ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS. OREGON. NOVEMBER 22. 1907.
The Procuring of Groceries
Possessing Real Merit
fPIIIS 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
Call on ua for Taney Celery. Choice New Honey
Freeh Canned Good arriving all the time
J. Pardee. Sfte Grocer
Front Strmet
Crania Paaa
THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER
GRANTS PASS, OBEUOX.
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W. K. WILLIS,
PR0PR.
Editor
Entered at the pout office at Grants Pass
Oregon, at econu-cla mail matter.
KRDAV. NOVEMBER 22 1007.
The fact that dividends have not
been Interfered with shows that some
master hand is at the financial throt
tle somewhere.
Now that the "gentle mists" have
bt'gon to fall, the medicos may take
a rest, for It is an acknowledged fact
that the rainy season In Oregon is
a healthful season.
"Hot air" may be all right iu its
place, but it does not do to have too
much of anything. "Facts are good
enough, " would be a flue slogan for
Josephine county people.
.
Let us extend to the many eastern
ers who are theHe days in onr ruidHt a
cordial welcome. They are here to
see our homes and their impressions
of this section will be very niach
governed by the manner in which we
greet theiu.
Already the plan of the fashionable
Pellevue-Stratford Hotel, at Philadel
phia, to establish au outdoor camp on
its lofty roof hug proved a success.
Noveral wealthy travelers hava taken
np ipmrter in this curious combiiia
tion of city and country uonditioiiH.
The ramp consists of b'i tents.
Here's a "hot shot" from the Hote
burg Spokesman : "It is said there Is
candidate for I' in ted states Sena
tor who relies ou a few ten cent
calendars to compensate newn ai rs to
'boost' him into that office. , If that
le true he will Ihi the worst fooled
fool thai ever struck the country."
May we not see in the Kentucky
election the breaking up of the "Solid
South." That state elected a repub
lican governor aud other state officers
of that H)uical faith. Hut, the fact
that a large number of representative
men from the various southern state
have since met aud declared that
the wouM support only a fouthern
man for the presidency, would not
seem to hear out this couclusiou.
Postmaster General-Meyer believes
that his work iu etticlcucy is impaired
by following the custoi? of sitting at
a desk. When he was tbe presiding
officer of the lower branch of the
Massachusetts Assembly he used
massive desk, made of wrlnut highly
embellished, and standing more than
four feet high. 'This bag been
brought to Washington and installed
in his office. This he will use here
after, standing np at his work.
There is a Kansas newspaper whose
motto is: "Lie, steal, drink and
swear;" and it is thus explained by
the editor: "When yon lie, let it be
down to pleasant dreams ; when yon
steal, let it be away from immoral as
sociates; when you drink, let it be
pure water; when you swear, let it be
that yoa will patronize yonr home
paper, pay your subscription and not
send yoor job wotk away from
home." ,
In answer to the query of a citizen
In onr "WhatJPeople Say" columu,
who wants to know whv the officers
of Grants Pais do not arrest tbe hobos
who are swarming along the Southern
Pacific track, we might say that the
said officers are doing tbe wiser thing
in seeing to it that this class of un
desirable citizens pass on by our
fair oity. We gladly welcome tbe
average newcomer, but we draw the
line, when it comes to tbe festive
hobo.
Cooperation it working great
tbiugs in Josephine county, these
days. The f-uit grower have clearly
demonstrated that they oan realize bet
ter prices for their product by"pnlling
together." The fishermen, nuticiug
this fact, have likewise formed a
onion, with like good results and now
the farmers throughout the county
are lianding themselves together in
Oranges, for this very purpose and
we know, from the resulis iu other
localities that they will reap a rich
reward for so doing.
When business aud professional men
take the great lut crest iu tbe question
of fruit growing, we may expect to
see that industry go forward With
leaps aud bounds. It is safe to pre
dict that our output of froit is going
to be something wonderful, as soon
as the returns from these efforts he
gin to come in. We will hail that
day with delight, when everybody
enters thus heartily iuto this aud
other things which make for the best
Interest and welfare of this entiie
region.
The Southern Pacific company
November 28 will put into effect a
new rate of 30 cent per 100 pounds on
canned goods in car lots from Ash
laud, this being the same rate made
recently for Grants Pass. The com
pany's intention is to encourage de
velopment of the canning industry m
the Rogue River Valley. Similar
rates will lx made from Willamette
valley and other point. The freight
traffic department is busy revising its
traftlc to comply with the interstate
commerce commissiou's order that the
JOE WHARTON
(IlINS and RU LES, CUTLEKY, AMMU
NITION, DOG COLLARS, 1 ISIIING
TACKLE, SPORTING GOODS, EVER
HEADY ELECTRIC POCKET LAMPS
FRONT STREET
Four Doors East
of 6th Street
long and short haul feature be elimi
nated and specific rates . be made
from each point in a proposition near
the through rate. All railroad com
panies have until January 1, to make
the necessary cha ges.
Here is the way a negro preacher
goes after his collection. At the
close of his sermon he explained: "I
hab fouud it necessary on koont ob de
hod times an de genral deflcenry ob
de bod ci'culatin' mejim in connect
ion wid dig he.h cho'ch t' injerdace
ma new attermatic o'leckshun box.
