Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-30
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items of Interest
and importance.

MONIES, Iowa, passed through here
this week on tour taking in the
West and the Lewis & Clark fair.
W. Fertig, a Universalist minister.
lectures at the Red Mems hall Sun
day night on Experiences in Un-
seen Worlds" " Admission free.
Collection.
W. NJ Hair is having his fine
house ON North Fourth street put in
perfect repair and new roof placed
npon it, M. 7. Utley and ], Harper
doing the work.
The policy held by the late Mrs.
Mary Simmons for $1,000 in the Lady
Maccabees has been paid to her
mother, Mrs. Hughes and her
daughter, Mrs. G. r. Riddle.
S. B. Green, is now az Takilma,
where he is boss carpenter at the
smelter. He writes to his family in
this city that he is kept very busy and
has from three to six men assisting
him in putting up additional build
ings and doing repair work about the
smelter
The Free Methodists wall hold a
Fourth of July celebration at their
church near the corner of Mill and
Pine streets next Tuesday, commenc.
ing at 10 O'Clock with the reading ot
the Declaration of Independence by
the Pastor, Rev. f. r. Harrington
Appropriate exercises will follow
during the day. All are invited to
attend.
The Church of God people will
hold their annual camp meeting in
the grove ON South Seventh street,
Que block east of their church build
ing on Sixth street. These meetings
will begin ON Thursday, July 81, and
last for 10 days. Prominent ministers
from abroad will be present to assist
in these revival meetings. There
will be both day and evening meetings
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
The gas engine recently purchased by
o. o. Lund through W j. Gordon.
agent for the state of Oregon, is IA COM
pact we'll built pisce of machinery,
ma nufactured by the Brennan Motor
Co., Syracuse, n. Y. Prices and any
other inform tion will be furnished
by W. J. Gordon. The engine now
running at the wood yard weighs but
275 pounds yet 1t will supply power
to saw three to four cords OF wood
per hour.
Lloyd Ingram. the boy on whose |
testimony Andy Ingram and Esley !
Dodson were convicted of the murder
of William Dunlap, has been induced |
by his mother and friends to join the
navy and left last week to enlist on u
training vessel The boy is bright,
fellow and under the
strict discipline that is enforced on
warship for few years there is every
likelihood of his becoming man of
good character and industry.
George Griffin and ID. o. Hayes,
who reside near Merlin were in
Grants Pass last Sunday to attend
services at the Church Of God Mr..
Griffin delivered the sermon at the
service, The Church of God
does not have regular pastors as does
other denominations, but the mem.
bers such as can. take turns in con.
Quoting the services There is
though. evangelists, who travel from
church to church and assist at revivals
and other special meetings
W. II. Miller, who with Arthur
Rowland has the contract for extensive
development on the Mt. Pitt mine on
Jump III. Joe, has moved his family
from Jacksonville to the mino to
spend tn o summer months In the cool,
invigorating air of that mountain
valley Messrs. Howland q Miller
are driving "A new crossout that will
tap the ledge on the 200.foot Lowell and
il will be some 225 feet in depth
They have this tunnel in 100 feet and
are making good headway on their
work.
W. A. Paddock is u progressive
ginning has built up the largest bi.
cycle and automobile repair shop in
Southern Oregon and few shops in the
states carry SO large a stock Of wheels.
To further increase his business he
this week bought Jud Taylor's repair
shop and stock Of wheels aud moved
all to his shop on G. street. Mr.
Taylor, who is one Of the beat ma.
lhini-ts in the city, will take posi-.
iion IN Mr.. Paddook's shop and assist
In the repair work.
Rev. W. S. Smith, Presbyterian
Sunday School Missionary, and Rev.
X. Tweed, Of Woodyille, were IN
Grants Pass this week in the interest
lf the Winner chapel For the build,
ing of which funds are being raised
The building site was donated by Mr.
Thompson aud the Winner people have
given literally but n little more is
necessary to build as the needs re-
tlire. The chapel will be about