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THE ROGUE RIVER COCKIER.
FRIDAY,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
M. C. FINDLEY, M. D.
Practice limited to
UETE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT.
Glasses fitted and furnished.
Office hours 9 to 12; 2 to 6; and
appointment Phones 261 & 77.
Grant Pass, Oregon.
S. LOUGHRIDGE. M. D.
JPHY8ICIAN AND SURGEON
Res. Phone 714
City or country calls attended day
me sight. Sixth and H, Tuffs Bldg.
Office Phone 261.
GnU 1'uhh, . Oregon.
Dll. C. A. CAMPBELL,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
2rduate American School of Osteo-
pathy, KIrksvllle, Mo.
C&ronlc Diseases and Diseases of Wo
men and Children a specialty.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Rooms 1, 2, 3, 1st Nat'J. Dank Dldg.
Phones: Olllce 771; Res. 793.
;ruiits Vuhh, . Oregon.
MERLIN RECEPTION
AND BANQUET
Ol'It XEIGHIJOIt EXTENDS
CORDIAL WELCOME -
ORATORY AND CHEERS
Tho Famous Excursion Clones Most
Satisfactorily to All (lie Visit
JiiK I'arly.
B. F. DeVORE, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON
'City and County calls promptly
'wnswersd. Office hours, 9 to 12 a.m.
- ad 2 to 6 p. m.
Phones: Res. 473; Office 941.
Rooms 1, 2, 3, Shallhorn Dldg.
' Cmiti Vuhh, - Oregon.
IX D. NORTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice in all State and Federal
Caurts. Office Opera House Bldg.
Grants Vuhh, Oregon.
OLIVER S. BROWN,
LAWYER
Olllce Cor. 5th and F fits.
"CiranU Push, Oregon.
0. S. BLANCIIARD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice in all State. and Federal
Vurts. Banking & Trust Co. Dldg.
Grunts Pass, Oregon.
First
National Bank
OF
Southern Oregon
Grants Pass, Oregon
Some of the Service that a Bank
Iloudui s the Public
DEPOSITS
The mt(ut nut Hiuipltut
of lumping your
fllOIH'Jf t lV dMMltlng
it in a lUliitbU Hunk.
'J'liin IIhuIi rwmvo I'd
postm sulijwt to t'ltft k,
or on dtiuiumi CttrtilicaUt
of diuioalt or on tiuie
Crtlllcti of DtiponitM.
'On tium UpoMU py
4 rEF CENT1NTERES1
DRAFTS
Tlie "beit snd c)avit
way to trsmfor money
it by lUnk lrfu W.
eelt I)rru parable In all
part of Ue country.
10AN8
V")ne of U moit Impor
tant faacuoo of Ue
Utek. We endeavor to
iuvlr all raslle
tneede of our enatomen.
3ipital and Swplna IT8.000
Stoetholders' Additional
IUtpojiWHty (50,000
omeens
JL1. Hix, rrWdetit
J. O. Cammcu, Vtw-IW.
It L Oiutsv, Oualr
IL K. naottrr, AmI. (Wlr
The Commercial Club excursion
on lt return from Galice on Tuesday
t i .. ,. . t . i i i i
ui mm wbk reueneu Aierun ai a
o'clock In the evening and at once
tho party wore Invited to see the old
apple tree. We could not help won
dering at the time why this kind of
a tree Is bo often connected with
historic events. General Robert E.
Lee met General U. S. Grant under
the famous .Appomattox apple tree
and a world power was created under
Its spreading branches. Then there's
the old song about hanging Jeff
Davis on a sour apple tree, and still
another song, "Under the Old Apple
Tree" and so on along the line of his
tory this tree comes in for recogni
tion. So in Merlin Is another annle
tree connected with the history of
the locality; for standing In the
shade of its spreading branches we
listened to Its history as told by
Chas. E. Short as follows:
"It was only a few years ago that
we realized that we had such a mag-
nlflclont monument to the fertility
of our soli standing in our midst.
