Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-22

=
Ireland left Wednesday evening for a
week or 10 days at Portland
James Gibson, who has been head OF
the grocery department OF the Sugar
Pine Store for some time, is now
olerking at the White House Grocery.
Floyd Patrick, after years ab.
sencs in California travelling for the
Petaluma Incubator Company. will
visit his parents and numerous
friends here next week
Misses Mamie and Maude Barnes
stopped of in this city Thursday to
spend few days visiting with their
brother, Bert Barnes The Misses
Barnes are returning TO their home in
Ashland after some time spent at
Newport and the fair.
Miss Osyth Croxton returned to
Portland Monday after spending a
week or more visiting friends and
overseeing the repair work being done
on the Croxton home on North A
street H. J. Isaacs has leased the
house for the coming year.
Mrs. Mary McClunR has leased
Mrs. Brandt's restaurant on L street,
between Fifth and Sixth, and will
hereafter conduct the place Mrs
MoClung says she will serve only
first. class meals and everything viii
be satisfactory and up-to-date.
Stewart Disbrow returned from
klamath Falls Saturday night. Mr..
Disbrow has spent the summer at the
Falls on account Of his health and e
feels that the change has done him
good, although he says be docs not
care to make that place his home.
n. DeLamatter and wife moved to
Grants Pass this week and have taken
the j. w. Howard houso ON Fourth
street, where they will keep roomers.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeLamatter are old-time
Josephine county residents, moving
from here to Glod Hill several years
ago
Jess Neathammer, Of Evans Creek,
and Mrs Sheban aud Andy shehan
left Sunday for Portlaud to take in
the fair While there Mr. Neatham-
mer will in-pect the fine stock ON exc
hibition and will probably purchase
several animals, as Inc is ON the mar.
ket for blooded cattle and Poland
China hogs
Melvin Andrews. =. b. and j. H.
Meade left on Thursday for few
days hunting "trip in the Evans creek
country. MI Andrews has just re-
turned from a two months surveying
trip on which ne was not entirely
deerless, but thinks that a hunting
trip unadulterated is required to com
plete a satisfactory summers pro.
gram.
Mr. and Mrs Woods, Of the Palace
hotel, left Saturday night for a two
months eastern trip. They will
visit Mr.. Woods relatives in Ham
merton, n. j., and Philadelphia, and
will spend some time at his old home
in New Hampshire. During Mr
Woods absence the hotel will be
under the management Of Robt ".
Howser.
Mr. and Mrs. J. f. Strong Of
Myrtle Point are visiting here few
days this week at the home Of Mrs.
stronRs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.
Burns Both Mr.. and Mrs. Strong
were residents Of Josephine county IN
their childhood days, Mr. Strong's
father, Lewis Strong, having operated
a -four mill at Murphy in anti-rail-
road days. At present Mr. and Mrs.
Strong are managing dairy ranch
near Myrtle Point whore they have
the care Of some four dozen COWS
This is Mr Strong's first vacation 10
four years.
Fred Mensch returned on Saturday
evening after completing the govern
ment survey contract on which DE
has been at work during most Of the
summer. Melvin Andrews, 10 charge
OF tho team and camp outfit arrived
on the following day The contract
embraced portions or fragments Of
five different townships, widely
separated, one piece lying near Tule
lake in klamath county aud another
about 10 miles from Rosgburg. The
greater portion Of tho work was ON
the South Umrqua river some so
miles above CauyuyilIa.
Mr. aud Mrs " S. Grout Of Glad
win, Mich, who have been horo fer
some time visiting with the family
Of Mr. Groot's brother, Geo. Grout
Of this city, started on "Wednesday
evening on their return go Michigan.
Mr and Mrs Gr0ut Gro 80 we'll
pleased with Southern Oregon that
they have decided to make .als place.
their home hgncafortl and haye pur.
chased q piece Of land from tls C. a
Savage tract in tho northeast part o'
town on which "a very pretty .sIamce
is now being erected Mr. aud Mr-s
Grout VIII spend some weeks boo
Gladwin and Port huron aud expect
TO return TO Grants Pas about Noyem-
Der j.
Alfred Harris and family who have