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1 K1DAY, DLCiaiJJEU 21, 1J09 1HK KCKil'E R1VEK COURIER 1 u run . . ; IMf'L' HIT Some Thing's that Sabln the Druggist has for the Xmas purchaser: liooks--our line is especial ly good. Cut Glass the best quality. Fountain .Pens "Water- man," "Ideal" and "Conk- lin" Bell fillers. Manicure Sets with fittings that are good. Toilet Sets and traveling Cases. .Palmer's fine Perfumes. Gillette and Auto Strop razors. Photo and Post Card albums. These are but a few of the articles which we select ed with great care, hoping to please you. We suggest that you. come early and make your selections while the stock Is complete. Sabin, Druggist "FLASH" grows more popular with the housewife daily. W. F. Capp returned Tuesday from a two months' visit In Los Angeles. Ora Smith and son, Johnnie, were Grants Pass visitors first of the week. They returned home on Wed nesday and were accompanied by Miss Alfleda Smith, who will spend the holidays at her Kerby home. Is where you can save money on . XMAS Candies and Nuts All Fresh, New Nuts Our Special Holiday Mixed Xl'T I2c per pound Containing Soft Shell Walnuts, Al monds, Filberts, Peanuts and Brazils. Special on Mixed Candies A nice, bright, all-pure sugar Mixed Candy at 12 l-2c per pound Lumps and Drops Just the kind to fill the stockings with at. . 12ac Nice, bright Ribbon Mixed at.-. .25c Chocolate Drops, asstd. flavors. .2."c Imperial French Mixed at 2.jc BonBons, Chocolate Creams etc., 33c t Some Choice Walnuts and Almonds at 15c Fresh Toasted Peanuts 33c Oranges, per dozen 40c THE PLACE White House Grocery At A. U. BANNARD'S One weelC to Xmas Hope to have a car of Christmas f Joo!s ( on Monday, and bo short time to soli them . SPECIAL PRICES on all the stock. My Iom your gain. So many good things to select from. Store open evenings. You will lme money If you .fail to notice llil A. U. BANNARD Big Store North Birth Street Grants Paas, Ore. ii t ; .vtu AXD LOCAL j t.i "to v ',ne-v ,nad business M, Minnie Reytners visited H.l?S'?r.d WeJ'ay. .friend, at Medford Sundav his pntX 6 h,Wa" Wlth!,,n TuPSday t0 d0 X "kopplng. Arthur Harmon o , A" W-Moon of Central Point, was' the city vis tiuL hi'. h 1,1 ! rttjr flrSt f th k - l "81t'g his brother and nu-'n?ss. merous friends this weeK i M Mrs It v p, , Howard Robinson, of Wood day Jon "l Sun-I ville was ' the city Tuesday, doing i. u,u 1 Keiey, Cal., where she i Christinas shopping. fir"" ! T. n. Cornell will K'avo Fr!'ly j F r . for Jf"prron to spend a week or minine intl; Wh owns valuable ; more with his wife and relatives. SusnL1 J?'5 ,te. a' Mrs. Lillian Den.son will spend business trip to San Francisco, Wed-, her Christmas vacation at Jefferson, Dr. and Mrs. II. n. k'9.,ff.e., ...ling. Glendale, were visitors to our citv I on Wednesday, returning to thei'r home in the evening. I u. O. Quick arrived Wednesday from Halsey to spend a few weeks visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. T Lewis. Mrs. Geo. H. Smith returned Wed nesday from Coquille, where she lias been spending the past month with her daughter, Mrs. C. II. Cleaves Geo. B. Ward left Wednesday for t.iko, Nev., to look after some min ing property which he and J. O. Booth own in that country. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Trefern and baby arrived here Wednesday from Roseburg to spend the holiday sea son with Mr. Trefren's parent:', Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Trefren, of thU city. Chas. Bell, one of the S. P. opera tors of Medford, spent Sunday In this city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Demaray Mr. Bell is an old schoolmate of Mrs. Demaray's. Chris Eismann left Wednesday for Portland to spend the holidays. Mr. Eismann expects to make a trip to Germany in the near future to visit his parents. Alas the unfortunate man who has to drive through the mud of Sixth street. He may be a Christian and keep himself well in control, but if his mouth does not make the motion I his mouth does not make the motion of swearing it will be a miracle. F. E. Hobson, the civil engineer, left on Tuesday morning for Wood ville to do a Job of surveying. He was accompanied by his son, Alfred, and both will return home on Friday : night of this week so as to be here for the.Chrlstmas festivities. Wm. V. Johnson started for his i old home at Sheridan, Wyo., Monday ; Miss Myrtle Ireland arrived from! evening, accompanied by Mrs. John-1 Portland Monday to spend tho ho!l son and the two children. They will j days with her mother, Mrs. Clau ' spend the holidays at the home of Coffinan, and her brother and sister, Mrs. Johnson's parents. Mr. John-!V. L. and Miss Minnie Ireland. ' son expects to return In two weeks, Mrs. Frank Pook came up from i but it is possible that Mrs. Johnson Albany last Mondav to spend the' and the children will stay longer. (holidays with her parents, Mr. and Miss Gilmore, daughter of Frank Mrs. Victor MacKonzle. Mr Pook Gllniore, or Woodville, went to her' will aN' come up for the Christmas, home on Wednesday after having festivities. . spent several weeks In the South Miss Gladys Miller, one of the ef- - leaves here much Improved n health. John Reed, of Gold Hill, was In Our City Wednesday. jaiuiu uusimui Hl nun i-wi. r,,,.