Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-07
y PERSONAL ITEMS 4
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Miss Maude Perry arrived this
week from Superior, Wis, and left
for Murphy to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Gamble left
Saturday for Blaine, Wash, their
future home. They stopped at Port
land for several days.
T. X. Anderson left on Wednesday
morning for trip to Galice to trans
act some important business at that
point. He will remain until Saturday
Dog Tax Collector w. H. Kenney
has issued orders that if the tax is
not paid by June l the owners of
dogs will be prosecuted under the
dog ordinance.
Mrs. Charles War and three child
rem arrived on Monday from Cahto,
Cal, on visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robt. Baber. They will re-
main possibly until fall
VIM. NJ. Mcconnell arrived Mon
day from Wellsvile, Ohio, to visit
his brother, j. D. Mcconnell, at
Wilderville, and if he is pleased with
this country will probably decide to
locate here
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Umphlette were in
Grants Pass Saturday returning to
Glendale from Crescent City Mrs.
Umphlette was called to the coast on
account of the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Woodruff, who
died the day following her arrival, of
cancer, aged rs years.
H, H. Basler, of Tekamah, Neb.,
has Deen in the city during the past
week and has been quite busy in
vestigating the varied resources of
our valley. He can read the writing
on the wall and knows that where
fine fruit has been produced with
but little attention there could be
. small chance for failure when proper
care is taken.
j. o. Booth returned Thursday
from Portland, accompanied by Miss
Marion Richie, granddaughter of
Mrs. Booth, who will live here for a
time. Her brother is now here 60
ing to school. Mr.. Booth expects to
return to Portland next week when
he and Governor Benson will. go to
Seattle to look after the Oregon in
terests at the Alaska Yukon-P
Exposition grounds.
w. H. jenkins, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Southern Pacific
road, was in town Monday looking
after the special excursion train for
the accommodation of Elks, which is
to be run from Ashland and Points
north to Roseburg Saturday, May Is.
This excursion will be popular
event among Elks and a considerable
delegation will join the train here
Needless to say they will have good
! time.
The druggists gave votes, ask for
| them.
| Mrs. Estella w. Harman and
| daughter, Ruth, arrived in Grants
Pass Saturday, from Lyons, Colo, to
take up their residence on their 160-
acre farm near Murphy. Mrs. Har-
mans mother, Mrs. Kohlamer, and
the two Harman boys, Everett and
Ben, have been here several months
running the farm, the older one do
ing some carpenter work in
town. Mr.. Harman will arrive with
| a carload of household goods and
stock later in the season.
| Mrs. and II. b. Alverson leave to-
| night for Rockford, H., their former
| home, for a two months visit. When
| they left Illinois seven years ago they
were both i'll and it was thought Mrs.
| Alverson would not live through the
| winter, but here she has the best of
health. Mr.. Alyerson was troubled
with rheumatism and if he moved
away load of hay in day he
would be used up and unable to sleep
for a night or two Now he thinks
nothing Of pitching hay for a whole
day even though he is 20 years old.
Shcrwin-Williams Paint, S1.75
per gallon at Hair-Riddle Hdwe. Co.