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An Independent Paper, Oevoted Especially to the Interests of Southern Oregon.
XIV
VOL
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1897.
WASHINGTON LETTO.
»emoeratte Benaior. Opp»a„|Ihr
Annexation of Hawaii
JEN RY L. BENSON,
Dial member. 01 the diplomatic corps
in Washington d» nol regard that por
attorney a r lau
l’ructice»- in all Conn« ol thr State
<>ffice over Firat National Bank.
■ BAJit’a
P as »,
< >KKUOS.
•
A RTHUR P. HARTH.
1 u 1 t 1 reaident M.'Kiidey*« message
that deals with Cuba as a forerunner of
white winged peace, i. shown by the fol*
O»I g remark ol a pmminei.1 diplomat:
t rmn the diplomatic i*otnt of view, il i.
.Cmtstery how the tmeriian press ami
public van consider the president's Ian
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY,
ea« h differing radii ally from all of the
others, and in the secund place, there to
a general lielief that if the administra
tion concludes it to be wise to force a fi-
' am ial bill of any tort through the
buu*e it will have it reported from the
ways and mean» committee.
Secretary
Gage will separate his recommendation«
into several bill», which will probably be
introduced in the bouse and senate a»
leelerw, both of congressional and public
pulse
I he democratic senators are already,
wuh two exceptions, solidly opposed tu
the annexation of Hawaii, and the house
democrats are going to declare against
gtisu-e conservative and peaceful. 1 think, annexation a*, a caucus to De held this
and I am satisfied tha* every representa
Offici over First N Donal Back.
week. Still the advocates of annexation
'ive of a foreign government in Wash
say that it is certain to be accomplished
G rant ’» P ass ,
< *KKU S
ington agrees with me that hi» messace
at this session. A lobby plentifully sup
was as radical and warlike in meaning plied wnh money,is working hard against
** Im < ould haw ina<le it. unless it had
annexation, ami its agents will stave off
actnallv been a proclamation declaring
settlement as long as possible, if they
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«ar against >pain. He tells Spain that cannot defeat it as their pay w ill stop a*
uiile-s it can finish the war in Cuba in a
soon as the ques ion is settled either w ay.
leusonable time, thi* government will do
— oi the —
II has become apparent that the fight
*0 bv force
Now, as every well-in on the civil service law is no trifling
formed person knows that there isn’t the
matter, even if it is being conducted
slightest chance that Spain will end the against the wishes of the president
Exnretw Irani* larave Portland Daily
somh.
1
1 North war in Cuba in a reasonable lime, that Leading republican representatives have
6:00 P. M. 1 LV Forti in<l
at . 1 y :.k'A m
»a about the same as the United Hates attacked the law on the floor of the house
Grants
Pass
a :05 a . m 1 LV.
LV. , 7:30 r. m
iug to Spain: ’You may a* well get when they bad to strain a point to do so,
7 :4 óa . m . Ai. Sun 1* run co LV. 1 8:00 P. M
readv to fight me, as you will have to do and s xty odd republican members of the
Above train- top at all Mtatiuns b<-
tween Portland and >aiem, Turner it in about six month«.’ ”
house who oppose the law as it now
Marion, Jeffei»»on, Albany, Cottage (»rove
It is poMuble, of conrse, that th* house stands met in caucus to discuss the oesl
Tangent,
Shedd«,
Halsey,
Harn* committee on banking ami currency,
wav to conduct their tight against it.
burg,
Junction
City,
Eugene
which has lieen given permiseion to sit That was at least fitly inure than were
Drain, Oakland and all station» troni
during sessions of the house, will rej»ort supposed to be willing to be counted
Kosebuig to Ashland inclusive.
a financial hill at thi* session of congress, as publicly hostile to the law. and has
Roseburg Mali Daily
hut the best informed men in coukros had an alarming effect upon those who
at .
8:30*. m 1 lv . Portland
l:3UP. m
do not regard it ms at all probable
In stand by the law, and have generally
lv . , 12:Mp. *
12 :25 p . m . 1 lv . Albany
..v.
• 20 P. U. Ar. Ko>eiturg
7:90a. M the first place.about half of the members
been disposed to poke fun at all talk
DINING UARo ON OGDEN ROUTE.
of that committee have bills of their own, against it.
