Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-07-21

vice that will be the equal of the best
barbershop in Southern Oregon. The
path room is in order and patrons of
Hotel Josephine barber shop will find
everything to their liking be it a shave.
bath or shine.
CLARK Nickerson was in Grants
Pass Tuesday from Deer creek where
he has resided since early in the
spring he having rented the farm of
William Turner. Mr.. Nickstson will
move back to Grants Pass this fall as
his wife is yet rather feeble as the re-
suit of fall this summer from a
wagon, aud will occupy the dwelling
house he owns ON South Sixth street |
near the meeting house of the Church
of God. Mr.. Nickerson also owns
other property in this city.
DR.. Beard returned Sunday from
attendance at the American Medical
Association meeting at Portland and
can now be found at his Office. Mrs.
Beard who was with the doctor at
Portland has gone to Seattle to spend
two weeks with her mother and sis
ter. There were nearly 1000 physi-
clans in attendance at the meetings
and with the wives and daughters il
made nearly $500 people. They were
given receptions and entertainments,
street car and boat rides and alto
gether made full week for the
medical profession
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. White and
Mr.. and. Mrs. ]. NJ. Hiestand ar
rived in Grants Pass Thursday and
are looking over the city with a
view of locating. They are from
Syracuse, Nebraska, and are friends
Of w. NJ. and j. L. Hair, they being
neighbors when the Hair brothers re.
sided in Nebraska Mr.. White is a
real estate dealer and he is so well
pleased with the prosperous, hustling
appearance of Grants Pass that he
may locate here. Mr.. Hiestapd is
farmer and he too Is we'll pleased
with the appearance of this section
and may locate here.
Cashier II. l.. Gilkey, of the
First National Bank, left Thursday
for Hoquiam, Wash, where he will
enjoy for a couple of weeks the re-
freshing ocean air OF that seaport.
Mrs. Gilkey and son, Winfield, have
been at Hoquiam for the past two
weeks with her parents and MIR
Gilkey will join her. Miss wilma
will remain in Grants Pass. During
Mr.. Gilkey's absence the office work
of the bank will be in charge of Roy
Hackett, the assistant cashier, and
Thomas Fry, the bookkeeper. j. ID.
Fry, formerly cashier of the bank, and
one of the stockholders will, assist the
young men in attending to any in
tricate financial matter that may
arise.
]. X. Rush was in Grants Pass
Saturday from the Lucky Queen mine
on Jump.off.J Joe. Mr. Rnsh with his
father. Benjamin Rush, and ii. A.
Corliss are the owners Of the Lucky
Queen mines, and which they bonded
last year to Spokane parties. These
parties put up fine 10 stamp mill
but before they got it ready for
operation this spring disagreement
among the stockholders financially
embarrassed the company and all
work was shut down at the mine.
Mr. Rush stated that 1t was the un-
, derstanding that meeting would
, soon be held at which the stock
holders would decide as to what
would be- their future plans in regard
, TO operating the mill or to sell 1t.
A. l.. Swayne has his brick busi-
ness block on North Sixth street com.
pleted and ready for occupancy. The
work Of putting in the shelving and
counters was completed last week by
y f. r. Cole and in arrangement and
workmanship the furnihbing OF the
3 rooms is very handsome and complete.
Mr. Swayne may rent the building
: bat II not he will open In it first
class grocery store. Mr.. Swayne
W as in that bu siness In Tulsa, |. T..
prior to his coming TO Oregon last
winter and he has shown himself ia
be an energetic, thorough business
man. Mr.. Swayne is so well pleased
with Grants Pass that he recently
sold all his. holdings in Tulsa and
will invest in property in this city
as he considers Grants Pass real es
tate a first class investment.
DIR. Cora b. Lemon, Of Portland, II
IN Grants Pass TO spend month will
friends. DIR. Lemon COMPLETED thil
spring a four year course in medicine
aud graduated with high honors from
the Portland Medical College. Aftel
taking brief rest DI. Lemon viii
-. leave the first Of September for th'
East where she will take special worl
in branch that she will make spe
oialty In her practice. She will re
turn to Oregon in the spring and 10
cate In Grants Pass. Dr. Lemon, will
her parents, was former resident o
this city, and was successful and pop
ular teacher for two years In the cit,
\. schools and she has many friends hei
} who are pleased with her success i
her new vocation aud who would giy
her hearty welcome should she decid
to locate In Grants Pass
y Mrs. Miles NJ. Nee la sold her res
taurant to Mrs H. Il. Brown, an
moved to the Rogers house on west
street MTa Nee though having