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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 17, 190 3 ROGUE HiVErt COURIER GUAM'S PASS, OREGON. Published Every Thursday. Subscription On Year, in pdvance, tin Months, Thret Months, Hlugle Copies, - Rates r $1.50 .75 .40 .06 Advertising Races Furnished on application at the office, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence nill be charged for at 6c per line; card of thanks 60c a. e. yoouniEs, prop. & mnob Entered at the post office at Grants !'", Oregon, as second-class mail matter. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. IUO. The mericau Mining Congress, wtiich lias been in session at Dead wood, S. D., elected Port laud, Ore gon, as tlio place of moetiug next year. We have all tilings needed or required for mining except capilnl, and (lie capitalists aro beginning to discover the hidden riches oi the country "where rolls the Oregon." Reed Smoot, one of the head men of the Monnou church and who was elected to the United States seuste from Utah last winter, is in for trouble this fall Tho W. 0. T. U. lias begun a campaign for his expul sion from the Semite, no mutter wnotner ne is proven iu e u jwiy gamlst or not. The ladies aro to be coniwendid for tiioir oouruge in start- j. Ing a fight oo tho soiiiitor-elcct, even if it if a loosing fight The Mormon '. church made sure of their ground be- ' fore tho election. The American people, smile at the "Heathen Chlnoo" for having li in . . bones sent back to his uiitivo land for burial after his death, but since we have become . a "world power" Americas are doing the same thifig. Saturday the U. 8. transport Klrk- Patrick arrived iu New York with , the bodies of illlO soldiers who Josl their lives in the Philippics. The difference betwoen tho Chinese nud the Americans is the fact that the Chiaman pays freight on bones only, which makes it much cheaper. Tho discovery in Germany of a new metal, called solium, by Edward Mol lard, a Frenchman, is reported to the State Department at Washington. Tho discoverer asserts that sil um costs only ouo-twelfth as much as al lutiilnnm and is lighter and stronger. It does not rust, and is therefore suitable for shipbuilding, for the manufacture of plies and for rail- Vftnfl nfiiiiitrnptinn. It. is asserted, also. that as it is capablo of taking a fine polish, resembling nlcklo, It would be desirable for cooking utensils. Its Iiardnoss Is not quite equal to that of iron, but is greater than that of lead or rlno. IU power of resistance is said to be greater than that of iron, but less thau tliut of steel. Eight years sgo.Oreu Root, ag d 22, was driving spikes on a New York street railway at 11.7.1 per day. To day, tho same Oreu Root, aged HI), is general manager of tho system with direct supervision of 14,000 men. That is a good cxpamlo of tho possi bilities in every branch of mechunleal industry and a good answer to tliejx's slmist who says: "A poor man has UO chance any more." Never in the world's history were there letter chances than right now for a man who lias It iu him to go ahead. However "poor" ho may be, if he bo rich iu mutihood, ho is bound to get ahead ; and however rich he may be, if ho is poor in the qualities that make for material success ho is cer tain to fall back. "Pull" or In fluence may get a man a Hue posi tion, but he must have merit to hold It, When Root was diivtng spikes for f 1.76 a day, he drove them wi ll, and whenever he hud a elniuco he showed tho stuff .that was lit him. llu didn't watch the docs, and wasu't afraid ho was doing too iiiiuh. Meu of alTutrs aro alwiiysui tho look out for such assistants and the world Is theirs to have and to hold, say the Mining and Sclent Mo Vrcss. HISTORIC COPPER CENT Vied to Nam the Clly of Port land. F. W. Pettygrove, sou of F. W. Pettygrovo, one ot the founders of Fort hind, und the mini w ho imnicd tho city, bus iu his )okmss1oii the copper cent with which his father Wou tho right to select the name. He is a comiiicrclttl traveler fur a Sun Francisco house, and imtiiiiilly sets great store by this cent, which he has shown to ninny here on his visit to tho city. Soino of his friend havo besought him to turn this cent over to tho Oregon Historical Sot iety to bo