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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS OREGON, MAY 10, 1907. The House Painting Time Has Arrived Beautify your home and protect the woodwork from the weather by applying a coat or two of good paint. You will thus be benefiting yourself and also the community in which you live. The paint that has stood the test in all climates is the NASON PAINT We have a large stock, comprising House Paints (exterior and iuterior). Carriage and Wagon Paints, Varnishes and Varnish Stains, Enamels, etc. We have the largest unbroken stock of WALL PAPER in the city new and fresh, just received from the mills. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY AS A CORN DISTRICT Deep Planting la As Essentle.1 As It Is in Kansas and Other Section. IRE M. DAVIS, SOUTH SIXTH STREET tWMmniMllJlli.lil t m:v non: i a John Shortz, of Davidson wai at tliii jiIhob Sunday. I woo Id nay to our Hon. "Hed Cloud" that the cauHe of mo boloK no Wiudr in that I bare been around liltu no modi and an to the mipurvlnor, I did iki t mie anything of him around bure. Mr. and Mm. Chauiplln, Mls Teun KugJifth and Buruloe IIIrkIuii of the Pain were on our vtrnuti Suudiiy. Hullo! We wotidxr what li the tuattor of Luurol Qrovo and Provolt? We ace that tliej are brliiKhiR their liorHe down here for gran. Mm. Win. MenrilngHr, II. H. Wynant and S. M. Petr were at the Pais April SUth. Burrow & Weston hare their hops all tralnod. We are baring quite a bit of wind from "Monty" Butte at preeut, but we are glad that it isn't "Rd Cloud" Knob for if it wore we woold roast alive. As.agood many people hare aOted j mo its to my prices for cuttitiwood with the iimcliiutt, I will qnoto a few of thum. Where we gt out the poles and saw tlieui, the price is 70 ceuts por tier, but where they get out the polos, the price is 35 ceuts per tier and for 4-foot wood the price is BO cents per cord aud all thowi wishing wood cut will do well by ordering now, as the orders are comiog la faster than we can fill them. Call on or address The Pacific Wood Co., Murphy, Ore. SHORTY. Wonderful Ecxcmi Cure. "Our little bov had eczema for five years," writes N. A. Adams, Hen rietta, Pa. "Two of our home doc tors said the rate was hopeless, his lungs being affected. We then em ployed other doctors, hut no beuclit reultd. Kf elmnoe we read alxmt Klecrtio Bitters; bought abotleand soon notticed Improvement. We con tinued this medicine uutil several bottles were usd, when oor boy was completely enred. " Best of all blond msdicioe aud body building health tonics. Guaranteed at all drug stores. 5to. Now that Graote Pats is to have a caunery the farmers of Rogae River Valley are taking a greater interest in the growing cf corn and vegetables. The vast screage that will be planted to fruit trees is all good soil and the trees will be the better for the first five years if the ground is planted to crops that have to be cultivated such ! a tomatoes, cucumbers. bens, peas, ! melons, strawerriei", corn. etc. While ' this is not a natural corn country yet it can be grown profitably as has been proven by many farmers who have bad a yield of 40 to 00 bushels per acre. Hie sweet corn grown here is not ex celled in quality and flue flavor by that of thn bint corn districts of the United StateH. But the average Rogue River farmer ban much to learn to sticcchfully grow cor. The most ptwrntial thing is tlmt it must he planted with a linter, as they do in KauKss, Nebra.