Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-01-31
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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What People Say. -
'sHav yuu noticed what fine roses
we have here in Grants Pass. right 10
mid. wiuter?" WAS the ipquiry made
OF the Courier man BY Will L. Ireland
who resumeJ: "Yes, we've bad nne
roses every week in the year and even
With our frost Of this week. they
ser as bright and pretty as ever
The reporter can attest to the lore
going for in his rounds this week be
has seen many fine roses and has also
had his attention called 10 many other
beautiful specimens. These, together
with the nice sunshine we are
having, rightly entities US to claim
this to indeed be the land OF sun
shine and flowers.
Mr. Ireland, in speaking with the
newsgatherer. took occasion to remark
that he was almost daily in receipt OF
communications from people from all
over the country. who saw his ad-
vertisements, last summer and who
seemed anxious to learn all they can
about this favored locality. He is re-
ferring these letters to his successors
Messrs. Herzinger & Mitchell, who
are also receiving many such COM
muhicatioDs and who are doing much
20 enlighten the easterners regarding
this promising section.
~ notice in your courthouse report
last week about the way the voters
are registering, but l really think that
the way things are going is somewhat
misleading. You say that they are
mostly of the republican political
faith, whereas, although they regis
ter that way and are probably 20 with
regards to national affairs, yet. like
myself, many man who 10 down as o
republican will exercise his rights at
the primaries and if the right kind
Of candidate is named, will probably
vote that way at the general election,
but you will find that no ring rule
goes in Josephine county. We stand
for the man, rather than for the party.
So, l say, when the election oc'
ours you will doubtless be somewhat
surprised to see the returns come in. "
This was the expression Of one repub-
lican's views ana the Courier man
finds that many people will not be
bound by party lines. but merely
register that way, in order to get a
chance to vote at the primaries.
Despite the fact that Josephine
county is about the only county in the
state where the republican machine
is striving to manipulate affairs, yet
our people will not have the yoke put
on them" Was the way another
voter voiced his sentiments.
"You may tell the dear people. II
you desire to do so that We are meet
ing all our obligations and soon we
will be able to discount all accounts. "
said Manager Horner of the Grants
Pass Box Factory. who also informed
the Courier representative that he had
now 65 men at work and hoped tC
soon increase the force quite ma
terially.
"Gee, are those attorneys going t
do away with the juriesH" asked one
citizen, who had evidently read of tn,
big joint debate in which four Grant
Pass attorneys are to indulge in at tn,
Opera House. Lincoln's Birthday
Wednesday, February ~. He admitted
that "some juries were rotten" an(
that lots of jurors could be bough
up, but he would hate to entirely d.
away with the trial by. Jury system
and he will be an interested listenei
at the spirited orat orical contest be
fore mentioned,