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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
DIED.

SMITH-At Merlin, Oregon, Decem-
Der Z, 1905, j. S. W. Smith, aged so
years, rec months and 10 days.
Mr. Smith was born in New Jersey,
August 22, 1925 and came TO Oalifor-
mia in 1850 and to Jackson county,
Oregon, in 1856. He was married in
Josephine county to Susan Dixon in
April, 1862.
He leaves a wife, one son and two
daughters. Mrs. Addie Schaffer, of
Merlin. Oregon. MIS-. Nettie McCor-
mick Of Hugo, Oregon, and Horace A.
Smith Of Stevensville, Mont, and 10
grandchildren, TO mourn their loss.
BROCKMAN-In Eugene on Satur-
day, December l6, 1905, Henry
Brockman, aged 46 years.
TIE remains were brought to Grants
Pass Sunday and Monday were in
tered in Pleasant Valley cemetery,
near Merlin, in the family lot where
bis father and other relatives are
buried. The exercises were conducted
by the Workmen. of which order he
had been member Mr. Brockman
had been employed in logging
camp On the Mackenzie river, operated
by the Booth-Kelly Company, and
was helping to yard out logs when
he was injured. A log that was
being hauled out by donkey engine
struck another log on which log was
balanced. Mr.. Brotkman was stand
ing By this leg, when the sudden i'm
pact from the moving log caused it
to roll off and as it fell it knocked
Mr.. Brockman down and crushed him
on the breast Had the log not been
partially held up by other timber it
woulRhave instantly killed him. He
was taken to Eugene for surgical
aid, but lie was too badly injured to
recover and he died 10 days after the
Ccident. He leaves wife and two
children. His mother, Mrs. NJ G.
Brockman, resides in this city, as
does his sister, Mrs. McGTew, wife of
Marshal L. McGrew. Mr. Brockman
as an industrious man and was we'll
respected by all who knew him. He
was a former resident of this county,
coming here with his parents when
he was IA years OF age.
THORNTON-At the family home
IN Grants Pass on Wedne sday, De-
c,mber 20, 1905, MIS-. Josephine
Thornton, aged 90 years, 4 months
and day.
The funeral was held Thursday,
Rev. l.. II. Brown conducting the
services. The interment WAS in the
family lot in the Masonic cemetery.
Mrs Thornton was native of Illinois
and came to Elhton, Ore, with her
PARENTS in 1862 June %, 1865 she
was married TO Henry Thornton and
they lived happy married life until
his death, which Cccurored July 3,
1904. Two sons and two daughters
survive Mrs Thornton, George
Thornton Of Lamoine, Cal, John
Thornton, Of Sacramento. Mrs. Alice
Crimes, Rost burg and Mrs Catherine
Gray Of Grants Pass. Mrs. Thornton
had been resident of Grants Pass
for the past 81 ears and she was held
in the highest esteem by all who had
her acquaintance. She was woman
of loyable traits, noble, devoted
wife aud mother.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
Circuit Court Jury List

Wednesday, as provided by law,
County Clerk S. F. Cheshire ana
Sheriff George W. Lewis drew the re-
ouired number of names from the list
OF voters in Josephine county OF the
men who are to serve as Jurors at
the regular term of circuit court
which will be convened by Judge ID.
K. Hanna on Monday, January 8.
The names of the jurymen ale as
follows:
George Wells, Kerby, farmer.
R. L. Tolin, Dryden, farmer.
n. Snow, Grants Pass, farmer.
VIM. Turner, Dry den, farmer.
John Patrick. Grants Pass, laborer.
J. G. Smith, Grants Pass, phsyician'
D.. j. Lawton, Grants Pass, sur
veyor.
F. o. Wilcox, Grants Pass, dray-
man.
Harry Smith, Grants Pass black
smith.
@. L. Swinden, Murphy, farmer.
Clarence Messenger, Provolt, far
mer.
W. B. York, Applegate, farmer.
E. A. Wade, Grants Pass, merchant.
A. f. Knox, Murphy. farmer.
Frank Swacker Grants Pass, laborer.
c. L. Mangum, Grants Pass, miner.
W. S. Wood, Grants Pass, hotel
keeper.
S. B. Stringer, Grants Pass, farmer.
W. ]. Savage. Grants Pass, farmer.
E. F. Tycer, Kerby, farmer.
]. r. White, Kerby, farmer.
NJ. A. Wertz, Grants Pass, lumber
man.
H. G. Kinney, Grants Pass, lumber
man.
Charles A. Williams, Grants Pass
lumbeTmaD.
Frank Payne, Grants Pass, laborer
G. d. Sexton, Lucky Queen, farmer
f. NJ. Miner, Grants Pass, farmer
G. G. Taylor, Loves Station, hotel
keeper.
A. N. McVey, Holland, farmer.
W. c. Smith, Grants Pass, livery
man.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
a O CIRCULATION FACTS