A gentleman from Hood River first
called our attention to the fact that
It was probably the largest apple
tree In-the state, and regretted that
It did not. occupy such a prominent
position In his town, where It would
undoubtedly be used as an advertise
ment. A short time afterward its
picture appeared In two of Portland's
dally papers the Journal and Tele
gram and then we began to look
Into Its history. Among the old
timers there was considerable vari
ance as to when it wns set out
I'liinlly It was suggested that prob
ably Mrs. Caroline Sexton, who was
here even before the beginning of the
"early days," could furnish the de
sired Information. I made a special
trip to the foot nf Sexton mountain,
six miles north of this place for that
purpose. That Interesting old lady
was Hitting In the shade rending,
and arose gracefully In ai knowl.'de
nn'tit of an Introduction. 1 sat there
several hours listening to a thrilling
tale of the early days of the Rogue
River Indian wnr In 1 S .", 5 . in which
she barely escaped with her life.
Then 1 asked her about this tree.
Did she remember who planted It?
" 'Why, Mr. Short, it seems but
yesterday. Mr. Unities settled then.
on the creek In 1 852. and the follow
year n wagon load of nursery stock
was brought down from the Wlllam
etto Valley. My husband bought n
few trees, Mr. Unities bought some,
and a few more were planted near
the old Van Noy ferry. Mr. Malnes
had no fence around his orchard, and
two .wars !.it,.f coin"' 'iiced to bull,
It Just us the rumors of an Indian
outbreak began to spread. The
21. B. McGRBW,
n ON EE II
TRUCK and DELIVERY
Turnlturo aud Piano
Moving
GRANTS PASS, OKi:;oN
CEMENT
CEMENT
C It. (JU.KU LAN
rhu 144 Craniu Pmm, Or.
mm 1
111
10
Haines family came here to my
house to stay, as I had three men
working for me, and Mr. Haines
came up every evening. They re
mained here two weeks and, as there
were no signs of an outbreak, Mr.
Haines grew tired of his long trip
every night and morning and Insist
ed that his family should return
home. It wag on Sunday morning.
Mr. Haines stood right there beside
that gate. His wife was afraid to go
back, and . was crying. He was Im
patient, and. said, 'If I had a wife
with the spunk of a louse, I could
get my orchard fenced.' Mrs. Haines
finally consented to return, and on
the following Tuesday they were all
murdered.'
"This is the story as she told It to
me, and If you could have heard her
so positive of the small details
you would not doubt of Its correct
nes. "After the death of the Haines
family, a man by the name of Per
kins hwiiesteaded the land and a
few years later relinquished it to
Mr. J. R. Lanterman. Mr. Lanter
man cultivated It a few seasons, and
then the railroad came through, and
this land was lncfuded in the right-of-way.
Since then the only attention
It has received was by a small boy
who entirely girdled It with a
hatchet the scars still remaining to
tell the story. In spite of this neg
lect after 56 years Its branches
spread over 61 feet, It is 43 feet
high and 6 feet in circumference
and it fs as sound as a dollar. You
will admit, after looking at the ap
ples on Its branches, that I am within
reason when I predict 56 boxes of
merchantable fruit as this year's
crop."
M. J. Anderson's Talk.
Mr. Anderson told of the pleasant
and Instructive trip to Galice, the
Interest taken by members of the
party In learning the needs of the
community, the common Interests, of
the people of Merlin, Galice and
Grants Pass in the development of
this portion of Josephine ' county.
