ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS. OREGON. OCTOBER 5. 1906. THADI HARK A 25 Reduction -ON- TALKING MACHINES Lasting 30 days, beginning October 1st, at .Paddock's Bicycle Den. Grants Pass Feed Store 0. L. GILLETT, Pkopr. Kinds of Flour, Feed, Mill Feed, Hay, Grain, Poultry Foods, Etc. SACKS AND HIDES BOUGHT -'Cor. 6th and J. Sts. Grants Pass, Ore. JCH00L POOKJ i2? SCHOOL JUPPLIU CLEHENJ I LAUREL GROVE W TTf Tf f Charles Swinden will soou nave hii honse completed. Charles Haberman i banting baled bay to Grants Pass. Ye icribe and Amos Williams are cutting wood for H. T. Day. Mr. Haberman and sons are onttinv their tbird crop of Alfalfa bay at present. J as. J. McFadden ii still baling bar lo our valley and also on oar side of the river. A social was given at Murpby lut Friday ninbt for the good of the Rev. Mr. Gatts. All report a good time. Talk aboot pretty girls, we liave more pretty and lovely girls at Mnr pby and Lao re 1 Grove than anywhere in Oregon. Ed McCracken sold his lumber outfit to John Letteken of Williams and Ed leaves ns to go to California, where be has a stage contract. A number of our yonng men (aid your city a visit last Wednesday night to attend the Modern Woodmen lodue. Among them were A. Mathew, Will Haberman, Walter Farra, Arch Boncli, Ed McCracken, Charles Root, A. H. Feon. We are informed that N. M. Will iams of Ballard, Wash., is going to return to Grants Pass in the near future. No place like Oregon yet; they all come back to paradise on earth for such is Oregon. Word was received from N. M. Williams, who is located in Ballard, Wash., and he says times are lively np there, but that it is very rainy and damp, no sunshine at all. What a blessed land of snnshine we have here. Everybody who comes through onr valley and sees the big red apples on the trees in the big orohards declare we have a garden of Eden, and we know we have; what more does any one want? Everything that is good to eat and drink and somewhere to go. On last Saturday night the young people of Murphy and Lanrel Grove gatheied at the borne of Will Haber man and spent a very pleasant even ing dancing and tripped the light fantastic until the wee small hours of morning. It was a farewell dance giveu in honor of Mr. Haberman who goes to Port laud to assume bis studies in business college. JUMBO. The Courier it the farmers' paper JAP RAIDERS CAL'GHT. Sealing Seized Schooner Are Bering Sea. Victoria, B. C. Oct. a. News was received today from the Orient of the seizure of the Japanese sealing schooners Talfuku Maru and Dalsan j Talyo Mara, owned by the same com i pany as the Dai Nl Taihyo Maru, which was caught raiding the SU Paul rookery in Bering Sea and had live of her crew killed and twelve captured. The two Japanese sealing vessels were captured off Copper Islands by a Russian warship, one ol the three sent to guard the Copper Islands rookeries when the wholesale raids made by the Japanese in the past two seasons were reported and towed to Petropavlovsk and confis cated. An authoritative statement re ceived by the steamer Bellerophon states that 38 Japanese sealing ves sels were engaged this season, two- ( thirds being sent to Bering Sea, others sealing off Kamshatka and in Okhotsk Sea. Dinger Frou the Plague. There's grave danger from th plague of Coughs and Colds that are so prevalent, unless you take Dr. King's New Discovery for Cousuiup' tion, Coughs aud Colds Mis. Geo. Walls, of Forest City, Me., writes: "Its a Godsend to people living in climates wner coughs aud colds pre vail. I find it qnickly ends them. It prevents Pneumonia, cures LaGrinne. gives wonderful relief in Asthma and Flay Fever, aud makes weak lungs strung euouRU to wara off (Jonsuinp tion, Coughs and Colds. 50o and fl.lw. Guaranteed by all druggists. Trial bottle free. A Poor Place For the Cooler. It is not uncommon to find a milk cooler hung In or nenr the cow stable, where the air Is liideu with dust, dirt, foul odors nnd possibly disease germs, which readily puss Into the milk. The best dairy practice requires that the milk sliiill be removed from the stable as quickly 11s possible lifter It is drawn, preferably to building or n room in dependent of the barn, where It cun be aerated with pire nlr and cooled at once In clean hiiitiiiiimIIiiks. :licuiml of Foods. Silu;:e Is tin? cheapest of roods. Ex periment s;:it;ous lin vt demonstrated this by :i-t:i:il te ls. These proved that o:i e ivtioM milk costs GS rents per no p n--.i:!s. while ou grain ration It -' Sl.ir, per 100 pounds; avcrarp c! i t;t er cow per month on silage. .-,.st; ... mid with grain only :.!.- i eii Fcrm ma Hunch. All matter for this column is supplied by the Josephine County Woman's (Tirin- tian lemperance union, X. ana L.. 1. L,. Branches. State Convention just closed at New berg. Josephine Connty came in on "Benefit night, " Delegates occn p ed place of honor. All can rejoice and be encouraged. Wilder ville Union held a reception lor their members, Mr. and Mrs. Claik. The Union is increasing in members and interest. Following officers and superintendents were elected for ensuing year : Piesideut, Mr. H. D. Jones; vice president, Mrs. M. C. Lewis; ,cor. seo'y, Mrs. Rachel McCann ; treas., Mrs. Edweina Lovelace ; mothers meetings sup. , Mrs. L. Stepheuson ; Evangelistic, supt. Mrs. Akers. i The mxt regular meeting will be ! Mothers Meeting aud a very interest ing paper will he read upon the sub ject: "The child in onr Midst What Shall we do with the Boy?" Yon are invi'ed to attend the meeting. Grants Pass