THURSDAY, JULY l, 1526
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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
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amined in the state labratories. Then
It takes an even temperament to
“ The company’» gros* revenue
we rode into the hills again to visit do what she does. I hanged my idea since 1914 has increased only 24.5
Mrs, Nancy Morse Obenchain was
crippled girl o f three years who — "maybe not so poetic a business, percent per freight ton mile, and
Popularity of the Fern Ha«
born in Coatsville, Erie county, had never walked and who should be but how essential!”
28.2 percent per passenger mile.
Not Waned
Pennsylvania, on February 16, 1836. taken to a clinic for crippled chil
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“ In view of the high cost o f rail
\\Tiy are ferns popular? They bear
Her father, Samuel Morse, was a dren. But our nurse found the par P R U N E S COST MORE THAN road living only the increased ef
no flowers, they show only various
ficiency of railroad administration
LOCOMOTIVES
shades of (treen. They produce noth first cousin o f Henry Morse, fam- ents afraid to have a specialist see
and operation enables the carriers to
ing of commercial importance to ua. ous as the inventor o f the telegraph, their Child feeling it would mean an
Why do we admire and love them so? and the Morse system o f sending operation in Portland so Miss Jei -
While still less costly than prunes I do business at even a slight profit.”
“ Nature made ferns for pure messages over wires. Many were the nings was obliged to make p long I and not half so expensive as but- ! .
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leaves" as Thoreau expressed It, and interesting tales she related o f the visit here to establish first her ter. the price o f locomotives has in -1 5-acre tract for sale, good soil,
It has no. been Improved on as a defl- Car!y struggles of her famous kins- friendship and then her plea for the 1 creased more than ten cents a pound plenty water in dry years at low rata,
nltlon.
man, and o f the first use of the child. She wove into the conversa j since 1915, according to J. H. Dyer, wall drainad, * 4 -mile from Grants
Past on stata highway. Land values
The variety of leaf foliage Is In
telegraph
to announce “ election re- tion what she was trying to do in general manager for Southern Pac- increasing, good market for straw
trlgulng. Anyone visiting greenhouses
berries, etc.
$1200 cash if taken
where large quantities of choice frrns ! turns after the first message con- her work and asked these people to I ific company.
are grown, like F. It. Pierson's at Tar- ] sitin g o f the words, “ Behold what help her in their own way. Before j
With prunes quoted at 19 cents soon. Address P- O. Bos 173, Cen
rytown, N. Y., comes away with some God hath wrought" had been trans she left they told her o f another and butter at 40 cents a pound, the tral Point.
Idea of the wonder of It.
mitted perfectly, over the wires.
crippled child in that same remote company last year paid an average
House for Rant— Five rooms, close
The common names that have been
On June 23, 1850, she became the region and also o f a sister-in-law who I price o f 17.3 cents a pound for 11,-
1
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Inquire at this office.
given to various ferns are very Inter- bride o f Bartlett obenchain, in Lynn was expecting her first child. I
218,600 pounds of locomotive, as
eating. For Instance, we have the
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“shoestring" fern, the “ rattlesnake" county- Iowa- and made her home learned later that Miss Jennings compared with an average cost of
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
fern. the "adders
tongue," the | m
atm ln Kansas respectively, made several more visits there, suc 7.09 cents a pound in 1915.
Sunday
school 10 a. m. Preaching
“ Public interest has occupied itself
“climbing" fern, the “ maidenhair,” j | until the year 1861, when in com ceeded in arranging for both crip-
the "bracken,” the “ marsh,” "walking pany with some 80 families, under pies to attend the clinic and had ad- j largely with the advancing cost of services 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Christ
ian Endeavor 7 p. m. Preaching
blrdsnest," "Australian," and the "sen the leadership o f her father-in-law, visted the expectant mother and put living,” said Dyer. “ Few people, services
both morning and evening
sitive" ferns. Each has a long botan John Obenchain, they left Iowa, and her name on the mailing list for however, are aware of the fact that by the Rev. I. G. Shaw.
ical name.
Mrs. J. E. Weaver, S. S. Supt.;
made the journey across the plains monthly letters writen by experts during ten years in which food stuffs
If you have a sun room, or a sun
Mrs. J. O. Isaacson, Supt. o f Pri
by mule and horse teams to Marys under the Shepurd-Towner Act I.
prices
advanced
46
percent,
the
cost
mary Dept.; Mrs. Al Hermanson,
porch, you can Indulge your desire for
It was almost five o’clock when I o f locomotives advanced 140 percent. Supt. o f Cradle Roll Dept.; Mrs. G.
ferns. If large enough, say 8 by 12 ville, California, where they spent
or 10 by 14 feet, you can Indulge ln the winter o f the “ big flood.” In left her and she was on her way to The Pacific type locomotive that in C. McAllister, Pres, o f Ladies’ Cir
one of the beautiful clbodlum ferns. May, 1862, they came to the Rogue headquarters in Jacksonville to make 1925 cost $25,585 now costs approx cle; Bernice Shaw, Pres. C. E .; Mrs.
