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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1909)
C entral ESTABLISHED A I*lt PL CENTRAL POINT. OREGON. VOL. 4 10 O B. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1:09. Will Sub-Divide More Real Estate Sales This Week ■HALB po in t ¿ti Medford Defeats Should Povo R. Large Tract. ALLEN — . A man who shows faith by Dr. J. M. Keene, one of the buyers W. E. Whiteside reports the follow his works. Mr. Allen has ! o f the Prall place, lying just outside ing sales made through his agency dur faith in the Rogue River’ val- | the city limits to the southeast, states ing the past week: J. A. Wetzel, of that it is the intention of himself and ley’and is showing that faith Yoncalla, to C. E. Lange, who recently his partner, Mr. Carleton, to sub-divide every day. Within a few arrived here from Oklahoma, 52 acres months he has bought and paid in Willow Springs precinct, two” miles I *be ent're tract into small home places. | While the plans have not as yet been west from town, consideration $6500. for the Pacific & Eastern and Mr. Lange recently disposed of a large 'vorked ° ut- il ‘8 prohabl® the ^ w‘11 is rapidly making a first-class general merchandise business in Okla- be cut to one five and ten acre tracts railroad'out of it, "not only to homa, and, having decided that he and thus made to furntoh homes for a . . . __ large number of families. The place is the timber belt but across the wanted to engage in the fruit growing ... . . . . . . . . „ one of the most desirable in the valley, divide to give this valley an business, he has visited all the princi being practically all the finest blacx eastern connection. He re pal fruit sections on the Coast and has soil suitable for the production of all cently bought the Hopkins or chosen this valley as the best. He will set most of his Wi low Springs pur- kinds of f ™ ts and vegetables, and the chard, adjoining Central Point, chase to fruit, and for the present will open.ng of such a tract means great for $168,000 and says it is , ., , , . |- «• i i things for this section ot the va ley. seed the balance to alfalta. Mr. Lange . * * , . , Ai_ 0 worth more than that price. , , . . . . _. ___________ , iir With this place and the Snowy Butte has also bought two acres from J. W. ; . , . He is projecting an electric .. . f ______ , orchard sub-divided and f u r n i s h i n g Myers, in the north part of town, and „ , , , . . railroad from Grants Pass to ... , ... ___ , _, , ,, small homes for many well-to-do fami- will build a comodiou9, modern dwell- . . . . . . .. rp.. . __ _____ - ■ hes it will be but a short time until Central Point, and on to Med' ing thereon. This is a portion of the Central Point and Medford wi 1 have ford and Ashland, which will Amy tract The price paid for this grown together, with a fine hard sur place was $1250. Mr. Lange will make place all sections of this rich faced boulevard connecting the busi an elegant home here and is of the class valley in c’ose touch with all ness sections of the two towns. of people we need to beautify and build other sections. up the town. Dont Be Hopeless Miss Irene Wilson has bought Lots 3 and 4 in Block 37 from Mrs. J. E. about rourself when you are crippled Roberts, the price being $300. Miss with rheumatism or stiff joints—o f ! » c 1! Wilson has a'so bargained for Lots 1, course you have tried lots of things ilc in S G il K d n C h O0HS 2, 3 and 4 in Block 25 from F. K. and they have failed. Try Ballard's Moore at a consideration of $1000. Snow Liniment—it will drive away all F. O. Cochran has bought o f Mr. ¡aches, pains and stiffness and leave you Ferguson, of Medford, one acre in the as well as you ever were. Sold by j ' Constance addition for $300. The tract Mary A. Mee. Another important real estate deal is ; (Table Rock Correspondent) is located east of the school house and reported, this being the I. J. Hanson Mrs. Lee Watkins, living on the des- just one block from the city well. Mr. farm, two miles north of town on the ert near Agate, had a very narrow Cochran will build a nnmber of houses Agricultural College Offers Practical Short Courses Tolo road, which was sold last Saturday on this property for rent, he now being _____ j to H. T. Platt and S. T Howard^of <soape ^rom drowning Monday evening the owner o f more good paying rental the Nicholson Hardware Co., Horace of last week. She was visiting friends properties than any other resident of (Special Correspondence ) on this side of the river and started for the town. Special short courses that are bound Howard, of the First National Bank, of These sa'es, aggregating $9350. were to be of great interest to many through- Medford, and Rev. Allen Howard, of home in her buggy, believing the water all made through the Whiteside agency. out the state are offered during the i GIendaltf- The price paid was $200 an was not very deep ot. the road. Just winter by the Oregon Agricultural Col- acre’ or $40.000.00 for the 20° acres, before reaching the bridge the buggy leoe Thse courses will commence Jan- ¡ Practlcally al1 the land is adaPted to went off the grade and upset, throwing lege, in se courses win commence ja n ¡ , _ j ....... ..... , , _. * The Correct Time the ____ new Mrs. Watkins into deep j alfalfa and it is , understood water. She uary 4th and continue for a period of to stop a cough or cold is just as soon six weeks. There will also be a special ; owners will seed the entire tract to was carried by the current against the as it starts—then there will be no dan short course covering a period of five [ i that crop. Col. F. L. TouVelle and wire fence, which she clung to and ger of pneumonia or consumption. Just , , j c-rtV .