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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10
|sdAIL AND LARGE CITIES USE
1T EXTENSIVELY
/ S. GOVERNMENT USES IT
"A will Stand the Test of Time as
Well as the Shock Of Earth
quakes.

4
,h,ch have been erected in Grants
/ pass are an object lesson in city con-
|,,ruction and will prove that this
.,sss of buildings will become even
more popular In the immediate fu-
.ore The Alberta block and the
|courier building are fair samples of
|vhat can be done in concrete con-
|,,rpction. and it has been demon
,trated In this city that the price of
,h,s work, while 1t Is more than
'h,Ick, is by no means prohibitive. In
mail cities of the country this class
!, building material is finding its
kray and in the large city the 2O-story
ssy scraper is of reinforced concrete.
Experts claim that these structures
un last for many centuries, in fact,
ItAere is no reason why they should
rot remain perfect for all time. They
ore It is claimed, earthquake proof
md for this reason they are the only
raie buildings as we know not which
clty is TO be the next victim of this
&tind of disaster. The general gov
ernment has for years led the way in
concrete structures, as this material
! e used in all the irrigation plants.
4 Two years ago the government put in
some concrete piers along the Mis-
souri, river at st. Joseph and it PROV
cd that they resisted the floods and
\ ice much better than the wooden
piers. Next spring the work of build
/ Ing dykes along the Missouri will be
Ecommenced with view to prevent
4 damage by floods, which have cost
/ the people in that valley so many
million dollars within the last few
years
In public work, in both cities and
counties and In all the states, cement
In concrete form is used in large
quantities, not only because it does
better work than stone or brick, but
because 1t is simply indestructable.
Grants Pass should have the coun-
/ try about 1t prospected for cement
rock for use as a building material.
] The high freight rates make concrete
building expensive, but If We can
have our own mills for the manu-
iacture of Portland cement, it will
save many thousands of dollars an
usually In the building of bridges an
kulverts in county Improvements.
In connection with this subject we
will mention that Thomas A. Edison
Is quoted as saying that his latest
Invention, the cement house, is his
greatest one. 1t is diffic1lt to agree
VIII this, when we think of the tele-
phone, but the Edison cement house
may be Of immense value in the
world. Edison says that all his pre-
llmlnary experiments have been sue
cessiul, and within month or two
nevlll cast his first house. He thinks
Will solve the problem of housing
sase-earning people of small means
10 cities, and will take from the city
sums everybody who is worth taxi
ng' He says he will make it pos
a'e TO build a house of seven large
VI ten smaller rooms, with q bath
aad cellar, for $1,000. He will dig
"e cellar with a steam shovel and
''S' 1t in six hours. Locomotive
cranes VIII lift the 232 cubic yards
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10
School Closes 23rd.

Superintendent Turner has an
nounced that the city schools VIII
close on the afternoon OF Thursday
December 23, for the Christmas yaca-
tions and will reopen again on Mon
day, January 3.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10

