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ROGUE RIVBR COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, APRIL 21, 1905. I m AND N S ! Already Sold in April Mrs. Alice Carlan A Steck jiiano, mahogany case Dr. Devoro A Fischer piano R. C. Pierce A Willard piano, mahogany caso S. F. Reynolds An Estcy organ Mrs. 0. P. Harvey An Earhuff organ Mrs. M. E. Butler m An Antisell organ These Instruments lust Be Sold 13 Y Iht At least ?"0 naid in a. rtlu count if you let us put your name in this lint next wcok as a fiuno Purchaser. A colonial stylo Cable in mahogany A Cable piano in dark oak case An Everett piano in mahogany A Smith t Barnes piano in walnut A Bradford piano A Wellington piano in mahogany A Wellington piano in oak A Hamilton piano in mahogany A-Kiugsbury piano in mahogany A secoud-hand Sherwood piano A second-hand Kimball piano A Chiekering piano, sqefaro An Emerson piano, square A new Ilardnian Piano Player A second-hand Kimball organ A New Estcy organ A Mason & Hamlin organ A second-hand Tabor organ, a snap There are no prices mentioned for the following reasons: 1st Three of the pianos and one organ are already delivered and payments made on two of them; 2nd Our net closing out prices should not be publicly disclosed for the reason that such Pun es would be Expected of us in the Fuuke; And you will look in vain for a continuance of the prices now being made after this sale closes May 1st. EASY T FILMS ON -ANYTHING YOU WANT. ALLEN & GILBERT- RAMAKER COMPANY PORTLAND. OREGON, and SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Southern Oregon Agency Courier Block, Grants Pass J. M. WAKl) IS OUR SALESMAN. THE LOCAL HAPPENINGSlTHE EAGLE WILL SCREAM Brief Note fetid Item of Interest and Importance. The OraoU Para Mosio House Iim just received another supply of the popular March-Two-Step "Hcston Last Victory"-dedicated to Martin Hostou, the Grants Para boy who has made himself famous on the football Held. For a time it was impossible to secure the music, but now there Is a limited stock on band. Call for it early. 25c. J. M. Kador is hat lug a nest ap paaring cottage built as au addition to the small house he now resides in on hi property on Third and streets. The work is beiug done by J. A. Hobbatd, 0. H. Day and D. A. Fitzgerald and they a'e making Each fast progress that Mr. and Mrs. Rader will be able to occupy it in less than two weeks from the time the foundation was laid. B. L Flumnier is now the sole owner of the bntcher shop in the Fetsch block, be having bought the interest of his partner, O. A. Martin, who has returned to his former home near aalom. Mr. Plnmmer has a good trade built up by right dealing and by hand i lug a stock of meat products that are satisfactory to his customers and he proposes to make every effort to still further enlarge lis business and to keep up with the growth of Grants Pass. One of the new residents of Grants Pass who has confidence in Grants Pass Is L. B. HalL Mr. Hall for the past year has beeu purchasing property from time to time until now he is one of the largest real estate holders in the oity. One of his latest purchases Is the corner lot .and, , two story frame building on the uStiuiast corner of Sixth and O atretft. Mr. Hall has every faith in the future of this oity and is backlug his faith 1th judicious investments and he also shows a publio spirit and pro gressivenesa that makes of him a most valuable citizen of Grants Pass. That the Courier brings results to its advertisers is demonstrated each week. Last Saturday, J. M. Ward, the piano mau, made a sale through an advertisement that was record breaking for promptness. Two hours after copies of the Courier bad been recoived at the post oflioe in Canyon ville in Douglas county, a subscriber telephoned to , Mr. Ward regarding a certain piano offered for sale. He replied giviug description of the in strument and price. An hour later a tecond message came telling bim to ship the piano aud before the hour for closing tne freight house for the day, the piano was at the depot ready for shipment to the purchaser. E. G. Holnian, finding renting not profitable, has brought a handsome half acre tract on North Second street of James Blevens and is now able to sit beneath his own vine aud fig tree. There is a small house on the prop erty and this Mr. Holmau aud his family are occupying while he, assisted by his father, James Holmau, is erecting a three room addition, which they will have completed in about 10 days. Mr. Holmau has been for some months past employed in the power station of the G. P. N. W., L. & P. Company, but