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——.......................... local tjappeninos Shoe« repaired at Hackett’*. Blank note* at th« Covuxx office. Notary public at the Cot rieb office. Like our COFFLL is For fre«b vegetables < all at Pike’s. Clemens, Druggist, opp. Opera House. the finest to be had Horseshoeing at Trimble A Kacher'a Where «iu you get your hair cut? Try for the money Wid Mallory. Dr. C. 8. Evans, oculist-optician, Blackburn building. Take your «hoes to Hackett for good work and right prices. Shall Dr. Lowe help you se« things? Our TEAS are delightfully fresh and fragrant | Your eye« need his glasses. Gathered, dried and packet! under favorable con The county court extended tne time ditions the young leaf retains the full nr<>ina of for payment of taxes to June 7, '9V. the plant. That is what we claim for Always take vour produce to Pike, he will use it, if he can, and pays cash. OUR TEA DUCDV "Royal Gem” Tea 9 9 photographer 1 II tL 10 I Opp. Court House. Thirty-five cents a bail for beard lee» barley straw at Scott Griffin’s. Coffee, sugar, can goods, dried fruits Cabbage plants ior sale at Pike’« store. and all staple groceries are a necaasity and vou should see Pike at the Little Get them while they are fresh. Good goods cheap—Beat prices paid at Cash store when buying. For fresh vegetables call at Pite«’. Front Street Second Lland Store. Quartz location notices punted on cloth Smoke the Stage Line Cigar. It is the best 5 cent Cigar in the market—J. G. at the Covai er office. Schmidt. The Penn Mutual Life Insurant Co. Where do you get your shaving done0 on top. Policies absolutely incontestable Call at Will Mallory’s shop. fro us date of issue, and the advaatages You can buy Snowy Butte flour from ' too numerous to mention Call for ex J. E. P etbrsom , Agent. your grocer if you insist on getting it. planation. Price the same as other firsGclass brands. Do not forget le attend the Mother Judge Hanna of Jacksonville has re- Goose entertainment in the opera house sentenced the man F. L. Smith, who tonight (Wednesday). There is going to killed Peter Nelson near Central Point | be a large crowd in attendance. last February. Smith will hang oh May . Il seems strange that people will buy 26, 'V9. He seems indifferent to the cheap wheels and pay a big price tor fact that be must soon forfeit his life in them when they can get a fine high grade propitiation for the wicked deed. Stearns for only $50.—Redfield’s. The Jewell Hardware Co. have taken Tom Hood is selling bicycles by the the agency for a preparation called Car bushels. You would better give him a bolic Compound, that is endorsed by call before you make up your mind to some prominent orchardists who have buy a wheel He will sell you some used it for the past three years in com thing both nice and durable. bating the Moth and San Jo«e Scale, it The Northwestern Lite Ins. Co. has will pay to call on them and get Circu the reputation of paying the largest div lars and furthur information. idends to policy holders. And with its Effective, March 21et, and until farther “New Policy” is better prepared than notice, the Northern Pacific, second class ever to give you just what you want. ra e to Portland from St. Paul and other N. P. D odge , Agent. Eastern terminals will be $25. The Christain Endeavor society of the E. E. Di nbak , Agent. Presbyterian church ^ill hold its regu Granta Pass, Ore. lar weekly prayer meeting next Sunday Wanted—Agents everywhere to sell at 6:30 p. ■>., the topic being, ‘‘The Italian Piagonini Violin, rosewood bow, Eternal Morning ami Modern Missions,” violin case, instruction book, $13.50 for Isaiah 60:112. Everyboly is cordially the outfit. You can make $2.75 each, invited to attend. and can guarantee sst worth $25 Chi W. P. Wright, the engineer ami cago Noyelly Company, 10 Montgomery jraughtsman ie making a map and pro- street, San Francisco, Cal. He of the proposed Crescent railway Miss Emma L. Booth, B. S. of Philo route. We nop« this laudable eaterprist math college and graduate of St. Helen's may meet with the encouragement and hall, Portland, will take pupils in Lat success it deserves. The benefits accruing in, French, German, and in the higher from such an enterprise to the people of English branches. A few pupils will be ' Southern Oregon. accepted