weigh and meanrt tttrythinf you
buy American Grocer,
the
White House
Grocery
A Merrv Time
in Canned
Goods
There Seems to be
a strong desire to
introduce Grants
Fass Canned Red
Plums at a price,
hence we will fall
in line by offering
them at,
5 Cans for 25c
While, they last
1 gal. can Tomatoes
1 can Ashland Pears
1 can Grants Pass
Squash
,30
.20
.10
ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON, MARCH 27. 1908.
CHASE
SANBORN'S
COFFEES
bylhe msmi
. Remember we have
Fresh Bread Dailey
;! Items of Personal! ABHefRecrd
"fvwvwvvw
per
Fresh Smoked Salmon
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
B. E. Beaofery was over from Ga
lice last SaturHay.
E. M. Albright of Deering is in
town en business tbis week.
J. L. Hansen of Applegate was in
the city last Saturday.
Mrs." A- F. Mclntyre arrived Tues
day from Pokegama, and will yisit
with Mrs. H. O. Perkins.
H. N. Mitohell has just purchased
a commodious residence on North
Eighth street
Miss Maud Cochrane of Central
Point, arrived Monday evening for
risit with MissLola Snow.
Miss Agnes George and Hattie
Beckley left Friday morning for a
short risit with Medford and Ashland
friends.
Fred Pininger, proprietor of the
Gold Hill stables, and Dr. Chison,
were down from Gold Hill Monday.
E. T. Furness, the Leland mer
chant, and postmaster, was in town
Monday on business.
A. Jones, of Merlin, came np Mon
day morning to spend a few daysin
Josehpine coanty's capitol.
Mies Ethel Johnson returned last
week from a two weeks visit at Port
land, Astoria and'Seaside.
E. G. Brutt of Glendlve, Mont.,
is among the newcomers to Grants
Pats, who arrived this week.
E. C. Cbenowetb and family of
Redding. Cal., have arrived here and
Mr. Chenoweth is improving bis
poultry farm near the city.
Clatyon Rickman, formerly
Grants Pass machinist for the S. P.
Co., but now at the Portland shops, is
visiting friends in Grants Pass.
B F Mulkey of Jacksonville, repub
lican candidate for distriot attorney,
was in the city the fore part of the
week. " -"
Chas. Oowan returned to Seattle
Monday night, after having spent
several days on Williams Creek to be
present at the settling up of the estate
of R. Btgelow, deceased
O. A. Thomas on Monday received
the sad news that his sister was very
ill and could not live long. He left
in the evening for Spokane to be with
C C Russell returned Snndty from
Coos Bay where he has been for
several days. Mr. Russell expects to
tetnrn to the Coos in a month to en
gage in gardening.
Means. H. Q. Llchty and A. W.
Guthie of .Wa,natchee, Wash., have
been in Gants Pass the past week
with a view of making It their terma-
nent borne.
Mrs. John O'Bryan, of Sparta,
Wis., wbobas been visiting her sister,
Mrs. E. W. Kaykendall at Wolf Creek,
and ber "father nd brothers at Deer
ing, returned to her home in Wiscon
sin tnis woes.
Loais Sivers of Wlmer came in
Tho rsdav to make final proof before
Commissioner Moss on his homestead.
He was accompanied by Joseph
Schoonover, aa witness, who will also
make application for flual proof on his
homestead.
D. W. Jordan and bis mother, Mrs.
M. P. Jordan, and L. D. Cole of
Danville, Va., arrived here this week
with the expectation of purchasing
fruit land and making Grants Pass
their future borne.
Wm. Stale came in from Williams
Monday with a team of driving horses
which he shipped by freight to his
Attorney John Baker rec-ntly from
Wenatchee, has accepted a position in
the law office of Attorney Hough.
The Grants Pa&s Box Co. is sow
taking np the labor notes Issued Feb
ruary 1.
David L. Webb of Deering was in
town Friday to prove np on bis home
stead. He was accompanied by Fred
Ahlberg, 0. T. Webb, who acted as
his witnesses.
