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ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON JULY 24. 1908. I 1 i V 4 L'mnl, Ktigk and mnumre trrrythinq Amrriean Grocer. THE WHITE HOUSE GROCERY JAM Fruit canning season is now on. We have the now celebrated Easy Vacum Jar. Nothing better on the mar ket. We have them in pints quarts and half gal. Fluted Fluted jelly glasses (rounded rim) 45c dozen. Farafine and all kinds of jar rubbers. A. New Course. Daughter' 'Yes, I have graduated, bat now I mart inform myself in psychology, philology, bibll Practical Mother "Stop right where yon are. I hare arranged for yon a thorough oourte in roastology, boilogy, itltchology, darnology and general domestio bnetleology. Now get on yoar working clothe." 3 i Y TEAS ffPojom sake Good TW Aim awssslsj l Chaw Sanborat II II A kateM ho ecrret this tea leuJies ? 11 Bothifif but comptisteats oo lu fragrance Jq 11 and delicary. Tb aealed package, pre- IJ V serve the aroma and perfame oi die bm! 1 carefullr aelectcd teat packed and For luncli goods we have I everything to fill an empty j head or a tired stomach. Sliced Beef in bulk or in . glass jars. i Minced Ham we slice in thin. Oregon Fall Cream Cheese. Large Queen Olives, t Finest Italian Olive Oil. I Columbia River Red Sal , mon. l2 Snider's Pork and Beans, 'Tjf (very good) 12jc, 20c and 25c. Roned Chicken, Deviled Ham, Lunch Tongue. V1 Comb Hony and White Rose Strained Honey in bulk. Evaporated Peaches, Apri cots and Pears now cheaper. The White House Grocerv For Fine Teas and Coffees. PERSONAL ITEMS. t.,HH..t. I..I..I,.I..I..r. H. A. Ellis of Albany was in Grants Pass last Sunduv. Miles Carter came down from Baker City Wednesday. B. S. Radcliffe of Absland was in the city Wednesday. A. L. CaBsick was down from Medford Wednesday. Postmaster G. W. Donnell went to Glendale Wednesday morning to lock after business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lewis returned to Wilderville Thursday after spend ing the past three weeks at Klamath Falls. Mrs. Ida Belknap and Viola Keyes, sisters of Mrs. V. A. Peterson, passed throagh Grants Pass Tuesday ou their way to Los Angeles. R. L. Disbrow retnrned last Thurs day from a'trip to Missouri eitending over two months. They also stopped at Nebraska points. Mrs. Dora Clef eland and daughter Margaret went to Glendale Snnday evening where they will spend a few days visiting friends. Miss Florence Ormlston of Roeeburg' visited Miss Edna Disbrow UsrFri- day and Saturday and left Snnday for Crescent City for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bateham of Froitdale returned from Ashland last Saturday where they had been camp ing and attending Chautauqua. Mrs. A. B. Cornell and Mrs. Louisa Cornell went to Galice Wedneday morning where they will spend a week with the family of J. C. Matti ou. J. T. Tufts of the Grants Pass Trust Co. bank, and family left Tuesday for West Fork where they will camp, fish and hnnt for a week or two. Geo. Birdseye returned home Satur day from San Francisco where he had been spending a con pie of weeks. He went via Portland, going from there toFrisco by boat. He reports a way np time. Mrs. H. O. Perkins attended the sessions of grand lodge Degree of Honor at Portland this week, a dele gate from the Grants Paas lodge. She also visited friends at Engene. . Mr. and Mrs. Grant Orme and Ransom Orme left Tuesday morning with pack horses for IS days' cam ping trip, their destination being tiie Bear camp region. The trip will re quire a horseback trip of over 150 miles. Mr. and Mrs. F. Eismaon, Mrs. M. A. Wert. Mrs. Fannie Borchert, Mrs. Andy McCarthy, Geo. Wertz, and Lee Murray left Wednesday afternoon for Crescent City where they will spend two weeks camping. They snent the first night at the Wertz ranch near the Applegate bridge. Mrs. F. D. Smith and daughters Alra and Miss Oro Wilson went to Newport Tue'day where they will spend a few weeks taking in the cool ocean breeze. They will also visie relatives in Portland and other northern points before returning home. A. M. Parsons of Omaha, and Mrs. Parsons arrived in the city last Mon day on a brief summer vacation. Mr. Parsons is identified with the Ameri can Express Co. He is an old friend of Attorney Blanchard with whom he has had a pUasant visit daring bis stay in the Pars. S. R. Baldwin of Pnnta Gorda, Florida, has purchased the Sundberg tract of 10 acres on Rural Roots No. 1, after havinglooked ever other parts of the Pacifio coast for a location. Mr. Baldwin is enthusiastic over the looks of the country and predicts great development here within