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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1912)
- Kill DAY, DECKMREU "7, ln- two , PfclLSONAL AM) LOCAL. I. A. Hobie 1 -1 1 fur Suisun, Cul Sunday, to be absent some wn kn. Mrs. Addio Soveins went to M""lrtitl Us tagao Sunday to visit for some day;. Mrs. Fred Jost went to (.'ottago Grove .Monday to visit relatives. J. K. VauCleve returned on Mon day from a few days' slay at I'oit land. Mr. and Mm. E. L. Mills of Wolf creek unlv d here Sunday for a few days slay. Mrs. J. T. Clowe and clilldn n went to Eugene Monday to visit lor u week or more. Miss I'uuliiio Coo returned home from Eugene Saturday to spend tile holidays with tier parents. Miss Opal Miller went to Wolf Creek Sunday to spend a we. k with '. her aunt, Mrs. Alice Rowers. ' ChriH Elsmann returned Saturday -N from Dayton, O., where ho spent some days with Mrs. Klmann nnd the baby. Miss UokbIo Dean arrived on Mon day from Puyallup, WkkIi., to spend a week with her grandfather, 1. H. Brlstow. II. C. Kinney nnd 1'aul Kiuney left on Sunday for Pomona, Cal.. to spend Christmas with Mrs. Kinney and the W. A. MeCormhk family. Mrs. M. C Armstrong, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Taylor, returned to her home at Med ford Sunday. PROFESSIONAL CARDS ilcTfindley, M. D. Practice limited to TB, EAR. NOSE and "HROAT Glasses fitted and furniahsd. Oflc houra to If. I to I; ul by appointment. Ptones 62 and 0 RANTS PASS, OREGON. V. L. DIMMICX, D. M. D. DENTI8T Corner 6th and O streets Phone S03-J. Crown, Bridge Work and rilllnp of All Kinds, a Specialty. O.'flce hours, 9 to 12 m.; 1 to B p. m. All Work Positively Guaranteed GRANTS PASS, OREGON. E, C. MACY, D. M. D. DENTIST accessor to Dixon Dros., Dentists First-class Work. 10tt Bouth Sixth. Granta Pass, Or. H. D. NORTON ; , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW rrtctlce In U 8tto ud Fedortl Coorti. Office, Opera House Block. 0. S. BLANCHAItD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Practice In all State and Fedenl Courts. Ranking & Trust Co. Did. GRANTS PA S3, OREGON. J. D, WURTSBAUan Attorney and Counselor at Law Notary Public In office. OfUce In Howard Rlock. Phona b-J GRANTS PASS, OREGON. D. L. JOHNSTON ASSAY ER North Stairway. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Rooms 6 and 7, Opera House Block. M. C. II. DAY CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Residences a Specialty. Plans and estimates furnished. Residence, East A t. rhone 10I-J GRANTS PASS, OREGON. G. H. BINNS Assay Established 1 years (AT E street, orposlte Colonial hotel. Grants Tasg. Ore. DR. E. W. BARNES PHYSICI N AND SI lltil.OV Will answer all city or country ulls. Rooms 1 Hud - Schmidt Uld. Mr. and Mrs. Ztra Pool are here vtwii,.,.. ...i.,iiv... .Mrs. I.te Calvert, son and daughter arrived Sunday from Eugene. R. K. Woodson arrived Monday from Eugene to spend Chrifetiiius mother. He was a' cum- panid by Mrs. M. L. Wiii.-low, win will visit relatives. Miss Tlielina Dih.-, now Inlng .u Portland, but a lormer ieident f Grants 1'ass, Is in the city the guest of the Misses Carmen arid Kivtl Cheshire. Mrs. llayden Bullet Held ei Ash land Is visiting Mis. Jennie Cli. shire. Mr. Hutterlleld spent a da here and will return in a few das for a long- tr stay. Mis., Maude Darncill. wln is at- teudim; S' t I nt Medf'.rd. M-ei.t several dav here with her t.ran 1- mother Custer, and on Monday went' fo Calhe to spend the ho!idas with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. MeC.ee and ih:l- dren, who have been visitins reia- fives here, returned on Monday to their home at Canvenvil'e Thvy were aeconipanied by Mrs Chas Hainan), who will vifit for a few days. Poultry Show Kntry DwnW Kntry blanks for the comlni; pen". , try show are iu the nanas oi ttw ' printer and will be ready for distri- butlon in a few days and can be se- cured from Secretary Yeatch. Poul- try raisers