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HOGtE- RlVitft . COURIER, .. GkANtS PASS, , OREGON fcEBRUAltV . 4, 1904. - Hi' Fancy New Orleans Molasses just arrived best we've ever had. Moro of that Sweet Cider. Have you si'cn the Cud.diy Bouillon Spoons? Just as represented. The White House Grocer v. There's No Plow And the longer yott use Ilicm, the more you will be convinced of this fact. We h.ive pi uv-s adipted to any soil that is found in Josephine county. Don't forget OLIVER makes both CHILLED and STEEL PLOWS. Cramer Bros. Odd Fellows Block. DISC HARROWS. PLANET JR. TOOLS. "White" Is Kin , Wo have accepted the agency for the Best Sewing Machino on Earth. Is your old machine giving perfect satisfaction? Why not exchange it for a White? Call and see the modern White at our store, or drop us a card and ur representative will call id your home with, a machine and give you an exhibition of its wonderful working quali ties. Our term:-; are very reasonable. HAUMilDDLE HARDWARE Co. Grants Pass, - Oregon. ....Grants Pass Nowhere in Oicgon cn an investment be made with greater safety than in Grants Pass real estate. Within the past year the town has increased one-third in population. Ail real estate values have increased, yet prices are still so low that those investing now are sure to realize handsome profits. The climate here is ideal. The mine:; are increasing in value and milling experts predict this is to be one of the great 1 et mining diiicts in the world. For further information call upon or address JOSEPH MOSS, Ci? Real Estate Agent. who has the largest li.-t of property with the bet pi ices and terms. Property sokl on the installment plan if desired. Office on "E" strict, west of Sixth street GRANTS PASS OPERA HOUSE ONE NIGHT Wednesday, Feb, 10, 1904 HENR.Y D. MARKS. PRESENTS William J. Holmes In the Peuutlful Pa-toral Play "ONE fill! IN JUI1E" A Sweet Wholesome Story of Country Life. Large Cast of Metropolitan Artists, Social Scenery, Elabor ate Mechanical and Electrical EHlcts, Sweet Singers, Clever Dancers, Ilright, Catchy Music, New, Novel and Original Specialties. BARGAINS BARGAINS j TABLE LINEN m Handkerchief and Art Linen. Linen or Ladies' Waists now so much used. A fine assoitiiient of Linen Napkins to be found at I Mrs. J. A. Rehkopf's .South Sixth Street, Grants Pass, Ore. cs, indeed, we have good ...FLOUR... If yon are not jiecustoiued to our Spring Wheat we can sup ply you with a No. 1 Hard Wheat Flour whieh is sure to please. Lil(e the Oliver t. .- - I'- t I?.""- v .VV-'.-rrflV. -i f Heal Estate..,. OUR PERSONAL COLUMN People & They Come and Go From Dav to Day. ' Dick Curlou of Portaluil. spoilt Monday in the city visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice Carlon. MIhs Victoria Chaddork of Rose burg spent the past eok iu this city, the gaust of Mrs. C. J. Gamble. Miss Myrtle and Leland Andrews rvtnrnrd ou Snturdny from a visit with relatives iu Shasta eonuty, Cal. Manville and Win. Urge are iu town this week from the Oro Fino mine where they have lately been working. Miss Myrtle Ireland returned home Thursday uiglit to spend a week with her people. Sho will return to Port laud this week. Miss Stella Padilock left Staurday morning for Glendalo, where she will teach the intermediate grades lu the Gleudalo schools. Mrs. J. A. Rehkopf will leave Saturday for Sau Frauciseo to select Iut spring stock of millinery and ladies furnixhings. Audrew Kueedler, a former Grauts Pass hoy, litis becu spending a few days in town this week from his home at Whitoeou, Yamhill Co. Miss Caroline Umplil'tte left ou Saturday for Kugeuo where she goes to RFf-ume a position as machine operator iu the office of the Guard, Miss Merle, Hockett returned from Sahui Mouday. Owing to illness, she was obliged to give up her studies in the Willamette University for a time. II. O. Berg of Quurtseuo, R. 0., who has spent several weeks iu Joso phiuo county mines, left lust week for Idaho poiuts. Mr. Berg is Inter ested iu the California Bar on Sucker Creek. Fireman Fred Stevens, who has been stationed, hero for five years, past 1ms bei-n transferred to the Sil verton division. Mrs. Stevens left last Wednesday for Woodburu which will be their homo. Henry Ililler enmo np from Duns- mnir to spend a week with friends and relatives, lie and Mrs. Geo. A liny have just sold out their restau rant business at that place. