VOL. XXIII.
GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1907.
No. .
SATISFIED WITH
OREGON CLIMATE
T. P. Cr&mtr and Family Had
Unfavorable Samples of
Eastern Weather.
Columbus, O., May 22, 1907.
Editor Courier:
It you should bear any Grants Pass
residents oomplaining 'about the
weather, please advise him to take a
trip East right away, and he will
come back thoroughly convinced that
he lives in the most favored spot in
the United States. We left Grants
sJPass on tbe 9th with innshlne and
f loses and balmy Spring weather. We
did not see tbe sun again except a
short time in East Washington and
one glimpse at Chicago, until the day
after I arrived at Columbus. We saw
all kinds of weather on the trip and
eaob sample felt worse than tbe last
In Portland it rained of coarse, in
Montana we saw snow over every
thing, in Dakota we had a blizzard
and in Minneapolis it was snow, rain
and hail all tbe day we were there.
The train people said Montana only
bad two season, viz: Winter and
July, and another man said tbe only
thing be saw tbe matter with that
country was that the people coold not
use tbeir bob sleds three months of
the year. In most places tbe bnds
were J tut swelling and the grass was
cot green. Plowing is only one-third
done, and ;Dakota man told me that
op to May 12th there had been only
two nights without frost. Of coarse
they all say this "is most excep
tional" but tbe fact remains that tbey
have a bard and unpleasant climate.
After leaving Chicago over the Pan
handle route, we saw plenty of floe
farms, and svidenoes of Spriog
were not wanting, but even here they
re a month behind as. Coming from
or clear skies and fresh green rer
dure, the diuginess of all oat doors in
tbe cities impressed as. The trees
and shrub are all black from coal
smoke and the children noticed that
the sparrows were black and not grey
and brown as with us. In the oapitol
'grounds at Colnmbns the tame squir
rels which should be gray, are a dirty
dark color, and have nothing of the
dapper appearance of oar grays.
We had a very pleasant trip across
the country and nothing occurred to
mar the pleasure except a delay of
four hours at Minneapolis Grants
Pass may not have all tbe good
things, but in comparison with other
places we saw, it has so many tbat it
moved my wife to say several times,
that she was awfully glad she was not
to remain in that country for good.
Tbe General Assembly la this year
the largest body it ha ever been,
owing to the fact that the Caniberiand
church was allowed its commis
siouers until tbe Synods and Presby-
teries have been rearranged. There
are about 1000 men in attendance and
they come from all over this and
mission lands. We met men from
New York, Keutucky, Texas, Iowa
od the Pacific Coast, and t'iey ali
look alike. The Cumberland church
now exists no more for those who
came into unicn and tbey are receiv
ing a hearty welcome into all the
fork of tbe church. Rev. Ira Land
rlth, the last Cumberland aiaembly
moderator, preached a fine sermon
at the opening of tbe assembly and he
also made a happy nominating speech
in favor of Dr. Wm. O. Roberta, who
waa elected moderator bv acclama
tion. The fight for uuion has been
very bitter ou the part of the anil-
40-Acre Farm - $4,000!
i
This place is located on the Applepate, 7
miles from (irants Pass: has daily mail and
farmers' telephone. Place is nearly all in
liiirli state of cultivation. 20 acres under
iirigation. 50u choice apple trees and 10
fine cherry trees in pood bearing, and 40
assorted young trees. Seven room dwell
ing and two frame barns. Fine well at the
house. Will give terms on portion of price
if dfsiied.
THE REAL ESTATE MAN
Ground Floor, Opera House Block
union churches and the stories re
mind one of tbe times of '61-65.
Many ministers bare suffered heavy
losses in their congregations and it
will take years of faitnfnl work to
bring anything like peace to tbe
churches which are holding oat.
The general tone 6f the Assembly is
very harmonious and we hope for a
most enjoyable session during tbe
coming week. All the" big guns" of
the church are here and we hope to
bear most, if not all of them. This
afternoon there was no business
session and we were free to amuse
ourselves. I visittd the Ohio State
University which is located on the
edge of Columbus. Tbey have a
magnificent piece of fand of 300 acres
which is laid out like a park, with
the buildings around the outside and
the center with One lawns and trees.
The museum contains some fine speci
mens, one being tbe skeleton of the
American Elephant, found in a bog
in the state. It la 33 feet long, over
all and the tusks are 10 feet long.
