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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
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Fruit Picking Ladders at Hair
Riddle Hardware Co.'S.
Grover Neil, of Ashland, made a
short visit at the home or his aunt,
Mrs. w. E. Dean, this Friday. re-
turning home on the afternoon
train.
Geo. c. Metcalf, of st. Louis, has
spent several days in the city look
ing up desirable fruit land tracts
for himself and also for friends. Mr..
Metcalf for the pasc 80 -ears has
been in the employ of the National
Express company.
The members Of the Baptist
church held their annual meeting on
Thursday evening. There were a
large number In attendance and after
the business had been disposed OF a
pleasant social time was enjoyed.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were as follows; Trustees,
Arthur Edgerton and John Sum-
mers; clerk, Mrs ~ Smith; financial
secretary, w, II. Pattillo, reelected.
This meeting was one OF especial in
terest to the members and pastor as
the balance OF the church debt was
paid off, the members of the Ladies
Aid having raised $500 during the
past few months. This leaves the
Baptist church free of debt and their
Joy and appreciation OF this fact was
well demonstrated by the manner in
which the evening was spent Re-
freshments were served and an even
ing of rejoicing was enjoyed by all
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
llIEIl

BURTON-At Grants Pass. Oregon
Tuesday September IS. 1903
Howard Bennett Burton. TO.
mouths-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur r. Burton.
Death was caused from pneu.
monia, Funeral services were held
at the house at . 80 Thursday after.
noon with interment at Granite Hill
cemetery
WlMER-At Waldo, Wednesday
September Is. 1909, Lawrence I.
6-months-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Henry J. Winner.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

The morning worship is at 1880
when the pastor speaks upon the
theme The Measure OF Gods Abil-
ity." The observance OF the Lord s
Supper follows at 1880. and that
in turn by the Sunday school at
l1:45, under the direction Of r..
X. Hackett The Young Peoples
meeting Is at o'clock, Life Les
sons for Me from the Book OF Ephe-
SLAMS The subject OF the pastors
evening sermon is Laying Hold. %
\ cordial invitation Is extended to all
these services,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
Mr.. Jewell Elected Grand Officer

wi
L. l.. Jewell returned Saturday
from attendance at the meeting OF
the Grand Commander Knights
Templar at Baker City last week
and also the ceremonial session Of
the Mystic Shrine at the same place.
Mr.. Jewell was elected Grand Junior
Warden of the knights Templar.
The next meeting will be held at
Salem next fall.
The delegates and visitors from
Portland and other points went TO
Baker City in a special train OF five
Pullman cars, which they occupied
during their stay. One night while
the cars were standing on a side
track, a switching train bunted the
cars, and as the hand brakes had
not been set and the air had prob
ably leaked out, four of the Pull
mans, with their full quota OF sleep
Ing knights, started on down grade
and travelled some three or four
miles on the main line. Many OF
the occupants noticed the movement
but supposed 1t was the switching
and thought no more of it. 1t re-
mained for Mr. Jewell and Judge
Burnett, Of Salem. TO do some in
vestigating, and they some found
that they were in a serious position.
They finally succeeded in setting the
hand brakes and stopped the cars.
Porters were awakened and sent in
each direction to flag any trains, and
another porter walked to Baker City
and secured an engine which picked
up the cars. II was exceedingly for
tunate that the track was clear the
whole distance. Had the cars gone
mile farther they would have come
to sharp grade and curve which
would, without doubt, have ditched
them with serious results.
Geo. S. Calhoun was also a pass
|enger on the runaway cars. He re-
turned to Grants Pass Saturday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

The pilgrimage, No. A. to Wolf
Creek and surrounding country,
which was TO have taken place Octo-
Der /, has been indefinitely post
poned owing to the unfayorable
condition of the weather. The busi-
ness men and members of the Com
mercial Club regret this unavod-
able postponement, but wish TO state
to the good citizens of Wolf Creek
Leland, Placer and the surrounding
territory that we most cordially in
vite them to visit Grants Pass as our
guests on the 18th of October, upon
which date the entire city will be
on hand to entertain our fellow citi-
zens living outside of the city of
Grants Pass. Don't forget the date
and be sure to come and bring your
families with you
COMMERCIAL CLUB,
BY its Board of Trustees.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
Notice Of Meeting of Board of Equal
iyafinn

