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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1916)
/ * / C entral P oint H erald OUR MERCHANTS W ill irive >ou a " s q u a r e d e a l" ev*^y tim e. T h e y a p p re c ia te y o u r p a tro n a g e an d w ill tr e a t you r ig h t E s t a b l is h e d A p r il 26 , THE cV f 5 ' v C e n t r a l P o in t , J a c k s o n C o u n t y , O r e g o n , T hursday , F eb u a y 17, 1916 1906 HERALD * V o l u m e W ill c o -o p e ra te w ith you on a n y p ro p o sitio n fo r th e b e tte rm e n t o f C e n tru l P o in t a n d it s v ic in ity T en N umber 43 CENTRAL POINT LARGE CROWD AT LOCAL ACTORS SMOKER Al C.P.A.C. BLN SHELDON POULTRY SHOW DEFEATS TALENT LINCOLN BANQUET ENJOY PARIY • GYM" 10NIGHI LOR LEGISLATURE GRAND SUCCESS About 400 republicans of the valley The home of Mr and Mrs \\ A i ovvley The Central Point Athletic Club has Some of our friends are boosting? The basket ball games Monday night in the C. P. A. C. “ Gym” between attended the Lincoln Day Banquet at was the scene of a charming evening* given several entertaining and worthy Ben Sheldon for the legislature. They the Talent bovs and girls high school the Medford Hotel Saturday evening entertainment on Saturday when the "doin’. ” this winter. The association point out the fact that Sheldon has teams and the C. P. A. C. boys and and heard speeches by Governor Withy- cast of the Doctors 1 ripple Elopement has done more good for the community many friends all over the county and Central Point high school girls were combe, State 'Treasurer. Tom Kay, were bidden to enjoy a dinner and an than it has been given credit for; yet ought to run well, but what is more clean and fast games. The girls game State Game Warden, C. D. Shoemaker evening of music and songs. The din many of our people appreciate the important, that he has many good was very evenly matched with the Roseburg, Dr. J. C. Rollins, of ing table was aglow with brilliant efforts of the club and individual mem points which make him an excellent . . . Medford, Col. R. C. Washburn and hearts and carnations; and in the pleas hers. representative for Jackson county. local girls victorious by a score of 12 .. . . „ . . J other prominent men, followed by the ant environment happiness held sway The smoker to be given tonight, He believes thoroughly in the future to 11 while the boys game was an easy organization of a Lincoln Club with for sveral hours. Among those enjoy February 17, at the gymnasium promi of southern Oregon and will fight for one for the locals with the one sided 1 the following officers: C. M. Thomas, ing the occasion besides the host and ses to lie the best and most elaborate its interests. He has always been a score of 35 to 7. "Cliff” Hatfield was j Talent, president; Joe Hurt, Ashland, hostess were. Misses Lela Weiderrecht, entertainment given this winter. If public-spirited citizen, but is not hunt- vice-president; J. O. Isaacson, Central Myrtle Gleason, K. A. Pickard, Fran- you love good, clean, moral sport, if it: jj - a legislature job which is all glory the star basket thrower of the game. Point, vice-president; Wm. Von der cine McNasser, Messrs Fred Taylor, you believe in giving finanrial support j and little pay; the job is hunting the Hellen, Eagle Point, vice-president; Henry Riley, Roland Flaherty, Medran to worthy young people, be present on 1 man. He is a forceful man when it W eighing Machines. H. H. Sagent, Jacksonville, vice-presi Altimus. this occasion. comes to getting other people to see Weighing machines and scales of dent; O. C. Boggs, Medford, secretary; things his way. A most important some kind were In use 1800 B. C., for BIKIHD4Y PAKIY matter to this county is the adjustment It Is said that Abraham at that time Vern Vawter, Medford, treasurer. District of Maine. A pleasant surprise birthday party Following is the names of the Cen- 'weighed out” 400 shekels of silver. of our expenditures in highway con- Long before the Revolutionary war The arthur of “ Cerfew Shall current money, with the merchant to tral L’ointers who attended the banquet: was given in honor of Mrs. S. A. Irvin the title ti^w hat is now the state of I struction with the state highway com Not King to Night” , Mrs. Rose Ephron, the Hlttlte, as payment for a J. O. Isaacson, M. B. Moses, George at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Moore, Miilno was” iii dispute between Eng mission's expenditures for a state Hartwick Thorpe, has w ritten; piece of land. Including the cave and Hilton, Ben Hilton, Guy Tex, Wm. on Friday, February 11 by Mr. ai