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ROCUB RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS. OREGON, DECEMBER 28. 190b - nun UTOOer, South Sea Blend at 20c is better than most so called Java and Mocha at 40c to 50c Rejiember we have En glish Breakfast Tea at 25c, not our best of course, but its good. Happy New Year, we are. f White House Grocery COMING EVENTS. Deo. 81, Monday Forester'! Mask Ball at the opera bouse. Deo. 28, Friday Meeting of taxpayers of School distict No. 7, at tbe high school building for the purpose of levying a special tax. f, Jan. 2, Wednesday Grants Pass pnblio schools open after Christmas holi days. Phone 951, Club Livery Stable for oab to take yon to the train or else Where. -25o fare. . 12-28 4t To Catr a, Cold Id One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quin Ine Tablets. Druggists refund money If it fails to care. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 35c. Long Tennessee Fight. A For 20 rears W. L. Bawls, of Bells. Tatin . rnnoht nam oatann. am writes: "The swelling and soreness inside my nose was fearful till I began applying Bnoklen's Arnica Salve to tbe sore surface; this oasned tbe soreness and swelling to disap pear never to return." Best salve In existenoe. S6o at all druggists. ; Items of Personal Interest. Mm. Rom Gravlia went to San a J. Hodgdon of Holland was one of the San Francisco excursionists. A. B. Cornell went, to Douglas county Friday on a snort business trip. County clerk Fred Cheshire is in San Francicso this week on a pleasure trip. Mrs. N. De La. matter arrived lsat week to spend tbe holidays with ber daughter, Mrs. McKinstry. Mr. aod Mrs. A. h. Voorhies and Earle spent Christmas with Mr. Voorhies' parents at Portland. Wm. Rigga returned Saturday from Marial, Ore., where he has been working in the Paradise Bar mine. Mrs. D. E. Neatbamer and son, James of Wimer, were in Grants Pass last week 1 making Christmas pur chases. Eugene Ooboru arrived here Satur day from Portland, where be is at tending Business Collge, to spend the holidays at home. Datleff Eismann arrived Saturday from Corvallis, where be is attending the O. A. C, to spend the holidays with borne folks. . ' Reuben Steelquist arrived Satur day with the U. of O. Glee Club and is spending the holidays with old friends in this city. Mrs. D. A. Grimes and her two children arrived Sunday from Sissons on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Lincoln of this oity. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moon returned to Portland Wednesday evening, after spending the holidays with relatives ana friends in tbis city. Miss Mattie McKimeos has been spending a part of ber vacation with friends in Grants Pass. Miss Mo Eiment is teaching tbe Leland school, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Goodnow will return to their home Saturday, after spending Christmas with Mrs. Good now's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Mowers. . G. W. Guthrie, who is interested in mining in the Kerry district, left for Nevada Wednesday to attend the funeral of sister, who died in a hospital at Salt Lake. ' Mrs. Nora Lee and little daughter, Thelma, left Friday morning for Berkeley, Cal., after spending several months visiting at the borne of Mrs. Battle Lee of this city. They were accompanied as far as Ashland by Mrs. Hattie Lee, who will visit with relatives at tbat place for a few days. WWtMMWtW11MW''''"'''''''''''','i''M,Mli A. U. Bannard At the Big Store, North Side Is receiving a 50-foot car of New Furniture, every piece of which will bo suitable for Holiday trade and as good for every day in the year. Come early and make your selections. Rockers Morris Chairs Ladies' Desks Music Cases Water Sets Pictures at Yur Own Price HugS, aU size9 an qualities Water Sets and a thousand other things, including a White Sewing Machine All at prices that defy com petition. You will lose money if you do not examine this of fer and stock. A. U. Bannard Sixth and D Streets GRANTSIPASS, , - - OREGON. uunntm111'1'11'1'1"" . i Francisco on the excursion this week. ' Mrs. F. D. Smith aod daughter, Mits Oro Willson, left Thursday ' morning for Portland and other north ern points for a month's visit with friends and relatives. ' Walter Dyke arrived this week from Dallas to visit bis sisters, Mrs. Mort Luckett aud