f 11 E COT K I E K yy J WIMER. TO ADVERTISERS Publisher s- i ’B St 72 UTIO ,V B. 1 f£'5, ¡One Year (in advance) Pii yfoulb*. Three Montlis h.telle Copie» 25 <«' Job Printing of all Kinds —1K THE— An Independent Paper, Devoted Especially to the Interests of Southern Oregon. Very Latest and Best Styles. — and at the — 1 J(, A V < -st InVlllLT VOI HalcN. mor reatos at.— legal . DAVIS BROWER. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE ( OIMY, OR.. FRIDAY JANUARY 2S, 1SN7. •) HIP. HIP, HURRAH!’! I.ITTl K JOsr.rH I\y.. Correspondencw. NO. 41 Southern Oregon Mine*. turaul'a l'aas. au uamud alter Guuwral Grant, ia a county »eat centrally located in Noutliem Ort-gmi. It ia a prugreuive railroad town <* wQO inhabitants, and ia tlw luam supply |**nt for a large portion of wintry levied to mining, lumbering agrH ulture and frurt-raiauig. Ciunate un­ excelled Tire Centre« bring the only paper pulr- iished in loeepliine county, wrtt a good circulation in Jacluwn county, enable» it to tie one • * the l»-"l advertising mediums in Saanhem Orvgri*i. For rate*, addraaa Tux Cot bier . Grant's Put*. Oregon The New Route. by Lol i » e b . wa M. X E ast PoeTi.AND, Or., Jan. 17. Linkville people anticipate that Charles \V. Cornelius, writing to a They've named this <-oanVi Josephine, , En. Cot kier Upon mailing my friend in this city: "I ant now one- the bulk of freighting for this- year 1 last letter to you. I received from third owner in the Gold hill quartz lor Lake county will pass through Tin a pleasant |ilaee as uiay be se<-n, , vìe vNT's Pas», - - - - O rkoo N. 1 ign n i'" hlihi an I nountaiha high I Will the office the CovKthK of t le 17th mill, and also have contracts on their town on the road down the quickly gnx-t the traveler* eye and was much pleaaed with your three ledges, two of which are co 1- Klamath We hardly think se. It Will practice iu all the courte of thei Herr 'niongst the pleasant vales and hills (Criticism on the loose manner iu sidered as good as any in Orego i. will l>e a difficult undertaking to Fiate. OMce ua bixtli strwt, near j»i»t- Arc found 1 -ool spring*and sparkling rills; iwhich crime is dealt with iu our The null is a first-class ten-stamj turn the stream of travel from an old And .p-.artx leads in th“ lull» abound, I And here aie niities where gold is found. | courts of to-day; tlie faulty system mill and is running night amt day. established road whet* stations arc* S. U. MITCHELL, of drawing juries, etc. Until the The ore that «e are milling _ is low numerous and feed cheap, to a new The rvd man fished and hunted here ATTORNEY AT LAW. press of the land lifts a more nearly . grade but pays a handsome margin •road w here stations are few on the And kill« J full oft the frighted deer G rant ’ s P ass , .... Our.oov. united voice which shall be heard and could lie made a bonanza by last hundred nules, and feed very 1 Here did he build hia hut of bark, And left his squaw to do the aork. above the “jingle" of money and putting in more- stamps. What high. However, it is only a ques Will practice in ali State and Federal the cheap clap trap sophistrv of makes the ledge so valuable is the tion, when alt of otrr freight, and ev­ : To emk hi* soap early and late. Courte. Office on Main street. those charlatans (altogether too nu­ large body of ore and the cheapness en the mail, will come via Linkville. I And watch him, hungry, while he ate, And that for which he had no use. merous in the legal (?) fraternity of‘of working it. But for richness of as it is the shorter, and most prac­ SAM. WHITE, She ate, or gave to their papoose to day) who seem to regard success ore the Dardanelles or Knott ledge ticable route, when the road mice ATTORNEY AT LAW. But they .ire gone. Ur- white wan came. as equally commendable, whether stands second to none in Southern gets settled fol heavy teams, and G rant ’ s P as », - - - - D imon . And than hi* quiet gentle dqiue attained through stultification and Oregon, 1 washed $j.6o from oue feed stations are established. Bv The w arrior’s whoop no mon doe" «otrthl. subordination of jurors or by strict- pan of the decomposed rock and this new route freight caa be landed And peace and plenty here alidund. Will jiractice in all the Courte oí the State ly honorable and legal methods, we there has lx.cn as high as $7.50 in I^akeview for two cents per pound, Though years ago in large pack trains, may not hope fora return of the taken from one pan. It is not un­ or less, based on calculations made H. KELLEY. The weary traveler crowed the plains, times when, in this country, the common to wash $2 from one pan by merchants and freighters of both Now their rapidly growing need ATTORNEY AT LAW. honest, though poor man could go of rock, but it will lie impossible to towns. 1> well supplied by the iron «teed J acksonville . - - . - O regon . before the courts feeling assured mill auv of this ore until the roads The i>eop!e of Klamath have tak­ And now of churches we cun boast, j that his cause would be faithfully are settled. John Swiuden owns en hold of tlie matter in earnest, And other blessings quite a host. Will practice in all the Courts of the Throughout the county schools are taught! and impartially weighed and justice two-thirds of this ledge and your and will do alt in their |A>wer to State. Office in Court House humble servant the other third. turn travel through their town as it ' meted out. And eagerly is learning sought. I What an utterly absurd theory is —[Oregonian. I will undoubtedly be of great lienefit H. K. HANNAH, Please let in« have your kin 1 attention this advanced and acted upon in | J. J. Parker and William Crumley, to them, directly and indirectly. And of two schools I'll make brief mention ATTORNEY AT LAW. Die Eureka High School near Wildervillc ' our criminal courts, that the conqie- two old Black Ilill miners, who When we left there Monday, $1,400 Etnfmeonied in the pine-clad hills. I tent juror is the man who knows have ___________ t» < I rkgos J U'KSoNVlI.l.E, recently __________________ arrived at Gold Hill, had already been sulwcribed for nothing of the case, has not read from Coeur d'Alene, speak very en working tlie big lull lielow Plevna, Pr< f ssor Robin in you'll find Prepared to instruct the youthful mind, anything relating to the same (all couragingly of that locality, and and it was expected several other Office in Orth building, Oregon street lie and his estimable wife, the better if hejs unable to read) say that Southern Oregon mines are subscriptions would be received.— 8. W. FORBES, To lining good devote their life has not formed or expressed an the worst underated mines in the [Examiner. It'" just the place your tasks to learn. opinion as to the guilt or inn ili . e AND ind A ltu 'U sk , J oséphine And in Grants Pass, a growing tuwn, days, and in our country where the Hill is a great mining camp. All Cot xTV, OaruoX. A new paper out West has start­ There is it school of some renown. newspajier is found on every door- that is wanted are practical miners Professor Benson, late from Dram, ed under difficulties. !' tells its own | step, in every hotel, bar-room, way ­ And throe assistants, o’er it reign and capital to open the mines, and story as follows: “We begin the I ol lection# a Specially. Legal hurt ru­ This gives the town a charming feature, side Inn and business house, it is in a short lime the prejudice that j inent# promptly executed. He being an ex|x*rieli<-ed teacher. pretty safe to say that the man who j now exists against Southern Ore- publication of the Roccay Mountain Cyclone with some phew diphpicul- MEDI« AL. does not read enough to keep mod­ I mines as pect hole twenty feet deep cu or cays, and it will be phore or phive G