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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1911)
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1011 WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER PACK TWO PROFESSIONAL CAEDS M. 0. FINDLEY, M. D. Practice limited to BYE, EAR, NOSK and THROAT Glanced fitted and furnlihed Office bo.ira 9 to 12; 2 to 6; and i appointment. Phoaea 182 aa! U6-R. OranU I'asn, Oregon V. L DIM. MICK, D. M. D. Fetach bld., cor. 6th and G street. I'hone 303-J. Crown, Iirldiio Work aud Filling" of all klndrf a specialty Office Hour 9 to 12 a. ra.; 1 to 5 p. m. All Work I'oHlllvcly Guaranteed GRANTS PASS, OREGON K. C. MACY, I). M. I). mccp8or to Dixon Bros., Dcntlati First-ClaHS Work 10H 8ouh HMU, rnn I'aaa, Ore. J. P. TRUAX, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phones: Office, 325; Res. 324 Albert Building, Sixth Street GRANTS PA3S - - OREGON Calls answered at all hours. Coun try calls attended to i. D. NORTON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW fractlce In all State and Federal Jetirts. Office Opera House Bldg (irmitn I'hwi, OrRon OLIVER S. BROWN, LAWYER ttranta Pm OreRon 0. S. BLANCIIARD, ATTOIINET-AT-LAW Practlco In all State and Federal Conrts. Banking & Trust Co. Dldg. (armiM Van, On-Run Mrs. Nina Brumbaugh Lessons In China Painting. Orders Solicited. Htudlo: 7 JO North Eight Street .1. D. WlTRTSRAUail Attorney and Comiarlor at Law Notary Public In office Office In Howard Block. Phone 6-J OR ANTS PASS. OREGON I). L. .JOHNSTON MS I I. Rooms 6 and 7 Opera Homhc ai . North bUlrw o GRANTS PASS. ORF.UiN ,M. T. UTLEY r.lltl'KNTKK (KNKHAL (t)NTU(rt)ll III II.DKH JobbiMg Work MHMlnl(y Phone III 7IJI N, Adi Street, (JiaiitM I 'mas, On1. M. II. DAY Contractor and Builder Residence! a Specialty Plant and estimate furnished K4tdenr East A Rt. Phoae 10S-J Singer and Wheeler OQl Wilson SEWING! MACHINES lor ale or rent, on easy VynenU. Supplb n ropalin for a'l makoa. Stocking daruer and cot ton. T. H ASS ELL Front St. (iram HHICHESTER S PILLS t in m . i .i.( vy Km r ah. 1( c.a PERSONAL AND LOCAL i J. W. Lozler and M. C. Pago were nmmi!! the Medford visitors to this city Friday. I h. Brlgsfi, of Placer, was vlHitins ! with friends and looking after busi-, f)-Ki here on .Friday. L. R. Sfel hammer rctu rrn-l Frl from Medford. where h' had spent the day on business. K I! Jones, of Corvallls, presiding elder of the M. E. church, south, vsll! preadi at both morning and ev enina; service at the churrl today. VV. H. Benson, of Medford, wan In Grants I'a-s l rldny. Mrs. V. V. f,onr;wrdl and Mrs. W. V Blair went to Medford Saturday afternoon to visit with Mrs. TWii- steln for a few days. i:. K. RaropauRh has purchased a new home on rourin a"m moved his household roodf to that oration Saturday. Mrs. Vl'tor Brown returned Frl- dnv to her home at the Brown Acres farm near .lump-Off-Joe, after spend ing several weeks at her old home In I'lttsburR. Pa. Mr. Brown will arrive here In about 10 days. Mrs. Mrown says she Is ;;ld to lie back to Oregon once more and expects to reside per manently here. During their absence from Grants Pass they have visited at Chlcaeto, Kansas City and otner places, but find none to equal south ern urefon as a pniro kj uiune a home. ('has. Snow received word Satur day that his nephew, Jesse Fonts, who formerly resideil In this city, had been accidentally shot through the side by a companion while hunt ing near their home at. Vancouver, Wash. The young man Is about 17 years old and will be remembered by many Grants Pass friends. He is In the hospital, where he is recov ering from the wound. A team belonging to the McGargle & UeArmond livery stable caused ( uiisldei able excitement on Sixth street In front of the Opera House block Saturday afternoon. The horses were being driven down the street when they suddenly became frienhtened and started to run, first kicking loose from the buggy. The driver and companion, however, stayed with the