Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-01-07
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w. M. Wiley has just completed
a neat four-room cottage on Burges,
street for Mrs. c. C. English.
Mrs. Alice Carbon returned Tues
day from few days visit to Port
land.
Miss Marie Gething went to Wood
vile Monday for two weeks visi
with friends.
Ralph Looney spent several day,
at the United Copper-Gold Mines Co
at Pickett creek last week.
Mrs. E. ]. Luttrel, of Kennett. Cal
has been visiting with her mother
Mrs. M. l.. Jordan, of this city, TO,
the past few days.
Mrs. r, l.. Demaree returned r.
her home in this city Tuesday after
a week spent in Portland where she
visited her two sons. Joe and Vernon
T. B. Cornell returned on Sunday
from a visit at Jefferson, Salem and
Portland. Mrs. Cornell will not re.
turn for some time yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roper left
Monday for San Francisco where
they will spend a month with Mr.
RODer'S relatives
Mrs. j. c. Neil and children re-
turned to their home at Ashland
Monday after several days spent with
Mrs. Neil's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. J. sturgess, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Burt and
little son and Mrs. Burt's brother.
Bertie Williams, returned Monday
from a visit at Yoncalla with Mr..
Burts parents. They also visited
friends at Roseburg on their way
home.
Geo. A. Hamilton, the Fruitdale
apple grower, reports the weather as
very cold at his place. The ther-
mometer on Tuesday stood at 13, and
on Wednesday morning at II. This
is the coolest weather that we have
any record of at Fruitdale.
Clyde McMurtrey and sister, Miss
Kate McMurtrey, who have been
spending the past several weeks in
this city, left on Tuesday for Med
ford where they will spend few
days, then go to Southern California
to spend the remainder of the winter.
They are much pleased with this city
and expect to return here at a future
date.
Miss Bessie Wallace, who has been
Ill with typhoid fever at the South
Pacific hospital for the past two
weeks, has so far recovered that she
was taken to her home on Wednes-
lay and Miss Jean MacLannon ar
rived here on Monday from Albany
10 remain with her until she recovers
from her illness. Miss MacLannon
spent several months with Miss Wal
ace this summer and fall and is quite
well known here, and gladly well
'omed back by her friends.
A. c. Goettsche is Justly indignant
over the death of his Russian terrier
bloodhound pup from poisoning,
which occurred on last Friday. This
)up which was only four months old
md very valuable to his owner, was
perfectly harmless and was never
llowed outside the yard, so that the
Iced appears of malicious intent
Without any cause whatever. Dog
'oisoning seems to be quite fad
hese days and 1t is a crime which
hould be severely punished could
he criminal be apprehended.
On Sunday morning a train heavily
aden with U. S. soldiers passed
through this city en- route from Mon
ana to the Philippines. The train
1ade stop of about 20 minutes
ere and this gave the soldiers an
to take some exercise
'hich they did by marching in
ouble-quick over part of the city, /
he rhythmic tread of their feet on
he frozen ground bringing many
eople to their windows to see what
'as the cause Of the excitement. The
oldiers seemed TO greatly enjoy the
rief exercise after riding many
ours in the cars.