Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-07-13
A Brief Record Of
Local Events.

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Messrs. Weeks and Orr. the owner.
Of l0S acres Of orchard land two milel
south of Medford, refused an offe,
yesterday of $4,000 for the tract.
The land is planted in two year. old
apple and pear trees. The tender wal
made by people from New York
Medford Tribune.
j. L. Scovill is having a handsome
eight-room dwelling erected on an
acreage tract that he has on North
Seventh street. He ia also having a
barn built on the property. Mr..
Scovill will occupy this new house
with his family and will rent the
house he now resides in.
The beneficiaries Of the late George
B. Hart, who died this Spring while
on his way home form the Philip.
pines, where he was In government
revenue service, have been paid the
$4,000 life insurance he held in the
woodmen Of the World, the payment
being through Rogue River Camp No.
30 of this city of which he was .
mem Der.
The injunction cases brought by the
saloon men Of Eugene and Springfield
against the county court declaring
Lane county dry was dissolved last
Friday and the county court has is.
sued proclamation declaring that
the county carried by the local adop.
tion vote and putting that county on
the dry list. This decision puts some
10 or 20 more saloons out of business
in that county.
Don't be duped by transient optical
Rrafters but patronize your home
optician and get square deal.
Alfred Letcher, Jeweler, on Front
street is the only one in Josephine
county who has registered certificate
from the Board of Optometers of
Oregon, list of which can be seen at
his store, SO get your eyes tested and
fitted properly by calling ON him.
Charges very reasonable.
L. r. Webb, of Deering arrived in
Grants Pass Sunday and went on to
Wolf Greek that evening to make
short visit with his sister, Mrs. E. W.
Kuykendall. Monday he returned to
Grants Pass, accompanied by Mrs
John O'Brien, Of Sparta, Wis, who
had been at Wolf Greek for some time
visiting her sister. Mrs. E. W. Kuy-
kendall. Tuesday Mr.. Webb and his
sister left by stage for Deering, where
Mrs O'Brien will spend the Summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
7. Webb.
An exchange tells the following: A
very poor man applied for member
ship in very exclusive church.
They hardly liked to turn him down
so requested him to take the matter to
the Lord in prayer and come again.
In about two months he showed up.
They questioned him rs to what re-
ply. il any, he had received, and he
said: "The Lord told me not to be
discouraged. He said He had been
trying to get into that church for
seven years, but had not succeeded 4"
The Young Peoples Christian lem.
perance Union, held their regular
monthly meeting last Friday evening
at the home Of W. M. Hair. A very
interesting program was given after
the business meeting. which had been
very appropriately arranged by Miss
Zena Chapman, this being patriotic
program and consisted of recitations
and music that was well worth hear
ing. After the program the remainder
Of the evening was spent in lawn
party with its various games and
smusements which go to make the
young people have good time.
L. r. Webb was caller at the
Courier Office and stated that the cop
per property owned by the Webb
Mines Company. which is made up of
himself, lis brother d. L. Webb and
cousins u. NJ. and l.. G. Webb, was
showing up highly satisfactory under
the extensive development that they
were carrying on. The ore body is
very large and runs high in copper as
we'll as some gold Mr.. Webb is
greatly interested in the prospective
railroad from Grants Pass to the
Illinois Valley for its building will
make possible the installing of a
smelter on their property. There are
other copper claims in the Elk district
that would also become available IL
transportation could be had.
Grains and Grasses Va
There is not an exhibit OF the agri-