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MTQDFORD MATT, TRTBUNTl. MEDFORD, ORFION, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2f, 1913.
PTTCJE TTIRFTJ
NEWS OF THE ORCHARD
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PlIlltKIOWCIN lllll ri'lHI'Mt
nl tit Hi'iiil ill Ileum nf InliT
iin mIidiiI ihi'it- nii'liiinU mill
their jlrl.U.
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APPLE PACKING
IN FULL BLAST AI
Apil narkliiK U proicreimlnK iner
rlly ut lioth nwiocliitloim nnd In tliu
iiitiur prtvnto parking bourns. Hplt
enberg anil Nnwtown form tlm bulk
nf tho crop. HplUiinborg oro benutl
fully colored, dun to tho fnct llmt
Hid fruit Ih IihIiik plekmt two wimiUh
Inter tlinu usual, nnd Now town be
ing picked first. HtU'ky mill l show
lug aoiuo of ttiu finest colored Hpltx
In tlm valley. Illtlmrto, tlm fruit
KroHii on t It Ih noil turn been picked
nrllor In tlm season niul Iiiih nnviir
lii-i'ii remarkable for color. I'rult
from tlm 401, tlm nurku and other
Htlrky orchard cannot tin surpassed.
Tlm I'rult niul I'roduni association
huii roM to ilntu 10 mm of Minn Trl
niiKlo Newtown ut t" 00 f o. li. Med
ford nml 10 ear at price Hint riiiiK"
from tt SB to $2 2ti. Wednesdny
tint check ni received for tho first
rnr shipped--3 H tlerlirliiKliiK 12 35.
Tour mm of eUrn fnncy Hplt'oiiberK
bttvn been sold nt . 25 f. o, b. Med
font. All lint (wo corn of tlm Illuti Trl
iiiikIh Ilartlett pool haui ) lidded re
turn. Oiin of theim was mild nt
$l.yn f, o, li. Mtulford mid lout In n
wreck mid linn to aw nil tlm niljtmt
moiil of Hid claim. One rnr In yet to
Ihi hoard from. Tlm average prlru
for tlm IT. rnr III he between $l,ii&
mid 11.70 f i. li. Medford.
Tlm Co-operative association
handled ntiout 10 ears, which yielded
tin Kroner tt -S ' 4 . which when the
pnckliiK charge urn lidded, make
nhout the irnuiii prlco In Medford nt
received for Hut Hluo Triangle. Ton
mm of winter penr were linndlcd
mid approximately 100 car of apple
will ho whipped. Tlm Co-opurntho
hnvn sold several carload of Hpltr
nt 11,75 to lint grower.
Thn Cooperative hnvo nn npptc as
sorting mid grading innrlilno nt work
which la tho wont perfect of Us kind
)ot dnvlsed mid doe tho work of n
dozen people.
CENTRAL POINT YIELDS
OF
E
MoKt of the nrrliitnliKtrt In this vl
einlly have finMieil piekhig thin week
niul ninonf tlm reported yields lire
V. J. Freeman with -1500 lug lioxe
of Spitr. nml Now towns; K. L. Luiio
with fiOOO packed boxen of tin Millie
vnrlnlicH; II. Ij. Linilnny IiiiiI 000
jmekcil boxes from his five-ncre or
I'liunl, nml Upton brothers luul four
i'iiiIoiiiIm of Hpitr. ami Newtowns, nil
extra fancy fiuit.
Tlm apple picking In tlio Wooillnwu
Orchards, owned by A. C Kiero, was
finlHlioiI Wednesday nml tlm crop
this your represents nhout 8000
hnxes, packed, of extra funny Spitr.
uml New (own npplrH.
W. K. Ilrnytmi finished his npple
picking Siitiinlny niul linrvesteil
iilmiit 5000 boxen of Spitr, Now town,
uml Home llenutioH, nil o.xtrn fnuuv
iippleH. Hnrnlil.
