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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15
HOP CROP OF ROGUE RIvERVALLEY


the part of the dealers to break the
market and then so soon as they have
the bulk of the crop secured TO shove
the price up to at least what it was
with their treme ndous wealth and
power have added hops to the other
commodities which they handle, and
as they are accustomed to make
profits of millions on their deals they
plan to do the same ON the 1905 hops
that they handle aud consequently
they are assisting the other buyers in
their work Of demoralizing prices by
a concerted bear movement on their
part. AS the hop growers, like all
farmers, except few fruit. wool and
mohair growers, are unoIgnnized they
will have TO take the price that the
dealers see fit to offer. We're the hop
growers organized so they could sell
and ship hops by the car load and deal
direct with the brewers they would
be able to realize all that the market
would afford for their crop. Already
the spirit of operation and union is
being felt among the hop growers and
after they have been crushed few
more times and barely made expenses
moving their crop they will form
district unions that will act together
and eliminate the bulls and bears
who gamble in hops and then let the
law of supply and demand adjust the
price each year.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15

This week will practically close hop
picking in Rogue River Valley for
this season for most of the yards will
have been picked this Saturday and by
the middle of next week the last of the
picking will have been done.
The quality of this years crop is
very good and the weather conditions
have been perfect for picking and
curing Pro6ting by previous exper-
fence the growers have been very care
full to have their hops clean. With
very few exceptions the size and
quality Of the hop is good and this
with the clean picking and careful
drying will give high average
quality to the Rogue River hop for
this year.
The yield has been less than the
average for Rogue River Valley
and a careful estimate places the yield
at from 800 to 1000 pounds per acre,
a few yards going above this amount
and some going even as low as 600
pounds. Yards that wer5 under good
irrigation and were sprayed to kill
off the lice have made splendid yields.
So profitable has irrigation proven
that every yard that can possibly
be watered will be supplied by either
bitches or pumping plants. What ir-
rigation will do for hops is proven
in the yard OF English, Burrow &
Jewell on the Applegate near Murphy.
This yard of AZ acres of baby hops,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15

Of grounds for public park viii also
be undertaken. A civic Improvement
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15
NEW YORK COMPANY
BUYS ALL OF OPP MINE
DIR. r eddy and Fred T. Perry Dis
pose of Their Holdings for
o Good Figure.

Report comes from Jacksonville
that DR.. ]. II. Reddy and Fred T. Per.
ry have sold their interest in the Opp
mine TO the New York parties who
lately purchased thei interest Of j.
W. Opp in the same. Mr.. Opp
held 10 per cent Of the property and
the price he realized was reported at
$i25, 600 The statement is now made
that the remaining 30 per cent was
sold on basis Of sl75, 600 for the en.
tire mine.
Foster & Gunnell the well known
mining men Of Grants Pass were the
purchasers OF all the interests In the
opp property for New York capital.
lists, whom they represent. The
management OF the miRe will be in
the hands Of Mossrs. Foster & Gun
nell, but a. to the future plans OF the
new purchasers no information IL yet
given, other than that the productive
capacity Of tho mine IL TO be increased
all that 1t will warrant.
The mine Is equipped with To-
stamp mill erected and placed in
operation last fall. The power Is
electric, Supplied from Gold Ray, aud
the mill Is ono Of the most complete
and up.to.date In Southern Oregon The
building was designed for 30 stamps
and 1t is understood that the new
owners will at once put In the 10.
stamps that wiil complete tho equip.
Dient.
Ihe opp mine property embraces
over 200 acres and Is located on Jack
son creek mile aud half west Of
jacksonville. Nine veins have been
located and over 5000 feet OF tunnel
has been run that have opened some
very rich bodies OF ore. Tram cars
are used 10 transport the ore to the
mill and these are operated by gravity
and the drainage Of the mine IL also
by gravity.
The Opp mine Is situated In one OF
the richest mineral districts OF South
ern Oregon for the hills about Jack
sUnvillo are a network Of gold bearing
veins and almost every creek and
gulch Of that section has afforded rich
placer digRings. There IN every Ger.
tainty that the Opp mine will become
a property that will warrant 60 or
more stamp mill and that IL will be-
come enc OF the big gold Producers
OF the Pacific Coast
B,~sr, Of 0intmsnts for Cstafrh That Contain
Mercury.
a. mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering il
through the Mucous surfacer. such
articles should never be- used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sIciaus ~ the damage they will do
is ten fold 30 the good you can possi
bly, derive from them. Halls Catarrli
Cure, manufactured by +. J Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer.
curry, and IL taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood aud mucOu,
: surfaces Of the system. In buying
/ Halls Catarrh Cure be- sure you get
the genuine. II is taken internally
aud made 10 Toledo, Ohio. by +. J.
Cheney d Co Testimonials free
Sold by all Druggists. Price 75c pei
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15
OlD-TIMERS PREDICT
A HARD WINTER
Base Their Predictions on the
Quantity of Yellowiackets
Hatched This Summer.

