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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1918)
r aob four DAILY K'JOUK KIVKlt IXH'KIKM MOMAY, NOVKMllKIl B5, 101B. Get Yours for Thanks giving Put a' VIotrola in your home this Thanksgiv ing and It will till roar heart ot music. It 1 will give you new the old with ' the glory home songs. Southern melo dies and the beat ot band, or chestra and grand opera music. ill 1. Is VICTROLAS f 'J2.50 to $500 Easy terms ot payment New records just received TheMnsicaRdPholoase Stanton RowelL Proprietor SOLDIER LETTERS: PER52NAL lOQdL SHEEPMINS'IM POT" OM END OF WAR Salt Lak City. Nov. 25. D. O. Mackey, prominent sheep raiser ot the lntermounlaln section, who lives in Salt Lake, guessed within tour days of the time the great war would end, and as a result he has just de- iposited a "pot" ot $2,900, made up by sheepmen ot this section in Feb ruary, 1915. Twenty-nine sheepmen who were gathered here in February, 1915, made up the "pot"' ' one evening, each contributing $100. The one who guessed nearest to the date ot the end of the world war was to re ceive the "poL" The 32,900 and the 29 guesses were placed in an en velope and placed in a safe deposit box to await the end of the war. It was opened several days after the signing of the armistice terms by Germany and Mackey was found to nave been the best guesser, Novem ber 15, 1918, being bis guess. A Woman's Answer, When asked how much stuff she had canned a Jacksonville woman re plied that she had canned a powerful lot, sold a heap, and had a right smart mess left Florida Times-Union. Time by Wireless. When a survey was made of the wilds of Bolivia all longitude was fig ured by the aid of time signals sent by wireless from a station 120 miles from the base ot operations. Elmer Whipple With Engineers Blots, France Dear Mother; The boys are sure giving the kaiser hell here lately.' Things be gin to look pretty good now. We are still pegging away at the same old work. I am sawyer In a saw mill. One of our tractors let a log fall off in the road and a Frenchman came along about 11 o'clock at night and hit it. It turned his machine up side down and broke his shoulder. We have the car In camp and fixing It op. ' Nearly every other night the truck takes a bunch Ot the boys down to a river nearby and they go swimming. I went down the other night and had a wim. It was sure tine. It was the first ewlm I have had since I left Rogue river. " I suppose you have got the pictures and the French money I sent. They are only a part of what I have. About 8 or 10 beys are in the T. M, C. A. 'singing they go there . and sing every night except Sunday night Some ot them are fine singers. One little fellow Is cracking Jokes all the time. There has been a new order that we cant send any packages home without paying postage and If there are any valuable we have to pay duty. We moved camp yesterday about five miles from here. But eight other fellows and myself are staying here to finish the work. I expect we will be here a month or so. I like It fine now, because we oon i have to wait In a chow line for our meals and we make the cook wash the dishes. The oeonle here are thrashing their grain now. Yon had ougni to see the machines they have they look lust like toys. They are about the sire' ot one of our bean thrash ers. Say mother. I'll bet you couldn t guess what we had for dinner today, Well, this was our bill of tare: We had chicken with a capital "C," and dumplings, biscuits, salad, real but ter, cream and sugar with our coffee, mashed potatoes, blackberries with cream, also some Vln Blanc to wash it down. I never ate so much since I have been over here. You see there was lust nine of us and we put In together and paid for all of our good eats. I will close with love to all. Your loving son, ELMER. ELMER WHIPPLE. 20 Co., 20th Engineers, Blols, France. Base. A Welsh inventor has been granted a British patent for a process for re moving solder, tin and chemicals from scrap and galvanized metals and util izing the base metals. - The One to Be Feared. "Don't bother "bout de man dat brags about his fightin' qualities," said Uncle Eben ; "but keep yoh eye on de man dat jes hones his razor." Womanly Intuition. Intuition is the faculty by virtue of which a woman can understand her husband "wfthourilsfehlhg to what he says. - ' PANAMA GAFE Dinner Served From 12 to 8 p. m. TUESDAY, NOV, 26 MEXU Soup Chicken and Noodles Relishes Green Onions 10c Celery 10c Roasts Young Turkey and Dressing Cran berry Sauce 50c Sirloin of Beet and Brown Gravy 25c Entrees Chicken Frlcasse and Green Peas 40c Sausage and Mashed Potatoes 35c Small Steak and Pan Gravy 35c Breaded Veal Cutlets 40c Vegetables Mashed Potatoes Green Peas Desserts Cream' Pie Pie per cut 10c A. D. Knight returned to Bray Sunday. "Hinds Cream." Sabln has it. 14 Mrs. Miles Mclntyre went to Wor- de'n Sunday to spend a couple of weeks with her brother. Rev. John W. Hoyt, ot Ashland, held services at New Hope and Mur phy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Bancroft spent Sunday at Medford with friends. A. J. Green retujned to Myrtle Creek last night after spending a day with hts family. C. H. Woodward spent Sunday at home, returning to Canyonvllle Inst night. