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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1907)
POINT HERALD n v « » l n . CENTRAL PO IN T. O R E G O N . T H U R S D A Y , JANUARY called several scented letters that he F. H. Hopkins is in Portland this ROMANCE O f M M E. M ELB A ’ S SON. j had delivered to Mr. Armstrong, whose week attending the fruit show. A few choice 5-aere tracts adjoining former Oregon Sheep-Tender Weds dll name was written on tb* envlope in a I woman’s hand. And some one else Central Point fcr sale by Downing & English Heiress. I brought out a magazine containing a S. Aitkin, of Prospect, returned from Emry. biography of Melba, in which it was a visit in New York yesterdav. Tom Pankey, Superintendent of the The cablegrams from London the stated that she was the wife o f George Dr. Holt, o f Eagle Poipt, was in i Snowy Butte Orchards, is in Portland town Monday evening on a dying busi this week looking after the Snowy I other day gave us an interesting ac- Armstrong, but until the reasons for | count of the marriage of George Arm- the young man’s departure werq given ness trip. Butte exhibit at the apple show. 1 strong, son o f Mme. Melba, the famous the relationship was never suspected. F or S a l e —A . N o . 1 family cow, Your money refunded if after using j o p e r a singer> t0 Ruby Otway, daughter Three years have passed since George Jersey, fresh. Enquire of F. A . Hawk, three-fourths (}) of a tube of ManZan of Colonel Otway, one o f the most con Armstrong took the cars at Thrall Central Point. 38d41 you are dissatisfied. Return the bal spicuous millionaires of Park Lane. Station to San Francisco. He has not Mr. and Mrs. Chas H. Gay left Sun ance o f the tube to your druggist, and j The guests included the Duke and returned to Klamath Falls since, but day morning for < oquille City, Coos your money will be cheerfully returned. Duchess of Devonshire, the Marquis his father has heard from him regular County, where they will locate if con Take advantage o f this offer. Sold by and Marchioness of Abereorn, Lord and ly, and has related some o f his ex ditions appear favorable at close range Mary A. Mee. Lady Beaufort, Lord and Lady Cadogan periences to his old friends there. inspection. and quite a long list o f other members Most of the time he has been traveling Pine Salve Carbolized, acts like a of the nobility. It was also stated that with ais mother and living with her in Panhandle Pete in Town. poultice; highly antiseptic, extensively Mme. Melba had presented her son a London. They appear to be congenial used for Eczema, for chapped hands marriage gift of a castle in Ireland and and happy, and, now that he has mar Panhandle Pete, the renowned hobo, 1 and lips, cuts, bums. Sold by Mary A. an estate attached thereto, with an ried the daughter of a multi-millionaire who is being made well nigh immortal Mee. annuity of £4500 a year. and has become the owner o f a castle by the artists o f the funny picture j Three years ago the bridegroom in and an estate in Ireland, it is not likely .Central Point and the Rogue River pages o f the Sunday papers, was in | valley was cut off from the outside this brilliant matrimonial function was that he will ever return to the sheep town last Saturday evening and while . . _ . . herding sheep on a ranch in the Cascade ranch.—Chicago Record—Herald. world for several days during the week here carried off the honors at the Rag -1 , . ., ., by railroad wrecks north of us. No f .................... Mountains near Kalamath Falls, Ore- im u " o k a i i n i r o a m i i r a I o r Trie* H o n o h u r ! time” skating carnival at the Fansher mail was received from the north for gon, about 60 miles from Thrall Station rink. Pete’s costume was “ built” three days. Train6 are now running on the Southern Pacific Railway. He RECENT DEATHS. especially for the occasion and. included ! again regularly. was living in a rude, but comfortable 1 all the requisites of the Hobo King’s Cast plow shears ground on short | toilet from syrup can canteen and cabin with his father, a sheepman, and Sims. notice, “ while you wait,” at F. A. battered hat to the regulation cook- was tolerably well satisfied with his lot Mr.'. Mary Ellen Sims, a well known in life. He had not seen his mother ¡Hawk’s shop. 38d41 stove pipe. since she deserted him when he was a resident here, died Monday morning af A good sized delegation o f Odd Fel- The event Saturday evening was one ter a long illness, aged 37 years. i low.