Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
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LOCAL EVENTS.

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s. NJ. Campbell of Leland, was il
town last Sunday.
J. ". Hathneld Of Eugene was il
the city Monday.
". B. Sherman went to San Fran
cisco Mondsy.on a brief business er
rand.
Deputy Fish warden Wilson Of Ore
gon City was in the city Monday snt
Tuesday in the discharge of offcia
duty.
Send to the editor Of the Grants
Pass Bulletin for a copy of that paper
which will tell you about grape cul
ture and the Rogue River Valley.
it's free for the asking.
Jas. ]. McFadoeu of Fort Jones,
CAL. returned Tuesday after having
spent a week here with his mother,
Mrs. Kate McFadden. Mr.. McFadden
is employed st the Morrison mine in
Quartz valley. He reports times fairly
prosperous in that sec tion.
J. T. Parks, who has a hauling
contrst for the Takilna smelter, came
in from Waldo Saturday enroute tc
Gold Hill after q hoist to be used al
the Takilma works. Mr.. Parks re.
ported quite snow at Waldo Tues
day of last week.
Postmaster Donnell who was elected
a delegate to the republican state con-
vention at Portland at a recent meet
ing of the county central committee,
has resigned owing to pressure Of other
matters and Geo. S. Calhoun has been
elected to fill the vacancy and will,
with the other delegates, represent
Josephine county in the state conven.
tion on the l4th.
W. Fl. Jackson. wife and son of
Rockford. Ill, arrived in this city
Sunday to spend couple Of days
with friends. They left Monday for
Los Angeles where they have two
sons, one OF whom has been in the
employ of the Pacific Electric Co.,
in the engineering department for
the past five years. Mr.. and Mrs.
jackson were greatly pleased with
Grants Pass.
Mrs. S. E. Bates arrived last week
from Grafton, North Dakota, and
will probably make Grants Pass her
home. Mrs. Bates spent two years in
Grants Pass, reforming to Grafton four
years ago. to again take tho manage.
nent Of her newspaper, the News and
Times, which paper she has been pun.
fishing for 10 years past. She has now
OF the business and the great.
Or amount of her property in Grafton
and expects to make Oregon her home.
The congregation Of Bethany Pres
,yterisn church will hold q called
Meeting at the church next Thursday
'vsning for the purpose of extending
call for a pastor and at that time the
anne Of Rev. Robert Mclean will be
Mr.. Mclean has many
riends in Grants Pass Who will be
appy to see him located here again.
or the past six years he has been do
~ special work in Puerto Rico.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Mclean and
aid arrived here last week from
inghsmpton. N. Y. and will probably
cate in Grants Pass. Mr.. Mclean
a son OF Rev. Eneas Mclean who
as located at Medford and at Bandon
me 90 years ago, and Mr.. Mclean
ent some time with the family of
ev. Robert Mclean at the time of
6 death Of his mother here in 1891.
says he remembers the names of
any Of the old residents but none of
T. faces, he being but a child at the
me. For the PAST three years he has
en- connected with the National
effective League, of Waverey, N. Y.
d he will work here in the interest
that organization.
Other than the receirt of a new set
books could have suggested a plaus.
o reason for the animation and :
-uestness manifested in the band
'ctice at Clemens hal last Mon
night The boys went to
new music like ducks to water. +,
l even the leader, Prof. Rowell. was a
rrised at the rreoocity with which n
boys read the new music The :
ants Pass toys band is making +,
endid progress are the pride of the :,
and their weekly open air con. Il
Is will soon be a feature of the q
lmer's enjoyment in this beautiful c,
picturesque little city on the
que river.