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VOL. XXI.
GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 11, 1905.
No. 20.
Sell Real Estate
v. L. IRELAND, The Real Estate Man
Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co.
I'AID CP CAPITAL STOCK
Transacts a general banking business.
Receives deposits subject to check or on demand certificates.
Our customers are assured of courteous treatment and every consideration con
sistent with sound banking principles.
Safety deposit boxes for rent. J. FRANK WATSON. Pres.
it. A. 1IOOTH, Vice-Pres.
L. L. JEWELL, Cashier
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E Bert Barnes,
Reliable Watchmaker
At Clemens'
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G. A. Cobb Real Estate Company
G (Front) street, Grants Pass, Oregon
Are in a position (o offer to the "purchasing public bargains in
all manner of Real Estate or Personal Property, such as small
or large Farms; vacant or improved City Lots, in acre tracts or
less, in payments to suit purchaser. We only invite your in
vestigation to convince you. We are also handling New and
Second-Hand Goods, Horses, Milch Cows, Burros, Packing
Outfits, etc, Give us a call. ::::::
We have this week a good ranch,
property, aud some cheap light rigs
BLACK
LIVEltY
iiii
and SALE STABLES
DEAN 4. DICKISON, PROPRIETORS.
Office and telephone removed to Golden ('.ate stable, opposite Hotel Joso
phine, for July and August whilo our new stable is being erected.
Sunrise Condensed Milk
That is out to make u reputa
tion. Is made at a new collden
wry on Coos Hay. tho big dairy
district of Oregon.
Proved to lie the Best
by the agent who bought a can
of another brand and oened
It nnd one of his and proved his
was tbe best.
Is Not Two-ihirds Sugar,
Water and Corn Starch
Hut ia pure cows milk and i
just as ii'hkI as cow's milk for
your coffee. Try it and be con
vinced. Introductory Price of 10c per Can
on single cans. Special rates on
large orders.
INLAND CRACKERS
Made in Spokane from hard
wheat, which makes the best
cracker of any wheat. Try a
package at i cents.
Chiles' Grocery
Front st., near Fourth.
Lewie and Clark Exposition.
Duriug the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition the Southern Pacific Company
will sell roond trip ticket to Port-1
land, limit SO dayf, at ODe and one
third far for the round trip. For
parties of ten or more traveling on
ona ticket, one fare for the roond
trip. For 'organized parties of 100 or
more, individual tickets, at one fire
for the roond trip.
Stop-over of 10 days will be given
at Portland on all one way tickets
reading through that point daring
the exposition. Tickets most be de
posited with Joint Agent at Portland
and charge of 60 cents will be made
for extension of time.
Typewriter supplies, ribbons, paper,
etc, at the Conner office.
Rent Houses
Negotiate Loans
Write
FIRE INSURANCE
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You are invited to Investi
gate my large list of City and
' Country property.
Ground Fioor, Courier Building.
V2A.OOO.OO.
Grants Pass, Ore.
close to town, to excange for city
from $2.50 to $20.00.
HORSE
P E E 1)
Undertaking
Goods
Beginning August 1st,
prices fur Caskets wil be as
follows :
All $25 Caskets reduced to 15
All $.?0 " " i :
$35 & $4(1 ' " $25
Klaik Cloth Caskets reduced
50 per cent.
In all Black Cloth Caskets a red net
on of b"'i will be made.
Hearst and servic e in proportion.
These prices are for cash only.
A. U. Bannard
AT THE
BIG Furniture Store
North f.th St ,
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
Herein.
Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow; it affords
prompt relief from biliousness, indi -
gestion, sick and uervooa heaaacties,
and tbe over-iudulgeuce iu food aud
drink. Herbine acta quickly, a doe
after Jieal will bring tbe patient
into a good condition iu
n t. Cal-twell. Alt
few days.
M. K. aud
T R R . Cbecotah. Ind. Ter. writes, !
April 18. 1!S: "I was ick for over
two years with enlargement of tbe
live' and spleeo. The electors did m
no good, and I had given up all bojs
of being cureO, whan my druggist ad
vised me to use Herbine. It ba made
mm sound and well." 50 cent at
Rotermund's and Model Drog Store
I have ilOOO to loan on good resi
dence or boiine property. W. L
Ireland, The Real Estate Man.
