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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1912)
Weekly Rogue River Courier COUNTY OFFICIAL FAPKR. . . Voorhle. Proprietor v. '. Contatt, Editor Entered at the Grant! Pass, Ore gon, post office as seconoVlasa mall matter. SUIiSCRIITIOX KATES One Tear 1160 9ti months 76 Tare Months 40 Friday, December so, 1012. CAl'SE FOR JUBILATION. The Jubilation of the ciiizt-iiB of Grants Tubs over the outcome of the bond election is more the expression of joy at the unanimous spirit rath er than because of the assurance of the railroad and of progress. In one we find n great a victory as In the other. Few communities can boast of such a spontaneous outburst of public spirit. Few have ever got be hind a public enterprise with the de termination to succeed that our people are now exhibiting. But the Joy of the occasion Is not ours alone. From Crescent City and from all the Intervening territory there comes the sound of acclaim and of congratulation. For to all of the people now bottled 11 p In the Interior the coming of a railroad has been the dream of years. For half a century has the development of the mine and the forest been retard ed, and the action of Grants Pass means to theno dlntrlcts n dream come true. AN ASSET WORTH MILLIONS. Soumorn Oregon does not yet fully appreciate the great value of one of ItH richest rcsourcei). It bus not realized Just how much of an ax set it has in the attraction which it offers the sportsman and Hie outer. Thene rugged hills that reach back (rum the fertile valleys are far from being waste places, or valuable only from the chanc of mineral de poult or of merchantable timber, but as the playground of tbo people they will continue to pay dividends dur ing the ages to come If tbo asset Is rightly and properly conserved. The state of Maine, with un area no groater than that of western Ore gon, makes its wild places pay it a dividend of $20,000,000 annually. Southern Oregon hns more to offer the outer bent upon his vacation than hns Maine, and If enre Is ex ercise In tho management of tblH estate, it will become a producer of a payroll of magnitude. Maine has not the variety of 11 a turul scenery to offer that has south ern Oregon. The Marble, raves, Crater lake, the ruggod beauty of tho Rogue 08 It breaks its way through the cleft rocks In Its course to the son, have no like attractions In the eastern state. Yet Maine has become the mecea of the sportsman, the lure of the vacationist. The maintenance of the fish and the came supply Is what has placed Maine In the forefront. Its protec tion nnd conservation has kept the supply undiminished, and as a con sequence twenty millions of dollars are paid Into the channels of trade by the people of other states who go there In answer to the call of the wild. TWO CITIES IN THE MAKING. The expression of itmuy of the loading buslucss ineu of Crescent City, as published in :t ho Courier Tuesday, brought more forcibly to mind just how closely allied are the Interests ot the two districts. The vuluo of eiu'h is greatly augmented by tho presence and proximity of the other. The making available of these values Is the necessity for the build lug of tho Farlflc-Iuterior railway. Crescent City and the roast want the fruit and the other products of the Rogue valley that are not produced there. Likewise we of th Ulterior look with longing eye toward the redwood forests, and In th mind picture factories driven by the pow- er of the Rogue that will fashion that redwood Into wares for the trade of the world. A bond of sympathy has been e- tabllnhed between the two cities that will be laatlng. and when the road is completed, and communica tion between the two points becomes a matter of hours Instead of days, we can be neighbors In fact and in practice. Two cities will take their places on the map In red letters with the driving of the last eplke on the Pacific-Interior. EDI'CATION TEST PROPER. The enactment of the Burnett Dllllngham bill by congress will not only be a deterrent to crime but of poverty as well. ' The foreign-born illiterate Is a menace