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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1903)
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN TO SEE JOSEPHINE CAVES THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS Party From Eureka Preparing Brief Note ttnd Items of Interest People Bl They Come ond Go From Day lo Day. Our Gift for Exploring Trip. a.rtd Importance. AGAIN IN 1903 wo snail nandlc Columbia, Hartford and Vedette Bicycles. Dur new Models are now on hand and are superior in many respects. We sell on the installment plan and take old wheels in part pay ment. Let us talk wheel with you. Hartford Them tirvs on Columbias and Ilartfords. Cramer Bros. Odd Fellows Block. Bicyci.es Cleaned Bicycles Repaired Ocean W&vb Washer Something new in Wash ing Machines operated with a fly wheel and a uniij ie re versible gear. Built good and strong for hard usage and wear. Our stock of Wash Boards, Wringers and Tubs is com plete. Ask to see the Asbestos Sad Iron. Absolutely the best thing on the market. HAIIUUDDLE HAKDWAKE Co. Grants Pass, Oregon. 'E wish to call special attention to our white shirt waists. We have some very pretty as well as novel ones in the latest styles. The Pcau do Soie and China silks are rare bargains. Also our line in under-kirts of mercerized sateen are selling fast at the reasonably low prices. Closing out sale of Ladies' and Children's sun bonnets. Do ii"t miss this sale. Mrs. J. A. Rehkopf Agent for New Idea Patterns, 10c. mmm, When sent hv mail i ic. Anyone knows that, to catch fish, you must have first-class FISHING TACKLE A fishing pole free with every dollars worth of fishing t ickle. The kind that never breaks. That's the kind we carry. We also carry a full line bieyles and sundries, knives and razors, talking machines, etc., etc. - . O W. A. Paddock IlEPAlUIN-i OF ALL KINDS A SPECIALTY MMtHmnM Beautiful Trimmed Hats All the latest Patterns Trimmed with the Most Popular Flowers, IJraids and Ornaments. Sailor Hats, 25c and Up I can furnish you the lateit designs in a'l kinds of Millinery, and I can al.-.o satisfy you in regard to prices my prices are right. Call and see nn lino of Trimmings. Rim Miss Ida Weston It. L. Dcuiareo made a business trip to Gold Hill Tuesday. Lee Cox cf Woodrillo was a visitor to Grants Pass Saturday. R. M. Gaston of Portland visited friends iu Grauts Pass Sunday. John Hall is in ton n this aeel: from bis q iar; mines on Grave creek. Miss Lu Kroner expects to leave soon (or Portland, where she iil reside. Harry Hosier of Ashland was iu town last week on a busmss visit. Thos. McGinn of Ashland arrived last week and is iu the law oftice of 'Y. C. Hale. Mrs. Geo. Ahny was In tuwn Wejnes day from Leland where she is conduct ing a hotel. V. F. Hum, our well known iusnr- Hiieo man, spent Friday at Medford and Jacksonville, Dr. Shearer aud W. V. Lippiuentt of Medford came down to Grants Pass Friday evening Miss Rhodu York has been visiting during the past week with friends nud relatives at her home near Kubli. Mrs.- John Hamnicrsley of Kv.wis creek visited a few days iu Grants Pass during the week. - Hon. R. A. Booth, of Eugene pass ed through Grants Pass this week en ronto to San Francisco. Attorney John M. Ruiumell went to Portland Friday on a business visit, returning Tuesday. Harry E. Foster visited Ashland Friday and attended the Degree of Honor ball given in that city Friday evening. . CoL Frank V. Drake, of Portland, tho well known mining writer, Wiis in town Sunday. Mrs.Johu Taylor nud Mrs. Roy Pool went to Ashland Saturday. They will reside there for tho present, as Roy is located there. Mies Nettie Dun lap left on Mon. tai lor Lincoln, HI. She expects to remain thorn two vears and will at'end school during that time. R. IJ. nud Grnllle Ruber left on Mon day for Klamath Falls with a string of five race horses. They will be absent during tho summer. First Lioutenaut CIikh. Crow, of Company H, eamo up from Merlin Saturday to be present at Iho inspec tion on that evening. V. H. Rarr, tho Iiriggs creek mine owner, has returned to his hnnie in Jack sonvillo after a visit to his mining property in this county. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hubbard, Mrs. Etta Hubbard aud Miss Emnieliiie Clark went to Gold Hilll Thursday, returning the same evening. Rev. J. W. McDougall went to Ash land Saturday and ofliciutcd lit the M. E. church iu that city Sunduy iu the absence of the presiding elder. Rev. D. T. Summerville, presiding elder of the M. E. cbureli, returned last Wednesday evening from a trip to Klainuth nud Lake comities. H. B. Lnco is iu town this wick nfter spending some time' at Whiskey creek in tho Mt. where he has been ing property. R. A. F. Penrose, hpaicer Penrose anil J. O'B. Gnnn returned to San Fran cisco Thursday, curled thither on ac count of the death (if Irving M. Scott, which occurred on Wednesday. Rev. W. G. Council spent Tuesday in Medford, preaching the sermon at the installation of Rev. Shields us pas tor of the Presbyterian church iu that city. Geo. B. Archer, the Leland miner, came in on Thursday to visit with his family. Ho expects to move his fami ly to the mines as soon as school closes. J. T. Woolfolk, has been mining on Evans creek fur the joist two wiuteis, is ouco more a resident of Grants Pass anil is engaged this yi ar iu the brick business. Judge H. L. liciiHim and daughter, Miss Gail licnsnn, were pasengers en Thursday's train, en route to Klamath Falls from Salem, where Miss l!i iiwuj has been attending school. S. E. Ishani, the pioneer miner, went into thn hills Monday ami will spend a week or so working at his" old pring" ledge on the divide between Pleasant ami Louse creeks. Hon. Theo. Cameron of Jackson ville, was at Waldo last week looking after his mining intrests. Ho is'one of thn owners of the well known Sim. moini-C'nmcron hydraulic placer. Mrs. D. McCarthy ami daughter, Miss Anna, left on Saturday for A.-h-land to remain for some tine. Mr. McCarthy, who has been an engineer on the Grants Pass-Ashland division for many years, will soon take a run on the Lebauou branch. J. A. Blew, now of Ashland, maim ger for the Sunset Monument Co , spent several days of the lust week in Grants Pas on a business vii.it. Mrs. Blew was here also, visiting with! friends. Miss Julia Hatch from the Missii n ! Station at Pre in X. Siam will si ak iu the Bethany Presbyterian church on Sabbat li evening. Miss liateh has already earned for herself an unhide reputation as a delightfully inspiring stjcaker aud her subject is one of more tliau usual interest so that she will doubtless Is: gnt led by a large emigre gat ion. Miss Laura Gertrude Th mas, lad of the Columbia school of Oratory, Chicago, will lie iu Grants Pas soon. and will give a ri-cital while lu re un der the auspices of the Eastern Star Miss Thomas will be rem inhered a- ouc of our Grauts Pass High win.! girl, graduating in the chwi cf Reuben district, developing in i 11 - A Eureka p.iprtav: "A party is leing organized here to take a trip to ibe great raves situated in Eoutli weKern Josephine county, Oregon, about eight milca from Holland These caves are believed to be the laritt in the world, far exceeding the great Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. They have not bee n as jet thoroughly explored and their extent Is not certain ly known. It is very shortsighted for tho United States or Ibe Oregon govern merit net to secure these wouderful caves and ho'd them for the public The party from Eureka will leave here in wagons the latter psrt of June and journey up the oust tbrougn Cietcent City. Ttie roads will be good at that time of the year, the neeihe r delightful and the