ROGUE RIVER COURIER
GRANTS PA88, OREUON.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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A. E. VOORHIE8, PkOPR.
Entered at the posloftv at Grants
OreKon, aft second-cla. nisi) matter.
FRIDAY. MAKCII 31, 1905.
MORE WEALTH AND
PEOPLE WANTED
Josephine County to Make III
Wanlt Known at the Lewie
and Cle.rU Fair.
All lint tlircn rnuntio to Orison
urn to liavo ozliibilH at lh Lewis and
Clark fuir and thttan countio ara liko
ly yet to "improve their oppcrtun it ii s
tlirooHli It will bo aa rear si.otltiiiH
ill the proceaaioo of prngreiia aud Imfe
exhibits at the great exposition, lint
Josephine comity will not be one of
the JaKKurda 'or it haa pTacticiilIy
been aettliid that this comity is to
have au exhibit and that it is to be a
complete showing of the niineial, tim
ber urglcnltnral, horticultural, manu
factured and other products of the
couuty.
At a meeting of the buHimm men
of Grant Pass, held Monday evening
at the opera home the matter wan
fully considered and not a dissenting
word was heard agitlnat the rnint
tiou to auk the connty to appropriate
f:i(KX) with which to meet the expense
of securing the materiul lor the ex
hibit and of installing it at the fuir
and of having a man in charge to
look after it and to answer quaetlnim
of prospective settlers and Invealnrs,
who muy desire to mow more fully
what the couuty has to offer. The
meeting was called to order by K. O.
Smith, who slated the matter under
consideration, and that Inasmuch ax
Joncphiue county needed morn capital
and more population to carry on the
work of developing tho great resources
of tha county, a campaign of advertis
ing the connty should be undertaken
lit) favored the county hearing the
entire expense us all property In
terests alike would be benefitted.
Following Mr. Hiiiith, Judge llnolh
wua called on and ho slated that us a
member of the county court ho v. an in
favor of the county appropriating; a
reasonable sum, yet sulllulcnt to en
ublo a crnilitahln display to he made,
nnd thus the expense would ho more
equably borne than If runied by Indi
vidual, for it was n mutter In which
every property owner in Josephine
county would derive benefit J. W.
Howard, a leading in, reliant of Korhr
and
a large holder of Grants V
property, spoke decidedly In fiivor of
the exhibit and of the exHnsn to be
borne by all the taxpayers of the
couuty. City Kaperintcndeut R. R.
Turner stated the Grants Pass schools
wero preparing a creditable exhibit,
but could not place their exhibit on
less provided with show cases in which
to place it as required by the fair
management. R. L. Coo, Charles
Meserve, Joseph Mobs and Dennis
Stovall each spoke in favor of the
Josephine county taking advantage
of this opportunity of dcing such
effective advertising on so small au
expenditure and to secure the In
crased wealth and population that
the county so badly needed. Each of
the speakers advocated that the ex
pense be met by the oounty. C. L.
Mangum, prnrident of the Grants Pass
Miners Association, s;oke on be
half of the miners and stated they
would fully co-oiicrate to make the ex
hibit a succera and be favored the
county standing the expense W. P.
Wright favored the exhibit and the
connty paying for it. As a feature of
tho exhibit, he thnuvht a large wall
map fa the oounty should be made.
A resolution was then introduced
by R. CJ. Hmlth and parsed by a
unanimous vote to nk the connty
court to appropriate $MK) with which
to meet the expeuce of preparing an
exhibit and of installing it at the
Iwls and Clark fair ai d of paying
for the services of a man to took afler
it nnd to answer question that may
bo asked by prospective settlers. Mr.
Hmitli then moved that a committee
of five be appointed to perparo a peti
tion and have copies of It circulated
in all parts of the county, for signa
tures asking that the couuty mako the
appropriation of tMOOO, As uch com
mittee Chairman Kinney appointed
R. U. Hmlth, (1. L. Mangum, Joseph
Moss, ,T. W. Howard and Charles
Meserve.
Following the adjournment of the
mass meeting the committee held a
meeting at the office of Hherman &
IreUiid and drafted a heading for the
petition and tho next day had Km
copies printed and distributed to per
son In all part of tho county.
The committee ha received word
that the petition are being extensive
ly signed and will represent the
great majority of the taxpayers of the
countv. The petition will be pre
sented to tho countv court lit tho (ten
sion next Wednesday and there is a
strong proballty that tho amount
apked for Will be grunted.
