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Shoe Department
A lew years ago the Shoe De
partment iu every store was com
pletely covered up during the
Holiday season, uo one had time
to look at shoes. This is not the
case at the present time, however,
as everyone is Interested in what
we hive to say about foot wear for
holiday presents.
This week we are opening some
new lines, in Ladies' Men's and
Children's Shoes in. OXFORD
TIES, Slippers FIvLT KID and
CALF and some novelties in PIN
GREKS, GLORIIvS and GOVERNORS.
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Ruth in VaUjit er.J !i:;!,-r Ihrks
R. L. Coe & Co.
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Winter's Reading
at little cost at Col. W. Johnson's, North
Main Street opposite the S, P. l. & I.. Co s
factory.
He has the largest stock of paper bound
books in Southern Oregon, comprising
lioth light and deep literature.
Books To Suit All
Adventute, Hiugrapliiral, Detective, Histori
cal, Juvenile, Love, Realistic, Sensational.
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Everyone wants one of those
Flying Machines for their boys or
girls for the holidays. You can
get one FRF.K with ever pair
$1.50 shoes.
You want one of the prettiest
Calendars ever published. Jti.-.t
send in your name at once ami you
will get one by mail January 1st
We are showii.g sumoiaie novil
ties in ladies and gents llandket
chiefs, Mullleisauil Ties (or Christ
inas presents.
A few of those elegant PAT
TERN HATS left ut 20 per cent,
discount.
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YO-HO
FOR
CHRISTMAS
Toys, Canls, (lames, Novelties, Nick-Nacks.
A lino assortment of photo albums.
Tlio newest books.
Dressing eases, choice pictures, perfumes,
(lunthers's candies, etc.
A lot of things for Big Folks Little Folks,
and Half way folks. Presents for grandpas and
in as and grandsons and uncles and aunts and
thirty-second cousins. Come and get into the
the happy push,
Witn tvery f0e purehaso a (ino black and
whito picturo mounted on card li'xlt, while they
last at
M. Clemens'
opp. Opera House.
Why not Huv the Uov a
RIFLE FOR
We sell the
ST1.V1.NS FAVOKITK
in 2". 2' and "2 caliber.
Just the thing to make a
boy happy.
Hair -Riddle Hardware Go.
Sixth Street,
ants 1'nss, -
Setting Machine.
Drugs.
CHRISTMAS ?
celebrated
ft
Oroson
ROGUt kVER COUnlEP
UK. I NTS PAHS, OlUi'iOS.
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A. E. VOORHIKS, Pliol'K. A MNU
Kutert-.i al the post oitite at firan-.s Pa
recoil, as second-class mail mailer.
THURSDAY. DECF.MFFR 11, 1W
local llDarpcnine.s
Arthur Fra.ier, pianint,
at the
Ueri liouce Monday evening.
Jas. Kvans of Centrul Point
re
turned 011 Mondav after a visit
in
(irantH IVss.
Mrs. J. A. Yost was iu Grants Pa.
Wednesdiiy and left for Portland on
tlie evening train.
The portrait of Mayor-Fleet J. F-
Baslior appears in TnesdiiyV 'I elegram,
with a brief Kketeh.
Mr. a:i:l Mr Rf:y Hale came down
frnni A-hlniiil Tuesday evi nitig, ( alii (1
hither bv the serious illia ff of Mr.
Hale's father, J. V, Hale.
James J. Jeffries and llolx rt Fitz-
Hiiiimoiis, tlie worm renowneu
pugilists, passid througli tirauts Pa.-i-
Monday evening en route to Fort laud.
President Myers ol (hu New York
& Western Mile s Co., t.f which Ion
tor & Gnnnell are the local managers
is hero looking afti r the interests of
his company.
Tlie jiiiiuo recital by Arthur Fra.ier
on Monday evening is given miner
the Hiippici s of the Grants Puss high
school, the proceeds to be applied lo-
ward the purchase of a library.
The licit popcorn business is a flour
ishing one in" this city, a new stand
having lei 11 lately 1 ret ted at the
ner of the railroad bark on Front and
Sixth streets. There are now two in
tertirises of this character in Grants
Pass.
Miss Parker' U.ecita.1.
Miss J-aura Parker s music class
gave a recital 011 Wednrsaily evening
a the home of Dr. and Mrs. Flanagan.
There was a very good al tendance
though many, both pupils and visitor;
were kept away 011 account of tin
drenching rain.
