ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON MARCH 13, 1908.
Try us for Groceries? All we ask
is an opportunity to show you our
line and Acquaint you. with the
hinh niialfcv nf our poods. It takes
but one Ofol to proved in a most
conclusive manner mat we are ine
rvnnli to buv from whenever in
i i
need of something good to eat.
Several varieties of
SEED POTATOES
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"I tell yool Ilka your sunshine," laid
A. J. 8jeckert, a promlniieut Seattle
attorney who hu been in Grants Pass
the put week, looking the country
over, with view to ultimately mak
ing this city bit home and place of
bualnass. When be Mid this, Old
, Sol. wai Tery mooh In evidenoe aud
ail natore Memed to be trolling. He
added to nil comment : " While there
ii Iota of business going on at Seat
tle, yet there are loti of people to do
It We hare several hundreds more
attorneys op there than we need and
the climate Is abominable. Guess a
fellow ooald have a bit of a gerden
down hare and live long and dit hap
py and that is just what I goeis I
will do. I'd rather hare lets business
and better health and that is why I
am thinking of coining bare tore
S. K. ' Lovell, who is a prominent
bnsinesa man of Portland and who has
figured quite prominently in the po
litical affaire of the state in dsvs gone
by, was in Grants Paw the other
day, enroots, home from a aojooru
through Southern California, and he
ipreued himself atler this fashion :
"All of Southern California Is on the
bam. Their toorlit crop, this season
has failed to materialize and all their
health aud pleasure resorts report a
poor run of business. After all Ore
gon can lay all ovsr California in
tha matter of steady, profitable busi
ness. We don't have 10 rely upon
ourlaU or anything no unoertain.
We hare the goods aud we are doing
the volume of busluesa all the time.
no matter how the oatside world goes.
After all, I ootue hack to Jthe Beaver
Statu, better pleaaed than ever with
our country and people."
"Have you noted how frantlo the
niauhloe organs srs getting over that
harnilets Statement No. 1?" asked
one voter who is prominent la the
oommuulty, aud who resumed as fol
lows: "Thy are wanting a lot of
time and aniiuuuitlou, for the com
mou people will not let the heart of
the new primary law be nut ont after
any such faahlou. The people realiae,
ouly too well that it is merely a con
certs! uinvemeut on the part nf the
old line politician, who are greatly
agitated over this matter. They tee
their cbanc.ee to again get hold of the
political maolnnery go glimmering,
if thli law la kept in fall force and
affect But in the light ef pant po
Kioal eventa of thii state, which are
toe rotten to be aired, the people do
ot propose to be fooled luto giving
up their rights after auy saoh faih
lon." "I did not begin to think that we
had so many pretty Mitt Is folkaTTTl
saw on the stage at the Opera houeT?
the other Jtveuing," said a man" ol
affair, to tho reporter. He thon oou
tlaeed to oogltate aftr thismanutr:
"Yes, they were bright aud pretty
and it was worth the price of aduila.
sion to see thm, and to hear"tE7
perform was a reTelatiou. But sav.
where did they get all! those u
babies? Can It be possible that all
. B ,i a I ti.M I
tl.eee aouiee Dsn uvea miuiug ,
right along or were they shipped in
for the occasion. And did yon notice
that they were of all grades, kinds
and conditions? Borne with sbort hair
sod others with an abundance of it.
But I cannot begin to describe tbem.
You ought to have teen there and to
have seen them for yourself," said
he, Bopposiug that' the newsgatherer
had inlssed the treat and that was just
where be was mistaken, for the re
porter witnessed the very creditable
pro'lnetion and be, too, greatly en
ioyed it.
"Sav, Mister, now don't give this
awnv. bat have von heard how oar
automobillsts are getting along, now
that the roads are beginning to get
tiastable? For instance, the othtr
dar one party took a spin out into the
country and when be letf bis maohine
standing in the middle of the road,
while lie chinned a nearby farmer
aud incidentally, I am told, put in a
word for ons of his friends, who
wauts to hold a pablio offioe. Imagine
his consternation, when npou looking
around be beheld his auto speeding
ulnaa the hiirhwav I He hiked after
it bot failed to catch op with It an
til after it had veered and ran into a
fence. Then, another driver, while
trying to keep in the middle of the
street, here in the oity, actually ran
over and broke down a number of fine
shade trees one puhlio spiritsd citizen
who had been reading in the Courier
about this Improvement idea and had
planted some nice young trees in front
of bis yard. Hot, alas I Now they
are all done for and all on acconnt of
that antoists lack of skill. Bat per
haps the "worst experience was when
one citizen, who is thought to be an
old hand at the baslneis, undertook to
show a visiting friend this country
and while runhlng along ha undertook
to turn a short corner and in doing so
he failed to stop tha carve on the ma
chine aud it kept on turning and en
ooontered a wire fenoe, with tbe re
sult that the oooopanta of the machine
met with a mishap that for a time ap
peared to have badly hurt them. But
they lit ed to tell the story. But say,
Although I give yon the names of
hese autoists. yon - must not print
them, for I'd have to leave town,
surs. "
I PltOVOLT
MISSUOKI FLAT
Jim Cook was a visitor of Oraats
Paas Friday.
