When your
brings the
We are offering special bargains just now on all lines of SPRING CLOTHING,
UNDER WARE and MIOES. H It will therefore pay you to call at our store if
you want anything in this line. We're also giving a specisll discount on Raincoats
and Overcoats
Ask to see our bargain counter, closing one line of men's shoes at 33j discount.
Fine line of Tailoring in charge of J. A. Larson
YOU CAN ALSO BUY YOUR
GRAIN AND HAY AT OUR
STORE
WHFN Vflll FAT 'ouo courfie wiH anticipate the best there is,
1 1 L 1 1 I UU Un I and we are prepared to supply you with everything
in this line, and at the same time save you money on your bill of goods, Tjln fact,
We Carry the Largest Stock of Groceries in Grants Pass
SOUTHERN
Good Cough MfMllclne fbr Children
Tlx wuiin fur coughs did cold is now at
hiiml and too much car cannot l lined to
protect the children. A child ii much mora
likely to contract diphtheria or acarlrt fever
when he hai a cold. The quicker you cure
his cold the lena the risk. Chamlierlain
Cough Remedy it the anle reliance of many
mother, and few of thime who have tried it
are willing to ue an other. Mr. K. K.
Ht under, of Kipley, W. Va., any: " I have
never uaed anything other than Chamber
Iain' Cough Itemedr for mr children ami
it has always given good nalinrartinn." Thin
remedy contains no opium or other nanvit in
and mar he given an conlldi-nlly to acliild al
io an adult. Ho'.d by M. ( le mens.
EG
VTRAOonn
clothbi roa soys
Edcrhtiintr, Stein 5c Co. Maker
IN a few plain
words, here is
what you get in
anXTRAr'I)suit;
A heaping meas
ure of quality for
every dollar you
spend; and the
satisfaction of
seeing your boy
look as well as any
lad more expen
sively dressed.
Btautiful ttylis for
Ityl 3 I 10, fnishiJ
in mist attradivt
uey.
Suits fir htys, 7 U
17, smartly tailirid tt
girt utmtst UHir an J
ttyli.
P.
We will
Poultry
market
ORE60H SUPPLY GO.
Mr, Wlmer Telk on Statement
I Number On.
Dear Editor:
I (ally believe that good many of
th votets of Josephine county living
In reniote'seotlons do not understand
the real parpows of statement No. 1.
It ii a fact generally ooooeded that the
trust and ourropt poll leal combine
art widely engaged in the very proflt
alle buiinea of entering oar state
legMlatures and boylog the election of
chosen hirelings to pose at Washing
ton a United States senators; and
that these men draw their salaries
sh sorb; bnt at the same time re-
etlvea innch larger aura of money
from their oorrupt clients, the boodle
traits, to do iheir.biddiuK These men
o emplojed will not allow congress to
pas a couttltotlonal atuendineut de
claring for the election'of U. 8. sena
tors by direct ve'.e of the peop'e. A
rupublliau legislature in thi state ha
pmsod the primary law and statement
No. 1 by which a majority of the
vot' re of the state may at the June
eleitlxO select the uian f out f'elr
rank whom they want for tenator and
they may also elect as members of the
legislature such men as have declared
that they will vote for the man who
receive a majority of the peoples
suffrage. This removes the office of
onator from the auction bleck at
Salem.
Now as a matter of fact the man
who refuse to be thus goided by the
piotde's wish is not In favor of the
people electing the senator, but takes
the narrow view that his ditty to his
party Is greater than his duty to bis
country his p.rty More hi oouutry.
It has been hinted by thoee opposed to
Htntetnent No. 1 that tie people are
not coinpctuut to ihu select the U. S.
en a org; well, I admit that the thing
we have allowed the rotten parties
Ihe BIJOU
THE POPULAR AMUSEMENT
HOUSE OF GRANTS PASS
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE
Betfis at 7tl5 Bvmry Evening
All the popular Illustrated Songs
We are receiving all the latest and up-to-date
moving pictures.
