C entral point herald
i ' K N T U A L P O IN T . O K K t ì o N .
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Writ) SAID RAIN ?
Defective fish Ladders.
Local and Personal
TÙUHHDAY.
Annual Encampment G . A . R.
The annual encampment of the South
ern Oregon veteran's association, Grand
bsb *n KuS*c®>ver this season and i
J. F. Hay is building an addition to I
I Army of the Republic, will be held in
the general opitmm is that inadequate
his cottage on the west side
Good Roads Being Discussed Everywhere, central Point September 9, 1 0 and H.
fish ladders at the ditferent dams is
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1 Arrangements have been comp!et> d
Money to loan on good real estate largely responsible for the shortness of
Portland, Ore., July 87, 1908.
for the gathering of the boys o f ’61-’65
security. Inqwire at this office. 15tf
the fish crop. The Golden D rift dam. 1
(Special Correspondence.)
j to pitch their tents here and to enjoy
Old newspapers for sale. Twenty- near Grants Pass, as said to stop most j
o f the salmon and steelheads and the \ Hon. Austin T. Buxton, o f Forest for a few days the hospitality o f the
ifive for a nickel at the Herald office.
few that surmount that obstacle soon Grove, Master o f the Oregon State people of Central Point.
Remember the dates for Dr. Davis,
The tenting grounds will be in the
run against the Gold Ray dam, which Grange, will personally attend the
'the dentist. Cewtwil Point, August 10th
at the psesent lew-stage of water seems > Good Roads Conference to be held in beautiful grove at the old Fair grounds
to IS.
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to be an effectual hindrance to the fish . the Convention Hall of the Portland just west of town and the occasion is
G. W. Jeffers hss instated a gasoline on their journey to
the
spawning Commercial Club August llth , and he expected to be one o f the best enjoyed
engine for purr ping water for his ground. The present fish ladder does is anxious that each subordinate or by the veterans in recent years.
The Southern Oregon organization
not apparrenbly extend far enough
garden.
requests tin t such comprises some 300 veterans of the
Two o f the Peart boys bagged four towards deep water for the fish to have delegate, and he
delegate be named at once acid report j civil war days and with their friends
tfine deer in the Evans creek country much show getting over it. Persons
and families who will attend, it is ex
familiar with 'the conditions there re made to W. L. Crissey, at Portland.
last week.
“ Who Said Rain?” is the latest ad pected there will be well nigh 1000 per
ports
that
recently
not
a
fish
can
be
F o r S a l e —A second-hand refrigera
vertisement issued by Manager John H. sons in attendance at the coming en
to r in good condition. Price, $10.00. seen trying the ladder, while on the
,
other side o f the river where water H artogof the Eugene Commercial Club. campment.
Apply at this office.
More extended mention o f the affair
from the breast of the dam strikes the A Eugene belle is photographed three
August 10th to 16th is the next date
slanting bedrock close to deep water, times, standing in glasses, each of will be given in future issues of the
fo r Dr. Davis, the dentist, in his Cen
dozens o f fish may be seen trying to which contains the rainfall of one year, Herald and on printed bills which will
tral Point office.
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make it over. I f two or three basins one in Eugene with 38 inches, and the appear later.
Members of the local Post, as well as
J. P Hoagland and family have re wese constructed on the shelving bed g irl’s face has a happy expression;
turned from a pleasant outing at Mc rock at that place the fish conld evi- ! New York City with 45 inches, and all citizens o f the town, will leave
Allister springs.
dently cross the dam without serious hat expressioa becomes doubtfuJ, while nothing undone to make pleasant the
Mrs. T. M. Jones and family are difficulty The attention o f the State N ew Orleans, with 62 inches, makes stay of the honored guests who upheld
ramping on Litote Butte creek above Fish Warden should be called to this her cry for help. The leaflet quotes the old flag during the troublous times
from report o f the United States o f the early ’60s.
the Henley ranch.
condition.
