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THE COUR I er TO ADVERTISERS. Publisher WIMER sCRV^JZ/’T/OA 1: 1 r/.'.s. »2 25 One Year (in ivlvam-e »1 2.Ì Six Month» 75c Tin • Mouths We Bins > Copied Grant a Pass, ho named after General Grant, 1« >» comity ce.it centrally located iu Hcuthevn Oregon. It u i progressive railroad town of wx) iahabltaNla, and is ihi' main supply point for a large portion of country aevvtea to mining, lumbering agriculture and fruil-raiaing. i limule tm- excelled The CoA-arEB being tie- <nly paper pub- ImlH'd m JoeeptiHic conutv. with a good circulation in Jaekaon comity, enables it to be m> of the bent atfvertising mediums in Bcuthem Oregon For rates, address T he Cot R’ kr . Grant's Para, Oregon. w J An Independent Paper, Devoted Especially to the Interests of Southern Oregon. Job Printing of all Kinds —IN THE— Very Latest and Best Styles, Katr» UviiiLi Í’KOFE'SIOX IL—LEGAL. NO. *25. VOL. 2. —AND AT THE— Lowest SUGAR PINE DOOR & LUMBER CO. DAVIS BROWER, Attorney at Law & Notary Public dhiKANT’s P ass , • - • - O hegos . —MANl'FACTfRKRS OF— Lumber, Doors, Windows, : Wüi pr.wtiix« in all the eourts of the Stat - Office un Sixth street, near post- S. V. MITCHELL, I ATTORNEY AT LAW. — AND ALL KINDS vt — Gutsr'i! P as », . • - - O hegun . H AVill praetice in all State ami Federai ■ov.rts. Offie* on Ma in Street. SAM. WHITE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. G kaxt ’ k F ash , - - • - House and Store Finishings. —The Introduction of— The Latest Improved Machinery, O beooic . Will practice in all the (,’ourta of the State II. KE1.1.EV, Grant’s Pass, Oregon. J. C. GILLAM. Main Street, Opposite the Depot, Grant’s Pass, Oregon, -------- )o(--------- CIGARS A MEDICAL. CHAPMAN. l’roDrntorH. -EGrant’s Pass Variety Store,EE NOTARY PUBLIC. K k RUY’ILLE ISD A l TIIOVHK, J o SEVHIXE C ointv , O regon . Collections a Specialty. I<egal Instru ments promptly executed. J- CHAPMAN'. GILLAM iN O regon . 8 W FORBES, AND TOBACCO. | NI TS AND CANDY | ORANGES. LEMONS. FIGS AND OTHER FRUITS. Fine, Stock Staple of W F. KREMER. M. 1» , Physician and Surgeon, G rant ’ b P ass , - - O regon . - - S. P D. & L. Co. For Price List, address, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Orth building, Oregon street PER CENT BELOW ALL FORMER RATES. Will practice in all the Courts of the State. Office in Court House. I! K HANNAH. - - - - TO REDUCE PRICES FIFTY HAS ENABLED THEM ATTORNEY AT LAW. f J acksonville . - - - - O regon . J acksonville , Mouldings. Brackets, anil and Groceries. Fancy --------- )o(---------- IN CONNECTION WITH A FINE LINE OF STATIONERY. WE HAVE ATTACHED A Calls responded to at all hourn, day or night. Circulating Library and a Free Reading Room, W. II. FLANAGAN, M 1>. WHERE CAN BE FOUND SAN FRACISCO, l’ORTI.AN0 ink OTHER PAPERS, Physician and Surgeon. --------- )o(---------- G rant ' s P ass , - - - O regon . - Office at residence, corner Main and Third streets. Call attended any hour, «lev or nigh. - Room ------ In connection, where can be hud------ CHEESE, E tc .. E tc . O bkoon . - Lunch First-Class OYSTERS. CLAMS. SARDINES. CORNED BEEF. PIES. CAKES. DR. F. W. VAN DYKE G rants P ass A Lemonade, Soda Water. Ginger, Ac. English and German Spoken. < »dice on Main street, near drug store. C. LEM PERT, M D., Graduate Leipsic Vniversity.Ger. ALSO -EEC1TY DRUG STORE.EE- C. M. STONE, P rop ’«. Calls re|«)nde<l to at all hours, dav or Maine Street,........................................................... Grant'« Pa««, Oregon, night Office oppisite Slover's hotel. Jacksonville, Oregon. ------ DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY,------- DR. CIIAS. W. BEACOM, Drags, Patent Medicines. Pertnmery, Toilet Articles. Shoulder Bracts. Trim Etc. Detntist. G rant ’ s P ass - - - All work warranted mercial Hotel. O regon . office at Com MIHCELI. WEOCS. WILL. Q REST BRANDS OF CIGARS ANU TOBACCO School i Books I Books. and i Stationery A Full Line of Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Brushes. BROWN, Assaver & Vialytical Chemist. PUSH IANS’ PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED. <’RJ GON Nh NEL MINE, If < > B E H T W EST HOP. RIDDLE, DOVGLAS COl’NTY, OGN. —PROPRIETOR— Anal.v*«** ma<’r of Complex Kubatanre«. minus ex on reported rroN. for Gold and Silver Assay for Nickel or Cobalt Assay for Is-ad or Copper ♦ 3 «1 Assay 0 00 2 00 . SPEARS & ERASURE, House, Carriage, Sign and Or namental p A I N t e R s, - EXew Feed and Sale Stable,?? - C entral P oint , —ALSO— • O regon . -------------)o(------------- — Having Completed inv new Stable I am prepared to— FURNISH Paper • Hangers and Graners (Jackson County) - BEST THE OF HAY AND GRAIN. To 1 Iu,v and (Iran Per 1 1« -acl. fiver N uzh t, <5 < 'lx. BEST OF ACCOMMODATIONS FURNISHED FOR HORSES. CARVERS AND GUILDERS, Grant'« l’asa. - - - Oregon. --------- J . CHANGE IN| MANAGEMENT — of J the — Control Point Hotel. LEWIS TAN KEY, Meals, - - HOUCK,---------- proprietor -EVCentral Point Tin Simp, ? Propr 25 Cents. S. —PEALKR IN— S T () V E S AND T I N W A R E, —JOR WORK, M’CH AM— Hiring lately taken < barge of thia hotel the undesigned « "f-l respectfully inform the public that the tables will besuppliefi with the best the market affords L ewis P ankit Roofing, Spouting, and Repairing of all kind* a specialty. AND J. S. Houck. DONE AT REASONABLE Central Point. RATES. Jaekaon Co. Oregon. New Blacksmith Shop, LEWIS P KN KEY. Proprietor. Clara al Porxt • • O hkji — New Feed Stable! M I T 11 BRO'S Pixiprietorw. Horsc-Shooittg a Specialty. I would respectfully inform the public Sixth Street, Grant'« Paw, Oftegon. that having lately taken charge of the - ■ o- ---- Black smith Shop at Central Potnt. I would ask a liberal ‘bare of the public HAVING COMPLETED OUR NEW STABLES, WE ARE patn>nags Lewis P axkit PREPARED TO Subscribe for the Corliss THE F10NFES AMD ONLY NEWIFlKJ rubhabed in fo-cphiae Cewy. Furnish the Best of Accommodation« for Honcr, ----------- AT REASONABLE KATE- -------- The Special Delivery to Every United hours of delivery does not hkxcomî - States Postoffice. rily extend to the transaction of any The End at Last. well known that there is gold in all the gulches rrround Jacksonville, which could be tinned with profit if water in sufficient quantities could be had. But it was held iii this ease that mining with profit was imprac ticable on the ground in question, and therefore the bill was dismissed. One singular feature in the matter is that parties who were instrumen tal in having the suit brought have lots of land in the same vicinity, which was taken up as agricultural land. From this decision it appears that even wlicre land is known tir contain mineral it can be taken as agricultural land if more valuable for that purpose. The surrender of the Apache postal business after the usual office chief in Arizona is the closing scene Yesterday Postmaster Muller re hours. The law provides the post ceived from Postmaster Vilas a cir master-general may contract for the in the struggle which began at Ply cular of instructions regarding the immediate delivery of all articles mouth Rock two hundred and fifty act of Congress of Aug 4th. 18S6, from any jxvstoffiee at any price less years ago Ix'tween the white men extending the special delivery sys than eight cents jxtr piece, when he and the red men for possession of this continent. Never again will tern. On and after October 1st. shall deem it expedient " Post the Indian defy or deny the authori 1886, every postoffice in the United masters of free delivery offices will, tv of tlx-white man Never again therefore forward any propositions States and territories and the Dis w ill there lie an iridian war. The trict of Columbia, now established which thev receive from corpora while the act remains, will be desig tions or other reputable parties for struggle Ix'gun in the first settle ment in the wilderness Its field nated as a special delivery office, performing the immediate delivery has I k ' cii the wildeniess, steadily and the special delivery will extend of mail matter at