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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1906)
CENTRAL POINT HERALD WM S Crowel1- President F. K. D euel , Vice-President .................. —— F ir st N a t io n a l Bank L ancaster & P attison , P ublishers s a . Published Every Thursday. Subscription price, »1.50 'per year, advance. _______________ E. A. FORD, P rop . M e d fo r d , O r e g o n pattison , editor . J. E. L ancaster , B usiness M anager F ajd Up CAP1TAL i2S,000 An independent local newspaper devoted to the interests of Central Point and the Rogue River Valley. l - l-l- I- l- l- î- H - l- l I 1 I 'l-l- l- l- l- l- l- l-l- H -F : Central Point Market •• J. H. G A Y S tockholders ' L iability , »50,000 FAIR DEALING, SAFETY, SECURITY We do a conservative banking business. Always safe-guarding our customers’ interests equally with our own. W e S olicit Y our A ccount . D irectors : —W. S. Crowell, F. K. Deuel, E. V. Carter, Chas. Strang, Geo. W. Dunn. M. L. ALFORD, C ashier . 250 years old. DEALER IN Fresh and Cured Meats :: Rough and Dressed Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Windows, Etc. Yard on track near depot. Estimates furnished. Let us figure on your lumber bill. Y our P atronage I s S ou cited CENTRAL POINT, OREGON And yet but f e w 1 THURSDAY, MAY~io, 1906. H ew C a m o a ig n intellik'ent citizens believe that the government o f the United M e hods States is great enough or strong Blacksmithing -H -H -I-I- l-l- i-l-'I-M I I 1 I I-H - I-H - H - In securing the nomination for enough to punish these looters of t nn nAAriI ' o mi r\nf r, / f nn nv United States senator at the re the people’s substance to an ex tent greater than by imposing a F. A. H A W K cent primaries, Jonathan Bourne nominal fine. G e n e r a l ninckwriilthinir did more to demonstrate the Repair work of all kinds. value o f printers’ ink, judiciously Wood Turning and Scroll Wor*. R e s p e c ta b le (?) L o o ters used for advertising purposes, Horseshoeing and Wagonwork Cast Iron Brazing than any other politician who T he stringent measures taken CENTRAL POINT, OR. ever did business in the vote get- by the military to prevent looting ting line in this state. Mr. Bourne durjng> and for a few days fol_ made his campaign almost ex ]owjngj the San Francisco fire clusively through the agencies o f seeme(j rather drastic. Scores newspaper advertising and the 0f persons were shot down with- nse ot literature mailed to voters ou^ warning because suspected Jeweler in everylprecinct. He went into o f stealing from the and it Lumber, Doors, Windows, th e fight to win and he pursued ¡s alleged that many innocent Permanently located in JONES’ CASH STORE, Central Point. th e work systematically and con- p ersons were shot down who Building Hardware, Old tinuously. Hundreds o f inches were guilty o f no wrongful in-1 Written guarantee on all work for 12 of advertising space were used tent, because the young men be months. High grade watch repairing Hickory Wagon*, Buggies and Farm in the newspapers and thousands hind the guns were prone to pull' a specialty. PRICES REASONABLE Implements. of page* o f literature were mailed the trigger first and make in-1 Gold, silver, steel and soft soldering done successfully. to voters every week during the quiries afterward. Later re-1 Orders taken for everything known in campaign. The result shows the ports from the stricken city say, j the jeweler’ s line. Old gold andsilver wisdom o f the plan. Instead o f however, that no sooner was a EAGLE POINT taken in exchange. OREGON asking the voters to get together stringent order issued that no I in some draughty, ill-ventilated, more shooting would be permit-1 CENTRAL POINT, OREGON poorly-lighted hall to listen to ted than thousands o f persons, campaign spell-binders rehash society women, business men, BtaL speeches o f former years, professional people and others he quietly sent his literature and who call themselves respectable, advertisements into the homes flocked to the ruins, and, laugh and offices o f the state and gave ing the helpless guards to scorn, the voters a chance to read and proceeded to help themselves to 1% LI II U T I A I 1 V I I V II reflect on the statements o f his everything o f value in sight. A principles and position on mat- i ijttle straight shooting at these Home Made Candies tors political contained therein. regpectable (?) looters would not Soft Drinks of all Kinds A. P. Gillett & Son ; It is evident that the people read j :]:iv(1 been amiss, and reflected, and whether the : i : Fountain Soda and Bottled Goods. P R O F E S S IO N A L A good assortment of Cigars. Every