T hursday , J anuary 28, 1897
THE WEEK'S JOTTINGS
Will Jackson resident dentist.
Sweet and tour pickles at Bartlett’s
J. W. Howard is selling *5 shoes for
»1.
Clemens, Druggis', opp. Opera House.
W. H. Flanagan, physician
I and dentist.
surgeou
You can buy dress good* at Howard’s
for 23 percent discount until Feb 1.
The
New chairs cheap a* anywhere in the
city at Terrell A Son.
Fresh nuts and raisins at Bartlett's.
Fresh tendered lard at Brownell A
Binns, Opera House Market.
Itou’t be deceived as you can b-iy gro
ceries at Howard's at iwrdrock price*.
Fresh salt-water fish at Abll’* meat
market.
Tav-lor and Crow will »hip another
carload ol ore to Ashland the last of the
month.
Awake
Merchant
Mrs. F. Doerfus wishes to thank th«
Grant’s l’ass Fire Department and tile
ciliaens whoso promptly eante to assist
at the tire Friday morning.
Terrell A Son have an appropriate and
beautiful line of Undertaker goods. The
stock is all new, having come direct
from tiie Manufacturers.
Clearance sale at the Red Star Store.
20 per cent off on ALL goods.
is never afraid to sell
goods ata close mar
gin. We want to get
and keep a big trade.
We know of but one
way to do it, and that
is to “sell cheap.”
We do it and tind we
gain customers.
If you want a drees made to suit, call
on Mrs. II. L.Gray
F. street near the
bakery. A good til and low
price.
Dresses made Iroiu *2.00 to 3 50.
S«>cond hand lumber wagon for sale
cheap apply at tiiis office.
Wood wanted on
Cot KlkR office.
subecriptii'ii at the
Kitchen safes *2 75 at Hale’s.
Abundance end Peach Plum trees at
the Riverside nursery.
Get Tennant ar.d Tragedy Prune trees
at the Riverside nursery,
All tlieditferent forms of skin troubles,
from chapped hands to eexema and indo
lent ulcers van be readily cured by De
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile
cure. Dr. W. F. Kremer.
The Grant’s Pass school directors have
decided to run the term 9 months. This
will bring vacation about the last of
May.
A number of odd pieces
of China have accumula
ted and we offer you your
choice for 15c. Cupsand
Saucers, Cream Pitchers,
Etc.
PICKLED PIG’S FEET!
Ilk per pound; 3 lbs
for 25c.
POP CORN 5c per pound
Choice Shelled
POP CORN
25c per sack.
Choice Eastern Hams
Choice Bacon
and Shoulders
Canned
Goods
The reduction sale at Dixon it McCros-
key’s will close Feb 1, instead of Feb.
17, as an error in the type made us say
iast week.
The legislature must adjourn Febru
ary 20.
»Soothing for burns, scalds, chapped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. Instant relief for piles, stops pain
at once. These are the virtues of De
Witt’s Witch Hasel Salve. Dr. W. F.
Kremer.
Have yon seen the Cot kikr ’ h new
sign? It was painted Monday by the
sign artist, H. J. Bad.er
Constipation in its worst forms, dys
pepsia, sick headache, biliousness and
derangement of the liver are readily
cured by DeWitt’s Little Eaily Risers.
These little pills never gripe
Small pill,
safe pill, best pili. l)r. W. F Kremer.
Making garden and spraying fruit tret s
has already begun in Southern Oregon.
One hundred men wanted, to trade hay
ami grain for buggies and hacks, A. R.
Yantis, GrantPass.
Call before it’s too late at Howard's to
s< cure a pair <»f those Ladies’|5 shoes
for $1.00.
Some low thief tore a board off John
Winders’chicken house one night Iasi
week an<l got away with a turkey ami
revural chickens.
Clearance sale at the Red Star Store.
20 per cent oil’oil ALL goods.
We should have said 210 feet instead
of 100 in telling how much granite side
walk John A. Walter laid for $10 in
front of his residence near the factory.
1 have three hundred acres of unim
proved land, coast fork of the Willamette
river for sale or trade for city proj»erty
or an orchard.