rant ' s P ass , .... O regon GOODS SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY and sold And stores and many kinds of m I ioim , to citizens. And the man that reads any of them [Cor. News, weex liephore we get any. The to the farmer at from 25 to 50 per cent, less than similar Goods Where those who go with cash in hand, must, if he is possessed of ordinary Culls reeponded to at all hours, day or Are surely met with smiles so bland, mistaque was not pliound out till a mentality, form conclusions as he night. are sold at. Our PLOWS are given to the Fanner on a True Progrei*. day or two ago. We have ordered And inquiries aliout your health- reads, based upon the evidence l>e- W. H. FLANAGAN, M. I». Thoughts not of you, but of your------- fore him. It is the reading, think We have gained last year in po- the missing letters and will have to But I’m wandering from my theme, ing, reasoning man who's opinion pulation and in wealth, in commerce get along without them till they Physician and Surgeon, 1 I’d talk alone of Josephine. We don't lique the loox ov is of weight and always based upon and manufactures, and in resources coiue. fn™ For further particulars of Prices Etc., call upon our local agents, G rxxt ’ s P ass , .... O regon . this variety ov spelling any better Its lieauties ami improvements grand, We have increased the evidence and the law in any of every kind. GEO. W. RIDDLE, at Riddle and Grants Pass. Its handsome streams bv bridges spanned, given case, after all the evidence is our crop«, mined moreeoal and iron, than our readers, but inistax will DR. J. HINKLE, Central Point. Its factories and quarts mills too, Office at residence, corner Main and in. The opinion formed yesterday, built more railroads, extended our happen in the best regulated pham- And other tiling" both old and new, A DUNLAP, Phoenix. Third streets. Call attended any hour, Of which I'd "|>eak, had I the time based upon street rumor or newspa- greatcities, cleared the forest, brok alies. and iph the eph's and c’s and day or nigh. C. FARNHAM Ashland. And could 1 but command the rhyme. l«r rejKirts, is changed to-day (with en up the praire, turned the waste x's and q's hold out we shall ceep Or Address DR. F W. VAN DYKE the reading intelligent mail,) if foots laud into farms, are richer in stocks (sound the c hard) the Cyclone Wherever in this world we stray, as brought out upon a full investi-j and bonds and money and in all whirling aphter a phasion till tlie As time shall liear ua on our wav. sorts arrive. It is no joque to us— O regon . < i «rii lhn Our hearts will fondly turn, I ween, gation proves liis first opinion to measures of value. Murphy. Josephine County, Or. 40-ty] To our own lovely Juuephine aphpair." have lx.cn founded in error. Not These are gratifying evidences of it's a serious ■ -..... ♦ ♦— — ■■ ' ' ■ English and German Spoken. so the non-reading incapable-of growth They indicate that a free Dispatch from San Franctsco Jan. An Honorable Roll. Office on Main street, near drug store. formitig-an opinion, stupid who is Repubic, which is the best form of 12th says: The prevalence of diph The ardent, enthusiastic courage so popular with the kind of lawyer government,^ is conducive to the tlieria is causing much apprehension general ’ welfare, and that the people in this city. During the month of of Logan and hia pugtmeious tem- mentioned above. u It is patent to every observing prosper under a government of the December seventy-six cases of that I per, he probably inherited from his Snow-Flake Brand — The Best in the Market. disease and forty seven deaths have Irish father. Beginning with Slier- man who is at all familiar with the people. It is a gain to increase in numbers, already been reported this month. j idan the names of men of Irish course of proceedure liefore our Calls reminded to at all hours, dav