Ik A
New Pi ices for B
FRUITGROWERS UNION
IS ORGANIZED
Committees on By-Law
Membership to Repot t
In September.
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It is now definitely settled that
there is to be a fruitgrowers nnion for
Lower Rogue River Valley and that
the fruit iudustry shall be rot on a
piofitable basis and so encouraged
that it will become June of the leading
sources of wealth to Josephine
county.
Last Satnrday 13 of the leading
fruituieu of this section met at the
Courier office and effected the pre
liminary organization of tbe Jose
phine County Fruitgrowers Union.
A. H. Carson was made president
nil Charles Meserve secretary. A
committee of three was named to pre
pare the constitution and by-laws
for the organization aud the articles
of incorporation for the Union. The
motion made Mr. Carson chairman of
this committee and the other two
members appointed were J. H. Robin
son, of Wilderville, and J. M. corny.
This committee was authnrzed to se
cure copies of the articles of iucor-
poration and rules and regulations
under which the Hood River, Hedford
and Ashland fruitgrowers nnious are
conducted, and from them to draw
up articles of Incorporation and fules
and regulations for the Josephine
Conuty Fruitgrowers Union. Their
report will be snhmitted at a meetiug
of the Union to be called by the
president some time in September. A
committee on membership was ap
pointed made up of J. B. Lindsey of
Murphy; W. M. Crow, Merlin; Dr.
James Spence, Kerby; C. E. Sams,
Woodville; O. F. Lovelace. Wilder
ville, aud M.W.Wheeler, Grants Pa-i.
Iu addition to the fruitgrowers
present at the meetiug a large unru
ber of others had approved of the or
ganizatiou and will become members
aud there is every certaiuly that the
Josephine County Fruitgrowers Union
will have a charter membership of fully
40 members. Owing to the extra
ordiuary short crop of fruit in Rogue
River Valley this season, aud to the
fact that the organization of the
Union cannot be perfected before tbe
bulk cf the fruit will have beeu
marketed it was decided not to under
take the handling of fruit aud farm
produce this fall. The Uuiou will
be (oily organized aud all arrange
inents completed so that next spring
with the first produce to be marketed
all will be in readiness to handle it
to get the best rot urns possible for
tbe growers. There will thus be no
expense to the members outil the
shipping seaecn opens next spring
other than the incorporation charges
of about (30 aud the cost of baviug
typewritten copies made of tbe iucor
poration articles aud roles of the
Medfcrd, Ashland and Hood River
uious for the use of the committee on
organization, aud for books for the
secretary and treasurer. The total ex
pense for these purposes will not ex
ceed (1 per member. Until the ship
ping season opens next spring there
will be to little business to look after
that the officers w ill be expected to
serve without salary. The Union
will be to no expense for a room in
which to hold meetings of the stock
boilers and of the board of directors,
as the large editoiial room of the
Courier will be at the service free of
charge on Saturdays to the Uuiou.
It is the plan of the organizers of
the Josephine County Fruitrgnwers
Uuiou that it shall market apples,
pears, peaches, cherries, berries,
ineloiiB and other perishable farm
products. Tho Uutou will purchase
at whoh-asle and supply the mem
bers at cost boxes, nails, paiwr,
sprayiug pumps aud spray compounds.
As there has been moch complaint
about the low grade and insufficient
chemicals that have beeu used by
many of the growers iu preparing
their sprayiug compounds the Union
will supply its members with chemi
cals that have been proven by analy
sis to be of the required strength
and parity to kill the pests when the
trees are sprayed. Growers will be
instrocted as to the varieties of froit
that are the most salable, what froits
are best adapted to certain lauds,
and how to plant, cultivate, prune
and spray their trees The picking
aud packing will be done iu accord
auce witli the rules of tbe Union aud
an expert packer will be employed lo
visit orchards, the fruit of which ia
to be handled by the Union, and in
struct the packers, where needed, how
to properly do their work. All boxes
and crates shipped by the Union
will bear a stencil giving the name
aud address of tbe Union, the num
ber cf the grower aud the number of
the packer so that if a compliiut is
made that the contents of a box are
not up to staudard it can be tiaced
! to who was to blame for tbe fault
Tiie label will also show the kind of
fruit in the box aud the noinber it
! contains if
of apples, pears, peaches,
. 8tc if or cherries, berries, etc.,
, the number of pound. During tbe
I shipping season a manager to have
charge of the packing and ablppiug
, will be emuloved. aa will also a book -
keeper. Warehouses will be rented
or built in the varioos town along
the lailroad from which shipments
will be made, tbe headquarter.
though, of tbe Union will be at
Grant Pass.