EAS T and S()V i ,
SIiíAísta.
Route
Southern Pacific Uomuanv
Pullman
S econd C>
Buffet
— and —
Sleepers
ass S leeping O aks
Attui heu to all tinough trains
A large assortment of
F g • íurtrei particulars inquire of J.
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HOLIDAY
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West Side Division
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EXCEPT SI NDAY.
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at .
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Al Alhanv and Corvai >
>m e<-t wit:
trains of Or.\ entrai A Ea-tern i.
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ai .
7:30 p . m . at . M< Minnvihe i v.
8:25 a . m .
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Direct conn-cion at "an F rane su •
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Mail steamship lines for .’Al \N KN I1
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Rates ami tickets to Eastern poinis
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HONOLULU ami KÜSi’RALlA. Can
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B. F A P. Agi.
Manager
Portami Or
Call in and look at the assortment. You will have no
difficulty in finding something desirable for Christmas
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AT
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MANUFACTURERS OF
SOUTHERN OREGON.
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BIG RED
M. CHILES
APPLES
DEALER IN
Yellow Apples
Staple <L Fancy Groceries
Earliett and Latest Keeper,
Koine new »artetie« <>t Apple.i <»r.
Prune. »n<i Plum. Also • b—«e an 1
Nut rree**.
I take special care t*> have tbe trees
healthy alni true to name.
berribs of all kinds .
Hardware, Tinware, Tableware
Every article sold warranted as represented.
in exchange.
I’rec
orders by mail wi I receive prompt
Farm Produce taken
Iron and Steel Implements
attention.
j. T. TAYLOR,
OF ALL KINDS
PROPRIETOR
I. IL SCHMIDT
»Ft1
SMITHS
PH KBN
Hoto^rafer
CASH STORE
Opposite Coart Hou»*
GRANT'S FARH, ORE
Market Street Ferr», 8 T , Cal
and Fast Teamr
Usual year.
Manv republicans, while honestly hop
ing that Representative Dingley is a true
prophet when be sav» there will be a
surplus ol |10,OuO.i'O I during the next
fiscal year, have their doubts about it.
DlNhonest Governuwnt.
A San Francisco weekly
paper, the
News letter, say» that that city “haa not
had a strictly honest government for 25
years.” Neither, indue<l hat Portland,
nor probably any other city ¡though San
Francisco has been misgoverned worse
than most
But why cannot a city Lave
honest government? Whose fault is it?
How do dishonest men get into office,
obtain power? They are elected by a
majority, or at least a plurality , of votes,
Dishonest men should not obtain |>ower ,
or they should at least be tlie exception,
not tlie rule respectable, honest tax
paying and toiling citizens should see to
it that only men of the hiulnst character
—honest men—are elected to important
official pesiti ns. But the great trouble
is that office holding seems to corrupt
many men who were honest before Too
many are only reformers for revenue.
Some who are crying reform now are at
the same time casting covetous glance»
in the direction of the “sack.” Still good,
honest, intelligent citizens must «’.ways
keep striving to secure honest govern
merit.and make constant effort» to obtain
the nearest approach to it |»o«»ible.—Tri
SPECIALS.
2W
itfits complete. 75. Il
Harne»* Me- rnUne eiittits compiala. »1
22 1
25. • M) I
1 »
1 31
—to eat. to wear
i.»e, U» play »‘to
Ass «or Lautofue
the
kloiulikeri*
B »tii houses of congfess acted promptly
in providing relief for the adventurous
miners who are now threatened by fam
ine in tlie snow bound regions of the Up
per Yukon. Tlie government will give
a das quickly a* is possible in that re
mote country, and there is every reason
to believe supplies will reach there in
time to save th«* endangered people from
tlie starvation that now seems imminent
In presenting tlie relief bill to the
house Mr. Cannon of Illinois submitted
a statement prepared hy Dr Hheidon
Ja kson, on* of tlie agents of tlie com
missioners of Education, who was in the
Klondike country hh late ms September
16’ to the effect that wliile there is not
likely to lie any gn at suffering among
the people on tlie lower part of the river
the food supply on the Upper Yukon
will not last l>eyon<’ March
Dr Jack-
son warmly indorsed the porposal of the
Secretary of War that food should be
* nt into the country from Dyea by rein
UOUKEsPONi ENCE SOLICITED.