statements were sincere or j THE SEASON’S NEWEST IN thing found in a first-class Confectionery. feigned they must have sunod * Canned lunch goods. A fresh supply of MRS. M A R Y ASHURST bakery goods always on hand. Lunches the people or they would not served at all hours. have voted for Mr. Bourne. The — Teacher o f — foregoing is not intended as an P i a n o iirad O r g a n endorsement o f Mr. Bourne but only to point out the present Inquire of Pleasants’ Hotel. trend in campaign methods. The day o f the big mass meeting, the torchlight parade, the campaign N ew and Second-hand Furniture DR. I’ l.KASANTS orator and the brass band is -----BOUGHT AND S O L D ------- Central Point, Oregon passing away and is being su perseded by the newspaper and ;; I also carry a fine lot o f Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco the literary bureau. The people and the finest BREAD and PASTRY in the Valley. are beginning to read for them WM. W. P. HOLT selves; to think for themselves; I Receive Fresh Bread Every Day. Physician and Surgeon MEDFORD, OREGON. and to vote as they please, and ¥ Main Street CENTRAL POINT it is a promising sign for the fu RAGLE POINT, OREGON ture political betterment o f the ration. vi ia Blacks a Blacks H. W arner & Son E. E. SCUDDER P. J. Hicken Hotel and Feed Stable Outing Suits Kandv Kitchen and Blue Serges w MEN S WEARING APPAREL :: ;; F . 11. W e b b “ The Toggery” Medford’s Fashion Store J. C. W ilson A M a tte r o f R e g r e t E. C hapman G E O . BROW N Commissioner o f Corporations Garfield has made his report to & SONS President Roosevelt regarding his investigations o f the alleged crim in al practices o f the Stand ard Oil company in maintaining a monopoly o f the oil business General anti, through the collusion o f cer tain railroad companies, in the way o f secret rebates, etc., rob Merchandise b in g the people o f many hun dreds o f thousands o f dollars an nually. The president has fo r Rost Quality of warded the report to congress Goods. Lowest Prices. accom p a n ied by a message in Which he makes a number o f w is e suggestions relative to measures o f relief. Among other Highest Prices Paid for Farm th in g s he recommends that oil Products. shall be placed on the free list; P osts and S hakes for S ale th a t the railroads o f the country EAGLE POINT, OR. be placed under government su pervision, to prevent rebates to wealthy shippers, and that the remaining undeveloped oil fields Old Reliable Barber Shop of the country be carefully guard GLENN OWEN, P rop . ed against being gobbled up by l Standard Oil. It is a matter o f Sleek Shaves and regret to all good citizens that it Handsome Haircuts seems to be so nearly impossible to convict and punish this class (Old Boswell Stand) of millionaire criminals with the CENTRAL POINT. OREGON same expedition and certainty that the hungry vagabond would he hustled to jail for stealing a loaf o f bread o ra ten-cent can o f coa l oil. I f Mr. Garfield’s report is tme, and no intelligent citizen Stone and Bric k Mason can honestly doubt it. Rockefel Well and flue Work ler. Rogers, et. a l, have earned f o r themselves a longer term in BRICK FLI ES BUILT state’s prison than they could SATISFACTION GUARANTEED CENTRAL POINT. OR. serve if they were to live to bo 1 C o. & • Manufacturers of all classes of W i Iso n & C i l a p m a n M a r b l e a n d G r a n it e C e m e te ry W o r k C o n tr a c to r « a n d B u ild e r s Carpentry and Joining in all its branches Estimates Furnished. J . W . J a co b s CENTRAL POINT, OR. Our Granite Quarries, near Central Point, are the finest on the Coast. Electric polishing machines in our local factory. Iron fencing. CENTRAL POINT, OREGON C entral H. Watkins P o in t • • Designs furnished or will manufa- cure from private drawings. • - J . H. C A R LT O N • • • • - f P harm acy M A R Y A . M E E . P r o p r ie t o r DEALER IN ¥ HARDW ARE, FARM CIGARS, TOBACCOS IM PLEM EN TS . E T C . : : & :.i :: : : Proprietary Medicines. : + CONFECTIONERY Pure Fresh Drugs and Medicines ICE CREAM AND SODA Paints and Oils : : : : LUNCH GOODS Druggists* Sundries, Toilet Articles, Stationery Hooks, Etc. EAG LE POINT OREGON • ■ • • Eaqie Point, Oreqoo .... A. hÆ» Lamroey h - h - hh - h - h - i - hh - i - i - i - h -H'H ¡ ~ ■ • ih - h - i - h - h - h - h - When in the city give me a call. You will find my goous first* class and my prices reasonable. nv * O r* Handle Rogue River Valiev prop- ert y . embracing alfalfa and or- ; chard landa, stock ranch»«, city property, etc., on small commission. List your CENTRAL POINT. OREGON. CENTRAL POINT property with us. Uowmng OL fcjliry O REG O N