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ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON, JUNE 1, 190b.
The Strength of a
Bank is shown,
1st, By its working capital
2nd, By its stockholders.
3rd, By its management.
THE
First National Bank
OF SOUTHERN OREGON
Grants Pas, Orefoa.
Has a Capital, Surplus
Undivided Profits $77,500.00
And an additional Stock
holders Liability (un
der the National Bank
ing Law). .... 50,000.00
Total Responsibility $127,500.00
directors:
Johx D. Fry,
P. H. Harth,
J. T. Terrs,
H. C. Kinney.
K. A. Booth. Pres.
J. C. Campbell, V. Pres.
H L Gilkey, Cashier.
Are you troubled with Bed
Bugs, Ants or Fleas, if so
get a bottle of our
SKinnutn's
Bugine
It will destroy all of these
insects
BED BUGS?
Ever notice one on the wall?
They're ptainer than the
handwriting on some.
OUR BED BUG KILLER WILL
KILL THEM
One Larue Bottle 25c
Model Drug Store
Perscription Pharmacy
NEW STOCK OF
DRY GOODS
AT
McLANE'S STORE
West C Street
Second Block from Sixth Street
At prices that
make bargains.
Palace Barber Shop
BATES & WILLIAMS, Proprs.
Shaving, Hair Cutting
Baths, Etc.
Everything neat and clean and a
work Firbt-ClttBS.
X. E. McGREW,
PIOXEER
TRUCK and DELIVERY
Furniture and l'iuno
Moving
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
Account Annual National Council
Knights of Columbus at New Haven,
Conn., jQDe 3d to ilth, follow iug rates
will be in effect from Grunt Pass:
One way ti.roojih Portland, and one
way through California, $104. R0;
Both ways through Portland, $100.(13.
Dates of tale Miiy 2ith, -".t!i and 2';tl.
190fi. Limits, going Juue 9th. Final
retnru limit Aofrnxt lst, VM. Stop
overs will be grauttd in eithr direc
tion within transit limits wet of
Missouri River or St Paul, also New
Orleans, wlien through that point.
East of M'.'.-onri Kiver . hits, and t
Paul, liko east of C io,'i, or ?t.
Louis, tickets will b- d fr con
ti!!U:us pis-a-e. o .!.''.
A. L CRAIO, - H. A.
WOMEN OF OREGON
SHOULD BE VOTERS
Reasons Why Our Wives, Mothers
and Sweethearts Ought to
Hevve the Franchise.
Perhaps, if you paused to think that
the laws under which yon live, and
whioh control the whole environment
of your life, are the direct or the indi
rect results of the averaged opinions
which are pat into the ballot box, yon
would incline to study the questions
which pertain to the right of voting.
Perhaps, if you realised that law
guarantees, or restricts yonr own per
sonal liberty, protects or jeopardizes
yonr health, your home, yonr happi
ness ; regulates the food yon eat, tbe
clothes yon wear, the books yon read,
tbe amusements you enjoy; in fact
permits, or prohibits, yonr every
act, yon won Id feel a serious obliga
tion to inquire into the nature of such
authority over you.
PerhaDs, if you paused to think
that law will never represent the
highest intelligence or morality sinoe
intelligence aud morality mast al
ways be averaged at the ballot box
with Ignorance and immorality, you
would perceive that whenever intelli
gence aud morality predominate over
ignorance and immorality, the trend
of civilization must be upward, and
yon would search for such factors.
Perhaps, then if yon would torn to
the U. S Census for 1900 aud would
learn that 18,330 more girls than boys
were graduated from our high school
the year previous, and that there are
more young men of voting age unable
to read their ballots than young
women, aud also that only an insigni
ficant per cent of crime is committed
by women, and then by consulting
your own observations and taking note
that only a slight minority of the im
moralities known to yon have been
perpetrated by women, you wonld
recognize in woman suffrage added
intelligence and morality to the vot
ing forces.
Perhaps, if yoa knew that women
are already voting upon all questions
in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
Idaho, aud that women vote as gener
ally as men in those States, that al
though there are fewer women than
meu in all these Stales, they have cast
fully half the total vote upou several
occasions, yon would realize that
women do not fail to perform their
political duties, when onoe they ore
conferred upon them.
