Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-28
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

During the past week Fred Mensch.
the surveyor has heen engaged in run
ming the lines Of a 40 acre piece of
land which Charles Kingwell has
recently secured out on Jones Greek.
Williams Bros. are erecting . good
sized building, suitable for carrying
on their wood yard establishment, on
F street, where they are bnilding
quite business in this line.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
hold their next meeting in the dining
room of the Newman M. E. church.
March 9Th. A full attendance is de-
sired as officers for the ensuing year
are to be elected.
Already there are abundant signs OF
approaching sprinRtime. one of the
best being the fact that automobiles
are to be seen speeding over the pub
lie hi ghways. as the roads are getting
to be in fine condition.
The Odd Fellows are much pleased
with the manner in which their hall
has been renovated and made very
attractive in many ways. The i'm
provements add very materially to the
place of the three linkers'. gatherings.
The Newman Methodist parsonage
has been overhauled and thoroughly
repaired Tor occupancy by Rev. Alex.
Maclean, the new minister, who Is
expected to lie here In time to preach
the first Sunday in March. He halls
from Phoenix, Arizona.
washington's Birthday was very
generally observed by the city and
county Offices, as we'll as the post
Office closed doors during the after
noon, while the banks were closed
all day. Flags were flying aud the
people were cognizant Of the fact that
it was the natal day Of the Father
Of His Country"
The Rogers Grilley Recital. which
was the third number Of the enter.
tainment course, given at tho opera
house, Friday evening. WAS an un.
qualified success. A large and en-
thusisstic, audiencs greeted the en-
tertainers who rendered q choice pro-
gram which greatly delighted every
body.
n. L. Herxinger, the ex-newspAper
man who recently came here from
Idaho has again manifested his faith
in Grants Pass future by purchasing
some choice building lots adjoining
the residence which he recently pur'
chased on the corner Of D aud Cd
streets. He will now proceed to fix ~
the property in nne shape and viii
add very materially to the appearance
of that part Of the city.
Word comes from Pendleton, which
imparts the information that decis
i've steps toward municipal lighting
plant were taken by the city council
last nj ght in it's refusal to make
contract for street lights with th'
Northwestern Gas g. Electric com
pany longer than for two years. Th
city reserved the right to cancel al
lighting contracts at the end OF tw'
years. aud it is understood defnit
steps will be taken to install
municipal plant in that time.
Governor Chamberlain has appoint
ed Prof. r. X. Turner, superintendent
of the Grants Pass city schools, as
member of the Oregon State Norma
School Board of Inspectors. Thi
committee, under Section ~ of tn
act, must be composed Of competen
y business men aud educators, but ne
o members OF the board of regents or !
any way identified with the Normi
J. Schools. aud will be required to max
report to the Governor upon III
conditions and prospects of the No
NAL Schools. with recommendation
before the month Of June OF the scho'
y year in which it serves
Local Weather Observer, Jno.
70 Paddock, in his report for the mont
!. of January. just issued, presents son
very interesting statistics of climat
N conditions hereabouts which ought
# be good reading for the average cit
te zen and which will greatly enlightt
the newcomers He finds that b
NJ mean temperature was 4edePrees abe
az zero maximum 80, while the the
n. mometer reached its lowest notch {
Ia the 27th, 2sth and 81, when IL sto
in at 26 degrees above zero. There we
h. 10 inches Of rain fell during Jan
an ary. During the same period OF tiI
-" there were four clear days, sew
partly cloudy and 20 cloudy day
:, During the month the prevaili
= wind was from the southwest.
10 While playing ous the roof Of