ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON, JANUARY j, 1904.
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Peoplo e.s They Come e.nd Go
Ce.se to Be BrouKt up nt This
Term of Court.
Brief Notes sxnd Items of Interest
fend Importe-nce.
From Day to Day
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It is "tho ware 1
It is'guaraiilccd
It is always whi'
It is i)on-io!son(!
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3ARLAXD STOVES.
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;y, graceful and stylUli 1
atest patterns and mater
we are selling at great
riees.
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V hue we are closing oi;
toclt, of Roods at cost
entire
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:eep our Millinery the be
intil everything is sold.
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me cU and see our stotk
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ANTI RUSTING TINWARE.
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Wc have accepted agency for tiio Best Sewing
Machine on Earth. your old machine giving
perfect satisfaction Why not exchange it for a
White? Call am e tho modern White at our
; store, or drop us ml and our representative
.will call at your ln with a machine and give
you an exhibition Its wonderful working quali
ties. Our terms arory reasonable
IIAIIMMDDt HARDWARE Co.
I Grants la - OrcRon.
. J. A. Pvehkopf
utl Sixth treet, (i rants Pass, Ore.
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GRANTS lASB QPERA HOUSE.
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B.I WHNHV PRESENTS
THE SOR'J OF THE SOUTH
M COWCT STRIPES
PEOPLE OF
" SOUTH
CAROLINA.
DEFYING SWING FOR LIFE.
G R Ji IT EXPLOSION SCENE.
BANJ) A.b ORCHESTRA.
u"aia rai,tpron ptly a 8;o'cloclc. TickeUnow on sale
:, ias- & Deouv'.
Attorney and Mrs. Hammond re
turned from Portland Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crawford ar
rived in Grants Pass Wednesday.
Miss Susie Bannard returned Satur
day from Iter vacation at Eugene.
Lincoln Savage visited Jackson
ville this week, returning Tuesday.
poo. Templeman of Sacramento is
visiting his cousins, E. O. Gauo and
slg-rs.
aank Stith and J A. Leonard of
If'hy5 came to Uants Pass Monday
V 'lUSUieSS.
Warren, of Seattle, secretary of
tif jSoeker Crock Mining Co., arrived
Tof-day night
(1 'Wliite returned to Portland
Monday after spending the holidays
with Ills parents.
Mias Ethel Riddle, tf Riddles spent
New Years visiting her brother George
Riddle sud family.
Miss Bulva ,-Mocro, book keeper for
the Golden Prif t Mining Co. spent the
holidays at'ToppimUh, Wash.
Mrs. C. r Lovelace returned Satur
day from San Francisco, where she
had a cancer removed from her face.
Miss Adah McDonald left for Cor
vallis on Sunday evening to resume
her studies at the Oregon Agricultur
al college.
Dr. Lewis Kennon, V. 8., of Stock
ton, CaL, was iu Grants Pass during
the last days of his father's illness
and attended the funeral.
Mrs. Q. W. Thissoll of Winters,
CaL, arrived here Sunday morning
and will spend some time here visit
ing at tho homo of her mother, Mrs.
B. Meusch.
J. A Rehkopf is carrying his head
bandaged this week, the result of
coining in contact with a scantling
which fell andstruck him on the
forehead. It is very fortunate that
Mr. Rehkopf .was not seriously injured.
Prof. J. P. McConuoll of Merlin,
has been "engaged as principal of the
Glendale school, which will open
February 1. Mrs. McCounell and her
father will conduct the store iu Mr.
McConuell's absence. . " f."X
Mrs. Etta HuLbard left for Ruby,
Cal. , Saturday and her sister, Miss
Clark loft Sunday to be at the bed
side of a sick brother, When the
ladies return they intend to make
their future home at Boise, Idaho.
J. A. Hubbard and wife and Elmer
Day nnd family loft Monday eveu-
lug for Buisu, Idaho, to make their
(uturo home. Mr. Day has sold his
property here to Ben Evaua We are
sorry to loso""these two families from
our midst.
