ROGLfc MVER COUK1KR GRANTS PASS, .kHON, JNUakV 31. 18
MUKP H Y
Tbe liteiary at Morphy every Bator
day night is inteiesting and well at
tended
J. W. Gilmore aold team tliii
weak, to Mr. Wood of Lea district.
D. 0. Hayi. teacher at Williams,
has a vacation this week and i lit
ing relative! at Murphy aod Merlin.
Ike Vlnoent of Missouri Flat male a
mMick witb liia ax Monday and out
bla foot to and into the boue of the
iaatep.
"Shorty" and "Ebcn" think we
hare a moit wonderfal ooontry, and
we probably hae, but tliey forgot to
mention the ftot that Hurriinan hojds
tlie Brut mortgage on it.
Williams Bros, have bought tli
track and two mi I en of Qia pipe
from tlia Applegftie Boom Se Lumber
Co. and moved iaiue to their plaut at
Cow Creik.
Iter. Good, presiding eider,
nmiKtfd by Kv. Blaknaii of
Orant Pass and Rev. Mia. Kred, tlie
Fast or at Murphy, held iiuarterly
meetings hero Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of last week.
The Applegate Valley Telephone
Co. ia steadily grow lug. They now
have CO pbonea ex tending from the
Blue ledge In California to Grants
Pai and more clamoring to be as
rnitied.
Miaa Ira Mc Arthur cloaea aaoores'
ful four mon I hi term of school here
today, Mlis Iva made mauy friends
during her stay in onr neighborhood
nd we wish bar much snooess
wherever ber duties call her.
Will Hill pawed through Murphy
this week witb the 10 H. P. donkey
engine from Dr. Planagan'a Ex
chequer mine. Mr. Hill baa a con
tract to grab SO acre of Tokay land
nar the Pass and intends usiog the
donkey as a grub poller.
Unole Bob Cook postmaster for 25
years at Draper on Foots kCreek, spent
Baturday and Sonday .witb bis old ao-,
qnaiutanoe, James Ollmore at Mur
phy. Uncle Bob telle many interest
ing retulnlsoenoei orb la trip with an
ox ttam from Bpriugfleld, .Mo., to
Oregon City tn 'SI and 'S3.
Bay "Unole Joe" we don't blame
you uiuob for thinking that Mlssoari
flat ia a windy plaoa, for really that
10 pound apud story rather takes a fel
low aback unlusa be ia familiar with
this Applegele frwll and its possi
bilities. All the same "Uncle ;joe"
you will And Ihia phenomenal potato
at (ha offloe formerly occupied by the
Hlierruan Realty Co. north of the Joan
plilne hotel. Uo 'there some day and
take look at the elf gait apod yoa or
any other man arer aaw, and remain
ber it grew in "The Italy of Ameri
ca," Applegate Provluoe.
X. Y Z.3
"Worst Roam In America."
M. Worth Col well, wrltlug on the
wont roads In America In the Novem
ber Outing, anys: Mr. Charles J, Ulld
den, the donor of the tlllddeu auto tro
phy, who holds the world'a record for
automobile uilleugti aud who haa trav
eled In nearly a down countries a dla
tanre of mora thuu 00,000 utiles, de
dared that never lu all hhs touriug
here or abrond had he encountered
auch execrable mud rond conditions an
thorn In Ohio and Indiana on the rond
to Sou tli ltond. Speaking on this sub
ject, be Bald; "Seventy per cent of tbe
mads encountered on this tour would
by any Kuropcnn government lie clos
ed to travel and marked Tse at your
own peril.' One of the tiling that this
tour has accomplished hi Unit It bus
reresled some of the deplorable condi
tions of the highways of a prosperous
unttoii. The accident on the tour were
duo wholly to the bud roada, which
were uuknowu to the drivers. Tbey
were the worst trails Imaginable."
Modorn Oiled Roads.
It somewhat appears that our whole
country la soon to le made available
through roada constructed by what
some on has duhted the petmlythlc
process, says the I.a Angeles Time,
lu rldlug over a country rmid a few
days ugo a chauffeur was heard to re
mark. "I have driven over all kinds
of roods, but that sausage machlu
roller bests dowu the beat surface 1
ever traveled over." Judging by the
uitlrage now tinder construction by this
procesa, It would appear that the gen
ral public heartily Indorses tbe opin
ion of the driver guoted.
for men who toil
Levi Strauss
& Co'
Copper Riveted Overalls
lh kmd that " EARS "
cut lull
made of
slc ui
DEEKING
. . . . . ..... .
