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RANT’S PASS, .JOSEPHINE ( < >1 MY, OR., FRIDAY I i’.Biit Ain
KKOFE«I
•LKOAL.
DAVIS BROWER,
NO. 1.)
r is C'
■'» Par», no nanifl after (tenera
."ty seat ventrally lutate 1
1. It 1» a progressive
inhabitants, and ie
nr ,.<r a larve portion
I. nuning. Timi tiering
nil raising. Climate up
• -n'r paper pub
. ouuty, with a aoa!
11. .. enables it
• . mg mediums
! or rales, address
hihh , Grant's Pass, Oregon.
now impatient lover, “that’s none
of
your business.,’
Marriage Wherein the Voice of
G rants P ass , Or., Jan. 15, ’8
Command Shifted.
“Yes, it is. Young lady, you
FOR
THE
CELEBRATED
---------
Attorney at Law & Notary Public
I> -nr t b- :hor thou hast left us,
E ditok E cho : -1 appreciate your
will please advance and kiss the
(.trfu/M'H. 7t'itx/»r.)
\'i I
«e deeply fee'
>1: i.xr's T ass , - - - - O keoox .
kindness in publishing my letter in
judge.”
Il it 1.» <. 11 a lia> ' -i> '• us,
A
very
interesting
wedding
oc-
last week's issue: but I cannot re curred over at Hock's Springs t he
“No, 1.11 lx? blamed if she shall!”
H -
. .di eur S ’rr.'.v.H heel.
: ■.. • ’ h nil the • ■■•■,.t •
train from answering yours in an | other night. Ben Lother and
exclaimed
the young tnan, "an"
Ida
st.-. < »ilice on Sixth street. near p-t-
V a i a iv.' h >|K‘ 1 > m -t thee,
other column of the same. You
1 . ne than that, this thing has gone
When th .lay of life : h tksl;
Grimes
ran
awav
from
the
neighl»or-
Now I want to ask
Then in heaven with ;»>v tn greet thee, seetn * » think that our town stink* hiaxl where they had bein reared for 1 : tigh.
perhaps it ¿ 0; but 1 want to tell and applied to young Wilkinson, v ou a few questions. Don't move ”
S. V. MITCHELL,
Wti re no farew ell tears are ehed.
> on how it stinks. It smells of that who had recently accepted a cal! to The young fellow whipped out a
u:
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Gone !>•< re us. (»'1, iu.' brother,
0 «G
odor jteculiar to ao dollar pieces. preach.
To
the
spirit
land
;
The arrival of the runaway pistol and Bill's knees began to
(iaiMT’s P ash , - - - - O kx . ìox .
< ►4
For instance, just look at last Week'.-. couple soon
Vain. : «>’< we t >r aro'.ln r,
O
became known, and bump tach >ther. “Now just stand
hi tliy playa twWtaul.
■ issue of the Courier and see what quite a number of young people there. Did you ever see a bigger
CQ
Will pra-T- in ili State an 1 Federai
has be»m done in our town. Fifty- gathered st the school hon e where liar than you are?”
i«eri. dear brother, rest.
X
Court* Otti, o on Main street.
nine dwelling houses and thirty the ceremony was to lie ¡Krformed.
We will iot w i h von back
“No, sir.”
Ui
I'o this dull «11 Id of pain;
SAM. WHITE,
three business houses, in all ninety- The preacher, upon striving, called
“No, colonel.”
it vv . ih Gii.l that t • k you ir>nn ua.
X
twe, wcie erected up to Dec. 31, Bill Fellers to one side and <ud:
“No, colonel,” Bill repeated.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
»-4 c
Till we meet iu heaven again.
1886, at a cast of >''8.910. How
“Wouldn't von steal if vou got a
u
M. 4. M
"Bill,
1
couldn
’
t
refuse
to
accoir-i
GaAirr'a P aus , . • - - O»u x .
