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1 !! i: cor - K ! EK. -------------- ST“ W J WIMER. 1’0 ADA ERTLSEKS Publisher. .SUB«' KU'TIOX Dae Year (in advance) Six Mouths. Thrwe M« mt I ls Single < »2.25 »1 75c iik Job Printing of all Kinds —It: rtiK— Very Latest and Bust Styles —ANU AT THE— Lowest Livinsr I * a t < An Independent Paper, Devoted Especially to the Interests of Southern Oregon, NO. 6 HitorRffSlONAL—LKGAL. HIP, HIP, HURRAH!!! 8. U. MITCHELL, ; FOR THE CELEBRATED ¡> ATTORNEY AT LAW, G rant ’ s P ass , .... E. A. ESTES, O regon . FRONT STKITT, SOLID COMFORT SULKY PLOWS!!! Will practice in ali State and Federal Courts. Office on Main street. ATTORNEY AT LAW. - - - • OxruoN. Will lu-actice in all the Courts of the State 11. KEI.LEY, ATTORNEY AT I.AW. J acksoxvillk , ... - O regon . Will pr.i -tie " in «II the Courts of the State. Office in Court Hous*«. IL K. HANNAH, ATTORNEY AT LAW. J ackx -. nvii . i . b , - - - - O regon . O‘fiee in Orth buil lin/. Oregon street S. W. FORBES, OUR WALKING NOTARY PUBLIC. PLOWS Esmirvn.i.H •_ np A lthovsb , J osìi - ihxk CvL'NTT, 0.1EGON. ECO ii OMISI" Collections a Specialty. Legal Inntra- tn?nt« promptly execute I. -.r--• MKPICAI.. W. r. KREMER. M. I»., Physician and Surgeon. Gavxr’« P ass , .... O regon . W. H. FLANAGAN, M. I». Physician and Surgeon, O regon .... OK m st rp«i Icru", corner Main and Third «trenta. Call attended any hour, 4« t or nij;ht. DR. F. W. VAN DYKE Have Reversible Points and Shares. --------------- (ooo)----------------- 111 GOODS SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY and sold nLL to the farmer at from 2£x to 50 per cent, less than similar Goods are sold at. Our PLOW'S are given to the Farmer on a Two Days’ Test Triol. For further particulars of Prices Etc., call upon our local agents, GJ'O. W'. RIDDLE, at Riddle and Grant! Pass. DR. J. HINKLE, Central Point. A. DUNLAP, Phoenix. C. FARNHAM, Ashland. Or Address WIMER & MEE, C. LEMi’ERT, M. !>., Murphy, Josephine County, Or. Graduate Leipsic University,Ger. SUGAR PINE DOOR & LUMBER CO MANLTACTl RERS 1. DR <11 IS. W. BEACOM, Dentist, Lumber, Doors, Windows, Brackets, md O regon . G rant '; I’ a ? i All work warrante l. atmet, ah >'.•«• l’>'t O.fi mis « Mouldings. — AND A I.!. KINDS <»F— Oni.-.t on Main HOUSE and STORE FINISHINGS. t.i.i. nimm NOTICE. —The Introduction of — Strived or Stolen, from tho range, on- P.»v l iliey ye.ir« old in the spring, uml on ■ Black h ir.- » colt 2 year.« old in th- spring, ' itii i t.ir in the for 'b i t. Any i "o knowing of their where ■> its will be reasonably rewarded by willing or «end ing word to I* l»l RKHALll.lt, tpnle.rato Postoiliee, Jackson Co., Or [4'.l-2rn The Latest improved Machinery, Grant's Pass. Oregon. — AT — \shland City Roller Mills D. W. HARDIN’S Snow-Flake Brand — The Best in the Market. BRICK VARD. Ask your Grocers for it. Dont be put off by being told that anything else is as good. Every sack of this Flour warranted to make — AH kintfai of — White, Light, and Sweet Bread. MASONRY WORK rsj” Fac simili of Brand displayed where on sale. Proinntlv and neatlv execute 1 4inf J. WIMER & SON, Have the largest «tore in JoMphine county, which i« 65x32 feet, and two «torics, filled with Ashland, Or. Xcw Store and New Goods G rant ’ s P ass , (J uegos Sire Hnaat WeliM Hi Messure. Having opened a Family Grocery, I hereby announce to tho public that I have a new and well selected rto< k of TRAVELERS,' MINERS' AND (iROCEKll.S, ('(INI IJ IIOXERIIS A\D TAB’.!. WARi. FARMERS' SUPPLIES. Bought since the Sweeping Reduction in freight«, from i.ie I.art, mid marked down at Bottom Price«. I also «ell the vt’e k»»p everything needed by the people. CELEBRATED DAVIS VERTICAL SEWING MACHINE, CHEAP FOR CASH OR PRODUCE which has no equal in ease of management and gr, at rang" of work. .... My object in to make it to the inb r- «t of tho«' having cash or pro- dnee, to trade with me. .J. M. rillLFX Oregon. MRS. M. HYDE MAIN ST . In front of Ihn Tnctory. H a > a new line of GO TO THE SUPPLY STORE, GLOVES CORSETS. RUCHTNGS, PLCMES. T1I*S, RIBBONS, BONNETS, and HATS Etc,. Etc., General Mining LADIES’ and CHILDREN'S CHARLES DECKER, Prop’r. COLLARS, . VELVETS. SILKS. BEST BRANI* OF WINES LIQUORS 4ND ( IGAltS keit in u 4TINS, , INFINTS. LACE BON- NETS. LADIES* FNDEKWFAR, I >FX ’K Ulf B< )\HDIN<i — and — KEPT IN FIRST-CLASS «TYLE. ANI» Till LACES • OF ALL KINDS. MEUT WITH EVERY KINDS!