in the lower grades. For fur On a recent trip to Waldo and Shelley ther information apply at St. Luke’s creek we found abundant float of mag rectory. nesite or carbonate. Magnesia, which is Visa Clevenger wishes to announce to extensively use«! in the arts, especially the ladies that the has a full and com in paper making, ati that is used in the plete up-to-date stock of millinery goods. paper mills of Oregon jh now shipped Because of the variety of styles hi shapes from California. Why not develop our and trimming, the hats are of special in own resources? terest this season. You can get a hat at We are informed by Di Lowe, the op Mi.<s Clevinger’s from 50c to any desired price. She will also take orders for hair tician, that this has been his most suc switches. All order« will be promptly cessful professional visit here. He leaves for Medford sure on next Sunday fil’e l >he keeps at Dean’s store. morning and will not return for revet al The Santiago C'ampalgn monlbs, therefore if vou need glasses, B, f o: e who wa -* in it, at the Ba ptibt don't «Jeter getting them ’lilt he returns, Chi urch, »n Wednesday, Avril BHIi, 1 at but see him at once. r»’clock p. ni The “Death Kne'l” has been sounded to Apothecaries’ Drugs, ami a sign “To Volcanic Krupllunn Ar«* grand, but Skin Emptionn rob life let” will be in manv wind«jwsof Doctor’s of j >y B’irklenS Arnica Salve, cures Offices since The Aunt Jane Home Rem them. a!>«>«•'«!, running and fever «ore«, edy for female troubles has been placed ulcer«, boil«, felons, corns, warts, cuts, on the market. Every man or woman, bruises, burns, scolds, chapped hands, married or single, should send utwo- chdblains. Best pile cure on earth. uent stamp to our sffica for a beautifully I rivt! out pains and aches. Only 25 illustrated circular, free. Address The cents, a lox Cure guaranteed. Sold Aunt Jaue Medicine Co , rooms 13-14 Ijwwis Building, Portland, Oregon. by W. F. Kremer, druggist. Dr, C. 8 Evans, (tie oculist-optician, will make his annual tour to the coast counties alsjut April 25. And will be gone several weeks. Dr. Evans guaran tees his work and any one dissatisfied can call on him ami be treated amiably and without show of temper. This week the doctor w ill ta* on the Applegate. Cali between the 17th ami 25th at the Blackburn Bl«lg. CAMERAS Try it and enjoy a good cup of Tea. i Î Dr. Flanacan. Re.id.nt Dentist. Whips, 10c to (2.50 at Hackatt's. C. St Louis for watch repairing See Voorkiaa if you want a camera. Fresh vegetables every day at Fike's Little Cash grocery. Fresh vegetables every day at Bike's Little Cash grocery. Hames« of all Kiuds, Grade« and Brices at Hackett’s. Trimble A Becher are prepared to do all kinds of blacksmithing. When buying groceries always see Fike, be makes prices all right. One and one half tons of good clover hay for sale. Inquire at this office. For choice candies, nuts, cigars and tobacco see l'ike at the little cash gro cery store. That Bure Gold Drips Sy rup in two gallon pails, for 90c. a pail, at the Little Cash store. Try one. Grocery H. C. Bobzien, Fropr. Anti-Rusting Pin ware Is. Guaranteed foi Wo n plnee Every Piece that from ordinary use in that lentrtli J: von will Use Here are two kind« of BIOYCT-F FACtU!’ j Bicycle face «U pend« principally up<n lbs eel you ride. If you wot.l.i wear the face «f OA1> < < >N 1 KM MLNT, buy your wheel uf E AGENTS FOB CRAWFORDS FOR SALE BY o «#1 *-1 <-> CM GUVS WHiRt ALL Ilbl UaS. Q R»t»t <Ungh Syrup. Tart«» Good. L m llr' ' E~I Back from New York R. L. Coe has just returned irom the greatest Dry Goods Mar ket in the world. He spent nearly two weeks in New York g «th- Bering together the veiy Crvain of tb<- Spring Offerings fir the i; -.d E People of Southern Oregon, and while neither time nor money has E' been spared in order that we might l»e able to place our Customers g in touch with the great Mak ■- au<l D stribuE>r ; u[>-to-date Mer- ■ cliandise. And while we heartily appreciate the very I beral patron age extended to us in the past, we- feel confident that every man. ■ woman and child in this community will share alike in the mutual E advantages to be derived from our visit to New York. Your very K liberal patronage in the past is sufficient evidence of your confidence E in our ability, and we feel very anxious that you give