Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-30
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land on Monday after visit to Kerby.
Station Agent Geo. P. Jester left on
Saturday for trip to Portland and the
Sound country.
j.. W. Abbott, a mining engineer Of
note, formerly Of this city, spent Friday
in Grants Pass.
Claude Hockett has gone to Vending
where he has position with the Booth
Kelley Lumber Co.
"Biz" Naucke, the Kerby merchant
and mine owner, was in town last week
on business visit.
H. M. White has purchased . half
interest in the Blackwell quartz mine in
the Humbug district.
Mrs. Fannie Ellis was q passenger on
Mondays train en- route for Visalis,
CAL, where she will visit.
III. G. Tobler, one OF the we'll known
miners Of Grave creek, has been spend
ing the past week in town.
Mrs. G. P. Jester returned Saturday
morning from Portland, where she has
been visiting for some time.
Mrs. Thurston and daughter, Mise
Alvilde, accompanied bv Mrs. Thos.
Howard, left for San Francisco Sunday.
F. L. Coron went to Portland Friday
evening to attend a meeting Of the board
Of arbitration OF the Grand lodge, A. o.
U. W.
Mrs. David John and Mrs. Chas.
Stratton. visited in Jacksonville last
week, returning to Grants Pass on
Thursday.
]. W. Frater returned on Saturday
from Roseburg where he had been
visiting with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Fratsr.
F. W. Jordan and family, OF Iowa, are
sojourning in Grants Pass. Mr.. Jordan
10 here in the interests Of the Curtis
Lumber 20. oil Iowa.
W. D. Shaw, the stayton druggist, has
returned home after several weeks spent
in visiting his son viii. Of this place,
and at Ashland and other valley towns,
Frank Wilson, a former Grants Pass
boy aud later a resident Of Coquille
City, returned recently to the latter
place after serving for some time in the
U. s. navy.
Mrs. ]. D. Fry and Mrs. Eclut
Pollock returned from Myrtle Greek
Saturday evening. Miss Effie Grizzls
accompanied them and will make hel
home here.
Miss Astela Goodin left on Tuesday
evening for Hillsboro. where she goel
to attend the golden wedding Of he
parents. She will return on the last o
the week.
W. J. tsmith, the Selma merchant
was in town on Friday on busines
visit. He reports matters as fairl.
lively In his section and in the lowe
Illinois mining districts, though tn
placer mines are handicapped by lack Q
water.
VIM. NJ. Cox Of Leland, was in tow
Saturday. Mr.. Cox is one OF the larg
railroad wood contractors who delive
wood on the Kinney short line nea
Leland. The present winter has been
very favorable one for his business an
times have been lively in the WOO
camps,
Last week George Keller took hi
departure for Grants Pass, by privat
conveyance, his destination being 9
some point where, we are informed, b
will take q life partner, and will retur
soon, g double man. He was accou
panied to Grants Pass by Henry Frantl
Crescent City News.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Gault arrived las
week fiom Tacoma to make their hon
in this city and are living at present {
the Dodge residence. Mr.. Gault succeed
Victor Peterson as book-keeper for th
: y. P. d. & l.. Co. Mr.. Peterson will 8
to California in the spring TO engage
lumber business there.
Al Neill. the famous middle weigl
pugilist, was a passenger on Saturday
train returning to San Francisco iror
Portland. The celebrity appeared O
the granite without coat in the chi
frosty air, wearing a sweater OF ster
torian colors. He walked with regul
ton Bowery strut. with the peculii
swing OF the shoulders which is SUI
posed to indicate the tough" Neill
a young fellow Of very soggy build ar
powerful appearance.
Rev J. M. Hunter, Aaron Wilson al
Will Darby started for Grants Pass Ia
!. Wednesday, where Mr.. II. will 10
Mrs. Hunter. who returned 10 her o
= home several weeks ago. Later on J. ]
Frederick state organizer Of the Fratern
Aid Association, who has been operatil
l. for several weeks in this section, "
T. proceed to Portland where headquarte
for general canvas OF the state will
established, and Messrs. Hunter a
Wilson will then join him in the orgal
zstion Of counsels over the state.
Coquille City Herald.
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