Grants Pass daily courier., September 17, 1924, Page 2, Image 2

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river and took the horse and forded
over aud all hands took hold and
took the women and children and
Another 1'ionetr Rivounta Exp -.1 the provisions over. We were en­
enees of Jourui.v to Oregon
camped for two days. Thero we full
hi with i ;.| • W. B. Chitwood's com­
Mis. Martha Jess tolls the follow­ pany that wsa coming to Oregon.
ing Interesting story of hJr six Their train and oura made a com­
months' Ilfs in a covered wagon pany of to wagons. Wo all travel­
while en route to the Oregon coun­ ed together until we reached the
G valid Bond«' valley.
There they
try with her parents
I was born iu Clay county, Indi­ divided up and some stopped aud
ana, in 1847. My parents started some came on to The Bailes. There
across the plains on the first day of I they took their wagons apart and
March. 1S53. We were five mouths shipped them to the Cascades on a
and IS days on the way. Wo landed flat boat, when we were carried
at Milwaukie. Oregon, on the ISth around the falls to the landing be­
of October. We had five yoke of low where they put us on a river
oxen and one horse and one cow steamer called the Fashion, thnt
There were three fatniliea in the landed at the mouth of the Sandy
train until we reached Council Bluffs. river, where we wuited for the men
It was there we picked up four more folks who brought the oxen over the
so there were seven wagons in the mountains down the Columbia river
train. But this did not complete to take us on to Milwaukie, where
our journey. They traveled on un­ my aunt and uncle lived My father
til we reached the Elkhorn river. got through with two yoke of oxen,
As there were no ferries at that time, the cow and horse, the rest having
the emigrants had to swim their died of alkali poisoning
As the
oxen and get across the best they government wan offering donation
could. My father had a water-tight land claims to al! settlers, my father
wagon box. >o the men stretched a took a half section of land In Pow­
rope across the deepest part of the ell's valley. 13 miles east of Port­
land. where I lived ami grow to
womanhood, and where I was mar­
ried to A M. Jess on Juno 14. 1881 |
Wa came to southern Oregon and
settled near the mouth of the Apple­
gate river in this county. The plate
Is now known as tho Arden eralg
Mr Joes passed away on February
4. IVO?, and I have lived continu­
ously since in Grants J'asa aud vicin­
ity. and e*pe< t to pass my remaining
days iu Josephine county, as I am
now Ts years of age.
CROSSED THE PLAINS IN 1853
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Medieval conception of the ynlcorn
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fierceness may have been partly duv
to the fact that In certain paasags-
of the old Testament, the word R’eiu .
(translated In the authorised ventimi,
unicorn) refers to a two-horned un i
Imai, aavage and quarrelsome, sute
deed to gentleness only at the aide
of a V Irgin. The Idea of purity Is
"Uncle John,** who writes a
Included In the slgnincntu-e of the uni
weekly prosc-poerr» for this news­
corti used In many coate of anus
paper. is the author o* a book of
poems from The Hugh Stephen«
Press of Jefferson City, Mo. “Tho
Water Witch" is its title—"a book
Soft, Anyhoo'
verse as human a-ld understand­
Caddie (watching usvo-.sful golf­ of
ing as 'Gene Field.'* says <>na
er ml as her third swing)—Wouldn't reviewer. Uncle John in everyday
coat her no morn If she played with life is Dr. J. J. Gains of Excelsior
new-laid eggs—Pearson's Weekly,
Springs. Mo.
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COURIER BARGAIN DAY, SEPTEMBER IS
Trio From Sucker Creek Calf Club
Gain County Honon
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While visiting the Fair don’t fail to see our
New fall Displays
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Latest Fashion Shows
Make this Store your headquarters while at the Fair
Mrs. NELLIE NEAS
The three representatives of the
Sucker Creek calf club won first
honors In the stock judging con-
test, decided at the Josephine coun-
ty fair yesterday afternoon, Therc
was keen competition among [ the
youthful stock growers of the c<Ain-
ty, the winners nosing out the
Rogue River Valley club team by
the narrow margin of three points.
This gives the tr(o from Sucker
Creek the choice of a trip to the
state fair or to the Pacific Interrta-
tlonal show later in the season, alt
expenses paid in either case. Sec­
ond prize Is the trip not selected by
the winner«. Special prizes of
purses were also provided for
and second winners.
Seven teams were entered in
contest, their scores as teams
as individuals being as follows:
Sucker Creek Calf Club — Score,
»23.
Clinton Smith. 3 40; Keith
Wells, 308; Arthur Sawyer, 275,
Rogue River Valley Calf Club —
Score, 920. Harry Pierce, 350;
James Mathews, 28.5; Wayne
dan, 285,
Selma Pi> Club—Score, 918. Oren
Rawson. 3 20; John Spinas,
Loy Tucker, 29<(.
Dryden Pig club — Score,
Labron Tolin. 320; Chas. Scherffius,
280;,Dick Mastin. 270.
I-aurel Grove Calf Chib
- Score,
825. Edwin Willson. 325; Clifford
Wlllsdn, 255; Vernon Duncan, 215.
Inland Calf Club
Score 800.
Francis McCaslin, 295; Georgia Mc­
Caslin. 255; Cecil Hill. 250.
Provolt Calf Club (2 member».
only)—Score 495. Ben Letti k cn.
255; Robt. Loesch, 210.
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