MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 2l, 11)10.
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CENTRAL POINT
Mr. mid Mrs. Lynn Purdin nre
spending their honeymoon on u tour
around tho Qlobo.
Tho Central Pojnt Cominereinl club
is taking steps to secure n fine ex
hibit of products to bo sent to Traf
fic Mnnngor P. W. Grahntn, of the
Orent Northern railway, to bo placed
in n ear and exhibited nlong the lines
of tho Qrcnt Northern system. This
is n case where every community in
the Rogue River vnlley should be
represented.
C. F. WUlhitc of Bozcman, Mont.,
who is looking over the vnlley with
a view to investing in ft fruit farm,
was hero for n short time on Friday.
Mr. Willhito is well pleased with the
Rogue River country and especially
with Central Point.
A. E. Ford, who has been suffcriug
for some timo with u badly smnshed
hand, is much improved and will
soon bo at his work again.
C. II. Arnold of Ashland, a recent
arrival in the valley from Salt Lake,
Utah, was transacting business of n
legal nnturo in Central Point Friday
evening. Mr. Arnold has not as yet
decided in which of tho many valley
towns he will locate, but declares
that he will go no further than the
Rogue River valley to select his fu
ture home. He is stopping in Ash
land at present and may decide to
locate in that city.
The Y. M. C. A. membership li-t
has grown to 171 and almost enough
more are in sight to completes the 200
mark.
Tho Central Point water system
will be finally received next Tuesday
night, if there arc no more leaks in
tho pipes and "lacks" on the part of
the contractors.
John N. Hayes, who resides several
miles cast of town, was in on busi
ness Friday evening. Mr. ITnycs,
who was last week bereaved of his
faithful wife, wishes to thank the
many kind people of this community
who extended him their help and
sympathy and with loving hands
covered tho casket of his beloved
wife with a wilderness of flowers.
Attorney Walker, our village
Blackstonc. reports things exceeding
Butte Falls Items
Attorney Pentz has returned from
a short business trip to Medtord. He
ley.
Max Schmidt ot Jacksonville is
-risking: the Falls on a little outing
trip and is thlrkfng of opening up
a barber shop. A good bi rber who
will attend to business will do well
aero.
DruggiBt BrI-gs has remodeled his
drug store aud now has as neat a
store as one can find anywhere. Ho
has fitted up an Ice cream room and
an lco houso and now serves Jce cold
drinks and ice cream dally.
O. Adams Is completing his new
houso on his homestead In tho Dud
ley district. Ho has one cf the neat
est houses in the settlement.
Mrs. J. W. Murphy, wif. of Maney
Bros.' timekeeper, Is domiciled at
Mrs. Baker's. She is well pleased
with our climate.
C. P. Briggs returned Monday
from his homestead. Ho reports ev
rything moving aloag nicely In that
section.
Adams & Briggs, our real estate
firm, report a great deal of inquiry
for Butte Falls property, especially
email acreage. Investors are looking
this way for cheaper fruit land. The
young orchards set out in this vicin
ity this season aro making an excel
lent growth and looking splendid.
Tho forest fires in tho reserve
above town are now practically un
der control and have done very little
damage, having burned tho under
hrush, but did not damage the large
timber to apeak' of. Every available
man was out fighting fire for a few
days. If flro wore set out at the
proper timo each spring and tho
leaves, needles and small underbrush
burned up, it would bo a benefit and
prevent a great many fires during
the summer months. An ounce of
preventative is worth a pound of
euro.
Dr. William P. Holt of Eaglo
Point has been called to this section
several times lately. Tho doctor had
what might have been a very serious
runaway on July 18. Ho was quite
badly bruised up, his little girl slight
ly bruised and one horse Injured.
Loon Hasklns of "Hask'ins for
Health" fame and family aro rusti
cating and enjoying mountain air
and water and the famous Butto
Falls trout Just above town. Leon
spent ono day and night fighting
fire to protect his camp. Ho had a
pair of blistered hands to show for
his work.
