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Cmni, tctigh and mtmrt nerylhinf you buy American Qrocer. The White House Groccrv A Mem Time in Canned Goods There Seems to be a strong desire to introduce Grants Pass Canned Red Plums at' a price, hence we will fall in Hue by offering them at 5 Cans for 25c While they last 1 gal. can Tomatoes .30 1 can Ashland Pears .20 1 can Grants Pass Squash - - .10 CHASE SANBORN'S COFFEES Remember we have Fresh Bread Dailey Fresh Smoked Salmon per pound 20 cents Smoked Halibut per lb. 22c 3 pound can (Cream Tarter) Baking powder $1 Pure White Sage Honey. . Van Camps Pork and Beans . 15c or 2 for 25c, 3 Cans Alaska Salmon 25c White Clover Seed Lawn Grass Kentucky Blue Grass Garden Seeds of all kind I TOMATOES 1 1 " j)FEAJ "re Tea and Coffee House ptemTofPersona j fBriefRecorTofl ! 0 interest. h X Local Events. 8 Sheriff Russell wept down toGalice Creek this morning to look after of ficial matter for a couple of day. March 25, Wednesday H. M. Cake will address the people at tha opera house. Miss Lottie Veatqh it in from Waldo this week for a few data visit with Graota Pass friend, before leaving for Eugene with her parents, to reside. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur flnnktin left Thursday evening for Portland, where toey will gpend a week in business and pleasure. Mig Edna Disbrow returned Mon day from a fire week' visit with her brother, steward, at Dothan. She re port 13 inches of ow there last week. G. W. Swinney, wife and baby, I left Sunday for Toll Honae, Cal., where Mr. Swinney will work In the Tom Shattuckmill. C K. Root returned 8torday from the Saormento valley where he hai been employed for several months. Mr. Root will spend several weeks with hii family. Mies Lizzie Veatch, who Is at pres ent visiting with her parents at Waldo, will be employed at the Skill- man confectionery parlors in this oity this summer. Lewis Lucke, wife and two ohildren arrived latt week from Eugene and have taken up their residence on the Mooreshot place, seven mile down the river, which Mr. Lucke recently purchased. E. W. Fonden and family of Seattle have been In Grants Pass for the pat week or more, visiting Mr. Fonden' father, O. L. Erigerton, and looking up desirable property. They will probably locate here. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Howell will re- turn to Portland Saturday after hav ing attended the foneral of Mrs How ell's father, B. O. McCuHoch. Mr. HoweH is engaged in the Jewelry busi ness at Vancouver, Wash, but they re side In Eat Portland. Frankr -Jantzer, formerlv resident of Missouri Flat, but for the past eight years, nf Calaneas connty, Cal.. has returned to Josephine county and purchased a place op Rogue River, near town. Mr. Jantzer says the Josephine county hill have been call ing to him for a lone time and he will soon be prospecting in hii'old haunts. Dr. Q. O. Warren, of Grove Lake, Minn., ha been visiting with his pld- time frinds, Messrs.' W. T. Perry and Geo. O'Brien. So favorably im pressed is be with thia country that he has alrvadv decided to make some extensive investments in real estate and he figure on eventually ooming back here to reside. B. L. Barry of Dayton was in the oity yesterdav in the interest of the Oregon Merchants Mutual Insnrance Co. Mr. Barry Is one of the old newspaper boys of the Yamhill country and of course he got the glad hand among the "frat" and also did nice line of business while here. G. M. Maury of Crescent City, one of the "old timers" In Grants Pa. came down yesterday to look over the town and attend to business matter. Mr. Mury said that he noted con siderable improvement in the town since he mad" Grants Pas his head quarter and he was also enthnsiastio in his propheoy for its future develop ment He left for Medford tins morning. At a special nieetiog of the Connty Court lust Monday the Burrell Bridge and Construction Co., cf Oakland, Cal., were awarded the contract for the oonstmcton of the new steel bridge to be built lost west of the present wagon bridge across Rogue Rogue .... .. 1 : J I river, whicn Has now quite omuvru its usefulness. The bid of the suc cessful firm is for a 730 and the contract calls for completion of the bridge by the niiddle.of August of the present year. This bridge has been needed for some time and the letting of the contract last Monday night is another earnest the fact that Grants Pass is awakening to its possibilites and the necessity growing in propor tion to the investment of the county and the felicity of it inimitable cli mate. H. M. Cake Will Speck. The first political speaking or the season will beheld in Grants Pans next Weduesay evening when H. M. Uake.JStateineot No. 1. champion, and candidate for United States senator, will address the people. Mr. Cake is a well known citizen of Portland, two years ago being a candidate for the sentorenip against Joatban Bonrne. Ho has may friends in Grants Pass, i an able speaker and is on the popular side of a question which promise to be hard foght.' ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON, MARCH 20. The Medford Tribune announces that Fred Colvlg, foimerly of Granta Pass, but later conducting a drugstore at uoid Hill, has accepted a rosition with Haskius' drugstore at Medford. The retail liquor dealer of South ern Oregon bare formed a Retail Liquor Dealers Association, with P. J. McMahon and J. Court Hall, of Medford, as president and secretary. A very pleasant reception was held at the New i an M. E. Church Wed nesday' evening giving an oppor tunity to meet their new pastor, Rev. Alex R. Maclean. There were several hundred people present, repre senting all the churches of the oity and the publio being invited. A petition is being circulated throughout Curry county calling for an election to vote agaiu on the liquor question. The connty has been dry and the thirsty ones are seeking an easier way of obtaining their liquor than the present one, by stage or schooner. Some Sacramento mining promoter is flooding Grants'. Pass with matter booming local mining interests He is just now carrying on a campaign of education and a little later he will be on the ground to sell stock to the in terested ones. Geo. W. Harriott and Geo. H. Spar lin of Williams were in Grants Pass Wednesday and started on the road with a moving picture machine and a 20th oentnry talking maohine and will give entertainments throughout Oregon. They visited Merlin Thurs day and Woodvllle Friday. Tbey have the rest in machinery and give a good entertainment. Reuben Steelquist, Henry Da vies, LeRoy Wood and D. L. Lewis, with Harvard Moore as aooompaniat, went to Brownsville March 14 to sing at a meeting held there In the Interest of the University appropriation, as the Oregon Weekly. Two of the above gentlemen, Steelquist and Moore, are Grants Pass bovs and have been at tending the University for several year. The Josephine County Sunday School Association will be glad to extend aid in starting and conduct ing new Sunday Schools in the'eonntry districts of this, county. Those in terested in such a movement are re quested to call on or addresa R. K. Haokett, President; or Mrs.W. H. Bat man, Seecretary, Grants Pass, Ore. 8-21 4t Word was received from H. O. Kin ney, who ia accompanying the remain of Mr. Winch back to the old home place, at St. Johnshury, Vermont, for Interment. He had reached there and had succeeded in shaking off the bad cold he had when he left this oity. He ha not visited his home for 18 years and if the weather ia at all passable he will likely remain a few weeks, to visit with relatives and old time friends. Evan P. Hughes, former pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian church ia for the present located at Portland, where he is looking after some im portant business interests. He in formed the Courier that shortly before he left this city he was offered two very tempting offers from prominent Oregon churches, bat for the present, at least, he doe not .contemplate tak ing np a charge. Just now he is re covering from a severe attack of the Observer Jno. B. Paddock's report for the month of February pro vide some interesting facts for con sideration. He shows that the mean temperature for the month was 41 de grees, maximum 10 and the miuimum was 23, on the 21st., ult. The total rainfall for the month was 5.21 inches and 8 inches of snow fell during the month. There were 10 clear days, 6 partly cloudy and 14 cloudy. Marguerite Riddle of Grants Pass has begun soit in the circuit court for Mnltnomah county against the Order of Washington, alleging that $750 is due on an insurance policy issued by the order on the life of Mary Simmons, her mother. The ori ginal policy was for t20O0, but it is stated that a compromise was reached whereby the plaintiff was. to receive $1(500 in Installments. Only $830 of the sum agreed on has been paid, it is claimed. Secretay Garfield has announced a new land policy and has instructed landoffice officials and special agents I that henceforth their duties will ' consist as mnch in aiding honest settlers in complying with the land laws as in indicting and convicting off-'uders The policy ia direo'ly op posed to that of Secrttary Hitchcock, who looked upon every man who filed on public land as a suspicious char acter and justly entitled to all tha an noyance and odium that officials ofthe ' department could cast upon bim. Ex. At Tom Richardson's visit at I Jose burg last Thursday, $6400 was raied within 15 minutes for advertising purposes. The St Pa'rick't social held at the Bethany church Wednesday was very enjoyable and was quite sncoeuifal financially. Last week the Oregon Supreme Court rendered the following decision : "Alex Watts and Minerva