Electric clocks that run without
winding and keep perfect time
run TWO years without change Of
battery The only place in Josephine
county where they are for sale is at
Letcher's.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10
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Prof. ]. S. McMurray will leav,
nor San Francisco on Monday on 3
business trip. returning to this city
the following Saturday.
For xmas-sabin has smoking
sets.
Sixth street Is in a terrible condi.
tion; mud and slush is on every side
and teams get through the street
with great difficulty.
The age of the doll? You guess
with each soc purchase and II cor
rect you get the doll. The New
Racket Store. 19-10-at
Senator Albert Abrahams. of Rose
ourg' was in the city first of the
week, acting as attorney for the
homesteader in the Big Four Mining
Co. contest case.
Bishops Ready Tailored Clothing.
mere Is one special feature about
our Clothing, it will fit you and
again Its wearing qualities are nm
surpassed. Get one of our winter
suits. c. P. Bishop & Co.
The members Of the high school
are planning to give a reception to
the University Glee and Mandolin
clubs on Tuesday, the 21st, after the
entertainment to be given by the
club.
Is 1t safe to buy jewelry Of ire
sponsible people or those who are
not permanent residents? Buy from
Letcher, who guarantees everything
as represented.
Go to the Electric Theatre and
enjoy the show, you may get the
beautiful doll on Christmas Eve also.
1t is given away free, The doll is
on exhibition at the ticket office.
Elias Ruud has just completed the
survey and cutting up of a piece of
orchard land above the Ament dam
on the north side of he river To-
W. F, Hill who will plan. IT to APP
pies next spring.
Meet me at Goes Saturday, Dec
ember IS, 1909. Toyland now open.
Have a nice, useful present for every
child in the county. SANTA CLAUS.
A. L. Loomis, who is a wholesale
fruit dealer in Fargo, n. D., and f.
Manning, chief of the fire depart
ment of the same city, both friends
of George C. Sabin, the druggist, ar
rived here last Wednesday and laid
over one day to visit their friend and
look over the town. They went on
south, but will stop off when they
return.
That S100 Work Glove for soc
looks awful good. You can get
them at Bishop & Co.'S.
Earle Young, mine expert for the
United States forest service came
through Grants Pass on his way to
California, on the 27th stopped off
to visit his mother, Mrs. A. l.. Fish
er, and eat a belated THANKSGIVING
dinner at his home. Mr.. Young is
the youngest mine expert in the
service of the United States. His
duties call him to California, Ore
gon, Washington and Alaska. He
called on the forest service here and
old acquaintances going to
he Blue Ledge and California.
Christmas Trade at Bishops. Al
ready Christmas trade has begun at
Bishops. The many and numerous
.hings they carry for men; go and
ask to see them. You always get
good service there.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10

For Xmas-Sabin has wood to
burn.
Buy a Presbyterian Cook Book
for Christmas present for your
wife.
a Parker Fountain Pen makes a
nice present for him or her, and get
1t at Demaray's.
Largest stock of gold and gold fill
led 1ewelry in the city is at Letcher's
at prices that are right.
You can make good money writing
lie insurance. Columbia Life g.
Trust, 2OS Conklin Building. 12-1O-tf
A housekeeper always appreciates
reliability in cook book. That is
found in the Presbyterian Cook Book
on sale December IS.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10
Clemens sells Xmas Books

II we couldn't save you money on
that suit this ad would be a foolish
investment for us. If you never read
advertisements, read this one any
how. It's on the eighth page.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10

FLASH" is household necessity
and is most popular with the house
wife-cleans woodwork, sinks. bath
tubs, floors, paint, kitchen utensils
and everything about the house.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10

The auction sale Friday Is the
chance OF lifetime to buy beauti-
ful presents, anything you want in
]ewelry, silverware, cut glass, china,
CLOCKS, novelties and diamonds at
your own prices. Tickets free for
the diamond ring and other valuable
presents given away each sale. Carl
quist 4 Co., sol Front street.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
AFTER
SUFFERING
! ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. -" Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
HOLDS COTTON FOR 80 CENTS
j. L. Lewis, a Jasper County Farmer,
Has Cotton That Was Grown
Before the War.

James T. Lewis, a retired planter
and business man of Monticello, Jas
per county, and an old confederate
soldier, perhaps is the only man in
the south claiming the distinction of
holding cotton for thirty cents per
pound which was grown before and
during the civil war.
Though it is decaying and wasting
away from age he still has three
bales and a half of this cotton stored
away on his premises in the town
limits of Monticello.
Not many years ago Mr. Lewis had
a good number of bales of this cot
ton and has refused many offers for
the lot, and ayers that he will not
sell unless he can obtain 80 cents
per pound.
Long before the Southern Cotton
Association and the Farmers Union
were organized Mr.. Lewis had main
tanned and advocated the plan which
he is persistently pursuing-the hold
ing of his cotton for a just and a
profitable price. And so firm is his
belief that King Cotton will again
soar to the region of 80 cents a
pound and beyond he is waiting pa
tiently and steadfastly for the time
to come when he can dispose of his
lOng-prOduCed cotton at this price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
HEARD HIS FUNERAL PREACHED
The Subject Was Pleased With the
Whole Service.

