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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1900)
PUBLISHED tVERV THURSDAY A. E BY VOORHIES bate or ubschiitio : One Yew, in rdvapca, toil Months, Three Months, (jingle Copies, 1 25 .W .85 .06 All snliscriptions continued until ordered to i-ease, and until all arrearaie re paid. Lw, custom and the keeping of accounts make the payment of dehli iniperatijre before the name can be reiuored from the mailing list. Advertising rates on application, Co py for change ofad"must be banded in before Tuesday noon, otherwise setting of the matter will be charged for at the rate of 6c per running inch, single column. "'; lions and additions to copy will be charged or at the rate of Wo per running inch, sin gle column. st olllce at Orants l'a-s, Oregon, at second-class mail matter. Entered at the post Thursday, Dkcbmbek ao, 1900 I Some Ladies' Jackets and FurS Tbe Boers once mors command the world'! attention by their recent bild opeiations and tlielr capture of a few British companies by way of variety. Following close on the heels nf Lord Bouert'a announcement that the war was over, the Boer forces under De Wet have Inflicted more eenoui injuries to the British forces than for many months. The scene! in London when the newa arrived rivalled those of tbe beginning of the war. Kitchener haa called for more men. The assertion ii widely published that the house of representatives was not really in earnest when it passed thr army bill amendment abolishing the canteen, and that they depended on tbe senate to strike out that amendment. The W. C. T. U. was in seskion at Washington and the legislators were compelled to vote under the very eyes of the women, which is supposed to account for the' large majority in favor of the amendment. Bo far ai we arc able to learn, no stops have been taken to prevent the senate'! being subjected to a like ordeal, but, being older and more hardened sinners, they are ex peeled by the canteen people to be able to withstand the disquieting influence ud to kill the amendment. nouncement of rooms to rent brings an immediate rush of applicants. There hai been no timt Juring this year when there has not been a half dozen or more I millings in course of construction here, yet the building has signally failed to keep pace with the increase of popula tion and the town at present is literally full to overflowing with people. We need more house! and we need them badly. Oranti Psbs has always been rather conservative in her progress and bai never run ahead of the reasonable demand in the matter of enterprises. Tbe advancement of the town has al ways been along lines of solidity, never building on air and so ill progress lias been steady and substantial, little affect ed by booms or hard times. Its re sources lie to the greatest extent in the vast tributary mineral area which is too firm a foundation to be effected by any temporary conditions. Of course, times ifapreueion delay development by mak ing capital less abundant, but as long as its resources are known to be in exist ence, the town can not receive any ser ous set back. A moment is on foot to have the fish and game laws of Oregon amended at the coming session of legislature, tortu natelv for the long luflering, the pro posed changes are in tho main uniui portent. If ever a subject has been cruelly manhandled by legislator! it Is this of the game laws. No game law in Oregon bai yet continued long enough to be fully comprehended by the people. The present law, nearly two yean of age has by peraisteut publication kept its most important points before the people sufficiently to make it! general ob aervance possible. No law can be framed which will suit everyone. The present law cover! the ground in probably a latlsfactory a manner ai any that can be framed and unless the ad vantages of change are plain and sure it ii better to let it alone. If, there is ny weak or wrong spot in it, it should be fixed np right, once for all and iegi latere should then keep bands off for at least three years more. Before another week rolls around Christina! day will have come and gone, In childhood, wo all looked forward to Christmas with impatience (or the gifts It would bring. In maturer years, we still look forward with expectancy to the Christinas time, but with our childish sentiments changed and modified and with the fuller understanding