Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-24
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

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Order from Mrs. Gillian. cooked
food of any kind.
Corporation books, stock certificates
and seals at the Courier office.
Mrs. Geo. E. Good entertained the
Guild at her home, Wednesday after
noon and pleasant time was enjoyed
by all present.
W. L. Taylor's dancing class of
this season is progressing nicely and
Mr.. Taylor will present to the most
popular lady attending the remaining
evenings of this term with beautiful
gold watch
Eureka, CAL, is to be furnished LOG
street arc lights for So per month per
lamp. for the year beginning January
LIST, next. Th Eureka Times says this
is the cheapest contract for municipal
street lighting ever let in the state of
California.
Among the new corporations filing
articles with the secretary Of state
last week is the Cyanide Gold Mining
Company; principal Office, Ashland
Ore, capital stock, $500, 600; incor'
porators. G. W. Evans. A. E. Shepard
and ID. A. North.
The A. A. @. football team will
play the First Normal team at Ash
land ON Thanksgiving day. Thursday,
November 30. This will be an inter-
esting game as our boys have crack
team and expect to make the Nor
malites do some swift playing.
wm. aud Hiram Cook have secured
another band of 30 goats. Oliver
Spiker and Win. Cook drove to Rose
burg last week, where the goats were
purchased. This is the third band
that the Cook brothers have pur-
chased within a few months. s.-Glen-
dale News.
A most successful social, both
financially and socially, was given at
the home of Mrs. J. Q. Campbell by
the Ladies Aid Society, on last
Tuesday evening. Members and
friends were present to the number OF
about 20 and cake, coffee and chicken
sand witches we're served and the
afternoon passed all to quickly to
those assembled.
Gladwyn Smith, son of Herbert
Smith, who is attending the Central
school, had his ankle severely strain
ed Tuesday noon while wrestling
with some of his playmates. Supt.
Turner had him sent home and his
father summoned physician, aud
the injury was found to be only a
severe sprain, which will keep him
out of school for a week or more.
August Fetsch took charge Of the
Layton hotel aud bar Monday, he hav-
ing purchased the hotel furnishings
and bar fixtures of @. Il. Smith, who
has successfn lily conducted the LAYTON
for several years past. The building
remains the property Of j. T. Layton.
Mr.. Smith will continue to reside
in Grants Pass aud will take up some
other business not yet decided on.
NJ. Hartwell was in Grants Pass
from Wolf Greek. Mr.. Hartwell il
both farmer and miner, he attending
to his farm work during the year,
exceDl the wet season of winter when
he works placer mine he has on his
land Mr. Hartwell stated that the
placer miners on Wolf creek and on
Coyote creek were all ready for WORK
and would begin operations so soon al
the heavy rains set in.
The old Henry Wines placer OF
Jump. Joe, now owned by Charles
Sexton, of Hugo, has been leased fol
this year by Frank and Charles Rey
nolds, of Merlin They have tn,
equipment all in order to begin pip
ing with the first raise Of water, Th'
Wines placer has been good golt
producer in the years past and as tb'
Reynolds brothers are experience,
miners they will likely make sue
cess Of their venture.
The Ladies Aid Society Of th
Baptist church will have an "Aprol
Sale at the Opera House on the after
noon and evening of December Sth
The ladies' have arranged q program
for the evening, Of which beautifu
steriopticon views Of Pacific Coas
scenery will be no small part. N
door fee will be taken during III
afternoon. Admission for evening
adults % cents. children 10 cents. IN
oludiDg lunch. Tickets on sale a
Depuy's.
II is seldom that the eagle invade
the lower levels of the Rogue rive
valley. His haunts are usual
among the craggy peaks of the highc
mountains aud it is seldom, indeed
that he descends from these loft
heights. Monday. however, Dee Her
erickson shot large gray eagle o
the Dr. Adkins's farm, near Medfort
the first one seen in this vicinity fC
many years. The bird measured 81
, feet, nine inches from tip to tip au
was a magnificent specimen Of b
kind. Mail.
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