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R03UE river courier CHANTS PASS, OREGON. COUiJTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Friday. Subscription One Year, m advance, Hix Months, Three Mouths, Hingie Copies, Rates i II. SO .7ft .40 .05 Advertising Races Famished on application at tbe office, or by mail. Ohituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at 6c per line; cmru 01 luanu ouc. A. E. VOORHIES, Propb. - Entered at the post office at Grants Pass, Oregon, as second-class mail matter. FRIDAY. MARCH 16, 190fl. SCHOOL BOYCOTT IN WONDER DISTRICT Teacher Has No Scholar Kerby School Doe Elne Work Clooee This Week. Oonnty Superintendent Lincoln Sav age returned Monday from tour ol visiting; schools io the south part of the oonnty. At Waldo the school is taoxlit bv C'tas. F. Chessman and lie is doing good work and the scholars appeared to be making satisfactory proirress in their itadies. Kerby, which has the only graded lohool in the Illinois Valley, has two teachers, Miss Louise Guthrie bring in charge of the advanced grades and Mies Lnrona McFarland having the primarv grades. This school is one of the best in the county, the order being good, the scholars attentive to their studios and the class work of a high order. The average attendance is high and the tf.ao.he.rs folly deserve commenda tion for their painstaking efforts in the discharge of their duties. Tlie Kerby aohool closes this week for the W ntir term. Miss Guthrie will begin term of school Id the Jess district on Applegate near Wlldervlllo next week. Miss McFarland has not yet takeu a school, but will probably teach this Spring In the oonnty. At Selma the school is In charge of J. R. Hoovill and fairly good work is being done, the stand rd being up to the average of conutry dia' riots. At Wonder the ti'aoher, J.N.Johnson, was fonml at the school house, but no scholars were In attendance. Owing to trouble bet wo. n the teacher and patrons a bnycot is on und the ohild iwn are ataylng at home. The b"ard has been ordered to adjust the diffi culty or th school will be closed in order to uot waite the taxpayers money. Kupt. Savage lias received a com munication from Miss Ahhie Stltes of Williauis who began school liiHt Mon day in the Hoxio district, on the riglit fork of Williams creek, etating that she had an enrollment of 'Ml, and that the term had opened ith an en couraging outlook. A hunt 20 has been the highest enrollment heretofore and this large increase in attendance indi cate that many settlers have coino to the district. The school at Willia-ns postoltlci opened last Monthly with Miss Htolla I'd Mock of Grants Pass as teacher. This school has a high standing anil Miss Paddock will doubt less do good work and make a success. School clubs who may need new re cord hooks can get them by applying to the superintendent's office, a new supply having been received from the state priming oflloo. Hee H. H. Hendricks for good in vestment in town or country property (or paving gold mines! tive vears in the real estittc business, lie rents houses, ncgoiiittta loans on good in vest ts and writ"s insurance in the Oregon Mutual at "living" rates. Office on ground floor opposite post oltlce, Uratita Past, Ore Home Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis cuit home-made. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and wholesome. . Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to produce at home, quickly and eco nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised Hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and muffins, with which the ready-made food found at the bake-shop or grocery does not compare. Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps. oval bakim owdcn Co., TELEPHONE FOR ALL JOSEPHINE COUNTY Rural Lines To Extend To'jVari ous Sections Free Switch ing To Be He.il. The movement undertaken by the Courier to secure a complete telephoue system for every section of Josephine county is reciting such cordial sop port from the farmers and frcm the miuers and business men that there is now a certainty that within the next six months every farming and min log district in the county will have telephone connection with Grants Pass. The first of these rural lines that are to become a network over the en tire oounty will' be the system con trolled by the Applegate Valley Tele phone Company. This oompanay will cover the entire Applegate Valley from its headwaters at the Blue Ledge copper district to its lower section and to the Kogtie river at Gran's Pass. A meeting was held at Pro volt last Saturday afternoon at wbieh the preliminary organization of the Applegate Valley Telephone Company was effected. O. S. Biglow was made temporary chairman and R. F. Lew man secretary. Charles Meserve, of the Courier, stated the objects of the meeting and introduced G. O. Oiuni, of Grants Pass, manager for Josephine couuiy for the Paoiflo .States Tele phone & Telegraph Company, who submitte 1 the proposition offered by bis com nan y. It was not liberal enough in its terms to meet the ap proval of the promoters of the co operative telephone lines Rev. E Badger, E. N. Provolt and R. F. Lewiuan made replies and in their addresses stated that, they were not in favor or putting in side lines that merely gave connection with tin local offices and that every time a sub scriber desired to talk btweeti Pro volt and Williams or with any other local office or to Grants pass that he would have to pay 25 cents If a sat isfactory . a'rangemeut could not be mado with the Pacific 8tates Com pany they favored an independent company rnunlng a l'nn into Grants Pass and employing a messinger notil arrangements could lie made to se cure a city service. Charles Meserve thou proposed a plan of co-operation between the Applegate Valley Tele phone Company and the Paclflo States Telephone Company. The terms to b that the Pacific Company sell or give the free use to the Applegate Com pany of their Hue from Grants Pass ti Murphy, Provolt and Williams; give free switching on the Grants Pass system to the Applegate aud all other independent rural lines that may be built into that city; supply Hrst-chiHS telephones to these local companies at a reasonable reutal a'ld keep them in repair; allow to the Ap plegate company all the Applegate vallnv aud to Rogue river at Grants Tans as its territory. In return the Applegate Company would give free switching over all Its lilies to the Pacific States Company patrons and turn over all long distance business to that company, the Appleagto Company be ing permitted to charge nou-suh-scribers such toll as it may fix, both for local and long distance connec tion. Mr. Oium was requested to submit this proposition to the Pacific States Company and get their reply in writing so that it could be acted on at the next meeting of the Apple- gate Company. Rev. Bulger, clniriuau of the com mittee on securing an estimate of the coit of Installing a telephone system, made a report. He stated that a telephone guaianteed to be as good as the Hell ouold be 'ml for $12, and that wire and insulators would be a little loss than III tier mile. He had Made mew vouk. ROGUE RIVEk COURIER. not yet secured prices ou switch boards, but would have estimates be fore the next meeting. The general opinion of all present that the sup plying and settiug of poles and the stringing of the wire would in con tributed work by the members of the wunmuj. ev. canger men read a copy of constitution that had been prepared and with a few changes it was adopted. The adoptioH of by laws and regulations was left to a fotnre time when the plan of bosiness was more folly completed. After a general discussion of the various phases of the undertaking the meeting adjourned to meet on Tnes day, March 20, at 2 :80 p. m. sharp. During this week Mr. Oium has re ceived the proposition that Mr, matcher, superintendent of the Paclflo States Telephone & Telegraph Company has authorized him to make to the Applegate Valley Telephone Company and be will present them at the meeting at Provolt next Tuesday afternoon. This agreement is that the Paoiflo States Company will give free switching to the Applegate Valley Telephone Co. on the Grants Pass system and to all other roral lines on the payment of 2 60 per month by the Applegate Company, this to cover the switch charge on all the telephones controlled bv the Ad- plegate Company; lease rent free for one or longer year its line from Grants Pass to Williams to the Apple- gate Company, the latter to keep the line in repai and return it In s good condition as when