Sportsmen complain o f the scarcity
W. J. Virgin hasqrurchasad an auto
mobile and is busy these days getting
acquainted with the machine.
Is
Disgusted at Pclitical
Tactics.
Chicago
Capitalists
Visit Oregon.
Weather Bureau that during 1907 Eu
gene had 205 days without amy rain
and 70 days when it rained less than
one-tenth of an inch.
.s
J IT I j Y 30. 190H.
The Water
I i.
t i*j
¡CENTRAL POINT
Situation.
W ell informed cuizens o f M edford1
inform the Herald that the water ques
tion is still unsettled there, a strong
opposition to the Wasson canyon pro
ject having developed. This is shown j
by the fact that other propositions are
being made for furnishing the city with
water, almost every day, the latest
being from the Sterling mine people
offering to furnish 500 inches, delivered
in a 5,000,000 gallon reservoir within
six miles o f Medford, for $250,000.
The suggestion offered two weeks
ago by the Herald that the towns of
the valley unite in bringing in Big
Butte water is meeting with much
favor with the people of Meeford, as
well as o f this place, and there iB a
probability that this proposition will
yet be taken up and seriously consider
ed by the towns interested.
Big Braves at Medford.
The 17th sun session o f the Great
Council o f Oregon, Improved Order o f
Red Men, has been in session in Med
ford this week. There are said to be
more “ good Indians” gathered there
than have been Known to be in the
Rogue River valley since the morning
after the final battle with the Rogue
An Astoria Editor’ s Remarks.
River Indians, in 1855, and the present
From the Astoria Herald.
‘ ‘good Indians” are not dead ones either.
Circumstances have rendered it neces
J. H. Fitzgerald, o f Medford, was
sary that the former editor of the Her
elected Great Sachem o f the order for
ald again assume its management. He
the coming year.
had hoped to retire from the journal
istic field, especially in Astoria where
every newspaper is for sale because
Advertise for Bids.
they can’ t sell their space. Astoria is
Medford's
city council at a meeting
the most liberal town in the world in
the patronage o f free show«. Nine- last Thursday evening called for bids
tenths of the population read a news for the construction of a 20-mile pipe
paper, but never think of paying for it. line from Medford to Wasson canyon
It would cost them a nickel and they or to the forks of Little Butte creek,
prefer beer. Restaurants subscribe for the work to be completed by June 1,
the benefit o f the high stool coffee and 1909. This would indicate that either
sinker fiends. The people who don’ t the Wasson canyon or the Fish Lake
like a newspaper are the ones who proposition has been definitely decided
never subscribe. When you hear a man upon as a source of supply for city
kicking about something in the local water.
is the center o f one o f the best
ORCHARD DISTRICTS
in the Rogue River Valley and
realizing the importance o f be
ing in close touch with the sit
uation the
ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY
has installed a branch office at
Central Point, in the Herald
office, with Mr W. E. Kahler,
a native-born citizen o f the val
ley, and a gentleman who has
given much thought and study
to the orchards o f the valley,
in charge.
Call on him for reliable in
formation regarding the mer
its o f any lands in the valley
and especially o f the orchard
lands near Central Point and
you will get the best lands
in the valley i f you invest.
GlASSifIFD ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE.
W ATCHES A N D J E W E L R Y —Finest line «vet
Fishing parties to Rogue River are
H. A. Wheeler, president o f the
opened in Central Point. A t Central Point
“ I am •not a politician, take no inter
numerous these days and, while all re
Pharmacy.
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Chicago Credit Clearing Company, and
est
in
politics
except
to
vote,
have
never
port the fishing very good, most declare
A.
D.
Stevens,
president
o
f
the
Am
eri
held an office arid would not accept one
the catching to be mighty poor.
