ROCUB RIVER COURIBR. GRANTS PASS. ORiagON, DBCSMBE& gy 1904.
CORRESPONDENCE
From the Courier's Reporters
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ELEGANT DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY GOODS
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Paradise for the Holiday Shop-
Here is where von will fun! n vt ritnhl
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per. Never before hi the history of the Store have we been able to offer
to the peof.Ie of Southern Oregon such a vast assortment of seasonable goods.
Our entire force has Ken taxed to the lull limit of their ability assorting,
and dccoiatinn everv department with tim r, rrfi tout i g lwf tf I Tl !1
f AUVVUM1 Jl MA J I lUtll
Goods ever displayed in the city. COME AND SEE.
Kid Gloves
20 DOZ. REAL KID GLOVES - warranted, all
the very latest shades tui styles $1
Just received for the holiday trade.
5"
Table Linen and Napkins
We have just received a large shipment of Fine Lin
ens for the holidays. Elegant Satiu Damask
just what you want for your best lady friends.
All pure Linens 50c, 75c, $1 00, 1 25
Handkerchiefs.
200 Doz. Handkerchiefs for Ladies, Men and Children.
too Doz. 5c Handkerchiefs 12 for 3SC
100 Doz. Handkerchiefs, all styles, c!l prices and
all materials 10c, 120, 25c, 50c, 75c, 81 co
10 Doz. Gents' India Silk Handkerchiefs, with larjjc
Silk Initial, at 50c
25 Doz. GenU' all Linen Handkerchiefs at
i2'ic, 15c, 20c, 25c
Bed Spreads.
10 Doz. Ded Spreads at
75c. 1 00, 1 25, 1 50
Chatelaine Bag
10. Doz. Ladies' and
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Childien's Chatelaine Hags,
25c, 50c, 75c, 1 oo, 1 50, 2 00
12 Doz. Sterling Silver Mounted Ebony Brushes, t2
different styles at 25c
to Doz. Fancy Celluloid and Basket Novelties ut
W 35C, 4. 5. 1
5c, I 00
Fancy Pillow Tops
6 Doz. at.
Ladies Belts
In Red, White and Black Leather at
25c
25c
Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!
25c DOZ. DOLLS Bisque Heads, Sleeping Eyes,
Large Size, the Best Kid Bodies at 25c, 50c, 75c, Jti
Eli-;;ant assortment of Dressed Dolls. 25c-, 50c, 75c, 1
Slippers
For Ladies, Meu and Children.
Dress Goods
We have some New Special Lines of Holiday Goods
that are very attractive for Suits and Waists.
There is always a big demand for these novelties
for Christmas Presents.
500 Pieces of New Ribbons,
widths for Holidays.
Ribbons
all styles, grades
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Wonder Items.
P. II. LecUir is hauling Roods for the
Wjiider storo.
Addie Cart is home from tke Buck
eye oopper mines.
VV. II. Ramsey's littla son Sainmie
is at homo lor (Jlirlstmas.
Gloomy Gus forgot to sign his uame
to the Slate oreek notes.
Slate Creek is fall of salmon this
yiar to tho delight of the sm ill boy.
Flowers are in Inn bloom in tho
yurds, tho second crop of hollyhocks
are now blooming at Wonder.
The ladies are to meot at Mrs. J.
T. Robersons on Tuesday for the par
peso of making bags for the Christmas
true.
Miss Helen Ashmead and Oeorge
mado a business trln to the Grauta
Pass. Dr. Williams bns left for his
home iu Ohio.
I dout' believe tho majority of tax
payers want the wagon road paed
with gold aud silver nor plasttred
with bonds nnd tax receipts; but they
would all like to seo it well dml.imi
and tho chuok holes illled. not with
boulders hauled several miles, bnt
with gravel or dirt, obtained noarby
at the sum 1 lent possible oost.
N'o. 13 ras tho lucky number nt tho
Wonder Htoru au 1 W. II. !!...,.
tlie lucky man. It seems that bless
ings as well as sorrows often onmn
doiiblo-hauded. And now Mr. Knmsev
informs us he has found a beartree
and Mheu it snows and. the .bruin
family are alUt homelhe.ls going to
havesoine fuoand.tbenyoa may
lookout forji big bear tail
O. 0. stands .for droTer'ciereland'
instead of George LeOlair. I'll tll
you about the rlauthi7,"
Come agaluTGloomy'Ous. Daisy."""
Woodvllle Items.
Mm. Ilorton, was in Grants Psjw'nn
business.