-ka and the ot'ier dry states, so as to gut roots down in uioUt ground to the corn can with stand the luck of rain during the growing months. Maine, a state that is not in the oru belt, cans more corn than any other state of the the Union. The soil is rather poor and the climate is not favorable for corn, but the grower of sweet corn for the use of caoners have become so proficient that the average yield of sweet corn per acre is much larger In Maine than it is in Illinois. So it is with toma toes. An Ohio correspondent of the Rural New Yorker tells that he once thought be was doing well when be raised 400 bul'l of tomatoes per acre. In the past five years be has bad three crops which exceeded 609 bushels per acre and last year the yield was HU0 bushels per acre. He now raises the Erliana tomato be cause it will stand liberal manuring without running to vine. Grants Pass Weather. Following is a summary of the weather observation at tinints i'ass during the nontti of April, 117, as reported by J . b. i.,i,i,-t roluntarv olinerver for the Oregon State Weather pervice: TEMPERATl'KE Largest stock of watches and obaioa ever in town can be found at Letch er's. Everything in the Jewelrv line Bid Wanted. Bids wanted for clearing 10 to 20 acres of land near Grants Pass. Call on ma at the Colonial Hotel, Graots Pais. Martin Angel. 4-13 tf 1 2 3 4! 6. IV 7! 81 !l ii! i: 14 l.i! 1, 1 ' i IS 2o : ii1 21. L'li '11 l Summary: Me iiniiin teinperatu temperature M , tion inches 2.44. days clear, lti; 1U.' Prevailing w Maximum Minimum Range 67 45 22 45 S3 22 01 24 32 M 3 W 4') 85 14 53 43 10 (-, 43 2i 72 40 3 O0 46 20 IS 43 22 57 41 S 70 3i 40 7H W 32 05 35 SO 70 38 32 ir7 35 32 liH 40 28 06 42 21 76 45 36 70 45 34 M 31 54 82 38 44 76 31 42 77 31 46 78 32 46 73 31 42 75 31 44 72 :S0 42 73 31 42 77 31 46 tr 01 56 68 1 04 HOW A HOOD RIVER ORCHARD IS CARED FOR With Five Sprayings and Thor ough Work A. 1 Mason Crows Perfect Fruit an temperature 53', max- re 88'. date 21t, minimum date 3 total preeipita btiuwtull - . Number partly cloudy, 4; cloudy uui, 6. w. Selmsv. Why don't someone kick on the frosty nights. J G. Hiatt, D. H. Wimer and eons and also J. C. Eades are very busily working on the roads, trying to put them in good condition before heavy hauling commences. The Solma people would like to know what good it will do to spray the fruit trees when the forest trees are all covered with scale. D. H. Wimer and wife made Kerby a visit last Saturday and report lively times. There was a dance at A. V. Bchtridt'a hall the 4th of May. The people of Deer Creek are talk in of oelebrating the Fourth of July at Selma. Hope they will, for some of us will have to stay at home unless they do. W. H. Wimer has invested in a phonograph. It 1b an Edison machine and up-to-date. Yonr correspondent was np to D. H. Wimer'i recenty and found him very busy in bis shop. Miss Julie O'Brien is visiting Jacob llausetn s. Mr. Bowden is going to commence dinging diU'h and getting bis mine ieuy to go to wont next winter. CALAMITY JANE. The Northwest Horticul'urist for April, presents a first page fonr column cnt of A. I. Mason, the Hood River apple king in the process of spraying bis orchard. The picture shows the large spray plant mounted on a low truck wagon anr? A. I. , to gether with a helper, applying the spray to the heavy laden trees. The Horticulturist writes as follows in ex-1 planation : "A. I. Mason, Hood River, Oregon, spraying his famous apple orchard. Moisture is conserved by good culti vation keep the ground clean. The tre.'S are headed lew so that pickers gather most of the crop with very short step ladders, and when spraying, cn easily reach all parts of the tree without the expense and risk of towering far into the air. The trees are pruned so as to admit light, air and heat to all parts aud the fruit is evenly distributed over the well pro portioned trees, There are no. long trnnkB to be attacked by borers,. no trunks to be injured by sunscald. Mr. Mason sprayed five times with arsenate of lead last season for the codliu moth, aud his record was 1731 boxes Spitzeobergs and Y. N. Pippins, with lass than one box (97 apples) wormy in the entire lot. This apple orchard produced the crop which sold at Hood River last year at the rate of $750 per acre for Yellow Newtowns and 1877.15 per acre for Spitzenbergs. The orchard is a model in record of production, as well as appearance, evidence that the owner, standing at the left, is an artist in his profession. Stop Grumbling if yon suffer from Rheumatism or pains, for Ballard's Snow Liniment will bring quick relief. It is a sure I cure for Sprains, Rheumatism, Con-! traded