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A I I I. THE COt’RIEIL (Jlclal Paper of Josephine Connty, Oregon FRIDAY, I « r I COKKESPONhENi’E. y t i V r i f 1 * I Í i » Ï J I « • ? k .1 H i <* I FIRE!! FIRE!!! Great Conflagration! 1887. The Town of Grants Pass in Kegistereil at the PoHt.irtiii- in Grant's Pass, Ore., as Secvnd-t las* Matter. K L n AUG. 5 FIRE! Ashes ! Every Buiine»» Place Leveled With the Ground ! We invite corr<-*i»>ndenc<) from all *e< - li ma 011 aubjecta of l.wul and other in- t .reHt*. With •■a.Ti letter the name an<l addre** of the wilder i* required, cafwcially if ■ant for publication. bOATD OF TRADE It is only reasonable to expect that these headlines will, some morning, startle our neighbors as they glance over their papers, while the people of Grants Pass will be wringing their hands over wiecked businesses and devastated homes. it in the power of the National Banks to use the Treasury in this way is a serious question. Of the balance of this vast sura there is retained to meet past due Bonds, Disbursing Officers' drafts. P. O. Department accounts and di vers appropriations, nearly seventy million dollars, just as if the Treas ury was not receiving from the peo ple every month up«vardsof twenty- five million dollars to meet all these things. For all the alxave the Treasury Department may act up a valid ex cuse; but, if so, the next Congress should see that something is done to utilize as large a part of this $2 70,000.000 as is consistent and safe. Still remaining is §70,000,000 for which lock up there is no reason or law except the ruling or wishes of the Treasury Department. It is well for the people to know how the Treasury stands. The following figures are from the official statement issued by Sec- cretary Fairchild, June 30, 1887: Sellini»* Out to Close Business Board of Equalur.tioa. NOTICE 1.» hwl»y given th..' th,» Board ■ rf Eq'iali. ¡itioii will uieet at the C<xintv Clerk’* office ill Grant» I’.,*». Oregon, on Mon.lav, August 2Uth, 1SS7. for the pur- p » ■ ot <’<pi.il.ziuz the taxes of the < <xmty. All p rwon* claiming to have t»-en wrong- full» assessed will present their cl.iitn» before tlie Board at the above time ami plav JAS S. LEWIS M5t,| . Assessor. SHERIfi S SALE. DY VIRTUE ofai «•xectilion duly is sued out of th • Circ iit Court of the state of Or •_< n mr Josephine co mty, on the 3d da« o. August. A. I> >S7. an I to me di- recte I *"T I i;v - *l it» favor of Samuel Dan els. I'laintill', who rec >vered a j ld„- ment an I o"• rec m tor ', i<>-iire of a cer tain nrirtzaz- in the a's»ve named Court, on the -d day m August, A. D 1887, and against tie« hereina'te, 4-*eri!« d real pne [H-rty belonging to II. S Davenport ami Ellen l>.iveii;*)rt. hi* w i e. d'.en<l ints, I am comman.l'si to levy iifs i, and sell oval pr>>|<erty to satiety th ■ j idzm mt of Sam uel Daniels for th • »urn ot tl.ltC 14, and the further Mint of tlhi 21 attorney s fee, and the sum of f2ft 4 1. cost* and dislairs- mebts. ami also the c<»«t»ol and ii|*m this a ti' . and in o!»* lienee to «aid writ. I did <m the 4tli da« of August, A. !•■ 1887, le«’v on said realty ai-eor linz to law, and will ■ >tr«-r for sale for cash in hand, at pu'ilic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Court House ihs ria Grant* Pass, in said Com.ty ami State, <>.1 Albina now has a Board of 1 rade. Its object’ is to enhance the growth Grants Pass at present is a fire «if the city, increase its wealth and trap on the most destructable style. industries, ami develop its resources Tilt material of which the place is by judicious advertising. It should built, is of the most imflamable na have general support in its work. ture, while the business places So says the “Courier." strung out along the railway front We have already pointed out the seem waiting to catch the fatal IN THE TREASURY. urgent need of an organization of spark