X
does that smell. And as for com odate that voting couple, hut to tell '.'Suce?”
mercial travelers, they tell me that
"Yes, oMonel ”
Will piacti.'" in all the Courts of the State
We clip the'following from the Grant * Pass is the best townoti the the truth. 1 don’t know how toper
“That’s what I thought. Now,
form
a
marriage
ceremony.
I
wa-
Oskaloosa IL raid of Dec. 25th, by road for its size. Again, every
H. KELLa.Y,
confound you, lead us ?•> a preach
which we Earn t' at dear cousin freight train that comes here, leaves never ma.rieil and I never saw aav er's h .u ■«• pretty devilish qtrick.
ATTORNEY AT I.AW.
body married, and I don’t under
Fate has given up her-bachelor no- from one to three carloads of mer-
Come 011, folks. The fun ain’t over
the performance.”
J acksonville . - - - - O keg . x .
tions and g< :v t > hoi:■ckeeping. ^'aJldise^ for this place, llow doe.s| stand
"I never saw anybody married yet”
May the clouds of life be few and that stink?
Honest and True.
either,
Bill replied, "and I don't
Will practice in all tin (• arts 01 the
I.tKik at our scltopl with 260 pu believe ” there's
State. Office in Court H>‘i-—.
anybody
here
that
,
far
between.
—
[E
d .
pils four teachers and free nine
1^000)--------------
1 noticed in your paper the article
H. K. IIANNAII,
On-Thursday, Dec. 16 It, Mr. E. months in the year. Don’t you understands it.”
headed “Unheard of Honesty,” in
"It
wont
do
to
disappoint
them,
H. Johnston of Galesburg, Ill., ami think that smells pretty good’ Now
which the sunt of S259.56 was re
ATTORNEY AT I.AW.
Miss Kate Wimer were joined in Mr. Editor, if you think our town is for I understand the girl's father is turned to the State treasury from
in
hot
pursuit.
Let
’
s
see,
you
were
O k F
marriage at the h mie of the bride’s dead just come out and try to buy
the proceeds of building the bridge
sisters in O-kaloosa, Iowa, by the some one out here; see if you can cointuistoned as a justice of the peace across Rogue Riverat Grants Pass.
he ECO NO MIST
Office in Orth 1 il.linr, Oregon rtreet
Rev. Mr. Cloud of this city. This liny at what their projierty cost the other day. weren't you?"
"Yes. but the papers didn't shed 1 desire to say one word in regard
was
probably one of the most brill them. Ask them how business is
s.
. i ■
. to
any
light on marriage ceremonies."
' this appropriation. Chas. Hu-
. ..
iant weddings that has ever occurred and sec if their answer will be dead.
“I don’t know what to do about K^es' Esq., clerk of Josephine coun
NOTARY PUBLIC.
in 0-k.iloo.sa. Mr. Johnston is one No sir, their answer will l>e good,
” the young preacher continued
a* ,:l 11 tlnle' 1 duired incessantly
KrRiiv’ ii 11: ash AiTnorm, JosKftirXF.
of the most popular telegraph oper or pretty fair. And this is not all. it.
Thev've begun to grow restless. ['''
approptiation <>t $10,000 to
C‘ NTT. OuEG"N.
ators i.i Gales’urg, Ill., and comes business houses are in course of “ your
iionot “
build that bridge, and it may be
to Oskaloosa for his bride, highly erection at this time and people are
"Well, parson, 1 don’t understand
l'lul l'lv *l,tl'Kr*t.v and candor
( ill . tj. ::- a Speci Ilv. 1 ral Ii.-iru-
recommended. As for the bride. building dwellings and miners are it any
more than you do but I am 1,1 .
Hughes did much towards
nienti promptly executed.
Miss K it.", she is one of Oskaloosa’s bringing in chunks of gold. Every williti.t, if vou’ll lieln me kill lr ; . I’-1'11’ : 11 m ide by the legislature
fashionable milliners, and was as thing seems to be moving in the next week, to take the job off v our
MLIttCA
*t was made Mr. Hughes and
sweet 1 bride as ever the suit shone tight direction: and when we get hands.”
