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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1887)
Home Seekers, Attent^ I' The Yn-ka Journal urges the With this issue of th* Cornii t. • • we begiu the y ear 18S7. S» far as building of a bramh railroad from' FOR SALE igeili Pwr of Jofopìi« Conatr. ormi. the Coi Kli K i~ coimrixd, it make* Verb i, t • intersect the main line at |0(>. ..r tb,. f the iKginniiig with n ncwid h< pts i ither the salt works or towards. lan.l f>r »29 ,,.r JAN. 7 1SX7. and xs.ur.UKcs of sir- ■«?- FRIDAY 1 ta< < >rr~ or anjr letter place; and ie- hom <»rant » 1W .»n \, - l ’ I Having ludid lo < iww- uus’iies- aj th«4 (»Lief, I nu> >>ff<ring my Bin-r- Tills far,., ... year ago it w 1. 4 pn’etit < t.ide lievea YreCn would become the sup-J large stock of rich river l-ilt.J,,,,.; j had but two third, it* press nt circu plv point for the interior country] .-Mhi, n-s.if th- s:rn1(.1|,i ;i ,..lll,IT*’-t. ^ the baluiu-e is of II,.. (¡n.,t l.itiou; it bad bul oue halt it» pro a» Ur south a- Happy Camp. ill, COKRESIDNDE.VL. other timber and l«.tur,- ¡»¿t ent .tami ng ad', and was without support of which it says: good null nit»: enmity r..■. I living waLi Wc invite <-orref-|i«»idi-n<-e froin all •*■' a Job Press. At this writing the of “Mr. James Camp, the well know n liouson H ibjei ts uf b« al and olile» in- th.- i la.e near Biiiklinp, .1„ merch :nt <4 Happy Camp who has fice is fully cqiiipix-d and fully es 6 ri si*. 1 large ho««,., _• |a^. i,, /'-«!», also resided in this county for sever WHh «,.-li leller li,»- nana1 alai iwldr»»» tablished as one of the iiistitutious smoko house :m.| oftlcr , ‘ t.f ila1 M-fidi-r IH rcpiire.l, <**p* 1 ially il of the county and it heralds with al years past, considers Yreka the young .xchard; gur-len :ln.l nearest point for all business down »»•nt (<»r imbla-ation all under ion«*: ven pleasure the fact that it. progress is the Klamath, and that w ith a branch Ulnthi- farm can 1«. , . ' ' •< corn sweet piUtoe*. only an index to the general ad road into Yreka all the freighting EDITORI AL NOTES AND NEWS. peaches, gram, timothy . (-|0Ver’ “«“¡us vancement of the country which it of Happy Camp ami vicinity, and NEW FUR NTIGRE STORE!/. \ T GREATLY RKDIX'EI) PRICKS. would make »-veral g.,,| | ;“c M Tim Garwood is wanted in Wash represents. In the enjoyment of an Orleans Bar, Cottage Grove and the clim it.1 and other a lvi,,t ,.’•*■•» A. J. SEI XiE, many other portions of Humbolt I«1 ejnuilud in Grego;» it ,,i ...jT’i,'*R|‘ - A Full Line of ington Territory, for burglary , says enviable |>osition, and surrounded for colonists or other« to »■« ami 1 lei Norte counties, w ould come Main St.. -I 4lii an.I 5th Grant» Pa»». fore buying eDew here. the Statesman. by natural resource., Grants Pass from below by way of Yreka in pref — ll.j. jiurt opened a New — <>h<ll!GE ft. GOWji; has made marked progres . and will erence to the coast. 25 Gin] Hrant » Iix Governor Addison C. Gibbs Mr John Wood. of Sciad. a pio continue to improve to the dimen of this State, did in Ixmdon on the neer of the ,50 perirxl, in town this WI kt »* will le keja ..ii han,I ami for sah* summons ' --- sions of an important commercial Will be kept in Stock. all kitcls '»< week, says the trade of that section ,V»th nit., at ths age of 6o years. IN the fin-nit Court of the stl.