that will ruin scores of men. ( 45.56 I our business men in Grants Pass We can scarcely realize, and yet we Gold Coin and Bullion «278.101,1 Silver-Standard Dollar« 1 We will now prophesy the result, if believe it is a fact, that there is not Bullion, Tr.uk* ISillar*. Saturtlav, August 27th, 1887. something of this kind is not ac the first apology of an attempt at a and I raelioual Silver' At two o'clock of said day, all the right, United States Notes title, and i iterv-t ot thesai I II. S. D.iven- complished: Places with not half fire brigade or salvage corps. That National Bank Notes |*»rt amt Ellen Ikivenport, <lvien l.ii.ts, in the advantages of our town will be not one fire engine, ladder or even Deposited in National B’ks and to aW of t!> • toll ».vi.ig <k-* ri’K‘ l real pushed to the front; their property water bucket is owned by the town I57ll.MiS .s4V 04 I r<iperty to n it: The Ea-t h ill of the North -.ist quarter, will increase 100 per cent, in val for the purpose of fighting fire. At the .ante date the Treasury and the Southwest qnarterof the North had outstanding, east quarter, ami the North-west quarter tie, while Grants Pass real estate | of the Sonth-«»a»t quarter of Section Thir ‘ ’■•rtificHtes decreases; they will secure work 1 Our business men are uninsured Gold teen, in Township Thirtv-seven (37! south Silver Certificate* of Range Six (Hi West, containing One shops and factories, while we will either because they can get no in I’ 8. Notes Certificate» Hundred ami Sixty acres, aitualed in J<* lose what we have; enterprising surance at any price, or because the 1242,113,454.00 ' aephine Comdv. Oregon, with all and towns will be improved and beauti ' rates are so high that it would be j Thus leaving, with the exception every of th.' appiirtenamvs thereto be longing. fied, while ours will gradually as ruinous to pay them. of the little part in the National Given under mv liaml this All» day of The people of Grants Pass are Banks, “Locked Up” in the Treas August, 1SS7. sume a forsaken tspect, or tie swept T G PATTERSON. oft the face of the earth by a confla living on the brink of Ruin, and ury. 5337.455.395 04- K lieriff. With an outstanding debt of over Bv R. R. M okuis , gration. Fellow citizens, our town they realize it no., nor strive to bet one thousand millions, on which Deputy 4! cannot remain stationary. It must ter their position. the people are taxed $44,638,466 go ahead and be progressive and yearly for interest payments, we Who is to blame anci how to reme would submit the simple question: enterprising, or give place to locali ties where there is push among the dy matters are the questions that Is it just to the ]>eople to keep, year I people. Old fogyisnt will never should agitate the mind of every in and year out, $337,000,000locked F. M. NICKERSON, in the treasury, drawing 110 in make a town. Penuriousness will citizen. As to the first, we have no ; up — Dealer in — terest and doing no good? not build up a city. The “let well hesitation in saying that those who Since the issue ot our circular of | STAPLFJ und FAN< ’Y enough alone policy" will never have l»een elected to look after the June 16th—‘ What Use Shall the ■dam our rivers or bring among us town's interests have been negligent, Government Make of its Surplus." j thriving industries. The people of tn this matter. They should per —we have received hundreds of lias oi^ned up a new stole just received, ¡newspapers and communications <'.rants Pass have to get up and sist in agitating the question until ! from all parts of the land on this! consisting in part of Fresh Canned Fruits, stir themselves, or take a hack seat they have accomplished something subject, all showing a deep interest! Candies, Nuts, in the future. If a man won't work toward* fire protection. What if and concern over the Treasury stir-1 Tobacco, Cigars, Ect. neither shall he eat, ami