Tho Bijou has boon newly fitted up and Ims
modern ventilation throughout, including
electric fans, otc.
Change of Program every Monday, Wed
nesday, and Friday.
Visit the Di)ou ONLY A DIME.
ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS. OREGON. MAY lS,
MONEY
MOST
from this time on buy
and pay the highest
price in cash
do to . in the recent past clearly in
dicates this.
Io the days of the colonies when we
were without mail facilities and trans
portation, when men were elected to
high offices and walked or rode on
horseback to the seat of government
aristocrat io old England was prone to
look upon them as incompetent also
and continued to heap injustice opon
them until an ignoraut surveyor
named Washington gave them the
wink and they proceeded to lick the
staffing out of her picked soldiery.
On another occasion when a "foss"
was kloked up over a few l laik slaves
n one corner of this country Just such
iguorant men as the advocates of state
ment No. 1 were led to the fray by
an incompetent rail splitter named
Lincoln and we all know the result.
We now have a condition of slavery
of the whole people which far out
strips the wroons that led to those
oth-r wars; and sure enough we have
two men instead of one as heretofore
who are leading ns oot of the mire
one an anarohist from bis fatm In
Nebraska and the other a revolutionist
from a bear bant who tell ns we mu t
do battle with all dollar mark meu
vrho'e son Is are so small that a million
of them In a tobacco seed wonld leave
it rattling for more, and this iuclodes
the vacillating, pliable politician and
I imagine ere long thare will be a flee
ing before the impetuosity of a thor
oughly aroused public sentiment that
for a sudden changing of climate will
put to shame the ball that out ran the
locomotive with all steam on. How
can an elective officer who believes
In a republican form oi government
cousistmtly refute to obey them a
jority vots of the people?
W. J. W'IMER.
Oardner A
every Friday.
Co. have a special aale
GRANTS PASS "DONE"
! IN SUNDAY'S GAME
ravel Game Despite the) Rain,
, , Resulted In Score of 5 to 2
for Jacksonville).
We met the enemy within oar own
bailiwick last Sunday afternoon and
we're "therm " In otber.words the
Jacksonville ball team "cleaned ns"
8 to 2; bat the Jacksonville boys are a
nival lot of fellows and benoe their
victory left no sore spots or wry faces
in Grants Pass.
It began raining shortly after their
arrival and base ball enthusiasm was
really at a very low ebb for an bout
or so prior to schedule for the game;
bat both teams are made np of good
metal, and, undaunted,, went into
the game despite the tears which
trickled from the sklea and finished a
remarkably fast game in the phe
nomenal time of an bonr and 85 min
utes, despite tbe unfavorable condi
tion, and Prof. Bowell and his rigor
ous boys band were ont and materially
enlivened the event witb a number of
well renderel selections.
The features of the game were Jar-
vis' subtle stealing of third base for
a third time and Faubion's clever
catch of a bad foul, which elicited
hearty cheers.
Grants Pan
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Grant Pass 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 I 08
Jacksonville 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 08
Grants Pass got sii hits; five stolen
bases; three errors; two.rons; Jack
sonville, three runs; six hits;, six
errors. Struck oot by Jarvls 9; Mo
Intyre 11.
The Ashland nine will play here
next Sunday and as they have already
beaten the Medford team on the tat
ter's ground, it Is presumed that the
Ashland aggregation are patting ap
good ball this season. An interesting
game is predicted for Sunday.
The Grants Pass team will go to
Roeeburg on tbe 24th, and on Decora
tion day the Banard Cabs of Pcrtanld,
said to be the fastest amateur team ia
the state, will play the home nine on
the local diamond.
1 FRUIT DALE
I
Friday evening, May 32, the jun
iors from tbe Christian church of
Grants Pass will give an entertain-,
ment at the school house. Admission
adnltt 20 cents, children 10 cents.
Proceeds to be divided between the
juniors society ind the Fraltdale 8.
S. Come and bring your friends.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Stortevant of
Grants Pass visited their daughter
Mrs. Bo beit Hue It last Tuesday.