preserved, but be has not Inch aide to make up his mind to do this George H. Hliues, si cretaiy of the society, hits been advised town nil, with Mr. lVtlygrove, and It is not un likely tlmt he may succeed in ei ur ing this historical coin. Mr. l'etty grove ban also In his ixihscssioii the ltiblo used oil the occasion of the tirsl senium ever preached III Cortland, which, with the cent was presented to him by his fntber, as a keepsake. It was in the summer of Il' that Hon. A. L Lovojoy nnd F. W. l'etty grove, who owned the claim m which Portland wus locutcd, emploved Tliomoi A. llrotvu to survey their 'property ami lay It off into streets, blocks and lots and w hen he hud com pleted the plat, tho proprietors un dertook to choose a iiuine for the newly boru city. Mr. Iojevoy desired that it be all. d l'.ostoti in honor of his native state. Mr. Pettygrove con tended that Portland wus more sp propriute, as it was at the head of navigation, and the )xirt where would land all the freight intended for the valley of the Willamette, all the southern produce ot the territory. In order to decide tho quest ion it wns proposed by Mr. Pettygrove to toss a copper cent, which he hud brought Willi him as a souvenir of his eastern home. This was agreed to by Mr. I.ovejoy. Tho ceut was Umm d and, Mr. fettgruve proving the winner. Portlaud was adopted as the nnine of uie embryo city. Uregoniau. DID THEY WEAR? If you do not get Shoes to suit you, try the Red Star Store. Shoes that wear sold at Moderate Prices. Red k.4 ROBBERS IN GRANTS PASS Hold up two boys tand Take Their Money. All Quito an excitement whs canned In tho railroad yards hero last Thursday night by two neirrocs and a white boy holding up anil robbing William Tucker of Portland and liurton linr clny of Wuldport. The hold up occur red at 10:45 as the southbound pas senger train was starting, and the thugs cliuibcd aboard. Marshal John Lockhart was at the depot, and hear ing tho cries of the boys, started to uveHtlguto. lie met the two boys and they told him of tho affair and he at onco telephoned to the juctirorn officuiU Upon tho arrival of the tniin there ,six hobooii were rounded up among tho lot being the three wanted hero. Slier i IT Lewis and Marshal Lockhart went to Meilford Friday and brought tho trio down hero and placed them In the couuy jail to await their trial ut tho com ing term of circuit court, which con venes on tho 2Hlh of September. The hoys aro being held lis witnesses. Tho robbers secured ull tho money tho boys hud, some III.. Ml. linrcluy received a number of blows w hich cut his fuco severely. Tho hoys had been working iu a hup yard near town and intended to return home on the it o'clock train but missed it and were In tho box car, so they claim, only to puss tho night. Tucker is about IK years of age and lliirclay -'1. Tablets and box paper at cost at the Courier olllee to close out. Wo huve up-to-dulo styles. Greatest Values We Have Ever Offered Owe more we nlTcr you most desirable merchandise lar juices. W'e have doubled our efforts in your behalf and are now prepared to show you the strongest line of Fall and Winter Merchandise that we have ever shown. We submit an excellent v.itiety of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Cloaks and Jaektts l!ox Hack and Louis XIV Coats tire the hading styles in Ladies' Jackets for the lorn i ng season. See our styles and get our prices lie due you buy. New Walking Skiits You must see these to ap preciate them. The styles and materials are new. New Waists, Dressing teen Petticoats, Handmaid. Hoas. Also a beautiful ami floods in the newest styles E. C. DIXON, SlIOLS AND ITKMSlllNt; HOODS. Missouri Flat Item. We have been having some hangeahle went her of lute. School started here the llth, lifter two weeks vacation dining bop picking- Farmers have been hill lug a good deal of trouble with their thlld clop of alfalfa, owing to the rains. .loo liussell and Harvey Yolk started for Kumulli county where they have rented a large slot k lunch. Hop picking is about over, hops were very good this year, ranis unit dump weather did not The The com to hurt them much. The wheelmen of this side of the river do not get to ride their w heels much ulong tho road here, hp those who lake water out of the ditch