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Watch For tha R frl la. rt Don't Forget ihe Red Letter Days THURS., FRIDAY. SATURDAY Sept., 28. 29. 30 udy s THL'RS.. FRIDAY. SATURDAY Sept., 28. 29. 30 VOL. XXI. GRANTS TASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1905. No. 25 'Best Values-Your Money's Worth or Your Money Hack' -Ll U !i1 1 J j i'i OUR PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST FALL ANNOUNCEMENT QIYEKJ 2F the pest y1lues 3 RED LETTER DAYS To Be Observed by Grants Pass Mer chants Sept. 28, 29, 3.0 l wotr, r a" " fPy0Ur Fa" ,M i'r supplies, and we fool confide iiuu we can please you. on lout DRESS GOODS THE VERY NEWEST STYLES iully watched. In our stock you will find ENGLISH liROADCLOTII -all color WOOL VENETIANS A popular fabric. FRENCH PRUNELLAS-one of the masons favorites. PAMELA--A very line Panama weave suitable for either house or street wear. MOIIAIRS-A larj;e assortment of the Popular Mohairs in small nent scrolls and pin dots, very pretty for fall and winter waists. Walking Skirts A new lot of Tailor made skirts, very latest idea Ma terials are Panamas, Cheviots Broadcloth and Covert Correct stylo and tinish that no home tailoring can produce. New Outing- Flannels Extra Quality al 10c We are showing a splendid line of now outing flan nels in liirht, medium, dark and plain colors. I'nusual uality at 10c. Uoys' and Children'- Clothing CLOTHING Does your boy need n school suit? We are ready with the largest and best lino of boy's and childorn's cloth ing in Grants Pass, we can save you money. C-i HOES Oi.r Specialties " Q U E E N Q U A L I T Y " The famous shoo for women. U T Z and DUN N One of America's 1 est makes for women and children, I S A A C E E R R I S School shoes for children. The "CROSSET SHOE" Makes life walk easy. Tor .Men Our line of miner s and working men's shoes arc the best that money can buy. The Grants Pass merchants have decided to set aside the last Muee day cf September, the SSili, 2Uth ami 30th, which shall be known as Ked Letter diiys, and it in proposed to make these eveuts au annual occur rence. These days will mean uinch to every person living withiu 60 tuiles of the oily an great induce ments will be offered to all buyers of merchandise. The local meu-hants propose to make sweeping reduction. ou-mauT article in their slock for these three days am) these days ciuly. wu tne rollowing Mouday the foimer prices will be resumed. Thin rn ductiou applies to all lint a of bunt ties, dry (foods, clothing, tiurdvtau'. grot-cries. This will le the time for every farmer or miner to lay in his winter's supply of goods. Watch the ueit week papers for prices and tell your neighbors about it. The committee in chaige of IH amusement features of the lied Let ter Days festival have produced a urn. (tram which is full of eiijtn incut uud real fun. 'Ihe Hod Letter liars are. goiug to be worth attending, so much so that it will lie a misfortune and a loss to any individual who is pre vented frcui being present. The Ked Letter Days will have the fuu of a bourth-of-July celebration without the heat, the hullabaloo and other unpleasant Fourth-of July ae cessories. The program fills up the time comfortably. net crowding I events together so as to make it a 1 matter cf l.uriy and woiry to keep up j with it. A number of new aud novel I features are introduced, one of them being u broncho busting contest, the I first cuteilaltmiuit of ils character ever given at Hny celebration or festi val in this city. ihore will also tie especially en tertaining features for all games, races., baseball, football, horse race, and a big lock drilling contest in which the clack dtillers will jartici pate. The purse for this contest will be 100 plus the entrunce fees col lected. All games will be held ou the railroad grounds aud it costs uot a cent to sin thctu all. TO BEAUTIFY THE CITY Municipal League Propose Gen eral Iree Planting. r At a special meeting of the Muni oipal League, held on Mouday tha ISth inst., the matter of planting trees along