Mr. aud Mrs. 0.""8ms went to
Grants Pass Thursday. "
Mr. and Mrs.-.L. Stevens went to
Ashland to visit friuuds!
Born To Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilcox.
on Thursday, a daughter.
Ruv. R. Tweed and famllv vlniferl
witli Mr. aud Mrs. J. Hair. Wednesday
ana Thursday.
W. V. Jouos, went to Jacksonville
in connection with the Carter and
Wahemau law suit
Threo will bo a line Christmas tree
and program givoo in the Presbyterian
olturcb Saturday evening,
Mrs. Clement, Leverisch and Sam,
wero lu Grants Pass in the interest
witli tho Christmas troe oa Thursday
Tho publlp school will close this
Friday and will open again about the
1st of February, 1003. Mr. Cochrane
has been re-ongngod te teach the next
term of school.
ANOTHER CHURCH EDIFICE
Fro Methodist Erect Church aird
I'arsonafe-Now Held Services
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ONE-HALF PRICE
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All matter for this rolumn Is supplied
Ijr the liranti l'a. Woman's Ctiriatian
Temperance L'nion.
Eelow we give some extracts from
The Union Signal, descriptive of the
late Annual convention in Philadel
phia 1
I Abridged. )
My Dear Comrades:
It is uow thirty-one years
"Since the bell outrang,
T iirty-ou years since the song was
sung,
Thirty-one years since the tainted air
Of the hall of death
With its poisoned breath
Its drunken revel and fell despair
Was smitten thro' by woman's
prayer"
The prayer that was offered in those
Crusade days of 117S and 1574, and
each year since then, in the autnmn
time, bave the women of the Crosade,
women of the W. 0. T. U. assem
bled together in National conven
tion, to work and pray, to present
reports of the year's endeavor aud
achievement, and to plan for pro
eresilve and aggressive steps. ... It
not my purpose to review the
gtui of the century, but rather to
spenk of the work of the year just
closed, and the plans for the new
year upon which we are about to en
ter. It may cheer us, howeverr, to
I consider fcr a moment the reform
... .u.tau. mi: i.a, ,. . u j rai a ii mil
the W. C. T. V. hat lieljsd to win.
In no otln r five years of tho W. O. T.
C. history tins so ninth been accom
plished that we are able to realize or
enno;eri'i an 1 I refer only to that
which I, a. a uatk.nnl character, while
we do not force; that marly every
state has hud its victories Protect
ion extended to t! Pacific Islands
against opium aud r im; liquor selling
prohibited in tlit Immigrant stations;
liquor selling prohibited iu the Capi
tol Building; t!... cna' tmcnt of
scientific temperance lavs by Vir
ginia and Gerogia, t' 01 rov ring with
this beneCcieut law 1'ie entire nation;
the law prohibiting the sale of liquor
in post exchange or anteen ; an ap
propriation of 11,500,000 fi,r library,
reading, Un li aud smix raeiit rooms
and gymmoasia for mili ary pels and
stations; an order frotr the L'nited
Stan s War Department uMM.ing the
system of liren d or lega iz-d prosti
tuticD, which had htretrfcre eiisud
in the Pliilip;,ln- ; t)e ruin nn ut of
lLrig!iam Kcberts of Uu! f:om the
United States Congress; the search
ing investigation regarding the fitness
of "Apostle" bmoot to be a United
States lawmaker. Mrs. Lillian M.
N. Stevens.
Rcvolutioa Imminent.
A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble iu your system is
nervousness, sleeples-ness, or stomach
upsets. Kiectrio IJitters will quii L!y
flismemlx r the troublesome causes. It
never fails to tone the stomach, re-Q.
late t'ie Kidneys and IJow. Is, stimu
late the Liver, aud clarify the. blood.
Run down systems benefited particu
larly and all the nsual attending aches
vauish under its searching and
thorough effectiveness. Electrio Hit
ters is only 60c, and that is returned
if it don't give perfect satisfaction.
Graranieed by Clemens and National
Drug Store.
Head About to Bunt From Severs Bilious
Altai k.
"I had a si'Ver'i bilious attack and
felt like uiy head was about to burst
win n I got hold of a free sample of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. J took a dose of them after
supper and the next day felt Use a
new man and have been feeling happy
ever since," says Mr. J. W. Smith of
Juliir, Teaxs. I'or biliousness,
stomal h ttonblis and constijratlon,
t'leao Tablets have, no equal. For
su)e by all druggists.
Be Quick.
Not a minute should be lost when a
child slions symptoms of croup.
