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SPOKANE APPLE SHOW WILL BE LARGE AFFAIR From a purely local affair, originat ing la the Spokane County Hniticol- t.irl Hticietv. tho anule show to be no Id iu Spokane, December 7 to 13 liae ln-come iuteruational in scope. Ad vices were received the pant week that Japan, England, Germany and Norway will all have national din lUys at the Spokane allow. Britich Oolmubia and the other Canadian provinces hav already reterved space for approximately 200 exhibits, and the indlollons are that they will double this number. In all, the en iries received np to the tirst of Novem ber ayarepate flOO. In view of the iutrreat taken in the apple show bf foreign countries, the board of truHtte have arrantied Mecial fHtttort-s that will make the event international in aipearaune if uut in name, Iuvilations have been tanned to all the foieigu representa tives of foreign coontries at Washiug tou, 1). C as well as to all foreign Knveruments. Flags of nearly all foreign countries have been secarrd at d will be osed in decorating the im tuense bnilding in which the show is to be held. The secretary of the treasury at Wellington, D. O. bas been requested by Senator Piles, of Washington state, to remove the duty on exhibits sent from the Canadian provinces, and it is likely this will tie done. The selection of jodges for the show has beeu left to the depart tnttuts of agriculture of both the t'uited States and Canada, so that i-vety district represented might be assured of fair treatment. Manager JL J. Neely says: "If the northwestern states are to make a showing against other sections of the world at the apple show, the growers most get busy. I have just been ad vised today by W. N. Hutt, state horticulturist of North Carolina, that bis state will require 6000 square feet for her exhibits He now has an ex lrt in the field selecting apples for exhibit., and bas established a oold storage plant at Raleigh to care for them nntil shipped to Spokane. We ars also notified that two carloads have left western New York for , the apple show, aiid that another carload baa passed the Minuesota transfer at St. Paul en route here. We are get ting entries every day from British Colombia. "This means that the northern western states will not have every thing their own way, and in fact must do some rat Id work if they are going to oompete with the other sections of the world. The apple crop is now being harvested aud it will soon be too late to get prise winning apples.' Manager Neely la now making, i tour of the apple districts of the Berth weat in the Interest of the apple show, W. C. T. V. I The W. C. T. U. met last Friday in M. W. A. hall with a quoroiu present. After the business meetiug, the L.T. L. convened with 20 little ones present. The do nib bell exerises aud the marches are gaining favor with the Legioners and with the tern prranca iustrootion they receive these meetings are growing in interest and great results are bopei for. A short, bat interesting program was rendered after which cake and grapes were served. A beautiful W, O. T. U. pin was to have been presented to Mrs. Weianiao as tcken of appreciation for her faithful work for the pant year a president of our anion, but unfortunately she was not able to be present, but the pin, with many wortts of good will, was sent to ber by the band of oor treasurer. The ufxt meeting will be at M W. A. hall, November 13th. Remember the boor, 2 :80 that the uuion may clone in time for the L. T. L. which meets at 4. Let all members be prenent. ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS pass nsEOON. NOVEBEMR 6. im PRIMARY ELECTION ANNUAL THANKS GIVING PROCLAMATION Thurad&y, November 26, la D&y Set Aside by the Preeident. the Good Prospect Ahead. The amount of clearing which will be made this winter and next spring in this part of Josephine county will exceed that of any other year in the past. Much new land will be set to apples and pear trees and a still larger acreage will be plauted to grapes, mostly of the Tokay variety. One of the most rnconraging things iu this section is the ontting up of large farms into 10 aud SO acre tracts with view of making a speoialty if growing small and large fruits. This part of Josephine county should double Its population doring tne year im9. In these happy days of good proeptts ahead let ns all resolve to ork together in harmony to upbuild i he country. Nothing is to be gained by "knocking" either your neighbor or the oouutry. "Prohibition won't prohibit" without men behind the law to enforce it. Someone has said "What is the use of arresting the devil and trying him in hell" The great need of the times is men men of honor, who will not violate their oath of office. Let all who be lieve In the cause for which we labor "The Prohibition of tne Liquor Traffio, " pray aud work fur the elec tion of men who will uphold the law aud keep their official oath inviolate. Boot-legginnlng in LaUrande has proven an unprofitable business; four offenders having been ordered to pay a fines of 250 each or serve heavy jail aeutenoea. We say "Amen" to this. May the day soon ioonie when tlie men of Grants Pass other than druggists, whose names appear on "Record No. 10" may learn that selling liquor in dry teriitory is an "unprontiable business." W. L. Bidwell of Atlanta, Ga., having been fined .