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5' The Umpquft Valley, llic (Ircat Fruit I 'rod ut I n b Locality Of Oregon. I'KUMiS 1IIU 1RUA1I:SI CRn A l)cvription of (lie Resources anJ Productions of Douglas County Ity the Ldilor of the Rural Northwest. Mr. II. M. Willitnu, editor ul He Carat Northwest, who was in atiind.une ut tlio lato Uir, j;ivea the following tlo atriitiun of what liu ohwrvctl of llie- pro elueti uf Douglas eoimty in wiite-iip in Lii ppur: Thcro itro two ili.-tn.-t laiis lie'ld iu Southern Circtfuu. One of these covus the territory eteituuced in Jackson and Joseph i do counties, and the other, wUU li ia held in KoeehurK, ie intended (or the COUOlieB of Douglas, Coos aud Cm ry ap parently. The fair grounds are leWont a mile out from Kosehurg. An ahmuhtneo of oak trece for ehado and a clear elreaiu of running water nuke tho ioihhIb attractive. Fruit growing is one of the woet im portant of the agricultural industries in Douglas county. Tiiere were many ex cellent apples on exhibition, aud un. fortunately some that showed traces o worms. In this reepeet the Koseburs fair was like inauy others. The rule ihould be established that no wornv or defective apples be placed on ewlubitlcn at any fair. The exliibiu of eyaj orated fruits were not so numerous aud ex tmsive as we bad hoped to fee, ai'.bougb there were some prunes of high excel lence, also a beautiful sample of evapc rated pears, and a small showing cf other evaporated fruits. l'.y all odds the finest portion of tLe fruit display m ihat in glas?, mads Lv the womin. AVe have never seen hauJ- aomer preserves, jellies and canted fruits. Very tine vegetables were shown. The feature of the vegetable display which attracted most attention, was a collection of mammoth sweet potatots. The largest of these weighed nine pjunds. There were aieo immense Yellow l'an vera ouioue. L'juglas is one o! the best corn counties of Oregon ai.d oie excellent display of eilo dent com was made. A sample of very line wheat was also noticed. The exhibits of fruits, graius, etc., were not so numerous as usual, oviug to the fact that the w eather w as very rainy lor a number of days just before aud it the opeuiug of the fair. Fruit growers also are very busy, not having finished caring their crop of prunes, when tl.o fair opened. The portion of the stock department which attracted mobt attention f.-oin visitors was that devoted to Angora goats. There were two exhibitors cf goals. L.A. Manstere, of Cleveland, and Ireland Bros., of C'lalia. The goa a were of good character but not in "show" condition. They did not com pare unfavorably with most of these ex hibits at the state fair. There i-t a grow ing interest iu goats in lAmglas county. Mr. Mareters, whose father once ow ted one of tho fines! baud of goats iu Oregon, lias some old uaunies of very choice breeding. He intends to buy as good a billy as can be found on the I'acitic