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ROCUE RIVER COURISR. CRAXTS PASS. OREGON. APRIL 14, l'JOS. RflflllF RIVFR P.nilRIFRlwreofionie (imilTa Dion noviiiv "18 c"'- COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. .40 .06 Published Every Thursday. Subscription Rateai One Yrar.ln xlTance, 11.90 riix Moulin, -Tbree Moulin, Hingis Copien, Advertising Race Farnlnlisd on application at the ollice, or hy niaii. Oliltaarin and renoluliorn of con dolrma will he rliarged fur at 6c pr line; card of thanks Mc A. E. VOORU1ES, Propb. of the beet families Had these boys been kept off the street at night and their reading matter looked after, they would not now be diagraced and in a fair way to become hardened crimi nals. Boys that spend their evenings Kntered at the pontomce at Grants i't't, Oregon, at de-.ona-claHa mail mailer. FRIDAY, A I'BIL 14, 1U05. Preaident Hooievelt In taking a vacation from official cares and lahura and will spend a month bant ing iu the Rocky mountains. 76 1 iu the family circle pr'at respectable pKce, are in no danger of landing in the reform school or the -penitentiary. It is in the evening at the street ren dezvous that all the mischief and all the crimes that buys got into are planned. Hut the average father and mother thinks their boy perfect and that he, while on the street, is iurin nocent play and complacently expects the polled to keep him out of trouble and the enrfew bell to send him home at ' bedtime. No matter how well a boy is rained and how much he attends Sunday school, if he roams the streets nights It is but a question of time when ho will need the stern hand of the law to check his down ward career. Readers of the Courier, who believe in good roads, will find in an article on another page, come very practical suggestion on the road problem. The writer, A. J. Bennett, a well known mining mini of Placer, and he hits had a long and eip"usivo exper ience with Josojihlno county roads and his methods (or the betterment of tl io highways of this county will meet the approval of all progressive citi- The Oregoniau nevoroly criticised Dr. Toy for telling the story of his reformation from the pulpit and the criticism has aroused considerable indignation among the church people In Portland. A number of newMjiapers Iu Oregon and Washington have been commenting on the atTuir and some ol them uphold the views of the Ore gnu Inn. Those who tako this stand, however, are almost without excep tion those who have never heard Dr. Toy and have no defluitn knowledge of the matter under discussion. This was thn position of the Origoniau when the disturbing article was pro duced. The criticism was premature and unfair. Dr. Toy had not yet de livered his speech and the writer of the article prejudged it without evideuuee. Dr. Toy does not boast of huviug been a bad man, but lie lulls in au effective manner How he was reformed. He is engaged in advertis ing the gospel and the idea that he should be silent concerning his per sonal knowledge of its ixiwcr is noth ing short of ridiculous, when con sidered wthotit prejudice. The several burglaries that have been committed 111 (i run Is Puss of late, and which has been found to be the work of boys, Is proof that a number of parents have been dcrelect iu the training of their children. These boys did not hnloug to the olaso that are credited with being tongli, but Big Work B.t Gulden Drift. The big hydraulio plant of the Gold en Drift is in steady operation and the giants are playing steadily on the auriferous banks of the old Dry Diggings, dry no longer. The big pump and Its adjuncts work with re markahln smoothness and perfection, lifting the enormous weight of water with ease aim steadiness and keeping the uo..lcs tilled at an abundant pressure. At a point bear the dig Kings, where the water is raised to its greatest height, the big pipe line divides Into tour branches, each pro vided with shut off gates so that the water may be shifted from one to the other at will. Three of those branches are constantly utilized fot the flow of water and the fourth branch sup plies a sort of reserve outlet in the ovent of its becoming necessary to shut off the water from one or more of tho other branches. Two of the pipe lines are used to fur nish water to the giants while the third bads to a reservoir near tho upsr end of the placer ground which is now being worked. This reservoir has received attention this week from the force of employes and its walls have been raised several feet and its : capacity correspondingly increased. It is also being made into a "self shooter" with the ingenious contri vance hy which the reservcir dis charges itself by the weight of the overflow water, thn gate dropping again of its own accord as soon as the reservoir is empty. Tho water of Jones creek, the former water supply of the mine, Is still ullliwl and helps to augment, the volume of tho ground sluice. The Jones creek water is collected iu tho npper reservoir. The present How llliug tho reservoir uhoiit five or six times ill the 24 hours. In addition to Iho other active machinery at the dam the