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V ;' . ...It .'"" . .."-- ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, O&fcGOtf. FEBRUArV 4. i" 5' . ROGUE RiVER COURIER'mORE LANDS WITHDRAWN GRANTS IMSH, OREGON. Published Every Thursday. Subscription Rates i One Year, In s dranre, Hix Months, Three Months, hlngle Copies, 160000 Acres In Del Norle County Withdrawn fl.50 .75 .40 .OS Advertising Rnies furnished on application at Hit ofliie. or by mail. Obituaries and renilutions ol run dolcni illl charged liirttlOc l.tr luiej card of thanks iA;. A. E. VOOKTTIKS, l'HOPK. A M.wk Entered at the pott olln at (i rants Oregon, as second-class mail mailer. THURSDAY. FKWtUAHY 4, VM.i, Tlio Republican slnln central com mittee will meet iu I'orialnd on l'"'-1'-ruury 12 iiml will tli (' tiu"' and Llare for holding tho next state convention, apportion delegates "d recommend dato fir l.olliiiK l'rl niarics. Tho latest publication to ! I"i,a iu tlila city is Tlie Ibul Issue, Hocialift ipcr published by -'. VV llurzeo as miiiingcr ami Marcus V. Robbius as ei'.ilor. It is a three column folio and in filled will' matter promotive uf tho socialistic doctrine, confining Haulf strictly to the bsu. i. in behalf of wlilch it is launched. Mrs. FloioueeMabyrlok bun boon re leuscd from prison anil this famou casii Is at last cmli'd. Mrs. Maybriek is an American woman v, ho was con victed by a Hrltisli jury in England ou the charge of iiiurdci ing her bus baud. It was Willi tho utmost dilll culty that a commutation of the son tcuoo to life imprisonment wan se cond. There lias always own a popu lar ilouot of liur guilt, und many efforts huvo becu made in ln-r bchalt. Some of the wwspiipirs of Oregon aro busily discnsdnji, the imprnpi iot) of the inline, "Oiogon grape," ''J which our statu plant is p jm lin ly known. Homo (hero nro who insis! mi iHlllnir it the Oiciron holly. No doubt exists In tlio iiiind of anyone that tlio finmo "Oregon urniw" is a misnomer, as tlio shrub is nut a (trap and dors not iu any wuy resemble a grape, except iu tlio uinttur of bearing fruit. Hut nanu s of such things ran not bo changed oil baud. It tukus mora than a flat from a couimiltru ou inhibition to accomplish such a re suit, Tlio uaum Is moro Himn lit ly than really misleading, as no one who over sees tlio shrub can cvoi i mul no tot "" Instant I'"' it is a grape. Perhaps tho iiumu is not wi ll chosen, yet it scorns n very goi d inline and baa a pleasant sound. It is the jxipulur tiaiuo and will probably con tinue to bo 10 long aflor tho suggest ed substitutes aro forgotten. Couty Court Dolnua. Couuty Court met ou Monday, February 1, pursuant to udjoinincnt of January U. J. K. Loemis was ap oinlt d justice of tlio juiico for Ualioo precinct, to servo until bis uoccsor is dieted and quulillod. Ou lHititum of T. II. Dlllolt, a tax amoiitlliH to 14l) was ordered eau ci'lleil, theru iiiHai'iiiK 11,1 rror in the aKMiSMIHIUt. Iu tho matter of hu.hliuic a lu iilh'i ueruiut tlio ea.-t fork of tho HUnon river, it npiiearliiK to tho court that there is iiecesHily for iu rcnii-lniri ion, that tho cHiu us of llio vieiuily dexiri constreution, that tho ju-on iit In ilj; is rapidly deterioiuliiiK, und that tin Waldo Soicltlnn iV MIiiiiik Co. bah BKreud to cut and deliver ou tin liruuuil ut aetual cunt, not to exceed $UiU per thoUMind fed, ullueicMin lumber and tiinbi rt for a biiile at in uear ttiu foot ol llotio hill ou thi cant bank of lh i axt fork of tho Illi nois river mid iu mhlttioii, to pay hall tho cost, of firadiiiK a road approach 1UK llottue bill, not to exceed f HKI, It is ordered thai l l.ovelaeu be auhtor iaeil to select a Mlu for mii h hrhlp at or near Ileum lull and to pioco .1 wilh its couMiuclioii us oou as thi Waldo Smelt iiiK Mil loj; Co. flnili furnish lumber (or the purpi o. Tho following telegram was receiv ed at tho local ollico en Saturday: "Wellington, I). 0., Jan. a I, "Kciiistcraiid l!.c-iver, Kureka, t a ., "ily letli r to you of this diitc.all the nimppropriati d puhlio laud on the following diFcrilnd tiivsmdiips n iti,rtmwii Irom settlement eutry, m,b. or other dlsisal, exc p Mii(t .under tho mineral laws Inwns bi 'l-ilfeen, Kitieen, Heveiiteen. fcigliteen land Nineteen, North, Kange thmi Kant, and TtfWiiBl.il hightwn and Nineteen, North, liange rour r.ir,i, . I Acknowledgn tho receipt Hereof hy w lr.) and liot the withdrawal m mediatelv upou your n-cords; tho le t ter follows. . ,, "W. A. niCllAHDH. ;om." Seven Townsbijsi an- ade( t-d t.y this order ami It compriws uearly l.o,o, . ... i l i..l acres, all ol vtiiien is ""'""i" Norte County. The reason for the withdrawal is not known