ROGUE RIVER COURIER
PAGE FITS
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1010.
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Everybody's
Thinking
and planning for the "ROSE
FESTIVAL" to be held the
24th and 25th of this month.
Everybody is quite right in
thinking about it, and every
body will surely do all they
can to help the Ladies' Aux
iliary make a great success
of this carnival, for every
body realizes that the ladles
are working day and night
to make Grants Pass ' .the
"City Beautiful," and so let
everybody push and stop on
ly a moment to note the fact
that "Sabln, the druggists,"
expects to move about June
1 into the building next
door west of bis present
location. A new front will
be put in, greatly Improving
the appearance of this place,
and the interior Trill be en
tirely renovated ar.d repair
ed in order to make this the
place you will wish to trade.
Sabin
0 X5hQ Druggist
Use "Persian Secret for
the hands and face.
Sabin, the druggist, has books for
commencement gifts.
John Reed, of Gold Hill was a
Grants Pass visitor Tuesday.
Vote for Plug Ugley queen. Settle
all back scores by entering all your
friends. Costs only a cent a vote.
Votes for sale at Russel's and Smith's
cigar store. Begin now.
"Esmeralda" May 20. Admission
35 cents. 5-13-lt
Mrs. Geo. Hull came down from
Medford Saturday to spend a month
with her parents near this city.
. Miss Best and Garnet were visit
ing in Fruitdale last Thursday after
noon. Private rigs are In demand for the
Grand Parade of Tuesday, the 24th.
If you have one do not fall to enter
it. Let this be the longest and best
. parade in the history of Grants Pass.
Don't be left out. Phone to Mrs. E.
,V. Ingels, chairman of the parade
committee, that you will enter.
"Sunkist "
Oranges
The sweetest, juicest, latest
Oranges on the market, 30c
35c, l.c "Sunkist" Grape
Fruit. Delicious Home-grown
Strawberries now coming in
to market. All kinds of
Garden "Suss." More of that
Rt of Flour, "Pure White."
"Oregon Full Cream C!msc."
White House
Grocery
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PERSONAL AXD LOCAL
Misses Josie Vandewalker and
Daisy Hawkins visited friends at
Medford Sunday, returning to this
city Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson went
to Medford Sunday to spend the day
visiting friends and returned to this
city in the evening.
Mr3. W. J. Rogers came up from
Wolf Creek Monday morning to
spend a few days with Grants Pass
relatives and friends.
Mrs. A. L. Pugsley and child left
Monday for Philomath to spend a
moonth or more visiting her own and
Mr. Pugsley's parents.
L. B. Ring, of Neilsville, Wis., ar
rived here last week to prove up on
some timber land. He went to Med
ford Friday and will probably spend
the summer in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. Lowe, of Ashland,
visited over Sunday with the W. E.
Dean family, of this city, returning
to their home at Ashland Sunday
evening.
Mrs. W. H. Longwell, who has been
spending some time with her daugh
ter who had been quite seriously 111
with typhoid fever at Medford, re
turned Saturday evening to her
home in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Shook and son
arrived the first of last week from
Eugene and have purchased proper
ty on the Merlin road, formerly the
Crawford place, and have become
residents of this city.
Allen MacKenzie, who is now in
the employ of the Southern Pacific
company at Roseburg, visited rela
tives and friends in this city a few
days this week, returning to Rose'
burg Wednesday.
Mr3. M. A. Wertz left Sunday for
Kansas City, where she will visit with
relatives for some time, later going
to Texas to visit her son and daugh
ter who reside at that place. Mrs.
Wertz expects to be absent for some
time.
C. C. Hall and P. B. .Hermann left
Monday by automobile for a trip thro
southeastern Oregon, and the Siski
you mountains, and will tour through
Klamath, Bend, etc., to view this sec
tion of the country. The gentlemen
expect to spend about a month on
their trip.
Great Millinery Sale Big reduc
tion on all Trimmed Hats for 2 days
onlyMay 16 and 17. Our hats are
of the best style, quality and gener
al neat, natty appearance in the city.
A great snap for those who need
hats, at Mrs. M. P. Anderson, 70S
E street. 5-13-lt
Money-back Lawn Mowers at the
Rogue River Hdwe. Co.'s.
The - real estate office of II. B.
Hendricks & Son was this week re
moved from the ground floor on
Sixth street, near front, to rooms 8
and 9 upstairs In the same building.
fhe change was made necessary on
account of the new bank to be install
ed in that building soon.
