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ROGUE RIVKR COURIER, GRAN1S PASS, OREGON, NOVEMBER IS 1907. PROFESSIONAL CABAS C- FINDLEY, M. D. Practice limited to EYE EAR, OtE and THROAT. Glasses fitted and furnished, frflloe hours V to 12; 2 to 5; and on ap kitmeut. Telephone 261 and 77. Wiamt Pass, Oaieoa LOUGHRIDGE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND 8 OKU EON Res. Phone 714 Hit' or country cult) attended night or duf tiswuti and 11, Tuff's building-. Olbce I'hone 291. CbahihPass - . Oheqon. II, D. NORTON, ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, Practice In all State and Federal Courts. Ollice In Opera Houne building. Ubants Tabs, Okecjon A. C. HOUGH, ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW, Practices in all Stale and Kedoral Courts Oflloe over ilair Riddle Hardware Co. Chants Pass, OasooN QLIVER S. BROWN, LAWYER. Office over Dixous Store Grants Pass, - Oregon. Q. S. BLANCHARD, ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW. Practice in all State and Federal courts. Bauking and Trust Company's Building, tt banks Pass, Obkook. II. B. HENDRICKS CO0K8ELLO118-AT-LAW Civil aud criminal mutters attended to Id all the courts. Real estate and Insurance. Oflloe, 6 th street, opposite Poetofftoe. WILLIAM P WRIGHT, 0. H. DEPUTY SURVEYOR MININU ENGINEER AND DKAUU11TNM AN till St., north oi Josephine Hotel. Ubants Pass, Ohkuon. Charles Cos tain Wood Workiug Shop. sVest of flour mill, near R. R. track Inming. Horoll Work. Hlair Work, Hand awing, Cabinet Work, Wood Pulleys, haw Filing and KtiniuiliiK, Repairing all kinds. ITIoes right The Popular Barber Shop Get your tonsorial work done at IK A TOMPKINS Ou Sixth Street Three chairs llnth Room In connection N. E. McGKliW, PIONEER TRUCK andJDELI VERY Furniture and Piano Mevlng GRANTS PASS. OREGON. E. A. WADE Dry Goods, UiidiTwonr, Notions, Etc. Front Street west of Palace hotel GRANTS PASS. OREGON, r GRANTS PASS Commercial Club Will furnish information of Josephine county free of charge. Correspondence so licited. L. H. B. Hall President L. Andrews Secretary V L. I Fresh Complexion la prawrved and pcedurail by Keotmna, a U14. delightful Kvparatlon. dcUcal.ly fragrant. Maksa the akin exuuUitelv eofti aauhaacncklcd aprarance caused hf ercr-dnrncati reduces the aias ol aiarged pores, cleanses them, r- dWaa inflammation and spmda an even, radiant g low due to wholesome nourish- anent of sk.io gUmts and stimulation oi the capillaries which also feed the akha and supply iu healthful color. IOBERTINH DOINQS AT THE Items of InttrMt to the Taxpayer of Josephine County I rrom the Various County Officials t ww-.--- I Some Teacher Tailed to Come County School Superintendent Lin coln Savaee has worked oot as de merit system for his teachers for not afending Institute this year and under this role five teachersin Josephine county have fallen under his critical eye. The following are the nsmeB of the teachers given these demerits: Miss Loleta Norton. Principal in school district No. 1. Selnia; Miss Myrtle Moore, Primary and Intermediate grades 'teacher, Selma; Miss Anna Fiester, District No. 18, Kerl.y; Mrs. Grace Dix, District No. 41, Holland ; Miss Edna Disbrow, District No. 46. Deering. The law governing such matters is very plain and the teachers who fail to comply with it niusi eM" suffer the consequences. Superin tendent Savage is required to take action In such canes and it is not a mattor of choice with him, but rather one of du'.y. Much Criminal Buainese Although the various offices arouDd the courthouse have of necessity been rather quiet of late, owing to the continued holidays of the Governor, yet the Sheriff has had an unusnal run of business, even more than at other times. Monday Deputy Sheriff W. H. Win ning, of Fresno, Cal., was ber with a prisons', Chas. Washbourne, who is a bad fallow. He had rubbed one party of 93 60 in cash, two pocket knives aud a pair of socks and then he visited the tenderloin district and when returning to the city, intoxi cated, he met a newcomer, and in qolred where he could get a hotel. The man told him to come along with him nd he would show him the way. As they passed through an alley, the drunk man hit his companion with a sling shot and then proceeded toob him of $180. Then he wentback to ihebair-world. and got'glorionsjj drunk and the police tkere obtained a olue. The Seattle polios finally caogbt the fellow and Deputy Sheriff Winning was taking him haok to face his acoosers. The man slept in the Josephine county jail over Suoday night and then he waa taken ou south the next day. Saturday Deputy Sheriffs Smith aud Cheshire met a fellow by the name of Childers, who, in company with a fellow traveler had "houfed"if all the way from Crescent City, some Wl miles away in three days time. Childers did not resNt areest, but claimed that the trouble grw out of a dispute over a board bill. But the local officials are inclined to think that there is something more grave that he is charged with, for the sheriff ovT that way seemed very anxious to have him captured. He was takuu back to Crescent City early this week, to stand trial. Deputy Sheriff Cheshire was Tailed out to uear Placer, by the auuoouctt. went that some horses stolen from the Chapiu estate, looted near Ln luud, some