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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
Arbor Day for Grants Pass.

The Municipal League held their
regular meeting Monday evening at
Halls Chapel. 1t was we'll attended
and the proceedings were of much i'm
portance in the work for the
material advancement OF Grants Pass.
Trees, tbeiI planting, care and pro-
lection, was the subject under con-
sideration for this session. The hap
hazard way of planting trees along
the streets was considered and a
committee, on motion, was ap.
pointed by President Travis. to pre-
sent an ordinance 10 the city council
foI their consideration, that will pro-
vide for distance from the property
line that trees shall be planted along
the sidewalks. and the height 10
/ which they shall be trimmed and such
other regulations as may be required.
This committee is made up Of W. II.
Hair, L. b. Hall and Arthur Conk-
lin.
The establishment of an Arbor Day
for Grants Pass and its general obser-
var CO by the citizens of this city in
tree planting was considered. The
state Arbor Day for Oregon comes toe
late in the spring for Rogue River
Valley and trees planted then usually
die by reason of the leaves being well
started and the dry weather coming
on before the trees can get rooted. II
is proposed to have a day, possibly in
February, declared an Arbor Day fol
Grants Pass and motion was carried
naming President Travis, Prof. Tur'
ner, H. c. Kinney and ]. E. Hair. al
a committee to wait OIL Mayor Good
and request him to set the date for a
Grants Pass Al bor Day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
MARRIED.

BENNETT -BLALOCK-At the home
of the brides parents, on Thursday,
November 80, 1905, w. A. Bennett
and Miss Leons Blalock, Rev. W.
O. Long officiating.
VERT Z-GRIFFIN-At the resi-.
dence of NJ. A. Wertz, in Grants
Pass, on Tuesday. December ~,
1905, James G. Wertz and Miss
Lydia Griffin, Rev. Clark Bower,
officiating.
Miss Griffin is the daughter of Mrs.
W. Griffin, residing on Rogue river
near the mouth of Shan creek, aud she
is bright. winsome Young lady, hav-
ing the qualities that will make her a
worthy wife and practical, sensible
woman. Mr.. Wertz is the son of Nj.
A. Wertz, the sawmill man, and lie is
an industrious, upright young man
and both he and his fair young bride
have large number of f'iends in
Josephine county who give them their
best v ishes for long and happy mar
ried life. Mr.. and Mrs. Wertz will
reside on the fine farm that he aud
his lather own on Rogue river at tue
mouth of butcher creek.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1906.
TAXABLE PROPERTY
OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
On These t.Amounts Districts
viii Base Their.Levies
For 1906.

The summary of the taxable prop
erty OF the various school districts oi
Josephine county has just been com
pleted by County Clerk Cheshire fol
1905. The valuations show some in
teresting figures over the assessment
for 1904. In all districts the valus-
tion was doubled but some show an
interesting increase in new valuation.
District No. 7, embracing the city OF
Grants Pass and a small teritorry ad-
jacent to the city, shows valuation
this year OF 81 ,37l. .225. AZ against
1868, 1876 last year. District "a, known
as lower Grave, or the Karg district,
has the largest valuation Of any OF
the outside districts, it being $l67, l7O.
This valuation is made up chiefly OF
non resident property holders. The
Southern Pacific paying about 20 per
cent OF the taxes in this district.
District 46, known as the Elk Creek
district, west of Waldo, has only
about $4,000 resident property hold.
ings, as against total valuation OF
$26, 575. The nonresident property
holders of this district being princi-
pally timber claim holders, Of which
there are 20. Waldo district, No. 4,
has about $40, 900 new valuation over
last year. The smallest valuation Is
In what is known as the Woodcock
district, No. 81, lying west OF Kerby.
The city Of Grants Pass has an assess
ed valuation this year of 81, 1858, 600.
Kerby district No. and Meisner dis
trict No. 36, have Joined rs one
district giving No. a valuation this
year Of $l00.705.
Following is complete list of the
districts together with their valua-
tioDa
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
EXECUTORS NOTICE TO CRED.
ITORS

