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Fine Footwear for Women Gunmental Shoe for the Street The reliability of our secret of our success. The lanro increase of for the year IMS is duo that our cub ciato the val a n d know will bo ritfht. R. L. HOWARD BUILDING ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PAHS, OREGON. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates: One Year, in advance, hix Month, Three Moulin, (tingle Copies, .7ft ."Hi .0.') Advertising Rates Furnished on application st the office, or by in til. Ohttiitrie snd resolution of con dolence will Ix charged (or st be per line; can! ol thanks 60c. A. E. VOORHIES, Propr. KnUtred st the pout utiles st Grants Fsns, OreKon, ss second-clsns mail nistler. FRIDAY. JANUARY 26, 1W7 . BILLS INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JEWELL Msssures of Practical Value to This County Before Legislature. Representative L. L. Jewell of this county Introduced the following bills on Tuesday in the legislature : H. B. 108-Provtding bounties rang lug from fi to jii) for scalps of wild animals, slate to pay two-thirds of bounty and county tialsnce. H. B. 10-Pn.vldin for monthly meeting of Josephine County Court. II. E 110-Fixing licenses of sal mon dealers ranging from f 10 to 700 per annum. H. B. Ill Amending buuters' license law as to exempt man from paying liceuse in county in which he resides. II. II. 114-Regolating nulling Uogin River. in Han.borovjgh Renews Fighl on Timber and Slone Act. Senator llaimbrough, chairman a of the committee nu public land, will renew Iiih light to secure the repeal of the- t Jintur and hIoiib act and the substitution of a h,vr aulhoriz.in th. I ale of Government tiinl.iT at not less than Its apprised value. Mr. Hun trough ax drawn a new hill which stipulates that the Government shall reserve to itaclr the title to all public timber laud ami eell only the timber. The bill stipulates that pemons resid lug ill the Immediate 'vicinity of ii.r Government timber land 'may take, without cost, not to eseoc',1 1W.0OO feet, R M.. in . nnM ior incir own turn fr farm and do- ' menu purges. TimU.r land shall remain omn to entry under the placer mining laws. Perseus developing unum claims ou forest land in ly therrrfont nut to cvcoed 100 Ootl'f, ii ' lit et, ' in one yiar. Heed such timber ill providing thev developing and nitrating ,cir , .,ims The new ll:.i,t,rengh bill stipulate that all money received from the sale of Governm-nt timber si, all be con Ver.e.l Into ,.,.,,,) ful, f I .-e1M Miall p , ,(, !ate. -1- '-r.11!'"1' ! J" the which tlie titular waT maintenance of school, S'liis is in Hi n of tax, I'oillities in cut for "the aud toads. l'he remain er deducting dor of the fund, tler be cos! f administration, into tin. reclimanou fund i i - . shall go w hen ver that aie li'll ioimI .... ,,,,,i r n cut (ll Is nvtiem i,. under slat. the reclamation aw i oil r s',;lle llu, money ui!l I iH-ial fund w A a ii ., timiry,, i nall v . 1 pelsi ii j,t, v qiTT'i 7, C piiiuo Tn " Is' 111 1 , - 1 prisoiuiHiii into tin forest Ii si rvc I " h7 leclliig tut'!: i ' e I 1 11 . ol ja:, v.; I ; it it n v rtiT-,,; ..! lit ol c,:, .! I' iv ROGUE Patent Leather !rc:fcr Dres shoes is the our business 19 0 6 over to the fact tomers appre- ues which they receive that what they get here f BARTLETT SIXTH STREET Diamond Creek Copper Mine. A remarkable discovery, or rather a rediscovery, of an active copper mine has just bieu reported by Frauk Zaao aud Osorge H. Crawford, while working their claim, the Daisy, in the Diamond creek district. It