'
* c.tiled on the governor, and as we
on, “bless her. ” She was raised in Rogue river tunning through our
Have Reversible Points and Shares.
All right.”
" vre leaving the executive office,
old Keokuk Co. and is well known town and a railroad to Crescent
i"
1.
■
cwnpany
and
g ..\., u .Moody who has made
1'000/
to all our citi ,i'-. ••: • ; '• c.nc of the most City, we will show y ou a city :,ccond ! aid:
an . excellent
..... ........... governor, economical ’
1?-tv enied of young ladies, to none in the state; a id further- i “Ladies and gentlemen. we've ,n'l efficient- said "Mr. Hughes,
C. /(>i>:. I IIII'PED DIRECT FROM Till’. FACTORY and sold highly
At .ix o’cb ick, just as the twilight more you can ask our farmer• how •
l" t!ie fa:::. : al fr< : ■ 25 to 50 per cent, less than similar G > ■ Is set in nur midst, the invited guests they are getting along. 1 asked one met here to engage in a very serious I wish you would send down some
business. This^ young couple. return for the monev when you ex
;old ,:L. < .. .■ PL<
are given to the Farmer on 1
wore 1 rouped in the parlor, 8 >11 the other day and this was his ans
pend it.” Mr. Hughes, with his
¿¡owed the bride’s sister and wer: “Well, I have sold potatoes! pointing, “think they ought to he usual candor, -aid. “ Governor,
W. II. Tl. * N’AG AN. M. I».
married,
and
it
ain
’
t
for
me
to
say
I
1
all the bride mid groom. It to the amount of $500; watermelons, they ought not. Young fellow, I certainly we will." At this time Mr.
Physician and Surgeon,
a royal sight, the sweet bride $750; to say nothing of onions, let-; have
Hughes managed the finances of
you got your license?"
: . For fin tiler particulars of Price ; Etc., call upon our local agents, clinging t the k/t anti of her now tuce. cabbage, apples, eider, vinegar!
1 AS
I \x
Josephine county, ami those who
“
Yes,
sir.
”
GEO. W. RI DDL 1 , at Riddle and Grants Pass.
weeded h't '- .nd the groom, in his ami various other things t<x> nume
“All right. Hop out here, now." knew him were satisfied that not
DR. I. HINKLE, Central Point.
perfect ’.
.. liis lace be.tni- rous to mention." Now these are! The
. : r -ill ' ■ • riier M in anil
one dollar would go to waste.
couple advanced.
streets. Cail att aile 1 any lio'tr,
A. DUNLAP, Phoenix.
ttti, with haiipin
escorting his the facts of ease. But 1 must close' “Join young
hands," said Bill. "I j And now we have the return as you
nigh.
C. FARNHAM Ashland.
..tn ..i.i bt
d iwn to the parlor, or you will think I am acting as'
would
like
to say that the new cere snv of “unparalleled honesty Mm
in - . 'cib - le they tnovcj
’:• a: t.-' t.'.
i iq :ty just approved by the gover dollar and ce its in res|x>nse- to the
DI
DYKE
S. i/2 íIÍZ,
pi'¡.'."vii 1 ’ s ’ c rc-’.onv. Th:", a k any one to come here, I am not who
shF "nun
V|I'| have
H.ivv never
¡III v. 1 .»WIL
seen this
LUI.-» v>»vtu«»nv
ceremony I hhn “tht «iff
1 I trit
, Al mix
1 tviu
tri
»»
in
that
business.
•daceJ.
till.
:•
’
"lve
under
the
arch
M.trphy. J< -lephino County, Or.
Please give my regards to my Pits H'celtv but 1 11 S.,y tight man <»f absolute incorrupttbiffly.
made < f rare rich ¡lowers in the t' le
Ml"
' .
'
■ 8 ■ thl .1' 0 friends and tell them 1 atn not .had livre that all snickering will lie
I Cor. Stall sman.
_
( )•
touching the floor. Just in front of yet, if I do sineti bad. Your» &c., treated as a contempt of court, j
State Temperance Alliance Call.
