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ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, ORKGON, NOVEMBER 15. 1907. " 1 I ' i a r mtW(talf41mf&1mtt4Hf mggpgiBlnBIMiBi - we nave oeen renecwng uwij uu i MuuynppHnppiviF-fiiK p- - r - - " The Procuring of Groceries Possessing Real IVIerit THIS is assured every time you buy them here. We have taken the greatest of pains in the slection of our stock, the result being that nothing inferior has found its way into our stock New Nuts, New Comb Honey Ca.ll on us for Fancy Celery, Choice New Honey Freeh Canned Goods arriving all the time T. Pardee, Sfte Grocer a a. rf" A - r Pront Street Grants Pamu "We have been reflecting lately on one difference between the customs of the North and of the South. Here, we ipeod much money un the table, and always have a plenty to eat. In the North the ordinary food, from day to day, ii unch plainer and less expensive. That whioh they sere on the table they expend on books. Are they wiser? Ought we not to buy more books?" THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER O BANTS PASS, OBEUON. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rateei One Year, in advance, His Month, Wires Months, Dingle Copies, ' " $1.00 .76 .40 .06 Advertising Fates Fomihsd on application at tbs ofnce, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged lor at 6c per line; eard o( thanks 60o. A. E. VOORHIES, W. E. WILLIS, Propr. Editor Entered at tbs post office at Grants Pass Oregon, as second-dsns mail matter. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER IB, 1907. Here is nice remark by the "Ore goniaa: "Crania Pass opened it new theatre with free performance. Let os rejoioe over one community in Oregon that puts, art above the dollar. ' ' Wltb delicious, ripe strawberries In tbs Grants Pass market all the time. it is little wonder that the easterners who are dally arriving are simply dumbfounded. They oan hardly be lieve their optica, aa they behold the remarkable fruit" The Oregon Bute Dairy Aseocla tlon will meet In Portland December 19-20. The Commercial Club offers two gold medals, one for batter and oae for obeese, while the Portland Flooring Hills put op a purse of $100, in oaHb for the best general display. Rev. O. T. Html, president of the Oregon Christian Endeavor anion, an nounces that the state convention will beheld In Eugene some time oext Feb ruary. It Is likely that there will be something like 160 defoliates to be entertained by the four Eugene societies. Theater Magazine: The first aim of the modern play wright is to please the women in the audience. The lecoud I boon lit is fur the female characters in the play. If a play finds favor with the women, it is bniwd to be a success. The men will go if ouly because she is there or to act as her esoort. Commenting opou affairs in Jose phine county, the Eugeue register has this pertinent remark to make: "It is generally Predicted that Jose phine county will go dry at the Juue election. The dsy seems nut far d s taut when Multnomah county will do the same uuieHs it adopts regu lation under high lioeuse. When Multnomah goes on the water wagou, Oregou will have state prohibition." If the great iulerest being taken by fruit grower in the most iniKrtaiii mutter of spraying and taking the beat possible care of their orchards means anything, it snrely means that we may expect a very large in crease in the amount of fro It this favored section wljl "prodace next season. And what is of far greater Importance is the fact that the quality will be greatly improved. There is a move on foot to get state organization of Spanish War veterans. There are a number of csinps all over the state, but as yet no effort has been made to cen tralize into a state organization. If this were seonred they would stand a much better chance to secure the borne travel pay which has been withheld so long and which they were so faithfully promised. Slowly and surely is the stability of onr finanoial institations being re gained. Locally there has been no question about their soundness for with the wise and conservative management which has characterized their affairs all along, they were pre pared for the flurry which came opon them so suddenly and unexpectedly. This bit of nudesired experience will only serve to create more faith in them than we have heretofore had and we are glad to- note that the people have never wavered in their belief that these local banks were sound to the core. Here are a few editorial squibs from" back east," showing bow they think about present conditions: "The failures are but a drop in the bucket compared with th size of iue,suare a few days ago. "see "No body seems able to explain or define what is called 'the panic' It tnsy go into history with the qualifying word 'alleged'." "A reduction of 10 per cent in the price of dressed meats is the silver lining to the dark oloud in the financial sky." "The Standard Oil Companr ought not to object to having the light turned on. Mr. Rockefeller's concern always derives tome benefit from every illumination." We note with pleasure that the Commercial Club of Portland ha wisely retained "Tom"' Richard son, for another year, a manager of that aggressive organisation and the people of Oregon will be glad of this fact, for Mr. Richardson has clearly demonstrated that he is working for the whole of this state and not merely for the northern metropolis. . He 1 in a position to do saoh locality a vast amount of good, and what i more, he I not hesitating to boost for all part of this great commonwealth, Barring the bit of fog, we can boast of some exceptionally fine weather, these day and we have been having some of the same kind for many month past. The newcomer In the land is simply astonished, for be left cold, Inolement weather in the east and little dreamed that be was going to find this land of flower and sun shine. The disclosures made before the New York Public Service Commis sion in regard to the plundering of the Metropolitan Street Railway Com pany by men who were in control would te simply astounding if ths public had not come to the point where no revelation of the iniquities of "high finance " csu surprise any well informed person. It remains to be seen whether theie wrong doers of exalted rank and station shall be permitted to go unpunished. Some of the men involved are dead; it is not too late to apply the road of jus tice to the living. It is truly remarkable how few people young pass away in this valley. Of late we have bad some deaths to record, but for the