at Camp Kearny. Lin
da Vista. Cal.
Crenrent City Wants KoMd
In the excitement of the moment
do not forget the highway question.
A freight road over the mountains
to Grants Pass Is the moat Import
ant thing In sight for Del Norte
county and It would assist material
ly the movement to get govern
ment aid for our harbor. It would
take the place of a railroad which
Is one of the specific conditions of
the proposed government appropria
tion. Del Norte Triplicate.
The annual teachers' Institute of
Jackson and Josephine counties is
being held today at Ashland and
will continue through Tuesday and
Wednesday. The program includes
many Interesting and helpful sub
Jects.
Grants Pass schools will be repre
sented by more than 20 Instructors.
Among those who went to Ashland
by train this morning were: Su
perintendent J. G. Imel, Principal
H. H. Wardrip, Principal Blanche
Crane, Mr. Arthur Dunn. Misses
Blanche Dickinson, Leta Waters,
Gladys March. Hatlle Montgomery,
Ethel Isaacs, Oto Wilson, Maud Oil
man, Dorothy Otis, Edith Russell,
Winifred Paddock, Jennie Johnston,
Cora Smith, Alice Pool, Jeanette
Cramer, Gladys Cox and Elva Beals,
Miss Bertha McCalllsler of Hugo
and Miss Josephine Palmer of Jones
Creek, were also among the num
ber.
Cynical Definition.
"What Is your Itlea of fiiine?"
'Fame." replied Miss rnyeiilie. "Is
wluit eimlilei nil I v il n.- : iinpineii
tartly lo lieiit tin- weather m us a
topic of it-h! Inn." WiixliiiiKtoil
Sim'.
A classified ad brings results.
Calling cards at the Courier.
MAGIC GAS
Read what one man who has
thoroughly tested Magic Gas has to
say about It. Several others who
are using It are getting the same re
sults. Mr. Chas. Mee, Applegate, Ore:
Dear Sir: I have used your innate
gas for two months now constantly
and have secured splendid results.
I have increased mitauge per gallon
a little more than five miles, en
tirely dispensed with foul plugs and
in many ways my machine Is render
ing me greater efficiency. I feel that
the investment is a profitable one.
Yours truly, A. H. Cornell.
You can save money too by using
Magic Gas; 2 per quart, equal In
value to CO gallons gasoline. For
sale by Chas. Me. Applegate, and
M. Clemest. the Rex-til Store. 07
Word has been received by rela
tive here -of tlio death at Kvrt Sam
Houston, Texas, a few days ago, of
Stuart Close, who enlisted tare, this
sprfng. Young Clot, who was but
IS yewVa old, was serving In the
nero squadron, and his death was
caused from quinsey. lie had lived
lu Josephine count,, about 14 years
assisting his widowed mother on
their farm near WIMeiWlle, until
their removal to Salem a short time
ago. He was her on a visit when
he entitled. The body was tuken
MSolem for burial Sunday. October
Id.
FREE lOlAII
Forete
I'nlveinity of Oregon. Kugene,
Oct. 29. The school of commerce of
the university aitaln has established
Its free information service for the
use of Oregon commurclnl and In
dustrial enterprises. The school Is
in constant touch with the federal
department of commerce, and with
other agencies that gather and com
pile Information on the world's mar
kets. The) substance of Ihese Inves
tigations Is regularly transmitted to
Interested parties In the state, hut
In addition to this the school of
commerce is prepared to give special
reports In response to particular In
quiries on any subject.
M Allium
McKAHLIN-WBIinln this city, at
the M. K. imrsonage, ou Saturday
evening. October 37. Hoy F. Mc
Karlln, of Itedding. and Angle
K. Webb, of Waldo. Ilev. Melville
T. Wire officiating.
The young people will visit In
Waldo for a few days and then go
to. California lo reside.
1IKI
HOLT At the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. Andrew Shade. Sunday
evening at 9:30. Sidney it. Holt,
aged K" years II months and 13
days.
Sidney II. Holt was born near
Frndonia. N, Y., November 14, 1 83".
and was married to Lucy S. Green
at Fredonla, N. Y.. September 15.
1863. He moved from New York to
Kansas with his wife and two chil
dren in July 1873. and from Kansas
to Grants Pass In April 1903. He Is
survived by Ave children, and 13
grandchildren. His children are H.
ft. Holt, of Woodward. Okla.. S N.
Holt of Santa Monica, Cal.. Mrs.
Lucy Armstrong, of Manhaltan,
Nev., Mrs. Katie Pyle of Grants Pass,
and Mrs. Jessie Shade of Grants
Pass.
The funeral will be held at An
drew Shade's residence. 225 West H
street, Tuesday at 10 a. m. Inter
ment at the Granite Hill cemetery.
CITY TKKASCKF.U'H NOTKK
There are funds in the city treas
ury to redeem all warrants drawn
on the general fund numbered 12.
782 to 13.157 Inclusive.
Interest wilt cease aftnr October
30th. 1917.
Dated at Grants Pass, Oregon. Oc
tober 29th, 1917.
tf. P. JESTER.
9(t City Treasurer.
OF 30. PAC. DINNERS
The extent to which Hoover's plea
to save wheat by the substitution of
corn is being practiced throughout
the coutnry 1s Indicutnd by the ap
pearance on the tables of all South
ern Pacific dining cars of the fol-
lowini; printed notice:
'The government earnestly desires
thut wheat be used as sparingly as
possible, and that corn be substi
tuted. "America was pioneered on corn;
the Pilgrim fathers almost lived on
It. Corn was the first crop plant
ed in all the virgin soli as It was
settled, from the Atlantic out across
the Alleghanles; upon the broad
prairie and beyond.