The program was a most enjoyaloi
0110 and was rendered with reman;alili
skill oil the part of the pupils. Cll
of the numbers most enjoyi d v a
"Old Kentucky Home," with vuria
tions, riven by Miss Winnie Flai a-
gau. Miss Winnie exhibits very ex
eejitioual talent and skill for one si
young and her selections never fai
to please and surprise by their excel
lent rendering. Stephen t'ass, Louisa
and Fmma Fetsi h, Willard Dean and
Clare Kremer gave their number:
with a skill, accuracy and musical
sense very pleasing to the listeners.
A duet was given bv Misses Fiinn.
and Gussie Parker and a solo by Miss
I.aura Park r These numb.TS wcr"
enjoyed greatly, and were given in
a manlier worthy of the musical talent
of the Misses Parker.
The pupils 1 f the class without ex
ception played with a skill that di -mouslrated
iimpiest iouably their Iffgh
musical talent and also showed their
instruction under Miss Parker's direc
tion to have been thorough, judi
cious and conscientious, demonstrat
ing her ability as a teacher and the
excellence of her methods as exhibited
ill their results.
Social Meeting.
Class No. I I fif the Bethany Presby
terian Sunday school hold a busine.-s
and social meeting on Wednesday
evening at the home rf Mr. and Mrs.
R. I.. Coe. Novel and pleasant feat
ures of entertainment had been pin
vided and were jiiveii under the direc
tion of the ias president, Miss Yid.i
Moore. The prize in a gue.-sing eon
test was won by Mi.-.cs Myrtle Ire
land and Marie Smith. An old fash
ioned spelling match was indulged in
and charades were the closing feature
of the entertainment. Among the
charades which caused uuite-enient
were the fallowing as illustrated:
"in-D-go," "a-lass, " "niel-a-for. "
x-u trie. " A very plea-ant social
evening was aed.
Arthur Frailer, Pianist.
Arthur Fra.-.i. r, tie' pianist, will
give a 1 inn 1 lecit il al the o ra house
next Monday 1 veiling, iiiuhr the
auspices of the Giants l'a.,s high
school. The pn voids will b- given to
the li'orary fund.
Mr. Kra.ii r's talent as a pianist is
w idely reeogni., .1 on thiscoast, This
is net his tirst vis.t to (-irants Pas
as he w as here with the 1" of 1 1 ,.
elub on their suuthi iu Oregon tour.
Those who attend this rn'ilal are s-
surnt or a I'.rst ela-s entei tainmei.t
oesii.cs .nr. r raiiT, tln-re will letwo
vtval nuinU'rs In- local sine--rs.
1 ickeis are .hi and :(.' cents and
seats
may be reserved at the PostoMic
drug
store on Frithiv.
Strike cn Josephine
A rich quart strike has been made
on Josephine cr.-iR. Four & Dav
iiiiners of that district, have 111:1 over-
la ledge 10 fe, in width, whiiheaii
be true, d on the 'surface for a I'.istane,
of fill) feet. The values an carried in
fne gold, andsevii:il pii 1 es outcrop,
ping on (he surface h:ive l eii broken
o:T, and in whiih rhe gold glitters
visibly. Several other ledges have
been discovered in that district, and
are undergoing dovelopnn nt. Jov
phine creek was worked for its placer
gold many years ago, its bars alll
antvcl banks being very rich. R.cent-
ly, il has U',11 ploslx eleil for ledgi
mil a number of gixnl finds have Win
made.
B&skct Ball Social
A social will le given oa Saturday
evening. Dew tuber ii), at the Wood
mail hall, by the high school girl's
Klski t Ist'.l team.
Th ell rlialle-Th Wetklj- Orvroataa.
" Dabv Mine Bonded,
C. Q. Higgius, of Salt Lake City.
talan 11 bond on tno uany qui-"-,
mine owned by Myers. Ui.o, Haniium
Towne, and situut d in t'.i? Jump-
o:T-Joe d Strict. The terms 01 me
bend are net given cut. Active opera
tions will be began inmiediiit. ly to
ilevt lop Hie indie and a tunnel will
bo run to tap ' Vl':n 111
. ..1. 11.... I,,,i hitherto been reached.
'I - . ..... ilJliA.: 1 ....... .,'.. r,l.i.itu nrn lllsfi
The P.ahv mine was lirsl worscu u
Joseph Pollock and others ly means
of an urrastre, the ore yielding ricn
returns until the pay chuto ncjir tlie
surface was worked our. aii't.mhos
tumid was run at a lower level
but failed to strike the vein and me
mine was abandoned for a time.
Later, a bond was taken on the prop-
riy by Myers, Kice and Smith llro?.,
who struck the ledge witnin a ei)
few feet of the cud of the oid tunnel.
