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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1906)
C entral V O L . CENTRAL 1. Gienn Owen is home irom .ne mouii- | tains. P O IN T . O R E G O N . T H U R S D A Y . Centrai r vint ouitwis AUGUST : ;0. 190«. i -¡■■l- l- H - l-H -l- I-H -H - H ' 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 Ought Some Fish Ben Peart and Dave Grim went to j The Central Point schools will open The fishing party, referred to in our Evans creek yesterday on a deer hunt. September 17. The following is a list last issue as having gone to Rogue Mrs. Fries and sen Clover went to of books and supplies required in tl e river to catch what fish were left in The object of all development the river, finished the job and returned .Eli Jones is on the sick list this week. the hop yards, near Grants Pass, Tues grammar grades: leagues is to induce immigration Chart cla s—Tal let nr.d pencil. home Thursday noon. "Toggery Bill” o f good citizens from the eastern The circus hus come and gone. Did day. First grade—Wheeler's Primer, writ kept up his record as the boss lisher- states to the Rogue River Valley. you see the elephant? Mr and Mrs. F. H. Hopkins and ing bo ik, drawing book No. 1, tablet j man, and Milt Armstrong was second j Strictly Straight An extensive forest fire is doing their children returned a few days a g o ! and pencil The Rogue River Land Co. j with the biggest salmon in the bunch. some business in the range west o f this from a pleasant outing at the seashore. Second grade - First Reader, Element- Milt landed a 15-pounder after quite a Double Stamped Whiskey has been a pioneer in this devel They spent a week or so at Newport j ary Arithmetic, writing book, drawing struggle. Goodrich, of Portland, and I opment business, having made city and north of Jacksonville. and went from that place to Seaside, i book No. 2, tablet and pencil. the first move in the valley to in Brown, of Central Point, were tied on Dr. and Mrs J. H. Pleasants visited I where they spent several weeks. I Third grade—Third Reader, Element- their score, but we dasent make j duce desirable immigrants to re We will ship you from 1 to Jacksonville o n a short business trip | Arthur Beal is one of the carpenters ary Arithmetic, writing book, drawing known either the.mmiber they caught, | move here and to partake o f our 4 7-8 gallons of fine whis advantages and climate. In the Monday.« the length of the fish nor the weight, j working on the new building adjoining book No. 3, tablet and pencil. key or beet quality of Fourth grade-Fourth Reader, Ele under pain of death. They are both j last two years we have located a J. S. March remembered the H erald | the Hotel Pleasants. Arthur also sets large nugiber of the best citizens mentary Arithmetic, Elementary Geog nice gentlemen but excessively modest force last Thursday with as fine a type in this office whenever the occa to be found in the valley. Cen watermelon as ever ripened in Oregon. | sion demands hi3 assistance. He is a raphy, Reed’s Language Lessons, Prim about their fishing record and are just j tral Point has attracted many of ! new beginne»; but will become a good er o f Health, writing book No. 4, draw as determined and dangerous appear By Dozen, Case or Barrel L. W. Coe is building an addition them. ing book No. 5, speller, tablet anu pen ing in their instructions to the H erald j i typo after he has had more practice. his residence on his ranch west of town. cil. The Rogue River Land com to “ not put it in the paper.” Photo-| Mr. Coe has one of the cosiesi homes j George Merritt, sop o f Hon. J. W. Fifth grade —Fourth Reader, Reed’ s grapher Hull, strange tosay, “ caught” pany guarantees fair treatment Merritt, of this city, will deliver an \ Language Lessons, Elementary Geog in this,section of the valley. to its customers. We will in a as many fish as all the others put to address at the pioneer reunion at Jack raphy, Practical Arithmetic, speller, short time again send a man east row? | gether: i. e., he caught ’em on the First citizen—What’s the sonville today. Mr. Merritt is a gradu- Mental __ Arithmetic, hygiene (A Healthy to extol the merits o f this sec camera. The H erald man didn’t do Second citizen—There’ s no row; th at. M edford , O re . crowd of men you see up there are only j at® of ,he ° reKon ’University at Eugene Body), writing book and drawing book J muci, 0f a 8tUnt in the fishing line; tion. Give us a credit mark and crowd o f men you sei 1 * ^ I and is said to be one of the finest ora- No 5 boost our way. It is high time he was taken along—more than any talking waterworks. AGENTS FOR tors in the class o f ’06, in which he Sixth grade-F ifth Reader, Advanced thing else—to keep the lunch from for all sections of this valley to Wanted—A good girl for general graduated. Arithmetic, Mental Arithmetic, Graded spoiling and to give tone and eclat to pull together and quit “ knock housework. Enquire of Mrs. W. H. HOP GOLD BEER ing.” Whaelmen complain a great deal Lessons in English, Advanced G eog-. the picture which Hull caught of the Norcross at Norcross orchard, one mile about the dust in the roads. They say ! raphy, hygiene (A Healthy Body), j party and their catch before camp was | east from Central Point. 