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f G7?e Shoe STRONG AND GARFIELD CO. ft 2M R. L. BARTLETT . HOWARD BUILDING SIXTH STREET THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Published Every Friday. Subscription Ratest One Year, in advance, $1.60 .76 .40 .06 Hit Month. Tiiree Months, Bingle Coi.ies, Advertising Rata Tarnished on application at tbe ofBcs, or ky mall. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will lie charged (or at 60 per line; card of thanks SOe. A. E. VOORBIES, Pro ph. Oregon, at second-clan mall matter. FRIDAY. AUGUST 80, 'Rah for the fair I Get to Hoe and boost for the fair. The snooes of the fair dipends very wnoli upon what we people of Grants Pan propoee to make il. If it Ii a success thia time, It will be eaaier to hare the oezt ene a greater eaooess. Theee are Ideal .fall days and they tend to make the newcomer feel ai though be .bad oome to (the place be faai been looking for theee many daya. Portlaud'i big bank failore did Dot -effect the financial oondltiont of GranU Tan, we are pleaied to note and what it more, we are glad to eay that oar financial ioitilotioni are eo aolld that It will take many loch flarriee in the money maikels to sen ahake them. Extend the glad band to the mauy Btrai)Kemwho will be in oar midst at the big fair, next week. Make them feel certain that they are welcome aud thasyon will aid them In carrying home most excellent impressions ;of uratits 1'aiw and our enterprising ntleni. It Hewius the 1jw and Order people of (his fair otty are going to make a determined effort to sen to it that there be no violet lou of the laws governing the cliwlug of saloons atul like places. If .there is a law which has to do with such cam, it atioild by all menu be enforced or rise .).. clare It a dial potter and strike it from the statute books. If it is a poorw ,bih1 one (.that should; not le enacted, one of the quickest ways to have it silled is to enforce it. On the other bund, failure to put the laws into force In nothing short of anarchy. We are a law'-ahidtng peo pie and we want to se thnt the proper laws are enacted and theu that they are put in force. That was indeed a very conipli mentiiry statement made by Professor Ortim, the government plant expert, who has Just been In this vieinity, investigating the melon pest, when be pronounced our yield and like, wise tin. quality of the nielous ws raise as far superior to those grown ThiynWjranJw'wirfUklwcv Levi Strauss & Co. tOL13 DISTKIUUTOKjH TOCH!ifGSj ! of .Shoes If you want the best there is for Mining, Hunting, Cruising, Mountain climb ing, buy this Shoe. No other shoe has as many water-proof qualities. 10 inch top $8 14 inch top in the famous districts of the South. Thin should make os all the more anxious to carry oat hie wiee advice and do all in par power to eradicate the melon patobei of tbia dread di sease. Doubtless thie ii bat soother instance where a "stitch in time laves nine," and if we won id retain '.oar supremacy as the banner melon grow ing suction, 11 behooves as to ward off any and all things wbicb would tend to lower either the standard or the yield. Boon the publio schools will be opened for another year's work and both pupile and instrnotors will be ready for the important .undertaking, by reason ,'of a well earned and may we not say, a well spent vacation? Our publio schools, like the home, are in very faot the backbone of our American civilization (and there is no more potent factor for good than to bave good schools conducted in the community. In this respect Grants Pass, and for that matter, the whole of Josephine coanty Is to be heartily congratulated upon having a moat excellent system of schools and let ns guard well this matter. Let nothing oome into weaken or lower the . standard. We owe it to the rising generation, as well as to our selves to see to it that nothing Is spared in the matter of providing the very best equipment and itis of paramount importance that we have only the best of teachers. In both of these respects we are most .fortu nate in this city andoonty. "The Spokane of Southern Oregon" is the way they are beginning to talk about Grants Pass, these dajTJn mining