FRIDAY, MAY 23 1913.
(VKKkLY ROUCS RIVER COriUR
PAGE BBYKJI
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Miss Jsabel Dutf left Wednesday
morning for her home at Menlo Park,
California.
Mrs. S. H. Kinsy. of Glendale.
pent a few days la Grants Pass with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Grove and Miss
Nina Batty went to Eugene Wednes
day to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Norton went
over to Jacksonville for a brief visit
Thursday morning.
Miss Inez Sheldon, one ' of our
chool teachers, left Wednesday for
her home at Orland, California.
Dr. Reddy and his party are now
la Crescent City, but are expected to
return to Grants Pass by Saturday.
Mrs. H. L. Carter was called
to,
Dunsmulr, Cal., Thursday morning
by the serious illness of her daugh
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Berger of Portland
irere the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Woodward the early part of the
week. '
Mrs. A. M. Jess returned Wednesday
night from a six months' vilst with
relatives and friends in Oakland,
Berkeley and San Francisco.
MisB Ada Morrison, who has been
attending school at Grants Pass, re
turned to her home at Merlin Wed
nesday night.
Miss Helen Schell left Wednesday
morning in company with her fath
er, Rev. J. B. Schell, for Minott, N.
Dakota.
Mrs. S. A. Douglas left Tuesday
morning for Roseburg, where she
will spend several weeks visiting
with freinds.
Mrs. C. L. Swinden and two chil
dren and Mrs. Merriman left Tuesday
evening for Newport to spend the
summer.
Miss Clara Trefren and Elsa Lor
enz went up to Roseburg Wednesday
to visit with relatives and attend the
Strawberry Festival.
Mrs. J. S. Parsons returned to her
horns in Ashland Wednesday morn
ing after a brief visit with her Bis
ter. Mrs. Geo. S. Calhoun.
Violet and Irene Clemo left Wed
. nesday morning for Long Beach,
Cal., to join their father there.
They will be gone for some time.
Mrs. C. E. Allen arrived in the
city from Portland, Maine, Thursday
morning, and will make her home
with her son, E. E. Allen, at Wil
liams. W. J. Hotchkiss, who represents
the big redwood Interests In the
Crescent City district, was in the city
Wednesday afternoon enroute to the
coast from San Francisco.
Miss Selma Nygren started Thurs
day for Minnesota, where she will
pend the summer, visiting briefly
In San Francisco and other points on
the way.
Franklin Helm, of San Francisco,
who is chief of the syndicate that is
negotiating for the financing of the
Grants Pass-Crescent City railroad,
is expected in this city Saturday or
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Morse and
daughter, of Boseman, Montana, who
have been spending the winter In
California stopped off at Grants Pass
"Wednesday evening to spend a few
days with their old friends. Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Demaray.
A. E. Voorhies returned Tuesday
afternoon from a business trip of six
weeks to his old home at Greenville,
Michigan. He also visited many rel
atives and friends in various cities,
among them Grand Rapids, Saginaw,
Detroit and Chicago.
G. B. Hlldebert. who has been op
erating the old Michigan mine near
Murphy for the past ten months, left
with his family for his home at
Boulder, Col., Wednesday morning.
The mine is temporarily closed down.
J. M. Wishard, of Pasadena, Cal.,
has been in this Bection during the
past week, and has been looking over
the mining properties on Upper Apple
gate, leaving for California Wednes
day morning. ,
The Misses Blanche and Hazel
Polley, who have been teaching in our
schools during the past year, left
Wednesday morning for Portland,
where they will spend their vacation.
Prof. W. G. Murphy, of the city
schools, started Wednesday for his
home in Washington, Ind. He will
not return to Grants Pass next year.
A. T. Morrison, mayor of Coquille,
stopped off In the city Monday and
In company with Engineer Hobson.
made an Inspection of our street
work and took notes of our' methods.
He states that there Is much interest
being taken in the matter of road Im
provement iu his section.
J. M. Clemens, of Holland was In
the city Tuesday morning on his way
home from Medford. where he had
been to attend the funeral of his
father, A. W. Clemens, who was ont
of the old pioneers of Jackson county.
