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ROGTTH RIVBR COURIER, ORTTS PS?. 0REO0. FEBRUARY 17. too Prunes! Prunes! Prunes! 40 pounds for $1.00 Best French Petite, well cured, new crop, tbe regular 4c kind. We have Sauer Kraut, Home-made Mince Meat, Home Cooked Hominy, Celery, Dates, Mild Full Cream Cheese, Carnation and Oregon Grape Cream. Fresh Roasted, Just Arrived 1 WHITE HOUSE GROCERY. is nioro o:a y told than made. Tl pi p will bo no uncertainty aliout your "rood fortune if you consult us when you neeil a Stool Rane; Cook Stove, Cook in Utensils or any kind of Hardware for the liome. Money saved is money made. Heres your chance, to save. 1 Cramer Bros. Odd Fellows Block. PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS. SPRAY PUMPS. We are Sole Agents in Josephine County for The 1900 Washer It is the modern Ball-Bearing Washing Machine that a child of twelve can run with ease, and it does the work as no other machine does it. PHiti: wiooo A trial will cost you nothing Let lis send one to your home, and if you do not like it we will tnke it away again, but we know lull will that if you try it once or twice you would nut l.-l it go for twice the money ifyou thought you could not get another like it. : :::::: We are closing out our other machines at any old price. The Ocean Wave $7 00. formerly $10.00 The Gee Whiz f y. " 1000 The Kincaid Washer 3 50. " 7 50 We have a number of the Ocean Wave, Gee Whiz and Kincaid Washers on hand and must n,-t rul ot them. ::::::::: OUR PERSONAL COLUMN People e.a They Cone e.nd Go From Day to Day Hair-Riddle Hardware Co. Real Estate Transfers. A. J. Strohecker to Mrs. Fannie Tomes, lo'a It and 13, nlnck T, Origi nal Towuhitc, with six-room cottage. Tin above mile was made through the Real Etatu Agency of Joseph Moss. $1000 takes-good two story, hvoii room house wttli small haru, c hii l.cu house and woodshed Two lota WixlOO feet each. (No. 353). See Jnw'lili Mo, THE Real Estate AUENT. THE KIND OF CLOTHES You like to have your boys wear. Good clothes at prices you can afford to pay. The hustling by is the kind we like to lit out with clothes. The chap who is never still, climbs trees and fences and plays. We have the clothes to hold him had them made for his spe cial use. A suit like above cut. 3 to 8 yeais old. $3.00. $4.00 and $5. We also have a complete line of suits lor the big ger boy 8 to 18 years old. Coupons for the Flag contest given with evpry ten cent purchase. GEO. S. CALHOUN CO A A C s Improving Grounds. The iiH'tnlii'tM (if the A. A. C. are tiiitv diking d, at opjiortniiity offers, in cleaning mid improving their ball ground)' in the it part of town and are plhiiniiit iinpruvr limits which will tii:tl.c tlicae grounds the best iu Southern Oregon. Liii-it year the club acquired the ground, containing four acres, at a cum of t and built a grand stand coMing tM'". besides clearing the ground of 1 1 1 1 -1 1 and putting it in hi hi l'. for h.iM'b.ill and foothall games. Tims year a fence will bu built which will com ahout iini and other iui pnriant improvement will be madu. tile American Atliletio Club was in g;uii.i il ahout two yeurs ago and has a p!fteiit meiuhernhip of ahont HO. the uthi'im are us follows: Presi dent, Fred Smith; vice-presideul, j t'hiir. Moore; secretary, Claude Davis; ln.i-iirir, Will Baughn; trufiiis, H. 1' rroctor, Will Riggs aim .1. V Svi.uadt. The cluh iiirtiiitams a gyiunaaiuiii in the citv hull which is devoted strictly to athletic purposes. No cards are hIIohio iu ttie rooms and all iujurious habits are discouraged among the mi'inhera. The priiii.irv object of the cluh is to promote athletira aud iu this directum they have tilled a place iu Gmua Pass which might otherwise hae hicn void Two years ago, when the l,i-i'b.ill spirit was at a low ehh ill lunula 1'ass, the A. A. C produced a team which, modest at the