Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-11-19
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
People as They Come and Go
From Day to Day.

Max Smith has returned from Port
land.
]. D. Cook spent. few days in
town last week.
Roscoe Bratton. formerly of Kerby
is now clerking at the post Cfilce.
Miss Hattie Telford went to Coles
tin last Thurdsay to spend week.
A. U. Barnard went to Portland
Monday to buy another car of furni.
ture.
Evan Winner visited Grants Pass
Tuesday and Wednesday. He is now
located at Glendale.
Lonnie Moon and his mother re-
turned Monday from thres or four
weeks visit to Pasadena.
J. B. Crawford went to Glendale
last week Tuesday for few days
rest. He returned Thursday.
H. E. Foster and W. Z. Olmstead.
mining engineer of San Francisco,
were examining hydraulic mining
property on the Applegate this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mort Luckett arrived
Tuesday from Meringo, ILL.,, to make
their future home with us. Mr..
Luckett will work at the Myers bar.
ber shop.
Mrs. @. H Sampson had few
minutes visit at the train Wednesday
with her brother, j. G.. Webber, en-
route from Blaine, Wash, TO San
Francisco.
Miss Grace Good has been confined
to her room with a mild form of
typhoid fever. Miss Lucille McCros.
key is assisting a portion of the time
at the post office.
County School Superintendent
Lincoln Savage has been visiting the
various schools this week. Wednesday
he went to Wolf Creek, Grave, Le-
leand and other districts.
Mrs. volney Colvis, while in the
north, called on the Abe Axtell
family at Sara, Wash, and reports
pleasant time. Mr.. Axtell is building
a fine three story dwelling on their
place.
Herbert Sampson has entered upon
his duties as U. S. inspector of
dredges at the government works at
San Pablo bay, Cal The work at
that place will probably require about
two years or more to complete. There
are $50 men at work.
j. Woke and Lee Calvert have
bought stock in the Grants Pass Hard
ware Go. and will conduct the bust
ness under the same name. Mr.. Carl
son still retains an interest but will
devote his time to mining. He is in
terested in number of mining propo-
sitions.
l.. b. Garner was in town last week
with some nice looking quartz, which
he found on Mule creek, west of West
Fork, about % miles. He has been
working on the property the past
summer, but came here to interest
parties in forming a company to do
more extensive work.
W. L. Ingram and W. II. Ramsey
have five copper claims on Slate creek
about 18 miles from Grants Pass,
which show good values and they ex-
pect soon to have active work COM
menced in development of the mines
Already they have done considerable
work and nave exposed the vein for
so feet.
F. X. Anderson commenced mining
on Galice creek with the first run
Of water He had his mine fully
equipped and ready to begin tearing
down the bank before the rain
commenced and as a consequence he
loses no valuable time Many of the
miners were not ready to pipe when
the rain commenced
]. A. Blew, who has been identified
with the Southern Oregon Marble Co.
for several months, has severed his
connection with it, and Tuesday
night went to Sisson, where he has
accepted position with the leading
dry goods firm of that place Mrs.
Blew will remain in Ashland for a
time. Ashland Tidings
DR.. G. L. Tufts and Capt. Malone
held a number of meetings in the in
terest of the Anti. Saloon League
Their manner of dealing with the
saloon question sGens to be an
efficient one and will without doubt
produce results. Sunday evening
mass meeting was held at the opera
house which was largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Sandberg ar.
rived Sunday from Randolph, Neb.,
and have purchased house to liye
IN during the winter. He received
the Courier regularly in Nebraska
and is now looking up some Of the
farm property he has seen advertised
in its columns. They expect others
from the same locality to arrive in
the spring.