Er TIM ATES FURNISHED............
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sirong republican did not furnish these
gentlemen with ready made arguments,
but they are not. recalled just now. Illis
year it was General H. V.Boynton's vig
orous newspaper attack upon the present
laws and their abuse that was u»ed. rhis
question must, sooner or later, be
thoughtfully considered
The prem nt
apportionment exceeds 1141,000,000, and
there is a general|beli»i that it is eight
or ten million below what will Im spent
by tne pension bureau during the next
ft’lief Tor
OF
Capital Stock,
session of cong rest
One of thwae.phasee
1» Che abort but acrimomu« debate which
never lails to prucetle the passage of the
tegular pension appropriation bill by the
house. Somehow everybody knows that
these Utile sharp sentences have got to
be spoken , const queiiliv they do not at
trat t me at lent ion they deserve, concern-
lug, as they do, the expvudiluie ol mure
than uue third ut the government's in
come. lhe lacl is, as most people in
Washington know, lhai the aveiage cun
gressuiaii is mortally alraid ol the pen
sion quesUun, aud desire to see the bill
disposed ut as »}*eeduy as possible, aud
it he makes any remarks ai all they are
of a gcneiai nature about the “saviors ut
the country,” etc
it is the exceptional
teliuws who make the debate luieresling.
mere may have,been years when some
bune.
EA'NK
One of th, ■
BEST
Lighted < »allrrie*
On tlie Coast.
ChL frea a Pictor«» a Specialty
GRANTS PASS
Hi-toiy does not repeat itrdf with |
more ce tainty than certain phase« of a;
deer.
Tlie action taken by congress him not
•inex|>ected. The «langer of starvation
at Dawson and in tlie district around it
this winter has :»een known for some
time. The daring teat by which the cor
eapondent of The Call forced his way up
tlie river from fort Yukon to carry to
Da a «on tlie news that steamers with full
loads of supph*« would not I** able to
get up the river tliis year, gave warning
in time for many person« to make their
way down th* river to supply stations
or a< ro«s the passes of
but the
great masses of the miners could not get
out They are there fa«-irig th« long win
ter with but a small supply of food, and
onlv tlie prompt action ol lhe government
affords a reason for the hope that starve
tien will lie, averted
The official statement subrnitte«! to the
hcuse ami to h • «ena’e were in exa« t a«-
cord with Hi* reports sent out by the
S|>e« ial < orre»|xmdent of lhe I all. They
effectually «it*po-v«l of the f«r,li-ri preten»«
Jackson County Nolen.
Medford voted a special sc boo I tax last
Saturday.
I
A. i< Appear, lu Adjuran* Ma.ht.arn
Southern Oregon, like other parts o* |
the world, ha» Lad its pioneer days We
find in 1851 and 1852 the big-hearted
proap»<*tor*, with pick, shovel ami pan.
surrounded by blood thirsty Indians
They had manv privations and difficul-
lie», vet with courage bold, pres»ing for-
ward in search of the precious metal It
was at the cost of many human lives that
the object of their search was obtained,
the country developed and civilization
established. Despite the noble service
of the United State« troops, who fought
in many bloody engagements,we find the
“Diggers.’’like all other tribee of Indians,
1
sport.
Grants Paas can truly be said to be a
modem Jerusalem,completely surround
ed by mountains and hills The basin or
vallev ranges from three to six miles in
width. The «oil is rich and productive,
producing hops,wheat,corn ami all kind«
of fine fruit and vegtables. Game, such
as deer, bear and quail, are plentiful.
The climate i* very fine,and there are no
extremes of heat or cold. What i« known
as th * wet season sets in about November
1st, and it lasts up to about .lime 1st
This sometimes causes land-slides, oris of
which occurred a few years ago. in Cow
(’reek canon, so completely engulfing
-ome hundred feet of the radroad track
that the mailtrain could not get through
for a period of almost two months.
