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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1909)
CENTRAL POINT HERALD DEMONSTRATION TRAIN DRAWS BIO CROWD SMITH TALKS BAND MAKES CRATER LAKE APPRO 15 0 0 People Greet Train Greatest Ever and Everybody Pleased G R A TIFY IN G R E P O R T S Good News From All Over Oregon. PRIATION ALLOWED ON WATER INITIAL BOW ____ Exhibit NO. 49 C E N T R A L POINT, OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 25. 1909. VOL. 3 Representative o f ____ Condor Pleases Company Outlines lrri-| Table Rockets. Crowd at County Demonstration gation District Plan. The Southern Pacifi • Farmers’ dem Fully 1,500 people remained at the Portland, Oregon, March 22, 1909. onstration train arrived at Central Point demonstration grounds after the de (Special Correspondence.) Tuesday morning a t 8:15 and was greet parture o f the Farmers’ train Tuesday Corvallis beat all records for enthusi ed by fully 1500 people, a majority of morning todisten to an address by Hon. whom were farmers, orchardists and asm when she inaugurated her progres R. G. Smith o f Grants Pass, on the others directly interested in the lectures sive movement on St. Patrick’ s Day, subject o f irrigation. with two bands playing, hundreds of and exhibits . Mr. Smith pointed out the great Dr. James Withycombe, director o f school children marching, flags flying, benefits to this valley which follow irri the Oregon Experiment Station, Prof. banners waving, every place o f busi gation, as has already been demon C. R. Lewis o f the Oregon Agricultural ness closed and a genuine old-time strated in many small sections o f the Callege and other experts on horticul Fourth o f July sentiment prevailing valley. He advised the creation o f an tural and agricultural subjects made everywhere. On the lapel o f every irrigation district, under the present short addresses after the people had coat was a tag bearing the message laws o f Oregon, and the issuance of been welcomed to the train by C. A. "B e a Booster,” while delivery wagons water bonds by the district for the pur Malboeuf, district freight agent of the carried the same message in box-car pose o f installing an irrigating svstem. Southern Pacific Co., who was in charge letters. There was a card in every He claimed, and quoted figuresto prove o f the train. Mr. Malboeuf was more show window, and when the subscrip that the cost to the land owners for than pleased with the reception accord- tion paper was opened the banks led such a system wonld be less than one id the train by the people o f this with $360 each and in a few minutes per cent, o f the enhanced value o f the locality and his short remarks were in $3600 was subscribed and this means lands affected. a vein that showed the good feeling o f not less than a six thousand dollar fund. Mr. Smith spoke as a representative John T. Bums, Secretary-Treasurer o f the Condor W. and P. Co , which his company towards the producers o f o f the Dry Farming Congress, which proposed to cover all o f the lands in the Central Point section. Following the addresses the exhibit will hold its fourth session in Billings, this section o f the valley by a pumping cars were thrown open and, as an ad Montana, is making a tour o f Oregon plant from Rogue river at Gold Ray, vance guard o f those interested in the a id delivered an address today to the at a nominal cost to the people. new order o f things which is being business men o f Portland at the Com The large crowd o f farmers and or designed for the Rogue River valley mercial Club. chardists present listened attentively and all o f Oregon, 350 school children, Milton and Freewater are going some to the address and many expressions o f in charge o f their teachers, passed in an advertising way. They have approval were heard. through the train and viewed the ex raised a total sum o f $2580 for this The meeting Tuesday was only pre- hibits. Prof. F. F. Cooper, principal purpose, Milton $1680 and Freewater diminary to the active campaign which o f the school, was commander-in-chief $900. When they started out they the Condor Company expects to carry o f this promising army, and the man bsped to be able to raise $1,500. on in this district in the near future ner in which the force was handled re along practical irrigation lines. Salem built 338 houses in 1908. flects great credit on the disciplin in The Executive Committee o f the our schools. An Editor’ s Appeal. The Central Point Band was on hand Albany Commercial Club have deter when the train arrived and welcomed mined to continue their advertising, and when one visits that city, which is the visitors with inspiring music. The A Willamette valley editor makes the now active and growing in the daytime occasion was the maiden effort o f the