News From Merlin
THE
v . , , , i I
lOU Wist) tfte purest, lrehli-
C2t f;rOCt'riC'8 JjrOCUraMe tO-j
rethcr with riUonMe coat,
b . M !
promjJl BSrviCWTlHU COUUUOiiB
treatment.
tty placing a trial order
here, either in person or by
pfione you will be convinced
of the fact that this ia the
eutiiblishment to purchase
your grocery supplies of.
j
JL HClCC
Front Street Grocer
FKIITIMLK.
William Dyrne now has a tele
phone at bis resldeuce 819 Krult
daJu. Mr. aud Mrs. F. A. Clements and
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Wise were enter
tained at the W. S. Coutant home
In Grants Pass on New Years Day.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Huck aud Mr.
and Mrs. It. L. Huck and their
families spent New Years Day at the
koine of M K. Sturtevant la Grants
Pais.
Clarence Smith and family, who
were on Prof. R. R. Turner's farm,
hate moved to Grants Pass.
William Byrne spent New Years
Uajr with friends at Central Point.
' The Kruitdale Orango will hold a
clotted meeting next Saturday, Jan
uary , at P. M. Several new
nembors are to be Initiated and
othnr business to be attended to.
Hoy. K. C. Lovett of the Daptlst
aarcli prcsobed lor us last Sunday,
lla as acoonipanled by Mrs. Lovett
aad Mr. and Mrs. Eborle of Grants
Pass. They were entertained at the
II. Huck home.
Our Sunday School has elected the
officers (or the coming year.
Hot. Robert Mclxan, of the Pres
byterian church, will bo with us next
finstdaj afternoon and deliver his
tart ore ri Puerto Rico. We hope
tar will be a good attendance as
ra aare anr this lecture will be very
lalwviittag.
. und Mrs. W. 8. Coutant are
laving ml the K 11. Wise home while
soaking -preparations to begin their
' JllUB
WOI.K CTIKKK NKWS.
ft has brwn raining enough In the
Hat few days to start all the mines
to work.
limits' have Installed a quantity
or ni-w pipe on their placer mine on
Mppnr Wolf Creek.
The whnntlng match and dunce at
BpwtUei New Years proved u Biiccess.
Sirs. K. A. Perkins was visiting
hr father, T. K. I.oban, last week.
The "Ideal Colony" hus proceed
ed to put men to work grubbing
Nice Things
For
Nice Homes
W not nlv oarrv thm
. , . . , (stopped off here on his wuv back
HUple. in Groceries, butf., I'onUml. to spend New Years
"we have Bome of the nicer i"" ,,H brother. 11. a. tvriuns.
rhmo-a whiolv tm,v
'
ailttvixi itrt aiwl iiiuLjt vnn tm ,
,-t-. ...... v , ,vi i
lik atit)f also make youivlsl"n, f,,,ils i Goideu Sunday
tS lit.. .. ... v.
fori like you had your
uioiwfy s worth. The way (
tO b0V 18 tO buv the
nd then you will not be:ulBO onP ln i;oIJ(,n a thl ,,
disappointed,
find the beat at
You carji11'
C,F. Dixon's
305 f ront Jtrt,
MERLIN AS A i
1 DAIRYING CENTER
Among the many resources of the
district surrounding M'Tiin dairying
I has probably been given the leant
, y.i that It is an Ini- I
Iportant Industry Is becoming more
"oUceuMe every day. Several or
in()nj t.nt,.rprH,1K farmers have
emly been purchasing blooded
''. ." lh have bef,n cof
tented to add a few good milkers to
lhe,r h(,rdg wlth the expectation of
Improving the breed when better
able to pay the fancy prices, uur
rich ereek bottom lands have been
proves good feed producers, and al
falfa Is being raised on nearly every
farm. The time is not far distant
when a creamery at Merlin will be
a necessity, and already the supply
i miii and the demand for butter
lis sufficient to make a nice little bus-
Iness that will surely grow into one
worth while looking after.
Muvurnl time the creamerv aues-
tlon has come up among the dairy
men and they only await the right
man to start the matter going. He
will undoubtedly be here In the
early spring rush, for such oppor
tunities do not go begging forever.
