season fo r several years. O f course the tw o th a t g o t aw ay w ere th e big- gest ones. M erle Nichols, fishing Jo e W harton in G ra n ts Pass C ourier w ith a No. 10 M arch Brown fo r W hy is it th a t some men can tro u t, hooked two big steelh ead s b u t catch fish and o th ers can n o t? Is it lost them both. ju s t luck, fish erm an ’s luck? In every Alex' Davis and Irv in g K esterson com m unity th ere is some c h a ra c te r had a couple o f good days on th e o f whom the nativ es say “ He can upper riv er, betw een the Elk creek CAtch fish w here th e re a in ’t a n y .” h atch e ry and McLeod B ridge. They No, it is not ju s t luck. It involves m ade a good catch of large tr o u t and th e principle th a t “ w h atev er you p u t also ‘«ok som e nice steelheads. into L ife, you g et th a t much o u t o.T W hile in cam p sto re they overheard it.” W hen you come to analyze th e one fisherm an tell th a t he had taken situ atio n you will fin d th a t th is 22 steelh ead s in th e preced in g 24 lucky fisherm an loves his sp o rt and hours. P e rh ap s he did. If he did, devotes all th e tim e and energy he he took m ore th a n his lim it and can sp are from his necessary d u teis should be b ro u g h t into c o u rt b u t,— to it. He goes into it w ith his whole alas fo r th e v eracity o f fish erm en ,— h eart and soul. He is a close o b ser no ju ry would convict him on his own ver 'an d carefully stu d ies th e n a tu re testim ony. ^hnd hab its o f th e fish. A t all se a The flies th a t a re proving most sons he knows w here th e fish are a ttra c tiv e to th e steelheads a re th e and w hat they a re feed in g on. He R oyal C oachm an, M arch Brow n, Jack know s ju s t w here they will be in hot S co tt w ith Ju n g le Cock W ing, th e sun-shiny w eath er and ju s t w here D usty M iller and th e light and dark th ey will be in cold rain y w eath er. Rogue R iver Special. T his la tte r fly He know s w here to look fo r them a t is sim ilar to th e M arch Brow n and sunrise in the m o rn in g and a t sun is tied by H a rry Hobson, th e O regon set in the evening. T h eir habits are rod m aker a t Lyons, O regon. To h e a r no secrets to him. A nd y et th e re a re H a rry tell it, th e Rogue R iver Special days and ti.nes when even th is lucky is th e m ost w o nderful fly th a t was fish erm an cannot catch fish, b u t he ev er tied. will p ersist in th e face o f all d iscour F o r tr o u t th e old fa v o rite s are agem ent and is know n to his neigh still good. M arch B row n, Flying bors as a lucky fisherm an. Caddies, • Brown and G ray Hackle. So it is w ith all th in g s in life. If D usty M iller, Olive Cowdung, Royal we love our w ork o r o u r sp o rt we Coachm an an d P rofessor. will succeed because we will p u t Q uite a n u m b e r of C u t-th ro a t fo rth o u r best e ffo rts to th a t end. To tr o u t have been tak en and upon ex succeed in any line o f endeavor, am in atio n th e ir stom achs w ere found eith e r w ork or play, re q u ire s tim e, to co n tain craw fish, w hich proves patience and persisten ce. W e g et th a t th ey a re still looking to the fcut o f life ju s t w hat we p u t into it bottom fo r th e ir feed. T he C u t and no m ore. R em em ber th is when th ro a t is a voracious fe e d e r and will you a re fishing and th e fish w on’t o fte n tak e fly o r sp in n er when th e ir bite. T h ere is a reaso n fo r them not bellies a re distended all o u t of shape tak in g w hat you have to o ffe r so w ith the craw fish th ey have eaten . ju s t study the situ atio n and work it F o r C u t-th ro a t fishing, in th e deep out to y o u r own satisfactio n . T here eddies, craw fish is still th e best bait. is alw ays som ething new to learn and F o r th e com ing week end, one the fish erm an who follow s h a p h a z ard m ethods will not tak e m any fish. placé on th e riv e r will likely be as The m oral to this sto ry is “ J u s t good as an o th e r. The w a te r is g e t tin g eoler an d th e fish a re leaving keep on fish in g .” th e deep holes and com ing onto th e riffle s to feed on flies an d inspects. F ishing conditions have im proved The steelh eads are m oving u p stream considerably d u rin g th e la st ten days. and you a re a p t to find them on a l The cool nights a rc low ering the m ost any good riffle . The best w ater te m p e ra tu re of th e w a te r and the will likely be betw een th e old A m ent ' tro u t a re beginning tq tak e m ore dam and th e Savage R apids dam. in te re st in insect life m oving on the T his stre tc h o f w a te r has been ex su rface o f the w ater. Some nice b as cep tionally good lately. kets o f tr o u t w ere c au g h t d u rin g th e