All the old settlers among the
farmers of Rogue River Valley are
bestirring themselves in preparation
for hard wiuter, for thev predict a
big snow aud freezing weather. Their
prediction is based on the old In dian
sign. and which the Whites have
found never to fail in the 50 years
since the first settler came here, that
q summer in which yellowjackets are
unusually numerous is certain to be
followed by a hard winter. This sign
has proven correct so often that the
pioneers believe in it and 80 expect a
deep snow and heavy rains this win
ter.
If the number of yellow jackets is in
dicative of the severity of the weather
then Southern Oregon is in for win
ter that would do credit to Minnesota
for the yellowjackets have swarmed
over the country in countless mill
ions. Not for years lave they been so
numerous and in many of the farm
districts they have been veritahle
pest, invading houses and barns and
by theif pugnscious boldness making
life trial to the farmers. Yellow
jackets are especially fond of fresh
meat and the smell Of a fresh carcass
would draw them this year to il in
numbers like swarm of bees.
O. r. Gentner who has large
farm in Gentuer's Gap ON the Apple
gate divide, FIVE miles from this city,
tells that some time since he killed a
beef aud before he could get it skin
ned the yellow jackets had pounced on
it in such number aud defendeu their
prize with such fierceness with their
stings that they drove him and hi'
son way and they had to provide
themselves with wells over their face,
and gloves on thier hands before they
could complete the work Of dressing
the beef. Instances are told Of hun
ters WHO had killed a deer and Will,
carrying the dressed CARCASS TO theil
camp were set upon by a swarm o.
Yellow jackets and fol ced to drop theil
yenison and flee for their lives.
Even the freighters have found III,
plague of yellow jackets a terror Re
Gently one Of the eight.mule teams,
belonging to Capt. McIutire, whil'
coming n from the Takilma smeltel
with load Of matte, was set upor
by a swarm Of irste yellowjscket
and IN short order the mules heels
were flying through the air as swiftly
as were their little tormentors, and 1
runaway was only ayerted by th,
skill Of the veteran driver who was a
the busienss end Of the jerk. line A
it was there was general mix.up o
mules and horses and It took the as
sistsnce Of the driver of the team
following, TO enable the driver 10 &c
order restored and his team agail
plodding slowly along the road will
their three wagons carrying eigh
tons Of copper aud ali the mule
Topping their long ears in unison &
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15

the tnkle of the bells ON the lead
teams harness.
Verify Southern Oregon has had
plague of yellowjackets this Summer
aud if this winter will be as hard as
have been their stings then will over
coats and gloves be in order in this
Italy of America" this land where
sleighs and skates are unknown and
where flowers bloom every month in
the wear
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15

opiates ana Is safest for children and
delicate persons. For sale by II. A.
Rotermund.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15

Of the city ana it- memDefsnip 's
steadily increasing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15

This is a medicine Of great worth
and merit. Try it when you have a
cough or cold and y,u are certain TO
be pleased with the quicS relief which
it affords Il is pleasant to take and
can always be depended upon. For
sale by all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15
Sleeping Accommod odations.