circles and it sounds mighty good to hear such talk, especially to one who knows what it means for our city to resemble that thriving me tropolis of the Inland Empire. If we can but emulate the example of people of that city, who bave once and for all time been most loyal to their home city, givlng'hoiue dealers the preference every tuns and all pulling together for the liest interests of their entire romuiunitv. V it would do 11s good to have more of the real "Spokane Spirit" aud then we would see our city and county go ahead with leaps and bounds In all that pertain to the weir future development of this, as vst. aluiont untouched rich ...;,,.. r.t - ..... v 11 nt Uncle Ham's vast western domain. We hail with delight the "like Spokane" idea and are more than pleased to find that the Spokaue capit alists are already begiuning to come here to iuvest their fuuiis ia our promising mills. This, of itself, is uo small item and it meant uinrh tor uie ruture growth of this aud growing region. great Vae ...... ui'ii'ii in it i mm rats, es " 'n " "emraoi jKlod, art decidedly . arc, t least that is the opinion or f lie. new sssintant editor of th t .Mirier. f,.r ha h.. .,,... r.. .IV g' pr, or mi week, ti-ourfnir the lty, In iiuest of torn suitable t.lae u. 1.. : .... , . . ...-., ... niiKni mi nu rm v to reside, lie wm laboring miller the .1.11 r. iwi.ui mat inaiinui'li at (intuts 1 as lias it. . "h..om"oii like some mire ivustrul eeighbi.rs, that reii.ien.-es would be plentiful, but he bat had (ni mjui disannul f KUT irh Lira, lor be declared that they are ahu.t as ei-ar.-e. at the ir,.vrbial lent teeth," hii.I this hs mm io wondering why tome of our put lie-spirited lapitulisit do not in vest some if their surplus fuu.lt lu ersi-lmg good retidemv f,.r rent M dilutes out that flu r umld U " .... ... . ,u nu... uiTHKimeni ror the builder-, and that it would an doiibtodly bring many desirable resi dents io onr city. The thought .1 serves; mere than a passing uienTiTiu and we tm-t that These who have idle ti'.'ii. v l w.,. Ur(. the ) ,t inter est of th,. .'.immunity, at heart will 111. Iti. V la. ......I. . ... . ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS seriously consider the question of see ing to it that this long felt need is soon filled. Now that the political bee jbas al ready began to ban in the ears of many a would-be publio servant, it is time for the people who cast the bal lots to consider well the fitness of each man who may be mentioned for public honors. The days when the party lash could force the election of the "yellow dog" candidate, are passed and thank goodness.'only men of acknowledged worth and they wbo are eminently fitted for the places of trust stand any show to represent the people. Nowadays it has beoome the popular and sensible thing for the man, rather than the party to be considered by the voter, This Is as it should be and the sooner this beoomes known to the profes sional political office seeker, the bet' ter it will be for our American clti- ceothip. May we not hope that the day Is not far distant when the office will in very truth be seeking tbe'mau, rather than the obnoxioos plan wbich is now in vogue? Let our officers be chosen strictly on their merit and stop all this political wire pulling. CLASSIFIED ADS. NEW TODAY. FOR 8ALE-R0II Top Dsns. Call at Wiliams Bros' Door &Lumber Co. 9- 2t Grain Backs, Copper, Brans and Rubber booght. Highest prices at Moore's Secoad Hand Store. Anton Heilberger requests all his creditors to oil on him for settlement by October 18. 9-6 It COOK WANTED To take chsrge of hotel at Dothan, nine beds to care for no napkins or table cloths to laondery ; about five to eight steady boarders, small trancient trade. Middle-aged woman preferred. Wages, I'M per month. Apply to Walter Critesee, Dothan, Ore. FARM for Bale 160 acres, 60 in cul tivation, good house and barn, etc, family orchard and berries. 