Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, January 07, 1887, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTO ADVERTISERS 1 L. li E ------ ( ------------- ’<>I ■ ■■■ K I ’ Eli.. -w Publisher j WIMER s I 'BSC Bimos BA TES. s Year (in advance) )ix Month*. lire** Mviith* « -ipie« $2.X5 |1JK> «5s* I1*«- ob Printing of all Kinds An Independen —IN THE— erv Latest and Best Styles, —AND AT THE— Giving ) went GRAVES PASS, JO KatrN. PROFESSIONAL—LEGAL. Attornevat Law & Notary Public • • - • O regon . Will practice in all the courts of the Plate, office on Sixth street. near p<»t- I office IANI ARY 7, 1887. HIP, HIP, HURRAH DAVIS BROWER. G rant ’» P as », lern Oregon. ECONOMISE S. I'. MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW G rant ’* P a »*, - - - - O reoon . Will practice in all State an<l Federal Court« Office on Main xtreet. SAM. WHITE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. G rv N t ’* P ash , - - - - O regox . Will practice in all the Courts of the State II. KELLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW. J ACKKDS VILLK, .... O r FC.-W. Will practice in all the Courts of the State. Office in Court House. H. K. HANNAH, OUR WALKING PLOWS ATTORNEY AT LAW. < IrntGos. •J SCKSoNVILLE, T he ECO NO M 1ST Office in Orth building. Oregon street 8. W. FORBES, NOTARY PUBLIC. K krrvui . ik and A i . tuocse , J osephine C ointv . O regon . ('ollectionx a Specialty. Legal lnmru- inent* promptly execute«!. M»:ni< u. Have Reversible Points and Shares. -(ooo) GOODS SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY and sold to the farmer at from 25 to 50 per cent, less than similar Goods Call* re*jx»nde«l to at all hours, day or night. are sold at. Our PLOWS arc given to the Farmer on a ALL Two 1 office" at residence, corner Main and Third streets. Call attended any hour, day or nigh. DR F W V y\ DYKE • G rase * P ash Test Triiil. Me-v For further particulars of Prices Etc., call u]x>n our local agents. GEO. W. RIDDLE, at Riddle ami Grants Pass. DR. J. HINKLE. Central Point. A. DUNLAP, Phoenix. C. FARNHAM, Ashland. Or Ackhess WIMER & MEE, O regon . English an I German Spoken. Office <>n Main »treat, near drugstore. Murphy. Josephine County, Or. 40 1 y] SUGAR PINE DOOR & LUMBER CO — M \NVI \CTERERS OF — Call« re|x»nde«l to nt all hours, «lav or ni^ht Office opposite Slover’» hotel Jacksonville. Oregon Lumber, Doors, Windows, Brackets, and — (Ml Al l O regon . The Latest Improved Machinery, TIN SHOP; HAS ENABLED THEM TO REDUCE PRICES FIFTY PER O. H. STARR, P roprietor , —Dealer In— CENT. BELOW ALL FORMER RATES. Stoves. Tin-Ware. Pumps, Pipes, Etc., Etc., Etc. S. P D. &. L Co. For Price List, address, Grant's Pas«». Oregon. JOB WORK DONE ON SHORT “HURRA N< »TICK Prices kinds or— —The Introduction of MIMCFI I. NEW Mouldings. HOUSE and STORE FINISHINGS. All work warranted. Office on Main R’raet, above Post Olli e. GRANT’S FOR < AN OREGON. FINEST WILL Q. BROWN. PASS, STORE NOW BOAST ‘>F HAVING TIOC IK Ht.M SOUTHERN IN Analytical Chemist. Asedvcr HURRA I»» CAM PBELL à TUFF Moderóte. OREGON. I «»■SOON NICKEL MINE, RIPPLE, 1HI1GI.AS COUNTY, OGX On their Cheap Countern in all such line* a* DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, UL< »THING, HATS New Store New Goods. ANI) CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES. J B MARSHALL & SON )Vi»h to iuforin the |xsip|.- <4 Grant'« Pa«« aixl Mimxinding country that they have opened a new »lock oi "roceries. Candies. Tobaccos. <.nr go.,d« ar« or farm produce. >' ■ ' v hanged for < ash CAMPBELL «V TUFFS, Grant's Par*. Josephine County, Oregon Thev have also iii Connection a IRST-CLASS RESTAURANT where the) will ie**d the hungry. iCE-CREAM ' ICE CREAM A*I<r. Twi * or Three time« a Week. an-1 rill furnish liw-cteam for Feaitivsls and all Public Gathering*. —THKV ALIM» DEAL IM — I ¡«»tir and Piuvi^ion» Subscnhi- for the CoVRiER r’fiNEER ONLY NEWSPAPER i.t* C•.Hint) ------- A N 1 > BLACKSMITH SHOP SMITH l»|«)S.( - - Proprietors». 6th street. Grants' Pass. Oregon, A PARALYZED BEAR. Field intersperced her lecture with i passages of scornful loathing for the A Florida Girl Spits In Its Eye at [»copie, who under guise ot a divine Close Quarter*. c.TON, Dec. 18, 86. revelation, were engaged in under N ew Y ork . Dec. 16.