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Equalization of the County
OF Josephine, State of Oregon, will
on the third Monday in October, to-
wit, October is, 1909, attend, at the
Court House in said county, and pub
licly examine the assessment rolls,
and correct all errors in valuation,
description or qualities of lands, lots
or other property assessed by the as
SCISSOR; and 1t shall be the duty Of
persons interested TO appear at the
time and place appointed
ECLUS POLLOCK,
Assessor Of Josephine
9-24-4t County, Oregon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

mountain region have, from early
days, been noted for their wealth.
In SO and SO the hardy pioneer
fought the savages in the famous
Rogue River War for the privilege
of working these mines, and some
deposits have been in continuous
ownership (passing from one to an
other without PATENT from ttat
time to this, held in hope of trans
portation facilities improving so
machinery and supplies could be
brought in and these deposits work
ed profitably.
The greater part OF the timber and
grazing land of Curry is within Ma
tional Forests and in places in the
interior there are tracts of agricul-
tural land within these boundaries,
but most of these tracts are either
within private ownership, or taken
as homesteads under the Act OF
June II, 1906. Being employed in
this branch of the government serv-
ice ! will not 90 into any argument
as to the benefit to the community
OF the protection OF these lands
save to say that it is the policy to
assist in the development and put
to the best use every acre of land
within the forest in Curry county.
and every other county, and that
every acre of agricultural land sur
yeyed or unsurveyed has been open
to the homesteader since the organ
ization of the Siskiyou Forest in
1907.
There is not much vacant land in
Curry county. and not much encour-
agement for the homesteader. The
old timer has not missed his oppor-
tunity to get his 160 acres and some
times more In fact, there are some
very large holdings in Curry. Back
in the numerous rich valleys, or on
the low benches. one often comes up
on deserted cabin where some
homesteader has bet Uncle Sam SIC
that he could comply with the home
stead law without sleeping more
than one night in six months on the
tract and won his bet. but many Of
these abandoned homes show the
settler planned great things. and old
orchards with trees neglected. un-
trimmed, and fighting for light with
the native trees and brush. are load
ed with fruit that for flavor and size
and color would attract attention
among the exhibits from most noted
fruit growing sections. and there
are thousands Of acres Of such land
unused.
While there is little vacant land
and little encouragement to the
homesteader land is cheap, and the
Kind Of settler needed is the man
who can invest and afford to i'm
prove with the certainty that he will
have the worlds market at bis
door by the time that be has a crop
TO dispose o. The writer saw lands
offered Tor sale for s. TO $50 per
acre, the equal Of any In the state
that are selling for 500 to $3.50.
Curry will get a railroad-in fact
a local line Is now building into the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

At the morning service, II a. m,
the Sacrament OF the Lords Supper
will be administered and new mem
bers received The topic for the
evening will be THE Christian City, "
and matters Of local interest will be
discussed Sunday school will meet
at 10 a. m. ROBERT MCLEAN,
Pastor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

Christian Science service will be
held in the W. o. w. hall Sunday,
October 3, at II a. m. Subject, I'm
reality" Wednesday evening meet
ing at 1880. You are cordially in
vited
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
5be Front Street Grocer
Christian Church.

Sunday Bible school 1000 a. m.
Morning worship and communion
400. Y. p. S. c. Z. ZOO p. m.
Evening worship and sermon 500.
Thursday, mid-week devotional and
training class 500 p. m. Friday.
Bible school counsel and teachers
meeting.
FREDERIC NJ. BROOKE, Minister.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
Newman VI. L. Church.

At the morning service, II o'clock
at Newman NJ f. church, Rev. d. II.
Leach, the new pastor, will preach.
Sunday school at 10. In the even
ing will be held a rally day exercise
with an especially prepared pro-
gram by the members of the Sab
bath school. Epworth League at :
O'Clock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

The Ladies' Benefit society OF
Bethany Presbyterian church will
give a supper in the church parlors
Friday, November 3. for the benefit
of the manse fund
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

For a clear head and a strong
mind, DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
the famous little liver pills Sold by
all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
CURRY COUNTY
AND ITS NEEDS

Continued from First Pagel
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
ATHENA WANTS IT SALES DAY MAY IS
F. G. Lucas Promoting Enterprise
Athena Sales Day Association
Formed and Officers Named.

I be date for Athena's annual sales
day has been set for Saturday, May 15.
The enterprise is being promoted by
+. q. Lucas, and the following bus.
mess men are associated in the matter
Of seeing that the sale is success;
+ Chas. Belts, Byron Hawks. Henry
A. Barrett, W. R. Taylor. 7. m. Tag
CART and Edw. g. Koontz,
+. q. Lucas and q. w. Bradley will
serve in the capacity of auctioneers.
and ID. A. Barrett will act as clerk.
Mr.. Lucas informs tho Press that
he already has over $4,000 worth Of
property listed for the sale, which
amounts to more than the valuation
of property sold at last years sale.
His list includes live stock, vehicles,
machinery and farm implements. II
is bis intention to have only flrst class
property listed for this sale. no junk
will be put under the hammer. and
property listed will be sold.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
Farmers Educational & COOPERATIVE
Union Talk of Holding a County
Picnic Meeting Saturday.