coast aud breed up his baud to a high BlaadarJ. Iceland Lroe. also take a deep interest in goat brecdiug and Doug las couuty is likely to take a high place in tho ijuality of its goats. x Most of the leading breeds of cattle were represented by a few specimens. The best breed represented was the Hed Polls. Mr. Hinkle showed the best herd of this breed we have seen in Oreirou. The poultry displayed was very cred itable and was especially strong in tuik eye, as might be expected iu the lead ing turkey county of Oregon. There was an excellent display of butter. fiii'Mi iKor ok no i ola- cvL.v rv. The writer was able to Ubc only one day for this visit to Douglas county, ucd could not therefore reach the prune- growing districts, or UiU Lin meet as many lruit growers at the fair as he had hoped to find. The leading prune-growing districts of Douglas county are to the south of Roieburg in the neighbor hood of Winston poet ofliceor Civil Utnd and at Myrtle Creek, Itidile and On- yonville. From Meesera. irtilley Kiddle, of Riddle, John Hall aud ildwin Weaver, of Myrtle Creek, the following estimates were oblaiued as to the districts at Myr tie Creek, Kiddle, aud Canyouville. AT MVBTLK CIltLK. Mr. Ueo. f'itti (Tilts aud Edwards hue cured about 12-3,00.) pouuds; John Hall, 70,000 pounds ; Kdwin Weaver, 100,000 pouude; John Weaver, 100,000 pouads; J.J, Chadwick, 50,000 pounds; Geo. Wouaeott, 30,000 pounds; W. If. Kelley 50,000 pounds; Robert Hall, 40,000 pounds; J. O. Met;, 00,000 pounds; Cleland Weaver, 40,000 pounds ; Robert Fowell, 30,000 pounds; Henry Wiley, 30,000 pouudf ; other evaporators, Iuo, 030 pounds ; making a total for Myrtle Creek of 705,000. Tho output of ths Kiddle evaporators wai estimated as follows : Ivitchlng & Bhepard, 100,000 pounds; (Jeo. R. llid dle, K'o.OOO pounds; A. Riddle & Sou 100,000, pounds; Stilley Riddle, 110,000 pounds; Miko Dean, 75,000 pounds. We believe there are throo or four other evaporators in the Riddle district, Iof whose output we have no eutiuiato but It will probably aggregate 100,000 pounds Bilking tho total for Riddle 010,000 pounds. I I The entiiiialu I ntilpulof I'aiiynnvlllo and D.iy.i Crock evaporator ij as fol lows: t)u.lry Wilson, K0,000 ouiids; J. I.. Cl iw, (10,000 pounds; Hughes A fon, To.tOO; T. DuItII, ;S0.UW poumlH; Mm. IV l. l.oviuH, liO.OOO ixiiituls; in I'aidie, 'J). WO pound: C. W. Kit k , i.O.IVO i'iuhIh ; Louis Chap man, ,','),ihii ii'iiiidf. Tver A t'-rown and po.ilily mm or two ellicis have cVBHrat jr.i in lliin ilislritl and the total may bo Ut-i-il ut jsO.OiHi poin d.". No estiiniitea were obtained ut the out put at Civil lioiul. At that pi are ia (it erated the '-MO-acro orchard of Sheridan A Ageo. iVher ofliirr of large prune orchards and cvapo'atoM at Civil Hend are W. C. Wiiih'.on, II. Wincton, W. ti. Miller, dohu SiandU y and x rh ii eti 1 otheif. The output Ihcie is ptolxebl) over liH,000 pound. lU-tweeu Civil Rend and Kosehuig ure larje prune oichardi bclunglin! to Robert (n'cen, Ro.a reen and J. erren. No repoil as to their nop was ol tamed. At 1-Men-bower, a suburb of Kowburg, Mr. Wl son Davis has cured V",iK0 ioundi. From Mr. M. 1 . l.