—The Tri week of the session mining the "noblest government on ,s grappling with a earth." She has confidence in the bune's Tallahasse sjxcial of Decem mportant questions, [»resent administration, and lielicves ber 15th, says: This morning, meni are the Tariff, Inter that President Cleveland ami Sena while Mr. Gaudier an<l his daughter mnoug aim, may he you’11 nefcr not no more state Commerce, the Tenure of Of tor Edmunds will grapple success were on their way to mill they were Your Is.uiu hcc un<l listen tnit hi» voice; attacked by a hear. The girl climbed For someting vol he nefcr tried l>eiore five Act. the Indian problem, the fully with the treason in Utah. a tree while her father was getting I le got*» to die; but it is not from choice. Sundry Civil bill, Congressmen act Of Interest to Settlers. I feel inc tanget pouty kvick gome nigh ing as attorneys for subsidized rail his gun ready. Gaudier, when he My own Rebecca lseiisteiU gout-py! prepared to shoot, was horror-strick roads, and Secret sessions. (Orqpmia*» ) en to find that the bear had reached O I h.d lofed you vier fond and true, 'Plie House of Representatives de The following circular will lie the girl in the tree and that he could I’nd often hat I luetyonr Vater’s wrath, clared emphatically that the Yellow read with interest by many settlers But now a tlesperadc deed 1 go to do. not shoot oik " without etuiangering Farewell! Farewell6» th dr <t bulk. Stone National Park shall not l>e in Oregon. The rules of practice the other. The girl, while in the desecrated by a railroad. There in local land offices, in contests lie Remember me. mv tearest if 1 die, Mine own Rebecca Isrnstejn, guot-by! was quite a spirite<l debate on the tween settlers and the State, are so tear s embrace, spat in his eye and subject. Hon. S. S. Cox thought modified as to throw the burden of brutn came tnnilding down, when Miss Gaudier Probable River and Harber Appropria- the bill asking for such a privilege proof on the state, which was form Gaudier killed him. tions for Oregon. should l>e entitled a measure for the erly on the settler, and to conclude dips snuff, and it was the discharge spoliation of the National Park the state’s claim when no protest or of this which disconcerted the bear. W ashington . Dec. 24.—The The measure, he said, had its origin After the bear showed such a de committy on rivers and harbors in coqtorate greed. Behind it, no application is made for hearing, cided preference for the girl's com within sixty «lay s after notice to the have now considered the ()regon doubt, were railroad monopolists, ■ items, and Hermann, who has l»een mid men who worked, notin the in governor. Formerly the onus pro- pany, it was cruel for her to spit itt in active consultation with the com terest of the |>cople of the United bandi was on the pre-emption or his eye. Perhaps she intended he homestead claimant, and the state would hang on till he got used to it. mittee. thinks that iu view of the States, but for themselves. after default, appealed the settlers' disposition to frame asmall'bill this Thats the way almost any other Half a dozen Congressmen for or session, the following will be the against the scheme were drawn cases, and in many instances defeat young fellow would have done. To ed them upon technicalities: most Oregon can exj>ect, and what briefly into the debate, and one of she will probably receive: Mouth of them was Representative Kelley, of D epartment ov tiik I nterior . ) say the least, the story is bear-ly G eneral I. and O ffice , reasonable Columbia.Si25.oro; Cascade locks. Pennsylvania, who is called the Washington, I). C.. Dec. 13'86 $100,000; Yaquina bay, $55,000; Father of the House, because of bis A New War Story. Registers and Receivers United Coos bay $25,<xx>; Willamette river age and long service. He has been alxjve Portland, $7500; Lower Will in Congress over thirty consecutive States Land Offices Gentlemen: ¡•tiring the war about twenty con amette and Columbia $35.000; Co years, and is the oldest man in the The tulcs heretofore in force relative federate soldiers were left at Fort quille river, $12,000; Um|xjua. lower branch. Mr Kelly implored to the admission ot entries and fil McHenry, stored away in a fodder $5000; Up[>er Columbia and Snake the House to stand by the sanctity ings on lan selected (and prior to loft under guard. One morning rivers, 5000: The committee has of the one national park on this con their approval and certification by Captain Ned Bridges was playing generally striven to bring the appro tinent, and protested against any the secretary of the interior as an innocent game of cards, when the priations as low as possible, and it action which would encourage other swamp and overflowed and ren sick call was sounded the signal