Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, December 19, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY DECEMBER 19, 1913 WEEKLY ROGl'E RIVER COrRIER PAGE nTJ r For the Ladies For the Men 'la fa i a Embroidered Handkerchiefs of linen and sheer lawn, 5c to 60c. "Holeproof" Cotton Hose Six pair guaranteed six months, $2. "Holeproof" Pure Silk Hose Three pair guaranteed three months, $3.00. "Onyx" Hosiery Satisfaction guar anteed Silk Thread Hose, lisle top, heel and toe, 35c; 3 pair $1.00. ' All Pure Silk Hose, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. Silk Lisle or All Wool Hose, 50c. Cotton Hose, 25c. Hand Bags, in all the latest styles and shapes, $1.00 to $6.50. Comfy Felt Slippers, $1.00. Pretty Kid Boudoir Slippers, $1.25. Fownes' Guaranteed Gloves,. Pingree or Drew Shoes, $3.00 to $5.00. A "Sunshine" Coat or Suit we have only a few of these stylish garments left. A Dress Pattern of Crepe de Chine, Messaline, Silk and Wool Poplin, or Silk Ratine. Toques and Sweaters. Umbrellas, $1.00 to $7.00. For the Children "Campbell Kids," large size, $1.25. "Teddy Puppies," 50c. Kid Body Dolls, $1.25 to $3.00. Go-Carts, special, $1.00. Doll Trunks, Cloth Animals, Etc. All Wool "Snow Ball Suits," consisting of Sweater, Leggings and Toque in grey or red $2.50. Fownes' Guaranteed Gloves. "Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments." Covers the child complete from the head to feet. Made of a wool and cotton non-shrinking mixture, 50c to $1.00. Sweaters and Toques. Monarch Shirts, $1.00. Arrow Shirts, $1.50. "Holeproof" Pure Silk Hose Three pair guaranteed three months, $2.00. "Holeproof" Cotton Hose Six pair guaranteed six month3, $1.50. Burlington Silk Hose, 35c: 3 pair $1. Leather Slippers, $1.25 to $2.65. All Wool Lounging Robes. Made in Oregon. Combination Sets Hose and Tie 50c. The Newest in Neckwear, 25c and 50c. Suspenders in Holiday Boxes, 50c. Fownes' Guaranteed Gloves, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00. Umbrellas, $1.25 and up. FOR THE HOME Bath Matts, $1.50. Linen Napkins and Cloths. Rubdry Towels. Blankets. Mail flriW? hv Pml Pnl is m.ore satisfactory if you can come and make your own selections, but for the convenience of those mail uiucia uj l aacis l USl unable to do so we will carefully fill all orders sent by mail and send the goods by Parcels Post. WE PAY THE POSTAGE. PHONE 2 WM. SCHILLING & CO Corner 6th & E Sis. PERSONAL AND LOCAL Are you a SPUG? Mr. and Mrs. Buckley were la from Three Pines Tuesday. Mrs. E. Dean of Glendale spent Tuesday In the city. H. E. Gale came in from Hell Gate Wednesday evening. What is a SPUG? W. J. Ross returned to his home at Riddle Wednesday after spending a few days here on business. If you are not a SPUG, you ough to be. You can surely not beat it 25- year guarantee 12 dwt. knives and forks for $4.00 set, at Cramer Bros. SPUG is a new society; join it. E. T. Storey of the Wolf Creek Mercantile Co., was transacting busi ness in the city Tuesday. " President Wilson is a SPUG. Attorney H. D. Norton Is at Salem and Portland on business before the state supreme court. SPUG is made up of the initial letters of the Society for the Preven tion of Useless Giving. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Thannem ar rived Wednesday morning from Sas katoon, Saskatchewan, to make their heme here with their daughter, Mrs. C. S. Akers. C. P. Bishop & Co. are headquar ters for the local branch of SPUGS, where you can find everything use ful in the way of presents for the men. Ralph and James Redfield of Boze man. Mont., who stnnned off at Grants Pass a few days, left Wednes day for Los Molinos, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Mooney of Mar- shalltown, Iowa, arrived in the city Tuesday evening, and will remain for some time at tee home of their daughter, Mrs. J. D. Stlnebaugh. Don't foreet about the SPUGS and where you can get presents for other SPUGS. Aug. Brunken returned Monday from a six-weeks' trip to his old home at Columbus, Neb. He also stopped at EI Paso. Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Scovill left Wednesday for Alsea to spend the holidays with their son, Ray Scovill. Misa Ruth Scovill of Newport and Eugenie Scovill of Hood River will also spend Christmas there. City Attorney and Mrs. Colvlg will leave about tht 20th inst. for San Francisco, where they will remain during the holiday season, guests In the home of their daughter, Mrs. Bert Stone. SPUGS like such things as a suit of clothes, a hat. a pair of shoes, a fhirt. neckwear, an umbrella, a box rf i .w 1. . ..