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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICER»*:
V .S . Senator»—John H . M itchell
Di-trlct-Thoma.
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Oevr. j D unbar.
G overnor
8 e T T r e ya » w cr-C h a« . 8. Moore.
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S ta te P r* " ^ ; erttiLi>.K. N. Blackburn.
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t ’n »8Senator T. M. D iiu u iie k .
f f i B e np ^ n t . t i v e - R . U . H u m e .
SECOND JUD ICIAL D1NTHICT .
Roseburg. tocjjTY ofm cebs;
c iw k RC V °W oodruff, Gold Beach.
Treasure* W. 8 »
X o l su7i■- w m i a r n s . Guerin, Lang-
S u rv ey o r-D . Cunniff, J r ., Gold Beach-
O R R O R I».
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T U 1ÍS D A Y . J A M A H
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BA ? VIEW
HOTEL
Wedderburn,
Oregon.
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Hair Splits
£
“ I have used Ayer’s Hair Vigor
for thirty years, it is elegant for
a hair dressing and for keeping the
hair from splitting at the ends.” —
J . A. Gruenenfelder, Grantfork, 111.
¿¡ASTONISHING OFFER!!
For many years we have sold our Whiak ies and Cigars to Wholesalers only
and our brands are preferred by them. as they are superior to all others In
order to give the Consumer the benstt ef the large proAU of Dealer and
Middleman, we have decided to now cell direct to the Consumer eur Meet
-
■ - Breeds
■ cf
Fepniar
of Whiskies and
end Clgtr»
Cigars at less than wh reals prices
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14 BEAUTIFU
PRIZES
E. R. MILLER, Proprietor.
I have just taken charge of this
frvorite Travelers’ Resort, and
overhauled and remodeled th e
same. E verything in connec
tion therewith is
New and Clean,
O S I W ILL « r r TMXM I
With every quart hottie of our famous 10 year old Qeeee CltyCleb PnreMyt
and one bet of our Justly celebrated peeuiae Cehaa Haed-Mede lOe «»»«•
Haveaeiuhee 8peetela.we will five AB8OLITKLY FRKBoneof the hand
eimest open faee, extra heavy nickel Gent's Watches made.fee ladyel ef
wind and set. genuine American movement and rase, best timekeeper
earth, docs not tarnish and w ill last a lifetime. 1 extra fine Vienna Meer
schaum Pipe, 1 genuine Meerschaum Cigar Holder, 1 genuine Meerschaum
Cigarette Holder, 1 pretty leather Tobacco pouch. 1 decent cktra htepr
nickel match box, 1 pair pearl ru ff buttons. 1 ball top oollar button, 1 neck
tie holder. I pair sleeve buttons 1 double chain and one beautiful eharmu
All Jewelrv heavily 14k gold plated All these 14 pieces with one box of oer
famousCubanSpecials and one quart bottle of our famous 10 year old Queen
City Club Pure Rye eannet he bought for Uss then *11.00. We te ll the
Whiskey and Glgare in -
D wHh privilepeof ex
eluding the 14 prises fo r
amination, while Whiskey
and Cigars alone cost more than vre ask fo r the entire lot. Onr Whiskey Is
an Aheeletdy Pare 10 year eld Bye and oer Ogere penetee Caban hand*
made, d e a r Havaaa, made In c u r own factory These cigars are fa r better
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ t h a n anything ever advertised before We Gaaraetoe the geede and refhnd .
lf * o t
An Ix t r a Premium of an elegant Pocket kn ife w ith two blades. 1 cor
mted.
gltso cutter, I f OS 91 ta seat in advance with order
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wholesale Prioa Lists of Liquors and Clears.
Responsible agents wanted
H air-splitting splits
friendships. If the hair
splitting is done on your
own head, it loses friends
for you, for every hair of
your head is a friend.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor in
advance will prevent the
splitting. If the splitting
has begun, it will stop it.
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Q co.—Ucpt.
V. 8. U l S T I L L W S D U T B IBUTINi-----
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and in F IR S T C L A SS con-'
dition. We have also a fine;
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where hot and cold baths can
be obtained. A BAR is run in
connection with the Hotel,
where all up-to-date drinks can
be procured at the hands of an
experienced, polite and accom
modating bar-tender.
mbbtings or the coubt »:
C ircu it Court meets on the fourth Mon
day in August of each year.