lias, therefore, required watchful speculators to ask the American dered thereby unfit for cultivation," for ailing soldiers to re|x»rt at the work to secure a prospect ot the Congress to allow them to invade are hereby modified as follows: 1. When any settler upon such surgeon's office and be examined. alx»ve lilieral outline. Hermann that territory. lauds or applicant to enter the same "Lieutenant,” said Captain Bridges, thinks the senate will add at least Naturally Senator Beck is iudig turning to a young soldier, "answer $40,<xx» for the Cascades and the nant to find a substitute reported under the public land laws of the sick call for me and let its finish this mouth of the Columbia: $ io ,«> k > for for his original bill prohibiting United States shall apply to make a ------ Q q down ’? th there fre and and person- P*™0"* Yajmina: $5000 for Coos bay, and memlx-rs of Congress from acting as filing or entry under said laws, ac *ame .snnnanie.l bv n statement under ; “ e me, and tell the doctor you want possibly smaller additions to the attorneys or employes for railroad eompanied by a statement under another lx>x of his liver pills." The others. companies which hold charters on oath corrolxirated by two witnesses, obliging lieutenant marched out and Answering complaints, it may be land grants or other aid from the that the land iu its natural state is pnx?eeded with other soldier«, under said that Hermann introduced at United States. Outside of the Sen not swamp and overflowed and ren the escort of the guards, to the sur the first <>f the session bills f«5r im ate dnd railroad circles the Beck bill «lered thereby unfit for cultivation, geon's office. When the name of proveing the Oregon rivers and hat is regarded as a measure that should the register ami receiver will allow Captain Bridges was called, the lieu such filing or entry "subject to the bors, but through inadvertency the have been a law long ago. tenant.s face appeared at the little fact was not telegraphed. Contending for the consideration swamp land claim. " 2. Upon the admission of any window. " Doctor," he began, "the of his bill, the Kentucky Senator Patent* Granted. such filing or entry the register will pills you gave me helj>ed me upcon- said it was indecent for Senators considerably, but I want another The following are the patents and memliers to sit and vole ujxm at once notify the governor of the Ijox. I think another box will fix state thereof, and allow him sixty granted to the citizens of the Pacific measures affecting great tailroad inc up all right." "Didn't them States during the past week, and companies to the amount of bun days within which to object to the pills cure you?" asked the doctor reported expressly tor the C ourier dreds of millions while hiving the jierfection of the entry ami to apply abruptly, looking over his spectacles by C. A. Snow & Co., Patent law money of those companies in their for a hearing iu behalf of the state at the lxigus Briilges. "No Imt an yers, opposite U. S. Patent Office, [Rickets. Public right ami the lion to prove the swampy character of other box will fix me. I think." or of every Senator and Represent« the land Washington, D. C.: j. When a hearing is ordered "Well, well," said the doctor, half J. C. White, San Francisco, Cal. tive was involved in having the to himself, "I'll have to change the Anatomical chart. L. H. Titus, world to understand that no man lietween the state ami claimant un treatment on you.” Thereupon he Los Angeles, Cal., Fruit gathering was sitting in either House as the «1er the public land laws, the burden picked up a graduating glass, and shears. J. S. Seatter. Yisalia, Com hireling, or the retained attorney, of proof will be upon the state to from various liottlcs mixed the most bined rake and hoe. T. Price. San or the agent of any of these subsi establish the character of the land. infernal miss that mortal ever saw. 4. When no protest or applica Francisco, Neutralizing fumes. 1). diz.ed railroad corporations The lieutenant shuddered. When Lubin, Sacramento, Cal.. Clod It will ‘ lie interesting to the old tion for a hearing is presented on the villainous compound was made crusher and seeder. J. M. McKay, Mexican veterans over the country the part of the state, as herein pro up the doctor stirred it vigorously Rocklin, Cal.. Safety snap hook. to know the exact condition of the vided, the state will lie deemed con ami viciously, and handing it out C. W. Iloit, Sacramento. Cal., Mexican Pension bill at this time. eluded from thereafter asserting a said, "Drink that." The lieutenant Grafting tool. I). Houser, Stock- The House [»assed it and the Senate claim to the land under the swamp took hold of the glass, and chills ran ton, Cal., Harvester. W. Hayes, amended it so as to restrict the bene land grant. 