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Electricity is the
Cheapest Power You can Buy
Electricity I a no longer a luxury to I x enjoyed ly
the few. It in now within thu reacli of the many. Kcml
tho following figures buml on tho avrrngo rntet for
cloctric current. .1
AnlcUI'i worth of Itctricttjr wtlh
' Rum II In. rx'
W" rto( mmMm rmHw fat It Iwa. I
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fmm to ,.11.'.. IM f(, Mali
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a IN la af eUb
Milk It aawa
Oaarata ttlwdat j far It lira.
and do many othar usef ul thing.
Li Hi a horn aWnr tttetrkltg wM Af YOU.
lOS-J ' 62JG STREET, ' GRANTS PASS. OREGON
' ' Ltl the Cow Htvt Mutlo.
Ws have It m 1I.0 authority of a
fanner In thr tnt of Wlwinsln thnt
cowa to whlt-li ih p'tiinnfmpli, or
gramophone. tihM 1'iin plnyed while
they art being milked Imve given two
fjuarta of milk a day mora thnn they
ever did Mar, professor Marker re
toarka upon thlt Uiat cows will do a lot
better If they ara entertained and
amused, and thnt a great deal drpeoda
poo tbelr mood. London Tit-III ta.,
Touching on Courtship.
Touching courtxhlp In other days,
several Romeo contribute to column
levity of the hour. One aske: "Remem
ber the llnva 7011 hnd ht out hugy
rlilliif and aha aked you If yon liked
buckwheat or corn cakee bent, and you
aaked brr why ah wanted to know,
and aha stuttered, 'B-e-c-eoa-t,' and
yon both Uttered, abr Pittsburgh
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sonBvisismnwiifj3
Hwlttrrland (n remain noiitral
and Imported llinbururr - clln. to
llunlaod. but Tillamook will hp to
It that the rixhtera for damocrary
no not chMMlvM. Tha Southern
Pacific hauled iIom to (t.noo.OOO
puunda of cheoaa out of Tillamook In
1917 and tba rounly eollortad orer
$1,000,000. Tba Induitry la now ao
wall ettabllahed and conducted on
auch a aanlUry and aclentlfle baala
that Tillamook cowa work orartlma
willingly and tba International
cheM record for ltl I la la tight
3
75 of all hauling can be
done by a Maxwpll truck
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' There ara now more than 6600 Maxwell trucks in use.
They will do everything a 5-ton truck will do except
haul 5 tom at one load. ,
Big trucki spend more gai hauling themselves than
the Maxwell uses at peak load,.
How well those Maxwells have done their work is
shown by a service record of 99.6 perfect the great
est record ever made by a motor-driven vehicle.
$400 less than any other truck of similar capacity
in the world. '.
$1085, chaisii only, f. o. b. Detroit. Electric lifhti. Electric
generator. Worm drive. 10-foot loading space. 2500 pounds.
COLLINS AUTO CO.
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JUDGE C. G. GiLLETTE
EXFLft?:;s posmorj
, . Ortntt I'ait, Oron.
1 . March 12; ltl I.
TO TI1K KDITOR OrtTIIK j
COlllIKR: ' '
I'nforUinatuly under tba lawt of
the iut of Oregon, a public official
hat no recoume tq a court of Juntl
and any Irreapootlbla ptrltet may
aet up a oomplalnl. 1 take thla mcth.
od of tniwarlng tha allenllnt that
have bean made agalntt ma aa coun
ty Judge.
I'pon my taking tba office Janu
ary 1, HIS, the county clerk'a re
cordt ahow that there were outatand
Ing general fund warranta to the
amount of 1242,007.61, with anti
mate accrued Interest to the amount
of I2R.O0O.O0, making a total out
atandlng Indebtrdneta of $267,007.
61. The report of Janutry 1, 1116,
thowt In gennrtl fund warranta
1201,051. 65, with tlm.ted ac
crued Interetl of 141.202.45, making
a total of $260,255.10. Our war
ranta at that time ware being d It
counted at' the rate of five and ten
per rent. ' Prevloue to thla time ho
provltlon bad erer been made by
any county court to take ear of the
Interest or outetandlng warrant!. In
addition to thla, the euppllet for tha
county purchaaed from tha local
merrhante were not' only charged
with the retail price, but the rata or
dlacount aa well waa added. Thlt
ttate of affaire continued for one
year. After much contlderatlon, the
other membera of tha county court
ware peranaded that a linking fund
ihould be created to Uke care of tha
Interett and outatandlng warranta
alao current expenae fund to pro
ride for the conduct of, the county
butlneet. Thlt action had the
hearty approval of the executive
committee of the taxpayer league.
Aa retult of thla procedure, our
warranta are today being eagerly
ought at par.
