Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-11


last Tuesay.
". j Duwell of Galice spent Wed
nesaS in CRAFTS Pass.
Mrs. j. P. Martin vent to Portland
Inur'day tor two weeks stay.
Ihomts W. Pack returned from the
east Iuesday bringing with him some
business associates.
a. h. Jones and H. Henry of Mer.
i'n were guests of tue Layton Hote'
for day or so this week.
X. W. Clarke left Wednesday for
6erkeiey.O al, to spend couple OF
weeks visiting his mother.
Lincoln Savage was gone for a
couple of days this week, attending
the State Convention of county super.
intsndents.
u ID. Henderson, ]. f. Ward and
NJ L. Paddock from Long Beach,
Nal'' spent the fore part of the week
L
Sheriff Russell was in the Galice
district last week looking after busi-
ness matters and flirting with the
deer at odd times.
q. X. Root and family left for Rose
burg Tuesday, where they will reside.
Mr.. Root being member of the
Harth's Toegery which will be open
for business soon.
j. B. Reese of Spokane arrived in
Grants Pass Monday. He intends
looking over the country and securing
timber claim here if possible.
81. L. Wilson who operates gen.
eral merchandise store at Leland s
preparing for the erection of commo.
dious dwelling on Sixth street
Ernest Lister took three guests of
the Josephine Hotel. Messrs. Whit
ney, Paddock and Ward. on fishing
trip last Wednesday. They report a
catch of nine.
Sidney Sharp returned to his home
at Hanford. Cal. the first of the week.
after having assisted his brother in
the g. P. Box Co. Office for the past
TWO months. IHe will stop at San
Francisco and Santa Rosa before
reaching home.
John Fonts of McMinnville, Ore.
arrived Wednesday morning for visit
with N. Snow and family. Mr.. Fouts
Is an Oregon Pioneer, crossing the
plains in '52 and settling in Yamhill
Co. where he has since made his
home.
4. +. Olson has been spending tho
past six months, looking over the state
Of Washinton. He reports q good
time and likes our neiRhbor state
pretty well. but he says "there is no
place like Grants Pass. and the old
town looks good to him.
George Carroll. whose parents for
merly lived in:this city. returned here
a few.days ago and was surprised to
learn Of the family's removal to
California. He is now at work in the
box factory and later will join his
family at Redding.
Tom Harvey came up from Marsh.
field Thursday to join Mrs. Harvey
and spend a couple of weeks here with
relatives and friends. Mrs. Harvey
has spent the past few days with rela-
tives at Ashland, but returned to this
city Friday morning.
Special bargains in six.hole Mallea-
BILE top ranges at Cramer Bros.
Phil Butcher, an oldtimer, and
former business .man here. who left
five years ago to..settle in the Umpqua
valley. has been back fora few days
greeting old friends. He male the |
trip accompanied by his wife. in a
two seated buggy, drawn by a fine
pair of Douglas county steeds. He
was impressed with the growth Of the |
town in the last few Iyears. but he
likes Douglas county better, so Mon.
day morning he set out on his 100
mile cross country trip to the Ump-
qua.
Ladies, don't fail to go to the Hair.
Riddle Hardware Co.'S store during
the week beginning September 14th
and get q sample Of those S.minute
biscuits and fine coffee.
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnell, Mr..
and Mrs McFarder and Mr.. and Mrs
Fowler went on a short camping trip.
They drifted down the river in boats
as far as Booths ferry, where they
cam ped for the night and spent the
day. They hauled their
boats back on wagons and arrived In