Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-07-27
A Brief Record of
Local Events.


II. c. Perkins returned Wednesday
from Ashland where he had spent :
couple of days making the survey Of
some mineral claims three miles west
of Ashland.
Joseph Hill, who operates paying
plicer mine on Jacks creek, tribu
tary OF Jump-off-J Joe, has recently
completed handsome .six.room cot
tage on llth and NJ streets and last
week moved his family into it.
A meeting of the Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Union will be held this
Saturday at 2 p. IN. sharp at the
Courier office. 1t is expected that
every member will be present as there
is important business to transact
The Lindburg Photograph Co.,
which has been taking outside views
in town and surrounding country for
the past six weeks, left Monday
morning for Gold Hill. The COM
pany is composed of thorough gentle.
men and they understood the photo
graphic business.
George Greed made final proof Mon
day on his homestead, which is 10.
Gated on the Applegate above Wilder.
vile, before U. s. Commissioner
Arthur Conklin. His witnesses were
@. F. Lovelace and ]. q. X. Nc
Cam. Mr.. Greed has his place we'll
improved and had no difficulty in
making his final proof. A part of his
land is deep red clay and he is plan.
ing to plant it to fruit.
Louis Loesch. one Of the largest hop
growers of Williams Valley was in
Grants Pass Tuesday. Mr.. Loesch
has So acres to hops and he stated that
the vines had made big growth and
the prospects were now certain for a
big yield. AS the outlook is good for
At least fair price Mr.. Loesch is
greatly encouraged in his venture.
He thinks picking will begin the last
week in August and he is now engag-
ing piokers.
Sheriff Russell sold bunch of eight
ine milk cows to George Mathew
son. who has large dairy ranch on
Sucker creek and who is a half owner
in the Illinois Valley Creamery. Mr..
came to Grants Pass Fri
lay and Saturday he started for his
place with the cows. This bunch is
The last of large band of COWS that
Sheriff Russell purchased sometime
ago in the famous Smith River dairy
district in California, and which he
mas sold to Josephine county farmers.
Thos. F. Cooke, who for several
months past has been with the Con.
lor, Power & Water Company in
charge Of the irrigation department in
max ing contracts for electric power
pumping plants, left Saturday for
New York to be gone for several
months. Mr.. Cooke will spend
couple of weeks in New York after
which he will take trip to Europe.
While in the East Mr.. Cooke will
present to capitalists some land in
restment proposition of properties in
his county that he represents for the
owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patrick have re-
,eived letter stating their daughter,
Mrs. A. @. Goettsche, has so far re-
covered from the operation performed
On her six weeks ago for relief from
and the relief of tumor,
that her husband ill be able to bring
her home and they will leave Port
land Sunday evening and arrived In
Grants Pass Monday morning Mrs.
Goettsche is gaining in strength and
she has every prospect of fully regain
ing her health. Mr.. Goettsche is a
fireman in the employ of the Southern
Pacific aud at the time he had to take
his wife to Portland he got change
Of run and has been running out of
Portland on the Sheridan branch.
Next week he will resume his run
On this division.
Work was begun Tuesday by the
Water Company in laying the new
and large mains that are to be placed
on the principal streets. Six car
loads of pipe ranging in size from g.
inch to 12-inch have been received
and will be used in relaying the