Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
Brief Notes md Items of Interest
and Importance.


B. Oornell's on Monday, February 30
Mrs Annie NJ. Allen, widow of the
late }. a. Allen, has received draft |
for $4,000, the amount of the insurance |
carried by Mr. Allen in the Woodmen
OF the World, from the clerk of Rogue |
River Camp, No. %, of which the de-
ceased was member.
A concer' by the NJ. Z. Sunday
school will be given in the Newman
NJ. L. church on next Sunday even
ing. February TO- Admittance free
collection will be taken, which
will be used to pay for chairs for the
primary department. EVERYBODY come
and bring your friends.
G. W. Steele, who had his leg
broken last fall by the kick of
horse, has SO far recovered from the
injury that he can readily get about
now ON crutches and he hopes to
have the full use of his leg within a
llOuAll vi NMO mls 0AttAN NhHIAiNh
various mines of this district with
vegetables last season and he expects
to again engage in the business this
season.
The Headlight restaurant is now
under the sole management of Will
Lempke, he having bought out the
interest, of Ii. Willison, Mrs. Lemp-
ke is now assisting Mr.. Lempke in the
management of the restaurant and she
makes capable assistant, for every
thing. both in the dining room and
kitchen are as clean and neat as in the
best home, Mr.. Lempke has added a
! lunch counter which he has installed
In movable tent and has at the depot
each evening. In it he sells tamales,
Chill con.carnie, sandwiches and
coffee. While the Headlight was only
opened last fall yet Mr., Lempke is
securing good business.
The recent dry weather having made
the streets and roads fairly passable,
the automobile corps was on in force
Sunday and the owners were giving
their machines u good trial to be in
readiness when the roads become dry
and smooth. The Grants Pass automo-
bile corps is to be increased by another
member, T. W. Williams having
joined and ordered an automobile
which ls to be here in a short time.
IL is almost certain that two other par
ties will order machines in the near
future, which will increase the number
of automobiles in Grants Pass to
eight.
G. NJ. Savage. who IN partnership
with his brother, W. J. Savage, is
operating sawmill on Louise creek,
81 miles from this city, was in
Grants Pass, Monday Mr.. Savage
stated that they were running their
mill the greater part of the time this
winter and are getting fine lot of
| III rNbAh l'thl lhi NiNh Ail'
building season opens, Much of their
lumber is under cover and will be
seasoned when wanted by builders.
In addition to fine quality of sugar
and yellow pine and fir, they cut con.
siderable oak and other hardwood
lumber that has the reputation of
being the best that is brought to the
Grants Pass markets.
The Pacific States Telephone Com
pany have had the work begun this
week to extend and improve their
telephone service in tIis city. Mon
day, Manager Oium received IA car
load of poles. These poles are taller
and larger than those now used and
will be used to replace the old poles
on Sixth street from q street TO the
bridge and on some of the other prin.
oipal streets The old poles will be
used to extend new lines to other
parts of the city. So soon a. the new
poles are all set and the wires strung
T additional cables will be- pat In tC
give connection with the central sta
!, tion and large switch board will
be put IN. When the improvements
are all made, the Grants Pass centra
will be able to handle 800 telephone
aud to give service that will bi
satisfactory and fully equal 10 III,
growing demands Of the city.
Fred Mensch has been awarded
contract by the Surveyor General
a Office for the survey of several tract
9 OF government land. OF the land Il
e be surveyed, one tract lies on tlr
' South Umppua and is IN townships ?
and 30 south, range ! west, another
y In township S2 south, range west o.
J. Upper Cow Creek, the third trac j
70 near billiard IN township 20 south
. range west the remaining tract
~ ~ township 40 south, -l3 cast, ncu
Tule lake ~ klamath county M
hturNl W III lNl N'kiu NNlh WI iN'7
= contracts until about the fret ,
10 April or when the weather bccom,
~ settled as most o. the land 10 be- su
yeyed is IN the foothills Of the Cn
le cade mountains and until late in II
Ii spring there would be- much sno
'e to make both turyoyinR and campiu
n out very unpleasant. Owing to trnc
'r being small and at considerable d.
20 tance from each other, Mr. MensC
will not engage regular crew, br
will secure men IN each lOcali
" where he will survey Meanwhile
~ ~ will continue his work with II
Courier, the Surveying expedition b
ing more IN the nature OF an outil
for recreation than otherwise
Quite startling occurrence ha
"' pened one day this week at the hor
!" Of Will Messenger near Murphy