Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

Oio Wilson, who is teaching
the FroVolt school. spent SATURDAY. in
Grants Pass. -
D. u Jones of Jump.of: Joe creek
was transacting business in tbs citv
Monday.
Fred Wilcox went to Eugene Mon.
day evening on business, returning
Thursday.
W. a. Massie of Merlin spent Tues
day In town, attending the meeting
OF the Fruit Growers.
Miss Vernice Gilkey won the first
place aud cash price of 500 offered by
the Portland Journal.
Geo. Finch came in from Kerbv.
Saturday, where he is engaged in min.
ing' to spend few days at home.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Gumpert went
to Glendale last Sunday to visi. with
Mrs. Gumpert's father and mother.
returning Monday.
+. l. Gilman of the Gilman Bed
Rock company was in the city Monday
looking after business connected with
the starting of operations with their
dredge.
The Missouri Girl with Zeke
and Daisy and their fun-making asso-
ciates will be seen at the Opera
House Saturday Oct. 8
Franklin is getting up a car load
guaranteed special rabbit Proof Page
Fence, as cheap as any fence on the
market, quality considered. 9-25 ct
Miss Blanche Ferdine returned to
Eugene Monday to resume her studies
at the U. of o. after a visit of a
couple of weeks with her parents in
this city.
@. G. Ament left Thursday morning
to look after mining interests in the
Illinois Valley. He has important iu.
terests there and a considerable num-
Der OF men at work.
Gus Karner went out to Pleasant
Valley the fore part OF the week on
the hunt for beef to feed his hunrgy
patrons. J. G. Jones and Cleve Neely
had the goods and Mr. Karner suo-
ceeded in buying what he desired.
Rev. Frederick Bartlett, in charge of
the Episcopal church in this city, and
Rev. Dorrence, in charge of the
Episcopal church at Ashland, are
considering the advisability Of open.
ing bachelor quarters in the rectory.
the interior Of which has been newly
pspered and painted.
Henry Booth of the Merlin country
attended the meeting of the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Exchange Tues.
day aud took an active part in the
proceedings. and particularly made
the proceedings active BY referring to
the old timers here as mossbacks, "
as several of them promptly objected
10 the term.
J. r. Wells returned Saturday from
Crescent City. where he went Sep.
tember Sth with load of Grants Pass
fruits, vegetables and melons. He
found the Crescent Cityites hungry
for good fruit and melons and not
only willing, but anxious to pay top
prices for them.
Harold O'Neill, son of our towns
man, R. H. O'Neill departed Monday
for Eugene to enter the State Univer.
sity. The young man is graduate
of the Grants Pass High school and
his friends confidently expeci that he
wi II make a good record in the uni
yersity. He will take the scientific
course.
Joe Mckinney was called to Jack
sonville early in the week as wit
ness in a case being tried there.
Miss Edna Dow, who has been visit
ing her father near Grants Pass,
leaves in day or two for Belling-
ham. Wash, having been selected as
one of the teachers in the schools OF
that section. She has had a very
ENJOYABLE vacation here renewing &C
ousintances. Since leaving here
some years ago, she has spent most OF
the time at juneau, Alaska, but at
tended school last year at Seattle.
Chopping Bowls and Knives al
Cramer Bros.