The Grants Pass Canning Company
Shipped 10 barrels of Samoson's fruit
tree spray Monday morning, all bat
one barrel of which went to Medford.
Soon the- worshipers at Wilder
ville will be summoued to churoh ser
vices by a sweet toned bell, the bell,
having arrived by freight last week,
billed to Rev. B. Pepper, pastor of
the M. E. churoh at Wilder ville.
Among the new improvements is a
skating rink being erected on G street
by O. Phelpt. The struct ore is to be
60x80 feet. Mr. Phelpa expecti to
have his building up by Saturday
night aud ready for business some
time next week.
The "Cow Ponober" aa presented
at tlie opera house last Monday night
was greeted by a fair house and well
received. One of the strougesi feat
ures of the play was pirts played by
J. M. Leaverton, as Carlos Mendosa,
a Mexican stage robber, and Lochia
Cordova, his sweetheart, impersonated
by Alzora Yerton.
The Redmen hall was tilled to over
flowing last Friday night ' and stand
ing room was at a premium at the
medal contest held under the auspices
of the W. C. T. U. There were seven
contestants foe tbe silver medal and
all the selections were along the line
of temperance. Miss Arline Sweet
land was awarded the medal by the
three judges while Miss Mildred
Churchill was awarded seoond place.
Each of the contestants rendered the
selections in a very pleasing manner
and with a degree of exoellenoe which
brought forth enthnsiastio applause.
Supt. A. U. Hoofer of the Mt. Pitt
mining Co. came down from tbe mines
Thursday of last week with a 6-poand
gold brick, valued at about 11800.
Mr. Hoofer left Saturday for Portland,
tbe headaoarters of bis company, to
ooLfer with the other officers. The
Mt. Pitt people bave 12 claims, and
while the capitalization is 1250.000,
the stork is all held by Oregoo people.
Uncsoal aotivity is being planned for
the present summer on tbeir various
developed claims.
Thos. Leith of Murphy has made
aunoonoement of bis candidacy for
nomination for county commissioner
on the Republican ticket. Mr. Leith
has been resident of Josephine
oonnty for a great number of years
and feels that he knows the require
ments of the oounty as well as any
mau in the oonnty. The people of the
Ablegate aud Williams valleys think It
is abont time for them to have a repre
sentative in the court, as it has been
about 14 years since one from their
district has been on the board.
L. L. Jewell has made hit an
nouncement as candidate for uominee
for State Senator for Josephine
oounty. Up to this year, Josephine
county had to share her senator with
Lane county and it resulted in the
Ascuit Goettache returned last
week from Portland, where he bad
taken the 8. P. examination, and is
now an engineer.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sampson en
tertained last Wednesday night at
Five Hundred. Mrs. Parley Proctor
won first prise and Mrs. L- G. Gillette
the consolation.
The business department of tbe high
school now has a teacher, in tbe per
son of H. E. Mielke, of Aberdeen, 8.
D, who arrived and took up his duties
Monday.
Tbe Dunbar Male Quartette and bell
ringers will appear in Grants Pass
Toeiday evening April 7th and will
present the last number of tbe enter
tainment course for the season of
1907-8. The Dnnbars are most favor
ably known across the continent and
are worthy of liberal patronage.
A little skiff of aoow came along
Wednesday night just to remind na
that tbis was tbe month of March.
However it had vanished before 10
o'clock Thursday morning anal the
flowers that have been in bloom on
the mountain sides for the past
month, inolnding what are oommonly
known as lamb tongues, bluebells,
grass widows, buttercups and many
others, smiled again, entirely unhurt
L. B Ring, for more than 20 years
proprietor of the Neillsville, (Wis.)
Times, bas joined the ranks of ex
newspaper nun who will invest in
Josephine ooanty real estate. Mr.
King was at one time a resident of
China, serving as deputy marsball
for tws years, and bas mads si trip
around the world.
The Beta Gamma gave a pleasant
society party last Friday night at
Hall's hall. There were aboot 75 in
attendanoe who were entertained dur
ing the early pait of the evening by
the playing of various games, and
this session, was followed by an im
promptu bop, after which the assembly
enjoyed a lap spread.
