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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
Farmer Wants Telephone Line.

J. Goodrich, the assistant manager
of the Pacific States Telephone Com
pany, made Murphy, Williams and
Provolt business call in the interests
of his company this week and to es-
tablish rural telephone system
among the progressive farmers Of the
Applegate and Williams Valleys The
proposition now before us is one of
the best ever offered by the company
and the expense is very low. When
the line is turned over to the farmers
they get full charge and receive all
tolls taken by the present Office to help
pay the necessary expenses which may
come in connection with the line.
The company offers the low rental of
So per year If % members are secured
along the line. Now, why not put
our shoulders together as one great
body and have our valley one among
the first TO have this great telephone
system and bring the Applegate Valley
TO the front, which is growing day
by day into one of the largest hay
growing valleys in the state. The
Applegate is also adapted to fruits,
grapes and berry raising which is
superior TO that of any state in the
union, but there is one thing lacking
that is the connection of telephone
system with the business men OF
Grants Pass. Thos. Lewman and e.
N. Provolt of Provolt have taken a
great interest in the development OF
the valley and will have phone in
connection with their business inter.
ests and it lie hoped many more will
help in this good work. til. J
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
DAVIDSON

JOHN W. Meek and Vernon Bailey
paid Grants Pass q visit Saturday.
W. S. Bailey. the Davidson mer-
chant, paid Grants Pass visit Tues
day.
W. B. York took another band Of
cattle out to Grayback mountains
this week.
X. j. Kubli, the merchant. was also
a visitor from here to your city one
day this week.
Ned Doney, Harvey Doney and Mr..
and Mrs. Miers were all visitors from
here to Grants Pass Saturday.
We have no one to report ON the sick
list this week and it is hardly ever
that anyone gets sick here as the
climate is unsurpassed for its health.
full qualities.
A. H. Fem. who sold his ranch to
W. T. Perry made Grants Pass bust.
ness visit Saturday. Hs is contem.
plating taking a trip to Washington
to try his luck at forming there Sue.
cess to him.
Geo. ". Meek, the Davidson bicycle
repairer and mill wright, left for
Sumpter, Oregon, Tuesday where he
goes to erect a Pratt mill for COM
pany. The mill is icing furnished
by Chas. Richton formerly Of this
place bat now of Portland.
W. T. Perry and Del Osborn are do,
ing some development work on the
Alder Gulch property and report hav-
ing struck some very good ore at
depth of about 80 feet. They also
struck very promising quartz vein a
few days ago while cleaning out an
old spring.
We are sorry to hear that Jumbo
thinks that we have misrepresented
our alfalfa, but -the-less we
surely have some very nice hay on
this side of the river as we have an
advantage over Jumbos land as we
have the sun all day ON our fields
and they lay fine to irrigate. Their
land is the best, but we have some
that is better. MONTY.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
LAUREL GROVE

Corn and alfalfa are growing fine.
Still it is hot and dry and very
dusty.
Hay baling will soon commence in
our valley.
George vining is suffering from
another attack Of the chills.
Fred Knox is out buying horses
again for the Frisco market.
All we need now is farmers phone
line and first-class creamery.
Mr.. Haberman made flying trip
to your city Saturday, also Alonzo
Hyde.
We are having q big campmeeting
at Murphy, presided over by Elder
Goode.
l think Wide Awake had better stay
where he is for rolling stone gathers
no moss.
Eliza Provolt, one of Provolt's pros
porous farmers, was in the city last
Saturday transacting business.
! see tho New Hope correspondent
wishes to know who the Laurel Grove
correspondent is. Now that is for
him to find out; SO he must still won
der.
We are inst informed NJ tho ioss of
Mr.. Gotcher's house on Williams on
last. Saturday by fire. Everything
they had went up in the flames.
Will Haberman and sister Annie
attended the dance at Wilderville
last Saturday night also the Misses
Ella and Stella Williams and Grace
Bunch. All report jolly time.
Several of our enterprising farmers
are selling some good horses to the
horse buyer who is securing them
for the San Francisco work. Oscar
Bunch sold his big greys for 800.
Quite an excitement occurred last
Sunday morning by the running away
of horse hitched to buggy. Ye
writer tried to catch him but he was
too swift. Luckily no one was hurt,
the driver being out of the rig. The
breaking of one shaft was all the
damage done to the buggy.
JUMBO
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
State Of Ohio, City cf Toledo, |
Lucas County &

