Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-17
OUR PERSONAL COLUMN
People as They Come and Go
From Day to Day

Mrs. M. Doerfus left ON Wednesday
for visit at Igerns, Calf.
H. T. Miller of Houston, Texas,
arrived in Grants Pass Saturday and
may locate permanently.
Miss Abbie Stackpole left few
days ago for San Francisco and will
probably be absent for some months.
Jas ]. McFadden of Davidson re.
tuned on Monday to Ft. Jones, Cal,
after stay of several weeks at home.
L. Ellis, one of the well known
ranehers Of the Leland district, was
in town Monday on business visit.
Judge H. L. Benson of klamath
Falls returned recently from a trip to
Washington, d. O. and other eastern
points.
Mrs. E. l.. Moon. formerly of this
city, but now of Portland is visiting
friends in Grants Pass and well re-
main some two weeks.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Kitchen left on Saturday
for Albany where she will visit with
her father, Jason Wheeler, who is at
present in poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Lee of Red.
ding, Cal, arrived on Sunday to
make weeks visit with relatives
and friends at this place ,
]. N. Voorhies left for Portland
Monday morning, after spending
several weeks in Grants Pass with
his son. A. E. Voorhies.
W. G. Miller of Riddle, was ilf
Grants Pass last Saturday and Sunday
being called here by the illness Of
his daughter, Mrs W. NJ. Cheshire.
BENZ, Bull, Sr,, of Wilderville who
suffered a stroke of paralysis some
weeks ago, is slowly improving in
health though the effects of the stroke
are yet quite serious.
A. d. Custer, we'll known mill
wright of this city, left Sunday for
Sisson, where he takes the position of
engineer and machinist in the saw
mill of the Curtis Lumber Company.
L. o. Wells was in Grants Pass
Saturday on his way to his home at
Medford. Mr.. Wells has been spend
ing some time with his son, A, S.
Wells, who resides ON Jerome Prairie.
S. H. Cook was in Grants Pass
from his ranch near Kubli Mr.. Cook
reports farmers in his loaolity are
we'll ahead with their work and that
crop prospects were as fine as could
be wished for.
Chas. Simmons, former Grants
Pass boy and of late years a railroad
engineer on the Canadian Pacific, is
visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. j. II. Crotxon, some five miles
north of town.
W. K. Kshler of Sumpter, who is
now at Jacksonville on business con-
neoted with the estate of his brother,
the late Wesley Kahler, was in Grants
Pass Saturday accompanied by Martin
McDonough of Tolo.
L. ]. Sims left on Wednesday for a
three months absence from Grants
Pass. during which he will visit Los
Angeles and Southern California,
Salt Lake and Denver, and later will
visit relatives in Missouri and Hi
nois.
J. W. Spence is in Grants Pass from
Langley, Colorado. on a visit witt
his daughter, Mrs. W. ]. Anderson
Mr.. Spence is painter and paper
hanger and if he is pleased with thil
section will send for his wife ant
take up his residence in this city
DR.. l. B. Parker, accompanied b!
Mrs. Parker and their children, lef
Tuesday for Maricopa, Arizona
where they will spend some month
with the expectation that chang
of climate will be of benefit to DR.
Parker's health, which has not beel
good for some time past.
II. b. Luce, who has for some year
past been prospecting in Southern
Oregon and who las mining interest
in several districts Of the county
returned this week from tire
months visit to his home at Fores
, Grove. He will leave in a few day
fol- a prospecting trip in the Althous
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Layton came /
5 Monday and remained over in Grant
D Pass until Wednesday, when the
: returned to their home on the Al
plegate, near Applegate postollicr
While in the city, they were guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Smith at tn
I Hotel Layton, Mrs Smith being
1 daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Layton.
: NJ. A. Powers has returned to h
home in this city from Granite Hill
= where he has been employed for II
past uine months as fireman and el
y gineer at the Granite Hill min
? Chas. Shattuck, who has been en-
8 ployed about the mine, is now eng
? neer. Mr.. Powers expects to take
position as engineer in saw mi
about the first Of April.
o r. A. Cook, former county cor
missioner of Jackson county and
prominent rancher and miner Of Foo
creek, was in Grants Pass during Il
fore part of the week, accompani,
by Mrs. Cook, they being called he
by the serious illness of their nice
Mrs. W. NJ. Cheshire. Mrs Cheshi
having improved somewhat Mr.. al
Mira Cook returned to their bOI