-.!!., a nil 1 f PflSP. ' n n an an overcoat, a sweater coat, or J " J. E. Bonerman was a recent ar rival from Harrlsburg. B. P. Miller, a mining engineer o Portland, stopped in Grants Pass for a short visit with A. II. Gunnell, leav ing for the south Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. McCoy of this place have goue to Royale Grande California, where they will winter. They will probably return to this city in the spring. Henry Norton has been spending the week in town renewing old ac quaintances and looking over the town In general. He expects to re turn to the Norton ranch on upper Williams creek today. F. M. Reynolds of Grays Harbor arrived in town Thursday morning, expecting to be here for some time Judge Jewell left for Portland on No. 14 this morning to be gone sev eral days. He expects to consult Portland specialists in regard to his health, which is not of the best. Pocket knives, air guns and 22 cal rifles at Cramer Bros. E. R. Randolph was a business vis itor from Wlldervllle Thursday. Regular 75 cent easy opener knives for 50 cents at Cramer Bros. Mrs. Pearl Patrick has been in town visiting friends the past tew days. . A. A. Hyde and family of Apple- gate were in the city Thursday doing their Christmas shopping. Harry Floyd has been in town fo several days from Kerby, visiting his sister, Mrs. R. A. Deane. Mrs. Luclnda Kinney and Carlotta Wiseman left north Thursday morn ing to spend the holidays with Rev and Mrs. C. II. Wooley at Clackamas. Mrs. Maude Miller went to Merlin Thursday morning for a short visit with her parents. Mrs. I. W. Holmes, for many years a resident of Grants Pass, left for Redding Thursday, to be absent some time in visiting. Mrs. W. S. Coutant and little daughter left Thursday morning for Denver, Colorado, where they wll spend the winter. Mrs. Coutant has leased her Fruitdale farm, but wll return in March. H. P. Tarson3 of Hugo was a Thursday visitor in town. G. H. Carner has returned from a trip up the Willamette valley. Useful Xmas presents for every day use: Roasters, percolators, sil verware, nickel plated tea kettles, and many others at Cramer Bros. E. E. LaBrie of Roseburg passed through this city Thursday with his family, en route to Kiamatn uoi Lease Gusquet Ranch H. F. Brook, who arrived here two weeks ago from Eugene, has leased the Gasquet station and ranch near Crescent City for a Bve-year term Mrs. Brook and little son have been in the city awaiting the arrival of a daughter, Miss Adah, who reached here Wednesday from Nordloff, Cal. They leave tor Gasquet In the morn ing by private conveyance. Minnesota ns Like Rogue Valley Mr. and Mrs. Edward Benson of Brown Valley, Minnesota, stopped In Grants Pass for a few days' vIbU with John Dale, on their way to Cali fornia. Mr. Brown, who was a school mate of Mr. Dale, was so favorably Impressed with this country that he expressed his intention of further In vestigating the valley on his way north next spring. llihhop Scudding Will Visit Rev. Chas. Scadding, D. D., will visit St. Luke's church on Sunday, December 21. Services will be an nounced later. You Will Find Hundreds Of appropriate Christmas presents for all of your friends at Rowell's, consisting of box stationery, violins kodaks, guitars, talking machines mandolins, sheet music, package dressings, (records for all talkers, fancy " articles and everything else Williams Couple Will Wed A marriage liceuBe was granted Thursday to Perry Eurl Sargent and Miss Bernlce Warner, both of Williams. May Prosecute Locators Word from Portland is to the ef fect that United StateB Attorney Reames had gone to Washington, D. C, to confer with Attorney General McReynold3 regarding the proposed prosecution of the persons who have been locating people on the O. & C. railroad lands that have been forfeited to the government. These locations, or applications to purchase, are still being made, one having been filed for record in the office of the clerk of this county Tuesday. Running Horses Will Compete . A series of races In which local running horses will compete is being arranged for the afternoon of Xmas day. to be run on the track west of town. A. A. Porter has been circu lating a subscription paper and meets with much encouragement in raising a fund for the purses. Devi-loping Sucker Creek Miue Thouius Wilson, the Nevada mine owner who recently purchased the Anderson placer property ou Sucker creek, uuar Holland, is at the mine investigating the work that has been in progress the,re since he took pos session. Mr. Wilson has had a large crew of men employed at the prop erty under the superintendence of Mr. Leonard, installing an up-to-date placer works. Illuejiu kots Go Through Thirty-two men, comprising com panies A, D and B, from Mare Is land navy yard, passed through on No. 14 Thursday bound for Bremer ton. George Hammond, formerly connected with the business of B. M. Bush, now in the navy, was of this detachment and was met by friends at the depot. .New Auto for Stanton Howell Stuntou Rowell Is now driving hit new automobile about the Btreets, proudly exhibiting the handsome car and "Joy-riding" his friends. The machine Is a 1914 Studebaker, re ceived Thursday morning through the agency of Carl Allen, the first one seen here. A six-cylinder Studebaker included In the shipment goes to Perry Ashcraft of the Medford Gar age. Heavy Levy in District No. 57 The tax levies made by the vari ous school districts of Josephine vary but little from those of previous years, slight changes being made in a few. The new district, No. 57, which was created from a rortlon of district No. 20 last year, will have the