80 aores more easy to clear, all ideal fruit and farm land, 40 subirrigated bot tom. Oak, pine and fir timber to make 200 Cords of wood three miles all down baul to railroad andtown ; mile outrange fine for hogacattle and poll try; three horses and har ness, buggy, spring wagon and lum ber wagon, I00 Jersey cow and heifer, 20 hogs, full blood poultry, farm implements, household and kitobeo furniture complete, all roes; splendid watert door.no malaria in miles, daily mail, ia Rogue River valley, Jack sou County, Oregon, finest climate on earth finest frait land in state. AH roes for 13500, add rsis Box 17, WoodvHle. Ore. 9-6-tf TIMBER RANCH-160 Acres small house, six taores nnder fence and alfalfa 2,000,000 feet good pine saw timber and wood timber for 200 cords wood; large creek through place fine dam and perpetual water a shingle mill and planing mill in full operation driven by a turbine wheel. ; an ideal place for saw mill flue water power 10,000,000 feet of pine saw timber adjoining this place three miles down baul to railroad and town, Jackson county, Oregon. All goes for fV.500. I t's a snap; the water right is worth it. don't mn this. I. H. B. Ta. lor, & Co. i WoodvHle. Ore. 9-6 tf ! FOR SALE. ENGINE For sale cheap, one S00 horse power Corless Engine fitted with fonr sterling wiIap nl tMiilD f about 600 horse power all complete j a "iuuu conniuou; nave been nut erj M.u. ror ruriher particulars address Clare nee Cornntt, Riddle, Ore. 8-1H -It WOOD Phoue Moody, No. 4!(4 for dry W.XHl. STOCK for sale-7 first chut milk cows, a I no two 3-year old bulls, one Jtrtey and Durham, the other Poll and Herford, five 3-year rid heifen of the best milkiug strain. Call on or address C. A. Wallace, box l.-, KKD No. 1, one mile east of Pleas ant Valley school lions. 8-3-4t THOKurGHBHED Poland Cbiuas !Sn unrelated ttiaius in ttrci. J II Kobinten, K. K D. No 3, Grants 1 t;ts. 7.w t i LAKGK Kefrigeratnr for sale ih.ai ' a.ltpte.l for Hotel or Kestmirant. I White Hon Unvery. 7.13 tf ! A. F. riKKCK-KeKistrr." ' t lock head.'d l y one ef th fa.i.rus ' bucks of Hie "Kim Aithsr" also, oilier bucks of .iilterent strains of bleeding. Does , t His noted, "train.; la ks tor a!e. Merlin, I ire i . 7 " tf M ACIJK 1 KM for sale or trade fr ' city pioierty. Mostly bottom Ian I. ' 1.") seres un.ier fence. ,e.ven ayrea in I'liliivaiioii, plenty of rusmin water for iirigation. .Vroonnage. Imru, , umll orchard, on Buff mil,. fr,o., school bout, post office am) rail road station. Price riglneH-v er.e inmnre of W. C. II I m r , lingo. lt.-js tf KOK KENT. SKVEKAL tine snitss of rfHr pn.. centrally located. STEAM HKAl'KO and well lighted ami ventilated 1 bete are the only of flee rooms iii town that will have steam heat this winter, so get in earlr and e-t H... .... vv i , . . r ..i.. Est..-M".'-- "'1, "1,"K"1 KUOMING house .nun- t.,v..l . . rooming hou,e with Uth aud wat. r on large lot Main street close to guaranteed g. I title. Cheap for Iiilck sale, terms to suit. Ati'v Mrs. E. (. "Kc, Crescent Citv. t'ai. S tf PASS, OREGON,' SEPTEMBER WANTED. WANTED Two tons alfalfa, nine yoncg Leghorn hens, roomers for three sunny rooms, centrally lo cated, inquire Jennings home, Sixth street, four doors north of M E. Church. 8-30 2t WANTtD Pesition at private teacher or governess, by yunng lady. High School graduate, during the winter. Addrets Boi.665, Napoleon, Ohio. 8 30 2t WANTED Oragnizer. either sex, oe salsry of $100 a month and expenses for an up-to-date Association, pay ing weekly sick and accident benefits and furniahing free medical attend ants to all i s members. Liberal contract will be mads with pro ducers of business American Sick & Accident Asm, Buffalo, N. Y. (JIKL to do boutework in small family. Mrs. W. 8. Murray, North Sixth St, Grants Pass. WANTED Salesmen. Many Make 1 100 to 9150 per month ; some even more. Stock clean; grown on Reser vation, far from old orchards. Cash advanced weekly. Choice of terri tory. Address Wsshintgon Nursery Company, Toppenish, Washington. STRAYED. ESTRAY NOIIC1 Taken np at oar place, five mi let west of Grants Psss, calf, three months ago, while and roan yearling. Owner can have game by proving property, paying for ad vertising and tasturage. Eitmaon ' Bros. BULL Black, Jersey blood, about 2 years old, right ear cropped, left ear undercut. Came to my place about February, 1107. Owner can have same by proving property and pay ing charges. C. C. Gilbert on van Noy place. 