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I! ! i i ! ! i I 1 i ; ! i i I t i i i i PAGE FOCR POPULAR SONGS 1 each, 7 for 91.00 postpaid . Cah with order Ton brought Ireland right orer to ma. Ton oame, you taw, you conquered. Ton can't brlnx back vestardav. Yon can't put ths beauty back In the Tou dont have to be Irish. You, just you. You made me cry for you. . Tou made the world for me. Tou may hold a million girlies in your arm. . Tou never can be too sure about the girls. Tom never can telL Young America, we're strong for you, Ton-oo Juat you. Tour country needs you. You're breaking my heart with good bye. You're a grand old flag. You're a great big lonesome baby. Toure going to fall In lore with Cal ifornia. You're In style when you're wearing a smile. 1 The Music and PfcctoHcase Stanton Bowell, Proprietor COUNTY TREASURER'S CALL FOR COrRTHOVSB WARRANTS There are funds in the treasurer's hands tor redemption of courthouse warrants No. 61 and No. 63, pro tested December 4, 1917. Interest ceased on above warrants Nor. 1, 1918. GEORGE a CALHOUN, 20 : County Treasurer. Electricity for Tractor. A Swedish Inventor claims to hare satisfactorily applied electric power to tractors and other farm machinery. NEW TOlAY FOR RENT Dec. 7th, a modern six room bungalow; wood house with sleeping rooms above, and garage. 710 North Sixth street And a five room cottage on corner of C and Second street. Rents low. See N. E. Townsend, 621 A street 20 FOR SALE Good quality of seed rye. H cents per pound. Apply J. L. Green. 1114 Pine St 19 VIOLIN, PIANO, mandolin and ban jo lessons; good methods and ex perienced teachers. Music fur nished; stringed Instruments re paired; violin bows repaired. G. M. Kellogg. 725 South Seventh Street - 23 FOR SALE Good, dry. sorted corn, delivered, 2e per lb. Ground corn, cob and all, 3 cents. 924 East F street, phone 212-J. 23 . Auto Livery DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE GOOD CARS CAREFTL DRIVERS REASONABLE RATES If you are In need of a car and want quick service, call us. TAVIS & ADAMS AUTO CO. PHONE 817 I Come to the Grants Pass MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 The dining room of the Grants Paw Hotel will be opened at 11:30 on above date, under the management of E. C. Potter, First class meals and service will be given. Breakfattt will be served at 6 a. m. to 9 a. m. Regular dinner, 11:80 to 1:30. Short orders from 1:30 to 8 p. m. Real home cooking. Give Us Your Patronage Hotel rnniirnninTnn nnrnn 1 ' i I FROM BETHANY PULPIT full house greeted Rev. L. My ron Booser at iBethany Presbyterian church Sunday morning when he oc cupied his former pulpit and gave an inspirational sermon, in which he pointed out the present day problems presented by the closing of the world war. The congregation was made up not alone of members of the church but Included members of several oth er denominations who desired to again hear Bethany's former pastor Although no announcement had been made for a second service, Mr. Boo ser complied with requests and ad dressed a good sited audience In the evening. ... The service flag of Bethany Pres byterian church now contains 43 stars, nine having been added re cently for Lieutenant L. O. Clement, Jo Pardee, Earle Voorhtes, Gerald Preecott. Arthur Cramer, Robert Jewell. Gall Hamilton. Lester Cal houn and Charles Parker. MARY ELLA WATTS, OF Mary Ella Watts died at Salem, Ore., November 15, the body being brought to Grants Pass for funeral services, which were conducted at the Hall chapel Sunday by Rev. Mel ville T. Wire. Interment was made in the Williams Creek cemetery. The deceased was born at Murphy, Oregon, December 9, 1884. She is survived by her mother, Mr. Elba- beth Watts and three brothers and three sisters: Mrs. A. S. York of Oregon City, Mrs. E. F. Tpping of Grants Pass, Miss Edna Watts of Grants Pass, and Alexander Watts, Jr., now In the service in France; Benjamin Watts of Murphy, and Charles Watts of Grants Pass; also two half-sisters and one-half broth er, Mrs. A. J. Schrlmp, of Califor nia, Mrs. R. W. Harrington, of Pow ers, and G. W. Elliott, or Imperial Valley. NOTICE TO A CTOMOB ILE OWNERS We have taken over the Maxwell Garage and would appreciate a part of your trade. Drop In and let us treat you as you would like to be treated. G. W. TAVIS, and 18tf E. A. ADAMS. Gift to the Garbage Children. J Bessie on her birthday received a new dolL Her old one she proposed discarding, so she said: "I tHnir, mamma, I'll give It to the garbage man. He can take It to the garbage woman and she can fix It up for the urae garbage children to Dlav with." ean jrrancisco Chronicle. Peculiar Disease. Workers occupied In turning shells on lathes suffer from a peculiar occu pational disease, according to Le Pro fes Medlcale. The malady consists of an eruption of pimples due to the ac cumulation of Iron In the skin, This accumulation Is made possible by the un vl impure ou. Widows and Insurance. Even when a widow is nothing to us personally It almost always makes as feel very bad to hear what kind of securities some one has persuaded her to boy with the Insurance money, umo estate Journal. Lines to Be Remembered. Be a pattern to others sod then all will go well ; for as a whole city Is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so It Is likewise re formed by their moderation. Cicero. Our classified ads biing results. ; is widfiifulW pur consequently of 8 II i r -... . ... . . . II great gtrenffifa J Theresa. L I v&si difference LESLIE SALT DAILY H'MVto I yurvozuHL. lushl Rev. L, Myron Booser returned to Medtord this morning. H. E. Haefuer returned last night from Powers. "Mavis" face powder. Sabln has It. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Welter returned Saturday night from a trip to San Francisco. Miss Mable Klncald returned to Wolf Creek Saturday to resume teaching. , Miss Cecilia Harris left yesterday tor Washington, D. C. to take a posi tion In the public health department. Mrs. H. T. Vedder, of Murphy, left Saturday night tor Lebanon to at tend, the funeral of her grandfather. Mrs. C. M. Smith has returned to Corvallls after spending two weeks here with relative and friends. Miss Elsie Powers went to Pickett Creek Saturday night to resume teaching after the lifting of the ban. Horace Hulbert and his son. C H. Hulbert, who spent a few days here. left this morning for Santa Barbara to spend the winter. Mrs. Pearl Benson and two chil dren spent Sunday with Miss Nellie Smith, returning to Ashland this morning. Miss Jennie Johnston returned last night from Klamath Falls, where she spent several weeks atk home. Miss Johnston says they had snow enough for sleighing before she left. R. O. LeRoy, chief clerk of the camp surgeon's office, arrived last night from Camp Lewis on a 1 0-day 's furiough, called home on account of . 1. Ill VI- I .1 omiuus muna ui uib urumer, Frank LeRoy, at Williams. E The local Red Cross chapter has just received the following letter from the American Red Cross head quarters in Seattle. Those who In tend to send Christmas packages to the boys over there should read It carefully, and It they desire further information, application should be made to the local Red Cross: We are very happy to be able to give you the following Information Just received by wire from 'Washing ton. This Information will need wide publicity and great care should be taken to see that It Is announced correctly to avoid any possible con fusion. The war and postofflce depart meats will Issue an order today, No vember 15th, extending the mailing date lor Christmas parcels tnrougn November 30th. This .means that parcels may be mailed up to the time that your local poBtofflce will receive mall on November 30th. An Individual, who should have received a label but who failed to receive It or who has lost or des troyed It, may receive carton not earlier than November 21st upon signing a statement at any Red Cross Christmas parcel station substantl ally as follows: "The undersigned hereby makes application to forward to (Name), (Organization), American Expedl tlonarv Forces, a Christmas package. The undersigned hereby declares that he or' she Is nearest living relative In the United States of the proposed recipient; that he or she has not re celved this man's label from abroad; and that should such label be re ceived It will not be used; and that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief only one Christmas parcel will be sent the proposed recipient. (Signed) . The following regulations will gov ern the sending of these parcels and should be strictly followed: 1. No carton can be given on such request until November 21st. 2. All regulations hitherto Issued concerning contents, Inspection, ad dressing, stamping, sealing and mall Ing apply, even to the extent . that the parcel must bear a regular over seas label. The division office has authority through national head quarters from the war department to print a quantity of these labels to be used on cartons mailed under the above form of request. A supply of these overseas labels will be mailed to your chapter at once by special de livery and should be restricted re- llgously to the use for which they are Intended, your Inspectors being Impressed with the fact that the war department Is Imposing great confi dence in the Red Cross and In them. Sincerely yours, EARJL EILPATRIOK, Assistant Dir. Manager. K1VKK COUK1KM Itowtlt of Mrs, Apptchoff Prof. F. H. Applohoff, well known In this city, where he resided for sev eral years, passed through this morn ing with the remains of his wife to Roseburg for burial. Mrs. Apple holt died at Ashland Saturday even ing from appoplexy. Ilargnlna In Magazli Get our club catalogue. Rexall Store. V 19 Move to Grant it Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Bunch left for Grants Pass yesterday. . Mr. and Mrs. Bunch will make their perma nent home at Grants Pass, where Mr. Bunch has been transferred In the capacity of switchman for the South ern Pacltio Co. Roseburg News. Electrical Work- Installed by an established elec trical firm with competent men. Pauls Electric Store, phone 90, Med ford. Or. . 