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THB ROGUE RIVER OOUBIEB.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1909
The Rogue River Courier
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1909
PEOPLE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
The president has made a ten
strike and succeeded In arousing the
worst elements of congress to come
forward In a tirade of abuse against
htm. Senators Foraker end Tillman
have become prominent by their
abuse of the Chief Executive. These
men each In their turn have been
shown up as solle' statesmen and
have very foolishly tried to turn the
current of public opinion away from
themselves by making long speeches
against the president, who has
brought home to them and the whole
country their shameful transactions.
Tillman was caught by the president
in the very act of public land grab
bing, and Foraker was shown to
have taken while a U. S. senator,
a $50,000 fee from the Standard Oil
Company. These two men are
showing their sores to the pbbllc, Il
lustrating the old addage
"Rogues who feel the halter draw
Have a poor opinion of the law,"
In the house some few members
are trying to get themselves to the
front by Imitating Foraker ami Till
man, The head and front of the of
fending on the part of the president
is that he has tried to convict thieves
in high places, a task which he has
the courage to carry out. The com
mon people of the whole country,
regardless of party will hold Presi
dent Roosevelt in grateful remem
brance for the driving of thieves
from public office and sending them
to prison where they belong.
The winter has been; It is true,
rather cold and at times very stormy
but there have been many good
things connected with It. Experts
say that the outlook for fruits and
field crops was never better. Peo
ple have discovered that snow and
Ice at long Intervals visit this coun
try but these have done no great
damage, the good It is claimed over
balances the bad. A few fine days
this month will make us forget the
overabundance of rain and snow.
President elect Wm. II. Taft and
Mrs. Taft have gone with a party of
distinguished civil engineers and
newspapermen to Inspect the Isth
mian canal. The party sailed from
Charleston, 8. C. on Monday. The
president elect and some friends
were on board the United States
cruiser North Carolina and the oth
ers aboard tho Montana. The party
will return about the inlddlo of
February.
Secretary of State Hoot has tender
ed to President Roosevelt his resigna
tion effective upon qualification of his
succssor, Robert Bacon whose nomi
nation, along with that of J. C.
O'lOiiKhlln, to be Assistant Secretary
of State, in place of Mr. Dacon has
been sent to the senato.
Tho watering of the lawns and
gardens of Grants Pass by irrigation
will be one of the events to place to
to the credit of tho year of our Ixrd
1909.
U.U.ICK.
The Oriole mine Is shipping some
very rich ore. It Is said that a por
tion of It goes into the thousands.
Ed Friday has been doing assess
meut work on his claims and Is much
pleased with tho outlook. He
thinks his property valuable.
Hilly Garrett hna returned from
his Rum Creek claims, where ho
wont to do his assessment work. It
is generally believed that he nas
sonio good property.
NVnh Jones Is trapping for coons.
Did ho catch a coouT No, It was a
skuuk. 80 now we are feeding
Noah on the end of a pole 20 feet
long.
The Golden Wedge people will
soon have their extra stamps In place
and will be ready a little later to
start the mill in good shape.
We've had lots of'trouble with the
malls Sometimes we got them from
Merlin on horseback and then by
boat, and then, again, we did not
get them at all, and there would be a
miss of several days. This Is ab
solute proof that we need a bridge.
Dan Green has given an option
on his Black Bear group to good
parties, and It may amount to a sale.
Dan Is the last one of the pioneers
of 1850. .You know he was our first
sheriff and our first state senator. If
this sale goes through it Is believed
that he will leave the camp, and If so
will be greatly missed.
Superintendent E. Crouch, of the
Almeda mine, has had a hard time
getting home from his last visit to
Grants Pass. After waiting a week
for the river to go down, he had to
cross on a skiff, leaving his team on
the north side. He hopes that he
will not be forced to leave home
again during the rainy season.
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Connor Leases Savoy.
Walter E. Conner, who for several
rears successfully conducted the
Hotel Oregon at Ashland, has leased
the Hotel Savoy at the corner of
Van Ness avenue and Ellis street In
San Francisco. The Savoy Is one of
8an Francisco's best and most popu
lar stopping places. It Is strictly
modern in every detail. Contains
125 guest rooms, has steam heat, hot
and cold running water and long dis
tance telephone in every room.
Has electric elevators and several
fine large sample rooms for commer
cial travelers; single rooms, with and
without baths. The house is ele
gantly furntshd with brass bedsteads
and mahogany furniture. It has
an elgant cafe and grill attached, is
conducted on the European plan.
