Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-12

make this place their future home.
Mrs. R B. Bsber left Friday noon
Tor Harrisburg, Ore, in answer to a
telegram announcing the serious i'll
ness of her mother at that place.
Fred Mensch, accompanied by R. Il.
Gilfillan and Bert York, left Friday
morning for Umpqua on government
surveying expedition, and expect to
be gone about three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. o. Goodnow who
have spent the past week visiting
with Mrs. Gooduow's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ W. Mowers, of this city,
left Tuesday evening for their home
at Roseburg.
Bruce Wilcox and family of Ashland
are in the city this week, the guests
of his brother, Vim. Wilcox. From
here they go to the coast for few
weeks outing, after which they will
return to their home at Ashland.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Avery, mother of
Mrs. George Smith, Of this place, left
Thursday for her home at Lodi, Cal.
Mrs. Avery is SO years old and is max
ing the trip alone. She has been visit.
ing her daughter here for the past II
months.
Mrs. NJ. G. Higgins returned from
Wolf Creek Monday where she had
spent few days visiting friends. She
was accompanied home by Mrs. A.
Dean who spent short time in the
city returning to her home at Wolf
Creek Thursday evening.
Miss Ruth Higgins went to Wolf
Creek Thursday, for few days visit
with friends.
Alfred Hamilton was injured this
week while attending to his horses at
his home on g street. The team be-
came frightened and attempted to run
away. throwing him violently to the
ground, and injuring one foot quite
severely. He is not yet able to be
about his work, but will probably be
on deck again in few days.
The Georgia Harper Company has
been playing at the Grants Pass
Opera House this week, and the en-.
tertainment afforded to the theatre
goers is exceptionally good. This
company carries its own special seen.
cry, which is among the best brought
to the city for some time, thereby
affording an appropriate setting for
each play. Miss Harper herself is
quite favorite with her audiences
and she is spported by strong COM
pany of good players, all combining
to make this company a success in the
theatre line.
While at work trimming fruit trees
on the Patton place, three miles west
Of town last week, G.. II. johnson met
with a painful accident. In some un-
accountable manner. the pruning knife
slipped, and before he was hardly
aware of the fact, Mr.. Johnson was
pruning fingers instead of trees, and
one of the members of his hand re.
ceived a very sever cut, severing the
ligaments, and inflicting very pain
full wound. The injured member is
now improving nicely, but it will be
some time bfore he will be able to con-
tinue his work in this line.
While at play at the home of Mrs.
W. z. Cowdry on Third street last
Wednesday evening, little Bernice
Higgins met with painful accident.
A large number of children had
gathered at social at Mrs Cowdry g
and the children were playing in the
yard and in attempting to jump from
the limb of a tree, Bernice fell, strik-
ing on her head, and for awhile 1t was
feared she was seriously injured.
She recovered however, sufficiently
to be taken to her home on G street,
ard is now improving. although her
back is still very weak from the fall.
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