Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-07
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LOCAL EVENTS.
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Dr. VanDyke made a protest. ionsl
call at Woodvile Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Woodcock and daughter Lolita
were in Josephine's capital Tuesday.
/ a. j. Hart, one of the miners from
Williams was in the county seat last
Monday.
Fl. l.. Lewis one of the miners of
the Gslice distcrict was in the city
Monday.
The Grants Pass Box Co. are this
week taking up their labor notes dated
June 7th.
G. L. Haff, a mining man of Gold
Hill, was is in the city Saturday and
Sunday.
Attorney Robert Smith was in
Medford looking after legal matters
last Saturday.
DR.. G. R. Ray of Medford rassed
through the city Tuesday morning en-
route home from Portland
Mrs. Ira TunRst of Jacksonville, is
spending the week here with her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Elliyon.
W. W. Young and E. l.. Hanks of
Crescent City came over Monday to do
some pospecting in this vicinity.
Miss Hattie Thomas of Galice Creek
returned home last Monday night
after having spent week here with
the family of A. B. Cornell.
Messrs. L. E. and G. M. Van Cleave
came in from San Diego, Cal, and
will spend some months prospe citing
for gold in the Southern Oregon hills.
o. A. Tibbetts, wife and son Joe of
Crescent City CT me over Monday to
look after mining interests and
sp nd few days in the hills.
Geo Williams moved ths latter part
of last week from 140 Front street to
the Schallhorn property on Il and
Seventh streets.
The Union Service will be held at |
the Christian church Sunday night
at 8 O'Clock, preaching by the Rev.
Robert Mclean.
The Chicago Ladies Base Ball club
will play the Grants Pass team at the
athletic grounds in this city next Mon.
day afternoon at 3 80.
Miss Emily Rodney Of Salem ar
rived in the city yesterday for an ex-
tended visit with the family of Mr..
aud Mrs. A j. Klocker.
Is. B. Duffy of Denver, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
D. q X. G. Ry, was in the city
Tuesday arranging the tickets and
routing for Mr.. and Mrs. d. Eismann.
will left Sunday morning on their way
% Germany.
II. l.. Martin and H. G. Ripley Of
'or tland arrived in the city Tuesday
md will spend month or more in
he hills camping and prospecting.
Mr. Ripley was here 81 years ago
md of course notes that the Grants
Pass of that day was but suall bud
# its present growth.
The enterprising residents of New !
Iope district are preparing to erect
lew school house. They are also eu- o.
aged in the good roads line tho and
re now widening the old road ont
o the full 60 feet from Newhope out
o the main road from Murphy TO
irants Pass.
Friday night fire broke out in the '
esidenoe of Henry Oden, near Winner,
nd in spite of all the neighbors could
o the place and most of the conteuts Y
7ere destroyed. The fire caupht
rom a defective flue. Mr. Oden was
way from home at the time.-M.d.
ord Mail
The fright trains through this CITY I
re assuming their old time length.
'arly in the spring the tonnage was
Ight aud majority of the freights =
'ent out of here with but one engine. +
'htress 1t is now very common to see
re'ght trains pull out Of Grants Pass
nth three locomotives attached.
David Husband of Eugene, represen.
alive OF the Christian Standard. the
aiding organ of the Christian
hurch, was in the city Sunday and
ionday occupying the pulpit of that
hurch Sunday morning, During the =
aiance OF his stay here he succet ded -
adding a number of new names to z
lie Standards already large circ.
tion.
The bosrd of county commissioners -
IN session today, having convened in W
'gular session Wednesday. The prin.
pal order of business at this meeting
the question of the construction Of -
bridge across Rogue River to re. -
ace the present structure. A repre-
ntative Of one OF the bridva br;l5 w