Grant« Pass bss manv a<)vantages,and
the reader may reasonably expect it to
J grow into a city of no little prominence
Ths town is not mnre than fifteen years
old. The chief industry is mining, both
quartz and placer The large sugar pine
ami fir timber furnishes plenty of mater-
I ial for saw nulls,“ash and door factories,
I of which Grants Pass can proudly boast.
The town has a splendid system of pub
lie school», in three departments prima
There are
ry .grammar ami high school
There is
1 seven churches in lhe town
1 also an abundant field for Kulvation
j Army work
Five saloon* and the manv
houses of ill-repute together with gamb
ling. dancing and other vices, furnish
plenty of material for our la hot s
A I* mt
November I, *116.('antain and Mr*. Simp
son planted the dear old Arm/ corps
1 • -ers These officers, in tl s f t e of many
| difficulties, fought snd struggled on lor
eight months, putting in a go«sl founds
t|on bv their thoroughly godly lives and
hard w<rk. Adjutant ami Mrs. Mash
' burn took charge June 1 Mth, la*t, since
which time the figtit ha* been vigorously
pushed, as before, and some very en
; < oiiraging result* attained
On a recent
visit of Major Marshall, our (' O. D.,the
first soldier wa<> dulv sworn in under the
dear old Armv co or*
Both the Method
i-t ami Presbvterian churches were
I thrown open to us on this occasion, ami
«tupidly insist*'! up »n in *om* quart,™
it resulted in very b'es-ed mee’ing*
that there is no danger of famine at
Large crowds of |>eoplfl cam*,particularly
Dawson. Cong!»sa ha*! g«>o«l giounda
on Sunday night., when the Methodist
upon which 'o basu i » «ction, ami there
j I'hyrch was packed to the door*
will be no lack of public approval oi the
Souls are being *aveil ami th* Junior
humane and vigorous course taken to
w >rk is t»egir.nirig to materialize.
save lhe imperiled people —Call
We are just opening an outpost in s
Th« moat corrupt and «lemoralialnr I town of some 500 or WiO inhabitant«, am*
Th*
e rn><-nt in na'ional
1« fnleral which hs* no (Imrch whatever
patron.it**—th« diwpcn-utg <>l oth*■••» Hith ' 'own* aie all small in this se' tieri and
er a . reward lor political.errb'i*«or with great numlwrt of people, stirrosnded by
a view to tnakink parti.an or factional millions of dollar’s worth of gold and
onvert.
It. ratnifl'.'.tinri. extend to other wealth, are very |»oor How much
ever» .fate, c ttin'jr, town and pre*'iii* ' more is tin* true in a spiritual sense'
May God seep u« true and help us to
campaign
At no time in the hi.
trirv ol mir politic, ha« there lieeti anch a < arrv salvation to the p'xir f'arviug **ri *
•trikinx l»"i*oi> in farur of civil w*r»ice in every part of the globe, is lhe humble
reform—the eieraf ion ol the merit .ya praverof your «omrad» in the one world,
1‘roepenty <*ome« qm* heat to the man
• hoee liver la III good rornlltion
l>e-
IVitt a Liule fcl.riy Rioera are famou. Ill*
r le pt Ila kw eori.t 1 pat e»n bllio*l«».ew in*
LligmtkMi. ant ail .lomaeti and It »er
I trouble».—W F . Krrmrr.
I
wide "alvaiion A »my.
T. 8 M ashbi aw. Adjutant.
There's money-making
for you, your grocer, and US,
in
tea
«offe*
•oda
Bv buying Groceries at the
Little Cash Store
OPPOSITE THE ROUND HOUSE.
+ +
We are here to meet all prices, and will do so, and
N A. Jacoba write« from Loe Angele«
that he iiail received lome encourage
ment from a «pecialiat whom he had
vieited in regard to Mr«. Jacob s health.
nuke all goods satisfactory.
Holiday groceries a specialty at the present.
Emil De Raboam of Ja«*ksonville has
tieen awarded the contract to keep the
county’» pour for another year.
There
are 14 male inmates on the farm at the
present time.
The principal of the Medford public
tchooi ha» requested the pupils of the
ninth ami tenth grades to write essays
on one of the four subjects given out by
lhe Oregon Society of the Sons ot the
American Revolution.
