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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02
HOME GROWN CANTE-
LOUPS ON MARKET
Fruit Growers Association 10 Now
Ready for Shipping Fruits.
Pears Ripenins.

The Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Association has all arrangements com
pleted for shipments of fruit and melons
for this season. The warehouse of the
gristmill has been rented of IL. A.
Corliss and the Association will now
have the exclusive use of large pack
ing room and have the use of siding
where the ears are not kicked about
every few hours. A supply of paper
and boxes is now ready for peach and
pear shipments as also crates for melons.
The shipping of peaches and canta-
loupes will begin the first of next
week, the local market now taking up
at a good price all peaches and eanta-
loupes brought in. The grower to have
the first ripe cantaloupes was Lynn D.
Allen. ON the River road below this
city. who picked the first from his
field on July 10. C. E. Russell, another
big melon grower picked his first
cantaloupes but two days later than
did Mr.. Allen.
Unless a cool spell of weather comes
to hold back the ripening Of fruit the
picking of Bartlett pears will commence
on Monday. August -, and all unpacked
nears must be delivered at the Associa-
tion s warehouse by noon the following
dav and packed fruit by p. m. This
is absolutely necessary as the ear VIII
be started for New York that night and
unless there is enough for second
ear the pears left over will be shipped
to Portland and take the chances of a
low market. The first pears in the
Eastern markets bring the fancy prices
and every days delay means a decrease
in price. Last year picking was begun
on Tuesday morning and owing to the
| slOwneSS OF tne FARMERS III s'th"t
their pears in the loading of the ear wa'
DELAYED until Friday, Causing a loss Of
95e a box on the pears as the drop wa
that much in the New York market
This season the car will be loaded
within 40 hours after picking has begui
and if tits delayed by nop-arrival o
pears the late comers will be fined 10
box for each day they cause the ca
to be delayed. Pears must not be pick
ed when hot as they will wilt and wi
not stand long shipment. Picking mus
begin at daylight and stop so soon
the heat of the day comes On at9 O
10 O'Clock. The hauling can be don
during the day but the fruit must b
CAREFUL covered from the sun and dui
and the boxes kept perfectly cleai
Pears are ready to pick 30 soon as II
point Of the seed begins 10 turn brow
They must not be dropped even OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02

Newtowns. Not having the means of
knowing the firm s standing as does the
Association he sent the apples and lost
over $400 on the shipment. One of
the biggest growers in Jackson county
was taken in by the same firm on
seven cars of apples and pears and lost
so heavily that he did not make a
dollar onhis orchard last season. The
Fruit Growers Associations all over the
United States all stand together and
when one finds buyer bad all the
other Associations are notified and that
firm goes on the blacklist. When a
farmer is swindled he does not write
to all the other farmers in the country
but he pockets his loss and his wrath
and proceeds next year to sell to
another dealer who likely as not has
swindled other farmers, and thus the
endless chain goes on and at last the
poverty stricken farmer declares that
farming does not pay.
CHARLES MESERVE,
Manager Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Association.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02
Two Big Events to Be Held in Grants Pass

asked of Josephine county. The
Grants Pass city council will grant
the fair management the licenses de-
rived from the the street shows that
will flock to the city during the fair
aud which will yield about 500.
The admissions to the fair will bring
in $3.50 or more. Only residents of
Southern Oregon will be charged ad-
mission. as is the rule at the Hood
Rivre fair, while all visitors will be
given a souvenir badge that will be
pass to all departments of the fair.
10 see that the funds Of the fair asso-
citation are properly expended the ex-
ecutive committee has chosen r W.
Clarke, Joseph Moss and r. Fl.
O'Neill, three of the most prudent
business men of Grants Pass to be the
finance committee. II. L. Gilkey,
cashier Of the First National Bank,
has been chosen treasurer.
A feature which Manager Meserve
has proposed and which the farmers
all say will be drawing card to them
will be stock aud general auction
sale to be conducted each day of the
fair. There is not farmer in Rogue
River Valley but what has stock. tools
or other things that he would like to
sell, and he is also. ready to buy other
stock or tools that might be sold. A
first-class auctioneer and competent
clerk and sales manager will be se.
cured, and a warehouse and stock
yards rented. A nominal commission
of 8 per. cent will be charged which
will be enough to make the auction
pay its way.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02
STRUGGLE FOR A
RICH GALICE NINE
Testimony In Oriole Will Suit
Soon Be Tnken-Claims
OF the Plaintiff.

