Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, October 17, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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    nOtSONAIi AND LOCAL.
0. P. Htriey returned Sunday
Bigbt from Klamath Falla.
Arthur Howland of Oregon City 1
pending few day In the city.
Mrs. Ruth Wright, of Winona, la
Yltltlng her nepbey, A. A. Porter.
lira. C. L. Hobart left Saturday
for Seattle to Tliit relatlrea.
lllsi E. C. Allen, who la teaching
it Glendale, apent Saturday and Sun
flay with her parenta In this city.
Mrs. B. A. William left 8aturday
Bight for Falla City to visit a ion.
Bfca will also rlalt at Portland.
D. C. Annla and wife returned
Monday from their trip to Michigan,
which consumed nearly four months.
J. F. Lloyd and bride arrived from
Klamath Fall Saturday nlgbt and
will be at home to their friends at
Stb and J streets after the 15th.
Miss Maude Dulibon returned Sun
day morning from a visit at Seattle.
She was accompanied by Mrs. John
H. Zwelflel and baby.
Dr. and Mrs. B. A. Beal! arrived
Sunday from Kansas City and are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. 0.
Sexton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Harvey went to
Glendale Monday, Mrs. Harvey re
turning the same day, and Mr. Har
vey remaining a few days on business.
A. R. Davidson of Williams went
to Brentwood, Cal., Tuesday to visit
a ion. -
, II. T. Utley went to Portland Mon
day to attend the Knights of Pythias
grand lodge.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
M. 0. FINDLEY, M. D
Practice limited to
TIE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT
Glasses fitted and furnished.
Office hours 9 to 12, 2 to , and by
appointment, rhones 62 and 168.
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
V.L. DIMMICK, D. M. D.
DENTIST
Corner 6th and G Sts
Phono 203-J
Crown. Bridge Work and Fillings
of All Kinds, a Specialty.
Office Hours,
II to 12 a. m.; 1 to 5 p. m.
All Work Positively (iuar'.nteed.
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
1. 0. MACEY.D.M.D.
DENTIST
Bucceasor to Dixon Bros., Dentists.
First-class Work.
109 ft South Slx:h, Grants Pass, Ore.
H.D.NORTON,
ATTORNEV-AT-LAW
Practice In all State and Federal
Courts. Office, Opera IlouBe Block.
(' .11. Clement V. A. CletuOnta
CLEMENTS & CLEMENTS
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
i'raetk'o in all State and Federal
Courts.
" Offices Schallhorn Building.
J.D.WURTZBAUOH
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Notary Public In Office.
Office In Howard Block. Phone 66-J
GRANTS PASS OREGON.
D.L. JOHNSTON
ASSAYER
North Stairway,
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
Rooms and 7, Opera House Block.
uJI.BINNS
Assay Kit
established 19 Years.
M7 E St., opposite Colonial Hotel.
GRANTS PASS. OREGON.
HERBERT SMITH,
UNITED STATES
LAND COMMISSIONER
Notary Public
GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
DR. W. W. ILLSLEY
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
OfQie Rooms 201 and 2, Albert
Rldg., Grants Pass, Ore.
Hours 9-12; 1-J.
Calls aaswered at all hours. Photve
171-J.
R. W. Clark went to Portland on!TMENS OF TWO
a buslneaa trip Monday.
H. C. Cook went to Aahland Tuea
day for a few dara star.
...,. . .1 Club held Monday arrangements
Mra. Andy McCarthy returned1 ... mn.
. .... were completed for the joint meeting
Tuesday from a via t to Portland. . t,. t.m,
of the citizens of Josephine and Jack
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Qrorea wentigQn wwtlw at Medford tomorrow,
to Glendale, where Mr. Groves i" ' Wedn6iday, October 15, at 1:30 p.m.
put In cleaning and dyeing works. j M preTloug,y announced, thla
Mrs. W. J. Anderson of Portland,' noting is being held for the purpose
who baa been visiting her daughter
at Phoenix, arrived Tuesday to visit
riends.
Mrs. France Evans, who haa been:
visiting at Kerby and Grants Pass,
returned to her home at Portland
Tuesday.
Rev. Williamson Vater and Rev.
W. F. Gloeckner left Monday night
for Portland to attend Presbytery
and Synod.