start, increased in excellence out i I they acquired the championship of Southern Or' gon. defeating teams from all of the Kogue Kivel Valley towns. In the past two years It has been the A A. C that lias main tained the credit of Grants Pass on ttie diamond and the gridiron '1 he club is a progressive and deter miiieil orga. izatiou, fulfilling a rom meurtnhle purpose and la thoroughly deserving ot substantial and liberal suppnrt I nun the business men aud all who enjoy athletic ct.uteata and enter- UllUlill-Utn. Will Observe Birthdays. The Woman's Relief Corps will ob serve Lincoln's and Waaliitigtou'i birthday this year, with the following program at the lra boose, Toesday, February 21. at !i l. ni. to which the putilic is invited. Prayer . Rev. J. H. Travis Flag s' 'ii g School children Kiogta; lip al Sti tches of Lincoln r sni liuitfto. ! Shct K.ni'nig I-a Mallory Iii'trune ntal Sola Recitation Pearl Cunningh'im Address K. v. H. II. Brown in-lromi ni jl Mus.c Recitation Ethel Riggs Sung" America" . . lf Audiem L. L. Jewell returned Sunday from Portland, where lie spent; several days i block which he on a business visit. Wm. Hege visited Grants Pass this week, taking a brief vacation from his work at the Oro Fino mine. August HackeDsteiu of Salem was In Grants Pass this week, arriving Sunday, to attend the funeral of J. G. Schmidt . Mrs. Martin Warner, who has been quite sick for some time past, is now regaining her health aud was able to sit op for the first time on Thursday last. Miss Ida Westou went to Portland Thursday and will spend several weeks in the city studying the styles and seleoting goods for the spring mi lliuety trade. Dr. Clive Major, formerly of this city, bot now ot Placer, where he is practicing his profession, was In Grants Pass ovei Monday night, a guest at the Palace. Orville Stnrgis, who is employed at the Granite Hill mine, left Wednes day with Mrs Sturgis for a short visit vitli relatives at Medford and Jack sonville. Mr. and Mrs Geo. Cramer left on Tuesday for a two weeks pleisoro trip in California. They will visit at Sin Diego, Loi Angeles, Palo Alto, San Francisco and other points. R. D. Buuyard C A. Sawyer, Law reuce and John Brown left last Sun day for Kennet, Shasta county, where they expect to work iu the smelter now being erected at that place. Dr. W. L. Cameron, one of the lead ing surgeons of Medford, was iii3rnnts Pass Mouday evening in oousnltatinu with Dr. G. H. Dong'.ass 011 an im portant case iu Dongluss' practice. Mrs. J. W. Griffith, now of Ash land, has been visiting Grants Pass friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith intend soon to remove to Portland to make their home there. Misses Mary aud Bessie Griffith will accompany them. Mrs. H. 11. Browu of Astoria, ar rived here Monday evening to join her husband. Rev. Herbert H Brown, who this month is occupying the pulpit at Bethany Prcsbyteriau chun tl. Mr. and Mrs. Browu are oc cupying the Geo. Cramer residence. Elmer Wertz entertained at his home Toesday evening some 1ft of his young men friends. Games of various kinds made op the chief di versions together with au elegant louch, made the evening a most en joyable one to the young men. .Mr. and Mrs. Charlton B. Perkins, who left here Inst week to return to Hong Kong, China, after visiting for several months with bis parents, Mr. aud Mrs. H. C Perkins, sailed Wed nesday from San Francisco on the steamer Korea. I. A. Robie, snperntoudeut of the i Grants Pass factory of the Calfornia 1 Pine Box & I.umhcr Co. left Sunday I for San Francisco on business at bis I Company's headquarters which are I iu Sau Francisco. Mrs. Robie a I companied him and they expect to j be gone about Id days A. N. Hulbert was in' Grants Pass Toesday from Sams Valley. Mr, iHolhert is a leading farmer of his ! section and though residing in Jack- -ou county, and nearer