The baidiugs wero fine bat not
well kept np,ag one would expect of a
state institution. The state capitol
is a fine structure of solid granite.
Tbe assembly photograph was taken
there yesterday.
Will try to write again before we
sail. Tours truly
THEO P. CRAMER.
JOLLY CROWD ON
MOONLIGHT PICNIC
A Wagon Load of 30 Spend the
Evening on Banks of
Jones Creek.
A moonlight picnic was enjoyed by
boat 80 of the Grants Pass young
people Tuesday evening. At 7 o'clock
all were gathered at the meeting
place, laden with lonoh baskets and in
a short tlms tbe large picnic van was
on its wby to Jones creek, carrying
one of tbe jollieat crowd that ever
left the city. The party arrived at
its destination about fe :8&and a large
boo fire was built and all the game
and pastime incident to affair of
this kindwerej indulged in until
sapper was announot d and was par
taken of, after which the good time
continued, interspersed with singing
and also stamp speeches whinh showed
the oratorical ability of some of the
geutlemen to good advantage. Auirust
Goettsche, however, could not be in
duced to say anything during the
evening, he being naturally of a quiet,
retiring and dignified nature. R. W.
Yeatcu arove the party out and when
asked if he was one of tbe chaperones,
he was heard to mutter: "I aaein
so; I didn't bring my shotgun along,
but I wish I had."
Tbe moon, bright and beantiful
joined the happy crowd at 10 o'clock
nd 8t 1,1 t,,e ''oneward jouruey was
began, all expressing themselves
thoroughly delighted with their even
ing with Nature and returned joyfully
to their homes, haviug found nothing
to"jar" them except the rocks in the
Josephine county road they drove over.
Stanley Frye, wno with Albert Au
bery, Mr. Kline.aud Mr Brown started
down Rogue river with the scowl
loaded with machnery, make strta
ous opjections to the article which
recently appeared In Ihe Courier whirh
leems to indicate that tbey were afraid
to continue the trip. Mr. Pry e siy
they were oqt afraid and jumped tbe
inb only beoause they were obliged to
lay over seveal days wlieu wi'hiu bur
three mil e of their destination, aud
at tbeir own expens-, aud that plenty
of men could be sitnred easily for the
btUnce of the trip which required less
than half an hour.
GRANTS PASS HONORS
ITS SOLDIER DEAD
Memorial Sunday and Decoration
Day Observed With Appro
priate Exercises.
Memorial Sunday was observed in
Grants Pass by union services at the
Presbyterian church at 11 a.m. Tbe
church was d'eorated with flans.
ounting ana now era and it was
crowded, to its utmost seating capac
ity by an appreciative audience.
Promptly at the time for boginning
the exercises the members of General
Logan Post aud Relief Corps marched
into the church and took seats that
had been reserved for them. Tbe
scripture reading was by Rev. P. O.
Lovett, of tbe Baptist church, the
general prayer by Rev. F. E. Billing
ton, of the Christian church and the
benediction was given by Rev. C. O.
Beckman, of the M. E. church. Tbe
sermon was by Evan P. Hughes, of
the Presbyterian church, and his
thsme was "How Best Honor Our
Heroic Dead?" His address was
scholarly and very appropriate to the
occasion.
Grant Pass observed Decoration
day, Thursday in a manner befitting
tbe occasion. Most of tbe business
houses closed in the forenoon and all
closed at noon and there was no ball
game or boistreous amusements to mar
the object for which tbe day is ob
served. The cemeteries were a wealth
of flowers so nearly were all the graves
decorated and flags were placed on tbe
resting places of tbe soldier dead.
Tbe public exercises were held in the
afternoon at the Ojera Hons and th
attendance was very large. The tage
was artistically decorated with flag
and ' bunting. General Logan Post
No. 30 and General Logan Relief
Corps No. 85 each attended in
body, tbe former under Commander
H. B. Alversoo and the latter under
President Josephine Mowers. The
meeting was called to order by Com
maner Alveraon when the orders for
the. day were read for the Corps by
President Mowers and for tbe post by
Commander Alverson. Then followed
a well rendered program of patriotio
selection. Recitations were given
by Ines Howard, Laura Bixson,
Marion Mitchell and Lois Britlou, the
girls acquitting themselves well. A
nag arm Dy nine little gitis was a
pleasing feature, those taking part
being Zatha and Nettie Fitzgerald,
Lois Britton. Alice Randle. Ruth aud
Mable Eberile, Doris Caldwell, Ercil
snd Carmen Cheshire. A ladies
quartette made up of Mrs. W. W.