lit il run ull over the road. The ball game played In re Sunday between l'rovolt und Missouri r hit wus one of tin best games of the sea son. They played even, the game standing 'J to in the '.Hit tuning, and It look 11 innings Inibcide it, when Mmsotui inude tint extra tully. Jurk's I'licle. FKAHFl'l. OHMS AGAINST HIM lledriddell, nlone and destltn.e. Such, iu brief was the condition of nil old soldier bv name of J. .1. Havens, Versailles, tl. For yenis he was troubled with Kidney disesse and iieithe. doctor nor medicine guiehim relief. At Icllglli he tried F.hcttic Hitters. It put It 1 111 oil his feet ill short order and now he testiln s I'm on the road to complete riioverv." Duly tov. ( Inuraiiii ed by National Drug store and I runts Pass Pharmacy. W If W tj 4 vStar Store. MUST GIVE BACK GOLD Finder Awarded Value of Nug nets Fonud on Kented Land. Iu November 1, JIM)!, Robert Fer guson, who was residing upon prop erty near Roguo river, leased from C. It. Ray, the well known operator and promoter of the Condor Water Com pany, which is constructing the big duin ncroHH lloguo river at Toio, found gold nuggets or specimens upon the land of considerable vulue. Several months theratter, Dr. Ray demanded the ore, which was then turned over to him. Ferguson, upon the advice of his attorney, begun nn action to recover the specimens or their value, and the case was tried before Judge Il.iiiiiii mid a jury in the circuit court at Jio ksonville, list week. Tho jury rendered a verdict for Ferguson for t-IH'.lO. STOMACH TKOULUK. "I have been troubled with my stomach for the past fmir years," says I). L. Reach, of Clover Nook Farm, Greenfield, Mans. "A few days ago I was induced to buy a box of Chum horluin's Stomach and Liver Tablets, I have taken part of tin in and feel a great deal better, f or sale by all druggists. For a bilious attack take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by all druggists. The chvtrlc light plant ut Gold Hill is again iu operation, having resumed this week. The lights have been olf since the high water of lust winter which took out the dam nnd otherwise 'dcmortilUcd the svKtein. the very best and nt extremely popu- Sacipies, Mcteericd Shawls, l'ur t'oll.n S.it aud Complete line of 1k and weaves. Kvibll Items. Hop picking closed Tlnirsdiy. i School opened Monday after a t wo j weeks' vucut ion during hop picking I Mr. Perry has rented Mis. Nickcr ! son's place and i pects to take posses ( sion soon. j Miss Minnie Wooldridge returned i to Grunts P.isss to resume her studies at school. l,hiite a number along the river are sir.leiing with Hie ague, something u. i-.ii.il in this -.in of t'regon. .,rs. Verona Kuhli letuiue.l home Sunday Ironi a weeks' visit with her . daughter, Mrs. ,1. p. Sinhu. I Ike Vincent of Heppucr b is rented Alls. KU.mI" Ih Piy.o's p. hoc or live years and exissw.s to move Ins family on next Monday. Miss Agnes York of Grants Pass icauic out to stus rinli nd the hook kecpinc for her father, .1. W. York, ; during hop picking. 1 W. II York and J. W ltuss. 11 have , r nti'd 's"oo aotes of land in Klamath county and w ill move tin r this full. They ptct to go into the stock huM ! Iiess. K C. liisve is erecting a new house for his mother nnd himself to live in, ' s they cxjH'ct to give the renter pi s. session ef the t no that now stands i n j tin' plate. J T. II. Paviilsou and family from I'. union, are paying their Invents, Mr. and Mrs. K. J. P.ivi Ison of tins place, a visit. Thev are t xjveting another sou on soon fioin ld.iho. Foil nt ai u l'ens utcrman's (j. .si to rtaS.OO at Cramer I'm. Ideal MINES ARE CONSOLIDATED: SI Helena and Combine Calico Holdings Interests One of tho most linoprtaut mining deals ever consummated in Southern Oregon, was closed in Portland, last week, tho Galico Hyrdaulio and St. Helens Companies, being consolidat ed. For several years the St Helens a nd Gulice Hydraulic Mining Com panies havo been operating in Jose- pine County. The St. Helens prop- rty was operated under a corporation of which A. B. Cousiu was manager, and has produced some very rich placer gold. The Gulice has also been developing for some time, and joius the St. Helens, both properties being situated on Gulice creek. Ihe onsolidut ion of these two properties