ns an oppor- E tunity to prove ourselves worthy of even a greater portion of your ■ valued patronage. This we can only do bv a v:-it to our store. Oar Mammoth Spring Stock is Now Arriving. tnent and while yon arc thoroughly aware of the fact that every class of merchandise is advancing in price, we wish to place this statement on record. We are prepared to show the largest stock of up-to-date Dry Goods, Boots an<l Shoes that hat ever been shown in the city of Grants Pass. We are prepared to proye to you that you »ever saw as good Goods sold at such low prices. WAIT Don't buy Dress Goods, Shoes, Linens, Cotton Goods or even Calicoes, until you see our Mammoth Stock. We will not only Save you money, but also regrets at having bought before you saw our goods. Can’t you get away and come in while we are opening up the new things? We shall be pleased to show them to you. Don't leave the Store without visiting the second floor, will have the upstairs packed full of some of the Biggest Bargains in the house. Me Have Just Received a Big Shipment the Pingree A: Smith Shoes. The shoe that has the liest record of any shoe in the Unit- rd States. Wt- also have a Big line of Men's Vici Kid Shoes in Tan and Black at t2 50. Lauiea’ Fine Kid Shoes at 00. Ji 35, $1 50, $1.75 $2 00. <2.25. *2 50. \ ’i are getting the Kight Goods at the Right Prices when you trade with R. L. COE & CO. Grants Pass and Merlin. r YOU ! personal fra Soriick hi in town from tha Jump-oil-Jo« min« for a Jay or two laat week. IV. H. Barr, the Briggs creek miner, was registered at Hotel Jueephine last Friday. l’earl Evane, who has been ill for eev- er al day. with malarial fever is conval- eecing. W. W. Benson of Wolf Creek was in the Ba.» doing soma bueineaa one day laat week. Mrs Espey and her little daughter Katie Daniels left for Corvallis Monday evening to reside. E. B. Brown left for Salem last Mon day evening iu the interest of the Terrell Bine Needle company. Mr. and Mrs. August Fetscli spent Sunday at Gold Hill. They ware accom panied by Miss Mary Walters J. Snelling, who is working lor Har mon and Grien iu their Galice mine has To put Flour iu when it comes from the store. revolving been in town for a few days. J. W. Robinson and wife of Wimer, Sifter at the bottom. It is constructed of tin. and will hold the con Jackson county, were registered at Hotel tents of a 50-pound sack of flour, which is at all times secure from dust, Josephine one day laat week. dirt, &c. And when taker, from the bin it is already sifted an«I pre Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Trimble spent pared for immediate use. We give these away simply to keep abreast Sunday at Hold Hill, the guests of J . 1.. of the times in advertising our business, knowing full well that a Malven at the Gold Hill hotel. James F. Evans, "th. poet of Siski- pleased customer is the best advertisement we can secure. yous", left Tuesday on a prospecting This BIN AND SIFTER given absolutely FREE OF CHARGE tour to 1» gone solus months. May site when you cash purchases amount to $35 00. cess attend him. Dr. J. H Wood of Berkaly, Cal., and of the jumir-otf-Joe Mining Uompany, arrived from California last week fora few days in tho county. We are sorry to state that li L. Truax has not been able to be at hi. post in Clara Barton tin Chaplain llatruian Wimer llrothere' Mine the Company’s store for tho part lew A recent visit to the justly celebrated "The true friendship of yourself and days on account of illness other officers and gentlemen in Santiago Wimer Brothers’ placer min • u -ar Wal Dr. Bertram Stans and hie wife left for waa au encouragement that dispelled do in this county convinced us of tbs Sas Francisco Tuesday morning where many difficulties that beset us which truthfulness of the oft repeated state the doctor has gone to enter a medical otherwise would have seemed mountain ments that Southern Oregon is essen school to take a posi-graduats course. high to our troubled vision, and I am tially a placer mining country and equal Ciias. F. Bott er of Colorado Springs, more grateful to you and these than the if not superior in this particular to any Col., attorney for.aud part owner of the medium of written words can express.” other country in the world of like area. Vindicator placer mine near l^laud. Wiiner Brotheis have