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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1917)
R of the most popular and prosperous churches of southern Oregon. Don’t Get Discouraged Spring Is Coming All kinds of work will be here at one time Prepare for the Rush G et your Garden Tools and Seeds Now SEED POTATOES Engage your Seed Potatoes Today— Not only may the prices be higher, but the quantity of good seed stock on the market is very small. W e have a limited amount of Sunrise, Early Rose and American Wonder all Willamette V alley grown and good stock. J . L. Frink, of Beagle, was in Central Point Wednesday on an unsuccessful hunt for hay. Miss Eckron Gall, who has been nurs ing ih The Dow Hospital, has returhed to her home in Phoenix. Jos. A. Ockwig, representing the Muller Raas Co , wholesale millinery, of Portland, was in town yesterday. Dennis Duggan who has been very ill in The Dow Hospital was so far re covered that he was able to be moved to his home in Sams Valley last Monday. The Medford girls basketball team Monday night defeated the local girls 9 to 8. Our boys won 23 to 21. Big improvements are being made on the famous Modoc ranch on the Rogue river. A 61,000 gallon tank is being in stalled to be used in storing smudge oil. Eight teams are employed hauling o'l from the cars at Central Point. E x tensive improvements are also being made on the.irrigation Bystem. Dad y Draper’s Kiddies made a decided hit with the Central Point people. They gave two excellent enter tainments at the local opera house the first of the week. Lack of space will not permit u« to describe the work of the children, but suffice it to say that all who failed to take in the show mis sed the treat of a life time. T W O D IE IN F R E I G H T W R E C K LEWIS AUTO LINE Regular Auto Service Between CENTRAL POINT AND' MEDFORD Effective Friday, January 26 th Daily Except Sunday Leave Central Point Leave Medford 8.00 a. m. 8.00 a. m. 8.30 8.30 9.00 9 00 9.30—Sat. only 9 30 10.00 Sat. only—10.00 10.30— Sat. only 10.30 11.00 Sat. only—11.00 12.00 noon 11.30 12.30 p .m . 12.30 p .m . LOO l.oo 1.30 1.30 2.00 2.00 2.30 2 30 3.00 Sat. only—3.00 3.30— Sat. only 3.30 4.00 4.00 4 30 4.30 5 00 5. oo 6.00 5.30 7.00 6 30 7.30— Sat. only 7.30 8 00 Sat. only—8.00 9.30 9.00 10.50—Sat. only 10.30 Sat. only—12.15 A bad freight wreck occurred early Monday morning on the Southern P a cific at Vorhies station, 2 miles south of Medford. The wreck was caused by Fisher’s Chick Starter specially prepared for the little the breaking of an axle on a huge Sunday Schedule dredger, derailing about 13 cars and Chick. W e have it— tearing up the track for a distance of Leave Central Point leave Medford 500 feet. Out of about twenty hoboes 9.00 a. m. 9.30 a. m. riding in an empty car, two were so 10.00 10.30 seriously injured that they died after 11.00 11.30 being taken to the hosiptal. A half 12.00 noon 12.30 p. m. dozen others received painful injuries. 1.00 p. m. 1 30 None of the crew were injured. 2.00 2.30 A feature of the accidend was that 3,00 3.30 two black cats ran in front of the en 4.00 gine, ju st before the crash. One was 4.30 5.00 killed, and the other was pulled from 5.30 6.00 the wecekage at noon, where it was 6.30 7.00 pinned all morning. The number of cars 7.30 8.00 derailed was 13. 9.00 9.15 Wrecking trains from Ashland and 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 444444444444444444444444444444444*444444444444 11.00 Roseburg were rushed to the scene, and after eight hours work cleared the e Way' 15 c . Round Irip 2 5 c tangled mass of debris from the track. * ♦ 2 0 Rides fo r $ 2 .0 0 During this time all traffic wa3 sus 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 + 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 + 4 4 4 4 % pended. The speed was 40 miles an hour. W L. Lewis, Proprietor Mr. Cope has been very ill for L. L. Noreross who has been suffer Some of the cars were hurled len feet several months. ing from stomach trouble is reported off the rails, by the force of the crash. Three oil cars were wrecked, throw A Teachers’ Institute will be held a Frank Hatfield is still very ill with as inproving. ing oil over the wreckage. Ruch on Saturday, March 24. The fol typhoid fever. Mrs. John Codzon and son Robert of lowing program has been prepared for Mrs. A. L. Vincent of Table Rock is Butte Falls were in Central Point the the occasion: Card of Thanks. first of the week shopping. reported ipiite sick. 10:30: Music (Two selections) Ruch We