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The Strength of a Bank is shown, 1st, By its working capital 2nd, By its stockholders. 3rd, By its management. THE First Hatiooal Bank OF SOUTHERN -OREGON Grants Put, Ortfoo. Hm a Capital, Surplus Undivided Profit $77,500.00 And an additional Stock holders Liability (un der the National Bank ingLaw). .... 50,000 00 Total Responsibility $127,500.00 DIRECTORS : Johx D. Fry, P. H. Harth, J. T. TcFP3, H. C. Kinney. R. A. Booth. Pres. J. C. Campbell, V. Pres. H L Gilkey, Cashier, Are you troubled with Bed Bugs, Ants or Flees, if so get a bottle of our SKinnums Bugine It will destroy all of these insects BED BUGS? Ever notice one on the wall? They're plainer than the handwriting on some. OUR BED BUG KILLER WILL KILL THEM One Large Bottle 25c Model Drug Store biore i acy I Perscription Pharmacy NEW STOCK OF DRY GOODS AT McLANE'S STORE West G Street Second Block from Sixth Street At prices that make bargains. Palace Barber Shop BATES & WILLIAMS, Propre. Shaving, Hair Cutting Baths, Etc. Everything nest and clean and a work Flrst-Class. HHBMBBMVHiSBHaMBWBISISI N. E. McGREW, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY Furniture and Piano Moving GRANTS PASS, OREGON. motzs PENNYROYAL PILLS SeJe avnd ratlawbU. trr k . tmtmm kffiass lr- V ctmm vigor, bnlh Pl" W r Ho remedy eeueJe OR. ' 30IQ DT lIUH""--- " Juggling With Dynamite Is no more dangerous than to neg lect kidney disorders. Foley's Kid oey Cure corrects irregularities and has cored many severe cases after other treatment has failed. It builds ud the wornoot tissues and restores health and vigor. "I was troubled with kidney complaint for about two years," writes H. Davis of Mt. 8ter lrng. Iowa, "but two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure effected a per manent core." For sale by a. A. Rotermnnd. ' " Zw 'PROPOSED CHANGES IN TAX LAWS OF OREGON State Tax Commission Haa Agreed to Reporton the Subject Named Below. Changes in the tax laws of Oregon, as recommended by the State Tax Commission to tba oext legislature, will be designed chiefly for improved methods of assessing public-service corporations, says the Oregon iao. Sooh was the decision of the commis sion, at a recent session. . Ibe -alterations which tbe commis sion will recommend will . follow the outline as below, and though tbe members have agreed on the subjects indicated, their decision is Dot alto gether Anal and may be changed as future consideration may deem ex pedient. The three members of tbe bodr are unanimous. They are F. W. Molkey, of Portland, chairman; E. B. Seabrook, of Marshfield, and W. J. Laohner, of Baker City. j Some of tbe obanges which will be recommended are as follows : Conntv treasurer to be tax collector ; instead of sheriff. Connty commissioners to be added to board of equalization. Appeal against assessment to be made directly to circuit court ibstead of under present iujunotion and re ' view proceedings. I Methods of assessment to be same as now, except as to pnblic service j corporations. Such corporations to be assessed by : a state tax commission on capitalized net eirnings. The commission to have advisory ! and supervisory power over county assssorn. I Wasliiotgou system of collecting de- ' linquent taxes and issuing tax deeds to be adopted. State school lands, sold bnt not ; deeded by Btate, to be assessed. County assessors to certify under oath that they cash valne. have assessed at full NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES. Miss Olson of Central Point paid us a visit on Sunday last. Miss Olson was a '05 graduate. The ball game between the Fresh meu and Specials as against the Juniors and Seniors will be held Wednesday evening. Miss Thora Smith, of the class of 'OS has visited the school for a few days. Miss Smith left for Fort i Klamath on Thursday to take charge : of a school. ' On Satoday evening the Y. W. C. A. gave an entetaininment at the chapel. One of the best programs of 'lie year was presented. The proceeds are to go to help the bus fnnd. The boy's debating society met Monday evening and dehated the question. "Resolved, That the Ship Subidy bill, if passed, would prove beneficial to our couutry. " Mr. Benedict presided and decided in favor of tbe affirmative. The primary teachers and pupils gave a very interesting program dur ing the chapel hour on May