19tf “ The Best on Earth ” it is impossible to navigate a bicycle I speller, writing book No. 6 broken. The occasion was a most Miss Barnes, a teacher in the public along some stretches of the roads in j Seventh grade—Fifth Reader, Ad- pleasant one and not a member of the | schools of Portland, was the guest of the country. This has been an un- [ vanced Geography, Advanced Arith- party but would be glad to know that I Mrs. M. M. Cooksey last week. She usually dry season, ar.d unless we have ' metie, Mental Arithmetic, U. S. His- he could repeat the trip one hundred rain soon to soak up the dust, wheel- tory, Graded Lessons in English, Civil years hence. returned to Portland Saturday. spelling book, writing Government Sunday was a “ hot number” the men will be compelled to walk and book No. 7 mercury reaching 104 in the shade. Ice “ lead” their wheels. Postmaster Resigns. Eighth grade—Fifth Reader, Ad cream merchants were happy, but the There is not an idle man in town just vanced Arithmetic, Higher Lessons in change was rather trying on other now and people who want any work English, U. S. History, Mental Arith Postmaster G. \S Moore, who has folks. done are compelled to either wait until metic, Civil Government, wiiting book faithfully served tfce patrons of the lo Our citizens fell over each other in they can get men or do the work them No. 8, cal post office for , nearly 12 years, has their Christian endeavor to get a look selves. Not only is there considerable offered his resignation to the depart- HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY. work being done iu town, but all the at a drummer who struck town the Fresman year (ninth grade)— En- j ment accompanying which was his en- Other day wearing ice cream pants and near-by farmers are very busy harvest ing their crops. Everybody has money glish. Algebra, Ancient History and i dorsement of Guy Tex, whose applica- a white linnen duster. ! tion for the position has been endorsed a-plenty and all wear a smile that Physical Geography. People from other towns in the val won’t come off. Sophmore year (tenth grade) - En by practically every patron of the office. ley who have occasion to visit Central glish, Algebra, Medieval History, Mod Mr. Moore’s action was prompted en I. J. Purkeypile and family came in Point ask why we don’ t sprinkle our ern History, Physiology and Advanced tirely by personal motives, as he has from the mountains Monday after hav tired of the close confinement which streets and keep the dust down. The Arithmetic. answer is easy.—Wehaven’ tgot water. ing spent the Summer on their claim Junior year (eleventh grade)—Latin, the work of the office entails. on Big Butte. They will spend a few Mr. Tex will in all probability be ap Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brown and days in town and then return to the English, U. S. History, Geometry and pointed. He is well qualified for the their two children left Sunday morning timber. Mr. Perkeypile says the re Civil Government. Senior year (twelfth grade) —Physics, position and will make a competent of for the Greive ranch near Prospect, port that the bear run him out o f his ficial. where they will board for a week or so camp is not correct, as he killed every English History, Bookkeeping, Chemis try, English and Geology. while Mr. Brown is killing his legal bruin that came into camp and awoke Requirements for graduation—Six Creamery Directors Elected allotment of deer. him in the morning from his beauty teen full year credits, a credit to con- E. E. Scott, of near Jacksonville, nap. . sist of five recitations per week during At an adjourned meeting o f the presented the H erald force with a City Recorder B. M. Collins and J one school year. ‘stockholders of the Central Point box of fine nectarines the other day, family enjoyed a very pleasant visit Entry requirements—Eighth grade Creamery, last Thursday, the follow which were highly appreciated. Mr. last Sunday at the home o f Mr. and diplomas; satisfactory credits from ing board of directors was elected to Scott grows some fine fruit on his place Mrs. A. J. Caley, of Central Point other schools; a special examination. serve for the ensuing year and until anil the H erald is prepared to say Mr. Caley’ s place is a short distance I will be at the school house during that his nectarines are particularly so. west o f Central Point and if Mr. Col the forenoons o f September 13th and their successors are elected and quali fied: R. C. Hensley, president; M One o f , rtje Most Complete Mrs. W. H. Norcross and daughter, lins’ word goes—and it does in this 14th for the purpose o f examining and Marshall, vice-president; Victor Bar- M iss Eva, returned last Wednesday man’s town of M edford-he has one of classifying pupils. zell, secretary; S. K. Adams, Tyson from Tollman Springs, where they the finest and most productive farms A teachers meeting will be held at Beall. I. C. Robnett was elected Lines of spent a month for the benefit o f the in the Rogue River Valley. Mr' Collins the school house Saturday, September treasurer. It is expected that the latter’s health, she being a