Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-30
KERRY ITEMS

day from Seattle, where they have
been on a short business trip. They
have now taken charge of the ranch
recently purchased of Pete Payne.
John Louden, who has been stop
ping at the hotel at Kerby while her
husband was gathering cattle on Big
Applegate, came out Wednesday to
visit with Mrs Clemens.
John Clemens is buying cattle for
Ed Hanley of Jackson county. He
already has over one rundred head.
Frank Floyd pulls the reins now
over a fine bay gelding he recently
purchased from Frank Barrett for
the sum of 5000. He is at beauty
and a stopper to be proud of.
Mrs. Wade returned from Port
land Sunday and went up to the
Baldwin district to commence her
term of school for the winted. Mrs.
Wade taught last year in the Payne
district and proved to be an excep-
tionally will qualified teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Taylor, resi-
dents of Woodville who have been
paying Crescent City a'visit, returned
Wednesday and are stopping at Jeff
Winners for a visit of a week or so.
Mrs. Winner is a cister of Mrs. Tay-
lor.
10 Skeeters is getting ready to
take some fine stock to the Grants
Pass fair, also fruit and vegetables.
There will be two colts that have al
ready been bargained for 500 apiece
at weaving time. They are beauties.
Alex Young and Sam Eggers paid
Kerby visit Sunday.
Miss Virgie Taylor, of Portland,
who holds down a position on the
Portland Oregonion, is visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 3. Grif-
fin and is having the time of her
life. She returns Sunday to Port
land to resume work.
jim Coates started to Crescent
City Sunday to visit his brother,
Frank, who is in the dray business
there. Jim is anticipating a great
time down by the sounding sea.
Mr. and Mrs, Griffin leave Mon
day for Crescent City to visit their
daughters, Mrs. Coates and Mrs. Bar
ley
VIM. Smith was out in our midst
few days ago to shake hands with
the voters Never mind, Billy, you'll
get there,
Jeff Winner and family visited in
Kerby Sunday the guest of his broth
er, Thomas, who is now running the
blacksmith shop,
Pete Payne and Ed Albright stop
ped in Kerby for dinner Sunday, on
their way to Grants Pass. Pete was
loaded down with checks.
Johnny Clemens is buying cattle in
the valley for Ed Hanley, and II any
one thinks he IS not an all-round
cattle buyer ask Ed Daley. Johnny
asked Ed if re wanted to sell his cat
tie. Ed said NO Johnny persisted,
but Ed was obstinate. So Johnny
went away and in rounding mp ran
across Eds cattle. He rounded them
up with the other cattle and drove the
bunch by Eds house Ed came out
and Johnny says, Ed, ! got them
cattle and I'll give you $50 for them"
Phil Star is having his provisions
packed in to the Riggs mine and
went mp Monday for the winter.
Dad Sutherland and Dad Griffin
went to Kerby from Holland Satur-
day and stopped at the creamery on
the way Mrs Mcvey didn't have
much buttermil5 left when they went
away.
Job White is chief butter maker at
the creamery now. and he is making
delicious butter Many improvements
have been made by Mrs. McVey and
everything Is kept neat and clean.
The Grange hail will soon be done
and will be a fine structure.
MAN-AFRAfD-OF-A-BEAR