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f ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS OREGON, JULY S. CLASSIFIEDDS. 1907. TAN OXFORDS The phenomenal and 6udden demand for Tan Oxfords which has sprung up bo sud denly through the east and west caught many manufacturers unprepared to serve their customers. This demand does not ex ist in New York alone, but prevails through out the larger cities of both east and west. Golden Brown is the color. We have them in stock. R. L. BARTLETT HOWARD BUILDING SIXTH STREET THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. the age of twenty-cue year and are apposed to be free, moral agents. Whatever their conduct, they hare gone into ito pen eyed and no one is to blame bat themselves. It seeins ridiculous that a man should try to retaioh ii wife's affections at the point of a revolver, bnt they seem to do it. Oftentimes the bosbaud is as much to blame .as anyone and when a woman goes oat of her borne for her love and affection, there is generally good reason for it. Of course the most sensible thing to do, would be for all parties concerned to just quit or to get a divorce but then who of ns is sensible in the face of this greatest of primitive instincts. When John Raskin the greatest of English critics found that the affections of bis wife bad been placed elsewhere, be stepped back and gave her op. Bat yoar American would have got out bis six shooter and a triple plated tragedy would bave resulted. Bnt the law of suggestion is a curious thing and for some months to come we may expect to read of the unwritten law audits viotims;: then will come the reaction and the public mind will run to the other extreme. NEW TODAY. HAY PRESS-New. O. K. hay prees for sale or rent, in ufe ooly six weeks, jest long enoogh to test an parts welL Time given on part i..0 ii riouirpd. Call on or urtnrM L. H. Yorker, Merlin. 2t Published Every Friday. Subscription Rat! One Year, In advance, Blx Months, Three Months, ... Dingle Copies, 11.60 .76 .40 .06 Advertising Rat Furnished on application at the office, or by nisil. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will b charged for at 6o per lint; card of thanks 50c . A. E. VOOBHIES, PROPR. Oregon, as seoond-class mail matter. FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1907. . TIIK FOUHTU or JUL.Y. Oar ancestors might have picked out different day for the birth of our nation but they didn't and to we bave to make the best of it. Some time late In the Fall after the first rains bad settled the dost and sweetened no the vegetation and the crops were all salefy gathered in, would have been moon nicer but the Fourth of July it was and apparently ever will .be. We all celebrate after oor own peculiar temperaments. The f.rai.1 with wtfM Anil nhlMrMl. flnml Into town and get sorefootcdwander Ing over the bard pavement and the city man goes into the country where the ants get luto bis picnic grub and he gets beautifully stung with poison oak. It is anything for change. Some people .even wait for the Fourth of July to get drank and a Fourth does not pass without tbeir getting into that condition where they can see anything from a boa constrictor to a garter snake. But the Individual who enjoys the Fourth the most of all is the small boy who gets up at Ave o'clock in the morning and who thinks that noise is the chief eud aud aim of the Fourth of July. You cau't make fire crackers too big for him and if it keep ou the canuon cracker will soon be powerful enough to crack a cement pavement. Hut theri'is auother side to the Fourth of July that too few of us look upou aud that 1m (he view taken by the original founders of our Republic. To them it was uothitig frivolous. It was not a time to he spent in dune ing and driuklug Ice cream sodas but a time for serious matters. It was no hoys play breaking away from England and establishing an independent sover eignty. The traditions of centuries bad to be torn op and cast aside be fore it could be done. They settled tbeir problems and settled them bravely without flinohing. Ifjve ooly knew it we bave problems in; our economic and political life that need as much serious attention as any that ever worried our Revolutionary fore fathers. Bnt we do not "seem to be able to declare ourselves free and in dependent of " the forces that "are crowding ns to destruction. And so when the Fourth of July annually comes we should strive to look at the serious side of it and try to get a lit tle of the old revolutionary spirit into our blood and then mayhap our problems would not seem so bard after all. "Wives of smart men, should remind them, They cau make thelr.Ilves secure, Aud, departing, leave hehind them Something solid, something sure." Qregonjife The Folleyholder Gompany A home itiNtitutiou absolutely Mu tual to policy holders. Unlit ou a