J « -------------------- j personal Coffins ft coat at llale’> local ’happenings 1.,-uis for «at. Ii repairing Additional l.n-ale on the tirnt page. Hoc-, »Io . mg at Trimble A Barber's AU kind* of pa|>er at the Cot atr:B of- G. Karg of Leland was in town ibis week. Cooking for an Army - Calls for less skill than cooking for a fanti Uncle Sam's menu is not elaborate. But the family cook has less trouble in procuring her edibles We are close by and have a large stock of the best Groceries in the market. We are now on the peace footing, selling all goods at extremely moderate prices. Here are some articles and prices that should tempt you : Ripe Olives, per bottle.................................... Armour’s Sliced Star Ham. per can ............. Picnic Deviled Ham, per can, ioc and Boned Chicken. “ “ ..... Sandwich Tongue, ” “ ..................... Epicurean Frankfurter " “ ........ ........ Cooked Sauer Kraut and Vienna Sausage, per can........................................ Lemons, per doz, 15c and........... ... Sardiues, per can, 5c to,. . Clams, " “ 15c and . ....... ................. Vinegar in bottles and bulk Pickles of all kinds . . . Flour, per sk ... ............. ................. . “ per thousand......... .............................. Jelly' Glasses, per doz, 40c and ................... Mason Fruit Jars iu pts',qts, gal», ground top Come and get our prices. B. &.M .a. ■-■->> COLOGNE Our Patterns in DISHES Comprise COLOGNE, Semi Porcelain, filled pattern with gold. PROGRESS, Semi Porcelain, light blue with gold. PEARL MILAN, Semi Porcelain, dark blue, EDGEVALE, Semi Porcelain, brown COLOGNE, Semi Porcelain, plain white. WHITE GRANITE, two plain pattern» We Sell 1 piece or 100- See Display in our Window. Crai net î >ros. HARDWARE. ODD FELLOWS’ BLOCK. SPORTING GOODS Good Hour |1.15 per sack al Scott Griffin'«. Good I^etnoos, 25 a dozen. Calhoun Grocery Co. LG. Moon and son have the latest in The Eclipse is Cramer Bros have put up a tine lubri­ bicycle improvements really something new. cant for bicycles. Give them a call. Buy some of the new furniture before Something new in the bicycle hue at it is all gone; it U going rapidly and you Moon'« repair «hop. Call and see it. should come while there is a chance. Choice bargain« in all kind« ol furni­ You can buy Snowy Butte fionr from ture can be had at the Howard'« corner. your grocer if you insist on getting it. Snowy Butte Flour, $1.00 a «ack, or Brice the same as other tirst-class brands. |18 per thousand. Calhoun Grocery Co. The county treasurer's office will be -t Have you seen Cramer Bro« display Calhouns Grocery Store and 1 wiil t»e of dishes? Take a look at their window. found thereat regular office hours. A tine place in Grants Pass to »ell or J. T. T1Y LOR. lease, (’all at I lie C ourier office fur \V. H. Flanagan, physician surgeon terms. and dentist. A. N. Cox of Williams rode in town Fruit funnels and Mason jar holders on his wheel on business one day this al Cramer Bros, week. Buy your Fruit Jars and tin cans at Smoke the Stage Line Cigar, It is the Calhoun Groceiy Co. best 5 cent Cigar iu the market—J. G. T. P. lx*e will ship one or two carloads Schmidt. of melons north this week. Great quan­ Good Ripe Bartlett Pear» at ( alhoun tities of melons are%eing shipped north Grocery Co. now. Joseph McCourt, the popular landlord Campbel! A Wood's of Cripple «reek of the Alt house hotel, 18 is in town fora commenced work on their reservoir six few days miles ¡below Iceland on Monday w ith (10 Old type metal for sale at the C ourier men—Mr. G W. Kerns in charge. office 10c per pound. Just the thing for Whenever you want any tire insuiance babbitting. don’t tail to call on Brice and Voorhies. The best oiace in town to et your They will insure your property in the shoes repaired is at Hackett's harness world’s lieat company. I he Liverpool ami and