"On our menu this morning, we
have corn-meal cakes, made accord
ing to a war-time recipe.
Letterhead that will please you, at
the Courier.
The J. K. Harvey home on Hast
M street was visited by fire Hits,
morning soon after H o'clock, ihe
building par partly destroyed. buU
the greater amount of the contents
saved.
There was, however, a consider
able loss by breakage lu the removal
of furniture from the bouse, a rare
old Italian painting having a hol
punched through the canvas, and an
elaborately carved hall clock which'
has been In Ihe family for many
generations, was partially wrecked.
Other pie e of carved furniture and
in any pieces of bric-a-tine Imixirtedj
from Italy, were broken.
The most of Ihe clothing, which
wus In Ihe second floor rooms, was
destroyed, but the summer's work of
Mlns tOiilse Harvey, who Is now In
the I". S. service at Bremerton, con
sisting of over 400 Jars of canned
troll' was saved.
The lire originated ou Ihe second
floor, probably from defective wir
ing or defective chimney, and only
the prompt work of Ihe department
saved any of the building.
The properly Is owned by W. "M.
Hair of Kugene, who with Mrs. Ilnlr.
have spent several days In the city.
They were at the station expecting
to leave for Eugene when Ihe alarm
was sounded. They deferred their
return home until Tuesday.
Y NEW BOOKS AT
1 PUBLIC LIBRARY
The public library tails attention
to the addition by -purchase during
the month of 118 volumes l-"t.i:l-'
lug many of the luteal book.; Aiuoiik !
them, the following hnv it direct j
bearing on the war:
"On the Edge of the War X,,iiif,",
Aldrlch. "My Four Years r tier
many," Gerard. "Student In
Arms," llankey. "My Home In the
Field of Honour," Huard 'The;
Dark Frfrest." Walpole. "Christine."
Cholmondeley. "First ll''n Ired j
Thousand." Hay. "An I'ncinsored
Diary." Bullitt. "Carry On."
son. "Over the Top." Empey. "vV om
en of Belgium," Kellogg. "God, tliei
ln visible King." Wells. "France, i
Her People and Her Spirit," Jer
rold. "General Joffre and His Pat
ties." Reconly. "Why We Are s.t
War," Wilson. "Submarine Torne
do Boat." Hoar. "Private Man
ual." Moss. "Fundamental i of Naval
Service." Yates.
ENLISTS FOR THE WAR
Dr. C. E. Saunders has Just re
cently resigned a lucrative position
at HrookltiKS with the C. & O. Lum
ber company for the purpose of Join
ing the officers reserve corps of the
U. H. army. Dr. Saunders Is past
the draft age and is a marrlod man,
but lie says he feels It Is his duty lo
enlist. Crescent City Courier.
Dr. Suuuders practiced medicine
in Medford for a number of years.
ASK SEC. WILSON
TO AVERT STRIKE
San Francisco, Oct. 9.Hcrn
tary of Labor Wilson has been wired
by Attorney Gavin McNabb and
I'nited Slates Senator Phelan ask
ing that he come to this city at once
to try to avert the threatened tele
phone strike. No reply has been re
ceived as yet.
CHILK IH SITPOIITINO
UIUZIL'K WAR HT.t.M)
Santiago, CMle, Oct. 29. The
Mercurio, speaking of Brazil's proc
lamation of a stntft of war with Ger
many, says public, opinion In Chile
supports Brazil and desires triumph
of international Justice, whbh
should he the muse of till South Am
erica. Washington, Oct. 29. The Amer
ican government hns advanced Gre-il
Britain $25,000,000 today. Tli!s
makes the total loaned to the allies
$2,851,100,000.
Th first are with us
come.
$15
huys an all-wool Orfurtl (I ivy Overcoat that is really
a wonder price considered.
We have exceptional values in plain and belted
styles at $12..p0 to $25.00, but this $15.00 garment
will surprise you.
PEERLESS
CLOTHING CO.
C$h Clothiers
Let Electricity Save You
Labor and Money
UllillMljl!i!il;ALItfM
CHURNING; gn
CALIFORNIA-OREGON
108-J
623 G STREET.
We Will Receive one Carload (ten) Fords
Each Month
Kroin tills tlmr, providing we huve signed orders for thetn. It )ou
want u l-'oril. drop In so (hat we can provide quick delivery.
C. L. HOBART CO.
Dodge Bros. Motor Cars
1 Are Exceptionally Good Cars
$930 Grants Pass
J. HL Denison, Agent
I0NAL
IN THE PREDICTION
WuHhlnKton, Oct. 29. Weather
prcdlctiona for the weak- liAKlnninu
Sunday, Imuied by the wcallinr bu
reau are:
Pacific, xtatea Oceanian nl riilnn
In Washington and Oregon at ohort
IntcrvnlB throughout the. wk. Col
der weather at the end of thn (1
Mcles
and the others art' sure to
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POWER COMPANY
GRANTS PASS. OREGON
SUESS RIB LENS
Oiutniutpwl lo nic't nil n
qiilrrmrnt of I ho dimmer Inn
or money refunded.
o-lncti or under 'i Insuilletl
WitliamsCyclerjf&Carage
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