Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-28

Herman Schmidt and sister Ann,
and Miss Kimsey spent Friday il
Ashland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hayes returned I,
Grants Pass last week and will make
this place their home. They h hav,
been at Little Shasta for the pas
two months.
Miss Myrtella Morrison, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Morrison. who
for the past year has been an efficient
operator in the local telephone Office,
left Saturday for Redding, where
she will visit with friends and. take
position with business firm.
g. P. Jester returned from Portland
Wednesday morning and left the same
night for Medford. He will 60 about
80 miles ont from Medford to recreate
for time before going to Butte Falls
to.take position as cashier in the
bank at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Roth Of Portland,
who have been visiting Mrs. Roth's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mitchell,
left Monday for Moro. "a little town
in the klamath country, where they
will visit for short time. Later
they will visit in California before
returning to their home in Portland.
Will Burns returned from klamath
Falls last Thursday. On Friday he
was taken sick and obliged to submit
to an operation for appendicitis Sun
day at the North Pacific Hospital.
His mother. Mrs. F. G. Burns,
who had been visiting her daughter
at Portland, returned home Monday
night.
Mrs. A. VanNoy and daughter.
formerly residents Of Grants Pass but
now of Seattle, have spent the past
two weeks at Kerby with Mrs. Van.
Noy's brother, and are now visiting
with her mother. Mrs. M. E. Tolon.
After the Fourth. Mrs. vannoy will
return to Seattle where she is con.
Quoting a rooming and boarding house,
but Miss Mary will spend the Sum.
mer here. Mr.. vanNoy has been an
invalid for the past seven years but
is now much improved in health.
J. R. Worldly was In town this
week to spend some time with his
family and to secure men and supplies
for his mine near Tskilms. About
two months ago Mr.. Wordley. pur.
chased the Anderson group of three
claims and is now making extensive
development. The ore from the
property runs from $50 to $500 per ton
Mr. Wordley has been interested in
mining in Montana and Idaho, com
ing to Grants Pass about four months
ago. He is also interested in mining
property between Red mountain and
Black Butte
Judge ]. o. Booth returned Monday
from Nevada, where has been for he
past month looking after mining in
terests that he has acquired in that
state. Judge Booth and George Ward
and George Hall located a group of
fine copper claims 10 miles from Elko
and the two latter are there carrying
on development work. The ore assays
highsin copper and carries good values
in gold and Silver. On his way home
Judge Booth came by way Of
Salt Lake to arrange with smelter TO
have tests made of car of ore from
their mine. The Judge has other
mining interests in Nevada and while
the state is very much doomed yet
he thinks it has mineral wealth
enough to make it one of the greatest
mining states Of tho Union.
Mrs Mary 9. Hildreth, president,
Mrs. Rose S. Weidman, secretary, and
Mrs. Hattie l q. Calvert, Treasurer
of the Woman's Relief Corps, depart
inert of Oregon, are at Newber2 this
week attending the annual encsmp.
ment of the @. A. X. and W. r. @.
Mrs Hildreth and Mrs Weidmau have
held their Offices for the past year
while Mrs. Calvert is filing the term
left vacant by the death Of Mrs.
Henrietta Zoller. Very few people
have any idea of the amount Of labor
connected with the duties Of the state
officers Of the W. r. c., and while
the ladies have enjoyed the work they
are nevertheless glad that state
officers Of the W. r. @. are never re-
elected, so they are sure of being re-
lieved Of the duties A number Of
other Grants Pass people are attending
the encsmpment, among them being
Mrs J. II. Ahlf, Mrs. Josephine
Mowers and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Morris,
Mrs DR.. Loughridge.
Hundreds of Neyx 3 dtsor Re~nrds