*; went to Medford Monday evening of the funmaking successes of the sea little child in Australia, but had been Deceased was a native Oregonian, cared for and educated through child to attend the installation .ceremonies son. The rink was crowded to the having been born near Roseburg, Aug- o f the lodge at that .place. ¡They re limit, and every pair o f skates owned hood and youth by an affectionate and 8, 186S. When an infant her parents, port having had a splendid time and by the management were engaged in devoted father. This is only a part of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, removed to Coos vouch for the Medford three-linkers advance. Ten or fifteen years ago a very pathetic story. Mme. Melba, county, making the trip on horseback. in her professional career, has shown being royal entertainers. such an event would have been billed no disposition to look after her husband Later they came to Central Point where Dade’s Little Liver Pills thoroughly as a “ poverty social,” but in these and her son. This cablegram, however, the subject of this sketch was married clean the system, good for lazy livers, days in the Rogue River Valley such to J. S. Sims, July 25, 1888. She was as s^e ^ac* been making up for ■ makes clear complexions, bright eyes a term would be a misnomer, S °th" I *°°*cs lost time and lost opportunities so far a consistent Christian and united with and happy thoughts. Sold by Mary A. term “ Ragtime” has been substituted. as her son is concerned. the Church of God in 1898. She leaves Handsome prizes were offered by the Mee. Nobody knows precisely why Mr. and her husband and one daughter, Miss R. F. .Willis, o f Medford, and Jas. management for the most poverty Mrs. Armstrong separated down in Maude Sims; four sisters: Mrs. J. E. Harman, who is recently from the -stricken appearing costumes on the Australia 20 years ago, although it is Wilson, Waldo, Oregon; Mrs. T. J state of Washington, were in town last floor, and the same were awarded to natural to infer that she, with her Smith, Bly. Oregon. Mrs. F. R. Moore .Saturday ¡looking for a location. Mr. Ralph Beal, who represented Pan glorious voice, was ambitious for the and Miss Lena Cornutt, Central PoiBt, Harman is desirous of securing a loca handle Pete, and to Miss Annie Murray, musical triumphs she has won, and he, and two brothers; F. M. Comutt, of Bly tion in the foothills, where he proposes who won out over the other ladies being common clay, and without means, and James Cornutt, of Central Point. • Funeral services, conducted by T. M. . to engage in the genseng culture busi present. was compelled to stay with his sheep The Fansher & Fansher rink still af ness and will combine with that the in the Australian bush. And he kept Jones, were held inthe Christian church fords a popular amusement for the small fruit and,poultry business.. the boy, their only child. She left Tuesday afternoon, interment being in young people and is one of the best Australia after she had achieved all Central Point cemeteiy. “ Pineules” (non-alcoholic) made from patronized places in town. the colony offere3 in the way of musical resin from our Pine Forests, used for reputation, and went to Europe wearing hundreds of years for Bladder and Summers. F or S ale —A six-room dwelling in a sta ;e name adapted from that of her Kidney diseases. Medicine for thirty Central Point, in good repair. Barn, native city, Melbourne. At first she i , , ,, „ „ - days, $1.00. Guaranteed to give satis . .’ . . . . . Mrs. Mary Summers, wife of Port good water, some fruit. A bargain. used , to write her husband frequently ! - , ,, _ faction or money refunded. Get our . \ 1 Summers, of Coos County, died at Inquire at this office. tf and . send . . him newspapers contain in g!- . „ . . , , , ' , guarantee coupon from Mary A. Mee. . • Eagle Point January 1, 1907, of con- accounts of her concerts and operatic 1 L E. Van Vleit went to Portland j sumption, after a lingering illness, performances, but after a while the Beagle Briefs Sunday night to be present at the j Thinking to benefit her. health her | intervals in their correspondence grew Oregon fruit show which is in progress Floyd Rodgers, who has been at longer and longer. Twelve or fifteen ! husband removed with her to Klamath there this week. Mr. Van Vleit has Weed, Cal., for some time, returned , County some time ago, but she sud-1 years ago he sold his Australian ranch | furnished considerable prize winning home a few days ago. denly grew worse and expressed a and came to the United Slates, bring- I fruit for former Portland shows and Miss Grace Jones spent a few days ing the boy with him. After a brief desire to return to their home in Coos holds. a medal from the Lewis and ' County. They started on their return in Medford last week. experience in Texas he wandered north- j Clark Fair. He has no fear that either trip, but only succeeded m reaching ward, and finally settled at Klamath j Mrs. Robt. Fleming and babies are Hood River or the Willamette will Eagle Point, when the end came. She j leave the valley* of the Rogue many visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Falls, where he bought a ranch and a j leaves a husband and four children to j flock of sheep and has ever since been Jones. laps in the present contest. ! mourn her loss. She was for years a Lester Rodgers and Tom Jones have ! a popular and highly respected citizen. member o