Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
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display this week which is attracting ,
large amount Of sttention, and con
sists of litter of puppies and Bel
gian hsres.
Mrs. Waughtal offers bargains in
trimmed and street hats next week
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from
SOC up. Ills II
Rayo Lamps at Hair-Ridle Hard
ware Cos.
The fog. which has now become
recognized as a blessing in disguise
to this land of fruit aud flowers.
hangs heavily over the city these
mornings, but the afternoons are
beautiful.
Daring the last few days that the
colonist rates were in effect more
than 1900 people came to Oregon on
one way tickets to make this state
their permanent homes.
/ IL you want an inside finish tuat
will not wear nor scratch and one
that you can wash with hot water,
get CHINAMEL at Hair Riddles.
In the game of football at the Nor
NAL Campus at Ashland recently the
Grants Pass High School received a
drubbing to the tune Of 81 o. The
score probably accounts for.the silence
Of our team ON their return.
J. f. Wickum. manager of the
Alameda Consolidated Mines Com
pany. was in the city Monday en-
route to Alameda after several weeks
spent at Portland. The Alameda
Company is making very satisfactory
progress In erecting new buildings
and getting ready to blow in their
smelter, the material for which is
now being hauled by wagon from
Merlin, where it was unloaded by the
Southern Pacific.
The city council held a regular
meeting in the council chambers last
Thursday evening and transacted a
large amount of routine business. A
franchise was asked by the Rogue
River and Southern Railway for the
use of Sixth street from the Bridge
to g street and then up G street to
the terminal ground. The applicant
raf tN ha anx q ta.
Sewers and street impro, ements were
disco ssed and other matters Of slight
impoItsn disposed of.
M. z. Sturtevant has come TO the
conclusion that Grants Pass is the
best place on earth aud therefore .
good place to invest money. During
the last week he purchased house and
lot on b street from Mrs. Alice Kin
ney, house and lot from Daniel Will
son, two lots on b street from John
Hair and lot on B street from Moss
and Williams. These purchases added
to his other holdings make Mr.. Sturte-
want one Of the large property owners
Of the city.
Frank James left Thursday for
Williams Creek where he will look
after mining interests. He has been
spending several weeks in town while
recovering from the effects OF an acoi.
dent which befell him several weeks
ago. While working in shaft on his
prospect back Of the Jewett mines,
rock, which had been loosened by the
first rains, fell, striking him in the
back. AS this was the third time he
had been injured in the same place,
the wound was very painful aud
annoying one. When he left for
Williams Greek. however. he had al
most recovered.
Get a Universal meat cutter at
Hair-Riddle's and you will save the
price of It in one month II you will
use 1t as much as possible.
Hello, Central Give me Mackey
the fHOlO man. his WOIh 10 tue
best. opposite post ofice. H. c.
Mackey. Grants Pass. 11-13-1t
K. A. Seasons who has Offices In the
Canterbury Building, Portland, is
anxious to hear from the mining men
of this state who are desirious Of
attending the American Mining Con-
gress at Pittsburg, Pa, December 2
to 8. Oregon is entitled TO 10 dele.
gates to be appointed by the Governor
and as there are many important
questions TO come before the congress
it ia desired to have a full represen-
tation from this state.
Judge John II. Scott Of Salem was
Grants Pass visitor Thursday and In
the evening met at the Commercial
Club rooms with number Of our
business men to discuss the holding Of
a Good Roads Convention here daring
the latter part Of this month. A
committee consisting OF Judge
Stephen Jewell. H G. Kinney, J.