I
IK'AL XOTEJ 1
Mexico War IVtureo
At the Lyceum theater tonight.
These pictures were taken by the uni
versal commerce man at the risk of
bis life in the Mexican capital. It
you miss these films you mUg a treat.
Marriage I.iceuea lsuel
Marriage licenses were Issued Tues
day to Edwin R. Hulbirt and Miss
Lela B. Kuraru, both of Grants Pass,
and to Arthur J. Carter and Miss
Hermena Seybold, both of Merlin.
Mrs. Woodward Promoted
At a recent meeting of the school
board, Mrs. C. II. Woodward was
elected to a princlpalship in the city
schools, the well-deserved promotion
bringing the lady the congratulations
of her many friends.
ii plain Was Annoyed
Capt Simmons has been greatly
annoyed for several nights by Irre
sponsible parties wiring the wheels of
the Josephine baggage cart. He was
unable to catch the culprits and the
annoyance continued until Mrs. Amos
Smith caught them in the act and
publicly denounced their work.
Pacific Highway .Garage
C. G. Allen, Studebaker agent, has
leased the building formerly occu
pied by the McLean Auto Co. on
North lith St., and has opened a gar
age for the sale of Studebakers, re
pairing and vulcanizing. He has also
installed an auto filling gasoline sta
tion at the curb.
A Rlue-Hloodcd Porker
E. T. McKlnstry has Just received
from Corvallis a fine specimen of
imported Poland China boar to head
his herd on the Applegate ranch. The
McKlnstry ranch now supports 175
head of swine, and alfalfa and other
products of the farm are fast being
converted into pork and dollars.
Mrs. Magill Wants IHvorc
Clara E. Magill, who was married
to Archibald A. Magill In Josephine
county In October of 1901, has filed
action in the circuit court for annul-,
ment of the- matrimonial bonds, al
leging specific acts of Infidelity on
the part of the defendant, and also
desertion, as the grounds for the
complaint.
Roads Mostly Good
Messrs. W. P. Quinlan and E. S.
VanDyke, who attended the Valley
Pride picnic at Applegate Wednes
day, returned home by way of Jack
sonville and Medford. They report
the road as excellent all the way ex
cept, for the distance between Rogue
River and Savage Rapids. In Jackson
county, where it is about as bad as it
can possibly be.
Valley Pride I'lcnlc
A large delegation of Grants Pass
people went out to the picnic at the
Valley Pride creamery on the Apple
gate Wednesday, and all report the
annual event "P to Its reputation for
a good time with the best of every
thing to eat. The local people all
speak in the highest terms of the en
tertainment accorded by their Apple
gate friends, and will be there In
fo1 :'e next year.
DfH'W Breaks Pan dp
Will Depew, who was found guilty
at the last session of the circuit court
of desertion and non-support of his
wife, and who was sentenced to a
year in jail, but allowed to go on pa
role, has broken the terms of the
parole, and is now being hunted by
the sheriff's office. Under the terms
of the order of the court, Depew was
to pay $6 weekly to the support of
his wife, and to report to .the sheriff
at stated Intervals. Having failed to
do either, he will be brought to spend
the year as a guest of the county at
the grated hostelry back of the court
house.
Party Visits Caves
Messrs. W. R. McCracken, foreman
at the Courier printing office, and H.
G. Marshall, of the Coe Mercantile es
tablishment, Bet sail Tuesday after
noon for the Marble Caves on Gray
back mountain, the first party to head
for the wonder place this season. The
gentlemen will drive through to the
end of the wagon road on Williams
creek, and then make the nine mile
hike up the trail to the cave entrance,
when, if courage still stays with them,
they will explore into the bowels of
the earth. They will be gone three
or four days, and were equipped for
fljhlng and for eating at least three
square meals per day.
Hay pulleys, wire rope
forks at Cramer Bros.
and hay
IWO-TBIRDS OF TAX
ALREADY PAID IN
!