shoe «hop. Izondon and Glubv. Large Crawford Peaches from our J. C- Har|»er, the stage man, made a tsbland orchard, 35? a box. Calhoun trip to Crescent City last *eek over the Grocery Co. line ami found everything in good work The Terrell A Son stock of iurnitn re ing order, a!I the men and drivers at­ is being sold at cost. Call and buy tending strictly to their duties. while bargains are being offered. E. E. Redfield has returned from Mayor Coburn was one of the number his Shasta flip, ami is now ready ami who went with the Woodmen delegates willing to do all kinds of tine watch to San Fiancisco on the excursion. repairing for so little money. But don’t Joseph Kessler has received a full come rushing in with a lot of old clocks stock oj Waltham and Elgin watches, and jewelry, take them to a man, who which are on exhibition in his shop on makes a speciality of that kind of repairing. Front Street. Prices reasonable. J. If. Colby had an accident some time Miss Massie Footer returned to Med ford, her home, this (Wednesday) morn* ago when he wen', to Grave creek which ing, after a week's visit with Mrs A. E. bruised him up considerably. The buggy tipped over when going over an embank­ Voorhies of this place. Frank Houston, the nuted Althouee ment and threw Mr. Colby out on a big miner, came in from his mine on Sun­ log,w hich injured his side. He is able to day’s stage, and will sojourn in the city be around but feels the effects of the a few days He brought in as usual, accident. a purse lull of nuggets. The many friends of II. W. Kinney will be pleased la learn that the gentle­ man very much improved in health while out at Swede Basin. He will re­ turn soon foi a longer stay. Yov invi’e disappointment when you experiment. DeWitt's Little Early Ris­ ers are pleasant, easy, thorough little pilis. They cure constipation and Fick headache just as sure as you take them. W. F. Kremer. • Mason jars, fruit cans, wax in pack­ ages, wax strings and jar rubbers at Cramer Bros. B. O. McCollough, whois engineer in charge oi the cunsti uctiun work on the Glendale-.VI t Reuben wagon road re­ ports everything progressing nicely, and thinks the work will be completed in less than a month. (Carrying I . S. Mails, Passengers and Stage Express. Stages run l>oth waysdaily between Grants I -- Ore«;' n. and Crescent City Cal., passing through the following interior points Wilder- ville, Love’s Anderson, Kerby, Waldo, Shelly Creek, Patrick’s Creek, Gasquet». TIME TABLE. WESTBOUND EASTBOUND 9 a nt. | Leave Crescent City. . 6 a in. Leave Grants Pass . .8 P* ni. Arrive at W aldo........... . 7 p. tn. | Arrive at Wuldo Leave Wai do............. 4 a m. | Leave Waldo . . • 7 a. ni. Arrive at Crescent City.. 6P. m. | Arrive at Grants Pass. --5P in. The scenery through which this line passes is beautiful, A de­ lightful mountain road from Gasquet to Crescent City, Excursion rates during summer season. D. W. GRAFF. Grants Pas». Or., and J C HARPER, Crescent City, Cal., Managers. The Fruit Season WAKE at THE JEWELL HARDWARE CO. SOUTHERN OREGON STAITE N2RHAIL JCHOOL Fur broken surfaces, sorep, insect bites, burns, skin diseases and especially piles there is one leliable remedy, DeWitt's Witch llaz*l Salve. When you call for DeWitt's don’t accept counterfeits or irauds. You will nut be disappointed with DeU ill’s Witch llaz.