Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-16
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

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National Drug Store wants to fill pr
scriptions that you are most particular
about. NJ. d. Ellis, proprietor; James
Slower, prescription clerk. l1.l6 If
This week we have had two in
quiries for furnished rooms-If your
al had been in the Classified column
you could have rented your rooms.
Governor Chamberlain has issued
bis Thanksgiving proclamation. Some
of the papers are unkind enough
to say that he waited until after the
election.
The reception to have been given 70
Hon. II. B. Miller as announced in
the Courier of last week to take place
this Friday, fails to come off, owing
to the absence of Mr.. Miller in San
Francisco.
Teachers Institute has been in ses-
sion at the High School assembly
room this week and the sessions have
been Of great interest to teachers and
Others. We had hoped to give the
readers of the Courier a full account
OF the meetings this week but are un-
able to do so.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Grants Pass Commercial Club wss to
have been held at the club rooms Tues
day evening but as there was not a
quorum present it was decided to post
pone the meeting until next Monday.
There is business to transact and the
members should be present.
W. A. Paddock left Monday for Cal.
ifornia to spend the Winter, the change
having been made necessary on &C.
count of poor health. Mr.. Paddock
expects to spend most Of his time ont
of doors with bicycle and camera and
his travels will take him over the
greater part Of the state. His first
stop was made at Redding.
The Grants Pass Assembly of United
Artisans will hold reception Monday
evening at the A. o. U. W. hall in
honor Of DR.. W. o. Msnyon, supreme
medical director of the order, who will
make an address and explain the fea-
lures and plan Of the order. A general
invitation Is extended to all and espec.
tally to members and officers of other
orders.
The new Riverside school will soon
be ready for occupancy, as there now
only remaining the completion Of the
plumbing and heating and the placing
Of the seats. The painters completed
their work last week and 1t was &C..
cepted on Friday. This is by far the
incest public building in the city and
is,a credit to the town and to the
school board as we'll.
The millionaires hunting party re-
turned to Grants Pass Monday by
special train from Merlin. The hunt
was quite successful as the part
secured one bear The dogs had q
dozen more treed but the hunters
could not ride TO the trees on horse.
back so the dogs were called off. The
gentlemen had plenty Of recreation
and were we'll pleased with their trip.
Roy Ellis on the night of October o,
while drunk and in a saloon row bad.
ly damaged young Costsin, breaking
his collar bone and infiicting other
injuries. Ellis escaped and went to
Mabel, Lane county, where he was
finally located and last week arrested
and returned to Grants Pass for trial.
An examination was held before
Justice Holman and Ellis was bound
over, bonds being placed at 5000.
The football game between Ashland
Normal and Grants Pass High School
teams, played at the A. A. G. ground
Wednesday afternoon was won by the
former in a score OF s to 0. In the
evening the members of the girls
basket ball team gave a reception for
the boys at the Patillo home on + and
Fourth street, which was very en-.
joyable affair. Cake and punch were
served to the guests during the even
ing.
A contract has just been awarded
for printing tue United States post.
age stamps for the next four years.
1t calls for 270, 900. 600 stamps daily.
The American people do a consider.
able amount Of letter writing and
staInp.licking, fact more clearly
understood when a little illustration
is used. If one tongue bad to moisten
all these stamps il would have TO
move 426 miles day. or 1856, 400 miles
year, .allowing one inch for each
stamp.
Miss Ethel Palmer gave piano re-
cital for a number Of her pupils at the
opera house Tuesday evening which
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