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kG6iR rivUr couRiR, grafts rAss Oktjoos, iEckvii,k h, tdoj. OUR . PERSONAL COLUMN MORE HONORS FOR HESTON THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS People They Come end Go Two Southern Oregon Boys on Brief Notes evnd Items of Interest e,nd Importance. From Day lo Dny AII-Amerlcan Team. I I "JO) WHITE HOUSE GROCERY paltfe CtasnplKil f Vfl want to ..y . I -ajSKJSatna. Safety behind that name, ik , Who dares in Europe-- heic health laws ore so BtrineiU ic p make enameled ware unless ab- 3 Bolutely pure? That's where j STRANSKY Steel Ware comes from. No fear of tainting the food cooked in St ran sky Steel Ware-it's all imported. But all I imported ware isn t 14 Stransky." When enameled ware is offered as ' imported "'v; j the time i to look at the land. If it reads " Stransky Steel! Ware" you're safe, and it's The Ware that Wears." We sell a complete variety ! at favorable prices. SBBSStii "White" Is King Wo'havo accepted the agency for tho Host Sewing Machine on Kurt h. Is your oKl machine ri v i ri lT perfect satisfaction? Why net cxclian-:t it for a White? Call and sec the modern While at our store, or drop us a card and ur representatise will call at yonr lmiue with a machine and .'ie yon an exhibition of its wend, rful woi kin- quali ties. Our terms are very rcasona! le. HAni ui)i)Li: iiAHDvani: e. Grants l'ass, SEW STYLES ..WiNToi IIATS.. We have a large assortment ' iirct' ty, graceful and styli-li hats in the latest patterns ati.l materials, which we are sellitij; at greatly rti!uce! prices. While we are closing att our entire stock of poods at co-a we inteml to keep our Millinery the best and latest until everything is soi l. We will be pleased to have every one call and see our stotk. Mrs. J. Soutli Sixth treet, Grants Pass, Ore Agent for New Idea Patterns, 10c When scut bv mail I ic. All holiday fri t 'l.o Natirual ; Drag Mor.- oiut I" di..s.-.J of and will lBr.M rpmll, of ro.,t. If Ton wont bargain uuiv uuw. (of fee It ry - v j A whnt looks like just drop in and look over the new stock 0 Odd Fellows' lilock. Oregon. A. RehKopf 1'.. n. inl r Jo I'h Mom l.a the larir- . -r li-t of r. :il -t.il- Willi tl." Ui t.ri.- H h,;i 1--t I.Tlnn. Ct'li l- ou E .street, West of Sixth stre t ft!? V "f ft Vi W Ores. Ilarry Lewis was in from Ualiei' this wof k. Mrs. J. K. Harvey wont to the muio Suuday. Ed White rtturued lionm week to Bpcud the holidays. hut Miss Minnie Ireland returned Men- day from her summer visit t Port land. Key. J. L. Eeatty came over from Klamath to spend Christmas with his family. Jlis.s t-osio Iiiuiiiard will spend Lhristuin.s with her Mstrr, Miss Mar ijaret ut Eugene. A .1. Walters canio in from the Gnmiiu Hill miuo last wk to 8K-nd Christmas: at home. Mis. C. Keill of Ashland and Miss Jf aney Hurd of Woodville arc visiting Mrs. u. U Presley. Mrs. Ali.it Carlon returih'd from Cortland Wednesday where die lias been for the past' three weeks. GeorRB Calhoun and family will Siend Christmas iu Ashland. Mrs. Calhoun aud son will remain a week or more. Miss Adah McDonald has retnurucd from the Oregon ARrieultural Collide at Corvallis to spend Christmas vaca tion with her jiarents. M. A. Wertz is moving his saw mill to Limpy creek aliout two mi lea from the preseut location and ahout lialf a uiilo from Hrjiue rivir. D. V. Gunning mid wifo of Van couver, Wash., after a visit of a week with J. R. GuniiiiiK aim family, left Wednesday for Stockton. Mrs. O. L. MePhersoii and child, re turned to Medford last Thursday after spending several -weeks with her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. M. T. ft ley. Miss Agnes George eamo up from Ashland Friday to attend the play "Under Two Flags" and to spend u few hours with her sinter, Miss I.ucy. Miss Laura Ucrt-udn Thomas will give a reading at lirownsville Satur day, returning to Grants Pass to play' the hading part in the drama "Be cause I Love You. ' Miss