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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. APRIL 20, lOb. ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRAMS PASS, 0BEU0X. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates I On Yesr, m advance, $1.6 Six Months. Three Months, ... .40 Single Copies. 0o Advertising Rate Furnished on application at th office, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at 6c per line; sard of thanks 50c. A. E. VOOKHIES, PROPE. Entered at the post oflice at Grants Pass. uregon. as seoona-ciasi man mavier. FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1806. WILLING WORKERS FOR ROGUE RIVER VALLEY Development Booster Hold Big Rally at Medford and Arouse Enthusiasm. Last Friady the second of the aeries of gatherings was held at Medford that are, to be held this year In Rogne River Valley for the puroee of securing a strong co-operation in the work of pro moting the material prosperity of the Valley and of unking closer the bonds of friendship between the various towns of this part of Oregon. Though ' nt a short notice was had which al lowed bat a limited time in which to work op a crowd for the excursion yet thrnngh the efforts of (loo 8. Calhoun, O P. Jester, O. H. Blnnchard and Roy Wilscn a special tmin was secured and on it 108 Grants Pass boosters and 64 Oold Hill hnstlers were taken to Med ford. The train was in charge of Con ductor H. E. Oilviu wl h Engineer O. O.Jnnnings at the throttle. A large banner hung to the tide of one of the coaches lot it he known that Grants Pass was on deck. The train pulled out promptly at 4 :R0 p. m. and at Gold Hill stop was made to take on a big delegation from that hnstllng little town.. The Gold Hill Girls' Band, made up of 14 bright iuinso from 12 to 1H years of aire accompanied the rx- cnrsfnntsts mid with their sprightly music added much to the pleasure of the trip. The evening was delightful and Kogne River Valley was at Its best and the exonrsionlsts had a most delightful ride. . On the arrival of the train at Med ford the partv was welcomed to that lively little city hv President J. A. Pcrrv of the Medford Commericnl Club, Dr. K. C. Har, chief of the Rogue Kiver Valley hostlers snd by 1000 representatives from Medford, Ashland, Jacksonville, Central Point and Cher places in the Vallev, and two brass bands added to the exhi'ira ting fen Hires of the evening. Med ford wss keeping open house and the delegations from the ether towns had been given a fine snpier a the lintel Nash, and the Grunts Pass and Gold Hill excursionists were at once escort ed to that popular hotel and given a solwtantiHl inea'. Greetings and s'ght seeing orenpied the time until 8 o'clock when the bands called the crowd to the large opera homo which was quickly filled to overflowing and yet not half of the people could gain entrance. W. M. Colvlg of Jackson ville presided and the addresses of wel- come were 'made by Hon. W. I. Yaw- , ter and r. Ossenbrugge. Speakers representing the various towns or the vallev then made addresses, the topic of each being a onitod Hogue Kiver Valley and the development of its re sources. Those speaking were It. (1. Hmith and A. Hough of (Iran's Pars, J. L. Haniniersley of Gold Hill, C. L. Heatnes of Jacksonville, Presi dent M. F. Mulkey. C. H. Watson and M. rYEitg'oston of Ashland, G. W. Kiddle of Douglas comttv, and Judge H. M. Cake of Portland" and others. Follwing the addresses the mutter of forming a Kogne River Valley Devel npment League was taken up and a temporary organization was effected with Dr. Ray as chuirmau and M. F. Eggleston secretary. A call was is sued for a meeting at Ashluhd on April 27 of delegates from all sections of the Valley and it is expected that very town and poHtolllce community will be represented. Reply to F. W Ctie.uee. Grants Pa"H, Oregon, April 17 lllitl To the voters of Josephine County: Several circulars have been dis tributed thrcnghout the county bv one F. W. Chaosse containing an attack Uon me, my record as county judge and memliers of uiv fainllv. Know ing the opinion most of the people of Josephine conutv have of this indivi dual, 1 have hesitated to reply to the same and now only answer his ma licious Insinuations for the reason that there are many new vo'ers iu this county and I do not desire to see them misled by such a erson s he. There is tin reason why I should lw made the object f these attacks, a I am not a candidate for nomination and will not be such for election, hut