Testimony in the pending suit of
John Robertson against +. N. Mitchell
and J. G. Mattison, for one third
intrest in the "Oriole" mining claim,
Galice district, will be taken at Grants
Pass on Thursday, August sth before
Court Referee Calkins. This suit is
attracting more than the ordinary share
of attention because all the parties to
the action have long been ersidents Of
Josephine county and are well known.
A large number of witnesses are being
subpoenaed by each side and the suit
promises to become cause celebre in
the annals of mining litigation in
Southern Oregva.
When Robertson first filed his action
he received an injunction restraining
the defendants from further operation
of the "Oriole," or shipping the rich
ore that it has lately been producing
pending a determination of the suit
This injunction is still in force, despite
the most determined efforts of the de
PENDANTS to have it dissolved In
furtherance of this attempt they ran
sacked the Galice district and other
sections for the afIidavits of alleged
witnesses, but these were of no avail
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02

the court holding in effect that the
interests of all parties would be best
conserved by keeping the mine in the
hands of receiver until the questions
at issue are finally adjudicated.
In his complaint Robertson alleges
that he has been deprived of his right
full intrest in the "Oriolen by reason
of conspiracy entered into by
Mitchell and Mattison. 1t appears
that Robertson bought the claim in
1901 and had, at that fine, undisputed
title to the whole of the property.
An agreement was entered into with
Mitchell whereby the latter was to do
the assessment work for one half
intrest. At about that time Mrs.
Robertson, wife of the plaintiff, be-
came i'll and Mr.. Robertson was COM
PEELED by force of circumstances to
quit his employment in Galice and take
her to a hospital in Portland to secure
needed medical attention. He left the
district relying upon Mitchell to do
the assessment work in compliance with
the agreement made between them.
Mitchell failed to do this work. The
year had nearly closed before Robertson
learned the fact and then, poor in
purse because of the unusual financial
strain that had been laid upon him,
he found himself personally unable to
attend to it. In these circumstances
Robertson entered into further agree
ment with Mitchell, who had, by this
time, formed some kind Of a partner
ship with Mattison. This agreement,
in brief, was that Mitchell should re-
stake the claim on January 1st., in the
names Of all three, each man to share
alike.
The claim was re-staked, but John
Robertson was not named as one Of
the locators. He AYERS that the con-
spiracy Of Mitchell and Mattison to
defraud him of his just share was con-
ceived by them at the time Mitchell
was supposed to be doing the assess
ment work and that the claim was
allowed to lapse as result of that
conspiracy. The deception was kept
up by Mitchell for some time after
the claim had been relocated, as Rob-
ertson has letters from that defendant,
which will be produced at the trial,
saying that all was well and that his,
(Robertson 's), intrest was safe. Nearly
a year elapsed before Robertson be-
came aware that he had been tricked.
When he did learn of ii he rendered
payment Off his one-third of the assess
ment work, making this tender in the
presence of witnesses. The money was
refused and the man who had bought
Continued on last page)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02
OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION AND ROGUE RIVER
VALLEY INDUSTRIAL FAIR WILL OPEN NEW
EPOCH OF PROSPERITY.

Eastern delegates to return by way of
Oregon to their homes and take a
look at Rogue River Valley and stop
off at Grants Pass aud attend the Irri.
CATION Convention and visit the
Rogue River Valley Industrial Fair.
1t is also planned to have business
mems ecxursion to come by special
train from Portland. This will be
arranged for through the commercial
organizations of Portland and the Off
cials of the Southern Pacific. 1t is
expected that 500 or more can be had
to come by this excursion from the
various sections of the northern and
eastern part OF the state, and after
they have spent day or so in Grants
Pass then. their train will be run as
far as Ashland and ON the branch
roads to Jacksonville and to Eagle
Point that they may see goodly part
Of Rogue River Valley. There will
be every likelihood that there will be
in Grants Pass at the time of this
convention more persons of national
and state prominence than were ever
before in Rogue River Valley at lone
time and it is certain that the irriga.
tion convention and fair will draw to
this city larger crowd than ever has
been in Grants Pass at any celebra-
tion or other public event.
There will be some 10 or more
state irirgstions con, sntins held this
year and, as is the rule heretofore, at
each place where conventio is held
an exhibit will be made OF the pro-
ducts Of that section and showing
of the resources and advantages that
interest home seeker. and investors.
This feature will be carried out at
Grants Pass and the Rogue River
Valley Fair will be AN attractive and
profitable adjunct to theOregon Irriga-
tion. Convention. The purpose will
be to especially make a complete
showing of the fruit, dairy. stock,
hops, vegetables, minerals, timber,
manufactured and other products of
Rogue River Valley. But the display
will not be restricted to this valley,
for if the other sectionslof Southern
Oregon want to exhibit their products
they will be given space. Pioneer
and Indian relics and Rogue River
Valley Photographic views will be
features in tile fair that will be Of
special interest to our visitors from
the east.
While we are proud of the capacity
of Rogue River Valley for producing
the besat of fruit, stock, lumber, min
eral and similar products, yet the
babies of this wonderful Valley, by
their attractiveness and intelligence
would certainly elicit the heartiest
of commendation from our baby low
ing president. To give our Eastern
visitors an opportunity to rec the tu-
ture hustlers of this Valley and who
will be able to hold their own with
the best of the country, baby show
will be held. the judges to be three
of the most popular bachelors OF
Rogue River Valley.
A large tent will be secured
in which to place the fruit and
similar exhirits. To meet the ex'
penses of the fair and the irrigation
convention will require fully $500
70 raise this amoOnt there is avail
able. a state appropriation OF sl2O'
f,r a Rogue River Valley, distric iair
and au appropriation of $500 will b
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02
Experts of National Reputation to
g Speak at Convention-Big
Atten drnce Expected.