weeks ago might be fouud in that ioiuity. He weut out and did find the two nitres aud mule colt, which hid been taken there and sold to Mrs, Ileum, who has the old Flitna gau place, for the sum of 1 170. After Ideutifyiug the animals aud notify ing the present owner not to dispose of the same, Mr. Ch-shlre returued to the county seat aud replevin proceed iugs were at ouce comiueuced, to se cure the possession of the same. Cupid's Vlctlme on Anxious Seo.! Ihe prtilougud holiday season is playing havoo with some of Cupid'a doiutrs .. For Instance : There are several rouples who have been con templating wmmittiiig matrimony for the past week or s aud they are afraid to take the uecessary license and County Clerk Cheshire is likewise afraid to issue the desired la'rs, as they fear the same may prove to be illegal. Que unhappy couple have had the fatted calf killed aud like preparationa made for the celebration of the nuptiala. but they have had to defer the eveul uutil the financial depression paasea over. And Judge Stephen Jewell, who ia such au expert at tying oounubial knots feels the effect of the vaoatiou days, too. IU ta all ready to do hie part and al though he has had the novel eivr-1 ience of marryiug the same couple twice, in close suocesion, yet Jie does not like the idea aud wauls, to make one knot last for all the lifetime of tWd wedded couple. Superintondent Visiting Schools Conntv Superintendent Savage will spend a ooutile of weeks visions tils , various public K'houla of the southern and weatern art of the county. This is oue of the duties of his office and astride his wheel he has goue to make 1 COURT HOUSE an official inspection as to what kind of work the different teachers are ac complishing. He takes along an umbrellla and a rain coat, so that he may be prepared for any sudden chaoge in the weather. If Jie was certain that there wonld be no mad to encounter, he would have made the trip in his automobile. Eighth Grade Final Examina tion, i Information regarding the holding of the there eighth grade final exami nations which the county superinten dents are required to hold, has been received from Superintendent J. H. Ackurman. Four dates are named, aud any three of them may be se lected. They are as follows: Jan uary 23, 24, 1908, May 14, 15, June 11, 12 and September 17, 18.""lhe program is as follows: (a) Thursdays Arithmetic, Writing, History and Civil Government; (b) Fridays- Grammar, Physiology, Geography and Spelling. The sources .of questions are, as follows: (a) Geography State Course of Study; Redway " a"nXHiu nan's Natural SohoolQeography j (b) Spelling Eighty per cent, from Raed's Word Lessons and 20 per cent. from manuscript in Language: (c) Writing Specimens' of penmanship as indicated in copied matter and from manuscript in language; (d) Lan guage Buehler's Modern English Grammar, no diagraming ; (e) Civil Government United States Constitu tion ; of History List of topics from History Outline In State Course of Study and Current Events. 4 Some Reaxl Estate Moving Although the enforced holidays have tended to pnt somewhat of a quietus on the realty market, yet some trans fers of property continue to be made and deeds have been placed on reoord as follows : Anna O Smith, of Portland to R G Smith, of Grants Pass, part of boo 6 tp 39 a, r 6, $1. John G Shallborn et ux to W 0 Hale, trustee, part lot 7, sec. 19, tp 30 s. r S, 1150. G F Sanborn Co of Portland to Consolidated Timber Co, of Wausau, Wis, part of seo 28 and 10 tp 39 a, r , $1. Tbomas Hussey et al to Joseph Phillips, part sec 8, tD 84 s, r , $100. Merlin lownsite & Development Co., to John V. .Chandler, part lot 7, block 3, Center add to Merlin, o0. Clark Nickerson, et nx to Mrs L C Turner, eaBt half Jot 8, block F, H R Miller & Go's add to Grants Pass, I'JOO. Charles Hausen et ux to E Hogne, 17 acres in sec 9, lp 3'.), s, r 8, f 10. United States to Wm T Banley, patent for 10 acres in seo 8,"tp ii4 s, r 7. W Farver et nx to L A ilenoiger, part seo 20, tp 3S s, r S, f000. M E II Rasin to Lncieu F LaCroix et at, 40 acres in seo 2, tp s, r . 1. James Deveny to Jacob Strauss, Jr. lot 4, block t'8, Grants Pans, 11200. Robert G Smith et ux to 8 O Stone, part seo 3t, (p 39 s, r 5, fl'.'oO. F M Hayes et ux to D O Hiyes. acres iu sec 13, tp 37 s, r 5, f 10. Emma C Anient et mor to Wm G Elmore, 39.93 acres in sec 1.5, tp 39 , r . 3.'00 C G A merit et nx to Wm G Elmore, 9.60 acres in seo 21, tp 8, s, fi, flHI. LM W illiams et ux to Frank MlSouth, IS acres in sec 8, tp 8fl s, r I00. Minor Mo.tte.rs Mentioned Work on the new (touuty Home is progretsing nicely and it is ex pected that the new structure will be ready for occupancy by the flrstTf the new year. The teacher' mouthy report for the month ending November 1, waa due at the office of Superintendent Svige, Monday, November 4, haa not yet been received from the foll owing districts: Nos. 4, Waldo; No. 8, Provolt; No. 11, Leland; No. 14. Murphy ; No. 81, Kerby and aud Grauti Pass. It is imporant that this matter be attended to at once. Although there are many road mat ters and the like, needing prompt at tention, yat fie ooutity commisaioners cauuot transact anv auch buainu.a until these holidays are over, as it would be illegal to attend to them now. Couuty Treasurer