Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-09-06
A Brief Record of 8
! Local Events. 3
Industrial Fair.

Aho Nrats IaSs Sauuory THIS week
shipped another car Of fine pears and
plums to the Portland market, where
the products from this now enterprise
are very much in demand.
]. NJ. Adams q well.to-do resident of
Spokane, Wash, has purchased the
Gibson rsch Of 200 acres. on the Ap.
plegate and has removed his family to
his new possessions. He thinks that
there is very bright future for this
entire valley.
Many small boys and some larger
ones too, were out bright and early.
Saturday morning, to see the circus
trains come and they saw all that
was coming this way.
Grants Pass cannery is doing most
excellent work, these days. At least
25 women are assisting in caring for
the fruit which 10 coming In daily and
the shipments 10 the various markets
are made each and every day.
Wednesday afternoon John A.
Logan Post, G. A. r. No. 80. held
its regular monthly business and
social meeting and the old vets bad
one of those enjoyable times for
which they are noted. They know
full we'll how to make the most Of
all sucb oatherinrs
M. f. McCown. q wealthy Medford-
ite, realizing that lands up his way
are getting pretty high and knowing
that the fruit land lying near Grants
Pass is fully as good. has been here
with . view to securing some Of the
choice lands that are now to be had at
reasonable prices.
Labor day was very generally OBJ
served in GfSnts Pass Monday, the
city and county offices closing as we'll
as the banks and many businsrs
houses, mills and factories. Sunday
hours were observed at the postoifice.
The city presented somewhat Of =
Sunday appearance.
Hartman, the great s. P. msgnate
passed through in his private car,
Tuesday. making "a tour of the state.
He did not tell the Courier that the
road to Crescent City from Grants
Pass would soon be Constructed but
it is understood that he 10 seriously
considering this very proposition.
Visitors at the Commercial Club
rooms are many and they there find
much that interests them. Daring
the past three months no less than 420
newcomers have visited the rooms
and have registered their names. II
Is impossibls to begin to imagine the
great good that exhibition is doing
for the whole Of Josephine county.
It is remsrkab how we'll preserved
the mammoth white whale" squash
which W. NJ. Hair placed in the
Commercial Club exhibit is found to
be. Although 1t was :placed there
last October, yet 1t is still 10 = state
OF fine preservation. IL measures 36
inches in length and is Of good pro-
portions otherwise.
A Photographic display will be one
OF the Interesting features of the
FAIR and it is requested that all who
have photographs OF Southern Ore.
gon interest will bring them to Halls
store room by Saturday, Septebmer. I.
Premiums will be offered as listed
for best collections.
Chairman Photo Com.
Apply at the A. T. Marshall secre
tsry's Office in telephone building fol
all licenses, ground rent for exhibi
tions and space in the pavilion fol
advertising purposes. The fair as
sociation has been granted the full
control Of all vacant S. p. lands anC
stock yards by Gen. Supt L. Il
Fields. All concessions apply Il
Secretary Marshall.
This is the luEber hauling seasoi
and IL is no uncommon sight 10 Sc,
many teams with four or six horses
bringing huge piles of lumber forship
ment or for consumption in the HON
mills. 1t is roughly estimated ths
each wagon carries from 2000 TO 800
feet at load and that there are q
least 30 to 60 leads per day So or
can begin 10 realize the Importance Q
this industry 10 this community.
. Gilmore & Nelson, OF the Fashio
Livery stables have purchased one c
= those fine Buick touring cars, throug
the agency Of the Hodson Auto Co. "a
! the price Of 1850. II is a beauty an
] will be used in the livery business "a
the Fashion stables. This means {
! conveyance is becoming quite popu
' lar.nowadays.
gone enterprising resident who Is foi
tunate enough to own an automobile
D showed This pride in his home city-b