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
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CAPITAL STOCK
Surplus and Undivided
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J. T. Terrs, J. C. Campbell, H. L. Oilkit.
Don't
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Granite and Steel Enameled
Kitchen Ware,
10 Discount
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Cook Stoves
llair-Kiddlo
W. B. SHERMAN
Ileal Esiale and Timber
ROOMS 10 &. 12, MASONIC TEMPLE
GRANTS PASS, OREGON
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of Soothern Oregon
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