Wm Pracht, son of Max Bracht, ha»
gone to Eastern Oregon to lake a position
in a mine an aasayer and mineralogist
Mr. Bracht thotoughly understands his
business and lhe owners of this mine did
well to secure his services.
As we go to press we learn that City
Recorder
. W. Stanfield died this after
noon (Wednesdav) at lhe iamily resi
dence on »Seventh street. Judge Ktan-
iiel«l bud been sick only a lew days, and
his sudden death was tlie result of nvu
ralgiaol lhe heart.—Monitor Miner.
The pupils of Kt. Mary’« academy,Jack
sonville, gave an entertainment last
wv« k in the United States hall, which
was highly commented upon by every
one whose privilege it was to heai it.
I he'mil was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity.
The Ashland mine, one of the best
known quartz properties in Southern Ur-
egon, was sold on the Kith to Eastern
«apitalists R. M Bennet of Minneapo
li-.and George F. Reynolda.of Michigan.
The coiiHideratiun, with appurtenance«,
i« «aid to have been $20,600
It in Uli*
derntooii that the Eastern company, re
presented by the purchasers named, lia«
ample capital, and it will develop the
property thoroughly. Negotiations look
ing t«> the purchase of the mine were in
progress for some day«, but tlie «leal was
not consummate«! until last Tbursday.
The owners of this valuable property for
the past several y» ars has been vetted in
Kinney Ac Provost, trustees, of Ashland,
aud work on a limiteil st ale Las l>een
« arried oil steadily, Tlie purchaser« have
some other mining interests in lhe Ash
land district, and this deal is looked up
on as one of importance to the mining
industry in this section.
William* Iteiue.
u«
He Lum. C ».
Courier Clul>bln< List.
To new Nulwcriliers, or to old subscribers
(lA*ft over from la.t week.)
paving up all arrearages and one year in ad
Charlea Stitea is visiting at bia home
vance, we offer the following clubbing cates:
for a few days.
Thin means invariably cash in advance.
W. R. Nipper went to Granta Paa.
l'ub. With
Price ' Courier
la.t Friday on business.
yt.no 12.00
Ladies’ Home Journal,
Mis. Sarah King 1« visiting the famil)
2.00
McClure’s Magazine,
1.00
of J. T. l-ayton on Applegate.
Overland .Monthly,
1.01) 2.00
Miss Mollie John ret inner! to her home Cosmopolitan, -
2.00
l.«t
2.00
1.5*1
last week after an abaence of some week, Weekly Examiner,
Weekly Oregonian, -
1.50 2.00
in the city.
l.t» 2.00
N.Y* World, (thrice a week)
Mr. Inu Wiggs, who lisa been in Cal
3.(1) 3.00
Mining and ¡Scientific Press,
ifornia for several months, returned to Record's “Klondike Book.”
1.50 2.00
Williams last week.
How Whitman ¡Saved Oregon, 1.50 2.00
Messrs Dal Tuttle am! 'George Lar
We can save you money on any publica
tion. Let us hear from you.
rimore have moved their families to
Grants Pass to remain through the win
Waldo IteniM.
ter
Plenty of water for mining and every*
J alias Goodwin is moving Ida family body busy.
to their old home on Williams creek.
Health is excellent and our people
We are pleased to welcome them to their prosperous.
F. M Nickerson is teaching a private
old plate.
Daisy Stites returned from Applegate school in the Seyforth district.
There are 11 g ants close around Wal
where she has had charge of the Bridge
Point school for lhe past three and a do and most all of them running. There
is abundant waler to run them all.
Itail months.
Mr.Beers, on the head of the east fork,
The M.F. church is to be repaired this
week, several changes are to be made, has 4 giants and 14 men at work and will
and another duor pul tn, in order to have soon add a 7 ton derrick with which to
handle large rocks.
two entrances.
The past season was a good one for
The Iteople ol William’s Sunday School
are preparing for a Christman tree, and fruit of all kinds and for many kinds of
entertainment Frl'lay, Dec. 24th at the (jerries such as blackberries, both wild
and tame, currants, raspberries, goose
Baptist church.
Last Tuesday night a terrible rumbling berries, strawberries and red huckleber
was heard at irregular intervals all ries.
