MAKE
THIS
A
Jewelry Xmas
There is nothing in the list of Xmas
gifts which is a more lasting, everyday
reminder of the giver than a piece
of Jewelry. It is also desirable from
an economical standpoint, as it does
not have to be expensive to be good
if purchased from Bert Barnes.
Come and see for yourself. My stock
was never better.
BERT BARNES
UyQ Jeweler
Studebaker Vehicles
buy. T. w the
CO
X Aro the-very best that money can
reason we handle them.
Harness is the most important article there is for
the horse owner. The largest and best stock ever
shown in Southern Oregon will bo found at our
store. Harness of all kinds and at all prices.
Farm Implements A complete line of farm
implements always on hand.
Everything that an up-to-date store should have,
wo have.
Come and See our saddles, bridles, lariats, 4
whips, spurs, halters, Jap robes.
COME AND SEE US
Jewell Hardware Co.
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
PB0V6LT
John Lewman and daughter) Miss
Ora, were visiting friends in Grants
Pass this week.
C. C. W'ynant of New Hope was
visiting at Provolt Sunday, return
ing home Monday. ,
Savory Roasters only $1.25 at
Hair-Klddle's.
Mrs. J. T. Layton of Grants Pass
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
son Lester Layton of Provolt, re'
turning home the first of the week.
MIbs Bessie McColm, the New
Hope "school Marm" was the guest
of Miss Oro Willsoo Saturday and
Sunday.
O. E. Rose and wife of Appleegate
were at Provolt one day during the
week.
We are making a big reducctlon
in price on many articles of sliver
ware. Let us sshow you. Hair
Riddle Hardware Co.
F. Knox of Laurel Grove was at
Provolt Monday after lumber for the
new residence which is being erected
at the Provolt Creamery, which,
when finished will be a neat and
cozy cottage.
Mr. Kent will move into his new
home the first of the week.
E. N. Provolt, one of Provolt's
most up-to-date and energetic
farmers, is anticipating setting out
100 peach trees during the fall and
spring. We are glad to see so much
Ti interest taken in the fruit Industry
in the Applegate Valley, which is
admirably adopted for fruit and
dairying.
Automatic Auction in tne south
window of the Hair-Riddle Hard
ware Co.
We are Informed that L. W.
Smith, formerly of Provolt, but now
a resident of Grants Pass, will soon
move back here and start a new
Btore and blacksmith shop. We
will be glad to welcome him again.
We are sorry to learn that J. W.
McCallister and family are soon to
leave Provolt and take up their resi
dence at Murphy.
Leap year is almost gone and your
correspondent still has to batch.
Wonder where the girls have gone,
perhaps they are getting ready for
the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflcc Exposi
tion at Seattle In 1908; there will be
quite a number there from this section.
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The Former Prices at
Fred Gumpert's
We have purchased this stock at a greatly re
duced price and are now offering to the public
Genuine Bargains
Beginning
Saturday, December 12,
At 9 o'clock a. m.
And continuing until after the Holidays.
We will offer this stock of Shoes, Dress Goods
Underwear, Laces, Embroideries and Notions
at
Unheard of Prices
REMEMBER THE PLACE.
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AT THE OLD GUMPERT STAND
R. Ft Lewman was at Grant Pais
Saturday transacting business.
Harvey Sparlin and Harry Kin
cade of Williams were at Provolt
Friday.
We are making a big reduction
in price on many articles of silver
ware. Let us show you. Hair
Riddle Hardware Co.
Doctors J. F. and James Burgtn
of Delta. Colo., arrived at Provolt
Saturday on a visit and to see some
of the beauties of Oregon and Jose
phine county. They will locate in
Southern Oregon, and we hope in
our home city of Grants Pass.
Fritz Rush of Thompson Creek
was at Provolt Monday.
Automatic Auction in the south
window of the Hair-Riddle Hard'
ware Co.
Frank Toping, our rood super
visor has been doing a great deal of
much needed work in this section
Our roads were in bad coendition but
the best roads in the valley. We pre'
a heavy coating of gravel gives us
diet that if Mr. Topping is reappoint
ed 1909 will see all of our roads in
excellent condition.
Savory Roasters only 11.25 at
Halr-itiddle's.
Chas. Heberman of Grants Pass
was at Provolt Tuesday after lumber
for the mine of Chas. Burkhalter on
Oscar creek. Active mining will
commence as soon as there is sui
clent water.
FRUITDAJLE
Our Sunday school is making
preparations for a Christmas enter
tainment and tree.
G. A. Hamilton has finished spray
ing hlB orchard.
Savory Rousters only 1.25 at
Hair-Riddle's.
Bro. McLean of the Bethany Pres
byterian church preached to a very
appreciative audience here last Sun
day afternoon after Sunday school.