-eltiio, ol Wilbur, we learned that hi." oulpui this teaaon was 50,000 piiund?. The other evaKra tors at Wilbur aie lhos' tif Mr. Diuiiu y with an output of about 30,000 ounds. aud J. A. Haneoa wi.h an output of !r, 000 oitnda. The output f tout the evaporator of Mr. S. D. F.vans. t( rmp'iia 1 erry, in Coles Valley, was repotted at 75.COO puuuds. There ia a large acreage of young ptunc orchards at Yuc.tlli in the northern part of IKiuglas county. The only evap orators I he re of which we have knowl edge are those of J. W. Daughetty A Son and C. P. lVvore. At Drain, still forth er north, we lelieve there are two or three cvaporatcrs. One of these is owned ly F. K. eiardiuer. At Dillard, between Civil RsnJ and Myrtle Creek, there are evaiKirators lielon;iug to 11. I.. Rice, W. A. Seabricg. J. M. Dillard and j possibly others. At Oakland thera are evaporators belcngng to F.dwin C. Sinart and .1. B. Hctl. Harvey retit has an evaporator at Camas Valley, A. R. Haines one at lllkton, David Lrnox one at Brockway and C. l'ettrson one at Kellogg. There are no duubt a uumber ol ethers in the e-nunty. Reports were made of enough prunes lest through lack of sufficient evaporator capacity to have made if cured about 350,000 pounds. H. C. STANTON Qj j ut i-.x iiiJ new nil eiltnriTe ttotk DRY : GOODS cvssisTiso vr Laliea' Cods, Kibbous. Triuituiags, Laces, ttc, Etc. ALSO A FINE STOCK UT HOOTS AKD SIIOICS Of the Vvtt qu&liiy J fiaiah. GROCERIES , Wood, Willow and Glass Ware, Crockery, Cordage, Etc, A leu on h.iut in lr?e qnntiti tJ at price to auit the tiino. Alw lr,'e ituck of Custoni-Macle Clothing For Choice Cull at Slanton's fur "I,. P. M" LItfE iflD LET LIVE! 1'U'krtlK alj.ivc ni'.lti) 1 u.U .still (.uliiiui' to turtiy for a'.. iartic d-Mri'i uiy a-itatie! its uu uiiuiii' tr or turvijor. My cliarBid Mill le Ka-oiiHb!' .tHd1;iy w.-ik KUarKiilv:!. Ant alxi Notary I'ublic." A'lJics al U1hi.!um.I, Liyuliis o., (Jr. WILL I. IILVlt. Qregon$hort Line Ry. i ii'.kctst anil must iJiic.t r"Uie to Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kan sas, Missouri River and all Points liast and Southeast. 1.M -k .'t tile t.;.i - Portland to New Yoik 4l.j days Chicago Z):. days St. Louis o'.j days Denver days -ait Lake 1 'j days I'rcc KccliuiiiK llialr cam, liolHtcrcd 'I'ourltte Sleeping Curt, I'ulliiian I'alacc hlf iuic Cam. !')