hero. Humboldt Standnrd. M. A. Wert has finished tlio work of hauling tho machinery for the bi(t dri dgn on Foots creek and has re turned to Grants Ho moved ibout 170 tons of mat liiin ry, includ ing soniu very li.avy pieces. i:ie larvest pic res we re tho two boile rs eacli of lOn horse power, five) feet in iliamctor und 21 fiet long. Tho work of trausiiorting the machinery was ompleted sooner than wusrxjsetid as tho weather li s been cxei ptioually favoiirahh'. Thu miicliiuerv it Irf-ing put l"to place with gn at rapidity and (he dredgo will ho iu operation sonn time iu March. WILL SOON BE COMPLETED H ; 1 Condor Water & Power Co Nearly Ree.dy loFuinlsK Power. NUGGETS OF. JOSEPHINE J WILDERVILLE IMCTITI ITC rump to tba IIIOIMUiu ;,f oorm Founy DolUre Not the Large.! A Very Profitable and F.novble cot tho ica. As somo natives here aay "wecan rean of that cold country, but we oou i know anvtliiim about it by exper ience." Wide Awake. Nutftfet Found. I still have soini) gilt claims und hoinc.stcails man. i do -W. R. Pr. C. H. K.T manager of tho Condor Water & Tower Compi.uy, that is patting ill Hie big power plan at Gold Kur. was iu Jacksonville last Saturday. Tu doctor sinieu mai work ou the power station was pro gressing very satisfactorily. He uow has 85 men at work. The wbe -1 pits are almost completed and scon two 500 Ikiism power turbine will b iii place Worn on the couerete walls of the station building, which are to he one. foot thick and li fet-t high in now under way and it is expected to have the buildiug ccmpletcd, the generators iiodallcd and all cuiiuecled op ready to supply ubctric cornut for light aud iwer by the first of . AjiriL So soon hi the ower statiou ia completed it IS probublu tiiat other luterprisea counee'ed wi'h the Company's plans for llio utiluiug of the gnat power that they will havo at their com maud from their (Jold Kay water power will b start ed. Sentinel. Too Ashland Tiding rcin-ris that ti Slieriif Orme, miniug sup. riiitend t'ut for tho Condor Water & Tower Cgmpauy, is (juoted as sayiug that his Comp uy would iu about a uicnth coiniuiiiice thu work of installing a io stamp mill, at the Dradeu miue to be operated bv electric power from the liold Uav station. The line for poles on which the heavy ooflper wiros to carry the current w ill be strung has been surveyed. Tho lino will be 'our miles iu length and thu tiolcs will l set for it durum .Mareii. r.iecrric power Will IS) used IO ojierai'! me hoisting aud oilier uiw uiuery A statement M flill.lifO mtliej -i """-- " - - Portland Telegram a few d :ys ago ing or ti,e i.oca. i . that. 0 nugget brought iu recently ville, a largo and cutl.usmst.o ecu from tho Jewell Haves mine ou Oscar gregation assembled amxous y awa.t- crcek was tho bipgest nugget that bad !"(!'' ' w been produced iu tho coonty. This."- to a.ii.oauo "";' ot ,,,e statement is eo f.u- mm tbo .troth .Co oiiolendcnt and the open that it is diftlcolt to imagit.0 bow It '"a" ' Jnstilute. into print. Nuggets of lew miuuic. -a.er ...u ... nonr, me Bupim.eu.ci,i bringing with buu seveu teachers from the Grants Pass schools. pet 111 In limit. this siM and larger are no rarity in .pointed -..t ffinio. 1 this countr um ficif aiue cororacufc whru fouud. Thero in uot a coarno goldcnck iu the couuty where big '' ""'" 7. I - V, ger pieces than this have not boon iK Wftrn"8 Ua tw.r creek itself is aoito ' cclU-nt stove, tho meeting was called i . ot tlin lil to order. luuiuui v u " 1 r - - - - - -nuggets it lias produced might ratlieri numbered iu scores. The biiigest uugget ever taken out 'drill """"r ,.l., ,l. Several thousand hl"'r i tons of rich ore is now blocked out land thousands of toim more aro to be - had that will mako Una one of the I :.-aii at lend to your timber business ,uf,t iirodueiuit mines iu Southern to your satisfaction. W. 1J. Sherman, j Oregon. hills aixiil' l ? '.'I li 10 0( !.0 01 l.io i; it 1.0 O) p. 1 1 I t ..I 1 i ; .i -.'I -.'i AN IMPORTANT NOTICE. Wo don't intend to carry over on-) dollar's worth of the follow ing winter ,'(iols if the power of I'lieo cutting will get rid of them: Ladies)', Misses and Chiltlren'ri Coats and Jaek ets. Ladies' Opera Shawls, Square Shawls, Scarfs. Ladies' and Children's Golf Uloves. Ladies' Flannelletto downs. Ladies' Dressing Sacks. Ladies' Furs. In fact all small and broken lots will be closed out at. a great reduction. Nothing hut Strictly High Grade Goods. No old, shelf-worn and out-of-style goods at our store. We simply don't want the goods rather have the money. Yours for good goods at popular prices. E. C. DIXON, SHOES AND FURNISHING GOODS. iu this couuty came from Althouse. It was fouud