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ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON OCTOBER 30. 1908. Groceries Nevr Eastern Mackerel Codfiish, bricks and strips Holland Herring Fresh Eggs J. Pardee 17 G Street Near Palace Hotel O. H. Carrier lost two flue horses lust week. The BfHt one wan hitched to a wagon and while loading became frightened and ran away. Tbe tongue of the wagon struck a tree driving the lend of the neck yoke ioto the Iireant of one ot'JLhe horses, killing hT almost Instantly. A few days later, the mother of the home killed, was running loose with a n amber of other homes, Jaud fell, injurlug herself to such an extent that she never got up. Jose- 300 00 138 20 419 60 50 00 COUNTY CLERK'S SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. d .i i .t.i-,. .lino, k thn eoantv ooart of phtne Coanty, Oregon, for what allowad. the araonnt of Waranta outstanding and unpaid from the Brat day of April. 1903. to the first day of Ootor Warrants ootstanding, April 1st. 1908 12H,M Warrants issued from April 1st, 1908 to October 1, 1908 Coanty Court Commissioners per diem odileage Cirooit court, jurors, witnesses.bailiff, eto ' Jostioe oonrt; juror, witnesses, oonstable and justice fees opq Sheriff's office; sheriff atd deputy ,'ouq Clerk's office; clerk aod deputy "? Treasurer's office; salary of treasurer Coroners office; coroner fees, juror, witnewes, eto School Bupt's office, s'ary, assistants, eipensee. etc; Sfn,-t nanwtew .ul.rr AsHesnor'i office; abseasor and deputies M Atscsimient aud collection of taxes en Ail Conuty cemetery, improvements Current expenKes ; printing, books, postHKe, etc, all offices l.OCi t Conrt bonne; janitor, water, lights repairs, tae etc ' . Jail; board of trioiiets, mud atteudaiice, supplies, eto 445 ( I Cum nnnr: rnnnrv nh VHiriari. coontV home, burial, etc i. ct Refund on noeipired liqaur liceuntiS 0 F.rries I Election, registration, supplies, judges clerks, eto 1,(53 j Roads and highways lumber, labor, supervisors, etc 8,214 64 County high school .5,000 00 County board of health salary of secretary W) 00 Juvenile court; commitments and expense . 5 County fiuit inspector; per diem aud expeuses 50 Estimated accrued interest 9'0l' 00 Total 1162,04)3 45 CONTRA Warrants cancelled from April 1st. 1908 to October 1st, 1988 129,553 91 Taxes unpaid, 190? tax.roll 9 944 54 Amount due ootintv from tax sales 05 I Net liabilities $118,346 95 THE SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONMENT u Coffee Always u n 1 f o r m our best product sold in 1 lb., 2 lb., 2 lb. and 5 lb. cans. Your grocer will grind it better if ground at horn; not too One. , Continuous Performance Every Night This Week Except Sunday at the BIJOI II "THE FAMILY THEATRE" Eaal Front Street ELEVATED FLOOR Doors Open at 7:15 Moving Pictures ILLUSTRATED SONGS Change of Pictures Three times each Week MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY Admission 10c Total lfi2,093 45 State of Ori'gou j f , County of Josephine i I. H. F. (Jhe-hrie. county clerk of the county of Joaephine, state of Ore- unn rin kuiui.ii uitifv tlmt iIia furnuninir iii a tme and correct statement of the number and amount of claims allowed by the county court of said county for the B'X moutlis euding Octoue 1st, 1908, on what accounts tbe same are all owed, aud tje amount of warranta drawa and the amount of warrants out standing and unpaid, as the same appeared in the records in my offloe aud in my oitioial custody. Witness my band and official seal tliu 1st day of October, A. D., 1908. SEAL. S. F. CHESHIRE, Clerk. County School Superintendent Lin coln Savtge has completed the ap portionment of tbe largest school fund evr apportioned for Josephine county and amounts to $18098.60,divided as f ' 1 lows: Dist. Located at Amount 1 S-lma 692 20 2 Holland 2118 ) 8 ... K-rby 450 01 4 Waldo 4-'5 60 5 Wilderville 3.19 20 fi Dryden W 00 7 Orsnis Pans 6777 45 8 Provolt 209 66 9 Davidson 222 5 10 Laural Urove 212 40 11 Luiand 31)6 00 12 New Hope 136 25 13 Baltimore . . 