I
1 the bridal pair hung three white
Young man, what is your business’ ’
I h -II s , and to the center bell hung a
The sixteenth annual session of
1 ‘.‘I am a farmer. "
A Law Ayainst Quack,.
silver dov e. it bearing the words.
“Ah, hah. How many rails can the Oregon State Temperance Alli
Snow-Flake Brand — The Best in the Market.
"Johnston atid Wimer.” The bride
ance will convene in Salem. (Iregon,
There is a measure which will be you split in a day?"
was
dressed in a rich cream silk pre-ented to the nteinliers of the
"Four hundred itt good titnl: >er.“ on Wednesday, February 16th, 1887,
irs, .lav ni
>■: 1 ■ 1
Cal
Ask your Grocers for it. Dont be put off by being
mu 11,beautifully drapi ed with bridal legislature at the present session,
o
I t a'Vi :’s het-l
at 2 o’clock P. M. Each organized
1 i lit
“Will you swear it?”
told that a-vthing else is ns good. Every sick of
.If’.
flowers and lice, with a tra 1 long, which ought to become a law with
County Alliance is entitled to twice
“Yes, sir.”
this Flour w arranted to make
full and be • ’tifiti. The veil of fine out opposition. It is that no one
.11 many delegate-: as there are mem
"Hold
up
your
right
hand."
Di
white ilk t all, wa . f stei.ed upotr may l>e allowed to practice medicine
bers <>f the Legislative Assembly
lie held tip his hand and -
White,
Light,
ui'-l
Sweet
Bread.
the In- ’d b y a bnmh < Î white flow- within the State who has not a sworn. Bill continued:
sr
from that county. Also each church.
i
J'l.lUvl d:
cl where oil s.lle. <»«
■ ei s and 11* jwe l b.i ’k and covered diploma from -ome medical college
“
Are
you
a
good
hand
to
cover
Sunday
school and ten>|x.-rance so-
I
>..rj
G :
llie entile limn. The hiji'.v pair of resectability, unless he has had coni?”
j cicty is entitled to one delegate.
E. C. LANDERS,
1 st tried on their bridal t iur on the a continuous practice of at least five
‘ Yes, sir."
Much depends upon this session
ivinfl
Ashland, Or.
. 7 o’clock t rain, to vi it Burlington, years within the State immediately
“Please say'yes, your honor.’“ of the Ailianc . The temperance
(lale burg and Citaa .o, mid will proceeding the time when the pro
"Yes, your honor.”
force* of our State are on the eve of
, • 1 liap* make G .b.sbitrg their fit posed law shall be enacted. Nearly
i’ltat • right. How much can a great victciy, or terrible defeat
home. The be-I wishes of a every State and Territory in the vou cover in a day?”
The part each temperanceandre-
SUGAR PINE DOOR & LUMBER-CO ture
multitude ot triends go with them Union is provided with such a law
Three acres if the land's in good iigious b >.ly takes in supporting
through their voyage of life. Sever and Oregon ought not to l»e behind condition."
.lttd m.iking the State Alliance a
AXUI ACTl RltRS OF —
al beautiful presents v. re given but in a matter which so essentially
succi
will have much to do in de-
Have the lar ’. " riere in Jiwpliinc
"Will you swear it?”
will be left unlisted.
' termin •■. which it shall lie. Then
county, which is O’x32 ie<‘t, and two
aflects the interests of her people
“Yes, sir."
ndows,
let th
I
i strong delegation
M ri<- . filled with
There is not one favorable argu
“Yes, your honor."
Patent» Grant»d.
ment that i an lie .advanced against
“Excuse me. Yes. your honor." from a'l p o f • "f the State at this
Brackets, und Mouldings.
•cssion of the Alliance,
"Hold up your right hand.”