Day. After politely informing the faculty and students that it was May Day, the 'acuity and children of the pri mary department were presented with dainty May baskets. Friday afternoon school was dis missed and students, faculty and all engaged in an old fashioned cleanup of the grounds and buildings. Tbe girls came in their Mother Hubbards and aprons, while the boys appeared in their last season's overalls. The ladies took upon their shoulders the task of cleaning up the building and ' the gentlemen made things lively on I the campus. Tbe improvement in the grounds and buildings is remarkable. CHAPEL TALKS. On Wednesday morning President Mulkey gave an interesting and pa triotic address on the subject "Oregon and its Pioneers. " Thursday morning Prof. Van Scoy made a few remarks on the care of oor sailors. Prof Hanby of Central Point paid tbe school a visit on Friday. He de livered an excellent address on "The Value of an Education." Account Annual National Council Knights of Columbus at New Haven, Conn., June 8d to 9th, following rates will be in effect from Grants Pass : One way through Portland, and one way through California, $104.60; Both ways through Portland, 1 100.05. Dates of sale May 24th, 25th and 2Cth, 1906. Limits, going June 9th. Final return limit August 81st, 1906. Stop overs will be granted in either direc tion within transit limits west lot Missouri River or St Paul, also New Orleans, whenUirooKiiCthatl' ioiiit7 East of Missouri Kiver imnln.fand Sl Paul.Tlsol east 'of "Ch irao.-or ;St, Lou is, tickets "will lie good for o- tinuous passage only. ... . .. ATjLfCRAiQ, ;.o.;pta: ROGUE Ri'KR COURIER. GRANTS PASS. OREGON. MAY 11. Country Merchant's Tale of Woe An exchange, in speaking of the mail order business, says: "Tes," remarked tbe country mer chant, "I certainly have a snap. The houses send duns every month, and draw on me at sight, bat if I send a bill to a farmer he comes in mad and quits trading at my store. While 1 am bard op for money, many of those who owe me are sending cash in ad vance to mail order houses. If I con tribute money to any cause people say I am bidding for trade ; if I don't they say I am a hog. Each day I an. expected to dig np for everything that comes along, from a raffle ticket to a cburcb fund, by people who claim I ought to do this because they do part of their trading here ; bat my friend, Montgomery Ward neither buys raffle tickets oor helps the chnrcb fond, and yet gets the cash in advance business; bat if I were to circulate a subscrip tion paper among the wholesale houses where we trade I would get the horse laugh proper. If I sell a pair of shoes I must treat the family to candy and cigars ; if I buy a load of potatoes I mast do the same. Customers who are able to pay, hang on to their money, while I pay 10 per cent at the bank to get ready cash. I have a big business during bard times and poor crops from people who are willing to trade with me providing I duplicate catalogue rices (which I can do) and wait until after harvest for my money. My scales weigh too heavy when I sell sugar and too light, when 1 buy butter. I am a thief, a liar aud a grafter. If I smile I am a soft soap hjpocrite; if I don't, I am a grump. Yes, this is certainly a snap." Aud then he looked over f."000 worth of book accounts, all good, and won dered how he could raise :)o0 to pay a sight dralt due tomorrow. BUSINESS POINTERS. Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Dentist. Dr. M. C Findley, Oculist, Aurist, licensed optician. Go to Coron for Plumbing. M. Clemens, Prescription Druav'iBt. A Gentleman's smoke the Stage line. A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak Ranges atCoron't Order seals and rubber stamps of A. E. Voorhies. For a e'eau bed and a good meal try the Western Hotel. Plaoer and quartz looatiou notices mine deeds, leases, etc., at the Courier office. Poultry Netting will keep the chii kens aud small chicks out of the garden. You can get all widths at Cramer Bros. See H. B. Hendricks for good in vestments in town or country property (or paying gold mines) Ave years in the real eBtnte business. He rents houses, negotiates loans on good in vestments and writes insurance in the Oregon Mutual at "living" rates. Office on ground floor opposite post ollice, Grants Pass, Ore Reduced Round Trip Rates East ern Points Season 1906. On