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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, NOVEMBER 2. 190b. 6R0CERIES Flour and Feed We are now receiving 1906 pack of Canned Fruits and Vegetables and Dried Fruits Get our prices on Flour and Feed. Sweet Potatoes, Creamery Butter. Celery, J. Pardee Front Street., near Palace Hotel G HANTS PA88, OKE. TELEPHONE 863 READ BETTER FRUIT AND GROW BETTER FRUIT The Beat t rult Ciroweis Paper is to be Had for 50 Cents a Year. Tbe parson who makes money oat of ao orchard in the one who Does his brain quite as much as his hands and the farmer who depends alone on muscle will make a failure as a fruit grower and such a man had better out down his fruit trees and put the land to alfalfa or potatoes. Fro it raising is a scientific vocation and it takes constant study and piactical obaerva tion to make a success of it. Recognizing the need of a strictly fro it growers paper, devoted alone to that industry and dealing only witii the most np-to-date methods as re quired in the growing of fruit onder the conditions that obtain in Oregon and other states of the Northwest, two Hood River frnit growers have started snob a paper and gave it the name of Better Fruit. That the paper Is meeting with the success that it deserves is proven by the rapid growth of its subscription list, which la gain ing 'by the hundred each week. To push its introduction aud to induce its general readiug both by fnrmers aud business men ' the publishers, Messrs. Shepard and Frang have re duced for the present the regular price of II per year to 50 cents. The rapid bnildiug up of their sulmrcip- tion list is fully repaying them for this rut in the price. To enable those interested in the fruit industry in Rogue River Valley to take advantage ot this olTer and to push the circula tion of this by far the best fruit growers paper, Secretary Mt'Bcrve of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union, Iibh been taking subscriptions of Into for Better Fruit Last wok he for warded 11 names to go on the list and this week he secured 4(1 subscription to Retter Fruit. It is Mr. Meserve's determination to run the list up to not less than 1(H) In Josephine county for when the farmers road Retter Fruit they will begin to grow better frnit and then to prosper as do the fruit growers of Hood River and other progressive districts. The Union then will be able to build a big ware house and ship fruit in sueh quanti ties as to vain a place in the markets of the world aud get the Hood River prices for apples. The Courier is a clean, family paper. GRAND PRIZE A WAULED TO CDGREGGTEA'COFflECa TLOUI CMiiAoU DRINKING hfRITOf TTKIHCOFTttSl DIPARTTtOfTOf A6RtCULTUHE e'tnier i05 6RE6GS COFTEr TMS KINO 'TTii r &&-S 1 1 IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN Sketch of It History. Prin ciples, Characteristics and Nomenclture. By H. B. Loce. Editor Courier: The Improved or der of Red Men, Tikilma Tribe, No 29, Hunting Grounds of Grants Pass, Reservation of Oregon, will bold a class adoption of Palefaces on the 17th of November and I have been asked to write a brief sketch of their Or der for publication in the Courier. I am not a member of the organization and have only a passing acquaintance with it, but with your consent will comply. The Ordf r of Red Men is a secret, fraternal aud benevolent organization which is distinctively American. It claims a membership of 400,000, which has increased rapidly in the last decade; that its history antedates the Revolutionary war; that it had its origin in America aud is identified with the struggle of the colonies for independence and the establishment aud perpetuation of American in stitutions; that George Washineton was one of its Gnat Sachems, as well as many other historic and lead ing men of the Great Republic. President Roosevelt joined tho Order a few mouths ago as did also Gover nor Chamberlain of our own state. Thus the Order especially appeals to all who take pride in American in stitutions for sympathy and support. Besides, it is a henefioiary and be nevolent Order which cares for its sick aud disabled members, provides for its widows aud orphans Bud bnries its dead. It has for its cardinal principles or tenets, "Freedom, Fi delity, Charity." It points with pride to its patriotio history; toils illustrious origin, its pure purposes, aud its notable achievements, which it ooufidently relies on to gain it