Arrangements for the annual meet.
ing of the Oregon Irrigation Assoics-
tion and for the Rogue River Valley
Industrial Fair that are to be held IN
Grants Pass on September 10. II, 10
are being perfected aud the two events
each promise to be success. The Ir-
rigation Convention is to have by far
the best array Of talent ever had at a
similargathering in Oregon, and in fact
at any state irrigation convention.
There will be. a larger number of gov:
ernment experts at the National Irri.
gation Congress than has ever before
been sent to such a meeting, and there
will also be many other prominent
men. specialists in lines bearing on
the agriculture and forest wealth Of the
country. Charles Meserve, who has
been placed in charge of the arrange.
ments for the irrigation and for the
fair that is to be held in this city,
called on Secretary Garfield, Mr.. New
ell and Mr.. Pinchot as they passed
through here recently on tour of the
West examining the various govern.
ment irrigation projects and forest re.
serves, and was assured by them that
they would heartily co operate to make
the convention success and to be the
means Of insugurating an extensive
and more practically handled irriga-
tion system for Rogue River Valley.
Mr.. Newell, who is at the head of the
government reclamation service, and
Mr.. Pinchot, who is at the head Of the
forest reserve service, will attend the
convention and each will make an ad j.
dress. Secretary Garfield gave the
assurance.thst all the experts of his
department who will be at Sacramento
will come to Grants Pass and assist in
the oonvnetion here. Secretary Gar.
field will also send an expert from his
department who will examine all the
samples of clays, shales, lime, marble,
etc, that will be brought to the fair
held here, to ascertain il the material
is in the Rogue River Valley for the
manufature of sewer pipe, vitrified
brick, fire brick, pressed brick, pot.
terry, etc. Through Secretary Wilson
two experts from the department of
Agriculture will take part in the pro-
gram for the meeting here, aud speak
on topics of special interest to the
fruit growers, stockmen and farmers.
The program will also embrace num-
Der of prominent persons of this state,
who will present subjects for consid-
Grafton that have an important bearing
on the develoment Of the resources of
Oregon.
The conservation aud use of the
water and timber supplies of the
United States is attracting wide.
spread attention and the forthcoming
National Irrigation Congress at Sac.
ramento promises to have much
larger attendance than any such pre-
Vious gathering. There will be prom.
lnent persons at Sacramento from all
sectiaons of the country, even New
England is to be represented, aud it is
expected by the officers cf the Con
gress that the attendance will be 5000
or more. A strong delegation from Or
con will be there aud all will worh
TO secure as many as possible of til,
The Dickinson press., 1907-06-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Straw hats and Panamas at The
Hub. 5s 81. 1t
Composites. all kinds. at Scherfius
jewellery store. 4.27-tf
Lawn hose, all prices. at !Grambs'
hardware store. u 4-27-tf
Mrs. E. F. Hill Of Antelope was in
Dickinson on Wednesday.
F. r. Page came in from Saltwater
and went TO Fargo on Wednesday.
See Pete and list your horses. Dick
inson Horse SaleaCo. 5-18-tf
Field glasses from IS to $50 at
Scherf6ns' jewellery store. 4-27-tf
Drenkel has a few road wagons at his
machine yard. See them. 4.2o-tf
"A good line OF frst.class wagons at
Drenkel's yard. Prices right: 4-I3-tf
Public stenographer, office i Leon
berger building, telephone 81. 44-6-tf
If you want to sharpen your appetite,
eat grape fruit. Al Drenkel's. 4.2o-tf
Every thing known in paints and
painters supplies: Mcdonald Z. & Pom,
roy. ~ 4-2o-tt
PetersK untel! of EIorswill has sold his
REIMBURSEMENT at q good figure and re-
turns east. sE
Wash suits and linen hats for the
children. Always something new at
The Hub. II
Every thing known in paints and
painting material. at Mcdonald &
Pomroy's. & 4-2o-tf
Drenkel has On exhibition a new, large
International gasoline engine at his
machine yard. 4-13-tf
Pc mckinley was up from .Mandan
this week to look after.hishoussrecently
vacated On Hannaford street.
John currie was in the first Of the
week and left Thursday with a six
horse load Of freight for Haley.
Miss McNitt, who accompanied Miss
Fife Macgregor Il her home in Mime
sofa. returned 70 this city Monday.
The ladies Of ST. Johns guild and
guests met with Mrs. ]. q. Cartwright
Wednesday for q social afternoon.
Jack Guth. Who runs q tent hotel on
the Little Missouri on the line Of the
Milwaukee. was in Dickinson this.week.
Richardson's rugs are beauty spots.
They will help to furnish your room
artistically. Sold byO. B. Frankenberg
(. 5-76-tf
Il you5 need#a lawn mower don't forget
that you will find them at prices that
will please. you a Grambs' hardware
store. . y III WEI s#@s. 6-I-tf
George Senour, who has been spend
ing. several weeks il Indiana and other
eastern points, returned home Wednest-
day.
a. N. Jeferies wastre-elected director
for three years AZ the Dickinson school
election on Thursday. The7vote Iwa,as,
small IS. D
The electric light company hal. e.
tablisheda day current. which will Sc
used quite extensively s 8 ~ electric
motors can be installed. I. 32sS5 s$sS$s
Sup,t. L.$R. Waldron and wife took ]
trip TO Sully Springs Wednesday and
secured 4 number red cedar trees be:
sides enjoying aSday's outing. s
Col. n. Il. Swift left Thursday for
Mott,swhere he5will spend several day,
wvhiile Ia 3hnISiness in connec
= nwithth v S .landsof II s
n U.s5SWanrlnaemachaer father 81 r.
Wannemacher.g diedl last Saturday a NJ.
home Glendale california. The Re,
mains were shipped no Carrollton Ohio
for buriaI. Mrsand Mrs. g. +. WanneI
macher went east this week 10 attend
funeral. NJ .sWannieeam1alaache wills
so,nSt Virginiatoyisi Tor some time, he
husband rretturrnsiinnR home bout ths
middle ! hhiiissmouiinnshs Sss
The Dickinson press., 1907-06-08
Fred Pctzwald. q farmer near Hebron,
was ia Dickinson on Thuirsday.