Chamhf rlaio's Cough Remedy given
as soc.n as the child becomes boarse,
or even after the croupy cough ap
pears, will prevent the attack. It
nver fails, and is pleasant and safe
to take. For sale by all droggists.
"I was much afflicted with
sciatica," writes Kd C. Nnd, Iowa
ville, Sedgewick Co., Kan., "going
about on crutches and suffering a deal
of pain. I was induced to try Pal
lard's Know Liniuieiit, which relieved
me. I used three 60c bottles. It Is
the greatest liuirueut I ever used;
have recommended it to a number
of persons; all express themselves as
being benefited by it I now walk
without crotelien, able to perform a
great deal of light labor ou the
farm." 2ic. 50c, 1.00 at Model
Drug Store and Kotcrmuud's.
fight Vnll Be Bitter.
Those who win peraut iu closing
their ears against the continual rec
ommendation of Dr. King's New Dis
covery for roiiKump:ioii, will haves
! long and bitter fight with their
I troubles, if not ended earlier by
, fatal termination. Head what T. H.
Hel.ll Of Pen!!, MiW., m, t,, illT.
."La t f.!l sir wife, had everv avinn.
e.tiiiiptioii. She took Dr.
w Dienoverj after every
lad failed. Improvement
' e nnd four bottles entirely
" u.iisiiteed by Clemens
and Nailntal Drug Store. Price 6O0
and l. (X Trial bottles free.
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A Coiliy Mlit.ke.
Plunders are sometimes very ex
pensive. Occasionally lifn itself Is
tho price of a mistake, hut you'll
never be wrong if you take Dr.
King's New Life. Pills for Dysis-psla,
Dizziness, Headache, Liver of liowel
troubles. They are gentle, yet
thorough. S.0 at Clemens and
National Drug Store,
The t'ri seent City electric da! Ion is
l-Miii to discontinue wood fuel and
! will nso oil in tlie furnaces. '1 he oil
j fii-1 is found to hj cheaper thau the
'O'l.
If you have any Second-hand furni
ture to sell, notify M L. Moore,
Sixth stieet
PIiolo Amateurs.
Auia'.et.r j hotogra.ln rs very often
get Into the habit of thinking they
cannot afford to buy the best p'rs
on account of the expense. To those
I can offer a high grade developing
paper, two dozen, 4x5 sheets at 2'o or
two dozen ',ii'l'V sheets lor 30 cents.
This paj-er Is not as good as Velox,
btt'ls next best.
The new N-A Developer now oo
tho market Is the best that has ever
bei n offered for sale. The Lnuts re
main s canary color until fixing is
uiorougn. ror sale only by
Voorhlts.
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"J'A-i'.rti Drsiosis
'rr)' Copvs.ohvs Ac.
hntrmm vni!'if tkMfh s.n-1 ti.tKTtMiin mttr
f)-i1'-li)r aVriiMi nir in r ! -it fr,j wh firr mik
lriTrill'ti ! pfohlir l'i)iilNbt. .ftMi-imir.
ti'iU itriifl r,,t.n llnt.'HM-ott rti I'sit jIX
frm. sfi'insji swi-ntT firiir ai-ni.
I's."iitt lin tfc.Hisrri in A u. rclr
lMV-id tvlkat, it fi-nit flicm, m IJ
Scientific J!Rierica;i.
A Han4Kim1ir (tfllfrf r we-kf. fjs-frtt Hf.
w I it loti of nf '-is.fHit.- Jrtiirril T-rn.. f J
kUNN S Co.,B- Ksw York I
BiaudS OOo a r W. Wsihli usUC
Tho addition of another church edi
fice to the list of nlue in Grants Pnsa
Is soon to be made, by the Free Metho
dic people. Tho building, 'which ii
located on Mill and First stroeta la
uow partially completed and it is ex
pected to have it ready for ocaiinnnev
early in the spring. It is 2Hx40 feet.
