Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-10
Provolt Items.

Fred Blight OF Applegate was at
Proyolt Sunday.
George Beck, Of Grants Pass was
visiting relatives and friends here
Saturday and Sunday.
W. Fields Of Provolt left Saturday
for Foots creek to secure job on the
dredger, which will begin work soon.
Sherman Fields and G. He rriett
will soon leave for Elgin, Oregon,
where they intend to spend the sum
mer instead Of in Eastern Oregon.
James Coffee OF Williams, who has
been employed at the L. L. ranch,
at Proyolt, made a flying trip to
Grants Pass Wednesday on business.
James Rock and sister, Miss Millie,
were at Provolt the latter part Of the
week and secured good milk COW,
which was taken TO Thompson creek
Sunday
Miss Florence Nee of Thompson
Greek is attending school at Will
liams and staying with her sister,
Mrs James Kennedy and family at
that place.
Mr.. Clark Of this place was on a
business trip at Talent Monday after
load of furniture aud his cattle
which were driven TO his place re-
Gently purchased of Rev. f. Badger
The baseball games at Applegate
and Provolt have started again. Their
first game was on Sunday, the 9th, at
the Fern Dale grounds. The game
was quite interesting for the on look
ers as we'll as the players, The score
stood 3 to 4. One players in the
Applegate nine was struck by a fly
ball in the right eye. The wound
was not serious.
The dance given at Williams Sat
urday night was grand success and
largely attended from far and near.
Provolt was we'll represented by its
young people as also was Applegate
There were l6 numbers sold at 80
cents. Everybody present had good
time. There will be a dance at the
Ruoh hall the nth. All come and
have good time.
Gardening las commenced through
the valley, which is very early but
on account OF the tropical weather
we are having at present, the gardeners
feel safe in planting. 1t is often said
that "when leaves begin to come,
spring is at hand" and II 80 it is hero,
along the Applegate river. The
willows are all in leaf and the roads
are getting dusty, and the wild flowers
and fruit trees are all In bloom. The
hay fields are growing green with al
falfa and clover which stands from two
to four inches in height, which was
not SO thrifty last season, nor SO
large at the first of April. The far
mors are looking for larger crops and
low prices. During the winter months
of 1905, hay was quoted at 50 and 80. 90
per ton in the barn; baled at sl8. so to
5 IL per ton. The hop raisers Of the
valley arc all busy grubbing and set.
ting poles. Some of the first hops
grubbed are out Of the ground and
almost ready for training, which is
much earlier than usual for this place
The nows was received late Monday
evening Of startling accident
which happened to 7. Topping at
Williams Sunday the 5th,. While
going to Grants Pass Mr.. Topping
was driving a span Of colts,
which was broke during the fall and
were full Of life. Tho accident hap.
penod on the water gap road some
distance from Il. Watts farm. The
team became frightened ut a bush and
started to run. They were hitohed
to ~ hack and soon became unman-
agoable, being on downward slope.
After II distance, the hack was torn
to fragments, which frightened the
team at its nying pieces and made
them run more vigorously than ever
and after some distance further they
ran into some tree tops, which caused
the death Of one of the horses by
breaking Its leg. The doctor was
called but nothing could be done to-
ward helping the animal The total
loss is estimated at 5000 for the horse
and Sl15 for the rig. We can say that
Mr. r. is quite lucky TO get Off as he
did considering tho situation no was
in, Last fall no was offered $3.50 for
the span but being so we'll matched
In size and beauty he refused the offer.