8-23-Bt MISCELLANEOUS.1 FRANK BURNETT-Upbolstering, mission furniture made to order. MAILS IED. LEONARD BROWNING At Grant Pais, Or., Sunday, August 25, 1907, Stephen A. Leonard and Mary E. Browning, Rev. C. O. Beckman officiating. NOE HUNTER In Grants Pass. Ore , Wednesday, September 4, 1907, Leland S. Noe, of Gold Hill. Ore., and Mis Zoe R. Hunter, of Jose phine coanty, Ore., Justice of the Peace James Holmau, officiating. The happy couple left on honey moon trip to Douglas county point. HAYES JwNNINGS At the home of M. A. Jennings, -en Fourth street, in Grants Pas Ore. Thursday Sep tember 6, 1907 Frank M. Hayes and Mrs. Mary S. Jennings both resi dent of Josephine county, Jastios Jams Holman officiating. The groom ia well known min ing man of the Oscar creek district and the bride la well and favorably known in Grant Pass, where she has resided for sometime. The oouple will make their home eut near Murphy, and the many good wishes of their many friends will accompany them thither DIED. MAHAN In GranU Pass, Ore., Sat urday, August 81, 1907, Mr. Nellie Mahan. aged 40 years, at the home of G. M. Caldwell, weit of this oity. Deceased was born near Applegate and has resided the greater part of "er me 10 county She leaves.her husband, Thoe Mshan, three children, a brother and three sister to mourn tier departure. The funeral occured Sunday afternoon, September 1, with t,le iBtHri"en' at Williams cemetery. H KJTH At the home of her tl . 1 . . nn iirury nooin, Dear Mdrllu, Jose phiu county, Ore., September 8, 1SK)7, Mrs. ltabella a Booth, Aged 67 years, 11 months and 4 days. Thus paases another pioneer of thia valley. Mrs Booth was a native of Monroe county, New York and was years a resident of for a mim her of Grants Patt, where she had a larire number or warm friends. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon, and the interment was had at the L O. O. F. cemetery. CHVRCH NOTICES Free Methodist. Corner Pine and Mill streets. Sab bath School at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. Srvk'es iti the eittiing, .lomuiencing at 7 :30. K. D. BLACKMAN, Fatter. Christian Church Bible Schol io a. m. Mr.. ut aisn, operiotendent. Sermon at 11 a. m. A Study In Wood aud Stone." Juniors at 8 p. m. Endeavor, (1 :; I) Efening services at 7:i. Subject 'ne thing thou lackast. "AH are mcst cordially lnvittd to these tervices. Presbyterian Church. "Whal it the Noblett Kule of Life? Some Reflections Suggested by the Pannage of "Labor Hay," will be the evening theme of Evan P. Hughes at the Bethany Church. This suouiu knave tieen th snt,i,- l. -- i.u.ijci'i lass Sunday evening, but was postponed to mane room for the Saloon discussion and the failure to nances of Grants esforce "the ordl .'l'as. regulating same, u a. ui. .Mr. Hugh.-s will have for bis sahjis-t : What it the Church For!" To all a r ruial invitation to attend is extended. 6, 1907. SPOKANE CAPITALISTS INVEST IN OUR MINES They are Finding Our Promising Properties Inviting Field for Their Csxsh. One of the mott slgnicfiant things which has occurred in these part for many a day was the appearance in Grants Pass, the other day of Hon. Samuel R. Stern, a prominent, wealthy Spokane attorney. It ha been gradually dawning upon people who are conversant with the fact that there is a striking similarity be tween the conditions which made Spokane themetropolia of the In land Empire, the wealthy, lifelv, hust ling place it is row and the condi tions which prevailed in and around Grants Pass. Indeed, so striking is this 'comparison that there is j'!"; position on the part of many person to refer to Grant Pas a the "Spo kane of Southern Oregon." Mr. Stern is a wide-awakecapitalitt and.he"iiT not"V'ow at 'recognizing "good thing," whenever and wher ever be ran across it and so it is all the more encouraging to learn tnat he came here for the express par pose of investigating some very promising mining properties in which he and several other leading citizen of Spokane are heavily interested. That be was well pleased with what he found here, goes without the say ing and this means that those wealthy meo of that prospereus city will in vest much of their wealth in develop ing this and other