Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-03
DIED.

Thursday, December z, lSo9' Chas'
owen Minor Booth, aged . years
Deceased was the only son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ Booth, of this city
and death was caused from the eff
fects Of diphtheria, he having been
Ill with the disease some weeks ago.
and other complications setting In
caused the little ones death on
Thursday. Little Minor was a bright
little fellow and the bereaved par
ents have the sympathy of the
whole community in their sad loss
Funeral services will he held from
the house Saturday afternoon at
2:30, with interment in the Masonic
cemetery.
REED-At Grants Pass, Thursday,
November 80, 1909, Robt. Bruce
Reed, aged 81 years, A months,
22 days.
4 HUDSON, AT Galice, Oregon, Satur-
day night, November 20, 1909,
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Hudson, beloved
wife of L. C. Hudson, aged 3S
years, 5 months and 29 days, from
anemia.
The death of Mrs. L. c. Hudson at
Galice last Saturday night, while not
unexpected, shocked the community
where she was universally respected
and beloved. She had been i'll about
two months, but only in the last ten
days was her condition deemed es-
pecially critical. The funeral serv-
ices were held Monday morning at
Galice, the impossible condition of
the stage road rendering it impos-
! sible to take the remains to the fam
! lily home at Selma for interment
The obsequies were attended by a
large gathering of the miners of
Galice and their wives and daughters,
despite the inclemency of the wealth
er. The body was given a tempor-
airy resting place on the hill above
the residence. 1t will later be re-
moved to Selma for its final sepul-
chre. Mrs. Rosa M. Wilson Hudson
was born at Cato, Mendocino county,
CAL, on May 2S, 1871. She grew to
girlhood there. On December "a,
1891, she was married to l.. C. Hud-
son at Gold Run, Cal. The family
came to Oregon nine years ago, and
with the exception of an interim of
two years in Idaho, have lived con-
tinuously in Josephine county, most
of the time at Selma, where Mr.. Hud-
son has farming interests. For over
a year past they have resided at
Galice, where Mr. Hudson is super
intendent of hydraulic operations
for the Old Channel mine. Mrs.
Hudson was woman of many low
able qualities of heart and mind.
She was a faithful and devoted wife,
a loving and tender mother. Her
circle of friends embraced all who
knew her and her. untimely loss in
the noontide of life will be keenly
felt. She is survived by her hus-
band and seven children, five girls
and two boys.
RADER-At Portland, Oregon, Mon
day, November 30, 1909, Ardath
Christine RAIDER, oldest child of
Mr., and Mrs. J. J. RAIDER, former
residents of Grants Pass.
BUNCH-At Grants Pass, Oregon,
Wednesday, December 1, 1909,
Mrs. Sarah Bunch, aged Sc years.
A sketch of her life appears in an
other column.
CURL-At Grants Pass. Oregon.
Tuesday, November 80, 1909,
Thomas Hardwick Curl, aged 54
years, 2 months and 2S days.
Funeral services wels Neld We'd
nesday December /, at Halls chapel
on Sixth street, with lnterment at |.
o. o, f. cemetery
HOUSTON--At Grants Pass. Oregon,
November 23, 1909, Frank Hous,
ton, aged n years, month and
3 days.
SMITH-At his home in this city,
Friday afternoon, December 3.
1909, Walter Smith, aged S5
years, months and l day, of
tuberculosis.
Deceased was born in the VILLAIN
cite Valley February 2, 1874. but
has resided IN this city for the
past 20 years, having grown to man
hood amongst us and his death comes
as a sad shock to his many friends
here For the past three years he
has held the position Of deputy
sheriff mp to four months ago.
when i'll health incapacitated him for
duty lie was a young man of sterl-
Ing worth, bright and intelligent,
and will be sadly missed by his
many friends. Besides his mother.
he leaves one brother, win Smith, !