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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1909)
CENTRAL POINT HERALD. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909. too tine a fellow a n d g ot too m uch a h e a d o f him to m ik e w hat hi* peo ple w ould c all a m essy-allinjice.” “ W ould h is people o b je c t to—to eu^h S . A. P a t t m o n , p i m u a u E R . a tilin g ?” q u estio n e d th e girl. T hey w ere alo n e lu th e «tore, an d so th e y A n in d ep en d en t local n e w s p a p e r could ta lk freely. “ I ’m ju st suiqa/s- d ey o te d to th e in te r e s ts o f C e n tra l lAg, you k n o w .” “ O L ord! W ould th ey o b je c tY* ('or- P o in t an d th e H ogue Itiv e r V alley. _______ poral T h o m aa lau g h ed In a highly a rti- P u b lish ed K v ery T h u rsd a y . B'ib«CTtptlon p ric .'. $1.50 p e r y e a r, in f t '1“ ! u x ^n a tr th a t m ad e N> !a b rid le a n d d ra w h erself up in d ig n a n tly . advance. | "G o a h e a d an d tell m e; 1 w o n 't he offended,” Insisted th e girl. "Y ou ¿entered a s S econd-class M a tte r, M ay 4, uniat. 1 d o n 't k now m u ch u b o u t auoh a t th e P o st Office a t C e n tra l P o in t, tM ugs fop |Ivcd a „ m J life w ith O reg o n , u n d e r th e A c t o f C ongres» o f j f a th e r an d P oleon nleon a n d the M arch il, 1879. p rie sts a t th e m ission, w ho tr e a t me ju s t like one o f th em se lv e s. B ut som ebody w ill w a n t to m a rry m e som e day, I supisrse, so I o u g h t to k now w h a t Is w rong w ith m e." She tkl»hed up d a rk ly u n d e r h e r b ro w n cheek«. Two thousand people arrived C orporal T h o m a s b eg an to p e rsp ire forrahly, b u t w en t on dog g ed ly : Butte Falls in Portland Sunday from the u u “I com ’m goln' to te ll yo u a sto ry , n ot East looking for homes in Ore b ecau se It applies to L ie u te n a n t B u r gon. Many others have come r e l l " - Rough Lumber $10 00 f co u rse.” said th e girl. since that date, it appearing that “O ■hut Ju st to show y o u w h a t I m ean. Sized 1 side 12 50 most of those taking advantage u «»,”« po. d i„oy spell ago. w h en i Sized 4 sides 15 00 of the cheap rates on the rail- j was a t F o rt su p p ly , w h M i w as the ! fro u th r hi th em (lays, like th is la now. l oads waited until almost the last W e fre ig h te d iu froiu D odge C ity w ith No. 1 Finish 22 00 day before starting. The arrival bull team s, a n d it w a s s u re th e frin g e No. 2 Finish 18 00 of so many people in Portland at o f tiie fro n tie r—no w om en, n o society, n o th in ’ m uch ex cep t a fo rt, a lot o f Iu- ■ No. 3 Finish 15 00 this time means that they will Juna a n d u few official» w ith th e ir scatter out to all parts of the w ives an d fam ilies. Now, th e m kind Flooring, vertical State within a few days and the j Of i>luceti is all rig h t for m a rrie d m en, grain No.l 25 00 C en t r a l P oint H er a ld W -M-! H l 1 I- H - H - H - i " H ’’l 1 1 1 I 1 '1-1—1- + -H -H A N T E D ! ! BY THE C itnjnt Woker BUTTE FALLS LUMBER CO. S id ew alk s, F o u n d atio n s, B a se m e n ts and B u ildings con s tr u c te d in n r s t cla ss m a n n er. C e m e n t w ill o u tla s t a n y o th e r B uild in g M a te ria l. T h e