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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, looo.
THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER.
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KIXMA XOTIOS.
Deer Creek vnlley has produced
BOIIIO lllHcloilH fnilt tills HeilSOU.
When we net that electric railroad
from Grants I'ukh there will tie some
thing doing In thin neck of the
woods.
Mr. and Mih. Herbert Clark, of
Portlund, cumo over on Sunday und
will visit here for n fortnight.
Our prosperous fanners were all
compelled to take a threshing last
week. II. 8. Woodcock did the busi
ness with his steam threshing ma
chine. Ed F. Hathaway and family visit
ed relatives at Merlin on Sunday, re
turning homo on Monday of this
week.
Abram Surgcnt'a little child, who
died at the Grants Pass hospital, was
burled In the Deer Creek cemetery
on Sunday.
The post office departmeont haB
granted a free rural route for the
valley, starting at Kerby. And still
the good work goes on.
Misses Merle Hathaway and Myrtle
Tuttle, of Grants Pass, are visiting
relatives at Dryden and Inter on will
Join a party en route to Crescent
City, Cal., for an outing at the sea
shore, Lou Hehmltt, who was supposed to
have been lost In the mountains, was
een on Sunday down below Merlin
hunting "dear." Lou had lost his
hat but otherwise seemed to be en
Joying himself. SCHOOL MA'AM.
GALIt K.
J. C. Mitttlson, superintendent of
the Oriole mine, returned the first
of the week from Sftn Francisco,
where he went to buy machinery for
the mine.
E. Crouch, superintendent of the
Almeda, made a flying visit to the
Pass Saturday.
The U. S. marshal Is In camp from
Portland and Is looking things over.
Jack Casey and family, of Almeda,
leave this week foor his ranch, lie
ays it Is better than mining these
days.
Mrs. Edna Smith went to the I'ass
the last of last week. Ike says
batching don't go very well.
Koy Smith, the Jolly clerk at Bar
lows, left for Belllnghum, Wash.,
after working for the summer here,
to start work In the plumbing trade.
Miss llnttle Smith has been on the
Ick list for the last few days but Is
feeling better now,
The big dredger Is under way at
the Copsy's place, 5 miles below
Gallce, These men understand their
busluess and will soon be making
things move. Every little bit helps
flftllce, and they nre doing their
hare.
Hurley Keith made a trip to Muno
to see his homestead. He is back at
the Oriole in'.iln
Frank Mitchell has his new house
about finished and a load of furni
ture has come. Guess there is some
thing doing every once In a while.
Hob Jackson and Chas. Buck
started to Gold Beach but run across
two bears. They came back but the
bears came also. Now they say they
only went a-huntlng.
Mr. I'erjay, Jr., and wife left our
camp for roruana me nrsi oi me
week.
Jess Hartlngton left for Pickett
Creek to work the first of the week.
Wonder who is lonesome?
Carl Barlow has completed his
house. He is going to enjoy living
for a while now he says.
RED WING.
The best remedy we know of in
all cases of Kidney and Bladder
trouble and the one we can always
recommend, Is DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic
and at once assist the kidneys to per
form their important work. But
when you ask for these pills be posi
tive that you get DeWltt'B Kidney
and Bladder Pills. There are imita
tions placed upon sale to deceive you.
Get DeWitt's. Insist upon them, and
If you dealer cannot supply you re
fuse anything else in place of them.
Sold by all druKKlsts.
MIUI'HV.
Everyone Is talking hopyard these
days and several families are pre
paring to go camping and pick hops.
Owing to the fact that nearly all
the Sunday school pupils are go
ing to the hopyards. It was decided
to adjourn Sunday school till the
first Sunday in October.
Wheeler Osborn returned from
Seattle and Portland Tuesday. He
reports having a fine trip.
The Gilnmrc-Loith party returned
from their -trip to Klamath Falls
;ind Crater Lale Thursday. They
report havlnir a very en lovable time.
L. M. Mitchell and L. W. Carson
parted for the Seattle fair Mon
day evening.
