Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-08-18
A Brief Record of Local Events.

David Noroross, student of the
Eugene Divinity College, will deliver
an address at the Christian church.
Sunday, Aug. 2Uth.
If you want to reut house or keep
posted in the bargains in all lines,
DON'T FAIL to READ our CLASSI-
FLED AID COLUMN.
X. b. Baber ana son Graf, went to
Alturas Tuesday to attend the fair at
that place. They took several runners
with them to enter in the races.
The ladies of Newman NJ. E.
chuIch will give an ice cream social
ON the lawn at DR.. Findley's next
Wednesday evening, August 23.
There was a partial eclipse of the
moon Monday night, between $3.50
and 10 O'Clock, which was visible in
Southern Oregon, and many Grants
Pass people were out on that evening
to watch the event.
G. A. Cobb started for Portland
Tuesday with car load of water
melons. The melons were raised
partly on his own place and the ship.
ment completed from the fields ad
joining the Dimmick place. Mr..
Dimmick has about i2 acres which
are yielding fair crop
The Chotco Cooper Company is a
mining organization recently formed
by Ashland men and incorporated
with capital stock of million
dollars. The incorporators are
Thomas Gilham, Chas W. Evans and
Clyde Payne. The property which
they propose to exploit is in Curry
county and consists of II claims.
Harry Gordon, the l7-year. old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Gordon, broke
his arm Sunday evening. He was
jumping from spring board, and in
making the jump he fell with one
arm under his body, and broke one
pohh va TO iuio-hims iho picohi
although painful one is not serious.
as but one bone was broken, and he is
getting along nicely.
Mrs Edith Rehkopf has had built
a dryhouse 22x22 feet and a warehouse
2Ox40 feet at hop yard on her farm
six miles below Grants Pass. Mrs.
Rehkopf has 90 acres in her yard
and though planted last spring it will
yield fully third of crop. Usually
baby hops yield no crop the first year
but Mrs. Rebkopf's yard is on rich
Rogue river bottom land aud the vines
have had extra good cultivation.
The law practice OF A. O. Hough,
one of Grants Pass leading attorneys.
has so increased within the past year
that the work had become of late
more than he could we'll attend to,
To assist him Mr.. Hough has secured
the services of o. G Blanchard, an
attorney from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mr.. Blanchard is an energetic appear.
ing young man and comes well recon-
mended. Miss Jessie Mastin will
continue to hold her position as
stenographer in MIR. Hough's office.
d. NJ. DePuy and family left Tues
day for Steamboat for 10 days camp
ing trip. Ira Binns accompanied the
party, as chief gunner's mate to sup.
ply the camp with venlson and to
Togorize the bears and cougars. Her.
man Hornng was left as lord high
admiral of the popular DePuy con.
fection and ice cream parlors and is
gallantly filling the position with
eTedit to himself and the delight OF
tie young ladies, who walk on that
side of the street with their ice cream
beaux
/ This ThurSday evening was the reg.
ular date for the council meeting, but
no business was transacted az a quo
rum was not present. The council
was called to order by Mayor Good
and loll call showed as present Mayor
Good, Recorder BootlI, CouncilmeL
Hair, Williams, Hall and Dean. Alb
sent Randle, Smith, Fetsch and Cass.
An adjournment was taken until thi
friday evening, when quorum car
be had as Mr. Randle will be HON,
fIom Ctttage Grove where he haC
gone for some prisoners.
Hon. Theo. Cameron departed Wed
nesday morning for his home u
, Jacksonville, aft spending two day
in Grants Pass attending to busi
ness matters Mr.. Cameron came II
Monday from Waldo, where he ha,
been for several days while at h
Simmons. Cameron g. Logan place
mine, Of which @ unity COMMISSIONS
j. r. Logan is manager Mr.. Camera
stated that they lately completes
their cleanup of gold aud the amour
secured proved the past season to hav
be, one of the most profitable In th
history of the mine They also Sc
cured considerable platinum whic
adds considerable to the value Of thei
clean up, as that metal is now quote
in New York at from s2l to s22 a
4 ounce.
A sample hop twig has been left q