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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1907)
I, veigh and meamrt ererythin you huy A merita Oncer. F YOU ARE USE Even in Selecting IIOCERIES Ve aim to supply the est for the money and "MONEY BACK" 'not satisfactory is our Motto )ur "Q" Blend and Umax Goffee net touch the 6pot to those ho like a nice, mild flavored offee, they are the equal most of the 35c kind, our rice is 2ocper lb. i Tea we carry such well jiown brands as Liptons eylon, Chase and San orns in hrglish Ureak ist, Basket Fried Japan nd Oolong Tea, also chill ings Best Japan Tea Royal Gem Japan Tea, i bulk only, 50c per lb. Flour indications are that all ods of flour will be higher than st season. We carry most of the ading brands, Olympie, Pure rhite, Bluestem; our Hard Wheat, avis Best and Gold Hill in west b brands. White, and Yellow Dm Meal, Graham, Whole Wheat c. ! Jhite House Grocery Common Sense i IN SOCIAL CIRCLES ! ut. Lieorge Eacher, formerly a resident of Grants Pass but now a prominent dentist of Roseburg, and Miss fJolia Francfr Wilson, a Port land belle, were married at'the at- tropolig one ;day this week!2They lixve the congratulations ad best wishes of many friends. ' ,j Zrr 1 Friday evening occurred the "Sheet and Pillow Case Party," given at St? Luke's Goild Hall, by Mies Jessie Bale. Tbe many invited guests ar rived, one and all attired in ghestly white apparel and greatly enjoyed tbe mailt affair. Later in the evening dancing was indulged in and a very enjoyable evening was spent. .. HalUw'ten l allies will be quire numerous this next week and it is re ported that some of the affairs will be decidedly charming. Some will be given by church and others by lodge sooieties, while still others will be by private individuals. All of them promise to be delightful social events. Monday '"evening quite a jolly gathering of yonng peonle assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Fetsch,; on H street, the occasion being a surprise party which was tendered their daughter Louise, on her 14th birthday. Tbe pleasant affair was planned by Mrs. Fetsch and was a big success in every sense of the word. From 5 until 9 o'clock the merrymakers had a happy time of it, Ice cream and cake being ser ved and many games being played and songs sung. Miss Louise was the recipient of some handsome (ifte from her many friends. Wednesday evening, few of the friends of Harry Newell, gathered at his home on G street, to help him celebrate bis 15th birthday. The early part of the evening was spent in outdoor games around a large bon fire and later on the young people assembled In tbe parlors, where games and music were indulged in. Later in the evening refreshments were ser ved and after continuing the mer rymaking for some time longer, all departed for their homes having spent a most enjoyble evening which will long be remembered by those present. Special sale stationery next week at Grants Pass Music store. 10-35 It The new hospital is now ia full operation and Dr. F. W. Findley per formed the first operation, which con sisted in straightening the eyes of an Ashland party whose optics were badly crossed. A numbe' of opera tions were waiting for the new es tablishment to be In readiness. 10-35 It For the retura of the Columbia Chainless wheel taken from the Gal- vert-Tabor house October 30, a liberal reward will be given. 