FOR BERRY CRATES
Dofinilo Btiuuliirils of liorry cups
nml crate confonnin to tlio nil
Htnto Ihwh nml city onliiinnctm which
roipiiro tho tmlo of liorrii'H by tlio
dry (punt of (17.2 cnliiu iiiohon nml
dry pint pontnlnlng 311.(1 ouliio
inolioH, worn ndoptod nt tho spooinl
mooting hold nt tlio OrtRon hotel,
l'ortliuul, Ootohor 23, uiulor tlio iiim
plcoB of tlio NortliwoHtorn Associu
tiou of Dux MutiiifuotiirorH.
Stuiuliuil dimciiHiouR unvorin tho
oustorn dry (piurt niul dry piiit liorry
boxes, tho l'noifio const dry (punt
ami friinllow rnsphorry oupH, Avhicli
orrespond with tlio onHtorn mips of
tho Biuno voliuno, and n l'lioifio Htnu
dnrd (loop dry pint cup, voro udopt
od. Tho mootiut; also adopted stun
dard Bpooifioatioua covorinj? orutoH
to contain tho stnudard borry cups
doivriuiuod tifou.
PACKING
HOUSES
CH CAGO MERCHAN
A
FRUIT GROWER
Carroll McMillan, tlm Kltuft Hih
way oreliaiiliHl, h an exainplo of a
IniHiiicHH iiiiiii who Hold Vint Iiim nlore
to beeoiuo a fiuit lotver, ami al
though Iiih orchard in a .oniij,' one,
eujoyH Ilin life lliumm-lily ami ntjlen
hiniHelf a "miliHlleil niehanliMl."
riouii' jearH aj;o Mr. Mi'Milliui,
(lien a well-known Chicago mereh.
it it t , piirehiiNeil a .Milium orelianl.
(lraHhhoiicr worl.ei) iaoo iiiiiomi;
tlm treeN. After M'wrul .M'arn of
loiijf-iliMlance luaiiiiKeiiieut he decid
ed that fruit raining wiih l.ke any
other liiihini-hH In iiiiiIu1 it hiiceenM.
fid ami proflt-inakiin:, ileuuuuled the
perMinul allcnliou of the owner. So
Im Huh) mil hm Chicago hlore and
luune, niul with hix wife and dannh
ter cMinii hero to lie upon and work
llm orchard, leaving a huum of .
u ry to roiiKh it on the ranch. Ilav
iiig had a jcnr'n experience, both he
and family an in love with (lie. life
and tlm alley and coiildn't be hired
to return to city exiNlenee.
"We Imvii ilonit all of our work,"
xulil .Mr. McMillan, "and though it
wan new to iih, we like it. We lime
jiiHt fini'hed piekiuc our firnt cion
Home 7110 boxen, two-llnnU of which
are extra fancy, wh'ch in i;immI fur
tree iih young an ourn. Tlm fruit
hold for n pioil price ami wn are
more than HntUUcd."
Mr. reMillmi mit,'CHtM (hut all or
I'hardixtM lake enough pride in their
urovc to build L'ooil roadn arounil
tlm orehnrd, ho that xiHilom eau nee
them, nml that they naiim their
placcH and erect oruniiieiitnl mgiiM,
an well iih beautify their rendi'tiee.
In brief, he hiih to attract the cut
ern iuentor tnnki the orchanl and
llm orchard home ntttnetiw.
HELMS APPLES GO
TO
Six rnrloiulu of Ahlnnd anplo
nre now being packed fur hlupiuetit
to London, Kn'land. The updeM nre
about two-thinU New tow iih and one
third Spitenhiiru frmu the famoiirt
A. I). Helms orchard, in the foolhilN
hc en milcH above AhIiIiiihI on the
Paeifio liiKhwny. Thin in one of (he
orchards that linn helped in yearn
pnxt to make (he 1 topic Itttcr valley
fninoiiH uml the apples which are be
ing Mapped to London now nre of
a quality that will undoubtedly make
merry obi I'ligland xit up uml take
notice along nhout Yiiletido.