C ounty Court meets on tne first Mon-1
days in January, April, July and bep-
teui her of each v e a r.
povrorFCEH IN the county .
name o r orriCE
“■
F H **• BlakeJ
FE E D S T A B L E , also, with rates
Cheteo,
J McCutcheu' i at P°Pulal' prices, ami as low as is
H arbor,
Mrs. E. Hardenbrook'I consi*ten t witl' S'*’*1 se, vice and
Irm a,
Miss Annie Doyle., ___________ treatrn en t ........
Gold Beach,
C . 8. W iusor
W edderburn,
J . K. Hall
Illih ee, •
H. Rusclier.
P o rt Orford,
J. S. Cupps.
' D enm ark,
E. Kaekleff.
Langlois,
J. A. Haines.
Eckley,
J . D. Cooley.
Agues«,
Joseph Hure.
H are,
All styles of
Y S I . 1OOS.
SC, Chleaso, U>
Sl.MO a bottle. All drafflatB.
If your drupe 1st cannot Nupply you,
send us one dollar
doll: and we w ill express
you a bottle. Be sure and give the name
of your nearest express office. Address,
J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass.
A D efectiv e L aw .
A’ n m b e r 3 9
W e’ll K cuieuibcr th e .Muine.
1893 authorizing the county to pur
chase such lands was not to do away
with the necessity of tax deed». This
Years have elapsed since the
is clearly apparent from an exatniu- Maine, on a mission of pene«*,at rest
ation of tlie last act of 1901 above j*" H avana harbor, was blown to
mentioned. The tax deed lias al- instant destruction. W ith theship
ways been, and is now, the prima there was lost a total of 26G men
facie evidence of the county’s title, and officers. It was this event that
and of the fact that the time forre- precipitated a war, the results of
demption had expired, and is the which have been stupendous. There
record notice of tlie county’s right " as 110 restraining the outburst of
tosell the property; and I can see lury, arid Spain was driven from
no reason why the legislature, un- *',e western continent, its prestige
der our constitution, possesses the broken, while the United States as-
power to provide one law which sumed a place among the nations
does away with the necessity of the
11 power. Incidental to tlie war
county taking tax deeds, and yet "a s the extension of its possessions,
pass another act requiring others the increase of its army and the
who purchase land at tax sales to ! strengthening of its navy. Some of
take deeds and surrender their cer l^e old traditions of exclusiveness
tificates at the expiration of tlie "'ere shattered along with the fated
time for redemption. I therefore, Maine. A new era was given sud
an) of the opinion that, under the 'len Girth. That for this country
law as it stands today, the county is a,1(I ihe nations of the globe this
in no different position than any
he a blessing, there is no rea-
individual who bad
purchased j so° to question. On this continent
property at tax sales, and thecoun-i ll,ere bus been a typeot civilization
tv must surrender its certificates lbe spread ot which Would be a be
am! take its deeds in order that it ’ Bison.
may be in a position to sell the
Y et the exact cause ot the wreck
property. 1 believe it to be the sa- "*H never be known. Some will
fer plan for the county to surrender believe that it was sent to the bot-
ihese certificates, take tliedeedsand
by the Spanish, some that the
have them recorded before it at- Lubans themselves did it so as to
tempts to make any sales under the impel the Americans to aid them,
act of 1901.”
j Others will hold to the theory of
Mr. Allen adds that in one of the | accident, either an internal expío-
counties in this district many sales !‘*on or interference with torpedoes
were made without the county hav- plnced in the waters for protection
ing taken deeds for the properly. ant> bred without human design.
Suits to recover have been brought In all history the episode will con-
by landholders and the neglect of ; tinue a mystery. It an explosion
the county is cited us one of t|le ! occurred on board it killed all who
might have told about it. If it was
principle grounds for the actions.
caused deliberately, the wretches
The decline in tlie use of bicycles guilty of the awful deed will keep
has necessitated a reduction of cap sealed their lips.
ital stock of the combination from
The wreck of the Maine was the
$80,000,000 to $27,000,000.
most important tragedy of the sea.
