ROGUH RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS OREGON, APRIL 3. lX)8.
Count, veigk and meaturt tvaytkint you
huj American Oncer.
The
White House
Grocery
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 line 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
UMmd sought
by we ecnSume t
'Remember we have
Fresh Bread Daily
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
White House
GROCERY
""he Tea and Coffee House
'; Items of Personal i
Interest. y
Willis Knox was in from Applcgate
Tuesday.
W. J. Stanley ef Eugene was in the
city Saturday.
H. E. . Christy and son. sawmill
men, came in from Wonder, Monday.
P. M. Kerchaw of Medford was in
the city Monday.
R. W.Yeatch and family are prepar
ing to move to Eugene.
B. S. Radcliffe of Ashland, spent
Sunday in GrantajPass.
"Jap" Wetherbee was in from
Wilderville the first of the week.
0. O. Bigelow, one of the leading
farmers of William r Creek, was in
town Monday and Tuesday.
W. B. Hurst, one of the mining
near Wolf Greek was in Grants Pass
Monday.
Ed Smith ieceiver of the Enterprise
mine, was down for a few days, the
flist of the week.
T. R. May of Huron, S. D. , has
been in the oity the past few days
visiting friends.
Mrs. H. O. Perkins left Wednesday
morning for a brief visit with friendB
in Eugene and Portland.
Z D. S. Mascall and family moved last j
Monday from H street to their new
home on Sixth street.
Z. B. Pool returned last Saturday
from Sisaon. Cal.. and Is visiting :
with pareuts and friends.
;Boy Gray and C P. Rader left early
in the week for Kohler to work in the
Williams Bros, saw mill.
A. U. Bannard left Thursday morn
ing for Portland, wli ra he will bay
goods and also take a few days of rest.
Albert Taylor, with the Gazelle
Manufacturing Co. came over from
Crescent City last Friday.
A. W. Rees, land inspector of the
So Paoifio was in the oity the first of
the week in the discharge of official
business.
Mrs. J. H. Hatsav of Tacoma. en
route to Trek a, Cal., was visiting
friends in Grants Pass the fore part of
the week.
Dr. Findley expects to leave soon
for Europe for a six months coarse of
study, in bis specialties, viz: eye,
ear, nose, and throat.'
Miss Edna Disbrow has bern en
gaged to teach at District No. 50,
about four miles south of Merlin and
will commence a three-months term
Monday.
Elmer Bressh-r of Pueblo, Col, ar
rived in Grants Pass last week with
his wife and household goods to make
their permanent home in this section
of Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewmnn of
Provolt will leave Sunday for Wal
port, Oregon, where they will spend
several mouths in the hope cf bene
fitting Mr. Lewmau's health.
N. D. Young, the veteran surveyor,
returned hosae Sunday evening from
the Jump off Joe mining district,
where he hid ben sbowiug an east
erner about tliee miuea
Manager Sampson of the Grants
Pass Canning Co., is having the
factory nswly painted. Paint is the
proper term, but many of Herb's
friends say that it is only "Sampson
Spray."
Messrs. R. W. Farrens, Eugene
Myers and J. K. Farrens, who have
been doing assessment work on Jose
phine creek properties came in Satur
day to spend a few days at the capitol
of Josephiue county.
J. K. Couant, who has been doing
some stoping and cleaning up the
ground work on the Hidden Treasure
for the Mt. Pitt mine came down
from the mines Tuesday. Mr Conaut
displayed a nnmber of beautiful nug
gets, which were especially interest
ing to the "tenderfoot."
