PACE FOUR
THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER.
fhe Rogue Biver Courier
Published erery Friday by
A. E. VOORHIES, Proprietor.
C. 0. COUTANT, Editor.
Entered at the Post Office at Grants
Pass, Oregon as second-class matter.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST C, 1906.
A COMMERCIAL CLIH SUBJECT.
It is very gratifying to note the
character of the men who have of
late been arriving at Grants Push in
search (if investments and homes.
They are, for the most part, persons
of means and know Just what they
want. The majority of them find
satisfactory investments and are
sending good reports back to their
old homes regarding this country. It
Is trim that wo need more advertising
and the encouragement for ns to d"
this Is In the fact, ns lias been slated,
that the men who come are of the
right, sort, only more, of them are
needed. WUh a country like ours,
abounding In opportunities for the
lloiiicHcckcr to secure health and
wealth, It. will pay to make known
mote extensively what wo have to
offer. We iiie certainly not doing
enough :il H-attlo to Injure us our
share of the business that might be
secured In that quarter. This sub
ject might advantageously be taken
up nt the regular monthly meeting
of the Commercial Club next, Mon
day night. Time Is flying and If we
are to do anything more, now Is the
time. It can be truthfully said that
little or no effort has been made at
th- Alaska-Yukon-l'ncine exposition
to maid? known the advantages pos
sessed by Josephine county for those
who are looking for homes on the
Coast.
county. Last year, It will De remem
bered, our display of apples at the
first exhibition of that organization
took a large number of first premi
ums and won high rank for the king
of fruit grown In this county. Our
fruit growers had short notice to
prepare their exhibit and the display
was made under discouraging cir
cumstances, but this year time must
be taken by the forelock and an ex
hibit made which will astonish and
please the many thousands who will
visit the second national apple show.
This year there will be premiums
amounting to $25,000 offered and
the apple growers of this county can
take enough of this sum to pay the
expense of making the exhibit twice
over. The Southern Pacific railroad
can be depended upon for assistance
In the way of transportation for
products wo may wish to send to the
show. It Is time this subject should
be taken up by our apple growers
and preparations made for a choice
selection for an exhibit.
SECESSION AND TRADITION.
'The Rogue River Courier, alone
among the papers of Southern Ore
gon, opposes secession and the crea
tion of a new state. It says: 'We
hope that the name of the Rogue
River Valley, which means Grants
Pass, Is not claimed by the seces
sionists. This valley Is loyal to the
whole slate, and its glorious tradi
tions.' "The Rogue River valley is cer
tainly claimed by the secessionists,
and If put to a vote tomorrow, there
would lie an overwhelming majority
for secession, not. only outside of
Josephine county, containing three
quarters of the valley's Inhabitants
but In Josephine, and also In the
city of Grants Pass.
"From Ashland to Weddrrlnrn
GO AFTER IT NOW.
Tbi! mining interests of Josephine
county are looking up and keeping
pace with tlw prosperous times
which tiro promised the country gen
erally, There are strong Indications
that the whole county Is to enjoy
better time; In the future. Capital,
which Is ulways timid and never
ventures to Invest a dollar unless
certain of returns, Is now offering
millions for rnllroad construction
and Industrial Investments. These
conditions call for those having min
ing properties In this county for the
development of which they need
capital to make known their wants
without delay. The money for all
good mining propositions Is wait
ing the call of the man who owns
the mine.
If the men who have the money
knew what Josephine county has to
offer there would be no dtday In the
development of our good mining
propositions. This Is also the time
to commence railroad construction in
this county. No better Investments
can be offered than the construction
of the Illinois Valley railroad or
one down the Rogue river;
both propositions offer nlniost
unlimited demand for trans
portation. This Is certainly the
time to call the attention of the capi
talist to conditions ns tiny exist In
this section of Southern Oregon.