Warner, Choir Director.
These do well In both the house or the River valley, and settled on a ranch notes on the day’s work, mail health imately $75,000.
Rev. Shaw, Pastor.
sun room. They are light green, and about one mile from the present charts to a school near Prospect
“ Other costs o f railway equipment
many Imagine they are fragile and del town o f Central Point The George which she had visited recently, and and operation have increased propor JACKSON COUNTY ABSTRACT
icate, but the facts are that they will
COMPANY
thrive If given plenty of water, warmth Obenchain home is now on part o f to telephone final arrangements for tionately. Meanwhile railway in
Abstracta of Title and Title In
and light.—Ella Grunt Wilson, In the the original homestead. Her hus- a clinic she was conducting in Ash- come, restricted by legislation, has
band passed away in January, 1D08, | land the next day with the help of shown no increase corresponding surance. The only complete Title
Detroit News.
and she made her home in Central ; the other members o f the County with either the mounting cost o f I System in Jackson County.
Point, until her passing away on j Health Unit and the health group of living or the swollen expense of rail- j Mej f ord
Why Does Whip Crack?
•
Oregon
June 22nd, t?ie day before her 76th Ashland.
road operation.
and Other Puzzlers wedding anniversary.
Nature Is full of puzzles. We have
Of her descendents there are liv
i.yf iAf M g ' >*
K u r m n r a r u n — « j
discovered radium and the use of X-
ing
four children, 17 grandchildren,
rays, yet It Is not known how or why
■
a whip makes a noise when cracked. 15 great grandchildren, and six great
great grandchildren.
What cracks—the whip or the air?
If a man wants light he must first
For many years Mrs. Obenchain j
make heat yet a glowworm or a fire was regarded as the “ leading spirit”
fly, deep sea fish and many plants in all uplifting movements. She was j
and fungi produce a cold light. Car
the leader in the founding o f the .
nivorous animals are frequently
striped and spotted, but the mild grain Sunday school and Ladies’ Aid in
or grass eater Is seldom so marked. this valley. Inheriting her love for
nursing, and healing the sick from
Why Is this?
Again, there are no blue moths, nor her grandfather, Dr. Morse, she fol- |
$
SILK
$1.00 Union Suits 79c
has there been a blue rose; and why lowed in his footsteps, and it would I
HOSE 49c
Is a purple blossom so common to be hard to find one o f the older fam
Ladies’ fine guaze, bodise
Ladies* semi-fashioned silk
poisonous plants?
ilies in the valley who have not been
hose. Colors, Tan, Brown
Glass, though amazingly elastic, Is
top, light knee, $ 1.00 values,
a n d Buck colors. $1.00
brittle and breakable.
Take a hol benefitted by her ministrations. Of
Sale Price—
low ball of glass with a hole ln It, a wonderful memory, and an easy
values; Sale Price—
hold the hall In the hand and stop conversationalist, she delighted many
49c
the hole with one finger, and the ball by her recollections o f early hard
79c
will fly to pieces through the mere ships encountered by housewives who
warmth of the hand. A glass vessel had to "bake and brew” for large |
that has suddenly cooled enn stand families with skillets, and open fire- j
plenty of blows from the outside, but
the lightest object dropped inside will places. She recalled the first stoves, j
and the confusion they caused before j
shiver It instantly.
If you put a little salt In water It people became accustomed to their j
dissolves. Holl the water away and use. She kept abreast o f the times, 1
the salt reappears. Whnt then has at all times and was even well in
become of the salt while It Is dissolved formed on the new air-mail services,
In the water? The water. It would never losing her interest in anything j
seem, decomposes the salt Into par
ticles highly charged with electricity. that means improvement, even after j
60c VESTS 39c
For this statement we have the author she was compelled to give up her |
OF DRY GOODS, HOS
$1.50 SILK
ity of Prof. Ira Itewson, who adds that activities by increasing weakness,
Ladies’
fine Gauze and Silk
HOSE
78c
other substances dissolved ln water due to her years. Honored, and re- |
IERY, SHOES, UNDER
Stripe Vests, Bodice tops,
Ladies’
full
fashioned
silk
do not act like salt.
spected she has justly won her Re
regular style, 60c value,
hose; Tan, Brown, White,
WEAR and MEN’S FUR
ward. .
Sale Price—
Grain and Flesh color. $1.50
W h y C at Lands on Feet
NISHINGS.
values, Sale Price—
C O U N T Y HEALTH NEWS
Whereby a cat Invariably lands on
39c •______
78c
Its feet even when dropped from a
A
Day
W
ith
Mi»»
Jenning*,
Cou
nty
comparatively sinull height has been
We Mention Ju»t a Few
$1.50 SHEETS 98c
Nun«
demonstrated by the use of the slow-
25c GINGHAMS 19c
Item* Picked at Random.
