Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-04-08

Last week the Rogue River
Courier passed its twenty-fifth birth
day and this week we celebrate the
event with a sixteen page issue, in
which the story of the paper during
the quarter of century past is mod
estly told Grants Pass has seen
many changes since the day this
journal first appeared as candidate
for public favor, and the fact that
it has stood the storms of adversely
and become a power for good in
the city of its birth and the county OF
Josephine, entities It to rejoice tnat
it has been enabled to meet on TINS
occasion its thousands of friends and
accept from them a welcome in their
homes.
Twenty-Five years is a long time
in the history of newspaper. when
the Courier was started Grants Pass
was a very small town and the jour
nalistic venture at the time was any
thing but promising; however, 1t
grew with the growth of the place
and as the years passed 1t became
more and more a necessity with the
neople of the county, and in all fair
ness. it may be said 1t did its part In
the upbuilding of this section OF the
Rogue River valley. 1t welcomed
every new conner, published record
of the marriages, births and deaths,
and recognized the efforts OF every
citizen who helped to make jose
mime county more acceptable as
home for the people. Whatever was
calculated to make mining, lumber
ing and farming more profitable or
more honorable as a calling, to that
it gave its attention. In all these
years it never lost sight of the fact
that the climate, the soil and the OPP
portunties in the Rogue River valley
stand foremost in the great North
west. 1t ever advocated the found
ing of schools, churches and civic
organizations, always giving to each
a helping hand.
During the first six years the
Courier in turn was owned by no less
than six different proprietors, the
last of the six was G. II. Currey who,
in June, 1891, sold 1t to Jerry Nunan,
who ran the paper for over six years,
selling 1t to c. S. Price and A. r.
Voorhies, who took charge on July
1887 Mr. Nunan is now in Port
land, where he is the real estate
editor of the Evening Telegram,
He looks back to his experience in
Grants Pass as one of the pleasant
est periods of his life and thinks
Southern Oregon perfection when 1t
comes TO climate and the enjoyment
of Natures gifts. lie looks for a
glorious future for Grants Pass when
the irrigating systems now under
way have attained completion, as
everything produced in the temper.
ate zone can then be raised in pro-
fusion. He expresses himself as glad
to witness the continued success of
the Courier, which he regards as the
best paper published In Josephine
county, and one that has never lost
the confidence Of the people.
Price and voorhes ran the Courier
from July, 1897, for something over
year and a half, when Mr.. Price
sold out TO his partner, Mr.. Voorhies
and later went to Santa Cruz, Cal.
where he took up school teachinl
and became prominent in educationa
work, teaching for the first sever
years. at the end OF which time h'
was appointed TO the office Of county
school superintendent. He served
out the unexpired term Of his pre-
decessor and was then elected fol
four years term He Is popular II
the county and will undoubtedly con
tinue in the office which he has con
Quoted with signal success
Since becoming sole proprietor
the present owner has endeavore,
on all occasions to make the Courie
a factor in bringing prosperity TO al
the people Of the city and county Il
make It worthy Of the confidence o
its subscribers as well as the bust
ness men OF the city has been th
purpose from first to last The pop
ulation OF the county made slov