Walker, Mrs. Arthur Coukliu, Miss
Niua Paddock aud Mi Millie Drake
with Miss Glenua Burton, acuornpa
uUt, added much to the program by
their fine singing.
H. D. Norton had been invited by
the Graud Army to deliver the addresn,
but on learning that Congressman. C.
Haw ley woold be iu Granta Pass Dec
oration Day Mr. Norton Kenerouslv
insisted that the honor be given to the
distinguished visitor and thus it was
that Mr.Hawley spoke at the meeting.
Iu well chosen words Mr. Norton in
troduced Conrgessnian Haw lev, who,
as he arose to speak, was areettd with
htarty applause. Mr. Hawley is a
man of One pretence, collt, educated
and well read and a .fore fol srxaker
aud his address was one of the vvrv
best ever delivered in Grams Pass
oo a similar occasion. It was not
along stereotyped lines of the average
Decoratiou Day speech yt it w.s
every word appropriate. He tracd
the growth of libeity from tbe smug
gle Of the Jews under Mows ou down
through the efforts tbat the Or eks.
Komabs, Gertuaus, tbe English snd
iben America where the last and the
greatest struggle for liberty and th
overthrow of slavery. He cloned
wth a line eulogy of the men who by
tbeir patriotism, bravery aud ura-i.
dees saved tbe Union and made pos
sible the greatest and best natiou tbat
the world bas yet seen. Mr. Haw lev
was frequently applauded dorug bis
speech and at its close he was given an
ovation. The singing of America
with the audience standing closed
the exercises in the Oiera Hotua.
Then all repaired to the public square.
Here the members of the Post snd
Corp carried out the beautiful cere
mony in memory of the unknown
soldier dead.
Look in the pocket of your over
alls, if yoa buy them of us, and you'll
find a large pack of Firecrackers.
GRANTS PASS SCHOOLS
CLOSE SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Grcxdusvtlntf Class Is Lsvrgeat in
The History of The
High School.
The commencement exercises of tbe
Grants Past High School were held
last Friday evening in the Opera
House with au attendance that indi
cated the high appreciation in which
the school is held by tbe people of
this city for every seat. was occupied.
The stage was handsomely decorated
with flowers and with bunting and
ribbons in tbe class oolors of gold and
white.
The exercises opened with a clari
net duet by Dr. F. W. Van Dyke and
J. A. .Wharton that was very well
rendered. City superintendent R.
R. Turner then read the report of
the work of the school for the year,
The allowing made was most encourag
ing and indicated tbat schools of
Grants Pass are doing thoroogh work
and attaining a high standard of
efficiency and that tbey compare well
with the beat school Jin the state.
Subjoined is Supt Tamer's report in
full. A piano selection by Mis
Ethel Palmer was given an apprecia
tive encore. On being introduced by
Supt. Tomer, Dr. ' Joseph Schafer, of
the University of Oregon, gave tbe
address. Tbe Doctor is a well posted
and able speaker and his address was
highly instraotive. A pleasing vocal
duet was given by Mrs. Bert Barnes
and Mrs. Nate Bates. The presents
tion of the diplomas to the grduatlng
class was made by H. L. Gikley,
chairman of tbe board of edcation.
Mr. Gilkey gave a short talk to tbe
class In which he gave encouragement
and admonition that would be most
helpful to these yosng people who are
to tate up the stern . realities of life.
The program for tbe evenning olosed
with a finely rendered violin selection
by Miss Glenna Burton, Miss Marion
Clark, Ralph Looney and W. A,
NewelL
The following i tbe report of Super
intendent R. R. Turner for the school
year of 1906-07 :
EXPLANATION.
(1) Perfect in attendance.
(2) Perfeot in attenda ice second
term.
(3) Best in writing
(4) Greatest improvement in writ
ing. (5) Highest general average.
(6) Best in drawing.
(T)Grrateat improvement in draw
ing First grade, East building Miss
Maude Kelly, teacher ( 1 ) Juhu Will
iams aud Mildred Marshall; (2)
Catherine Donnell; B CUse (3) Willis
Sweet land; (it Bam Gardner, (5) Sam
Gardner. A Class (3) Margaret Root,
(4) Donald Kearns, 16) Margaret
Root.
