Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-22
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

Lamar. last week received a nice
new milk wagon which is now doing
duty on the milk route.
The ladies Of the Eastern Star will
give Tamale and New England sup
per next Wednesday at the Masonic
banquet rooms. Supper from O'Clock
until all the good things are gone. lass
Hon. F. W. Benson, secretary of
state. who has been in very poor
health for several weeks past, is not
yet able to resume the duties of his
ONCE and will recuperate in the
southland for awhile. His brother,
Judge Henry L. Benson, will continue
as acting secretary until his return. /.
N. A. Ambrose, the railway mail.
clerk who was injured in the railway
wreck fere in January of last year, is
able to resume his duties on light
run between Portland and Astoria.
Mr.. Ambrose has damage suit
against the S. p Co. in the circuit
court.
A sunday School and Young
Peoples Rally is arranged to be held
at the Baptist Church, March 30 and
30. Delegates from the Baptist
Churches in Medford, Ashland and
other towns will be present. Any
persons interested in these branches
OF Church activity will be very wei.
come The program will be given
later.
The Eugene Morning Register came
out on the 10Th with 6O-page illus.
trated edition giving detailed in
formation regarding the resources of
Lane county. The edition is pro.
fusely illustrated and is literally
patronized by local merchants. One
illustration is especially fine, being
panoramic view of the city of Eugene
and is yard or more in length.
Owing to the continued advance in
the cost Of paper the cost Of CONNER.
cial job printing must necessarily be
advanced to some extent by all
printers throughout the country and
the Courier will make slight ad.
vance in prices to cover the advanced
cost Of paper stock. All orders,
however, received during the month
of March will be billed at.the former
price. Don't delay your printing
orders.
cold Hill had q sensational elope.
ment few days ago, according to the
News, the parties being VIM. Carkoff
and Mrs. George Garrett, who de.
parted together for California, the
woman leaving two step-children be.
hind. Garrett went to Nevada re.
Gently to try his fortune, and in the
meantime Carkoff, who wooed Mrs.
Garrett before her marriage, re-
established himself in her affections,
and the guilty pair decided to levant.
The Oregon & California Transpor.
tation Company has fled articles Of
incorporation with the secretary OF
state with a capital stock of s25, 600
by j. M. Mcintyre, Pokegama, Ore.
gon; VIM. r. Davis, Brownell, Cali
fornia; and II. ". Straer, klamath
Falls. Oregon. They intend to do
general passenger and freight trans
portatton business on the klamath
river, with terminal points at
klamath Falls Keno, Teeters Land
ing, Lairds Landing, Cal, Merrill
Landing, Cal, Whitaker, Oregon,
Pelican Bay, and klamath Falls
Agency Landing.
= Eugene is beginning to reap the
benefits Of their advertising campaign
commenced few months ago, a mum
Der of families having already arrived
from the East and more are due TO
arrive soon. Letters TO the number
Of 90 or more day are received by
Secretary Knox of the Merchants
Protective Association, with inquiries
from prospective settlers. Eugene
merchants are willing TO put up their
dollars for advertising, well knowing
that they will be returned with in-
terest.
Tho Grants Pass Banking and Trust
Co. rooms during the past two weeks
have been receiving attention from
painters and decorations and present a
very neat and attractive appearance /
The floors have been covered through /
out with linoleum with the exception
Of the directors room which is nicely I
carpeted. The room formerly used as
directors room has been opened up
into the main banking room as more
space was required owing 10 increased
business. The 'ofiice formerly occu
pied by George Colvig has been ad-
ded to the bank suite and with its
freshly decorated walls and with new
furniture makes a very suitable room
in which the bank fnanciers can hold