With the subject of the sermon
living and conscious before him Rev.
w. H. Schwan of Gas City, Ind,
preached the funeral sermon of Elias
Burns. Mr.. Burns had not been re-
garded as a religious man, but know
ing the death angel must visit him
soon, and realizing that there would
be a funeral sermon he took notion
that he wanted to hear it. He sent
word to the minister that he wanted
him to come to his home and preach
his funeral sermon.
Forty neighbors gathered at the
home, and the funeral sermon was
preached. The usual songs were
sung and the minister took as the
subject of his discourse the eighth
chapter of Romans. Burns seemed
we'll satisfied with the sermon and
rallied slightly afterward, but has
since suffered a relapse. He is SO
years of age, and was once a pros
porous farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
HENS ARE HIGH.
Beat Turkeys, PrOpOrtionately, in
Price They Command.

A Chicago dispatch says: Live
fowls, the kind that produce eggs
for table use, are now selling in this
city at the highest prices paid in
many years, according to statements
of South Water street men today.
incidentally, the famous Thanksgiv-
ing Day turkey is at a discount COM
pared with it's smaller rival, the hen,
the former selling today at Is cents
per pound live weight, while hens
were bringing 16 cents. This condi-
ton of affairs is said to be due to
the unusually high price which has
prevailed for grain during the last
year, and to the record-breaking
price for eggs, which during the
spring months has been the highest
ever recorded for the similar period
in this market.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
PRAYER WHEELS IN ASIA.
CURIOUS RELIGIOUS CONTRTV-
ANCE FOR RAPIDLY SEND
ING UP PETITIONS.

The prayer-wheel is a curious re-
ligious contrivance used by some of
the Central Asian people. These peo-
pie are very religious, and very strict
in the performance of their religious
duties. One of these they hold to
be praying. They believe in much
prayer. And in order to be able to
send up more petitions tnan they
could possibly do by giving speech
to each one of their prayers they
have resorted to the prayer-wheel.
This is a wheel somewhat like the
wheel employed in some of our
gambling devices, which is suspend
ed by its axis and can be rapidly
and many times revolved by giving
it a vigorous turn with the hand.
On this wheel the prayer is inscribed,
and when it is turned each revOlu-
ton of the wheel counts for prayer.
A recent traveller in Thibet found
a fierce division among the people
religiously. They were divided into
two sects, the members of each of
which firmly believed that the men,
bers of the other were bound for the
bad place. This puzzled the explOr-
er, for to him there appeared to be
no difference between them. They
worshipped the same God. They re-
garded alike the grand Llama as the
son of God. They observed the same
religious customs. They agreed in
all the essentials of their religion
Moreover, they were not divided by
race or locality, as often happens in
religious matters, for sometimes
members of the same family were
ranged on these opposite Sides 1t
all remained a deep mystery to him
until he discovered the difference.
1t was this: One sect believed
and practiced that the prayer-wheel
should be turned to the right and
the other that it should be turned
to the left.
How ridiculous such a division to
more enlightened eyes! And yet
these people believed that salvation
depended upon it. The father who
believed in one method grieved over
the son who perchance turned his
the other way as a lost
soul on the way to perdition, and the
believers of each method hated the
believers of the other method with
such intensity as is only shared by
religious devOteeS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02

Woman is often referred to by
man as doubling his joys and halv-
ing his sorrows. That may be COM
plimentary, but it would seem to be
rather hard on the woman. For in
plain terms it means that where
things are going we'll with the man
his wife makes them go better. But
when things are going i'll with him
he expects the wife to share half his
burden. And there's more truth
than poetry in this presentation of
masculine selfishness. Men don't APP
preciate the fact that the strain of
motherhood alone is a burden big
ger than all the loads that rest upon
male shoulders. They see the wife
grow thin, pale, nervous and worn
without thought that she is over
burdened. Among the pleasant let
tiers received by DR.. Pierce are those
from husbands who have walked up
before it was too late to the crush
ing burdens laid upon the wife, and
in the search for help have found in
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription a
restorative which has given back to
the mother the health of the maiden
and the maiden's happiness. Favor
| lite Prescription always helps, and
almost cures. 1t has perfectly cured
Ininety-eight out of every hundred
women who have used it when
afflicted with diseases peculiar to
women.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
ROAD CONvICTs ESCAPE.
Six Long Term Men Leave SCreven
County Camp.

