Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-17

term in January.
Deputy State Fish Warden W. r.
Williams of Central Point. was in
Grants Pass Tuesday aud Wednesday
to look up some alleged violations of
the fl sh law by local fishermen.
Patrick Clark, millionaire mining
man, ]. O. Porter, big mining CAPT
talist, both of Spokane, and DIR. j.
f. Reddy of Medford, arrived in
Grants Pass Wednesday and registered
at the Josephine. The two spokane
men are guests of Or. Reddy and Will
remain a week or more in Southern
Oregon, while looking mp the mining
investments of this district.
A. 7. Martin, who with his family
has spent the summer in Grants Pass,
will return next week to their home
in Springfield, Illinois. Mr.. Martin
has property interests in the East
that require his attention this winter,
but it is quite probable that he and
his family will next spring become
permanent residents Of Grants Pass
as both he and his wife are we'll
pleased with Rogue River Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Irwin are
visiting here from Idaho on their
wedding tour and are accompanied
by Mr.. Irwin's brother, Chester,
Mr.. Irwin and his brother are both
former residents of Southern Oregon
and are nephews Of School Superin-
tendent Lincoln Savage. Mr.. Irwin
was formerly in charge of the Pres
ton Peak copper mine and has lately
been located in the Seven Devils dis.
trict, Idaho, where he has been en-
ployed at the Oregon mine.
Max Kahn, prominent wholesale
merchant of New York City, was in
Grants Pass Friday while making a
tour of the Pacific coast, and while
here was guest of Chief Clerk G..
r. Werner Of the Palace Hotel, Mr..
Kahn was well pleased with the ap.
pearance and business activity of
Grants Pass and paid the town the
compliment of being on the honor
list with his firm as its business men
meet their bills more promptly than
tn ose of any other town of Its size in
Oregon with which his firm has
trade.
Dc. j. f. Reddy, the well known
mining man Of Spokane now interest
ed in the Blue Ledge copper mine,
the Opp mine and other Southern
Oregon properties, and who is making
his headquarters at Medford and
Jacksonville, was on the southbOund
train Friday returning from trip OF
10 days to Spokane. DIR. Reddy stated
to Courier representative that there
was much interest among Spokane
capitalists in the mining possibilities
Of Southern Oregon and there is good
prospects of much capital from that
section being interested in this dis.
| lrict.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J. Parker came
down from Medford on the Saturday
evening train and were in Grants
Pass until Sunday evening when they
returned to their home. While here
they were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
James slower, Mrs. slower being a
sister of Mr.. Parker. Joe, as he i.
familiarly known to all the railroad
men on this division and with whom
he is quite popular was formerly on
the Grants Pass station force, but he
is now freight clerk in the depot at
Medford.
Dan Green, who is experimenting
| the construction of the Galice road,
was in town Wednesday. Good pro
gress is being mado ON the road. One
of the most important improvements
\ il the building of a piece OF new road
| through the canyon of Rogue river
below the ferry and 80 avoiding the
Taylor creek hill, the most serious
of the obstacles on the route. On q
Icritical examination Of the river
route, it was found to bo entirely
feasible and far less difficult than wa.
generally supposed. A force of mer
are now at work on this portion OF
the road and good progress is beinE
made.
Hon. W. |. Vawter, president of the
Jackson county bank Of Medford
Joint representative for jackson
and Douglas county, and one OF the
leading attorneys of Southern Oregon
came down from Medford Saturday
evening on the O'Clock train and re
mained in Grants Pass attending tI
some legal business until the 1873
train when he returned to his home
Mr.. Vawter is prominently mentioneC
IS candidate FOR speakes Of the hons,
and he has very good prospects of Sc
curing the honor He is certain Il
receive the support of all the delega
tions from the Southern Oregon
counties and will receive some sup
port from the Willamette valley an'
Eastern Oregon counties, giving hin
strength that will make him one o
the strong candidates before th
house.