In the matter of handling the
county poor, thla haa been done by
the county court aa a whole and not
by the county Judge alone. Thla
butlneta hat been carried on to the
bett of our ability nnder the con-'
dltlooa and clrcumatancea with
which we had to contend. We know
that 'It la a matter of large expente
but the lawt of the ttate of Ore
gon provide that the county court
hull care for the poor and destitute
and In ao doing we believe that they
thould have tufflclent clothing and
good, wholesome food. After two
yeara experience, the court decided
to advertlae for rontracta for the
maintenance of the 'county poor
farm and Ita Inmate. Pour blda
were received two for $S0 per cap
ita per. month and two for $21 per
capita per month. The contract for
the care of the eounty poor waa then
let for $12 per capita per month. At
a matter of comparlaon we might
mention that the coat of maintaining
the poor In Marlon county In 1116
wat more than $24 per patient.. A
comparlaon of condition! In ottr ad
Joining counties will prove quite at
favorable to Josephine county.
In regard to the water matter, I
the county court hat no Jurisdic
tion In the matter as this la a state
appointment and controlled by the
rtate water master. The county
con r ft responsibility extendi merely
to the paying of bill aa authorised
by the state water matter. On re
commendation of the county court
to the state water matter that a
water master be employed but five
months of the year, that official
ruled that he mutt be employed not
lest than six months of the year,
which plan li now In force.. No sal
ary haa been paid in the water mas
ter's office tlnce the middle of No
vember. ' . ' " ' '
At the last meeting of the county
court the commissioners and county
Judge., with the approval of the exe-
cutive committee of the taxpayers
league, decided that It was tor the
beat Interett of Josephine county to
I purchase the machines that are now
I a matter of controversy. Since the
use of automobiles are becoming to
general the county has annually paid
I out more than the price of a Ford
for auto hire.
I In conclusion, I will say that had
I an Investigation been made by any
"".nmlttee of responsible cltlxena of
the county and they found It was to
the best Interests of Josephine coun
ty and so requested, I would have
"tepped aside without a. word.' Com
ing from the source It did, which
source I will reveal If necessary,' I
propose to defend my administration
before the voters of Josephine coun
ty' until the aame Is vindicated and
the untruthfulness of these charges
fully established.
,, Respectfully,
: - c. o. gujLettb, 1 '
: . ; County .Tudse.
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Mattes on Sunday at $ and 10 a. m
Edmund A Wall, pattor
Klmi (tiutrb of Out H letlt
Christian Science services are held
very Sunday, In the W. O. W. ball,
at 11 a. m, Wednesday evening meet
ings at 6 o'clock. The eubject for
today la, "Matter." ' Tha reading
room la open from 1 to 4 p. m. ex
eept Bundaye and - holldaya. The
puhjle la cordially Invited to attend
tha eervlree and to visit the reading
room. '
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Ht. Luke Kh)ciNl '
Palm Sunday Sunday acta 00 1 at
6:10 a. m. Evening prayer and ser
mon at 7:10 p. m. Rev. Philip K.
Hammond of Ashland, vlctr In
charge. A hearty welcome It extend
ed to til at these eervlcei.
ftirMiasi fharrh
Church achool at 10 a. m., Dr.
Macy, auperlntendent. We are put
ting parts of our achool on a tysta
matlo graded basla. Thla training
department la a real contribution to
thla community. Communion at 11
followed by sermon, subject, "Chris
tian Correspondence." A ' tplendld
Junior hat been organlted and meett
at I p. m. C. K. at 6:10. Evening
aervlee at 7:10. subject, "A Mighty
Mawnet." Thla church atandi for
service to the community and la de
tlroiit.of hsvlng a part In every
good work. ' ' . "
Charles R. Drake, minister.
Itethnny PrrakylerUn 1iurch
Observance of Palm Sunday at 11
a. m., appropriate sermon for the
day. Evening service at 7:10 p. m.,
sermon, "A Thoughtful Man's Esti
mate of Religion." Sunday school at
10 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:20
p. m. The choir under the direction
of Mrs. Ireland will sing morning
and evening. T. P. Cramer will aing
'The Palmt" In the morning.' and
Matter Robert Nellson wilt play a
violin aolo In the evening. Tour In
terest Jn the larger things of life
will be quickened by attending thesf
ervlcet.
U Mjrbn Booxer. mlnltter.
Newman M. R rhnrrh
Palm Sunday aervlee at 11 a. m.
Baptism of Infanta and reception ef
membera.' Address by the paator:
thank-offering for woman's foreign
and woman'a home missionary socie
ties Solo by Mrs. A. Brunken.
Evening aervlee at 7:10 p. m. Ser
mon by the pattor, solo by Mrs. Mel
ville T. Wire. Sunday achool at 10
a. m. Intermediate and Epworth
Ieagues at 6:20 p. m. A cordial
welcome for all. "
" Melville T. Wire, pastor. l
Baptist Church
At the morning service at 11
o'clock Rev. W. C. Driver will
tpeak on the aubject of "Our 'pro
German Appetites." Evening service
at 7:10, aubject. "Who la My Neigh
bor?" At the morning service the
church will be asked to take action
on the calling of a pastor. Sunday
school meets at 10 a. m. and the B.