Mm. Mary Pollock and daughter,
Mrs. Vlctorlne Ellis, went to Red
Bluff Tuesday, where they, will Tlslt
for a time.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Carter and little
raughler arrived Tuesday morning
from Lamar, Colo., and
their home at Wlldervllle
ter Is a nephew of W. 0. Hill. at 9:50; a rate of S1.30 for the round
E. Oppenhauser, manager of the trip haa been secured and it Is hoped
Standard Reduction Company, and to have a large and representative
his family and Dr. Haefner, president I delegation of men and women from
of the same company, left Tuesday Josephine county, so that the next
morning for Los Angeles. i meeting can be secured for Grants
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Synes, now ofipaas.
Montana, who spent the week visit- The ladies are especially Invited,
Ing Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wilmot and and all will have a voice in the meet
other New Hampshire friends and ( jng.
neighbors, left for the south Tuesday J join Richardson, who spent Friday
morning. '" i and Saturday In Grants Pass, on his
Mrs. Thomas J. Fuson, formerly of ; return to Medford said:
Grants Pass, now of Medford, with j "'Josephine county will come to
her baby, Clara Mary, which won Medford with a large delegation of
first prize at the Jackson county representative men and women on
fair's eugenic contest, arrived here Wednesday, the 15th, to Medford
last night for a visit with Mrs. 0. P. ' Wednesday, the 15th. Ashland will
Jester and other friends. also be here In goodly numbers, and
Former Toucher Dead
Wor has reached friends In this I
city that Miss Catherine Guter, who other communities of the Rogue
taught last year in the ' Rlveralde ' River valley.
school, died recently at Morris, Mln- i "This meeting should be just a be
nesota. ! pinning of a continued movement
i
Attending K. of P. Convention '
Stanton Rowell of this city and '
H. L. DeArmond of Medford left Sun- tremely little travel stops at any sta
day evening for Portland, delegates tlon In the valley. Most of the travel
to the annual convention of Knights Jb from city to city or from Sas Fran
of Pythlns. 1 dsco to Portland and Portland to
MirrlM at Jump-Off -Joe to help out this situation Is active
Richard W. Fairfield of Douglas work here at home. No other com
county and Edith Eveleta Pollock of munlty on the coast knotfs the game
Josephine county were married at the ! better than the people of the Ro?ue.
W. H. Pollo k residence on Jump-1 "Seventy-five per cent, of the peo-Off-Joe
creek Sunday afternoon at 3 I pie who visit Rogue River valley
o'clock. Rev. I. H. Teel officiating. A I points leave home with that inten
few friends and relatives of the con-1 tlon. They buy their tickets with
tractlng parties were present.
Marie Christiana Greer
Mtb. Christiana Greer, a pioneer of
Grants Pass, died at the family home
on North Second street on Thursday,
October 9, aged 73 years and 8
months. The funeral will be held at
Hall's chapel on Sunday afternoon,
with Interment nt the Masonic ceme
tery.
Herd Given Tiiherculiir Test
Dr. Bestul on Saturday tested the
Jersey herd of H. M. Gorham on
Jump-Off-Joe, comprising 31 head,
which he pronounced free from tub
erculosis. Mr. Gorham has a valu
able herd, although at the present
time only a portion of them are be
ing milked. They are thoroughbreds
and well bred grade Jerseys.
A Night Alarm
The. Are dopnrtnicnt waB called out
at 12:15 Monday morning when smoke
was seen Issuing from the California
Oregon substation nt O nnd 7th
streets, caused by the burning out of
a pair of transformers. This was
caused by a short circuit on the power
Hue extending down Rogue river, due
to a tree falling across the lines. The
fire department wns tot needed.
notlier Homo StnrtHl
irvnv Mnnrn nn.l Mind Mnrv r
Hnrvell were united In marrlnse Sat -
nrdny nlpht at S:30 at the home of
the groom on South Seventh street,
In the presence of Immediate rela
tives. Rev. I, H. Teel officiating. The
bride Is n recent arrival from Brown
wood, Tex., but the groom has been
a resident of this city for the past
nine years.
They will make Grants
Pnss their home.
.
Mini Mum Away
Tho farm team belonging to the
Prltchard ranch took fright Monday
mornlng and galloped down G street. .
One of the reins broke and the team
swerved, the wngon striking the hy-
drant at the corner of Sixth street,
loosening It and breaking the casing,
and also striking a standplpe from
which the street sprinkler Is filled,
breaking It squarely off. No other
damage wss done and the team was
on duty the halance of the day.
COIXT1ES WILL COXFEJl
At the meeting of the Commercial
. 0f working out some plan whereby
! tne travelling public, and especially
, tnat 0f tne Panama Exposition year,
1916, may be Induced to atop and
visit the Rogue River valley towns,
instead of going direct from San
! Francisco to Portland, as practically
! all of It does now without stopping
To bring about the desired results
work must be started now and a
campaign inaugurated to call atten
tion to the people of the east and
middle west that in order to take ad
vantage of the privilege of stopover
they must so state when purchasing
ticket.
