J. Pardee
Stalpe and Fancy
Groceries
Garden Seeds,
Onion Sets,
Poultry Food,
Ground Bone
Grit and Shell
Chick Feed for
the Little Chicks
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Front fctroet., near Palace Ho to
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Oar high school has recently pur
chased a Krell piano from the Cow
Piano from the Coa. Piano House of
Southern Oregon. Teacher, and pupil,
are ranch pleased with the instrument
and wish to indorse it highly a. a very
superior and satisfactory intsruiuont.
It. It. TURNKK, Hunt.
8-8 4t A. E. IIARHIHON. Prin.
All popular .beet niuslo redaoed
Uatarday afternoon, March .'10, only
Mu.io Htore.
Underwear Special, good
weight, 76o the uit. Oho.
boon Co.
Spring
H. Oal-
"We Give Cfto Best In Quality"
DIXON'S
New Spring' Merchandise
ARRIVING IN ALL DLPAUTMLN1S
Scarcity of mcrhaii'.'.isc and high prices will
not effect us in the least, as Ave bought practic
ally all lines before the advance, and we are
now in a position to give you merchandise at
last years prices.
New Spring
French Cuinluic, M inch iu White, with Urge and me -a
it tn Dots, Strips, Black and White Checks, per yd.
Dress Percales.
Large assortment, Best Ouality New Percales, all the de
Miulile culms aiul large tane of patterns, per yard
Zephyretts In checks, stripes ami plaids, per yard. . . .
Perlean Lawns - Fur shadow emhroidei y .
Indian Head In soft finish.
India I.iuens In ullgiades.
Wlute and Brown Linens All grades.
Shirt Waists
White Lawn Waists --The daintiest an I
season's styles. Fancy yokes, tt uuiue.l with !.u
hroidciy, tine tickings, etc , open I: .ml .m l
long sleeves.
Long Silk (lluves In
Trunks and
Just received tumi u Ivis
Tt uuks, Suit C.ises and Tomist
Tin: home or
4tttiti4ittttttMt
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March .bower. bring March flower..
Placer men are wearing broad grin..
Even Josephine 1. "a wearing of
the green."
Eugene Sam. of Grants Pais is
teaching our acliool.
MIhi Mae Webb and grandfather
Jmn tn W&lrln WinPKriav.
V. M Abli-iuht is In four citv for a
coaple of week, on legal business.
Swan Haglaud gave a phonograph
entretainment to hi. friend, last Satur
day, evening. Swan ha. KjO r-cords
I Win. Payiio 'van looking over the
Webb mine Friday. He picked out
j wine 'fine specimen, to take back to
hi. home in Manston, Wi..
There are ome charitable penile
who put oh iu mind of the mauwho
i killed the hog for the poor kept the
meat and gave them he bristle..
(ius Mvin has been viHitiug C. I.
Webb aud family for a couple of
days. (Ins i. a cheerful chap and Is
alway. welcome wherever he goes.
A surprise party was given Clark
Webb, Jr., on the 11th by his friends
i Elk Valley. Clark I. 15 year old
and if he bad been bom three (lays
later would have been an Irishman.
Messrs. Hhelton and Mayberry of
Seattle. Waah., are in the taller for a
couple of weeks making an iuvestiga
tion of timber and mineral resources.
They stated if the Webb, strike ore at
the depth they are now driving a
crosscut ttinnel, Elk Valley will .ore
get a railroad. This i. the property
that money no far has failed to pur
abase. In your last inane of the Courier
we notice an article by Jodge Chile,
that seem, to have the right uinaio
Wash Goods.
15c
10c
10c
pettiest oi tllis
v, titsr: t mil, t in
kick, slum .lit J
lllack ami White.
Suit Cases
t.li'iot v, i cuiti;
We cm save i
ete iiue ol
m inoiiev .
uh)d shoes
the World will Open
em agai..
,oi. people
to the riiiht word.. Swat
JnH. lie 'em. The whole
wiU wtke op after awhile and will
make a Doifie like true reform aod
.ween all the rubbish oot of our
y rf jple wiU
rottenD86H ot Wall street
n(j never C8tc0 on that they are daily
! bled by the blood .ucker. at home
( We don't care if you hit 'em below
the belt, Judge.
Mr. and Mrs. Frodelius, Swan Hag-
1 ln,l urn! Misses Hattie Webb and
Anua Peterson 'made
Uncle Ebe's
humble cabin a call ibh ouuubj,
bringing with
them a fine basket ol
"grub .take" which wag duly en
joyed after which we all climbed
Ollligau's Butte and passed a delight
ful afternoon. There ig nothing like
fellowship and congeniality of mor
tals. That e may meet to enjoy
muny more such frolics is the wishes
of EBEN.
