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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. AUGUST 13, 1905. ROGUE RIYER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Evary Friday. Subsorlotlon Ratoai On Year, In adTancs, (Sti Months, . . . . Thro Months, ... Single Copies, 11.60 .78 .40 .06 Advertising Racaa Fomlnhcd on application at the office, or bj mail. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at 6c per line; oard of thanks fiOc. A. E. VOORHIE8, Propb. Entered at the post olhce at Uranu Ps-s, Oregon, at second-class mail matter. FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1905. JOSEPHINE COUNTY ASSESSMENT DOUBLED Valuation 1904. $2,034,093 and (or 1903 Over $4 000.000 Rate to Be Lowered. County Assessor W. II. Fallio lias completed the field work of niak iug op the asFcssn.ent roll of Josb ptiiue county for lUOfl. While uu tolali have been made Mr. tallln la confident the roll will foot op or t4.000.000. For 11104 the roll was 12,034,01)5. and thia year'! roll will tlma be doable that of taut ynr. It haa beoo the rule of County Assessor Fallin to Hat all propel ty at Its actual caah Talne or aa near aa can be ascer tained. Under thia role the Ta'uatlou on some property ha not boon changed bat most property ban been doubled and some trebled lu valuation. Farm lands were rated according to their value and timber laud entered as such, is assessed at $7 an acre. Kail- road land assessed laat year at f 1.50 and f2.n0 per acre, la valued this year at f 3. 00 nud .1.00 an aore. The oountT lutnudod to have had all timber land, railroad and private, uroiaed this aanimer ami given valua tion accordion to ita worth. For that purpoao C. M. St ilea of Williawa, one of the moat expert cruisers in Southern Oreuon was employed. Much of the timber land Is up In the mount ains and the hardships and exKsure on tils trips caused Mr. utiles to be sick for some time which so delayed him lu lila work that he haa la-en unable to complete the cruising of the timber laud In time for Assessor Fallin to make his valuations by it. The oioialng will ne complete, in ample time for next year's aaaeaament and the vaat a tea rf timber land lu Joaephino county will hereafter pay taxes ou ita real valuatiou. The Southern Pacific will now u takes on 13,000 a mile on its 87 miles of road In Joacphlue county, Instead of ti000 a mill, the valuation last year. The railroad coiniany put in their rolling alock at 1 100 a mile, the same as last year. In making their valuations they put lu locomotives at 12000 each, paaaenger cars at 11400, stock cats fUO, box oars 10ft and flat cata at 70 each. As theso valuations are leas tliau a fouith of the worth of such rolling stock, As siwor Fallin put ; lie coniiauy on the roll for $1(MM a mile for ita tolliug stock. Tne Western Union Telegtaph Cum paiiy was an-emtd laat year on its lines and oftlce equipment in Jose phine county at :ilf, while thia yeai the Company will pay on $IO,Ui0. The Paclflu Postal Telegraph dun iauy paid cu IIH20 laat year, but thia year will pay on (TV'iO. The Pad Ho Hlalca Tclephoue ('ouiuny was cn the loll Uct year for t-KwO aud this year for IU,600. Aaseaaor Fallin haa beeu careful in fixing valuations and he expects to have the assesiueut roll for 11MI.1 to be the moat equitable aa to proarty ratinga of any yet made for Josephine county. While Joacphlue comity is one of the larger counties of Oregon, both in sine aud value of prop erty, yet Mr. Fallin haa completed the field stork, both in taking the ecu oua aud Hating the property with the assistance of bat three deputies. (If these aaaixtauta John Handle look the census for Grants Pans aud Kx. Sheriff J. G. lliatt of Sclina, uiaslii both the veiiaus aud