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VOL. XVII.
GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 24, 190J.
No. 35.
A Popular Health Resort in the Siskiyous.
Health Restoring Waters,
. Invigorating Mountain Air.
Colestin Mineral
Ktei 2.00 per Day;
Camping Privileges for Rent.
II.
I Buy Anything
THAT YOU HAVE TO SELL
AND THAT SOMEONE EI.8E MAY WANT
You may have sorue srticje among yoor'poeacesions that you have no use
(or and never will have use for why not convert tlieru into cash. I pay you
rash for there. If you are going to move awayjet me buy your household
goods I will give you good price.
Sewing Machines fur rent and for sale.
Ike M. Davis,
, ,. . . Front St. Second-Hand Store
Goods Sold on the Installment Plan
Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co.
tAII VI CAPITAL STOCK
Transacts a General Ranking business.
Receives deposits subject to check or on demand cerlilicates.
Our cnstoineia are assured of courteous treatment and every consideration con
sistent with sound banking principle.
Safety deposit luxes fur rent. J. FRANK WATSON, Pres.
K. A. BOOTH, Vice-Prcs.
L. L, JKWKLL, Cashier.
The First National Bank
OF SOUTHERN OREGON.
CAIMTAl, STOCK,
Receive deposits subject to check or ou certificate payable on demand.
Sells sight drafts on New York San Francisco, and Portland.
Telegrapliic transfers sold on all points in the lTnited Stutes.
Special Attention given to Collections and general business of our customers.
Collections made throughout Southern Oregon, and on all accessible points.
R. A. ltOOTH. Pres.
J. C. CAMPBKI.L, Vice Pres.
II. h. 01I.KKY, Cashier.
MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS
J. B. PADPOCK, Pboib.
i am prepared to furnish anything in the line of Cemetery work in any kind
of MARBLE or GRANITE.
Nearly thirty years of experience in the Marble business warrants my saving
that I can fill your orders in the very best manner.
Can furnish work in Scotch, Swede or American Granite or any kind of
Maible.
J. li. PADDOCK,
Front Street, Next to Greene's Gaimliop.
A.
C. HOUGH,
ATTORN EY-AT LAW,
Pi act ices in all State and Federal Courts
Oil ice over First National bank.
Grants I'ass,
Orkoon.
H
C. PERKINS,
U. S. DEPUTY
MINERAL SURVEYOR,
O Hants Pass,
Oregon.
N. E. McC.REW,
PIONEER
TRUCK and DELIVERY
Furniture and Piano
Moving
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
The popular barber ahop
Get your tonsorial work done at
IRA TOMPKINS'
On Sixth Street Three chairs
Rath room in connection
Holds Up a Congressman.
"At the end of the campaign," writes
Champ Clark, Missouri'! brilliant c on
gressman, "from overwork, nervous
tension, loss of sleep and constant
peaking I had utterly collapsed. It
teemed that all the organs in my body
were out of order, but three bottles of
Electric Bitten made uie all right. It's
the beat all-around medicine ever sold
over a druggist's counter." Over
worked, run-down men and weak, sickly
women gain splendid health and vitality j
from Electric Bitters. Try them. Only'
50c Guaranteed by Dr. Kremcr. J
The Latest Yarn. !
A Pittsburg drummer tells this yarn, j
I always carry a bottle of Kemp's;
Balsam in my grip. I take cnid easily
and a few doses' of the Balsam always
makes roe a well man. Everywhere 1
go 1 1 peak a good word, for Kemp. 1
take bold of my customers I take old
men and yocng men, and tell them
confidentially what I do when 1 takt a
cold. At druggists. 25c. and 50c.
To Care a Cold la a Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggist refund lbs cn J If it fail
to care. E. W. tirove's siuatjrs 1 on
each box. ZSc.
Springs Hotel
$9 and (10 per Week.
C. TELFORD, Propr.
92S.OOO.OO.
SSO.OOO to.
II. II. BARTON,
WATCHMAKER and
JEWELER.