10-25 It Fine wedding Courier office. stationery at th See ( ffl ' This Jp Shoepp For IS years we've tested of the Gloria Shoe for ladies, perfectly, is very stylish and Wears, Wears, Wears! We carry in stock all the natty stylish shapes in patent leather, gun metal, and vici ; lace or but ton, light and heavy soles, all sizes arid widths. Step in and I'll show you the "Gloria shot-" the nobbiest boot out. I am keeying quality up and holding down the price to $3.50 let me prove it. X5hQ Shoe Man at The R.L. Coe Co. ROGUH RIVER COURIER, GRANTS X Items of Personal i C Interest. Kalph Davis visited over Sonday in Ashland, returning home Monday morning. J. F. Hale, the piano man was in the city, Wednesday, making arrange - mentetoopen np a piano house here in the near future. Herbert K. Hanna. son of Judae H K. Hanna, has just opened np an of fice in Jacksonville and bis many friends expect great things from this new limb of tbe law. Mrs. Wm. Mathews and Mrs. Atkinson, both of Ash 'and, are the guests of their old time friend. Mrs. R. H. Gilfillan. They are here to consult with Dr. Findley. the local oculist. I prominent druggist R. E. Alvey, a of Mechanicsbarg, 111., and family stopped off this week for a brief visit with their old-time friends, L. B. Hall and family. They are delighted with Oregon and may oonie to this state to reside. "The Toka," is tbe name of the Grants Pass High School paper which will appear for the first time this week. Harold O'Neill is editor-in-chief and Randall Hood is business manager. The new enterprise starts out nnder very promising anspioes and for the rest of the school year it will be a welcome and interesting visitor. Mrs. Frances A. L. Church, mother of Mrs. Arthur Conklin, who has made her home with her daughter for the past ;two Jyears. left Wednesday for California, where she -will spend some time visiting and she will also go to other points of Interest, during the next six months, expecting to reach here home at Oberlin, O., about next June. J. A. Haak. a wealthy timber man and founder of tbe town of Haak wood, Mich., when be resides, is in Grants Pass, for tbe express purpose of seeing the city and surrounding country and be is simply delighted with conditions as be finds them here. He bad Eismann Bros, express some boxes of superb pears and apples back to bis eastern home and he thinks they will do this section some mighty good advertising. Mr. Haak'a trip has spoiled him for ever living back east, again and so he is going to make his abode 'n Oregon, ever hereafter. He thinks that tbe people out bare do not know just how well off they really are. Last week C. O. Bigelow made one of his tig round-ops of cattle in the Williams creek country, of which he as several hundred in Dumber. He covered tbe Grayhack mountain dis trict as well as Deer Creek, Thocpson creek and other plac- s were the cattle graze. Clias. Mecerve, who ia said to be an expert in all such matters. ent along to see that nothing wss lacking to make the job a big suocfsa. Quick dsllvsry Th- wJy Orea-oalaa. the stiiving It holds s qualities liape, fits I PASS, OREGON, OCTOBER 25, A Brief Record of! Local Events. Th" terni f Postmaster Harmon of Qr"ts P- expires in November and mere are already six open aspirants for ,,le offlce and nobody kws how ; mHnJ more who "Id0' he averse to the iob,-Medford Mni1' j The Grants Past Poultry Assocla- : tlon hM on,8'0'rn " oli quarters aud arrangements have been made for holding the sessions, hereafter in the Guild Hall, of St. Luke's church. The meetings are held the first Tues day in each month. Things loosed rather livelv on Front street Monday, when M. E. Moore, the furniture dealer was un- loading a car of new goods. He ex I peots a big rush of business and is planning to bring on another car 00n Theodore Payne, one of the substan tial Pro volt farmers who put $100 along with 23 cf his neighbors in the Applegate Creamery, was in the city Monday and he reported that the venture was proving to be very satis factory. It is expected that tally 30 per cent dividend will be realized on the s ock, at the end of the fiist year. Telephone operators from Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland gathered in Ashland Sunday for a social meeting and conference relating to their work. The meeting was called by Manager E. A. Sherwin of Ash laud and besides Manager Chas. Srang of Medford and Manager A. T. Marshall of Grants Pass the follow ing operators were in attendance: Misses Eva Wimer, Emma Shaika and Jennie Huggarth of Grants Pass ; Clara Grimes