the next few years. L. F. Loiter, one of the leading fruit growers of the Medford vicinity was in Grants Pass Saturday. Ha report the qnalitr of fruit there is fine and where not struck by frost the vield will be large. He also slates that this is the last season they will bebothered with frost as all the com mercial orchard isU are preparing to smudge for frost. Mr. and Mrs. H. C Kinney and daughter Marjorie and son Paul re turned Sunday from Ash land, where they bad been attending Chautauqua and visiting old friends. Tbey aba stopped off at Jacksonville wbere they visited both with Miss Amelia aod Emil Britt, old friends. This stop included a stroll through the Britt park planted originally in 1853 and which contains a great variety of trees, in cludiDg Leqnoia Gigantic or Califor nia big tree which is 4A inches in diameter and 175 feet tall, is still grow ing and bids fair to rival its cousins in California. The grove also contains palm trees and the largest fig tree in tbe; Rogue River J valley. Mr.Kinnev reports the reads for the inert prt in good ""shape ' thongh tome points are needing attention. ; . Attorue, Robert Q. Smith went , on to Medfoid loesoav awning to look after legal n-atters. Geo. Oium and wife went to the Newport be sen Monday morning for ; a tx-aIt.' nnrinir I outing. Ed Dixon left .Wednesday morning I IT' . p L. A- - ; . L. . 1. 1 iur ni run lu lute wiiu mo utvi and indulge in piscatorial sport. A. B. Cornell returned home Jfatur- j day night from Ashland, where he had been spending the week. j Forest Ranger Earle Vonng was op. from the Mnle Creek section of his territory on the reserve Wednesday. Mrs. Chausse retnrned to Port land Friday after a brief visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Celvig. Mrs. Clyde, wife of the Rev. Clyde of Ashland was in the city Tuesday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Gilfillan. Edward VanDyke was among those who went to Newport Monday morning to spend a week or two on the beach. Misses LaOosta Man go m and Alma Wolke returned Saturday from Ash land where they had been attending the Chautauqua. Misses Mildred Churchill and Hazel Gillette.went to Portland last Satur day where they will visit with C. G. Gillette and family R F. A vers and O. C. Matlock of the Gilman Bedrock Mining Co. went to Portland this morning to look after business of the company. Sidney Sharp, arrived here Saturday from California, and will spend two months visiting with his brother, Craigie Sharp of this city. Secretary H.L. Andrews of the com mercial club, and family left Monday noon for Newport, where thsy will spend a week or 10 days on the beach. Z M. K. Lauder, vice-president of the Grants Pass Box Co., came np from San Franolcso Saturday night to look after business interests for a few days. Mrs. Robert Pool ana daughter, Miss Alioe, who have been visiting here, returned to Klamath Falls Saturday, wbere Miss Alice is engaged in teach ing in the city schools. Mayor Smith and family left last week by automobile for a tour of the Willamette valley, expecting to visit Mrs. Smiths' relatives at Jefferson aod the doctor's brother at Salem. Mrs. H. L. Trnax and the children left Wednesday for Newport whers they will spend a month on the beach. Mr. Truax will not be able to get away until about tb time they came back. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson went to Portland last 8unday morning to spend a couple of weeks with her son, W. M. Johnson. She was accompanied to Portland by her son. Daniel of the Lay tu hotel. Jesse Cheshire of Astoria arrived in the' city Tuesday to spend a few days with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs W. R. Cheshire and brother Fred. He is on bis way to Willows, Cal., where be expects to. locate. Joe Wolke, with the Grants Pass Hardware Co., and family, left Sun day for Crescent city for their sum mer's outiug. They will probably stop at points along the route, making the trip by easy stages. Dr. J. C. VanDyke of New Bruns ink N. J. who hat. been spending the past 10 days here with his brother, Dr. F. W. VanDyke, left yesterday morning for San , Francisco and a so journ in Meixco, after which he will return to his eastern home. H. B. Hall of Denver, superinten dent of salaries and allowances of the United States postal department was in th city yesterday and today look-1 iog over the Grants Pass postoffice, I and notwithstanding that he has an nnusually eagle optic, be was much impressed with Postmaster Donnell's administration and the splendid ar rangement of the offioe. Mr. and Mrs. Claus Schmidt and