Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-07-29
MERLIN.

Quite number OF our prominent
citizens are subscribers to the Rogue
River Courier and as the writer has
not seen any items from Merlin for
some time he will endeavor each
week to give you all the startling
news from Merlin, provided the kind
editor considers our items worthy of
space.
A game OF baseball was played be-
tween the home team and Leland
last Sunday on the Merlin grounds.
The score stood 20 to II in favor of
Leland. The batteries were: Merlin,
limerick and Roberts; Leland, Os-
wald and Grandpa Time. Mcclellan
umpire.
The Rogue River Power company
is preparing to irrigate Merlin and
vicinity in the near future. This Is
an A No. l move and we hope that
ali people owning land will support
it, 1t is the only thing we need, and
no one can afford to let the oppor-
tunity pass.
Adam Schaeffer, our old-time sec
tion foreman for many years, is max
ing preparations to move to the Flat
head reservation in Montana. He was
one Of the lucky ones who took part
in the drawing contest last year at
Missoula. He bought a good team
Of horses last week and has rented
his place here to Mrs. Green for the
coming year.
Miss Ida Robertson was a Grants
Pass visitor last week.
Mrs. A. B. Coe Is now visiting IN
Grants Pass with her mother, Mrs.
Newell
Harry Newell, assistant agent for
the Southern Pacific company here,
was offered good position in Al
bany last week, but he has declined
to accept. He expects to be assigned
to position in Grants Pass soon.
The agent at Merlin dislikes to see
him go, but Harry is worthy a bet
ter position, and all who know him
are delighted to hear OF his advance
ment.
Rev. Howard, OF Grants Pass,
preached an interesting sermon at
the Methodist church last Sunday
night. An attentive crowd attended
Our rustling Mr.. B. A. William
son has made great improvement
on main street in the past two
months. His new hotel, telephone
office and furniture store presents
a very neat appearance. Good meals
served at all hours at the hotel and
lunch counter.
There will be a game of baseball
next Sunday at Leland between the
Leland and Merlin teams. Boys, we
would like to see you play ball. Cut
out your playing horse and ginger
up little, All should attend the
game and boost for our home team
7 j. Everton and Son are the first
to ship peaches from Merlin this
year, 1t is only few days until all
the peach growers here will be busy
hauling peaches to Merlin. We es.
innate the number of boxes shopped
to total 10000 by October /. Our
peach growers here understand the
business thoroughly and we antici-
pate a good market for their crops
Mrs. h. f. Seaton was a passenger
to Grants Pass Monday last. She is
, taking treatment of DR.. Loughridge
and her many friends are pleased to
learn Of her improvement.
II looks very much like our pnbllc
schools were going to be conducted
In the old cattle shed on the hillside
another year At the special clec.
tlon held July ., the voters voted ia
bond the district for ten thousand
y dollars for the purpose Of bnildinp
e a new school house What is the
matter now, are we dead or only
r sleeping.
The school board has been success.
: ful In securing the services of the
n same teachers for our public school
a that taught here last year Mis-,
Cora Smith prlncipal and Miss
y Alice smith primary. both of Grant,
Pass. School begins first Monda,
- In September An who have chu.
dren of school age should take par
a ucnlar pains to have them In schoo.
ii the first day In order to have them
k properly graded \ good a,tcndanc,
g is essential, without It a teacher car
accomplish but little.
IL Chas Thompson. of the firm mi
n Thompson Bros was a passenrer Fl.