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RQOUB RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON, MAY 15. 1908 THE ROGUt RIVER COURIER GRANTS PaSS. OREGON Published Every Friday. Subscription Ratesi Ons Year, in advance, Biz Months, Three Monthi, Single Copies, - $1.60 .78 .40 .06 Advertising Ratas Furnished on application at the (lice, or by mill. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged (or at 5o per line; aril of thanks 60c. A. E. VOORHIES, Propr Entered at the poatoftlce at Grants Tana Oregon, aa second-class mail matter. FRIDAY MAY 15, 1908. THIS WEEK'S COURIER. Tliis week's Inane of tlie Courier, while not a special or boom edition, ooutaina much of general Inforsua tlou about Qrant Pais, Josehpine oqtinty and the Rogue River Valley which will bo of special interest to those of other states who are contem plating a change for either health or investment. Residents of Grants Paas who mail copies of this tone to east ern or other frieudi will, therefore, be confer lug a favor upon the person to whom they send the paper, and at the same time manifest that they are standing np for the town and splendid conntry in which we live. The data has been gathered with a view to accuracy and conservatism with the thought that it would cover many of the ordinary questions which the aver age investor or prospective visitor to this suction would naturally ask. Though dooble the regular Issue has been printed, the greater portion of the extras were told in advance, and those desiring a few copies to send way should call early as no more will be printed. The more progressive real estate men of the city have taken number of ooples to be utilized in their oorrespoudenoe department, and one man took 6L0 copies. Read this issue, mark it and send it lo a friend in ths east. It will be like bread cast upon the waters. DOES PROHIBITION PAYT The following sdl total comment on the prohibition qoeatiou by the Port land Joornal is so practical and ooo vlnolng that we present the editoral in Its entirety. It is not the noise of a fanatic, who really does the caase more harm than good, but is both res annable and logical. The Joornal savs : "Whether prohibition throughout a rural oounty, like Benton or Linn or Polk or Morrow or Umatilla, pays, from a purely foonomlo or oomnier eial point of view, is a question now being much discussed, and on which there is natarallv a wide divergence of opiollon. Some apparently weighty arguments are advauoe by the anti-pro-biultoiif ts, yet the counties and small cities that have had prohibition for two years or more seem to be thriving quite as well if not better than their 'wet' neighbors. Perhaps it may be said that prohibition is a good thing for an agicultnral oounty, and not so good for a oounty whose resources run more to timber, mines, mills and maiinfaviorlng ; or It may be only that it is easier to maintain prohibi tion iu the former class of communi ties. The prrhibitiou question is up for determination at the approaching election in Morrow, among other counties, and Sheriff Shult, who In a candidate for the fourth successive term, Is zealously In favor of It. re ceived recently a letter from L. J. Gates of Kent, Sherman county, man ager of the Keut Commercial conn any and for tUlfour, Guthrie Co., which Iu part says : 'We can not understand how any good, live sensible business iimn cau for a moment stand for the stlnou, the thing of all things that drawn" mouey from legitimate channels of business, anil directly Jinjuros the business of every merchant in the county, to eiy nothing about the moral injury to the community. Not withstanding we had the tail end of two crop fail ure to contend with here iu .Slim man comity, our business for the year end ing February 1,1, Ihp-1 vh just f 1 0,000 heavier than it was two years ago for men who toil Levi Strauss & Co's Copper Riveted Overalls the kind iht "WEVRS" t I J I t lull ti,T .'V J n,"llc ol i-CL 'w i. jtljir elected r II '"' "n 01,1,110 "tmiu huts were lad enough1 May i, I '.his, at the county court iJW. 1 -.VwwV-iV I, '' U ' infrequently followed ot ' .UH ,hi ri,T- Mr- O.eo. U SV' I jF-.m"" W tl." limit of using the drug but the ' ,Vn,n6 I!"1 Mb of iV Zj ' r-"iioin . its awful efTcvt. The newly married cvuple immedi- 1 he doctors of Jos-l.l,ui,.,vi..,ty should, ately w,.,t to l.ou.k.