Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
People as They Come and Go
From Day to Day

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Ashland Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Edwards of Siskiyou is
visiting in the city,
A. NJ. Hoskins of Medford was in
Grants Pass Friday.
]. G. Turck of this city made visit
to Ashland last week.
Mrs. Kate Edwards of this city is
organizing piano class in Medford.
E. B. Duck, the S. P. fireman, has
returned from the hospital at Portland.
Rev. Robt Leslie and h. N. Eberle
went to Ashland Wednesday morning.
L. II. Wise, the Placer merchant,
was in town Thursday on business
visit.
Jack Smelling, one of the we'll
known miners of the Galice district,
is in town this week.
o. S, Goodnow, our well known
miner, is visiting with his family in
Grants Pass this week.
j. I. Tufts is in town this week
from Lane county on business CON
nected with the circuit court.
Joseph Russell, the well known
stockman of this city, spent few days
in Medford last week ON business.
Mrs G. E. Mcpherson of Modford is
visiting here this week at the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. T.
Utley,
d. B. Grant, ex-mayor of Ashland
came down last Wednesday evening
to look after mining business in this
county.
Jacob Klippel of Holland spent a
few days in Medford last week trans
acting business and visiting with
friends.
Willard Denison has resumed his
position at the Sugar Pine store,
having entirely recovered from his
recent illness.
Mrs, Carter of Kerby spent Friday
and Saturday in Grants Pass and went
to Ashland to spend some time visit
ing in that city,
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Wilson, Miss
Florence Akin, H. W. Foster and A.
H. Gunnell visited Gold Hill Sunday
on tour of recreation.
Earl Fletcher, the 17-year old son
of j. NJ. Fletcher, the Roseburg
grocer, was accidently killed by a
live wire in that city Friday.
Henry Ankeny of Stirling, the well |
know Jackson county mine owner and !
politician, was passenger on Wednes-
days train, returning from visit to
Portland.
John Winner, who has lately been |
in Grants Pass in the employ of the |
Hair. Riddle Co., returned on Wednes-
day to Waldo, where he will engage !
in mining.
Mrs. NJ. G. II. Day and two children |
returned last week from Central |
Point, where they had been visiting |
with Mrs Days parents, Mr.. and !
Mrs. W. w. Scott
Mrs. Mary Bailey of Siskiyou
county, Cal, arrived here Wednesday
evening on her way to Crescent City
and is making brief visit with the
family of A. Umphlette.
District Attorney \. L. Reames,
the democratic nominee for congress
man, made visit to Portland last
week, returning to this city for the !
circuit term which convened on Mon
day.
G. r. Cousino, formerly in business
in Grants Pass and more lately a resi-
dent of Crescent City, is in town this |
week. For the past two months he
has been mining on Rogue river about |
10 miles below Grants Pass.
w. R. Emms and family, lately Of |
Minnesota, arrived here Sunday and !
have already located themselves in a
home. They will make their perma
nent residence here and Mr. Emms
will be employed at the Williams
Bros. & Kendall's sash and door
factory.
Mrs. Florence Brackiuridgc, daugh-
ter Of Dr. J. jennings, left ON Tues
day evening for Yaquina bay after a
weeks visit in Grants Pass. Mrs |
Brackinridge has lately been travelling |
in the south and recently visited |
Mexico, bat has more lately been in |
San Francisco. She will remain at |
Newport during the greater part Of |
the summer and DR.. and Mrs. Jen-
nings expect to visit with her there |
during the summer vacation. She |
will probably spend the greater part |
Of next winter in Grants Pass
Father NJ. ]. Hickey, formerly Of /
Grants Pass and now Of Portland, |
recently submitted to an operation for
cataract in san Francisco, under the
direction Of Dr. Barkan, AN eminont
oculist The operation, which was
very delicate, was thoroughly success
ful and Father Hickey will recover
So per cent Of or more Of his former
splendid sight after a long period of
suffering and practical blindness.
The operation places the patient
under painful restraint for subse-
quent period Of 10 to 20 days, during
which time be is compelled to remain
in a darkened room with his eyes
bandaged and as far as possible avoid
all muscular effort. Father Hickey
is well known in Grants Pass and al
Southern Oregon and has many friend
and acquaintances who will be glad
to hear of his recovery from his late