most part they were of people w ho were far advauced in age. In fact, for the most part they were persons who had reached a ripe, old age, near the three score sod ten years conisaon'y alloted to mankind, as the age limit. What letter proof of the health fulness of this region could possibly be desired. One of the leading paper south of the Mason acid Dixon line gives expression to this idea, whioh is one of interest to us people of the North : JOE WHARTON (U NS and HU LKS, CUTLKKY, AMMU nition, 1)0(1 collars, 1-isihng tackl1-, sporting goods, 1-vi-r iu:ady lllctric pocket lamps FRONNT STREET Four Doors East of 6th Street One of the most hopeful signs of the times in Josephine county is the widespread interest that is being taken by the people of all classes in the matter of fruit growing. Evan the teachers in the public schools have not been immune and they are going to do much towards putting th industry on a scientific basis. They can do a vast amount of good in stir ring up the people to renewed effort in this line. . It has been demon trated, beyond a peradventura that this Is one of the best places on earth for the successful growing of apples, pear and th like and now all we need to make this a veritable paradise Is that the people go into the business with an intelligent understanding of what is to be done to grow the best fruit. We will not be content with growing good fruit, but we want only the beet fruit and it has besn shewn that here is th very place for carrying out such an Idea. Let as aim high and then not stop ontll we have reached oor highest ambi tion. In all its vain endeavors to throw discredit upon any good report that may emenate from Grants Pass, the Med ford Mail basely insinuate that Postmaster Harmon, in giving the Courier the receipts of the home office for the past year, included live quarters, instead of foorl The very idea ! But w are not much surprised, after all, for those Medford people are so much given to t'linking that t.hey are the "whole tiling," and that there is nothing good to come out of any other nearby locality, that they cau hardly make themselves believe that we are ahead of them In the matter of postoffice receipts, as well as in many other very important essentials. And what is more, we do not have to be continually blowing our own horn in older to convince the world that we have a fine county aud a good class of people. Now that the people at large are lieginuing to discount much of the wild rumors that are sent out from Medford aud clatsify it merely as "hot air," we may not be surprised that they r-sort to almost any means to discredit any good word that is spoken regarding Jcsephine county, in their desperation. A former Oregon tarmi r who went to Nebraaka a yesr or two ago to en gage in farming in that state, wrote hack to Oregon friends, recently, as follows: "I believe iu diversified agriculture. Au exhibit of mv crop report for 1UIM is as follows : I have raii'd oiio acre of baked potatoes, SO liihel of dried peaches aud apples, So acre of parched corn, one acre of roasted peaunK and if the weHtlier continue dry 1 will have alnnit two acres of melon preserves. I bav ali-o 0erated a dairy for some time but I cant distinguish the difference be tween a cow and a steer and I h.nd to give that up. The balance of my crop consists of Chinch lugs, grass hoppers and jack rabbits. X. The deeds, contracts aud agref uieut ate to lo rocenveTed to the sob- soribers to the $loo.HH) railroad bonus' fund by Jthe Klamath Development, Company. This will not occasion! very much surprise, for it is in liue with the policy pursued ry the cor- j poraiion ever since it entered the t'u'M. At the tApirsition of the date; It's Time to Think ABOUT HEAVIER CLOTHES and WE HAVE PREPARED FOR YOUR WANTS BY LAYING IN A RIG FAbL and WINTER STOCK of UNDERWEAR, MEN'S and BOY'S CLOTHING, MENS SUITS. something new, from $5 to $25. and a COMPLETE LINE of SHOES WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE. WE CARRY ONLY FRESH GROCERIES, FRUITS and VEGETABLES and MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FLOUR, FEED and HAY. COME and SEE IS BEFORE MAIvING YOUR PURCHASES and WE WILL RISK OUR CHANCES. If it's bargains you are after, then come to our big establishment you'll find everything just as advertised Grants Pass Big Bargain Center... SOUTHERN OREGON SUPPLY CO. set for the completion of the road in to this city, the trustees were notified not to reaonvey the deeds, contracts and agreements to the subscribers. No explanation was made at that time, or since, and the Idea seemed to gain ground that the Klamath De velopment Company was going to in sist on tbe collection of the bonus. But subsequent events proved this oontlnslon to be erroneous. The low colonist rates, which have been in vogue ever the weetern roads will be oontiuned until the first of the year, after which date the rates wilt be materially advanced. A peculiar accident occurred in the S. P. yards at Ashland, Monday, when a caboose get away and ran down the track almost to Medford, land in edeavoring to butt one of J tbe big mogul freight engines off thetraok it was second best with not a sign of its former shape in evidence. Aa Grants Pass has tbe largest and most level yards in Southern Oregon, no such accidents occur here, although there are frequently from 150 to 200 freight cars on the aide tracks here. Victor A. Peterson and family left Monday for San Diego, Cal., where they will probably make their future home. An 'important change in boiinea circles took place this week, when W. L. Ireland, the successful real estata man concluded to leave that line of business and take an interect in the Hair-Riddle Hardware Co., Mr. In land haa been very successful and hit made many warm friends by his uni formly courteous treatment and fair dealings with his oustomers. He finds he cannot afford to miss such a Jn opening as that which the Hair-Biddls people offered him and that progrrsiin firm is to be congratulated upon hir ing him join their ranks, for be is La every way well fitted to take hold u4 push the excellent business that dm already been bnilt np. My Jewelry and Silverware depart, ment is tbe largest ever. Letoher. ' U-15 Selling Oust at Hian cost ess E. C. DIXON'S OLD STOCK Look at some of the Prices Dress Goods 2 Bolts only, all wools. Regu lar price was $1.50 and $1.75 per yard While it lasts :::::::::: 50 55-?"d W. J. GARDNER & CO. LETCHER has moved to C. E. DIXON'S OLD STAND, where he will be glad to see his old pat rons and all the new ones . . .