has been curried through under a new incorporation which will be known as the Gulice Consolidated Mines Company, articles of iucor'ior- u ion of which were filed in Portland last week. The iucorjKirators of the new organization are A. li. Cousiu, K. E. Cable and Milton Weidler, while the directos named are G. B. Hengen of New York, George W. KirUIey of Wilmiutgou, Del., George K. Waggoner, formely chief clerk iu the Surveyor General's oflice, W. P. Wuggy, Dr. K. E. Cable,' Milton Weidler and A. li. Cousin, all of Portland. Mr. Hengen and his asso ciates have provided a development fund suftlciont for making the prop erty one ot the largest producers in Oregon. The ground purchased in tho con solidation contains over (100 acres of some o' the best placer mines in the state. It is covered with 2,000,000 feet of the finest timber in the state mil bus it water power of sullicient iip.-icity lo furnish electricity for all purposes needful. Tho work thus far lone is ten miles of large ditches, one ind one-half miles of pipe lines, house i for accommodation of 85 men. lerricliH, sawmills, blacksmith shops, tools of all description and all neces sary apparatus for working the Krouiid. Tho liiiprovemets projected will bo no' eight foot flume, which will be cupable of riming six giants. This flume will have tups along its en tire distance, where connections can he made, und will furnish wuter for the year round. 'the following stockholders of the new company visited the property last week in company the Muiiuger, Cous in: Dr. Wickotf and wife of Pbila- lelphin, (Jen. W. Kirpley und Andrew M. llluir of Wilmington, Del., G. B. I Iongi n and wife of New Y'ork, Dr. li. K. Cnblo and J. C. McDonald of Portland. Dr. Cable was president of the Galico Hydraulic Milling Co. Mr Cousin und wife returned to Portland on Saturday evening. Ed F. To ry will bo superintendent of the consolidated projMrty and Dun Green is to bo foreman. The company has a large force of men at work get ting the property in shaiK ior Ihe w inter's run. Leland Sifting Chus Taylor is running a tunnel ou the extension of tho St. Peter ledge. He has very flattering pro8'cts. Fine weather is predominating with i light shower last week. The weuther bus been fuvoruble for hop pickers. Our worthy postmaster, Henry Bull, has gone to the Willamette for a vaca tion, also to siiH'rintcnd tho drying of prunes, at which ho is mi cxticrt. Tlis Greenback mine is still hauling concentrates to the railroad to ship a way us they cannot treat the ores at the mill. Boh Virtue has gone to Portland, also D. C. Lewis. Wo have no sickuess to report. People are busy gathering in their full crops, which are good in this vicinity. We have no mining news to write this time us the miners arc busy. The miners ao busy fixing up for the w inter. Eugene Heed is running some drifts in the Lewis mine ou the hill above l.elalid. Tho gravel is so cemented together, that it is hard to cut with a piH, although they have very heavy pressure. Fruit is iuito cheap owing to some parties selling under price. Taking Americans nud Germans together, the Germans w ill sell so cheap that an Am ricuii cannot coiniH'te with the lust named class or people; us one woman said, they believe in raising big families of children so us to have plenty of help on the much, while as a rule the Americans raise too few- children, so that the larger lmrt ot the help must come from the hiring i f nu n, const nut ut ly the Americans cannot compete with the Dutch must give way as the practice hu been ill the states where the Dutcl would live so cheap, and with tin help of the ehildrcu nud wife, woultl soon le able to buy out all of tin Americans, as the society of the twt i a ions did not assimilate. Wllderville Notes. Kugene Sams is attending school ill Grants Pass now. Hop picking is over and the hands arc alt moving home. ,1. W. MeColtum luut just finished a nice smoke house on his farm. Mrs. I. Hiioc anson has returned ifter visiting two weeks in Medford. We are having a little frost at night, which is rather tough on toma toes. 1. li. Purrough and two other meu were iu our ucighUirhood hunting, a few days this week Mr Koch who bus liei'U buying apples, bus purchased J. II. Kohiiisou's and K. Krickson's