Topping, respondent, vs. E. M. Spencer et al., apppellants, Josephine county, H. K. Hanna, judge; affirmed. Opinion by Judge Slater." Rogue River has been furnishing some good .sport the past two or three weeks and many fishermen have taken advantage of the sport Ralph and Claude Davis have made a number of tntendid catches, , while last Friday John Mock caught 65 steelheads, aggregating 365 pound, with hook and line. The growth of Grants Pass is brought to the attention of resident of the city in many different ways, one indication being the establishment of a garage in the Churchill building by F. B. Olding, a recent arrival from Redfild, S. D., where he conduoted a like business Mr. Olding will sell, rent, and repair machines. He has already sold several, whlub will ar rive soon. The mail, on account of the deep mow, came irregular last week, ar riving only on Thursday and Sunday instead of every day, announces the Del Norte Reoord. ' The mail carriers reported 10 feet of snow on the sum mit which paoked, and they worked hard to get through what mail ar rived here. It your subscription to the Courier ia more than 12 months in arieara the paper will be (topped April 1, in ac cordance with the new postal ruling. Kindly keep this matter in mind and call in and pay np, even though we may not have sent you a statement The date on the label will indicate the date to which your subscription Is paid. J. F. Swan ton is now mourning the loss of a wheel stolen from the Layton hotel Sunday night. He rode in 70 miles from bis homestead on Elk creek, expecting to retorn the next day. The wheel was made es pecially for Mr. Swanton, being heavier than the ordinary wheel and the loss 1 keenly felt. The ladies of the Presbyterian oh or oh have determined to decorate the interior of the choroh and supply a new carpet, wnlon will require In the neighborhood of $700, and the ladies bave started in to earn money. They are alao asking the gentlemen to get in and drill too and later in the season an experience meeting will be held, which will provide an oppor tunity of telling the novel way in which money was raised. The advance copies of Medford' new commercial club pamphlets have been delivered and is spoken of as a gem and one of the best ever issued by a city anywhere. The most strik ing feature of the book is the cover, a picture in ooiors of a Spitzeoberg apple tree laden with fruit. The ap ples show red sglnst the green foliage, a strikingly beautiful effect. On the back covers the Conmercial club' offer, now raised to $1000 reward, for any lecton equal to the Rogue River country wthin a 40-mile radius of Medford. Inside the cover are colored pictures of Spitzenberg apples and Cornice pears. R. D. Hume, of Wedderbnrn, Curry county, la offering good inducements to Americau citizens who bave families, and are out of employment. He will furnish to 20 families 20 acres of land each free of charge for five years and of 15 years 'additional upon payment of taxes and a yearly rental of $3 per acre. He will also furnish a oow, a pig and a dozen chickens to each family to be paid for when the family shall have an income that is more than necessary for their main tenance. He will furnish free pas turage for each cow for five year. Use of saw mill and standing timber, the mill to be operated by t ioso who accept this proposition to manufacture lumber from ' whion to boild their homes. He will buy any cord wood manufactured in the clearing of the lands herein mentioned. Other in ducements are offered. Del Norte Record. Twenty three member of the Ash- I land Normal Glee Club gave a concert ' at the opera bouse last Friday even i log which wag attended by a fair sized audience. The entertainuiunt consists ' of songs by the men's chorus, reading ! by Mis Case, piano solo and vocal selections by Miss Nickel-sou, who by her simple and unaffected manner and 1 her excellently well trained voice won the hearty applause of the audience. : The entertainment closed with Gyp 1 sy scenes and song which were much enjoyed. The ereater number of the i members have studied music only ! during (he present school year and ; Misa Enther Silsby, instroctinor takes ' a great deal of satisfaction in their ' work. 1908. SOME BARGAIN POINTERS News Notes From that Business Man to Ksiders. Dr. Flanagan, Physioian and Dentist Goto Comn tor Plumbing. M. Olemeni Prescription Drmrgiit. A splendid line ut Royal Charter Oak Range at Coron't List Yonr Timber Land With Herzinger & Mitchell. ' 18-20 tf Cash paid for Green and Dry Hides, Furs and Wool, J. H. Ahlf, at City Market. 