**l salve. W F. Kremer. If you want furniture now is the lime to get it cheap while the Terre 1 stork is being sold at cost. We would ask parties who have ore amenable to Cyanide treatment Io either call upon uh or correspond as to what amount of ore they could in all probabil­ ity furnish. W. I*. W might S on , Agfa MacArthur Forest Cyanide Process. L L. Jewe'l and Edus Polleck went d>wn thejrixer the other evening with their tishing tackle. Whether they ! meant to go fishing, or to hunt some body's melon patch, they did not tell ' U4- AHorneys Brower. Colvin, Smith and Hough went to Jacksonville today,(Wed­ nesday ' to argue the injunction case rel­ ative to the Browning—Hannum mine. Smith and Hough representing the plain­ tiff will argue for the injunction to I e dissolved and a receiver appointed, Brok­ er and Colvig repiesenting the defend­ ants will tight it to the bitter end. Farmers and producers of the entire northwest shoo Id now save samples of their fruits, vegetables, grains and grasses, for exhibition at the Oregon I n- dustrial Exposition in Portland, Sept. 22 to Oct. 22. Every body should take pride in having his locauty represented. Drop a postal can! for shipping tags to Secretary lndu«t ial F^\po*iti<>n, Port­ land, Oregon. dSHLdNb, - OREGON. W in. Mallory, who has been working Located in that fart of Oregon which i> noted for fine climate good ui the B<>l t ledge in the Gal ice creek t district, say e M uh - fs . Silsby, Carr, Wal­ health, excellent water and large pcache> This school has a tegular normal course of four years Other lines la*-e Ac < 0. are making substantial prog- in their development work. An up of study are sub-normal, college prep ratory, tnu«ic and art courses, re«« rise of ear un­ from tunnel No. 2. This mine gained der the direct supervision of a thorough critic teacher. wide-spread celebrity from its enormous The training school is graded. Grades act eptc-d from good schools ou'pul of gold in the early 00», but wh1 year. $125 not including books. g t I by the erode methods :l»en existing and the mine was abandoned. $115. Next school year opens September 5 For catalogue or information address. The big batt-eihip ftregon has achieved W. T. VAN SCOÌ . President A CERTAIN CURE FOR ACHI TIRED AND SWEATING FEET Cents- at CLEMENS ■/ PWF^ RIFTIhN DRfMGHT 8weet I’uiatoes at ( '.alhoun Grocery ( ’*' Trimble di Bieber are prepare«! 10 do all kinds of Idack»milhing. Clrmens, Druggis*« opp. <»i***rH II uiim *. New iurnhuie Belling cheap at l»u Howard corner. Cardboard 5c per sheet al the Cot rikh office, beltei stock 2 for 15c Thin writing paper lor foreign corres- pondence at the C ourier office. S’ransky preserving kettles are ju«t the things for cooking fruit Ask Cra- ruer Bros. It costs vou nothing and do>*s every body good to have samples of fruits, grains and grasses on exhibition at the Oregon Industrial Exposition, if you will leave them at your nearest railroad station and ask the agent to forward them, the company will kindly charge no freight. And every body w ill be ben­ efited. I • w B . » ninf wa* in town Monday. I M-.- A . Strohecker of Merlin WM in I t town last Monday. l*auuy Flenners went to Ashland Tuev- . day morning fur a visit. lion. W. tl. Hampton wa« on our street« a lew day» recently. You Never Miss The Water till the Well runs dry. Neither do you miss your Dust Pan till you need it Whv not have one you can’t lose .’ 1'. 1.. Bn.tow went to Leland Sunday nigh: to work on the reservoir Ex-sheritTJ. G. Hiatt wu registered at ho'«l Layton Sunday eveuing Surveyor McCulloch spent a day or two in town recently from Mount Reuben. N. P. Dodge and wife returned Ironi camp at Bybee bridge last Wednesday i night. W. I* Wrigbt went out to the Brown- j ing A llaniiuiu mine last Monday to do some assaying. Mr». James Slover and little girl ac­ companied her l>u»band to San Francis­ co last week Mark Fryer son of J. I.. Fryer went to Leland Tuesday evening to Work in the hotel at that place Free of Charge, with every Broom you buy the Neatest thing, the Newest in Dust Pans. Hyde of Winona made the C oi ' kikh otlice a pleasant and subatan tial call last Saturday I We are Giving them Away C I*r. Jackson and wife lelt for Portland last Sunday evening as per announce­ ment in the Col Kiva of Iasi week Miss Lillie Bradley accompanied Hr. I lanagau and wife Io San Francisco last week for a season of