Full assortment of Watches, Clocks, Hil
verwear and Jewelry. A Good
Assortment of Bracelets and
Heart Bangles,
Clemens' Drug Store.
J. M. CHILES
GROCERIES
HARDWARE
TABLEWARE
Fine Butter a Specialty
FRONT and FOURTH STS.
SWEETLAND & CO.
FRESH and SALT
MEATS, p
l'uoxx 21
Tooth Brush
Topics
Sanitarily considered logically
lead to the conclusion that
SLOVER DRUG CO.
keeps the best stOv.k of Tooth
Brushes in the county.
Our stock is selected with
the utmost care with an eye
single to the quality of the goods
we offer. We have Tooth
Brushes from 10c tip. You buy
the toe kind on your own re
sponsibility. From 25c up, we
will guarantee the goods.
The bristles in a good brush
will not come out. A good
brush will outlast half a dozen
poor ones,
Star Drug Co.
Prescriptions.
Opposite Depot.
ELECTRUM AND PLATINUM.
. Pure electrnm ore, a combination of
copper, gold and silver, is being re
moved by the tou from the recent
rich strike ou the Oregon California
boundary. The annals of history full
to show when a copper strike such as
this has ever been made before. It, is
remarkable, not alone for its richness
and extent, but also for its peculiar
formation. Here, by the quarrying
method, hundreds of tons of ore, ninch
of which is half 'copper, are being
takeu out and sacked for shipment to
the smelter.
The scene, of the remarkable copper
strike is in the Cleopatra ' group of
claims, owned by J. S. Crawford and
associates of Philadelphia. They are
located iu Del Norte county, Cal., but
extend across the line into Josephine
county, Oregon. They can only be
reached by tho Grants Pass-Crescent
City stage road. The Diamond Creek
road, recently bnilt by the compauy
that owns the claims, extends from the
Grants Pass-Crescent City stage road
to Camp Cruwford, the scene, of the
strike.
Tho comiuy hare a crew of 20 men
at work removing the ore and sucking
it for shipment to the smelter. Thov
are preparing to put in a smelter at
Camp Crawford for tho treatment of
their ore. They have three thousand
tons of rock in sight. As the ore is
sacked it is divided into four classes,
with the following respective vulnes:
Class oue, Co to 85 per cent copper,
$10 gold, M.M) silver.
Class two, 85 to (15 per cent copper.
Class three, 25 to 35 per cent copper,
Class four, 8 to 25 Jier cent copper.
CoL Crawford states that a great
amount of the ore being taken out is
of the first and second class. As can
be seen from the above, this is almost
pure metal. Tho men interested in
the claims are men of experience and
means and will develop mid work their
big proposition to its fullest extent.
Col. Crawford is an M. E. of Phila
delphia, lie is also a member of the
geological survey at Washington. Just
before tho death of the late President
McKiuley, the latter ordered Col.
Crawford to go to the Philippino Is
lands and make geological investiga
tions for the survey at Washington,
but ho was obliged to decline the trust
because 0 his age. In recent years
CoL Crawford has spent tho greater
purt of his time in tho mountains of
the Siskiyous iu search for copper
electrum ores, which he has long
contended could be found in Nature.
He has at lust found the electrum ores
in quantities in the claims of the re
cent strike. They occur running along
statificatious of usliestos.
Copper electrum was known to the
Romans, who knew more about the
metal copper than any ieopele that
has existed since. It was quite, evi
dent that tho Romans found the elec
trum in the native state, and did
not have to mix the three metals
mechanically, as we have been doing
during the present nge. Copper elec
trum has its use in tho commercial
world in the manufacturing of oloc
trotyping plates and other such
devices.
Josephine county miners have been
giving considerable time of lute to
platinum pros)e-tiug. The discovery
of the metal has been reisirted from
several of the Josephine districts,
aud the metal is beiug actively min
ed in some localities. Platinum is
being found more largely in the placer
fields of Western Josephine county,
in the Illinois river district. In the
nncient Illinois river channel the
metal is found with black sand on
tho serpent ino bedrock. Tho two
metals cau bo easily mined together,
as the black sand with which the
platinum occurs, settles to tho bot
tom of the sluices, and by the proper
process the two could be easily sctiar-
ated. Heretofore the placer miners I
have been throwing the metal from
their sluices, being ignorant 01 its
identity aud value.