favor, that will place it pre-eminently before the American people as the leading secret, fraternal and benevolent or ganization of America. It is a moral Order, too, for it refuses membership to immoral persons, and expels mem bers for gross immorality. Tbe use of malt and vinous liuqors as a bev erage is forbidden in or around its council chambers or wigwam, also the use of vulgar or iudeoent language in the wittwam during ressions. A member must be a white person of good moral character, not under 18 nor more than 50 years of age (older persons may be admitted by special dispensation,) a belief in a Supreme Being or Great Spirit, sound in mind and body (though a maimed person is eligible) aud must have a respectable insaus of support. ' Tbe Order hag its seat of govern ment or Great Council at Washington, where its laws are formulated, its president being called the Great Cohonee. Each State has a Great Council of which the chief officer is called the Great Sachem aud Its sub ordinate branches are Tribes, Coun cils, Degree of Pocahontas, etc., the chief of the Tribe being entitled u sachem, the chief of a D. of P., Poca hontas. The degree of Pocahontas is for women, and its chief is called Pocahontas and the degree has Great Councils and Cotiueils. The phraseology and nomenclature of tho Order are at once novel aud unique, Iridian names being used ex clusively in naming tribe?, etc. As we have seeu, its o Ulcers are so named. The Unu.ts Pass Tribe is o.illod Tikilma, the Medl'ord Tribe, Weatonka, the Ashland Tribe, Klam ath, the Jacksonville Tribe, Oregou-ian-Pocahontas. The Red Meu's cal eudar is delightfully picturesque. ,iki,rr tn-1-gmAI..HIli jim)wrr y KLL tins is tho CoflVo that will please you; none better. We are solo ngent for Grants Pass. Come in and -jet a free sample. We have new Walnuts, Almonds, Kaisms, Currants, Figs and Citron. Cape Cod Cranberries, in fact all Minis oi good things to eat. Wo still have a few dozen pairs of Cotton Blankets at :0c per pair; others get more. We Pay Cash for All Kinds of Produce Atwater & Carl Phone 753 North Sixth Street The Store That Sells for Less Breath is a minute; inn, an boor, sun, a day; sleep, a night; seven suns, a week; moon, a mouth; 13 moons, a great snn or year. Their names for the months are natural and pertain to actualities, while the names in our calendar are disjoined numbers and names adopted from pagan Gods and mythi. The first month or January is called the Cold Moon, then in order, Snow Moon, Worm Moon, Plant Moon, Flower Moon, Hot Moon, Buck Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Corn Moon, Travel ing Moon, Beaver Moon, Hunting Moon. Paleface is one who is not a member of the Order. Wampum is being made in the venture the Ash belt is the treasury; wigwam or land Tidings says the following : tepee, the room where the tribe or I "John D. Olwell and others, who council kindles its fire, le, does its ; are promoting the enterprise of which business; hunting ground, the terri-j mention was made some time ago, tory over which a great council has that promises to be of infinite va!ne to jurisdiction; wampum is money ;' the farming torritory for a large area fathom, one dollar; inch, one cent ; 1 north aud west of Ashland, have twigging, balloting; kindling a j succeeded, it is now reported, in iu council fire, organizing a meeting ; 1 teresting a wealthy New York syndi quenching a council fire, closing a 1 cate in the scheme to construct a fine meeting, etc ' cement dam across Bear Creek, at a The Red Mens' calendar begins 1 point about 1 miles north of Ash wifh the diwoverv of America, in 141)2 ' land, where the banks staud about 20 go tl)HV ate tneir meotlng and official documents in their own time. For tion is an ideal spot ror tne construct instance, their meeting on the 17th of ' ion of a dam. ' November 1900 Is wriHen thus: "This syndicate, through their 17th Sun, Beaver Moon, G. S. D. 4 IS. representative, Mr. 01 well has al The meeting of this popular and ' ready beeu granted an option to buy a patriotio Order of American Red large tract of land in the vioinity of Men in this city on the 17th instant j the proposed dam, and has a Portland j will be an interesting event. In this company making the necessary surveys . Reservation will their warriors set np preparatory to beginning work on the their wigwam and wickiups and aidam." i royal feast of venison and corn will I 1 bespread, the