to good gov ernment, and it Is not asking too much of our friends across the sea to demand that those of their people who are sent here have at least the rudiments of an education. There are other restrictions that might well be applied to the immigrants from some of the countries, and un doubtedly they will be added later. America welcomes the Intelligent and well-meaning immigrant, but there are limits beyond which the welcome can not be expected to ex tend. The various states pay for the education of their youth and demand that they accept such education. Let us demand ns much from the would be citizen who has grown to man hood In some foreign country. A O HANTS PASS-OWNED H AB ROAD. The people of Crnntu Pass do not exjieci to uiinu a roau irom nere 10 the ea with fOO.OOO. Hut tney do expect that that amount of money will build the first unit of the road ! extending to the Applegate valley, and that by the time that Is com- pleted and in operation finances will he available for continuing the rail laying to connect with the road that will bo projected from Crescent City, even if the financing is not taken.. , , . , ,. have argued longer, but the gover- over much sooner than that by Bomelnor checked him with a gesture, of the big railway interests. ! "But we will kill Morgan with It costs from IS.000 to $10,000 per mile to grade and lay the rails, hini with Garri80n and Roberts and ... . . lA , . 'Faulder. The people claim the lives through such a territory as will be . . . . , . , of these men. They cried out Cru encountered between Grants Passi(,ify them; crucify them,... and the Applegate valley. This I with t.r In hla pvpa hut with a means that at least twenty miles of rails can be laid from here, which will open up a great area of the richest farming, timber nnd mining country in the west. Even If this unit of the road were all that was In sight it would be an enterprise that would be worthy the effort and traffic would come from iiie itounu ivoiiiu ciuu niei ai It that would solve the question of I KoreRt Home farm last Thursday af bond interest from the very start. I ternoon and in spite of the weather It would open up gold and copper, ten ladies enjoyed working and mines that would give employment ' Planning for Xmas. Mrs. Breit- to hundreds of men, and would mnke , available the Immense deposit of ce-1 ment nnd limestone that would sup-! ply continuous tonnage. Hut there Is not n man of those who are In touch with the develop, men of the project who doubt for a minute tho successful financing of the road to the coast. It must be re inembercd that the biggest incen- live for the building lies In the de- velopnient of the redwood forests to j t ho west, and in making physical connection between the interior and the coast. I At the coast end approximate; half a million dollars are already : mgiii K'wiiiii uie unaucing oi me I ;i- cltlc-Interior. This will lay steel well along through the magnificent forests toward the Grant Pass ,,, , . A. , . , , owned road, and the bringing of cap- ttal Into the ctiterpii-o wi',! not be ' difficult. With nearly a million dol- 1rs already In sight. Dr. Reddv. who has the financing of the project In hand.saya that there Is nothing surer than that tho road to the sea w bvtllt lit 0Tce. b' Hood J. T. TI.U III K WANTED. For the Wonder school, teacher, good pay. Address Koberson, clerk. Wonder. Oregon 4Mnit. r Merry Christmas Our store is in holiday attire, and anybody that is looking for a Christmas remembrance for "Him" can find any number of choice things here that will be appiopriate and '"just the thing.'" We make the wants of ir.en and young men our study, so far as their out fitting is concerned, and so we ask, Where would you be more' apt to find a gift appropriate for " Him" than right here? GIFT SUGGESTIONS SI ITS KAl.V COATS HITS HANDKERCHIEFS OVERCOATS PAJAMAS HOMKKY FANCY VESTS TKOl SERS 1IOISE tX)ATS MlillT RtH'.FS Hot SE SLIPPERS (;UVKS NECKWEAR SHIRTS SWEATERS - l.MBREI.LAS SISPENDERS Ml FFLEKS ROBES COME TO A .MAN'S STORK FOR A MAN'S tilFT. Just come to see how many things we can show you that will