As there Is to be no Fourth of July
celebration this year, the rose carni
val is designed to furnish the
amusements common at such a time.
The parade Tuesday is to be a very
prominent feature. Merchants and
lodges are invited to enter floats.
All desiring to do so are asked to
notify Mrs. E. V. Ingels.
The opening game of baseball of
the teams composed of the men and
boys from the different Sunday
schools of this city will take place
this Friday evening, beginning at 6
o'clock sharp on East D street, oppo
site the James Tuffs' residence. With
out a doubt this will be one of the
most, interesting games of baseball
of the reason and should be witnessed
by a large crowd.
Alabnstine at Rogue River Hdwe
Get Through With
HOUSE CLEANING
In time for the
Grants Pass Rose Festival
May the 24th and 20th
The lianntml Furniture Store is ready with the
largest display of
ItrGJNCAKPETS, LINOLEUMS AND MATTING
at attractive prices
for eash or on the installment plan. A very large
stork of
BEDS, BEDDING AND ALL KINDS OF
FURNITURE
COME AND SEE
A. u. BANNARD
PERSONAL AXD LOCAL
R. M. Johnson went to Medford on
business Tuesday.
Chas. Meserve, of Medford, was a
Grants Pass visitor Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Sherman arrived here
Monday from Portland to visit with
her father, V. B. Sherman.
Al Dean, of the forest service,
came in from Gold Beach Monday to j
spend a few days with relatives and
friends;.
Roy Jordan went to Central Point
Monday to do some work Jor the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company.
Arthur Edgerton went to Medford
on a Dusiness trip Tuesday, returning
to his home in this city in the even
ing. Miss Ethel Bennett, of Medford,
visited friends in this city on Tues
day, returning to her home in the
evening.
Dwight Jewell, who has been seri
ously ill with typhoid fever, is now
convalescent and able to be about
his home.
Roe Cheshire and little daughter,
who have been spending a week in
Portland, returned on Tuesday even
ing to their home In this city.
Mrs. Blanche Dean Harvey went
to Medford this Friday to visit for
a day with friends, after which she
goes to Ashland to spend a few days
with relatives.
Miss Winifred Launer, who has
spent the past several day3 visiting
with her brothers, Lloyd and Verne,
In this city, left Monday e xnlng for
her home at Dallas.
Miss Dessie Cole teturned from
Gold Hill Saturday, where she had
been to take charge of the telephone
office at that place during the ab
sence of the manager.
Mrs. Maude WlllIamB Fry return
ed to her home at Portland Tuesday
after visiting with her parents, Mr
and Mrs. J. II. Williams, and other
relatives and friends for the past
two weeks.
Mrs. 0. S. B'anchard and little
caugnter iert y.onaay evening ror a
visit, to Mrs. Blanchanl'B oM home
at Council Bluffs. Iowa. They were
accompanied as far as Portland by
Mr. Blanchard.
Mrs. Herbert Sampson, who has
spent the past two months in this
Ity visiting with relatives and
friends, departed on Monday evening
to join her husband, who preceded
her to their home two weeks ago
Miss Ida Dtmick, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Dlmlck, for the past two weeks,
left Tuesday morning for San Fran
lsco. She was accompanied by her
sister, Miss Vivian Dimick, and the
ladles will visit relatives and friends
at different points en route to San
Francisco.
The revival services at the M. E.
church, South, la which the pastor
was assisted by Rev. Smith, of Myrtle
Creek, and Rev. Bucks, of Alabama
has been successful. The church
revived and several conversions. The
meetlncs may be continued next
week.
Of course if you nre an owner of
an automobile, you are planning to
enter your enr for the automomie
parade of Wednesday, the 25th. Be
gin making paper flowers now, and
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so ne renay wun a car umi uj
beautiful at the close as it war at
the opening of the parade.
Go to Halls Art Store for Dishes
and Glassware. 5-3--t
Newt McGrew evidently Btruck a
good section of California, nn
Thursday Geo. S. Calhoun received
from Mr. McGrew nt Burke, Cal., a
stand of oats measuring about eight
feet. This is on exhibition in front
of the clothing store and bearB a
card stating where it was grown, and
the further Information ' that the
same thing can be done here with Ir
rigation and care. We do not take
back seat for any other section of
the United Slates.