which years bring to us, we price our gift! not for their iutrinsiu worth, but for the sentiment which accompanies them the real, true sympathy, friendliness and love, which la far more frequently found in the vale of teara than it haa any credit of heinu. We are fortunate that kAsSru To bo closed out at -Less Than Regular Price- it will surely pay you to examiue these if you wish to purchase. RED STAR STORE, . W. L DEAN, & CO.. Propr. Front St., oppo. Depot. Poultry Show. The Southern Oregon l'oiiiliy associa tion will open it! first annual show in onto suitable building in Medlord ou January 2 and it will be open to the public on January 3. The following rules will govern : On all poultry, turkc.'S, geeee, ducks, pigeons, hares, etc. An entry fee of 60 cents will be charged either for sin gle specimens, pairs or pens. A pair consist of a male and female, a pen of a male and three female;. If there ate 12 or more entries of any breed of fowls or lures, $4 will be paid for 1st and (2 fur 2nd. Eight or more entries, 2 50 for 1st and tl .50 for 2nd. All fowls and hares should be In the hands of the superin tendt-nt by the evening of January 1st The association will furnish free id charge, coops for all fowls, also food and water during the show. All exhibitors who can conveniently do so, are re quested, however, to furnish their own coops. Chrlitmii Coodi, Full and complete line of Xmas goods at Dr. W. 1'. Krernera . Christmas Furnishings Cultivate the Social Features. (.ik.NTs 1'ahh, Dec. 14. 1900. To TIIK KuiTOK. I have befuie ma an interesting tics paper account of a banquet siven in liackenfuck, New Jersey, by Hie board of trade, where two hundred and fifty ate and drank together. The menu was very elaborate, consisting of eight courses. The toaitmastpr of the evening, in his intioductury remarks raid: "Our board of trade, though in its infancy has had n most successful career, and its greatest tucceu is this dinner tonight." Here are sum of the toata given : Welcome toOur Oriests", "Our Board of Trade", "State of New Jersey", Bergen County", ''Our Country," "The Ladies". Iu (he course of the remarks marie it appe.irri that the Newark, New Jersey, boird of trade held a banquet on the same evening, which shows that such gatherings are popular !n the East. The president in bis remarks on "Our Board of Trade" said, among other good things: 'Our board is a very young animal, as it has had no birth day, but it lias proved its value to the town. Its mission is to educate properly to know the advantage which are to be found in Hackensack, and it is succeed ing admirably. I believe tbe progres. wo are now going to make is beyond belief, nnd that Bergen, the banner county of the state, will double in popu lation in five years, and the place offer ing the biggest inducements will grow the fastest, and our dear town of Ilack- en-ark w ill do that". Now let ai apply I In- above to Grants I'ubs. We have u Mining ami Com mercial Club, and it is provided in tbe laws of the dub that lit re thallhea banquet during lire month of January of ach year. 'I ho membere here seem to think it a uncle's expeinliteiire of money to go lo the expense of some (ony dollars or so for an annual ban quet, and it is very piobable that no banquet w ill bo held this year, but it is a mistake not to do so. While there ir considerable expense entailed, the money is all spent riisht in our own town, an. I is not sent away as it is so many times the case. Wo need to cultivate the social element in our organization, and bring our business men together at lessl once a year, in a social way. 'The lub binquct" thould be made tire event of each year, and we rcgrel to learn that it may be omitted next month. Si'bscbibkk. You are often troubled about knowing what to se lect or the different mem bers of the family. We will offer you some suggestions: NECKTIES FOIl TIIK MEN Are always acceptable. We have a big line of the very latest styles. Cloves, Mufflers, Silk Handkerchiefs, Fancy Sus penders, etc., are good gifts. I Kid Gloves, Purses, Silk Handkerchiefs, etc., For the Ladies. Make appropriate Christmas presents. We have an elegant line of Dress Goods iu all the different shades and colors, and latest novelties lor the holiday tra Jc. E. C. DIXON, Front St. Oruafs PiMOullook. Hiikur City, Iec. 12. F. J. Conroy, a well-known minim? evtwrt. who Iihm e have one time In the