Crl. C. G. Otwtant and wife and
tl eir fo'd, K.li'er, W. S. Coutant, and
wife, who re;nvtly ninje down from
June-"! ''n'-Vi are stopping at the
Palace ); ui uliI looking over Grants
Pass and Joitethiiio county, with the
lnoa or lrcatirg. uoi. uoutaut is a
resident ui v, vomiug and is tht
author of the early history of the
country from which Bill Nye fled to
attain fame aud fortune by the funny
things which afterwards escaped the
poiDt of his Fabfr. 4 '
Clans. Schmidt, the Tgrocer, with I
his wife and four children expect to,
leave about April IS, for Hamburg,
Germany, on a three months trip. I
Mr. Sschmidt's former bourn was
near Hamherg, which place he left ,
2-Tyears ago and since that time bis,
parents" have both died. He has a
sister ; f till liviDg " then. Mrs.
Schmidt left about 24 "years ago. 1
Both her prents""are living.' They ,
will also spend sortie time visiting in
the East. J. R. McKnight, fcfm-rly
of this flare will ' havecbargeMhe
business until MrrSchuaidt'e" return..
P. M. Kershaw was oyer from Med
ford Monday.
Wm. Benjamin of Plauer was in the
county hub Toetday.
T. A. Seofert went to Portland
Thursday for brief business trip.
Mrs. R. P. Cheshire went to Med
ford Friday to visit friends for a few
days.
Mrs. Chas. St. Louis left Wednesday
morning for Eoreka, Cal, after a few
weeks' visit with friends here.
Miss Oro Wilson returned Tuesday
from.Placer, where he has been en
gaged in teaching the school at that
place.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Jackson of Porter
ville, Cal , arrived in Grants Pass
Friday, with the view of locating in
this valley.
Miss Bertha McCann, who has been
visiting friends at Kerby for some
weeks, left Wednesday for her horns
at Waitsburg, Wash.
Thomas Large of Oak Park,
111, arrived in Grants Pass Weduesday
and interviewed Mr. Carson, the dean
of Tokay grape colture in this section
of Oregon and looked over Josephine
onnnty. Mr Large was somewhat
reticent when interviewed by a
Courier artist, refused to have his
photo taken or to say that he was
going to invest a million, but between
the lines of his brevity there were
strong symptoms that Graots Pass and
Josephine County look good to him.
A. H. Dean and E W. Pickers of
Santa Monica, Cal, arrived in Grants
P88 Sunday, en route to the Illinois
river in search for the body of Archie
Johnston, whose tragio death by drown
ing was mentioned in these columns
last week. Mr. Dean is in old employe
of the Piokerton detective agency
and went over to the river Mtnday
morning in search 'of Mr. Johnston's
body. He retarned Wednesday even
ing, however, withoat success. A
reward of $100 has been offered by
relatives for the discovery of Mr.Johu
s ton's body.
Miss Ethel Caroline Palmer left
Friday morning with five of ber piano
pupils, for Medford where they gave
a concert in the evening in connec
tion with the pupils of Mrs. Neill of
Ashland and Mrs. Gore of Medford.
It is the intention to give a concert
at Ashland soon and another inGrante
Pass, thus giving eauh town varied
program by performers of esch of the ;
places. Those who take part from
here ate Misses Ltla Caldwell, Alma
Wolke, LaCosta Maugnm, Flavia
Hackett and 6-year old Lucile Gar
be rs.
BOEN.
ADBERY In Grants Pass, Ore.,
March 38, 1H08, to Mr. and Mrs. A.
Aobery, a daughter.
DIED.
GEHRETT At Grants Pass. Oregon,
Monday. March 80, l'i8, Lloyd O.
Gehrett, of pneumonia, aged 28
years.
The defeased was born in Maryville,
Run., and lised in that state until
the breaking out of the Spanish
American war, when he enlisted in
the regular army and served three
years, a I art of the time in the
Philippines where he had a siege of
typhoid fever, which left him in a
more or less weakened condition.
Four years ago he came to Oreifou,
settling near Ashland on a homestead.