in the early days and old miners placo its value at some where uear 1000, This stream aud its tributaries bave produced many pieces that would make a f 10 chunk look small. , Years ngo, Daniel Miller took out of Miller creek, ou Missouri Hat a pieco that weighed very nearly loO. A number of other largo uuggets have been found in this ?reek. Oscar creek seems to have tho re (oid lor continuous prodoctiou of luavy gold. The largest pieco taken from this stream veighed over 1 100 hut coutaiued some quartz. It miuted about $-;i!0. This creek iu recent years produced a $340 piece, a tli.'i piece aud a number of the value ( f $100 and over. Oalice creek lias produced u fJOO piece und several which weighed 100 and over. Iu 19'jO Harmon & Greeu took out a $08 uugget and the following ye:ir one which weighed Hi. Silver croek has produced a number of $100 pieces and in l'JOl Cubitl & Haos.cu took out a $110 uug get on that sticum. Hod 1'og is credited with at least one $100 piece and so is Bummer gulch of tlio upper Jump-olI-Joe couutry. Iu I'.IOI K. J. Kubll t.ok from a small tributary of Applegato ou the opposite, sido from Oscar croek a $125 uggct uearly live inches long. Ycurs ago a $! piece was takeu from Louse croek ou the grouud after wards kuowu as the "China dig giugs. " In 1001 a $ii0 uugget was brought from upper Cbotco. Josephine and Canyon creeks, Back er crook aud its tributaries, the Dry Diggings, Powell's creek aud othur tributaries of Williams creek, the tributaries of Grave and Wolf creeks aud iu fact, creeks and gulches iu nearly every portion of the couuty have produced pieces of more thau $40 valuo. Tho streams of Jack sou onuty also have good records foruug gets, and Southern Oregon, as a pro deuer of "big gold," is inferior to very few districts iu tho world. U. U Coo & Co's GKKAT WHITK SALE at 2 ::il) Next Saturday. WANTS AN INDIAN NAME) 1 ho state board of eductaion ou M indav grauti d si veil state life di ploucn. Miss Lillian I., llogau of Col. Draper !e:kili rxivme tor (;,..,,, .,,. of . number re Station reiving life diplomas. ! II vou can get J,(si,(Hs.) feet more The following and allowed ; A K Voorhii s, printing H It Tliielsoii, good roaits .... W Van Dyke, med at I John C Lew is, towusite pluti Loll I'mphlelo, 1 1 it u 1 gravel Joe Si'timnll, haul gravel ... J J llrowu, Ii i u 1 giavt 1 If i; U Clair, haul giau 1 Irw in lloilson Co, hliiiis liooii W J Kllsselt, tax letu N K Mctirew, tlia;ie Glasa iV Pi uillioiiiuie, llk luok 1'al rick iV; Co., ti palling ... S ni Hull, work (in t'l iilc .. V. l.riekson, woik on lmlhc Mrs J 1. Allien, imU' J O IW.h, gill to llco' am Oil Is' Aid Soeielv .... T. P. Kobcrts, gii.uit insane . Westreu hotel boant insane . J O JliHith, cash pauper .. Observer, 1 1 n I l W J Smiili, UiiIm- bridge .... J C Katiille, care insane J C Kamlle, lonManlf . . . Jtllor lees, Jill) I' lit) . . . Witness tees Jan litni ... . J M I'.iHilh, luslilaiiie Loll I 'iniilili t(, Icin I gi .i I J C liaiulle, i mi-t il ic . ... Malcus luil.hiu-. Just ii v' 1) L Khoili s, m i uiis II 'I' How 11, MIIIH.N James Sievciis, wiiic-"- K L 1 w it in ss Dick Kitcliio w Hie s J 11 S liner, wiiin sn i. ill. a,: John Wells sal -V mil V P Iain i a Ice, sal iV mil It was resolved that l 11 or his aullinri.ed l ptitv lnibuised for i p n.t s bringing prison, rs f roiu tho county. To liuih. lilt lit (f to g'! l:tl ions n With tho G. I'. N. W. 1. ik tlli the claims i t t'. damages to the 1 . 1 1 . t niaiiileuitiice iff tin' U. It Was Olden a that the adjourned till,Van h T. Are You Going to timid t unic, Kfiuciiilfcr the KiImI.i.i'i I-', in . uiaehinu w ill ui ike it i ln.ir. .. stronger than any r..ely woviii wire Weave in yi ur old I n l w lie pun in its one at top uod iKUtoin. ii in. lull) null chlel.eiis, nuiklllg it h i-, hlk'h, bull siiong and pig Iik!h. Hatude (if work i-.iu lie in u n.i tin Huuuy nidu ranch. OHO J. KNU'S, Agt. Ill III it ! I t H 1 is I I I l II... . '.icllhl in. t.i i 1 1 ii h. nil Col. 1 i iiur, writes Itecord as follows : "Tho Ilni' of our railroad Is aloi g Smith Hiver, to a largo extent, and I am anxious to know what tho origi nal name of Smith Itiver win. The Indians doubtless had a name for it. We ate all anvlcus to presi rve the original iiaiim of the liiv r by nam ing a station lift i r it. IVrii.ipH there ire, aim ng the ti adcrs of yont JMper, some of the old tutu rs who remember the original n.inie of the river; if uot, pi ih.ips sonic of the Indians still liv ing in t '.ut s. linn v ill know of it. Any lin t mill ion lh.it ean be i.btaim il Will be VtTV thlinktlllV received." The Keooi.l would I'll glad to publiili the desirril inforniatii'ii. 