There is no place like home and
eurrly everything indicates that Deer- j
log is borne
Our boys here persist in going in .
swimming regardless of tbe fact that
January ia a winter mon'h. j
Tbe month of December comprised
16 cloady days of which 12 were rainy ;
and all the reit of the mouth ws
ai'iinn pore sunshine with summer
temperature. J
Wh see that the est-emed Observer
is still Ht utlv maintaining that Sen. ,
Fulton is the only one of the gang who
ba nVfr breo csnght and for tha'
simple reon ia trying to cram hlrn
dowo the tbr at- of Oregon voters
again. Oh, when will our county
papers deote their time and teleut
(or the people aud not for the politl-'
clans? I
We ste that there ar a few "doubt
ing Thoma-es" in reard to those 10
pounl Kogtio Hirer spods. As to
farther proof, will say that onr.neigb-
bor, Fred Ahlberg raised potatoes thnt
one would make any .fonr Inghmen.a
square menl.
D. L. and L. It. Webb have stu
peadnd work on their California
claims ontil dry westher. .Tbeyjare
now bome, bag and baggage.
Tom Gilli-au h is been bosy.for the
last wwk looking up bis cattle on
the range. Tommie has quite jand
and ao far haa loat none to his know
ledge. Wm. Cogsialn, who is interested
lth AL Satnaa in a cinnabar propo
aitlon on the Diamond Creek diggings
renoris plsnty of ore that will run
over S per cent and aaya he expects to
strike it much richer in; the near
future.
A. 0. Reynolds clalma that be was
an eye witness to two hogst Waldo
that dressed over 800 pounds. He says
these are the blggsst kaowu In Ore
gon, except a few timber thieves.
Jost as soon as we oan steal ecoogh
from the public) and get ourselves
elected to the legislator then we will
be ready to enter soolety. Yea wewill.
We think that Hon. Judge Jewell
did very wroug when he caused the
Courier to be designated as the "Of
ficial paper. ' Ton see the Courier is
liable to make about 07 cents out of
the transaction. That tuooey is
badly needed to pay the salaries of
state officials whom we hire.to steal
na blind.
Hasn't Oregon any "favorite sons"
for tha presidency? What's 'the mat
ter with C. W. Fnlton or better still
Bioger Herman T EBSN.
ASHLAND NORMAL
The regolar meetings of the Y. M.
C. A. aod Y. W. C. A. are well at
tended. Great interest is takeu in
these as well as In the Mission Class.
Kev. Matlock, of Eugene, gave an
Inspiring address in Chapel Wedeas
day. There are about 30 new niaga
slnns to be placed on the reading
table hereafter. These added to the
list of dailies and other periodicals
will furni.h the students with all
the reading material needed.
Karl Moore, Clan '07, vice princi
pal of the Jacksonville schools,
made the Normal a visit this week.
On Friday morning a spleudid ad
dress on the subject of psychology
was given by C. B. WaUon.
. . .
Mauy student, atwuded the lecture
at tbe opera hoase by Homer Davea -
port.
President Payne gave a line talk tn
chapel on the eubject "Be True to
Yourself."
Prof. Mulksy. of Jacksonville.
lk..l nnUtlv in in l,u,l T,,.
day utoruiug. Instautly he was
greeted by vigorous clapping. Presi
dent Payne em-orled him to the lt
form where he gavu one of his
eharavtvriatically ohnerful talks.
The iiihusiasui in the mauual
training dupartiuent grows stronger
daily. Wbeu a new studeut cuters tlii
i -pertinent and sets whal the olh.r
studeute are uiakiug. h van not
work .fast enough ,to suit himielf.
Kvervone la hnrrviug to sot o"e ar-
tile mads tha'. Ihey ui.ty begin on
the next piroa." Kach uew design
seems batter than ths l-,t. prof
Wardrip is kept bnsy directing tbe
work.
The first of a sri of eutert ninvuts
under the ::iiios of the Band was
given at the Opx ratio ate Frioay night,
the H.ib'.fT irtt. Tt euieruia
tuent wai virv rrvlitah'io and was
much enjoyed bv the audi-n.'t. Ou
Saturday, Peh. I. Suueskl, tli- Potiah
prince and rubtf.il heir tv, ihe throne
of i'olaad. will leoinre, .Ul u Mon
day night the Meulfv ga.triet. sinners
of natiousl fame, will gives uushal
iitTUiumnt Tim regaining two
numbers of the oourae will be TA cent.
