Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-03
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city Friday.
l.. Briggs, Of Placer, was visiting
with friends and looking after busi-
ness here on Friday.
i. r. steelhammer returned Fri
day evening from Medford, where he
had spent the day on business.
E. 3. Jones, Of Corvallis, presiding
elder OF the NJ. E. church, south,
will preach at both morning and ey-
ening service at the church today.
W. II. Benson, Of Medford, was in
Grants Pass Friday.
Mrs. ". T. LongwelI and Mrs. W
A. Blair went to Medford Saturday
afternoon to visit with Mrs. Reich
stein for a few days
+. +. Raropaugh has purchased a
new home on Fourth street and
moved his household goods to that
location Saturday.
Mrs. Victor Brown returned Fri
day TO her home at the Brown Acres
farm near Jump-Off-Joe, after spend
ing several weeks at her old home In
Plttsburg Pa Mr.. Brown will arrive
here in about 10 days, Mrs Brown
says she Is glad to be back to Oregon
once more and expects TO reside per
manently here. During their absence
from Grants Pass they have visited at
Chicago, Kansas City and other
places, but find none to equal south
ern Oregon as a place to make a
home
Chas. Snow received word Satur-
day that his nephew, Jesse Fouts,
who formerly resided in this city,
had been accidentally shot through
the side by a companion while hunt
Ing near their home at Vancouver,
Wash. The young man is about II
years old and will be remembered
by many Grants Pass friends He is
in the hospital, where he is recoy-
ering from the wound.
A team belonging to the McGargle
& DeArmond livery stable caused
considerable excitement on Sixth
street In front of the Opera House
block Saturday afternoon. The
horses were being driven down the
street when they suddenly became
FRIGHTENED and started to run, first
kicking loose from the buggy The
driver and companion, however,
stayed with the vehicle and held on
to the lines, the horses pulling the
buggy by the bits for some distance.
They were stopped before any serious
damage was done.
Every few days some one speaks
of a sale which has been made
through an advertisement in the
classified columns of the Courier
Today Mr. Hendricks, OF Hendricks
& Crouch real estate firm, tells VI
that they sold the Isaac Allen 80
acre tract 3h miles from the city
to Sam Baker and Geo. Hutchings
and that the Courier advertisement
was responsible Mr.. Hutchings is
recent arrival from Alberta Thi
tract will probably be subdiyided.
l.. Briggs, of the Briggs Bros
mine on upper Grave creek ha
been In the city few days this week
returning TO the mine on Frida
night Mr. Briggs says they ar
short Of water at the present time
but as soon as the snow in tn
mountains on the northern slopes be
gin to melt they will have plenty O
water for mining The best part q
the seasons work for them It yet t
come.
G s Vending. OF San Francisco
president OF the California Pine Bo
Co, and a dozen other lumber con
ccrus, was In Grants Pass a few day
70 ago and whilc here f y, Dunba
told him OF several changes tina
ought TO be made to facilitate tn
handling and storage OF lumber 4
the Yards Mr.. Dunbars suggestion
were accepted, and he was ordere
to proceed on even more elaborat
plans They have just purchase
eight lots adjoining their propert
, between + street and the railroa
track, on which will be erected tw
: lumber sheds each 3SX900 feet
where common lumber, as well a
the better grades will be stored, rh
box factory spur will be extended {
cover this yard also
Work Is being rushed on the en-
Rrgcmeut ot the Sugar Pine store o.
\ Sixth street, with a view to havin
y things In readiness Tor a big open
ing about the FIRST to middle a
! March This establishment Is on
Of the pioneers ln the general mct
Chandisc business IN Grants Pas
aud when the improvements now NJ
Iur made aro .,nnIptnJ VIII f,i,. "a