as each of his circulars apculs for the tupiort of F. W. Chausse for nomina tion of comity judge against Joseph Moss and T. H. Cornell, both candi dates for the republican nomination for ooonty Jodge, it is essy to sscer tain that the object is to si cure the nomination for the office of oonntv Judge for F. W. ChaiiMae as a rvfrinicr, I snd an exceptionally honest man. I He attempts to ioae before the people aa the only one Iu the republican party or In the oountv who is capable I of oaearthlng the rotttmaesa in the i affairs of this coouty. For the sake of the republican party every one must ho) that thit is oot trne. For many yeart thit "only henest man" hat been publishing a news paper Id Josephine county, and dur ing three and one half yeart of mv term at county Judge he never saw fit in the columns of the Oregon'Ohaerver to criticise the conduct of the basi neas of thit county. It did not occur to him that there was anything wrong with the management of the county afT.lr- net'! 'h" cim,y court failed to make his palter the official paper an'' reduced one of his bill' for printing a tax sale from $156 to $56. During the past two years of my term as coouty judge, J. T. lxgan a republican, lias been one of ti e comm'Bsionera. Practically all th acta of the county court and the ex penditure of money daring my term have been concurred in by all the members of the county court. Everv thing we have done has been a mat ter of pnblio record, and these record' have all been kept by a republican county clerk. ' If this would-be re former, who, noiwitht'andlng assist ance by bis friends, political and otherwise, far beyond bit deserts, has failed in evory business he has under taken, knows of any traosactien in the ooonty business of the county oourfc that was dishonest or extrava gant, and is the honest roan he would nave the public reblieve, be would go to the records and point out what is wrong. It bat been now two months since he conceived the idea that his election to ooonty Judge was probably his oDly means of escaping hooeat labor,, and yet he has failed to point oot any ex penditure made by the county court that it improper or unwarranted. I will not undertake to answer or keep pace wl'.b hit misrepresentations, at I prefer to leave such creatures to be come asphyxiated by the foul odor of their fetid exhalations, bat to the voters of the county, I will say in be half of myself and the two obter mem bers of the county court, O. F. Love lace, a democrat, and J. T. Logan, a republican, both honorable men, that neither this aspiring politician or any other person can point out in the rec ords of Josephine coouty, which are open to the inspection of all, Bny act savoring of inefficiency or dishonesty. No man who has in his breast spark of honor or truth, or a feeling of de cency, which should prompt any man in matters of this kind, would make general insinuations, when the rec ords are open to him to point oat par ticular instances ot dishonesty or in competency. The county clerks of Josephine count for 12 years past have been republican; all the warrauta are drawn by them, and the accoont-i are kept, by thetn, and the attack of this gentleman upon inn is nn attack upon all the other members of the court and the clerk during my incumbency. Theie has been no dishonesty ; there has been no mismanagement If there had been it would have been pointed oat and the pnblio would not be lelt to conjecture from vile insioo ations of cheap patriots whose only object is to turn from working for a living to that of pnhllo otnee. I will not undertake to specify the reason of increasing the county debt for the reason that any person inter ested can go to the court house and have exhibited to them all of the ex nenditures during my term of office. If anyone has doubt let him go there and see and not take the word of one who with a newspaper onder his con trol kept disgracefully silent accord ing to his own itory while all this dishonesty was being perpettated. I will call attention to the fctot that we had to pay, on account of the Leu is and Clarke Fair 111,000 under an act of the legislature over which the county court had no control. The salaries of the county officers have all been increased and are fixed by the li'glHlHture. Over these the county court ha no control. In 11X11, a bill of the legislature which became a law provided for four terms of circuit court iu one year. This too has increased the expenses of the county and the great part or Jose