Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-23
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

L. L. Jewell has announced his in
tntion Of presenting his name for cand-
idate for representative.
st. Luke's Guild will give Spanish
supper at the Guild Hall on Tuesday
evening, February 27th. from 8 to
s O'Clock p. m. Supper, 20 cents.
Tomales, 10 cents extra. This novel
supper is very popular in California.
Senator Gearin has introduced q
bill authorizing the secretary of war
to correct the master rolls of the
Rogue River Indian war, in order to
place on record the correct enlist
ment dates Of participants.
Some of the enterprising farmers
and fraitRrowers Of the Wagner creek
jackson county district are promoting
. plan to bore for artesian water.
Artesian water for irrigation would
add untold benefits to the wealth of
Rogue River Valley.
The Boston Journal Of recent date
says: "New Haven, Conn. is paying
dearly for apples owing to a scarcity
caused BY the short crop of last year.
Those Of the large variety shipped
from Oregon and Washington are SELL
ing at 10 cents apiece"
Last year Oregon, Washington and
Idaho shipped 1900. 900, 900 feet of
lumber. but if they are slashing down
the great forests without regard to the
principles of forestry they have no
more reason to brag than other spend.
thrifts, re marks the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Col. r. +. Maury of Jacksonville,
one of the oil lest citizens of Jackson
county, is lying seriously i'll at his
home three, miles west of Medford.
Sunday an operation for the relief of a
rapture was performed and he came
through the operation in good shape.
Col. Maury is veteran of three
wars-the Mexican, Civil and Indian
wars-and is S5 years of age.
The city attorney of Albany has
given an opinion to the city council
holding that the Albany saloon bonds
of $1,000 each could be enforced and
the entire amount collected from the
bopdsmen upon violation of any city
or state law regulating saloons in
Albany. A few weeks ago Council
man Bryant raised the question. The
council accepts the opinion given
and Mr.. Bryant gave notice that he
would move for an action against the
bondsmen on the first violation of the
law by saloonmen. Heretofore the
saloon bonds have been treated as
merely guarantees that the saloonmen
would pay all fines and damages as
sessed, in case of violation of the law.
A way has been found around the
long trip from Washington by Senator
Gearin, in order to register for the
coming election. The law provides
that only duly qualified voters may
run for Office and one of the qualifica-
tions is registration. AS Senator
Gearin desired to enter the race for
U. S. senator to succeed himself 1T
seemed as if he would be compelled to
come back to Oregon in order to reg
lister, at time when his presence
was necessary in Washington, but
way has been found to satisfy the de-
mands of the state law and senatorial
duty at the same time. Senator
Gearin's private secretary has been
appointed deputy county clerk for
Multnomab county and blanks have
been sent him for the purpose of
registering the senator.
Penelope for Benefit of the Hospital
at Opera House, March 7th.
The Postoffice Department has is.
sued notice inviting proposals for car
rying the mails from Grants Pass to
Granite Hill, one round trip six times
week. The notice invites bids only
from April 2 to June 80, 1906, and
they must be in Washington by March
l3. Full information will be given at
the postofiice.
o. Shuttuck of Portland, who re-
Gently purchased 100 acres of j. p.
Kinney through W. l.. Ireland, is
now located ON the ranch and is max
ing many improvements and getting
ready for Spring work.
No Eastern mail was received at the
Grants Pass post Office from Tuesday
until Thursday night on account OF the
wreck at Mud Mountain. Thursday
night three lots Of Eastern mail were re-
ceived and the post Office force was
busy the entire night distributing the
mail. Trains are now arriving nearly
ON time
"Alice Blue waltzes, with a copy
right picture of Alice Roosevelt free
with each copy, at the Music House.
The Rogue River Coffee Market has
been making improvement in their
store on Front street, by the addition
of more counter space, new tea scales