if a city they run the town in debt! It is plus. Bv far the larger majority. think as we do, that the sooner the j sloes not show enterprise, her citi better for a community to owe for “rebellion" debt is cleared out, 1 zens can never reap the benefits of improvements and have property to bought up, paid off and forgotten, , a progressive policy. We have pay with, than to be swept out of the better for the whole country. j •every requisite here for a large and existence altogether. It would be far better for the country if $150,coo,000 of this Thriving town, Why not utilize money was immediately used to re PROF. BLOOM As tu the second question, we our natural advantages ami push duce the interest-bearing debt, even fa fitting up a th u have no hesitation in saying that a ahead Let us make a long push, if the Government made nothing by a strong push, and a push alto system of waterworks is the only it; but it can not only reduce the GARBER SHOP efficient protection that we can have. debt but save millions in future in In the ni l Central Hotel building, where gether. he guarantee* to give *;iti»iaetion in I,et our authorities wake up and terest payments by doing so. Some time ago the editor of this arouse the people to a sense of what H arvy F isk & S ons . SHAVING and HAIR-CUTTING. paper took the necessary step* to the situation demands. Let us have La lies’ Hair-cutting a «ix-eialty. A REMARKABLE MAN. have a mail route laid from Wood waterworks in Grants Pass, and in Featsof an Armless Resi ville, in Jackson county, to Spiken the mean time, a hook and ladder Wonderful dent of Northern New York. ard. Petitions were circulated, and company and bucket brigade should There recently died at Potsdam, nearly one hundred signatures were lie organized at once. The only plan St. Lawrence County, N. V., Rich obtained, praying for the same, and that can now be called into requi ard Donovan, who was in some re County Treasurer’s 6th Notice. 4ilso for a Postoffice at the mouth of sition with any prospects of success spects one of the most remarkable of the C ocnty T he \ hi her , ( Pleasant creek The office has been for stopping a conflagration, is the men in Northern New York. Tiven- O ffice (¡rants P umm , July 15lh, 1H87 { established and Mr. Simon Simp sorry one of pulling down the build ty years ago, when a boy, Donovan Notice in hureby given that there are kins was appointed Postmaster. ings in its course, and no prepara worked in a Hour mill. One day fun<U in the (\»unty Tre.isury for tl.e re he was caught in a belt and receiv demption of the following ('ountv War Further than this, nothing has licen tions have been made even to this ed injuries that necessitated taking rant!», protected to No 2’h July 11. H.<» 2, 5, t), 6, 7, 8, 0, 11 112, 11», 17, heard of the matter and the pre end. ! off both arms at the shoulders. This 13, NuintierM 11, 17, 20. sumption is that the department misfortune did not discourage him, IntereRt on the same will um * front and after recovering his health he .1 w. IIGW \t;D. date will not establish the route without We have sounded the note of set about earning his livelihood as i thin 7-lo4t Treasurer. a petition is sent in asking them to warning and the C ockier will not best he could without the use of «lo so. This route is an absolute lie guilty of criminal negligence if hands or arms. Part of the time he Music Lessons. necessity, and this paper will keep our authorities refuse to take action had lived alone, ami from the ne up the battle for it until it is ob and thus allow the town tu lie de cessity of helping himself he became tained We understand from relia destroyed with probable loss ot life wonderfully adept in performing PROF. SUTTMER, all kinds of work, using his feet ami ble information that the school dis as well as property. is now prepare«! to give Private I Arsons mouth principally. He owned a