Lucy George w ill spi nd the holidays with her parents nt Kerhy. On account of school closing so late she will ho obliged to sisnd all Christmas day riding on the stage. Miss Laura Parker left for Portland Krii ay morning to spend the winter in studying music. She will be under the instruction of Prod ssor Nash, one of the best piano instructors in the state. Tom Fry returned last we ek from Portland, where ho is attending a business college, and Will Fry came Monday from the Oregon Agricultural college, at Corvallis. The boys will spend the holidays with their parents. G. N. Bolt, for a number of years book keeper for J. Wolko and tho Grants Pas Hardware Co. has resign- d his ositiou aud has li ft for the north, where ho has two positions offered him. Mrs. Bolt w ill join him later. Victor P. Moses of Corvallis 16 visiting at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. I). Fry this week. Mr. Moses is county clerk of Benton county and came down for a rest from his work. He was here two years ago and finds many changes in Grants Pass. A private letter from D. C. Iirownell, former resident of Grants Pass, states that they are now living in Vmatilla and are enjoying good health. Their second son, Llewellyn, who was but a lad wheu they loft here, was married November Hi to Miss .Sarah E. Grit'ith of I'matilla, a very estimable young ladv and well liked by all. Mr. Iirownell is engag- d iu the real estate and colh ctinn liusiness. Little Cathrine Clemens nit with in accident r-aturday w hich was an exceedingly panitdl one, Mm was standing in front of In r father's drug store, holding In r umhn 11a . and i" somit manner she slipped and fi II, one rib of tho umbrella striking heron the forehead and tearing a great g:ili which neci'ssitated sevi ral stitches being taken. It is exceedingly for tunate that leT eyes exrapej ilu lints of thu umbrella ribs. CI ins. H. K. Hogg of Mel Sue, fill.. was ill town last week. Having wen a oo y of the Ccuiier containing W. I:. Slierni. in s ad regarding timber, came to inwMiguto Willi the ri suit that te hsatid a limber claim ami also a In niestrad. Mr. Kellogg is a I imbi r Hum, having livid for years ill the heavy tiniln r bells of Wwon sin, and atfer a cb se eiuie he found that the cl.iluis run iu timber more than the amiunt Mai. il in the Courier, viz, a, o,uo. Mr. Kel logg returned to Culifouiia Tuenidy feeling that he had h cured a pri.e. Tablet and box p iper at cost at the Courier office to ( lose out. We have up-to-date styles. Stole & We, tcii Tube House of Medford in company with another fellow and tun girls at rived in town Sunday night. Dm Hie train House had met a Mrs. B. A. Par ker iththe renultthat Mri P.irki-r w .is minus a watch. She did not discover the loss until she joined thin pU( aud then tch-graphtd to Marshal Sti v e!. The quartet soon broko up, the girls having for home and Koum drunk and asleep ovi r one of the saloons. He was locat" d an 1 finisher' his nap in ti n city jail aft r being re lieved of tho watch which Wat found in his pocket. Mrs. Parker did not apiar to iro cute so House was reh asid Monday uoon and he immediately hit thu road 'or home. On Wednesday Mrs. Par ker sent for the watch. Ih-r home is iu follwood. Hert Flutttring. Undigested fd and gas in the ftoiuach, located ju.t below the heart, presses againt It, and cauwn heart palpitation. When your In art troubles y o iu that ay take Herbine for a few days. Y'oa w ill mmhi be all right 50 c uts at Slover Drug Co. ilio ?