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feOdUE RIVER COURIER. GRAfcfSTPAsS, OREGO. OCTOBER 6. 190$. "Count, weigk and meuure everything yo buy." America (racer. I For your fall supplies in GROCERIES! This season's canned goods now arriving quality is very good. BUY YOUR DRIED FRUITS EARLY Prices will be higher. Ashland Tomatoes, Beans. Peats and Peaches by the dozen or by the case. THESE GOODS ARE ABSOLUTELY PURE! In Flour, Rolled Barley or Feed, we carry the best at right prices. CHASE & SANBORN'S Cele brated Teas and Coffees, LIPTON Teas and BURNETT'S Flavoring Extracts are on top for quality. The place to get them is the White House GROCERY New Methodist P&ilor Arrives. The Rev. CO. Bnckuian, new pastor for tlie Newman M. E. cliorch, Mid liia family arrived in this city Wed nesday morning and have taken op tiieir residence in the parsonage, which the good ladiea of tthe church had iu apple-pie order for their reception. Mr. Beckman comes to hig work here with the best of recommendations as to his ability as a preacher aud a pastoral worker. He was educated at De Paw University, Greencastle, Ind., and has been in the ministry for the pant niue years, uiost of hig work be iug in the northeru Minnesota confer ence, where he filled some of the better appointments till he was compelled to leave that severe climate on account of hig health. Comiug to this stale two .rears ago lie accepted work at Gardiner, the only opening at that time. We bespeak for Mr. Keckoian aud his faithful wife a cordial wel come to our conimauity. School Report. The following in the report of school in District No. It, Leland, for the mouth end i UK Sept. 29, 1U05: Total number of pupils eui oiled 26; nomlier of days taught, 20; whole Dumber of days attendance, 414; aver age daily attendance, 21 ; whole num ber of da's abiteuce, 44; whole number of times late, 41. Thefollowiug pupils were perfect in attendance: Winifred Fifleld, Mabel Maud and George Walter, Alva and LeeVMlscn. Lizzie Miller failed only by a small percent of being perfect in attendauce. Jessie L. Scoville, Teacher. POLICE COURT MS of the other day read, "The prison er had on him only an empty purse and a handkerchief." Goodnesi gracious, chief, send that man around here immediately. At least let the poor man get a pair of the Kazuo trousers we are selling for $1 25. Do you need them ? We have some especially good values in Fall and Winter Suitings at $5.75. $3.00, $10 00, f 12 50 and up to $27.00. GEO. S. CALHOUN COMPANY. Outfitters tO IloV and Man Items of Personal Interest. Geo. Riddle and wife went to Port land Thursday for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gonnell went to Portland Monday to be absent a week or more. Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Coe, Paulina and Lather left Thursday evening for a visit at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Eclus Pollock left Wednesday evening for a ten days' trip to Klamath Falls. Mrs. Frances Church, of Oberlio, Ohio, arrived last week to spend the winter with ber daughter, Mrs. A. Oonklio. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Tboss left Toes day for Tolman Springs with the hope of gaining an improvement in Mrs. Thoss' health. Mrv. and Mrs. A. J. Strohecker, for mer residents of Grants Pass, but now living at Garfield, Wash., are visiting friend in town this weec. Mr. and Mrs. TJ. S. Hicks, of Hen ley, Cat, arrvived in Grants Pass last Friday and remained until Monday guetss of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Curtia A. Letcher, J. Wolke and Q. D. Williams aie on a banting trip this week to the Elk creek country. Tbey will probably be gone about ten days. H. 8. Prescott went to Portland 8at o rday to meet bis father, J. M. Pres cott, who came from Waterloo,Ill., to make Giants Pass bis borne. They ar rived here Tuesday. S. F. Steel, wife and three children, arrived Monday from Eureka and will probably locate b ere. They were here last Winter, storing their goods to go to Eureka for tbe Summer. John Minor Booth left Tuesday for Portland and Seattle where he will meet bis wife aud baby. .. In Portland he will attend the meetiugs of tbe Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias, in session there next week. W. F. Heskett and wife, of Mar shall, Mo., are visiting their nephew, J. W. Baker. Mr. Heskett had for years been proprietor of a livery busi ness in Marshall, selilng oat his busi ness just prior to coming West. John Harding left Wednesday for