As an accommodation to visitors to
the Exposition. and others dissection
tourist sleeper will be placed in ser
vice between Ashland, and Portland
on trains 10 ami l6 commencing May
29th. Sections 9, 10, II, aud - are re-
served for this station and can be Sc
cured at the depot. G.P. Jester, Agt.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15
SOUTHERN OREGON
PEARS IN CANADA
Canadians Pay Big Price for
Fruit From tho Italy
OF America"

Such has been the ra,ages of tho
pear blight In the Eastern states and
recently in California that the pro-
duction of marketable pears has been
greatly reduced in those sections.
The sequence of this shortage is that
the price of pears was higher than
apples last year and this year the
price is even going higher. Rogue
River Valley as yet is free from the
blight and the pears from here being
of extra quality and flavor and being
sound are fine shippers. The demand
was so great last year that local
growers had more orders than they
could I'LL, while the demand for this
year promises to be even greater.
OF n sale of pears recently made by
Captain Gordon Voorhies, who has IA
400 acre orchard to pears aud apples
In jackson county, the Medford Mail
gives the following facts:
"A carload of pears shipped from
the Eden Valley orchards, owned by
Capt. Voorhies, to Montreal brought
prices which are causing pear growers
in other sections to sit up and take
notice of Rogue River Valley. This
carload of pears consisted of 800
boxes, and Of these l2 were what are
termed second among the packers
of this section, yet they must have
looked good to the Canucks, for
the whole car sold at ah average of
$3.50 per box, which would equal
about $3.50 per box here. The price
was somewhat above the usual price
In other years, of course, but IL in
dicates what may be expected in the
way of prices for pears this year
The Eden Valley orchards will pro-
duce this year somewhere in the
neiRhborhood Of IL, 900 boxes of pears
about 90 carloads This is not as
large crop as has been produced. but
the prices this year will make the in.
come not unsatisfactory.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-15
chAmb,rlaIn', Cough Remedy Aid, Nature.

Medicines that aid nature are
always most etfeotual Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy acts on this
plan II allays tho cough. relieves
the lungs, aids expeotoration, opens
the soeretions aud aids nature in re.
storing the system to healthy con
ditio5. IL il famous for its cures
over large part Of the civilized
world. Thousands have testified TO
Is superior excellence. II counter.
acts any tendency to cold TO result
In pneumonia For sale by all drug
gists
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Two OF a Kind.

An Irish soldier wanted to get a fur.
Tough, and trumped up a story that
his wife was very sick and had written
him to come home. The captain knew
some OF Pats tricks, so he said to him
that he had received a letter from the
lady and that she told him not to let
Fat come home. as he got drunk,
broke up the furniture and mistreated
her ~shamefully. Pat saluted and
started to leave the room, but on
reaching the door, turned and said:
"Sir, may l speak to you-not as
an officer, but as NOR to NOM"
"ies, Pat: what is it,"
"Well, sor, what I'm after saying is
this remarked Pat. going close to
the captain and lowering his voice,
shat you and l are two of the most
illigant liars that the Lord ever made.
I'm not a married mon."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Broken or Short.

Between the deserving poor and the
dessrvedly poor there is a vast differ
ence.
"A married man says that the most
startling innovation in woman's an.
parel is the bill.
According to a married mans state.
ment u penny saved means that $50
has been earned.
1t Is not good for u man to live
alone-unless his only idea of good
is to save money.
When it comes to talking baby talk
q man is willing to acknowledge a
woman's superiority.
In u regard size doesn't count.
The smallest man in the bunch nav be
the biggest nuisance.
1t is TRANCE that men who are sinh.
ject to hay fever do not learn to steer
clear of;grass widows.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
barring swimmers l'efy Rapids.

