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RALD
C e n t r a l p o in t
ESTABLISHED A P R I L
CENTRAL POINT.
VOL. 4
Ladies
Improvement Club.
November
OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 11, ]f09.
Allan Assures Con­
ihe Private Secretary
Organize
19th.
2(î, 1ÍXHJ.
nection of New Road
City Water bonds
Are Signed Up.
NO ¿ ‘ 0
Over Mountains
Shdde Trees for
City’ s Streets,
In Two Years.
That the Pacific & Eastern railroad
The rehersals for the “ Private Secre­
The water bonds were received from
John R. Allen, of Medford, presi lent
The following article was recently
tary,” that is being produced under the will be completed, presumably to an the buyers, S. A Kean & Co., of Chi­ prepared by Prof. P. J. O'Gara, patho­ of the Pacific & Eastern, was in Port­
eastern connection, and that speedily, cago, Monday morning and were im­
logist of tho department of agriculture, land this week arranging for details of
auspices of the Central Point band, are
was the statement made by John R- mediately signed up by Mayor I.eever
at the request of the ladies of the the work in connection with his rail­
progressing nicely and everything will
Allen at the annual meeting of the and Recorder Jones and turned over to
Greater Medford club for their infor­ road and also trying to aecure about
be in readiness for the date set, Fri­
Medford Commercial Club last Wednes­ the bank for collection. The
mation on the subject of tree planting 500 mldii ional men to rush the work on
day evening, November 19th.
The
day evening, says the Mail—Tribune. for $25,000.00 an 1 the bonds are in de- for city improvement purposes. It may the n w line, says the Journal.
entire proceeds of the entertainment
The announcement, which was the first nominations of $500.00 each. The issue prove of interest to the members of the
“ We have between 300 and 400 men
go to the band, and this fact, together
official statement regarding the road is redeemable in 30 years.
recently organized Improvement club at work now, I believe, said Mr. Allen,
w*th the consideration of the effort
and its destination, was received with
T. W. Osgood, the city engineer, is of this city,
“ but we want 500 more if we can get
being made by the local people, ought
wild applause by the members of the rushing work on thep ans and specitica-
o f the town and to encourage needed
“ The adies of the Greater Medford them. Our greatest trou le at present
to insure an exceptionally good house.
club.
civic improvements.
tions for the distributing system and club are contemplating the beautifying is to secure enough men to rush the
“ The Private Secretary” is a three-
When the olnb held its high jinks a will probably be ready to advertise for of the city streets, avenues and parks work along as rapidly as possible. It
Mrs. Stella Fox was elected president act English comedy, written by W. C.
fortnight ago Mr. Allen stated that he bids for construction within a week.
by planting in a thoroughly systematic is my hope to have the road completed
of the new club, Mrs. Hattie Hatfield Hawtrey, and was first produced in “ believed" he would complete the rail­
1
manner,
the better varities of shade to a connection with either the Hill or
Cambridge,
England,
in
1384.
After
chosen vice-president, Mrs. Josephine
road. This time there was no equivoca­
tress adapted to the Southern Oregon the Harriman Deschutes line within
an
exceptionally
long
run
in
that
town
Kahler secretary and Mrs. Minnie Pi.n-
tion, it was a positive declaration made
climate. They also propose a parking two years. It makes no difference to
it was produced in London, where it
inger treasurer.
by a man who carefully weighs his
us which road we connect with —we are
system which will utilize what may o f­ just as willing to do business with the
was
given
another
long
run
and
was
The next regular meeting of the club
words.
ten be termed waste ground, and in Southern Pacific as with the Oregon
will be held in the club rooms Friday, then brought to this country and pre­
In this connection the following Van­
this way beautify the city. Any one Trunk. It depends upon which line is
sented in New York. Wherever it has
November 19th.
couver, Wash., dispatch is interesting
who has visited the national capital and ^ufit
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been presented it has been a success
reading:
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rrom the close relations that have
L. F. ReddiclitTe, proprietor of the .
has seen its beautiful avenues of trees ; existe(1 between A1,en and John P.
and is always considered one of the
“ Artic'es of incorporation providing Central Point hotel, announces that Col.
best comedies written.
can appreciate what a systematic plan- Stevens and the Porter brothers, since
Death of frank Mce
for a railway from a point on the Spo- h rank Ray, owner of the building, has ning and planting means. In the city Allen took charge of the Pacific &
The fact that the local peop e
i
H
it c kane, Portland & Seattle opposite Cell- decided to commence extensive lmDrove-
u- . every tree
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, , Eastern, it is evident that he (Allen)
willing to trv this piece speaks well o f .
