Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-16
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items of Interest
and importance.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Cunningham
who for about II years were two of
Gold Hills respected citizens, but
now OF Grants Pass, we're visiting
with old time friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham will at
tend the fair and may locate in Port.
land, as they have disposed Of their
interests in this place and in Grants
Pass. Gold Hill News.
j. W. Berry, an Applegate farmer,
was in Grants Pass Saturday. Mr..
Berry is large grower of potatoes
and onions and he says both of his
crops are very promising. His
onions, which lie grows from seed, are
making a good growth and are be-
ginning to form bottoms. His early
potaeoes are now ripe aud the late ones
are certain Of big yield. Mr.. Berry
has been raising potatoes and onions
for several years and he finds them
as profitable a crop as is grown on the
farm.
W. L. Messner was in Grant Pass
Sunday to a tend services at the
Catholic church. Mr.. MessneI owns
fine farm on Sardine creek, near
cold Hill ON which be is raising
alfalfa and stock He has $40 acres of
land and controls for a considerable
distance the valley of Sardine creek.
Mr.. Messner hiss bonded his land to
California parties who are prospecting
with view Of putting on a dredge.
The showing is so good that it is
almost certain they VIII put on the
dredge this fell.
]. r. Mckay had on exhibition at
the Gold Hill Bank, this week, a
gold brick genuine gold. too) which
was beauty and no mistake. 1t was
five inches in length, by one and one.
half inches in diameter and weighed
an even 1920 1t was. taken from
the Corporal g mine on the eft fork
Of Sardine creek and from 80 tons Of
ore. Mr.. Mckay has taken out about
$4,000 this winter and has only been
doing development work. The Cor
poral q is one Of the most promising
mines in the country. Gold Hill
News.
r. II. Dolph, arrived in Grants
Pass Saturday from Prescott, Arizona.
Mr. Dolph is a miner and having
heard good reports Of Southern
Oregon comes here to engage in pros.
peciing. He says Arizona is very
much overdone and is now no place
for a mining man of limited means,
and not much be ter for the big
capitalists either. He thinks there
will be large number both Of pros.
pectors and investors come to South
ern Oregon this yea from Arizona, as
this district is now talked of more
tina y o,he district of the country.
Rev. j. W. Hockaday arrived In
Grants Pass Monday and will spend
few days here and will hold ser.
vices at the Church Of God, for which
denomination he is . travelling evan.
Relist. He came from California and
is going north on tour of Oregon
He travels in his own rig and has a
camp outfit. For several years past
he has toured the Pacific Coast travel
ing by himself He is now so years
old Dut hale and hearty and he is
giving his services free other than
his expenses which are borne by his
church people and he works and
breaches with all the enthusiasm of a
young man.
Restful Recreation Resorts" the
1905 Summer Book issued by the
passenger department of the Oregon
Railroad q Navigation Company
contains 4s pages and cover. The
book is printed on heavy white paper
5S cuts being used to illustrate the
trips up and down the Columbia
River to the mountains, beaches, inland
resorts and fountains OF healing. rhe
cover is done in three colors adding
materially to the beauty and effective
ness Of the publication which may
be had by sending two cents in
stamps to A. T.. Craig General
Passenger Agent Of the Oregon Rail.
road & Navigation Company Portland
Oregon. 1t is good thing to send
to your friends in the East who ex.
poet to visit the Lewis q CLARK Ex.