Fred Potzwald. 4 farmer near Hebron,
vas Is Dickinson on Thursday.
Another carload Of Moline wagons Just
received and q full line Of harness. to-
complete the outfit. Sonles & Butler.
8g 4-7o-tf
The Dickinson Horse Sales Co. IL
listing thousands Of horses for the June
sale. Are yours among themi 5-4-tfa
The largest line Of tents. wagon
covers and he'd sheets ever shipped into
this country. 4 Grambs' hardware store.
4 I.27:tfA
DR.. Stephen Fisher went to Bismarck
Wednesday to perform an operation at
ST. Alexius hospital.
Rob. Morris. the exper.spaper hanger,
painter and8decorator, 10 prepared to do
all kinds Of work in his line. Leave
orders at Mcdonald & Pomroy's. 4-2o-tt
Walton & Davis have on hand 4 large
amount of Bear Greek nut coal at IS
per ton. This coal is very nice for sum
mer fuel. 5-I8.tf
The date Of Or. MacLachlan, the Bis,
marck specialists. next visit to Dickin-
son i Monday, June 18TH. a. Dr.. Fishers
Office. I 6.8.7t
We have several carloads Of Bear
Greek nut coal. Just the thing for SUM
mes fuel. q g per ton.
A fine, almost new, six-hole. nickel.
trimmed Garland steel range, with
warming closet and Is.gallon reservoir,
for sale. Phone II call s. s.4-tf
Ii you are intending to paint your
your paint from US. We sell paint for
4-2o!tf
CT. Anderson Of the Empire Real
Estate and Loan Company will be atthe
St. Charles hotel from June s to June IS.
Make your plans to see him at that time.
5.75-3t'
D. T. Kruse arrived from North Caro-.
lima the past week and fills the position
Of bookkeeper at the store Of A. b.
Grambs. s
Fred Leonberger was recently oper-
ated upon at St. Joseph's hospital in St.
Paul and is reported as getting on very
nicely.
Albert Luhmen Of Minnesota has been
visiting John Luhmen and other rela-
.tives in this vicinity for the past two
weeks.
Report from the Bismarck hospital
brings the cheering news that Mrs. &c.
Haskin is rapidly recovering from her
recent operation.
Linoleums are now made Il feet
wide. Cover your kitchen with one
piece-no seams. We are showing a
nice selection in this width. Come in;
and see them. OBJ. Frankenberg. 5-a6-tf
One gallon Of our mixed paint will
cover 3oosquare feet 2 coats. 1t will wear
longer and look better than any other
paint on the market. 1t is the cheapest
because it is the best. Mcdonald &
Pomroy. 4-2o-tf
Miss Hazel Altman, who makes her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Nc
Address while attending school, left
Wednesday for her home in Andover.
S. D. 3ss,sa;Ssss
Nlt.AE l-rgE EIHEr F9- L- tNE
The Dickinson press., 1907-06-08
Millet seed for sale at Drenkel's. 6-S.ti