W. C. T. U. has held 47 meetings during the year 22 have been program meetings under our faithful department superintendents as follows : October 20, Meioy, Mrs, Chapman. November 8, Sunday School, Mrs. Raunie November 17, Evangelistic, Mrs. Bower. December 15, Peace and Arbitra tion, Mrs. Fay. December 29, Crusade Day, Mrs. Savage. January 12, Mothers Meeting, Mrs. Cowdrey. January 26, Anti-Narcotics, Mrs. Hale. February 9, Pnrityin Literature and Art, Mrs. Berry. Feb. 23, F. E. Willard Mem. meet ing, Mrs. Savage. March 9, Institute, county or ganized. March 3, Prohibition Rally Day, Mis. Savage. April 6, Mothers meeting, Mrs. Cowdrey. April 20. Parliamentary, Mrs. Hil- dretb. April 27, Medal Contest, Mrs. Sum mer. May 11, Medal Contest (Merlin), Mrs. Clemeuts. May 18, Franchise, Mrs. Ament. May 30, Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Caldwell. June 15, Flower Mission, Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. Gould. July 6, Open Air meeting, Mrs. Savage. July 20, Local Institute and Stndy, Mrs. Hildreth. July 37, Medical Temperance, Mrs. Savage. August 10, Mothers Meeting, Mrs. Cowdrey. Carefully prepared programs have been given and all listened to by fair sized audiences. Flower mission congregation at Christian church was the largest at tendance of friends during the year there beine 150 present. Flower Mission Department report 170 boo quets distributed, 82 visits made to the sick and deserving, f 14 expended for relief, Japanese and San Francisco, 20,800 pages of literature distributed. In answer to special call for prayer, by state, Grants Pass union called a meeting for September 26 at Christian Church and same was led by Mrs. Cowdrey. ' An hour was spent in prayer and Praise service. Necessary businefs was transacted aud order drawn for payment of dues to the state. 70 members' dues have been paid this year. Membership contest resulted iu four W. O. T. U. pins being earned Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Heukle aud Mrs. Cal vert. In February wn will observe mem bership week and may adopt the same, plan. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Lovelace names were transferred to Wilderville Union. Letters of sympathy written Mrs. Bower, Miss Lomas and Mrs. Keel. Meeting of W. O. T. U. for October 6 will be held at the home of Mrs. Pike, corner of 7th and E street Departments selected and superintend ents elected for same for the enBning year. HATTIE I. C. CALVERT, Reporter pro tem. The W.O. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Rose Weidmau, October 12. At this meeting the report of the State Convention will be given by our delegate, Mrs. Loughridge. Plans for the coming year's work will be submitted by the president and the superintendent of the departments. All members are nrged to be present. MKS. CORA HENKLE, Pres. H. I. O. CALVERT, Assistant Sec'y. Haa Stood the Test 2S Years. The old. original GROVES' Taste less Chill Tonio. Ton know what you are taking. It is i'on and quinine in a taBtiess iorm. ao cure, no pay. 50o. - .... m u. vamnca. I GREAT BARGAINS FOR OUR OCTOBER SAL A Good Place to Trade nipr2C,beliefVeti nivinS the people a square deal-not to sell merchandise of inferior quality. But thatVm RiUC latin and Rratifin satisfaction, fore choosing u se new thm for your home, and your Winter's supply of Groceries do yourself the justice of visit- PI v li!1 Ur SpUndid St0ck' GROCERIES, FURNITURE, CAR- our nlUies , ii KAM', GKANITE' ' PORCELAIN and GLASSWARE. You will find our qualities and prices unmatchable. We want to Please You . . I i Wo handlo tho Imperial ami Now Chief Kano-os the very best steel rango on tho market; are perfect in every respect and aro guaranteed for 10 years. We aro selling them at a special price of $32.50 Tho Ruby Heating Stove is the best wood stove on tho market today; is mado of tho best sheet iron with cast top and bottom, and cast lined, with nickel trimmings $S.50 and $0.50. Tho lono Air light Heaters with cast ton and lined 1 C. Z( White Iron Beds with brass trimmings, full size $3. Full size double bed; Colouial pattern, high post and heavy chill and eastings $5. Full sizo Yum Yum Springs for either wood or iron beds $3. Full size wool top Mattress with Xo. 1 ticking $3.00 Round top pedestal, quarter sawed, solid oak, G-foot Extension Tables $20; cannot bo duplicated for less than $35. Moot square top, A weathered oak Extension Table $7 00 Axminster Hugs, 9x12. $22.50; 7x9, $17.50. Fro Brussels 0x12, $12.00; Ingrain, 9x12, $6. Brussels Carpet, per yard uUC Wash Boilers and Tubs at cost No. 1, all copper Boilers, $2; No, 1, copper bottom and rim, $1.25; No. 1 copper bottom 5C Wash Tubs, No. 3 galvanized, 75c; No. 2, 05c; No. 3 Good Linoleum at 55c, 55c and GOc per yard. We Pav Cash for Produce We have our own delivery wagon and prompt delivery is assured. Remember the place. We hade the most complete line of Crockery of any store in Grans Pass and our prices are the lowest. 54-piece Dinner Set of the high-grade Liverpool ware, $5.G0. 90-piece decorated set, $11.60. This is imported ware and of the very best quality. Every article on our 5c and 10c Counters aro bargains. Our Grocery Department is complete the buality is the best and our prices have got to be right. Fancy Creamery Butter, Full Cream Cheese, Merced Sweet Potatoes, new Water White Honey,' Genuine Codfish Middles. We are sole agents for GREGG'S Famous Coffee used on every Pullman dining car in th ' J " umiii var in me i me aiurc ma i mus ior Less ATWATER CARL 605 N. 6th Street - Phone 753