Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
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A. d. Cornell was business visit
or to Ashland on Tuesday.
Ed Thompson. of Woodvi'le, Ia a
Grants Pass visitor today.
Mrs. w. r. Nipper lett Tuesday
morning for San Jose, Cal, where
she will spend several months VII 4
her mother.
Mrs Roy Mclean and little son
returned 20 their home at Woodyille
after a short visit with relatives in
this city
Rev Hicks, Of the Ashland Bap-
list church, occupied the prlpk OF
Lev. F. G. Loyett in this city Sun
day, while Rev. Lovett delivered the
SERMON to the Ashland eongr egation.
Mrs. Sydney Brown, who resides
at Savage Rapids, was Grants Pass
visitor on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Y. B Seaton, o. Mer-
H.. spent Monday afternoon looking
after business in this city. Icy re-
turned to their home on No. - in
re evening.
G. E. 5elleck, one Of M1rphys S
prosperous fruit growers, was in
town Monday afternoon to attend the
Comm ercial club meeting in the ev-
oning. He went to Medford Tues
day morning to look after business
matters in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. O. Adars and
children came down from Woodville
Monday evening to spend few
days With relatives in this city.
f.: r. Nesbitt and II. Il. Gokey are
spending a few days in Grants Pass
and vicinity looking over the desir-
able property for sale. The gentle
men are from Rochester. n. Y.
II. P. Bailey came in from ProVolt
Monday to look after business mat
ters IN this city and do some shop
ping with the merchants.
l.. X. Steelhammer, of the Bishop
clothing store went to SALEM Mon
day evening on business tr'. and
will also visit in Portland before re-
turning to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs, David Forester, Mr..
and Mrs. John Forester and ten
other people composed a party OF
homeseekers from Manitoba who
spent Monday evening in this city.
The party had urgent business at
Portland and went on to the place
Tuesday morning. They will return
TO Grants Pass later to look over the
country, with the intention OF locat-
ing here.
j. Z. Tufts, who returned the latter
part q last week from Doris. Ca
reports everything In fine shape at
the mill, although they can not be-
gin operations for several weeks, as
there Is about 2h feet OF snow at
that ulace. Mr.. Tufts had teen IN
stalling q boiler and doing Other
work necessary for the beginning OF
the seasons run.
Mrs. Tunes, Mrs. Goodnow aud
Mrs. Harry Smith, who attended the
Rebekah convention at Gold Hill
Monday, returned last night The
other ladies remained over for the
evening session. They returned this
morning, accompanied by Mrs Al II,
Groupt, president of the Rebekah as
sembly, who will be presen. at The
meeting tonight
Horace Hubert has just sold hi
recently purchased 3-acre tract oil
Prospect avenue and Manzaniti
street to II, NJ. Axtell and father-ln
law They have already taken pos
session OF the place and will make eX
tended improvements,
II. Il. Gale while In Portland las
week purchased an electric lighting
plant whicu will be installed on IN,
Riverview ranch, Is miles down tn
river The plant will supply 20,
lamps He also ordered small
capacity saw mill FOR use on tn
place. MIR Gale has an ideal loca
tIon aid ne is supplying the plac
with oil conycnlences.
Lorrln Booth formerly buyer an,
department manager at the Hale
California Department store, Sal
Francisco, an expert along the lin,
ot mems clothes and furnishings. he
comes connected with the Geo.
calhoun clothing store, taking III
the work on Saturday.
Joseph Woke, Of the Grants Pas
| Hardware company, received Satur
day a new 5-passenger "velle" 40
horsepower auto, made at Moline
ILL., II Is a handsome car, tinlshe,
In red and trimmed with nickel
Joe says he has power enough nov
to climb most any old tree, and Al
Tor dltches. telegranh noles md 9th