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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-11
INSPECTOR BURK
ON ORCHARD PESTS
A Visit to Thirty Orchards and Re
ports Pear Blight Con-
ditions.

Since entering upon my work of
inspection | have visited some 30
orchards, and find on the whole the
owners are eager to rid their proper
| ty of pests. While there is quite i
lot of blight at present, firmly oe-
lieve we have quite as much TO fear
from Anthracnose, especially in the
young apple trees, because very little
attention has been given to this dis
ease by the growers. About pear
blight--every grower should watcn
trees closely and when you notice
wilted leaves look out or you may
lose whole tree. Cut off the at
tackled branch well below the dis
eased part and be careful not to in
oculate the healthy branches. Dip
your pruners or knife in a strong
solution of carbolic acid to kill
germs. Keep all water sprouts off
as there is where the germs live
over winter, and in the spring the re-
newed growth causes a Shiny sap to
exude which is simply alive with the
germs of disease, and these are car
ried by flies, bees and other insects
to blooms In the honey of the
flower the germs multiply rapidly
and so the tree as a whole will soon
be infected,
I The leaves on a branch attacked
by blight wilt and die, but do not
drop off for long time-long after
the leaves on a healthy limb have
dropped off. Growers should fami-
liarize themselves with this dread
disease for nothing but eternal vigil
ance will enable us to stamp il out,
1t is something that we cannot spray
for and when the trunk is attacked
it is doomed to the AK | found in
some young pear orchards, whole
trees dead, root and branch, and the
owner did not suspect the presence
of blight.
While | am In office | will do my
utmost to help the growers and they
are free to call upon me for such as
sistance at any and all times, or
phone 21X1.
| receive mail from all parts of the
county asking about this or that
pest, showing that the orchardists
are thoroughly in earnest and will
ing to do their duty as they are en-
lightened
Those who have not sprayed fol
codling moth the second time shoul(
do it at once. The merchants are
asked to cooperate with the in
spector's work by not purchasing
diseased fruits. Boys selling a
trains must not have such fruit OF
sale as it will be promptly confis
Gated wherever found. All working
together in this way we can sooI
free ourselves Of much of on
trouble. All prunings should b'
burned at once and not left lyinl
about the orchard.
Yours for cleaner fruit.
j. f. BURKE
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-11
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,)
Lucas County.

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of +.
]. Cheney & Co., doing business In
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrlb-
ed in my presence, this 9th day OF
December, A. D. 1886.
(Seal.) A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials free
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75o.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-11

II. Dannanberg, who with Mrs.
Dannenberg left Grants Pass the lat
ter part OF March, Is now In Allegan,
Mich, for an extended visit. He
writes that at Chicago they we're at
the edge OF a small cyclone which
tore down several buildings within
two blocks from them and that where
they are now the mosquitoes are
thick and savage making them think
OF the rest and peace from that pest
in Grants Pass. He says "Lots OF
,mfort TO be found in Grants Pass
that we don't find here"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-11
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS FOR
JOSEPHINE FARMERS
1T BRINGS THEM THE CASH
Takes Less Capital Than Almost Any
Other business and Yet Pays
Big Money,

With the introduction of irrigation
in Josephine county there will come
new opportunities to the farmer.
Aside from fruit culture and the
raising of forage for horses and cat
tie, hog raising will become one Of
the most profitable Industries con-
nected with the farm, Today the
price of live hogs in the market at
Portland as paid by the packers Is
$775 per cwt. Grants Pass will
have the benefit of these prices as
Swift & Co. have a buyer in this mar
ket who will pay cash for all the live
hogs offered in Grants Pass just as
soon as their packing plant is in
operation at Portland which win be
within the next few weeks, j. II,
Ahlf, Swift & Co.'S agent, is author
ity for this statement.
The Pacific Homestead says that
pigs can be raised until they are 3
months old on vetch or other rough
age at practically no cost other than
the pasturage; they should weigh
150 pounds at months old, Max
ing an especially liberal allowance
of cents per pound of raising them
to this weight, they would cost $3.50
per head
Experience in various instances
shows that five pounds of wheat will
make one pound of pork, but count
ing these as exception and feeding
each of these pigs 40 pounds of
wheat for a gain of fifty pounds In
weight (eight pounds of wheat to
one pound of pork at " cents a
pound, or Sc, would then bake the
total cost per head $1050.
This would mean finished hog
weighing 200 pounds, on which the
market value in Portland today is
$3.50 per head, live weight, leaving
a margin of $5 per head above cost
of production. Even counting the
freight at 81 for each porker, II
would leave a profit of SO per head
This would return, the farmer 80
cents bushel for his wheat, and
that sounds good even now when the
price has reached higher point than
for twenty years
The richest farming sections OF
the United States are those In which
the hog is the premier product. The
ordinary breed OF hogs will raise al
least one litter of six to eight pigs
and some Of the more prolific breeds
raise two litters every year. Every
body is familiar with the fact thai
the hog industry furnishes thu
foundation for the wealth Of thu
farmers of the great Middle West
1t is a product they can sell any da!
in the year, and the demand Is al
most unlimited.
There Is no speciality that
farmer can undertake with less cap
ital than hog raising and all thing
considered there is no business tha
the farmer can take up that will pa
better than this. II is TO be hope
2 that this will attract the attentlo
OF large number Of farmers In thl
county for there IS wealth in thi
business here the same as there ha
: been in other states From now o
farming IN this section should b
made a profitable. occupation and
n undoubtedly will be when we hay
4 our crops insured against drouth.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-11
DIRECTORS

