Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-01-31
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

Mrs. Stanton Rowell, Is enioyipg(?)
q biz case of mumps.
The members of the Grants Pass W.
q. T. U. are raising funds for the
purpo.e of placing a nice drinking
fountain in the S. P. enc osure, across
the >tr ct from the Courier flee.
Owing to the property changing
hands in which the Model Bakery
was located, Mrs. w. L. Montgomery
has discontinued the same
Frank r. E lis has just received
word hat he was successful in pass
ing the examination before the state
board of phar macy.
Several of the store windows have
very creditable poultry displays, in
honor of the Show which is now in
progress in this city.
One of the most attractive poultry
displays 10 made by G. E. Palmer,
salesman of the Southern Oregon Sup
ply Co., who has some of bis choice
Buff Orpinaton birds in the large
show window.
Next Thursday evening the Bethany
Presbyterian church will hold ITS reg,
ular annual meeting, at which new Of
ficers will be duly elected and reports
from all departments of the church
work will be forthcoming.
Jacksonvlle's new schoolhouse will
be occupied for the first time next
Monday. 1t is one of the handsomest
and best appointed buildings Of the
kind in the state and would be credit
to any city. The cost will be nearly
$50. 900.
Williams Bros. of this city have
been looking over Medford. with
view to establishing q branch lumber
yard in that place. They have large
mills in Douglas county, near Glen
dale aud are fully equipped to furnish
a vast amount Of material. Hence
this new move.
R L. Parsell has cancer on his
lower lip. which DR.. Loughridge is
successfully treating with the X-Ray.
l. has been coming on for the past
seven years. He feels that 1t is time
to stop 1t and is much encouraged
over the treatment 1t is now receiving
County Health Officer, DR.. D. p.
Love informs the Courier that he was
called out to LELAND, last evening to
look after two families, which have
cases Of diphtheria. He does not an.
ticipate that there will BE- very con-
siderable spread Of the disease.
Last night the Cavet cats escaped
fror the show window Of the Geo. 8.
Calhoun Co.'S store and now they can.
not be located. They are in the
store and ., they only roam around at
night. Mr.. Calhoun 10 planning q
grand roundup. one Of these DARK
nights to try and capture them.
A telegram message received
from Congressman Hawley states tina,
a preliminary examination to asce rtain
fitness of candidates for appointment
to naval academy csdetship at Anna
polls will be held in Eugene February
IA by DR.. William Kuykendall ant
Supt. l. r. Alderman.
A local weather prognostica tor in
forms the Courier that tomorrow il
"Ground Hog. Day, and that IL tn,
strange animal comes out and sees hi
shadow, winter will hang on ST,
weeks longer than it would if y,
fails to see the same. Here's bopin.
he may not see his shadow, If that il
an infallible sign.
After having his arm in the cast fo
early so days, G. H. Sampson is agair
able to take it out and hopes to sool
regain the proper use of it. lie report
that Mrs. Sampson. who underwear
an operation at the South Pacific
hospital the other day, is now get
ting along nicely and hopes to soon b,
able to return home, again.
Today the Courier received com
municstion from Rev. G. o Beck
man, pastor Of the Newman Methods
church. who with his family. Is 10
Gated at San Diego, Cal. and for
month their address viii be: No. 60
Irving avenue. which is but one bloc
from V. A. Peterson and e. c. Dixon
who are sojourniug in that place
Mr.. Beckman says among other things
at is raining as hard as it does il
Oregon. | am already on the mend
I should have gone on with our meet
ings. Put my address in your paper
so all may know"
Commenting upon the Ashlan
waterworks system, the Record, O
that city has this to say: 1.-THE tota
receipts of the Ashland city waite