has resigned and so soon as he has his house completed he will leave for Powell's oreok to again take up development work on a promising claim he has In that dis trict. Jesso Berner, who with Fred Miller has been oeratiug a plucer mine on Missouri Flat the past season, was in Grants Pass Wednesday on his way to Forest Grove, where he will spend the summer with his family. He was acootniauled by his brother-iu-law, 3. A. Willoy, who has been working for him the past season. Mr. Berner stated that they had 0ieued some very rich ground and had they plenty of water they would have made big wages for the time they wore at their miuo. Duriug one run of 10 days when they had pleutv of water, the three of them took out 1104.60, working only with a aluoe box aud rocker. Mr. Miller will re main on the Appleagto this summer aud Mr. iioruer will return early next fall when they will resume work at their mine. They plan by putting In large reservoirs to greatly Increase their water supply aud make it possi ble to operate their mine for the great er pat of the rainy icason. A. L. Swain began Monday the erection of a brick block on Sixth street adjoining the Hobba bnilding in which is located the ruiuerals exhibit of the Grants Pass Miner's Ann dela tion. The building will be 25x0 feet aud for the present, one story, but it will be so constructed that a seooud story can be added later on. The brick work is being done by Hiram Eastman aud the carpeutr work will be under the supervision of E. K. Cole. The building will lie for t tore purposes, but Mr. Swain has not de cided whether he will rent it, or oc cupy it himself. It may be occupied as a meat market, but if he retains it he will put in a grocery store. Mr. Swain Is one of the new residents of Grants Pass, coming three months ago from Tolso, L T., with his family, aud so well satisfied is he with the fature of this oity that he has Invest ed in a flue residence property of au acre on the head of Sixth street and a lot in one of the best parts of the business section, aud now lie backs his confidence still more by putting up a brick block. The frame dwell ing house on the lot he moved to one of the lots of his residence tract. Grants Pass Will Hold Fourth of July Celebration. Grants Pass Is to celebrate the fourth of July and it Is proposed to have it the best ever held In this city aud the biggest ever had in Rogue River Valley. At a meeting held at the Couuoil Chamber last Friday, of which W. T. Coburo was 'chairman and Roy Bartlett was secretary, an ex ecutlve committee composed of Goo. a Calhoun, W. N. Reinhart, Joseph Moss, R. L. Coe aud D. M. DePuy was selected. This committee will have general supervision of all ar rangements aud to appoint suoh sub committees as may be required to properly attend to all the details con nected with the events of the day. It is expected to have one of the most promiuont men of Oregon as orator for the day and tin musical features will iuolude aoloi by talented singers as well as fine band music The afternoon will be devoted to sports chief of which will be drilling contests, both team aud single baud. Eutries will be open to all aud purses sufficiently large will be put up to attract the crack drill teams from all parts of the Coast. The day will close with a big display of fireworks aud a grand ball. - Another Store for Grant Pass. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brown will open next week a uotion aud dry goods store iu their building opposite the Court House on North Sixth street. W. T. Townsoud is putting iu the shelving and a partition to separate the store from the living rooms. A millinery store will also ocoupy a part of the building, wbich Ib to be put in by Mrs. Etta E. Wanglital, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Browu. Mrs. Wauglital has been for several yoars past couduotiug a millinery store at Middluton, Cal., which she recently sold, and she is now iu Sau Franoiseo, ieleoting her stock. which she expects to open In this city in about 10 days. Mr. and Mrs Brown were residents of this city for four years conduoting a uotion store on West G street They sold out eight mouths ago and since have been traveling during which they visited the World's Fair and also spout considerable time at their former home iu Wisconsin, They were in 18 states a-id dosed their itluery iu California, where they spent some time with their daughtors Mrs. Hallie Grote at Oakland and with Mrs. Wauglital at Middleton. Though seeing mote than half of the United Stales Mr. aud Mrs. Browu are coutont to again take np their