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Almy are now on a trip to San Fruneiseo. Mrs. Francis Hill, who spent the past fonr months hero giving lessons in embroidery, left this week for Medford, where Bhe will be located for a few weeka Mrs. Hill will be pleased to fill mail orders for materials and stamping. W. L. Ireland left on Tuesday for Califoraiu and will bo absent proba bly during the gr ater part of tho year. Ho will visit for a timo at Santa Clara and intends taking a course of business study, either iu San Jose or Sau Friine it-con. WOMAN'S CLUB NEWS. Tho regular monthly meeting of tho Woman'! club will be held Saturday, February 6, 1004 at 2 :it0 p. m. iu tho Presbyterian church parlors. Tho address will be given by Mrs. K. M. Durham; subject "The Prop etry Uights of Women." A full a1 tendance is desired. An excretive board meeting will be held at 2 . in Mrs. Jennie H. Dfuitoii,noc'y. The music, dpeartment of the Woman's dull will meet at the hnnio of Mrs. H. C. Kinney, Friday, Feb ruary 12 at 3 ::t0 p. m. Subject "Js'atioual Musio of the World." A MOONLIGHT COTILLION By the GrantortlB.n Club of Young Ladles. Tho honor of arranging ono of the most delightful social events ever oc curring in this city, belongs to the ladies of tho Grantouiau club, the oc casion being the "Moonlight Cotil linn," given in Clemens hull last Wednesday evening. The hall was beautifully decorated and with the most tasteful originality. Tho main hall was decorated III colors of red, ere, a and white. From the center of the ceiling hung a red bell from whie fes'oons of crepe paper radiated to the several comers of tho room. Mirrors were used with pleasing effect to modify tho bareness of the walls and, hang with green ivy, they were a uoticeahle, novel and remark ably pleaiiiug featuro of the decora tions. The musicians' stand was hung with en tun, supplemented with white banting and green ivy, forming a canopy secluding the musicians. Lace curtains clouded the windows and red lights were used In the hall, greatly adding to the beautiful deco rative effect. The "moon" was a large search light placed behind a little cluster of evergreen trees. It was stationary, but tho effect of rising was produced by means o' a slido which was low ered very geiily in front of the fare of the moon. A 10:0 o'clock, iu the midst of a dance, the orchestra swung easily into the strains of the waltz, "The Good Old Soniin-r Time," the lights were turned olf and only the dim, silvery light of the moon, shining behind the tree tops, enveloped the dancers as they whirled to the measure of the music. The effect was beautiful, romantic and entrancing. As the moon rose apparently higher and higher, the light increased until the room was again brightly illumined. The ante rooms of the ball were prettily decorated and one of them was fitted w ith settees and sofa cush ions where those weary of dancing might rest. In the other, refresh menu of frappe and wafers were rrvtd. At 13 o'clock the members of the orchestra were served with a delicious lunch and the dancing was continued until about 2 o'clock a. m. Over 100 invited guets were present and the universal comment Is that the mineo was 'the event of the season. Tne music was foruinhed by the Demaree orchestra. If you ne a plow, try an Oliver at Cramer brut.. TWENTY-EIGHT CENT HOPS John Ranuu Sella Three Car load. John Banzaa Wt week sold his hop crop, consisting of nearly 60,000 pounds, to San Francisco parties at 28 cent per pound, the top price tor hops this year. The bulk of the Josephine county crop was contracted early in the sea son at prices ranging from 15 to IT cents, while hop growers who bad not contracted their crop received from 18 to 24 cents. Mr. Ranzan has steadily refused to sell and at one time was planning to take a carload to the New York mar kets. He has been closely watching the markets and tli3 28 cent offer took his three car loads. This was about one-half cent above the rnling market prioe. There are no more 1903 Josephine conuty hops to be had. Already a number of growors have contracted their 1904 crop the ruling price being 17 cents. Indication of Baptist Church. Services in conneciton with the dedication of the new Baptist church, will be held on Sunday, March 6th. Kev. C. A. Wooddy, D. D., District Secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, for the Pad (la Coast, will preach (D. V. ) in the morning. Rev. Leo nard W. Riley, General Missionary of the Oregon State Convention, will preach (D. V. ) In the evening. These services will bo of goneral intercut. The church has bravely car ried forvard the enterprise of recover ing from their loss by fire, and has succeeded iu tho completion of the new building so far as to warrant this de-iicatory service. All