J. T. Taylor now has a good safe in his office," inwITcT he keeps his records and cancelled 1 warrauta. but he does not ksep any of the county's mouey there, as he does ! net care to 'mo 'the risk'of having the safe tampered with." I' Judge Stephen Jewell iuformajthe Courier that there ia much probate , matter awaitiug .hie attention as svon as the holiday season shall ' JUSt have passed over. He .does not think it wise to run the risk of transacting any of that business now. An order has been made by Judge W. M. Cake in the County Court of Multnomah county, discharging F. A. Schwabe as administrator of the estate of Fritz A. Meyer, deceased, the affairs of said estate having been settled. CRUSADE Tacoma's Plan of Campaign Rapidly Proving Effective. BOYCOTT PRINCIPLE ADOPTED North End Improvement Society Asks Advertisers Not to Use Billboards, as They Are Objectionable Members Not to Buy Articlea Thus Advertised. Tacoma, Wash., has a vigorous local society known as the North End Im provement society. It Is dead set against billboards, and it has adopted a plun of campaign which is rapidly proving effective. In essence It In volves the' principle of the boycott, writes Cllntou Rogers Woodruff, first vice president of the American Civic association, In the Independent The society has made a list of bill boards In Its district, and It writes to each advertiser that uses them asking him to abstain, 'as the boards are ob jectionable. If the first letter does not bring results, a second and strong er letter Is sent, and this is followed up until something happens, the last step In the procedure being a rising vote at a public meeting, at which the members pledge themselves to abstain from purchasing1 articles that are ad vertised by billboards In its district Here are the results of the society's efforts to date: The billboard people have stopped ex tending their available space and have curtailed their working force. The tax against the boards In Tacoma has been doubled. Most of the old adver tisers have ceased to advertise, and not very many new ones are appear ing. Several large boards have been taken down. One Immense billboard near the University of Puget Sound is down. Tills was a very large double decker. Mount Tacoma, a beautiful mountain nbout three miles high, cov ered with snow and In plain sight from many parts of this city, was actually cut off from the view of the residents of the north end. The society's correspondence with ad vertisers has been most Illuminating and instructive, and the following let ter and reply contain, In my Judg ment, the crux of the whole question: We have yours of the Zlet ult., advising us that you do not approve of billboards In Tacoma. some of which contain our posters. We do not asTe with you that our posters are uifly and unattractive, al thouKh the putting up of posters gener ally does not tend to beautify a city. We do not know how we can help you at the present time, as we have let a contract with the billposters to post your city for two or three months' standing. After that has expired we may not place any more. But we think the host way to get at this would be for you to have a law passed In your city prohibiting billboards from disfiguring the city. It Is naturnl for a manufacturer to ad vertise his wares In every possible way, and you could not expect us to have much concern for the beautifying of cities. That Is. we might Individually, but not as ad vertisers. This Is a very frank avowal of tlie- ttltude of the advertiser, who "Is not In business for his health." The reply of the Improvement society, however. Is most effective. Here It Is In full: If you will read our letter again care fully, you will see that we did not say that your posters were "ugly and unat tractive." but that the billboard system of advertising Is. You stale that you "do not have much concern for beautifying cities. That is, we might Individually but not aa adver. Users." The people whom you are trying to reach are "Individuals" and take pride In beautifying their city and "have con cern" In so doing. It appears to us that you as "advertisers" must take note of this feeling of the people of a city In op position to billboards that disfigure the city, because If a system of advertising Is distasteful to people It la not a good system, la It? Your object la not to of fend people, but to attract them, la It not? You pnsslhly would not desire to have billboards placed near your own home. Other people feel the same way. How many goods would you buy of a travel ing man who came Into your office and presented his wares to you InVan offensive manner? The manner of your advertising atrlkes other people the same way. If you will cease to have your posters placed here, you will oblige and receive our thanks. When advertisers appreciate this po sition fully and realize that 800 live, vigorous heads of families are ready to back It up by their personal co-operation It will not be long before all the billboards In the north end district of Tacoma will remain unused. A good suggestion comes from Buf. falo, where the Courier proposes that the names of all persons who rent their vacant lota for billboard purposes should be published In the paper. 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