year PHlly ' bc-on iu this section for several months let apart for the exercise of the very best sentiment of which we are capable. It keeps us in remembrance of the best that this Ufa has to offer, not outward accomplishments or acquirements, wealli or positien, knowledge or any thing, but the real heart to heart sym pathy or love. The failure to realise this truth ii tbe cause of a large portion of the world'! nuhippinesi. At Christ mil time we should absorb realisation of tbli fact lufflciont to keep it In remembrance throughout the year. Firei are calamities always, but doub ly so In Uranti Tans, where living room is almost impossible to obtain. A dwell ing a week burned lo the ground, our record for tbe past two weeks, comes hard on a town where every bouse or anything that in any way resembles a bouse ii occupied and where the u- t n tho iutereat of 1'ittnbiirg capitalists, haa just returned here from a trip to the li rants 1'iuts region. Mr. Conroy In very familiar with all Kuritcru Oregon ores, and Is CHRcially qualified to pass on tho respective merits of districtn in the stale. He is highly plcaxud with CiranU Pas. While the oro bodies there, he says, are not so lurgo ns in Eastern Oregon, Ihey tiro very promis ing. He thinks that au especially good field for capital, us it bad not been ex ploited so much na some other purls of the stuto. Eighty Acres. Kighty acres with House and Barn, uleuty of limber, 30 aces improved and fenced. Will sell cheap or trade for City property. See Joseph Moss the Heal Katale Agent. Milling, Ural Kxintrt nml Insurance ine scarcity ol Houses lor rent in (Iran In l'ia is causing a demand for building lots. 1 have a choice selection of lots.at the lowe-t prices and some of tliern on very easy lerius. He sure, to call and see me. 1 am getting in touch with the mining men of this, county and inventors from abroad. Would be pleased lo know wnai reshienis in tnu county have, even ii they do not need my services Just 'low Have )ou placer or quarti? Will you sell stock or lease? I represtMit solid fire iusiiraiure com panics ami would bo pleased to write your Rlicy. 1 also attend lo collections K. C. I'kxi lami. Opera house block, lirunla i'ass Found. On Saturday, Nov. 21, ner II Millen'i place wet of town, an account book containing check for fiiM am: deposit slip for $000. Owner may apply at tins oiu M. Kinneyvills lunn Vie see articles from lime 10 tune printed in the Col kikk he i. led (.eland Items or Silting. As we have a lliriv ing young town situated on Tnnntl creek, we wish to receive space in your valuable paper for a few iteuu. Our town is rapidly increasing in population and size. It is so close to Leland's "dewdiop" that some of oi.r population have a habit of coming borne in rather a bilarions condition and as, in a town of our dimensions, wo are entitled to the privileges of municipal government, we held a meeting in the City ball, Ben MacOouald in the chair. It was resolved that for the protection of ojr best young men we tbould organize a rity government. J. J. i : ; 1 fUMning tlotes. 1 CHRISTMAS GOODS Kinney nominates Ben MacDjiral J as mayor. Others were elected aa alder' men ; Fddy Nolan i f the First ward ; E. K. lied field of the f-rcond ward ; Kd, our citv blacksmith, as city marshal ; for I city recorder, Hoy Agee. As our city is very prosperous, we deem it necessary lo rechristeu the town so hereafter and forevermore the name will be Kinnev ville, the name titiiiiip Town sounding too primitive Business is very lively in our town. Miss R'jpe Cochran has been chief cook at the Hotel Hcdfield, but if going to California where she will take charge of the culinary department of a hotel at Ifornbrook. Kufus Acres and family have gone to Ca vote creek where he has acceu'ed a position as night piper in a hydraulic mine. It has been quite foggy the last few davs, but the afternoons have been warm ami Hiinsniny with no wind. At present the weather looks as thouh we mUht have a little Oregon in i -t . To say the roads are muddy is no news. e, as a correspondent ol tbe CotHiKK, wish to write news that is breex) and eiiti r'aming, abo edifying. State news we have no ue for as we are an enterprising peoplo ami expect lo have ft weekly paper ptiblirhed in our town. The roads urn so bad that there is a large amount of freight wailing at l.e!and to by shifted to our town. Per haps we can't get