Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-01-26
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
People as They Come and Go
From Day to Day.

Mrs ]. W. Stevenson returned Sun
day from the Applegate district after
an absence of three weeks
Walter Evans. the dumb shoeblack,
who is doing the country and did
business in Grants Pass for few
weeks, is now located in Ashland.
Fred Endert, young business man
of Crescent City was in Grants Pass
Thursday, coming in on the stage and
that evening he left for San Francisco
on business trip.
Louis Pfiel, an old soldier who has
resided ON Calls creek for the past
SS years. becoming so feeble that he
could not well care for himself, has
gone to the Oregon Soldiers Home
at Roseburg.
A. L. Smith, who is mining on Mt.
Baldy in company with J. J. Hun.
ter, while walking on log one day
last week slipped of and falling on
the log, strucs knot cracking two of
his ribs. He was not otherwise hurt
and be expects to be able to resume
bis work next week.
Edward Williams who is machine
man at the Granite Hin mine, was off
on few days vacation this week
and spent his time iu this city with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. b. A.
Williams. Mr.. Williams was accom-.
panied by his wife and child and be
and they returned TO Granite Kin
Friday.
Miss Anna Schmidt has taken a
position as bookeeper aud clerk in the
grocery store of her father CLAUS
Schmidt. Miss Schmidt has been
until recently in the Grants Pass
High School and is bright. indus.
trious young lady who will prove
adept in her new position and a COM
petent assistant to her father.
Henry Gibson, the veteran miner
had visit for the past week from his
sister, Miss Cynthia Gibson. whom
he had not seen for the past 43 years.
Miss Gibson is accompanied by her
niece, Miss Jennie Bodwell and they
are on their way to California, where
they will spend the winter, after
which they will return to their home
at Ryegate, Vermont
A. H. Gunnell, of Foster & Gun
nell, and we'll known mining engi.
neer, who has been East for some
months on business connected with
the various mining properties in
which his firm is interested, left
Amsterdam, New York, January 9th
with Mrs. Gunnell and they are to
arrive in Grants Pass about February
l. They are making leisurely trip
across the continent and will make
lenathy stops at Colorado Springs,
Ogden and Baker City on business
that Mr.. Gunnell has in those cities
and to visit relatives of his and Mrs.
Gunnell's.
G. p. Jester returned Saturday
from his months vacation and is
again at his desk in the depot as
Southern Pacific agent for Grants
Pass. While away Mr. Jester spent
the greater part of this time in Port.
land and in Seattle with relatives he
has in each OF those cities. Mr..
Jester greatly enjoyed and was bene-
fitted by his rest as he has been very
closely confined at his work for the
past year. He states that the business
outlook in the northern cities is
very good and railroad officials antici-
pate heavy traffic this year both
local and transcontinentsl in passen.
ger and freight business.
J. L. Hammersly, postmaster at
Gold Hill, cashier of the Gold Hill
Bank, city attorney for Gold iHm,
attorney at law, real estate dealer and
one of the leading politicians OF Jack
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Hammgrsly stated That Gold Hin
was prospecting as never before, not
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