-unilay Urcgnuiau eoutaius a ha f tono cut of Martiu Hesfou, with the follow iug text : Martiu Hostou, of Grants Pass, Oregon, recently elected captain of the Michigan football eleven, is to have the honor of being the first West em man ever included by Walter Camp in his All-American team. At a dinner at the Chicago Press Club, the great American football critic expressed himself as follows: "I l ave often been asked why I had not included any Western men in my All-American lini up. Will you be satisfied this year if I uame Heston us one of the halves':" Heston is a stocky man, staudiug live feet nine, au I weighing ISO pounds. As half-back ho has become the best known football palycr in the West. At line-plunging aud ojid-runs he is equally profii-iont aud his defen sive work li is be.en too much for any team he has ever played against. In another article tho Oregoniau says : Two Oregon men are give1! places by Walter Camp nn the All-American football team this year Richard S. Smith, captain of Columbia Univer sity, of New- York, and Martin lies ton, Michigan's half. The honor is unusual, as no Western men have made the A 11-American In live years. Smith and Heston are Loth Southern Oregon men. Smith was Known as a great football player when he played on the C'uivesity of Oregon eleven several years ago, though ho never attained any such honor in thoso days as has been recently conferred ujxiu luiu. Heston mailo his fame at Michi gan, w here ho has just bottu elected captain of next j ear's team. When Walter Camp gives a uinn a place on the All-American football team, it means that ho has no equal on the American gridiron iu his par- licular iositiou. It is tho highest honor that can' bo conferred by the acknowledged dean (if football critics. I hat Oregon lias two from tho limited number of its sous who play where Camp can sen them, placed on the All-American is a distinction. There are very few Oregon boys playing on Eastern teams, hardly more, than half i dneu, and two of theso are consid ered iverless. The complete AII-Auicric.au eleven follows: End Henry, Princeton. Tin kle Hogan, Yale. Guard Do Witt, Princeton. Tackle Kuowltoii, Harvard. End ltafferty, Yale. IJuarter Johnson, Carlisle. Half Heston, Michigan. Half Kafir, Princeton. Full Smith, Columbia. Iu commeutMig on his selection, Mr. Ca:p speaku of Heston, Do Witt and llogau as men of exceptional brillian cy. Ilcsion ho marvels at. Most great football players are less wonder ful iu one thing than another, but Heston is equally brilliant ou tho offensive and defensive, lino-plunging aud running the ends and blocking opponent.)' plays with address and cer tainty CHRISTMAS AT CHURCHES Trees and Intoreitlng Programs for tho Sunday School The Christinas season brings joy to the heal Is of all, mora esiawi ally to the young mi l this year, as in years past, tho day will be colebruted by the various Sunday schools. Tho Newman M. E. Sunday school will have a tree aud gifts for the scholars. This year they will give gifts to tho -poor, the same as last year, b dievlug that it is morn blessed to give than to receive. Tho xer eises will li held Thursday evening. Bethany Presbtyerian church will give gifts of clothing and groceries, inch class making their gifts to a particular family. On Friday even ing at J o'elo I;, the "Birds Christ mas Carol" will bo rendered. This will consist of a reading, tableaux and singing. A Christmas treo will be loaded with gifts for the children. Christmas exercises at the Chiit iau church will bo held Cnrlstmas eve and will coiinist of a pleasing en tertainment. A surprise is ill store fur all iu the way Santa Clans shall appear to treat the children. The M. E. Church, south, will have their Christmas tree on Thurs day evening at H o'clock. An cuter tain. ug program of recitations, dia logues, singing aud tabaleiix will be rendered by the school. Mass will ba celebrated at the Catholic chiireh Christmas morning at S and o'clock and at high mass at III o'clock the Gr' gi nan mass will lie sung. Father Dal iu will also sing "Ave Maria" by Goiriu'l. The Baptist, Sunday school have a Christmas trio and a Jacobs' ladder on Thura lay night. Gitts w ill be d:s trihuted to the mernls rs of the school, They have invited tho Advent school to join with them on that evening. The Salvation Army will have two trees and a Chimney and a gisul pro gram on Friday night. (rifts