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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03
Provolt Items.


Thos Lewman was at Applegate
Sunday on business.
John Miller, the Williams merchant
was at Provolt this week.
Jessie Sumner of Williams was at
church and visiting friends here
Sunday.
Ollie Hall Of Horsehead was at
Grants Pass Saturday after mining
supplies.
We are sorry to state that Miss
Bertha Kennedy of Williams is very
sick with the whooping cough.
Mrs. Rose Smith, the Provolt post
mistress, has been spending several
days in Grants Pass with friends and
relatives.
Everett Lewman and Vim. Sonson
made business trip to Grants Pass
Tuesday to purchase garden seed,
which will soon be sown, for early
use.
Say. If you want to go to place
of amusement, just call at our lit
tie burg, so called Provolt, one OF the
liveliest places in the valley where
baseball, croquet and all other sport
ing games can be had and boxing es-
peeially.
Engineer George Harriet Of Ap-
plegate was at Provolt this week.
Mr.. Harriet is farmer Of that place
and states that everything is moving
along and the farmers are sowing
their spring crops as fast as possible,
while the good weather permits doing
so.
VIM. Farris Of Applegate was a
visitor at Provclt this week. He
states that everybody is very busy
in his vicinity and the weather is
very beautiful at present and II good
a few days longer, the spring crops
Nlll dlA W pun AZ Aho loAA eoNh
grain looks excellent with the ex-
pectations of big harvest this season.
$. Fields has sold his part of the
home place to his brother Charlie
Fields Of Provolt and will soon
leave for Eastern Oregon where he
will work during the summer. The
rest of the family will move to the
Willamette valley, where they will
visit relatives before leaving for
Washington, where they will make
their future home.
John McAllister of New Hope has
been employed at the Powel's creek
sawmill at Provolt The company has
been saving out timbers for the old
Winner mine at Murphy, which has
recently started mp to develop the
ledge which was discovered February
"a, 30 years ago and-was worked up
till September 10, 1881, and then was
abandoned till last fall, 1t is equip.
ped with good machinery and will
pro badly prove TO bo one among the
valuable quartz mines of Southern
Oregon in the near future.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

by local applications, as they can.
not reach the diseased portion Of the
ear There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by AN
intlamed condition of the mucous
lining Of the EustAchian Tube. When
this tube is intamed, you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when IL is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result. aud unless the in.
flammation can he taken out aud this
tube restored 90 It's normal condition,
hearing will De destroyed forever
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which l. nothing but an in.
famed condition OF the mucous sur.
faces
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcaused by
catarrhlthat cannot be cured by Hall S
Catarrh Cure Send for circulars
free,
+. J. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 35c.
Take Halls Family pi Is for con.
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

The Grants Pass Music House will
be moved next week TO the Courier
bpilding. ground floor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03
SOON TO ADOPT CITY WAYS
To Have Clean Streets and Clear
Sidewalks.

Regular meeting Of the city council
was held Thursday evening with
Mayor Good, Councilman Williams
Randle, Hall. Fotsch, Dean, and Re
oorder Maybee present.
Petition Of W. o. Harmon, ct al
asking that city purchase strip Of
land OF Arthur Conkliu to enable a
cross street to DO opened at the head
Of Sixth street Referred to street
committee.
Street committee recommended that
ordinances be drawn providing for the
maoadamizing of Sixth street from ID
20 X streets and Of q from Seventh
TO Gilbert creek. for the opening and
grading of Rogue River avenue from
for the grading from Fifth street to
20 Gilbert creek Of L. X. J aud of
Fifth street from top OF hill at Letoh-
er place. Action deferred TO another
meeting.
Street committee having reported
favorable North Main street was OF
dered opened through Railroad and
Laurel additions.
Ordinance ordered drawn providing
for the grading and for sidewalks ON j
street from Fourth 10 Sixth street.
Light committee having reported
favorable, light ON Sixth and Evelyn
street was ordered changed
Sewer committee asked that drains
be provided on Fifth aud Sixth streets
20 connect with Rogue river, also that
sewer connection be- had for the South
school and that Fifth street sewer be-
extended 2ls blocks TO A. Lotohor's
property.
Saloon bond of W. $. Wood ap.
proved.
Police ordered TO enforce ordinance
and arrest all boys found on tho streets
after y p m.
Health committee ordered To inyos.
tigate II sewage aud garbage was
being dumped into Gilbert creek.
Permit granted TO l. l.. Swain to
take wooden building through
streets while moving 1t.
Street superintendent ordered to
olear out all distractions IA ALLEYS
aud streets and TO clear the sidewalks,
Of signs and OF vegetable, peanut aud
other appliances and 10 have all cloth
awnings raised to a height that will
prevent them troubling pedestrians.
Bill OF DIR. Flanagan for professional
services and for medicine for Mrs
STARK, referred TO health committee,
The following bills were allowed ,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