pipe of peace will be Will Retire from Ra.nch.lng. smoked, the Great Counoil fire will g Rulbert, who formerly re-: be kindled and the chiofs will draw j gi(e(j tnree miieg we8t of this city, ' the long bow. The fast runners of the j Dnt wn0 for t)e paBt three years has various tribes are already in the hunt- ijveQ- j jack8on county on a fine iog grounds, and it is said that they I farm ne ownea- jn Sams Valley, has have much venison and the scalps of g0,j tnat property and will retire many palefaces on their belts and I from farmiDg, having made sufficient wampum also. Let the people of ! enaoie him and his wife to enjoy Grants Pass give the Red Men the j ea8e and comfort the remainder of glad hand while they hold their I their lives. meetings here. The purchasers of Mr. Hulbert Welcome! Ye Red Men-your war- fanu were M- U PeUett and Harry riors and braves- ! Pellett' who have B bi Pear nd aP" i i i. rr mi Welcome! to the land which the Gold River laves; j Welcome I ye Chiefs, Sachems, Poca-1 hontas, Sanapes, , To the land of apples, peaches, melons and grapes. land which the Thrice welcome 1 ye Daughters of Pocahontas so fair, Who round up your warriori with sor- row and care; And make them hike out for game early in the morn, While you hustle ech sun for roots, acorus aud corn. O cornel and see our rivers, uu- hampered aud free, Run through regions of gold to the WeBtermost Sea ; Where no swamps, no poison vapors, pollute the sweet air, And the skies are so blue aud the mountaius so fair. May your wickiups cluster like the red men's of yore, When the red deer sported on the Rogue River shore ; Wheu the winged arrows whistled in valley and gleu, Aud warriors rushed foith to the slaughter of men. May your conncil fires burn for many glad suns, Even so long as the flamboyant Heaver Moon runs, Aud many scalps may you lift from the palefaced braves, Who for fold hive dug up the red men's grave?. Let "Freedom, Fidelity, Chiirity," your trinity be, And the Red Men nhall become us the stunts of l he sea, With Lore for your law, aud Great Spirit your friend, You'll strike the shackles from the children of men. L.lltOHKItS ARK SCARCK. Isthmian Cniinl ('iiiiiniNiui Finds It Hard to iet Workmen. Washington, Oct. 31. Through their efforts to olitaln labor for work on tho Isthmian ranal, members of the Canal Commission have found that there Is a dearth of labor In all parts of the world. So greut is the demand for labor In connection with ralli.iud building and other Improve. nients on a lurge scale that countries which formerly have sent thousands ' of laborers to this country monthly are now using their labor at home. I.eroy Park, the agent of the Com mission, has been in Spain for some months recruiting laborers, and has found many difficulties In obtaining the Spanish laborers who have shown themselves so well adapted to condi tions on the Isthmus of Panama. Many hundreds of the men whom he has sent to the canal tone are wrmuK moraine reports to their friends In Spain, and In a short time Mr. Tark exports to send a large number of workuu-n to the canal. Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian l anal Commission, accompanied by nis who and daughters, has gone to now lork preparatory Panama. to salltug foi BIG DAM ACROSS BEAR CREEK VALLEY Will Make a Large Storage R.esr voir for Irrigating Thousands of Acre. The undertaking is now being ar ranged for to build a big dam across Bear creek valley at a point where it narrows north of Ashland that will create a storage lake of over 1000 acres in extent. Of tbe progress that or AO feet ubove the water. The loca- P'e "cnaru "ear laieui. mere are , 323 acres in tbe tract and tbe price was fi.,uoo casti. ur the place -so acres is fine fruit land; this Messrs. Pellett will plant this Winter 10 pears and apples. As Rogue ! River pears have sold both this vear and last vear i i .i,. nw York m.rknti for from ! 1500 to 3410 a car with the pear I bliKlt in the Eatd and California Imakine it certain that these hiah ! prce8 will continue, the 200 acres of ! ! mara that the Polletta will have will ! mube ,hem millionaires 'n a few years. Commissioner to Aloiske. Fair. Judge J. O. Booth has been ap- pointed by Governor Chamberlain to be one of the commissioners to ar range for an Oregon exhibit at the Alaska- Yukon-Panifio exposition to be held in Seattle iu l'JO'.l. The other members of the commission art. E. W. Rowe of Baker City, W. II. Wehrung of HilUboro, Henry E. Reed of Salem and M. D. Wisdom ot Portland. These commis.