Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-13
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

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The city of Hood River has reduced
its payroll to si.6o per day, on al
city employment.
The Tolono restaurant has again
changed hands, Albert Archer having
leased the property from NJ. W.
Turner, the retiring operator.
Work on the rev warehouse beins
erected by Cramer Bros. is progress.
ing nicely. H. Eastman & Son have
the brick work almost completed.
Freight business at the S. p. de.
pot is again assuming large proper.
tions and the Grants Pass merchants
are daily receiving large shipments Of
holiday goods.
Easterpers can hardly realize that
the winter season is at ha nd, as they
hear the robins, linnets and thrushes
singing among the madrone trees,
just as though springtime WAS here.
Saturday and Monday the streets Of
Grants Pass presented very lively
aspect, many people being in from
all parts Of the county to trade and
the merchants report very fine
trade
The Food sale conducted by the
members Of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society, at T. B. Cornell &
store, Saturday, was very successful.
all the articles offered being quickly
taken by purohssersa
Work at the Grants Pass Caunery il
moving along nicely, the spray de-
psrtment being run to its full caps.
city, Simpsons Spray" is in great
demand all over Southern Oregon.
As matter of fact it keeps the local
manufacturers hustling to meet all the
demands for this product.
The Oregon Wool Growers Associa-
tion, which was recently in session,
prodting by the cooperation idea
which the fruit growers have so sue.
cessfully carried out, will greatly re.
duce the cost of salt they use, as they
have decided to buy and operate a
salt well Of their own, in Utah.
1t looks good to see the big boxes Of
fish which are daily sent out of this
city by the Rogue River Fisherman ;,
Union to San Francisco. Los An.
seles. Portland. Seattle and other mar.
kets and 1t means that there is . nice
payroll resulting therefrom. 1t /,
roughly estimated that fully lOOt
pounds are thus sent out every "a
hours
"SavAge's Hall. " located OH Savage
Greek. is being greatly enlarged
and improved. The original
building was 80x60 feet in size
A new dining room, 1876 feet, 9
kitchen, 1916 feet and an Sxif
dressing room has bsen added. max
ing very comfortable quarters Their,
will be = big social dance given there
Christmas night and another New
Years evening. both Of which prom
ise to be very enjoyable affairs.
r. L. Coe, the merchant is doins
some most valuable missionary worl
for this locality, by sending bach
east some fine samples OF fruit Il
parties thinking OF coming west.
He also sends them some good sdvsr
tising matter and information
regarding the fruit growing industry
He finds that they are very much in
terested in the Rogue River sectior
and believes that many of them will
come here to reside. Such efforts ar,
most oommendable and il everyon,
would do likewise, it would brin,
about great results in this valley.
Sometimes one has 10 go away
from home to learn home news. Fo
instance, read this from the Jack
sonville Post "At the city election
in Grants Pass J. G. Smith won owe
, L. B Hall for Mayor by "a votes
Councilmen are: T. p. Cramer
James Tufts, Charles Burkhalter
: Frank Fetsch. Extreme bitterness
} marked the close OF the municips
J campaign. One OF the sensational 10
cidents was the forcible election o
A. b Cornell, we'll known in Jack
, sonville, n Hall worker, from tn
office of Police Judge by c. II
Clements The Hall managers ais
had ohsllengers at the various pollin
places which tended to increase th
bitterness
Elsewhere in today's Courier is t
be found the statement Of one q
I Grants Pass solid financial institution
! The Grants Pass Banking & Trus
) Co. This report furnishes good read
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