On January 15, 1V07 he was married
to Miss Margaret Caldwell and in
May of that year they came to Grants
Pass where Mr. Gehrett took a posi
tion in 'he R. L. Coe store working
i there continuously until five days
previous to his death. The funeral
j was held at the Coe home Wednesday
forenoon and another service at Ash
land the following day, hers inter
ment was made. Mrs. Aaher of Ash
laud, a sister of Mrs. Gehrett, at
tended the funeral. He loaves a
wife and infant child, a mother liv
j ing at AtchUon, Kan., a brother at
i San Francisco, and a sister in Nevada,
the latter two coming to Ashland to
' attend the f :reral. Mrs. Gehtett and
' child iv!ll remain this sumiirr w ith
jher f. rents at Ashland. The do-
ceil1-' 'i while having born a resident of
, this )!ue liss than a year has made
. m my :..ui friends and iiaiueu the
resr' U and confidence of tveiyoue
w?tti whom he came in ccntact.
TREFREX At Grants IVs, Ore.,
Friday morning at 7 :30, Jonas Tref
ren. aid 25 years and 11 mouths, of
tuberculosis.
fUNFORD-On Wednesday April ,
J. Xhos. Kanford, aged 25 years and
25 days.
CARD OF THANKS.
In our dear son and brother's
memory, we wish to thank our friends
for their numerous kindnesses and to
express or appreciation for the many
floral offerings.
Mrs. W. W. W.-bb,
Mrs. C. W. Risden,
Mr. and Mrs. I. C Spencer.
Give Coles 'cough and consumption
cure a trial. It cures when all others
fail For sale 'at.. the National drug
store, Grants Pass, Or. 8-27 4t
A Brief Record of :
5 Local Events.
The Williams Bros, saw mill at
Eohler is expected to start running
this week.
J. B. Osbrone, the socialist lecturer
and amhor, will speak at the court
house Saturday evening, April 14th.
The Dermond saw mill is now
about ready to start up. Logging has
been in progress by Magley aud Wict
man
In the horse race last Monday after
noon Shirley V., owned by Robrt
Baber, won the 15 parse against
Kestuckv Bell.
A. J. Wells of the Sunset Magazine
came up from Sau Francisco Monday
aud spent couple of days here
gathering data for the Vooklet which
will soon be issued by that publica
tion fur the Grants Pass Commercial
Club, telling of the many advantages
offered by Grants Pass and Josephine
county, both in the way of investment
and beautiful' home environment.
Twenty thousand conies of this
booklet are to be priuted and every
one'of them should be conscientiously
mailed to eastern friends who are
thinking of the West as new home.
The booklet will be oat within the
next two or three weeks. While typo
graphically aud otherwise the booklet
will be a thing of beauty, its infor
mational contents wiU.befconerative
and accurate, so that none may be
afraid to mail a copy to friends.
D. H. Knight last Tuesday pur
chased the delivery business of
Messrs. Hall and Sohallhorn and as
sumed the management Wednesday.
That the automobile epldemio is still
on in Graots Pass is evidenced by the
fact that agent Wilson for the 1 'Tour
ist" has nine more cars ordered and
F. B. Olding for the Mawxell people
has a number of orders and expeots a
shipment within a few days.
Those holding tickets for the Dun
bars, the' last number of the enter
tainment course, should beat in mind
that the date has been changed, and
the entertainment will be given on
Tuesday, Arril 7, instead of April
tf, as announced on the course tioket.
Remember the Dunbar Company is
the last number of ihe'emntertainment
course. The Dunbars embrace a
( quartette and are an nnusoally clever
coterie of bell ringers. In apprecia
tion of a 'fitting finale of the, enter
tainment course the Dnnbars should
be greeted by a large hoosa April 7.
There is no accounting for the start
ing of many rumors whish seem to be
serious in their Import One of the
latest rumors was to the effect that J.
E. Peterson, the pioneer lnmranoe
and real estate agent' was deceased.
The first intimation he bad of the
rumor was the receipt of a letter by
Mrs. Peterson from cne of the iusnr
anae companies "Mr. Peterson repre
lents, asking what disposition had
been made with the agency. Mr.
Peterson takes it as a good joke but is
at a loss to know how it started.
