Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-29
LAUREL GROVE

AZ
like lion. The river has been on a
rampage for the past week, out OF its
banks and doing lots Of damage and
at least one and half feet higher than
at any time in the Winter.
Work was suspended on our roads
on account Of the heavy rains Of late,
bat guess we will start up again as
soon as the elements will permit.
Mr.. ami Mrs. Jennings of your city
we're visiting relatives at Laurel
Grove last week
Guy Wetherbee of Wilderville was
visiting his cousin, II. T. Day last
Sunday.
Will Lamar was very lucky last
week having taken out sl80 as the
result of finding pocket on what is
called Sour Pickle creek
Jas. j. McFadden came over on
our side of the river last Sunday,
hunting his cattle. OF course that is
what Jim says, and he staid too
long. the river got high and he had to
stay a day or two, then hire cab to
take him home around by the bridge
Why don't you make boat, Jim?
Our reporter had the pleasure of
walking through one and half feet
of snow one day last week, looking
for Mr.. Bruin, bat as it was showing
30 hard the dogs could not track the
hear at all, 80 we had to give him up,
after tramping all day in good,
deep snow, eight miles from home.
While out rabbit hunting not long
since a couple Of young fellows en-
countered two large coyotes that kept
running the dogs back and when the
coyote came out In sight about 20
yards away one of the boys shot him
through and through with a 1920
smOkeless gun and then he ran of.
1t does not make any difference to
our reporter whether we have any
fruit inspector or spay dope or not
and no one can make him spray either
as he has no trees of any kind
wish to say to Shorty" Of New
Hope, that he must not think that
because he tells lie that Red
Cloud" does too. No one Is going to
believe that their roads have only had
four days work in two years; we
all know better than that Our roads
show for themselves We do work
our roads that's what makes a good
road. IL you want TO find fault
shorty. please tell the truth.
We did not notice many of our
farmers going to your city the past
week on account Of the rainy weather.
A dance was given at Mr.. Haber-
mans, given by James j. McFad-
den aud CHARLES Haberman
Ed Herriott is driving the stage
again and went through with four
horse team last week on the big new
stage.
jeff Lindsay is working aud i'm.
proving. his ranch all sthtl time and
has large farm on the Applegate,
covered by a ditch from the river and
has II large orchard, and sheep and
caltte also.
There was II farewell party given
Mr. aud Mrs. n. NJ Bunch by their
many friends at their home on last
Friday night. Games Of all kinds
were INDUCED in and also bouuti-
full repast was served and ali went
home hoping to spend such another
happy event soon. Nj. and Mrs
Bunch leave soon for Oakland. Cal,
and W. regret 10 see them 90 -
= MIR. and Mrs. Walter Farra and
family spent sunday visiting at Pro.
volt.
Did you ever think how everybody
has dig at she farmer? Why he is
the bone ana sinew OF our country.
yet the office seekers aud grafters all
try TO pull him down even the mer-
chants in our cities combine aud seek
60 got his hard earned produce for