Rates, $1.00 per day up. Special
rates by tho week or month, and
caters to the family and commercial
trade. Mr. Conner Is well known
In Grants Pass, where he has many
friends who wish him success in his
new location. To reach the Savoy
take cars marked "Turk and Eddy"
at the Ferry Building, get off at Van
Nobs avenue and walk one half
block to the hotel. -
W. C. T. U.
The W. C. T. U. meeting last Fri
day was fairly well attended and full
of interest.
The Mothers' Day program was
given after which Mrs. Chiles and
Mrs. Curtis, Superintendents of Leg
islature, took charge. Mrs. Curtis
spoke briefly In substance, as follows:
".Our laws are good and all are en
forced except those applying to the
liquor traffic. Of course there are
violations, but every offender Is sum
marily dealt with except the viola
tors of the liquor law. Will some
of our bright men exlaln why one
law breaker Is punished and another
goes scott free?"
Mrs. Chiles then led In a short
Bible reading, the theme being the
keeping of the Law Inviolate.
Tho L. T. L, convened at 4 o'clock
with about twenty children in at
tendance. Classes were formed,
teachers chosen and a regular
course of study taken up. The
suprlntendent had provided a treat
and at the closo candy was passed to
each child present. Let all the
children be present next time, Feb
ruary Mh and help the Legion to its
very best. The W. C. T. U. has
Medical Temperance for Its topic,
February 5th, with Miss Alice
Spauldlng in charge. All friends
are welcome at these meetings.
We have hinted that these liquor
signs disgracing our city ought to
come down. Now we say emphatic
ally, that If our town Is dry, we so
no need of further advertising to
the world that the accursed saloon
Is In our midst. Why should these
lns meet our on the principal
streets of our town? If our city Is
clean why allow these signs to ro
matn longer?
As tho train stopped tho other day
stranRor alighted and looking
across from the depot remarked to
a bystander: "I see you have the
saloop bore as In so many other
places." "Oh. no," was the reply,
"our town Is dry."
I-et us not tell the passorsby that
our town Is cursed bv tho wi.
loon by allowing these signs to re
main longer.
Wo notice with alarm, the Krow-
Inn habit of tho using of tobacco
among our boys. There Is a law
forbidding tho use of tobneco, yet,
evcrv itiv there are m vo chl'droii
soon llKhtlog and smoking the
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
NEW TODAY.
Hood River pronounced It the rival
of them all in real beauty and taste,
though this was accounted for, par
ilally by the beauty of the stage sur
.oundlnga and the additional benefit
f the lighting. Then closely follow
ing came our victory at the National
,(,le Show at Spokane eleven priz
es. There was a wonderful showing
of apples from many states, and for
,,ir county to capture that great
number of prizes among so many
fine apples Is glory enough for one
year. Truly, Grants Pass, as well aa
i.e world, do move, and the future,
i well as the apples, look bright.
Expect to Commence Work.
The directors of the irrigation
company will hold a special meeting
on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock to
take final action on the report of
Expert Cummlngs and to discuss cer
tain recommendations of that docu
ment with a view to taking the short
est steps to secure Irrigation. It is
expected that the company will be
In a position within the next three
weeks to start men and teams to
work on the irrigation canal.
HOUSE and good barn for rent, fur
niture for sale. Inquire real
dence of P. H. Harth, 639 N 2d St.
l-29-3t
I FOR SALE 102 head of sheen 1,,
take $4 per head all round, pf
F. Swayne, Phone SOS Farmer,!
Grants Pass, RFDNo.2. 12-if
THOROUGHBRED White Leghorn
nereis for sale from laying
strain, from coop that took first
' prize at last Poultry Show. Price
$1. Box 517 or Phone 811,
Grants Pass. 1'29'lt
FINE"BredBerkshlre Pigs for sale
at a bargain, alse four brood
sows. Box 517 or Phone 811,
Grants Pass. 1-29 11
OR SaLE Four milk owpj
111 -nil ...- - . ' i
snay, win dg, wuo l0r cot.
ens. Inquire or call on n
Johason, opposite County Home.
l-U-lt
Window Glass at Hair-Riddle's.
I Giant Powder Explodes.
; At 1:30 yesterday afternoon some
men who were blasting out stumps
on the property of Prof. Turner, In
lower Frultdale, were drying giant
powder near a fire when 35 pounds of
It exploded; the concussion shook the
hills and Jarred the buildings in
Grants Pass. No one was injured.