trict at the mouth of Pleasant creek horse, of which he took the entire 111 m » ii the The Greet “Lock Up." has about 85 pupils, which is seven care, harnessed it. fastened and un- FLUTE, VIOLIN, tastened the buckles with his teeth, ■miles from a postoffice. This fact N ew V«» rk , July 27, ’87. PIANO, and drove with the reins tied around alone ought to warrant the depart ORGAN, E d . C ockier his shoulder. Being in need of a ment in laying the route Let the The situation is startling. If al «« agon, he bought wheels and axles Ornny Bra** Instrument. For partie jieople pull for the service and they lowed to continue every interest «« ill and built a box buggy complete, lar*, enquire at thi* office. ÍT-22-lm will surely get it. They pay taxes feel it. Every foot of land will be ami painted it He went to the GRANTS PASS io support the general government come of less value, ever«’ bushel of barn one «vinter day and built a ami outside of their mails they get wheat, ever;, bushel of corn, every cow stable, sawing the titnlier with but little return from it, soth.it it is pound of cotton will decline in val his feet, and, with the hammer in BARBER SHOP but right to ask for improved mail ue. On the other hand, if the ad one foot and holding the nail with facilities, since we have no harlxjrs ministration goes to work under the the other, he nailed the lioards on BATH ROOMS! <>r rivers to improve powers given it by existing laws, as «veil as most men could with and earnestly tries to frame new their hands. He dug a well twelve Messrs COBURN & PRE8I.EY There is "a red-hot time in Tex la«v* for the consideration of the in feet deep on a farm in this town ann<<unee to the public that they as To-morrow the vote ««ill be ta- coming Congre»*. we shall see such and slonctl it himself He could Would have fitted up in connection with their ken on the prohibition amendment. an era of prosperity as «vas never mo«« away ha«- by holding the fork Ton?«orial ImsiiUMs, Until quite reeentl« the prohibition before witnessed in this laud under lrs chin ami letting it rest Hot and Cold Baths, ist* h id little doubt of being able against the shoulder. He would PRli'F.S MODERATE, and Satisfaction THE SITUATION to cam it All the activity was Guaranteed. The fact is, that, with the excep pick up |>otatoes in the field as fast oil their side. But during the last as a man could dig them. He M ils S ir : it . next door*0 Baker« tion of some twenty millions depos month the opponents of prohibition «vould dress hiniself get his meals, 7-22 3m have ««.iked up ami made the can ited by the Treasury with National ««rite his letters, ami, in fact, do al Hauks, there is now “ locked up." vass "intense." and there is more most my thing that any man «vitli Brick! Brick!! Brick!!! excitement throughout Texas than out of use and dra«ving no interest, two arms could do. [Boston Tran in the United States Treasury, the script. at an« time since the ««ar. I heaper than (he Cheapest, vast sum of nearly ♦♦ The sale- of the Northern Pacific THREE HUNDRED VXD FORTY Mil. The .Astoria Gaslight Company — AT — land departmeiit for this district "ill build new works on the beach LION DOLLARS D. W. HARDIN’S ««ere greater during the month ot One hundred millions of the vast near the Astoria iron works. The Jul«' just past than 'luring the same sum the Treasury is obliged to keep improvements will cost j»t2.o«x>. 1 BRICK X’ A lx’ 1). month in any preceding year of it* under the laws as a reserve against existence, amounting to $150.0011. United States notes. Notice to the Public. — All kind» oi — Generali« the sale of lands is rather Upwards of another hundred mil MASONRY WORK slow during the month of Julv. but lions of this vast sum is retained to tins «ear the« have been as large redeem the notes of National Banks I’roHiptly an<l neatly cx«vuted 4'if as in an«' month setice the organt failed or retiring circulation zation of this office. There IS no law requiring the Everything is now quiet out it. Treasury to keep this sum l<H-ked I AND FOR RAI c 4. Ì / » I bat we th swe ph its in t up . I u 1 h; sC u Kt tl ri. • I Tr p‘ of fit I mi bi ll« M li- fri A /> • situ noia ’ testii Mir*' no ij I »•> t Im I« <Jt tfe.