The Granta Pass delegation will
111 make I ieave on the 9:33 a. ni. train and re
Mr. Car-1 turn at either 6:30 or on the motor
It now; devolves upon Medford to get
, busy, urging the presence of the com-
mandlng men and women of all the
which will unite all the interests of
this valley. The Rogue River valley
rmst look the facts In the face. Ex-
1 Snn Francisco. Now the only way
that purpose In view. Complaining
about the railroads do no good, but
do a lot of harm by excusing your
homo folks from doing their duty.
RlnminK another community for
your misfortunes only advertises you
as a coward.
"Competition between Rogue
River valley points Is helpful, but the
constant hammer leaveH dents that
hurt. There are many good things
to come out of this convention next
Wednesday. Medford need not spend
one dollar In entertaining her visit
ors they don't expect it. They come
as neighbors for a business confer
ence. Rlowlng money upon such oc
casions hurts more than It helps.
"How we are to stop the people at
Rogue River valley points will be
discussed. How money can be had
for the small fanner will be explain
ed. Our big cities on the coast can
take care of themselves; let us peo
ple the farm and develop the mine,
ranch and orchard."
HI SINFSS POINTERS.
Dr. Flanagan.
Physician and Surgeon.
J. IC. Peterson, Fioneer Insurance
'Man.
j Rexall Remedies nt Clemens, sells
drugs.
.wnvn mMiu
! metric and Jeweler. In Dixon's old
jtnd. Front Pt. Kyes tested free,
'
State of Ohio, city of Toledo,)
Lucas County, )ss
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
ho l senior pnrtner of the firm of
F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business In
the City of Toledo, County nnd State
1 aforesaid, apd that sal;i firm will pay
the sum of ONE HrXDRED DOI
I LARS for each and every case of
, Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
: pf h.M.TS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
! gworn t0 before me and subscribed
In my presence, this Cth day of Pe
ceniber. A
j 'SeaLl
lt. 1SS6.
A. W. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally an(j acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
syg'em. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY A CO . Toledo. O.,
Sold by all Druggists. Toe.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
DKCISIOX IX I
AMENT DAM CASE)
1
Ashland, Ore., Oct. 12. Judgment
for plaintiff ktockholders has been
rendered by Judge Calkins in tbe
Josephine circuit court in the cele
brated case of the Golden Drift Min
ing Company vs. C. W. Ament, the
original promoter of the enterprise.
This is a suit which has been pending
since 1909, and is familiarly known
as the "Ament dam" litigation.
Originally a mining scheme, It
later developed into a plan Involving
irrigation features, as well as afford
ing water for mining purposes. Tbe
decision practically compels Ament
to account for moneys recelvedn be
half of the mining corporation. The
Golden Drift Mining Company was
originally capitalized at $1,500,000,
of which $150,000 has been expended
on tbe dam project.
FLAMES CATCH LAD
IN FRONT OF FIREPLACE
Young Jack Harth was seriously
burned Saturday morning. He was
standing before the fireplace in the
M. Clemens home, where he and his
mother, Mrs. P. Harth, are visiting,
when the flames caught his night
dress and in a moment the little fel
low was ablaze. Mrs. Clemens, who
was in the next room, saw the blaze
and she wrapped the little fellow In
the woolen wrapper she was wearing
and smothered tbe flames, thus sav
ing his life.
The little fellow, who Is 4 years
old, was badly burned on the legs,
but is recovering,' and Is not In a
dangerous condition.
MRS. MARY GRIMFS
Mrs. Mary Grimes, daughter of G.
B. Bristow of this city, died at Salem
Friday, October 10, aged 45 years.
The body was brought to Grants
Pass Saturday and the funeral will
be held at 9 o'clock this morning at
Hall's chapel, Rev. S. A. Douglas
conducting the services.
The deceased leaves one daughter.
Miss Bessio Dean, and seven brothers
and sisters: Mrs. X. H. Turch of M1I
waukie, Ore.; George B. and J. B.
Bristow of Talent; S. R. Brlstow of
Portland; Mrs. Cal Wilson of Eu
gene; Mrs. Xellle Russell, Des Moines.
Wash.; and James Bristow of Idaho.