d land and France. In lTtit! France re system. Mr. Sheldon is especially con all the standing timber “in the field Stidham, V. A. Davis, R. H. Ellsworth, Mrs. S. A. Conner. Mrs. Irvin who is linquished her claim to England, and versant with this problem and our the poem invitation for the Pan- and in the fence.” This Is said to be W. J. Freeman, Frank Adams, W. H. Mrs. Conners mother is visiting them. In 17S:i, at the close of the Revolution, interests will be well looked after on ama-California International Ex the earliest transfer of land of which Norcross, Wayne Leever, J. J, Brown. The guests were Mrs. Rebecca Moore the Itrltisli claims were ceded to the position. Mrs. Thorpe, who now any record survives and In which the George Wallace. W. C. Leever, Royal Mrs. L. W. Owens and Mrs. J. VV United States. From 17tK! till 1820, that score. We had a chance here at was made In the presence of „ T „ T. ... „ , . when Maine was admitted to the Uu- Ashland to get pretty well acquainted lives in San Diego and who is en payment witnesses. The original form of the * ebb’ £ H* McJimsey Allen Hopkins, Merritt. A six course dinner was lon ns a separate stute. It formed a with Mr. Sheldon during tho normal gaged in writing a novel, sent weighing scale was probably a bar T^iero, Arthur Hopkins, W. E. served. The dining room was decorat part of Massachusetts aud was called school campaign in 1914, und his zeal the following charming verse to suspended from the middle with a Tiahler, J. F. Hopkins, J. W. Elden. ed in red and green, the floral center- a province or district There ware no ous work on behalf of the Southern board or shell suspended from each YV, D. Clarke, W. E. Bray ton, H. H. piece on the table was furnished by Maine soldiers Iu the Revolutionary Oregon Normal school and his famili President G. A. Davidson of the end, one to contain the weight, the Clarke, R. W. Elden, R. H. Paxson, Mrs. Mulkey; the place cards were war; they were Massachusetts soldiers arity with that issue would make him Exposition, a few days ago: red hearts; an enjoyable time was spent from the district of Maine.—Philadel an invaluable man to look after our other to contain the matter to be W. S. Hoagland, J C. Herring, and each one wished Mrs. Irvin many phia Press. weighed. The steelyard was probably interests in that respect.—Ashlund A Dream City on the hills of Balboa ao called from the material of which It happy returns of the day. A vine.covered city of magical art. Tidings. BURIES ITS OWN SEED. was made and from Its former length. U ncanny. Her flower gemmed garments of em It Is also known as the Roman bal THE GAY STATESMAN. The Colonel—So tho bank refused to How »ho P e a n u t P l a n t Protoc ta Its erald splendor ance and is of great antiquity. oaah th at check I gave you, Unsttia? F r u i t F ro m D estruction. Sprang lu«h from the fount of Earth’s Tributs to the Versatile Geniu* of Rastns—Yessah. Dnt cashier man dun The Grange was well attended Satur Here's a plant mother that buries generous heart. Alexander Hamilton. E n ts r ta i n in g Him sslf. hah positively do most uncanny mind her children to protect them. WUUe She sits like a queen on her high throne Because no man can live exclusively Ah ebah saw, sail. The Colonel—Un day evening and five candidates were In Clayton Hamilton's “On the Trail the children of other plants nre being of beauty of Stevenson” Is this quaint passage kidnaped by animals and birds, these to himself either for good or evil, with canny? R astus— Yessah. Jes' as soon initiated into the first and second de Her glance reaching far to the west between the boy and Ills nurse, Alison youngsters are carefully blddeu uwsy every mention of Burr’s name the f i g as Ah dun tell him whose check Ah grees of the mysteries of the Patrons of Husbandry. County Deputy Cowley ure of Hamilton rises, an avenging Cunningham: and east beneath the ground so they can grow ghost. Even before that precocious had he said It was no good ebon be assisted in the work. The usual grungo “When little Louis was about five in' he dim look at It, sab.