— •‘•til 4 — FANCY GOODS, DRY GOODS, Clothing. Boots and Shoes, Queens Ware, tl < < till* Olii) UH, «•** »Uk « •• *»»/ * mm • • part in the recent disturbance ha« the notes as presented. It will be rears before these Na ing liecn put under Ixnids to keep tiic peace, including Pants« P itte: tional Bank notes will come in. ami it is more than hkel« that to 5 per s, m cent will nevei be pte*eiilc<l. The citv exprss team made Should this monev lie idle all things lively for a *horl time 1 »*t the*e years* If it must then there Wvdn *<lav. bv running away Mr. i< some defect in the National Bank Razee alt r gazing at them for a tew ing Law which ought to!» i.»r- moment« stiito.l «.« {»crsiiit and o« er nxtei. \\ hv Congre hue put ll l!ll«l tit tn rtl It! ' ! •■ ' \ I 1\| ♦t'-jvt»’ tract oi J l.anil aUwit on«» mill mi< bill »nib * from Grunts ►itimtnl. ami has pirn- tv <u livir.k? l\»r further par- tie 1l.1t«*. priev Au . appit ft* \Ve-<t of IV|s.t, on Railroad Tra. k. t<HI VND, GlUlGoN. 0. GANIARD, M W Wi l l Eli. Or ¡»I fhi* Otlhv. AT GREATLY REDUCED ERIC FCS. -------- A Full Line of -------- STAPLE GROCERIES Will be kept in Stock. PRODUCE TAKEN IN _ EXCHANGE FOR GOODS. 100 l,",’ ’1 kl 1;" ' ,!n ’• r * DEXF'E. V. ! r«;!!, •» •» * County, Oregon. A. ........... H s CARSON & »uni, SON, *» t < wv / iw <x Proprietors. '00.000 Trees in Stock, APf.E, PEAR, PEACH, PLUM. PRUNE. CHERRY, Al HCOT, NECTARINE, ALMOND, WALNUT CH1HTNUT and Shaie and Ornamental Trees, GrajieVines, Currants, Goosberries, Blicklvcrries, Raspberries, Thanking the public and my many customers for their patronage in Strawberries, Figs, the past, I can now make it to their Etc., Etc. Advantage to Call on me Before Purchasing Elsewhere. GEO. W. RIDDLE, TREES! : tre I ZTREES! » are Kri’wi> Wit!.,Hit irrigation on Red hill land, and all of known van,- ' tiesthat HUcceed in Southern Oregon. i Tlnme vonteinpluting tree planting will | do well to visit our On hardand Nttrsen • or write us for nrire list Post-ottiee— Murphy, Josephine Coun- ty, Oregon. R. R. Station, Granta I'a** A. Il CARSON A SON II Hammon Bros.’ Nurseries, N H X\r PHŒNIX. Oregon, and OAKLAND, California. Flour, Grain, and Feed Store. Front St., adjoining Courier Offlo«, Our Stock this season Cannot be Excelled on the Coast GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Neither in Quantity, Quality, Varieties, Size >f Trees, nor Health and Vigor of same. Fin bracing all the Leading \ aneties of APPLE. PEAR, PEACH, PLUM, PRUNE, APRICOT, NECTARINE, CHERRIES, ALMONDS, Etc., Etc. -------- 000-------- SI »EC IA LT I ES. Flims, Prunes, and Apriculs on Myrobolan Plum Slock, Me have opened a First-('Ians Flour and l eed Store in the building furiiierlr occupied ar a »addle and harnere dio,; where we «ill keep eoiiRtantlr on lunj uid lor sale the beat brands of Elour, Corn and Oat Meal, Wheat, Barlev, Oats, Mill and ( hop Feed, Bran, and everything pertaining to a FIRST-CLASS FEED STORE. P. Barry Pear,’ the best late shipping variety. Muir Peach, (free»4ono) still heads the list. Kanaday s Cling, the canner » pride. Kelsey's Japan Plum, has no )>cer. Robe de Sargent Prune, never before offered W. RAZEE & SON. in Oregon. this which, in a diied state, forms tile celebrate I | rune D (French Conserves), Berkeley Qoosberry, the nr.*t profitable >>1 them all. Proprietor».. It is Ette, • Spring and Summer Gods!! Languedoc, King’s, Soft Shell and Paper Shell Almonds. CHEAPER THAN EVER! LARGE STOCK SHADE and ORNAMENTAL TREES. Evergreens, shrubs, rose«, clematis and flowing plants, small fruits, grape vines, etc., etc. r.