Count, rtigk and manure everything you
hull." American Urocer.
Of course I believe in
Santa Claus !
I know he gdts Home of his candies
and Doti at the
White House Grocery
Lota and lot of that bright mixed
candy at 123s cents per ponnd.
Some of that nice ribbon mixed we
have it
Fine assorted French mixed creams
at 25o.
New LosNetoi Walnots (soft shell).
New soft shell almonds.
Fancy cluster raisins.
New seeded raisins and currants
in full one-pound packages. (No short
weight packages.)
Jost arrived Lake Superior WHITE
FISH. New Mackeral, Salt Salmon,
etc.
That "Home grown mince meat"
and Heinzj's Apple Butter both good
try em.
Compare oar 20 cent coffee with the
other fellows, at 25 cents. "NUF
SAID." The place to get it is The
White House Grocery.
White House
Grocery
COMING EVENTS.
lea. 1 1-13 State Dairy Association
meeting in Ashland.
iec.18 Dairy and fine stock meeting
: ' .. 13
Deo. 13, Thnrsday "Tilly" Olson at
i the Opera House.
X)ec. 81, Monday Forester's Mask
j Ball at the opera bouse.
Timber Deal in Jossphins County
I One of the biggest deals to be re
corded in Soathern Oregon recently
Involves the sale within the past few
Jays of a tract of 8880 acres of pine
$ud yellow fir timber in the Foots
Creek district of this county to B. L.
urdio of Asbland, for a consideration
Of 1100,000. This timber is situated
in a body, and extends within four
Stiles of the S. P. rairload, between
Gold Hill and Woodville. The land
is owned by an eastern man named
Ibwler, who was represented in the
eal by L. W. Smith of Gold Hill,
the tract is also known as the Stan
fell holdings, and it is estimated that
there is a stumpage of 100,000,000 feet
Upon it.
J Mr. Bardic, it is said, has associates
f ho contemplate in the future the
feiMHino .f a Wsiiiir railroad to tup
" n " no
the timber and haul it to a point on
the' S. P. line where it is planned
Hp build a mill for cutting it up.
Jidings.
A package of nice calling card.
Bmte an acceptable Xtnas gift for
lady friend, and the expense iBtvery
mall. We have the latest type faces
tnd can furnish you engraved plates.
Order now.
j Placer and quart location notices,
n ine deeds, leases, etc., at the
Courier office.
A.U. BANNARD
At the Big Furniture Store, North Oth Street
Is daily receiving a New Fall block of
RUGS, ART SQUARES
CARPETS, LINOLLUMN
MATTING,
LACE CURTAIN,
PORTIERE ana , j
HOUSE FURNISHING GOOD. ,
New Styles, Lowest Trices. Good Qnahty. $
Largest stock Furniture in the city Sold j
for cash or on the mstacut plan.
Alot.of Tinware to dee at Half Trice.
x IT. Bannard
"
GRANTS PASS,
- ROGCB RIVERCOURIER GRANTS PASS. OREGON, DECEMBER 7 190b.
g000000000 r- . -
Bit . 0i rnitd rUn BhST ooccoooc
i f 1 tviiia 1 1 1 vBesb a cj
Mrs. P. J. Leverich came down
from Woodville Friday morning to
visit friends in this city.
A. U. Bannard is in Portland this
week making another selection f
furniture to add to his stock.
Mibs Josie Castle of St. John ar
rived here last week and is visiting at
the home of her uncle, F. D. Smith.
L. L. Jewell attended the car short
age indignation meeting at Eocene
this week. He also visited Salem and
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bevina nf
Los Angeles visited the F. L Coron
family last week, returning to their
home Tuesday. Mrs. Bevins and Mrs.
Coron are cousins.
A. J. Bingham, who is a contractor
of Portland, arrived in Grants Pass
Siturday morning and visited over
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Herbert
Smith, returning north Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Herbert Smith entertained the
ladies of the Guild at her borne on
West Main street, Wednesday after
noon. Refreshments were served to
the guests and a very pleasant after
noon spent by all present.