Rough hands and face prevented.
aud the skin kepl soft and smooth hy
ROSE AND CUCUMBER JELLY
(CUROSA CRFANl
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

Order Band instruments al the
Grants Pass Music House-Special
discounts where number order at
the same time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

See ". b. SaOrmas about some OF
the houesteads which are now to be
relinQ1ished
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03
Dunn's Murderer Senten ced.

Harry Brown, convicted of murder
ing George Dunno at Pstricks Greek,
December 30, 1904, was sentenced
Thursday to be hanged. Kelly, his
acoomplioe, will be up before the
court next Monday for sentence.
Brown will be hanged at San Quen-
tin, April 2Sth Both prisoners will
likely go below ON next outgoing
Del Norte. Del Norte Record.
d. II. johnson, left Saturday for
Ionapah Nevada, where he goes to
examine some mining property for
some Nevada and Eastern capitalists
He goes first to Winnemucca, where
he will secure team and camp outfit
and with two assistants will journey
overland to Tonapah, where he will
spend two or three months in that
gold district. Mr.. johnson, with his
Nevada and Eastern partners, aro
also interested in mining property in
tins district, having four claims on
Blrdseye creek. With force of men
Mr.. johnson has been carrying on de.
Velopment work on these claims since
early last fall and las opened up some
ledges that are quite promising. Mr
Johnson will return to Grants Pass
about the first Of June and then he ex.
poets to resume the development woIK
and carry it on until il has been
demonstrated that the lodges have
the body Of ore to justify a mill,
which will be put in next fall, if the
showing should warrant.
The latest and smartest effects in
white and cream shirt waists at Mr..
L. Rehkopf & Co.'S. Make your
selection while the stock is complete.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

Z Plow plow plow and do il now
with an Oliver. Plow All sizes in
stock at Cramer Bros
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03

An Irish social will be given by the
Grants Pass High School ON the even.
ing OF March Il, The admission will
BE- % cents, the object being to raise
funds for the school library. An en-.
tertaining time is promised and re.
freshments, Will be served The
school already has the amount Of sSl
raised for this purpose and wish 20
increase this sun Co SlO0 before ap-
plying 60 the board for tOuds.
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Tic Coming Country.

Tho opportunity for the man of little
means is probably better to-day in the
prairie states Of the Southwest than ever
before in the history of the nation. The
chance Of pre.empting claims or of TAX
ing up lands under government laws is
gone and will not return again. 1t is a
different kind Of opening which lies before
ing brightness. Its best opportunity is
shown in the great Southwest where the
transformation is going on and where the
conditions of soil and climate are in har-
mony with the warm skies and temperate
winds: To the man who is not satisfied
with his condition, the Southwest has an
inviting future. -Ar
4 Texas Railway there are vast areas of un-
improved lands awaiting willing hands to
make them yield the bountifuI crops Of
which the land is capable. There is need
of stores, factories and new business of
every description. It is the finest kind
of an opportunity in the finest section Of
the United States. The Southwest 10 un-
excelled for the variety and fertility Of
its soils-for it's climate. Its people are
educational facilities are as good as can
be found elsewhere.
The NJ, X. l. 7. R'y has no lands for
sale, but is interested in building up this
productive country. 1t is believed that
the Southwest has brighter prospects and
offers better opportunities than any other
section. Seeing is believing. For that rea-
son the Southwest courts investigation of
the conditions as they exist. Anyone de-
sirous of learning more of the Southwest
will do we'll to address George Morton,
Genera Passenger and Ticket Agent, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas R'y, Box Oil, St.
Louis, Mo.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