J. W. York was at Grants Pass cue
day last week.
Joe York and W. a Bailey were at
the oity Saturday.
K. J. Kubli and wife were at
Grapts Pass Saturday.
Ardel Bailley and grandfather, were
visitors ot the oity Saturday.
Mrs. Mc Widen has rented her place
and will live uear her mother.
W. B. York and son, Ivan made a
busiuess visit to Grunts Pass lat
week.
Tha Missouri Flat School com
menced Mouday with Mr. MrKe.il as
teacher.
John Meek and Jess York made
Grnuti Paas a business visit one day
last week.
Aud we are still having nice
weather on the At plegste and spriug
is hers at lat.
A ditch meeting was held Monday
in regard to the contracting for the
enlarging of the ditch and also for
cleaning onl.
We understand that Geo. W. Meek
got the contract for enlarging the
ditch through his place and also
through Mrs. MoFaddeo'a plac.
LILAC.
Gootl Cough Medicine Air Children
The amaon for coughs and ctlls it now at
hand and too much care cannot be used to
protect the children. A child ia much more
likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fe er
when lis haa a cold. The quicker you cure
hit cold the leas the risk. Ihaiiiberlriins
CoiikIi Keutedr ia the sole reliance of many
uotherx, and few of thone who have tried it
are willing to line any oilier. Mrs. K. R
Sutvlier, of Kipley, W. Vs., aaya: " 1 have
never nwd anything other than Chamber
lain'a Cough itemeiiy for niv cl.il.lvn ami
it hai always given good atiafaclion." Tliia
remedy contain! no opium or other narcotic
and may he given a confidently to achilil as
to an adult Sold 1'V M. Clemens.
Z Get some of the 3-oent nails at
Cramer Bros
James Coffee, of Deer Creek paid
Provolt a business trip this week.
Herman Messinger was transacting
business matters at the .county seat,
this week.
Myrtle Lett-ten, of Williams, spent
Mondsv with acquaintances in this
vicinity.
C. M. Rexford and Clinton Cook,
of tbe Apple gate country were in oar
midst, Tuesday.
Mrs. R. F. Lawman, who has been
spending several weeks .in Ashland,
is home sgain.
Ulysses Provolt spent a coaple of
days at Grants Pass, doing some trad
ing, the first of tba week.
; Mr. and Mrs. George 8parks, of
Thompson Creek were here this week,
looking after some basioeis matters.
Miss ,Oro Lewman has returned
horns from a pleasant visit of several
days in the Lower Rogoe River
country.
Will Fields has returned home from
Savage Creek, where he has spent
several days visiting with relatives
and friends.
E. Lewman took a load of potatoes
to the Pass, Friday, whioh were pur
chased by M. Sonson, wbo found a
very ready market for them.
James Mee passed through Provolt,
this week en route for Williams,
where lis will visit for a time, with
J. T. Kennedy and family.
The farmers were glad ' to welcome
the heavy snow which fell the other
day, for this means abondant water
for the Irrigating streams of this en
tire legion.
Elmer Bireley of Big Sucker Creek,
was transacting business in this
plaoe, this week. He reports every
thing looking good over bis wsy aod
ays that tberj will be some nice ap
ple orchards set out Ibis spring and
also mncb small frmt. Ha does not
hesitate to predict that Saoker Creek
will prove to be one of the finest
grape diatrlots in Josephine county,
as the soil is admirably adapted for
saoh fruit
"Dick" Vinlng, who has been lo
cated In eastern Oregon for the past
two years, is home on a short visit.
He notices many decided improve
ments at Provolt, since ha left here.
He thinks that labor this spring will
be more plentiful and says that when
the weather gets milder many men
will go into the eastern part of the
state to work.
Tbe hop men propose to let their
yards remain idle this season, on ac
oouut of the extremely low prices
which have prevailed the past year or
to. Several yards will be grubbed up,
among them the Provolt, Sonson and
the one at Williams, formerly owned
by B. W. Williams and theee trade
will be turned Into meadow in the
spring. Suoh action will take away
the employment that has heretofore
been found at hop-pioking by 180
women and children. The prohibition
question cuts quite a big figure in this
matter. It looks very much as though
liquor silling would be shut out of the
stats and, people of Applogate Valley
will vote very strongly that way.
UNCLE FULLER.
Tf r vnn think a minute, you'll realize that as many
Jl people see your back as your front. The cut
of your coat, the hang of it,
the way it fits the back
you can't see it yourself,
but a lot of other people
can.