Medford than Grants Pai-s jet be does most of bis trading in this city tor he secures a better price for bis farm produce here than in the Jackson county towns. Mis. Bessie Anderson, Mrs. Alice RoaftU'BUin and Kay Ruling, after visiting Lclaml ami Grants Pass for several days b ft ou Sunday evening's train for Port land Mrs. Rnscnhuaiu resides ill that city aud her mother, Mrs. Andersou and her brother, Mr. Buling. will vi-it with her for some time, while Mr Billing is receiving treatment fur bis eyes (1. B. Wilson, cf Ncwberg, and a former neighbor of J I.. Mveis, when the latter n-nided iu Nealn-rg, was iu Grants Pass over Sal unlay night for a short visit w ith Mr. Mn rs mid to see this city Mr. W ilson 1- now cliief clerk of the legislative i-ecial com mittee that is investigating the a-vluin affairs and lie was off on an over Similar fip to take Southern Oregon Mrs. M R. Rice, who came from Portland and lias held the first trick at the operator's desk in the depot for the iast two months, lias been trans ferred to Albanv where she will bold a similar position iu the deot at that place. Albany was Mrs bice's for mer home, her hu-band, now deceased, having been the Company's agent at that place for several years. No as signment for the Kisttiiin made vacant hv Mrs. Rice's change will be an nounced until ahont the Uith of next mouth, the first trie being held ill the mean time by A. B. Cornell. W. M. 'fhesliire, who went to Port land to assist bis wife home, came with Mrs Cheshire last Saturday as far as Dillatd, where they stopped to visit w ith Mrs. Cheshire's parents and to give her a rest, the journey being very trying to her by reason of her feeble strength. They w ill come ou home the last of this week. Mrs Cheshiri bad been in Portland for some time where she had fludcrgoiie a surgical osratiou. She is recovering very satlsfactorii and is steadily re gain tig her strength and has every prosjsct of fully r-gaining her health Father T. O Ol rroll of Roseburg was in Grants Pass Wednesday. His visit is in the interests of tbe new Providence Hospital of Roseburg which is being instituted to meet the needs of Southern Oregon iu its It w ill be conducted on the plan of Si. Viuocul's hospital iu Portland and A. L. Swain, who recently came to Grants Pass from Indian Territory and bought fine residence property on the head of Sixth street and a busi ness lot on Sixth street, known as the Sam A I tell property, is having the brick hauled for a brick business will erect at once on the Axtell lot The building will be 25x10 'set and one story, bot so constructed that the second story can he readily added. The work will be under the supervision of his sou-iu-law, C. R. Cole, who will hire men to assist him. The frame dwelling house now on the lot will be sold by Mr. Swain to be moved to some other part ot the city by the purchaser. It is expected to have the new building completed by the first of April. As to who will occupy it, M"r. Swain lias not decided. He was formerly in the mercantile business aud be may pot in a grocery store, and he may rent it to other parties for store purposes. THE BUSINESS POINTERS THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS New Notes From the Buelneee Men to Renders. Dr. Flanagan, Physician aud Dentist ttino Comn tor Plntnhini, Rural mail boxes at Cramer Bros. VI. Clemens fveaenption Prnumsl. See Joseph Moss for bargalus in timber. Brief Notes e.nd Items of Interest and Importance. A line. Gentleman's smoke the Stage and logs for wood. City Council Meetlno The regular meeting of the Council was held this Thursday evening and all the members were present. Petition of F. A. Burnett and others for a granite sidewalk on .North Main strset referred to street committee. The committee is also to consider a petition signed by J. V. Smith aud others for the opeuitig cf