Mrs. L. D. Crane who came up from San Franoisco to spend Christmas. ' Mrs. W. E. Mallory was to hare been here from Portland but was unable to come owing to the ill ness of her daughter. A. M. Keating, formerly ot tbis oity but lately of Alaska, is in Grants Pass tbis week. Mr. Keating left here for Alaska in 1901 with W. B. Hampton with whom he has been as sociated in civil engineering and sur veying. He is now a civil engineer on railroad work for new roads wbioh are building in the northern territory. C. R. Cousino. fonnely a business man of tbis city, having been a jeweler here in the younger days of tbe town, spent a few days in Grants Pass tbis week on business con nected with his mining interests in this county. For some years past Mr. Cousino has been located in Crescent City where he is engaged in business as jeweler. D. J. Law ton returned borne last week from Portland where he has been confined in a hospital for some weeks first with appendicitis, having been attacked by the disease while en route from Grants Pass to Washing ton and be was obliged to go to a hos pital for an operation. Later he had a siege of pneumonia from which he is now fully recovered. M. D. L. Crooks came in from Dry den Thursday to meet hi daughter, Miss Nettie, whose term of school at Eagle Point ha just closed. She was to arrive tbat evening but was de layed until late Friday on account of tbe freight wreck at Tola. After spending a week or more with ber parents she will probably enter a nor mal school. Christmas was celebrated at tbe Mowers' home this Jy ear by a family reunion, tbe first In many years tbat time the children have all been at borne. There were present besides the members of the famil who live at home, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waddell, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mowers, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Mowers and son, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Goodnow of Roseburg. The reunion was very enjoyable W. T. Bennett came over from Klamath Falls Wednesday to spend a few days. Mr. Bennett has spent the past year in and near that oity and says although the past season hat seen big growth in the town tbe next season will have a much bigger growth. There are contracts already let for hundreds of dwelling houses. Many of tbe stores would do credit to a metropolitan city. SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSESSED VALUATIONS A Brief Record of Local Events. Amount of the Taxable Property in Various District In the County. The followiug is ttie valnatiou, as (riven out by Couutv Assessor Failin, of the taxable property in the school districts of Josehine ooun'y and in the city of Grants Pass as shown by the assessment roll fur 1!HX) : No. 1 B,625 No. 3 7,8X0 No. 8 170,786 No. 4 139,840 No. 6 65 U55 No. 6 W,8flfi No. 7 1,I7,405 No. 8 49.85S No. 9 28,(128 No. 10 85,040 No. 11 124.15 No. 12 2:i,77S No. 18 43.5S0 No. 14 60.765 No. 15 60,890 No. 18 09.095 No. 17 67.005 No. 18 48,2.-)0 No. 19 75,615 No. 20 60.IW6 No 21 61,615 No. 22 128, 8X5 No. 23 74,480 No. 24 180.9:J5 No. 25 89,885 No. 48 Galice ' No. 49 Granite Hi Forester's Mask Ball, December 81. J. A. Cobb, of Roseburg baa pur chased the At water A Carl stock of goods and will continue the dosing oat sales. Grants Pass is becoming more metro politan aud now has a cab which meets all trains for the convenience of passengers and others wishing to be driven to any part of tbe city. The Woodmen of the World and Alalia Circle will hold a joint in stallation on Friday, January 11, 1907. All members are cordially in vited to attend. . W. L. Irelaud has just received a oopy of the report of the Special committee appointed J by the San Franoisoo Chamber of Commerce to investigate tbe insurance settlements incident to the disaster. It contains many facts of interest to thbose who patronise insurance companies. Wm. Wagner, a tourist with no visible means of support, was arrested last Friday for breaking into tbe warehouse of the Merlin Mercantile Company at Merlin aod stealing several articles of canned goods. Wagner bad a bearing before Justice Holman and was bound over in the sum of 1200. ' A freight wreck at Gold Ray de layed tbe northbound passenger, No. 16, due to arrive here Thursday night, about 18 hours, the train stop ping at Ashland until 