THE ROAP KING GRADER
The Newest And Beet A Labor
Saver and & Money Saver.'
With the building of modern roads
and strcela tho demand fur inuchiiior.v
that can do better and fiiMter wink has
Hi iniuliited American inventive uiulue
nut il no country in the world equals
this In the perfection of its road ma
chinery in labor saving, durability
and thoroughness of work. In hand
ling the eartn in grading roads the ad
vance from the nhovcl ami wheel bur
row to the Koad King gtader has been
as gn at as fiom the hand sickle to the
combine liiirvimtur and thresher used
In harvesting grain.
The RihiiI King is the latest out of
New Store
New Goods
New Prices
On SATURDAY MOMIINB. April 8th,
Wo extend to the people of Grants Pass and vicinity a cordial invitation to visit us and inspect our large stock
of DRY GOODS, SHOES, CLOTHING, LADIES' and MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, MILLINERY, Etc.
We want to show you what years of experience
in the merchandise business and plenty of cash will
do. Buying as we do with the Golden Rule Buyers
Union of the Northwest enables us to obtain Prices
and Discounts on merchandise that it would be ut
terly impossible for small dealers to get. We want
to demonstrate to you what a CASH proposition
means in merchandising. Our 20 years experience in
the mercantile business has taught us one thing
above all others that CASH BUYS CHEAPER
THAN CREDIT. If you will kindly visit our store
we will demonstrate this fact beyond the possibility
of a doubt.
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N. B.-To the Ladies: We especially call your attention to our Millinerv Denartmpnt ah t, -
Pattern Hats, showing a number of Paris Models, will be ou sale at our opLin 6
road grader and embodies ajl Im
provements that years of exi-rinnoe
haa suggested. The entire machine ia
made of steel and iron and the only
wood about it la the tongue and dou
bletree, so the weather baa do effect
upon it and the only wear ia to tbo
cutter blade. On the Road King the
greateat defect that ia so noticeable
in other graders la obviated, and this
is the aide-draft when the grader ia
throwing a heavy cutting of earth.
Thia aidedraft ia so heavy on some
machines that when uied on a hillside
thiowfng the dirt up that the team
baa to be diiven at auch an angle with
the road that the leaders are almost on
the opposite side of the grade. Thia
side-draft la also a aorloua obstacle
when clowning a grade, or In
opening a ditch. Thia aide-draft in
addition to preventing a grader from
handling ita foil capacity of eartb and
of not doing good work, adds the pull
of two horsea over that of a grader that
has a straight draft, thoe increasing
the expense of operating the machine.
In roHdHidfl ditching, the Road King
ha no equal for its cotter can be so
adjusted that it will open a perfect
ditch of the depth and width for per
fect road dralnago. Its adjustable
blado makes the Road King especially
idapod to street cleaning for it will
do a thorough job and not tear np the
cross-walks nor leave a itrip of mud
by the walk a ia done with machines
on which the blado haa to be raised
to clear the walk. Tho Road King i
fitted with adjusting devicea that make
it more under the control of the oper
ator than ia any other grader, and it
is so strongly built that an ordinary
strain will not hroak it.
That it would be a raving in operat
ing oxpcufto and the means of having
better grading done for countiea and
towns having the old style gradera to
lay them aside aud to purchase the
Koad King, we will prove by ahipping
a grader at our expense to any county
or town that wishes to have a test
made. If the grader does not do all
thu work wo claim or it, we will ahip
it buck at our own expenie.
For full information and prices and
or terms on which the Road King is
sold, address, Karl W. Kiger, geueral
ageut for Oregon aud Washington,
Portland, Oregon, caro Columet Hotel.
Pianos and orgaua sold for private
parties on commission. J. M.
Ward, Courier block.
C. M. Hathaway, who has a farm
in thu New Hop' district, on tho Ap
plegato, wan In Grants Pas Wodneaay.
Mr. Hathaway statu that both grain
and griiH were in fine condition and
the prospects the best for a big yield
this season. The fruit prospoct. is
equally promising. The bloom is fully
two weeks earlier than usual, yet he
thinks theiu is likelihood of a big
fruit yiidd. Mr. Hathaway ia of the
opinion that a change in the "jsetm
of road building in Josephine county
houl I he made for the present method
has reunited in no great improve
ment to Hie highways and the time
has now come when better roads are
riquired to bring tho development of
the county up to the slnnilard that its
extensive resource warrant.
