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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
OREGON TO GIVE THANKS
Governor Benson Issues Proclama-
ton to People of State

SALEM, Ore, Nov, 17-Governor
F. w. Benson this morning issued
the annual Thanksgiving proclama-
tion nthe following words:
Thanksgiving Proclamation:
I'm accordance with the time-hon-
ored custom of setting apart one day
in the year in remembrance Of bless
ings vouchsafed to us by Almighty
God, and in conformity with the proc
lamation of William Howard Taft,
president of the United States, I, F.
w. Benson, governor OF the state of
Oregon, by authority in me vested,
|do hereby designate Thursday, Nov
ember "a, as Thanksgiving day, and
u earnestly recommend that upon
that day the people OF this state de-
sist from their respective places of
worship, there to give grateful
thanks to Almighty God for his good
ness and loving kindness to us and to
all mankind.
'1 further recommend. as a fitting
observance OF the day, that out of
our abundance we remember the
poor and destitute amongst us, and
that by deeds of mercy and charity
we make It an occasion OF comfort
and happiness to others. Let us al
so devote the day to the enjoyment OF
hospitality and the strenthening OF
family ties; to inspiring sentiments
Of loyalty to our country and respect
for its laws ami institutions.
In witness whereof ! have here.
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal OF the state to be here.
unto affixed Done at the capitol
Salem, Oregon, this 18th day OF
November, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and ten
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18

T. X. Anderson, of Ashland, was
attending to business matters and
shaking hands with Grants Pass
friends Monday.
Mrs. J. G. Robertson ana daugh-
ter, Miss Rose. of Loves Station,
were Grants Pass visitors Monday.
Miss Eula Howard went to Med
ford Monday, where she will visit
with friends for a few days before
going to her home at San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Bernard, who
arrived here recently from Juneau,
Alaska, have made arrangements to
spend the winter in sunny Oregon
and will locate in or near this city
for the winter. Mr.. Bernard is
large land holder in the Murphy dis
trict.
Mrs. H L. Green, of this city, has
received the sad intelligence of the
death of her father, Alexander
Johnston, who died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs, Matte ]. Logan,
in Macon, Mo-, October %, 1910, at
the age of 81 years. The Macon Re
publican has the following to say
of the deceased: Alexander John
ston was born in Indiana, April 10,
1929, and removed with his parents
to Illinois when quite young. He
was twice married, there being six
children born to each union, five of
whom survive him. The last so
years of his life were spent in and
near Macon, Mo-, where he conducted
the first livery stable in the place,
and was also mayor of the town for a
number CT years. He was a faithful,
Christian gentleman, and a kind
husband and father and was re-
spected and esteemed by his fellow
citizens"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18

r. NJ, Wilson, who recently pur-
chased the Shaddie group of claims
on Josephine creek. as we'll as other
property in the Illinois valley, is
installing Lane quartz mill with
"a capacity of 40 tons per day.
E. c. Underwood, through his at
torney. H, D. Norton, has filed a
complaint in a suit to quiet title,
naming the Grants Pass Sash, Door
and Lumber company ct al as de-
PENDANTS.
Rev. j. L. Green returned Tuesday
afternoon from Woodburn. where he
has been the last week attending to
business matters, w. Oakley, q
friends and resident of Woodburn,
returned with him, and If suitable
business opportunity is found will
send for his family and make Grants
Pass their future home.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
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\ Personal AND LOCAL :