NIARGARA FALLS, July l7.-Carl.
isle d. Graham Of this city and VIM.
j. Glover, Jr., of Baltimore succe>s-
fully swan the lower rapid, of the
Niagara, from the American side of
the whirlpool to Lewiston. this after
noon. The distance Of four miles was
covered in 70 minutes by Glover. The
start was made at 1902 p. H., from
Flatrock, which is on the American
side. The swimmers did not venture
in the upper rapids where Capt. Webb
lost his life.
Both men wore life belts and intlat.
ed rubber rings around their necks.
From the start Glover took the lead.
He entered the rapids a minute ahead
of Graham. Until the DEVILS Hole
was reached the swift current and
roaring rapids had the swimmer in
their grasp.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
The Russian Peace Commissioners.

PARIS, July l5.-The North German
Lloyd company has received a dis.
patch engaging passage on the steam
er Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sailing
from Cherbourg July 26, for the fol.
lowing list OF Russian plenipoten.
tiaries and their party.
NJ. Witte, chief plenipotentiary:
Prof. De Martens, professor of in.
tern ational law at the university of
St. Peters burg: NJ. Shipotf, director
of the treasury department: Major
General Yermoletf, military attache
at London: Nj. Sameriotf, of the Rus.
sian foreign Office: NJ. Plancon, for.
merly Russian charge d'affaires at
Pekin: Nj. Morotovitz, former secre.
tary OF the Russian legation at Pekin:
and Nj. Naboukotf Of the foreign of.
fee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
THE OREGON LAND FRArnS
Evidence Against Congressman Supported
by Entry In Hotel Register.

PORTLAND, June l7.-Congressman
John Newton Williamson was on the
witness stand in the United State.
circuit court in his own behalf TODAY.
His testimony was the feature of the
days proceedings, and his cross.ex.
amin alton was a feather in the cap Of
the government.
The defense has commended that viii.
Hanson was al P~rineville only for a
short time in July, 1902, and when the
same thing was affirmed on the stand
by Williamson, he was confronted by
District Attorney Heney with the reg.
lister OF the Poindexter hotel in which.
under date of June IL, 1902, was found
the signature of John n. Williamson.
The congressman said the signature
was not his own, but he confessed that
the name ''Prineville'' appeared to be
in his writing. Moreover, he was not
prepared to swear that he was not in
Prineville at that time. This materi.
ally shattered the contentious of the
defense that Williamson was not in
Prineville.
This point bears out the theory of
the government that Williamson vas
in Prineville nor than two weeks be.
fore the filings were made: that there
was a perfect understanding between
the defend ants: that he arranged with
his wife to file and that he then wen,
back to The Dalles and negotiated a
loan o make payment on the claims
and caused his wife to file shortly af-
ter his departure.
Mr.. Heney offered in evidence a let
ter from Congressman Williamson to
Binger Hermann, then commissioner
of the general land Office, in which ne
sought 70 influence the commissioner
to enlarge the Blue Mountain forest
reserve. SO as TO furnish a base on
school lands for the further extension
of their sheep range. and to crowd out
the cattle men grazing in that district.
The defense objected TO the letter and
the court ruled against the submis.
sion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Rent Her D0uhle.

IL knew no Que for four weeks when
l vas sick with typhoid and kidney
trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hunter.
of Pittsb burg, Pa. land when | got
better, although had one of the best
doctors l could get, l was bent double,
and had to rest my hands on my knees
when l walked. From this terrible
affection | was rescued by Electric
Bitters, which restored my health and
strength, and now can walk as
straight as ever. They are simply
wonderful" Guaranteed to cure stom.
ach. liver and kidney disorders: at
W. j.. Minar's drug store: price soc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
BLOOD CELLS.
IN HEALrH. IN DISEASE.
ZEE: 1855 ::::;:|