Fourth street across the railroad grounds. The petition of V A. Muiray et al for a sewer in the alley between blocks fit and 5 was referred to the sewer committee. J L. Fryer and others asked that North Main street be opened through Railroad aud Laurel Park additions, which is to bo con sidered by the street committee. The committee ou tire andJ water endorsed the petition for a hydram ou the coruer of Fourth aud Matizauita streets and the Water Company has agreed to put it iu. The need of better fire protection for the north part of the city was considered by the council and the com mittee ou firs aud water was author ize I to secure au option ou a suitable location. The sewer committee were given further time iu which to make a re port on the Seventh street and other propossd sewers. Ordinance passed requiring granite sidewalk ou south side of G street from Seventh to Eighth and ou north iido'of H street from Eighth to the city boundary. The garbage question , was brought op aud each councilman thought bis section of the city was being made a common dumping ground for all the garbage of the citv, while the Mayor thought no partiality was being shown anil that such residents as did not ose their back yards as acatch-ull for rub bish used the streets and al leys, some of winch tu consequence were rendered iu a very nnsauitary condition as well as unsightly iu ap pearance. It was determined to pro ride a public garbage depository aud that a severe punishment should be given to all who put rubbish iu the streets and allexs. Couueilmnu Hall was author zed to look up a suitable location for a garbage ground. The Fire Company were granted the use of the hall now occupied by the A. A. Cluh. The proposition to buy a road roll er and rock crusher was hrooghr up and au offci was made, to sell the machines by the representative of a Port laud house, but no actn n w as taken other than to authorize the street committee to look up piices and msrits of tint various road machines. The following hills were allowed: Mee Restaurant, meals prisoners a Union Restaurant, meals prison ers Hyde Bros, groceries qunrmil in ed family G A lirvou, street work Scott Pool, street work I) Morrow, street work Geo Cougle, street work F (J Wilcox, street work Wanted, poles Address box 2.SH. Buy your Incobator of F. H. Schmidt Iu sells the best. DRESSMAKING Mrs.!,W. R. Ran nie, B street, bet. Fourth aud Fifth. And still lam iusuring'aud selling real estate at the old stand. J. E. Peterson. It you waut to boy or sell real es tate, call ou Joseph Moss, The real estate agent. No. 616 "K' St Sewiug machines (1, A, $10 up to ftlo at the Singer agency opposite the Court House. AU the standard makes aud styles. Rural Mail Boxes at Cramer Bros. Give the uew meat market ou South Sixth street a trial order. Patillo's is the place. I want to sell m 4 room hoose ou Sixth street near Li "any old terms." J. I). Drake, A and Seveutn streei. Beau Spray Pumps, with porcelain lined cvliuders winch ure acid proof. Sold by Cramer Bros. John Hackett has owned a boot aud shoe repair shop in the Axtell building where he will be pleased to meet all his old customers aud many uew ones. Bicycle Hospital at Cramer Bros. Houses for reut by SHERMAN IRELAND. Give your friends a Stage line the good smoke. A siileudui line ul Koval Charter Oak Kanges at Oorun'f Pruning tfbears aud Saws aud Spray Material at Cramer Bros. Our little men's suits just arrived this morning, lake a look at the goods aud prices. Geo. S.. Calhoun Co. Extras for all sewing machines, oils aud ueudlea at 5o a paper at Singer Sewing machine agency opposite Court House. 