Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-11
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; PERSONAL AND LOCAL 1


E. E. Carey, of San Jose, an OLE
newspaper man, is in the city for {
few days stay.
Tantalum Lamp will cut your ligh
bill in half. You can get them of the
Rogue River Hdwe. Co.
A. G. Holcomb returned on Mon
day from Eugene, where he had
gone few days previously on q
business trip.
Mrs. Evan Winner came up from
Roseburg Saturday to spend few
days with old time friends in this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Winner were
former residents of Grants Pass.
The Knights of Pythias lodge of
this city now hold regular twice-a-
month meetings after a period of in
activity. Announcement of meeting
nights will be found in the classified
columns.
DR.. Oiney, the healer, and his wife
left Grants Pass Thursday for Cali
fornia. DR.. and Mrs. Olney have
been staying at the Arlington hotel
all this week, where he has kept his
office for all who wished to visit him.
In order that those who attend the
supper to be given by the Ladies'
Benefit society Of the Presbyterian
church may more enjoy the evening
program will be rendered in the
Halls Hall annex.
R. l.. Byrd, with his two little sons,
returned from Portland Wednesday
evening where they had been to visit
Mrs. Byrd, who is seriously Ill with
cancer of the liver at one of the
Portland hospitals. Mrs. Byrd will
not be able to return to her home in
this city for several days yet.
Mrs. Grace Bunch White returned
on Tuesday from McCloud, Cal,
where she had been to spend a few
days with her husband. She expects
to remain in this city the remainder
Of the winter, as the weather Is too
cold at McCloud, there being several
feet of snow while she was at that
place.
J. w. Ramsey and family, of Cali
fornia, arrived in Grants Pass on
Thursday of last week and took up
their residence, No. 500 M street.
They have come to this county to
stay and will buy farming property
near town. The family consists of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey and three
sons.
Mrs. S. l.. Jones, of McIntrye,
Iowa, arrived in Grants Pass Friday
to spend few days visiting Mrs. L.
c. Spencer, who was her first school
teacher. The ladies had not seen
each other for 81 years and 1t Is safe
to say that they greatly enjoyed their
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lewis went to
Greenback last week, where Mr.
Lewis will be employed in the mine.
Mrs. Lewis, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. NJ. e. Light, Of Grave,
returned to this city Wednesday to
pack up their household goods for
shipment to Greenback.
Mrs. j. II. Simons, who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Chas
D. Smith, of this city, went to Gold
Hill Wednesday to spend few days
with friends. She will return to
this city and remain with her sister
until the arrival of her husband, who
Is expected soon from Mexico.
Mrs. r. P. Cheshire received word
Sunday from New York that her
daughter, Miss Ethel Palmer, was
very seriously i'll and that for time
her life was despaired Of. Later
more encouraging reports came and
now 1t is learned that she has i'm
proved to such an extent that she is
considered out Of danger. Miss
Palmer has had charge OF a class In
the Lachmund conservatory Of music
at New York, besides taking lessons
and spending all her spare time in
practicing, and the work and strain
had been too much for her.
During the past week e. G. Harris
purchased through e. T. McKinstry
so acres Of land on Slate creek, on
the main Grants Pass-Crescent City
stage road, short distance this side
NJ Wilderville. 40 acrps from Frank