J. H. Baker returned Friday from a
trip to San Francisco. While there
lie visited 37 of the largest laundries
and received many suggestions which
will help him in his bosiuess. Next
summer he expects to remodel the
laundry and put iu new machinery.
Lou Heberie and family have moved
into meir new ones: resicleuce on
in t'
F street Although the house is not
yet finished, thero are enough rooms
completed iu which to live comfort
ably. Mr. Hcberlie has one of the
best residences in Southern Oregon.
Ur. buylor of Portland came to
. di
Southern Oregon a short time ago, to
reeeivo relief fro asthma, but rapidly
grew worse and was soon in such con
dition ttiat retnrn home was neces
sary. He was accomjmuied by Dr.
Van Dyke Saturday, tho doctor re
turning home Monday. Southern
Oregon climnto usually gives relief in
asthma canes, but this was one of the
unusual cases that required a different
climato.
Mr. and Mrs. . L. Cass and son
returned lust week from their trip to
the JKsHt. Mr. Cass visited Florid
and enjnyed the climate for a fow
days but says he would not live there
under 'any consideration. They ei
pnrienced some kof tho cold weather
we read about At ouo time they
had 27 degrees below zero and at
mother time 31 degrees below. Mr.
Cuss says they were a happy family
when they saw the areen grass on the
western slows. Oregon is unod
'notigh for him.
Fred Mensch returned on Thursday
ifter a vieit of two months at the
homo of Ids sisUr. T.Irs. It. V. Per
son, near Greeley, Colo. With the
exception of some more or less violent
wind storms, he cays that tho winter
there has thus far been exceptionally
mild and pleasaut, with very little
snow and no severe cold weather.
During his stay there, ho visited with
a number of former residents of this
city who now have their homes in
Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Davis
.iro still living on their farm near
Berthond aud are doing welL Mrs.
O. S. Person is in Grcolcy at tho
homo of her danghetr, Mrs. A. A.
Woodbury. Roxcoe Person and
family are living a few 'miles from
Greeley on a MO acre farm owned hy
himself and Mr. Woodnury. Fred Per
son aud family live in liool.ler. He Is
attending the university at that place
and has still another year of study
there. Mr. Mensrh thinks that por
tion of Colorado a very nice place to
visit but says it would bo difficult to
compel him to live there, on account
of the climatio conditions nnd because
he would be homesick for the moont
ains aud forests which give so pleas
ing a charm to life in his native
state. He will continue to write for
the Courier.
Advertised Letter.
Following is the list of letters re
maining uncalled for in the Grants
Pass postollice, Saturday, December
HKM:
LADIES
Mrs Mary Baker, Mrs Errickson,
GENTLEMEN
Jno Pelliett, Mr Dick Johnson,
Joseph Ibler, Wm M Thompson,
P Carev, James Tarnldson,
Mr Otto Zunwalt, Wra Potdb
U. K. HAKMUN, P. M.
Blunders are sometimes very expen
sive. (X-casionally life itself is the
prion of a mistake, but yon '11 never
be wrrag if yoo take Dr. King's Life
Pills for Dyspepsia, d'limes head
achr. Liver or Bowel troubles. Z'jc
st National Drag ritora and Grants
Paw Pharmacy.
' Actions at Law.
E B Pickle vs J R Harvey; action
for money.
S A Vance, vs The Monnain Yiow
Copper Co. ; action for money.
O E Stevenson vs Southern Pacific
Company; motion for'a new trial.
Grants Pass Banking and Trust Co.
vs IJW Holmes; action for money.
Phillip Wolf & Co, vs Albert John
son ; action tor money.
Mary Ramsey vs John Lockhardt
and E M Brooks; action for damages.
E A Dunham by E H Dunham,
gnardiau ad litem vs Southern
Pacific Company ; action for damages.
