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ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 28, 1906. We are Strong on Strong Boy's and Girls' Shoes. Boy and 'girls are hard on Shoes, no It take the strongest, toughest leather well put together to stand the knooks. Oar Red School House and Steel Shod Shoes for boys and girls, inado of the best calf with double solos and qoilted bottoms are the best wearing shoes made. Also high top shoes for little men in all sizes. ' R. L. HOWARD BUILDING ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates: One Year, In advance, till Month, Three Months, (jingle Copies, $1.80 .76 .40 .05 Advertising Races Furnished on application at the office, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at be per line; card of thanks 60c. A. E. VOORHIES, Propr. Entered at the pout office at Grants 1'shs, Oregon, as second-clans mail matter. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1906. WHAT ARE LEGAL COUNTY EXPENSES R. G. Smith Claims to Promote Ir rigation leNot. ButWorlted for a Fair Appropriation. Editor Courier: I soo that R. G. Smith luts soon lit to iitliick the county court for allowing a portion of my expense to the National Irriga tion Congress, and to Incidentally call in question my veracity concern ing uiy warrant. Ordinarily I jiiy no atetution to such silly vaporings, hut being u ser vant of tlio people, it may not be aiuiHS to correct any wrong impres sion that may have lu'en made. Mr. Smith misrepresents me In intimating that I promised to refund the money on his interpretation of the law. I did say that I could refund the fjl if it was necessary. r I still say that; hot 42 PIECES Handsome China Dinner Set You can become the proud possessor of a Handsome Imported 42 piece China Dinner Set worth $12.00. Let us tell you about it. licgin ning Monday, October 1st, ending January 1. 1907, with every purchase amounting to '25c, you will receive a ticket. When you have tickets to the amount of $3:1.00, together with cash you will be entitled to the full set, V2 pieces. These dishes are the Gol 'en Rule Store's direct importation from "Johnson llros , England." These are not the cheap dishes used as premiums, but each and every piece is guaranteed not to check or crack. BARTLETT SIXTH STREET no responsible tax-payer has made any complaint yet. The real burden bearers of this county are well pleased with what Mr. Roy Walson and I did to induce the government officials at the congress to give early attention to the claims of Josephine and Jackson counties. We went in the interest of the entire oounty and I unhesitatingly say that 21 was never speut for a better purpose. Irrigation of this valley means comfortable homes for many thousands of people, and it is very unfortunate that oar country is afllicted with a few men whose only ambition seems to be to kick at every honest effort to better the conditions of the present time. Anything Is legal that promotes the general wel fare of the people. Onr government donated millions to the expositions at Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago, St. Louis and Port land and that, too, without one word of written law on the subject. Jose phine county gave $1700 to Lewis aud and Clark fair and R. G. Smith ap proved it. The city of Grants Pass recently donated tlOOO to the city of Shu Francisco, withont law or even the advicn of K. G. Smith. And, notwithstanding the importauce of Mr. Smith as a legal advisor aud general guardian of the people, I am inclined to believe, that thiugs terres trial would move along as nsnal, even though he should conclude to lot oilier people attend to their own business without his aid. Mr. Smith misrepresents iueaeiiu when he says that I have "talked much of grafting and extravagance. " lu my recent canvass for county judge, I suid repeatedly that if mis takes had been uiude that they were made lionet. tly that I bad no words of censure for any county official. As to the work of the present com misHiouers court, it can be shown that we have already saved several 'of dew WHO GRANTS PASS, ORE. hundred dollars to the connty, and are preparing to save several thousand more by systematizing our pauper expenditures aud onr road work. No complaint has come from these who know aod appreciate what we are doing to bring Josephine county to the front. In conclusion, if Mr. Smith or any other kicker at public improvement will come to my office, I will pay him his proportionate share of the t-1. which will be abont one cent. I shall not extend this offer to any others because no others would accept it. Those who sent me are not men of small caliber. Very respectfully, ' ' STEPHEN JEWELL, t Ce.pt. Buck Takes Bl Trip. Captain and Mrs. J. 8. Buck have returned from an eating of business and pleasure on upper Grave Creek, sojourning while there with Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Pease, who have a very fine residence, quite a band of high bred Jersey stock, also a fine garden and meadows. In connection with their ranch, Mr. Pease has a placer mine of 40 acres fully equipped, that he works during the Winter