THURSDAY. H A Ï 31. 1034
T b* AJIHIW A.V. CENTRAL POINT. ORROC
The Empire Builders
PAGB TWO
TT~
red on Rogue River above the mouth
of Little Butte Creek
When Chiefs Sam and Joe heard
ot the massacre of their tribesmen.
Re-established. September 13. 1928.
they went on the warpath against' Folks. I'm goiii' t' tell you of the things that you will »*•.•
Devoted to tbe beet Interest* of
When we all get together for the Diamond Jubilee
tbe Intruding white man. Coming.
Central Point anti vicinity.
down the river they camped between For this little town of Medford- finest city on the coast
Entered ns second class matter at
Alwav* does the job up proper, when they’ re goin' t ’ be the bort.
the Table Rocks and chief Sam sent
tb< out office. Central Point, Ore­
his daughter to warn Mr Constant
gon, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
of the impending trouble. Swimming First I II tell you of the people— Can't beat 'em anywhere.
When you come l' live amongst 'em they are sure to treat you fair.
TiCBSCRIPTlON RATES:
the river after nightfall, she told him
On* Year
..... ......... —...... *1.00 if he stayed at home no harm would All the business men and merchants from up and down the state
Are t r y in 't ' keep up the standard of a county that is great.
Sis Months
............... —----- ) .75 come to him nor to his belongings.
The Indians went on down the river (
Payable In advance.
where several families were killed. The Jubilee Committee is a-workiu' on the run
Advertising rates on application
Arrangin' entertainment for the crowds that are t'come.
The war party was finally rounded
Office— Second Street, o ff Main.
up on Battle Mountain on the W est*They ar,. workin' with tbe people for many miles around
ARTHUR EDW ARD PO W E LL
Fork o f Evans creek where a fight
To make this show the greatest thing that ever hit the town,
Editor and Proprietor
occurred. The trouble finally ended t
when General Lane and Chiefs Sam Now’ I should like C tell you o f each individual store
and Joe signed a treaty of peace un-1
in the little town of Medford, where your dollar brings you more,
der the shade
an oak grove on the RUl when I look upon the clock I find I haven't time,
slope of Table Rock. John Ross s t ill:
| can only tell you about the oldest 'stores in every line,
has the peace pipe which bis father
Col. John E. Ross passed around that ; The Medford Ice A Storage Co. will deliver all the Ice
Oregon—the Land
memorable day.
That you use in your refrigerator to keep your foods so nice.
O f Plenty
One daughter of Mr. C'oustant, ¡ They ice the many trainloads o f pears that leave our town,
■ ■ ■ •
Mrs. Julia Owen, atill lives in C'en-
And travel broadcast o'er the land to bring our name renown.
There la no more romantic history ,ra| point on land once part of her
to be found than that which tells
of father's land claim. Our Mayor, W. Now folks, I know the wife is doing her best to keep you clean,
the discovery, settlement
and early c, Leever, is a grandson o f Mr. C on-1
Why not help her out by buying a Maytag washing machine,
statehood of Oregon. Way back In „tant and was born near this city, pick Hardware company will deliver it at your door,
the time when the Mississippi Valley several other relatives still live In
In business here and Jacksonville for 25 years or more.
marked the westward border of the ¡this city,
white man's domain, the adventur-.1
The -Medford Lumber Co. will deliver anywhere,
ous pioneer learned there was a land ( ^ o p c o L e a d s i n
tree props for the orchards that raise our famous pears.
of plenty on the far western side of |
K
They also keep a large stock of building material on hand.
Community Building
what was then the "Great American
They can supply you with any grade of lumber, on demaud.
Desert.” 8torlea told of that won­
Among the pioneer business con- ,
derful country found the Imagin­ terns which have had important 1 Th*» "o o d s Lumber Company has been around for 40 years or so
ations of those men and women who places in the development and up
w llen P i n i n g on a home to build this is the place to go.
were not content to abide 1n the building of .Southern Oregon. The They feature Fuller paint, a product of our state,
homes of their fathers. And the name o f the California Oregon Pow-
Why not try it when in need— 'twill make your house look great,
years from 1848 to 1865 saw a great
er Company stands well to the fore­
migration over the "Oregon Trail,”
front. Established many years ago The Medford Furniture A Hardware Co. has been with us since 1904.
which had its end at what is now
If you want real quality hardware just look around this store.
as the Condor Light and Power Co.