Fiist grade, Riverside building,
Minn Anna Thompson, teacher (2)
Glenn Steele and Clara Knips, 8
Glenn Steele, (4) Eula Leuipke, (5)
Lola Lewis. A Class, (3) Keinhold
Schmidt, (4) Opal Hiller, (Si Ethel
Buell.
Second grade. East building. Miss
Lillian Peck, teacher (!) Ruth Fal
lin, Emma Colby, Eldou Spalding
and Lee Wilson. B Class, (Hi Glenn
Allen, (4) Lee Wilson, (5) Oliver
Moore A Clans 13) Rueaell Sorrels
(4) E.irle Voorhiet, 5 Russell Sor
rels aud Ereel Clu shire.
S cond grade, Riverside school,
Mrs. Mollis Beldlug, teacher (1)
Lonzo Fry, Howard Bears snd Loe
Svur; (3 Silas McClung; ) Dorrls
Russell; (5) Chester Hofstader; A
Class, (3) Hazel A be mat lev, 4
Millie Plel; (3) Anna Craig.
Third grade. East building, Miss
Mozelle Heir, teacher (I) Dainel
Flamm and Willie Meade. B Class,
(3) Marion George; (4) Esther
0'Brian;'5) Alice Randle. A Class,
(3) Willie Meade; (4) Wiufield Gil
key; (5) Mabel Eberle.
Third grade, Riverside achoal, Miss
Adella Mulkey, teacher (1) Wilbur
Bears and Leslie Buell; B Class, (1)
Marion Fisher; (4) Leslie Buell ; (8)
Royal, Eubank. A Class, (8) Matilda
Lewelllyo; (4) Margaret Stanley ; (5)
Albert Schallhorn.
Fourth grade, Riverside school.
Miss Lucie George, tescher (1)
Mildred Butler, Francis Boy I tig too.
Eloora Sauers, Lewi Saurs, Fred
Geyer, and Nora Orme. ( Hercbel
Lewellyn; (7) Krauz Wickman; B
Class, IS) Nora Uroie; (4) Charles
Tharpe; (5) Hercbel Lewellyn. A
Class, (3) Darreuce Herbig; (4) Roy
Buell; (8) Merle Atkins;
Fourth r grade, Central building,
Miss Nellie Dement, teacher (1)
Irene Clemo, Herbert McEensie,
Camden MithceU. Earl Levier; (6)
Rea Calvert; Fred Marshal. B Class
(3) Etna Smith; (4) Earl Levier;
(5) Albert Presley. A Class (1)
Floience Fenn; (5) Camden Mitchell;
(5) Alvah Nipper.
Fourth grade, East building, Miss
Alice Horton, teacher (1) Olive
Whipple, Clyde Smith;' (6) Ivan
Kestersoo; (7) Helen Witberspoon.
a Class (8) Gladys Whipple; (4)
Loui Baker; (S) ttnel Tomer. A
01ass-(3) Florence Dixon; (4),Villie
Chapman; (5) Helen Witberspoon.
Fifth grade. East building, Miss
Blauche Crane, teacher (1) Rita
Brown; Don Belding, Harry Briggs,
Carroll Cornell, John Daunenberg
Edith Day and ;Leah Slover; (6)
Carroll Cornell; (7) Dana Anient.
B Class, (3) Hazel Williams; (4)
Eddie Steiger; (S) Edna Tryer. A
Class (3) Helen Love; (4) Avla
Wilson; (5) Helen Love. No tardy
mark in this gTade.
Fifth grade, Central building. Miss
Julia Parramore, teacher (l)Eugene
Morrison, Clive Galbraith, James
Moore, Olive Patterson; (6) Virginia
Morrison; (7) Gladys Conklin. B
Class, (3) Olive Patterson; (4) Pearl
Newell; (5) Mabel Mcintosh. A
Class (8) Rachel Lowe; (4) Ethel
Harrington; (5) Frieda Close.
Sixth grade, East Building, A. J.
Bish, teacher (1) Aaron Bratton,
Pearlie Lund, Mathsw Riddle, Edna
Corosll, Alice Fallin. Nina Mar
shall; Fay Savage; () Alice Fallin;
(7) Fay Savage. B Class (3,)
Bertha MoAlHster, (4) Winnie Flana
gan; (5) Bertha McAllister. A Class
(8) John Fabs; (4) Eddie Taylor and
Sallie Hughes; (S) Alice Fallin.