! Civil Service Examination
j There will be a civil service exam
ination held In Grants Pass April 18
for the purpose of examining clerks
departmental service; electrotyper,
stereotyper, press feeder, government
printing office, office stenographer
and typewriter department service.
Anyone wishing to take any of
these examinations should write the
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
This examination Is held in only
six eltles In Oregon, and Grants Pass
Is the only city south of Eugene.
MaJ. Frank Rose will give an inter
esting War lecture at the opera house
Sunday afternoon.
FOUND Pair of glasses. Get
them at the Courier office.
BERRY tips for sale Mammoth and
Himalaya Blackberry, Logan and
Phenomenal, also Magoon straw
berries. W. J.Sturges, Box 22,
iu l-29-2t
FfVREXCHANGE A heavy wide
tiro stndebaker Wagon for a 3-ln
lighter wagon. Must be in good
shape. Phone 811 or Box 517,
1-29 It
WANTED Two men to do grub
Kia. Rn 22. City. l-29-2t
FULL blood White Wyandotte
Rooster for sale, also Black Ma
nm-ov for sale or exchange. Robt.
Huck. phone, Fruitdale 817.
l-29-3t
FOR RENT.
FARM for rent 26 acres ZCi
west of town on river road. Caj;
on or address M. C. Garber, R.r)
D. No. 2. 1-15 :f
FURNISHED cottage for rent 1
rooms. Inquire box 325
White House Grocery.
or
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OFFICE Rooms In the Courw
building for rent. Aply to A. 1
VoorhleB.
FOR RENT Everltt Gallery oaf
St., east of Layton hotel. Suitablt
for gallery or dwelling. iDqur(
of R. K. Hackett at First National
Bank. 11-274;
FIVE ROOM cottage, 816 N 7uTsT
for rent. Inquire J. L. Scovllt
850 N tn. 1-15 tt
FOR REN f A new bungalo; ;
rooms; electrle light, bath ujf
toilet. Inquire 412 Clark ta&t
B streets. 12-18-t!
THEOREGON Fire Relief (McMinn-
vllle Mutual) Association and the
"Queen City" (Standard company)
are banner companies none bet
ter. Have reduced their rates
try them. H. B. Hendricks, Agt.,
6th street, office over Sabln's drug
store, Grants Pass. 12-4-tf
MISCELLANEOUS.
EGGS for hatching Rhode Islam
Reds, Plymouth Rock, White pw,
mouth Roeks, and White Leghorn
for sale at $1 for IS eggs; Indian
dian Runner Duck eggs at $1.50 p
dozen. The above are an fr
pure bred stocK. Apply of 1
Chailson, 400 West O St. 1-21-lt
FOR SALE Saloon in the best
Smelting and mining town in
Northern California. For particu
lars address Fred Jensen, Coram,
Cal. l-29-9t
rOK SALE.
FOR SALE Good top phaeton bug
gy. Address P O. Box !,Qrants
P.m. 12-4-tf
DESIGNS.Cut flowers, potted plants,
''bulbs. Medford Greenhouse,
phone 606. 11-6 tt
PAGE FENCE The larges iW,e
order of absolutely rabbit proot
fence in this country. See J. ft
Franklin. 12-li-t!
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MONEY to loan on real estate'
Mortgages bought and sold. Mai
cus Robblns, lawyer. l-S-5t
F. A. PIERCE Registered AjJ
ras. Flock headed by one
the famous bucks of the "KIu
Arthur," also other bucks ;
different strains of breedhi
Does of the noted strains. Bucks
for sale, Merlin, Ore.
3-2Ti!
FRANK BURNETT Upholsterkj
Mission furniture mada toork
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Gwirtis Company
Are selling goods as advertised
and intend to keep it up until
the stock of
Jewelry, Watches, ClocKs,
Silverware, Gold Mounted
Umbrellas
are disposed of
We are now selling the Session
; Mission Clocks at $2.60 and
$2.75, that originally sold for
$54.50
Mantel Clocks now sell at $3 to
$8 for the best Seth Thomas
Clocks, these sold at $5 to $12.
We can sell you either Elgin or
Waltham Watches from $6 up
All other goods selling at prices in like proportion.
For a small deposit we will put anything selected aside for you.
At the above prices our stock of goods is bound to thin out fast.
Curtis Company
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