II. W. Gorham, of the upper Jump-off-Joe,
probably leads in blooded
stock his herd being almost en
tirely of Jerseys. He has a large
ranch, well watered, with plenty
of good pasture, and his light spring
wagon well loaded with cream cans
is a familiar sight around the depot.
He is a man who knows good stock
and does not hesitate to pay the
price when be finds something that
suits bim.
E. C. Neeley, also on Jump- off
Joe, but a little nearer to town. Is
rapidly adding to his herd of milk
ers and to his alfalfa fields. He has
40') acres, mostly creek bottom,
with a good Irrigation right, and
appreciates the value of the monthly
chock he receives from the cream
ery. Mr. Neeley will undoubtedly
keep pace with his nelghuors, and
we expect to see him In the lead In
another year.
8. K. Ilrune, of Portland, who re
cently purchased the Isaac Wright
place at the foot of Sexton mount
ain, expects to have a good-sized
dairy herd next spring. Mr. Itrune
Is a creamery man, being manager of
the DeLaval Creamery Supply Co.,
of the metropolis, and it may be
that he is the man for whom the
district is waiting. He has an Ideal
dairy ranch, well irrigated, and a
good patch of alfalfa.
C. D. hex ton. who hurt alwnys
raised a large number of cuttle for
beef, expects to change his herd In
to dairy cows during the coming sea
son. He Is certainly equipped for
bundling stock, und we hope to see
him well started In this Hue In a
few months.
In the Quarts Creek district, J. A.
Wise, who died last week, hud a
good start in Jersey cuttle und wns
purchasing all the good cows of this
breed that were
herd can be seen
offered. In this i
Buttercup" from
ii. ore land for fruit trees. They al
ready have s.'i ucres In fruit trees,
which Is saying much for having hud
the property so short a time.
Miss Palsy Cole returned to her
school Monday, and the children
will undoubtedly find It hard to for
feit the freedom they have enjoyed
during the holidays, to return to
school duties.
Married Her l, 1 90S. W. C.
Coffnian and Miss Mary Mcintosh,
both of Golden. Their many friends
wish them much Joy. The bride
has contracted a severe cold und is
quite ill but we hope she will re
cover soon.
Mrs. C. Mcintosh is on the sick
list this week.
' 11 IVrklns of Central Point
MlM Pummlll hus returned
to her school at Golden,
... ....
laiiKiicr vtaison ot tins city was
Messrs .luck ami t'hnrb
ar. vblllK th(lr um,,v
Carsly
A Per-
urns
K l,-h "'Kht party wu given tn
f V.I. ..!.. V .- -
ani' i,r
Shelley.
Sl'NSHIMv
Ml'HPHY
J W. T. Perry of Grants Pass, was
;a visitor at Murphy S luday.
I The d.mce near Murphy Thursday
! night was wrll attended and all re
jpeit huTinn had a fine time.
Our school reopened Mouday wit a
the C. C. Cleveland herd at Gresham,
and probably the best Jersey cow In
all Southern Oregon. Since the
death of J. A. Wise his son, T. L., j
will undoubtedly continue the build- i
lng up of the herd. j
J. C. Cochran, who use nearly nil (
of Quartz creek for Irrigation pur- I
posse, Is also steadily increasing his
,;ail.v jier(ji and U so thoroughly es-
tablihtied In the line that nothing
Khort of an earthquake can Bhake
im i0se.
K- Gale- hMe finel ranh on
j)0gue River Is irrigated by the wa-
ter from Hog creek, has Beveral
f)e dairy cattle and will add to the
number as rapidly ai ne can increase
the feed supply. While he Is paying
most of his attention Just now to
planting fruit trees, he Is always
ready to stop and talk about dairy
ing. One of his first moves this fall
was to Install a DeLaval cream sep
arator. A. I. Hussy, whose ranch across
Rogue river is the envy of the dis
trict, is in town with uufalllng reg
ularity on cream shipping days. His
herd has been picked with special
reference to dairy needs and have
done much to place him in the pros
perous condition which he enjoys.
He has recently purchased part of
the Bradbury place, adjoining, and
can be depended upon to keep reach
ing out.
