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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1908)
CENTRAL POINT HERALD O B V I ’H A L P O I N T . O K K O O N . T H TJ R 8 D A Y , A U ft IT S T 80 VOL- 3 NO. l s imo * | the 3rd and 4th of September. The Tom, George a id John Ross, with P08TIAND LETT l K. A Trip to Crater Lake. ' whole county will join in the holiday — sons and Bridane! Sanderson, left Tuesday morning for Portland. Oregon, August 17, 1908. the ver> n‘ me o f the event Kuaranl®** ¡a the center of one of the best A trip to Crater Lake is well wwrtb ; Fish Lake, over the Umpqua divide, the time, trouble and tired feeling the Anticipation fell short o f the actual enJ°.yment. ORCHARD DISTRICTS Booth Lee has returned from a pleas where they will bag the limit of deer mountain journey entails. The first attendance and success o f the Oregon 1 Secretary W. L. Crissev of the Ore- in the Rogue River Valley and and make serious inroads into the big moment’s peep into that immense hols Good Roads Conference held at the State Dairy Association has been- ure trip to Newport. # Hocks of bear which are said to infest in the ground makes a man appreciate Portland Commercial Club on the 12th. j auvisee th at Hon. Ed H. Webster realizing the importance of be F. M. Amy and wife have gone to From every corner o f the state came* Chief o f Dairy Division, U. S. Depart- j that region his own infinite littleies , but after he ing in close touch with the sit Newport for a brief stay. men having the vital interests of Ore- "lent o f Agriculture, is contemplating Prof, and Mrs. Hanby, accompanied has climbed down that crazy trail, near, uation the Old newspapers for sale. Twenty- gon at heart. It was decided to im- * trip to the Pacific Northwest to | by her sister, Miss Ella Stone, le a v e ! 1 y 900 feet, into the heart of the n ous- five for a nickel at the Herald office. mediately undertake the raising o f ’ participate in the convention o f the ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY ! this morning for their new home at tain an 1 then climbed back again he Money to loan on good real estate $lo,000 fo r an intensely aetive cam-j Oregon association Dec. 10th and 11th. [ Lakeview, Lake County, where the begins to feel that he is a rather power has installed a branch office at security. Inquire at this office. 15tf paign. Judge Lionel R. Webster, o f j professor will have charge o f the public ful animal after all. Central Point, in the Herald Mrs. T. M. Jones, who has been school for the coming year. They car The lake is truly one of nature’ s Multnomah County, and Judge John H. Table Rockets. office, with Mr W. E. Kahler, seriously ill for some time, is improv ry with them the best wishes o f many wonder spots and the a imirer o f the Scott, o f Marion County, will lead in this work, devoting their entire time- ing. a native-born citizen of the val friends whom they have made during wonderful and the sublime features of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Vincent are F or S a l e —A second-hand refrigera their several years’ residence in this the handiwork o f the creator o f this to it. ley, and a gentleman who has old planet should not “ pass it up’ ’ if tor in good condition. Price, $10.00. place. Another convention o f natic-nal scope, being visited by their grandsons, Albert given much thought and study and Henry Kilbourne, from Missouri. the opportunity of visiting it is ever fo r Oregon next year is the welcome Apply at this office. Richard Gorgoll, an employe of the Mr. F. A Green is having his resi to the orchards of the valley, news that comes back from Des Moines, Remember the dates for Dr. Davis, Washburn orchard at Table Rock, was offered. in charge. dence remodeled and enlarged. B. A. Iowa, where the American Association The lake is about 75 miles from Cen the dentist. Central Point, September in town last Saturday to have Dr. tral Point coming back and about 150 ' of Mutual Insurance companies has Bisseil is doing the carpenter work. Call on him for reliable in 7th to 12th. H tf Rawhouser treat an old gunshot wound miles going up—it is all up hill going been assembled. This means between The planking on the Bybee bridge is formation regarding the mer M. S. Welch has returned from a in his thigh, which has been troubling that way. The trip, however, is not I 500 and 600 delegates, the majority o f in an unsafe condition and should be pleasure trip to Crater Lake and other him for some time. He was mistaken its of any lands in the valley of interest at any time. T h e re ■ whom have never visited the Coast, remedied without delay. up river points. j for a deer by a hunting companion in devoid and especially of the orchard are some o f the choicest bits of moun-; since the Association has never held a The Misses Mae and Rose Nealon got The Medford Domestic Laundry has California a year or so ago and, al- tain and river scenery in Oregon