MIhs Alice Smith received the sad
intelligence on Monday that a very
dear friend, Miss Hattle Smith, hud
been drowned on Sunday evening at
Winchester, near Roseburg. Miss
Smith in company with another
young lady, MIks Itlakely, and two
young men were out rowing, when
Ml Smith stood up In the boat to
nrrnnce the sent, which had been
broken, thereby overturning the
boat. The men swam to shore, but
both Indies were drowned. MIhh
Hattle Smith visited In this city sev
eral months oko and will be remem
bered by many friends who met her
nt thnt time. Mlxs Alice Smith went
to Winchester Tuesdny morning.
liulli-: We have a very neat and
compact rnti:u:ss hkki:k that
we sell for only $".f.O. a1 us show
It to you. Uogue Ttlver Hdwe. Co.
(Additional locals on rag"
PERSOXAL AXD LOCAL
T. W. Williams is having a new
open air sleeping porch built onto
his home on Sevetth street.
C. C. Lefferson, of Kerby, has just
purchased the residence of Martin
Conger on East Seventh street, near
the east school. Mr. Lefferson does
not expect to occupy the place, but
considers it a good investment.
The large traction engine belong
ing to Wm. Spaulding which has been
laid up for repairs for the past sev
eral weeks is again on the road be
tween this city and Swede Basin,
haulin lumber. The first load was
brought to town Saturday night.
Mrs. 0. D. McAllister and sister-in-law,
Miss Iva McAllister, arrived
here Monday afternoon from Rose
burg to visit for a few days with Mrs.
McAllister's pparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Martin. Tuesday morning the
ladies went to Medford, returning on
the motor car in the afternoon to
this city.
Robert X. McLean was expected
to arrive in Grants Pass tomorrow,
but delayed his return a week and
will arrive probably May 21. Mr.
McLean graduated May 6 from the
Auburn Theological seminary, and
after two weeks' visit with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Robert McLean,
will go to Portland, where he will bo
Installed as pastor of the Annabelle
Presbyterian church, the church
which he served a year ago last sum
mer as supply. vYvaM
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For Easy
Gardening
!
and at the same
time clean and
perfect garden
ing, the kind
which" will
make your gar-
ln iho taW rf
thetneighbor-
hood and cause
i?j your face to glow with honest pride, nothing fequite the
equal oi mis
Single Wheel
lPlanetJr.No.17
It is suited to all kinds of garden cultivation and all garden crops. You
can do more and better hoeing with it in one day than you can do in
three days with a hand hoe. This is but one of 52 PUnet Jr. tools of
equal superiority.
Call at our store and look into their merits. Price of wheel hoe
shown in cut with attachments$5.75 These and a large line of the
best and latest unproved farm and garden implements for sale by
CRAMER BROS.
Odd Fellows Block
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Dr. II. C. Dlxonhas sold hts resi
dence property, T01 North Fifth
street, to Dr. E.C. Mary, who pur
chased the DisojBros. dental busi
ness. Mr. JasoojJ has been In the
profession at Cottage Grove for the
past ten years and will come to
Grants Pass to take charge of tho
business about the 20th. Drs. E. P.
and H. C. Dixon will leave about
June 1 for Newberg, where E. P.
has an extensive walnut orchard and
fruit ranch. Dr. H. C. will open a
dental office.
The reports of tho fruit crop fail
ure In the middle states do not im
prove, and letters received confirm
the failure reports. J. D. Wurtsbangh
this week received a letter from Iowa
In which a friend states that the
fruit was entirely destroyed and
starting May 1 they had seven days
of constant rain. A photograph taken
in unlo on April 15 was received by
the Courier publisher which show
a street Bceno in Norwalk in which
mammoth Bhado trees were broken
down by the weight of the snow and
the streets were lined with broken
brnnches.
Mrs. W. A. Paddock has received
news of the sudden death of her
father, Dr. J. P. Mcintosh, nt his
home at Worthlngton, Ind., on Satur
day, April 30. Mr. and Mrs. Mcin
tosh had been on a western tour,
spending some months nt Los An
geles, and later visited Grants Pass.
A few days after his return home he
took to hlB bed and died the following
day, his denth being due to senility.
Probably the long journey was too (
severe for his feeble health. Mr.
MclntoBh was n prominent man of
Indiana, hnvlng served In both i
branches of the leglciature. He was .
a physician, farmer and merchant
until the Infirmities of ngo forced I
him to retire from active life.
