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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1900.
PAGE TWO
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
M. C. FINDLEY, M. D.
nwtlM llmlUd to
BT1. SAB, IfOBB ud THROAT.
Oil in in Btssd s4 f arntsas.
O0w bor I to II; 2 to I; and
appotatawit. Pbonea 201 A 77.
QnU Pan, Oregon.
8. LOUGHRIDGE. M. D.
PHT8ICIAN AND SURGEON
Rm. Phons 714
City or cosntry ealls attended day
r night. Sixth and II, Tuffs Bid.
Office Phone 261.
Grants I'm, - - Oregon.
DR. C. A. CAMPBELL,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Graduate American School ot Osteo
pathy, KlrkiTllle, Mo.
Chronic Diseases and Diseases of Wo
men and Children a specialty.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Jtoomi 1, 2, I, lat Nat'l. Dank Bldg.
Phones: Office 771; Res. 793.
Greats Puss, Oregon.
B. F. DcVORE, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUBQKON
City and County calls promptly
answered. Office hours, 9 to 12 a.m.
and 2 to I p. sa.
Phones: Res. 472; Office 041.
Rooms 1, 2, 2, Shallaorn Bldg.
Grants Pass, Oregon.
I LEOZTARD & JENES
ItMMMrf U HMa4 Leonard
Blacksmiths and Woodworkers
THE BIG RED SHOP
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Cor. 8 J it, Grant Tan, Oregon
First
National Bank
OF
Southern Oregon
Grants Pais, Oregon
Some of the Service that a Bank
Renders the Public
DEPOSITS
The afet ml iiiiplust
way of kcupiiiK your
money I by depositing
it in a lUliuhls Hank.
TliU Hank mcttivvn l)u
poilu mtijmit lo (lifluk,
or en dtnuivl CortlnnnteN
ot dniioatt or en time
CerliUt'aUs of PupomU.
On time (tintt we pay
4 PER CENTINTERES1
D RAITS
Tlit) lHt Hinl ulmapunt
way to trHimfvr money
in (it llauk Draft. VTs
null Drafu payable In all
parts ot the country.
LOANS
One of in luoit Impor
tant (mntiOBt of (he
Hvik. We eaduavor to
supply ail rwMiNiahle
need of our tmntomotn.
Capital and Surplus $73,000
Stockholders' Additional
Ksspowdbliity $50,000
OFFICERS
L. 11. Hall, IWdttnt
J. O. I'amphkm., Vine-I'm.
H I.. (iu.ncr, ('Bibitr
It. K. Hai mrr. AM. Cmdilnr
Old I lam Hiiro ami Coupon I77Th
arosuppllcd at (ho Courier office.
Vhe WE
Ring' of Farm Wag'ons
The WKNKR WAGON at fair juioo is a NKTTKR ami
MOUK ECONOMICAL purchase than a tWap wagon at
EVERY AXLE IN A WEBER IS MADE OF BLACK HICKORY
Don't buy waion until
WKUKK. ALL SlKS
only bv
67g Hv'c
WHAT OUR IRRIGATED
FARMS REQUIRE
What the Agricultural College Press
Ilullctln Has to Hay on the
Subject.
The one forage crop which will be
of more Importance than any other
In Josephine county under Irrigation
will be alfalfa. These columns have
urged the growing of this crop many
times and yet feel that It cannot
be repeated too often. The price of
hay in Grants Pass market today Is
$22.00 per ton and the reason for
this high price is that It has to be
brought here by the railroad and the
freight has to be added to the grow
er's profit. If our farmers who are
under irrigation will grow alfalfa
and can bo sure of a market at $9.00
a ton they can become rich at the
business. The Agricultural College
Press Bulletin gives out an article
on tills subject which for the fanners
of this county is certainly timely.
"Of all the crops produced upon
the farm perhaps no other offers so
many attractions and advantages to
the farmer as does alfalfa. As an
Improver of the soil It has few equals
and no superiors. As for forage for
all classes of live stock, whether used
as hay, green feed, or pasture, it Is
unexcelled In yield, feed value, pala
tablllty and permanency of growth.