Th follo A ’ig p... nt-, have Urn'Ulf'1'"I ■m i. a 1 . am! face
G ally reduced rates of fare will
Again he was sworn.
granted to citizens of the Pacific a groat number of quacks have lieen
— AND AL! KIN DA OF—
a ito n*
States and reported expressly for driven
'* " ' into Oregon by the enactment
Lit. I .' tlu different lines of travel
the C oviher by C. .A. Snow M’o.. <>f similar h.w* itt .¡'Ijoinitig Slat. •, est bass you ever caught!”
HOUSE and STORE FINISHINGS. ! Patent lawyers, opjxw-ite 1 . ! S. . l . ’a .. •’■"I Territories, there should be no ‘T don’t remember exactly.’ within the State.
n.i FOR < ASH,
G. M M h . fr ,
longer del.iv in thi* important mat About five pounds, I reckon.”
tent Office, Washington. D. C.:
IL S. Strange,
President.
"Will yon swear it?"
P. Abrahamson, San Francisco, ter. [L. G Gazette.
Secretary.
"No, your honor.”
The Introduction of—
Cal., Ventilator.
ilator. I P. ’. Adelsr
Adelson, San How Spontaneous Combustion Occur».
"All right. Are you willing to
Francisco. Cal , Window sash. N.
AND
Motri. Mensor, of Jacksonville,
this girl?"
C. Boynton. Lo* Ange lea, Cal., Ani-
An insurance man, in speaking of marry
has bi tin suit in the sitjicrior court
"Yes,
your
honor.
If
1
wan
’
t
1
mal trap, A. I1'. Brewer, San Fran- mysterious fires, say s that many can
i co against eight in-
’t have brought her here." of S 11
HAS ENABLED THEM TO REDUCE PRICES FIFTY PER cisco. Cal ., Drilling ma hint atlach- l»e attributed to natural agencies. wouldn
.maticc companies, to recover $16,
’
That
’
s
what
I
thought,"
Bill
i merit. S. M. I'ulton Galt, Cal., Said he: “Linseed oil and cotton
• <x> for th* lo.scs he claims from
CENT. BELOW ALI. I ORMER RATES.
P. Giovanmni, San are liable at any time to produce meditatively replied. "You love the fire in hi. '.tore last September.
Windmill.
Francisco. Cal. Mac ar on» machine. pontaneous combustion. Especial her I reckon?”
The in-itrani'e companies, having
S. P. D. &. L Co.
rice I.
r
“Yes, your honor.”
F. A. Huntingtou, San Francsco, ly is this true when the cotton is
investigated the case.at the time,
( Hl Al' ’’ ok CASH Olt PEOI'i ( I*.
"How much?”
Grant's Pass, Oregon.
Cal , < hr crusher. E, A. Jerome, tightly wadded, as it generally is
“Oh, I don’t know. Ever so refu nd to pay anything, because
Wald,.
East Portland.
■ ¡•¡t, Laying out when used in rubbing and polishing
of suspicion of fraud. The agents
much.
”
,
?. ia in
GRANT'S
PASS,
HURRA! machine. J. S. Joi< , Salem, Or., furniture. A great many mysteri
■HURRA
FOR
Wh it did he s.iv when y< •
W. L- Leland, ous fires can be traced to this cause.
Fruit drier fur
st'.rcd for S2o,<»*>. its value at the
ttsked
Iter?
”
Oroville, Cal., Trac : n engine. P. Workmen ,: .
v .id of otvin 01
time of tl .■ fire did not exceed
CAMPBELL à TUFF
"She said ‘Yes.’ ”
Seiler, San Fr anctsc . Cal.. Electric rotton rags in rubbing oil on furni
< , us. ,'id tl. ; there were aL»o sus
"Glad to hear it.”
Í t.x
annunciator. J. B. Sohn, Visalia, ture, and when they get through
picious circuit-tarn s connected
"Now
young
lady,
you
will
please
J. B. MARSHALL & SON
C. H. Stut. S .'i they throw it into a rubbish heap in
Cal., Windmill.
with tl.e origin of the fire The
ROOM IN SOUTHERN OREGON.
ii" Iran .mitter. some corner, and the building is advance and kiss the judge."
