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ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. FEBRUARY 16, 190b. b 0 'V f i Count, neigh and meature everything you huy." American Urocer. With that Good Resolu tion and Keep it up. ,Ad remember that we are head quarters for the Finest Teas and Coffees in Grants Pass No Prizes, but we five you the quality. (Glid to Have you Compare Samples) California Ideal Peas 2 cans for 25c Ashland String Beans. ... 2 " 25o Ashland Tomatoes 2 " c25 i Peaches, Aprloois, Canned Strawber ries, etc. Hoins Apple Butter in stone crocks, 75c each. Absolutely pure Jellies, Jams and Preserves, new. Sweet and Sour Pickles. Green and Ripe Olives in bulk 20c pt. Strained Honey, Comb Honey, Sor ghum. 2 No. 2 Irish Mackerel 25c. White House GROCERY TllC Teil ail(l ColTCC HOUSC. ! - CHURCH NOTICES. Newman M. E. Church The revival meetings which have been in progress for the past four nwka will close on Sundav night. The pastor will preach both morning ! Ro&ue river welt of Grants Pa8S- Dr and evening. Morning subject- j DeArmond is located in Medford and "SomeExcnses for not Uniting with J eince oin8 ther lttst Fal1 he DB6 the Church." In the evening-"The buiU nP a Potable practice. Death of a Soul." Sunday cong.e-j Dr. G. H. Douglas lately purchased gations have thus far more than txed a qurater-block on the northeast cor the seating capacity of the main audi-' ner of A and First streets and now toriuni. All the regular services of ( he has had a cottage erected upon it the day. Strangers and frieuds al- and he aud Dr. Anna Dongl is will be ways welcomed. at home under their own vine and fig ; tree. The Doctor has had the pines Baptist Church. and oaks that are on the lots trimmed H. Wyse Jones, State Evangelist up giving the yard quite a park-like ' for Baptist Convention, will begin '. appearance, special meetings at the Baptist church J. D. LaBrie, aftor spending a week Sunday morning, February 18th. Mr. in Grants Pass returned Wednesday to Jones is coming from a successful series of meetings at McMinoville. He has had wonderful success in evangelistic services since coming to the state. Mr. Jones deals in no olaptrap methods and does not try to get people in a corner. He wUl speak the trnth as he believes it. He is worthy the careful hearing of any man. St Luke's Church. "George Washington" will be the subject of the sermon, at the morning service Sanday. This service will be followed by the session of the Sunday school at 12:15. St. Phillip's Bible Class meets in the Church, at 12:15. "Card-playing, Dancing, and Theatre going, Are They Wrong?" is the sub ject for the evening sermon. All who have been troubled by this question are especially invited to this service. The Philharmonic Club will meet Wednesday evening, the Guild Hall. at 8 o clock, in A New Hotel. A new hotel, to be known as The Massie House, was opened to the pub lic in Merl n on Fehruray 12th. W. A. MA3SIE, Propr. Quartz blanks at the Courier office. NEW STOCK OF FMITU AT McLANE'S STORE Wtit 0 Strtet Second Block from Sixth Stmt At prices that make bargains. Latest in Couches and Rockers Fine Silk-Floss Mattress Hotel Dressers Window Shades Kitchen Treasures Extention Tables Bedroom Sets Everything needed to fur nish the Lome. RE Items of Personal Interest. Mrs. Ella Roper went to Medford Saturday to be the guest for several day of Mrs. O. Davis. Al McKenzie started for Baker City Sondav and will seek employment in the mines of Baker coonty. Ira Mai lory left Sunday evening for Portland where he will enter the rail way mail service for a time as weigher. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Barth got back Saturday from a month's trip to Cali fornia, where they enjoyed a. delight ful outing. H. M. White went to Portlaurj this week to look after business interests. It is probable that the family will join him in the Summer. Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. A. Dickisoo spent Tuesday with friends in Med ford, though business matters was the object of the trip for Mr Dicbison. Mrs. W. H. Davidson, lately of Spokane, who has been viaiting.here with her sisters, Mrs. G. W. Thomas and Mrs. Fred Isham, left on Sunday evening for San Francisco where she will reside. Mr. and Mrs. John Kader came down from Woodville Saturday even ing and remained over until Sunday evening with friends in Grants Pass. Mr. Bader is employed in the stamp mill in the Homestake mine near Woodville. Alva Lamar, formerly ot this city, j is visiting In' re this week at the home of his father. Mr. Lamar is now lo ioated at Richmond. Cal., where he ; has extensive holdings in real estate. , Richmond is a lively and growing town near San Francisco, i D. N. StenniB left this week for Snlem, where he will be located as agent for the new Oregon insurance i conip toy. Mrs. Stearns and the i children will join him later. Mr. Stearns is a very worthy yooug man ! and will no doubt build up a good , business for his company. Dr. R. S, DeArmond spent Satur day and Snnday in this city and with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. De Armond at their fine farm home on his home near Medical Lake, Wash. Mr. LaBrie is a relative of Mrs. J. O. Booth and was here on a visit. He made a previous visit four years ago and Iih noted a great improvement in Grants Pass and thought it quite equaled the hustling towns of Wash int gon in its growth and solid pros perity. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gamble and Mr. aud Mrs. Chas. J. G-Sniythe have exchanged residences. Mr. aud Mrs. Gamble now reside in the room back of the Rogue River Coffee Market and Mr. aud Mrs. G-Syuithe have moved to the house owued by Mrs. Gamble on West E street. The change was made that Mrs. Gamble, who is now a partner with her sou, Mr. Smythe, could reside nar the store. - T, J I..-!..,.,. ...... "' y from the steam shovel camp near T....nl O rn tfliifili nltita aim onfntn. "- ... panied Mr. and Mrs. W . H. Mc.Mains, who have moved there, Mr. McMains having taken the position of watch man for railroad grading plant. Miss Bessie assisted her sister, Mrs. Mo Mains, iu getting her new home in order, aud she is now with Mrs. O. J. Gamble and h'i daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chas. J. G-Suiythe. A. Jcldness who has had) bis family iu Granti Pass since last Fall has moved them to the Blue Ledge cop per district. Mr. Jeldness lias, in partnership with some other Spokane men, a group of rich claims in this famous di-itrict. The certainty uf a big smelter for the Bine Ledge has hastened Mr. Jelluess to brgin exteu sive development work on the;r prop erty. The men interest d with Mr. JeMnecs are millionaires and it is pos sible that th' y nriy j ut in a smelter for their mine .T:mi"s H. Chiles, Ju''se J. M. Chiles Fiiirbani;,', Ala-ka. spent the Suit'Uiir i-on of Ex-County , left Toe-day for Mr. Chiles has and uiOft of the Wint r- in Ala-ka years. He spent e Kl'Midyke country, vears he ha" been fur the la.-t ' i-M veral ye-rs in the bat the la-t two aliout Fairbanks, Last Summer he conducted a store iu Fairbanks, but sold it in the Fall prior to having for his home in Giants Pass. Ho will j.robably again enjiape in tin mercantile business, either iu Fairbanks or some of the dtlying minii:g camps. C. A. Woolfolk, who is now aud has been for the past three years a resi dent of Portland, has been spending the past week or more in Grants Pass visiting his people and also looking after a very promising quarts ledge which he had located and. on which be is doing some development work. Deputy Sheriff Ernest Lister was reminded Monday evening that the day was bis birthday by a large num ber of friends coming in unannounced at his home. Mrs. Lister quickly made the guests at ease and a most enjoyable evening was spent in games with refreshments to add pleasure to the event. J A. Slover will leave on March 1st for Marsh field, where he has bought a half interest in one of the largest drug stores in that city. Marsh field Is so on the boom by reason of the new railroad and other oausei that Mr. Slover oan not secure a dwelling house now and Mrs. Slover will not go to her new home- nntil later on. The business men of Grants Pass regret to have Mr. Slover remove from the city for he has been a progressive man and holds a high standing in