The loss of life by railroad acci The deaths it caused were number
dents reported to the Chicago Trib ed by thousands, with the list not
une during the year 1901 was3,669 complete. I t changed the map of
as compared with 4,109 in 1900 and tJho
“"<> brought un-
3 69G in 1899.
der the ray of libel ty millions who
still blink in the unwonted gleam,
Eighty-four square inches of land: alul
rlu,e understanding feel
offered for $1,000 is the biggest that an iH is being done then) Jn
asking price vet recorded in New years to come they will know more,
York City. Yet full lots have been auj so „ ¡y k||ow better,
sold at prices between $2 and $3;
Statistics by Paris medical au
per square inch.
thorities show that since the Hrst
The way for many folks to get
application of Pasteur’s anti-rabies
rich is to make money and not,
treatm
ent 2(i,10,j
20,165
,
...
r,
,
...
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treatment
spend it. But alter all, if every-
’
r persons bittsn
v ‘ by
J
mad dogs have been treated al the
body would do this nobody would
Pasteur Institute and out of these
get rich. It takes a lot of spend
i all but 107 have recovered. Thus
thrifts to make a community pros
in 10 years in Paris alone more
perous. A town where they were!
I than 26,000 people have been saved
all misers would be as dead as a
mis ofi
Bssteur’s discovery. A nmnu-
graveyard. It takes all
j
meut
to Pusteur is to be erected in
people to make a world.
, a few months, in Paris.
Rev. Charles Klass, of Webster;
City, Mo., preached a sermon in
Senator Clark is reported to have
which he advocated the right of wo- taken only ninety minutes spend-
men to make marriage proposals, ¡ng $309,000 for paintings in New
lie believes it will be u cure for so York, the other day.
many old maids in the country.
Moreover if woman is man’s equal
Don’t forget that you car. get any
she should have this privilege. Be * kind of farming implements of Kerr
sides she would not always have to 1 it Co’s.
take what comes to her, but could
\VA NTED—SEVERAL PERSONS
take her pick of the flock.
of character and good reputation in
Astoria, Jan. 6.—Oregon counties
that have not yet sold delinquent
property under the law passed at
the last session of the legislature
should see to it th at tax deeds are
obtained from the sheriff before tin-
sale takes place. The subject has
been thoroughly discussed in this
county, and there seems to be no
doubt that the law is defective in
some respects. The law authorized
sale of all delinquent property bid
in by counties, cities or towns and
school districts and lixed July 1,
PJ01 as the date of sale. In Clat
sop the sale was postponed by the
L. A. ROBERTS,
county court from time to time.
PORT ORFORD, OREGON,
A T T O R N E Y
A l' L A W .
S A D D L E S ,
The date was finally set for J a n u
M yrtle P o in t, O regon.
ary G, but at Saturday’s meeting of
HARNESS & BRIDLES
the court, postponement was again
ordered until February 3, in order
Made to Order.
Probate business a specialty.
that the county might protect itself
I S u r -e lc n H a r n e « « O i l ,
GROCERIES— r/2e B e st, Only.
against the alleged defect in the law.
ALL KINDS 0E SADDLERY HARD
The matter is of considerable im
J. AL UPTON,
WARE.
portance, as Columbia county is
Attorney and Counselor at Law, I
now involved in a lawsuit over it.
: S a d d le -B la n k e ts, B its , A c ., & e.
District Attorney Allen, who was
1 A A .I M O O I N , O R E G O N • . • I
liro k cn -T liro a ted C ollars R e-
asked for an opinion as to whether
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j
p aired us G ood ns N ew .
or not the county should exact tax
Office u p stairs, in Eldorado Building I
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deeds from the sheriff, said:
H arness an d Saddles repaired a t living
Prior to tlie passage of the act of
prices.
J. HU N TLEY ,
the legislature of 1901, the law au-
I . n ii|g - lo ÌM , O r e g o n .
thorized the County Judge, in the
Attorney & Counselor at Law
name of the county, to purchase
lands at tax sales, and such sales to
NOTARY PUBLIC,
I
DR. J. J. C A LD W ELL,
the county were no different from
P h y a io la n a n ti S u r-ffe o n ,
G old B each
:
:
O kkoon .
salts to persons other than the
PO R T O K FO R 1»,
OREGON.
county. The county was required
to take, and lias taken, certificates
Will Practice in all th e Courts of this Diseases of Ladies and C hildren a Spec
ialty .
of sale in the form by statute pro
State.
vided, and the law required the pur
Public Land Cases a Specialty.
chaser to surrender the certificate
Shad Hudson,
J. R, Haines.
after redemption hud expired, and
HUDSON & H A IN ES.