Tbsy prora.te te be rval treats. 1
SECRET RATES GIVEN
Do Express Companies Thus Aid
the Mail Order Houses?
CONGRESSMAN SO ALLEGES.
Mr. Anthony Presents Evidence to
Show Violation of Interstate Com
merce Act Chicago Concsrn Indicted
For Illegal Use of Mails.
A day of reckoning seems to be In
prospect for some of the big mall or
der bouses w hich appear to have been
violating tbe laws. Congressman D.
It. Anthony of Kansas, who repre
sents the I.eavenworth district and If
a son of one of the most noted edi
tors In the history of his stale and a
nephew of Miss Susan B. Anthony, the
famous woman suffragist, has furnish
ed evidence to ' Postmaster General
Meyer which Is said to show that
some of the mull order concerns enjoy
secret cut rates from the express com
panies. Congressman 'Anthony bns been
gathering facts to substantiate his
statement that the express companies
give discriminatory rates, thus en
abling tlie mall order people to ship
their goods to country customers at
ratea low as or even lower than those
suggested In tbe postmaster general's
recent recommendation for the estab
lishment of a parcels post Should
these charges be substantiated both
the express companies and tbe mall
order concerns participating In this un
derhand work are liable to prosecution
under the Interstate commerce act.
Just as the railroads and tbe Standard
Oil company have been prosecuted for
giving aim Bccejniua leuumuuuciiut
transportation.
Many country merchants oppose par
cels post legislation because they fear
that it would give such an advantage
to' the mall order stores In tbe large
cities that tbe local retailers would be
driven out of business. Just how Mr.
Anthony's Investigations may turn out
Is a matter of conjecture, but should
his statements be substantiated by of
ficial Investigation It la evident that
tbe discovery of ei press rebates will
tend to reconcile retail merchants to
parcels poet legislation. At any rate,
these chargea comlug from a man
of Congressman Anthony's standing
should cause thousands of mall order
patrons to think twice before patroniz
ing houses suspected of violating this
highly important , law. Those who be
lieve in equal rights to all and special
privileges to none will be Inclined to
claaa the mammoth mall order con
cerns with the Standard Oil company
and other preyers on the public weal.
In Iowa the federal authorities are
going after one mall order concern,
that of Hears, Koebuck & Co. of Chi
cago, in another way. Tbe federal
grand jury at Pea Moines has returned
an indictment in three counts agalnBt
the Chicago firm on charges of using
the malls to defruud.
It Is alleged that this concern sold to
a citizen of lies Moines some paints
which It described In s letter to the
prospective buyer as containing white
lead and being manufactured "In our
own great paint factory under the su
pervision of the finest paint experts."
The Indictment sets forth that the
paints did not contain white lead and
were not manufactured lu the con
cern's owu factor)-, Soars, Hoelnick &
Co. not possessing a paint factory.
The other two counts name a rural
free delivery route victim who bought
two ring from the Chicago concern on
the strength of Its catalogue recom
mendation. One of these rings wag
said to contain pearls and sapphires,
the other pearls and rubles. Neither of
the rings contained the Jewels men
tioned, according to the Indictment.
As the catalogues and the rings were
! so" tnrougli tlie malls, a vloh
violation of
,n" r,,lK'rul 'itutos Is charged.
Whether this Indictment holds or not,
th,ro , flX)J M thought ,u the roflec.
1 ti0Il that you cannot always get what
you want by seeing a picture aud de-
acrlptlou of It lu a catalogno and send-
( '"K your money by mall without first
aeclug the goods.
The u'al ""'vhant keeps his goods
I bk''. "j tnc Purchaser always
knows whnt he Is buying. Purchasing
articles by mail Is pretty much like
an sipping pockctknUcs "uusl.nht nuj
unseen." Very frequently the other
boy's knife la uot half so good a knife
as yours, hut when you trade that
way your knife Is gone. It Is a givxl
rule to insist upon seeing the knife he
fore making the trade.
At VOlir hoMitt Htilt-itM vttn nan ilwfv.
, ule knife and test the blades before
! buying.
'
Work For Live Improvement Sucietv.
