Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-10

export, Iowa, arrived here Sunday
and have purchased property In this
city, where they expect to make their
permanent home.
Mrs. Sarah Blevin, who has been
visiting with her son in this city for
several weeks, returned Saturday to-
her home at Denver. Colo.
The annual meeting of the Rogue
River Fruit and Produce association
will be held at Medford February
IA and it Is probable that many OF
our people will attend. The South
ern Pacific has made rate OF one
and one-third fare for the round trip
and an effort will be made to sell
enough tickets to put on a private
car.
Ernest Lister on Saturday COM
pleted the extension on the Josephine
county tax roll, and it will probably
be in the hands Of the sheriff Mon
day or Tuesday. The total amount
Of the tax is $224,O35.95 as against
$163,819.7S last year, the increase
being due to a higher tax levy, in
creased valuation of property and inn
provements on property. The city's
portion of the tax amounts to $685.
1920, while school district No. 7,
Grants Pass receives $23,3S6.O3..
Friday considerable excitement
was caused on Sixth street by the
new traction wood saw being exhib-
tied by the Grants Pass Hardware
company. 1t is aptly called The
New Way" The machine is certain
ly an improvement over the old saw
buck and saw that turks In our boy
hood memories as an instrument OF
torture located in the wood shed.
The new machine Is 7-horse power,
and it Is claimed for it that 1t will
saw softer of wood in day.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Guthridge
died at her home on South Sixth
street In this city Saturday, February
4, 1911, at the age Of So years, 5
month and 5 days. Deceased has
been a resident of this city for many
years and has made many lasting
friends who regret to hear the sad
news. Besides her husband, who re-
sides in this city, she leaves one son,
Dick Guthridge, who arrived here
Friday evening from klamath Falls.
Interment will be made in the |. O..
10. f. cemetery February 6, 1911,
with funeral services at the grave.
Mrs. Sarah McLane died at the
home OF her son, c. e, McLane, Fri
day afternoon, cause of death being
old age, she being II years, 10
months and 3 days old. Deceased was
born at Frankford, Md, and crossed
the plains in '53, settling in Califor-
MIA. She came to Oregon In 1872,
residing in the Willamette valley up
to a year ago, when she came to
Grants Pass with her husband, and
has since been a resident Of this city
Mrs. McLane was loving wife and
mother and an estimable woman.
Besides her husband she leaves one
son, c. f. NcLane. proprietor OF the
Western hotel OF this city. Funeral
services will be held at 1880 Sunday
, afternoon, at Halls chapel on Sixth
street, with interment at Masonic
cemetery,
|. w. Mcconnell irrigation expert
from Richfleld, Idaho, arrived in
Grants Pass on Saturday Afternoon
, and will look over the country from
| an irrigation point OF view. He will
remain several days and It is hoped
that he will meet while here a large
, number OF people interested in the
subject " watering this valley. Mr.
Mcconnell Is an expert Of promin
, ence, having been in charge OF the
construction work on the great
p Pathfinder dam In Wyoming, which
is a government proposition and /.
4 one Of the largest irrigation projects
that the United States has con.
/ structed
Work is progressing rapidly on the
4 building recently vacated by the
- Grants Pass hardware store on
Front street, which Is to he convert
y ed into am up.to-dato moving pictur,
show A raised floor is being put In
% which viii be fitted with opera
{ chairs, the seating capacity TO be APP
u rroNimotely 800. 4 12xl6 stage will
be- fitted with a rolling curtain OF
the latest improved pattern and
q There win also Dee lobby IN m,
. front The thcatcr win bo called Nh.
b l'room and the propHctors. r.
r. nacrloghcr and Walter Moore. plan
, to give tho best picture shows pos
sjNlr as we'll as vaudeville and lisht
( opera lt ls expected 20 have every.