Mmi: ( HitisTix.v gi:yi:r
Mrs. Marie Christina
Geyer w-as
born at Koenlgsberg, Germany, Feb
ruary 13, 1S40, and died at her home
In Grants Pass Thursday, October 9.
au;ed 73 years, seven months and 20
days. Mrs. Geyer went with her
parents to Wisconsin at the age of
seven years and at the age of 17 was
married to Frederick E. Geyer. In,
1S73 Mr. and Mrs. Geyer came to
the coast and made California their
home for three years and in 1876
came to Josephine county and settled
on a homestead on the south side of
the river immediately opposite 6th
street, where they lived until about
19 years ac;o, when they moved Into
the city.
Mrs. Geyer leaves five children.
Mrs. Matilda Kinkle of Savage Creek;
Mrs. Acnes IToernleln of Olinda. Cal.;
Adolph Geyer of Corvallis; Fred Gey
er of Colusa, Cal.; and Mrs. Hilda
Wimer of Seattle, all of them being
present at the time of her death,
excreting Mrs. Wimer. The funeral
services will be held nt Hall's chapel
today nf 2 p. m.. with interment at
Masonic cemetery.
Accommodations for Teacheis
Tca-hers' institute will be held In
this city October 20, 21 and 22. At
tendance Is compulsory on all teach
ers In Jackson and Josephine coun
ties. The committee on accommoda
tions find it quite a task to secure
room and board for this entire teach
ing force, numbering about 250. It
j will greatly assist the committee If
j those who can furnish either room
or board to ono or more teachers will
et us know either bv letter or ohnne
the n imher that can be nerrmimn.
dated. R. R. Turner, chairman.
! Free Hitrhiug Pouts
The committee of "Rozues" of the
Grants Pass Commercial club some
weeks apo had a number of hitching
racks provided on the quarter block
at the corner of 7th and E streets
(ML KINS'
for the convenience of farmers. There enile court and the 3"stire te,riS out
are also a number of trees on the;cf !t C0neeiuently ordered the boys'
lot to which the farmers evidently rp'Pasc-
prefer to tie their horses The own-! "Wallace senior had his fight
er of the lot requests that the rack
be used.
Tokays Sell Well
R. R. Turner this morning received
returns on a shipment of Tokay
grapes which were sent to Portland
Saturday. The firm with which he
did business notified Mr. Turner that
tbe shipment was cleaned up at
11.25.
niimTsieLmiy4
oieeiLine
Steel Lined Speed Shells for Fast Bird
BIRDS have a right, of course, to flush up wheie
ever they please and fly off at any unexpected
angle ! What you want ia the nearest thing to point
blank aim the shortest possible lead.
Shool th tpetJ jAWi-Rcmington-L'MC Steel Lined Arrow
and Nitro Club. They get vour load to the bird quicker ha
any other shell known to the ihooting fraternity. Their tee
lining grips the powder, giving your ahot charge the lull
benefit of the explosive force.
It a Reminglon-UMC idea-that ateel Iining-so if you
want apeed you muat see that you get Reminjrton-UMC
Arrow or Nitro Club.
You will fin J a full euoitmenl in the store of tKe moit tlrrt dejer
of this sactio. Idwifiry them by the Red Ball mark on the boa.
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co
299 Broadway
ASKS CONGRESS TO
GRANT LEASE AT CMYKS
The Grants Pass Commercial club, Ashland, Ore., Oct. 13. Jesse B.
held Its regular monthly meeting Irvine, aged 83, of Corvallis, Is dead
Monday evening and discussed a num. j here today Trom paralysis. Irvine
ber of timely subjects, among them i fame "ere ten days ago for the bene-,
being the meeting of Rogue River j At of his health. He filled many posi-;
valley Interests In Medford on the j tlona of honor and trust iu the state
j-tn ,.utl nerved for many years as muyor
"supervisor MacDuff of the forestry ! of Corvallis. Among the children
service was present and gave a mess-' buivive him Ia I!. K. Irvine, as
age from Chief Forester Graves, j -tstant editor of the Oregon Journal,
pointing out a way whereby the caves ! Portland. j
may receive more favorable attention. ' : ,
lie suggests that the order creating KIXO ALFOXSO SHOWS
t!.e national monument be dissolved.' ALARMING SYMPTOMS
and that consent of congress be se-j Oct. 13. The lameness
sured to grant leases for a definite which has hampered King Alfonso's
period of vears. He asked an ex- participation in the entertainments
pression of' those present as to the at Madrid in honor of the French
sentiment of the club regarding the j President Polncalre's visit, is merely
matter. It was unanimously voted j another symptom, It was said here
to favor this move. It is probable j today, of the Illness which has ne
thr.t in the event such consent Is se-! cessltated repeated removals of pieces
cured from congress some company ! of bone from his head,
can be found which will provide hotel j The same trouble, according to
accommodations for tourists at that! common report, was responsible for
natural wonder.