our paper out during the coiniii'! week, but we will keop the Coi rikk posted from lime to time. The miners arc all readv for work And attire present outiooa iney win i I keens up its high wu'er in a very snort lime. A person I . . ' would think that the most of the freight whould have been hauled before this time, but one can go to Lland and see a nood many tenuis loading for the Green back Hint other points in that locality. itro'kman A C . on Coyote creek are developing their quarlx mine and are hi.hlv pleased with the proepecla. Nearly every day ws can see people in f.eland who want to buy pack ri'i In go prospectii'g. Patrick O'Lkahy. The mine owners' club of Portland has disbanded and their rooms and collec lion of minerals have become the proper ty "of the Oregon Stock Exchange. Tbe Vindicator placer mine on Ramsey Flat near Wolf creek, H. W. Kearnp, manager, has been purchased by Her man Snow who is equipping it for the winter's run. The Exchequer quartx mine on the Applegate U being developed by the iMonirch Mining compiny who have the? properly under hond. Tbeo. l'ayne haa taken a contract to rink a 50 foot shaft on the vein. FOR THE OLD AND YOUNG, THE RICH AND THE POOR, THE FAT OR LEAN PURSES, Consisting of useful as well ornamental presents for Wives, Sisters, Fathers and Brothers, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins, HANDSOME TOILET SETS, -PRETTY MANICURE SETs! BEAUTIFUL SOUVENIRS, Joitphlne County Mining Stocks. Last week's bulletin from the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange has the following: Increasing trade demonstrates that Oregon mining stocks are becoming pop ular. Home people as well as outsiders, are interested. Investments iu the fol lowing blocks help to develop the slate and almost sore guarantee large returns on prices now asked : ''The Champion Hold Mining Com pany own the Hiding Star ami Eccentric claims, in Josephino county ; have a well developed property, over 1000 feet ol tunnel work and a complete camp, in cluding assay oflice and five-stamp mill. Have produced over $20,000; have ore to warrant much larger mill capacity ; also a tramway is needed to enable the transportation of oro from mine lo mill tbe vear around. This w ill be a divi dend-payer vory soon, Price steadily advancing; will go high as soon as im provement! are completed. Frank Colviu' returned on Saturday to the Rocky Uulch mine at Galiie, the, rain having insured a good run of water. In a mortar test made qf the rock fiom his qiurlz prospect on Evans creek, he secured 10 cents from two p.iunds of rock, a $100 per ton rate. A. W. Silsby is developing a very promising quartz property on Powells creek. There are two tunue'.j on the vein, one of 100 and tbe other 175 feet in length, which expoe a largi ore body. The ledge carries a narrow vein of very rich ore while the whfila b nly carries high enough values lo hv' p-.iti -ably milled. Cary W. Thompson, snperiotend-nt of the Greenback mine, was in town on Friday. He wore as a pin, a recently found specimen of quartz and gold which is held by those who ( it to be one of the very hanijomeet tl in.'i in that line ever found here. It wai aharoIt.'-'M joined lo a pieie of quartz the whole specimen bein perhaps un inch anil a half in length. Pesides i'a curious shape, its beauty lies in the pure, clean whitencs of the quartz and the extreme brightness and purity of the gold. 4 The Greenback has produced Borne of the finest specimens in the Mate as wi ll as the richest milling oro and its 15 stamps are now running steadily on urn which grade q rnlify in on elating manner. Books and Stationery. Perfumeries, Fancy Bric-a-Brac., etc., AT W. T. KllEMEITS Drug Slot re. Chicago Racket Store Notice to Music Loveri. Several parlies representing them selves as dealers ill pianos, have repre sented themselves an agents for the cele brated Weber, VTIicolavk, Sluyvesant, United M.ikers nnd other pianos We de dre to notify nil residents ol Josephine canty that the (ess Piano House, at Mcdlorl, Oregon, are the Bo IK auk nth for Iheso makes for Josephine, Jackson and Lake counties, and if you want one of these pianos or an niau, von will al ways get a better deal from headquar ter", and not to led into buying inferior grailcs from supposed agents. We guar antee perfect satifaclion, so when you need an instrument, just drop us a line ami we shall bo pleased to call on