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. J..
Cheney q Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Swoin to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day Of De-
cember, A. ID. 1885.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free
E. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
N EW HOP E

Miss Anna McCallister returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. English made busi-
ness trip to Grants Pass Tuesday.
g. N. Hathaway went to Grants
Pass Tuesday with load Of produce.
Messrs. Frank Champlin and How
ard wynant made flying trip to
Grants Pass Monday.
Anyone wishing land will be well
paid by calling around this part OF
Southern Oregon. Lots of vacant
lands.
Mrs. Champlin and Vernie Cham
plin, and Mrs. McAdams and her
daughter Miss Maggie, of Crescent
City, were the guests of Mrs. II. s.
Wynant Monday.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Walter last Friday it being the
formers birthday. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. English and
daughters, Mrs. McAdams and sdaugh-
ter of Crescent City, Mrs. Champlin
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Fl. S.
wynant, Howard. Clarence and
Florence .Wynsnt, Werner Daniels,
Fred, Pearl and Grace McCallister
aud Bessie, Freddie and Vernie Nc
Column. SHORTY.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
Indian on White Men.

A. l.. Swain. a former resident OF
Tulsa, a thriving little city in the
Creek nation in Indian Territory, but
who now resides in this city, gave the
following clipping from the Indian
Republican. Tulsa paper, that gives
an Indians opinion of the place of
abode in the hereafter for the average
White man:
IAN Indian living near here owed
one of our merchants and came in one
day recently to pay his bill, and after
doing so he wanted a receipt. In vain
the merchant told him a receipt was
unnecessary. Me must have to show
me owe you nothing. said the In
dian. Me go to heaven and the Lord
ask Injun be pay debts; Injnn Gay
yes. Lord ash Injun where is receipt.
What Injun do? Can't 20 all over
hell to look for you. He got the
receipt"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
War Against Consumption.

All nations are endeavoring to
check the ravages of consumption,
the "white plague" that claims so
many victims each year. Foley's
Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds
perfectly and you are in no danger of
consumption. Do not risk your health
by taking some unknown preparation
when Foley's Honey and Tar is safe
and certain in results. Ask for
Foley's Honey and Tar and insist up
on having it. For sale by II. A.
Rotermund.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
The End OF the World

of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe,
of Bear Grove, la , Of all usefulness,
came when he began taking Electric
Bitters. He writes: Two years ago
Kidney trouble caused me great suffer
ing, which I would never have sur
vived had l not taken Electric Bit
ters. They also cured me of General
Debility" Sure cure for all Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney complaints,
Blood diseases, Headache, Dizziness
and Weakness or bodily decline. Price
SOC. Guaranteed by all drug stores. :
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
why Fret and Worry

when your child has a severe cold.
You need not fear pneumonia or other
pulmonary diseses. Keep supplied with
Bsllard's Horehound Syrup-positive
cure for Colds, Coughs, Wbooping
Cough and Bronchitis. Mrs. Hill OF
Sioux Falls, s. D., writes: 81 have
used your wonderful Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup, on. my children for Eve
years. Its results have been wonder
full. - Sold... by National Drug Co. !,
and Rotermund.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
PR OvOLT

