Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-24

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Chas. Schleigh, of Cottonwood,
Cal, has been spending several days
here on business.
Lester White of Leland, was visit
ing Grants Pass friends on Sunday.
Thos. Carroll arrived here Sunday
from Tacoma to spend few days
looking over business matters
o. Kersten and R. Resinsky arrived
in Grants Pass Sunday, coming here
from Trowbridge, o., and will spend
a few days looking over this part OF
the country.
H. M. Stackpole, who has been vls-
iting with his uncle, e. T. McKinstry
and family, OF this city, left saturday
evening on his return to Ketchikan,
Alaska. While here Mr.. Stackpole
invested in fruit land near Grants
Pass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lewman and
two children went to Roseburg Satur-
day evening, where they expect to
make their permanent home.
Mrs Catherine Gray has bought
through A. N. Parsons the so by 100
foot lot on the southwest corner OF
Sixth and X streets, paying for the
property $4,000.
Mrs. ]. P. Martin returned Satur-
day evening from Roseburg, where
she has spent two weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. o. D. McAlllster.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Everton and
little daughter, Louise, who have
been spending the past two weeks
with relatives at Portland, returned
Saturday evening to their home in
this city
A. Gigler, the enterprising baker
on G street, following his usual policy
of keeping up-to-date and, If possible
a little ahead, has installed a dough
mixing machine. This invention has
capacity of 500 pounds of flour
sufficient for about 700 loaves. II
is driven by electric motor and does
q far better job than the best human
dough "needer" could ever do, be-
sides being much cleaner. Mr. Gig
Ter is pleased with his purchase
and assures his customers that with
him only the best in bread and bak-
cry delicacies is good enough. The
machine is tIe only one of its kind in
Grants Pass.
AS soon as the stock Of dry goods
Is closed out at the old Red Star
store on Front street, the building
will be remodeled, a new front put
in and the whole establishment thor
oughly renovated and repaired. In
one side of the building Bob Mans
field will put in a jewelry shop and
engage in his former business of
watch repairing, etc. The other side
of the building will be occupied by
l.. A. Cook with an office and fin
ishing room of the Berlin Cleaning
and Dye works Mr.. Cook comes
here from Medford, where he CON
Quoted the same line Of business.
Ambrose Orpwood, who erected a
refreshment stand and placed it tenn
porarlly in the railroad park on
Sixth street, has gained permission
from the city authorities and moved
his building to the Riverside park
and located 1t near the boat house,
where he will serve ice cream, soda
water, etc, He is putting up small
building adjoining the refreshment
stand where he will live. Mr. Orp-
wood will have charge of the park
nights and will have power to make
arrests Of such persons who do not
conduct themselves properly In the
play grounds Of the city. The mayor
and council see the necessity in hav-
ing someone to guard the park dur
Ing the evening and this gentleman
Will answer the purpose, as he pays
his rent by doing the work named.
The mothers meeting held at the
Riverside building on Friday after
noon was largely attended by moth
ers and patrons Of the school and was
exceedingly pleasant and entertain.
Ing as well as helpful to teacher
pupil and parents The meeting was
held In the room Of Miss Shore, the
principal Of the Riverside building
and several interesting addresses on
the important topics relating to school
life were given by different ladies'
among them being an address from
the teachers view Of the situation by
Miss Shore After the meeting re.
treshments were served,
Mabel Smith, the youngest daugh-
ter OF Mrs Sarah +. Smith. OF this
city, died at her home early Sunday