Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-26


Rev. Hamilton, formerly Of the
local Episcopal church, was in from
Medford Sunday.
Frank Selyert was a recent arrival
from Harbor, Oregon.
Jesse Mash departed for Lebanon
Oregon, Saturday evening.
Mrs. II. B. Alverson, who has been
seriously i'll, is reported as out Of
danger.
Milton Reynolds, railroad super.
visor of the Merlin district, was a re-
cent visitor in town.
Everett Harpham, assistant rang
er in the local forestry Office, has
gone to Roseburg and Seattle for a
two weeks vacation.
Deputy Supervisor d. b, Reynolds
Of the forestry department has come
in from Waldo, where he has been
inspecting the government nursery,
Miss Augusta Parker, daughter OF
George Parker Of this place, returned
home Saturday for the holidays. Miss
Parker has been teaching in the
Klamath Falls schools.
Herman Wallace, formerly OF
Grants Pass, is down from Gresham
for a visit. He will leave shortly for
West Fork, where he will visit with
his sister.
Superintendent McDuff Of the Sis
kiyou national forest reports that
heavy snowfall has put a stop to
planting in the Patrick creek district.
The department has been planting
sugar and yellow pine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chastain were
in town from Dryden, in the Deer
Creek valley, the latter part of the
week, attending to Christmas shop
ping.
Engineer j. v. Hale, who has been
spending the past few days in Port
land, returned to Grants Pass Sun
day.
Mrs. Jack Allison Is in a serious
condition resulting from an attack
OF heart trouble.
II. o. Blankenship of Chelan,
Washington, has finished his work
here in connection with the forestry
department and has returned to Che
Ian. Mr.. Blankenship has been en-
gagged for some time past in the clas-
siflcation Of agricultural lands in the
Siskiyou national forest.
r. A. Shaw and wife, formerly
this place, came in from Dunsmuir
Saturday to spend the holidays with
Mrs Shaw's father, Mr.. Morey.
Miss Gertrude Parker arrived home
Saturday morning from Monmouth
where she has been attending normal.
H. II. Wardrip, teacher of manual
training at the high school, went to
Salem on No. IA to attend the Teach
ers' Convention there
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hobgood,
formerly Of this place, made short
visit with friends here the latter
part of the week.
Attorney and Mrs. Colvig depart
ed for San Francisco Saturday morn
ing. They will be gone for about two
weeks, visiting with their daughter
Mrs Bertram Stone.
James II. Morrison passed through
Grants Pass on No. 16 Thursday even
ing on his way to Portland, where he
will spend his vacation with his par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. j. T. Morrison. Mr.
Morrison is brother of Mrs. GeorS
l.. Morris.
Mrs. Everett Lewman, who has
been on an extended visit to Siuslaw,
Oregon, has returned to her home
here.
Miss Marie Fallin, who has been
teaching the Jerome Prairie school,
has returned home to spend the
Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patrick are now
located on their homestead near
Rogue river, having moved out the
first of the week. Mr. Patrick, being
a veteran of the civil war, can prove
up on the homestead in one year.
X. ]. Khoerry returned Saturday
from Roseburg and left later in the
day for his home at Waldo.
Mr.. and Mrs, C. D. Wolverton were
in the city from Rock Point Saturday
attending to Christmas shopping.
e. E. Bagley of Ashland and part
owner OF the Oxford Hotel building,
was in town the latter part of the
week looking after business interests
here.
MIR. and Mrs. Jack Dunger, and
son-in-law and family returned Mon.
day from British Columbia They
were former residents of this place
and moved to Abbottsford, b. c., but
will agnin mako this their home