Q A Hyde and J R Hyde, partners
vs'.Conaiuo Bros., partners; action tor
money.
F II Schmidt vs C H Libby; action
for money.
W C Hale vs Win Bailey et al;
action for money.
Suits iu Eqnity.
S W Smith vs Nollin Smith ;divorce.
V I Seetlwand vs Grants Pass New
Water Light & Power Co. ; objections
to cost bill.
F Fetsch vs Lucy Ferreo et al;
equity.
Ellen St Louis vs HenryBooth, et
al ; equity.
Elizabeth Grove vs F F Grove;
divorce.
O S Goodnow vs W H Emerson, et
al ; foreclosure of mechanics lien.
Elvira D Hay vs W J Hay ; divorce.
Bon J Rush et al vs II M Gorham ;
equity.
H H McCluug et al vs Pagie Turner,
et al; partition suit.
Maggie Rauzau vs E O DeArmoud;
injunction.
S N Ayers, et al vs O O Luud;suit
to quiet title.
John T Layton vs T L Devore, et
al ; injunction.
A J Waite vs Wm H Emerson, et al ;
foreclosure of mechanics lien.
James O'B Gunn vs A W Fox, et al ;
partition suit
C E Emerson vs Jang H Aden, in
sane and U U Taylor, guardian;
eqnity.
J E Wisecarver vs Jacob Klippell ;
snit to quiet title.
W I Sweet land vs Grants Pass Now
Water Light & Power Co, ; Injunct
ion. Blanche Rioe vs Edwin Rice; di
vorce.
Fideliia A Browning vs L N
Browning; divorce.
Clara Childers vs James II Childers ;
divorce.
Estate of W F. Krenib., Insolvent,
J O Booth Assignee
Grants Pass Banking & Trust Com
pany vs S L Wakefield ; foreclosure.
W' E Stacy vs Teimesse, Stacy ; di
vorce. F II Osgood vs W P aud W G
Wright; eqnity.
Abraham L MoGiunis vs Pliynettie
McGinnis; divorce.
Alice J Higgins vs Louis Higgius;
divorce.
S L Wakefield vs W A Paddock
oreclosure.
J O Booth vs Walter deVarilla,
et al ; equity.
Mollie E Bcldiug vs W P Bidding;
divorce.
f Laura Fields vs Shorman Fluids;
divorce.
Iva M McCallister
Callister; divorce.
vs Oliver A Mc-
Wexnts Better Fire Protection
D. A. Cords of the Pacific Pine
Needle Co. expresses some annoyances
at the reported disposition by tho city
council of a petition presented to that
body at the last meeting, concerning
tho storing of oil In quantity near the
plant of his company. A report of
the proceedings says that the protest
was against tho way the Standard
Oil Co. had been leaviug their build
ing oiM u aud that after who discus
sion, the city attorney was instructed
to write to tho company requesting
that they bo moro careful as to their
storage of oils aud keep their place
closed against trumps and others.
Mr. Cords says that either the words
of the petition had utterly failed to
impress the council with thoir mean
ing or else the transfer is laboring
under a misapprehension. Ho says:
"Tho gist of our memorial to the
board was to call its attention to the
imminent danger from fire to which
our company, toeether with a ureal
many others iu our neighborhood are
exiowd, because of the close prox
imity to these highly inflammable
materials, and whoso existence within
tho city limits no other town or city
would permit. In citing this con
stant and great meiiauce to us, we in
cidentally mentioned the carlessness
of tramps, often seen sitting aud
smoking alongside the oil house, this
danger, however, is of secondary im
portance compared with the more
serious ones which coufront us at all
times. The main point, and which
we lay particular stress on, is that
the storing of vast quantities of oil
and gasoline offers an imminent and
never ceasing risk to the surronudiug
projierty and may eveu involve the
loss of lives.
"We therefore Insist upon the re
moval of such combustibles or shall
be compelled to hold the town resjion
sible for the consequences. "
Naughty Boys &t Merlin.
