Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-02-15
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

news has been necessarily omitted this
week on account of our inability to gel
it into type.
The tamale supper given by the Re-
bekahs on Tuesday evening was decid
ed success. There was good attend.
ance and the supper was excellent.
j. NJ. Newman has sold bis place
across the river and his wagon shop
interest and this week left with his
family for Walls Wslla, where he will
probably locate.
Mr. and Mrs NJ /. Clemens entertain
ed some GO of their friends on Tuesday
evening in st. Valentines" whist
party. a most pleasant social event.
Their home was beautifully decorated
and delicious refreshments were serv.
ed to the guests.
G. B. Perkins, formerly of Grants
Pass, is now writing a guide book of
the Orient and is travelling from place
to place in the furtherance of that
work. His father, H. @. Perkins, last
heard from him at Calcutta, India.
Clarence Wynant, the rustling
news gatherer for the Courier at
New Hope, was in Grants Pass Mon
day. In addition to assisting his
father, II. S. Wynant, Clarence has
taken a 40.acre homestead adjoining
their home place. This he W II make
into fruit farm as soon as he can
get the timber off as the soil is well
adapted to peaches and grapes.
Frank Fetsch, who recently sold is
interest in the Southern Oergon Supply
Co. to Spalding Bros. is contemplating
a visit to his old home in Germany.
Mr.. Fetsch has been prominent bus
iness man of this place for many years
and for several terms was an active
member of the city council.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. butcher we're in
Grants Pass Saturday from their
farm on the mouth of Applegate three
miles below Murphy. Mr.. butcher
purchased his place last year and as
it is good fruit land he will 80 fast
as he gets it cleared set it to fruit.
He will also engage in the nursery
business and will make it point to
have frst.class trees, true to name
aud free from disease.
Rev. Geo. NJ. Gardner, pastor of
the M. E. church South, left the fore
part of the week for Corning. Cal, 4,
where he has a 10.acre fruit farm in
the haywood colony. The orchard is
principally peaches and olives, both OF
which are in bearing, and also in'
cludes many other varieties Of fruit in
small lots This is valuable prop
erty as the orchard is young, just hav-
ing come into bearing, and is in the
heart of the California fruit belt. Mr..
Gardner will return to take charge oi
the church services Sunday.
Mr.. Morrison, who resides at the
head of Grant, Hill valley, out ol
town, has received letter from hi'
wife stating she would be home from
Chicago in two weeks with theil
eight year old daughter, who she tool
to Chicago month ago to have
surgical operation performed on th'
roof of her mouth to enable her t.
articulate words distinctly. Mrs
Morri son writes that the operation
which was by a specilist, was sue
cess and the little girl stood it well
The surgeon is of the opinion tina
the child will be able to speal
plainly within a short time
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney received wor'
few days ago that their daughte
Miss Marjorie, now a student at Po
mona college at Carlton, Cal had re
ceived the first prize and an award
$40 in the annual freshman decla
matory contest, taking the honors owe
eight other contestants. The winnin
of theis prize in itself is quite a
honor, aud the contest coming as
did in the midst of double eAamina
tions which Miss Kinney was obiige
to take on account Of having lost con
siderable time owing to an acciden
she received in the gymnasium, make
her success very gratifying to her par
ents and many friends.
Hendricks & Son have just purcha'
ed from DR.. Boxgue, of Myrtle Greek
and ]. B. Autin, formerly of Placer,
copper property at the head of drsv
Greek, which consists of four claim
of patented ground. This is a goo
! copper prospect and the vein of hig
I grade ore can be traced for a distanc
of a mile on the surface. A crew
now at work on the property an
thorough development work will
! done.
Rev. c. O. Beckman has been gran
ed a three months leave of absent
,rith salary continued, by the Newma