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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05

death was fast approaching"
writes Ralph +. Fernando, of TAMPA
Fla, describing his fearful race with
death. "as a result OF liver trouble
and heart disease, which had robbed
me OF sleep and Of all interest In life.
l had tried many different doctors
and several medicines. but got no
benefit, until began to use Electric
Bitters. SO wonderful was the effect,
that In three days felt like new
man. and today l am cured of all my
troubles" Guaranteed at all drug.
gists; price Doc.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
MAKING A GOOD ROAD
Cutoff on Stage Road at Selma
Good Piece of Work.

County Surveyor H. l. Reynolds
was in the Selma neighborhood last
week doing some land surveying.
While there he examined the new cut.
off near Selma in the Grants Pass.
Crescent City stage road that the
county was having made under the
direction Of Road Supervisor W. H.
Winner. Mr.. Reynolds states that a
good job has been done and that this
section will be one Of the best roads
In Josephine county so soon as the
rough spots are smoothed off and flares
widened that teams can readily pass.
This new section leaves the old road
just beyond the Anderson place at
the point where the road heretofore
crossed the right fork of Clear creek,
and follows down the east bank Of
the creek and joins the old road near
where that stream empties into Deer
creek. II has very easy grade up
the creek valley, in few places reach.
ing one per cent, and only one section
has n grade Of 81 per cent grade.
Almost the entire distance is on solid
rock, mostly slate, with a section Of
diorite. and when It becomes worn
with travel it will be as smooth as a
paved street. This new section is
N miles in length being few rods
shorter than the abandoned section.
While this new road has cost consid-
cradle to build yet it will be most
profitable investment for the county as
it will never require any great ex-
penitures for repairs for it never gets
muddy nor be washed out by floods. It
is q decided Improvement to the stage
road, over which there IL more
freighting and travel than on any
other road in Josephine county. for II
will eliminate two long hills. having
grades Of 10 to l2 per cent and half
mile OF heavy clay road, that was al.
most impossible for six months of the
year and the point that pleases the
taxpayers is that II does away with
three bridges, two across the main
stream of Clear creek and one across
the west fork of that creek.
This road improvement is in line
with the policy now being carried out
by Judge Booth and Commissioners
Lovelace and Logan of locating the
roads ON permanent routes aud OF
eliminating ali heavy grades and
swampy places, and also TO do away
with all bridges possible. The old
make-shift plan Of doing road work IL
now thing OF the past in Josephine
county and whatever money is ex.
pended on the roads is with view OF
making improvements that are practi.
cal and permanent, though the first cost
may be high. As each section of road
is to be improved the expenditures
for repairs thereafter is reduced to
IA minimum and eventually, that
bottomless mudhole into which the
road funds Of Josephine county has
heretofore gone, will have been done
away with.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05

The richest man in the world can
not have his kidneys replaced nor
live without them, so 1t IL important
not to neglect these organs. II
Foley's Kidney Cure is taken at the
first sign OF danger, the symptoms
will disappear and your health will
be restored, AZ IL strengthens and
builds up thse organs as nothing else
will. Oscar Bowman, Lebanon, KY,
writes 81 have used Folsy's Kidney
Cure aud take great pleasure In stat
ing II cured me permanently Of kid.
ney disease, which certainly would
have cost me my life" For sale by
II. A. Rotermund.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
Lewis and Clark Exposition Rates

Commencing May 29th and until
October 10th, there will be on sale
from all stations on Oregon Lines,
specia. tickets to Portland, and return
account Lewis and CLARK Exposition
under the following conditions:
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS.
Rate-One and one-third fare for
round trip.
Sale Dates-Daily from May 10Th
to October 10Th, 1905,
Limit-Thirty days, but not later
tlan October 81, 1905.
PARTIES OF TEN OR MORE.
For parties of 10 or more from one
point Unjust travel together on one
ticket both Ways party tickets will
be sold as follows:
Rate-One fare for the round trip
Sale Dates-Daily from May 29th 10
October 10Th. 1905.
Limit-Ten days
For organized parties Of 100 or more
moving from one place on same date,
rate and limit as for parties Of 10 or
more.
STOP-OVERS.
No stop-overs will be allowed on
any Of the above tickets. They must
be used for continuous passage in
each direction.
COACH EXCURSIONS.
Coach excursions will be run from
time TO time for which individual
tickets good only in coaches will be
sold at very low rates. Particulars as
to rates, dates, ETC., will be snnouno.
ed later.
w. 4. CONAN, G. p. A.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
NEW ARC LIGHTS
SOON TO Be BURNING
Grants Pass VIII Be Best Lighted
Town In Southern
Oregon.