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improve 0f c Washington
that , •
is plant-
Frank Mee, one of the best known
be i»‘ves the Oregon Trunk fine will be
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lo to a point at or near Klamath Falls i ments on the property at an ear v date - j <• „
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them
and
shows
that
they
certainly
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ed
forms
a
part
of
a
general
design
timber and mining men in Southern
the first completed into Southern Ore-
were filed by the Oregon Trunk railway Ten additional sleeping rooms will be " V ' t " “’ “
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,, which is in conformity with its surroun-¡ g„n and that he has an understanding
Oregon, died very suddenly of heart have faith in their own ability. Much at Vancouver this afternoon.
The
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d new double porches will j ¡ nf,g The planting of trees in a city with the Hill representatives concern-
care has been used in selecting the dif
failure at his home in Ashland at 10:00
articles made the usual specifications be built the length o f the south and b the ¡nciiv¡lluai means pianting w th -! in‘-r * Southern Oregon outlet to the
ferent characters and when the date
o'clock Friday evening, November 5th,
concerning acquirement of rights of west fronts of the building. The hotel, out tb
ht of plan. The Gr<,ater Med_ ; west for the Oregon 1 runk line,
of their appearance arrives the people
aged 44 years and 19 days.
way, operation, construction of bridges, has been entirely inadequate to tak
i ford club, through its committee, Mrs.
of Central Point will have an oppoituni
Deceased was the eldest son of Mrs.
etc., and state that from a point near care of the business offered for some i j P Reddy and Mrs. M. L. Alford, is
ty of witnessing an amateur production
Drusilla Mee, of Applegate, and was a
Celilo the line is to run up the Colum­ time and the improvements have be-i poking a thorough study of the needs 1 den, Oregon maple and b’ack locust.
that will be far above the average of
These trees are known to be hardy and
native son of this county. He was suc­
bia to the Dischutes and up the Dis- come an absolute necessity.
| of the city. These ladies have called at will grow with the least number of
cessful in his business affairs and was these entertainments. The cast of chutes southerly to or near Klamath
the forestry office and the office of the failures. As to the distances between
largely interested in timber and mining characters follow:
Falls. The incorporation is for $5,000,-
pathologist. United States department trees, it will depend somewhat upon
Mr. Cattermo e
-
James Grieve
Local Bank Flourishing.
in Southern Oregon and Northern Cali-
000, divided into 50,000 shares o f $100
of agriculture, and these two offices of- the size of the city blocks, but a good
Mr. Marsland
-
- Homer Peart
foraia and was highly respected and
each. The incorporators are A. L.
Douglas Cattermole, Bridane Sanderson
fer the following suggestions:
j average distance would be a out 40 feet
Miller and E. W. Yates, of Vancouver;
loved by all who knew him.
The business of the Central Point
Jim Cornutt
Harry
Marsland
“
The
most
important
thing
in
the
j which would give the trees plenty of
He had just returned from a trip to
The trustees are John F. Stevens, State Banx is in a most flourishing con­
F oyd Ross
planning of a city parking system|is the room for spread. It is a mistake to
his mining property in Siskiyou county, John Knox
Jackson Smith, James B. Kerr, A. L. dition, the deposits at this time being
Harry Beale
selection of tho trees best a lapted to plant trees to close so as to produce too
and while his health had been poor for Sidney Gibson
| somewhat in excess o f $90,000. The
Miller and Goorge A. K yle."
Lynn Purdin
cl'.matic conditions. It is a serious mis- much shade.
Dwelling houses cor-
several years he was feeling in better Rev. Robert Spaulding,
If the Pacific & Eastern makes con­ bank has lately completed arrangements
-
- Mrs. Grieve
take to attempt the planting of any stantly enveloped in a dense shade are
Mrs.