April Fool Pfcrly.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
at the Newman M. . E. churcji parlor
under tlie auspices of t.'ie Enworth relative to their co operation In seat
League April Fool's day, during ! ig and planting the trees in grand
which many very instructive speeches stand park.
aud debates were participated in, the City Attorney Clements was also
opening of which was an impromptu ' authorized to draft an erdinance regn
speech by A. B. Cornell along the latinir the sneed of automobiles aud
lilies of Local Option, relating some
sctual occurrences .which took place
in a nearby town. ,
The song by Errol Gilkey, entitled
"Asleep in the Deep," was well ren
dered. The duets rendered by Prof's
Martin and Smith were received with
much delight and elicited a hearty eo-
.core, lu the debate, many new ideas
wore presented. The subject: Re
solved, that "When a house burns
down, it burns op. "
The story writer, Dennis S total 1,
I being present, was called npon for a
( story. He first proclaimed his re?ret
that he had t e. u lorn in Texas, aud
.also that his niiiin was Dennis, both
i of which he said, were waiters over
jwhiih he had no control. Judging
I from the exi resion of the audience,
i his stories took effect, and soon the
j April Fool telegrams commenced
coming in and even President Roose
velt was heard from. At this junc
ture of the program, Mauairer Geo.
llnr.er arose and annoud 'iat a
fine buqnet in the "banquet rg
in readinefs, aud all were si
The' refreshments were s
courses, by Mrs. A. B. Cornell. Miss
Spaulding and their assistants. The
first course was hot tamales, which'
proved to be Boston Baked B ans,
bding well mixed with Cayenne pep
per. All other eatables w re true to
name, with the exception of the
p'li'rh. whirh when arialr.wd was red
waU-r, but had that settling prop.-ityT j
even better than Coleatin. After the
bunqnet, a short time was spent in j
sames, then all returned ! to their '
homes feeling
"April, Fool's"
well paid for
entertainment.
their
SOME BARGAIN POINTERS
New Notes From the Business
Men to R.drs).
Dr. Flanagan,
Physician and Dentist
Ooto Conm tor Plumbing.
M. Clemens rrescnption Druuuist
A splendid tine ol Royal Charter itak
Ranges at Comn't
List Your Timber Lands With
Hersinger A Mitchell. 12-30 tf
Mrs. Waughtd will bold her Milli
nery opeuing Sitorday, April i. 4-3 it
The ladies of the Christian Church
will give Puzzle social at Hill's
Hall on Wednesday, April 1. Th.pro-
gram will be free, but refreshments
will be served to those who desire at
nominal sum. 8-27 It
Cash paid for Green and Dry Hides, 1
Fors and Wool, J. H. Ahlf. at City
Market. S 38 tf
List Your Timber Lands With
Herzinger & Mitchell 13-20 tf ,
"If yon hear anyone speak ill of i
the Little Wonder Store, you will be
safe in betting that, the onery oosa
has been trusted when he bad no
money, and now that he has eaten up
and worn out the goods, he does not
want to pay for them. "
Qua Karner received some of the
finest yoong cattle that have ever
come from Deer creek, and that creek
bas produced the finest stock to be
found. As these were youag beeves,
the hoocekeoper may be sure of nioe,
juicy cntr. Order now from Gos
Karner. 4-8 It
City Council Convenes.
The City Council met in regular ses
sion last night with Mayor Smith in
the ohalr and all 'members present,
exopt Oounoilmen Fetsch and Kinney.
A remoustrance against the paving
ordinance was referred the street com
mittee ' j
A remonstrance against ordinaaoe
No. 804 .known as the real estate
ordinance was read and '.the lioense
fee raised from ISO to $100 laid
on the table. The stroet commit
toe favorably on the improvements on
I and J streets and no extension of
the work on J. A number of uiaor
bills were then read and ordered paid
in the osual form.
Ordinances No 808 was read referring
paving was read second time by title
and referred to the street commmit
tee. Ordinance No. 803 was read third
time and passed.