comuiou seuae foundation, keep your mouey in circulation among your own people in Oregon. Is managed by meu skilled in Life Iusuranc-e business, aided by Oregon's foremost financiers. Investigate our plan W'fore'you buy. Home Office: l'ortland, Ore. A. L, Mills. President. L Samuel, General Mgr. A. B. CORNELL, KclJent Agent Grant !, Oregon A SUGGESTIVE EDITORIAL. The Portland Oregon Ian of Jane 27, had very suggestive editorial en titled "East and West" which was based on an article in Appleton's magazine for Joly. It discussed the competition that is just commencing between the East and the West and the possibilities of the Japanese as representing the East coming out the victor. Japan has com .to tbe fore at time of great material and Intel lectoal progress and being people of great adaptability, she is picking oat all that is best in our civilization and casting the ohaff by the wayside. Having discarded all the ideals of her past life, she is not hampered and restrained by conservatism. The C're gonian goes on to show that in re ligion the Japanese are becoming the exponents of intellectual freedom and are picking out the best In all religions. They are in the search for truth and have no prejudice to be Irritated on finding it. Ou the eoouomio side again, they are develop- Ing along lines that the American seems fearful of entertaining. The Japanese government is becoming one great trust of the people. The hand of the state is everywhere in evidence; steamship lines, railroads and industries of all description. And withjthis system of cntralized industry, the competitive individu alism of the Western world is bound to go down. A third advantage claimed by this writer in Applcton, Is the centralized form of government which gives increased governmental efficiency. We cannot but admit that all of this will give the Japan se great advantage for we see that it has done the same In our own case. reaaou that the American basin man and manufacturer cau oudersell his competitors is his rcadiuess to adopt new methods and machinery aud rant aside the old. Japan is do ing that ill : V,k i.'ii, economies aud politics and Is time that we bestir red ourselves. ANY ORDINARY PRISONER. We sometimes wonder ; what Is the matter with our body politic and why corruption and disrespect for law exists in high places, but an item of last week goes a long way towards making it plain that it is our own fault. In the newspaper reports of the Yale-Harvard boat race was an account of the arrest of Mr. Harri man, the railroad magnate, for violating some of the roles governing the conduct of spectators and the item weot on to state: "Mr. Harriman aw no more of the race bnt was de tained as any ordinary prisoner aboaid the Graham until after the race." Now any plain American citizen may well, inquire : "Why shouldn't he be detained as any ordi nary citizen? Is bis person sacred and above the law and shall the rest of ns have to knuckle at his mere beck and call?" The enforcement of law should be the same, no matter whether the offender be riob or poor; high in official position or a scaven ger of the streets. Yet the old bar barlo spell still dings to the most of ns that there is something sacred about wealth and power. ' The chanoes are that if the rash lieuten ant who ordered the arrest had known who it was, be would have thought twice before doing it. Another example is before our eyes at the present time. John D. Rocke feller is evading the service of a sum moo at the home of bis daughter in Ohio. We read how a search light plays nightly over the ground and that guards patrol all the walks and approaobea to the house. Now sup pose it was some poor Irishman who was wanted for a witness. Do yon Ui ink they woold get him? Of course they woold. He would have his door caved in about his ears in a jiffy and would very likely get a taite of a hickory club for bis temerity bot John D. is not a poor Irishman and we all look on and take it as a mat ter of course that wealth enables auy one to have a contempt for the law. What GIRL to do housework in small family. Mrs. W. S. Murray, North Sixth St, Grants Pass. LOST Tuesday, long black pocket book, somewhere between Galice and " Grants Pass, contained photograph, check, on which payment has been - itnnnori Leave at Courier office and receive reward. 7-6 It A F. PIERCE Registered Angoras, Flock headed by one of the famous bucks of the ''King Arthur" also other bocks of different strains of bleeding. Does of the noted strains; bu:ks for (ale, Merlin., Ore LOST A watch, Friday, between the place where the baioon went up ami the parachute drop. Finder re fnrti to Courier office. 6-7 It OLIVER Typewriter, new, at 35 per cent discount at this office. for sale Inquire 7-5 tf VERMONT Maple sugar, pure, gov rnment inspected, in 10-lb cans lor sale by 3. Chase, Phone 1038. 