Our sawmill Is turning out ties for
tho P. & E. railroad at present. They
aro getting in a fine lot of now ma
chinery and will soon have tho mill
In first-class shapo.
Tho railroad work is progressing
rapidly and wo expect to see tho
tool gang In our midst soou.
Superintendent Mills of the Butto
NEWS HEMS
ly ipiiet m the legal line at this time.
Mr. Walker, however, has faith in
his location and there being no legal
battles to fight, is busying himself
by registering voters.
The Valley Building & Loan asso
ciation is being formed in Central
Point by two Portland architects and
sonio local business men. Tho object
of the association, if successful, will
be tliu building and selling of cot
tages to homeseckcrs on the install
ment plau, giving the poor man a
chance to buv a homo with thu money
he pays out otherwise in rents. The
promoters decline to have their
names published as yet, as the asso
ciation is not yet formed completely.
Tho concom is to be incorporated.
John Sawyer of Klamath Falls is
visiting at Tolo, the guest of his
cousin, John Goodwin. Both Mr.
Sawyer and Mr. Goodwin will go to
Rcdlands, Cal., on a business trip
next week and will bo absent until
Soptomber.
Eighty degrees was the wannest
the thermometer could register Fri
day. Tho fine new residence of W. II.
Norcross is ready for tho painters
and finish men. Tho new home will
bo, when completed, one of the most
modern in tho valley.
Work will commence at once on the
new sewerage system for the Central
Point high school.
It is understood that valuable im
provements nre to take place at the
Christian church. While this im
provement and renovation is going
on it would be a good idea for the
brethren to remove thnt old disease
breeding outbuilding, which is n men
ace to health. Such lavatories
should not be permitted to stand, not
even should they be located in a frog
pond environed village of Arkansas,
let alone Central Point.
It comes to your correspondent's
ears thnt the Methodist people of this
city are going to build a fine new
church. This denomination is grow
ing rapidly, have an able pastor and
certainly deserve a new home. The
old one is too small for the rapidly
inerensine fnmilv.
Falls Lumber company made a short
business trip to Medtord.
Haying is now In progress in this
vicinity. Grain hay is selling for
$20 to $22.50 per ton delivered.
N. S. Erlo, tho painter, has been
remodeling and putting the Boall
school building in good shape. The
school board has purchased a large
bell and will have tho building paint
ed and mado attractive.
John Cook ot Ilancheria is in town
and reports stock in prime shapo
and a good price.
N. S. Stoddard Is building a neat
residence on his lots in the East
Bluff addition.
Quite a good deal of building Is
contemplated as soon as people can
get the proper building material.
, It Is reported that a new smoke
house will be put In on August 1
by Medford parties.
SteelhcadB are beginning to run,
which makes the fishermen smile.
C. P. Briggs Is now ready to regis
ter voters for tho primary and fall
election. Como early and avoid tho
rush.
A feed and livery stable is needed
here. A good opening for someone.
Mr. Harnlsh, our stage manager,
has his stages filled with passengers
each way. Mr. Harnlsh Is very ac
comomdating and does his best to
make the rldo as comfortable as pos
sible for travelers.
D. A. Owen, our ex-Dudley mall
carrier, was In town this week, but
says It Is a relief to not have the
mail to worry about, Mrs. Owen is
improved from her recent illness.
J. L. Dommer and George and Ern
est Waltors of Medford were In tho
Falls this week looking up the pros
pects of tho town. They aro well
pleased with the future outlook and
have mado arrangements through
Adams & Briggs to pick up some de
sirable property.
X. B. Hildreth is building a resi
dence on his lots In tiie cast part of
town.
E. Hayes has done considerable
improving on his lots and has put
up a small dwelling.
Maney Bros, aro up looking over
tho right of way for tho oxtonslon of
tho lino abovo Butte Falls. Some of
the local people aro figuring on the
work.