more people had not found out this far
away place, where people could become
rich and prosperous in day, if they
had the Eerve. Il tell you, old man, it
was great, and was going to cable
you to sell out your grocery for what
you could get at forced sale and CONF
here with the money, gamble and be.
come a millionaire.
Monte Carlo (the next day).-My
Dear Uncle Ezra: do not know how
to write you the sequel to this tragedy.
After our Dakota partner, with the
Black Hills system of beating rou-
lette game, had. won the first bet, he
never guessed the right color again,
and dad had no more use for the rake.
Every time he bet and lost, he would
reach out to dad for more money, and
dad would reach into another pocket
and dig up another roll, and the coun-
tess would laugh and dad had to act
as though he enjoyed losing money.
1t was about dark when, dad had
tished up the last hundred dollars and
1t was gone before dad could wink back
to the countess, then the Dakota man
looked at dad for more, and dad shook
his head and said it was all off. and
they looked at each other minute,
and then we all three got up anG went,
out in the park to see the people who
had gone broke commit suicide, but
there was not a revolver shot and dad
and the Dakota man sat down on q
seat and looked at the moon.
Dad looked at the Dakota man and
said: "You started me in all right.
What happened to your system?" The
Dakota man was silent for moment,
and then he pointed to me and said:
THAT imp of yours crossed his fingers
every time bet, except the first time"
Dad called me to him, and he said:
"Hennery, let this be a lesson to you.
Never to cross your fingers. You have
ruined your dad" and he turned his
pockets inside out, and hadn't change
for dollar note, and he gave me the
empty sack to carry. and we went to
our suite of rooms, knowing we would
be fired out into the cold world.
1t will take week to get money
from the states, and we may be sent
to the work house. as we are broke,
and haven't got the means even to
commit suicide. Don't tell ma.
Yours,
HENNERY.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

prise, and he was willing to finance
the scheme.
The Dakota man fairly Rugged dad,
and he told dad in confidence that they
two could divide up money enough to
make them richer than they ever
dreamed of, and all the morning they
discussed the plan, and made a list of
things they would need to get away
with the money. They provided them
selves with canvas sacks to carry away
the gold, and dad drew all his money
out of the bank, and that evening we
took 4 train for Monte Carlo. All
the way here dad and his new friend
chuckled over the sensation they would
make among the gamblers, and I be-
came real interested in the scheme
There was to be some fun besides the
winning Of the money, because they
talked of going out in the park and on
the terraces when they were tired of
winning money, and seeing the poor
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

stopped on the red, and dad did the
rsking and raked in quart of chips,
and dad shook hands with the Dakota
man and said: "Pard, We have got 'em
on the rum" and reached for his sack
to put IN the first installment of &C.
quired wealth, and the low-necked
countess smiled ravishing smile on
dad, and dad looked as though he
owned brewery, and the Dakota man
twisted his chin whiskers and acted
like he was sorrS' for the Monte Carlo
bank, just got st faint with joy that
| almost cried.
70 think we had -Kinned along as
economically as possible all our lives,
and never made much money, and now,
through this Dakota genius, and this
Monte Carlo opportunity, We had
wealth raking in by the bLshel, made
me fec! great. and wondered why
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

