Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-30
A Brief Record of
Local Events. !

iuuustriA falr.
Next week the circuit court of Jach
son county convenes at Jack souvill
and the session for Josephine count
will commence in Grants Pass Mon
day, September 2S.
Local fruit men are very much In
terested in the expected returns from
the first car Of pears shipped from
Grants Pass to the New York market
this season. 1t is about time tn,
car arrived at the great merropoli,
and soon the results OF the shipment
should be known. Last year the
returns from this locality were mos,
gratifying aud it is to be hoped that
they will be likewise this time.
Theodore Lsrkin, night man a,
the power house, while working about
the machinery Sunday morning caught
his right arm in the belt connecting
the pump with the storage tank for
filling cans. and received q severe
fracture, both bones being broken in at
above. the wrist, one of them broken
in two places. The power house ma.
chinery is still in Service in the
manufacture Of ice, the demand being
occasioned by the big California ship
ments.
Irrigation Convention and Iudus.
trial FAIR Sept. 1919.
The Philip Luscoub fruit ranch was
sold last week to R. @. F. Astbury,
OF Astoria. Oregon. the price being
$4,000 This ranch. which is located
about three miles from Gold Hill.
on the Sans Valley road. contains
100 acres, mostly all set to bearing
fruit. and is one of the finest tracts
OF fruit land in the State. Besides
the large number of trees that are
now bearing. there 10 also an or.
chard of younger trees that will bear
their first crop Of apples next year.
The price of $40, 900 Is indeed bar
gain for such property as this. We
are sorry to state that Mr.. Lusoonb
expects to leave this community az
soon as he settles up his affairs.
Owing to his health he expects to
locate in the coast country for . time.
Gold Hill News.
1t is reported that Granst Pass
may soon have q valuable addition to
its population In the person of Prof.
+. H. Applehofi the we'll known and
efficient leader Of the famous Rose
burg band and orchestra. II Is
known that Prof. Applshoff has been
Of removing to this cityIfor
some time past and in the event Of his
it would mean that an
excellent orchestra would at once be
organized and also that in all proba.
biity much needed brass band would
also be forthcoming. Prof. Apple
1off has many friends and admirers In
his city who will extend to him a
most hearty welcome. should he con.
,lude to cast in his lot with them.
Among the attractions which have |
'een secured by the public spirited |
citizens who have been instrumental
n former years in securing high class
musical attractions for the music
owing people this city are the
ollowing: kellogg .Haines, " to be
siven November II. This company
enders scenes flom English and comic
'pera; " Bostonia Sextette Nov. 20,
me of the recognized musical aggre.
cations OF the country and one that
las been winning much desired fame
Rogers q Gridley, Imperson ators, "
February 81 which is pronounced the
inest organization Of its kind now
N the road; Dunbar Quartette and
Bell Ringers, April 0, a troupe
which is being greeted with crowded
veil pleased houses wherever they
70. These entertainments will be
Iiven at the new opera house, which |
las been thoroughly overhauled and
'emodeled and is practically new
playhouse.