— made her way along it to the bridge days, commencing , Monday. February j ! Bay J Cline made the sale a few doses of Ballard’s Horehound and was there met by the people living 11th, offered particularly for those who j Syrup taken at the start will stop the near by and taken care o f until Mr. are unable to take the longer course. Prominent Christian cough. If it has been running on for These short courses are of special value Watkins took her home. The horse some time the treatment will be longer, to practical farmers, horticu turists and j Scientist Excommunicated was drowned. but the cure is sure. Sold by Mary A. stockmen throughout the state. Mee. Every department of the agricultural! The inner councilroom of the First Deal with up-to date people. Lewis college will take part in these courses. | Church of Christ Scientist-the Mother & Sons is the place to buy your Lectures and demonstrations will be j Church has been the scene lately of a Obituary meats. 29tf given in the subjects o f general agri- j ae c « t conference for 20 hours, ending Eugene VanderKarr, the infant son culture, dairying, horticulture, mechan- on the 16th Inst, during which Mis. of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Murray, of this i ical arts, domestic science, forestry and Augusta f . Stetson, accused of “ men- New Irrigation Book Free. city, died Wednesday of last week of | commerce. Taught as these subjects tal malpractice, w as in consultation pneumonia, aged 9 months. The babe will be by experts, with many object withthe board of directors. Thedelib- •“ Well Irrigation for Small Farms,” had been ailing for some days w ith , aecompUghed on the erations were secret and aside from the s a publication just issued by the Gen- other troublep, but was improving when ; coj|eg,e farlI)i those who take the cours directors and the accused no one was to which it I C0*,eKe farm, those who take the cours attacked by pneumonia, to which it | eg eannot fajl t(> receiye lrreat benefit. , admitted, but after the final seen t s. - erel Passenger Department, of the Or egon Railroad and Navigation Co., and succumbed in a short time Tho funeral es cannot f ad to receive great benefit. Valuable co-operation will he lent the s*on bad been closed Mrs. Stetson made was held Thursday at 10:00 A. M., brief college staff by practical men largely ; a statement in which she the Southern Paci/ic, Lines in Oregon. services being held at the grave by responsible for the success of large the authority of the mother churc , a his booklet sets forth in a practical Rev. T M. Jones. The sorrowing par farms, o r c h a r d s , dairies and stock , hows to the judgement against her and concise way the possibilities for profit ents and grandparents have the earnest ranches of the state. Exhibits in all sa>’8 that she will obey my leader 0f inexpensive irrigation, and should be sympathy of many friends. these lines will be made and the rail-: a,ld un'te with those who have con- in the hands „ f every farmer in Oregon roads have agreed to carry the exhibits | demned her actions and practices. Mrs. Copies may be obtained free onappli- without charge. There are no entrance Stetson s public statement is as follows: cation to Wm. McMurray, General Pas- G EN ER A L AUCTIO NEER 1 ” Our helnved 22tf examinations required for these short | beloved leader leader, Marv Mary Raker Baker seuger Agent, Portland. If you have livestock or other person courses. The only expenses will be for j Eddy, has requested us all to unite with al property to sell, see me for plan and board and room, which will cost from j thoae ir> our cha‘ ch who are supporting terms. I will make all arrangements j $3 50 to $4.50 per week, and laboratory the mother church directors. 1 have for advertising, etc., if desired and will and registration fees that will amount! received a copy of her letter addressed guarantee you satisfaction in results. to not more than $3 in any one course. . to the trustees of our church.” It is easy to get good prices for prop ‘ For 25 years I have gladly obeyed There will be no fees connected with ! erty if you know how. I know how. ! her in every question. I have always the five-days’ course. That’ s why you need me. j found that by doing this I draw nearer Call on or address j to God. Students know that I have G eo . L. N eale , Elwood’ s for drugs and druggist sun ' j taught them to do likewise, without Central Point. Ore. dries. 