Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27
A Brief Record of
Local Events.


Attorney John Baker rec ntly from
wenatchee. has accepted position in
the law office of Attorney Hough.
The Grants Pass Box Co. is SOW
taking up the labor notes issued Feb
ruary 1.
David l.. Webb of Deering was in
town Friday to prove up ON his home
stead. He was accompanied BY Fred
Ahlberg, @. T. Webb, who acted as
his witnesses.
The Grants Pass Canning Company
Shipped 10 barrels of Sampson's 8 fruit
tree spray Monday morning. all bot
one barrel of which went to Medford.
Soon the worshipers at Wilder.
Vile will be summoned to church ser.
vices by sweet toned bell. the bell,
having arrived by freight last week,
billed to Rev. B. Pepper, pastor Of
the NJ. E. church at Wilderville.
Among the new improvements is a
skating rink being erected on G street
by o. Phelps. The structure is to be
50xSO feet. Mr.. Phelps expects to
have his building up by Saturday
night and ready for business some
time next week.
The "Cow Puncher' as presented
at the opera house last Monday night
was greeted by fair house and we'll
received. One Of the strongest feat
ures of the play was parts played by
J. M. Leaverton, as Carlos Mendosa,
a Mexican stage robber. and Luchia
Cordova, his sweetheart. impersonsted
by Alzora Verton.
The Redmen hall was filed to over
flowing last Friday night and stand
ing room was at premium at the
medal contest held under the auspices
of the W. G. 7. U. There were seven
contestants for the silver medal and
all the selections were along the line
of temperance. Miss Airline Sweet
land was awarded the medal by the
three judges while Miss Mildred
Churchill was awarded second place.
Each Of the contestants rendered the
selections in a very pleasing manner
and with degree of excellence which
brought forth enthusiastic applause.
Supt. A. q. Hoofer Of the Mt. Pitt
mining Co. came down from the minet
Thursday of last week with 6.pound
gold brick, valued at about $500.
Mr.. Hoofer left Saturday for Portland,
the headquarters of his company, te
, Golfer with the other officers. The
, Mt. Pitt people have ~ claims, and
while the capitalization is $3.50. 00o
the stock is all held by Oregon people
Unusual activity is being planned fol
the present summer on their variou
developed claims.
Thos. Leith of Murphy has mad
announcement of his candidacy TO
nomination for county commissions
on the Republican ticket. Mr.. Lett
has been q resident Of Josephine
county for great number of year
and feels that he knows the require
ments Of the county as we'll as an
man in the county. The people Of tn
Applegate aud Williams valleys think !
Q is about time for them to have repre-
sentative in the court. ms it has bee
about IA years since one from thei
district has been on the board
L. L. Jewell has made his au
nouncement as candidate for nomine
'. for State Senator for Josepbin
y county. Up to this year, Joseph in
n county had to share her senator wit
Lane county and it resulted in tn
10 election of Lane county man to reI
resent US in the state senate. Will
is Mr.. Jewell was a member of the las
IS Legislature he succeeded in securing
is whole senator for this county despit
a the opposition Of prominent member
e of that body and the fact that tn
county did not have the necessar
10 population to entitle her to senate
AZ Mr.. Jewell also did some other goC
a work in the legislature, especially
rs securing favorable legislation in r
ID gard to the fishing industry whit
affects this county very materisll
-, and he feels that he is entitled to
- place on the republican ticket.
m f. V. Metts of the northwest min
re Co.. located on Silver Greek, was
he Grants Pass the first of the week, a
be compsnied by his son. The mine
located on Silver Creek about 40 mil
from Grants Pass, the last 1S mil
or being trail, and it is 10 miles to t
III nearest house, as they come tewa
NO town. At present there are nj
ie' people at the mine and they will 80
ne start up active work continuing t
tunnel which will open up the Silv
ar creek basin. The tunnel is alrea
i