-,-,.h,g 0a aie wben we bad the saloons. The yesr after the saloons were pot out of busi ness, though cur crops were a com plete failure, oar cash sales were 28J per oent better than the year before and oar secure time sales 10 per cent heavier. It seems vary ridicalous lor a business man to favor the saloons. Our taxes have been lower each year since the saloons weni oat of commis sion. It is safe to sar that Sherman oounty is saved at least $26,000 a year by the saloons being put out of busi ness saved to the farmer, the stockman and the lab rer, the taxpayers. They are the fellow who foot the bill.' "This seems to be testimony worth considering. It is not the vapid har angue of a professional refurmer, but the careful, cool-headed statement of business man who mast know what be is talking about. Is there sny argument or testimon; to over come such evidence as this?" A MARKET DAY-WHY NOT? "Market Day" has oome to be one for ths tangible institutions of modern industrialism on the Pacific coast, and one of the business men in Grants Pass who isa booster by both nsturs and acquistlon never owned a ham mer has 'suggested, and.qaite perti nently too, that Granst Pass should adopt the plan. The idea is to set apart one Satur day in each month or more if dremed advisable on wbiob all the merchants of the town will offer special bargains on some particular article in their store, and that at some time daring the day there shall be an auction sale at which all farmers and others may offer horses, cattle, sheep or farm machinery at public auction, the servloes of the auctioneer for each sale to be absolutely free to, the farmer or other person offering any article for sale. The plan commends itself to the business man of Grants Pass, no mat tor what linn he may be interested in, for the reason that it gives him an opportunity, not othsrwise available , to meet new customers ; to "get in touch with them and learn their needs. It brings people to towu oftener, aud 'also those who might ordinarily ge elsewhere to trade. Eaoh merchant may make a special prloe on some particular line and thus every one has an opportunity to appeal to the oonaomer. Market Day would also'give. the country people the or chardist the farmer nd others an opportunity for an interchange of ides of mutual benefit. The Courier bsllsvss Graata Pass should have a markst day once or twice month. Let the band play and show the people a good time. Let os all get closer together in eur o bore of building Grauts Pass and Josephine county the industrial factor which she ought to be as a part of the great commonwealth of the state of Oregon. Josephnie county never had a more flattering prospect for an abundant fruit crop than just now, and there'ia an apparent dawn of progress and development of the natural resources of this seotlon of the Roues River valley whloh should cheer every resi dent. The "Merry Widow" has received more newapaper attcutioo than aoy wear of feuiine head guar that has ever come up the pike, and comment on this modern canopy for the fair sex has beeu given an exalted position In the editorial columns of the metro politan press as well as many connrty sheets where Peruna, Lydia Pink ham's aud many ether proprietary artlolcs have never been able to get a "look-in." Notwithstanding all this a New Yorker who recently vittited uranta rasa, aays tins peculiar specie of millinery, with all its attrao tion, is not to be compared with the alluring enchantment of the play en lit led " Merry Widow. " This genteel New Yotker la au up-to-date business man. sixty odd years eld, and yet frankly confesses that te play coin pletely sets a man's heart on tire and he has attended five times at three dolNro per neat. NntT said. The a'linir murder of Nathan Wolff, a pawn broker of Portland and the startling alleagtion that E. H. Martin, au employe of the city engi neer's oftloe cf that place is thi author of the tragedy baa a-ain shakeu the eveti teuor of docvuey aud reward for sobriety and good citizenship of a common wealth If not a tuition. The accused Is said to be a man of talent education and position, but all these at tainment and natural avruuieii, reason, grac and talent, have all I een under mined and wrecked by the habitual use of morphine and cocaiua. Whether Mar tin be the murderer or not. his addio- I tion to the ding habit should in ore ; every one who has 'read the tcry of r.ccsive use of a ini'brictv. Kuvjtnvo uh of 1- profit by this tragio warning and at ths June election remove the Drst step to debauchery and ruin by banish ing the liquor traffic EXPERIENCE SOCIAL A MOST HAPPY EVENT L&dles Told How They Earned Money for Church Re pairs Relet, $250, Last Friday evening the parlors of Bethany Presbyterian church were filled to overflowing and 60 to 100 people fouud accommodlions in the body of the church, the occaisou being the experience social by the ladies of ths Benefit Society. For weeks past ths members and friends of the chuich, both men and women, bad been inteot on securing any ob of work aside from their regular vo cation, by which they might earn a dime or dollar for the chorch carpet fund and the experiences related that night were many of them very amus ing, and on the side of the ladies rep resented nearly every field of opera tion from manual labor to bigh finan ciering, and the amount