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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1914)
CENTRAL POINT HERALD, THURSDAY. JUNE 11, 1914 c )u r 1 terns o f Lqcal In terest Those Who Go and Come With Company They Entertain With every dozen photos amounting to $4.00 or over we will give A Large Picture FREE! | The Portland "municipal shop' tius ! proven an expensive luxury. The Southern Pacific electric system 'over the McMinnville loop was started I successfully during the past week. Remember the annual school meeting i >s to be held next Monday when officers . for the ensuing year are to be elected. F or s a l e —Mower and hay rake, | both in good condition. Enquire of ; Mrs. J. H. Byerly, Central Point, R. ! No. 1. 6tf I Miss Bicknor is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Showalter for a few weeks. Miss Bicknor has been spending some time in California for the benifit of her health. Her home is in North Dakota. Dr E. Davis, dentist, Rostell Building. Take your spring chickens to Faber Faber buys poultry at all times. 3tf & McDonald. 3tf Mrs. Emma Bebb and daughter Mary Ben Little was a business visitor in See samples in window at spent Tuesday afternoon in Medford. the county metropolis Monday after noon. the Studio. This is good Misses Esther and Pearl Pankey spent during the month of June Sunday with relatives at Grants Pass. Mrs. W. J. Freeman and daughter only. Mrs. W. H. Brown of Medford spent Lola spent Tuesday with friends in Sunday with Mrs. H. W. Davisson of Medford. Bakin? Successful and Easy We also do enlarging, this city. Mr. and Mrs. Will Kelsoe have gone copying and kodak finishing George L. Neale was a business visit- to Klama,h Falls where they expect to Public and private corporate improve-; Seaside has a quarter of a million R. H. Clow is building a hydro-elec Come in and see the new or in the county metropolis Tuesday 3ettle P e rm a n e n tly , ments undertaken at Astoria and now dollars improvements started. tric plant at Mapleton. mounts just arrived. afternoon. Mrs. A. J. H an b y of Medford spent under way aggregate four million dol- The May cleanup of January First Tne Union Oil company of California Mrs. Farrar of Ray Gold was in the Sunday as the guest of her sister, Mrs. lars and will be pushed to a finish with- mine on Sueker creek W8S $1700. is establishing distributing plants at Central Point Studio, M. O. Broadbent, in this city. in a year if they are not held up by city Saturday for a visit with her The Hill railroad will build its indus many cities in Oregon. M r* . L * s m e * i* te r-P ric * . P ro p . friends here. freak legislation. Mr. and Mrs. John Griffith are spend- trial tracks up Sullivan’s gulch in Port During May 72 vessels cleared from Paul Olsson and Fred Farra were inK the week in Portland visaing friends Rev. David Oastler, who has been land before July 1st. the mouth of the Columbia with 70,634- visitors in Medford between trains j and aUendmfi the Rose Festival. appointed pastor evangelist for the Through one-day motorcar service *eet lumber, against 39 vessels Monday morning, Mrs. George L Neale and Mrs. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. M. R. England agd southern Oregon district of the Presby from Drain via Scottsburg to Coos Bay '■ with lumber in May, 1913. Mrs. W. E. Price and Mrs. D. C. * *-'*ark went to Portland Sunday to spend daughter Carman were visitors in Med terian church will occupy the pulpit at has been established. Grim visited in Medford between trains the week with relatives and attend the ford Tuesday forenoon. the local church next Sunday morning. Among the Churches. Brookings, Curry county, a new town Saturday morning. Rose Festival. Jacob Stone and J. S. Barnett were Rev. Oastler comes from Deer Lodge, founded on the lumber industry, is PRESBYTERIAN Mrs. Stotts and little son and Miss among those who took advantage of the Montana, and writes that he and his growing fast according to reports. Clifford Hatfield/attended the senior Sunday school at the usual hour, reception and dance in Medford the Myrtle Dunten spent a few days of excursion to Portland Monday evening family will make their home in Central 10:00 a. m. Preaching services at 11:00 Point. The Oregon and California land grant this week visiting relatives and friends and are spending the week in the Rose latter part of last week. suit involving 2,300,000 acres has been o’clock. in this city. j city. Claude Riddle, editor of the Riddle Four county bridges are to be re Rev. David Oastler will preach morn Melvin Ellestad is home from the F or s a l e — 15 acres of unimproved paired and painted by Ling & Son of taken on appeal to the Supreme court Tribune, was a business visitor in this ing and evening. Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis land a mile and a half from Central Medford who were awarded a contract of the United States. city the first of the week. Work on the Pacific Highway is pro- George Treichler and daughter, Miss to spend the summer with his parents Point. Cash or easy terms. For fur- by the county court at a recent meet METHODIST EPISCOPAL. ther information enquire at the Herald ing. The bridges to be improved is the gressing somewhat faster now than it Laura, of Medford were calling on north of the city. Rev. C. L. Creesy, pastor. one at Gold Hill, the one across the has for the past month and the hard Mr. and Mrs. Tom Merriman and office, Central Point friends Monday. Sunday School 9:45 a. m., preaching Big Butte, the McLeod bridge and one surface road is now complete to the children were down from Medford Sun- j Miss Myrtle Purkeypile, who has been J. B. DeVore has not sold his pool at the Dodge ranch. This work is to school house between this city and Med- at 11:00; Junior League at 3:00 p. m. room fixtures to J. E. Boswell as was day and spent the day as guests of Mr. the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. be done for $1177.85. The county court ford. The engineer in charge states Epworth League devotional service 7:00 and Mrs. W. E. Price. Purkeypile, in this city returned to her reported but is still operating the busi Mrs. I. C. Robnett and Mrs. J. W. home in Medford the latter part of last ! ‘h's w e e [ l inspecting the Derby-Butte ] that they expect to have the pavement p. m .; preaching service 8:00 each Sun ness at the old stand. Falls road with a view of its perma- connected with the Medford street day. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8:00 Myers were among the Central Pointers I week. Dr. Mulkey of Sherridan, Oregon, paving by the first of July if the crew p. m. Choir practise every Friday at nent improvement. was in the city the first of the week who left Sunday morning for Portland 1 The Presbyterian Home Missionary does not have to wait too much for 7:30 p. m. to attend the Rose Festival. society will be entertained by Mrs. H. Late in October the Manufacturers looking over the field with a view of material. State Highway Engineer Morning service will be given up to Miss Helen Price was down from Ash W. Davisson on Wednesday, June 17, Association of Oregon and the Land locating here for dental work. Bowlby inspected the work the first of the children. at 2:30 p. m. All who desire to attend Products Show company will hold a land where she is employed for an over We have just received a full line of the week and expressed himself as well Evening subject: "Helping Others to will be welcome. great joint exhibit in the Portlanl the celebrated Conkey stock remedies. Sunday visit with her parents, Mr. and pleased with the work. He stated that Help Themselves.” Armory and a temporary building to be Mrs. W. E. Price in this city. G. H. Perkins, who has been doing Come in and get a valuable poultry another cement machine would soon be Epworth League Topic: “ How God Marion Adams, Irvin Bebb and Royal team work in the Meadows district for erected near by. The object of the purchased for use in this work and that book free. C. P. Feed Store. tf show is to gather a vast quantity of Uses Fully Prepared Men.” some time past, spent last week here E. Bebb are spending the week in Port much faster progress would be made Rev. C, L. Creesy went to Grants | doing some work on his place west of products of Oregon soil to be shown when the crew starts on the work south The Sunday school of the Methodist Pass Saturday morning to attend the j land getting acquainted with the city the city. He returned to the Meadows first in Portland and afteward the Bbst j of Medford. and attending the Rose Festival. Episcopal church will give its annual convention of the ministers of the val of material to be installed at S an , children’s day entertainment next Sun Mrs. J. F. Hay and daughter Arline, the first of this week where he expects ley which convened in that city Satur Francisco during the exposition next to spend several weeks. day morning at ll:00o’clock. The boys Mrs. T. D. Ross, Miss Pearl Ross, Miss forest Notes day and Sunday. year. The prizes offered for land pro- | and girls are working faithfully in their Mrs. M. A. Caster, who has been Kate Ames, and Jimmie Ross were Mrs. S. M. Smith spent Sunday in ducts will amount to about $4,000. The annual capacity of the forest preparation and we can promise an en spending several months with friends visitors in Medford Monday morning. Medford. Her son, Clifton Smith, and A very pleasant afternoon was spent nurseries of the government is about tertainment a little better than usual. New signs have been painted in the and relatives in southern Oregon, left wife returned with her in the evening 25 million young trees. You are all invited to attend and bring Monday evening on the excursion for at the home of Clarence Pruett on June and Tuesday left for their home in front windows of the Rexall Store, a friend. 