FRIDAY, JANTARr 20, 190D.
A CAR
jj StudebaRer Wagons
Just received
The best is the cheapest in the long
run. Get the best The Studebaker
COME AND SEE US
Jewell Hardware Co.
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
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ST. JOSEPH,
Special Northwest . Supplement
b .pallcM t.Wwi TM. mur,
to lt rijrt In tbli territory lh Irull-t.rowtr of grruti-r ilu
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or t. M. tddrtu f.r ft ,o.ri tor $1 Hi I " Jdlttoi '' ,M
FREE
We will send FREE, prepaid, to the person
eiin the remittance, a tree ofDELIOIOUS
APPLE and a VINE of BANNER GRAPE
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tra accept tbli offer iii4
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The Fruit-Grower
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Company
Have listed some of the
best bargains in Rogue
River Valley, for
Fruit Lands
Bearing' Orchards
or
Dairy Ranches
Write or see them, you
will not be disappointed.
H. B. Hendrichs Co.
Corner of 6th and G Street, over Sabln Drug Store.
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Protect Your Orchards From rrosts J
By the Orchard Heating Device of the Frwst Prevention Co. of
Freino, Cal. For Sale by
nrn ll. PARKER. Grants Pass. Ore.
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Mtitrnr.
Old King Winter seems to have us
in his grasp for keeps this winter.
Willard Hannum has been on the
sick list for several days, also H. L.
Reed is quite ill at this writing.
The citizens of Murphy met at the
Hchool house, Saturday for the pur
pose of organizing an independent
telephone line, as they have become
weary of paying such heavy nhone
rent and receiving poor service. A
meeting is to be called soon when a
permanent organization will be ef
fected after which the construction
of the line will be commenced and
pushed rapidly to a finish.
We understand the Michigan
Mining Co., whose property is loca
ted one mile east of Murphy, con
template having a tract of land
cleared this spring and set to grapes.
This company owns 160 acres of
land, most of which is ideal eraDe
land. As the mine proper only oc
cupies a very small part of the land,
we confidently expect to see a laree
vineyard flourishing on the hillside
in a short time.
The people of Murphy were treat-
Coffee
Quality clean perfect
Your grocer will prind it
better if ground at home not
too fine.
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News From Merlin
MERLIN TO RE A RAILROAD
CENTER.
Several years ago a dreamer, who
was wise beyond his time, drew a
map of the Merlin district, and on
the map placed a series of dots which
he labeled "Proposed Railroad."
These dots commenced at the head
of Jump-Off-Joe creek, in that im
mense body of timber that is now
being exploited by the Three Pines
Timber Company, passed by the Mt.
Pitt, the Oro Flno, the Mountain
ikoduic, tun uan, tut? 1UUS I U3 '
Gopher and the Lucky Queen quartz '
mines and the Cook & Howland. the !
mines and the Cook & Howland, the
Sexton and the Swatzlka placers,
through severad dairy farms and or
chards, and came Into Merlin. From
Merlin It passed on down Rogue Riv
er, through other farms and or
chards, and penetrated the Gallce
mining district, stopping at the point
where the Almeda smelter now
stands, closely surrounded by that
vast array of gold, copper and placer
properties.
The dreamer has gone away, but
the map remains, and It no longer
causes a sneering smile to come upon
the face of all who look upon it
for verily. It Is soon to be a reality.
Where is there another district with
so much tonnage already at hand,
with such vast undeveloped resources
awaiting only a little cheaper trans
portation to spring Into acMon, into
which a railroad has not already
been built T Here Is the business al
ready at hand, here Is unlimited wa
ter power, here is a water grile, and
here is Merlin, the center of it all!
There is sufficient timber at the
head of Jump-Off -Joe to keep a large
sawmill running for many years, and
It would be closely followed by the
farmer, tho fruit raiser, the stock
man and the miner, and every day
tho business would grow, so that
when the timber was finally cut off
additional equipment would have to
be provided to handle the increased
traffic In other lines.
As for the Gallce end of the line,
jut Utile need be said the smelter
ilone is a great part of the argu
ment. The Almeda is a great mine,
but there will bo others equally as
Important In the same district, and
he Is certainly a pessimist who can
not see a bustling, thriving mining
There'll - Be Something j Doing In llerlinYery Soon
THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER.
ed to a genuine "Broncho Dusting
exhibition free of charge the other
day. Dell Osborn undertook to car
ry a goose on horseback, the goose
objected by emitting a vigorous hiss
whereupon the horse promptly pro
ceeded to do the bucking act. The
goose was dropped to allow the
rider to devote all his attention to
sticking on. The horse evidently
thought two "geese" at a time was
too many to carry. Dell says the
horse didn't get him on the ground
or make him pull leather either.
BUSTER BROWN.
WOLF CREEK
"Sunshine" was snowed in last
week and could not get any news.
Tho weather h changeable v ih's
section as usual. A heavy rain
washed the first snow oft the ground
causing quite a flood, then more
snow came and n limn m
v w utiit 4
mains on the ground held by freezes
of nights.