Carl Gentner. city electrician, for
the G. p. N. W. L., & p. Company
has the work completed Of setting the
additional poles and Of stringing the
heavy copper wires that will be re-
quired in the installation of the arc
lights that are to replace the incandes.
cent lights on the business streets Of
Grants Pass. The lamps and trans
former have arrived from Schenectady.
N. Y, where they were manufac-
tured, and so soon as the transformer
station is completed. which is ex-
pected to be by the last Of next week.
the lights will be installed and Mr..
Gentner expects to have tine streets
lighted with the new lights by the
middle of this month The trans
former station will be small brick
structure and will be located ON the
Compauy's lot back Of the Masonic
block.
There will be nine Of these arc
lights. six to be ON Sixth street and
two ON G street and one ON Fifth
street at tho intersection Of the alley
that is back of the business houses
along G street. OF the two lights on
G street, one will be located at the
crossing of Fourth street and the
other will be beyond Gilbert creek at
the angle where Maine street diverges
from G street. The Sixth street lights
will be located at the intersections Of
A, @. Il, H, and L streets with
that street. All the arc lights will be
ewing 80 feet from the ground and
over the center Of the intersection OF
tho streets on cables that will be
stretched from poles set on the street
corners at opposite angles. By Sc
locating the arc all the light can
be made available in lighting the four
sections of streets from each crossing.
The number of incandesoent lights In
the city will not be decreased for
new lights are being placed on the
residence streets in the outlying dis
tiicts and 1t is probable that by the
close of this year there will be more
of these lights than Is now in use in
cluding those now on the business
streets. The depot grounds will also
be better lighted for the railroad COM
pany will put up two arc lights, one
at the depot and one near the round
house, a needed convenience that will
be greatly appreciated by the travel
ing public and the trainmeD.
1t will be no vain boast to state
that with the new light system fully
installed that Grants Pass will have
the best lighted business and residence
streets of any town in Southern Ore.
gon. Medford depends only ON in
candescent lights and has so few OF
them that the streets are but poorly
lighted. Ashland has reduced the
number of its arc lights to six and the
incandescent lights, are not SO closely
placed on the residence streets as are
those on the streets Of this city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05

W oodville Notes.

Elmer Carter has returned from q
trip to California.
G. +. Wright went to Grants Pass
Monday on business
]. W. Osborn and son of Grants
Pass. were seen on our streets one day
last week.
VIM. Bybee called here Monday on
his way to Jacksonville from the
Sulphur Springs.
The Homestake mine has closed
for an indefinite time. Report says
tina. work will not be resumed until
Rays electric line reaches here and
is extended to the mine.
j. W. Winner has sold bis farm here
to j. II. Bagley and has moved his
family to their new home on Apple
gate. Mr.. Bagley has rented this
place to T d. Williams.
J. NJ. whipple has gone to the
tldlueislog hlutt NutIo Ht anu tNO
other men are doing some preparatory
work in the tunnel A full crew will
be put on in few weeks.
The hearts OF the little folks and
some older ones too, were gladdened
by the receipt of May baskets. laden
with flowers. Those who planned
and carried out the scheme deserve
much credit, as the baskets were very
artistically and beautifully arranged.
J. W. Hasford, painter and paper
hanger, has been doing work Of that
kind for G.. +. Smithline, A. Schind-
Ter, Mrs. Randall In fact, nearly
every place in town is being improv.
ed in some way. Our school house
is receiving coat Of paint and some
other improvements have been made.
Chas. Ensign Of Sulpher Springs has
contracted to do the work.
We want yOur urODerty To sell -
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
THE BUSINESS POINTERS
News Notes From the Business
Men to Renders.