Tbe school children are preparing
for May Diy exercises to be given
next Friday, May 23.
Mr. and Mr a H. C. Batehain at
tended the experience social at. the
Presbyterian church in Grants Pass
last f'riday evening.
Mr. Hamltlon besan selling straw
bi rries last wrek.
The new Sunday School officers as
sumed their responsibilities last San
day. Rev. and Mrs. Austn J. Boilings
worth of the Grants Pass Cbriatisn
church attended oar Sunday school
last
Sunday. After S. S. Brother
Holllogiwortb preached. We are sore
M present enjoyed the servloe and
will be glad to have Brother Hoi
lingiworth come again.
Mr. and Mrs M. E. Sturtevant and
Miss Lucy McColm of Grant Pass,
visited oar Sunday school last Sunday.
Quite a number from here , visited
the Demlr-k Grange lait Saturday
afternoon.
They all had a very enjoyable time
and agree that the Dimick Grangers
know bow to enter'aio.
Fraitdale Grange held it s regular
semi monthly meeting last Saturday
evening.
Seattle and Tacoma Round Trip.
Ou the occasion of the visit of the
Battle Fleet to Seattle and Tacoma
round trip oontinuoua passage tickets
will be sold from Grants Pass to those
cities as follows:
Seattle and return May 21st and 23d
rata f 19.45.
Tacoma and return May 25th and 96th
rate $17.75.
Final return limit 14 days from date
of sale.
For further Information apply to
R. K. MONTGOMERY, .
5-l Agent
1908.
:- The) C)) of -sv Saloon.
Tt I. Mtimated by Carrol C. Wright,
that the average American saloon costs
17800 per year. This only the money,
rr nt the other cotT
Y1"W , uu" -
The saloon takes in young men fn the
pride of Ufa. What kind of yoang
mea does it 'torn outt ..' Money goes
into Ihe saloon in quantities, day after
day; strength' and respectability, and
decency and yooth and promise and
hope go in but no on of them cornea
out. 'The saloon swallows and bank
rapta them all. Nothing pomes ont bnt
drunkard, .Take the biggest ..and best
conducted saloon in any town, after
20 years of business, and figure np
what hat come oot of it of valoe to
the community tbe answer is alwaye
and inevitably, "Nothing!" A more
unprodBctive business never existed or
can exist, than the saloon business.
Oklahoma,' as a progressive and pros
perous state, baa wiped tt. oai wisely
and forever. ' '
And Josephine county Is goto to
profit by the experenoe of others and
also wipe the saloon out
Will the decrease In revenue from
saloons Increase taxes? At first glance
it would appear to be. a self evident
fact that taxes will be higher, but let
ns see for a moment. The figures for
Josephine county show that the saloons
bring in about $8000 and cost the
county in prosecutions, care of' paup
ers, etc. about 18300. Kansas City,
Kansas In one year reduced tbe cost
of its criminal court $25,000 after the
saloons were doted, up.. With , tbe sa
loons gone business will increase, bank
deposits . will increase, population will
increase and tbe assessed valuation will
inotease so that tbe revenue from sa
loons will' soon sink out of sight in
the increased revenue from legitimate
sources., Don'f be led away by the
Iiqoor interests. If other towns have
gone bankrupt without saloons, why
do they keep op the losing game?
Has Ashland, which has tried both
ways gone to the dogs 7 Has Eugene?
has Woodburnf
Have yoa noticed that real estate
men never ' advertise the saloon in
their town? Bat if the saloon is not
in that town just notice how they ad
vertise its absence. And the reason is
obvious v Tbe beet people do not
want to raise families where there are
saloons which are doing all they can to
counteract the good iofluenoe of
church and school and borne.
We sometimes hear the question
asked "What are the saloon keepers
to do for a! living if we take away
their holiness?" ' But here is another
qnesltion Wbatdid these same saloon
men do before tbey went into tbe
business?". Just take the men in
our own community, and see if most
if not all of them - made a good living
at other lines of legitimate trade. If
tbey did this ence, they can sorely do
it again, and themselves and all others
be the gainers thereby.
