Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-28
WHAT PEOPLE SAY


whether you realize it or not, but it
has just dawned upon me that this
new primary law is going to prove to
be veritable bonanza for the news
paper men," said hopeful candidate
to the newsgatherer. He also finds
that, with very few exceptions, the
fraternity are enthusiastically in favor
OF the law remaining just as it is. !
from pecuDisry reason, il for no
other, But he does not think that the |
journalists of the state hatched the
scheme Of having such law. for he
THINKS they did not realize what it |
meant when it was being considered
by the masses
81 heartily appreciate what the
good people Of Grants Pass are saying
about the work l have tried to do in
Bethany church, remarked Evan P.
Hughes, (who. by the way. gave
standing instructions to the various
newspaper men when he arrived in
the city not to sffix the title Rev."
to his cognomen. should they have
occason to mention him at any time,
in speaking Of the good work he has
Just laid down at that church. MI.
Hughes likes Grants Pass very much
and thinks that as a whole the bust
ness men are away above the average
Of any other city in Oregon and he
was most fsvorably impressed with
the high class Of citizenship in gen.
eral He really. thinks that some of
these days he may possibly return
here, take up nice fruit ranch
and then pass his remaining days in
comparative ease.
"Yes, I like your country very
much, indeed l like it SO we'll that /
have already purchased property and
propose making this my future sbid-
ing place. said Geo. NJ. Coemau, a
recent arrival from the famous fruit.
growing section of Wenatchee, WASH.
who resumed: "Wenatchee is a
mighty hne fruit region and they
have lots of hustlers up shat way. but
must say that when it comes to
climate you folks here in Rogue River
Valley have them badly beaten and
after all that Is what We are after. II
other things are at all even.
"Guess you did not know that Mr..
Mattison was the sole owner Of the
famous Oriole mines. when you wrote
that interesting account about the
splendid strike made in that mine, F"
was the way Elmer Wertz. one Of the
popular salermen of the Geo. 8. Cal.
houn Co., accosted the news rustler.
He then informed the reporter that
Mr.. Mattison was in the store only
day or so before and that he had in
formed the people that he had just
shipped a carload Of ore to the
smelter, from which he would realize
$40, 900 net.
I'VE people Of Newman Methodist
church feel mighty good over the fact
that we are going to have so able a
man step into Mr.. Beekman's place, !"
said DR.. Findley to the Courier man.
"Yes. we felt that it was going to be
very hard to fill the place thus made
vacant by Mr.. Beckmsn, for we re-
garded him as an unusually strong
|, man. The new man, Rev. Alexander
Maclean was formerly located in Kan
sss, and several of our people knew
him and they pronounce him excep-
tionally fine. He comes from family
in which there hsve bees some able
ministers in tbs Methodist church
and we know that he is no excep.
tion to the rule. ~
at does my heart good to see Old
. Glory flying" said an old veteran as
: he gazed at the big flag which wa
floating to the breezes in the plot Of
ground across from the Courier office
e Then he resumed: Eyes, it look
g good and when l see the rising gene
: ration loving that old flag, know
It down in my heart that this natiol
will live and survive the attacks o
the anarchists who would anuihilat
" all forms of government.
N We can ask for no surer sign o
is the patriotism of people than to Sc
n how they regard their national em
1t blems Of this kind. And the peopl
x, Of Grants Pass show their loyalty i
many different ways, all of which
4. to my way of thinking, makes 1t a
of ideal community in which to reside.
e, The death Of the young man i
,s Grants Pass resulting from an ovel
soso of ,,orph;na hos aronaad nm hi