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GRANT'S PASS, JOSEPHINE COI N TV. OK.. FRIDAY APRII. I >, I8S7
Kate.-«.
CKOFESSIONAL—LEGAL.
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LETTER FROM LAKEVIEW.
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Grant's Bare, so named after General
Grant, is a county seat centrally located
in S nil hem Oregon. It is a pregreasi««
railroad town ut
inhabitants, and la
the main supply point for a large portion
of wuutry uevot«*i to mining, lumbering
agriculture aud fruit-raising. Climate un­
excelled
The Corairn being the or.ljr ¡«per pub­
lished in Josephine county, with a good
circulation in Jackson county, enable« it
to be on« of the l>est advertising medium«
111 Southern Oregon. For rates, addre««
Tux Coi kick , Grant’s Bass, Oregon.
N«w Land Office Rule*.
65 per cent for the whole territory,
under the most hopeful issue of af­
G hnkral L and O fftcb ,
----- •! FOR THE CELEBRATED}----------
fairs. Sheep men are suffering too
f
A ttorney at law .
; Spring Opening—T>« Cattle arj Stock
W ashington , D. C-, Feb. 1887. f
almost
the
same
extent,
despite
the
G kaxt ’ s P aks , .... O regon .
Inters«! A Cattle Man Interviewed
Rules to be observed in passing
extra shelter and feeding their bands
SOLID COMFORT
PLOWS!!!
Wiiele H«rd> Lying 0««d-A F«t«l
nt» f.w-’ proof papers in pre-emption
get.
”
“
What
steps
should
lie
taken
Will practice inali State and Federal
Year to Cat' « tinoa- Montana'a
in your opinion, to avert the terrible .and commuted homestead cases.
Courts. Office on Main street.
and Idaho'« Fearful Suffsrinj
I. Where final proof or any part
loss of cattle in future, sir ?” asked
Big Snow Ha- v—Burn' j
SAM. WHITE,
thereof is taken before the day ad-
the
serilie.
”
Ah!
that's
just
what,
Furnitur« to Keep W. rm—
TOBACCO,
I I
I was coming to. I ll tell you,”, ' vertised, require new advertisement
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
A R medy Suggested for
CIGARS,
said the old gentleman, driving his and new proof in whole or In part,
O bajtt ’ h P ass , - - . . OazaoN.
Cattle M n—Note« by
hands deep down into his pockets. ! as the case may require, to that
CANDIES,
a Courier Reporter.
resuming a somewhat serious air. which was taken out of time.
Will practice in all the Courts of the State
NUTS. ETf.
II. Where final pcoof or any
’’Stock raising on the rustling p!«n
E d . C ourier ; —
¿»-Higl rest Cash pries paid fur
H. KELLEY,
part thereof is taken after the day
11111st
eea«e
and
stock
farming
take
“Spring silent comoe acreon the distant I
' its place. The days of the’cattle advertised, require new advertise
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Country Produce, Hides, Furs,
bill
here
as else-1 »lent and new proof in whole or iu
king arc
a virtually-
.... over
______
______
Like
Some
fond
tipeelro.
nho
is
»0
«till.
”
J acksonville . . - . . O kegon .
Etc . Etc,
So sang brave old L’ouald and so where. Territorial papers aie al ‘ part, as above provided, unless on
Give me a call and be Convinced. say we all, for March throughout ready urging a change iu the sys- day adv erttsed due notice had been
Will pra -tit-.' in all the* Courts of the
to a day cer-
p. stp<
has been a succession of sultry days tem of raising, both on the ground given of postponement
Ftate. Office in (’mrt House.
of pecuniary jxflicy and humanity ta'n by Hie offv icer taking the proof,
such
as
are
seldom
witnessed,
even
S. A. GREENE & SON,
H. K. HANNAH,
in more favored localities. Every­ to the st.x-k itself. Their rirgu and the proof I m - taken in accord­
Main
St.,
-
-
-
Grant
’
s
Pass,
Or.
body
seems to have taken kindly to merits will receive especial respect ance with said (xistponement. Facts
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
the
sudden
arrival of Spring and at the present moment, for a few of postixmement and notice must
(Opposite the R. R Nhopa.)
J a CKS v NVILI.K, .... OnEGoN.
entertain her in the most happy well known raisers have for a yeari certified by the officers taking
manner, and indeed they should; or two past practised the feeding I the last proof.