In n spaper circulation the story
is equ lily Interesting. The figures
may be a surprise to few, but they
will not be u surprise to the many,
lr of course nearly everyone knows
at the Courier has u greater oirou.
! lion in Grants Pass than both its
4. .1temporaries combined. Absolutely
able statistics prove this beyond
'p, shadow of doubt Lcok at the
l'rtns by wards aud be convinced.
cot of every one hundred families
IN Grants Pass 67 are taking the
G. urier; "a take the Observer, % the
Journal. and lS take no local news
raper at all, while three are un.
known. That is the comparative per
oehtage Of circulation. Now let us
look at the comparative totals;
In the First ward all three Of the
local newspapers have u larger circu.
lAtion than in any other ward IN
Grants Pass, while the number OF
families taking no newspaper at all
10 less there than in any other ward,
The Courier is taken by 1866 families,
the Observer by % and the JournaI
by 7s Twenty.one families take nc
local paper. Many OF these families
Of course, subscribe for more than on
Grants Pass newspaper some take al
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
MARRIED.

NELSON-McMILLAN-Att the home
Of the BRIDES sister, Mrs. John
Summers, ON Monday, Decem bel
lS, 1908, Miss Elizabeth Mcmillan
and l.. S. Nelson, Rev. J. b.
Travis, officiating.
The bride and groom left for Port
land on a visit and will also visit
Mr.. Nelson's parents at Cornelius
Ore, before returning to Drain
where Mr.. Nelson is operator fol
the S. p. Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22

Grants Pass and immt date vicinity
contains population of 1904. Al
its own initiative the Courier ar
ranged Tor taking census Of the city
by wards. This work has been finish
ed. II is complete and accurate
Statistical data concerning local
newspaper circulation was also
gathered and will be found published
herewith. IL makes an interesting
study for business men in making NJ
their estimate of the comparative
worth Of the Grants Pass Iapers for
advertising purposes.
Men who have kept in touch with
the oity's progress during the year
will not be surprised at the census
figures, albeit they show very satis.
factory growth. The increase In
population since the state census
was taken last June is 620, gain
OF 10 per cent. This is splendid
record for six months and demon
strates that Grants Pass is reapinR
the deserved benefit of her CONNER.
cial and industrial relations with
all parts Of Rogue River Valley.
And the increase continues New
families are constantly arriving,
There is scarcely II vacant house to
be had in the city. many of the new
comers being compelled to occupy
temporary quarters Of all dtscrip-
tions until they can secure more com
Portable and commodious Iesidenc, r.
Houses are being erected in all parts
of Grants Pa.s and building opera
tions were never more active than at
the present time, but still the demand
far exec eds the supply. From con
ditioDs such as these It can be re-.
garded as u certainty that u uniform
and 81 eedy growth will mak the
city history during the coming
year. as 1t has in the past one.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
Cattle Ran ch For Rent.

$50 acres on Seven-Mile creek about
hve miles southwest from Fort
klamath, Oregon. All fenced. house.
large barn, ample water supply. will
cut about so tons wild hay. Address.
with references, p. o. Box No. 9Ss,
Tacoma, Washington.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
Shall All Have Christmas Cheerl

With the charity aud noble work
foI which the Salvation Army is
noted in Its efforts to give Christmas
cheer to the unfortunate, the sick aud
the homeless, Capt and Mrs, f, Hol-
ton are arranging to distribute such
gifts rs may be- seut in to them, on
donations food aud clothing are most
needed. Books and magazines are
also accel table and toys and other
playthiugs for children, who may be
overlooked by Santa Claus The
articles for esch home or Ierson will
be personally delivered by Capt. OF
Mrs Holton and none but the deserv.
ing will be visited
The good people of Grants Pass,
who may wish 10 aid the Salvation
Army IN their work Of giving Christ.
mas cheer TO the deserving poor may
send their contributions TO the Sal.
walton Army barracks, OF Fourth and
II streets, or call mp telephone l08y
and the articles will be called for
up until Monday noon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22