be just right for "His" Christmas. PEERLESS CLOTHING CO. "IF MEN WEAR IT, WE HAVE IT." 4 MURDERERS EXECUTED. (Continued from Page 1.) Well, out at the prison at this mo-i inent they are having a bloody ; feast." I 'but Mister Governor," cried an ! attorney, 'Morgan did not commit i thj8 irime He djd DOt get a fair trial. He never had a da in court or a chance to tell the story." Tne governor rose wearily. "I hl itivj viui I Iml iova l i riH n ,. ... ,, did not kill urk with premeditation, .1, . u .... ...u.. v. .. u i ,i iue uiuitt icuauu nu uv buuuiu ,je today. If I reprieve him now, 1 know, 1 tell you, I know that the .'movement to abolish hanging will be delaed for years" ThA lawvpr rnsp. ton anil would premeditation. We will strangle 'sneering curl at the corners of his I .U t .. 1 . . I 1 V. . 1 1 1 ..... . uioiiiu, ne cuuiiuueu iue mierview. "It would be unfair to our invit ed guests, who have looked forward with so much pleasure to this event, , rnh fhnm nf a slnelo item on the program." j FRl ITDALE. I ,, . ,, niayer was assisted by her sister, Miss Heyer. The neighborhood will join the school in a Christinas entertainment to be given at the Grange hall the evening of the .:ird. Let every one t ome, especially diildren under 10 ! years of age. Miss Slioll nas the school program and lommittees to assist are. music, Mosiiaiuos Hamil ton, llalverson and Ily water; decor- ation. Mcsdames Ureitniaver, Jones Mes- and Campbell; candy bag! : dames Stanhnuigh, Proff unl llef- ley ; tinancts. Miss Margaret Heyer. .Mrs. Heyer and Mrs. Contain are ready to assist anywhere, so we ex po t the youngest to be there and the elders to come and bring them. All the children have had that worried look that examination week . w ' brings. :,I1d Oral Hack spent the day ,n,,a' wi,h Ernt. es and Anna .Kisk. In the afternoon tho voting 1 ' ladies drove tltrotigh. Fruitdale to , . . , , , , sa goodbye to friends as Ruth and Oral are to leave shortly for Cali- forma with their parents, The Grange held an all day meet- in at thl ,u" Saturday and a splen- did time Is reported There was a! 'session In the morning and a picnic lunch was greatly enjoyed at noon,' and a wry good session of husirtcss ! In the afternoon. Several candidates ' were invited nud election of oftleers ! i for the ensuing ear held. Same! ;wil v installed at the ut tve"- The family of H. H. Wardrip are enjoying a visit from the mother of j.Mis. Wardrip, Mrs. G. W. Crews, from Ashland. Alonzo Jones sold several head of fine cows last week. Mrs. S. R. Green visited at the home of Joseph Proff over Sunday, Dr. V. W. Walker and J. W. Lucas I ....nl.i.r tr, Iho nnin'Mmrhnnil last Sunday. Can't say how much game they got as the correspondent didn't see any. Maybe the editor did. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Clark and lit tle son, Kenneth, were visitors in Fruitdale one afternoon last week. Lawrence I'nderwood was sick Sunday but is back at school ngain this week. A. W. Hates surveyed the Grange property Tuesday. Mr. McCalvey has a contract for clearing on the Brietniayer place. When you have a billions attack give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial. They are excellent. For sale by all dealers. Lawrence V. Hammer, 19 years of age, a resident of Salem, and Miss Anna L. Breazeale, IS, of Selma, were on Tuesday granted a marriage license by the county clerk. IIOW S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable to carry out any obligation made by his firm. WALDING. K INN AN & MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price i." tents per bottle. Sold bv !a!l ilrugcists. Take Hall's Kamilv Pills fur run. j stiputiou. W IS THE TIME TO LEAVE YOl II OKDEIi FOR CEMENT LAND TILE. Every length of cement tile is perfect in shape, making it much easier to lay. Cement tile is better because water will percolate through the pipe much quicker than clay tile. We also can furnish you with the BEST of cement, lime Hard wall Tlaster and Land Plaster. We Invite you to call or write for prices. Oregon Cement Sewer Pipe and Tile Co. nrrTK Home J.WCCl VBulk, Comb and Extracted