Perhaps, if yon knew that the buok
si'llers of Denver reported that they
had gold more books on Civil Govern
ment and Political Economy in six
mouths after women were enfran
chised, than in 10 years before, you
would be convinced that women ap
preciate the respoiiMbility of voting,
and prepare themselves to "adminis
ter the sacran-ent of citizenship" in
telligently. Perhaps, if yon paused to consider
that when the government extends
the privilege of voting to a citizen, it
only fays to him, "we do not compel
you to appear at the polls, we simply
give yon the liberty to vote or not to
vote, as you may desire;" but when
the government refuses the privilege,
it says "we compel you to remain
away from the ballot box whether
you wish to vote or not to vote, you
shall not, " yon would see that woman
suffrage is only one phase of the
eternal warfare for human liberty.
Perhaps, if you knew that erery ex
cuse offered for the disfranchisement of
women had done service in turn for
every proposed reform in woman's
conditions, viz., the higher education,
property control, public speaking, the
right of organization, etc., yon wonld
the more readily perceive that each
excuse is but the shadowy creation of
unreasoning prejudice set up to
affright the morbid imaginations of
tha timid, and you would not be
frightened.
Perhap, if you observed that the
opposition to woman suffrage comes
from Statis where women do not vote
aud is therefore based upon theory,
while in no State", where tbe people
have extended the suffrage to women
aud therefore have had opportunities
to observe the effects of its artual
operation, has there been any effort to
repeal such laws, yoa might feel n.ore
confidence in the righteousness of the
cause, aud be willing to work and
vote to exteud that right to the
women of On gnu, June 4th.
Perhaps, if you knew that tho over
whelming testimony
from the most
prominent, responsioie ana respect a
citizens of the suffrage St.it'S. Bi;r e
that woman suffrage has n It. d in
better candidate for office, cleaner
poll nig places, quieter electious, and
improved legislation, and that women
hive grown more intelligent, st-lf r - '
hint, re-pected and .vomanly under j
i's i:if!ii"iice yen would f.-el it your j
duty ti work f,r I ik roijlis i" cir-
1' p--, if y r- a ih- ,' . i
l:u h tii.t woii'tu are not li f;au-
chised because ' women do not want
to vote;" "because good men fear the
influence if bad women on politics, or
bad politics on good women." as is
commonly repoited; but because bad
men fear the influenco of good women
on bad politics and fear the influence
of good politics over the affairs of bad
men, yon would be ready to support
the Equal Snrffage Amendment, and
mark your ballot X opposite 803 for
EQUAL SUFFRAGE, next Jane.
Perhsps, if the mothers of Oregon
knew that Judge Lindsay of Colora
do, the greatest authority on child
saving, considers a voting consti
tuency of mothers as his most power
ful ally, the women of Oregon would
demand of Oregon men to confer
upon Oregon mothers a like power.
Perhaps, if you knew, as many do
know, that the most active influences
against tbe enfranchisement of women
are corrupt political agencies which
have resorted even to bribery, to pre
vent the granting of tbe franchise, you
would be led to believe that a cause
to hated by the enemies of honest
government, must be worthy of the
support of honest people.
Perhaps, if the women of Oregon
realized that an alien coming to oor
State, and ignorant of self govern:
meat, oan vote within one year and
make the laws under which American
women live, the women who I ave
aided in the development of Oregon
would demand a like participation in
the laws which affect their govern
ment. APPEAL TO VOTERS BY
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE
The Proposed Amendment
the Local Option Law
ev Misnomer.
to
To the Voters of Josephine county and
vicinity :
A bill to be submitted to the legal
electors of the state of Oregon for
their approval or rejection at the re
gular election to be held on the 4th
day of Juue. To propose, by initia
tive petition, a law to amend seotion
1 and to repeal sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10. 11, 13, 13, 14, 15, 10, 17,
and 18 of our present Local Option
Lliqor Law, which was enacted by
tli people of the State of Oregon,
uuder an iuitiative petition by vote
aud election held at the general elec
tion in June 1904, brings this great
state to another crisis in its moral
life. The question which we are
asked to vote upon the official ballot
is "For ameudmnt to the Local Op
tion Law giving anti-prohibitionists
and prohibitionists equal privileges.