2!t it (il) (HI H 2, 12 211 4 (si 14 (XI A car load of machinery arrived Monday for the Grants Pass Iron & Steel Works. In the shipment was a A-ton cupalo for the fi undry which with the 2'u-ton cupalo now iu use will put the foundry In sluisi to turnout any casting that may In ordered. A turning lathe with a Id foot bed able to t a nil I e the largest shafting that is likely to tie required for any machine used hi this seel ion was received as was also a planing machine that is capable ol planing iron up to lift inches wide aud 12 inches thick and to any length. A large drill press ami a number of oilnr machines are soon to arrive and when all is installed in Ihe lie I buildings. now almost completed, look at j (imuts Pass will have one of Ihi largest and best foundaries sue ma chines shops in Oregon ouisido of Portland We waut yonr property lo sell. SHERMAN & IRELAND. U try a Bloe Ribbon, S-ceut oigar. W. L. IRELAND writes FIRE INSURANCE. Bicycle Hospital at Cramer Bros. Boyd is giving a handsome present with each dozen cabinet photos for a short time. Oliver. Plows at Cramer Bros. Moore, the second baud, dealer will buy at the highest price any house hold or other article that may be ottered fur sale. Aud lie has every kiud of au article for sale cheap. SHERMAN & IRELAND, REAL ESTATE. Talking Machines and Records at Paddock 'a Properly for sale on the installment plau. See SHERMAN & IRELAND. t Patillo's market, South Sixth street, the meats are smelly first quality, the cutting tlrst class, and the prices right. $500takes good live room one story house with one acre ot ground. (No. ;tlii. See Joseph Moss, THE Real Estate AGENT. Electro Golden Gloss is just what you want lor touching up the gold on picture frames. I liny 2.'ic a box Sold only by Cramer Bros. ChapiH'd bands and face Red blotches aud eruptions prevented by using ROSE AND CUCUMBER JELLY (OUKOSA CREAM). Curtis & Co. fot Watches, Clocks, Gold Rings and Jewelry, line watch repairing, engraving. Goods sold al reasonable prices. Come and see us. I. O. t). F. Building, Grants Pass, Oregon. Buys, little and lug, here's your chance to buy a bran uew suit jusi received from the taetory. The goods are right, the prices are right t lag coupons w ith every ten cent purchase. Go i. n. Calhoun Co. High grade ore iu small lots bought. W. G. Wright. Mall Ixix for at Cramer Bros. BORN. STRICKER At Grants Puss, Ore., Saturday, Feb II, I '.', to lir. aud Mrs. hredernk D. Strieker. a daughter. : DIED. SCHMIDT III this city, Saturday, February 11, I'Jo-t, John G Schmidt, aged 41 years. Mr. Schmidt was a iiiuneer business man of Grants Pass, where for many years he conducted a cigar manufactory and confectionery and tobacco htisi tn ss. He retired from business about three years ago aud has -line spent considerable tune in travehn,!. visit' lug Southern California and eastern points. For several months psf, he bastsM'U in almost a helpless coudii ion aud ahout a month ago tin was brought home to Grants Pass from tin- sanita rium at Battle Creek. Mich., where he Hud tone iu the hope of relief Locomotor ataxia is slat-1 as the cause of 'us death. The funeral ser vices were held "u Monday al the Cathol'C church, the business closing out of respect to the il acd. 1 lie interment wa at the Granite Hill cemetery. Mr. Schmidt enjoyed a high repu tation among hl acquaintances as a I uiuu of strict integrity and upright ness. Me leaves a wire, .urs i neresa Schmidt, and five children : JohnV., Frederick. Albert, Harry ami Miss Florence. BASVK At her 'it me uear Kubli, ..... IL'... .I..- I. I'MI'. ,- i i nil , r -ijii-nin . , ' ... um . , ..