imnsK.w, (H-iaKtn 10. ioin.
HUH SHELL HITS
TWO BROTHERS
Talk of Mother Before Death
Ends Suffering.
ARE BRAVE TO THE FINISH
Fat Single BtdLlked Men of O
Company to Bo etruok by Same Qer
man MIssHs War Good Pals, Who
Alwaya Did a Little Mora Than
Thalr Shara of tha Work Dla Side
by Bid.
In a tiny vIIIiiko of Lorrulno where a
regiment of "doughboya" were renting
after a long stretch of time In tlio
trenches, a Uurtnuii shell found a nmrk
In two brother. They worn ruNlid
to tho ni'itrcNt hospital, niortully
wounded, writ I'M Frmik J. Taylor, Unit
ed Press correnponuVnt.
They were Just regulur, hard-tlglib-lug
"doughboy," liked by all of the
men In 1) company bucauae they were
"good pula who alwaya did a little
more than their ahare of the work."
Kvcry man In the company admired
the brother because ho bud awn
them behave bravely when It wua hord
to he brave.
(hit of nil the men In D company It
waa hnrd to ace why fnto had singled
these two to be struck by me German
shell. Kate mukes mi e.xplumitlons, ao
the doctor In the hospital operated
skillfully nnd quickly on the brother
and placed them In beds, aide by aide.
In a ward full of wounded.
For a time both men lay there hov
erlug between life and death, and there
wan uncertainty whether or not they
would ever gain coiiKclouime.
Regalna Mia Sense.
Finally one of them stirred slightly,
opened his eyea and gradually came to
his sense. A motherly nurse bent
over him nnd enned hla pain aa much
aa possible. Then Nhe whispered to
him tliut hla brother wuh on the next
cot, but Mill unconscious.
The conscious brother looked dnted,
bat gradunlly an enllKhtened look fame
Into hla eyex un lie recollected what
bapHned In the luat three hour, lie
looked across to the next rot, faintly
reached hla arm towurd hla brother
and whlMpered:
"Joe, how uro your
The other brother stirred slightly.
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AMERICAN PARADE SVIMGS THOUGH LSHSftj
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. When llrlluln reached tba end of the rainbow and found American
troop really pouring throuch her porta to France, by tena and
hundred of thouaunda, ber heart welled np wit bin her and a
welcome they will long remember waa the portion of the arriving
Americana.
Above I aliown an American reglioaat marching through London
In parade. Mark your enthusiasm In their peonage to the front In
your mihm rliitlon to the Fourth Liberty Loan.
and graduiilly refined hla eenMe. The
nure gently caned him, aa he looked
around with a puttied look, and finally
told him :
"Here'a your brother on the next
tof
The a econd brother looked over with
pained amazement.
"What uro you In bed for, George t
Are you hart, too?"
Tea, Joe; they eay the anme ebell
got ua both,"
"Are you hurt badly, Georifef
"I think ao, Joe ; I feel awful weak.
How are you? Doca It hurt you a lot, I
Doyr-
"I don't know tin It doca. I'm weak, j
too. Rut there' another feeling I can't
deKcrlbo."
"What I It, Joer i
"I ilunno, George. Hut, remember ;
the thing mother iiHcd to tell ua when
we were little, nnd fought to get on i
WE DO
VAihX It'XitK
her Inpt I keep hearing ber telling na
Sunday school itorle, George, over
and over, Juat the way ehe ueed to do
It year ago." .
"We were on oar way to man when
It hit ua, Joe. Maybe that's why yon
bear mother telling Bible stories.
run hone twr nnw fnn .Taa n
"I wish he were here, don't you."
"I should any ao, Joe. Maybe the
nnrae of some one will talk to na the
way mother nsed to. We ought to do
It, anyway, because If something hap
pened to cither of as, mother would
like to know we were all right"
"I think so, too, but say George."
"Yesr
"If I should die, you'll be careful aa
you can go back and look after mother.
won't your
"That's a promise, Joe. I want yoa
to mnke the same one to me."
"Let's shake on It, George."
IT!
KlVCi. OOIKIKH
Tliey reached their arm across the
apace between the beds and clasped
hand.
Both Dla for Country.
"I'm not afraid," said Joe, if yoa
come through all right George. I wish
we didn't have to leave D company,
though, but even If we get well, we
probably couldn't go back with the
boy. I'm afraid I'm pretty low,
George, but don't yon worry. There"
no pnln now.
