Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-06

j. b. Stevens of Tolo. arrived Wed
nesday to visit G. W. Guyton.
The Sugar Pine Company is having
new roof put on their warehouse.
Office rooms in Courier building fol
rent Inquire of A. E. voohies.
11-6 q
Ike Davis is having his house ON
and 9th streets repainted and re.
shingled.
j. NJ. Irwin and Charles Gresham
OF Placer were in the city on election
day.
Hon. B. F. Mulkey was o Grants
Pass visitor for several days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. W. Psrtyn after a
stay of six months with G. W. Guy
ton. returned to the home at Los
Angeles Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Kennedy, who
have been visiting their son j. T.
Kennedy at Williams for the past
month, returned to their home at
Roseburg list Saturday.
At the special city election held In
Medford on Thursday, the people
voted in favor of the Little Butte
water proposition, by 535 out of $50
votes cast.
: E. @. Newell. returned Wednesday
to Freeport, CAL. after having at.
tended the funeral of his son Fred,
which was held In this city last Sat.
urday.
Engineer Frank c. Kelley arrived
from Portland this morning and leaves
tomorrow for Ashland where he Is en-
gagged in installing the light and
Power plant.
Ralph Davis, who for the past
several mouths has been located at
the Koler sawmill as engineer, has
returned to this city and taken the
position of night baggagemsn at the
depot.
Bob Smith made several trips to
Medford during the week, giving his
time to the question of Medford's
water supply when not giving it in
aid of the democratic party.
Miss Daisy Cole, one of the Jose.
phine county teachers, who attended
the institute at Medford, returned Sun
day evening to her school at Wolf
Creek. She spent Saturday and Sun
day here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. RID. Cole. =
J. ]. Hull f Wenachee. Wash,
this week purchased a 30 acre tract
the Uity Park and will at
once prepare the ground for planting
fruit trees. He Is . man Of large ex.
perience in irrigation and has beeu
successful fruit grower.
On Tuesday next, Prof. McMurray
will give vocal recital in the opera
house. Admission tickets 85 and so
cents, nov on sale at the usual place.
11.6 It
Elmer Demont, for "a years . resi-.
dent Of Kansas, arrived in Oregon
from Independence Sunday and will
try Josephine county. 1t is safe to
predict that he will become resident
of this place.
Rev T. L. Thuemler, for a great
number of years stationed in New
YORK City. arrived in Grants Pass last
Thursday to take charge of this field
for the Seventh Day Adventists. Rev.
Mr. Thuelmer 10 the near future will
deliver a lecture on Darkest New
York" illustrated by moving pictures
This lecture is very highly spoken
of.
william limerick, whose death at
Merlin wa. chronicled in the Courier
of last week WAS one of the pioneers
of Oregon, he having crossed the
plains in 81, being then boy of H.
He lived In Benton county until 1886,
that year removing to Merlin. For
many years prior TO his death he was
engaged in freigbting 10 the Gslice
During his life in Oregon
be made friends wherever he went
and his death at the age OF 81 is
mourned by them all. ~
The county court has decided that
they will make An appropriation to
cover the expense of making m eI.
hibit from Josephine county at the
State Horticultural meeting at Port
land the first week In December, and