If it's a job for a want ad don't
leavo it to a placard I
RArniriN's TWENTY-Ffimr
SHOWCASES OF DAINTY
CAKES. COOKIES. ROLLS,
DOUGHNUTS, ETC., WILL
SUIT THEM ALL.
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EAGLE POINT EAGLETS
By A C.
Messrs. Spencer and Baker, two
young men who nre connected with
one of the P. & K. Railroad company
surveying gangs, oatne out from
Medford Thursday morning without
breakfast and called at tho Sunny
Mdo for bread and milk and after
satisfying their appetites took tho
Butte Falls and Hugle Point stage
for Butte Falls.
Mrs. Netherland and her two chil
dren came out from Butte Falls on
tho stage Wednesday and tho same
day took the car for Talent to visit
her mother. She reports that Mr.
Netherland has sold his farm near
Derby to a man by the name of Hall
of Klamath Falls; eoiibidorutio.i,
$:iooo.
Wednesday afternoon J. L. Deta
iner, ono of the city dads of Medford,
and George C. Walter and his broth
er, Earnest E. Walter, Messrs. 11. A.
Voycc, A. P. Whitney and W. White
side, all of Medford, met at the Suu
uysido to wait for the 0 o'clock train
to Medford. They had been up the
country looking for an opening.
Some of them had been to Butte
Falls, while others had been up the
Rogue river; some had been out hero
before and those who hud not seen
our town before were well pleased
with tho outlook, and those who had
been here in times past oxpressed
their surprise nt tho growth and de
velopment of our vnlley.
George Wilson and family, former
ly from Chicago, came in Wednesday
night and nre sojourning at the Sun
nyside until they can get moved onto
their homestead near Derby. Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson. 1 understand, have
been engaged in teaching in some of
the colleges in Kentucky and Illinois
for several years, and now desire to
retire to n more private life, where
they can raie aoples, oultry, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edmoudson
and their daughter, Miss Bertha, af
ter having Bertha's throat operated
on by Drs. Sceloy and nolt, returned
to here Wednesday evening, remain
ing until Friday morning, when they
took the stage for Butte Falls.
Speaking of tho Butte Falls and
Eagle Point stage, the drivers have
about all that they can do in haul
ing passengers. This morning (Fri
day), there wero two ladies from
Talent and two men who could not
go on the stage, so had to hire rigs
here to take them.
W. R. nail, recently from Bakers
field, Cal., stopped here for dinner
Thursday on his way from Butte
Falls. He is looking over the coun
try to see tho prospect for securing
a good-sized tract of land for fruit
MADRIZ' INTERFERENCE
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
WASHINGTON. D. C July 23. -The
state department formally de
clared today that no blockade ex
ists nt Bluefields, Nicaragua, nnd
that any interference with American
ships nnd property by vessels of
President Mndriz will not be tolerat
ed. Instructions have been sent to
Commander Gilmore to seize the
Mndriz gunboats Venus nnd San Ju
cinto nnd end the bloekndc if nny
interference is attempted.
ROOSEVELT CANNOT
ATTEND ROADS MEET
NEW YORK, July 23. The prin
cipal visitors nt Colonel Roosevelt's
nt the Outlook included members of
a. good roads committee, who urged
the colonel to attend the national
good roads convention nt Niagara
Falls next week. Roosevelt said he
regretted that hu would not be able
to attend the convention, but said he
would send u written communication
indorsing the movement.
Several other vixitors called on the
former president, but their calls were
not of public interest.
You may learn Just what you
want to know about your chance to
buy s homo by studying tho want
ads today. ,
GET YOUR WINTER
WOOD
While it is cheap. Phono 1341.
E. R. TEDRICK,
Corner 11th and Laurel streets. Yard
nt 417 South Oakdale Avenue.
FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS.
Ilowlctt
and to find n model climate, and ho
thinks that ho has found thu latter,
at least,
1 understand that a brother of G.
W. Owiugs, the landlord of thu Eaglo
Point hotel, has come to town and
may remain here.