The ore was very neli, sou.e 01 u.
r.H'k being literally filled v. ilh par
ticles of free gold. A two-sla-np mill
erected r.n the mine, and neat
biiidings and other cquipnc tits in
stalled. The or? has kept up in its
high finality and some remarkably
profitahlu runs have !eeu inaile. it
is a property of very bright premise
nd will in all likelihood lie develop
d into one of the best mines of
outln rn Oregon.
Krcmcr-Palmer Mine.
A four-stamp mill has arrived for
llieKnnier ct Palmer mine, and if
being hauled out to tlie prujierty on
Ml. Iteubeii. The Kremer & Palmer
has been undergoing a thorough ami
xeellenl di wlopmi lit during the past
two years, and is now wen openeu up,
xhibiting one of the finest and nmsl
xiensive bodies of high-grade ore to
be found on Mt. Keubcii. Willi tin
mill, a complete plant will be install
ed, and the property launhul forth
011 a permanent nusiness. xne airiu-
r & Palmer gives promise of becom
ing a valualile addition to soiiim iii
Oregon s list el liuilion-prediu'ers.
Southern Oregon Oil Co,
An ting of the dipc-nis of tlie
Scuthein (iiegeii Oil Company was
heid last week ;:t which some impor
tant business was transacted. A propo
sition, looking to renewed oil drilling
fijeratii ns, c 11 the company's property
on the Allard place east 01 town
was submitted by V. W. Thompson,
and accepted by the oil directors.
The proposition is that the 10 origi
nal promoters of the enterprise un
to assiiii Mr. Thomp-on, one-half ol
their stock to lie placed in the First
National Pan!; together with a bill
of sale of the plant und pipe and an
undivided one-half assignment of the
lease of the land, upon which the
well is located. This properly, which
is placid in escrow is to be deliver
ed 10 Mr. Thompson on the following
conditions: He and his son are to lie
made directors iu the company, and
he is to pay on a ..UX note owed by
the company, and to put down tin
present well to a depth of WHIG feet
unless oil is stiuek in paying ipianti
ties at less depth. Town Talk.
Ashland City Election.
Ashland will hold city ele?tiOn next
Tuesday, December 111 There are
two tickets 111 the field; the labor
union and the anii-saloeii. The i-sui
is license or no license. It is said
that the labor union party l'avi n
licensed saloons.
The Labor parly bus imiuiuali d 11,
r. iTovost lor mayor while th" pro
hibition candidate will probably be
II. Hull.
Co, " H" Attention!
All diction is onion d for Tuesday,
December ;iil, at which time a captain
will be elected; Col. Yoran, insjii ctor.
All members of Co. " H" are In -roby
not ilii d to be present.
A. K. Yonrhies,
1st l.ieateiiiint i
oinir.an ling.
111. Fill Ml At
' C R K.
R.
H. Foster. IMS ill Street.
Salt
I.nl.-e t lty, writ, s; "I Pave been
boi hi red w ith dyspepsia or indiges
tion for 21 yi ins, have tried manv
doctors without relief, but ;I' have
found a cure iu llerbiue. I reenm
ineiid it to all n. y friends, who are
ainieien inr.t way, and it is cur
them too. .".do at Slover Drug Co.
g
VYe are ayain lieforo the juihiic
with a well selected line of
Holiday Goads
We have a fniL- line nf
ll.indkt.r-
chiefs f.f kinds fiimt r fur
tlit- MiiflL't- ft ;S. Jn-t the
to send away to jour fiietuls.
50 U
thin" U'
rnsli
t invite you b.i c.U ln-f.iie lla-
The Fair Store
l'ront Street,
Unnlel Frederick, Propr,
L. K Elwood
Scientific Optician
Rccoitiuu tided by the
Public.
rres
-JEWELER
WaUlies, Clixks, Jewelry,
Repairing.
l
rmatiently UvateJ i Grants pav
at
National Drug Storr.
The Greenback.
The new 20-statnp mill of the
Greenback mine, of Gravo creek dis
trict, is now computed, and that
noted property ha.s, begun business
anew, ilio old ia-srainp mm Miimuu
further up the Greenback Mountain,
will be reduced to Cvo stamps and
used for sampling purposes only. More
men have been added to the crew,
more drills installed, au.l an electric-
iigmiiig nuit .jm...
new features. Wlnlo it is not known
a tcilainity just what the Green
back produces, it has been conserva
tively estimated from the value and
Ti,intily of ore being crushed each
day, that its monthly outpnt is be
tweetl frn, 000 and f-10,000.