She said I might go along. As we
motion picture camera. The motion
Chambras in plain colors
Good quality Bed Sheets,
picture revealed that at first the cat rode through the cool o f the early
and 32 inch Ginghams in all
81x90, l e a t n l e u , $1.50
There Are Many Other»—
simultaneously extends the hind legs morning following the highway along
colors and patterns, 25c
value, Sale Price—
and tall perpendicular to the axis of Rogue River I thought, “ A task for a
Better Drop in, it Will Mean
value. Sale Price—
Its hotly and draws the forelegs close
poet,
what
could
be
nicer
than
doing
98c
a
Big Saving to You.
19c
in. A twisting strain is then applied
through the body and results In the good in this way.” Then abruptly
REMNANTS
closely belli forequarters rotating we left the pavement near Grants
ONE LOT OF DRY
nearly HO degrees in advance of the Pass and the road was rough for the
Hundreds o f all kinds of
GOODS
37c
All
Cor»et»
Price.
hindquarters. Then by drawing in next 15 miles
Finally we left the
This consists o f guaranteed
Remnants have accumulated
the hindlegs and tall, extending the car and taking the bundles o f band
All Embroiderie» and Lacet
fast color Fabrics, Dimities,
during this sale; yard goods
forelegs and exerting another torsional ages, and clothing we trudged back
** Price
Sateens, Poplins, Lingette,
o f all descriptions and all
stress In a direction opposite to the
and
up
into
the
hills.
It
was
noon
all in plain colors; also
qualities. These are on sale
previous one the hindquarters are
All
Wool
Good»
Price.
brought around and the cat Is ready and hot when we recahed the destin
Zephyr Ginghams in colors
ation— a family o f nine in a shanty
to land on Its feet.
and patterns, 50c and 60c
All Khaki Clothing 14 Prica
qf one room and no windows. The
At Real Close Out
values, Sale Price—-
mother proud, sensitive and difficult
W h y She D idn ’ t G et O ff
Prices!
37c
Yard
They do not call the stations, on o f approach required all o f Miss Jen-
railway trains In Italy. You have to ning’s tact to meet. The children,
MEN’S KNIT UNION
MISSES’ and LADIES’
One Lot of Boy»’ Shirts
keep track o f the stops yourself. An sick and hungry, were in need o f
SUITS
KEDS
and
Drawers
American woman going to Florence, medical attention as Miss Jennings
Short sleeves, ankle length,
In Black and White
asked a man if this stop was not her had ascertained the day before when
Summer weight. Sale Price
$1.00 value; Sale Price—
$1.25 Values; Sale Price—
station. He said. "No, no madam." she met some o f the children during
She knew the train was due to arrive
79c
79c
15c
about noon. She* asked another offi physical examination in school.
On the way back we stopped at
cial. He said. "No," and pushed her
MENS HEAVY WORK I BOY’ S BLOUSE
GOOD WORK SHOES
back. At two o'clock she grew des rural schools where Miss Jennings
WAISTS & SHIRTS
perate and. upon Inquiring, found she examined the children for adenoids,
SHOES
FOR MEN
was on a through train to Rome with bad tonsils, defective teeth, posture,
Good quality Percale, light
In regulars and High Tops,
the next stop at seven, where she took etc. She also took a sample , f the
colors, $1.00 val’ies, Sale
$3.00 Values, Sale Price—
the 6:15 train the next morning back water from the school well to be ex-
$5.00 values. Sale Price—
Prie*—
.to Florence, arriving there at noon to
learn they called It ''Floreniee."—
69c
$3.25
$1.89
fere kept, all were known as
Capper's Weekly.
the “ fclst " Rlmllsrly. the p o o l In a
card game came to he known as the
W h y It Is Called “ Kitty'*
"kl«t* and later, hy a slightly differ
Here's a question for poker players. ent corruption, the “kit" and Anally
What do yon mean when yon “feed the the “kitty.“
k itty r
Kitty really la a corruption of an old
W hy Fireplaces S m ots
word which meant cheat according to
F
ir
e p la c e »
sm ok e
her-ense
the
1‘earaoti's Magazine. London. The an
cient word waa "ktat" from which we chimney la no* high enough; he« .,u»e
$3.25 VALUES $2.39
$2.50 VALUES $1.69
the throat 1 » *et too far hock or he
get our modern “cheat"
$3.75 VALUES $2.75
r»u««>
the
proportion
hefveen
•
hln
$3.00
VALUEIS
$1.89
The r hi Id a money box. the mer
3
chant's coffer», the cheat where the »lye and the fireplace opening la
aljar ctpths of. the jreat cathedrals
NANCY MOR3E OBENCHAIN
The People of Central Point
J
and Vicinity
Certainly Appreciate
1.00
the many real values
to be had at
FABER’S Big Closing
Out Sale
F R ID A Y and Saturday
Special Values in Boys’ Shoes