phine county's expenses sre for wit ness fees and jntors fees, nil of which are fixed by law aud over which Ibe county court has no control. We have built a jail at expense of nm all(1 IBV0 Hn,,llt lrge sums ou roads aud bridges, and have done as well, and have been as economical, probably, as any other county court could have been under the circum stances. The county hat had coi siderable criminal business, iu fact mure than any other county of its size iu the state of Oregt u during the psst four yea's. Over these matters the couMty court has no control, aud no at tack would have been made upon os, except that this aspirant for the office of county Judge, in rnh r that he may be idncat'-d ss a lawyer at the county's i xpense, touceived the idea that he us following the role of great reformers and that he could by malicious insinuations delude enough of the voters of the comity of Jose phine to nominate him. For that pur os he Is endeavoring to make him self out to be the ouly honest person iu the city council of Grants Pass, and the only capable man iu the re publican party for the office of coouty judge. This matter is not personal to me beyond the misrepresentations made of me and my family. I charge that his accusal one of dishonesty on the part of the county court as well as all his other chargos against me are base slid untrue. I simply ask the public to investigate as they have the time to do so, and if they tind tlx se in sinuations and charges to lie untrue, not to reward such misconduct with their conllileiice, as I think it would be a poor precedent to estab ish foi any partv to nominate any u,u b cause- he has maligned or accused some member of an opposite partv, and especially when this is his only chance for public favor. The desperaticu of this a-p rant for office Is shown in his refereuce to my son. This, he says, is the cause of my antipathy. When have I showu any antipathy? He has scattered his circulars attacking me broadcast and because there was published a refuta tion of his attack, he makes this ex cuse to abuse a member of my fa mi I v for the purpose of showing his ability ss a member of the common cottucif This is hypocrisy that rould ouiv come from a depravity that hutigeis for the spoils of office that have been denied bis uewspaper business. A sufficient refutation lint iu the tact that my son is still police jodge of the city of Grauts !!. J. O. BOOTH. Waldo, Ore., April 17, 1IX. To the republican voters of Jot phiue county: I was elected coonty commissioner on the republican ticket in 1WH, aud have served Josephine county in that c. pacity ever tine. There hat beep no dishonesty in the management of coenty affairs during t' at time ht I kown of. The records are open and I ! defy F. W. Chaosse, or auyone. to point to anything - savoring of dis honesty, jobbery or extravagance. I hope the republicans of this coonty will not be mislead by the false accu utions of F. W. Chausse and I will farther say tb t I do not believe a man who will falsely accose ' pablic officers to get a nomination it fit to be trusted in any office in the gift of the people. Slander should not be the pathway to party con 8 dene. JL J. T. LOGAN. Candidates Announcements. JAMES .WITH YCOMBE of Corvallis Candidate for Republican Nominee for Governor "An honest and fearless perform ance of public doty a greater and onited Oregon." S. B. HUSTON, Of Hillsboro, Ore. Candidate for Republican Nominee for Congress. Favort msqlmnm rate law, and par chase by government of all unsurveyed laodt in K. R. grant and no more strip ping of pablic lauds. E. E. DUNBAR, OfWolt 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, Probute, Taxation, Sanitary and Llquor 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 oflice. conduct the business of this county with the same care and economy that I would my own. I stand fur 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 f! rants Pass Republican Candidate for Nominee County Clerk. W. JOSEPH RUSSELL of Grants Pass Democratic Candidate for Nominee for Sheriff. W. I. SWEETLAND of Grants Pass Candidate for Republican Nominee for Sheriff. ED LISTER of Grants Pass Candidate for Republican Nominee for Sheriff. I have had exoorioncp In the nffiiw of sheriff, and if elected I will administer the office with vigor aud economy. CHAS. CROW. of Merlin, Ore., Republican Candidate for Mominee for Sheriff. A IT M HI LETT of Grants Pass, Candidate for Republican Nominee for Sheriff. J. T. TAYLOR of Grants