There are about !(!." boxes of up
ppH in cacli car ami they are being
prepnred for Hliipmcnl at tlm (lurnea
liiiildiiig, 203 Fourth hired, which Mr.
Helms has rented temporarily for
packing purposes nml whom ho ha
u crow of a doben people as bilsy as
boos. Another eiew is hriuging (lie
apples in fioin tho orchard. The
Foil rlh ntrect packing ontnlilixhtncnt
was opened up for biisiuesH lust
TliiiriJilay nml tho old fruit associu
tiou building Iiiih also been pressed
into Horvico for shipping purpoHcs,
In addition to tlio apples which
nro going to London, Mr. Helms will
shin three or four carloads to Los
Angeles, whero they vill ho placed
in coh Hloragn nml held for tho bet
ter piico which nlways rules toward
tho holidaH. F.uch liox hears "Sis
kiyou Mountain Apples from Ashland,
Oregon," in glaring red letters.
Ashland ltvcord.
SPITZENBERG APPLES
DECLINE IN PRICE
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 24. Thoro
Ih a lull and a sort of Htngnnnt (ono
In (ho inarkot for Hpltzouburft ap
ples todny, Tho host prices (hut tlm
(.Northwestern fruit oxrhnngo ciyild
rocolvo from bidders was 1.7& a
box for extra fnncy. This was not
nccoptnblo of locnl Interests, because,
thoy bollovo tho nmrkot will oveutu
ally do hotter. Tho bids woro thoro
foro rofusod.
This Is tho gonornl sltuntlon for
Upttzonburge, although tho oxcluxugo
roports tho snlo of throo cars of
Caahnioro BpltionburRs at (ho 2.00
mark. This salo wns ninilo to n bpo
clul oustomor who nnu handlod tho
C'nBluuoro offerings for years, thorc
foro would hnvo nothing olso, ovon
tltough compollod to jiay inoro than
tho regular uinrkot was bidding.
In strong contrast to tho gonornl
lack of (lonuuul for Spltzonburgs Is
tho vory good call that Is showing
for Jonathans, Ono carload wns
sold horo todny to oaBtoru parties
dt Il.tIO a box
NOW
SATISFIED
WATER PERMITS
10 OEVELOP
POWER
N THREE COUNTIES
Dining the past ipiarler 10 per
mils for the uppiopriatioii of water
have been issued by Dm Male eugi
neer, of which number eleven are for
tho I'oiiHliuelion of icservoirs. Ac
cot ding to these permits it in pro
jmisciI to irrigalii 18,(100 aero, di'
velop 21,71(1 horHeMvver, iim well iih
for municipal purposes, Tlm con
slruclion of ihe works described in
these permits would cos npproxi
malely ..',300,000, of which nuiounl
f.r)'.0,iHI0 Ih estiiaated the cost of
const meting reservoirs.
The following MnnilH have been
issued in .Jackson, Jimephiue and
Curry counties during the past ipiar
ler: II. I). Iteed of (lohl Hill him so
cured a permit to develop 2727 Imrxe
power with the waters of Itogue liv
er. The point of diversion lying in
see. HI, twp. Jill S., H. I W. Tins
filing has been nssigned to the
Hogim river public service corpora
tion, successors in interest to tlm
Cliicago-ltogiic ltiver company. Les
ter Lucas of Harbor, for dome-tic
UNO with the waters of Van Felt
creek, in sec. U. twp. II S It. 3 W.
F. M. Ilu.vler of (Irauts Fuss, for the
irrigation of 20 ucrrs, Including do
mestic use, with (he wntcrs of liny
ler springs, in fvr. 20, twp. Ill K. It.
(I W. Mrs. Sadie Oscnbruggc of
Illicit, for the irrigation of ten acres
with waters of a spring in sees, 2-S
and HM. twp. 3H S., It. 3 W. (leorge
('. ami .1. M. SiM-iicer of Ablaiid, fur
the irrigaliou of .10 acres with the
waters of Hon Miller creek, in sec.
