Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-10
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. PERSONAL AND LOCAL

w. H. Wann went to Merlin on
business trip Thursday morning.
Roy Mclean returned to his home
at Woodville Monday afternoon. af-
ter visiting his parents and looking
after business here. While in the
city he sold two lots on Third street
to M. E. Sturtevant for $500 each.
w. ]. Rodgers. who for the past
year has been in poor health, became
seriously i'll about three weeks ago
and on Sunday afternoon his suffer-
ing was ended by death at his home
at Wolf Creek. Mr.. Rodgers was for
years a resident Of this city, whe''
he was highly esteemed by friends
ana acquaintances. The remains will
be shipped to this city Tuesday
morning and the funeral services will
be held at Halls chapel at 2 o'clock
D. M, with interment at Granite Hill
cemetery
John o. Boyle, of Grand junction,
Colo, is here looking over fruit
lands with the Southern Oregon Ex-
elusive Realty company. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. L. Lurdstrom, Of Everett,
: Wash, are also members OF the
party.
Lloyd Robinett, of Merlin, was
shopping with the Grants Pass mer-
chants and transacting business In
this city on Wednesday. !
Postoffice Inspector s. H, Morse Is
in town looking over the rural route
situation and other matters pertain
ing to his duties. 1t is learned that
ON account of lack of funds the new
Fruitdale rural route which has been
approved and accepted, will be es'
tablished in few months, or al
soon as the new appropriation o.
funds become available.
B. F. Olding, the Maxwell man, re
ceiyed last week two new fore-dool
Maxwells, one 3O-horsepower, rive
passenger machine for the RIGGS
Lucas Land company; the other
25-horsepower, four-passenger ma
chine for o. s. Blanchard. They ar
handsome machines and, being Max
wells. the owners are justly prou
of their purchases. Mr.. Gliding state
that there are other Maxwells on e.
road which are already sold.
In a letter of recent date receive
by Herman Horning from Howar
Eaton, of the famous Eaton Bro
ranch of Wyoming, that gentlema
stated that while looking after bus
ness in Chicago and Denver he hear
80 much about Grants Pass an
Southern Oregon, that he thought v
must be doing things" here, as u
fame of this section Is becomin
widespread and much talked abo
in other states.
There has been marked increa
in the business Of the Grants ia
post office this year over that
1910. Postmaster Donnell tells
that the postal receipts for Februa
this year were over SO per ce
higher than those Of the same mon
in 1910.
Grocer Gibson is out OF town u
week attending to business IN I
Williams creek country at the n
Gibson store. Considerable OF
store fixtures in the old Dean sta
have been purchased by the Gib'
Grocery company and are being
stalled at the Williams branch.
Mrs. B. F. Seaton and baby
Mrs. E. A. Neal and little son
turned to their homes at Merlin w
nesday morning. The ladies inte
ed returning Tuesday evening,
owing to the lateness OF NO. 10 I
remained over for No. lS Wedi
day.
Miss Olive Davis, who is teach
school at Provolt, visited her
ents at Ashland Sunday and 81
Monday in this city.
T. ]. Claxton, a recent arr
from Grass Valley, has taken :
tion as carpenter with the Will
Bros. Door and Lumber CONF
and will make this place his fu
home. He will send for his IA
in short time.
The First National Bank Will
install fine new vault and
room at the rear Of their pm
building. Work with a view to
important change is now in prog
L. A. Clarke, expert dyer
cleaner, who recently sold out
Pantorium in Medford, will loca
Grants Pass and put in thor