Newark, N. J., after spendng the sum mer here with his daoghter, Mrs. Jen nie Denison. Mrs. Denison acootn- pauied hiui as far as Portland, where she will spend a week or more. 8. M. Wertz, a farmer of Williams creek, was in Grants Pass Tuesday to accompany his mother, Mrs. M. E. V. Wertz, to the train, wbicb she took for her home uear Colestin. Mrs. Wertz had spent three weeks visiting her son. M. A. Fisher, of Sacramento, one of the stockholders of the Baby mine, was in Grants Pass Monday and visited the mine. Mr. Fisher expresses himself as vory much pleased with the work at the Baby mine anil says it is probable that more stamps will be added soon. Mrs. Sarah L. Rockwell arrived this wek from Cory, Mich., to spend the wiutor with her brother, F. G. Burns, whom she had not met for 48 yeara she was accompanied by Frank Rockwell, her son, who will visit her for a few weeks aud then return to Michigan. Mrs. M. F. Owens left Tuesday for her home at Oakland, Cel., after spend ing three weeks in Grants Pass at the home of her brother, W. P. Wright. Mrs. Owens had visited the fair be fore coming to Grants Pass. She was greatly pleased with this city and es pecially with the scenery of Southern Oregou. Mr. aud Mrs. E. F. Grabill, of Greenville, Mich., will arrive this Friady evening to apend several weeks with their daughter, Mrs. A. E. Voor hies. Mr. aud Mrs. Grabill have been atteudiug the annual meeting of the Aiierican Board of Congregational Foreign Missions, at Seattle, being delegates to that body. Mrs. Grabill has been the Michigan state H. M. treasurer for 25 consecutive years. Mr. Grabill is now and has been pub lisher of the Greenville Independent for more than 40 years. Woman's Club to Meet A regular meeting of the Grauts Paiis Woman's Club will be held Sat urday, Oct. 7, at 2 30 p. in., in the A. O. U. W. hall. A full attendance is desired, as there is bnsiuess of import ance to transact. Sarah Clevenger, President. Jennie Davis, Secretary. Azalia Circle Meeting. Than, will Im k mnptinir nf members of Alalia Ciicle, at Woodmen hall, Mouday evening, jci. uin, at i om, iu arrange for unveiling ceremonies of im Lnnni.mii nf deceased members. All members ar requested to attend. v. r.. uean, ciers pro iiui. BORN. WILLIAMS To Mr. aud Mrs. John H. Williams residing near Wertz's mill, on Wednesday, Saptember 2j, lid 15. a son. MARRIED. WILLIAMS - KNUTSON - At the home of O. Casino, Friday, Septem ber V, T. J. B. Williams and Miss Clara Kuutsoo, Rev. Clark Bower officiating. The bride and groom left on the evening train for a ten days' stay at Portland and also to visit the bride's mother at Silvertoo. I SCHMIDT HARRINGTON At the home or the Driae a isomer id mis city, Wednesday, October 4. IK06, Frederick Schmidt and Mis Nellie Harrington, both of (irauU Pais, Rev. W. T. Ooolder officiating. Mr. Schmidt is a highly respected ! rnnna man of this city, baviag lived ! here since early childhood, ami bis j bride is one of tbe moat popular young ' ladies of this place and both have a ! host of friends who wish them a loog and bappy married life. RED LETTER DAYS WERE A SUCCESS Crevnts Pass Merch&nts Plan to Have Big Time Each Year. The Red Letter Days inaugurated this Fall by the merchants of Grants Pass proved such a success that these special sales and sporting events will be made a permanent feature and here after will be held each fall aud possi bly oftener. As a method of drawing trade to the city from a distance these special sales with the added at tractions of spoils and a big barba cue have proven a decided suecets and the merchants lolly repaid for the big expense that they incurred in car rying it out. The attendance was very good, but that of Thursday and Fri day was materially lessened by the rains and threatening weather which kept many away. Saturday the weath er was delightful and a big crowd was out enjoying the day and mak ing purchases, all the leading stores having au extra force of clerks a d bad a big day's trade. Saturday's sports opened with a street parade, which was led by the Corucracker band, whose playing brought applause ftom the onlookers. A delegation of M. W. A., in full uuiform, was an interesting featnre of the parade. Tbe rock drilling couttst caused a big crowd to congregate at the depot park, where the contest was held. Two teams eutered to contest for the parse of $100 that was pot op by the business nieu. Harrington aud Siligo were the first to drill and In the 15 minutes allowed by the rules of the contest they