'I'he rec.illectiou of the writer, is that the stn.nii ihnwil its iicMiil name iroiu l man of that name b.'lng killed on lis tanks by tho Indians. Iu convi ral ion with linliatis, it is I ained that tiny never had a n ime for any pamcular stream, all being .'.illci', Nelllna, on ailing river. The tin- and s'tth Hu nts tilciig streams 'nil nanus 'I he Indian oaine for the .ettl.'i! . nt ai the uu'iith of Smith U; r, new known as tin1 lUud, if Haw alia .jult. llule list ,1 to be li. He a si ti h mi ut at wh it is now Miowu a-. Cali'hiugs I lat. It w.is ,uown a Cln li sn! ih n. I helc al-i um d to he a ti il e i t In loins inhabit lit,: the I - r i . t r y new known as Lig I'h.f. cii culii l i i - t SiMtii liivi. lie v will- e: riniua:. I ti l.nilat.d iii han N of lodin-. Loin toe Khimatli in I t'li-iinl Cii.'. v.jiis ago. Tin l!l; 1- 'at In 'i.iii w. r-' slid iO haie Ih. Del None i your uf if acres by calling i,d , 1' d th. v d 1; iiM-r ihiiu. 1'iirt st. in. (ou mo before local ing, your tune ; would bo well sis tiL My location Ion is $l'.Vi for either homestead nrtini Iter i laini. W. It. Sherman, I The City Atlorney, of Ashland, W. K. 1'htpps. Ins prepared the anti-slot ' maeiiii' oidlMaucti as ibsired bv the council, which will bo submitted at ' the next regular meeting. It prohibits ' slot .machine altogether in the city 1 and impose a lino of $10 to $100, or i Imprisonment for r to 110 days or both 1 Hue aud imprisonment for inf l actions 'of tho ordinance. Tho slot liuu'liine I w ill evidently bo niprcssed in Asl I land. --Tribune. Douglas county has :j saloons anil I they pay a liccnso of $u,'.,ot. The low est license is $100 and the highest $ntfl, Iwhli li Is laid bv the Mvrtlo Creek I saloon. Jackson county w llli a popu I l.ilioii buger than Oouglas 'ounty lias but 12 saloons. (X these live are iu Mcdfonl, three ill Gobi Hill, three in ' J.u ksonvillo and one in Central l'oint. Ashland, Tali lit, l'lincnix anil Kagm Volnt hae no Silicons. U L. Jewell reivived this wee I from his Oscar creek unties a band some hunch of uogge's, thu largest I of w hn h Wuiclu ncarlv. $4V Thi is not tho same lil pieco that wo men tioiied h.t week. Nuggvts of II si. 'i' ;ire timiiil so fveipieutly oil (sear criek that their discovery causos little comment. A '.nimher of i titer hand some piie. s running in alu-' from ahem to. down aio tu.'luihil iu the li.ii.u he Cr. eril Ic ill' Citv lllfef nt and K'.n w hum tin ) in.; . ii f. i r friMii both lath, I : iIh-s, !v at lit to t ai.,1 l-O. 1 1. . 'g 1 V,.,n 1 1 1 s:i.ii an un; Mi iiiu ; 1 1 v . . ! i ow n. id t. ii I, I.. ii- ip " I ' t.v 1 ! .ii, for tin ,ii g.rl. f Mil tt t t ...!" tleit tlill1 t is nut the Ml'll' nil ol w u i. i, r lac a I a nhii.t t c I . . n si nt to San ' ' tl 1 iiiind ef an ' . nii: ' hi-t I iu .ii. r e ly lie I ling to them a k' itetal idea among tin1 v illi d Ic govern ti.d. iiic a'! laki-ii ci.se, as 1 can show i h.-.iiilv iiniN'r. (1 in l ice to tort II and l i ' ll'-ii.l. I, i oil roads Mv loc itlou lee is fl.'"'. W. II. Sheriuau. ill to Col. 1 1 il ti- the iiss..sineiti v crk i i in d m i ii i ii claim, s s tl 1 n the 1 1 d. r.il si.iiute tl.it; 1 1, i uc di 'iig the work I r in ui"g f i- lie; i. -ten: .) may, ut t 'he ev, iiatic, o! !.i win, give slu h . l 1 1, ji-.. nt c .hi ii r i .: v, .mil no: hn I Witt -eg. i. i.j. i o hy I nl 'nation iii t'i ' I-' ap r i.. a: si t..i ,-Uiiu, f, a. .....i "i.iv 4 luf nini it i ays, .in.!, if .,i the ivpii.i'.i-iu i t iiiuet l.t. iitnr siuh notiie in wilting e I'V ' i-li.fi. ui, -i , , .m ut .twit r si 1. 1 i f,; ,r ritue t, lam trii e.ie bis pn h.i, :i ef ttu. m.nd tine re,,n.;, I U ti.u tiui uN-. Ills ii. hn-i !.l Uioti,. tin. riv'iivi lr o own. is, win) have made .1..' re i;uir. d i ,'. ii Ii ur. The county nicii i.itt litT IS prilllc.l l Qi litaiel in!. llie statute says tlie Inuict the -la i hi. ANOTHER DERRICK READY Hydro. vjllc Derricks b. t the Callce Mines. Kit. V. Terry Hupnrintetiuent of the Gillie Couiolidated Mines Co., is siiendug tint w eek In tow n. He has just completed tho work of installing hydraulic derrick on the ground now being worked by hi company near the mouth of the stream. This derrick is Mr. Terry's own contri vance anil is by far the most success ful water jKivver drerick ever put into on ration. Last year Mr. Terry con Htroctcd nuo of these derrick's for the upr hydraulic placer of the com -iuy and the success of the contri vauco was beyoud txcttion. The iuveutlou is olio that will undoubt edly have a w ide use in placer oitii tious where the ground is nt all rocky. Thu derrick is oiteratod by water un- ler pressure, a four inch boso leading otl from the pipe liue near the giant and connecting with the ibrrick. Tho machine can bo moved over quite an extensive aria without moving the pili' liue. Mr. Terry has somo very handsome ipcciincus of course gold taken from the upper diggings of the com puny. I'he gold lakeu from tho lower ground is liner iu site. The yield ou both mines is fully niual to the bc.