Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-19
Items Of Personal
Interest.

Mrs. Egoert Robbins of Roseburg
arrived here Wednesday to visit for a
time at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Day.
Mrs. J. B. Ebeihe has been quite
sick for the past 10 days with an at.
tack of pleurisy followed by lever.
She is now much improved but moi
able to leave her bed.
Mrs. A. E. Reames from Jackson.
vile is guest of Mrs. Geo. Z. Row.
land. while her husband, District
Attorney Reames, is in the city at,
tending court now in session.
Q. E. Smith. landlord of the Lay.
ton hotel until late this Fall when
he sold out and with his family moved
to Applegate, has returned to Grants
Pass and is occupying the John Ran.
Eau house ON Second and d streets.
NJ. W. Wheeler returned to Medford
Wednesday after brief visit here
with his family. Mr.. Wheeler has
this year assumed the personal mana.
cement of his farm four miles east OF
Medford and is spending the greater
Iortion OF his time there.
William eHabermau is one of the
first to arrive in Grants Pass of the
immigration of 1906 to Rogue River
Valley which is expected to be the
largest ever known in the history OF
the Valley. Mr.. Habermsn comes
from Wellington, Colorado, and brings
HI S family. He is farmer and will
buy or rent farm.
W. O. Macrae, one of the brightest
young newspaper men of Portland aud
who holds position on the staff OF
the OregUnian, has been in Grants
Pass for the past week handling the
Jennings murder trial for his paper.
His accounts have been very complete
and while free from low sensational
ism yet gave all the points Of that
famous case.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rsnzau have
moved to their farm on Rogue river
four miles west of Grants Pass. The
Ranzau place embraces 700 acres ant
on it is the largest hop yard in South
ern Oregon, it containing 100 acres
Mr.. Ranzau intends to increase hi
farm operations and it was too incon
venient to reside in town and drive tC
the farm each day.
will Gagnon, who for the past thre'
years has held clerkship at Clemens
drug store, has resigned his position
and after short visit in San Fran
cisco, left Sunday evening for Rose
burg, where he will visit for few
weeks with relatives and friends
after which he will leave for Alaski
where he expects, during the mex
three years, to get his share of tn
famous Alaska nuggets
P. H. and Mrs. Harth received
surprise visit Tuesday evening fron
80 or more of their friends who de
scended on them in a body and spen
the evening. When friends of Ion
years standing gather together ther
is mutual enjoyment and this occasio
was no exception. Fruit salai al
cakes were served. Mr.. and Mrs
Harth expect to leave next week fo
San Francisco to spend few week
visiting.
Hon. Theo. Cameron, one OF th
pioneers of Southern Oregon, came
Grants Pass Tuesday and RENAME
over until Thursday when he II
, turned to his home in Jacksonvill'
i. Mr.. Cameron has considerable prol
erty interests in Josephine count
aud his stay in Grants Pass was to a
tend to some business matters. I
stated that the big storm Of Sunds
aud Monday did no damage abol
Jacksonville or ON the upper Appl
gate, but was of great benefit to Il
placer miners of that district, who a,
now piping with ample water f
. their giants, and even for the slui,
7 miners in the Rulches.
Rev. II. II. Brown and Mr.
Brown will terminate their residen
in Grants Pass next week ard retu
to their former home in New Yo
City. They expect first to make
short visit with friends near Wal,
and then go to California for tv
weeks stay in that state, after whi'
they will proceed East. Both Re
and Mrs. Browns friends wish the
a pleasant trip to their home aud 50
cess to him in his new field OF labc
As yet Rev. Brown has not decid
where he will locate. No success
to Rev. Brown has been chosen
the Presbyterian church but the pI
pit will be supplied until such til