apples, and apple packing will commence in a few weeks. Zanonii. t When you're feclin' kind o' blue I Ami th' win Id scrum dow u on you, ! lou'( loc hope and case your grip Set your heels so they won't slip. , Set your heels and wear a smile Aud keep shovin' all the while. ' Keep on shovin' till you lose .Ul th' symptom of Ihe blues. -Will Maupin. There are UHa insane asvlnm. patients iu Origon's Glendale Items. j Ners. j Miss Katheriue Clark retnrned home Wednesday from a three weeks' , visit with friends at Portland, Astoria ' and Hillsboro. John Jones visited friends in and near Grants Pass over Sunday. He says he almost bnrsted himself eating watermelons, which sell at 50c per dozen down tt.ere. B. K. Montgomery, railroad agent nt this place, will attend the State Fair at Salem again tnis year, in the capacity of station agent He per formorl this duty last year to the en tire satisfaction of the railroad com pany and has been invited to attend ugaiu this year. . Mrs. F. R. Miller has just been appointed meteorological observer for this station by the Oregon divis ion o tho U. 8. Weather Bureau. Mrs. Miller who has been their crop and weather correspondent at this place for tho last five years will begin her uow duties as soou as her meteorological instruments, ruin gunge etc., arrives. Our public school opened Monday with an enrollment of something like 100 pupils with a number more to come. The school is under the able supervision of Mrs. Hallio Humlin principal; Mrs. G. Hampton, the in termediate department, and Miss May Bonn, tho primary department It is one of the best schools as well as one of tho neatest school buildings in Southern Oregon. Mrs. C. Clarke feels highly elated over an assay just received from a leading Portland assuyer, showing fli.llS per ton iu copper from surface ore taken from the newly-discovered copper and gold ledges recently dis covered ou her property one milo west of Glendale. The gold values ou the surface averages something like $10 per ton. With capital and proper development, there is not the slight est doubt that this will mal e two of the richest and greatest mines iu the entire cod u try. Merlin Itema. Dora Louden left for Portland lust week. Pierson Jones returned from Wend ling Saturday. Miss Josephine Crow was'a guest of Mrs. Keyte S.itordiy and Sunday. Ed. F. Terry, of the Gulice Hydau lie mines, was seen on oar street Fri day. R. E. Kansas vlsi liarrickmuu's brother from arrived Sunay morning on a Miss Victoria Mitchell returned to Eugene Monday where she will at tend college. Messrs. K'l Bland and Lewis Crow have gone to Blue river to engage in sawmill work. Miss Mary Mussie, who is t facing tho Winona school, spent Saturday and Sunday in our midst. Frauk Eusted, who has been so journing iu Eastern Oregon for throu years, returned last week. Hop picking is about ended iu the adjoining yards and our citizens are returning to their homes and settling lown tcTbustness. Two of our citizens, Chas. Kaiser aud Frank Austin, attended tho Rogue River Baptist association iu the capacity of delegates. W. A. Mussie, contractor and proprietor of tho Mcrlin-G.ilice mail and stage route, Is building a substan tial ferry boat at. the Roguu river ferry on the Galico road. Ed Friday and R. Jackson are doing tho work. Merlin is having its share of im provements this summer. D. . Mitchell, our general merchant, is putting up a uew ware room near his store. Grandma Siiupkins and Mrs, Weideumuller are each building uow residences. The new Baptist church was dedi cated Saturday evening. Rev. I!. B. Jacques, of Chilis 1 cur fume, preached the dedicatory sermon, und also in terestlug sermons Sunday morning aud evening. The- floral decorations of tho church were beautiful, showing tho taste of the young ladies w ho had charge of tho work. Rev. Thos MotTut presided ut the organ, and had charge of the singing, both Saturday evening und Sunday. The Roscburg Review says that II. T. McClalleu brought to tho rooms i f the hoard of trade of that city la.