5. The foregoing applies only to up and down his spine, "Doctor,” Los Angeles, Cal., Railway tricy ficiaries to veterans who have at those states whose claims are ad he stammered, "I'd— I'd er heap cle. O. Carpenter, Oakland. Rub tained the age of 62 years. It is justed by examination-, in the field. rtither take the pills." "Drink it'" ber dam clamp. I Baldwin, San now liefore the House for action, 6. Where swamp land selections stormed the doctor, and in the ex Francisco, Cal., Stool. R M. Bills, but for some reason Representative are based upon the field notes of citement the medicine went down Eldridge, of Michigan, chairman of Oroville, Cal., Sheep shears. the lieutenants throat, When the the committee which has the matter survey, and the land is alleged not lieutenant returnol to the fodder For the first time in its history, in charge, does not seem anxious to have been in fact swamp and loft lie was very glum. When the Oregon has a State Printer in fact, to push it. Friends of the bill, un overflowed, and rendered thereby game of cards grew monotonous. as well as in name, Since his elec willing that there should lie any unfit for cultivation at the date of Captain Bridges turned and asked, tion to that office, Mr. Frank C. longer delay, propose now to press the swamp land grant, the burden 1 "Lieutenant, git them pills?" Baker has pnrcbace«! a large outfit, the House to pass it with the Sen of pr«Hif will lie ii | miu the contestant "Naw!" "Well,” said the captain, consisting of three presses and a ate amendment, and thev are confi ot adverse claimant under the pub "you needn't lx* so snappish about great quantity and assortment of «lent that a majority of the memliers lie land laws. 7. You will promptly ad vi,t this it. What did the doctor say?" "He type, which he has placed in po will vote in its favor. said be was going to change the office when notice is given the gov sition in the new quarters assigned Tariff conferences have lieen in treatment on you, and if you don't ernor in any case stating the d ite him in one wing of the capital build order during the entire week, held git well it ain't my fault, for I've ing. Although his term of office bv the Morrison faction, the Ran of such notice an«l the description taken the nnstiest dose for you that doe« not begin until January he is dall faction, an«l the Republican of the land involved. You will also cvei Isaw!" [ Atlanta Constitution. already doing all the state work tin protectionists, and much interest is duly report the governor's action III • “Don’t Amount to Much.” der contract with W. H. Byers, felt in regard to what will lie done each case W m . A J. S parks . the retiring official. He employ» in the House. Mr. Morrison will Bro. Nixon, of the Yreka Journal, Commissioner. twenty- two men and hasone of the ask the House to go into committee say». " Medford don't amount to Approved largest and most complete offices of the whole to consider revenue much, there were a few lots sold at L. C, L amar north of San Francis« «». His facilities measures an«l that means that there fust." Well, perhaps it don't amount Secretary. admit ofa large increase ot this force will lie a test vote in the House at to much to a man who has lived in whenever the exigencie of the ser that time to decide whether ti e pro MOt’ND RANCH, Dec 27, 1886. a dilapidated mining town. But let vice require it. There is every pros ]x*sition to revise the Tariff this eh . cot hie i< Mound Sunday us see; we have a railroad with dai pect now of having our statutes is muter shall l»e approved or rejected sell«x>l had a Christmas tree at the ly trams, a fine depart, large ware «ue«l l»ef«>re thev are totally forgot According to the new law govern m li<nil house on Saturday night, and houses that send out 20 car loads of ten.