Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-20

burg last Thursday, &6400 was raised
within 15 minutes for advertising
purposes.
The st. Patrick's social held at the
Bethany church Wednesday was very
enjoyable aud was quite successful
financially.
Last week the Oregon Supreme
Court rendered the following decision
ALEX Watts and Minerva Topping,
respondents, vs. E. M. Spencer ct al.
appellants, josephine county, H. X.
Hanna. judge; affirmed. Opinion by
Judge Slater"
Rogue River has beer furnishing
some good sport the past two or
three weeks and many fishermen
have taken advantage of the sport.
Ralph and Claude Davis have made =
number Of sniendid catches, while
last Friday John Mock caught So
steelheads. aggregating 2e5 pounds,
with hook and line.
The growth of Grants Pass is
brought to the attention of residents
of the city in many different ways,
one indication being the establishment
OF a garage in the Churchill building
by f. B. Olding. a recent srri val from
Redfild, S. D.. where he conducted a
like business Mr.. Olding will sell,
rent, and repair machines He has
already sold several. which will ar.
rive soon.
The mail, on account of the deep
snow, came irregular last week. ar
irving only on Thursday and Sunday
instead of every day. announces the
Del Norte Record. The mail carriers
reported 10 feet Of snow on the sum-
NIT, which packed, and they worked
hard to get through what mail ar
rived here.
II your subscription to the Courier
is more than 10 months in arrears the
paper will be stopped April 1. in ac-
cordsnce with the new postal ruling.
Kindly keep this matter in mind and
call in and pay up. even though we
may not have sent you statement.
The date on the label will indicate
the date to which your subscription
is paid.
]. #. Swanson is now mourning
the loss of wheel stolen from the
Layton hotel Sunday night. he rode
in 10 miles from his homestead on
Elk creek, expecting to return the
next day. The wheel was made es-
pecially for Mr.. Swanson. being
heavier tn an the ordinary wheel and
the loss Is keenly felt.
The ladies Of the Presby byterian
Oh urch have determined TO decorate
the interior of the church and supply
a new carpet, which will require in
the neiRhborhood Of 500, and the
ladies have started in to earn money.
They are also asking the gentlemen to
get in and drill too and later in the
season an experience meeting will be
held. which will provide an oppor-
tunity Of telling the novel way in
which money was raised.
The advance copies Of Medford' e
new commercial club pamphlets have
bee n delivered and is spoken of as a
gem and one Of the best ever issued
by city anywhere. The most strik.
ing feature Of the book is the cover. a
picture in colors Of Spitzenberg
apple tree laden with fruit. The ap-
Piles show red aginst the green foliage,
a strikinply beautiful effect. On the
back covers the Con mercial clubs
offer, now raised to $1,000 reward, for
any section equal to the Rogue River
country within 40-mile radius Of
Medford. Inside the GOV er are colored
pictures of Spitzenberg apples and
Comice pears.
r. d. Hume. of Wedderburn, Curry
county, is offering good inducements
to American citizens who have
families, and are out Of employment.
He will furnish to 90 families 90 acres
of land each free of charge for five
years and Of 10 years additional upon
payment of taxes and yearly rental
of So per acre. He will also furnish q
COW, pig and dozen chickens tc
each family to be paid for when the
family shall have an income that is
more than necessary for their main
teuance. He will furnish free pas.
turage for each COW for FIVE years
Use Of saw mill and standiug timber,
the mill to be operated by tIose who
accept this proposition to manufacture
lumber from whion to build theil
homes. He will buy any cordwood
manufactured in the clearing OF the
lands herein mentioned. Other in
dncements d are offered. d.-Del Mort,
Record.
Twenty three members of the Ash
land Normal Glee Club gave concer