! full iuriivuUi .84rliti! itttv-, time of train-, etc., call mi ur inHi J. V. (ilVANS, Agf., Koatburg. C. O. Terry, W. U. Coman, Tiav. P.iv,. .U'l. r Jen. To Tlie I iiloi liuialo. Dr. Gibbon Thin old reliable fund t u u mom mecoslul Kiiitialiht iu eau J-rati- ClhCO. blill COIIlillllul to euro Hll Sexual aud Seminal Diaeaac vutb an ejonnurrhtra, tilcct Stricture. Svnh Ilia In OWSyT" H " l-ruia, Slkln 101 v. Vf tkW'Mt. Nervous ItebiU SJutSfrli'K"'!? g'i A "y lmP":ncy. Semi--V -"A'SsMnal Weakness and Lota V i Xe .i"atxvNV . o I flanliood, th'i cuiiMi ?iieucu ol keif abusu aud exockso prodiiclnj; the ollitwiijL' yiiiptunih: iihDov co'iutotiaiii;'.. dHik fcpolK uudiT lliu cyi-K, aiQ 111 tliu Ik hiI. ruining in tin t-arx, to h of coniidciica, dillideiK.'u iu ap. iiohi'Ii1ju uliani."'!, h I pi iHtioli of lliu Iilhi I, wuakiRkii of the limbs uud bui.k, lusk of iiicmuiy plllllill'K ON till) flUtf, C'OllilK, I'OllhUIIlptlOII, c-to. DR. (iJUUON liua nracticeil iu Kail Fruncikco over lliirly ycur. and U.osu iioubled alioiild not fail to toiiMilt J i i in and rciulvo tlio be neiit of Ink ureal kill uud experience. The doetor cures lieu otliers full. Try liiin. Cures (iiarauleep. CeiHoua cured al home. Charges reasonable. all or wnie. Kit. J. V. GIHIION. C'5 Kearny lit. Kan Fran Cisco. Cai UiJi nl AM The' KUul You lime Mwts Untight, ami whleli has boon In ust tr (nor ;t joars, has birn tlio nigniitui'C of -umi in bot u luiitlo uiulor hN ior V ' v "- s,,lul' Mii'oi-lsliMi hliioo It Infancy. AH t'otuitorlViis, ltiii(atiots uml SiiltitntoH nro but llx i t inn-n(s Hint triflo tind e ntliiniier Hit' Im'iiUIi ol Infants mill Children llxnorlouoo nt;iilust r.ioiiiiiont. What is CASTORIA C'astiria Is a Milotitnto lor Ciitr Oil, larouilo, lris mill Sot!iinvf Syrn. .11 U Hai-nito nntl I'loasant. It eoiitain licit li-r Oi iiim, Motpliino imp tlior Narcotic Miltantf. Its jvjro is its KU.irantco. H electro j s AVortiiH and jillajs l-Vvorisluic.ss, It euros liarihva ami AVluel (.'olio. It re lioos Toothintf Trnuhlos, e uros Con-t inntlon and riatiih n. It nssiinitatos tho 1'eieMl. roftnlatc tho Stomach and llowcls, t inp: lieMllhy and natural bleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tlio Mothers 1'iiond. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought . In Use For Over 30 Years. I NTiliR CO" Tf I The Uniform quality ul the wurk nuinhii) in ur clothiug is um.' f its strung points. Hack garment is as carefully cut and tailored throughout as though made to order. See our new l'all Suits. ! 'J va JOSEPHSON'S. It Will Take More Than tlii i'osl to l-natnierate the Good Points of the Oliver Plow. The only Genuine OLIVER PLOW, at Churchill & Woolley's. Hudson Mills & Lumber Co. lluvi. oi. iii -I ii S. .i J hi - i 'i -i'i M. ii.. : i it.rinufiy tcut'.il If tl.t; Murl. W.ii- !iiin , .' ii. 'i : - . .i onl: !ili WILL itilii' A ! I l.l. .1). ,.' Dl' t FIRST-CLASS LUMBGR. W t; an. (.ii. i-.ii. ill. !;.'. . .1 i.. ti. r I : ' i tiinl l.nutr l'iii:t n I loi:i im j' lili.i' 'tj; . .... .i i ! .. t it;'. Hi Un-li;- nu.ii y.iii 1" i.'ii i.l mi i .i l.iind" r iuhI 1'ih.t.