—(West Shore ing the Presidential succession, in to say it was splendid would hardly grain daily, a telegraph office, the Last Sunday morning Jacob Hoo ■ise of removal, «leath, resignation, give a full idea of its good qualities finest bri.ik hotel Ix-tween Red Bluff, ver died at his home near Hillslioro. or inability of the Vice President, The children in their declamations Cal., and Salem. Or. Besides this, Mr Hoovers d< ith was not nnlooked the duties of the office arc to l>e as and song», did honor to themselves we have another large brick block for, as his last illness had been pre sinned by the Cabinet officers in the and credit to their school. There ■jf, feet front by 70 feet deep, two ceded by a gtadual failing for sev following order. First, Secretary of were quite a numbor of rewards of stories high and to the-« we must eral years Jac«»b Hoover could well State, second. Secretary of the merit given by my «laughter, who add fiv <>ne store brick business lay claim to being <>ne of the pio Treasury: third. Secretary of War. has been superintending the <h«x>l lions. all in active use Nor is tieers of the Pacific coast. He came fourth. Attorney General ami then for some time Among them was this all. w< must still swell the list across the continent with the pritin the Postmaster General. Secretary a half dozen Morocco boon«! bibles by an addition of 25 or more frame tive ox team, fory two years ago. of the Navy and Secretary of the which were given to a < lass «>1 liovs business houses <x cupied by person < settling in < Jregon in the fall of 1844 Interior. Con.sequently. official so and girls who lia«l made the !ie«t as well skilled in their several call He has reside«! in the state ever since ciety is agitated over the question recor«l in their le-sons Sister R mgs as . an t>e found 111 any place and wv> widely known lionore«! and of social precedence. Wlio shall Cox read an ex<«llent article on (outside of Yreka of courseWe respected. He was in the seventy- rule first, walk first talk first, call T« in|xr.in«e that m« . with y neral sttp|Mise our worthy cotem means bv third year of his age at the time of first, and sit nearest the «listin approval. Ever) thing went «ifT ver\ the "few lots at first sold," the par his death Among hischildren arc guished host, the Senator « wife, or pleasantly and all went home well cels of land whereon the three him Jacob Hoover. E -<|.. lawyer of Spo the Cabinet officer's wife ' It is a pleased with the entertainment dn-d residences and business hous kanc Falls; Thoma- B Hoover, of matter that co dd not be settled by The past week has Ix-en a little moist es w hich comprise a portion of our Wasco county an«l Mr* B Kiilin. haphazard concessions an«i so it has and last night gav us a real Oregon town, have !>eeti built. We have a l»ccti suggested to the lacFes that the mist from alxiut 8 o'cltx'k and yet large publit school, employing three of Portland.—(Ex. eldest l»e allowed to go first it come« at 7 this moming. I><> teachers, and two private schools. A party of Sou’hern Pacific R Two notable w'itneti have lec tiired not put Rcvervn I to my name, in Come down, brother, before you at R. surveyor« in rharg«- of Assist here during the week, on subject» fact do not give it to any human tempt to write its tip again: come ant Chief Engineer John A Gr.« [«ertfneiit to the interests of woman being, for it Iselongs to <»«wl alone over and see us, ansi take a look at ham, made camp at Doilarhidc's on kin«!. Miss Kate Field spoke for See Psalms, CXI., 9. "H«>1> and our well graded streets and broad Tuesday night of last week, and are the emancipation of woman from the reverend is his name. This is the side walks, our fine location, and the now running a preliminary line degradation of Mormonism in Utah, only place in the bible that I fin«l rich and fruitful country around us. on the west side of the valley, to and Mrs. Jeune»» Miller talked for the word reverend used Publish Yes, come over, and we will show ascertain if it lie practicable to a the liberation of all women from the 1 this so that others may profit by it you round and «line you at the Rid void tiic Bn« k R«>ck tunnel l*«ip by tiondage «»f busties, whalelxmes. dle House — (Monitor. M. PKTKRSON. making a neatl'. straight line with steels, high heels ail other grade hiivlra.ices to worn clopment th« presctil Miss •e«7«Mr t . GTON LETTER. - ; FOR THE CELEBRATED • NO. II Grant's 1'iuv«, so named after tieneral Grant, >« a oxintyr «eat centrally fixated in Southern Oregon. It is a progressive railroad town of 1000 inlialoUnla, and is the main supply point for a large ixietion of ixiuntry uevuted to nuning, Tnotberiag agriculture and fruit-raising. (Innate un- escelled The Cot Kirs tieing tlx1 only paper pub lished in Jiaephine comity, with a good circulation in .lavkxoti county, enable* it to be one of the Issa advertising medium* in "southern Oregrwi. l or rates, addrem fine Cot aura. Grant's I'ami, Oreg<m.