trip will be long remembered. A number o schi ol teachers and pro. fcssional men and their wives will be of the party auj they will take a camping outsit." Tes.cheri Selected. The board of directors of the Grants Pass High school district held a meeting on Tuesday evening and elected six teachers to romploto the corps of 17 who will officiate iu the schools in the coming year. Eleven of the teachers were elected at the meeting held two weeks ago. Last year the force consisted of 13 teachers and tho preceding year, 13. It will bo seen that tho school has increased a third in two years. Following is the list of teachers for the vear of UK);!-4: PiilH-rinteiidi ut, Prof. F. E. Young. Assistant suiieriiitendont, Miss M. As tella Goodin. Teachers Misses Susie r.aniiard, Minnie Tuffs, Alice M. Pool, Mary Griffith, Edna Parker, Lillian Hcguu, Florence Akin, Cnlla Heslin, Mary L Talhert, Madge Hill.JO. B. I'eiigra, Aura Thompson, Bessie Tid- ball, Lucie Gourge. M. Lou Gruhh. Womcvns Club. The Music class will meet with Mrs. Kinney May II, at !!::!() p.m.. The uhject for (ho days program being "Opera. " Current events Class llitory Mrs-Younc 'Origin and Development of Opera" Mrs. Hale 'O'Luce di ipjcst aniina" ( Donizetti ) Mrs. Gault Woman's Club Prizes. For the most handsome floral win low box, fi.lH. Also (ho prettiest flower bed grown by any one under l.j years of age, if1.', ."ul. Prizes to be awarded ill September, 1!KI. All aspirants for prizes nlease nil names to Mrs. Robt. Booth. Shot Himself. The report that a man had shot himself, while walking on the R. V. R. R., Thursday morning, caused con siderable of a commotion. It proved tube Alex Walker, who lives ill Or-! hard Home district. He was carry. ing a instol in his coat pocket, which was discharged ill falling to the ground. The bullet struck him in the left side, passing through tho lung and coining out b hind the shoulder. inlllcliug a very dangerous wound. The union umite man was brouirht to Hotel Nash, where Dr. Pickel is at tending him. His chances of recovery are considered fair. Southern Oro- gonian. Salvation ArmvNcwi dipt. II. Holder of tho salvation army lin-. ju-t arrived to take charge of the army w,,i k iu Grants Pass, Meetings will he conducted every night. Fountain Pens Waterman's Id al 3..VJ to !.0) at Cramer Bros. Willis Kramer, tho well known mine owner, brought in on Monday a large piece of ipuirtz to be sent lo the Oregon Bureau of Information with the Josephine county exhibit. Theiuartz is from his Mt. Kcubon pioj erty inn' is a remarkably hand some specine ii, w ith free gold visible all tliriuieh it. They have a throe foot vein of (his rich ore, with values running into hundreds of dollars to tin- ton. Rev. C. VY. H&ys Installed I!ev. ('. W. Hays, pastor of the St. John's l'li shyterian church, on Mar shall and Seventeenth streets, was in stalled Wednesday evening, says the Port laud Telegram, there being a very huge aid odaui e of memls-rs and fri -ieK Dr. W. S. Holt, synodical missionary, presided. Itev. E. T. Al ien, assistant pastor of the First I'rca bvd rian Church g ive the sermon, and Itev. A. J. Montgomery, of the Third Church tin' installation prayer and the charge to the pastor. ' Itev. Hays cuine to Portland from Grants Pass. lie is a very successful worker and the future for his chun-h, now to he known as Marshall Street Church, is very bright. 1 lie Maltese III' IS sl;OI s is I'iile Store. Cro.-s line of ladies' fine omplete at 'J'hn Sugar Josephine Barber Shop. The ll'.li I Jo-i i hin barb' r shop is one of the moil np to date and well i endued il iiisiiiutions of Its kind anil is presided over by two of the most c!Ti' lent barb' is iu Southern Oregon. The , x,-i ;;, m ((iialjty of tlie ton-orml work if Nate G. Bales, is well known and his companion barlx-r is W. F. Marion, late of San rraiioiseo. They ;ti. liit-ly add. d the latest New York ! fad, facial ma-sag", with glass and ; rubber bulb ced professionally. Jo ll lliligS i f lach Week w ill b- re ' m rvi d f' r belli . DIED. BiDM.EAt It i Id es, Ore., Ap-il ' I'l Mis. Abi.cr It dd!c Mt. KiiMl.? w :is.a pioneer of Ixjiik'ss county at d a will known nn I highly le-'eellieil ladv. ."