THE "EDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY. OCTOKER 11. 1009.
3
TALES OF WEALTH
From All Over Stale Conies Stories
of Bl Yields and Good
Prices.
AI.HANY, Or., OH. 11. ricpiini
tiiiim ii ru wi'll iiihIit wny I'nr lliu ii
)!( 1'nir Id Iiii IicIiI in thin city Oc
tober 27, i!8 mid 20. Tlio (fyinini
Hiiim ill' tin' Ali'o I'luli Iiiih lici'ii h
i'ihciI mill (linn nil rni!, anil flower
(lih)ilayH will lid miiili) 'i:l Icvliiri'H
mill liti'iury um) i'iUHii"il exercises
'w ill hi! In-Ill. Tin.' 'mini i- cent rally
located mill will al'j'uril every coii
vwiii'iiw l'nr I lie ixtiimoii. Tim di
rector of tliu .Men club will inmio
tiiicial 1'iirilH to vinitor.H from out of
town ho I hat during lliuii fliiy in Al
bany tlmy will imivo tin freedom of
tlin rluli parlorx.
In addition to tlio diHi)yu, of tip
ple, which now pruaii-tx to be of n
very high clini, there n ill bo given
tlio fincMt exhibit or, of cluyH!itli
mmnft ever nhiwn i:i rniitml Williim
tto vulley. Puvoler of thin queenly
flower in AlVinv ne f.c:.iiK their
fini! IiiiiIh tt: ili-iliiy at tint time,
.'ii itliiwt'iii! crowur rip;rtn that
ulio Iiiih ii IiIohhiiiii, only partly do
veloped, which inciiHtireK eight mid
ono-lialf ineliVH in diameter.
Wenatchee Apples Sold.
' HOOD RIVER, Or. Oet. 11. The
)iiviiliiin Fruit company of Hood
River rei'i'iilly pun-lnised 111 cars of
Wenntclieo npplc. The bulk of the
crop secured connint8 of WinesiipH,
iiiilcK that lire nut grown in the Hnml
Hivor vnlloy for conimercinl purposes.
The apple were necureil from indi
vidual grower in addition to the en
tiro crop miller the control of the
Fruit Grower' union.
A member of the Invidon Fruit
company Minted that Wen a tehee np
pleK are of good ipiality and that
splendid market are offered in the
eust.
The company i iiUo milking n
larne piircliaseH of iippIeK in Colora
do to Mipply the Xew York (rude.
II. F. PavidHon in in Wenntchee
HiiK'i'inteudiiii; the pae kand making
cIohc inspection of the fruit.
Many Sales Hood River.
1100!) MVKR. Or.. Oct. ll.Witb
real estate triiiiMietinim HKKregntinf;
.$1H.(XI(I, the week closing today lia
made a i.ew record in the transl'er of
Iluod lfler orchard.s. Practically all
of this l:ii'i;e sii'i; ci.iue from the cen
tral states, and a score of families
will follow witlcn a month. Kvery
nollar wan invested in orchard land.
II. mil River o-clinrd land is scllinc
nt $10(11) to $120(1 pel acre, ns nuaiiisl
half of those prices n few years npo.
1'rnelii ally every leal estate dealer
hero has an nutonii lilc, yet the livery
stables can scarcely supply the de
mand for rifix oci asiinicil by- land
bnnirry men viistini the different sec
tions o'. the va'iey. 1 he movement
!' laud has been limit; nil wiinmer,
but us. picking lime approached Hie
lei ii 1 1 n 1 ifiiuv st(ii.'er, wilh every
inilieiiln i. of i I'm ui.iii linn tliroiiith
niil tliu winter.
Milton Sells Alfalfa."
MILTON, Or.. Oct. 11.-Five thou,
'.and toil of nlfalln hay will be sold
by 2."i farmers who reside in the
I'leasant View di.lricl near here.
During the past few weeks pruetieiil
ly every ton of liny in the Hudson
Hay country has been contracted to
I'ortlauil and I'ligct sound buyers at
prices ranuinif from $11 to $12.
The principal growers of alfalfa
are: M. Sliihblcfielil William llodgeu,
T. L. Kauuders, K. It. Cloodinan, I).
.1. Kirk, U. K. Records, !. V. Rec
ords, K. Rmisome, Fred HodeiiH, Joe
I'etri, William Swash, Rev. I'ershall,
K. J. Hiimmerville, Withers, K. W.
Wyiinns, Jim Ovcrturf, Joo I'oole,
Hugh Williams. 1'. Dixon, R. Ed
wards, Arthur Krahnmi, J. Wihnont,
Frank llannii, O. Montgomery, Hen
ry Winn. i.
Hogs Pay $21,75 Each.
RUMMKUVIU,K, Or., Oet. 11. T.
Glenn Iiuh sold ten young hogs for
which ho received $217.50. The hogs
weighed 2000 pounds and the price
received was 7' cent per pound, de
livered nt tlio farm.' The hogs were
about n year old. Mr. Glenn has been
in the famine 'mil stock business in
the vicinity of Snmnierville for many
yearH, but this is the highest price
lie ever received for hoRS.