7 o'clock Fri day morning and arriving here about noon, closely followed by trains No. IS about seven hours late, and train No. 14, nearly on time. Tne trouble was caused by the engine on the local freight striking a split rail and over turning, pulling two freight cars off the track. A wrecking crew was aent down from Roseburg and cleared tbe track sufficiently for tbe resump tion of trafflo Friday forenoon. MASONIC FRATERNITY ELECTS ITS OFFICERS Blue Lodg svnd Chapter Held Joint Installation svnd Banquet Wednesday. No. 20-t 81,875 No. 27 85,495 No. 28 48,880 No. 29 150,770 No. 80 102,270 No. 81 KW.040 No. 83 48,400 No. 83 26,815 NO. 84 173,938 No. 85 44,595 No. 87 11.810 No. 88 8H,70: No. Sit 107,435! No. 40 17,085 No. 41 97,415 No. 42 14,810 No. 43 88.8N0 No. 44- 45,900 No. 45 48,146 No. 4fl 20,815 No. 47 13.895 No. 48 85,640 tNo. 49 70,i30 City 1,374,985 28. Christmas was celebrated in Grants Pass by the Sunday Schools of tbe city by nnioo Christmas exercises j held at the tabernacle on Tuesday j evening. Notwithstanding the even- j ing was stormy the tabernacle was full and tbe exercises very enjoyable. I Preparations were made for' 1000 children and boxes of candy to tbat number were ' prepared. Tbe greater , number of these were presented to ' children in attendance, the boxes re-. maining will be divided anions tbe churches to be distributed among ' their children. i All branches of the Masonic frater nity represented in Grants Pass have beld their annnal election of officers and tbe Knights Templar and Eastern Star held their Installation ceremonies, the former on December 14 and the latter Deoember 1. which event was tbe occasion of a fine banquet and a general good time. Grants Pass Lodge No. 84 A. F. & A. M. and Reames Chapter No. 98, R..A. M. held a joint installation at the Masonic temple Wednesday even iog, Deoember 90, followed by a ban quet The officers elected in the various branches are as follows : A. F. & A. M. W M-R. W. Clarke. S W J. H. Hathaway. J W-Fred'k Strieker. Sec'y Jas. Holman. Treas-B. W. Riggs. S D Jas. Trimble. J D-R. S. Wilson. S S-E. A. Wade. J S-il. L. Gilkey. ROYAL ARCH MASONS. H P Herbert Smith. King-Geo. R. Riddle. Scribe B. W. Riggs. Sec'y J. E. Peterson. Treas L. L. Jewell. O. H.-O. E. Maybee. P S-J. S. Trimble. R A C Dr. J. O. Smith. M 3d V Alfred Letcher. M 2d V-Fred'k Strieker. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. E C L. L. JewelL Geo II C. Kinney. C G-R. L. Cee. Prel-Geo. Riddle. ' S W-G. W. Dounell. J W-G E. Maybee. Treat-P. H..Harth. lie c Geo. S. Calhoun. St B A. C. Hough. S B H. A.Rotermund. War H. L. Bartlett. Sent J. C. Campbell. EASTERN STAR. W M Mrs. H. C. Bobzien. W P-B. W. Kings. Ant Mrs. C H. Sampson. Cond Mrs. Geo. Riddle. Asst. Cond Mrs J. P. Martin. Sec'y-Mis. H. Zollrr. Treas Mrs. Jas. Holman. Ada Mrs. Dam a McKinstry. Ruth Mrs. J. H. Hathaway. Esther Mrs. G.W. Dimnell. Martha Mrs. L. L. Jewell. Electa Mrs. A. J. Pike. Warder Mrs. W. II . Pattilo. Sentinel A. J. Pike. Pianist Mrs. R. S. -Wilson. Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Dentist Goto Corun lor Plumbing. M. Clemens. Prescription Druggist. Sheet Musio sale at the Muslo Store. Picture framing and framed clotures at L. B. ball's. A splendid line of Royal Charter Oak Ranges at Coron't. Xmaa Bells at Clemens. 19-14 9t For a o'ean bed and a rood meal try the Western .Hotel. Hundreds of varieties of Post Cards at the Musio Store. Maps of Oregon Wash in ton and California at the Muslo Store. Some pretty things in Damask Lunch Cloth at Mrs. K. Rehkopf. Victor Talklnv Mmhluaa mA ords at the Musio store. Report cards for school use are ou sale at the Muslo Store. Sheet Musio at So, 10c and 15o at the Muslo Store next week. Satin Post Cards the latest fad. will soon be In stock at the Photo and Muslo Store. It TjaVS to adf BrtlaM nmfnt a.tlV, Nine times out of 10 there'll be a ouyer Deiore tne ink is dry. Try it. Have T. E. MoKoin'a cab meet vonr friends at the train 95 oents to any part of the oity. Meets all day trains, ruone 951. 