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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1899)
White Opposite House I». Grocery, (). J — I local tiappcningg -s J Dr. Flanagan, Resident Dentist. Fitth pork shoulders al .»Is pound at the City Meat Maiket. per Stephen Jewell will deliver a Christian eermoa at Murphy next Sunday. City farm and mining property tor sale. Josnru Moss, Real Flstate Agent. Shoes repaired at Hackett's. Red Top Clover seed, Utah reeleaned Alfalfa seed, Timothy seed, Willamette Valley Tame cheat seed, Winter Oats Whips. 10c to *2.50 at Hackett’s. aud Wheal at Scutl Griffin s Harnett of all Kinds, Grades and Large vise composition books fur 5c at Prices at Hackett's. the Cut nixa office. Take vour shoes to Hackett for good The Christmas dinner given by the work aad right prices. Army was well attended, as DLJCDV PHOTOGRAPHER Salvation r fl t LJ I Opp. Court House. some 60 or 70 persons participated. C. StLouis for watch repairing. New Fresh Chow Chow, Cream of Maize, Sweet andickles. 31b. Pkg. Mush :0c. Largest pkg, of Mush on the market>ney. 10 lbs. Good Roast Coffee, $1, No Chicory, Shredded Whole Biscuit, And everything else good to cat. White Hturocery. Silverware Carvers, Lamps, Cutler Cware, A FINE LINE OF THE Ak THE DON’ T FAIL TO BARGAIN (STFIR Crametros. ODD FELLOW4' GARLAND STOVES. '8KY HTEEL WARE. Ladies’ Furnishi.. A full Line oP’nKs- Quality high and’-0"’ at The jariety Store ( ) relian MENS, SCRIPTION DRUGGIST. I Tablets of all kiuds at the Cot Bias office. You all know Scott Griffin pat the price on Flour below 75cts a sack. Chicken and fish market in connection with the meat market.—J. H. Ahlf. The Woodmen of the World held a supper on Saturday evening of last week which is reported by tho-e in attend ance, as a very enjoyable affair. are all running full blast with a good head oi water, aad several promising perdonai quart a mines are being developed. Mr. rwv Is»mis predicta a lively future for thia auction and has good reasons for hia Mrs. Alics Smith of Woodville waa ia belief. town on Saturday. Quite a number of Granta Pass |>eople Miss Vida Moors is spending the took advantage of the excursion on holidays at horns. Wednesday to visit San Fraaciaco. Fol A. J. Slrohecker return»! Friday eve lowing ia a list who went from tnis place ning from the frosen North. for a midwinter viait to the western Beu Stahl and family, went to Gal ice metropolis Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Han- Tuesday for a couple of weska a ay. num, Mr and Mrs. W 8. Wood, Edna Bert Dysert and Al Longunbecker M Bacon. Messrs. A. N. Ashley, Noah came in from Jump off-Ju* ou Saturday Rutherford Christian Glunk, Eugene Kienlen, L. O. Adame. Fred Roper, J. last. Mrs. D McCarthy and daughter, Mitt A. Jennings. J. D. Hayes, Lincoln Sav Anna went to Ashland Wednesday age. Chas. Hanson, John Whitrock, A. N. Hulburt and Geo. W. 1 Kirwin morning. Fred Colvig returned home last Christmas exercises were held at the Wednesday iroui Corvallis to spend Ihe Baptist church on Saturday evening, holidays. and mail) hearts were made glad by Chas, aud Frank Mowers and Ed Good Freeh Butter, 50c. a Roll, also the timely advent of Santa Claus. Veatch, went to Ashland Tues lay, (or a Mackerel, Cranberries and Bulk Pickles Last Saturday was probably one of abort stay in that city. at Wadas'. the busiest business days that Granta F. I.. McCroskey and family left on Go ts the Novelty for your Christ 1' sm has ever seen, as the streets and mas caadies, oysters, etc. Blake always stores were thronged with people intent Thursday morning (or Loe Angeles tn remain during the winter. carries the beet in stock. on Christmas purchasing. John K. Harvey o( the Old Channel Dr. Evans, oculist-optician, office at The two Choral Union concerts at residence. All cases of defective vision Ashland will tie given on Thursday and mining company, fame in Friday to spend Xmas in Grants Pass. converted, including astigmatism Friday evenings and not Friday and Messrs. Bole and Major, the electee Scott Griffin is erecting a store build Saturday as announced by the posters, I ing on the lot recently purchased by him the dates having been changed for the lens, are now engaged in wiring the Hotel Joeephine for electric belle. at the corner of Sixth and I streets. better convenience of the visitors. F'red Colvig and Ernest and