The welsbach (ius Fitting Com-
pauy, ot f liilaaclpliin, lias put a crew
of men to work iu the placer fields
of (he Illinois to mine plat ilium.
Tins company has need for much of
this metal 111 the, manufacture of
their goods. I hey have installed
intent mac hinery or their own du-1
sign for mining pnltinum, and ho
to sccuio enough of tho metal from
the Illinois placers to supply them.
The fact that this company has in-
stalled machinery and put a crew 01
men to work, Is suritcicut evidence
that they are satisfied that there lc
platinum in the placer fields of Mi-
uois. Cor. in Pacific Miner.
SHIFT LESS hRAZILIASS.
United States Consul Furniss, of
Sergipe, Brazil, says of the shift less
native Brazilian: "He need not
own land as he can put up his mud hut
anywhere; he has an abundance of
fruit, such as the banana, jaea, osju,
the tidal river are full of fish, shrimp,
crabs and oysters, and the woods
abound with game. He can raise his
small patch of manioc. and as it is
never cold enough for a fire, he
works only when there is need of
money to purchase articles which lie
does not produce. I have tx-eu shown
fields of cotton aud other products
which were going to waste because of
the projirletor'a inability to induce
the laborers to harvest them. Out
would think that laborers living on
a farm would lie compelled to work
for the proprietor, hot that d not
teem to be the case here, as, in spite
of the fact that they tay no rent,
they will either refuse to work at all
or will work only a few days at a
time; yet they are allowed to re
main upon the land pre-empted. "
Blue Print Paper by the yard or roll
at the Courier office.
O. N. G. AT CAMP WILLIAMS.
Pleased over the assurance of a six
days' encampment, and eager to show
their ability as soldiers, the com
panies of the Oregon National Guard
that arrived at Albany Thursday
turned to their work with a vim, and
by evening camp was pitched and
iu order, and ou Friday the regular
routine drill work was taken up.
Their camp is situated about a mile
southeast of Albany, and in honor of
Mayor Williams, of Portland, lias
been named Camp Williams. In the
neighborhood of 1300 uniformed men
are iu the camp, aud it is an imposing
scene to stand upon the porch of the
building iu which General Beebe has
his headquarters, and which is situ
ated in the center of the camp, and
look over the array of Bturdy men,
ready to fly to the defense of their
country at the least alarm.
Immediately upon their arrival at
Albany, the various companies march
ed at once to the camp grounds, aud
tho way they took hold of their work
end got their camp into shape would
do honor to companies of longer ser
vice. Adjutant-General George T.
Willett has charge of the orders, and
the camp was so arranged in advance
that there was no delay in the as
signment to poistions. The com
panies that arrived on the stiecial
traiu from Portland reported a
pleasant trip and say that the run was
made iu excellent time. The militia
men left Portland at 8:15 and arrived
at Albany at 11:30. A number of the
Third Regiment spent Wednesday
night in the Armory, to be ready to
reiiort at the 7 o'clock rollcull next
morning. Sharply at 7 every man
was at his place, and in speaking of
tho ' preseut encampment, Colonel
Everett said: "A -.most gratifying
thing about our trip so far is the fact
that the men have all been ou time
and everything has been (lone with
dispatch, showing that their previous
encampments have been of great value
to them."
Tho regular train from tho south
was late, and arrived about 4 o'clock,
bringing five comimnics of the Fourth
Regiment and tho regimental band.
Companies A and C and tho baud, con
sisting of 23 pieces, were from En
gene, Company E from Rosebnrg,
Company II from Grants Pass and
uuipany B from Ashland. On ac
count of the senior rank of their
Colonel, (. (). Yorun, of Eugene,
the Fourth Reglnieut received tho
first iiosUion in the camp at the right
of the lino. Their horses had been
sent ahead of them overland, and the
hoys nqsirted a pleasant trip. Colonel
Yorun is proud of his men and says
they are very prompt in their work.