Tbe spirit of the times is reflected
in ,the magaslnes, and tome of tbe
late cartoons are very striking. Atfer
the recent Illinois election, a cartoon
showed the person of tbe Illinois
saloon keepers seated amid the wreck
of the saloons put oot of business.
Tbe saloon keeper himself lookt.mncb
the worse for wear, with plastered
cuts and black eye, bat he has in bit
band a banner marked "Victory,"
and below are these words "A few
more victories like this one and I
will be in the hospital." Thenet
Economizes the use of flour, but
ter and! eggs; makes the biscuit,
cake ; and pastry i more appetiz
ing nutritious and wholesome.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
This Is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
"It Has No Substitute
Tare are Atass aa4 PkaapkaU t Urn ailxtarM mM at
A a tvwer avtca, tat M beaMkaaaor rarlag the baalta
bar HmUj cma attort t mm thaav
I
results Is JlllnoUwere 1300 put oot
of busioets and that If aomtbing of
a victory. A picture in tho last num.
ber of "Colliers" .hows 'an oU
bleached sailing vessel on which torn
enterprising whisky saloonman had
painted tbe words' "Drink Marki RT(
and Yellowstone Whiskey" Some one
wbo had tried this advice hat painted
in bold letters below it "I DTD AND
I Ail A WRECK. ""Considering the
wreck opon which" they jtre plaoed
these words are signiflcantr
We notice several feeble attempts of
the liquor dealers to combat the so
called "prohibition ware," and their
idea is to try to show that tbe wavt
it already reoedint;. From all sources,
even those not specially Interested,
oome very difftrent report regarding '
the anlt-saloon crusade, and if there
is any comfort for the liquor dealer,
it surely it not in the tigna of tbe
times at they are at present.
.'Saloon keepers are not alow to oou-
demo their own business, and will
acknowledge its degrading and de
basing influences. The principal
reason for being in the business is tbe
money there is ia it, and because it'it
an easy Business to start. .Brewers
and distillers will back almost anyone
to sell tbelr products, and recent
figures on the saloons of New York
City, how soma of tbe brewers to have
paid for two, three and four hundred
licenses. The number of saloons
does not show Ithat there it a demand
for so many drink shops, " bnt they
are forced opon the people by the
manufacturers of ,the spirituous and
malt liqnora. If a saloon keeper does
not make money for his patron, he
toon loses his license, for business is
business, and tbe only business of tbe
saloon is to make people drink.
' Josephine connty local option it
surely coming, but let ns make assur
ance doubly sure .by keeping op our
labors until the deserved object has
been attained. Let your voioe and
your vote be heard in tbe cause of
purity of state, county and HOME.
NEW CURE FOR STOMACH
Demsxray Glveethe Courier Read
i
re tv Chance to I ry it..
Druggists do 'not often guarantee
anything. Bnt Demaray assures per
sons suffering from distressing indi
gestion that tbey can sorely be re
lieved. ( Since nobody knows when, 'people
have suffered from indigestion, sick
headaoea, bloating, dlazy spells, dis
tress after eating, sleeplessness, and
many other symptoms ' of stomach
trouble, . and have found . the usual
remedies powerless. . .
At last a prescription oalled Mlona
stomach tablets Is offered to the medi
cal profession and general pablio at a
final soultion of curing stomach and
intestinal trouble. Its success every
where hat made it, ' in tbe last few
years, the acknowledged specific It is
today. -
Strengthen tbe whole digestive
system with Miona, and yon will soon
find that the stomach and bowels do
their work as they should. There will
be no 'distress after eating, and no
need of physio. -
Demaray has so ' much ' faith in the
power of Miona to core stomach ills
tbat he gives a guarantee witb every
50 cent box store fund tbe money if
tbe remedy fails to core. 5-15-2t
H. HARTH &
SON, INC.
see our window card and yoa will
know what oor Friday tale ia. W. J.
Gardner Co.
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