MISCELLANEOUS.
if offered the nomination,” said a pro can Silk Company, of the same city,
C heap
L a u b c — For the
best and
minent .lawyer yesterday, “ but I want accompanied by their families, are
cheapest lands In Oregon, enquire of
A S H L A N D IC E —Made from purest mountair
to sav i f the people think they have re visiting the Pacific Northwest. They
Harness & Thornton, Real Estate
water, for sale at Moore's confectionery. 4tf
presentatives government in any branch spent a full week in Oregon and ex
dealers, Yoncalla, Oregon.
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o f the government, they are mistaken. pressed themselves as delighted. They
will report their ideas of the «country
Mrs. Lola Norcross returned Satur A few men make the laws and none of
Harriman Sends Excuses.
to the three thousand Chicago ¡business
o
f
them
are
submitted
to
the
public
for
day morning from Portland, where she
men
comprising
the
Chicago
Associa
represented the local lodge of the De acceptance or re jection, and conditions
Mayor Reddy, of Medford, has in
tion of Commerce.
gree o f Honor art the state convention have become such in politics that a cer
vited E. H Harriman to visit that city
The new Giant cherry, a cross be
tain ring controls and dishes out patron
during his sojourn at Pelican hay and
last week.
age where it pleases, elects whom it tween the Lambert and t i e Bing,
has promised the Magnate that Med
L E. Van Visit ¡left Tuesday evening
i chooses and enforces the law as it sees created a sensation on the Portland
ford will be good during his stay and
with a carload o f household goods for
market last week. '1 here were some
| fit.
will make no complaint about freight
Eugene, where -he has purchased a
“ This is especially the case in this specimens that measured an inch and
rates, land grants nor any other mat
farm. His family expect to leave for
'county. Just look at the hungry offica- a half in diameter
paper, he is the chap that never misses
ter which might prove embarrassing
the same place today.
I seekers in the republican party, all
The Presidential Postmasters’ Ass’n a meal or pays a cent. Lots of such
to Mr. Harriman. Mr. Harrimm eent
John Grieve was down from his home
Fred J Blakely, of Roseburg, has i bidding for jobs, making all kinds of o f Oregon will meet in the Convention sissies in Astoria.
his regrets and indicated that he was
near
Prospect
last
week
making
proof
applied to the city .council of Medford j promises—and a politicians promise is Hall o f the Portland Commercial Club
coming to Oregon to reat rather than
on
his
homestead
and
having
petitions
fo r a franchise for a trolley line, the ! not nearly as good as the weather August 7th and 8th and have inveted
to gad around the country being en-
Gharged With Embezzlement.
prepared asking for a change in the entertained by small towns
iintention being to connect aH the t o w t h - man’s, when he promises a rainstorm the Fourth Class Postmasters to meet
county road between Trail and Pros
•of the Rogue River valley by an elec- | ¡n August here in Idaho—telling how with them. The commercial bodies o f
William C. Glenn, who has been em pect. The petition will be presented to
.trie car line.
I they will enforce certain laws which the state have joined with the Post
Job work of all kinds neatly done at
Christian Science services are .held ; certain people believe in just for the masters in inviting Postmaster-General ployed on Ed Hanley’s farm, between the County Court at its September
meeting.
this office. Call and see samples.
this
place
and
Jacksonville,
was
arrest
sake
o
f
getting
a
chance
to
spend
the
Meyer to attend, and arrangements
every Sunday morning in the Masenic
lodge room, opera house building, at people’s money. I t is really amusing have been made for meetings in Wash ed in Medford last Saturday evening
11:00 o ’clock. A ll are invited to a t to sit bach and watch the mad scram ington and California so that the Post and taken back to Siskiyou County,
tend these services. Subject for Sun ble of the bony-handed politician ven master-General may attend afl three California, on a charge of embezzle
ment o f funds of the Fort Jones Stage
ders reaching for the public teat, which with the least possible loss of time.
day, August 2nd, “ L o v e .”