A. T. Lewis, the photograher op
posite the court bouse, and inventor
of two piece ventilated concrete build
ing block has. made arrangements for
the making of blocks in Grants Pass.
W. T. Perry has taken the general
agency or tbe block for Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana and Wyom
ing, and has ordered Helm power
press equipped with fittings for tbe
manufacture of the Lewis block, and
s soon as the machine arrives he will
build a realdenoe on Fourth street
Tbe Helm sement block machine Is
conceded to be the best power ma
china on the market and the Helm
company writes Mr. Lewis that his
patent is all that is needed to make
their machine the best seller on tbe
market. Mr. Lewis has also patented
a cement paint whloh baa phenome
nal sticking qualities and renders
wood work fire proof.
Taesday forenoon firs destroyed the
Lewis Hayes bouse, one of the old
land marks of Murphy. The fire was
oaosed by a spark from the chimney
lodging on the roof, and fauned by the
strong wind then blowing eoon envoi
oped the whole building in flam, s
Will and Gene Hayes, who have jost
purcba-ed the interest of tho other
heirs of the property, were at work at
the barn, and on thecal of a nle.ee,
who was working at tbe house, they
rushed to the house and attempted to
pot out tbe fire, bot without u oe.
Neighbors quickly gathered, having
been notified by telephone by Fnt.ttnast
er Gilmore,
sav log some of the household fcoods,
Toe house was a 2-ttnry,
SOME BARGAIN POINTERS
Now Notes From tho Business
Men to Holders.
Dr. Flanagan,
Physician and Dentist
Goto Corun for Plumbing.
M. Clement. Prescription Druggist.
A splendid line ol Royal Charter Oak
Ranges at Coron'i
List Yonr Timber Lands With
Hersinger & Mitchell. 13-30 tf
' Mrs. Rehkepf'a millinery opening
is now in progress Do not fail to call
Saturday to see the latest creatious In
ladies bead coverings 8-271 1
The ladies of the Christian Churoh
will give a Pezsle sooial at Hall's
Hall on Wednesday, April 1. The pro
gram will be free, but refreshments
will be served to those who desire at a
nominal sum. 8-87 It
Nlllnery Opening.
A beautiful line of Pattern Hats and
Novelties on display Thursday, April
12, at Mrs. M. P. Anderson, over
Gompert'a. Wait until you see onr
line, as the hats are very reasonable,
CALIFORNIA MERCHANT
DROWNED IN ILLINOIS
PLANET Jr.
TOOLS
This
day ?
is, the
saving devices, and
more so than the we
A meagre telephone message was
received here last Monday of the
drowning In the Illinois river of A.
F. Johnson, a prominent merchant of
Santa Monica, CaL, and owner of the
Virgin mines.
F'om the brief details that oan be
learned up to this morning, it seems
that Mr. Jobnton and two other men
attempted to cross the river in a small
row boat and as the river is very high
and the current swift at this season
of tbe year, the boat capeised when
they had reached the center of the
atream. Mr. Johnson, it appears,
was not a physically strong man and
soon suoonmbed to the'oold shook and
was carried down by the raging oar
rent. His two companion, however,
succeeded In reaching opposite shores,
bot after diligent search were unable
to find Mr. Johnson's body, whloh
has not yet been recovered.
COMING EVENTS.
March 28, Saturday Newest styles in
Millinery at Mrs Rehkopfs. 8-2711
April 7 Tbe Dunbar Comptny male
quartette and bell ringers, last nam
2 ber of the Entertainment oonrse.
April 7. Tuesday Registration books
closed for primary election.
April 14 Edward Baxter Perry, blind
pianist, opera house, under dieotion
of Miss Ethel Palmer.
April 21, Taesday Presbytery of
Southern Oregon meets in Grants
Pass.
labor-
ne are-
known-
PLANET JR. line. Our new
stock is now in and we have-on
hand
Planet Jr. No. 4 Drill
No. 25 "
No. 1 "
Planet Jr. Double Wheel
Hoe. N
Planet Jr.