are cordially invited. Let there be a general attendance. Pastor Leslie. If you intend taking a timber claim or homestead, first let me show yon some claims and then before filing, go aud aee what others will show yon. I want yon to get all the timber and in the best location that yon can for your money. W. B. Shermau. R. L. Collins, piano tuner, recom mended by Flier Piano House of Poitlund, Benj. Curtis & Sou of Ban Francisco and Melville Clarke Piano Co. of Chicago, is in Grants Pass and will mako regular trips here twice a year. Those desiring tho services of an export who can do polishing and rebuilding, should give Mr. Collins a trial. Orders left with Grants Pass Pharmacy will be promptly attended to. ' A. U. Banne.rd-UndertB.luT. MARRIED. SUHMITT HALL In Jacksonville, Jim. 28, 1!I04. Jos. Hehmitl aud Lillie V. Hall, both of Grants Pass. Mr. aud Mrs. Schmitt have a large unmber of friends in this city who extend congratulations and best wishes. GUNNELL THOMAS Iu San Fran cisco, Buuriay, Jan. 81, 1904, Alva H. Guiinoll and Miss Laura Ger trude Thomas. The bride is a gifted and popular young lady, thoroughly well kuown and esteemed in this oitv. where she has spent much of her time. Mr. uuiinell is a member of the miulus Ann of Foster & Guniicll aud a gon- tloman of recognised ability and worth. Both number scores of friends in Grants Pass w io extend bost wishes for life long prosperity and happiness. , SALE WILL if Corset Covers JFx: SRirts lie, 19c, 29c, 30c, 49c, 59c, 69c, 79c, 89c, 99c. J'f- MK ' 19c 69c- 0i,c 79c mc 99c- Night Gowns if " Drawers 49c, 59c, Clc, 79c, 89c, 99c. 0' 29c, 39c, 49c, 59c, 09c, 79c, 89c, 99c. WBSz&zW At our last Annual Sale ot Muslin Underwear our store was packed fully two hours before the sale began, ami tho moment tho sale oponod every one made a 0 HAND HUSH for tho many fino garment that wero on nalc at a fractional part of their original cost. Aa tho goods were all on ono counter it wa s impossible for every ono to get at them when tho salo opened. To enablo all to have a fairchanco at this Balo wo hhall placo all styles of garments on at least SIX DIFFERENT COUNTERS, this will givo all who can get into tho storo an equal chanco. R. L. COE & CO.'S Great Annual Sale of Ladies Muslin Underwear Begins Saturday, Feb. 6th THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS Brief Notes sxnd Items of Interest a.nd Importance. Dr. Flanagan, Physioian and Dentist. Go to Co run for Plumbing. M. Clemens, Prescription Druggist. Bargains in Heaters at Cramer Bros. Bargains in ribbons and Lace at Wade's. Tinshop and Plumbing Hair-Riddle Hardware (Jo. A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak Ranges at Coron's Call at El wood's and get one of their new calendars. Pat ton's Sun Proof Paint is guaran teed. Sold only by Cramer Bros. I am in the timber business. W. B. Sherman. My location foe is $135. Men's Furnishing Goods to be closed out regardless of cost at Wade's. C C Daniels, real estate and rent al agent, Cor. Eighth aud M streets. R. L. Cm Co's ;. GREAT WHITE SALE at 8:80 Next Saturday. High Grade Sewing Machines, Pi anos and Organs Hair-Kiadle Hard ware Co. Underwear for Ladies and Children at Wade's at right prices. New goods coming. We make a specialty of fine watch repairing. M. & E. M. Elwood, Masonic Tomple, Room 7. I can now show parties three quar ters in one section of very heavily timbered government lauds. W. B. Sherman. Don't forget R. L. Coe & Co's Great Underwear Sale Next Saturday, February 6th. Sale begins promptly at S :30 p. m. A fine assortment of goods and 500 Btyles to select from at the Grants Pass Tailoring Co. Nobby suits at reasonable rates. Steam cleaning. If yon intend filing on a timber claim, you bad better do it before tin end of this term of congress. W. B. Sherman, Rooms 10 and 12, Masonic Temple. Having received one of the latest improved New Century Engraving machines we are prepared to do all kinds of engraving; goods bought from ns engraved free. Curtis & Co.. Odd Fellows' Building, Grants Pass, Oregon. My location fee is f 125. W. B. Sherman. A few more Heaters for sale at 15 per cent discount at Cramer Bros. If your watch needs renolrluir. don't fail to see Elwood. Special prioes on Euame.od Cooking Utensils at Cramer Bros. Dou't Forget R. L. Coe Co's Great Underwear fcfale Next Saturday, Feb ruary 6th. Sale begins promptly at 8:30 p.m. Planet Jr. Garden Tools can be fonnd at Cramre Bros. Come and see me about some relin quishments which I can show you suit able for first class timber claims or homesteads. W. B. Sherman. flnmu V I... 1 1 HI! t fa.ml l.r. I. I.Mn and small on the Rogun, Applegate, ana Illinois rivers in Josepnine County, Oregon. Also all kiuds of tnwn nMMH, In nMH,. 