The camp mles aro no less stringent
than in war times, and several offen
ders were landed in tho guardhonso.
The imposing military surroundings
were too much for theso boys, and
their blood longed for service. As
they could not have this, they resolv
ed to have the next best, and loaded
their guns with blank cartridges and
discharged them. Tho report startled
the whole camp, and the brave soldiers
all flocked to tho scene of the sup
posed disaster. Tho hospital corps
was called out, und preparations
made to savo the supismed victim if
possible. UjKin discovering tho cause
of all of the trouble, the offenders
wore promptly rushed to tho guard
honso, and ugain all was icaco.
Ou account of a shortage of funds,
the encampment will continue, only
six instead of eight days, us originally
intended, and will close Tuesday,
July S3.
Following aro tho numls-r of Co.
II. Fourth Regiment, of Grants Pass
who are attending the encampment:
Captain, K. B. Brown.
1st I.ieuteiinat, A. E. Voorhies.
Seargeiils,
f rrimH
Geiitucr,
llowloy.
ntrick,
Williams,
CoriKirals.
ivu,r
Colvig,
Miehener,
Marvin
Hendricks.
Privates.
jr0VVM
Chapman,
Green,
Jordan,
Kellogg
Medley,
McCliing,
Snow,
Hmythe,
lilachl. v,
Lang,
Hendricks,
East man,
Blackmail.
Stephenson,
Field
V.er
Kellogg
I.mnke
Mitchell,
;r(.r,,.s
sinuWi
Xaylur,
,,bbins,
Mi jric,
)HVis
Ulass
Johnson,
Heard.
Rcvtili a Great Secret.
K is often asked how such startling
cures, that puzzle the best physicians,
areenVcled by l)r. King's New iJiaoovery
for Consumption. Here's the secret.
Units out the phlegm ami germ-infected
mucous, and lets the life-giving oxygen
enrich and vitalize the blood. It heals
the inllamed, cough worn throat and
lungs. Hard colda and stubborn cougha
soon yield to Dr. King's New Discovery,
the most infallible remedy forsll Throat
and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles
.W snd $1. Trial bottles free at I'r.
Kremcr 'a.
ATAKItJI OK THE BI.AlJliEK.
Is very common In both tuxes, snd can
bo cured with H. It. Catarrh Cure,
which cures all irrilabln condition of
the b'udder, which causes frequent
urination by which In time you lime
control and Inability to retain. In
children it cures nightly wetting of bed
For tale by all druggiata. Book on
Catarrh free. Address Smith Bros.,
Fn-sno, Cal.
COUNCIL FKOChEDINas
At the regular meeting held Thurs
day July 17, the petition of Mm.
Vt. Trimblo for damages to her build
ing ou Fourth and O streets, torn
dowu dnriug the recent Are, was
denied. The petition of J. K. Pigney
to erect a wooden barn, ou'bis
property as also denied
The city treasurer as instructed to
return to Eugene Kienlin the money
paid in by him ou July 11 for saloon
license at the brewerv, which was
burned ou tho eh. 1 1 T
; Conuciliunn Herbert Smith reported
the condition of tire hyrduuts, hose,
etc, to be In fair order, but recom
mended some improvemets. The fire
and water committee was authorized
to do all things necessary to put the
department iu good order.
Tho saloon bond of A Lempke was
approved.
Bids for a supply of new hose were
opened aud the proposal of Cramer
Bros., agents of the Bowers Rubber
Co., to furnish hose at 80 cents per
foot was accepted for 400 feet of hose.
A vote of thanks was tendered the
Ashland and Mcdford fire boys for
their assistance during the tiro on the
14th.
NOVEL CURE FOR SNAKE-BITE.
Hosqalleea Ian a Maa'a Ufa br
Dmwtas Oat tho Folaoa of
a Rattler..