Bishop Scadding, of the Diocese of
Oregon visited Grants Pass Thursday
and in the evening an informal re
ception was held at St Luke's Guild
ball. The bishop will preach at Med
ford Sunday in the morning and in
the Episcopal Church at this place i n
the evening.
W. T. Langlois and family arrived
this week to spend several days visit
ing Mrs. Langlois' brother and'sister,
Geo. K. Riddle and Mrs. J. A. Whar
ton. Mr. Langlois is head keeper of
the lighthouse on Tillamook rock
utd is now on his vacation, which,
owing to special arrangements with
one of the other keepers, is length
ened to 60 days and may even be
longer as his return trip will bave to
be delayed until the lighthouse
tender, which is now in Alaskan
waters, returns or a tng goes to the
rook. Often the weather is such that
the boats are unable to reach the rock
for several weeks at a time. There
are four men stationed on the rock all
the time and their stay is from six
months to a year without returning to
the shore. Mr. Langlois' family lives
at Riddle.
R. E. Gilbert, manager of the
Rogue River Mining and Develop
ment Co. , and Mr. Thnrhner, the
superintendent were in Grants Pass
this week. Mr. Gilbert came expect
ing to purchase a boiler and engine
with whloh to furnish power for Hie
saw mill at the mine. As the outfit
he expected to purchase had been
sold he will have to secure one else
where, and have it shipped to
Grants Pass. It will then be put on
a soow and floated down the river to
the mine at the mouth of Mule creek.
Mr. Gil'bert feels confident that the
trip can be made in safety and is
willing to make a trial. He left
Wednesday night for Los Angeles,
the headquarters of the company, and
will spend the holidays with his
family at that place. Mr. Thurner
returned the same day to the mine.
What's
worth doiug is worth doing well. If
you wish to be cured of Rheumatism
um Ballard's Snow Liniment and yon
wll be "well cured." A positive
cure for Sprains, Neuralgia, Bruises,
Contracted Miucles and all the ills
that flesh is heir to. A. G.M. Will
iams, Navasota. Texas., writs: "I
have used Suow Liniment for sprained
ankle aud it gave the best of satisfact
ion. I always keep it in the house "
For fale by National frog Co., snd
Rotermuud.
. OREGON. i
nn,
FRUIT AND NUT DISPLAY
Given by Oregon Horticultural
Socitty for Exhibit t Annual I
Meeting In Portland.
Through the generosity of the ra
trons of the society we are able to an
nounce that the following prizes will
be offered for fruit exhibits at the an
nual meeting in Pcrtlaud Jannary
8-9 10. ' '
Competition open to all growers in
Oregon and in special cases Wash
ington. Entrance fee is paid by the
society for all members; non-members
Pay 2.
Exhibits must be in place by 12 m.
January 8. Request for space should
be filed with the secretary or J. H.
Reid Milwaukie, not later than Jan
uary 1st.
CUPS Yellow Newtown. Grime's
Golden, Spitzenburg, Northern Spy,
Baldwin, Jonathan, Winesap, WaRener,
Lady, Hydes, King, Arkansas Black.
Best general display of walnuts cover
ing all varieties of Persian Royal
Type; Italian prunes; first and second
for general display of standard
varieties apples; the most promising
new variety of apple; the best Win
ter pear any variety.
AWARDS Rome Beauty, Graven-
stein, Ortley, King, Red Cheek, Ben ,
Davis, Italian prune, Petite prune, ,
any variety Winter pear.
Special awards for walnuts are ,
offered by the Oregon Nuisery Co. :
Nut exhibits as well as others must j
be made by the growers. And in this !
ins auce as for the walnut cup the j
exhitit may be either Washington or
Oregon grown. These awards con
sist of 10 pounds of nuts, named
variety, 1st; and five pounds, 2d.
For second best display of all
varieties:
First and second display of second
generation Fraoquette.
First and second display of second
generation Mayette.
First and seoond display of named
varieties, second generation.
First aid seoond for best pound of
any named variety.
This score governs this nnt exhibit.
Form, size, flavor, oolor of peliole,
thickness of shell, weight of meat to
shell
First and seoond for collection of
Chaberte, Parisienne, Proeparturien.