a largo track of C lara B arton . will be In the Pass in a week or ten days. placer mining ground of several hundred Washington, I). C., October 3, 1898. acres in extent which they have been George Craiuer left for Omaha, Ne To Exchange. mining and developing for more than 20 braska last Friday night to be gone two Improved property in Homburg to ex years at tha enormous cost of *lo0,0i>0, or three weeks, it was a matter of bus and are just now getting the property iness that called him there at thia time. change foi tirante Paas property. opened up to the main pay channel I'r Thomson went up to Msdford For Clljr Ke.'or.lcr which will take them years to mine out. i'uaaday uiuiuiug to attend Presbytery. 1 lirraby announce mviell a candidate The main cost and difficulties ill devel P. li. Harth want up on the fneght for the office of city recorder subject to oping this property ware in running a Tuesday afternoon for the same purpose. the wdl of the voters at the n.minat- cut from 20 feet to 60 feet deep some Mrs. Dr. Van Dyke returned Tuesday ing convention, T. Y. D kan . throe miles.to the Illinois river for a trail morning from Eugen« whers she has Fruit Tree« Iu Bloaaoni. race to carry of!' the debris. Rut we been for the past two weeks visitiug her The present indications point to a were told by the proprietor that the cost sou Edward who is attending the univer large fruit crop for S.uthern Oregon this of tins enormous undertaking was more sity. ««anon. The |>ea<'h, pear, prur.el, ap than paid by the gold token out during T. A. Howland handed us this we«k ples, etc., in fact, all kinds of fruit tree« its conetiuction, Four monitors are eni- a copy ol the Newport Mercury, published ar« now full of bloaaom« and nothing has ployed on this property most of the time, at Newport, Rhode Island. The Mer two running night and day for six to been killed thus (ar. cury is the oldest paper in America and eight months in tho year. Many miles wa» established by Franklin in 1768. Best «f All of ditch and hydraulic pipes carry the Rev. J. E. Blair of Oakland, and To cleanve the system in a gentle xml sparkling water to these earth devour Ehler Benedict of Roseburg, wers on truly benifleial manner, when the ing machine« which they eject withenor- Tuesday morning’s overland on their Springtime comes, use the true au I per inous force against th« red banks of earth «ay to Medford to attend Southern Ore fect remedy, Syrup of Figs Buy the and gravel and send flood, of crimson gon presbytery now in session at that genuine. Manufactured by the < alitor* liquid dashing down the cuts below. nia Fig Syrup (.'«. only, and for sal« by place. Upton and Meuech have quit mining all druggists, at 60 cents |>er bottle. on Galice creek and have returned to The Train« the Pass Ths boys came out looking The North-bound passenger, No. 5, hale and hearty, but how much money formerly No. 15, will arrive at Grant! they made in their enterprise they Pass at 5 20 p. in. and depart al 5:28 would not tell us. p. in. The South bound, No. (I, former Rev. Charles Booth, the new pastor ly No. 18, will arrive at y 90 a. ni. and WINDOM—At hi« reHidence in thin city April II, ‘Vt», •»( atoiiiacli trouble, J. L. for ll<e Episcopal church in Grants Pass, depart at 0:38 a. in. The traveling pub ♦ (Pete) Windom. and his familv arrived last Thursday lic will bear tbin in mind. Mr. Windom had not been well for a and ar« now domiciled in the rec tory. number of yearn, though at tinma wa» When Traveling Booth is a very pleasant gentleman Mr. able to do considerable work. Hie und we exteud him a hearty ««lcome to/ Whether on pleasure bent or business death < Bine suddenly and wai a severe mis place. / ake on every trip a bottle of Syrup o shock to his family, who have the aym- \Mins Aggie White came down fiom Figi», aw it. acta most pleasantlv ami ef pathv of the entne community Uhland last Friday night where she fectually on the kidneys,liver and bowels, Ila« been allending the Normal and left preventing fever«, headache«, and other lor her hoin« near Kerby. Miss White form« of sickness. For «ale in 50c hottie» will teach the Spring term in Dryden by all leading druggists. Mannf«*lureo In laat week’s Observer appealed h distiict No. 6, commencing last Monday. by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. misleading