C e m e n t A g e is on, D o n ’t he beh in d th e tim e s. R e m e m b e r 1 a in h e re to S ta y , a n d 1 G u a ra n te e e v e ry p a r t o f m y w o rk : : - Cement For Sale Buyers for NOT Lumber, Shingles Box Shooks At their yards at the following places at prices stated below: “ 5,000 IN 1912 ihwue River valley will no doult “ “ SZfZS attract its quota. Everyone now j a w f u l c a re ts •ss » fro n t b t i m e l f . n** here should be prepared to ex- ■ seem s to go b a c k w a rd a n d m u d ow n i i i . i , .i I m ig h ty 'q u ic k w h e n he g e ts a w a y fro m tend a hearty welcome to the clvl!l!!atlon iin<1 h)s pt.0pie a n d re sta u - newcemer and do his best to r a n ts an d su c h tilin g s, l i e g e ts p lum b ■convince the visitors that this reck less a n d fo rg e tfu l o f w h a t’s w h a t. T h e re w as a c a p ta in w ith us, a y o uug is the best valley on earth. feller th a t looked like th e lie u te n a n t Central Point and the Rogue h ere a n d a good d e a l th e sam e s o r t - River valley need mope people high tem pered a n d ch lv alrlo u a a n d all th a t so rt o f th in g , a W est P o in te r, too, and the present is the time for good fam ily a u d all th a t, and. w h a t’s all of us to do our part in that m ore, a c a p ta in a t tw en ty -fiv e. Now, o u r heud f re ig h te r w a s m a r rie J to a direction. f ,i S S S i I THE BARRIER By R ex B e a c h C o p y rig h t, 1906, h y ITarr>«r & B crrth era T h is sto ry b egan in th e H erald on M a rc h 11, 1900, a n d will be co n tin u ed to th e end. B ack n u m b e rs o f th e H e ra ld fu rn is h e d f re e to new su b sc rib e rs. (C o n tin u ed .) C H A P T E R IX . T H E A W A K E N IN G . a t , t v .t. a E | sq u aw , or le a s tw a y s he had been, b u t ¡n th em d a y s nobody th o u g h t m uch of It au y m ore th a n th e y do up h ere uow , a n d p a rtic u la rly because he’d h ad a g o v ern m en t c o n tra c t fo r a long w hile, ra n a big g a n g o f m en a n d c r itte r s an d h ad m ade a lot of m oney. L ik e w ise he h ad a girl, w ho lived a t th e fo rt au d w as m ig h ty nice to look a t an d re stfu l to th e eye a f te r a y e a r o r so of c a c tu s tre e s an d m esq u lte an d buffalo g la s s. SI m w as tw ice a s nice a n d tw ic e a s p r e tty n s th e w om en a t th e p o st, an d I as fo r m oney—well, h e r d a d could h av e bo u g h t a n d sold all th e officers In a ! lum p, b u t th e y a n d th e ir w ives looked d ow n on her, au d s h e d id n ’t m ix w ith th em none w h atev er. T o m ak e I t j sh o rt, th e c a p ta in m a rrie d her. Been»- ed like he got d isre g a rd fu l o f e v e ry thing, an d th e h u n g e r to have a w om a n ju s t o v erp o w ered him . S he’d been court»«? by e v erjr sin g le m an f o r 400 m iles a ro c w l. She w a s p re tty am i full of fire, a n d tfisy w as both o f a n ag e to love h ard , so J « £ e rs o n sw o re he'd . , . . . AYDLOTT J B . Eagle Point $16 00 18 50 20 00 27 00 23 00 20 00 Central Point or Medford. $18 00 20 00 22 00 29 00 25 00 22 00 30 00 32 00 IN THE COMBINE Hot P e a n u ts , F resl i & S w eet Cigars, Tobaccos, Confectioneries G. S. Moroe, At the Old Stand, Second and Pine Sts. Central