| Show BEAR DEAR RIVER VALLEY HIGH JT BUT FERTILE Yields Valuable Crops and V Highest Class Thoroughbred Thorough Thorough- bred Stock ITS ITS TOWNS DOING WELL WELLI I Irrigation Project on Foot Which Will Supply 75 Acres I Woodruff Aunt April 2 21 Dear Bear Bear River valley comprises cs about three fourths I of the tillable l lands of or Rich county In it are ore alt all the towns of or Randolph Argyle and Its altitude is about G feet cot The Tine temperature though sometimes frigid ld dUl dunns n th the tho winter months Is vcr very ery pleasant dui the time summer anti and ono one of or the most healthful spots In the state slate While its climatic conditions are arc not adapted to tho tine successful raising of fruit and ond time the moro more tender plants time tho yield per acre anti and quality of or th tine tho hardy grains small fruits po potatoes po- po 10 cabbage hc ts carrots cam ts I lettuce i par I l rl radishes he currents nt berric- berric 0 a- a itt Io ie it toi the tine production oC ot tho tha lower lon valley alle S I ern A o Avem-ag-o Yield of or Valley The Time average yield pc per r acre of grain for Cor the tho last two years was vas as follows Oats GO CO bu hushes hes baric barley eft 66 bushels wheat what 45 ft bushels At one ranch Illus it Il has s been shown what can cnn bo he done b by proper propel cultivation of or tine the garden The Tho I proceeds from Crom a garden of one anti and quarter one acres at the tho Neponset Land Cattle company's ranch i-aunch last year caa netted the thc sum sum of 1000 Randolph time County Seal Scat Randolph is the count county seat anti and has hasa a population of or about It supports supports sup sup- ports ts three general cn ral stores one butcher shop two barber shops a newspaper and printing office orrice a a. furniture store a n. millinery milliner store stor two doctors and two cond candy shops They riney do an annual business upward of It has a creamery which last year car manufactured ed pounds of oC butter butler I and anti also a large amount of cheese The rime I creamery en reamer pays to its patrons nominally annually for Cor milk from to and amid yields Its stockholders annual dividends divi i dennIs of or from S to 10 per pel cent A bank hanle while established only last year cal is doln doing a thriving business Randolph boasts of a tine flume brick school schoolhouse schoolhouse schoolhouse house In which are employed four foul the tho Rich county court house i i and last but not not least a n. magnificent I I I ward word tabernacle which is nearing completIon com corn at n a cost of 1000 Randolph and amid Ar Argyle le own o about head of cattle callie and r received ceh d during last fall fail and winter from the sale of stock The They produced last lust year tons of fine hay imay most of or which was fed to stock and anti raised bushels of or oats wheat and andule ule barley A few miles of Randolph are arc located about twenty-live twenty phosphate phosphate phate pinate damns claims from froni which last year ear shipped about 1000 tons of phosphate Contracts are arc now let for shipping 2000 tons in the tho near fu In- In ture turo The Tho phosphate is hauled by III tennis teams to Sl Sage e a distance o of about out six miles ratios It is rumored however that thal thata a n spur of the time Or Oregon on Short Line will soon be built to lo these properties I IC AIM bo Pr Argyle Argle is a small town south anti and immediately contiguous to lo Randolph with a population of about 1 25 5 This Is a prosperous community and has a 3 a n neat at brick school chool house Its farm and anti andI ranch products arc c Included above e with Randolph Woodruff and GIo Griming m in Woodruff Is situated ton ten mlle miles souti of or Randolph The Tho population Is about jOO It has two general stores a lL fine fino brick meeting which cost about aboul and ninth a 0 magnificent brick school schoolhouse hool mouse house one of or the time best equipped In Inthe Inthe the time state A which distributes dis tributes to its patrons annually annu about aboul J is also located there then There Then was sold from this precinct last faland failand fall fail and anel winter 3 JOO h head ld of stock which mm netted the time owners a approximate Woodruff raised lust last year narl nearly tons of ha hay and amid bushels of or oats oot wheat and baric barley Tho iho California Iron Copper compan company com corn pany pan owns some extensIve phosphate phate beds on Woodruff creek cicek west ivest of town and anti It expended tinning during the time past last year yea 1000 upon a wagon rood road leading to their property properly BI Big Hl lic n l' l Proposed 1 I Several thou thousand dollars have o been heen expended bj by Evanston capitalists li In making a n. e survey for COl a largo large reservoir to ho bo constructed at the tho Narrows on Bear m-Ivor m ten miles unities east cost of Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff at an ou estimated cost coal nf or Canals which will will wIH cover COvel acres have havo been een EUl e sur from the rc reservoir oh er site on cacti cadi sIte of or the river to Col c It I It Is jis stated on good authority that con construction work worl will commence during tho tine summer Tho The farmers s of or tIme the valley realizing time the Importance tance of oC raising only tho the best lest ha have hare e Luring during the tIne past few years yeans Invested thousands timous of nr dollars dollart in thoroughbred thon c hOI sec hot es c cattle sheep hug hogs and amid poultry y etc etc ete Tho Tine products pro pro- duels ducts of time the valley farms ian and tw gardens gem 11 nil practically an unlimited market at Evanston g and onel the tho mining camps camp at Ic 11 r |