„ . city if its citizens utilize those ad will also tap the railroad here in Furnitur?. Bedding. Picture Frame». gon, in iu«HortheCoiiiitv0<jZ*'*f BrackM». Etc.. Etc. James McDonald, a coal miner vantages. During the past year. preference to depending 011 j>ack PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS. John IV. Howard and ( h, O.x-Frim Win ! w-Fr.iinen, Bracket, trains from Crescent City. He says was killd at Newport recently bv a the finest bridge in Southern Orc partners under the firm nau,,. ‘ ?k" lit,- , iiia.le to ord. r. H]>ecial att -ntion o- of.i w. h « ikiu ,„ cave in the mine. gon. and the longest one, has been 75 mules are kept busily employed given to John S.i lmtham defendant all the year round, supplying Happy , built across the Rogue River at this I X I > i: KIA KI X < i. Camp, Sciad and other places on the Summons lor the n-eo- rrv of nioC1. Hibbs the defaulting Postmaster Thanking the public anil my many customers for their patronage in place: immense orchards and vim- Klamath, in making regular trips ltepairii.g in 1 ail kiih U <4 work in my line neatly an I promptly executed. at Lewiston, has at last lieen con- th', put, I can now make it to their yards have lieen planted: health has from CrescentCity. al an expense of] — ALSO — In the name of the State of or(. victed of forging postal order No. been excellent all over the country. 31.. cents per pound, while wagon are hereby required to appear andaLi 22.76«. Manufacturer ’ s road communication is afforded from tlieeonipbimt of the aD.ye „¡,„M.,i 2 and nothing ha. occurred to mar the Yreka and Fort Jones all the way tills in the above entitled aetiun ,',,i AGENT Messrs. Hermann, Mitchell and happiness or prosperity of the jxo- down the Klamath, except a few alaive entitled Court, now on til..¿»h, for the plc that could be attributed to the Clerk of said Court, on or I. f..r.. '■ Dolph are outlining some important miles close to Happy Camp, to be day of the next term of saidcin-iiin congressional legislation in lehalf country. During the year now lx- built next Spring when the weather to-w it: permits. fore Us, we have reason to expect of our waterway s. Ihc iithdavoi April..\.]i. 1Xs. The jieople of Scott River, Fort the connei tion of the two railroads Ami you are hereby notified that if. The Decemlier number of the <>f Oregon ami California at the line Jones, Oak Bar. Honolulu, and other fail to ap|a ar and answer sai,|..... , sections, are also strongly favorable The Best Mill “West Shore” is a handsome affair. dividing the two States This event as hereby require I, the pL.intitfa B1|] ( to Yreka as their base for supplies made. . judgment Against y ou for the suni.^v 'l'he lithograph picture of Mount wil| a(W' ni||ch to thc prosperity of in securing goods fioin below, hav A share of publie iiaironage is ren|>e<'t- • two and 72-1IM) dollars, with inter. • 11. mm I is also choice. thirty-two and 7-’-10t> dollars thereof fr Southern Oregon because it will put ing g<Hxl wagon roads already built, fully eoli. ; ted. and satisfaction guaranteed iMr 1 y hinu.uy 30th. 1HH', at the rale of eight. which can all be shortened consider cent, ami interest on twentvdollar,nJ. < )tir tax law game law. scho :1 our latent mining industries at the ably to Yreka, at a verv small ex of Ireni May first Dts5, at the rate ,,1^ door» of thc rich and venturesome law and several other law-, ought to pense. per eent. togi (her with costs ;m,| ,1],^ mining men of Nevada and Califor mentH to be taxed. Andy...... Is'gs leave to inlorin the public that ho is now nicely loculeil on tlw> corner of lx- amended by the legislature which Lakeview. notified that ujhiii no tion. ,|;1|v lha' nia; it will give us flixxls of travel convenes at Salem on the loth. 6TH AND H STREETS, GRANT’S PASS. OREGON, Hon. L K. Webster. Judge of kiid t era, tourists, home-seekers, and oth Lakeview, the Ei>. Cot rieh ctlit Coil't, did. on tlie llllli day ,,f |y,T I. ( 1 )A\1 1 )S< )N, With a lair go Assortment of the county scat of Luke county. < >r Thera are heavy snow storm« pre era, and it will place us half-way tier 1SSG, imike an order directing t| service of the summons i" tjie above, Ix/ai’inj* Portrait and Lan 1 scat vailing near Walla Walla and Bon Ix-tween Portland ami San Francis egon, is a lx.