At Saturday's meeting it was voted
to co-operate witli Dr. Ja. Withy
comb, at tbe head of the State Agri
cultural Iuilitule eta IT, in holding
fruit grower meeting and farmer
institutes at Grants Pass, Kerby and
Provolt on dates in September to be
fixed by Dr Withycomb. As there
has never been a farmers institute in
either Grants Pass, Kerby or Pro
volt, the only institute ever held In
Josephine county having been held
at Merlin, it will be the endeavor of
tbe Fruitrgowers Union to make these
institutes a success iu every particular
that they may give an impetus to the
sgricultnral iutereats oi Josephine
county, now so little developed.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, (
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
be ia senior partner of the firm of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, Couuty aud
State aforesaid, aud that said firm
will par the sum of ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for each aud everv
case of Catarrh that canuot be cured
by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworu to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of De
cember, A. D., 1KSIS.
(Seal). A. W. C.LEASON,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, aud acts directly on the blood
and mucuous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c, Take
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
RARE JADE STONE
IN ALL COLORS
Grants Pase Miners Report Big De
posit of Jade on Indian Creek
Briatow Bros. Sell Mine.
George S. Bristow aud J. M. Bris
tow aie back from Indian creek, iu
Siskiyou conuty. where they have
been since last September at work
on a placer claim, which they aud
Felix Buaay own on that creek. The
claim, which embraces 1(10 acres, is lo
cated on the sooth fork of Iudiau creek
14 miles uoithwest fioni Happy Camp
and gives promise of being very rich,
but it can only be worked by a by
draolic plant. The Bristow Bros.
not having the capital to meet their
share of the expense of equipping the
miue, sold their interest to their
partner, who is a wealthy Nome
mining man. Mr Hussy will at mice
begin the work of building a ditch
aud potting iu a giant, and he ex
pects to have it iu operation by the
middle of tho coming winter.
lndiau creek is one of the big placet
districts of the Siskiyou mountains.
aud has about a dozen large mines,
the majority of which are operated
doring the eutire year, there being
ample water for the giants. 1 his
district embraces tbe famous dejiosits
of jado. Bristow Bros, statu that
iu their prosptcting they found
specimens of this valuable, rock iu all
colors. Most of the deposits are a
beautiful green, as are the deiiosita of
jade iu Chiua from which the
Chinese make rings, nu ll luces aud
other articles of jewelry, but some
are a deep sky blue aud others are
pink aud other colors. This stone
takes a polish of fine lustre aud a
great industry will eventually be
carried on iu that district in gettiug
out jade mantels, table tops aud lor
iuterior finishing for flue houses
Rhtumttiim.
When pains or irritation exist on
any part of the body, the application
of Ballard's Snow Liniment gives
prompt relief. E. W. Sullivan, Prop.
Sullivan House El Reuo, O. T. .writes
Joue, 0 1U02: 1 take pleasuro in'
recommending Ballard's Suow l.lui
ment to all who are atllicted with
rheumatism. It is the uuly remedy I
have fouud that gives immediate re
lief." 2.r, 60c, (1 00 at Mudel Drug
Store and Roterniuud's.
not wee.trer rt-ecora
the liostou Ulooo is tryiug to mane
Us patious feel better aooul it oy
reading to them the history of licit
waveaaud high temiieralure of 0'"
past. If hslory tells the truth, the i
fathers were almost justitied in ask- !
ing if it was not hot euougli fur you.
