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kOGUB RIVER COURIER. CRAFTS PASS, OREGON1, ilARdtl j, 1904. OUR PERSONAL COLUMN ! COMIC OPERA "PINAFORE" THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS Mien's Tromser Sale Yes, indeed, we have good People o They Come and Go From Day to Day Will Be Rendered by Grants Pas Brief Notes e.nd Items of Interest exnd Importance. Choral Union. IBiti If you aro not accustomed to our Spring Wheat we can sup ply you with a No. 1 Hard Wheat Flour which 13 sure to please. Fancy New Orleans Molasses just arrived best we've ever had. More of that Sweet Cider. Have you seen the Cuduliy Bouillon Spoons? Just as represented. The White House Grocery. PRUNING TOOI, HOSE AND NOZZLE?. 1 a zitn 3 .--fir. II C MCI ! J: .? " - V-' 4: ; ' - The Best Outfit on the Market It consists of a Bean Torrent Spray Pump and Fairbanks Engine complete for use. We have Spray Pumps from 50 cents up. Call 011 us or write us Cramer Bros. Odd Fellows Block. "White" Is King Hi p4 E. E. Ptiipps of Ashland is iu towu this week oua busiuess visit. Joliu Hauler of Rosoburg stopped off here for a fi'W days on his way from Loa Angeles to his houie iu Roscburg. Fred Rockliold aud family, lately of Tillamook, passed through here 011 their way to Johannesburg, Cal. Mrs. Rockhold i's a sister of Mrs. R. L. Demaree. Josepli Rauch lias just received au iuvoico'of stoi'k aud tools and is now ready for general blacfcsniithluc, horse shoeing aud wagon work at the "Old Pioneer Shop" opposite Trimble & Cook's. Uev. Father Doyle, formerly of this plaoo aud later of Roscburg, aud was transferred from that place to Earns, Harney connty, in April of VMS. has been assigned to the. parish at Samp ler, Biikcr county. J. W. Conner Bpr-ut Monday iu town. Mr. Conner since selling his mine, lias been speuding tho winter at tho Merlin hotel. Ho expects to start out prospecting in the hills wheu the weather permits. Mr. aud Mrs. II. V. Wadsworth and. to daughters, of Madelia, Minn., aro visiting iu Grants Pass at the home of Mrs. Wadsworth's sister, Mrs C. A. Smith. They will proba bly r. main heio si vera L weeks. J. R. Oudrell, who mis been in Jiis pliino ounly fur s-.-wrtiPinonths 01 a prospecting trip, returned to Crcwvut City int Monday. A gcod coppi r claim was located iu the Suck er creek mining distiict, says the Re cord. Mr. and Mrs.Geo. E. How land ar rived on Sunday's delayed train after a stay of several mouths iu Portland. Arthur Howlauil cauio from tho How hiud & Couk miiio to spend Sunday and on Monday tliu brothers went to tho mine. Geo. llanr n returned on Saturday from a stay of several weeks at the Tuscan mineral springs near Red Bin IT, Cal. Tho springs are located niue miles from tho town aud on the other side of the Sacramento rivor, and tho high water mailo crossing im possible. Tho river fell enough so that tho stages made one trip at the time Mr. Hansen camo out aud then raised ug:iin. MISS PALMER'S RECITAL Greatly Enjoyed by Friends. Her Many We have accepted the agency for the Best Sewing Machine 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 our representative will call nt your home with a machine and give you an exhibition of its wonderful working quali ties. Our terms aro very reasonable. ' HAIIMtlDDLE HARDWARE Co. Grants Pass, - Oregon. RADPAKJQ IN L Handkerchief and Art Linen. Linen for Ludics' Waists now so much ued. A fine assortment of Linen Napkins to be found at Mrs. J. A. Rchllopf 's South Sixth Street, C rants Pass. Ore. IRELAND & MEADE'S 1 . '.-.J. fv p . 8 7 t 5 4 3 2 JJ I I J 1 t (ilillil ADDITION Pass. Oregon w - e M r. A D K T F- T , 7 r, 5 4 3 2 I I -1 - , .1.-1-, B , it , , 1 to,.. il r ' 13 M fS 16 17 IS V It I I 19 il T" - Miss Ethel Carolyn Palmer, assist ant instructor in music at the U. of O., grivo a pin'io recital at tho opera house in this city last Friday vvjuiiig. under the in. spices of the Woman' club. Theneiial was attuidcdhya large audit nee, who eujoyi d one of til.- best musical entertainments of its character that has been given In Grants Puss. Miss Palmer is a Giants Pass girl and has hei 11 attending tho U. of O. during the past two years. She. was a favnrito uiuoiig our local musicians prior to her study at tho university, hut h: r many friends here were sur priM'd and delighted to note the phe in j 11 1 . : 1 J improvement und progress which slm has made. Her interpre tation anil expn ssion aro remarkably line and In r rendition of the selections was very accurate in the portrayal of the themes of tho composers. She was ably assisted in tho recital by her teacher, Mrs. Rose Hollcnbeck, whoso ability as an instructor is well exemplified in tho progress of her pupil. Vocal nunil.iTs were jiiven by Hurry L. Andrews and tho Carol iinartittr: Mesdumes Walker, Barnes and Bates and Mis I.ucns, These were ri tidered with the customary pleasing ability of tin so vocalists and were grsatly enjoyed. WOMAN'S CLUbIvEWS. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's club wi'l be held Saturday, March .j, l'J',:4 lit 2 ::i J p. m. ill Beth any Fre.-biycriiin church parlors. The program to be given by tho Musi: department, Mrs. If. C. Kinney, nipci iniciidciit, is on the general subject i.f "Billnds and Folk Songs" and is a follows : Piiiiio duet select, d ...... Mrs. Wil.vn, Mis.4 Lucas ('urn nt events I'lass Ballad "AsMm. re" . .. . Mrs. Barnes Folksong "i.ihl Fi.iks at linme" The Carol (.Hiattette S cteli Ballad Mi.-s Parker Pa pi r "Ballads and I'ldkn-.tigs" .Mrs. Clark Paliail sell cted Mr.i. Walker Fu'.k-o.ug "My (.'Id Kiiitucky Hi iijo" Mrs. Male und (lass. 12 1.1 r r if Is iu the cltv, alsait oee le.oex I. P.r. A T. J I new brick between .' streets. The hits ill this addition are especially adapted for re-id. r hov ro r..rv li.n-,-and on mlliiiL L-round and liighir than ti e ore b! Public Keel.t!l part of the ri'Ttii i f th. S, hi-il Bid.'.. Biid Nii.th For short time only Ireland A Meade are making rem u s: It will pay vou.to investigate their proposition In-fore buyiii: See II. V. M1UUE. at the Courier office, fur particulars. ill!. p., i-S PS proper. I prie.-s, Wars of the last 3io years are ap posed to liae cot f.OO,axl,(K()00. Each man who falls ou the battlefield costs $27-10 to kill, and the couuiiij of E aro pa today are paying to main tain an "armed neutrality" the small sum of .'0 a wcoud. The postothce appropriation Li II, wh'ch ha just been prew uh d to the bona. Carrie uearly (TT0,ilU),0u0. This Is an increase! over last year ot about 117,000,000. The item for rail stay transportation is i:,0oO,0u0, au increase of 1 per cent over last year. Of the entire aprpopriation, the rail way "HI therefore get over 2C per cent. Photo Supplies at the Couriet-ef- The first discovery of grid iu Cali fornia by Americans, it is now claim el, was in unr Mi no lake. This, as will appear, was 20 years be fore Marshall's discovery at Coloniit. The discoverers were hunters aud trapp-rs, comuian hd by Jeilediuli S Smith. Crossing at head of the Sruckee river tiny tiavirn-d the Sacramento aud San Joariain vaBeyt, and headed homeward in lS.y. They recrossed the luouutains at Walker's Pass, and skirted the base of the Sierra until Mono lake was reached; from thenc they turned eastward to Salt lake. This was thn party find ing gold at Mono lake, ifaniroft mm tinno the fad in his history of the Pacific coast A. V. Banna-rd-Cndertevkt-r. Mahaia's Minstrel Malmra's big minstrels openi d week's engagenietit at the IVwey to a crowded bouse hi.it night and was pronounced by the laigo audience as one of the tiest colon d minstrels they had ever seen In most coloieil minstrels the funny part of tho performance is much ov done, but in this me it is carried on in sm li a manner that never fails to pi' .i-o an audience. i lie introduction f holy nr-tori into tiiiustn Is tak out that pnci' iit effect, f r cverv theater-goer is tired of the old timt minstrels show. Mahara's have rboGt the b"St chorus show e n Caklai'.d this seanon uu-1 no doubt will ti-st tie- capicitr of tho Dewey for the balance of the wi k. Oakland Tiaus, Feb I''il. These minitrels will lx-nt Grant ' Pa's o ra hcuse, Monday, March T. K. W. Killwin of Willhuns, and James r lowers ol Ornnts I'ass want to Ki jiue rivir lalh-j the fir.t of the week with the view of renting tiiou-anci aens or bop kind to pat in hops the coming spring. Mr. Paid- win is a hop grower iu the Williams creek section aud ban becu in the besimss fur tho past eight ycais. Mr. Invars has put In 2! years at the business and had deciib d to retire for a year and go east, but since the price of hops has b-eu so high this wiutt-r, he hail decided to give oa his The comic opera, IL M. 8. Pina fore, will be presented by the Grants Pass Choral Union on Tuesday and Wednesday eyeuings, March 15 and 1ft, at the opera house. Rehearsals are now being held twice a week and the members of the musical organisation are workiug hard and effectively for a first class eut 'rtainment. Pinafore" is