-? For Dry-goods ; md Groeeries Supplies New Goods Constantly Arriving. s Waldo, Or-gon, Livery Stable in Connecuon. J referred to lie added to the increased I’.im.md lei sheep I’.md and latieh help generally, I see no reason why the town should not go ahead this summer further than she hat ever done before. Should this prophecy be realized, as a great many think it will be, then it is , only - a question - . . Tru.int Spring—Visited by» ’ Storm Cen ter”—A National Rumor— m 6 w Reduce the Surplus—Visitors frem CW«ntsPgss — Other Persona.» Lake»iew spu;ire —The Howgcy As-ault Case—Mr. Wm Jennings—Inter-State Commerce Bki, a Query—Arrival of Freight PurtonaD”* >var or so when eur cT.z ::s Items—The Elite Improvements—The a »<1 property owners will apy.lv for a toxin government—incorporation. Courier in Lakeview, Ac. OffEGON & CALIFORNIA. Through Trains Exported tho 1st of October. About S an F r ancisco , April aS.—“Col onel," sai l your correspondent to Charles F. Crocker, vice president of the Southern Pacific railroad, “the people in Oregon are very de sirous of knowing what will be the TOBACCO, policy of your company toward CIGARS, Porllau I and toward Oregon in gen Mi ■ Uowgey formerly of Grant» CANDIES, wj;( (c rememlx?red eral. an I what will be the manage E d . C ourier : Some weeks ago Pass who, NUTS, ETC. I informed your readers that gentle charged J>»»n Carter, the st igi ment of the Northern branch of the z'Sr‘ Highest Cash pr • pu; I fur spring was here: but during the first driver, with an u.»»ault on her per road; that is, whether there will be last January a passenger a manager located in Portland or Country Produce, Hides, Furs. part of last week I was constrained son . has «thile .................... on the stage, »«kJ, (wr bather whether that section will be man to change no opinion. It seems to .1 by officers located in San Kte . l ife. me now, that if we are to have any in-law lift town. Vtf^s the dis I a. Give me a call and l>e Convinced, spring this year it will have to be trict attorney here has tV.lr affada Francisco.” “These questions are somewhat (met p. tpc.ned until next summer. We i its it is hard to sec howCwtercau are now past the middle of April be brought to trial. The cast u a premature,” was the reply. “\Ve HOTKLS AND RESTAl'RANTS. and in lieu of the warm genial peculiar one to say the least. S»»ct. i . have not yet outlined a policy for showers which the legend tells us the preliminary examination of tt*., J ourselves.” . ................... arc accused it has been and it the geti- “Then can you not state some “bring forth May flowers,” we t------ ■ >v> {-ox,, sx-o undergoing an exjx-rience of chill- ^ral belief that Carter is innocent, ’“w facts bearing on this subject, winds, sxveepitig, sweeping, drizzling, sob- Your representative is pleased to anft'et the people interested draw NEW HOTEL,! ing ” bingrains, flurries‘of snow, and the note the appearance on our streets concl^ons? I ca. say aruj yOU can Cor. 5th mid Main Sts. X t.iil-cu.1 of vomu blizzards whi-.king 'Weral residents of Grant» l’.i ., undcrstain w i ( y | cannot definitely about and around our usually fa Just before writing these notes I ; H. SIMPKIN3, - • Proprietor. ? vored town. In making her bow to "let our genial triend Bill Jennings, answer your mestions. \Ve have yet electee l whether we will this community the good year iSS7 who is here on a flying trip of in- ; not foreclose the inurt.