Talkln about rnttlesnakea," aald
an Krie railroad brakeman, aeording
to til 9 New York Hun, "did you ever
hear how the mosquitoes saved a
man's life up near liulf Summit, In
Pennsylvania, last summer?
"Well, while getting out rnilroad
ties over hack of Summit. Abe More
house was bitten in the leg by a rat
tlesnake. A doctor was nt once sent
for and the leg waa bandaged tightly
above the wound. It was expected
that Morehouse would die before the
doctor could come up there on his
wheel, hut he didn't. Just us soon
sa the leg was bared to put on the
bandage, it waa ill tucked by a swarm
of mosquitoes, and when the doctor
arrived he found the man as well aa
ever and lively as a cricket, but the
ground was covered with dead nnd
dying mosquitoes. They hud sucked
the poison from Morehouse wound
ami saved hi life. This waa hurd on
the mosquitoea, but I presume Mom
house's life was worth saving."
HAD HIS QUEUE CUT OFF.
Jesse SiMiuoor's tousoriul parlor
was tho scene of an unusual incident
hut Tuesday, says the Corvallis
Gazette. Jim Sing the well known
Chinaman entered the shop, walked
over to the chair, seated himself and
looking at his majesty of the razor
and shears, said : "You cut 'cm tall
ofl"? Mr. Sjs'iicer was surpilsed
and required Jim to give fuller infor
mation. Jim said he had no inten
tion of ever returning to China and
had concluded that henceforth he
would follow the style of tho Ameri
can. He had become disgusted with
his queue. In the twinkling of an
eye he was rid of it, had his topknot
anointed, his face bathed with Florida
water, aud walked out of tho shop
with his queue under his nrm neatly
done up in brown asr.
Iltllna Itoom Drama.
"Who comes there?" called little Wil
lie, the sentry, In threatening tones as
be brought Ills dendly wooden gnu Into
shooting iiosltlon.
"A frleud!" answered little Toiiimle
from behind the rocking chulr.
'Advance and give the countersign,"
Hissed the sentry, "or I'll shoot your
bend off."
An ominous silence followed this ter
rible threat Then Tomiulc said plain
tively: "I've forgot It."
"You can't remember niilhln'," ex
claimed Willie In disgust, throwing
down his guu. "Cum over here an' I'll
wuisiior It to you ag'ln." Ohio Sinte
Journal.
Food Iteeeplaclr.
All receptacles for fooil should, as
far as possible, be kept genu mid In
sect free. Cilass. pottery and metallic
wares are therefore preferable to
wood. Tbey should have no joint or
grooves, as these harbor inlnutu par
ticles of food. Before placing food ill
tln-111 they should be thoroughly was).
ed, scalded with boiling water, wlptd
dry and then be allowed to cool. I'lnc
lug them In the sun when practicable
for a couple of hour will also udd to
their purity.
Iloaefal.
Editor (to artist)-! refused this
dinning a year ago. Why do you
bring It here again?
Artist I thought you would have
bad more experience by this time and
know a good drawing when you see It,
-IJjstou llcruld.
When you have anything to any In
a business ofllce, fire and full line k.
Your surplus tumiug should lie dons
Iu a parlor. Atctiibuu Globe.
HA BY LAUGH
It belongs to health, for a
baby, to cat and sleep, to laugh
and grow fat.
But fat comes first; don 'task
a scrawny baby to laugh; why,
even his smile is pitiful! Fat
comes first.
The way to be fat is the way
to be healthy, Scott's emul
sion of cod-liver oil is the prop
er food, if he needs it; but only
a little at first
Wi'lt Mai yoa anU la try H yoa Ilk.
fUrr a buw ft a, u Paul mm, Kn Via.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Following is the list of letters re
maining uncalled for iu tho Grants
Pass post oflk'o Saturday July II),
11)02:
Ladies
Mrs. Eliza Hale.
Gent Icmcu
Dr. Cole,
Wm. Zirkonback,
Mr. George Early,
Mr.. Elijah Gibb,'
Mr. S. P. McConnell,
Dr. L. C. Camion.
