C entral
VOL.
CENTRAL
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P O IN T . O W E O O N . T H U R S D A Y ,
..tin residing at Taule hock lor some Kuper enjoyed the proveroial “ Iisher-
time, moved to town this week and are man’s luck,” and since his friends have
occupying one o f the Mrs Child’s cot been enjoing a change in their ordinary
tages. Mr. Pankey, who is a practical bill-of-fare cutting out the customary
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Farra transacted orchardist, has taken a position in the roasts, steaks and chops and substi
tuting therefor choice fish (stories.)
Snowy Butte orchari.
business in Medford yesterday.
J. Goodrich, representing the Pacific
J.
W.
Clark
left
Thursday
evening
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harriott visited
friends on Applegate during the week. for Glendale, from where he expected States Telephone company, was again
to go 30 miles into the mountains to j in town several days this week getting
William Mayfield will build a good spend a month in an ideal deer and matters in shape for establishing a city
residence on his lots in this city this trout locality. He expected to join a circuit of that company’s lines in this
fall.
party of friends from Grants Pass on place, mention of which was made in
1 our last issue. Mr. Goodrich met with
Mrs. Hemrick went to Grants Pass the way
Thursday to spend a few days visiting
Central Point had a slight fire last KOod succe8s *hls triP and secured ten
her sister.
Friday, when a chicken coop and closet subscribers to start with. The plan is
for the subscribers to build their own
J. A. Wetzel, of Willow Springs pre on the premises occupied by Rev. La-
line in the town, which they will own,
cinct, made a business trip to Medford Dow caught fire and were badly
purchase the instruments from the
scorched.
Neighbors
gathered
and
with
yesterday.
a few buckets o f water prevenied the company and pay a rental o f one dollar
Mrs. W. T. Grieve of Prospect, is
spread of the flames to ohter buildings. a year for the use of the transmitter
visiting her mother, Mrs. M. E. Fries,
and receiver. The contract calls for a
A party o f two or three dozen Cen line from the drug store on west Pine
this week.
tral Pointers left Saturday for the tall street to the creamery and it is guar
Joe Boswell has taken charge of the
timber and big huckleberry patch in anteed that the line will not cost to ex
barber shop and will conduct the same
tke Prospect country. Included in the ceed $50 a mile. A number of other
in the future.
party were Tom and George Ross and citizens have signified their intention of
Timber fires in the mountains at the their families, the McFall family, putting in phones as soon as the line is
north end o f the valley were visible Glenn Owen and a number of others established.
Tuesday night.
whose names we did not learn.
Local and Personal
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Mrs. S. H. Pleasants left for Port The 10-year-old daughter o f Mr. and
land Friday evening to spend several Mrs. McJimsey met with a painful ac
days in the metropolis.
cident Tuesday. The child happened
J. M, Downing and Joe Boswell, with to step on a railroad signal torpedo,
their families, returned from a trip to which exploded, lacerating her foot
and leg rather seriously. Dr. Pleas
the mountains Munday.
ants was called and gave the child
That cool wave of Sunday night and necessary attention.
Monday was a real blessing, if it will
I f the open season for killing Rogue
only stay put for awhile
river mosquitoes is not on now, there
Central Point had a small biaze the are many lawbreakers among the
other day—just enough to remind all campers on that stream lately. The
of us that we need water works.
pests are “ thicker than fleas on a dog”
Four threshing outfits are sow at and the life of the camper who is seek
work in the valley and the yield of ing to get close to nature is made mis
erable enough to suit the most pro
grain is reported to be very fair.
nounced anti camper pessimist.
Joe Boswell will soon commence the
erection of his new building adjoining
The sta m ;nt made in our last
the Pies, in to hotel. It will be 26x40. week’s issue that the Central Point
Mr. and Mrs. George Porter, o f Port State Bank would be open for business
land, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. last Monday was based on information
Chas. Gay for a few days during the received from the management of the
institution. It now appears, however,
week.
that unforseen delays in the installa
An interesting news letter from our tion o f furnishings and burglar insur
Table Rock correspondent was un ance arrangements have delayed the
avoidably delayed last week, but ap opening so that the business of the in
pears in this issue.
stitution cannot be properly launched
F or S ale —A six-room dwelling in until some time next week.
Central Point, in good repair. Barn,
Mrs. Arthur Shields, o f Tolo, is suf
good water, some fruit. A bargain. fering from an attack of malaria at the
Inquire at this office.
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home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Coos bay is promised a lively boom
within the next few months, the early
completion of the Drain-Coos bay line
being the cause.
Watches and all kinds of jewelry at
the Central Point Pharmacy. New
stock just received. Call afid see
them.
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Stone, in this city. Mr. and Mrs.
Shields went to the mountains for an
outing some time ago and were camped
on Big Butte creek, above the falls,
when Mrs. Shields became ill and it
was necessary to call a doctor to see
her. As soon as she was able to travel
they returned to this place, where she
is rapidly recovering.