-t week, a monster sunflower grown on his place. The stock is 11 foot long and the Mower is Sl4 feet iu cireum feence. Kansas will have to look to her honors us the sunflower state. NOTICE. Notice is hereby glveu that the District Boundary Board of Josephine County, Oregon, will meet on Satur day, September Sd, likU), iu the court house in Grants Fuss, to act ou a jt-t i tiou to form a new school district out of territory uow iucluded in school Jistriet No. i'S of Josejlbino Comity, Orcgou. The ih script ion uf the territory petitioned to be set otf as a new dis trict Is as follows, to-wit: Commencing ut the point where the ceuti r section line of Section l'.i, Township ill! South of Range 5 West of Willamette mi ridian touches Rogue river, thence running South on said line to the corner in the center of section SO of same towuship and ruige, thence East one mile to the center of section J"J, tin lice north on the line in the center of sections '."J and id to Rogue river, theme westerly down the luink of said river U the place of beginning. The above de- scrihtd territory to he known an school district No. 4? of Josephine t'ouuty, Oregon, listed September, It liHsl LINCOLN' SAVAGE. County Sup't aud soc'y of Board. Welch's closing out ile is the place to buy. I mm 1 vHMh Burt, Tmm mo-.- Baptist Association. The 2,th annual meeting of tho Roguo River Baptist AsMX-iatini couveued in this city la-1 Thursday forenoon iu the annex of the new Bap tist church. Rev. Roualdo McKillop of Ashland was elec ted moderator and ! Miss Flora Russ of Medford, clerk. I There were about , thirty delegates I present from the various churches of tho district. Besides the delegates tlm following were present: Dr. C. ! A . Woody of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Edmunds, Rev. B. B. Jsques, Thos. Moffat t. Rev. L. W. Riley of j McMiunviHe and Rev. N. S. Hoi-, croft. Talent w as selected as the next i place of meeting and Dr. Leslie to ! deliver the sermon. I Small Blaze. A spark from the locomtive of the south bound passenger Thursday morning lodged iu tho roof of uu un occupied barn iu the rear of the Palethorpc place and made a small blaze. The Sutrur Pino factory hands soon had a stream of water from the factory luso playing on the roof and jxtiuguished tho blaze without much damage being done. Ou tho wagon road about half way between Woodville and Gold Hill, there is a telephone polo which bears a placard with tho sturtling' legei d "Look out for Rattlesnakes." Em phatic point Is given to the warning by a two foot rattler, long dead, sun dried and desiccated, nailed to the pole, immediately beneath tho notice. A. E. Voorhies Photo Supplies. TO RENT. A furnii-hid sitting renin and bed room. Central this office. location. Apply nt WANTED. Girl for gtnerul housework. Wages $20. Enquire nt Ibis oflice. Furnished Rooms. Furnished rooms for rent cornc Third and E streets. Mrs. Gi rtrudn Davis. FOR SALE. i lJ..a,...,.,.,f rwl 1. nutting f,,r tl,a I ' , , . ,, , money invested. tnquire at " uflloe for particulars. NOTICE. All persons lire hereby warned not , . .. . .. to let my wife, Miiinio JNcigliDor, havo any goods on my account as I will pay no bills contracted by her. Joseph Ne 1!X8. ghhor. Dated Sept. V, CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR. SALE. I.'AHM Kilt tl I.F.-two miles from Mer " Jin. lim acres -about SO acres ot good iHittom hind. 2S acres in cultivation, small house and ham and about flu acres under fence, hslunce of land suitable for urchani or pasture. For furllier particulars ad- lress . .M. low, .Heron, vrvKou. acre fruit and etock riincli,:ila miles Ironi (irants Pass, 100 Ipiicrd, on lenred' loin Orchard, fuir buildum, good (nut soil, plenty of water unit timber anil the best uiitside stock ranee in Josephine l ouiitv. Price ou per acre, part rash. full at ranch on Jones i reek or udilress Mrs. A. 11. Chessinore, Medlord, tire. 200 Al'lilC ranch, good prune and apple orchard, small fruits in abundance; water for irJicalion, liesides prings on every 40 acres: center ot a good range country; two Owslling houses, big Oarn, every tiling complete; wen sueiiereu from frosts, good mining markets. ne liiilt mile north of Tunnel !, price fi,:x. Impure at this oiliee. Field and Garaen Seed in Bulk. White and Yellow Field Corn. Sugar Corn, Pop Corn. Allalfa, Timothy. Ked and White Clover. Peas, Beans, Onion, Carrot. Also regular package seeds. J. M. CHILLS, FRONT and FOURTH STS. The large stock to select from, The