Although the natives of this com
munity have been held within doors
by the cold weather. Deonle from
abroad are Btlll coming in.
Mr. Hope of Los Angeles. Cal.. has
bought a tract of land from the
"Ideal Colony." .
Mrs. Layman has been ill but Is
improving rapidly.
Joe Dysert of Upper Wolf Creek
has been very 111 with nneumonia.
but is slowly Improving. His many
friends hope to soon see him in
their midst again.
Harvey Pearson, flagman for the
bridge gang at Gold Hill was visit
ing his father and mother this week.
Messrs.Harry Petfrson and Caugh
ey Watson were visiting friendB in
Golden Sunday.
H. A. Perkins has been ill with
neuralgia but is improving.
SUNSHINE.
Pruning Fruit Trees.
This is a work of first importance
to the fruit grower. There you can
assist nature and she will repay you
well. Give your trees attention every
year, thinning out where the growth
Is too dense on the inside, shorten
ing Its limbs too Ion a- tn hnM n tha
fruit, so you need not have the or
shard full of Bticks and rails for
props. In this favored climate vou
Mil M-H-H I 1 II! M-I-M.
community at that place In a short
time.
Beyond Gallce there is an empire.
All that vast isolated county of Cur
ry, with Its rich deposits of lime
stone, marble, coal, copper and gold,
with Its timber, Its flshorles and its
agricultural interests. Too long It
has been cut off from the outer
world, and it must be tapped by a
railroad, lest it swell up and burst
from its increasing wealth.
Take your map and examine it
closely, especially if it be the topo-
" fcV'v
KraPhlc' map Issued by the general
govcrnment- Note the altitudes of
the mountains and the passes, meas-
trr the distances and ask yourself
if there Is any other feasible route
over which the great district can find
ai cutlet. Study the nsj ir.v and
ask yourself if they can long remain
unl.i.cwn, and wh"i you are well
Informed on the subject yon nil)
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agree with me that the time is ,t
hand for the work to commence, and
that it will not be long till we hear
the brakeman call: "Merlin! . Change
rare for all points north to Portland
and south to Han Francisco!"
Of Local Interest.
Mrs. R. L. Cary as one of the visit
ors to the Pass Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Reynolds, of Woodville.
spent a few daya In Merlin this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Shattuck, of
peach orchard fame, were in Grants
Pass Wednesday and Thursday.
H. E. Booth, who has had a ser
ious attack of the grip, Is recovering
rapidly and will soon be on the
streets again.
It Is repored that Opal Ollmore,
is seriously 111 of typhoid fever at
whose mother recently died hnre,
Riddle, Ore., where she is staying
with her grandmother.
Chas. E. Short, our real estate
man, went to Med ford to give Merita
matters another boost, and reports
that he expects that there will
be something doing from that source
In a short time.
Miss Alice Smith, teacher of the
primary grade of our school, has so
far recovered from her recent Illness
that school will be reopened next
Monday. This will be welcome newa
to the little ones.
Two cases of typhoid fevor are re-
The Only Baking
mane rrom
Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
Made f rom . Grapes
A Guarantee of Pure,
Healthful, Delicious Food
have the best time for tree pruning
from the time the foliage comes
off in the fall until the new follag'j
comes in the spring. Cut all branches
close to the main limb they come
from and don't leave a stub even one
sixth Inch long as that will rot or
produce a number of sprouts to sap
that should go to producing fruit.
Cut out all water sprouts and give
your trees a symetrical shape, admit-
ing plenty of light and air to all
parts. If you want good, perfect
fruit get acquainted with your trees
and they will tell you what help they
want. Your trees may be well able to
produce five boxes of Brat class fruit
but for lack of p-opor pruning it may
try to produce 10 boxes and the re
Bult will be poorer grade of fruit,
lots of culls and smaller cash re
turns. The trouble is not with the
tree that always works faithfully,
but with the orchardist. Keep your
trees well cultivated all summer aa
they are doing double work then and
in the fall, In maturing the crop and
the same time forming the fruft
buds for the following season. If
thefe are well developed you have thi
promise of a good harvest.
Spraying with the sulphur and
ime wash should be done before the
buds start, to destroy scale and any
moss or fungus growth. Bluestone
added to the sulphur and lime solu
I Ported In the family of U. G. Mc
iCormlck, his daughters Evalya and
Lulu being affected. It U hoped
that it will not prove an epidemic
and that the stricken ones will non
recover.
Roy Garroutte and C. L. Cox spent
a few days in the Quartz Creek hills
looking for a pocket last week. They
returned with a nice bunch of nug
gets safely corked in a bottle. They
will make a more extended search as
soon as a proper outfit can be pro
cured. J. F. Curtis, of Los Angeles, Cal.,
has been engaged to take charge of
the mill and cyanide plant of the
Gold Road mine at Gallce. Mr. Cur
tis is a brother of Bert CurtlH, of
the Massle hotel, and has for years
been connected with the Garvin
people of Portland, having traveled
through Arizona and Mexico In tholr
Interests.
Harvey W. Bailey and Chas. W.