Oregon City.
by the Rays, the company first dis­ When you’re coming to town, looking around for high class merchandise
Here each fall would come long tributed electric energy from a small
They will give you the very best you can buy at very lowest price,
trains of wagons with haggard driv­ hydro plant at Gold Kay dam.
ers, half-starved oxen and weary-
From this small beginning tbe Hubbard Bros. Hardware is Medford’s oldest store.
They’ve been selling— tools to farmers for 50 years or more.
eyed women. A winters rest along business has expanded until today a
the Willamette and these people vast network of distribution lines If you want to buy some hardware, a mower or a rake.
scattered up and down the land un­ cover the whole country. The old
Just go to Hubbard Bros, and you'll get the best they make.
til they found their ''trail's end."
company was taken over several
Ko It came about that some of years ago by the California Oregon * Enough of lumber and hardw are. Let's go to Strang s Drug store
If you need relief from the Jubilee feed, just drop in at his door.
these people first saw the Valley of Power Co. with headquarters iu San
the Rogue. Tales of how they came Francisco.
Later the headquarters Fifty years in Medford— he's been selling people pills,
And bottles and capsuls of medicine to cure them of their Ills.
and what they saw have long been were moved to Medford. At present
The American
Jack’s 2nd Hand
Stores
Notice to
M edford Merchant*
4UM b n t Mala
ltd» «ih . Ht.
U l IM* OCR m
TO n U C A T
VOR RIGHT
H r would like to make a bid on
tour job work-
Highest class of work, Lowest
Code (trio s
J O H N S T O N ’S
Shoe
Shop
A . E. P O W E L L
Laces
One of Jackson County's pioneer
printers.
Polishes
Repairing
135 West Main St.
Medford, Ore.
The American
Central Point, Ore.
EDITORIALS
Marshall
Central Point
Auto Wrecking
Smith
Cha». Jantzer, Proprietor
i'sed Auto Parts Trailers, Tools,
Machinery
Central Pi tint
Oregon
Leonard
Medford’s .Most
Complete and
Efficient Printing
Organization
Tel. 13Ö3
Firestone Tires
U S L Batteries
Free Delivery
unti
COME IX
and get pressed
GO OCT
well dressed
Auto Electrical Repairing
at Uie
For the Jubilee
Associated
Service Station
(
I Cent ral
CASH & CARRY
CLEANERS
Phone 1700
L. C. GRIMES
Point,
Í
Dr. C. W . Lemery
53 E. Main St
M edford’s
Leading Tailor
(Successor to l»r. J. J. Emmens)
304 Medford Bldg.
Practice limited to eye, ear, nose,
and throat and fitting o f glasses.
Tel. 507
Res. 1013
FOR 15 YEARS
is showing selected imported
and doiiK-stic woolen», Home-
told.
But our purpose la to retell the company is part of the great Byl-
spun*. Tweeds, Twists, and
some tales of men who came, saw lesby system and owns and operates Our pioaeer dealer in motor cars is Mr. C. E. Gates.
Worsted
If
in
need
of
a
truck
or
motor
car
look
at
the
new
V-eiglxt.
and conquered and whose sons and! a large number of power plants on
Classiest
little
car
you
see—
hitting
a
90
mile
breeze.
daughters are still among us.
Rogue River and tbe Klamath River.
$30 up
Why not bring the old bus In and trade It on one of these?
There wa* John E. Ross, later to; The company has always been a
O . S. B L A C K F O R D
be known tar and wide as an Indian booster for Southern Oregon and '
F. J. H U B E R
D AIRYM AN
fighter and friend of Geueral Lane. ever ready to lend a helping hand to ¡Folks, I'® running out of space. I II hav. to leave off hen .
Hotel Holland Bldg.
Fresh Milk and Cream
But I ’ll tell you about the weather man, he’s an old time pioneer.
any
worthy
project
for
the
better­
Ssmetline soon after tbe discovery of
Delivered
Daily
He
tells
us
when
to
smudge
and
smoke,
to
save
our
fruit
from
frost.
iinmiiifmiiimitimmiiniHiuiir
gold In Ctlu’ornla, Mr. Rose passed ment of tbe district. Today they
Phone 14x1
Central Point
If
it
wasn’t
for
him
and
the
County
Agent
all
progress
would
be
lost.
through this valley on hi» way to the rank as one of the leading employer*
(Old digging*. He wa* so Impressed | ° f labor in the county and the second
Y E L L O W C A B CO.
ed to meet the ever increasing de-
with the fertility of the soil, the heaviest taxpayer,
mauds for larger and more varied
heauty of tbe surroundings and the
Gas
stocks of lumber and building mater-1
wilderness of the climate here that Big Fines Lumber
he came back after a short time and
Oil
Company Pioneer
la,s
took up a claim. Here be remained
F ir m
rtf V a l l e u
Today, the Big Pines Lumber
Lubrication
1 "
v « n c y Company concentrates it* efforts
until his death many years later. |
Special this week
The old Rons place 1« still to be seen
Big Pines Lumber Company wa* «trictly to the retail business with a
GOODKICH
a few miles away from this city on Incorporated In December 1909 at pl*nt covering an area of 2000
T IR E * A T I DES
Evergreen Slirub».
