Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-07
A Brief Record of s
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Mr.. Hodkinson of Boise, Idaho. i
working at the bench at the Curti
jewelry store, as Mr.. Curtis is bein,
swamped with work.
The carpenters are making an effor
to have their wages raised to s.. 90
per day, the same as it is in all town,
south.
W. G, Wright writes that he hal
got settled at Elko. Nevada and ha.
an office opened. He reports busines:
as being very good.
1t is reported that Geo. N. Merritt.
who used to live here was seriously
injured by being struck by train
as he was stepping of street car in
Oakland. Cal.
L. d. Allen received by express
Friday registered Jersey COW from
the Hazel Fern Herd, perhaps better
known as the Ladd herd. This ami
NAL is one of the best of the herd.
Herman Horning had his pet cougar
out for an airing Sunday evening.
The dogs around town did not
seem to appreciate him, but they
were careful to keep at safe dis.
tance.
The Grants Pass laundry is now
under new management, Messrs.
Muthersbaugb & Howce of klamath
Falls having taken the business for
one yer, and they are now in Grants
Pass. Geo. Piel and family have
gone to Medford. and he will devote
bis attention to that laundry busi-
ness.
The continued and almost uninter.
rupted ball playing which is indulged
in in front Of the Hotel Josephine is
becoming to be a nuisance and q
mensnce to PEDESTRIANS and should be
stopped Swift balls and curves
thrown to catcher standing atone
Of the principal street corners where
people are passing at all times make
it dangerous for the passsrsby.
Mrs. J. W. Linton, who lives Hve
miles southwest of town 10 suffering
from broken arm received May 20
by being thrown from q buggy near
the lower Applegate bridge. Mr..
Linton was driving and Mrs. Linton
was holding the baby. They were
driving along at a fair pace whom
one wheel struck . stub in the road
and Mrs. Linton and the baby were
pitched out, but without injuring the
baby.
The Southern Pacific Company came
pretty near being In contempt Of
oourt Wednesday. They held the
Sixth street crossing for 20 minutes,
and when the marshal requested them
to move on, they moved at the rate
of six miles an hour. The marshall
should have arrested the conductor.
but he did not, even when
ordered to do so by Councilman Hair.
After July 1st it will not be neces-
sary to purchase q special delivery
stamp to.mail letter that you wish
to be delivered as heretofore. It will
only be necessary to place an extra 100
worth of stamps ON the envelope and
mark it plainly: Especial Delivery. "
This will accommodate the public
who have occasion to send Special
Delivery letter during the closed hours
of postoffices when it is impossible to
procure a special delivery stamp.
The latest and the newest in farmers
cooperation is the pooling of their
oat sales by the farmer of the Waldo
hills in Marion county. Tn ese
farmers made pool Of 5000 bushels Of
milling oats for oat meal and invit.
ing bids from the big grist mills were
able to get 40 bushel. which was an
advance of three cents bushel over
what the local buyers would pay.
Claude Redwine, formerly Of Grants
Pass, but now an employe of tb,
Iona Prieta' planning mill in Watson
vile, California was severely in
jured by knife that few from the
"shaper. The knife, breaking from
its fastening on the shsper, wa
thrown by centrifugal force snt
struck Mr.. Redwine on the head, in
flicting a severe scalp wound ant
fracture Of the skull. The injured
man was taken to the Wstsonvill,
Hospital, where he was treated. HI
is resting as easily as could be eI
pected under the circumstances.