^ on llle Ore. W hite C joks ! has thus far done her best to vindi spection and business combined, gon and California ". is a keen observer of pass whether we wilt take ,o tjle o or cate the theory which holds that we . Mr. J. This house b.is just been tho- ; |j ing events, “looks quite through are undergoing a revolution of the roughly overhauled from base- ' bonds of the company «. l( j ¡ ssue seasons in this part of the country, the deeds of men,” is an amiable, new ones guaranteed by the^nfj,. incnt to attic. Be Is nice hiii II, and before long we shall seek what gentlemanly fellow and a fountain of ern Pacific in their stead. Ae^j. .clean. The t tbles are sup- ! consolation there is in the fact that news that coveted prize of the ing to the transfer it is opticz.,| fplied with th.i last the market Nature has merged our May into newspaper mnn—and a "chip off with us which of these two we affords. Decemlxtr. Here we have wind and the old block.” Newton Rolx-rts, choose. We must make our elec TERMS HE ASONABLE. snow, sleet and hail, blizzards and Esq., also a familiar face at the tion, however, within 90 days from 4 -a 1-tf . «« $ rain in the midst of April, when we Liss, is here peregrinating the uu the 1st of April. This matter is re have been dreaming of spring suits obtrusive thoroughfares ol our fau- ceiving careful con ¡deration and and dreading demands for spring bourg. the choice will l>e made lieibre the bonnet« We were told a storm ! Mr. Editor, if you will permit time expires, but just how long be CENTRAL HOTEL! center was moving eastward across uie space I would desire to ask a fore or what the choice will be, I the coast range and forgot all about 'lll< tion in relation to the Inter cannot say. From the nature of GRANT’S PASS, OREGON. it until it struck us sideways on the btate Act. Perhaps yourselt or one the ca c you can «ee that this point gist. why grumble? While l|f your many reader« can oblige me must be determined before a decis This Hotel 1 ms been thoroughly we are But knocked endways by the fu with an answer; it is this: Has ion is reached as to the manage renovated and riotis storms we should not forget l'le Inter State law any effect on ment of the road. It- is probable R efurnished T hroughout that our fellow men, in the more fa- (he express companies, ami if so to that we will not take formal posses vored and sultrv sections are mov- what extent ? Ouite an interesting sion of the O. egi’ii ¿k California line ing about in their shirt sleeves con debate occurred here last week on until aft ;r connection is made with demning spring forgetting up too t]1*s intricate subject—The Inter the road on this <. .id of the line. A warm a flirtation with summer. The St ite Commerce Bill ami the mat transfer of securities, however, will fact is we are large enough a» a ter finally drifted to its operation be made before this tir.u It is yet country, to grumble at the heat in i <»« expre.-s companies, your com- a question whelhei the two roads one locality and the snow in anoth P°:Kl«nt holding the opinion that will be operated as one through line er. In this great mland empire of ithe »<•'»* l l" affects the express ¡is or whether they will be operated ours we are complainitig of winter well as the railroa I companies. All much as if they were two indepen- lingering ami chilling the lap of the others conten 1 that it does not. * dent roads, but having close rela tue bar is srrri.ii::> with tiie spring here while in such localities As it is a question of much impor tions with e >.ch other. This, also, Finest Wines, Liquors & Cigars, as Grant? I’as, and elsewhere comes tance to the people, hence I ask its m i v depend on whether we elect to the envious intelligence that the consideration. The trackage of the foreclose the mortgage or issue new \\ hil • the IL ndhig Table is days are as serene as in midsum United State.