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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1909)
DAY, JUNE 25, 1009. THE lUXJl'E RIVER COURIER. fAGa TRRT3 7T UR first four months of business in Grants Pass started off with a grand rush and the buying ever since has been active and without abatement, many people who came just to see what we had, and others just through curiosity, looked at the goods, bought them and left the store fully satisfied that we are doing just what we told you in the beginning, giving you the best quality merchandise the world offers, at the best possible price. Under these conditions our business has far excelled our expectations, consequently we have been obliged to order our Fall Clothing shipped at once, and at present we have about three hundred suits on the way between here and N. Y. We wish to close out every summer suit in the house before the fall stock arrives, at the prices -we quote you there should not be a suit left in the house. We do not carry anything but strictly high grade, dependable merchandise; our motto is never to carry over from season to season old merchandise, but to clean up each season's odds and ends at some price. We do not expect to make a profit during this sale, our sole object is to clean up the stock and make room for the largest and most complete line of clothing ever shown in Southern Oregon. If you need a suit come and come quick, for there is only a limited number and it will be your last chance to buy strictly high grade merchandise at such exceptionally low prices. " Celebrate the Fourth at Grants Pass Special One lot small sizes, one of a kind $3.75 Men's Suits $35 and $30 values .... $22.75 $27.50 and $25 values $18.75 $20, $18.50 and $17.50 values $14.75 Special One lot of Men's Suits, one and two of a kind, values $12.50 to $20, your choice $9.75 Young' Men's Suits, $10 to $15 Values - - $7.75 All broken lines in Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, etc. at exceptionally low prices. This is a great money saving Sale and we mean it, we don't bore you with blatant bosting or deceive you with false promises. Come and see if we are not as good as our word 0 iale Coiffiicfices Saturday, June 26 Closes Tuesday, July 6th If We Have II. Gfo, " ,,,s meht mmmms Wc Have 11 GRANTS PASS. OREGON t - PERSONAL AND LOCAL. Dr. Loughrldge was at Galtor Thursday. W. B. Hurst, of Wolf Creek, soenf. Thursday In our city. Chas. Snow was in the city from Woodville first of the week. W. J. Wlmer, of Waldo, 'made? Grants Pass a visit this week. Wm. Debley, piano tuner of Med- ford, was in the city Thursday. Evan Reames, of Jacksonville- spent Thursday in this city on business. Mrs. Roso Gano Jenkins arrtveet . nere Tuesday from Portland to visit. with relatives and friends. D. B. Russell was in the city firsr of the week en route to his home at Medford from Portland. Miss Lydla White arrived here Thursday from Portland to visit with. her slater, Mrs. W. W. Walker. Mrs. F. D. Elsmann and little sot camo in Wednesday from Steamboat to remain until after the Fourth or July. Mrs. Robert G. Smith and babv left Wednesday evening for Eugeuo to spend a couple of weeks with re--latlves. Mrs. F. E. Shafer, of Oakland., Ore., arrived here Thursday to spend a few weeks with the J. II. Hatha way family. Miss Ethel Dugan, of Colorado Springs, Is visiting her sister, Mra., Joseph Harper, S37 Washington'. Boulevard. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Goettscho left. this Friday morning for Klamath Falls to spend the 4th of July and visit friends. Joseph Moss and Dr. Flndloy are the owners of two new Ford touring; cars and can be seen spinning around town in the same. E. D. Thompson tells us that the- steel bridge at Woodvlllo Is now an . assured fact. Mr. Thompson is also authority for the statement that the- brlck Is now being burnt for tho f 15,- 0-00 school house at that place. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hamlin and family, of Medford, arrived here Wednesday to visit Mr. Hamlin's. sisters, Mrs. Amos Smith and Mra F. 1). Elsmann. They expect to re main until after the 4th of July. M. C. Kessler and family arrived?: from Escondldo, Cal., where they had spent the past six months, com ing from Illinois. Mr. Kessler ae- cured a copy of the 1908 booklet Inr California and through it was in- duced to visit this section. Deputy U. S. Marshal Griffith, of" Portland, was In the city Tuesday to subpoena witnesses In tho Pae case which will lie tried at Portland July C. He hIho visited the vicinity up Rogue river where Page formerly" reslded and secured BOine witnesses-there. A. C. Goettsche lost his valuable Airedale dog last week and hud quite a force of citizens on tho lookout for- hlin. Every stray pup in the city was-. carefully conveyed to August for in. spectlon, but it was not until Mon day that the right canine was landed In the right place and now Angus . Is happy. DEATH KNELL OK ALL INDEPENDENTS Lint nf (lie Competition of Telephone Companies In In Kiglit. I The United States Telephone Com pany today failed In Its attempt to secure legal relief from the alleged Inroads made upon Its long distance agreement with tho local Independ ent companies by the Hell concerns. The petition filed by the I'ntte.I States company iinklnir n temporary Injunction reel mining nffl'!nfoj of tho Hell company from alleged at tempts to Induce the Independent companies to violate their existing: 99-year contracts for long distance service was refused by Judg Tnyloi of the United Stntes Supreme Court Tho Hell companies named Irr tho petition were the American Tele phone Compnny and the Central Union Telegraph Company. Th concern wore charged In tho pollu tion with operating a trust In re straint of trade. That the decision given by Judge Taylor sounds the denth-fcnc!I of ibm Independent companies Is the opinions of a Central Union official, who said.' today: "Tho Independents have wrought" their own destruction. There Is not the least doubt In our mlhd that the end of the telephone: competition Is In light. They brought thin suit. In ft last attempt to wive themnelvew. As every telephone man known It', waa the long distance buitnimt' ttiat: keepi the Independent nllve. Oak land Tribune, May 9, 10.