Chas. Fields of Provolt was at
Murphy this week on business.
Miss Florence Lettken of Williams
spent several days at Provolt of late.
returning home Saturday.
John Kincade, one of Williams
energetic farmers and stock men,
passed through Provolt Tuesday en-
route to Grants Pass, returning We'd
nesday.
We just learned that Mr.. 1otcher of
Williams had the misfortune of losing
his house by FIRE last night. 1t also
destroyed the home of A. Blodeet who
occupies the house nearby. All that
was saved was a sewing machine and
an organ. The amount destroyed will
be considerable rs Mr.. and Mrs.
Gotcher are both along in years and
will take many years to regain what
they have lost
Hop picking is again close at hand
and hop pickers ars little back
ward about sending in their spplica-
tions for Jobs. 1t is thought by the
hop growers that pickers will be
scarce owing to the large amount of
fruit. berries and other garden pro-
duce requiring attention. Haying
will also come In that busy month
and prevent many from picking this
season.
L. W. Smith. the Provolt merchant,
has moved bis place Of abode to
Grants Pass where he will take charge
of the Darneille restaurant. Mr..
Smith is now at Provolt in charge Of |
mis- store which he will close out as
soon as possible and go into the feed
business in Grants Pass in connection |
with the boarding house. We all
wish them good success in their un-
dertaking as Mr.. Smith is not able to
do any work at all since the operation
he had performed a short time ago.
The party of campers returned Fri |
day from a trip to the Grayback |
mountains, where they spent 10 days |
taxing in the beautiful sights at that
place They report good time and
fine trip. They also visited the man.
moth cave of Oregon which is grand
sight. While the party was in the
cave they had some pictures taken by
Leslie Bailey which will be Of great
interest to friends living at dis
tance. The party hope to be able to
take this trip again in the near fu
ture.
The ice cream social given at Will
Jams Saturday evening was grand
success and largely attended consider
ing the busy time at present. The
amount taken in was not learned but
il will be handsome amount. This
social was given for the benefit Of the
Orphans Aid Society and to furnish
the parsonage with necessary inn
provements needed for the comfort
of the Winter months Much praise is
due the Williams people for their
kindness. They are always willing
to help in any good cause.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10

Ira W. Kelley. of Mansfield, Pa,
writes II was in poor health for
two years, suffering from kidney and
bladder trouble. and spent consider
able money consulting physicians
without obtaining any marked bene-
fit, but was cured by Foley's Kid.
ney Cure, and desire to add my
testimony that it may be the cause
OF restoring the health Of others. -
Refuse substitutes. For sale by II. A..
Rotermund.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10

Send the Courier to your friend, SO
he can learn the facts in regard to the
famous Rogue River Valley.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10

The coast railroad survey crew
arrived from the north on the after
noon of the 27th uit, and proceeded
southwark to Pepperwood, Humboldt
county, next day, to complete work
of getting the grade in condition for
immediate building Of the road. The
head man of the party had done work
ON the line previously. Three wagon
loads of camping outfit, and four
horse stage and a two-horse rig for
the men, comprised all. Breen Bros
furnished the stage, three seated
rig and a heavy wagon driven by j..
Taggert, A. Payne and ]. Breen, re-
spectively, and Jas. Hughes Of Smith
River furnished a four horse team and
Robt. Walton of this place two-horse
team. Chester Vaughn of this place
accompanied the orew.-Crescent City
Record
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
ITWAS A TRUST.

Last week the electric, the homeo'
pathic. the regular and the rubber
doctors of Edna got together and
decided that In union there is
strength" and forthwith fixed up Il
list of prices and announced to the
people of Edna that there would bt
no iewing down as far medical at
tendance wac concerned. a dodgeI
proclaimed to the populace that in
growing toe nails could not bt
treated for less than 81; that da!
call was so much, and that a pa
tient could not settle by returning
the calls when he got able TO bt
around. The common herd retail
lied by wiring for new doctor ano
Notified the county attorney wh'
informed the NJ. DIS that they wert
violating the state antitrust lar"
md advised them 10 collect theii
dodgers and destroy them. 1t wa'
luitc a sight, il is said. to see ~
lignifed gentlemen chasing stra!
uits Of paper around the little city
-Chetopa Advance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
TIE FAULT FINDER.

Wonder when the city council
sill get up energy enough TO see
the need OF some street crossings.
When the new bank and hotel L.
Quilt down in the mining cam
some people are going to wondt.
Why they were so blind.
Why the city council don't have I
tew arc lights put on Military
street; is Baxter Springs going /"
remain an iucandesccut light town;
Why in the name OF goodness the
.ity officials don't have some OF thu
cutters opened up go the water car
get away during aud after rain 80
the streets won't be entirely ruined:
1.-THE business men oil the town
will have 10 have brick house fal,
IN them before they zee the neces
.ity of building good gravel roao
Town into the mining camp VIII!
,et il fall; the sooner the better.
The stability OF our mining camp
now assured beyond question
What method are THE people OF BaX-
ter Springs going TO take TO tie the
business OF the mining camp to
Baxter Springs: II they do not gel
ousy on some sort OF proposition TO
Keep things coming THE way the,
will wake up come morning ano
ind the business gone. These art
gospel facts.
Opportunity knocks but once. ii
$ knocking now, will the business
men and property owners OF Baxter
springs build good road down in.
10 the mining camp AT once, or viii
hey wait until il is too late: o.
course the actual work could not be
lone this kind Of weather, but il
you'd he a mighty good idea for
Dunch Of fellows who have the tim,
% get together and raise the money
necessary to build the road. And
they had better do it right away,
too.
fAI'IT FINDER
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
.HveRy DAY AND SUNDAY TOO"
The Topeka State Journal now Pub
fishes q Paper for Every Day
In thJ Year.

