Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-22

midst, =" said one enthusiastic resi-
dent. "Wby that new opera hou'e
is simply immense and we have every
reason to feel proud of it. And We
need not hesitate in saying that it is
the finest playhouse in the state OF
Oregon, for / have been In or seen
almost all that are of any conse-
auence and ours heads the list. or
course it has cost much money and
great deal OF head work to plan such
place and make all its appoint
ments so nearly perfect. So, say,
we tught to feel proud of it and Of the
man who has made it possib for us
to have such fine opera house. "
"Well do recall those dark days
of 'g3,'' said Geo. Fl. Nichols, the
obliging salesman of the A. U. Ban
nard Furniture Co., and then he con-
tinued: Eyes, l have hauled many
cord of wood into Salem and re-
ceived not as much as 50 for it. And
everything else was correspondingly
low, too. in those days of financial
depression. The farmers only received
40 cents for their wheat and prices
like that for all the stuff they took
to market. But / cant for the life of
Inc see how we need expect any such
state of affairs these days, when
everything is so plentiful and times
are so good, or have been. Guess
there must be some other cause than
hard times for this Tightening of the
money markets "
Now that the city election is near
at hand. l suggest that the old plan
of having meetings of that body every
other week be changed and that they
be held only once month as is the
case in many cities Of this size. Do
you know that many of our best bust
ness men will not serve on that body
because 1t requires too much Of their
time to be meeting so often. And
they are right, too, for if the body
met every week it would find about
as many things to take up its time as
it now does, So, l say, l am in favor
of changing the order of things, in
order that we may induce our business
men to accept these places where we
need their services. -
Did you hear those eloquent ad-
dresses of DIR. Chapman, Sunday?
And say. did you see the immense
crowds which thronged tile new opera
house to hear him? 1t did my heart
good, and it only serves to show how
wideawake the people are ON this
most important subject. We all liked
the way in which the able speaker
handled the matter. He did not ap-
peal to prejudice, but told the plain,
unvarnished truth land presented facts
and figures which set us all to think
ing. The results of Sundays mass
meetings will certainly be far-reach.
ing, and if they are followed up with
the kind of campaign that DR.. Chap.
man suggested well, to my way of
thinking, nothing can prevent Jose.
phine county from going dry" next
June, sure, was the way a temper
ance citizen talked to the reporter.
Professor Jasper n. Miller, the eff.
ticient principal of the public school
in district No 81, better known as
the Hoxie district, while in attend
ance upon the recent County Insti-
tute, paid the Courier a welcome visit
and he Informed the uewsgatherer
that things out his way were moving
along nicely. He is greatly pleased
with the way his work in the school
room is progressing and the people of
that part of the county realize that
they are very fortunate in securing
the services of an educator who has
had such wide experience. His
school is one of the best organized and |
best equipped in Josephine county.
Besides having a new and commodious
building, 1t is thoroughly equipped,
having wall maps, charts, choice
library, aud all the modern belongings
OF an up-to-date school room. And
the pupils have been improving the
grounds by removing the rocks and
fixing up the premises in an attractive
Professor Miller has every
reason to feel proud sof the excellent
work the pupils under him are doing
and he will undoubtedly succeed, as
he hopes, in making it one of the