or Ask your Grocers for it. Dont be put off by being I bkxxl are thick on the roll of honor courts, that the most strenuous ef­ but it is a higher gain to increase tn Six cases were reported yesterday night Otfii-e opposite Klover's hotel, told that anything else is as good. Every sack of .hu ksonville, Oregon. of our Union armies. Gen. Tom forts are made by a certain class of virtue and patriotism. A gain in and ten this morniug. That j»or- this Flour warranted to make Sweeny lost an arm at Shiloh, Gen. so-called lawyers. , not to bring to wealth may be a loss if it only makes tion of the city south of Market Mulligan was killed at Winchester: light all the facts which will tine the rich richer and the jtoor poorer street is especially infected, owing White, Light, and Sweet Bread. Gen. Smvtlie fell at Farmville, Va., quivocally establish the guilt or in­ Increased production of coal and I to the sewerage there Ix-ing defec- Hrr Fac-simili of Brand displayed where on sale. Yria in the last battle of the Army of the nocence of the accused; but rather iron is chiefly valuable if it benefits . tive. ( >REGOV Potomac; Gen. McConihc fell at to suppress such facts, or distort the producers. The new railroads L ondon , Jan 17.—Henry M. Cold Harbor; Col. Mallon at Bris­ them to the prejt d ceof the law and are a gain if they serve the public­ Stanley told a reporter to-day that Ashland, Or. \ll work warranted. Office on Main 43*3n,J welfare, not if they corrupt political tow Station. Gen. Mike Lawler the interest of the community, if by the Emir Bev relief expedition will s raet, above Post Ottice. < arried the confederate entrench so doing the pockets of the advocate power and build up monopolies. go by the way of Zanzibar; that the Let ns rejoice over the material are added to in filthy lucre, or his ments at the battle of the Big Black Ml«< ELI. XXEOI S. enterprise would cost $100,000, and in the Vicksburg campaign. Gen reputation as a successfull lawyer progress and not lose sight of the that it would leave Zanzibar coni higher progress. L«c;t us look to it McMahon >vas chief of Shed wick s'! widened. posed of 1000 men. Of these eight NEW TIN SHOP; Another reason why crime is, (in that we advance in statesmanship staff, and liis brother, Col Mc­ would I* English and tlie rest 11a — MAN ’ CFACTI RERS OF — <1. II. STARR, 1’ roi - rietor , Mahon, fell at Cold Harbor. Gen. our cities at least) growing more as we increase in numbers; that tives ot Zanzibar. Stanley said lie patriotism grows with our growth and more bold, frequent and fla ­ Nugent led his Irish brigade nearer —Dealer In— is strengthened with ' our expected that news of the expedition Lumber, Doors, Windows, the terrible “Stone wall at Fred­ grant, is the fact that its |x;rj>etrators and would reach Europe by July. Stove?, Tin-Ware. Bumps, Bipcs. ericksburg than any troops that have become a fx'werful political strength; that our political and so­ Brackets, and Mouldings. cial life is purified and elevated; Four men escaped from the county factor in our municipalities and ac ­ followed him, until he fell severely Etc., Etc., Etc. tually place their friend» in positions that justice is more firmly »retired jail on Wednesday afternoon. They wounded. In this charge Hancock's — AND ALL KIND« OF— division lost 2016 men out of 5006, of trust and honor, as the ostensible to all; that equality is enforced; that are J. E. Jones, brought from The JOB WORK. DONE ON SHORT and the Irish brigade lost 545 out guardians of the ]>ea<-e and safety of rights arc resjiected, and that true Dalles and held as a witness, NOTICE. 1 of 1,315. while the leading regiment, the community. This is notorious­ reform kecps pace with the advance Thomas Rvan, same; Ed. Davis held for burglary and Chas. K. Ros», Prices Moderate. the Sixty ninth New York, lost 128 ly true, in a large measure, of Port­ of time This is true progress who has some fourteen ii’di'-tmcnts [N. Y. World. land and East Portland to day. out of 238, including 16 officers out GRANTS PASS, - - - OREGON. against him. 