Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-23
NEWS EVENTS OF
PR0V0LT NEIGHH0RH00D
Placer Lands Bonded TO Dredgel
Company-Hay Crop Large
Baseball Season On.

George Fields made Grnsts Pass a
call Thursday.
Willie Fsrris of Applegate was here
Friday visiting with relatives ami his
many friends.
]. t. Payne and wife were at Ruch
Friday. They report that section
very lively and crops fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall Of Little
Shasta spent several days visiting at
PIovolt with J. Carter and family.
Mrs. Z. c. Smith of Grants Pass
was visiting with her parents. Nj.
and Mrs. J. 7. Layton, Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Mabel Moon who has been
visiting the past three weeks at Pro-
volt returned to her home in Grants
Pass Saturday.
George Beck of Grants Pass was at
Provolt Sunday. Mr. Beck Is making
preparations to leave for Eastern
Oregon Wednesday.
Z. Lewman was at Grants Pas.
Saturday visiting with relatives and
also to purchase summer supple.
which he will take 10 Lakeview
where he will work through hsying.
Albert Nonderworth of San Fran
CISCO was at Proyolt on business
Tuesday. Alex Watts has quit
mining and will leave for Eastern
Oregon where he will spend the sum
mer.
The basket dinner given last Sun
day was largley attended and was al
enjoyable affair There was also bap
tising and church at 2:30 p. m.
which was largely attended. Th,
meeting was conducted by Rev. E
Badger.
The Powell Creek Lumber Com
pany's mill is running steadily will
a cut of 1900 feet per day. Thei
lumber is first-class. They haul thei
logs distance of ~ miles and hav
500, 900 feet to cut by Septembe
which will be delivered at Grant
Pass as fast as possible.
Thos. Lewman has rented hi
fathers farm and will stay at hom
this season. Mr.. Lewman is one O
the most prosperous young farmers o
the Applegate valley and will do al
in his power to make things shoS
up this fall We need a few more O
his kind throughout this valley.
J. L. Layton aud others of the Ap
plegate Valley have bonded thei
farms to the NJ. +. Dredging Com
pany which will thoroughly prospec
the laud. Applegate river has man
rich placer mines along its banks
The gold is very light and faky. /
runs from sl6l6 to sl7 per ounce.
A party of young men left wednes
day for Iakeview where they vii
hay tor Jim Herford. They will b
there about four months. Wages ar
50 per day. The party consisted G
George, Shirm and Charley Fields
George Beck, John HsrIiett. Giver
Knox, Alex Watts, Everitt Lewma
and Fred Right.
The base ball game at Applegat
was very good the score standing
to 7 in favor of Applegate. Grant
Pass will have to play Provolt Pre-
volts last game with Applegate tn
srore stood 10 to for Applegate
Provolt and Murphy the score stoo
to II for Provolt. Provolt vs.
Missouri Flat to for Pbrovolt.
A word to the Courier: MI
Editor, | am glad once more to hav
the opportunity to correspond for you
paper l have represented my dis
trict in other papers, but have foun
none so satisfactory as the Rogu
River Courier. and all throughou
this valley are anxious to see tn
Provolt news come ont in you
paper.
The Provolt school meeting wa
called to order at 2 O'Clock Monday
with E. n. Provolt acting chairman
There were two directors and cler