Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-01-29
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LOCAL EVENTS.

pany commenced the week by hold
ing two meetings on Monday and
special committees have been at
work all the week. 1t is the inten-
ton to have irrigation this year.
II. B. Hendricks moves his office
this week to the corner of 9Th and
G streets over the new drug store.
where he has rooms newly fitted up
by DR.. Flanagan. Mr.. H., will write
insurance and transact realty busi-
ness.
Capt. David Lyman will be hold
Ing series of meetings at the local
Salvation Army hall. On Saturday
night the Captain will speak of Life
in Hawaii" Being a native son of
the Hawaiian Islands will add to the
interest of the meeting. Capt. Ly-
mans last appointment was Wenat-
chez, Wash.
You can get three pairs of Child
ren's Hose for 20 cents at Gardner
q Cos. 1-15-3t
Mrs Mary Staples has disposed of
her Interest in the Manzanita Heights
property, consisting of 90 lots, to
Mrs. Lila Wilson, of Portland, con-
sideration $4,000. Mr., Wilson was
In Grants Pass short time ago and
was very favorably impressed with
the city, and 1t is probable that we
will have them for residents soon.
A letter just received from Robert
N. Mclean, now at Auburn Seminary
N. Y, in which he orders the Courier
and Orgonian sent to him, states that
he is looking forward to spending the
summer in Grants Pass, and that his
brother Edward also hopes to be here
then. Robert spent the Christmas
vacation with his brother in New
York.
The Rogue River Fruit Exchange
will hold its first annual meeting at
the rooms of the Commercial Club
on Saturday, February 13, at 10 a.
m, for the election of officers for
the ensuing year. The Exchange Is
one of our best and most important
institutions as its special business Is
to find the best market for our
fruits. 1t Is to be hoped that our
business men as well as our fruit
growers and farmers, will attend the
annual meeting. The good work
that has been done the past season
by the officers who manage the Ex-
change make 1t most important that
the public shall stand by the organ
ization. Be sure to attend the meet
ing.
The Old Maids Convention, a side
splitting comedy, will be given at the
opera house on the evening of Febru-
ary 5, for the benefit Of the High
School library. Tickets on sale at
the Russell confectionery. 1-29 1t
The Christian Endeavor Society
celebrates its 2Sth anniversary on
February 7, and the societies all
over the land will give special pro-
grams on that day. The society OF
the Christian church will give a
program entitled Our DamohBoys"
and the proceeds OF the collection on
that day will go toward the orphan
age work at Damon, India. The
program will consist Of songs, and
talks on the work at that point.
The service will be held Sunday
evening, February 7, at 1880 o'clock.
Marion Palmer, s. A. Dearborn, ID.
w. and F. Il. Jackson, were in Grants
Pass this week Quitting for their
placer property on lower Rogue river.
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creek, about one mile from the Curry
county line, where they with Il. N.
Francis who stayed at the mine, have
a very promising proposition known
as the Tennessee Bars No. and No.
Q. The ground experts 45 cents per
yard and during the development
work two men will be kept busy
at ground sluicing. The weather at
the mine is about the same as at
Grants Pass, except that II may be q
few degrees warmer, but in order to
get to the property the men have to
cross the divide with the trail deep
with snow. AS soon as the new Gov
ernment trail Is completed they Will
have a good road to the property,
and one that can be travelled with
safety at all times during the year
IL is claimed by a disinterested
party who is In position TO know,
that the cause OF the death OF the
lady at Merlin, as reported by our
Merlin correspondent last week. was
entirely erroneous, and that this re-
port was started by parties who had
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