Irrigation
OmtU, weigh md mtamrt atrythin ytm
American Grocery.
Ihe uood Old Summer
Swimming Time
Is Here
IheSmallBoj Knows It
We are also trying to keep in the
swim in our business by makinir
it easy for the cook to quickly
geather up the tag ends for
hurried dinner or lunch.
Pretty much everything in the eat
ing line, Oregon Boiled Ham,
Boiled Tongue, Fried Spring
Cnicken, Sliced Beef
Fresh Bread Daily
vHome Cooking) in Nut Cake,
Orange and Lemon Layer Wal
nut Cake, Cocoanut Sponge Cake
etc.
Tuesdays and Saturdays
Fresh Saratoga ,Chips
ueinzs tickles, Sour or sweet
(Nuff Said) nothing better to be
had
Ripe Olives, Green Olives,
Welch's Grape Juice makes a good
hot weather drink, we have it in
pints and quarts.
Heinz Baked Beans plain ' or with
Tomatoe Sauce. 12, 20 or 25c
for the large family size
Soused Mackeral and Underwoods
Mackeral in Mustard 25c
Smoked Sardines (Norway), the
best 12c good American Sar
dines f for 25c,. French Sardines
15 to 25c,
Good pink Alaska Salmon 10c
3 cans Magnolia Salmon 25c
Best fall Cream Cheese per lb. 20c
All kinds of Sauces and Relishes,
Lea & Perres Holbrooks,'
Heinz Mandalay the very latest
and one of the best on the
market, its very good. Try It!
Raspberries and Logan
berries about gone.
Blackberries and early
Peaches now in
market
Remember we have those
cured Lemons, 30c doz.
"Vanges and Banans, at
well
White House
Grocery
Convention and
5 Items of Personal i
6 Interest. !
H. M. Com, a piano man of Med
ford wm ia town Tuesday on business
miss Minnie Taffs left Wednesday
evening for a two weeks' visit in
Portland.
Frank W. Warn n, head of the new
box factory spent several days in
Grants Pass last week.
Herman Wallaoe. wbo baa hwn
working at the depot has been pro
moted to assistant ezpreaa messenger.
BrZ
K. H. Cnrtla wna nn fvm
Roseburg visiting with Grants Pass
friends for a few days, tbis week.
Mrs. Ben1. Munich anil Vannn
Demaree returned Saturday from
their visit at Winter, Cal.
H. C. Shaft Waa down tmm Oonfrsl
Point, tbis week, looklno after anmn
business of importance.
G. H. Henderson nam a tn fmm
Medford, Monday, to look after
property interests and oreet his mtnr
friends here. j
Jee Peterson arrived here Fridav
night from Hugo. He brought a
large King snake, which be caoeht
at his home near Hugo.
Mrs. A. E. Peters and I. Carson are
here from Tacouia. Washington.
Ith a view to fllins anon some
valuable timber lands, in tbis region.
Jno W. Pernoll. the hnstlina- An-
plegate general merchant soent Tnea-
day in this city, attending to bnsinesa
affairs and incidentally greeting his
many friends in this place.
T. W. Williams and son. Oarloa
came in from Reuben Friday night
on business. He returned 8nndav
night, bis family going with him.
D. N. Snider, surjerintendent of the
big sawmiils at Glendale has been in
this city, attending to important
business.
Frank Under, a prominent Ho-
quiam, Wash., timber man is looking i
over cms section of the state, with
the idea of making some extensive in
vestments along this line.
W. Corooran. one of the government
forest ranger ia in the city from
Harbor, Ore., on bnsinsss connected
with the office he holds.
J. K. Plgney. an old resident of
this city left this week for Portland,
expecting to make the northern me
tropolis bis future abiding place.
Clyde Lee, who has been spending
some time visiting with his mother in
this city, left this week for Redding,
Cal., where be holds lucrative posi
tion. Miss Helen May Fleishman, who
as been the guest of her sister.
Mrs. Geo. Hartman for several dava
past, departed Wednesday morning for
nr uomo at i anas.
T. HlYokum.'one of Douglas
county's prosperous farmers who re.
sides at Riddles baa been in tbis place
for several days, on important busi-
ness matters.
O. P. Dorman, the successful min
ing man was in from Placer this
week and reports everything as mov-
ng along very nicely out that wav.
ith very bright prospects for the
future.
Roger Entrlken, who has been ex
tensively engaged in mining, In the
action around Galioe, was in Grants
Pass this week, leaving Thursday
morning for Philadelphia, to make
his boyhood borne a visit
M. L. Cully came op from Olyinpia,
Wash., this week, for the pnrpose
of making final proof on his timber
claim. He realises that there will
eventORllv be a big demand for tim
ber lands in this western country.