Sledel, two mining men of Portland,
who have been looking over the Ga
llce district for the past three weeks,
passed through Merlin Sunday. They
expressed themselves greatly sur
prised at the richness of the ores of
..Mini;, uuu yiculCIUU a pros-
peroui year for tfcat d.tr,ct They
mat vicinity, and predicted a pros
found several properties that looked
good to them and will take hold of
one as soon as the necessary details
can be worked out.
The storm of last week made it
Impossible to operate the Gallce fer
ry for several days and thus com
pelled J. II. Cleeland, W. J. Cloe
land and C. P. Cochrane, three Phil
adelhla capitalists who were on
their way to Inspect the Gold Road
mine, to remain In Merlin until tho
water subsided. While here they
Inquired Into the many opportuni
ties for Investment which the dis
trict afforded and expressed their
Intention of Investigating further on
their way out. It Is wonderful how
many things outsiders can see in
Merlin to Interest them, while the av
erage old-timer sits around and
croaks. These men complimented
the writer of the articles which have
been appearing in The Courier, stat
ing that while on the face of them
they looked like boom literature,
there wbs every evidence that they
were barked by actual conditions of
far more value than the writer him
self realized. They gave our Push
Club many pointers on how to Inerest
Eastern capital in the different Indus
tries that were peculiarly adapted to
this district and promised to do a lit
tle agitating lo our behalf upon their
return home.
PAGE THREE
lbjotuiety Tare
Powder jfiil
. is very effective. After pruning
an orchard all brush should be gath
ered and burned. J. L1ET1IA.
How to Mako an Exactltnt Pudding.
Put in a mixing dish one-half cupful
of niolnsHes, one cupful of sweet milk,
one cupful of seeded aud (loured
riHns cr currants. Mix one level tea
npoonful of soda, o'ue teinpoonful of
rlmiKinon, one-half teimixionful of
(loves with two cupfuls of graham
flour and Rift. Now mix with molas
ties, milk and fruit und Iwut well.
Put (lie mixture l;i baking powder
rana nnd steam. This amount will fill
four bulf pound cniw about two-thirds
fu'l. Put on coven nnd stenm one
hour.
Two one pound cans may be used if
preferred, hut pudding must bo steam
d two Iiouim U larjrer cans are uxed.
Any good piu'u'.hur hiiuco that is not
too rich may lie used.
How to Wa9h Valvotean.
To wash velveteen, make a luke
warm lather with a sjikI brnud of
soap nnd wnah thoroughly Jimt ns you
would flannel. The water should be
removed by pressure, as twlstlug Is
likely to produce a shaded appearance.
After the water 1st removed the vel.
veteen should be well shaken and
hung In front of the fire with the right
Hide toward the ueut. which will raise
the pile as the molaturo evaporates.
When It h dry place over a thick
blanket and Iron on the wrong sld.
The Courier 4 mootia for 6ta.
Lasse Bboalder.
This Is a eonsioB form of Buuonkr rhaa.
inalitm. No Interns) tmtntal is naadad.
Applv Chsmbtrlaln's Linlmtnl fraalr thraa
linMadavsndsaiiickcurslsMruln. Thli
inimtninn praven apaciaiiy vsiuinls for
iiwitlftriind ohron
to rhanmatU
Sold by
J. (.'lva.'itN,
HAS GOT THIS MONTH
Two screaming itorici by Ellis
Parker Butler and Lindsay Denison,
each racing to see which will bump
your funny bone hardest.
One trsgedy that will grip your
heart.
And articles by Russell, Paine and
Dickson that cut deep into things.
L00I OUT TO! EVESTBODT'S THIS
MONTH, THE CAT 13 BICE
For Snlo by
Sabln Clemens
National Dcmaray
Drug Stores
'ii" 'rT7,.rrrrrginM
i ' i I i m aiii'i n m. ' 1 1
A POBITIVK CURU
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If vou have tnrilffnatlnn vonr fnnA
ferments In the stomach and bowels.
It does more; It decays and the nu
tritious matter which should go to
make new blood, decays with it, and
this leads to an Impoverished con
dition or the blood, to nervousness,
blllloiiNnenM. connttnntlon. oleic hitad-
ache, bad breath which disgusts your
Nonas, and other disagreeable ana
unpleasant conditions.
And all this trouble Is causod by
the food that doesn't digest, but
ferments and oftentimes rota In the
stomach.
And fermentation Is caused by the
Htotnach not being strong enough
and energetic enough to thoroughly
mix the food with the dlgostlve
Juices.
Ml-O-NA is responsible for tens of
thousands of cures. In fact, It la
such a positive cure for Indigestion
and all stomach trouble that It Is
guaranteed by Pemaray to cure or
money back. The price of a large
box of Ml-o-na tablets Is 60 cents,
and they sre sure to promptly re
lieve the worst case of indigestion or
gastritis. Try them.
J VL(mN0VNCCDttKH O 'M)
CURES CATARRH, ASTHMA,
Bronchitis, Croup, Coughs and Colds, or
money back. Sold and (ruarantced by
At iJeiiuiruy's Drug Htore.
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