FRIDAY, MARCH 11, lty.
ROGUE RIYXB COCKIER
MOK TEST
LADIES' AUXILIARY
ANNUAL MEETING
Reports of Committee, Election of
Offlcera and a Social Meeting
Enjoyed by .Many.
The Ladies' Auxiliary held a very
raj'jibie and helpful meeting In the
lub rooms Monday afternoon, there
being a large crowd present.
The following program was enjoy
ed by all: Duet, MIhs Kinney and Mrs.
Ireland; talk by Rev. Robt. McLean
on the civic improvement work In
the cities of Porto Rico, be giving
tome very good suggestions for our
own city, such as getting hold of
available property along the river
and foothills to be used for drive
way and parks; solo, Mrs. Walker;
president's report In full; solo, Man
on Clark; reports of secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Gunnell then gave
a BplendU report from the civic Im
provement committee and some ex
tracts from this report will be given
next week.
Action was then taken on the mat
ter of sending a petition to congress
protesting agalnHt the Increase of
postage on periodicals. It was de
cided to send out the petition and se
cure as many names as possible.
The nominating committee report
ed and the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi
dent, Susie Bannnrd; vice-president,
Mrs. Sabln; secretary, Mrs. Whar
ton; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
McCracken; treasurer, Mrs. Norton.
At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Gunnell, in her pleasing way, pre
sented Mr. Clevenger with a dozen
liver spoons, the ladles feeling that
lie had sacrificed a great denl of
comfort the last two years while his
wife so faithfully gave her time,
strength and thought to the work of
the auxiliary, leaving nothing undone
that could bo done to make the work
and plans a success; and we know
that while h may have the name
of resting, It will only bo In name
n we feel sure her counsel, help and
ndvlce will be required at all times
The new officers are suro to keep
Mt si busy and will contlnuo Mm
work ho well started, as the club Is
n united body of women who will
work together for the Improvement
of thl. the "Rose City of Southern
Oregon."
The Valley Tnlon.
At a mooting of the Incorporators
of the Rogue River Fruit and Pro
duce aoclmion, h,.,i at Medford
March 3. Dr. Roddy was selected to
secure the subscription of stock with
the help of nil the members of the
committee.
The meeting of jl0 ntock holders
will be held nt Medford April 16, at
i l n. ni to elect directors and adopt
uy-uws, and to attend to any fur
ther business.
i tils association will undoubtedly
.... n,i.",ii , inp Hirgo
rruit growers In the valley and It
HUntiM have the help of every small
fruit raiser. UH ho will be much more
benefited than the party who ships
rnrio.'iiH.
Grant Puss Hhlppcd about a dor.cn
cars of fruit nt year and the whole
valley expects to ship Sftn cars this
year It b.-hooves iih to kH Into
the large association and be helped
b.v the large shippers, who realized
about tw,.,. as much as the small
Otie.H :nt year,
The fruit growers of this valley
mu tt be united to properly advertise,
Rrade. pack uniformly and, lastly
"II Hi,, fruit rlKhl. The., o can
pn.t.vt ourselves against the organ
!M and dishonest commission men
and demand j,itleo and riant from
a" lUllroads would settle claims
promptly, buyers would pav .'ash
'"r. :in, the whole valley will pros-P-r
Kvery person In this county
will b,. benefited by this association,
nn I every fruit r.iiu. ...i i
im I'liHlllt'SN
mm should take at least one share
"f s'.vk and more If be can afford
tme everything to Rnin and
robing to U.ne. and we should net
''cord!n! .
iil CoiikIi Misllcliie for fblblivii.
The season for couKhs and colds Is
imw st hand and too inucl'i care can
rot bo uo,l to protect the children.
A child Is much more likely to ion
tract diphtheria or scarlet fever when
be has a cold. The quicker von cure
lis cold the lens the risk. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy U the sole re
liance f many mothers, and few of
those who have tried It are willing
to I'..' an other. Mrs. F. F. Stanhir,
of Ripley, V. Va . nays "1 have
never used anything other than
t'tvMiilierlulu' Cough Komedv for my
children, and It has always glveii
amid satisfaction." This remedy con
t.ims no opium or other narcotic
and may be given as confidently to a
chil l as to an adult. For sale by M
Clemen
li.'i tho is l irlo ou r'uriii and
Onhird Kom-p at Cramer Uroi.