their respective of to everything that goes into the fice, with a statement of the facts in reeeeding westward, ami the end mails, provided tile letter or parcel each ease, and such a recommetida- has come because there is no wildir bears the special ten cent delivery tion as they may see proper to make ness left. The Indian has been conquered bv the spread of civiliza stamp in addition to the regular iu the matter. [Oregonian. Postal Matters tion. not by military force The postage. long contest is a conspicuous feature Instantaneous Fire Extinguisher. Following are the principal pro Thomas G Reame» oi Ira’is. . of z\niericati history, and it is the visions and the instructions to post The test given on Saturday even 011b. feature at once conspicuous ville, who has lK«en appointed a masters: ing last by the Bes«erer fire ex tin and discreditable. It is a record of postal inspector for this district, re Such immediate delivery must tie guisher was so eminently successful selfish aggression steadily pursued ported for duty y esterday. Impor made when the article is directed to as to leave no room for argument, its means have been as often foul tant changes have taken place in any addressee residing or having a no buts or if», it did its work as fair, and its triumphs have been the postoffice inspection division ot place of business within one mile of promptly and most effectually . At without honor. The contest was the Northwest latch. Heretofori the postoffice. 8 p. in. a large crowd of spectators between civilization and savagery. San Francisco has I k « cu the head The obligation to so deliver does was congregated at the police office: Such a contest can have but one quarters of the depatUncut for the not extend to an address beyond lx>th sides of the street and the end. and that has come at last. And whole Pacific slope, but now < tregon. that distance, but the postmaster crossings were literally jammed as if to emphasize the reproach of Washington. Idaho, Montana and will lie at liberty to make such de have been formed into a with lookers on, many of whom the long and shameful record, the Alaska ' livery beyond such limits and re / ¿ilt 'of separate division, with headquarter» were seemingly rather dubious, final triumph comes as tiu- t ceive the compensation therefor as The structure to lx« fired, which a human and honorable policy, and here. T'he whole furniture etc., of in any other case. It: mmemled was loxti feet, was lined inside without a tight If the policy in the inspector's office formerly loca to him as a proper ami considerate 1 with Excelsior shavingT, saturated augurated bv General Miles ten ted at Omaha has been removed thing to lx* done, in accommodation with coal oil, and just before igni years ago 111 the northern territories here. The office is in charge o| of the sender, whenever it is reason ting it Mr. Graham, who istheag't had lx-eii employ ed in dealings with Mi. George Mason, division in ably convenient. for this S'.it? and W T.. threw King Phillip and pursued steadily specter. His assistants arc Inspect The hours within which imine about a gallon and a half more oil with the v arious tribes and settle ' or Trending, transferred from San diate delivery shall I k - made shall be over the alreadv combustible mass. Francisco, and Mr. Reames. It is at least from 7 a. in. to 7 p. tn., and Mr. G. then retired about twenty metits as civilization marched west more than probable that we shall ward, the story might have been further until the arrival of the last five feet and gave the signal to set But the eml would soon have a su|H«rintendent of rail mail provided that such arrival be fire to it, which was done and the very different have been the same. In America, way mail service stationed here an«l not later than 9 p. tn. Postmasters structure was soon ablaze and the as in Britain, the savages had to I k « cut loose from San Francisco al are not required to make delivery of surrounding streets were brilliantly togetb'-r \nother change in post special