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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
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The tomato Is one OF the most sat
isfactory OF all the garden crops ant
one that is found In pract cally ever.
vegetable garden. No matter how
small the garden space available. II
is always advisable to have few to-
mato vines.
Tomatoes will grow In almost any
good soil. but the soil should not be
too high In nitrogenous matter as
this will cause the plants to 20 to
vine. rather than to fruit. The plants
should be started In the window box
or In the hotbed, some six weeks be-
fore time to set them In the open.
For best results they should be trans
planted at least once. II is possible
to secure crop much sooner by
carefully growing the plants indoors
In pots and transplanting to the open
ground as soon as conditions permit.
They should not be set In the open
until about two weeks after the last
killing frost. II set sooner than this.
they should In all cases be protected
from frost with q muslin cover. or
with boxes covered with glass or BY
other means.
The pot-srOwn plants are especial
ly desirable. as they may be brought
TO the blooming period by the time Il
is warm enough TO plant them in the
garden. II the plants are not be
trained. but allowed to lie on rhe
ground. they should be set about 4
feet apart each way RI trained 10
single stalk and tied to stakes o. a
treflis, they may be planted In rews
8 feet apart. and Is inches apart IN
the row. n to be used for tsble
purposes only. 25 plants under good
conditions win supply the average
family. II for canning. from 80 to
100 plants win be necessary. One
hundred plants should supply suf-
ficient tomatoes for present use, and
enough to can at least 100 quarts.
Under favorable conditions. toma-
toes WIN continue to grow and bear
for the entire season. and II should
not be necessary to set a late crop.
u. 8. Department Of Agriculture.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
Big Surprise 70 Many
d Grants Pass

People are surprised at the IN,
|STANT action OF simple 'buckthoxn
bark. glycerine, etc., as mixed in Ad-
ler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL fiushes
the ENTIRE bowel tract so CON-
pletely It relieves ANY CASE sour
stomach. gas or constipation and pre-
vents appendicitis. The INSTANT,
pleasant action Of Adler-i-ka sur.
prlses both doctors and patients. II
removes foul matter which poisoned
your stomach for months, National
Drug Store,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

OBITUARY
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Ellen E. Powell was born a
Union Grove. whiteside county. Ill.
December 2s. ls4o. Was married
to Oscar F. Topping. January 10
. 1851. There we're born to them fivs
children. three Of whom survive her
A. F. Topping and Mrs. Jas. w. Tur'
vey Of Williams. and Geo. P. Top
ping OF Bandon. Ore. Also is grand.
children and two great grandchil.
dren. She passed away at the fam.
NY home at Williams. Ore. April II,
1918. She came to Oregon in 1869,
making the western trip on the first
through trip Of the Union Pacific to
Redding. Cal. completing her jour
ney by the old stage coach to VIII
liams. Ore. where she has since
lived.
Grandma" as she was affection
ateiy called by all who knew her.
thought first Of her country, her
family. her friends and her commun-
fty. This great unselfishness made
her strong factor in the upbuild-
Ing Of all that Is good and true in
the neighborhood and the circle of
hsr influence. 'f
Two wars for freedom and de-
mocracy have found her willing to
sacrifice her blood and energy In the
help Of her country.
With a young family she fought
. sngle handed the problems of exist
snce and aid to here country while
her young husband and three Of her
brothers answered the call Of the
immortal Lincoln. Two of the broth
,ers never returned from the battle
Reid. Again. no one had keener
devotion or felt more pride than she
In the four grandsons who have
gone to help stop the impossible
Hun, that freedom. justice and de-
mocracy may continue to exist for
the good Of the world.
Grandma was an ardent worker
for good morals and temperance.
having once secured the largest
number OF petitions Of any person
IN the state for the hrst prohibition
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

Electric wiring
Paul's Electric Store. Mcdford.
Ore. Orders may DO placed through
power company once. s, 30
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
BARTlEHIlnIVEsiE ny
SEHlNGNtOCAT

X. l. Bartlett leaves tonight for
Portland and viii later 20 10 the
Sound country seeking . new loca-
ton Mr. Bartlett has been resi-
dent of Grants Pass for 80 years.
was cousty clerk for two terms asd
conducted an exclusive shoe busineas
In this city for ~ years. He has
. host sf friends here BY whom
he win be greatly missed. II II safe
to say that Mr.. Bartlett WIN miss the
fine fishing In Rogue river. ~ that
is the one sport be most enjoys.
Mrs. Bartlett and daughter VIII
remain In Grants Pass until the
close sf school
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

came to the fence and started a, RAJ. Z
fire Of French at me. went over
and had little chat with her. She
told me about her sons tn the waf---
the department thsy are in etc. We
did II all with our arms. doing .
segular setting up exercise. as q
gymnast would say. Finally she
went in the stone stable and milked
the COW. When sAs came out she
set the pail down and talked some
more. A couple Of dogs came alona
and took what they wanted and che
then fed the baby with xhat was
left. Her pretty daughter stood ID
the doorway but she wouldn't come
out and talk.
I'm going to get my picture takan
a. soon az I can and I'll send you
one. We had an official photog'
rapher and he is not allowed to take
any surroundings that would be ol
value In disclosing our positions.
The boys here are all happy anc
CHEEKY despite the mud and rain. Al
night some Of them bring out theil
ukeleles and sing, or with roaring
fires In q homemade stove. ant
socks drying overhead by the dozer
pairs they sit around and cracl
jokes, smoke their pipes and cusi
the kaiser.
Well it's TAPS" so good night ant
write often.
Your son,
DANA.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
SOLDIER LETTERS
Harry Harper in Maryland
Colgate, Maryland.
April =. 1918

Colgate, Maryland
! April =, 1915
Dear Mother,
Received your letter Saturday,
but have been too busy to write. Was
on guard Friday night and all day
Saturday and went on guard again
Sunday night. should have been. on
last night, but there were orders that
a transport must be loaded and so
they kept the old guard on and the
rest had to work loading trucks.
II started to rain last night and
has been at Il ever since. and the
camp Is sea OF mud once more. I
had kept dry very nicely until this
rain. took OF my wet shoes when
| came in each time. am getting
pretty hard boiled since I came In
to this life. yet some OF the fellows
who looked much stronger than l..
are always on the sick list. One
must look out Tor himself In this
life. Some Of the fellows here had
a pretty hard time with the measles.
and one OF the fellows who came out
the same time I did. died.
Yes. I had scrambled eggs easter
morning. I was on guard that morn
ing and had breakfast early. We
are having much better eats here
than we had at Washington. Must
close for this time.
Loving son.
HARRY.
p. S.@My new address Is:
so6 Mech. Repair Shot Unit,
Camp Haiabird.
Colgate. Maryland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
France. Mar. IS. 1915

France. Mar. IS, 1918
: Dear Father:
received your letter written to
me at Laurel. Md. yesterday. Also
the dandy big cake from mother.
and the letters with the violets. The
cake was certainly fine. and vas far
more appreciated by me than any
candy you could have sent. The kit
has not arrived but this is not sur
prising as the mail Is mixed up
pretty badly. and we often get let
ters written month or half a month
before letters coming in later.
You folks probably think I'm a
poor war correspondent, but that Is
not my fault. had a letter Oh to
you with what news considered
would be of no use to the enemy but
the letter came back with "rewrite"
written on It. III try again by tell
ing you that we are at the 'front.'
that the sound Of big guns Is about
a. common as the chirp Of birds Is
to you and that battles in the air are
so common to us as to only cause us
to glance up from our work. How
ever I'll have to stop this line OF
talk or I'll get this letter back too.
saw Worth Hamilton at --
and had a good talk with him. He
is one of the engineering corps. Wal
lace Coutant is in Company A with
me and we see each other every day.
There are quite number Of Oregon
boys In the company and they are all
dandy fellows-mostly all college
men, as are the men from tho other
states.
The work Is Just commencing to
get interesting now and I hnd that
my experience around the mines. In
the mills and the steel work Is help
ing me. There Is a constant call for
men who can work at these trades
even moderately well. SO far have
Jared better than many in the COM
pany but I'll not say 1t In Dragging
way as there may be a pick and
shovel awaiting me at any time.
There Is no need for you folks TO
worry about my safety as ] am far
better on than " were in the cop
per mines at Butte for instance.
Also I want to say good word
for the Y. NJ. C. A. and the Salvation
Army here, in furnishing places for
the men to buy knicknacks and
write etc. You can not imagine how
popular these places are or what fine
men and women are engaged In the
work here. They certainly deserve
the help they solicit In the states. !
am writing in the Salvation Army
camp tent and as side light III say
there are two pretty girls and an
elderly woman serving the counter.
I'll finish this letter tomorrow, as
It is late and I'll have to hit camp
soon.
| March 23rd--Well didn't keep
my promise Of writing tomorrow. l
had the tooth ache and besides have
been so busy during the day that I
went to bed with the chickens
(haven't seen one in months.) You
know we have to be careful Of lights
too at night, to prevent air raids.
You should have seen me the
other day-it was my day of and 7
went down to - for the day.
Well dinner time came and so ! went
over to company mess that was in
that town and got some Chow" ]
went outside and sat down in a sort
Of an alley way to eat. An elderly
lady who was out In the back yard
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
Train Service Rcsume,i-

