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GRANTS PASS, OREGON, MAY 3, 1907. CANTATA OF ESTHER, THE BEAUTIFUL QUEEN VVill Be Rendered on Nay 13-14 Under the) Ausplcea of the High School the. theme. )ou. A corrtial welcome i Rebeiriwi for the saord ctntata, 'Either, the Beautiful Jueen,"whioh ii to be rendered May 18 and 14 onder ths sasi'ices or tn i mn sonooi, ar Ud every afternoon and e'eoiug in the High school banding, and tlie choruses are already responding to the icllent direc.ion or Mr. Kobinaou, ho as Inader and instru ctor ooold DOt be excelled. Mr. Robinson has t eD Having the cantat lo all parts of the oonutry for the past 10 years, and he K' t,ie e8arno that the pro da.'tion in Grants Pass will be of real merit. The parts for the principal cbarao'ers hare not yet all been ma ligned, bot will be decided upon in a few days. BORN. STEPHENSON At Aberdeen, Wm-h.. April 23, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. Don U. Stephenson, a daughter. FICK Near Grants Pass, April 29. ml, to Mr. and Mrs Herman Fiok, a daughter. MARRIED. DICKER SHIVELY At the Paaoe boiel, Giants Pass, Wednesday, May 1, 11)07, Francis Dicker and Amanda Shively, both ot Josephine county, Judge Stephen Jewell otthiaiing. CHURCH NOTICES. Newman M. E. Church The. pastor, C. O. Beckman will oc cupy the pulpit both morning and timing The morning subject at II ii "An Estimate of Unseen Values." lo th evening at 8, the subject will be "The Spirit Life One of Effort " lbs Sunday School meets at 10 a. n. Junior League at 8 p. m. p worth League at 7, Mis. Andv Cjlviu, leader. A cordial welome awaits hit and all who atteud ihse services. Note the change of League trim K :80 p. m. to 7 and preaching from 7 :80 lo 8 p. tn. Baptist Church. The morning service begins promptly it 10:3a " (he Revival in Ninevah," (neurit sermon in the series "The. Biography ot Jonah" will be the menage for that hour. The Right Hind of Fellowship and observance of tbe Lord's Sapper follows. This in tarn is to be followed by the stady of the Life of Joseph in the Bible School. The Young Peoples meeting will b) at 7 p. m. "The Power of a Contented Life" is the tuple and A. L Edgerton is the leader. Evening long service and sermon at 8 o'cloc k. "Absent from the Wedding" will bejPaciflo Coast. Pretbytenan Church. On the-coming abhah, May 5. the folic w.ng oi.dul ot services and &,,rin bB-,,liued T?Lt0a2 lu ' "H'lace ot the ether :. . ." riugiMB, the pas V i . 1 M'rm011 Character bketch of a famous wnn.au. to be followed the Sunday evening after VT, ' 6 qually famous sis m m at pf,t'r P" 10 a. m. Bible School onder the superintend "W i1- ' Ki"ueT: 8 p. m. tbe Jr. r.v'o E- !i "evotioual Hour of Welcome. ' 10 "U00 X DEEltINO ! arm pro- The Gilmore Stock Will Be Sold Here. Tbeeotire Gilmore stock, ino'uding the finest line of Piai oa and Organs ever exhibited In Southern Orraou. also all futures, etc, will be sold at Once. The wholesale ttianasnr. Mr. Andres, has Inst ruction that are dos- itive and said that, raihtr than lesbln and incur any expense, he will sell at Wholesale. To Hold rs of Certificates. Is all fairness to Mr. Gilmore, let it be knowu that he has Men more than fair Tb'e prices which were won in the Contest were delivered uuencum- k red. The few c-rtiacitts that are out are seen red by initial payments on tbe several instruments. Pianos To Rent If anyone is not in a position to buy at present, you can rent a Piano at right prices. Come and see oar rent agreement. Any proposition within nation will be omsdered and the Grants Pass Piano buyers will do well to review the beautiful stock. . Hear The Auto-Piano. On the floor of the Grauta Pass store, one will find the Au'o Piano. This wonderful instrument can be played both ways and by the wonderfully re sponsive mechanism, by means of which every member of honst hold can produce the Hirst euoyab'e mosio. Tbe Auto-Pi no has been purchased by the United States Government for ose on the battleships. It is used in mny of the exclusive olnba and in the fluent American homes. Prices Attract Dealers. The low prioes that Mr Androes is making are attaroti veto Southern Ore gon dealers, and never before in the history of Grants Pass have suoh prioes been made. Piaoos that have retailed at $375 to 4?S are going at $206. Some that have sold at $300 are going at 116ft. Every contract made is backed by the Eiler Piano House, the House of Highest Quality, the Biggest Business and best Piano House cn the "Everything Is green over at Laurel urove - quota "Hed Cloud." Accord ing to that, isttie will heneforward f ast on the population and give the "beets" more chance to grow. People here iu Elk Valley are very busy attending to the r own business and and everybody eLe's. Fred Ablberg set sail for your beauti ful oiy oh a bicycle Wednesday. Fred is on business bent. E. M. Albright and son Buddie came home fioni Grants Pass Friday, j.uo aooiunt to cuddle