C. E. Harmon, P. M.
THE 11EST KIDNEY REMEDY.
Is S. B. Catarrh Cure, which positively
cures pains in tho buck, loins or groins,
swelling of tho limbs, frequent desire
to pass water, scanty turbid urine sed
iments in tho ui ino resembling brick
dust and gravel In tho bladder, ull 0
which loads to Blight's disease. For
sale by all druggists. Hook ou Catarrh
freo. Adress Smith Bios., Fresno, Cal.
DON'T FAIL TO TRY THIS.
Whenever an honest trial is given to
Electric Bitters for any trouble it is
recommended for a permanent cure
will surely Ihi eflected. It never fails
to tone the stomach, regulate the
kidneys aud bowels, stimulate the
liver, invigorate tho nerves mid puri
fy the blood. It's a woiulrcful tonic
forruu-dowu, systems, , Electric Bit
ters positively cures Kidnev and
Liver Troubles, Stomach Disorders,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Rheuma
tism, Neuralgia, mid expels Malaria.
Satisfaction guaranteed by W. F.
Kremcr. Only 50 'cents.
NEW FRUIT MENACE.
A new menace to fruit trees und all
kin (Is cf foliage has made its upur
niico in tho orchards on Five Mile,
south of tho city, says the Dalles
Chronicle. It is 11 hug somewhat
resembling 11 large nut ; is about throe
quarters of an inch in length, with u
slick green hack. While they can
evidently fly, instead they Crawl
about, ou the prune trees especially,
by the thousands, devouring the
foliage iu no time. No oun who has
seen them can naiiio the little jieats,
hut they are evidently doing u great
lenl of damage, and multiply rapidly.
L. D. Springer, whoso place is iu
that neighborhood, brought iu about
two dozen inu lsitlle "this morning,
und ho would bo glad to have any or-
son who thinks ho can give any in
formation regarding them or melius of
exterminating them call nt this olllee
aud examine tliein.
LOG DRIVERS MAKE A RECORD.
Didn't Paint llnnaur Had and unan-
dwr Thwlr Wagaa a t'aual
(a lmt Tear.
Something unprecedented happened
to the Penobscot river log drivers
this season, or at least to those who
navigated the wut branch drive to
boom.
I'sually this drive, the largest sin
gle lot of logs In Maine or in New
England, gels Into boom in August,
aud in years past it Iiiin been known
to arrive as early as the Fourth of
July, but last i n r. through a i. erics
or delays and misfortunes, the Ioim
ilid not reach their destination until
the middle of November, suya the
New York Sun.
The drive hnd, when It started
from the load of the t'hesuneook
lake, about sii.eon.iuHi feet of logs, and
was navigiitiil by 1.10 men. At Millin
ooket a good den I of time was lost
In sorting out .','1,000.11:0 f(rt Hint be
longed to a finlp ciiiimii.v. '1 ,e vki
tor fell rapidly, it heim: n very dry
summer, nnd uhen II hcirnn to look
as if I In- big drive would bo liiini'
up Mill more men un-e ad'b-d to I be
crew, makiiiir In all :i'io. This armv
of drivers lun inured to keep the Iocs
moving, but iee was making iu the
river and there bad I n a bi snow
storm when they wen finally dis
charged and p:iid olT.
In lluu'.'or, in the course of two or
three dins, about f in, mm was banded
out to I he drivei i nnd they hud ,,
sooner got tloir pay and hecuii to
think about tin- n -i.i 1 cel. I, ration
than alone eaine aentn for licnber
llien and ofT'Te.l I belli high vimkch to
JfO III ouee to the Woods and cut
more millions of Iocs.
'Ibis l l aid on the West llriineh
ers. If thee n fii-.d to to up ,,.v
inii'bl not ret another is f ohVr.
as the season vi is lute, while if Ihov
Bceepled thev wou'il miM. their 11-11. li
good time hi I'm,, 'or. fiood sen,.
prclai'ed in iiio-l casii, and aw.-i
tho drii.-rs went, ilroppir; rani dog
ami s " 1 1 i 1 1 e pole lo la !,. i p t be ax.
