Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-04-26
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

Hall $ art room.
The county court of Jackson county
is contemplating the purchase of 8
tract of land for Door farm.
The Presbyterian Ladies hold a
cooked food sale at the White House
grocery at 2 o'clock Saturday, May.
A large congregation of people were
in town Tuesday from all parts of the
county to attend the Norris. Rowe
Circus. This institution is growing
year by year and will In all proba.
bility eventually expand into one of
the big circuses of America.
S. E. Isham was given a surprise
party at his home on North Tenth
street on Monday evening by his
neighbors and friends. Mr.. Isham has
lately been making additions to his
residence and the surprise party was
in the nature OF housewarming. A
pleasant evening was spent.
Engineer Dick Miller was brought
to Grants Pass Monday with an injured
eye which DR.. Findley attended to.
Miller WAS on the first section of the
Norris & Rowe show train out Of Horn.
brook up the Siskiyous when a lubri.
Gator glass exploded and missile
struck him in the eye, which will re-
suit in the permanent loss of the sight
Of that eye.
Mesdames Sampson, Riddle and
Bobzien entertained about 20 ladies at
the Sampson home Ion Fifth street
Thursday afternoon. The event was
well planned .and thoroughly enjoyed
by the ladies who attended. Guessing
contests were introduced and afforded
much pleasure. Sherbet. cakes and
fruit punch were served.
Zodiac Brown, one Of the depot en-
ployes, had an accident Wednesday
that will incspacitate him for work
for a few days. While unloading a
car, heavy iron pipe dropped on his
feet, crushing the great toe on each
foot. The injured members were at.
tended to by DR.. Loughridge and
while very psinful. are doing nicely
at the present time.
5. z. Bristow left Wednesday night
for Portland where be will have the
position Of gate keeper for the s P.
Co. at either the East Morrison or
Hawthorn Avenue crossings Mr..
Bristow sheen in the employ of the
Southern Pacific company for the past
eight years, about six years ago he
lost both feet In an accident near Glen
dale. He now has artificial limbs
which are 80 perfect a. to cause him
no apparent difficulty In locomotion
and he is able to ride q bicycle or
horse with ease.
The Three Pines Timber company
commenced operations last week at
their mill on Upper Jump.off Joe with
a force OF about 90 men and a number
OF teams. They are also building a
flume which will convey the lumber
four miles from the mill. The balance
of the distance the lumber will be
hauled by team to the track at Three
Pines. Messrs. Howland & Cook, the
owners of the property, have now asso-
cated with them ]. S. Gil of Port. !
land. Their mill has a capacity of
80. 900 and the product will be shipped |
mostly to California.
James Macomber, young man of
Leland, was tried on Wednesday in |
Justice Holman's court on charge of
larceny of a watch from Letcher's
jewslry store. The evidence Of Mr.. |
Letcher and Others was that the watch !
from the counter where
it lay with several others and that, /
on suspicion being directed toward .
he went out at the back .
door and got rid of the watch, throw
ing it into a pile OF rubbish where it
was fo1nd by Mr.. Letcher after a
brief search. Marcomber WAS bound /
over in the sum Of $500 to answer the
charge at the July term of circuit
court.
A farewell reception was rendered 7
last week which WAS attended by 200 .
or more people. After a most excel.
lent program and refreshments the .
auxiliary 10 the Christian Woman 3
board of missions presented Mrs. /
Bower with a gold W. b. NJ pin.
There is deep regret that Mr.. aud
Mrs. Bower have severed their con-
nection with the church, yet the
prayers Of his congregation and their
love and sympathy 90 with them to
their new field Of labor in the con
fdenoe that they will be as helpful
10 the people of Colorado City as they
have been to the people Of Grants
Pass. The church is looking forward
with great interest to the time when
Rev. and Mrs Ellington will arrive
and take charge, feeling confident
that thev will win a place in the