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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1919)
i ! ( : e , 1! The'iBank With" lie Strength of Steel The soundness of this bank Is increased by the conser vative policy or its olcers In making loans. It is therefor the safest plac for the case of your savings. upon which It pays interest at the rate of 4 per cent. THE FIRSTNATIONAL BANK OF SOUTHERN OREGON JPEBEBsSJ TVeOERAL BESKKVE Keep Your Kodak Pictures in an Album Albums from 35c up. Leather back albums. Paper covered albums. Imitation leather albums. . For all site pictures the vest pocket up. from An albumn keeps your pic tures in perfect shape, makes them more pleasant to look at, and protects them from loea. You really cannot afford to be 'without one. Stanton Rowell Music and Photo House 507 609 O 8C TO E ; Deputy Sheriff Ernest Lister re turned yesterday from the Galice district where he arrested F. D. Mer ton, accused of setting fire to the eld O'Brien house on "Tar "Flat" in this city, which was recently burned to the ground. Merton was brought to Grants Cass and last night made a written confession, according to the state ment from the sheriff's office today, stating that he had set fire to the house, having purchased the property eight days previous. iHe paid $230 for the place and im mediately insured it for $600. be sides carrying 150 Insurance- on household goods. He also confessed to having no household goods, aside from a few articles that amounted to only a few dollars. The old O'Brien house stands beyond the reach of city water and tfhe fire department, which made a auick run to the scene of the Waie, was enable to save it. Merton told the officers that he piled old papers fn a closet, set It afire and then hur ried to the city. By the time the alarm was turned in he bad reached the railroad track near the depot. His case will come up before the grand Jury. J onteel Talc POWDER 23c .IOVTKEL FACE POWDER KOc JO.VTEEL COM) CREAM 30c JOXTEEL COMBIXAriOV COLD CREAM 50c CLEMENS Bells Drugs and Book. Vim $&aSJL Stum COLLIDE ON 6TH STREET A serious accident occurred Wed nesday evening about 6:30 o'clock at Sixth street and Evelyn avenue, when A. iBruuken, who was riding a motorcycle, collided with tbe Chev rolet car owed by Alice M. Bacon and driveu by Frank Shearer. Mr. Brunken's left leg was brokeu in two places, above and below the knee and be sustained other minor bruises. He Is an operator at the Southern Pacific depot and was sent to the company's hospital at San Francisco last night. His motorcycle was wrecked, while the Chevrolet was damaged to the extent of about $100. Just how the accident ocpurred has not been learned, but it is presumed that uMr. Srunken 'was riding at a rather rapid rate of speed while Mr. Shearer was probably too near the center of the highway at the sharp turn to avoid the motorcycle. Buys Irrigated Knrm Charles "E. Gray, recently of East ern Oregon, has sold his ranch there and purchased the beautiful river side ranch of W. H. Striker, a few miles above Rogue River. The fact that 63 acres of this ranch are un der an irrigation ditch was the orln clpal factor ia Inducing Mr. Gray to make the purchase. He will move on to the place at once and expects to make his home there. W. H. Stri ker, not wishing to leave Southern Oregon has purchased a 30-acre Ir rigated farm near Ashland, where he will ralde. (Both sales were made through Isaac Best, of this city. .YEW TODAI BARTLETT PEARS FOR SALE cheap, for canning. Smaller size. NOT wormy. In bulk. Bring boxes or sacks. Parsons office. 50 PHO.VE 262-.R for Jitney Luke or Cutler. 'Headquarters changed to Spa. 50tf PLEASE return Jitney -Luke don't care for the money stolen from him but he wants the gink to re turn his pocket day book. He needs it in his business. 53 fRRIOATED FARMS Good chicken ranches for sale or lease Splen did business opportunities. Mc- Kinstry, Realty. 01 I.OST Padlock near Sixth and I or J streets Wednesday. Finder please leave at Courier office. 51 rXlND -Ball of crochet cotton and finished lace. Owner phone Cour ier office, No. 390 or 190-J. 51 M FOR SALB Second hand lumber. Flooring and shiplap $15 per Common $12.50 per M. Call D. Stineljaugh, phone 149-1. 