Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-01-04
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WllIlam beVlor ahu oohn DAAy
Provolt, were at Grants Pass this
week on business.
Chas. Kincaid Of Williams was at
Provolt Wednesday returning home
he made Applegate visit.
Ulysses Provolt was at Williams
this week after shakes for his new
barn. Theodore Payne was also here.
@. o. Bigelow one OF Williams
Creek stock rsisers, passed through
Provolt Thursday en- route to Grants
Pass returning Saturday.
Edward Sharp of Grants Pass was
at Provolt Saturday leaving for Will
Jams in the evening where he will
spend few days prospecting.
L. @. Hyde of Provolt was at Pro-
volt this week looking at some farms
for sale at that place. Mr. Hyde is
thinking Of making his future home
at Williams.
James Coffee and Everitt Lewman
left Monday for Gslice creek where
they expect to try the placer mines
during the season they will be en-
ployed by johnson and Co., at that
place.
Chas Fields and B. W. Baldwin Of
Ptovolt made Grants Pass a business
trip this week. Chas. Fields re-
turned Saturday. He reports town
quite lively at presen: and the roads
good, better than usual.
Anyone wanting to buy anything,
wait till you see the display Of
groceries. dry goods and glassware at
the Oak front store at Provolt. They
also keep general line of hardware; ;
give Mr.. Green a call 1t his new
store. His prices are right and you
get your moneys worth.
Herman Offinbarger Of Rush was at
Provolt Wednesday looking for cattle
that has been on the range since early
Spring. Mr.. o. succeeded in finding
one ut the farm of Clatin Stone,
which was turned In the pasture
awaiting its owner to. 1t will be
taken home and fed during Winter.
John Berry and son have rented the
farm OF W. NJ. Sorenson at this place
which has 10 acres of alfalfa under
irrigation and 3S acres Of hops 10
acres Of which they will wire in the
Spring. This is one Of the biggest
hop fields in the Aplepgste valley and
is one.half mile from the Provolt
postoffioe.
Provolt is to have a new organ for
the new school house in addition to
the new bell which will make the
school district complete. There will
be box social given by our teacher,
Mr.. GoOdpssture and the proceeds
will be to help pay for the Organ.
The date of social will be given later
in the Courier.
The good weather has passed and
we are now having some rain and
snow storms at the present writing.
which is bringing .the price of hay
steadily up. 1t has advanced 81 on the
ton which ct present is $40 to $40. 90
per ton, loose or bsled sndprobably
will reach sl2 and slS per ton before
Spring as hay is very scarce in the
Applegate Valley
The Bridge Point Ditch Company
of Provolt called their annual meeting
Of the company Saturday evening to
straighten the books Tor the year end.
ing January /, 1907 and to elect new
officers for the coming year and to
make account of the workd one in said
year. Claton Stone was elected to
succeed L. @. Hyde. All officers
were reelected with the exception of
c. Stone.
New Years evening was spent at
Mr.. and Mrs X. Fields. The even.
ing was spent in playing cards and
other games, until II O'Clock when
the table was spread with a splendid
supper consisting Of everything one
could wish for. After supper, music
was the order Of the evening and at
l $50 o'clock all departed for their
homes. This evening will be long
remembered by all present A happy
New Year 10 all.
W. NJ Sorenson Of Provolt left Fri.
lay for Grants Pass where he will
dispose Of his hops which he has been
holding IN Grants Pass for some time
a raise in the hop market.
lut owing 10 the scarcity Of railroad
'Ars to ship with Mr.. Sorenson
hough It better to take l8 cents at
present than % hold longer and nav
insurance and storage Louis Loesob
''so sold his entire crop at the same
rice No other sales have been made
% far rs known at this writing.
! The new creamery starta5 e..