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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1919)
''1 r AO POCB ' Tilt IIIHIIW. PKItHl'AltY 87, IOID. ) RANTS PASS DAILY Xl KIKH 7; -1 r i ' "i t " ; s ! i M H We take nearly aa much care In fitting the fnuno or mount inn of your glnsM as f do the Ions. f Letcher & Son Optomcrtrists PERSSNdL LOCAL FERE YD ALE A. C. Ford spent Sunday at A. I. Husseys. A "hard times" party was enjoyed by the people of the Mapleton school district Saturday evening. Those hat attended reported having a ileasant evening. Clarence Euilck ok the prize as the poorest dressed )rson in attendance. Mrs. Minnie Hussey returned to Grants Pass Saturday after a few days' visit at Ferrydale. Thos. Ogden is sawing wood with his engine and saw outfit. He is at present employed by E. C. Neely. Mr. and Mrs. M. U Griffin wero at Merlin doing, some shopping, Thurs day. F. N. Robertson was soliciting the Mapleton district Saturday for the Near East drive. A. I. Hussey was working the Pickett Creek district on the same drive Tuesday. John Hunting was at Grants Pass Thursday on business. It. E. and Roy H. Clark, of Ta kllma, are in the city today. Max Mauser, of G1bkow, Mont., is at the Oxford. Hind's Cream. Sabin has it. 03 Geo.- V. Cornish, of Los Angolc. is in the city on business. 4 Geo. C. Burton, of Portland. Is a Grants Pass visitor today. , Miss Loretta lioumn. wno visuea i here for the past week, returned to Medtord last night. C. A. Unch, of the Hattery Shop, returned last night from Portland, where he spent a few days at the au tomobile show. Commodore Garrett has been dis charged from the 76th Infty. medicaid detachment- at camp lewis. anu is now at home. Rev. Melville T. Wire left last niht for Newburg to spend a ' day with his father, and will then go to Portland. Wm. Frakes, a pioneer resident of this place, now a resident of Marcola, is spending a few days here with relatives and friends. Mrs. H. C. Bixby left this after noon fof her home at San Francisco. She spent the past six weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Davis. Mrs. Pat Slattery, who has been with her daughter. Mrs. Bert R. El liott at Medford, for some weeks. returned to. Grants Pass last night. Mrs. C. A. Isham and children ar rived last night, from Portland to re main. Mr. Isham, who Is a brother of Fred Isham, is expected In a few days. Mr. Isham Intends locating in this city. Mrs. Ralph Davis returned this af ternoon from Yoncolla, where she was called some weeks ago on ac count of the illness of her mother. Mrs. Davis' mother Is on the way to recovery, but her father, J. W. Wise, who was taken sick some time after her arrival there, died. WllliiuitH OvrraultswilH tjuotn .The Near Kivst relief drive for District No. 13, Williams, was com pletod Tuesday with 'a result away over tho quota. The solicitors were B. C. liostwlck and D. S. Rlgel. Itnl it or Snow, Mud or IUihv Murphy is prepared for ybu Satur day night. Katum and Danceum all mint. ' $1.50. ' 03 Hw From IVrtlmid G. C. Burton, of Portland, who has been transacting business at Klamath Falls, stopped oft In the city today while en route homo, lie Is interested iu land on the north side of Rogue river, which would be covered by the proposed Irrigation system. , I WOLF CREEK Returns From Auto Show J. C. Williams returned last plght from Portland, where he attended the automobile show. Mr. Williams states that the Liberty motor, which was on exhibition there, was a regu lar "bear cat." A. McL. Hawks has taken over the hotel and . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis are in charge at present. Rates have been slightly Increased! but- better service may be expected. The aim will be to set a table and give service entirely satisfactory to touring par ties. Excessive rain has somewhat de layed orchard work, but preparations are being made to hasten it as soon as weather condition permit. The superintendent of the Hawks inter ests who has charge of almost all producing orchards here has a new Hardie hillside special power outfit, equipped with high power spray gun, with which he expects to wage un ceasing war on all pests Invading the vicinity. Demand will be made that all orchards be cleaned op or dug up. W. G. Smith, while helping to un load a car last Monday, had the mis fortune to have his foot badly bruised by a. heavy piece of steel fall ing on it and, unable to work, he has gone to Join his wife at St. Hel ena sanitarium, Cal.. where the lat ter expects -to spend several months. TW Tv.y PIANO TUNING Geo. W. Cross, piano tuner, will be In Grants Pass for a few days after March 3rd. Leave orders at Rowell's. phone 1261. 