Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-17
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
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Mrs. Knutzen and sister, Miss
Bessie Cooper, of Applegate, are
spending few days in this city with
friends.
Agent j. NJ. Isham of the South
ern Pacific office of this city received
word Tuesday of the death of his sis
ter at Harrisburg and he and Mrs.
Isham left for that place Tuesday /
evening.
j. c. Davis made business trip to
Merlin Tuesday, returning on the |
afternoon train to this city.
Roy Jordan came up from Wolf
Creek Tuesday afternoon to visit for
a short time with relatives and |
friends here.
Charles Habberman and Miss Hazel
Burkhaltcr were married Tuesday
evening at the home of the brides
father, Charles Burkhalter. Rev. G.
B. Bristow officiated.
Mrs. Fannie Borchert visited with
friends at Medford the first of the
week and was accompanied nome by
Mrs. Lucretia Enyart, who visited
here for day and returned Monday
to her home at Medford.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Wilson and
daughter, Miss Hoige Wilson, who
hou hA win with
son and brother, H. l.. Wilson, and
family, of this city, left Wednesday
morning for their home at Portland.
Mrs. Maxwell returned to her home
at Dads creek Wednesday morning,
after visit with her daughter, Miss
Fannie Abrams, Of this city.
At the Commercial club meeting
on Monday night M. o. Evans, Jr.,
spoke of the great need for addition
al hotel accommodation in this city.
Last season the hotels were filled
nearly every night and now we have
one less and many travellers and
new comers are coming in every
day, Even now every available room
is occupied nearly every night, and
what is to be done when the tourist
and homeseeker travel commences is
a grave problem.
Ashland now has an uptown term
inal for the motor car, which in fu-
ture will run to the main part OF
the city instead Of stopping at the
Southern Pacific depot A temporary
waiting room and ticket office has
been fitted up in one of the rooms
formerly occupied by the s. Evans
paint shop, and stub track has been
run to that place.
John H. Smithpeter and Miss Iva
E. Peterson were united in marriage
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs ]. w.
Everton, of this city, on Saturday,
February II, 1871. Rev. Mark c.
Davis, of Wolf Creek, officiated.
j. H. Hensley, who has spent sew
eral weeks with relatives and friends
in Kentucky, returned Tuesday to
this city, where he expects to spend
the summer. At the present time he
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
Patrick.
Will Bland, who has been visiting
with his mother, Mrs. Taylor, and his
brother, Dick Zland, Of this city, lef
Tuesday evening for his home a.
Belingham, Wash
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Ayers arrived
here from Portland Tuesday ind ex
pect to remain here for some tim'
locking over this part of Oregon.
Mrs. A. Letcher and little daugh
ter, Agnes, and son, AL, returned
Tuesday evening from Sacramento
where they have spent the last tel
days visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. WI
Gardner.
S. H. Pope. who came fror
Clarksville, Cal, to Grants Pas
Friday, called here on account Q
the sudden death of his wife, ha
been for some months in charge Q
the Sacramento Dredging company
dredger. He has a steady positio
with the company but prefers wor
at home II he can secure somethin
in his line.
H. L. Pomeroy, Of Rochester, }
Y, arrived here Tuesday to visit wit
his cousin, H. n. Starr, and famil,
OF this city. Mr., Pomeroy is new
paper man and after visit OF Sc
eral weeks in this city he expects
20 to San Francisco, where he wi
take a position in one OF the lart
,ifices at that place. He Is makir
tour OF the west and will not r
'ur, to his home town for some tim
as he is much pleased with the Pat
fic coast country.
Mrs. John r. Turner received
telegram Wednesday morning sta