last w eek-end. Jo e M cFadden, fish H. A. W hiteneck was in from ing a t his fav o rite riffle and w ith his W hiskey creek and re p o rte d th a t fav o rite steelhead fly — a No. 4 Royal th e steelh ead s a re c o n g reg atin g in C oachm an,— hooked fo u r steelheads larg e n u m b ers below th e m outh of and succeeded in beaching tw o of Rum creek, ju s t across from the them , one o f a b o u t th re e and th e m outh o f W hiskey creek. This is o th e r around fo u r pounds. They p b o u t eight m iles below A lm eda. w ere both fresh ru n from the sea. Some good ones fiave been cau g h t Jo e is th e “ lucky” fisherm an who th e re on th e spinner. Since th e w a has ta k e n the firs t steelh ead s each te r has been cooling o ff fth e fish a re begining to move up th e riv er. This m eans th a t we should have some good steelhead fishing in th e very n e a r fu tu re . CLOSE STUDY ROGUE R E Q U IR E D F IS H E R PAGE THREE CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN > THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916 OF A FEW REAL BUYS IN REAL ESTATE | ( Hiram Says— I read in the paper w here a pessim ist wax a man th a t had sw allowed a egg a n ’ wuz afraid to move fu r fe a r it w ould break a n ’ afra id to sit still fu r fe a r it would hatch. A nother kind of a pessim ist ia th e feller th a t’s too lazy to w ork a n ’ toq am bitious to keep his m outh shut. T h ere’s alw ays a class of men a n ’ wim- min th a t’s afra id to do an y th in g f u r fe a r th e ir e ffo rts w on’t tu rn o u t like they had planned they would. Gosh all hemlock folks, I cain’t see why in heck some people w ant to live a t all when they cain ’t sec n o th in ’ in th e fu tu re to live fu r. The fa c t is, they don’t hate th is life so bad as they enjoy m akin’ o th er fellers p ro gress m ore d ifficu lt. J u s t as sure as green apples m akes the stom ach ache, w e’ve got to eith e r live or die a n ’ since it’s easier to live than die th ere a in ’t no reason fu r anybody m akin’ livin’ any h a rd e r than is necessary, I’ll be henpecked if th e re is. Speakin* o f am bition, you know am bi tion kin be applied a heap o’ ways. A feller m ight be am bitious to be good o r had, co n stru ctiv e or distructive. E nergy is th e stream th a t counts if th e am bition is headed in the rig h t direction. E nergy is to am bition w hat the volt is to am per- eage. E nergy is the voltage th a t carries you down the line of progress. W hat this co u n try needs w orst of an y th in g right now is A m er icans th a t’e r su fficien tly possessed o f loyalty to each o th e r a n ’ to the A m erican flag to keep ’em conscious of th e ir bein’, a n ’ energy enough to m ake th e ir loyalty effective. I t ’s the sam e old story. A few who a re en erg etically loyal have to carry all the load o f m akin’ A m erica a b e tte r place fu r the m u ltitu d es to enjoy, d arned if they don’t We need m ore honor in everything, m ore honor in o u r indi vidual d ealin’s, m ore in d u strial honor a n ’ m ore political honor. H onor a n ’ loyalty seem to be w ords th a t have passed into th e realm o f m ythical things. A bout the only livin’ th in g th a t re ta in s the tru e sp irit o f kind liness a n ’ loyalty is th e dog. I ’ll be henpecked if it a in ’t a heck of a note when the hum an race has to re fe r to the anim als species fu r th a t in which, n e x t to o u r M aker, the hum an is supposed to be suprem e. Ju s t as sure as p uffed w heat waz invented to m ake you think youV r buyin’ som ethin’ when you a in ’t w e’ve all got to g it in the h abit o f doin’ some good a c t each day f u r o u r fellow bein ’s o r the devil will see us headed his way ju s t as sure as shootin’. I’m stro n g e r th an a pole c a t fu r them th a t’s got th e nerve to m ake a honest e ffo rt, even though they fail, I’ll be henpecked if I am t. 120 A CRES— Plenty o f w ater, u n d er good fence, 70 a c res u n d er c u lti vation, will produce g rain , a lfa lfa , ; fr u it or v egetables, close in. $8000 term s, o r will exchange fo r city pro p erty . 160 ACRES— Good buildings, all fenced and u n d er cu ltiv atio n , close in, a real buy. 710 ACRES— On P acific highw ay, w orlds o f w ater, jo in s G overnm ent ran g e, an ideal sheep ranch, 100 acres o f good a lfa lfa land, 120 acres can be used fo r g rain or a lfa lfa , a sm all cash p ay m en t with long term on balance. l\J 12 ACRES— l t d m iles from city, good m odern house and out-b u ild ings; sm all fam ily o rchard, 6 acres in a lfa lfa ; will sell o r trad e. 6-ACRE tra c t, all u n d er good wire fence, seeded to a lfa lfa , no build ings except g arag e, one mile from tow n, $1500. A m odem 5-room dw elling, garag e and w ash-house, th re e lots, $2000. A n u m b er o f acre tra c ts, unim proved from $100 up. W . G. T R I L L J u s t W est of C e n tral Bank P o in t S ta te ---------- o---------- 5 - » * r - t r a c t f o r sa l e , g o o d t o i l , p l e n t y w a t e r in d r y y e a r s a t low r a t e , w ell d r a i n e d , U - m i l e f r o m G r a n t s P ass on s ta te hig h w ay . L an d v alues increasin g , good m a r k e t fo r s t r a w b errie s, etc. $ 1 2 0 0 c a s h if ta k e n soon. A d d re ss P. O. Box 173, C e n tral P oint. W e a lth y A pples, 50c a n d $ 1 .00 p er box.