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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1918)
r AQB FOUR DAILY ROOTS RITKR OOCIUkJt FRIDAY, OOTOBBR 4, IMS. POPULAR SONGS lSe etcti, T for 91.00 poatpUd OMh with order Listen to th knocking at th knit ting club. Tks making ot tha U. 6. A. Mammy Jinny's hall ot fam. My Belgium roM. My daddy ur. My Unete Sammy gal. Private Flynn. Rnsalan were making, the Tank started yanking. 8mlles. Song ot a mother' heart. 8omone la longing for home tweet home. Somewhere, somewhere in France. Tale of tha fireside. That' a mother's lttlartv Inan There' an angel missing from heav en. There's one more river we're going to croc. Three wonderful letters from home. Till we meet again. We don't want the bacon, what we do want Is a piece ot the Rhine. The Masic and Photo House Steatoa RowelL Proprietor 2 Big Surprised SUNDAY Church of Christ 10 O'CLOCK SURPRISE Worth getting op at mid night to see, hat you'll get It if you are there at 10 a. m. sharp. ; DO XT TRY TO GUESS YOU COULDN'T 11 O'CLOCK SURPRISE The nnrelllng of well, you'll know If yon come. WAIT A MOMEXT At 8 o'clock will ibe . EDUCATIONAL NIGHT , All educators, teachers, stu dents, .parents all Interested In education. GOME! PERSSNdL LOCAL 1 Prof. W. 8. Brown, field manager ot the extension work at O. A. C, who ha heen in this vicinity tor a tew day interflowing the farmers, returned to Corvalli today. C. E. MoLane, democratic nomine tor aherlft. "tt J. V. Robinson, ot Los Angeles, spent Thursday with Dr. E. C Macy, leaving last night tor Salem. Mrs. A. F. Palm left last night for her home at Portland, after spending' a month here with relative. "'Bon Ami." Sabln has it. 80 Mrs. M. A. Brlggs and daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. E. Brlggs, of Grave creek, are spending the day In the city. Fred H. Madtgan, who came to Grants Pass Thursday with his wife expecting to spend several day hare, left last night for Aberdeen, Wash., having been called home on account ot urgent business. BEARS THAT WEIGH A TON Seattle, Oct. 4. Bears bigger than any other on the globe roam on the Alaska peninsula and on the Islands of the Aleutian string, according to C. Afadsen, a big game hunter, game warden and fur trader ot Unlmak Is land, which lies near Unlmak Pass, where the steamers cut through the Aleutian Islands en route to Nome and the (Bearing sea. "How would you like to bring down a bruin weighing a ton?" Mr. Madsen asked when here recently. I had that experience two years ago. The bear measured 12 feet and four Inches from snout to tail Up and weighed approximately 2,000 pounds when dressed. It took three shots to bring him down." Classified Ad Rates- Classified advertising In the Dally Courier will be charged for at the rate ot 6 cents per line per Issue un less paid In advance. The rate ot 26 word at 60 cents per week does not provide for bookkeeping, post age on statements mailed, etc. Here tofore we have permitted occasional charges at the cheap rates but, no more. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our friends for the deep sympathy In our trying hour and the beautiful floral offer ings In our late bereavement. MRS. GLADYS STARR MR. and MRS. THOS. SHAT TUCK and FAMILY.- JOY - Theater - JOY SUNDAY MONDAY Charley Chaplin "A Bog's Life" 3 REELS 1 f CHARLIE CHAPLIN .n ' A DOGS LIFE" y HOST MILLION OOlLAQ p,CTURC I HIS FIRST $1,000,00000 PICTURE GREATEST COMEDY EVER MADE j WORTH COMING MILES TO SEE ON THE SAME BILL Warren Kerrigan "Turn of a Card" FULL OF THRILLS AND EXC 1TEMEXT REMEMBER THE DATE KE XT SUNDAY MONDAY I MATINEE DAILY AT 2:30 Hatowe'ea Dance Given by Honor Guard girl Sat urday, October 11, Waldorf halt, ad mission SOc, 25c, spectators 19c 8( For Limited Service Robert 1 Houck, one ot the limit' ed service men, left today tor Fort McDowell. North Train Lale Northbound traffic la again tied up, this morning's No. 14 passenger train being eight or more hours late. Special at Rose's Saturday and Sunday, Haielwood French salad lc cream. FStf Baainea Flnlahed The county court finished all bus iness tor the present term and ad journed yesterday afternoon. Pay Taxes Now Payment of taxes should be made before October 5 In order to avoid additional penalty Geo. Lewis, sheriff. 80 Under Advisement The trial yesterday afternoon ot Mrs. Elizabeth Swlnden, accused of having set tire to a barn belonging to A. 