the commu nity and Is a" first-class druggist. He has tendered his resignation as chair man of the school board, and the beard at their next meeting will elect a member to take his place. Mrs. Slover also, has a host of friends who will regret her leaving the city, and the friends of both will wish them prosperity in thpir new home. RAILROAD ROADBED ASSESSED AT $12,003 Josephine and Multnomah Only Two Counties to Asses 1 at That Figure. JoHephine county is the onlv county in the state, with the possible excep. tion of Multnomah, that assesses rail- road roadbed at 112,000 a mile, and not 10,000 as was given by a Flip of figures in the Courier of lat week. In the same article on taxation an- other 8l'p was made and the tax levy thinks cannot be duplicated in the j of Jackson county was given as 10: coonty. One egg which he found in mills, the statement being taken from the nest a few days ago was about a Modford paper. County Assessor j one inch in diameter while another Applegate of that county has sent a egg measured 7 inches in cirenm ( correction stating that the Jackson ( ference. This brings up the size of county levy for this year Is 9.5 mills the eRKg to a mtle above the average. Connty Assessor Fallin finished i Tuesday bringing the present owner-j Jose X. Nelson, who owns a tract ship books of his office np to date, so of 8ome 25 acres within the city limits now 1ms added to his records the name i , ., . . . . , of every person in Josephine coonty j in t,,e east(3rn lart of town' nnB lain who has purchased land during the ' ofT nearly the entire place into 60 past year and who lias had their deed , foot lots, opening up four new streets, li?' ,. A11 lV u K1'1 "n1 fi,rJwhif,f; ' two of which intersect East A s'reet the deed ha not been recorded will . .,, . , be assessed to the former owner, and aD" wU1 be n0a as Lleventh and the land will be held for the taxes i Twelfth streets. The work of layiug if the new owner does not pay them, off and platting the grouud was done It would be to the interest of persons by Surveyor Fred Mensch. The whose deeds are not on record to have ... ,, . . . , , , them recorded before the first of , trnct " a11 yer nrable residence , March and save themselves possible ! property aud makes quite an impor trouble by havinsr their property taut addition to the city of Grants put on the delinquent list in the name ; pasg of the former owner. Another roint ; that Khnuld he understood ts the risk Mrs. .'ieorge Good entertained 50 persons run in not haviiiR their deeds 0f her frieuds Wednesday afternoon recorded promptly. If the deed should at Valentine card party. The three be burned or otherwise destroyed and , j , ,, , no record of it the person run a eood larPe roo,"s 8nd t,,e hallway in the chance of losiutt his property. If in home of Mayor aud Mrs. Good were the mean time the former owner has tastefully decorated with festoons of .Lu "nnkl" rnrCe i?!8 , hearts and Cupid's emblems were iu whereabouts unknown, or had be- come insane or had died it would be P'euty about the rooms. The curtains a difficult matter for the purchaser . were drawn and a soft glow of electric to get a clear title to the land With j light added to the pleasing effect of the seller dead or insane and the pur- j,.h. t ,i . it chaser had failed to take a receipt for nPCOrati"D Refreshments suit his monev at the time of the pnvment a,,le to "" occasion were served, Mrs. he niiffht hae a very serious time to Good being assisted by her daughters, prove to the heirs that he had reslly Mrs. Ernest Lister, Miss Vera and bonght the land. Miss Grace. BORN. MYERS In Grunts Pass, on Friday, Fehmtrv n, won, to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Myers a girl. MARRIED. SILL PAINE At the Colonial hotel in Grunt Pass on Mondav after noon, February 12, l'.HMt, Mr. Glenn Sill and Miss Leonora Paine, Ruv. J. B. Travis officiating. Only the immediate relatives and a few friends of the young couple were present. Both reside at Granite Hill and Tuesday afternoon the young conple left for their home Mr. Hill having a cottage all furnished for his bride. Mr. Sill operates the dally sfase line between Grants Pass and