Constable Ruiidln went to Merlin
last Wednesday aud arrested two boys
woh had been jumping on trains.
The boys were taken before Justice
Ladd, who promptly gave them 10
days in jaiL The fathers of the boys
came forward aud paid 20 each and
the boys were 1 iterated. Hereafter
no Merlin boys will molest the train.
From the number of boys iu Grants
Pass, who play around the train and
jump on the cars while the freights
aie s vib'hing, it is surprising that
none of them are hurt The Grants
Pas authorities ihoold take the same
action here beforo some boy gets kill
ed or crippled for life. Mother, is it
your boy that plays around the train?
Fountain Pens Waterisn's
2.M) to KOO at Cramer Bros.
Ideal
A V. Banne.rd1'ndartt.ktr. fg
Dr. Flanagan,
Physician and Dentist - v
i-GotoCoron for Plumbing.
M. Clemens, Prescription Druggist.
County court is in session this week.
Bargains in ribbons and Laos at
Wade's.
ugavtng free on all good.) bought
fronri toiler.
Tiushop and Plumbing Hair-Riddle
Hardware Co.
r
Fresh , vegetables and FrulU'at
Trefroa A Lee's.
A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak
Ranges at Cor on 's
IS per oent discount on all Heating
Stoves at Cramer Bros.
Hot coffee, oysters or Innches served
at Miss Johnson's next to Coo,
Leave orders for Mr, oak and pine
wood at Ike Davis' second hand store.
Men's Furnishing Goods to be closed
ont regardless of oost at Wade's,
C. C. Daniels, real estate and rent
al agent, Cor. Eighth and M streets.
The January term of circuit court
will convene next Monday, January
U.
IS per eeut discount on all Heating
Stoves st Cramer Bros.
Underwear for Ladles and Children
at Wade's at right prices. New goods
coming.
High Grade Sewing Machines, Pi
anos and Organs Hair-Riddlo Hard
ware Uo.
Now is the time to put your hedge
plants ont to make them grow.
Taylor has plenty of them.
Remember I guarantee a perfect fit
of all lenses sold by mo. Eyes tested
froe with my new instrument Alfred
Letolier.
A fine assortment of goods and 600
styles to select from at the Grants
Pass Tailoring Co, Nobby suits at
reasonable rates. Steam cleaning.
15 per cent discount on all Heating
Stoves at Cramer Bros.
The ladles of the Degree of Honor
olub in this city were entertained on
the afternoon of Now Year's day by
Mrs. W. E. Deau aud a pleasant
social time enjoyed.
Get your not trees of Taylor, he
oau furnish yon walnut, pecan,
almond, filbert, and chestnuts, and
yon can got figs, persimmons, mul
berries and roses, eta
With tho exooption of two claims
located on aud three gilt edged claims
beoked by my cruisers, timber busi
ness with me stands as it did a week
ago in my office W. B Sherman.
' The Coos Bay News says that a ferry
has been established at the month of
Rogne river. A gasoline launch is
used to tow tho forry boat. It Is
quite an accommodation for travelers
between Wedaorbnrn and Gold Beach.
' Air Tight Heaters 15 per ceut dis
count at Cramer Bros.
Having recioved one of the latest
improved New Century Engraving
machines we are prepared to do all
kinds of engraving; goods bought
from us engraved free. Curtis & Co.,
Odd Fellows' Building, Grants Pass,
Oregon.
A very pleasant dance was givon on
New Year's eve at the opera house, by
the Domaree orchestra. The attend
ance was good aud the dancers enjoy
ed the occasion to the utmost. The
festivities were coutiuncd until ubout
half past two in the morning.
It soems to be a general idea among
the peoplo that tho valuable govern
ment timbered lands are all taken.
Such is not the case, as I can show
yon some very heavily timberod
quarter sections close to towu and
closo to the railroad. Good roads
leading to thorn. W. B. Sherman.
