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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1910.
DAD NURSERY STOCK.
The loss which has occurred In the
plnntlng of trecB In Josephine county
this year la a great misfortune to a
worthy class who are trying to bring
prosperity to themselves and this val
ley. Much of the stork was frosted
and was really dead at the tlmo of
Its arrival in tho country. On what
we consider good authority we can
mako tho statement that 50 per cent
of the treeB delivered in this county
were unfit to plnnt, either the trees
hnd been froBted on tho rond or had
been dried out and were dend. In
some rnseB the trees were bo weak as
to lack tho llfo nccossnry to mnke
growth. This nursery business Is the
worst feature of orchard planting In
this valley. Hero Is nn Illustration of
how the business is done, A gentle
man who wanted somo pench trees
was Induced to place his order
through nn agent with a nursery in I
this stnto for the reason that Its
trees were grown, as It was claimed,
tn tho nursery. The order was fill
ed after considerable delay and the
trees were at least third class, though
they were to have been of the very
best, nnd later It was learned that
tho order was filled by nn eastern
nursery. Instead of being two years
old they were only one, mere
switches, It being late they were
pnld for on delivery and before they
were carefully Inspected. They are
in tho ground, but many of them are
not worth tho room they occupy.
What wo need is homo nurseries
where the stork can bo seen before it
Is purchased. This stock when taken
from tho nursery can be planted In
tho orchard without being frosted or
dried out. Home grown trees will
live nnd make a vigorous growth the
first season; whereas, with the for
eign tree it is n serious question If
it will grow at nil. and as the pur
chaser takes the rink It Is a one sided
arrangement. There should be start
ed In this valley without delay n
number of first-class nurseries to
supply the homo demand, which will
bo constantly increasing. There 1b
one such nursery at Grants Pass, the
Earl Ingalls establishment, which is
doing business in a reliable way, and
while thi3 place can not supply a
quarter of the demand, what it does
will bo satisfactory to the fortun
ate people who get the stock.
PRACTICAL WORKING OF
PROHIBITION.
Much has been written pro and con
as to the effect of prohibition on
business and morals In those places
where It has had a fair trial. Opin
ions are usually colored by the pre
Judlces or interests of those giving
them expression.
The recent business men's excur
sion from Portland to Klamath Falls
has given the best kind of an oppor
tunity for securing an absolutely un
biased Judgment, and In the follow
ing editorial from the Evening Tele
gram of May 5 we have It. We com
mend it to all fair-minded readers.
HOW LOCAL OPTIOV
IS WORKING
to return to the old system, every
one spoken to, and it Is business men
alone that are being quoted here,
said they would ne;er thing of it bo
satisfactory had been the experiment
so far, and so much had it improved
conditions, morally and financially,
in the communities. As for boot
leggingit was a case of making a
mountain out of a molehill. So with
the occasional drunkard that was
picked up In the streets and osten
tatiously landed in the calaboose and
his case afterward proclaimed to the
wide world as something frightfully
criminal and proving the failure of
the system. While there was some
thing of this sort going on, the fact
still remained that the working peo
ple, who were usually most affected
by the other system, were better off
than ever before, and their families
much more comfortable, and that
young boys were not being trained
in the boozing habit. Likewise,
not being constantly under their
noses, most people were likely to for
get its existence, and after a little
while the habit, which, with associa
tion, so largely influences drinking,
would be practically destroyed. No
town along the line which had given
local option a fair trial would think
of returning to the old system, was
the invariable report of every busi
ness man spoken to, and every one
who was met was casually spoken to
on the subject.
The Grants Pass strawberry has
been for two weeks gladdening the
tables of our citizens and brings a
better price than shipped-in berries.
The expert who has examined the
Shank orchard figures that the crop
of apples will this year equal 16,
000 boxes. As the trees have had
the very best care the fruit will be
first class and will bring good prices;
that la from $25,000 to $30,000. That
orchard la no stranger to bumper
crops, as it has done bo before.
The Carson vineyard can be
counted on this year to supply the
market with many choice grapes;
that is, the present outlook indicates
a bountiful crop this fall.
This part of the Rogue River val
ley will produce the largest fruit
crop in its history, and when it is
understood that the fruit of the mid
dle west has been practically des
troyed by frost, it will be seen that
Oregon, and especially Rogue River
fruit, will bring handsome returns
next fall.
GRANTS PASS ROSE
GROWERS, ATTENTION!
Every rose grower in the city Is
urged to keep in mind the Third
Annual Rose Festival of May 24 and
25. All should be planning to enter
for one or more of the prizes offered.
One general suggestion might be
followed during the next ten days.
Cut your roses freely, that the
strength of the bush need not be
wasted upon roses already or very
nearly in full bloom. The strength
of the bushes will then be reserved
for the perfection of those buds
which are to mature by May 24.
Look for final directions in next
week's Issue. And by all means do
not fall to enter the best you have.
There Is something like twenty
prizes offered. ' Get one.
Don't fail to see "Esmeralda"
opera house, Friday, May, 20. Re
served seats 35c; anywhere in the
house. Tickets on sale at Russell's
Wednesday, May 18, at 1:30 p. m.
5-13-lt
Alabastine at Rogue River Hdwe.
(Evening Telegram, May 6.)
