Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-29

their residence on the ranch they re-
Gently purchased from E. J. Copper
on Louise creek They were accompa-
MED by Chas. Shepherd, Of Riddle,
who will visit them for time.
Twenty-Five uniforms were re-
ceived this week for the members of
the Uniform Rank X. of p. which was
recen tly organized. Other unifroms
are yet to come and it is probable that
when the company is finally mustered
in the number of members will reach
nearly 40.
Thad McHatten, ayoung man from
Ashland and who is an experienced
jeweler, has taken charge of the
repair depsrtm ent in Curtis jewelry
store. Mrs. Curtis hasso far recov-
reed his health as to be in his store but
nhot sufficiently to enable him to take
up his work at the bench.
A very pleasant reunion of former
Mechanisburg, H., residents was held
at the home Of W. II. Pattelo ON Tues.
day evening to meet X. Il. AlveR and
family, former neighbors. who were
visiting the Hall family. There were
nearly 10 former residents Of Mechan.
iosburg present and it is certain they
had very enjoyable tin e.
j. H. whitrook was in Grants Pass
Sunday on his way home from Port.
land where he spent two weeks view
ing the fair and in looking up the lat.
est in mining machinery. Mr.. Whit
rock left Monday for Fiddler's Guloh,
tributary of Josephine creek, here be
has one Of the most promising proper
ties in Josephine county and which is
yielding him a handsome profit on an
errastre which he is operating ON it.
A new organization to be known as
the Western Association Club was
formed Monday evening with 12 char.
ter members. Tn. organization is IA
socal club, to be composed Of young
men between the ages of l6 and 81
years. Rooms over the billiard par.
loIs have been rented. The officres Of
the club are as follows: President,
o. L. Bubyard; Vice. President, II.
Stout; Secretary, j, A. Thompson !;
Treasurer, Fletcher Stout.
NJ. L. Moore, who has been conduct
ing secondhand store on South Sixth
street, has so increased his business
that larger quarters were required and
he as bought out the stock of goods
carried by GA Cobb in the Kesterson
block on West G street. BY this pur-
ch ase Mr.. Moore has secured one Of
the largest store rooms in the city and
the two stocks of goods gives him a
fine assortmenat of everything carried
in first. class second hand store. Mr..
Cobb will now devote his entire time
to his real estate business and will
continue his office where it has been.
Master Alvin Hal the l3.year- old vi.
olinist, of akland, CAL. will give
a concert in the W. o. W. hall Satur-
day evening, October T. The young
man has been for the past three years
under the instruction Of A. Victor
Pacheco, who says Master Alvin has
to his knowledge no equal :or his age.
He has very interesting program
and it is certain that all who attend
the concert will be amply repaid.
Master Alvin and his mother Lottie
NJ Hall, arrived here Sunday for u
visit with Mrs. Halls parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Jess, at Wilderville.
Housekeepers who find lifting heavy
iron cooking utensils one Of the most
trying tasks in doing their kitchen
work will find in aluminium ware a
relief from this task and also have
utensils that are less liable to burn
than are the iron pots and pans This
a luminum ware is now 10 be sold in
Josephine county by d. =. Greninger
who has the exclusive sale for this
county and he will at once begin TO
take ORDERS. The prices are slightly
higher than for the iron ware and it
lasts as long and has so many advant-
ages that no kitchen should be with.
out it.
@. Il. Harmon, a young mining man
who resides on Deer creek, il in
Giants Pass this week stopping over TO
attend the drill contest aud ether fea-
lures of the Red Letter sale day cele.
brstion. Mr.. Harmon arrived b, ok
Monday from Idaho. where he went
last Spring to work in the Thunder
Mountain mines, though lately he has
b cen at Spokane, and he visited the
IA ir when in Portland on his way
home He will spend the winter in
Josephine county, as he Is better sat
isfied with Southern Oregon as min.
ing district since he har seen the much
Landed mining districts Of Idaho.
The new law to license tho.e who
practice optometry is playing Lnvoc
with the alleged eye doctors who
travel about the state telling every
man, woman aud child that they are
running their Vyes for the lack Of
glasses, aud who set up booths at fairs
and expositions and give free examinn
tions and then charge two prices for
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