He was entertained at the home of
F. A. Clements.
On Saturday, December 19, at 2
P. M. the Fruitdale Grange will meet
at the school house. This will be
a meeting for the memberss only, as
there is considerable business to at
tend to. The officers for the ensu-
ng year are to be eiected and new
members Initiated. Anyone wish-
ng to Join this Grange, who has not
already sent his name in should do
so in order that they may be voted
on at this meeting.
savory Roaster only $1.25 at
lair-Riddle's.
Mrs. Parham of Dimmlck Grange
will be with us and tell us about the
Grange Mutual Insurance Company.
This is a subject in which we are all
Interested, as no one feels safe with
heir buildings uninsured, and where
he ii-angers oln n a mutual in
surance company the cost of Insur
ance is very small. All are uried
to be in on time so that the meeting
can begin promptly at 2 o'clock.
Nuvory Roaster only $1.25 at
Hair-Riddle's.
XKW HOPE,
Wm. McCallister and H. S. Wy
nant were at the Pass Tuesday on
business. ,
Silverware at a great reduction at
Hair-Riddles.
We are glad to note that the
Courier office is equipped with a
linotype machine.
Automatic Auction in the south
window of the Hair-Riddle Hard
ware Co.
Miss Maud Cochran Is sojourning
with her sister, Mrs. Steward, at
present. ,
We notice that the Courier Golden
Eagle Contest Is getting qule lively.
Quite a number of new subscribers
have gone in from this section. ,
If you want to get useful Christ
mas presents take a look at the show
window of the Hair-Riddle Hdwe.Co.
Our farmers are busily engaged in
plowing Just at this time.
It is understood that Jim Steward
has a cow for sale. ,
Silverware at a great reduction at
Halr-Rlddies.
In our ad last week we should
have stated that those cooks must
not be over 27 years of age. A. V.
Daniels and C. C. Wynant .
We are making a big reducctlon
In pritje on many articles of silver
ware. Let us sshow you. Hair
Riddle Hardware Co.
SHORTY.
j The Comniercla. Club Booklets
are about all distributed. Secretary
i Andrews says the time is ripe for
i ,le matter of making preparations
for Issuing another edition of the
Grants Pass booklet. It will be neces
sary to have at least 50,000 book
lets for next spring's advertising
campaign. It has been suggested
that the entire county be solicited to
assslst In the make up of these
booklets and that a "Booster" meet
ing be held in the various fruit,
farming and mining centers of the
county, and an opportunity be given
the people to advertise the special
H-hources of the various districts.
Silverware always makes desir
able Xmas presents. Hair-Riddle
Hdwe. Co. is making a big reduction
I ,n Price on many patterns.
THE FIFTH SESSION.
The fact that not lew ..than 4000
delegates are expected to attend the
fifth session of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, to convene
at Washington on December 9 and
continuing throughout the two suc
ceeding days, Is a complete evidence
of the deep Interest taken In the
vital question of waterway improve-;
nient. The expectation is not only
basea upon the membership of the
Congress a membership constantly
growing but upon the official notlfl
cations from governors of - states,
.ayors of cities, presidents and
secretaries of agricultural, indus
trial, commercial financial . and
trade organizations and on notiflca
tion from local associations organ
ized for the advancement of the
cause of waterway improvement.
The Ohio Valley Improvement As
sociation one of the strongest as It
was one of the earliest assoclaions
advocating waterway improvement,
will be represented by not less than
250 delegates with the associations
for the improvement of other great
waterways cordially uniting In the
work of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress because of Its
broad and comprehensive plat
forms "A policy; not a Project."
It is now fully recognized that
waterway improvement can only be
accomplished by adhesion to that
platform of principles. A definite
system of operations Is required no
less in public works than it is in
private enterprises. There can be
no success where the parts of what
should be a harmonious whole are
made the subject of appropriations
by no means adequate, with the
work dependant upon the willing
ness of congress to consider the sub
Ject, and with the subject frequently
postponed for the reason that It is
considered merely local in Its Intent
and purpose. Appropriations have
been dependent upon the Influence ol
the particular representative and al
ways with the fatal defect that the
-jct o( waterway improvement
u not, until the organization of
he National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, presented in its proper
light as national and not local in
importance, in its Intent and In Its
purposes.
Fortunately the question of water
way improvement Is now considered
from the standpoint of its immeas-
ureable and its national importance.
With the question made a part of the
fixed and settled policy of the gov
ernment; with annual appropria
tions made in adequate amounts;
with the merit of the stream and the
favorable report of the board of en
gineers, U. S. A., determining the
work and with the work continuous,
waterway Improvement will become
an established fact which it never
would bjiome under the oll-tlmo
plan of sporadic appropriations, In
adequate in amount and with the
work of Improvement dragging and
delaying. It Is unnecessary to dilate
upon the advantages of waterway
improvement. Producer, shipper
and receiver, confronted with freight
congestions and with admitted Ina-
jlllty on the part of present means
of transportation to handle the
reight offered as It should be han
dled, know the Inestimable advant
ages that would come to all classes
and conditions of trade, commerce
and agriculture from the improve
ment of waterways and the great
umber of delegates to the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress is In-
contestible evidence of the knowl
edge . It will undoubtedly be the
most Important meeting of the series,
with all sections of the country alike
Interesting and aiding in the work
of the Congress through which alone
waterways Improvement can be
brought about.