property roll for all that trt of the county lying smith of Hayes Hill, on Ihe Kerhy stupe rond. I). K. Dutsou did tlm H-lil work for all the north wrt of Hie county. Mr. Iotaou is now aaitiug Assessor Kal liu Ml the otllce ill making up the tax roll from the Held hooka. While the date la not olllcially act yi't Atneaaor Fallin iSects that the board of riiualiatiou will meet on the first Monday 4n I Mola r. It is not liu intention of Jude llooth and I 'tiuituiitsimiers l.oveUce and l.ogan to hare the aancuMiicnt roll doubled with no cone (mmling reduc tion iu the rate of tlict.ix I. vv tin ) do not anticipate thai the current 1 1 (lenses of the county lor licit year will be any greater than for this year, un ices Increaaed road Inn Id I ok is under taken, aud W illi double the amount of properly to uy taxes the rate can llius Ue lowered one-half. Hi if big valua tion aud low tax rale Kill Ih more con ducive to limiiesi ekera and iim-ntum locating iu Joaephine county than a low valuation and a hitili tax letr; al least that haa In eu the t-xrcricucc in other couutiisol tlresou. Map of School Dlstiliis. The school supt rinttnili nt's olllce ai the court house haa lit vi r had a map of the county showing the school districts of the county. Thesupiriu. teuthnt as well as the tlit.tr ta t Ihiuii dary board friqucutly have need of a map ahowiug the relative limits i f the districts for uae in learrauging district boundaries and also in estab lishing new district. To meet this need the couuty court has employed J. O. Lewis, an expert map naker, to prepare a map of the enmity that will show the school districts. These maps will be ox? fret iu sisr and a ill also show th location of all school houses, public roads, towns aud poslotlicet nud streams. Bee Voorliles for Understood Tele writers aud Typewriter supplies. MERLIN 1'IIOVOLT M1CHI0AS CITY ! 0 ALICE Postmaster Barlow of Galice is iu bur town on business. Mrs. D. W. Mitchell and daughter Esther, went to Grants Paaa Wednes day. Mrs. Alvie Hamna aud family has gone to Crater Lake to spend a tew weeks. Several of the Merlin girls and boys have been packing peaches at Charley Dora's. Rev. Clark will preach at the M. E. church in Merlin, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. There is lota of peaches being shipped from Merlin to Han Francisco aud Portland. Audrew Crow started for Portland Monday evening where he will spend a few days at the fair. Mrs. Edith Yancey is vlsitirg her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Garnutte, who lives ou Quartz creek. Go. Solomon and wife (formerly Miss Arvilla Bryant) and Utile sou left for Ccqoille laat week. Miss Ida Reynolds end Miss Mali 1 Maasie have returned home from Will Crow's, where they have beeu jacking peaches. Mr. aud Mrs. Milton Reynolds and son Will, drove over to Grunts Paa Tuesday accomptuied by their friend Fred Jones. Fred and Arthur Jones have gone to Saud a few days with their uncle, Al fred Jones, who lives about four miles trom Merlin. Mrs. Maude island, who resides on (Juartz creek about two miles from Merlin, visited her mother, Mrs."F. P. Jones, Monday. E, D. Clanton, the new store keeper, has hia line stock oiencd up and Iish been ready for business for a week. Mi 5. A, 3. Unieubauui Is acting a clerk and bookkeeper. The infant son of Mr. aud Mrs. O'Brien died laat Monday, of cholera infantum and was buried at Pleasant Valley on Tuesday, David Hayes con ducting the funeral Her vices. Mrs. Martha W. Marks died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.J Frier three miles from Merlin ou Monday, and was burled at Pleasant Valley cemetery ou Tuesday, R- v. 1). T. Huunmrviile, of Grants Pshk, conduct ing the funeral services. Mrs. Marks was born