Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-07
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
People as They Come and Go
From Day to Day

euAuueh NdIliOIula.
William Sanborn, a well known
miner and tool sharpener, who has
been in Grants Pass for some weeks.
left Thursday for Waldo TO work in a
mining camp.
Hon. G. W. Colvig, who has been
seriously sick for the past two weeks
with pneumonia, is steadily regaining
his strength and there is now every
certainty that he will soon be able to
resume his business duties.
Miss Annie Barrett closed term
of Private school last Friday at the
home of ]. r. Harvey, leading
mining man of Galice. Miss Barrett
returned Saturday to her home in this
city and will rest awhile before tax.
ing up another school
Miss Naomi Massey of Salem is in
the city to spend the summer with
her cousin, Mrs. l.. W. Richardson.
Miss Massey will be employed by
Mr. and Mrs Rich hardson in their
confectionery and ice cream parlors,
known as the Rosebud.
Chas A. Maybee will leave next
Thursday for Los Angeles where he
goes as n delegate to Pacific Jurisdic.
tion assembly of the Woodmen of the
World, which convenes in that city
on April IS, The other delegates
from this district are; r. L. Snod-
grass, of Eugene; b A. Washburn,
of Springfield; L. \. Roberts, of
Myrtle Point; and L. G. Sherman, OF
Oakland
Mrs 0. A. Thomas will go to
Salem Saturday for weeks visit
with her parents, Rev and Mrs W.
@. antner. Rey. Kantner is patsor OF
the Congregational church in Salem
and his congregation has recently
completed house of worship, to re-
place their old one, whcih had be-
come too small for their needs Th,
new church is one of the finest in tn,
state. 1t will be dedicatedth is Sun
day and one of the objects of Mrs
Thomas trip to Salem was to attent
the dedicatory services.
George Birdseye has taken "a posi-
tion as clerk in the R L. Coe & Co
department store. Mr.. Birdseye is
young man from Birdseyc creek
opposite Wocdville ami is a gradual
of the Jacksonville High School. n
his acquaintances George is know
as an honest, Industrious boy Of nj
bad habits and one who may become
if he can say ono" to the many temp
tations that beset a young man il
town, able to get a top position AM
eventually to conduct IA business o
his own.
Mr.. and Mrs. J A. Reynolds from
Waterville, Minnesota, arrived il
Grants Pass Tuesday on a visit d
their daughter and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Rounds Mr.
Reynolds is harness and saddler
dealer of years experience and desir
ing TO get into a milder climate ma
locate in Grants Pass and engage il
the harness business Mr. aud Mrs
Reynolds are well pleased with tia
appearance of Grants Pass aud TN
warm, balmy weather is in sue
marked contracast to that of Mime
sofa, where spring has not yet com
and where they expect a foot Of sno'
yet before the ground thaws out
Colonel L. H. Mullin will go .
Golden Sunday where he will spen
six weeks with his daughter, Mr..
u. S. Miller Colonel Mullin is
veteran of the Civil war, serving
the First and Twenly-ninth Penn
sylvauia Infantry. He took part j
a number of the battles, Antietai
and Gettysburg being among the hi
ones. Colonel Mullin comes of
soldier family. Two brothers, D..
sides himself served in the war ,
the Rebellion, one brother was in Oh
Mexican war His father aud tv
uucles were in the war Of 1912 au
his grandfather served through %
Revolutionary war
G.. A. Cobb, who has the Patio
farm leased has placed it in charge
ID. A. Maddux aud has moved
| Grants Pass and with his family
occupying house owned hy Mr.
Wade ON Seventh and II street
Mr.. Cobb is engaged in the zeal tsta
business and has opened an office
the Kosterson block on west G stree
He has leased one of the store room
on the ground floor and will ha'
his office in one section of it and O.
remainder he Will use for an auctf
and second hand room. The sto
viii be in charge Of j. a. Turna
Both Mr. Cobb and Mr Turn
are known IN the business circles
Grants Pass and there is every lik
lihood that they will make % succs
|of their venture.
". a. Newell arrived in Gran
Pass Saturday and Monday be took
position in the postohice, be hayi
been engaged by POSTMASTER O.
Harmon to assist him i'm the work, .
pecially with the money order aI
registry business. Mr.. Newell Do
! been for the past % years m the ru
way mail service, with his he.
quarters in Portland and running
the q. r. &c N. aud S. p trains q
Of that city. His wifc's health ia
ing her aud TO get her TO % dr'
climate than that Of Portland, he
signed bis position at the close
? last month. So soon a. hu securo