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About Jacksonville sentinel. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1903-1906 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1903)
tri es always set more fruit than they cay carry with safety to the trees, or can mature pcrfictly. This thinning of the IhSt'HII ON fruit is one of the four factors in pro ducing the splendid nuality of fruit for FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK. which Rogue River Valley is noted in all the markets of the world, two of the other factors I m ing a climate and soil es- [Mcially adapted to the growth and the The JurkMXivill* Metili nel Imo inaile applicai Ion ripening to jx-rfcction of fruit ami the lot I'litrance in the iioMorlnc ot Jacksonville, fourth factor Ix-ing the thorough culti Jackson County, Oregon, a» »econit claaa mailer vation ami care of the trees. As to the outlook for prices the prosjx-cts are ex hi hm uil-rioN kA tes One year • ..... gl.fil) cci-dinglv good for higher prices than Sia month« ■ ■ * • ... ,76 have prevailed for several years past. Three month* ...... |o Last year there was an unusually large cron in the East while this year the frost ami storms have so injured the fruit that raiAl.m i > m mii - tionm The Jacksonville hentlnei «vili la* seni toany uililrcs*. ai anv |a>stoihce in the Agricultural Dcpirtim-nt gives the tii< t nited Matea ior ioni wseks tre* oi chsrgc jx-ricnt of probable yield at but a little All subsi tiptions. regolar or trial, «vili Ire proni pi above half a crop. As the Atm-rican ly sfopp.-.l ni thè itale ol « «plration, unleas a re jx-ople have lx-com<- a nation of fruit eat ncwal ls recciverl ers this shortage of fruit makes a raise in prices to the consequent profit of the Friday, July 3, 1903. growers of Southern Oregon. JACKSONVILLE SENTINEL go«« I qualities of the one for whom all Medford mourned. The interment was in the Oild Fellows cemetery ami was conducted by th«- Knights of Pythias. NEW AND SECOND HAND The cortege was the longest ever seen in GOODS Medford tin- line of vehicles extending the entire distance from the town to the Furniture, Stoves, Hardware, Bed cemetery. Mr. Van Dyke was a young man of ex ding, Notions and a hundred and emplary habits, a thorough businessman one onds and ends. Anything for ami a devoted husband young wife band to the yo the house or farm at the lowest that survives him and his death is really a jzri ces. public loss. la-*» than a year ago Mr. VanDyke was married to Miss Minnie Cox, who is prostrated with the terrible OF THE DEPOT Htdnrss that has come over her young life. WEST MEDFORD, - - OREGON Mr. Van Dyke is a son John G. Van Dyke one of the rm.mt respected of the pioneer families of Jackson County, and at time of his death he was a member of the Special line of new Cookstoves mercantile firm of Van Dyke Hros., and he was a mcnilx-r of the Medford city All Good Cookers and at Bed council. J. F. EADS & SON rock prices. Death of A Pioneer Woman. The death took place in Portland last Canned Fruit Never Jacksonville is the handsomest, most Sunday of Mrs. Johanna Karewski, OUTCOME AT THE Hl.IE Spoil* in the wither she had gone three weeks ago, in hoim -likc town in all Southern Oregon LEDGE. ami its beauty is remarked by all company with her daughter Miss Pauline Most of tin- pros)tec!ora itt the copper strangers who visit this place, but their Ixrvy, for treatment for heart trouble ami district have come out to spend the . words of praise arc always followed with I dropsy. The body of Mrs. Karewski No Jar on the mar Fourth ami il is reported that all pros- expressions of regn t that such a pretty was brought back to Jacksonville Tues ket can equal it. pcct work will soon lx- st<>p|x <1 nt the , town should lx- so badly, badly disfigured day for interment, being accompenie«! Blue L««lg<- ntirl the diamond drill moved by unsightly houses, long since gone to by her daughters, Mrs. A. H. Maegly Easily sealed, never out. As to what Mr. Chirk's intention rum, tumble down fences, awnings on and Miss Pauline Levy and granddaugh breaks, absolutely are no one knows for he keeps his own the verge of falling on the sidewalks ami ter, Miss Monta Maegly. The funeral airtight, and sold at council, and