heaviest burden of any. In the division the school house remained with the original district, and No. 57 built a new one. In providing for the payment of the new house a levy of 25 mills was made, and this added to the regular county and state levy of 18 mills makes a total of 43 mills upon the property of the dis trict, the highest levy In the county. Serious Operations Mrs. Nels Thompson of Glendale, who recently had an aperatlon for cataract at the South Pacific hos pital, returned to her home this week. The eye, which was totally blind, Is now a member with very crnni vininn Faxton. the flve-year- 1 rOUlO 10 lYiauiaiu . iu inl.M mn nf Mr and Mrs. A. A. Het- ?nrine They wiu return uuiui , S two weeks, when he will spend) tick of this city, underwent quite a v Tpar's day with his mother, serious operation Saturday morning .ew ieir ! for mastoid absresB. So much bone "ravX numbers who have been' had born destroyed that a small at Tancouver passei ar?a ui iuC No. 15 on their way, Dr. Undiey, wno penormen me iai- Fino Diniinick $20 j V. L. Dimmlck was assessed $20 by Police Judge Creager Tuesday on the charge of being drunk and dis orderly and resisting an officer. Dim mick was supposed to appear in court Monday, but failing to keep the ap pointment, an officer was sent after him. Sickness was given as the ex cuse for his non-appearance. Rev. Robert McLean Is expected In town this evening from the south. He will be in the city only until tomor row, when he will leave for Portland accompanied by his daughter, Miss Christina McLean. Stock Men to Organise The stock raisers of the Merlin dis trict met on Saturday and organ l.ed an association for the protec tion of the stockmen's interests. A committee was appointed to draft a set of by-laws and present them at a meeting to be held at Merlin at 10 o'clock the flrBt Saturday in Janu ary, the 3rd. There are about 40 persons interested In this movement and they represent several hundred head of stock. Did you ever notice how much a table set with Community silverware resembled sterling? Community Is really better than sterling (for ser vice), as It Is stiffer, does not bend and Is guaranteed for 50 years. The Rogue River Hardware carry it in stock. Stenographers' Examination The U. S. civil service commission announces that an examination will be held In Grants Pass ou January 17, 1914, for male stenograpners and typewriters. Persons desiring to take the examination should apply to the local secretary of the board of civil service examines, at the post olllce In this city, for information and for application blank. Applicants must be IS years of age or over at the time of the examination. 'Itos Got Stop-Over Privilege The Southern Pacific Company has evidently Instituted a board of ben evolenco for wayfarers, as they have today been furnishing open air lodg ing and free heat to those of the weary fraternity who patronize the brake and rod berths of the railroad service. A huge pile of old ties which, was set afire In the railroad yard proved a great attraction during the chilly hours of the morning and the warmth of the fire was "enjoyed bj many who could find no better hos pitality In the city. , " "l s , it Mr. Farmer: If you want a fonc that will last always, get "Amer'lcan" from the Rogue River Hardware. Engineer McCarthy, who has had the run between this place and Ash land, left with his family for Cali fornia Thursday afternoon. They In tend making their home In, that state. Just arrived, a shipment of the Improved South Bend chilled plow. Call and see them. They are dan dles. Your money back If you bujr one and are not thoroughly satisfied with it. Isn't that fair? Rogue River Hardware. 12-12-2t Improved South Bend chilled plows at the Rogue River Hardware. Try one. Your monoy back If you are not convinced It Is the best chill ed plow you have ever used. say, just come In and we will showjthrougn alg0i fiayg the child Is you a thmuaml thlnes. C. P. bisnoi-; doing as well as could be expected. FLOUR ! see 18 QUICK FL ourm We have Just received a big car of new flour, consisting of olsht of the best brands sold on the Coast. This flour was purchased for CASH, and that means that our prices are the lowest. We are exclusive agents for some of these brands, and we stand back of every sack to give the results we claim for them. Try "WHITE ROSE," at 11.25, the verv best flour in Grants Pass at the price, barring none. "ATLAS" A soft wheat flo'r, and a good gi ir one at the price iiUJ "PURITY" A beautiful flour that makes i aa WlifcU good bread or biscuit "WHITE ROSf' iiest blended flour in i r Grants Pass. We guarantee this $li.J .m.a.D!$l.35 "SNOWDRIFT" A blend that pleased customers are now UBig. W. P. COUNTS & SON , "GOLDEN CROWN" A fino hard wheat i OC flour, and guaranteed by us 0lo03 "GOLDEN LOAF" Hard wheat flour that l OC gives fine results. Try It VliOU "WHITE MOUNTAIN" This Is the best Jft flour In town. Every sack guaranteed vliHU "OLYMPIA" A flour that many Grants g Mfk Pass people use vliHU FLOUR, FEED, HAY, SEED, GRAIN AND POULTRY SITFLIES j re-assigned to companies. & Co.