Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-03-24
IN COMIC OPERA PNAFOR LIVE NEWS FROM ROvO STATE CONVENTION CALL
o. NJ. Knox Makes Perilotis Pes.
sase of Applegate.

orley Fields of Williams wa. at Pro-
volt Thursday.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spencer,
nine pound daughter.
r. !. Lewman Of Proyolt made =
flying trip TO Ashland Tuesday on bus
iness.
The Fields Bros. Of Provolt were do
ing business in Grants Pass Thursday
and Friday.
Willie Lewman Of Grants Pass was
at Proyolt this week visiting with his
father and many friends
Lua Loesch, the Provolt hop raiser,
left for Grants Pass Saturday to at
tend the Odd Fellows lodge.
Ed Lewman left for Williams Friday
/ to take mp work in the hop yard run
by B. y. Baldwin of Provolt.
L. W. Smith, the Proyolt postmas-
ter, was called to Grants Pass Friday
to help take care Of little Louis, who
was burned last week.
The baseball boys Of Proyolt are
getting anxious TO play bali Two
mines will be orsgnized Sunday to
play Sunday week at the Provolt
grondns. The first to play is the
Missouri Flat who took the honors Of
last fall. We have already had
challenge to meet them April "A at the
Applegate grounds.
The Howell Bros. OF Proyolt, who
have the McDaniels farm rented for
hops, are quite busy getting ready to
start turning over the black sandy soil
to put in hops, although the weather
is quite bad, but on account Of it be-
ing 10 late the work will be forced on
just the same. Next week AN extra
team will be put to work hauling
poles for the yard.
o. NJ. Knox, of Poweli's creek had
a narrow escape from being drowned
in the Applegate riy Friday. He
was going to see his children at s.
Cooks, and when he got to the Lew
man farm he made inquiries about
the ford. Everything being reported
satisfactory, he attempted to try a
new one which had not been crossed
for some time. He had made his way
near tho opposite shore, when his
horse stepped into hole OF great
lepth. He swan to the shore, how
ever, but in trying to climb the bank,
fell on the riders leg, but Mr.. Knox
was not seriously injured
Died-Mrs Lola LAYTON of Provolt,
passed away Monday, after brief
illness. Mrs Layton was born in Mis-
souri, and resided there until she was
l2 years of age, when her parents
moved to Josephine County, Oregon,
where they made their home. Some
seven years Miss Carter was married
to Edward Layton of Applegate.
Abont a year ago she took the catarrh
which led to the lungs, but was not
thought to be seriously i'll, until three
months ago, when she became very i'll.
A physician was called, but there was
no hope for her and she was taken to
the hospital at Portland, where she
was advised to go to California, and
she passed away at Sacramento. She
leaves a husband AID daughter and a
host of friends to mourn her loss
The Bamboo placer mine of Will
lams creek is worked during the
winter by Superintendent John
Bailey. Last winters results were
startling. This mine is on a small
ridge at the foot Of large mountain,
and was worked by the early set
tiers some 80 years ago, and is still
giving the most pleasing results to its
owner, John Layton of. Provolt
The Butcher Gulch piacors are in
full blast piping. From vast treasures
of gold in its bed which has lain there
for untold ages, Teicos have been
picked up from the bedrock which con
tain $40 and $50 This gulch is
tributary Of old Horse Head, which is
known the world over, for its richness
and large nuggets. This property is
owned by A. Watts Of Prcvolt, who
has force Of men at work, picking
rock. Mr. Watts is an old miner and
does his own piping with good results.
Layton's famous placer mine Of Far
ris Guloh, which is running spring,
summer and winter, taking from the
earth the hidden treasures of gold, has
been IN operation since the carly SOS
and is still making stcady out
put of wealth TO its owners Tho
channel is rapidly growing wider and
and is also growing deeper. There is
a crew ot men at work cleaning ditch
at the present time These two
bitches are 40 miles in length, and
the pipe liue is half mile in length,
and has a 100 foot fall
jolly Joker.
Il saved His leq.