Hoe.
Planet Jr.
Hoe. .
Planet Jr. firefly Plow.
You will save the , price of
any of the tools in one year.
THOS. LEITH
of Murphy
Republican Candidate
Nominee for
County Commissioner
for
Bid Wented.
Notice is hereby given
furnish School Distriot No.
and they sooceeded in , September
olortinn nf n Tjinfl county man to reD
......... , .4. u-MU frame building and the
Mr.Mewell was a member of the last abontl200, with 1800 Insnrance.
legislator lie sncceeuea in securing a Rovcroftrr Visile Coivet
whole seuator for this oounty despite 0,, Mnhht. ,,n of
brother, Chas. M., who bas purchased jDe opposition of prominent members I Hubbardi tll8 turnout lecturer and
a 45-acre fruit and garden farm of the. ; of that body and tbe fact that this.... . t. phll.tin. i in M.d-
famous beaver oam iana. county did not nave tne
that bids to
7 of Jose'
chine County, Ore., with 135 cords of
twofoot wood, half fir and half oak
to be delivered to the several school
houses in Grants Pass on or before
1. 1908 in whatever
' nnnntilUa airl riMinflrt Inns, aa thiall
lU(ii ItlDi HMa JJ v'ia !'" r w a
be deUtrmlnnd upon by the board of
O room arlnrntinn nf anlil HUtrlnt will hn rn
Single Wheel
No. 19
WheelN
Cramer
Bros.
Chicken supplies Poultry Netting
BOSH.
JORDAN At Dotoher Creek, near
Wildervllle, Wednesday, March 18,.
1008. to Mr. and Mrs. Walter H..
sJordan, a daoghter.
BARNES-Saturday. March 21. IS
to Mr. an Mrs. "Bert" Barnes.
girl.
MARMOT.
STEVENS HEARN At the borne of
the .bride s mother, Oak Urovsr
Farm, near Grants Paas, Oregon,
Tuesday, March 17, 1908, Robert
William Stevens and Miss Lela.
Vivian Hearn, both of Portland,
Rev. Mr. Jaoquemin officiating.
The groom is a young man in tbe-
employ of Woodard, Clarke A Co., of
Portland and the bride is a yonug tody ,
of talent, having host of friends.
After the oeremooy the young couple
took the train for Portland and will
be at home to their friends after April -1st.
WISEMAN MALONKY Wednesday, .
March 18, Elizah E. Wiseman and
Alice M. Malonev, both of Leland.
County Judge Jewell adjosted the
nuptial tie.
REHKOPF YORK Saturday, Mar.
21, Harry a Retikopf and Ida York,
by Coouty Judge Jewell.
DIED.
ALLEY Friday, March 20. 1008, of"
dropsy, N. D. Alley, aged 85 years
Interment at Granite liiU oemetery
editor of
county did not have tne neoesary . . . . . w,,h the
Marshall C. E. ;McLane, who is also ; population to entitle her to a senator. 1 Tjew of ltHTliog m braneh of thtl Koy.
ei-offlclo street superintendent, was , Mr. Jewell also did .onie other ' good j croftetg theI(l Bnd engaging in the
out early last Monday morning with a work in the legislature, especially in baioeM of makiof( fine ; d fncy
force of men and gave the gutters eeenring favorable legislation in re-, (uroiturei ,ayi tne Trlbone. Th- Roy
along Sixth and other streets a needed . gar to the fishing industry which ; rrt)ftergi Mr .; Hubbard and bs fol
cleanlnB ; fleets thi8 coua,T rT NRterially. ; ,0WBrl) cbU th(.m8eiTe!l re a c -opera-
. L T .. . ,i and he feels Mat ne is entitlea to a
Ed Lister of the Josephine hotel reDOblicaa ticket.
