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About Central Point herald and Southern Oregon news. (Central Point, Or.) 1917-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1917)
Local and Personal Miss Alta Norcross has returned from the normal school at Los Angeles. DR. T. G. HEINE—Physician and Sur geon. Office over M. & M. Store 22. E. Main Street, Medford, Phone: 303 Mrs. Kate Rowe is visiting at the home of Mrs. Cooksey for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Davisson enter tained at dinner H. H. Clark and Lee B. Franklin last Sunday. Mrs. W. E. Kahler was called to Portland Tuesday evening by the se rious illness of her son Edward. Betts will buy all your old zinc, cop per, lead, brass, etc. Hotel Cen tral. Central Point. Mr. Slater and wife of Medford, formerly of this place, called on friends here Sunday. They also attended the sp ecial meeting held in the big tent by the Adventists in the evening. Paxson’s Almond Cream is best for sunburn, tan and rough skin. 10c and 25c, at Paxson’s. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McGraw, living near Central Point, an 8-pound son, on June 21. Dr. Lyd ia S. Dow re ports mother and child doing well. Today, June 28, is the first wedding anniversary of Henry Riley and wife. Prof. Stanley and wife were married on the same date last year also. A. W. Lewis of Medford has pur chased the local meat market. The deal was closed the Dast week, and Mr. Lewis intends to furhish local buyers with the best of meats at prices that will not tempt anyone to send to Med- forn for their meats. His predecessor, Mr. Ernest, has gone to Klamath Falls to accept a position in one of the city markets there. Mr. Lewis is a young man of clean character and is an ex perienced meat man, deserving the patronage of local buyers. A. Nibley, manager of the Utah- Idaho Sugar Co.’s plant at Grants Pass, paid the Herald a visit the early part of this week. He reports prospects for a bumper yield of sugar beets this season, but said the final yield might be redu ced if it did not rain pretty soon, as the beets were beginning to need a rain badly. Little Ruth Hawk is spending the week at the Gold Medal Ranch. Clarence Lovern has sold his “ bug” (Ford). But leave it to Clarence, for he will probably be flying about in an other “ bug“ of greater size and speed before long. John Williams and family spent the day in Medford recently. We carry an assortment of forty different kinds of Talcum Powders. You should find your favorite at Pax- son’s. Dr. Dow was ill for more than a week past with ptomaine poisoning, al though he was not incapacitated for his regular duties. He is feeling much improved at this time. Mrs. J. Hill, who came here from Gold Hill, left this week for Weed, Cal., where she and daughter and little son will be near the husband and father. Mrs. Hill has a son in the U. S. Navy. Realizing what the Red Cross means to the boys in the war, she loaned the Gold Hill Red Cross society her sewing machine while there free of charge, and says the women took the best of care of it. Before leaving for Cali fornia Mrs. Hill looked up Mrs. Palmer, the chairman of the local Red Cross auxiliary, and offered the use of her sewing machine free for the next month or so. Mrs. Palmer gladly accepted the kind offer and wished us to express their appreciation in mentioning the matter. Obituary By Mrs. C. S. Lammey HAZELR1GG—Died, June 18. at 4 o’ clock a. m.,Mrs. Eliza Ann Hazelrigg, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Timmons, Agate, Oregon, after an ill ness of about 6 months. Born January 13, 1859, at Waterford, K”., where she grew to womanhood. In 1878 she was married to John L. Hazelrigg. Mrs. Hazelrigg lived a devoted Chris tian life, having joined the Christian church at the age of 13. She was of a cheerful, sunny disposition, and was loved by all who knew her. She leaves to mourn her loss three sons and two daughters: Frank W of St. Croix, Wis. William P. .Illinois Valley, Or., Ray mond H. of Cottage Grove, Or., and Mrs. Carrie G. Odell of Yoncalla, Or. and Mrs. John Timmons of Agate, Or. Paxson sells kodaks and'supplies. Get yours today and take some pictures on the Fourth. Kodaks and Brownies from $10 up. Look out for fires this dry weather. If a lighted match is thrown in the dry grass now, especially when there is a strong breeze blowing, you might cause the loss of thousands of dollars worth of property. For your tired, aching feet get a box of Rexall Foot Powder from Paxson's, 25 cents. Grant Lands Locating The Government needs Farmers as well as Fighters. Two million three hundred thousand acres of Oregon & California Railroad Co. Grant Lands. Title revested in United States. To be opened for homesteads and sale; con taining some of best land left in Uni ted States. Large copyrighted map, showing land by sections and descrip tion of soil, climate, rainfall, eleva tions, temperature, etc., by counties. Postpaid, one dollar. Grant Lands Lo cating Co., Box 610, Portland, Oregon. BOXING TOURNAMENT! J u ly 3 rd and 4 th A 10-round event and two fast preliminaries will be offered at the big Ashland Roundup, July 3 and 4. The Grand Championship Boxing Tournament is attracting wide attention, and the lovers of this sport are planning to attend from all over Southern Oregon. The boxing tournament will be held in the Roundup grounds under the auspices of leading Los Angeles and San Francisco fight pro moters. Harry Lefkowitz of “The Referee,” a leading sporting paper of this coast, has arrived in Ashland, and is making arrange ments for the events. He has secured two pairs of the fastest lightweights in the west for the two main events. On the 3rd Bobbie Allen of Portland and “ Kid” Snyder of Ashland will put on a fast 8-round preliminary. Both fighters are well known in Ore gon and a big crowd is expected to witness the battle. On the 4th the principals will be “ Red” Watson of Denver, conqueror of "Bud“ Anderson, and “ Fighting Eddie” Burns of Oakland. On the 5th the main event will be between “ Fighting Jonnie” McCarthy of San Francisco, who has just returned from the East, where he won twenty straight fights, and Frankie Jones, who has just won five straights in Portland. These events will be the greatest boxing matches on the coast this Fourth and will attract many fans from all the coast cities. For reservations of seats, address Greive’s Cigar Store, 15 E. Main St., Ashland, Hotel Austin, Ashland, or Nash Hotel, Medford. Bring the ladies. Special corps of ushers will be on hand to handle the crowds. [Paid advertisement! OS ASK YOUR GROCER OR BUTCHER FOR “ACORN” BRAND Crisp, Sweet Breakfast Bacon Spicy, Succulent Ham CENTRAL POINT PACKING CO. $ $ 5 I 1 5 A p p le Thinners, Beet Thinners AND OTHERS START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN THE ( CENTRAL POINT STATE BANK. ( 1 ------------- ; — ; 1 5 Take care of your money now and it will take care of 5 you in your old age. *