Sixth grade Riverside Mis Emily
Rodney, teacher (1) Thayer Yorter;
(6) Grace Kenney; (7) Alice Sloan.
B Clasa-(8) Llllina Patterson : (4)
Continued on page 4
MORE MONEY IN THE
COUNTY TREASURY
County Treasurer Taylor Mexico
Call for County Warrant.
Intereet Cee.se.
There are fund in the treasury to
pay all warrant protested to June
25th. 1004.
Interest will cease from this date,
May 31st, 1907.
J. T. TAYLOR.
Treasurer of Josephine County, Ore.
City Treasurer's Notice.
There are funds in the city treasury
to redeem all outstanding warrant,
protested to May 1, 11W5. Interest on
same will cease ater this date.
Dated at Grants Pass, Ore., May 31,
1907.
COL. W. JOHNSON,
City Treasurer.
YOU KNOW
"'tis hot," and are trying every
possible, way to keep cool, but kant
I KNOW
that I have the very things which
will make you cool. Have you
tried our Vudor Hammock Chair?
If not, try it. Have you seen our
lare line of Hammocks from 50c
to $5.50? You have seen those
porch screens they shade your
porch and add another room to
your house. "We sell them,"
Screen Doors, Window Screens,
Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers,
Tents, Lawn Settees, Law,) Chairs,
Porch Chairs everything that will
keep you cool we sell.
Furniture and Car
pet. Linoleums,
I t Curtains, for
tlerei, Mattre,
Pillow. Cots, Wall
Taper, Clucks,
Mirrors, Window
Btitdet, Future,
Picture Moulding.
R. H. O'Neill
THE HOUSEFlllNISHER
Front St., bet. 6 and 7
PLAN FOR BIG
NOISE ON FOURTH
Celebration In tirsvnta Pass Thle
Year Will Be Long
Remembered.
The various committees who have
the celebration In hand at Grants
Pass on July 4th and Stb met in the
Red Meu ball Monday eveniug and
discussed various phases of the cele
bration. All of the big events have
been arranged and Grants Pass is
promised a celebration this year such
as has never been witnessed here.be
fore. The work of advertising the
event has been commenced and
Grants Pass expects the largest
crowd ever known In its history.
Following are a few of the Many
events which will occupy the two
days: The . first day's events will
start with the customary salute at
sunrise, followed by a grand parade
at 9 .30. After tbe parade the oration
will be deliverd at the grounds by
U. a Senator Chas. Fulton of
Astoria, Ore. Following this will
be tbe various minor sports, foot r do
ing, jumping, etc, whioh will oo
oupy the time nntil 1 o'olock. The
principal event of the afternoon will
be the base ball game between tbe
Medford and A. A. C team; these
team are the two strongest in Rogue
River Valley and an exceptionally
fast game is anticipated, Immi,
diately after supper there will be a
band concert at the railroad grounds
followed by a gorgeous disply of fir
works for which a special set piece
has been ordered ,at considerable
expense and will be the best ever seen
in Southern Oregon. After the firs
works a grand free platform danoe
ill be given, which will complete
the first day's entertainment. Minor
events have not been arranged yet for
the second day but the principal
events will be a balloon ascension at
9 o'clock by Prof. R. Beny, a
Grants Pass aeronaut, who guarantees
an ascension and parachute jump of
5000 feet, a height seldom reached in
aoensions given In a town of this size.
The balloon asoenlon will be followed
by ball game at the Athletic park al
10:30 completing the forenoon' en
tertainments. The principal event of
th afternoon will be a series of horse '
race at the Dlmlok race track. In
the eveniug another free danoe will
be given at the platform. Muslo
ill be furnished by the Medford
band under the leadership of Prof.
John Norling. This la by far tbe
moit complete program ever arranged
for a celebration in this part of the
tate. Excursion rates of ous and
one third far will be given on all
rogolar trains from the various rail
load pol"U good for return up to the
morning of tbe 0th.
Merlin-Gallre stage line leave Mer
lin 7 a. in., arrive Gailce 13, return
1 ; arrive ' Merlin 6 p. in. 25 pound
baggage free.
Mtoves and Ranges,
Oranlteware,
AgUwars, Tinware,
Woodenware,
WUlowars, Cutlery,
Crockery, Lamps,
Glassware, Fancy
Chios, Oo-Carts,
liahy Carnages.
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