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i ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, OCTOBER 26, 190. rf A Heavy Shoes Hard Service We liave just received another shipment of Men's High Cut Shoes. The stock is complete and we are able to give you anything in the line of HEAVY SHOES. Miners know the Strong & Garfield Shoe to be the best Water Proof shoe made. Other makes from $4.00 to $6.50. R. L. BA HOWARD BTJU'DINO ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates! One Year, in advance, Biz Months, Three Months, (Jingle Copies, $1.80 .70 .40 .04 Advertising Race Furnished on application st the office, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for st 6c per line; card of thanks 60o. A. E. VOORHIES, Propr. Entered at the post ottice at Grants Fs, Oregon, as second-class mail matter. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1906. ANNUAL THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION ISSUED President Sets (Aside November txe the Day lor National Thanksgiving. President Roosevelt bus issued the following proclamation naming Thurs day, November 29, as a day of thanks giving. The text is as follows: "A proclamation. "The time of the year has come when, in accordance with the wise custom of onr fathers it becomes my duty to set aside a speoial day of thanksgiving and praise to the Al mighty because of the blessings we ' have received and of prayer that these blessings may be ooutinued. Yet another year of widespread well being has passed. Never before in our history or in the history of any other nation has a people enjoyed more abounding material prosperity than ours; a prosperity so great that it should n rou ho in ns no spirit of reckless pride, and least of all, a spirit of heedless disregard of oar responsibility ; but rather a sober serine of our iniiiiy blessings, and a resolute purpose, under Providence, not to forfeit them by any action of onr own. "Material well-being, inilispeiisitble though' it K can never bo auy thing j out (lie inundation or true .National greatness and happiness. If we buil'i nothing upon this foundation then cur national life will be nsimvtu ingleHM and empty hs a house where only the founiliition hits been laid. Upon our material well-being must lie built a superstructure of individual and National life lived according to laws of the highest morality, or eho our prosperity will in the long ruu turn cut a curse iustcad of a blessing. We should be both reverently thankful fur what we have received and earnestly bent upou turning it into a means of grace ami not of destruction. "Accordingly, I hereby set apart Thursday, the J'.Uh day of November next, hs the day of thanksgiving and supplication, upou which the people shall meet in their homes or churches, devoutly acknowledging that which has been given them and to pray that they may iu addition receive the power to ust these gifts aright. "In witness whereof I have here unto set uiy hand and caused the seal of the V ni ted States to tie affixed. "loiie at the City of Washington this 28d day of Octolier, in the year of our Lord. 1900, and of the independ ence of the United State the 181st. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. By the President : ELIHU ROOT. Secretary of State." Julius Csctar was a mau of nerve, but sickness left its mark and he be came aged before bis time. Sickness Is often caused by a torpid liver lierbiue will regulate your liver aud give yon health. Mrs. Cairie Austin, Hoi Ion, Kansas, writes: "I consider lierbiue the best medicnie I ever beard of. 1 am uever without it." For sale by National Drug Co. aud by Rotermuud. STRONG AND GARFIELD CO. No other boot has as many Water Proof Qualities. 10-in. $8.00. 14-in. $9.00. RT LETT SIXTH STREET LOCAL OPTION LAW UPHELD BY COURT la a Criminal Statute and la Su perior to City Charter Provlsions- That cities have no power to enact charters that conflict with the local option law was the decision rendered Oct. 19 by Circuit Judge George H. Burnett, in the Coquille saloon case, which he tried in Coos County some time ago. This is a sweeping defeat for the saloons, for if the decision is affirmed by the Supreme Court it will destroy the last hope of the .liquor interests to circumvent the local op tion law. The Coquille case was brought for the purpose of testing the law, and it has been understood from the begin ning that the case will he appealed to the Supreme Court. In'a'dozen towns in the oounties that went "dry" laBt June the saloon men stand ready to have Dew charters adopted if charter provisions are held superior to the state