Notice Is hereby given that the un !.
dersigned have been duly appointed
executors of the estate of Peter Han
sen, deceased, by order OF the County
Court of the State of Oregon for the
County of josephine. All persons
having claims against said estate are
hereby notified and required to
present the same to George Hansen OF
the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, or to
Charles Hansen, Kerby, Oregon, at
the Office Of J. II. Austin in said Ker.
by, County of Josephine, State OF
Oregon, accompanied by the proper
vouchers and duly verified as by law
provided within six months from
this date. -
CHARLES HANSEN,
GEORGE HANSEN,
Executors of the estate OF Peter Han
sen, deceased. -
j. II. AUSTIN,
Attorney for Executors
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15

1t is on this valuation that the var
ious school districts of the county
make their tax levy for the year 1905.
The certificate of the district attest
ing to the levy must be filed with
the county clerk before January LIST or
the levy will be invalid, and will
not be put on. the tax roll for collect.
ion. AS 10 days notice must be given
for special school nesting such
districts as have not already issued
their call will have to be prompt or
they will be unable TO make tar
levy for next year.
The interest in having better
schools in Josephine county is steadily
gaining and each year, for several
years past, the number Of districts
making levy has increased, and
there has also been an increase in the
number OF mills levied. Good schools
are one Of the leading factors in draw
ing to a county the better class Of
bomeseekers, men Of families and who
have money and want good education
al advantages for their children. The
citizens of Josephine county can not
make a better investment than 10 put
liberal sum OF money in schools.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15

The Grants Pass schools will close
next Friday for the Christmas holi-
days. The vacation will be but for 10
days school beginning on Tuesday,
Janua,y 2. 1t was thought best, both
by City Superintendent Turner and
by the board, to have a short vaca-
tion, as a long vacation demoralizes
to considerable extent the work of
the school, and also makes the school
close that much later in the Spring
when the warm weather, the birds
and the flowers render study impos-
sible to the average boy and girl.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
CITY Trea surer's Notice

There are funds in the city treasury
to redeem all outstanding warrants
protested to May 1st, 1908. Interest
on same will cease after this date.
COL. W. JOHNSON,
CITY Treasurer.
Dated at Grants Pass, Oregon, De-
cember 10th, 1865.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
r cal Estate Transfers.

l.. B. Jamison TO Wm. NJ. Trimble,
Lots /, 2, 3, and in Block II, H. B.
Miller & Company's Addition.
John II. Williams, ct al, to Alfred
Bartlett, Lot 4 in Block 80, Railroad
Addition.
The above sales were made through
the REAL ESTATE AGENCY OF
JOSEPH MOSS.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
NEW TODAY

WANTED span of good, gentle
draft horses, bays preferred. Must
weigh 1900 or 400 pounds each, be-
tween 6 and years old. W. L. Ire
land, The Real Estate Man.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
The Minstrel.

The change of taste in the theat.
rical amusement and the opportu-
nifty tor wide-awade and up-to-date
managers to forge refined minis
trelsy to the front, inspired Rich
ards & Pringle's firm OF managers
to organize the biggest minstrel
combination in America, and en-
body in it the best forms of vaude-
vile and fragmeutary acts that
would find ready favor with all
classes of theatre-goers; that they
have succeeded in doing this is evil
denced by the success of their big
minstrel enterprise, which is booked
at Reynolds Opera House Wednes.
day, March Is.
The venture has met with phe-
nomenal success, and from mod
est beginning, some few years ago,
the company now ranks foremost
and 1T is the largest and best MN
strel organization in America.
Fifty performers furnish an even
1ng's entertainment in which fun is
plenty and of the good, wholesome
kind that wins public favor.
Continuous vaudeville seems to
be the real thing in the cities.
Continuous fun" is the motto of
Richards & Pringle's Famous Geor-
gia Minstrels, who bring an entire
new company OF fun makers. There
is no fall of the curtain from the
commencement of the jollifcation
until the finish; the program IS too
long to permit of any waits or long
drawn-out overtures. 1t is one COM
tinuous round of pleasure and sur
prising novelties.
Street parade at 11.30 a. m.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Lowney's canales at Dahnke's
Columbus Convention.