13-28 4t Drs. Barkan & Sewall. specialists for Eye, Eat and Throat are now lo. cated at 1700 California St, oorner Van Ness Ave , Ban Francisco. J 11-80 4t Universal Bread Makers and Cake Makers at Cramer Bros. SOME BARGAIN POINTERS New Notes From the Business Man to R.evdra. A Fsvmlly Reunion. A Christmas reunion, exceptionally pleasant to those concerned, took place this week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kerley in this city, their whole family being present for the first time in 18 years. Tbe week has passed very happily to Mr. and Mrs. Kerley and to all tbe visitors. An enjoyable feature of the reunion was a dinner given In honor of the visitors at the Hotel Latyon by Frank John son, at which 15 were present. Those nartolpatlng in the reunion were Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Kerley and their two little daughters ; Wm. Banghn of Saoramento, OaL ; Carl Baughn of Grants Pass; Mrs. W. M. Johnson of Portland; Mrs. B. L Roadman of Yuba City, CaL ; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones of Taooma, Wash. ; and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Robluson of Lebanon. The visitors leave Grants Pass for their several homos on Satur day, with tbe exception of Mrs. Roadman, who will remain another weex. BORN. MEADE At Grants Pass, Friday, Deoember 28, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meade a son. MARRIED. SMITH-WILLIAMSON At the resi dence of J. R. Williamson, Decem ber 24. 1906, Hallie. E. Smith of Portland, and Miss Dora D. Will- " i hid son of Grants Fan., Stepheu ; Jewell officiating. DIED. GIER Near Grants Pass, Oregon, on Monday, December 24. 1906, Mrs. Virginia Gier, aged 42 years aod 7 months. McGREW At Grants Pass, Monday, December 24, 1906, J. D. McGrew, aged 87 years. SMITH At Grants Pass, Thursday, Deorinber 20, 1906, Frank B. Smith, aged 71 years. A sou, F. C. Smith, came from West Pullman, III., aud accompanied tbe remains to Portland for cremation. Courier sample copy sent fret to, ptlom Incubjtorstandroo any address. I Cramer Bros. JIT. .TS MODEL TOILET CREAM For cha ped hands and rough skin is based upon our own experience ofyears in the drug business, and each ingredient used is tbe very best. A few applica tions of tbis lotion will pr omptly reliev the soreness, heal the chaps, and stop the burning and stinging caused by sharp, cold winds PRICE 25c jVIodel Drag Store DUO G 1907 We shall carry the following lines , of best grade goods Garland Stoves and Ranges Stransky Steel Ware " Lisks Anti-Rusting Tinware Patrons Sun Proof Paint ' Clauss Scissors anfrfazors Zenita Tools 1847 Rogers Silverware Petaluma Incubators ; Etc. Etc, - We wish all of our Friends and Customers A Happy New Year Cramer Bros. Odd Fellows Block Z Iron Banks Express Wagons CHVRCH NOTICES. Newman M. E. Church. The nsnal serrloea at the nsual hours. Preaching by tbe pastor In the morning at 11 and In tbe eTeoing at 7:30. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Junior League at 8 p m. Kpworth League at 0 :80. A oordial welcome to strangers and friends. Presbyterian Church. Bert ioes will be beld la tbe regular order In this oborob next Sunday. At 11 a. m Efan P. Hogfaes, the Pastor, will speak on ,"The New Tear -1907." 7:80 p. m. tbe theme will be "Dangerous Dallying 1th Temp tation. ',' 10 a. m., Bible School ooder the superintendent of H. O. Kinney j 8 p.m. Jr. O. B. 0:80 p. m., the Devotional Hour of, the T. P. & O. E. Inspiring musio, brief, beplfal, timely sermons and a hearty warmth of welcome awaits those who worship at this ohnroh. Baptist Church. Morning worship ooours at 10 :80 a. m. The pastor will preaob a New Year sermon on tbe subject "A Right Start." Tbe Bible School meets at 11:45 conducted by J. D. Paddock. The Junior Union is at 8 p. m. A special meeting for men Is oaUed for the same hour. The Senior Union will be led by Arthur Edgerton. It will be a "Conquest Meeting." Tbe final serTloe of the day wiU be at 7 :80 with sermon on the topio "The Balanced Life.'1 You are cordially invited. Let Us Send You A POCKET SAVINGS BANK We send them free, postpaid, to each depositor. The most novel home bank ever originated. Put in your spare dimes ; when lull, mail to us ; we'll open and place contents to your credit We pay liberal interest, you'll enjoy absolute security, and the little home bank will help you save with surprising ease and rapidity. A single dollar will start your account. Write alxjut it today. MERCHANTS INVESTMENT & TRUST COMPANY , FRANK W4TS0H . L. UURHAM . . . H. r KAH . . PrMiSent tct-Prei.Jiu SecrtUry . C CA1CHIHO . . Ami. 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