Pass, Democratic Candidate for Nominee for Countv Treasurer. A. F. KNOX. of Murphy, Ore. Candidate for Republican Nominee for County Commissioner. FRED MENSCH of Grants Pass RepublicanfCanilidate for Nominee I ounty Surveyor D. J. LAW TON Of Grants Pass Republican Candidate for Nominee for County Surveyor. T. K BEARD of Grants Pass, Republican Candidate for Nominee tor Coroner. W. H. FLANAGAN of Grants Pass, Democratic Candidate for Nominee for Croner CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE. FOR SALE 8000 feet irrigation pipe, six and eight inch. Address P. O. Box 631, Grauts Past. 4-6 tf HOUSE and lot close in, good renter. rnce fisu. uregon limber Mining & Investment Co. FOR SALE A first-class band power i coffee mill, suitable for mining or ! other large camp, small store or j hotel, address Smthye's Rogue River Coffee Market, Grants ; Pas. 8-80 tf ; tuno run dala is neau ui uuuiue milk cowt from Smith river dairies, and are in Grantt Pass. Call on or address Joseph Rus sell. 8-80 tf FOR SALE S-room honse and lot, 50x100: good well, good thade. Price, t350. Oregon Timber, Min ing & Invettmeot Co. SPAN HOSKES, harness and wagon; - hortet weigh 1300, gentle, work tingle. Cheap for cash. Address C. E. Pettibone, Kubll. Ore. 4-20 4t EOOS I EOG8 1 1 Rhode Island Reds will lay them in Winter when they are high and scarce. Oet eggs for hatching at M. E. Moore 't Second Hand Store. 2-23 tf FOR SALE 88 acrea of river bottom land 4 miles west of Grants Pass, good boilding, 10 acret orchard, 9 acret hops ; price $4000. Inquire of A . N. Hulbert, Samt Valley, Ore gon 4-20 tf HEA.VY team harness, $15; heavy J lomber wagon, ,$25; extension top surry, $40: canopy top turry, $:)0 ; single buggy, $20: gasolii e engine! (2-H P. l pump and pipe all com- plete, 850 feet, 8 Inch irrifotlng Pine for $175: 12 good vinegar barrels, $10; 4 swarnit bers, $!: Thorsnn, ' 1-H.P., new, $25; cider mill (hand or. power) $25; good bicyole, $8. H. B. I Alverson, Bridge street,' west (irants Pass. 4-ff tf FOR RENT. FOR RENT or sslo two good houses .In choice locations. Address J. D. Drake, Seventh and A el reels. 3-U0tf TWO choice rooms in good brick boilding furnished in the best man ner for rent reasonable. Enqmre at Moore's second hand store. 8-80 tf FOR RENT A snite of fine rooms. Address the Courier. offle tf PASTURAGE-40 head of Stock can be accommodated P. H. Jewell, Flan-a.-an place, R. F. D. No 1. 8-In tf PERSONAL. NEW and Second hand furnitnre at Moore's Secoud hand store, Front street. 8-9 tf OLD SOLDIERS pensions acknowl edged free of cost at Oregon Timber Mining Investment Co , office. W R. Nipper, Notary Public. IF YOU want to hoy a few lots as an inevestment or to build on, don't pay any fancy price for same, but address R. B. C, care Courier. 4-13 tf LOST. LOST L. E. Waterman Fonntain Pen near Central School buildine. Fri day. Finder rlease return to W. L. Ireland. WANTED. HYDRAULIC pipe wanted, II tn 24 inohes. Address J. H. Banlev. Woodvillo. Ore. 4-20 It. WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-baud gocds. Harrison Hros., Second band-store, corner Sixth and J streets. 8- tf MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE, drp-ts. linolenms. mattiingt at Moore's store. Second hand 3 9 tf IF YOU would like to purchase some nice residence lot, on the North side, of the fuck nar the East school, at a biirgaln, address box 4HS. Grants Pass. 4-13 tf FRANK BURNETT Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. All lustier for this column Is Mipplied bv the Ursula Pass Woman's Chrii-tian Temperance I'nien. That most seductive of all gambling devices the nick le-in-the -slot machine it to be suppressed in Eog ne, the council of that citv having imposed heavy penalty ou persons who may operate soch machines. While gam bl ng by crds is faitly well sup pressed iu vran'a Pas yet the fully as dangerous slot machine is allowed to be operated in npeu violation of the state law against gambling. But G'ants Psss, it now moving to the front and the time is near when these gambling device will be suppressed aa a danger to the public welfare. The Medal Superintendent. Mrs. John Summers, assisted by Mrs. Clements and Mrs Grout, will give a Medal Contest Iu the Woodman hall Arrll 27, 1 90. A good lrograni it being prepared. The Parliamentarian, Mrt. Hildretli it not going away at tated, but will attitt in the Parliamentary work as noted fir farly In the year. The disbursement report last week wat joat a little exaggerated. It