The Temple market has a change
Of ad in this issue You'll save
mony by looking it up.
County Clerk Cheshire has issned
a marriage license to Atcheson p
Garrett and verna Champlin.
An entertainment will be given at
the Oak Grove school house on
thanksgiving evening at s o'clock.
Melvin Rose, the infant SON of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Rose, of Galice. died
November IA. Interment was at VIII
liams.
Mrs. Bertha Peterson went n
Portland Tuesday evening. whore
she will remain several DAYS with
friends.
w. A. Wotherspoon has filed a
placer location notice on lot five in
section IA, township 40 south. range
8 west. The claim is named Mon
terey.
j. B. Stinebaugh, who recently re-
turned from Alaska, has purchased
a farm up the river from town from
Sam Hoyt, paying for it $4,000.
The Commercial club is now the
possessor of handsome Clarendon
piano. The instrument was aconired
recently at advantageous figures
G. L. Frederick and associates have
filed mineral location notice on q
placer claim named Imperial. consist.
ing OF 100 acres in section IA, town
ship 40 south, range eight west.
DR.. D. w. Walker has sold ten
acres of land three miles west NJ
town to William Johnson, of Devils
Slide, Utah. The land is set to three.
year-old trees and the consideration
was $4,000. The sale was made
through the Riggs-Land company
Mr.. Johnson expects to become q
permanent resident inside of year
Mrs. G. L. Kolhamer who is near.
ing her 10th birthday, left Tuesday
morning for billiard, Ore, where
she goes to live on her homestead
Her grandson, Everitt Harmon, went
to billiard last week to put her house
in readiness for her, so that Grand
ma Kohler will find everything com,
Portable for the winter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
REPORT OF THE CONDITION or
The Grants Pass Banking
& Trust Co.

at Grants Pass, in the state of Ore
gon, at the close of business Novem-
Der 10, 1910.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
NEW HOPE

Dan Leith, accompanied ny his
ever welcome smile, visited in New
Hope the first of the week.
R. L. Coe. of Grants Pass, and a
friend again visited in New Hope
Sunday.
Mr., Inks and family have moved
near Jacksonville, where the men
have secured employment for the
winter.
Jess and Hughle York spent Sun
day with their sister, Mrs. shertz.
Mr.. Barden is now through husk-
ing corn.
Mr.. Fuller and Mr., Cole spent Sun
day with Mr. Parkey.
Tom Faith spent Sunday with
friends in Grants Pass.
We had an unusually cold might
in New Hope last Sunday. We thinl,
1t was caused by two boys playing
freeze-out on the granite,
Mr., Love has again returned to
New Hope, where he Is again busy
He says he can't stay away. Wonder
why?
L. z. Thomas and Fresno Scraper
had few rounds last Friday and
when time was called 1t was decided
that Scraper was the victor. Mr.
Thomas had the doctor dress the left
jaw, which was injured by an upper
cut.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18

Courier want ads pay.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18

Carl Reymers came up from Rose
burg Monday to attend to business
and visit with relatives for a couple
Of days.
A. H. Ferguson, of Salem, was a
business visitor to this city Monday
Mrs. E. sanborn, of Central Point.
was a Grants Pass visitor Monday.
A. Jacobson, OF Portland, was at
tending to business matters in this
city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. P. Wiuf, of Wood
vile, were transacting business in
Grants Pass Monday morning. re-
turning to Woodville on the after
noon train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bathelor and
Daoy' who have been visiting in this
city for the past few weeks with re-
latives and friends, left Monday even
ing for Merlin, where they expect
to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melbourne Dunn.
who recently sold their farm in the
Applegate valley to DR.. Sweeney. of
Great Falls, Mont, have purchased
through the Best-Fuller realty firm
a five-acre tract fronting Rogue
river in this city They will imme-
diately begin the construction of
handsome new bungalow on the
property and will make their per-
manent home in this city.
Through the agency of the Riggs
Land company, DR.. McCabe, of Chic
ago, has purchased 49 acres of land
one and one-half miles east of Grants
Pass, from E, V. Johnson. The con-
sideration was $1,000. Fifteen
acres are planted to young apple
trees. DR.. McCabe has hastened
back to Chicago in order to wind
up his affairs so that he may move
here before those terrible Chicago
winters commence with all their
fury.
H. D. Norton went to Monragus,
Cal, on No. 18 Monday, where ne
goes to spend several days ma bust
ness trip.
The Misses Helen and Annis Love,
who have been attending school in
this city this fall were called to their
home at Myrtle Creek Tuesday by
the death of their grandmother, Mrs.
I. c. Leedy, who passed away Mon
day.
Geo, c. Calhoun made a business
trip to Medford Monday.
w. H. Flanagan has made applica-
tion to register the title to certain
lots and other property In Grants
Pass under the Torren's act, naming
Alonzo Appleton ct al as defendants.
c. H. Clements attorney for plain
tiff.
Mrs. H. Merrill, who has been
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Miner, Of this city, left
Monday for her home at Redding,
Cal Mrs. Merrill was formerly a
resident of this city and will be re-
membered by many of the Grants
Pass people as Miss Madge Miner.
Courier want ads pay.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
Appointed State Agent