L. P. Leonard, a well knows Bo
hemia mining man came up fmm
the Donglas county mines to inspect
some promising properties which he
thinks of taking bold of in this rart
of the country.
The Countv Commissioners will
hold their regular monthly meeting
next Wednesday, when bills will be
audited and any business pertaining
to ooonty affars will be considered.
The Misses Maude and Bessie Lee
who spent several davs here
visiting at the home of Miss Mae
Harrington, returned Pnndav morn
ing to their borne at Central Point.
Mrs. E. E. Waoghtal returned
Saturday from San Francisco where
she has been selecting her new milli
nery. She was accomranied bv Miss
Lillian Farmer of Oakland, who will
remain h'Ts several months.
H. Dean, of the Lower nplegate
country waa In the citv Wednesday
attending to some business affairs.
He has been emploved on the big
smelter at. Kilmer, since lat June.
but a that Manf has shnt down for j
the present he wines t-ack this way i
to ref irte. !
"Mifs Carolyn ln pbl-tte. who has .
spent the past several weeks here
and at Portland visiting with rela-i
tives and friends, left Wednesday !
evening on her retnrn trip to Fair- j
view. Nevada, tn again , take up her
work as compositor on a newspaper at
that place.
E. C. Dixon was in from the West
Fork oonntry. this wees, looking
aftr business interests. He Is feel
ing nnch improved in health and
reports having bad an enloyaM" time
in thaf section which Is noted as
being a fln hunting region H"
came in to rlace a nice big ad in the
Courier, which is to be found 'on
another rage J
H. C. Kinney's fine coach driving
horse "Wixvlland" was thought to he
almost anto proof but this forenoon
j he objected to one of the l uffing
j machines coming into cloe rroximity
I to his bitching jiost in'froiit of the
j store of Kinney & TrraT and he
renrd np nnd cut np rart' tis ari'ies
! reaVinv cue of th- 'ni sf'- of rh"
i bu(igy but tioiiig littjeoil.tr Jamue.
Industrial Fair-Grants Pass, September
S. P. TIME TABLE.
Trains carrying passengers leav Grants
Pass depot aa follows:
KOITH BOFRD.
So. U Shasta Express for Port
land and intermediate
. . "tUons v 6:23 a. m.
No. 16 Orepon Express, Port
land and way stations . 6:20 p. m.
10. U Portland Express, dyer. 11:35 a. ox.
SOUTH BorKD.
No. 11 Shasta Express, Sacra
ment! te Sun k'raii..iawi in-i.
o, 15 t alifornia Kxpress. Sac
ramento and ban Kran-
15i!,l'0 9 05 a. m.
to. 13 han Francuco Express,
nJer 11:00 a. m.
Miss Alice Everett letf Tuesday
for Olympia. Wash., whera sh. I. ts.
attend the high school this winter.
Miss Amv Johnson, of Tin for kn
has been visiting with Miss Ma'rjorie
O.IUUVJ ior me past week or so, re
tamed to her home, Tneeday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H Tinko. .,., ..i
Wednesday from Fortuna. Cal., where
uirir uive Deen since last Jnna Tli
think that Grants Pass is a good place
uai mj aiwr an.
miss cnioe McKerrsie. who has
wen visiting at Newport for some
time, but wbo is now the guest of
Eugene friends, is expected home in
a few days.
Jno. Hathaway, the popular fore
man of thi local Southern Pacific
ronndlionsa, piloted a number of his
railroad friends out on a jtnp to the
famous Jospehine caves. The party
returned home WaHii .trJ.
i having had a delightful time.
Ben. A. Lowell, Woodvllle hustler
was in the city this week and tells
now things are progressing in fine
yle in this part of the country.
They are all coming to the fair and he
thinks this section will make some
good exhibit at the fair.
Dr. Roy Kremer, who is one of the
young profes-ioual men of whom
Grants Pas people are justly proud,
as being a "home boy," and who
graduated with high honors from
the Cooper Medical College, of San
Francisco, last spring,' returned to
me ouiuern citv Wednesday, after a
pleasant visit with his manv lriends
u this city. Dr. Kremer baa been
here to attend to the settling of nis
late father's estate.
,B-F: Hogue, of the firm of Hogue
Bnrke, the euergetio Kerby mer
chants, was at the county seat Wed
nesday, on important business. He
bad also been vsitlng with Medford
friends for a day or so. Mr. Hogue
opuri cvBrjiuiog moving along In
tip-top shape out his way. His firm
proposes to inaugurate the cash sts-
wrai, Beginning with tha first of Sep
tember and he says that this will
enable them to sell cheaper and that
it will prove to be more satisfactory
all around.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Morrell.
naients of Mrs. Norton, accompanied
by Mrs. A. K. Fowler, Miss Mary E.