our streets to add beauty to our city was discussed. The con sensus of opinion was that more efficient work could be doue by an- Doiutinir a dav to Ha CHlUit Arhnr lw and devote that dav to the nl&iitimiir of trees, or otherwise to Improve the apjiearauce of our cily. It was thought that all citixeni of Grants Pass would be interested in this movement, aud therefore it was deemed wise to defer final action un til the uext meeting of the league. We hope that all citizens will be Interested iu this uioveintnt, for any thing that adds beauty to our city is a brut-lit to all it a people. The Citizens Municipal League deserves credit for the uiauner iu which they have takeu hold of things for the betterment of our oity. Some of our best ritiens are interested iu this league and it is bound to prosper. as it stands for the bettersuieut of Grants Pass without regard to persons or class. COLUMBIA CONFERENCE Of M. C. Church South Meet In Granta Pan Next Week. Wool Blankets This season we show all sizes in mottled, silver :rov and white blankets ;it the lowest woolen mill prices. Cot ton blankets, all sizes, all prices. See our ."oc blankets. New Feill Underwear for men, women and children in wool, wool fleeced, .cotton llocccd and plain cotton ribbed. UNION SUITS For men, women and children. WE WILL OI'T'ER SPECIAL BdRQIINS EPTEHBEK 20, 29, 30 YOURS IOU IJUSINESS E. C. D'XON :00 A. ::t() P :0 P. M. :!I0 P. M. RED LETTER DAYS PROGRAM 1 huredB.y. Sept. 2lh. Ilion.'-lio liustei l une 110. Uita.nl Pig Urciised and Ptdi-J.6o. liase Hall game, bnsiut ss tutu vs. pioff ssioiml men. M. M. It) :00 A. M. :00 A.M. ::I0 P. M. Shoes, Dry Goods and l iirnisliiims. :!!() P. :: P. M. M. M. :.'I0 A. :iin to U M. ::io P. M. :'M P. M. :io P. M. Sports and Parbeciu 111 lie fri.e Orchestra I'oneert. f rlday. Sept. 29th. Trnt k Kw'tiit - H'O j aril dash- Pursti i '.M. H0 J artl iliish- Purse :i. iki. . mile run Purse ;I.,MI. Hnniiing lin.sd .) ti n j - Purse t'.'.OO. iligli Jump Purse 'J.til. ' I'iremt n's Kucc Wot Test-Purse 10. 'It.gifWar. I.Mel guniic, (UKolli solid shtet Purse 10. Hull game - Purse-.',il. Hand (Concert. Saturday. Sept 0lh Street, Parude. Juvenile Sports Purse l,"i. Pig liarbiciie Feast. Miners' Hoi k lirilllug Contest -Purse 100. Hull (iaine Purse .'.1. Hand ('ourert. wi" 1 Ihe railroad gronndH, and all The Columbia Auuual conference of the M. K. church, South, will begin its 4th Session iu the M. K. church, South, iu Grants Pass, Wednesday evening, September 27th. Rev. A. J. Kllisou of Myrtle Creek will preach the opening sermou. Bishop H. C. Morrison of New Oiletns, who la uow iu Portland, will preside. The conference comprises all of Western Oregon. There will be something like 70 preachers, delegates and visitors, besides the members of the executive hoards of the church from the east. The business of the conference will begiu at 9 o'clock a. m, Thursday aud will continuu till I.', aud will last till Monday when the appointments, will le announced for Ihe comlug year. At the conference each preacher is called by name and his character passed, when he will report his work during the year iast. These meetings are full of interest to all who may attend. Everybody is invited to attend the business sessions of the cnuferrneo. There will be preaching every even lug by senile one of the visiting preacher, aud ou Huuday they will occupy tlm various pulpits of the city. RED LE i I ER FOR A SEPT. 28, 29, 30 - w -L -BSE DAYS ONLY WITH EACH MAN'S SUIT AT $10.00 OR OVER WE WILL GIVE A SUIT CASE 1 REE ! IJUV VOI R 1' ALL SI IT NOW, ANT) WE WILL GIVE VOU I m: SUIT CASE. Trousers ! Trousers ! ! Special prices on Trousers Any old size, from 25 to 50 inch waists and as long or as short as you want them. " - -- - v ' J y : : '.-ULs-- t. I ) i, Y v ' i . - '!" ' ... iw t ! ii.cvM ; 1 1 1 K Hats! Hats!!. Hats!!! IVlen's Hats and Boys' Hats. A large line of Hats. Regular prices, $1.50 to $3.00. Prices for these days, $1.00. INCOR I'OKA I I D. 2f Clothing, Slices, Hats, and Furnishings for Men and Boys.