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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 22. 1905.
ROGUE RIVER COURIER
O BANTS PAB8, OBEliO.N.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEK.
Pubhshad Everv Friday,
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Tbrm Months,
hlngls Copies,
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Advertising Races
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Obituaries and rrwilution nl fon
ilolenre will t c harged lur at Ac per line;
card ol thanks Duo.
A. E. VOOKOIES, Pkopb.
Entered at the pot otlice at (i rants
Oregon, aa ae'unu-claa mail matter.
FHIDAY. SKPKTMliKlt 22, lWtfi.
HOLD SUCCESSFUL
INSTITUTES
ly tlio north aidu road, for the Valli-y
is to 11k an to liavo two road
through it. A hhnrt mop wan niuiln at
the Aim furm of C. O. billow, whore
the party wits joined hy Prof. Cord
luy, wlio had accompanied Mr Pin
low to lila homo Mr. Hilnw lias a
well kept atore, but bin iniiiu IjUHiimha
ia that of ciittlii rulaiiiK and bu him
huh of tho lnr''ht and bent bred herein
it cattlo In Jowphiue county. At
i lie farm of K. N. Provolt thu pro
tutaurs were hIiowu proof of thp
wonderful productivnuem of AppleKiite
bottom biuil, to bo Heeu iu a ctrrtw
berry putoh the vinen of which were
as full of birne, lusclotn, full ciihireil
Lurries us they wuru iu June, uud the
visitors were fintil nu nil the berries
they coniild cut, RarulalHiii wilhthe
richeHt (if Jersey cri'aiu. Mr. Provolt
stated that Ills straw berries bail
borne with the sumo prolillcneKS nil
i-utnmnr and this full and that I e
had not iiilaacrl a week since iu Mhv
of t uk 1 iik berries to the (ir'inta l'ai-a
mlirki't
The cnly rtnbarrassiiiK feature tluit
I he visitors found In their stay nt
Provolt wiih tlmt there was not
enoiiKh of them to go nrouuil iu the
illstribution of xuests to the viinons
homes, for each hail no b km tbiiu Imlf
a do.iiii Invitalious to be the ijuest lit
(lie of the tnitiiy hospitiible fiirm
homes of Hint neljhborhonil. The
Appli'Kiile. Valley settlers are noted
for their hiHpilitlity and on this occa
sion they showed tho most generous
rivalry for the honor of entertain
ing Dr. Withycnmbe and bis hhmi
elates, for the farmers of this section
have the good scuso not to be divided
by feuds und rows but to all live in
harmony and to ro-operatu Iu all that
tends to the advancement of their
common interests ami prosperity.
Friday was spent by the Professors
in making the drive of irt miles to
Kerby and in examining the soils, j
crops and farm methods to be seen bv
the vray. Dinner was taken at the
lino farm homo of County Commis
sioner C. K. Lovelace at Wildi rville.
Mr. Lovelace is both a huc i-htul
stock raiser and fruit grower and his
farm on .Slate creek, all under Irriga
tion, iS out) of the beht iu Jorephlll'j
county. Dr. Wilhycoinbe, who had
his faith iu the stock of Applcgatc
valley badly shaken by the sight in
a pdMtifo of a scrub bull, whoce
kpiudliup; legs, guaut borij anil loug
horns were a traversity on cattl , was
given new hope, by the sight of a bull
that would not have been out of
place at a fine stock show. The bull
was tho projierty of Mr. Lovelace and
was imported by him last spring from
one of thu noted herds of the Willa
mette Valley. The iiuimal is of the
milking strain of the Shorthorns and
is truly a well bred und well built
bull. Dr. YYithycoiubo, who by the
way is one of the bci-t judgeu of tine
stock on the Pucillo Coast, was giv u
auothel proof that better homes
us well as cattlo were to be bred iu
Applcgnto Valley for at the farm of
Fred Knox a Pi rcherou stallion was
seen that brought words of high com
pliment from tho Doctor. Tins Inn so
is a dark bay, four years old, of per
fect form and line action and lurge
Blze. Ho is tin property of the
irants Pass Prt edi-rs Association of
which ,S. M. Wire, is president, J. I
Harmon, secretary and 1 red Knox
manager.