Here Is a demand for a committee
to lie appointed by the Grants Pass
Commercial Club to look after these
in -t Impel t ; i lit matters. There are
liicmbei s (if the t luh w ho have the
lei
Ilbllliy to si '.ire the i apltal nee
to build our railroads and devi
our mines. Mining no u and Uio;e
Int' i ' d In lia Ing railroads bulll
should Join lho Commercial Club
and then all th. -v tlilucs will coir.e to
them.
SECOND WTION'AL APPLE SHOW
An Important event Is to come vU
In Spokane during the entire week
commencing November 15, 1100.
This will be the National Apple Show
which Is of the highest Importance
to the apple growers of Josephine
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But let us come back to the sub-
Ject which our contemporary oi
Bear Creek valley has discussed with
such magical eloquence, we can
see plainly that this threat may do
some eood to Medford. For Instance,
It may make the Supreme Court
tremble as it reviews the Crater
Lake appropriation case. If the
court can be made to believe that
Southern Oregon under certain cir
cumstances will secede, it will hesi
tate to confirm the decision of the
lower court; and then there are
other things.
With the aim and intent of the
Tribune we are, of course, in accord,
but we are old fashioned and don't
like that word "secession." Shake
spear says "a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet." Give
it another name, brother, for there
Is a glorious tradition to the effect
that during the Civil War It was for
a time uncertain whether Oregon
would or would not secede; Indeed
there were people who favored it
most earnestly, but the friends of
the union, including some of the
founders of Grants Pass, in the name
of Lincoln and Grant threatened to
hang every northern son of the se
ceders caught, and that put a stop
to It. So much for tradition and se
cession. Let's see, call it well call
It most anything but this forceful re
mindev of a lost cause. Since the
above Tribune editorial appeared,
the Grants Pass Observer has come
out and calls It "Secession non
sense," and further on it speaks of
It as "this foolishness." The Rear
Creek organ should make a note of
this.
Our Advertisers,
The Peerless Clothing Co. this
week In a big ad announce a dump
sale which will be of interest to all
men. Mr. Nipper is advertising money
to loan.
CLASSIFIED ADS.
FOR SALE 160 acres bottom land,
70 acres under cultivation, house,
barn and outbuildings, fruit and
shade trees; seven miles from
town. A snap if sold at once. See
Geo. Cronk, address Box 580.
Phone 1025. 5-21-tf
WANTED
NEW TODAY.
WANTED Second hand, 1-horse
wagon In good repair. E. E.
Blanchard, N. 10th street. 8-6-2t
FOR SALE Two fine young horses,
harness or light wagon. U. A.
Griffin, N. 10th and Savage Sts.
8-6-lt
FOR RENT Second story over C. F.
Dixon's store, consisting of four
rooms, large ball, bath room and
closet. Partly furnished. Enquire
of E. W. Chiles or C. F. Dixon.
8-0-tf
WANTED 10 wood cutters at Hugo,
good timber. See Cahill, 605
West C. St., Grants Pass. 7-9-tf
WANTED Man and wife on fruit
ranch; lady to run boarding house
for help. Address "A" Courier.
7-30-tf
WANTED Man and wife on ranch.
Fine chance for right person.
Don't apply unless hustler and un
derstand ranching. Apply at
Fruit Exchange office. 8-6-lt
WANTED 1IOPPICKEKS 3o hop
pickers wanted at Flanagan &
Cornell hop yard. Picking will
begin September 1. Sep Cornell at
his store or phone No. lUTJ, Henry
Ruch. S-(i-lt
I' OR RENT or Sale, a 5-room cot
tage wilh small barn, 3 lots. In
quire Mary E. Dodge, 211 W. A
street. S-G-tf
llaptist Church for Hugo.
A subscription paper has been cir-
there Is a wide-spread disgust with ciliated for some time past anu a
barnacle rule, with taxation without , considerable amount of money sub
representation, with the narrov.', sel-'scribed toward the building of a
fish, hoggish, apathetic cbarn -tev : jchurch edifice to be known as the
the Willamette Valley dictation. First Baptist church of Hugo. Mrs.
