Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
The LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items OF Interest
and Importance.


Every knows or ought to know
that Letcher's is the place 70 get
good watch at the least price. Good
time keepers is what be makes a
specially Of
The Hotel Layton dining room will
again be opened in connection with
the hotel and not as restaurant
Landlord Smith says the kitchen has
been remodeled aud everything is in
tirst-class shape. The first meal will
be served Saturday evening.
The womans Club has arranged with
Grace Morey Krorke to give dem
onstrstion and talk on home economies
TO club members on Saturday. April l,
at 80 D. m. at the A. 0. q. W. hall.
All members are earnestly argued TO
take advantage Of this demonstration,
Mrs. Kropke has made her work
life study
The Geo. S. Calhoun Co have this
week had window display of gold
specimens from Josephine county
mines that has attracted great deal
of attention. The specimens are of
both quartz and placer gold and Of a
quality to dispose forever Of any idea
that this is not rich mineral district
The collection is the property of Mr.
Calhoun.
NJ. o. Warner, arrived in Grants
Pass Friday evening and will remain
as tong as necessary in order TO do his
work Mr. Warner is one OF the best
piano tuners in the state and has been
making regular trips TO Grants Pass
for many years past He will be
pleased to see all his old patrons and
many new ones A postal card ad-
dressed to NJ. o. Warner, Grants
Pass, will reach him.
d. W. Hazen, librarian aud special
writer on the Portland Daily Journal,
was in Grants Pass last Saturday on
his way back to Portland. Mr.
Hazen had been taking two weeks
vacation which he had spent in the
enjoyment OF farm life at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. winetrout of
Applegate. Mr. Hazen greatly en-
joyed his trip to Southern Oregon and
intends TO spend his summer vacation
Tn the Applegate.
Jack Bunyard was fined $50 on Sat.
urday in Police Judge Mayb court
for assault on d. l.. Steltz. AS the
evidence indicated that the assault
was unprovked heavy penalty was
imposed and In default of the
money Bunyard was set TO work on
the streets in process Of serving 20
cay sentence. This occupation, how
ever, was not to his liking and after q
few days work he seized an oppor-
tunity for escape and his since been
numbered among the missing.
Harry Grant, lately Of this city,
and more recently Of Gold Hill. is
said to have abscondod from the lat
ter place leaving q number Of debts.
He WAS in charge there Of the cloth
ing store Of Welch & Grant. which
has been closed and the bills Of the
firm paid by Mr Welch Grant was
married only a few weeks ago 10
Miss Mae Curry Of Gold Hill He
i was known here as young man Of
apparent good habits and his late es-
capsde has occasioned considerable
surprise.
Grants Pass is to be favored by a
lecture by Consul General II. b.
Miller on his experiences and obser-
vations in japan and Manchuria
which will be- given at the Opera
house in this city on Monday evening,
| April 8, under the auspices Of the
| Grants Pass High school the proceeds
to 70 TO the school library fund The
lecture will be illustrated by Ftereopti.
con views showing towns, prominent
personages and scenes IN the far Fast
The views will also embrace large
number Of the events in the present
war between japan and Russia. Con.
sui general Miller has recently given
this lecture in Portland, Eugene and
Corvallis. and they were attended by
large audiences and given very high
compliments Mr. Miller will arrive
on the morning train and viii remain
over until Wednesday moiniug when
he will return TO Eugene, from whicl
place he will leave for san francisco
in time 10 catch the steamer Man
churia which Ails on April %, ioi
Yokahama. Japu. which city will bl
Consul General MillI's headquarters
when looking Tor wedding ring
Z let Ietcher make you one.