After a delightful drive through the
timber and over the divide to the
illinoih Valley Selma was reached
w here u brii I slop was made. The
noticeable slock at this place was a
hand of Hue Angora goats belonging
to It. t Churchill, an ( nu r i lHiig
merchant of that place. Kerby was
reached hit ') In the afternoon. The
old mining town (hat had givua
cordial welcome to mining magnates
now gave the heart n -t of a gn i t ing
to Ihn Agricultural College i iofi -hurs.
i who were welcomed as tl.e advance
jageiils of an agricultural ilcvolnpuu nt
to thu fair Illinois Yallov thai would
'give It. as gnat riches as hud its fu
j iiioiis gold mini s. Ir. Wiihycouibo
laud Prof. Cordh-y aoeoted the hos
, pilalily of Mr. and Mis. V. II. Curler
while Prof. Kent and Ihc newspaper
'man preferred to stay in Kerby guests
j of 'nolo Thus. Floyd and his daug h
ter In law, .Mrs. I hill ie Hoy I, at their
I excellent hotel, w here they could see
the t-ights of the historic old mining
jtiiwii, which In its palmy days vas
the scene of many stirring ('Vents and
had a trade equaled by but few of
veil the large towns now ill Hn'o belli
llregut . Dr. ithvenniho -and I'rof.
jlVrdliy met truly a surprise at the
I home of their host and hirst ( ss, fur
though it was located nearly 40 miles
from a rai'road, and in an isolated
section of Southern Oregon yet it
was furnished in all the comfort and
refinement of a $10, WX) city home, and
the library of well selected books and
thu reading table of the latest litera
turn denoted a culture that was a
striking proof of the rapid advance
ment that the pecple of the rural sec
tions were making in keeping pace in
the civilization ol today. The mt
morning Mr. Carter provided saddle
horses for Dr. Witlicyombe, Prof.
Cordley and himself and ho showed
them over his fine farm, which ex
tends for nearly three miles along the
south bank of the Ulitols river.
Near the close of their rambles the
party was joined by l'rof. Kent, Mr.
Mi serve and J. 11. Austin, the lat
ter being Kerby's enterprising" at
torney, and it was due very largely to
liia public spirit and energy that the .
success of thu Kerby institute was
made possible, and an hour was spent
Iu examining the (inn cattle and ln.gs .
and the big farm. Mr. Carter has
some 200 .ad of cuttle, some of (
which are high grades and at the
head of his herd he litis a thorough
bred Hereford boll. He als" has'
uhout 2isj head of hogs, a number of
which are registered Poland-China:
imported from the best herds of the
Willamette Valley. Mr. Carter had
sown a large acreage to alfalfa, but .
as has been the experience of n.aiiy 1
fanners iu (pening new fauna the al- !
fulfa tho first few years pn duced only
1 light yields of hay. Dr. Wilhycoinbe
noting this tact called Mr. Carter's
aid iitiuu to the lack of alfalfa hue
lena in the soil, 'ibis bacteria pro
duces nodules on the alfalfa roots
that enable the plant to utilise the j
oxygen, so essintial to its vigen us j
'growth. To supply this di liciency of
bacteria ill his meadows I)r Wilhy
coinbe told Mr. Carter to go to sonn
hi Id iu which the alfalfa had a siiong
' grow tn and gi t a quant ity of soil ami
: sow it on his meadow, pulling not
' h ss than lot) pounds to the acre. As
: some of his meadow land was pro
i din ing good crops of alfalfa w bile n
other tracts it was almost a failure
Mr. Carter had come to the belief that
it wai due to inferior soil. He told
jl)r. Withycomhn that it was worth
fliooto him to learn how to bring
his alfalfa til Ids up to the uurmal
i yield.
Sprains.
S. A. lieail. Cisco, Texas, wriles,
March llth, llinl : "Mv wrist was
sprained so badly by a fall that it imis
useless; and after using seveial
remedies that faihd to give relief,
n-ol Il'illaid's Snow l.iniiin nt, and
w ai- cured. 1 earmstly n eoinmi ml it
lo any one sutri ring from sprains."