DEPARTMENT COIWAN
DER VISITS GRANTS PASS
One of the most pleasant social :
events of Its kind was held In the tne Oregon country, back over the
G. A. R. hall on Front street Thurs-; tral which he and his family used In
day afternoon when General Logan j raaking the trip through the wilder
poBt and corps met to entertain De- tes3 between Kansas City and The
partment Commander I. 8. Shaw, Dalles, Ore., 58 years ago. He will
who has been making an extended ; hp accomDanied by W. B. Mardon and
trip In the Interests of these orders.
The large hall was well filled with
an Interested and expectant audience, ' by way or alla Walla, Wash., south
all eager to meet and help entertain j weBt 0f Spokane,
the distinguished guest. "The Dattle , Thoueh more than 80 years of age.
Hymn of the Republic" was sungMeeker i8 endowed with the uncon
after which Commander John Pat- j querable spirit of the western set
rick and Adjutant J. E. Peterson in-1 tier and is hopeful of carrying out
troduced Mr. Shaw as the honorary the work of marking the trail from
guest and first speaker for the after-' east to west In memory of the brave
noo;i. He was followed by Rev. Mc-! m n1 women who blazed the way
Lean, Rev. Leach and Dr. Carter. j that led to the opening of the Pa
As all of these speakers, with the Cf(C empire, before his spirit crosses
exception of Rev. Leach were of the
boys of 61." each having served
through the "dangers and hardships ,
more terrible than any encountered
by the armies of other lands In the
four years of bloody strife, nnd who
today are proud to be veterans of,wnch the Meeker party will start
the Civil war and membon of the ' within three months, Is to secure data
Grand Army of the Republic.
While each address was remlnls-;
cent of the soldier's life on the battle-'
field, march and camp, the present
need of perpetunflng and preserving
an undivided land was not forgotten. ;
tor did the department command-1
er forget the grand and noble work
of the Woman's Relief Corps, the
only accepted auxiliary of the Grand
Army of the Republic Cerlty by subscribing whatever money
The song, "America," closed the may bo necessary, in addition to the
entertainment, after which refresh-j appropriation contemplated by the
ments were served and a pleasant government.
old-time social hour was spent In It Is planned to select a represen
mnklng the acquaintance of Com-'tatlve from each historical society
manner nnw ana renewing the good-.
fellowship between post and corps.
Roosevelt May Have Fever.
British residents as well as natives
are wondering, says a cable from
Gondokoro, whether Colonel Roose
velt, who sailed yesterday for Khar
toum, Is disease proof as well as ac
cident proof. No sooner had the
o onel and his party started on their
trip down the Mle than several cases
of African fever broke out among
those who had beer, In close touch
with Roosevelt and today Dr. Trosch.
Jr 7m 1 Wh t0k d'n
, r rdn'
died of the fever. The district com-
;ih ?h7i, rr n8,r,dten
TJl
In entertnlnlng the colonel
the
Similar reports come from
Kampala district, where a scourge
of African fever developed a few
days after the hunting party de
parted. Friends of ex-President Roosevelt
In Washington are Bomewhat worried
over a statement made by Captain
Fritz Duquesne, noted African lion
hunter, says a special, that "Bwana
Tu mho" and the other members of
bis party nre likely to be stricken
with the dread sleeping sickness, or
African fever, when they net back
to civilization. The news rhierf
from Afrlen tht n- r i . ,1
Trosch, a missionary, had been strlck- '
en with fever and died within a few
uuur i'K
hours after tnkln. in,.. ..,.
" x "mi voionei
Roosevelt, prompted nunuesne's nre.'
dlctlon. .
"T, ,
inn Roosevelt oniiiMnn k.'
been In more than a score of tones !
of the sleeping sickness," said Du-1
every memher of the party now has
" "i "'inn. it n,nv not ,""BI1IIP wwynneviiie, ind "I
develop until they reach Europe or 'ilkl Kr,,1,t I'b'asure In testifying to'
z,::,"!.",,1; ;;,w.'??'l5k '
g rona to allow Mr. Roosevelt and preparation that meets so fully the
tii tin in nix viiina if mH
llfll lllllilM , . I
..." ...n. iu r.-iurn to mis country ,
without having a bacteriological ex-
amlnatlon made of their blood Mark ! , 1 '""tains no opium, chloro
iv ,(, , , I :s'ar i form or morphine It certalnlv makes
m words before the nnrtv p..i i.f .. ' nl',KrK
i.nn'it', rimer African fever or the
or
sleeping sickness'
will
break out
among them."