iu Kentucky, February 4, INI 7. Her age at the time of her ileal h being HH years, A mouths and 10 days. Hlie moved from Kentucky in an early day to Missouri aud from there to Or egon In IH-'iM. Her husband, liliiford Marks, died iu 1872. Him was the mother of nine children, six of whom are still living. Hh-i had l? giund children and 411 gnat grandchildren. Her six children are : J. P. Murks of North Yakima, Wash; Mrs Klin.beth Clark or Seattle, Wash; Alfred 11. Marks of Drewsey, Harney county, Ore. ; Benjamin Mark aud Mrs. Klia Wilson of Imnaha, Wallowa comity, (Ire. ; and Mrs. Mary A. Frier of Grants Pass, Ore. Mrs. 'Murks win a member of the M. E church for 711 years, having Joined that church when 18 years of ags. Granite Hill t Granite Hill, ou creek, eight miles where is located . Poat Office. the head of l.nusc from Grants Pass, the Granite Hill mine, now has u po-tollleo, and iu til deliveries to it began this Friday. The service will he daily, except Sunday and will be carried from Giants Paaa to Granite I. ill by the stake that makes round trips daily, arriving at Grants Pass at I0;!i0n. m. and leaving for Granite Hill at 3::i(l p. m. L. B. Wlckcraham, maniucr of the Grauite Hill mine, is postmaster, but the olllc e w ill be in charge of l.i e Kill, whu conducts store at the mine. Grauite Hill, which two years lino consisted of hut a prosp etor'a cabin, now Is a thriving villa. e of Kill peo ple and the need of a postollice had bee nun a necessity and its cstuldish mciit is not only of ml Vilnius''1 to I lie residents of the villain1, hut to toe settlers of tin- adjacent dislrict as well. Grauite Hill ia Ihe twenty liflh in Josephine county, the other other Is'liig : Grants 1'ar.s, Merlin, 1. eland, lingo, Wolf Creek, Placer, Grave, ( in eiilmek. Ooidt-n. tialice, Will i it in-., i'rovolt. Davidson, Murphv, W ihlert ille, Wonder, Seluia, Divdeii, Aitlioii-e. Hohaiid, llrovt utovt n, Kcihy, Wiliin, Deei ing. A Family Union Mr and Mrs. John K. l'eteiou re turned Friday from Portland where tin y viewed Ihe fair. Tin? also at tended n reunion of the Peterson family, which was held at I'urot (rove at tie home of Mr. and Mrs I. ouis i-iionri ii, Mrs. Slietiu In tine of the sisli tf. At this ii uuii u Mr I'eli rsou met his sisiir-. Mis. Pauline Shcri-ii of Fore.t Uiote. Mis lloilelisc Hill of l.o- Angt lis. and Mrs. l.i.m Hill of l.oa Augcli-, and his brothels O car l'i ti rsuu, rt Si Paul, Minn., N. G Pelt roii. id Telluridt, Colo., and Adol Ii F. Peterson of Port html. Of the seteii brothers and ,i-tii some had not nut f i :i; tuns uu l it w.is a mo! h'l'pv reunion Ail it 1 1 in Ihe vigor of life and not a dt alb has broken the family i uele in tin pr.'ftetit g- lie i ill Itiii '1'wo olio rj liroilieis woio uttahto to unit wuli (lie taut i ly , thet being riuudoie F. I'etiMMiti, of lurniigo, Celo , and Victor F. I'e e:son. Tills iulersting family wtr rinsed ou a farm l iar St. 1'iiul, Muni. The father and two sons served in a Wis cousin reiiiuieut during Ihe Ci il War. The father l.eiuu killed in tlie last year of the war, while the two sous, of ahoiu ia John K. Peterson, one ol Grants Pass' rus'liug roil i t ttle dealt rs, vtcie in the lert let until tlit ir regiuieiil was (lislstudid at tin clote of ihe war Bwrbvr Shop Ke-Opened. The Hotel Josephine Ktrls r shop haa tM-eii re-opeiit-d aud two tirst tl. Im hers are iu atlentlauce. Ne.it ..,(li rooms iu couuectit u. Thomas Lewman made Grants Pats a visit Tuesday. Mrs. Alex Watts made Granta Pass a business trip Monday. K. Fielda visited relativea and friends at Granta Paas Wednesday. I. O. Rolierts of Missouri Flat was in our vicinity Sunday on business. L. ('. Hyde made Grant Pass a business trip Monday returning Tues day. ' illio