Fine line of couches just ill at Me
dium's Auction store.
GOLDEN
ROGUE MVER COURIER, GRANTS
RUSSO-JAPAN WAR SCENES
To Be Shown at Grants Pass
Monday Evening.
From the advance sales of seats it
is evident that Consul-General H. B.
Miller will be greeted next Monday
evening at the Opera house with the
largest audience assembled in Grant
Pasa this winter. The great interest
in ;tha Rosso-Japanese war, that ia
developing into the most gigantio war
of modern times, makes the lecture of
unusual interest and of much histor
ical value. Consul-General Miller
at hi post at Nin Chwang, waa able
to witneaa the atirring Incident of the
warjfrom its beginning a year ago to the
time of the Ruasiana' crashing defeat
at Loa Yang, when he left on a vaca
tion for hi home iu Oregon and to
report to President Roosevelt, by
whom he was promoted to be consul
general to Japan. Mr. Miller met
many of the promineut Russian and
Japanese army and navy officers aud
waa presented to the emperor of Japan.
Aud a part of hi experience aa well
aa honor waa to be the civil and mili
tary governor of the big city of Nin
Chwang for the two daya in the
intrim between the Russian evacua
tion aud the Japanese ocenpation.
And thia high honor came to him not
iu hi official capacity but at the
request of the other foreign consuls
and of the foreign and Chinese busi
ness men of the city aud ao ably did
he discharge his dutioa aud atopped
the looting aud diaorder that he re
ceived the commendation of the com
mander of tho Japanese force sent to
occupy tho city, and a vote of thanks
from the Chiuoso mandarins and for
eign residents.
Mr. Miller waa able to secure a
splendid collection of photograph of
scenes of battles, incidents, cities and
diatingnished personage aud the beat
of these he haa had place J on alides
and with a atereopticou will show aud
explain them Uuriug Ilia lecture.
Couanl-Geueral Miller gave hia
lecture iu Portland, Eugene aud Cor
vain and In each place lie wa
greeted with largo audience.
Of hia lecture iu Portland the Ore
gouiau devoted a fine editorial ro
view, one pnragraph of which ia aa
follows :
All who were present at Couanl II.
11. Miller'i lectures, who saw the
photographs which he took, and
listened to hia explanations, touohed
arid colored with the personal interest
of a partaker in and eyewitness of the
stirring events, came away with a
sense of having been taken into the
preseuco' of the seem s described. Fur
thia all who had followed in the
uowspapora and magazines the printed
storiea must have been very grateful
to tho speaker, for his easy colloquial
tone and simple language depeened
the impression of entire trustworthi
ness, which his Oregon friend as
cribed to him in advance.
This lecture Is under the auspices of
the Grants Pass High School and the
entile proceeds, through the public
spirit of CtuiHul General Miller, is
to go to the library fund.
.Second hand organs for sale by J.
M. Ward, Courier block.
GRANTS
at 9 o'clock
Arr : SOUTH
PASS. OREGON, MARCH 31.
Woman's Club Meet Sa-txirdevy.
The regular meeting for April of
tiie Grant Pan Woman Club will
beheld thia Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
in the Workman hall. The depart
ment of home aud of household econom
ic of which Mr. Sarah Clevenger'
superintendent, will have charge of
the program, the principal feature of
which will be an address by Mrs.
Grace Morey Kropke on the econom
ical and bygeuio feature of cook
ing. Mrs. Kropke will illustrate
her lecture by demonstration and the
address will be one of rare merit and
of interest to every woman who has
or expect to have a home of her own.
The admission will tie free to mem
ber of the Club, and other will be
admitted on payment of 25 cent. Mr.
Kropke now reside in Ashland but
formerly lived in San Francisco
where ahe waa a noted teacher and
lecturer on household econoraice and
ahe haa a Coast reputation aa a woman
thoroughly posted in all that pertain
to culinary icituce.
The management of the Woman
Club extend a cordial invitation to
tho ladie of Grant Pass to attend
thi lecture aud the club meetiug for
it will tie well worth the small
prloe of admissiou. Remember the
place of meetiug is in the Workman
ball ou West O street over Dixon'
tore.
Pattern Hate Display.
Mrs. M. . P. Anderson lias a full line
of pattern hats on display, the most
complete liuo that has ever been
biought to Grants Pbsb at prices that
will pleaae you all. Do not fail to
see her line, on K street, one block
east of Hotel Josephine.
Of Interest to Le.dlea.
