Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-06

LOCAL EVENTS.
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W. F. Moore is laying the founda
tion for six room brick house whict
he will build on II street two block.
east of 9th.
1t is just the right time to make a
cleanup around your residence Rake
up the leaves and burn them the first
fair day when they are dry enough.
Company No. 100 of the q. S. Coast
Artillery Corps passed throgh Monday
en- route from San Francisco to Fort
Stevenson, their new station.
Fred Wilcox, night bsggageman at
the depot, is now installed as freight
clerk, s nee the resignation of Chas
Bacon.
The new 9-room brick residence of
Herbert Smith on 9th and street, is
nearing completion. This will be one
of the fiue residences of the city.
The four musical artists which
furnished the entertainment Saturday
evening for the first number of the
Lyseum course, gave the people Of
this city treat which was heartily
erioyed. Each one of the musicians
was an art st indeed and lucky were
those who heard them.
J. W. Whitney, representing the
Remington typewriter, with head
quarter at Portland. was in the city
couple of days this week, showing
the new visible Remington. Machine
operators say that this new model mas
all the good points of the original
Remington.
The Illinois valley Railroad will
soon commences active operations in
the way of construction. President
Collins has Just returned from trip
along the line and IL making every
preparation for work. This road when
completed will be great help to the
business interests of Grants Pass.
Wednesday,, young man who
gave tis name as G.. j. Williams was
arrested, pending an investigation as
to where he secured number of
articles which he was trying to dis.
pose of to second hand store in this
city. On Thursday he was released as
no evidence was secured against him.
T. J. Hickey of Portland who has
been in the city for the past few day
repairing cash registers, was taken to
the hospital Thursday. While walk.
ing on Sixth street Wednesday after.
noon. he stumbled and fell. An
examination showed that he was
suffering with heart trouble and he
was removed to his room at the Lay.
ton Hotel and the next day to the
hospital.
Last Tuesday there was xn election
In Grants Pass, an occasion formerly
for drunkenness and disorerly conduct
and yet the writer, who was all day
long and up to midnight about the
streets, did not see even q single iu.
toxicated individual The question
naturally arises why this change from
d disgusting intoxioation to sober
citizenship? Was 1t because Grants
Pass is a dry town."
It has been raining for sometime
and the dry weather is long past and
yet irrigation is as popular as ever.
The one cry heard on every side is for
irrigation next spring and the mana.
gers of-.the company must bear this in
mind. Water supplied for next June
means fully a quarter of a million
dollars worth of forage for our horses
and cattle. 1t also means an addi.
tional yield of all other farm and
orchard crops.
State Senator elect Albert Abraham,
Of Roseburg. announces his intention
Of introducing bill at the next ses.
sion Of the Legislature providing for
the punishmeut of persons who kill or
wound people. ''by mistste" "or &C.
cident" while out hunting. Mr.
Abraham, who is lawyer. thinks the
present Oregon statute on manslaught.
er applies to such cases. but does not
think 1t will be enforced In that re-
spect until q specific clause Is en-
bodied.
It has been announced that Charles
Mesvrve, formerly Of lis city. will
shortly commence the publication of
journal devoted TO the interests Of the
fruit industry Of the Rogue River
Valley. The new periodical will be
in semi magazine form, issued monthly
and known as ths Rogue River Fruit