IL.
devils who had gone broke commit
suicide, as that is said TO be one of the
features of the place.
Well, We got suite of rooms and the
first day We looked over the place, and
ate free banQuets and saw how the peo-
pie dressed, and just looked prosper
! GUS and showed money on the slight
est p1ovocation, and got the hang OF
things Dad was to go in the big gam
bling room in the afternoon with his
pockets fairly dropsical with money
and the Dakota man was to do the
betting, and dad was to hold one of the
canvas bags. and when it was full we
were to take it to our room, and quit
gambling for awhile, to give the bank
a chance to raise more money. Dad
insisted that his partner should lose
small bet once in lille, so the bank
should not get on to the fact that we
had cinch.
After luncheon we entered the big
gambling room, in full-dress suits,
and, by gosh! it was like kings re-
ception. There were hundreds Of men
and women, dressed for party, ana it
did not seem like a gambling hell, ex-
cept that there were piles of gold as
big as stoves, on all the tables, and the
guests were provided with silver rakes,
with long handles, to rake in the
money. Dad said in a whisper to the
Dakota man: What is the use of
taking the trouble to run gold mine
and get all dirtied up digging dirty
nuggets, when you can get nice, clean
gold, all coined, ready to spend, by
betting right?" And then dad turned
to me and he said:' ''Hennery, don't
let the sight OF this wealth make you
avaricious. Don't be purse-proud when
you find that your poor father, after
years of struggle against adversely, and
the Vaccinations of designing men, has
got next to the Pierpont Morgan class,
and has money to buy railroads. Don't
get excited when we begin to bag the
money, but just act as though it was
a regular thing with us to salt down
our gold for winter, the same as we do
our pork"
A count, or a duke, gave us nice
seats, and rakes to haul in the money,
a countess, with low-necked dress.
winked at dad when he reached into
his pistol pocket and brought out roll
of bills AMI handed them to the Dakota
man, who bought $500 worth OF red
chips, ana when the man looked the
roulette table over and put about pint
of chips on the red, dad choked up SO
he was almost black in the face, and
began to perspire SO had to wipe my
face with a handkerchief; the gambler
rolled the wheel and when the ball
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Formerly Pub
Usher Of Peck's Sun, Author of
'"Peck's Bad Boy" Etc.)
Copyright. 1905. by Joseph b. Bowles)
Monte Carlo-Dear Uncle: blush
to write the name, Monte Carlo, at the
head OF letter to anyone that is a
Christian, or who believes in honesty
and decency, and earning a living by
the sweat of ones brow, for this place
is the limit. If should write anybody
letter from South Clark street, Chi
cago, the recipient would know I had
gone wrong, and was located in the
midst Of bad element, and the in
ference would be that I was the worst
fakir, robber, hold-up man or assassin
in the bunch.
The inference you must draw from
the heading of this letter is that dad
ness and are now winding up our ca
reer by taking the last degree, before
passing in our chips and committing
suicide. Do you know what this place
is, old man? Monaco is principality,
about six miles square, ruled by a
prince, and the whole business of the
country, for it lisa country" the samea as
though it had king, is gambling. They
have all the, different kinds of gam
bling, from chuck-a-luck at two bits
to roulette at million dollars min
ute. What started dad to come to
Monte Carlo is more than know, un-
less it was new American he has got
acquainted with, fellow from North
Dakota, that dad met at sort of dance
that he did not take me to. 1t seems
there is a place in Paris where they
go to see men and women dance-one
of those dances where they kick so
high that their feet hit the gas fixtures.
Well, all know about it is that one
Wednesday night dad said he felt as
though it was his duty to go to prayer
meeting. so he could say when he got
home that in all the frivolities of a trip
abroad, even in wicked Paris, he never
neglected his church duties. l never
was stuck on going to prayer meeting,
80 dad let me stay at the hotel and play
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

limbs were badly swollen. One doctor
told me it would finally turn to Bright's
disease. I was laid up at ore time for
three weeks I had not taken Doan >
Kidney Pills more than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and was soon en-
tirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Mlilburn Co. Buffalo, NY
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15
Overworked People

and those who are suffering from Rhen-
matism, Pains, Weakness, Blood or Nerv.
GUS disorders, Indigestion, etc, should
take Pusheck' s-Kuro. It is unq,1estlonably
eases, also for Nervous Debility, Insomn y
and Stomach troubles. Try it, Insist upon
your druggist always keeping Pusheck's s.
kulo on baud. Dr.. Pusheck,' Chicago. J
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