Muscles and all pains and within the reach of all. Price 25o, 50c. fl.00. C. R. Smith, Tenaba, Tex., writes: I have used Ballard's! Snow Liniment in my family for; yearsand have fonnd it a fine remedy , for all pains and aches. I recommend ; it for pains in the chest. For sale by Demaray and National Drug Store. Quick delivery The Wekly Oregonlan. Folger's Golden Gate Extracts Sold Trus to nam ON , Merit Packed in Full Measure Bottles I. A. FOLOER & CO. Sari Francisco. A Narrow Escape. G. W. Cloyd, a merchant of Plonk, Mo., bad a uarrow escape four years ago, when he ran a jimsou bur into his thumb He says: ' The doctor wanted to amputate it but I would not consent. 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Item $2.5 (iOLl) Twenty-live Dollars in Gold j Twenty-live Dollars in Gold Twenty-live Dollars in Gold $25 GOLD I Er"" 7 (EL Grand Rhyming' Contest I will give $25.00 in Gold and two other valuable prizes to any persons composing the best rhyme containing the words MANZANITA I HEIGHTS Conditions of the Contest The rhymes mo to contain the wimls, "MANZANITA HIvlGHIS," and arc not to consist of more than thre verses of four lines each. "Mananita Heights" can be used as often us wished. There is no money consideration in this contest, an-' evetylnid) - far and near old and yonng man, woman, or child - are eligible to enter. Contest Closes May 10, 1JH)7, and all contestants' letters must bear the post tnaik of not later than May 10th of their postoftice in oiJer for them to be cotisid eied. He sine to sijju your name, giviug postoflice and eouuty. The judges will lie disinterested parties aud will le selected by H. I.. Gilty, cushier l'irt National Bank of Southern Oregon, and the piies will be awarded on May 15th at "Manauita Heights." Address all letters to Mis. Mary Thompson, Grants pass, Oiegou. DO YOU OWN YOUR OWN HOME If Not Why Not M uuanita Heights consists of IM) lots and they will lie put on the market May 15. l''U7. $5.00 DOWN AND $5.00 PER MONTH These lots will be offered to the public on the installment plan on the above easy terms and as M m.anitaHeights is one of the liest resident sections of Grants Pass, these lots will sell fast, so it isessenti.il that you lie on the grounds May 15 in otdot to get your choiie of lots. Tree Carriages to the Grounds all Day There will le carriages run all day on May 15 from the S.P. depot to take you to M uu mita Heights and bring you back. All arrangements will be made to have guides with plats to show you the lots nnd also for making out the papers and closing the deal so you will be sure to get the lot you select, 10 Discount on all Cah Sales. Location of Manzanita Heights ' Manzanita Heights" is located in the northeast part of Grants Puss and has a gentle slope to Iowa street, giving it a southern exposure. The soil is very rich, being especially adapted to gardens and fruit. It is onc of the best homemaking locations in Grants Pass, being within easy walking distance of the business center. It is not on a hill side, yet it has an eleva tion sufficient to enable you to see all over the city and is qui-t, being away from the railroad. These lots will range iu price from f50 to $100, and with a pay uieut of $5 down and $5 per month (m'erest 8 per cent on deferred payments), there is no reason why you should not own property in Grants Pass. li E U EM HER Contest closes May 10th, and the lot sale will be on May 15th. All mail orders w ill receive the best attention. r. Hl..ULMHhK ou will buy direct from the owner, who will bo tho -.'rounds the day of sale'to make out all papers. For the benefit of the ladies who h avail themselves of this golden opportunity on MAY IS. titer will be a "rest tent" especially for them. All enquiries between now and date of Bale w 1 1 T! prompt ntteutam Coiue up and look "MANZANITA HKIOHTS" over. ana aate of sale will receive MRS. MARY THOMPSON Owner of Manzanita Heights $25 GOLD Formely Known as .Vrson Addition Grants Pass, Oregon 1 m : : IWenty-tive Dollars iu Gold Twcntv-tive DoUars inGoKi Tt.ntv.tu ivoi , : .. !