Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-01-10
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

friends.
, j H Williams had to be IN style and
has been suffering much from bad
case of the grip during the past week
L E Tidbsll. representative of the
paper supply house OF Blake McFall
Co., Portland. has been looking after
the local print shops. for the past day
or 80.
James Gibson is assisting, temper
arily, at the big establishment of Kin
Dey & Truax, while the firm is taking
the annual inventory of stock.
Henry Harth, promising young
San Francisco business man is up
from the Southern metropolis to pay
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. H.
Harth short visit.
Miss Hattie Becky of Oakland, Ore.
gou, stopped in Grants Pass for a few
days visit with the Misses George
this week, while en- route to her home.
from visit with Ashland friends.
The city hall is being very much
improved in its outward appearance
by having coat Of paint applied.
This is a good move and will add
materially to the attraotiveness Of the
structure.
A marriage license was issued
Wednesday to Charles W Taylor.
aged 2S. native of Lane county. Ore,
and Miss Lizzie Coffee, aged 1s, ma
tive Of Josephine county both resid.
ing in Grants Pass.
Miss Agnes Elene George, who has
been having siege with the measles,
has gone to her home in Josephine
county to recuperate and has taken
vacation of indefinite length from her
employment with Deuel. g. Hobbs in
this city Ashland Tidings.
Quite nice improvement has been
made made in the appearance of the
First National Bank building, by the
placing Of double plate glass doors.
which are now in keeping with the
rest Of the substantial, fixtures of the
bank. The doors are massive and very
handsome.
While in the city Tuesday. W. B.
Goode, . representative Of the Mer-
genthaler Linotype Co. informed the
Courier that A s Bliton, of the Med
ford Mail was going to take Limo
type machine. with the idea of start.
ing another daily paper in Medford.
With two dailiss. Medford will likely
be "soing some"
Assistant Cashier A. N. Holman, OF
the Grants Pass Banking g. Trust Co..
was called to Dallas, this week, by q
telegram from Mrs. Holman, an
nouncing that both of their children
we're on the sick list. Mrs. Holman
has been the guest of her parents at
that place.
Bookkeeper LLOYD Lsuner Of the
Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co, is
an expert basketball player. He was
member of the famous Dallas team
and now his services are in demand
at Ashland. where he goes every
Sunday to drill the members of the
Normal team.
The Outlook force has heen in bad
luck the past few weeks, Mr.. ConklIn
being laid up with a very bad case of
grip, along with other complications,
and his able assistant, Mr.. Prescott
Las been barely able to perambulate.
However, the paper appeared on time
and both. men are now reported to be
much improved in health.
The First National Bank of South
ern Oregon, one of Grants Pass solid
financial institutions has just held
its semi annual meeting of the di-
rectors and it was decided to pay
the regular semi-annual dividend,
besides carrying five per cent. to the
undivided profits, thereby strengthen
ing the undivided working capital of
the bank by this amount.
Rumor has it that Grants Pass may
soon have another n ewspaper and that
its publisher will be Chas. Nickel,
the erstwhile Medford editor, who got
caught in the land fraud drag net.
Nickel is said to have been making
plans TO come h re and enlighten the
dear people, for some months past
end now that the higher courts seem
to make it likely that the land grab
bers may escape, he is reported to be
making his plans to come here in the
near future to start his paper
CARD OF THANKS.