Office in Orth building, Ore.-on street
III. The entire proof must lie
for the beautiful, hot sultry days system, aud the contrast between
their experience and the general taken in accordance with notice
— I\*alen> in —
of
the
past
month
have
given
all
au
8. W. FORBES,
I
to “bask in the warm ruin of the rest during this season given. If the testimony of either
NOTARY PUBLIC.
¡
Guns, Revolvers, Pistols and opportunity
sunshine of her smiles,” and say points a moral that we must read claimant or witnesses is taken at a
K ebby ’ ille and A ltiiovsk , J oski ’ htxe
<«
with your correspondent. “Spring and ponder. Iu a few years, sir, different time or place than that ad­
A MUN I’PI ON
C oi ntv , O kegon .
lias come and winter storms can the vast ranges and their wealthy vertised. require new advertisement
FisÈiii-TâtïU, Cntlsry. Fire-Worts, Jrc., 4;. hurt no more.”
kings, the round-up and the festive at d new proof as to such defective
Collections a Fp s-ialty. Legal Instru­
cow-boy,
al! the romantic features testimony.
1 have just received some impor­
ment« promptly executed.
REPAIRING, A SPECIALTY. tant items from a party of cattle of cattle raising in the far West will
IV. When witness not named
in
advertisement is substituted for
BskT
All
work
guaranteed
wa
have
become
but
tradition»,
and
in
men
just
in
from
Idaho.
They
are
MKDIi'A
[Uff here on urgent business and the their stead will reign the prosaic advertisement witness, require new
story they tell of the suffering from but humane, thrifty and successful notice aud proof covering the testi­
PIGNEY A; COOK,
cold, snows an<l hunger, not only methods of the Eastern cattle fann­ mony of substituted witness.
V. The certification of naturali­
stock, but white men and Indi­ er.” “Those are my ideas,” said
G rant ’ s P ass , -
O rbgon . of
ans, are simply horrible. One of the old gent, “but if you want to zation pajiers or other court records
them called your correspondent hear more on tins matter I’ll just should be received only when made
Calls responded to ut all hours, day or
aside and made the following state­ call my partner who is over there.” under the hand and seal of the clerk
hi.dit.
ment: “This year eclipses all pre­ I was then introduced to Mr. Dal­ of the court in which such papers
Have
and Shares.
W iedj isd Machine Wiriaa a Sjecuny. vious years. The severe weather ton. lie stated in sulwtauce as fol­ appear of record, but where a judi­
W. II. FLANAGAN, M. D.
(ooo)---
started in soon after the holidays; lows “Yes, there were over sixty cial record, but where a judicial re­
AGKNT3 FOR THK
Physician and Surgeon,
but from Jan, 6th to the 11th, the persons to my own knowledge who cord is shown to have existed and
Ill GOODS SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY and sold
G rant ’ s I’.irs,
.... O begox . nLL to the firmer at from 25 to 50 per cent, less than similar Goods John Deere Moline Walking degree of cold was something flight were lost and frozen to death. Dan is now lost or destroyed, proof of
fill. Mercury thermometers were Lowry wa* lost and wandered for the same may be made by seconda­
— and —
arc sold at. Our PLOWS are given to the Farmer on a
n.j.
n>
. n i.. .
often
ite’i congealed
ongeaiea ana
and spirit tnermom
thermom- six days with nothing to eat in the ry evidence, in accordance with the
Office at residence, corner Main and
hiding riows and Cultivators, eters were kept busy jumping from worst blizzard ever seen. Stepping , rules of evidence, governing such
'Diird utrecte. Call attended any 11 or,
day or night.
40° to 6o° below zero. Half a doz­ aside to blanket a horse, he got lest ' proof.
SHOP ON II ST., NEAR 6 th .
teJ“ For further particulars of Prices Etc., call upon our local agents
VI. When final proof is taken
en
limes lias the notch 60 lieeti and was picked up by cow-boys a
(2«f
DR. F. W. VAN DYKE
GEO. W. RIDDLE, at Riddle and Grants Pass.
1 touched and once this seasou 62 G week later dead. A man named , by an officer not named in adver*
1)R. J. HINKLE. Central Point.
below aero has been scored on the Tayleur hid lx>th hands and feet | tisement, it mav lie accepted if oth­
G xa . ts B ass
-
-
Oasaox.