snuk a hole in the rock to a depth oi 34 78 inches. Their Bteel stood the work iu good shape and they made the contest with no great effort. Savage and Sandry then took their tnrn at drilling bnt they were haudicappetl bj bad steel. Two drill points broke for them, one soon after they got the .hole started. But the boys drilled ti e harder aud drove their drills through the broken bits of steel and rnn their hole to a depth of 2UB inches. It was gener ally conceded that had their drills stood the work that they would have made the contest exceedingly close with the other team and possibly won the purse. The rock was a Hue piece of granite hard and even textnre aud the wiuning team made a record that would have been hard to bent A baseball game on the A. A. C. grounds next engaged tic attention of the spectators. The game was between the A. A. C. team of this city and the Gold Hill team aud it was played with considerable spirit aud souio good work was done by both teams. The score stood 7 to 8 in favor of the Gold Hill boys. The baseball closed the games of the day and in the evening an otien air concert was given by the Grants Pass Lcucert Baud on sixth street that was one of the most pleasing features of the days' exercises aud a fitting close to the Red Letter events of the three days carnival. MELON INDUSTRY IN BAD SHAPE The Wilt Has Made It Impossible lo Grow Watermelons Near Grants Pans. T. P. Lee, who heretofore has been one of the largest melon growers iu Rugae River Valley, has decided to give up the business as it has become too unprofitable. 'He had in 40 acres to melons this year but will plant bone next year. Mr. Lee gives two reasons for his abandoning melon growing, one that the conimisisou men allow the grower too small a margin of profit and the other, the ravages of the wilt which has made it impossible to grow watoi nielcus until it is eradicated. This pest, so Prof. A. B. Cordley, entinolo gist of the State Agricultrual Col lege, reports, is a fungus that will held its vitality for as long as three years iu the soil of a melon field aud that the only certaiu way of era m at ing the pest is to case growing n el ous upon the laud and put it to othr orops for at least three years. Mr. Lee states that nearly every melon Held on Rogue river iu the vicinity (.f Grants Past was affected w i tli'tliu wilt this season, the only melons free from the pest being those on the Applcgate, to which it has not yet spread, and that as it has iucreased in its deadly work each season since it was ttr-r In troduced about Hve year aiio, there is li'tle likelihood that un ions for the market will be grown next year in this locality. Mr. Lee shipped hut I'j cars of melons this season, which was made op of those from his owu field and those he bought of other growcis. This was the bulk of the shipments for Grants Pass snd he is of the opn ioin that there will not he even one car load of water melons ilnpid from here next year. Mr. Lee does not feel much encriur aged over the future prospects fur the water melon industry of this valley, as he thinks enough farmers will con tinue (o grow melons even a few for home use, aud thus keip alive the Sores of the wilt fungus. Were there a law that would prohibit the growing of water melons on infected land for not less than three years the disease could be eradicated. This wilt lines uot attack cantaloups and cai-saha so the growing of these delicious melons for which Rogue River Valley has lie. come famous, may be continue1. This Valley has the soil and climate 10 raise water melous to as g eat tierfec lion as Georgia aud w hen the growers team how to successfully com hit the pests Rngoe River Ve'ley will become a great melon distirct and ship hund reds of car loads each season. Melon growiug will eventually become one of the most profitable tudntsriea of Soothern Oregon for the mark' t In the cities to the north, even as fur as Alaska, is steadily increasing while Ihe districts that can grow good mel ons are but limited in area, so there will be no danger of a glutted market. A Brief Record of Uocal Events. Parties wishing to bay or sell min ing property will do well to commun icate witb S. Meyer, Merlin, Ore. W. T. Perry has just purchased of G. A. Savage a 30-acre tract in the northeast part of town. He will scon build and make the place his home. The Order of Fendo will give a dance at Clemens' ball, Saturday right, Oct. 14, at which they will be pleased to see all their friends. Tick ets 60 cents. Sir