During the recent business men's
trip down tho valley to Klamath
Falls, there were many Inquiries
made as to the result of local option
experiments In the various towns in
which It has been tried. It was
found that the result was everywhere
satisfactory, and thnt the business
men of the various communities wore
most enthusiastic In commending It.
They say thnt tho greatest sufferers
from the unrestricted sale of liquors
are the families of the working peo
ple. Since the ndvent of local op
tion they find that bills are better
paid then ever before, that long de
linquent accounts are being settled,
because money which many of those
people devoted to drink heretofore
Is now spent in giving better homes,
better clothing nnd better food to
their families nnd In settling obliga
tions ns they arise.
They sny, too, that there Is now
very little work for the police, thnt
the public pence' Is maintained In a
most remarkable manner. As to
withdrawing money from circulation,
they say that Is nil a bugaboo, that
local option has had precisely the
same effect ns nbollsblng public
gambling hnd In Portland. Here IT
was claimed thnt money would be
withdrawn from circulation and
things would not be nenrly so lively
ns thev bad been when public gam
bling censed, but thnt proved n mis
take. As one of Portland's local
merchants put it, after the Christmas
holldavs their sales had been Just ns
great ns the previous Christmas, but
mor' pontile Vrntuht and roomed able
to pay.
When asked whether they wanted
oost For lose
Festival
Tho friends and patrons of the untlersigneil
tiro urpod to support and HOOST the cumins;
"UOSK FK3T1YAI," to bo hold on May'.llth
and Uf'th HMO.
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COMING EVENTS.
May 15, Saturday afternoon Recep
tion given by auxiliary in club
rooms to all new comers.
Tuesday, May 17 Sella Float circua.
May, 20, Friday Class play, "Es
meralda," opera house, 8:15 p. m.
May 22, Sunday Evening Com
mencement sermon at Newman M.
E. church, 8 p. m.
May 23, Monday Class Day exer
cises, opera bouse, 8:15 p. m.
May 24-25, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Grants Pass rose carnival.
May 27, Friday Commencement ad
dress, Rt. Rev. Chas. Scaddlng,
bishop of Oregon, opera house,
8:15 p. m.
May 29, Sunday Memorial Day.
May 30, Monday Decoration Day.
June 8, Wednesday Edith Coburn
Noyes in a recital under auspices
of Ladles' Auxiliary.
Commencement Week.
Reserved seats for "Esmeralda,"
given by the seniors on Friday, May
20, will be placed on sale Wednes
day, the 18th, at 1:30 p. m., at
Russell's.
Tickets for "Class Day" exercises
also on sale the same day. The
Class Day exercises will be given at
the opera house, Monday, May 23.
The commencement Bermon will
be delivered by Rev. Frederick Ban
lett at the Newman M. E. church,
Sunday evening, May 22, at 8 o'clock.
Reserved seats for the commence
ment exercises and address by Bishop
Scaddlng Friday, May 27, may be
secured free on application at Rus
sell's any time after 1:30 p. m.
Tuesday, May 24.
Remember to secure your reserved
seats in advance for "Esmeralda,"
for the class play and for the com
mencement address.
FRIDAY, MAY 13, l8i0.
BUSINESS POINterT
Dr. Flanagan,
Physician and Surgeoa.
Kindergarten, Primary, 411 c .
J.E.Peterson.PIoneerlnauranceMai
"Esmeralda'-May 20. Admb
35 cents. e i
A cool Joe cream soda on 0
way to the bridge, 514 S. 6th. 5.
Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto,
metrist and Jeweler in Dixon's oil
Btand, Front st. Eyes tested fr
Curtlaa & Co., Jewelers, are $tm
In business at tne same old stani
Rannie, the plumber.
Class Day exercises, opera house
May 23. Admission 15c. 8-13.2!
Good Roads.
A special representative of the
United States department of agrlcui,
ture, Washington, D. C, Dr. Maurice
Eldrldge, best known authority on
goods roads in this country, '
speak on that subject at the follow,
ing points on the dates showu: My
Minnvllle, May 30; Forest Grove
May 31; Oregon City, June 1; Salem
June 2; Albany, June 3; Corvalllj
June 4; Eugene, June 6; Roaeburg'
June 7; Grants Pass, June 8; Meik
ford, June 9; Ashland, June 10.
5-13-U
The work of laying the foundation
for the Claus Schmidt two-story con
crete building opposite the Courier
office was commenced this week
E. W. Brltton. of this city, having
the contract.
Herbert Smith is excavating on
his 1 00x1 00 foot lot at the corner
of 5th and H streets, and the dirt
is being used at the new depot and
the balance being distributed and
used for various fills. ' Mr. Smith
has not yet announced his building
plans.
A Little Different
from the Rest
are the
GENTLEMEN
Who are Wearing
amin
ind
(tier's CSotke
There's a certain indefinable air
of style and elegance about these
clothes not found in others
A Little MoreTone
A LittleJMore Class
ALtleJMore Distinction
And all the rest that goes to make a well dressed man.
wholo lot more service, and yet CIO Cl j (FJT rn
inarv fl,J (O JJJ,UU
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they cost no more than the ordi
The Stock is Superb ; It is Complete
Every new style in Shirts and Neckwear is
here. The newest "kinks" in Hats and the
latest in Oxfords and Half Hose. Come in
and look them over.
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