"What have the 'glorious trail- , Caroline Sexton has donated a plot
t ions' of Oregon done for Southern of ground near the postofflce for
Oregon? What have they ;lni" for 'the church and It Is expected to coin
Grants Pass? Has Grants Pass eve--j luence the construction within the
been recognized In the slightest d"- next 3d days. The size of the bulld-
gree, ever been helped In v.uy man
ner, no matter bow small? Has a
cent of the taxes Josephine county
has been paying Into the treasury
since Its creation ever been spent
In the county? Has It ever received
recognition of any kind? NO.
"When it comes to 'glorious tradi
tions,' the Rogue River vnlley furn
ishes more than all the rest of Ore
gon. Here hunted the French and
Hudson Hay trappers. Here were
fought the Indian battles, and the
aborigines of the Rogue were worth
while they were fighters and killed
more of the invading whites than all
other Indians of the Coast In their
struggle for liberty that ended only
In extermination. Here came the
argonauts and washed out twenty
millions of gold many times more
than all the rest of Oregon ever pro
duced. Here the sturdy pioneers
laboriously ox-tennied their way
across the continent to fill blood
stained graves. Avt here, In later
days, came the pioneer commercial
orchardlsts-- to show the world how
to grow perfect fruit--while the or
chards of tlv1 rest of the state grew
moss to match that on the Inhabit
ants.
"Itut 'glorious traditions' butter
no parsnips. It Is not what grand
pa did, but what we ourselves do.
that counts. Grand-pa was a flue
old man. nut lie went o bed w th a
candle, and our achievements should
Ms far outshine his lis the electric
Ikht We use dees the candle of his
(line.
"Or, nits Pay.' Interests are, Identi
cal ill! Me, Hol d's. llolh seek full-
esi 1 1 1 i II unity lo develop n
lag has not been definitely decided
upon but. will depend upon the
amount of money raised. Those
who have the matter in charge feel
much encouraged at the way the
funds are being subscribed and Hugo
Is to be congratulated with having
such progressive people.
LOST Last Sunday between the
Newman M. E. church and Seventh
and .1 streets, a plain gold brace
let. Finder please return to chief
of police. S-G-U
WARRANTS FOR SALE $10,00(1
Josephine County warrants for
sale. Inquire Columbia Bridge Co.
or First National Rank, Grants
Pass, Oregon. K-f.-Ht
V)r"sale
""Window Glass" at Hair Riddle's.""'
PONY FOR "SALE -V ha ve lor "sale"
a gentle pony, good for cither
saddle or carriage use: will drive
single or double; is safe for either
women or children; weight about
!)00 pounds. Apply at the Rose
bud confectionery store. 7-lG-tf
WANTED Intelligent man or wo
man to take territory and appoint
canvassers to sell our water fil
ters. Exclusive territory and nice,
profitable work for the right
party. Seneca Filter Co., Seneca,
Mo. 7-16-4t
MISCELLANEOUS.
MONEY to loan on irrigated lands
by C. G. Ament.
7-16-tf
I PaY cash for copper, rubber and
old brass. C. C. Daniels. 7-23-tf
DESIGNS, Cut flowers, potted plants,
bulbs. Medford Greenhouse,
phone COG. 11-C-tf
English
Blue Willow Ware
Ransom White
Maviland China
The above two lines are all
new goods and there is a com
plcte assortment of each, and
they are both Imported goods.
The English Blue Willow
AVure Is something that should
lie seen to be appreciated, as
the designs are very handsome.
The Haviland China is well
known to every one and we
have five complete patterns In
stock. The designs are some
tiling out of the ordinary and
very tasty.
The public are generally jn.
viled to inspect our store, whe
ther they wish to buy or not.
RANNIE, the plumber is ready at
any minute to repair your plumb
ing. 609 II street. Telephone
555. 4-2-tf
MONEY to loan on real estate
Mart gages bought and sold. Mar-
: L -1 ' ) t i ; ; .-. . la.vver. l-K-521
Art
Store
Store Telephone, 1051
Residence Telephone, 1053
GASOLINE Chas. Costaln sells
gasoline at the park. 0-25-tf
FOR SALE One open buggy, one
sulkey, one light skeleton driving
wagon. Call at 738 N Sth street.