Geo H. Parker has been appointed
the state agent for the Frost Pre-
vention company, of San Francisco
and in two or three weeks he will
commence a canvas OF the state, Last
season Mr. Parker sold $4,000 or
chard heaters in southern Oregon,
and as the pots have been greatly i'm
proved he anticipates q big demand
for this season. He now has a car
load on the way i9f
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
To the Readers of the Courier specia

Bear in mind that our store Is the
headquarters for mems and boys
clothing and furnishing goods. Then
in specials we are dealers in Oregon
blankets and Oregon navy blue over
shirts that we sell at about whole
sale rates. Be sure TO see us for
your Christmas purchases. Look out
for next weeks Courier, we will make
you a list OF our Christmas goods.
c. p. Bishop & Co., clothiers,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18

SO far the only statements Of cleo
tion expenses incurred during the
past campaign, have been flied by
stephen Jewell, county judge and
=, n. Provolt, democratic candidate
for county commissioner. Jewell's
election cost him s40.25, and Pro-
volts attempt cost only $120O
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
Total $34I994.34
Liabilities
Total $347,9s4.S4

Total $347,994.34
County OF Josephine.)
I, G. p Jester, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best OF my knowledge and belief.
G. p JESTER, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before
me this 18th day of November 1910,
O. S. BLANCHARD,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest.
LEON L. HERRICK,
CLAUS SCHMIDT,
Directors.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
COUNTY TREASURER'S
CALL FOR WARRANTS

There are funds In the treasury to
pay all warrants registered on or be-
for July s, 1907 Interest will cease
from this date, October 2S, 1910.
S. j. TAYLOR,
10-2S-4t County Treasurer,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18

Total s102,702,30
State OF Oregon
County or Josephlne)
ss.
|, Sam II, Baker, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
SAM II. BAKER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo
this 10th day of November, 1910.
MARCUS ROBBINS,
Notary Public.
Corect-Attest.
s. LoUGHRIDGE.
r. b. CORNELL,
j. l.. CALVERT,
Directors.
John S. Mclaughlin, travelling
freight and passenger agent OF the
Illinois Central railroad, was In this
city Monday on a business trip,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-18
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of The
Josephine County Bank

Grants Pass, Ore, in the state of
Oregon, at the close of business Nov
ember 10, 1910.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Municipal Housekeeper.

The better half of what is called
municipal business is simply psoIic
housekeeping. fhis opinion has beer
reached 10y numerous wonene organ
izations, and it is firmly held by Mrs
Caroline Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo
Mrs. Crane has impressed her views
pr7l cticaliy on her home town. ard
lately has made them tell in orderly
communities.
She began by cleaning up the kala-
mazoo streets, then the back yards
then the alleys Then she passed
on to other matters OF general fflu-
nIcipal concern. Soon the outside
WORLD began to hear of her and to
demand her services. Now she spends
most of her time ION tour, spread
ing the feminine gospel of order and
cleanliness from town to town. Her
latest contract is with the state OF
Minnesota
This expert municipal housekeeper
travels under official auspices, commits
stoned by a states board of health
or by a city's authorities. She in
spectS street paving and street clean
ing, water supplies, schools, hospitals,
markets, Fairgrounds, alnnshouses and
the like. Everywhere she stimulates
to better living. and in some cases
health ard allied mauters.-Chfcag go
Record Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
BRIEF STATE NEWS