It is recorded that iu 17ti:i and 1701
the Rhine, Loire and Seine riveis ran I
dry. Tho hca. iu several Frolic h i
provinces, during tho summer of 170-"), I
was terrific. Meat could ho cooked
by exposiug it to the suu. Nut a soul
ventured out between uoou aud 4 p. '
m. In 1718 many shops iiad to close.
The theaters did uot open their doors i
for three mouth. Not a drop of
water fell iu six mouths. Iu 1773 the
thermometer rose to 1 IS degrees. Iu
1778 the beat of Bologna was so great
that mauy people had to lake refuge
ouder ground. Iu I7M vegetables
were burued aud fruit dried ou the
tree. The furniture aud woodwork
iu dwelling houses cracked aud sp.it.
The hottest place iu the world
today are Bengal aud the African
desert, with U0 dcgioo Fahrenheit;:
Seugal aud Guadaloupe I if I degrees,
Persia 12.1 degrees, Calcutta aud Ceu ,
"ral America 120 degrees.
When you thiuk it is "hot" iu
that sooth bedroom, read these figures
aloud aud thiuk bow much worse it
njight be.
Wat w Poor Health For Years.
! Ira W. Kelley, of Mausfield. Pa
! writ . "I waa in poor hi-a'th fi r
j two years, uttering rro .iduey aue
j bladder trouble, aud m eut con dot-
abhji mouev consulting phys cam
without . lain ng any marked bene
fit, hot wa cured by Folev's Kidney
Cure, aud I desire to add my teali
niony that it may be the cause rf
restoring tbe heaj li "f otbe-i "
Refuse substitutes. Fcr sale b.v li.
A. Rotermoud.
FIG TREE THAT IS
22 YEARS OLD
Josephine County Farmer Says
Vetch Is the Crop to Grow
in Southern Oregon.
Mr. aud Mrs. O. F. Gentner, came
to Grants Pass Tuesday, Mr. Gentuer
to make some purchases and Mrs.
Gentuer to visit with friends, aud
he will reinaiu In the oity a week a
guest at tbe home of Mrs. Marie
Kienliu.
Mr. and Mrs. Seutner have a fine
farm home in Gentner'sGap on divide
between Kogue aud Applegate rivers,
where they have resided for the past
22 years. Mr. Geutner a fow years
since was largely engaged in froit
raiting but he has given it op as
there was no money iu the business.
He dug up a large part of his orchard
and l he remainder he keeps to grow
fruit for home use, planting the
ground to other crops. The surplus
fruit he feeds to his bogs, he stating
that it would not Juitify him to pay
cash at the factory for boxes and then
sell the fruit at a low price at the
stores and take payment in trade, and
there was still less profit in peddling
froit around town, and being com
pelled to lot much go ou credit aud
then spend as much time again try
ing to collect these small bills, with
the waste of shoe leather not equal
ing the amount of the collections
Mr. Gentnor's farm is the best of
(ruit laud aud it is on an altitude
that puts it above the frost belt, so
that his trees are never damaged by
frosts aud were the market conditions
favorable he would engage iu froit
raising.
Iu proof that he has a veiy favored
locality he has a big fig tree that is
fully 20 feet high aud has a spread of
branches of 28 feet. He plauted his
tree 22 years ago and sluce it coin
monced bearing 10 years ago, it baa
never missed a crop, or rather two to
three crops each season, for while the
first crop is maturing the seooud crop
is growing, soon followed by the
third crop. Mr. Geutuer brought to
tho Courier office a qnautity of figs
that for size aud Hue flavor equal the
best California grown figs. Mr.
Geutuer is of the opiniou that a fruit
growers unlou is the only solution to
the market problem for the oro'iardists
of Josephine county, aud with the
fruituieu receiving the prices that are
realized by the growers of Medford,
Ashland and Hood River froit raisitig
would become one of the largest and
most profitable industries of this part
of Rogue River Valley.
Mr. Gentuer has given vetch raising
a trial a..d he is highly pleased with
that crop as a pruducei of valuable
forage. He lowed two acres to vetch
early last fall aud when he cot the
field early this oiumer tbe growth of
vetch was so heavy aud rank that
when cutting it with a mowing
machiuo lie bad to have Ills sou go
along with a fork aud move the grain
over so the machine could cut the
next swath. As a dry laud forage
crop Mr. Geutner thiuks It the
best yet tried ill Huuthern Oregon,
for It makes its growth during the
wet season of the year. The cause for
failure with so niauy who try vetch
raising is that they do not sow the
seed early euongh iu the fall. Mr,
Gentuer sav that September is tbe
best mouth and not wait for the fall
rains, if tho ground is iu good con
dition as it should be to produce a
largo crop.
