ROGUB RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. JANUARY 31,
LMIKSUOKI FLAT
Missonri Flat
J. W. York oo of our entsrprls
log farmer, roads a trip to Grants
Para one day last week.
Ther will be a ditch meeting held
at the renidenca of D. Lindtay, Feb
rnary 1.
Oeo W JJsek arid Willi Farria are
uin mm cro'Dorting work tbia
week. We hope they strike it rich.
W R York made a trip to Grant
l'as one day lt"wfek.
Mrs. J W York and daughter, Maud
were visitors of Mr a. Menaenger of
New Hope one day last week.
Homer York who baa been working
in Orantl Past moat all winter, ii
home aaln.
We have been baring sotus pretty
cold weather the past few daya.
Mm. H L Ked did not hold lerTice
at the Misssonrl Flat aohoel bonae the
third Sunday of thia month. Oosss
it waa too Rtoimy for her to oome.
K. J. Kubll made trip t Grant
Paa one day lait week.
Jim Cook wa viiltor of the city
Tuesday.
Henry Woolaridga and John Lowdeo
took a nio heard of beef cattle
through our little burg on day last
wek.
Mr. Menkle made a baainei trip to
Uraut Pass one day last week.
Mr.filugle, who was ilok at our last
writing I woch improved.
Hsmer York and mother were
visitors at Grant Pat Saturday.
Mine Rnoda Yoik ha com from
Portland to rliit her pareuta, Mr.
and Mr. J. W. York of Missouri
Flat.
LILAC.
r no volt
Miaa Maud Pernoll wa at Provolt
Saturday. t ,
Loolaflydsof Williams was at this
place visiting friend and relative.
He wa aeoempanied by hi wife and
two daughter, Effl aad Zella.
J. A. Lewman of Provolt wa la the
lower Rogie River Valley, the past
week viiltlng with hi danghtor, Mr.
Loul Loeaoh, and family. He report
everything in the valley looking fair
for a proaiwrona Mason for erop,
ipeolally fruit. He eleo etate there
will be larg number of choice tree
el out during the sprint;. 1808 will
be one of the moat proarou aeaaoo
aeen for obi time in tbia valley.
Hood River now claim the first honor
in flavor and quialty, bnt there are
apple in the famout Regno River and
Applrgate valley that are superior to
any apple produoed in the anion.
Bay, Uncle Eben,' when thoee straw
berries gel ripe come over to Apple
gate and eal "dem berries" with that
only man Tom Lewman and "dat
Provolt Croaker. "
The flavor of tfie UerrlA won't
tastn like Medford, bat will be more
like eating apples as they are aim)
lanie. TlikT are IS to 1. it lakes in
other berrien to make oue like I raise,
la llMi'i we filled one . orate with 1H0
of those In rue follows. I will present
a hoi to the editor of the Courier t
prove my statement when they are
ripe.
There will Ixi an cutertaln
ueut given at the Provoll school
house ami a banket supper whioh
will be the lititt day of si-IuhiI, Febru
ary ?, 11KIS. The program will le an
eiorllent one, and everyone la invited
to attend.
C M. Iieiford, of Appleyste was at
Poveli Sunday buniueta. We are
glad to say that Mr. Kexford will
hereafter I a rraidtmt of Provolt, an
onrdiiiK to the district homnliiry lines.
Mr. Provolt Is one of the Appleprnte
vslleys in. prospenlis hay and lerrv
raiar and wa are glad to nee linn In
cur dixtrift.
i:nci.k kullkk.
Notable Ra-aipl.
lirooUllue. Mim, s "vtiiasr Si).
IkX) li. hit!. Hunts, uutwvl fur lla sn;iilfl
Sont luiuu :ul stCI morv nT Cx g
I'Uit nri.l viUue of It 1'iil 'k hir--mutils,
li. n lu.lul'lu ei.iin,ii of vitut
nin.v U niVomillhiNl in civic luiirow.
Went. The sniue oU are ut the
bend of puMIc affairs until death rvn
ders a change uecvMry. It Is one In
stance where direct legislation and the
rvferviiilum have worked to perfectl.m.
It has Nvti a coiuinou ivcurrviic f.n
public offlclala to bold utile continu
ously for from thirty to tlfty ears.
one man having beeu city clerk for
Just hulf a century.
JINGLES AND JESTS.
Oft In the Stilly.
3ft In the stilly night.
When nightmans prune around ma
And shadowy shapes delight
In coming; In to bound me,
I think of atocks I bought
W hen things were looking brighter,.
Before our money got
To getting tight and tighter.
The smiles, the tears of boyhood's yeara-
Ah, let them go to thunder!
Etch day a new low mark appears.
When will It end. I wondarT
Chicago Record-Herald.
Rogue River Fruit Notes X
Information Desired.
He The boys say I'm getting to bo
a regular bear.
