Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-20
A Brief Record of
Local Events.


The Medford Tribune announce,
that Fred Colvig, fol- lmerly of Grant,
Pass. but later conducting drugstor,
at Gold Hill, has accepted position
with Haskins' drugstore at Medford.
The retail liquor dealers of South
ern Oregon have formed Retail
Liquor Dealers Association, with P.
j. McMshon and ]. Court Hall, Of
Medford, as president and secretary.
A very pleasant reception was held
at the Newman M. E. Church We'd.
nesday evening giving an oppor.
tunity to meet their new pastor,
Rev. Alex R. Naclean. There were
several hundred people present, repre-
senting all the churches of the city
and the public being invited.
A Petition is being circulated
throughout Curry county calling fol
an election to vote again on the liquor
question. The county has been dry
and the thirsty ones are seeking an
easier way of obtaining their liquor
than the present one. by stage OF
schooner.
Some Sacramento mining promoter il
flooding Grants Pass with matter
booming local mining interests He
is just now carrying on a campaign oil
education and little later he will be
on the ground to sell stock to the in.
terested ones.
Geo. W. Harriott and Geo. II. Spar.
lin of Williams we're in Grants Pass
Wednesday and started on the road
with a IN owing picture machine and q
Goth century talking machine and
will give entertainments throughout
Oregon. They visited Merlin Thurs.
day and woodville Friday. They
have the test 10 machinery and give
good entertainment.
Reuben Steelquist. Henry Davies.
Leroy Wood and d. L. Lewis, with
Harvard Moore as accompanist, went
to Brownsville March IA to sing at
a meeting held there in the interest OF
the University appropriation, as the
Oregon Weekly. Two of the above
gentlemen, Steelquist and Moore, are
Grants Pass bows and have been at.
tending the University for several
years.
The Josephine County Sunday
School Association will be glad to
extend aid in starting and conduct
ing new Sunday Schools in the:.country
districts Of this county. Those in
terested in such a movement are re.
quested to call on or address r. K.
Hackett, President; or Mrs. W. b. Bat
man, Secretary, Grants Pass. Ore.
1921 Al
Word was received from II. @. Kin.
ney, who is accompanying the remains
of Mrs. Winch back to the old home
place, at st. Johnsbury. Vermont. for
interment. He had reached there and
had succeeded in shaking off the bad
cold he had when he left this city.
He has not visited his home for Is
years and il the weather 10 at all
passable he will likely remain few
weeks, to visit with relatives and old
time friends.
Evan P. Hughes, former pastor Of
the Bethany Presbyterian church is
for the present located at Portland,
where he is looking after some i'm.
portant business interests. He in.
formed the Courier that shortly before
he left this city he was offered two
very TEN pting offers from prominent
Oregon churches, but for the present,
at least, he does not contemplate tax.
ing up charge. Just now he is re.
covering from a severe attack OF the
grip.
Weather Observer Jno. B. Paddock e
report for the month of February pro-
vides some interesting facts for con-
sideration. He shows that the mean
temperature for the month was Al de-
grees, maximum 10 and the minimum
was 23, on the 2lst., ult. The total
rainfall for the month was 52l inches
and = inches of snow fell during the
month. There were 10 clear days,
partly cloudy and IA cloudy.
! Marguerite Riddle of Grants
Pass has begun suit in the circuit
court for Multnomah county against
the Order of Washington. alleging
that $3.50 is due on an insurance policy
issued by the order on the life Of
Mary Simmons, her mother. The ori.
ginal policy was for $1,000, but it ID
stated that compromise was reached
whereby the plaintiff was to receive
$1,000 in installments. Only $3.50 Of
the sum agreed on has been paid, it il
claimed.
Secretay Garfield has announced 8
new land policy and has instructed