Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-12
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Joe Wharton is erecting a ,ommo.
dious new residence on First street.
A new dwelling house is going up
on Fifth street.
The Grants Pass Canning 20. ship
peo car a load of vinegar thls week.
A new dwelling is being erected on
NJ street below the baseball Z. ouuds.
Archdeacon Chambers Of Portland
will conduct services at St. Luxe s
Episcopal Church next Sunda, at IL
a. IN. and s p. IN. All will he wei
come.
The Grants Pass Box 90. have
called in their labor notes dated
April llth. 1908 and Craig,e Sharp
vas around Tuesday taking up the
same for the company.
The Bethany Band will hold a
picnic at the Riverside Park on Tues
day afternoon. Members Of tie Band
are requested to meet at the church
at Q O'Clock, bringing lunch for sup
per.
The Bethany Presbyterian Society
entertained about 40 ladies WedDes-
day afternoon. Strawberries and
cream aud cake were served, and
social good time enjoyed by al pres
ent.
The ladis of st. Luke's Guild and
their friends. met at the home of
Mrs. M. O. Clemens Wednesday after
noon, where they were pleasantly en-
tertained and ice cream and cike and
a..good time were partaken of.
The coke haul for the smr ter has
begun and the smelter will blow-in
this week. 1t is a !amenIable fact
that the Takilma is operated only
three or four months in the year.
whereas it might run the whole year
IL there were q macsdam zed road
from here to this smelter.
One of the busiest places in the
city is the canning factory. This
new addition is now complet"t and
the new machinery which recently
arrived 10 being placed. Mapger
Sampson hopes to be ready to handle
the Logan berries, calls for which
are now coming in.
At general meeting of Gent
Logan Post No. 80, G. A. r Held
IN their hall. Grants Pass. Orr, June
8, 1908, a vote of thanks WAS unani'
mously extended to all VITO assisted
in the Memorial and Decoration exer-
cisss. The Post feels especially CRATE
ful to H. c. Kinney, for donating tts
use of the Opera House for the occa.
sion. To tho patriotic Pand who
volunteered their services and the
Ladies quartet which so ably fur
nished the vocal music.
The Bijou theatre, on FIR mt Street
formerly operated by Combsa & Sears,
has changed hands, and is no" owned
by Geo. Young and E. v. Holl. Mr..
Combs leaving Tuesday for San Fran
cisco. The new prophet r. will
make some improvements, aud this
little theatre will be in Il q future,
as it his been in the past. on" OF the
popular places Of amusement iu the
city.
Tuesday evening. the men bers of !.
o. o. f and Rebekah lodges in this
city. held their annual 10 nj memorial
exercises for the departed brot rs and
sisters of the orders. The hall wal
appropriately decorated for tn occa'
sion, and a large number of mambers
and friends we're present 10 itnes'
the beautiful and touching service
for the departed. The address Of the
evening was given by Rev. W. T.
Goulder. formerly pastor Of the NJ. E.
church south, Of this ci'v. Mr.
Goulder discoursed very iorriby OF
the purity and strength of these orders
and his speech was much r ciatet
and enjoyed by all who were rivi