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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
School Books.

Wsare headquarters for ali
School Books ued IN thu pu blic
schcol aud at the S. C. C. I. Our
prices are right.
=, w. E.. LYNCH & Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

We have in stock full line of
Iron, Enameled and Brass Beds,
with Springs to fit.
RAMSEY & JONES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Beautiful patterns i'll Table
damask Bleached aud Unbleaced.
c. E. MAYS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Yov KNOW WHAT rou ARE TAKING
When you take Groves Tastele0s Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
itsis simply Iron and Quinine in a
tastele.s form. No cure no pay b0c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Let us furnish your house at g
little cost. Solid Oak Suits, from
500 up, chalre from so cents up
aud Solid Oak Rockers from $3.50
up, =.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
SECONDHAND School Books.

SecOuu- HaHu ScIUUI DOoES:
We have good stock of second
hand saschool books which we are
selling at greatly. reduced prices.
w. E.LYNoH & CO..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Fresh CURRANTS, RAISINS,
ClTRON, FIGS and CRANBER.
RIES at
The PENN DRUG STORE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
RAMSEY & JONES.

@Cloaks, Jackets, Refers. and
Skirts aIe going regardless of cost,
We nust make room for tpring
goods.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
Misses Lula and Edna Tatum, oI
Copcs, s. c., are visiting at the
home or Dr., aud Mrs. f. c. Smith

The heating plant ofthe college
building lis nearly completed.
Steam will be turned on to-day for
the first iime.-ao test thoroughly
all Of, the piptis and radiators.
The entire building: including
class rooms, music rooms, dining
room and ,dormitory will be k.pt
comfortably warm, night and day.
by one of the latest and most ap-
proyed.systems Of heating. The
boiler is located in the basement
beneath the kitchen and the steam
is conducted to every nook aid
corner of the building by iron
pipes of all size,. There is not a
college building in the state thst
will be more comfortable even in
the coolest weather.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Fresh assortment of faacy cakes
and crackers just received. Try
THE PENN DRUG STORE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

The new depot will be cnmplet-
ed by the end of this week and as
soon as The necessary tracks have
been laid Mr.. G. j. Derrick will be
doil.g business at the new stand.
Contractor E!liott's force will pro-
baby 60 to Wilmington from here.
He already has contracts, for ten
other dnpots for The Southern.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Among the new students who
will enroll OH Monday next will be
handsome young Ben Bettls, the
only son of Mr.. J. NJ. Bettia, OF
Trenton. Although he is to board
in the school and will be unable
to mingle a great deal with the
people of Edge6eld, yet we are glad
that he is coming, and truet that
other bright boys in and around
Trenton will avail themselves of
the advantages that are offered by
this splendid school which is at
their very doors. Some of them
60 away to other schools at much
greater expense and are not bene-
fitted as much as they would be
right here in Edgefeld.
The society hall of the colored
people that is located near the
site of the old depot was set Oh
fire OH Sunday afternoon about
4 80 o'clock. A negro woman dis
covered the fire and gave the alarm.
The building was set on the inside
but the flames were extinguished
before any serious damage waa
done. A white man was seen to
come out Of the building short
time before the fire was discovered,
which, with other circumstances,
prove cnncIusively that the house
was deliberately set on fire. There
is rnom in Edge6eld for such a
depraved creature AND we trust
that The & lily party will be apprt.
hended and placed where th-le
will be no further danger at his
hands.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Edgefeld SHOE buyers can save
money.by. taking advantage of our
special sale: We must make room
for spring goods and shoes are
going at swseping reduction. See
quality and get prices.
w. PEAK.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mr.. A. L. Barker left on We'd
nesday last for Florida to look
after hia farming and fruit inter
ests. He will remain in the land
Of flowers till about the middle of
February.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mra. Foreman, Mrs. H. H. Stem
bridge and Miss Annie Foreman,
of Ellenton, are spending some
time at the homes of Mesdames G.
]. Ashley and M. E. Merriman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Fewer gallons: wears longer; Devo'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