Attorney B. t. DAVIS and Editor
Ernest Gibbs, of Hickman passed
through Union City last Saturday
returning from Columbus, Ky. A
district convention was held at
the latter place which nominated
the Hon. Joe Jackson, a veteran
and an honorable citizen, as a can
date for the State Senate.
The proceedings were harmon
ious, although it was said to be a
victory against the faction headed
by Hons. Luby Hargrove and Mott
Ayers. A resolution was passed
after adjournment condemning the
action of the Legislature giving
Fulton a branch court.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Up One Tree.

R. W. Irwin, of the Troy vicinity,
was IN town Tuesday. Mr.. Irwin
related to us his very remarkable
experience coon hunting recently.
He said his party one night found
so many cooHs up one tree that It
was almost impossible to cut the
tree down. The coons got in the
way Of the man chopping. This is
rather thick for coon yarn, but
MrS win says it is SO, and it must
be.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
WANTED: SO MEN AND WOMEN.
To Take Advantage Of Special Offer Made
By Mdrtin-Ahen Drug Co.

Martin-Allen Drug Co., the enter
prising druggists, are advertising to-
day for fifty men and women to take
advantage of the special half-price
offer they are making on DR.. Howard s
celebrated specific for the cure of con-
stipation and dyspepsia, and get fifty
cent package at half-price, Is cents.
So positive are they of the remarka-
BILE power of this specific to cure these
diseases, as well as sick headaches and
liver troubles, that they agree to re-
fund the money to any customer whom
this medicine does not quickly relieve
and cure.
With DIR. Towards specific at hand,
you can eat what you want and have
no fear of i'll consequences. 1t
strengthens the stomach, gives per-
feet digestion. regulates the bowels,
creates an appetite, and makes life
worth the living.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

We are glad to note the decided
improvement of Mrs. Mills, of
North End, who has been seriously
i'll for several weeks. DR.. Mailing,
the attending physician, pronounces
her safely over the crisis.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Grin

and bear your SUFFERING, If
you prefer, but you will find life
pleasanter, if You will cure the
pains with that great, modern
pain remedy, HAMLINS
WIZARD OIL.
All pain is caused By some
form Of inflammatory action.
Hamlins Wizard Oil drives out
the Inflammation and thereby
relieves and cures the pain.
There is no other relief and
cure known to medical. science
for the pains of rheumatism,
neuralgia, indigestion, earache,
headache, tOOthache, and for
injuries such as bruises, sprains,
cuts and burns, ETC., so certain
and safe in results as Hamlins
Wizard Oil. Price so cents and
$l.OO. Fully guaranteed.
For sale and recommended by
Martin-Allen Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Bootlegger Caught.

Gentry Williams, colored, who
has been employed with Mr.. Sam
DeBow on his farm near town, was
arrested last Monday night by Off
GERS Pardue and Tom Brown for
bootlegging. The bootlegging in
dustry had been rather quiet for
several weeks, so Mr.. Pardue in
forms us, and he had despaired of
doing anything more in the way of
bringing these offenders to justice
when Williams blew in. The negro
was fined aud succeeded in making
bond for his appearance at circuit
court.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

Our Remnant Counters
are laden with the good
things in odd lots and
short lengths.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Runa

Mr.. Pete Cutters buggy was
badly smashed in runaway Satur.
day. The horse was hitched on
Mary street as usual. A wagon
team ran into the telephone pole
and collided with the buggy, result
ing in an absolute collapse Of that
vehicle. The hind wheels and bed
were demolished.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Leg Crushed.