New 6ritain.-A conservative esti-
mate of Burritt day places the rum
Der of visitors at $4,000.
observation-disclosures post, No. II, G.
A. r.. will entertain the department
commander and his staff Friday even
ing in Grand Army hail.
Stratford.-Harold C. Holmes, while
ploughing recently, found a gold watch
which he lost some two years ago. 1t
had run down.-Bridgeport Standard.
FairfieId.-Theodore, Vassar college
student, daughter of Samuel Wheeler.
has taken the highest prize in athlet-
les for running high jump and 100
yard dash.
Fair Haven.-The big elms which
have been the glory Of Fair Haven
streets are rapidly disappearing. Dur
ing the past two weeks four large elms
in Grand avenue have been removed.
MISUNDERSTANDING Edward o. Buck
was fishing for alewives with a net at
the Wethersfeld cove Tuesday after
noon, he drew in with the fish the
body of male infant, a few days old.
6rideeport.-Twenty- to thirty
people have called at the office of SUI
perintendent Jones of the Bridgeport
census bureau and Informed him
tina they were omitted in the enum-
Grafton
Observation-Disclosures j. Multi
gan, the newly elected state deputy of
the knights of Columbus, got a rOus-
ing reception upon his return to
Thompsonville from New Haven Tues
DAY evening.
MISUNDERSTANDING struck Mrs. E.
f. Spencer's home on Reservoir ave-
nue. at midnight Tuesday, tearing off
part of the roof. Three persons asleep
in the second story were greatly fright
ened but suffered no injury
TerryvilIe.-The Rev Joseph NJ
Raniszewski is in Washington, ID. c.,
attending the exercises pertaining to
the unwilling of the statues of Koz-
clusko and Count Po1aski, the eminent
Polish heroes of the war of the Amer
lean revolution.
New Haven.-Yale's orchestra, en-
larged to fifty pieces, will give weekly
concerts on the campus for the rest of
the term, beginning next Monday
evening. 1t will be a revival of the
old fence concerts of the orchestra,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

Not always is the parcels post in
England thing OF delight. Hunters
who shoot woodcock and quail and
fishermen who have successful day
send the trophies of their sport to
friends at remote points on the little
island called Great Britain by parcels
post. In the holiday season, when
there is the vast mass before it can
be delivered, and there is a rush of
garbage men and garbage wagons to
clean it out-New York Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Bows Essay on ,possum,

There's this to say of the 'pcs-
sum-" writes a Georgia youngster.
He amt no bear. cause he's always
GRIMM like he was in a good humor
with everybody. It's just as if, when
you toll him you was goin' TO kill
him, an cook him, an eat him for
dinner he looked on it as a good
joke-just took it for laughin' mat
ter. | don't know whether he is just
good-natured, or was born grinnin'."
Atlanta Constitution.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

The public would be well advised to
abandon the fallacious notion that the
whiteness of bread is a mark of its
quality. The destruction of the nat
ural color of -four by bleaching agents
synchronizes with the destruction of
its attractive flavor Such tampering
with the staff of life" should be made
illegaI-London Lancet
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Faith, Hope and Charity.

Take three strong points in your re-
ligion to heart-the doctrinal rules do
not matter so much if you hold fast
to these-namely, faith, hope and char
ity. Whatever your failings and back
slidings, if you have faith and hope
that right will win and charity toward
other sinners, you will see your way
clear to a better future.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
The Rzecalfa Rarde1nr

There was once a man arrested on
suspicion OF q generally fraudulent
life. On him was found a map of Eng
land, and certain of the towns were
marked with the initials T. w. X. The
detectives who traced his career of de-
ception from town 10 town took quite
long time to discover that those let
tiers were personal warning, and
stood for TOO Well Known"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

This picture was painted by Malay.
1t contains man and a church stee-
pie. The man and the woman are
very poor, they have been digging po-
tatoes because they need them to live
on. The potatoes look very small.
Just at sunset they hear bell ring, it
is the Angeius, it means they must
pray So they bow their heads and
pray for bigger potatoes.-Lippin-
colts
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Weather CHANGED.

1t had been raining steadily. and
the four-year-old had resigned himself
to looking out the window. Suddenly
out came the sun. WELL" exclaimed
he, there's the sun, Isn't God a
caution ?"-The Delineator
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

the last of which was given four years
ago.
Waterbury.-The women of the Null
callp schhool district held a meeting
wednesday night and decided to have
a committee of 100 mothers file their
petition for the reinstatement of Mr..
Keefe as janitor of the Mulcahy school
with the department of education on
Monday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Do No, sn,it II with an Ak.