You can get Heirz's celebrated
Pickles, Sauces, Salad, drtsaing'
etc., at
The PENN DRue STORE. :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

A country merchant told the
writer II few days ago that be never
ordered anything from Augusta
that could be had of the Edge6eld
Mercantile Company. ByNbuylng
in Edgefeld he could save even
more than the freight on some
articles of merchandise. This
means that Edgefeld is getting
business now that never came this
way before. An individual who
comes to town to Guy groceries and
plantation supplies usually makes
purchases of clothing, shoes, dry
goods, drugs etc, consequently all
lines are benefited: Every dollar
that can be brought ,tosonr town
wilE.directly or indirectly benefit
every business interest in the
town.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

The following officers were re-
Gently elected by Butler Lodge L.
90. F. to serve for the ensuing
six months: L. T. May, Noble
Grand, A. A. Glover, Vice Grand,
L. E. Jackson, Treasurer; B. F.
Mays Financial Secretary; IT.
Dorn, Cor, Secretary; Rev. TIP.
Burgess, Chaplain; Hiram Lowe,
Outside Guardian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mrc. ]. ". Peak, accompanied
by Misses Hortense and Willie,
returned on Saturday last after a
very pleasant weeks stay with rela-
tives in Greer wood.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mr.. Alex. Watson, the popular
head clerk of the Peak dry goods
establishment, accompanied by
pretty little Miss Eileen QUITS,
visited relatives at Ridge Spring
on Friday and Saturday, last.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mr.. J. N. Fair, the pension COM
missioner for Edgefeld county,
has requested us 20 announce thai
be will be in the auditors Office
every Saturday in January for the
purpose of receiving applications
from those who are entitled 10
pension.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
Loe4L NEWS.

Mr.. D. A. Tompkins was in
Edge6eld on Monday looking after
his several interests here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mr.. A. w. Sanders; the Super
intendent of Education for Aiken
county, spe.t Wednesday last in
Edgefeld on business. Notwith-
standing the fact that ne ono"
lived in Edgefield, twenty two
years have elapsed since he last
set foot on Edgefeld's soil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Miss Cora Poore, the daughter
of the popular and efficient engi-
neer on the Gap road, who hrs
been attending the Presbyterian
College for Women, in Columbia,
will become a matriculate of The
S. c. C. L., when school work be-.
gins on Monday next. Miss Poore,
who is very pretty and gifted
young lady, will beard at The home
of Mr.. and Mrs ]. IT. Cantelou
with her parents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

The Corner Stores annual Jam
uary Embroidery Sale is on. Read
Mr.. Turner's new acv :, tisement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Married, by Rev. P. P. Blalock,
at his residence, on Wednesday
afternoon last, Mr.. Clifford Tim
norman of Mountain Creek, and
Miss Lila Jester of Greenwood.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mr.. Winchester Mcdaniel, of
Modoc. one Of the hest business
men Of the west-side, or of the
whole COUNTY as for that matter,
paid us pleasant call on Satur-
day last. He says the people of
his section have plenty of "hog
and bominy" and are in better
spirits than for several years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Old Santa Claus was lavish with
his money. He must haYe aold
some cotton for IA certe. Before
Christmas there Were more hOll-
day goods displayed in Edgefeld
than ever before, while to-day
there are fewer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mr.. L. T. May. the junior MEM
ber of the firm of Messrs. May q
May, spent several days last week
out with Mr.. Wallace Prescott.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Where is the farmer in Edge
field county who realized $1,000
for his cotton crop? That's what
all Orangehurg farmer did few
days ago, and, what is better, he
has sufficient quantity of corn
aud meat to supply his eeds for
the year 1904.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Mes5rs. Butler Pinson and Robt.
Turner, who reside near Ninety
Six, spent several days last week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. N.
Schenk..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Supervisor Self is MT only the
biggest man in The county but he
is feeling big, too-he has a IA
pound baby boy at his house.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

Stock Taking and Clearance
Sale. Sweeping reductions mark
the close of the Season at thu New
York Racket Store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
AN HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR
In Workine Order st the Dee Q
Gravel Mines