The county unions Of the Farmers
Cooperative Union have been eonsid-
eriug the question Of holding pionio
at which the members of the unions
and their friends will be entertained.
Delegates will meet with the county
union at Pendleton tomorrow when
the place where the picnic will be
held is to be decided upon.
So far, Pilot Rock and Athena are
the favorite selections made by the
farmers, and from the fact that Ath-
ena is more cent? ally located and more
accessible than Pilot Rock, making
attendance to the picnic more conven-
lent, this city apparently has an easy
lead over the thriving little village up
Birch creek.
I1 But "the Rock has strong friends
and supporters. John Patrick Nc
Manus. that old editorial warhorse,
will head a delegation of active scrap
pers who will lay their claims before
the Pendleton meeting. Athena will
probably be represented by Mayor
MoEwen, who will offer as an induce
ment the finest grove in the county 10
which to hold the picnic, together
with the hospitality of the city. A. l..
Swaggart and Henry Schmitt, strong
Union men will also be there, and
Weston, Helix and Milton will be
called on to lend hand in securing
the picnic for Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
INDICTED BY JURY AND SKIPPED
Grant and Redfield of the Corner
Joint ''VamOOse.

The grand iury's booze dragnet en-
meshed Grant and Redneld, who for
the past three months have conducted
the "Corner" near beer joint.
Red6eld, after disposing of his in-
terest in the place to Grant, left town
the first OF the week, and it is reported
that he was headed for Alberta. Wed
nesday Marshal Gholson received in
struotions from Sheriff Taylor to ar.
rest Grant. The Athena official did
so, but Mr.. Grant 'hew the coop"
shortly after.
Officer Gholson says thai after the
arrest Grant talked with the sheriff
over the phone, asking what was
wanted with him. Of course he was
informed that he was wanted on the
charge of selling Eooze. He imme-
diately got busy in closing mp a sale
Of his dump" to Bert Ramsay and
enlisted the services of Attorney Watts
to draw up the necessary papers.
In the meantime rig was hired at
the Mcbride livery stable Grant went
homo. changed his clothes, came down
to his place Of BUSINESS, got into the
rig with Milt Swaggart and drove out
of town.
About this time the fact dawned
upon Gholson that Grant was making
getaway, although the marshal says
he had no instructions from the sher-
if to hold the prisoner after making
the arrest, expecting Taylor up on the
! 10 train. After Grant had deoamp-
ed, the marshal notified the sheriff's
office.
Walla Walla was the Mecca sought
by Mr.. Grant. The team was returned
to McBride's livery stable from th
garden city Wednesday evening.
On instructions from Sheriff Taylor,
the Walla Walla police arrested Grant
esterday and be was taken to Pendle-
ton By Deputy Blakiey last evening.
where he put up cash bond. He Is
in Athena today for the purpose of
securing a personal bond. Grant was
indicted on two counts by the grand
jury on the charge Of breaking the
local option law.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23

the methods which are being employed
in transforming the vast farms of the
Walla Walla valley into productive
and intensely, cultivated tracts. Pres
ident A. B. MoEwen, William Booher,
q. W. Lockwood and Secretary s. f.
Wilson of the Athena Commercial as
sociation, were in the city Yesterday
interviewing landowners and acreage
promoters.
Athena, situated as it is, in the
heart of never ending wheat fields,
which for fertility are unsurpassed in
the Northwest, has long felt the need
of smaller farms and diversified and
intensified cultivation. Farms in
this vicinity have grown larger,
wealth has multiplied and population
has diminished until the citizens of
the little town have been brought to
realize that they want more people
and less wheat. The spirit of progress
which is already transforming the
Walla Walla valley into one of the
most famous garden spots in the
country, has seized on Athena, and
the dawn of new era in it's CONNER
cial life is at hand.
a commercial club has been formed,
irrigation and subdivision companies
have been organized, land acquired
and plan of action is being deter
mined upon. The four representatives
who we've in Walla Walla today have
invested $4,000 in 200 acre tract
just south of Athena and it is their
intention to place it on the market in
acreage this summer
"Our project is no experiment."
said Mr.. Wilson yesterday. ''The
land which we have acquired has been
thoroughly tried out and will produce
anything from 20 pound cabbage
head to perfect Newtown apple. A
portion of the tract has already been
plated and what we want now is to
hit upon the best means of irrigation. "
Athena has suffered because of the
too. general belief that nothing but
wheat crops could be grown on the
soil here, and we ara preparing to
make an experiment whicL will en-
able us to determine whether fruit or
something else can lest Ee raised"
said he. "We will he only too glad
to co operate with your city in the big
steps OF progress, not only for The in
terests of Walla Walla, but for Ath-
ena as we'll, for we realize that when
ever Walla Walla or the Pacific
Northwes. takes steplahead, Athena
cannot but be benefited thereby. !"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
WILL SELL IN ONE TO FIVE ACRE TRACTS
Estes Place Purchased BY Athena Land c. Trust Com
pany and Will be Added to McEwen Tracts---Sur-
veyor Kimbre Now Running Lines