Flowering
the road to Jacksonville. Two aonsjits present location where it ha» re- «quare feet under one roof In the
34-hour Service
Tree«.
Plant
Peaches
Now.
Should
Central Point
still live In our city, John aud Tom, mained for the past quarter century, heart of the downtown business dls-
l e e a . SMITH
as they are familiarly known.
During the progress of the»,, years Diet. Equipped with these years of
fetch good price» from now on.
Manager
Service Station
Then there was Isaac Constant, they have also been identified with experience aud with the most mod-
53H S. EYr St.
Medford
who took up his claim Just east o ijtb e logging and manufacturing o f , t r u of facilities for distribution plus
the present city. It 1» told of him lumber.
a centralized location for the conven-
tliat he brought a fine tot of seed po-' In 1912 Big Pines Lumber Com- lence of its customers, it enter* the
W hat’s a Jubilee
4M 3
tatoes to the valley and planted them puny established retail yards In Cen- second quarter century with confl-
without
In the creak bottom ulong Bear creek jtral Point, Gold H ill. Eagle Point, deuce In the further development of
He had a wonderful crop and had Talent and Phoenix in conjunction j Rogue River Valley, which it serves,
more potatoes than he knew what to with the home yard in Medford to
do with. That was a hard year for better serve the people of ih,. Rogue i
Valandra Hotel
the Indians.
Tbe salmon run was River Valley. With the de.velop-
Me Imv,. the largest— latest
short and the usual supply of foodjmeut of tbe highway and motor ve-
»tock out side Portland.
Modern Room» and Cubiti»
W E S T E R N O IL
for winter use hard to get. Then hide, buying was more centralized,
H IG H W AY, C E N TR A I. POINT
SPECIAL
came one of the worst winters In his-¡In the larger communities and the {
Highest grade — sold on money-back
tory. More than two feet of snow | Big Pines Lumber Company ezpaud-j
Pan-American Piccolo
Eor »ale cheap
blanket, d the valley
Hunting wa* . . . . . .
guarantee
Impossible. A * small band ot - * Indians
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hud camped in the wood* ulong Bear 3
$
40c per gallon
Creek uear the Constant home. Mr. $
Constant happened to learn these I £ «
Any quantity in your ran
poor souls were starving. He called 1
I
•
Opposite Rialto Theatre
them over and gave them potatoes * McCormick-Deering, Milwaukie &
C ase-
This offer »uhjeci ,o withdrawal when twenty-five barrel lot
111 W . Main
Medford
and other food to la»t until the auow }
Osborne
Mowers
exhausted, a.» we will not be able to get more at this price.
had gone and hunting could be re- .J
turned Th,. gratitude ot the Indians ’si Also Guards, Sections, Etc., for John Deere
waa shown later when trouble arose . $
Mowers
bet wen them and the white» over th.- J
killing of an entire band of old In­ •
»
Oregou I
dian men. women and children by a
t ent ral Point
party from Jacksonville which occur-
è
Deal.'»» in CASK MACHINERY MY'ERH H D E«J1 Il'M ENT
Only Restaurant in small town
i n ^ » n a ^ s . w i^ s s uV l» "
A PKEHNt RE HYHTFMH
W. B. CRAUSE
Nurseryman
Mobil
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Special
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REPAIRS
P R U I T T * S
MELODY SHOP
for
Nip & Sip Service
Finley Implement Co.
C ON GE R
Funeral Parlors
Hinder Twine A Fencing Material
M n lu ll lin e o f CROWN PE E R »
Pilone 207
715 U
Main H>.
(t*nr I’ fk M
Medford
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t ora Machine»
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He««|er*
P la n te r», C u ltiva tin '»
T h resh er»
4V eil G rim ie r»
t orn SHcller»
Harnes«
Palata A Oil
Tractor»
Engine»
McCormick - Deering
Farm Machines
and
Implements
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Farm M agnna
H inder T w in e
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l'u n ii»«
Manure *»,»•»». In »
Hanlwar»
t rtnsl Bay if uk|I|
At once.
Rogue Valley
Cheese
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