I have just received from Chas. A.
Stoveus&Co., the great style store
of Chicago, the SPRING and SUM
MElt fashion plates of the Custom
Tailoring Department, showing the
beautiful new styles in ladies tailor
made suits, shirt waists suit nnd
skirts, also samples of material from
which these garment are made. I
shall be pleased to have you call and
examine the style at my home. No.
202, Second and E street, near South
Muthodist Church. Phone lot.
Mrs. Gertie Wright, Agent
W O.W. Convention at LosAngelea
The Southern Piicilio Company will
sell, on April 12th, l:ith, aud 14th
round trip tickets to Loa Angeles, at
greatly reduced lales, account Con
vention of Woodmen of the W irld
and Women of Woodcraft, to bo held
at Los Angeles, April ltith, I'.ln.'i.
Call 4m nearest Southern Pacific,
agent for rates and full particulars.
W. E. Coman, G. P. A.
The best washing machine on the
market at McLean's auction atore,
west G street.
Two good secoud hard upright
pianos for sale at a bargain on tasy
torma. J. M. Ward, Courier block.
700 takes new four room house
with two lots, close to the heart of
the city. Must be Bold at once. See
Joseph Moss, TUB Real Estate
AGENT.
PASS, ORE.
We Will Open
SIXTH ISTKISIST
We earnestly solicit your patronage on the basis
of Honest, Reliable Merchandise at Eastern Prices,
and we only ask that you at all times compare the
values that we present with those that may be ob
tained elsewhere.
We are after your business and shall do our
utmost to merit and maintain it. We want to have
the pleasure of a personal call from you and assure
you we will spare no effort to gain your confidence
and patronage by courteous treatment and the verv
Lowest Prices obtainable.
Respectfully,
R.VLE STORE
Wo.
Good Proapect. for Hop Crop.
B W. Baldwin a farmer and bop
gr.wer of Williams creek wa in
Das nvar Thursday nlgbt
-ueat at the Laytoo. Mr. Baldwin,
ha a hop yard of 20 acre, eigui u. ;
which be planted thi prmg. The,
outlook for a big hop crop never wa
better o Mr. Baldwin statea. ire
...ho., has been o favorable that
the grower have their yard in per
fect condition and tne vines u"
already made a good growth, being
from four to 10 inches nign ana
thiifty and of good color. A to
price, Mr. Baldin doe not antici-
. enntlnnance of the present
high price, bnt be ee no likelihood
of a break that will carry tne tuarxei
down below a good proBt Mr. Bald
win ia atrcoB V in favor of jonepnine
ennntv having an exhibit at the Lewi
and Clark fair and think that the
county hould rtand the expense.
By thia mean all property Interest
would share in the burden in rromot
ing thecountVi welfare. Just all will
share in the benefits that will come
from thia advertising venture that
will add to the value of the property
of the nou-roaideut quite as much a
that of settler.
A lump of clay in the hands of a laborer becomes a brick; in the hands of
sculptor it becomes a "work of art."
Its the same way with pianos. The quality of the materials used may
differ in different makes of pianos but they all look a good deal alike when
finished.
Its a skill in building them that counts and gives a good piano some special
quality in tone, action and durability that a common piano doesn't possess.
We Sell ' Uncommon" Pianos Always
Voh mnlfi wa handle
make is just "a little better for tho money" than is usually offered you.
In buying a piano it is important to find a man who will bo honest and
straightforward in statements; and who will not do "anything to mako a sale"
but will advise and assist you, to tho best of his ability to mako a satisfactory
choice.
See "Our Man Ward" About That Piano
ALLEN GILBERT-RAMARER CO.
COURIER BLOCK. GRANTS PASS. OREGON
has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales
bottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you?
Enclosed with every
Mark
the Doors of
A. U. BANNARD
At the Bi Furniture and 'House Furnishing
Store, North Side, is now receiving his
New Spring Carpets, Rugs, Art
Squares and Linoleums
all bought before advance of price. You
can'C afford topass them by. Largo and
complete stock of Furniture and Furnishing
Goods.
A. U. BANNARD
Big Store, North Side, Gth Sreet, Grants Pass
is the very best one wo can
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
bottle Is Ten Cent package or Grove's
Opening
Saturday,
April 8th
the Golden Rule
find of its class, and eacli
I
over One and a Half Million
No Cure, No Pay. 50c
Black Koob uver mis.
UTTi'ii .ill Mi mn-filllniTli'ii
Store
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