03 00 14 Muryhy 242 75 15 Placer 313 10 16 Williams 283 36 17 .Hustey 197 10 18 Allbouse 227 60 19 e 186 i5 10 Thoss 374 ti6 21 White 187 00 22 Huso 237 70 23 IxuiKe Creek 15150 24. Merlin 775 40 25 Jones Creek 141 35 M Jewell 102 10 27 Wolf Cnek 273 20 28 Fruitdale 288 62 29 Winona 217 40 30 Dimmick 212 40 31 Hoxie 278 85 32 Jeiome Prairie 339 15 33 Flovd 212 40 34 Karg 176 85 35 I'leat-antValle,, 110 90 38 Morrison 80 45 38 Golden 151 50 39 Wonder 323 94 The 41.. 42.. 43. . 55.. 4tt.. 47.. 48.. 60 . 51.. .Cave 115 90 O'Brien 131 20 .Hancetli 2f8 IH) Grave 207 25 .leering 126 12 Qnarzl Creek 95 07 .Glice 217 40 .Pickett Creek 161 65 Speaker 50 00 COUNTY TREASURER'S SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. GENERAL FUND. Balance from last report $ 4,490 62 State and county tax cash 48,677 15 State and county tax warrants 1,918 73 Clerk" fees 1.758 00 Amount for cemetery lots 23 00 Amount for liquor license 100 00 Amoont for estate fund 18 16 Amount for duplicate warrant 80 00 Amount for fines 150 00 State warrant for lint, of names 20 00 Five per cunt ro'id fund 1,334 97 lotal 158,415 62 CONTRA. Warrants canoollod 123.559 21 Interest ou came 4.117 61 Stite tax 10,850 00 Warrants to hiyh school 2,500 00 Amount trannfered to Co school fund 4,276 60 Baiauce on band 13,913 30 E. C. Dixon, left Tuesday morning in his auto for Southern California, goiDg first to Crescent City and then on down the coast. He will spend the winter at Redlauds and San Diego, returning to Grants Pass in April or May. Later Mr. Dixon returned to town Wednesday, having had a slight break-down and will be obliged to wait for abont a week for repairs. There is only one hat that is The Best for Money and that is "The Nugget" All shapes, all sizes and all col Guaranteed to look well as long as thi last, and to retain their shape and col and will not wet through. "The Nugget is the Hat" Geo. S. Calhoun Co, "Outfitters to Boy and Man" Total $58, 415 63 SCHOOL AND OTHER FUNDS. Btlanue from lut report 988 B2 Amount from Kenwral fund Co apportionment 4,276 50 Amount from ptate trretsarer school fuud 4,8ii0 80 County iuHtituto fond 52 00 School district special tax 14.400 73 Road district 6,030 96 City tan 7,176 81 Total 137,786 12 CONTRA County Btihool superintendent orders Co apportionment 4.276 50 County hcIio.I superintendents orders utate 4,35040 Couuty school district special til 14,071 67 Road distriuts 5,581 66 City tax.. 7,176 81 Balance 2.H29 08 Tottl 37,7S 13 State of Oregon, Connty of Joeephioe I, J. T. Taylor, do heeby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the amount received, paid out and remaiuing ou hand in tbe treasury of siid county for the six mouths euding September 30th, 190S. Wit nets my hand tliis hint day of October, 1908. J. T. TAYLOR. Treasurer of Josephine county. Mis Augusta Parker come iu from her school at Sehna Saturday to visit ber pareut and.to atteml the teachers' iuhtitute at Mod ford. Iiamo Muuiltlor. Thii is a roniiiK'ii form of iniiwiilar rlieu nintiimi. No intenml livntment in needed. Apply fliniMberlniii " Liniment freelv tliree ' timet a day mnl iiuiek cure i certain. This liniment bun proven cpecinllv vnlutdile fi j miLM'tilitr and i ll ronie rht'iiiiuilini M. t'leinens Sold t.T tuno lus arrivtHi wlion i -In nt bulbs, etc. lit .i .t t i noiiM i tautMi ironi i no ';ir.ion ana iiu in pots fir t ho winU-r, nuit 1o jnov'ulo for thin, tho L. 1 Art st"to has FRUITDALE. Qaite a nomtier from Grants Pass I attended Sunday School aud ) reaching service out here last Sunday aftetnoon. The school cbildreu eujoyed thrue days vacation this week on account of the teachers institute. After Sunday school last Sutidav, Rev. Thorpe of Grants Pass preached a very helpful aud inspiring sermon. We hope be will enma agin" In-tTie ne.kr future. ;l lr-Vl'trl"i? ""'1 Mrs 4 8. F. Stau brougli, wu are C'lilduig ue w houses on tliir land up cast "of .the school bouse, have lust received their enr of good which was t!:iit .u nil. Hall brtMi-lit on a iaru'O stook of tho J. 1. This waro tho prout boauty to Owons waro matt :roon jarilinioros. finost that can bo hail A will aUl tlio appoaranoo of tho homo. Call and soo thoni at HALLVS AIM STOIli: North OthStrtct Phone 1051 lumsio.old from D.ilutn, Wm Ureitmeyer h bis uew house nearly coinpletetl and is expecting Ins wife from Jackson, Mich., the last of this week. R. L. Huek wm tiuite nick for""a few lavs last week. . g Mrs. ll'iiry Hack . eiit.'rt.mvT a ir.unler of l.idy friend at luncheon 1 i.