is be lieved these men have uncovered one of thu hidden cupper treasures from which was taken the vast amount of native copper that was sacked pacseu one ana snipped across the sea to the smelters of .Scotland and Wales nearly 50 years ago. For about five years, during the latter part of the 00's, a Scottish company, with its own fleet of sailing vessels, made regular trips to Crescent City harbor, where they loaded with native copper brought from the interior and sailed away for the then nearest smelter, in Scotland. Diamond crsek district is located in Del Norte county, Califonrla, a few miles south of the Oregon line, and a few miles off the Grants Pass-Crescent City stage road. While driving a tunnel ou taeir Daisy claim, with the Intention of tapping the main body of their copper prospect at greater depth, Zaan and Crawford uncovered heavily barred door. Further inves tigation proved the door to be the opening to an old tunnel, or adit. The bolts on the door were almost comlpletely roited away or eaten op by copper ocrroslou. The wood was badly decayed, proving the werk to have been done a long time ago. The old workings gave every evidence of having been deliberately and system atically covered up. When the door was remove a glimpe of a badly cavedtunuel was given, aud just in side waa found a full set of miner's tools of the oldtime tyjie. The metal of the implements had completely given away to coppnr corrosion. Though the miners have not yet hail time b reach the end of the old adit, because of its caved and treacherous couditiou, retiuiring new tiinlxTs and a complete cleaning out before it can be entered, they are satisfied it leads to a marvelously rich native copper treasure. Samples found along the tunnel tloor and near the adit prove tins. I'lurxo Recital A piano recital was given at the 'opera house last Fridav eveuing by Miss Alma Pauline Wolke, pupil of miss r.uiei larolyn Palmer, aunieiicn or some 4IKI poplo heiuu i I reieut lhe display of musical skill I and tub ut by .Miss ... ,. I olke was very : pleasing and reflected her ow ' instruc herown ,,o,-i....l - - - i uiiii i mi l"l"""ny ami tier tioii by Miss Ph.,r ti... 1 i'r"Kri"i was an f, i in. Hows: Oc.uve .tudv ,-,, . Adagio IV.hetiipio" ' ' ' Heetl "ve ,, ' 'airice i;, ,,,, , ... I Murmuring Hteees. March Milit ur,,. . KuilUIIIt'U T" Spring Mauiku. i Minor Nocturne. K . ftude ' Si. x in' ' . . . Ullllpsodle leu sen -Niemann clml.ett Iniiini; Kudortl lirieg .unt'.-iaens Chopm fin-pin l.lst AMnt i.llis. riiivii. Charge n KKk, :, iv iiug m.in iig.iiust s.mlt and tiatt' rv circuii court va hist w.ek to be t ir mote serious "'tlllie h'.1,v. d to whom a case ,,f a was J ending in the taken to Eugene foiitioiiied with a charg, , a slat now have nil cc, Mah, '. "i eu iviiiuiitted ItSMIllst hit l.ontii I'rown, of I ane couni y, f. ru.er heme of Kill.. pitch, an, st i otb.vrs i :!!. to "lout Ui tt e .s- .,', '' v'lvt'''K- to a I'ugene dn : w:,rr'" '"I be n cut f, r b ''k- Imt tlie !i id Usui -in o s h. ,.,, ''''et' I i:n and ' '.,. ,,, ;t , court f. r 1. liV.lt.' m lllls p.,,. ' t: le, .1 IU ll.e ' i a RIVER COURIER, GRANTS - j ""- -ru, MOTr.s CLASSIFIED ADS.hr- y Oar High School library is rapidly becoming one of which we might well be proud. During the past year about 275 volumes have be"n added, most of which were readable books for old and yoong alike These were some thing which our library badly needed, for before this addition, it consisted only of reference books. Of more re cent date the High School has been preeuted with 20 volumes, including