$1000 or imprison ment for 13 months, has been con vinced of the meaning of the prohibi tion law. Thirty -four saloon-keepers of the re formed saloons in Saginaw, Mich., have been brought before the oourt to aaawer to the charge of violating the Sunday law. Fifteen of these men pleaded guilty,; while 19 pleaded not guilty and desired jury trials. Now if. these 19 can get liqnor men as jury men, they will be oleaied of course. PRESS COR. SIMPLE MIXTURE SAID TO RELIEVE YICTIMS Druggists Her In Town Sy They Can Supply the Ingredients or Male Up thai Mixture. Beauty of Grants Pass Forests. Language fails to express the beauty of the forests surrouudiog Grants Pass in these days of sunshine and raiu. Matare's artist has j luted the leaf f the oak, the dogwood, the maple, i he Ivy aud all the other forest foliage iu the richent of colors, rivaling tho hoe of the rnlubow. To enhance the beauty of the scene the evergreens celar, piuo and fir brlug out the hrtght orders of the forest kings. But it Is not alouu in the wild forest these gaudy colors show; they are seeu on the trees along the streeta and on our lKaiitifol lawus. All this wealth of t-olor of every hue has after all Its mtvi side for we must rtlize that the sere and yellow leaf is after all a type of death which comes to us ihrough uature. Yet the reaurrectlou will come when now life and new leaves will return and the forest agalu will echo with thesoug of birds. Wednesday evening the south booud freight No. 25 backed tuto a locomo tive standing on the side track In front of the round lliouee. The eugiue was not damaged but the ralHae st udied to the freight. was knocked over, the .floor 'eplinered ana other wise damaged. No'one was injured. Get from any prescription pharma cist the following : Fluid Kxtraot Dandelion, one-half ouuoe; Compound Svrup Sarsanarilla. three ounces. Shake well in a bottle and take a teaspoonful dose after each meal and at bedtime. The above is considered as the most certain ptesoriptlon ever written to relieve Backaohe, Kidney Trouble, Weak Bladder and all forms of Urinary difficulties. This mixture acts prompt ly on the ellminative tissues of the Kidneys, enabling them to filter and strain the urlo acid aud other waste matter from the blood which oaoses Rheumatism. Some persons who suffer with the afflictions may not feel inclined to place much confidence in this simple mixture, yet those who have tried it say the results are simply surprising. the relief being much confidence in this simple mixture, yet those who have tried it say the results are simply surprising, the relief being effected without the slightest Injury to the stomach or other organs. Mix some'and give it a trial. It oeitainly comes highly recommended. It is the prescription of an eminent authority, whose entire reputation, it is said, was established by it. A druggist here at home, when axked, stated that be could either sup ply the ingrediouts or mix the pre scription for onr readers, also rroo tu rn ends It as harmless. 10-S0-St. On Saturday last the president is sued the annual Thanksgiving proc lamation, setting apart Thursday, November 26, as "a day of thanks giving and prayer." "Year by year, " declares the proc lamation, "this nation grows in strength and worldly power. Dur ing the century and a quarter that bas elapsed since our entry into the circle of independent people we have grown and prospered in material things to a degree never before known, and net known in any other country. The 13 colonies which strag gled along the seacoast of the Atlantio and were hemmed in but a few miles west of tidewater by the Indian haunted wilderness, have been trans formed into the mightiest republio which the world has ever Been. Its domalus stretch across the continent from one to the other of the greatest oceans, and it exercises dominiou alike in the Arctic and tropic realms. The growth in wealth andpopnlation bas surpassed even the growth in ter ritory. Nowhere vise in the world is the average of individual comfort and material well-being as high as in our fortunate laud. "For the very reason thus abounded, we owe to the Almighty to sho equal progress in moral and iu spirit ual things. With a nation, as with the individuals who make up a na tion, material well-being is an indis pensible foundation. But the founda tion avails