The State Journal 10 the largest
daily In Kansas, ten pages, and
tries TO be the best.
II 10 not the cheapest; there are
cheap papers, 81 year and upward
but this 10 not one of them,
II 10 printed for those who like a
clean, bright, interesting, whole
some, fearless, newspaper OF the
highest grade and for those who
expect to pay fair living price for
II.
II lie independent republican In
politics and has been in that class
for twenty years.
The State Journal 10 not running
a department store; simply a fret
class newspaper. II you want
books, encyclopedias, shrubs, chro-
mos, pictures, talking machines,
hay rskes, or pianos, we don't throw
them in. Go to your regular dealer
in merchandise for that We sim.
ply sell news and advertising
space, that's all.
The State Journal recently added
superb 20.psge Sunday morning
edition, giving its reader a paper
for every day in the week.
/, has also just installed a three.
deck twenty.eight page color press,
the largest and finest piece of print
in z machinery in the state.
The comic pages in the Sunday
issue since December 3, are regu-
larly printed in colors; the firsttime
anything of the kind has ever been
attempted by Kansas newspaper.
The price of the paper everywhere
by mail, by carrier. or by news
stands. is 10 cents per week, 81 for
ten weeks. $l.30 for three months, 81
for twenty weeks, $3.50 for six
N on,hs. Subscribe through your
news dealer, postmaster or rural
route carrier or address us.
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, !.
Topeka, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
First published Jan II, 1906
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that | have mad,
application to the probate court OF Chero
Zee county. Kansas, for a druggists per
nit to fell intoxicating liquors for medical
mechanical and scientific purposes, at my
place Of business on lot o, in block 10
original plat, Baxter Springs, Kansas
Said application will be heard at the Office
Of the probate judge in Columbus, Kansas
IN Friday, Feb. &c. 1900, at S o'clock p NJ
J. G. PoLsTER,
Applicant.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
TO HUNTERS

II you would know Of country
which abounds in turkey, duck
quail. squirrels and other small
game, with many good chance al
ieer, get a copy OF the new booklet
Feathers and Fins on the Frisco
II tells abou, hunting and fishing
n the Ozarks aud in the 81. Francis
valley. Sent free on request by a
Hilton, general passenger agent OF
Frisco System. ST. Louis, Mo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11

Last Saturday Charlie Cook was
10 years old, and to celebrate The
occasion he gave his friends a
party, The young folks made mer.
~ until about ten O'Clock when Mrs.
Cook undertook to give them
enough to fill them mp, but her un-
dertaking was big one, and she
gave it up after the youngsters had
cleaned out everything ON the
place. They played all kinds OF
games such as "postoffice," pill
low" "button, button, who has the
button:" pussy wants a corner"
etc, aud made life miserable for
the man. But the kids had a good
time. Those present were Misses
Opal Mason, Aelen McCammon, Zoe
Gray, Mable Coleman, Marguerite
Opperman, Estella Riseling, Rosa
Freeman, Hazel Goodwin, Haw-
thorne Newton, Minnie Glasner,
Ethel Cook, and Masters John
Frank Noble, Albert Rardin, Ernie
Rardin, Clarence Haskell Clare
Rehm, Ray Hemstreet, Herbert Ga
be, Frank freeman, John Baxter
Chester Convey. walIie Convey, Eddie
Cox, Paul Mason, John Newton, Ray
Hartley, Leslie Meyerdiag.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
CHEAP LOTS,