-t ex k i lat ions. The Galice camp is lively this season, but w 111 be livelier still next year when this company csrrii s into op ration it project for opening (i.illce creek at the mouth and sweep ing out the bed of the stream. AN HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR Tho first subject presented was reading hy R M. Comm. Mr. Coruru gavo ail excellent address in which he brought out muuy valuable points, all of whii n were greatly appreciated by tlio enthusiastic audience. J. II. Kobinsou gavo an able aldreBs ou"Tbo Place for History ill Our Schools " Au interest Iuk discossiou followed which was cut short by the announcement that it was dinner timu. Institute forthwith stood ad joorued until after diuuer. One ol the most inviting aud satis fying features of the (lay was the excellent dinner. Two tables, the whole length of tho school room were made by putting long picees of lutn ber ou top of the school desks aud covering them with table cloths. On these conveniently constructed tables a bountiful feast was spread. that this part of tho program was eu joyed, Is putting it iu too mild terms. Likened unto tho parable of the loaves, "All who came, ate and were filled and much remained. Repairing lo the play grouud a game of ball was played dunug which numbers of snap shots were taken by Miss Talbert w -i tlx her camera. Soon the tables wcro cleared and work was resumed with increased interest. During the iifteruoon W. H Devore handled the subject "The Value of Writing nud of Written Work" well. Iu this address, vertical writing became a prominent feature, und it led to a valuable and an inter esting discussion. Miss Orpha Steveusou favored the Institute witli a recitation, in the do livery of which Miss Stevenson did credit to hersell aud to thoWilder- villn school. Space will uot permit of telling iu detail tho many good things brought but by each person, presenting the several subjects assigned otl tho pro gram, hectc it becomes mo to say that It. M. Hobitison, Kd. F. Hatha way, J. H. Austin, J. C. K. McG'auu and Lincoln Savngo each gavo the Institute, an excellent talk on his sub ject as assigned, and brought out a host of valuable thoughts which served as thought food for tho large and enthusiastic audicuco. J. II. Austin's outline aud method of conducting nature study deserves special mention as of great value to the seeker of know ledge. Institute closed by carrying out the following and appropiiuto reso'u- t ions : Hesolveil, On the part of the visit iui! teachers, a rising vote of thanks is extended to the people or wilder villti districts for the hearty reception and kind treatment tendered them. Kesolved, That the people of Wild ervillo districts appreciate tin) honor of having tho opportnnitv of en.er taming the visiting teachers and friends, and extend them a cordial in v i (nt ion to count again. Kesolved, That the people of Wild ervillo districts, by rising vote, ex tend their thanks to Superintendent Lincoln Savage 'or tin) good work he has done iu holding au institute at Ihl' iville, which has resulted the best local institute ever held iu Josephine Couuty. Wildervllle Item Old February Is oomiuK in quit" dull. Addie Robiusou spent. Sunday at home. Onal Booth made Wildervllle frieuds a short visit. James Hocking, Sr. Is on the sick list the past 'cw days. The institute at the Wildervllle school house was a success. Arthur Wells is enjoyiug a vUU from his fattier of Medford. Lucius Robinson, in chopping wood, was lilt in- the eye, wicn a cu p which was quite painful for a few days. ; That mock trail at Jtho Wildervillo chunhwas quite lively, and loft no hard reelings. All enjoyed me even ing. Some of the young folks of Wilder- villa broke the Sabbath by having a game of ball Sunday afternoon. Why not take Saturday afternoon? Zauoni. COMINOEVENT5. jCLASSIFIEj) Feb 1-6. one week. The Great Mc-1 ANIEl) JUBU. Night Ewen, opera house. I TRUSTWORTHY bur, t June at; to manage busiueu ;.! Provolt Items. C. XL Rexford of Applegate was at Provolt Mouday ou business. Win. Sonsoii of Provolt made a fly ing trip to Grants rass Tuesday on important business. 