J. W. G kiffith .
of all
kinds
CORN, 3 Cans 25c.
TOM ATOES 3 cans 25c
BEANS 3 Cans 25c
and Vegetables all kinds.
Jelly in pails, very cheap
•«Conie and see the splendid offe
in BAKING POWDER a
Beautiful
TEA POT FREE
with each can
All goods guaranteed and
at lowest market price
See Our
Lamps and
Glassware also.
There are 21 men in Grant’s Pass who
average 226 pounds
The boys are get
ting up a company to go to Cuba and
they won’t accept anyone who weighs
lees than 200.
Judge Hanna, of Jacksonville, has
made a rulit g on the claims against the
Haminersly mines, aud all but $1965
were thrown out. The original total was
over $6000.
The Misses Webling of Lon<lon, will
give an entertainment at the opera
house. Monday evening Feb 1. for the
benefit of Grant's Pass high school. Se
lections from the best plays will be
features of the evening.
Therein nothing that causes women
greater discomfort and misery than the
(unstantlv recurring Headache. Men
suffer le?s with Headache. “My wife’s
health was very indifferent, having Head
ache continually, and just two packages
of Simmons Liver Regulator released her
from all Headache and gave tone and
vigor to her whole system. I have never
regietied its use”—M. B. DeBord, Mt.
Vernon, Ky.
We had a big rush last w»*ek and sold
lots of goods. This week we w ant to
double our sales with the big bargain*
confronting you in all tines. We feel as
■ured you w ill come and get the bargains
at the big reduction we aro making at
< >rant’s] 1'a*■* largest ■tor?. — Dixon A Me-
Croskey, leaders of low prices for cash.
PERSONAL.
Stale lieiMe
The Lrgialaiive Mutilile.
The tax levy at Salem for municipal
Last Friday the MiU-hell republicans
Miss Hattie >u»ilb went to Merlin ou a of the House organised with 31 member* purptiaea is 10 mills.
visit Saturday.
The Salvation Army haa invaded latke
Wild elected Mr Bensuu a* permanent
Mrs R J. Everitt went to Medford »peaker. They derived their authority view in laikeeounty.
. ¡rum the following clause io the Oregou
Monday on a visit.
The Klamath county court has fixed
constitution:
Hie lax levy at 20 null*—11 for county
Miss Ethel Larue returned to Roseburg
First that luu Semite shall consist ui 3i). pur|s>ses, 4 i<tr state and b for sch ol.
Saturday evening
and the bouse ot rep'esenia'.ive. oi U)
Dufur, in Wasco county, has adver
J. W. Per null of App.egale was in Sat [ members. Becoiid, two-thirds ot each
' house shall constitute a quorum to do tised to vote on bonding the school dis
urday on business.
business, but a smaller number may trict for *20(4) to build a schoolhouse.
Eugene Merrill cauie up from Gálico meet, adjourn from day to day, and cum-
lame county won't abide by the action
Munday on business.
pel tlie attendance of abeeiil mem- of the state boaid of equalisation ill rais
Dr. Myers visited Wolf creek profess ' tiers.
ing the tax on merchandise, etc., »ays
The "regular*” uuder Davis' speaker- the Guard.
ionally .Monday night.
i ship s I t O ‘‘met and adjourned,” some
T. J. Mackin was down from Grave times only four members assembling.
Mi* Jame« Eaton sold 12 fine fat hogs
creek last week on business.
1 Ou Friday the Benson house had several in the Dalles Tue-day. at *3.10a hnndiM,
Supt. Stahl was in from Gálico creek assistant sergbant-at-arr.is appointed and the la-si pi ice that ha* been realised
i these tried to use loree m excluding Da there lor some time.
Munday on busine •
vis from the chair, but the leading
A number of hop eo itrac s are beiug
L. G. Brownell made a trip to Waldo members relented and let Mr. D. have
made by Marion ai d Polk ci inly grow
last week, purchasing fat cattle.
bis seat.
ers, 9 aud 10 cents a pound being the
Wm. Bunch and family will take up
prices generally mentioned.