A glance at toe tax roll of Jose- J
phine county for the present year I hostess and a few of her guests fa
would indicate that our taxpayers (vored the club with singing and ln
are in a healthy financial condition, .strumental music, which was enjoyed
the payments being made better than 'by all.
on the average year, with a small
penentage of delinquents. nlc at Three Pines Friday, May 16,
The 1912 tax roll amounted to entitled "Crowning the Queen in
j:56.640.9S, collections commenc- j Fairyland," was a wonderful suc
ing on February 10th. and the col- cess and a credit to scholars and
lections to the 19th of the present J teacher. Mrs. Nicholson, who showed
month amounted to $176,081.33, great ability in training the little
leaving un. olleitej on that date only 'ones who acted their parts to rerfec
JS0.559.65, Included In the latter tlon.
amount being the payment not due Mrs. Owen, of Marshfield, Oregou,
till October 1st. hag been visiting her brother, Mr.
This la really a remarkable show- Sexton, and family this week.
Ing. with two-thirds of the county's! The Baptist revival Is still in pro
taxes collec ted within three months gres and quite a number have unit
after the first payment was made'ed with the church and will be Im
possible, and is proof that cash ls 'mersed at Merlin next Sunday. May
not Bo hard to find as some people j 25.
would have us believe. Grange picnic next Saturday, May
During the period since the col-'34. All are Invited to come and
lections commenced, 3262 separate bring their lunch as a good time is
receipts have been written, the aver- anticipated. All are anxious to hear
age tax payment being about $54. i President Chas. Sexton's report from
'the state grange. Dunce In the even-
PltKI'.UtlXG PLANS FOU lng and good music.
KOGl'K V LLKY CKK AMKItY
The directors of the Rogue Valley
creamery met Saturday, and author-
ized the drawing of plans for the
new creamery building, and the lm-
mediate construction of the building:
will follow. The plans are to be per-
pared by Architect A. J. Green, un-
der the direction of Messrs. A. L.
Batcs and C. D. Wilcoxon. The
structure will be of concrete, and
will be erected of ono of several
available sites within a short dls-'
tanc? of the S. P. depot. The cost
of the building itself, exclusive of
lot and equipment, Is to be around
1 1 ,5ou.
A committee, composed of Messrs.
Gilkey. Baker. Tuffs. Bates and Hill,
was appointed to purchase equip- T. M. Patton spent Sunday in Mcd
metit, and will have the machinery fori.
here in timo to luBtall when the new While driving his father's team
building Is ready for It. T0 provide 'near Inland on Sunday, Fred Ellis
for the building and equipment
fund, a call of fifty per cent of the
subscribed stock has been made.
A. L. Bates, who has bo success -
fully managed the Valley Pride
creamery on the Applegate, has been
engaged as manager of the Rogue:
Valley creamery, and will manage
both institutions under a joint oper-
atlng management. An expert, but-
ter maker will be installed here, and
Mr. Bates will give his attention to
the business end. marketing, etc.
t,
OUUTAKV.
i ,w,i,iu u-tii. iti.irf nt the
home of his brother, Mlltou Rey-
uolds, at Merlin, on Friday, the Kith
fnst., was a native of the state of
Missouri, having been born iu An
drew county on August 1 1, 1800,
being at the time of bis death 5 2
years 9 months and 5 days of age.
The deceased was married to Miss
Mollie Casteel, iu Nottaway county,
Mo. The family later moved to Kan
sas, and Mien to Ukiunoma, in ine
former state being employed ub u
machinist, and in Oklahoma follow
ing the ( ailing .of farmer and hotel
man
ilis health failing him, Mr. Key-
nobis removed to Los Augelea. later
making a number of visits to his
brother here, coming here last Aug
ust and remaining till the dread dis
ease, tuberculosis, which was already
far advanced when he arrived.
had
won. his constitution beyond renin-
.ration, and nt last claimed the suf-
ferer in death
Besides the wife, three children
survive, Mrs. Pearl Ilolcomb of Los
Angeles. Mrs. Alma Fuqua of Okla
homa, and W. F. Reynolds of Los
A n l'pIpr
The funeral services were held
Sunday, being conducted by Rev.
