Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-24
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\ PERSONAL AND LOCAL 4

VIII lrelelnren, OF AIInOuSe, spent
Tuesday in this city on business.
Miss Grace Kenny visited for q
few days at Hugo last week, return
ing here Saturday afternoon.
Elmer Dale left Tuesday to join
his parents at Eugene, they having
gone to that city some months ago.
Mrs. B. G. Hart arrived last Fri
day from Albany to spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. j. Pardee
G.. e. Parsons, representing the
McCloud Lumber Co., of McCloud,
Cal, was In the city Monday engag-
ing men for their box factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Perciyal and
Mrs. Percival's sister, Miss Weisnel,
Of DesMoines, Iowa, arrived here
Tuesday to visit with Mr.. Percival's
cousin, Will Scovill, and family.
Mrs. Ruud, who was called to Oak
land, Cal, three weeks ago on ac-
count of the illness of her mother, re-
turned last Saturday evening and
again became a guest Of the Western.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Rowell re-
turned Sunday morning from their
visit with relatives at Olympia,
Wash, and other points. Mrs Row
ell spent five weeks and Mr. Rowell
about two weeks visiting.
Miss Clara Young, who has spent
the summer with her brother, Her
man Young, in this city, left Sunday
evening on her return trip. She will
attend the fair at Seattle and visit
in Tacoma before going to her home
at Blue Mound, III.
Allen Mckenzie, who has spent the
past month with his parents in this
city, left Monday morning for his
return to Mazatlan, Mexico, where
he expects to spend the winter Allep
has a position on the Southern Paci-
fic of Mexico, and his many friends
here wish him unbounded success.
Mr.. Ryan, of Portland, was the
guest of w. J. Mahoney over Thurs
day and Mr.. Mahoney took him on a
fishing trip up Rogue river. 1t Is
reported that the gentlemen fished
for several hours and never got a
bite. Mr.. Ryan left south Thursday
evening and will return to Portland
Saturday.
Clinton Johnson. Dr. w. r. Price
and II. d. Morris, all prominent citi-
Zens of Los Angeles, arrived in
Grants Pass on Wednesday evening
They are looking over the mining
interests of Josephine county and
will remain with us a week or 10
days.
l.. l., Jewell left the first of the
week for Portland. After attending
to business matters he went to Baker
City to attend the annual conclave
OF the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Oregon, Of which body
he Is a member, having been elected
grand senior warden at the meeting
in Grants Pass last September,
VIM. Frakes brought to this office
on Tuesday some magnificent specl-
mems Of the Texas blackberry, vari-
ETY. which really surpasses in flavor
and productyeness anything we have
seen, These plants We're put out last
spring and this is the first crop,
Next year there will be two crops
grown on these vines.
The working force of the s. p. de-
pot has undergone a few changes
since Agent Isham departed on his
vacation. l.. J. Williams, the new
night operator, Is relieving a. II,
Mastn, who is in Mr.. Summers
place, and Mr. Summers has taken
w, j. Mahoney's place, while the
latter gentleman Is boss OF the
whole bunch. Everything Is moving
along serenely In spite of the fact
that everyone is "mlxed up with the
other fellow"
James Chiles, who has spent the
past | 2 years in Alaska, arrived here
Sunday afternoon to visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chiles, near
Grants Pass, and friends in this city
During the IL years spent in Alaska
Mr.. Chlles has been very successful
in the different lines Of business in
which he has been engaged and
comes back to his home town well
Supplied with worldly goods. For the
past seven years Mr., Chiles haG
been In the mercantile business at
Fairbanks, Alaska, and having sold
this he will so to Seattle In about 10
days, whore he intends to put in an
up-to-date clothing store Mr.. Chiles
has many friends In this city as well
ms in Alaska, who congratulate him
on his good fortune and wish him