The Deep Gravel m@o,s at Waldo
are operating steadily and the hy.
dtaulic elevator installed this season
is proving n thorough success II is
a tubular elevator, the pipe being l6
inches IN diameter The gravel is
raised about 45 feet the giants
operating under q 1870 foot pressure.
The work at present is in the old
race which will be cleaned out down
to the bedrock, having partially filed
up during the later wears OF working
ola gold, amalgam and quicksilver
deposited in the race many years ago
are now being secured, The ground
is exceedingly rich and gives pan
prospects in all values up to Sl
Operations at this mine have been
hampered in past years on account Of
insuihciency Of dump The new
eleaytor thoroughly remedies this
deficiency aud the present and future
operations will bo far more profitable
than Tor many Y ,ars past This mine
has always been one Of the big pro.
ducers Of the county,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
WILL SOON BE COMPLETED
Condor water &Power Co Nearly
Ready TO Furnish Power.


DR.. c. r. Ray, manager OF the
Condor Water & Power Company
that is putting in the big power plant
M Gold Ray. was in Jacksonville last
Saturday. The doctor stated that
work on the power station was pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. He now
has 30 men at work The wheel pits
are almost completed and soon two
500 horse power turbines will be st
in place. Work on the concrete walls
Of the station building, which are to
be one foot thick and u feet high Is
now under way and 1t is expected to
have the building completed, the
generators installed aud all connected
up ready to supply electric current
for light aud power by the first Of
April. So soon as the power station
is completed it Is probable that
other enterprises connected with the
Company's plans for the utilizing
Of the great power that they VIII
have at their command from their
Gold Ray water power will be start
ed. Sentinel.
Tie Ashland Tiding reports that
tx Sheriff Orme, mining superintend-
ent for the Condor Water & Power
Company, is quoted as saying that
his Compiny would in about month
commence the work OF installing a %
stamp mill, at the Braden mine to be
operated by electric power from the
Gold Ray station. The line for poles
on which the heavy copper wires tc
carry the current will be strung has
been surveyed. The line will be foul
miles in length and the poles viii bt
set for it during March. Electric
power will be used to operate TIN
drills, hosting and other machinery
about the mine. Several thousand
tons Of rich ore is now blocked out
and thousands Of tons more are TO b'
had that will make this one of the
best producing mines in SontherI
Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
CORRESPONDENTS
Leland Siftings.

q, d, Burnett went to the Pass last
week.
I. ]. Macken was seen in the vicin.
ity of Tunnel . last week. He was
looking after his timber interests
Jim Tobler and his dogs are getting
along as as we'll as circumstances
will permit.
We hear Of a prospective wedding
in the near future, we will keep you
posted If we can keep up with the
times Reports from California in
different parts tell Of dry weather !;
no lack of rain in Oregon.
Our business men say business is
good. Mr., Philips of the Hotel Le-
land says his business is very good.
At this time of the year business is
supposed to be a little slack but not
so here, With our mines and farm
ing, business is always good.
Bob Gibson is up from Mt. Reuben,
where he has been representing his
Interests in the groupe Of mines on
the New Hope which is promising
Good rock is being taken from the
crosscut This is on the extension of
the famous Gold Bug. The frosty
nights have a tendency to cut of the
water supply, but other work will go
ON.
In reading the editorials Of the
| Oregonian, people in the states would
think that all of Oregon was conEre-
gated in and about Portland. The
editor never speaks of Leland or Of
Merlin, We believe IN ADVERTISING
| the whole state. We wish to give 10
every Pacific state its due Lately we
saw a man who had been employed in
a blg produce store in San Francisco
who sold large amount Of potatoes
that were raised in Oregon. He
/ represented them as California pota-
toes, We don't have to 30 out side OF
our state to get vegetables or cereals
to represent our state Uur canned
goods are shipped to California; are
rebranded as Cal&tnia fruits.
We are having cool, frosty nights
with warm sunshiuy days In fact,
il is too warm for people who have tu
cut woot. | was passing through the
wood camp Of T. J Macken aud the
wood cutters said the days were too
hot. | thought SO by the sweat that
was running down their faces. Then
consider how cold IL is back in the
states. Oh, you peopl who are
freezing back there, come to OregC II,
whore YOU will have perpetual sun
shine, or weather that is equivalent
TO warm weatlo or. Your humble
writer has lived in Il different states
but Oregon for an all-tound climate
beats all other states that he has lived
IN. When YOU can pick blackberrie.
in December, also go to the range aud
picA wild flowers in profusion, thi.
is the land of promise. Oar house.
here as a rule are the common box
houses, set ON an elevation. Back IN
the stateS, we used to see the huuses
ban ked mp TO the windows, then the
potatoes would freeze in the cellar.
also the pumps would freeze up So WI
would have to build FIRE around the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
WANTS AN INDIAN NAME
Col. Draper Seeking Name for a
Station

