Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-30
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Mrs L. Booth, Of San Jose, and
Miss Ada Morris, of Medford, spent
Monday with Grants Pass friends
and left in the evening for Merlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Smack, recent
arrivals in this city from Chicago,
left Saturday morning for Woodville,
where they have purchased a large
farm The place was purchased
through e. c. Richton, Of this city.
W. /. Ireland, Of the Rogue River
Hardware company, went to Merlin
Monday morning to deliver a car
load of American rabbit proof fence
to the Rogue River Orchard com
pany This is the largest individual
sale of fence ever made in southern
Oregon
Enigneer A. G. Goettsche went tc
Glendale Saturday evening to relieve
Engineer Andy Mccarthy, who is
taking a ten-days' lay-off which will
be spent in company with w. B
Riggs and several other gentlemen
on a hunting trip in the West Forh
district.
Returns have been received from
the last shipment Of car of ore
from the Oriole mine. 1t was sent
to the Tacoma smeter and netted
over 5000 in gold to the ton. Thi;
is the fourth car shipped from thi:
mine.
Attorney S. A. Keenan,, who has
spent the past few days visiting al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs George
Sabin, of this city, left Friday even
ing for his home in Seattle. Mr.
Keenan, thinks the future prospect;
Of Grants Pass are very bright ant
hopes to again visit this section ant
look over the country.
The residents Of the Illinois val
ley have nearly completed their hall
which is so by SO feet in size anC
two stories high. The hall Is located
not far from Althouse, near the
creamery. 1t was started by the
grange, but others besides the mem
bers of that organization have alsC
contributed.
Mrs, II. w. Robertson, who has
spent the past two weeks lookinl
over southern Oregon property, lef
Saturday morning for Seattle to ioir
her husband Mrs. Patterson /,
much pleased with the prospects o.
Grants Pass and the surroundinl
country and hopes to locate here II
the near future. For the past I
years she has resided in Alaska, ant
says It seems good to be in southern
Oregon, where the climate Is so de
! lightful.
viii Moore, OF the Sabin drul
store returned Saturday eveninl
from his vacation trip spent at Al
bany, Mrs. More and the baby vii
remain several weeks longer with hel
mother at that place. While at Eu
gene family reunion was held al
the home Of Mrs. Moore's mother
when all the children, six In number
were present at the old family home
this being the first time in % years
that all had been at home at the
same time, Many grandchildren ant
great grand children were also pres
ent and a jolly time was enjoyed BY
the large gathering.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. J. Scuder. who
have purchased large farmins
tract In the Wolf Creek district
spent Sunday in this city, leavinl
Sunday evening for Portland. where
they expect to spend the winter. Mr.
and Mrs Scuder are delighted Will
their newly-acquired property a
Wolf Creek and think that southern
Oregon is an ideal spot in which t
make a home They expect to re
turn TO their place next summer
where they will probably spend sew
eral weeks improving the propert,