Bhe Indeed?
Itr-8ay. Sis ,ask him whether be
growls or bugs. Woman' Home Com-
panlon.
Applied Soience.
"Do you believe In the Darwinian
theory V
"Occasionally," answered Mis Cay
enne, "when I m thinking of some
body I don't llke."-Wasblngton Btar.
Profitable Pointer. Rega-rdin, lh. Industry Gathered From
t VtI- Source. In Th). Fivor.d Section of 'eont
The meeting of Bog.e River Valley 'for Oregon apples at Ihi
P. tomor- the Stale Horticultural
r rungrv wrr iu uiau- j
.,,. n V.. In tv It a i tended
aad 'on. of the most notabl. assem- j which will oot 25 ce.U
biases of it kind held in this region ! purchased and agents for Ijesr mm
for msn, a d.y. No better indication and Philadelphia hoa.es contrac ted fo
.. , ..w in n.i.'manv of the urize boxes at fabolou
or tne lucreaeeu " ' ,. ,.nl.
thi valley coold ; price, acooramn w . -
eee the (trowers lives of the eastern noniea wno u
i- t lbl-a mar the QlBlHaT.
UBD U IVfUKlUK v -
..uiKtrinn of
" I
society at
Eaoana apples
In the Dark.
The poor little cat shrieked "Iflsowr
When he trod on her talL That was
baouw
Hie wife learned that he
Oot home tlpay at three.
And ah made than the cat a worse
raouw.
Philadelphia Press.
Weuld Hef
la passionately
fond of
Bill-She
dogs.
Jill-Well, if he called you a pretty
pup would you feel complimented?
Yonkers Statesman.
the wa-
Something Wrong.
New Servant Please, aium,
ter is cold.
Mistress What water, Jane?
New Servant The hot water, mum.
Detroit Tribune.
Buffeted.
Alas, what hopeless slaves of fate we are!
The quandary he was In was such a sad
one
He wee too poor to buy a good cigar
And too refined by fax to smoke a bad
one.
Judge.
Institutions ef Learning.
"Your on Joined a college fraternity,
didn't heT'
"No. It wa tripping at the top of
Or flights of stairs that laid blui up
that way." Puck.
Present.
I'm old," the
rich bride
"And when
elghed,
"Oh. will you love me true?"
The abeentmlnded groom replied,
"Oh, yee. Indeed. I do."
Philadelphia Preee.
Calculating.
Prue Would you marry an extrava
gant man?
Dolly-That would depend, denr, on
bow long he had been eitrsvagant.
Harper Weekly.
Its Origin.
Pair Cleopatra held the adder.
And as It to her clung
he amlhd, though pale and sadder,
And gently whlapered. "Btung!"
Chicago News
Fin wedding
Coarier office.
stationery at the
TEA
The jfreatcst tea-drinkers
are full -bottom Dutch
men. There isn't much
nervous prostration in
Holland.
Toar fiocei retaraa rear aieeef K yea daa'l
Uke SthilUae't U.,l; we per kus
ECZF.MA ONLY SKIN DEEP
Proven by Kecorda Now on Die-
plev &t Clemens' Drug Stora
The old theory that ak'u disrate
wai caused be bad blood or a disor
dered Internal ayitem has tceu
proven a fairs one. It is now well
kuowu auion up to. date akin
specialists that ek iu dlaea.ie is i-assed
by a germ In the kin and that this
genu must he killed by local treat
ment. Mr. t'leinens, ilrngKiat at
Uruut-i i'a t llM in liig po.irMiKu
kuudp'ila if letters from Jertoii
formetlv mfrrng from e-nia,
psoiia'.e. ailt thoam. asd other 1j-
eearesoftle rkin. He also
cs of
met),
Me
.lillS.
i ia"Q ami
km iheaed,
which a few
!t and mi,.
ha pie
L'hiWreu cracked
uikiiIIik
til wild
"1
Why Si Sighed.
.Ir why tvimw Hmwh
Ivn't tilni Ihflr ai,.rp" HI Jenklna
a'sfl.
"TheWI do It earn If In iho town
Thy luok the pn'iwr aTt ef iirlde."
Ttirn 8tlaa ulk-lilw went and mailed
An orU r to a city iHire,
nd thal'e lv I). A H haw f vl .-d
To p.eaa I lin on tha ith,t1- f r.r.
-T .-t..i-i. Jr
showing
Mii.l hie
later is cli au,
every trace of the wi'l out.
All Ihee cures were uiade bv a local
external application ef IV p. i pr,,.
scripliou, a reiacsy that lustautlT
stop all itch and quickly kills the
iliaeaie germ. i-ff,vtiug a penunumt,
poaitive cur!
lleie is a slmplo letter from J.