-!. llOSI.Ml Ui;, eu. 1 lUU lij Kj LJLUUUJ 1-4 Whiskers Work Guaranteed. Signature of hsit. niw tetmt ritv ifciL-afJa asa . ... iv .) I - SllOeS n'aKc Triciuls are the tnlv kind u c wish t.i sell. They are li;e :tl' kinel we do sell, ami with each pair we sell we make a new friend. They are not onlv stvlish hut good clear through. See our Shoe line. Amputated 1 a With or Without Pain. WM. HURNS, Opposite the Depot. IA,v S ' S . ,N ' V . N . Squirrel rlily and t lleilual lie ttuellun ol a, T a s i;' RAfS. MICE. CROWS. ITC 7T, A. C. MARSTISRS & CO., i jfcN SSN'S VNV'IVSNN NV S SSSS S N rT !4l:o: ::o:; :::a EAST AND SOUTH I -VIA- THE SHASTA R0U1H! I OfTHIt Southern racillc t'o. 1 Etl'if.. train. 1.4f l'uctlaat .lally. KMUlll I '.! r. . I I v. I Kmtu l'..rilaiiit Ar. I . . lt.i-.l-l.il T I.V. v1 I . M Kan Ktaiu Imii l.v. I Mlr.. J : k. . l.v. ! Ar. Alwva trains lni at all i.rmill-al alniW-ua ti-.s-ii I'l-rilaii-l Mil J Salt-Hi, Timirf, Marten. Ji-il.-nioii. Allny. laniei-iit, fii-i-i, tiaia. v. llartnliiira. Jiiiii'Ukii l llr. Kiiai-iu-. I utiaxa driivp. Iraut, Oaklaiul. and alt lUttmia trout RcvM liurn U Aililamt lucliivr . Uaarbiir .iatl-lailr . . . . . . a aj . m . I l.v. I'otllaii.l Ar. I m r. Al r Ar. KiwotMir l.v. I ..0 u iiimmi ( ins e-M ;ii: itex n- ruiimun uuuci oivcpi-io ANU i'.('in.i LA!ii Hi.Kt.rix; n Allachol l all TlmniKti Tralm. West Side Division. Ilcewcr ii I'urtlMid atutl t'urtalll Mall train ilaliy (cii pi Suiulay ). 7 .m . m. IJ IS I- M I.V. Ar. rnfllrtll-l I'nn alll. A'. I T '. .so r. 1 .'. r w At All-nuy ami intvallbi iimnii l xltli tialiu I oIOri'Kini I tutral Jt Kaaawrn ratlrnail. Eiri.M traimlalljr .i-xi i'l Snii.lay i. I r. m. l.v. I'orllajl.l . Mi'Mulvlllo I Bil-M-I.t in 7 .-i r. m . Ar. I.V. 1 1 i . i'. I r ..: i . . .i i j.. ..i .....i i. t..i' .1. tti i e t u .e t it M' i i i c i ft 1 1 . n, i - !il. lliu. (.ir IAI.V.N AN 11 CHINA, .-a.t.ir: tint. mi alK'aUuli n.r.t.' nu-l In ki-li U- I ivli-tii t-'nli .ml I i- r.'t.f. A:-- JAIAV IIINA, lliNil.fl ' ' hi.I Af .--1 It M.I.V. tail l.ti nl. laliiil Irt.iti II". Ki I KS, 1 ickcl AihiiI. KtiMlmiB. R. KOEIII EK. :. II. NfAIUillAM. Manaxir. el. K. .4 !. A-i I. I'OKTL VNll )RKiil'h. QMIiffllSpecial 5ale .... .w ........ tf . It I t V I ' t hi im;i iimp. sttir.iii li s ajiuu hi -.in lurtiaii-l ft Mai - . I -. --.ka;,-" fly. r in n l-.i.i. "' fttke. I .in,- r, H. 1. 1 1 It, iii.i.!ia. Kuii Citj, t. I.'.iil-, I l.ir.U" M'l'l I t-"'- N i. lla alia. r. ka!i. . MUlll' ti.-.li' t I'aul l ii'.lh, --!!: '. k. . . (. !il- n.;i a ii. I I. 'ft. (kran Meam.lilp. '.l -al.lli.' tlai. -i i'- ;i" t lo ''haiiki--K -r .-tin Kraii. I" "--..;l " t J, ., h, II, . Va-! II. u. - i in. 1-... no. I I; t r i" I . t oi I . lo . 1- ni I .) Alii'kH --ail rtt .t I ". . Columbia RKcr Steamer.. 1 ( A '.oria anil W a; I.ati-liR'.. W lllamrtt Hitrr. - I- i... I ..--tllMlM; MUll-lll v" 1 1 J ..lll. I I-. in y. .-in. iii 4 :'.i ).. in I. v .-mi. In Dri-fon d'y, Scl.irK, Kx.Min.liiy i-alriu .w Uuy-I.Bii l y.n 7 it. in. lilamcttr and Viim I in f I Inn . hill kivcr. mi l Mil. Ori'ifim lev, 1 ti Hi , itti.l Wiiy l aii'liiiRi" M ! in. M-.ii , W.'