Knights aud Ladies of the Mao cabees will give a sheet and pillow case mask ball at Clemens' hall on Hallowee'o Oct. 30. Gentlemen mask ers 50c, spectators 25c, lady maskers free. Grants Pass is to have another milH sery store. This new store will be opened next week by Mrs.E.E.Wangh. lal, in the storeroom owned by ber mother, Mrs. W. E. Brown, and in which the latter now has a stock of drygoods aud notions. Mrs. Vaughtal came frciu California last Spring aud was in the millinery business in that state for several years. Tbe honor of being the oldest person attending the Red Letter Day carnival iu Grants Pass doubtless oeiouga to S. B.Alverson, who on Saturday last was HI years, 1 month and 13 days old. Mr. Alverson resides with his sec., H Alv.'rsoo, at their farm home four miles down Rogue river from Grants Pass, and he is as hearty and active as the average man of 75. He spent last Saturday enjoying the features of the carnival. Guy Sleeper, a hoppicker, is the happy possessor of an (18 snit of clolhts from Geo. S. Calhoun Co. 'a hop picking contest having picked 471) ponuds in one day at the John Ranzau high trellis yards, the largest hop yard in Southern Oregon. Mr. Calhoun, of the big Calhnnu clothing establish ment originated this novel idea as a means oi advertising, making the offer of a suit of clothes, winners selection, to the boy 16 years old or under who picked the most hops on auy one day dnriug hop picking. Much interest has been taken in the matter and most of the yards in Josephine county en torirg into the contest iuclndiug the Weston, Patton, Jewell, Anient and many other yards. Ira Mallory, fore man of the Raur.ao yards, especially compliments Guy Sleeper on his clean picking and deftness. His many friends will be pleased to hear of his good fortune. Bell Ringers Monday Night The Parland Newhall Compauy will appear at the Opera House. Monday evening, Oct. 11th. The bell ringing feature consists of a peal of more than 100 baud bells, the finest in America, giving besides a rauge of five octaves, four octaves of duplicates, thus en abling them to put a wealth of har mouy in all their selectirns. The Omaha Jioe, referring to one of their concerts in that oif, says:"THe mod ulations iu ' Naroissus'made a geuuine busy-body of Mr. Parland, who ina nipualattd the big, deep oheated bells, but he got through marvelously. " Seats now on sale at DePuy'a. Advertised Letters. Following is the list of letters re maining uncalled for in the Urania Pass postoflice for the week eudiaa; Sept. 30, I'.lOo: Uriah Hinkle (2) C. E. MrLaiu (2) Rev. C. W. Myers Mr. E. II Miller Charles Messenger Dan McDonald J. R. Rantou J. Smith, C. E. Harmon, Postmaster. "Rose of Peru" from Carson, finest grapes. White House Grocery. And the one that will give you luHting Huti.xfaction will lio t lie one on which you buy A (JAULAXD Ml In looks, material ami work maiiKhip they aro not mir panned, and their baking qualities have riven them tho reputation of "Tlic Ms Best" A Larc Stock constantly on the floor at CRAMER BROS, Odd Fellows' Block. FIRST DEATH BY ELECTRIC SHOCK Thomas Shields Killed at Condor Company's Substation In Centre.! Point. While every town of any size in Rogue River Valley is lighted by electricity and there are many electric plauta, one of them,' the Condor, one of the largest on tbe Paciffo Coast. and there are hundreds of miles of wire carrying electrio current to all sec tions of the Yallev, some carrying as high as 20,000 volts, yet until this week .not a man had been killed by an electro shock. The first victim to the terrific power of electricity, when it gets beyond man's control, was Thomas M. Shields, an employe of the Condor Power & Water Company, as line patrolman on the company's lines between Gold Hill, Ashland and Jacksonville. Moo day while taking a dead wire oat of the sabstatitn at Central Point it oanght and lie gave it a jerk, which threw it in contact with' a live wire carrying 20,000 volts current. Mr Sh ields was standing outside of the building cn the ground. While the contact of the dead wire with the live wire was but for an Instant yet such a heavy current passed through his body as to born his hands and burned the grass on the ground about where he fell. Physicians were summoned aud every effort made to revive him, yet it was unavailing. His burial took place Tuesday at Central Point. Mr. Shields was about 21 years of age aud was married last June to a yonug lady of Central Point, where was his home. He had been