you or meet you at otir warerooms in Med ford, where we have a large slock ol instruments always on hand. Cos Piano Hoi:k, Medford, Oregon. Muilcsl Club. The Twentieth Century Musical club was organized on last Wednesday eve ning with about 20 members. Geo. Cramer was elected president and J. M. Itooth secretary and treasurer. The object of the club is to promote Hie musical interests of the young peopled Grants l'ass. Comment of the Press. Following are comments concerning the IJ. of O. Glee Club, who will be here on December 27, by some of the leading newspaper of our state: "Mr Eaton's monologues are very en tertaining. His ease and naturalness add greatly to the merit of the work." CorvalliB Gazette. "The concert was largely attended snd much enjo) ed by all present. The club was composed of we'd trained musicians who seemed to sing because they enjoyed it". Oregon City Enterprise. The Glee Club of the Universi;y of Oregon gave a delightful concert before an appreciative audience at the Marquain last night. The selections chosen were both classical and ol the popular order, and eoemcd to suit the tastes of the house to a nicely. 'Ihe voices iu the club are unusually fine, and blend with a sweetness which is rarely found in organizations ol the kind. The club is particularly strong in hashes, being far stipertoi in ibis respect to any organiza tion of the kind that has been heard in Portland for a long lime. Every sehc tion was rendered artistically nnd gav' evidence of careful tiaihing and hard practice. Morning Orejionian. CALENDARS BEE BEOS.' DISPLAY AD. CEA'IAE Holiday Offer. I'oinning from Dicember 5 lo Jan uary 1, 1!KH, will tell uoij filled specta cles at $i per pair, usual $5 50 value. We teat your eyes and g ve you an ac curate lit. This is a rare bargain to get a nice pair of glasses for toe old folks n Clint'. mas present. We have the good-, ou have the money, you need the goods, we need the money. Evans, Optician. Is the place to make your purchases for We have a fine line of W atches, Clocks, Jewelry. A fine line of Hearts, Bracelets, Tie Holders, that is worth looking over. A Christmas Offering. With every dozen t ) cabinets you will get a heauiiiul Opal photograph of your self, at Clcvouger'u. Come soon, tor it takes time lo finish good pic! urcs. See Evans the optician's oiler. WHEN HUNTING YOUR CHRISTMAS GIF Remember that a Large Useful Line of Articles Oyster Pjrlors Opened. On Moi d ly cvsning tho oyster parlors of 0. ilanari at the po.il ollioe store were opened to Ihe public Mr. Hanan has been ready for the opening for some time, with exception thai ho was do laved by the non arrival oi his ahj cases. The l'ost olhco building has been rearranged lor Mr. Hunan and a pirn lion has been put in near the middle r f the room in the roar, of wh.ch are the oyster parlors, neatly and attractively (uniislied ail airaug.rd. Tho oysters served by Mr. llauaii have tbe fresh quality s eminently desirable in these shellliali, as the stoci is always kept on ice ami neverallowed iodeterioate bsfore being served. The front part nf tho building is oc cupied, by Prof. Dietz, thu optician wiih his stock of jewelry and optical goods and by the cigar and confectionery de parlmentof Mr. II man. He hasaverv complete line of cigars and tobacco and his stock of candies contains soma of tbe most delicious conleulioneiy lobe found in Southern Oregon. He is assisted by F. M. Black, who needs no introduction to Grants Pass people as a. confectioner. Calico Ball. The Firemen will give a grand calico ball Christmas ntht at the opera house. Supper wiil be tvened at Dalian's oyster parlori in the post oflice building. Muic wiil he furnished by tho In'iuaree orchestra. Tni-; is the Firemen's annua! grand Christmas ball, which has always been a rjiucstful and enjoyable event with the d.mce going public and the com uil.tce are taking care of the pre liminaries in a manner that is and as surance lh.it thu present occasion will keep up lo the traditional highly enter taining and enjoyable quality of its pre decessors. 'I he lolloning cominiUe will oiTicialc: Floor committee, Geo. Ilarlman, David Duncan, Tom Willia-...", I.. L. JenningB reception, Uaj Heuson, A. J. McKinney, A. Col v in. i..!.,r ml TMOr cared. Can be found at i I THE SUGAR PINE STORE. Telephone to Williams. The Sunset Telephone company is preparing to put iu a telephone line from Ci runts P.