The present system of working
convicts on the roads has one dis
advantage which is beginning to be
experienced, and which will probably
lead to a modification of the plan.
This is the escape of convicts.
From Screven ncounty comes the
news of the escape of six convicts
from it's road force. Three of
them were serving life sentences for
murder, and the other three were
serving out long terms for other
serious crimes. They succeeded in
making their escape by concealing
axes in their clothing, and by means
of these they broke their chains dur
ing the night and chopped their way
out of the convict car. At last &C
counts they had not been recaptured,
and the chances are more than even
that they will never be recaptured
now-Augusta Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
EXCURSION RATES.
Via Central of Georgia Railway
Company.

Via Central of Georgia Railway
Company.
TO MACON, GA, and return, account
General State Baptist Conven-
ton, to be held June 1921,
1909. Tickets on sale from all
points in Georgia.
TO NASHVILLE, TENN, and return.
account annual session Sunday
School Congress and Young
Peoples Chautauqua, to be held
June 9-14, 1909.
TO NASHVILLE, TENN, and re-
turn, account annual session
Sunday School Congress and
Young Peoples Chautauqua, to
be held June Ola, 1909.
TO NASHVILLE, TENN, and re-
turn, account Peabody College
Summer School for Teachers
and Vanderbilt Biblical Insti-
tute, to be held June 8 to Au-
gust 4, 1909.
TO ATHENS, GA, and return. ac-
count summer school University
OF Georgia, to be held June 20
to July II, 1909.
TO KNOXVILLE. TENN, and re-
turn, account Summer School of
the South, to be held June 22
to July so, 1909.
TO MEMPHIS, TENN, and return.
account U. C. V. Reunion, to be
held June $40, 1909.
TO ASHVILLE, n. c., and return.
account Dramatic order Knights
of Khorassan, biennial meeting.
to be held July 1920, 1909.
TO LOUISVILLE, KY, and return.
account Ancient Arabic Order,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, to
be held June 8-1U, 1909.
TO ATLANTA, GA, account Ameri-
can Association of Opticians, to
be held June 21-24, 1909.
TO ASHEVILLE, N. c., and return,
account International Conven-
ton Baraca and Philathea, to be
held June 1923, 1909.
TO CUMBERLAND ISLAND. GA
and return, account Georgia
Educational Association, to he
held June 1926, 1909. Excur-
sion fares apply from agency
stations in Georgia
For full information in regard tn
rates, dates of SALE limits. sched-
ules, ETC., apply to nearest ticket
/ agent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02

lF1nKhamS vegetable compound made
me we'll woman and l have no more
.backache. | hope l can help others by
telling them what Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me. F." MRS. EMMA MISE, S33 First St.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such suf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bile Compound a trial before submit.
king to an operation, or giving uI
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass.
Invites all sick women to write
her for advice She has guided
thousands to health and heI
advice is fPees
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
PORT RATES" PUT OFF AGAIN.
This Time Till June 8, just II Days
Before Change of Administration.

An Atlanta dispatch says the Rail
road Commission has granted a fur
Their pOstponement of one week for
the final hearing in the recently con-
sidered port rate petitions.
Wednesday, June 2nd, had been
set as the date upon which the ar
gument was to begin. 1t is now
stated that it has been impossible for
the attorneys to conclude their briefs
and get ready for the hearing at that
time. AS a result the commission has
decided to postpone the hearing IN
til Wednesday, June 9th.
This Will leave the commission
only seventeen days in which to de-
eide the questions involved in these
port rate petitions in the event they
should determine to reach a decision
before Governor Smith goes out of
office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
PATTEN's PROFIT $4,000 600.
Made Average of 20 Cents a Bushel
in May Wheat Manipulations.