The Athena land and Trust company
has added the Estes tract to its posses
sions recently purchased from B. f.
Ogle.
The Estes place embraces 40 acres
of excellent bottom land which like
the Ogle tract is adapted to orchard
and garden products. The transfer
was made Saturday, the consideration
being $6,0OO
A large portion of the Estes land is
in alfalfa and the remainder is under
cultivation. The soil formation is of
the best and the possibilities which it
holds for intensified farming canpot
be overestimatsd.
The company has made arrange
ments with Surveyor Kim brell to plat
both tracts of land and the surveyor
and his assistants will be on the ground
at once to run the survey lines. The
Athena Land and Trust company
makes the announcement that it will
dispose Of it's holdings in tracts of
from ons to five acres.
In making this statement Secretary
Wilson said it was the company's in
tention to make the land go as far as
it possibly could in the process of de-
veloping and adding population to
Athena.
AT first 10 acre tracts was figured
on as the maximum of acreage allot-
ment in disposing of the property. but
inquiries from prospective buyers
came in such mum bers as to justify
the company iu reducing the tracts to
one to FIVE acres. ~
George Carmichael, a prominent
farmer residing northeast of town. in
company with his father in law, Mr..
Allen Of Morrow county, looked over
the land, Tuesday. Mr.. Allen is seek
ing location for home. and is said
to have been we'll pleased with the
company's property.
Mr Wilson anticipates no trouble
whatever in disposing of the land in
acre tracts, and most pleasing fea-
ture is that many Of the inquiries
which be is receiving comes from out
side parties. This indicates that the
acre tracts will be the means of bring
ing new families here to build homes.
This acreage proposition has been
before the people only about two
weeks and in that time Athena has re-
oeived more newspaper notice than
she has in the space of two years.
The following from the Walla Wal.
la Union, is fair sample of the news
paper notice the town is getting now:
In order to become familiar with
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
CALEDON|AN PICNIC
Annual Picnic Will Be Held In City
Park Grounds Friday and Sat.
urday, June and S.

at meeting of the Umatilia Coun-
ty Caledonian society held in Athena
last Saturday afternoon, the decision
was made to hold the annual picnic
in Athena ON Friday and Saturday,
June 4 and g.
The grounds of the proposed city
park was the site selected for the ao-
commodation Of the big Scotch event.
and this action on the part of the So
ciety will prove to be big feature in
the success Of the undertaking. People
are tired of attending picnics and Gel
ebrations held on the street under the
hot, broiling sun. with few seats and
practically no places Of rest. except the
stores and business houses. All this
has been overcome through the geDor.
osity of the Athena Land & Tr1st
company, present owners of the grove.
The committee on finance made a
good report at the meeting and it is
the impression that the picnic this
year will he great success.
President McEwen appointed the
following committees:
Committee on program--James Hen
derson and Ed. Potts
Home talent program--Dr. Plamon-
don. James Henderson aud Henry
Barrett.
Finance--Jas. Henderson and John
Froome.
Grounds-John Bell and A. ii. Mo
Intyre.
Sports-Hugh Mclean.
Reception committee--Hon. T. J.
Kirk, Jno. Walker, Hon. @. A. Bar
rett. Dan Mckenzie. Hugh Mclean
and A. Fl. Mcintyre.
Special invitations have been issued
to several prominent Scotchmen in
this state and Washington, who are
expected to be present and general
invitation is issued to all Scotohmen.
There will be new features in the way
of entertainment offered this year in
addition to the Scotch program.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
Monument for Joel.

AS a tribute to the memory of one
of the best boys that ever lived, the
friends of Joel Stanton were glad of
having the opportunity to sign sub
soription paper circulated by Uncle
Frank Mansfield for the purchase of
a monument to mark his last resting
place. The sum of one hundred dol
lars was quickly subscribed. The
funeral which was held Satulday fore
noon was one of the largest witnessed
here in many years. The tribute Of
flowers presented by various friends
was simply magnificent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-04-23
TAYLOR SATISFIED THE WATER IS THERE

the pipe, which Mr. Taylor believes TO
be as large as when the system was
first put in.
He is inclined to the belief that the
water is lost through leakage in the
pipe line, either between the reser-
voir and the intake pipes or between
the reservoir and the distributing
mains or it may be in the latter. Mr..
Taylor and number Of citizens will
go mp this afternoon to investigate the
matter.