We learn that Mrs. Mulkern and
liililren will soon leave for Dubuque,
own. We understand she will be
accompanied by tier brothers, John
and Hen Williams, and sister. Miss
Genevieve Williams.
John Meek returned home Tues
day, after an absence of several
weeks In the vicinity of Jacksonville.
When, oh when are we to have
satisfactory telephone service again?
It has been more than a month since
Grants Pass has been able lo call
anyone on our line, or Provolt either
for that matter. The writer knows
of several Instances of parties having
to hire n rig to come to Murphy on
business that could Just as well have
been transacted over the telephone
had the line been In working order.
Yet we are expected to come up with
our assessments Just the same as If
we had the best of service.
BUSTER BROWN.
The Trims. Mississippi Congress.
The Trans-Mississippi congress
held Its session In Denver this year
and adjourned lust Saturday. Just
before adjournment the Plnchot
Bulllnger controversy broke loose
Just as President Taft and the other
peacemakers thought they had se
curely bottled It up.
The first rumble was heard when
the resolutions committee reported
favorably on a resolution which read;
"Resolved, That we Indorse the
purpose of the National Public Do
main league, with headquarters at
Denver, to aid bona fide hotneseekers
and prospectors in locating upon and
obtaining title to the public land'i In
compliance with the acts of con
gress." The resolution was Introduced by
former United States Senator Frank
J. Cannon, of Utah. Some of the
Plnchot men Immediately leaped Into
action, under the leadership of Frank
C. Goudy, who called on the congress
to resent what he termed an Insult
to an Invited guest.
Former United States Senator
Henry M. Teller In reply scored
Goudy for trying to suppress critic
ism, and the debate continued bit
terly for three hours.
Plnchot Faction Wins.
The Plnchot faction, however, ob
tained a victory In the adoption of a
substitute resolution offered by
Goudy, which declares:
"Resolved, That we favor the en
forcement of the land laws of the
country, and to the end that no valid
obstruction be allowed to Intervene
agnlnst the full exercise of rights of
those who may be entitled to take up
land ns hotneseekers, or locate a min
ing claim, or any other entrynntn."
The effect of the Goudy substitute
Is to rob the league of Indorsement.
Just previous to the final adjourn-
meat of the congress this afternoon,
George H. Green, of Peoria, secretary
of the Retail Merchants' association
of Illinois, Introduced and succeeded
In having passed. In the face of earn-
et protest, a resolution calling
on
the nat!
tax on i
oral
d'li'e the
!-,! but-
: a-;d c. 1
ters from 10 cents to 1 cent per
pound.
Waterway Appropriations Wanted.
Other resolutions adopted favor
liberal appropriations for the con-,
tlnuance of work at Aransas Pass;
call for the deepening of the channel
at Port Arthur; Indorse a deep water
way from the lakes to the Gulf and
the enlargement of Galveston harbor,
as well as general improvement of
navigable streams in the Trans-
Mississippi region.
River and Harbor Appropriation.
Federal appropriations of at least
$50,000,000 annually for rivers and
harbors are asked, with a bond issue
of $500,000,000 for river and harbor
Improvement.
Industrial education Is Indorsed.
It Is urged that private capital
should have the first opportunity in
the development of natural resources
and that Federal assistance should
be limited to great enterprises be
yond the efforts of individual enter
prise.
It Is also urged that waters lm
pounded by the Federal government
In excess of Immediate needs be made
available to private enterprise on an
equitable basis.
Good roads are heartily Indorsed
and Federal and state appropriations
urged.
The Culbertson-Smlth car and
transportation service bill Is in
dorsed.
Congress is urged to adopt a law
preventing long and short haul dis
crimination.
More general observance of Labor
Day Is urged.
A law requiring the quotation of
freight rates in writing to every
shipper Is demanded.
Respect for Slate Ijuv Knjoineil.
The resolutions also declare it the
sense of the congress that the feder
al government in the acquirement of
any water rights or privilege's In anv
state or territory should acquire
them only by conformity with the
laws of that state or territory gov
erning the use and appropriation of
waters, "as was clearly intended bv
the reclamation act."
Officers i:ieted.