1J .... sale on easy terms by Atty. 11. B. iiouuuuKB, iHuiiu ou Dixtu street near poftotlice. Tfc will nnut .nn nr.) I, I kn win. time to come aud see me before locat ing on timber claims or homo steads. I may be able to show yon something bettor. My fee is $125. W. B. Sherman Insnre yonr home in the O. F. R. A. and by becoming a member, share iu the profits. $118,6:10 saved to Its momhors in 1908. Addross, Sec'y O. F. K. A. McMinville, Ore., or II. B. Hendricks, Grants Pass. Asent for Josephine Co. Mrs. Sarah Rockfellow. one of the pioneers and a highly respected resi dent of Southern Oregon, died at Bau Diego, Cat, Tuesday, ased V0 Tears. She was married iu Jackson County, Maroh 12, 186A, to Albert Rockfel low, who. with two sons. Enireno. a business man of Seattle, aud Alfred, residing at San Diego, survive her. St. L Annual Bargain Sale OF Muslin nderwe&i BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 2:30 P. M. NEXT Fountain Pens Waterman's Ideal $3.50 to $6.00 at Cramer Bros. R. L. Coe & Co GREAT WHITE SALE at 2 :80 Next Saturday. J. M. Trofren, dealer in fruits aud vegetables, poultry and eggs, fresh flail and Eastern oysters. Front St. Evan Wimor returned this week from a visit with his father, W. J. Wimer, at the Deep Gravel mine near Waldo. Don't Forget R. L. Coe & Co's Great Underwear Sale, Ntxt Satur day, Febrnary 6th. Sale begins promptly at 2 :80 p. in. If A Lady Wants a Tailor Made Suit at a Reduced prioe Try The Red Star Store. If you know of auyone who lias a heavily timbered homestead who is not in a poult ion to hold it, seud them to me and I will furnish someone to buy their improvements and their re linquishment. .W B. Sherman. See that flue lot of Ladies', GeuU' and Babies gold rings? For a small consideration Sr. Louis, the jeweler, would part with one or two ot them for he is making more of them and might make yon one just a you want it, if you furnish the gold dust A very pleasant party was given last Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Cramer, in honor of W. L. Ireland, prior to his departure for California. A large number of friends were present and enjoyed a pleasant social evening. Rev. E. II. Hill, D. D. , pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Port laud, was on Tuesday morning's overland on his way to San Francisco to the installation of Rev. John S. Mcintosh as professor of Systematic Theology in the thoological seminary at Sau Alsohno, It is prohabtu that Dr. Hill .will preach in Grauts Pass the last Sunday in February, and an effort is being undo to have Dr. Mc intosh visit na later. , Large crowds are attending tho ex hibitions of McEwon, the hypnotist, at the opera house this week. Be sides the hypnotism, the professor does some remarkably clever work iu sleight of haud. His hypnotic demon strations are the best that have ever beeu given iu Grauts Pass, and he gets his subjects uuder Control with very little preliminary work. Ho gives very conviuoiug tosts as to the geuuiueuess of the performance. David B. Carr of Portland has com menced a suit for divorce in the State Circuit court against Sarah Carr. The woman whom U took nu to himself as a wifo at Grants Pass iu August, 1KU7, wss served with uotice of the proceedings In tho rear of the Owl saloon, near Third and Durnsido streets, Portland, tho husband ao oompauying Deputy Sheriff Daulels, who made the servioe. He alleges de sertion at Galioe Creek in May, 1900. There is a child, named Blauche, aged 4, for which the father asks tho custody. We hope readers of this naier, if they have soeu little Laura Hawkins since 2 o'clock yesterday, will coin- muuioto at once with tier parents. To those who do not know the child, we will try and give a description : About 10 years old, largo for her age, hair is of that tint which is called strawberry s eyes are green, and face freckled. When last seen sho was gazing at the bill boards on which are exhibited the lithors-aphs, which announce the coming of the famous, pastoral play "Ono Night in June" which appears at the Grants Pass opera house Wednesday, February 10. According to reports, a wonderfully rich strike of placer gold has just Doeu mane in the nixes Hiver district. Curry county. The Sixes Mining Co. recently completed a small liydraullo plant on thler property ntid had only piped four days when they struck gravel that would yield $1.00 In gold ter pan, thus rivaling the famous Klondike