LaMar, pastor of the Baptist church
of Medford. Interment in the I. O.
O. F. cemetery of Grants Pass.
;reat oppi u dllt in
THE ILLINOIS VALLEY
Had McBrlde left Wednesday
night for Salem and will later go to
Vancouver, B. C, for, a short busi
ness trip. During the past season be
was foreman at tho Takllma smelter,
but Is now opening up tho Kerby
Queen Copper property on the Alt
house. This property, Mr. McBrlde
states, has a two-foot ore vein run
ning ten per cent in copper and $20
In gold. He has had three shifts
working since February 12 and has
already tunneled 430 feet at a depth
of 60 feet Mr. McBrlde saya there
Is a wonderful copper belt In the Illi
nois valley country and he hopes to
see the day soon when It will receive
proper recognition from practical
mining operators.
Tb K J;mM tl.
home of Mrs. J. Parson Wednesday,
May 14. All enjoyed themselves and
refreshment were served. The
The school entertainment and pic-
Our citizens visit Grants Pass too
often to note their going and cotn-
lng.
1 lu-re is no sickness In lingo ana
a doctor would starve here.
LKLAXD ITEMS.
j Mrs. Rena Carlisle of Washington
is visiting Her uromcr, i.ene uecser.
' Henry Miller and family, of Le-
land, are visiting Mr. Miller's mother
in Woodburn, Cal.
' Mr. Kausek hits In operation on his
ruining property a gasoline drilling
machine prospecting for the yellow
nietal.
; Leland played ball with Merlin
Sunday. Merlin losing to Leland.
The Southern Pacific Co. has a gang
f '"en Ht Leland laying heavy steel.
.narrowly escaped deatn wnen me
borses became frightened and rnn
away, plunging over a steep graae.
, One horse fell over the bank and into
a creek and wbb killed.
ILLINOIS YAI.LKV ITEMS.
David Briggs, one of our old resl-
dents. In very ill at present,
Joseph Chamberlain went to
Grants Pass a few days ago on busi-
ness.
: The postolllce inspector has been
inspecting the different postofflces In
tnls )art t)f eountry Mm last few
days.
Mr. Shadinger mid a eouplo of
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for n season s run. I Hey nave hi-
ready contracted for a large bill of
lumber for flume building with one
of the local sawmills.
Mrs. Schuyler Motey has returned
to her home at N''W Hope after a vis
it with relatives in the valley.
The Illinois Valley Baseball team
played against Kcrby at the latter
place on Sunday. The game result
ed In a victory for the Kerby buys.
Carl Johnson lias been delivering
lumber at Takllma. Kitteniuiii and
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lot of lumber for the summers trade
and a number of new buildings will
be put up.
Mr. Sherman, of Ashland, has lak-
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John Clemens bus rented the .1.
T. Logan pasture ami drove a Hue
band of young cattle there one day
this week.
A timber cruiser is in the valley
looking after the Interests of the
I railroad iu .ho timber business
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SUDDENLY ON Tl I.SDW
E. E. Foster, S29 North 0 til St.,
died Tuesday morning at r. o'clock.
For sonm weeks lie had been In poor
health, suffering from a complication
of aliments. Ills death was not un
expected but tho suddenness of his
taking away was a surprise to his
rrsny .friends.
In the morning while sitting in un
easy chair, he suddenly ceased breath
ing and It was seen that all was over.
Mr, Foster was boru at Barton
Landing. Vermont, April 15, 1845,
and was OS years of ii'.'e ar his deiith.
On December 26, 1875 he marrlnd
Miss Leonora Phillips, who hag beeu
hit fa'thful companion to the end.
Mr. Foster was a druggist for a
:cber of years in Iowa, but for, the
past five years he hus U n a resident
of this city.
Repairs for dwring mower u
hand at Cramer Bros.
THE BIG FOUR
nni( iviqwers
tar. i .'j r
Run Lighter, Cut Cleaner
and Last Longer
Than any other Machine on the Market.
WHY?