Train Service Resumed
Passenger train No. IL. north
bound, due here at s;i0 a. m. war
annulled early In the day on nc.
count OF the freight wreck. but Il
was sent out OF Ashland and arrived
here shortly before s p. m. No. ~,
due here at s:06 a. m. south
bound. Is marked up for Q p. M.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

Headed for Hermitage
A. c. Hoofer left this morning on
horse hack and with pack horse
headed for the Preston peak country,
whore he has extensive mining iu-
terests. Mr.. Hoofer has a slightly
summer home high up In the noun
tains, which he has christened the
Hermitage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

AmericaA l'efense sccicsy--
A meeting Of the American De-
tense society will be held at the
home Of Mrs. W. O Hale wednes-
day at 4 O'Clock, April "a. All mont
bers Of committees are expected to
be there on time as important bus
iness will be transaeted.'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

n you have anything to sell ,ry
q classified 3D.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

All kinds Of leSal blanks at the
Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

Our classified ads bring results.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

In Ordnance class
L. r. Steelhammer, formerly OF
Grants Pass. where no was manager
OF the Bishop store. Is a member OF
the NTH ordnance class. which opens
at the university OF Oregon on Nay
eth. u Kur
Newark post., 1918-02-06

the publication date. Years ago,
for instance, anyone who went into
the office of the Youths Compan-
ion at any time could see piles of
copies of the Companion for three
weeks ahead, all printed and bound
and waiting to be mailed. The old
Harper's Weekly which used to
have the subtitle, "A Journal of
Today was printed ahead in this
way, and some wit once remarked
that if the world should come to an
end, say, December 2, the issue of
Harper's Weekly: A Journal of To-
day, for December % would be
published without a word about
the great catastrophe. Later the
idea of dating ahead was adopted
by publications aiming to secure a
large newsstand sale, the theory
being that purchasers would buy
with avidity Christmas magazine
found on the newsstand in the
middle Of November, while they
would hesitate to buy a December
magazine offered on the news
stand in the latter part of Decem-
ber, preferring to wait for the
January number. Undoubtedly
there is some force in this reason
ing, although unless a periodical
has news features one months is
sue should be as interesting as an
other and certainly not out of date
within the limits of the month the
date of which it bears. 1t seems
an absurdity to see the Christmas
numbers of various periodicals on
sale before Thanksgiving, and the
publishers of the Ladies' Home
Journal, which has a very large
newsstand circulation, apparently
think they will not lose anything
by making the date of publication
and the date on the cover coincide.
Newark post., 1918-02-06
NO LONGER TO
DATE In ADVANCE
Magazine Practise Discontinue
ed By The Journal

The Ladies' Home Journal of
Philadelphia, has recently an
nounced that hereafter it will not
be dated ahead, but will be pub
lished on the first day of the month,
the date of which it bears, instead
of on the preceding month. The
announcement has brought forth
interesting bits of magazine his
tory in connection with the prac-
tices of dating publications ahead,
which originated with the great
national weeklies, having a cir
culation all over the country. The
papers came to be mailed at in
tervals, according to the distance
papers had to go, so that copies of
all subscribers, wherever they
might be, would be delivered on
Newark post., 1918-02-06
Edna Goodrich In
Southern Play