Point, Ore. q -K -r U -K -H -y l-H -K fl g>j Flooring vertical 27 00 grain No. 2 20 00 25 00 27 00 Flooring flat gr. No. 1 20 00 25 00 27 00 Flooring flat gr. No. 2 20 00 25 00 22 00 Flooring flat gr. No. 3 15 00 20 00 20 00 House lumber 4x5 etc 13 00 18 00 32 00 30 00 Shiplap, No. 1 25 00 25 00 27 03 Shiplap, No. 2, 20 00 4.00 Sugar pine shingles Nol 2.5o 3.50 2.75 3.00 Sugar pine shingles No2 1.75 7 l-2c 8c Apple Boxes 7c 71-2 7 Pear Boxes 61-2 Rough Lumber $11. oo per M at our Derby yards JUST RECEIVED Fine line of Hosiery, Shirts and Trousers for Men and Boys One door west of postoffice, ELI JONES - Central Point Central Point Market Mills at Butte Falls and Derby! LEWIS & SONS, Props. Yards at Butte Falls, Derby and Eagle Point. Fresh and Salt Meats Complete List of Dry Slock Always on hands Beef, Pork, Mutton and Veal. Let Us Figure On Your House or Barn Bill Highest Market Price Paid for Beef, Pork and Mutton. We invite your patronage. CENTRAL POINT, ORE. Write or phone your order to Medford butte Falls Lumber Gompany, Eagle Point Butte Falls i AU AULY LY th e u n e x t m o orning rn in g Corpo Corpo- ral T h o m a s cam e into th e | m ore, and w hen b e is gone u u u tiier It’s m ig h ty d ifferen t. "Eve i one can h a v e me, a n d th en a n o th e r und sto re an d found N ecla ten d in g d o n ’t h u lf u n d e rs ta n d .” , . . .. m ake th e o th e r w om en ta k e her, b u t lt w hile G ale w a s out. E v e r a n o th e r a n d a n o th e r.” n il T h o m a s cam e Into th e . “ . I . ’m . . g . lad I . ’m w h a t I a m . .” . cried th e a . . ,. so g ld re n m t y fro blood m an y to “ T lia t's nil in fe rn a l ro t,” he said. slu c e th e day sh e had qu estio n ed him irl. ierin “ T ' h Is e re a 's h eap n o r th d lu iffe g iu sto re an d found N ecla ten d in g « . ........... o b th e e a r sh profession, arm y In arts h e g re o .” t " T h e re 's fifty good m en 111 th is cam p a b o u t B u rrell th is old m an had ta k e n a m e d of. a end u d I th ’m e w h ite ev ery o ccasion to ta lk w ith th e girl, i Its ow n tra d itio n s . T h e p la n w o u ld n ’t S he « tru ck h e r bosom fiercely. “ I f a w ou ld m a rry you to m o rro w .” "R ah ! I m ean real m en. not m in ers a n d w h en ho ask ed her th is m o rn in g w ork. m an loves me lie'll ta k e me, uo m a tte r **Iiy a n d by th e e a p ta lu gm ttr* d of w h a t it m ean s to him ." I w a n t to b e a lad y . I d o n ’t w a n t to a b o u t th e re p o rts concerning L ee’s s tr ik e sh e told him o f h er trip nnd all tr y ln ’ a u d g av e up th e a tte m p t—Ju s t T h e c o rp o ra l slid d ow n fro m th e pull a h a n d s!cd m id w e a r m o ccasin s d ev o ted h im se lf to h e r —an d th e n v e c o u n te r w h e re he h ad been sittin g . a ll m y life nr.d ra is e c h ild re n f o r m en th a t h ad occurred. “You see, I’m a m ine o w n e r n o w ,” w as tr a n s f e r re d , all b u t him . W e sh ift “ I ’m goln’ to h u n t up th e lie u te n a n t w ith w h isk e rs. I w a n t to be loved—I sh e concluded. “ If it h a d n ’t been n ed to a b e tte r post, b u t C a p ta in Je fre r ntid g e t him to le t m e off. M ebbe I w a n t to l:e loved! I w a n t to m a rry n g e n tle m a n .” se c re