Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-14
A Brief Record of
Local Events.

where he now has a very attractive
establishment.
An interesting meeting of the
Grants Pass Y. W. G. T. U, was
held at the Newman NJ. e. church.
Friday evening.
Lewis Rothe, the artist with the
Sunset magazine. spent a part of this
week in Grants Pass, taking some fine
views Of the scenery hereabouts for
that popular publication.
With the large number of hoboes
who are passing through the city.
the officers are finding plenty to
keep them busy and are succeeding
admirably in thwarting the designs
of the undesirable gentry.
Blaine Clarke, one of the Knights
OF the Road purloined an overooat
from the Layton hotel and Msnday
Justice Holman found that ne must
take up his lodgings at hotel de Rus
sell and await the pleasure Of the
circuit court.
In some unaccountable manner the
Courier types last week had o s
Goodnow aspiring to the office Of
secretary Of state. whereas. as a mat.
ter Of fact he is making an aggressive
campaign for the position Of state
senator from Josephine county. with
excellent prospects Of landing the
plum.
Today is "Valsntine Day." and
many a "sweet" missivs is reported
to be passing through the mails and
the scholars at the public schools
have been having appropriate exer-
cises and most OF the rooms had q
valentine Mail Box, which was
greatly enjoyed.
Word comes from Rev. G. o. Beck
man, the popular pastor Of the New
man Methodist church. who was com
pelled to 60 to Southern California for
his health. which indicates that his
condition 10 none too::good and that he
will soon 20 to Arizona. in hopes Of
improving his health.
M. 7. Utley, Of Grants Pass. who
superintended the carpenter work on
the Rhodes-Farlow block. and is
likewise engaged at present ON the
Monterey Hotel improvements was
over at 1.-THE Cove" on she Dead In
dian road, recently, and reports
several inches Of snow. with hard
road to travel iu that vicinity. he
went to Cottage Grove this week TO
take hold OF some large contracts.
At San Francisco. on February Sd,
In the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals Charles Nickel Of Medford
appeared ss plaintiff in error
against the United States Of America.
Nickel was jointly convicted with
Harry Miller and Frank Kincart for
subornation Of perjury in timber and
Kincart served their terms at Nc
Neils Island. Nickel was sentenced
to serve 13 months bus appealed from
the decision Of the lower court,
which has now been confirmed.
The city of Corvallis is jubilan'
over the first years results in msnag
ing its own water plant, the rsnta
receipts for the calendar year 1907
amounting to $40, 242. The snnua
report of the City Recorder Of Ash
land just compiled shows that rents
receipts Of the water system in thil
city for the year 1907 amounted to tn,
sum of SIG, 1883. and after interes
charges amounting to $i035 and nearl,
$4,000 spent in extensions besides op
| Grating expenses, had been deducted
there remained balance Of $7l18. 81
in the water fund at the close Of tn
year.
The formal opening OF the new
Bijou Theatre occurred last evening
r the attendance being very large anC
: an excellent program was rendered
3 The new quarters on Front street
r between Sixth and Seventh ar
elegant and right up.to date, th
building being entirely remodeled
and fitted up in fine style. Under tn
progressive management Of Messrs
Sears & Combs, the new playhous
promises to be success in every par
. ticular. Mr.. Cobns is to have person
al supervision Of the local theatre an
he assures the Courier that the show
provided will be fully equal to any @
the best to be found anywhere on tn
Pacific coast.
Attorney Gus Newbury of JACK
: sonville has been mingling wit
$ his many friends in this cit
e this week. Mr.. Newbury hs
E SHE'D his castor into the politics
d arena and is out for the republica
g nomination for Prosecuting Attorne