IV.ton, Wi'i.len,, . .. 1:SVt
:i..l the K u!,, , f uie.icii e yon eent
i.i" an am low a wil i. an. Please
arc, 1 1 my !i. at:?,-'.! ),.! A. Your ie-
ctmu t I f iaiNd !ih. much. "
'v f.-'.r.T ef fkin tiiaeam can
ii A 1. r hr calling t the
is 'n.g H, re, and airo secure
ut el uu'c a K , V ,. (, j..,,,,,,
:ire of ..km cV, a.c 1-SJ It
UlCi
1-
( el
coming industry of
be a'ked for than to
come out as they will certainly
tomorrow, to participate in the pro
ceedings of the meeting which will
bTreplete with food for thought for
all grower. Able speakers will dis
cuss timely topics and there will b
nothing lacking to insure the success
of the occasion.
In it last iisue, that most eicellmt
exponent of better fruit growing
methods. "Better Froit," of Hood
Hirer, bad this to say regarding local
conditions: "Grant Pass, Oregon,
will get its reward also for having
foniiht the good fight for better fruit
growing and shipping condition. Its'
product are bringing higher prices
thsn ever before and the meeting of
the State Irrigation Asooiation there
did much to show visitors what had
been acomplished in the short space
of one year. Ths announcement of
this improved conaition of affairs
there has attracted the attention of
boyewwho are looking that section
np, and it is but a question of an-
nthr vear or so when they will be
including it in their regular buying
trlna. It is exrected that at least
28,000 boies of fine fruit will be ship
ped from Grants Pass th year.
Grapes, which grow to perfection in
this section, will alxo comprise a big
shipment, and a good many of the
large growers there expect to net as
hieh ss I1C0 oer ton on the Flsme
0 w - a
Tokay and other European varieties.
Two year ago F. A. Clements,
who has some fine orchard land in
the famons "Redlaod" district, set
out a lot of Tokay grape vine and
the first year be waa surprised. to re
ceiv some fruit of the vino for his
efforts. Of course ke will each year
be getting larger and better returns
from hi labors. He ha named his
froit farm "Oakdale Fruit Farm."
a
H. T. Pankey, superintendent of
ths Snowy Butte orchard, adjoining
this town, returned from Portland
Mender morning, bringing with him
the elegant cup awarded to the Snowy
Botte orchard for the beet display of
Wiutsr Kollis pear at the recent
meeting of the State Horticultural
societT. The fact that this cup was
the only one captored by Rogue River
Valley orchard ista at this meeting and
that it I by far the handsomest and
most costly of any awarded there, is
particularly gratifyiug to Mr. Pankey,
as well as to Mr. Uokpina, the owner.
The cup, a lame and handsome one,
bear tb following imrription:
"Oregon Stats Horticultural Society,
1IKW. First Prue, Winter Nelli
Pears. Wou by V. II. Hopkins." The
I cup was furnished to the Society for
award to the successful Wiuter Nollis
I competitor by the Schmidt Lithograph
'Co., of Portland. Central Poiut
' Herald.
I Never before in the hiitnry of
' Josephiue comity has there been such
' Inter. -st Ukt n in the growing of fruit
1 and frotu all sides come reports of
how the prospective orchardist are
. literally "moving heaven and earth"
! to make all preparations for putting
out trees, tiruhhing machines are
being brought into the county at a
rapid rate and they Hre doing much
good wcrk. tine of the latest to come
her-, waa hronglit in bv Mer.
Churchill tt Ingles, for the purpose of j
ridding their lfiOacns, out iu the Ceu
tniHl district of in-es and getting
the ground prepared for the planting
(if Tokay grapea cn a lare tea's.
lu ths opinion of rruit Inspector
Tsylor at lsast oOOO acres of fruit
trees have been or are being iet out
lu the Rogue Kier Vailev almut Md
ford Una aeawn. He expects the
t.'tal liimiN'r of ttee to he planted
will probably renh ,"iiHi.0;'O an I limy
exceed even tins am.Hiut. "I have
inspected ."iO.iiHI trees," aaid Mr. Ta
lor to('av. "There are TO.ooo more
from two ether uurseries awu'ug iu
speitiou. Iu adduiou, lnmv treea
from outsid" nur-eriej have becu
planted, that I have uo vord of an
vet, hut will ;h.ve av.cn. The total
number of acres planted mav reach
fiivoor AM) More the plant nig a-,.
sou is euiiecl.
"Two-thltds of the in es are pe.irs.
no third apples, with a number of
r' t 'lies, and a miscellaneous wt-ii.'-nt
of ctber fruits "Me.lf.-td Trib
ui: e.
Teu dollars a lex v. as sked jmd laid
gon' apple' are unrivaled by those of
any other state. They can't get
enough of them at any price to
satisfy th demand for them from
New York hotels and the fruit dealers
who cater to the best class of east
ern trade.