-autiful town situated at | titled action Is1 nmd-1 ll|sih saiddetviuia the head of G<x»se lake, and at the lieville. T iegraphic communica co, which at one* gives us a com- John S Chatham by pul.lieation |h;r. foot hills on the eastern side of the in the Rogue River C oi kikb , a week And every thing to bo found in a Firxt-Claas store, w hich I will sell lion has been suspended and trains mercial advantage equal to having valley, at an altitude of alxmt 4600' ncwspa|ier published at (¡rants I’.o,. 125 First St.. Portland, Oregon. blockaded. two lines of opposing railroads feet. It has about 500 inhabitants.: said coiintv ot Jinwphim1. for a ueriui. VERY LOW FOR CASH, OR MARKETABLE PRODUCE, First National Rank. six weeks successively. through the country. Before the quite a number of first class business v Call and see me before purchasing elsewhere. DAVIS BhoWEit. Mrs. E. A. DeMoss. wife of Prof. houses, a newspaper, churches fra year is out we hope to see trains Attorney lor i’iaintitf.. ternal societies and schools. The . James DeMoss, died in Ronburg. By order oi passing through our town almost jx-ople are of a very social turn anti L. ft. Wrnsnai, Dec. iHth 'l'he Ih-Moss family every hour in the day. which, if we strive to make it pleasant to any and Circuit Judge. gave one of their entertainments at realize it. will give ns a prestige all that may go among them for the •his place recently, giving good 1er Sale or Re never liefore dreamed of. To say jmnw.se of promoting the interest satisfaction. ------- DEALERS IN ------- the least, we feel certain that thc and welfare of their community 1 I \ I: ’ I oí 16 > .ieri s sitil Pictures Enlarged in Your correspondent can not frti l ■àXliaim.l ris'k, f< i-Sa'cor !■ A sjiecial to the Oregonian of date coming year will do more for South words to express his thanks for the ó i a. i< - mi<l< r .-ull'witovn, ■ 3<>th, Dec. says it isa misiake about ern Oregon than the one ju-t passed kindlies-, ami hospitality received] to graia alad vegetable., i l .m i t< rir.s, cali cui o, a'Iifres.sl tlwrc having been a commission ap , has done. < >ur progress, how ever, from the citizens of that little ham Qth St., between Muin and H, Grants Pass, Or*. CRAYON. SUITI il let; and perchance any of the citizens will come much sooner and surer. pointed to visit the Klamath reser 5<>tf Grantil I Live the Largest and most ( ompleto Stock in their lino in Southern (*t Lr- u, which of that place visit the town of < Irants OUT-1 MX >R GROUPS. thvv will sei! vation to confer with the Indians as I if we organize and work together Pass, may they meet with the same j RESIDENCES. ETC.. \s Low' AS TITK LOW’HST. to the .dotaient of land in severaltx The |*-ople should put down all rdialitv. Having digressed some INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS. ‘jealousies, unite npon the public what. will return to my subject. 