L ost —A dear little child who made, home
their residence in J us Angeles.
The interest oi W. F. Benjamin in the
happy by its smiles. And to think, it
Mrs. Ed Lister returued from Eugene might have been saved had the parents Roseburg Piauuiealer has been sold to
J
It Eddy, the Review says. C. Y.
Friday morning last.
only kept in the house One Minute Cough
Benjamin still retains Ilia interest in the
Jacob Carter was in from Williams Cure, thd lulallible remedy for croup paper.
Dr. W. F. K reiner.
creek Monday on business.
Scott Gillespie, who lives in the John-
Mrs Alice Ferrier, nee Hall, is visiting
Taxes in Tacoma.
sou settlement, on the lower fduslaw,
friends in this city from Roseburg.
was badly wounded on the top of the
The present high rate of taxation in the
Rev. Father Desmarais will hold ser counties of King and 1‘ieree is causing bead, a tailing tree having struck him
last
week.
vices in Grant’s Pass next Sunday.
an agitation to liejnade, loosing to the
Chief
of Police Dilley, of Salem, lias be
Misses Nettie ami Susie Hamlin paid a reduction of the expenses in conducting
their adnil lustration, i tie manager of gun feeding tramps bread and water.
visit to friends in Medford last week.
They have so overrun the city he fell
one large business house in Seattle says
Miss Maggie Chiles will teach the en that the direct tax on its business and justified hi using stringent means to
suing term al the Williams creek business property is over $30 a day. a mans them tired of Salem.
school.
tax whieli during the present tiiiaiirial
The grass on the lulls surrounding An
Mrs. S I. Fallin, mother of Deputy depression almost was enough to tax telope ii Iroiu two to three inches high,
Sheriff Fallin, returned to Myrtle Creek I hem out of existence. The manager of and all kinds of slock are thriving.
this Grin said:
Btocknien in that section have not found
last week.
"I own property in several English it necessary to feed any great amount ol
R M. Everitt the veteran photograph cities, ami my taxes there are not one-
hay ttius tar daring lite winter, and no
er is now in busines in San Diego coun fourth as high asiliey are here, and the
loss to speak ol Ims been sustained.
ty, Cal
only reason why taxes are higher here is
Tne county court of Baker county lias
Mrs. Phi tineas Amos ha* opened a res that both city and county office« are ad begun suit against ex l'»> inly Commis
taurant in the Conklin building un Front ministered under a set ot rules wliieli sioner James fl. iiulchtuso.i, lor over
would break up any business firm inside
street.
of six inonibs, no matter liow large a drawing his legal salary *57‘>. Ibis is
the Brat of a series ot suits that are to be
Mr«. IIajardine ami daughters return capital was invested.”
brought against ex-otlicials of the county,
ed to Ashland Monday, after visitiiug
Mrs. Everitt in this city.
A weed ill the garden can be easily do who are alleged to have drawn illegal
lees iroiu the county.
Mrs W L. Blackburn and Mrs S. U. atroved when it Brat starts. Consump
Judge L. l.aughary, of Roseburg, lias
Mitchell are keeping a lodging house in tion can be nipped in the bud bv One
Minute Cough Cure. Dr. W. F. Kre received an appointment iroiu Attorney-
Portland Oregon.
trier.
General Harmon as apecial coiiiuiisiou -
Chas. Hansen ar.d Mike Adams came
er to lake evidence m indiau depredatiou
from the Illinois valley last week on a
Spraying for Apple Scab.
claims in the stalo ol Oregon, Washing-
business trip.
toil. Montana and Idaho. 1 lie salary an I
With
a
whole
season
’
s
rest
for
apple
per diem make the p sition a lucrative
A. B. Denniston, passenger and ticket
agent »< the Great Northern was up from trees, because of the failure of the crop one, aggregating *.XXK) per year.
last year, the prospects for a goodly yield
Portland Wednesday oil business.
