Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-10-13
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

A telegram from Rev. H. II. Brown
received Friday, says that Rev.
Arthur Hicks, of San Francisco, will
occupy the pulpit at Bethany Presby
terian church Sunday, October To-
The violin recital at woodman
hall Saturday evening given by
Alvin Hall of Oakland, Cal. was not
very we'll attended, but those who
attended were well pleased. Master
Alvin is only 12 years old and handles
the bow like a veteran.
Miss Euls Howard will give a
piano recital at the Mining Exhibit
building, Monday evening. October
l6, for the benefit of st. Luke's new
Guild hall. This is the first oppor-
tunity Grants Pass has had for two
years of hearing this talented musi.
clan and all should hear Miss Howard.
Mrs. W. W. Walker is down on ON the
program for several vocal numbers.
Admission 80 cents.
James and George Farley went to
Jacksonville Monday to work at the
Oregon Belle mine. Both are expert
machine men, James having the repu.
tation of bieng one of the best men in
Southern Oregon with a drill. The
Oregon Belle is how operating three
power drills and the Farley brothers
will have charge of them. AL John
sou. another Grants Pass man and an
expert machine man from the Granite
Hill mine, is at the Oregon Belle in
charge of drill.
The first of the series Of four high
class entertainments for the winter
that were secured through the efforts
OF committee of citizens was given
at the opera house Monday, and if
the three yet to be presented to
Grants Pass audiences are as pleasing
as was this one there will be no re-
gret by those guaranteeing the ex-
pense of the entertainments. The
Monday night event was a musical
per ormance given by the Parland-
Newhall Company. Vocal selections
and bell ringing were the features
and the prolonged encores, from the
audience, which was so large as to
fully occupy the opera house, proved
that the selections were we'll received.
The Southern Oregon Convention
of the Christian churches met
in Grants Pass Thursday and Friday
of lastweek with delegates present from
jackson, Jospehine and Douglass,
counties. Sessions were held repre-.
senting the church, S. s., Y. p. S. G.
L end Christian Woman's Board of
Missions. A permanent organization
was made with A. c. Corbin of Ash
land as President, Clark Bower of
Grants Pass General Secretary, Mrs.
Edna Rannie of Grants Pass Secre-
tary of \. p. S. G. 4. Mr.. Church of
Medford Secretary of S. s., and
Mrs. Mary Corbin Of Ashland Secre-
tary of @. W. B. NJ. A definite plan
of cooperation was projected with
the thought of strengthening the
weaker places and opening new ones
Mrs. II. A. Corliss spent Thursday
at Jt mes Greek visiting friends and
she reports that Miss Anna Colyig, by
capturing deer alive has become the
he roine of that valley. Miss Colvig
is the teacher of the Jones Creek
school and resides with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Volney Colvig, in that
settlement. Last Saturday while In
the garden she heard dear bleating
and its struggles in the nearby brush
as 1t was trying to escape from
coyote. Miss Colvig called their dog
which chased the coyote away, and
during the melee the deer, in its
fright and exhaustion, took refuge in
a brushpile, where it was caught by
the young lady who held it until her
brother came and killed 1t. IL was
large yearling and made fine venison.