— W o o d la w n O rc h a rd , 1 m ile east of C e n tra l P oint. FOR S A L E — CIT Y LO TS 2% lots, good location, b est soil in tow n, fenced fo r g ard en , priced rig h t. In q u ire a t th is office. tf Eet s be loyal to them th a t’s on the job in W ashington tu r n in ’ the light of tru th on the acts of congress a n ’ congressm en. It takes real backbone to do it folks, darned if it don’t. The very best we kin do is to give ’em a word of cheer now a n ’ then a n ’ m ark o u r ballots on election day. A re you gam e? Y ourn, HY. W A N T E D .— S ealed bids, on labor, p a i n t i n g r o o f o f b r i c k sc h o o l b u i l d i n g , will b e r e c e i v e d b y t h e c l e r k u n t i l 8 p. m „ A u g . 1 0 t h . — C E N T R A L P O I N T S C H O O L D I S T . N O . 6. Patronize the Merchants That ADVERTISE T h e m e r c h a n t t h a t a d v e r t i s e s is t h e p r o g r e s s i v e business a n d ----------o---------- is u s i n g th e best m an who w ants your m e d iu m a t h a n d to tell you t h a t he w a n ts it a n d is n o t a f r a i d t o s p e n d a f e w d o l l a r s t o d o it. MEDFORD NEW S --------— . Q $ 15-65 Portland and return good lo r 16 d ays AUo, season roundtrip tickets on sale daily with October31 limitatslight- ly higher fare permit stopover. Convenient trains going and returning. Travel in comfort and safety Southern C. A. BOLES. A g e n t » Bliss H eine This week M edford h ears th e call of tw o g re a t conventions, one at l M arshfield and one a t P o rtlan d . On W ednesday th e A m erican Legion Drum C orns leave fo r th e sta te con vention at M arshfield to com pete with 18 drum corps from all p a rts o f th e sta te . Also on W ednesday th e U nited A rtisan s P a tro l will leave fo r th e P acific co ast convention of ‘h at o rd e r to be held in P o rtlan d . ! They will com pete with 39 n atrols , from all sta te s w est of th e Missis- | s i p p i riv er. May both org an izatio n s I “ b rin g home th e bacon” and th u s p u t M edford again on th e w inning, map. O ver 406 jolly dancers Aanced to th e ta n ta liz in g stra in s or R o b erts’ Q u in tet at W alk e r’s dance last Sat- u rd av evening. A dditional equipm ent is being added to th e M edford F ire D epart- ; m »nt in th e form o f a new b rass ’ | sliding pole which will m ake tw o o f | *>>ese poles in th e fire hall, en ab lin g the men to g et to th e ir fire tru c k s j in h a lf th e tim e. A t last actu a l co n stru ctio n has I been sta rte d on the new W. O. W. building on N o rth G rape stre e t. C harlie Casa, au to w recker and second-hand p a rt dealer, has com- | pleted plan s fo r th e erectio n o f a m odem co n crete building on South R iverside w here th e old city w a te r ! I b uilding was. Mr. Cass will move j his business into th is new building when com pleted. P ro fe sso r Roan and Mr. C lark are o n e re tin g 5-cent dances on th e th ird I flo o r o f th e M edford b uilding on T uesdays and F rid ay s which a re b e com ing q u ite p o p u lar w ith th e d an c ing public. I From 500 to 700 dancers are a t ten d in g th e O rie n ta l G ardena S atu r- dev n ig h t dances now. I-a st F rid ay even in g th e D. O. K. K. band gave a n o th e r of th e ir excel le n t c o n certs in th e city p ark b efo re I a larg e crowd. j T h e m e r c h a n t t h a t a d v e r t i s e s is t h e m a n paper is n o t in y o u r a man tow n. who He th in k s who is helping keep a new s* is a s k i n g y o u f o r a s h a r e o f y o u r t r a d e . that He you m u s t e i t h e r t r a d e w ith him o r a c c e p t goods of i n f e r i o r q u a lity s o m e w h e r e else. No, th e m e r c h a n t w ho a d v e r t i s e s is t h e m a n w h o is w i d e a w a k e a n d is m a k i n g a s p e c i a l b i d f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s ; s e n d i n g y o u a s p e c i a l i n v i t a t i o n t o c o m e a n d i n s p e c t h is w a r e s . The Merchant W ho Does Not Advertise is Indifferent to Whether You 1 rade With Him or Not # TRADE WITH MERCHANTS WHO WANT YOUR TRADE ü / )e Central Point American