'Die sheriff offers a At our last municipal elections, of 19. Pickett's charge at Gettys ­ lAthrirw Erath ttirr; —The Introduction of— reward of $25 for each.—[World burg dkl not equal the de"[>erate. combinations were formed between WILL. Q. BROWN, This wind facto y wants cash in hopeless, heroic valor of this charge the unprincipled, hungry office seek Gov. Pcnnoyer has appointed exchange for accounts. Don't think at Fredericksburg. Nugent served ers of either policical party, and the Assayer & Analytical Chemist, Robt. Clow, Dallas, superintendent that because your debt i> small that in all the subsequent battles of the law defying element, including eve­ OREGON NICKEL MINE, the amount is not needed. Ncwspa of the penitentiary, and M J Mc­ HAS ENABLED THEM TO REDUCE PRICES FIFTY PER Army of the Potomac, until he ry gTade of criminals from the vilest pers live on small amounts added Kinnon, of this city, first warden RIDDLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OGN. sheathed his sword at Appomattox. cut-throat murderers up to the gen Both are good men for their respec­ CENT BELOW ALL FORMER RATES. together. Gens. Donahue, Gurney, Jardine, teel Sunday whiskey seller, where­ tive place, and wtii make honest The Oregon legislature is now in and competent officers.—[World, Analytes made uf Compiei Nubstaucss. S. P D. &. L Co. Jourdan, Reilly, Kelly, Burke. Sew by it was understood that the form­ tw" For Price List, address, ell, Gorman.Brady, Sullivan. Boyle. er, in consideration for the support session. We know this to be a fact, MINES EXAMINED AND RKPOBTED VPON. Grant's Pass, Oregon. The heathen Chinese gm-ernment Conner, Mulholland, Gowan and of the latter, should wink at all not from hearsay or any re|>orts from ♦ 3 (10 Assay for GolJ and Silver Salem, but from observing that the sets another good examp'e for thi* manner of violations of law on the McLaughlin are all names of gal­ if 00 Aaray for Nickel or Cobalt PASS, HUHHA I” lant Irishmen who rose to distinc­ part of the latter and at all times law- of < Irego-i require the legisla­ Christian and civilised nation of FOR GRANT’S 2 00 “HURRA Assay for Lead or Coptier tion in the war for the Union. The should an outraged public force ac­ ture to meet every second year about ours. It has agreed to pay $25.000 In the course of a few indemnity to the American mission­ CAMPBELL 4 TUFF Irish race maintained its ancient tion to l>e taken against them, the this time former to use every effort to screeii weeks we will probably learn by the aries for losses suffered by them in fame as a fighting jieople. — {Ore CAN N<»W BOAST OF If WING THE the offenders from punishment If ¡>apers that the governor lias deliv the riots at Chung King goniati. thistles are planted, we cannot ex ered his message. This count) has FINEST STORE ROOM IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Mr Rozier Brown an old ami Germany sent more people to the pect to harvest figs. about equal mail facilities with Alas J. B. MARSHALL & SON highly rrsiN i ted citizen of Oakland, United States during the year 1886 What is the remedy? Many will ka, and should be cut off by it -elf Wish to inform tlx- people of Grant'* Her total say, “let us take the law into our adopt a new name and tie classed as dic l at his residence on the evening than any other country Pa»» and surrounding country tlmt of the r 3th Mr Brown has left a they have opened a new «t>x-k of was nearly 90,000 England was own hand.