Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-24
A STURDY PIONEER
OF APPLEGATE VALLEY
MIR. Rehkopf Hale and Active at
Years-Plantins More Hops
-Exterminate Plum Trees.

Andrew Rehkopf is a striking ex-
ample of the youthful vigor that
many of the Oregon pioneers possess.
He is rs years old yet as active as the
average man of 40 or 80. Mr.. Reh-
kopf resides on his fine farm on the
Appleqate between Provolt and Ap-
plegate postoffice, and Thursday de-
string TO come to Grants Pass to at
tend to some business matters, and
his horses all being needed in the
farm work, he started to walk to
town. He had made IA OF the II
miles from his place to Grants Pass
before 10 O'Clock, when neighbor |
with team, caught up with him and
gave him a ride on to town, he ar
irving here as fresh and vigorous
as though out only for short morn
ing jaunt Friday morning Mr..
Rehkopf started afoot on his trip
home, he expecting to make the II
mi les in five hours.
Mr.. Rehkopf came to Memphis,
Tenn, when he was young man,
from Germany, and in 1858 he went
to California, coming to Applegate
valley in 1856, where he has since
lived. He first settled on Williams
creek, buying of Ben Smith the farm
now owned by J. NJ. Johns and on
which the village Of Williams now
stands. He afterwards sold the Will
| Jams creek ranch and went in partner
ship with William Pernoll, now de-
ceased, and bought the farm now
owned by Mrs. Pernoll and her sons
near Applegate postoffice, and they
carried on for several years extensive
farm and stock business. In 1870 he
old his interest to Mr.. Pernoll and took
mp his present farm as a homestead. In
1870 he was married to Miss Mary
| Woodbridge, daughter Of Aphius
Woodbridge, an Applegate pioneer.
Mrs. Rehkopf died three years ago,
and since then Mr.. Rehkopf has made
his h Jme with his son, Henry, who
is married and resides on the home
place and assists in carrying on the
farm work. Mr.. Rehkopf and his son
have 27 acres to hops and had
fine crop this year which they are yet
holding for raise in price. Mr..
Rebkopf is not discouraged at all
over the hop outlook and will have 10
acres more set to hops next spring.
This yard will be put out by John
McCallister and son, William. They
do all the work and deliver the hops
in Grants Pass and get half of the
crop for term Of years, Mr.. Reh
kopf furnishes the land, the wire for
one way and the timber for the poles.
Mr.. McCallister has completed dwell
ing house adjoining the hop yard land
and he and his son are now erect
ing barn. He has rented his farm
at New Hope and will shortly move
his family to the hop yard. The yard
is located on Apologize bottom land,
the soil of which is a deep, rich loan
and it will produce an extra fine
quality of hops. Mr. Rehkopf pro
poses to profit by the advice given by
Prof. Cordley at the farmers institute
last September, and cut down all the
plum trees on his place. Prof. Cord
ley stated that it had been clearly
proven that the plum and prune trees
were the 'eediDg places for the hop
louise The wild plums being Their
favorite haunt. We're these trees all
removed big work would be ao-
complished in eradicating the pest
that causes such big losses in hop
yards, for they will not breed on any
other kind of tree On MIR. Reh-
kopf's place there are many wild
plums and he will have them all grub.
bed out as also all on the adjoining
: land.