-ionerJ serve until the legislature convenes in Januray wheu tin ir appointmeut will likely bo mude permanent. Judge Booth is anxious that Rogue River Valley shall hav a fine fruit aud mineral exhibit at the Seattle-ex-po-ition aud he will do all ho can to work up an interest iu the ondertak-''K- MARKIED. TAYLOR LONG At the Newman M. E. church parsonage at Gratits Paes. Ore., ou Tues !ay, Octoher 3:1, lilOii, George Taylor aud Miss Delia V. Long, both of Grants I'ass, Rev. C. O. Beckuian ofllciat- FIELDS-SMITII-At tho home of the bride's larents at Grants Phb, Ore., Monday, October October SI, IIKW, George W. Fields of Williams Crock and Mim Emma May uiith of this city, Rev. C. O. Beekman officiating. GRAY HATHAWAY At the resi-' deuce or the bride's mother, at New Hope, Oregon, Suudnv, October 2S, l!Kxi. Roy J. Gray of Chioo, Cal., and Miss Loversa Hathaway, G. M. vanuier ouioiaring. Hr.'N'DKICKS-.TEWELL-Iu Grants I'as. Ore., Thursday. November l i)(:. i ti, . Clark limrt. Robt T Hdrick; ' and Mis Margaret H. Jewell, nvwtwTTt p 1 w wK, ofB L 00 ..i- nuv rtirs. .Minnie M. Tyc.-r, Judge ftfphwu Jewell officiating. Both parties are residents ff Kerhv rsure is a member of the firm of Hogue Burke, who have a large general merchandise store in Kerby and he is one of the most respected and suci-essful business men of that 1'laoe. Mrs. Burke is a sensible, prac tical woman, popular with all who have her acquaintance aud both she and Mr. Burse have a host of friends who give them the heartiest of wishes for a loup wid happy life. ' GRANTS PASS OPERA HOUSE Monday Night November 5th The ioly City Kinney & Truax have after offering special inducements arranged to give the Grants Pass public a chance to see this most superb presentation on the evening of Novembey Sth. Reserved seats are on sale at Hornings, Reserved Seats, $1.00, 75c and 50c. Roue River Valley FRUIT& DAIRY LANDS Meserve & Meade Courier Block, Grants Pass EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING In distant papers and an acquaintance all over the Coast enables us to MAKE QUIQK STILES Some fine bargains in Fruit and Dairy Lands, Stock Ranches, Quartz and Placer Mines, Town Property, Business Chances, for cash or on time Art Enlov&ble Party for 'his event were very unique and Monday evening a most enjoyable dainty consistiDK t tiny pumpkins and thoroughly successful whist party lnade from ellow PaPer and tlfid ' was given at Woodmen hall by Mes-, tne bottom witn ribbons. Each play, dames Luous, Sampson, and Mo. ! r was given a pumpkin and a hand Kniirht. Between 80 and 85 invited , fnl of beaDa a everytime he made a guests were present and the evening , passed pleasantly with progressive . whist. When tho guests were bid- den to the banquet hall, they were i served with a snmptious repast, con-, sisting of everything tempting in the culinary line, while during the even- , ci,er ws served from barrels at each end of the hall. The score cards YOUW BUT YOU .half The: lN UMrJVEXTToYOUR "SK'N- 8US7R BROWV. re-,3! IOLAMll ILKm, l No. 44. " v tf7ne5- frArvftxnr ij. iy m aurta swFicreicAC. M,L!:fr oNE MAN KNOW, WHAT SoKT OT UNDERWEAR. YOU WEAR AND HE S THE BEJT cfi rerf0i 70 BE 0N fi00D TERM, WITH. SELF RE.SPECT 1 THF RF.T nrsvrrr. mo WilLNA MAN R.F..SPFCTX - - .... w . K J " ' CAN YOU HAVE A GOOD OPINION OF YOURoELF EVEN THOUGH YOU WEAR GOOD SL(W N THE OUT JID Elir YOU DoNT HAVE NEXT TO YOUR .SKIN. WE CAN MAKE YOU REJPEcjT YoURJELF BY GIVING YOU OUR. LEADER ,UIT- OF WOOL UNDERWEAR FOR is. 00, A BETTER SUIT OF WOOL UNDER- WF"R PriR t 9 ri tut t r c'-r etiir r- .r jRfJ5' PER-PAJR- 25C 33 1-3 AND 50C, UNION , HIT6;. FRoM -a5 To $3.00. JOME PEOPLE tLK.EyNIoN 5UIT. JPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK, HEAVY COTTON FLEECED UNDERWEAR PER -5UIT 7SC. WE CAN PLEAJE YOU IN UNDERWEAR, QE0. 5. CALHOUN C2- OUTFITTER T0:B0Y INb HflN I point, a bean was dropped into tbe pumpkin, and after the game was finished, the players were told to "harvest their bean crop," where upon, the ribbon was untied and the beans counted. First prizes were won by Mrs. Clemens and Tom Gal- vin, and Mrs. Cornell and Mr. Mo- Croskey walked off proudly with the " booby s." REJ"OLVD THAT DRENG VELLCOiSiSTS IN DRESSING fROMTWF SIINrif LOOK MLRlGHTCVrsiDCi KNOWHCVflUCH BfTTTR. comfort and pleasure: HIMCTIr riTUPD CDF "o-wLui wi nrvo rvu-