properties in the territory surrounding Grants Pass. "There is all kinds of money in Spokane seeking investment," re marked Mr. Stern, and then .he added: "Why I hardly can imagine what the people there are going to do with their money, they have so muoh of it. " As Mr. Stern will take home with him glowing account of the possibilities of this promising country, there is every reason to ex pect that many a Spokanite will com bltber in quest of investments. They know what it means to ' 'get in on the ground floor," np that way, for many a man of wealth who waa for merly . enjoying only moderate cir onmstances, has, by mean of hi judioioua investments in mining stocks found himself in command of wealth and all the comfort and luxuries that go therewith. They are tb people who will put In their money, and do much to develop tbia ectios, and their coming to Grants Pass is an event of no small Import ance to this entire region, for many reason. ' Grants Pass will weloom the coming of the Spokane magnates, for it la 'evident that there ia need of jntt saoh hustling as those north erners will prodnce to make this mining region fairly boom and the advent of the Spokane mm in the local minet means much foi all parties concerned. Baptist Church. The following is J tie program of ser vices. Morning worship at 10:30 with term.-n on the topio "John's Estimate of .Teens." Bible school at 11:45 J Special Mens Department. Young Peoples Union at 6:30. Topio "God's Omniprerence. '' Evening song lervice and preaching at 7:80 The topic will be "The Measure of a . ... . man. a coraiai welcome Is ex tended to all. F. C. LOVETT. Newman M. E. Church. In the morning at 11, the' pastor, C. O. Beckman, will tpeak on f,Man, and Why God is Mindful of Him" In the evening at 7:30, tho topic will be "Peter's Great Repentance" Sunday school meet at 10 a. m. Junior League at 3 p. m. Epworth League at 6:30 Electa Chapman, leader. A cordial welcome awaits you at these services. M. E. Church South. Next Sonday, September 8th, the following servicet will be held: San day School, 1 a. m. Morning wor ship II, a. m. Epworth League, 6 :30 p.m. Evening worship 7 :30. Moving Pictures G.A.H. HALL, Halls BldV. Saturday Night Sept. 7 This is Ellisons latest improved Electrical show Co., and operates a No. 5 Powers machine the high est priced machine on the market. 4 Illustrated Sonus and one mile of Moving Pictures Dogs used as Smugglers Fun after the Wedding Train Robbery Double Suicide French Court advertis;ng for a Wife j The Bug House ' The Hurrv up Barber j The Black and the White The Lost Child Laughable. Irstructive, Wonderful' PRICES 25c. 35c. MAN'S BEST FRIEND Isn't exactly his pooket book; it's the money he has in bank. Because money in pocket generally evaporates and always earns nothing. Whereas money -banked is out of the reach of both robber and owner's hand. Spend ing money is often temp, orary insanity, when we buy something we don't need, or generously heln friend "in a tight place." If you believe this, you should begin to bank to day. Remember, your pass-book awaits you at the GRANTS PASS BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY. COME IN AND GET IT SOUSHERN OREGON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT ASHLAND Has received the largest ap propriation ever granted a Nor mal Schooli n the history of the State. The State baa set the seal of permanency npos this deserving institution. The Improvements being mad are sweeping one. The faculty, already a strong one, has bean inoreased to IS. Mrs. Cathrein Sloan of Portland, author of tbe Sloan Readers, is among those added. , Tuition baa been educed to i $12 per year. Stenography and Typewriting are now a part of th coarse. Teachers from th Normal School are in demand at good salaries. Shool opens Septem ber 18th. Send for catalog. I Grouts Pats OPERA HOUSE Thursday, Sept. 12 Twenty-Eighth Triumphant Tour Richards Sl Pringle's FAMOUS GEORGIA Minstrels Introducing the Dig ix Coijicdinns Clarence Powell Lee Denton Fred Simpson Elmer Claj Frank Kirk Lester McDaniels and 40- EMPERORS OF MINSTRELSY -40 New and Bewildering Slclits, Scenes, Sensations Without a Tarelcll in the Minstrel World