«, Mr. Editor, if von bomls in place of the old ones. Of will permit me, is alxmt 135,000 ■ 1'1’PI li’DWiTH ! IIL LATEST mer. coin s;-, if we decide to fi reclose the T hrough the columns of the dai miles. It is presumably safe tos.u mortgage, the definite settlement of newspapers . i ly press I notice several rumors that Ro per cent of this is covered several question« may be long de "upon^uthority" telegraphed froln by express companies, some of layed. There i? the long; necessa A POOL TABLE MAY AIX) W.sshington, that the President will which have become powerful corpo rily long, ] r icess of foreclosure Ire- cal! an extra session of Congress in rations, reaching all over the conn fore the tour’s. If, on the other FOUND HERE. October, as the re alt of a consulta try. The new r companies hive hand, we tlei ide to take lip the old I propor-e to lt<< p a strictly first- tion and agreement with Speaker had to fight hard lor a foothold bonds ami i ¡sue new ones, the trans i Carlisle. It matters not whether against the strong combined opjxt- fer can lx- quickly and easily made, class house. Give me arali. | these rumors be true or false, for sitinn of the obi line companies; and we can then give oar attention there arc nevertheless good reasons and if it were held that this law to the question < f how the Oregon J. B. HUTCH, why an extra session should be covered express as well as railroad set lion sh ill be managed. At pres Grant’s Pass, • - Oregon called earlier than October. The companies it would materially ent the <». fk C. i > in the courts anti last report of the Treasury Depart strengthen the new comers, l ui .Mr. K<•- hler is receiver of the pro- ment shows that there is now in the fortuity of rates would then have to! perty. We believe he is tnmaging Treasury $563.909,717. The last be established and maintained, an 1 it to th - be t possible advantage, of the redeemable bonds will be paid the disastrous cutting and slashing ami from what we can learn, he is l ■ by July 1st, and as this is a matter of rates that has lx.-en going on * (xipular Cur. I runt and Morrison Sts. in his state. We are also would be stopped. A gentleman J I that effects all American peojile. it satisfied with the other officials of PORTLAND, Or. here well versed in the express bus would be a monstrous wrong to go the road a» a body. Answering I he Leading Hotel of Portland on collecting $10,000,000 or$i2,- in« ss said to me yesterday, “I un-1 your qii a.ion as to whether there derstand the council for the Adams o < x >,< k > o a month in excess of the will I k -a manage - located in Port Government’s needs, and with no and American Express Companies land after the connection h made Free Coach to ari l fr .in this legitimate method of paying it out back East states that the law <lo< s and the Southern Pacific takes for for nine or even six months longer. not cover them, while the legal ad mal | POPULAR HOUSE. non of theOtegonbranch, T'he time to reduce the taxes is viser of the Baltimore Ohio Ex I am tlisposed to think such action CIIARG1 S ; >■ t b>N ntt.E. now—this spring. The eye. of press Co. has told his clients that .. 11 be taken. At p:e?ent it seems sixty-five millions of ]«ople art- they are amenable to the law. In to me this would lx: the best, Ixath THOMAS GUINEAN, watching the Democratic Adminis view of this difference of opinion 1 for Oregon, for California and for trillion to see what it will do in this «ti|>|x»sc there i« nothing to do but the road. 1 am also disposed to PrOprieTOr. to leave it to the determination of 36tiJ particular, if anything. think that his office force should 1« Messrs. Baker and L. A. Loomis the Commissioners.” nearly, if not rpiitc, as full as it now During the past ten days several of Grants Pass arrived here this is, but as I h rve said, the.se are ques I week and report the roads in a fear heavily loaded freighter< arrived tions t 1 whii h no clo-.c thought has ful condition. They dropped in on ftom Anderson and other points in been given. Certainly 110 plan has the C ouriek representative and California with a fresh supply of lx.cn 1 >rmulited. They are ques spoke in flattering terms of the en gixxl.s (or our merchants for their tions for the future.” terprising country they left liehiud summer trade, and they arc corres “.May I a -k your opinion of when them. < tn tl %way Ini Mr. Bai • 1 pondingly happy.