Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
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Tell me ye winged winds that around
my pathway huns,
Knowest thou not some spot where
business never comes?
Some place where, Grated oe'r with
filthy dsst and flies,
And the clink of change is never
heard beneath the heavenly skiesr
The loud wind answered as 1t shook
the leafy woods,
"Sure thing The store that doesn't
advertise its goods. -
And that reminds Us that you can
get as much TO eat in a democrat S
house, as a republican
L. r. Webb has returned from trip
TO your burg where he had hard
time dodging the health officers and
L. d. Col EFT also returned just as his
wife had managed TO extinguish fire
that had partly destroyed their home
roof. She threatens suit for divorce.
H. @. Freeman tried to run away
with another mans wife He got two
miles, found out he had his own, and
had to return for a fresh start.
Mr.. and Mrs Jess Hoaglsn we're
visitors at the home of d. l.. Webb
Monday. They came up from their
home in Kennett, Cal. few weeks
ago to visit Mrs. Hoaglsn's father and
mother Mr.. and MIS-. Sam ERger.
They all took an outing on the coast
near Crescent City for couple Of
weeks and report a good time. We
want to say right here that, these are
jolly good people.
Seems to be lots Of trouble in our
valley lately. Well it will be that
way for a time and then it will get
worse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Freeman have
gone to Holland where they will visit
for few days with Mrs. Wiseoarver,
their daughter.
Must be Tom Lewman is dead again,
or can he leave that confounded
berry patch long enough to report con-
ditions over that-air way Wake up
Tom
D. L. Webb brought home some
native copper from the Preston Peak
country. He claims to have dug it
out Of serpentine.
W. T. Sanders and family Of Dun.
can Ariz. who have been visiting
friends and relatives here have left for
that place, Mr.. Sanders said IL he had
our climate down in Arizona he
could beat the world for horticulture
and agriculture. Same old story and
what then? And suppose-Oh, Shaw |
What s the use.
Maurice Lancaster who came here
to visit friends and seek home
wherein to pass the remainder Of his
days Is rather sore at the Commercial
Club. Mr.. Lancaster expected to
find great orchards and vineyards con.
tinuous every direction from Grants
Pass, also fields Of waving grain and
grasses, and 80 much vacant land
surprised him. He says where we
can irrigate its all right. and Just give
him our climte back in Wisconsin,
Aw come of Cut IL out, ye hint got
the climate and that's all there is to
It,
One of our prominent citizens here
was in copsu ltation with officers and
mem bers Of Grants Pass Commercial
Club recently and he reports that those
excellent gentleman are doing all they
spending time and money unsparingly
solely for its good and have gang Of
knockers and rotten locators to fight,
and gang Of sharks who prey upon
the public, also bone Of contention
them. II is hoped that the city and
surrounding county my be rid Of all
these elements. The club is composed
Of Grants Pass men. Their homes are
there rs are their places of business.
They are splendid sort who love
their city and county and will hearth
ly cooperate with any honest home
steader or prospector who merit their
aid Let the people of our county
joins hsndswith the club for mutual
good to all, Remember Grants Pass,
belongs to Josephine, and Josephine
Is ours.
One of Uncle Ebe's shafts has struck
home. One of our public agents takes
exception and remarks, THAT dirty
paper is read all over Southern Ore.
gon". Just so Sonny, aud northern
Oregon also, and In nearly every state
In the Union and part of Canada
thrown in, and we know people who
are perusing its columns In London,
Engl land. 1t is clean paper, its edi.
tor a gentleman who neither drinks
whiskey. plays poker. or pokes his
nose into private affairs. while being
paid for the time so occupied for look.
ing after national interests.
Yes, that's our name Eben Of Elk
Valley.