saw mill has been in operation a portion of the present week, cutting lumber for ft (lines. W IT TO Bfc GRANTS PASS? At tbe annual election of officers last Monday of the Ashland board of trade, O. Winter was elected presi dent; A. L. Aikins, vice-president; H. F, Eggleston, secretary ; A. Mo Clallen, treasurer. Hon. S V. Carter was made chairman of the ex ecutive committee. Ashland is a town progressive enough to keep its board of trade alive and in good work ing condition year after year, and to the energy and public spirit of its citizens working as a nnit throogh their board of trade is due the steady and hplcjidid growth that that town lias had. Ashland, without doubt, has the lesat natural advantages of any town iu Southern Oregon, yet it is the largest iu population aud bids fair to give the more favored tt wns, like Grants Pass, a llvly race tJ be the big city of Rogue River Valley, for it is certain there is io be one big city in this valley and that the other towns will have to take secoud place. Whether that big town is to be Grants Pass, M. dford, or Ashland rests witli the citizens of those places.. Towns, like individuals, are u t mado by natural advantages. The young man having all the ad vantages of education aud wealth, if relying on these alone, is as likely to be distanced iu the race of life by the boy who got is education in the odd moments aud evenings of his daily work, aud whose capital is his alert brain aud willing hands, as will be the town that sits supinely down de pendent alone on its natural advan tages, by the less favored but more hustling town. Grant Pass claims to have more natural advautages than any other town in Southern Oregon, but tnat it shall win iu the race to tbe big towu of Rogue River Valley is not to Do determined by these ad vautages, the ability to hustle more than its competitors alone will settle that matter. Coming Events. April 111, Monday Circuit court for Josephine county convenes at Grants Pass. April 2:1, Sunday Easter Sunday.Jiud sH)clal church services. -May I, Mouda) Adjourned term of county court May 1, Monday May Day ball by A. A. C. at Opera house May 8, Wednesday Josephlno County Teachers institute in Grunts Pass for three days session. May l.'l, Saturday Farmers institute ami fruitgrowers meeting 111 Grants Pass. June 1, Thursday Opening day of tiewls aurt liars fair. Closes Oc tober If). IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD. use licnua Lulu her. It is as cheap as tho cheaH!St aud as good as the best. Call at W. L. Ireland's lots on thn corner of Fourth and B streets (near Central School Build ing) aud examine the quality aud gel prices from J. I. Montgomery, tho agent. P. O. Box 1IIV, Grunts Pass. Think W ell of Southern Oregon. W. T. Cope got back Saturday night from a two months trip east, tbe greater part of which time be spent in Chicago. While in Chicago, Mr. Cope met E. T. Staples, and C. W. Ament, who are handling the stock of the Briggs Mining Company and are having the best of success. They stated to Mr. Cope that they would soon have the required capital to de velop that famous gold producer. It is the plan of the Briggs Company to begin in the near future the work of developing their mine aud getting it in shape for pottng on machinery. Mr Cope found Southern Oregon well known In Chicago and capitalists of that city are willing to invest io any mining proposition that if able to make a good showing. Many East ern people were planning to visit tho Lewis and Clark fair, in fact so many that Mr. Cope thinks Portland will have a task to intcrtain the immense number of visitors, that will be iu that city during this summer. Mr. Cope expects that a large number of these visitors especally those look ing over the Coast with a view of in vesting, will visit Southern Oregon and if this city and county make a good showing many of them will make purchases. Mrs. Fannie Andrews, who has been severely ill with au attack of grippe, is improving slowly. Mrs. Andrews only recently recovered from a siege of pneumonia which left her iu a weakened condition that made the later illness far inoro troublesome aud serious than it would otherwise nave been. lusure your property in Oregon's Great Mutual. Nearly seven million dollars written during 1'JO-l. It has now TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS insurance in force. It is safe and saves von money. Address Secretary O. F." R. A.. McMiniiville, Ore. II. B. Hendrick, agent, Grauts Pass, Ore. Auspicious Beginning of Buelnese That there is room for one more in the number of stores in Grants Pass, was demonstrated last Saturday at tbe opening of the Golden nuie. inougu u stores of this city had their usual trade for that day and three of them had special sales that were well pat ronized, yet the number of people visiting the Golden Rule far exceed ed the expectations of the manage ment, for no less than 600 persons came io to look over the Ado line of goods that were opened that morning for sale and Messrs Mashburn & Jones and their large force of clerks were kept on the keen jump all day from 7 '-l.h. In I,A mnrninif tn 10 o'clock u uhk, m n -- at night waiting on customer. And the big sales did not stop wuu me opening day, but each day of this week a fine trade has been bad aud the ontlook is good that this pros perous trade will continue. The management of the Golden Rule is demonstrating that when goods are rightly bought that they -can be rightly sold and that it is as possible to soil goods in Grants Pass at a low price as it is in the towns of the East. It is to the efforts of such stores as the Golden Rule that Grants Pass is to be put to the forefront as the com mercial metropolis of Southern Ore gon and to draw trade from distant points, for liberal prices and liberal advertising are the drawing faotors that build up the modern store and thus advance all other interests of the town. HAY Baled or loose 914, First Class full weight Otto J. Knips. Guitars, mandolins, banjos, organs, all good instruments at yonr own price at Ike Davis', dealer in every thing, South Sixth street. Dairymen can get cow bells 5 cents aud up, wooden bowls 6 cents and up, butter molds, milk pails, at Davis' farmer supply house. An Acme bar rel! chnrn almost new for 2. It is a positivo fact that we are selling real pretty Tailor-Made Suits for Ladies. We fire sure that an examination will prove that they are well made in every particular. They are stylish and up-to-date best quality and will bo a source of pleasuro to anyone who buys them. u They are not expensive. They are mado by a manufacturer who never sends out a poor garment. Come and see them. W. K. DEAN & CO. RED STAR STORE. A. U. BANNARD At the Big 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't afford to pass them by. Largo and complete'stock of Furniture and Furnishing Goods. A. U. BANNARD iiig Store, North Side, Gth Sreet, Grants Pass EA5TER DYES !5 N0YELT1E5 ...AT CLEHENJ 5CLL5 bKllQS I give tho famous I?usy Bee Graphophono with $15 in cash trade. Busy Bee gold moulded records free with every $5 sale or 35c each. Ask for coupons on all purchases. R. 0. IYCR0.KET ii vou ihjv rr .at this jo 1. 1 .;; jcuiio stohi: vou ja" always 1mjv it cjii 10 a 1mxt. ofdeti GRANTS PASS, ORE. OPPOSITE CITY HALL fAHH THE STORE THAT HAS PUT THE PRICES DOWN IN GRANTS PASS. The phenomenal success of our splendid opening last Saturday far exceeded our most sanguine expectation and is conclusive evidence to every person who visited our store, that every assertion we have made is true to the letter, especially when we say we can and will sell merchandise as cheap as anywhere in the large cities of the East. There is no reason why goods cannot be sold in Grants Pass on as small margins as anywhere under the sun, and we can prove this assertion to everyone who visits our store. WE INVITE COMPARISON OF OUR GOODand PRICES. From the time our doors were opened on last Saturday at 9 o'clock a. m. until after 10 p. m. our store was crowded with jolly, good natured and eager buyers, and an air of satisfaction on every countenance, a welcome all over the store that to us was most encouraging. We have been asked repeatedly, "Will these low prices remain the same after the first ten days?" We an swer most emphatically "THEY WILL." Below we submit some special items and prices for your consideration for this week: 1 l.ot lvmln .luKi v wntli hum 7'.- to 12'jC per yunl us long as thev 1 1st at .V pi r vatd. 1 Kinhtuiilci v S inches wide, would be good value at double tin- pi ice, while thev last at 10c per ai .1 1 l.ot l..ii.i Willi- Kni'nuUci v, suitable in onset covers, woith up to Nic pel .iid, while they last at Is and 2.V per jatd. 5 l'ieoes Red Table Damask, sold everywhere at not less than 30c per yard, as long as they last 21c. 5 l'ieces Turkey Red Damask, would be chdap at 5(c, while they last you can buy them at ,V?c per yard. 25 Black Petticoats, made from a good pj.ilitv spun glass cloth made with 2 pulls, while they last are 4Sc each. 10 dozen Fringed Red Border, Union Towels, size 1Sx42 would be cheap at 40c a pair, while they last buy them at 25c per pair 10 dozen Extra Large Turkish Towels, size 21x44, 25c per pair. 10 dozen small Bleached Turkish Towels, Red Border, a regular 10c towel, this week 5c each. Easter Mililuery Offerings If vou have not bought your luster Hat you will lie glad of this sale. Tomoiiow (.Saturday) we will display a beautiful line of Dress Hats in adi over wue fiaiius and beautifully trimmed, iu a full rane of colois Red, liiown, Oianipanne C.iecn, White and Black; no twoalike. The leular pi ice w ould be i 50 to $7.50; w e ate going to sell them at a uiiiveis.il puce of ft.'i.s. Wo are truly grateful to everyone who haD visited us during ami since our ojien inMlay ami shall ever have one aim in view, to furnish the best ns cheap as it can be purchased in the Kastern cities saving our customers the express charges and giving them the advantage of examination before making their purchase. Thanking the public in advance for their continued patronage, we are most gratefully, ,'JH pi Cs?J O ps GOLDEN RULE STORE, O'.u m.iiti. l"sll lit AS Oikaii K I'll vx l'Ki:i'ir. Opposite City Hall.