its Io when thclaiiid that he the garbage heaps in the streets. With | services were held Wednesday afternoon, x-drock prices. Of has on the Hlue Ix-dge projx-rty expires just a little renovating and cleaning up the burial Ix-ing in the Jewish cemetery the hundreds of jars that too is unknown for nil jxirties con <»1«1 Jacksonville would lx; one of the and a large concourse of friends were cern« d in il arc pledged to secrecy. ! most attractive towns in Oregon. Ami present. There being no rabbi tn this we sold last year no Drill holes have been sunk in several then to add this attiactive appearance part of the state to conduct the services complaint has been plat es on the Blue l.tdgc anil the ledges it has ¡x-r feet ion of climate, the purest of | in the faith of the family, by request made that they have liecii thoroughly prosja-cted, but ?s water, thorough drainage ami a freedom Judge Hanna made an address at the to how much copja-r was found is un- 1 from all diseases not exceeded by any grave that was a fine tribute to the g«xxi broke easily or let known outsiders not lieing allowed to see town in the United States. qualities of one of the pioneer women of the fruit spoil. the drill cores ami to interview those con- I Jacksonville. Following the address nectid with the work is alroul its satis ' some touching musical selections were Jaksonville for a small town has done sting by the singers after which the re- factory ns it would Ire to interview the Egv plain Sphinx. It is probably that nobly for the distressed jx-ople of Hep- ; mains were consigned to the tomb and Mr. Clark will soon bring his pros|>ecting pneer for a total o ffltM) has I m cn sent from then a tribute of flowers, the offering of TIN FRUIT CANS to a close unless he should Ixtml other this place to the relief of the destitute of i loving friends, was placed above the Handmade and soldered without projx-rty in that district ami have more ■ Heppner. In but an hours time last Fri last resting place of one who had b-rn a so fruit cannot lx; poisoned. acid prospecting done. As to what Mr. Clark day the committee, coni|Mxtcd of John S. loving wife and mother and true to her Orth and M. M. Taylor secured from the may do in connection with the Hlue Led friends. ge property it is hard to tell, but it is business men of Jacksonville fl-lo while Mrs. Karewski was Ixtrn in Gratz, Ger certain that he will pursue one of three the Workmen ami the Odd Fellow's lod many in 1835 ami on her marriage to B. courses. If he finds that there is plenty ges each contributed J25, making a total Levy she and her husband came to of copper there lie will take up the lam«! of /l’.Mi, that has lx-en raised cs Jackson America settling in Jacksonville in 1 800, Hardware ami hold the pro|a-rty until such time as ; ville's contribution to help those made where Mr. Levy engaged in the mercan he decides to develop it. or he may give j homeless by the greatest disaster known tile buiness. Mr. Levy dying Mrs. Medford, OrEgon it out that he found no copper, ami to to Eastern On-gon. Karewski carried on the business for trv to bluff the owners of th«- Hlue I.ddgc some years. In after years she married anil of the other ledges into selling out Jacksonville’s new marshal appears to G. Karewski a well known business man A. H. Maegly of Portland, Mrs. L. cheap, ami then he may dcside that the be the right man in the right place, for of this place and lived happily with him Dattlebaum, of San Francisco and Miss district is not rich enough to justify the the boys art-now as decorous as t! ugh until his death in 1800. Four «laughters Estolla and Miss Pauline Levy of this expenditure of a couple of million of they were alxaird of a war-ship and un survive Mrs. Karewski they being Mrs. place. dollars in putting a smelter into operat-' der naval discipline. One order from ion uud abandon all further efforts in the Marshal Kenney suffices ami fellows who Applegate Copix-r fields. All that the ¡«re inclined to be to noisy are shut upon public can do is to wait patiently the the instant without any further parley. outcome of Mr. Clark’s movements. It is reported on very good authority that should Mr. Clark abandon the Applegate 1 R. II. Jonas and A. L. Peachey, two of Eagle