Farris of Applegate spent Saturday here visiting relatives, J. Lewniau and family. We are glad to say that Miss May Smith who haa been ou the sick list ia able to be out again. Miss Alice Lewniau made Williams a visit Friday, returning home Mon day. She reports a most pleasant time when there. Ned Dublap, who haa beeu gone for the past three months, has returned home ou a short visit heforo leaving for California, where be will spend the winter. Miss Jessie Layton was at Murphy Saturday to attend the dai.ee given by the Michigan Mining Co. The other nieuibeia of the family were also prea- cut aud uu enjoyable time was bad. Dr. J. A. Lewmuu was presented on hia 721 birthday with a beautiful present by Mra. K. Fielda. Mr. I.ewmau ia an old pioneer, he coming tn Oregon ill 1HM, when It waa settled with Indians. Mra. Joseph Shirley and family left Tuesday for Fall Valley, Trxaa, where they will meet relativea. Mr. Shirley will remain iu Rogue River Valley until later, when he will leave aud join hia family. They will make Texas their future home. At, Hist Rehbopf of Applegate passed here Monday eu route to Jrauts Pass where he will make arrangements for hop pickers. !!e will begiu pick ing September Ith. Think of the fuu that call be had iu the hop fields of the Applegate valley. Put iu your iniiiies at once and be sure of a job be fore too late. Mrs. .1. Hackett of Grants Paas wa at Provolt Tuesday whole she visited fi ienda mid her liusliand, John Hac kett, who ia a partner iu the Powell Creek I.iiinlii r Company of this place. I. A. Viuyard of Williams waa at Grants Pass Tuesduy with a load of line caldmge, which was raised at that place. Mr. Vinvard haa one of the largest cabbage He Ids in Southern Josephine county. Milling is our present excitement and many farmers are bending their laud. I lie til 1 1 Is will i-oon con. melice. Tiny have two steam power drills lit Giants Puss which aoou will be put to work here. If the ground prospects well they will ship four more drills and a thorough investiga lion will he made, when if the grounds are found siitllcieutly rich dredgers will be laced at work. Appli-giito valley lies iu the gold belt nud its tributaries have carried gold iu ptying quantities These are I'ooriiiiins, l'aliii'ir. Sterling, Little Applegate, Slt amhoat ami I hempson creeks, and Fains and Whiskey gulches ami these have yielded im mfii.e treasures and are yet rich, Ills.' Applegate eon lined In a nairow c limine! nud spmoU out at liridg I'oint and at I'rovolt and has many bars on which gold is deposited dur iug Hie high waters of Ion winter, ami ou these h.na a peraou call make from (l.t'O to fl.'.Vi by rocking. Harvesting is over and threshing has begun III the Applegate valley I lie grain crops this season are large and the iiualitv is tlrst-class. The farmers of thia section hav almost iihainloiieil raising grai and are raising b y instead. The thri shing run this season will cied'.'il day, which ia hut one-half the days put n 10 or I 'J years ago. Hop Held now o.'cupy Ihe sandy loams ct' the river bottoms which le-M us the Kiaiii urea. On Ihe high lands, the crops are shoit because of so much dry w vat her. t nr Iuiviiik quilt cool wtntlitr for AnnM Mr. unit Mrn Curt mailt IiunUiohk trip to ( iniuts l'i." Tui'SiliiT df thin K.'V. t'Urk (m at IumI h tlio cliurrh Suinl.tv ilit I. ih tit 1 1, uImi at tl in the nV''iiin;. Tim litv nii hK up Slutt orrek tuiriit tl vvt tul t nrtU vt Httvc wut'il for W. It (ttl A!frtl P.iviiltion vf Jewell rounty, K it'Mis. i h viMiin ht imitltr, Mm Jitimt Hoi lout:, Ciu'lf Fulli r II mm mhihI i tn Ym vi U.t Yrar 1'iit oi.l, t hhhihI .K K'S I ! U-H ('ill l TtM 'r. "ii k o wlutt Mill itrt uk 'in.'