"I'm not In pain, either, George, but
awfully sleepy. We don't hove to wor
ry utxiut Company D, because the
boys'll never lose a chance to get a
German."
"TliBt'a right too. I feel myself go
ing to sleep; so good-by, Joe."
"Good-by, George."
The brother drowsed back Into their
pillows, and the old hospital chaplain,
who had just arrived, made his services
a simple prayer for two brothera who
were never to awake from the sleep
they were entering. ,
In a certain New Kngliind town a
brave mother has already been told by
Uncle Bum how the nation appreciated
the breve sons (.lie reared, taught and
sacrificed "to make the world a decent
place to live In."
In a certain New England regiment
on the frout In France every man In D
company has promised himself and hla
pals" that D company will never lose
a chance to gfct a German.
Family of Fighting Men.
XKxon A. Miles was the first man
not u graduute of West Point who
ever held the position of command-
r of the United States army since
the earliest duy of the republic. An
:iuccKt(ir, Rev. John MiKe, who emi
grated to this country from Wales In
HK, commanded a company In King
1'hillp's war, and his house was known
as 'Miles garrison."
Daulel, the great-grandfather of
Nclwu A. Miles, and Daniel's three
sons, of whom one was Joab, the ten
ernl's grandfather, served In the Rev
olutionary war.
Taught English to Use Thimbles.
Thimbles seem to have been Intro
duced Into England a article of com
mon use by a man named John Loft
ing, who came over from Holland at
the end of the seventeenth century and
established a thimble factory at Isling
ton. The word thimble Is said to be de
rived from the Scotch thummel or
ihembball, sort of shield. St Louis
Globe-Democrat
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, RCUIiA.
TIOX, ETC.
Required by Act of August 24, 1913.
Of the Rogue River Courier, pub
lished daily at Grants Pass, Oregon,
for October 1. 1918.
Publisher, A. E. Voorhies.
Editor, Geo. L. Drummond.
Managing Editor, A. E. Voorhies..
Business Manager, A. E. Voorhies.
Owner, A. E. Voorhies.
Avrraee number of copies of each
iBsue of this publication sold or dis
tributed through the mails or other
wise, to paid subscribers, during the
six months preceding the date shown
atiove, 991.
Bondholders, mortgagees and other
security holders, holding 1 per cent
or more of total amount of bonds.
Ndne.
(Slsned) A. E. VOORHIES.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 3rd day of October. 1918.
L. A. -LAUNER,
Notary Public.
(My commission expires
August 21. 1920.)
National
Mazda Lamps
YT AV1NG too little light
puts a strain on chil
dren's vision that they may
never outgrow! Why not
have plenty of light? Na
tional MAZDA Lamps give
three times the light of old
faHhtoned carbon lamps !
without adding a penny to
your light bill.
Rogue River .Hardware
Geo. It. Kiddle, Mgr.
Classified
POR BALK
FOR SALE CHEAP for caah 80
acre near Wlmer. Good place to
start with little money. Address
H. M. Knudsen, Pasco, Wash. S4
VETCH SEED tor sale. Last week
for canning peachea, order early.
Public Market. 87
rR SALE 4V4 acre Irrigated bot
tom land, small house and barn,
3 acres more bottom, 35 acres
pasture and wood, on railroad.
Slate creek and highway, 1
miles from Wlldervllle. Gravity
Irrigation. Price $675. $300
cash, balance S per cent. L. A.
Launer, Realtor. 90
FOR SALE 1918 model Chevrolet,
good shape. Price $550. Phone
89
TOKAY GRAPES for sale at 2c per
pound, culls. Blue grapes at 3c
per pound. 656 North Sixth
street. 85
TO RENT
LARGE, NICELY furnished front
room with good table board In
strictly modern home. 1918 Ford,
good as new, for sale. 725 South
Seventh street. 82tf
FOR RENT Nicely furnished mo
dern 5 -room cottage and garage,
609 A street; also an unfurnished
5-room cottage, 203 C street, lo
rent. See N. E. Townsend, 621 A
street. 87
WASTED
WANTED Good man as teamster.
House provided. Married man
preferred. Good wage. Also want
an experienced pruner. Write to
Country Club Orchards, phone
600-F-2. Merlin, Oregon. 86
LOST
LOST Tire and license number
160572, Cal., on Pacific highway
between Grants Pass and Canyon.
vllle Tuesday morning. Finder
leave at Hobart's Garage. Reas
onable reward.
PHOTO STUDIO
THE PICTURE MILL for fine photo
graphs. . Open daily except Sun
day from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Sun
day slttlnga by appointment only.