realized by individuals reached, in two instances, over til, Mrs. Geo. Cramer aud Mrs. Geo. Parker, having the highest amounts, and ths full amount real ized by the ladies was over f 170. The men . contributed about $00. Their experiences were consldearbly less numerous, although they represented several lines of labor. One man, how ever, made a thank offering because his wife had given outside labor and returned to the bosom of the'family to take up household duties. Experiences were related in prose and poetry and their relating made a fall evening's program. There were Ice cream and cake served, which brought in the full amount realized to date at $250. The Ladies Benefit society has taken In hand the repairing of the interior, the rewiring and carpeting of the church. The rewiring aud Interior decorating have already been done and the church presents a greatly beauti fied appearance and the work is credit to the industry aud labor of the ladies. The carpet will be In place later in the season. The expend! tures for repairs and carpet amount to something over $800. Calhoun' SpecleJe. Special Monday, May IS best 60 cent Work Shirts, 87)$ wots, bun dreds of them to select from. Special Tuesday, May 1960 cent Suspenders for 40 cents. S6o Suspen ders for 36o. Special Wednesday, May 30 Boys' suits Just oae-balf price. Speoial Thursday, May 21 Men's Sox 8'c, lOo and SOo. Special Friday, May 22d. Great bargains on our complete line of Straw Hats. Special, Saturday, May 23 All Sum mer Underwear at reduced prices of from 26c to f 1 per salt. GEO. 8. CALHOUN CO. New Railroad Time Card. It is now definitely known that a new time card will go into effeat on the Southern Faciflo May 17th, next Ssnday. According to this new card passenger trains 11 aud 12, Portland to Roseburg, will hereafter rnn through to San Francisco. A strictly limited train of about seven coaches will also be placed on the run from Portland to San Francisco. From the bet infor mation obtainable at this time pass euger traiua 1ft and If will be th only trains pausing through here in the day time. Their present schedule will Iu all probability remain un changed. Box Hall Howling, easy to play. More fun for your money than any thing else iu the city. At Bowling Parlor on It street upstairs, bank. back of 5 1.1 It BOBN. ACKKKMAN --Stonday, May II. l'.HlS t Air. ami Mrs. M It. Ackerman of (loldeu lirift, a 10 pound girl. M -CAUDLE Sundv. Wv Md. I yds, to Mr and Mn. K. 11. McCsrdle! a bov. REHAL-Snt.d.tv, Mr. and Mr-. A YKR Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs Merlin, a girl. Mav ,'M, I'.ios to S. K' gil. a -ou. MT 13. l!H to Walter R Ayer of MARRIED. HA RRlSiiNKKKH-Wednesday eve u tik'.. May U.iws at s o'elwkVt the residence of Mr. aud Mrs Ian John s' n. Koht. M. Harrison and Hattie M. Keed. The groom is one of the Harrison trothers who have leeu prospecting ami mining ou Williams Creek with so much success this spring. now cosily oomiouea on a ir"'.- 1 1 aj DIED. HOUCK-Monday, May 11. 1908, t his home at Holland, after a lin gering Illness, David Houck, agtd about 80 years. The deceased was one of the early pioneers of this section of the state. He is survived by a wife aDd a large family. Funeral services were held Wednesday and interment took place at the Kerby cmsiery. : CANDIDATES CARDS N, REYNOLDS Of Grants Pass, Candidate for SHERIFF On Socialist ticket If elected to thm important pos losition I shall give my entire attention to the du ties ol ibe office ana i suan entorce me laws to the fullest eiu-nt with special favors or immunity to no interests, and I would not make unnecessary expense to the taxpayers nor allow work that prop erly should be done by the sheriff to be done by the constables to roskt an added expense on the county. I frankly state that I should enforce the law aa required of a sheritr, and if the county votes the saloons out at the June election that I would suppress "blind pigs" and all other illegal traffic in liquor, and if the saloons are to be retained 1 will attend to it that they obey the law and not keep open bun days nor allow gambling and other forms ol vice on their premises. J. T. TAYLOR Of Grants Pass Regular Democratic Nominee for COUNTY TREASURER J. C. SMITH Of Grants Pass Iteeular Republican Nominee for REPRESENTATIVE T. Y. DEAN Of Grants Pass Democratic Nominee for ASSESSOR ECLUS POLLOCK Of Grants Pass Republican Nominee for ASSESSOR II. L. DeARMOND Grants Pass, Regular Democratic Nominee for REPRESENTATIVE For Statement No. 1 W. J. RUSSELL of Grants Pass Democratic Nominee for SHERIFF S. F. CHESHIRE Of Grants Pass Republican Candidate for COUNTY CLERK II. N. MITCHELL of Grants Tuss Republican Candidate for County Treasurer L. L. JEWELL of Grants Tass Regular Republican Nominee for STATE SENATOR for Josephine County II. I). NORTON of Granlh Pass Independent Candidate for STATE SENATOR tor Joseph-no County I believe iu the e.ictiou of a Vnittd States Senator by dimct vete of the people. CLASSIFIED ADS. NEWJTODAY. Window glass at Hair-Kiddle's. SOW One black sow with some white spots. Crop of? l. ft ear. Came to my place April 10. Owner can have same by paying damages and paving for this advertisement. A. I'm phlctt, rtioue 101X7. I5.i, t FIFTEEN ACHE Chicken. frnit ranch fcr .le , mile -mtb-1 ea.