taken: rent to the Applegate Company first-class Bell telephones at 60 oents per mouth, pay ments to be made in advance for six month periods and not lesn than 60 telephones In the first order, the Pacific States Company to keep the telephones in order; to furnish the Applegate Company with switch boards, telephone supplies at cost, and to allow the Applegate Company all the territory south of Rogue river and np the Applegate to its head, and that it may make diroct connection with any other Independent line. Mr. Oium stated his comnaoy used porcelain insulators on its Crescent City line and ou many other lines and that they gave good service and did not C0Bt one-eighth as much as class insulators and the bracket. The switch boards would cost $2 60 er jack. A jack is required for each branch line aud one is required ior the operator. Telephoue companies get their smaller central office cared for free of cost by Riving the operator use of the lines without cha'ge, but a small talary would liavu to bu paid at the larger offices. Extension bills to allow two families to nse the same telephone would coat f3 each. It is the plau of the Courier man agement to continue this telephoue movement until every section ot Josephine county is connected with Grants Pass and there is free switch ing for every telephone in tlie county between thb various local lines aud also with Orauta Pa"s. So geueral is tlu interest iu this telephoue move nient that it is quite cerlaiu that by the clone of t e prea-mt year a Grauts Pat business man can talk, without puttinu np two hits, with his miner and farmer customers aud friends in every part of the county. The growth of thi-fe co-operative lines has beeu must remiirKauie since Iho la' cits expired on I he original Bell telephone HieKenew of Reviews, oue of the most reliable of magazine, in its Match number stales that in the lnt .A -.. ..I it... 4, , , . i jrmn riui-r m-. ueill naS Dt 611 Opi n to ludepei rent telephone manufsc turers that they have turned out more instruments than has the Bell Com pany in its 3T jrars of existci ce. Iu . i. - .1 me enures given in n.eattr !e, up to last Aiignct tin re wi re 2,000,000 Bell telephones in use and 3,400.000 inde- 1'i iiu, hi u leprotics in use. over To p-rcentof ihe post iltios and small towns of t ie I'nit- d States Br" covered bv the iudcj eml. lit tcl phone line aud now they are iiMaoing the tiii s snd ma iv of the h g iiti i now nine independent systems. In this telephone xt n-i 11 in Jose phine count t the Coun. r favors a joint service b tweeu the indei e d 'Ut 1 ne and the Pacific States Com pany if mutually -aifaiti'.v t ruis cu, he had. The lt e' co I anv ira has a comph te msh iu in . rants Pass an t if fne swtfcl ii.gi can be lisd ovir It ai d t iud p llilrnt lu.es it w ill add to the value of th" e-TW' e to t' e pairrus of both ihe city and the uiril lines. Gives Health, Vigor and Ton I'erbine U a boon for nfferi rs f,- ui am ami. Hv its use ti e blood Is qnicklv reon r led and the oo'or b comes norintl. The droopieg strength is revived. The Isngonr is iiiminish ed. Health, vigor and tone predomi nate. New life aud hpiiv activ.tv results. Mrs. Pelle H. Shriel. Mid dleslHrough, 111., writes, 1 have bt eu tronbled with liver ooniplauit aud poor blood, aud have found nothing to benefit me like Heroine I hope never to be without it. I have wished that I bad known of it in my bus baud's life time " 60o at National Drug Co. and at Rotermund's. The Best Fabruary song publica tions "Shonlder Strap" "UtUe Re4 Riding Hood." "Love is King." can be found at Ths Music Store. GRANTS PASS. OREGON. MARCH 16, Candidates Announcements. JAMES WITHYCOMBE of Corvallis Candidate for Republican Nominee for Governor "An honest and fearless perform ance of publio dotv a greater and united Oregon." S. B. HUSTON, , Of Hilliboro, Ore. Candidate for Republican Nominee for Congress. Favors maqlmum rate law, and pur ohase by government of all unsurveyed lands in R R. grant and no more scrip ping of publio lauds. E. E. DUNBAR, OfWoll Creek Candidate for Republican Nominee for Representative. Signs statement No. 1 of the Primary Election law, which pledges vote for the people's choice for Senator. L. L. JEWELL of Grants Pass Candidate for Republican Nominee for Representative. STEPHEN JEWELL . of Grants Pass Candidate for Democratic Nominee County Judge. Favors Progressive Ideas in Road. School, Probate, Taxation, Sanitary and Liquor Laws. JOSEPH MOSS of Grants Pass Candidate for Republican Nominee for County Judge. If I am nominated and elected. I will during my term of otlice. conduct the business of this county with the same care and economy that! would my own. I stand for good roads and economy. T. B. CORNELL Grants Pass Republican Candidate for Nominee County Judge Business methods Applied to County Government County to build Good Roads. S. F. CHESHIRE of ("1 rants Pass Republican Candidate for Nominee County Clerk. . W. I. SWEETLAND of Grants Pass Candidate for Republican Nominee fot Sheriff. ED LISTER of Grants Pass Candidate for Republican Nominee for Sheriff I have had exiierienee in the office nf sheriff, and if elected I will administer the office with vigor and economy. CHAS. CROW of Merlin, Ore., Republican Candidate for Moininee for Sheriff. A U MP II LETT of Grants Pass, Candidate for Republican Nominee for Slu-i iff. .1. T. TAYl.OIi of Grants Pass, Democratic Candidate for Nominee for County Treasurer. A. F. KNOX. of Murphy. Ore. Candidate for Republican Nominee for Count) Commissioner. FRKD MEN SCll of Grants Pass Republican Candidate for Nominee County Surveyor D. J. LAWTON Of Grants Pass Republican Candidate for Nominee for County Surveyor. lvOb County Tr.aSu?r.yto There are wons to June PaT f.1.,, T .,,.t will cease . . . linn- from 1st, lyo-s-j is d-ite. February 16. 190i j T TAYLOR, Treasure of Ol W""?' For County Surveyor. . ....... unnnnnce that my name J 111-irUT "v . . -- l.a voters or win u" i . ..!! K,. larert Deiorn i o W.Tii IDOfi. a.candi at ih pTiu--v 15)06. as a canai- eleciiou. (' - date for nomination for the omce ui r ty surveyor, ft. the repuhiicao Candidate for Sheriff i-resenting mvu ------ . the nnn mn nriiiianin nomination of sheriff of joBejiiuu" W. I. SWEETLAl JNU. county. For County Commissioner. I hereby announce my intention of nladng myname before g Josephine county at the Vnmuj election. April 20, 1906 as a for nomination to the 9fflw,0' Commissioner by the nartv In ca'e I am nominated and eTcted. I wUI conduct the business of the conntr in the same cooser" tive way that I have alwayi con ducted my own 5pBOV0LT, Murphy, Ore CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE. GASOLINE MOTOR P. Se Paudock. bicvele, H. 3-9 St RESTAURANT uess. Address -Good pavinu dui- Care Courier, i 3-Id tf WAGON JACKS, regular 1.511 seller, i at. Moore's Second haud sti re. 8-9 5t HAMILTON f r sale chi otlice. PIANO, almost new. ap. Inquire at Courier PETALUMA Incubator for sale at less than half cost. Jose X. Nelson, East A street. 3 2 tf FOR SALE 4 fresh milk cows, grade Jirsevs, apply to G. H. pease. Placer. Ore. 2-23 7t SPUING TONIC Try Sarsaparilla for the Drug Store. Dr. Wilson's blood. Model 3-l 3t FOR SALE Buff Leehorn Eges. 15 for 11.25. J. W. Branch, Art. Gal bry Grants Fans, Ore. 2-23 tf FOR SALE-Tlicronghbred White Leghorns, "fork Hnd eggs for sale; eggs 15 for fl. Havden Close, West L street. 21tf FOR SALE Two thoroughbred Poland-China boar pig-, six months old. Will sell or trade drire's D. A. Root, Murphy, Ore. 3-16 3t FOR SALE Good pony for all pur poses No. I pacu or saddle; abo Hound pups, none b tter. A. Nale, North Ninth street.Citv. 3-1(1 2t A 5x7 POCO Camera and developing outfit, new and 1 it tlx used. Camera cost f !5, will take 25 for entire onrnr Atinress, tamers, care'i Courier. a'J-tfj EGGS ! EGGS ! !-Rhode Island Reds will lay tlniu iu Winter wlu they arc !:;!. aud scarce Get ;KK fur hatching at M. E. M'mre's Second Hand Sti re. 2.03 tf FlUST-C'LASS Spitzeubtirg, Newton and other Irnit tr.ies for sale at J. H. Robinson's nuis'ry near Wi'der ville. r-rompt deliverv, healthy trees and caiefully rlrrg. Address Grant Puss s.u .is run hAl.h riftein acres of choice t , . . ivuijue niver reir latin cheao: one. fourth mile from depot, irricat.-eo' fifth'do,;:'''ll1liir,oUil,li,,K,:le "nPr0f Sixth a,lf' J Several nttn (Iohii, hilance 10 ears a1 7 tier nn, i: , 1 , ... rent. Hen A. Lowell. WoodviHe ' , lln,8 hHve lwn Med, 'U"K Ore. 2-83 tit , 16,11 ,h" i'' brat, d "Blue Stem" ro7r. tt,so " Olympia flour, ions of a UltKi-a-re HouZ River n D ""t0' 00 the ranch, M) ro.ls Irom Southeru Pa- ni,st A" Kp,M,g will 1)0 sold for cifio depot; small payment. 