In small centers of population where
none but the inoet general laws gov
ern It Is ntHvssary to form an Im
provement siviety to look after the
heclla aud well U-Ing of the people as
a whole, says the I.oe Angeles Times.
The laws of hygiene must be observed.
Ho U sewers and surface drainage
should be provided by the people as a
whole, aud where no city government
exSts this Is a splendid work for a
live sovle'y for civic betterment.
Gold Bricks.
A common brick weighs about two
Pallida. A gold brick 2 Inches by 4 by
S wonij wtflh more than forty pounds
stid he worti some 111.000. Few men
could carry a bag of 150,000 tn gold
very far.
I -mi
What Peoule Say.
"Ha V noticed what fine rows
wt have beie in Grants Pass, right ia
mid-wisier?" was the iuqoiry made
of the Courier man br Will L. Ireland
who resume J : "Yes, we've had fins
roses every week in tbe year and even
with our frost of this week, they
.o,.. fcriht and rjrettr as ever."
The report-r oan attest to the fore
going, for in his rounds this week he
i has seen many fine roses and has also
, had his attention called to many other
bnautiful ipecimeus. Tliene, together
; with the nice sunshine we are
! having, rightly entitles ns to claim
Itliisto indeed be the "land of sun
bine and flowers."
I
Mr. Ireland, in Ipeakiug with the
newstratherer. took occasion to remark
I that he. was almost daily in receipt of
! communications from people from all
lover the country, who saw his ad
' vertiscmeuta, lakt somnjcr and who
seemed anxious to learn all they can
'about this favored locality. He is re
ferring these letters to his successors,
'Messrs. Herzinger & Mitchell, who
! are also recoiving mauy snch com-
mubications and who are doing niach
to enlighten the eacterners regarding
this promising section.
"I notice in your courthouse report
Isst week abont the way the voters
are registering, but I really think that
the way things are going is somewhat
misleading. Yon say that they are
mostly of the republican political
faith, whereas, although they regis
ter that way and are probably so with
regards to national affairs, yet, like
myself, many a man who is down as a
republican will exercise bis rights at
the primaries and if the right kind
of a candidate is named, will probably
vote that way at the general election,
but yon will find that no ring role
goes in Josephine county. We stand
for the man, rather than for the party.
So, I say, when tbe election oo
cars yoa will doubtless be somewhat
surprised to sue tbe returns come in."
This was ths expression of one repub
lican's views ana tbe Couritr man
finds that many people 'will not be
bound by party lines, but merely
register tlmt way, in order to get a
ohance to vote at the primaries.
"Despite the fact that Josephine
oounty is about tbe only county in the
state where the repnblioau 'machine'
is striving to manipulate affairs, yet
our people will not have the yoke put
on them" Was the way . another
voter voiced his sentiments.
"You may tell the dear people, If
you desire to do so that we are meet
ing all oar obligations and soon we
will be able to discouut all acooanta, "
said Manager Horner of the Grants
Pass Box Factory, who also informed
the Courier representative that be had
now 65 men at work and hoped to
soon increase tbe force qnite ma
terially. "Gee, are those attorneys going to
do away with the joriesT" asked one
ciluen, who had evidently red of tbe
big joint debate in which four Grants
Pass attorneys are to iudulge in at the
Opera Huuoe, Lincoln's Birthday,
Wsduesday, February 13. He admitted
that "some juries were rotten," and
that lots of jurors could be "bought
up, "but he would hate to entirely do
away with the trial-by-jury system
aud he will be an interested listener
at the spirited oratorical ooutost be
fore mentioned.
Stenography.
The earliest printed book on stenog
raphy In English or perhaps In any
other language Is "Character and Arte
of Shorte, Swift aud Secrete, Writing
by Character, Inveuted by Tlmotho
Bright, Poetor of Phlsike. Imprinted
at Loudon by J, Wludet the Asslgue
of Tim Bright. 15JS. Cum Trlvileglo
Uetrtne Majostiitis. Forbidding All
Ulhcrs to Print the Same."
Fend of Fine Clothes.
' - -'a--- lire fond of fine clothes
'"'hup for men Includes a
t of IlKtit. pretty material,
ilie neck and with long.
- and a vest that fits close-
'-"c. aho with wide, flowing
Ostrich Plumes.