following appeal: and illuminated at night with hundreds band boys in public, and their work ‘ ‘This is the season for planting seed, shows most excellent progress for the o f incandescent lights, it is easy to and ’ tis also the printer’ s time o f need. realize that advertising is a good invest short time in which they have been Sow radish seed, and lettuce, too. and ment. organized and practicing. pay the printer whatever is due. Go Ashland is showing magnificent public Every visitor to the cars was pleased build yourself an onion bed, and remem with the exhibits and instructed by spirit and is raising a vast sum o f ber the printer must be fed. Sow rev- what they heard and saw, the only money for progressive purposes during eral rows o f early peas, und pay for last complaint being that the time was too the present month. year’ s paper, please. Dig up the earth short in which to see everything and Dallas and Independence have deter ’ round each strawberry yine, and if you to acquire the information along the mined to put old Polk County in the want the Times, drop us a line. Plant special lines in which they are interested. publicity parade. some potatoes to put in the hash, and So great was the crowd and so dense The Western Hotel Reporter will remember the printer is short on cash. ly packed were the cars with interest issue a special Oregon Edition April 30. Fix up a hill or so o f beans, and with ed information seekers that when the C. T. Colt, late o f La Grande, is ye editor divide your means. O f water scheduled time o f departure arrived it active as advertising director o f the melons you’ ll need a patch,—the edit was impossible fo r the train to leave, ' or's pants need one to match. Pay up Roseburg Commercial Club. and so, by sheer force o f demand, Cen- your subscription, then plant corn, you Pendleton is circulating one o f the tral Point enjoyed an extra half hour most effective leaflets yet printed, In will raisea big, cropsu re’ sy ou ’ re born. o f the treat. The exhibit cars contain a complete which special attention is given to the display o f equipment for the small resources o f the state in general. Large Train and Irrigation Meeting The Rogue River Band, Central Point’ s latest musical organization, made its initial appearance Tuesday morning, when the band greeted the Demonstra tion train and assisted with the enter tainment o f |the crowds at the irriga tion meeting which followed. Every body was delighted with the excellent program rendered and many compli ments were passed on the band and their proficient leader, A. W. Moon, who has been teaching the boys for only two or three months. Court Popular Yields to M O 0 R E H O U S E FA R M S O L D Dem and-Road Should Go A t a special session o f the County Court at Jacksonville yesterday after noon an order was made allowing the $50,000 appropriation for the Crater Lake wagon road. While Judge Neil has always favored the appropriation, the two commission ers were disposed to hold the matter up, but strong petitions from heavy tax-payers in ail parts o f the county convinced them that the people wanted the road built This action makes available the $100,- 000 appropriation made by the state at the last session o f the legislature and assures the road from this valley to the lake. The road will start from Medford and come to Central Point, from where The band is one o f our best assets as it will leave the main valley and follow a boosting proposition and the citizens Rogue river to the lake. It will be one are giving (the or tanization every en o f the most beautiful scenic routes in couragement in tl.eir good work. the United States traversed by a simi lar boulevard and will attract thous ands o f tourists yearly. rouble Wedding. Central Point sent in a strong peti tion to the Court praying for the ap propriation. A double wedding was solemnized last Sunday at the home o f Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Gorden o f Beagle, when Miss Josephiae Deffry Coming. Miss Clara Gorden and Mr. C. E. W il hite and Miss Bessie Gorden and Mr. E. M. Chase were united in marriage, Miss Josephine Deffry and her clever the ceremony being performed by Rev. company will open a three nights’ en T. M. Jones o f this city. gagement at the opera house Monday In appreciation o f the band's part in the irrigation meeting, Dr. C. R. Ray made a liberal donation to the band fund, which was also materially aug mented by a voluntary contribution from citizens. The brides are the charming daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. Gorden and the grooms are tw o o f the best known and most prosperous young farmers o f the Antioch country. The wedding took place at high noon, after which a most tempting wedding dinner was served. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs N. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wilhite, E. L. Glass, Miss Millie Gorden, Mrs. E. Maule, Mrs. James Pritchard, Roy L Maule, Miss Blanche Maule, Mattie Gorden, Miss Eleanor Maule, Myra As kew, and Mrs. T. M. Jones. Painful Accident. Buy Valuable Tract The Morehouse farm, one and one- half miles northeast o f town, was sold Saturday to J eff Heard o f Medford and A. and C. Feldenhoimer o f Portland. The tract contains 123 acres and the price ia reported as being $150 an acre. Messrs. Fetdenheimer a re two o f Port land’s leading business men, owning the largest jew elry store in Oregon. They have had the deal under consideration for some time, having selected the Rogue River valley as the most promis ing field for investment o f any o f the fruit sections. The fact that man o f their high business acumen have chosen this section shows what leading Port land financiers think o f the valley. The Morehouse tract is one o f th e finest pieces o f property in southern Oregon. It lies on a gentle slope and is suitable for apples, pears or alfalfa. The property is under the new Ray ir rigating system now under process o i construction, and every inch «am be watered by gravity. Mr. C. Felden- heimer spent a day looking over the valley with Mr. Heard, who will have charge o f the property and plant at once a portion to apples and pears. Part o f the land is now in alfafa. School Notes. Lillian Marshall is again at school. evening, March 29th. The company is appearing at Medford this week and the Mail and Tribune both speak in highest terms o f the company and con sider them the best company that has sppeared in Medford in a long while. The management guarantee the at traction and also desire to call special attention to the wardrobe worn by the ladies o f the company. - Last Friday an interesting program was rendered. One o f the leading features was the debate, “ Resolved, That Women Should be Granted Fran chise.” The decision was in favor o f the negative. The company will open in the society drama “ A Wicked W om m , ” and the prices fo r this engagement will be 25, 35 and 50 cents. Reserved seats on sale at usual place. The demonstration train was met by the school, who marched from the build ing to the depot. The program was greatly enjoyed by all and especially by the older pupils and teachers. Mrs. Peart was a v im tor last week. Preparations are being made for a high school play. CENTRL POINT STATE BANK Harry Griffiths, who is employed at the Snowy Butte orchards, sustained some painful injuries at noon Tuesday while practicing on a horizontal bar at the orchard. While performing a diffi cult feat at rapid rate, his grip gave way and he was dash“d to the ground, landing on his forehead and nose. He | was painfully bruised about the heaa and had the thuin and first finger o f h a left hand dislocated. Dr. Anderson at tended to his injuries which are o it < f a serious nature, beyond laying him off fo r a few days. farmer, the fruit grower, the poultry-1 lone held a very successful "C et man, etc. An interesting and instruct- : Busy” gathering Saturday. K. A- W ykoff had a valuable horse to ive feature o f the exhibit was the Ontario is enthusiastic over the pros die last week from some unknown cause. pruning, grafting and spraying o f fruit | pect o f early activity in the Malheur Verne Pendleton has recovered from trees. Experts from the college dem Irrigation Project, while La Grande is onstrated the most approved, scientific greatly encouraged over an enterprise an attack o f the mumps. methods in pruning, grafting, budding, o f a similar nature. The exercises o f the literary society etc., while all kinds o f spraying ap ” 500,000 in 1912” is popular in Port Friday evening were the best it has paratus, frost fighting devices, etc., j land. e : given. were on exhibition. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bissell left last The poultry exhibit was particularly week for Tacoma, Washington, to visit A Rag Tacking. com plete and interesting. Starting at with relatives. They expect to go to one end o f the car with an exhibit o f their old home in Ohio before returning (Received too 1st« for publication last w o k) incubators, from some o f which the to Oregon, in September. We hope Mrs. D. W. Bebee invited a n imber the old people will enjoy their outing young chicks were being taken, the life o f the barnyard fowl was followed o f her friends to call at her home Sat and feel that their many friends will to the end and even to an exhibit o f urday, March 13th, and join in a "ra g - welcome them back to Oregon. dressed fowls ready for the market. tacking.” All gathered and were com- j Our community was greatly shocked The train is by far the most complete fortably seated around a huge pile o f I o f M r . 