A GOOD ROADS BULLETIN.
Farmers' bulletin No. 321. recently
issued by the department of agricul
ture at Washington, takes op in a
complete way the subject of the Bpllt
log drag which has worked such a
transformation in the roads In many
sections of the country. Graphic de
scriptions of the drag are given, while
csreful Instructions follow telling how
me arag is bunt and should be used.
The magnitude of the ennrf rnu
movement and the Important part
which the new drag is playing will be
realized when it is known that there
are In the Uuited States 2,000,000 miles
of dirt roads, the cost of the adequate
maintenance or which would run from
$20 to $50 per mile were the high
priced ditcher with its force of men
and teams employed to do the road
work. Results of so definite character
have been obtained that the bulletin
states that the cost of maintaining
the same ronds by use of th nii i
drag and plank ditch cleaner would be
out rrom si.m to 5 per mils anrf th.
Job be better done ot that
The bulletin in Question mar h
cured by any one Interested in road
Improvement by applying to the con
gressman of one's district or directly
to the agricultural dajmrtsaam
Washington. ;.
I Coffee"?
The troms-tlght can protect
it against impurities
oratwn-never sold in buiT
. Your rrocer will grind lil
better if wound . ?
too fine. '"-not
I III
MAKING THINGS EASY FOR pr.
The delinquency of colleu. .
that they fail or to the extent ti,
they fall to inculcate and fu a
virtue of personal responsibility!
H-uuems is in itKe manner the delli
quency of the public schools, n
school system In Its present eUbot
ate form is, "make enntu.. .
easy and as pleasant as possible lb
the children." This is in direct m
position to the old and weii.v
lished fact that there Is no royal rn.
to learning. The idea embodied I
the declaration or command, aoi
ever, runs through the entire cubit
school course. The results .
far to seek. They are manifest li
the faces of the harried, anxloiu
weary teachers who are charm
with the task of carrying, dragglni
and pushing a heavv. unnmflt.ki
load up the hill of knowledge. Whs
wonder that the boys and glrli wii
(ompose the load, after they tr
dropped upon the summit, and whei
It comes to the precepts that tel
along the way from the lips of th
struggling burden-bearers, repreaei
an inert, helpless mass.
Those who have been pushed art
pulled and dragged through the pat
lie schools by sheer force of persist
ance on tho part of the teachen n
ter college without knowing hoi
they got there. It is enough lo
them that they have scraoed to
gether credits enough to be 'allow
to register. They are Ignorant
the first principles of study and the;
either become adepts in the art o
cheating, or they soon "flunk out'
But perhaps the goal of their on
and their parents' ambition is reach
;d when the public school course I
ompleted, and the teacher, o'er
wearied, drops them to take up u
other load. The Idea of self depend
ence Is wholly new to them; persist
nee is an unknown quality in theli
make-up. They "got alonf
through school and In a vague wt
they expect to "get along in thi
business vocations ot life. Hartal
us far been carried, they do o
know how to walk. But the shin
spur of necessity is behind them n
they plunge or stumble or blundei
along,
The story is simple; Its moral li
plain. Require the children to pi
their lessons; do not expsci
teachers to pump knowledge lot'
careless, happy-go-lucky PP"
Never mind about "making thlogi
easy" for them. Hard stuay,
comes to the higher grades, will
not hurt them; but quite the coi'
trary, if they are puny, they snouio
quit school until their physics!
strength is renewed.
A boy who Is made responsible M
held responsible will grow Into a r
sponsible man, while he who li ef
rled along and coddled by the wl
wlh naturally look for someon if
on wbom to lean wnen -tate
is reached. Fate Is likely to
take many a hard fall out of hitn
fore he overcomees the habit of W
ting someone else look oat for
and do his thinking for him M W
teachers were expected nnd
required to do in his school dU
Oregonlan.
A Sure Remedy. .
A young man who experiences
trouble In managing a hesa -
which manifested an unpleasant
nation to stand on end rt
weekly paper for a plan by
troubles would be at least
He was given the following sp
..-v - l i . t.mA nsrtl ow
oub pan uimbbvo, k"-
four nurts India ruDDer,
wax.
parts glue, twelve raw egs-
Bed
ymta glue, " " MHttt
a slow fire for two hours and nr-
... i.m. hnfllnf fur
enough cod liver oil to make tM
Appiy -
wnue grsauany cwims r .
roller back and forth over the
He didn't
taks
Ledger.