First and second for collection of
soft shell other than French types.
VARIETY CUPS Apples and
pears, arj for not less than one box,
commercial pack.
The following score will govern for
apples and pears : Form 6, size 20,
quality 10, free from blemishes 20,
uniformity, IS, pack 10, color 20.
The sweepstakes cups will be given
for the first and second best display !
standard varieties, commercial pack ; I
not less than three varieties, not morej
than nve
not to exceed three boxes
of any one variety.
Officer's cup for the best plate dis-
play of commercial varieties; not:
less than three plates of each variety, j
and four specimens to each plate. j
This cup is to be won three times
by the came person, firm or assooia-1
tiou before it becomes his or their
permanent propirty.
Prunes shall be commercial pack,
10 pound box, 5 pound box, or car- j
tons.
For fiirthi r partlculsrs address the
secretary, E. R. LAKE, Corvallis,
Advertised Letters.
Advertised letters remaining iu the
Office at Grants Pbsb for the week
ending December 8, IDOfi. Parties
oallinir for the same, will please give
the date advertised. A charge of one
cent will be made on delivery.
Alexander, Jos. A.
Burke, Clarence.
Brown, Lede.
Blaisdell. Fred.
Couley. Marie y.
Clark! C. H.
Cliae, Mrs. Fred A.
Cook, A II.
'oofer, J.
Davidcon, Miss Jessie S.
Fuller, Jauifs.
Gaul, Jaiuei W.
llHrringtoii, W. D.
Halm, Mifs Viola.
Joues, C. A.
Klenuty, James.
Ling, Mis Basliey.
Moore, E. L.
McKiuney, Earl.
Morrow. J. A.
Pent), I'eiry O.
Heed, Mis Ruth.
Shurhanph. Diuiil.
i-itt-1 1 in t-, J.
Wallace, Mrs. liassie.
Wise, Mrs. John.
Yaucy, le.
K.s.th, T. J.
C. E. HARM AN, P.
M.
Frames Mado to Order.
" Over 2J styles of picturesn)uMJng
in stock to felect fI'm'lt;.'
Hall's. . 7 11 Z2
A Brief Record of
Local Events.
The annual mask ball Riven by the
j Grants Pass Foresters will be given at
j the opera bouse ou Monday evening,
j December 81. ii-23 6t
i
ot week during 190(1 has passed
; without adding new names to the
Courier subscription list, while this
! week, nearly 30 names were added.
! Massachusetts and some of the other
; eastern states, where the best road in
: the country are seen, bave stringent
laws regulating the loads that can be
I hauled and the width of tires that
muBt be used. Until such legislation
j is enacted in this state, money spent
on improving roads will not bring
' such results as will cause the people
to take the proper interest in the
roads.
In coining silver dollars from bull
ion purchased nnder the act of 1890,
there has been a profit to the govern
ment of about foS.OOO.POO, and under
the act of 1878 $71,000,000. That is
to say, the bullion which was used in
making silver dollars cost the govern
ment about tl2-t.O00.0OO less than the
amount of dollars coined. There were
about 670,000,000 silver dollars coined
between 1878 and 1904.
L. D. Hammock has leased the sec
ond floor of the Conklin building op
posite the post office and has for the
past week or more been busy remodel
ing aud fitting up for a photograph io
studio aud he now has everything in
readiness for work. Mr. Hammock is
photographer who has bad a number
of years of experience and training in
city galleries and he starts in business
witn new outfit purchased from the
Grants Pass Photo House.
Carl Darling, one of the young men
who was injured in the dynamite ex
plosion at the Braden mine, Tuesday,
November 27, was brought to Grants
Pass for treatment. Mr. Darling
suffered the loss of one eye and re
ceived severe bruises about the face.
Saturday night Dr. Findley removed
from the face a gravel which was
imbedded near three inches back and
trifle below the eye. The young
man is now resting much easier and
prospects are fine lor his recovery.