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Foss, who spent several months In the city, re turned to Leland this morning. Mies Catherine Miller left this morning for Reed college to train In reconstruction aid work. A. C. Gentry left Sunday night Tor Napaine, Wash., where he will have a responsible position on a large stock ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Coffenberry and baby arrived last night from Wor den and will spend a week or more with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coffenberry. " Mrs. M. C. H. Day, of Bremerton, who has been visiting friends here, went to Central Point this after noon to spend a few days with her mother. W. J. Vernon, of Eugene, spent Sunday here with his daughter, Mrs. Chas. R. Drake. Mr. Vernon left this morning tot Klamath Falls on a business trip. OUle AInsworth, who has been at his home at Murphy since July, left Saturday night, returning to Camp Five, Dollars Howard Five dollars reward will be paid for the arrest and conviction of any one stealing the Dolly Couriers from residences or mail boxes. Move to Merlin Mrs. W. W. llallantyne and fam ily have arrived here from Portland. Mr. Ballantyne ts expected to arrive soon and they will move to Merlin. Children's Hooks At Clemens, the Rexall Store. 25 th-lr IWtry Enrly Be sure and get your order In early for turkey, duck and chicken. for first class bird. City Market Arrive From Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dary and II. A. Crouch and family ave arrived here from Oklahoma. They have beea stopping at the Oxford and have de cided ,to make their home here. Office Plum Changed Call 22-R or call at 415 for F. O. I ti am, transfer. O street 2$ Banquet Tonight The banqunt at, the Chamber of Commerce rooms tonight will be at 6:30 sharp. There will be some M' pecially pleasing musical numbers, after which business matters will be taken up. Mince Meat All Style Packages Ask Us About It THE ROCHDALE THIS 8TOIU0 OF. GUAIIA.NTKKD OOQUH c. it. riFiKU), Manager Infant Hint The Infant dauKhter, whloh was born to Mr. and . Mrs. Carl Woller man Inst week, died aged three days and . was burled Sunday. Mr. Wol lerman, who Is working for the Lewis. He was home on a furlough ! Southern Pacific at Roseburg, spent and was taken down with pneumonia and was unable to return to camp. J. B. 'Bogus, resident ot Grants Pass for some years", who went to Tacoma to work In the shipyards stopped off here for a couple of days. He is en route to Oakland, Cal., to work for the same company. Mr. Bogue Is spending today with his brother at Leland. a few days at home, Roseburg last night. returning to Take a Hunch Come to Murphy Thanksgiving night and add a year to your lite. 25 JOY -. Theater JOY HONDA Y TUK8I A Y AdmissiopOc 20c MAE MARSH In 8tory tt Romance and MyMrj. 'THE FACE IN THE DARK" IHHIU.K KlI.VKKWAlUy TICKETS OIVKX TONIGHT "The Pigskin Hero" 1 A Lynn A Moron Comedy HaxelwocMl Offlrinl Here E. Y. Con'roy, of Portland, general superintendent for the Ilazelwood Creamery Co., was In the city Sat- PORTLAXD LABOR rN ION j uraay visiting tne local Hazeiwooa VOTE FAVORS STRIKE P,ant- Mr- Conroy expressed his sat isfaction with the business of the Grants Pass branch and predicted an Increase In the Hazel wood as well ture. XKW T01AY THE DUTCH need their mony to feed the kaiser. I now have good American money to loan on .Im proved real estate. Isaac Best. 25 320 ACRES first class Montana land, 180 acres plowed ready for spring wheat, to trade for Rogue River valley property. What have you? Isaac Beat. 25 WANTED Pruning and grafting 20 years experience. Owen Ivins, Grants Pass, P. O. Box 155. 30 WANTED Apples and potatoes, car lot. Address A. R. McCormlck. ' Grocer. Kennett. Cal. 29 WANTED Information as to pres ent whereabouts of Mrs. Flora Hill Page, formerly Flora Hill. who with her husband, moved to Grants Pass, Ore., sometime in : 1902 or 1903, from San Francisco. It will be to this lady's advantage to communicate at once with Mit- cheU & Gants, attorneys. Alliance, Nebraska. 