scat- j Western meeting. lands near Central Point and first grade certificates at the teachers’ though the wound healed at the time, a uew ad in this impression. It wi.i tered along: the route and in places they j R »in was. never more grateful to examination held last week. you will get the best lands it has since been giving him trouble probably interest you. are piled up three or four stories high. 1 Oregonians than the showers of last in the valley if you invest. An experienced teacher, having a Dr. Rawhouser, who is a side partner Rev. Jacquemin reports that he The first day’s journey lands the Wednesday and Thursday, and mes bagged two fine deer during a hunting o f the stork in that bird’ s frequent traveler at Trail, and the supper table sage» from practically the whole stale first grade certificate, is wanted by this district for the Fall term. Those visits to Central Point homes, reports at Mrs. Middlebusher’ S hotel soon trip near Merlin last week. joined: in the thanksgining.. The danger interested should apply to the director that his storkship roosted on the Raw makes him forget all his troubles and Mrs. Obenchain returned Tuesday from forest fires in the wooded sections without delay. houser roof-tree last Saturday evening only regret that his capacity for eat from an extended visit with her son and has been greatly reduced as a result. C1ASSIFIED ADVERTISEM ENTS and as a result a fine, lusty-lunged 11- ables has a final limit. From Trail to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Davis with their daughters in Klamath County. Four hundred thousand, feet o f lum sons, Guy and Willie, left here Monday pound boy has taken up his abode there Prospect is 24 miles, with Fiouuce Rock Sept. 7th to 12th is the next date as a permanent boarder. The doctor is ber were bought by Sw ift & Co. the FOR SALE. and a few lesser hills thrown in past week for use on. their town-site by private conveyance for Coos County for Dr. Davis, the dentist, in his Cen as smiling as you please since the e v en t; grade for , measure The pumice dust on and the W illamette valley. They ex tral Point office. 14tf near the-plantnow. being built. Twenty- and is sure the big bird left its very the Flounce Rock grade is entitled to pect to be gone; some weeks, as they five dwellings will be started imme are seeking a location in that section W ATCHES A N D J E W E L R Y —F in ««t line e ve » Mrs. I. C. Robnett returned Friday finest sample at his home. ¡honorable mention. It is considered opened in Central Point. A t Central Point diately, some quite pretentions for the morning from a pleasant visit with her . and will look the country over thorough- Phurmacy. #tf Parties going to Crater Lake will be j the finest dust deposit in the world and officers of the company. Hundreds of sister at Great Falls, Montana. (jly. interested in knowing that feed is very ! ¡s ahout one-half mile deep, one foot of smaller homes will gm up as rapidly as Charles B. Gay’ s cottage is nearing scarce on the upper river and that the ¡t being on the ground and the balance practicable MISCELLANEOUS. completion and will be one of the neat last chance to secure hay is at the Mill j ¡n ¿he air. The grade itself is some-) .. ... ... Old newspapers for rale at the Her creek ranch, six miles above Prospect. I - what u . » unique, .v,„ a l .— l „ s i est in West Medford.—Tribune. the v Y. m M. r> C. A. bunch o f ;. Numerous , , meetmgs . of . the . committee _ ald office. Bundle o f twenty-five for A S H L A N D IC E —Made from purent mountair Miss Ella Stone came in from Yon- II. J. Gardner o f this place is in charge j youn„ men from Portland who recently i mJ ' ftarKe’ ot entertaining the uregon 5 cents. water, for sale at Moore’s confectionery. 4tf return {lom London calla last Saturday morning. She will o f the ranch, and all who camp there j hike(j it from here to Crater Lake hav- athletes 90011 bearing their world records from'the spend the Winter with her sister, Mrs. are assured of the best treatment, j ¡ n K discovered that it is so steep that, Olympian; grmes. hav« resulted in a A J. Hanby, at Lakeview. j The hay is timothy and blue grass and j ]jke the Indian’s tree, it leans a little decision tt> send the sporting editors of Eli Jones leased the Carney building, j sold at reasonable prices. The ranch j bit toward, you as you climb it The the three; Portland dailies East to meet adjoining the postoffice and after re- a short distance from the main road, j y . M. C. As, however, went up the the athkts and escort them to the modeling the place will move his store 1 but a £ood Pr‘vate roa^ leads to it, and j gra()e 0n the high-speed sprocket in their Coast. Many unique features will be there. j a sign-board at the turnoff will guide j burry to reach Whiskey creek, where Quicker and Better than by the O ld Method. , , , . , . . , introduced in the parade and reception 1 the traveler to the ranch. C heap L an d s —For the best and 1 'f/ n i 1» o* 3 ''a i d . given his>e. The date will be early in Mill creek falls, just below Prospect, j □ . cheapest lands In Oregon, enquire of ; A misguided emigrant drove into p ‘ . „ , „ , Harness & Thornton, Real Estate town the other day with a 50-gallon is worth seeing There the water takes Hon C' J- Blanchard, e f the U. S barrel o f water inhis wagon. He stated a suicidal leap of 196 feet into Rogue dealers, Yoncalla, Oregon. 