July 3d and 3d, August Tth, 8th and 9th and September 8th and 10th, 1906, Round Trip tickets will be on sale to points named under the fol lowing conditions. Both ways through Portland, to Chicago, $80.45; St. Louis, $76.45 Milwaukee, $78.65; St. Paul and Minneapolis, $f8.95; Omaha, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, St. Joseph, Atch inson, Leavensworth and Kansas City, $T8.95. One way through Portland, and one way through California, to Chicago, $85; St. Louis, $81 ; Mil waukee, $93.20; St. Paul and Minne apolis, $81.40; Omaha, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, St. Joseph, Leavensworth and Kansas City, $73.50. Tickets will be sold to Milwaukee, only on August Tth, 8th and 9tb. Limits: Going, 10 days; tickets must be used going on date of sale ; final return limit 90 davs from date of sale but not beyond October, 81, 1906. Stopovers: Stoporers will be (rant ed in either direction within tbe transit limits, west of Missouri River, St. Paul, and Minneapolis, also New Orleans, when through that point, except that no stopovers will be permitted in California on going trip. A. L. CRAIG, O. P. A. Tht Rkhut Man In tht World The richest man in the world can not have bis kidneys replaced nor live without them, so it is important not to neglect these organs. If Foley's Kidney Care is taken at the first sign of danger, the symptoms will disap pear and your health will be restored, as it strengthens and builds up these organs as nothing else will. Oscar Bowman, Lebanon, Ky., writes: "I have used Foley's Kidney Cure and take great pleasure in stating it cured me permanently oi Kidney disease, which certaintly would have cost me my life." For sale by H. A. Roter mnnd. In Portland last Saturday noon the Federal Grand Jury finished its work ments for land fraud in Southern Oregon. The names of the indictees are withheld from the public, pending their arrest. Distrlot Attorney Bristol states that this case is the moat important of any that has yet devsloped. - CATALOGUE HOUSES HAVE NEW SCHEME Offer to Pavy Big Interest on Money Depoaited With Them. Tbe latest scheme of the big cata logue houses is to offer to pay farmers 7 per cent per annum on all money de posited, an alluring rate, which bait will undoubtedly attract many of the unsuspecting. Sears, Roebuck & Co. of Chicago, is the oonoern which Is now making this offer, which baa all of the ear marks of a clever means of increasing its business with tbe farmer, as well as to get around tbe new Chicago rule to charge exchange on all oat of town checks, says the Interstate Grocer. , The rate . offered is one that no bank can or will offer and a rate which no concern of the aise of Sears, Roebuck & Co. would pay in tbe ordinary course provided the money was needed to carry on business ac cording to usual methods. The ordinary rates charged by Chicago banks at the present time. Is from 5 to 6J per cent where the rUk is snob as would be consistent with good banking usages. A concern with the flannoial rating of Sears, Roebuck & Co. would have no diffi culty in obtaining money at the lower figure or even less. The catalogue houses always adver tise that they can sell goods cheap be cause they buy in large quantities and obtain low prices, bnt in this io stance they are making a bid to the farmer which is a direct contradic tion to their advertised policy. They claim that they ha mile their goods on a remarkably close margin of profits, but they turn in an offer to pay three times what a sound bank would offer for certificates of deposit and fully five times what any of the Chicago banks would pay on oheckiug balances. A feature of the scheme is that Sears, Roebuck & Co, do not trust the farmer at all, but compel him to pay cash for what he buys, but they ask the farmer to trust them with bis sav ings. This rate of interest, 7 per oent, is the highest legal rate allowed by the state of Illinois aud shows to what extent the mail order houses will go to get business. It is very clear to anyone who takes the time to look into the plan that It is purely a scheme to get hold of the farmer's money and then work him up to turning it over to the catalogue house for goods hj can buy at home on better terms than from the faraway mail order houfe. It looks as though the plan might bs followed by a daily report on each man's balance and a