are making plans for a blK show and many entries. Will KIkIu the Turku Sam Copolas, for a ear or more ; working at the granite pit, left onou!fit to West Fork, expecting :o Saturday for Portland, then to New take back a shipment of steel pipe York to return to Greece to enter the arniv. It all Koes wen ne expecis iu return to southern Orecon. He will he joined by two companions at Glendale and at Portland will meet a hit; delegation. lengths, however, and before it can Dentists Oranni:e 1 taken In over the trail it will be The dentists of southern Oregon : necessary to cut in two, and tools organized nn association at Medfordare being taken from here to do the on Saturday night and elected Hr. j surgery with. This pipe is for the KIddell of Medford, president; Dr. Kennedy-McCall placer property, up Johnson of Ashland, vice-president. !on which development has been in and Ir. Walker of Grants Pass, set'-'progress all the year, $SO,000 havim; retary-treiisurer. Grants Pass was! been expended by the new owners represented by Dr. Macey, Dr. Flan-, sime they took possession last spring, agnn nnd Dr. Walker. All dentists j Three giants are now in operation of southern Oregon will join for ni'i-jnpon the mine, and by a new pio t ii ii 1 benefit, icess of handling the pay dirt, an In- j vent ion of Mr. Kennedy's, practically Another Itliickstone Arrives ; all the values are saved, even the A ten-pound edition of Attorney j fl,ir being held. The holdings Fred Williams arrived in time to 0f the Kennedy. M Call Syndicate are celebrate the holiday season In thirty miles below Galice on the Grants Pass, making his arrival Sun-j Rogue. day evening, and finding a warm j Unless the heavy snowfall leaves welcome In the Williams household, j the Coast range divide on the West The proud dad says that the young-! Fork, trail, it is likely that other ster has got shoulders like a foot- .shipments of pipe will bo sent to bull man and a voice like the yell master nt Yale, nnd that he himself has had to settle back Into third place In the home. I kirn; Alter Property Cilt'trt E. Hriuton of Shoshone Ida., arrived Monday morning and will spend several days looking after proper! v interests near Merlin. Mr. I 1 1 1 1 T 1 1 is deputy auditor of hU county and at the expiration of his term of office will remove with hi.; family to his farm at Merlin, fo, - luel'U t he Keej. i'.'.e c. I Pa. I ie Dollar Fine A young man boistcn'ois irom too i much of the' Juice of the bug was hauled in by the police Sunday i 1 1 ii i ii. h . and l'"li' e .I'idi: lliou:-.li that about i' wi it lie iu lined feelings am e Johnston Uhl SOOt 1 I' disturbed The flue .pea. I was e of tic pa el. in nnii ipahtj Suspended Sentence for McCaule 1 A. Mi t'auley bei atne entangled i tjie polii e dr. u: net Monday monittr-. and in police loiut was given a seit i teliee of ,n s for ind ul -i g in ton imerh lioo.e. The sentotee i was siispeiiii havior, but siratght and d during good b -a straing from tlte narrow iath wi'.l lei I I directly to the rock pile. ! sl l ( K( Kl KS I All I D. SAN PUWCISCO. Pec :.!. bold attempt to crack the safe in the of the ef the Portola theater, in the heart of the ictail distrut. was nar rowly frustrated early todav. Th. CracKSUien liail lioiimtd e.i i ne ii.i.i- biuiitlon knob and ring. mor tliau un hour's work, and had drilled hole two inches deep to insert the 'soup," when they were frightened iiway. They worked for more than an hour under the glare of cleitn.' Uhts Mrs H. R. Simpson of l.eland spent Monday in town llli;i n. iiimi.hu iih n mr I'.-i I I t. When pl..e . .':rt i i r.cd !'.;.! uiornin.,' Ch.is. C.:de:t prUoiicr' The drunk and 1 :-.!.; t !v , .il-.J i ii', 'I :i !.A ! to defense th the lura' t. r of t'e " -; v .- in Grants Pass. so far" that t.'.s af. r the .-o:;d he was g if.ty. So 1. . t rv 1 . . t .'