8th when a number of his friends gath- | Cornell University recently dedicated Portland. After spending a few days calling attention to the line of Kodaks Williams creek district. and supplies carried, which is an at in the Rose city she will go to her home ered to give him a surprise on the oc- a forestry building in connection with BAPTIST. Place your orders early with The casion of his eleventh birthday anniver- the 8tate allege of agriculture, in Ellensburg, Washington. tractive piece of work. Central Point Feed Store for new and School 10 a. rn., and B. Y. I*. sary. The afternoon was spent in play- | It is said that the best times of day Bible On June 4 more than 1,000,000 pounds The rain of Saturday caused a lay-off second hand grain bags this season, ing games. At three-thirty refresh- to see forest fires from lookout stations j U. 6:45 p. m. every Sunday. Preaching of wool was sold at Shaniko a t prices and you wont be disappointed. We for the orchard and ranch hands and a ments consisting of several kinds of are just after daylight and just before services every second and fourth Sun- large number were in the city in the ranging from 16J to 20 cents per pound. also handle sack twine. days. Morning 11:00 and evening 8:00 cake, ice cream and fruits were served. sunset. The wool was practically all taken by afternoon. Many of them took a trip Those present were: Mervyn Gleason, Misses Margaret and Frances Davis The forest service has been request- ° ck)ck- Kev. Mrs. W. T. D. MacCul- five buyers, one of whom bought 480,- to Medford in the afternoon. son spent the latter part of last week pastor, 000 pounds. The largest individual sale Otto Bohnert, Charles Cowley, Leslie ed to cooperate with the port authori- We are Jackson county agents for Hawk, Floyd Abbott, Forest Wright, ties of Coos Bay, Washington, in plant in Medford visiting friends and attend was of 77,000 pounds at 18| cents. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ing the reception tendered the graduat the famous Cyphers Incubators, Brood J. C. Matthews returned the first of Johnnie Grim, Earl Leever, Marion ing to control shifting sand dunes. ers and Poultry Supplies. They are Bible School every Sunday at 10:00 Castor; Mesdames W. H. Ferguson, J. ing class of the Medford high school. Jack pine trees planted ten years ago the standard by which all others are the week from the upper Elk creek F. Caster, M. A. Caster, J, W. Pruett a. m. W. E. Alexander, Superintend Mrs. Guy Tex. Mrs. J. V. Anderson judged. The C. P. Feed Store. 46tf country where he has been spending and the _Misses Margaret and Hazel in the sand hills of Nebraska are now ent. Social worship and communion and son Rhuland, and Mrs. F. J. Taylor large enough to produce fence posts. ! several weeks for the benefit of his J. D. Hoover, who formerly conduct Pruett. and son Raymond went to Portland Last year the first seed was gathered services at 11:00 a. m. health. He reports that the change ed a barber shop at Phoenix, was in the Sunday to attend the Rose Festival and The members of the young ladies and from this plantation. did not prove as beneficial as he had SCIENTIST. city Saturday assisting in the work at visit friends and relatives. hoped for and he returned to the valley young mens class of the Christian Sun Christian Science services arc held The agricultural experiment station the Gleason barber shop. Mr. Hoover day school were very pleasantly enter at Pullman, Washington, is establish- | every Sunday morning at 11:00 a. m. in R. S,> Smith of Portland has relieved and his family are now located near sooner than he had expected to. Agent Cornelius at the local S. P. depot Seven Oaks. The local boys belonging to the 7th tained last Friday evening by Misses ing an arboretum in which it is propos- the church edifice, on West Pine street, company of the Oregon National Guards Frances Shields and Houston Purcell at ed to grow a group of each of the im- : Sunday School at 9:40 a m. The public while the latter takes a six weeks va R. W. Ager has sold his Brick car to cation in which he will make a tour of of Medford leave today with that com the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Pur portant timber trees of the temperate is cordially invited to attend these Jim Peart of Phoenix and has purchased ( services. pany for Portland where they will be cell. The evening was spent in games, zone. some of the principal cities of the coast one of the new Maxwell touring cars. in the military parade of the Rose Fes music, charades and various forms of in his Ford car with his family. L. L. Norcross who has lately moved social amuseihent until a late hour when Members of the Rebekah lodge met here from South Dakota, has also re tival Friday and then go to Fort Stevens delicious refre&hements consisting of at the mouth of the Columbia river and at Central Hall Friday afternoon for a cently purchased one of these machines. participate in the annual military ma ice cream and cake were served. The the R EA L S H O E BAR G AIN S farewell reception to some who are go The State Federation of Labor is in noeuvres of the Guards held at that class meets once a month at the home ing away for the summer. , Refresh of some member for a social evening In Sturtevant's Window. teresting itself on broad lines to have place this year. ments were served and a very pleasant and the members are having some jolly Oregon material used on the new State The children of the Christian Sunday times along with an interesting course social time spent by all present. University buildings, whether the work Miss Gladys Holmes arrived Satur is done by union labor or on the open School gave a very nice progrom at the of