5i FOR SALE Save money lu buying the following: I'sed pipe, all sizes; belting: cable, iron boxes; wood-saw outfits; taws; saw mills: planers; slab and saw dust conveyors . complete; bolts; wedges; chains; pulleys; boilers and engines; hoist: any and all kinds of machinery and supplies; we buy, sell and exchange ma chinery. OREGON' iMAOHI.VERY CO., Eugene. Ore. jl THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOLS MMtk Th CnlYOTitr InclcdM uw Colbct of LIUrttara, Bdaao mad tt Arte, tat tb Mriuu v. . A bmtltal sunns, faesrOai of spoekl. Ml, BHxItra taeUltm, low cost, wtUj aur WvortmiOm for tU-bttp, "athlrtlea lor ororrbodi,' noil domoontte .uuaptur. - i vws uyuih ouaiotn.. immr.t tookiH or ajwUla Inforauoin, tMnm: THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, OREGON. apodal Sohoola of Ul, HotUetu, (at FER52N1L 25 LOCAL 3. G. Hoi man returned this morn ing from a business trip to Portland. F. S. Bramwell returned yesterday from business trip to Portland. Fruit Jars at Cramer Bros. 77 Miss Angela Fly on spent the day in Leland on business. H. C. Perkins, of Oakland, Cal., is visiting friends here. Mrs. Fred Moore, of Waldo, is in Grunts Pass today to attend the fu neral of her cousin, Miss Lola I-ewls. O. P. Harvey and on. B. R. Har vey, left tor Glendale this afternoon on a business trip. Mrs. Fred Mensch went to Port laud today to remain tor several months. -Mrs. S. J. Blakely and Mrs. M. Berkhart, of Rogue River, spent the day in town shopping. l-eslie Shelley, of Salom. arrived this morning to visit his grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. John Dalley. "Djer Kiss" Talcum. Sabln has u V. T. Truax returned yesterday from Newport where he spent his vacation. New grain sacks at Rogue River Hardware. 51 Miss Wilma McFartand returned this m'ornlng from Seattle where she has been visiting her brother. Wlllard storage battery service station, $14 North Sixth St. 17tf Miss -Mattie McGee arrived -this morning from Klamath Falls and will siend several days here visiting friends and attending to business in terests. Wlllard storage battery service station, S14 Nor til Sixth St. 17 tf Mr. and Mrs. Edw. O. Harris left this morning for Dayton, Fla.. to spend the winter.' They will visit friends in Washington. Chicago and Other eastern oints on the way. Schram Economy, Easy Seal and Mason fruit jar caps Rogue River Hardware. 51 Mrs.' Grant Orme left this mornliK tor points in California where she will spend several weeks. She ex pects to be in San Francisco at the time the Pacific fleet arrives there. Look up our advertisement for special prices on AJax tires Rogue River Hardware. ' 51 Seth and Harrison Blake, of Port land, former residents of Grants Pass, were here today. They will go to Crescent City and 8mlth River and after a visit will travel up the coast to their home; V. L. Upson Jr.. was a southbound passenger tms morning en route from Portland to Med ford. He will spend the week end at home and be and Sirs. I'pson will motor to Port land the first of next week. , wwte Line Taxi Grants Pass Hotel.. si Crawford Peaches- Small, but perfect. Fine tor can ning or eating. 1 .cents per pound. Boxes returned. Leave orders at Pirbllc Market or call Tokay Heights today or tomorrow. - . 51 PITTMAX RESOLrriOX WILL NOT BE PISHED Washington, Aug. 21. 'Democra tic leaders have decided not to press the Plttmann resolution, before al lowing more time for debate. JOY Tonig'ht Oh YouO Women Your last chance to see this bril liant comedy. Going to miss it? Of course not! COM 1 N G FRIDAY - SATURDAY VIVIANJHARTIN "LITTLE COMRADE" tWriem Wanted Carriers wanted for the Daily Courier boya or girls with wheels. Halwrman Buys Homo C. W. Hibernian has purchused the five room cottage at the coruor of 1 and Eighth streets, from S. C. Carroll ot 8llverton. The sale was made through Jsaao Best. ' Itancing Party Waldorf Hall Saturday night. 51 $1.1.1 tor S4K Sheets Bond Em! re lot of $1 bond paper sold: 60 reams of heavier bond at $1.15 for 500 sheet, letter six, at Coupler office. 