All oiler has been inaih' on behalf of
ol apples in 1897 are promising. Made
■^Representative l.inirell, of Jackson, hungry by the long apple fast, tanners the bondsmen ol W. E. Howe, delault-
spent Sunday among hl- constituents, should be unusually willing to battle ing treasurer ot Klamath county, who is
endeavering to treat the legislative mud with the pests that play such havoc with now in the state penitentiary, to settle
dle as a ‘‘mere joke.”
our apples. The time lias come to plan the suit before me supreme court to col
lect from the bondsmen, by paying the
The family of Rev. T. S. Dulin left for for the campaign against one of the worst "county *4lUX). I'ne matter ol accepting
Portland Tuesday evening. Mr. D. has ot these pests, apple scab, and 1 oiler the or rejecting tho proposition has not yet
secured a position in the Third Baptist following as the treatment for it.
To keep apple scab in check, four spray been decided.
church of that city.
ing* with Bordeaux mixture should be
Stanley Clemen*, a h >y about it) yeais
Geo. Furman, who gold sold his inter made. The first one, just as the blossom ot age .who lives in the northwestern
est at Leland to F. M. Briggs, bought E. begins to swell; the second just after part of Eugene, was struck in the right
D. Smith’s fixtures in the Conklin build they have dropped ; and the third and eye Saturday evening by a double ”B”
ing ami will put in a stock of dry goods.
fcurlh following at intervals of two shot, which, when hied by another boy
D. W. Wilbur, recently from Wiscon weeks. If the season is a wet one, a from an air gun hit a tree ami glanced.
sin. a brother of Myron Wilbur of this fifth spraying will pay. The cost for the The shot penetrated Ute eyelid ami de
city is opening a lawyer’s office in the five sprayings need not exceed, for labor stroyed the pupil oi the eye. The whole
eye may yet hare to be removed.
Wilbur Ac Haskins building on Front ami material, 20cents per tree.
Bordeaux mixture is made as follows:
street.
Laurence Mich.ills, in Douglas county,
Take G pounds of copper sulphate (blue
J. W. Sherer met with an accident to «tone), 5 pounds of fresh unslaked lime, bus been very ■iiccesstul tn raising beets,
lie
recently took to Riddle a gigantic
his right eye one day last week. He was and 40 gallons of waler. Pulverize th»*
picking bedrock, when a piece struck copper sulphate; place it in a coarse sack speciiuau of the White Mangleworth va
him on the pupil. He went to Medford of oiirlap and hang it in a quarter of the riety, which was presented to E. A. Bas
Monday to consult an optician.
water to dissolve Blowlv fia^c the lime ; sett, the Southern Pacific agent, to ex
hibit witli Ins other trulls and vegetables
Mr and Mrs. Wm Pollock returned dilute until the lime watv^ is ol lUe con at tliedopot. l lm beet weighs 83 |H>unds,
from Colfax, Cal
Tuesday evening. sistency of milk andthed strain through and measures 3 leet 10 inches ill circuui-
Their son could not be brought home for a sieve into the barrel CorPainiug the leremx.-, and is about 4 feet lit lengtli.
the present. He has lost a leg and his copper sulphate solution. When reidv
, *,J the Viurnty placer mine near Glen
hearing is impaired, but is doing well for um », dilute to 4) gallons. The object
in adding the limo is to neutralise the dale, in lkiuglas uo uity, two clean ups
otherwise.
acid copper sulphate
if sufficient. inns have been made yt-'ce it was turned over
is not a ided the foliage will be injured to Foreman Stevenson", > » -rk out the
Bucklin’« Arnica Salve.
Therefore, al wave test as follow s : Dis iiien's buck wage«. A loAlajs’run eleaueu
solve ten cents worth of ferro cyanide of up $ 14iK), am! one of 18 days, *l<>only
T he best salve in the world for cuts, potassium in a small bottle of water
one giant being worked, owing to t*"*
bruises, sores, salt rheum, fever sores, Add a few drops ol this solution to the
scarcity of water. The man will easily
tetter, chap|»ed hands, chilblains, corns, Bordeaux mixture ami if a brownish dis
pay themselves in ttie 90 days allowed
and all skin eruptions, and positively coloration appears in the water, add lime
them if they have sufficient water, this
cures piles, or no pay required. It is until such discoloration does not appear.
showing indicates that the Victory will
guaranteed to give good satisfaction or
The tune for making the last apolica-
money refunded. Price 25c per box. tion may coincide w ith the time for spray lie all r>ght when .the ditch is comple
ted, giving them a requieite water sup
For sale by Dr. W. F. Kremer.
ing for codling moth. If so, the solutions ply.
lor the two pests may be combined.—O.