Fresh Oysters aud Fish at Trefrnn
A Lee's.
Did you notice Rehkopf and Neas'
cut prices on shoeing and other work?
Leave your order for poultry at
Trefreu & Lee's.
A nice Hue of Diamond goods on
hand at Letcher's.
Air Tight Iloaters-lS per cent dis
count at Cramer Bros.
Sue the new lino of photo buttons at
Nichols gallery, opposito court house.
Calendar jails, Mounting papor,
posse partout binding, etc, at the
Courier office.
Why not set shade aud fruit trees
early they will live better. Got
them of J. T. Taylor.
Remember Joseph Moss has the larg
est list of real estate with the best
prices and best terms. Office ou E
street, west of Sixth street
The high school football team and
the factory boys met on the gridiron
New Years day and had a lively time
with results favoring the schoolboys
5 to 6.
If you can get 3,000,000 feet more
tlmbxr ou a quarter section by
seeing me beforo locating, yoor time
will be well spout, as my fees are
the same as others. W. B. Sherman.
Air Tight Heaters 15 per ceut dis
count at Cramer Bros.
Mrs. Harrison, associate of the
Royal College of Preceptors and late
members of Trinity College, London,
is prepared to receive a limited num
ber of pupils for lessons on the piauo.
Residence, the Stewart house, 2d St
See that fine lot of Ladies', OouU'
and Babies gold rings? For a small
consideration St. Louis, the jeweler,
would part with one or two of them
for he is making more of them and
might make yon one just as yoo want
it, If yoo furuish the gold dust
Blacksmith and wagon shop shoe
ing a specialty all work gurauteed
to give satisfaction. Notice some of
their new prices. New shoes, fl.60
per horw ; old shoos, 20 cents per
shoe; all other work in proportion.
Give us a trial Rehkopf and Neas,
Cor. J and Sixth street.
A birthday party in honor of Miss
Pauline Co was given on Batorday at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Coe. About 20 of the girl friends of
Mis Pauline were present aud the
afu-rooon was dellghtfally'speut Re-
When you begin wearing Walk-Over Shoes, you may
throw away that Foot Powder; also those Soft Wool In-soles
the Corn and Bunion plasters and all the other "helps to
comfort" you've been forced to wear to assist your poor feet
in doing their work.
Throw them all away you wont need them.
This is the message of thousands of grateful Walk- "
Over wearers tho world over, and wo pass it along to you.
Find your Walk-Over fit, and stick to it.
Samo prices everywhere in Aniorica $3.50 and $4
fre8hnients woro served and games
and othor amusements made the time
pass all too quickly.
The Alort football team went to
Roseburg New Years day to play the
High school team, but the Grants Pass
boys played too slow ball aud
met with defeat, the score being 7 to
0 iu favor of Rosebnrg. The Rosuburg
boys thought they wore playing the
A. A. O. 's aud so had it advertised.
In the past weok there have been
two more parties w'io have notified
mo that they are going to relinquish
their homestead rights to the govern
ment aud havo asked mo to soil their
improvements. Those two homesteads
were filed on two years ago by partios
who are now nuablo to live ou thorn.
They are heavily timberod, In a good
location aud would make gilt edged
timber claims. W. B. Sherman
Grants Pass is to be ono of those
Oregon towns that will bo favored
with a lecture by Homer DavenjHirt,
the cartoonist. W. G. Hemley, s
Stanford student, aud the advance
agout for Mr. Daventxirt, has
made arrangements whereby Daven
port is to appear hero on the evening
of April 8. The lecture will be given
under the auspices of tha Grants Pass
Woman's Club, but two of the city's
substantial citizens guarantee tho
necessary financial consideration in
order to get the grsjtt cartoonitst to
appear here.
The Demarne orchestra wont to
Gold Hill Fiiduy to furnish music
for the grand masquerade ball, cele
brating Now Yoar's with the formal
opouing of the now Carter & Duflleld
hall. The ball was given by the A.