discoveries of a few years ago. The entire bank about 20 feet high was then carefully pHHpcoUul and was found to contaiu gold enough to yield $20 per cubio yard of gravel. This same locality was worked to a very small extent In the early 'fill's and was abandoned within a few feet of this wonderful deposit of untold wealth now just discovered. COE (SECOND) P. H. HARTH & SOK Those who have opened Locks up to this date are: 11 II. A. St. Earle, mining man. Lock No. 1, $50.00 J. 0. Gibson, clerk, Lock No. 2, $30.00 Andrew Frakfis, farmer, Lock No. 4, $20.00 Joo Russell, stock man, Lock No. 5, $20.00 Frank Tarkor, Lock No.C, $10,00 S.P. YARD IMPROVEMENTS Work Bnlrtg Done by the S. P. Railway. Improvements are being made steadily iu tho Grants Pass railroad yards aud there are more to follow. Tho new 30-ton steel turntabln has been completed and a gang of men have boon busy filling iu about the round bouse with granito'aud leveling the yard. Tho wood piles aloug the track eastward have liecn removed and the yard cleaned up. This move effectively breaks np tho hobo onmp and makes a saving to the company of about 10 cords of wood per day which tho hobos usually burned. Thero wore hugo fires constantly burning for warming purposes and Humorous smaller fires for cooking. This camp accommodated continuously from five to 50 of this travoliug gentry. Another improvement that will be made as soou as a gang of men can be spared from other work is to run a 10 inch ptpo from the water tank to a poiut along tho track just cast of Sixth street in order to water tho en gines while the train l stopping at the depot, tiisteud of at the water tank. This will effect a snv.ng of about 10 minutes for each southbound passenger traiu. Another improvement which is not beyond tho possibilities and which would bo looked upon with a groat deal of satisafctlon to tho residents of Grunts Pass, and especially to those who have occasion to cross tho trucks often during tho day, Is the moving of the switching tracks to the. eastern edge of tho yards. This move, while It perhaps would not effect any say ing of time to the tralumen, would bo of infinite benefit to the residents of this placo. The repeated blocking of the main thoroughfare of tho town by swltcliug trulns lias boon, to put it mildly, extremely annoying. It will also avoid tiio possibility of acci dents, and narrow escapes from being run over, will bo of less fronucnt oc currence There aro many other Improvements planned and ordered aud still others contemplated. Lost. Lost last week, a solid gold, fl-pointed star pin with largo ruby setting. Valuable as heirloom. Find er please leave at this olllco. CO HXT SALS I THOROUGHBRED HERF0RDS For the Cass Deer Creek Stock Farm. E. L. Cass received this week fiom tho Plaluview stock farms two full blooded registered bulls, one register ed heifer and one graded heifer which wore takeu to the Deer creek ranch by Andy Frakei. In unloading the ani mals from tho cars, one of the heifers got away and there was a lively scat, terlng of podestrains. After a ran of cral miles tho animal was captured. Wo are glad to see thoroughbred stock brought into Josephine county and hopo to see the day when the scrubs will be a curiosity Instead of tho prevailing stock. McNutty Arrested. E. J. MoNulty, formerly porter at the Palnco hotel, was arrested last week, at the instance of ,W. S. Wood, and brought back from Salem on the chargo of stealing an overcoat An examination as held before Justice Robbins and MoNulty was bound over and his bail fixed at $250, Faiil iug to secure this.lie was placod in the county jail. The popular opinion in the cam seems to be adverse to the dotention of MoNulty. Thore was no conclu sive evidence of his guilt and the coat supposed to have been stolen was afterwards found in its proper place and not to have been stolen at alL But MoNulty bad other coats in his possession aud it is largoly ou this so count that he is held. Thore seems little likelihood of a oonviotlon aud it Is probablo that the county lias a long expense bill on its hands to no por poso. , So. w Hie Shadow. Tuesday, Fobrnnry 3, was" Ground hog day" and if the beast bad been abroad iu the aftorunon he wonld undoubtedly have "seen his shadder" and gone back into Ills borrow until six weeks later. Aa we do not have ground bogs in Oregon the old legond does not necessarily apply to our state. Notice. I have sold my moat market and business to Juhu Barrows who will bo responsible for all bills and collect ions from this date, January SO, 1004. II. M. PARKER. SATURDAY ;5" 7