Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
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Mrs. J, NJ, Smock. of Holland, was
in our city first of the week.
Enoch Irwin, of Galice, was a visit
or to this city on Monday, attending
to business.
The rain is just right for plow-
ing, so get you an Oliver Plow at
Cramer Bros.
Robt. G. Smith returned Sunday
from Roseburg where he had been
on business trip.
Mrs, w. W, Walker attended the
Seven Day Adventist camp meeting
lat Woodvine Friday.
Frank Vincent and family left
Monday night for Portland where
they will remain for the winter. We
are sorry to lose these good people.
On next Thursday evening DR..
JOS Clark, of lkoko, Africa, will give
a free illustrated lecture at the First
Baptist church at o'clock.
Mrs c, c. Presley returned Thurs
day from Portland where she has
been as delegate to the Wmen's
Missionary conference of the NJ. E.
church, South.
Miss Josie Vandewalker visited
her mother at Gold Hill over Sunday.
She was accompanied by Miss Hazel
Morey. The ladies returned to this
city Sunday evening.
Horace c. Hall, of Boulder, Colo,
a civil engineer of reputation, both
in the line of irrigation and mining,
has, after investigation, made his
home in Grants Pass and has opened
an office in the Albert block.
Two giant sunflowers in the win
dows of the Courier have attracted
much attention for the past 10 days.
One of these was grown by j. f.
Burke and the other by John Pat
rick, both of this city.
II. b. Hendricks and Jeff John
son returned Monday form their
hunting trip at the head of Grave
creek They report poor luck in
the sporting line, neither of them
securing any game, Mr.. Hendricks
= had a shot at a cougar but missed
It.
Split Bamboo Poles from the fac.
tory with 25 per cent dis, ,Int p
, Cramer Bros
1t was the opinion of many of the
pilgrims who went to Williams
= Creek that If the big traction engine
/ would turn in and use the Williams
5 road it would level down and fill up
) the deep ruts made by the lumber
teams These ruts are in places sim
, ply just as bad as they can be at this
time. 1t Is quite certain that If the
traction train loaded with 10000
, feet of lumber would pass over the
road few times 1t will do It good,
, Wilson Peak, with his wife and
two children, from Sheridan, Wyo.,
, have taken the residence No. 124 A
street, corner Second, and will re-
side there during the coming win
, ter The children are already In
school. Mr.. Peak has for many years
been prominent citizen Of Wyom-
, ing, having served his county two
terms as sheriff and four terms as
county commissioner. These good
people are a valuable acquisition to
our city.
South Bend Chilled Plows are the
worlds best Everyone sold on a
guarantee by Hair-Riddle Hardware
Co.
A representative Of the Courier
recently visited the Williams Creek
district and In n single day added 10
subscribers to the Courier list in that
g neighborhood. Some Of these stated
the fact that they were taking a
Grants Pass paper which they In
tended to drop as soon as the time
expired for which the subscription
had been paid This gave our re-
preventative much encouragement
and he will take two or three days
when the weather Is fair to go care
' fully over the district, Those VIII
lams folks are good citizens and
: very discriminating people. The
Courier has added ~ names TO us
t subscription list during the last hall
b Of September
j. o. p. Harvey has sold his Interest
IN the Grants Pass Hardware Co
= and on Wednesday he and Bol
= Adams left for the klamath Falls
country Mossrs. Harvey and Adams
{ have gone into the sawmlll business
Z at that place under the firm name oI
% Harvey-Adams Lumber CO. and have
e filed articles Of incorporation wifi