We have he usual supply of Candies.
Nuts Raisins, Etc.
Best soft shell Eng Walnuts, per ID, zoe
New soft shell Almonds, 20c
Brazil nuts Niger Toes, Chestnuts
Texas Pecans and Filberts, 20c
A Good Mixed Candy, l5c; lbs, 25c
Something be ter in Fancy mixed, 25e
Oranges, zoe, 25c and 35c per doz
Lemons, zoe to 25c per dOz.
Bannas, Cocoanuts, Figs, Dates, etc.
For the table we have the finest Cat
sups, Jellies and Jams, Olives, Salad
Dressing and the purest of Olive Oil.
All new canned goods now in Table
Peaches, Apricots, Pears, Corn, Peas
and Beans.
Finest Teae and Coffees in the city.
Try sample of our zoe coffee, better
than most rs and 30 cent kinds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
A. e. VOORHEES,, PRoPR.

Entered at the post Office at Grants Psss
'iIegon as second-class mail matter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
A Religious Census

The various churches of the city are
doing aggressive work and are plan
ming for still greater activity in the
early weeks Of next year. The Minis
terial Association has planned for a
religious census Of the citizens to bf
taken next week IN which Il is hoped
to accurately determine the lrefer'
ences as we'll as Affiliations Of eact
resident The WORK is to be done bN
IA joint committee of women from
the churches.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22

The annual school meeting for
Grants Pass will be held next Thurs
day at p. N. in the school room on
West II street,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22

QForty million bottles of August Flower
sold in the United States alone since its
Introduction And the demand for it is
still growing. Isn't that fine showing
OF successl Don't it prove that August
Flower has had unfailing success in the
cure OF indigestion aud dyspepsia-the
worst enemies OF health and happiness?
QDoes il not afford the best evidence that
August Flower is a sure specific for all
stomach and intestinal disorders that 1t
IS the best OF all liver regulatorsl
CAugust Flower has a matchleSS record
OF over IS wears in curing the ailiug mil.
lions Of these distressing complaints.
cTwo sizes, sSc and 7Sc. All druggists
For sale by Dr. }. 4. smith.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
sroRY OF rmE WARDS.

The STORY told by the census figures
! full OF interest and careful study
u the table published above, giving
- population by wards, will reveal
'ny things to the analytical mind
% Fourth ward is the largest ia the
! =, both in number of residences
D., inhabitants, although its lead
,er the First and Second wards is
Ic-y slight, 1t has three more houses
lAan the First ward and 81 more in
i itants, II has seven more houses
tlg 10 Second ward. but only two
II eople. The figures show that
th three wards are about as evenly
81 d as they could well lie. The
Third ward is Tar below the others,
hay ing only l6I residences and sos
people. This Is 20 houses ami 2S5
inhabitants less than the Fourth
ward contains. But the Third Is
growing last building operations
having been especially active there
during the year aud at its present
rate Of progress it will not be long be-.
tore the Third can he counted the
equal of the other wards of the city,
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30
KIND OF EGGS THEY LIKE.
The Differing Tastes Of Boston and
New York as to Color
Of Shells.

"Boston prefers brown shelled eggs;
New York white,' says an egg dealer.
Why? 1t stumps me. There are a
good many persons who insist that
brown shelled eggs have a more deli
cate taste than white shelied ones.
"But II it is true that they are more
tasty, can't understand why New
York does not insist upon them, too,
for however much the Hub may lead
us In the intellectual race. New York's
right UP with the leading epicure cities
Of the world in the matter Of good
table. Some people think that she
takes the lead,
brown eggs are prettier than white.
and for this reason prefer them for
table eggs. Boston is nothing If not
q stickler for art. It may be that she
believes that the brown egg is more
beautiful than the white, and therefore
insists upon it.
'The soda counters of the two cities
tell the story of this odd difference OF
preference. In New York bowls of
white eggs tempt 10 egg shakes. egg
nogg, etc. In Boston bowls of brown
eggs tempt to the same beverages.
"As far as a difference of taste be-
tween the brown and the white egg
goes, it is my personal opinion that 1t
the most ardent believers in the differ
ence had an egg to eat which had been
broken from its shell out of their sight
they would not be able to tell whether
1t had a brown or white cover"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30

. boor, as did Van Wyck. II was the
proudest hour of the life of the latter
when he afronted the polite captain Of
q Spanish man-of-war who visited
New York in the tick;ish days just be-
fore the war.
Mcclellan is happy In his name, his
ancestry, his wealthy wife. his friends.
his literary ability, his statesmanlike
ability, which is not small. But the
gang that follows him! The leaders
he has to placate! The following he has
to satisfy! !erome's challenge to him
to deny that he had made appoints
ments of unfit men for political rea-
sons remained unaccepted. Half the
great city departments are headed by
utterly unfit men-men known to be
unfit by the meanest intelligence. The
city suffers from this; yet Mcclellan
is personally popular and is hailed as
q good mayor.
II to be good is to be personally sat
isfactory and yet to surrender the city
to the boss, the present mead Of the
city government fills the bill. Nor
would a partisan republican be much
improvement at present. The bare fact
is that the best men of the city are
outside the machines Of both parties.
If Jerome only could smash 10th ma
chimes, the whole country would be
merry at it's downfall, including many
very excellent machine men.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30
JUST A QUERY.

