Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-19
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Step ladders at Hair-Rlddle's.

Step ladders at Hair-Riddle's.
Grants Pass was visited Thursday
by a band of Gypsies who made the
rounds of stores and houses. tell
ing fortunes wherever permitted.
A cave-in occurred at the Oscar
Creek placer mine last week and
two workmen narrowly escaped
the fate of Mr.. Pollock at Galice a
few weeks ago. The Murphy Cor
respondent gives particulars.
Hugo people will now be able to
swear, that is to documents, for w.
c. Henry has been commissioned a
notary public. Mr.. Henry is also
postmaster and will in the near fu-
ture erect store building and carry
! a small stock of goods.
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
18th and Saturday goth. S-12-2t
Park Superintendent Boyington
has been busy for the past two
weeks gathering up the leaves from
Riverside park and has made a good
showing. He has also set out a
quantity of dahlia bulbs.
w. P. Wright is busy working on
a present map of Josephine county
from which he will have wall and
pocket maps made and placed on
sale. He is also working on a big
map of southwestern Oregon and
northwestern California.
Mrs. Potter told the convention
of ladies that her doctor said that
good coffee properly made would
not hurt anyone. She said to buy
Folger's Golden Gate whole roast,
have the grocer grind it, or grind 1t
at home.
Packard impersonates, depicts the
humorous, the picturesque and the
beautiful, and will fill an evening
full of fun and profit. At Opera
house, Friday, March 26.
The cards displayed in the win
dows advertising the curio exhibit
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church are really artistic. They re-
present Alaska, Philippines, Porto
Rico and Holland.
There will be no preaching at the
M. E, church, south, Sunday, on
account of services at some Of the
churches in the morning and a
Union Meeting at night at the Opera
house, all under the auspices of the
Y. M. c. A.
Want everybody to know w. ],
Gardner is going out of business
and selling everything at a great
sacrifice. If any merchants want
goods we will sell them the entire
stock for 75c on the dollar.
D. B. Russell, of Medford, has
sold the Russell Confectionery OF
this place to F. w. Russell, who ar.
rived last week from Boston. The
gentlemen are not related and never
heard of one another until few
days before the sale was made. The
name of the establishment will re
main the same and the same lines
carried.
Prof. P. j. Head, the blind piano
man has been doing good work II
his business and has just placed
three fine instruments in Grants
Pass homes, ]. e. Kerley securing {
Marshal & Window: Chas. Burk
hotter, a Belle OF New York; ant
Carl Reymer, Kimball. The pro
fessor says he is live man and in
tends to keep alive.
Tom Calvin, the real estate man
has fitted up an office In the Flrs
National Bank building where h
!, will handle country and city pro
perty Alvin II. Gunnell has take
, the adjourning room to Mr.. Calvin
and will keep up his work anon
the mines OF this county, and, as Ia
,, as office work is concerned, they wi
work together.
The Woman's Relief Corps wer
o entertained Thursday afternoon b
, Mrs. j. II. Ahlf at her beautif,
q home at 656 Sixth street Fifty
. tive ladies were present. A shol
musical and literary program We
given and a pleasant social time WI
enjoyed by all present. The afte
noon closed with refreshments SER
y, ed by the hostess assisted by Mr.
Mary Shrader, Mrs. Minnie Shal
horn and Mrs Brant.
A Hear Packard at the Opera hous