GEORGE M. BROWN,
And in fact everything usually kept in a General Merchandise Store.
the issuance of a tax deed upon its
MINING & REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
surrender. Such deeds operated to
A T T O R N E Y A .T L A W ,
All Goods Sold at Lowest Prices.
convey a legal and equitable title to
E ck ley , O regon.
the purchaser sold in fee simple to
ROSEBURG, OREGON.
the grantee named in the deed. The
V aluable Mines, F arm s, Stock Ranches
and Tim ber L ands F o r Sale.
legislature of 1901 passed an act
Store open u n til 1 P. m., Sundays.
J. H. UPTON,
authorizing the county to sell all
House an d six acres of well improved
la rd in W ilbur, Douglas county for
property which it had purchased as
U . H . C O M M I S H I O N E l t , sale, or will exchange for property in
aforesaid, and attempted in that act
M yrtle Point, Coos county.
cm
m
n n , ■ ,
to do away with tlie necessity for
NOTARY PUBLIC,
the issuance of a tax deed upon
L anglois , C urry C o ., O bkoon .
sales which had taken place in the
past,
io the following
language
in
K N A P P H O TE L,
Flo«sie
is six
six y vears
old “ .M.iniii,
M am a ” to
,-ach
8tatu (,,ne
G'i»county
required)
Agent for W. F. & Co’s Express.
. .
...
,
f “JSSU. is
ta is old.
represent
amt *“ advertise
old esiablish-
Dealer in Town Lots, and Im proved
substance:
1
hut
it
no
redemption
H
,le
asked
one
day,
‘‘If
I
get
married
ed
weulthy
buflinena
house
of
»olid tin-
Port Orford, Oregon,
and W ild Lands.
shall be made from sales hereafter will 1 I have
have a a linshaod
a,!e.ial »Uu.llllg. Salary $18 00 weekly
husband lik»
like mil.:,?’’
papa?”
with expenses additional, all pavable
F ilin g s and Final Proofs Made on
L.
P r u p r ie to r .
or heretofore made to counties, etc.,
in cash each Wednesday direct from
“ Y'es,” replied the mother
head offices. Horse and carriages fur
Hom esteads and Pre-em ptions.
title to the lands stial! vest in •l*le an amused smile.
nished, when necessary. References.
First-i lusw in every respect.
county or other body which lias
“ And if I don’t get married will Enclose »elf-addressed stam ped envel
GENERAL CONVEYANCING.
ope.
M anager, 310 Cuxtou Building,
hid in the land without issuance of [ have t0 be an olj „.„¡d | jk<. Aunt
Go jd Feed Stable attached.
Ollieago.
, deed or other formality.’
Kate'” ’
“The title of thia act of 1901 states ! “ Yes Flossie”
To tlie reader» of this paper who will
WALTER SUTTON,
that it is an act to amend tlie act of
“ Mama,” ahe said, after a pause, send their name mid uildress for a snm-
P. J. LINDBERG,
1893, which authorized the purchase
N O T A R Y
P U B L IC
“ its a tough world for us women, ' pie copy of THE NEW YORK F A M I
LY STORY PARER they will receive
of land by counties at delinquent
UNDERTAKER.
ain’t it.
i lie opening chapter of Miss L aura Jenn
PO R T O RFO R D -- OREGON.
tax sales. Thers is nothing in the
' l.ibliey’s best story “ BETROTHED
act of whivh this act is amendatory
A Complete Line of Caskets, Coffins
FOR A DAY.” D onut miss tills op
A j s t l i i u n l e n e B r -lu jr s I n s t a n t
a n il
1 , «* i - i i i i i - £ providing tinit no deed shall be is
and Trimmings.
portunity to secure free the opening
Z lull se t of Notary an d Conveyancer’s
lie n t
'ia .Y li
sued, and the legislature, also in
I chapter of tills grand and Intense love
blanks will be kept on hand
Orders taken for Tombstones and
SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON R EC E IPT OF POSTAL.
-lory. Do not watt until you rend th is
1901, passed an act which was ap
Cemetery Railing.
ÍÍ
i paper thoroughly, b u t write at onto to,
proved a few days later than the
PO RT O RFO RD , OREGON, j
M unro’s P ublishing House,
> T here isVrotliing like A sthm alene. I t brings instant j) amendatory act above mentioned,
W ANTED!