VIM NJ LADD Portland, Ladd Tlton bankers.
THEODORE B. WILCOX Portland, Portland FIGURING Mills
WALTER MACKAY, Portland, Capitalist
RICHARD WILSON, Portland, Capitalist
RICHARD R. HoGE, Portland Carnegie Steel Company.
R. L. MCCORMICK, Tacoma, weyerhaueser Timber Co.
c. j. SMITH, Seattle Capitalist
EDw COoKINGHAM Portland vce-Pres Ladd Tilton Bank.
s. B. LINTHICUM, Portland Attorney
S. B. LOCKWOOD, Portland vice-Pres and Gen'l Mgr
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11

under the supposision that the
agitation Of the limbs he was
causing was produced by squir.
rels. Chrisco is recovering.
John F. Studstill,. who is al.
legged to have defrauded a bank
at Ashdown, Little River county,
out of several hundred dollars
about six weeks ago, and who
later escaped into Georgia, made
a sensational escape from the Of
ficers at Valdosta, Ca, a few
days ago. Studstill discovered
the officers appc aching when,
half clad, he made his way
through the opening in the cell.
ing and roof of the house, Jump
ed to the back yard and. disap-
peared into the woods.
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
{ AL A NJ | N E 4.

Rain, rain, rain.
Cutting bushes is the order O
the day.
r. H. Young was at Imboder
a day or two last week.
Oscar Bowers had business a
Evening Shade one day last
week.
| Henry Milligan, who left fol
Texas some time ago, is back
again.
Mrs. Susie Barnett and her
daughter visited Mrs. Bethel
Parsley and daughter one day
last week.
Sampson Barnett says that he
has killed thirty-two snakes this
spring, and he says it hasn't
been a good time for killing
snakes either.
Some more signs of the cy-
clone. "Uncle Charles" Ware,
whl!e walking through his field
one day lately, found a check on
the Bank of Quitman payable to
Scroggin Bros. 1t was given by
W. B. Payld and it also passed
through the Bank of Morrilton..
Old Calamine is coming to the
front at last. She now has three
dry goods stores. The w. o. W.
meets at the hall every fourth
Saturday night, and the Far.
mers' Union every first and third
Saturday nights. A sparkling
school convenes every Saturday
night, and this we admire best of
all.
A surprise wedding occurred
here Wednesday Of last week.
Park Taylor, formerly of this
place, but who now lives in east
ern Oklahoma, and Miss Fannie
Edwards, one Of the best young
ladies of this section took their
friends by surprise and were
joined together in holy wedlock.
Mr.. Taylor has position in his
fathers mercantile establishment
at Kiowa, Okla. The bride was
one of the most charming young
women in our midst, We wish the
happy couple a long and happy
life.
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
CAV E CITY
Attend the Childrens' Day OK