... a i. sn,lc from i F. V. Metts of the
BlaKc 11UO 1 riui ii'-'i iiviuu j
. j... . r-,nt C.itv. where Co., locat-d on
'i'""' v ". 1 n ,i. flt V, 1, .
lout will be ; ceived by said hoard on or before the
Ttb day of April, 1008 at tbe oftJce
of the clerk; said board ef educa-j
tion at that time receiving the right
mi. - 1 to reject any and all bid therefore.
EinerTi 1 v. u,.i.,.i i,
No. 7.
EDWARD S. VAN DYKE.
Clerk.
Duted at Grants Pass Oregon,
March 4, 1M)8. 8-20 2t
COME and SEE
The largest line of Guitars,
Mandolins, Uanjos. Violins.
Violin Cases, Bows,8trings,
Comets, Trombones, Etc,
ever brought to this City,
Outfits from$5to$250
HOWELL'S MUSIC STORE
northwest mines
Silver Cr-ek, was In
White Clover Seed
Lawn Grass
Kentucky Blue Grass
Garden Seeds of all kind
lute Ho os
liW grocery
Tea and GotTee House
he has been assisting
congestion of mails occasioned by the
heavy snows on the snmmit.
Miss Alice Smith left Tuesday for
San Diego, to visit friends fene win
then take an aoto trip with Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Dixon to WatHonville,
where she will also yisit for some .
time. !
Wm. Freund is among the new ar
rivals in Grnts Pass tnis wees, ne
came from Missoula, Mont , and Has
decided to locate here. He will prob
ably engage in fruit culture, aod now
has varioos tracts under considera
tion. J. C. Brown and family of Colfax.
Wash., who have been spending the
week here, have decied to make their
permanent home in Grants Pass. Mr.
Brown is a hotel man, havinglowoed
and operated the principal hotel at
Colfax for some.years.
tire industrial organization whose i
aim is to express art in their manual
products and to revive the al'inmr ob
solete art of turning cut hun'lmade '
articles remarkable for thei- benuty
cotupnied by his son. The mine is gna excellence ratber than for their
located on Silver Creek aboot 40 miles , cneapnes. Practically ev tything
from Grants Pas, the last 18 miles ' mafo by the Roycrofters is something ! J
being trail, and it is 10 miles to the which has been a product of love and ! I
nearest boose, as they come teward gjjM rather than tbe machine made ' '
town. At preseut there are nine 1
people at themiue aud they will soon
start up active work continuing the
tunnel which will open up tbe Silver !
creek basin. The tunnel is already '
600 feet long and there is a distance
of l.)0feet lyet ;to dig bnt it is com
paratively easy as they have now
reached the dirt bank, while the pre
vious work has beenthrooeh stone and
slide. The completion of this tunnel
will give a vertical damp of 20 feet
aud will drain two and one-balf miles
of virgin placer ground. Work on
this tunnel has been in progress for
the pt four years but not continu
ously. The company has a saw mill,
gcoi houses, Ijunk house and barns.
produets of the modern workshop.
Yonng Mr. Hubbard is vtry moch
pleased with Medford and thn sur
rounding country, and If th" native
materials in lufflicent quanti'y justify
the establishment of a Roycroft colony,
undoubtedly its establishment will fol
low and Medford become the western i
borne for those who have restored the
lost arts.
Y W. C. A. Rel.
March 31. April '., 2d and 31 tickets
nmv n nnrntiBHttd at Grant Ham to
Eugene on the oeritflcate plan, en-' i
titling the holder to return at one
third fare. This for the State Con
vention Y. W. O. A. at Eugene,
April 8d, 4th and 6th. Full particu
lars at tbe depot. 8-27 It
A. U. BANNARD
At his big Furniture Store on North (th street is
now receiving new spring goods. Linoleums print
ed and inlaid. Rugs, Royal Wilton, Axumster,
Brussels, new weaves in several designs. 1'ortiers
finest ever shown in Grants Pass. Couch Covers,
Lace Curtains in great variety, and the largest as
ortment of Frniture to be found in Southern Ore.
all at prices below corajjetitiou for cash or on the
ins; ailment plan. J
A few White Seming Machines at about half price
to close
N. B. The new fabric Matting.
A. U. BANNARD, Wld5 .