Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-27

AAiii' oasuruay 10 20 some trading.
81. L. Wilson, the we'll known lie.
land merchant transacted business at
the county seat Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Dunbar went
out to pass the Christmas season
with Kerby relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Marshall had as
their guests for a sumptuous Xmas
dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Shattuck.
of Merlin.
Mrs. A. U. Barnard has been on
the sick list this week, but her
friends will be glad to know that she
is now much improved in health
Word comes to his relatives in this
city that E. ]. Tolin, who was born in
Josephine county has welded a young
lady in Mexico. the nuptials occurring
on the Fifth inst. Fuller particular.
have not yet been sscertained.
Fred Feikert, a Pendleton surveyor
came down to enjov Xmas festivities
at the home of his brother. in-law. O..
E.. Palmer, of the Southern Oregon
Supply Co
j. II. Williams came in from the
mills which he and his brothers are
operating near Glendale. in Douglas
county, to be with his family during
the holidays.
City Recorder @. 81. Clements, who
is nothing, if not very observing, in.
formed the Courier scribe that day
or so before Xmas he beheld several
turkeys strolling along one of the
principal residence streets of Grants
Pass. He hardly knew what to make
of the sight. especially as it was so
near the holiday season, when the
fostal board" is always counting
upon the birds.
Clinton Cook, who has been having
seven acre hop yard ut his farm,
three miles below the Applegate post.
office, was at the county seat a few
days since and he told the Courier
representative that he had decided TO
dig up his hop vines and put in al
falfa. He figures that he can get
three crops from this product and
that the hay will bring him fully 1T5
per acre, net, which 10 much better
than he was realizing from the hops,
in recent seasons. Then, too, he has
been reading the papers, recently and
discovers that about half Of the
United States are going dry" aud
believing that the blind Pigs" can
not very we'll exist on beer alone he
will be governed accordingly. And he
further notices that the best grain
land is now being taken for fruit land
aud as the demand for hay was al
ready decidedly brisk he sees that
there is going to be very good mar
ket for the hay.
Members OF the Rogue River Fisher
mems Union are more than pleased
with the ruling of the Oregon.Supreme
court. just made. 1t is known as
the Hume fishery case in which the
court declares that r. d. Hume's
grant of fishery rights on Rogue River
is invalid. Hume has asserted ex-
elusive fishing rights for years. The
case is entitled; r. d. Hume, appel
liant, vs.. Nellie f. Burns, admins
tratrix, and 81 others, respondents,
appeal from Curry County, Hon. j.
W. Hamilton, Judge; affirmed. Op-
inion by Slater, c This is suit to
enjoin the defendants from trsspass-
ing upon the plaintiffs alleged several
fishing. Plaintiff seek, to establish
an exclusive and private right TO
take salmon from the waters OF the
Rogue River with seines from Its
mouth extending up about Is miles.
His claim is based upon grant custom
and prescription. The river is navi-
gable above the point where the plain
tiff claims this right. In a an exhaus-
tive opinion it is held that his claim
cannot be allowed, that the right of
fishery in navigable streams is com
mon one, and that the Legislature
could not grant an exclusive right
Miss Emma Telford's kindergarten
will reopen Monday, December SO