-.. I Mrs. Klia.beth li.isvo, aged about HO years Mrs. Basve was a Southern Oregon Mewling at Minerals xhtbitRoom The executive committee of the Grants Pass Miners Association held a meitiug Thursday afternoon. The resignation of W. B Sherman, the secretary, was accepted and R. L Cue was elected secretary. Mr. Shiir man has made a caiablu secletary hut his real estate aud timber bust uess required lii is to be out of the city so much of the time that i could not well attend to the duties of the office The matter of broadening the scope of (he exhibit at Ihe room of the As social ion, su as to include all Ilia products of Josephine county was 'iik en op and it was decided hold meeting next Monday evening at the Association room of citizens of this county who are interested in the effort to build up the various Indus tries of this section. All exhibit for the U.wis rand Clark fair will also be coiisidreed. It is exsx'ted that there will be a good attendance of die business men of Grants Pass aud (if minds and others at this meeting as the questions to la considered are of Shirts Shirts i m oi tauce to ail. ' I , Advertised Letter List Following is the list of litter mauling III the Grants Pass, Oregon Post Office, ending February 2, IVSI.I LADIES houses I vir. II Foster. Mi I .nev f jkriuifi. Rosin Shannon, Mrs Mary Murry, Misr rank Lambert, Mrs A J Slilmpf Mrs Lvdia Brown, Mrs. J McKiustry, GENTLEMEN F E Williams. Henry Orei n, Bert Lew is, Arthur Kelly, S Royce, Walker K Smith, V Shutiuck, Ellas ( did l a, When calling, adv James LaDwey, M Ijinge. E Karlsoti, H A Williams, Mr Btultx, James Murphy, Ixiuis Slevers. George C Grant, please ask for letters will be built in sections. A handsome location containing four acres near the Soldiers' Home baa been secured and work on the first sectiou of ttie hospital, a (lO.OKl edifice, will be commenced in the m-ar future. Next week Father O'Carroll intends pioneer and a resident ol ttie Apple gate valley for many y ars. She was thoroughly esteemed aud re-p.eie by all her acquaintances Her death was caused from a lingering illness from i which she was helpless for months. She leaves five cbi.dreu. Mrs. Cells iSlairle of Waldo. Chas. Baste ot Jacksonville. Tin-odor Baste and I rtised Februav I C. E. HARMON, P. M to lie in Grams Pass lo s dicit sub- j jj liaaye and Mrs. Nettie Cook of acriptioua in twhalf of the hospital. Kobll. J. 11 Williams aud T. W Williams Is-gan Mouday the work of erecting a planing mill on a block of land they owu tsiuuded by noyenth, Eighth, A aud B streets, aud no have the frame up aud will have. it enclosed by another week The building la 44 iM) feet and will wheu eealpped with machinery coutain eight wo. id work-i might lug luaohiuua. The Needlework department of the Woman's Clnb will meet at Mrs. A. B. Cornell's on Mouday, February SO Mrs Annie M. Allen, widow of the late J. A. Allen, has reeived a draft for $3(100, the amount of the insurance carried by Mr. Allen in the Woodmen of the World, from tbe clerk of Rogoe River Camp, No. f5, of which the de ceased was a member. A Conner' by the M. E. Sunday school will be given in the Newman M. E. oharch on next Souday even ing. February 10. Admittance free A collection will be takeu, which will be used to pay for chairs for the primary department. Ever body come aud bring your friends. G. W. Steele, who had bis leg broken last fall by tbe kick of a horse, ha so tar recovered fvom the injury that be can readily get abuot uow ou crutches and he hopes to have the full ose of his leg within a mouth or two. Mr. Steele supplied various miues of this district with vegetables last season and be expects to again eugage In the business this season. The Headlight restaurant Is now uuder the solo management of Will Lempke, he having bought out the iuterestof H. Willisnn. Mrs. Lemp ke is uow assisting Mr. Lempke iu the management of the restaurant and she makes a capable assistant, for every thing, both iu the dining room and kitchen are as clean and ueat as iu the best home. Mr. Lempke lias added a lunch counter which he has installed in a movable tent and has at the depot each evening. Iu it lie sells tamalea, Chili cou-carnie, sandwiches and coffee. While the Headlight was only opened last full yet Mr. Lempke is securing a good business. The recent dry