4lrs. Alice Mansfield of Grants Pass passed through Provolt Monday on her way to Thompson crcea to visn. relatives. John Pernoll. the Applegate mer chant, was at Grauts Pass this week after a load of groceries aud dry goods for tho spring trade. R. F. Leuman, a prominent young farmer of tho Provolt neighborhood, To say is very bnsy at the presnt time mak ing piCKCtS ro ieuee ill Ills uow irni- ilenco and also to go around his gar den to prevent the wild rabbits from des I rov in n his little shrubs and tunny other tlnugs. C. Cook left Mouday for Roguo rivir valley where he intends to pur chase the farm of Mrs. Whetstone, Iviiiu between Jacksonville and Cen tral Point ou thi) Central Point road, although Mr. Cook has a farm in the Applegato district two aud a nan miles from Provolt. Tho Provolt Incorporated ditch Co., will commence cleaning ditch tho first of April. The ditch is two miles long aud heads at the dump of J. T. Layton's mine. All tho debris goes down the ditch with the water. Some places it is six luclics deep, it will take this season about M5 days all told. The Fields' Bros, and EuliBS Pro-! B volt of Pnvolt, are quite busy mak ing rails to fenco in their property i that lays in the bottom. It will re quire several thousand rails, as soon as it is fonced they will go to clearinu and putting in alfalfa. They have plouty or water as they both own shares in the incorporated ditch of Provolt. C. 0. Biglow. one of Williams creek's famous cuttlo raisers disposed of a nice little band of Ins beef steers this week. Mr. Biglow has about B00 head of cattle all told. He dis poses of about 100 to 150 head rich year. In the summer lie drives back iu the high niouutaius of Grayback, w hero the grass Is about knee lilgh. When fall comes they are about fat enough to drive to markot ; then he feeds them liny till January or reh- nrury and soils them to the Grants Pass butchers. Wn are coins to have a new fence around the new school bouse. The Field boys have the contract to put the felice up. They will let the contract for building the school house to the lowest holder. Happy Hooligan. Fob. 10-"Ouo opera house. Feb. 22, M today-Dance a' yon by Degree of Honor at Music hall. Feb 20 Frinav Musical Recital by Miss Ethel Palmer at opera house, auspices Woman's club. School Bonds Voted. A special school election was held on Tuesday for the purpose of voting bonds to pay for tlio now school bouse. The amount is $12,000 and the vote stood So to 0 in favor of bonding. By voto also the electors decided whether the bouds should be sold in small amounts or in a lump sum, and the vote stood 33 to 2 iu favor of the latter proposition. The small vote aud little intorest is ex plained by the fact that there was no opposition to the issuauca. of the bonds aud that the rosult was looked upon as a matter of course. Dnn't fail to call at Elwood's Opti cal parlors aud have your eyes tested free with tneir new eye ieiee. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Knlico in her, die izivcll that I Robert J. Fleming, president of the Williamsburg Mining company, u At.r,...ur,mi frtrattt?itrt nnrirr the luW r. fl.n n'ata rtf Orecritll. dn Itorebv call a special meeting of the stockholders ot said corporation, to oe neui hi Grants Pass, Oregon, on the 12th day nf Velirimrv. IMtU. at 1 o'clock. V III. for tho nurnose of electing a board of directors of said corporation aud for the transaction ol such other business as may legally come before said meeting. K. J. FLE MING. President. Union Restaurant STILL ON DECK. Full Meals 25 Cents Table Board $3.00 per week. Dou't pay 40 or 50 cents when you can get a better meal for 25 cents at the Union Remember the place next to Hair-Riddle Hardware Co. SIXTH STREET. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. and adjeiniug terriicV of Bolid financial xw straight cash salary ,i piid each Monday , headquarters. Expem, vanccd; position perr dress Manager, ctH V Chicago. ; FOR. SALl ENGINE 2'j II. P. L,, r.iigine. lirought fr(t Y. Never used, aud -A bargain for cash' meuts. E. L. Cas-s. s FOR BALE or rent-roe uesi locution iu city, j office. - ' i SAW MILL A good n to sell, capacity lfl.ooo the heart of a good tin -flenr mouth of pp, Teams, logging ontt. $400 worth of lurabet: for $:l,000. Enquires!' 