W. C. T. U. NOTES
The V7. 0. T. IT. held a profitable
and pleaeaot session Friday, Febru
ary 14 at the borne of Mm. Ingle.
Bom vsiy important work wai out
lined after which Mr a. Rannle, roper
intsndent of Red Letter Day took
the chair. A well rendered prorgam
wat given, consisting of aongi aad
readings, touching upon the life of
France Willard. l.The Valentine
idea wh carried out io the muring of
lb dainty refreshuients,"oonaltlng of
coffee, pi skies and aandwichea, cake,
nata and tart. .
The L. T. L.' will have tbelr an
niversary hxt Friday directly after
school, at the Chrittiao church.
Since our laat writing our heart
have been aaddxued by t e going out
of a young life that might have
counted much for righteousness had it
not been fur the liquor ourse. While
this awful tragedy ia freah in our
minds would it not be well ta consider
the ourae which, too ofttiu, leads to
the enactment of auch tiagedioa?
Toll ina, father, if this young man
bad beun your boy, would tbe Uceuae
money recooipenati yoa for yoor luaa?
"NaT," you aay, "but my boy will
never go in the way tbla other
fatber'on haa gone." How do you
know? Vooug man. would all the
liceoa money of our own fair itate
make good the loaa to yoa bad thi
unfortunate boy been yonr brother?
Yoa aay "No, emphatically, no; but
my brother will never io gie himself
to drink." Bat listen, ia your
brother strong enouiih to staod where
thousand of othera have fallen? Are
yoa re of yourself?
Mother, yoa say, yonr boy Is aaf
became b ia too honorable to forget
bis another's teaching and go tbe way
which leads to death. Bat do yoa
know t'i brlghtea and bast boys are
too often found in the unholy clatobea
of this great evil; better to watch and
pray that tbi temptation be removed
frem the path of your boy and other
mother's boys.
Wife, do yoa deem your husband
strong enough to be tros t himself,
to his Ood and to the blest ties that
bind him to yoa aud your children? I
tell you, Nar yon Know not the meas
ure to which tbla evil will resort.
No stone ia left nnturned to rain,
kill and destroy tb xeanhood of our
aatlon.
And you, daughter, may not eaoap.
In yonr girlhood parity yoa plight
your troth, believing and trusting
yoor kolgbt to keep himself pare and
worthy, auly to learn some dark day
with breaking heart that your idol
has fallen another vlotiui to the curse
of the liquor traf do.
Some aay "take away the saloon
and kill yoor town." Better a
thoaiiaud times kill yonr town than
to kill your men.
May Qod baietn the day when
men, shall say by the white ballott
this evil shall bo longer kill oar
brlghent and beat manhood make
mothers' hearts aolie with their
weight of pain ; sadden and darkeu
the lives of wives and daughters
canse little children to be deprived
- of their right to ba "well bom,"
" and drlv from home its brightest
gem. And drown each cap of joy."
Raid a hep grower "Do the
brewers think w are fools? We've
been raising hops at a loss fur
soma years sl aud now they tall
tss to work for them in the oomtug
election and keep on raiaiug hops at a
loss. Wa will dig up our hops aud
raise polatues before we will submit
to their demands." And we said
"Amen'.
TRESS COKKKSPODKNT.
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r K 0 VOLT
Jobs MoCalllater aud wife of Pro
volt visited ia Oraats Pass this week.
J. A. Lawman has finished pruning
his orchard and will soou begin spray
ing if the sauuy days continue. His
old run down .trees, almost dead with
t'als, now look aa though they would
Veoora healthy treea Mr. Hill Is
quite bust at Jpreaeot grubbing on his
new farm recently purchased from
Mr. Stone, which adds much to Pro
volt, also the bnslneaa in Grants Faea.
The new telephone Hue which haa
besq bulldiug from th H, D. Kabll
farm
Till
oa Applegate
was oompleted
to Jackson
Monday. This
ROGUE
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BOW IIUV I m UI'W y w
pany. bat will oonnect with the Ap-.
nlesata teleohona line, for the con-
venienco of that company. Thera
will be a fee of 25 cents (barged for
connecting tbe line tb exchange
being at
H. D. Kubli's where tbe
line oonnect
Tb entertainment given by th
school olilldren of Provolt on Tuesday
evening was one of the most eojoyable
affairs of the seaaoo. A 'large crowd
wa present to hear the well rendered
program. Maaio was furnished by
Prof. G. W. Harriott4 new grapha
phone and the Mlssa Dora and Nsllis
Messlnger rendered doet. After
the exercise dancing wa indolgsd in
till a late boor.
