Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-03
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

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Swinden & Payne, who own one of
the best hay baling outfits in the
country, we're in Grants Pass Monday
on their way to Ruch where they
have big contract for bal'ng hay.
Hereafter the "opened by mistake
excuse will be a mistake that will
cost 5000. The postoffice department
has ruled that mail must be looked
over before leaving the office, and
that any letter put in your box by
mistake must be returned before leav-
ing the postoffice under penalty of
$500 for failure to do so.
j. W. Thomason, who figured In the
Justice court some time ago makes
strenuous objection to the article
which appeared in the Courier regard
ing the case. The paper stated that
Thomasou knocked Church down and
that staetment is the cause Of much
unrest on the part of Thomason who
declares that although he struck
Church he did not knock him down.
Church was bally damaged but the
court proceedings failed to show that
Church was actually down.
According to the annual report of
School Superintendent P. H. Daily.
jackson county shows material in
crease in school population during the
past year. Last report shows total
of 540O pupils in the county while
that Of this year places the number at
5611. The average salary of the male
teachers is $50, while the female
teachers average $44.i2. There are 90
districts in the county. The popula-
tion of the county an indicated by this
census and figured on a basis of 4. %
to each school child is 23, S46.
The salmon fishing season for Rogue
river closed August l and no fishing
can now be done except by hook and
line until December 81. The catch
was very good and the shipments from
Grants Pass to Portland and San
Francisco have averaged almost ton
day since the season opened, which
is about the amount caught last
Spring and Summer. The price
though was low for most of the sea
son the fishermen were paid but 2
cents per pound and the highest price
being but 6 cents, while lsst year
the price owing to competition among
buyers run from 9 to 71.2 cents per
ponnd.
The Tribune says that at q meeting
of the school board the contract of Med.
ford's new schoolhouse was let to H.
Shook Of Salem for $l6,956. The
specifications provide for ooncrets
basement in which is to be located .
steam heating plant and play roomi
for boys and girls. The main struc
ture is of brick with metal shipgl,
tile roof and the equipment is moderr
and substantial in every respect. The
site of the building has not been def
ni,ely decided upon but the board /,
hoping yet to secure the tract il
North Medford facing Carl 7. Jones
residence and owned by the railroad
company.
The vineless potato fraud caugh
many honorable persons who were LEI
by the plausible showing made Of how
quantities of potatoes could be raiset
in bin at only small cost to fal
into the get-rich- quick scheme
Fowle & Lycan ..of Portland took th'
Oregon agency for the company hav
ing the alleged patent rights to tn
discovery and installed sample BIZ
in this city. BY the time the post
Office department had exposed tn
fraud this firm had expended 5000 il
putting in bins in various parts of tn
state. The firm though duped them
selves did not propose to dupe other
and refused to accept money for count.
or individual rights or sell the pc
tatoine until they themselves ha,
made thorough test of its merits.