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sECRETARY'S REPORT.
February l, 1906.

February l, 1906.
To the Stockholders of the North
Fork Fruit Growers Associ-
alton:
The Association has had a very
prosperous year, and the result
should be gratifying to every
stockholder. We began business
this year with an Indebtedness at
the banks of Paonia of $500. 81,
and all has been paid off except
81 10000, which is still owing to
Messrs. Foote & Williamson on
land, and which is not due until
next year.
Three thousand, four hundred
and eighty dollars and eighty-six
cents was spent in new buildings
and repairs on old buildings and
on the grounds of the Association.
Two thousand and forty-three
dollars and forty-four cents was
spent in building Packing house
No. 2 and the switch for it. Thir-
teen hundred and forty dollars
and twenty-nine cents was spent
in building a box-house on the
Association grounds, and one
hundred and twelve dollars and
fifty three cents was spent in re-
pairs on our old packing house,
or packing house No. 1. and in a
small system of drainage which
had become necessary.
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night the mercury often dropped
to 80 degrees.
Every dealer in apples knows
it is necessary that fruit intended
for storage purposes should be
stored PROMPTLY after harvesting
in order to retard riPening, and
the complaints we have had in
regard to the keeping qualities of
our fruit this season are, without
doubt, due to the delay in ship
ping.
One of our most valuable as
sets is the reputation we have es-
tablished for the KEEPING QUALITY
of our fruit, and it is a discourag-
ing proposition if we are to lose
this for want OF necessary rail-
road facilities.
No other section grows fruit
which possesses this unusual keep
ing quality in such a marked de.
gree, and fruit from no other sec
ton has to stand equal punish
ment before it reaches the market.
However, the prospect for our
railroad being changed from mar
row to standard guage was never
brighter, and should this long
looked for event materialize, it
will eliminate great many of the
disadvantages under which we
are now laboring.
Respectfully Submitted,
w. H. GARvIN, Manager.
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Respectfully Submitted.
A. L. ROBERTS, Secretary.

l can sell you 100 ACRES of
choice bottom land only three
miles from Paonia near railroad
switch for S250,00 per acre. New
house. Sixty acres best fruit land
in the valley. Abundance of
water in Paonia ditch, 20 acres of
young orchard This land prop
erly cared fora will quadruple
in value within SIX years besides
netting the fortunate buyer 80 per
cent per annum on his investment.
Land no better than this pro-
duced this year one thousand
dollars worth OF apples per acre.
Owner must sell at once.
1915 l. ID. McFApDEN.
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MANAGERS REPORT.
OF the North Fork Fruit Growers
Association.