Col, Draper writes tho Del Norto
Record as follows
"The limo Of our railroad is along
smith River, 10 a large extent and
am anxious 20 know what tho origi'
nal name Of Smith River was The
Indians doubtless hnd.R name for H.
We are all anxious 20 preserve the
original name Of the River by nam.
ing station after a. Perhaps thcre
are, among the readers Of your paper,
some Of the old timers who remember
the original uamc of the river; If not
perhaps some OF the Indians still liy-
ing ia that section win know Of it,
Any incarnation that can be obtained
will bo very thankfully received. "
Tho Record would ho glad to
publish the desired information, The
recollection OF the writer, is that the
stream derived its present uame from
a man of that namo being killed ON
los hanks by the Indians
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
Proyolt Items.

G. NJ. Rexford of Applegate was
at Provolt Monday on business.
Wm. Sonson of Provolt made fly
ing trip to Grants Pass Tuesday ON
important business.
Airs. Alice Mansfield of Grants Pass
passed through Proyolt Monday on
her way to Thompson creek to visit
relatives.
John Pernoll, the Applegate mer-
Chant, was at Grants Pass this week
after a load of groceries and dry goods
for the spring trade.
R. f. Leumen, a prominent young
farmer of the Proyolt neighborhood,
is very busy at the present time max
ing pickets to fence in his new resi-
dence and also to 60 around his gar
den to prevent the wild rabbits from
destroying his little shrubs and
many other things.
9. Cook left Monday for Rogue
river valley where he intends to pur
chase the farm Of Mrs. MILESTONE,
| wing between Jacksonville and Cen
tral Point on the Central Point road,
although Mr. Cook has farm in the
| Applegate district two and q half
miles from Provolt
Tie Provolt incorporated ditch
Co., will commence cleaning ditch
the first of April. The ditch is two
miles long and heads at the dump Of
J. 7. Layton's mine. All the debris
goes down the ditch with the water
Some places il is six inches deep. 1t
will take this season about l65 days
all told.
The Fields Bros. and Enliss Pro-
volt Of Pr0volt, are quite busy max
ing rails to fence in their property
that lays in the bottom. II will re-
quire several thousand rails. AS
soon as it is fenced they will go tC
clearing and putting in alfalfa. They
have plenty of water as they both
own shares in the incorporated ditch
of Provolt.
@. o. Biglow, one of Williami
creek famous cattle raisers disposed
of a nice little band of his beef steeri
this week. Mr.. Biglow has about
500 head Of cattle all told. He dis
poses of about 100 to $50 head Pqcl
year. In the summer he drives bacl
in the high mountains of Grayback
where the grass is about knee high
When fall comes they are about fla
, enough to drive to Market then h,
feeds them hay till January or Feb
I urary and sells them to the Grant
Pass butchers
We are going to have new fenc
D around the new school house. TIL
Field boys have the contract to put tn
e fehce up. They will let the contrac
for building the school house to tn
lowest bidder. Happy Hooligan.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
Couiy Court Doings.