07 ABOUT 5 TONS of oat hay for sa-a in Fruitdale,. See E. L. Chuiohill. Urants Pass. 02 Pineapple Desserts 2c The bottle in each package of Pineapple Jifly-Jell con tains all the rich essence from half a ripe pineapple. The dessert baa a wealth of this exquisite flavor, and a package serves abc people for 12& cents. You owe to yourself a trial of this new-type gel atine dainty. tO Placvn, of W Croccr : I Pmckmtmt tot 38 CWnta m BORN CHAPIN To Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Chapin, Wednesday, February 26. a son. CRAIG To Mr. and Mrs. Craig, of Murphy, Wednesday, February 26, a son. NEW WEATHER INSTRUMENTS Marine Ilond Letter I'pr Five hundred sheets of 16-lb. Ma rine bond paper, letter size, for 80c; 100 sheets tor 20c: 20-lb. stock, 25c per 100 sheets. Closing out this brand. Courier. 99tf r Former . I. Man IHon The Riverside, (Cal.) Press an nounces the death on February 19, ot Calvin G. Jenks, who left Grants Pass for California about 12 years ago. Mr. Jenks is survived by his widow and son, Sllllman Jenks, re cently discharged from the nary. CLINTON COOK GETS $435 FOR Tl STEERS Clinton Cook, ot Applegutw, whoso farm Is tin the AppleKute river this week received H3." for two steers. He sold 111 all 4 4 head, which he had been feeding during the winter for a Sinn averaging $lti3.7r for each animal. They were S and 4- year olds. A number of years ami when farmers generally complained about hard times Mr. Cook was heard to remark that he never had any trouble making a living, but he didn't spend his time kicking. 7 More's I5ye Hrond- It is fine. 02 Home From the Front- Ray Williams reached home from over seas duty this morning. He has been in Europe tor the past 1 1 months in the air service and was stationed in France, England Scotland Illinois Valley grange will hold a public social meeting on the 7th ot March, at Spenre hull, at which the public Is cordially invited to attend. Tho fill low lug program will be given: Piano selection .....Miss Fenneran Vocal selections.. ..Mrs. Cyril P. Wise Reading Miss Brown Vocal selections .Mlss Brunes Fivo minute talks will also be given by County Agent C. 1. Thomp son. Miss Ruth Corliett and other spenkers. The time to be on hand Is 7:30 Come early, or you will miss a treat. STRIKES AXI IIOYCOTS LEOAMZEO BY SOLON8 Salem. Ore.. Feb. 27. if Gover nor Wlthycombo signs the bill, as It Is expected he will, labor organlna- and ; lions will have the power to conduct He left with the 220 Aero , strikes or boycotts as a means of ob- squadron, and came home with the talnlng shorter- hours and better 2nd Casuals. Electric Work Phone 90 Medford. Store. Pauls electric 63tf Notice to the Farniei I am now prepared to roll your barley and grind your teed. All wanting barley rolled bring ill to the new mill at once. J. J. Morton, Third and G street. 02 Tucson, Ariz., Fb. 27. An in strument for determining climatic variations by photographs is In use at the University of Arizona at Tuc son. It is called the optional per- iodograph and is the Invention of Dr. A. E. Douglas, director of the Stew ard observatory of the university. One of the purposes of the instru ment Is to improve existing methods of forecasting weather by testing for the presence of periodic variations or cycles in rainfall and temperatures. Returns From California Clyde E. Niles, or the River Banks farm, returned last night from an extended trip to California, having gone as far'south as San Diego. He I reports having a splendid and Inter Jesting trip, being accompanied by Mrs. isues, wno remained 10 visu lor a few weeks at Santa Barbara. SIMPLE COMBINATION HELPS WEAK EYES Gran(s Pass people are astonished at the quick results produced by simple wltphhazel, camphor, hydras tls, etc.. as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. In