Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-16
Items Of Personal
Interest.


Saturday to be the guest for several
days of Mrs. o. Davis
Al Mckenzie started for Baker City
Sunday and will seek employment in
the mines Of Baker county.
Ira Mallory left Sunday evening for
Portland where he will enter the rail-
way mail service for time as
weigher.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Harth got back
Saturday from months trip to Cali
fornia. where they enjoyed delight
full outing.
h. M. White went to Portland this
week to look after business interests.
1t is probable that the family will
join him in the Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Dickson
spent Tuesday with friends in Med
ford, though business matters was the
object of the trip for Mr. Dickson.
Mrs. W. H. Davidson, lately Of
Spokane, who has been visiting. here
with her sisters, Mrs. G. W. Thomas
and Mrs. Fred Isham, left on Sunday
evening for San Francisco where she
will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. John RAIDER came
down from Woodville Saturday even
ing and remained over until Sunday
evening with friends in Grants Pass.
Mr.. RAIDER is employed in the stamp
mill in the Homestake mine near
| Woodville
Alva Lamar, formerly OF this city,
is visiting here this week at the home
of his father. Mr.. Lamar is now To-
Gated at Richmond. CAL, where he
has extensive holdings in real estate.
Richmond is lively and growing
town near San Francisco.
D. N. Stearns left this week for
Salem, where he will be located as
agent for the new Oregon insurance
company. Mrs Stearns and the
children will join him later Mr..
Stearns is very worthy young man
and will no doubt bu:ld up good
business for his company.
DIR. R. S. DeArmond spent Satur-
day and Sunday in this city and with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. @. De.
Almond at their fine farm home on
Rogue river west of Grants Pass. Dr.
DeArmond is located in Medford and
since going there last Fall he has
built up profitable practice.
DR.. G. H. Douglas lately purchased
a qurater- block on the northeast cor
ner of A and First streets and now
he has had cottage erected upon II
and he and DR.. Anna Douglas will be
at home under their own vine and fig
tree The Doctor has had the pines
and oaks that are on the lots trimmed
up giving the yard quite park-like
appearance.
j. D. LaBrie, after spending week
in Grants Pass returned Wednesday tC
his home near Medical Lake, Wash.
Mr. LaBrie Is relative of Mrs. j. o.
Booth and was here on a visit He
made previous visit four years age
and he noted great Improvement in
Grants Pass and thought it quite
equaled the hustling towns of Wash
int gon in its growth and solid pros
perity.
Nj. and Mrs. G. J. Gamble and Mr..
and Mrs Chas. J. G-Smythe have
exchanged residences. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Gamble now side in the room back
of the Rogue River Coffee Market
and Mr.. and Mrs. GSymthe have
moved to the house owned by Mrs.
Gamble on West E street. The
change was made that Mrs. Gamble,
who is now partner with her son,
Mr.. Smythe, could reside near the
store.
Miss Bessie Garleck returned Mon.
day from the steam shovel camp neal
Tunnel 8, to which place she accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. W H. McMains,
who have moved there, Mr., MoMains
having taken the position of watch.
man for railroad grading plant. Miss
Bessie assisted her sister, Mrs. Nc
Mains, in getting her new home in
order, aud she is now with Mrs. @. j.
Gamble and her daughter in-law,
Mrs. Chas. j. G-Smythe.
A. Jeldness who has had, his family
in Grants Pass since last Fall has
moved them to the Blue Ledge cop
per district Mr.. Jeldness has, in
partnership with some other Spokane
men, group of rich claims in this
famous district The certainty Uf a
big smelter for the Blue Ledge has
hastened Mr.. Jeldness to begin exten-
sive development work on their prop
ertv. The men interested with Mr..