wat 78.92. In time we hope it may reach the fig ores. Regular basinets and parliamentary meeting wat held in A. O. U. W. bull, attended by 25 members and friends. A few rams too late to be counted. Please come earlier April t7tb. State paper wat discussed at le-g'h and left till farther commcni-! j w. i v. ( j MyTj Arc Your Children s Feet Hard to Fit? Bring'em tight here. We make a specialty of fitting Children's feet. Ask for the famous "Moloney" Rochester Children's Shoes Every good leather pat ent or colored -- and a fit everv time. We are show- ing the new 3-Button season. R. L. Howard Building ' cation was had with state president. , Flower mission superintendent gave a good report. Mrs. Hattie I. C. Cal i vert was voied a life member of the Oregon State Womans Christian Tetn perauce Union and an order approved for payment of $10 to .the state treasurer. This is a local onion transaction and has nothing to do with the blank foond iu the Year book of the state. Parliamentary work consisted of a review of leseon March 30 aud election 'of officers as follows: Press, Mrs. ; Jennie Che-hire; vice-president, Mrs. Berry; corresponding secretary, Mrs . Gilkey; recording secretary, Mrs. Hildretli ; treasurer, Mrs. Savage. ; These officers form an executive com- mittce aud with plans formed oy them an instructive lesson will be given April 27. The meetiugs are planned only till June 8. No charge will be t made but free-will offering accepted. ' Parliamentary work from 3 p. in. till 4 :15. If yon come the review will do yon good. Just try it and see if this is not troe. Keduced Round Trip Rates East ern Pointa Season 1906. On July 2d and 3d, August 7th, 8th and 9th and September 8th and 10th, )UOR, Round Trip tickets will be ou sale to points named nnder the fol lowing conditions. Both wavs through Portland, to Chicago, $30 45; St. Louis, $71145 Milwaukee, $78.65; Sr. Paol and Minneapolis, $'8.95; Omaha, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, St. Joseph, Atch inson, Leavenswortli and Kansas Citv, $(-8. 93. Oue way through Portland, and one way through California, to Chicago, $85; St. Loois, $H1 ; Mil waukee, $83 20; St. Panl and Minne apolis, $81.40; Omaha, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, St. Joseph. LtaveuKworth and Kansas City $73.50. Tickets will be sold to Milwaukee, ouly ou August 7ih, 8th and nth. Limits: Going, 10 days; tickets must be osed going on dnte of cale; final return limit 90 davs from date of sale but not bevond October, 81, l'JOfi. Stopovers; Stopovers will be rant ed, in either direction within the transit limits, west cf Missouri River, St. Paol, snd Minneapolis, also New Orleans, when through that point, except thit no stopovers will be p-roiitted in California on going trip. A. L. CRAIG O. P. A. For Countv Surveyor. I hereby anuoonce that my UHiue will be placed before t'e voters of Josephine cooutv at the prinary election, April 20, 1906, as a candi date for nomination for the office of cornty torveyor, on the republican ticket. FRED MENSCH. "A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned." This is true where every article is a specialty. Here are a few of them: Special Groceries Special CofiLes Spec-al Teas Special Salt Special Baking Powder Special Spices Special Condiments Special Soaps Special China Plates Special Water Sets Special Cups and Saucers Special Lemonade Pitchers Special Childs Mugs Special Eggs Cups Special Prices Special Quality w! Zm fr Le"He T P Ul S p m- w.ly. April 25 e will deliver any purchase yon mav rnnbj - , 1 J' now have the city general delivery ' fr of chM " We are sole agent for Gulttard't pure Baking Pr,i Cocoa. Spice and Ext racta. "umg Powder, Chocolate, SMYTHE'S Rogue River Coffee Market Phone Palace Ilotel Block, 420 Front Street Grants Pass, Oregon Oxfords all the rage this Bartlett Sixth Street TELLS IT ALL Our New Catalogue "R" . Df SCRIBES OUR HVDRAUUC RAMS -TLLLS WHAT TtlEY CAN DO Will you be there? Big Wonder Discount Sale 9 o'clock, Saturday morning. WILLIS S. DUNIWAY CANDIDATEfor STATE PRINTER At Republican Primary, April 20, Q06 "Tho State Printer should avoid un necessary expenditures and give a square deal to taxpayers. Political ma nipulators have no business to engage in exploiting the office and no right to. a division of its emoluments. I pledge un economical, business-like administra tion "-Willis S Ihiniwav. "Mr. Imniwny is a brainy man, a broad man, un upright man, a clean man." Salem Statesman Main 431 IF9!! ' ' rati