- C. P. Bishop leaves this evening for Salem to spend Christmas, then on to Pendleton and will probably go on to Ogden, Utah, and take In the National Wool Growers' meet ing the first week In January. On Thursday evening at the Pres byterian church, Rev. Robt. McLean, the pastor, will give an illustrated lecture on Korea. This lecture Is iree mia u is iiopt-u inui u iuiBc a.i- i i miiuwu, " ii' ir dii- win i inn dlence will be present. f.end() Mm n,turnlnR to ,.f ,l0m(. M. J. Anderson, Al Dean and Wal-jat Centervllle. ter Jones returned Sunday from San, Mri A (.inneir r(,,urn,d T. Francisco, where they had been asi(, evenn,, from Jefferson hcre witnesses ln the trial of L. R. Webb,;she has ,)WM1 for tho J)aHt fw tl(,u who was convicted there last week ' nn arrount of thft serious llln.ss '.f for setting forest fires. PERSON' I. ivn w. mi mat piace Friday morn- Miss Nee Demenfnnd Miss Shiw star,ed Thursday for Klamath Falls to spend the Christmas vacation. Henry Norton is spending the holi days with his parents in this city, but will return to hla school at Eu gene after the Christmas festivities. Clcll Markham, of New York, but recently of Klamath Falls, is in the city, the guest of hla uncle, S. Holt, and will spend the holiday here. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Voorhles and son, Earle. left Thursday night for Portland to spend Christmas with Mr. Voorhles' parents. Alex McLean returned Sntnrrlnv from Albany, where he is a student at Albany college, to spend the holi days. Mrs. John Pitman and baby, of Woodville, were Grants Pass visitors on Tuesday visiting friends and do ing Christmas shopping. Miss Ethel Johnson returned Tues day morning from Olympla, Wash., where she has been visiting with her sister. Harry Marsh left Tuesday morn ing for Dunsmulr, Cal., after spend ing the past two months with his parents in this city. Perry Watson, a former Grants Pass boy. arrived hpr s.itnrrfair evening from Oakland for a few weeks' visit with old frien friends. Mrs. C. G. Seaman and two daugh ters, Blanche and Bessie, came down from Woodville Tuesday morning and spent the day in our city doing Christmas shopping. Mis Josephine Randall came home : first of the wppW frnm Mi.finm ! where she has been attending school! ' t0 s'K'n1 Christmas with home folks. ,. ,.n t-achers of Cod nih. nr. ita. vi.ihj nrmii, hi - riml ln 0rants ,,as3 Sundav and left th Hamp day for Winw to vslt h i,arn during tho hr.llrlava 1 - - Herbert Brown, who has spent the past year with the Russell Confec tionery store In this city as candy maker, left Sunday for Medford, i where he takes a similar position with D. B. Russell at that place. Mrs. D. H. Anderson, of Center , ville, Ind., who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Stella Howard, of this city, left Tuesday morning for San . . .v. .,,, , her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas. Mr". T. n. Cornell, who also has been In Jefferson for the same reavm, will remain until after the holidays. Mrs. Thomas Is In better health, C. P.. Perkins returned Friday from a trip through Eastern Oregon In th Interest of the Oregon Aeety lene Oas Lighting Co., a Portland company of which Mr. Perkins Is president and manager. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins will remove to Portland about New Years, where they will make their future home. Miss Uessle Boyles, who spent the , past week In this city, the guest of I Miss I.ucle George, left Sunday even ing on her return to Portland. Miss , Royles had expected to go to f'sll , fornln to spend the holidays with friends, but ill health made it Im perative for her to return to her home at Portland. ! 11. K. Hons, of Richmond Hach, tienr Healtle, and J. King Ross, of Itondon, Knuland, arrived In the city Monday ! look over the country. The latter named gentleman was for neatly Ifi years insnsKer of th M Mutiny's ltyal Paper Mills. Ltd , of ttiidiill, which position li held until a treat ennfUiu atlon itentrmd the extcfinlvn plsnt end I In' luivpnny went out of liimlnens PERSONAL AM) LOCAL Did you see that "FLASH?" Royal W hitmore went to Portland this Friday morning to spend the holiday season with friends. The festivities of Monday night were nicely concluded by serving Folger's Golden Gate Coffee. Miss Nellie Dement went to Klam ath Falls Thursday to spend the holi days with her mother, Mrs. S. Newell. John Bacher, a former resident of this city, spent last Friday here, en route to San Francisco. HORN. HENDRICKS At Eugeue, Oregon, Tuesday, December 21, 1909, to .Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hendricks, a 10-pound boy. Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks were former residents of this place, Mrs. Hendricks being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jewell, of this city. SWINNEY At Grants Pass, Oregon, December 4, 1909. to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Swlnney, a 10-pound daughter. MARRIED. PILGRIM - CALDWELL At the home of the bride's parents, on Wednesday evening, December 22, 1909, James A. rilgrlm and Miss Leila Violet Caldwell; Rev, F. C. Lovett officiating. The Caldwell homo was taRtlly de corated for this pretty home wed ding, which was solomnlzed in the presence of the lmmedlato relatives and a few invited guests. After the ceremony tho guests were served with dainty refreshments and con gratulations and best wishes were extended to the happy pair. Tho bride was one of our popular young ladles and a most accomplished musi cian, and will bo greatly missed In musical circles as well as by her many friends. The groom is in the lumber business and Is a young man of business ability and fine charac ter. Mr. and Mrs. Pilgrim left on the afternoon train for Dunsmulr, where they will spend their honey moon, later going farther south to reside. The best wishes and hearty congratulations of many friends go with them. DIED. FERRY At Grants Pas, Ore., Tues day, December 21, 1909, L. W. Ferry, aged 74 years, t months and 9 days. Funeral was held at 9:30 this Friday morning, from the residence. Death of dipt. Itmk. The death of dipt. Joshua Shuck ford Ilui k Just before 12 o'clock on Wednesday night, comes as a shock to a majority of his friend In thin city. It Is true he had been com plaining for a time but was not con sidered daiigrioiisly ill. Capi. Muck has lived In this county since the , year ivi)), wiii'ii lie came here rroni California to talu charge of ,.,e - drgrM1IIM, WorUllRH of ,h ,;,,.,.. I i, ...i.... ii.. . . . iimn 1 1 1 1 1 1 -. in- iinuiiy nineij noil) business and "aine tri Grants Pa to live. Capt. Buck was In early days com mander of a steamship plying In California waters; later he took tip the mining business, lie was bom March 1, 1 S 3 ." , and was at the time of his death nearly 7.1 years old. Besides his widow he leaves two With a a .. . . r . .. . i Merry CkristiM children, a daughter who Is married to Capt. Boots, of the t S. steam ship Wisconsin, and n wn Walter Ruck, who arrived here Thursday night from Nevada. The funeral will take place from the Episcopal church at 2:30 Friday afternoon. MISSOVR! FLAT GOSSIP. Samuel Cook died December 19. 1909, at ,1 o'clock In the morning. Interment was at tho I. O. O. F. cemetery at Jacksonville. He was born May 14, 1S39, In Tennessee and came to the Applegato valley in the early 70's. A serious accident happened to G. T. Wooldiidg'e while pulling stumps, caused by a hook breaking on the pull rope. The end of the rope flew back and struck him across the legs, knocking htm down. When ho got up and looked about him ho found that his hand was badly bruised by either tho broken hook or the cable. Roads are reported to be In a very bad condition. George Wooldiidge and Ransom Orme say they could hardly get over them afoot. There was a school meeting held at the school houso December 21, 1909, for the purpose of electing a clerk In place of J. T. Blevlns, who . as resigned. There are over twenty five legal voters In the district, but only three showed up. Must have been frozen up. Prohibition doesn't do any good out this way. There has been about 10 gallons of boor.e shipped In al ready and there is no telling how much more there is to come. There has been over $700 Riven to the new roads of tho Flat by Jackson county. Ike Vincent has been sick for the last fow days. A Bright and Happy Xmas and a Cheerful New Year to tho readers of the Courier. SANTIE CLAUS. It Wont Roll Off. The egg of tho guillemot Is otto of the most peculiar and fumlshss an admirable einmple of tho way In which nature provides fur tho condi tions of life. This bird Is found on the const, and the eggs are usually laid on the bare edges of high rocks, from which position any ordinary spec imen of the egg would probably roll off. Hut the guillemot's egg won't do this. It has been fashioned by nature to stun on. The cirir Is nearly conical " - - lu s!iuk, broad at the bnio and abarp i i no point, so uisc ic win oniy rou la a circle. W wish and patrons a very, very merry ghristmas and Rappy new Vcar may it be tbe best you have ever seen, and the worse you will ever see Gibson Grocery Company Every Good Wish for a C. P. BISHOP & CO. Clothiers of Josephine County lOS N 6th St. Friday will be your last day to buy Christmas Presents Do not overlook our Sterling Silver Plated Silverware Nickel Ware nd olhar isful Prnu Cramer Bros. Odd Fellows Block We shall be i lovl on ChrMiim Day. nimxicss roufrau Dr. Flanagan, Pbystclaa and Suriton. Kindergarten, Primary, 411 C St, J.E.Psterson.PlonosrlasuraBocMaa. Large Oil Heaters only $3.60 at Cramer Dros. M.Clemens, Prescription Druggist Alfrad Letclar, leglstared Onto mttrlst and JawaUr In DUaa'a eld stand, Froat St. Eyas tastad fraa. Curttss ft Co., jawalers, ara still la business at the same old ataad. Ranale, the plumber. Highest cash price paid for green and dry hides at J. H. Ahlf's meat market. 10-1-tf I t V I fiowerBj You can still plant bulbs for early See Cramer Droi. about thn all our friends J y'