Figure compiled by Southern fa-
ciflc railroad officials snow me ex
traordinary character of California
fruit shipments. During th eeason
ending October SI, 1906, 6930 cars of
deciduous green fruit were shipped
east from California, and this sea
son to November 1, 7048 car. This
has keso a banner year in the green
froit business. California has re
ceived more money net than annng
any previous season. Many cars of
frnil brought over 12000 eaoh, while
cherries in a number of instances
ranged from ;.1000 to 15000 per oar.
The total northern California ship
ments of vegetable, green, deciduous
and citrus fro Its during the season
just closing have been 10,812 cars,
nearly 1000 more than last year.
From southern California shipments
via all lines were 27,633 car of cit
roa fruit and 8477 cars of vegetables.
The prospect ior tbe present season
Is good.
That Hood River doe not own the
only seedless pear in the country is
the story that County Assessor J. W.
Sindall think ehonld be published.
There lis an orchardisl in the Hood
River country who owns several trees
of seedless pear and he has recently
been given considerable notoriety in
th press on thia account, the assert
ion being made that his trees are the
only one of tbe kind ever disoovered.
Tb assertion is incornct as there are
at least six or seven soch tree rignt
here in Yakima.
Mr. Sindall is the prood owner of
live of them. Tbe trees are about 12
year of age and have been heavy
bearer for the past seven or eight
year. Th froit is somewhat like
the pear of the Bartlett variety, but
larger, and Mr Sindall think of a
uperior quality.
The pears are entirely without
core have been nsed by Mr. Sindall
and his neighbor largely for making
preserves. Tbe name of the eeedlets
variety of pears is not known here and
even Joe Brown was unable to en
lighten Mr. Sindall as to the origin
of these trees. They are supposed to
have arrived with a shipment of Bart
lett trees.
Another orchsrdiet who ha one if
not more of the seedless pear trees is
Mr. Coonse. Mr. Sindall is making
inquiries in ord-r to, get more infor
mation regardiug the trees and it is
possible that he may try his hand at
providing other orchardists with this
uuonial variety of fruit. Yakima
Hepublic.
THINGS THEATRICAL
"The Knergetlt Went" is the title of
a new phiy by tlilgur Selwyu.
"The Outlaw's Clirlsunns" s one of
this season's tnelo.lniniiitic successes.
Lillian Itusscll Ints 11 new r;u Ini; com
edj. "Wlldlire." by lleorge llroadhurst
and Ooorge V. Holmrt.
Mclntyre and Heath in "The Ilaui
Tree" are touring Co country. Sev
eral additional fenti..os r-e said to be
given this jour.
Traiil; I'anlels. who appeared last
spring In New York In "The Tattooed
Man." Is duplicating on the road the
success he then uttnlned
TrlxW Prigauaa baa Jolued the vaude
Ulle ranks nhice r; ..ft j..ue For,
with whom she wua appearing sa kad
lg wouinu iu "The orchid."
It is a s!'u!ar f- that every mule
i-cinber of "The 11 jsxrttee" romp-any
- ltlchard lW-uu. tt. Louis llasseu.
Arthur KlHott. W. 11. lenny, J. U.
t'ranford. lV.il Klugstoue, lionalit Mac
lareii and Jay Wilson-has Uvu a
ft age nianiu'er during his career.
Mile I'ely lvroyue. who saug In
New oil, mi. s last soas,m with the
irlo . i,
.'iiipaiiy. ma.
'li tiie Melr.
BANK
Your Money in Soils of Evans Creek Valley
One grower soM $110 strawberries from i acre rows 3 ft. apart.
Another grew 16 tons pumpkins on less than 2 acres.
Sold berries to local store $97, besides giving quantities of fruit
for picking from 40 bills raspberries and 38 Logan berr.es.
One grew 380 boxes Yellow Newton Apples on 2 acres young
trees, worth $2.45 f. o. b. Medford. - ;
28 boxes Gravensteins from 1 tree sold $28 f. o b. Woodv.lle.
"5 Sal way Peach Trees in four successive years sold: 1904,
1300 boxes; 1?05. 2300 lxes; 1906, 1300 boxes, 1907, 1000.
One Royal Ann Cherry. 16 years, picked 500 pounds 1907.
One D'Anjou Pear 7 years picked 6 boxes.
4 acres Ben Davis picked 7500 boxes.
You can get such results as these and better; come to me
andl wil tell you why.
You can buy a new nine-room house, large lot and barn for
$1200.
60 acres fine land 2 miles, $1000.
7 acres with 5 acres in alfalfa and berries with water $1000.
10 acres oartly cleared and water right. $475.
50 acres fronting on Rogue River 1 mile from town, $1000.
160 acres and three water rights, $5o per acre,
or irrigated lots, irrigated acres, or irrtgated farms close to station,
school and church.
n
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Ben A. Lowell
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