Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-30
NEWS EVENTS OF
APPLEGATE VALLEY
Dredges TO Be Put In - Land
Bonded at Big Price-Farmers
Will Have Good Crops.

mIs. DdlHy Low inah was az piahto
Pass Monday.
Charlie Tuff of Williams was visit
or here Saturday.
James Coffey spent Saturday and
Sunday at Grants Pass.
Mrs. Jay Hays of Grants Pass is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Josephine Sites spent several
hours at Provolt this week giving
music lessons.
Miss Maud Pernoll, of Applegate,
was at Provolt the first of the week
accompanied by Mrs. Alice O'Bryan.
Jess York. one of Missouri Flat's
young farmers and stock miners, was
at Williams and Provolt Saturday on
business.
W. NJ. Sonson was at Grants Pass
Tuesday on business. He was ac-
companied by Louis Loesche, the
Provolt hop raiser.
There will be a picnic at Williams
the Fourth. All are invited to be
present. Dinner will be served by
the II. NJ. Q. of Williams
Rev. L. Badger, pastor Of the
Christian church, left Monday for
Riddle, where he will hold a ser
yies Of meetings for eyeral days.
John Lettken, of Grants Pass, was
at PTOvolt the most Of this week hay
ing on his farm. Mr.. Lettken has q
fine crop of grain hay Of oats, wheat
and barley mixed His grain is we'll
headed and superior to any Rogue
River Valley grain crop of this sea-
son.
George Spence arrived Monday
afteran absence Of five weeks. Mr.
Spence has been in the Scott Noun
tains and on the Salmon river,
where he has been mining. He says
he likes that district very much as
wages are good, but on account of his
eyesight failing he had TO return
home for medical assistance.
Mr.. Catterlie of Portland, was here
Monday and shut down the Bone OF
| Contention quartz mine, which has
been in operation for the past two
years II was shut down by reason
of the sickness of Mr.. Catterlie's wife,
which called him from his business
here. He expects so soon as hii
wifo's health is improved to return
and resume work at the mine.
The fishing party Sunday had good
SUCCESS They spent the day at Water
gap on Powell's Greek where they
caught some trout measuring eight tC
nine inches in length. This is unusua
for mountain streams to have large
trout, they are usually very small.
POwell's Creek ~ small stream
which comes from the Powell Creel
mountains and empties into Williams
creek at Proyolt, the latter tribu
tary of Applegate rvier, and flow
from the Grayback mountains.
Il. n. ProSolt has bonded his Ian,
to an Oroyille, California, dredging
company for $4,000. They hav,
also bonded the farm of /. Q. Hyd
for $1,000. Mr.. Layton has bonded hi
placer mine ON tarris gulch and ais,
his high line bitches in addition I,
his farm mentioned in my last news
Tor the sum of $50, 600. II this is
success it will make lots of work 70
the laboring men of this valley AM
vicinity.
, Tho base bali game between Apple
gate aud Williams, Sunday was bum
lhere is no use for any country MN,
To- try TO stand off the left arm o
Pitcher Henry Pernoll, when Grant
\ Pass, Watkins and Jacksonville fall
. short Capt John Pernoll, the Ap
4 plegate merchant, is quite proud o
his team, which has not been beaten
but twice during the past two years
The nine is composed of Applegat
boys. and they are ready for
challenge at any time They win pla,
Grants Pass the Fourth Of July "A
Giants Pass ON the \. a. @. grounds
There was light shower of rain a
, provolt Friday, but not heavy enougl
to do any damage to hay and grail
that is cut aud yet in the field. Til,
, weather is yot unsettled aud the datl
brokou clouds hang around the noun
tain tops with threats of rain In,
winds are from the south and IN,
clouds drift In from the Pacific occal
but these clouds may be- only fog. vi
hope so for there L. lots OF hay dowl
IA this section. c. O, Bigelow ha
e zoo tens of hay in the fold j. n
GoJchcr \. Blodgct and others o.
Williams Valley have large amour
Ia the fold, which could be damag,
easily by rain.
Louis Locsch lost tine COW Satur
day by eating poison weeds ON tn,
range up Farrs guloh MIR, Loescl
miLycoutly purchased the COW from
Ulysses Provolt Tor $40. This il
nothing new tor stock to got poisoned
by weeds la tho Farrs guloh range
Last season thero were five head o.
cat,le and one burrow killed. TheiI