7 . A^Gre'em in its equipment that has ever been rags, when work worx was begun in good ; whjch Sunday morning at 10 Those who have had the assembled hy any railroad company or earnest. o'clock . Sunday morning Mr. Green other interest and its effect for good in pleasure of m eeting a t the pleasan t wag feelin(f „ we„ ag ugual and wag the way o f the adoption o f more modern home of Mr. and Mrs. Bebee can im- preparinK to Sunday ^ « , 1 when ! methods in the farm and orchard will agine w hat a splendid tim e we all en- j h e wag s t r i c k < m with h e a r t fa iiure a n d , be incalculable. jo y e d - a flow of m errim ent from s ta rt | pagged awuy M o r e Mr,. Green re a lu ^ j Before leaving Mr. Malboeuf e x to finish. ¡t was not a fainting spell. Mr. Green \ pressed himself as being highly pleased At high noon we were ushered into j hag been a reaj dent o f Table Rock fo r | with the interest shown here and he the dining room, where we found tables ; about a comin(i here from Chicago ! assured a representative o f the Herald spread with a bounteous repast. A t | and u k i„ K „ta rg e o f . f arm owned by that when next a similar train visits 3:30 p. m., the rags being all sewed, his son, F. S. Green, o f Portland. He j this valley Central Point will be given the task o f weighmg them began, after took an active part in church and Sun- j a stop o f not less than three hoars. which prizes were awarded. A work day School work and in all that made I "T h is trip is largely in the nature o f an basket was presented as first prize, to for the betterment o f the community experim ent,” said Mr. Malboeuf, "and Mrs. Ottie. Mrs. Mary Head and Mrs. socialiy, morally and religiously. He • when we make another trip I will know H. L. Gregory tied in their sewing for j was a native o f Michigan and in h«s; many things which I did not know when second prize, a chins tooth pick holder, j fifty-ninth year. The interment was we started this time which will heip and had to draw straws. . , Mrs. , . Lee i in the Central Point cemetery, where make the project a still greater suc Watkins was swarded the booby p m e , he wag ,aid to regt Tueftday in ^ ce s s .” • *tnit do11’ prreewt were: Mes- pregence Qf hta Sunday-school ana large • It is expected that the Southern Pa dames Mary and Henry Head.. Ottie, 1 Kathering o f friends Our heartfelt cific Company will operate similar Kealher, McCuliam, H. Richards«*, J. | gympatj,y u extended to his bereaved | trains twice a year and that Central C. Wilson. M. Elliott, Chittenden. Km- wldow and four chi|dre„. caid, M. Warn each, H. L. Gregory, B. Point will again be visited next Fall. Mr. F. S. Green reached here Mon Following the departure o f the dom- Castor, Lewis, Samuels, Parker, James day from Portland in answer to a onstratisn train an irrigation meeting Grigsby, Messenger, Forbes, S. Grigs message notifying him o f his father's was held on the spot, a t which Hon. by, Maude Grigsby. S. T. Watkins, Lee death. R. G. Smith, o f Grants Pass, addressed Watkins, and Miss Alberta Stacy. A T acx * r . the people on the irrigation question G. E. Obenehain left an egg at thia from the standpoint o f the Condor office Tuesday that beats the record so Water and Power company. A full r e - ; W. E. Whiteside is fitting up rooms fhr heard from. It is the product o f a port o f this meeting will be found in in the old Pleasants hotel building for Plymouth Rock hen and measure« 8 in-1 another column o f this impression. his own use as offiees, where he will ches one way and 5J the other. Goorge engage in the rea1 estate and insurance says the egg is no freak so fsrfaa that Dr. E. Davis, dentist, is aow perma business. Mr. Whiteside will have the particular hen is concerned, as she lays nently located m Central Point. Office beat appointed and furniahed offiees in a mate to this egg every working day. • II that line in the city. over Hatfield’ s store. Heard and Eeldenhiemers Thro’ C . P . One of the Soundest Financial Institutions on the Pacific coast. Transacts a General Banking Business. Your account is respectfully so licited, be it large or small. . DIRECTORS. J. W. MERRITT, President. W. C. LEEVER, Vice-President. J. O. ISAACSON. Cashier I. C. ROBNETT W. J. FREEMAN. Just Arrived The Latest Styles, Shapes and Colors in MEN’S and BO YS’ H A TS and SHOES These Goods are All Strictly Modern in Style, Material and Workmanship For a limited time we are offering all of our MENS’ A N D BOYS’ C L O T H I N G * A t Greatly Reduced Prices Call Early and Secure Some Rare Bargains in High Grade Clothing CRANFILL & ROBNETT Central Point’s Leading Merchants m u H U M I H - I I I I I I I I H | H I - H I H -HHH-H I I I I I H I I H m -H H i l ’H H I W I H -1-H » 1 /