Arthur J. E. Farmer, at one time S. P A large crowd attended the Presby Lister, went to Ashland Tuesday, to station agent at Wolf Creek, ami recent terian church on Monday evening, on remain during the convention reason ly al Oakland, has been promoted to the the occasion of the Sunday school Geo. Calhoun went to Aehlaud Mo I- Corvallis office. Christmas tree. The exercises were In The holiday vacation it welcomed by teresting and appropriate, and in the dis day (er a short visit and went to Fa 1 teachers and pupils of the schools as it tribation of the preseuts the little ones Francisco on Wedneafay’a excursi m train. gives them, especially the former, a were not disappointed. Mrs. R. H. Gilflllan and daughters much needed rest. A unnsuccesful attempt to hold up and Frances, went to Telo Roseburg had a bad fire on Christmas Mr. Zoller, who lives near the river, Katherine Wednesday (or a (ew days’ visit in that night, the two story Grange warehouse was made one evening last week. Mr vicinity. bcinir consumed. The loss in about Zoller had been out collecting rents, ol G. I. Gillette of Joliet, III. is visiting |4000. The cause of the fire ia unknown which fact the would be thief was with II. M. Gorham, the postmaster of but is supposed to be incendiary. doubtless aware. The attempt was Winona. Mr. Gillette is a son ot one of Get your writing paper by the ream frustrated by a few sudden and de Mr. Gorham’s old schoolmates. and save money. We offer a ream o termined movements on Mr. Zoller's It. J. Dillworth, traveling repre part, though the highwayman escaped note paper, 480 sheets, 21« pounds, for sentative of the San Francisco Examitier 45c. We get the paper in large quapli- without detection. is now iu Grants Pass in the interest of Tbe I^ap Year ball which will be tiesand can sell cheap; this is not cheap that journal paper but first class goods.—C ourier given on next Monday evening under J. W. Coffman and Geo. Cunningham the auspices of the ladies of tbe town, office. will be one of the events of the season, who have tieen working for W.L. Ireland C. A. Know A Co-, Patent Lawyers, op anil a large attendanc is anticipated. at the Rustler and Gold King mines ou ;»oeite the United States l atent Office. Appropriate to the occasion , the opening Forest creek, returned en Wednesday. Washington I) C., who have actual cli Dennis 11. Stovall, formerly of the musical selection for the Grand march, ents in every city and town of the United will be “The Girl who Kissed Hobson." Corvallis Union Gazatte and now States and Canada, report that never be Demaree’s orchestra will furnish tbe lecturer for the K. O. T. M. has hern fore in their 25 years practice has the music. spending the holidays in Grants Pass. wort of the office been so well up to Fred Roper, who is now one of the Each week we receive a number of date. They claim that patents can now be procured in less than half the time communications from eastern people iu miners ol Inland, camo in on Saturday regard to southern Oregon. They are to «|iend Christmas here, lie went to formerly required. attracted to this sectien on account of its San Francisco on Wednesday a excur My Cow gives lots of milk and butter, sion. I feed her all the Alfalfa bay she will eat. many substantial advantages of climate Miss Ella Simmons, «laughter ol Geo. I buy the beet. Scott Griffin bat the ami varied resource. Simmons of Waldo, who is the proprie beat Alfalfa 1 ever taw. The old plantation melodies seem to tor of one of the largest and richest The masquerade ball given by the strike a popular chord in the hearts of placer mines of this county,came over to Firemen on .Monday night, was a financial the people. Again ami again were they Grants Pass on Tuesday. greeted with thunders of applause Ns as well as a social success. There was Edward 8. Van Dyke returned last a large attendance, and many of the concert wss ever more enjoyed by our costumes were worthy of note. Some people.