The City Council.
A miners’ hosjiital is beiug discussed,
A 0. Bulletin.
ami a committee is canvassiug the mines
A
Valuable
Proscription
to
see if income can be raised lor main
Council met in regular session Thurs
taining one al Baker. It lias been the
day evening. proc edihg« were institu
Editor Morrison of Washington, Ind , practice for the milters in each cutup to
ted to ioreclose on all sidewalk liens held
by the city. Special fund was set apart “Sun,” a rites: “You haven valuable make up a purse aud send their disabled
out of the [>uund fees ami dog license, prescription in Electric Bitters, and 1 comrades to this city for care. Sometimes
known as The Cash expenditure fund. can cheerttilly recommend it for Consti- these funds are not sufficient, and friends
B McArthur and J. A. W alters addressed pation and Sick Headache, and as a" gen have been obliged to call upon strangers
the council upon the injustice of the cus eral system tonic it has no equal.” Mrs for aid. It IS proposed that a contribu
tomary light weight on the hay, fee I Annie Stehle, 2025 Cottage Grove Ave., tion of from fit) cents to *1 a month Is-
ami other lines of business transacted Chicago, vias all run down, could not collected from all miners at work, the
within the city limits. Attorney Hart eat nor digest food, had a backache which funds to lie used tn maintaining a reguli r
was instructed to draw up an ordinance never left her ami felt tired ami weary, hospital here.
but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored
rectifying the abuses complained of.
Grant county is ut present in a peril
Her health and renewed her strength. ous condition, for if every desire of ths
The following bills were paid.
August Lorens, right of way (Merlin Prices 50 cents and $1.00, Get a bottle neighboring counties is gratified, the old
road)
.....................
35 DO at Dr. W F. Kremer’s Drug Store.
commonwealth of Grant will be wiped
Ludurck Blohm right of way (.Merlin
off the map, says the l.<mg Creek Eagle.
Minutes
8
“
ein
like
bouts
when
a
life
... 36 0.»
road) ..........................................
The ohl Button countv is to Ire revived at
Joseph Wolke hardware
... 18 20 is at stake. Croup gives no time to send the present session of the legislature.
.. . .63 <k> for a d m 3 or. Delay may mean death
Haskins A Wilbur lumber
Morrow county is going to «trike fora
____ 3 00 One Minute Cough Cure gives instant re share of our lerritorv, tl.e IJkiali country
Henry Tb< rnton viewer ..
... . 3 00 lit land insures recovery, l’heonly harm waul« a slice. Baker county would not
M M Rumage viewer
less remedy that produces immediate re-
opjecl to the granite territory; in fact,
snlis. Dr. W. F. Kremer,
site is likely to make a lively tight to gel
For the Kidney«.
A n I n usual Hight.
it.
‘‘I am 65 years old; have had kidney
disease and constipation for 25 years.
Am now well—used you S. B. Headache
and Liver Cure one year. Used 6 bottles
at 50 cents each. J. H. Knight, Rut
ledge, Or.” For sale by W. b Kremer.
Merlin I terns.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. HaXes spent Sa -
unlay and Sunday at their home near
Grant’s Pass.
Grandma Tremble spent a week visi
ting in our vicinity. She returned to tier
home in Grant’s Pass Saturday mor
ning.
Mr. Higgins the line man locate ! here
The B. A B are the only genuine tag this winter, is putting in a telegraph line
ar cured ham« on the market. Brownel from the de|»ot to his boarding place at
A Binns.
.Mr. Fry’s.
A ladle«' colored min.lrjl entertain
Mr. Sherer came in from his mine on
ment is to be given in the Opera Hou.e Galice, Saturday morning suffering con
] on the evening of Feb 9, by the ladies siderable w.th hl» right eye
While mi
of the Episcopal church, for the benefit ning a small piece of rock flew and hit
oi the church furnishing funds. They h rn in the eye causing the loss of sight
respectfully solicit the patronage of the in that member. He went V» Gram's
public.