,'.ie, eoc, i.oo ut Koleriiiund 's anil
Model I irug Store.
COURSE OF CONCERTS
AND LECTURES
Grams Pass Will Be Given a.
Tree.! In the Attractions
E n t ev g e d .
We are glad to anuonuco that our
city is to have this coming aeasou a
course of entertainments that bidi
fair to be the best ever given iu the
city. The cou'se consists of the
following attractions: The Parland
Now hall Co., Male Quartet and Eell
flingeri, Monday evening, October B.
Frank C. Prnner of Chicago will
deliver a humorous and dramatic
lecture on the subject of "The Love
Story of Uncle Billy and Aunt Har
riett. " Friday evening, February
2.'!, Ellsworth Plunietead will enter
tain iu Impersonation and song. At
a character delineator and humoriat
Mr. Plumslead takes first rank on
the Lyceum Platform. On Saturday
evening. Match 21, the series will
dose by the ap earauce of the Botter
worth Company, comprised of two
vocal aoloistH, Mr. Butterworth,
lasso, and Miss Hattle Hood Crace,
soprano nod whistling soloist, Miss
Koseiitower, violinist, and Miss Wal
lace, elocutionist an 1 dramatic reader.
All artists in their respective fields.
No more vaiied and pleasing con
cert can be fi end than that rendered
by the Parland Neball Co., the first
ill the course. Each member possessed
a voice of rare quality, but further
more they blind together perfectly
in their quartet singing. Each also
is an nit i.-t on a cornet or horn.
Seldom does the public have an op-
port unity of hearing the four born
music rendered by this company. Put
ef ehiefi.-t intinst lathe bell ringing
s ecialty by the.-e young men, w iih a
p-al of over a hundred of the finest
STREET HATS
Tailored Hats
KcaJy to-Wcar Hats
In Iettcst Styles ami
l''mc Assortment at
Miss Weston's
Millinery Parlors
EuslCSt six doors from Front, Street
I. allies, ,-all and inspect my -ti ck mil
you w ill note the fact that, the prices
ate very teasoiialile, and that the work
n i .i ii -1 : : p and the arlely of slliipe-1 are
all that, the neist exact inef eouiil desire.
hand belli, perfectly attuned, tby
render the. choicest selection of
classical and popular music. It i
universally recognized tliat the
sweetest chords are produotd ou
chimes, and for this rsason the muaio
from the ringing of band bells will
never fail to please every lover of
good muBio. Unfortunately the opera
honae es.n accommodate only a frac
tion of those who will want to bear
this company, therefore better be of
the lucky first.
Cities of ths size of Grants Pass do
not give ths support to companies
of this class without a special inter
est on the part of the people, nd
hence they do not stop bere la their
regular toora. Ey making a guaran
tee, however, they can be brought
here, and It is in this way that these
companies have been bcoked. A few
of the public spirited citizens of our
citv have assumed the risk and have
guaranteed their price. By securing
concert companies that may be
characterized a eminently popular,
tii 1 a citizens' comn ittee confidently
expect and merit the bearty support
of the general public. The tickets
for the entire course have been placed
at the popular price of fl. 60, these
tickets entitling you to reserved seat.
Let it be noted here that seats will
not be reserved before tbe time adver
tised and in order to reserve a Beat
the courso ticket must be presented
at the ticket stand.
Will Stimulate Mining.
Dr. W. E. Williems, seretary of the
Kogue Kivet Mining, Smelting &
Power Co., who went east iu the in
terest of his company, laforrus his
business associates in this city that
j his mission has bem entirely lucoesa
i ful. Dr. W illiams is expeoted to re
i turn about the 2,Hh of the present
j mouth and activo operations toward
the iustullation of the smelter and
power dam will be commenced imme
diately. The com any has been for
tunate iu securing an extremely
favorable site on Kogue river at
Savage rapids a few miles above
Grannie Pass. The project la one
which will be of conaiderable indus
trial benefit to this district while
construction work is being carried
ou and will bo au important factor
in stimulating the mineral industry
whrn completed.
Circuit Court Next Monde-y.