— Puck. On the sun-crowned mesa her banquet in safety. But man won’t permit the spread and good feeling were in abund years old he did something naughty, mother to keep her children long. He young native of the West Indies walk ¡8 waiting— and ‘Cummy’ stood him up iu a corner digs them up and cats them. The plant ed Into our military history at Prime- ance. K»«p on Right Side. She graciously beckons the world to and told him he would have to stay ton. u lad only nineteen, lost In thought, “Too know I hear better with »y Is the peanut. J. A. Baker was in Centrul Point her feast. a cocked hat pulled down over his eyes there for ten minutes; then she left the right ear than with my left,” said the trading Saturday. Its leaves look like a four leaved room. At the end of the allotted period clover. Its blossoms are a dainty yel While his bund rested upon a cannon Judge. —Rose Hartwick Thorpe. N. L. Brainurd is erecting a burn on she returned and said, 'Time's up. Mas low, shaped like those of the sweet that he patted absentmindedly as If "Perhaps that’s why so many i*npto ter Lou; you may come out now.’ But pea. When they wither and full off It were a favorite horse, lie had d o n e like to keep on the right Hide of you,” his place. the little boy stood motionless in his the mother plant begins to worry about valiant work for American liberty with said the court attendant—Yonkars Miss Josephine Kincuul spent Sunday DUMBEST OF ALL ANIMALS. penitential corner. 'That’s enough; her seed children, for If the birds and bis |ien. From tile time lie touched States man at Agate with her parents. our shores to the July morning more time's up,' repeated Cummy. Aud then animals kidnap them before they ripen T h is C r a a t u r . Sita on Ita Mouth D u r Weldon Beeson was in our locality the child mystically raised his band, they won't have a chance to grow and than thirty years luter when Burr's ing Ita E ntiro Lifatimo. Confidences In th a Family. bullet laid him low lie was a force to the latter part of last week and bought Mother— I have Just heard something What would yon think of au animal and, with a strange light in bis eyes, produce more plants next year. be reckoned with. ‘Hush,’ he said, 'I’m telling myself a part of R. M. Kincaid’s sheep. So she bends her stalks downward, who aat on his mouth? You would story.* ** And his was one of those natures, that you ought to know. Your father and each bead where the Mowers have tells mo that, your husband Is hopolesa* G. W. Sorrels has been somewhat keenly alive on many sides, w hose as gueaa he didn't know very much, fallen off she pokes Info the ground. toulslilng maturity of intellect did not ly Involved. Married Daughter—Isn’t under the weather and confined to the wouldn't you? Neither does he. You Balanced Rocks. There the little seeds develop inside could call him the dumbest of dumb In Acushnet, Me., are two rooks pe of wrinkly, paper like pods. Sometimes snuff out the zest of life. He became that lovely! Now. maybe lie’ll make ' house for a few days, over all his pro|>erty to me.—Pall Mall Ed Grigsby has moved to the Liberty animals. In fact, he’s so very dumb culiarly situated on a ledge and appar the little tunneling moles find them and “my hoy” to Washington very early Garotte In his service, worked willingly at ently placed there by a glacial action. orchard where he has employment. that most people don't know he’s an eat them, or maybe hogs will come headquarters day in und day out with The larger rock weighs probably sever and root them out Usually, however, Professor Nibert was in town Satur animal at all He’» the sponge. Unkind With. a sober application equal to \\ ashing No, not the spouge you are acquaint al hundred tons, aud years ago. It Is they're safe from all marauders. Huliliy fat breakfast)—I’ve got a laid day. ton's own, yet contrived to snatch from America gave the world the peanut such never eliding drudgery youth's head this morning. Wife—I'm sorry, C. T. Forbes disposed of a small ed with—not the bathroom kind. That's said, this could be tilted by pushing Just his skeleton. The sponge we’re •gainst I t There are evidences that It was found first In Brazil. Since Us dear and tleeting Joys. He brought lear. I do hope you'll bo able to shako bunch of sheep the first of the week some time smaller rocks were placed commercial value was discovered It has gayety even to W a s h in g t o n 's mess ts It off.—Pall Mall Gazette. talking about Is the one that lives In some of them brought $0.00 per head. Thackeray at Oxford. the bottom of the sea, where be sits all as wedges to keep the great rock mo been planted all over the world. Since tile, courtisl black eyed Lltzulicth Sheep are cheap now. tionless.— Indianapolis News. 180(1 it has been a staple product of An old story of Oxford and Thackeray Schuyler under the muzzles of Itrltisli day on his month. II. L. Gregory lias been building southern United States.