To the farmer keeping cows, hogs or
poultry it Is of paramount value In
that It Is practically the only forage
crop that will supply green feed con
tinuously through the dry summer
months of this region. In addition
to these advantages it is superior to
all other crops In quickly Improving
and maintaining the appearance and
selling value of farm lands.
"Lack of understanding of the
peculiarities of the plant and Its re
quirements has caused many failures
of first attempts at growing the
crop in western Oregon. This has
led farmers to believe that alfalfa is
not naturally adapted to this region.
While this to a certain extent is true,
yet the difficulties In the way may,
and have largely been overcome. The
splendid results obtained by the
State Experiment Station and other
growers In different parts of West
ern Oregon should convince the most
skeptical of the great future of the
crop In this state. As authentic and
accurately measured yield to Illus
trate the possibilities of the crop
here, those recorded at the Experi
ment Station may lie cited. The aver
age of all the yleldti of the Station
field for the last eight years has been
ti.2 tons of cured hay per acre year
ly, or where cut as a soiling crop,
2".3 tons of green feed per acre.
This field has the ordinary heavy
i lay loam noil typical of the Willam
ette Valley and has received no Irri
gation, fertilization or special treat
ment whatever. Anywhere In West
ern Oregon where certain primary
requirements of the crop are satis
fied, the same or better results can
be obtained. It only behooves the
beginner to secure the best advice
obtainable as to methods of growing;
start with a small piece; experiment
with it until Its requirements are
learned; gather experience from his
failures or persist until successful.
The reward of such persistence Is
ample.
The primary requirements of al-
you Imvo svn tlu
IN STOCK. SM
Company
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PERSONAL ITEMS
W. H. Farrar returned' Tuesday
from Myrtle Creek.
Ed Friday, the Gallce mining man,
was In this city Wednesday on busi
ness. Judge O. H. Durham went to
Salem and other northern points
Monday on business.
Harry Smil". was up from Grave
Sunday to take part in the ball game
and visit his parents.
Mrs. James Gibson and baby left
Tuesday for a visit with Mr. Gib
son's parents at Applegate.
Miss Grace Short, who has been
attending school here the past win
ter, left Sunday for her home at
Merlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Palmer, of
Wlmer, came In Wednesday for a
short visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Lora Pummill has just closed
a snuccessful term of school at Gold
in, Oregon, and Monday returned to
her home In this city.
Geo. Mattheson and wife returned
Wednesday morning from Kerby,
where Mr. Mattheson had been at
tending to business matters.
Mrs. C. C. Felkert, mother of Mrs.
Geo. Donnell, and son Charles
Felkert and family, left Tuesday
afternoon for Orchard, Nebraska.
Mrs. and Mrs. Walter Norton were
In Grants Pass Sunday. Mrs. Nor
ton was formerly Mrs. Ray Everitt,
of this city.
Mrs. W. J. Gardner, who has been
visiting with her son, W. J. Gard
ner, during the past week, left Mon
day for her home at Cottage Grove.
Mrs. A. J. Meade and son, who
have been in town the past few days
the guests of Mrs. J. E. Lacey, re
turned Wednesday to their home at
Gallce.
I. K. Evans returned from Gallce
Wednesday where he had been on a
business trip. He expects to go
again next week when he will be ac
companied by his wife.
Rev, and Mrs, J. A. Ellison and
baby left Wednesday noon for Myrtle
Creek where they go to attend the
district conference of the M. E.
church, South.
Mrs. Harry Smith and Miss Delia
Havlland left Tuesday for Grave,
where Mr. Smith and the boys are
located at the mill. They will spend
the summer there.
Louis Steelhamnicr returned from
Tort land mul other northern points
Saturday morning where he had been
on business connected with the It. I'.
Illshop Clothing Co., of which he Is
manager. Mrs. Steelhainiiier accom
panied Mr. Stcelhammer to Portland
and will visit with friends and rela
tives until the first of June.