matter on Sunday, nor to illuminated with the bright, fiery give way and make umm for the al matters, made by a recent act ot civilized man. keep their offices open in atty differ flame. After the fire had got to Of Indian warfare we have seen congress, abolishes any distinction ent manner 011 that day from what burning strongly and was sufficient the last, but the Indian problem re txttween the money order and postal is now provided by the regulations. ly ahead so as to seem quite impos mains, difficult and vexatious as be departments Money order commi» Postmasters will lie at liberty, how sible to get it out by ordinary appli sions and fees must be turned in as ever, to deliver special delivery let ances, the agent pumped two or fore. The Indian is conquered, but part of the postal revenue of the he still lives and must be taken care ters and parcels arriving on Sun three jerks of his infernal machine ; |x>.stoffice department and the clerks days. Such immediate delivery anil "presto change" all w as blank of. The reservation systenfis a fail in these branches are on an equality. ure as all now admit. Attempts to made at third and fourth-class of I Tljis sax es much trouble to post darkness immediately , amid the long fices may be made by the postmas loud and continued cheers and shouts alter the Indian character by edtica masters bv doiuw >w»y with the ter himself, by any assistant clerk of the whole crowd: no utiliclievers tion have not proved satisfactory. keeping of separate accounts for the or by any other competant person were left in that vicinity . Mr. G. Evi n Christianity has not been able 1 two branches. [(>regoni«n Sept 7. he may employ as messenger. The allowed the fire again to get hold to save the failing race. It is I k lieved that time will solve the pro M. E. Conference Appointment», postmaster must provide the means and well under way, until the roof, and pay the exjienses of such deliv also the sides were one grand mass Idem by removing the Indian from The Orevoii Conference a! its re ery and will be allowed, by what I of wild, surging, seething flame lie the ftcc of th«« earth, but in the cent session made the following ap meantime justice and every senti ever suitable person the delivery is quietly jerked the pump and the p<mtments for tlx Eugene district. made, the full compensation of 80 light was gone all were left in to ment oi humanity urge the employ Presiding elder. S. P. Wilson; A! iiient of such means as may serve to per centum of the face value of all tal darkness and the hurrahing and avert the fate ol’utter cxtermiiution. hatiy. H. I’ Webb; Ashland, Wai s|K-cial delivery stamps on matter yelling of everyone there gave long Experictice has demonstrated that ton Shipworth; Brownsville, J M. properly delivered from his office and conclusive evidence that the education. Io the degree attempt Sweem-v Coivallis, J. T. Wojfi, and recorded. The service content test was a most satisfactory exhibi Dallas. Martin Judy: Drain, G. M. plated by tile law required that all tion of how thoroughly this machine ed in this state ami elsewhere, Dimmitt. Empire City, had Rich is not one of these means. If any special delivery matter shall reach can beat the fire every time. Mr. thing can save the Indian it is the ardson; Eugene City, A. C. J-'air the address with tile greatest possi Graham is »topping at the Interna svstem proposed bv Gen. Miles a child; Grants Pass. John Mehitir -, hie expedition after it arrives at the tional Hotel. [News. gradual progress of civilization Jacksonville, Circuit W. P. Wil postoffice. through the natural stages. He linms: Klamath Indian mission, to Postmasters should therefore open Pioneer Celebration. woiibl make of the Indian a herds lx- supplied: Lowell to I k supplied; all mails at once on their arrival, as man, and from Ibis beginning he Monroe, T. F. Royal: Roseburg, |. of The regular annual re union required by the regulations, and im W Miller: Slx-d and Halsey N mediately separate the matter lx«ar the Pioneer society of