Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-18
A Brief Record of
Local Events. !


School opened up in the Centennial
district, Monday of last week, with
Miss Ida Swaoker. as teacher.
Local dealers say that there 10 moi
much likelihood of this city exper.
fencing a fuel famine, this season,
as they say that the supply is good
aud the prices very reasonable.
Fred Roper, the tailor moved hi:
family into his new home place
purchased near the Dixon property,
on 9th street.
Bent upon having a good time. DIR.
W. Ii. Schwart, one of Houston,
Texas" leading physicians, who is
touring the coast has come to this
city and taken trip out into the
hunting and fishing regions.
The High school will miss Fritz
Dean, the cartoonist, who has gone to
Eugene, where he will enter the Ore
gon State University.
Yesterday afternoon the public
schools of Grants Pass were dismissed
in order that the children might have
chance to take their parents to the
dog and pony show.
g. P. Jester, the popular railroad
man is again back at his post, as
local S. P ticket agent, after having
been stationed at Butte Falls, for
four mouths.
Rolls G. Cole, son of r. d. Cole,
has lucrative position at Hoquiam
Wash, where he is manager of the
grocery department of the large de-
partment store of Tannahill q Co.
He was formerly salesman in this
city, where he has many friends.
This week Eismann Bros. shipped
a car of mixed apples to tbs San
Francisco market. where they find a
very good demand for Josephine county
fruit. They will send their fancy
product to the New York City mar.
ket. where as in years past. the ap-
pies bring fine prices.
A. II. Carson, commissioner of the
third district has been in Portland,
this week, in attendnoe upon the
semi-snnusl meeting of the state
board Of horticulture. Mrs. Carson
accompanie him and they were guests
at the big banquet which was ten :
dered Hon. e. L. Smith. OF Hood
River. expresident Of the board.
The Rogue River Water Co, is
making some needed extensions and
at the corner Of F and 9th . new Ore
hydrsnt has been installed. The main
on + street has been enlarged from
one inch to four inches in size. The
service is rapidly changing off from
the old pipe system to the new. about
all the transfers having been afYe oted.
G. K. Voolfolk is burning another
kill Of brick, at his yards. southeast
OF the city. This one has 100, 900
brick. making four this year. the
others having had 200, 600. He finds q
good demand for the output. shipping
many carloads to Wolf Creek. Glen.
dale, Medford and other points in
Southern Oregon. There are three
good-sized brick yards in Grants Pass
and they all find good demand for
their products.
II. d. Eismsnn 10 out with peti-
tion, seeking the appointment of
Fruit Inspector for Josephine county,
the position vacated by Charles Me
serve. He informed the Courier man
that if he was appointed to the place,
he would use his very best endeavor
TO zee to it that the law governing
the fruit industry was enforced 10 the
letter, showing neither fear moi
favor to anyone.
bs hs hblNgt WIZ 10 IuhnlHk lut
/ ttreshing machine outfit belonging
to Lincoln and J. o. Savage. is now
operating in Jackson county, caring
for the alfalfa crop, The output
this season is reported TO be fine, in
all directions. For instance, he hal
Just hulled 20 acres to the Neideuiei
place that made 10, 500 which is con
sidered good field and very profit
able crop The seasons run will
probably close about the last Of thi
week.
The Hoxie school district although
located some 25 miles inland and in
mountainous district. can boast o
having neat, up.to. date building TO
its school. and in IL is 10 be found
neat library, charts, maps and sucI
modern apparatus, and b. autifu
flag floats over it. II. S. Miller, o
Portland has just been engaged b
teach an eight months school in tina
progressive neighb5rhood. - -
In the local SIP depot is to be seel