Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-26
LOCAL EVENTS.

TIE ". q. W. will hold their in.
stal lstiou of ofiicers on the evening Of
July 8. Members and their ladies
are invited to be present, and all
visiting members.
JOS, hine chap er No. 20, Order OF
the Ea' tern Star ed, at their meet
ing Wednesday night of last week to
clo,e their meetings for the summer
vaca ions during the mouths of July
ard AuRu.t.
The eagle will scream at Woodviile
on Fourth. Among the features
of The proeram for the day are big
picnic diuner. basebsll and other
games aud Fireworks at night. The
Revs. J. E. Day and W c. Long
will be the speakers Of the day
MS Ada Walker. one of the in
stractcrs in the Grants Pass high
school during 1867, ut for the past
year of Cody, Wyo., now has posi-
tiun in Chicago with the First Ma
tlousl Bank at salary, which she
says. will compensate in measure
for leaving the ''Wooly West.
There is hearty aud healthy rival
nv between members of the Portland
Commercial club in furnishing flowers
for its decoration. Each day a differ
ent member is the donor, and flowers
are promised more than 10 days in
advance. The ladies, too, have be-.
come enthusiastic and have added
much to the effect through their taste
in floral arrangement.
While starting fire with kerosene
last Friday morning. Mrs. j. @. An
dr. W, who lives over on the Apple
gate, was seriously burned about the
shoulders and their farm house, to-
gether with q greater portion of its
contents were destroyed before Mr..
Andrew, who was at work in the
field, could reach the place to stay
the flames. Mrs. Andrew was taken to
Medford for medical attention and
has since been in q critical oondi-
tion, though her injuries are not
necessarily fatal.
The actual membership today OF the
Portland Commercial Club, is 1858
and there are 90 applicants to b.
considered at the regular meeting
of the Board of Governors 1%00 is
a figure of early realization. In
quiries have come from all over the
state relative to the membership OF
this organization, the interest proba-
bly, being awakened by the recent
housewarming held in the new eight
story steel home Of the club.
Closing Out our stock of Top and
Open buggies, regardless of cost
Hair Riddle Hdw. 90.
1908 will register the greatest crop
Of berries and cherries that Oregon
has ever produced. Quality is mag
nificent, quantity almost Unlimited,
and while humanity is enjoying this
fruit the maturing hay crop insnres
q big increase in the dairy output,
which has been greatly benefited by
as good spring pastures as were ever
known in this section. Residents OF
the North west should take pains to see
that their eastern country friends are
made familiar with the unequalled
conditions which make dairying &C
profitable here.
Fruit picking ladders at Hair Rid
dies.
Among others Tskilma will cele
brate the glorious Fourth and
liberal program has been planned for
the day. There will be the usua
parade of the humpo- bumpo'rat
tagtallions. the grand ball and the fir'
works-in tho evening. Besides there
will be = we'll outlined program, in
oludingIthe reading Of the Declaration
Of Independence, races by the girl
and boys, a shooting contest. the po
tato. the egg race and all those. II
fact the celebration at Takilma prom
ises to be one Of the best times II
the hills on the glorious Fourth.
The Rogue River Baptist Associa
tion was in session at Central Poin
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday o
this week and on the program sp
peared the names Of Rev. f. c
Lovett. Crsgie Sharp and Miss Dais
Cole from Grants Pass. Anon
others who attended from here wer
Mrs. J. B. Eberle, Miss Crayne
Geneva Meyers. Merle Caldwell
Josephine Rsndle, Vera Whippls
Nina Pad dock, Arthur Conklin, job
Hackett and Roy Hactett. Ihos
who attended report having had
, series Of inspiring meetings.
Arrangements have been made IL
number Of hacks and four-hort
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