Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-22
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

Saturdy was like old times, the
streets being lined with many people
from all parts of this big county.
The members of Grants Pass
Carpenters Unioo No. 447, acting iu
unison with the carpenters all over
the country, are thinking of raising
the price of a days wages to sS 80,
when the building season again opens
mp.
Ashland citizens, complying with
the state law, have raised fine flag
pole, SO feet high, over the public
school building aud now "Old Glory"
swings to the breezes in fiue style.
While the times are quiet around
the courthouse, owing to Governor
Chamberlain's holidays, Sheriff Rus
sell aud Wm. Trsfathen rounded up
400 head of fine, fat cattle and drove
them over into the klamath country.
this week, where they found ready
sale for the same.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed in the United States District
Court. at Portland, by I. Y. Dean. a
Grants Pass merchant. His sohe-
dule. presented to the court shows
that his liabilities amount to $13, 500.
while his assets are placed at like
figure
Herman Horning has surprised his
many friends by disposing of his con.
fectionery establishment to d. A.
Harmon. He will remain with Mr..
Harmon until the first of the year.
Mr. Harmon is we'll known and the
fine business will be well taken care of
in his hands.
Elsewhere in today's Courier is to
be found call issued by the Board of
County Commissioners for bids on the
, proposed new steel bridge, which
Josephine county will build over
Rogue River, here at Grants Pass,
1t is to be 400 feet long and go
feet wide. This will be welcome in
formation for many people of this
city and county.
r. d. Cole has the contract for
erecting the substantial brick ware
house which Cramer Bros are having
built in the rear of Their present
place of business. 1t will cost about
$4,000 and will be so by 100 feet in
size and heavy foundation is being
laid, sufficient for supporting two
stories, when it is necessary to build
the upper portion of the structure.
Wednesday evening the second Of
the series provided by the Commit
tee was given by the Bostonia Sex
tette Club, in the New Opera House
While it was highly entertaining
. vet the large audience easily per
+ ceiyed that it could not compare will
!. the last entertainment, which, wa
u given by the Kellogg Haiues Sing
ing Party, aud which was most excel
= lent.
]. W. Baker, who has just retire
,. from the laundry business after l
:, years of continuous service, has pui
u chased the Csvanaugh orchard HON
of IA acres, located on the Boulevar
. east of the Normal campus. The plac
y is already largely set to fruit and MI
y Baker proposes to make additional in
provements and engage in the busine'
= of raising peaches, apples, etc, wit
i' chickens and then fruit as a side lint
:, Ashland Tidings.
- In making his report for the la
, month, Weather Observer Jno. b. Pa
dock gives some interesting and in
portant information. The mean ten
perature was was 60 degrees ;ma1imu
IS 80 on the 4th minimum S3, on 81
n. total preoi pitation 1.29 inches; the
T, were l6 clear days partly cloud
and II cloudy the prevailing directiC
III of the wind was in the sout
ne west. The mean maximum temper
as tore for the entire month was 20 &
We grees, while the mean minimum "
u So.
M The Kilties gave two good conoeI
he at the opera house on Monday afte
Ii- noon and evening which were mu
r. appreciated by those in sttendanC
Frequent encores were responded
ne graciously, the large band pleasi
tn all with its rendition Of both class
as and popular music. The bagppes
r. the Scotch Highlanders were intere
ch ing If not entirely musical, while
n national dances Of the Scotch VIZ
ed gracefully executed by the His
AZ landers, who gave the reel and by y
ly Angus NJ. Frazer in Sword Dar
at and Hornpipe.
II" Grants Pass is having lovely ira
,a =, service, these days. was the sarcas
,' ,i way in which one prominent citiz
~ addressed the newsgatherer aud tn
he continued. YES, The idea Of hi
ing only one mail in every "a hot
30