Beach-Platter Ranch.
Tim Beach & Platter farm on Alt
'mtise has been purchased from T. :.ud
.1. McCourt by the Gilmorn 1 Eros
fur a reported consideration of Jlfl.tVH).
. MAKIUKD.
BKiSTOW SXYDKK Near Talent,
Oregon, Wednesday " Decern b T 10,
p.iiti, J. B. Jiristow and Mis .'utile
Snvder, O B. Bristow oflleiatitig.
BORN.
JEW1CLL In this
Decemlier (!, V."'i.
.. Jewell, a son.
citv, Satni-'ii'y,
to Mr ami Mrs. L.
BALLARD'S HOFKHOUND SYU.T
Innnediately ri'lievis hoarse, -r eov
cough, oppressed, rasping and dill.i nit
hr athing. Henry C. Stearns, Drug
gist, Shiillsburg. Wisconsin, wriies
Mn v 20, I'.inl : "I hi'.vo been selling
Ballard's Horcliound Syrup for two
veers, nud have never had a prepara
tion that has given better satisfaction.
noti that whin I sell a boltle they
"ouie back for more. I can honest ly
recommend it. 2.'e, .'ilc and fl-W) a!
Shiver Drug Co.
DR. GCNNS' J!L(OD AND
SKRYK TONIC.
There is not a worn. 111 in this land
bur at simio time in her life would
'cive been the better for the nso of
this tonic. For diseases peculiar to
women, a lietter mediein;' was never
de. It is composed ol the n.gre-
Iji nls from which the system h :s
11 deprivi d b- di-' :ise, cver-werk
T dissaTi',tioii. It enters at fiiiee into
tin e!: en hit ion, building up liie
i-sues that have been wa.-iod, inel
ii.tkinj pure, neli blood in tlie most
Invct way. For weak, nervous and
ut. f. i:idy pe-iple, pimply, p::;; or
li-hliss peoiile, it will make sin 10;
p adv ii'dves ami give .1 he ei inplex-
totilhat w holeson.e look that iuili-
ates health. We have hundreds of
letters licit people have wiittenus.
laving that thev had gained in l-,ioi1
solid llesh at the rale of one to three
pounds per wee!; -while using Dr.
(iiinn's Blood and Nerve Tonic. It
hould be taken afitr rn.-alf, one or
two tablet h each time. Druggists sell
it Tae iicr Imx or three boxes for
'.MM1, or sent postpaid on receipt of
price. We ran giad to make reply
t.i letters of inquiry, the advice we
ive you is plain, and easilv umiVr
s'liod. Address Dr Dosan'l'ii Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by W F.
Kremer.
An (Tonoiiiiinl iivscnf,
one tit tliiisc Miidkiii":
Jackets at Ilu'lh r.nd
Son's.
SEASONABLE
GOODS
1IM STQC K
Hill's l.u'.k Mine.- Meat, 15 cuts per pound.
Ripe California Olives, i5 cents per pint.
New W.ilnu;-, Al-.notnis,
liie Ninas ftu't cake
Nw pack r.f lanned goods j
The I'animts M.
CVdTees have
J. 15. and
!!" Cfiliat.
As n itiduceuient lor
heaniii'iil Ham!
our store.
I-
ro:n now- 011 until Jnuarv
e'.c , at 15 per cent disc.
H.
ii:g that
''.! Will Call at
. .
uic oeautitul .
. calendars
Yi
ours fr best g ,0ds at
pqs.
Otrner sixth
a
(irants IVs,
CASH
TRADE
Smith 0
1 1 . i .
-u -c-iJ.v . .s.."J r fi
,. . - - - - -v---f-ic.-sTi
I rliaim 111 0,1 -m.i. .
l'r.
another bottle of ,our .pwifie !
have l,een suilcrer from ilieai 0 i
and on lor sonin ' un
'ads. in the 1'. I. of Seattle' W8
S some time 111 May last. A, .1.,,, .. ' ii
I was 100 miles ruirlli of Shshi, ' ,
I went down to Nitu ... . 'i
it. .1 have used it up and Himhe ! 1
trvinif to ire! in.iro 1, 1... . . , l" '
me verv iiiucli. nmra . .1 1 'i
r Ihing 1 liuve ever Usui a hd ' (J
I. tf.n v.. v h,ii..u "aye f
I, .. ' ue another
Kheltle. H.S.CASI),KK
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.NOTICE IOK PUBLICATION.
Timb-'r Lund Art, June 3, 1878.