Phone Mill, 283-R. or residence
140-J. 57U
POLITICAL' CARDS
. ('.Paid Advertisement.)
MRS. JOS. MOSS
Independent Candidate
for
County Clerk
EUGENE L. COBTJRN
Regular
Republican Nominee
for
County Clerk
GEO. S. CALHOUN
Regular
Republican Nominee
for
County Treasurer
Present Incumbent
GEO. W.LEWIS
' Regular
Republican Nominee
for
Sheriff
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MISCELLANEOUS
BRING YOUR JUNK to the Grant
Pass Junk Co., 403 South Sixth
street Phone 21. We buy rag,
metal, rubber, scrap Iron, hide)
and wool, old automobile for
wrecking. 5itf
ON CASH BASIS-The Mualc" and
Photo bouse will remove to tha
new location, next door west, on
October 1, and everything will be
on a cash basis except piano and
talking machines sold oa lease.
Cash baat 1 necessary In order to
maintain low prices. ' Stanton
Rowell, 507 G street. 87
BUY YOUR FUEL, kindling, block
and aawdust of Baber Bro. 225
West G. Phone 509-J. 9
JITNEY SERVICE Any where, any
time. Phone Mocha Cafe 181-R.
Otto J. Knlps, Residence 149-T.
233
VETEKINAKV HtHtibO.N
DR. R. J. BE8TUL. Veterinarian.
Office, residence. Phone ' I05-R.
fHYSICIAJIH
L. O. CLEMENT, M. D., PraeUca
limited to disease of the eye, ear,
nose and throat. Glasses fitted.
Office hour 9-12, 2-5, or on ap
pointment Office phone 62, real
dence phone 359-J.
S. LOUGHRIDGE. M. D.. Phyakdaa
and surgeon. City or country call
attended day or night Reside or
phone 369; office phone 182
Sixth and H. Tuff Bldg.
DR. J. O. NIBLEY, Physician and
urgeos. Lundburg Bldg. Health
officer. Office boor. 9 to 12" a.
m. and 1 to 5 p. m. Phene JlO-J.
A. A. WITHAM, M. D. Internal
medicine and nervous diseasea;
903 Corbett Bldg., Portland, Ore.
Hour 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
A. BURSELL, M. D., D. C, Corner
Sixth and D streets. Block east of
postofflce. All approved and drug
less methods. Children and chronio
disease.
ATTORXEY8
H. D. NORTON. ' Attoraey-at-law.
Practice In all 8tte and Federal
Courts. First NaUonal Baak Bldg.
COLVIG ft WILLIAMS, Attoraeya-at-Law,
Grants Pass Banking Co.
Bldg., Granta Pass. Oregen.
E. S. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Prac
tice In all ceurt. First National
Bank Bldg. '
0. 8. B LAN CHARD, ttorney at
Ls,w. - Golden Rule . Building
Phone 270. Grant Pass, Oregon.
BLANCHARD ft BLANCHARD. A
torney. Albert . ' Bldg. Phom
2 1 6-J. Practice in aH court; Ian
board attorney.
C. A. SIDLER,.Atterney-at-Law, ref
eree In ""bankruptcy. Masonle
temple. Grants Pase; Ore-. .
!ENTI8T8
E. C. MACY, D. M. D. Ftrt--laaa
dentistry. 109 ft South Sixth
treet. Grants Pass, Oregon.
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
J. S. MACMURRAY, teacher of voice
culture and singing. Lesson gives
at. home of pupil it requested. Ad
dress 716 Lee street'
DKAYAGE AND TKANSh fcJl
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. M
kinds of drayage and tranefw
werk carefully and promptly den.
Phone 181-J. Stand at freight
depot A. Shade, Prop. '
THE WORLD MOVES; so do we.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phona
397-R.
F. G. ISHAM, drayage and transfer.
Safes, pianos and furniture
moved, packed, shipped and stor
ed. Phone Clark ft Holman, No.
60. Residence phone 124-R.
The California and Oregoa
, Coast Kailroad Company
TIME CARD
Daily except Sunday
Effective May 1, 1918
Train 1 Iv. Granta Pass.. 1:00 p.m.
Train 2 lv. Water Creek 8:00 p.m.
All train leave Grants Pas from
the corner of G and E'ghth atreeta,
opposite-the Southern Paclfio depot
For all Information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the office of the company, Lundburg
building, or phone 131 tor same. ". -
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