Stead
health that evening than usual. He
nection with the Oregon Trunk, it for sending currency and valuable se­
- Miss Mary Olsson
species or variety of which there may not sanitary, we need sunshine as well
had just retired and was talking to his Edith Marsland
meins an eastern outlet for the Rogue curities by insured registered mail be
ible doubt. u seemg that
Miss Pearl Ross
Eva
Webster
-
as shade, since we know that sunshine
wife, when suddenly he ceased speak
River valley.
thereby
assuring
absolute
safety
for
the best plan t0 fo„ ow wi|, be to 8elect
Miss Rose DeFord
Miss Ashford -
is one of the best germicides known and
ing and died instantly.
this branch of its business at a mini
only a few species and then plant them costs nothing. It must farther be un­
Besides his mother he is survived by
mum expense. A case in point was the
so a 5 to conform to a general plan. derstood that the subsequent care o f a
Lecture on Psychology
his widow, Mrs. Jennie Mee, who is a
return of the municipal water bonds
The two offices above mentioned would, city’s trees or park should be under the
sister of Hon. R. A. Booth, two step­
to Chicago the other day. The regular
therefore, suggest for this locality the supervision of a park commission or as­
Henry Harrison Brown, a well known j
children, Vernon and Hazel Carey,
following shade trees be planted since sociation. If each individual having
author-editor
and
teacher
of
psychology
j
three sisters, Mrs. Laura Knutsen, of
after being validated by the mayor and
it is presupposed that shade is of pri­ frontage upon which u tree might be
Applegate, and Miss Mary A. Mee and and kindred subjects, will deliver two !
recorder would have been about $66.00 mary importance during the hot sum­
placed, should attempt to prune or trim
Mrs. Emma Bebb, o f this city, and one lectures in the Commercial club rooms I Frank DeFord returned from Gilliam while by the insured mail plan they
mer weather: The cork bark elm, lin lack of uniformity would soon result.
brother, Warren Mee, of Applegate.
at Medford Sunday, November 14th, ai county last Thursday after having went at a cost of some $12.00.
,
The funeral was held from the First 2:30 and 7:00 o ’clock P. M. At the;
The bank has lately made arrange­
,
, ..
, .
,
, , spent the summer there looking after
.
M. E. church at Ashland Monday at close of the lectures a class will be | ;
ments for issuing foreign exchange di­
1:00 o ’clock P. M , the services being formed for short courses in the study of j ^ ‘ s c a t t ' u interests in that county. Mr. rectly on any foreign country in the
conducted by Rev. Van Fossen o f that Emerson, Telepathy and the Power o f 1 DeFord disposed of his cattle belore world. This will be a great convenience
church, assisted by Rev. McHndry of Thought in Se f Control. The follow- j leaving the bunch:; rass country and to customers of the bank having for-
eign correspondence,
the Presbyterian church. The pall ing testimonial of Mr. Brown’s fife and brought a number of horses with him, !
bearers were his six business associates, work is from one of his students, who driving the animals across country. He
all well known mining men of this state is well qualified to speak of his work: 1 came through Shaniko, Bend, Madris
Dairymen's Convention.
“ Mr. Brown comes with tidings o f and other places now gaining some
Your money is absolutely safe if deposited with
and California.
great joy. He is a wonderfully de- prominence on account of the railroad
velored man and has given his life to building through that part of the state. The next annual convention of the
Anderson Sells Farm
searching the scriptures, and in so At Shaniko, which is the terminal of a 1 Oregon State Dairy Association is to be
We are fully protected with Burglary Insurance,
doing he has found eternal life. He ; branch of the O. R. & N., 75 miles \ held in Portland December 9th and 10th
which
not only covers loss by robbery at night,
south
from
the
Columbia
river,
the
probably
in
the
Woodman
huilding,
11th
Bert Anderson has sold his farm near comes to us as a teacher to show us the
but also loss from daylight hold up
hotels were crowded, and the night Mr. j and Washington streets. The associa-
Central Point, which he purchased last j way.”
year, to R. D. Hoke, who recently came | The lectures are free, except a silver DeFord was there a man came in late j tion will be entertained by the Portland
here from Florida, for $27,500. The collection at the door, and the public is and wanted to engage rooms for sixty ; Commercial Club. Among the induce-
J. W. MERRITT, President
J. O. ISAACSON, Cashier
ments offered to come to Portland this
tract contains 181J acres, located on the most cordially invited to attend and men.
