Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, May 21, 1909, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, MAY 21, 1900 PAGE FOUR THE ROGUE RTVER COURIER. The Eogue River Courier Published ererjr Friday by A. E. V00RHIE8, Proprietor. C. G. COUTANT, Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Grants PasB, Oregon aa second-class matter. Subscription Rates One Year, in advance $1.60 Six Months 75 Three Months 40 Single Copies 05 Advertising Rates Furnished on application at the office, or by mall. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at 6c per line; card of thanks, 60c. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909. GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION. It Ih the plan of the Irrigation committee of the United Stated son ate to make a trip to the govern ment Irrigation projects and much time will he devoted to investigating what has been done, Ih now under way and what will be' done In the future at all the places where Irri gation has been undertaken. The pl-'in Is to start on the trip noon lifter the adjournment of congress. The Itinerary has been rnndo up for the entire trip and It will consume from August 31 until the last days of October. The committee will give Oregon a fair Khnre of attention. It will ar rive In Cortland on September 22 and will carefully examine a., the government projects In this state. The party wl.l pans throng. Grants Pass and an effort miiHt bu made to have them slop over at this point If not for a whole day at least for a few hours. It Is certainly very gratifying to have these incml.cr of the senate visit I lie Northwest coast and become acquainted with the needs and necessities as well as con ditions existing In this Hectlon. One of the most Important things undertaken by congress for many years Is the development of Irrigation and Its results are far reaching In many respects. It brings prosperity to runny sections In numerous states by providing homes for thousands of people and what Is of very grent Im portance, it solves problems along tlie lino of Irrigation which could not bo undertaken by private Individuals Every member of tho senate commit too should be proud of the hlirh honor of being nblo to confer lasting benefits on tho great West and the ntrprlslng American citizens who are adding so much to the prosper ity and fame of tho great republic. every man, woman and child within the confines of Josephine county should be made welcome on this day. A public meeting should be called at once and plans talked over and ar rangements completed for this Fourth of July celebration. The event Is one of Importance and It's nearly related to the flag on the school house and the memory of those men who achieved for us our Independence. All these things musl be kept in remembrance If ye yould preserve the republic. The celebra tion of the fourth must be a matter In which all the people participate, and there Is none too much time to make the necessary arrangements and Invite everybody to come to Grants Pass. OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAY. The Fourth of July Is scarcely more than six weeks ahead of us. It will como as usual with Its long train of accidents and when the smoke of the day Is cleared up the newspapers will have chronicled 600 or more deaths and twice or three times Mint number badly Injured. This was tho Btory of tho last Fourth of July and there Is no reason to be lieve that the coming fourth will be less destructive to human life. Some of the newspapers nre call ing for plans of carrying on the national celebration without the ac companiment of what they call the senseless noise nnd danger. Someone mentions that we might have a festi val In which nil nmld Join, but this would hardly suit young America, lie wants to show his patriotism at the cannon's mouth, and If he must, he will die on the field of glory. This whole matter should be taken up by the national government and the Im mortal day celebrated In a sane, ct patriotic manner. n the meantime newspapers (nll individuals n -peeti'd to make sug:;estluns and, IT possible, point out how w e can prof itably, properly and patriotically observe the day. This Is a matter of uione'UT ami is deserving of the at tention (lf our lending statesmen as well as the newspapers and cleiy.v. We have discussed this siibe. t In n general way, but as It nearly nm cerns our own t oiniiuitilty, It Is high ly Important that we, before dismiss lug the subject, ask the all Important question how shall Grant! Pass cele brate (he day which Is ho near at hand? Something should be done to entertain the people of (he entire county. This Is the county seat and ALASKA'S NEW GOVERNOR. Walter A. Clark, a correspondent of the New York Sun and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer at the National capltol has been nominated by Presi dent Taft as Governor of Alaska to succeed Governor Hoggatt, resigned. Governor Hoggatt has been In office threo years and during that time he has shown bis honesty by enforcing the laws and by this means gained the enmity of those who are either law breakers or defenders of this class. Among those who have fought him bitterly Is tho gambling element of the territory. This class of of fenders against the law have been kept In check for three years and It now remains to