/ dOuldt SOiOsi L Gu l. IDOO.
To the President, Board of Di-
rectors and Members of the
North Fork Fruit Growers As,
sociatlon:
While the fruit season just
closed was marked by light crops,
the result from what was shipped
were practically up to former
years in net returns to growers.
For convenience in pro-rating,
the crop of apples was divided
into FIVE groups. as follows:
Group I-Jonathan, Winesap,
Grimes Golden and Rome Beauty;
Average price Extra Fancy Choice
realized Sl.6l Sl.1s : Sc
Group II-Newtown Pippin, Pear
main, Spitzenberg and Willow Twig;
Average price Extra Fancy Choice
realized Sl.5O Sl.0S 3 10
Group III-Arkansas Black. Black
Ben Davis, Belleneur, Mammoth
Black TwIg, Mcintosh Red, Rambo,
York Imperial, Snow, Sutton Beauty
and Wagener:
Average price Extra Fancy Choice
realized Sl.26 Sl.O0 : .73
Group IV-Baldwin, Fulton, Gen
uine Gnno. Colorado Beauty (vari-
ETY. unknown, Geneton, Greening,
Huntsman. Hurlbut, jeanette, Lau-
yer, Lowell, Timber Twig. Missouri
Pippin. Northern Spy, Nonesuch,
Orange Winter, Pecwaukee, Roman
lite. Rhode Island Greening. Roman
Stem. Smiths Cider, Scott's Winter,
Seek-no- Farther. Stark, Spitzenberg
OF the West and Talman Sweet:
Average price Extra Fancy Choice
realized Sl.22 : .96 : IL
Group V-Ben Davis. Dominic, Fal-
awater. Ben Davis marked Gano,
Golden Russett, Gravenstein, Haas,
Mann, Milan, Mcmahon White, Ort-
ley, Nick-a-Jack, Pound Sweet, Par
agon, Paradise Sweet, Russett, Wal
bridge. Shackleford, Sweet. Utter's
Red, wyeth, Winter Sweet, Wealthy;
Average price Extra Fancy Choice
realized Sl.13 : 80 : go
From the above prices. we have
deducted 10 per cent commission
on prices {. o. b. cars Paonia, and
cost of packing, ~ cents per box.
In Group |, Jonathans, Wine
saps, Rome Beauties and Grimes
Golden, we had 23,192 boxes, of
which 1884, or over S3 per cent.
packed Extra Fancy: 1,5lf boxes,
or per cent. packed Fancy: and
1887 boxes, or 10 per cent. packed
Choice.
The other groups, especially
Nv. and ", contain some varieties
not adapted to conditions here, or
at least they do not attain the
same perfection as those varieties
in Groups l.. II. and III. and did
not make as good showing in
packing out; but the entire crop
of winter varieties, amounting to
SO, ,439 boxes. packed 39,707, or go
per cent. Extra Fancy: 1881
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SIGNING and STORING fruit for
later sale, hoping in this way to
receive an advance over prices at
the time of harvesting. This is
proposition | do not favor. The
history of such transactions has
demonstrated that such deals LOSE
more often than they win. While
the market MAY advance, Storage,
Carriage, Insurance and so forth,
add quite little to the expense
account, and small per cent. of
decay necess;tates the additional
expense of repacking. More
over, there is the possibility that
the market may BREAK. as it often
does, instead of advance.
In the event of our having a
FULL crop the the coming season,
| wish to suggest plan to regu-
late the delivery of apples to the
packing houses in order to avoid
the congestion that we have at
times had to contend with, and
which, it seems to me, is unneces
sary. For example, we will es-
innate that the crop of apples
must be moved between October
tenth and November first, period
of twenty days; grower who es-
Inmates his crop at 1000 boxes
should bring in 100 boxes a day,
which would clean up his hold
ings in the time specified. On the
other hand. if grower had 1000
boxes of varieties maturing early,
as Jonathans or Grimes Golden,
we would figure on allowing him
to bring in 200 boxes a day; in
that way his crop would be out OF
the way and his place could be
taken by some grower who had a
large percentage of later fruit.
One of the principal causes Of
congestion in our packing house
is the rushing in OF fruit before
it is sufficiently matured. We all
know that when buyer contracts
for a growers crop, he will not
accept the fruit until it is in the
RIGHT CONDITION for packing, and
it is to the interest of all that we
be given the same consideration.
We are experiencing greater diff
fculty each year in moving our
fruit, owing to the lack of adequate
railroad facilities. During the
past season our car-lot shipments
consisted principally of apples,
but there was not day when we
had less than thirty cars of apples
packed and ready for shipment,
which could not go forward on
account OF shortage of cars and
motive power.
Through this delay, these ap-
Piles were exposed to a temper
ature of 70 to 80 degrees during
the middle of the day, while at
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Geo. McMullen, of Paonia,
drove through town Sunday eve.
ming on his way home from Cedar
edge. He was accompanied by
Miss Pearl Decker, of Eckert,
who was going to Paonia to visit
friends.
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h'oht '" oo
Montrose last week.
boxes, or 26 per cent. Fancy: and
9,75l boxes, or IA per cent.
Choice.
We shipped the first car of win
ter apples October 5th, and the
last car November 10Th. Our
total sales of all varieties and
grades amounted to 66, ,439 boxes,
which brought S7S.763.79, an sv-
erage of 81 IS; of this amount, 81
per cent. OF the total net returns
for the season had been paid to
growers within 80 days after the
frs, car was shipped, and state
ments rendered with full returns
two months after shipping the
last car.
We experienced marked
shortage in the peach crop the
past season. owing to unusual
weather conditions the previous
winter. Those that were held by
the Association were marketed in
the State, and realized from so
cents to Sl00 per box, according
to the grade and variety.
Our holdings of pears consisted
principally of Bar,letts, tor which
we realized $500 per box, f. O. b.
all other varieties did well, with
the exception of Kieffers, and of
this variety we did not have to
exceed 10 boxes.
No detail of our business de-
serves greater attention than the
PACKING Of our fruit. Tightness
and uniformity of pack, and the
selecting and grading of the fruit
are, in my opinion. the most i'm
portant problem we have. Fruit
that is carefully and evenly
packed, and OF uniform quality
throughout the box, will always
bring more than a better grade
indifferently packed. | recon-
mend the use of EVERY means
within reason to give oar custom
ers a square deal in this respect.
This can be done ONLY by having
the packing done under our own
supervision.
The apple market the past sea-
son showed a gradual advance,
and while we sold part of our
holdings at the commencement
of the season, we retained a part
and succeeded in getting the ad-
vance on these. Dealers have to
contract storage space early, and
when they do, they want to get
the best the country affords for
storage purposes. Many of our
customers came to us early. want
ing apples, and it was up to us to
either name price or pass these
customers on to others who
would. The price named and re-
ceived was in all cases the top
of the market at the time of max
ing sale.
Several of our growers have
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Orla Gould and Miss Hattie
Mcmillan were down on Saturday
night from Maher. Miss McMil-
Ian was taken into the Rebekah
lodge.
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Commercial Printing.