The need of a railroad In the near
future, and the probability that when
a railroad went from the inter!)!
of Southern Oregon to the sea it
would be via Rogue river which
the most practicable route. He con
tinued:
"Hut most of all we now nni
wagon roads. I do not want t-j con
demn the present roads, th-v wry
an improvement: wnen tltov wore
made along tile old time trail; now
You need good roads to move
Increasing products of your splendid
orchards and farm lands, arid to
move tho heavy machinery to the
mines. We all agree that roads must
be built. We had the county Judg
with us, and would have had the
other members of the Court but that
unavoidable circumstances prevent
ed. The County Court agrees that
you should have better roads and
Is willing to assist you, but the
r , . . .
vouii is not always able to do what
it would like to do In thLs line. The
problem of good roads to Galice Is
simply one of ways and means, and
at your convenience we will he glad
to meet your representatives and
take up this matter with the Com
mercial Club; perhaps with a united
effort we may solve it. We are
glad to meet you n this way. s:i-h
meetings can only bring good re
sults mi. I ...... ...... i . , .
" " ICild.Y 10 join VOll
in anything th;" -vlll lick) Mc-ii,,
niuse It will benefit Cants I'ass
and nil of Josephine county."
After posing for a picture In the
shade of the old apple tree. uK.
guests were escorted to the Massle
n.,t..i ...i .
..".vi, hiu-r. n nanquet was waiting.
At the sound of the gong Mr. Short's
clear voice rang out, "Gentlemen
ou are Invited," and the 70 nb.t.w
that had been prepared were soon
filled with good things to eat. There
were great plates of fried chicken
salads, vegetables rh llfl-loa ... ...
berries and logan berrles-nnd tho
pilgrims showed h..tr i....
, " ' "CI" ' union
by the way they ate. After a long
time when even Jim Tuffs could
eat no more the speech making be-
tnas E. Short acted as toast
gan.
Williams'
Talcum Powder
Four reasons
for the rap-
growing
ft popularity
of Williams'
Talcum
P o yv d c r .
1. The finest
Talc the world affords.
2. The sweetest, dain
tiest perfumes.
3. Most
A TL t t i . " i,hlr'K "n you had dreamed of. You
7. 1 lie H iniTffl Inn miw rent i,im i .w . .
---- v' I "f pnninu noles
that prevents sticking. 1 hl,h pront q,,an,l,l,,s ii.
11. i, "'M,"" n.ctals were dal'y being taken
leaKin
fume.
mnster. and the way he handled the
mairer showed that he wns no r,.
I'0. He said:
Gentlemen, It I, with nl(.n..r
that we welcome you to our city,
and It adds to our pleasure to wel'
poiiio you after you have visited one
of our Important tributaries Galice.
Your visit there lis no doubt opened
your eyes-yon have B.en irrentnr
1. ... 1 1 r "'i""" ' uiy being taken
iiaivuiK uuu 1USS 01 pcr-:nm (, round n smelter nearly
ompi,iea, joyeral stamp mills nd
cyanide plants In operation, and that
the prospects of a few years ago had
srown to be mines. Your Hhort
stay there enabled yon to see but a
small portion of the wonders of that
ramp. Greater things etui u w.
.vend. You have learned one thing,
For Sale lty
II
SELLS DRUGS
AM IUHM
however, and that Is the importance
of a good wagon road to that district
from Merlin. We need other roads;
but we have laid them all aside until
this one should be put Into -automobile
condition. We have decided
to make this our one great effort,
and we ask your assistance. I no
tice among your number a gentle
man who has bad vast experience in
the building of roads, County Judge
Jewell, and we would ask htm as to
the mode of procedure."
Judge Stephen Jewell's Talk.
In response to the chairman's call
Judge Jewell responded as follows:
"Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and
Gentlemen: I certainly express the
sentiments of the entire Grants Pass
delegation when I say that we hearti
ly appreciate the cordial reception
that has been given us on this occa
sion. And let me assure you that
HARNESS.
