Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-08-04

owl with a monkey face. Now, where
did it get that face9
DR.. O. h. Ray has purchased the
mining ground on Rogue river few
miles east of Grants Pass, owned by
William Hsmlin.
According to the semi-annual state.
ment of the clerk of Lane county the
total debt of that county has been re-
duced to s27, 3sS.77.
]. J. Roberts and |. ID. Porter OF
Placer were in Grants Pass Monday,
Mr.. Roberts making transfer of a
water ditch to Mr.. Porter.
Barnum & Bailey's circus, the
largest ON earth, will visit the Paoi tiC
Coast this year. for the first time. II
will appear in Medford on August
goth.
The Daley Grover jackson. Water Co.
OF Eagle Point has filed articles of in.
corporation with the secretary OF
state. The capital stock is $4,000 and
the incorpoTators are j. II. Daley, ].
W. Grover and ]. B. jackson.
The Siskiyou Electric Power &
Light Co, has absorbed the Yreks
Electric Light q Power Co., which
has its plant at Shasta river, The Sis
kiyou Company, which has its plant
at Fall creek, Is the one which owns
the Ashland plant.
The county assessor of Multnomah
has finished taking the census of Port.
land and gives that city population
of ll0, 064. The Journal claims that
is not enough and will start move
ment to have another enumeration Of
the residents Of the Rose City.
In the annual distribution OF com.
mon school funds. made by State
Treasurer Moore Tuesday, Josephine
county receives s5l22. 10. The money
disbursed is the interest received up.
on the common school fund. The rate
per capita last year was Sl.6l; this
year it is sl.70.
W. b. Stewart returned Wednesday
evening fIom business trip to Port.
land and Roseburg. He was accom-
panied by County Surveyor Roberts,
who is surveying the site for the 90
ton mill which is to be erected at the
Continental mine in the near future.
Myrtle Creek Mail
g. +. Loomis and Geo. B. McEwan
were in town Monday recording some
mining locations they have made In
the Pickett creek section. These
gentlemen say that locality has every
appearance of making a good camp,
as the ore gets richer as depth is
gained ON the veins.
Columbus Bennett, the Golden mer.
chant and postmaster, came down to
Grants Pass Tuesday to close deal
for some property he owned at the
head Of Ninth street. The purchaser
was Mrs Ellen Steele, the price paid
being $3.50 Mr.. Bennett repor S
things as rather quiet in his section
The assessors of the various counties
along the line Of the railroad con
tIolled by the Southern Pacific In
Western Oregon are preparing to hold
a convention in the near future to
consider the assessment of railway
lines. This will be called before the
meeting of the county boards Of equal.
ization.
W. ID. Wallace, Western agent for
the REQ automobile, spent tho fore
part of the week in town with l6
III. p. touring car. w. b. Paddock is
the local agent and he will probably
supply number of these machines to
Grants Pass citizens. The condition
of the roads In this county, however,
is not conducive to fast auto sales.
A change was recently made in the
Williams Bros. Door q Lumber CO., f,
James Hair and associates transferring
their interest In the plant to the Cali
fornia Pine Box q Lumber Co. Claud
Hockett will lave charge of the Office
here. The company has about 10, 600,
600 feet of lumber in the yard, Of
which Z, 200, GOO feet is box lumber.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces examinations
to fill vacancies in the following posi-.
tions: Rodman, Isthmian canal serv.
ice, salary $40 to $s3. 38 "a month, Au.
gust lG and II; bookkeeper, Isthmian
canal service, salary 800 to sl25 a
month, August 23. All of those who
desire to take the examinations should
apply to u. A. Leigh, OF the Portland
postoiloe.
John =. Ranazu, the big hor
grower of Josephine county, is soon Ia
have one Of the largest barns in the
county, for this week he will begin
the construction Of "a barn on hi.
farm seven miles below Grants Pass,
that Will be ll2 feet long, 32 feat
wide and 20 feet walls Sheds along
the sides will be added later on. The
carpenter work will be in charge
of Henry Ranzau.
A change Of time has been made ia
the departure Of the Southern Pacific
passenger train which leaves Portland