Messrs. Harriott, Spailin and Will
iams entertaineJ a number oJ friends
Thursday evening with their new
niagio lantern. It was on of the beat
shows ever given in the Applegate
valley. The illnrtraUd songs were
flue, Mis Edna Devny being the so
loist. After th show a dance whs en
joyed, a bounteous suppar belng ser
ved by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mass
ing.. UNCLE FULLER.
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MISSUORI FLAT
Missouri Flat
We understand that Mr. Vinoeot's
foot is almost well, where he oat It a
couple of week ago.
Oh say, have you heard them wed
ding bells ringing on Missouri Flat?.
8. A. Berry made trip to the Pass
one day last week.
Fred Miller is at work io bis placsr
mine as ba baa plenty of water.
Mr. Bohl and Mr. Bulla made a trip
to town one day laat week.
K. J. Kubll and Joe York mad a
trip to town Wednesday of laat week.
Mr. McKall went to Grants Pass
Thursday.
W. 8. Bailey made a busineaa trip to
Grants Pass Saturday.
G. . Robert made a trip to Grants
Pass Saturday.
Mr. Geo. W. Meek aod daughter,
Mia Heinle mad Grants Pass visit
one day laat week.
Say, have yoa heard that orchestra
play al Geo. W. Mask' place?
Olloton Cook wa a visitor of
Grants Pass Tuesday.
LILAC.
1 NEW HOPE
Everybody sowlug their gram at
present.
M. D. L. Crooks and daughter,
Miss Nettie passed through oar burg
lass Monday.
C. C. Wyuunt was at the Pass Toes
dny ou biiaiueeas.
An enjoyable evening was aptnt at
'he home of K. M. Austin last Mon
day, musio being furuiahed by the
EM is m phonotrraph.
Messrs. Una Walter and Clarence
Wyuunt were at Murphy Batnrday
evening. 'We wonder what attraction
there is around this way? fiy the
way we see Kliinr Gilulore coming
around this wsy quite often. That's
right, Elmer, come on. You can have
any of nur girls that yon want.
. SHORTY.
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My but wa are havlug a oold snap,
low froxe a qnarler of an loch in a
wash tub this wsek aud now we ex.
peot to hear of a g.iod may who are
frenslug to death.
Born In Cresoeut City. Cel., ou
February 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Frode
lioi, a son.
I Papple Reynolds came home from
Ursula Piss victorious. Pappl saya
the next time some one drives awttyj
one of his steers thoy may stop and
take a second look.
Tomnile Otlligaii is home aftr a
weiks stay la your city.
Kdmoud Eggxr took three bear out
of oue tree thia week. How's that for
high?
Clark Webb, Jr., was a visitor at
the home of A. 8. Reyuolds aud Tom
Collett ou the Illinois Thursday aud
Friday.
Anui Peterson is staying for a few
George Washington was an American Gentle
man, Martha Washington was an American Lady.
If Mr. Washington wore alive today he would un
doubtedly wear Amoricau GentJetnau Shoes. His
wife would wear the American Lady hoe, they
would wear those Shot's because they are good
Shooa. Hamilton-Crown makos these Shoes.
LLOYD
RIVER COURIER. t;ftAn.o
J (,k Mrs M
Ath-iclit'
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who wa hear is not very wen.
Beata all bow beer nas gone uV
Some tim ago steer was sola lor
$13. We learn that tbe same steer
later cost th neat aom of 1150.
It is qoite a common thing to bear
some fellows lay they used to be a re
publican 'But tbi year they are all
talking independent. To bob op
.ffninst the oolitic in this state Is
enough to make a man deny par'T D0
state too. S. F. Cheshire is ine oujy
republican in the county or state for
that matter whom your Uncle Ebe
could bank on. We believe Fred is
quare if there are any others. Why
lost show u. We are from Missouri.
EBEN.
ASHLAND 0K3IAL I
The meeting of ths Boy's Congress
ional Literary society for this wee
was postponed until Fridav, February
21, when a joint meeting or tne
Athena and the Congressional literary
societies will be held.
The subject discaaaed lu tbe last
Y. M. C. A. meeting was "Worloli
oesa," with Gleon Conwell as leader.
J. N. McConnell, the state evange
list gave a very interesting talk on
"The Elements of a womanly or
Manly Character" in chapel Thuraday
morning.