County Court met on Monday,
February /, pursuant to adjornment
of January o,
j. Il. Loomis was appointed justice
of tho peace for Calico precinct, to
serve until his successor is elected
and qualified.
On petition Of 4. b. Elliott, tnx
amounting to 81 was ordered can
celled, there appearing an error in the
assessment,
In the matter of building bridge
across the east fork of the Illinois
river, II appearing TO the court that
there is necessity for its construction,
that the citizens Of the vicinity dosir,
construction that the present bridge
Is rapidly doteriorRting, and that the
Waldo Smelling u Mining Co. has
agreed TO cut and deliver on the
ground at actual cost, not to exceed
ST. 90 per Thousand feet, all necessary
lumber aud timbors for bridge at on
near the foot OF Hoguo hill ON the
east bank of the east fork OF the Hi.
nois river and in addition, to pay half
the cost, of grading a road approach
ing llogue hill, not to exceed 800, 1t
is ordered that @. Loyelaoo bo auhtor.
ized to select site for such bridge
at or near Iogue hill and to proceed
with its construction as soon as the
Waldo Smelling y Mining Go. shall
furnish lumber for the purpose
The following bills wero audited
aud allowed
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

Grants Pass, Oregon, Dec 1908.
To 5. ], Paul:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, Franta Novotny has ex-
pended during the year ending De.
cember 81, 1901, One Hundred Dol.
lars in labor and improvements on
each of the following described min
ing claims, to-wit:
The Iron Horse Quartz Mining
Claim situated in Wolf Greek (unor.
ganizedl Mining District, Josephine
County, Oregon, the location notice of
which was on March 81, 1900, filed
for record with the County Clerk for
Josephine County, Oregon, and the
same now appears of record in
Volume l3 Of Mining Records of
Josephine County, Oregon, at page $50
thereof.
Also that quartz mining claim
known as the Climax, situated in the
Wolf Creek (unorganized) Mining
District, Josephine County, Oregon,
the location notice of which was on
June Is, 1900, filed for record in the
office OF the County Clerk for Jose
phine County, Oregon, and the same
now appears OF record in Vol. l3
Mining Records Of said County at
page 400 thereof.
Also the Dutchman Quartz Mining
Claim situated in Mt Reuben (unor.
ganized) Mining District, Josephine
County, Oregon. as particularly de.
SCribed in the location notice ther, Of
tiled in the office OF the County CLERK
for Jospehine County. Oregon, June
81, 1901. and the same now appears
Of record in Vol II Of Mining records
Of said County at page l42 thereof.
That l expended the moneys afore.
said ON said mining claims under the
provisions of section 1924 Of the Re
yised Statutes Of sthe United States
aud the amendment thereto, approved
January p, 1880, concerning annual
laloT ON mining claims. the sums so
expended on each Of said claims being
the annual assessment and representa-.
ton work thereon, aud the amount re.
quired to hold each OF said mining
claims for the period ending Decem,
ber 81, 1909.
Nou are further notified that If
within ninety days from the time Of
personal service Of this notice upon
you, or within ninety days after the
nrst publication hereof you fail or
refuse to contribute your portion Of
such expenditure as co-owner. to-wit
one-half thereof, your interest in each
OF said claims will become the prop-
erty Of the undersigned. your co
owner, who has made the expenditure
required in accordance with the re-
quireTents Of the law in such cases
made and provided.
FRANTA NovoTNY
Co-owner.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-04
Wilderville Items.

Old February is coming in quite
dull.
Addie Robinson spent Sunday at
home.
Opal Booth made Wildervillc
friends a short visit.
James Hooking, Sr. is on the SICK
list the past few days.
The institute at the Wilderyille
school house was a success.
Arthur Wells is enjoying visit
from his father of Medford.
Lucius Robinson. in chopping wood,
was hit in the eye, with a CHI
which was quite painful for few
days.
That mock trail at ithe Wilderville
church was quite lively, and loft no
hard feelings. All enjoyed the even
ing.
Some of the young folks of Wilder
willie broke the Sabbath by having a
game of ball Sunday afternoon. Why
not take Saturday afternoon?
Zauoni.