2-28 tf Ths Cow Puncher. Reminiscent of the wild and wooly West and equal almost to the famou Virginian as a thrilling drama, is the play. The play is modeled after the western book that had tuoti a sale in the book stores a few years ago, "Chip, of the flying U," and is one of the beet dramas of ths plains seen for some time at the local theatres. John A. Preston, as Tom Lawton, the foreman of the ranch , has an ex cellent chance in his part and plays the rough uncultured, but good hearted cowboy, to perfection. He has the at mosphere of the -plains clinging all over bim and must have made a ctadr of the part from real life. The action all through the play is lively in the extreme and there i not a dull line in the whole show. Miss Lillian Dyer, who was oast for Geraldlne Graham, the sweet and fair, plays with Pres ton to perfection. Tbe comedy work is well done by Spokane Ike, wbo is the champion liar of the ranch, - and Taooma Tim, a fun loving bnt good hearted Irishman. The character of Carlos Menoza, a Mexican stage robber and a borse thief, is well drawn and J. M. Leaver ton, who plays tbe part, makes ths most of his opportunity. Ths rest of tbe characters are well drawn and well rendered by the actors oast for them. While the aotlon of the drama is something like the Virginian, it por tray cowboy characters of a little diff erent type, who are not tbe dgments of the playright's imagination bnt ths real cowboy as the West knows him, a type that is passing away and in a few years will live only on the stage and In ths libraries. Opera Honae, Monay, March 23. 8-31 It COMING EVENTS. March 21, Saturday evening Forum Meeting at Merlin and address by Hon. B. F. Mulkey and danoejto follow. March 21, Saturday Meeting of Southern Oregon Angora Breeders Association at City Hall, Grants Pass, 1 :80 p m. sharp. April 7, Tuesday Registration book closed for primary eleotion. April 21, Tsesday Presbytery of Southern Oregon meets in Grants - Pass. April 17, Friday Primary election. April 20, Monday Circuit Court con venes. April 21, Tuesday Registration books reopen. Mav 15, Friday Registration books close for election. June 1, Monday, General eleotion. Bid Wanted. Notice is hereby given that bids to furnish School District No. 7 of Jose phine County, Ore., with 125 cords of twofoot wood, half fir and half oak, to be delivered to the several school house In Granta Pass on .or before September 1, 1908 in whatever quantities and proportion as shall be determined upon by the board of education of said district, will be re ceived by said board mi or before the 7tb day of April, 1U08 at the offloe or tbe clerk; sain board tr educa tion at that time receiving the right to reject any and all bids therefore. Board of Education of School District No. 7. EDWARO 8. VAN DYKE, Clerk. Dated at Grants Pat Oregon, March 4, 1U08. 8-20 2t A. U. BANNARD At bis big Furniture Store on North 6th street is now receiving new spring goods. Linoleums print ed and inlaid. ngs, oyal Wilton, Ax muster, Brussels, new weaves in several designs. t Portiers finest ever shown in Grants Pass, Couch Covers, Lace Curtains in great variety, and the largest as orttnent of Furniture to be found in Southern Ore. all at prices below competition for cash or on the insrallment plan. A few White Seming Machines at about half price to close N. B. The new fabric Matting. A. U. BANNARD, Md , PLAWET Jp. TOOLS This is the day of labor saving devices, and none are' more so than the well known PLANET JR. line. Onr new stock is now in and lire have on hand vfr rianet Jr. No. 4 DtSll No. 25 " No. 1 " Planet Jr. Double Wheel Iloe. Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe. Planet Jr. No. 19 Wheel Hoe. . Planet Jr. Firefly Plow. You will save the price of any of the tools in one year. Cramer Bros. Chicken supplies Poultry Netting BOEN. MoKINSTRY At Grants Haas. Ore., Wednesday, March 18, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. MoKlnstry, a son. ANDREWS In this oity, Friday, Maroh 13, 11)08, to Mr. and Mr. Melvin Andrew, twin boys. DIED. NEWTON-At Grants Pass, Ore,, Maroh 17. 1008, Jasper Willard New ton, aged 80 years, 8 months and S7 days, of toberoulosis. Deceased has been a resident of Grants Pass only about fonr months, coming here from Albany to establish a oandy factory whiob he conduoted until recently. Tbs remains wars taken to Oregon City for burial at Molalla. Hs leaves wife and two ohildren. The father also resided, hers. , MANN At Graota Pass, Ore., Wednesday, March 18, 1908, AJonao P. Mann, aged 81 years. Deceased had been a resident of Grants Pass bat a few weeks and nothing is known of his friend or relative or former nome. He w a a veteran of the Civil war. Flsst Calibration. Round trip ticket will be sold to Sau Franoieoo from Grants Pass for $18. 10 on the occasion of the visit of the Battle Ship iioat at that City. The date has not yet been announced, but will appear later in these columns. The remrn limit will be 10 day. 8-18t COME and SEE The largest line of Guitars, Mandolins, Banjo. Violins, Violin Cases, Bows, Strings, Cornets, Trotuboues, Eta. ever brought to this City, Outfits from $5 to$20 ROlll'S MUSIC STORE