While hauling dust from the Bon
ner & Shankle stave mill this morn
ing John B. Woodall was caught
beneath caving sawdust heap,
badly crushing his left leg. His
physician hopes to save the leg.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| LII }. ID. shelton, OF Jordan, was
down this week.
Mr.. Lexie Parks returned Mon
day from Mississippi.
Kenton and Rives were well rep
resented here Monday.
Misses Harris, of Rives, were
here Saturday shopping.
Arthur Stitt made a business
trip to Memphis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Edwards are
in Washington and New York.
Mrs. Wood Shaw, of Hickman,
was the guest of her parents Sun
day.
The Misses Burrows, of near
Woodland, were up Saturday shop
ping.
Payne EBransford made bust
ness trip to Meridian, Miss, this
week.
Mr.. Tom Palmer, one of Obion'
most influential farmers, was here
Monday.
Rev. w. J. Shelourne is in the
city spending a few days with his
friends.
Lea Garth visited his cousin,
Lloyd Sweatman, at Jackson last
Sunday.
Editor smithers, Of the Rives
News, and Mr.. Greer Moffat were
in town Monday.
Mrs. Lottie Harris is the guest
OF her brother, Mr.. Blakemore, at
Harris this week
Mrs. Sallie Walker, after visit
with relatives here, has returned
home to Dyersburg.
Mrs. Laura Wells left Sunday to
visit her brother, Mr.. Sam. d.
Cochran, in Louisiana.
Locke Alexander has returned
from a visit to Fort Worth, Sher-
man and other Texas points.
Postmaster G. T. Taylor went to
Washington City to see the inaug-
ration of President Roosevelt.
J. H. Mcdowell chaperoned a
party of Tennessee Legislators to
the Inauguration in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Edwards, of
st. Louis, spent Saturday and Sun
day insthe city with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. S. G. Moffatt, who has been
very sick of lagrippe at home in the
city for several weeks. is improving
this week.
Mr.. j. C. Spikes, of Number Sew
en-, was pleasant caller IN our
office last Saturday Mr.. Spikes is
a we'll known and excellent citizen
of that community,
w. J. Edwards, of ST. Louis, was
IN the city last week. Mr.. Edwards
came down to look after the inter
ests of the N, c. & ST. L. Ry. He
spent Saturday with parents here.
Miss Grace Brown Johnson, whoY
has been visiting Rev. P. F. Johns
son and family in the city, left
Tuesday to visit Martin, Mckenzie,
and thence to South McAlester,
Ind. Ter, returning home.
Mrs. Ollie Miller left Tuesday
for few weeks stay in st. Louis
to study the latest styles in dress
She will return and have
charge of the dressmaking depart
ment at Coble & Clagett Co.'S,
r. J. Barnett went West this
week to spend few weeks on the
coast visiting Los Angeles, San
and other points. Mr..
Barnett will be gone about four
weeks.
We are glad to note the decided
of Mrs. Mills, of
North End, who has been seriously
i'll for several weeks. DR.. Mailing,
the attending physician, pronounces
her safely over the crisis.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
THE ODD FELLOWS.

The Odd Fellows of the city gave
an entertainment and banquet tc
the members of the Rives lodge
last Thursday night. One hundred
plates were set at Dahnke's Cafe
for the occasion. Only a limited
number were present as visitors,
but the home lodge was out in full
force and the event was very
great success in many particulars.
The crowd assembled at the lodge
room in the c. B. A. Building at s
o'clock, The brothers from Rives
drove through in private convey
ances and were present when the
exercises opened Noble Grand
Joel Waddell made a welcome adj
dress, which was responded to by
Mr.. Haynes, a visitor from another
State. The lodge then proceeded
to confer the initiatory degree upon
four candidates as follows e. x,
White, Sam Byrns, Tom Ray, W.
Fl. Hhrpole. 1t is proper to say
lat fine local team were in fair
and the work done was OF
esting and instructive char
- At TO- 30 the lodge repaired
in regalia to Dahnke's Cafe for sup
per. The menu was as follows:
Blue Points Oyster Stew
Croppie Pickle
Potato Salad
Fruit Cake
Neapolitan Cream
Cheese
Coffee Cigars
After this very elaborate repast,
accompanied with many good-hu-
mored toasts and jests, the mem
bers went to the lodge room and
conferred the Fifth Degree on sew
eral candidates, which was, of
course, very enjoyable feature of
the meeting. A number of ad-
dresses followed concerning the
good of the order. Those who
spoke we're DR. Anderson, Mr. Car
ter, Mr.. Bond, Mr.. Crowell, Rives
lodge; Mr.. Sinclair, Dyersburg, and
DR.. Mckee, Mr.. Noah and the No
BILE Grand of Union City lodge.
The exercises were brought to a
close about 2 o'clock a. m. after
very pleasant occasion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

"A dose in time saves lives" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; nature IS
remedy for coughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases of every sort. Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Coming.

