Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-03-04
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! Personal AND LOCAL '

Walter HdTmOu maui
trim to Central Point on Tuesday.
Isaac Best left on No. is this Fri
dav morning for California points,
where he goes on business.
I. A. Robie returned Thursday
from San Francisco, where he has
spent the past several weeks.
Messrs. Joe and Lou Schmidt, G.
D. Welter and w. I. Coburn made a
business trip to Sans Valley Mon
day.
Division No. / and Division NO.
of the Ladies' Benefit will give
doll carnival the week before
Thanksgiving.
Harrows, any quality and price to
correspond at Rogue River Hdwe. 20.
E. V. Smith went to Albany Thurs
day to attend to the plating OF an
1-acre tract which he owns in West
Albany. He will place the property
on the market.
South Bend Chilled PlOws are
guaranteed to give satisfaction. Your
money back if you do not like them
Rogue River Hdwe. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zera Pool and baby
arrived in this city Thursday evening
from Ignera, Cal. Mrs. Pool will
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. D.
L. Crook, at Deer Creek.
Mrs. c. L. Nichols arrived here
Thursday from Colorado Springs to
join her husband who has purchased
ranch near Wilderville, where they
will make their future home.
Rev. Frederick Bartlett went to
Medford Wednesday to take part in
the services connected with the lay
ing of the corner stone of a new Epis-
copal church being erected in that
city.
Mr.. Fruit Grower: Do you know
you can buy American Rabbit Proof
Fence that is As inches high, has 19
lateral wires with stays every 6
inches and weighs liz pounds per
rod for only 60 cents per rod. You
see this is less than cents per pound
for the wire. Ask the Rogue River
Hdwe. Co. to show you the fence.
The Courier has received an i'm
portant communication from Prof.
O'Gara on the necessity of cleaning
up the orchards. Unfortunately it
came too late for publication this
week but will find a place in our
next weeks issue.
Rodney Calvert has taken a posi-
tion in the postoffice for the coming
two weeks to relieve Clyde Martin,
who goes to Portland and La Grande,
at which latter place he will visit
Eugene Good, a former Grants Pass
boy, During the absence Of Rodney
from the depot, John Colvig will fill
the position Of night baggageman.
Mrs. William V. Johnson, who has
been on a visit to her old home at
Sheridan, Wyo., since Christmas, re-
turned with her two children on Fri
day morning and went directly to the
Fruitdale farm, She has experienced
while away a long siege Of cold
weather and very deep snow. She
returns In good health and very
glad to get back to our delightful
climate.
County superintendent Savage
says that much interest is manifested
throughout the country schools over
the spelling contests which have been
inaugurated. The first test was held
last Friday and It was hoped to have
the report printed this week. but as
yet a few districts have not sent
in a report Of their schools to the
county school superintendent.
The Catholic chapel car in charge
OF Father Mcdonald, of Portland
and a noted singer, Geo c. Henne-
sey, left on Thursday morning for
Roseburg, wnere the gentlemen will
rest until Saturday and then resume
their journey to Drain, where thew
VIII hold meetings. This car has
been In Grants Pass for the past 10
days and lectures have been delivered
very night at the Catholic church
to large audiences. Father Nc
Donald is an interesting speaker and
Mr.. Hennesey is an exceptionally
fine vocalist, and besides the Catho.
lice membership, many protcstants
have visited both the car and the
church during their stay in this CITY