THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORKflON, FRIDAY, SEPTKM IWAl 17, 190!).
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Medford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
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THE PERPETUAL PRESIDENT.
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DOES FOR VALLEY
Wonderful Growth Shown by Trees
in City Limits of Central
Point.
GOOD ROADS NOW
NEAR CENTRAL POINT
Roads Have Been Graded and Plowed
in Much Better Con-Condition.
Tlio members of the county court
are to be congratulated on the cic-
Porfirio Diaz, "perpetual president" of Mexico, this
week celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday. . Born of v u
Indian mother in 1830, educated for the priesthood, the
dictator has led an active and adventurous career. At th?
age of sixteen he enlisted in the war against the United
States and until his first election as president thirty years
later, participated in every war and revolution that de
vastated his distracted country. With his rise to power
came Mexico's rise to national prosperity, and now in his
eightieth year, Diaz' fame is secure as one of the g"cnt
men of his time.
Diaz' achievements may be briefly summarized as fol
lows: Peace, harmony and commercial development have : berries and vegetables show some
succeeded factional disturbance, political unrest and blood-1 tllil,s of ,hc wonderful fertility of
,,, -i j. i i this dry, decomposed granite soil
Mueuj mjuie uiiiuauies iictvc uc-cii ciituuiagcu, xuicigii uip- wj,en
Four years ago Q. W. Jeffcrs,
whose home is at the corner of Fourth
and Pine streets, this city, says the celiont Knowing being niado this sum-
Central Point Herald, sprouted some l,u'r m "10 Central Point section, says
peach trees and planted the tiiiy tree- ,l,u IlHn,11, T11"1'''" of A
, . . ,. , , on the north of the Snowy ltutto or-
leU n his garden. Ho watered and ,.,,,.,,, wmVh wus lllmost i1IlpnHS,p
tended (hem carefully and today tho last winter, has been graded and
trees are Jo feet or more high, n mass
of luxuriant foliage and literally load
ed with 'fine fruit. Mr. Jeffors' gar
den is a veritable oasis iu tho sur
rounding dry granite soil. The first
two or three years after ho started
Uis trees and commenced eultivnt- years been sadly neglected by tho
ing vegetables ho pumped water by county authorities, and it gives the
hand sufficient to water the niot. lIuln'' great pleasure to bo ablo to
which is about 50x100 feet iu extent. eon,nl(,"' formerly only crili
but lust season he installed 'a small
graveled and is now iu excellent con
dition and will bo n fino roud during
tho coming rainy season. Somo good
work has also been dono west of
town and iu fact li almost every di
rection permanent improvements have
been made nnd are now being made.
This secton of tho count v has for
FIER0 ADDS TO HIS HOLD
INGS IN THE VALLEY
A. Conro Ficro left Wednesday
night for Portland, accompanying
his mother, Airs. A. V. Ficro and
Miss Ficro, who have been visiting
him for the past few weeks. They
will visit the Seattle fair before re
turning. Mr. Ficro, who recently
purchased the Myers tract near Cen
tral Point for $1,000 mi acre, and
afterwards the adjoining twenty
acres of young pcurs at lf00 uu
acre, Tuesday bought nine acres ad
joining from Kmnicl Ncclnnd, which
will ho used for pastiiiugi'. Mr.
Ficro has has christened hi oivlinnl
"Wmnllawn."
Are you narlicular7 If ho, it will
pay yon to figure with Cook, ihn
nurseryman, before placing your or
der for trees or shrubbery. 50'
GRESTBROOK ORCHARD TRACTS
6 -10 - 20 Acres
Adjoin' llillcreHt orchard and contain
nuexccled deep, rich soil, Reasonable
price and generous terms.
OREGON ORCHARDS SYNDICATE
SELLING AGENTS - ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
gasoline pumping plant, which fur
nishes plenty of water. Tho rank-
growth of his trees and all kinds of
cism wus due. flood roads arc indis
)Hnsablo to the development of this
valley nnd it is well for tho county as
a whole that tho present board arc
able to seo tho need of road work
in all parts of tho county.