law. Aooording to Judge Bur nett's decision such move will be of no avail. Judge Burnett tried this case for Judge Hamilton while Judge Hamil ton sat In Judge Burnett s court in Yamhill Connty. The facts are that a local option eleotlon was held in Coos County and West Coquille Pre cinct, in which the town of Coquille is situated, voted "dry." At the same eleotlon the people adopted a consti tutional amendment which authorizes the people of a city to adopt or amend their own charters, "subject to the constitution and criminal laws of the state." The town of Coquille pro ceeded under this section aud adopted a charter which authorized it to license the sale of liquor. Immediately after the election a li cense was issued to George E. Baxter, under which he sold liquor iu Co quille. He was arrested, convicted aud fined f."i0. He took a writ of re view to the Circuit court aud the case was argued at great length before Judge Burnett. The case 'was taken under advisement and October 19 Jiutnott mailed his decision to Coos County to be filed and recorded. Judge Burnett wrote uo opinion in the case, but from the issues it is ap parent that he must have decided the following points : That the local op tion law is constitutional ; that the local option law is a criminal law, since it di tiues an offense which is punishable by indictment and tine; that the people of a city located in a precinct which has gone "dry" can not therefore adopt a charter which will suspend the operation of the local option law. SUMMARY OF THT ASSESSMENT ROLL Josephine County's Assessed Val uation la Increased by $212,000. No. acres of tillable land, 25,169; value of tillable laud, fli,2tl5. No. acres non-tillable land, H49.620; value of nou-tillalile land 1,683, 130. Value of improvements ou deeded or patented laud, f-'.'IS.OT.V . Value of all lots, 3S3.04.V Value of improvements ou town lots 466.470. Value of improvements on land not deeded or patented, 127,190. No. of Jul lies railroad bed, tele phone, telegraph, "etc. lines, 347.99; Value.tV08,715. Valueof;rolllngf.tock,;t6,93a Value of etaauiboats, stationary en gines aad manufacturing machinery, 337,510. Value ofC'iiercbaiidiseyand 'stuck in trade, J-Si-5. m Farming implements, wagons, car riages, etc., $39,630. Money, 10,550; notes and accounts, 93,440. No. of shares of stock, 4344 ; value. $4575. Household furniture, watches, jewelry, etc., 86,770. No. of horses and mules, 1474; value. $00,185. No. of cattle, 4555; value, fOO.085. No. of sheep and goats 1216; value, 3666. No. of swine, 1057; valoe, 13980. Gross value of all property, f4, 711,630. Raised over 1905,1512.075. Josephine County Granite. Editor Courier: The question is often asked me as to the value or desirability of our South ern Oregon granite for monument building. This stone is one that is scattered over this portion of the state in the form of boulders from a few pounds weight to those of immense size and weighing many tons. They un doubtedly are of far northern forma tion and were brought here by icebergs at that time in the unknown past when the oceau rolled over this part of the earth's crust, and were dropped near where they now lie either by be coming loosened as the berg melted in the warmer ocean currents of this lati tude, or were torn loose bv striking against the higher portions of the earth's surface as the iceberg floated along. A line of these boulders, ex tending in a nearly north and south direction aad several miles in length passes juBt west of our city and can easily be traced by anyone desiring to investigate the matter. Having tested this granite in many ways I am prepared to say most em phatically that it is not a satisfactory stone for monument construction. I have erected several pieces of ceme tery work made of it, but the result has been so unsatisfactory that I have abandoned it for everything but foundation bases. , Probably everyone who has examined this stone closely has notioed that it is full of small dark particles scattered pretty evenly throughout the enitre mass. These particles are mica and like all mica is easily separated or broken up. Step up to any monument made of this material, in any of our ysrds and ap ply the point of a pocket knife to these specks and they will prove to be soft, and as easily dog out as so much chalk. Good monumental granite such as is used by Eastern shops is found in abundance in New England and is a uniformly hard stone and vastly different from our local variety. Plenty of granite of about the same color as onr local stone is also found in New England but is in no demand whatever for monumental