E X E C U T O R ’ S
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Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned has been appointed ex­
ecutor o f the Last Will and Testa­
ment and of the estate of Thomas
McDonough, deceased, and all per­
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby required to present the
same, with proper vouchers, to said
executor, at his office in the Central
Point State Bank, Central Point,
Oregon, within six months from the
date o f this notice.
Dated July 22nd, 1926.
J. O. ISAACSON, Executor
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N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned, has been appointed ad­
ministrator of the estate o f Nancy
M. Obenchain, deceased, and all per­
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby required to present the
same, with proper vouchers, to said
administrator, at his office in the
Central Point State Bank, in Central
Point, Oregon, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated this 22nd day o f July, 1926.
J. O. ISAACSON,
Administrator.
W. G. TRILL, Attorney for Estate.
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WANTED TO TRADE— Good town
property for small,
improved
tract o f land near Central Point.
Inquire at this office.
4p
5-acre tract fo r sale, g ood soil,
plen ty w ater in dry years at low rate,
well drain ed, ti-m ile from G rants
Pass on state highw ay. Land values
in creasing, g ood m arket f o r stra w ­
berries, etc.
$ 1 2 00 cash if taken
soon. A ddress f . O. B ox 173, C en ­
tral Poin t.
George E. Fox
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the way he rubbed it in that they The city had less than $2000 left Fox told the people.— Grants Pa
Courier.
now pass him on the street with only to put in the treasury.
Warrants are now outstanding in
a cool nod and the scantiest of greet­
Joe Wharton in Grants Pass Courier ing. It is a just retribution for im­ Gold Hill to the extent o f $10,000 JA C K S O N C O U N T Y A B S T R A C T
COM PANY
Last week we predicted that we posing upon a fat man because he is which are not covered by funds in
would soots have good steelhead fish­ good natured.
the treasury. The charter limits
A bstracts of T itle and T itle In­
ing. When a fellow prophesies it is
this indebtedness to $1500, making surance. T he only com plete T itle
always some satisfaction to have that
Diamond Lake fishing is still good the present warrant indebtedness System in Jackson C en nty.
| prophesy fulfilled. The nights are but most o f the fish are now taken $8500 more than allowed by char­ M e d f o r d
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O re g a n
1 no\v a little longer and much cooler on salmon egg bait or with a deep- ter. The bonded indebtednesa % of
than they were a few weeks ago and fy submerged fly. However, in Dia­ the city is $40,000.
! the temperature of the water has mond Lake the fish will strike al-
These facts were brought out at
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I dropped in consequence. The steel- most anything. One o f our friends a meeting at the theatre at Gold
1 heads have begun to move upstream spent his vacation tnefe and for a Hill, at which George Fox told of
and with the cooling of the water while his efforts to connect with the his findings as accountant. Mr. Fox
they are more in the humor to strike. Rainbow were not very successful. checked over all records between
Quite a number have been caught He tried everything he had but they 1911 and July 1, 1926, giving a
during the week, some on flies and all looked alike to the Rainbow and complete recital of the city’s financ­
some on various kinds o f spinners, none of them looked very good. Fin­ es. The treatre was crowded. The
E. L. Stingley, from Ponca City, Ok­ ally his wife said:
accountant told the residenta, gath­
lahoma, holds the record for the larg­
“ G---------- , why don’t you try a ered there, that there had been no
est one so far— weight a little over piece of the man in this sandwich?” misappropriation of funds and that
A ihorousti cultural ind p ra lN M cel k M h
eight pounds. Most of the steelheads
• hip is the autsunding chersctmste at the
“ Try anything once,” he replied, all accounts were regular. All the
State University
taken run from two to five pounds wading ashore. He put on a piece money expended was accounted for
T r a in in g le o # e W in
and being fresh run from the sea of the ham and waded back to re­ and Mi. Fox stated that they had
22 departments of the College of
have put up some wonderful fighting sume his casting. About the third received full value for expenditures.
Literature. Science and the Arts.
exhibitions. O f course, most of the or fourth cast a big whopper hit it
The whole trouble appears to be
big ones got away. On these fresh and then the fun began. The fish in poor management of the city.
Architecture and A llied A rts—
Business Administration— Educa­
run fish the skin about the mouth is circled round and round him and Taxes were less in 1925 than in
tion— Journalism—Graduate Study
very tender and if too much strain wrapped the line about his legs. Fin­ 1921 and no recognition of this fact
— Law— Medicine— Music— Physi­
is put on the line, the hook tears and ally he got ashore and landed a was made in order to provide for in­
cal Education— Sociology — S ocia l
when the fish jumps he throws it out Rainbow that weighed over four crease in expenses and for interest
W o rk — Extension Division.
and is gone. Often the novice for­ pounds. Now he claims that ham is payment on the bonds.
gets that he has plenty o f line and the only bait for the rainbows in
îlst Y rat Opea» September 27, 1M»
Cooperation by all factions and a
tries to hold the fish up and drag Diamond Lake. Can you beat it?