sight-seeing. Rev Robert McLean came down from their camp at Bybee bridge and held ser­ vices last Sunday returning Monday. Mrs. R. P. Williams and little girl ■ eturiied from Applegate Monday where they had been camping for some time. E E. Redlield and family returned from Shasta springs, Cal . last Saturday evening. Keil is ready for business now. Lonnie Moon returned from Crescent City Monday, where he went wheel for a vacation of eight days. Rev. J. A. Crutclifleld and son Milton went to Medford last week on business and returned Monday of this week on wheel hack. Miss Jennie Dunkle returned from Itvbco hiidge camp ground last Friday night, where she had spent two weeks rusticating J. II. Alilf retnrncl from hie extended visit East last Tuesday. Mr. Ahlf looks bale and liea.-ly as though lie fared well while East. Editor Cliattsse of the Olwerver drove over to Crescent City in a buggy to bring his wife home. He left Monday and will return soon. Calhoun Grocery Co. | E. E. Redfield climbed to the summit of old Shasta while in California and took aaurvey of the surrounding country. Red had a boy companion with him and it took them eleven hours to go from timber line to the summit They start­ ed out very early in the morning and re­ turned to starting place by night. The trip is a hard one and there are not a great many who ever attempt, but Red never let up until lie got where he could comfortably look down upon the people. For Sale or H« nt. Two hundred acres of land near Mer­ lin, this county, for sab or rent cheap am! on easy terms. House ami barn on place, two irrigation ditches and 75 acres in cultivation Inquire of J. K. Pigney, Grants Pass, Oregon. For Kale. 1 have some good second hand bed* rooir. sets ami a number of good sec- oml hand heating stows, takt n on m count which I will rell cheap Cal) * at the drug store for particulars. Hon. J W Virtue, representative W, E. K remer . elect fur Jesephine county, «pent a day Fur Hale. or two in the l'a«s this week on business A good «addle or park horse, weighs Mr Virtue haH had great ex|ierience along mining line« and he hope« that ei- about 1000 pound«. Juat the horse (or 1 iierienee may profit the miners of Oregon prospecting or camping. Inquire o( through his efforts in the legislature this Will Ireland at Cramer Bros. (coming winter. The representations Furniture tor Sale. rom the mining districts of the state can T. 8. Cundy i« about to return to N« make for theniHelveM a reputation if they braeka ami oiler« hi« household furni- [ will use their greatest endeavors to have tore for «ale cheap See him iminedi passed the sorely needed laws in the in- ately if you want furniture tere»t of this now profitably industry. MAItlllEll John Randle will do no more work on his min«* near Wolf Creek until after the rain» net hi , then lie will l»e ready to begin active operations. Photos Free With yearly subscrip lions to The Courier Editor < onklin of the Mining Jonrnal with Mrs. Conklin ami children left for Portland Tuesday evening, and (rom there they will g«> to Sfsikane to attend the Joint Washington «ml Oregon press ■assoeiation whic h meets in that city. Rev J \ Crutchfield of <>rants Pass and Rev. Huff of Williams left forth? north Tues« lay evening to attend the M E. - iuth conference which convene« at ( orvallis Mr. < rotchfield hardly ex * To Cleans** 11»** Hystem pruts to be returned to Grants Passau Effectually yet gently, when costive other year. or lollioui», to (x*rmanantly overmrue Major W H Woodbury, th? old timer habitual uun»tipati<*n, to awaken the ol Crescent City, was in the city last Kat* kidney« and liver to a healthy activity, tire >»r. •nrontc lor 8,< r«iii«.nto lo attend witboQt irritating or weakening them, to a world-wide reputation, «nd 1« a credit dispel headache«, c >11 « I'fmr », tin the Repub r an Slate Convention to tn the state, the