C entral point herald A O L C K N TR A U 1. this county find it o f much advantage to their business. The next meeting of the association will be held at Ashland on the last Saturday in May. The Ashland Meeting The development league meeting at Ashland, last Friday, was well attend­ ed. Representatives were present from Edgle Point Boosters Organize Grants Pass, Gold Hill, Gold Ray, Cen­ tral Point, Jacksonville, Medford, Eagle E agle P oint , April 22, ’06. Point, Ashland and other towns and Acting on the principle o f “ the bet­ precincts o f the tw o counties and the ter the day, the better the deed,” a meeting was at once harmonious and goodly number o f Eagle Point citizens enthusiastic. The gathering was pri­ congregated at the Watkins hall Sun­ day for the purpose o f organizing a marily a meeting o f the executive com­ development league to act in harmony mittee, held for the purpose o f adopt­ with the Rogue river valley develop­ ing a constitution and by-laws for the ment league, our townsman, John t : government o f the new organization, Cook temporarily in the chair. Mr. : Cook delivered one o f his spell-binding which is now officially known as the talks o f five or six minutes which fairly Rogue River Valley Development electrified the audience, after which it League o f Southern Oregon. Dr. C . was “ dead easy” to organize, which R. Ray presided at the meeting and was done by electing Jay Grover as president on permanent organization. Capt. M. F. Eggleston, o f Ashland, J. F. Brown was unanimously chosen acted as secretary. The constitution as secretary and J. F. Brown, T. E. and by-laws, as prepared by a sub-com­ Nichols ana Jay Grover were elected mittee appointed for that purpose, were delegates to meet with the Grants Pass, Gold Hill, Central Point, Medford and read by sections, discussed by mem" Jacksonville delegates at Ashland on bers and, with some slight amend- Friday, April 27. ments, adopted. A fter short talks by Geo. Brown, J. A fter routine business had been dis- H' Carlton Jay Grover and others the posed of, the chairman called a number o f gentlemen to the floor for short ad­ dresses and every speaker urged unity o f action among all sections o f the val­ ley in making known to the world the wonderful resources and opportunities o f the valley o f the Rogue. W. C. Leever, o f this city, made a forceful address that was full o f vim and hustle and the spirit o f progress as an egg is « f meat. William McMurray, assistant general passenger agent o f the Harriman lines in Oregon, and H. E. Lounsbury, dis­ trict freight agent o f the same com­ pany, were present and favored the w ting with short addresses in which j pledged the hearty co-operation o f their company in any movement tend­ ing to build up and develop the Rogue river valley. The delegates and other visitors were royally entertained while in Ashland by the Commercial club o f that city, a splendid mid-day dinner being served to the visitors at the hotel Oregon. The next meeting o f the league will be held at Grants Pass, June 9 ,.and ar­ rangements are being made by the cit­ izens o f that city to entertain the great- est promotion gathering ever got to- gether in southern Oregon. The valley o f the Rogue will be heard from plenty in the near future, and once the new league gets down to business the ma­ terial advantages, scenic beauties and general attractions o f this favored sec­ tion will no longer be a sealed book to the home-seekers o f the world. Fifteen Years Ago. meeting adjourned to 8 p. m., Satur- da April 28. t v .veryone , was loyal and expressed themselves as determined to work for a greater Rogue river valley. O ne W ho W as T h e r e . Reai Estate Transfers. John V. Chandler to Robt L. Hale; lot 6 blk 1 Davis add to Medford, $205. Herman M. Standinger to Robt L. Hale; lot 7 blk 1, Davis add to Medford $150. Sands W. Bouton to Jefferson Brum- back, 38 acres in tp. 37 3 W ; 7 .60 acres in sec 8 tp 37 2 W and one-fourth inter­ est in 10 acres in sec 8 tp37 2 W, $2200. Wm. Scott et ux to F. F. Billings et ux, n half s e quarter sec 32 tp 35 2 w. $800. Mary M. Parker to Big Bend Milling Co., land in sec 24, 25 2 e, $10. State o f Oregon to Jas Kershaw, nw qr ne qr sec 16 tp 37 1 e, $100. D. C. Irwin et ux