family returned home yesterday morn ing from a very pleasant two months visit with Relatives in the mother country. Mr. Schmidt says they en countered a little rough sea going over bat that the voyage borne was ooniually fin. Tbey I report a very enjoyable visit but Clans says the Oregon hills still look good to hint and be is glad to be back in Grants Pass. Mrs. Clara Lawton and son Earl of Creswell arrived in tbe city Tnesday morning for a few 'weeks visit with her son Raymond Lawton and wife and the latter's mother, Mrs. Roe. Her son Raymond is tbe electrician and has charge of tbe machinery at he new box factory. He recently finished a S-years' enlistment ia the United States navy and during this time he was oo the battleship Columbia, where be had charge of the wireless. He was with the Colombia on two different trips when thai vcmi-1 carried Secretary Taft to Cuba. "Fruit Jar at Halr-Riddle'a. I I--I" I -X M"l"M' 4" i LOCAL EVENTS. t l.., I' 'I T'I"II'"I' R. C. Gilfillan is improving Hi residence at the corner of B and ! Fifth street bv raising the roof and constructing cool and commodious sleeping appartments. The Southern Pacifio Co. has had a crew of men bnsv raising the siding at the Grants Pass Box Factory, which is a great convenience to the factory bauds in loading'cars. Editor W. O. Span of the Sisen Headlight, died Thursday of last week of peritonitis at the age of 60 years. Funeral services were held on the following day nnder the direction of tbe Masonio lodge of which he was an honored member. O. H. McKee, oolportaffe misionary for Southern Oregon, in oharge of the colportage wagon of the American Baptist Publication Sooiety. arrived in Grants Pass Thursday evening from McMinnvil;e, leaving the next day for Medfor.l, whioh will be bis headqoarters for this district. Sopt. Turner announces that school will open September 14th. Daring the summer vaoation he has been looking after liia froit farm twojuiles southeast of town whore ho has ont 25 acres of apple, five acre Tokay grapes and five acres of cherries and peaches, which he reports are doing nicely. County Judge Jewell sucouuibed to the warm weather last Wednesday and spent a good portion of the day ia bed. However, he is on deck at bis office this morning awaiting the pleasure of those young people who contemplate entering the matrimonial world and other official duties. Malleable Steel Range at Hair Riddle'. It i etsimated that Medfford and vicinity will ship 400 car of fruit this leas-n not withstanding that the late frost bit some of the orchards. Some orchard not I touched by the frosts, however, will produce a record crophi season. The pear orop wm be somewhat lighter this season tnan usual. Friti Dean, while at work at the Cold storage plant last Monday night, about midnight fell from the roof of the building and as a result has slooe been confined to hi home, Dr. Van Dyke who his been In attendance lay the vonng man 1 getting along oloely and will soon be aboot. Miraculous a it may seem, no bone were broken, Word bas been received In Ashland that the petition asking for the con sent of Alkader Tetnble for the estab liahment of a temple of tbe order at Ashland, to be known a Hillah, haa henn B ran ted. A committee of Portland Shriner will confer with offloei of the new temple as to the iorisdiction of the latter, whioh may include all Southern Oregon south of Eugene and portions of Southern Ore gon. Just when the new Shriners will be instituted cannot be told but it will be in the fall perhaps. Any wav it will be quite au occasion and will call for a pilgrimage of the Shriners from Portland to Ashlaud. Fruit picking ladders just t'-e thing yon have been needing t Hair-Riddle Hde Co. Five car loads of baled hops were shipped from this city last week for tbe T-ondon market. These hop were raised by Messrs. Flanagan and Cor nell on their ranch weet of town. The selling price was but five cents per pound, whereas the cost of raising is varionslv estimated at frem 7 to 10 cents per pound. In the earlier days when prices were good, many men made immense sums of money grow ing bop in Josephine county but during the past few year prioea have declined to each an extent that nu merous hop grower have lost beavlly and many vineyard have been dug np and the land planted to fralt and other orop. Camper, have yoor want supplied at Cramer Bros. Hardware Store. R. H. DeArmood, who bas been en gaged la farming and cattle raising in Malheur ooanty for a . number of year, has just sold bis holdings in that cart of the state and arrived in Grants Pais last week to locate per