Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-09
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items of Interest
and Importance.

Al tne L. M. y. n. SERVICES next
Sunday afternoon Rev. Il. Il. Hermis-
ton of the Chapel Car will give a
special talk to men only. His subject
is "The Black Horse" A cordial in
vitation is extended to all men, AT
Halls Chapel O'Clock p. NJ.
The Chapel Car Evangelists will
continue their meetings this week at |
the Baptist church. Some very help.
full services have been conducted and |
several have made the good con-
fession. The meetings last but one
hour and the singing is an important
feature.
J. 4. Flower and his associates |
who lately bonded the Gold Pick
claim ON Bolan creek, near Holland,
have begun work to more fully de-
velop the property. There is now
100 feet of tunnel on the vein and
this will be extended and the mine
put in shape for taking out ore. A
two.stamp, triple discharge Ham
mond mill hSs been ordered and il is
expected to have it in operation by
July LIST. The vein shows n good
body of ore that carries values that
are most encouraging and there is
every likelihood that the property
will become valuable mine,
Grants Pass has now been provided
with the better fire protection that 1t
has so badly needed for some time,
for the new hose cart house has been
completed and the new cart, contain
ing 30 feet of hose has been installed
it it. The new fire apparatus is To-
Gated on the Fifth street side of the
Court House block, which thus gives
the two north wards of the city ms
good fire protection as is enjoyed by
the south wards. Chief Duncan
will not divide his fire company, the
one company handling the three
hose carts, but the iiremon rosld-
ing near the new hose house will, on
a fire alarm, 60 there and take it in
charge.
The remains of Albert Il, Thompson,
the man who committed suicide at
the steam shovel camp near Leland
last Thursday night, was shipped Sun
day from Bannard's undertaking
parlors to his former home at Toronto,
Canada. The man had been working
in the steam shovel gang ON the rail
road for some time. He had been
despondent for some time over n
financial loss he had sustained and u
letter found in his pocket showed
that he had lost the lovo of young
lady 10 Canada who told him that
she had married another man, who
was well off and had = good home for
her Not realizing that it was he
that was the gamer, he took re-
volver and sent bullet through his
head
Rev. Il. r. HermistoD Of the chapel
car Emanuel, will occupy the pulpit
at the Baptist church this Sunday
morning. The evening services will
be replaced by the Childrens Day ex.
ercises At the close of these exer
discs Rev Hermiston will give a short
talk to the young people. During
! this week well attended series oi
meetings have been held at the Bap
! tist church by the evangolists, Rev,
, and Mrs II. Il. Hermiston. assisted
by the pastor, Rev. j. b. Travis, ant
number of conversions have beer
made. At the Sunday morning ser
vice the ordinance of baptism will b.
! observed. From here the chapel ca
will be taken to Merlin, probably
Tuesday where Rev. and Mrs. Her
, miston will conduct series Of meet
: ings
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ID. Williams o
Sellwood, came up last Saturday +
attend the funeral Of the late Judg
Crockett at Merlin Sunday. Mr.. an
! Mrs. williams will spend 10 days o
two weeks in this county, Mrs
Williams to visit with his sitcrs
Mrs. Garrett Crockett, residing noa
Tunnel No. o., and with Mrs b. A
Williams OF Grants Pass. ard wit
o. her niece, Mrs. II. @. Dixon Of thi
icity Mr.. williams conducts "A blacb
smith and machine shop at Sell"oo
in partnership with Ohas Trimbl'
also formerly of this oounty. lie
one of the investors Of the the In
proved Mineral smeltor the kind TIN
> the Rogue River Mining, Smelling
Power Company will install at III
smelling plaut they ae putting
Savage Rapids near this city, ami ]
is attending TO some matters pei
tanning TO that business.