OLD SOLDIERS ELECT NEW
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
once placed under irrigation.
ital enlisted, railroads, telegraphs and roads constructed. ! There are thousands of ucres of sim-
s. oriVii1tnv.il jinrl lninino- rosmirci'S rWolntiwl. :m nf f ii'iint i ihr land scattered throughout tho
public school system established, and religious tolera
tion insured ; national bankruptcy has been supplanted by
" " .f J " C. " . ' ... . Cll . J. W li;,.Lw f f.nnlr.A
Diaz' rule has been that of the beneficent tyrant, but it ! the ex,"nt 01 l"e VoM . Vwutexmnl ,.,,, Woolf 0j
.,,.,. , . v . 1 sion of present irrigation projects ., .... . .'""'
is doubtful if his country was ripe for other government. and tIie promotioll of new oncs thc or(1:, ln"J"'- J"'e1 ""'''
. , , , i i j. i. 1 t i i i i! i i -,. ,. 1 1 urnnts Pass; quartermaster, A. J.
A Strong hand was needed to establish order OUt Ot ChaOS sooner will tne valley begin to ar- T niitli of (lold Hill; chaplain Rev
and Diaz! Indian thoudi he be. is the man of destinv, .the 1 rive 'lt !he stn:e f d";eloi',nc,lt !u.ul Koben McLai,, of Grants iw.odjn-
. . ' ! productivity ot wlncli it is rnpnuie.; tant, to be appointed by the colonel.
Tho veterans at their reunion in
valley, which only needs the same Jacksonville Thursday decided to hold
treatment to become wonderfully their next annual reunion in (lold
productive and the sooner the pen- "j'J "ext September. The following
l.nrrin in nnnmninia HiU fn..i ... "ulcers were elected:
Cromwell of his nation
Diaz' career is another illustration of the adage that
where there is a will there is a way, and the man who does
things is the man who rises superior to circumstances
Diaz never belonged to the "Can't Do It" club, to the "Wet
Blanket Brigade" or to the "Anvil Chorus.' 'He" did
not. set out, a poor, half educated Indian, to become the
ruler of his nation and recreate it by saying: "It Can't Be
one," but lie did it, though it took him many years.
; Hard work, persistence, energy and brains can accom
plish almost anything. . They are needed not only in fash
ioning the career of the individual, but also the destiny of a
city or nation. Medford owes her prominence among the
cities of southern Oregon to these attributes and Medford
can become a large city if her citizens so will it.
Savoy Theatre
TONIGHT
WONDERS OF YELLOWSTONE PARK
MAGIC DRAWINGS
A TRUE PATRIOT
AN AWAKENED CONSCIENCE
ONE DIME
BUILDING BRICK IS
SAID TO CONTAIN GOLD
Peter llenslee, proprietor of a
brick yard and lime kiln at Jack
sonville, is a maQker of gold brick.
The metal has been discovered in the
clav which is used in the making of
thc building material, and it is sufe
tot say that the brick he puts out
contains the precious ore.
A nugget weighing about four dol
lars was found by Henslec's son. Mr.
llenslee cannot fill all orders for this
brick, which is not surprising. The
kiln is situated up on Jackson creek.
HOG CHOLERA COSTS THE
FARMERS FORTY MILLION
CHICAGO, Sept. 17. Hog cholera
costs farmers of the United States
$40,000,000 annnually, according to
estimates yesterday at the closing
session of the International Associa
tion of. State Boards of Livestock
Commissioners. It was urged that
larger appropriations be asked of the
legislatures of the 'various stales
where cholera is most prevalent: to,
help in the work of exterminating the
disease. It would require $200,000,
000, Dr. M. T. Reynolds said, to
stamp out the disease. Among tho
vice-presidents elected is Dr. C. B.
Nelson of Spokane, Wash.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
All Ir-dir-. nf sni'ili.r" OrPTun are
cordially invited to ;Ute:;ii lii- niuid
lett Sisters' millinery opening on Sat
urday, September 18. at No. 103 N.
Centrnl avenue. Latest styles in fall
millinery. . 1"8
B A S E B A L L
HILT vs GRANTS PASS
At Medford
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
19th
Game Called at 1:00 p. m.
This game will decide the champiaonship of southern Oregon and
northern California. Each team now having won two games. The
teams agreeing to play off the deciding game on neutral grounds
at Medford. Each team has strengthened for the struggle for su
premacy, and there is no doubt but what the fans will see a
great game. So don't miss it. and kick yourself afterward.
REMEMBER, THE GAME WILL BE CALLED AT I P. M.
Admission -
- 25c
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