Peculiar Disappearance.
J. D. Runyan, of Ilutlervllle, O.
laid tbe peculiar disapiearuce of his
painful symptoms, of Indigestion aud
biliousness, to Dr. King's New Life
l'ills. He says: "They are a per
f.u.t hiiiibiI, rut- niwiitvaa inn.
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'stomach, headache, constipation. etc.
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fN EWSY IT EMS FROM
AROUND DAVIDSON
The Mountain Lion Mine Being
Steadily Developed Forest
Fire Raging.
The weather still ataya warm and
sultry.
Samuel Cook paid Grants Pass a
visit Saturday.
W. B. York, the hay grower and
cattle man, paid your city a visi
Saturday r. turning Sunday.
Tom Peterson, who lias beeu work
lug for Mclutrye Freighting Co.
staying at hi home on Applegat
this week.
Mis Kdua Boat, who is waitiu
ou the table at the Michigan mill
boarding house. Is visit lug lie
p rents ou Williania creek.
Wheeler Oshoru, the pitcher for tl
M. C. ball team, left OS last week
He weut down Applegate to wor
through baying for hi uncle, Heury
Koch.
Hie third crop of alfalfa Is growlu
rather alowly now aa the nights are
gettiug somewhat colder. Warm
n I glits are what please the bay
grower.
Aud again there will be no ball
game at the M. O. (rounds, a the
boy all say it Is to warm to play
ball, and do not expect to play
another game until it becomes cooler.
There will be a social dance at the
Michigan mine Saturday night,
Aogust 12th. Mosio will be forulsh-
ed by Williams and Howell. A good
time is expected as they always have
there.
The Mountain Lion mine is ran-
ing steadily now haviug eight men
at work running crosscuts, sinking
shafts, eta. They have over 260
sack of ore on the domp and will
soon be ready to hip it to the smelter.
Fred Miller, who sold his placer
mine to the Dcney Bros., has moved
down to the Applegate sawmill and
expects to stay there this winter, as
he has accepted a position at the
Michigan miue. We all wish him
good lock.
The two threshing niachiues in this
valley will toon start. Offenbaucher
Bros will start Aogust 7th, aud
Burkhalter & Kob'l will start the
last of the week. The crops are bet
tor this year tbau naual and the
farmers are all happy.
The dance at Williams was well at
tended by the people of Michigan
City. It takes the people of that lit
tle town to dauoe, bat they were a
leepy looking crowd when your cor
respondent visited the miue next day
as most of them had to work.
Montmorency.
HOP CROP SHORT
BUT OF FINE QUALITY
Growers Engaging Pickers lor
Sanson, Which Commence
September let.
R. A, N. Key mors, who is engaged
iu fruit aud hopralsing and general
farming ou a flue Rogue River farm
four miles below Grauta Pass, was in
this city Tuesday. Mr. Roymora
stated that his hop crop promised to
be of find quality, but tho yield
woold be fully 10 per ceut below tbe
average, til irnit la also light, tne
yield being cut short by the uuusual
frost that came late last spring. Mr.
Reymer ia one of the principal or
ohardiats of the oounty aud he report
lit orohard aa beariug the lightest
this season than for several year
past. The orchards having practl
oally a rest this year Mr. Reymer
anticipate a big froit crop next year.
Mr. Reymer stated a heavy forest
fire 1 raging in the vicinity of hi
farm. It was let out by aome mis
creant and I burning over a large
oetiou of oouutry. Notwithstanding
that the eutire neighborhood turned
out to light the fire yet it has destroyed
considerable feuolng aud other
property aa well a dolug much
damage to the timber by killing the
youug growth aud burning down
mauy large trees
August Rebkopf, who ha a large
farm and a 27 acre Imp yard near
Provolt, wa In Grant Pas Mouday
eugaglug picker, he requiring 00
bauds to gather bis crop. John Mo-
Calllster, ol Murphy, oue of the moat
exiiert hopdryer iu Southern Oregon,
will have charge of the dryhouso for
Mr. Rebkopf
Mr. Rebkopf stated that he would
begin picking about September 1.
