Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-08
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LOCAL EVENTS.
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Quite a number of new houses are
being erected throughout the city.
gentle shower Wednesday night
laid the dust nicely and freshened up
the gardens.
r. y. Goodwin of San Francisco
addressed a crowd ON the street Mon
day evening on Socialism.
Orchardists throughout the county
are after the oodling moth this week
with the spraying machine.
City Enigneer Hobson began We'd
nesday preliminary survey for the
extension of the Third street sewer.
The confectionery store just south of
the postoffice formerly operated BY ID.
A. Harmon has been sold to II. NJ.
White.
Miss Ethel Palmer, assisted by a
number of her pupils. will give piano
recital at Redmen's hall next Tues
day evening, May l2th. There are 10
numbers on the program.
G. ]. Barton, while down a. Big
Falls, on the Rogue river, Sunday
killed large eagle. measuring seven
feet from tip to tip. He also killed
one rattle snake.
The automobile fever is still epidem.
ic and Mayor Smith is the latest victim
in the hub of Josphine county. and
now visits his patients in new Cad
lilac car.
A joint county teachers institute for
the teachers of jackson and Josephine
counties will be held at Gold Hill to-
morrow. County Supt. Savage will
be in attendance.
L. M. Appleagte sold his 6-acre fruit
farm ON the Merlin road at the edge
of town this week to Mr.. Walker,
who came here last Saturday from
Washington Consideration 81, 200.
Frank Calkins, official court reporter
for Judge Hanna. came down from Ash
} land Tuesday to take testimony in the
case of the Biglow estate. in which
some Of the heirs are asking for
another administrator.
} H. L. Andrews reports that he has
received proofs of the printed page,
Of the Grants Pass booklet and 1t is
} expected that. the first of these b oks
: will be delivered about the 10th of
this month. The work is being
done through the Sunset Magazine
bureau of the Southern Pacific Ry.
Co.
The construction Of several hand
, some residences has begun 10 Lincoln
, Park addition. e. S. VsnDyke is
, building an elegant cottage; Attorney
| o. 8. Blanchard. has l-t the contract
for q modern bungalow. The new resi-
dence Of Arthsr EdRerton is about
! ready or occupancy.
"Jud' Pernol. the crack pitcher
with the Portland team this season,
passed through Grants Pass Monday
night on No. 10, enroute from San
! Francisco, where he had played the
r previous day. Many of his Grants
J Pass friends ware at the train and
gave him . hearty greeting.
Mr.. and Mrs u. A. Hubbard and Mr..
and Mrs Elmer Day returned last
, week from walla Walls. after having
q spent the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Hub.
bard have left Grants Pass four times
y with the intention of making their
a home elsewhere, but are unable to stay
, away from It's alluring scenic < andenr
and its health rejuvenating climate.
( s. W. Phillips of Wenstchee. Wash.
arrived here this morning and will
, spend some days looking aboot with q
view of investing. Mr.. Phillips bat
7 been engaged extensively in apple
, raising at Wenatcbee for the past Is
years, and has just disposed of hii
r holdings there.
Mrs j. X. Williamson returned
home last Monday from Portland
where she had been making an ex
s tended visit with relatives. A few
j days ago she had stroke Of pratia
;. paralysis, but subsequently rallied aut
was able to come. home, though she II
n yet far from we'll. She WAS accom-
panied home by her dsuRh er, Mrs
Z Smith, and twin children. who vii
y remain for few weeks or nutil he
n mother is greatly improved
g inadvertently a report Of t Q Jack
a sonvlle game week ago Sunday wa
crowded out OF last weeks issue by
pressure of other matter. Grant
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