—Denver Tribune. The Nash- Wednesday evening from Eugene where were very handsome and others were ville students will appear at tlie Grant« he is attending tile University ot Oregon. sublime in their bideousness. Supper Pass opera bouse January 8, 1900. It Fidward is a member of the Glee club of was served al the hall. Demaree’s will be remembered that thia company that institution, which is now touring orchestra furnished the music and the were here a little over a year ago and the state. Jess Patrick, who has been living far dancing was continued until a late hour sang to a large house. They gave uni versal satisfaction am! no doubt will the past two years ill Petaluma Calif, of the night. have a big house this visit. and who has lately been visiting his Gtanite is bains distribule<l for a parents at this place, has gone to Rore bicycle path on Sixth street from the On our invent tiip to Ditch creek, in burg where he has a |>oeitiou with the 8, Opera House block across the railroad the Evans creek io«intry, at a point track This ia a move that will be duly about 10 miles above Woodville, we P. railroad company. Dr. C. S. Evans the oculist optician, appreciated by our wheelmen, who are noted a multitude of sleds, of various tired of driving their wheels through sir.es, shapes and designs This is tl e has returned from a trip to Coos Bay several inches of mud in order to cross commencement of the great sled high and vicinity. He hue been visiting that the track, The granite is a most per way which leads to the upper Jump-off- localityjprofessionally annually since.’94. fectmaterial for this purpose, and if well Joe country, and which is now being That each of his visits are more eucmsfel distributed, makes a path which is not mack travelled in transporting supplies than the last, establishes the fact that I easily susceptible to improvement. and machinery to the Benedict Crowell the people are appreciative of the merits Christmas came and went with its mine, of which W. D. O'Brien is super ol a first {lass optician. Mr. Thomas Rowley, who lives a mile usual accompaniment of joy and glad- intendent. Four miles of new wn^on or two northwest of town, has raspberries nesB. In Grants Pass, it was observed road opens this section to Grants Pass quietly, as it should be, though there The dual November and December almost ripe on his vines. This is acorn was no lack of public amusement; a numtier of the Oregon Native Son, an inentary on tbs mildness of southern matinee ia the afternoon and a mas illustrated monthly historical magazine, Oregon winters which speaks most elo ' querade ball in the evening, aw well as has just been received. It is replete quently. It there is any other place ol the Sunday school Christmas tieos and with interesting and instructive articles. this latitude in this hemisphere besides appropriate Christmas exercises at the That the Native Son should be welcome southern Oregon, which can produce a various churches. It waa in the homes at every family fireside in this stale, a midwinter shewing which will in any where joy reigned most supreme. Old glance at its contents should convince way compare with this, we would like to Banta did not iuiss Grants Pass. The anyone. Its pages are clean of every he informed ol Its situation. These town was right on hie route, and the old thing of an immoral nature, and in its I berries are trowing right out in the man's load was lighter as he drove on. advertising columns can be found noth open air. The vines continue to blossom He also made free use of the mails, and ing at all calculated to war with Ihe in-| and the young fruit to grow. many parcels ot many sizes brought joy to many hearts. It was a day ot whole some joy and we are all happier and I>etter that it has come. Uueoeeof a happy bonis circle. E*pe<-ial E. J Loomis, the merchant of Galice attention ia called to the fact that the came up to Granta Pass on WedneeJay. Oregon Historical Society proposes to oc He reports much activity in mining cupy a space in eai h issue affairs in hie section. The placer mines I I Quarts Mill for Grant» Pau. W. G Wiight, the aesaver, baa pur- chased a Lightner >|uartx mill of from two to four ton daily capacity which be will set up in Granta Pass. P. H. Harth has broken g ound lor a building imme diately norm e( Hotel Joeephine aud thia building oo completion will be oc cupied by W. p. and W. G. Wright aad the mill will be set up in ihe rear of the building. Mr. Wright will also put in a cyanide plant in connection with the mill. He expecte to replace thia mill with a stamp mill of larger rapacity as the quarts mining industry aaxsinea more definite proportions. Thia is a very helpful move and will aid largely in developing the many good prospects of this vicinity. Josephine county is full