25tf questioning her wisdom; therefore they , do not need any word from me in add- i ing to what our beloved leader has said to guide them at this hour.” “ They will know that it is right for them to unite with those who supported the mother church directors in the judgement rendered against me. I my self have been obeying that judgement and I shall continue to do so. I shall, furthermore, obey my leader by unit ing with those who felt it was right to condemn me in their testimony. Vy leader’s letter induces me to believ ■ that 1 may have been wrong where I felt that I was abso'utely right. “ For 25 years 1 have watched and prayed for guidance and strength in correcting every error revealed to me by God and by my leader or by any of my brethren. ” An order of excommunication against Mrs. Stetson was issued by the board of directors of the mother church ol Boston, on the 18th, supreme authority of the organization. Excommunication is rarely resorted to in the Christian Science Church, and in *iew of Mrs. Stetson’s prominence, the action is re garded as most drastic. Later reports say that Mrs. Stetson may start a new church with herself at the head and many adherents of the First Church of Christ Scientists, of New York, as charter members. Lady Has Narrow Escape Eor $40,000.00 From Death in Flood Central Point 18-0 Pine Street Pine street is getting into a teiribh The Central Point football hoys took condition because of the greatly in a trio up to Medford on Thanksgiving creased taaffic from former years and lay and about the only thing that they the question of paving that thorough h ive to be thankful for since is that fare next summer is being seriously Medford didn’t have any more big considered by a large number of pro- | hllakieg to put up aKainst them. Meil. gressive property holdeis who are in- f,)rj „.¡mmed the hoys to the tune of terosted. The argument that is being is o, but the boys say it simply could advanced is that Central Point is so i , . . , . „ „ . n , . .. . . not he helped. Homer Peart suffered rapidly growing mto a town of im portance and is so certain to become a hrokcn rib in thli Kami" while 8omo within the next few years one of the of the other boys got off with some prircipnl shipping points of the valley minor bruises and humps. They hope that good streets will be absolutely t0 get a return game from Medford. necessary. Gravel, mud and decom • _______ __ posed granite were all very well when \ the town was yet in swaddling clothes, but the time has about gone when these 1 r makeshifts can longer fill the bill. | Every dollar expended in tempora y j street work save what is absolutely [ ------- — necessary to keep traffic moving is Cecil, the ten-year-old daughter of C. thrown away, because it will have to r , Moore, of Lake Creek, lost two fln- be done over again within a few months, gers and the thumb of her right hand and the only common sense thing to do Tuesday by explosion of a dynamite is to put down a first class hard surface cap which she found and without know pavement next summer. At least that ing the danger of it threw it in the is what a lot of the. property owners fire. The child was brought to Med are saying. ford where the mutilated members were amputated. The hand is so badly lacerated that it is feared further am Cured A Severe Attack of Bronchitis putation will be necessary. j Giant Powder Cap Injures tittle Girl With Chamberlains Co a ah Remedy “ On October 18th, last, my little 3- The Gold Hill News has again chang 1 year old daughter contracted a severe ed hands, Rex H. Lampham, a news cold which resulted in a bad case of paper man from North Dakota having ! bronchitis,” sayo Mrs. G. W. Gibson, assumed charge of it this week. "Harry Lexington, Kv. "The lost the power j F. Murray, who was formerly in charge of speech comp etely and was a very j of the paper, has opened a job printing sick child, Fortunately we had a hot-J office in Ashland. Mr. Lampham’s first tie of Chamberlaios Cough Remedy in ] issue is a very creditable one and if ho the house and gave it to he* according continues his present policy he is cer- . to . the . printed dinections On the sec- tainly entitled to the support of tho ond day she waa a Kreat deal betterand people o f that town, on ift h H av O c t n h e r * 23rd, ?rr) s she h e 'w ns — --------------- on the the f fifth day, October ¡was entirely well of her oold and bronchitis The latest school census, just com- which I attribute to th’ s splendid medi- : pleted, shows the district to have 372 cine. I recommend Chamberlains Cough pupils as against 370 a year ago with Remedy unreservedly as I have found 40 lost to this district by the organiz e- it the surest safest and quickest cure tion of the new district between here for colds, both for children and adults and Jacksonville. Nine teachers are *>f any 1 have ever used ” For sale by now empkiyed in the school end all the Mary A. Mee, roomstare more than comfortably filled. Burglary Insurance Your money is absolutely safe if deposited with C E N T R A L POINT STATE HANK We are fully protected with Burglary Insurance, which not only covers loss by robbery at night, but also loss from daylight hold up acknowledges J. W. MERRITT, President J. O. ISAACSON, Cashier W. J. FREEMAN W. C. LEEVER, I. C. ROBNETT SANTA CLAUS Merton Headquarters El wood B m W atchm aker- Je w e le r- Optician Mr. Santa Claus is going to make Diamonds, watches, clocks, jewelry, optical goods, musical instruments, sewing machines and supplies, notions and stationery his headquarters at our store. He will place his mail box in our dry goods department. Look at our Christmas line of ■ China, Cut the children mail all their letters to Glass and S A N T A in this box. Silverware W atch our window display of hol iday goods. 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 a n d M edicin e Pine Street Have Opposite Pest Office W ANTRI) -One or two small rooms, either furnished or unfurnished, fur light hoasekeep ng. Add ess A. M. F.nch, Centrai iW it, Ore. 32lf Granfili Look them over.