Company, of which concern he was a
when once within their clasp they re
The
active
advertising
men
o
f
Port
Rev. Shields, from the .'First Presby- j
The
fuse to loosen until the last drop they land gave a complimentary dinner at former agent a t Fort Jones.
terian church o f Medford, will preach I
O. B. N A S H . Proprietor
amount involved is said to be about $300.
can obtain is given to them.
the Portland Commercial Club last
in Central Point, at the Baptist church,
“ Yes, the politicans are making all i week to that veteran advertiser Mr.
Sunday evening, August 2nd, at 8 p.,m.
kinds o f promises to all kinds of people 1 Charles H. Fuller, of Chicago.
The city of Eugene has recently sent
A cordial invitation is extended the
but the same men who have dictated in i
County Judge Goodin o f Washington out a little folder comparing the rain
public.
the past will dicate in the fnture, and
Miss Matilda Weiss, of Portland, ar the humble office-holders will stoop to County is interested in the Good Roads fall at Eugene, New York and New
Orleans. It is an advertising scheme
rived Saturday to spend the Summer obey the voices of their masters and Conference and pledges a delegation of
Picnics, Parties, Lodges, Etc., supplied in quantity
that any man will look at at least three
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kahler. the laws will be enforced in the same from 12 to 20 reprerentatlve Washing
on short notice.
Miss Weiss, whoiis m teacher in Port manners as o f yore.” —Boise Capital ton County citizens. Baker City, Junc times, there being three pretty girls
tion City, Eugene, Albany and many attired in natty lathing suits standing
land, recently returned irom an ex News.
W e Solicit Y ou r Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction.
other points promise good delegations { in three big glass tumblers partly filled
tended tour of Europe.
and there is every assurance o f the | with water showing the average rain
Try our Pure Fruit Syrup Sodas. Delightful, Refresing.
Mr. T a ft was notified o f 'his nomin
fall in each of the places named Eu
best meeting ever held in Oregon
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Clark will move
ation for the presidency last Tuesday
gene is credited with 38, New York j
M urray Building, Pine St., Central Point, Oregon.
The lone Proclaimer sent to the Port
and with a witching smile he,murmur-j to Talent Saturday, where he has taken
with 45 and New Orleans with 62 inc u s I
land
Commercial
Club
last
week
a
box
|
a
position
in
the
Dr.
Page
orchard.
ed, “ This is so sudden.” He quickly
o f annual rainfall.
containing some of the finest samples
recovered, however, And managed toi
Our lady readers will be specially
the
wbeat
°
f
different
kinds
ever
grown
stammer a reply o f SiHXJ words accept interested ia the change o f ad in
in Oregom. They attracted much at
ing the honor.
space of the Baker—Hutchanson Co., j
tention and were universally compli
of
Medford,
in
this
impression.
The
-
Smith & Molony will commence a
mented.
wonderful
July
Clearance
Sale
at
this
-clearance sale o f Spring and'Summer
store
will
clone
Saturday
evening
amid
i
.footwear next Saturday that will in-
iterestyou. Call and eee this reliable a blaze o f glory in the way o f lo w '
firm when in Medford. It will be ,to prices and all purchasers are assured of '■ Etectric Shovel in Operation.
your advantage if vos want a pair of unprecedented bargains. Read the ad , That the quest on o f a cheap method
and attend the sale. I t will pay you. j
high grade shoes at a cut rate price
of working the rich grounds o f So.
George P. Mims, who has a promis- I Oregon has been found is proven by the
Tom F. Pattison, o f P o rt Orchard,'
Washington, was here lo r a few days ¡ling young orchard on the Tolo road successful operation o f the mammoth
• during the week visiting his unde, S. two (miles belaw town, has protected i electric shovel, at the Centennial mine,
A. Pattison. Mr. Pattison, who -is a ¡hie .young trees from the ravages o f ' on fc * nes creek. The big machine was ;
boiler maker in the U. É navy jiards the grasshoppers by covering the top 8tarted this weeelt, and the trial run has !