coast and the nation. Hyrtip ol Fig«, made by the California which he i« a delegate. The major M <>ne rd the oi4 ear borvee oi < rewcentand She cannot be brought to the exposition Fig Syrup Co the republican« u«nalljr «end him tn their but the exposition managers «re arrang­ «tale runvention. Ils* lllt.tf Hurio-d ing to do that as near as poMibie by hnnglasg to the ei posit ion a 36 mod Last Thurwliy morning 8 L. Part- Henry llarth, wile and little boy re­ el of the Oregon, showing the ship's low*» «1 welling on? and one-haii miles turned Iron» their rztru«!ed trip through puts to perfection, and probably having brlow town with about aG the con­ tb? ea«t last Sunday, They went by « good speaker near by delivering short tent« was totally destroyed by tire. way >/f the Canadian Pm ific railroad and ectores «xplaining the warship and the There was no one in the house except Mr llarth asys they ioond everything part »tie took in the battle off Santiago. Mr«. Partlow who was unable to do 4r* !u. Take advantage of this offer before it is too late No ba its or prize goods in our Fancy Grocer­ ies that make profit without giving you full value. ARE YOU COING TO THE MOUNTAINS? Another invoice of Tents A line of Shoes that you can depend upon. Our guarantee means just what it says. We have The Celebrated Ken. tucks Bull Breeches the best working pants made. We have The best line of (Tali coes and Staple Dry Goods at the right prices. We have A market for your («rain and Bailed 1 llay. Come and see at The Sugar J. K. llalc. nil sizes atul ill slia The most popular, however, are the Wedge ind Wall tents. Blankets from 75c upward, a 10 4 sizt ind heavy weight too We have We have We have made a contract with I’lieby & Vail Exxe of the Carbon Studio to furnish us a limited numlier of phoio- graps which we will give to to our subscribers llearse Free. Mr. and Mrs Chas. Tremble were < alled to Cottage Grove last week to at* ter.«) the funeral of Miss RlancheChufch« hill, Mr s. Trimble's sister, who died at the home of her parents near the Booth- Kelly saw mill. want the Best? HOHN. Miss Julia Fielder oí Cení ral Point GOTCHER—On Williame Creek Aug. 21,181*8, to Mr. and Mra. Jesae Hotelier, visited this place lest Sunday, the guest a «on. of Miss Allie Pool. She returned home Monday morning. 1 ; M YKICK—COLE—In thia city, Auguat 1 17, Cha« A. My rick to Mian F. M. Cole of thia county, .luntice Holman officiating. Mra. My rick ii a daughter of A. Cole of Louaw creek. T. I*, (’ornell and wife, Mi**a Laura At I he Salvation Army Saturday nigh», August 27th, the juniors will give an en Thomas and Johnny Booth returned ' DIED. tertaininent,recitations, dialogues, songs, from McCallister springs last week after I CHURCHILL— At the home of tier pa­ and tableaux. After the meeting it e their summer's outing rent«, near the Booth-Kelly mill, Aug Fred Norton ami wife, Mrs. .lutiti cream and cake will be served for the 12th, 181*8, Mimi Alta Blanch, aged 14 year*, 2 month« and 18 day». Hackett and children ami Mrs. Everitt benefit of the local corps. Everyone in­ She leaven a father, mother and five returned from their outing al McCuliis- vited to attend. C irr. and M rs , P otarf «intern to mourn her Iona, ben idea many ler soda springs Sunday evening The re can be no reasonable doubt as Dr. F. W Van Dyke and wife and other relatives and friend«. The family to the complete success of the coining George Ciamer a ill return from New were all |>renent except one «inter, Mm Oregon Industrial Exposition at Port­ port Friday or Saturday of till» week, Eva Tnnible, who received the word too late. land, Sept. 22 to Out 22. Enterprising having completed their vacation. IN mkmoriam . Portland businessmen subscribed plenty Charles |Nickell of the Jacksonville of cash to assure the success of the ex­ Times was a passenger on Tuesday’s Blanche