—Philadelphia guns ami In the years of their mar ta recalled by Thomas Plowman, who Ip the beginning he's an egg, which A bout Politics. North American. ried life together m a n a g e d w i t h all vouches In die Cornlilll Magazine for some new fence on his ranch this win splits all up In many cells and then “Madam,” said the tramp, “I was bis prodigious labors to bend - o i.iI the arvuracy of his version. Thackeray ter. swims around for a day or two. Then once a member of the legislature.” James Perdue and Harry Force hiked T a v e r n Heroee. graces a s well a s the solid qualities of bad to apply to the vice chancellor for there comes a dent In one side—that's "And are you sure,” she said. In The Marquis of Granby bears a title his uibid to enriching llielr days ami permission to lecture anil found that two miles to Grange .Saturday night. his mouth. Soon the sponge stops gendeuiau Ignorant alike of Ills nuino Taut is the kind of Grangers to have. swimming and sinks to the bottom, clined to believe him. “that your refor that swings from many a tavern sign nights. Besides Is-lng a great s t a t e s m a n , lie and lame mouth downward. There he eats and mation Is complete?’’—New York Post. board nil Knglnnd over, lamdon alone MORE ANON, The Grinder. has some half a dozen. Yet this popu was "an enjoying gentleman,” to us,, Brill, be had a trump card left, which eats until sometimes he gets to be Unusual. lar aoldler. who commanded England's the quaint old phrase. Talleyrand, he had Is-eu accustomed to consider Mrs. Hawk returned to this city three feet tall and as thick as be Is “They’re so old fashioned.” troops in Germany during the Seven corrupt and appreciative, looked upon would carry all before It wherever tho today from Portland where she has U1L ’ "What makes you think so?” Years’ war, was the target of some of him with nmazeuM-nt. "II avail divine ■nicll.h language was spoken. Ho. with been the past week ordering her spring He's covered with a Jelly like flesh. "Why, she and her mother are the ‘‘Junius’ ” most bitter Invective. The I’Europe," he said, which, from a Eu a quiet amlle of supreme confidence, ho When sponge fishermen hunt him to and summer millinery stock which will secret of his popularity lay iu the fact ropean of that day, about uu A m e r i c a n simply ejaculated, " ‘Vanity Fair,’ you seU they go oat In boats and pull best of friends ’’—Detroit Free Press. that Granby was always a soldier's was near the liighe-t praise. Ilauiil know!” Then at last, to his relief, a he one of the best and most completa sponges from the bottom of the sea general who not only led them well in ton's immurement of the treasury, look of awakened Intelligence maul in southern Oregon. Identified. with long bandied forks. Then they "You haven’t forgotten us. have you. the fight, but also cared for their com without breath of scandal or self cok feeted Itself u|s»n the vice chancellor's The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. put them on the shore to dry. After fort In the camp. The first Inn to bear ing, filled the Frenchman with even countenance, and Thackeray walled 'church will hold a Washington’s Birth days the Jellylike flesh drops off and waiter?” "Oh, no, sir. You are the two fried the marquis' head as a sign is said to greater astonishment. "1 have beheld the effusive outburst which would day social in the church next Tuesday, the fishermen tramp the sponges with have been opened by one of bis own one of the winders of the world.” lie make amends for all. It came in the February 22. at seven p. m. Thera their feet. Then they are considered •melts.”—Judge. guardsmen at Hounslow. Apart from exclaimed—“a man who lias made a words, “Yes, yes, I have beard of clean enough to sell. We really get will be a program and a lunch served tha bones of the sponge, that's alL— Chance makes our relations, but Wellington and Nelson, the marqgli nation rich laboring all night to pro 'Vanity Fair, of course; It Is mentioned for 15c for adults and 10c for children iu the ‘Pilgrim's P r o g r e s s . W e s t comes easily first among Euglagffe vide his family with bread.”— Helen choice makes our friends —Dclllle. Exchange. Everybody is cordially invited. minster Gazette. Nlcolay In Century tavern heroaa.- London Chronic!» The poultry show at Medford last week was a (fraud success and fully demonstrated the fact that tnis locality It ideal for that industry. "Imperial Missouri," as the Globe Democrat is pleased and proud to speak of that commonwealth, states that one of the state’s greatest and surest resources lies in its immense poultry industry. Oregon might soon truthfully make the same claim if farmers would awake to their interests. 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