one case of weak and near sighted eyes a few days use brought great improvement. In another case it stopped eye pains and inflamma tion. We guarantee a small bottle of Lavoptik to help ANY CASE weak strained or inflamed eyes. Aluminum eye cup FREE. National Drug Store. ALASKAN" Fi ll EXPORTS FOR YEAR $2,281,782 Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 27. Fur exports from Alaska during the fis cal year ending 1918 were valued at $2,281,782, according to the annual report of the territorial customs col lector. A large part of this Increase over the 1917 total, which was $379, 500, is due to the fact that in 1918 there were no reports received on the value of the skins of fur seals killed by the government on the Priblloff Islands. MILLIONS IX SIGHT FOR OREGON ROADS Salem, Feb. 27. In the coming three years 1919, 1920 and 1921 there will be available the sum of $23,000,000 for road work in Ore gon. If this money was devoted to hard surfacing It would build 1,200 miles. COMING EVENTS Feb. 26, 27, 28, Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday State examinations at the courthouse. Lester Callioun Returns Lester D. Calhoun, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Calhoun, returned from the service this afternoon. He was stationed at Camp Grant, til., for about six months and has Just been discharged at Camp Lewis, where he haB been stationed for about two weeks. Milk ITico Reduced Beginning the first ot Mar?n the price for milk'wlll be $3 per quart, and $1.7o per pint a month. Peter Olsen, Rt. 1, pHone 500-R-2. 03 All kinds of Commercial Printing at the Courier Office. O Y TONIGHT LILA LEE la "The Cruise of The Make-blieve" Come on In and nutet thin beautiful little star You will sco Iter in picture Hooner or later and if it is later, you Hill wish that it .hud leen soner. Don't nibtM this first picture. A BRAY riCTOGRAPH wages so long as they do nothing that would be unlawful 'for any indi vidual to do. The senate panned a measure, to that effect late yesterday, following the action of the house. The act prohibits courts from Is suing Injunctions to restrain linlons from doing the things that we'll Id be unlawful for an Individual. This Is said to be the greatest vic tory ever won by organized labor at the hands of an Oregon legislature. The bill establishes labor as a per sonal right, repudiating the theory that it Is a property commodity. JAPAN HAS STRANGLE HOLD ON THE THINKS Washington, Feb. 27. Informa tion has reached here from authori tative sources that between 70 anl 80 treaties, agreements and under standings were, in exlstonce and operative between Japan and China. Each strengthens Japan's influence In China. It was said that various kinds of concessions. Including rail ways, mineral lands, steamship, Unci, commercial privileges and financial preferences ere included In thesa agreements. AMERICAN CONDEMNED TO DEATll by bolsheviks Washington, Feb. 27. Informa tion was received today from official sources that every effort of the state department to secure the release of i an American citizen named Kolo matlano, condemned to death by the Bolshevik), had been mot with de- j mands that either Eugene V. Debs, or Thomas J. Mooney be exchanged ' for Kolomatlano. It was also said i the Rolshevikl had' offered to re-j lease American Consul Townsnnd, : who. was arrested some time ago, if either Debs or Mooney was pardoned. SOLDIERS' SENTENCES WILL HE MITIGATED Washington, Feb. 27. Major-General Crowder, Jtidge advocate-general of the. army, appearing before the senate military committee at a re sumption of hearings on the court martial situation, said thut all im prisonment sentences Imposed oil men of the army during the war mid (ound upon rovlew to be too severe .would be mitigated through the president's power of remission. General Crowder said that within 60 days the 5,000 sentences Imposed since the beginning ot hostilities would be reviewed by a spocial board. SI 00,000,000 TO reclaim LAND roil SOLDIERS Washington, Feb. 27. The senate public lands committee today favor ably reported Secretary Lane's bill for appropriating . $100,000,000 to reclaim land for returning soldiers. 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