Because they have larger drive wheels, wider
distance between the drive wheel bearings, no side
draft and the high speed of the knife eliminates
the necessity of backing the machine to get the
knife into motion before attempting to cut heavy
grass. All holes in the frame of the McCORMICK
having been bored at the same time, insures per
fect alignment of bearings, which REDUCES THE
FRICTION TO A MINIMUM and insures a long
lived machine.
ANOTHER REASON
why you should buy a McCORMICK MOWER is
that the Rogue River Hardware Co. always have a
full stock of repairs on hand so that you can dup
licate any part you may break or wear out immed
iately, without an expensive and annoying wait to
have the part ordered from Portland or elsewhere
when your hay is ready to cut.
Haying time will soon be here. DON'T PUT
OFF getting your new machine until you are just
ready to use it. If you can't come in, write or
phone for catalogue.
ROGUE RIVER HARDWARE COMPANY
THE BIG RED FRONT
nt calh it i:ti: sermon
by ri:v. i. ii. ti:i:l
I'hable last night at tho Newman
M. E. church to gain either sitting
room or standing room, probably -00
persons missed the eloquent baccal
aureate sermon of the Itev. I. II.
Teel of tho loyal Christian church, de
livered before tho Grants Push high
school 1913 graduating clasB.
With tho theme thnt no public ser
vice ultimately avails that has not
for Its foundation and, unostentati
ously, for Ub object, tho love of hu
manity, and the physical, spiritual
and moral uplift of mankind for Its
goal, tbo eloquent preacher held tho
deep attention of the students and
the large congregation.
Tho occasion was peculiarly Im
pressive the energy and pathos of the
divine, especially when he briefly
touched on his own self-hewn road
way In life, seemingly holding his
large audience spellbound.
Rev. v. n, Jeffrey presided, and
the opening ami general prayers were
raado by Rev. John McAllister of the
Presbyterian church and the Hev. S.
A. Douglas of the Baptist church.
I'tofesHor Mai .Munay. In exquisite
voice and anient feeling, rendered a
solo.
PKOI III l.l'.IKT AND MISS
M MM Sl KI'ltlSi: I Itll'NDS.
Edwin Roy Hulbirt and Miss Lela
Bertha Kumm, both members of the
public school faculty, surprised their
many friends by becoming man and
wife Tuesday evening, the happy
event being solemnized at the parson
age of the Methodist Episcopal
church by Rev. Wm. Riley Jeffrey Jr.,
at H:30 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Hulbirt left for Med
ford on train 19 at 10:1'0 Tuesday
evening, and after a few days there,
will go east to visit with friends dur
ing the runnier vacation.
It.
U. VALLUV LHAUIK .
OPIi.NS NKXT SUNDAY
The newly organized Rogue River
Valley Bauobull league opens Us 1913
season next Sunday, when the strong
Talent team meets Grants Pass here,
and "Curly" Wilson's Central Point
club undefeated In the spring pre
liminary gamoB plays at Medford.
Manager Roper, undaunted by the
loss of Williams, Weckler, Baker,
Faublon, Osborn, Smith and St. Cyr,
has gathered together an aggregation
of which he Is proud and Is confident
that it will hold Its own from the
beginning of the year, and that It will
go strongest In tho crucial games
later.
Koper has about concluded negoti
ations that will secure a new catcher,
pitcher and shortstop, and theso new
men, tho local manager believes, will
prove a sensation In southern Oregon
baseball.
Several local capitalists are said to
be lending hearty financial support
to the end that Manager Roller's ef
forts to give drants Puss a team
! equal, or superior, to the famous
I team of former years bo not unavail
ing. Mr. and Mrs. W. V Scott, of Cen
tral Point, have been visiting for
several days with relatives in the
city, returning homo Thursday after
noon. Planet Jr. single and doublo
wheel hoes at Cramer BroB,
C. 8. White, an expert cannery
man, who has been connected with
the canneries at Puyallup and Sum
ner, Washington, arrived In the city
Thursday morning? and will meet
J with the directors of the local can
nery tonay, ami may oe engaged as
the process man for tho Institution
here If arrangements can be made.
Mr. White comes recommended by
Senator Paulhamus and other well
known cannerynien from the north.