Uiiiled Mates Lind OH'ich.
Kiweliurg, Krevon. Ic. 8 h p y
Notice is her. by uwvn thai in rii,,"ii.
mev villi the provisioeii f :,e m-t uf
i-.iniiiers o June 8, 1878, entuled "An
ut lor the fale of timber lands m n10
State- o! Caliioniis, Onijfin, Neva.la
nil Wftihii'tton Teriilory,"as(X Hiileii
to nil 1 h- Public Lund S ates by ail of
AiiittM 4, 1811,
111CNHY WINiiKkf
of Montavilla, County; of MiiIIi oiiihIi
Mteol Oregon, has Hinsdav Kli.l in this
olilfe bis mvo'n FUteuicM No. 411115 for
ih puiohtK-e of Hie S1 of IhnNWi.'
N W ol SlVlj and SW ol NK?4' of pec .Ni'
:I2 in To'.uislnp No :I8 Sunih, Uaime Nn
II , and will nil'er iirnol lo iu.
that the lunl soiiehi b more valuable
fur its timber or sioue Hum Inr i,iii-nl-iiir.i'
iinrpo-ies ami in esiahhhli Uia claim
m said land hefmn J O Hjo'li Coumy
lii.k'ft, ' his ollioe at Oraiilf I'h ,
gon, on TliiiTfs lay the L'O h day of Kehru
arv, P10:. He namesas wliin-sses'
J ibn .Anderson, of Moniavilh , Ofi'unn,
A. V. Sdsbv. iii"ii-)ii. Mimli, ,"i '
liiL-i'ft, all of Oraii B Pass, Orrn.
Any and all persoes eirtiinin adve pe
ly Hie ah'ive-iliseiilied landi a.(. re-qin-hteil
to file iheir ehi'ins in Hi s ellire
mi or before said 2ii'h l of Ktliiusry
I'M. J. 1'. IliimuKs.
Ki-iimti r.
Noncii for rt;i5Li.;ATios
Timl er Filed A'-.t. Jiine.'; 1H78
Un. ted -limes Lund iiiii,.,.,
R'isi'uii".-, tli..jo.i, Dee. s. ifi2.
Nioh-eis liei. In- if'veii Mm in i'. m..
pi ifliee i' b 1 be tnnvi-ine .( il.. ,.( ,
'oiiei.'s ol .lime 3, 187-i, 1 initli i "An
mm I. r lie- sale ol liinh-r Ii'mI, m iH.
Si ii s of I 'ah fo ii in, 1 ri'-.".n. Nt-vaitu unl
'..-!. n.iil 11 Ti iieoi ," a-1 x-i 111. i 0
ail i; -." 1'iil lie Land .ulls ov mi ul
AngiiiM '1, IS1-.
IomN ANUKK-ON
I Mmilavilia, tie tnoiiuili ( ni.niy, IS 1 x t -..I
Oii-.'uii, has M119 1l.1v li t-,1 in linn
mliee bn sworn rLiiement xn 4I1J for
the tioteha.e of the W of SVI4, SK1
.if Ml ;4' ni s-ei'iinn iln 20 in 'lotii'hiu
No. ;18 Mm h. Range No, ti W.aiai will
oiler proo: to show that the land sought
ip more valilible for its limber or fini.e
than for Fgrietillnial piu-pnsee ami tn
e-tahlish bin claim to paid land before
I. 11. ltofuli, tonntv Judge, at lii-t othn1
at Gran's Pass O igoe.eii Tbn's laj the
i'llib ;.lav ol Fibular) HKI. II" nanm
as wiiin's'-iv-:
Henry Uieg-il, of Mnu'avilli, Ore
gon. A Vi'.Silhin, K. H. P.iitgs. lieo.
sini'h, all oftjiii'iii I'ns", Otegon.
Anv and all tier-tins el.iiining adve'i--ly
ili above fleseriiied lands are re
questi il in file ilier elaiuis in tliM ollii-a
on or before aid2d.h tlsv of ribmarv
P.).;i.
j. r . iinieiies,
Register.
ii -.. L , '
Raisins and every thing; gum! for
itul pi-.ililinsr.
- .ist in slock.
White House Mocha & Java
we arc giving away a line of
I"ec.-.r.,ted China Ware, now on display at
all shots and underwear
utit.
r.- ... J r.f
- "' sill c ,11 'j m:lc ov vim.
for 190;,.
low - !
Cllh
prices.
n m 1 it attk
riiei'canti 8 uo.
nd Front Streets
Oregon
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Ill UK Mtlll',