vehicle and held on to the lines, the horses pulliiiK the buggy by the bits for some distance. They were stopped before any serious damage was done. Kveiy few days some one speaks of a sale which has been made through an advertisement, in the classified columns of the Courier. Today Mr. Hendricks, of Hendricks ,t Crouch real estate firm, tells us that they sold the Isaac Allen 80- acre tract 3' miles from tho city,! to Sam Baker and Geo. Hutchlngs. i .,,,,1 M,n tl, Pnrl.. n ,1 H Ue me n t was responsible. Mr. Hutchlngs Is a recent arrival from Alberta This tract will probablv bo subdivided. L. Brtggs, of the Brlggs Bros, i mine on upper Grave creek, hns bei n In the city a few days this week, returning to the initio on Friday night. Mr. Brlggs says they are i short of water at the present time,; but as soon as the snow in the mountains on the northern slopes be-. gin to melt they will have plenty of water for mining. The best part ofjwl" Dp an acquisition or importance the season's work for them It yet tno the commercial Interests of Grants ronie. i ''ass, ns they are enterprising and G. S. Wendllug, of San Francisco, president of the California I'lue Box Co , and a dozen other luinoer con cerns, was In Grants Pass a few daj jign and while here E K, Dunbar told him of several changes that ought to be made to facilitate the handling and storage of lumber In the yards Mr. Dunbar's suggestions were accepted, and he was ordered to proceed on even more elaborate plans They havo just purchased eight lots adjoining their property between F street and the railroad track, on which will be erected two lumber nheds, each 3S'.'0O feet, where common lumber, as well as the better grades will b stored. The bov factory spur will bf extended to cover this yard also. Work I being rushed on tho en laigcnienl of the Sugur pine store on Sixth -drecf, with a view to haing tiling'" In i'Midlnes for a bin cpfn Ing about the fliV to ttiidd'e of Mtrih Tills establishment is one or thi ptone.Tv iii )( n r i .1 1 nier-I (brtinllse business In Giants Pass and when ih, Impi nvomenM now N" I lug made ,U e louipletod wPt C'c the) ! O' O o h ! -re ,( f'oor Mm. O,) f, r oi! Sivth i !, ,ni. e I "IMS Mi Fox, of Central Point, In this city Saturday I forenoon, returning to her home on No. 13. I Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kribs, of Med- fora- are vlBitln8 at the nome of Mr- aud Mrs. A. A. Porter, of this city. Mrs Kribs 1b a sister of Mrs. Por- tcr and he and her nusuana nave but recently arrived from Minnesota and located at Medford, where they expect to make their permanent home. A. R. Dunham, a former resident of Grants Pass who now resides on a farm near Woodville, spent Friday forenoon in this city shopping and shaking hands with old friends. He returned to Woodville on the after noon train. Uoy .h Lean and little son, Robert, returned to their home at Woodville Friday afternoon, after spending the forenoon here with relatives. Chas. Meserve returned to Med ford Saturday morning after a short business visit in this city. j.irs. Fred A. Wiuiams returned from .Medford Friday evening, after spending several days with her par ents at that place. Lester Kenney arrived from 1 1 ill k horo Saturday morning and will take his old position with the Electric CVirlng Co., and will also operate the moving picture machine at the Bi jou theater. John Reed of Gold Hill wa3 in Grants Pass a short time Saturday. Miss Daisy Cole returned to her home in this city on Saturday after having closed a successful term of school at Grave. Roy Jordan came up from Wolf Creek Saturday afternoon for a short visit and also to attend to bus iness matter. G. A. Carvell, of Portland, recent ly purchased through Dean Bros., of this city, the Alonzo Jones 20-aere place in Frultdale. Mr. Carvell ex pects to plant an orchard and make his home here. On page five of this Issue will be found the half page advertisement of Jordan's addition to Grants Pass put on the market