-t Tlr.irsJ.iy. H C Itiit.'ha ) took a m:i!l com piny of lads uu I ladies op on Mt. Hiidy last Thursday. 1'hev all sav they had "regular ricuic"-caui'ii lire ant all. SELNA. Superintendent Eelly of tbe Rogue River Fish Hatchery was in town last week on business and reports great damage by the recent high water. Mr. S. C. Lee, manaxer of the Vir gin Placer Mining Co's work at Pine Flat was in town several days laying in winter supplies aud attend ing to other business before the rains render the trail difficult. Religious services were held Sun day night by Rev. B. F. Chastaln and Friday niitht by Rev. O M. Thorpe. Mr. Thorpe will probably return in two weeks. Mr. D. H. Wimer and Mr. Frank Sargent bare gone to Williams Creek on a combined business and plumu r trip. Tbe old Selma Hotel is being ished aud will be reopened soon. D. H. Hanscom is on a short pectiug trip into the mountains. Ralph Moore was in towu Sundav from the Anderson mine. forn- pros- PROVOLT Edward Harriott of Grants Pass was at Provolt and Applegate this week on business. John Weeks was at Provolt Sunday taking pottal card views and among others took several of Tom Lewman's pet deer. The latter will soon be sent east. Sheriff Wilbur Jones of Jackson county was a Provolt visitor this week, transacting the law's business. E. M. Provolt, C. M. Rexford aod W. M. Son son attended Circuit court this week at Jacksonville. Ira May of New Hope was visiting John McCallister and family Monday returning home Tuesday. Jess Lemons of Williams is working for A. M Knox at Provolt this week decking lumber for tbe Sugar Pine Company of Grants Pass. Elmer Shsnk, the real estate man of Grants Pass was in our valley Monday on business and to look over the farm of R. F. Lewman. George Matney bas been on the sick lift but is again on tbe mend. Frank Lee rf Nevada was a visitor at the home of J. A. Lewman Wednes day. Cla'enre Winet uf New Hope visited J. A. Lewmxn this week. He reports his section of country as I rosperiug Quite a nnnihei of plat-en have changed hands during the season. Hr W. II. IIODKINSON Pruetieul WATCH MAKER Thos. Li wiimu hay during the re manv otln rs ne nav iiown. wnv shouldn t we beast of the fertile soil end marvelous ol'mate? Think of cutting hay the has been rutting la-t week and there in ' tliis vail y who ...l.L.Ii. and Manufacturing Jeweler Now located at JOE WHARTON'S Sport' ng Goods Store on 6lh itm ORANT8 PASS. - OREGO! 25th of October! The sun's rajir the temperature to 74 degrees-iJ as warm as summer. The lirb blackbirds are warbling their d songs while many of the farmen busy plowing and sowing their grain. It is hard to s how pn can resist coming to beantifal On aud especially to Josephine Cou tbe home of prosperity. Graoti is the headquarters of the AppltA and Josephine county generally, W population of 5000, good : schools, churches and other lif tions, which go to make a fluid city. We have no hard wintm cyclones, no blizzards, but plenty snusbine and showers and fio' bloouiing throughout ths year. iJOW is the time to DgQffl ON THAT RABBIT PROOF FENCE The-Page Woven Wire Fence Co. h 1 ! Htn w : a Special Rabbit Proof Fence, uh especially for this locality 40 Inclij Twenty-seven inches to first whio spatv. 1 he same quality of all Page Fence, carbon coiletl pr;nj; Steel. Stands a strniu of over 18,000 pounds. Standard Ranch Fence 3 -r--f Hog I Sheep I Coyote V Lawn Pase ence is uaranteed to be An experienced man ami too! exactly as represented are turnisheil tn u, ,. .-. . " -i-."uu ui uu -rage rencc, niiuuui - ' " "v grouna wunout cuttiii- or lapping, bagging or sagging. G.idJis & Dixon. 'The l'a-e Fence Men" r n PR AN'KT IV Agent Distributors Southern Ore.n aud Northern California. J- cZ i.oi , ,d V f-'tieets Grants Pass, W