88 acres, all ininrnt." chard, 8 iu hops, two bi Darns, 0 nines rrom tor all or part. E. W. Turn- Urautj t ROLL TOP DESK t chail- for salo cheap-4. f?fiO a,,re fr,,lt "l stock rs UV7 from (irants pSs, -. cleared' loin Orchard, fair fruit soil, plenty of water t the best outside stock rutin; (.'ounty. Price $7 00 iter i Address Mrs. A. 11. Chew, Ore. ?ARM FOB 8AI.E-twoi.' tin, 1011 ocres-aboutSi bottom land. 2A ai res in Ci tiuu.ie anil harn and alxtar. fence, hslauce of land suiu or pasture. For further $ dr sa W. M. Crow, Merlin.: O()0 ACRK N""'1'' F apple orchard, s abundance; water for in. springs on every 40 acres: it range country: two dwell:: harn, every tliinir complett from trusts, jfooti muiitic hall mile north ot Tuunt;i:' Inquire at this olliee. TWO unfurnished room d bedroom let singly , Terms moderate App. Harrison, Second street,-; house ii In WorUins Order si the Gravel Mines Dei p The lVep Gravel iif s at Waldo hid operating steadily and the by tliaitlic elevator installed this season is proving a thorough success. It is .1 tubular elevilor, the pii being lti inches in diameter. The gravel is raised alstut t.) feet, the giants hi crating under a I'.KI fiot pressuie. I n,! work at present js iu the old race which will If cleaned out dowu to the bedrock, having rtially tilled up during the later year of working. Old gold, amalgam aud quciksilver deposited iu the race many years ago are uow being mx-iired. The ground is exceedingly rich aud gives pan prcixcta iu all values up to $1. Operations at ttjis mine have boeu ham iv red iu past years ivi acrouut of insufficiency of (lump. The uew chatter thoroughly remedies this deficiency and the present and future operations will bo far more i rotit.vf lt' thau for many y ni pt. This mine has always bvn cue of the big pro ducers of the county. CORRESPONDENCE. Lrl&nd Sittings. C. O. Burnett went to tho Pass last Week T. J. Macken was seen ill the vicin- Itv or lunnel VI last week. He was looking after bis timber interests. Jim Tobler and his dog are getting along as as well as circumstances will iH-rmit. We hear of a prossctive wedding ill the near future, we w ill keep you posted it we can kep np with the times. Reports from ( alilnnna iu dill'erent iwirts tell of dry weather; no lack of rain in Otegou. Our luisiness nun sav tiiisincss is plod. Mr. Philips of tho lloti 1 Lo lanil says bis business is very good. At this time of the year business is supposed to bo a little slack but uot so In re. With our mines and farm ing, liu-iness is always good. Pol) Gibsou is up from Mt. Keubeti, where he has been representing Ins interests in the grout! of mines on the New Hope which is promising. Good rock is being takeu from tin crosscut. This is on the extension of the famous Gold Hug. "The frosty nights have a tendency to cut oil the water supply, but other work w ill go on. In reading the editorials of the Oregoniati, people iu tho states would thiol that all of Oregon was congre gated iu aud about Portland. The editor never speaks of Inland or of Merlin. Wn believe in advretisiug the whole state. Wn wish to give to every Pacille state its due. Lately we saw a man who had been employed in a big produce store iu Sau Francisco who sold a large amouut of lxnatocB that were raised in Oregou. He ropif'sentcd them as California mta toes. We don't have to go out side of our state to get vegetables or cereals to represent our state uur canunt trends are shipped Pi Calfioruina ire rvhramled as CiiltsrVna fruits. Wo are having cool, frosty nights with warm sunshiny days Iu fact, it is too warm for people who havo to cut wco'. 1 was pa.vsiug through the wood ramp of T. J. Macken and the wihhI cutters said toe (lavs were too Hugo Items. Times are livuly aronud Hugo. Mrs Brown made Grants Pass a visit Tnesdav. Literarv every Saturday night. All invited to attend. Mrs. Berha MrCorniick of Hugo visited Grants Pass Mouday. Roosevelt biagun will meet on Thursday, February 11th. All in vited. L. L. Strong took a large coiirtuct ot railroad wood which will givo em ployment to quite a number of men. Anyone wishing to procure a home in Suit lorn Oregon will do well to pay Hugo a visit beforn purchasing elsewhere, as thero is good aud cheap land for sale Here. Tho dance last Saturday evening at Mr. Wise's was a success. The music by Knyart and Tripplett was fery good, and supper was a credit to the hostess. Wo were favored with a most beautiful moonlight, evening. Mrs. Hciiry went to Morliu Tues day. Gaston. Machinery For Granite Hilt. Two carloads of machinery, includ ing a hoist of largo cacity, were received here this week by the American Gold Fields ivnij-any fo u at the Granite Hill niiue. mine is being given a maguirieeiit equipment and has a large quantity of high grade ore in light NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. Grants Puss, Oregon, Dec. , lvHW. To S. J. Paul: You are hereby notified that the undersigned, Frauta Novotuy has ex pended during the year ending De cember 31, 1001, One Hundred Dol lars in labor nnd improvements on each of the following described min ing claims, to-wit : The Iron Horse Quartz