Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-24
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Among those who have been serving
on the jury this week were 1. j,
Mackip aud John McUaslin, two of
the successful farmers and fruit grow
ers near Leland.
The Grants Pass Fisherman's union
met at fireman's hall last Saturday
light and organ ICED for the season Of
1908 by the election of Henry Hud,on,
president. A. Umphlett, vice presi dent.
A. Aubsry. secretary and L. L.
Jewell, treasurer.
The regular annual conference OF
the Free Methodist church of Oregon
will conveue at Portland next Wednes-
day, April Goth and continue in session
over Sunday. Rev. &. d. Blsckman,
pastor of the Grants Pass charge. will
be present aud possibly I. II. Gil
patrick, who is . delegate.
County Treasurer Taylor has this
week remitted to the s.ate treasurer
half of the taxes due the state from
Jo,ephiue county. as provided by law.
The other half will be sent in In Oc-
tober. The amount forwarded by
Treasurer Taylor Wednesday was
$5i75.
JC X McCann is the new post
master at Wilderville, Mrs H d Jones
resigning on account OF i'll health, after
having charge continuously for the
past 90 years and in the same build
ing. She has been residing with her
daughter. Mrs. g. W. Lewis.
A beautiful Salmon rose picked
from his own garden adorned Post
master Donnell's desk last Friday
afternoon. It Was one of the hrst
of the season, though one lady told
the Courier that she picked roses from
her garden. in the latter part OF
March. This should be evidence to
our caste rn friends Of the beauty and
salubrity Of Oregon's climate.
Though unpleasant, it nevertheless
seems to be fact. that the Grants
Pass debating team met its Waterloo
in the debating contest at Lebanon last
Friday. The question DEBATED was
Resolved. that members of the legis'
lature should be chosen on the system
of proportional representation" the
home team having the affirmative.
This Ia the fourth victory for the
Lebanon debaters. The final for the
championship of the state will be held
at the state university at Eugene.
James Bringer, who has been con-
fined at the county home for the past
few years, has lately sh own signs OF
mental arrangement, and last week be-
came so violent that he was sent to
the state hospital for the insane Tues
day.
d J. Jones, superintendent OF the
Sturgis mine, one of the leading
placer properties in Jackson connty.
was in Grants Pass last Saturday
shaking hads with his numerous old
time friends. Mr.. Jones has mined In
this part of Oregon for the past q
years The Sturgis 10 owned by the
Sterling Mining TO-. ano 10 under thu
management OF J. d. Heard. Two
shifts of eight men each arc now en-
ployed. Mr.. Jones says they expect II
make cleanup in July.
Dorlon Tryon q former resident o
Jack sonville died 1t Astoria, q shor
time since, after a lingering illness
aged SO years. He was born in Yer
mont in 1925 and with his father ant
two brothers crossed the plains in 1S4'
and came direct to Oregon. Mr.
Tryon came to Rogue River vale!
in 1851 and was one OF those ~h'
subdued the Indians then in po se's
ion of this favored spot. He wa
possessed of considerable Of thi
worlds goods He never marred
living with niece, Mrs. A. A Cleve
land, for many years.-Mtdfor'
Tribune.
1t is conservatively estimated tina
} within the coming month there will
be at least IA saw mills In operation
in Josephine county aud all within
a radius of 30 miles of Grants Pass
The famous sugar pine, so prolific IL
Southern Oregon, will constitute tn,
greater portion Of the lumber outpu
Of these mills. While much Of til,
LUMBER will be shipped to the eastern
states a considerable por ion of l
will be worked up here in Grant
Pass in the manufacture of all kind
of fruit boxes. Nearly all this lumbe
is assorted and graded before shipmen
right here in Grants Pass, and lum
: bering is but one of the many impor
tant resources of this section.
J. d. Franklin. who came h
, Grants Pass from Leads, N. D.,
couple of months ago with n view &
locating, returned here Monday nigh
from Medford, where he had beel
, looking around. While at Medford b
became interested with b. II. Clark
who operates wholesale gasolin
3 engine and pump establishment
t which house he will represent IN Jose
phine county in fact he will have al
the territory from Grants Pass :
3 Eugene besides the country tributar
s on the east and west. Mr.. Frank
! lin will open an office here as soon a
: he can find room and will max
Grants Pass his headquarters an
p permanent home. After visitiD
:. various towns in Washington. Mon
y tana. and other points in Southen
I Oregon, Mr.. M. franklin says Grant
Pass looks good to him
There Is an unusual amount c
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