There ¡3 a large amount of fine farm- ' year is a cash prize o f $100 for dairy
Bear creek bottom, two and one-half hear his message.
W. J. FREEMAN
W. C. LEEVER,
I. C. ROBNETT
ing land in the country between Bend ■ products by the Portland Flouring Mills
miles below Central Point, 100 acres of
and Klamath Falls, Mr. DeFord says, Company,
it being a3 fine bottom land as lays out­
Estray Notice.
and he thinks that section of the state
doors. The tract has not teen set to
There came to my place about Jan’y will rival the best of them in natural
orchard as yet, but the new owner will
commence remedying that difficulty at 1, 1908, a light roan heifer, about two resources once transportation is al­
years old. Marks, crop off right ear forded.
Mr. Hoke was formerly extensively and crop and swallow fork off left ear.
engaged in the growing of pineapples . Branded TJ on lefthip and C on right
Medford Students Entertained.
and grape fruit on the west coast of hip. Owner please call, pay charges
Florida, but has sold out his holdings and take animal away,
there and will bee me a fixture in the
S. E. March,
The senior class will long remember
Rogue River valley.
I Mrs. Cooksey’s place.
Central Point i the delightful time enjoyed last Satur-
A number of ladies met last Thurs­
day afternoon in the Commercial club
rooms for the purpose of organizing a
ladies’ club. After discussing the ob­
ject aimed at it was decided to name
the new organization The Ladies' Im
provement Club, • the object of which
shall be to promote the social welfare
Will Improve Central
Point Hotel Property
: Business Booming
East of Mountains x eshs char*‘;30" \h;a T e of
Burglary Insurance
CENTRAL POINT STATE BANK
Easy Shoes For Tender Feet
M erton
Elwood
Watchmaker- Jeweler- Optician
Diamonds, watches, clocks, jewelry, optical
goods, musical instruments, sewing machines
and supplies, motions and stationery
Look at our Christmas line
of
China,
Cut
Glass and
Silverware
We have on display a line of these articles that
have never been duplicated in Central Point.
Musical instruments, statuary, etc.
D ru g s
Pine Street
and Medicine
Opposite Post Office
t day night, when the bunga ow home of
| Dr. Goffe was thrown open to the young
guests, Miss Cordelia and Mrs. Goffe
being the hostesses. Going by train to
Central Point, carriages met the class
members and conveyed them to the
home, which is two miles distant from
; the little city. Upon their arrival,
where Mrs. and Miss Goffe and two
' friends, residents of Central Point, re­
ceived, a novel idea was carried out by
the replacing of electric light by can­
dles, many being in evidence in each
nook and corner; also in the jack-o’-lan­
terns. Most of the evening was taken
up by the serving of a three course
supper, partners being found in the
following way: Paper pnmpkins. cat
and witches, on which were written the
girls’ names, were fastened to the wail.
The boys were then made to use these
as targets, shooting with bow and
arrow, the young lady whose name ap­
peared on the article being the com­
panion for the evening. The menu con­
sisted of cold meats, sandwiches, pota­
to sa ad and cocoanut salad, ice cream
and wafers. Those who accepted Mrs.
Goffe’s invitation were: Misses Rollins,
Estel a Pheister, Catherine Sher, Josie
R 1 y, Ur-, s'.al McNary, Minnie Ja k-
son, Messrs Clifford Mizer, Norman
Merril’, R j h-rford Kerr, Irwin White,
Lester Meeker, Frank Farrell and Mr.
Rollins.—Saturday Review.
Deal with up-to date people. Lewis
& Sons is the place to buy your
meat».
29lf
W e have received our complete line of Ladies’ Shoes
The famous “ American Lady” and “ Julia Marlowe,”
which assure you perfection in footware
They come in the latest toes, in Vici Kid and Patent Colt, and in bloucher,
straight lace
Five minutes in this store will tell you more than
button and
we can ro sibly tell you
here
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Granfili <& Robnefct