That is ho, it conies 11:11 t ) , -ri-i
no carnival of the driven, and
th- paloou keepers and ofher-i were
sad In yond words at what they cul!
tough luck.
Laditi Csn Weir Sboei
O iesize smaller ulter using Allen's
l o t-l'ae, a powder to be nhakon into
the rhocs. It makes light or ne shoo
feel easy ; gives instant lelu-f to coinn
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the ago. Cures and pre
vents swollen feet, blisteis, callous anil
ante spots. Allen's l oot-Kase is a cer
tain cur for saealing, hot, uehing leol.
At all druggists and shoe stores, L''c.
Trial package Free by mail. Address
Alien H. Oluiitel, U Uoy, N. Y.
brim 0 ! limn 01
Remember that name when you want
a delirious, apprising, no'irisliing food
drink In take the place of coM'ee. Ko!d
by all grocers and liked br ail who have
ued It. tirain-O is made of pure grin.
it aids digestion and strengthens tin
nerves. It is not tliinulant but a
lirallh billlilrr and Hie children as well
as the adults can dunk It with great
benefit. Costa about
as much a
coffee. 1.V. and "ic. per package. Ak
your grocer lor (irain-l).
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(Artie ha for this column are con
tributed by the Women's Christian
Temperance Union.) ' ,
Tho regular meeting of tho W. C.
T. V. will 1k held at tho homo of
Mrs. K. A. Wade, August 1st at 2:8 0
p. in.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mothers, sisters nnd daughters, of
every denomination, nnd those who
may not be members of any church,
lire all cordially invited to attend our
"Mothers Meeting," which will be
held in the Christian Church July
2"ith ut 2:!K) p. m.
Tho subject of the meeting will bo
"How can we liest secure tho atteiid-
anco of our young pooplo and children
at their ruHuct'tivo churches, at the
prayer meetings ami Sabbath scr-
viccs."
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF
(I RANTS PASS LOCAL
UNION.
In August hist tho Union elected
entirely new officer, who sjioedily
Set to work, assisted by the old ones
and members iu general, but owing
to sickness among several members,
no topical calendar was printed this
year. A committee was appointed to
form a plan of work, nnd it resolved to
open every (qs'ii door. The first op
portunity was for a Sunday school
rally. The Pastors' Union thought
In st not to give up tho regular ser
vices, but suggested that wo have the
rally on National Teiiismucu Sunday
at II p. in. iu tin) M. E. church. This
gavu only two week for prciiumtiou,
hut two women with willing minds,
though weary feet, made all arrange
ments, the oilier member and pastors
most, loyally lending their aid in the
program. Seven schools were repre
sented, mid also the Salvation Army
Juniors. The church was filled to
overflowing, good-will prevailed, and
a liberal collection remained to cheer
the workers. The collection taken
at the Union Thanksgiving services
whs divided bit ween the W, R. 0. aud
the W. C. T. U. Tho Union appoint
ed a committee for charity who used
this fund us it nucleus for much need-
1 wink, also doing considerable
soliciting on tho outside. On Jan
uary i7 occurred the birthday of our
honored member, Mrs, Elizabeth
Winch. Shu was 81 years old, yet
uiissc very few meetings. The
Union wont in a liody to her home
and took her completely by surprise.
The afternoon was s-ut in short
addresses, song and conversation.
Refreshment were nerved, a picture,
taken and a general good time enjoy
ed.
On Fiances Willard's heavenly
birthday a sis ial was held ut the A.
O. U. W. Hall. A ss ( ial committee
bad charge A beautiful program was
rendered, refreshments served and all
voted it u j-crfci t success, while a
nice little sum remained in the treas
ury. Duly 10 cents admission was
charged. Two dollars was sent to
the memorial fund.
Win n the State Prohibitionists sent
tho Meiieleys toward (irant Pass,
the l'.pwnrth league, then tho Anti
Saloon Icuguc, attempted to make
arrangements, hut fulling, turned it
over to some members of the W. 0. T.
