Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-21
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

forester's Mask Ball. December 81.
], F. Rice and Jack Hamilton OF
Myrtle Creek, have leased placer
mine on Evans creek which they will
work this season.
The Portland Journal has ordered a
new Hoe press which when completed.
will be the largest ever brought to
the Pacific Coast, even larger than
those now used in San Francisco or
Seattle.
A package of nice calling cards
make an acceptable Xmas gift for a
lady friend. and the expense is very
small. We have the latest type faces
and can furnish you engraved plates.
Order now.
Notices are posted for a meeting OF
the taxpayers of Grants Pass for the
purpose Of levying special school
tax. The meeting will be held in the
high school building at 2;30 p. m.
Friday afternoon, December %.
Abe Chapman, popular engineer
on the McCloud r. R.. died at Mo.
Cloud last Saturday afternoon. His
remains were taken in charge by the
X. of p. who prepared and shipped
them to Grants Pass, Ore, his former
home. .-Yreka Journal.
Representative Binger Herman will
be placed on trial in Washington,
February 4, on charge of having
destroyed 65 letter-press copy books
alleged to have been part Of the
official records Of the general land
office. The prosecution will be con-
Quoted by District Attorney Baker.
The Bsnson- Hyde land fraud cases are
set fer trial February H..
A farewell reception was rendered
DIR. and Mrs. A. p. Harth Monday
evening at Clemens hall. Dancing
was the order of the evening, and
splendid music was furnished for the
occasion by Messrs. Dean, Wharton,
Cheshire and Mahoney and Miss Ruth
Dean. All present enjoyed a very
pleasant evening. DIR. and Mrs.
Harth departed Tuesday IN ,rning FOR
California.
DR.. N. Krishna. Hindo. gave a
lecture at the court house Monday
evening on The Political and Social
Conditions OF India" The doctor Il
a man of fine educstion and gave a
good lecture. He states that the ideas
We Americans and in fact all the
world has Of the customs of India are
erroneous. He also says there 10 nc
more worship of idols there than
here when we erect q statute of q
great statesman.
The man who claims it costs nc
more to keep pure-bred COW than il
does scrub, makes a mistake. II
does cost more to keep pure bred, il
she is heavy producer. At the On.
tario experiment station last year the
COWS that gave the largest milk yield
cost s47. .33 for her feed, while the low.
est producer was only S2s. i2. But the
best COW gave profit of $ll7.lS over
the cost Of food, while the income
from the scrub was only $36 40.
See the di ference?
The city election at Ashland Tues.
day resulted in the election of +. ii.
Carter for mayor, NJ. F. Eggleston 70,
recorder, q. q. Eubanks for treasurer
For councilmen W. +. Wooden, long
term, and +. l.. Foster, short term,
in the First Ward and Ira Shoudy In
the Second Ward and DR.. F. r.
Bowersox in the Third Ward. The
town gave majority for licensing
saloons for the ensuing year. the
amendments to the charter removing
there from the office Of city attorney
carried, as did the proposed 20 yeai
gas franchise ordinance.
Henry Yokum, pioneer of Oregon
died at his home in this city Monday,
at the age of 70 years. The funera
services were held yesterday in Rid
die, Oregon, where the body was ship
ped for iuterment. He Is survived by
several children. Mr.. Yokum wa
horn in Arkansas and was of German
parentage. He came to Oregon IL
1851 and has spent all Of that time IL
jackson. Josephine and Dougla
counties and has been engaged II
mining and farming most Of that time
He was veteran Of the Indian wars O
Southern Oregon. Gold Hill News.