at Bremerton, Washington, has (been of tthe tree with a large paper sack. j convinced the promoters that the ma-
enjoying a trip through California :and The plan works excellently. Grass- : ch;ne wj]| successfully do the worK for |
hoppers are rattier numerous this sea- , which it U installed. The machine has j
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son sand, while they do not do much beea in operdjlon since Monday and the I
_ T. M. Jones, W. , E. Price, E. (L. harm to vegetation in a general way, ! first cleanup will be made tomorrow. |
I arra and Tyson Bea l made up an auto they , eem to be piu.ticuiariy partial to ■ u p tUI Wednesday enough gold was
.party to Jacksonville last Saturday young apple and pear trees.
shova upon the plates to show that the '
evening, where they attended installa
Smith & Molony. the well-known ex- ! washer was doing its work ia excellent
tion exercises at the I. O. O. F . lodge.
shape, and that the success o f the ven
Mr. Jones, in his capacity o f Distsict elusive shoe dealers, o f Medford, will
ture was practically assured. As yet j
.Deputy Grand Master, acted as install inaugurate a clearance sale of all Spring
and Sommer stock within a few days they are not working the shovel to its j
ing officer for the evening.
which will be a world beater in the capacity as they are compelled to use
A. W. Moon has purchased a lot way o f low prices for high grade goods. ore cars until a cut of sufficient width !
¡'50x100 feet from J. J. Grim, on west Smith & Molony have earned an envi- ha been made to allow the shovel And
Pine street, the price being $206. This • abie reputation in this valley for fair gold washer, which are separate ma- j
1a an advance o f more than 100 percent dealing and honest goods and when chines, to enter the cut side by side |
.on the property since Mr. Grim bought | they advertise a clearance sale it can This will require only a short time, and I
i t 'a t t winter. Mr. Moon will erect « be depended upon to be exactly what by the time the machine has become |
.modern dwelling on the property dur jilt is advertised. Watch the Herald for adjusted they will be working it to its
ing the present Summer.
fullest capacity, both night and day.
■ *og ad next week.
I A Pennsylvania mass as trying to per- S* ’,er*! " ew
I. F. Williams, who has a fine yoaug 1
are belnK b“ ' 11 in
“T H E C R Y S T A L .”
Finest Creams, Ices,
Sodas and Candies.
Dry Goods
Summer Clothing
OUR STO K OF
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IS W ORTH LOOKING A T .
a n
a n d s e e it
Granfili & Robnett.
.orshard in the Willow Springs section.,feet a cross betweea Che lemon tree, ^ , T,n,,,ty ° ‘
m'ne’ by employes,
reports that he 'Ot rid o f the grass# the common rye plant and the soda »nd altogether the^ old Centenial mine
hopper past in his orchard by the use hush, believing that f t will be possible I Pres*ot* a scene of activity that rivals
x>f a spray composed of fin e and pari* to grow real rye highballs on the hy- j
e* r*y '“ V* ° f Gold H U .«-N ew s.
¡green. The insects attacked the orch ferid tree. I t Is believed there will be a
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ard at one aide, taking the rows as they large demand for the product in Central
Joe Hoagland and family returned
came. Mr. Williams started spraying Point and other dry communities. I f last Friday from McAllister springs,
with ths mixture a row ahead o f the the nature fakir could only succeed in where they enjoyed a pleasant outing
hoppers and the result was that they graftin g on a im tll Ice plant to the new Joe brought back with him enough bear
immediately le ft the orchard. Rut few tree it would be much appreciated this and fish stories to fill a hook and as
Mr. Williams
_ dead on eh were found
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_____ hot weather. As s matter of fact soon ae the weather cools off so the
thinks tile dope had a tesdonev to drive there ia aot much to the iceleaa highball storiea won’ t melt the type we will
them away rather than to kill them.
anyway. ‘
'
print some o f them.
Central Point, Oregon.
Notions
Fine Groceries