s ved to bi ouly a sprain. No "Wludy" yon are mistaken. That "gaseous bine vavor" yon al luded to in your last items was only a few looal politicians blowiug off steam. Miss Pearl Sams, who is teaching shoool iu tbe O'Brien district was tbe guest of Miss Mae Webb over Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. L. R. Webb has been visiting friends cn upper Elk Cre k the past week, while her new borne is being l-repared for her here. Mr. Webb will reside on tbe Hays place. Fanners are all tbe time kicking becoa the corporations water their attock. Now it is np to the corpora tions to do a little growling over he farmers watering their stock. Tommie Gilligan and Eugene Sams are rusticating in tbe Oregon mount ains tor a ooupie ot days. Cha. Reynolds is working for L. R. Webb He is building a fire place uu ciiimneys. unaney is our "handy mao." L. L. Webb has been renairins his irrigating dltoh tbat . high water played whaley with last Winter. He has the water operating once more and bis ranch is looking fine. Even the republican newspapers re fer to him as the "Great Nebraskan ' Clark Webb, Jr. ha quit his place with the Courier and is back to his home once more. Clark says tbe work was too hard for him. Clark wants a job where he only has to rat, sleep and draw his pay. George Crerar came in on the stage Wednesday from Grants Pass and will take charge of the Takilma smelter the the coming ea-ou. We expect the blow-in will be in the near future. Geo. Williams tunneled a hole through the atmosphere and made his escape to Crescent City tbe fore part ot the week. Dan Damon has accepted a job with Mr. Reynolds and is now hitting the steel to beat the band. Mr. Reynolds expects to be into bis ledge of cop per soon. Hope "War Cloud" and "Windy" won't lock horns. UNLCE EBEN. WOODVILLE Edison Phonographs are sold at the same price the world over just as cheap In Grants Pass as in Chicago and we save you the express charges Muaio Store, Courier block. A great amount of correspondence and other intersting matter is omitted this wsek on account of a lack of space. Born April 8a, 1907. to Mr. and Mra John White, a daughter. Prof. B. F. Mulkey will lecture here next Saturday evening; admis sion. lSo. Proceeds will go to onr school library fund. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gilmore have moved to the sawmill on Evans Creek and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. llerr have gone to De Armond's mill near Shake. Ore. Will Beck, who recently sold out to Mr. Conway, has taken possession of tbe Spear place. Tbe road workers are busy in onr neighborhood and we need a big rain to settle the dnst Onr teachers and pupils are making extensive preparations for an enter tainmeent at the close of school, which will be May J4tb. A good time is anticipated. Little Bessie Seaman was badly burned Monday morning by spilling hot water on her leg between tbe knee and ankle. Altbongb very painful at first, it is now healing nicely. Mr. Henline, who purchased the Chas. Moore, place Is moving the house to his place north of town, where he expects to go into tbe chicken busi ness. He is assisted by his son-in-law, W. Davy. We are sorry to announce the re moval from oar town of Mr. Sherman and family, who came here from Ash land about a year ago and purchased Dart of tbe Harper place of the Bagley Improvement Co. Bot failing to se cure water for irrigation purposes Mr. Sherman decided to go back to Ashland and enter the blacksmith bus iness. They made many friends dur ing their stay here, who regret their departure, but who wish tbem aucuess. Died At Wolf Creek, April 27, 1907, William Laws, aged 88 years. The deceased was a native of England, who came to America in 1858, and settled first in Minnesota, bnt came to Oregon soon after. For many years tie lived In this vicinity but went to Wolf Creek about a year ago to reside with an adopted daughter, Mrs. Lit xenberger, and is survived by an aged wife, a son. living here and several grandohlldren. Death came as the result of injuries received on the rail road from a passing train. Fdoeral servies were eondoced here by Rev. Joel Milton, and many friends extend sincere sympathy to the family In their affliction. Advertleed Letter. Following la the list of letters re maining in tbe Grants Pass, Oregon, Postofhce for the week ending April 37, 1907. Persons calling for the same will please give tbe date adver tised. A oharge of one oent will be made upon .delivery : Brown, O R, Blaylock, Mrs N, Brown, T H, Battye, Mrs E Cooper, Earnest, Gibson, Mrs S Japhette, Arthur, MoUall, M A. Sherman, H S, Linscotte. W. McCoy. Mrs W T Birooo, f C. E. HARMON, P. M. Stock of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Art I "Ehi'ii" is always tell'tig someoue clue to go after the traitors ; uow uumj IU twu yriue wiinu i.!uJ evvij year on the name land have failed. "In dry climates the aim crop sue- F. G. I
