Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-11
A Brief Record of
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viii Riggs has accepted position
with the firm of @. F. Dixon.
Trainmsster G. w. Cline spent Sat
urdsy with the local railroad men.
Oliver Clarno came in from Ban
don, to look up some property in
terests, this week.
c. S. Milness and Z. W. Myers, two
Eureka. Cal. timber men have been
looking after the possibilities in that
line hereaboutss
The public auction conducted by W
G. Dodge at the corner of 9Th and
trout streets. Saturday, drew many
people and created much interest.
Rogue River fishing is very good,
these days and many are the disciples
of Isaac Walton who may be found
whipping the waters within the city
limits for the festive finny tribe.
Grants Pass liverymen say that the
people Of this city are enjoying this
superbly fine weather aud that as q
result the demand for rigs of all kind
has actually been beyond the supply.
Book agents and agents Of all kinds
are reported to be quite thick in this
locality, scarcely day passing but
what some of them can be found ply
ing their avocation.
A "Hello Convention" for Jose
phine and jackson counties has been
called to assemble at Ashland, Sun
day, October 20. with the object of
talking over operating affairs and of
devising ways for bettering the tele-
phone service of this district.
]. d. Winner has sold his 1850 acre
place in the Applegate valley for $4,000
and has purchased the place Of will.
A. Leonard, of 176 acres, which is all
under the ditch and 30 acres culti-
waited. He proposes to clean up the
rest Of the place and then to launch
quite extensively into the dairying
business.
The enterprising Arm of Geo. s.
Calhoun Co. is putting in q lot Of
nice improvements, including fine
show windows. neat counters and the
like. These improvements add very
materially to the appearance Of this
up-to-dste establishment.
:. Saturday. @. II. Hoxie and son,
: Will were in from their place on the
upper Williams Creek. bringing in a
load of produce and taking home big
lot Of supplies. They report that thit
season the cattle in that region which
, is noted as being very desirable
stock section, are looking uncommonly
3 fine and that there are just lots oi
q fine, fat deer on Greyback mountain
8 this season.
]. ". York, of Missouri Flat
while at the county ssst, recently
!, favored the Courier with call ant
J, stated that q new creamery woult
t soon be started by himself aud Port
n land party, out on his place aud tina
plant had been purchased for thi
purpose, in the Willamette valley
!, He said that they would be prepare'
TO pay cash for butter fat upon it
10 delivery at the creamery. He furthe
stated that they had made contrac
for the entire output of the plant 70
the next three years to a Seattl
;. party, who would ship 1t all to tn
Alaska market.
, Postmaster Harmon and his abl
10 assistants, along with the thousand
,r OF other postmasters in the countr
have received instructions from tn
postal department to do some specis
service which will require his cleri
n cal force TO get busy" during tn
y, week of October - to ~. Ever
D. piece Of mail originating in the loci
-. - office is to be- counted during tn
days of the week above mentioned
aud blanks have been forwarded whic
tabulated returns will be made. Th
lt order applies to all classes Of mai
no Letters and post cards will be countet
be and the revenue in postage staml
ol which they bear footed mp; the nun
p Der Of copies Of newspaper, samp
. copi es, circulars and all kinds
printed matter will also be count'
and the postage received for the
40 transmission through the mail will
an recorded In addition TO this wo
he postoffces are now engaged in
IT. special weiahinR Of the mails wni
ne VIII continue for six months
ast Plans for the Courss Of Entertai
of ments have been perfected and ~
1ol me ting held last week the followii
r officers wtse chosen: H. G. Kinue
or chairman, Prof r. r. Turner seci
tary and treasurer: soliciting col