Francisco, T« 1
Wish to inform l! ■ people of < »rant’s
whole matter will now, of course,
blit
The
girl
hesitated
a
moment
P um « and «nrronnfliru < «nm1n that
City, Cal., Roll locked tip. The lie.;', that is gener
G. T. Walker, N
she stepped forward and kissed Hill. l>c fully ventilated.—[Tidings.
they have opened u new
of
tor nail plates.
ated by tin 1 ntact of the cotton and
"Do you love this man?"
WHAT ! .TUI. MF.HIT WILL DO.
I An im!
oil prodiic. s s|x>ntancotis combus
“Yes, sir.”
Tb< inipr'S I'd« 1.1 -1 -.ile of Bonclme's
13 .
tion. an<l the rubbish catches fire.
"Yes, your honor.”
at Baker
i-i«.
The losers attribute it to incendiar
The girl corrected her mi*tat
' -i
i II»' vo I
It in without ilouht
tii ms wer I«
ism, when the origin of the fire
the HIV. At al, I II. -I ivill.'.lv CV» r AÌMCOV-
"How tnttch do you 1« s him?”
DRY
might l»e easily traced directly to
i'ri'd i r tli'* Hpe.Hly and efta-tual cure of
"I/»ts.”
C. I
this chemical phenomenon.—[At
"Glad to hear it. Please step tronbl.o. ' Il in t. 'in all out rely n ifiili l.iinu
the
rent
lanta Constitution.
forward and kiss tliejv ’ge
principi' ir"' i tlio i mini | ree« riptiona
Bru
They have 1
o
-
i
liv
1
’
hyH
,
i
vi*,
i»,
it
*
‘
<
not
(try
u;>
Again she ki-je<l him.
The North 'it 1*,. fic r tin 1
a < mi. ‘i an i li'.ve tbo <h <»till iir ihv
re
“
Remember
that
you
ai
RESTAURANT
compaiiv have brought suit 111 Pori-
h ; i t.'iii. 'mt on III** coltrar, removes the
*
' nd for JiUt,' »0 f >r being obliged to oath Did you ever love
teed the hungry.
'■•ul' *- ■ .1 the tri-ubl*'. beala the part, a -
f •< te I and le ivaH th -ui in a pnrvlj heal
carry Well Fargo & Co. ’; express else’”
“Yes, your honor."
thy condition. A I hi ' i I c kept in the houni
from th': time that they were en
ICE UREA
for i
win'll th.' <lii -*•* i.iake their u|e
“Why didn't you many him?”
joined from putting the conip.my off
I"
'
'■
I ill« and i
"He
didn
t
ask
me.
”
their line* until W F. ¿t Co. finally
lung :• fl i
i"ni* ¡lin* vi. A trilli will
kithe
"ITease
advance
and
«■•itr. in*" j i of tl*»w fut», Il fa f.aii-
‘ R< •<
withd
liv*dy 'dd l v all i!r *e.;i h «nd inaierai
judge."
in S di
St. Loti
'
in II- 1 t|
I'rl»«* 75 et».r larb'
"Look here, ’mjUiie,”
«
1 -I • bri k
" i
L‘ro visa »ri ~.
2800. In I
we'd rather l»e married
'l’li'.- small. : a, rident intervening
to- ,V3y ..
St. I.ou it *
01 .'it pr,Khi. es stub changes that a
the Cov bier .
ward the h
gi9
are entirelv
"The old way* is re ¡tea lei Young wi ■ ■ mail i often as much in doubt
< A
of event . • tile most ignorant ami
..in lady, how old are vou’”
>r fan
Wild gc
1/ k here, jttdg ■
itw .<1 run 1 [Swift.
HIP. HIP, HURRAH!!!
*
ECONOMIST
SI LKY PLOWS!
OUR WALKING PLOWS
T
Al
Two Days’ Test Trial.
\shland Citv Roller Mills
Goods in
The Latest Improved Machinery,
New Store
New Goods
Bargains !
tx »it: tonv
Of Willard Sauth. v.ho died January ;
Communication.
THE HJN WAS NOT OVER.