Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-12
JUST NOTES.

Several new streets are being opened
up in various parts of the city in re-
sponse to the expansive tendency.
Preparations are being made for
planting between 1000 and 5000 acres
Of grapes in Josephine county the COM
ing season, principally Tokays.
The roads are such in Josephine
county that the automobile will take
you nearly every place you wish to
90 except the trail over which the
ever patient aud enduring burro still
holds monopoly.
There is not an unoccupied business
building in Grants Pass Its either
buy or build. II you are looking for
a place for a comfortable home and a
good business town "Get wise and
come to Grants Pass.
Josephine county offers special and
very flattering Inducements to tn
practical dairyman. The local de-
mand is greater than the supply. The
dairyman will find open range here
and strong market for all his prod.
ucts.
W. B. Sherman has had from ten
to forty men employed in clearing the
timber and stumps from his various
ac.s during the past winter. Next
season he expects to use donkey en-
pine for the removal of large stumps.
There is said to be but three Sec
tions of coun ry in the United States
adapted for the production of the
yellow Newtown Pippin apple-Long
Island. where it was originated, Cen.
tral Virginia and the Rogue River
valley, with this latter section in
the lead
W.J.Sturges, mile and half north
of town has a fine ga acre strawberry
patch, two acres of which is now in
bearing and from which he has been
picking some berries for the past two
weeks. He also has a half acre of
Logan berries which are loaded with
bloom, and promise a splendid yield.
The Oregon hen that noble fowl
which has more power than all the
inventive genius of hydraulic engineer
ing when 1t comes to lifting a mort
gage, il another institution entitled
to consideration in the Rogue river val
ley. Poultry raising here is both
pleasant and profitable.
The shipment OF fresh fish from
Grants Pass amounts to $50, 900 to $50. =
900 per season. This is no josh, and
should stir those in other climes
who have not forgotten how they used
to play hockey" to 90 fishing. Jose
phine county and the Rogue River
valley are known as the paradise Of
the hunter and fisherman.
The Rogue River Nursery is put
ting in IS acres of water melons and
oantelopes this spring. S. ]. Harmel-
ing the secretary and treasurer of the
company, says they will ship to Port.
land for themselves and other grows
Of the county as well. He considers
the Heckly sweet watermelon and the
Rocky Ford csnteloupe the best varie.
ties to raise here
As q town without band may we'll
be classed with the dead ones, 30 one
with good live band can readily be
recognized as being up to the minute.
Grants Pass has BOY bazd of 80
pieces under the able direction of Prof.
Stanton Rowell, who are always in
evidence when anything is doing and
who are working hard on their sum
mer concert progsm, soon to begin.
The old stage coach house in Tufts
park on Tokay Heights addition is to
be repaired by Mr.. Sherman this sum
mer and preserved as historical land
mark, where the Jones family were
msssscred by the Rogue River Indians
in the SOS. At present Mr., Sherman
is utilizing the building as his home
and that of tenant at work on street