They fill the windows with their hues.
The rainbow is faded thing
Beside the pinks and greens and blues
That riot on the hats Of spring.
The hats, of course. are "jus. too dear,
But where are the styles of yesteryear!
The picture hats are gardens fair,
With blooms of every sort and kind;
They nod and blossom everywhere,
In front and also stuck behind;
They droop in clusters Ger each ear,
But where are the blooms OF yestery ear!
The hats are built of gauze and tulle.
OF every shape and form and name;
They never fashion them by rule.
For neverlare there two the same;
Some. droop. some jerk. some fout and
f1eer,
But where are the shapes Of yesteryear?
The crowns, they say, will tower high,
And this, OF course, is rather nice,
But crowns no matter how they try,
Can ever soar and reach the price,
No matter how they climb and rear,
But where are the hats Of yesteryear?
The husbands note the handsome hats,
The ribbons and the fulle and plumes,
The peeks, the tall ones and the fats,
The buckles and the brilliant blooms.
And then they stop to shed a tear,
But where are the bills Of yesteryear?
Chicago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30
".Nt says SHORTY, me and me

Nj says Shorty, me and me
friend amt going in again: we're in
business for ourselves now
.Ohp says his hoEor. He's little
cold and lost his tatherly interest in
us then, seeing there amt no bounty
attached to us. He goes into the bar
room, bowing very dignified but IA
therly to the prisoners. which vas the
most important looking lot OF p1-on-
ers you ever see, as for the t,rst time
in their lives, maybe. they was worth
seven dollars q head. They is aost
meek, and takes a day or TWO most
grateful, for it's q very pleasant JAIL
without no separate cells, but so or SO
In one ward, and nothing to do but be
sOciable.
Shorty and me goes out the next
day and searches the country, aad gets
q very nice assortment Of goods to
the number OF IL. The fact is we
prosper SO that at last we think a
vacation is Cue US. We goes down to
the scashore and has swell time
of it.
THE first morning we're back we
start right out to do little business.
And all morning not tramp do we
see! We hunt up one road and down
another and over others, but there
amt a tramp in sight, and we're be-
ginning to feel sore. When afternoon
comes we spy hobo away OF, but he's
running for all he's worth, which is
seven dollars, and is out OF sight be-
fore we can hail him. A couple of
hours later we spy another. His hair
is standing out behind him, and he'll
get in trouble for exceeding the speed
limit.
5 There's something wrong says
Shorty, much apprehensive. What's
all this excitement about?'
Another tramp comes tearing down
the road.
Don't stop mel he implores, pite-
ously. The consequences would be
more than I could bear. Lemme get
out Of this county as quick as can.
To-morrer will be the fusr Of the
month
! "'What Of it?' we ask.
"He tells us and we let him 60.
Amt we in hard luck, though? The
supervisors has passed new law, to
go in effect the first of the month";
that tramp had said to u.s. After that
every hobo is arrested on sight, and
gets three months. 1t amt that that's
SO terrifying. but the new law says
that every inmate of the county TAIL
will be put to work. IN. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30
Decantinr Wines

A deposit will often form in the bot
ties, making it necessary to decant
them into other bottles. I'he utmost
care should be taken not to disturb
the sediment. In large wine cellars in
Europe, and in the cellars of hotels and
clubs employing cellarnan, a de-
canting apparatus is used. Decanting
old wine is delicate operation. which
requires much care. The bottle should
be carried in horizontal position and,
gently lifting II to slantiEg position,
insert a power corkscrew" and remove
the cork without shaking. Then raise
the bottle SO that you can see through
the wine by candlelight and, in draw
ing 1t OF, stop as soon as the cloud or
deposit In the bottle gets to the neck.
In this way you avoid having any de-
posit, cloud or crust flowing into the
decanter.-American Wine Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30

