Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-28
A Brief Record of s
Local Events. !

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The Williams Bros. saw mill a
: Reuben siding is nearing completion
VIM. Trimble is building new
residence on Pine and Chancellor
streets.
The DR.. Kremer residence on
Fifth and streets, will be occupied
by NJ. ]. Anderson and family.
August Fetsch has made many i'm.
provements on his recently purchased
residence property ON l street.
A big touring automobile passed
throgh here Wednesday from San
Francisco on their way to Roseburg.
Evergrsens for covering the dance
pavilion are being placed on the
roof and give the street an air Of cele-
bration.
The officials for this division of the
S P. Co. were here in their private
car Tuesday. They were making an
inspection of the road
We are glad to note the continued
Improvement on our streets They
are now putting in cement crossings
on the west side of Sixth street, at
Front street, having just completed
the crossing on the east side.
The O. E. society of the Presbyter-
ian church will hold their regular
businss meeting Friday, the 2stb at
80. On account of the warm
weather they have decided to hold it
at the city park ACROSS the river.
The Commercial Club has received
authority from Superintendent Fields
to place a sign on the railroad
grounds. The sign will have the
words: Grants Pass Commercial
Club' aud I" fist" pointing up Sixth
street.
Nearly 100 car loads Of race horses
passed through here this last week on
their way from Oakland to Seattle
where they will take part in the races
at that place 1t is reported that the
horsemen who backed the Oakland
races have 'gone broke
The display window of the Grants
Psss Hardware Co. shows great
amount Of ingenuity exercised In the
window dressing, there being q
representation Of big suspension
bridge supported by big piers the
whole being constructed from spikes
and small chains.
A pleasant surprise was rendered
Herman Schmidt, Monday evening at
bis home by . number OF friends.
Entertainment was furnished by cards
and music. First prizes were won by
Miss May Mitchell and VIM. Trimble,
while the other prizes were taken by
Miss Rose Wichman and Ray Craw-
ford.
Herman Horning has put in . new
and better soda fountain at his con-
feotionery parlors The old fountain
will also be in commission as an
extra to be used in case Of rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horning have rented
the Rotermund house on e street and
will commence housekeeping this
week.
There was merry moonlight boat
ing party Wednesday night in honor
Of Miss Grace Loar of Medford.
about 15 young people participated
and they had a jolly good time. Hot
coffee was served an one young man
got about his share OF hot coffe ON his
hands. They left about 8 O'Clock and
returned by moonlight.
Farmers are warned by county
exchange against set of swindlers
who are going through the country
selling bsrbed wire fencing. They
offer to furnish good eight wire
fence, with iron posts, for 8 cents
per foot. and secure contract that
turns out TO mean cents foot for
each wire, or total of Ga cents foot
for the fence.
S. p. passenger. No. IA did not ar
rive on time Wednesday. The main
road of the enoine No oons h-o|a
Medford, which made III at uoUr
and half late. They o.op' ed at
Grants Pass for % minutes 70 change
engines. No. l6, due her Tuesday at
6 80 p. m. was delayed 10 hours az Edge
wood, Cal, by diner ard Ave
sleepers being derailed.
Thirteen young people spent jolly
evening Monday at the Lee school
house where they had lunch and