Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-26
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sells soda fountain. Get the habit.
Read what the United States
Government says concerning PAGE
FENCE on page two Of this paper,
3-26-2t
Among the interesting works Of
art to be exhibited at the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific Exposition this summer
will be a statue of "0ld Jennie, the
last of the Rogue River Indians.
When you think of ice cream
think of Russells.
H. r. Bernard, a prominent gem
tleman from Iowa and a friend of
Secretary Blanchard, is in the city
on visit to Grants Pass to find
something good as an investment
L. ]. Sabin, the brother of George
c. Sabin, the druggist, who has been
critically i'll for nearly two weeks,
is thought to be some better as we
go to press.
Why is it, Mrs. Jones, my coffee
is always bitter?" Buy better cof-
fee get Folger's Golden Gate whole
roast, don't grind too fine or boil
too long,
Special menu for Saturday and
Sunday at Russell's confectionery.
Real estate men should use the
Courier's Agents Authority to Sell"
books, for listing all their proper
ties Then you get the commission
when you sell piece of property.
Those wishing to enter the VIC.
T. U. Medal Contest will please COM
municate with Mrs. A. H. Gunnell
who has the work in charge. Re-
presentatives from all the churches
and those representing no church
are wanted in this work.
Rev. Mcconnell, of the Christian
church, who arrived here from Eu-
gene 10 days ago, has settled down
to do earnest work in his church.
Rev. Mcconnell was for seven years
an evangelist in the Northwest and
during that time did good work for
hic denOmin atiop
Revised figures by the Hartman
lines show that the number OF
homeseekers is 25 per cent greater
this year than in 1907, the banner
year. This being the case Grants
tass can expect to receive certain
percentage OF the increased business
The city council should make note
of these things and clean up the
town and get ready for visitors.
Charles F. Stowe & Co. have pur
chased the Rosebud Ice Cream ant
Oyster Parlors, No 10 north Sixth
street. This new firm y composed
of Mr.. Stowe and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Gould, all formerly from Alask'
but recently from Eugene. The!
understand the business and will
make the place popular.
Horribly mangled, the body OF c
G.. Scott, one Of the best known en-
gineers on the Southern Pacific, wa
found in the Ashland railroad yard
late yesterday evening There wer,
no witnesses to the accident. 1t 4
thought the man stepped In front o
an engine which was coming from
the roundhouse to the turntable, an,
tnat his foot became entangled II
someway so that he was unable I,
extricate himself He had come II
with his engine-No 262-drawin
southbound freight No. 222, and wa
run over by his own engine
Tribune.
H. Il. Gething has Just sold hi
144-acre farm on the Murphy roa
four miles south OF Grants Pass /
Mrs. e. Sorg, who arrived recent
from Casper, Wyo. Mrs. Sorg ha
spent the past three weeks on tn
place with the Gething family look
ing over the place and has decide
that II is just the kind OF propert
she wants. Mr.. Gething is 80 we
pleased with this country that 1
less than "a hours he had purchase
and paid cash for a 5-acre tract o
Rogue River avenue near the oil
power house, buying from Mr.
Esther A. Williams. Mr.. Gethin
has already taken possession an
moved his family to the new hom
They will add greatly to the popl
lation OF the city as there are eigi
children.