Proseas and Miss Jennie Thompson,
old time friends of Mrs. Norton's, all
residents of San Jose, Cal., arrived in
this oity and are the guesta at the
home of Attoreny H. D. Norton, for
few days. They have teei on a
sight seeing tonr of tbe Paoifio coast,
having jnst returned from a nlnaunt
trip through the Yellowstone National
Park.
If the Courier fais to come up to it I b,M maj fr,end' 'Dd dm'-
usual high standard tbis week, tbeP 0,tjr wbo wtl1 to him a
readers will understand the cause, most hearty weloome, should he con
when it is known that Editor Voor-! olude to cast in his lot with them,
hies is away, taking in tha tnnetinir I
of the Oregon Editorial Association, Aong the attractions which have
which convenes at Attorn, tbe lat- j Dee secured by tbe public-spirited
terpartof this week and continues citizens who have been instrumental
St iretnjo,fingneaXtwerdk;seri,in f-
hit of rest and it is hoped t!:at he will , mu"ioal attractions for the music
have a delightful and r&t giving . loving people o f this citv are the
iiuib or ii. ne was accompanied hv
Ilia an V -1 T 1.1 .
;isit with hi gJandparent." TnPX"1 This company
land, while his father attends to thejreuder8 'r"", f'ooi English and comic
business matters. They are expecting opera; " Boston ia Sextette " Nov. 20,
to return home about" Wednesday, ! one of the recognized musical aggre
unless an emergency call bnnga them n. f .i. j .
back soon r. u ; gallons of the country and one that
MAEHIED.
HOLLINGSWORHT C ORB IN At
the home of the bride in Dallas
Ore., Wednesday August 28, 1U07,
Rev. J. Austin Hollingsworth of
Crants Pass and Miss Ethel Curbin 1
Rev. A. C. Corbin father of the j
bride officiating J
DIED. 1
MCLT.EN At the South Pacific Hos-!
w.nuu rns. , ire. i iinrs-1
unjr n.iKuri , rjui.Lievi ii. JUUIien
aged 75 v ears a native of Cumber-!
land connty Pa
"Colonel" Mullen as he was
familiarly known died of Pright's i
dieae after a lingering illness He!
entered the First Hegiiuent. in Co. :
1. I enn'Vlvania Reserve,
during the,
i iviI War and was a mrpral during
the service. For a number of years
he has been a reident of Grants Pas.
At one time he was an inmate of the
Soldiers' Home, at Rnsernrg. Hh
leaves a widow, to whom he was Imt
recentlv wedderl and two sons, r-siil-
inir t battle, Wash., by a former
wl''- lre funeral services will be
"ndncted at the Newman M. K.
church, Saturday, Augti't SI, at 10 a.
m " reck man . John
a. i'gan t'fist io. hh, or which de
ceased was an honored uicmter, will
tarticirate in the services. The
interment will le made at (ranit Hill
( Vniete
OX At her home, on Williams
Creek. Josephine cfinntv. Ore.,
We'luesilav. August 28, 1107. Mrs.
Ju'ia A. r. nged fH years, fl
months and 10 days, a native of
I frertv, Clay connty, Mo. of
Pright's disease.
Mrs. Cox has long been a resident
of this comity where he has made
many warm friends. She leaves
several relatives including sons nnd
dntik'hters to nmnm her Ios The
f'ltieral occurred from her late resi
lience Friday. An prist ?i. arid the iri-treii-ent
was at the Williams Crick
r I .
fri.
ii'g
attei.Ci
;l.l.or-.
1 Iv
. 11:
ll'lf H!:l1 l.l i
A Brief Record of I
Local Events.
Industrial Fair.
Next week the crcuit oonrt of Jack
son county convenes at Jacksonville
and the session for Josephine countv
will commence ;in Grants Pass Mon
day, September 28.
Local fruit men are very much in
terested in the expected returns from I
me nrst car of pears shipped from
Grants Pass to the New York market,
this season. It ia about time the
car arrived at the great metropolis
and soon the aeanlts of the shipment
should be known. Last vear tha
returns from this locality were most
gratifying and it la to be hoped that
they will be likewise this time.
fit. a v . . ...
xueuoore iarsin, night man at
the power boose, while working about
(he machinery Sunday morning oangbt
bis right arm In the belt connecting
the pump with tbe storage tans for
filling cans, and received a severe
fracture, both bones being broken just
above.the wrist, one of them broken
In two places. The power house ma-
ciunery is still in Service in the
manufacture of ioe, the demand being
occasioned by the big California ship
menta.