OF every sort and kind prompt
ly turned out at this off lie. Give
us trial order. W. want to
prove that we can plea lou.
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L. d. Mather was a visitor to
Ridgway the first of the week
where he attended the funeral of
Eli Sewers.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Frank P. Marshall the Cedar
edge insurance man, was visiting
Montrose last week.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Tom Seaton left for Delta on
Saturday after ten days visit
with friends and relatives.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Mrs. Walter Thomas returned
on Saturday night from a several
weeks visit with friends in Mis-
souri,.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Geo. Hider and F. ID. Herrick
are seeing the stock show and
other sights in Denver.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Geo. Rawson came in from
Denver Tuesday evening and
went on to his home at Maher.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

w. D. Gould's team was down
on Tuesday after a load of sup
plies tor the camp at Onion valley.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Miss Susie Lee Hall left for
Denver Monday morning. She
will remain there for about a
month studying millinery.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

L. II. Rogers, of Salida, was in
town the first of the week and in.
stalled new "slot" machine for
Brokaw. It's a hummer.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

David Friend has traded his
town property to Mrs. Harmeyer
for her Roger mesa land and is
buying Fire Nc untain water for it.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Miss Lulu Jenkins and Mrs.
Joe Murray were down from Cot
tonwood this week spending a
few days with Mrs. Joe Reich.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Mr.. Williams and wife, were
down from Crawford on Tuesday.
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Geo. Douglas was visiting hi.
wife at Delta over Sunday.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Mrs. w. B. Stockham, of Delta
came up the first of the week for
a few days visit.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

The G. A. R. and w. R. c. will
hold installation of officers next
Saturday. 1t was postponed from
last Saturday on account of bad
weather.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Newt. Heistand, of the Cotton
wood country, was in town on
business Tuesday.
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T. c. Moritz, of Paonia. was
down visiting relatives last Tues.
day.
The newspaper., 1906-02-02

Chas. Darlington and wife drove
to Delta on Tuesday.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Fred Kehr, of Maher, was down
on Saturday.
VIM. Mcmillan, of Maher, was
in town Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
A Few First AID Hints,

The following first aid advice was
given by Dr.. NJ B. Gambrill at re-
cent meeting of railway surgeons:
Don't put your finger on an open
wound; don't put quid of tobacco
on a wound, no matter how small it
may be; don't use cobwebs or hornets
nest to stop bleeding; don't dose the
patient with whisky, brandy, rum or
gin; don't bind or cover wound with
a handkerchief or rag-if you cannot
get a first aid packet use clean old
muslin that has been dipped in boiling
water for a few minutes; don't sit
patient up when he is very pale or
weak; don't wash wound, and don't
remove blood clots"
These hints are meant for public in
struction for those Of the laity who
may have occasion to extend first aid
in case of accidents.
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With a cursine cry he sank.