t I w ould h a v e told you b e fo re I son w as ch an g e d to a n o th e r com pany e a u « ta k e a claim a n d sell It.” via s ta y ut S upply. Gee, It w en t, so you could h av e b een one of m d “ M urrell!" sa id G ale. T h e m om ent he w a s gone th e g irl’« w as a ro tte n hole! Influence h a d been co m p o su re v an ish ed , a n d «lie g av e v en t "N o,” sh e flared u p —“ n o t him n o r th e first.” an y b o d y iu p a rtic u la r, b u t som ebody “ 1'ui goln’ an y h o w ,” he suUl, “If th e used, a n d th e re he stu c k , w hile th e to h e r feelings. le u te n a n t will let me an d If It’s n ot too new officers c u t him o u t com pletely, " I t ’s a lie! I t 's a lie!” sh e cried like him , som e m a n w ith clean finger Just like th e o th e rs h a d done, so I w as la te .” aloud, a n d w ith h e r lists «lie b e a t th e n a ils.” H e fo u n d n o th in g h u m o ro u s o r g ro T h en sh e told him o f th e tra il by told, a n d it d rifte d on th a t w a y fo r a Im ards lu fro n t o f her. “ H e loves me! B lack B ear creek w h ich w ould sa v e long tim e, him fo rev e r m a t i n ’ a n u p I know he does!” T hen sh e begun to te s q u e In h e r m e a s u re o f u g en tlem an , hill fight to g e t his w ife recognized an d tre m b le an d sobbed, “ I ’m J u s t like fo r he realized th a t sh e w a s stu n g to him se v e ra l hours. a p itc h o f u n re a so n a n d u n n a tu r a l e x “So t h a t ’s how you a n d he m ade it? ” a lw a y s q u iltin ’ loser. I l ls fo lk s b ack o th e r g irls." he o b serv ed , gazin g a t her sh rew d ly . e a s t w as sc an d alized a u d froze him S he w a s still w re stlin g w ith h e rse lf cite m e n t a n d th a t sh e w as in te rrib le " I su p p o sed you w en t w ith y o u r f a cold, c a llin ’ him a s q u a w m an. a n d th e w hen G ale re tu rn e d , a n d h e s ta rte d a t e a r n e s t sto ry w ont «11 th ro u g h th e a rm y , till T b e old m an h e sita te d . " I ’ll ow n I th e r ? ” th e look In h e r fa c e us sh e a p p ro ach ed his b ro th e r officers h ad to tr e a t him w a s « r o n g ,” h e sa id finally, s ta rin g him . cold iu o rd e r to keep en o u g h w a rm th “W h y d id yon m a rry m y m o th er?” o u t Into tb e su n s h in e w ith a n odd e x “ I t w a s th o u g h tle ss and w k a t hom e to Uve by, one th in g le a d in ' she ask ed . “ W h y ? W h y d id yo u do p ressio n . •Oh. n o . * * b e a t him In.” «he an w | , (> n u o th ,.r tU| lu. regf.uteU lt w ro n g , d e a d w rong, b u t I ’ve loved you w lille lii>r eye« «hone and h e r cheek» It?” q u it th e se rv ic e —c ro w d e d him out. n d fell to m using a t th e m em ory o f , A f te r t h a t he d id n 't la s t Ion«, b e tte r th a n a n j d a u g h te r w a s ev er g lo w ed . T h e co rp o ral «««■ th e look, an d a th sa a w J e th u a t #0 sh e unpU.a w as M in n a t rag a t ’s l.onrM all. H e « a s alone a born « 1 so ier, too, | T h H thoao passed th ld Jfeudu, o , e ,u th llt e an La d loved In th is w id e w orld , au d I ’v e it b o re out a th eo ry he had form ed d o r an d d id n 't k now n o th in ' else u o r c a re a n s w e re d b lu n tly , “ I d id n 't.” lu g th e pa»t m onth, so ti» he lingered