in the employ of the Condor Company for the past year aud was considered a trustworthy and industrious man. CRUDE PETROLEUM FOR WAGON ROADS A Success in CoJlfornlOk and Is Aelng Tried in Yamhill County. Crude Califorlua petroleum, having proven such a success in California for surfacing roads, has been given a trial In eevroal Oregon counties this sum mer. Of an experiment that is being made with oil ou one of the streets in Carlton, iu Yamhill county, tho Mo Minnville Reporter has tho following to say: "Last Friday night the hose ooiupany was culled ont to give the street a thorough soaking preiaratory to fitting the ground for a fresh coat of oil. The car load of oil put on iu the Spring has been highly satisfac tory. The dirt of the street was dug up loose to the depth of four inches and the oil carefully worked into it. It la believed that by putting on an other coat of oil befurie the rainy sea son sets in it will turu water aud leave a smooth, hard surface for winter wear. If the experiment proves at suc cessful for Winter as it has for Hum mer petroleum is the key that will unlock the door of the "good roads" problem, and tho dust of Hummer and the mud of Winter will no longer be looked upon as the tilings too be most dreaded iu the Willamette Valley. As crude oil costs HO or UO cents a barrel the exiiise is so light that it will pay to oil country roads. Ceo. B. Hart Drowned. A press disialch from Manila, under dato of Oct. 2, states that among those who lost their -livus ou the U S. com ft guard cutter Ltyte, was Geo. ii. Hart. Mr. Hart was a former resi dent of Grants Pass and has a sister living here, Mrs. J. Pardee. So far Mrs. Pardee has received no word confirming thi dispatch. There was another Geo. I). Hart at Manila a year or so tgu aud it may have been this one that lost bii life dur ing the typhoon. The Roach's Tho Huach Diamatin and (lift Knter prises close a viry successful weeks engagement Saturday night at the Opera Houw. This company lias given entire satisfaction up to Ihe priitont writing and we are looking forward to Saturday night's production of "The Western Gill." Ihe press of other cities has pronounced this one of tho strongest inelo Uninaa seen on this coast in some tune and should crowd the era house to the ilnnrs. The Itnachcs are feattiting Jnhnic aid Florence Prlrglc this hum 11 a id wm must say they are two very ( lev r and versatile people, proving thiiii reives to lis all that hss hei n said if llii iii. Morris Fosli r, as the heavy man in the cast, is above the usua1, and Herbert Koiter is also worthy of moulion in his several character (arts. Ihe gifts given by the Hoaeh Co. are piceeiitcd each night nuil aie all high priced artii-lix Friday nliil.t a .') ('optic liicycli! is lo he given aviay ar d Saturday the Hewiuy machine. Kilint and (in.zolo's great (MI.IMKi production, "Ou the P.ridge at Mid night," which is tinning, Ins rther r ui irkshle scents erlili s the celebrat ed n pr'diietl'ii: (if the jneliilfo bridge over the ('hicago river, l.verr act l.ss a most iiilore ntiug setting and is a lil ting compliment fur a most Inten sting story iu which the love and ilevollnu of a blind mother and a stolnii ihlld I lav imiMirtarit parts Klunl and Ga.. zolu have provided an except loually striHig company anil this with Mr. Kluut's well known reputation as a producer has made "On I he liridge at Midnight" one of the best attractions out this season. Ojs-ra House, Hatur dv, Oct. Iu. Seals on Bile at Oepuy'a Prices, 8c, ftOc aud T.'k:. The celebrated CAKHO.V GKAI'KS now 011 sale at the While House Grocery. First National Bank R. A. BOOTH, Pres. J. C. CAMPBELL, CAPITAL STOCK Surplus and Undivided Kereive deposits subject to check or on certificate pavabls on dnieand. elis drafts on New York, (hii-sco, ban Krancisco, Portland and Heattle. Special facilities (or making collections through numerous correspondents Directors It. A. Booth, H. C. Kinmy, P. H. Habth. Jobs D. Far, J. T. Terrs, J. C. Campbell, H. L. Oilkit. Don't The Itest School Books Clemens AT Ruler and Blotter free for the asking. SPECIAL BARGAINS ON Granite and Steel Enameled Kitchen Ware, 10 Discount - Cook Stoves llair-Kiddlo W. B. SHERMAN Ileal Esiale and Timber ROOMS 10 &. 12, MASONIC TEMPLE GRANTS PASS, OREGON PHONE 731 I R. L. BARTLETT, IIowiiimI Itldtr., ltli Ht., . (.runt Pusst. Oregon of Soothern Oregon Vice-Pres. H. L. GILKKY, Usshier. Profits 00,000.00. 23,000.00. Forget- Assortment and Supplies SELLS DRUGS on and Ranges Hardware Co.