The officers elected for the en
suing year were: President, Colonel
Ike T. l'ryor, San Antonio, Texas;
first vice-president, A. C. Trumbo,
Muskogee, Okla.; second vice-president,
Samuel F. Dutton, Denver;
third vice-president, W. F. Baker,
Council Bluffs, Iowa; fourth vice
president, H. A. Jastro, California;
secretary, Arthur Francis, Cripple
Creek; treasurer, N. S. Graham, San
Antonio.
The I-a.lcKt Man In the World
would not be contented to be kept
in the house and doing nothing
by rheumatism. Neither are you,
who are always busy and active.
Then don't neglect the first twinge
of an ache or pain that you might
think is Just' a "crick." Rub well
with Ballard's Snow Liniment and
no matter what the trouble is, It will
disappear at once. Sold by National
Drug Store.
He loved Her but there was Another.
One of our young men who Is of
a poetic turn of mind and an ardent
lover as well, was telling some of his
experiences In Portland on his last
trip. It seems he called upon' a
former Grants Pass girl and later In
the evening went with a friend to a
place where there was a game or
two going on. He thus with true
poetic ardor explained the situation:
Last night I held her hand In
mine
Her hand so slender and divine,
Endowed with all the graces;
But now another hand I hold
A handful worth Its weight in
gold;
Just think of it four aces!
When It Is considered that there
Is such a thing as poetic license and
that the bard Is always entitled to
make use of It, this Is not so bad.
Teach Your Children to Swim.
j The Portland Oregonlan has the
I following editorial which should be
I read by everyone. Every community
j offers Its victims annually to the
water god Just because parents do
not take the trouble to tench their
'boys and girls to swim. The dumb
brute Is Instinctively endowed with
u knowledge of swimming and the
human species can be taught it with
the greatest ease.
"tine of the simplest and most
healthful of outdoor recreations Is
swimming. In a land where water
' plentiful as It Is In Oregon there
should be more of an effort on the
l",rt of parents to Instruct their
hlldien In the simple art. Every
.'ear there Is a long list of drowning
'cldents In the city and state, and,
1,1 H v,,''5' large percentage of the
ta"''!' loss of life would not have oe-
curred had the victim known how to
w;tn. The report of the United
Slates Volunteer 1 .1 f. six lug Service.
fnr fho mnnfh of June shows an
awful total of 1126 lives lost in
drowning accidents, while In May ,
there were 621 fatalities from tne
same cause. Some of these accidents
may have been unavoidable, but, as
most of the victims were children,
inability to swim or keep afloat In
the water was responsible for most
of the tragedies."
Undoubtedly It Will Grow Here.
The Department of Agriculture
has been Investigating a fruit called
avocade, a fruit much used In tropic
al countries and to some extent in
Mexico. There is no doubt that it
will grow in this part of Oregon, and
if so it will become as popular here
as in the countries where it Is best
known. Our fruit growers should
look up avocado and experiment with
It here. A department bulletin says:
"The avocado, known by many
names in the various tropical coun
tries of America, Is a salad fruit, oc
cupying a place more nearly compar
able with the olive than any other.
In the markets of the United States
It Is sometimes called "avocado pear"
and "alligator pear," but the name
"avocado" Is now more generally
used than either of the others. There
Is no good reason for continuing such
a barbarism of language as "alligator
pear," since the term "avocado" Is
sufficiently distinctive, and the word
"pear" Is altogether a misnomer. G.
N. Collins, in his paper on this fruit,
shows that no less than forty-three
common names nre applied to it,
though It is almost unknown outside
of the American tropics. This speaks
volumes for Its popularity.
"Chemical analysis brings out the
fact that the ripe fruit contains
from 10 to la per cent of fat, clear
ly indicating its value as a food. As
a breakfast, food it. I- of (-'iporlor ex
cellence. Adding pepper and salt
as condiments and a tenspoonful of
lime juice makes It a disli to please
an epicure. However it may fail to
please on first trial, one is almost
certain to become extravagantly fond
t It if he continues to live 111 the
tropics. It Is, Inileed, the rare ex-
eption to find a person living in the
ection where good ripe fruit may be
obtained In quantity who Is not ex
tremely fond of the avocado. Fruits
picked green and ripened In a crate
are as far from the real thing as are
green tomatoes from ripe ones. Then,
too, there are as great varietal varia
tions as in other cultivated fruits.