weather buying made the streets aud roads fairly passable, the automobile corps was ou iu force Suuday and the owners we'e giving their machines a good trial to bo in readiuess wheu the roads become dry aud smooth. The Grants Pass autumo hi le corps ia tube increased by another member, T. W. Williams having joined and ordered au automobile which is to be here iu a short time. It is almost ceriaiu tiiat two other par ties will order machines iu the uear future, which will increase the unmbur of automobiles iu Grants Pass to eight. G. M. Savage, who In partnership with hi brother, W. J. Savage, is operating a sawmill ou Louse creek, 31-, miles from this city, was iu Grants Pass, Monday. Mr. Savage stated that they were running their mill the greater part of the time this winter and are getting a fino lot of lumber iu stock ready for wheu the build'ug season cqiens. Much of their luinlier is under cover and will be seasoned when wanted by builders. In addition to a tine quality of sugar and yellow pine and fir, they cut con siderablu oak and other hardwood lumber that has the reputation of being the best that ts brought to the Grants Pass markets. The Paeitlu States Telephone Com pauy have bad the work begun this week to extend aud improve thsir telephone service iu tl is city. Mou day, Manager (Hum received ,a car load of poles. These sdes are taller and larger than those now used and will lie used to replace the oltl hIcs ou Sixth street from G street to the bridge and on some of the other prin uipal streets. The old poles will bo used to extend new lines lo other parts of the city. So soon as the new poles ure all set and the wires strung additional cables will he put ill to give connection wild the central ata tion and a large switch hoard will bu put Hi. When the Improvements are all made, the Grams Pass central will he able to bundle nlKi telephones and to give a service that will be satisfactory and fully equal to the growing demands of the city. Fred Mcnsch has been awarded a contract by the Surveyor General s office for the survey of seveiat tracts or government laud. Of the laud lo be surveyed, one tract lies on the South Uiuppiia ami is in townships 2U and llOsouih, range I west, another is iu township K2 soiiih, range II we.-i on l!ps r Cow Cn ek, Ihe third mn is near I 1 1 In nl in lowuship .". south, range ft west, the remaining tract is iu township -Id south, ..111 east, near Tule lake in Khiucil'i county. di Meiiscli will not begin woik on these routiacls until ahout ihe fli-t of Aiiril or when the weather In comes settled as most of the land to be sui- veyed Is hi Ihe fool In lis of the Cas- ado mountains and until late iu tin spring there would be much snow to mate both ttirveviug and camping out very unpleasant. Owing to tracts being small and at a considerable d tauce from each other, Mr. Menseh will not engage a regular crew, hut will secure men in each locality where he will survey. Meanwhile he will continue his work with the Courier, the surveying expedition hi lug more in the nature of an outing for recreation than otherwise (u'U a startling occurrence bap- is-ued one dav this week at Ihe home of Will Messinger near Murphy II had some blasting powder to the amount of about half a gallon, whicl had become somewhat damaged. II brought It into the house in a pall test its quality, placing a tew grams on a piece of pa's-r ou the floor am lighting them Ihe siwihr did not burn freely, but grains of It would jump into the air aud fall, stil burn, iug. One of these fell into the ail of tsiwder aud const rual ion ensoul. A blinding flash followed and tbe rriom was half lull of flame. Several of the family were slightly burned by the falling powder, but no sei ious In juries resulted. It looked for au In stant as though the hoose would beset on fire, but the only damage done was a little burned in the cloth and tiasr ceiling. The isiwdcr, being tlatuaired, did not eipltsle with toe vim thi li would otherwise or the tlreworka have caused more serious r suits. 