'Bond papor advanced So per pound August 1, but we made no advance. This lot will last only a short time, then no more to ho had IMonror's Ashe Burled II Mrs. E. C. Ferguson, of Oakland. Cal., a granddaughter of Mr. Van' noy, Josephine pioneer, has been vis' iting Mrs. Ren XHmmlck for several days. (Mrs. Ferguson's mother died recently in California; and the body was cremated. Hit. Ferguson brought the ashes here for burial ou the old family estate down the Rocue river. The place is now owned ty George Eaton. ladles Kluuiipooing At Josephine Barber shop, "except Saturday. Electric hair drier. 5! Bg Price for Bartlet All records for sale ot Kogue river pears were broken In New York yes terduy when one car of Bear creek orchard iBurtletU brought an aver age of $1.05 a tox, and another car load from the same orchard brought $4 a box. Another car load from the Palmer Investment company orchard brought tbe attractive price of $3.90. Medford Tribune. The New Millinery Rt Will open Monday, August 25. Corner Sixth and E streets, opposite Josephine hotel, airs. Lillian Cur rier. 52 BroncoBiiKtcr la City . E. R. Caldwell, one of the regular riders at the Pendleton Roundup, was In Grants iPass Wednesday night on his way south. iMr. Caldwell has been in the service oversea. ' with the iRalnbow division, and missed the chance of riding at the last roundup. He predicts that the next roundup will be one of the best ever held and expects to enter the riding contests. Excursion Rates to Coast Grants Pass to Crescent City, by easy riding cars, for $7.60. Grants Pass and Crescent City Stage com pany. Phone 26. 74tt Hiking Honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Johnson of Portland, whe were recently mar ried, are in the city, guests of the George Cramer family. Mrs. John son Is a neice of Mrs. Geo. Cramer, and is better known to friends here as Grace Hays. She and her hus band hae been making a novel tour of. the state, having left J'ortland many weeks ago with two pack horses to transport 'camp equip ment. They have hiked most of the way, taking mountain trails and roughing it ni the full sense of the term. They left their horses at Cra ter take and came from '.Medford here by automobile. They are on their way home now. Hang Your Punts Wherever ' you want. Bitt deposit your money In the Josephine County Bank. If any one steals your check book we will furnish you another one and 1t costs you nothing.. 50 Cu'ifornian Coming to Grunts V Wm. iBlcknell, for the last 12 years with the iRedlands Sanitary laundry as solicitor, collector and driver, is parting company with that Institution and expects to leave In about two weeks for Grants PassJ Ore. Mr. (Blcknell has been a rest- dent of iRedlands for 20 years. He was a hotel manager before coming to IRedlands and spent one season In charge of tbe Casa Lorn a here. Tbe work to which he has devoted him self the last dozen years has required hi undivided attention, with the re sult that Mr. Blcknell finds his health seriously Impaired. He be lieves that a chaqge to a damper. cooler climate will completely re store hlm In a short time. If this happy result Is attained he expects to purchase a farm and spend his time thereon In the future. 'Red lands (Cal.) Dally Tacts. Bargains in White Wash Skirts. Piqua, Duck and Poplin MRS. E. REHKOPF Why have your Winter Tailoring Done Now? There Is a monetary advantage, because the sup ply of really good woolens Is r!llns short of the demand. 'Make your selection now, even It you do not wish delivery until much later. f IM or le to Vtltt mid more Geo. S. Calhoun Street Fifteen Years lrnl ItoaW JUST IN We have Juiit received another shipment of lho good Wcttrr Ctialn and Rocker. Tho holUxt construction the kind that Ut. , See some of thrm In onr window Holman's Furniture Store 605 O street, opposite Band Stand PHONE 281 Good Oil Is Cheaper Than Parts Freedom from unnecessary repairs and longer life for rour car results from correct lubrication with Zerolene, Scientifically refined from se lected California crude oil.' OivM auilraum lubrication with Inn carbon dtpodt. Got Corr.ci Lubri cation Chart lor your car. TAKDARD OIL COMPANY (California) - G. B. BERRY Harness and Saddlery Auto Top and Canvas Work With Grants Pass (Hardware Co. 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