Hewett Jennings, brother of Jasper
and Dora Jennings, is su ffering from
the effects of a gunshot wound re
ceived near Granite Hill Sunday
afternoon while hunting with bis
brother-in-law, Martin Moody. The
two separated and in the course of the
buut they came near each other and
Moody, mistaking him for a bear let
go a charge of buck shot which
took effect in Jennings' thigh, in
flicting a painful, bnt not serious
flesh wound. Dr. Loughridge re
moved four buck shot from the
wound aud the boy will soon be on
deck again
"
DESPONDENT MAN
TAKES OWN LIFE
Lenrv Hunt Shoots Himself at
Home of ev Friend In
Portland
Linn Hunt, single, aged SI, while
visiting friends at 10 East Htli street,
Portland, shot himself in the head
with a 3H caliber revolvei , killing
himself iustnatly, at 2:45 o'clock
Monday aftHrnoon.
Hunt called at the house where
the tragedy took place about noon and
was invited to dinner, lie refused,
saying he didn't feel very welL
Later he went ont to the woodshed
behind the house and soon after the
people in the house heard a thot.
1 When they reached the woodshed,
Hunt was lying ou the ground, dead.
Police were notified aud Patrolmen
Burke aud Rohson hurried to the
stvne io the patrol wagon. Tbey
notified Coroner Flnley, who has
taken charge, of the remains, which
were Held several days io an effort to
get trace of relatives.
Hunt was will known iu Grunts
I Pass having lived here some time
rrevious to going Portland in Septecu
1st. He had been employed iu the
factory here and had many friends.
He was subject to epileptic fits and
was at times very drspoudeut, and he
went to Portland to be near a hospital
where he might receive treatment.
Th School that Placcs
tov in a coos PoamoK.
OLMES
BUSINESS COLLEGE
WASH. t TINTH 8T5.
l PORTLAND, ORCOON
Writs direct to Principal, Room Ux.
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SOME BARGAIN POINTERS
News Notes Trom the Business
Men to R.eders.
Dr. Flanagan,
Physician and Dentist.
Goto Coron tor Plumbing.
M. Clemens, f rescription Druggist.
Sheet Musio sale at the Mnsio Store.
Picture framing aud framed pictures
at L. B. hall's.
A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak
Ranges at Coron 't
Pardee sella, Golden Gate Coffee.
It is the best. 13-7 2t
For a o'eau bed and a good meal
try the Western Hotel.
Hundreds of varieties of Post Cards
at the Musio Store.
Maps of Oregon Washlnton and
California at the Musio Store.
Some pretty things in Damask
Lunch Cloth at Mrs. E. Rehkopf.
Victor Talking Machines and reo-
ords at the Musio store.
Report cards for school nse are ou
sale at the Musio Store.
Sheet Musio at to, lOo and lfio at
the Musio Store next week.
Photos, Cabinets, 13.50 doz., Art
Gallery, back of first National Bank .
A fine assortment of framed and un-
framed pictures for Christmas gifts at
L. B. Hall s.
A new line of Stamped Linens just
what you want for Xiuaa present at
Mrs. E. Rehkopf.
Satin Post Cards the latest fad,
will soon be io stock at the Photo
and Musio Store.
It pays to advertise a useful article.
Nine times out of 10 there'll be
buyer before the ink is dry. Try it.
You do not know what yoo are
missing when you fail to drink tea
and Coffee purchased at Smythe's
Quality shop.
Bolton & Pell give another of their
low rate excursions to San Franoisco
the latter part of Desember. Rate
announced later. 11-30 2t
Dm, Barkao & Bewail, specialists
for Eye, Ear and Throat, are now lo
cated at 1700 California St., corner
Van Ness Ave , Ban Francisco.
11-30 4t
It is not too early to think about
Xmas gifts the advertising columns
of the Courier will give yon many
suggestions from week to week look
over its oolumns carefully.
Don't forget that Calling Cards,
neatly printed or engraved make a
very acceptable Xmas gifts the
Courier off.ee can supply either
printed or engraved in sevsn styles
at reasonable prices.
New Ads This Issue.
Bert Barnes, jeweler.
R. L. Cos & Co., dry goods, etc.
J. A. Folger & Co. , sploes, etc.
Mashburn & Co., dry goods, etc.