Attend the Childrens' Day ex-
ercises next Sunday.
Everything is somewhat dull
since the school closed.
Quite a number Of our young
people are at Evening Shade and
Batesville attending the teachers
institute.
Mrs. Ester Bonham CT Grange
passed through town Monday en-
route to Evening Shade to attend
the teachers institute. She will
teach at Fairview.
The following Cave City people
attended the recital at Evening
Shade Saturday night: Mrs.
C. W. Lamar; Misses Leila Sem
pier, Clara Gray, Stella James,
Bertha Gray; Messrs. Justin
Gray and G, N, Horn.
The Cave City ball team went
to Bacesville Thursday and play
cd the White Sox, but lost the
two games played by narrow
margin. They went to Newark
Saturday and played two games
also. They won one and lost
one. Our boys have beaten the
New Arkers three games out Of
five, all Of which were played
with the best Of feelings.
Several of our people went tc
Fairview Sunday to attend the
alf.day simging and Woodmar
unveiling. Mr.. Aldridge and hi'
class added much to tho success;
Of tho singing, which was al
very fine, A singing association
was organized and the following
officers were elected; Motto
Latham, president; Calvin Cur
tis, vice president; N, W. Gil
bert, secretary. Their mex
meeting will be at Fairyiew, Au'
gust /,
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
Brundidge To Run.

The Little Rock correspondent
Of the Memphis Commercial.Ap
peal says that Hon. s, Brun.
didgo OF searcy, while In Little
Rock last Saturday, stated that
unless he changes mind he will
be a candidate for U. s, senator
In 1919 to succeed Senator jeff
Davis, Congressman Joe Rob-
inson has been mentioned az u
candidate for the place,
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
DIDN'T MEAN IT.
Oar CaIanIine Correspondent Didn't Mean
To Offend Subscriber.
Calamine, June 5, 1909.

Calamine, June 5, 1909.
Editor Record: Allow m Q
space for a few lines in your val.
liable paper. A few weeks ago
we wrote an article accusing a
friend in Scott township of being
lazy, and last week we received
a very insulting letter from him,
stating that we had taken ad.
vantage of him through the Rec
ord; that we had slandered and
damaged him, and that if the
matter were not straightened up
there would be trouble.
We thought that we had no
better friend in Scott township
than this man, and of course, we
meant no harm in the little article
which we sent to the Record.
We were merely joking about the
matter. II we have offended him
we sincerely beg his pardon. If
we had anything against him we
have backbone enough to go to
his face about the matter and
would not slip around and take
advantage of him through the
good old Record,
BERRY WARE.
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
Election Proclamation.

Notice Ia hereby given that IN accordance viii,
n proclamation by Geo, ", Donaghey, Governor
of the State of Arkansas, n special election VIII
be held on Thursday, the lat day of July, ilND' In
SHARP county, Arkansas, al the voting precincts
Of the townships In said county, lo'wit
Dis Creek Calamine,
lig Rock Mount pisgah,
GHve Cave City,
Davidson kinp Mills,
Hardy Hardy Court House.
Highland Highland School House
Jackson Williford,
johnson st, Paul
Lower North Shrides School House
Lebanon Dotson School llouas,
Lave Greek Rose Pond seh0ol llouse,
Morgan Center,
Moth Uaioh =Ais,strohg,
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11

Returning prosperity is shown
by the demand for trained Office
men and women. The Spring.
field Business College is unable
to supply the calls for its gradu.
ates, There was never q better
time for young people TO prepare
for business.
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11

Pney Fork Evening Shade Court House
Riehwoods Ash Flat,
South Union.sCoas.
strawberry
Scott-.SholbyVIlc,
Sullivan lifckle Sprnaa
Upper NorlhsaWIrth,
Washington stowell'B Chapel
At which said election the following named Of
heers viii be voted f0fI
One Chief Justice and one Associate Justiee Of
the Supreme Court of the State Of Arkansas, one
Surveyor Of Sharp County, Arkansas and for the
purpose Of filling any vacancies that may exist
In township offices required by law TO be filled by
special elections
Given under my hand at Evening Shade. Ar.
kansas, this bth day Of June, 0OO,
W, y, Smith,
Sheriff SHARP County, An,
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
IN ARKANSAS.