The tree is easily budded and readily
transplanted, so there Is no need of
planting and growing seedling or
chards. A variety lately Imported
from Mexico by the Bureau of Plant
Industry has passed through 15,5 de
grees Fahrenheit, with a loss of only
the smaller limbs. This hardiness
greatly Increases the possibilities of
extending the range of this fruit.
"The most primitive way of using
the avocado Is to cut It Into halves,
remove the seed and dip out the
meat with a teaspoon; it should cut
readily, and yet should come out
neither oily or mushy. A rancid
avocado is simply nauseating and a
green one not edible. The addition
of salt and pepper in no wise de
tracts from Its flavor and the novice
may prefer to add a teaspoonful of
lime Juice, lemon Juice, or vinegar
to give it piquancy, A very small
quuntlty of sugar my be used to re
duce the sharpness of the acid.
Mayonnaise, or even oil, Is some-
times added, but this would seen en
tirely supcrflous, since the fruit al
ready contains so large a percentage
of fatty matter. People accustomed
to the use of sugar and cream with
fruits sometimes add these. In hotels
and restaurants the avocado Is often
cut Into small cubes or thin slices
and served In small dishes. This is
done to economize the fruit, as a
single avocado will fill six such
dishes, while if served in the "half
shell" It would suffice for only two
people. The dressing or condiments
used when sliced are the same as
when served In the half shell. The
ripe fruit, cut Into cubes a half or a
third of an Inch In size, is frequently
mixed with minced salads. At times
It Is added to lobster and shellfish
salad to which It Imparts a pleasing
nutty flavor. In Mexico and other
Central American countries small
cubes of avocado, are added to soup
as It Is served. This Imparts to the
soup an agreeable nutty flavor that
is pleasing to the novice.
"A mixed sweet pickle made up
largely of avocado cubes ha been
prepared. Thoroughly ripened fruit
was chosen and prepared before It
had softened, as otherwise It would
have become mushy In cooking,"
Write the department at Washing
ton and you will find out how to se
cure some of this fruit for experi
mental work.
The best results are obtained bv
buying Folgcr's Colden date Coffee
-Whole Roast and grinding It at
home Jut before using.
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Economy and general satisfaction
are always combined in the great
Fireless CooMer
It cooks while you sleep
Tents and Camping Outfits, Wagon
Covers, Folding Camp Beds, etc.
Jewell Hdwe. Co.
FLOUR
Grants Pass Feed Store
Corner 0th and J Streets.
ASHLAND
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I M I 'OUT A XT AXXOUXCKM FAT
Prof. Lloyd Hrldge, of Rochester, N. Y., has been secured for Principal
of the Commercial Department. Mr. Bridge is most highly endorsed by E.
K. Gaylord, ex-President of the National Business Educators Association;
Prof. Zaner, President of the Zanerlan Pen Art School; S. L. Williams,
President of the Rochester Business Institute, and others. Mr. Bridge has
taken two post-graduate courses, and being an experienced business college
teacher and an expert penman, he will be a decided acquisition to the com
mercial school fraternity of the coast. Prof. Bridge is an experienced
Instructor in Calisthenics, Uynihastics and Athletics, and the young men
and women of the Ashland Commercial College will have an opportunity
for the best training in these lines.
P. 1MTXEK, A. M., President.
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At the Seashore
NEWPORT
Is & delightful resort and a happy combination
of pleasure ground possibilities. An ideal climate,
diversion of recreation perfect bathing boating
fishing riding driving, and exploring, make
Newport a most charming and popular playground.
Southern Pacific
Special Summer Excursion Rate to Newport of
$10.00
FROM GRANTS PASS
Ask for our booklet "Outings in Oregon."
J. M. ISHAM, Agent S. P. Co.
WM. MCMURRAY,
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