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ROQUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON JUNE 26. 1908 . : WILT VOTE FOR THE BBS HA in., .1 .i i- .. - I I -I i EVERYTHING TO EAT AND WEAR for sale by Southern Oregon Supply Go. i out Best Talcum Powder at MODEL DRUG STORE Front Street, Opposite Depot Safe and Is the Man with good Bank account. By systematically depositing his earnings each week, he has Something for a rainy day and is prepared for any emergency that may arise. Are you one of the fortunate.? We invite you to open an account with us. Be it small or great, you will always receive courteous treatment. Interest on Unto deposits If you have some surplus cash why not have it earning you some interest? We pay interest on time deposits. Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent in which you can store your valuable papers and treasures. You may have need for just such an accom modation. Let us serve you, G. P. Banking The Slower the Drying the Tougher the Paper ?8 t Every sheet of CE7P&3 BM stays in the drying loft ten to fourteen days. So long a drying- is not considered necessary lor ordinary bond papers, but it it for eG0lrW This long period in a dry, even temperature gives CCi)IFM fflM the f " - ' more attractive than parchment could possibly possess. Slowly built to be the best from the beginninjr, the finished sheet of THE DE LUXE BUSINESS PAPER Letter Heads printed on COUPON BOND at The Courier Secure & Trust Co. .4 Waa&nnnrjMI ... . t ,! , U IMS III luuguusaa WsfW&liil stands more erasures and foldings prints better and eives to your correspondence a more pronounced appearance of strength and dignity than could be secured from any other letter paper. Let your letterheads express the character of your business. Use CCVPC34 JOSO and be properly represented. JOSEPHINE COUNTY : GRANGE DEPARTMENT i j State Lecturer J. J .Tohuson will visit nil the Granges in Rogue River j Valley while in this section of the state to atteud the Fourth of Jo It celebiatiou, at which ha is one of the j speakers, at Wilderville grove. Hi schedule of dittos will be to meet witn j Deer Creek Grange cn Monday, July 6, w th Illliuois Valley Oranpe on jTuetday, Joly 7. with Wilderville j Grauge on Wednesday, Joly 8, with jFroitdale Grauge on Ttiaiaday, July :9, with Diniick Orange tin Friday, July 10. with Talent Orange on Sat urday, July 11, with Ontral Point Grauge on Monday, Joly 13. As these daily mreting and the long drives that will have to be made between some of the Granges mill make the itinerary a strenuous one on Mr. Johnson it is asked tht to make the work as w-y as possible for him that day sessions of the Granges be held instead of at night, where pos sible. To aid in the extension work for the Graogti movement in this valley Mr. Johnson will hold public meetings at as many places as possible. The plan favored Is for the Granges to .hold iheir meetings in the after noon and then to hold a publio meet ing in the evening. Grang'S that do this will find the two meetings very helpful, for .at the o'osed meeting the officers and members will be able to get much valuable instructions from the State Lecturer and at the publio meetings the publio will learn of the purposes aud real worth of the Grange to the farmers aud as a factor in bringing a fuller aud a better de velopment of the agricultural re sources of the community. Dimtnick Grange, Emily Lawton, reporter: Regular meeting was held Saturday evening and though , there was a heavy rain storm there was a good attendan e of members. Two applications for membership were balloted on and the persons admitted, and one application was received. A short but interesting literary pro- VALUE OF PUBLIC SPIRIT. Haw a Maaaarhuartta Town Ha Prattled by It. What an active public spirit and an energetic campaign for civic Improve ment can do Is shown by what the Vil lage Improvement association of Fram Ingham, Mass., has accomplished. Then there was the experience with the hencoop on the common, says the Boston Ilerald. That Is a charming piece of grouud In Framiugham Cen ter, with the old towu hull at one end. a high school at the side, two churches at the far end and well planned houses on the fourth side. For years there had been desecrating hencoops and a poultry yard in frout of the high school. The ussoclutlou uttucU-d nil tliut. It was a small mutter so small that no body at first seemed to have Interest enough to uct. Then one murulng the town set to work, tore down the coop, plowed up the nun yards uud lti'Kun. Improving the common. The srho l committee, which hod been aomewhnt apathetic In Its attltudo, spoke glow lugly In print soon ufterwurd of the good that bud Ixtm done by taking awuy the coops. The Improvement us soctatlou smiled and did uot charge anybody with having stolen Its thun der. Then, iigain, there Is the cuse of the old town hull, a center of activity when the busiiiesM was In FrnmliiKham Cen ter, us It U In Houth Frumlugbam at present. The building was going to pieces. The Improvement asooolntlon set out to get It. It took time, but finally by an almost unanimous vote the BHsoclutlou wus