and Edna Eifert of Medford; Edna Tostevin, Blanche Wright, Ella Conrad, Ashland. Little "Jack" Soott, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. George Soott, jumped on the big transfer wagon of Baber Bros., Wednesday evening and fell off, hnrting himself in some manner. It was thongbt, at first that be had been run over by one of the big wheels, bat evidently be was not, for he was able to be around the next day. Draymen tell that the boys around town will run the risks by climbing on, in spite of all they can do and it is a wonder that more of them are not dangerously hnrt, than there are. Tbe Hardware World, of Portland, the wholesale publication has awarded W. W. Cotton, of the Grants Pass Hardware Co., the first pilae for the best window display, the design being tbe one where a big bridge was con structed out of nails. This week they sent him a check and the above in formation. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN- STRUCTIOM. To whom it may concern : The sources from 'which questions will be taken for state and county papers are as follows : Bookkeeping Orflce Methods and Practical Bookkeeping Pt. 1. Physiology Hutchinson. Z U. S. History-Doub. Civil Government Strong iSNhaefer. Theory and Practice White's Art ' of Teaching. Arithmetic One-flfth from Course of Study, four-fifths from Smith. Grammar One-fifth 'from Coarse of Study, four-fifths from Knottier. j Geography Oue fifth from Course of i Study, four-fifths from Natural. J Psychology Buell. English Literature, i February 1U0S. ' A. One-half from Newcomer's Eii- ' gliwh Literature. ! B. One-half from the following 1 .classics: j ' 1. Tennyson lilylla of, 'the King (Gateway series i, Amer. Book Co., 1 H5c, 2i)u; Gareth and Lyuette Lance lot and Elaine The pasting of Arthur. 3. Dickens A tale of two cities IlKiverside lit. Her. ) Houghton 5(V, i 41c. I 3. Lamb -Ewwys 'of Elia. (Pocket 1 cluHiir)Mciiiillan 2"ic, 22c. I Irenui children Diw-ertatiou upon j , riat pigOld China-Poor relations The Buperannnated man-Christ's 1 Hospital five and thirty veurs ago. i ;Angut HH. A. Oi,o-half from Newcomer's En- glisli Literature. B. One half from the followngi claiwirs: L. Shakenpeare, Merchant of Venice; ed by W. J. Knife, Am. Bk. Co., .Wc. 47c. ' 3. Scott Ivanhne iKivrrHiile lit. iter. ) Houghton, tibo, 4iC j 3. Irving Sketch-book. (Pocket f claici Macuiillan, 2.x.-, iic KipVan- Winkle Legend of Sleepy nollow .West Minister Abbey .Stratford-on ' A von CliriHtman The spectre bride-1 groom. The firt" figure is 'the'publinhf r's price.'the second thfj'prire to school contracted for between the Oregon Library' OounnissiotiHiid Ttm J. K. ill rv' 5!XODCOCXCXXXXX5COCXCcS i f Ii- UMiiHbK.kulijruU .StaiTeit 1907. SOME BARGAIN POINTERS News Note from the Business Men to R.eider. Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Dentist Goto Corun forPlnmbing. M. Clement,. Prescription Druggist. A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak Ranges at Coron't Mr. Frances Amos Piano teacher, 403 N 5th St. 8-9-tf Suappy, gold-filled and diamond brooches at Letchera. 9-20 4t R. L. Parsell, piano tuning, Phoue 698 or Musio Store, Grants Pass. Ore. 8-30 tf Baoon & Eubanks can make too the harness yon want. 10-35 tf First-class diamonds. All bright. new and snappy goods, at Drioee ttiat are right, at Letcher's. 9-30 4t Still doing business at the old stand Piel's Elite Laundry. 10 4 tf Eyes tested free at Letcher's, the only registered optometrist in Jose phine county, from the Optical Board of Oregon. 9-20 4t Merlin-Gallce stage line leaves Mer lin 7 a. m., arrives Galioe 13, return 1 ; arrive Merlin 6 p. m. 35 pounds baggage free. C. E. Palmer'a Buff Orpingtons took first prize and scored highest points over all fowls entered at the fair. A few oockrels for sale. In quire at S. O. Supply Co. store. 9-20 4t Voice culture and sight reading, class or private, Mrs. H. N. Starr, Phone 6U8. 