A temperance club has been
organized at Beebe.
A chautauqua is on in full
blast at Malvern this week.
Faulkner county is to have a
county fair next fall, which will
be its first.
The News, a weeklynewspaper
of McGhee, Desha county, has
suspended publication.
G.. p. Poe of Jonesboro COM
mitted suicide at Memphis Sun
by taking carbolic acid.
About 100 Confederate veter-
ans of Monticello are attending
the reunion at Memphis.
Will Miller, a Monticello
boy, was bitten by a rattlesnake
one day lately, but no serious re-
suits followed.
Fire at Fort Smith Monday
night destroyed tho repair and
paint shops of the Ft. Smith and
Western railroad.
Over 300 cars Of stone were
shipped this week from a quarry
near Coal Hill to the government
works at Pine Bluff.
Surveyors are pushing the
line work on the proposed inter-
urban, locating the route from
Bentonville to Joplin, Mo.
A paper manufacturing mill
may be established at Fort
Smith or at some place in west
ern Arkansas where water pow.
er is available.
Charley Harrison, a newsboy
on u train between El Dorado and
Little Rock has been arrested
charged with bootlegging whis.
key.
At a meeting Of the directors
of the State Fair Association
Monday it was decided to hold a
day fair at Hot Springs
beginning Oct. 7 and ending Oct.
13.
George Carr, an Argenta po-
licemen, shot and probably fatal
ly wounded Adolph Topf, u citi-
zen OF Argenta, as u result Of a
dispute over the payment py
Topf Of II dog license.
r.. d. Shannon of Jonesboro
was arrested at Fort Smith the
other day on the charge Of forg-
cry. lie confessed his guilt and
said that he was trying to secure
money with which to start q bus
mess.
Jamos Chrisco, Il citizen Of
Black Oak, Craighead county,
while in q mulberry tree picking
berries, Monday, was shot by two
a 4
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
Ll0DCC1,

Qay.
Several from this community
attended the singing at tairvieN
Sunday and report a good time
Claude Jernigan left Saturday
for Newport to attend the teach :
ers' institute. Grover Jernigan
is attending at Evening Shade.
s. L. Shaver was elected rep
resentative to the grand lodge at
the Odd Fellows meeting Sat-
urday night.
We are able to report that John
Crabtree and Dan Lewallen both
have their crops in very good
shape along the big road. Over
at the back of the field their cot
ton is very grassy. AS faithful
correspondent we feel it our duty
to tell this.
Several of our neighbors have
eone in and given W. G. Bowers
davs' work with the hoe plow.
There have been three cases OF
typhold fever in his family and
thew are all recovering very
slowly. Mr.. Bowers appreciates
the neighbors' kindness very
much.
"The sweetest refrain in the life
Of any man is when he refrains
from meddling with other peo-
ple's business. If everybody
did this liars and gossips would
90 out of business. We have
supreme hate for liar, and he is
the last man we forgive if indeed
we ever do.
Tho stork is surely on strike
at Poughkeopsie, or Tom Camp
bell is noglccting his duty. Keep
n US posted, Mr.. Campbell, and the
n first boy baby that gets named
n Donaghey, why you leave there
N and come down to Wild Cat Cor
n ner, where they still name 'em
N jeff occasionally.
N We looked up into the sky one
IN &summer night, and contemplated
&the wonderful beauty Of the star
X gemmed heavens---the work Of
Moods fingers. And as we gazed
we were thrilled with the
|#ellent grandeur and impressive
mess Of the night. We heard in
Nancy tho Emusic Of the Spheres"
|4mnd, in spirit walked the "milky
Ray" as the stars declared the
lory Of God"-the same stars
hat have been bewildering and
aspiring all the ages since ere.
lions dawn with their beauty
nd their mystery. And we
|h bought, O, man! surely thou art
Iery small Thou art but a
hadow, a passing dream, u
&cwer that blooms and fades be.
Nh Reen the dawn and sunset, q
ppbble on the stream, seen one
M Woment, the next forgotten. The
z prs, in their eternal sublimity,
| ugh at your htful coming and
Plng, your petty striving, your
ppty successes, And then d
ight star leaned down and
'ispored, eve are Gods handi-
Prk--the work Of His fingers,
man is the browning glory Of
workmanship, the MASTER
GO Of His creation, We shall
y away, but man shall live
lever. -
Sharp County record., 1909-06-11
81 D N |; Y
idncy is still on the boom.

Bldney is still on the boom.
(he farmers are busy after the
ltinued rains.
Fev' Freeman filled his regular
|olnlmept here Sunday night.
Founders 10 at Memphis
week attending the reunion.
q. Ball has purchased a
per and will can peuchos and
ptoes,
Fof G. NJ, Grisham will be
Re'pal of the Zion High School
4yoar,
pe Chlldrone' Day exercises
Nay We're we'll attended and a
program was rendered,
and Mrs, j, p, Founders
or Fletcher, Okla, last Fri
70 visit Mr.. Founders sister,
j, p, McGee.
cll Founders Ia unable to at.
The institute at Evening
6 this week on account Of
on his ankle,
\ young people from this
who expect to teach school
attending tho institute ot
ing Shade and Batesville,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-19
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The Spoils Of Castro