study in the Sunday school work. church last Sunday in observance of J. D. Sears is teaching the class and is Think it over, have your measure taken for an Ed. V. Price day morning from Oakland, Oregon, shop principles. "children's day” which was greatly a very efficient and popular teacher. where she has been attending school & Co.’s made to measure suit, for the Fourth of July will enjoyed by a large audience. Those A class room has been fitted up at the O rc h a rd is ts ! during the past term and will spend the soon be here. Do It Now! Use "Corona” Dry Arsenate of Lead who took part in the program all did church and committees appointed for vacation with hr*- parents, Mr. and exceedingly well and especially the the different lines of work. Any young and you’ll get the best results. It's Mrs. J. B. Holmes, in this city. the powder that stays in suspension, members of the primary class in the people who wish to attend Sunday school Miss Caldwell a former teacher in the has no sediment; and is uniform in showing of "Flowers for Children’s will be welcomed. Central Point schools who had been the strength. I t’s efficient, economical and Day.” Also the exercises by the guest of Miss Edith Stone for the past convenient. Why buy water? "Coro juniors, intermediates and the six girls week departed Saturday morning for na" cannot dry out. At The Central in “The Conquering Cross.” Recita citiea in the northern part of the state tions were contributed by Gertrude Point Feed Store. 52tf where she will visit for a few weeks. Wiley, Kathleen Wright, Gertrude H. J. Gardner returned Saturday Carlton, Forest Wright, Ruby Dollar, NOW SEND Y OUR The Medford council has raised the rates on water consumers in certain evening from Missouri where he has Bernice Beall, Lenore Lesmeister, parts of the city and thereby has caus been spending a couple of months Johnnie Bohnert, Edgar Robinson, ed considerable commotion among the visiting friends and renewing acquaint Goldie Abbott. Elva Adams, Nora residents in those districts with the re ances of former days in his old home Williams, Bernice Robinson, Lela Carl sult that a number have declared they state. When he left here it was with ton, and Leon Love. will be forced to discontinue the use of the intention of making his home in The Table Rock ball team came over Missouri but after a short stay decided Sunday afternoon and played a game the city water. that after all Central Point is the best with the Central Point Cubs on the place to live. Oak Park grounds which the locals won Sheriff W. H. Singler and his deputy, by a score of 5 to 4. The teams are "Curley” Wilson, were in the city Sun evenly matched and while there were day on official business. An injunction plenty of bobbles on both sides it was has been served on the wireless com an interesting contest from start to Where you are assure the best of service at all times with prompt delivery and pany to prevent the removal of the finish. In the first inning both sides careful attention to all the details which give perfect satisfaction to customers. station material from the grounds be- retired scoreless but in the second Table fore a settlement for the tract of land l Rock sent a man around the corners For that next order is made and it was in connection with with the aid of a few loose plays by the this business that the officials from the |oca|g. I„ their half of the third the of county seat made the visit locals came back with one run and tied On the north side of the Columbia up the count 1 to 1 where they left it | the Goverment is pushing the North for a couple of innings. Then the visit- je tty ever farther and farther out into ors went out and gathered three more But whether you use the phone the ocean, hauling and dumping rock by connecting freely with Grim's offer or call in person remember at the rate of 4,000 to 5,000 ton* every ings and placing their hits in the hands it is always our endeavor to j day. A giant pile driver occupies the of fielders who obligingly dropped the The Rockers held the lead u n til; serve you in the very best I seaward end of the trestle, steadily ball. hammering great trees into the sand as the last of the seventh when the locals possible manner at all times. a support for the rails over which the gathered enogh to tie the score again. ! miniature locomotives haul endlss train So it stood 4 to 4 when the Cubs came Your order will be i loads of boulders which are tumbled in- to bat in the last half of the flnistrng appreciated a t........ . to the surf at an average rate of near- frame and when one score was brought ' ly ten ton per minute. The rock is in the game was discontinued. Mc- j transported on barges from quarries Cright and Force was the battery for Walter Grim did the 1 on the river bank above Vancouver, the visitors. G R O C ER IES. heaving for the Cubs with Sammy i Wash. Every carload is weighed be- A t th * •. M. M u rra y S ta n d . • tween the receiving dock and the jetty. Marshall behind the bat. Ladies! See Men! D. H. S TU R TE V A N T. o o LAUNDRY WORK Call U p To the Grants Pass Steam Laundry OLSSON'S Agency Now Opened at the Gleason Barber Shop O L S S O N & SON. j Il I ’