toward the enemy. His glance had al
ready followed the direction of their
eyes, and he saw one of the BLACK
Petrel's" smallest boats being rowed
by the Indian, Ehewah, toward the
English vessel; and clinging to it,
while his hoarse voice poured forth a
volley of menacing words, was Lopez.
Lopez had loosed one Of his hands
from the boats gunwale, md drawing
his knife, hurled it at the Indian; but
Ehewah lodged, and it fell into the
sea. He then rowed on, and Lopez,
no longer shouting, attempted to draw
himself over the stern of the boat.
At this, the Indian had stopped row.
ing, and struck the gunner over the
head with an oar, continuing the blows
until Lopez released his hold and sank
from sight.
A boat which had been lowered
from the English ship was now seen
pulling rapidly to where Ehewah, still
pausing, appeared waiting for the gun
ners body to rise.
This it soon did; and the Indian,
showing an agile strength one would
not have accredited to his slight
frame, drew it into the boat.
The crew Of the brigantine saw Ehe-
wah parley with the men from the
enemy's vessel, after which he rowed
in their company to the man-ofwar
and LATTE, watching through his
glass, saw the form Of Lopez carried
aboard in their midst.
LATTE, bidding Garonne accompany
him, went below, to Laros cabin. Ga
rome lit the brass lamp swinging over
the small table, and turned. to Lafitts,
who stood looking about him, as II for
some sign Of Ehewah's treacherous in
.Antion, when the glaam Of a goA
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condition; there was nothing to rear
from her, as the distance between the
vessls was too great for advantage
Gus firing, even had the Englishman
been in proper form to continue the
fight.
Laro was breathing heavily, in brok-
en- gasps and beckoning to Lafitte
he asked to have sent away those who
were about him, still striving to check
the blood that flowed so freely as to
soak the red of the divan until ii
showed black.
LATTE sent the others away, and
sitting down by the dying man, took
one of the hands that were already
growing cold.
Jean, you will take care of La
zalie?" And Laro's black eyes, their
mockery forever slain, looked at him
with appealing usefulness.
LATTE nodded, and pressed the
hand he held.
"She will have plenty of wealth, as
you know; see that it is delivered tc
her safely, and kept securely after
ward. Take the girl away, Jean; take
her to the nuns, in New Orleans, as
should have done before this; and
do you and she have the church say
masses for my soul. My soul" he re
peated, in a quick gasp. ITO where
will my soul go?"
AS Lafittes lips parted to speak, the
dying man, as if divining what he
might be about to say. cried with
sudden burst of strength, mo, no
boy; try to tell me no soothing lies!
Living, never knew fear; and dyine
| scorn it! Ah-Madre de Dios!
Christ have mercy!
And with this last cry, Laro's voice
was stilled forever
Lafitte's heart repeated the prayer
as he folded the dead mans hands
across the broad chest; and scarcely
had he done this when he was startled
by the noise of a commotion above
him.
Stopping only to draw a blanke
over the face and form of the dead, hi
went on deck, where a number Of ex
cited men were gathered on the sid
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
THE RIFT WITHIN THE Lutte.
Hurby's Mild Protest Marked Passing
of HONEYMOON.


Angel of my life," said the bride
groom, after the happy couple had
spent one week in their cozy little
nest, "angel of my life, feel have
the privilege of saying something to
you that may even hurt your feelings,
but that you will appreciate because
it is spoken with the best Of inten-
TONS
why, certainly, light Of my exis-
tence. If there is anything you wish
to say of that nature, | know that
you realize that your trusting little
wiley will understand the spirit in
which 1t is said more than the words"
well, | think you are simply be-
witching when you preside over the
chafing dish, but honestly don't feel
that | can go on eating welsh rarebits
and such connections for breakfast,
lunch and dinner all my life. Let's
try boarding for a wb ie."
But she wept and refused to be com
forted.-Chicago Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
ATTACKED THE HEART
Awful Neuralgia Case Cured to Stay
Cured by Or. Williams
Fink Pills,