Irrigation Convention
and Iudns
trial Fair Sept. 10-19.
The Philip Losooab fruit ranch was
sold last week to R. C. F. Astbarv,
of Astoria, Oregon, tbe price beiag
110,000. This ranch, which is located
about three miles from Gold Hill
on tbe Bams valley road, containa
100 aores, mostly all set to bearing
fruit, and is one of the finest tracts
of fruit land in tha State. Besides
the large number of trees that are
now bearing, there is also an or
chard of younger trees that will bear
their first orop of apples next year.
The price of 110,000 ia lodsed a bar
gain for snch a property aa this. We
are sorry to state that Mr. Lusoorab
expects to leave this community aa
soon aa he settle up hi affairs.
uwmg to his health h. expects to
locate in ths coast country for a time.
Gold Hill New.
It ! reported that Granat Paas
may soon have valaable addition to
it population in th person of Prof.
F. H. Applehoff ths well known and
efficient leader of the famous Roae
burg band and orchestra. It is
known that Prof. Applsboff has been
thinking of removing to this eltyfor
some time past and in ths event of his
coming, it would mean that an
excellent orchestra would at onoe b
organised and also that In all proba-
biity a much needed brass band woald
1 .1,
ialS0 08
forthcoming. Prof. Apple
following:
"
Kellogg Haines," 'to be
nas Deen winning ;much decired fame:
Roger & Gridley, Impersonators,"
February 31 which is pronounced the
finest organization of its kind now
on the road; "Dunbar Quartette and
Bell Ringers,." April 9, a troupe
which is being greeted with rrowded
well-pleafed houses whereter
tn,,y '
go. Thefe entertainments will be
given at the new opora bouse, whioh
has been thnrotiishv nvrrmn tA anrt
remodeled
snd is prnctirally a new
rilavhrmsn
j
Holllnia worth Corbin.
Rev. Austin J. Hollingsworth, the
popular psstor of the First Christian
church took many members of his
rongregation by surprise last Sunday
when he texjk occaaion to remark that
he wss expecting to take unto himaelf
a "better half." the coming week.
Some persons knew that such au event
might be expected and so were not so1
much shorktd? but others were com-'
pletely surprised. Rev. Mr Hulling- j
wortlijfBsweddedin DallaHTneT-j
d a y7" to M I as E t h e 1 Cor hi n the acotu" ,
plibeddaoghter oritevr and Mrs" '
A. C Qirhln of That city and former I
residents of Ashland' The"happy i '
contile Htole'a inarchon the Trinnlrs t
of th lixal church comli'g home
ednesday
evening thos spoiling a
big reception which "'wss to have
been tendered "Them "at the train" As
it is theywill irolsibly give a formal
reception to the newly wedded couple
sometime n (it week.
Sacramento and Return $11.25.
""The Southern Pacific will sell
eix-cial round trip tickets to f-'acra-riiento
on account of the National Irri
gmioo Congress in session there Sep
tember 2 to 7 inclusive at f 11.2.1 from
"ratits l'as. The (Vlifornia Htate
fair ! in m hcj 'it the f l!o iiijj week.
b 2;i 2t
SOME BARGAIN POINTERS
News Note from th Business
Men to R.eskder.
Dr. Flanagan,
Physiolan and Dentist
Go to Co run (or Plumbing.
M. Clemens, Prescription Druggist.
A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak
Ranges atCoron's
A full stock of Edison and Colombia
records at the Muaio Store 1500 Edi
son s and 1000 Columbia.
Mrs. France Amos Piano teacher,
403 N 6th St. 8 9-tf
Kodaks and Fjlms at Mosio Store.
Fisher, the Junk man boys any old
thing. 8-21 tf
Merlin-Galice stage line leaves Mer
lin 7 a. m., arrives Galioe 19, return
1 ; arrive Merlin 8 p. m. 85 pounds
baggage free.
The Mountaineer Reitaurant, Front
street, betwejn Sixth and Seventh,
will be open every night until 1
o clock. 8-80 tf
Mm llT...nU.l .. . I
the city with a nioe line of new fall
stye in millinery, which she offers
for"inspection. , . "STo8t
R. Ii. Parsell, piano tuning, Phone
608 or Maslo Store, Grants Pass,
Ore. 8-80 tf
The S. P. Ry. has granted special
one and one-third fare rate to Medford
for September 4 at whioh time the
Portland Beavers are to play. 8-80 8t
Cashier L. L. Jewell of the
Grant Paas Banking A Trust Co.
is home from his extended trip to
eastern parts of the United States
and to England. Mrs. Jewell ao
companied him to Connecticut and
New york where she remained with
relatives and old friends, while her
husband made the trip across the
Drmv deep.
