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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS. OREGON, JUNE 19, 1908. GROCERIES Strawberries Quality the best, and I ex pect to have plenty to sup pU your demands, both early and late. Fresh Vegetables Daily Fauci Creamery Butter J. PARDEE Front Street, Grant Pau, Oregon FRUITDALE. F. A. Cluiiii'tiU has put up tbe name ot hi farm Oakdale, ou one of the large oak trees in front of Ml gats. Mr. Clements baa a fine thrifty looking place and the name chosen ia very appropriate. Step ladders for fruit picking at Ilair-Riddle'a. The Kroitdale Telephone Co.,ii hard at work. The poles are up and the wire ia nearly all stretched. The work of Installing will Boon be com pleted and the conoeotiona wade. Then thing will wove livelier than ever in trultdale Lass Sunday after Sunday aohool, Brother Hollingsworth of the Urauia Pasa Christian church preached for oa. Hia subject wa "Obriat la All," nd bia setmoa waa very helpful and Weil worth bearing. Closing Oat our stock of Top and Open Baggies, regardleaa of ooat. Hair-Riddle Hdw. Co. The annual school meeting was held at the school bouse last Monday even ing. O. A. Hamilton waa elected di rector for a term of three year and W. II. Elncald for a term of one year to fill the vacancy caused by Geo. Witters moving away. Robert Hack wa reelected for district clerk. If your land need irrigation, lei Hair-Kiddle Hardware Co. show you iiow you can irrigate it. It was decided to wake a few iui proveuienta on the school bouse to wake the rooui wore comfortable for the coming year. A motion was suado and carried to have nine months aohool tills nut year. School will close on Friday, June 10. Mr. Bwaokcr is an excellent teacher and the pnpila have in ail o fine progress daring tbe pant year. We hope to bave Mrs. Swacker back agriu urxl year. Corn Cotllvators the kiud that works both sides of the row at oueu at Hair-Kiddle's. All are anticipating having a very pleasant and profitable time at ttie orchard meet lug to be held ou Satur day afteruoou, June 'JO at Riverside Fruit Farm, belonging to U. A. Ham ilton and at Kleinlro Fruit Farm, be longing to Prof. It. K. Turner. A large crowd is expected. Mrs. M. K. Nturtovaut of (Irautit Pass is visiting her two daughters here in Krultdnle this week. Mr. Hturtevant has goue to Illinois on business. We make a specialty of FriendHhip. Engagement and Wedding Kiuga at Letcher's. ft- 1ft 4t. CASE AFTER CASE Plenty More Llk This In Grants Pa... He i o - l'ae .ii t' U j. a o i lo tii's h i. Mini ah) I ren in i late iit upeti n . ia a c- oi It l.nt li tt i f merit i ii'i 1m I ill tliHii s i . lUOIll? J. M J, .in N. Fift Si , , t Pas-, Ore., -a: "I Lai. uku Doau's Kdiuey Pills aud am guld to state that they have helped we greatly. For some time I have been suffering from symptoius of kidney trouble, such as an irregular action of the kidney scrtious and pains through the small of my hack. The many re medies tried failed to give we the least relief until I procured Doau's Kideuy Pills at Clemens' drug store. The pains aud aches left me, the Kid ney action waa made normal aud wy health greatly benefitted. I gladly recommend a remedy containing such rood qualities as Doau's Kidney Pills. For sale by all Dealer. Price 60 oeuta. Foster-Milbtirn Co., Buffalo, New York, 'sole agent for the United .States. Remember the name Doan'e aod take'no other. 6-19 tt THUMB NAIL SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES Following are brief sketches of some of the republican candidates as taken from Suuday'a Portland Journal which will be of general interest at this time : Wllll&m Howard Taft. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Septem ber 16, 1 807- Oradnated frDm Yale in 1878, and from tne Cincinnati Col lege of law in ISbO. Appointed as sistant prosecuting attorney of Hamil ton county, Ohio, in 1880. Appointed judge of the superior court of Cincin nati in 1887. Appointed solicitor general of the United States in 18U0 Appointed United States Judge for the Sixth judicial circuit in 1892. Appointed firkt civil governor of tbe Philippines under American role in 1001. Succeeded Elilm Hoot as secre tary of war lu 1904; Chewrlet Evans Hughes." Horn in Glenn Falls, N Y., April 11, 1862. Graduated from Brown university iu 1H81 and from Columbia Law school in 1881. Prac ticed law in New York City from 1884 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1900. Pro fessor of law and special lecturer at Cornell university from 1891 to 1895. Countel for the Armstrong Insurance committee in 1900 aud 1906. Special asaistant to Uuited State Attorney Geueral in coal investigation of 1906. Declined Republican nomination for mayor of New York City in 1905. Nominated for governor by tbe repub licans lu 190(1 aud elected. Charles Wevrren Fe.lrba.nks. Born in Union oouaty, Ohio, May 11, 1852. Gradnated from Ohio Wesleyan oniversity in 1872. Admit ted to the bar aud begau the practice of law in Indlauapolia in 1874. He publican caucus nominee for United Slates senator in 1893, hot defeated Temporary chairman of the Hepulli can national convention at St. Loais in 1896. Member of the British American Joint High oommisaion in 1898. Elected United Status aenator from Indiana in 1897, aud re-elected in 1903. Elected vice-president of tbe United States in 1904. Robert Marlon Lav Follette. Born in Primrose, Wis., June 14, 185S. Graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1879 and admitted to bar in 1880. District attorney of Dane oouoty from 1884. Representative of tbe Third oougresnioual distarict ef Wisconsin from 1885-91. Elected governor of Wisconsin iu 1901 aud twice re-elected. Led movement for nomination ot all candidates by direct vote. Secured a law for tbe state control of railroad rales withiu its borders. Elected United States sena tor, January 2S, 1905. Joseph G. Cannon. Horn at Guilford, N. C, May 7, 18.Mil, of (Quaker parentage. Reared on a farm iu Uliuui aud educated iu the country schools of that state. AdmitteJ to the bar aud beitau the practice of law at Danville, 111. State s attorney of Vermillion county, 111., from lHitl to 1 HCH. Elected to cougress in 1872 and has served continuously since with the exoeptiou ot one term. Sieaker of tbe Fifty-eighth, Filty-uiutli and Six tieth coutireHSca. Perwaueut chair man of tne Republican national con vention of 19ii4. Philander Chase Knox, Uorn Iu Brownsville, Pa., May 5, IMS. Graduated from Mount Uuion college In 1873 and admitted to the bar In 1875. Ansistaut United State dis trict attoruuey of Pennsylvania iu 187(1. Formed a law partnership with James II. Heed of Pittsburg iu 1877. De- clinrd public office aud continued the practieo of law from 1877 to 1K!H). Be came attorney geueral iu Presideat MiKinlcy's cabinet in 1901. Suc ceeded Mathew S. Quay in the United Stabs -t:-o in 1904 Iud. reed for iTsid' ui I h Pennsylvania Rej ub licau com ut. on iu 1907. MeiMo noil (or Second Place. Chsrlo- W. Kalrliauks, viie-presi-dent of t United States. Jouathaa 1'. Di'ilivei, Uuited Status senator from low h. Klmer J. Hurkelt, Uuited States isnator from Ni braxka. Jamss S. Sbermau of I'tioa, N. Y., representative in oougrees. George 11. Cortelyou ofNew York, secretary of the Uuited States treas ury. John Fraukllu Fort, governor of New Jersey. Frankliu Murphy, former govsrnor of New Jersey. Curtis Guild Jr., governor of Massachusetts. John Hays Hammond of Massa chusetts, expert mining engineer. Corn Cultivator the kind that worka both sides of the row at once at Hair-Riddle's. Mrs. Ed Barron of Ashland is visit ing Mr. Vivian McCarthy of this city. TO HAVE HEADQUARTERS AT GRANTS PASS Oilman Bed Rock Mining Com pany Will Soon Be R.adv for Operatlone. On tbe 28th of last month the board of directors of the Oilman Bed Bock Mining Co. held its regular meeting at Sacramento, Cal., at which meet ing it was decided to move tbe bead quarters and offices to Grants Pass, aud tbe following report of that meeting has been wailed to all stock holders in accordance with the pro visions of the constitution. Tbe office of the company will be , I ' . . i fl fc ... : . V. tl..lna, U 11 fl Mitchell. Following is tne secretary s statement refrered to above : The reg ular monthly meeting of the board oi directors was held May 28th, and the stock holders who were not present are hereby advined of the proceedings of the meeting. This iu accordance with with the policy of