Miss Edna Goodrich has a splen-
did medium for the display of her
happy genius in characterization
in the new Mutual production, "A
Daughter of Maryland" in which
the brilliant young actress IS
featured.
The story of the play is of events
in the old manorial estate Of Oliver
Treadway, an aristocratic Mary
lander, whose pretty daughter,
Beth" is engaged to marry a
southern lawyer. The latter does
not prove up to standard and when
his villainy lis revealed he tries to
rob Squire Treadway, who is killed
in struggle with him after he has
tried to rob the squire's safe.
John Standish, a young land
scape architect from the north,
falls in love with Beth" and after
some stormy passages conVinces
her that she loves him.
1t is a pretty romance with a
tragic background. The scenic eff
fects are very beautiful and the
stage settings and photography are
exquisite. The play was written
by Samuel Morse and scenarioized
by Joseph F. Poland, who wrote
"Hesper of the Mountains" "The
Cloud" and other well known pic
ture plays. 1t was directed by
John B. O'Brien. ADV.
Newark post., 1918-02-06
WELL-KNOWN PUBLICA-
TION DISCONTINUED
Publishers Take Step AS War
Measure

The publication of the Ladies'
World, a magazine with circula-
tion of 100000 copies, issued by
the Mcclure publications, New
York, is discontinued with the
January issue. The publishers
say, "We take this step strictly as
a war measure, to conserve all our
energies and resources for the con-
duct and development of McClure's
magazine and it's allied interests"
Newark post., 1918-02-06

with great vividness, the sighting
Of what was believed to be the peri
scope of a submarine and the cheer
that went up when instead, swift
little destroyed hove into sight,
floating at her mast head, the
Union Jack. He described the
dense fog that enveloped them as
they approached the coast of Eng
land, and of it's sudden lifting,
when they learned that they were
surrounded by four black Destroy
ers and had reached perfect safe
ty; he described the welcome that
England accorded them, and the
welcome that she will extend to
Uncle Sans men.
Colonel Clayton commented upon
the total disappearance of the
glamor and splendor war. "Ly-
ing fat near the summit of hill
side, l surveyed" he declared "the
scene of battle, and assure you it
was a disappointing experience.
Wherever one looked, there was
nothing to be seen. The trees had
disappeared, shot off the face of
the earth. Only one thing was Wis
ible, the airplanes, which are al
ways in action at a distance of
from three to fifteen thousand feet.
That, with the artillery fire at
night, is all that one can see of
modern warfare. The men, and
everything, arc under cover.
In closing, Colonel Clayton paid
a tribute to the people Of France,
whom he declared literally uncon-
querable. mo one can appreciate
France until he sees it," he said.
"The women do everything. We
see them at the wharves loading
and unloading the fuel and food
stuffs; they run the hotels, the
stores, and the factories. Farther
afeld, we find them doing all sorts
of agricultural work. | have seen
a French woman plowing, making
a twenty foot detour around a shell
hole made when she was at the
other end of the field. The work
they do is simply marvellous, liv-
ing as they do in the land of death.
They work with she'll fire every
where. What is battle-ground to-
lay is the children's playground to-
morrow. Success is the lullaby
which the mothers sing to their
children, to the roar Of ten thou
sand cannon, and | tell you Success
for these people will be written
.arge at the end of the war. When
that day comes how any man with
A drop of manliness can deny those
women any thing is beyond my con-
,eptiOn. We must break fifty-ffty |
with them. There is everywhere
n France, the spectre of one
nan-the first Napoleon - that
stalks by night and by day, before
he French people throughout the
and. Their present generals they
'evere, but in large measure as
hey reincarnate the first and
greatest general of France. God
'less these mighty people, | say,
nd may he perpetuate the in
priation of their handiwork."
Newark post., 1918-02-06
RIUDING LOTS FOR SALE

Buy a lot on the installment
plan. Five dollars per front foot
Lots 5Ox15O feet deep, and pay
ments $500 monthly. Only few
more left at this price. Why pay
rent all your life when thru the
Building & Loan Association you
can own a home in IL years? Call
to see me if Interested
T. F. ARMSTRONG.
Owner.
Newark post., 1918-02-06

FOR SALE -- Short wood by The
load.
WILMER S. IIAWTuUNNE
OgletoWn, Delaware,
1-30-2t. Phone 2l3JI.
Newark post., 1918-02-06

FOR SALE Stock turkeys and
Geese. Apply
MRS. II. VAUGHN,
1-30-2t Newark.
Newark post., 1918-02-06

FOR SALE-Five passenger Buick.
in fine condition. Apply
l-30-2t. LEAK GARAGE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-02
Dairy Cows Increasing.