quality of the ootids, The price asked for them, make the Carpet. Rooms of A. U. Bantsaf d the hit; Furniture and house Furni-hing store the most attractive department in the house. North side. (IK A NTS PASS, OH L. . V i! r r Tase Lxauve lirorao JUmme Tablets. J Seven Million boxes moid in pt 1 3 rnootha. This SJ.'Tnalare. Hops Go Up in Smoke , The hop house nud dryer at the Liu coin hop yard, about three miles be low town, were destroyed by fire early Friday morning. Tho yard was operated under lease Johnson & Must The loss amounted to about $lu00 and was covered by insnrauce. x,e nop hoane of C. H. Johnson near Wc-rtz's sawmill, was destroyed bv firo earl v this ( Wednesday ) morn- ;. There were about 8000 pounds ot 10pg destroyed. The loss is par- Hnllv covered bv insurance. See Voorhies about Kodaks and Supplies . " Shakespeare Told About r But O, What a Difference Niw: The lanuhinic school bov bh bis satchel And shin ni morning face, seeding like wiml Most happily lo school. What made the diffetenee? Perhaps the bike had something to do with it, but then the pretty line of IIOOKW PK.S&,INK KLATES PA Pint PESCILS TAHLKTH "SPONGES PADS, lOT'C. which we are supplying, helps wonderfully. And then the prices at which we sttl these goods please the parents and that goes a long way toward putting the children in a good humor for study. ...A COMPLETE STOCK OF SCHOOL BOOKS... We treat all alike, so thai little ones do not need a grown person to come along with thcui in order to get bottom prices. Slover Drug' Company :A GREAT SNAP: 1 00 ACRES LAND within 2j miles of Grantx Push with on 8 year old orchard containing 7tl winter applis and ltt() pe.-ieh and prune tMs; all fenced. The land lays well with just n very gentle slope, but high enough to escape the river fo's. , The greater part of the tract is covered with sn excellent growth of timber for lire i wood, and at prevailing high prices is a first class investment fur this feature alone. I "ne K",'d ''P, " ill much more than pay for the land. A school house is just acr,s the roud. Ihree living springs on the place. 1 his is offered for' much less than . .,,,. vallp so jf ym, wm,t K(.nllil)B ur(,iiin, liurrv. Price, $650 OO j SIMON'S & REASOXER. Ashland. Oregon. ' THE SOUTHERN STATE NORMAL BEGINS THIS YEAR'S A lnrgo working librnry bus been added; the physical and cuemicul laboratory has been fully equipped; a new gymnasium building is being creeled, nnd a largo and handsome fi hot.l building is Hearing completion. The school grounds tire beauti ful and picturesque. Tho health conditions are of the best, the social environment is puie and stimulating; the courso of study has been strengthened and made more practical. The faculty ha been increased in linuiber and tho school is uow equipped to do work of tho highest order. This school hi longs to Southern Oregi u. It desires und merits the patronage of the people of this great sectiun. For catalogue, address BENJAMIN F. MCI.KEY, President, Ashland, Oregon. C. H. Thomas, Secretary. Razor loaej The Surest, Safest and Quickest Impossible to Over Hone Razors with Speed Razor Hones Paddocks Bicycle DenI II! Ill ZT'I - 1 .'reserve Your rV A ' -'T. .1 A - I To Cure a Cold in One Dav Che. pel Car The chapel car Emanuel, which lias been here on the side track for a week or more, was take to Upton, Cal., Monday moming, where services will be held. Rev. B. B. Jaquts has re signed and will take a pastorate charge but has not yet decided just where, several calls having been giveu him. He lias been with the chapel car for over seven years. Bought that suit for fO.So at Welch's Closing-out sale. Other stoma are askiug 15 for the same thing. "the whining sehnol-hoy wilh his Ba'cbel And shinieg mnrninv face creeping like snail I Unwillingly ta school " OREGON SCHOOL WORK SEPTEMBER 16 Clothing and Woolens By first brushing them thoroughly and hanging them iu the open air and sunlight for 3 or 10 hours wrap them tightly iu tar taper with some of our reliable moth proof preparation, and if kept in a tight drawer, chest or closer, moths cannot and will not injure them. We carry a full line of tar aud tariue paper, camphor balls, cedar, cauij hcr, e tc National Dreg Store ta Two Dayi. or. every (TV f SJJ&fr r s yyrmrL rox. 25c