text books of English Composition and Literature, Astronomy, Chemis try and History, by Mrs. John Will iams. The Encyclopedio Dictionary oTfour volumes aud "The Works of Shakespeare" in two volumes were presented by A. C. Hough. The High School Library fund, also en dowed the library with the "Worlds Famous Orations' in 12 volumes. These, together with the COO, which we previously possessed certainly makes a fine library for our fine High Sohool. Exams are over. Fun is past and bard work begins once more. One half of the school year has been oom- nleted aud to many, the results of their work is good. During the firit semester physiology aud physical geography were completed and will be succeeded by botany, also tngnsu History, instead of European, will be studied by the Sopbos, aaa civics. This will be a definable change to the unfortunates who have just completed by hard work the studies of the first semester. A new program has also been made, changing the time of the recitation periods completely, bat nevertheless, it is an agreeable change to all. Stella Lawson is again in school. Isn't it pitiful to ee Mies W. try tn m.t mad at os. when she knows as well as we, that Bhe cannot d it The Basket Ball Club has been re ouested to move from their location on Front street. It seems as though the girls team made too much noise. Advertised Letters. Following is the list of letters re maining in the kGMiiti Pass, Oregon Poitoflice, for the week ending Jan nary 2l, 1907. Persons calling for the same will please give the date adver tised. A charge of one cent will be made upon delivery : Brinuan, L. Booth, Clifton. . Brown, Howard. Brown, Chas T. Crane, Lealia. Dodson, Mrs Carrie. Hannan, John. Hobbs, Mrs. Celestine. Jamison, LB (2). Marshall, Miss Rosle. Myers, Mrs Ruby. . Pattison. Mrs W. W. Sherman, Wesley S. Simpson, A H. Scott, Mrs Mae. Schauel, Mrs Maggie. Scott, Belle B B. Sargent, Alice C. Williams, Miss Ruth. C. E.HARMON, P. M. MetKodlst Ladies Meet. Much of a wouiau's life is spent in the borne, caring for the children, planning for their education and looking forward to the time when those chUdreii (always boys aud girls to her even though the goldeu hair and raven locks are streaked with silveri shall lake their places in the battle ol life. Then the struggle to make cuds meet which conies to maiiv !of us, leaves bat little time for reor... Him un,l utii. n-.i. ......... 4. .i. . ,lnr,iiir Ii...- ... .., " " ..... .jmv n jiieun- u, afternoon with otl,.,., ,i. t . ; . - - . .un.onie iuto the li e, thus muWinu world a lietter place , ri, live 111 ii... i.. . i, , . ., . "l,"UK "T lilies Atd ,h" N,'W1" Methodist church omitted the r gular social on account of the holiday the tabernacle meiitiugs, ca-i u, etc., but .T inuarv '.'J the tirt afternoon ; kind was held m th, meeting of the ' ii w parlors. , Alter singing "St 'p in Anvwhire" praNcr was ,. tiered by Mis. Wads worth. Ninety nun grown people and children wer. present, being ,.. tert.uie.l bv Mrv N,, Wi;iiltl. Mrs A. P. Cornell., Mrs. t'letn.i,' Mrs C-olvin. Mr-. M:t, and Mi." L" .111 r.iims.1. ueinshuieuts ,.f l,riad butt-r. pickles, cake, tea and c, were served and gteatlv et, ,ovi d i,..,,.. ....., and or, e the social converse H'.iickly away and the tune !IM.S1 si euieil "''" Ii;; th. hour of parting the s'.iv aui ruooii t ,g access both socis and tinai ci.:'y. MRS. I,, w. Honl. I r. -s besirter for , COMING r.t N1S K,! '' V-.lt...,..,vC.icken 1 ' ''r "; 1 r'' yterun t'hiitch ' v t hn.tiau p, ,,t, r ' v . I ''!' :.'. Tin 'dd Kell. 1'ekali? faiita'.)