given charge of the old white building ut a nominal rental. It Is going to be au expensive piece of business too. The members of the as sociation huve pledged $1.5(K) already for Improving the exterior and the In terior arrangements of the building, and there will be an nitlmnto pthpiih. of nnoul 5.imi. I - m i. v Uit; :.... -utj ujti v-J' c ' u ci u venleut place for dramatic aud other entertainment, lectures, social gather ings, clubrooms, dining rooms, kitchen In fact, as one member puta It. "a comnlHte renter for the Imrirovlnr and catlonal llfs of all." Now that the association Is custodian of the plarrt It U a question merely of time when there will be pretty Im provements ou the common Bide of the ball, now not very artistic, and the common will lie framed all around In excellent style. Take even aoother Instance of accom plishment Boon after the association waa formed lightning not only struck and damaged a Sir Christopher Wreu spire of one of the moat beautiful churches la Framlngham but defied precedent by striking 1c again. There were signs that the modernizing spirit would Improve" the damaged spire. The editorial committee of the associa tion became active at once, and today the spire la on the church In all Its original grace. There Is a pretty hill In Framlngham Center wooded with p'ne trees. Some HIUs By ass. h. a. riKHta K. r. It. No , to nil all raa- aalratloaa far tats aepart eat savala adilraoed. gram was c-trri-d out under the direc- of Ja,y Cflebiati n at Ashland will Hon t f the lecturer, tor much of tJanghlj repreuting the God time of the aeosiort had been given to , deM of Libeity. The Goride-s will considering plans connected with the j lotd by popular vote. This g'auge celebration at Wildrville grove, j contest has been so arranged that ou th Fourth. Notice was received ! ynnK ,'le ot other towns along the that Statu Lecturer J. J. Johnson would visit th various granges in Rogue River valley during the week following the Fourth and that lie would visit Dimiuick Grauge on Fri day, July 10. Wheth'r this meeting shall be afternoon or evening was left to be rlei ided lutr. As the aext reg ular meeting will fall on the evening of the Fourth it as voiedtohold that meeting on Wednesday eveuicg of next week. At this meeting a number of candidates will be given the degree, and as our members desire that car grange may make a good showing in efficiency in ritualistic work when the state lecturer visits us especial effort will be made at this time for thorough drilling in the work f the order and to that end all the oQioi ti were asked to thoroughly rehearse their parts. WiMerville Grange, C. F. Woelffle, reporter: Regular meeting was held on the evening of June 13. After the bu'iness matters had been disposed of a disen sion of the good roads problem was bad. Those taking a leading part in the discussion were J. H. Robin son, C F. Lovelace, James MoCann, Charles Smith, E. A. Hump ton and A. M. Jesi. Good points were made iti both the manner of doing road work and in the system of handling the road fond in this oounty and alio in doing the work under a number of supervi sors or nnder a county road master. E. A. Hutuptoo, having closed his term of teaching In the Wilderville school and moved to his farm in Deer Creek valley, tendered his resig t ti n as secretary of the grange. It was accepted and a vote of thanks given bim for the efficient manner in which he bad discharged the duties of the office. T. A. Pollard was elected secre tary.for the remainder of the ti i time ago n rumor was spread around the town thut there was a plan to buy the land and cut off all the trees. Near the knoll lives u member of the associa tion, not a wealthy person as weaim goes even lu Framlngham. The place appealed to her on account or lia nat ural beauty, and rather than see the trees cut down she bought the plot. Near the house of this oiember la a little triangle where road meet and cross, loere was an oiu wooueu aigii- post there. It waa said thut somebody Dropoued to buy up that little tract aud put some building or other on It The member bought that place, me ow wooden slgu weut down, a substantial column with a pretty signboard weut up, and climbing vines were plauted by the member at the foot of the col umn. In midsummer or early autumn the slgu Is nothing If not si arch I tec tural cameo. It was In recognition of the work done by the Improvement Association that the South Framiugham board of trade appolutud a siiecial Ullage lui provement committee, and It was to aid the asstx-latlon that a town meet ing, attended by l.NKl, no ouly op pointed a park commission, but made Dr. F. W. retch, the present or the association, chairman. "It was perfectly sufj uppolut uient," conimeuta one member, "for everybody knows thut Ir. Patch bus uo ux to grind and t'.iot hs would uot know bow to do the grlndli.g If an ax were handed to him." It is hard to put the finger ou the cause or the causes of the remarkable success of the association In every tiling It tackles. For one tl'.ng. there la au activity which show a boyish enthusiasm In going ahead and dolug tilings. It inn t u sporadic slurtuess. It