While the quality of the hop will be
very Hue Mr. Koliknpt does not ex
pect over three-fourth ol a yield In
his yard, the short orop being due to
the ravages of the lice Iu the early
part of the season aud the excessive
dry summer. The hop crop for
Rogue River Valley Mr Rebkopf ex
pect will be fully S.i cr ceut abort
Developing Ml Pitt Mine.
Mr. W. II. Miller with her two
chi hire left for her home in Jack
son vi lie Friday. Mrs. Miller has
beeu with her husband at the Mt Pilt
mine on Upper Jump on" Joe for the
month aud came ill lo Grant Pas
last week aud spent several daya witli
friends. Mr. Miller came ill from
Jump-off Joe Friday a d returned to
tho miue Satutday.
Mr. Miller In company, with
Arthur llowlaud, ia divelopiug the
Mt. Pitt miue for Portland wrties
Messrs Miller & How land are driving
a tunnel to tap Ihfl vein ou a lower
level tbau heretofore and now have
the tunnel in ISO feet. TlieyexiHct
to loach the oie body iu 20 feet.
When the vein is reached it I proba
ble that the Company will have some
extensive drifting done to niicu up
their prosTty with a view of getting
It in baie for working.
Stop That Cough
When a coogh, a tickling or an ir
ritation iu the throat makes yoo feel
uncomfortable, take Ballard's Hore-
lioand Syrup. Don't wait until the
disease has gone tieyoud coutrul. Mr.
and Mrs J. A. Anderson, tl.M West
mil St., Salt Lake City, Utal
write: "Wo think Ballard' iiore
hound Syrup the best medicine fur
coughs and colds. We have used it
for several years; it alwaya gives im
medial 1 relief, I very pleasant and
g've perfect satisfaction " fiOc
$1.00 at Model Drug Store and at
Rotermund's.
Tor Sale at a. Be.rya.ln.
Owing to moving to the mine In the
near future, will sell at a bargain
some first class furniture, also one
two seat surrey and light team liar
nrs. R. L. Sower, 40V Seventh
Street, Grant Pass.
Person deairlug atenngraphlo aud
typewriting done correctly, a to
grammar, apelllng and punctuation,
and neatly can have their work done
by Miss M. A. Barrett, at the Courier
office. Buaiue co'rrapoudenoe and
paper strictly confidential. Mi's
Barrett folly understand all claase
of commercial and legal work and her
price are reasonable.
Seasonable Items at
Attention.
ICE CREAM FREEZERS The White Mount
ain, the best made, a big recipe book with each
freezer. We want to close out the 6 and 8
quart sizes, here's the figures that will do
quickly 6 quart $3.25 each, all complete
8 " 4.25
TENTS $3.00 to $11.50.
here hard to beat
HAMMOCKS 75c to
fast.
BABY CARRIAGES and GO-CARTS - Re
duced nearly J $3.50 to $17.50. All the be
tween prices.
Jelly Glasses Tumblers Water Sets.
Thomas Q, O'Neill
X5hQ Housefurnishers
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
MELON SEASON OPENS
Rogue River Cantaloups Gaining
Reputation Equal to Famous
R-ockylord.
The melon season for Rogue River
Valley Is now on. Grower begun
last week to bring to Grunt Pas a
small number of oautaleops aud this
week the Aral watermelons were
brought to town. Caasaba are later
aud will not be ripe for two week.
Nearly all cantaleups grown here are
of the famous Rockyford variety and
the climate and soil are so favorable
that dealers consider those grown In
Rogue river quits (he equal In ize
aud delicate flavor to those grown iu
the famous Rockyford district iu
Colorado, where the vaiiety wa
originated. The growing of canta
leups Is not yet extensive In Rogue
River Valley, bot the acreage is in
creasing each year aud as the yield 1
uite good and they aru attaining a
Hue reputation iu the market it is
quite certain that this Valley will be
come a celebrated lor It cantaleups
a is Rockyford, Colorado, Caaaabus
are coming more aud more into favor
and a tho excellence of those grown
iu Hogoe River Valley becomes belter
known In the markets their produc
tion will be steadily increased.