to W. Pienning; lots 2, 3 blk D, R.R. add to Ashland. E. M. Mclntire et ux to M. E. Sar- geant; lots 2, 3, 34 blk L R. R. add io Ashland, $200. State o f Oregon to W. I. Vawter, w hall sec 36 tp 33 1 e $400. State o f Oregon to Big Bend Milling C o.; e naif sec 36 tp 33 1 e, $400. Est. o f John OVth to John S Orth: general pow ej o f attorney, Ben and Anne Beall to J. C. Wilson ® blk 70 Central Point $25. U. S. to T. R. Magruder; patent 40 acres sec 3. Sarah E. Downing to Catherine C. Gibson; lots 7, 8, blk34, Central Point, $150, Ben Beall to Esther Sinclair; lot 1 blk 5 Central Point $10. Catherine C. Gibson to Geo B. Ross, part o f lot 5 Cooksey add Central Point, $ 1000 . Josiah W. Hickle to Geo B. Ross; lot 16 blk 13 Central Point, $180. J. W. Merritt, trustee, to Booth Lee lot 2 blk 51 Central Point $10. Ben and Anne Beall to Booth Lee lots 3, 4 blk 51 Central Point $20. Geo I). Ross to Warren H. Norcross; 30.46 acres, near Central Point $2800. Ben Beall to S. A. Pattison and J. E. Lancaster; lots and blocks in Central Point $2500. Through the courtesy o f Mr. I. C. Robnett, we were shown a copy o f the first issue o f the Central Point Enter­ prise, the other day, which was issued e x a c t ly fifteen years before the Cen­ t r a l Point H e r a l d made its appear­ ance. The paper is dated April 23, 1891, and contains many items o f inter­ est to the old settlers who were here at t h a t time. T h e advertising columns A Good Show were not very liberally patronized, j _____ w h ich may account for the fact that the span o f life o f the publication was That favorite, grand old historical r o t long. The names o f the business drama, “ Uncle Tom s Cabin, ’ which is men who advertised their wares in the always welcome by all true American initial number o f the Enterprise were people and endorsed by the pulpit and as follow s: G. T. Hershberger, J. C. people o f every nationality, will be pre- Sheridan, J. W . Merritt, F. T. Fraden- sented at the opera house on next Mon- ■burg, A. A. Whiteman, W. B. A. Tem­ day evening by Beeson Bros. ’ Big Dou- ple, C. C. McClendon, Dr. Jesse Hinkle, ble Uncle Tom ’ s Cabin company, pre- Rippey & Harvey and Wm. Carey. A sented by a first-class company o f white colored artists, numbering 25. This May Day ball is advertised, the floor and ________, , • . . __ . . managers named being Lou Hale, Geo. ^' J ' j. - ^ Bloomer, Chas. Rippey and J. C. Hall crowded and delighted audiences, carry In the local news columns the following a complete outfit, consisting o f special scenery, electrical effects, a pack o f news items appeared: an.—.-..- ui....ju___ i_ ..... “ L ost — On Tuesday evening, about Siberian bloodhounds, etc. 60 pounds o f bacon. The party will please return and get the balance. C. Jeffers was warm enough to fry the Fire at Medford bacon when he discovered the loss and says the thief is not more than 1000 Medford narrowly escaped a disas­ miles from here. “ Scott Griffin, o f Tolo, sold 20 acres trous fire Tuesday afternoon when o f land to Mr. Counts, Tolo's section flames were discovered in the big plant foreman, last week, the consideration o f the Iowa Lumber and Box company. being $75 per acre. The fire was making rapid headway “ About Saturday F. T. Fradenburg when discovered, but some quick work expects to receive a second deer from on the part o f the fire company soon the mountains, thus making a pair, and we expect some day to see numerous extinguished the flames. The loss of this plant would have been a serious faw ns scampering about this vicinity. “ Mr. R. Cox paid us a friendly visit blow to the city as the company’ s pay Wednesday. He is the great threshing roll is an important asset to the busi­ machine man. He says he threshed ness interests o f the town. about 90,000 bushels in the valley last year. ’ ’ Asks for Franchise BLachmiths Meet A communication was received yes­ terday by the city officials, from Dr. C. R. Ray, general manager o f the Con­ dor Water and Power company, asking for a franchise for constructing and operating an electric railway line on tne streets and alleys within the cor- poaate limits o f (Central Point. The matter will be taken up at the next regular council meeting next week. Things are beginning to go some in