- S, h:i. given at K l''',' Kri.i.iv. ''," - '"I; I, ken , , 1 r by 1 V : v 1 I 'a PASS, OREGON. JANUARY 25 FOR SALE. FRESH COW for sale. Phone 2. 1-11 HOUSEHOLD furaiture. Inquire of Mrs. C. E. May bee, 113 N 2d St. 1-25 2t GIANT No. 1 and 50 draulic pipe for sale. Ike Davis. feet of by Inquire of 1-11 tf FIVE COWS and separator. Cows lresb and first-class. Separator new and best make. All at a bargain. Call on or address Charles Meserve, Grants Pass. 1-4 tf BARTLETT PEARS Several thous and strictly first-clnas, one year old Bartlett Pear Trees 4 to tl feet high. Also Walnuts aud ornamental trees, shrubs and roses. J. B. Pilking ton, nurseryman, Portland, Ore. 1-25 4t FOR SALE Stock General merchan dise, Hotel furniture, and fixtures at Wolf Creek. Will take good resi dence property well located in Grants Pass. Wilson Mercantile Co., Leland. Ore. 1-25 tf POLAND CHINAS I still have good individuals of both sexes, Spring and Fall farrows; registered or not as desired; sows bred or open. Boars in service, Oregon's Peifeo tion (80451) aud Chief Sunshine (110423.) J. H. Robinson, R. F. D. No. 2, Grants Paws. 1-4 13t FIFTY hens and pullets of the fol lowing breeds: White aud Barred Plymouth Rocks, Black Minorca, B. Leghorns in lets to suit. Call on or address H. B. Alverson, Lock Box 8, Bridge St., West Grants Pass. 1-18 2t FOUR ACRES of land fened and part seeded to grain on north 10th street for sale. No reasonable offer re fused. Cail or address E E Cargill, Box 14. 12-28 tf COW A good, young cow.freBh. Cbh be seen at E. E. Cargill's place on North 10th street. 12-21 tf TEN-ACRES, miles north of city limits, on Rural Route. Water to irrigate acres, 24x24 barn, two floors, chicken honse, wire fenced, 4 room house. One-half acre in strawberries, raspberries, fruit trees etc. Five acres in high state of col- "tivation. Price ftlOO. Call on or address L. H. Hughes, R. F. D. No. 1, Grants Pass, Ore. 1-25 4t FOR SALE By E. Steele at 2d ware house west oold storage plant Sonar Pine Shakes, Plymouth Rock Cockerels, Fruit, Vegetables, all kinds, fresh ocean fish, crabs, shrimps, clams, oysters by the pint, quart and salloa, also in cans. Cash paid for fruit and produce. E. Steele. 11-2 tf GOATS F. A. Pierce, Merlin, Ore', Breeder of Pore blood Angora Goats; Flock headed by Sootb African import; correspondence solicited in regard to goats. 11-26 tf SPRAY SOLUTION gaaranteed full strength and approved by ooonty fmit inspector manofaotored and sold at a price that farmers can afford to pay. Samfon Spray Soln tion f actory. I . y . - 1-I8tr FOR RENT. HOUSES Several good houses, de sirably located. W. L. Ireland, "The Real Estate Man." 1-11 tf COTTAGE Furnished cott?g with bath and electric lights, rent 115. Inquire P. O. Box 'Jltt 12 21 tf GOOD FOUR-ROOM hotife. wood honsi, stable and two acre" fine gar den laud. Well located in upper part of city. Rent $5. or will sell at a bargain. Charles Meserve. Courier Block. 1-25 tf BARGAIN A ft-ROOM cottage, well painted, with lot liftxlOO on north sideof track, well situated for onlv fn0. This is u sunt), is rented for d.ft0 per month. W.L. Ireland, The Real Estate Man. 1-11 tf WANTED. WANETD Shakes, 2i. 5oiK) good Sugar pine feet long, at once. Phone 1-25 It WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-hand goods. Harrison Bros., Second hand-store, corner Sixth and J streets. in tf C. Ti. NOEL, of Odessa wants loggers and tiinW cutters to deliver 2.000, " feet of logs to mill bv contract More snow Mies: short haul, levvl r'ds, one l-horse teiun, two trucks chains, etc. furnished. Also left