"Lincoln' Work for the Slaves"
was the subject disouaaed in the lart
Y. W. 0. A. meeting, with Orra
Patrick aa leader.
President Payne was absent from
his duties Monday, on aoooam of
being ill.
The Athlntio meeting was held last
Taeaday, and committee of three
was appointed to confer with the
High school in regard to playing a
game. May 1.
FRUIT NOTES
"The newcomers seem to o beet a
bit to our fogs," remarked Mrs. J.
H. Robinson, of Rural Root No. 2,
to the Courier man and then ahe coo
tinned. "Bat I really believe that
those fogs art quite good for oar fruit
crop. Last season, although there
wa right oold weather, yet th tree
did not seem to b on bit harmed i
Ye, I am oonvlncsd that thoae fogs
have something to do with the fact
that the cold spells do not seem to
harm the trsna. "
.
Although Grant Pais was probably
about the ouly oitr in Southern Ore
gon where the fruit tree last season
were given a thorough spraying, yet
that will not be the cane this season,
for County Fruit Inspector Eismann
propose to see to it that the oities
and towns are rid of the Deita. aa
well aa the orchards. As a matter of I
faot he does not intend that any owner ,
of fruit trees be let off, but that one i
aud all shall do their duty thoroughly.
Talking about spraying, here's the I
way they do it up ai Corvallis, aa told j
by the Gazette of that place: "Spray-1
iug fruit trues is the order of the !
day in th western part of town, ao- j
oording to a report from there Satur-1
day. Other soctiou of town are i
probably eugaged in the same work, j
if a report could be obtained. With i
the warm weather the laat of the I
week the thought of apriug was up-1
permott lu the minds of all, aud
while "father" sprayed the trees,
"mother" was busily engaged in
raking the yard and burning rubbish.
Let the work go on. It is never too
1st to do good."
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wlT8. ,vr T! Uin'h"'i.
week was L. O Kelly, of Ouray, Colo-
rado, who is aoooiupanied by his wife
'IT '"'- t? Courier
bu euoBgn oi uoiorauo
auu uaviug neara sucb favorable
things about Jo.-wphlue
eouuty, thev
derided to coma aud locate here.' He
oonred copies of the Courier to aeud to
friend, in that .tat wbo are also ex-
pooling to ooiue this way. He re-
marked that laU seanon Hie fruit crop
was a
signal failure aud that many
growers were looking this way. He
Is looking over Josephln county for
a choice place of fruit land and ex
pressed hi uielf as being well pie sae
with thia region.
The London apple
market is thus
reviewed by G. W.
Dennis & Sons of
-.00 noerinw FEBRUARY 21,
r,
rvivent Garden marson
'Sine oor
. . .i..t.l.nrt
hut we have baa Try hi.hi"
from this side. With the exception of
Nova Scotians there have been very ;
. - h. nt.rVat Wfl haVS
lewapw" o" - .,.,;.,., , k. ntnofthe
old 001116
f.a rnxian SDDies laia
week. Baldwins from IBS w
nreenlnss from 17 to 20s. but th
Baldwins from 18 to 20s, and
latter variety was oot at all satiafac
tory, being very dull ia appearance.
With regard to Nova Scotians we
have been makiog from 15s to 16s per
barrel for Baldwins 15s, to 18s for j
nAo Wotsets. and lis to 14s for
Greenings, but the bolk of thia stuff
is coming forward In poor condition,
being unieraized and dull in appear
ance. Mams Baldwins are selling
from 13s to 15a per barrel. Niw-towns-Watsonvi
lies have been selling
at 8s to 8s fid for the four-tier, and 6
to 7s for the 4. For Oregons ths
top price obtained has been 14u per
box, but there has been a lot of in
ferior quality stuff here, realizing
from 8s to 8a 9d per box, 4 and i!4
tier. There is a lack of good apples
upon this market, the great bulk of
present arrivals being very poor atuff,
and prices hve beea very nntatisfao
tory accordingly. The market is in
eood shape aud for anything or tiptop
quality good prices can be obtained.
J. W. Merritt has received returns
from a car of Newtown apples con
signed to O.W.DenBie&SoDS, London,
England, which netted him $2. 10 per
box on board the cars at this point.