1. Sargent, proprietor of Montague
I a nn, is packing his apples for ship
ment to Vladivostok, fur away Si
beria. The npnlcs are especially
packed in excelsior and the boxes
covered with a eniivits jacket. It is
expected that the shipment will go
forward from Seattle in n few ilnys.
$6000 From Six Acres.'
WKXXTfHKK. Oct. 11. Andrew
Wood has 12 acres for which ho paid
$12,0110 three years ago, and since
piii'chasing it has planted six acres in
young trees, besides reaping a crop
with $2500 the first year ho owned
Mm place, $.'1000 the second, and
$(1000 the third from the old trees.
This year, one Blue Fearmiiin tree
yielded .').'! boxes of apples for which
he received $5. Mr. Wood values
the place at $.'1500 an acre.
Easterners See Apples.
HOOD RIVF.R. Or., Oet. 11 Dr.
Henry Waldo foe of Portland arrived
in Hood River today with a car of
hmneseekcrs from Minnesota and Da
kota, Tlio ear was sidetracked here
for the day, and the easterners were
taken for a drive over the valley to
see the mig red apples. The party
left on the evening train for the Uma
tilla irrigation project.
Strawberries at Cottage Grove.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Oct. 11.
Ripe strawberries ore still coming to
market here and are creating much
attention among newcomers. Only a
few residents have as yet nttempted
to raise thee berries in this section,
but those that have have dcraonstrat-'
u.l il.nl tlii ki.i.ili.1. ...... r....:,. I
.... ....... v.iii .uininu
strawberries in commercial quantities.
Full Grown Potato Vine.
CORVALI.IS, Or., Oet. 11. A po
tato vine seven feet long has grown in
the garden of John Webster on Van
Huren street. This is the longest vine
ever produced in this section of Oregon.
The Nash Grill makes a specialty
of special dinners, banquets etc. Mu
sic every evening.
Yes; the other fellow rend this, a
did his wife. Moral Advertise. F.
SOUTHERN OREGON
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
WANTED Three girls for gen
eral housework; good wages.
MALE AND FEMALE
HELP FURNISHED TO
EMPLOYERS FREE.
Office
33 SOUTH FRONT STREET.
PHONE NO. MAIN 3351.
222 Bushels of Wheat Off 3 Acres.
HAKF.lt CITY, Or.. Oct. 11. Of
fering his wheat ns proof of his as
sertion, John T.. Rol:nd yesterday
stated to the manager of the Raker
City flouring mil! that In; bad finish
ed threshing i whem i'iiiI that it
v. cut 71 bushels to the m",.,
Roland had three acres planted to
wheat. The land lies just north of
the Standard Oil company's tanks in
the city. He used considerable euro
in cultivating the laud and besides
placed many loads of fertilizer on the
ground. As a result be harvested and
threshed out 74 bushels of excellent
wheat to each acre of land.
This was accomplished with little
water.
Big Prune Harvest.'
SALKM. Or., Oct. 11. About 100
girls and women are engaged in the
fruit packing plants operated by II. 3.
Giles and II. C. Tillson & Co. hero.
Just now prunes alone are being
packed.
Great progress has been mado in
the preparation for market, until now
a box of first quality prunes is put
up as daintily as u choice, confection.
The boxes, which are carefully turned
mid made, range in size from 5 to 50
pounds, inula all of the smaller, sizes
arc lined with oiled paper and many
are dainty carton boxes, not unlike
thoso used for lion bnns. Sanitary
regulations nro strictly observed and
the women employes wear largo sleev
ed aprons over their street dresses.
Apples to Vladivostok.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 11. Geo.
LAST
CHANCE.
To See The Exposition
Closes Oct. 15
Take advantage of the low rale
and see the A. Y. P. Fair
LOW RATE
Medford to Seattle
and return
S20.70
"For you particular customers who demand the
best groceries, we recommend Folgers Golden Gate
Coffee." . '
It is so good we cannot obtain a better coffee uot if we paid
$1 a pound for it.
Everything about Folger's Golden Gate Coffee is perfect, m4
we sell it with the positive guarantee that it will please you.
Allen & Reagan
GROCERIES, CHINA WARE, FRUIT AND FEED.
When we suggest that you
Toast Your Bread
On Breakfast Table
We do not mean that you should eat off
the stove toast
With an Electric Toaster
and have erisp, brown, delicious toast
costs lc per meal to operate. "We
have the best toaster on the market for
sale at $4.50. Clean, appetizing, sanitary
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Successors to Condor Water & Power Co.
Call at the Depot , for additional
information
P. O. Hansen. Tom Moffat
We make any kind and style of windows. We carry
v glass of any size on hand.
Medford Sash & Door Co.
WHY
ME
ARE
SUCCESSFUL
TUR GRADES are much higher than our prices and
the stock carried, together with our source of supply,
our facilities for giving you what you want, when you
want it, are the points to which we attribute our success.
MEDFORD LUMBER GO.