he seen what Govern or Clark will do. It Is said that re forms never go backward and if this be true the gambling and dance house element of the big north coun try will gain nothing by Governor Iloggatt's resignation. Governor Clark Is one of the best posted men on Alaska affairs In the states. He has made many trips north nnd Is personally acquainted with the business men In nearly nil of the towns In Alaska. It Is under stood that President Taft Is very anxious to do nil that he can to aid In the development of the Northern Territory and to bring this about It Is necessary to arrange conflicting In torests nnd fully believes Mr. Clark can do this. It Is barely possible that tho president Is not mistaken re garding what can be done for Alaska, but experience In tho past proves that tho new governor will have a fight on his hands Inside of six months. Jllslor.y will bear out this conclusion for there has never been a governor or judge In Alaska who has not had to go through a storm of public censuro. If the president can change tho leopard's spots he can hope to harmonize public Interest? In Alaska. Sishop's R Jl&il ' " ' 1 O:; I WW 1 mm !l WV II red .Cloth jQONT BE SATISFIED with read ing about Bishop's Ready Tailored Suits. Call and see them. We will not have to argue you into buying. The argument is expressed in the finished garments. They look good and wear better c. Temporary Store opposite Western Hotel, 6th Street Too Lolo For Classification. TI1K SKAL MARAUDERS. Tho sneaking Japanese sealers are ut their usual work on tho Alaska coast. A cahletrain received n r Seattle from Cordova, Alaska, says that while enroute from Juneau to that place on the Steamer Portland, J. R. Willis rollei'tnr it enutiu f.,.. I - ---- .-. ... ...... ...ltd iwi Alaska warned a Japanese sealing schooner to leave the restricted fish ing limits. The sealer was sighted In Vakuta Hay. Collector Willis boarded the vessel and found It to be the Ma.a Muni with a crew of 3G men. The captain claimed he hail put In for water, but Healing Imple mentH were found on board nnd he was given six hours to put. to sea under penalty of seizure. Collector Willis thinks that the sealer was walling for the big herd of seals now going up the Alaska coast. This Is the second .lananese schooner found within the restricted fishing limits this i-prlnu. 'I Ills soil of tllller lias been ntn.. on for many ears and In spite of a strict wat. Ii Kept aloiu the Alaskan coasl the Japanese freebooters coll- ""i"' l' do a thriving busincs in captui Inv, s. uls in American wat, , United Slates Collector Willis -, inal.in-. even el fori to Mildly en force the law but the government at Wnshlu-ton scents to fear Irritation w Ith .lap, in and hesitates to set v t, Japanese esscl unless the outrage on the race of II s an open violation of law that cannot be denied. FOR SALK Panics No. 4 Vi lathe, about $1(1 worth of extra tools in No, 1 condition, for $9,"!, also bi cycle repair material that I will lump off cheap. S. J. Taylor, Grants Pass. 5-21-21 FOUND Near depot, May 20, beau tiful gold ring. Owner please call for same. Oliver S. Prown. 5-21-lt OREGON FOR SALF A complete pumping outfit, consisting of twelve-horse power boiler with No. C Pulso meter pump. For particulars in quire of Claud Schmidt, grocery man. 5-21-2t Not Ice. To whom It may concern: Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned Is not responsible for any debts con tracted by Victoria Richard, wife of the undersigned, Grants Pass, Jose phine county, Oregon. A. RICHARD. 3a Pine street, Grants Pass, Ore. R. G. Smith returned Thursday from K'ugene. I I TTTT t 1 t L HI SUPPLY-CO. Still Adding' to Our Already Large Stock of General Mdse. We find it necessary, owing to the demands of an increasing trade, to add to our general line of mer chandise a stock of Dry Goods and Notions. We aim to make this department complete in every respect. The stock is new and carefully selected, and our prices arc right. mm mi I Art Store ! r MAKING GOOD IN AFRICA. Without boastings of nuy kind Theodor- Roosevelt Is making good In the African Jungle. Lions, tigers giraffes nnd other big African game X j Most people buy i their Wall Dcc-I mm . I 1 .. i.n, i '1iiUh4tij In many lauds and many languages. Mr. Roosevelt In still a young man and yet he has crowded Into his com paratively short life i biography which will be read by the soldier, the statesman nnd the sportsman with all absorbing Interest, it Is to bo hoped that no accident mav befall I hltn and that he may return to his n country ngaln to continue the weik of benefitting n nation that Is , proud of him a ouo of Its lending . I'ltLclH. orations at this - - - - 1 w v ft " i reason. Come I in and we will tell you why Store Telephone, lOol Residence Telephone, 10io Clothing and Furnishings V have just ivceiwd i largo shipment of Men's, Youths' nnd Boys' Suits tlio Very Latest in Style ami Texture. Strictly up-to-date in evi ry ivspeet. If you want something good at a popular price call and U t us tit you out. Our line of furnishings is everything that could be desired, from the cheapest to the best. Men's and Boys' Shoes Dress Shoes in Black, Oxblood and Tan Oxfords Heavy Working Shoes and Shoes for the Lumberman and Miner. Groceries Fancy and Staple. Green Vegetables of Every Kind. Flour, Feed, Hay, and Grain.