-fie mi the looMicr of is a graduate of the coll, go of or- ! , -,., p.,,,,, (.,lr , ,,, ,.,. story. Willamette Luivcmity mul ,,;, , ,g,:l i;n K. It .Idle of la'cr of Columbia school of Oratory, ' i;,art 1'js- Chicago, w ln re she has spent thn pnt two years. She bean high r.-.om- ! I!1,'-N '!'-, '" l'g". Orove. Satur- . , T, ! uav, April .- , i."i.',, ( cotKuniption, hrs-n work. Due, K ,,, , d ,. notice of date anil programme will Is- j J!r , B( ,, kl)(JWJ fjjt iTW'- - i 'it ami t.lav.4 with our base ball Fine natural linen ail over-, m- troid' rs, and inwrtii ill to mat h, at the SngarPine Store. t-am fir viral . asous. He was a young . ii. an of gool (baracter and ; was well cstefc lid le ro. I Dr. Flanagan, Physician aud Dentist. Go to Coron for Plumbing. , 1 Planet Jr. Tools at Cramer Bros. M. Clemens, Prescription Druggist. A splendid line of Uoyal Charter Oak Ranges at Coron'i. Stroble's shoe riiring always pleases. Take your shoes to him, Look over the largo lino of meus flue dross shoes at The Sugar Pine Storo. All your dress goods, linings aud facings.steam sponged and shrank free at The Sugar Pino store. Rev. V. O. Conuoll will preach lu the Bethany church on Sabbath morn ing ou "Tho Promptitude of Faith." W. E. Mallory lias purchased the Ed. Smith property on D. street and exjiects to reside here permanently. Received (his week the latest styles in Diamond, Ruby, Opal aud Saphire riugs at Letcher's Jewelry store Ashland, Snowy Butte, aud White Star flour, also Diamond W. hard wheat flour at Tho Sugar Pino Storo. Boyles & Sherman havo from 80 to 30 claims that will run from four to six niillous, call at their ofilcc and got particulars. L. A. Stroble has charge of the shoe making and repairing department at the Lucus harness shop. Take your work to him. For stationery go to Hotel mund. Our popular orchestra, "Tho Six" Went to Gold Hill Friday mid fur nished music for the May day ball held there in tho oveulng. Tho Woodmen of the World held a "ninek-a-muck" at Woodmen hall on Friday evening. It wns a pleasurable and lively event and was well attended and greatly enjoyed. Four high grade hound pups were shipped on Monday evening from Grants Pass to E. O. Eon of Salem. Tho hounds wero raised by Brown Bros, of Kerby. Federal Labor Uniou No. 32li meets iu tho court house ou the second and fourth Saturday evenings of each month. G. P. Jester, Pres. j M. W. Robbing, Sec'y. The Presbyterian chnrch of Medford has extended a call (o Rev. W. F. Shields lo (hat pastorate. Mr. Shields has been occupying the pulpii temporarily for the past two months. For confectionery go to Roleriinnid. Hartford Vedette Bicycles ISKI3 models now on hand at Cramer Bros. The Ucadiek stock company present ed "The Vendetta" Tuesday evening to a good uuilionce. The rnnipany is a very good oco and the play is fidl of drama i iu Interest. Wednesday evening the play Is ''Tho Unknown." O. G. Anient has purchased tho Browtr reaiddciico property ou A street and will go to work immediate ly to'improvo it. This is a very de sirable property and Is well located. The consideration was $3000. New Process and Standard barley lit The Sugar Pino Store. Rev. O. W. Nelson, pant or of the First Congregational church of Ash land, has accepted a call (o the pastorate of tho church at Albany and will assume bis duties there ou the first of Juno. Tho Menominee Seamless shoe lor men and boys at The Sugar Pine Storo The "Homo Kitchen" hotel on Sjxth street, which has been con ducted by