Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-03-04
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\ PERSONAL AND LOCAL \

Nellie Floyd, of Kerby, was
Grants Pass visitor Tuesday.
Geo. Calhoun and A. G. Hough
were business visitors to Gold Hill
Thursday.
Mrs. w. c. Fry, Of Merlin, was in
this city Thursday attending to busi-
ness matters.
o. s. Brown returned from Hugo
Thursday afternoon, where he had
been attending to business matters.
Geo. Swinney has resigned his
position as day baggageman at the
S. P. depot and will go in the Roch-
dale store of this city.
Miss Sabrey Booker, of Woodville.
visited friends in this city Thursday
forenoon, returning to her home on
the delayed afternoon train.
The new restaurant, lunch counter
and oyster house opened up for ac-
tive business corner of Front and
Fourth streets this week presents a
very neat appearance.
F. M. Tuttle, Of Spencer, Iowa,
spent Wednesday in the city, and
called on former Spencer people, Of
which there are considerable num-
Der in Grants Pass, among them Mr..
and Mrs. e. Boyer and Mrs. Ora
Hood.
The basket social and school pro-
gram given at the Wilderville school
house on Friday night last was
complete success, and the occasion
was thoroughly enjoyed by the whole
nelghborhood. There was $50 real
lied toward the purchase of an or
gan and book case.
| Mrs. c.. A. e. Duncan, of Dayton,
Wash, and her sister, Mrs. M. j..
Edmondson, of Eugene, stopped off
in this city for a two days visit with
their cousin, Mrs. Clara Coffman,
while en- route to their homes from
an extended visit in California. The
ladies left on No. IS Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. F. M. Brooks returned Satur-
day from Eugene and Washington
points, where she had spent the past
six weeks visiting relatives and
friends. She was accompanied home
by Rev. Brooks, who had gone to
Eugene to spend week and return
with his family.
A. J. Bingham, contractor and
builder, arrived here Sunday morn
ing from Portland to look over the
plans for the new depot to be built
at this place. On Monday morning
he went to Medford on the same
business as he has the contract for
building the Grants Pass and Med
ford depots. Mr.. Bingham is a
brother OF Mrs. Herbert Smith, Of this
city.
Mrs. ]. A. Gaslin and two children
left Tuesday evening for Stewart,
B. c., to join her husband who Is In
the general merchandise business at
that place. Mrs. Gaslin has been
spending the past month In this city
with her aprents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sill.
She was accompanied as far as Port
land by her sister, Miss Fay Sill,
who goes to visit sister and brother
living there.
C.P. Bishop & Co. are now getting
in their new Spring Suits and Haber'
dashery. They always have the Best
J. d. Brown, wife and little son
were Grants Pass visitors first OF
the week, leaving Wednesday fol
their home at Marial, Ore. Mrs
Brown and the boy have been spend
ing a part OF the winter with rela'
tives in Los Angeles and were met
in this city by Mr.. Brown, en- route
to their home. Mr.. Brown Is man
ager OF the Red River Gold Mining
and Milling Co. on Mule creek.
A guessing contest which has been
attracting the attention Of the gentle
men, and also some OF the ladies, OF
Grants Pass, is In progress at the
Peerless Clothing store on Sixth
street. This is in the shape OF jar
filled with bachelor buttons" the
one guessing nearest the number OF
buttons contained In the jar TO re-
ceive n pair OF Duchess trousers
Should these trousers be won by 9
lady, Il remains to be seen who Will
prove to be the head OF the house
The sign Duchess trousers" com
posed OF buttons is also very neat and
attractive, and altogether the win
dow decoration Is up-to-date and pro
gresslve.
Miss Ethel Palmer, who has beer