The |s*ople, I,«., the feed producers,of
through the night, which we supposed
this valley have lost on the stage com
was thunder, yet some, say it »«• the
pany two years in succession.
This is
ocean’s roar
owing to the system in vogue of sublet
The recent heavy rains have railed ting the route. Moral: Make them pay
the creeks and branches and a »real
as they go
manv salmon have come up, but deep
and muddy water ban prevented much
sport in fishing
J. A. I’.rkittsoi Antiquity <( ,»». for
thirty years needlesNly torture«! bv phy
Judging from the amount of rain we
are having. Santa Claus will have to
sicians for the cure of ecr.Hina.
Ila was
«piickly cured iiy using DeWitt’« Wit« h come to the rural districts in a boat,
Hxzel Salve the famous healing salve lor thi* year or remain in the pleasant
piles ami skin diseases
W I- Kremer. haunts, and foig’*l us.
(' okhs *I’ oni > kni '
I Word for m I>«* m <1 Pauper.
FOSSILS IN THE BAD LANDS.
(Cominunii ated.)
In Augunt of this vcarMr. Daniel Hann
died a pauper at the poor hou*e near
Grants Pass
Mr Rann was an old and
re«|M‘«*ted piom er of thi« precinct £0111«
years ago a villainon» printed circular
Olar««•rir* lirrontly Wtadr In South !»•-
kola by |*rof. T««hl.
There wo* brought to this p.'-’ce ¡t
few days ng«» the atrHngest collection of
hours and petrification« that one could
wish to sec, anya a Hermosa (8. D.) let
ter to the New York Sun. It was sent
by the party of scientist« under Prof.
Todd. stare geologist, who have Iwm trt
work in the Baft I .and« for some wee Un
md lant week found a hill of tufa and
volcanic aah v. hlch at internals quakes
• nd »hakes, They have been f >r aom*
lime In the lection between Wound» <1
Knee creek ind Battle creek, tp ur the
.»•«•nr of the Blue Ridge affair» with
the Sioux seme years ago.
They have found quantities of the
fossilized remains of turtle«, w ith shells
from two to three feet in diameter, and
of the brontotherium, a hoglike animal
from 13 to li feet in length, us well as
lhe oredon. a prehistoric animal who**
a
ph rance w as that of a sheep
'lhe water in th* region is saturated
with clay. held in solution, and it re
mains Indefinitely without settling,
irhing the water the color and rons's-
t»ncy of cream.
This bus Iwrn the
- if* of «/rent suffering among th" gco-
lo? «1«, ns it has hern almost impos
sible to get water fit to drink. The light
color'd clay buttes composing the en
tire face of the country are nearly all
wet. and arc so slippery that, it is like
walking up an incline of smooth Ice to
climb them.
written by one W. I. Wadh igh, was
quietly distributed thrm giiout Southern
Oregon connecting Mr
Sami's name
with the inur«!er of Thomas T Bybee
which occurred at this place in March,
1886 This circular wan gotten up and
Mr. Cann's name used for the sole pur
pose of slandering per»ons other than
M r Kann Mr.-aim promptly published
a car*l prepared for him by Attorney
I A. J Sherwood ol Coquille City, proper
■ lv ami fully refuting the unjust insinu
ation. Kince Mr. Sami's death the sub
slance ol this circular ba* again been re-
vive«l and his naire has been unfavor
ably lueiiti ned by some. It terms to
in«* it is em ugh for one of the earliest
(dtizens of the county to die a penniless
pati|>rr and the fact go by unnoticed by
any of our numerous Southern Oregon
pa|>»rM, without saying thing* about him
which upon their very fare are so palpa
bly untrue
No man who knew Dan
Kami, not «-ven his traducers, believes
for a moment that he ever committed
that or anvoth« r « rime.
W.J W iwkh .
Wald«>, De«-ember 20. 1807
Consumption Cured.
How • Thi.'
Mr R. B. Grove, merchant,of Ctiilho-
wie, Va.. c«*rlifies that he had conaump
lion, was given up to die, sought all
medical treatment that money could pro-
• lire, tru*d all cough remedies he could
hear of, but got no relief; *p«*nt mariv
nights s ti.iig up in a chair , w»n induced
to try Dr King*» .V w DiHeovery.snd was
cur«’d bv ti«e ol two bottle*.