desire to express our heart-felt School. Mr* C M. Micks, of Woodburn, ar John’ Cope the hardware merchant thanks to all who so kindly assisted 10:45: American History. Mrs. E. rival Sand iv for a visit here with her of Phoenix was moved to the Sisters daigiiter, Mrs. W. L. Runyan. Hospital in Medford last Tuesday by us during the illness and death of our L. Walker of the T jach ers’ Training beloved husband and father, and for Department, Central Point. A number of the Central Point Dr. Dow. 11:35: U. S. History in the Eighth Schrinera will attend the theater party Rosenburg Bros, of the Cap.tal ,,R ” the many beautiful floral offerings. Grade—followed by discussion. Leader, rod dinner to be given next Thursday ranch on the Rogue River shipped a Mrs. R. J. Thompson and family. N. A. Frost, Prin. Ruch School. evening in Ashland Dy Hillah Temple. large TOO pound boar from here to 12:00: Luncheon. The Ladies of Utah by express Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. I). W. Stone of Widow E V A N G E L I S T A B L E S P E A K E R . Ruch will entertain the teachers at Swings, Mr. arid Mrs. John English, luncheon in the school building. Benton Bowers, the Ashland capitalist M'ss Margaret English of Medford were and F. B. Noyes, of San Francisco, 1:00: Music. Violin and Piano. Mr. Rev. Harry E. Tucker, who is con Paul Wright. Applegate. Mrs. Mildred dinner gue-te of the Doctors Dow last were in Central Point Wednesday, ducting the e v a n g e lise servicices at Saturday evening. on their w ay out to the latter's ranch. the Christian Church, Is a forceful and Niber, Applegate. Piano. 1:15: How to Get a Boy, C. S. Cra Mrs \\ . R. Brower left thismorming Mrs. L. L. Love who has been very earnest speaker. Sunday evening a Prin. Washington School, Med for Portland, after vidting in the *-ity sick with pnuemonia is making a rapid large audience listened to a masterful mer, for several inn«. Mr. Brow c-. who has r - 'overy. Miss Georgians Meiers, gra sermon, Rev. lucker taking as a basis ford Ore 1:30: Demonstration. Class in Pal been connected with the Rogue River duate nurse has been taking care of her. for his theme: "W hat am I to do with mer Writing. Miss Marguerette Morris Argtn and the Central P"it t Herald, Jesus, who is called C hrist?" and "H e sey. Primary Department, Ruch school. “ Why Some People Never Amount that hath the Son hath life.” left la t week for Portland and they He em 2:00 - New School Legislation, Ben C. to Anything" will be the subject of a phasized the point that good deeds alone will make Ihier home near there. Sheldon, Representative from Jackson sermon to be given by Rev. M. C. Reed (¡ ants P h « s Courier. will not gain salvation but that it is es County. at the Methodist church Sunday night ••«• • •••< at 7:30. Cordial welcome is extended sential that "W e must c o n fe r Him be fore the world to have eternal life ." to everybody to attended the service. He drew a striking picture of Christ Rev. Melvin T. Wire, pastor of the before Pilate, when he asked tie mul Grants Pass Methodist church, spent titude "W h at shall I do with Je s u s ,” Manday ont in the Agate district hunt and they answered “ Crusify Him.” He ing agates. He stopped in town a short illustrated how even today we are easi ! oc j time on his return trip. Here he met ly swayed by the throng. The question • Everybody lo attend tkf firtt »turning of j an old friend. Rev. Tucker, who is con we daily face he said, is not one of ducting the revival meetings st the good deeds hut ‘ what are you going to Christian church. The latter remarked do with Jesu s?” His closing words were that in his "h ik ing " costume Mr. Wire an exhortation for all to publicly ac looks more like a government ranger or knowledge Christ a* our Saviour and to a prospector or any thing else but a follow him in word and deed. • Friday and Saturday. Rev. Tucker's sermons compel preacher, and the writer quite agrees J March 16th and 1 7th j with him. With a nose for news we attention. His vivid word pictures endeavored to get the supposed-to-be are masterful in expresiveness. Those Mrs. G . Betts, Mgr. prospector to dish out a news item, in who have not heard him should not let stead we »ecived a cordial invitation to the opportunity to do so slip by unim MRS. F. A. HAWK visit his church, which is considered one proved. Central Point, Oreg on CHICK STARTER COWLEY’S EMPORIUM Phone: 17 Opposite Postoffice iCmal anil }Jmuntal Jltema j i W anted! J : 5 5 t* ittU litttrg j The hotel Central