Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-17
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes end Items of Interest
and Importance.

A suicide occurred on Saturday at
Roberts creek, Douglas county, the
victim being Mrs. Gaynor. De-
spondency by reason of i'll health was
the cause.
H.C, Perkins has completed the sur
vey and the plat for Walter Hsrmon's
addition on the head of Sixth street.
There are 10 lots in the tract and as
the location is fine they will be de-
sirable residence property.
DR. d. p. Love, as becomes pro-
gressive physician and to keep pace
with the metropolitan conditions
that now obtain in Grants Pass,
is having his office refurnished with
new furniture that gives it hand
some appearance as we'll as more COM
Portable and convenient.
School began this Monday in both
the Williams and Kubli districts, in
the former district Miss Winifred
Guthrie is in charge and in the latter
Miss Louise Guthrie is the teacher
The Misses Guthrie are recently from
Indiana and hold credentials that
show that they are experienced
teachers.
Portland has experienced more or less
excitement during the past few weeks
by reports of panther which was
presumably haunting Marquam guloh,
inside the city limits The fame of
this beast became wide spread, so
that some Washington county hunters
brought in pack Of trained dogs to
persuo the ferocious monster When
the beast was run down it proved to
be only coyote.
A two horse power gasoline engine
and "A 5000 gallon iron tank were sent
Monday by the Grants Pass Hard
ware Company to John Ranzau S
big hop ranch. The engine will be
used for pumping water for the house
and farm and for irrigating the yard
and garden. Mr.. Ranzau expects to
later ON put in 20-horse power
gasoline engine to pump water for
irrigating his hop field.
A wind and rain storm which was
violent in California on Sunday,
manifested itself here only by rather
brisk breezes which blow down few
insecure panels of fence but did nc
other damage The wind was more
violent, however, in some portions
of the county aud considerable timber
was blown down in the vicinity oI
Golden. The rain which fell in
torrents farther south missed Southerr
Oregon almost entirely, only a few
light showers occurring here.
Daniel Neathamor, one of the biz
ranchers Of Evans creek, whose rancl
is near Bybee Springs was in. Grant
Pass last Saturday and placed al
order with the Grants Pass Hard
ware Company for 4j0 feet of i
inch. galvanized iron pipe Of No i
gauge. This IL to bo used to carr.
water for irrigation purposes from
ditch and the extra strength Of tn
pipe is required by reason that /
passes down and up across canyon
The Pipe will be manufactured her
in Grants Pass aud Is to be delivere
by April lst
W. H. Reyes was in Grants Pass las
Saturday MIR, Reyes was in tho black
: smith business at Merlin but last fal
sold out to Walter Robinett an
he has been putting in the winter max
+ ing improvements ON "A 100 acre traC
D of land which he purchased last faI
and which lies 2l5 miles from Merlin
4 MIR Reyes will work at his trad
o in some mill or shop this summt
and this fall will erect dwollin
house on his land and then become
farmer. Mr.. Reyes is strong goo
roads advocate and intends to atten
r the good roads convention that wi
b be held in Grants Pass next Monda
=, and Tuesday.
C The Granite Hill stage team playe
havoc with the stage Thursday moor
. just before time for the return trip
the mine. Merton Sill, the driver
. was just ready to start out from Il
Bunch stable yard when the hors
Y without warning, started off on
jump, crossed ditch and turnod in
It tho alley. In the turn they struck Il
y corner Of building throwing Il
>. driver TO the ground and losing
d wheel from the wagon They we
tearing up the alley, and across Six
i street, where another wheel was lo'
1t this wheel running independently u
"A iii it collidod with The old List
stable. The team took 10 the all
li next the city hall aud turned up Se
le cnth street where the hack was Il
solid against culvert brace. I
il team was finally stopped on Fro
,o street without further damage
-y is supposed the horses became taugl
in some bulinR wire aud wcro irigl
l. ened, causing them to run away.
ly GALlCE IS THE WINNF