. If i- 1 1 1 it ii' 1 inni nr in ii tH-ii ifii Infill. Nit i M't', tin " . StJiMkJ VT Letcher's Jewelry Store l.owost nift's on 1 Ifjin ami Wiiltliam watt'lics. Hri iijr your Wittilit's mitl jewelry i lint licttl repairing to nu. All in v work is warranted. FOLEYSHONinMDR jjv 1 1-1 i: it v 1 1. 1, i: Wood Jeter paid Grants Pasa a visit Saturday. The weather haa been warmer than usual thia week. Cvrua Wilder paid Grants Paaa visit Sunday returning Monday. Mrs. Davidson and Mra McFadden were visitors at this place Sunday. The party at Darnel IP a Wednesday night was a grand suocesa aud every one reports a pleasant time. Part ol the crew are laid off at the mine aa new mill aud an air com pressor are to be Installed. They will start this week to get the founda tion ready for it Ira Ball, Cyrna Wilder, and Mr. Sowers aud George Meek took a trip op thrjugb Jackson county last Moo day. They went np there to visit some of the machines. The dance at thia place Saturday night. August 12th, was a grand suc cess and everybody nan a une time. Quite a number of young folks came out from Grants Paas There will be a social dance at the Michigan City Hall Saturday night. August 21th. Everybody ia luvltea to ccnie and enjoy themselves. Music will be furnished by Mr. Howell and Mr. W i Hiatus of Grants Paas. Messrs. Oaborn & Perry are doing some development worn on tueir quartz claim, situated near tne famous placer mines on Oscar crecs. They have struck a fine vein of ore in the new crosscut that waa ron from the bottom of the shaft and not have ore enough blocked out tn last them for quite awhile when they get their new mill ruuniug. Monty's Brother. Coming Events. Aog. 15 Open Season for Bucks. Seotember 14, Thursday Annual re union in urauts rasa lor ova aaya of Southern Oregon veterans. September II, Weduesday f all term or couuty court convenes. September 9, Saturday farmers in stitui and fruit growers meeting at Grants Paas. ocuduoted by pro feasors from State Agricultural College. Septnbtner II, Monday Grants Paaa schools begin work. Sept. mher 14, Thursday Farmers in stitule aud fruitgrowers meeting at Provolt. September 14, Thursday Reunion of Southern Oregon soldiers aud sailors at Grants Pass, for nve days. September 111, Saturday Farmers institute and fruitgrowers meeting at Kerhy. Sentember 2.1, Monday Circuit court for Josephine connty convenes. Placer and quartz location notices. mine deeds, leases, etc., at the Coorier office. CLASSIFIED ADS. HOUSES FOR RENT. ll-room modem cottage with bath, excelleut letatiou 15 CO 7-room bouse, good barn and li ii kt 11 houte 8 00 a room rottape, 4 blocks from depot 12 00 ,i rmiin t'ottagd with bat!', S block! from depot 10 00 i store rooms. V. L. lit land, the Keal Estate Man, Courier building. WANTED V AM KH Ijtrue and small tracts of I'll K Al' laud near the river. W. L. Ireland, The Heal K.-tate Man. HOH I'll'KKHS wauted September 1, at Ittymers' yard four miles below Urauts I'a-H. Address It. A. N. Keyiners, tlrauta Pass. HOP I'H'KKKS-KiO Hop I'.ckers wanted for September 1st. Apply or address Mrs. M. Kautao, six miles dowu Kngue River. FIFTY 1101' I'U'KKKS wauled at Wi'Kton's yard, ot S3 acres, three miles from Urauts i'ass, fur Septem ber I. Address V. I. Weston, (irauts IVk. KK.HTY HOI' 1'll'KKKS wanted at the J. W. Yors hop yards. FickiuK will commence about September 1st. fall at yard or address J. W. York, Kuhli. Uri'ipm PAKTXKK WANTKD iu one oi all three of livery stable, lumber yard and hlat'kiiuiith shop at llorubrook, I'al Will require iuvettmeiit of 1:1,(10 to fi.nui, part on time, if tie. Kind. Only a man who is a butt ler anil can give good references taken. Addrens I.. II. Newton, Hnriihrook, Cal. to exchange! TO F.Xl'H ASliK A itord resilince lot (or weed A small trai l of laud in the eilite of town (or lmtilu resi lience. See W. U Ireland, The Hi al Kslale Man. FOR SALE. l'i urn r lluildinii. Fi I in r Folt SAI.K 4x.'t pony premo camera. Inquire of (It o I', t'ramer. FoH SAIK-.Vi folumbia (jraplia phone and Ml itH-ortls. Mill ell cheap nr Iraile fot wotal. Address M, t'ourier olllce. J.'AIIM Knit t.l K-tn niilen (mm Mer- Imttoni lanii. '.'