Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-01
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Chas. Z. Tull of Medford has been
appointed stock inspector for jackson
county,
The A. O, U. ". lodge at Central
Piont has had an addition built to
their hall.
James Buckley of Upper Applesate
lost large barn and l25 tons of hay
by fire on Tuesday last, entailing a
loss of over $1,000 fs.
b. CasalR and Mrs. Bertha Faucet
of Siskiyou county, Cal, were mar
ried in Jacksonville by Judge Dunn,
November 90. The bride formerly
lived on Applegate.
The contract for the completion Of
the sewer system for Ashland has
been awarded to j. f. Frick of that
city, at sSS, $50. There were four
other bidders and the highest bid
was for Sii, 900.
Walter offenbacher, of Applegate
has been taken to The Dalles by DR..
j. Il. Reuter-, who had been to Jack.
sonyille on visit to his parents,
where he will undergo a surgical
operation at DR.. Reuters hospital.
G. o. Van Natta. a we'll known re-
sident of this city, and Mrs. Ida
NJ. Griffith, of Ashland, and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Albert johnson,
were married at Jacksonville last
Wednesday by County Judge Geo.
w. Dunn. They will reside in Ash =
land. t
Mrs. d. Linn, who, with her hus.
band, were Rogue River Valley pioneers
of 1859, has returned to her home
in Jacksonville from Portland, where
she has been for the past two months
at a hospital. having had an operation
performed, which has fully restored
her to health.
The press reports in the Jackson
county paprrs state that the animal
teachers institute, held at Ashland
last week, was one of the most sue
cessful ever held in that county both
in attendance Of teachers and in the
strong array Of talent, which Super
intendent p. II. Daily had secured.
The clerk of Jackson county hal
recently issued the following mar.
riase licenses Karl Dewitt Marvin
and Lena l.. Layton, Ed McCracken
and Nellie Hariott, Chas, A. Board.
man and Lydia E. Loyejoy, Charles
.Cowen and Mrs. Minnie Mael. John
f. Butler and Clara j. Shoemake.
Chas. L. Murphy, of Monmouth
has been engaged as coach for both
the boys and girls basketball teams
at the Ashland Normal. The basket.
ball season will soon be on, and it il
expected that the teams at the Nor.
NAL, this year will more than sustain
the reputation made by the teams OF
last year. a.
A gathering of Redmen took place
at Ashland last Saturday at which
time the local tribe took In 10 "pale.
faces" and made them full Pledged
braves. Fifteen braves from Jackson.
willie and i6 from Medford
assisted in running the candidates
through the gauntlet A big feast
closed the evenings pleasure,
! J. D..olwell, c. II. Lewis and wm.
Holmes Of this county, and Q. A.
Malboef, Of Portland have formed the
Rogue River Land Company, with an
Office in Medford The members OF
the company will make it their bust
ness to divert homeseekers hither and
locate them on our magnificent fruit,
grain and alfalfa lands.
1t is estimated by dealers that about
5000 turkeys have been shipped from
jackson coanty within tho past few
days to grace Thanksgiving feasis al
San Francisco and vicinity. OF thi.
number, 1900 or more have gone from
Medford. while shipments have beer
made from Ashland, Central Point,
Jacksonville and Gold Hill
Medford and Ashland tried conclu
sions at football IN Medford Thanks
giving. It was splendid game, botl
fast aud Astounding in good plays
Medford alone scored in the first half
in the second neither side made I
point, aud the Madford team was De
clared the winner by 10 o. Tn,
grand. tand Of rie athletic grounds wa
well filled with an enthusiasts
audience, all Of whom were vel
pleased with tho contest.
DR.. J. X. Reader and Mrs. Readc
Of Ashland have returned from al
extended trip East, during which tho.
were at the Worlds Fair The
were also at III Paso, Texas, wher
Dr. Reader attended the meeting O
the National Irrigation Congress a
as one Of tho delegates FOR orego
I and be did excellent work in con
junction with the other members q
the Oregon delegation in securing th
next meeting Of tho congress to b
held in Portland next fan
Judge Benson, in the circuit couI
at klamath Falls, has senetnoed j..
Stevens and walter LeTwell, col
vioted Of stealing cattle from Melbai
Bros, at Fort klamath last Angus
TO 10 and eight years in the penitent
AIRY. Walter Simpson, young man wi
had been invited by Stevens to joI
him and Lerwell in their sholesa
cattle rustling scheme, ADD who a
J. cowpanied them Ia their attempt
drive Is head Of cattle belonging
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