this bailiwick, thank you. A regular meeting o f the Black­ smiths and Woodworkers Association o f Jackson county was held in the town ball in this place last Saturday evening. Those present were: Jeffers & Peart, F. A. Hawk and W. E. Price, Central Point: Messrs. Wilson. Boeck and Hig- en ho then. Medford; Pat Donegan and C H. Basey, Jacksonville'. Marion ífigh, Ira Reeder and Mr. ‘Gale. Ash­ Kapoline will make your marred fur­ land The association is o f a protective 4 26 nature and the merobers'of the craft in niture a s good a s new. P O I N T . O K K O O X , T H U IÌ8 D .V Y , fdble Rockets Central Point being our nearest town, ; we are glad to note the evidence o f its growth and prosperity. Until we read the advertisements in your first issue we did not know it had so many busi- | ness establishments. Nothing can do ! as much to advance the interests o f a town as a live, well patronized news­ paper, and we trust your venture may live long to Herald forth what Central Point and the section o f country sur- rounding has to offer and what they M A Y :3. 190(3. n o lives in the Watkins district, spent a mand fo r lumber is so great this season few days with relatives in Jacksonville that local dealers have trouble getting this week. their orders filled promptly at the big Mrs. A. M. Berry, for many years a mills and have to rely fo r their supply resident o f Jacksonville, left Tuesday for a visit with her brother in Muncie, on the smaller plants. Ind. R. C. Hensley, the biggest pork C. L. Reames left fo r Berkeley W ed­ packer o f the valley, whose home is nesday to be with his mother liuring one-half mile east o f town, was a pleas­ this terrible crisis. ant, caller Saturday. Mr. Hensley is The Jacksonville baseball team will cross bats with the Ashland nine on the the socialist candidate for state senator for this district and he expects to take grounds o f the former, next Sunday The Junjor team wju play Gold g g , the stump fo r that party in this county during the campaign. on their grounds Sunday. . a employed in this school for some time and have excellent records for profi­ ciency in their profession. Miss Mar­ 1 tin comes to us highly recommended. (Continued on 4th page.) Pure prepared Paint and Pure Lin­ seed Oil at Leever’ s. Get prices before painting. 4-26 CHURCHES. C hristian C hurch . E. A. La Dow, pastor. Preaching Mrs. Roberts who carried our mail, Eric Anderson, who has extensive »? • v n i > . . ! service at 11 a. m. and 8 d . m. Sun- has resigned and Miss Richardson now mining interests at the Blue Ledge cop ........ ™ e Um7 \ Y °Jnn P , J SOCo ety n readiness for the Jennings trial, ao- course. Light refreshm ents were school every Sunday at 10 a. m. There is a project being agilated here joumed court Wednesday and ir. com- to build a road around the lower Table pany wjth his son Hubert, left Thurs- served. A collection was taken for Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. Rock to Gold Ray. day morning for San Francisco in hope the San Francisco R elief fund, amount- | and every other Sunday at 7:30 p. m. i >T i / er mee*jnK Thursday evening at Our citizens should take up the mat- ° { a" d ing to about seven dollars. i .30 p. m. A cordial invitation is ex- daughter who were living there. ter o f telephone connection and your S. S. Aiken, who has been in the ( ended to all. Preaching at Gold Hill town should assist us as it would derive H. C. Bowers, o f Ashland, i ... .,_ , ..____ . , D t ,______ » , e , on alternate Sunday evening evenings at 7:30 mercantile business at Prospect fo r p m Sunday achl>^ every § u much benefit by being in speaking dis­ our midst this week. Sunday at tance with us. many years, was in the city the first o f 1 10 a. m. the week. Mr. Aiken recently sold his ----------------------------------------- -- The Washburn orchard presents a Outlaw Smith Killed store to Mrs. M. Hollenbeck and he was fine appearance and promises a fine M ARY A9H U RST crop o f fruit. | here assisting her in selecting a new j M R S . Outlaw Frank Smith, who fo r the stock o f goods fo r the store. Central i — Teacher o f — The Misses Mae and Margaret Nea­ lon, who are teaching the schools at past week has been running amuck in Point enioys an extensive w h olesa