A complete line of watches has just
T. M. Jones, proprietor o f Jones’
been received at the Central Point
Pharmacy. Call and examine this stock Cash Store, has decided to close out
before placing your order.
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tractive proposition on the road as
The Washington Star observes tnat traveling representative for a large
Mr Thomas Platt always seems to be Portland grocery house. Lost Friday
refreshed after a retirement from poli Mr. Jones disposed o f his stock o f gro
tics. It might add that politics also ceries to Cranfill & Robnett and a spe
shows some signs of betterment.
cial sale is now on in the dry goods and
Ben McMullen, o f Condon, who has notion departments. Mr. Jones and
been at Klamath Falls for several family may decide to remove to Coos
weeks, dropped in the other day on his bay, as in that section of the state will
way back to eastern Oregon “ Me no be his territory if he accepts the Port
more for the Klamath country,” quoth land firm’s offer.
Ben.
Dr. J. H. Pleasants and his son-in-
law, H. G Brown, left yesterday for a
hunting trip in the mountains, where
they will kill their limit o f big fat
bucks. They will be gone a week or
ten days.
Ray dam, returning on the 11:40. A
fine lunch was enjoyed and there was
nothing but one big bunch of fun from
start to finish. Those composing the
party were: Misses Sjella Pleasants,
Maud Gray, Fay Pleasants, Marguerite
Holmes; Mesdames Pleasants, Holmes
and Ashurst; Messrs. Muller, Burke,
Kuper and De Succa.
George Pankev and family, who have
Has Viewed the Land
C. H. Webber, of the firm o f Webber
Bros., who recently purchased a con
trolling interest in the Medford-Crater
Lake railroad company, returned to
Medford last Friday from an eight
days’ trip to Crater lake and intervening
country, which was undertaken for the
purpose of looking up the resources of
the country and also the most feasible
line for the road to follow. Mr. Web
ber was accompanied on the trip by W.
H. Parsons, of Medford, a civil engi
neer in the employ of the company.
The gentlemen made the trip on
horseback, carrying with them a light
camp outfit consisting of a blanket
each, a frying pan, a coffee pot and a
small amount of provisions. They went
in via Prospect and returned by the
way of Butte Falls.
When seen by a representative of
the H erald , shortly after arriving in
Medford, Mr. Webber talked interest
ingly o f his trip and of the country
through which he had traveled, but
stated courteously but most positively
that he had no news to give out just
then regarding the plans of the com
pany. “ When I have any news,” he
said, “ I will be only too glad to make
it known to the newspapers and the
public, but just now there is nothing
that can be said unless I should deal in
hot air, and I am not here for that
purpose.”
Mr. Webber expressed himself as
being more than favorably impressed
with the future possibilities o f this
section. The valley, he thinks, is a
marvel of fertility and beauty and the
sugar pine belt through which he had
just traveled means much to the future
wealth of the entire valley once it is
opened up and its utilization begun.
Mr. Webber has visited Central Point
a few times and is well pleased with
the healthy appearance of the town.
He expects to see it become a place of
much importance in the commercial
life of the valley.
Coming This Way
The town of Medford seems to be
R. H. Weber, a nurseryman and growing northward and may perhaps,
fruit grower of The Dalles, accompa soon be rated as a growing suburb of
nied by his son Venon, made our city a Central Point. The Tribune, in a recent
visit last week, doing business with issue, says: “ H. Snook the contractor
our local nurseryman, J. S. Barnett. has commenced the construction of the
Mr. Weber was delighted to note the new school house on the lot purchased
many improvements in this vicinity by tbe school board from B. F. Adkin.
since his visit here two years ago. j Some criticism has been indulged in
Being a member o f the school board 1 “ bout the acquiring of this lot, not at
in The Dalles for years, and having | l |>e Pri?e. *7°°< but some of our citizens
the cause o f education at heart, he think that the new school building will
was not slow in spying the new brick be too near the new Central Point
school house now under construction, insitution o f a similar character.”
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Tom Pankey, superintendent o f the
Snowy Butte orchard, shipped a few
boxes of choice fruit from the orchard
on Tuesday to F. H. Hopkins, proprie
tor of the orchard, who, with his fam
ily, is spending the summer at Seaside. and after visiting the grounds and
One of the liveliest and iolliest par viewing he natural beauties of loca
ties that ever gathered in Central Point tion, his praises and admiration were
took the early evening train for the not sparingly given.
Hotel on Rogue River
P. F. Kuper, local representative of
the Harriman interests, went fishing
last Saturday evening on Rogue river,
fought and bled and nearly died in a
fierce battle with mosquitos, laid awake
on the ground, ate from the frying pan,
got close to nature and in a general
way demonstrated the fact that all men
are
a few thousand years removed
from a i .ndition o f savagery. Mr.
T h is
AUGUST
he is now working on the proposition
with a view to interesting capital in
the project.