.l. Hil l 1 11. i. a. oi. 1 .ii'. 1 Iiiii . Hil l -al. I..l-l.iul,'i lJiulv, liM . I'I h'al unlii;.-. Willamette Riter. I'lTiiaiiti Ui t.i v.tti.n au'l it ' -1 .i ii-J 1 1 ik " nake River. l.i.i:i la t i I u nloli. I :i f. in. 'I in v I iiur. mi. I -ul I. I t Hi-!, n liailv i:,..-l ! i j.it v. ii. iii ui.iu in. iiliernl l attti ligir Auilil. . it. tic N. Cti., Iorlluicl, lra.-uuii. WOODWARD THE ROSEEURG Dovh .Up ALL COMPETITORS! Vi ru always in tlio Lca.l, nJ mean to kcuu tlicro. Tlio lioldon Jlarvcat i uluii uk, ami farm. era arc smiling Ijecauati Wuo') atd luoa tu tliuir iulcrcat. Full Trimmed TEAM HARNESS Tltee are all ! -father anil Warrauttd' SADDLES At Redood l'rlctia. Coniult your purne and In mro iud ne-a Woodward before buying. W. C, WOODWARD N S . S N N S S N n GoiDher Poison (PREPARED WHEWT) .iilllaarfaWSa.Tj.ftai!! li illViti .amf, ROSH-BURC, ORCCON, KRU5I: & SHAMBKOOK, til M I IIS IN STAPLE 10 F1Y GROWS fll PROVISIONS FIHE TEAS AMD COFFEES A SPECIALTY. I A M l I. I INK OK TOBACCO eSc CIGARS, t. I I - A I II I I. m.i:i; iu.i.i i. it . . , i , . ' 'i liis is the lo I3iir Groceries. i) ii 1 a it. i :i j ) I n i, f (t J Q 1 " ! ; ' t.! j , C. W. PARKS t1 i r :-..t! v '!(ire,!ffi,3 ST 5 l:(-'l 45 no I I uiLj"" .'i i i j v . r i'i' t A l'ine Line ol "Ch;iii, ioinnrl m.,i, now Si.". Now i.-; the time to ;et Wiy, ',ilut.s. Jall, e , inline and he eonviiReil. Alexander a Stroma WYLIE PILKI1NCTOIN, Hiitii-Mir In ii. W. N(i Ml.) General Blacksmithing rRorriNG and kunnino pi.ati-s a imx'iai.ty. KKrAiiu.Sfi ok ai.i, kinum I'kumi'ii.y hunk. Hliop on (.'oritur W;ftlilii(loil iMl liitiic: HlN., It h' lilt I K i Real Estate Bought and Sold Parms, kivgc and small, to Rent, AND I.M.MK1HATK I'USSKSSION liiVIA'. Slock Ranges, Timber Inuls ;tiul Mining l'mjieilics, Prune and Hop Lauds of best (juality, in choice locutions, iu quautiticti to suit iutciulin punhaiicr:;, at reasonable prices and easy terms. Inquire of D. IC. BTJIOJEC, DRFIIN. SCOTTSBURC, CHRDINER, THG M ail Stage Co. Leaves Drain every mot nin, connectinj.;- at Scottsbuit; with the STKAMKR RALI'II, for Oardiner and other points on the Unij)iua. l:U F7AKAll:le, Proprietor. " S N N N N N S SA ll:A I mid .i 1 nil i 1m u'. I l in '. J I V i-t it ft n '! 'I ii'l 1 U't( Ml' Ili'D t'l tin M" t't t 1mt( Micl hum It i m I Druggists, VI I MM, UK 'Hi- UOMI III III. .-I 1 . ciui.e;eN. -f n .i.-i- Place 6 4 i A full and e'ulllplete- a 1 t llic 11 1 of all i;tods usually kcj.t iu a litst class toiciy. M erylhini; olleieel lor sale- i - lush; autl sohl at cty te.isoiialde' ptiees. We have a ety ehoite : tuck uf cauncel j;oods, iiuludiii; hotii fruits ami vcy,ct.il)lcs, lo which we iiuitc your special attention. Our line of Olive-s, CIum hit: .., I'ick f Is, Sauces, etc., ir. also complete-. We cany the lati;e:t slock of lo haeceis in Southern Oicron. ! I ilj, 9 & CO., Grocers. 'i I t fla) c :i k ajs icl Furniture Suit i- $35 2T.bO 2 5 D7IUV