A parsonnge adjoins it and is built
ou to the ohuroh building in the
sliapo of an Ii. This is 14x11 feel
aud Is now completed and oooupied
by the pastor, Hot. E. L Hnrrlno ton
ami lila family. The labor
parsonago and church lias been donat.
ed by the members of the congrega
tion, aud the supervision of the work
has been done by Kov. Harrln
,ho being, before ho entered tho minis
try, carpenter nnd contractor.
iervioes are for tho prosmil huld in
tlm parsonage. Sunday school Is hold
at 10 a. m. each Sunday ami
regular church services at 11 a. m
and 7:80 p. m. A spoolul service is
held at 8 p. m. that is alien to every
body and is In tho nature of an ex
perience meeting whero caeh person
is ut liberty to lake part and sjioak
upon any religions toplo that they
may bo interested In. Key. Harring
ton with bis fumlly becumo residents
of Urauts Pass lust sprlug, coming
frciu near Portland. Ho 1s a mau of
great enirgy, an enthusiasts church
worker and a f xakcr of conaideraahle
ability aud force. With such a
minister who Is able and a mino in
labor so faithfully nnd unselfishly for
tho upbuilding of his church, the
Free Methodist should prosper aud
become au organla.tl,.u of much in
fiuenoo ami power in the religious life
in Grants Pas.
Heart Mutttrlnj.
Undigested food and sas In the
stomal h, locuted Just below tho heart,
presses against It aud causes heart
nnlnitatliin. When ,....
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roubles you lu that way, take Her
oine ror a few days. Vuu will .,
all hub! Mle ni ll ii..
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and Model Drug Store.
Meilford's city el.stlon will i,.l
plai'o on Tuesday. Jan
candidates for treasurer, recorder
couticllmeii will bo voted for. '
JACKSOMCOUNTYBREEDEPS
Ors.nize Association e.nd Pur
chase Fins StD-lllort. ,
Jackson county horsemen are to
have the opportunity to improve the
breed of their horses as the following
from the Medford Mall indicates:
Saturday afternoon the Rogue Rivet
Valley Slock Brooders Association
was formed, with the following
ofllcors :
Dr. E. B. Picket, presldeut; J.
W. Lawtou, seorotary; 0. 0. Rags
dale, treasurer J. C. Pendleton,
S. L. Bennett, M. L. Pellott. J. Ii.
Carlton, B. F. Hemstroet, directors.
The object of the formation of the
association was the purchase of the
black Perohoron stallion Farceur
(55,7V?) 40,037 American registry,
from McLaughlin Bros., of Columbus.
Ohio. The horse has been here for
the past several weeks In charge of
D. E. Kaohford, who has beeu en
deavoring to form an organisation of
the citizous of the valley fur Its pur
chase. Twenty-four people com.,
prlso the association, representing
every sootion of the valloy. The
horso Is two years old aud was Im
ported from France last year. He
was exhibited at tlie St. Louis
World's fair and took drat prise and
two .medals iu an exhibit of a oollu3-
tlou of colts of his ago. At the
Uoyal Livestock show at Kansas Cily
ho also won first prize in bis olass.
His oilloial weight at St. Louis was
1U20 pounds, aud the prioe paid for
him by the It. R. V. S. B. A. was
WOO. Pretty good prioe for horse-
flesh, but the owuurs figure on com in a
out more thau even. The horse oomes
from tho best strains of the Freuoh
black Perohoron blood, and will be
great acquisition to this sootion. The
auimal will be nudur the supervision
of J. W. Lawtou, seorotary of the
association, the headquarters of which
are iu this city. .
Following is a list of the members
ol thu association i
E. II. Pickol, J. W. Lawton. R. B.
Lawtou, I L. Hamilton, R. T. Law-
ton, 8. L. Ilnoiiott, J. M. Keene,
Thos. MoAudrew, T. L. Taylor, M.
L. l'ellett. W. 11 k'uliu. 11. rr
Pellett, I. U. MaodonabiT O. W.
Stevens, J. Jf. Kedily, C. 0. Rags-
dale. 11. it. Porter. tJ. IT Only. J.
If. flullitn T Ii' V.n.. V n U....
dletoii, Joshua Patterson, W. F. Uein-
sieer, j, r. B.ully.
iUUIVIfc. and LOOK
nt our lino of HILVUUWARE
ami wo lidiovo you will
COME IN AND BUY I
for wo liuvo
Now and
a comtrlcto lino of
Elegant rattcrns.
HERE...
aro somo of our goods
STKRLINO SII.VF. RWARIJ, ONEIDA COMMUNITY
nnI. 1847 TLATHDWARK. Tf.A
SIIhARS, CARVING SBTS. SHAVING SKTS, NUT
UtfwrrcyiotW6
8 FOR THE CHILDREN
KXPRH3S WAGONS
TOY SAD IRONS
15c TOY ANIMAI, BANKS
AIR RIFLES
POCKET KNIVES
MAGNETS
IssWIaVfJtKsaslisgB'ii,
100
Other useful gifts suitable fur Christmas.
GRASVIER BROS.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK
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