. !. t:.v k en t.c AS i oi'.i .if the m a tu j.t j." f "ir ! Vs Ocii'.d shaVe oi t . a tr to ' J. I '. -ot'.i K..ci : .e r.J rot t it l e o-..M te Oo'd H ar.j if a r.ui r.i.i sr. I ! .is made ;t en .1 a e t.v.'o told the ,'r,i.hT ts rt. tu'ti , a'.le.l J.ivle Johi.sto that tre r.'i '...ir for a llit-er tr...n tri;i of t art- he. Is. but trst be o..M .j-.!.-r hin.st'.f fh that r.ur.i-er tb.i tirae if he v.M acr to the fo trthi one to p'.m hase a u Ket snd rov.f.'.i i. his tV.cht f.n.'hrd. lr,s:ri. tior.s were r.et fuen tf whether he ho.ild via the S. P. or P -1 , and he waited goir.. not upon the order of his MK II SNOW 1X)VK.P.S KT KXHIK TIIAIK Thr-e feet of snow now covers the 'trail that connect the lower Rogue river Jistriit with West Fork, report '.Messrs. Robert Sibbel and T. R. Thomas, miner from Solitude bar. I These men arrived here Tuesday i 'from West Fork, coming for supplies for the mine. They came with pacs; frm there. This pipe had come to west rorK as tne nearest ran road point that could be reached over a passable trail until the Roue river (trail is completed. The shippers had sent the pipe in twenty-four foot Grants Pass, and taken down th river by specially constructed boat from here. This district will he served from Grants Pass as soon as the trail now beim; built by the county and the forestry service is completed PKIM)S OK CON VICTS aiiiivm . SAI.EM. Dec Jl. Then ire r.i- iih'ls thai lioveMior Wert will liati out a luith h of Christmas pri seats to cou ii t s at t he state penitent lai y in , lilt' shape vf paroles, Anion.g tho i, who are seeking for clenieticy i. James L. Riley, who was convicted ot manslaughter for killing la wis Long at Princville in Crook count. Kiley's w ue w as e.opmg w ;th Long, the i ourt : ile elopliieut s showed, W In n Kile). o et t a i. iti g tiie man and woman, jslue ,u;d UiMed Long. I'etitions tor II. ley 's ,ei:o'e have lien turned over to 'lie .u'lernor and there i said to be a i I'.alo e t h.U he will . oiisider :l:e tietit i'uis fa wir.ili'y. The oth.er hoi-efals are O. O. All, ; i I'livii ted troiu m ultiioniali . oanty for rape; Frank' Ari'.u.i. Was o coun ty . lari ' n ; (leorge Isseii. llraiit couutv, horse s'e.i'.it'.g; 1'ranlv Nash. M alt 1 1 1 1 5 1 : 1 1 1 i entity , Ian on : 1 1 ugh .lai ksoti. C,' ant o i:r . o'etain ti : money under false pretenses. AP N AIR CONCI .11 1" POR POIHI.AND Nl YEAH. PORTLAND. Dec. The coal men ial club is today planning an open air comert by l.noO voices on New Year's ee, in the hope of do- ing awav with the usual noisy obset vance of that occasion. The Gypsy Smith choir has already been en-: gaged for the occasion, and an aug- metued band provide the music t A jdea will be made to have tho citizens of the city gather arou id ! the chorus and sing with it rather, than blow strident horns or manlpu- late ether uolse contrivances. Surprise Party Arranged by The Bijou .. t has been arranged :ne of the llijou Thea- the P.iS! amusement lovers ot as he has seetirtd the .'iXiT K.!;t:thv eoiiuiany whiih K ;(;! hy company r s.io r.'..iny f ri tuls here last spring .'..ir.:.): the two weeks they played lit !hi iit and they will open a weeks' rv.sa.sor.n nt at the llijou next Suii dy nicht. The i-tMnpany is still hr.idrj by the eharmitiff and clever little actress, Helen Duffy, and she is supported by a cast of clever per formers. The company since last here has been playing continually in the south ern part of California and has met with success in a seven-weeks' en gagement in Uakersfleld and In re turn dates in all of the larger cities of the San Joaquin valley. New scenery and specialties and a fino line of plays are added. The opening bill will be the delightful four-act southern comedy drama, "Girl of the Sunny South,' a play of love and sen timent and abounding with sparkling comedy situations and beautiful stage settings. Miss Duffy will be seen as the southern girl and Mr. Kenworthy as the old darky, Willis Watson Wil liams, loyal and true, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Smith and the Misses Kensman and Hmmest will all appear to advantage and a perform ance of merit is assured all who at t ml. SITIIKMK COI RT AD.IOl HNS- WASIIIN'CTON, Dec. 2.'