Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-01-29
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Sunday at home.
| Miss Sadie Clevenger left Monday
for a visit at Roseburg. Later she
will go to Portland to visit.
| Miss Towslee, who has been visit
ing Mrs. o. S. Blanchard for the past
four weeks, leaves Saturday for her
home in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Wiley return
ed last week from Canyonville,
where Mr.. Wiley was engaged last
fall on the building of the new
school house at that place.
e. T. McKoin of Lewiston, Mont,
is visiting few days at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Nc
Koin. Mr.. McKoin is on his way
home from visit at Los Angeles.
Will Scoville, manager Of the
Rogue River Fruit Exchange, has fit
ted up an Office in the Exchange
building, and can be found at his
Office there during business hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ball of North Dakota
are spending the winter here. They
are favorably impressed with general
conditions and especially with the
climate.
Fred Smith spent Sunday in Mer-
lin visiting his sister, Mrs. w. C.
Frye, and his brother, Harvey and
wife, who stopped off at Merlin on
their return to their home at Marsh
field after visiting in California.
DR.. ]. L. Galloway of Independ-
ence, Ore, was in our city this week
visiting his classmate, DR.. Camp
bell and sizing up Southern Oregon
with view of locating with us a
little later.
Mr.. and Mrs B. Tinsley of Mon
tana are in the city and have been
looking over this section with a
view to investing. They are
pleased with the country. Mr.. Tin
| Isley is cattleman and comes here
with a view Of giving up hard work.
H. C. Mackey, the photographer
has closed his gallery here and re-
turned to Medford. This was made
necessary on account of Mr.. Mac
keys having to give up his location
In the old Axtell building, which will
soon be removed to make room for
modern structure,
John Hackett and family left
Wednesday for Los Angeles, which
will be their future homo, Mr..
Hackett having bought nto y real
estate firm there. Th. lIackett
family were pioneer residents Of
Grants Pass and their many friends
are, sorry to lose them from our
midst.
]. e. Bodge, formerly Of klamath
Falls, has opened tailoring parlors
in the new Booth building at the cor
ner of Sixth and c streets. The
room has been very nicely fitted up
and Mr.. Bodge assures his patrons
that he will give them satisfaction
in every way.
Hundreds of tons of iron for the
new steel bridge across Rogue river
at the foot of Sixth street have been
unloaded this week on both sides of
the street near the old bridge. 1t
begins to look as II the contractors
are in real earnest and will COM
mence work on tie new structure
within the next few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Coe and Lu-
ther left Friday for Redlands, CAL,
/ where Mrs. Coe and Luther will
spend the winter. Mr.. Coe, after
seeing Mrs. Coe comfortably located
will go east to buy goods, stopping
at Kansas City, Chicago and New
York. He will also visit relatives
at Mansfield. Ohio. returning home
in about six weeks.
| G. w. Luther, OF Jackson, Mich,
has arrived In Grants Pass Tor the
purpose of purhasing a fruit farm
Mr.. Luther is a nephew Of p. G. Bos-
ma, who owns vineyard in Fruit
dale, and 1t is probable that he will
buy a place near his uncle's prop
erty. He will take charge at once
Of the planting OF some thousands OF
grape vines for the latter and will
look after the place generally during
his uncles absence.