F. Merrill, of Yreka, Cal., spent
a week or mure in this county look
lug f ir a piece of property which
would lie suitable for alfalfa and
with a good range hack of It. lie
say.i he was able to find any amount
of such places hut the owners alter
having set a price and showed the
property would not be ready to talk
business, but would want him to call
the next day, at which time the price
of the place would have advanced
one or two thousand dollars He
left for home Thursday without buy
ing. falfa are a deep, well drained, sweet
and fertile soil, free from weeds. The
lands most nearly meeting these re
quirements are on the slopes of the
rolling lands of the valley bottoms;
the slopes and tops of the hills sur
rounding these valleys are the deep,
sandy loam river bottoms well above
the water level. The ordinary val
ley low flat lands are not suitable.
The deep feeding tap roots upon
whose length these plants depend for
securing plant food and moisture,
make a soil eight to ten feet In depth
Imperative. Although alfalfa pre
fers a sandy loam yet It has proved
equally prosperous on the henvy day
loam soils, a heavy day subsoil or
hard pan delaying but not stopping
the root growth.
"Owing to the need of Its roots
for air. alfalfa, especially when
young and, during the growing sea
son. Is easily Injured by standing
water either above or below ground.
Root growth stops at once ou strik
ing water saturated soli, hence the
water table should not be less than
eight or ten feet below the surface
j"f the ground during the growlrg
season. Overflow from streams In
winter when the plant Is dormant
does not cause much Injury even If
continued lor sexernl Weeks
Of even more. Importance to the
aUaHa plant than n deep mid well
drained soli nre the bacterid which
produce the molecules on the roof,
tbr.Mi.uh which the plant Is i tuM, d
t draw upon the free utmosphci Ic
nitrogen.
'SOUTHERN PACIFIC
NEW FAST TRAIN
The Southern Pacific will soon put
on an additional train, a real flyer,
which will greatly shorten the time
between Portland and California, but
the schedule has not yet been made
public. This additional train will be
to take care of the extra heavy travel
expected this season, both from the
east and from the Pacific. Much of
this business will be on account of
the Aliaka-Yukon-Pacific exposition
and not a little will come from the
homes along the Southern Pacific.
The new train, we are informed, will
be made up of the finest modern
equipment and will make fast time.
The main lines east and west are all
preparing for large business this
summer and will put In effect the re
duced summer rates, so that It will
be almost as cheap to travel as to
stay at home.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional re
medies. Deafness Is caused by an
Imflamed condition of the mucuos
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube Is Inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing,
and when It Is entirely closed, deaf
ness Is the result, and unless the In
flammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an'
inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
t m i iiv v s. .
Page
Four Carloads delivered last week
THERE IS MOUE PAGE FENCE SOLD IN THIS COUNTRY THAN
ALL OTHER MAKES COMBINED THERE IS A REASON
IJEST WIRE, HEST STYLES, MOST REASONABLE PRICES
Pa
Eabb
ge
Why pay almost as much for a soft, flimsy wire fence that the manufac
turers of Insist for "protection against stock, three, four or more strands
of barbed wire" should be Btretched along side the so-called rabbit fence
to protect the hinge Joints and trip hammer kinks from 'Injury by stock,
w hen you can buy a real
54-Inch PAGE Rabbit-Stock FENCE
A fence that is all fence able to protect itself, stands the enormous com
bined breaking strain of over 17,000 pounds, requires fewer posts, hat 5
spacing at the bottom of only 1 inches, next spaces only 2 Inches and
so on up, We assist In the erection of and guarantee every rod to be
superior to any fence of this Btyle sold In this country nd this fence
sells for
ONLY 6Sc. PER KOD
Remember that fencing Is our business and if we have not what ion
want we can get It for you. '
Investigate all other fences then call and let us prove to you the vast
superiority of PAGE FENCE and get our prices. '
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Periodicals
and
Reading' Matter
f Clemens Sells Drugs
FLOUR
Grants Pass Feed Store
Corner 6th and J Streets.
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A CAR LOAD OF
Farm Implements
Just
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CONSISTING OF
SYRACUSE PLOWS AND HARROWS
WOODS MOWERS AND HORSE RAKES
COME AND SEE US
4.
f Jewell Hardware Co.
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
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As Usual
it, StocK and Poultry
Fences
LEADS THEM ALL AND WE CAN
Gaddis & Dixon
"ISht PAGE FENCE MEN"
J. D. FRANKLIN, Local Renrcsentatlvn
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