Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-07-28

The George Riddle family went to
Colestin last week, to camp during
the hot weather.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. Adkins and
daughter left last Wednesday for
Woodburn to reside.
Miss Margaret Shuok arrived from
Gold Ray Tuesday night to assist in
the Clevenger gallery
II. ]. Barton, staff representative
of the Mining Reporter, visited
Grants Pass this week.
Alfred Harris and family and Miss
Mabel Turner went TO Newport last
Wednesday for few weeks.
Mrs. DR.. Flanagan, Winifred Flana-
gan, and Miss Anna Margreiter go to
Colestin Thursday for several weeks.
The Union services last week were
held at the Presbyterian church.
Rev. ]. W. Neeley preaching the
sermon.
Miss Alice Smith of this place has
been engaged as third teacher in the
Glendale schools, to have charge of
the second room.
Mrs. W. A. Hemenway, Misses Sus
and Margaret Barnard left Wednesday
morning for Colestin, where they will
enjoy camp life for several weeks.
Mrs. NJ. \. Lougenecker and Miss
Grace Hays left for Portland Thurs
day. Mrs Longenecker will visit
friends at other points before return
ing.
S. W. Forbes of Browntown, came
in Monday. He was injured few
days before, while taking down a
shed, a portion of the roof falling On
him.
Mrs. Moon left for Portland Friday
evening. From there she will go to
Idaho to visit a sister and then return
to Portland for a visit with her son
Lonnie.
Mrs. L. p. Nets and daughters,
Miesss Lena and Lula of Portland,
visited the Alex Mitchell family
several days. They went 10 Alsea
Tuesday.
Miss Anita War. who has been visit
ing at the home of her grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. r. b. Baher, went to
Gervais Wednesday to spend some time
visiting with an aunt.
DIR. Flanagan has gone to Marsh j.
field TO dedicate the new Masonic
temple of Blanco lodge A. +. & A. M.
on Saturday evening Mr.. Flanagan
is Deputy Grand Master for the state
of Oregon.
Wm. Van Dorm came in from the
Sucker creek country last week and
reports that he struck three foot
ledge of quartz, showing free gold.
The ledge is near the Cannon mine
and about four miles from the Briggs
place.
II. c. Telford left for Colestin last
Thursday and Ray Telford ON Tuesday
after building a residence for Misses
Hattie and Emma Telford The II,
c. Telford family will soon leave
Colestin for klamath Falls to make
their home.
Fred Smith, Frederick Schmidt,
Claude Trimble and Claude Williams
returned Saturday from a very sue
cessful hunting trip in the mountains
near West Fork. They killed seven
bucks and are now serving their
friends with jerked yenison.
c. r. Wright and G. a. Wood
visited Grants Pass last week in the
interest of the Astoria Regatta,
which is to be held August "a, %, &C.
There are $4,000 in prizes offered and
the affair promises to be the greatest
of all events to take palce on the
coast.
r. l.. Coe and II. L. Gilkey started
out before the roosters were awake
Monday morning bound for the Suck
er creek gold fields. At Holland they
will be joined by Mel Gates and the
three will spend the week tramping
over the hills. They will also visit
the Briggs claim.
Geo. Trimble returned to Grants
Pass Saturday after spending four
months at the Good Samaritan hospit-
al at Portland, recovering from a
broken leg. The injury was received
at Comstoek by falling backward
from the tender to the ground. II
will be several months before George
will be ready for work again.
Frank Campbell arrived in Grants
Pass last week from New Mexico and
will remain for some time in South
ern Oregon. He reports hard times in
the irrigation districts Of that terri
tory, the snow fall Of last winter
having been insufficient TO supply the
ranches with water and the farmer.
along the Rio Grande have lost nearly
their whole crop. Mr.. Campbell Is a
miner and is interested in our miner
al field.
G. W. johnson Of the Williams
burg Mining Co, returned to Grants
Pass Monday from trip 10 th'
Idaho gold fields While there h'
visited one camp that bad 10 horse
which they we're feeding hay at sl5i
per ton aud oats at cents per pound
: The SHOWS were unusually decI
and provisions were scarce and almos