Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-03
HE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items of Interest
and Importance.

Jas. MeIntire this week purchased
10.aore tract of land in the north
part of town from 6. A. Savage.
W. A. Paddock has sold an Orient
runabout automobile to a Grants Pass
man, who wishes his name withheld.
The machine will arrive in five or six
weeks.
A Halloween dance was given at
the Opera House on Tuesday evening.
There was fair attendance and the
event was a pleasant one to all at
tending
A. r. Cleveland on Friday waived
preliminary examination before Jus.
tice Furmau in answering to a charge
of bigamy and was bound over to
await the action of the circuit court.
The woman's Club will meet at the
Presbyterian church par lors at $3.50
Saturday afternoon, November 8, at
which meeting Mrs, Jos. Moss will
give her report of the State Fedora
tion of Woman's Clubs.
Rev. ]. W, McDougali has been
transferred to the NJ +. pastorate at
Albany. His departure from Grants
Pass is sincerely and universally re.
gretted. Rev. ID. Il. Summerville as
sumes charge of the Grants Pass field.
Roscoe Jarvis, the 16-year old son
of d. W. Jarvis of Neil creek near
Ashland was killed on Saturday by a
fall from lumber fume which he
was walking. He fell 30 feet into the
creek. striking his head on the rocks
of the stream bed and death was in
Simultaneous.
A. C. Hoofer of the Pitt Hydraulic
Mining Co., passed through Grants
Pass last Thursday, returning from
Portland. Mr., Hoofer states that they
have installed an arrastre NJ the mine,
and expected ii to be in operation this
week. The arrastre does the work of
a two-stamp mill,
Services at the Christian church next
Lords day at usual hours. Eyangelis-
tic services will begin at the Chris
tian church Sunday, November the
18th. Rev j. ]. Evans, State Cor
responding Secretary, will do the
preaching Services each evening at
Z 80 All invited.
The A. A. c. football team will go
to Medford Sunday, provided the
trains are near enough on time, and
will play the Medford team. The
boys intended to go to Ashland last
Sunday but were prevented by the
lateness Of the train which was
delayedd by the wreck at jefferson,
DR.. Arthur W, Lister a graduate Of
the Pacific Northwest Dental College,
will locate permanently in Gold Hill.
His office will be temporarily at the
Cottage Hotel, one block above the
postoiiice. DIR. Lister is we'll equip
ped to do any and all work in the
most up-to.date methods, at usual
prices. Gold Hill News.
Monday, a 10-stamp mill for the
Opp mine, near Jacksonville, now
under bond to DR.. J. i. Reddy, ar
rived in Medford and il now being
placed in position at the mine, says
the Mail. DR.. Reddy has great con
fidenoe in the prospect for future
favorable developments at the mine,
as is shown by the substantial in
crease in the plant
In the absence of the pastor a popu.
lar meeting was held last Sunday
evening at Bethany Presbyterian
church, under the direction of the
Ladies' Benefit society. The subject
was "Mormonism" and interesting
papers were read by Mrs Il, Thomas
and Mrs. II. S. Prescott. A recitation
by Miss Ethel Riggs and song by II
little girls were special numbers ap
preoiated with pleasure by the congre
cation,
All tho towns Of Southern Oregon
are prospering and expanding theil
territorial area. Even little ole
Woodville is feeling the impetus oi
new life and il taking on growtl
that has created demand for mort
lots and last week j. S. Howard th,
we'll known civil engineer, laid Off ar
addition embracing 40 lots for Bal
Bros. This addition lies between
Ward creek and the county road ant
is very desirable location for resi-
dence property.
City Auditor Maybee disclaims any
defiant attitude in declining to spent
all of his business time at the cit,
hall during the registration month
an accusation contained IN sarcastic
communication published IN TN
Herald He intimateod his willing
ness to resign If the council require
an auditor who would spend hi
whole tinio there. Mr.. Mnybee ha
other business which he canno
afford TO utterly ignore for the audi
tors salary, $50 per month. II it wer
required by the city law thpt th
registration be done at the city hall
Mr. Maybee would have resigned
As there is no such requirement h
kept the books open at bis Office o1
cept for two hours in the afternoon
when they were open at the city hall
Mr.. Maybee is good official, pei
forming his duties satisfactorily.
The question has been asked
what way are ChamberlAin's Stomac
and Liver Tablets superior TO the OF
dinaTy cathartic and liver pillsY Ou
answer is-They are easier and moi