It is so ranged dat a half dollah or
quartan falls on a red plush cusb'en
widont noise; a nickel will ring a
small bell, atinctly heard by all de
congregation, an' a s'pender button
my " feller mortals, will flash off a
pistol; so my brodders and sistabs,
yoa will gabbern yoa'selves "cord
Inly." -
It looks more and more as though
all this financial depression had come
according to the program of the
great railroad magnates, who are
striving to "get even" with the Presi
dent, alleging, as they do, that be
has overstepped the bounds of pro
priety in his efforts to prod said cor
poration to carry on their transactions
within the limit of the law. fiat,
tbey may have fooled os for a time,
yet we cannot be fooled all the time,
and when once the American people
get it iuto their heads what is rea'ly
the cause of the " panio",tben, woe be
onto the said f railroad magnates I
Their latter troubles will certainly be
worse than were their former ones,
They have been playing with the
fire and now they must reap the con
sequences
In the coarse of bis Thanksgiving
proclamation, President Roosevelt
gives utterance to the following timely
words: ."Our natural resources are
at least as great as those of any na
tion. Much has been given ns from
on high and mnch will rightly be ex
pected of ns in return. Iuto oar
care 'the 10 talent have been en
trusted, aud we are to be pardoued
neither If we squander and waste
them, nor yet if we hide them in a
napkin. We should earnestly pray
that the spirit of righteousness may
grow greater in .the hearts of all and
that our souls may be inclined even
more toward tbe virtues that tell for
gentleness, for loving kinduess and
forbearance one with another, for
without these qualities neither nation
nor individual can raise to' the level of
greatness. "
Tbe closeness of financial matters
has very clearly demonstrated one
thing, and that is that we have been
having altogether too much of a
credit system. How much better
would the merchants have been pre
pared to meet this flurry, had their
customers been paying as they go.
What is to binder our profltiug by
this bit of experience and attending
to this matter right now? It is
a bad habit to get into for as to have
our purchases always charged, for it
menus that (lis dealer has to carry ns
and naturally enough be cannot sell
as cheaply, because lie must borrow
money with which to meet the whole
sale houses who show no mercy but
exaot every dollar that is due them.
It is near enough the New Year to
make this good resolution, but don't
let us wait until the first of next
year In-fore we put it into ractice.
Now is the accepted time.
Educatiou leaders are still discuss
ing with unuated interest the propo
sition put forwaid by Thomas L.
Burt recently in the Independent,
namely that the schools should be
oreued all the year round, Sundays
and the few public holidays alone,
excepted. Mr. Kurt's idea is that this
would leave about 800 school days,
which would vary in length of ses-
siou from three hours iu summer to
flvs or six iu winter. He says ihat uo
educator will deuy that this distribu
tion of school time would enable the
pi-pils to cover more ground aud make
much greater progress ihin under the
existing plan. Hue of the principal
objects gained would be iu his opiu-
j ion, to keep the children off the
i streets in the summer time and to
! make their development steady and
j continuous The fact that most
parents are gl:d to send their child
: ren to summer schools is regarded a
favorable, ihi proposes to make the
pay or the teachers "accordingly
higher, "iu money aud uot in holi
days and vacations. He argues, fur
ther, that short hours, Saturday and
Sunday holidays and long va -ations,
"iustead of producing the habit of
study among teachers probably iu-j
creases laziness" According to this'
proposal, uo teacher would teach all !
day, but two or even three should
occupy the same room durii g so.v.-ss-'
ive sessions ;
Now is the nun to set hedge
plants. Cypress aud English Privet, i
li.oO to ft per too. See J. T. Taylor!
at office, mar Court bouse. ii;".' t '
It's Time to Think
A ROUT HEAVIER CLOTHES and WE HAVE PREPARED FOR
YOUR WANTS BY LAYING IN A BIG FAiXand WINTER STOCK
of UNDERWEAR. MEN'S and ROY'S CLOTHING, MENS SUITS.
something new, from $S to $25, and a COMPLETE LINE of SIIQEs
WE ARE THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE. WE
CARRY ONLY FRESH GROCERIES, FRUITS and VEGETABLES
anc MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FLOUR, FEED and HAY. COME
and SEE IS BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASES and WE
WILL RISK OUR CHANCES.
If it's bargains yoa are after, then come to our
big establishment you'll find everything just as advertised
Grants Pass
Big Bargain
Canter...
SOUTHERN OREGON SUPPLY CO.
CARD OF THANKS.
We publicly desire to thank those
who were so kind to us during the
sickness of Mrs. Pyle and death of oar
son Richard, h'ot all favors shown by
neighbors and friends are gratefully
appreciated by as.
Mr. sod Mrs. H. A. Pyle,
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Holt.
Grants Paes, Ore., Nov. 20, 1907.
Medford had a bad fire, the other
night, when two residences were
burned down and a third badly
scorched. The mud in the hydrants
caused much delay aud added mater
ially to the loss.
Just about this time of year a little
extra spending money for the holi
days comes in handy. What easier,
ticer way to get it than by taking
subscriptious for the Pacific Monthly.
It should be on the reading table in
every house in the We-t, for isn't it
tbe home magazine of yoor own
county? You can convince anyone of
that, and easily, and so divert some
loose change to your own use.
Write as about the commissions
you can earn, giving names of two or
three business men as refereno.es.
PACIFIC MONTHLY PUB. CO.,
11-8 6t . Portland, Ore.
TreesTrees
Fruit, Shade and Ornamental
Hedge Plants, Cyprui and Fruit
Row Bushes, Berry Planfj, etc
I can save you money at least
on some of these things. Try
me and see
J. T. TAYLOR
Office in brick building,
. Near Court House.
f
We want More
CLEARING HOUSE
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more- shoes than we want but not more than we will Want.
Remember VALUE IS GUARANTEED and if you fail to look
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will have
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that you Wfon. that you
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A Pair of 25 c.n, Hose and 25 vote, for the Teacher with .very Pa.r of Sho..
or School Pupils.
The Sugar Pine Store
That Little
Store on
the Corner