.. The United States supreme court re mained in session but thirty minutes today and then adjourned for the holidays. No decisions were handed down in the railroad rate cases. which were ation todav. hedulcd for conside: PHOP.E INTO RAILWAY CONTROL OF WA1ERW.WS. WASlllNC.TON, Dee. Corporal ion Commissioner :5.--Tha; Conalit'.i report on interstate waterways t raj ti.' will result in an extension of the O'Shatihnessy resolution now befeiv the house urging a congressional probe into the New York. Xew 1 1 a - en i- Hartford railroad to include a general investigation of railroad con trol of waterways, is the expectation hero today. Tl'.e iletnoi rats probably w ill de mand legislation tending to remedy i 'Midii ions where railroad and steamship combines have destroye! conipeti1 ion. It is asserted that th railroads now lontrol :m per cent of the private canals of the country. MO IAPS ARE EM'OMP.l'.D IN MIN!:. TOKIO, Dec. J3.--As a result of a i terrible explosion in the Cbari col- j Lory at Sahporo on the island of ' Hokkaido today more than uo Jap-j eneso coal miners were entombed and ! all are believed to be dead. Only' three men working in the gallery ',,f the pit when the explosion occurred, i were brough' to the surface and tha mine officials hold out no hope for the others. TWENTY YEARS OR TH E FOR J. FRANK HICKEY. 1UTEAI.O. N. Y., Dec. 23. J. Frank Hickey. convicted slaver of 7- year-edd Joseph Josphs, was sent- enced today by Judge Drown to "not less than 20 years In the penlten- tlary, nor more than his natural life." lib key was taken to Auburn prls- on today. Mining Blanks at Co-Jrler office. V7 HOME CANDIES You should use as much discretion in buying candv as anything else. Always le sure it is pur, and fresh. The way to he sure is to purchase same at the Spa Confectionery. Our candy is made fresh every day; if we have not what you want tell us and we will make it to your order. We make all our candy and are always at your service for the best that is made. THE SPA CONFECTIONERY OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. THINK DIAMOND MERCHANT IN I.KAGKE WITH THIKVK.S. CHICAGO, Dec. 23 Captain of Detectives Halpln Is convinced today that the four men and four women suspects are Innocent of the murder of J. P. Logue, the diamond mer chant found dead In his office here last Friday, but he rntends to hold them In connection with various oth-1 er robberies. The suspects are be lieved to have established alibis. The people now believe that Ger tie Frlshbie, a notorious Chicago character, her former sweetheart, Eddie Taft, an alleged safe-blower, and two associates of Taft may have murdered Logue. A woman answer ing the Frlsbie woman's description, called on the diamond merchant and two of Taft's associates are known to have visited Logue the day before the murder. The police now think Logue had dealings with diamond thieves, and that the gang decided to kill him. CASTRO COMES TO NEW YORK. HAVRE, France, Dec. 23 por. mer President of Venezuela Cypriano Castro, is today enroute to New York aboard the steamer LaTouraine. Cas tro engaged a waiter at the Cate Riche as his valet lie is tiaenn-, Ul llin v.. ...v - under the name of Ruiz, bavin;; gUd and nervous. The kidney se abandoned his former pseudonym of icretions passed too frequently at Quineetrs. Kcltis Pollock went to Ashlan.l Monday. E. C. llelknap of. Grants Pass is remistercd at the Portland hotel. Mrs. .losie Holmes went to Eu- I luene Monday to visit her sons. FARM LAWS 1 . OF OREGON Price 50 Cents GIVEN FREE With each new sub scription to the Courier, or where ar rears are paid with one year in advance. 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