Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
Items Of Personal
Interest.

Misses Elsie and Martha Pollock
left Monday for Los Angeles where
they will spend the Winter with re-
latives.
Mrs Lanterman of Merlin and
whose husband is the efficient post
master at that place, was in Grants
Pass Thursday.
Mrs @. N. Hathaway took the 10
O'Clock train Monday morning for
Chico, Cal, where she will remain
until tier the holidays visiting with
her daughters, Mrs. @. L. RAIDER, and
Miss Loversa Hathaway.
Mrs. J. L. Firebsugh arrived We'd
nesday evening for weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Will.
lams OF this city. She was accom-
MED by her husbands sister, who
will spend few days here.
Mrs. Lonnie Moon arrived from
Portland Wednesday to spend Christ
mas with her father, j. II. Williams
and her sister, Miss Maud. Mr..
Noon will come to Grants Pass the
last of next week to spend Christmas
here.
Mr and Mrs. @. N. Lee and daugh.
ter, Edith, arrived in Grants Pass last
Friday to spend a week with their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Disbrow. Mr.. aud Mrs. Lee are on
their way to their home in Vancouver,
B. c., from an extended trip east.
W. H. Royce who owns fine hay
and stock ranch of 2l0 acres on Will.
Jams creek was in Grants Pass Mon
day. While here Mr.. Royce sold 81
hogs which he will deliver this Fri.
day to Karner's meat market The
hogs have been fattened on alfalfa and
acorns and then finished off ON grain
and are as healthy and perfect band
of porkers as ever were brought tC
Grants Pass.
Mrs. h. A. Booth arrived in Grants
Pass Tuesday on the 10 a. m. train,
from her home at Eugene, to meet hei
husband Senator X. A. Booth, who
has been on business trip of two
months duration TO Chicago and New
York. Mrs. Booth was guest o.
Judge and Mrs j. o. Booth until thu
arrival of Senator Booth, who came il
on the early train Wednesday, wheI
she Joined him and they left for thei
home.
Mrs. Josephine Thornton has beef
extremely low since her return iron
Portland, whittier she was taken 70
treatment for cancer OF the stomach
and her family have been summoned
TO her bedside. Her sous George o
Sisson and John of Sacramento, ar
rived Monday, and her daughter
Mrs. &. @. Grimes, OF Roseburg ar
rived Tuesday. Her other daughter
Mrs. Catherine Gray resides with her
Mrs. Thornton has large circle o
friends In Grants Pass who deepl
regret her serious ILLNESS
Mrs. @. A. Trefathen and her son
William, arrived in Grants Pass Tues
day with her son, Charles, whom sh
had had in Portland for the thr,
previous weeks, where le under wen
an operation for diseased hip
Sheriff Lewis and other friend
of the family met the youn
man at the train and carried him on
stretcher to a furnished suite Q
rooms, which the Sheriff had secure
near MS own rtelutuCti luI tne use .
Mrs. Trefathen and her son. Charlie
stood the journey fairly we'll. bat hi
condition is serious though hopes al
entertained for his recovery.
The Grants Pass Steam Laun1r
had an accident to their boiler Nor
day morning that necessitated a shu
down for that day. Mangaer Hall {
the Grants Pass Iron & Steel Worl
made the necessary repairs and Tue
day the laundry resumed operation
The Grants Pass Steam Laundr
now employs six men and two womer
The business has so increased the pa
, year and the outlook is so enoOuraI
ing for the future that Manager ,
: W. Baker has under consideration Il
enlarging Of the plant. In addition
local work tue Grants Pass Laundi
gets much work from the varioi
small towns and the outlying distric
in Rogue River Valley, aud such
the satisfaction given that this pa
ronAge is steadily increasing