Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-16
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items Of Interest
and Importance.
Sheet Muisc-oourier Building.

joyable picnic at the White Rocks
Thursday afternoon which was at
tended by 80 or more people.
Father Datin and Miss Courtois
went to Jacksonville Friday TO at.
tend the commencement exercises at
the convent Of the Holy Names.
Rev. Edward H. st. Pier will speak
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
both morning and evening in the inter
est Of the evangelistical work at the
Indian school, reform school and peni-
tentiary.
Chas. White. a millwright by trade
and who for several years operated a
saw mill in the vicinity Of Grand
Rapids. Michigan. is in Grants Pass
looking over this section with view
Of finding location to put in a saw
mill. but in the meantime he will
work at his trade.
Justice George p. Furmsn is having
an addition lexlS feet. two stories,
put on his residence. Henry Hitler and
John Nalaskowski are doing the car
penter work. This improvement will
adj two fine rooms 10 the house and
give Justice and Mrs. Furman COM
modious and well arranged dwelling.
]. NJ. Boyd, who thas been in Port
land for the past monht, whittier he
went to take the remains of his wife
for interinent in one of the cemeteries
of that city. returned Wednesday to
Grants Pass. Mr.. Boyd will again
resume his Photographic business,
which he left in charge of A. Il.
Kaiser
Rufus and Leland Reed. who
until month ago worked at the
Greenback mine, where they were
machine men. will put in the summer
prospecting. OF late they have been
ON Grave creek, but they expect
shortly to go to Mt. Reuben district
and try their luck. They are ex-
perienoed prospectors and before the
season closes are likely to make a
good strike.
The younger members of the Baptist
Sunday School. that constitute the
classes Of Mrs. ]. b. Travis, Mrs.
Geo. Hansen and Miss Winnie Pad
dock. had an enjoyable play party in
Tufts grove, South Sth street The little
folks had jolly time, with the usual
incidents of picnic. even including
the mishap of the small boy, who fell
into the nearby creek and then was
stood up in the hot sun while his
clothes dried.
At the last regular meeting of Gen
Logan Post No. 80 G. A. II. of Grants
Pass, Oregon, vote of thanks was
unanimously extended to all who par
ticipated and assisted in the Memorial
and Decoration services May 2Sth.
and 30tb. especially the Choir who
sac rificed their prior arrangements Of
spending the day elsewhere. to Rev,
]. b. Travis and Rev. #. @. Williams
who delivered the sermon and address
on the 2Stb and 30th respectively.
Il. @. Cockerline now wears his left
hand in sling the result of an aooi-
dent which occurred Wednesday while
working with moving machine.
He was adjusting the knives in some
manner when the team started up,
his hand being caught IN the knives
and badly cut. Mr.. Cockerline now
has 20 cows TO care for and this acci.
dent will put him out of the milking
business for some time as we'll as in
terfering with his haying
]. X. Bailey and w. S. Bailey,
two we'll known Missouri Flat
miners, were in Grants Pass, Monday.
j. II, Bailey Is superintendent Of the
Mt Lion mine, and he stated they
have six men at work carrying on de-
velopment work Of which they intend
to do considerable this summer. They
are not running their mill, which IL
Of five stamps, but the best of theil
ore they are shipping to the Tacoma
smelter. They are now delivering ore
in Grants Pass and Superintendent
Bailey expects to ship car load next
week
A. Anderson and Chas. Turner were
in Grants Pass Monday from Paul
creek, a tributary Of Williams creek,
on which they have recently discover
ed a fine prospect They brought sam
pies Of free milling ore that averaged
% on assays. They have shaft bul
a few feet on the vein which is now
nearly three feet wide and increasing
in width and values II is located Oh
the crest Of a high divide and cross
cut tunnel driven in from the oreel
would tap the vein at the l500-foo'
level, and 30 steep is the hill tina
the tunnel would not have 10 be owe
SUOO oeep.
Allen Reed OF Leland. was il
Grants Pass Wednesday, accompanied
by his son Leland Reed, TO have DR.
Kremer examine hin, as 10 tho pres
ent state Of bis Injuries. to supple
ment his application for an increas
TO his pension. Mr.. Reed served i
the Civil War in Co. +. Seventh Ten
nessee mounted infantry, and just be
fore the close Of the war no had Oh
OF his legs crushed In a railroa
wreck and 80 severely injured that h
has never had the full use Of II. III
knee being stiff aud the leg badl
shrunken. With advancing age I
himself the injury has totally disable
him and he now seeks to have b