le, the Meadows and Long Branch sp en t1 Clackamas county, during which time trade with interior merchants, which I P iano arid Organ Sunday with home folks. he has killed three men, was brought indicates the importance o f the town as j The Messrs. Bissell and Hertzler are to bay with bloodhounds near New Era a com mercial center. Inquire o f Pleasants’ Hotel. kept pretty busy putting in a crop and Tuesday and killed by Frank Draper, working on their houses, which, when 0 f Spokane A t a m eeting o f the school board held finished, will add much to the appear­ last Friday evening the follow ing ance of “ Pummy Avenue.” R ustic . teachers w ere elected fo r the coming School Report school year : Prof. A. J. Hanby, prin­ Beagle Briefs cipal; Miss Carrie Martin, 7th and 8th Stone and Brick Mason grades; Mrs. A. J. Hanby, 5th and 6th Report o f the principal for the year grades; Miss Elizabeth Gibson, 3rd and Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Houston have ending April 27, 1906: Well and Flue Work 4th grades ; Miss Stella Purkeypile, gone over to Jacksonville to visit rela­ Number o f days taught, 157; number tives and friends. o f holidays, 3; number o f school days, primary. W ith the exception o f Miss BRICK FLUES BUILT Miss Alberta Stacy, who has been at­ 160; days attendance, 29,050; days ab­ Martin, whose home is in Haraisburg, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED tending the Central Point school, has sent, 1517; times tardy, 337; number this state, all o f the teachers have been CENTRAL POINT, OR. enrolled on register, boys, 117; girls, returned home. The Beagle baseball team played a 116; total, 233; average number o f pu­ pils belonging, 194); average daily at­ very interesting game last Sunday. tendance, 185; number o f visitors, 100. Miss M. Van Vellette, who is teach­ A. J. H anby , Principal. ing the Mountain school, was the guest o f Mrs. W . L. Jones Sunday. [E stablished 1888,] Monroe Gordon, accompanied bv The Public School the Hope of Our C a p ita l a n d S u r p lu s . $8o.ooo- Jesse Richardson, made a business trip W. I. V A W T E R , P res . G. R. LIN D LEY, C ashier Nation to Medford and Jacksonville Tuesday. B. F. A dkins , V ice -P res . L. L. J acobs , A sst . C ashier Mrs. A. D. Houston, who has been Under one Management fo r nearly Twenty Years. visiting relatives and friends here, has (Communicated.) returned to her home in Jacksonville.' Promptness, Courtesy and Conservatism is a part That our nation becomes strong or o f our policy. * George Siaey and son Roy were i, \veak, enduring or transient, pure or i impure, depends more upon our public Central Point Monday. „ . , . . . schools than upon any other one social M ED FORD, OREGON. Brisco brothers, accompanied by f orce Destroy our public schools; nay, their sister, Miss Ella, spent a few days destroy the moral power o f our public i with their sister, Mrs. John Rodgers. Behools in child training, leaving, if you B o m -A p ril 24, to the wife o f Frank I please, all their power to train intellect, Rodgers, a nine-pound boy. and the nation would, in a few brief „ , _ generations, sink to a level with the Percy Chatman son o f Walter Chat- most , w ra(|P() people, man, was seriously injured on the 21st | Then fet us foster education and ex- by being thrown from a horse. His tol) Kood citizenship. Then the per- jaw was broken and also dislocated. petuity o f our government is assured. He was taken to Medford, where he is faore firm becomes her foundation; being treated by Dr. Cameron. A t last more stately, more grand and more reports he was somewhat improved. beautiful stand her walls; ever upward, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flemming were upward towers her spire, until, piercing the guests o f Mrs. Flemming's parents, the skies, it receives the sunlight o f heaven and reflects rays which, when Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, Sunday. other lights flicker and cease to bum, Rumor says “ wedding bells will soon illumine the path o f posterity and guide ring in our neighborhood.” the course o f nations yet to rise. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, j'r., o f Trail, were visiting their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson, sr., Sunday. A . M. Lammey JACKSON COUNTY BANK H. Warner & Son John Cox, o f Medford, spent three days in our neighborhood. Lumber, Doors, Windows, Building Hardware, Old Local and Personal F. M. Am y spent last Saturday in Grants Pass, where he was called to look after business matters. He says W e are having a fine rain, which the Josephine capital is busy and pros­ makes the farmers smile. p erou s, Vith business good in all lines. Agate Nuggets John Cox passed through Agate the A small blaze started Saturday even- 1 £ £ * rh^ yh<£ stef™ 'saleIn d ^ is offering ■"* at 4 p. m. on the ro o f o f Fred Ham fjve cents per pound for spaid sows and tin's cottage at Sunnyside. By the barrows that will weigh sixty pounds good work done by the Sunnyside fire or °Y,er\ ^a^ or Poor* to be delivered at department, however, the fire was soon ! * e ralne fane , near e or . extinguished with small loss, The Agate Orchard company has put The Ladies Aid society o f the M. E. out about 40 acres to fruit trees, which are leafing out nicely, and also about church will hold a lawn ice cream so­ j wo aCres o f strawberries, which are cial on the parsonage grounds, next already in bloom W e expect to have Wednesday, May 9. I f the weather is plenty strawberries and grapes to eat, providing they don’ i t build their fences unfavorable, the social will be held in too high. the parsonage. Agate is improving right along. J. F. Brown and Jay Grover, promi­ When you are passing out our way don’ t forget to stop at the Agate post- nent citizens o f Eagle Point, passed office ana take a look at what will grow through town Friday en route to A sh­ on the desert and also take a drink of land, where they represented the Snowy some o f the best water you have had in Butte development league at the Rogue a long time. You will find plenty for river development meeting. your horses. Mr. Harvey Richardson is going to build a large barn so as to accommo­ date the traveling public. He has al­ ready let the contract to Mr. Gray, of Medford. Ira Grigsby is very busy summer­ fallowing for fall sowing on the old home place. Frank Clute, foreman at the Agate Orchard company’ s ranch, is plowing and cultivating and livening up the desert, preparing it for irrigation. Jacksonville Notes (Crowded out from last week’ s issue.) Miss Mollie Scott, o f San Francisco, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Peter. Miss Scott is nearly frantic by not hearing any news from her relatives in regard to the terrible catastrophe in San Francisco. Hickory Wagon», Buggies and Farm Implements. CENTRAL P O IN T , OREGON Blacksmithing Black: Black: R. A. I T A W K O erieM l llla c k a m lth in K An exciting ball game was played at Repair work o f all kinds. lep Medford Sunday between the Medford Wood Turning Scroll Work. In g i and Scroi Horseshoeing t and Wagonwork and Grants Pass teams resulting in a Cast Iron Brazing victory for Medford by a score o f 11 to C EN TRAI. POINT, OK. 6. There was a large attendance and the Medford band helped to entertain the crowd. Carpenters are engaged this week re­ pairing and improving the opera house. I •l-l- l" !11 I 4 ¡- 1- H - I- H - H - H H -H - H - H - F : ;-H -H -l-H d - H - H + l-H -H - l- l- l " » W The front will be finished and the en­ tire structure will be painted. Central 1 Point is a good show town and the stage in the local play house is one o f the largest and best in the county. J. H. G A Y Percy Chapman, son o f W. C. Chap­ man. o f Beagle, was thrown from his horse the other day, the animal becom­ ing frightened at a hog jumping from a fence com er. His jaw was broken and he was otherwise seriously injured. He is under the care o f a physician at Medford. OKA F.RR IN Rough and Dressed Lum!>er, Shingles, Doors, Windows, Etc. Yard on track near depot. Estimatea furnished. I Ait us fig u r. on your lumber hill. E. L. Cass, who has been with the C E N T R A L POINT, OREGON Penn surveying crew who have been at J. H. Gay, the lumberman, received work on Elliott creek, is in Jackson­ ville this week. a big shipment o f stock for his yards Mrs. Eugene Thompson, who now the first o f the week. The eastern de- • I H -H -t-H - H - H - H ' N H 1 I I I I I ! ♦ - H -H -K -H -H -l-l I I I I I I I I I H W