will be given tu the siir. Freight W rick .Near Tunnel 9. Beer has Iki ii the cause of many a man's downfall, but it remained for Southern Orego u to produeo an ex. ample of beer wrecking a train. I.ati Tuesday night ail extra went bound freight carrying through cars, was wrecked alsmt two miles tuis side of Tunnel i ami two car loads of liar rel' ,1 H.mier Beer jumjs d thn trai k, one car standing on end and leaning against a trestle and the other tipcd over an embankment, utrewing barrels and barrios of beer in Garrett Crock ett' orchard. Wrecking t rews from Ashland and Kosehurg were sent to clear Him tnu k and this was done with a delay to the passenger trafr:e of alsiut four hours. This Week we pres. ut to our resders tho oning chapter of Grauatark, one of tho ablest serial stories of the year. The ueoediug chapters will a;.".ir regularly from week to week, and if you enjoy a good story don t fail to riad Grauutark. Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Dentist, Go to Corun for Plumbing. M. Clemens, Prescription Druggist. Daisy Air Rirles for 1.00 at Cratuor Bros. Bargains iu ribbons and Lace at Wade's. Choi x Pictures aud Leather goods at Clemens. Eugravlng free on all goods bought from Iaitcher. Fn-sh vegetables aud Fruits at Trefreu & Lee's. A splendid line of Koyal Charter Uak Ranges at Corou's. Fountain Pens Waterman's Ideal fi.50 to lit. 00 at Cramer Bros. Hot coffee, oysters or lunches served at Miss Johnson's next to Coo. Jtarf a Talking Maekine Fnlrt taimnenl JWiiuot KiU rtnt murai'nrjamf rtcortit, Booss must ha sold and will bo sold cheap at the Natioxial Drug Store. Leave ortlers for fir, oak and pine wood nt Ike Davis' secoud hand store. Meu's Furnishing Goods to bo closed out regardless of cost at Wade's. C C. Daniels, real estate and rent al agent, Cor. Eighth and M streets. Fresh Clysters and Fish at Trefrnn & Lee's. Beautiful Piano seaifs at ti 75 and 3.00 at Tho Demareo Music House. Call at the National Drug Store for bargains in books and holiday uov elities. Underwear for Ladies and Children at WiuIu'b at right prices. New goods coining. Japanese burnt leather money purses the latest thing out, at The Dema reo Musio House. Don't forget useful presents. You will have no trouble iu making your seiectiou at Cramer Bros. New lot of Violins, Mandolins, Guitar and Zon-o-phones juBt received ut tlia Demaree Musio house. Rov. W. O. Council will preach iu the Bethany Presbtyerian church on Sabbath evetiing on "What Hast Thou Done?" Remember I guarantee a perfect lit of all lenses sold by me. Eyes tested! Letcher. Needles, repairs aud supplies for all makes of sewing much inns nt the White sewing machine agency Hair It i dil lo Hardware Co. A flue assortment of goods and MO styles to select from at the Grants Pass Tailoring Co. Nobby suits at reasonable rates. Steam cleaning. Tho Golden Drift company has' moved its ottice to the Brower brick and urn now pleasantly located. John Minor Booth has moved hisotlice to room II, Masouio Temple. Services will bo held at the Christ ian church at the usual hours. Pastor Sanderson will preach iu the morning on "Thu Great Gift" and in the owning on tho subject "The Hall has Not Been iold. The now Crater & Duflleld building at Gold Hill will be dedio.ited C hrist -mas Evo by a grand ball. Dcmaree'B oichestnt has been engaged to furnish music. This orchestra will also play at Central Point Friday night. It seems to bo a general idea among the iH'Oph) that thu valuable govern ment tinilH-red hinds are all taken. Suidi is not tho case, as I can show you some very heavily timbered quarter sections' close to town and eh so to thu railioaj. Good roads leaning to iiiem. . ji. Miorman. Dolls anil Games at Clemens. Pocket knives for the boys and men at Cramer Bros. Isiave your order for poult iv at Treiren i Lee's. A nice Hue of Diamond goods on hand at Letcher's. Sen thu new lino of photo buttons at Ni( hols gallery, opposite court house. Calendar I ads, Mounting paper. passo a r ti in t binding, etc., at the Courier nfllce. Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens make ideal Xmiis presents. You can lie suited at Cramer Bros. 1 H 17 Rogers Bros Silverware is just the thing for presents. You will Hud a largo stuck at Cramer Bros. There urn maiir bargains in 'inliday uisids at the National Drug store. All lines must lie cleared out. For Holiday goods go to E. A. Wade, Front street, four doors west of Palace Hotel. Prices reusouahle. Mnlita Commaedery, Knights Tem plar will bild Christmas services at the Bethany Presbyterian church Fri day morning at 1(1 o'clock. All sel 1 districts that, have not lci-ivod copies of the P.lolt hcIiooI laws, call get tho samo by calling for I lit iu at my ofllco. Lincoln Savage, County sup't. If yon can get a,tKl,ist() feet n.ore timber on a quarter seel ion hv seeing urn licfnro liMiiting, your time will-he well spent, as my fees ate thu same asothers. W, It. Shcrnniu. Burglars entered thn resideiicn ol Dennis Sotvall last Thursday cvi mug and look a gold watch, four rings nail iu uinney from an upstair bed room, while Mr. mid Mrs. Sloiall Were in the house. Weidinan's Big show Is playing a week's engagement intlraiits Pass ami is meeting with tin ir usual success. 1 le y are a good company and when ever tiny aps ar in drain Pass ale tlwas sure of crowded houses. Call and see my stock of watches, elnelts, jewelry and silverware don't wait until the best goo. Is are goiiii but come early and make a small ilnjiosit to have the good you want put away tor you at IK her's Jewelry store. See that Hue lot of lotdies'. Gents' ami Babn s gold rings? For a small consideration St. Louis, tint jeweler, would par: with one or two ol them for he is making more of them and might make you one just as you want it, if you furnish thu gold dust. Thursday was Oregon's day in the senate, when John H. Mitchell mule olio of thn ablest aild longest Speeches of his life ill behalf of the la wis anil Clark fair, while C. W. Fulton pre sided over tint w nato during the ad dress. A stronger plea could not have been ma le than Mitchell pres. ins d in his ad in ss lasting over two hours and in which ho held thn rapt alien ton of all tho senator present Eugene Hegisier. The lst week my cruisers have Issiked six quarter sections of vacant timls-red lands in two section. 'I heso sictions corner each other. Each of these quarter section will cut from tli ree tu five millions of valuable timber aud are In a heavy licit of timts r and in a g'id hs atiou for a lunili. ring prosisit ion. In this same ls lt of timber 1 bavo wvt ral other heavy claims of government lands to which I havr heretofore called the at tention of tho nubile through these columns. I could hs ate a party of ) ', jM-opl clotM. together, and lo-ar the railroad. W. B. Sherman. A Coiily Mutakc. Blunder are sometimes very e n tlve. Occasionally lifn itself tin prim of a mistake, hut you'll in n r ls wrong if you take Dr. King's Life Pills for Dypia, d'.ine, head aehc. Liver or Bowt-1 troubles. I'- I at National Drug htort) and Grants I Pass Pharma y. Them' Them Christmas Bells They have been jingling with? ua for the past two or three months, and now Santa claus has given us permission to jingle them for you; and from now on we shall make them Jingle Merrily If some of the melody docs not get into your home it will be because, like tho foolish virgins, you waited 'till tho eloventh hour. The choicest things will go first, of course. No need to wait until others have bought tho very things you wanted and it is too late to got more. Buy now. Needn't have them delivered now. Wo'll store them for you and de liver when you say. Hero aro n, few suggestions for suitable presents for gentlemen our stock is now a its best and you havo time to make selections leisurely: A Pair of Silk Suspenders,' A Pair of hand-embroidered Suspenders A Pair of Street