a production so old that it is new again. Those who have heard the piece do not require iufoimatiou as to the ringing, melo dious natoro of the choruses or the exceptional beauty of many of the solos, duets, trios aud quartets. Piuaforo" is a Darlcsque. The scene is laid ou the deck of a British warship; the male actors aro British sailors and the ladies are relatives of the admiral of the navy, accom panying him on his visit of inspection. Au interesting plot is one of the at- liactiors of the piece. Josephine, the captain's daughter is beloved by Ralph Rackstraw, a common sailor. She reciprocates the tender seLtimeut, but her pride will not allow her to accept a suitor so lowly born. She is also sought in marriage by Sir Joseph Porter, the admiral of the navy, whom she esteems and reverences, but cannot love,. Shu is urged to this union by her father, the captain. Rackstraw and his fellow sailors, stirred by utterances of Sir Josepli, decide that a British sailor is as coed is any other man, and Ralph decidis that ho will ' speak out" to Jose phine. In this resolve ho Is encour ag'it by all Ills mates except one, Dick Dcadeyc, who throws cold v uter on the scheme and considers It improper. Ralph avows his love to Josephine who haughtily rejects him, to the undisguised glee of Deadeye. Ralph thou draws a pistol with evi dent intent to blow out h:s brains, his mates standing by to see him do it. But Josephine, rushes forth in recita tive, "Ah, stay your hand. I love you" Ralph and Josephine, accompanied ly the sailors, prepare to elope, but are foiled by Deadeye, who informs tho captain. That gentleman "comes down upon" tho party iu great wrath iu which he makes use of expressions which shock tho , sensitive ear of Sir Joseph, who orders tho captain to his cabin, without waiting for nuy ex planation. But when ho learns that Ralph is carrying away Josephino, he also is stirred witli anger and consigns tho unhappy sailor to a dnngcou. At this point "I.ittlo Buttercup," a gipsy "bumboat" woman, who loves the captain, and has been snubbed by him as being below his rank, makes the disclosure that Ralph and tho captain had been mixed np wheu babies and that "each was 'tother. " Those parties again ru-enter, Ralph attired as captain aud the captain as a sailor, jjetephine, as the daughter of a common sailor, is now too far below Sir Joseph's station iu life and he gives her to Ralph, but mourns his unhappy, lonely lot. Cousin Hebe, who has been at Sir Joseph's elbow throughout the play, announces her self as a candidate to fill the vacancy, and Sir Jos' ph ucocptB tho condition after some hesitation. The degraded rantaiu solaces himself with "Little Buttercup" and nil is serouo. The lady soloists aro Mrs. W. W. Walker as Josephino, Miss Edna Par ker as Littlo Buttercup, aud Mrs. Bert Barnes bb Cousin Hobo. Tho male soloists aro II. L. Andrews as tho captian, T. P. Cramer as Sir Joseph Porter, Oeorgo Cramer as Ralph Rackstraw, A. E. Voorhles as Dick Deadeye, and J. M. Booth as tho "boatswain. " Tho choruses will bo swelled by some 60 voices. An important adjunct to the perform nice will bo tho orchestral accompaniment. Tho orchestra will bo composed of ibout a dozen pieces aud the members aro now rehearsing with the chorus. Thu costumes will bo picturesque and appropriate. Ou tho second night's rformance, for the benefit of visi tors from llio vulley towns, tho play will begin sharply ou time and close in season for the visitors to take tho night train to their homes if they so wish. It is expected that a good many will bo preseut from Ashland, Mcdford, Jacksonville and Gold Hill, mil this arrangement is mddn for their convenience. Pinafore" is full of mirth provok ing situations mid there is not a dull moment ill it. Tin) musical numbers ire interpersed with amusing dia luguti which prevents all possibility of uirutony aud also assists iu the development of tno plot Tho whole piece is lively. Many of the numbers call for iho exercise of a high quality of vocal taleut and lovers of music will find in "Pinaforu" satisfaction aud eiijoyuient Dr. Flanagan, Physician aud Dentist Go to Coron for Plumbing. Garden Tools at Cramer Bros. M. Clemens, Prescription Drumtist. Best by all tost Dr. Lowe's glasses. Blue Stone and Sulphur at Cramer Bros. Prudent people purchase Dr. Lowe's glasses. Tinshop and Plumbing Hair-Riddle Hardware Co. Pruning Tools of all kinds at Cramer Bros. A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak Ranges at Coron ' Call at Elwood's and get one of their new calendars. Skating is free for ladies, on Mon day, Wednesday aud Friday evenings. C. C DanioU, real estate and rent al agent, Cor. Eighth and M street. Try onr new ball bearing cycle skates. They go flue, at the music hall. Spray pumps at Cramer Bros. High Grade Sewing Machines, Pi anos aud Organs Hair-Riadlo Hard ware Co, I have a finely built oottage for sale, "any old terms" satisfactory. -J. D. Drake. Dr. Lowe won't be baok for six mouths. This .is his 27th trip to Grants Pass. For Timber business call on W. B, Sherman, Rooms 10 and 12, Masonic lorn pie. That Boston Bouquet ModiaVfc Java coffee will surely please you, at The Sugar Pine Store. Get protection by insunug your property with John Minor Booth, room il, Masonio temple. A fine assortment of goods and 600 styles to select from at the Grants Pass Tailoring Co. Nobby suits at reasonable rates. Steam cleaning. Bargains in stoves at Cramer Bros. If your watch needs repairing, don't fail to see Elwood. Don't fail to call at Elwood's Opti cal parlors and have your eyes tested free with their new eye Meter. Why don't you so some? Get pair of our ball bearing cycle skates on and you will certainly go some. Needles, repairs aud supplies for all makes of sewing machines at the White sewing machine agonoy Hair Riddlo Hardware Co. Do yon want the bcBt located res taurant in the city? Terms easy, price right J. D. Drake, O St, be. tween 7th and 8th Sts. Spray Hose & Spray Nozzles at Cramer Bros. Insure your home in tho O. F. R. A. and by booomlng a member, share iu tho profits. $118,680 saved to its members in 11)011. Address, Seo'y O. V. R. A. McMinvillc. Ore., or it B. Hendricks, Grants Pass, Agent for Josephine Co. Having received one of the latest improvod New Century Engraving machines wo are preparod to do all kinds of engraving; goods bought from ns engraved free. Curtis & Co. Odd Follows' Building, Grants Pans, Oregon. See that fine lot of Ladies'. GouU' und Babies gold rings? For a small consideration St. Louis, the jeweler, would part with one or two ot them for he is making more of them and might make yon one just as you want it, ir yon furnish tlie gold dust The chair factory belonging to Minis Caldwell, that was destroyed by tire last fall ou Williams creek will lie rebuilt again this summer. The factory was built for the purpose of testing Oregon hard wood aud was being wati lied with great interest by the business men of that sootiou when it was destroyed by tho hand of some low villinu. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TROUSERS THAT WILL APPEAL TO YOUR JUDGMENT. 200 pairs of trousers that will be sold at a sacrifice. Prices from $1 to $3. Don't forget, a pair of trousers never come amiss. No matter how manv vnn hav - - - - IW V S Brighten up that coat and vest. Get rid of that pair of bags you have at the knee in the old pair. Get busy, we mean to, and that's why you are having this offer made you. Remember what we say $1 to $3 and every pair are worth double what we are asking for 'em. U try a JSlue Ribbon 6-cent cigar. Hand Spray Pumps for CO cents at Cramer Bros. If yon purchase Dr. Lowe's super ior glasses yon are safe Eye safe and price safu. See the numerous articles on the 5o counter at Newell Bros. Only 60 counter iu town. The "Get Together Club" will be the subject of tho sermon at Iho Bethany Presbyterian church on Sub bath evening. Some excellent farina, both largo aud small on the Rogue, Applognto, aud Illinois rivers In Josephine Connty, Oregon. Also all kinds of town property in Grants Pass, for sale on easy terms by Atty. II. B. Hendricks, Ofllno on Sixth street near postofllce. Next week, 'Tuesday and Wednes day, March the Hth and Uth, Dr. Lowe, the well known ooulo-optioian will be in Grants Pass nt Hotel Jose phine. Havo hlui test your eyes for glasses. A few months ago, a lady who had livod a good many years in Southeru Oregon, returned to her former homo in 1111 eastern stato, intending to re main theie permanently. A few weeks ago, she returned to Grnnts Pass au I has purchased a home. She says she would nut stay In tho east if sho wero given a whole state as a gift. Sho told tho inhabitant of that cliiuo that tho only reason they stayed thnro was because they didn't know any better, Oregon Is good enough for her and it is likely that some of her enstein neighbors will profit by her examplu und become residents of this state. Government Timber Le-nd. It