this week. Dean Bros, are the selling agents and are giving terms that should close It out in short order. There nre five acres in the tract as platted and the entire trart w;ts planted to pears last year. The property faces on Sixth street, is well drained and will make a popular ad dition. J. S. Stewart, editor and publisher of th. Journal at Fossil, Ore., Is vis iting Josephine county for the first time. He came to call on his wife's mother, Mrs. Knox, and is spending Sunday at the farm on the Applegate. Mr. Stewart has been publisher of the Journal for 21 years, starting in when a mere boy. The new rail road opening up eastern Oregon ! I" W U I n 20 IlllleS Of FOSSll, bllt I they expect to have rail commiinlca - ! . . ; X. G. Pike and W. C. Hall, who! have purchased the Williams Bros.' Limber yard, will assume charge of the business from that time on. It is the Intention of the firm to carry a heavy stock of all kinds of lumber and manufactured material for the construction of buildings of every sort. The new firm Is composed of first class business men and they will do their full share In making the lumber Interest of this city take Its place with other large enterprises. PKIM.F.NT Fl Tlo WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Prelim inary to donning the sackcloth of the penitential season, the forelgu dip lomats stationed at Washington will assume their gayest uniforms tonight to t.i!;e part In the annual diplomatic roi option to be given by Vire-Presi-lent and .Mrs. Sherman. rr too a couch bfor It dvelp omathlnr mora aerloui. Ballard's Horchound Syrup Tht Hrnrdy That ltawa hr Work. It n!ivrt coUKtiinK Immfdlt tolr. mam iorPUcM In tht lung, tuoofnf I'hli-Km nd rWir tironotilul tuber it In ' flin- fumlly rcmitily. int to t iko and good fc-r chlU ilrrn and adult. ITI. 3V, W ar,d gl.oa. riiv tu,- li oo j.- n , nuinn tl" tiiu's in mu.'H ,( th, ;;c l! .1 ,-i Ki't I'.'l l-.l bet. II" i I'' ll'riiiku popper r ! m i n is. r fvI. fU. ,-,,., Jj'i'fn- O.IUrd.Pror.. Rt Lou t.MO. I IV St'cn Et Slv Cur, $0r Mrs. G. E. was visiting S L Snofield came la from Kerby Sunday to spend a few days here looking after business. Mr and Mrs. Claus Schmidt left Sunday morning for San Francisco, where they go to visit frknds for several weeks. K P Khoeery, of Waldo, came In to spend Sunday with Grants Pass friends. Geo A. Steel and son, George G. Steel, were Grants Pass visitors from the Three Pines Lumber com pany on Sunday. Mrs. John McArthur and little son, Jack, returned Saturday to her uUme at Reuben, after visiting for several days with her father-in-law, John McArthur, and daughter, Ml-ss Iva. Geo. :. Sanders left for Chicago Saturday, where he goes to spend some time on business pertaining to the Golden Drift company. W. B. Sherman and W. II. Waun went to Salem Sunday evening to spend a short time on business. The city treasury is richer by $35. the amount of fines collected from two miners who were arrested for drunkenness and brought nefore Auditor and Police Judge Opdycke Monday morning. Two bottles of whiskey found on the person of one of the men was confiscated and now repose In the city vault. There are dozens and dozens of people who desire to "rush into print," but they do not want the public to know who they are nor do they want the publisher to know. In the past two days The Courier has received two unsigned commun ications.. The articles were suitable for publication, and the only reason they do not appear in this paper is that, the 'authors are unknown to the editor. Simply signing "A Resident" or "I Prefer to remain unknown" will not ensure publication of an ar ticle in The Courier or any other newspaper. Sign your name and re lieve the wastebasket. Mi-is Clora Light spent Sunday with her parents at Hugo and return ed Sunday to her school duties in Hie Grants Pass high school. i:S COMING IN SLOWLY Deputy E. L. Coburn of the sher iff's office says the taxes are being paid very slowly. Of the tax roll, amounting