S h e s h ra n k a t th is. “ T h en w hy w o rk ed a n d s ta rv e d a n d fro ze au d fo r u o tliin ' else; a s h u e a m a n us 1 sa v ed , a n d so h a s A llu u a, so th a t you h e set about « task th a t had lain In Ills e v e r se rv ed u n d er, b u t lt so u re d him d id n 't y o u ? S ham e! S ham e! T h a t m ig h t h a v e so m e th in g to live on w h en tn ln d fo r som e lim e. A» a rule, he w as so th a t a r a tlle s u a k e c o u ld n 't h av e m ak es m e w orse th a n I th o u g h t I vvaa. I'm gone a n d tie d iffe re n t fro m us. I t n o t a c a re fu l m an in hi« speech, and lived « itU him . H e trie d to go in to Oh. w h y d id you e v e r tu r n sq n a w m an ? w o u 't be loug now , I gu ess. I ’ve given th e d elicacy o f Ib is m a n e u v e r ta x e d hi* | som e kind o f b u sin e ss a f te r he q u it th e W hy d id you m ake me a b reed ?" you th e b e s t sch o o lin g o f a n y g irl on In g en u ity to th e u tm o st, fo r he loved "L ook h ere! W h a t a ils you?” said | arm y , b ut be w a s n ’t c u t o u t fo r i t a n d th e riv e r, a n d I 'd h a v e s e n t y ou o u t to th e g irl n nd feared to say too m uch. n ev er m ade good us loug us I k u ew of th e tra d e r. “T h e lie u te n a n t la a sm a rt young i him . T h e la s t tim e 1 »ecu h im w as “ F e e Ju s t b eg u n to realize w h a t I a co n v en t In th e S ta te s, b u t I c o u ld n 't fo llo w ,” he began, "and It w as sll.-k I d o w n on th e b o rd er, a u d be b a d su re am . I'm n o t resp ec ta b le . I'u i n o t like le t you go so f a r aw a y . I lo v ed you I co u ld n ’t do w o rk Ju m p in ' all th o se claim s. I t's | g ro w n c u ltu s. H e Ua;l q u it th e sq u a w , o th e r w om en an d n e v e r c a n be. I ’m a too m u ch fo r th a t! it. g irl I 'v e trie d , b u t y o u 're all I’ve J u s t like him to b efrien d a girl like I who w as llr lu' w ith a g ro u se r In T u c s q u a w —a sq u a w !" got. a u d I ’m a selfish m an , I reck o n .” you. I'v e seen him do It b e fo re "— “ Y o u 're n o t!" lie cried. so n "— "No, no! Y o u 're n o t!" b is d a u g h te r " W h a tI" excluluieU Necla. "U nfriend "N o h o n est m an enn m a rry me. I'm "A u d do y o u th in k I'm like t h a t wo- crie d im p u lsiv ely . "Y o u 're e v e ry th in g o th e r g irls ? " | m an ?" sa id N ecla iu u q u eer, e tra iu e d a v ag ab o n d ! T be b est I can get is my t h a t 's good ¡njd d e a r, b u t y o u 'v e lived "O r th in g » Ju s t like It. lie '« a lw a y s voice. She b a d listen ed In te n tly to th e bed a n d b oard, like ray m o th er." d o in ’ fu v o -s th a t get him Into trim “ By h eav en ! W ho offered you th a t? ” a d iffe re n t life fro m o th e r m en. and co rp o ra l’s sto ry , b u t be h a d purp o sely y o u see th in g s d ifferen tly . I t w as bio." avoided h e r ey es a n d could n u t tell G ale's fa c e w a s « h lte r th a n h ers now , u ieau o f m e to ta lk a s I d id ." S h e p u t " T h is c o u ld n ’t cn iise him trouble, how sh e w a» ta k in g lt. b u t sh e d isre g a rd e d him . co u ld It. o u tsid e of S ta r k ’s a n d ltnn- " H e ca n play w ith me. b u t n o th in g h e r a rm s a ro u n d h is neck a n d hugged "No! Y ou're d iffe re n t, b u t th e a rm y n lo n 's g ru d g e ? ” ia Ju st th e sam e. 1 to ld you th is to “ No, I reck o n n o t.” A ssented the eor sh o w you how It Is o u t lu th e S ta te s. p o ral, g ro p in g blin d ly fo r «nine w ay of It d o n 't apply to you. o f c o u rse ”— e x p re ss in g « h a t he w ished to say "O f co u rse!" ag reed N ecla ag ain . “ R xeept. o f eo u rse. It m ight eau ae a "H ut w h a t w ould h ap p en to L ie u te n The stom ach is a larger factor in “ life, Jiberty and the pur le t o f ta lk a t h e a d q u a rte r» w hen it's a n t R u m 'll If—If—well. If be sh o u ld do suit of happines« ” than mo*t people are aw are. I’atriotism k n o w n « h u t h e's done fo r y o u an d so m e th in g like th a t? T h e re a r e m any can w ithstand hunger hut not dyspepsia. The confirmed dys hoav h e d o n e It. I h eard so m e th in ' h a lf breed girls. I d a r e say . lik e th is peptic “ is fit for treason, stratagem s and spoils.*’ The man a b o u t It d ow n th e s tr e e t till» m orn- o th e r girl, o r lik e m e." who goes to the front for his country w ith a week stom ach in ', so I'm a f ra id It will g et to St. will he a weak soldier and a fault finder. She d id n o t flush now a s before. I n M ic h a e l's »u d th e n to his folk»." A sound stom ach m akes for good citizenship as well as for ste ad h e r ch e e k s w ere pale. health and happmoss. "1 d o n 't u n d e rs ta n d ." »aid Necla. “ I t w ould go a h eap w o rse w ith him Diseases of the stom ach and o th er organa of digestion and “ H e h a s n 't d o n e a n y th in g th a t an y th a n It d id w ith C a p ta in Je ffe rso n ," j nutrition are prom ptly and perm anently cured by the use o f m an w o u ld n 't do u n d e r the sa m e c ir said th e corim rat, “ fo r h e 's g o t m ore | c u m s ta n c e s .” ah ead o f him , a n d he com es fro m bet- ! D r. P I E R C E 'S G O L D E N M E D IC X L D IS C O V E R Y . "N o m an s got a rig h t to m ak e folks le r stock. W hy, h is fam ily la w ay u p.” I t h u ll* » u p th * b o d y w ith s o u n d f l e s h s n d tu lk ab, u t n n\'-e g irl,” s*ld th e cor » • l i d m u s c le . “ I n e v e r th o u g h t o f m y se lf a s a n In- | p o ral. " a n d th e fe lle r th a t told m e I d la n ," said N ecla d u lly . " In th is c o u n The dealer who offers a auhstitute for the “ D isco v ery “ is a b o u t it sulil be reckoned you tw o try It s a p e rso n 's h e a r t th a t c o u n t» ." only seeking to m ake the little m ore profit realized on the tin * In lo v e " Me h u rrie d alo n g now “T h a t'» how It o u g h t to lie," s a id th e sale of less m eritorious preparations. a rtth o n t o ffering h e r a u ham e to spcAk co rp o ra l h e a rtily , " a u d I'm m ig h ty s o r Dr. P ierce’s Com m on Sense Nledtcnl A dviser is sent free “ O f c o u rse th a t h a d to be c a n g b t up ry If I'v e h u rt you. little girl. I'm a on receipt of stam ps to pay evoen*.* of mailing enty. Send 21 one-cent stam ps for the paper covered hook, o r 31 stam ps q u ic k ; y o u 're to o flue a g irl fu r th a t ." , rough old ro o ste r, a n d I n e v e r th o u g h t for the cloth hound. 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