Pass on the morning train.
A tire alarm Friday morning la-t, at
F. A. Cox of (¡rant’s Pass performed
8 ;t0 w a. caused by the roof of a frame the duties of R. R. agent for a few 'lav.
building on Sixth" ttreet catching fire last week during the illn*'*»« of i. W
from a stotepii* in the front part. Mrs. Burnett.
ISrerfus bad just started a fire in an air
Nearly everyone is sick with bad
tight stove and in her ab-etice the tire
eonimuiurated Ur the woodwork Iretwe.-n c dds.
roof and ceiling. Hie fire department
Turner and Saunders are doing a rush
*a« promptly on hand and deluged the ing businem at Galice. It seems by the
place with water. After it was all over, way, they are kept rustling.
Zve
no sign of Are was visible on the outside,
ilu- damage wa« done mostly by water
Newt. Gordon Kill« a Man.
ou the carpets and fnrniture.
T.ni M<- Kay, a noted character of
Wanted to «(change— A new. late im
proved W mebester fur a doable barreled Klamath Fall, eaa .hot and instantly
breech-loading shot gun ; will pay dif- killed by Newt. Gordon, town marahai,
about 4 o'clock Monday morning of laat
efernce. Call at this office.
week. t*ordoo and Cbarlee II. A'llaon,
Sweet Cider at Bartlett's.
a saloonkeeper, were standing tn (ront ol
Mrs. Clara Hoffman, National Rer-ord- tne Link rille hotel, whet. McKay, who
ing Secretary ol the W. C. T. U. will en wa- inion« ated. accused Wds-.n of talk
ter upon her lecturing tour in Oregon mg at.eit his family. M< Kay started
Feb. let. The ladies ol the local union lor Wilson, raying he would cut hi. g «
have persuaded her to stop at Grant’« rard ont. He struck Wilson and knocked
l’a»« and give one of her celepraled l>ec- him over avainst the building. McKay
ture« n Monday evening Feb 22, IN!/?. then started alter Gordon, who drew his
Mr«. Hoffman comes ton« highly recom revolrer and told McKay to stop. Alter
mended being second only to Mie« Wil repeate.1 warning, to «top. McKay at
lard on the platform. This is a rare op tempted to strike Gordon, when Gordon
portunity to hear one of America’s best ■fed, «erenng the spinal < ord in McKay '■
orators and we hone many will avail neck «nd killing him instantly.
McKay was a large powerful man. arid
themselves ot the privilege. Remern-
ber the date. Feb. 22od. See further no when drinking wa« dangerou, He wa.
a
.«• breed, a ball brother M D.n.id and
tice next week.
Dr. William McKay, well known in East
Judge Crawford was waylaid by em.e ern Oregon.
seoundrei last Saturday evening about
Gordon save himself up to the deputy
8 »> mi hi. way honie. Someone «prang sheriff.
>ul lr m bei.iod a tree and struck Mr.
t rawfordon the bead with anue weapon,
A torpid liver m«-an. a had complex.on,
fortunately not «tanning bun. and he bad breath, indigestion and frequent
.»a age.1 to spring away from hl« assail beadaebss To avoid «och companions
ant and run to bis home no: far distant. take DeWitt's latti» Early H uer», tbs
I "Ihere is no clew.
arivMia liUie pills. Dr. W. F Kr» ucr.
The condition of tilings in Enterpnee is
deplorable, according to the Aurora. It
says : It is certainly turn- that the mayor
«nd < iti.moti council ot Enterprise call u
hall to the law < --nee- tha' is Is-mg prac
ticed in our city. Il is almost an every
day occurrence for some one to gel beast
ly drunk and parade the streets, cursing
ami disturbing everybody ami everything
in and ubuil the town. A town the six«
ol Enterprise, the rounly seat aud me
tropolis of the great Wallowa valley, be
ing wit limit a marshal to keep the |>euce.
if certainly a disgrace and un outrage.”