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Mr. Si vers aud J. Neathaiuer of
this place (.pi nt Saturdiy iu UranH
Pass.
Mr.. (Jrout, who is teaching in the
Mays creek district speut Saturday
ami Sunday iu your city
Mr. Sherman of Grants Pass was
seen on our etreeta Saturday aud
Sunday.
Albert Milton lias purchased a
team and ia getting ready to haul
lumber as oou as the sawmill, brgin
rawing.
Jamea Neatharner, who ha. been
quite aick with blood poisoning has
returned to the Blue Ledge Copper
mine in California after speudiug
aeveral days with his parent, near
Wimer.
The miuors iu this section aie get
ting another good run, the water is
ijnite plentiful at present.
SCRIBBLER.
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Lot. of rain.
Robert Hiatt,
Elmer Ilanscau
Oak Flat with
Roy Ragau and
spent last week at
Frank aud Earl
Yorke.
Mr. and4 Mrs. Currier, of Waldo,
passed through here Satodray on
their way home from (iruiits Paaa.
Mrs. Himh Shullev of the Brittou
mine, near Monument! was in Solum
Saturday on his way to Medford.
The High School has decided to
watt until the last day of arhool to
give the play which they have iu
preparation.
Misses Holland and Leonard of Hol
l'tnd have beeu visiting at tin home of
of J. 11. Hiatt for a few days.
A St. Patrick's Day dance was
given at Sehmitt's hall Inst Saturday
evening.
Fred Krauss has the frame of bis
barn all up John 1 lemma bad one
linger badly .inaolied while helping at
the raising.
R. l Churchill has been aick for
aeveral days but is better now.
A mock trial was held at the I,it"r-
ary la-t Friday
enjo.i ed by all.
uight and was much
II. R. K.
j ha v i:
The saw null near Placr lias beun
to run and thing arouu.l liniveiiud
l'Ucer are ijuite lively.
Tim dance given by Placer girls at
Placer hall March It!, vs a grand
suceeis. Supper wis served at the
Columbia hotel.
Mr. ami Mrs. Elias I.ilit of Illinois
are visinug relatives at Urave.
Simuel Hrock and his two sons
I i 'cr; .hi I Milfonl Imve returned
from i'Iiio to tii.ive on account of
Mr. 1'r.H-k's health
1 ' vh Inviti ,.f PI..,,.,
to 1 'and here lie will
IVi.n 1. liuNerui I'.i's s.iw
r has none
work at the
mill.
the Placer
d her dutv
Miss Kuril Scovill,
school teach t coimneti.
M.-ndav
moriiing, dfter a weeks vaea
lion
Carl Stewart of I, lsud has goue
to Kennel, C.il . where he will take a
p.itioii from Roy Dtshop, the former
own t of lir-euback mine.
Mrs Vora Funnau and Heury
Philips were seen on the Streets of
Placer last Saturday. -
Miss Nettie R Ulierford of loer
t)r.veCr.s-k was seen on the streets
of,l.-'linl Friday of hui; week.
; George Howard of PlaceT pTId
id
Z
urave avisit rnday of l:isteek.
'lMo' re we re sn . you n g men stndents
fr' "" ''"rvaUis vishiug toe uuuea near
PUvr last week.'They sivut .Satur
day at Greenback and Sunday, al
though very rainy they went to
Kamuieraley mine. We bojvtbey
gained the desired kuowledge.
JZJ SVN F1.UWKK
an Exhibit in Demaray's
i f iUiiEL GROYE
Emil Day
is visiting at yonr oity
this week.
Emil Oentner paid yonr oity a visit
last Saturday.
Some people are still talking R. F.
D. but will they get it?
Thi. rain will make the miner, on
Oscar creek happy again.
Archie Bunch sold a good horse last
wek to J. II. Ahll or your city.
Everyone who ha. been on the sick
list is improving fast at present.
Charle. Habennan and .is:er Anna
were visitors to your city laBt Friday.
Well, as we were somewhat late be
fore, we will be on hand early thi.
time.
Did you notice that article from
the pen of Mr. Meserve iu last week's
issue?
Miss Winnie Oaborn was home visit
ing her parents last Saturday aud
Sunday.
Meadows are looking good and
promise a good yield of fine hay this
Smiiier.
School started lant Monday with a
young lady from south Dakota as our
tea.'hei.
Messrs. H. T. Day and Oscar Will
iams are both buay plowing and farm
ing in general.
Dave Lindsay paid your city a visit
last Saturday, also Messrs.. Zeb Hyde
and Ed Swiuden.
Have yoo ever head that grapho
phone at our reporter's?
Amos Williams has been very
lucky tapping for mink and coons
thia Winter, alfo George Vining.
J. L. Williams is still away visiting
bis many friends and looking for a
cook so we hear, and guess it', true.
Literary closed last Saturday night
cu account of school, but a good time
was had by all as long a. it contin
ued. Say.did yjm kuow we have been hav
ing a tine rain? That will make the
Bras, grow and that means fat cattle
and some money in our valley.
Chaa, Meserve, fruit inspector for
Josephine county was viaitiug
through our valley last week, but we
did not hear him finding any fault as
moat of our farmers have .prayed
their orchards already.
Several of the Laurel Oroveites
''"" b" Kubli hall last
Friday night and
report a good time,
also the dance at
Provolt was well
atteuded.
I will say to Mr. "Shorty" that
"Red Cloud" does not care to get
married at all, but is willing to give
"Shorty" a shew where he is not
kuown quite ao well, aud say "Eben" j
if you have auy .ample bottles of that '
medicine, you spoke of in your last
items, should be pleased to receive
the same at once.
Mr. Center will boou have finished
the first cement and concrete arch and
bridge ever built iu thia couuty and
oue that will lust vvuturte., beyond a
doubt. Mr. tieutner has med good
judgment aud akill iu this work aud
feels that he has done his duty in this
respect. Our reporter has been employed
at, this work and will truly say that
it is a grand thing and well built aud
something that will be permanent too.
RED CLOUD.
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Wiu. McCUanter visited with
friends here the first of this week.
liert York of Davidson is viaitiug
with relatives at this place this week.
The New Hope Grubbing Co. i.
grubbing forJI. S. Wynant at present.
They can pull almost anything that
they hook ou to. They say that if
so. in one will give th.-iu something to
anchor to that they wi'l move the
wot ill.
John McCallister asjed through our
burg la-t Tuesday en route to lirauts
Pass.
Several of our young folks attended
the daneo at Provolt last Friday
night and they report a good time.
Now as to th good roads that "Red
Cloud" talks about. I did not see
them iu Liurel Grove. Why our
roads have not seen but four day.
work iu the last two years aud are in
a much better condition than "Red
Cloud's" aud thera his b-eu consider
able work doue on his road.
Tbere will be a meeting held at he
residence of J. Weston by the"officT7i
of the Murphy Ditch Comrauv to de-
cule when to begin cleaning out their
,ti..l, Tl... ll .
iur .unrpny LMtch Compauv
is a company incorporated under the
laws f the state of Oregou aud has
a ditch oarryiug UW inche. of water.
SHORTY.
Another Shipment of vouug men'.
suits just in. IThey re " dan ileT-
S. 'Calhoun Co. " - " j
Drug Store Next Week.
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SELLS
BOOKS and DRUGS,
?&K9E GRANTS PASS, ORE.
C. F.
Successor to J. M. CHILES
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,
FLOUR AND FEED
New stock of goods just arrived. Special attention
paid to family trade.
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Phone 225
Opportunity
To secure a through and practical
education
Will Be Presented
next week when the International
Correspondence Schools open their
exhibit in Demaray's Drug Store.
A liberal discount will be allowed
all who enroll during the display.
Come in and get acquainted
with the greatest educational in
stitution in the world.
More than
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CcPTIsitHT IKt.eYTHl BCITIS BRownCO CHICAGO..
IJJ? Jl T"E IN'DE WILL HAVE THE
wi c cmPi C hat on the our jide or
v"1;1,.-,, VJK-S W'LL THINK MoRE OF
I?nvp CE, E Y0U WEAR A GOOD HAT
TH???!tv J A5,E THE A6ENTJ IN
t L? w, P COUNTY THE NUGGET
HAT, WHICH WILL CoJT YOU $3 00 YOU
f. til" A HAr Lower, in price we
w w it a r YOU KNOW THAT WE
JJJ rw AT?DJEPnUrATIoN FoR" CARRYING
HAT THAT ARE RIGHT IN .STYLE AND Of
COURSE YOU WIJH THE JTYLIJH HAT.
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Golden
200 Courses
Million Students.
RETOLVED
THAT IPVOU WISH TO MARCH
ALONG YOU MUT BE CLAD
IN THE L-AT FST. THE:
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