Mr. Jewell reports hay-
lug had a verv successful as well as
very
enjoyable time.
....
H. L. Kelly, the energetlo repreeen-
Utlve of the Fish Bureau of Washing-
ton D. C. now has a crew of eight
men engaged in tbe placing, of a fish
hatchery in the Rogue River near
Riverbend some 14 miles west of this
oity.
These are the days when the melon
raiser of thi valley are reaping
their orop and thi week delicious
specimens have been sent to the Port
land market by local growers by the
carload and they say that the ship
ments promise to be quite large be
fore the season is over.
Rooming Hone Snap.
A good sired rooming house and lot
ior saie. naier ana Dain. main street
close, to milL For prioe and terms
apply to airs, uagne, crescent uity,
Cal. 8-9 7t
Tbe Southern Pacific in apprcsiation
of the steadily increasing passenger
tramo between Portland and Southern
Oregon points, announces that an
additional standard sleeping car will
be put on about August 1st between
Ashland and Portland. It will loave
Portland on No. 13, arrive Ashland at
1 :80 a. m. and return northward from
Ashland on No. 16 scheduled to leave
Asbland 4:40. This will be quite
an accommodation to the Southern
Oregon traveling public. Tbe osr
will be reserved as follows: Anbland,
sections 1, 3, 8, 4 and the drawing
room; Medferd, suctions ft, fl, 7, 8,
0; Grants Puss, sections. 10, 11;
Rosebnrg, 13. 8-23 tf
CARD OF THANKS.
We dusiro, in this way, to express
our gratitude towards the many
friends who were ao thoughtful and
kind towards us and our lovod oue
during the weeks of his ill neHS arid
in the hours of our diteueit sorrow
at bis death. Words cannot express
our thankfulness to all those who ex
pressed their sympathy by word, act
and floral tokens.
Mrs. J. Willard ;Denion.
Mrs. J. 11, Williams and sons.
; wwwiwiiwuwwwwvwwwwwwvwwHwwm
A IT BANNAr?Ti at the Rie Furniture
u "n-LN IN iilvU, Ii0USCi North 6th SK
is now ready for all business, everything in house furnishing'
Among other new arrivals are 25 pieces of 2 yards, 2'A yards and
4 yards wide Cook Linoleums, the best quality bought before
the advance, and will give ray customers the benefit of price; will
fit and lay. You will lose money if you buy before seeing tliese
goods All goods sold for cash or on installment plan.
WIHI-JVS SIvWINO MACHINKS and Supplies for
.Machines. A few ends
of Linoleum cheap.
A. U.
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IO, 11, i.
Taken Off
V
.ON.,
DISCOUNT
A llien brings not priCOS from
$1.55 TO $4.25
COME AND GET A BARGAIN!
Cramer Bros.
Oregon Agricultural College,
Opens September 87th. Instruction
begins October 1st. Offer course In
Agriculture, innludi nop Aomnnmw
u.k-j. r-i.. n.
" . . 71 i"T
1 Mltshanilsa Uahbi I !
uhiuwjiiij, uuriiuBunrOi
Forcitrj
r;'7
"nl engineering. Uommero.
Pharmaoy, Domestio , 8oience audi
Art. Tuition I free. For cata-
i0Bnei oonui-.n- fH info,mm.i-.
regarding courses of tudy, equips
emnt, eta, apply to The Reglster-
Corvallls, Oregon. 8-88 &V
Mrs, J. E. Peterson, who haa
been quite 111, seems now to be mucin
improved In health.
First National Bank:
fr
Southern Oregon
Ml
GftXXTS PUSS. ORBGOJV
d0m6 0T tne berVICBS XDil 31
Bank Renders the PUDllC
The simplest and safest way o
keeping your money is by deposit
ing it in a Reliable Bank. This
Bank receives Deposits Subject to
Check, or -ou Demand Certificates
of Deposit or ou Time Certificates
of Deposits. On Time Deposits we
pay 4 per cent interest.
DRAFTS t
The Best and Cheapest wayto
Transfer Money is by Bank Draft.
We sell Drafts payable in all parts
of the country.
LOANS
One of the most important (unc
tions of the Bank. V endeavor
to supply all reasonable needs o f
our customers.
Capital nnd Surplus $73,000
Stockholders' Additional
Responsibility $50,000
OFFICERS
L. H. Hall. President
3. C. Campbell, Vice-President
II. L. GlLKKY, Cashier
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