uothing of ittelf. That life is wasted and worse than wanted which is spent in piling, heap on heap, those things which minister merely to the pleasure of the body aud to the power that rests only on wealth. Upon material well-being as a foundation must be raised the struoture of the lofty life of the spirit, If this nation is properly to fulfill its great mission and accomplish all we so ardently hope and desire. Tbe things of the body are good, the things of the Intellect bet'er, but best of all things of the soul, for in the nation, as in the individual, in the long run it is character that counts. Let as, tbrefore as a people, set oar faoes resolutely against evil and with broad charity with friendliness and good will toward all men, but with unflinching determination to smite down wrong strive with all the strength that is given ns for righteous ness in public and in private life.' FRUIT INSPECTOR FILES FIRST REPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. This Sunday, November 8, marks the beginning of the third year of the present pastorate. The subject of tbe morning meeeage will be 'Sliephertli Wauted." The Bible School meets after the morning preaching, begin ning at 11:43. Gordon Griffin will lead the young people's service at rt:30. "Commencing oor Society by Missionary and Evangelistic Zeal" is the topic The sermon deferred from lat week will be preached att:30. "MaxqaeradiDg" was the subject, cordial luvltatlools extended. Fine commercial Courier office.' printing at the Fruit Inspector B. C. Bateham filed his report on Monday, showing that durlug the mouth of October he personally inspected 200 orchards, large and small, covering something like 1137 acres of land. Of these 200 orchards by far the majority had some scale bat in the most caies only a little, showing that the Sampson Spray, which Is being generally need, Is doing good work In eradicating this pest. About one person In 20 faiU to see much remit of spraying aud rn sucn cases it is invarisDiy ace to a lack of pruning off dead branche, rough bark or a lack of thoroughness in applying the spray. In 28 orchards evidence of pear blight was found, the most of which had already been destroyed, f orty one orchaide were found with no serioos pests cr dis eases. Commenting on his visits to tho or- ohaids thus far inspxeted, Mr. Bate- nam concludes, mat wnnt one or forty, men can do, all can do. If it takes 41 men to keep 41 orchards clean how many men will it take to ksep the othtr 1(19 orchards clean Answer The whole 200 because some lack the enthusiasm of present profits. and the encouragement aud assistance of neighbors jutt at the critical time will be jmt wlat is wanted. He also says, the worst pest he has to far fouu in the orchards of this section is the neglect or lack of cultivation. Peta and diseases are sure to tackle a sickly or unthrifty tree just the same as they do a man, therefore If it is desired to wsrd off pests and make the trees grow not barelv live nlow cultivate, fertilise, and winter prune if trees lack thrift. Of course there are exceptions to this rule. Wr thrifty tears are more subject to blight andcultiated cherries to sumaiolse. It is a fact also that certain varieties of apples can be best .result, but there is more ilauger in the other extreme. During the month of November Mr A 1 Bateham expects to visit Provolt. Murphy aud Applegate regions, then North Grants Pass, Merlin, Hugo, Jumpoff-Joe, Winona. Grave Creek and Wolf Creek region. j ATTENTION! The members of the Woman's Club of Grants Pass are requested to meet with the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Commercial Clob for the purpose of disposing of the funds remaining io said club, at 8 o'clock p. m. second Tuesday, November lo, 1908 at Commercial Club parlors. MARY HILDRETH. Vice-president, M. J. DAVIS, Seo'y. ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Services will be neld every Sunday, morning st 11 a. m. and evening 7:80 p. m. A cordial invitation is ex tended to all, especially strangers in the city. Sermon morning aud even ing by Rev. F. B. Bartlett. Sunday school at 10 a. m. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all these who so kindly be friended ns in time of our bereave ment. MR. NEWELL, MRS. NEWELL and FAMILY. PLEDGES ILLEGAL Quartz Blanks at the Courier office- OVERTAXED- Hundreds of Grants Puss Read ers Know What It Mesons. The kidneys are overtaxed ; have too much to do. They tell about it in many aches aud pains backache, sideache, headache, early .symptoms of kidney ills Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's disease fo'low. L. Mathews of 1218 Short St., Rose burg, Ore.. sa;s: "I was troubled with backache and kidney complaint and though I used a great many remedies and speut lots of money ior treatment, I ooold get no positive relief. I hurt my back at oue time and that seemed to make me perma nent trouble. Being attracted by statements, recommending Doan's Kidney Pills, decided to try them, and got a box. Since using Dean's Kidney Pills my kidneys have br en acting in a a normal way and have gathered tone aud strength. The aching and other symp toms have gone. I can conscient iously state that Doan's K idney Villa are tbe .best kiduey remedy I know of." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents Foeter-Mliburn Co., Buffalo New York, Sole agents for the United States. Remember .the name Doan's and take no other. 11 8 2t Kodol will without any doubt help anyone who has stomach disorders or stomach trouble. Take Kodol today and continue it for tbe short time that is necessary to give yon com plete relief. Kodol is sold by Model Drug Store. Jdambcrlaln's Cough Ilciiiedy tlm Most Popular Because It is the Hctit. "I hsve wild CI iIktIiiiu'k Cnnuli l;vni. ly for Ihe p.it right yen nml find it to he 'me of Ihe 11 selling medicines on the mar ket. For huliies and young children there is nothing letter in the line of cough srrups " says Paul Allen, Plain Dealing, La.' This remedy not only rum the rough, mills end croup so common among vonngrliildren, hut is pleanant ami wife f,,r them to take. For sale by M. Clemen. Members of the the North Dakota legislature will not be oompelled to oarry out their pledges to vote for the successful candidate at the primary senatorial election. The supreme court decided as unconstitutional the pier ge feature of the primary law as it relates to popnlar election of United States .senators. The court, however, opholds the provision of the law pro viding for holding a primary ftr the seleotiou of the popular choloe for senator. Placer blank! at .V courier oflict Lame Shoulder. TM ! a common form of muscular rheu matism. No internal treatment is needed. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely three times a day andaquick cure is certain. This liniment has proven especially valuable for musciilarund chronic rheumatism. Sold by M. Clemens. r" w. ii. hodkinson! Practical WATCH MAKER and Manufacturing Jeweler Now located ut JOE WHARTON'S Sporting Goods Btore on 6th street GRANTS PASS. . OREGON Hallowe'en passed off with almost no damage to property in Grants Pan, showing that onr youngsters are pretty well behaved. IRRIGATED' Best irrigated small farm in Jackson County for $2500. 40 acres in tract. 30 acres under ditch. 20 acres under cultivation. Come and see for yourself. BEN A. LOWELL WOODVILLE. - - OREGON ARE YOU LOOKING For bargains in furniture? If so, come and see my new stock and get my prices. My car of new Couches, Beds, in fact anything and everything for the parlor, dining room, bed room and kitchen has come, and you'll be astonished at the splendid goods and the right prices. M. E. MOORE NEW and SECOND HAND GOODS shoo BOOBS and supplies at CLEMENS TREES ! TREES ! BUY YOUR TREES FROM TREES "Old Reliable Albany Nurseries" and you are sure of getting just what you order. our trees ior quality not cheap prices. GEO. H. PARKER, Office with J. E. PETERSON We grow Agent "Tour of the Tourist REMARKABLE event in the history of automobiledom was the tour of more than thirty Tourist cars from Los Angeles to San Francisco and return, August 12th to 22d. 1908. carrvine 94 men. womm nrl rhildrfn. This tour differs radically from any previous automobile run in that practically every car was operated by its owner instead of a professional driver, thus demonstrating simplicity and ease of operation, and proving forcibly that the Tourist is 'an owner's car so simple in operation and mechanism as to enable the novice to negotiate the severest test to which an automobile could be put. This more-than-a-thousand-mile-run was successfully accomplished without mishap or accident, and will live long in the annals of automobiledom as a glowing testimonial to mechanical genius and constructional ability. The T K- T r a... ... . . , w ctb rni whth rmmrA . . ' T . I- j iy-wem tew rmn, a rwo-cylincUt car ei maukabU the put ability. Iu """tructioa lk vry acm el dmpGdty. tad a. r'-.i'-a", um-rm uhq lot n mUtn worid-wida Tka ear, beautifully B&nhed in a choiea of (out tolon 22 H. P. ire-puaesoer mnonbU tocuMML a $1300 u Lo. AU Sbmtl luwutM, ud with the lector meet bead a, replace ell pert, quickly. R. S. WILSON, Agt Grants Pass Oregon. . Type "O" Totm Roedita rrpneeot, the cuU ajatioe pom a two-cyliader automobile coottructioa. All the berate oi hSeaow Umou, model K are here MeadeJ wua the nej, chic In, oi the kigh-pncod INothai ea the meixet today caa compart favorably wua tne type "O tor all around "TTieeebuiry, atyl, reliebility tad low price. Thi cat with a finely fiauneo1 trunk oa mr mOt lot $1300. Wkfc niU rumble Mat oa trunk, $1325j and with double individual eean) oa IW.SI350. F.O.B.Ue AafaU