has come to stay. A Town's Seed of Good Road a. In the course of a speech C-ongretis-man John II. HanWhead of Alubutna declared that "the amount of money It f ' ; ' " il n t ii irtis on our ,i ... . .,-,! ry the frHit for 250 rr it aiij i,mw iuiics jU ta l. .. Theam figures prove conclusively the enormous tax levied by the bad roads on the farmers und how much of their legitimate profit Is consumed. In haul ing from the Tirtiis to the railroad eta- ...... lu.. kjl..,-l mum Mi IKHM and cities. Not only have the farmer suffered great loos on account of poor roads, but the people in the towns and cities who depend upon them for tbelr supplies have suffered also." A Town's aWal A4Trtlaamt. Good roads and good fences are the beat advertisement a town can have. They attract buyers and Increase the value of real estate. A Possibility Old Nancy Doane was noted for tha atrikmg originality of some of ber ex- preeslons. One day she was taialng about the otter Inanity of another old -nm.n l tK- .hWhmd atul ah said: "I never see her beat! Bbe'll lop down In a cheer, an there she'll set an' set an- set, doln' absolutely notbLn' fer hours an hoora, day after day. Ton my son), I ah'd think she'd mildew!" GODDESS OF LIBERTY One of the features at the Fonnh line, inulunidng Grants Pass, will be allowed to participate. j The ballot box in this city will be at 1 Russell's confectionery store ou East 1 Siith street, and the Misses Pearl j Kearus aud Lydia White have been j nominated as the champions of Grants j Pass. Various of our merchants are ' expected to allow one or more votes , with eauh cah purchase. The young I lady receiving the largest number of votes of whatever town participating in ihe, ooutett will be elected the Gadde's. The coutenet should prove interest ing and strongly advertite the Ash laud celebration. K-19 8t i W. C. T. U. NOTES I The next meeting of the W C. T. U. will be held at the home of Mrs. Weidmau. A Flower Mission program will be given and many flowlera sent on their mission of love to the sick and the poor, the sorrowing and the temuted. Let the Y's and the boys and girls ot the L. T. L. join la this beautiol work of the Flower Mission. Have you seen the new map of Ore gon, as published in the Courier last week? Are you not proud of the hite shown there. Tweuty-one counties dry, 101 dry precinota in the niue "gray" counties aud only three black" counties I Sorely we have reason for thanksgiving. Those saloons which are contemplat ing the drug business may find them selves facing the same conditions which are confronting .some of the drag stores in dry oonnties of New Hampshire which, under the rnling of the state commissioner, will not be allowed to sell liquor for any pur pose. Let the people know every, where that liquor la not a necessity, even on a physician's prescription. Doctors are beoomlng to realize more and more that liquor is not a necessity and are, in many caaes,' sot prescrib ing its nse for any cause. Dont' forget the Flower Mission meeting of the W. C. T. U. at Mrs. Weidman's, July 8d. PKESa COR. COFFEE Three-quarters of coffee is such that we can't touch it; we make five grades of the top quarter. Taar trocar rataras raar sonar If raa Saat Kka Stbilllat'i Basil wa pay alsa. What Affsotod the Watar Supply. It was market day. A young we man who workH In a downtown office building had hurried to the busy mart where a coliseum was once plunneC aud hud purchased Bundoy supplies. A big water tank stood In one corner of the olfice where she Is employed. She had seen a mnn put Ice In It for drinking water. Tlint would be Just the place for her provender. "Whut the" - The demure young woman's employ er ha sought to lave his thirst but he set the cup down quickly. He hook with auger ut the Iceman. The demure one quaked with fear. Angry eyes met timid eye. Then came the ronfoHsiou. "I'm awful sorry, Mr. ahe quavered, "but I thought there was some kind of a thing a-mlfjlg In there that would keep It from" Rh hurst Into tenrs. ITe lifted the lid, ond there met his gaze a bunch I of celery, young onions, radishes, a pound of butter, lord, veal cutlets and sonic lettuce. TV" I'M n op to oe the rest, as liht'tl n . tjia.. v,;ur. Hard to " aaia. Aa MUa Lamson arrayed herself for the meeting of the Harvest Gleaners the expressed her mind freely and fol ly ti ber Aunt F.unlco. "If thov trv and tell them just what I think of them," she said, with great decision. "Rbo!" remarked Aunt Eunice, who bad learned not to waste words. "Yes, I shall," Insisted Mlsa Lam son, "Here I've worked for them for ten solid years, aud they've never even suggeeted getting anybody else to take I the burden from my shoulder. It j irs disgraceful!" On Miss Lamaon's return Aunt Eu- nJc CMt one g,un"-'e t her niece and i then put In her word of sympathy, "r !. W "" 00 , '!" ln,.her ."J11? V'"' on me:' cried Mlsa I-am- . a dull flush rising to ber cheek bones. "I should think they had! 1 declined the nomination, and they elected that little Itoblns woman right over my head. Hut there's no such thhig as gratitude nowadays.' Youth's Companion. 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