purposes except as foundation bases fur a reason which will now be explained. All granite or marble, when brought down to a fine surface and polished, reveals its true color; then, when the workman proceeds to put on ornamentation or the lettering, the blow of his tools destroys the polish aud turns the surface to a nearly white effect. Now, Gray Granite when polished is still practically of a gray color and there is so little color difference be tween the polished and engraved sur faces tli at the engraving, lettoriug, etc., cau scarcely be seeu. The most casual glance at any of these uionu in cuts will bIiow this clearly. This brings us to the reason why gray granite is discarded for polished work. There uiust be enough color contrast between olished and carved surfaces, so that the inscription etc, stands out clearly and distinctly or the main object for which the memor ial was erected is lost. This contrast, our Soutiiern Oregon granite dot s not pcsess. No more poitited acknowledgement of this fact could be asked than is seen iu the monument recently erected on one of thu lots iu the I. O. O. F. ceuieteiv, where somtone has whitened the letters of the inscription with some simply material (chalk, possibly) in order to create a contrast, which nature failed to furuish. It does look better, but the first hiird rain that heals tquarcl; ou th face of the niouuniMit will probtbly trausfir all the extra contrast back to mother earth. No' more lovely spots can be i found iu the older par's of the Uuited states tbau their cemeteries and every community should constantly ork to ward this end, that the last resting place of our loved sues should be as beautiful aud pleasing to the eye as we can possibly make them. Can any one thing more vilally effect our efforts than the character of the ma terial we put in the memorials we erect to them? I JNO. R Pinnnrv The Classified Ad columns of the Courier contain many items which will be of interest to you and you should make'it a point to read them j each week. I PROVOLT ORGANIZING CREAMERY COMPANY Plan to Raise $2500 and Build First-Class Creamery. Shares $100 Each. Josephine county has but one creamery, and it is in the Illinois Valley near Kerbr, but there is fair prospects of one being put in the Ap plegate Valley at Provolt. S. F. Skinner, the representative of a creamery supply house, is working up a stock company among the farmers of that section of the Valley and is hav ing such success that there is a likeli hood that he will get the 2500 raised that he wants for a creamery ready for operation. The shares of stock are (100 each and it is expected to have the 25 shares taken up by that many farmers. The creamery is to be located on a Provolt's land just back of S. B. Green's store at the junction of the Applegate and Williams roads. The Applegate and Williams Valley is one of the largest and bfBt dairy districts in Josephine couuty. Many of the farmers aie carryying on dairy ing and making butter thathaa a good e)e in the markets of Grants Pass. It is expected that cream from fully 300 cows will be bad when the creamery is ready to start in February. CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE. FOR SALE Four year old mar one buggy and harness. Lewis Livery Bar" 10-26 THOROUGHBRED hogs for sale. J. Wildervlile. Poland China H. Robinson. 8-31 tf FOR SALE 1 buck of Pasha stock, clips 11 pounds; 1 buck of Cape Town stock, clips 10 pounds; 1 grade buck, clips 7 pounds; very cheap if taken soon. F. A. Pierce, dealer in Pure Bred Angora Goats; flock headed by South African Buok. 10-26 tf. FOR RENT. OFFICE ROOM for rent Courier building. Apply to A. E. Voorbies or J. W. Howard. 8-8 tf WANTED. WANTED Wood in exchange for Newman, successor to G. M. Cald well. 9-22 tf WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-hand goods. Harrison Bros., Second hand-store, corner Sixth and J streets. 2-9 tf WANTED Relinquishments on sev eral good, - well located timber claims. State particulars and price. Lock Box 68, Park Rapids, Minn. 10-19 2t C. L. WOEL of Odesa wants loggers aud timber cutters to deliver 2,000, 000 feet of logs to mill by contract before snow flies; short haul, level roads, one 4-horse team, two trucks, chains, etc. furnished. Also left haud 3-saug edger wauted. Write or call at mill Odessa, Ore. 8 3 tf LOST. LOST Nugget pin on the street last week. Finder leave at this oflice 10-12 2t and receive reward. BOY'S COAT. 13-jear-old size, grey mixed, Harth's mark inside. Re ward at Courier Ottice. 