Minins Claim situated in Wolf Creek (unor ganized) Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, the location notice of which was ou March 111, P.fOO, filed for record w ith the County Clerk for Josephine Couuty, Oregon, and the same now appears of record in volume IS or Mining Records of Josephiue County, Oregon, at page a:tO tliereoi. Also that qnartz mining claim knowu as the Climax, situated in the Wolf Creek (unorganized) Mining uisiriei, josepnine i ountv, Oregon, the location notice of which was ou Juno 1.1. lvHiO, filed for record in the om.ee of the County C lerk for Jose phino Couuty, Oregon, and the same now appears ot recorn in Vol. lit .Miniug Records of said Couuty at lgn 400 thereof. Also the llutchnisn Quarts Mining v iiiim siiuaieu iu MLiieuiien (nuor gainxed) Mining District, Josephine iouiiiy, oregou. as particularlv de scrilted in the location notice then of nieti in the omce of the Countv Clerk for .lostbiue County, Oregon, June 21, l'JOl, and the same now snocuri. of record iu Vol. 14 of Mining records or sain . ouutr at page 141 thereof. That I expend) d the moneys afore aid on said mining claims under the provisious of section i'M4 of ihe Re vised Statutes of 'the I' ii ned States ami t lie amendment therfto, approved January 22, lvo, concerning annual lai-or on uiiuiug claims. ,1... --. hot. I thought so by the sweat that expen led on each nf uiri rl.im. ;.... i... rnniiiii,, .Mrii fl...i. ..., Tl..... .1 -t- . . . ".'" - u ins auuuai auM'Muieui sua 'epresenta consider how cold il is back in the tiou work thereon, aud the amount re ijuiiru n iioni vacn or nam mining "'" Ulrica cutting Decern ber .11, PJH2. xou are turther notified that if within ninety days from the time cf persoual service of this notice upou you, or within ninety davs after the first publication hereof you fail or reiuM to contribute your poition of uiu euniiare as co-owner, to-wit: one -half thereof, your interest iu each of said claims will become the prop erty of the rnidcnosnrri. tnn, owner, who has made the expenditure ntiuin-H iu accordance with the re- qunvn-rnts of the law in such rases uiaue auu -.rvvi'tti. FRANTA KOVOTST Co-owner. states, (.in, you pcopl who are freexing back there, come to Oregi n, where you will h ive pcipctual sun shine, or weather that is equivalent to warm weatl er. Your humble writer has lived iu 14 dilltreut states hut Oregon f ir au all-round climate beats all other states that he has lived lu. When vou can pick blackberries in December, also go to the range aud pick wild ttoweis in profusion, this is tlie land ol promt,-. Our houses here as a role ar the common box houses, net ou an vl vatiou. Pack iu This, "' itates, we used to see the Houses nanteu up ro l..w wtn.lows, then ill potatoes would frets in the cellar, also the lumps woubl freeze up so we would have to build tire arvmud the 50 Q Z z H Z, in tn 'ofl fl H Oj U (A a 0 c o V u 0 0) r. 3 ' 0 k . ; i 0. I i O ! & - : Cs in p 0 FOR RENT BOARD GOOD tublo board and St. Louis House, Cot J streets. REPAIR1N FURNITURE cleaned c upholstering done, n up, cleaned and relsii renovated, household for shipment. App! . Ebdrle Residence Sin. WEEK Urcak Up at taijij:t Modern Scientific i Colds and La G Your money back if Slover Druj Souk Ac.kn" 1 in C a u 0 L. G. HIGGINS Assay Office CHARGES: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, $1 each. Gold and Silver, $1. GOLD DUST bought und Refiued fur Dental Trade. Each and every assay done with the idea that it iimv be checked. A.U.BANNARD Will sell during the mouth of February, at his Big Store on Xorth Side, a lot of Carpets and Remnants at Greatly Reduced Price. Also Remnants of Matting the results of our latge sale Take advantage of this opportunity to buy cheap. THE BIG FUttNITUKE and IIOUSEFUI.MSIIEU STORE. ili.BANNARD Buggies! Bu of every dcicriptw Relikopf & Nest We keep constantly good variety, both Eas: own make, with price the lowest, quality con- Remember we guari vehicles we sell, botbf factory make. We lia; a number of second which are selling at nift Special attention is '. Il(l-Mts Nlioi'1, Miners, Mill Work au: Buggy and Wagon Re; Retiiember the place, and I streets. RliHKOrF i pRED'K I). STRICK HOMEOPATE PHYSICIAN and St Masonic Temple, Roo 'Phone 633 Grants Pass. Oregon. II. II. RARTON. ,WMCHMAKI JEWELER. Full umrtinent of Watcka. verware and Jewelry. J Assortment of llranJ Heart iiaiiijlo. c'lemens' Qrm Store SWEETLAND i FRESH and S.; Puoni 21 i N. E. McGRIV, PIONEER TRUCK and DE Furniture and Piano ' Moving I GRANTSPASi The popular bsrber sno . Get your tonsorial wot' IRA TOMl'K On Sixth Street TV" llath room la cont' J