Southern would lead him up to agriculture M Shipworth; Springfield, Robert and the mechanic arts. We have lit Oregon was held at the Court Hou e ing special delivery stamps, and Booth; Wilbur, E. Gittcns; Yaqtlina stamp or write on the envelope or on Thursday last when a large tle faith in any system to stay what bay, Wallace Hurlburt WTapper the name of the office and crowd gathered to witness the cere seems to lx« the course of nature; M. G. Roy al, president of Ash the date and hour when the matter monies. A procession was formed but ' Urehjthis plan of Gen Mill s land college. arrives. Next, the matter must lx- of the old pioneers at 11 a. m with is the wisest yet proposed. [< >rc 'I'. L Jones, endowment agent of numbered and entered according to Genl John E. Ross as Marsh.ill and gonian. I train academy with Cornet Band in the lead they nttnilKr in a record as hereinafter Good Attendance. T. L. Sails, financial agent of provided, after which it must lx- de marched to the Court House where Ashland college. the exercises were held The pro List of teachers present at the In livered w ithout loss of time. Like diligent attention must I k given to gramme was then gone through •■titutc: Miss Alice Mathews, Miss Work ha» begun’ preliminary :<» drop or local mutter bearing deliv with the large court room Ixing so Hattie Coleman, Mi-• Alta Miller. the survey of the l’nqiqua River cry stamps from the time it is de packed that many failed to gain ad Mi--s Amanda Goodvcar. Miss Jes Railroad Mr W. R Whipple, mission President I. itigcll presided si«- Phimerth, Miss Verlinda Buck, formerly of the engineers corpsol posited in the postoffice. Special delivery matter must I k B. B. Beckman delivered the ad Miss Mary 1-. Gilson, Miss Clara tlx« Atchison Topeka and Santa Fee delivered to the addressee or to any dress which was commended by all Canieron. Miss Lena Cann roti Miss railroad, will have charge of the one authorized to receive his mail as lK«ing able and well delivered, Della l’cnnebaker, Miss Mollie Mer work. The fust few days will be the choir rendered some fine pieces ritn.m. Miss Mary Davison, Miss s|K«nt in ne «nnoi.sme»« <>f the route, matter. I11 the case of registered matter after which all hands went to the Ella Gore. Mi'- Nellie Wii-lex. and de i«!iug whether it is praetjea for special delivery, the usual regis grounds lx-low and enjoyed as fine Miss Carrie Baker. Miss Marry I?ir ble to pass over the divide t«elow try receipts, in addition to the speci a picnic dinner as was ever spread <1/ Miss Roxsctte Watters Miss J Elk »-reek bridge and thus save fol al delivery receipts, must lx' taken, in Jacksonville and thoroughly ap D Crocker. Miss Sadie Hall. Miss lowing around the "big bend" of and all other requirements of the preciated by the large crowd present E-:«ni 1 Vining, Mi«« Dotia Ru «ell Elk creek. The survey |>ropcr w ill registry regulations must I k - oh We were promised a full report of Miss Hattie Ncwlx-rry. Miss l/lttie begin early next week. From Dram the pnx'eedings by a reporter who Reed, Miss Eugenia Farnham. Miss to the coast, we would say that the served. For every s}>ecial delivery article was present but failing to come a Julia Goorlyear. Miss Pauline M pro|M>sed route does not pass over delivered the |x>stmaster must take round on tim? we cannot give a Gn-eii .Miss Lulu Day. Miss Kate tlie'coast range of mountains. It Vandyke, Mi«.» Luella Gils >11 Miss follows l;lk reck from Drain to Elk a receipt from the party receiving it. more extended notice this week Annie Fisher. Miss Maggie Sergent, ton. where it strikes the l.'nipniri and all receipts for matter delivered [Standard. Miss Mary Coleman, Mrs. Vina River, and from there follow th fl during any quarter must be sent as After sjxaking in terms highly Clayton, Mrs. Belle Horner. I). V. stream to Scottsburg. At 110 point vouchers to the auditor at the end complimentary of the Chi' ago jury S Reid. Chas II Fisher, Gils New on the route would the road lx«, 1*' of such quarter, with the postmas that