ING THE POOR DEVILS WHO HAD
GONE BROKE COMMIT SUICIDE.
pool with the cash register boy in the
harroom, and dad took a hymn book
and went out, looking pious as l ever
SAW him.
My, what a difference there was in
dad in the morning. l woke up about
daylight, and dad came into the room
with a strange man, with spinach on
his chin, and they began to dance, like
they had seen the people dance at The
show where they had passed the even
ing. They were undressed, except their
underclothes, which were these combi-
nation suits, so when man gets into
them he is sealed up like a bologna
and he has to have help when he wants
to get GU. to take a bath, and he has
to have an outsider button him in with
a button hook. Gee! l would rather
be a sausage and done with it. Well,
dad and this man from Dakota kicked
high until dad caught by the ankle on
a gas bracket, and the strange man got
me up out of bed to help unloosen dad
and get him down before he was black
in the face. Finally we got dad down
and then the two old dodgers began
to discuss a proposition to go to Monte
Carlo to break the bank.
The Dakota man agreed that Ameri-
cans had no right to be spending their
own money doing Europe, when their
genius was equal to the eask of acquir~
ing the money of the less intelligent
foreigners. He said they could go to
Monte Carlo and by system of gam
hing which he had used successfully
in the Black Hills they could carry
away all the money they could pile into
,eack.. The man said he would guar
antee to break the bank # dad would
mt his money against the Dakota
mans experience as = gambler, and
thev would divide the proceeds equally.
nad bit like bass. He said he had
,7wav5 had an element of adventure
in his makeup, and had always liked
tn talk, chances, and from what he
had heard of the fabulous sums won
and lost at Monte Carlo, he could see
that if a syndicate could he formed
tha. would win most of the time, he
could see that there was more money
in it than in any manufacturing enter
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15
BY MR.. S. B. HEGE.
b. 4 o. II. II. Passenger Agent, Wash.
inGtOn, ID. c., Tells Of Wonderful
Cure Of Eczema By Cuttcura.

Mr.. S. B. Hege, passenger agent of tn,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in washing
ton, ID. c., one of the wel-known rail
road men Of the country, sends the fol
lowing grateful letter in praise of the
Cuticura Remedies:
''Thanks to the Cuticura Remedies
I am now rid of that fearful pest, weep
ing eczema. for the first time in three
years. 1t first appeared on the back Of
my hand in the form of little pimple
growing into several blotchcs, and then
on my ears and ankles. They were ex
ceedingly painful because of the itching
and burning sensation, and always raw
After the first days treatment with
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills. there
was very little of the burning and itch.
ing, and the cure now seems to be com.
plete. I shall be glad to aid in relieving
others suffering as was, and you may
use my letter, as you wish. lSigned) S.
B. Hege, Washington, d. c., June 9. '04.''
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1t is well enough to profit by our own
mistakes, but it is a good deal more
profitable TO profit by the mistakes of
Others.--Puck. @
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

One discouragng thing about the max
inns of the great is that they generally
formulate thier maxims after becoming
great. Chicago Record Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.
Mrs. G. ". FoolSs, Of Salisbury, Md,
wife Of g. w. Fool1s, Sheriff Of Wico

nllco County,
says: I suf-
fered with kid
ney complaint
for eight years.
1t came on mo
gradually. I
felt tired and
W e ak, was
short of breath
and was trou-
b | e d w j t h
bloating after
eating, and nv
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

Don't believe the fellow who tells You
what he would do if he were in your
place.-N. Y Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15
NUGGETS OF NONSENSE.

docs he get much for his work p
All that he's WORTH. Il don't Gee
how hs can live"
"See that man? Well, sir, he landed
IN this country with bare feet ana now
he's got millions" Gee whiz! he must
DO regular centipede.' *
strayner-My heart goes out in
stinctiyely to the cry OF distress.
Budge-Well. that's the cheapest thing
YOU can let 90 out: that's some con-
ISOLATION. ~.s...-
Wigg-Bighedde always has his
clothes made too large for him. Wagg
Yes, but he gets so stuck on them
that he swells up with pride until they
At. asss. g. 49,
Dolliver-Mrs. Grimes says her hus-
band 10 the best man that ever lived.
Wick]ow-Maybe he IL, but he isn't
the best man that ever died, for that
man was my wife's first husband.
pimdent Customer-Beg pardon. sir.
but are you the proprietor Of this
store? Masterful Man-No, sir; I am
not the proprietor: I'm foorwalker.
DifhdentE Customer hope you'll par
don me; assure you, l meant no
offense. e~7~s ,... .,
'Deah me, Chawley, heah's a scien-
tho French fellow who says that the
future man, don't you know, is going
to be legless a. we'll as brainless.y
Good gwacious! and I've just gone
and invested in silvah plated trow-
sers stretchaw!"