Man is a millionaire many times over in
the possession of blood cells. Woman is
not quite SO rich, for scientists have proven
that the normal number Of red blood cells
and a half million, to the square illimeter.
The normal cell is not absolutely round
in health, but, in disease, becomes ex-
tremely irregular in shape. Every one can
be in perfect health and possess the mil
lions OF rich red blood corpuscles if they
Pierce, consulting physician to the lnva-
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buff
falo, N. ", advises every man and woman
to prepare for a long life by observing ma
lures laws. In the first place. if your
digestion is faulty, and the food you
eat is not taken up by the blood and assim-
Hated properly, you need a tonic and diges.
tive corrector, something that will increase
the red blood corpuscles; he believes in
going about this in natures own way:
Years ago, in his active practice, he ound
that an Alternative extract of certain herbs
hol, would put the liver, lungs and heart
into fuller and more complete action. This
medicine he called DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. BY assimilating the
food eaten, it nourishes the blood, and, in
stead Of the ill-shaped corpuscles, the per
the corpuscles are more nearly round:
Nervousness is only the cry of the starved
nerves for food, and when the nerves are
fed on rich red blood the person loses
those irritable feelings, sleeps well at night
and feels refreshed in the morning.
ENOWLEDGE IS POWER.
If you want to know about your body,
read DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, which can be had for the cost of
mailing, 81 cents in one.cent stamps for the
cloth.bound book, or 81 stamps for the
paper:covered volume. 1908 pages. Ad.
dress Dr.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Will Travel Via Great Northern.

ST. PAUL, July l4.-James j. Hill.
president OF the Great Northern, is
personally arranging the itinerary
for the japanese peace plenipote-
tiaries in the journey from Seattle to
Washington. The party, which i.
headed by Baron Komura, will ar.
rive at Seattle on the steamer Mime.
sofa, July 20. They will travel east.
ward over the Great Northern to Du.
luth, where they will embark on the
steamer Northwest for Buffalo, via
the great lakes. At Buffalo the party
will be taken by the Pennsylvania
railway to Washington, arriving there
early in August.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19

guests and newspaper men. who ac
companied the ship IL far as Sandy
Hook, where :hey We're taken off by
a navy yard tug, sent Il by Admiral
Couyhlin. \ launcn bearing a party
OF ex~cursionists attempted 10 run in
alongside of the ship when she was
under way and nearly colliled with
her.
The Roosevelt wa. salutea by al!
manner OF steam aud sailing Graf, on
her way to sea.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
New Trial Denied.

PORTLAND, July l5.-Motion for a
new trial on the part of United States
Senator John H. Mitchell, in the land
fraud cases, was overruled by Judge
DeHaven in the United States cour,
this afternoon, and the attorneys for
the defense asked for a week in which
to file a bill of exceptions and a wri,
OF error. Senator Mitchell was 20,
present in court Judge DeHaven an.
nounced that he had been too busy to
prepare a written reply to the motion,
and gave a verbal decision.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Stcam.ShOvcling Through Cemetery

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. July l5.-In com.
pliance with a request from citizens In
the vicinity of Edwardsville, Illinois,
the state board OF health today sent
an inspector to make an investigation
OF a report that q wholesale exhuma.
ton OF dead bodies is being made by
q railway excavation crew along the
rlght'ot.way, near a county poor
farm. 1t is charged that u steam
shovel is used and that the place where
the shovel Is at work was formerly q
cemetery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
THE WAR UPON GRAFT.

The conviction of United States
Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon
shows that no station, however high,
can save a person from punishment
for violation of law in this country
when the evidence against him is
clear. Mitchell was charged with VIC.
latiug two provisions of the United
States statue which declares that "No
senator, after his election and during
his continuance in Office, shall receive
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Peary's North Pole Expedition starts.

NEW YORK, July l6.-The Roose.
welt, in which Capt. Robert f. Peary
hopes to reach the north pole, started
on her long voyage today. Captain
Peary and a party of guests were on
board at the start, and remained with
the ship on her trip down the bay, bu,
they left her at the Narrows. return.
ing to the city on q navy tug. Capt.
Peary started tonight by rail for Sgd
uey, Cape Breton, where he will join
the ship.
On board the vessel, beside the ex-
plorer's party, were q number OF