3fi, twp. IIH S., It. 1 C. A. C CaM
wcll of Ashland, for dninct'c pur
sses, in sec. .'11, twi. 38 S., It. 1 F...
nlso one for the irrigation of ten
ncrcs in seo. 10, twp. IU S., It. I W.,
nml ono for the irrigation of eight
iicmh in sec. 15, (wp. IIH S., It. 1 V..
M. It. Murphy of Dothnm, for the
generation of four-horseM)wer with
the waters of West llolixer Hranch.
in sec. in, twp. .'12 S., II. 10 W. II.
X. Latimer of Seattle, for the stor
age of 2 acre feet of the wa'ers of
the middle fork of Foots creek, in
sec. Ft, twp. 117 S It. I U" and
also a permit to apply the stored wa
ter to tlm irrigation of 12 acres. M.
F. Cnslm of Agness, for the irriga
tion of 20 acres, including domestic
use, with the waters of an unnamed
stremii in sec. Ill, twp. Ill S., It. 11
W. I. It. Shenffer of (Irauts Fas,
for the iirigation of four neros with
the wnlers of .lones creek, in sec. 10,
twp. HO S II. n W.
(leorgu Irwin of Ashland, for the
irrigation of 28 acres with tlio wat
ers of Wagner creek, in sec. 23, twp.
38 S.. It. 1 W. W. J. Humes of
(Irauts Furs, for mining purjmsos,
with tho waters of tho south fork
of Althouso creek, in twp. 10 S It.
7 W. Sanford Flacer Mines com
pnny of Dolham, for mining pur
hihos, with llm waters of lloliver
orcck .in fee. 11, twp. .12 S., It. 10
W. Orant Davis of Talent, for tho
irrigation of (10 acres with tho wat
ers of Hear creek, in sec. 30, twp.
38 S lt. 1 F. II. It. Marsh of Wolf
Creek, for tho irrigntion of 30 acres-,
including domestic purpoxp, with
tho waters of Wolf creek, in sec. 22,
twp. Hit S., It. fi W.
W. (1. Smith of F.ugone, for irri
gation of 20 acres, including domes
tic use, with tho waters of a spring
in roc 32, twp. 33 S It. 0 A.
A. Hanseth of Dryden, for tlm irri
gation of 10 ncrcs with tho waters
of Azulin cpriugs, in sec. 8, twp. 38
S., It. 7 W. C. F. Itlmdes, to sloer
750 ucro feet of tho wnters of Lost
crook, in twp. 37 S., lt. 2 F.., W M.
With Medford trncm Is Medford nindo.
Coffoo,
"Wliat'fi this coffoo
worth? TTow iinich jjood
feeling in a pound of
it' And what is that
worth? And what is tho
coffoo worth without it?
t0o is cheap for Schil
ling's Best. It's not
tlio prico that counts,
but what you got for it.
1 lb, 2 lb nud 2 Vj lb nromn
tight cans; 40c, S0c, 1
nionoyback.
Draperies
Wo carry a very complete line of
draperies. laco ourtatna. flxturea. etc,
and do all clauses of upholstering-. A
iieolul man to look after this work
exclusively and will give aa good
service aa la possible to get In even
the largest cities.
Weeks & McGow&n Co.
LONGEST BEARD IN WORLD.
II. D. Cnrr, of Cleburne, Texas, bonts
Of hnvlug the longest benrd In thn
world. It Is ncreii feet In length, and
when he stnud on n footstool It (ouches
(he floor. Mr curries It tucked Into tils
rest mid wrnppcd nnnind his Isvdy nnd
rihlblts It only on state occasions.
FREE ELECTION
TRIUMPH OF
Ml.XICO CITY. Oct. 21. "I ox
pect (ioiiur.il Dint hero todny or to
morrow," said Jose Hcrpienn, vice
lireslduntlnl cnndldnto on Fullx Dlnz'
presldentlnl ticket, "but of course ho
may bo arrested ns soon as ho ar
rives. The government, which seems
to bu lluerta, has power to do such
things, nnd it Is easy to find n pre
text, If wo have a froo election
(leuernt Dlnz will bu elected by a
heavy majority."