CHAINID
relief, even in the worst cases. I t cures when all el»e A
24 -20 VanderwaterStreet,
FOR
TER
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Reliable man for M anager of B ranch
fails.
B which latter act provides for tlie
New York City, N. Y.
YKARS
Office we wish to open in this vicinity.
The Rev. C. E. W ELLS, of Villa Ridge, III., says: 5 issuance of tax deeds to all land
‘‘Your trial bottle of A sthm alene received in gixxl condi- ?5
If your record is O. K. here is an op
J. W . STR A N G E,
tion. I cannot tell you how thankful I feel for tlie good j‘9 upon which the nine for redemp
A I’on R er to Inventors.
p ortunity. Kindly give good reference
derived from it. I was a slave, chained with putrid sore ,) tion may expire.
i If j on wish your puli nt business pmp-
when w riting.
th ro a t an d asthm a for ten years. I despaired of ever lie- L
erl’ amt prom ptly done semi it t>
ing cured. I saw y m r advertisem ent for the cure of this W
“ 1 very much doubt tlie |x»wer of
SW IFT A t o . , PATENT LAWYERS,
Hwi.T.M#RRlSWHfiLESiLEIIOtSE U E N T I H T .
dreadful and torm enting disease, asthm a, and th o u g h t j;
¡opposite U. s. Patent office. W«*l»ing-
the legislature to enact a statute
P. J. MASTI
DEALER IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Keeps in Stock,
D R Y GOODS, H A T S & C A P S ,
HARDW ARE,
paid
etc .
ASTHMA CURE FREE!
yon ha<l overspoken yourselves, but resolved to give it a
trial. To my ustoui»hm ent, the trial acted like a charm .
Send ine a full-size bottle.”
Illustrated oatalogues, 4 cts. stamps
i—y - y ——.
We want to send to every sufferer a trial treatm ent of
Will visit C urry C ounty sem i-annually.
A sthm alene, sim ilar to the one tliat cured Mr. Wells.
w U M yoo w h e t h e r y tm e ,a n t l« « r 1
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,— ---------------------- ] , >». n „em, ii oy mail POSTPAID. ABSOLUTELY I EEE OF CHARGE, 0.
h a b it , r “ —
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» e rrw *killiu < ' • _ l m . « » ________
•Y any sufferer who will write Tor it. even on a postal. Never mind, though
re m o v e « t h e
fo r to b v ,
e a t B arrava dustrM«. •«
< “ you are despairing, however bad your case, Asthm alene will relieve and
U n e . p a r id o « th « bloo<
JOSEPH HARE,
' we are ‘ to send
»• enre. The worse your case, “ the more glad
sent It. Do not <le-
r t o f e i In s t m a a h u o ú .
■MM r o a
I* lay. W rite at once, addressing D R . ‘I AFT BROS.’ MF. DICINE CO.
la h e a lt h , m
____ Cfroa
- ____ ow a d r a r r iM . wb»
Notary Public & Conveyancer E ast 130th St., N. V. City. Hold bv all Druggists.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
ill vouch fo ra « . Take i t w ith
. _____.a a tír a tljr , Ferato tc atly O a«
boa. t l . aan a ll y cura«; >hoi««.M >M ,
r*ni<«<4 to r u r r . o r we refund * o a e ^ .
C O Q U IL L E
C IT Y ,
OREGON.
<
I.A N G JO IS, OREGON.
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Ji
n
which will <lu away with the nec
essity o f the issuance of a tax deed ;
on past sales, ¡Kirticularly those in
which the time for redemption had
all atm.
Mad« by
expired at tlie time of the passage of
Standardoit
the act. Tlie intention of the leg
Company
islature ns expressed in the title of;
the act of 19G1 mentioned almve as S t n r R l a l n a r n » « r - l a W i l l , r - t a e a r e t « .
r.'iinUjr Csthartlr. ears con-ilpsonn forever.
the a n ie m la lo r v act of the act of Ite. sSâc. l i e C C tall, drugs «isrtlund money.
! Ion I). C. They have no dtssatisfieil
clients. W rite them for th eir
llden-
tial letter; a ]s>stal card will tiring it,
amt it tuny be worth money to y o u .
; See th e ir advertisem ent elsewhere iiy
thia issue.
Stops the Cough
and Works off the told,
fgtxatlve Bronio-Qutnine Tablets euro,
a cold in one day No C ure, no Pay .,
Price 2’i i-eixts.