10-5 tf FOUND. FOUND Overcoat, Owner can have the ing property. Call ottice. man s size, i fame by prov at the Courier 10-5 tf FOUND Key to house or store door. Left at Courier cilice fcr owuer. 9-28 tf HELP WANTED. GIKL WANTED A school girl who is able to cook and assist in light lioui-ework can get a pleasant place to stay by writing Box 468. Grants ! Pass. Work is very light. Onlv two in family. Close to high ! school. 10-19 tt, WANTED Salesmen. Many Make 100 to cl,"i0 per mouth ; some even; more Stock clean; grows ou Reser-1 vatiou, far from old orchards. Cash ( advanced weeklv. Choice of terri-. tory. Address Washiutiion Nursery ! Company, Toppenish, Washington. ; i'-iS tf SITUATION WANTED. i NURSE Firstclass nurse can be! found on L street, near 4th Mrs. Alice Weiser. 9-21 4t MISCELLANEOUS. ART SCHOOL of Grants Pass, room 5, Masonic Temple. Day classes in ! painting in oil colors, water colors, ! pastels, tapestry, etc., evening ! classes Monday and Thursday. Drawing Free "hand aud mechan ical, architecture, perspective, etc Call at Studio for particulars all day Saturday er Monday, or Thursday evenicgs.;PTof. Geo.JO'Brien. t PIANO TUNING Leave orders at; I the music store. D. F. Armstrong. ' j 9-28 tf FASHIONABLE dressmaking and tailoring. Mrs. T. O. Horr, 107 C i street. 914 tf FRANK BURNETT-Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. Courier sample any address. ' copy sent free to . . . . 4 XSrx R AINCOA Tmost useful of Over- garments positive necessity in Fall and Spring. Loose or form-fitting models, plain or fancy fabrics, hand-tailored in the incomparable "Schloss" way from genuine Priestly Cravenetted Cloth. Absolutely storm-proof and the handsomest garment you ever saw. The suit is our famous "Olympia" designed especially for young men who want the very latest cut and fashion. You should know more about these splendid garments. They are made by the finest tailors in the business and are worn by the best-dressed men everywhere. Prices range from $12.50 to $25. Come in and see them. P. H Harth & Son. Inc. Exclusive Men's and Boys' Outfitters. Th Charter Meeting. ; The charter meeting held in the oouucil chambers Monday evening was pooily attendrd.notmcre than six or eight being presentto listen to the reading of the projosed charter, and this Dumber dwindled down to two before the reading was finished. As there were do objections filed the council did not hold a meeting Tues day and the charter Is now in the hands of Miss Masten, who is making copies for the printer. The charter i will be voted on at the coming elect- ' ion in December. ii Complete UHth,tl055 rc. -rial ki it SUMMER SPECIAL To tdve rtite our stamped linens we will sell centerpieces like cut tamped on Pun Untn complete with floss to embroider. Regular value 90c Special 50c In ord-rind by mail send post office or ex press money order and imhim thu paptr 'Ske Needlecrafi e)hob !q3 82 VASH. 5T-, PORJIAHD OR, tor ehlldrwni tat; wrt. Jfm eptatee THE LIVERY i mi car I'M SALE STABLES OLLMOEE & BQREN. JTenristr. q H Street betweenTifth nd.8ixtha Poh 881 Grant. Pa.., Oregon NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the County Court for Joseph ice County, Oregon. In the Matter of the EBtate of Nickolas Tboss, Deceased. J Notice is hereby given that tb undersigned has been appointed ad ministrator of the above entitled estate with the will annexed, by order of the above entitled court dated Oc tober 19, 1906, and all persous having claims against said estate are beiebj notified to present the same to th undersigned at the law oflice of H. D. Norton at Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, verified as by law required, on or before six nonthi from the date of this notice. Dated October 26, l'.ioe. JOSEPH MOSS. Administrator. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Iu the County Court for Josephine ' County, Oregon. In the Matter of the Es-") tate of Newton M. i- Jennings, Deceased. J Notice is hereby given that J. Mar tin Moody, the administrator of the above entitled estate, has filed his final account of his administration,, and the said Court has fixed Monday, November 20. 19011. at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. at the court house at Grauts Pass in Jospehiue County,, Oregon, as the time and place for settling said account, aud all persons are hereby notified to file or preseDt their objections to said acconut on or before the date last ahove stated. Dated October 26, 1906. J. MARTIN MOODY, Administrator. I i J. E. PETERSOiV FIRL, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE REAL ESTATE AGENT Still doing business at the old stand. Cor. Sixth and D streets. G bants Pass, . Okeoon. FASHION FEED i