statement about bids on cof The Jessie Htairlry Company. George Estes, the railroad age.nt, and his wife will leave next Saturday fora Tl.e Jeeaie Hl.irley Company which fhiH for the county Door. No bid from two months’ trip in San Francisco. Mr. played at the opera house every night the G. P. Collin Co. was oiknei ) betause Estes has not not had a vacation since lest week < loaeii its week's werk on Sat none had been sealed ; no bids on any 94 and he feels the need of a change. urday niglit and left for Roseburg The particular style of coffin having been He will combine bmdness with pleasure, opera house ««< crowded Saturday called for. They offered in February an however, while in the Bay city. A Rot- eigiit and the audience seemed to heart imported varnished coffin, trimmed with errnund will be in charge at the depot ily appreciate the play, "Under Two out side box for 1«. II a cheaper coffin is wanted they will while Mr. Estes is away. Flags’’, in which each member of the Rev. \V . S. Bannerman, for a number company demonstrated himself and her furnish it for $2. A complete price list will be interesting. Price paid Smith of years missionary in Central Africa self as expert artists on the stage. Tins coin puny consists of ladies and ami Holman by county in January for among the Fang, preached at the Pres coffin, $15; G. I’. Coffin Co’«, offer in byterian church in this city last Sunday gentlemen who made an excellent repu February, $8; Smith and Holman’s tation in California and they added morning to a very large and apprecia tive audit nee. He lectured also in the milch to their credit here, that when price April 8th, $4;G. P. Coffin Co’s price April Sth, $2. evening, in both giving a descriptive ac ever they return there is no question hut A. G. M ARTIN, Mgr. count ol hie work among the cannibal what th«y will have a crowded house. Fang. He and hie wife spent faithful years of Feryne teaching those people lielter things and it is remarkable what progr»-*« win iiiR'l« in traneforniiifg ihem from darkness into light Mr. Bannerman is a very attractive speaker an«l hi« audience caught every word he -axl. lie in on his way to Juneau, Alaa Comfortable, Durable anti ka, where he will work for a time. THE NOVELTY FLOUR BIN AND SIFTER Calhoun Grocery Go. FIGURES SPEAK FORTHEMSELVES. I’out «office flours. We are authorised to »ay tliat the post-office houra will be a« follows;* Open at 7.30 a rn. and close al 7 30 p. in. except Sunday. On Sundays the office will remain open from one half to three quartern of an Lour after the mail 1« di«tribuled. ht« in>Kra|>hy luu|lil Hav ng had aeveral yearn experience a- a iea< her and writer of stenography, I am prepare«! to give laseoua to any who desire to learn the art. M imm "fii ii »' M, P. (>. Box 5 A < sard <»l 1 hank a. We wn«h Io •«preet through the col UNtiie of tha Coi kikk , our thanks and deep gratitude to our many fnendo of erlin and vicinity, for aympathy, through the death of our mother. M m «. W A. M amik AMO FAMILY . fcesrnty-Hve Cent» for Flour. On ■ I'urdav. April 15th we will give lo o r ru’iomer who ihea the farthest from Gran's Past a bale of Alfalfa hay, U> the oto- who bin a th« moot, a sack of graham Our regular i etail price f n flmr is IK) ernfa, but we w well on this spm ial day «wily at ?)»»■/ ’•» sa/ k or*.-, or.« tack to each buyer. He member the date, April 15th. Heventy-flv« cents lor a sack of fl Yours truly, «M OTT I l RIFFIN. Cheap is the Golfing shirt. Silk Front, White Hotly, Something entirely new and up-to-date. Also a full assortment in the French Shirtings in Stripes in 1 Plaid-. A Shirt that will be popular this season is the Stanley, Collar and Cuffs attached, carry them in all Grades, Myles »nd terns, 50c up. Shoes The very l.atist and Newest out; the mater- ials are of the highest grade of Excellence attaina ble. Vesting Tops, Tan, Chocolate, Willow i and Black. Astoria, Ix-nox and Globe Toes, have a large assortment; the price» are right. Topass by them will lie an in justice to your Pocket Book. Just opened direct from Factory, handsome line of Goli Shirts, Correct Patterns. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Men's Furnishings, Hats, Valises, Ete New Embroid eries, Insertions, Laces, Footing, Lawns, Nainsooks, Long Cloth, The Sugar Pine Store