residence in Grauts Pass aud have every confidence that this oity will continue to grow and that it is a safe place iu which to make an investment. CHURCH NOTICF.S. St. Lukes Church. The Holy communion will be cele brated at 8 a. m. Morning prayer, ooiu in union and sermon at 11 a. m. Children's Festival with speoial mosio by the Sundar School at p. m. Evening Prayer and aormou at 7 :0 p. m. At the 11 o'clock service the musi- oal part of the program will be as follows: Processional" Sullivan Christ our Passover" Mnrnington Te Deum iu E flat" Barrett Jubilate" Woodward Gloria Tibi" Garrett Offertory Anon Hanctus in B flat" Garr.itt. Communion Hyrnn Don urn Del Wloria In f.xnelsis" Kllwamrcr Recessional" Victory" from 1'a- lestriua. Yon are heartily weloomo at these services. Frederick O. Williams, Hector. Timlier claims. Homesteads. W. H. Sherman, Rooms 10 and 13 Masonic Temple, Grauts Pass Ore. The Baptist Church. Sunday morning the third in the series on "The Church of the New Testament. " Topic "The Officers and Their Duties." Sunday School at 12 o'clock. An Easter Service will be held in the evening. H:ll music solos, choruses, etc., will be given with a sermon hy the Pastor. Topic "What Kaster Stands for." The ordinance of baptism will be administered. All are cordially iuvited to come. A sewing machine on trial, if it suits you it is yours. Does is good work as a tJ.'i machine. Have 12 staudard make machines, 2.6) to pi. Come and see them at Ike Davis' second hand store. Is Now an Incorporated Com pany. The old firm name of P. H. Harth & Son is to be changed to P. H. Harth & Son Incorporated. The stock holders of the new company aro P, H. Harth, his son-lu-lnw Roy 8. Wilson aud A. H. Gunnell and H. E, Foster the well known mining men of this city. There will be no change iu the management other than that Mr. Harth will enjoy some of tho days of rest aud pleasure that his long years of an active, ueoful business life has entitled him to, ami while having a general supervision of the business the details of the wotk about the store will be left to Mr. Wilsou. It will be the plan of the new coin pany to greatly enlarge tho stock and to add several lines that will enable them to more fully cater to the wants of tho trade. The firm of Harth & Sou in onn of the oldest iu Grants Pass and has alwnvs held a high standing iu tho business com munity and it Indicates a substantial basis to tho prosperity of thin city that tho firm has decided to enlargo their stock an 1 to keep up with the progressiveuess of the times. Hugo Aspires to Hitlh Honors. O. S. Browu, merchant, notary public, lawyer and general hustler at Hugo, wai iu Grants Pass Tuesday and Wednesday as attorney iu a ense before the oircutt oourt. Mr. Browu says Hugo Is on tho boom and des tined to a first plaeo on the map of the country. Ho pays that his towu is retarded in its phenomenal develop nient by only two things, lack of people aud lack of money. Having read up our strenuous president's latest speech on lace suicide, the Unbolt s hopo to overcome tho foimer handicap, aud the village library having procured a copy of Russell Sage's book on "On How 1 Becumn a Millionaire By Ucsi rioting My Ex penses to 15 cents a Day" they expect to practice such economy as will over oouie tho latter handicap. Willi this encouraging outlook before them, the llugoites have gone into the conbr t i tit Grants Pass, Med ford and Ash- hind for Hie position of being the big tuwu of Southern Oregon, and being both hustlers and staycra they expect to wiu out. Dr. Findley writes that ho is well pleased with tho work he is getting iu the Eyo and Ear Infirmary of New York, where he is doing most of his work. He states that there are from 100 to li(K) patients seen and treated there every day and all kinds of operations. Ballard's Mouchound Syrup. Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy cough, oppressed, raltliug, rasping and dilllcult breathing. Henry C. Steams, Druggist, Schullsbnrg, Wis., writes, May 20, I IK) I : "I have beeu selling Ballard's llorohouni! Syrup for two years, and have never had a preparation that lias given better satisfaction. I notice that when I sell a bottle they come hack for more. I oau honestly recommend It. " Sec, 60c, l. (HI at Model Drug Htoro and Roterinniid's. Liit Hope Vsniihcd. When leading physicians said that W. M. Hmithart of Pekin, la., had incurable consumption, his last hope vanished; but Dr. King's New Dis covery for consumption, coughs and oolds, kept him out of his grave. He says: ''This great specilic completely cured me, and saveil my life. Since t lien I have used it for 10 years ami consider It U marvelous throat and lung cure strictly scientific for cougus, sorii throats or colds; sure preveulit tive of pneumonia. Uuraiileeil, .'