Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-03

day and largo class is ex pected by
Supt. Savage.
Marriage licenses have been granted
by County CLERK S. f. Cheshire to
Fred L.. Sargent and Rosa Harmon,
of Selma, Noah Narcross and Bertha
Train, of Grants Pass, Fred Storch
aud Ida M. Sargent of Williams.
In the way of rapid house building.
Harvey Kesterson has set pace for
the opening of the year 1905 that will
be hot pace for other builders to
| follow. Mr.. Kesterson laid the
foundation three weeks ago for five
room cottage on property he has on
the head of Sixth street and Friday it
was completed except the exterior
painting, and he moved in with his
family.
The pupils of Miss Tufts gave her a
reception at the Workmen hall Satur-
day evening. All the members of the
class were present to entertain as their
guests, Miss Tufts, City Superintend-
ent II. X. Turner, Miss Goodin, Miss
Bishop and Miss MoWilliams aud Mr..
W. 4. Cope. Games aud music were
the pastimes and light refreshments
were served and most delightful
evening was spent by both pupils and
teachers.
The grocery store on West Front
street, conducted by Hyde Bros, is
now the sOle property of j. Il, Hyde,
he having bought out the interest of
his brother, q. A. Hyde The bust
ness Will be conducted as usual by j.
X. Hyde who plans to enlarge the
stock with the opening of spring trade
and to keep his store TO the front of
the progressive mercantile establish
ments OF Grants Pass. g. A. Hyde
has left Grants Pass to seek new
location, but when he left Tuesday,
he had no definite place in view.
The entertainment of Mahara's
minstrels drew large crowd to the
opera house on Friday evening.
While some of the gags" of the
first part were unreiined and might
better have been omitted, the per
formance on the whole was extremely
pleasing to the audience. Some of
the musical features were excellent,
especially the vocal numbers given
by Louise Loston and Bessie LaBelle
Gordon O. Collins, the "soft toe"
dancer and John A. English, tho
hoop controller, were first class in
their respective specialties.
Grants Pass city of NOT quite
5000 population, situated in one of
the healthiest locations in Southern
Oregon, u section noted for its health
tulness and credited by the United
States census bureau with having a
death rate as low as that of any other
city in tha United States, now pos
sesses IA doctors. And there is room
for more as Grants Pass Is u growing
city and the various professions as
we'll as business and industrial voca-
tions are being steadily added to as
the city increases III wealth, popula-
tion and commercial Importance.
To meet the increasing demands of
their trade in blasting material, the
Grants Pass Hardware Company have
built powder house adjoining the
railroad track to the east of the city
and will hereafter order their powder
in carload lots. Their first car of
Hercules powder arrived Saturday
aud hereafter they will keep at least
car load in stock at all times, that
they may be able to fill large orders
promptly. By getting their powder
in carload lots, they will be able TO
save In freights and thus be able to
quote very close prices to their Gus
| toners.
Charles Dickson, one of the hust-
| ltnf IL arIra NJ al -
hardware store, is now putting in hia
spare time caring for three fine Alta
mont horses They are but three
years old and rs yet unbroken and
were shipped here from Table Rock,
jackson county, where Mr.. Dickson
and bis father f. II. Dickson, who
is also now resident Of this city,
own a fine farm on which these colts
were raised, These colts are we'll
bred aud have the Altamout action
and style and will make fine road
sters. So soon as the roads are in
condition to permit Of driving, Mr.
Dickson will put his colts in hhr-
ness and break thom to work.
Mrs NJ. Doerfus, lately of Igerna,
Cal, has returned to Grants Pass
and will hereafter be associated with
her sister. Mrs Il. Rehkopf in the
millinery and mercantile business in
this city. Mrs. Doerfus is former
well known resident of Grants Pass
but has been absent from this place
for several years The new firm Is
known under the name of Mrs. h.
hehkopf q 90. The same general
lines Of business, millinery and
notions will bo continued but the
stock will be- enlarged aud the bust
ness extended 10 considerable OK
tent. Under the management of Mrs.
Rehkopf, this house has attained "A
high reputation for excellence In its
lines and is a popular one with the
purchasers.
A message was received last week
from the sheriff Of Humboldt county,
California, asking the authorities
here to be on the lookout for an allog-
ed ombezzler, who was wanted in
Eureka and who was headed this way
Tuesday evening "A man answering
the description arrived In Grants Pass
by the Crescent CITY road on horse.
back and pat the horse la Kerloy's
livery stable. Iio borrowed o. Of Mr..
Kerley ON the strength Uf 800 cheok
who he showed aud on the horse
which ho pawned for its keep and
and as security for the loan. He
proceeded to barbershop for a shave
and clean up aud was there recognized
by the officers aud placed under ar.
rest. He gave the nama OF JAS. T..
Morgan aud denied that he was
guilty Of any crime. The check
was not in his name aud the only ex.
PLANTATION he would give was that it
belonged to business man. He was
placed In the county Jail hy Sheriff
Lewis TO be held for the Humboldt
county sheriff, who will come fJr
him so soon AZ the necessary eGtradi-
tion papers are secured from the
governor Of Oregon.
City Superintendent K X. Turner
held fre drill in the three schools
Of the city Thursday. At the Central
school, of nine rooms, 1t took just
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