Gloves. A Box of Silk Socks. A Box of Initial Handkerchiefs. A London Silk Muffler A Victor Silk Umbrella the new handles A Natural-bent Cane silvered top A Dozen exclusive pattern Ties. A Choice Slumber Robe. A Dress Shirt. A Smoking Jacket, etc. "rtai'Miisiiiiwisii niiwjjsinii muim mMmFmm0mmmmmmm0U0HmmmmmmJ THE BODY OF MOCK FOUND Loft Omnia l'ass in April for Iowa. ' message from Salt Luke under date of Deo. IN, hits the following: "Thu general offices of tho Oregon Short Lino In this cltv have bee", untitled of the (lulling at Yule, Idaho, of thn remains of J D. Mock, an aged resident of Grants Pass, Or., who has been missing since last April. Considerable mystery has surround ed Mock's disap araiici) and the Short Line olllt lals have iiiadii every i Ifort to locate the missing man. Co)lis of his ticket, which was pun based at Grants Pass for Alhitia, Iowa, were found up to Huntington, I ir. , but beyond that point till trace of Mis-k was lost. It Is believed that be w indered fioiu the trafn at Yale and died of ex haustion and exposure. Money, papers and tint unused p .rtiou of the ticket weru fouiiud on the body." John Mock left (Irani Pass for Yale to take charge of the remains. A fine lino of Music rolls and hags, fioin ?.'i cents to i. .V) ut The Demaree Music House. S e Voorhh. st out Kodaks and Supplies SPECIAL CLEAN-UP All the above A big Hud of Men's Golf Shirts' Men's Hats, Neckwear Dry timid. Furnishing Goods mid Sine for tho Holiday Trade. Toko Laxative Bromo Q,anme roSu.fvA CVCU riuiuun wave was, siw ml You ii t.-. Woman's Club Year Book. Tho Woman's (Tub has issued a neat Year Book of li pages and cover, printed ou Dceklo ctlgn bund made paper and tied with white cord. Thu book contains a list of the odlcors, committees, departments, superin tendents and tho program of work napped nut for the year. Tho book Is one that compares favorably with thoso issued by uny of the clubs of the statu. Iu the past week there have been two parties couii) to mo who took homesteads two years ago, and any that owing to llnaiielul and other cou dl t Ions, the) aro unablo to llvu ou their homesteads and maku Improve ments according to law and they wish to sell their improvements ami relin quish their right to thu government. These two quarters are In one section and are very heavily timlsToil, in a good neighborhood, not far from a logging stream, not far from town. I can take you from town after din ner, show you the land and return the same day and it is not a labor ios trip. 'I In so two quarter sections would inn ho two tiiiu timber claiflis. 11. W. Sherman. . licit hiiml Shear at I'atlilock'a fti i:j cln Ken. i Ladies', Mists' and Children's Coats, Walking Skirts, Ulaek Mereeri.ed Petticoats, Fleeced Lined Wrappers, Pillow Tops and Fancy Work at a IUG KliMJCTIOX for (he month R. 0. To Cure a Cold in One Day w... w SB ay w Hft&ir ells ! i I COMING EVENTS. Duo. SS Christmas Day. Deo. W, Tnesday-"Becane I Love You, " opera house. Deo, 80 Wednesday "The Rea4 WU- ers"otH)ra house. Jan. 1, Friday Woman's Olnh m. ceptlou. Jan fl, Wednesday Oonnty Court meets. Jan II, Monday Circuit Court meets. Jan. 7 i nuriKlay Meeting of Dis trict Boundary Board at Court house. Hot Drinks. The Rosebud parlors are now pre wired to servo hot drinks and there you can find Asprox, Vlgoral, and ('lam, Chicken or Tomato Bullion piping hot. Havi your hand read by Lady Celesta the Psych lo Palmist who has just arrived at the Western Hotel, aud Ond out what there is in store for you the coming year. If you want to better your oondlilon, suc ceed in your undertakings and know liest what to do in all matters of tore, marrlago, divorce, sales, mining or travels do Dot fall to oall and see tho noted palmist, and have her read your pust, present and future, as it Is reduced prices for Christmas week only. Full Lira Readings only 60 cents aud 11.00. a SALE of December. ilcCROSKEY. Cares Crip fa Two Day, oaavtry TtOs box. 25c