Vot Yes, or No." That is what the
ballot says, but the bill says in its in
troduction it is "A Bill to propose by
iuitiative petition, a law to amend
section 1." That is all the amend
ment there is according to their own
statement of the "proposed annnd
ment. The bill continues thu,s : "and
to repeal notice, repeal, not anicud
sections 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
13, 14. 15, 10, 17 and 18."
Section 1, which they want amended
reads iu the original, "Wherever 10 per
cent of the legal voters of any precinct,
township, or group of precincts or
county shall petition the county
court of any county for the privilege
to determine whether . iutoxicants
should be sold as a bevt rage or pro
hibited in (aid district." The amend
ment reads "whenever 30 per cent of
the qualified electors of any precinct
precinct only shall petition said
county court." This amends the
present la to require 30 percentof the
votets instead of 10 per cent and this
only for a freoiuct. The 10 per cent
they claim is too low a percentage
which enables a small number of men
to keep the liquor agitation before the
people all the time. This pe rcentage
they claim is on just. But let ns see
the constitutional amendment which
permits the liquor interests to submit
this amendment to a vote of the peo
ple requires only 8 per cent while 5
per cent caa order an election under
the referendum in all matters but
local option. Wbv in the name of fair
play, do the increase the required
number to from four to six times the
number required in other elections'
The present law makes it diflicult
for the druggist to sell liquor in a
"dry" precinct or county, but the ro
peal says "the doctor's prescriptions
shall not be used but once."
The Courier of l ist week gave the
other point concerning this proposed
i measure. The s;tlion is reroiniznrl tn
j be .,.!,. pvil H ,I1B H.....
tfcro'is source
if political corruption
in anv sFll'e. it TnU'.T Inn hi. ..nr.
! taild; f,.Hth,.M am1 flll Let every
1 ,lJ(U-wiiid. d i-itiv-n vote 305 X No.
Let every man who voted yes the
other time on this Local Option Law,
vote ;!0" X No. 1!. ( ). C.
Men
-'a ii'ill an 1
J-i I r ..y V
Wanted.
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.NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.
The boys of the debating society
held their last meeting of tbe year on
Friday night In spite of the tain a
large crowd was out to hear tbe pro
gram, after which supper was served
by the boys. When supper was over,
all repaired to the chapel where the
remainder of the evening was spent
in social games. A splendid time
was enjoyed by alL
The Enterprise society met in
Chapel hall on Saturday evening for
regular chorus practice. Some splen
did choruses are being prepared for
commencement.
. The training school closed last Fri
day for tbe year. A large audience,
consisting of students, teachers and
parents was present at the closing
exercises. A splendid program was
rendered by tbe pupils of the training
department. It consisted of tbe fol
lowing numbers :
Opening Addtess Rena Miller
Concert Recitation.... Primary Grades
Instrumental Solo Meryl Singleton
Essay "The Panama Canal" '
John Perorzi
Chorus "My own United States"
6th -and 7th grades
Poem "The Leak in the Dike".. !
2d snd 3d grades
Class History Verna Prader
Wand Drill 4th and 6th grades
Hesitation "Bunker Hill"
.Nita Greninger
Instrumental Solo "Song of the
Swallow" Martha Fordney
Oration "George Rogers Clark"
William Allen
The members of the class grdaat
iug from the grades are as follows:
Kena Miller, Meryl Singleton, John
Perozzi, Verna Prader, Nita Gren
inger Martha Fordney and William
Allen.
The chapel wus tastily decorated In
white aud blue, the colors of the
graduating class, aud over the rostrum
was placed their motto "Onward and
Upward."
All arrangements for the Com
mencement week are completed. The
program is as follows :
Saturday eveuiug, Juue 9, Musical,
Normal Chapel, 8 p. m.
Sunday evening, June 10, Bacca
laureate at Chautauqua, 8 p. m , by
Rev. Carstens of the First Baptist
church, Medford.