f the M. E. church. The j Two days treatment free. Ring’s The boy went to school at Klamath funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, .Dyspepsia Tablets for impaired diges gone to Weed, Cal., where they will Falls until he had learned all that any interment being in the Central Point! tion, impure breath, perfect assimula- spend the Winter. body there could teach him, and then J. T. Williams is doing some clearing cemetery. The services were con-1 tion o f food, increased appetite. Do joined his father in the cabin among . ducted at the grave by Rev. E. A. ! : not fail to avail yourself of the above on Captain Short's place this week. the foothills of the Cascade range, i LaDow, pastor of the Christian churth .offer. Sold by Mary A. Mee. Miss Alberta Stacy has gone to Jack taking his turn with the herderB. of this city. The F. M. Wakefield place, lying in sonville to study for the teachers’ About three years ago, after the boy .the foothills, two miles west of town, institute. had passed his 23rd birthday, Mr. Arm- ! was sold last week to C. E. Velin, the Monroe Gorden and daughter, Miss strong received a letter from his wife j rnppfn. consideration being $1200.00. L. E. Ressie, did trading at Rabbitville Mon asking him to send their son to San j Van Vleit acted as agent in making the day. Francisco, where she would meet him M.s. Lizzie N. Flippin, a native of sale. The place is a valuable one, con Mr. Earl Case gave a New Year’s on a certain date. She said that the j this county, and a former resident of j taining 160 acres, with a good peach dance, which was largely attended and father had enjoyed his companionship j and apricot orchard and a strong spring greatly enjoyed by all. Excellent for 23 years, and now it was the Central Point, died at Gold Hill last Saturday aged 35 years and 4 months. for irrigation. It also has a lot of fine music was furnished by Benj. Perry mother’s turn. Deceased was a daughter of Wm. j saw timber and a large amount of wood and John T. Williams. The father and the son had no secrets Hayes, a former resident here, an d1 besides two promising quartz prospects. from each other. They talked the was bom at Gold Hill, Sept. 28, 1871. Mr. Velin has no doubt secured a ManZan Rile Remedy put up in con She was married to Wm. Flippin. Sept. bargain. venient, collapsible tubes with nozzle it was just and proper that the boy j 28, 1884 and was the mother o f nine For Sale—Yearling Jersey bull. Will attachment so that the remedy may be should accept his mother’s invitation, j children, the youngest being three sell cheap. R. C. Hensley, Central. applied at the very seat o f the trouble, and at least make her acquaintance, j weeks old at the time of her death. Point, Oregon. 37d40 If, after a fair trial, he found that he ! thus relieving almost instantly bleed Funeral services were held at Gold After nearley ten years’ litigation, ing, itching or protruding piles. Satis did not enjoy the life she lived, he j Hill Monday, Rev. Sweeney officiating, •due to the rascally transactions of Let- faction guaranteed or money refunded. would return to his father’s cabin, j interment being at Gold Hill cemetery. where, until then, he had been perfect son Balliet, the White Swan mine, near Sold by Mary A. Mee. ly content. The father consented to Baker City, is again ready to become a Roland. thia arrangement with the greatest “ producer.” Had Balliet devoted an Stood the Trip WeD. reluctance, but, as he told his friends, infinitesimal fraction o f the energy he he felt that it was his duty to.snake George Roland, a well known placer displayed in buncoing people in connec George Merritt, who has been suffer the sacrifice for the benefit of bis son, miner in the Willow Springs district, tion with this mine to opening it up ing from an attack of appendicitis for in order that the young man might died at his home at Willow Springs and permitting it to stand on its mer several weeks, and whose condition have an opportunity to see something yesterday morning, aged about 44 years. its, he would have earned more money was considered rather serious last of the world and have the privilege of His wife, who survives him, was a and kept out o f jail. The career o f this week, was removed to Jacksonville last .the experience .and associations his member of the Noe family, of Willow self-styled “ Napoleon o f Finace” in Saturday where he could have a more mother’s fame and influence could give Springs precinct. He was a member exploiting fake i propositions placed a quiet room at the home o f his aunt, him. of the I. O. O. F. lodge at Gold Hill. blight on legitimate mining enterprises Miss Issie McCully. He stood the trip When the time came for them to As we go to press the time and place in Eastern Oregon which it will require well and was reported much better separate the father and son came in j of thejfuneral has net been announced years of eastern effort to remove.