- Mr. Andy Sni the connection between the two stated the roads so mircy they suf der, our leading flour ami grain roads will l.e made? ’ was another Our st<x'k of fered somewhat from the mud an>l merchant here, has also arrived question propounded, “.sooner than fioni Oakland, Cal. rough condition of the country. Jerome Knox Esq., our enterpris • )ctobeT’ Mr. Wm. Harvey of Tehama, “No, sir; until lately we had not ing land attorney, hu returned Cal., the .successful sheep man, was dared to hope that through trains Is now complete. It sur on our streets this week. He i.? home after a ten days visit to San could lie running Ix fae next Jan Francisco, on business connected passes all our previous di here in the interest of his sheep and uary, but contract« r. now give us plays of rich deserves the success he has earned with his ofllce. Mr. Frank P. Lane, the affable t > understand that the «late may be by his untiring energy and iudus- NOVELTIES. bonifacc of the Elite saloon contem about the 1st of October.” try. Lakevicv ■w is beginning to l<»»k plates making some needed stdrli-j Th ■ Timl. r Gulch Mining Com up. to aw vake from the lethargic tions to his |'!c.ni <-> and will reft» pany hive been at work form« re than a year ru • I total sleep of winter and to put on an air rate, repair n 1 In - itify the res- <<( btisine.»« acti vity. Notwithstand- the salixm and transform it into a the old S .::i Bouden ledge ami have fill T!-" tunnel ing the many buildi " lings now in the palatial private dub ro. m. a iuxu' ’ it last Ii 1 course of constructic i, there are to much needed here. Frank is alive is now v,o feet Ion:; and tap? the be others in the near fut are. among to the interests of his friends and ! Age over tw > hundred feet lielow This Imrrrnse Stock them a large bit ry to l>c built in the public and deserve.» the well the airfare. T’.e ledge is a very neers ,itates clr .■ prices. the southca item part of town ii(x>n i merited popularity he now enjoys. wide one end wit stnv.-fc o;. Wed; Since the apfx-arance of these Li it will make the base of I.i tie Canvon. The en Orders aolicite 1. and Sam '10 have l«.en terprioe is beii ;g pu.»hrd forward by ters in the Cot’Rit'M quite a demand ples sent on a; ;>L ation «'.- with the en- Cedarvill (Cai.) capitalists. In is made ia. li week for the In in of :e about 20 cotiseqneiue of these contemplated . my p.a|xT tn »ce th" current new?. old . but all be- improve>^ents real c* late ha» taken I liojx: soon to swell your stib'dp- ■are ■i-.ie few who a slight rise which is heartily wd twn list from this pla«. Morcau'Mi. KuAvr-nj X! r»vr>n ilcixe in the coined by property owners here. ILO Firtt BL, Pert' From the knowing lies - appears ti with silver ition to talk state th it as will a< *i«l. '*«. «1 will in the an inti . p?> otu'.ly no- Jregrii ami 1 i- the I la- liMIk Ed- MW! uth t: i are copied redit glvasi. , it highly .redilatk I World. Tropical Frufe, Staple and Fancy Esmond Hotel, Fully Ready! E.C. LANDERS, 43’3mJ C orner M ain A F ront S ts , Waldo. — I Cails reap Hide I to ut all hours, dav or 0:< axt ’« P a . m , in GROCERIES, HIM WHITE, U sant *« P ass , — JrsnU Ta*<. <»iegun. A)», faf Coi wponi.’.Wtt the Cmirirr, LETTER FROM LAKEVIEW. Grant*« t’a-a, -<> namisl after General Gru it, i- a county «eat centrally bxiaUst ii ci! rn <>i-. u’ >n. It Is a pragreaaiv« r.i, i-.i.i town of 1»nJ inhabitants, and ia tl main sin plv point for a largo portion of ..nitry devoted to mining, lumbering .i i. utturi and fruit-raising. Climate un excelled Tiie Cot kier I'. ing tho only paper pub- lirbed in .loucpiane county, with a good e'reiil.uion iii Jackson comity, enable» it to I..... tie of tin- Le»t a ivertising medium» in >o.iliu m Oregon. For rate«, addresa IT ik Coi iitKit, Grant’s 1’aaa, Oregon. Spiinj Dress Gads