Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-29
Items Of Personal
Interest,

Mrs. Clara Coffman went to Port.
land Thursday for 'hort stay.
Miss Eva Winner returned Sunday
from two weeks stay at Portland and
Roseburg
Mr.. and Mrs. A. U. Barnard left
this Friday evening for a visit at
Portland.
Miss Maude Bsber, machine oper-
ator at the Courier Office, is at Port.
land this week visiting relatives and
taking in the fair.
MIS-. A. E. Voorhies and son Earle
returned home Thursday after having
spent three weeks in Portland with
Mr.. Voorhies' parents.
Mrs. h. @. Perkins received a visit
this week from an aunt, Mrs. Basket,
and also Miss Fox Of Salem, who are
on their way to Los Angeles.
Mrs. Fannie Borchett returned to
S an Francisco Thursday after a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f.
Wertz. and her many friends.
George Birdseye, one of the popular
clerks at the Coe department store,
spent Sunday at Jacksonville guest at
the home Of his uncle, Hon. W. M.
Colvig.
D. A. Fitzgerald and family will
leave the first Of the week for Hutch.
son, Kan. to visit Mr.. Fitzgerald's 8
father. They will be gone from three
to six months.
Homer Ficklin. one of Kerby's en-
terprising young men and well
known miner, was in Grants Pass
Wednesday on business connected with
mine in which he is interested.
j. W. Branch, who bought ont ].
N. Boyd's photo tent and business, ar.
rived last week with his family and
has begun business at the old stand
back Of the First National bank.
Hon. W. NJ. Colvig, of Jacksonville,
and one OF the leading members Of the
jackson county bar. has been in Grants
Pass this week attending circait court,
in which he represents some important
cases.
Nate Bates entertained at his home
Monday evening F. S. Greene, a
schUolmate Of his boyhood days. Mr..
Greene now resides in Portland and is
travelling for one of the wholesale
firms of that city.
Chas. Smythe and wife arrived from
California Sunday to visit M.
Smythe's mother and friends Mrs.
Smythe will remain for some time but
Mr. Smythe returned to his work after
a few days stay.
Mrs M. A. Longenecker arrived
Wednesday to reside with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. Crsmer. Mrs. Longe-
recker was accompanied by her son,
Maurice, with wife and child, who
are on Wsetern trip.
Carl N. Jones, of Portland, engineer
and smelter expert for the Rogue
River Mining, Smelling & Power
Company, arrived in Grants Pass Mon
day to remain here for the week on
business Tor the smelter company.
Herman Horning returned home
Thursday after having spent two
weeks at Toledo, his former home,
called there on account of the serious
illness OF his sister. Before returning
he visited the Portland exposition.
L. B. Hall returned Sunday from
Portland wherethe had spent the pre-
vious week attending the Oregon I'm
dertakers Association and in viewing
the fair. Mr.. Hall also took the ex.
animation and was granted a state H.
oense as an embalmer.
Miss Lillian Hogan left Sunday
evening for her home in Jefferson,
Oregon. in response to message that
her father had died that morning Miss
Hogan has the first grade in the South
school and her room for this week is
in charge of Mrs. W. L. Ireland.
IN. J. Richards and wife arrived in
Grants Pass last week to take up
their residence here. TheirU home
has been near Roseburg for some time
and they made a wagon trip to the
coast, and then down the coast to
Creso- Mt City and then back over the
mountains.
Mrs d. S Orr came in Monday from
Takilma to accompany her mother,
Mrs Guthrie, this far on her return
to Portland. Mrs. Guthrie had been
with her daughter for the previous
two weeks. She is spending the sum.
mer in Portland where her husband is
in charge Of an exhibit for large st.
Louis firm at the fair. At the close
of the fair Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie will
return to their home in st. Louis.