— Monday morning. His room, at his from the ranch to Klamath Falls, p u r - ; _________________ Oregonian. father’ s home here, was near a busy chased a slender outfit and drew a suf P. F. Kuper, the obliging and popular and noisy street, and in his enfeebled ficient sum o f money from the bank to R E V . C AR U S EE P . B . agent of the S. P. company at this and nervous condition it was thought make the young man independent of place, 'Was called to Portland this week M ARTIN, L L . D. best to give him the benefit of more his mother in case they did not hit it on coippany business. Mr. Kuper has Of Waverly, Texas, writes: * “ u f s . quiet environments. off together. The father accompanied proven himself a v a s t efficient agent him a short distance on the journey, morning, when first arising, I often ’ while he has been here and he has ac find a troublesome collection of phlegm The Medford laundry wagon will call but he did not go to San Fraucisco. complished more for the town in the which produces a cough and is very j His wife had not invited him; she had way o f improved service at the station for work in Central Point each Monday small quantity ! than any agent we have ever had. afternoon and Friday morning. Expert sent for the son only, and after he had i ^iar^ *° dislodge; but a of Ballard’s-Horehound Syrup will at Since be came here, and almost entire irrmerg from City Hsli French laundry, seen the boy aboard the cars at Thrall once dislodge it, and the trouble it over. ly through his effort*,, ¡he-has persuaded San Francisco, employed. First class Station he mounted his pony and rode I know tif no medicine that is equal to silently back to therlonely ranch. 7-tf the company to make many improve work guaranteed. The pcrti'e of Klamath Falls never it, and it is so pleasant to take. I can | ments in the service, and during that most cordially recommend it to all per Bee’ s Laxative Cough Syrup contain knew or suspected that thier neighbor time a safe, electric lights, a night sona needing a medicine for throat or ’ Armstrong was the husband ot the ing Homey and Tar is especially ap agent and operator and numerous other lung trouble.” Sold by Central Point great prima donna until the boy was conveniences have been installed. It propriate for children, no opiates or Pharmacy. 'is known that Mr. Kuper has for some | poisons o f any character, conforms to sent for, although they afterward re .time contemplated leaving here to sc the conditions o f the National Pure Food membered that both father and son Card of OwiAs. cep t a more lucrative position, but it is and Drag Law, Jnr-e -30, 1906. For had shown keen interest in everything that was published about her in the I We desire to thank our friends ami the expressed wish o f practically all Croup, Whooping Cough, ete. i t ex- ■ the patrons o f the road at this place pels Coughs and Colds by gently moving newspapers, and had pasted several' neighbors for assistance and sympathy th at m atters may so adjust themselves-the, bowels. Guaranteed. Sold fcy newspaper portraits o f the lady upon I extended during our recent bereave- their cabin walla. The postmaster . to - ment. J. 3. Sim» and D aughter . th at be will rem ain bert. ~ n f Mary A . Mee. ■ M l and Personal 1011107. NO. >8 i-H People are aklng +++ Up on the orchard proposition in the 1 : Rogue Riser Valley. A good orchard on the right kind o f bind is very attractive. * The right kind o f an orchard i will prove a bonanza; the wrong kind is sure to prove a "white elephant” on the owner’s hands. «* A man who is not in touch with the orchard business cannot put , . • ; • you right on the proposition any more than a . blind man can lead a blind man. Tf you want to avoid getting left with a "white • elephant” on your haul;, do business with the Rogue River Land C o m p l y « Medford, Oregon. They are in touch with the or chard business, thoroughly fa miliar with every tract in the valley, know what each district is best adapted for,', and they will see that you are put right in every instance. Every man who has ever bought through his agency can sell to-day for a great advance over his purchas price. This is e n d o r s e m e n t enough. Consult any business man, bank or orchardman in the valley as to their reliability. 4 . ;; j ; W e in h a r d ’ s Beer., J d. H. utter W h irtey A Specialty. « , • ; ! ! We will ship you from 1 to 4 7-8 gafiens o f fine whis- key or best quality o f . ; : B ottle d . B eer By ’Dozen«. Case or Barrel • ;• V . 1 . Snyder T G o .‘ M EDFQREk/ -■ » v* AGENTS F O B * W EIN H A R D B E E R ! “ The Best on E a rth ” .* • •g : « - d-H •d-d-H -l-H -l-M -l-l-H -l-H -H *» A Happy New Year and a Prosperous Whole Year is Our Greeting- to all of Our Customers and everybody. J January i, 1907, will find us at the Old Stand, where we expect to remain every business day in the year ready to serve you. ? Yours for progress in 11907, Granfili & Robnett -Popular M erchaiit»- Central Point, Oregon. f