to something over $224, iiOU, up to this time the collections are not in excess of $:'."). null. Con siderable annoyance and trouble is being caused In some instances where numerous contracts and assignment. to real property have been given and no one appears to know just who owes the county. However, it isn't ihi' duty of the sheriff's office to ad just these differences and taxes, of ! course, will he lortluoining from the I ii'irlv u itli tli. iwu'Mi il litl.i KII.LI D P.V ROP.P.LRS ELLENSBURG, Wesh., Feb. 27. i Joseph S. Hull, former chk'f of io lice of Kllensburg and a member of i the merchanis' patrol, was shot aud instantly killed In a revolver duel hero today with robbers who held, up a local cafe. The robbers es-' caped. Will Try the Hunch , H. C. Kgberg, for some lime past in (barge of the gent's furnishing goods department of the Golden Rulei store, has resigned his position and! will hereafter devote his attention to his ranch, three miles ast of the cltv 4 J. N. Roberts, who will hold the position of conductor on the new Grants Pass & Rogue River railroad, arrived here Tuesday from Glendale. His family come later. White the work on the road Is in progress Mr. Roberts will take charge of the cul vert work. The Grants Pass Banking and I .eon 1-. Ik-n-i.-ks, Pivsidt-nt bis. T. Tuffs. Vi'e-l'ivsidont 5 4 i H wniM n""" '" ' mmm " " """""" HEAVY RETTING ON BREACH OF PROMISE SHT NEW YORK, Mar. 1. That friends of William English Walling, the millionaire who is being sued for $100,000 by Miss Anna Grunspan for breach o fpromlse, are betting 3 to 1 that the young woman will lose her case, developed today at the hearing. Under cross-examination Max Ens'er, who testified that Miss Grunspan's character was "above reproach," stated that he knew of several bets Walling's frienis had placed at 2'5 to 1 that the girl would lose. He denied that he had made any wagers himself. I. V. W SPEAKER IS MOBBED AT FRESNO FRESNO, Cal., Feb. 28.--Dragged through the gutter for three blocks and subjected to violence at the hands of hundreds of rioters, a member of the 1. W. W. who at tempted to speak on the streets here A Blessing To The Farmers Wife The Hell Telephone Service lightens the do mestic tasks of the farmer's wife. ' In the family circle, the Bell Service is indis pensable. It is a constant household companion. It shops for her when she is too busy to go to town. It brings her in close touch with the so cial life of the community. Loved ones far away may be reached, for the Bell field is almost limit less. It relieves the monotony of life. She can not be lonesome with the Bell Service at her com mand. It is a constant source of pleasure and profit in the home circle. Talk it over with our local manager. The Pacific Telegraph & Telephone Co. Is a Going and Growing Institution, controlled by local hit crests and consistently adheres to safe banking methods With ample capital, experienced management and modern equipment, it provides a desirable banking ronneetioii. Capital $50,000.00 Geo. I-. A. yesterday is suffering today from severe injuries. The rioting follow ed the refusal of Sheriff McSwayne to receive other Industrialists In the county jail. The speaker was knock ed down repeatedly. A bystander who protested was thrown under the heels of a kicking horse and his nose broken. FEARS REBELLION IN CHINA ST. PETERSBURG, Mar. 1. The newspaper Reitch, which recently voiced the Imperial government's de mands on China, declares today that a great revolt against the Manchu dynasty is being organized In Peking. The impending revolution, the Reitch says, is fraught with the gravest dangers to foreigners, and it intimates broadly that Intervention by European powers may be neces sary to prevent a repetition of the Boxer troubles. - Samuel Call, of Merlin, spent Tuesday In Grants Pass and returned In the evening to his home. Trust Company P. Jester, Cashier Launer, Asst. Cashier. n I III I III I I tl ORllililSISMKWHlU National Drug Store