Booms to bo a gcnoral idea among thu people that all tho valuable government land in Oregon has been taken. Such is not tho case, as I can show you 23 quartor sections of gov ernment laud that will cut from three In six million feet per each quarter of Sugar and Yellow Piun, Cedar and Oregon Piun, in very desirable loca tions for timber claims and home steads, oloso to town and the railroad, with good roads lending to them. If you intend taking a timber claim or homestead, first lot mo show you some claims aud then before filing, go and see what others will show you. I want yon to get all tho timber and in the best location that you can for your money. Maps and pamphlets furnish ed on application. My location fee is 12.1 W. B. Sherman, Rooms 10 and 12 Masonio Temple, Grants Pass, Ore. Long distance piioue 7111. MARCH -AT- 'She SCHOOL CENSUS TAKEN Show Total of 1096 School Children. Ji.hu Handle on Saturday, couplet ed the taking of the school census for District No. 7, tho Grants Pass dls tr.ct, and su-urid the names of lOUG children of mhool age 4 to 20 years. This is an increase of 'J over the last y ar' census, w hich was taken dur ing the minmer months of last year, the number then beiug 1017. This brings into the school treasury r..i7 from the county school fund, f5 for aeh child of school- ago In tho county. According to the usual method of estimating tho imputation of cities. Grants Pass (Lonld hare a population of about jtA). This, however, is not tho case at there are alxiot 8V1O people living inside the ci'y limits. The seemingly excessive number of childreu is accounted for by thi fact that tho S'liool district include. considerable area not witlilu thcejity bound. Sugar Pine Store to .2 - O a 0 m ri u u 1-, 1 I I u sJ P o a o Cm o Ifj w o M 2 sJ O Q w Ui a w S W C M "2 O cs a A Little Chat With Our Customers. Do you want to know all about the new shirt waists? Just how to inako anil fluihli'them, all sorts of new ideas in trimming and dee.ornt ion, in fact, the very latest np to-ilulo wrinkles in this deservedly impulur and necessary garment ? Then lie sum to read the April issue of Met 'all's Magazine, winch will contain a lesson in dress making on this very subject, as well as all sorts of timely mid useful in formation, iiiakiuir this niiinlK-r In valuable to thu woman who does her owu sewing. Do you want to look as pretty as you can this spring? KoiiiHiiih'ir to get the April Met 'all's, bncausn it will contain illustrations of all tho smartest and loveliest of thu now spring fashions in dresses, costs und wraps, as well as charmingly stylish designs for littlo girls and hoys. The spring and summer millinery is fascinating. This number will have photo graphs of Paris hats on living models the prettiest girls wu could pick out for this purpose whichwill show you exactly how tho shapes will look when worn. This year Easter comes in April, you know. So our April number is to lie an Easier Number as well, aud wo are going to try to makn it 4 record breaker. "Quaint and Curios Lenten and Easter Customs in Old Mexico," have been described for us by a well-known young literary woman who sjicnt. last Easter there with a camera getting interesting photographs, which we have used to Illustrate the article. Then there are also directions for Easter cooking and for making Easter eggs, and stories and jKiems appropriate to the season. A spicy interview with a great opera singer will give you an insight Into the wonderful life of a priina doiiim, while something absolutely new in the way of a children's department will form a delightful feature for thu lit tle ones of your household. These aro but a few of thu dishes selected at ran dom from thu table of contents, which wu intend to Set boforo you iu our Easter Number. W a H tl t o O a o c I E? ft a t 6 o a CO s- 3 a o s o c o N Pi 9) 1 w Cm 0 o a tr p a Cm You cau find oat how to get the Mr-Call magazine free for one year by reading our advertisement In this Is- trip La.i and go at hop raising again, sue, or by calling at The Sugar Pine A.hland Tidings. I Store. $ Iicincmbcr all goods that need it will be steam sponged andhrunk free of charge if bought of us. $ The Kastcr number of McCall's Magazine will be given away with a purchase of $1.00 worth of j dry coods: a vear'i subscription with $5.00 worth of shoes or drv coods, or both combined. You will notice the chance to get this most useful and entertaining Magazine, Tree, for a month or a year. THF SUGAR PINF STORE.