This is the best returns from English
sales yet reported here for the season
An intetesting fact connect d with the
shipment is that the consingmeut in
cluded all grades of apples from
to fi tier, tbe smaller size, running
many as 138 to the box, brooght
the highest prices. This apparsntly
makes good Mr. Merritt' claim that
it does not pay the grower to thin
i his crop too oloaely, as from his past
experience ne Has learned tnac me
smaller sizes in the London market
bring often a better price than the
extra fancy sizes. This shipment of
one extra large car, comprising 815
boxes, was the product of 65 trees and
netted the grower 11711.50, or some
thing better than 131 per tree. Io ap
ples, as in other things Central Point
leads, ssys the Herald of that p Ice.
As a sample of what young trees
near Med ford are doing. F. E. Mer
rick, the well-known horticulturist,
givrs the following output from his
orchard :
"From four and one-half acres of
7-year-old Newtown Pippins, just
oomiDg into bearing, I have sold
12053.50 net. Ia addition, I still have
from 200 to 300 boxes of seconds on
band.
"From four and one-balf acres of
young Win neaps, I pined 1308 boxes,
wbioh sold for $J.35 a box net, aud
ItHI boxes of seconds.
"From 500 trees of yonng Spitzen
berg 7-year-old tree I picked 683
boxes of apples, which sold for from
i'J.25 to 13.50 a box, net.
"From 600 trees of Ben Davis (old
orchard) I picked 2200 boxea of ap
ples, which netted me II. 25 a box in
Medford."
Mr. Merrick is in receipt of letters
from the New York coiutuigsiou firm
of E. V. Loom is, commenting upon
the Rogue River Newtowns shipped
this year as being the finest ever
shown iu New ork and suggeetiag
the shipment also of Ben Davis from
Medford to Eastern markets. Med
ford Mail,.
Obituary Smith.
William Smith was born in the state j 2
! of Indiana, on April 3, 1833 and died
at Grams Pass, Ore. .February 4, 1908.
j Mr. Smith was one of the old settleis
nf th Panifin fli.aal Urn I.U l.i.
- w a hv.uu w'UO. . . U , Hill 111,
parents, having crossed the plain,
with os t..m, and ttttM , Q)
WDera city of Portland n0w
..ends, in the year of 184T and since
; DHg j,een
a resident of Oreaou . and
Waahiugton to the time of his death.
The deoraied was a mnmW nf !,.,
(aiully t,f children oulv rl,r. .,f
which are "now known to h. living
These are: Judge nica Smith "of
Portland. Joseph Smith of Newbnrg'h.
1 and Mrs. E.eoor Kni.t if- t
: Rev. P. S. Knight it s
About the year of lSf.O Mr. Smith was
uuited io marriage to Mii Kte Hall,
near Salem, Ora. 3rs, Smith died
and was buried at Beotonville, Ore
gon, in the year of 133. One son,
O. M. Smith, now of Grants Pass,
Oregon, was born to the above union,
with whom Mr. Smith has made his
heme for the lan 'f.w fveari of bis
life, and .bo and his Twite harl t.h
privilege of caring for and with
'tender hands, making 'pleasaal the
;last days of a father's life. The
'funeral services were conducted by
Rev. W. K. Goode of Medford. Or.,
; at th undertaking Jparior and th re
mains were ;iia to rett injthe L O.
O. F. cemetery at Grant Pass. O.
St. Pairiok' Day. Th, Bethany
, wui noia a sale and oooiable at
the Presbyterian church parlor. Re
niembr the day. j-U 5t
1908.
WITH THE CHURCHES j
laMMMMHM lift
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
orcu oiu r --
ai the 10:80 srvio. ThU
third sermon io the f ries
""
is the
"The Pattern Prayer." The Bible
School meets at 11:45. Th School
haa had a steady growth for the past
Ave mouths. The Young Peopl
will
6:30.
have a Conqueat Meeting at
Miss Blanche Crane is the
leader. At the 7:30 evening service
the ordinance of baptism will be
fYminiHtArun and the rjaetor will
nreach on " Different Kinds of Peo
Die." A'cordail welcome is extended
to all these appointments.
M. E. CHURCH.
Services of f special interest will be
held at Newman M. E. Church next
Sunday morning and evening, es Rev.
R. E. Dunlap, a rousing pulpit orator
and able minister will preach. Rev.
Dnulap is presiding elder of the Klam
ath district. His sermoni will be a
treat, and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to hear them. There
will also be Sonday school at tbe
usual houi, and Ep worth League in
the Evening at 6 :30. There's a glad
hand ai the door of the M. E. Church
for the stranger, aud a warm welcome
for evryone.
BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN
The coming Sunday, February 23,
Is the last time Evan P. Hughes will
occupy the pulpit of Bethany Church,
and his themes for the day will be a
follows: 11 a. m. "The Gleaning
of the Grape of Ephraim." 7:30 p.
m. "A Tragedy in Five Acts." 6:80
p. m. The devotional Hour of the
Y. P. S. C. E. 10 a. m. Sabbath
School nnder the superinteodency oi
U. O. Kinney. To all these services
the publio of Grants Pass I most cor
dially invited.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Good audiences were in attendance
at the Christian ohuroh last Sunday.
The Sunday school wa th best in
months. At the closs of the Smday
school hoar, Mr. Batman, the ef
ficient superintendent said that the
primary pupil in tb school were
going to show the older one in tb
school a fast race in getting new
pupils for tbe school and io bailding
up the school in every way possible.
The school no doubt will mak rapid
advance.
The first Sunday in March i the
day for remembering tbe foreign mis
sionaries with an offering to their
work. No work of the church 1 more
important than this. It is certain
that this will be remembered with
liberal offering. Last year the mem
bership on foreign fields increased 70
per cent. Every $3 given aved a soul.
The subjects at the Christian church
next Sunday will be, 11 a. m. "His
Last Words." At 7:30 p. m. "A
Look Through the Lens of Propheoy. "
The publio and strangers are cordially
invited to bear these sermons aud
worship at the Christian church
next Sunday, February 23. Oo the
Sunday evenings of March 1, and
8, two sermous especially attractive
aud useful to younn people will be
given. March 1, the subject will be
"Tho Idrtal Young Man," or "My
Just Now
maybe an extra pair of trousers of the
right kind would help things along, it
happens so often that the trousers, get
ting the hardest wear, give out before
the coat and vest.
A good pair of trousers now will give
you a new suit effect, and you can get
it for very little money. These Hart
Schaffner & Marx trousers are especially
good, they make up short lengths of
suit fabrics not enough for a suit into
extra trousers. Very fine goods, all
wool, made in the perfect Hart Schaffner
& Marx way.
We can show you something that will
go well with your cat and vest. Trou
sers U, $4.40, $4.80. Other trousers $1,
$1.20. $1.60, $2, and $2.40, Special prices
on Wool Underwear, Flannel Shirth and
Wool Blankets.
GEO. S. CALHOUN CO.
'Outfitters to Boy and Man"
Try us for Groceries? All we ask
is an opportunity to show you our
line and acquaint you with the
high quality of our goods. It takes
but one trial to prove in a most
conclusive manner that we are the
people to buy from whenever in
need of something good to eat.
We'll soon have a nice line of
choice Seed Potatoes.
See us for poultry Supplies.
J. PARDEE FRONT BlKfcET
Future Husband." Many of th
popular yoant ladies of tbe city will
be interviewed and their opinions in
regard to this subject learned and be
osed in picturing this ideal man. On
the next Sunday evening, March 8,
"The deal Yoong; Lady," or "The
Future Wife." Besides several pop
lar yoong men wbo will be asked for
opinions, tbe two popular un narried
pastor of oar. city will be inter
viewed upon this subject. Remember
these sermons.
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH
At the home of Mr. C. O. Presley, .
the Epworth League was delightfully
entertained last Friday night. Th
hose wa appropriately decorated
for the occasion, and the evening was
very enjoyably spent in games of
various kinds. Refreshments wert
served and all expressed themselves ai
having had pleasant evening.
Good interest was manifested at list
Sunday' services .and one 'was re
ceived into memoerahlp. Next Sao
day service will be as . usual. A.
M. subject: "Sonahip." , Evening
subject: "Tbe Necessity of the
Atonement." Yoa are oordilaly in
vited to worship with as.
The poultry raisers of Josephine
county found that when the reoant
Show was held that they had several,
things to learn. For instance, they
discovered that having the birds in
mixed peas was not allowable and
several fine awards were lost on this
account. M. E. Moore had a pen of
his fine Rhode Island Keda and at first
the Judge gave bim first, second and
third, but upon finding that the rules
governing exhibits lhad not been com
plied with, he took away the first and
third, leaving only tbe second prize.
Other facts also came to light aad ths
poultrymen will profit greatly by the
experieace. They are glad to bav
bad the show held and are already
looking ahead to the next affair of
this kiud.
FOIlBIfflDNlTCUFi
Mak Kldoeya ana Bladder Bight