.i s're in t'tiltivauon, Mtiall j hntiM- stnl t'Srn suit aUml .'tU st-rei. untler i leli e. he lain e ol Istnl miilalle for urthanl nr psltire. Ktir ttirlher rtli-ulsrs ad .le'' W". M. I'm. Merlin, Oregon. j :oo At'KK raitt-h, Ktnitl prune and Hl'lile oirhrtt. ituiall trtiit.-. in I Ht'liniiani-e . vtsler ltr irjlk'stlon, lMilen , sprntk". tnt every 40 si-re.t: t-enler ot a kihmI j rmi):f iitiuirv; two ilntsiluift htiur, li)r t I'srn. every linns complete; well teltrrpd (loin lrn.-t., k! niiuins insrketH. one-1 Intll mile north ol I'unurl II, pru-e f.t. ' ln.inrr at tlux oltn-e. 1 yi'.Mil'i! MILL One .Vsiamp tuarts mill coiuplt'te with two it-foot cou ctntrators. 1 llodd. slime table, rH-k breakt-r, bellitin and eferTthiiiR IvrtaiuiiiK to the mill, all for t'.'.HM cah. tine tn k Sulhvau aieaiu air toinpietstir, This couiprx'ssor I will esmly run 10 drills. One (ric titui lioinl l.Hl. aud tiue boilei. I fall at or anilrtaa Hotel Laylou, ! Urauts I 'aim, Orroo. lOK RENT. IHKKK NIOKLY FI RN1SIIKI) heustt keeping mail and wile. K street. looms Itr real to luquirs sttiS 'id aud MISCELLANEOUS j fkank mKNKrr-Vpiioi.teriuii. 1 miasiou furniture made to order. Wanted Instructions on bow to pray for rain. J. M. Chandler reported a wildcat ia camp Sunday. Mr. Haven of Merlin, visited bia daughter, Mra. Wroten, at the Argo mine last week. Ed Caasidy reports tl e Argo mine progressing nicely and work will soon start on the stamp mill to be erected this falL II. O. Steele, prominent in financial circlea in Watertown, N. Y., has been inspecting the mines of this section the past week. D. L. Smith and wife have returned from a abort visit to Portland and tbe Sound country. Mra. Smith's sister, Mrs. Welch, returned with them. Mrs. T. K. Anderson, her daughter Urace and son Chauncy, have returned to their winter home in Oakland, Cal. Mr. Anderson remains here preparing for tbe comiug placer season. Mrs. L. A. Drew, a.ter spending a fortnight in Galice the guest of Mr. Raybe'l, has returned to her home in Frisco. Mra. Drew ia an able expo nent of pyachnlogy, theosophy and the occult sciences and during her visit delivered several lectures that we'e eelighteniog in su balance and pleasing in manner. Carl Barlow is in the Pass thia week and with hia return to Galice expects to hi a foil fledged notary public. Carl already enjoys the distinction of post master and store keeper and while he is iu the title acquiring disposition might as well anuex J. P. and D. D. Of coarse Galice ia spiritually heal thy, aa well as law abiding, but there are other functions for a parson to per form besides preaching, and among the younger generation there is a cry ing need for a "splicer, " besides who can enjoy fried chicken dinner on Sun day without the preacher as guest? G"t wise Curl. m. L EARLY FALL BARGAINS THAT ARE TOO COOP TO KEEP You Will Save From 25 to 40 per cent by Buying' Now 5(MI yards Colored Silks 75c quality, at. 2000 yards Best quality Simpson Prints Hctter get'em quick; 1500 yards Light and Dark Colored Outing Flannels 25 dozen Pillow Ca-;es 1000 yards Apron Check at fit) dozen Children's 12J reduced to THE BIG STORE Ever on the alert to offer attractive merchandise (and lots of it) to their customers, have just received a few wagon loads of Early Fall Cottons that can't help but appeal to every economical buyer as GENUINE