A Chicago dispatch says Paten's
profits in wheat speculation will ex-
coed 100000. His individual line
was about 10,000,000 bushels. His
brother had 100000 additional,
and his followers 100000, max
ing a total close to 40,000,OO0. This
has been marketed at an average
profit of 20 cents bushel
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02

Terrell County, believing that the
majority rule should prevail in local
matters, and there being local politi-
cal differences among the Democratic
citizens of Terrell as to the advisa-
bility of maintaining or abolishing
the City Court, respectfully ask the
General Assembly of Georgia to pass
an act allowing the people a chance
to vote upon the question of main
tanning or abolishing the said City
J. T. WALLER, J. G. DEAN,
J. II. PRITCHARD, J. F. COOKE,
J. w. FILLINGAME, J. H SEM,
g. T. MARSHALL, j. L. HILL,
w. B. DISMUKE, A. T. WALL,
G. NJ. ROBERTS, G. w. BELL,
A. w. FLEMING. G.. w. BASS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
WANT TO VOTE ON COURT
FARMERS ADOPT RESOLUTION
AND DEM. EXECUTIVE COM.
PETITION LEGISLATURE.
ADVERTISEMENT

To Editor of The Dawson News:
Please publish the accompanying res
olutions, one adopted by the Farm
ers' Union and the other from the
Democratic Executive Committee of
its county, both requesting the abo-
lition of the City Court of Dawson,
or that the matter be submitted to
a vote of the people. Fourteen mem
bers of the executive committee have
signed the petition. OF the four
whose names do not appear one is
judge of the city court, another was
the candidate of the city court for
the senate and two others | have
been unable to see. JNO. r. IRWIN
Farmers Union Resolutions.
Whereas, the people of Terrell
county have felt keenly the effects
of low markets, have experienced the
bite of financial depression and panic,
and seen the expense of living grow
heavier day by day while taxation
has become a burden almost unbear-
able
Therefore we appeal to all people
in the county to join hands with US
for the common good. Let us re-
lieve ourselves as far as possible of
unnecessary expense. We believe
that the City Court of Dawson is a
fruitful source of oppression and bur-
den in many ways. 1t costs a large
amount yearly to maintain it; it I'M
necessarily interferes with the farm
labor and demoralizes farm opera
40 I,r-
the Terrell County Union in regular
meeting assembled:
That it is the opinion of said
Union that it will be to the interest
of the county for said court to be
abolished We hereby ask our Sen
ator and Representative to use their
best efforts to have passed an act
abolishing said court, or have an act
passed that the people may have the
right to vote upon its abolition.
Resolved End, That the president
of the Terrell County Union is in
structed and authorized to appoint
two representative citizens to go to
Atlanta and appear before the COM
mittee who may have under advise
ment said act, and assist our repre-
sentatives in having said court abol-
ished And he is authorized to pay
the expenses of said appointees from
the general treasury. This May G..
1909. J. A. FURGERSON, Pres.
G. F. SMITH, Sec'ty
Court of Dawson.
Democratic Committees Petition.
Dawson, Ga. April II, 19O9.-To
the General Assembly of Georgia:
We, the undersigned members of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
Trouble Makers Ousted.

When a sufferer from stomach
trouble takes DR.. Kings New Life
Pills he's mighty glad to see his dys-
pepsia and indigestion fly, but more
he's tickled over his new, fine appe-
tite, strong nerves, healthy vigor, all
because stomach, liver and kidneys
now work right. 25c at Dawson
Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
BIG FERTILIZER SCHEME FAILS.
The Proposed Fifty Million Dollar
Combine Goes to Pieces.

A New York dispatch says: The
plan to combine the fertilizer plants
of Europe and this country in
one $50,OO0,OO0 corporation to be
known as the Independent Fertilizer
Company has been abandoned. The
failure to put the plan into effect
is due to the refusal of some of the
proposed constituent companies to
accept the terms of the bankers who
had charge of the financial portion
of the combination.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02

Democratic Committees Petition.
Dawson, Ga, April II, 19O9.-To
the General Assembly of Georgia
We, the undersigned members of the
Democratic Executive Committee OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02

me q well woman,
and | would like to
tell the whole world
of it. | suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back. 1 had the
best doctors and
they all decided
that | had a tumor
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
tiOn. lydia r.