You want it right; and we
offer you the clothes that will
make it right. They're made
by Hart Schaffner & Marx
and there are no better clothes
made. We show you here
the back of one of our Varsity
models; very smart; look that
way on you.
Your spring suit is here.
Hart Schaffner & Marx suits,
$18, $20, $25 and $30
Other suits, $7.50, $10, $12.50, $15
Copyright 1908 by Htrt Schaffner St Msrx
This 'Store it the home ot
Hart Schaffner St Marx Clothes
G$o. S. Calhoun Co.
"Outfitters to Boy and Man"
I S'KVY HOPE
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We are having some frost at pres
ent Messrs. Wynant and Walters are
grubbing at present.
. B. M. Barrow is bedfast at this
writing. We wish, him a quick re
covery.
Mr. Austin is patting ont bis farm
to fruit
Messrs. Daniels and Messinger are
working for O. F. Gentner at nrenent
on tbe Uettilng hill. It is under
stood that he intends to cut the hill
down fenr feet
Fred Knox passed through our Durg
one day last weekand when asked if
he wasn't lost, why he remarked thut
he gaessed not, but that our road was
so much the best that he could make
better time.
" We have a good farm to rent of 200
aores, 75 aores cleared, good house and
barn and ont-buildlngs for informa
tion see classified aas Farm for rent.
O, yes, I guess that "X?Z" thinks
that I am from Missouri too bat I
sin not, I am a native of Oregon and
did not have to be naturalized like
him; just because he is from there,
that's no sigu that everyone is.
SHORTY.
I WOODY ILLE I
Born Msroh 9, 1908, to Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Herr, a son.
Born Mirch S, 1903, to Mr. aod
Mrs. John Pitman, a son.
J. C. Estell is greaty improving
his home by the addition of an up
per tory.
Dr. D. C. Morris, who has been
seriously ill for some time, is now
convalescent.
Times are lively here now, and real
estate is changing hands rapldly.
The .Bagley Improvement Co. is em
ploying a number of men and every
available house is occupied.
The entertainment given last Satar
day evening by the M. W. A. was a
successful affair and was well at
tended. A lengthy program was ren
dered in a creditable manner, after
which au oyster snpper was served.
While en route to Wimer last Sun
day for the regular ' afternoon aervioe,
Rev. Day met an automobile, and up
on short notice his horse and carriage
parted company, the former onming
home at record breaking speed, leav
ing Mr. and Mrs. Day by tbe road
side. Considerable damage was dons
to the buggy and harness, bot for
tunately, no one was injured. The
horse was caught aud taken back and
securing another buggy of Mr. Mng
erle, Mr. Day proceeded on bis inter
rupted journey, not to be dannted by
suoh trifles as runaways, breakdowns,
etc.
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Miss Nortou visited Mrs. Etta Sho-
msks Inst week. I
The Seltua school was closed a
week on account of the snow.
Frauk Sargent and wife visited D. 1
E. Hogue aud family Thursday. j
Mrs. Uhurchill is quite ill at this
writing. I
Mr. and Mrs. Ebb are tbe proud
permits of a pound daughter, boru ;
March 2d. Pap pis has to have him a
bat made to order now. 1
James Uoaue of Kerby paotied
through here Friday on his way home '
from Grants Tans.
BUTTERCUP.
W. C. Long is putting out 30 acres
of fruit on the land he has bonght,
lying just beyond Woodvllle station,
fie expects to plant 200 acres or
more this fall mostly to apples, pears
aod wall rnnU He thicks, that fer
depth aud richness ot soil, positioa as
to water and shipping point his fruit
laud is unexcelled in any country.
If I should say to you that right out there on that blank
epot close to Grants Fasa, thero would be, Ave yeirs from
now a hundred houses, you would say I was "batty,"
yet, in El Paso, Texas, 5 ydara ago there was a stretch of
sand as barren as Sahara, and about as inviting, and now
its full of brick houses. Boosting did it. I boost Pingrt-e
Shoes. They are good. No Shoes like them. AlwayB
say Pingree.
LLOYD
W. J. GARDNER 6 CO.
Have just received their advanced Spring Stock of
Undermuslin from the eastern factories
Corset Cover's, daintily trimmed with embroidery, lace
and ribbons, exceptionally good values 25c to' $1.00
A full line of muslin gowns made of extra fine cambric,
they come in high, low, square or V shaped neck and
neatly trimmed with embroidery, insertion lace, ribbons,
made good full length, values from 50c to $1.50
Skirts made good and full and of excellent cambric, trim
med with lace insertion, embrodery and ruffles, from
50c to $1.75
Silk rain coats for spring wear, made good and full, and
of the best silk, better values than you can buy anvwhere
for $9.85 to $18
W. J. GARDNER & CO,
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