Monday, June 11, Class day exer
cises, 10 a. m. Field meet, 3 :30 p. m.
Class snnpe r, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 13, graduating exer
cises at Chautauqua, 8 o'clock.
Wednesday, June 13, Alumni Re
union, 8 p. m.
The names and addresses of those
graduating are as follows:
Ella Anderson, Medford; Norah
Beebe, Central Point; Auna Beeson,
Talent; Clareno Benedict, Ashland;
Floruce Bissell, Ashland; Kate
Broad, Jacksonville; Clarence Burke,
Medford ; Mabel Campbell, Lorella,
Klamaih County; Minnie Chapman,
Talent; Ethel Corhin, Ashland; Clara
Daries, Ashland; Herbert Eastman,
Ashland; Goldevin Ilerndou, Ashland;
Harvey Iulow, Trail; EBthor Jarvies,
Neil Creek ; R. H. Jonas, Eagle
Point; Edna Kingade, Oswego; Clack
amas Co; James Martin, Juneau,
Alaska, formerly of Ashland; Anna
McCarthy, Albany; Elva McFarland,
Lowell, Lane Co; Obie Newton,
Klamath Falls; Ethel Osbcrn, Clacka
mas; Alfred Seullen, Ashland; Eva
Poley, Ashland; Ida Robinson, Elkton,
Douglas Co; Herman Seullen, Ash
land ; Clare Sherwood, Coquille, Coos
Co; Mrs. Sadie Singleton, Monmouth;
Bertie Staucliff, Phoenix ; Vera Storey,
Ashland; Ethel Stratton, Ashland;
Anna Sweeney, Woodville; Martina
Thiele. Gold Hill; Jessie Wilson,
Medford; Minnie Yeo, Ashland.
Total, 35.
The ballots, when counted next
Monday will decide the fate of the
Ashland Normal school whether the
patriotism and sacrifices of the people
of Southern Oregon shall have been in
vain or not, whether the youth of this
part of the state shall have access to
an institution of learning near their
homes or not. They will in a great
measure, decide whether Southern
Oregon shall take a step backward or
forward in educational matters.
Rev. Zimmerman of the Methodist
church spoke to the students Thurs
day morning during Chapel services.
Whie emphasizing the need aud ad
vantage of our mental training and
power, yet along wltn tins, slioulfl go
heart power, aud if this is absent a
person's usefulness in the world is,
seriously curtailed.
How'i Thi7
We offer One Hundred Dollars Ho
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not lie cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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W", the undersigned, have known
T. J. Cheney for tho last 15 yeiirs,
mid believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially ahle tn carry out any obli
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Core s taken internally, acting di
P'tlv up' n the blood and mucous sur-fai-i
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I l.v all len, v-U.
To,- Mali's J'aiuily Pillt for eoiiHti-
Ipatioll. .
THERE IS
Nothing Better for the Price
Than our 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c
and 50c Blends of Coffees.
Our TEAS are the CHEAPEST in the city when
QUALITY is taken into consideration.
Our Goods are all good as money can buy and we are
ready to refund the purchase price if you enn honestly say tbe
goods are not satisfactory.
Our latest addition is
Alvord's Old Virginia Corn Relish
It is good try it you will like it.
Sijthe's Rogue Riyer Coffee Market
Palace Hotel Block, 420 Front Street,
Grants Pass, Oregon
For prompt service call up Phone 431.
Elevates Water
by WATER POWER
THE COLUMBIA HYDRAULIC RAM
&
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PUMPS AWAY UNCEASINGLY WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION
"THE COLUMBIA HYDRAULIC RAM is a .imply constructed and
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 ' 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 maintenar.ee, 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 : s PORTLAND, ORECON
W. L. IRELAND,'
Resident Agent, Grants Pass, Oregon.
Low Rates East
May 24,
June 4, (J,
Tell mo whero you want to go and I'll toll you
how beat to got there and tho cost.
I will also tell you why you Bhould select ono
of tho famous fast trains of tho Burlington
Route for your trip beyond St. 1'aul, Killings
or Denver.
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Cor.
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