Physician and Dentist.
NJ. Clemens, Prescription Druggist.
A Gentleman's smoke-the Stage
line.
W. L. IRELAND writes FIRE
INSURANCE.
A few diamonds left at Letcher's
Jewelry store.
High grade ore in small lots bought.
w. G. Wright
Bamboo Poles for 8. 10 and 15 cents
at Cramer Bros.
When you don't know where to 60,
go to Peoples market.
See DIR. Goble about your eyes Mon
day. May Sth, at the Josephine hotel.
Poultry netting and wire fencing
in various styles and prices at Cramer
Bros
And still am insuring and selling
real estate at the old stand. j. Il.
Peterson.
1t is your own fault If money is
worth saving, its worth walking to
Peoples market.
II your watch does not keep correct
time, take 1t to Letcher's. He will
make it 60 just right
Timber claims. Homesteads. w.
B. Sherman, Rooms 10 and 12 Masonic
Temple. Grants Pass Ore.
1t is just as easy to cure headache
as 1t is to have one, by using
WRIGHT'S PARAGON HEAD
ACHE CURE.
Go to Coron for Plumbing.
Kodaks-Courier Building.
Houses for rent by SHERMAN &
IRELAND.
High grade ore in small lots bought.
w. G. Wright.
A splendid line Of Royal Charter Oak
Ranges at Coron's
When looking for wedding ring,
let Letoher make you one.
Our telephone number is 5l5, regu.
lar delivery. Peoples market.
Columbia Bicycle, second hand but
in good repair, only Sl5 at Oramer
Bros.
DR.. Goble, the reliable optician will
be at the Josephine hotel Monday,
May Sth. Office hours s a. m. to
Q p. m.
Sewing machines 81. $5, $40 up to
500 at the Singer agency opposite the
Court House. All the standard makes
and styles.
Ask your dealer for Rogue River
Creamery Butter made at Medford-is
now 20 cents per two-pound, square
full weight.
The latest in commencement pro.
grams at the Courier office. Wedding
stationery that is correct and as
handsome as to be had in the city.
Moore, the second hand, dealer will
buy at the. highest price any house,
hold or other article that may be
offered for sale. And he has every
kind of an article for sale cheap.
This is the season of the year when
you must be careful of your hands and
face. The cold raw winds which
blow from the four points of the
compass chap the skin-ROSE AND
CUCUMBER JELLY is the only
preparation that will protect the
skin and prevent it from becoming
rough. If your face is tender-if 1t
becomes red, one application of
ROSE AND CUCUMBER CREAM
will effect cure. 1t beautifies your
complexion, keeping the skin velvety
and fresh.
The Oregon Semi Weekly Journal,
in addition to containing Paul De
Laney's new serial story, "The Sheep.
herder," IL issued twice week and
is brim full of the cream of the news
Of the world IL has decidedly the
best market reports of any paper on
the Pacific Coast. For the citizen
whose postofiice facilities do not
justify daily paper, the Semi.
Weekly Journal is the best investment
in reading matter that can be made.
For clubbing rates see the editor OF
this paper.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05

Mrs. Josie Sumner, Bremond, Texal
writes, April 10, 1902: ~ hav,
used Billiards. Snow Liniment In my
family Tor three years. would moi
be without it in the house. have
used it on my little girl for growing
pains and aches in her knees. II
cured her right away. have also
used it for frost bitten feet, with
good success. II Is the best liniment
ever used. 25c. SOC, $i.00 For
sale by Rotermund and The Model
Drug Store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items Of Inters 81
and Importance.

