Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-04-14
PROGRESS in Mining. LAUNDERING
and Agriculture.

souri, lat MOnday.
Thos. Lewman uf Proyolt was at
Williams Saturday doing business.
John Pernoll, the Applegate mer.
chant was at Grants Pass Monday and
Tuesday.
Lewis & chatham. the shingle men
of Williams were at Provolt this
week on business.
JEFF Pence Of Williams was at Pro-
volt Saturday, purchasing oats to SOW
this spring for hay.
X. Davidson of Jacksonville was
visiting relatives and friends at Pro
volt and Williams Tuesday.
Vim. SUnson, a prosperous farmer Of
Provolt, is busy hauling potatoes to
Grants Pass at present. Mr.. Sonson
has 10, 200 pounds engaged to haul.
George Huffman. the Jackson
county assessor was visiting the
farmers Of Proyolt and Applegate this
week, altJugh the taxes were as
usual, can say tLat jackson county
is reasonable. but Josephine county
is unreasonable with taxes this sea.
son.
The shingle mill Of Williams is busy
at work at present, saving shingles
They have several Thousands on hand
that can be purchased at 81. 25. They
are sugar pine hearts. They can also
furnish pine or fir if preferred. They
guarantee the shingles to be first
class.
John Rehkopf, the owner of the
Mode hop yard Of Applegate is out
from Grants Pass this week looking
after the yard while Superintendent
Ed Estis hauls hop poles from Tholnp.
son creek, which were cut short
time ago by II. Rush. They have five
miles to haul them, but the poles
are the finest that have ever been
presented to this district since the
yard was put out.
The primaries were held at Will.
Jams creek for the purpose Of electine
delegates for the county convention
to be held at Grants Pass. The dele
gates were L. N. Provolt, Chas.
Owen and L. Sharp Il. N. Provoil
will also run for county commissioner
of Josephine county. We wish Mr.
Proyor success in being elect, d to
that office. He is cattle raiser of
Provolt and highly respected through
out Josephine county. It is the wish
OF both republicans and democrats
that Mr.. Provolt be elected next
June.
Lua Loesh, the owner Of the Yellow
Girl yard has his new yard all put
out and is now all ready to sta,
plowing the first of next week
The Baldwin yard is now grubbed
and 1900 new poles out, which will
be hauled next week and also the
new yard is now plowed. An ad.
ditional yard will be put in this sea-
son. There are two men at work
plowing the old yard.
Ed Lowman and James Coffee, both
of Provolt, and the Howell Bros
who have the McDaniel's farm rented
are now putting in their new sets this
week. BY the last of next month they
will be ready to start plowing. They
intend to reap n harvest to certain
extent this season, which will pay for
tbs picking this year if possible.
We have received good news from
Trinity county, Cal. George lew
man, the son of John Lewman of
Provolt, has been in Trinity county
mining since 1890. Last week Mr..
Lewman made rich find in new
claim, which he had purchased from
a miner who was going to leave the
country He thought the mine had
heen worked ont, so he sold for $1,000
atfe short run. Mr.. Lewman was
looking over the bedrock, where he
had ground sluioing, and picked mp
one piece which contained 800 IS and
many others of $50 and $50. In three
hours he pickle of the bedrock, 5000
of nuggets none of which were less
than S25 He thinks he will probably
clean up $1,000 dollars during the four
months run.
o. NJ. Knox aud John Haokett,
the Powell's creek saw mill mon
were at Grants Pass this week put
material for tho spring and
summer run, which will be long
one. They have 1900, 600 feet to cut
this season. They have fine body
Of fir and fine timber to saw up this
run, which will be hauled by Tipp
OF Williams. They have
two men at work at present cut.
ting logs and making logs, roads, and
also repairing tho machinery around
the mill They will start saving
Monday, If nothing prevents The
Stortch Bros. Of Williams are also
getting their mill building in full :
headway and the machinery isalready !
in the ground. They will start the /.
wheels turning in July and maybe |
sooner.
Real Estate Transfers.
John IT, Williams and Joseph Moss .