T." P. U. at 6: SO p. m. A moat cor
dial Invitation Is extended to all
these services.
KOTICK
Notice Is hereby given, thaP" the
County Court will consider bids for
the construction of a public library
building for Josephine County, Ore
gon, to be erected at Oranta Paae,
Oregon, according to iplant and ape
ciDcatlona on tile in the office of the
County Clerk at Grants Pass, Ore
gon, and at the office of E. E. Mc
Claran, 525 'Lumber' Exchange Bldg.,
Portland, Oregon.
Plana . and specifications will be
furnished on deposit of $5.00, which
will be refunded on or before Ave
daya after receipt of the tame if re
turned In good condition.
All blda must be filed on or before
10 o'clock a. m. of the 4th day of
April, 1918, In the office of the
County Clerk of Josephine County,
Oregon, and be accompanied by a
certified check of 5 per cent of the
amount bid, made payable to E. L.
Coburn, County Clerk as per clause
In specifications, as guarantee that
a bond will be given and the con
struction contract signed. ' I
The Court reserves the right to
reject any and all bids or award the
contract according to the best . In
terests of the Connty.
' By order of the County Court of
Josephine County, Oregon.-
E. L. COBURN. '
, " County Clerk.
Rutter Wrappers printed to com
ply with the law a,t the Courier.
Mb
There is do foundation for the Cci
violations of law attributed to our Cea
pany ky amenta of the Feictxl Trtia
Comrnisdon and I want to aayercptj
cSy that Swift A Company is not apxtyto
any conspiracy to defraud the Govera
ment ' liar has Swift ft Company teen
,ni:ty of improperly storing foods or ef
rooking false entries or reports.
' Coherences of packers, where prices
have been cscussed, have been held at
the urgent request , and in the presence
of represenutives of either the Food
Administration or the Council of National
Defense. And yet the packers have bee,
accused of committing a felony by acting
in collusion on Government bids I
We have done our beat, with other
packers, Urge and small, to comply with
the directions of the United States Food
Administration in all particulars, including
the furnishing of food supplies for the U. S.
Army and Navy and the Allies, now be
ing handled through the Food Adminis
tration. ""
Wa will continue to do our titaDckctvan
der Crovernmem direction, to increase our
production end tusizt the Food Adks
tration. -Ve ccedder tht we opportunity
to co-cperate whc!e-hert2y and to our
fullest powers with thi3 ' branch of the
Government is our plain end most press
ing duty. .y '
The Trade Cotnir!-:3a Aaraey haa,
by false bfercatee adrf-!iced eirha
aia, given to "rxrr.Tt&J pttes ef C?t
coiTespondence taken from our prhr&ts
files and read into the Record, a false and
sinister meantnij with the plain purpose
of creating artascixic pubc cpinica
The cenricea ef the packers of tha
United States are most ursntly needed,
and I rett cutj thit we shoul at
this time have to rpeid our eCxts ia
(Jefendi ocrsdves athst unfounded,
unproved, and unfair assertions such u
are being daily made pubUc t ' " "
t&T.ofunttr. Preddsnt
(C.JSwift 6c Company,U.S.A.
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TWE.VTV YEAHH AtlO
Ladles wore bustles.
Operations were rare. - -
Nobody swatted the fly."
Nobody bad appendicitis.
. Nobody wore white shoes. '
Nobody sprayed orchards.
Cream waa 5 cents a pint.
Most you men bad "livery bills."
. Cantaloupes were muskmelons..
You never heard of a "tin Ur.xle."
Doctors wanted to see your tongue
Milk shake was a favorite drink.
Advertisers did not tell the t.uth.
Nobody cared for the price of gas
oline. ........ . ..... . , . ',
Farmers came to town for their
mall.
The hired girl drew $1.50 a week.
The butcher "threw In" a chunk
of liver. " '
' Nobody "listened In" on a tele
phone. ' , '. ..
There were no sane Fourths, nor
electric meters.
Strawstacks were burned Instead
of baled.
'Jules Verne was the only convert
to the submarine.
You stuck tubes In your ears to
hear a phonograph, and it cost m
dime. '
Dally Thought -
We think there are? circumstances
under which we can deal with men
without love, and there are no auch
circumstances. You can cut down, the
trees and make bricks, or hafnmer Iron
without love, but yon cannot deal with
human beings without it Tolstoi.
A Billion Dollar
Insurance Fund '
Th Federal Reserve. Banking System may be liken
ed to a vast billion dollar mutual Insurance fund which
wo and 7,000 other banks maintain at all timet to give
-a the currency our depositors need to atand back ef us
in time of financial stress and to enable ua to give better
and safer banking service in many Mays. -, , ,
1 ' Every one of our depositors, la r lie or small, with
out any additional coat, participates In the protection
and benefits of thla great ayatem. . '
It you would like to have
. this nfttlnn-wicle fund back.
of you, let ua write or talk
with you about it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF SOUTHERN OREGON
CraoeiiAi. RESBRVC
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