Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-12
Items Of Personal
Interest.

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Miss Mabel Storall of Corvallis ar
rived this week to spend a few weeks
visiting her brother Dennis Stoyall.
Miss Rhods York. who has been
at her home on the Applegate for
some weeks past, is now visiting with
Grants Pass friends. She expects to
return to Portland soon.
Arthur Conklin. publisher Of the
Mining Journal, accompanied BY Mrs.
Conklin left for Portland Wednesday
where Mr.. Conklin will tend a
nesting of the Oregon Press Assccia-
tion.
George Clement left Monday for
Oroville, Gal. where he will work at
his trade in a large blacksmith shop
in that town. His family will re.
main here for the present, but may
join him later on.
J. H. Austin, the energetic
lawyer and all around hustler for
Kerby, came to Grants Pass last Sun
day and is spending the week here
while attending to legal business in
both the circuit court and the pro-
bate.
Miss Mabel Lindley went to Ash
land Monday where she will enter the
State Normal School at that place to
prepare herself for teaching Miss
Lindley is bright young woman
and will doubtless make a successful
teacher.
Mrs. Mollie Belding returned Sun
day from Deering where she on the
previous Wednesday closed five
months school in that district that is
said by the patrons to have been very
successful. Mrs. Belding does not ex-
pect to again take up school work un-
til Spring.
Jim Dean is in town this week
from the Dean placers at Gslice where
he has been for some tine past fitting
up the mine and cleaning the bitches
in readiness for the flow OF water
when it comes. The veteran miner,
Ben Tabor, has been assisting in the
work. He will return to Galice when
Jupiter Pluvius becomes more liberal.
Will A. Leonard, who has large
hay and stock farm on Sucker creek
near Holland. was in Grants Pass
Monday. Mr.. Leonard is planning to
go into the dairy business, he finding
that more profitable than hay or beef
production. A creamery is to be
erected on Sucker creek by Geo. S.
Matheson and Carl johnson and that
will make market for cream at a
profitable price.
Miss Francis McWilliams, last
year one OF the teachers in the Grants
Pass schools, and who is this year en-
ployed in the Ashland schools, left
Sunday for her home in Ashland after
spending week OF her holiday va
cation with friends in this city.
Saturday afternoon Miss MoWilliams
was the guest at a party that was
given in her honor. by Mrs. Roy Bart.
lett. A large number of her friends
were. present and a most delightful
time was had.
Hon. A. H. Carson, commissioner
for the Third district on the State
Board of Horticulture, went to Port
land Monday to attend the annual
meeting of the State Horticultural
Society which convened Tuesday in
that city. The sessions will continue
over for two days and addresses will
be made by leading horticulturists Of
the state. Mr.. Carson, who has the
largest vine yard in Oregon, is hon
ored by being placed on the program
for an address.
@. Z. MoLane, W. H. Faubon and
f. Chetle left Monday for Oscar
creek where each have mining prop
erty. Messrs. Faubion '& Chetle have
quartz claim upon which they have
been working Tor the greater part Of
the Winter and which is showing up
quite promising. Mr.. McLane has an
adjoining claim which he is having
developed and ON which vein is be-
lug prospected that shows good values
Mr. McLane will only remain this
week at his mine.
Eclus Pollock, assistant cashier Of
the Grants Pass Banking and Trust
Co., left on Wednesday evening for
st. Martins Hot Springs, Washington,
where he expects to remain for sew
eral weeks Mr.. Pollock has for a
long time been suffering from lame
ness caused by knee trouble and goes
to the springs in the hope OF beneh-
cial results from the use Of their
mineral waters. The springs are To-
Gated near the Columbia river on the
Washington side not far from Carson,
Wash.
Thomas Gilmore who is one Of the
leading farmers of Holland vicinity
accompanied by Mrs. Gilmore and
Mrs. c. +. Layman came to Grants
Pass Sunday to spend couple OF days
shopping and in visiting friends.
Mrs. Lsymsn and her husband O.
+. Laymsn are from Boston and he ID
operating a big placer mine at Grass
Flat on Althouse creek. The mine is
we'll equipped with giant and a
large ditch. The water supply il
ample and piping is now being car
ried on.
Rev. J. B. Travis returned Thurs
day of last week from San Francisco,
where he had been to confer with the
leading Baptists OF that city with re
gard to his accepting their call tC
that city. Rev. Travis has host Of
friends in Grants Pass, outside Of hi'
congregation. who will be greatly