1t is refreshing to know we are
soon to have with us those Emper-
Brs of Comedy, Richards & Prin-
giles Famous Georgia Minstrels,
with their Fifty ludicrously funny
comedians, agile and expert dane
ers, beautiful singers, and a score
of novelty acts. They will appear
at the Reynolds Opera House,
Wednesday, March Is.
This organization, which started
in a modest way some years ago,
has, through the most liberal kind
of management, acquired an envi-
able position in the amusement
field and is to-day conceded Ito lead
the world IN its class. They bring
with them this year more we'll
known comedians and novelty acts
than has ever before been collected
together in one company. Many
thousands of dollars have been ex.
pended in equipping the production
with scenery of the most superb
kind, and the costuming is mar
vel of elegance and beauty.
If taken this month, keeps you we'll
all summer. 1t makes the little ones
eat. sleep and grow. A spring tonic
for the whole family. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, tea or
tablets. Martin-Allen Drug Go.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-11

of the high. salaried commissioner of
the State Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In all his l64 pages of facts aud
figures relating to the industrial life
of this commonwealth, finds no
room for mines
"Wouldn't that give you keen
paiu?
81 wonder what a special writer for
the Oreeonian and the busy com.
missioner of the Oregon labor bureau
would have to say after a trip to the
string of big gold mines Of the
Cracker creek mother lode, where
500 to 600 men draw pay ranging
from s3 to sl0 per day, and where
the nationally fatnous mines--the
f. 4 H., North Pole and Columbia
cover a territory about the length
end breadth OF Washington street In
Portland, from which more wealth
Ia created IN one year than all Of
the Washington street merchants
create In two.
"And what would the Oregonian
space filler and the over worked labor
comm issio oner say II they could sniR
the smoke from the Sumpter smelter,
watch the steady stream Of ore com.
ing In from these surrounding hills,
aud see the carload after carload Of
copper, gold aud silver matte
shipped to refineries. Would they
still persist In ignoring a state indus
try which supports ten thousand wage
earners and yield, from three to five
million dollars every yeary
"For genuine assininity and short
sighted damphoolishness, commend
me to the Portland Oregonian and the
comm issi oner Of the state bureau OF
labor statistics.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-11

Johnny Stewart is preparing to re
open his California Rulch placers.
near Granite.
Work on the Comstock, near the
Red Boy, has been suspended, and
Manager McGerry has gone to Baker
City.
A heavy shipment Of ore and con.
centrates from the r. 4 T. was re.
ceived at the Sumpter smelter Thurs.
day Of last week. Manager James
Wyatt personally supervised the
samplinR.
Al Geiser is In Sumpter today from
the Gem mine. 1.-THE Gem looks
better than II ever did BEFORE" hs
says. more ore IL In sight than at
any time In the mines history.
Development work Ia being kept up
with big force"
Captain f. Simpson, Of susanvaa
is In Sumpter today, on route homo
from q trip to Walla Walla and Pen
deton. lie holds q bond on the Gem
mine, near the badger, and Ia form.
ing company to take over the prop
erty. The captain has mined In
Moutans, Utah, Colorado aud Nevada
for 40 years. lie thinks the Susan
Vile camp the best ever.
A number OF fofeiture notices are
being published In the Granite Gem.
W. Il. Hurd IL advertising out"
W. l. Lepman on the Kentucky and
Tennessee claims. on the head Of
Beaver creek, claiming to have ex-
pended 5000 In three years. Mr..
liurd also desires the world to know
that during the last three years he
has spent e300 on the Beaver quartz
claims, on beaver creek, and that J.
W. Curren has failed 10 cough up his
share. A. +. Wright In also not led
by Mr.. Hurd that 800 Of the latter's
money has been sunk In the Big Elk
claim aud that II Mr.. Wright desires
to retain an interest hs had bette
ante. J. q. Mooreland. W. A. King
and A. A. King are alleged BY Mr..
Hurd to have failed to pay for their
share Of assessment work for four
years In the Sunday Night claim.