THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1908.
Medford Daily Tribune
A Live Papeb in a Live Town.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Georgk Putnam, Editor and Manager. "
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postoffice at
Medford, Oregon.
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UQW THE ROGUE 'WAS NAMED.
daughter, who has ao "affinity"
the pcrnoo of Wlllio Settle, the breezy
young drummer, who talks like a human
phonograph, no fait, in fact, that one
milit bo led to supposo that his father
Was an auctioneer; Mrs. Dalby every
body 'a friend and mother. So' It will
be tvoa that phuKos of life on the open
range form the basis of the story, but
the band of the author easily avoids
tho hackueyed subjects that have so
long served in western plays.
It is a strong play with numerous
dramatic scenes and situations, fine
character studies and bright dialogue.
Wholesome comnly is freely injected
to rflievo tho pathos. If. E. Pierce &
Co. have supplied an excellent cast and
the production is a heavy one.
In its last issue, the Grants Pass Observer contained
an article repeating the oft-told talc that the Rogue re
ceived its name from a common perversion of the French
word "rouge," meaning red, which it is alleged was the
name given the river by the French trappers. As a mat
ter of fact, there is no historical authority for such a state
ment, and as far as can be learned the stream was never
christened Rouge, or Red, by the French. Nowhere is
it red in color or could the name Red be correctly ascribed
as in the case of the Red river of the north and other
streams. : ;-, -'
As far back as 1828 the first French traders and trap
pers christened the stream "Riviere aux Coquin's," or
"River of Rogues," on account of the treacherous char
acter of the aborigines. The Indians of this lvgion were
universally feared and dreaded by the earliest traders, who
called them rogues and named the valley and river after
them. " . i it.'. .
The first history of Jackson county, published in the
early seventies, gives this version of the naming of the
Rogue and according to Judge W. M. Colvig, himself a
pioneer of the early fifties, this was the version of the
christening of the stream accepted by the pioneers gen
erally. "
In .1832 or threabouts, the territorial legislature chang
ed the name of the Rogue to "Gold" river, but the name
never stuck. The same legislature changed the "name of
Mnrysvillc to "Oorvallis," or "Heart of the .Valley," and
of Albany to "Takenah," but only the former appellation
held. . " ' c '' '",)
i The Observer is as badly mixed upon the Rogue as it
was upon the derivation of the name of Josephine county,
Avhich it asserted was named after the wrong girl. It was
named after Josephine Rollins, as stated by J. II. Twogood
in The Tribune of December 18. Miss Rollins' picture is
said to be hanging in the residence of Jake Thompson at
Ashland.
Big Attraction at the Bijou.
The Xmns week specials at tho Bi
jou are all that they are advertised to
be. When a Medford audience demands
' mft assured that tho attraction is an
cxtrudinory gnod ouo. And such it is.
The management is indeed fortunate
to secure an attraction of the kind put
on by Mr. und Mrs. IMcssing. Their
"Mysterious Dinner Tarty" is most
unique, comical and full of interesting
features. Their comedy duets simply
brought down the house. Mr. and Mrs.
Blessing change their bill on Wednes
day niifht v.'ith a big comedy special.
Tho celobrated Traviolas, jugglers and
hoop rollers, appear the last three
nights nt this week. . The latest, fea
ture film, entitled "Richard IT" is
included in tonight 'b performance. The
performance throughout is the best ever
put on in the city.
Every Person In Medford
Is Invited to Visit This
Store
Christmas
You Will Find Bargains oh Every
Hand at This
Christmas Sale
MEN
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AMUSEMENTS.
i "111 Wyoming."
At the Medford Thentor Monday, De
cember UK, Jl. K. I'ierce & Co. will
offer thi'ir gnat, virile western play,
"In Wyoming." It is from the pea
of Willurd Mack, and is one of tho
mont ambitious and pretentious this
talented ae.tur author hns thus far at
tempted.
For his t'hnrneterfl Mr. Mack has
gone to a big cattle ranch nrnr Casper,
Wyo., and will give us a glimpse of life
'among the oowpunehers
80s. '
There is always an indefinable ehurm
about tho stories of tho frontier, and
Mr. Maclt has striven to retain this
western charm in the characters in bis
successful piny. Among the characters
in the play may be mentioned Bob Hick
otts, a typical young westerner who
makes love to tho pretty young east
erner, Jennie Summers; Dave Da I by,
the ranch owner; Hank Jones, the neigh
boring rancher, who ib a regular "com
ic"; Steve Cordon, the lender of a
band of rattle thieves and n vengeful
but repentant wooer of the charming
the enrlv Jennie Summers; Hossv Hank Jones'
fid Wilkinson is spending the holi
days in Portland. After New Year's
he will go to California for the winter.
Store Open Eveninsg
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FRESNO, Cab, Dec. 22. That Frank
Chance of the Chicago Cubs, the world's
champions for two successive years, will
abandon organized baseball to becomo
n member of the outlaws is the sensa
tional statement made today by one
of the directors of tho Fresuu club. Ho
may join the San Francisco club to help ;
boost baseball ou tho coast. I
The playing of Chanco with the Seals ;
will prove tho greatest drawiug card
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Iticcn. Many baseball fans nre eager to
! see this world-famed player in action i
; and a year on the const would do both
' the league and Chance good.
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CCXHAVKN". Oernmnv. Dec. 22.
" ,-voo 'r'tish cotton steamer wns wrecked
dXQXt POSt QfitCQ t0lia' on Point Mizzenhead. The cap
to tain and six men were drowned.
. Great bargains before we move. Watch our win
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