our company, which policy will be continued iu the future and you will be advised of the proceedings of each aud every meeting of our board of directors. There were present at the meeting : L. F. Oilman, R. F. Wendoverand Chas. Miller (a majority the other two members of the board of directors being at present in Oregon.) Mr. Oilman, hating returned to Sacramento, reported progress on the work of building scows, etc., at Grants Pass; the scows being now entirely completed, except for the caulking, which work will be accom plished within the uext few days. Here at Sacramento the work ou the machine is being prosecuted and will be completed ou schedule time and unless something unforeseen Bbould deter, the uiachlue will be com plete aud ready for shipment to Grauta Pass within the next three weeks. By July 1st we expect all to be in readiness to start for our field of initial operation about 40 miles be low urants Paaa in Rogue River. There has been a sufficient number of shares sold to warrant the assertion that it will actually be in operation by July 15th, we having only, as near as now can be estimated, about 2500 wore to raise through the aale of stock to bring our enterprise aud efforts to a successful conclusion, and the atcck at tain stage is going in a manner so satisafctory as to assure you all that the money will be forth coming to meet all outstandings. We wish to advise every stockholder that if he can make it convenie t, be is cordially invited to weet with us I aud attend our board of directors ' meetings, which are held on the last j Thursday of each mouth aud from uow j on onr meetings will be held in the o fice of the company at Grants Pass, Oregou. Alter June 6th, address all column-1 oications to Oilman Bed Rock Min-. ing Co., Grauta Pass, Oregon. Presideut Oilman of the company retorued Mouday night from Sacra mento, where be had breu lookinii after tbe const root ion of the machine in addition to office business. He was accompanied by H. F. Wvudover, th e sercetary aud treasurer aud Mrs. Weudover, wl o will make their per manent home iu Grams Pas. PROHIBITION IN JOSEPHINE IS LEGALLY DECLARED A Speclevl Session of County Court Reviewed Canvass of Election Returns. At a special session of the ooouty conrt last Filday, the official cau- vass ot the late geueral election was ! ieviewel and it was declared accord ing to the retortis prohibition bad carried. In accordance with the leeal fcrmailty prohibition was declared aud it was ordered that the sale of all alcoholic beverages be prohibited ex cept iu accordance with the law which provides that drag stores mar sell on the prescription of a phy.-ioian, for medicinal purposes. It wsa also ordered that prohibition shall go into effect cm the lirst day of July, 1908. It was e i pec ted that a representative of the bridge company to whom the contract for the construction of a new bridge across Rogue Kiver to replace the present one, would be present A message from the coin pauy des mated Tuesday of this week a the time when one of these men would be here. A later message set Jnly. The action of the bridge company is construed by the county court to mean that the company do not intend to be gin the work, for fear of injunction agaiust its construction. As a remedy District Attorney Reamea is quoted as having given the opinion county war rants might be guaranteed by some in demnity company. But the bridge people evidently have cold fees, and the ooonty will have to readrertise for bids. TTHIS seasoii the Jl clothes are more smart patterns Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffher & Marx Geo. S. Calhoun Co. "OUTFITTERS TO BOY AND MAN" OREGON IS ENJOYING FINE FRUITS AND CROPS Portland Commercial Club Dedi cates Their New 8-Story Building. Portland, Ore., June 18, 1908 While cyclones and floods are visiting the south, east and middle west, and the rising waters are destroying mill ions of dollars worth of farm and city property, Oregou is eu joy ing beautiful weathrr, delicious fruit, and looking forward with the confi dence inspired by assured crops this fall. Portland lumbermen will meet Mou day night at ths Commercial Club and arranged for a big exoursion to Cocs Bay. Concatenations will be