The Kind That
Always Holds
" COMMON SENSE
Leads most intolllsent people to use only .
inciMinos or Known composition, mere
for it Is th'il Dr. Pierce's medicines, the
maliutif wrdch print every Ingredient
entering ki h:m upon the bottle wrap
pers and aut Its correctness under oath,
are daily gr'tllng in favor. The com
position of D. Pierre's medicines Is open
to evcrvbodv.vrr. Plrrff bing dc9lrotis
of hflvin? t.' v. HTV"i,r. of iuveHlga-
(; m 'uf cm ' i : ri ' i hi- biiinuhe, being
conl'uciit in
Jewell Hdwe. Co,
T
III tl
til., ix t.i ,- tp" coninusition
iii.'s is Known the moro
wj
ni';l
Ipir t'W curative moms yij rcog-
iicn
cine whoilvuiadii of "the active
medicinal principles extracted from na
tive forest roots, by exact processes
original with Dr. Pierco, and without the
use of a drop of alcohol, triple-rcfincd and
chemically pure glycerine being used In
stead in extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing In tho root3
employed, these cicd.'clncs aro entirely
free from the objection of doing harm
by creating an appetite for cither al
coholic beverages or habit - forming
drugs. Examine the formula on tholr
bottle wrappers the same as sworn to by
Dr. Pierce, and you will find that his
"Golden Medical Discovery," tho great,
blood-purifier, stomach tonic and bowel
regulator th medicine which, while not
recommended to cure consumption In Its
advanced stages (no medicine will do that)
yet Ior cure all those catarrhal condi
tions of head and throat, weak stomach,
torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak
lungs and hang-on-coughs, which, if neg.
lected or badly treated lead. up to and
finally terminate In consumption.
Tiko the "Golden Medical Discovory
In Mine and it is not likely to disappoint
you if only you give it a VumwiK and
uir trial. rDon t expect miracles. It
won't do supernatural tilings. You must
exorcise your patience and persevere In Its
use for a reasonable lenrrth of time to got
Its full benefits. Tho ingredients of which
Dr. Pierce's medicines are composed have
the unqualified endorsement of scores of
medical leaders better than anv amount
of lay, or non-pr(jf: ss:onnl, testimonials,
lliey are not given invav to he experi
mental with but are .old by all dealers in
medicines reasonable prices.
Tvte
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Grants Pass Feed Store
Corner Gth and J Streets.
M.WZAXITA A school for boys, Palo
HALL Alto, Cal., will give
your boy a thorough preparation for
college, wnile training him to be
litrong, self-reliant and manly. Spe
cial attention given to preparation
for Stanford. Absence of rigid classi
fication permits rapid advancement.
Ample facilities for athletic sports.
Write for Illustrated catalogue. W.
A. Shedd, Head Master. 7-2-8t
Legal Wanks nt the Courier.
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COUNTY TREASl'ItER'S SEft?
UALL rOH WARRANTS
There are funds in the tn
pay all warrants registered on or'
fore July 1, 190c.
Interest win nnoo t .1. .
,. ... vv,li)c uu, lnls
May 28, 1909. j. v Timrt
County T:v
r.-!
8-5t
Leal Blanks at tho Courier,!
As Usual
Page
Fence
Four Carloads delivered last week
THERE IS MORE PAGE FENCE SOLD IN THIS COUNTRY THAN
ALL OTHER MAKES COMBINED THERE IS A REASON '
Pa
Hl-ST WIRE, 1JEST STYLES, MOST U EASONAIiLE PRICES
ge Rabbit, Stocli and Poultry
Fences -
LEADS THEM ALL AND WE CAN PROVE IT
Why pay almost as much for a soft flimsy ir v ...
turors of m.i. fn. .1. . ' V.r. wlre fonce that tbe manufac-
'protectlon against itock, tbro, four
or more strands
of barbed wire" hnnlH 1,0 v.j .'. . '
54-Inch PAGE Rabbit-Stock FENCE
0 on up, We is.iit in . ' 1 ,Ice on,y 1 tnch nd
ONLY 6c (PELKl MOB
Remember that fencing U nil hllllM... MAM
want we can get It tor youT ' ua "
811
not what you
iV&S; U' tne rast
Gaddis & Dixon
"VAt PAGE FF.NCE MLN"
J. D. FRANKLIN T 1 r.
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