For pa«t
3 years has been sttmiding to business
ami says Dr King's New Discovery is
the grandest remedv ever ma le, as it
ha* d<»ne so mm h for him and also for
others in his «ommunitv.
Dr. King s
New Discovery I* guaraiiH't-d for Coughs
Colds ami Consumption
It don't tail
Trial botti«-« fr»-s at VV h Kremer’s drug
store,
5
We offer |100 reward for any case of
<’s'arrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s
• atarrh Cure.
F. W. C iikni . y A Co., Toledo, I).
We the tind*rsign«d,bave known F. W.
Cheny lor the last 15 years, and believe
him perfet’lly honorable in all business
tranaactions aud financially able to car
ry out any obligations made by their
firm.
W kkt A T ri ax ,Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo O. W ai . iuno , K innan A M amnin .
hole-ale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall’s < atarrh ( ure i« taken intern
ally, :*efnig directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system
Prue
75<- per bottle. Hold by all Druggists.
I’lmk
“Milkins ha* some singular Testiimmials free.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
ideas for a finam ler/’rema-Xed the pres
ident to 'he vice-president of the Unlim
T». Mak* Hashing Fluid
ited ( onfidem»* ('orpuration
“What
l’<w >, or, Salt, of Tartar, % ox Mari
about Wilkins?” * He thinks we ought
to pay off our <iebt instead of refunding ale n( Ammonia and 1 can ol R***i Neal
L»e
Get the Lye from your grocer and
it.”
the other ingredient, from a drug .tore
Di.aolt. in 2 gal ions ut water
Do not
The Ashland mine ba* been Bold to
um « common lye a« it contain« both »•It
.Minneapolis aapitalisfs for |20,(k>), part
and ( ' a tittle »Sod«.
cash and tl e remainder in eight months
ANTED TRUSTWORTHY AND AC«
Th»* \shlsnd mine ha* a r<-ady turned
live gentlemen or ladies to travel for
out over lliM.isX) ami it is a good propo responsible, estahlifthed bouse in Oregon.
Monthly
185 and expenses. Position steady
sition yet
These men who have taken
Referen« e Enclos» self addressed stamped
charge of It are men of expwrhmen in enee op» The Dominion Company, Dept.
YCbKBfo.
mining lines.
W
Sclu/titt^'s liest.
l ine
The Oriental« had a big jubilee in
JaukHonville last week, a tram load from
.Medford going up to join them.
The wrand and petit juries bad very I
* little work to do at this term of court, j
having been on duty but four day».
'
The Wakefield hall, built Dy lra Wake
tield of . hoenix, is'going to be. a center
of attraction for.the people in that com
munity.
Uriah Gordan, an old pioneer of this
( county, living on Upper Rogue river will
, laave in the spring with bi« two «on« for
I lhe Klondike.
very treacherous as a rule.
There are
many of the old pioneers yet living, j
some of whom the writer is personally
acquainted with. It is found,on convers
ing with them, and through history a*
well, that they were, as a rule, rather an
exceptionally good ’ot of men, in point
of enterprise and intelligence. In 1883
the Oregon ¿California railroad was put
through, connecting the cities of San
Francisco and Sacramento, Cal . with
Portland, Ore. This route is famous for
various reasons, one of which is its scen
ery.
Three hundred and thirty-eight
miles from San Francisco looms up Mt.
Shasta to the height of 14,444 feet above
sea level.
From the 16 year old daughter of a pi
oneer. Josephine county, in Southern
Oregon .derives its name. Two hundred
and ninety-six miles south of Portland
and 475 miles north of San Francisco is
located Grants Pass, the county seat.
How it got its name is a matter ol spec
ulation. The writer h»as every reason to
believe that it is solely due to the popu
larity of the great general and statesman
whose name is so prominent in history.
Grants Pass is an inrorDoratedJown with
a full corps of officer«. Its present pop
ulation numbers l-etween 2500 and 30 M).
It is located only home fifty miles from
the Pacific ocean
It is surrounded bv
mountain» and hills through which the
tn'antiful little stream of Rogue river
wend* its way at a rapid rate.