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WOOD
For Sale
I OAK, FIR, LAUREL AND SLABW00D IN TIER, CORD AND
CARLOAD LOTS
I Frank H. Ray .
I Yard at Sixth and Fir Sts. PHONE 750-R
'ev2vviI)e2xYj
The
Manhattan Cafe
Now Open for Business Under
New Management
Clean Food
Good Service
Your Patronage Solicited
I
ENIS OF
YOUNG PEOPLE
The ((renter Mnlford club v. ill
'open its educational departmct Sat
urday, October 2." h at 210 p. ir
In the nflflcmhly hull of tin lihr.r
building. To broaden tlm chuM.eN
.niul increasi) the agencies lor tho
diffusion of needed' kno.viid''
-liould be the aim of not oni everv
iiicinlier of the Orenter Medford I
but of every woman in Med i.rd.
There should be n spirit of io ip r
ation ntnong the el lib members and
it is lioH'd that this spirit will he
shown by it full attendance Satur
day. The cluli extends to every wornni,
interested along educational lines nn
invitation to attend the meeting ami
to help in more thoroughly organiz
ing this department. There will he
many topics of interest discussed
nnd the prosmcd work for the year
will be more definitely planned.
' Mrs. (leorge Ilebec, who was np
tsiintci! chairman of the ediicatioral
department, has been called out of
town and will not return for some
time. She has prepared a most ex
cellent program for the jear. Mr.
L. M. Hoot has kindly consented to
take charge of the department dur
ing Mrs. Jtebce's absence and will
preside Saturday afternoon.
I The subjects for the first program
nro "The Amusement for Youi g
'People," and "What Wc Can Do to
Provide Whocomo Divers on for
Children." Mrs. W. (I. Davidson will
read a paper along these lines..
Mrs. M. L. Alford has prepared a
paper on pageants and Mrs. K. II.
French will give some interesting
dntn regarding the benefits derived
from the public playground.
MRS. CHAS. W. FAIRBANKS
DEAD AT INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 21.
Mr. Charlc W. Fairbunks, wife of
the former vice-president of the
Fniteil States, died ut her home here
nt 7:2" o'clock thits morning. Mr.
Fairbanks was stricken with pucu
inonhi October 1.1.
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Can You Bake Bread
Like This?
Light, white, and springy loaves or bread. So delicious that lt airly
melts In your mouth. And wliolesonio, too.
It takes a perfect flour to havo ported baking success and you cau bako
just such bread as thts If you uso
Drifted Snow Flour
fJrcat caro Is taken In selecting; tho wheat that goes Into Drifted Snow
Flour. Hourly laboratory tests assure a uniform quality. Satisfaction Is
guaranteed. Try it and your baking will be a success.
SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY
BUICK
15 SOLID TRAINLOADS OF BUICKS
SOLD FOR 1914
"Wo havo the agency for Jackson county. Buy n
Buick and bo pleased.
Ask for a rido and find out about delivery.
Trucks for salo.
Tho now 1911 models arc horo and wo ask your por
sonal inspection boforo buying a car.
VALLEY MOTOR &
TRACTION CO.
AGENTS
fr
30 NORTH HOLLY STREET
Gold Dust doca what you can't do (or
dishes. It digs into tho corners and
cleanses and sterilizes.
GOLD DUST
cleans everything. Never bo without it.
5c and larger packages.
ihTTnkTFAIRRANK coAr
CHICAOO
"Lai tho OOLO DUST TWIMS do y out- work"
Prlco alone proves nothing.
Quality and prlco together
ilctermlne money value. Tho
best Roods cost tho least by tho
ilay, month or year, not by tho
ounce This is tho kind or
groceries we handto; add to
thts tho fact that wo glvo you a
splendid service, and you will
understand that wo arc build-
Ing our roputatlon on equal
dealing and quality.
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