Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-07
LOCAL EvRNTS.



state school sprortionment which has
! just been made, gives joss phine county
S4S60. so, or about $3.50 per scholar.
County Superintendent Savage is now
making the apportionment for the
various disticts of the county.
Reports within the past few days
state that the hail storm which
recently visited Hugo some weeks
ago was not 20 disastrous as first
stated and that some of the orchs rds
will yield part of crop. 1t is also
stated that this is the first hail storm
ever heard of in this section.
Perkins 4 Phillips. Mining and
real e. tate, office in Layton hotel.
7-3l lot
B. L. Meredith, for a number of
years interested in mining in jose
phine county, bat for the past several
yesrs with the Paraffine Paint Co.,
was in Grants Pass the fore rart of
the week calling on the trade and
meeting old friends. Mr. Meredith is
manager of the company for Oregon
and Idaho territory.
NJ l.. Opdkye, local editor of the
Observer, aud Mrs. Opdyke left y.ster-
day for Steamboat, where they will
spend week or two camping, fish.
Ing and hunting. NJ. l.. is pretty
good on fish stories most any time,
but when he returns even those who
have worn medals may as we'll pre-
pare 10 retire. He has promised all
kinds of fish and venison to the bal
apce of the fraternity who are too
poor to take.a vacation, and we all
hops he will make good.
Mr.. and Mrs H. f. Mcclellan
were down from Hugo last Saturday
doing some shopping. They came
from Colorado last spring and though
he is Il mining engineer by profession
he purchased a nice little fruit farm
near Hugo, which he is improving
at odd times. As yet the acreage
planted is small He has one. acre of
bearing Tosay gtapes and will plant
five acres more this fall. He also
purout apples, peaches, pears and the
small fruits. He says the recent hail
storm did not touch him and that not
one Of the orchardists were hurt as
badly as first stated. 10 fact he says
that section Of the county is looking
fine.
Oliver Morrison of Hanson, Idaho
last Tuesday purchased the George
Lewis S0.acre farm near Wilderville
for $4,000. This is an alfalfa and fruit
ranch, but Mr.. Morris purposes put
ting greater portion of it out TO
fruit within the next year. Twenty
acres are now under cultivation but
Mr.. Harrison rays that he would not
take the price paid for the whole
piece for half of the tract. He left
for his home in Idaho last night but
will return here with his family the
first of November. having sold out
his interests in Idaho. He also pur-
chased with the farm 90 head Of
hogs, IA head of cattle and span of
fine colts, paying for the latter $500.
Never had good wagon for Ore
gon roads until | got a Peter Schutler
of Grants Pass Hdw Co 7.31 1t
Division Supt. L. r. Fields and
General Superintendent M. J. Buckley
of the Southern Pacific passed
through here south yesterday morning
and during their brief stop ad-
vised Mr.. II. e. Kinney, as repre-.
sentative OF the Commercial Club,
that the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Club
would be permitted to go ahead as
the ladies had proposed and decorate
and improve the park on the COM
psny's ground Just east Of the depot
and also the vacant land on either side
of Sixth street street ON the north
side Of the tracts. After the fail
rains, when the ground has become
sufficiently moistened that 1t can be
worked the :lsdies will take up the
work of improving these places in
view OF the depot. This is most
commendable enterprise on the part
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Com.
mercisl Club and will greatly enhance
the appearance Of the depot grounds
next spring and summer.
Fruit Trees painted with Avenarius
Csrbolineum win not be troubled
with borers and will become healthier.
Grants Pass Hdw. Co. I.3l At
W. r. Small one Of the expert
salesmen and advertising men on the
staff Of the Northwestern Brokerage
and Sales'Co. of Seattle and Chicago,
who has been conducting the advertis-
ing campaign during the closing out
sale at the store Of p. II. Harth q
Son, finished his work here this week