-t of Grants Pus. T acres' fenced and cl. red, 3 room hnnse. j three w. lis fur irrigation. Price fv.xi cash. pIa-ce time Furuit-.ire for sale t I .V I. W. K. Siunlley. Gruts Fa. Ore. o 15 tf. The Best Is The Cheapest In the McCormick mowers, ycu get the lightest running and most durable machine made. All of the principal bearings in the McCormick are equipped with rollers which reduce the friction to a minimum. There is no side draft to the McCormick mower, and you do not have to back your machine to start it in heavy grass. The McCormick costs no more than other sta d ard machines, and is sold on easy terms. Call and let us show them to you. Hair-Riddle Use the "vBRISH $for Tr vt- 1 N. 1 rut. 3K. ;-.-- IKS us r -. f i BUELL'S QUALITY SHOP My Wltm and I Propn. SUCCESSORS TO SMYTHE & GAMBLE, FRONT ST., PALACE HOTEL BLOCK. COFFEES like your mothers used to drink, good grades at popular prices. TEAS lat please the apatite. Breakfast foods, Canned goods, Spices, Baking powders, and the popular Buckeye extracts, give us a call. PHONE 421. SHINGLES -No. 1, clear, hear" suRar pine, at f3 50 per M No. 2 at fi per M. Address C. A. Hoize & Sons. Williams, Ore. 515 4t IF YOU hsve a honse or cow yon want to sell, or if yon waut a cow or a horse or a burro, try a Courier Want Ad. Inexpensive, potent and profitable. Try one. Five cents the line. FOR SALE. CARNATION plants st 'fl.50 per dozen. Knot cuttings at 60 cents per dozen. Kingwell's CireeuhouBe, Iowa street, I'houo 1031. 5-1 tf TEAM of fonr year old horses, one weighs 1IU0 and other 1025 pounds, and are well broke, fir sale. Also thoroughbred Poland-China boar. A11refs or telephoue E. Erickson, Wildeiville. 5 8-2t FOR SALE Good sncar pine shakes. Enquire Kenney 's Grocery, 6-8 tf ONE SPAN good work horses, one driving or saddle horse for sile cash or on temis. Wilsrn Mercan tile Co.. Leland. 4 24 tf FOR SALE The fine residence property of II A. ROTERMUND, two blocks from Masonic Hall. En quire at Paddock's Marble Works. 8-10 tf Ft Mi SALE 40 acres of choice red land, well adapted to frnit and grape culture all nuder fence, house aud ham and growing crop on part ot it. Also 45 head of Angora goats, one horse, cow and calf. Located on Bull rreek, fonr miles southeast of Wilderrille. Address M. D. Hou'inao, Wilderrille, Ore., or call at ranch, no agent. 8 llltf TWO fir-t class cows for sale. Address or telephone Mrs Close, Wilderville. fi-8-2t Single Comb Rhcde Island Reds ex cltwvely. I'm the pioneer Red bn-t'dir of Southern Oregon. I won prize fcr best pen at last show. Vigoroos stock,- tine Livers. Engs fi pet setting. Cockerel for sale. M. E. Moore, Eox, 574. 3-14 tf Hardware Co. High Grade REELS, LINES, FLIES AND TACKLE OF ALL KINDS, GUNS, RIFLES PISTOLS, 'AMMUNI TION AND HUNTERS' OUTFITS, CUTLERY AND COMPASSES : : Everything For the Hunter and Fisherman Joe Wharton 'Sixth Street FOR SALE-Jersey Heifer Calvsi Thoroughbred Stock $5 each. Ask of R U Scott. The Dairyman. 1-17 tf WILL rent von a good farm, seven miles of city. Best terms given. Write Box 25. or see me, residence corner Oak and Park streets, i. M. Adams. WANTED. GIRL to do honse work, the Courier office. Apply at 6-8-tf WANTED Position on farm in Rogoe River valley by two, honest, sober indnslrioas ycung men (brothers) either seperate or togther. Adress M. C. Bnrrell, 274 14th street Portland. Oregon. 6-8-2t TEAM WANTED Anyone having workable team, who wants it kept through winter months for light work, apply to Chan. Meserve for particnlars. 13-20 tf STRAYED. SIRAYED There-vear-old brown aud white heifer, no ear marks, branded n'ain H on left hip, last seen near Miller ranch last September. Re ward for recovery. Havden Close, Wilderville, Ore. " 8-18 tf JMISCELLANEOUS. F. A. PIERCE-Reglstered Angoras, Flock headed by one of the famous bncks of the "King Arthnr" also other bucks of different strains of breeding. Does of the noted strains. Bocks for sale. Merlin, Ore. 8-27 tf FOR EXCHANGE Elegant new six room house with all modern con veniences, fully improved popular cross town street. Near Oakland and S. F. car and ferry lines. 4('xl35 feet lot. Small honse in rear renting for f 10 per month. Total renting value about ft5 per month. Want Southern Oregon Agricultural oi timber lands of (4600 valoe or cash difference; trade oasb basis. Address owner, 1623 Ashby Ave., Berkeley, Cal. 4-8 tf FRANK BURNETT-Upbolstering. mission furnitore made to order.