O. U. W. and was a very pleasant
one, with a large crowd iu attendance
and a gooi time enjoyed by overy
cue. Six prizes were awarded, for
handsomest costume, most original
costume and best sustained characters
of gentlemen and lady participants.
The supper was served by the ladies
of the Degree of Honor, on the lower
floor of the building.
In the past week there havo boon
two jwrties come to me who took
homesteads two years ago, and say
that owing to financial and other con
ditions, they aro nimble to Uvo on
their homesteads and make Improve
ments according to law aud they wish
to sell their improvements and relin
quish their right to the government.
These two quarters aro in one section
and aro very heavily timbered, in a
good neighborhood, not far from a
logging stream, not far from town.
1 can take yon from town after din
ner, show yon tho land aud return
the same day and it is not a laborios
trip. These two quarter sections
would make two One timber claims.
B. W. Sherman.
Fight Will Be Bitur.
Those who will persist iu closing
their cats against the continual
recommendation of Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption, will have
a long aud bitter fight with their
troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal
termination. Read what T. H. Ileal!,
Miss., has to say: "Last fall my
wife had every symptom of consump
tion. She took Dr. King's New Dis
covery after everything else hod fail
ed. Improvement came at once and
four bottles entirely cured her."
Guaranteed by National Drug Store
and Grants Pass pharmacy Price
Mic, and 11.00. Trial bottles froe.
Take Laxative BrOmO QUinme Tablets.
Sevsa KUIioa Votes toU b ast 1 3
Overs
""Sf rouble
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P. H.HARTII (Sk SON
LIGHT FINGERED GENTS
C&ptured at Gre-nls Pass o.nd Re
leased.
Sheriff Lowls and several deputies
mot tho south bouud passenger Mon
day morning and had a lively senroh
for two colored men whom they woro
to arrest ou telcgraphio information
from A. S. Hammond. Tho men were
evidently expecting tronhlo at this
place as thev wero in hiding and the
traiu was delayed nearly 15 minutes
while tho search was in progress.
They wero finally located anil de
tained in tho city hostile.
Attorney and Mrs. Hammond wero
returning home from Portland and
had left their section with Mrs. Ham
mond's furs nnd other articles lying
on tho seut. Tho two colored gents,
also passengers In tho pnllmau car,
sat down iu tho Hammond seat and
whon they left, the furs wero snugly
tucked under an overcoat. Search
was mado aud the articles finally
found secreted in tho toilet room.
The theft was committed iu
Clackamas county anil tho prosecution
must necessarily bo made in that
county. Tho officials wero notified of
tho theft and the capture but did not
take steps to prosecute, so the men
wero liberated ou habeas corpus pro
ceedings. They departed fur San
Frnucisco Tuesday night.
Blue Print Par by tho yard or roll
at the Courier olllco.
Austin's Report Cards for school
us for sale at tho Courier office 7.1c
per hundred.
HORN.
ARMSTRONG At Grants Pass,
Thursday, December ill, llMill, to
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Armstrong, a
sou.
McCALLISTER At Murphy, Bun
day, Deccnilier 27, I'.IOM, to Mr. and
Mrs. John McCallisler, a sou.
MARRIED.
13 A K K It - K H V E LI 1 Y M E K -lu G ra n t k
Pass, Thursday, December 21, I'.Hilt,
A. L. Baker of Glciidaln -sad Miss
Nora Hevelhymer nf Canoynvill",
Justice Mahyeu official lug.
EMERSON li LA NCI IE HI In this
city, Hiittmlay, January 2, 11)04, by
Rev. W. T (iouhliT, George A.
Emerson and Marguerite ftlancheri.
DIED
POLLOCK In this city, Wednesday,
Jan. fl, I '.Ml I, Mrs. Sarah Pollock,
aged 72 years, 1 month and 8 days.
