Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16
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LOCAL EVENTS.
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Harold, the 9.year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. b. Burroughs, who live
on farm down Rogue River fell
and broke his right arm last Friday
All steel harrows in three styles at
Hair. Riddle Hdwe. Co.
Apple pickers are busy in the q.
A. Hamilton orchard in Fruitdale,
and the Fruit Exchange will begin
shipping the products probably next
week.
: Frank Shrader, James Tufts and
Millard Hull left Tuesday for hunt
ing trip expecting to be gone about
10 days. They headed for the Peavine
district.
That the old mule is a kicker. VIM.
Trimble, the blacksmith is willing to
agree. While shoeing one last week,
he was kicked on the arm making a
serious wound.
Election day is close at hand and
there are only few days left in
which to register. II you DON regis
ter, you can't vote-at least without
going to the trouble of swearing in
your vote.
Mr. Farmer, are you going to need
a plow or harrow this fail? If so take
look at that fine line the Hair Riddle
Hdwe. Co. has this year.
A. E. Voorhies, proprietor of the
Courier leaves tomorrow for Portland
to arrange for the shipment of limo.
type aud new cylinder press, which
will be added to the Courier plant in
the near future
The Ashland Commercial College is
having q very successful school year,
the attendance being nearly double
this year what it was last Ash
land is very fortunate in having such
an institution.
Louis r. Webb of Deering. who was
recently arrested on the charge of set
ting fires in Del Norte county, Cali
fornia, which destroyed some 80, 600
acres of timber, returned fom Port
land the latter part of last week, hav.
ing been released on $4,000 cash bail.
A plan is being gradually put into
operation hereby the Portland Pest.
Office will carry supplies for no offices
in Oregon. BY this system great
deal of delay. occasioned by the neces.
sity of sending to Washington for
supplies. will be- avoided, and will be
great convenience to postmssters and
their patrons.
Get our NEW PRICES on AMERI.
GAN FENCE. Hair Riddle Hdwe. Co.
J. @. Campbell who returned from
an extended visit at Roseburg last
week, reports that his house was en-
tered while he was away and some
tools taken. The house was securely
looked when he left but the back door
was open when he returned. He has
not missed anything besides the tools
which were valued at about $40.
Application was made today by Bar.
low Bros Of Gslice for the appoint.
ment Of receiver for the Gilman
Bed Rock company. also asking an in
junction against the labor lien OF
Stanley Frye. The high water caused
by the rains this week sunk the dredge
Of the Gilman Bed Rock Co. and the
machine went to the bottom of the
river. 1t is not known yet what the
damage will amount to.
II. L. Tolin Of Brooklyn arrived in
this city Sunday and is looking over
the country with a view of locating.
Mr.. Tolin has been In the printing
business for many years, but the fame
of the Rogue River valley lured him
away from the east and he comes here
with the expectation of becoming an
orchardist.
A Los Angeles syndicate proposes to
operate an auto line between Roseburg
aud Coos Bay. The company will
spend considerable money in repairing
the Coos Bay Wagon Road and will
have portable sawmill on the scene
soon for manufacturing plank for
lettering the road The company ex.
poets TO make the trip In six houts.
Statistics received at the general
land office show that during the
past fiscal year the sales of public
lands in Oregon amounted to $t49l, S42,
there being 49, 10l entries made EN-
bracing 1.0l2,417 acres The money
received for the lands goes to swell
the National reclamation fund, and
only on the state, North Dakota, con
tributed more than Oregon. On
January 80, 1909, 1l0, 524 acres in the
Portland and Roseburg land districts
will be opened to entry.
Oil heaters that give satisfaction at
Hair Riddle Hdwe. Co.
1t is estimated that a farm in the
Willamette Valley can make $1,000 on
every acre planted to mulberry trees
as soon as the Kauka siell device is
placed on the market. The soil and
climate of the Willamette Valley are
especially adapted to the growth of
the mulberry and this device will
make the silk industry very profit
able. After test s'on to be made ia
California IL is stated the Willamette
section will be given an opportunity
to enter into an industry that will
make the hop industry look decidedly
sick.
A number of young persons were
entertained last Friday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Ctamer. A novel method of intro.
duotion was carried ont by presenting
each guest on arrival with a card ON
which was written My name is
WHAT is yoursS" 1t required
but short time for the namas 70 ha