Columbia and Hartford ni.ycles.
now models, at Cramer nros.
lVnwnds Pay for Taking Cold
197. .Tu.1i J. SdinW WVImt.M
ilUmlniM tho Jury ht h hoard tho
cvld.Mico and armimonK and d.vld.-d
for tho il.'fotu.v An npVii to tln
Hiunnio court may fallow
1lMtli Mtlllnnn' ri'.idv i".i.
paint rover more mtrf.i.v, it (he
longeKt and Rive the h-wf n'isf. 1 1 ,,tl
of any paint on the market if
hi.ildlnR ned mini1 u: ,.t u, 0.
ummr me cost r,r veil K,.s
'Sue
Thi (mrdr fr tumult tor ,VH .
Virnt nt It Li... i i.. .,... . n ek Llilnov ,.i,-., ... . . v .X. . , . .
States was the notion Instituted bv a .Z t&l
the state of Washington, on the re- Pa;K,s are frcuent. vantv SZZZT tlJ'li
latlon of K.C, Merchant, of Spokane, ',il!''f"' , v7
to recover $:,000 damages for a cold ni!X'M 1 """ nd Sjr'LL7"?-r
contracted while serving as n iM , , E'&'tJSStt'!!
('KU I II Tin Till II in (H M IhA inli., I .... -M i f JUKI HuAfttf
In the superior court In December fro. " tU,iy
EZRA MEEKER, PIOXEER, TO
START ACROSS CONTINENT
Lumbering oxen, yoked to a batter
ed prairie schooner, with Its tar
bucket swinging from Its rear axle,
wilj carrjr ZTtL Meeker, pioneer of
Mrs. Mardon and two helpers, the
party following the trail eastward
the great divide. He retraced the
0ld trail In 1906, erecting granite
memorials in the larger towns and
cities, also visiting President Roose-
Velt at the White House.
The purpose of the trip, upon
and other Information necessary to
map the trail and to arouse interest
in ft ramnalzn for funds with which
to complete the work. There Is a
committee bill before congress ap-
proprlatlng $50,000 to provide gran
ite monuments and markers, but a
clause requires the father of the
idea and the various historical soci-
etles interested to manifest their sin-
In the six states covered by the
trail to assist In locating the over
land route and placing the monu
ments. Spades, Rakes, Hoes and Pruning
Shears at Cramer Bros.
Indian Educator Weds,
News has been received of the mar-
rlaKB at IIot Sprngg Ark of ,
Eiitollo Reel Buperlntendent of all
: the Indlan Bchoo,9( to Cort M
promlnPnt ranchep at Tonpenl8h
Wa8 Miss Reel was considered the
n,09t effldpnt wonian In e govern-
nmt - Sho .e second
8tate gupprln.endent of pubc ,n.
8Wt,on ln the 8,ate Wyoming,
""ted . fall of nn, and
i was relected. At her second election
! ohn laaiift.-f an a1i1rin 4 . i
of the state, calling upon them for
....v- ...ut.u ui, numenn lu tile iOWUOys
their support and the result wa Rh
secured the vote of nearly every cat-
tleman and cowboy In Wyoming.
Planet Jr. Garden Tools in all
styles at Cramer Bros. I
IWe Suicide
Is not nearly the menace to increase
in population that deaths among ln -
fants are. Klght out of ten of these
deaths are directly or indirectly
causea oy oowel troubles. McGee's
O..K.. tuui ... -
Lures oiarrnoea. dysen-
mri . roiit nrnmnih anA nil f--i
allmotl,s of this nature. Just the
,hln for t,,,blng babies. Price 25c
nna ' l"r Dottle, f
Sold by National
DruK Store
L
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ds silent miMmTu".
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courier Wnnt
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. ""'"I ' ougl, Medicine,
in a class by itself." says Dr. R. A.
wiiiMinrp ir f!u-v...w..-iii t
.ta... t i I . M
i", unions ot :ne most exacting
V1 of ''r",II, n,u, ,hs of ch II-
; -l . I'lnimiiii ami enicai'lr
us
remedy for the s It Ij
ins
ntendod "
For sale by M. (
lemons.
SIGNALS OM)ISTRESS
Grunts IW ',.p,. Should Know
How to llcmt and 1 1 ! Ihcn,.
"-t.-d Kid,,.,, no,d nu,,k
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reni-dv
lo;itr Kidney IMII cure k kid
lii'. '.'n -he it ii.l iifln iv .i i ...