L. B. Hall, pictures and framing.
"Tilly Olson."
Change of Ads 1 his Issue.
H. C. Bobzlen, grocer,.
Atwater & Carl, grocers.
M. Clemens, Christinas goods.
Hair-Riddle Hardware Co., stoves.
W. L. Ireland, Real Estate.
City Meat Market.
Jos. Moss, Rual Estate.
Hartli & Sou, clothing.
Goo. S. Calhoun Co., clothing.
Grants Pass Weather.
Following is a nummary of t tie weather
observation at drums Pass during the
month of Hiv.,l!iWI, as reported liy J II
l'aililock, local voluntary oli-ervtr fur the
Oregon .State Weather Service:
TEMrKUATT KK 15
2- ll-s
Maximum Minimum Range &..
1 B' '2! !H
2 M M HI 10
3; iw 40 20 M
.v an in i.is
5- ; :i '.it oh
o 4!) :i hi Ut
7j 07 17 :1 17
ii irt i.'. a
10 li.'. I'l l!
11 (,7 47 20
Vi Vi V
l.t 71 4't 11
14 7-' W W
r, m 4t ) til
Hi' .') 4;' 0 07
17 M 41 l'
IK M HO -'! .01
1!) 4!l !M -It
20 411 10 41
i 47 Kl l'l 15
Y.I '11 l'l
Si VI iS 't'l
24 4.1 HI 21
ir, M 2 22
:i 2o 3i
27 M 17 :l
2 7:t 21 2-.'
21 Vi 20 21
:W 61 20 I
an I .. .
nummary: Menu temoeruture W, mm
ilu u 111 UmK-raliir(i 7:)'. iliile I'-'th, minimum
temperature 1 1, uaiezf. ioi ireciiiin
Hon me lie 'AMI. Niimlicr davu leur. ft
partly 1 Imnly, ft; douily, I'revailiiig
H 111(1. O. W.
The ClasMfled Ad columns oftli
Courier J"rtmtBiu uiauy ltemf which
will be, "of interetto , youawl'jou
should make it a point to read J hem
each week.
' Hundreds of new IUuKtrutel Vtifi
Cards'" Just received t 'the Music
Htore. A good supply of the Grants
Pans and O. P. 11.18. cards in leather.
For
Ceristmas
Presents
There is nothing more ac
ceptable than
Silverware
We have now on display
the best and largest stock of
STERLING and PLATED
GOODS that can be-'found in
the city. We shall be glad to
have you call, and it will be
a pleasure to show you what
we have.
"Rogers 1S47"
"Forbes Silver Co."
"Sterling Silver"
, "Cramer Bros."
These are o,ur brands
Cramer Bros.
Odd Fellows Block
CARVERS BREAD MAKERS
CHURCH NOTICES.
Newman M E. Church.
Preaching in the morning at 11 by
the pastor. Sunday school at 10 a.
m. Epworth Leagae at 8:80 p. m.
In the evening at 7:30 Rev. L E.
Honeywell will preach In the taber
nacle.
Baptist Church.
At the Baptist church will oocsr
the usual morning service at 10:80 fol
lowed by the session of the Bible
school at 11:45. Please note the
change of hour. The Young Peoples
Union will meet at 8:80. Ech service
will begin promptly. Union services
in the afternoon will be held in the
tabernacle. F. O. LOVETT.
M E. Church South.
The regular services will be held in
the M. E. church tooth on Sunday,
with preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:80
p. m. Sunday School at 10 a, m.
Edison and Victor Talking Machines
at the Mnsio Store.
New lot of Edison records at The
Musio store.
State Maps OonrierBnilding
The Youth's
Companion
FOR EVERY
MEMBER. OF
THE FAMILY
HE volume for 1907 will
give (or $1.75 an amount
of good reading equivalent to
twenty 400-page Imoks history,
fiction, science, Itiograpliy ami
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$1.50 each. Sample Copies of
The Youth's Companion and
Announcement for 1907 will be
sent to any address free.
Every New Subscriber
who euti out and lrn.1i this illp t
CDC with Dinia and addreii aud
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rtrnuuning week of llunkt"
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