29 ESTRAYED One 2-year old Hol- etein heifer, 1 horn, unmarked; one Holsteln heifer 8 months old. Reward for information leading to recovery same. Mrs. Josie Messenger, phone 601-F-3. 30 FOR SALE A few boxes of first and second grade Spltzenberg ap ples. R. K. Ross, phone 604-F-2. 30 FOR SALE Disc root cutter, prac tically new. R. K. Ross, phone 604-F-2. 30 FOR SALE Good, dry, sorted corn delivered, 2c per lb. L. A. Hoi- lowell, 924 East F street, phone 212-J. 23 8peed of Bullet A rifle ballet covers nbout two miles In five seconds, while sond travels the same distance In a shade more than nine and one-half seconds, so It Is easy to understand why the bullet strikes before the report of the rifle is neara. Portland. Nov. 25. In the first biz referendum vote by a Portland labor union on the proposal to strike; Uer lines of business In the fu If Mooney goes to the gallows, the bollermakers yesterday balloted al most unanimously in favor of such action. "You can say that we voted unan imously to strike it Mooney is to hang,", reported one ot the officials at the close, of the session. Coquettish. The fraction lonm-d over and touch ed the whole number on Its digit. ".Say." fhe whimpered, "Is my numera tor on straight?" Acquiring a Reputation. Lots of folks get a repututlon for be ing brilliant conversatlonlKts by letting the other fellow do the talking. Electrical Work Installed by an established elec trical firm with competent men. Pauls Electric Store, phone 90, Med ford, Ore. 20 Daily Thought. Shut not thy purse strings always agnlnst painted distress. Charles Lamb, Optimistic Thought. Be that Is valiant does not commit self-murder. JOY Theater WEDNESDAY THURSDAY ' Admission 18c and 25c JEWEL Iacrporta . I ." swssWlfs? ZZZC, Lou Weber's t' Tt S' ' BifDrmmAtic r?T,,' Trtil In I fi STARRING U fff MILDRED HARRIS M Catches Large Salmon Probably the largest . salmon ever caught In Sixes river, and the largest one caught this season In this en tire section, was hauled out by Chauncey Woodruff while operating the seine on the Sixes river recently, says the Bandon World. It was a Chinook weighing, 77 pounds, and was more than four feet Ion ?. It was shipped to the cannery on the Coqullle. Gold Beach Reporter. Children's Books At Clemens, the Rexall Store. 25 Mrs. Kemp Returns to Portland- Mrs. Jennie Kemp, who his had a prominent-part in publicity work of the food administration In this state, left this morning for a confer ence with the state administration at Portland. Mrs. Kemp Sunday night spoke at the M. E. church of the work she has been engaged in and gave many Instances of the help Oregon settlers in the out of the way places of the state have been giving In the cause of the great war. Mrs, Kemp spent the weeks during the flu ban with her sister, Mrs. James Hair. Vn-fimoked American r Audley Egger. I am on the Job, But the war Is off and so Is the flu. I got blown up with a cannon, but not the kaiser's. You can find me on the Job after school hours at the Arcada Barber shop. Audley Egger. Only a Rumor Yesterday and today word has been passed around to the effect that Chas. W. Atkln, son of Sergeant-Ma- Jor H. W. Atkln, of the Salvation Army or this city, had been killed In France. Mr. Atkln today stated that It was only a rumor, as he has re ceived no word concerning his son's death. ' He did, however, receive letter about two weeks ago from his son, in which the boy said that he was well and feeling fine. Letter heads that will please you, Good Advice. The man who doesn't worry when be ought to Is as bad as the one who worries when he shouldn't- Worrying la bad for the health, but probably not a bad as letting things drift In case of rain,, run for an umbrella. Instead of saying "Don't Worry" the heat ad vice to give a man In trouble Is "Get Busy." Thrift Mngaslne. COUNTY TRKASURKR'8 CALL I POU GKNKIt.U, WAR HANTS Calling cards and the Observer office. Envelopes si ; All Jost'phlno County General Warrants Issued prior to nnd includ ing October 3rd. 1912, and protested prior to thut ditto; are hereby called In, and are psyabi at tlio county treasurer's office on or after the 25th, day of November, 1818, on which date Interest will cease. GEO. S. CALHOUN. 25 County Treasurer The Government wants tin. So, hereafter all three brands ofW2a.GSLEYS:vill be wrapped in pink paper and hermetically sealed in vax. Look, fprr lRKSLEYS in the pini-end; paqkage and take y,qur choice of the same three popular flavors. Be sure to get WRIGLEY5 for quality, and because The Flavor Lasts! Tea . Coffee MUk at the Courier.