Mrs. Pollock was the wife nf Joseph
Pollock of this city and li.is been a
well known and thoroughly esteemed
resident of this county for many
years. For several years past she has
been in very nor health. She lyaves
a husband and two children: Eel us
Pollock of this city and Mrs. T. L.
Davis of IScrthoud, Colo.
KENNON At Ora'its Pass, Saturday,
Jaiiaury 2, I'JOl, Dr. Ix wis Kennon,
sged 75 years.
Tho deceased had been in poor
health for five or six years ist but
has been ablo to walk down town oc
casionally, until the past few months.
PAYNE At Kerby, Thnisday, De
cember 81, llS'll, Jos. Puyne. ' .
OORSLIN At Grants Pass, Friday,
Jan. 1, IOiM, the ll iiionilis i : I
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Go:s
liu. SMITH At Mount Talr. Oregon,
Friday, January 1, toy!, Mrs. Emily
M. Smith, wife.oMtoburt G. Smith,
aged 84 years.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
months. This sijOiature.
go dDE
gees off
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CROOKS IN GRANTS PASS
Work W ith Skeleton Keys but get
no Returns.
An attempt at burglary was mado
Sunduy at tho store occupied jointly
by the Domaree Musio House and
Curtis & Co., Jewolers, in the I. O:
O. F. building. The Bftor portion of
tho building is occnpled as a residence
by Mr. ami Mrs. Curtis, a fuct of
which the wonld-bo burglar was
nrobuhlv flllHU'itrn Ahnnf A nTnk
in tho evening, Mrs. Curtis heard
some ouo working at the door lock
and a few seconds later stealthy stops
Inside thu building. She hastened
into tho Btoro, saw the street door
standing partly open, and hurried to
it iu time to see the figure of a man
disappear Iu tho darkness down tho
street Several times during the
afternoon and evening Mrs. Curtis
had heard some ouo working at tho
lock and it is thought that the burg
lar was provided with a set of skolo
ou keyH with ono of whluli ho had at
last succoeded In fitting tho lock but
was compelled to retreat before he
oould secure any valuables. No lights
were burning iu tho store at the time
tho entrance was made.
Last Thursday morning a suspicions
looking character was fonnd inside
the Layton Hotel after tho doors wero
locked. Ho reported that he was
rooming with a friend and while
night clerk Howell was investlagting,
the fellow skipped. Marshall Stevens
was notified and after a chaw of
several blocks, tho fellow dodging in
tho dark alleys whenever possible,
ho was finally overhauled aud spent
tho remainder of tho night in the olty
lockup. A full set of skeleton ey
were found on tho fellow and thesi
"'u oy mo auiuoriuog, viuio the
man was allowed lo rjejiart for otlwr
Held?,-'
THE -CLUg ENTERTAINED
Its Friends on New Years Night
&t I. O. O. F. Hall.
The Grants Pass Womaiis' Club en
tertained New Years night at the t
O. O. F. hall from 7 to 10 o'clock.
When tho announcement Is made that
the Woman's Club eutertains, it
means that the event was perfect iu
every way uud that it was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
On this occasion nearly 200 people
attended. The main hull was beauti
fully festooned witli white and green,
the club colors, while the banquet
room was resplendent with tapers,
flowers, beautiful silvor aud protty
girls. The tables were designated as
the President's, tho Parliamentary,
Music, Literary and Young Ladles,
and wero beautifully decorated with
(club colors draiied from the four cor
ners of each table to the coiling. Tho
tahlej wero occupied throughout tho
evening nnd coffee, sandwiches, cake,
etc., served to ull.
During tiiu evening Williams
Brothers, with Miss Maud Williams
at the piano, rendered splendid music.
Mrs. . W. Walker aud Miss Mable
.(ones both sang solos and were hearti
er cueiiri'u, nun Airs, iiemeuwav ana
Miss Ethel Johnson recited. Both
ladies plewd tiller hearers and ware
enthusiastically greeted. Later; In
tho evening au Informal program was
rendered to I ho delight of the com
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