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, ' HITS
."tr;i!. of J.i, ksonvllle
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I am it hul to av that thev
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o ai, , m. lU,iri1)l from
;l' Kl" 'V'- ;,n'1 n'" "f nr;tude t ree
o" iii-nd It hUhlv."
tor t,v ii ,i,.i..r
'"J'nt Koster-Mllhurn 0,i
Prlee r0
nuffalo.
iteni-mher th
aud tik no other
nmut Doaa'a
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H. D. NORTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice In all State and Federal
Courts. Office Opera House BIdg.
Grant Pass, Oregon
OLIVER 8. BROWN,
LAWYER '
Office over Bijou Theater
Grants Pass - - Oregon
0. S. B LAN CHARD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts. Banking & Trust Co. Bldg.
Grants Pass, Oregon
Calling Cards at the Courier.
Texas Doctor Arrested.
Dr. J. T. Newberry, of New Hary,
Tex., is accused of having given the
six-year-old daughter of George
Christian poison Instead of quinine,
which caused her death and he Is now
under arrest charged with negligent
homicide.
Apples Cure Llqtior Habit.
In an address before the State Hor
ticultural society of Iowa, Dr. Samuel
Bailey, of Mount Aire, a member of
the National Medical society, de
clared that apple eating would kill
the taste for cocktails and other
strong drinks. He said it was the
meat eaters who became addicted to
strong drink and advocated fruit
eating as a solution of the liquor
problem.
J. J. nill's Prediction.
James J. Hill, of the Great North
ern, In an address delivered at St.
Paul to the Minnesota Retail Hard
ware Dealers' association, predicted
that we are to have fifteen more
years of prosperity for farmers in
the northwest particularly with the
adoption of Improved methods of
farming. He said:
"The cause of the increased cost
of living Is the result of two things:
First, the natural Increase in the
population of the nation and secondly
the fact that production has not In
creased." Coin Comes Fast,
One hundred dollars a minute for
the first half-hour.
That tells the story of how the
soliciting committee of the Crater
T I. - t. t 1 .
ignite nignway commission was re-
I celved ,ocal business men when
( 11 8iartei out shortly before noon
Thur8(,a'- Thlrty names had been
signed pledging $100 each In a shade
under 30 minutes.
Oliver Plows at Cramer Bros.
A Pleasant Physic.
When you want a pleasant physic
Klve "amuerlaln's Stomach and
i Llver Tablets a trial. They are mild
: and Kent'? in their action and always
,ruuu,e a Pleasant cathartic effect.
i r f i . .
. VKlut"8 urK store ror a
free sample.
Investors Flood Portland.-
r. e. Hooker, manaeer of the
i land department of Hartraan &
ThomPson- bankers, Portland, states
tha' the demand for timber, lands,
rarms and orchards Is unprecedented
aud that the record of sales is amaz
ing. If you wish to buy or sell it
may pay you to write to him.
3-4-2t
Calling (.'ards at Courier.
PaintesDentistry
On ef low opki
i kin ttwlr pltt
1 bridacwork So.
b4 la on fef
?an7- II" w
TV"" $3.5
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NoillilKuind.
No. H (Mall) overland. .6:35 p. m.
No. 14 raspner 9:47 p. m.
No. 18 Portland local. . .9:10 a. m.
Shasta IJmltcd (malt) .. .3:34 a. tn.
Soullibouiul.
No. 15 Overland 9:10 am
No. 13 Passenger (mall) 2:04 p. m.
Qka.t. f I I . - I ... .
iiuiiiru vmaiw . . . :so a. in.
No. II Ashland local ..10:11p.m.
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Easter Dyes and Easter
Post f artfk
JT UM Vai U3
BUY
Any Old Thing or
Any New Thing
SECOND HAND
That yo i have to sell such as Furniture, Hardware, Tinware
Guns, etc. See me and get my prices before disposing of your
goods, You will be surprised at the prices I pay.
Special Prices on
Carpets, Rug's. Linoleums
IKE M. DAVIS
Our Sale of Vehicles has been so great that we have
had to order
ANOTHER CAR OF
STUOEBAKER VERMES"
Consisting of
AUTOMOBILE SEAT BUGGIES
RUBBER TIRED BUGGIES
NOVELTIES IN BUGGIES
We have a Fine assortment of Lap Robes ranging
in Price from $3.00 to $20.00
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P
a Clemens
Sells Drugs and Boob
The Helping Hand
An Electric-lighted Window
13 a helping hand to increased
business. It extends for you the
glad hand of business fellowship
to every possible customer. A
well lighted store inside and out,
makes good friends, and good
friends make good customers.
Our expert can show you the best
and cheapest methods of sign and
window lighting. 'Phone for him.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Grant Pass, Ore.
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