GRANTS PASS
A. DUNLAP, Phoenix.
Saskatcbewa plains. But the an frozen in tue same blizzard and died erwise sufficient, provided that the
C. FARNHAM, Ashland.
English and Germán Spoken.
| thorities on weather in the country a day later from blood poisoning. ; proof is taken at the time and exact
STABLE ■ i are the Indians. Tke oldest mem Two miners were buried beneath place designated in the printed no­
Or Address
Office on Midn street, re ir drugstore.
| hers of the Modoc tribe say there an avalanche of snow on Sheep tice, and provided the officer adver­
L. S. SMITH, - • Proprietor. ' have been but few such winters mountain in January, sinking them tised to take said proof shall offi-
C. LEM PERT, M. I».,
40-ry]
Murphy, Josephine County, Or.
1 About 30 years ago there was a tcr- thousands of feet Irclotv and crush­ ' cially certify that no protest was
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
Craduate Leipsic University,Ger.
' tible winter; the snow lay six feet ing out their lives without a mo­ I ever filed before him against claim­
ments warning. Al the mining ant's entry.
SAKK ill k J F'AST I deep in the Yellowstone country, camps on the other side of Billings, ; VII. The number, cause, and
DOOR
and the Indians were compelled to
Calla reponded to at all hours, day cr
right
Office opposite Slover a hotel.
[ remain at the old trading post near Montana, several cases of men and duration of all absences to lie satis­
Jacksonville, Or‘von.
—MANUFACTURERS OF
Keogh, Montana, snowlxjuRd for women freezing were rejiorted and factorily accounted for.
VIII. When proof is made be­
two
"moons.” This year the snow­ confirmed Stage drivers on routes
DR. CHAS. \V. BEACOM,
Fine
Buggies,
fore
register and receiver and cer­
in
Montana,
Idaho,
Nevada
aud
¡1
fall
was
unprecedented.
In
some
Lumber, Doors, Windows,
tificate
does not bear the date of
part
of
Eastern
Oregon
had
the
Dentist,
it is anywhere from ten to
Hacks and Carts. localities
said proof, require of register and
Brackets, and Tdouldings,
roughest
experiences
of
their
lines.
fifty
feet
deep,
aud
on
a
level
G rant ' s P ass - - - O regon .
throughout the National Park and They were, indeed, the heroes of i receiver explanation thereof, an 1 if
Special Ferms to Commercial elsewhere,
—AND ALI. KINDS or—
it is from .8 to 12 feet. the storm. The frightful experi-1 i the delay was caused by failure to
All work warranted. Office on Main
Travelers.
Out
on
the
prairies of Idaho, Mon cuces of Fox ami Montgomery on tender the money at date of making
■Sreet. above l’.wt Office.
the Benton stage, bound for Helena! said proof, require final affidavit,
Horse« Boarded Reasonably, and tana and Dakota, 0:1 a dead level,
STORE FINISHINGS.
a
month ago, will godown in histo­ ! with corroborating proof, to cover
MI.SC’KLLAXZOl'S.
it
is
from
18
to
40
inches.
Of
course
Satitf.'i' tion guaranteed wT
such a heavy fall must bring mote ry as the worst of the kind; every 1 date certificate was issued.
33tf]
IX. When proof is made liefure
other case of trial and suffering on
---- or less suffering aud death.”
NOTICE.
—The Introduction of—
My informant makes the state such routes must pale into insig ■ any other officer, allow the necea-
time only for a prompt trans­
.
ment on oath that while snow bound uificanee liefote th: . They had no
Latest
at Matt Coleman's ranch, Jan. 26th, , food or drink for forty hours. When, mitta[ of the papers to the district
..........
• ■ Laiftl office, and if any longer inter-
the,
the flake , of snow which fen were a short time out from Glendine
j v,il Is shown lietween date of proof
stage
was
caught
in
a
blizzard
and
HAS ENABLED THEM TO REDUCE PRICES FIFTY PER
simply enormous, several oi which
measured 1,4 ’inches squa:e and one of the horses frozen to death. and date of certificate (if proof is
CENT. BELOW ALL FORMER RATES.
7 « inches thick. For miles the, The driver barely escaped. A sheep otherwise sufficient) require affida-
And ladies are lieginiiig
ground was covered with such flakes herder was found in Idaho neur the ; vit of continued residence and non-
r- ,“ For Price List, address,
8. P. D. & L. Co.
to think of Dresses,“ and
and they pn-sented a remarkable I Springs with face down, frozen to | alienation to cover date of final cer-
»
Grant
’
s
Pass.
