Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-26
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Miss Fannie Abrams, who has
been at the Commercial Club, has
accepted a position with the
Churchill Riggs Land Co.
One good Hamilton grand upright
piano for sale, cheap. Inquire at
Courier Office.
Washington's birthday, February
22, being legal holiday, the banks,
postofice, public buildings were clos
ed, and the business houses part of
the day.
Scores of styles of Page fence-if
you want more styles, ask Franklin,
at Coron-Booth Hardware Co. 2-19tf
The Ladies Benefit Society of
Bethany Church will hold an exhibi-
ton of curios and souvenirs from
Alaska, Porto Rico and Holland, on
the afternoon and evening of March
| 10th.
Children's ready-made wear at
Deans.
Grants Pass has one representative
in the fleet which has just been
around the world and this is Jason
Holloway of the Louisiana. The
| fleet returned to Fortress Monroe on
the 21st, having been on the journey
IA months When Holloway returns
to Grants Pass he should have re-
ception.
The history of certain 40 acres
of land a mile below the dam and
some distance below the road on the
north side of the river, illustrates
conditions Just now around Grants
Pass. Two years ago c. G. Ament
bought this forty at $3.50 an acre.
Some three weeks ago Ament sold
the land to J. G. Riggs, H. L. Gilky
and Tom Fry for $50 an acre, and
two weeks after they sold the prop
erty at 500 an acre.
There is one man among the
workers for irrigation who is entitled
to much credit for devotion to the
cause and that is o. S. Blanchard He
was not only member of the origin
al committee on irrigation but later
was elected by the stockholders a di'
rector. From first to last he has
been the attorney of the company
serving without pay and doing at the
l same time most valuable service.
e. S. Jackson came in from
+ Whiskey Creek Tuesday for a few
4 supplies and returned home Wednes
e day. Mr.. Jackson and Lee Emerson
}. are placer mining about two mile
n from Provolt and have been very sue
cessful this season on account of tn
e continuous rains. Saturday the
}. discovered some placer ground on tn
2, divide between Whiskey and Brush
o creeks that had escaped the notice @
d the early miners and which Shove
q good values. That country was fu
Vt of miners along in the sos, an
n Whiskey Creek was big paying SCI
% ton at that time, but the miner
e skipped several patches of groun
IS which have been located on later an
n are good producers.
III See Coron-Booth Hardware Con
u pany before you buy your garde
4 ronls 2-26.
u Good house-keepers don't bu
ground Coffee" says Mrs. Brow
1T loses its strengths not near
- good as Folger's Golden Gate who
;" roast, ground just before using. -
- YOU can get the best fence made
the American only
u cents per rod, at Hair-Ridd
@ Hardware Co.
~ Last Thursday evening was q
regular meeting OF the council,
which time the mayors veto on {
80 telephone franchise was to come u
49, Owing to the fact that there was n
quorum present there was
-, meeting. Councilman Cheshire W
-. in Portland, Councilman Cronk W
90 attending the council meeting
80. Medford and Councllmen Fetsch a
~. Burkhalter could not be found,
80 though the marshall was sent G
~. to try 20 find them, AS a result
exact reasons why the mayor veto
,ho the measure will have to await
- next meeting Of the council, wh
l., will be week from tomorr
,as night.
nIa l.. A. Newton, special agent OF
rIa Pacific Tel. e. Tel. Co., informs
oi. Courier that the first shipment
material for use in the installat
of the new central energy plant
rived today, and he expects I
o.o within the following week a force
-. men will be on the ground to 81
work on the outside construct
At which will mean thorough o'
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