5 ; rBb ""'y and the credit feiture of the years time i.nd it per cm inter. st j bosin.si wi'l he entirelv ,limi,mtd on.e early s,id get the choicest of s i it entirely tlimiuated. lund. Alo 2) sere- best apple land , U J- J- MORTON. . j; . " oouse ami jot jU Medford, Ashland or Gr.mti Pass K. n A. Lowell. Woodville. nr...,.,.. 2-2 '.it. FOR SALE-S8 sir . KiP, .... land, 41,., niil.s down Rogue riv, r from Grants Hlss on comitv toad Known as the Tl.rner runnl. t houses one a -, r,w , V . 0 A.:' ho'o.: '3 alftr-h'u'i'ld'-' ings. 9 aerts l.oo. , acres orchard - hi:. 1 8aI" n' V"r'lea,"e mll I tried Electric Bir- M" tor sale nt :i.-io.i. "eT"i n.e until I tried Electric Bir- M r, ""aVs" Van:1:''?; "'i'"8- thrP" b,lft1"8 ' which co nFl. tOf . -U.-y . Ore- cured n,e. " Core, liver comp.aiut, uyspepsia. h!ood- dis0Iner!l nd mMi A. N. II gou. The Cnurier, one mills. 75 cents. year $1 50; six ''PENELOPfT Comic Operetta in one Act Opera House, Wed., March 21 Alsn Varied Pmeram of nrob-,...w. - ' . 1 W1 For the Rpiw; The Southern Cast of Ch . AJ1C jvutnen .Maid TOSSER, Soldier CHALKS. Milkman!.'.' Fe.t Cattle From Williams. O. S. Biglow and I F. and J. R. Sparlin bronght in from Williams Valley Monday 15 head of beef cattle for Gus Earner's meU market. Theg beeves have been stall ted since last Fall on alfalfa hay and they are as fat aud sietk as auy band of Eastern corn fed ste rs. Mr. Biglow aud the Sparlin Bros, are largely engaged in f'e stock busi ness in Williams Valley, Mr. Biglow being one of the largest cattle owners iu Southern Oregon, and he also has fine 400 acre farm and several small rauches. As a sideline and to fully employ himself should he have leisure time from his other business he con ducts a well stocked store at bis farm. Stock, these gentlemen report, are in good order where they have bad proper care this Winter and will go on the range this Spring in a growing condition. They heavy fnows ol this Wioter. while making the range sea son open later than usual, will insure ample moisture in tue mountains to keep tbe pru?s growing a'l Summer, which will make lots of fat cattle for next Fall's market. Legal blanks at the Courier office. FOR RENT. FOR RENT A suite of fine office rooms. Address the Courier. tf PASTURAGE 40 head of Stock can be accommodated P. H, Jewell, Flan a . an Dlace, R. F. D. No 1. 8-16 tf PERSONAL. Dq YOU want home on easy nay. nients? If so call on or address Ore gon Timber. Mining & Investment Co., Grauts Pa", Ore. NEW aud Second hand furniture at Moore's S"cond hand store. Front street. 8-9 tf WANTED. WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-baud goods. Harrison Bros., Second baud-store, corner Sixth and J streets. 2-9 tf OREGON Timber Mining & Invest ment Co. are looking for a good Farm, with plentv of water for Ir. riRBtion. Price f)000 to fJOOO. BUSINESS CHANCES. DO YOU want a good paying busi nefs in Gr'nts Pass? If so ask Oregon Timber, Mining & Invest ment Co. about tlie snap thev hve. LOST. LOST Masonic watch charm ; finder please leave at Palace hotel and re ceive reward. 8-16 It MISCELLANEOUS. FURNITURE, maltiings at store. carpets, linoleums, Moore's Second hand 8-9 tf ORDERS takeu for fine cookies and bread. Mrs. E. B. Brown. 408 Sec oud street. Tel. 586. OREGON Timber, Mining & Invest ment Co. can handle desirable tim ber in large or s'luttl tr.tcts. W. A. HENRY, Teacher of Violin and piano. Residence, 402 B street, corner rourtji. Phone, 4l. Mnsio furnished for all occasions. 9-23 tf FRANK BURNETT-Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. NOTICE. I have purchased the flour and feed ! bosiueHS of Redwiue and Branch and will hereafter coudtict the business t the old Wiokmati sta.iH at tlie nor. Torture by Savigei. "s liking of the tot turn to which -oiiie or me savage tribes in the Phil ippines subject their captives. r minds me of the intense unfferino I siulnrul .1 .. . - u e momns from Inflam- Tr f ?Z Kidneys, " say. W. M. 1Sh"ru""' of Cushi, Ma "Nothing -u.. ,.ures :.le weak and rervous to rohnst health. Gnatnnteed' by all "rnggists. rrico .10c. uic. Recitation and Song Oregon Hospital rtJ MUSIC' x,o- W' W.WALKER MRS. W. L. IRELAND -GEO. P. CRAMER THEO. P CRAMER A. E. VOOPHTES served Seats 50c.