HAKGAINS. You may not need anything in the many bargains listed above just at this moment, but you will need them badly before many days. You can get them now and welcome. Hut Keal Uargains have more buyers than sellers, which fact was fully demon strated by our recent H:g Mill End Sale. ::::::::: Shoe Specials- Our Leader Hamilton & llrown's Genuine Yici Kid Warranted All Solid Leather Ladies $1.50 $2.00 Fingrce's Gloria $;V50 20 different styles. Tan, Black, High Cut R. L. COE . CO. V THE BIG STOREl BORN. JOHNSON On Saturday. August 12, to Mr. nd Mra unria jonnson, a son. MARRIED. HIKES FROST At the M. E. par sonage. Grants Pass, August 16, 1905, B. A Hinea and Miss Delia Frost, botb of Merlin, Josephine county. Oregon, D. T. Summerville officiat ing. FOSTER FARNSWORTH At the residence of Judge W. C. Hale in Grants Pass. Oregon, on Sunday, August 13, 1905, H. E. F'oster aud Mrs. Jessie Farnsworth, Rev. F. C. William, officiating. Tbe wedding waa a quiet one only the immediate relativea of the bride being present, and after an elegant wedding supper served by Mrs. W. C. Hale, a sister of the bride, Mr. and Mra. Foster left by the evening train for Jacksonville and to their home for the present at the Oregon Belle mine, of which Mr. ioster is manager. Mr. Foster ia a member o' Foster & Gun nell. the well known mining engi' eers and mine experts of Grants Pass aud he is a successful young business man and bas a high standing in the com munity. His bride is the daughter of one of the prominent pioneer familif a of Jackson county, and she is a bright polished lady. Mr. and Mra. Foster have many frienda In Josephine and Jackson county, who wish them hap piness, prosperity and a long life. DIED. O'BRIEN At the family borne two miles west of Merlin, Monday. August 14, 1905. Orland. the 3 months old son of T. S. O'Brien. Interment at Fleasant Valley ceme tery. State Maps Courier Building. has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales Inclosed with every COE IIAVliJ for Shirt Waist Suits, Kftn 4c such bargains don't last long. 5c 15c or $1.50 per doCIl Gingham, good quality, 5c ;C Heavy Ribbed Hose, 10c We are now receiving our Fall Stock of the following well-known lines tf the best nrikcs of Shoes in America: $2.50 Children's $1 $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $2 BARNARD invites your examination of A U. his new stock of Furniture just opened. It is conceded by all to be the finest in quality and style ever shown in Grarits Pass, and prices arts quite below Portland or San Francisco. All goods marked in plain figures. We never quote large prices and so much reduction; do not have too. Come and see for yourself. Goods sold on the installment plan and no extra price charged nor interest when paid as agreed. A. U. BANNARD Big Store North Side,; 6ih Street, Grauls Pass CLEMENS Sells Drugs & Books GRANTS PASS, ORE. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic bottle Is a Ten tent, pacnuge 01 urow CO. 1200 yards Nubbtd and Plain Cecilians, all colors, extra good value at 75c, we ate placing the entire PCn lot on sale today at 1500 yards Eiderdown French Flannels, regular 20c and 25c grades, all new Persian and French Patterns, elegant styles and qualities, entire lot new on sale jC 2000 yards Dark Colored Duck, 2l-c grades, now Qn on sale at - Boys Extra Heavy Ribbed Cotton Hose, 25c grades; you should not buy until you see them; now on "1 sale at X I J SPECIAL FOR HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES Just in 25 dozen Blirkets and All Pure Cotton Com lorters. No shoddy. Shoes BtSTS550JH0EmTHFWnp Douglas Shoes $2.50 oyer One and a Half Million " BIG STORE ft? 3H Tin Ijijiiter. Strictlv hand made and Water Proof. and $3.50 New Fall Stock