held at Marshfield, Jaue 23 , and Bandon ou the 21th. On June 24th Portland business men were the gnesta of Eugene. A special train left for the uuivemity town at 7 in the morning aud the party par ticipated iu the opening of the new depot there, attended the commen cement Fxerclxte at the University and were entertained by the Eugene Commercial Club. The Oregon Humane Society has Installed nine ornamental drinking fountains at various points through out the city. In addition to the regu lation drinkug cop, places are provided for dogs and homes. Eight of these fountains were presented by citizens of Portland, while the ninth is the gift of the National Human Society f .r, ,tt...anS . Golden Gate Coffee SOLD ON MERIT J. A. FOLGER & CO. ttaVSaa4 1650 SAN nuUvCBCO styles, and patterns unusually striking; and weaves; a stock ours looks ixrii l ! t II VI II goods for the 4th from Hart Scliaffner & Marx made in their perfect way, of all wool fabrics, in the richest and most attractive patterns; not too lively, nor too quiet; just right. Extraordinary Value and selection in three piece Summer Suits at $10 $12.50, $18 and $20. Don't overlook this. Men's $15, $16, $18, $20 two piece suits, your choice for $12.50. $6 Outing Suits, 4.50. $8.00 Outing Suits 6.00. $10. Outing Suits 7.50. See the window. Get your size while we have it. of New York, who are presenting similar fountains to diflerent cities in the United States. The housewarming of the Portland Commercial Club in its new eight story ateel home, which was held last Friday night, brought together a.large and enthusiastic body of prominent citizens, and it was probably the hap piest event that ha ccoureed in this oity cince the Lewis & Calrk Exposi tion. The daily rose show in the lobby of the Chamber of Commerce drew thousands of visitors, while at the Commercial Club huge quantities of perfect blooms were furnished each day bv different members of the Clnb for the decorations of the rooms. Oregon City has occupied the center of the stage during the last week with an especially successful Rose Show and Carnival. Secretary C. H. Marsh, of the Pen dleton Commercial Association is enhtimiaritio over the future of bis citv and Umatilla county, and advises that his soliciting committee will not i cense their efforts until they have ! secured 18000 to give publicity to tbe resources and auvantagea of the county. We are dealers in FARMS AND LAND if you want to sell your farm, send us full description, terms, etc., and we can do it. T. B. ACRES & CO. 207 Washington St. Portland, Ore. i v: California Sunshine in every tin of Folg'er's of fabrics, in men more bright colors, of men s clothes like almost giddy. 4.L r 1 UV Villi I I 1 1 II f-A rinf Excursion Rates. O !-l ..ft oiwuiai raiiva are nuuucauie lo h i following meetings, foil Information to be had by applying at the depot: x- I. .. . 1 Womens Christian Association, side Oregon, Jane 10th to 29tb. Commencement exercises, State Normal School, Monmouth, Ore., Jone 20tb to 28d. Midsummer Meeting, Horticoltoral Association of Oregon, The Dulles, Ore., June 80th to July 3d. Annual Campmeeting, Oregon, Stats Holiness Association, Portlund, Ore gon, July 10 to 27. Annual Campmenting, Church of Qod, wood hum, Jnne 11th to 21st. Annual Reunion Oregon Pidoeerl Association, Grand Encampment, In dian War Veterans, Portland, Ore gon, June 8th to 13th. R. K. MONTGOMERY, 6-6 4t Agent Mrs. II. S. Woodcock returned fron a visit at Portland Sunday and left the same day for her home at Kerhv. The Southern Oregon State Normal School Will coaduct a six weeks sum mer course beginning June 18, and ending July 31, 1908. The courses offered are as follows. Course 1 PRIMARY METHODS In cluding first three grades. One sesnon of 2 weeks (13 day) Mrs. Katherin . Sloan, Course 2 ADVANCED METIIODS-In-cludin grades four to eight. Miss Atm.da Kaiser. Course 3 HIGH SCHOOL METHODS and SCHOOL MANAGE MENT and SUPERVISION Prof. A. L. Bricrcs. Pres. of Drain Normal School. Course 4 REGULAR NORMAL SUB JECTS, and REVIEW FOR COUNTY and LIFE PAPER Pres. of School, Prof. W. T. VanScoy, Prof. A. C. Joy. Miss Arrneda Kaiser, Prof. A. L. Briggs. For further particulars address Pre, of Normal School. Ashlavnd. Oregon.