7-6 tf FOR SALE, 40 ACRE FARM for sale or trade for city property. Mostly bottom land, 15 acres onder fence, seven acres in cultivation, plenty of running water for Irrigation, 6-room cottage, barn, small orchard, one half mile frou school house, post office aud ruil road station. Price right easy terms Inquire of W. G Henry, Hugo. 6-28 tf PHAETON for sale. Harth. Inquire P. H 6-21 tf WANTED. GIRL wanted for two or three week in small f am illy. Address J. V. care Courier. TIMBER WANTED I will pay cash for timber land. L. G. Brown, Eugene, Oregon. 6 24-71 WANTED Salesmen. Many Make f 100 to 1150 per month ; some even more. Stock clean ; grows on Reser ' ration, far from old orchards. Cash advanced weekly. Choice of terri tory. Address Washintgon Nursery Company, Toppenish, Washington. WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-band goods. Harrison Bros., Second hand-store, corner Sixth and J streets. 1-W tf 31 U R V H Y ; The hay crop is fair onr Part of the county. Jeff Wimtr is spraying for the cod- lin moth. . . E. T. Perry is busy harvesting ins berres. He 18 tne mooi berry raiser cf Murphy and has a splendid crop this season. The Murphy baseball team was a little outclassed last suuuay vj Applegate nine at Ferndale. score 11 to 4. Arch Bunch, Ed McCracken and h T. Dav have gone on the Takilma coku and matte hanL The boys claim it is better money than hauling lumber. H W. Mitchell of South Western Missouri is visiting his sister, Mrs. .T W. Gilmore. He arrived Saturday via Portland and expects to spend some three months seeing the Oregon slehts. among them Klamath, Crater Lake and the Coast, returning via San Francisco and Salt Lake. Mr. Lleth has been complaining iiinmhla latelv about the deer eating his grain. He savs they have aatmweA as much as two acres. We would recommend a spray of metal catched bullets, bot applied very sparingly for awhile jet. Lasalle Stewart is again among bis many Murphy friends looking after his homestead on Murphy Creek. Mr. Stewart has a lnorative position with the Booth-Kelly people in the Willamette and after cultivating his crop here and doing some more improving be will returnn to bis work. Morpby farmers challenge Jose phine county to beat them in the fol lowing products. The Gilmore boys have three acres of oats, six feet high. The Hays Bros, have tomatoes three inobes in diameter. D. Wimer has cherries measuring Scinches in circumference and Charley Williams boasts cabbage heads four inches through. What do yon think of tbat, "Eben"T WillisYork brought out a new light ening hay press this week .and will commmenoe the scg-x-z-z bang I of hammering ont HI after the 4th. X. Y. Z. MISCELLANEOUS. FRANK BURNETT-Upholstering, mission fornttor mad to order. Petr Pirzer was in Grants Pass Wednesday from his farm near Hugo. Mr. Pirzer is demonstrating that Rogue River hill lands are productive and will profitably produce both fruit and field crops. His place is at an altitude of 1600 and is in the thermal belt where frost dons not kill the fruit. The soil is red clay and pro duces both fruit aud vegetables to perfection. Peaohes, cherries and grapes are the fruits that Mr. Pirzer grows and the trees and vines show a vigorous s'owth not excelled on any other farm in Roguft River Vallev. While It is generally supposed that the United States needs mlu can only be grown successfully FINAL SETTLEMENT t In the County Court for Jew Cnnntv. Oregon. In the matter of the) Fsrate of Alpheus I E. Holloway- Deceased. Notice is hereby given that dersigned administrator of the , estate, with the will anneiss 1 niea in nam court ana cause tiii C account and that Saturday. AnJ-; at 10 o'clock a. m. at the ooort WJ at Grants Pass, Josephine county n egon, has been fixed by the above ii" as the time and place for eettlin, , urannnt and all nAronn, therein are hereby notified to flu t'. before that time. ' W. B. FLANAGAJT, Administrator Dated July 1, 1907. M- more than anything else is a retnrn to tome of the Puritan spirit that prompted our early forefathers. When we catch a millionaire violat ing the law he must be "pinched" aud jailed and not .treated aa some thing above the law. Lots of people are clamoring for more law to protect themselves from the rapacity of pre datory wealth but there are laws iu plenty at the preseut time. Only they line snouiu oe f moreen wun impartiality. That alone would remedy a great many of our present troubles. on the bottom land Mrs. Pirzer finds melons one of his most profitable crops. Watermelons of 80 pounds are common and Mr. Pirzer had one last year that weighed 41 pounds. Mr. Pirzer is one of the most enthusiastic members of the Grantf Pass Fruit Growers Association and in compli ance with the role lately pat into effect he will use the Association stationery in his personal correspond ence. As all tbe fruit farm of the members are to be named he has chosen Hugo Heights as tbe name for his farm and that name will be printed on the Association letterheads and envelopes that he ihas ordered of Secretary Meserve. There is bat one unpleasant feature at Hugo Heights Fruit Farm and that is that there is no woman to brighten the home and to abare the work and the prosperity of that attractive place, but rumor has it that a strong, rosy-cheeked girl from far away Bavaria is one of these days to assume a partnership in this sightly and to be model farm. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S gATi b uciuuj giTvu mat if! 1907 at tbe hour of 10 o'clock i ?) at tbe front door of the rw Court House, In the city of Grm Pass, said County and State, kji r public sale for United Statei r, coin, cash in hand, all oftheriu title and interest whioh tbo Couk of Josephine has acquired to W through the non-payment of tai e W. J. RUSSElj, j Shtr? If yon are not illuminating home with electricity do it k, Considerations of safty, ooator convenience, health andeconomjt mand it. U- Clinton Cook was in Gisntih, Wednesday and was a caller it office of Secretary Meserve, of a Fruit Growers Association, it Cook is a progressive young farmen' Missouri Flat and he is taking aM' interest lin fruit raising. Recoju ing the value that the Fruit Groi; Association is to tbe farmer Inju' keting their froit and purcbitiDi supplies Mr. Cook became a dmi and will use tbe association jititii! ery in his correpsondenoe. 1' Cook has a small orchard aodV' plant more trees this Fall. 3 CEMENT AND CEMENT I R. H. GILFILLAN Will do your cement work is i shape Give him a chance I Photn 744. Cor. B and SI J. M. FISHER Junk Dealer Highest prices paid for hides, m pelts, rubber, iron, metals, gx. sacks, and all kinds of junk. Red Front, 6th st. bet. I sad J. ASHLAND COMMERCIAL! COLLEGE ! ! Complete and thorough trainiq Commercial, Shorthand and Eng lish courses. Individual instruction at abet one-half the usual expence. Note Our Special Oder. ' Stndents who enter at the beginsin of tbe sohool year, Sept. 9, 1907. u secure a 9 months' scholarship for l will be entitled to initructiou Uk and all the departments to July 1, This is youroppoitunity to oonpl" the combined course, ask formation. for i We trust that the Orchard confes sion will not run as long iu the maga zine as the Civil War arti les did. lllli LiAWKUMKN LAW. If atiyone wanted proof that the average cit zeti is an hysterical perron and controlled by the laws of sugges tion, he needs'only to hnk at the ever growing !it of "uuwritton law" ranee that are commem-iug to till the coltuiius of the daily press. A great deal of gush is helug wrilteu about these "injured" hushands. hut there is a serious side to this (ue.-tioti and that is the sentiment it is creating of a man with a "wrong" of takiug the law iuto his owu hands and wrecking vengenoe ou his victim. This is alwavs dangerous and es pecially so when prompted by insaoe jealousy. It is very easy for a wrong construction to he placed on conduct and actious that are entirely innocent, lirauts Pass has narrowly missed a tragedy cf this kiud by reason of a fool, n wife and vulver. Then ns-.nu there where it would undoubtedly have been better , if the tragedy I ad occurred. t he majority of wives that are uiiied l.akeview, Oregon, celebrated for six successive days. That ought to do them for ten years and give every body nervous prostratieu. a re- are caie New York has a strike ou of the garbage, collictiors and it is said the town is beginuiug to smell as though there were several deid cats in the cellars. Fairbanks seems to live in nard luck. The Prohibitiouists are. now gtttiug after luai for serving whiskey cocktails with cherries in them ou Memorial Day. The undertakers of Oregon have just closed a successful meeting In 1'ortlaud. They are makiug it cheaper to live all the time. People kick about living expenses going up bot dying ones seem to keep right along with them. Onr lattst from the r.veiiuig post lias article about him and for the Precideut. The big Ptlck is not own Jouathan 'Hourne is the statesmau to get a ttruwinrir magazines. The Saturday a slight Iv ureas tin his friendship iu it weapon or ofTense us r.mm,..l as a with BANKING DAY PVERY person who earns money should have a res ' ular banking, day. On this day they should not fail to deposit a certain proportion of their earnings. IN our savings department seores of people carry ac- counts and deposit their savings regularly. AE invite accounts of $1.00 and up, on which we pay v v 4 per cent interest. Wouldn't you like to estab lish a banking day? Call and see us. SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS GRANTS PASS BANKING & TRUST GO. G31AT.S ItVSSS, OREGON pot (cJ jiip iu ca'i of unwritten law are over th 1 slat.