Points bright young men were in copjx-r district that a jxtwerful syndicate ‘ Jacksonville Tuesday, to get a supply of is ready to take hold ami carry on fur printed matter they had ordered at the ther developing until they too have come i Sentinel office. The boys expect to to a conclusion .is to the value of these leave this week for an extended tour of Largest Stock of Farm Machinery in South ledges. Eastern Oregon on a photographic ex ern Oregon. pedition. They will go by way of Rogue THE ROGUE RIVER FRUITGROW river ami Crater Lake ami they will take views of pretty bits of scenery along that ERS’ UNION. Complete Line of Vehicles, embracing Farm The Rogue River Fruit growers Union, route as well as in Eastern Oregon. They and f reight Wagons, Spring Wagons, Car that was organised a' Medford last w ill travel by their own conveyance and will have a complete photographic outfit March through the effort of the Medford riages, Buggies, Etc. Success, bids fair to I k - one of the strong and be able to do any class of work est and most successful fruit growers offered to them. Haying and Harvesting Machinery, Horse unions on the Pacific Coast. Its member Rev. E. B. Lockhart will hold his ship is steadity gaining ami embraces forks and Wire Rope. many of the leading orvhardists of the regular services next Sunday morning and evening at the M. E. church. Rogue River Valley. The Union has been es]>ecial)y fortunate in the selection Death Of A Popular Medford Man. of its officers for they are all men of thorough business habits, and of strict . The distressing news was recieved in integrity and high standing in the com Jacksonville Sunday evening that John munity, and successful fruit men of large G. Van Dyke Jr.,a popular and prominent experit nee in both growing ami market- ' young busim ss man of Medfora, had lx-?-, tea ing of fruit. This matter of officers for! drowned in Rogue River that afternoon. a new organization, especially one that | Mr. Van Dyke, in company with Albert is to engage in large business transaction Eisenhart, J. F. Hodge and Guy Childers, is one of vital importance to its success, was fishing in the river near Curry ford for if the officers are incompetent or do about two miles above the Hvlx-e bridge. I not have the confidence of the members They were all wading in the stream at the organization is sure to prove a failure. some distance from each other, when Mr. With such men as S. I.. Bennett, II. W. Van Dyke stepped ott into a deep hole. Meader, W. H. Norcross ami L. F. He had on a pair of hip boots anil their , All the best makes of CAMERAS, including the Lozier at the head of the organization weight together with the swift current EASTMAN and she KARONA. there is every certainty that the Rogue made his battle for life a hopeless one, > FOLDING POCKET KODAKS that are just River Valley Fruitgrowers Union will lx; especially as he could not swim at all. ■ the thing to take on an outing trip. a permanent institution in the fruit in He came to the surface three times FILMS. PLATES, DEVELOPERS, CARD dustry of Southern Oregon. but were unable to give him any assist MOUNTS, and everything else that the profes ance. While the others made efforts to sional or amateur photographer may require. Tue fruit prospects of Rogue River rescue the body Mr. Bodge drove to ■ Valley were never better than this year Agate and telephoned the sad news to I and the crop promises to lie the largest Medford ami soon over a hundred men Special Orders Filled Promptly. ever heretofore harvested in the valley. were dragging the river, but it was not The yield |x-r tree will be no larger than until Monday afternoon that Mr. Van- 1 usual,but there^are many young orchards Dyke's body was found just below where just coming into bearing which add fully the drowning took place. The funeral 15 per cent to the output of fruit for this took place Tuesday afternoon the servic year. The apple, pear, ami prune orchard es being held in the Presbyterian church. thinning is now being carried on as it is Rev. W. F. Shields conducting the serv each spring, for Rogue River Valley fruit ices and gave a fine tribute to the many | THE Globe Self Sealing Fruit Jar D. H. 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