Ordinance was trad third time and
aftor slight amendment was passed.
For Ward 1 the following Judges
were appointed : J. B Paddock, R
D Dole. J D Fry. Clerks: JE Peter
son, Geo H Slover-Goild Hall.
Ward 2: Judges J C Campbell,
N B Meade, W ' H Freed. Olerks
E S VanDyke, J L Nels.u Court
Honso.
Waid 8: Judges Harry Smith, W
E Dean, W M Hair. Clerks Lluooln
Savage, P P Proctor City hall
Ward 4: Judges Geo Crook, Jas
Woodson, John Niday. Clerks:
T Y D an, Joe McKinney fiarnette
building, 4th and G streets.
Auditor ai.d police judge authorized
; to
communicate with the It R Co
motor cycles within the city limits.
COMINu'e VENTS.
April 4. Saturday, Millinery Opening
at Mrs. Waoghtal's 4 8 It
April 7 The Dunbar Company male
quartette and bell ringers, last num
ber of the Kiiteriaininent coarse.
April 7, Tuesday Registration boojes
closed for primary election.
April 14 Edward Baxter Perry, blind
Mr
'.V'v--iv..vi-r'i
'T' 'VSv fnit,
'Put a coat of paint on an old
r
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near to having a new house," is an old Baying that's proven true
every day by the old houses made new with
The Sherwin-Wiluams Paint.
S. W. P. protects and beautifies.
of finish, and economy, gives
It's easy working qualities, great coveting
capacity, honest measure, and strict purity,
satisfy the demands of both painter and
house-owner.
ALB
Hair-Riddle
PLflfJET Jr.
T OLS
This is the day of labor
saving devices, and none are-
more BO than the well known
tjt a mt?t ml! s
PLANE1 JR.fcne. Our D6W
Stock IS now ifr and W6 have.
on hand
Planet Jr. No. 4 Drill
No. 25 44
No. 1
Planet Jr. Double Wheel'
Hoe.
Planet Jr. Single Wheel
Iloo.
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
pianist, opera house, nuder dieotion
of Miss Ethel Palmer.
April 17, Friday Primary election,
April 20, Monday Circuit Court con
venes. April 81, Tuesday-Registration books
reopen. April 21,
Southern
Pass.
Tseeday Presbytery ofr
Oregon meets in Grants
April 28-24 Examination of appli
cants for forestry service.
May 8, Friday "Experience" social
at Bethany Presbyterian church par
lors. May 18, Friday Registration books-
close for election.
Juue 1, Monday,-General election.'
The True Mechanic
After a utuu has worked In shop
for ten or fifteen years there Is a great
desire for a change, gome wn,nt to go
out on a farm, others think that the
Invention of something that can be
patented will solve the problem, while
others wiui t to own mid run a shop
themselves). The latter Is really the
truo mechanic, hut not tioresHnrlly the
mun who will get out the moat or even
the best work while working for '
boB, says Onirics Henry lu the Work
ers' Magazine. On the eoutrary, he
will often be consMoml the lazy man
by the foreiuun v hen the work la of '
an ever recurring character. Let, how
ever, soino Ultllciilty nrlso In connec
tion with a lob or have aOme bard.
proposition to meet and ho will always
have a suKi-cstlon to offer that will
help to solve the problem, while the
ordiaary man and the bustler will,
stand aroisnd helpless and often dis
interested. Ho will have the elemen
tury laws of mechanics aud physics at
his finger tips, will know enough of
electricity allow him to discount
uixm the subject hi nn Intelligent man
ner, and he will be well posted upon
the niechutilcal proyreKs of the day.
Ths Largest Flower.
The largest flower In the world
grows In Sumatra. It U called tile
Rflinesla arnoldl, und some of the
spcrliiieiiR are thirty-nine Inches la dl
nniKer. The centrnl cup will bold sit
MUiirtM of water.
a
house, and you'll come pretty
It's great durability, beauty
satisfaction to the houic-owncr.
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Hardware Co.
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