43tf that at Ashland he was advised to River and it doesn't seem to hurt it a ■Reclamation, service,, is in Oregon and Chas. Veghte, of Ashland, who built fill a barrel and haul it with him if he bit. It is able to scamper away down Wld stf*nd thirty days inspecting the I have just Compresses the the school house here two years ago, was coming down the valley, as it the river gorge as lively as though various, government irrigation projects, was in town Friday on his way out to installed this metal cold, in- » mass- of inquiry at would be impoasible to secure water for nothing had happened. A free shower- He re*orts his Rogue river farm. 1 his hone office that the clerks are his team or even to drink after leaving bath is here provided for all tourist« machine and s ires against The valley towns are all but deserted upper end o f the valley. He was I and last week a real forest fire raging scarcely able-to answer intending cole, these days, a large number of the the victim o f some smart Aleck of Ash- around the falls made it possible to nists. guarantee charred felloes residents being in the mountains or a t ; [and wri0 thought that by this means he have your bath either hot or cold. Povdtry is. to.have its due recognitkn every job. and overdished the coast enjoying their Summer vaca- could uge his BtUe hammer on „eighbor- Prospect is the most important large at th* Livestock Show in September, blon- | ing towns. Thus does the mossback town on the upper Rogue. It consis s j Over $600 in prizes is offered and the wheels. Smith & Molony, the reliable shoe knocker get in his little stunt to the o f a hotel, a store, a post office and ! interest may be judged from the fast dealers, of Medford, have a change of detriment of the entire Rogue River one house, with a large and increasing [ that already» aver one thousand entries ad this week regarding their big re valley including his own town. prospect for futurejgrowth. This pros- j are booked. Poultry means almost duced price sale of footwear which is pect has been in constant use for about: $5,040,000 to Oregon annually. Call and See the M achine In Operation. now on. 18 years w ithout the least sign of wear. 1 Esgle Valley, in Baker County,, is Hoaijland Orchard Sold. From Prospect the traveler soon plaining a “ Harvest Home Picnic” Bor- The Presbyterian Home Missionary reaches Mill creek ranch, where his j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Society will meet with Mrs. Ed Farra way. ¡ t j8 nearly J. P. Hoagland has sold his place hungry team indulges in a long and ten mjleg on Wednesday afternoon, August 26th, feet from the ^ of the rim ta> the at 2:30 p. m. A good attendance is across Bear creek to a Mr. Knutson, loud horse laugh while enjoying the mure than 2000 feet from; of Minnesota, the consideration being excellent timothy and blue grass hay I w aler desired. rface of the water to the deepest, Union services will be held by the $17,000.00. The place contains 74 acres, provided by H. J. Gardner. Mill creek ; congregations of the Baptist and Chris 24 of which is in orchard. Mr Knutson is full o f fine specimens o f the finny ! kj(?WVn bottom I t has no visible inflow,, tian churches in the Christian church expects to plant the remainder of the tribe, but, as the fish are protected exeept tbe srmu amount o f snow fa.il» ¡naide the rim. Hid no. next Sunday evening A ll are cordially place to pears. Mr. Hoagland expects throughout all seasons, there is not to spend the coming Winter in Cali much doing in the Isaac Walton line. krlown ^ t le t . The water has been; invited. % fornia for the benefit of his health. The protection is not by act o f the | g j ‘•dually rising since the hike was; W G. Miller and John Williams re "I He will remain on the place for a few legislature but by a natural brush fence ¿«covered 50 years ago and it is esti- turned Friday from a deer hunt in the weeks to harvest the Crop o f water on both sides, top and bottom o f the m ated that it will run over the lowest Prospect country. They brought back melons for the new owner, which is creek and is as hard to wade through as : pltrt Qf tbe rj.m ¡„ agio years. several fine venison and report having a Greek dictionary o f the bibie. The i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now ripening. had a fine trip. protection is quite effectual. Five milas j Mrs N A. Jacobs and son, of River from Mill creek is the natural bridge, j Railroad Magnate. Will Visit Valley. side, California, who have been visiting I t is a pretty good job to have been- relatives anJ friends here for some thrown together in a hurry and it! time, left for their California home E H. Harriman, railroad magnate, answers all purposes for which it seems- yesterday morning. George E. Chamberlain, governor of to have been intended. Here is located■. Preaching services at the Methodist Oregon, and J. P. O ’Brien, president the original rainbow factory. The pro- j chuich next Sunday as follows: Rev. of the O. R. & N. R. R., are expected cess of manufacture is very simple.