We have an excellent quality of
cotton, rubber lined hose this year,
thnt will give you good satisfaction. ,
Rogue River Hdwe. Co.
Big assortment of Boys' Wash
Suits, Crash and Linen Pants. Trices
very reasonable. Calhoun'B.
How is thi3? A Ball Bearing, Self
Sharpening and Self-Adjusting Lawn
Mower for only $5.00 at Rogue River
Hdwe. Co.'s.
Ben Ilerrlott left Saturday for
Portland, where ho will enter the
employ of the Oliver Typewriter Co.
Mr. Ilerrlott has been clerking for
the Geo. S. Calhoun Clothing. Co. for
nearly two years past and as ho Is
a young man of good morals and
habits, he has many friends.
Dr. D. S. Holton of Merlin was In
the city Tuesday evening having some
dental work done the Doctor can tell
interesting tales of the early history
of southern Oregon for he has been
identified with this section for many
years. He practiced dentistry in con
nection with surgery over fifty years
ago when tho turnkey was the usual
method of teeth extraction. He lost
his Instruments by fire and theft at
Ellensburg, a little city at the mouth
of the Rogue river which was burned
by tho IndlanB in tho early days. lie
was a member of tho last territorial
legislature and wns identified with
the history of Oregon. Tho doctor
Is now 84', 6 years old and tho census
enumerator who took his name states
that he Is the oldest man on his list.
AlalmMine is tho Sanitary and
satisfactory interior finish for walls.
Sold only by Rogue River Hdwe. Co.
Humbler Bicycles.
Look the best.
Last the longest.
Ride the easiest.
Are the strongest.
Go to Hall's Art Store for Wall
Paper of all kinds. B-13-2t
Alarm clocks have been working
overtime these mornings on account
of the many who wish to view the
Halley comet. On Thursday morn
ing a splendid view was had by many
Grants Tass citizens and also on Fri
day, although the latter day the
comet did not show as bright.
A. U. Bannard left for Portland on
Monday to spend several days buying
new furniture for his store here.
Mrs. Bannard left Thursday night
and on Friday they both start for
Atlantic City to attend the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church,
to which assembly Mr. Bannard la
a delegate. They will visit relatives
and friends in different parts of the
east. Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Hays,
formerly of Grants Pass, but now o
Portland, will also attend the general
assembly.
Books for commencement gifts.
Sabln, the druggist.
If you want a refrlgorator that Is
perfectly Banltary and at the same
time uses less Ice than any other
mnke, get a IIKKMCK of the Rogue
Itlvcr Hdwe. Co.
BORN.
HARMON At Grants Pass, on Tues-j
day, May 10, 1010, to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Harmon, a son. I
Mituii:i.
R A INK-UAH It I.MAN -- At Grants
Pass, Ore., Sunday, May 1, 1910,
Wlllard A. Hulne and Miss Alice
Harrlman; Hev. Robt. McLean
' officiating.
JORDA.V-WJIITAKEK At - Grants
Pass, Ore., Sunday, May 8, 1910,
, Edward Jordan, of Grants Pass,
and MIkh Melltta Whltaker, of
Wolf Creek; Hev. John Dills offi
ciating. VANDYKK-McMAJIAN -- At tho
home of the county Judge, Satur
day, May 7, 1910, Wlllard M. Van
Dyke nnd MIh Selma McMahan,
both of this city; Judge Stephen
Jewell officiating.
SI'ANNAHD-ANDKKSON' At tho
Newman M. K. parsonage in the
presence of a few friends, Thurs-
i day evening, May 12, 1910, John
1 R. Rpannard, of Curry county, and
Mary E. Andersrn, of Kerby; Hev.
i I). If. Leech officiating.
Say
Do you know that you can buy
a CracKer-JacK Suit, a
BISHOP'S
For
13.50
Come in and take a look at them.
Special Line.
Our lines of
i
Summer Wearables
Aro complete tho best in the city
B. V. D. and Porus Knit
Underwear, 50c a garment
nii-i.
Al'STIN At the home place on the
Applegnfn river, Wednesday, May
11. 1910. Lucius Austin, aged 86.
The funeral was held Friday
morning and the remains were
brought to Grnnts Pass for burial.
C. P. Bishop Co.
The Htiire With the Mncjr-IU k (Junrnntcfl
1M N. Hlith HtnM Op. I'wiUrfriM