Neuralgia in any form is painful but
when it attacks the heart it is frequently
fatal. Complicated with indigestion of
a form that affected the vital organ II
threatened serious consequences Ill All IN
stance Just reported. The case is that OF
Mr.. +. l.. Graves, of Pleasanthill, La,
who tells of his trouble and cure as
follows:
Il travelled considerably, was exposed
TO all kinds of weather and was irregular
in my sleeping and eating. | suppose
this was the cause of my sickness, at
any rate, III May, 1905, / had got so bad
that | was compelled to quit work and
take to my bed | had good doctor
and took his medicine faithfully but
grew worse. | gave up hope of getting
better and my neighbors thought l was
surely going to die
Il had smothering spells that it is
awful to recall My heart fluttered aud
then seemed to cease beating. l could
not lie OH my left side at all My hands
and feet swellcd and SO did my face.
After reading about DR.. Williams Pink
Pills in newspaper | decided to try
them and they suited my case exactly.
Before long could see an Improvements
and after taking few boxes was EN-
tirely cured. 1 am glad to make this
statement and wish it could cause every
sufferer to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills. J"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills do not simply
deaden pain; they cure the trouble which
causes the pain. They are guaranteed to
contain no narcotic, stimulant or opiate.
Those who take them run no danger OF
forming any drug habit They act
directly on theblood and it is only through
the blood that any medicine can reach
the nerves.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt of price, 90 cents per box, SIN
boxes for So 80, by the DR.. Williams Med
icine Co., Schenectady, NY.
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to try any tricks with grappling-irons,
have the cutlasses ready, my hearties.
And remember that it is no quarter"
A sound, half roar, half snarl, came
from the men; and the next moment
there was a whistling amongst them
as a cannon-ball struck the bulwark
in front of Laro, filing the air with
bits of wood, and then glancing into
the water.
A large, sharply pointed piece OF
ragged wood struck him in the side,
and with a cursing cry he sank, face
downward, upon the deck, the blood
from his wounds scattering those near
est him, several of whom had been
hit by the flying splinters.
Lafitte sprang forward, and placing
his arms around the quivering form,
turned the distorted face to the air.
Then, looking up at the gunner, who
was staring wildly at the sight, he
cried, Fire, Lopez, as you never fired
5efore!"
A prompt discharge followed the
order, and a wild shout Of joy went
I'D from the crew of the "Black Pc
trel."
The enemy's foremost was again
struck, this time with disastrous eff
feet, as could be readily seen; for her
crew were getting the sails off with
all possible speed Her fore-royal and
top-gallant sails were clewed up, and
the topsail-yard let go by the run,
while the mast was swaying percepti-
bly,.
Laro, by Laftte's command, had
been borne to the main cabin, where
he was laid upon divan; and the
brigantine had been ordered to come
to anchor. The enemy had already
done this, and, in her present crippled
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Great Men UnhaopiIy Mated.

Lord Bacon enjoyed but little do
nestle bliss, and loved not to be with
his partner" Dryden married dis
cord In noble wife" Addison sold
himself to a cross-grained old count
ess. Shelley's first marriage was I'M
fortunate, but his second was a model
Of domestic happiness. Moliere was
married to a wife who made him
most miserable. Rousseau lived a
most wretched life with his partner.
Steele, Sterne, Churchill, Coleridge,
Byron and Charles Dickens have been
recorded in history as Indifferent hus.
handaT
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
CHAPTER XII.

An hour before sunset the fog rolled
Up, revealing the man-of-war anchored
lear enough for the men on her deck
O be seen plainly without the aid of
/ glass. The anchors of both vessels
we're raised at once, and the chase
vas renewed, with the pursuer not a
nile away, and heading about south
vest, which would soon bring her
within range of the brigantine, whose
course lay due west
A curl of smoke soon rose from
he Englishman's deck, and a few
seconds later there came the report
If gun. "A pressing invitation for
is to show our colors," remarked La
lite, as he watched the shot strike
the water.
A short time passed, with the BLACK
petrePs" crew uneasy and Lopez
swearing softly in his native tongue.
The pursuer then began a more per-
,istent firing with her bow-guns, but
hone of the shots reached their mark.
Presently LATTE, who was standing
lear Lopez, asked quietly, How would
shot work now? Try, and see."
The old gunner, with a shout due to
lis long repressed feelings, set about
eveling his gun, calculated the dis
.ance, and obtained the proper efeva-
lion.
There was report, soon followed
by trembling of the enemy's spars
and the brigantine's crew crowded to
see the result.
you have struck their foremost,
Just below the futtocks," announced
Laftte, looking through his glass.
AYE, sir; and l will sing them an
other such sweet song" said Lopez
coolly, watching his men reload the
gum
The enemy had meantime come a
little closer, and was dropping shot
viciously about the brigantine.
Lopez, make haste with the gum"
cried Laro, with an oath. Give them
4 dose such as will set them to re-
pairing damages, and'-turning to the
crew-"should she get close enough
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
RUNNING SORES ON LIMBS.
Little Girls Obstinate Case of Eczema
Mother Says: "Cuticura Rene
dies Household Standby"

Last year, after having my little
girl treated by very prominent
physician, for an obstinate case oil
eczema, resorted to the Cuticura
Remedies, and was so well pleased
with the almost instantaneous relief
afforded that we discarded the physt
clans prescription and relied entirely
on the Cuticura Soap Cutieura Oint
ment, and Cuticura Pills. When we
commenced with the Cuticura Rene
dies her feet and limbs were cover
ed with running sores. In about sin
weeks we had her completely WELL
and there has been no recurrence oil
the trouble. We find that the Cutt
cura Remedies are valuable house
hold standby, living as we do, twelve
miles from doctor, and where IL
costs from twenty to twenty-five dol
lars to come up on the mountain
Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas, Fair
mount, Walden's Ridge, Tenn, Oct.
10. 1905"