1 Special Sale of Shirts I Wo havo just rowivod from the East a large lino of Meu'a Work Shirts which were bought to sell at 50 cents. Since getting theso in'we have decided to hold ' A Special Sale on them and beginning Saturday, January 11th, we will placo them on sale for one week at 40 cents each; two for 75 cents. We will also placo in this sale a large line of Colored Dress Shirts, stiff fronts and Golfs, regular $1.25 values, this salo price 85 cents. A line of (iolf Dress Shirts, values 50 and 75 cents, sale price 25 cents. Special salo on Men's and 13oy' Work Gloves also. ' ' You'll loose money if you miss this sale. i " 1 ' .' V- ' J 1 X Grants Pass, Oregon DO YOU KNOW That the customer who U br.ited with coupon, raffle tick ets, voting contc.stH, etc., pays Tor these alleged gifts along with the goods purchased, for those merchants could not afford to nor do they practice the generosity that they claim to extend t') their customers. No lottery scheme is employed to draw trade to IKE DAVIS STORE His goods nre marked in plain figures at prices that are not put up in order to make a show of reduction, bnf are at the lowest price on which a reasonable living profit can be made. Small profits aud big sales is my rule and full value is given on every article sold, Davis caukikb mouk diffrkknt articles than any otiii'.r stokk in ouT!ii!KN Okkcom. He buys anything that is for sale and fills in shortages with new goods, thus malting it possible for him to supply all the needs of the - FARMER, MINER" LUMBERMAN AND OF THE HOME Remenilier the plan; for bargains is at IKE M. DAVIS' The Supplier of Kverybody's Wants. Ranch Hlock, South Sixth Street, Grams Pass, Oregon. THE VOTING CONTEST Tha School Now Taks thm Flrat 1'la.ca. School 10,994 A. A. C 9 74S lCngles o.yfij Red Men 364 Josephine CI11I1 113 W. U W 50 Klks ...... 45 M li. Chinch ,19 M IMIIIS . jfl I'' Mill . 46 G A R J4 Royal Nfighliots 31 H i' let 11 Star 1 s I'u-sliyli nan Cliun'h 11 k n( r in IMxk.ilw. 2 Old l-illiiw. i Antli r Cluh I. .idles I.tlirary 2 Knights of Coliimlius ... I ('oiiHiim ar itivi'ii at tint following lilari-a : Caral of Tha.nk. VYh nVaire to eiireaa oar liaeera tlianka to the frlouda and neighbor wlin an kindly aliii'd di with ajmuathy anil aaaiatauoa daring the Mora ot Mr. Sclitiililt and in the tluia of our biirnaviMiintit. Mra.Tlinrr.iia Hcliuildt and Family. mm Tt .if MM . ' Mm a v (ieo. S f'allinuii Co. I'aililiH k'a lln vrlii Dell. It. (). Mrl'm-ley. ('. I,, t'll'Vilfer. It I,, ('lie ,V I'd I'luniiiier & Muri 111. Willie IIouhii tiiocerv Koiiun Kivi r I'oiuiiir. it A. ItollTllillllli MH Mil WeHtoll Tin. 111. 11 ,1t U'N'elll. I). M. Ih-I'uy. All 'oiiioiiM tint lintel! nniHt hi tiy Muri'li I ; H''iit no rniiniiN uiiIi'Mn they arn dated Comini f.venla. I Koh. It, S.iluroin Nntilf, tlm Nmwk- girl, at tin' open linu,. Ki-h. IU. Kuiidiiy ll' itiiinltig of week of col tint' pl ayer int'ett iigi. Fi'ti tin, MiiiiiUv-S 1 i.il tin i t ;ui! of huaitieaa 111 u and mlmr at Miiiith Kxhihti room 10 rniii iter iiniftiTa of iriitnrtiiii!' to (inula mid ihe minion iimmii-iiv. Keh. tf'i, Haturd.iv Sheriff t" h tin in reii ive tinea on Itiot roll. Keti 2ii, Siindiiv Wet k tit union mt viica at kII thii city churidn a. Mhti-Ii 2, 'I I oraday H-k Social. W O. W. hull hv I, O. T. at , lirogtaui and dance. Mureh A HiiihIhv Ili'Kiniiing of two wceka t'Vtugi'liMtic cMiuNtiiri hy Kxv I) 8 Toy and Frank Dm hi, the aiugur. ur (ir OM-Vioolor 3.!)0 Shoo ih not 1 ho ("0111111011 jovcrytl iy $3.fi0- nhoo that voted iiiifiPtiH tlio Hiielvos of the 1 41 r 1 1 11 1 r v shoe storo. It is, itliP I'oot that ntylMi girls Mini iiu ii iimiiiri o wwi;' vua R. L. Bartlett Howard Bldg. Sixth St