!
i The securing or grasses, s;uus unq
fruits for exhibition at the land show
j in Cln no
lmittee oni
vaj taken up find a com
osed f A. X. Parsons.
E. T. Mi Kinstry and Isaac Best in
structed to secure the best exhibit
possible and forward the same to
Portland.
The club is showing a good growth,
the names of nearly a dozen new
members being announced at
meeting.
the
FR11TDALE SCHOOL
Opened September 15.
Number enrolled IB.
Number of pupils causing absence
during month 6.
Number causing tardiness 3.
The pupils neither absent nor.
tardy: Glenn Hamilton, Mildred
Hamilton, Arthur Lycan, William
Breltmayer, Johnny Proff.
We hope with the co-operation of
parents to have a better report next
month. This report closes first
month.
MISS HUBBS,
Teacher, Dlst. No. 28.
RELEASE OF YOUNG
WALLACE HALTS TRIAL
When Chief McLane went to the
county Jail this morning to get Ted
Wallace, the state's witness in the
liquor cases, he found his man gone,
Wallace having been liberated the
night before by the sheriff on the
outer of the justice of the peace.
This fart DrouSnt the trial of Dan
! llearp to u standstill in police court
today pending the return of young
Wallace on a subpoena now out.
Wallace's father appeared on the
scene yesterday, and finding his son
,n 3ai1, swore before the 3ns,lce tbat
the boy was but 16 years of age in
stead of 18. This brought the case
within the jurisdiction of the juv-
in? clothes on, he swore out a war
rant for the arrest of Gideon Ross
for aiding In the delinquency of his
son. Ross was seen Sunday at Selma
and no doubt before long will be
taken into tow by the sheriff.
Miss Shore at Santa Monica
Miss Myrtle Shore, principal of the
Riverside school last year, is now
teaching at Santa Monica, Cal.
TW can't fly
tmmlm fmr Ilia
NITRO CLUB
SHOT SHELLS
"
, FORM KH COUVALLI8 MAYOR
' DEAD AT ASTTLANDj
the kinrj's father's death and has
made defectives of all his children.
Chronic Dyspepsia
The following unsolicited testi
monial should certainly be sufficient
to ::ive hope and courage to persons
afni'tod with chronic dyspepsia: "I
have been a chronic dyspeptic for
years, and of all the medicine I have
taken, Chamberlains Tablet6 have
done me more good than anything
else," says W. G. Mattlson, No. 7
Sherman St., Hornellsville, N. Y. For
sale by all dealers.
ASHLAND HANKER
MAY GET I'LIM
Washington, Oct. 13. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has today
summoned L. L. Mullt, cashier of the
First National Bank of Ashland, to
Washington with a view to appoint
ing him a national bank examiner If
he thinks him competent.
Avoid Sedative Cough Medicines
If you want to contribute directly
to the occurrence of capillary bron
chitis and pneumonia use cough me
dicines that contain codine, mor
phine, heroin and other Bedatlves
when you have a cough or cold. An
expectorant like Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy Is what is needed.
That Cleans out the culture beds or
breeding places for the germ dis
eases. That is why pneumonia never
results from a cold when Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy Is used. It has
a world-wide reputation for Its cures.
It contains no morphine or other se
dative. For sale by all dealers.
ANGER
IN WOMAN'S BREAST
ALWAYS BEGINS a SMALL LUMP LIKE
THIS and ALWAYS POISONS DEEP GLANDS
IN THE ARMPIT AND KILLS QUICKLY
I WILL GIVE $1000
IF I FAIL TO CURE any CANCER or TUMOR
I TREAT BEFORE ii Poisons Bone orDeep Glands
HO KNIFE or PAIN
No Pay Until Cured;
No X Ray or other"
iwindla. An bland
plant makes the cur
ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE;
Any TUMOR, lUMP orl
Sore on tha lip, (ace
or body lona it Oiuiwr
It Never Painj until Ivt
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thoinan-ii pirrd at hnrnn '
WBIIB TO NO MB
ANY LUMP IN WOMAN'S BREAST
Ii CANCER. Wa refua thousand! Dying,
Cam Too Lata. We have cured H,COO In 20 yra.
Address DR. & MRS. DR. CHAMLEY & CO.
A 436 UlERCU ST, SAR FR1ICISC0. CAL
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