It is inspiring to see the changed st-
titude In regard to the dairy industry.
While the number of dairy COWS has
been steadily declining for number OF
wears, the latest figures available
throug ghout New England indicate q de
cided increase. Reports are that more
heifer calves from the best COWS are be-
ING ke pt than for many years past.
Vermont, the leading dairy state OF
New England, had total last spring OF
234, 900 COWS giving milk. Maine came
next with 165, 5,276. Massachusetts, had
149.077, Connecticut 150,737, New
Hampshire 81, ,316, Rhode Island 2, 900.
The changed attitude must be credited
very largely to the effective work Of the
New England Milk Producers Associa-
tion and other local bodies which have
succeeded In proving to the public that
dairymen are entitled to pay for their
products. Hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars within the past six months have
been placed directly into the pockets OF
our New England dairymen through
this Irresistible plan Of collective
bargaining. In addition to that, the
Industry, which was headed straight to
baukrup ptcy, has been gottan back
toward the main highway and prosperity
That 10 what efficient organized effort
will acco mplish. Best Of oil. the end ID
not yet.-New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-02
About the State.

The Rockport Board Of Trade sends
ont reinsurance by telling "the people
who signed with them for their coal not
to worry, for 1t will be here very soon"
Wherein It sets . good example oi
Optimism:
The Argyle correspondent OF the Old
Town Enterprise thus writes OF . slip
perry matter:
The writer Was ont calling one day
recently, when the man Of the house
took her 10 the wood.shed 10 see What
25 years ago WAS an everyday occur.
reuce, but what to-day No never hees ol
or sse. It WAS O. barrel OF eoft soay
made In the old-iashionsd way, with hard
wood ashes, water and grease. II wss
made By Q man 70 yesrs of age. Hl
says bis hand has not lost its cunning q
he can make soap - we'll - hs could u
years ago. -
Transportation Of mall By motor
truck between Portland and Portsmoutk
% take 10 shore towns especially b BE-
Ing arranged and VIII start With ons
round trip day, . ton and half trucl
10 bs run. This 10 70 include parce
| post deliveries also. BY way 0f Wes,
| Scarboro, Saco, Biddeford, Wells, 0guu
| quis, Cape Neddlck, York Beach, Yoft
Hsrbor, York Village, York Corner and
Kittery. Il h the plsh to deliver and
Icollsot local malls thereby enabling LET
| tor writer's to be assured Of delivery q
IN adjoining town the same day thl
letter. afs posted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-02
MINK tor the Boys.

"Our boy has gone 10 spend the sum-
mer with bis grandparents on the farm.
he 10 drinking milk like pig and ! can
see that he is improving In health.
Our older boy has been gone two weeks
and he has gained four pounds" This
remark was made to 90 short time ago
By man who works by the day. The
advance In the price Of milk led him and
bis wife to purchase but little. They
have two boys and neither 10 very strong.
Il was evident to us that these children
we're not properly nourished and the
remarkable change In their appearance
after consuming liberal quantity OF
milk for . few days substantiates oul
opinion.
These parents were practlsIng false
economy In not buying an adequate
supply Of milk Tor their children
Neither ono appreciated it importance
| or food value, and because It advanced Z
| few cents moro quart tho past yeaI
they scrimped along on . pint day
Zach boy should have ct least quart d
NH They S,.s srs on nj sSs sarn now.whsrs mill
% plentiful, and 'sthsy ore growing lik'
pics''. It Win b dimcult 10 oonvincl
these boys that the farm ID not . goot
place 70 live and milk not most excel
lent food. .-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-02
SELECTION OF SEED.
The Hay Crop.

A hay tedder will In short order save
the interest on the money invested. As
q rule, farmers have been In the habit OF
thinking of this as dispensable tool.
On the contrary 1t is almost indispen-
sable.
Curing timothy: Cut timothy just as
the bloom is falling. II the crop is not
too heavy and rank, cut as soon as the
dew is off, let 1t cure few hours, rake
into windrows, and haul to the barn the
same day. II crop is rank, cut 1t in the
afternoon: 1t will wilt some during the
night and dew will not hurt 1t. Next
days sun will dry 1t In few hours, when
it can be faked into windrows.
Curing clover: Cut clover hay when
about half the blossoms are brown and
as soon as the dew Is of In the morning.
At noon shake out the bunohes. rake in
to windrows before evening dew gets on
It and let it lie until next day. Next
day shake out the hay as soon as the
dew is off. You ought to be ready to
haul, on hot day, by eleven O'Clock, or
certainly after dinner. It spoils clover
hay to get too dry. It should never be-
nut into the barn when wet with rain OF
dew, but q little sap won hurt 1t.