months, returning to him a good profit. This mine, in connection with his ranch, gives them a good living, without much hard work. This I can vouch for as during our stay we lived on the fat of the land, plenty of freih meat, pigeons, quail and deer meat ; good regular smoked bacon, not doped, such as we generally find in the mar ket; something eatable that makes one smack their lips and wish for mora ; lots of fresh vegetables from the garden, also strawberries with good, yellow cream from their Jersey cows, all well cooked and seasoned by the lady of the house. Our ouly re gret was that we could not s;ay with them longer. The business part of my trip was to look at the mining section and must say that I found very much more good looking prospects than expected. Among those visitod wete H. Zitner mon, 40 acres, plaoer ; Louis Conredon, 40 acres, will equipped; Luther Schmucker, 40 acres well equipped and in good working shape; Jack Porter, 80 acres, good louking ground, but no improvements; Sam Gibson, 280 acres, mine portion well equip ptd, most of the laud covered with heavy timber. Thee properties all have good ear marks and would be good producers if worked in u systematical way. As j uow worked they givo the owners a I good liviug. That a pairs to be ! about all ihey require, and they can do that during the pleasant weather in the Winter months. i Iu my opinion, if most of theso properties could ne worueu in a wors manlike mituuer by mining men. there would soon bo a stampede to that section. J. S. B. FRANK BURNETT-Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. 42 PIECES ' : 2 JOSEPHINE COUNTY FRUIT EXHIBIT Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union Getting Up a Display of Fruits end Nuts. To show oor owj people and to piove to strangers that Josephine connty is a fruit district not excelled bv any other connty of the state the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union will make an exhibit that is to embrace every variety of fruit grown in the county aud now ripe aud also of nuts. Space for the exhibit has been donated by George S. Calhoun, the enterpris ing clothing dealer, he giving for the purpose the large and attractive dis play window on the Sixth street side of bis store. The exhibit will be tastily arranged and the name of each grower will be attached to the specimen box or recep tacle. Samples are wanted from every grower and it is expected to have the exhibit embrace all varieties of ap ples, pears and peaches, grapes and all other fraits now in season Samples of walnuts, almonds and other nuts are wanted. All samples are to be left at the office of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union and Secretary Meserve will attend to their being placed in the exhibit. CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE. FOR SALE Improvements consisting of eood bouse, barn, fencing on 50 acres, tools, garden crop, etc , on lt!0 acres unsurveyed laud on Limpy creek, for sale for $400. Inquire Samuel Hawkins, Wilderville. 9-14 4t THOROUGHBRED hngs for sale. J. Wildervlile. Poland China H. itohinson, 8-81 tf FOR SALE 8'4-in Bain waRon aud single seat Studebaker bnggy. Both nearly new. Address Box 500, Grants Pass, or call on F. J. Rogers on Wheeler place. 8-31 tf FOR SALE New five-room house and two lots. fence aud outbuild ings, good residence ; corner Walnut and Pine, No. 204, price f.r.0. M. J. Young, P. O. box 178. 8-10 tf KLAMATH BASIN, where the United States is building initiation works to rec.Him 250,000 acres of land, offers the chalice of a lifetime to homeseekers and investors. Not el'eap land, but good land cheap. Farmers aie needed in Klamath county and laud ciin be hud on favorable terms. Write to Frank Ira White, Klamath Falis, Oregon, for further information. U-21 2t FOR RENT. OFFICE ROOM for rent Courier building. Applv to A. E. Voorhies or J. W. Howard. 8-S tf FOR SALE OK RENT The property known as the Downing Warehouse in Grants Pass near depot. En quire of J. H. Downing, Central Point Ore. 9-28-2t WANTED. WANTED Wood in exchauge for wagon aud carriage worn by J. M. Newman, successor to G. M. Cald well. 9H3 tf WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-hand goods. Harrison Bros., Second hand-store, corner Sixth and J streets. 2-9 tf C. L. INiOEL of Odessa wants loggers and timber cutters to deliver 2,000, 0(H) feet of logs to mill by coutract before snow Hies; short haul, level roads, one 4-horse team, two trucks, chains, etc. furnished. Also left hand 3-gang edger wanted. Write or call at mill Odessa, Ore. 8 3 tf LOST. LOS I' Child's white cassimere cloak last Satnrday between P. O. aud Jones Creek. Returu to Hotel West ern. U-28 tf GOLD WATCH Ladies small size, limiting caei", monogram LMV on case. Return to Billiard hall aud receive reward. 8-ai tf FOUND. FOUND Key to house or store door. Left at Courier office for owuer. 0-28 tf HELP WANTED. WANTED Salesmen. Many Make 1100 to 130 per month; some even more Stock clean ; grown on Reser vation, far from old orchards. Cash advanced weeklv. Choice of terri- tory. Address Washiutgon Nursery Company, Toppenish, Washington. 