hand .S gaiig edtter wanted. Write or call at mill Odessa, Ure. 8 3 tf WANTED Br n prominent monthlr nisgaiue. with large, high class ciro'il ,tion, local reiresntative to lo. k ater r. newals un.l i...... ....v. scriptioti list in Grants iJa., nud vicinity, on a salary hast, with a leiiiinuing interest fnun rear to .'ear in the bnisuess created. Ex perience ibsirahle, hut not essential liond opi.ortiinity fl)r the right per s n. Address Publisher, box ,V.i Station O. New York. I ;5 it FOUND. l-Ol'KK'l and chum f, ilinrl - nnu, find , v. ii, , , a 'in- at (. ourier otlice. 12.3s tf HELP WANTED. WANTEll-Salesircn. ManvMHke l"o to n. o per month ; some even more Mock clean: grows 011 Reser vation, fur from old orchards i-i. auvmict d W klv. I'l.oioe of torr'i. t"iy. Ad, Wa-hiiiton Nu,.,, l'ci:i; an Tcppellisll. Washim-r.,., y-s'tf STRAYED. K nT!iAV I??"' S!,-t!'" l-onr. geld 'I'g, t.ild face; ,i.e Sunt,.. X,,. wm m NIKE DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby giveu that the co partnership heretofore existing be tween C. D. Bnrnett and B. W.Bald win, partners doing business at Grauts I.aa I Wo.... k n ... .moo uioftvu, n i m , i ii u ii i in ii o in n ui I Burnett & Baldwin is dissolved, C. I D. Burnett taking the business; pay- ing all outstanding indebtedness and assuming all liabilities. BURNETT & BALDWIN. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Pike & Dean has this day dis solved partnership by mutual con sent., A. J. Pike retiring, T. Y. Dean to collect all accounts due the firm aud pay all indebtedness. Dated January 10, 1907. A. J. PIKE, T. Y. DEAN. LOST. LOS1 -Wednesday, Oval bracelet, carved on one side Finder please leave at Conner otlice. MISCELLANEOUS. CARPET WEA VlNG Plain and faucy weaving-Mrs. S J. McDow, corner r ront and 1'ine. l-n 4t FRANK mission furniture made to order, The Strength of a Ba?ik is shozvn, 1st, By its working capital 2nd, By its stockholders. 3rd, By its management. THE First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON Grants Pass, Oregon. lias u Capital, Surplus Undivided Profits $77,500.00 And an additional Stock holders Liability Uln. der the National Bank ing Law). .... 50,000.00 Total Responsibility $127,500.00 DIRECTORS: John- D. Fry, T. H. IIarth, J- T. Ti ffs, H. C. Kinney. L. B. Hall. Pres. J. C Campbell, V. pre. H. L Gilkey, Cafhier. SALE Discont on Suits 20 to 50 per cent Is. et! kvi Ir isi ? f & Discount on Overcoats 20 to 50 per cent Discount on Trousers 20 to 50' per cent rhi Wi. I Discount on all Furnishings P. H. Harth &Son, Ini "A little better for a little less" i S' OPERA HOUU Grants Passoui TUESDAY. JAK STETSON Onginol Big Spectacular fr. ion of DNCLE TOM'S CL Under the Management t , Leon W. Washburn MORE GRAND NOVELTIES TUT . i Gorgeous Scenery with Ifc Electrical Effects, Two f Bands, Two Funny Mark J Mischievous Topsies. s Genuine Southern CakeW BURNETT Uphoiotwingi ! JSVn Wi"S DaDCerS' Mi ' : - , . S" heniotp ilii.ri.i,. - - . -iltll UULi Ponies, Donkies and Bloodhw j Wagons Drawn by Handsome f! Ponies Grand Vision and Transfer Scones, Eve and Her Golden C: Reserved Seats 75 cen3 Watch for Big Par MODEL i TOILET CREllf For cha ped hands c! rough skin is based uf our own experience ofyei' in the drug business, as each ingredient used is fc very I .est. A few appfc; tionsofthis lotion willf; omptly reliev; the sorenef heal the chaps, and sU" the burning and sting'-"-CTUsed by sharp, cold wit-. PRICE 25c j t IBodel Drag StorC the t.'i:n-:s' pupcr , , ok "lb ban l;.e"t. . -t I". f -'head. Address '"'' A-i Un.l. Ore.l-ls It nts Km J