manently somewhere in Josephine county. Mr. DeArmood is a brother in-law of Snpt. of Street O. E. Mo- Lane of this city. During the past few day Mr. DeArmond has been Interviewing farmers and other whom he has met relative to the organtra tion of a co-operative company among the farmer for the construction of a eopply irrigation ditch. No defi nite locality bas been discussed. Tbe principal thiog is that irrigation Is needed in Josephine county to bring oot her possibilities. While a large amount of fruit of various kinds has been raised here without irrigation, it is Jqoite generally conceded that irrigation woold.more than dooble the yield of the present acreage under col tivation. Z TENTS We have the goods and Right Prices Poles 50c set when sold with Tent Camp Stoves, Camp Kettles, Camp Axes, Camp Clothes Bags, Camp Cooking Outfits, Fishing Tackle, Winchester'Rifles, Savage Rifles, " Cartridges, Shells. Cramer Eros. Odd Fellows Hardware SOME BARGAIN POINTERS News Notes From the Business Man to Keiders. Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Dentist Goto Corun for Plumbing. ' 1900 Washer at Hair-Riddle's. , E. Peterson, Pioneer Insurance Man, Fishing Taokl at Cramer Bros. M. Clement, Prescription Druggist. A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak Rsnges atCoron'i Oyster Shell, Bone, Charcoal etc, for chickens at Cramer Bros. DeWltt's Oarbolizeo Witch Hazel Salve. It i especially good for pile Sold by Model Drug Store. 4-8 18. Alfred Letcher, Registered Optom etrist aod Jeweler In Dixon sold stand, Front street. Eye tested free. Get price on the Alamo Gasoline Engines and Woodsaw before baying. J. D. Franklin, agent, ortlce m ltaa- nle's Plumbing Shop, H street, b tween fltli aud 7th. 4-34 tf Use Prussian Lice from Cramer Bros. , men. Killer. Boy It the Hardware Malleable Steel Range at Hair Riddles'. Massifs' Galice stage now takes passengers from Grants Pass direct to Galice, leaving Hotel Let yon at 5 a. m. and arriving at Galice at 11:60. Returning leaves Galice at 1 p. m. ar rivinghere at 7 :'M. A stop of 4ft ruin otes will be made at Morlin both ways. 717 Rt Pittsborg Perfeot Feuce, none bet ter Cramer Bros, agents. Fruit Jars at Hair-Riddle's. W. B. Johnson of Roseburg waa registered at the Palace Monday. D. Handera came over from Crescent City Tuesday morning. John Berkshire of the Hotel Donnelly of Tacoma was in the city Wednesday. Tin Fruit (Jans at Hair-Riddle's. G. D. Young went down to Muls creek yesterday to work on the govern ment trail now being built in that vicinity en route to the coast. BOBN. MATLOCK Near Wilderville, Fri day, July 17, IW08. to Mr. and Mr. J. Matlock, a son. DIED. PETERSON At Lo Aogelea, Cal., 30, 180d, Viotor A. 84 year, 6 month, Monday, July Peterson, aged of pneomonia. Tbe deceased was tbe only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Peterson and for many years was a resident of tbis oity, having come here 28 year ago, but has for a number of year past been a resident of California. He waa for several year Identified with the S. P. D. & L Co., as bookkeeper In this city. Mr. Peterson waa a young man of finecharacterand has many friends here who will regret hi untimely dt-ath, He leave a wife and three rbil'lmu ami father and mother. He waa firet" afflicted with measles, which were Immediately followed by pneomonia, which caused his death. Tbe remains will be brought to this city for iutorment. Just receive our third stock of rem aant hose (regular I lUjli'o grade) 10 per foot conpled. In -lengths from 10 to'22 feet'at Hair-Riddle's. . the Block Rifles Lid Shotgun NOTICE On account of tbe absence from Grauts Pass of the President and a. majority of the Directors, the regular July monthly meeting of the Board of Director of Gilman Bed Rock Min ing Company haa been postponed on til Aogust 12th, 108 (Signed) R. F. WENDOVER. 7-84 2t Seoreury. Fiult Jar at Hair Rlddle . M. E. Turner of Ohico, Cat., ar rived in the eitv Sunday and expect to go to work In the new box factory. B. W. Baldwin and R. T. Garootto of Merlin were In Josephine's capital Wsdoesday. 1000 Washers at Halr-RlddaVa. L. M. Griffith and wlf of Brow. W. Vs., are registered at th Palace this uioruiug. HAS MADE TEN RECORDS For tho Edison Phonograph of startling clearness, forot and individuality. Como in and hoar sotno of these Bryan Records. Rowell's IVIasie Store ELECTRIC THEATRE FRONT STREET Is Now Open All New Fixtures New Views and a First-class Show Change oi Program Three times a Week Monday, Wednesday, Friday. All the latest Mov ing Pictures and Il lustrated Songs. Admission fOc BRYAN