was a precious little flower, Taken away in life’s early hour. position. This provides an absolute north train, enroute for Spokane, Wash , OGod! How can we realize the truth*' guarantee of all expenses. ii tlie re­ to attend the Association of Editors. Thou lia»t taken her in her lieauty ceipts of the exposition more than cover Mr. ami Mr- 8. C. Norton, Mr. ai.d ' ami youth. this guarantee fund, the PortUmi sub ' •Idcn Notion, who went to Me- , scritiers will have their money returned, Mr She wan so calm, so patient.; and the surplus cash will be disposed of Calhster soda springs for a two-weeks So full of peace and love. outing, returned home last Thursday. in accordance with the wishes of the It seems she entered that beautiful slut p suVwribers, who will be called together W. S Young, who graduated at the . Only to awaken in heaven above. after the final collections are ma !e ami State I Diversity last year was a passen­ all expenses of the exposition paid . ger on Tues.lay morning's train on bis But oh ! Our precious bale* and sister, God only knows how we will misslier, Campbell and Wood, noted capitalis s way to Denver, Colo., to attend a theo- | O, bow we loved her with sweetest love, and owners of the celebrated" Viniuatoj ” logical school. And our only ho|»e is to meet her at mine of Cripple creek, Colo . are devel­ Assistant cashier, Elmer Dunbar of the1 home alxive. A F riend . oping their placer property on Gohl I Lil bank wa- out in the Swede Basin coun- 1 —Cottage Grove Messenger. ami Jordan fiat, six miles below Leland, trFlast week slaughtering deer or takir g in this county. They are cons'muting a rest from his bank duties, which, he ' Fine a lug dam across Mountain Ranch creek, did not tell us. .303 feet on top, 50 feet on base ami .‘>0 Cottin« beautifully t)rii«hewr double roll and up. voluinn of water, «ml will no dohbt la* No straw backs. Rolla V. Watt, who was a conspicuous ■ the largest artificial lake in Southern Our carpet department occupying al- mover in the Christian Endeavor work Oregon They also contemplate the : most our entire aecond floor i« more at S in Francis« *> last year,was in this city building of a ditch 25 or 30 miles long, complete that ever. Five large «tiip- not b»ng since the guest of Editor Conk- j from Cow creek to connect with this res­ menu of new carpets, matting« and lin of the Mining Journal ervoir. This ditch will cover several rugs received Illis spring. Our designs Walter Dyke went out to Provolt this are sure to please and we will not be thousand acres of the richest placer min­ Wednt-s«]») morning to take charge of ing ground in the state, which hereto­ undersold fore. oji account of no water, has been D'ArmomPs hop yard on Applegate We are adding every week to our stia k He will ftii(>erintend the pu king and dry ­ unavailable. We note these improve­ of up to date furniture, mouldings , pole ments with pleasure, they augur well ing of the hop crop, which will take about etc. for the mining industries of Southern 1 three weeks. < iregon T, S. Cundy and son w II take their departure for Nehia-ka tonight to join the family, already there, for their 1 future residence. Mr Cundy has been a resident of this place for the past ten years and during this time has figured to a considerable ex'ent in politics. We hiv • never pulled with Mr. Cundy in his political canoe, but we have always had respect for him in his belief fur hr is conscientious in what he advocate« The Populists have lost one of their earnest workers in this county. The Cot mKB dislikes Ut see grxxl citizen» .'eave the country, but since Mr Candy will IP. it withes him the best of auccess. You Quilts 50c upward. Wagon Covers canvas. Duck .Coats with Corduroy Collars. Hunting Coats. Mode Overalls, Duck Laggings. Call and we will help you out on some of tho sential« yon may forget. P. H. Harth & Son