t ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON MARCH 27. 1908. W. G. SMITH AND OTHERS BUY WOLF CREEK TRACT Include 2733 Acres, Greater Portion of Which Will Be Pl&niad to fruit. W. Q. Smith of Medford last Bator-'-day closed dual for the Wolf Creek . -property, a tract of 2743 acre of farm rand frail land. 80 m'.les north of here. .About 1000 aores of th i property li especially adapted to fruit culture to wtlou It w.ll be devoted Associated with Mr. Smith lo tbia purchase ara hia brother J. Irvine Smith of Willlansport. Pa., and J. M. flakertoatof Klamath Falla. They .get ponaeHltim of the aodApril 10. ;Mr. Snittt spent some four months i iu O''lo iM Pennsylvania laat year jror me purpose or arranging tor (di 'location of a colony of eastern people in tbia section of the alate and the purchase of the Wolf Creek tract la the beginning of a consummation of 'tbia plan. 1'ha consideration for tbia property approximates :t(),000. and the deal was made through Meaorve A Jester. Good Cough Medicine for Children 1'lie saaaon for cousin and oolila ia now at band and too much car cannot lie nurd to jirotect the children. A child ia much more likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever when he haa a cold. The quicker yon cure hia cold the leaa th risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the aole reliance of manr mothers, and few of thoa who have tried it . are willing to nae any other. Mrs. K. F. tttarcht-r, of Itiplnr, W. Vs., eaya: " I have ; never used anything other than Chamber lain's Cough Jtemeuy for my children and it has alwaya given good satisfaction." This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic .anil may he given as confidently to a child as 4o an adult. Hold hy M. Clemens, I MISSOURI FLAT I C. M. Reiford waa In Grant Paaa .one day laat week on business. Mr. Reiford baa just flniahed the survey ing of bla orchard, and report th .r scale to be almost thing of the past John Meek, made, a trip to Granta Pass one day laat week on business. Mr. Meek 1 now dealing eiolnslvely in aawa, fort and ginseng and report ' at flouriahlng trade. Joe York, one of our tnoet ener getic. Miaaoarlans, la doing aome ditch work for Joe Ruseal of Uranta Paaa. Bart York, of Grant Paaa I doing otne ditch work for John Meek, an other one of our Miasourlans. Joe York Informa a that he ia going back to Alaska where be will perhapa remain for several year. Thi I the birth place of Mr. York and from bohyooal h n beeti oon idored an upright, honorable aud reliable man, and one whom we ara orry to part with, for ao many years. Hot all the tame we wish biin tha ' beat luck that thi world afford. John Meek inform oa that O. V. II inkle, the aawmill tuaa will soon - oomtnuienoe operation uear Wood vllle. Homer York, an entorprlalng young - man of thi locality, made a trip to Grants Paaa, laat Saturday, returning liomn Sunday, which looks mighty ourloiia to me. O. II. Perry, baa been employiug (jniU) a number of neu ou the monster Irrigation ditch on which he la un derstood to be a large share holder and which paaae through hi beautiful . farm and ouward through mlloa of oountry, ooyoriug huudriHla of acre of the finest farming land that the world cau "produce. A hind whore Tokaya floorl-h in a vineyard on cue lde of the fence and three crop of alfalfa are out in one season on the other. Ii. W. D. MfKeel, au elite' prising uitlsou of tbia place aud a man who i Uking great interest in oar school, was in Urant Pas one day last week, and reports the arrival of the new ; library. Mr. Berry and wife were riaitor of the Pass one day tbia week. ! Jaa York, former resident of this j place, is now employed in th livery tables of T. E. McKoin. ' J. W. York made Oranits Pass a ! visit one day last week on bualoesa. Willie Fan-la inform ua that he! will soon be employed In one of the j sawmill that are ai tasted near Wood-' ville. Mr. Farris ia a thorough mill man aud bas followed the business for many year. FOXY. WITH THE CHURCHES FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Morning preauhing service at 10:30. "God's Ideals for Us" will be the topic of the message. A Temperance lesson will tie the opportune study in the Bible School at 11 :45. The Jonior Ynong people meet at 8 p. in., and the Seniors at 6:il0. The latter will be a Conquest Meeting and led by Joseph Randall. The last service of ti e day will be at 7:30 when the pas tor will speak on the toplo "Mans Po sition In this World." To all of these services yoo will be cordially re ceived. F. C. LOVETT. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The andiences at the Christian choroh are constantly Increasing. The Sunday school is growing, and is in a contest with Medford. The church bdilding interior is being re paired. The theme next Sunday morniog will be "Thirsting for the Springe" and Sunday evening "Where art Thoaf" The Sunday evening ser vloea are conducted by the children aad are being very well attended. The Jonior children give special num bers' of mnaio and special readings. Come and enjoy these evening ser vices as conducted by the Junior. All moat webome at all of rv Ices. SALVATION ARMY Major Faulkner, divisional officer for Oregon and Idaho, of the Salva tion Army, will be in Grants Pass Saturday and Sunday March 28 and 28 and will speak at the Army hall, Fourth aud Front street The major made a trip to Southern Oregon In December last, accompanied by hia daughter. RESIDENT OF MURPHY DIES BY BULLET William Messenger, a prominent young farmer, In a fit of despondency took bis own life at 7 :90 Wednesday evening at hia home, one mile west ol Murphy by shooting himself with a rifle. Meager reports of the tragedy which reached Grants Pass early yesterday morning were suggestion of foul play, and Sheriff Rurselaud Deputy District Attoruey Van Dyks drove out to the scene of the tragedy at au early hour yesterday inoruing aud discovered that Mr. Meaaeuger had shot himself in trout of bis owu home expiring about 80 miuntes after. Messenger bad placed the lunula of hia f n u Just over hia heart and pulled the, trigger. The ball panned through hia body. Ilia laat worda were "Put ma out of my misery. " The defeated was 8'J years old and'.tha sou of Mr. aud Mrs. Simon Mesaen ger, one of the mint prominent fam ilies In Josephine county. lie leave's a wife aud two children. Coruuer Strieker waa called to tbu scene of the tragedy and after the im paurliog of a jury and a careful ex amination the jury ton ml that Mr. Meaaeuger came to his death by hia own baud. T ... i i i . 1 noiir ct-rLr r( (trie ,HE "open season" lor good clotnes is at nanu. wu. o-v . suits and overcoats, fresh from Hart Schaffner (7 Marx ,s now at ready for your inspection; and for your wearing. The new styles are very smart; we'd just like to have you see the various models we show in the Varsity sack suit; they're the snappiest styles you'll ever see. The new fabrics, too, are especially attractive; bright colorings, handsome patterns. It's not a habit with us to brag about the progress we are making. It doesn't interest the public very much; you don't care how many suits we sell; you're more interested in the one suit you put your money and body into. If it's a good suit you're probably willing to take all the rest for granted. Hart Schaffner & Marx suits are always good suits. It's been our policy to never knowingly handle a poor article. We de mand the highest standards of quality in every thing we buy. We never had any doubt of the wisdom of that policy, nor of it's success. You have not heard us complain of the so-called "hard time." The past few months have proved to us anew the truth that quality wins, look for the name, ask for it. Copyright 1 908 by Hart Schaffner tc Marx The next time you buy HART SCHAFFNER & MARX, hand tailored suits, guaranteed by them and by us. $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $27.50 and $30.00. We also handle the best $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 suits, in Rogue River Valley. GEO. S. CALHOUN CO. "Outfitters to Boy and Man" JOSEPHINE NATURAL GAR DEN OF THE TOKAY C&rload of Cuttings Received Here Saturday Which Are Now Being Planted. Koo I.'nrIo lor Canned Goods Our Grants Pass Plums m rr can (RK our choice dried Kruits, Teaches they are finest in Our Crawfford Teaches the city; and notice theru in pcr Ca" UC the window as you go by. Standard Tomatoes a n now goat, per cau.. )Q, J, Pardee1' Tho Front st. iirovvr I rants Pass, Ore. Don't forget our Garden Seeds and rotate Culture cf the Tokay grape haa al ready become a peruiau"tit aud sub stantial reality in Joe hine conuty and there are a iiomberr of good vine yards coutiKuotta to Grunts Pass, which have elicited tlm atteuMon aud comment of the "nretn eye" of other sections. Aa an augmentation to Josephine 'coonty'i already famous distinction I in the line of grspe culture a ship. ' uicnt of a carlead of splendid Tokuy cuttings arrived here last Friday for W. B. Sherman This cunsixuuient embraces 14, (XX) vlues, all of which are to be planted iu this county with in a short distance of Grants Pais. The plnntlng and tending of theae viuea will employ thirty-five men and five teauia and the work has already berrm. The Grants Paaa Commercial Club should in its future campaign of pub licity, not forget to impress upon the people that Josephine county ia the natural home of the Tokav one of the verv remunerative crops of the Kogoe Hirer Valley. of eight oars all first-class. Further changes are also rumored but nothing detiuite is known. The ptesent freight trains Noa. 235 and i'M between Grants Pass aud Ashland