1 learned Hint there is to be a coll
ider shop opened up hero in the near
future, but have not learned who (ho
person is who will open it.
Lee Edmonson and wife, with Mrs.
A. B. Zimmerman, called Thursday,
and Mr. Edmonson reports that last
Saturday morning when ho went to
start up his sawmill near Derby that
he found that during tho night some
ouu had stolen the big driving belt
from the mill. It is made of heavy
leather and the supposition is that
someone who wanted it for shoe
soles had taken it.
A short timo ago A. B. Zimmer
man put tin ad in the Daily Mail
Tribune, advertising a lot of laud ho
has for sale, and a few days ago
he received a loiter of inquiry from
a party in Illinois, asking about the
laud, so tho reader can see tho ad
vantage of letting people know. where
you are and what juu have.
Miss Sarah Tinker, a sister of thu
latu Mrs. George Brawn, arrived
Thursday from Iowa. Sho is visiting
her brother-in-law, George Brown,
and family. I am sorry to say that
Mr. Brown is in poor health.
Mrs. Harriot Davis and Mrs. J.
11. Clark of Milwaukee. Wis. arrived
in our town Thursday. They came
out with Mr. O'Brien of Medford in
an auto and arc guests at tho Suti-
nysido. Mrs. Davis has a tract of
timber land on Rouudtou and is here
to look after her interests in that
lino and to see the country gener
ally, and Mrs. Clark owns the Jack
place, adjoining the Tronson orch
ard, and n farm on the benver dams,
about 1G miles northeast of Butte
Falls, and is here looking after her
interests in thnt line. Shu is also
interested in the cause of education,
sho being ono of tho superintendents
of schools in her town, Milwaukee.
How long they will remain they have
not given out ns yet.
Our barber, Mr. McDonucI, has
been installing an "electric fan"
without electricity. Hu has invented,
or rather installed, a water wheel in
tho irrigating ditch, and by the uso
of belts and pulleys arranged a fan
so aw to keep up n breeze in the shop.
Scott Claspilf, who has been back
to visit his mother in Illinois, return
ed Friday morning nnd took the
staeo for his homo in Butte Falls.
M. W. A., Attention!
Our next business mooting will bo
held nt Smith's hall Tuesday, July
20. Visiting neighbors welcome In
itiation. COMMITTEE.
Hasklns for nealth.
Siskiyou Heights
Addition No. 1
Graded streets, sidewalks; wa
ter and building restrictions that
guarantee pretty homes. Strcots
parked and set with trees.
The price is low, considering lo
cation. The tonns are easy.
Tho time to buy is now.
WHY?
Oregon Orchards Syndicate
116 East Main
ISO
CONTUACTOltS.
Am ready to contract immodlntoly
(or butldltiK a packing houso. Phono
A, O. Alien, 7001 Farmera.
:IO,000.00 GHNKItATi FUND
BONDS OF
THK CITY OF MKUFOUI), OUKflON
Tho City Council of tho Olty of
Medford, Oregon, will rocolvo sealed
proposals for 130,000.00 5 pur cout
twenty-year General Fund Bonds of
tho said city; bids to bo tiled with
tho Olty Hocordor of tho City of
.Medford, Orogon, not later than
4:30 o'clock p. in.. July aotli, 1010.
Bids to bo nccompnnlod by a cor
titled check on some National or
Stato Bank within the Stuto ot Oro
gon oqunl to tlvo per coat ot the
umount bid tor; olieck to bo made
payablo to tho City Trensuror.
Tho Council reserves tho right to
reject any and nil bids.
ROUT. W. TELFEU,
City Hocordor.
Dated nt Medford, Oregon, this
11th day ot July. 1910.
Packers
Wanted!
To register with tho association
for this Benson's pack. Packing
schools for pears nnd apples in Au
gust and Scptombor. Pack changed
on npples. Evorybody must learn it.
R. R. FRUIT & PRODUCE ASS'N.
AUTOMOBILES
O. W. Murphy.
O. M. Murphy
MURPHY BROS. AUTO LIVERY.
