Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
LOCAL EVENTS.
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tNeir annual reonion ut jacksonville
AuRust 27th. The committees have
all been selected to conduct the event
J aud are now preparing the program.
In spite of the report in the spring
that the peach crop had been ruined
!. by the late frosts, conservative esti.
. mates place the peach crop of the
. Merlin district alone at not less than
IS. 0O0 boxes.
Why do you lose yonr chick ems {?
Because you do not use avenarius
Carbolineum. Grants Pass Hdw. Co.
7-3l 1t
Constable Cheshire was in Wood.
vile, Gold Hill and Medford Monday
in search Of a mau wanted as a
witness in a civil case pending before
County Judge Jewell. The case has
been postponed until next mouth.
]. B. BorouRhs, res siding about four
miles west Of town was the first of
our farmers to market wstermelons
this season. He brought in load of
eight dozen last Saturday. which were
much finer looking than the Califor.
mia product shipped in during the
past courle of weeks. Mr.. Boroughs
is the farmer who took the s5 prize
for the largest bona fide family on
Market Day some weeks ago.
IL you want washing mach ne that
will do good work for only small in.
vestment get one of those Hair-Rid
die Hdw. Co are selling at g. 60.
Harold Kubli, the youngest son
Of II. ID. Kubli. of Applegate,
met with very painful accident
Tuesday. Harold found some black
powder in an old cabin. not knowing
what it was put it in an old stove.
As soon as the powder came in contact
with the flames it exploded and
severely burned the boy about the
face. Although nothing serious,
Harold will remember his experience
for some time. Jacksonville Post.
We do not want to carry over any of
our lawn mowers 30 we are selling
them at 'one fifth off Of the regular
price. Hair-Riddle Hdw. Go
During the coming month the opera
Trial by Jury" will be- given by the
Rogue River band assisted by the
best musical home talent, under the
direction Of Prof. M. Z. Robinson,
who gave the cantata Queen Esther in
this city year or SO ago. The cast
for this entertainment will be made
up entirely Of home talent and prem
sizes to be the most enjoyable musical
event Of the season. Prof. Robinson
had charge of the music at the Ash.
and Chautauqua this year and his
ability is well know to the people of
this section. The date for the
Trial by Jury" has not been
definitely arranged as yet but will
be announced later
10 Per cent discount on refrigerators
at Hair Riddles.
]. j. Lawler. the fellow who was
arrested here some weeks ago and
bound over to the Circuit Court on
the charge of larceny from the person
of Swedish lsborer and has since
been confined on the county Jail, was
sdjudged insane last week and take n
to the asylum at Salem. Lawler
seemed to labor under the hallucina-
tion that he was some other person
than himself At first he suffered
from this dementia ut intervals but
these became more and more fire..
qusnt until Sheriff Russell concluded
that he should be taken care Of and
he was examined by the insane com
mission with the above result.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the first of series Of 10 hunt
ing stories by President Roosevelt.
One complete story consisting of three
columns will be published each week.
They are the most intensely interest
ing articles of this class ever pub
lished and since they were written by
the president bimself. In hip own
inimitable style will be greatly en-
joyed by all admirers Of Mr.. Rooss.
welt as well .'as others interested in
hunting. The Courier has secured
the exclusive right in Josephine
county for the publication of these
Roosevelt Hunting Stories. Remem.
Der. the first story appears in this Is.
sue. Subscribe now 30 that you will
enjoy the whole 10.
The Southern Oregon Supply Co.
has just installed new cash register
which is absolutely up TO the minute.
Besides all the detail work which tho
average cash register does this one
will record the actual time Of every