Closing out Refrigerators at 241
per cent discount at Hair-Riddle
Hardware (Vs.
Mrs. T. P. Judson.
FOR SALE
and wagon,
znu, R. F. D
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Two horses, harness
Apply Mrs. M. Ran
No. 2. 6-1 8-1 Ot
Blue Flame Oil Cook Stoves
Perfection Oil Cook Stoves
Alcohol Cook Stoves
Screen Doors
Screen Wire
Plumbing and Sheet Mtal
Electrical House Wiring
CORON-BOOTH
HARDWARE CO.
Church Services Sunday.
M. K. Church, South.
Preaching at 11 a. in. Topic, "The
Power of Speech." Hlble school nt
10 a. in. No services In the evening
on account of the union services at
the llaptist church.
First Christian Science Society.
Christian Science services will be
held at 11 a. in., Sunday. August S, ij
1!H)7, In W. O. W. hall. Subject,
"Spirit." Wednesday evening meet
ing at S p, in. In the same hall. You
are cordially invited.
Back of the success of
BISHOP'S
READY TAILORED
CLOTHING
First llaptist Cliuivli, Sun., Aug. h.
The morning service will be nt
10:30 and the pastor preaches on
the topic "LHe Farming." The ses
sion or the Hihle M'hool at 11: !.- Is
In charge of R. K. llackett. At 7
o'clock (Minis a union Young IVo-
otll'i
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ib.il s
Ibe w
path of ; i
If by v.e
a new s'at
tent leu in
both (Hies
secession
to make
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a ml
of any sert ion of
i not Wiiiit their
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. t be vci' il; n ! i j, hi and !( .
e.'.liv Ciin lie see u red.
s Mill vole iis a iinli r . i
the Courier Included and
mother 'glorious tradition"
a tale.' ""
to 'polm it moral and adorn
-Medford Dally Tribune.
Our esteemed contemporary of the
Hear Creek valley grows i-loijuciit
to a decree that entitles It to winds
ef praise. The argument l unan
swerable and the matter Is now
practically settled. Along about
Solomon's time there ;is a I'imced
school of philosopher who were
harsh In tl.elr treatment of luliid dis
ordeiH and were. In our opinion,
brutal in their advice nlvcii on sin h
occasions. For Instance, "Answer a
tool according to his folly." A later
school has better success by tempor
izing, In f:nt. agreeing with the pa
tient In all hU vagaries and Hum be
nbl. to turn the current uf the sh k
mind In healthier channels. Whin
iviiNliu'cil of the presence of the din-
pie's tlieetllli; led by ; m, mber
the Christian c han li. ,,y,
Is the llliluli evening siii,,. n
m Ttiien by l'lnf Si,t.in. hi; ,!
welcome awaits ye i.
Presb)t, i i.in ( hint h.
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I'lllon senite will be held
Itapilst i huicli lii th., cenin
Young People's society
held a union servlie in th,
church at T p. m.
of
p
lis ii'orn
a . r .1
loot at to a.
is the personnel
of its firm, who
for years have
labored unceas
ingly to build a
reputation, wide
in its scope and
synonymous o f
olitv
The
for
Hids for Clil.irueiiieiit nt
cim. House.
S boo! Hoard of District 1 :!
Josephine County. Oregon, will re
ceive si aled bills for tvuiitilelim. in,, I
building on 10 foot addition to j
school house, and painting the same, i
Also moNlng wood house. Contra,'- !
'or io iiii'ni"H ail material. ) b,ls
must be in by September 1. lioi.l.
The board reserves the right to re
let imy or all bids.
C K. PARK F.
Clerk Dlstrli t 1.1.
v,;- Ry Order of Hoard.
- 'cr cent discount on Refrlgera.
tors nt lliilr-Rlihllo Hardware (',.
Save money by buying your re
frlcerntor now while you can git ;(t
per cent discount at Hair Riddle
Hard nee Ct's.
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