did duty in the trial of the an I \\ I:■ 1" 1 i«tnk 1 takes, a hundred (vet above the high water ter's account current for that quar archi.sLi, tin N< w York Mail and Monroe Sonidison, J. C. Hall. J. D. mark, on those streams. Nature ter. Express add "Nothing that has Hayes Frank F Howell, Arthur Registered matter will lx-entitled happened in this country since f,e. has done much for us in pr«>v»ding to special delivery the same asordi surrender ha . done so much to el<- Soule, J. G. Gote J. Il Horner, a railroad route. [Drain ly-ho. nary matter when Ixaring the spec vatc tin respect of our f«>r<;ign cities Scott Morris, Geo. H Watt, Chas E Carr' \V Il Parker, J Binili un ial delivery stamp in addition to the for the strength, -lability and ex full postage and registry fee required cellencc of our institutions as tills B I Hawthorn. Henry L. Rcruon, C. S 1« iii.in-- W 11 Gia , E. C. Iiotisi . 140 residences, a railioa«| by law and regulations. In dis Chicago demonstration of the a<le Maxon. Ten others were present depot, machine shops and ronnd patching registered letters that 1« ar qtiacy of out sx stem of trial bv jury special delivery stamps the postmas to the direst of the new jwrils of who did not register, cxrtuMvc of house, 11 saw mill and sash niiddom factor., shrec --siety lodg- room ., ter should writ* conspicuously Ettrojx-an ami Ameri< aticiv ilizatioti visitor*. a M. J . chiu< li, cuurt-housc and across the registered package en Decition of Mining Land. Even the London Post, the Tory jail, a skating rink and public ball, velope the word' "special deliv organ of the new goveninicnt, is two livery stables, an uiiftushcd ery. ’ Judge Death delivered an opinion obliged to say that "In this trial brewery, an academy, two bakeries, Special delivery -tamps arc to I* in the U S. district court yesterday at Chi' ago the American jxroplc two laundries, a whevluright s shop sold by postmasters tn atty required have shown very dearly and foo 1 in the case of the United States atid a large number of barm and amount and to any person who may against Reed and Eerie*. The case bly that they will not allo- their small lxmses nearly 240 Imildirg* applv for th' ni. but they can he hospitality to lx« abused, Thev is one of considerable interest, hav in all. This is certainly a gxx! used only for the putj«>s<- of s<-< tir ing Ix-cii brought to deprive deb nd ing the immediate delivery matter have sheltered men who conspired ants ol title to a farm under the plea show mg. — [Portland World. against the governments ol other Under no circumstance* are they An Atlanta paper thus sturt-i tip comities. They base even allowed that the land was mineral land. Tll«.- to I k - used in the payment of post them to conspire oil Amen« an soil; farni in question is situated oil Jack- the results of prohibition in tint ci age of any description or registry "Less money in the city an! but wli< n German anal')ii«t • ni.idc son gulch, a short distance above ty fee. nor can any other stamps lie Vast State treasury; less biisiness h« ils> _ , an attack tiprm the laws <>f the the town of Jacksonville. employed to st- tire special delivery United States it was seen at once q'lantitirs <>t g->l<l wet«, taken out of occupi, I: les» people in therity; levs except the special delivery stamp at that toleration might lx < irn« d too this gulch some thirty years ago, morality, mote druukciiii«more offices where the free delivery has far. Charity begin« at home, and but there has Ixxn 110 mining done crimes and criminals; mere poor been established The hours with in that vicinity for many years. The tH-'«ple out of employment thnnexer in which immediate delivery shall claim in question was hx-ated by an I k fore; more taxes put ujw>n th.“ he made will 1* from 7am till 11 old miner who, if mining had l>eeii people: more extra lieeii«*« twrf**ws1 p m uni* ♦ in '»**• i j 1 * «t'*-or<l<‘’’»,d bv th« po.fmaster gen iti«f.<etv«n smmig all < las^-s »[ 'ial Ti.o ,»-i« ie>i..nt j- to the PC-Tdc tbm ■ ' i h l- cxiF.-H-1-iÇ: