ROQUB RIVB& COURIBR, C RANIS PASS, OREGON. DECEMBER 18, 1M)H. HELP! Is often acceptable in the se l'ction of Christmas gifts. We will gladly offer you sug gestions and endeavor to as sist you in the sometimes arduous task of purchasing these remembrances. Our line consists of Cut Glass, Toilet Sets, Traveling Cases, Fountain Pens, Safety Razors, Manicure Sets, Hand "Bags, Fancy Stationery, Military Brushes and the largest line of books in the city. Sabln the Druggist (Jouni, tceigk and mratvre everything you V American Oroeer. To all our Friends and to Everybody, we wish A Merry, Merry Christmas X AND A Happy and Prosper- New Year H. C. BOBZIEN The White House Grocery "This would make anybody gmlle:" Holiday prices on Nuts and Candles. Nuts much lower In price over last season. A good Boft shell English Walnut, our special, per pound 13c. A good soft shell Almond, per pound 15- 7 pounds of either $1.00 These are new crop 1908 nuts. Our own mixed nuts, per poundlSttc WALNUTS, ALMONDS, PEANUTS, No doughnuts. Los Netos No. 1 soft Bhell Walnuts, per pound 20c. A fine paper Bhell Almond 20c. Our Very Best, the King-Pin of Wal nuts, Oregon's Franquette, a meaty nut only a limited quan tity, per pound 20c. Generally sell for 25c in Portland. Brazil Nuts (Nigger Toes) lb 20c Filbers, the large smooth kind 20ct Italian Chestnuts 20c. CANDIES A good plain mixed candy, per pound 15c Lumps and Drops, a bright, pure candy ,5c Chocolate Creams very good.. 25c. Peanut (hews will please the child ren. Spoi iul per pound 20o. Jelly Deans, mint and wintergreen losent-'ers 0c k Ann Vrnn rh Mixed Candy, per - minnil M Fancy Cluster Raisins in one ana two pound pKgs, pit iu... Callfuruia Black Figs OKc. California Mission, extra good.. 10c. California White Figs In pkgs 05c. New Seeded Raisins, Currants, Seed less Sultanas, Etc. ORANGES "Larson Browns" Southern Navels 4'c- Washingtons Bananas. Coroanuts and the celebrat ed Howe" CranberriPs. Lettuce to arrive for the last of the Freslf'ovsterr., 50 cents. Regular Fresh Ovsters, 5 cents. Regular quart cans to arrive the 23rd. Leave your orders early. White House Grocery y2x H M I 1 1 1 1 II 1 II 1 1 1 1 PEMONAL ITEMS. mi in nun mm A. W. Hoffman of Seattle, Is spending several weeks In the city. George F. Green, who has been living at Galice, has come to town to spend the winter. J. B. Rowley of the O.B. mine on Williams Creek was In Tuesday with a shipment of high grade ore. H. C. Batekam left Thursday for the Wllderville section to inspect the orchards of that country. J. T. Morrison returned this week from Hillaboro, where he visited his daughter. Frank Ellis Is back from Port'.aad and. Dallas. At the first named place he took a pharmacy damna tion and at the latter place vlstted his parents. The congressmen from Oregon will ask for an appropriation of $10,000 to be expended in fighting the codling moth in Oregon. W. L. Crandell, a recent arrival from Wisconsin, has located at Mer lin, where be haa opened a barber shop, restaurant and cigar store. Silverware at a great reduction at Halr-Klddles. August Fetsch left Monaa? for the Free and Easy mine in the Ker by district, owned by himself and broher. The new mill will be start ed up in the very near future. B. H. Reed and family, who re- cenly came to Grants Pass from Mc- Mlnnvllle Ore., have taken up their residence In the Lincoln Park addi tion in the house built by E. S. Van Dyke on Manzenita avenue. Page Fence over 327,000 rods In use In So. Oregon Ask J. D. Frank lin. 12-18-tf James Smith was in town today buying supplies. He bought a cof fee mill and will hereafter grind Folger'a Golden Gate Coffee fresh as he uses It. He used to ask the grocer to grind it. J. W. Whitney the Remington Typewriter man is in the city. Since the new Visible Remington has been put on the market he has been com pelled to provide himself with a col li art mr delivery purposes. Vve want you to make Chrtstuu.s presents that will be useful, ut;ia .1- ive and economical. Come to the Sugar Pine Store. Al. McKenzle arrived home Fri day evening to spend the holidays with home folkB and friends. Al. has been In California for the past several months, being a fireman on the S. P. railroad, but expects to go north after Christmas. W. G. King and family arrived in this city a few days ago from Butte, Montana, and have decided to make this place their future home. They have rented a house in the northern part of the city and later will pur chase land upon which to raise fruit. ' Mr. and Mrs Raymond of Pull man, Wash., are in the city looking over the country with a view to lo cating. They visited the National Apple Show at Spokane and were attracted bw the display sent by Grants Pass and determined to see this valley before deciding on a per manent home. Mrs. William Thomas arrived In Grants Pass Monday from Wolf Creek, where she has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. H. A. Perkins for some time, and will remain here for a couple of weeks, the guest of her nephews and their families E. A. and G. L. Perkins. Mrs. Thomas resides In Detroit, Mich., and on her arrival here this time saw her sis ter for the first time in twenty years. Silverware at a great reduction at Halr-Riddlea. A. U. BANNARDi Invites inspection of his very large a'nd varied assortment of Furniture, Car pets, Rugs, Portiers, Couch Covers, Lace Curtains, all suitable For Christmas Gifts At prices the lowest. We are setting aside Christmas presents already. Come and make your selections. Have a few White Sewing Machines will sell very cheap to close. A. U. BANNARD NORTH SIXTH STREET GRANTS FASS, ORE X N. B. A large lot of O received; sold at factory this week for Minneapolis. Mrs. George Colvig is home again after a visit with her sister in Port land. G. D. Horner returned from Cali fornia Sunday after a ristt of some weeks. Mr and Mrs. Dan Green have as their guest ther daughter.Mra. Hen ry Due of Chico, California. Mrs. Henry Galvln will spend the winter at Happy Camp, California, having departed for that place Mon day. Mlsa Helen Henry left our city Friday for Sacramento, where she will spend the holidays among her friends and relatives. , ' Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Guyton left Tuesday for Cottage Grove ior the purpose of looking over the country. The Guyton place was aold last week and before locating again they desired to see if there ia ay place that beats Grants Pasa They did not ship their furniture and oth er belongings, as they feel that they will return to this part of the Rogue River valley. Amos Myers and family arrived from Iowa last week and have pur chased the Guyton place at the edge of town. This la one of the nicest small places in the city and Mr. Myers and family are fortunate In being able to find such a desirable place ao soon after their arrival. Mrs. Marion Calloway of this city, la in Eugene, where she was called by the illness of her faher. Page Fence is easily erected over hills and thru canyons We do It. Ask J. D. Franklin. 12-'8-tf $1.75 Silver Berry Spoons for $1.35 while they last, at Halr-Rld- dle's. See window. OREGON MAY ADOPT WYOMING LAW Legislature Will Have Bill (or Ad ministrative Water System. A bill will be presented to the Oregon legislature this winter asking for an administrative water system In this state. This was assured yes terday at an extended conference between the members of the Oregon Conservation Commission and the various water users of the state. The proposed law will be modelled after that in force inWyomtng.where water rights are adjudicated and determined by a state board of con trol and regulated by the same authority. In the operaton of auch a law, vested rights already adjudi cated by the courts, will not be dis turbed. Under the Wyoming law the state has a board of control by which water rights are established and reg ulated. This board consists of five members appointed by the governor. Appointees on the board must first have passed an examination con ducted by the State Engineer before becoming eligible to serve. When the board has adjusted the rights of con flicting Interests of the water supply In any stream the party dissatisfied with the adjublrcen. has the right within 60 days to appeal from the decision of the board to the courts. The expense of such an adminis tration of the yater system of tbU state is between $20,000 and $25, 000, while the service concerned not less than 20,000 consumers. Under the operaton ol the Wyoming law the longest time required for the adjust ment of any controversy respecting the appropriation of water from a stream was only 18 months, while the system gave very general satisfaction, as was evidence"! from the fact that only Infrequently were appeals taken by either of the rival interests to the courts. - termore Mattresses just price. Mr. and Mrs. Parsell left ii m i u i m i mi LOCAL EVENTS. imm mm i inn There waa a slight fringe of snow to be seen on the mountains of Grants Pasa during the week. The streets of the city are now muddy enough to convince most any one that paving would be de sirable. The best way to do Christmas shopping is to carefully read the ad vertisements In the Courier and then go to the stores and buy the goods. All up-to-date stores in the city advertise in the Courier. Silverware at a great reduction at Hatr-Rlddles. Agents for Tompkins' Olove fitting corsets Gardner ft Co. 11-18 tf Many of the new comers to this section are clearing land prepara tory to getting out fruit trees and grape vines early In the spring. Quite a tew of them are able to dis pose of the wood cut off for a price sufficient to pay the expense of clearing. There are many things that make Josephine county desirable to home seekers, but one of these often spok en of by newcomers Is the absence of Chinese, Japanese and Negroes. None' of these races have secured a foothold and consequently white men do not have to compete with them. The general land office has made public Its account with Oregon for the year ending June 30, 1908. Gross proceeds from the sale of pub lic lands were $540,881.58. from which amount is deducted the pro rata share of expenses chargeable to the state of $10,849.26, making the net proceeds $517,086.09, of which amount the state ia entitled to 5 per cent or $25,854.30. The stores of Grants Pasa have donned their holiday attire and one would travel far without seeing a more beautiful display than is pre sented In the various windows. Ar ticles suitable for Christmas gifts are the rule and one Is reminded that there is no longer any possible excuse tor any one sending from here to the larger cities for such things. It Is an easy matter to se lect gifts wnen there Is such a large stock carried by our merchants. Supervisor M. J. Anderson of the local forestry office, has volunteer ed to assist the ladles In beautifying the up-town park by securing a number of weeping spruce trees to be set out. This Is one of the most beautiful trees In the world aud is found In very few localities. There are some not far from Grants Pass and when the ladles are ready to set them out Mr. Anderson will see that they are brought in. If you want to get useful Christ mas presents take a look at the show window of the Hair-Riddle Hdwe.Co. Chafing dishes and carving sets at Cramer Bros.' 12-18-lt The Usual Large Assortment of Holiday Goods Cut Glass I X Comb and Brush Sets X Fancy lioxed Stationery t Cigars and Pipes Tobacco Jars Manicure Sets ? Toilet Sets t X Military Brushes X X Perfume in Fancy Cases J Mil rows X X Christmas Cards X Post Cards aud Albums t Books and X Popular Novels Fancy Playing Cards 1 Conklin's Fountain PcnB 1 I Clemens SELLS DRUGS a. In an eifnTliiH-nl coiidurted by thf Michigan ii;"-rliii'i.t Htallnu it v,un found that Hie grow Ins f cmwjk-.m sddi-d to the iM! l.".'. pound of nliro pen pT arp, v.:U' siijn twins add-d 112 I'.tinilH p"T n n- In itlu-r n 1 1--nltri(.'"'ii bcIiV'I was worth from 15 t'i iiO ci'i.u utr Livuiiu. f I'age Fence la erected without ex tra cost ask J. D. t ranklln. Wm. New waa alightly Injured Tuesday morning by the breaking of a wagon on which he waa riding. The wagon belonged to Charles Hurd and was loaded with wood. After crossing the track the pin which holds the bur, gave way al lowing the wheel to slide oft. Mr. Nell waa occupying the side ot the seat next to the aide that went down and struck the ground rather heavily. Sterling silver tea spoons and sug ar shells at Cramer Bros.' 12-18-lt American field and stock fence 47 Inches high, which weighs 10 pounds to the rod, tor only SO cants per rod at Halr-Rlddle Hdwe Co'a. In buying Christmas presents one naturally wants to go where the do sired goods are to be found. Refer ence to the advertising columns ot the Courier will save Christmas shoppers a great deal of trouble, for the live merchants of the city use the Courier as an adverlslng medium. COMING EVENTS. Dec. IS, Friday "Six Cups ot Choc olate", at opera houss. Dec. 19, Saturday The Frultdale Grange n eon nt S P. M. at the the Frultdale school house. "Headquarters" tor bargains in new and second-hand goods City Hall building, 6th St. 12-11-tt Pocket knives and pocket scis sors at Cramer Bros.' 12-18-lt A steady stream ot incomparable values Is to be found In all depart ments ot O'Neill's the Housefurnlsh er. For your Holiday Shoo ing you can find what you want in the way of Canned Goods New Walnuts and Al monds, Oranges, Crna tierrics, Raisins, Dates, Currents, Figs, and say, you can get just what you want in Candies at Gibson's rocery Phone 8j. Front 8t op. Depot We received this s consisting of the latoit paterns and designs in SETS AND SINGLE PIECES NAPKIN RINGS, SOUVENIR SPOONS, KNIVKS, FORKS, TAHLFSPOONS, TEASPOONS. These goods are choice and the buying public appreciate them to Huch an extent 'that they are going fast. See them be fore' buying your Christmas Present. We alsohave a nice line of I! RACE LETS, RINGS, RROOCIIES, WATCHES, CLOCKS R. Mansfield - Jeweler 'Ml Ull-H I Mil 1 t'l-I-I A SATISFACTORY i Gift At Christmas is one that I combines beauty and f usefullness. The quali X ties are found in ' : Sterling and Plated Silverware and it is on this account T that Christmas and Sil- J. erware go so well to- Tgether. We can offer if you the boat selected . . stock of Silverware in . . ; the city and invite you. ', '. m to call and let us show ' you what we have. We I shall be open evenings 4. t from Saturday until I Christmas. I Cramer i Bros. Odd Fellows Bile. I Nickel Ware Stransky Ware J 1 1 ill1!"! MlllMllllW Subscriptions taken for all maga dlnes. Club offers duplicated C. H. Demaray, druggist. The moat complete line ot shoes to be found is at the Sugar Plna Store. The nuest line of ladloa" ant gents purses and otner leather gootla la town at Dumaray's. Fawlnatlng Pyrography 150 pags lllustratod catalog No. a free. Woodard, Clarke & Co., Portland. Oregon. 12-11 tf Page Fence Is the very best money can buy or science produce. Ask J. U. Franklin, 12-18-tf Nickel 'plated tea and coffee pots at Cramer Bros.' 11-18-lt Tho store that saves you money m the corner stone upon which O'Nelll't the housefurnlsher's, large business Is built. . Grange Notice. There will be a special meeting of the Wllderville Orange, No. 171, oa December 19, 1908, at 10 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of completing ths election of offlcera. All member! are requested to attend. I)y order of the Grange. CHAS. SMITH. Master, J. n. BUnOUGII. flec-Tra, week a large line of KWAK