1 AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED Peter Cook, a driver for the Ort good, and prepare for the step for The climate of this section is very T own IXH gon Steam Bakery at Portland was ward so sure to come. pleasant in the Summer, and the l ’< )U ^A Li : in I >1 H N K W Winters aie very short. During my run over by the Mc.Minville express twenty days stay, there were only On next Monday tlie Oregon leg Des ¡ring lo go to < iermaiiv ■ J in that city on the 31st nit., cutting I oller f< r sale a* lo-, cites. | Imtb legs off causing death in an i islature meets in Salem, thc first du two or three days of unpleasant Stock "U hatul. f-vgeil i r vv itli t weather, reminding me much of the ty of which, after its organization, oli vviii. h thè shop, aro loca1 hour and twenty minute.. Rogue river climate. The soil is Front St., adjoining Courier Office, olio a -re of gro’i.i | favor.i'ily I will be to install the new State of well adapted to agriculture, but the GRANTS PAS>, OREGON. ri sideree. Callón ortuldicJ Th? Sentinel sensibly remarks ficers. The new governor will then principal industry is stock-raising. 1 mjkì : fìh that. “It all the old-ettlers ui Ore deliver his message to thc law ma there being thousands of acres suit We have ‘•¡ h id d a. ■('¡a.' Flour I ’ uni Pia nix. '.u-k-oi gon w ho cut timber on public land kets. The next administration will able lor grazing. Government land and Pee<! Store in the building forinerlv cH-utipied as a saddle and harness shop. I were to l>e arrested for so doing, we .practically lie Democratic. The can still lie had for homesteads or wlu‘re we vill keep consfantly on hand fear that some of our most eminent , I temocratic governor ami 1 icmo- pre-emption. Farm products of all and Hr wale the ln->t brands of descriptions, anil fruits of every va judge, would lecome criminals, uu cratic treasurer will make a majori I Itmr, Com and Oat Meal. The World Renouned riety are raised in abundance, and less saved by the statue of limila ty in the lsiard which controls all bring fair pri<*s. Flour retails al Wheat, Bariev, Oats. Mill 1 S IssEJ.i lion. ’’ matters not directly in the hand' of >4 so |>er hundred, egg . sue per and ( hop l eed. Bran, Ihc l.t;i liii"- Hon-I <ii Li Ht lin L dor... and other products in propor The legislature is and everything pertaining to a The Salem Statesman thinks that the governor tion. Timlier abounds m the f<xit Josephine countv has been unusual Republican in Imth branches. hills and mountains, the principal 1 FIRST CLASS FEED STORE. I ree C ucii tu anil ¡r >ni this species lieing the pine, jumper and W. RAZEE & SON. ly honest in returning to the Sccre The citizens of Grants Pass, ami nahogony, suitable for lumber and POPULAR HOUSE. :Utf Proprietors. tan of State the sum of #259.56, every other town, should rememl>er fuel. '1’herc are four steam '.iw mills CHARGES REASONABLE. which amount was left aftei build that “in union there is strength." in this colintv. Most of the land iug the bridge at this place, out of and that “a house divided against suitable for agriculture is covered the State's appropriation of JUo.ooo with sage brush, which is easily re ProprieTOr. ! itselt can not stand.' Factions and moved. This county is out of debt tor that purpose. their curses of each other, have no and has money in the treasury, with L. S SivilTH, - Proprietor 1 Tin j )x. Well-, Fargo \ Co., have with charms for out ears. If we can not taxes very low : which can not lie drawn from tlic O R X N Co > discuss questions that necexsarilx a said of any other county in < fregon. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. And all goods handled by Cor. of Front and 4th Sis.. lines and have discontinued all lines rise, in a business like manner, we The sulphur springs in the inimedi ate vicinity, is another feauture .dong that road. The company w ill had letter not let our progressive which can not lie passed by slightly STAVHK Grant's Pass, - - Oicgon. continue to do business on the East spirit get the start of ns so as to and as its curative ’pnqierties are ------ Including the ------ ami est side division of the O. X raise questions just lie dormant, known .110 doubt in the future will lie F.Ml’lRJ MOWERS. REAPERS and BINDERS. Tir PEOPLE’S MEAT MAIJKI T i> a* renow ned a' any springs in the C. railroad amt on the steamer line and let the moss grow over us now i an,I pr.-pared to supply cu-t"lii HYDRAULIC PIPE and GIANTS er* with tlw chvace.t cuts of world It is the intention of the to San Francisco burnished on short notice \\ e cordially invite all to examine our goods Thirteen hundred dollars reward present manager to build more bath BEEF. rtrr and prices before purchasing. During the past eighteen months is offered by Modoc county for the houses, and otherwise make it a MUTTt >N. • '.taut, Arthur Hendricks MeClel delivery dead or alive of the Ixslv pleasant health resort. The altitude springs, etc., make this place a per PORK. lan, Tilden, Hancock, Adams, of Ouray Reed. who murdered feet sanitarium for those who .ire Spct lai l eiiiis hi ( oininurt ial FISH and FOWL, Brown uud legm have passed James Rinn at Fort Bidwell on piedisjMised to consumption rheu I r.iveler' At pi ices ranging from .» that buuruc ire .t UK* no Christmas night, Following is a matism and other chrome ailments. itr ILI*- > rM»ar«h‘<l Reasonably. and < ' uni r M ux ,V F ront S ts . (. rant ’ s P ass . O kecu . x This county, with the advantage of Eight to Ten Cents per Pound. traveler returns ’ ano th» ■''until description of the murderer Sati'i.Dtien ¿iiai.in’tH'i / ■<b a railroad, is destined to lie one of mourns its bwa :’»r»ti Anexcbau verv ’Thirty years old five feet ten the most flourishing sectton' in Or All kinds of Having op iKd a Family Grocery. I hereby announce to the public that truly says: inches high, florid camplexion. san egon. FRANK. 1 have a new ami well selected stock of New Millinery Store. It is an honored list, and it is dy mustache two front teeth out doubtful if within the same brief weight r sb to it,, tt.s gray eves The Oregonian, in a lengthy ar put Up by l¿x¡MTÍ< nued First ( Lo* I ' A share of the public tkUronAgc r<ï- js-iiod death has ever liefore aimed sharp features anil high cheek Imites. ticle on the strong mindednexs of (i I.KII.y (U).XI ¡A TIOM:KII:S \\|i 'f ABLE WARE ers. H|»ectfully ^»liciteti. at so mauv shining marks. Each MRS FLANAGAN XM TI FFS Governor-elect Pennover and his bvxch BROS Of course y ou aiv like other new - was ¡ hiss , x-d oi a strong nidividu Bought since the Sweeping Reduction in freights, from thc East, ami Have opened a new :t2ti decided tendency toward reforming Proprietors ahtv and was a representative of p.qxr men and can answer questions marked down at Bottom Prices I also sell the i -t the administration of the state, adds Millinery and Dressmaking '' " ic particular form of American when yon have space to spa:,- We would like to know li -vv to turn citizenship." “However an aggressive govern CELEBRATED DAVIS VERTICAL SEWIXC, MACHIXE. ESTABLISHMENT a teacher off when you don t like or with a “mind ot Ins own. is al The following bill was introduced him. the teacher being an Irishman’ wav - in danger of encountering a which has no equal in eam- of management and great rangy of work (>P|w**itc < iiinplx'ii a Tutl'* Bion» on (»th ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ by Hon. Binger Hermann Deccm legislature equally determined; and AHLF & MESSERVE Propr i. rtrcvt Mv I ,S to make it to the interest of tlms. having «mfa ,,r 1st We should turn an Irishman there are n<>t a few who anticipate l<er 20, INH6: •luce, to trade with me. * M ais S thekt . a mt.i. ToiSiKi vs, TlfK l-INStoN off just the same as a Dutchman or an interesting contest letween the HA1RW0RI ||( STAMPING MillY hot i . i im ’■ P as « Scotchman One precaution w* administration and the law makers ________ ____________________________ J- M • < ’ll I L FX. (27-6in OF JAMES UiMlliV. should take that is. -ee that the Be it enacted by tin Senate and Irishman vlidn t have his shelala in GO TO THE SUPPLY STORE S \ GKEl-.NI N SON House oi Representatives of the lli< fist just as we legan to turn M 11 \ *T.. in front «»f ihr Fartmt. United Stales of America in Con [Echo. Main St.. Giant's Pass, Or. 11 i* a now line •»: givss as a. mblcd. I hat theSecrvtarv ’ >pp»Hi(e the K . K >ho|Mi Here is a gixx! reci|vc MUTTON, A IkMiS GLOVE.1. CORsEiT>. of the Interior he and hr is herebv once said to Pat Patrick. I don't RfCIHNGS I I I Ml < autlionzcvl and directed to incrcass <■ neral Mining Snpplit' Etc.. Etc., TH ' RIBBONS BoNNETs. the pension of James Wisaly, ot want you any longer \ <m max come Ill — * — IValerx and It IT' CHARLES DECKER. PropT. Grants Paa-. <h*gon. formerly of up to the office to morrow and get AXD BoLotiNA. I ll'lr ' an I i Illi DREN s the Forty thirit Regiment Regular your money.’ Patrick BF.'l BRAND' ill WINES, l.lql oi;. Be Ja Guns, Revolvers, t I OI I \K> \ 11 VI Ts. su Rs. ■ dars ri it in stock Army, in tile war of eighteen linn tiers ami I am fit to take it n< >w. " ' IHN' INI INF' I. V ! I Bacon and Lard ----------- ■—-<)— - — Y M 1 X ! TI O X Nl TS. ! ADII'.' I ’N I l.W I y|;. dred and twelve, and who .utnallv served in said war as a soldier oi tuc 1 )i:< K U.K’ IU >A KI >1 X< ; 11< >1 ALWAYS ON HAND. A fai mei of Linn von — ami — 4c. has just riiliii-Tictlt. tillen. Fi re- Werb Republic, to for tv dollars jx-, month, l>erti convicted in Judge Kt.IT IN IIK'T-< I \" STYLE. WD Till. 1 h?advs I.AC1 > OF ALL KINDS ri> \\ I I.IN,, pc|;i p p p i M. a in lieu <>t eight dollais | h - i month 1 t Delivered any pfti ce it. Town REPAIRING \ SPECIALTY court o| swearing tal-x-lv tu provine, Mi l l WITH I VI j;V KINDNEs ani » vttention is now receiving under hi- | kiw >n np on his land, and seiitviiced to New Gooim Const.: itly A> iving. ccitifii.ite ittiml*r*<! ft ■ ne V car m Hic iH-ni!entiarv Sellin"' Out to Close Business I li E COI RI EIL FANCY GOODS, DRY GOODS. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Queens Ware, Glass Ware, &c., &c., STAI ’Ll I I RXII I RE STORE GROCERI J-2S Advantage to Call on me Before Purchasing Elsewhere. GEO. W. RIDDLE, RACINE WIM) MILL! NEW STORE! NEW GOODS’! NEW PRICES! LIVINGST( )NK WXXCE NEW FHOJOGRAPH GALLERY! PHOTOGRAPHER BOOTS and SHOES. DRY GOODS. I.. VANCE. VT S I I 1-2 R 1-21\> X- Jill )S( )X, India Ink, Water Colors or Hard-ware, Stoves and Tin-ware. Blacksmith and WaJ Studebaker Farm Wagons, Flour, Grain, and Feed Store, 1 I <' i e 1 <' Esmond H Plows ACME HARROWS, VICTOR WIND Chilled . GR ATS PASS M ills , Autocrat Wood Force LIVERY STABLE THOMAS GUINEAN, I’EIII’LE'S HEIT fllllMl walker , SAl-'l-- .tin T i : A . Fine Buggies, Hacks and Carts. New Store ano X cw Goods s a i ; s a ( ; h s Market. MRS. M. HYDE G U N S M I T H S. hoi Pi v - o ’< mm I s and Groceries. Pistols and Live • • Waldo. Oreeon. Fresh and Salted Beef, Pou,