To split an infinitive is not mortal
offense, but the Columbia State split
one in a two column headline in 49,
point type. No one is justified in
torpedoing an nfinitive.-Charlesto
News and Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

The third degree will be conferred
upon q large class of knights of Co
lumbus caEdidai es in Westerly Sunday
afternoon by District Deputy Joseph
A Carroll of Providence, assisted by
Warden Thomas 2. Brennan and his
degree team. DR.. NJ. H. Scanlon dis
trict deputy will assist in the exem-
plifcation OF the degree.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

DR. Irving Colby, who had office in
the burned Barber building is located
in Room 1S Brown building. Office
hours same as heretofore, on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

Amor iay-a legal holiday in Rhode
isIand.. Sl5t-cial exercises will be held
al the schools. including ivy planting.
The banks viii be closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
sonobirds Used for Food.

A single dealer in Madrid sells an
nually 10000 larks, finches and other
small birds for food, and the total
number thus consumed is estimated at
a million in that city alone.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

Salt works employees are said to be
immune from cholera and scarlet
fever.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

The First savings hank in Great
Britain sas established in 1870.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

The body of James L. Palmer was
found late Wednesday afternoon near
stone wall about a mile from his
home in North Stonington. Mr.. Palm
err left last Monday to fish for trout
in a brook about two miles distant,
and as he did not return home at night
there was much anxiety as to his
safety. Searching .parties were inst
tuted that resulted in the finding of
his BODY
DR.. George D. Stanton, medical ex-
aminer, after inquiry and examination
decided that death was due to natur-
al cause. The opinion is that while
getting over the stone wall Mr.. Palm
er was suddenly affected with heart
trouble and fell. striking his. head on
a rock. as the skull was fractured over
the right forehead and there was a
severe bruise on the left temple.
Mr.. Palmer was fifty-seven years of
age, and is survived by Mrs. Palmer,
two sons Charles and Clarence, and
a daughter. Mrs. Amos Chapman. I'm
dertaker Gavitt of Westerly took
charge of the body.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
After a lone sickness with tuber-
cuIosis, Mrs. Hattie EIoise Burdick

culosis, Mrs. Hattie Eioise Burdick
died Wednesday evening at her home
in Main street. She was the wife of
Rev. Clayton A Burdick, pastor of
the Seventh-Gav BAPTIST church. and
besides her husband is survived by
four daughters Five years ago, when
attending general conference of the
Seventh-tiay Baptist church in Shiloh,
\. J.. she contracted a cold that de-
veioped into the disease that caused
her death.
Mrs Burdick was born in Wal
worth Wis, February ?. 1862, dough
ter of Charles w and Frances Gran
dali She was married October 1,
1854. and with her husband removed
to Asha way in July. 1899. and moved
to Westerly when Rev Mr.. Burdick
became pastor of the Seventh day
Baptist church
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Local Laccnics

Walter Fl. Snyder and Frederick
I4eamon are in Hartford for visit of
three days.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Rev. Samuel M. Cathcart of Wester-
" at the Wednesday, afternoon session

Iy,at the Wednesday afternoon session
of the Rhode Island Conference of
congregational Churches delivered q
vigorous address OH civic righteous
ness, in which he declared that the
blame for the corruption in public of
fee is largely upon the shoulders of
Christian ministers and Christian lay
men, who. he declared. have ignored
their personal esponsibility for the
betterment of social and political con-
ditions.
1t is because of this indifference, he
said, that incompetent and not infre-
quentIy dishonest men have taken up
the responsible task of government,
and because the best men of the COM
n1unities. fer selfish resons, refused to
do so. Rev. Mr.. Cathcart was APP
pointed to membership on the indus
trial committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

Famed by the breeze Thursday aft
ernoon, the fire broke out afresh in
the third floor of the Barber Memorial
building, and at three o'clock a fire
alarm was sent in from box IS. The
three companies of the department re-
sponded in short order. 1t was a need
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Where to Buy in Westerly

ROBERT DRYsDALE & CO.
Plumber. Steam and Gas Filter and
Dealer in Supplies.
81 Main Street Westerly K. l.. and
Nauwinpet Ave-. Watch Hill. r.
aug1zd