The final meeting of the music de-
partment of the Woman's Club, for
the season, will be held at Mrs. II.
@. Kinney's on Friday. May 18th. at
40 p. IN. The study of "The Life
and Works" of Richard Wagner, will
be continued.
That there is profit in the cigar
business is proven by the fact that
the cigar stand in the Hotel Portland
has been leased for three-year per-
iod at $500 per month, which is at
the rate of So, 024 per year or SIS, ,072
rent for the three years for floor
space l0xl5 feet in the hotel corridor.
Decoration Day and Memorial Sun
day will each be observed as usual in
Grants Pass The arrangements for
the programs for these events are
being made by joint committee of
Gen. Logan Post and the Relief Corps
and it is planned to have these days
recognized in manner betflting the
respect that is due to the soldier dead
Of our country.
Persons not posted on the postal
regulations have been placing letters
bearing bnt a one cent stamp in the
Grants Pass postoffice for delivery
on the Jump-off Joe rural delivery
route. Letters for all free delivery
routes. whether rural or city, must
bear a two cent stamp. Letters eau
only go for one cent from offices where
there is no carrier service.
The Medfoid vinegar works shipped
60 carloads Of vinegar the past season
and the management expects great
Increase II the product Of their fac
tory this year. The vinegar is made
from Gull fruit that is not profitable
to ship. This class of fruit was loss
to the orchardists before the vinegar
factory was established. When fruit
raising becomes the big industry in
Josephine county that the climate and
soil are so favorable to, vinegar
factory would be profitable invest
mont in Grants Pass and thereby add
to the city's payroll and prosperity.
W. s. Barnam, who with his Sous
John and William, operate the local
railroad between Me1ford and Jack
sonville, is to put gasoline motor
car to run in addition to his regular
train service. This gasoline car can
carry dozen passengers and eau at
tain a high speed. This car viii be
run a. an extra between the regular
trips Of present train service 1t is
reported that an automobile stage il
to go on the road between jackson.
willie and Medford. This automobile
will carry IL passengers and consider
able small freight and will make the
81 mile run IN about 20 minutes.
D. II. Winner was in Grants Tues
day. purchasing a load of supplies
Mr.. Winner conducts blacksmith
shop and feed stable at Selma. while
Mrs. Winner conducts a hotel, thus
making them busy people. for they
have a good patronage in each busi-
ness. Mr. Winner also has small
farm near Selma, where he raises the
vegetables needed for their hotel and
hay for his stable Mr.. Winner has
only lately completed his stable and
he is now in readiness for the sum
mer travel. that promises TO be heavier
count Of the large number of persons
that will be in the mining districts
in the central and southern sections
Of the county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05

Geo. Hoffman of Thompson Greek
visited jacksonville Tuesday.
James Rock and and son have closed
down their sawmill for the season.
G. W. Winetrout purchased fine
piano from E. Sheppard of Ashland
Ed Gates, who spent the winter on
the Applegate, left for Eastern Oregon
last week.
The ball given at Roses Hall Fri.
day, April 2sth, was attended by a
large crowd.
Mrs f. O'Brien of Montana is visit.
ing on the Applegate, the guest Of
Mrs. N. Pernoll.
Johnnie Knutzen : and Florence
Nee of Thompson, attended ths cir,
Gus at Medford Wednesday.
Will Jordan and family of Merlin
have returned to his mine, which il
situated on Thompson Greek.
d. j. Mansfield left Applegat,
/ Monday for Medford where he in
tends to remain for some time.
Clarence Winetrout is going arount
with big baseball nose, which b,
received from a foul tip Sunday
which we hope will not prove fatal
Miss Lora Gully, of Steamboat
visited Miss Marie winetrout Sunday
Miss Ada ellsworth, who is teach
ing school near Murphy, visited
Miss Ruby Jones, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swartzfager, of Steam
boat. visited Medford Monday. Theil
son John, who has been working neal
Medford, returned home with then
Tuesday.
One of the most enjoyable socia
affairs on for long time at Applegat,
was the birthday surprise party ten
dered John W. Pernoll. Sunday eve
ming, April 80. John is the mos
popular young man ON Applegate ant
numbers his friends by the hundreds
The Pernoll home was beautifully
decorated for the occasion, with Gu
flowers, La France roses predominant
ing. Progressive whist was played
Mrs. 0. E. Rose and John W. Pernol
getting 6rst prizes and Mrs. Amandi
Harriott and Elmo Throckmartin get
ting the consolation prizes. De
licious refreshments we're served
Those present were, Mr.. and Mrs
&. W. Winetrout. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kubli, Mr.. and Mrs o. L. Rose,
Mrs. ]. O. Grubbe. Mrs Amands
Harriott. Mrs. Nance Pernoll, Mrs.
Frank O'Brien of Anaconda, Montana,
Misses Maude, Alice and Myra Per
noll, Edith and Eva Grubbe, Gladys
Rose, Messrs E. B. Hawkins, Johr
and Ben HaIriott, Martin and Henry
Pernoll, Percy Turner. Fred Wright
Elmo Throckmartin.
The Applegate and Palmer Creel
baseball teams crossed bats on the for
mer's grounds at Dunnington Flat
Sunday. Applegate was the victor
Good playing was done on both sides
but the Applegate pitcher, Henry
Pernoll, with his curves was too mucl
for them. 1t was amusing to see then
strike at the balls. Some seemed +,
think the bat had II hole in 1t, Will,
others said the bat vas short. Thi
game puts Applegate in the lead O
the Applegate Valley teams. The,
are now ready to receive any chal
lenge from other teams. The fai
daughters showed their interest in th,
game by cheering the boys from tin,
to time. There was an unusuall,
large crowd out to witness the gam,
as the lookers.on always know the,
will see a good game when Apple
gates name is on the score board
Following is the lineup:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
Workmen. Attentionl

All members Of Josephine lodge No.
ll2 should attend next Monday. May
sth, to hear Brother O. Hogue. Past
Grand Master Workmen. who will ex-
plain tho new rates of assessment
which go into effect June LIST.
Alfred LetolIer, M. NJ.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
County Trensurer's Notice.