Mrs. L. A. Strobel, was sold last week to Mr. Mangold, lately of Eugene, who will continue the business, Tho W. II. M. Society of Newman M. E. church will bo entertained at the homo of Mrs.J. C. Cnmplicll Tues day afternoon, May 13. A good pro gram will he given and refreshments served. CotTee 10 cents. The Labor Union will hold an open meet ing May II, iu tho Court house ul H o'clock p. in. at which Rev. V. (J. Council will deliver a general address on SiH-ial Problems. The nubile at large is invited to attend. For patent medicines go to Roter- miiiid. For sea shells go to Ilolermund. H. A. Rotcrmuiid opened his new store iu tho McCarthy brick on Sat unlay ami served ice ereiun soda free to his visitors during the day. Ihe store is most handsomely fitted anil furnished and all the arrangements are In artistic taste. For Soda water go to Roterinund. The May day ball given by memlwis of Company II, O. X. G. at the opera house Friday evening, was it very sue cessfnl and pleasant event. A good at tendance was present and the daneeiB enjoyed the event to the utmost. Ex cellent music was rendered by the Is-maroe orchestra. Lust week, express agent C. (', pros ley received a crate of IH homing pigeons from Visalia, Cal. The birds were rested and fed hen! an, I early Friday morning liny were lils ratod and started on their long flight home ward Mr. Presley has not yet reivlv ed word from Visalia regarding their arrival. For squirrel jsiisou go to Hour uiuiid. The Order of Pernio is growing very fast, having added souio P' new mem hers lu the last few weeks. It has laid something over I,HK) iu sick and accident benefits to its meiuls rs iu the last year, and now has another class of 3.1 to li initiated Saturday evcningjit the A. O. U. W. ball. The members do not have to dm to get 1 neliis from that order. The te w in ek and sash riblsms in Nos. Mi, HO, and IdO at The Sugar Pine Store. H. A. Corliss has recently received the npiniiitincnt of flsh bailiff for this district aud if ho pursues (he lino of sulsiipneous iu vest igat ion in which ho has a start. a s related in another column, he should become very famil iar with tho habits of Rogue river fish and may j-rhaii be in lino for the wanlenship when (he next vacancy oc curs. For toilet articles go to Kotermand. To IfGrtUI 200 Presents Given Awaj With tho first 200 suits sold bctwoen now and the 20th day of Juno we will give away with each suit, ono of tho following articles. ' . Tho name of theso articles will be placed in a plain sealed envelope, and you will bo entitled to tho article named in the envelope you select. Remember, a present goes with every suit sold at 5.00 and upward. We do not use Ilorso Tail, Black Horse, Black Cats, Etc. for selling marks, but all our goods aro marked in plain figures. -to- T?, List of Presents One Leather Suit Caso Ono Gentlemen's trunk Ono pair Florshoim & Co.'s Patent Kid Ono pair Walk Over Patent Kid Shoes Two pairs Walk Over Shoes, Vici Calf Three pair Shoes, your own selection Three pair Shoes, your own selection Throe hats your own selection Threo hats your own selection Ten hats .... Ten hats Twenty shirts .... Ten Silk Handkerchiefs Twenty Shirts .... Twenty Shirts . . . Twenty-flvo Ties .... Twenty-five Tios . . . . Twenty-fivo pairs Fancy Hose . Ten pairs Mens Boston garters -Seven Linen Handkerchiefs Value $0.00 - Value 5.00 Shoes Value 5.00 Value 4.00 or Kid Value $3.50 pair Value $3.00 pair Value $2.50 pair Value $3.00 each Valuo $2.50 each - Valuo $2.00 each Valuo $1.50 each Valuo $1.25 each Valuo $1.00 each Valuo $1.00 each Valuo $.75 each Valuo $.50 each Valuo $.25 each Valuo $.25 each Valuo $.25 each Valuo $.25 each f 1 CLOTHING, MEN'S FURNISHINGS, SHOES, HATS, Arthur Cunkliu has some 50,000 or ilii.'iOO hiiuk ou band which he has placed on tale and which are ready lor immediate disposal. .Members of (lis woman's club will prs- rent the free library proposition to (he City council, Thursday evening, and woiihl like to ee all present who are In sympathy with the movement. Fine black ami black and white Cirenadines at Thu Sugar l'ino Store. Jus. Comiey, ul Giants I'asf, wbo Is with (he Oregon A I'acitlc survey Ing parly, running up Mill creek end on lown (he coast lo Kureka, was in town last Sunday and reported an average ol mile being miveyed daily, Tbe mute is through (he heart of the red wnuil belt of Hi-1 Norte and Humboldt iiiulio, ami no doubt eurveyi will be made up the principal streams to lap the timber. Il will take the entire Hummer to resell Humboldt Hay, Del Norte Hi cord. 'Ingento" l'hoto mailers three for HI cents at thu Conrier Ofllee. A grest coiifiugra'.ion along the north- cm Iwaleifriiiit of Portland occurred I riday morning, this being the twentieth suppiisid incendiary fire In l'ortland viithin the pant thirty days. The West ern I.umlier Company's uiille, Martin's planing mills and the Union Stock yards sih a total loss, and a number of ither mill, factories and dwellings were lamagetl or deatroyed. The immense l.iimiii d Oil (auks were seriously threat- eneii. A holler miloileil in one of the mills ami it Is reported two perhaps were kill -,1 and three badly injured. n hundred firemen and tiectators se're cut oil by the flames and loreed lo tluow theinielve- into the rirer to save their lives. It is not known whether all i reaped or not. The total line is (-donated at .".) O iO with but small In- ruiatice. Dainty I'l iiian lawns, nainsooks, or gandie ami India linens at The Sugar l'ino Store. Two contracts covering the l'j)3 bop crop were filed in Ihe ofllie of the Itieoader of Clackamas county. The c nitrsctiiig firm in each case was Hugh l' Km, of New York Ci y, and the price lo he paid is 15 rente per pound, with an advance ol 6 cents per pound at picking time. J, H. Hubert, ol Sher wood, Wa.hing'on C'oun'y, Siirei to deliver I.IKKJ pounds, and John letter, also of Sherwood, will dispute of .'WOO pounds nf his crop ou the same terms. W. K Crawford, l'ortland manager of 'the Klatcrite Hoofing Company, who took (be contract for roofing tbe Southern l'aelric round house in this ity, has completed his work aud left I'riday (veiling for Portland. The new round Iioush presents a very neat apis-araiiru and wheu completed will prove uu ornane ntul as well as a con venient addition to tho yards. The roof Is of a intent roofing railed Klatcrite, or mineral rubber aud Is tlie flriit of its kind in Southern Ore gon. It iiosKeKxc tho desirable quali ties of being fireproof and cverlaatug and is practii-ally'aa cheap as a alnugle roof. Si veral other parties in this city have placi d orders for the roofing. Taken Vp. There came to mj ranch at Holland In January a dark red, yearling boifor, with fish hook nnderbit on right ear, slit In lower left ear no brand. Owner can have animal by raying ehargea, O. It Libby. 8ITUATION WANTED. Any kind of office work Address W. E. Alleu, Grants Pass, Ore. Notice. All persona aro hereby notified not to loan money or' sell goods on credit to Ij. R. Lamphear. Mrs. L. H. Lamphear. i Lost. In O rants Pass, last week, one pair Olnria shoes, Mo II, also package con taining children's night gowns. Kalph Hambliu, Oolden, Ore. Soda Water Ico Cream Confectionery Stationery Lcathor (Hoods Toilet Articles 1 o y Drugs Patent Medicines Perfumery Rubber Goods Sea Shells Curios, ftc. Demaree Music House SucMMors to 6. 0. Msgooa. All Kinds of Musical Instruments and Sundries . Band and Orchestra Music, Vocal Music. Pianos and Organs sold for cash or on installments. Old instruments taken in exchange. Wo have 1000 copies of the McKinley edition of 10 " cent sheet music, vocal and instrumental. The Demaree Music House Odd Fellows Block, Grants Pass, Oregon