('-, and fl.00 holtht at All druggists. Trial bottle free. Chested Doth. Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but by choosing the right medicine, K. H. Wolfe, of Hear Grove, Iowa, cheated dealh. He says: "Two years ago I had Kidney Trouble, which caused me gnat pain, suffering and anxiety, hut I took Klet trie Hit ters, which effeeled it complete euro. 1 have also found theui of great bene fit Iu general debility and nerve trouble, anil keep them constantly en hand, since, ns I llud I hey have no equal." All druggists giiariiulis them at Mki a bottle. CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR. SALE. HAY Baled or loose (14, First class full weight Otto J. Knips. FOR SALE Half interest In a grocery business, address P. O. box 617, Grauts Pass. FORTY ACRES 8.' miles from a thriving railroad town; 20 aorea un der fence and 10 acres under cultiva tion ; snb-irrigatiou ; several living springs on tract Small house; 20 acres timber, good outrange. Prion JloO. Address Rancher, oareCourier. I, ARM FOR 8AI.K-tworulles from Mer lin, la) seres about 60 acres of good. lHtum laud, id acres In cultivation, small house and barn and stout AO acres nnder fence, balance of land suitable for orchard or pasture. For further particulars ad dress W. M. Crow, Merlin, Oregon. '200 prune all fruits in and ACKE ranch, good apple orcbard, small abundance; water for iriigalion, besides springs on every 40 acres; center of a good range countrr ; two riwtlling houses, big barn, every thing complete; well sheltered from frosts, good mining markets, one half mile nortii of Tunnel tt, price '2,600. inquire si una oince. IF YoURlToOING TO BUILD, use Leoua Lumber. It is as obeap as the chenpest aud as good as the best. Call at W. L. Ireland's lots on the corner of Fourth and B streets (near Central School Build ing) and examine the quality and get prices from J. I. Montgomery, the agent P. O. Box 10V, Grauts Pass. FOR. R. ENT FOR RENT Room la private family. J. D. Drake, at 7th Street. FOR RENT A 2 acre farm on Gilbrt creek in North Grants Pass. House, barn and other buildings, orchard and flue soil for grain, pota toes, etc. - Terms reasoablo. Ad dress O. ii., euro Courier. MISCELLANEOUS FRAN K BURN El'T-Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. PKOF.J. A. SIBBETS, praotioal In structions iu instrumental music. PASTURAGE, for horses and oows, good feed aud water, near towu, M. W. Wheeler. STRONG TEAM, stout wagon, if you want work done drop me a card to Grants Puss. W. J. Sturges. A Daredevil Ride. ofteu ends in a sad accident To heal accidental injuries, use Buck leu's Arnica Salve. "A deep wonnd n my foot, from an Bocident," writes Theodore Schuelo, of Columbus, O., caused mo great pain. Physoiana wero helpless, bnt Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly healed it" Soothes and heals bums like inaglo, 26o at all druggists. High grade ore in small lots bought. W. G. Wright. E. A. WADE DRY GOODS, UNDERWEAR, NOTIONS, Etc. Front Street, west Palace hotel GRANTS PASS, ORE. The newest is a kill lien cabinet with a set of small drawers above and buck of the ti-hlii for holiling spices, etc. Handiest arrangement ever put ill a kitchen, ('all ai Mi l.iiuu's Auc tion store and see them. Lumber and Hops Don't place an order for your house lumber until you jjet my prices. They will surprise you. I huve two new houses for sale. Terms to suit J. D. DRAKE. Grants Pass, Ore. Phone 484. FARMERS FEED STABLE J. K. Kr.ltl.F.Y, IWa. l ast stable south on Sixth street. Itoom under cover for IbO horses aril in wagon, liux stalls. Corral) I 11 loose stock. I Inly tho host hay, clean grain ard alfalfa fed. Rolled hurley and otLce grain. No dlsciiMxl lii 1 is. -s allowed. Pi-.v iniiniiig water, ami trough cluaued, evei-y day. Mailing room anil toilet room whtie holies chii leave wraps and arrange their toili-u. I'rices reasonable and 1h-sI euro gilt u slock. ...Remember... Grants Pass Music House Has removed to the Courier Building, Ground Floor Wliere you can find a full assortment of Violins, Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos STRINGS, MUSIC AND SUNDRIES. SHeet MusiC Wo.'",vo 11 H,'M?:f of t() ,',(,t frn no.irly 15IH) pieces of vocal am instrumental music. If we do not hne in stock just what you want wo will order fur you. Sheet Music s:!d at half price and is low as 10 ccntB. Mail orders given jiroinjit attention.