Ostrich plumes ns th?y arrive in the
market look like bedraggled turkey
feathers, and they pass through a
score of bands before tbey become the
well known fluffy and graceful ad
junct to feminine attire.
Btautlfy 8chool Grounds.
Just at present Is a good time for
! all Interested to look over the local
i schoolyard aud consider If It meets
their Ideas regarding beauty, shade,
protection, educational value, etc. If
I It does not the time Is rtpe to -get
I busy" with others whose Interest Is
: equal to yours and try to ameliorate
present conditions so that this piece of
public property will no longer b a
j reproach to those In coatrK
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ficientin but one thing and trust that is price
Our prices are certainly considerably below what
thev should be when you take into consideration
the hWi quality of our goods, glance over these
ficures. Oranges, Lemons, Corab Honey, Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables. We carry a full supply of Poultry Goods. '
J. Pardee,
Front Street
GOOD ROADS APOSTLE.
Charles Thatcher Advocates Highway
From Ocean to Ocean.
Preaching the gospel of good roada.
Charles Thatcher, a resident of Wheel
ing, W. Va., is now traveling from
city to city endeavoring to interest the
citizens of the nation in permanent
highways and primarily one or more
great arteries for vehicle travel from
ocean to ocean, says a Bloomlngton
(111.) correspondent of the Chicago In
ter Ocean. While he was in Bioommn
ton his curbstone talks to the audi
ences, attracted by the unique outfit
accompanying blm, were marked by
earnestness and enthusiasm. He U
not working any grafting or advertis
ing dodge. No one is asked for mon
ey, and he has nothing to sell For
this reason he is attracting attention
and Is winning supporters in his move-
After a residence of some years In
the far west he became lmDuea wiui
the Idea that the absence of good
ninda leadlne from the east to the
west was a serious handicap to the
latter and that the possession of good
roads would attract tourists in their
automobiles and assist in developing
the country. He decided to travel from
city to city and not only try to arouse
Interest lu the movement, buj to se
cure slgnaturea to petitions asking the
president and congress to take some
action. He will reach Washington late
this year and will lay his petitions be-
YOU HEAR
SOME TALK
Thee days abont economy; maybe
you're being economical yourself. It's
a good thing; we believe in it; but it's
best to be clear as to what economy is.
Economy isn't buying cheap stuff be
cause it's low priced; nor paying, too
much for good stuff because it's good.
Real economy is measured by comparing
what you get with what it costs; a
question of proportion not price.
That's why you ought to buy our Hart
Schaffner & Marx clothes;' they're all
wool; perfectly tailored; correct in style.
Vou get better value and bigger returns
for your money in these goods than in
any other. We can save you right now,
from $4 to $6 on a fine suit or overcoat.
Get our prices n an extra pair of Trou
sors, Flannel Shirts, Underwear, Sweat
ers, stiff and soft Shirts, Wool Sox,
Winter Caps etc. Practice economy by
making your purchases now, at
To buy your
Groceries
At a store where the
assortment is com
plete, and the qual
ity the rest, you
should purchase
Vipre. We are di-
Sfte Grocer
Grants Pass
Tr.,ci,ionf iioosevclt and ask blm
to use bis Influence to Introduce a res
olution In congress to Investigate the
project Thatcher travels In a light
buggy and la attired In regulaUon cow
boy costume. HIB ouuii is puueu oy
two western burros, and when he
reaches a city he Is always sure of an
audience. He alms to attend all meet
ings In the Interest of good roads.
. His third road will tap New Orleans
and thence via the southern tier of
states to California. North and south
roads extending from the groat ciUcs
to the main highways are also plan
ned. He has planned a road connect
ing Chicago and St. Louis which will
pass -through Bloomlngton and Spring
field. He believes that congress should
co-operate with the Various states In
the construction of, these roads, there
by keeping the expense divided 'equal
ly between the s'tates crossed. Thatch
er baa traveled 7,000 miles In bis
unique tour of education and believes
that he has inaugurated a movement
which will not die.
Harpoonind Sharks.
Bt Kltts, like all the Leeward and
Windward Islands, Is a victim of for
eign landlordism. Its sugar planta
tions are practically played out The
harbor of Basse-Terra resembles the
bay of Naples, but Is very shallow. It
Is, however, Infested with man eating
sharks up to twenty feet in length,
and the tourist can have the sport of
tla life harpooning three tbjters of the
GEO. S. CALHOUN CO.
'Outfitters to Boy and Man"