The new owners of the Bltdness
ranch. Cook & Woodruff, will con
tinue In the dairying business, al
though not on bo large a scale as
the former owners. They expect to
devote the greater portion of their
attention to raising blooded horses. I
The Robertson boys, Dave, Fred, j
and Will, are Just beginning to re- ,
alize the value of a dairy herd, and ;
are rapidly taking their places
among the Importan shippers of
cream. The Robertson farm, bar- j
Ing a mile frontage on Rogue river,
is undoubtedly the best In the dis
trict, and is admirably adapted to
lalrylng.
The Everton ranch, so noted for
Its peaches.ls Just getting started
In dairying, and when they start a
thing it generally goes. This farm :
iNo has a large frontage on Rogue 1
ttver, and Is well adapted to dalry-
i ; purposes.
With these and others already
engaged in the Industry, it can
readily be seen that with the added
encouragement of a creamery at
Merlin, the district would suddenly
spring Into prominence In this line,
as well as for Is fruit and mineral
resources.
The townslte company offers a
site and other material encourage
ment to anyone who will start a
creamery here.
Of I.m'ul Interest Only
Among the newcomers who uue
taken tip their residence In Me.iln.
during the pust week, we are glad
o welcome J. G. and G. K. Duster
who arrived with their families from
Oklahoma, Sunday morning. They
have moved Into the Booth cottuge
and will look the country over thor
oughly before purchasing. They
look like the kind of boys who will
do something and they have picked
. -z; 'capacity and HuMie lilver went on a
Miss Westover of Washington welld- general rampage. The water was
lug the birch. Our former teacher, ! so high us to make the crossing of
Miss Callahan having resigned. the ferry Impossible and the Gallce
II. 1.. Heed and family moved Into j district hud to go without mall for
Heed's friends will be pleased to, two days.
ilielr new house lust week. Mrs. ! It. K. Thayer and wife, of Port
lenm that her health Is much lm- land, who recently purchased the
proved. j Win. Bet her place west of town, ar-
Weber Wagons are the best that j Ived Tuesday, and will Immediate
money and skill can produce aud I '' commence putting out fruit trees
they are sold for no more than ordl- I "1 grape vines. They have the
nary wagons. Ask Halr-Rlddle ; making of a fine home and seem de
lldwe. Co. to show them to you. termined to put it in shape as soon
Quite a large crowd met at liter- j as possible,
ary Saturday night and debated on ; H. K. Gale Is making noticeable
the question: "Kesolved, That an j Improvements In the Old Crow
'ducat Ion Is a necessary qualifies- J P'uce. He has recently rigged up
Hon for a voter." The negative won. ;a land-clearing apparatus which
Messrs Mcl.oud and Bowers are j !les the largest oak trees up by
pruning and cleaning up the or- j 'be roots, saw them up Into cord
rhard on the place recently pur-!"od und burns the limbs. He es-
chased of C. Swett.
JAMI'aiiN fcpray In any quauily at
llulr-Hlddle Hdwe. Co. l-S-2t
We wore pained and shocked to
hear that Mr. Berry of Missouri
Klat had met with a serious accident
which resulted In the breaking of
one of his legs ln three places. Mr.
Merry as operating a grubbing ma
chine, when some part of the ma
chinery broke, which caused the ton
gue to fly back, striking him with the
above result.
We are pleased to learn that Nine 1
Keynolds and family havo move.! in
to our neighborhood. The people
come aud go so fast la our vicinity
that one has scarcely time to get ac
quainted, before someone comes
along and offers them a larger price
than they paid for their place and
away they g0 again.
Bl'STER BROWN.
Would you give us 50c or 75c if we give -you $1.00?
We are doing this; the change is merchandise just as
good as the coin.
Over 500 pairs of extra Trousers; 75c buys a dollars
worth of them.
l-4th off on all Men's and Boys' suits and overcoats.
Boys' Rain coats just one-half price.
Big discounts on our complete line of Wool Under
wear, Flannel Shirts, Sweaters and Sweater-Coats,
Trunks nd Suit Cases, Umbrellas, Duck and Corduroy
Clothing, Wool Blankets, Comforts, etc.
You make money by spending it now.
Geo. S. Calhoun Co.
''Outfitters to Boy and Man"
out a good place In which to do it.
Henry Steger, lately from Eureka,
I'tuh, has purchased the 4 9 acres
adjoining town which belonged to
Willis Kramer and will engage In
the chicken business and raise
grapes and apples as a side issue.
