Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-29
THANKSGIVING WAS VERY
GENERALLY OBSERVED
Grants Passites Had Ample Reason to
Be Thankful and they
Certainly Were.

The Courier scribe was endeavor
ing to ascertain who were thankful il
Grants Pass, yesterday, and some o
the reasons for being in that frame OF
mind, with the following result:
Judge Jewell: "That we are get
ting the affairs Of Josephine county
in such good condition"
Secretary Andrews, of the Com
mercial Club: '"Thst our city ant
county are attracting many very de
sirsble, new citizens. and that tn,
Commercial Club has had hand il
the good work
". B. Sherman: ''Thst I've goi
every body thinking and talking about
Toksy grapes and that the crap,
growing industry bids fair to be some
thing immense in this valley, soon.
Geo. S. CalhoA: That we hav,
the best country ON earth and that the
people elsewhere are finding it out. "
R. II. O'Neill: Thank the Lord.
the cats sre all gone aud hope they
will never come back :"
Manager 81. q. Kinney, of the New
Opera House: For the way ir
which the people are taking an in
tersst in the new playhouse, l an
abundantly thankful.
County Clerk Cheshire Bless the
Lord, those old holidays will end one
of these days and then our office can
catch up in its work. -
Professor Rowell: Gee, but I've
got lots to be thankful for, chiefly
for the splendid success which the
two bands are achieving"
Cashier Jewell: "Ain't / thankful
for the confidence the good people oi
this community have displayed in the
manner in which they have acted to
wards our bank in these tryinl
times2"
Several Old Bachelors: my gra
cious, we'd be more thankful If an
other Leap Year was not so near a
hand"
Many Young Ladies: 1--WE are
truly thankful thst soon the Leaf
Year will be here, when we can selec'
our own fellows"
Chas. Meserve: Thunder anC
Mars I've got SO many things to b,
thankful for tnat hardly know
where to begin.
Several Aspirants for the Grant
Pass Postofice; eyes, we're yer,
thankful that our fate will soon b.
decided.
Cashier GilKey: when we fin(
the people putting such implicit con
tidence in our bank we cannot hell
being truly grateful. "
Attorney Marcus Robbins; That.
am still enjoying single bles:edness
even II some people would like to se'
me otherwise.
Mayor Smith: when things hav,
been moving along SO nicely and TIN
future of the city looks so bright
how could | feel otherwise"
Merchant Coe: Thankful. die
you say? Why, bless you, when
firm Las hsd-such fiue trada, as our
/ has had, how could l feel anything
but truly thankful.
Will Moore: That my chances TO
capturing that postoftice appointment
are so good, I'm devoutly thankful. I"
Grants Pass Football Players
That we got away from Ashlsnt
with our scslps still intact, after suci
drubbing as they gave us las
week.
Sheriff Russell: That / was electe'
to this office in a strong Republican
county, and that, too, with only tn
paper in jackson county saying goo'
word for me.
Merchant TrusT: Wouldn't yo'
feel good, too. il you had big estab
lishment like ours and 1t did
splendid business as ours has bee
doing in the past?"
Geo. r. Riddle "Guess | an
thankful, all over. for the eIcellen
trade we've been having and for tn
further good reason that will Irelsnt
has joined our ranks and we can no'
do much more business. -
R. L. Bartlett: THAT our onl
exclusive shoe store in the city hs
been enjoying an exceptionally goo
trade all along"
u. Z. Moore: THAT my big stoc
of new goods are going nicely Jan