« and see to it. that offend­ one of the outlying district« v ' nmneroii* family including n£qFi next, with about b ooo; then 1re­ ers are punished. Well, this is English is not spoken and tlrere • r d cnii4f*w, t* mom* k**,’*Mr land with 55,00c el; then Russia with the inevitable tendency of ail out­ no need of letters and ne" paper- I l iideafer ; On their ( heap Counters in al! mK-li line» m over 3o,, and then Italy with raged public sentiment, but, if mat There is not much < hail)"- "> t'-r ' - r* ’ )»w»f DRY GOODS. nearly 30,000. Scotland sent about ters come to tin- point, let an out condition of Judge Fitts At this FRM TRADt Ireland used to send many 15,000. raged public commence with the writing he seems better J H I.v- DRESS GOODS. Th*» rediwtioii <•( internal rwennr and more than England-and Scotland pr<< urers, alietters and shielder« of aus is very «ick and requires the tlie tabun* «iff <4 r. venu«* ftbimp» Irutn CLOTHING, together; but now England and crime: first making examples ■>( constant attention ot watrher« Hi« Proprietary Medi« me«, no doubt h.u* largì They ha' al»> iu Connection a Scotland together ■end 50 per cent them. HATS AND CAPS. O dylic . complaint pertain» to the brain and ly lM*ni fittF'! the çodmi mor*, «« *dl a* n having th*» b«r l» n « ( home iii.in’ttaHnr And besides, more than Ireland FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT he is not con* ious at all time*. Fr». Especial)* m thia th<* raac nitb BOOTS AND SHOES. Our mer< bants now obtain goods of English and Rent, h. matt)' more A. W. Goos is still < outined to his 6’rrrw * F'ltnrtr aixl A’ jt A *rr*i í ,*. r/o where they will feed the hungry GENTS' H KNISHIN»; GOODS. come into the United States from from below at any time, at a cost of room, with a slight improvcnicnt. WVD« Nyrwp, an the reduction oí thirtv-fiv not more than a cent a pound from Canada or through Canada. GROCERIES, ICE-CREAM ' ICE CREAM ' ' The following is the relative cent • p i dipeli* ha« been added to in the railroad, while last winter we height of different |«>ints of Oregon rv.pM- th«* -iie <4 the botlîpii containing PROVWHONH. ilieww* remedies, thnrehy giving one-Hith Onr Three lime* a Wwk. and Mr. Norns who i» working the had to pay .3 cents from Delta, the will fnmirii l.-e-cie«m for Festival* Whiskey creek mines, owned by terminus at that time and »Ix.iit the above the level of the Pacific ocean, more inerii«'me in tin* 75 cent eiae. Th” CROCKERY, I ■. / •! h'lovrr for Dyapepflfa and L iv « t and al! Public Gathering". Sher- it Johnson of Grants Pass, same front Ashland. [Yicakajotir as reported by the «ignal service (’••»npUinl, and the ’»TW f«»r ToBACi 08, officers Roseburg. 555 ft; Portland, came out on Monday, bringing with nal («High mik I Lung I rail dm, iuue }»erha¡*, 88; Astoria, 52: Albanv f>oo Eola, the Iargv«t naie «4 any mrdlrinri* in tho • CIGARS. ETC him some beautiful specimens of 500; Umjapia. 8 Dalles, 350; Asli ««»rid Th«* adven tag« <4 in< rv.iaed gold which aggregated S500 in vil will I* fgrrath appreoalrd land. 1,940 Lakeview wa« reported «4 U h « tie. one piece weighing ^47- Work the i»i< k and affli« tai. Ul ««vvrytrwn 'll "ur g >ds arc entirely new imi will » xcLanged fur • uh on the Abraham ledge was suspend­ Subscribe for the C ovbikr . by a government geographical sur­ by and vfliege ill < iv*lil”d < * «unirle^ veying partv last Siimtnei to be pie l-HIh - fte 10 'jJ, jr farm produce. CAMPBELL A TUFFS. ed, in consequence < f the illnes» of THE PIONEER AMD ONLY NEWIPAPD <; ./w. fret al»»VC «C» level 'fr HansKy-r, ff'ni Plamdealer. Grant’» l’a»» .L.wphfrv- County. Oregon Jr v'fhi.ie CawBty. Pahl» Attorney at Law & Notary Public ------ FOR THE CELEBRATED ! ECONOMIST SULKY ELOWS OUR WALKING PLOWS T he 'ECONOMIST’ Have Reversible Points and Shares. DLL Two 1 T^est 'Trial. WIMER & MEE. Ashland Citv Roller Mills E.C. LANDERS, SUGAR PINE DOOR & LUMBER CO HOUSE and STORE FINISHINGS. The Latest Improved Machinery, New Store New Goods. Groceries, Candies, Tobaccos. Bargains! Bargains ! Bargains ! f I I z