By Proclamation.


government proclamation listing property
of he tie Preside IS follows:
Nearly of Railway.
aon with Colombia entirely for the of favoing this enterprise
controlling navigating Lake Maracao
and the River Zu He forced the that owned these steamers
sell to him insignificant
greater portion navigating
the that had that business
the sinking of one of their steamers by the war vessel zumbaO SO as
o them o SELL
controlling in the railway from cOrO La vela
enterprise cabeO.
Shares n business of the of La Guayra.
Shares of the electric light business of Valencia
the electric light which
tanned by him by making the municipal council the contractor and principal
the aid ubservint wishes forced the
agent his who the only bidder he obtained valuable property
an insignificant mount
nqetia Andes monopoly
he PuertoC locks
La Vandelara, in Apure
Cattle farm Ell Banco in Argua
Cattle
Several i Naracay.
Plantations Quibrada Conception,
Palace Villa zola, thirty
many properties Victoria, Valencia, Macuto,
Ieques Maracay.
one-third of the shares of the cigarette monopoly
of the of Venezue
Large interests catl monopoly.
n the liquor monopoly
Controlling interest in the tobacco monopoly
Interest in the the postage stamps
Shares of the Carupano dock
Shares o INA dock.
Valley Maeuro acquired by forcing General
Alexandra 20 SELF to lin
brewery
More than three million dollars deposited
Ten million boivars 1905
The telephone business Ben
the by military
Large interest in doing oasng
The exploitation the partnership
and
The ton
appropriated and other enterprises
large that he
properties hypothetical TO him
He
mining laws annug denuncng again through
| agents o
He is of
He established the salt monopoly receiving
through his large a
shares he contract
Al these properties the
him with taken the public
ru the homes of the people,
tins with houses and estates supporting gng
a starved
Wen Castro power ranch which was valued
at $sOOO'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-19
Mark Twain Has Elephant on His Hands

DANBURY, Conn, Jan. members
of Redding's literary colony who are
neighbors of Mark Twain are laughing
with the humorist over huge prac-
teal joke that was played on him at
Christmas time by Robert j. Collier,
New York publisher, the story of which
has just got beyond the walls of the
Clemens villa.
A few days before Christmas Mr..
Collier, who is one of pr. Clemens
closest friends, confided to members of
the humorst IS household the informa-
tiOn that upon recent visit to Red
ding he had come to the conclusion that
the only thing lacking to make the
nocence at Home complete was an
elephant, and that he had arranged to
send Mr., Clemens an elephant for a
Christmas gift.
He had intended, he wrote, to have
the arrival of the huge beast com
plete surprise to every one, but the
fact that the elephant had only just
come from India and would require
careful housing and treatment until il
became acclimated before being per
mitted to roam Mt large over DIR. Glenn
ems estate would necessitate prepare
tions for the reception of the creature
that would preclude the possibility OF
a complete surprise.
There was CONSERVATION at the new
of the gift. Mr.. Collier was SO mucl
in earnest in his belief that an elephan
was the one thing needed to complet
the domestic happiness of the HON
, that he could not be told that his gif
would be unwelcome. The garage wa
decided to be the only place on tn
! grounds that would do for an elephar
) house, and the automobile was move
I out and stored elsewhere.
The next day huge load of ha
arrived. "Mr. Collier ordered it; it
: for the elephant" said the man wi
Q brought the hay, and he was told
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-19
BANCROFT AND
CALVIN IN TOWN


W. H. Bancroft, vice president and
general manager of the Union Pacific
railway, at Ogden. and Z. e. Calvin.
vice president and general manager of
the Southern Pacific railway, of San
Francisco. regarded as railway authori.
ties all over the United States. arrived
yesterday on the Siberia and are regis
tered at the Alexander Young Hotel.
The two managers came here on a
vacation trim. about the first they have
had in about twenty years. They will
spend part of their time on Hawaii,
taking in the Volcano. and NAV leave
for Hilo ON the Mauna Kea next Tues
day.
They will be given every mark of
attention by both the island railroad
and steamer officials, who plan to look
after their JOURNEYS TO other islands
and over this island. They win return
to San Francisco ON the MongoIia
The Chronicle of January saws of
Messrs. Bancroft and Calvin.
W. II. Bancroft. general manager of
tbo Union Pacific with beadnna +ora