health that an alarming proportion Of
the children of school age in poor
section of the city are physically de-
fective. These are foreign born, very
largely. The revelations follow the
much misquoted saying of Robert Hun
ter that thousands of New York's chill
dren are underfed. One child in 20 in
the region examined is mentally not
normal and should have separate
teaching not in the common schools.
New York must tackle the problem
practically as trustee for the dOun-
try. Superintendent Maxwell Of the
public school system long ago adyocat-
ed free breakfasts for poor children,
many of whom are too hungry to do
their work in school. 1t sounds un-
American-but what are you going to
do?
On the first OF last January there
were over 100000 all-the-time paupers
in England and Wales; besides hum
dreds Of thousands receiving part-time
assistance, still vaster army getting
private aid, and millions Of the self
supporting but underfed. The latter
class rises to one-third of the total
population in a town like old York,
whose picturesqueness so many
American tourists admire. And yet the
British are about the best fed OF the
immigrants we get. The Irish, espe-
cially, who SO years ago used to come
to US gaunt with famine, are now so
much more prosperous at home that
the still flowing tide of immigration
brings sturdy, well-nourished speci-
mems. But assisted emigration from
the British cities means immigrants
who have to be assisted when they get
here And oh, the hunger of the poor
Russian Jews, slaves of the sweatshop
to men of their own race!
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30

on trial. Failure to be thorough will
hurt the state in business way by
arousing resentment against 1t in the
west-and there is enough already.
Finally, the voters will not have it.
They are thoroughly aroused and de-
termined not to pardon any sighting.
The six republican members Of the
committee are of good average ability
and repute; they know the public feel
ing In the matter; and while they may
try for the name of the party to shield
Odell, they will really do their best to
recommend good code of laws to pre-
vent stealing in the future. Insurance
men themselves are now convinced
though it took four months CAM
paign of brilliant fighting on the part
first of the World and afterwards OF
other papers to bring them to the
point-that the work must be thor
oughly done.
The counsel selected typify the nat
ural hesitation, the irresolutiOn of the
committee, confronted by tremendous
scandals and half retreating before the
storm Charles E. Hughes, the senior
counsel, is a legal bloodhound, relent-
less, alert, resourceful, unconnected
with politics, unpledged to anyone. He
will, from instinct and from sense of
duty and from professional pride, do
his utmost to lay the fostering wound
open. The other counsel, Mr.. McKeen,
was a year ago q better known law
per; he is of a more showy oratorical
type and has had rather more do
with politics. II Hughes represents the
rigor, McKeen is supposed tc repre-
sent the mercy OF the law. This is
case where Hughes has the easier part.
The people who have invested in life
Insurance policies aren't hankering
after mercy toward the very wealthy
men who have practically stolen their
ney-mil1ions of it.
So, for once, legislative investiga-
tion is going to be a rather dramatic
affair.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-30

ken. A senator of the United States,
Chauncey M. Depew, is to have a
chance to explain why he took large
retainer from the Equitable for years;
and why he allowed it, while he was a
director, to loan money and lose to the
boom town of Depew, in which he was
interested; and Why, having guaran-
teed the loan, he WEIGHED upon the
agreement. David B. Hill seeks a
chance to explain why, for no discover
able reason, he drew q salary from the
Equitable for years. Jacob H. Schiff,
who was treated with as a high am
bassador of finance by Witte, OF Rus
sia, and other inanciers almost as
powerful, are to explain, perhaps, why
they, as directors, apparently sold to
the Equitable bonds in whose sale they
were personally interested. Benjamin
B. Ddell, Jr.-
All, there we strike fire! Ex-Gov.
Hill may not expect overmuch mercy
from a committee of eight, Of whom
only two are democrats. But ex-Gov.
Odell is the republican boss Of the
state-is or was; some think that Gov.
Higgins is displacing him. Mr.. Odell
comes into the inquiry in two ways.
First, it is alleged that money of the
Equitable was used to pay him his
losses through the shipbuilding trust
swindle, which was worked by few
unprincipled scoundrels, some of whom
were aud are Equitable directors; sec
ond, 1t is pretty well understood that
mysterious loan of $6s5,O00 made on
behalf of the Equitable but not item
lied upon it's books covered, among
other queer expenses, donations both
to the republican and the democratic
state campaign funds.
The republican majority upon the in
vestigating committee might like to
slight some points of this nauseous
muddle. To aid in that pious endeavor
the two democratic members are utter
" unworthy of the responsibility, be-
ing ordinary city politicians of the
Tammany type, selected in preference
to respectable minority members be-
cause they are more manageable.