V., who curried it through, selling
I V) tickets iu two days, thus securing
a fair house the first night, aud get
ting as a reward the consciousness of
work well done.
Following the concert came Mr.
Tab', who gavn us two afternoons and
one evening lectures, which were
highly appreciated and fairly attend
ed. Besides theso public meetings
tlier. gular meetings have been hold
every two weeks. The L. T. L. moot
almost every week, and it should
have a rejsirt of Its own, the meetings
are so Interesting. Sluco February
I a tcmpcruiico column has been
maintained iu (bo Rogue River
Courier Weekly. The Union followed
up the plan of lust year In subscribing
for copies of the Northwet White
Kil.lsjner. These are distributed among
the members at the regular meetings
a'ld eagerly read. This report extends I
I va. c. z. n. column"!
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Alma Terrell, Press Supt,
PLATINUM PROSPECTS.
Dr. David Day, United State min
eralogist, accompanied by his wife and
another lady, whose name we did not
learn, was in Del Norte county last
week. Mr. Day was investigating the
platinum deposits along Smith River
and was more than pleased with the
prospect His attention waa called to
the platinum deposits of this section
by a new metal found in couoeutratera
sent from Crescent City to head-quarters.
' The strange metal has not yet been
named nor will it be until Dr. Du
has made a thorough investigation.
His nuttings here will be made public
through the New York Scieutlflo Press.
In additiou to his investigation here,
he mndu known to the platinum ml
ners on the river that he would handle
all their concentrates, ascertain what
they contained, and tiud a market for
the sumo without charges to the mi
ner. This new development will evi
dently be the moans of opuuiug up our
platinum resources. Orescent City
New.
HERE'S A QUEER THING.
Tea Mnrnlnsr Hone" la ffc aat
UMla at Nuoa aad Laass
Abeet Twa Uaara.
The "morning hour" Is one of the
queer thing of the United (Hates
senate. In the first place the "morn
ing hour" is two hour long, though
It may be completed in ten or U
ininutes. In the aeeond place, say
the Washington Star, It never oc
curs in the morning, but begins at
12 o'clock noon, except on the rare
occasion when the senate meet at
10 or II o'clock. Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, ia responsible for the
alongntlon of the morning hour so as
to muke It cover HO minute. Prior
to 14 year ago the "morning hour,"
while existing In the afternoon, was
but an hour in length, but a resolu
tion submitted by Mr. Hoar was
adopteil August 10, 18HS, and that
provided that the "morning hour"
ahould he two hours in length or that
It ahould end nt two o'clock. This
resolution provided "that after to
day, unless otherwise ordered, the
morning hour ahall terminate at the
expiration ot two hour after the
meeting of the senate." The morning
hour is devoted to the presentation
of petition, the Introduction of bills,
reports of committee, etc., and is
the time when all sorts of little mat
tors of that kind are attended to. At
two o'clock the presiding officer lays
before the senate the bill on the cal
endar, which I set aside aa having
precedence over other measures, and
that i generally the time for long
speeches of all kinds miles unani
mous consent is secured to consider
pension bill for a specified time or
unobjected bills en the rak-ndnr.
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IMaruasulat Bat P.alerprtataat.
The following ourhui advertlacment
I taken from a (tpanish journal:
'ThU morning our Savior anuumoned
away the jeweler, Siebald Illiinugw,
from his shop to another and batter
world. The undersigned, hie widow,
will weep upon his tomb, aa will alao
his two daughter. Wild and Emma,
the former of whom ia macrird and the
latter I open to an offer. The fu
neral will take place to-morrow. Ill
disconsolate w idow, Yarnnkrue llllma
fa. P. S. - This bereavement will not
Interrupt our employment, which will
be rsrried on as usual; only our phtr
of business will h removed from 3
Lfksie de Leinturir to 4 Hue de Mb
louaire, a our grasping landlord baa
raiaed the rent."
Uold fram Maaae.
1 About $1,500,000 of gold was shipped
from Nome during the season just
ended.