1010 Chalmors Datroits.
Phono 1801, Valloy Auto Company,
Medford, Or.
Quick Service Easy Riding.
Prices Right.
PARRY AUTO LIVERY
PHONE MAIN 3141.
Agency for tho Pnrry Cars. Rogue
River Auto Co., Frank H. Hull, Prop.,
Medford, Or.
A.L. VROMAN
PLUMBING & HEATING
CONTRACTOR
No job too small, none too
large. Twenty-five years'
practical experience.
Office 113 South Front Street.
Phone 2751.
A FEW GOOD REA
SONS: Finest viow.
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Only ten minutes'
walk to the city.
Lots all large, 05x70
feet by 150.
One-half down, bnl
nnco as you liko it.
Medford.
RESOLVED
Tho host resolution for yon
to mnko in to como to ua for
your noxt suit, if you want
something out of the ordinary.
Wo do the best work and chargr
the lowest prices.
W. W. EIFERT
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SATISFACTORY
OXFORDS
On the Oxfords bought at this store. Wo select tho
proper lasts and when you como hero o tako thu trou
ble to see that you uro, properly fitted.
If you aro looking for a second pair of Oxfords (and
a great many people are lust about now) we want to
(hIiow you our exceptionally fine values at
zr $2.50 jz?
t&dmeaded 0j4
JfflfUBB&VJmMJm
Medford Iron Works
E. O. Trowbridgdo, Prop.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in So. Oregon for
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
- - For
428 ACRES Rogue River bottom land, suitablo
for fruit nnd general farming purposes.
300 ACRES -Alfalfa land, covered with irrigation
ditch and perpetual water right, lias coal outcrop
ping. At a bargain on long time, easy payments.
Gold Ray Realty Comp'y.
209 WEST
Double Your Business
Le! In The Sunlight
Supposo you know a man who kopt ltin rdindcH drawn tight
nil day and burned korosono instond of letting in tho Himlight.
Suppose you know a man toiling along a dimly road who would
not nccept n lift whon thoro wan plenty of room in tho wagon;
Suppose you know n miller with bin mill built betiido a nwift
nuiniiig filroam who ineiHtod on turning the mnchinory by hand.
All foolish, you BayT And yot look around you how fow re
tailors tako ndvuutago of the great advertising onmpniguH run
by food, textile, cloth uud every other manufacturing lino that you
can name.
Think n momontl What watt tho hint advertisement you road
in (1 wo.idorcd jiiHt which flloro in. town would bo progroHttivo
enough to havo tho goods in mock ho you could Hoe them nnd pur
lu' More goods are Hold undor tho ovoning lamp nt homo than you
dream of.
Practically ovory livo rotailor advertises in bin locnl pnpors.
But how,
Put up your lightning-rod I Lot your oiiHtomorfl know that you
can dolivor to them tho goods which groat advertising, paid for
by manufacturers, has interested thorn In.
Thoy will got th'o habitand you will got tho hiiHinosfl.
Practlcnlly every mnuufnoturer standi) randy to help you help
yourself. Ask thorn for clootrotypos suitable to run in your own
advertising, I7ook thoir trade mark to your storo,
CoriHiimor domund for ndvorlisod goods is now divided broad
cast among all tha stores in town.
Uso your udvortiwing in local pnpors to fooiw this demand upon
your Btoro And don't forget to send for thoso holpful oloelro
types. Row! this again, for it moans inonoy to you.
THRIFT AND ECONOMY
intulo him, iih hu appears, ooiufoil
uhlo and oniitutiled In IiIm old ago.
Slack tlmcM, sickness or iiiisforhino
have slight terrors, Iiuuuiiho he knows
ho has money whore ho can got it as
ha needs It. Ho and IiIh family aro
protected agaliiHt want. Follow IiIh
example by depositing with thu
FARMERS' & FRUITGROWERS'
BANK.
Sale - -
MAIN ST.