Aii officer from France attracted atten
tion on our streets last week, attired in
military uniform. He had deserted al
Madagascar on a ship bound for Austral
ia, ami two British officers paid his way
to bail Francisco, whence he tried the
American plan of beating his way on
trains to the Dalles, where lie lias a
friend. He was given refuge while in
the city by M Johnson, ami departed
next day by freight tram for the north.
He could n it tala English and would
have I wen in a bid wav had he found no
other l r»*m-hmetj in Giant’s Pass.
The French uniform appears to be a
red vest and pants with a blue coat nn I
a two-story hat. J. ('. Randle took up a
collection for the stranger and raised him
a pout $1 60, which he was rattier unwil
ling to accept, but he was finally pre
vailed upon to take it.
T he lengtli of life may be increased by
lessening it a dangers. I'ne majority of
people <lie from lung troubles
These
may Is- averted l>y promptly using One
Minute Co ugh Cure. Dr. W. 1. Kremer
The Htare of the "Dipper”
"The seven stars in the Great Dipper,*
say* Mary Proctor in Popular Astronomy
"are in reality seven splendid suns,
probably very tuucn larger than our sun,
and glowing with intense luster. Iron,
«odium, magnesium and other well-
known elements exist in the atmosphere
ol these stars, and their massive globes,
raging with fiery heat, rush through the
depths of space with inconceivable speed.
Five ol the stars are receding from us at |
the rate of seventeen miles per second
and the other two are traveling in an
opposite direction. It is certain that
these two do not tielong to the same sys
tem .i- the "th,-i tivITnrtvseven thou
sand years hence the seven stars of the
Great Dipaer will have dissolved partner
ship, and its api<earance will have
changed. The handle of the dint er will
tie bent out of place, for the rea
son that five stars will have diitted in
one direttion and two in another. During
countless ages the stars which seeui so
steadfast have been rushing on a aril
through space. There are stars travel
ing tn'family parties,' as Miss Clerk*
quaintly expresses it, colonies of stars
of a friendly tendency drifting together,
others lest friendly drifting apart. De
spite the fact that each star thu-i urging
its wav through space is an enormous
mass of glowing vapor, yet the most per
fect order and harmony prevail in the
star depths."
Is the boat we all travel on, anti sacks of the ma
terial the staff of life form the bottom of it,
which, whatever happens, can’t be knocked out.
flour always goes. We've thrown our flag to
the breeze anti won’t haul it down. Our flour
is genuine Al, as good as the wheat, and the
beat wheat in the market at that. It makes no
difference whether you want flour for baking
W heat tn California.
Unless tiie wheat fields should be un-
propituons, tiie wheat fields of Califor
nia of 1897 will be the largest in the his-
torv of the State. Never before wes so
much land sown to this cereal. The
farmers have every confidence that the
deficiency in the world's supply will ab
sorb all the wheat that can jmsaibly be
raised next year al lair prices. Land
that lias long lain fallow is being tilled
this year, and many thousand ot mules
and horses are dragging the gang plow
tlnoiigh Ills fertile soil of the San Joa
quin valley so that the despised horse
has again become an object of demand
and value.—Stockton Mail.
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For the Lungs.
Elder Alsou \V. Steers writes front
Portland, lit : "There is no medicine for
the throat ami lungs that 1 can recom
mend to ministers, public speaker* and
singers, with the confidence that I can
the S. B. Cough Cure.” For sale by W,
F. Kremer, 50c pec bottle,
A man named Jones killed a man
named Hartmen with a Winchester at
the head of Chetco last Wednesday. No
particulars yet.
other ourooses, >G «9 9,e «u«“*. Our
PRIDE OF JOSEPHINE is the best seller
but if you want other brands, we have them,
and our prices are always right.
CALHOUN BROS.
NEW STORE a MMU
We have just opened up a new store of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
Physic, the Oregon Liver and Kidney
regulator, tak»** the lead with hr . For
Rale by W. F. Kremer; 59c per bottle.
Weekly Weather Report.