- • J. S. Smith, o f Ashland, at 11a m .; to arrive in Medford tomorrow evening The rush o f water through the tunnel Rev. J. H Van Fossen, pastor of Ash from Crater Lake. The party will be throws a spray through a small perpen- ; entertained by the Medford Commer dlcular hole in the roof of the tunnel or] land M. E. church, at 8 p. m cial Club and will be regaled with Bear i the floor of the bridge, as the case may J. H. Grove will occupy the room now creek Nectar cooled with aqua pura be, and a broad ray o f sunlight, which occupied by Eli Jones in the Ross from the Fish Lake ditch. Other is kept there during working hours for building in addition to the room now more plebeian refreshments will be that purpose, does the rest. The finish occupied by him. He will put in a obtainable by apt of the Oregon legis ed rainbows come from the machine in i stock o f goods in addition to his tin and lature in a codicil to the Medford city chunks about three feet square by a 1 sheet metal working shop. fraction o f an-inch thick and the ma charter. John Knox, a prosperous wheat chine will, in five minutes, turn, o u t ! grower of Condon, is the guest o f Geo. j enough to shingle a good sized barn. L. Neale and family this week. Mr. ^ Likes Pro. N ext comes Union #creek, with a ' Knox has leased his big wheat farm ------- good strong 20-mile an hour current at , for a term o f years and is taking life M. D. Morgan baa bought the Harris- the ford to remind the traveler that easy for a season. | burg Bulletin. Following is his salutt- "In Union there is strength.” The next place o f importaace is Christian Science services are held tor* ‘ The new editor never has much to Silver camp, so-called because a. fiellow every Sunday morning in the Masonic say outside o f the paper. Chief delight who once ate supper at theCrator Lake lodge room, opera house building, at is to make other people happy, but hotel didn’t have a silver 10-cent. piece j 11:00 o’clock. All are invited to at doesn’ t believe in speoiing his money left in his pocket when he g ot back to tend these services. Subject for Sun to do it. Finds no delight in making this camp. day, August 23rd, "M ind.” enemies—never found it profitable. Whiskey creek is the next »topping E. B. Sawyer, the civil engineer, has Likes pie. Chews and smokes Pays place and even prohibitionists stop there been in Jackson Creek district in the for it Married. Paid for it. Four for liquid refreshments. This beverage service o f the town o f Jacksonville, children. Is willing any time to let beats Monongohala Rye or Kentucky whose citizens want to install a svstem them decide as to hia worth and always I Bourbon It was distilled laje in the that will furnish them an ample supply will be if Harrisburg stands back of summer o f the year one, just before o f pure mountain water.—Tribune. him. ] the fall, and has not been Testified nor "Stands et eight. Sits down ; adulterated There is no baaiiach* io Bear creek is nearer drv than it has "SU nds five fe reel been in years and the Medford water j i f necessary. Weighs 170 smil- a barrel of it, but if you have a baJ system was out o f commission fer a '"*• a ton surioiis- When mad, will go tooth, look out Dser and bear stories abound all few days last week in consequence. A anywhere at postage rates. Has re pipe line was laid from the Fish Lake cmved more compliments on his gooj along the road and every man you mutt ditch lateral, which supplies the farms lool‘ * than he ev« r did on hi* bank ac* is literally loaded with tham. An oc casional deer track may also Lie sron, and orchards around Central Point, and count. all o f which is conclusive evidence that the water stringency » a i somewhat ‘ Has run newspapers before.” the road to Crater Lake, with all ad- relieved. It is a unique situation that i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jo sing territory, is a real hunter’ s Central Point, should be called upon to furnish Medford with water, but, in a i Job work o f all kinds neatly done at paradise. Local and Personal CENTRAL POINT [ the former’s two Tires Set >3 |>3 While You W ait. Brooks Cold Tire Setter Horseshoeing and General Repair Work. F. A. H A W K Central Point, Oregon. Dry Goods Summer Clothing OUR STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE IS W ORTH LOOKING A T . out m sit it . Granfili & Robnett. 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