There are funds in the treasury to
pay all warrants protested to January
I, 1902. Interest wi cease from this
date. j. Il. TAYLOR,
Treasurer of Josephine County,
Oregon.
April 2Sth, 1905.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
City Treasurer.s Notice.

There are funds in the City treasury
to redeem all outstanding warrants,
protested to November /. 1902. In
terest on same will cease after this
date. Dated at Grants Pass, Ore
gon, April s2. 1905.
COL. W. JOHNSON,
CITY Treasurer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
Applicable Items.

Miss Josephine Donegan having
recovered from a spell of sickness re-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-24

William lie Neeney, was accidentally
killed at Paha. Wash. The boy fell
out of a wagon, striking on his head
and bursting a blood vessel.
At Hillsboro. Ore. the 4-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mead
was burned to death. Her clothes
clothes caught fire from a pan of live
Goals and hot ashes taken into the
backyard from the kitchen stove.
At Silverton. Margaret, the o
months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. w.
A. Hemenway, is becoming paralyzed
as the effects of falling from GO
cart and falling upon her head. The
child did not fall over three feet.
a company of Los Angeles men
with Charles w. Mill as president has
bought the Half Moon and Black Bear
groups of placer and quartz claims on
Rogue river of Ruth & Frye for $780,
600, and will develop both vigorously.
C. j. Mills, livestock agent for the
o. r. & n. believes there is every
probability of continuance of high
prices for sheep. He states there is
a demand for 100000 sheep more
than there are animals to supply il
with.
The state supreme court has reaf-
firmed the decision of the lower court
sentencing J. c. Ryan to three years
in the penitentiary for swindling ]
F. Roth, a Portland druggist, out OF
$4,000 three years ago on foot race
bunco game.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-24
GENERAL NEWS.

was sentenced to six years in the peni-
tentiary for bigamy and grand lar
ceny. While lying in Jail he blew his
head off with 45-calibre pistol
DR.. Edward Martin, director of the
department of public health and char
tiles of Philadelphia, sent his resigna-
tion to Mayor Weaver. The position
pays $4,000.
The two-story brick building owned
by George Roberts at Sparks, four
miles east of Reno, New, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. The loss
was over $4,000 with small insur-
ance.
In New York harbor during a fog,
a tugboat crushed and sunk a cat
boat, all the occupants of which were
drowned They were Edward Nell
son, sr., Edward Nelson, jr., P. Simp-
son, Earl Thompson and Benjamin
Benson.
An attempt was made near Harris
burg, Pa, to wreck fast combination
express and passenger train by "brac-
ing heavy distractions against ties.
A night watchman discovered the
combination just in time to avert a
horror.
Near Townsend, Montana, two
brothers aged IL and 13, sons of S
Thompson, went hunting with a shot
gun. The younger boy accidentally
discharged the gun at short range
into the older boys back. killing him
instantly.
At San Francisco Mrs. Theodore
Planse was guiding an automobile
laden with six other ladies'. To avoid
running into a stranger Mrs. Planst
veered the machine, which upset
killing her instantly. None of thj
other passengers were much hurt.
1t is declared that as a result o
fragrant mismanagement by the pres
ent officers the total assets of the
Western Life & Indemnity company
will not exceed $150,0O0, which /!
about 8 per cent of its normal CAPT
tai over and above Indebtedness
Criminal prosecutions will begin a!
soon as responsibilities are fixed.
Joseph S. Matthews was shot anC
killed by Frank Womack late Satur
day night in the formers home, a
Salt Lake. Matthews was a formel
fireman on the oregon Short Line anC
womack is a freight handler at th'
Short Line depot here. Womacl
roomed at Matthews house anC
Matthews awoke him, and in thu
quarrel Womack shot his landlord
three times