sufferer and Mr. Caley are old-time Illinois 15th, at 2 o'clock p. m. plant wili be ready for operation within from rheumatism. She returned from friends. — Mail. A. J. H anby , the next two or three weeks. Principal the springs very much improved in A certain well-known citizen of Cen health. tral Point has decided that the next A. C. Chittenden, of Rogue river, \ Orchardists and gardeners near Cen time he buys a new halter and whip for A Doubtful Disease left a fine melon at the H erald office I tral Point are bringing in some very his buggy horse he will wait until the Saturday, for which he has the thanks [ fine fruit and melons every day, which day after rather than the day before Exaggerated reports of the alleged of the mechanical department. they sell to local dealers. The peaches the circus. He says that his better grown in this locality are of as fine a half drove over to the circus, taking epidemic of diptheria which was said to flavor as a person could desire and, with her a brand new whip and halter be sweeping over Medford caused many Household Goods at Private Sale like the negro said of ice cream, it and returned with an old halter and no persons in this neighborhood to remain whip. Now he wo-iders if she made a ! at home circus day- 11 was reported seem s’s if we never could get ’nuf. Having decided to change our resi trade and got some “ boot” money for ! here Saturday morning that 200 cases dence, we will offer all o f our house- | The Hotel Pleasants is doing a rushing and 15 deaths had been reported Friday the side show and lemonade stand. hold and kitchen furniture at private j business j’ust now. The tables are all evening. As a matter o f fact, it seems Steve and Jim Caldwell, accompanied doubtful if there has been any genuine sale at our home in the Hawk prop- j occupied each mealtime and some of the boarders are compelled to wait until by their mother and sister, returned diptheria there as it is reported that erty on Laurel street. Goods include the second table is ready If some from a camping trip in the Prospect children said to have had the disease, a fine piano and a good sewing machine Call early for bargains. Respectfully, enterprising man would open a res country Saturday evening They got are often out in two or three days. D r . and M rs . J. H. P leasants . taurant in Central Point he could do three fine deer on the trip, but report that the berry crop is almost a total well. Tired of Life failure this season. In the big huckle Ashland Normal School Our “ devil” has threatened to wash berry patch, they say, a person can the front windows of the H erald office hardly pick a gallon a day, while in Henry Ratrie, a young man who re The State Normal School at Ashland if we ever have a rain to lay the dust ordinary seasons a man can easily pick sided on Lake Creek, east from this opens September 26. The year just in the streets. It’ s useless to wash six or eight gallons. Campers going city, shot himself, with suicidal intent, closed has been the beBt o f its tystory. windows now while there is so much into huckleberry mountain must leave Monday morning at his home on Lake Now, that much is being done by way dust in the streets. If a person should their wagons about three miles from Creek, the wound resulting fatally a o f repairing, buildings, adding appara EVER CARRIED IN STOCK BY A N Y HOUSE IN THE be seen washing windows now they the patch and pack in from there. short time afterward. tus and library, and the installing of wq<]!d be pronounced loony. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY When the Messrs. Caldwell went in Deceased had been in poor health water system and modern beating F or S ale —A six-room dwelling in they counted 32 wagons at the head of for some time and, growing despond plant, the prospects seem extremely Central Point, in good repair. Barn, wheeled navigation. ent, ended his life as above stated. bright and it were hard to set a limit good water, some fruit. A bargain. The remains were taken through to the growth and influence of this Inquire at this office. tf Will Go to Portland this city Tuesday to Jacksonville, institution. A strong training school where the funeral services were held, to accompany an academic course, each Watches and all kinds of jewelry at It is with regret that the many interment being made in the cemetery department o f which is presided over i the Central Point Pharmacy. New friends of Dr. Pleasants and his esti- at that place, where his parents, who bv a specialist. Good musigal ad stock just received. Call and see mable family will learn that they have were ear,y re3jdent8 o f thia county, ' vantages. Well equipped gymnasium. them. 11-tf decided to leave Central Point and are buried. Good board for $2.75 per week A complete line of watches has just make their future permanent home in Central Point, Oregon. — — For catalogue, address been received at the Central Point Portland. They have purchased a fine Mary had a little man, his heart was B. F. M ulkey , President, or Pharmacy. Call and examine this stock home in that city and will leave for white as snow, and everything that W. 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