26 Meetings Resumed The Salvation Army will hold meetings again the same as usual, commencing on Tuesday evening. Then on- Thursday. Saturday and Sunday. Sunday school at 2 p. m. Sunday afternoon. Every one wel come. (Signed) H. W. Atkln. Ser geant-Major. Loral Talent Caught Last Friday Chief of Police Me- Lane, after much head work and dill . . . . gem searching, rounded " up some I local boys who recently stole 400 dv :namlte caps and four rolls of fuse I from a store. This xma store has ,ben "touched" twice before, sup posedly by home boys. There was more than one boy and less than 10 In the bunch taken to the Juvenile -ourt by Chief McLane. To make a long story short, and not throw the boys' names broadcast to the public, they were sentenced to one year In the reform school, but paroled to their parents. These are not bad boys, but they have deviated slight 'y from the narrow and safer path and the chief of police requests the Courier to warn them that their acts are known generally, and that a good time to quit Is right now. "The KalMr I Killed" By J. T. Roberson. The Kaiser was a four footed hog, and weigh ed, when dressed 528 pounds. If you need good pigs, J. T. has them at $5 to $10, according to size, at Won der, Ore. 18 A Good Home at Sacrifice Leaving Grants Pass. I will sell ray residence of 9 rooms, located at 622 North Fifth street at less than half Its cost to build. If you want a home this Is an opportunity to oc quire a first class modern property on small Investment and easy terms. Household furniture and canned fruit Is also for sale. Money Is not of first Importance In this matter, but quick action is the result desired Mrs. I A. Lucus. 21 Knowledge Unto Himself.. A group of business men met on a street corner In a certain city and were discussing the progress that has been made by the allied forces on the western front During the conversa tion a fellow-citizen, who 'Is fond of expressing his opinion, but whose Held of Information Is so limited that be doesn't appreciate bow small It Is, Joined the crowd and listened to the various expressions. Unable to bold his silence, he de clared: There ain't no doubt but that our boys bss thrown new life Into the alleys, but In my opinion the Huns can't fight like the Germans did." And then before anyone could get In a word he added: "And then we've done lots better work since our merchant marines has got Into the front line action." Birds as Barometers, Birds are excellent barometers. A number of our birds swans, wild dock, coots, moorhens and others build their nests either on the banks of a river or floating on Its surface at tached to the reeds or water grasses. These birds, It Is said, never by chance get caught by floods, and If you see a swan's nest, say, a foot above the river level yon may be sure that during the next few weeks there will not be rain enough to raise the river above that height The common robin knows a great deal about forthcoming weather. If he sings In the morning It Is a cer tain sign of bad weather. Dally Thought v The great man Is he who does not lose his child's heart Mendns. All kinds of legal blanks at the READ THIS ( Copied from the Telegram) GRKION COFFKH SOARS Advances ranging all the way from 1 H to 4 cents a. pound In green coffee are Just announced. Natural ly the advanoe In roasted coffee will . be considerably more. Lay in a supply of our Vacuum Sealed Coff THE ROCHDALE Tim STORK V)F GUAHANTKI0) GOODS . ., , ' C. K. FIFIhlLU, Manager v... Looka Here! People of Grants Pass, why pay big fuel bills and get up In cold damp rooms, when you can have a room very reasonable with .steam heat, hot and cold running water. In each room SPECIAL 11ATKH II Y WKKK Oil' MONTH. Como and look our room over New Josephine Hotel A. J. Martlncau Teach Children te B Klnrf It has been truly said Omt any per son who deliberately tortures a dumb tnlinal would commit any crime not re quiring courage. Teach children kind dcss to animals. . fmproved Fuel for Airplanes. That the Germans are using a new and improved fuel for alrplnne en gines was the statement of Loon Ca men before the Aeronautical society. To gasoline Is added one per cent of toluol and one and one-half per cent of alcohol. The mixture gives a sharp er Ignition than simple gasoline, and while It exerts some deteriorating ef fect upon the metal, the short life of the airplane motor at the war front means that the motor Is discarded be fore , the deterioration becomes se rious. Toluol Is a coal tar predict and la the base of that powerful explosive, trinitrotoluol. MONDAY and Two Shows, Admission SHE LOVED NOT WISELY; SHE LOVED TOO WELL; And Thereby Haugs a Tale And "Teacup Annie" told her "You have denifHl morality you have mocked at love. !vo Is your mws anil your curo." 1 ES3IE BAR Rl SCALE tsr i inii "Within The Cup" "The Price of 2 Reel MOMlAY, NOVKMIIUH 1H, lolfc - ee Long Wars of ths Psst A review of history shows that all the most siomentous clashes of arms have resulted In long wars. In ths middle ages Knglnnd waged an Inter mittent conflict with France known ss tlio Hundred Tears war; while the cor responding conflict between England and Scotland may be said to have been a five-century one. "Colonel" Is a Column Leader, The Kpiinlxh for mliinel Is coronel, tho Italian roloiixllo. The Slmnlard originated tho word 400 years ago n n (I seem to have made It by combin ing the Hcnxe of the Latin columns, a column, with that of roronn, a crown. We follow the French mwlllns, but In pronnunultig we retain the Hpnulsh "r,H hence "kernel." as we say It. Lit erally It means the leader of s column nr of the company at the bead of ths regiment In column. ATES Tl KSIlAY 7:30 8s m SOr 10c 1 j.rivur'"J BESSIE BARRISCALE a Rough Time" Comedy Courier. v f ! t 1