ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON JULY 24. 1908.
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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."
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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.
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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
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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.
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LOCAL EVENTS.
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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.
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FRONT STREET
Is Now Open
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Monday,
Wednesday,
Friday.
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