Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-02-08
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Frank Topping has nice field OF
fall sown grain and so has j. L. Ken
r2edy.
v Charlie Cougle, one OF Williams
Farmers was at Provolt Tuesday. Mr..
Cougle is making ready to begin
EARNING AZ soon as the weather will
permit.
We are sorry to announce that s.
Provolt, one Of Applegate's old
pioneers is very i'll at present. DR..
Loughridge was called Ito Provolt
Thursday by the illness of Mr.. Provolt
but no permanent relief has been
given up to The present time,
W. NJ. Sohson was at Grants Pass
Wednesday with load of hogs and
schickens which he disposed OF very
readily. Since Mr.. SoDson has rented
his entire farm at Provolt to John
Berry and son. he will go out of the
hog business and devote his time to
cattle raising hereafter.
John McCallster now n resident of
Proyolt, having moved from Murphy
last Fall to take up the hop business
and set new 26 acre hop field, which
he rented year ago, is making
preparations TO make his yard one Of
IEhe 4 most complete and up-to date
fields in the valley. Mr.. McCallister
intends to wire the entire yard Of 20
acres which is much cheaper than
eIsing poles. This will be the first
ward 10 be wired at Provolt.
Chas. Fields accompanied by his
brother, George, was at Grants Pass
Friday on business. Mr.. Fields states
lin returning home he bad the misfor-
tune Of breaking his buggy double.
trees TO fragments on stump which
stood in the road at Laurel Grove.
'4Red Cloud" was telling US Of good
uOads-the best that there has been
built at that place for many years
Hs hal 1t looks like 1t when n
fellow Is left standing in the
public highway when 1t is raining
IN torrents and wants to 90 to box
social and has to go and borrow set
OF doubletrees before he eau get home
The good roads are all demolished
owing 20 the hard storms and high
water
Leslie Bailey, fruit-grower
Sf .Pfovolt who has spent the
past few months at the famous Mount
ain Lion mine on Missouri Flat, was
at Provolt this week on business
visit. Mr.. Bailey tells OF the splen.
did and successful progress which is
being carried on at the mine. He
states that they are ut present taking
out some fine ore which carries 70.
markAble values. This mine has been
in operation for several years and there
As no doubt that IL Is one of the best
paying properties in this valley.
They have 1t at present equipped with
all the latest machinery which is
required TO make mine a success
Clayton Stone, who purchased the
Karin OF Il. O. Hyde st .Proyolt, No.
vember IA, 1907 is doing some sue.
cessful grabbing at present, which is
quite inconvenient, owing 20 the 70.
cent storms. Mr.. Stone came from
Colorado to Oregon last Fall. eStop.
ping at the Proyolt hop field he was
induced to purchase for himself
home in this beautiful Applegate val.
ley where he now resides. Mr.. Stone
will raise principally hay at the
present, later no intends 10 take up
the dairy business and feel his hay |
20 the dairy COW.
The Box social given at Williams /
Friday February I, 1907 was grand .
success aud credit to the Williams
valley which is due to the Ladies
Homo Missionary society OF that
place for making It pleasant one
IN spite OF the heavy rain storm dur.
ing the day. The crowd WAS not no
large M was expected aud the even,
eng program was splendid Que
At 1880 o'clock the boxes were pre-.
pared and sold to the highest bidders
They were sold by Doll LowmAn Of
Williams, realizing for boxes, coffee
and lemonade, S96 30. Afterwards
supper WAS suryed and greatly enjoyed
by those present he remainder of
she evening was spent in playing
games singing and instrumental
m usic. the young people OF VIII.
lsms are very grateful to the VIII.
ANS ladies FOR this enjoyable evening
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