Granite HP1 and he is a yonng man of industry and grod habits. Mrs. Sill is the daughter of Cbas. II. Paine, a b'scksmith and tool sharpener at the Granite Hill mine, and she is a young lady of estimable qualities and well worthy of the man of her choice. Both are popular at Granite Hill and have many friends who give them their best wishes for a long and bat'pv nnrried life. DIED. COX At th" family h mo on Hokuk river, eiirht nile west of (irants Pass, on Sunday, February II. r.nxi, Mrs 'ol.v May Cox, ivife of William ('fx, n:t d !? years and 10 mmitlK? The funeral wivs held; Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Ste hen Jewell con ducting the services. The interment Was in the Sloan cemetery on Ap plepate near Wi!d rvi'.lc. Mrs. Cox hadhen an invalid for some time with consumption, which aa the cause of her death. She was an esti-' mahle woman of lovable character aud was the daughter 'of Mr. and Mrs. I-aan Findley, well known residents of this county. Sh. bav.i 1-year old baby fjirl. A Brief Record of Local Events. Mr. Douglas, who owns a quarlz ledge on Sardine creeK, near the Dusenbery plaoe, is installing a two stamp mill. Gold Hill News. Jas. W. Wooden, an old soldier, died in Sams Valley Wednesday at the age of 63 years. He was a pioneer iu this section and quite well kuown, Gold Hill News. Central Point is to replace its foor room wooden school hoose with a fine brick structure. Bonds for $12,000 were recently voted and the build ing is to be completed iu time for school next Fall. A H. Guyer finished Monday pot ting a large contract of cement side walk and gutters on North Sixth street. The work embraced ISO feet of 10 foot sidewalk aod 200 feet of gutters and it is as good a job of the kind as is to be fonnd in the city. The Ladies of the Maccabees in stalled their officers and gave their publio drill Thursday evening. A few invited gnests and the Sir Knights witnessed the ceremonies after which refreshments were served aud cards, music aud other games were enjoyed by all. A. R. Mattoon, ex-representative of Donglas county, has a rich placer property on Rogne river at the mouth of Mule creek. Two giants have been installod and with these ad other equipments the work will be carried on iu 'arnest and a promising season is expeotod. Glendale News At the Gold Bng mine in the Mt. Reoben district, a force of men are busily engaged in prospeotiug. A new shaft is being made about 000 f t froro.the old mine and indications are very favorable as the ore is good aud is expected to increase with depth both in value and abundance. Glen dale News. Paul Kinney has a flock of hens which for variety of eggs produced he J. H. Miller, who conducts a well stocked store in Williams Valley, was in Grants Pas over Tuesday night. Mr Miller stated that trade had been very goisl with him this Winter, and the outlook for a prosperous year was very gixxl for the residents of the Val ley. The claim is madu by its loyal settlers that Williams is the hand-, somest valley in Southern Oreiron. as well as one of the richest in natural resources, for it has a flue body of ag- ricultural land, largo tracts of timber in the surrounding hills, c at d posits of marble a'id limestone and rich gold mines. Lb dies. Attention! Madames Cowing aud Hurlhat, Dermatologists, annoiinc" o the ladi 's of Giants Pass that ll.ey will he here for a short time and give Electric treatment for the fare and scalp, remove all facial blemishes such as warts , moles, moth patches, freckles and mperflous hair. We also carry a line of our own Peerless Toilet articles which we guarantee absolutely pure fron poisonous drugs and animal fats. Wr-tetu Hotel Rooms If. aud 17. 2-lti It Low Passenger Rate Commencing February l.'t'i and coiitiiiuiiiK ilailv t i and im luding April 7th, I'.iO" and from Sept-mlxr l.'.tli uut'' vJu'.ooer !lUt, lWn'., Colonist ticket j wiil he sold fr'pin the East to points on Oregon Lines via Portland, at the following low rates: From Chicago, Mil., f:i:i; St. Louis, fill; Omaha, and Kansas City,!'.!) ; Den ver, i.pi. ' Corresponding rates will bo made from other jioints, and will apply to all points on Oregon Lines, . 