'A. Hyde, near (Murphy, came to a temporary close and Is being taken under advisement by Justice Kuhnhardt, before whom It was tried, and who will make Investiga tion for further evidence. Towels for French Hospital Do not watt to ba personally solic ited tor th towel tor the French hospital, but bring them Immediate ly to th Red Cross rooms. Mia Cox in Portland Schools Mia Gladys V. Cox, tor th past three year Instructor In art and music In the Grants Pass schools, I now instructor In art In th Portland school. Her Dlac here Is balnr filled by Mrs. MoCabe of Merlin. Miss Cox 1 in II n for a government posi tion, having made application and Been accepted. OBITUARY MORE MEN NEEDED FOR HEAVY ARTILLERY Any reglstred and classified man can now be Immediately Inducted voluntarily tor service overseas In heavy field artillery big mobile guns, howitzers, railway - artillery, and others ot the "heavies" that are becoming more and more Important. The movement overseas of these regiments Is being unusually expedit ed by the war department and men are given a chance to volunteer tor this attractive branch of the service. The coast defense ot the Columbia are called upon to send heavy artll lerymen with the utmost speed. No branch offers more of a variety ot opportunities tor advancement or more fascinating work. Men show ing the proper aptitude are made non-commissioned officers with du ties pertaining to some part ot this interesting service. There are gun commanders, observers, master gun ners, engineers, electricians, radio sergeants, and various other duties open to the man who is alert and eager. Almost any man who has the stuff In him, even though his previous training may have been along an entirely different line, may take advantage of the special In struction nravided. within the com pany Itself or in some training1 cen ter. A man may be inducted by sending a letter to the commanding offfflcer, coast defenses of the Columbia, Ft. Stevens, Ore., giving name; order and registration number; class (number and letter); present ad dress; number and address of local board; and whether qualified for general or limited service. Officers training camps are open for men of this service. Every effort lg made to give men, after they are inducted, all the necessary prelimin ary training before going to the camp. J an km Henry Croxtoa James Henry Croxton was born May 21, 1855, at Ten Mile Prairie. Douglas county, Ore., and died at hi home, 1004 ID street, Grant Pass, Wednesday, October 2. 1818. aged 63 year 4 month 11 day. He was a con of Thomas and Hannah Croxton, pioneer resident of south ern Oregon, coming to Josephine county la 1857 and settling on a do nation claim, most of whloh is now within the city limits of Grants Pan. In 1864 the elder Croxton establish ed the otd Grants Pass stage station and conducted the first Grants Pass postoffloe. Jamea Henry Croxton engeged in farming. He was married to Emma Simmon December 21, 1882, and Is survived by bis wife, one son, Thos. Croxton of Grant Pas, and one daughter, Mrs. M. M. Murray ot Klamath Falls. The funeral will be held at 2:20 m. Saturday. October 6. at Hall's chapel, with Interment In the Gran ite Hill cemetery. NEW TODAY STRAYED FROM iHUGO One or- rel horse branded X on the Jaw; one gray horse with bell on. No tify R. L. Hill. Hugo, Ore. 81 8peaklng of Tree. Said the rural philosopher: "A fel ler must have a heart of oak if he doesn't pine after he finds he ain't poplar with that peach he met" I ra SATURDAY Grilled South Down Mutton Chops, with June Peas We are all ready with frewh-from-the-coawt oysters m of the finest quality. Oxford Grill ii mm Joy Theater 1 FRIDAY and SATURDAY Two Show 7.10 and 8:4A Admission 10c and SOc Ethel Barrymore la "The American Widow" and Fatty ArbucKle hi "Fatty at Goney Island" COMING "THE GREAT LOVK," A I). W. Griffith Production. A CLEAN SWEEP $1.25 Value for 99c 36 Brooms in our window at this price THE ROCHDALE THE STORK OF GUARANTEED GOODS C. R. FI FIELD, Manager Buying Collegian Clothes is Good Business M1 EN these days demand style and good materials, as always; but L they are looking critically for that most important aualitv of all good tailoring. tog." That's why the splendid materi als chosen for Adler Collegian Suits and Overcoats give you such long wear and satisfaction for your money. 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