Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-08-04
A Brief Record of Local Events.

r. b. Baber returned from Port.
land Sunday, bringing with him
Evermore, a 2-year old thorough bred
race mare.
The choir of st. Luke's church was
entertained by Mrs. W. @. Hale last
Friday evening. Ice cream was served
aud an enjoyable time had by all.
car load of machinery for the
Gold Pick mine arrived this week
and Is now awaiting transportation
to the mine. The machinery includes
S'stamp mill complete, ore cars, etc.
The G. p, N. W. L. & p. Co. has a
donkey engine and an automatic
scraper at work cleaning out the head
race at the power house on the river,
The race has filed up with gravel
during the high water and now that
the river is SO low the company is
having it cleaned out.
Official announcement has been
made by the Southern Pacific that a
branch line is to be built from Drain
to Marshfeld, a distance of 81 miles.
The estimated cost is 80, 500, 600. The
road will run from Drain along Elk
creek and the Umpqua river to
Gardiner and thence along the coast
to Marshfeld.
Now in order to subtract" ex.
planned teacher TO the class in
mathematics, things have to always
be Of the same denomination. For
instance, we couldn't take three ap-
pies from iour pears. nor six horses
from nine dogs" A hand went up in
the back OF the room. "Teacher, A"
shouted a small boy. cant you take
four quarts of milk from three
cows?"
A committee consisting of +. II.
Carter, A. MEGA len and NJ. +. Eg.
gleston was appointed by the Board
of Trade whose duty it Is to prepare
and report a method and means of OBJ
tanning collateral security on which
the two banks will advance $4,000.
This amount in addition to $1,000
which the banks will advance will
support the school for the ensuing
year. Tribune.
Two car loads of machinery for the
Champion drenge were received at
this place this week, which is being
transfer red by wagon to the scene of
activity, ON Foots creek. 1t will be
used in the replacement of the old
steam fixtures with electrical fixtures
for the use Of electrical power which
is to be furnished them by the Con-
dor Water and Power Company. -
Gold Hill News.
The executive committee Of the
Ashland Board OF Trade met Monday
evening for the purpose Of discussing
means for the maintenance Of the
Southern Oregon State Normal
School. The estimate which was
submitted to the Board of Trade by
the Board of Regents places the
amount necessary to defray & Q
actual running expenses of the insti
tuition at about $1,000
Gray q Rosmer came Oft victors in
the rock drilling contest last Satur-
day. They drilled 3OA inches in 10
minutes Briggs and Calvin had bad
luck and drilled only 25A inches
The contest would have been very
close IL the steel used by the latter
had not broken or battered. 1t was
very pretty work that the boys did
and they were cheered Justify by the
crowd of spectators Gold Hill
News.
@. O. Chappell, IA member of Ash,
lands city council, died Monday
evening at & 80 O'Clock at his home
in that city. Of heart failure. The de.
ceased for the past two years had
been suffering with heart trouble and
made trip to California several
months ago where treatment was
taken. He was seated In char and
engaging In conversation with his
brother, A. B. Chappell, of Independ.
ence, Iowa, who arrived in Ashland
recently called by the illness of his
brother, and without warning he fell
over in his chair and expired.
Tho Secretary Of the Interior has
authorized the purchase OF the Little
klamath Water Ditch Company u
rights and property. known generally
as the Adams ditch, for use in con
nection with the klamath Falls irri.
CATION project In Southern Oregon
The Secretary has also approved the
purchase of certain rights aud property
Of the Jesse ID, Carr Land aud Live.
stock Company from ). J.. Atkins
This purchase involves IA large area
of land for the Clear Lake reservoir
site, also Tightf- of way for ditchos Ia
be constructed by the United States
over these lands and certair color OF
right to lands now under water which
Will le drained aud irrigated Tbs
former purchase is 10 be made for
sl00. 200. less certain deductions
stipulated 10 the agreement, and the
latter for sl07, 800.