letter to the de positor telling hi in that there was a certain ainouut to his credit, for whioh the catalogue bouse would et 11 him a buggy and a set of harness. worth twice (?) the amount of the de posit in consideration of relinquishing his right to the money on deposit. As practicallv all of the banks of de posit in the country are now under either state or government supervis ion, it seems quite likely that the authorities will take ougnizanoe of the new move on the part of Sears, Roe buck & Co. and place the firm under the same restrictions as are the regu lar banking institutions. As a means of meeting this new scheme, it is suggested that oountry merchants do their best to find which of their customers use this new plan and when they ask for time on their purchases, deal with them In the man ner which ordinary business sense demands. The fight against the mail order houses by the retsil merchants is go ing merrily along and is bearing fruit every day and this latest scheme shows to what extent the catalogue concerns are being driven in their efforts to re tain the trade which they bave drawn from its legitimate channel. St. Louis Furnitore Journal. Do Net Bs Imposed Upea. Foley A Co., Chicago, originated Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy, and on account of tbe great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar many imitations are offered for the genuine. Ask for Foley'sHoney and Tar and refuse any substitute offered as no other prepar ation will give the same satisfaction, it is mildly laxative. It contains no opiates and is safest for children and delicate rersons. t or site oy n. a. Rotermnnd. The railroad surveying crew In charge of Engineer F. D. Brown, working on the proposed Drain-Coos brauch of "the S. P.', has begun a sur vey of'thatportionfyf tlie'lioe from Drain to the Sawyer iilas a dintaime offoi "rniWj! the 'maps and plan of which were dxtroyod iu the rwieut disaster7at JKrisoo.'Mr.rfirown esti- mBttn tnat the work will I done in month. Thy had rwarlmd point a few mi las north of North Bund.HT IvOb. 420 Front St. AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG FOUR You can find everything that is NEWEST and BEST in TEA, COFFEE, Spice, Extracts, Baking Powder, Cocoa, Chocolate, Condiments and Grocers Specialties. 4 C.J.G-S. We hare made arrangements whereby we can 1 continue to give you the same, cup quality in Tea and Coffee as heretofore. Phone or mail your orders to us for prompt, careful attention. SMYTHES ROGUE RIVER COFFEE MARKET For Cash Elevates Water by WATER POWER THE COLUMBIA HYDRAULIC RAM w mm PUMPS AWAY UNCEASINGLY WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION HTHE COLUMBIA HYDRAULIC RAM i. a simply constructed and1 A inexpensive machine that can utilize a small fall of water for the purpose of raising a portion of it to any desired height It is the farmer's friend in the : "dry season1 and is indispensable to those owning land high above ditches. It will furnish water for domestic purposes, even elevating pure water of the spring by means of the impure or muddy water, as found in some streams. Requires no attention. Practically no cost of maintenance, there being no parts to get out of order. A ram will pay for itself in a short time. Every ram installed is giving utmost satisfaction. We keep a large stock constantly on hand. Write to our Hydraulic Department today for illustrated literature. Columbia Engineering Works Tenth and Johnson Streets Thro' Standard Thro' Tourist Sleepers To Principal Eastern Cities This daily service is offered Oregon people at Salt Lake City. You have choice of cars, choice of routes and you see the grandest scenery on the globe if you go east with us. Pleanad io give you further information. R. W. Oor. 8d It'iimijnii MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS i. B. PADDOCK, Proprietor. I am prepared to furnish anything In tbe line of Cemetery work in any kind of Marble or Uranite. i Nearly thirty years of experience In the Marble business wsrrants my taping that I can fill your orders in the very best manner. Can furnish work in Scotch, Swede or American Granite or any kind of Marble. rent street, next to Green's Qunshop." PHONE 431 R. R. CM, P. O.Box 499 PORTLAND, OREGON Sleepers POSTER, Pamsngar and Ticket Agent, P"ft rj Burlington Route, ajS a A Stark Sta., Portland. Ora.