We have had some dampness during
the pact week, but not enough to plea-»*
the miners, who have mostly been com
pelled to 8U-f>“nd operations from lack
of water. Sunday aftermxm a cool show
er caught Home pedestrians abroad, who
bad started «»nt expecting a fine clear
•lav. Since then the weather has been
|M*rfect for health ami pleasure, but some
what exasperating to placer men who
art* all ready for the water to pour into
their ditches and sluices. It is a little
too wet under foot U) plow how *ve
« » 11 I».
J. R. H ale , Undertaker, office op-
posite Kremer's drug store, where
he may l>e found, either day or night
Dry Goods!
Groceries!
Provisions!
Lowest Prices. Give Us a Call.
I
J. <». C. WIMER A Co.
GRAND
Special Sale!
WOODVU.LH. OREGON.
GRANT’S PASS
Pork Packing House I
J. II. AHI.F, Proprietor.
Ladies’
and Children's
Finest Quality of Hams, Bacon, Lard, Etc., at
Wholesale and Retail.
Jackets
and
Gapes I
Pure Medicines
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KREMER'S DRUG STORE
Vrk’OM tito IA>Wi:«rr.
A (irand Sweeping Dis
count will be given on all
CASH PURCHASES, as
we propose to give all of
our Customers an oppor
tunity to purchase a
A, A A A A A A A ZW A A A A A A A A
«Al A A A A
W V W W W V V W W V V V V V -v -v -w
JEWELL & DODGE
WINTER WRAP
IMI’ORTEBS <)F AND DEALERS IN
at greatly reduced prices.
HARDWARE, FARMING IM
PLEMENTS, MINING
We have a few Short
TOOLS, PIPE,
POWDER
Seal Plush Capes
Silk Lined, which will be
closed out at $5.50 and $S
Those who arc fortu
nate enough to be able to
come out to tne Great I
Sale will not be dissap-
pointed.
&c., &c.
BLACKBURN HOUSE BLOCK
R. L. COE
& C9
KK> a« m •- of land, with an M foot
ditch which water M the name cover* I
10i) a« re«, also a mill site with js?n slock :
and abont
f*»*t of flame; ¡oil acres
fenced and 50 acres in gra**e*; 1 large ;
barn, I small one snd dwelling house;
with 450 winter apple trees.
40 act*** of laml joining the above;!
23 a»*res fenced, with waler ri<ht; and ,
40 a< res within a mile of the atiove, 20 |
a< r»** fenced, 9 acres plowed, with water ;
right. Apply to
<L W. H oxik ,
78
Williams, Oregon.
H iving made arrangements to
buy from a factory o'itside of the
combine, we now sell coffins and
caskets at greatly reduced pricea.
" e furnish everything from the
neatly trimmed rosewood coffin
$10
and metallic caskets, and
the goods to be fully
thoi
usually .sold for
Ix»st.
hv
motM
ern
A bay man* branded J 3 on the Ir I
inly 1
at a
hip, strayed from Kerby recently. An ,
rea
rate to
information will lie reasonably reward
e<l by
C h as , P hillips
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SIXTH STREET
CHICO, CALIFORNIA.
KOK MALE.
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Liquor-Cure Company,
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Lingering Lettern.
Ix*tters for the following parties
an railed for at the Grant* Pa«*
office Jan 27.
Gilchrist Geo
Howard
Grubb C .M
Kent J <
Knrowl
Hackett J W
Hoyt E F
I'aindster C H
Farmer W H
EVERYTHING NEW and FRESH
NO SHELF-WORN GOODS.
HOHN.
Or Vanderpool •
Carri of Thank*.
The Life Raft
Or» I
4 Medicine Taken Internally.
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No Hypodermic Injection
Cure Guaranteed in 21 Days.
OFFiOHJFdS.
I’resideni, Dr. J. Ellie Rmlley.
Vie« President, R. R. Fimple.
Hrrretary, C. A. Merck.
Treeaurer, J. I». March.
Msneger, II. R Connelley.
ID IK EOTOR8-
John Devideon.
II. R. Connelley.
Dr. J Elli« Rodley.
J. D. March.
H. R. Fimple.