. SSSo S0AS q % ~
Four downstairs and 2up.stairs rooms
to rent, furnished or unfurnished, brick
building on Sims street. MAT REUTER-.
5.25-4p
Get your cutters on before another
rain. Louis H. Asal can fix you out on
short notice. He also does all kinds of
tin work, pump and wind mill repairing.
Shop back of the Pat Mckinley house
on Hannaford street. 6.8-2p
Carl A. Olson, whose former home
was in South Dakota, arrived this week
from the west where he has been spend.
ing a year. Mr.. Olson likes this part Of
the country and intends to locate on a
homestead in this vicinity.
DR.. MacLachlan, the Bismarck eye,
ear, nose and throat specialist. will visit
Dickinson again Monday, June 18TH.
Any person suffering from disease of
the eye, ear, o or throat or who is in
need of glasses can consult the doctor
at the Office of DR.. Fisher. 6-8-2t
c. A. Bloom of St. Paul arrived Tues
day and will act as foreman on contract
work for the Northwestern Building Co.
MI. Bloom is an expert craftsman; and
and a fine musician. He will be a
member of the Dickinson independent
band. 4
Charles F. Paris, who has been a
guest at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Alfred White for the past three weeks,
left Thursday for his home in Chicago.
Mr.: Paris likes Dickinson very much
and made many friends during his stay
in the city.
Any person suffering from disease of
the eye, ear, nose or throat who did not
consult DR.. MacLachlan, the Bismarck
specialist, on his last visit to Dickinson
can have another opportunity to consult.
him Monday, June 18th, at the office Of
Dr.. Fisher. Persons who are suffering
from errors of ~refraction and who are
lin need of glasses a also see Or.
| MacLachlan on that date. 68 It
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-23
Sunday at the Churches.

Rev. F. S. Perry, a missionary of the
American Sunday School Association,
will preach at the Baptist church in the
morning. Rev. c. w. McCord will
preach in the evening.
The morning service at the Presby1s
terrain church will be of patriotic ma
,ture. Rev. C. W. McCord will preach.
"The Ninety and Nine" will be the
subject of his sermon at the yesper
service.
Rev Clark Brown Of West Branch,
will sneak at the Friends church Goth
moving and evening. His evening
sermon will be chalk talk on the sub
ject boy Wanted"
Mrs. Ella n. McKim wild deliver the
annna. thank offering address at the
Methodist church in the morning. Rev.
NJ N Smith will preach in the even
ing.
Rev. L. B. Hix's subject for hi.
morning sermon at the Congregational
church will be "Incompetency of the
Prayerless Life The Square Deal"
will be his evening subject
Services at ST. Paul's church at Z: 30,
and 1890 o'clock in the morning and
at 1880 o'clock in the evening. Rev.
w. P. James sermon at 10:30 o'clock
will be- The Historic Church." Rev.
Walter C. Clapp. a returned Philippine
missionary, will preach in the evening.
Rev. Clapp will address women's
meeting at $3.50 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
Secretary Goodell, Physical Director
E. G. Schroeder and Conrad Olson, who
were delegates to the state convention,
will report at the mems meeting at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. at $3.50 o'clock
Rev. Clark Brown, of West Branch.
will give a chalk talk to the boys Of
the Gideon band at 2:15 o'clock.
Services at the Union mission at 10
O'Clock in the morning and $50 o'clock
in the evening. Preaching by Miss
Bessie Collins and Rev. William Haz-
en-. Other services Tuesday evening
and Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Preaching by Mrs. Dorsey Dobson and
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer The Thursday
afternoon meeting will he for Bible
reading. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Fergu-
will have charge Of this meeting.