Oregon.
the
thousand
and
one
arti
­
ap)*araiice while falling. Ou living death. The Indians seem to have I tificate.
J. WIMER & SON,
Wm. A. J. S parks ,
asked by the Cot'kiHR represent! I caught it harder than any other Uu-
cles that must be procured
Commissioner.
Have tiie largest store in Josephine
. tive to state the exact condition of , sians in tlie country. < >ut of a band
for the season when all na­
I
Approved
Feb.
21,
1887:
of
over
75,
38
<Iie<J
from
starvation
OMintv, which is *>5x32 feet, and two
' the stock interest, the gentleman
ture dons its loveliest gar
H. L. M uldrow , Acting Sec.
stories, filled with
¡continued: "You can say, sit, that and expostne. While we were
men is.
the present winter m irks, without crossing the line iuto Oregon after I Frwn Ma I'l umlrnler:
a
doubt, an e|>och in cattle raising leaving South Montana. ( lielieve a! i I). S. K. Buick has been appoint-
Snow-Flake Brand — The Best in the Market.
We are now daily receiv­
in
the northwest. It is doubtful if small band was reported covered by ! ed a member of the State Immigra­
Ask your Grocers for it. Dont l>c put off by being
ing these articles and every­
this country has seen for twenty five snow drift in the Owyhee basin. tion Board, to look after the inter-
told that anything else is as good. Every sack of
WE BUY FOR CASH,
thing connected with the
years any season mote severe.’1 j Many of the Indians kept from' <• ts oi Douglas county in that cou-
this Flour warranted to make
AND SELL FOR CASH
“Alxiut what ,s the average loss of, starvjig to eating the cattle that | nection.
stock
lip to the pmnt time?”1 died in the snow drifts. Yes, soiuei
White, Light, and Sweet Bread.
git ? Hoieit Weltit Ed Measure.
asked the Cot'iiiF.R. shar|>ening hi« authorities say the sheep industry • Douglas county has not had a
Lr.- Fac-simili of Brand displayed where on sale. "U/a
No 2 Faber. The o! 1 gentleman in tic >se parts is nearly M:pcd out, prisoner in the county jail since the
TRAVELERS,’ MINERS’ AND
reflected a moment and added except wuere shelter and forxl were! last term of court held the first
LANDERS,
FARMERS' SUPPLIES.
“Well, the lo-ses of cattle up to provided. Of course we bring the week in January, until this week,
Ashland, Or.
43-3«n]
March, mind you, average through­ first news from that unfortunate and not more than one or two for a
We koep everything needed by the
Samples sent on applica­
out
the Territory, probably not less section since the terrible storms, year. Our crime calender is less
people.
tion, and
than 30 ¡>er cent; and although the and it took us six weeks to make than any other county in the State.
Thia office has an application
outlook has an improving aspect, the trip. Hay is worth $70 per ton,
CHEAP FOR CASH OR PRODUCE.
¡ORDERS SOLICITED.
y
yet hundreds of thousands more which is more than th. fa e value from a party in Kentucky for a
5
Waldo,
....
Oregon.
and
must succumb ere the snow entirely of the s’cers and it due not pay to block of agricultural lands sufficient
di-appears. The extreme tenijieru feed. Yes, all along our route un­ for 25 families. Persons having
G rant ’ s P ass , O reoon
C orner M ain & F ront S ts .
ture « ombined with la<’k <>f grasa and til we reached Oregon, wood was such property for sale should 1< sc
New Millinery Store.
hard crusted snow two teet deep and is scarce aud high. For in­ no time in bringing in a description
1BG First Pt.,'Portland, Or.
has exhausted even the hardiest stance, willow poles sell for S7 to and pr’c? thrr of to this office,
Having opened a Family Grocery. I hereby announce to the public that
.»1RS. FLANAGAN & M. TUFFS
r— and strongest animals on the range. $12 j*r load, while water-logged where they can find a buyer.
I have a new and well «elected Btock of
Have opened a new
Many thousands of foreign rattle, i cottonwool sells for $14 and scarce
I*, is expected that the train time
to
>, were driven into lire Territory I at that. Several instances are re
Millinery and Dressmaking GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERIES AND 'FABLE WARE.