Circuit court for Josephine county
will bo convened for the Septomber
term on Monday next. The docket
: is rather a lengthy one, the divorce
j cases, which number no less than IS,
Ileum a not iucouaiderahle portion of
I tlie judicial program. There are also
j a in. int er of criminal casea pending
i which will not tlnd place ou the
' docket until they are investigated by
i the district attorney after the court
I conveues.
A. U. BANNARD
-AT-
THE BIG- STORE
NORTH 6th STREET
Will make a
REDUCTION OF lO PER CENT
On all Furniture and House Furnishings on the 2Sth,
29th and SOth days of September, for Cash Only.
A! U. BANNARD
6th Street, opposito Western Hotel, Grants Pass
Judge J. O. Booth returned homo
Saturday, having spent the wees in
Portland inetead of going on to
Spokane as he had at first planned.
After the adjourned term or. iouuty
Court he will probably go to Spokane
for several weeks.
Myron Perkins of Aablaud, "Dad"
Cary and John Edwards of Tillamook
arrived in Grants Pass Wednesday
and left immediately for Williams
Creek to look up a timber and milling
proposition. Mr. Edwards was u
resident of Grants Pass a few years
go.
"Our doubtt are traitors,
And make us lote the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.
ft" "DON'T WORRY" CLUB
DON'T WORRY
About the future of Grants Pass,
About your position,
About your business,
Or the coming State Election.
Think of "your loved ones at borne," j our family.
Are you "donating to a landlord?" Then "cut
it out" and buy THIS place lor a home, A two
story, 7-room bouse, lot 75x100, on north side of
the railroad, with city water and sewer
connection. The bouse alone is worth the money.
YOU CAN HA VK IT FOR fSOO.00.
If that don't suit, I can give you a lot in almost any portion of the
City by paying $10 00 down and JS 00 per month.
Joseph Moss,
The Real Estate Man
516 E Street
Grants Pass, Ore.
asjs
UCUS
WEST SIDE, CORNER OF SIXTH AND I STREETS
POSITIVELY THE LARGEST SHIPPERS OF WAGONS AND BUGGIES, AND ALSO THE MOST
EXTENSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF HARNESS AND SADDLERY
GOODS IN SOUTHERN OREGON
priiiip' Vehicles we will close out Ai Cos'
DURING THE RED LETTER DAYS, SEPT. 28th, 29th and 30th
Our
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Farm Fiac!.ncnf
The I'.iniit'rs SiartiM' line i sin I A ( liil!, ,! '1,
A I't':,' toiitli li;iin's, j A II ht ili ( u h ; v ;i! i i - l!i,i !r
S r ,;ciim Oliver, I' i- si' A li.ilr 1 1 i I I li ; I, . in i.i : III
111 acliiui'l V. TIh-m- : .He I. 1 e m '.! lew i I tl.ati i i l
1 . f, le iluriii- the KIP II I I'll: K S.
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Hardware
Cookintjtutciisils of every elosrrip!ion;Tiii and Granite-ware.
Wosli tubs, wash boards, wish boilers. Lanterns of all
kiinU including the inexpensive but ell'eetive bull's eye
dash'-liehts. Axes, Ticks, Shovels, Crosscut Handsaws.
Why. we will sell, during this sale a first class rotary wash
ing machine at $4.90.
We have, iliirinn the sprint- ami Murine, , s,,KI an immense number f chicles, and Till- LAST PART OF OUR STOCK MUST GO and if you need a sprin- vehicle
the StiulebaKer ( !ompan ha instructed us t clnsc out at cost, the tew rcinainim; jobs CT
we now have kit. truck certainly you can not afford lo overlook this opportunity lo supply your
We will. Uieictor,. take adant.me of the K I'D I.IMU'K DAVs to accomplish this wants during this sale. Every ri- we offer is a Studebaker and evervone is sold under
order and are consequents ollci inn the remaining stock, consisting of low wheel farm i,,, ,t; i .,,,,.. v u x- . .
trucks, one seated buggies, hacks. M,rrevs. ,t th, actual li.ures it cost to lav them hl,'",lu.uantec. No IIumbugery-No take-But for 3 days an honest sale of
dow n in (irants m ear load lots
honest noods at low est Prices on record.
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