of promising quarts ledges almost wholly undeveloped, but their dsy is coming and is nearer at hand than the majority of our people realise. The "Cheerful Liar" comedy com pany gave two performances in Grants I’aaa this weak The Christmas matinee waa uot largely attended, as it was given at the time when most of our people were engaged in other entertain ment, but the play on Tuesday eve ning waa well atteuded. It ia a strong company and each individual actor takes hia or her |>art naturally and well, Mias Stella Bomar hat a leading and probably the most ditricult part, an«l plays It with much animation. Frank DeCamp as Justice Ruasell.and Bernard Jaxon as the Rev. Exra Stiggins nearly reached perfe.-tion in the delineation of their parte. The play is full ot enter taining musical ieaturea and is lively and laughable thioughout. J. C. Harper’s new stage and livery barn on E street ia progressing rapidly tn construction, and when completed will be a very creditable building. As the result of a d.aturbauee at the Salvation Army ball on Friday, lour boys were arrested and their trial lock place before Judge Furman on Wednes day. Giles Davis and James Moore were arraigned en the charge of dis turbing the meeting, by talking, laagh ing, and striking matches. Several witnesses leslitixl as to the disturbance, and although the boys insisted that they were quiet as mice, and were sustained by the evidence of aevaral young men of defective memory, it availed them not. The Judge found them guilty. Clifford Contain and Frank McFarlane, were then arraigned on the charge of crealiug a riot in front of the chareh after the meeting. Alter listening to tbs evidence, Judge Fur man found them guilty, and imposed a Sue of *5 on each of the lour. McFar lane’s fine waa remitted, and the other bojs were taken to the city jail to serve their sentence. *K*O Iteward; »too The readers of thia paper will be pleas ed to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that it Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ia the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a conatitu- t Iona I disease, requires a constitutional tieatment. llall a Catarrh Cure is tak en Internally, acting directly upon Ihe blood and mucous surfaces of the system thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and as sisting nature in doing ita work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars lor any care that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimon ials. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo. Sold by Druggieta, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Best. Once satisfied of the excellence of an article you are not likely to ahange. the Reason We want to induce you to try our Golden West Baking Pow der: It’s guaranteed to give the best of satisfaction and we guarantee it to be as good as Price’s Cream, or any of those brands. The price is 15c for lb can, and 30c for I-lb can. The uext time you want Bak ing Powder just try a can of the GwUcn West ¡¡if you do not like it, it costs you nothing. County Treasurers Nolle». Notice is hereby given that there are funds in the county treasury for the re- daiuption of the following warrants pro tested to Jan. 1, 1891. Intereat on same will cesie from tbia date Dec. 13th, 1899: Nos. 254 202 26» 170 255 47 24« J. T. T sylob . County Treasurer The Largest Assortment Genuine Eastern Rolled Oats (no hulls, no specks) a 4C a pound. Just to show you how good they are we will sell a few hundred pounds of Petite Prunes at 4c a ponnd. This year’s crop of good, clean Raisins—find we have too many of them, so will make the price 6XC a pound; 4 pounds for 25c. A Fair Trial Will convince you that this store is the place for good goods at the lowest prices. Calhoun Grocery Co. money in Grants Pass prove it beyond a doubt Death Lurks in Drags.... P. H. Harth & Son Hats, Trunks, Valises and Furnishings for .Men and Boys. ANOTHER DROP IN WRAPS rtfe have decided to make things lively in our Cloak Department before we move and will close out our Entire Stock of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Jackets AT OIsTZE-ZETALLIF PRICE Remember this sale only includes Jackets. All other wraps sold at’a discount of 25 per cent f ■ If not handled by an expert enced pharmacist. You may be assured of good results if you have your prescriptions compounded here.