< •fore purchasing elsewhere, parties intending to plant trees will find it to their interest to come ami see our stock and learn our prices Catalogues nmilci gratis upon apj.lication. Address *11 communications to Fancy Good* of all kinds, sold .it BED ROCK PRICES, summer Silks, - 55 cts. p.r yard. Laft ns, • • - • 5 ............. •ther goods in projs.rl, >11. HAMMON BROS., I'lurnix, Jackson county, Oregon. 51!f I will not be Under Sold. J. W HOWARD Mito 11; -wart, )vts ; Tin-ware. 6th St., between Main and H, Grants Pass, Or. Have the iairgesl and most Complete St.s k in th.-ir line in Southern Oregon, ««liiel they will He I! \S Low AS TI IE LOWLls r. AGENTS FOR TIIE CELEBRATED NEW FURNITURE STOBE! A. J. SEix ;ic, Main St., Is-t. 41 h and 5th Grin.'» P m « I — Hu* just o|»cnod a New — IT KNITl l!E STORF Where Mill Ini kept on li.inil a n1 inf **'-•» all kind*'« / -urnlture. Bedding. Picture Fracicx, Brackets, Etc., Etc. Studebaker Farm Wajons, I ,ksir-Fra’iien, Windoa-Frame*, T-rark*’* Ete., made to miler. t*|>eeial attention given to IND 1:1? T' A K ING. I I«' 1 e 1 < is Repairing and all kinds of work tn wr Ime neatlv and promptly executed. — ? I.: tr ai i < t. rer's A C r N T fm th* R/ CINE It!.'II Mill! The World Renouned Chilled Plows ACME HARROWS. VICTOR WIND \ 1 ILLS, Autocrat Wood Force And all goods handled by STAX’HR W’ALKHK, ----- Including the ----- EMPIRE MOWERS. REAPERS and BINDERS. HYDRAULIC PIPE and GIANTS Furnished on short notice. We cordially invite all to examine our good< and prices Iveiore purchasing. A share o! pul'lic intron r/e i* rr«|»xS lull«- Holkit -d. and aalisia. 'ion gn.ira; Col 3frly M. I. < «ilX. a. 11VKTHI.IM. ». XICKKI »BI KI.. < ri:r wrvi.. CAHN, NICKELSBURG & CO. M.intlLa hirer* and Importerà of Bools anti Shoes, 129 & 1SI sansone St.. San FrwciKi. Cel. Factory, 115 A 117 Haves Street. [ .'Hrtllll PEOPLE'S HEIT IHRktX Cor. of Front and 441« St*.. Grant's Pass, - - Oregon. NEW STORE! | NEW GOODS!! NEW PRICES! The PEOPLE'S MEAT MARKET b now o | kt . and prepare«! to supply custom- ere with the clioicest cuts of LIVINC t STONB VANCE S A (IS AG E s ltcg- leave to inform the public that he is now nicely located on the corner of 6TH AND H STREETS, GRANT’S PASS OREGON BEEF. MUTTON. PORK. All kinds of A share of tlie public petronag» f»’ *|>e< tfullv solicited. BUNCH BROS., proprietor» 4-81Í] With a Large Aaeortment of Market. BOOTS and SHOES, DRY GOODS. And even thing to be found in a First-Class store, which I will sell . J. H AHLF VERY LOW FOR CASH. OR MARKETABLE PRODUCE McCall and sec me before purchasing elsewhere. L. V AN C E. 2 nt Di • •»» ' » r*» ft .-.¿Oil 5iiup -------- AXD ------- T own lots FOR SA kF. ill I’lKl '.MX I hairing to ire to < irrmanv <>n bnmnew». I offer for rale »1 low rnfe«, niv Shop», Block on hand, togetf er with two lol« up on which the »I k . io are l.xamd. Al*.., on.- acre «< ground favorably l<x-at<*l for "r«i.*.ncv. Call on ..raddr»—. MIK! F<>KM \N. t • «H» I‘!i.« !,tx . I 1 V < ,, < >| s-.Vim W anted •Im Proprietor. V miler South of Grunts Paas, Joeephin« Consisting <rf Glass Ware, &c., &c., New Barber Shop! » ■r ---- o Having concluded to close business at this place, I am offering niv large stock of GROCERIES, j J Sillp«mon —... vmxuvu W.. ^1 tiaint’U. We are in want of a few more good men .0 canvass fur th. .ale of choi.v «arieoea 01 Nota ry Rock Tomen who. .m m ,ke .1 snece.s of the l.asimw we can imv good salaries or eonuntssion and give ilert la mm empi.,, ment We have many new amt choice spis-ialties, 1s4h in the fiait and mnamcntal line, wldeh ..there J., ,ot handle. Address el with refer«-., L I MAY i CO.. KurMtyaen, >T I’AUI «1IXN propri«,#r G rant ' s P a »* M ais S treet . Fresh and Salted Beef, Pork, MUTTON, PORK-SAUSAGE. AND ROl.OGV'- Bacon and Ln rd ALWAYS ON HAND. Meat Delivrred anv place in To«« FREE <>F t HA1U.E. > A Si«r? 4 'll’ PrNic I