Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-12
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An exhibition of curios and SOU
venirs from Alaska. Porto Rico. Hol-
land and the Philippines will be held
in the parlors Of the Presbyterian
church on the afternoon and even
ing Of Friday, March 10. Admission
10c. Characteristic refreshments
will be on sale at each booth. 3-5-2t
One good Hamilton grand upright
piano for sale, cheap. Inquire at
Courier Office.
The irrigation company reports
that more canal construction funds
must be subscribed before farm
owners can be sure Of water for this
season. 1t is to be hoped that there
will be no delay in increasing the
list by several thousand dollars.
Good girl wanted for general
housework. Wages Sc per week.
apply Box 3, Medford. 3-5-2t
The purchase of her summer hat is
the most perplexing problem that
confronts the summer girl. 1t can
be solved by visiting the millinery
opening at Mrs. Rehkopf's Friday
10th and Saturday goth. 3-12-2t
There will be meeting of rhe
Poultry Association Mt the CONNER
cial Club rooms Tuesday night,
March 16. Much business is to be
transacted and large attendance
is desired. The Association promises
to become an important organiz-
alton.
M. E. Moore has just received the
first carload Of large purchase Of
fine furniture. He will hereafter
use the entire building in which his
store Is located so as to take care of
his increase in trade. From now on
he will deal in new furniture exclus-
lively.
Coren-Booth Hardware Company
sell ranges on easy payments. You
can pay weekly payments. 2-26-tf
A handsomely decorated show
window at the Hair-Riddle store
has attracted much attention during
the past week. The decorations are
entirely made up of fine carpenter,
blacksmith, plumber and other me-
chanical tools. The artist who did
the work is entitled to credit for
his painstaking ability.
The Grants Pass High School
team won the honors at the debate
last Friday evening, over the Cen
trail Point team, on the question
Resolved, that three-fourths of a
jury should be competent to render
a verdict in criminal matters" The
local team was composed of Jose.
phine Randle, Errol Gilkie and
Henry Norton.
At 10 o'clock Thursday morning {
fire was discovered in the upper
story of the residence of Ralph
Schwarz on Rogue River avenue
The fire department was called out
but the flames were extlnguished rs
a bucket brigade. The family has
succeeded in removing the furniture
and other personal effects from tn,
house, but fortunately no great dam
age was done.
The Pacific Coast states were
first in the field at the Alaska
, YukonPacific Exposition. Oregon
finished her buildings first, Califor
MIA second, Washington third Thes,
buildings are now complete, and ex
hibits are being installed. New York
whose handsome building will rever
to the University Of Oregon after tn,
fair and will be used as residenc,
for the president Of that institution
has her work well in hand.
, Chief Of Police Mclean receive,
telephone message on Tuesda,
from the chief. OF police at Ashlan,
asking him to arrest one Georg
Durham, who had beat a board bill
of SIS at a boarding house in tha
city run by Widow Sharp. Chic
Mclean went out in search OF hi
man and found him at a boardin
house on J street. The fellow was 4
bed, but was compelled to get u
and go to the lookup the balance @
the night. The next day Chief Nidy
Of Ashland, came down after hi
- man and took him back on the mex
train. It now transpires that Dur
ham owes a weeks board in this CT!
Step ladders at Hair-Rlddle's.