Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-01
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items OF Interest
and Importa nee.

The Georgia Harper company, a
popular repertoire troupe, are play
ing successful engagement this
week in Grants Pass.
Rev. Dr. McGraw at present visit.
ing in Portland, will occupy the rul.
pit at Bethany Presbyterian church
next Sunday, December ith, both
morning and evening. Come and hear
him.
O. @. Taylor, the proprietor of
Loves station" on the Kerby road,
has just completed large addition
to his hotel which will greatly in
crease his facilities for entertainment
Of travellers.
Ashland will hold its annual cleo
tiOn December 20,and "a lively contest
is probable over tho mayoralty.
Nominations have not been maio but
the two candidates are likely TO bo
Mayor Evansand G.. S. Butler
The S25 prize in the Sugar Pine
stores vote guessing contest was won
by John Randle, The official vote for
Roosevelt in Oregon is GO, 09Sl6. Mr.,
Randle's guess was 60, 100. The next
closest guess was by Mrs. Joseph Moss,
" ho guessed the figures at 60, l2o.
II has been decided to postpone the
Cantata" Queen Esther" until after the
holidays. The Choral Union he's suS-
pended the rehearsals until the middle
OF January, when the cantata will
again be taken up aud Will be pre-
sented at some date TO DO selected
later
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Woman's Club will be held in the
Presbyterian church parlors Saturday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. Tho pro-
gram will be furnished by the music
department under the charge of Mrs
II. o. Kinney. Reports Of the State
Federation will also be given
Sunday, December T. Rov +. Sack,
Of the Medford Lutheran church, will
hold services in Grants Pass at the
Advent church. Services In German
will bo held from 10 to n %. m and
In English from II 10 IL noon. Miss
Louise Fetscb will have charge OF the
music. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public 20 attend.
The Ladies Of the Presbyterian
church will hold bazaar December
9 aud z, at odd Follows Hall and will
sell the following articles; Dressed
dolls, handkerchiefs, cushions, en-.
broideries, laoes, fish pond fortune
telling, pictures, pottod plants and
aprons, all things needciul and
ornamental, and will also give o good
Now England Supper on the 9Th. Only
% cents
The lodge Of the order of Washing
ton instituted IN this city two weeks
ago, is gaining in membership aud
now has nearly 100 members. 10
better handle the initiatory work, q
drill team has been formed and at the
meeting for this Friday, which will
be- held in the Odd Fellows hall, Mrs.
Adams Of Portland, supreme drill
master, will be present 20 give In.
structions in the work Of the order.
A new restaurant, The Headlight.
opens TO the hungry Of Grants Pass
this Thursday, the advertisement
Of which appears In the Courier.
Will 5. Lempke aud Hoyey Willison
are the presiding SPIRITS. Both are
well known as young men who are
hustlers and will conduct a restaurant
that will DO clean and the table ser
vice first class. Mrs Lempko will
superintend the culinary department,
which is guarantee that the yict.
uals will be prepared under home
cooking rules.
Two well known and experienced
Columbia river steamboat men will
build large passenger and freight
steamboat to be run on the upper
X lamath lake, which they expect 70
have completed by the middle Of
March. The steamer will be- a three
decker, iO5 feet long, 2i feet beam
aud ~ feet hold. II will bo built
with double cabin. The passenger
cabins will seat $50 people, aud the
boat will be able 20 carry about 20
tons Of freight. The speed will be
from 10 TO ~ miles per hour.
Has stood the Test OF 20 Years
The old, original GROVES Taste
less Chill Tonic You know what