9-28 tf SITUATION WANTED. NURSE Flrstclass nurse can he found on L street, near 4th Mrs. Alice Weiser. 9-21 4t TO EXCHANGE. TO TRADE A fine horse, of KioO pounds, for sheep or goats. Address P. O. Pox 64.1, Grants Pass. 8-17 tf MISCELLANEOUS. D R ESS M AK IN G SCHOOLLadies wishing to learn Dressmaking "should see Mrs. J. C. Clark 2H Moss street, who teaches the Mc Dowell system. 9-28 It PIANO TUNING Leave orders at the music store. D. F. Armstrong. 9-28 tf FASHIONABLE tailoring, Mrs. street. diessmakiug and; T. O. Horr, 107 C ! 9 14 tf : Dutchess Trousers for Fall We have this week received the complete line of Trousers for Fall and Winter in those nobby gray Stripes and Plaids. Some pat terns are cut special, knee 21, 19 across the shoe. Call and see them. Also Schloss Clothing that can't be beat for Style and Workmanship, regardless of Prick $12.00 to 27.50. Caterers to the P. H Harth Weather Reports for Farmers The United States Weather Bureau, with headquarters at Portland, has arranged, with the co-operation of the Pacific States Teh phone and Tele graph company to furnish the farmer subscribers of company daily weather forecasts covering a period from 5 p. in. of the day on which the forecast is issued to'5 p. in. of the following day. The Pacific States company is transmitting the forecast free of charge over their lines from Portland to all sections of the country aud farmer , subscribers may have the benefit of weather forecasts by calling their central office any time during the day after 9 o'clock and requesting the info'mation. This is something new in the way of telephone service and will undoubtedly prove popular with the farmers. The United States Weather Bureau service and the Pa cific States Telephone and Telegraph Company should be given credit for introducing this valuable service. Ashland Normal Flourishing The enrollment of students from home aud from abroad at the Ashland Normal is more than twice that of any previous September. The course of traioiug has been strengthened with the latest ideas in the line of business education, revised text-books have been adopted and np-to-date ap pliances of every kind are used. The total cost of securing a course in the Ashland Commercial College is but little more than half the expense in the larger cities, while a no more thorough or complete course isfgiven anywhere. The instruction is mostly individual which is of very great ad vantage, to the student Rates to Buffalo. International Convention of the Christian Church, Buffalo, N. Y., Oc tober 12th to 17th, 1906. For the above occasion round trip tickets will be on sale from Grants Pass, under the following conditions. One way through Portland, and one way through California, 98. 00; both wavs through Portland, 193.43. Z Sale datesj October 5th and 6th. Limits: Going'transit limit ten days from date of sale, final return limit November. Kith, 11906. M. McMURRAY, G. P. A. The Courier is the farmers' paper Underwood Typewriter agent. A. E. Voorhies. neat dressers. & Son. Inc. PAY YOUR. TAXES. Notice is hereby given that all ub paid taxes will become delinquent oo October 1, 1 WOO, and if not paid by that tinio the property will be adver tised and sold for taxes. This also applies to property on which the first half of tax has been paid, the re maining half doe and payable before that time. After this date an addi tional 1 per cent penalty will be added on the first day of each month, to the costs. W. J. RUSSELL, Sheriff. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. The Board of Equalization fur Josephine County, Oregon, will meet at the office of the County Clerk, Mon day, October 8. 1906, at 9 o'clock A. M., aud will remain iu session each succe.-sive day for one week. All patties interested are requested to appear and examine their assessments for the year 1906 and have ah errors corrected if any there be, as no cor rections can be made after the ad journment of said board. V. H. FALLIN, Assessor of Josephine County, Orei Grants Pass, Ore,, Sept. 18, 1906. 0. R. N. TIME SAVER Chicago 17 Hours Nearer Via Ihis Popular Route. Franklin was right when he said "Lost timn In nnvar fiMinri onain " iuo j. n. ou in addition to giv ing you 200 miles along the matchless Columbia ri ver. futVM vnn 17 hnnw in Chicago. It lb the Short line to Lewiston. k Short line to Palouse country. ' V Short line to Spokane. Short line to the Coeur d' Aleue. A country. ; Shoit line to Salt Lake City. Short line to Denver. Short line to Kansas City. Short line to Omaha. Short line to Chicago. v Short line to all points East. Three trains east daily, 9:15 a. in. ; 8:15 p. m. and 6:15 p. m. The"Chica-go-Portland Spceial" is ai fine as the finest. Every comfort of home. For particulars ask any agent of the Southern Pacific Company or write i WM. McMURRAY, general passenger V agent, Portland, Or. 8-24-5t City Treasurer's Noticn. There are funds in; the city treasury' to redeem all outstanding warrants protested to February' 1st. 1904. In terest on same will cease after this date. Dated at Grants Pass.Oregon, September 15, 1906. COL. W. JOHNSON,! Tr; "'" : City Treasurer. r Si I 4