For in/ormotion or cotolofoo untie
cessation of the bickerings that have
The Aefietrsr. UmilemCp o f
him out o f the river by main strength
been going on there will be the only
Orapon. Eufono. Ore
and awkwardness and this generally
This week end, owing to the cool­
results in a broken leader or line and ing of the water, there should be way to get the city out of debt, Mr.
the story o f the “ big fellow” that good trout fishing on all parts of
got away. Even at that, the exper­ the river. The best water for steel­
ience o f having hooked a big one heads will still be up near the We-
is worth while even though he was Ask-U-Inn and Pierce Riffle, al­
lost.
though some will be caught along
For several days the steelheads the rifles below town. It is a little
have been congregating in goodly early for Galice water with the fly,
numbers below the Savage Rapids but some nice ones have been taken
Dam, seeking the entrance to the there this week with a spinner. The
fish ladder. Many have found their best flies for steelheads will likely
way over and are making all speed be the Royal Coachman, March
for the upper river. A delegation Brown and Professor. These pat­
of upper valley sportsmen went to terns tied with the Jungle Cock fea­
investigate conditions at the falls ther in the wings are more atrac-
above Whiskey creek, returned home tive than the plain ones and fish
and reported that it was impossible will often rise to them when they
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for any steelheads or salmon to ne­ will ignore the plain flies. The
gotiate the falls. These steelheads Light and Dark Rogue special flies
we now have with us evidently left will also be good. Nearly every fish­
the water at some point below the erman has his own individual prefer­
T h e hot days arc here— delight­
falls and came overland on the trail ence in regard to flies and we would
for a ways. There is a good yail advise you to use the patterns in
fully healthful days so long as
around the falls and this is the only which you have the most confidence.
you can keep fit!
logical conclusion and explanation With confidence in your choice of
o f their presence in this part of the flies you will work harder and fish
more persistently and in this lies the
river.
But for perfect health, be care­
secret o f success.
For trout fishing the same pat­
ful o f your foods!
Fishing is generally a serious busi­
ness but at times there is a little terns, Royal Coachman, Professor
comedy mixed with it. In this town and March Brown, in number ter.
Try this:
there are three cronies who always hook will be good. In addition to
fish together when it is opportune. these patterns they should rise to
Place a bottle o f milk in a neighbor’s
It is not necessary to mention any the Blue and Red Upright, Brown or
electric refrigerator, or let your dealer
names. Two o f them are long and Gray Hackle, Olive Cow Dung, Dus­
lanky individuals and the other ty Miller or McGinty. The latter fly
make this test for you. Leave it there a
might, by stretching the imagination is made in imitation o f the Yellow
Jacket.
In
the
late
summer
you
will
week or ten days. Then examine it—
a little, be called fat. These two
lanky individuals put up a job on notice lots o f Yellow Jackets along
it’s still sweet!
their fat friend. They knew he had the edge o f the water and if you will
been out late one night this week so watch closely you will see the trout
Clean, hygienic, sanitary electric re­
next morning long before daylight rise and take them in. The small
frigeration will soon be in every modern
first one would call him to the tele­ spinner, all brass, copper or nickle
phone and then the other. They and copper, will be very effective.
home. Your dealer will show you an
kept this up for an hour or two and The best fishing will be had either
easy and economical way to have it now
finally, knowing it was useless to very early in the morning before
try to sleep any more, he consented the sun gets too high or between
— on attractive installment payments if
to go fishing with them. It was just three in the afternoon and dark.
you prefer.
getting light when they reached the Trout will generally strike a spinner
river. The two lanky individuals at any time it comes near.
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immediately appropriated the best
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JCet electricity pack
your ice-box with
sw eet,chilled air!
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water and told their friend to wade
the river and fish the other side. He
did so. But they had taken the best
steelhead water untc themselves and
he found it poor fishing. A fter a
couple o f hours he waded back to
them and found that neither one had
even raised a fish. On account of
I having only the poorest water to fish
j he did not do very well himself. He
| had only taken four steelheads,
j weighing from two to five pounds
| each, and a number of large trout,
j And he took all of his fish on a num­
ber ten Jungle Cock Professor. To
| say that be “ razzed" his two lanky
j friends is a mild way o f expressing
j it. They finally got so sore about
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Gold Hill didn’t get rich during
the time that city employed a traf­
fic officer to garner in all passers-by
who might be proven guilty o f traf­
fic offenses. People o f that town
thought the city had taken in at
least $16,000 to enrich the treasury,
but an audit o f the treasurer’s ac
counts shows that the city received
less than $2000, after making the
splits with the officer and the city
auditor.
In all, $6650 was taker in during
the maintenance o f the speed trap
Of this the traffic officer received
$2650 and the auditor about $2000
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