Mr. Isaacs is an enthusiastic fisher
man and is the acknowledged champion
angler in southern Oregon He enjoys
a wide acquaintance among sportsmen
all over the country and has had many
assurances of patronage from men of
means who are' disciples of old Isaac
Walton, who have enjoyed the attrac
tions of the Roguo river, that
if a suitable place of entertainment
was provided on the river they would
bring their families and spend a month
or more there every summer. Mr.
Isaacs has taken up the matter of
building a first-class summer hotel at
the point above named in a business
way and he feels reasonably certain of
success.
he Southern Pacific com
pany has already signified its willing
ness to co-operate in the undertaking,
either in the way of furhishing a por
tion of the money necessary or in
granting attractive rates to the near
est station, and the orobabilities seem
good for the early commencement of
work on the project. The Rogue river
is an ideal stream for salmon and steel-
head fishing and the point to be select
ed for the hotel is also within easy
reach of excellent hunting grounds,
where dt? , grouse and quail abound.
Central Point is the nearest railway
point to the new hotel site, which is 12
or 13 miles from this place.
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The object of all development
leagues is to induce immigration
of good citizens from the eastern
slates to the Rogue River Valley.
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Hop Gold Beer
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Strictly Straight
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Double Stamped Whiskey
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The Rope River Land Co.
has been a pioneer in this devel
opment business, having made
the first move in the valley to in
duce desirable immigrants to re
move here and to partake of our
advantages and climate. In the
last two years we have located a
large number of the best citizens
to be found in the valley. Cen
tral Point has attracted many of
them.
The Rogue River Land com
pany guarantees fair treatment
to its customers. We will in a
short time again send a man east
to extol the merits o f this sec
tion. Give us a credit mark and
boost our way. It is high time
for all sections of this valley to
pull together and quit “ knock
ing.”
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We will ship you from 1 to
4 7-8 gallons o f fine whis-
key or best quality o f
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Bottled Beer
By Dozen, Case or Barrel
V.
E.
Snyder & Co.
M edford , O re .
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AGENTS FOR
HOP GOLD
BEER
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T. J. Neff, an old settler of this val
ley who resides west of town, returned
from a prospecting trip on the south
slope of the Siskiyou range last Mon
day.
More than 26 years ago Mr. Neff was
prospecting in that section when he dis
covered a gold bearing ledge which he
prospected sufficiently to demonstrate
to his own satisfaction to be very rich.
He was alone, however, provisions were
almost exhausted and winter was com
ing on, and he was obliged to return to
civilization. The next season he at
tempted to return to his claim, but so
rough was the country that he was un
able to follow his old trail and the mine
was lost. Time and again the hardy
prospector went back in search of the
lost treasure trove, but just so often
was he doomed to disappointment—he
could not find the mine. Several weeks
ago Mr. Neff decided to make one more
effort to locate his former diggings and
this time he succeeded, but only to find
that others had years ago discovered
the ledge and were working it. He
could not get much information from
the new owners but on his return to
Jacksonville he learned that they reg
ularly make heavy deposits of bullion
at that place.
Mr. Neff’s experience is but another
instance of the uncertain reward of
the pioneer prospector. The men who
have braved the dangers of the pros
pector’s life in the early days too often
fail to reap the reward. “ Luck” seems
to be against the hardy pioneer.
This Rare Opportunity
Onr enterprising young men and
women who aspire to the very best and
most complete business education can
secure it at the Ashland Commercial
College, at a price ,7ithin the reach of
all. Prof. Ritner was an educator of
long experience in St. Louis, Mo., and
since locating on the coast, 4 years ago,
has not been able to supply the demand
for his graduates. This special offer is
now made. All students who enter on
September 4th and secure a 9 months’
scholaaship for $55, will be entitled to
attend until July 1, 1907.
This will give students who have a
good knowlege of English ample time
to complete the commercial shorthand
and English course. We advise our
young people to investigate this institu
tion to the fullest extent and to take ad
vantage of the proposition.
JU ST
R E C E IV E D
One of rhe Most Complete
Lines of
Ladies’
Dress Skirts
Men’s Hats and
B oys’ Clothing
EVER CARRIED IN STOCK BY ANY H O U S E I N T H E
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
Cranfill & Robnett —
Central Point, Oregon.
P e rm a n e n tly
—_ B y
LUMBER
M E D FO R D
16. 1906.
Found Mine Too Late
A summer hotel, designed for the ac
Contract let
commodation of sportsmen and tour
ists, is among the possibilities of the
A contract for the construction of
next ten months, the hostelry to be
erected on Rogue river at a point some the first 40 miles of the Drain-Coos Bay
eight or ten miles above the Bybee railroad has been let to C. E. Loss, of
San Francisco. Several hundred men
bridge.
W. F. Isaacs, the Medford Tog- and complete grading outfits have al-
- ready arrived at Dram and work is be-
gery” man, who, by the way, is one of ¡^com m enced. A large amount of
this valley’ s most up-to-date business material is already on tne ground at
men, is the originator of the idea and Drain for the new line.
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