With eggs now sellng at 45 cents
per dozen, It looks like It would be
an easy matter for a man to amass
a fortune in this line. Merlin is ex
ceptionally well situated for this in-
dustry, for the miners surrounding
t are great consumers of eggs and
are willing to pay a good price for
the fresh article.
W. T. Perry of Grants Pass, has
accepted a position with the Merlin
Mercantile Company, and will have
entire charge of that institution for
a time, at least.
The heavy rains of Monday and
Tuesdny taxed all the creeks to their
tlmates that with a little addition
to his plant he will be able to clear
the worst of his lund at not over $25
per ai re. H. K. Is a schemer and we
ould not be surprised If he added
n an attachment tlutt would plow
up the land, plant the fruit trees
and cultivate them until they came
Into bearing, free of chsrge.
Mrs. Gllmore, wife of our station
Is gradually Improving from
a very serious Illness. Drs. Love
and Flannagan, ot Grants Pass, were
1 consultation on the case on Tues-
night, and seemingly found the seat
of the trouble. We hope to see her
entirely Improved ln a short time.
Mrs. Overton Is acting as nurse.
A Mr. Bader, of South Dakota,
Therell Be Something Doing !H;:!i:
HANGWELL
Irrigation Meeting.
A special meeting of the board of
directors of the Josephine County
Irrigation and Power Company was
held on Saturday afternoon, Janu-
ary 2. The third assessment of 5
per cent was levied upon the stock
of the company, payable on or be-
fore January 9th. It is Important
that all stockholders make their
payments promptly. It was also
tfis and Dav Old Chicks
From Three Laying Strains of Show Birds
Barred P Rocks.
Errs per set $ 1 25
' 100 7 00
Chicks per dm 2 00
' " 100 15 00
X Chicks hatched to fill orders only.
on receipt of cash.
t N0TE-,'y V learCd 80 CentS head above lir feed
lull in l')08.
R. L. NEWMAN, R. F. D. 1. Granta Ph
has been looking over the Merlin dis
trict the fore part of the week, and
although he has been able to see but
little of It, on account of the rains,
he has concluded to remain among
us and Is negotiating for some busi
ness and residence lots with the
townslte company.
Mrs. Belle Gregory, of Ashland,
was In Merlin Wednesday, visiting
with Mrs. Chas. E. Short. She was
well pleased with the town and re
marked the urgent need of better
hotel facilities. This is her line, and
from the way she spoke, there Is a
possibility of her relieving the situ
ation. The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Oan Robertson on Wednes
day evening and left a small boy.
In accidentally falling off the fer
ry boat last Monday night W. A.
Massie came near losing bis life In
Rogue River, but was rescued by
bit two tons, Cecil and Don. The
episode placed Banks Williamson ln
the near-hero class. Upon hearing
Mr. Massle's cries for help he got
TROUSERS
decided to call a meeting of the
stockholders to meet at the opera
house on Wednesday, January 13, at
2 P. M. The directors request that
every stockholder and friend of Ir-
rigatlon be present at this meeting
as there are matters of Importance
to be considered and prompt action
Is necessary. H. L. GILKEY,
J. G. RIGGS, Secy. President,
Grants Pass, January 5, 1909.
4.4l''4'44V44.f4f4
S. C. BROWN
AND WHITB
Leghorns
HKgsperset g i 00
'.' ' 100 ......... 5.00
Chicks per doz i 50
" "100 It 00
Order booked
out of his buggy, took off his cloth
and stood around In the cold rain
until the danger was all over. He
would have swam out and rescued
the drowning man before the boy
arrived had it happened in broad
daylight and the water had been a
little warmer.
In one of the Grants Pass papers
last week we notice a long list of
things that happened to the people
of that thriving village during the
past year. It is rather nice to have
a review of the year's news along
abuot this season, but Just why the
many marriages and births that
took place in Merlin should be cred
ited to Grants PaBs we cannot under
nd. Merlin is wilUnf to furaJia
he countysoat with all the news,
but Insists that proper credit b
iiven.
Miss Alice Smith, teacher of th
,'rade of the Merlin school
has been on the sick list during th
week, and the little tots have en
Joyed an extra vacation. They all
seem restless, however, and are anx-
to get back to their labors.
Soon