We have some cheap residence
lots from $40 TO $25 each for sale TO
parties who wish to build
We will sell these lots on easy
terms to any one who wishes to Sc
cure a home. Rents are going mp
and the money you pay In rent will
give you a nice home of your own.
This offer lie open but for q short
time az we have but few lots to
sell on time. Call at auce and get
prices. You will never buy them
as cheap as now.
DANIELS & PLUMB.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
chamberIain's Cough Remedy the
Best Made.

ain my opinion Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is the best made for
cold" says Mrs.. Cora Walker OF
Porterville, California. There IL no
doubt about its being the best. No
other will cure cold so quickly.
No other is 30 sure a preventive OF
of pneumonis No other 10 30 pieas.
ant and safe to take. These are good
reasons why il should be preferred
to any other. The fact 10 that few
people are satisfied with any other
after having once used this remedy.
For sale by A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11

Say, our new presses are doing
first class work. II YOU want any
kind of printing, no matter what
Just bring your order 10 us, and ",
will get the work out for you IN t
hurry. aud il will be well done too
our Job force lihes to work the new
presses, so come 90 with your or
dere,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
BLANKS IN PLENTY.

This week we printed a large sup
ply of the following blanks:
Territory farm leases.
State farm leases.
Territory chattel mortgages.
State chattel mortgages.
Our stock of legal blanks 10 now
very near complete, and our prices
much lower than can be found else
where. Our wholesale price is con-.
siderably less than that made by
the larger supply houses.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
Presbyterian Church Notices.

Sabbath school e:45 q N. Morning
service at Hoo m. Evening ser
vice, 7:3O p m. Junior Endeavor
Society, Sunday $50 p IN. Christian
Eudeavor Sunday 600 p. m. Young
Peoples Bible class Friday 7:S0 p.
N. Prayer meeting. Thursdsy at
$50 p. m.
You are heartily invited to attend
all the above services.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
DOCTORS ENDORSE IT.

Lang Bros, Druggists, Paducah,
Nv, write: I'VE sell more of DR.. Men,
denhaIrs Chill and Fever Cure than
all other remedies combined, hav.
ing re,ailed over 700 bottles In one
season. Physicians here prescribe
it and persons who once use II will
haveFno other. Sold by Morrow.
Carney Drug Company.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
Stomach Troubles and Constipation.

Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
"Cham berlain's Stomach and Liv.
er Tablets are the best thing for
stomach troubles and constipation
have ever solo," says ]. r. Gull
man, a druggist of PottervilIe. Mich.
They are easy to take and always
give satisfaction. tell my custo-
mers to try them and If not satis-
factory TO come back and get their
money, but have never had q COM
plant" For sale by A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11

Newspaper advertising 10 toda!
the trade wind OF business prosper
ity. 1t is the power behind the pow
er behind the throne, the power
which sells the goods to the public
aud "a power which no one business
man disputes. IL is to business the
steam or electric power that makes
the hwheels go round" Handsome
stores, fine goods and gentlemaply
clerks 20 a long way toward max
ing business prosperity, but it Is
adyertising that men and women
have learned to depend upon to
guide Them to the best for their
money; il is advertising that won
en- read, mot as failing" but for
the purpose OF knowing where
something they, want may be OBJ,
tanned at The best figure. Advertis
ing is the fundamental principle oi
success. Advertising il the cheap
est and best guide to business sue
cess. II has been demonstrated
time aud time again that newspn-
per advertising isessehtial to sue.
cess ns the verymopey with which
the business was founded. In every
city ia America there are evidences
uhefe newspaper publicity has built
ND great stores trades, has lifted
falling business ventures TO pros
oeriiy, has revoiuiionized existing
conditions aud made fortunes for
.hose who used il as necessity in
heir bnsiness.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11

Thomas NJ Henry, . noted British
marine painter, has just hnished pic
:ure Of the naval battle Of Copenhagen.
April 2, 1901. which covers an area Of
70 square feet, and has on II Sc pounds
II paint. The industrious artist wore
sut 50 brushes on Il
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-11
Stop IL.

a neglected cough or cold ma!
cad to serious bronchial or lung
troubles. Don't take chances when
Foleys Honey and lar affords per
!ect security from serious effects oi
4 cold. Sold by \. X. Name.