210 tf A. L. CRAIG, O. P. A. j Plenty ofYONEVTO Li AN on ' pood city prorn-rtv. W. L. Ireland, Tho Real Luste Man. SOME BARGAIN POINTERS News Notes From the Business Men to R-etders. Valentines at Clemens. Bicycles at Cramer Bros. "Silver Heels" at the Musio Store. W. B. Sherman Real Estate. Tele phone 781. Give your friends a Stage line the good smoke. Die latest hit "Silver Heels" at the Musio Store. Old Bicycles taken as part payment at Cramer Bros. Pencils and Tablets at the Model Drug Store. Dr. M. C. Findley tests eyes and famishes glasses. Bicycle Bells and Lamps at a dis count at Paddock's. Letcher is the only lioensed optiolan in Josephine county. Rakes, Spades and Spading Forks at Cramer Bros. The Pendos will give a dance Satur day nigbt, February 2th. - Maps of Oregon Washinton and California at the Musio Store. And still I am insuring and selling real estate at the old stand. J. E. Peterson. "Silver Heels," 25o, step in at the Musio Store and hear it The present supply is limited. Make your garden now and get your tools at Cramer Bros. , Timber claims. Homesteads. W. B. Sherman, Rooms 10 and 12 Masonio Temple, Grants Pass Ore. Dr. W. F. Kremer will hereafter be in his office in .the Courier building from 7 to 8 o'clock each eveniug.2-i)tf Petalunia Incubators at f 10 and 20 ' for sale by Cramer Bros. J It will pay you to keep Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea ! Remedy in your home. It only costs a quarter. Sold by all druggists. ' J. L. Myers and Mrs. A. B. Cor- nell received word Tuesday that their mother, Mrs. M. E. Stilwell was not expected to live but a short time. Mrs. Stilwell resides in Tillamook county aud was taken to Portland for an operation, but the advanced state ot the disease and her aao. 73 years, precluded her recovery. Mrs. Cornell left Wednesday to be with I her mother and Mr. Myers will leave ' Sunday. M. O. Warner, the well known I piano tuner who lias been coming to j Grants Pass for the past 16 years, , has been in town the past week doing I work for his many patrons, and he ! says he will stay here as long as there are pianos to tune. Mr. Warner haB the endorsement of the leading piano dealers of Portland aud other cities, as well as the best m nslcians iu the state. 2-lo it The Courier, one months, 75 cents. year $1.50; Get a Copy of "Silver Heels" Tho nw March Two Step composed by Neit Morot, author of "Hiawatha". "Silver Hixils has won Immense popularity in in tho East and thousands of copies are sold daily. If you want tho most popular late p'.oce get "Silver Heels" "Silver Heels" (March Two Stop) 25c "Silver Heela" (Song) - . 25c Other popular pieces: "Dixy Girl", "Popples'" "Cherry" Popular February publications : "Shouldor Straps", "Red Hiding Hood," "Love is King". Bp a special arrangement with several custom publishers we aro receiving advunce copies of new musio as printed, and wo can supply you with tho very latest. 2000 sheets In stock. eie Music vStore Bert Reliable At Clemens' i ; Seven-room story and a half house A BARGAIN FOR QUICK SALE. i Phone 4S't 2 fftimi THERE'S Money in It We mean raising chickens, and one of the essentians is a Petal u ma . Incubator You can have young chick ens at their soason of best growth and save serious loss. Wo have in stock two sizes: 54-egg capacity $10 00 126-egg capacity 20 00 and two corresponding sizes in Brooders at $5 each. Call on us for information and a doscriptivo pamphlet. Cramer Bros. OtWl lTellowM' Llloelc HARDWARE MINING SUPPLIES Tivx Collecting Begun. Tax colleotius began last Moudav at the sheriff's office aud Deputy Sheriff Ernest Lister reports that about $1300 has been paid up to this Friday. The honor of getting receipt No. 1 belongs to A. M. LaMar. The 8 per cent discount will end with March IS and Sheriff Lewis ex pects a big rash of taxpayers just prior to that date. The wise taxpayer will not wait until the last day, lest in the rush he fails to get in and loses the big discount that is given to those who are iu before March 15. Candidates will need printed forms of Petitions. They oan be secured by the dozen or hundred at the Courier Office. cznn Barnes Watchmaker Grants Pass, Ore. 4 J. 1). DRAKE. V