Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-04-27
Items Of Personal
Interest.

Mrs. Mynard Martindale left We'd
nesday for Alberta, Canada, to Join he
husband.
viii Baughn has accepted position
as clerk in the popular ice cream par
iors of Herman Horning.
Herbert Smith went to Ashland
Monday on business. returning Tues
day morning to this city.
Tommy MaRinn has taken a position
with the Southern Pacific Co. in tn,
road masters Office at this place.
Mrs. E. +. Laurman, a sister O.
Geo. W. Gay, arrived here last Frida,
from Maine and expects to make
Grants Pass her home.
John Xavier left Tuesday evenins
for Roseburg, where he has . position
with Homer Baker in the laundry q
that place.
Miss Ada Umphletta, who has beer
in San Francisco, studying music, re
turned to her home in this city Mon
day evening.
Albert Coe has fully recovered from
his recent attack of appendicitis apt
has resumed his place in the r. L.
Coe & 20. store.
Mrs James Patrick and littl.
daughter Marjorie of Ashland, are
visiting relatives. at the J. E. Kerley
home in this city.
Byron Lee of Grants Pass, and Will
George Of Kerby left last week fol
Resort. Idaho, where they exrect tC
spend some time in the mines at thai
place.
Miss Ruth Dean returned home Fri
day after most delightful visit oi
| five weeks with relatives and friends
in Ashland and the surrounding
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Lutrrell have
taken up their residence in Grant.
Pass at and Seventh streets. They
have leased the Leland Hotel to Mrs.
Fnrman.
Will Gagnon. formerly drug CLERK
at Clemens drug store of this citv,
who left here for Alaska several week
ago, is now with the Red Cross Phar.
macy of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Mrs Gilfillan reports full blown
rosrs in her -ard on the 10Th. The
bush is of the Salmon variety, a large
climbing bush which reaches to the
caves, and the roses which blossomed
were up under the caves and well
protected.
Mrs. Harriet M. Macarthur arrived
from Portland last week to visit Miss
Edith Barnard. Mrs McArthur' faith
er. James W. Nesmith, was formerly in
charge of the Indian affairs and was a
member of the party which met with
the Indians at the famous Table Rock
counsel.
Sunday morning picnic PARTY
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schmidt, Misses Blanche Dean and
Frances Cook and Messrs. Tom Harvey
and Ralph Dean left Grants Pass for 9
point opposite Woodville, where 6
most enjoyable day was spent by the
young people.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jewett and lit
tie daughter. Narcissa. snent Tuesday
in this city guests of Rev. @. o.
Berkman and family. Mr. Jewett
and family spend the Winters in Sar
Francisco and the Summers in Gard
ner and went from here to the latter
place, the earthquake sending them
north sooner than their us ual time.
J.P. Tuffs is seriously i'll at his home
on East E street ard owing to his ad
vauced age fears are entertained fol-
his recovery. So grave is his condi.
tion that his daughter, Miss Minnie,
has given up her school work for the
present and is assisting in the care OF
her father His son, Charles Tufts,
secretary of the Booth Kelly Lumber
Company at Springfield. WAS in Grants
Pass over Sunday to be with his father.
Clyde Jeter, who spent last Summer
in the Pine Creek district, where he
located promising quartz claim. left
Thursday for that mining sectio on.
The Pine Greek district is located in
California, Oregon and Nevada at the
point where the three states join. To
reach it Mr.. Jeter will go to klamath
Falls ard take an additional stage
ride of 40 miles. John Challange is
another Josephine county m iner who
has gone to try his luck in the new
Nevada camp, Re leaving Tuesday fol-
Pine Creek.
Sunday morning. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
f. Dean and Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Dixon took the O'Clock train fol
Tunnel o. Arriving there they cook ed
their breakfast on the hill side and ate
it in the open woods, after which they
spent the remainder of the forenoon ir
ram bling over the hills and gathering
the white lilies which grow there il
great profusion. At l2 O'Clock they
went to the home of Mrs. Dixon's
brother, Robert Crockett. for dinner
and to spend the afternoon. They
returned to Grants Pass on the even
ing train, having spent a most enjoy