10-4 4t WELL driving and digging promptly attended to by A. G. and Frank Honck, address. Grants Pass, Geu'l Del. 10-4 4t The Mounaineer Restaurant, Front, street, between Sixth and Seventh, will be open every night nntil 1 o'olook. ; 8-80 tf Le-dlee Attentlonl Ladies attention! Dresses, wrap pers shirt waists, skirts, chemise, drawers, nndershirts,stookings, night gowns, aprons, corset oovers 'and pieces, child, called for, washed, starched, dried and returned at 86o per dozen. Piel'a Elite Laundry, phone 878. Stovall & Oowdrey, Mgrs. The witches, under the ausploes of the Ladies Benefit Society will en tertain in the Bethany church parlors, Wednesday evening, October 80. with a witoh reception, a witch urogram. witch refreshment, witch game and bewitching smiles. Everybody in vited. Admiasioa IS oents. H. T. Wimer is building a nloe, new blacksmith shop at Walo. which is to be the biggest shop on that aide of Hayes' hill and he will be prepared to do all kinds of blaoksmlthlng about Novmbsr 1. io as Special price for short time of 13 per load for mill blocks delivered to any part .of the olty. First-class kindling wood, 75 cent per wagon load. Other wood at reasonable prices. Telephone 1141 or call on II. L. Edwards. jo-28 tf What means this eager, anxious throng, At Wonder store the whole day lougt Tbee woudruua gatherings day by day, What wonderfol commotion say Iu tones of joy the throngs reply : Everyone lias come to buy, To sell and buy, to sell and bny, No wonder why I No wonder why I 10-18 ;"Iu your courthouse items recently, the bill of J. R. Yetter for tbe month was given as S4.1.32, wlioreas It should have been H4.fi3. Hut I pre sume that it was merely a slip of the types," was the pleaiant way it, which Judge Jewell culled attention toa disorpmoy iu t 'e bills reporMd asTbeing allowad by the county oom miasionnrs. r WSffia A. U. BANNARD, is now ready tor all business, everything in house fiimishinf Among other new arivals are 2r pieces of 2 yards, 2lj yards and 4 yards wide Cook Linoleums the best quality bought before the advance, and will give my customers thebenefit of price; will fit ami lay. You will lose money if you buy before seeing these goods All goods sold for cash or on installment plan WHITE'S SEWINO MACHINES and Supplies for All Machines. A few etuis I II DIMM AD ft North SU.h of Linoleum cheap. A. Ui DAlumill. St. mm Zy Your INciv Heater It will be well to look at our large stock of both Air Tight mu dox neaiers. We nave a full stock of all sizes to suit any condition. We have Air Tight Heaters as low as $1.75, just the thing for a bedroom. Purchasers living in the city will have stoves delivered and set up free of charge. Cramer Bros. Odd Pellowm Block Stove Board Terra Cotta Pipe First National Bank Of Southern Oregon CRnxTslpnss. orb gov Some of the Services that i Bank Renders the Public DEPOSITS The simplest and safest wav nf keeping your money is by deposit ing, u iu a Keiiable Bank. This Bank receives Deposits SubTect ha Check, or on Demand Certificates) of Deposit or on Time Certificate of Deposits. On Time Deposits w pay 4 per cent interest. DR.ACTSI The Best and Cheapest wav t Transfer Money is by Bank Draft. We sell Drafts payable in all part of the country. LOANS One of the roast important func tions of the Bank. Wc endeavor to supply all reasonable need? etf our customers. Capital avnd Surp us) $73,00 Stockholders' Additional 3 Responsibility $50.Co7 orricERs L. U. Uall. President J. C. Campbell, Vloe-Presldeat II. L. ClLKEY, Caahlei a K. JUrwr-T. Asst. Cashiet COMING KVKNTV Nov. 16, Kridar-Dmice at Savas Creek Hall. Tiafceta, llksfading'sup Pr. 1. lo.a M Nov. 11, Monday- Kellogg Halm Hinging prtj at the Opera House. First Annual Morse Show. Portland. For the above occasion round triy tickets will hn sold lo Portland, under the following conditions: Kates: One and one-third fare fc round trip. Sale dates: November (ith, 11(07. Li'nit: Return limit November 10th, l'.07 W. J. MA HONEY, 10J.lt. Agent at the Hig Kunitnre House. North fith St 4.