■ la‘t summer. Among these, tinac I ported where families burned their will change alxiut the first of May,
Bought since the Sweeping Reduction in freight«, from the Ea»t. and
pit climated and worn out by driving. furniture to keep from freezing, and soar to enable cloer connection
ESTABLISHMENT
the havoc lias ’x-en fearful.“ fences, barns and outbuildings fed and shorter time to be made be-
marked down at Bottom Prices. I also sell the
Opposite Campbell » Tuffs’ atora, on <’>th
“What opinion have the Mock men to the flamei for tnor* warmth In­ tw cn San Prancisco and Portlaud.
street.
CELEBRATED DAVIS VERTICAL SEWING MACHINE,
and ranchers of the present ertndi- stances of this charmter were nu- To shorten the time between Port­
I. Cr. J ).\VI 1 )S( >N, t:on of their stock ?” continued the | merotts just north and east of here land and Ashland it is probable that
HA1BW0RI ml STAMPING aeatlF lone
which has no equal in ease of management and great range of work.
Faber manipulator. The cattleman I last month.” At this juncture Mr. through trains wilt leave Portlaud
D-adi:./ I’.-rtrait and Ixud» ai«>
[27-r>in
pulled
out a small memorandum | Dalton finished hi« narrative and in the evening, thus making the
My object is to make it to the interest of those having cash or pro­
book adding that, as lie was in the left your representative to reflect on daylight run over the mountain
duce, to trade with me.
northern blizzards, neglected cattle, j«»rti<>n of the road south of*R<»«e
MRS. M.
,T. M. ("HILI’.M.
125 Fir»t 8t., Portland, Oregon, hau ls of a newspaj*r man, his form frozen Indians, etc.
burg. Under that arrangement the
would
lie
pressed
until
all
informa
MAIN ST.. In front ot th, Tnelory.
(Opjw^ttc Hr«( NatkdM Bank.)
Land is lieiitg rapidly taken up trams would leave Ashland in the
lion 00 that point was exhausted,
If«« a new line of
I'IHtST-< LAMM WOHK continued; “You see, ttockmen 1 for settlement in Oregon; not a day forenoon, instead of at night, -e
GO TO THE SUPPLY STORE
GLOVES. CORSETS,
who have recently ridden the ranges I passes but from oie to three are [Tidings.
Pi afl Brale
of
BUCHINGS, PLUMEd,
are very reticent; but occasionally I here looking up and selec ting k/ a-
James L Onder look, editor of
moToc; k \ Pii v.
TIES, KIBBO5S, BONNETS,
a whispered re|>ort is licatd from a itions. Next fall will witness the
The
News, returned yesterday from
result
of
th:*
present
activity
The
and HATS.
General Mining Supplie« Etc,. Etc.,
reliable source revealing a horrible
a visit to his old home in New
general
character
of
the
laud
lierea
LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S
state
of
affairs.
In
some
places
Prop
’
r.
CHARLES DECKER,
COLLARS, VELVETS, SILKS.
hundreds of cattle have been found ix>uU is just as g<xxl hay and grain York City. During his a licence
BE8T BRANDS OF WINES. LIQUORS UNI» < JGAR8 KEPI
Mr. Onaerdonk participated in a
HUHNS, 1NFYNT3, LACE BON-
; dead ■■trewn 1 along the border« of a land aa can 1>e found anywhere.
faiui’v reunion at which were pres­
BETS. LADIES' UNDERWEAR,
F
kancis M. D ri m .
single
cr.rra!.
.
A
rider
just
in
befote
DFXTCER
ent his mother and all her surviv­
— itrul —“
to have counted thou-
1 I left <
:
ing children.— [Neus
«indi of can ;
in a trip of six
LACES OF ALL KINDS.
IDHNC
F
day«. Cattle tmea of sound and con­
The American screw strainer
1 serval;ive opti nion« assett tlieir belief
INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS
New Goods Constantly Arriving.
Meximwa wrecked rear Victoria
Livery Stable in Connection.
inai ine l’tr
fully
recently.
8. V. MITCHELL,
SULKY
Tropical Fruits, Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES,
GUNSMITHS.
OUR WALKING
’LOWS
T he E conomist '’
I
Reversible Points
and Horse Sheers,
*
Two Dnys»* Test Trial.
LIVERY
WIMER & MEE,
SUGAR PINE
& LUMBER CO.
TEAMS.
HOUSE and
The
Improved Machinery,
Gent
Ashland Citv Roller Mills
Div Goods
E.C.
ire
l
i
NO. 3
TO ADVERTISERS
New
PHOTOGRAPHER,
HYDE
For Drygoods and Groceries,
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