Rogue
river derives its name from the thriving
“Digger” Indians, and. notwithstanding
the fact that its name was changed to
Gold river, by an act of the legislature,
«nine years ago, it still retains the name j
of pioneer days
Only a f *w miles from
Grants Pass this stream forces its way
through a very narrow passage, known
as Hell’s Gate. On either side is solid
rock. Fish are in abundance, slid the |
finest of salmon snd trout afford greit
tern—•» ta now furnished by the effort«
off certain recently-appointed federal ear*
»»nt. to promot» the political internal,
of lhe boMM »ho backed them
One
uoo<i polite a1 turn de«er»ee another, but
tbc obligation .bonk! not be pai<f at Die
publt* ei|M*n«e. m it war by more than
nite federal office bolder in thi. ataie —
F.legrani.
You Can Save Money
Tbe city of Medford ha« done a great
deal of work on her street« thi« fall.
Over |fii)0 have baen »pent.
huh. "War Cry," New York
i
What modest wo
man does not shrink
from the examina
tions and local treat
ment upon which
physicians in«iat
when treating
weakness
and
disease of the or-
gans distinctly
feminise.
For
this reason tMbusands of women go on suf
fering untold t«»rtuir rather th in apply to a
physician for help
ft is safe to say that
one half of the women in Amrrica suffer
thu« in silence
It is all unnecessary.
The reproductive organs of women are
directly acted upon by Dr Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription It cures all disease and weak
nrss ot those delicate organs. It fit« a wo
man for the highest duties of her sex. wife
hood and motherhood. If taken during the
expectant period in makes baby's coming
rasv and safe and injures the health of the
child. The “ Favorite Prescription ” 1« the
discovery of a r« gular1v graduated physi
cian. an eminent and skillful specialist in
diseases of women
Dr Pierce is, and has
been for thirty years, chief consulting phy
sician to the Invalids* Hotel i.nd Surgical
Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y
His “ Favorite
Prescription ” does away with all necessity
for distasteful examinations or local treat
ment
It
■ • ' ind painful
displacements and irregularities, and cures
where doctors fail.
Dr. Pierce s Common Sense Medical Ad
viser not onlv tells you h«>w to get well
when you are ill but how to star well when
you are well
It contains i.ooi pa^es and
over yxi illustration«. Over a million wo
men Lav»* acop\ A new edition is justont.
The reader may bav. a paper covered copy
absolutely ewe ' bv » n«’ing at one cent
stamp- to cove r the cost of mailing oniy, to
the World'« IMspensary Medical Associa
tion. at Buffalo N Y
If you prefer a fine
French cloth binding, embossed, send io
cents < xD <
■ nh in all---------—
HOW TO HM> OUT.
Fili a Iwittle or common glass with
urine ami let it «tand twenty-four tiourv;
a sediment or settling imlicate»an un
healthy condition of Hie kidneyt. U’hen
urine stains linen, it is evidence of kid
ney trouble. Ton frequent detire to uri
nate or pain in tlie back, is also convinc
ing proof that the knlneya and bladder
are out of orJer.
U It %T TO DO.
Ther»* is comfort in the knowledge ao
often expressed, that
Dr. Kilmer’s
Swamp Root, the great kidnev remedy
fulfil« every wish in relieving pain in the
back, kidn«ya, liver, bla«Jder and every
part of the tinnarv passages. It correct»
inability to hold urine and scalding pain
in passing it, or bad effect« following use
of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes
that unpleasant neceeaity of being com-
|ieile«l to get np many times during the
night to urinate
The mild and extraor
dinary effect of Nwamp Root i« ejon real
ize«!
It stand« the higheet for its won-
• lerful cures ol tlie most «listressing cases.
If you need a medicine 'o»i should have
th* beat. Kohl by druggista, price fifty
cents and one dollar. \ow may have
a sample bottle and pamphlet both «ent
free by mail. Mention the moo lx hivkb
c«»i mikh , and send your addreea to Dr.
Kilmer A t’o , Binghamton. N. Y. The
P oprietnr* of paoers gnarvntec the gen-
uinetM of this offer.
Rad Saal Lye la pur« granulated Pol-
aah, packed ia tilting top cans —BAM.