Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-12
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items Of Interest
and importance.

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1t is worth money to you at their store.
The Order of Eastern Star win give
a New England supper next TEesdav
at the Masonic Temple Banquet rooms
commencing at 8 80 and continuing
until $50. If you want good Down
East supper, be on hand early. - -.
Funeral services in memory of
Genevive Booth, who died April 3
of diphtheria, will be held at the
Christian church at O'Clock Sunday
afternoon, May Ia. All friends OF
the family are invited to attend
BERTHE Williams. the 10 year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams,
broke his left ankle Friday as the
result of fall from ladder. The
accident took place while the little
fellow was endeavoring to execute
some of the tricks he had seen at the
circus.
c. Furgeson, of Oregon City, and
Tom Pankey, of Tolo, who are fishing
in Rogue river near Merlin, were i'm
Grants Pass Saturday. They stated
that SO far this season they caught but
few salmon, but expect good run
should a rain set in that would raise
the river.
The Eagles have changed their date
of meeting from the LIST and Sd Wed.
nesdays to the 2d aud 4th MONDAYS
in each month at the Woodmen hall.
The Eagles now have over 100 men,
bers and the number is steadily in.
oreasing, there being ls applicants at
the last meeting
Rolla Cole has changed his vooa-
tion from a postal clerk to a shoe
salesman, having resigned his posi-.
ton in the pOstollice and taken u
clerkship in r. L. Bartlett's shoe
store. Mr.. Cole is II bright, energetic
young man and will doubtless make
a success in his new vocation.
Freight Agent W. Il. Taylor at the
depot has had his force somewhat
changed. T. Y. Dean. his chief as.
sistant, resigned to 20 into the livery
business and his place has been taken
by o. w. Holmes, who has been
night baggage man, and this latt
position is now filed by his brother,
E. A. Holmes, who heretofore has
been employed in the round house.
The first quarterly conference of
the Free Methodist church will ho |
held in Grants Pass next Friday. The |
new presiding elder, Rev. W. Il. Goode, |
VIII be present as well as several |
other ministers returning from quar-
erly conference which was held in
Springfield Rev Il. !. Harrington
has been returned to the Grams Pass
church for another year
Arthur Morrow LOWS, of San Fran.
cisco, will speak in the Opera house
next Wednesday evening, May Il.
HIS subject is" Socialism, The Homo
OF the World. " Ten cents admission
will be charged for the purpose of dc.
flaying the expenses Of the Opera
House. Mr.. Lewis is an English
man and brilliant speak
er The meeting is under the auspi.
ces OF tho local movement and in
view OF the growing interest in eco.
nomio questions, they look for a good
attendance.
The sale Of the farm Of the late
John Every by the administrator.
j John Deveney, TO Patrick Flanagan,
was confined Monday in the pro.
bate court before Judge j. o. Booth.
Attorney II. ID, Norton appeared for
the administrator The farm, which
consists of 100 acres, is located ON the
Grants Pass and Merlin road, 10
m los from the latter town. Tho
price paid was $1,000. Mr.. Flanagan
Is at present residing in Grants Pass,
but will move within couple OF
months to his purchase.
O. Il. McLane, aided by Chas Nor
'ison, who il now his chief salesman,
Is getting the new stock, which hn {
las added TO his previous stock OF ,
goods, distributed about his store,
which now embraces the first aud
econd floors OF the Kesterson block,
md the store now presents quite tho /
appearance Of u department establish
nent both In the great variety Of
goods carried and Ia the handsome
Mr. MoLane's enterprise 4
8 only in keeping with the business
of Grants Pass Tor with ,
'aoh year, To keep pace with the
growth Of trade, the merchants en-
arge their stocks of goods aud In.
'rease their facilities for botter aud I
moro satisfactorily serving their Gus.
omers.