Honey PHONE 2M. Californian Buys ProH-rty . W. II. Condart, who purchased SO acres of orchard land down the riv er, near the Flanagan and Cornell ranch, left on Wednesday for Santa Cruz to pack up his belongings pre paratory to removing to Grants Pass. He also has secured a timber loca tion In the Illinois valley. Mr. Con dart 1b confident that a number of his friends in the southern city will want to make Grants Pass their home when he has told them of the advantages of this section. Miss Elva Wimberly of Roseburg arrived Thursday afternoon to visit her sister, Mrs. C. L. Clevenger. A Des Moines man had an attack of muscular rheumatism in his shoulder. A friend advised hitn to go to Hot Springs, mat meant an expense of $150.00 or more. He sought for a quicker and cheaper way to cure it and found it in Cham berlain's Linament. mree days af ter the first application of this lini ment he was well. For sale by all dealers. NOTICE. The stockholders of the Wilder ville Irrigation company are hereby notified that their annual meeting will be held at the residence of E. Loughridge Thursday, January 9, 1913, at 1 o'clock p. m. 12-13-4t NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock holders of The First National Bank of Southern Oregon for the purpose of electing directors and transacting other business that may come before the meeting, will be held at the of fice of said bank Tuesday, January 14th, 1913, at 3:30 p. in. Dated at Grants Pass, Oregon. De cember the 5th. 1912. Signed, II. L. G1LKEY. 1 2-1 : it Cashier. F AND STII STREETS. Made J. PARDEE A Regular Xmas Special On Candy, Nuts, Fruit and Other Good Things (ood plain Mixed Candy, ,v per Mtuml, 2 muih1s jj Lump " Drops, a hard brittle Candy at 15c or 2 Mm for 25c A ma Mixed CrenniH, etc, ht Hiund 20c French or Fancy Mixed Fine Hod Hons at per pound 25c Chocolate Drops, assorted flavors, per pound l!)c Nuts Walnuts, 1012 crop, per pound... 2.V Almonds, soft shell, per pound.. ..25c Almonds, hard shell, jwr lb... 12 l-2c Pecans, per xund 20c Kray.il nuts, mt pound 20c Our SKH'ial Christinas Mixed Nuts ... containing English Walnut, Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Fresh Pea nuts, Almonds, Hlack Walnuts, per pound i,v Table ItaisiiiN, pound clusters, per Miund 20c Table Raisins, pound package, each 1.V Four Miuiid loose Muscatel Itnls- in for 23c Seeded nnd Soedles Raisins, 10 o.. packages, 2 for 25c ('.nulled Citron, Lemon and Orange Peel 20c to 25c Golden Dates and Furd Dates 12 1-2 to 15c California White Pulled Figs (Ev- tra Fancy) per pound 12 l-2c California Hlack Figs in oval im packages, delicious 15c Nuviil Oranges at pec do, ;."c, 10c and 50c Tangerines, the only sweet orange at this season, per doen 20c Itunnnas, per dozen 30 to 10c llcst Cranberries, per quart 15c Hawaiian Pineapple now each 15c to 50c Pop Corn, 2 years, Illinois, lOe per Miiind, 3 pounds for 25c New, Ripe Olives, "Eliiuan s" Very Tnsty, pint 25c Cuioen Olives, imported, Spanish, per pint 30c Fresh Home-made Mince Meat, "like mothers," per pound 15c Heinz Plum Pudding, each 45c Home-made Fruit Cnke, ponnd....40c X. II. C. FVuit Cake, 14 ounce packages 30c Heinz Dill Pickles, "most all suf- fruRists like them," 20c Heinz Sweet and Sour Pickles. Wisconsin and Tillamook Full Cream Cheese. NEl'CHATEL and Itoqnefort Cheese. Olive (Ml We aim to carry only the pure nnd high grade kind in Do mestic and Imported, bottles and tins. Extracts Burnetts and Vanduzers " -eft ce coeTl tiniv CV l0v vi ..,.ve u1 cw0 Burnett's Color Paste, endorsed by leading culinary experts, jar 15c SOMETHING NEW IN FANCY FRENCH WILLOW BASKETS. D.-iinty E:issinct!s for that new hahy, each Bungalow Wood Baskets f'r par lor, each -'50 French Market, covered, each $1.00 to 81 "3 French laundry Hasket (w'll last a lifetime) ....$1.25, 81.73 and (More appropriate than a package ,,f .i,.n;.v .n for the wife Christmas Present.) I I.lpton's and Horninuin's t'ejTon i nnd Indian Tens. Lsenlshlnt Oysters in hulk, ..50c Pint Los Angeles Head l-ettu.-e. Celery nnd Seasonable Vegetables. WHITE NOUS GROCERY j ' At TO.MOB1LK DELIVERY SIR- . vin:.