The growing of watermelon was
becoming a leading industry in this
couuty until the watermelon wilt
made its appearauce four years ago
and each season sluce ha Increased
its ravage nutil this season it will
out dowu the yield fully oue half.
Since Prof. Cord ley, of tho State
Agricultural College, Informed the
growei bow to combat the disease
tbeie ia every certainty that it will
be eradicated within the uext three
year, the period that the sires will
urvlve iu tho ground, and then with
the more profitable market conditions
that will he had the growing of
waleimelon will be carried ou ou a
large! scale tbau ever. A few early
melons have beeu brought to market,
but no shipments will be made until
uext week, when U. A. Cobb will
ship a carload to Portland.
There will probably not he over 100
oar loads of watermelons shipped this
season, iu addition to those sold iu
the local markets of the Valley.
Owing to the markets being filled for
the last month with California melons
the price will not lie high. When
growers adopt the plan of starting
ttieir plant ill cans, as was fivon Iu
the Courier early last spring, so Unit
they can get I heir melon on I lie mar
ket a mouth earlier than ia possible
by their present method of plaining,
they will be able to greatly Increase
their profits mid to make melon
growing one of the most profitable
Industries In the farmers of Rogue
River Valley.
A snap iu a fi-uere river bottum
tract can lie bad ou easy terms. W.
I- Ireland, 'I ho Real Kslnlo man,
Conner Building.
Old
Talking Machines
and
Records
taken in part payment
for new ones
at
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Prices worthy of Your
it
We show you values
$2.50,
They are going
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WASTED ANNUALLY
Good e.nd B&d R.oa.da and
What the Letter Cost
the People.
At a good road convention a
speaker said that to havo good roads
i to build them; that talking
will uot do it; that if, for instance,
iu one couuty improvements should
be made, say along a pike 10 or 13
mile in Jeugtli, the land would be
come moie valuable, aud farmers
would realize more out of their crops.
There would be a further incentive,
and hundred of other improvement
would be made Iu the couuty.
Tne question of beginning, lie said,
had beeu often discussed, and he
belioved that in auswer to"Wheio
i the money?" that the state aud
counties should furnish It, that the
fanners, in the counties would be
proportionately benefited aud that
after it wa riised it would pny them
a hundredfold and iu many thing a
thousandfold. He thought that the
Improvements would have to be done
by tho individual towuships, counties
and states, and for hi part he would
be glad If the national goveruuieut
would aid. It could well aflord to.
It had aided aud ia today aiding our
railway aud river, it i deepeniug
our harbors, and that la only aidiug
transportation.
No bettor issue of bouda could bo
made by counties, state aud the
nation, he thought, thau fur the Im
provement of roads, and it would be a
great commercial advantage. That
good roads have their advantages by
affording bettor school tacllitios aud
by improving social conditions by
making country life more pleasant,
by keeping the young people iu the
country a they would Improve the
soil, Increase productiou aud add to
the worth of the country, and that
wunld be commercial advautage.
No country hut America," cou-
(iluiled the speaker, "could ataud
such a waste u our bad roada cost.
Iu to rope the people have to ho
economical. They have to save
their strength and their means, while
here our rich soil is so prolific that
no.' couutry could afford to waste the
f.iOO,(XK),000 or more, Im. thai the
time ia oouiiug when we canuot
alTord lo waste it any longer, and It
is uow high time that wo begiu to
build good roads."
Kodaks Courier Building.
Curei Sciatks.
Rev. W. L. Riley, L. L. D., Cuba.
New York, writes: " After 1.1 days of
excruciating pain trniu selatlo rheu
matism, under various treatments, I
was induced to try Ballard's Snow
Liniment; the first application giviug
my first relief ai d the second entire
relief. I can give it unqualified
recoiiimeiiilaticu. " 2.V, .10c, fl.MI
at Model Drug Store aud at Rotor
muud's. Stale Maps Courier Building.