-s to Williams ami lias already awarded the contract lor furnish ing the poles to W. K. Nipper who will cut them at his mill. Grants Pass wid be bound by telephiioie comnninicatit n toher suburb of Williams in the not far distant future. Thecoiistrut'ion of this line evidences the growing ini ortiince of tbe Williams cres k ditdrict, one of our very best in point of mineral and agricultural re source. It brings Williams virtually and perceptibly nearer to Ihe rest of the world and is another progressive step in our county's development. County Treasurer's Notice. ' Notice is hereby given that there are funds n tbe county treasury for ihe re demption of the following warrants pro tested lo July ,Vh, iS.iJ. Interest on same wid cease from ibis dale, 1H.C. 1" " By their fruits ye shall know them. The way to jitdc of the value of any medicine is by its cures. Apply that test to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and it is at once lifted high above all other put -up medicines designed for the cure of womanly diseases. Chronic forms of disease which local physicians have failed to cure, aud which have yielded to no other treatment, have been perfectly ami permanently cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It establishes monthly regularity. It dries debilitating drains. It heals in flammation and ulceration auA cures female weakness. Mrs. 8hnphire, of Bnlloti, Shelby Ca, Ohio, writ,: "-My mntlicr hail In ovsrlnn tumor which wr irvntirht would rctull In her dritlh, but we hid read your uvrnirmrnU And w comnieuiT,! uin your Fsvont Prwcrtption." We et one ,toim bottles to comnimcr with, inn Wfere she had Uken three bottle she Ikvhu lo improvr ; she is living tolny snd we hnvr Kiveu your medicine the crtittt. Mr mothtr wits ixtv-n yesrsolil when the tumor ci'inmcner,! to kiow ; she is sevrntv-six son n,l t He tumor i All Rune, she hurl eotlrn wfiil'.y larne. sutl her tlmhs lien to nwrtl before we Wfritti to ue your ' havorite I're . scriolion ' Ir. Pierce's Pleasant PellcU cure biliousness. 1 !... Noa oti'.l 4i1 -I".!) 00,5 f.tr, KM 4'iH ,-i!4 047 SSJ osti U0 (5.4 5l'7 Sl: 4:'4 4.!,'i tsU tk) :'. 545 4:il tSl.'i :'T4 IISS 6 III !W5 so; out 4tKi 547 4tW tiyj 413 &4:' 571 J. T. Taylor, Treasurer Joeephine Co., Gre. Notks to Stock holder. The annual meeting of the stock holders ol the First National bank of Southern Oregon will he held at tbe office) of sa d bunk Tuesdav, January 8, liHU, at 10 a. in. John D. Fa'v. Cashier. . Grants Pass, Ore. Dec. S, I'JOO. wanted. A man to work on placer claim, ply at r-. P. O.iiU Store. Ap- l 3d SHIPMENT. Archena Star rombination Game lJoard. Never lias there been so many games combined on one Hoard for the tnotiey. No. i, 24-in. Board, 44 Games jj 50 No. 2, jS-in. Boaid, with Hag Trave'.ette, 50 Games No. 4, 2S-in. Board, with Flag Travelette, 54 Games. . , No. 4 is the handsomest Board ever offered to the public. 3 So 4 7! Drug Co. I'root St., Opposite Depot. io ivcyr FORGET UN. Chicago 5TWe Caury Evehythixg. Racket Store One door west of Talaco Hotel. 107 V ON ALL HARDWARE also ox- Air-Tight Heaters, Steel Ranges, Stoves, Cutlery, Paints, Crockery, Etc. This is Your Opportunity to Save Money. Wo arc still agents for the White Sewing Machine, new Khipmcnt just in. J. WOLKE. HARROWS I Wo have the famous YUACUSE I O W S And all farm machinery, Wagons and all manner of wheeled vehicles. Hardware, Paints and Oils, MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS- J. IB. PADDOCK, PROPB. I am preufreJ to furnish anything in the line of Cemetery work in nf of MARBLE or GRANITE. .Nearly lliirty years of eiperience in the Marble buiiie! warrants my that I can till your orders in the very best manner. Can furnish work in Scotch, Swede or American Granite or any kind 0 Marble. Front Street Next to Greene'a Gui.sli op. J. K PADDOCK, Big Bargains H M In New and Second Hand Bicycles If you want a wheel cheap, now is the time to buv ; if you wan' to sell your wheel, let us know about it 03iiriiirvc ivi3W Iu tires: do not puncture aud do not have to be pumped up. 01 SFRJXG SEAT POSTS add greatly to the pleasure of Bicycle riding relieve all jolting and are easy ou the wheel and rider. Ifeep ilio 3Lml Oil" With a set of our steel mud guards. Don't forget we repair scin machines, baby cabs, umbrellas, locks, make keys, grind scissors 1 knives. T. A. HOOD & CO. EAST OF THE DEPOT. 1