will liekly he run in the daytime in stead of night time. Old No. II aud 13 will probably be replaced on the run with time somewhat altered from the old schedule. FIRST OF APRIL WILL SOON BE HERE RUMORS OF CHANGE IN S. P. TIME CARD A rumor is current that beginning Aprlt Ut, a fast limited train wilfbe put on between Portland and San Francisco, In place of Ne.'14"and13 now ruuuiug. N'o auuouucement'of exact train sohednle la made hot the traln"willbe a eUiotlyiSitj"one But two more issues of the Courier before the order of the Poateffioe De partment affectiug all newspapers will become operative. On and after April 1, 1908, no weekly newspaper will be permitted to go at second class rates to ANY SUBSCKIBEB WHO IS OXE YEAR OR MORE IN ARREARS. The rate of postage after April 1, on papers sent to any sutwriurr wno is one year or more in arrears is OXE CENT for each copy-R?c a year This is prohibitive so that the Courier will have no choice in the matter, but MUST TAKh OFF EVERY NAME ON OUR LIST WHO OWES ONE YEAR OR MORE. While much has been doue, and we are well satisfied with results ao far, there are atill many subscription ac counts that MUST BE PAID BE FORE APRIL ;. We did not make the law, but we have to be governed by its proviaion The law is man datory, and we have no other course left to ns but to obey its provisions in letter aud spirit. LOOK AT THE DATE AFTER YOUR NAME on yoor paper and see it yon are one year or more behind. If eo, PLEASK REMIT. Goy Gravlin returned home Mon day after spending year or more in San Francisco. FORMER GRANTS PASS MAN SHOOTS ANOTHER w. H. Carter Kills a Man Wlnnemucca in a Shooting Affray. at The following special from Winne uiucca, Nev., published iu the Ore gon i an refers to a former resident of Kerby, who is well known here: "W. F. Armstrong, a so-called 'bad man' f'om Wyoming, waa shot and killed in the Palace saloon in this Place hy W. H. Carter, one of the managers. Eye wiluecsci say the shooting was in self-defense. Arm strong aud two friends walked into the saloon and commenced gambling. While ao occupied Armstrong accused an employe of stealing hia money, and, pulling a gun, thr atoned to kill any one iu th housa. 'Pnt up that gun' said Carter. With that Armntmn. swung around and said: 'I'll kill you!' "Carter then pulled hia revolver and fired. Armstrong fell to the floor dead. Carter gave himself up." William H. Carter who it mentioned in the foregoing dispatch, is one of the most widely known saloon men in the West, and claims Southern Ore gon as his home. During the days of opan gambling he was one of the pro prietors of the Totem saloon one of the largest jilaces of the kind oa the Coast He came to Seattle about eight year ego from the Black Hills ocmntry, itt Dakota, where be had for a long time been engaged in cattle raising and later iu the saloon business. Whan gambling was olosed in Seattle, Car ter went to Southern Oregon, wbere.he bought a large ranch nar Kerby, and began farming and atockralalng on a large scale. About a year ago be was attracted hy the glowing reports from the new mining districts in Nevada and went to Qoldfield, where he bought an interest in a large saloon, aud gambling house. When the labor troubles oansed times to become doll there he went to Miua, Nev., and about two months ago went to Winuemucca. His family are living in Medford, it is taid at the present time. Carter, who is now in his early fifties, is a frontiersman of the type that is rapidly vanishing. He bom in Missouri and went from that state into the "abort grass" country of Kansas when a mere boy, breams a "oowpuncher" and grew np among the cattleman cowboys, Indian fighter and outlaws of what was then thea frontier For many years he led aud venurous life and is credited with bar- intr tint QAVAral tmt.liaa in tliA hntt of us Hiigiiuoter iHjiore me ruiru oi aw and order Kaolin in lli nuttlA nnolltrv tie nun a parwepunt iu several c'"v- roen'i fends an served with credit Sheriff of one of the "bad" couuties in the old days. Carter's friends are readv to be lieve that the shooting at Winneniuc- ca was uuutj m eeu-aeiunse, aa is personally quiet and anassuniiug and the soul of good nature, though those who know hm best vouoh for his absolute fearlessness In faoe of danger J ana anow mm as a man well a me w take care of himself in any company. In the early nineties Carter spent some time in Portland and in Taooma and, during his residence in Seattle, made frequent visits to Portland city, where be has numerous warm friends. R. A. Spronse and wife of Tacoiua arrived in the city Thursday morning and took a number of viewa of the city which will be on sale shortly in the form of post carda. These cards will make good advertising for Grants Pass which the people here abonld send freely to friends ia toe east.