Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-22
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
People as They Come and Go
From Day to Day.

Fred Jones of Scio, is visiting at
the Baber home in this city.
Miss Marjory Kinney returned from
Portland Wednesday to spend the
holidays at home.
Miss Olson arrived Friday from
Portland to spend the holidays with
her sister, Mrs. o, o, Lund.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Freitas, who
have farm near Wilderville, were
in Grants Pass Monday doing Christ
mas shoping.
Harry Grant spent Thursday in
Gold Hill and he reports that town
as prosperous and full OF life as are
the other mining towns Of Southern
Oregon.
Mrs. Robert Burns arrived from
Oakland. California on Wednesday
evenings train, and is visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. VIM.
Cheshire. MIR. Burns is expected
soon.
Mrs. b. Mensch and Verne Demareo
left on Wednesday evening for Win.
NNAet Sulsg nutAb bllNN Will Eltuu wv
holidays visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
K. l.. Demaree and other relatives.
H. NJ. White returned to his homs
in Portland Sunday after spending a
couple Of weeks looking after his
business interests in TINS city and
mining interests he has on Thompson
creek.
W. N. Parsons, Of Woodville, wa-
in Grants Pass Monday on brief
business trip. Mr.. Parsons is one Of
the veteran miners of Rogue River
Valley and having made good stake,
he is now taking life easy.
Judge ]. o. Booth left Wednesday
evening for Spokane to be gone a
week to visit his daughter, Mrs E.
f. Ddnbar, who is spending the win
ter in that city for her health, and
which is somewhat better than when
she left here in the fall.
8. P. Mcconnell, who owns q
farm near Murphy was in Grants
Pass Monday. Mr.. Mcconnell is one
of the many farmers Of Josephine
county who are anxious to have the
higbwa improved and who would
favor the county taking up the work
Of building permanent good roads.
Miss Grace Cheshire returned home
last Frid ay from Eugene, where she
made her home with her sister, Mrs.
7. Lucky while attending the city
school. She Will probably remain at
home az her mother, Mrs. ". NJ
Cheshire is seriously i'll and may 90
to Portland In the near future to have
n surgical operation performed for her
relief.
George Harvey, who recently pur-
chased a half interest in the Ulster
livery stable, is to be Joined next
week by his wife and daughter from
Tacoma. The family will occupy
the Wade residence at Il2 Front
street. Mr.. Harvey's daughter has
been a student in the Tacoma High
School and will enter the Grants Pass
High School at the opening after the
holiday vacation.
Owen A. Thomas, who was one Of
the popular clerks in the II. l.. Coe
& Co, department store, has taken a
position in the clothing store OF the
George Calhoun Clothing Company
and began his duties with that firm
last Saturday. Mr. Thomas is a very
capable salesman and is young maj
who is willing to work that he may
succeed in his chosen vocation ant
get up in the business world.
DR. J. s. Moore arrived in Grant
Pass Saturday and remained unit
Tuesday to attend to some busines
matters when he returned to his hom
in Portland. Dr. Moore now has al
office at Sunnysde and in the fiv
months since he left Grants Pass, h
has built up very good practice il
Portland. DR.. Moore has a host o
friends in this city who are glad t
know of his success in his new iel
of work
Jacob Flisch was in Grants Pas
Monday making Christmas purchases
Mr.. Fish owns 90 acres Of land nea
Merlin, which he bought last spring
Only l3 acres are in cultivation, bu
1t will not be many years until Nj
Flisch will have 1t all in cultivatio
and in pasture. He has four acres /
orchard, but will plant no more frui
trees, devoting his attention to alfali
ana cows as the surest of ways {
have a productive farm and goo
bank account.