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Medford Mail Tribune
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PAGES 9 TO 16
tfJLFTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, ORKCION, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 3910.
No. 131.
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j& IN MEDFORD'S SOCIAL REALM j&
A moHt enjoyable progressive diu
nor wuh given Monday evening by
Home of tliu moniborrt of tho younger
Hot. Tho firHt votiriiu ul' tho tliimur
wuh Hurvt'il ut tho homo of Miss llu
zul DiivIh, with MIhh Ituth Merrick
nHHiiiliiK,' tho IiohIohm. Tho dialling
ripoin wiih prettily decorated in huh
turliuuiH. Thu nooond course wiih
served nt tlio iJouol homo, tho Misses
Kcutnur, ilounotto Osgood mid tiio
MmSCH Marshall IHjtillg IIH llOrttoHHOH.
Tlio third course wuh mirvod ut thu
Hutchinson homo, with Miss Fern
Hutchinson and hor guest, Mihh
Alice Wehriiig of Portland us IiohI-
OSH0H. MflHHUH of HWOOt poilH Olid
Black-oyed .Susans woro used in
'decorating tho homo. Tho liiHt
course wuh crvod on tlio lawn of
tho Worrell homo, .Mihh Alice Street
iiss'tHtiug Miss Melon Worrell, the
lawn being lighted hy Japniiorio Inn
IttniH. After tho dinnor the party
'diovu to the Nululoriiim and finish
cd the evening with a dance, who re
MosdnmoH UiitchiiiHon, Vawtor,
I.iitiiHdcii and (Icorgo Davis acted iik
chaperoned. The Hiuolrigg orohos
tra furnished the music.
Those iireseiit were: Misses Alice
Streets, Mamie Donel, Icannette Os
good, l.ucile .Marshall, Star Mar
shall, Ida Leu Kent nor, Ituth Mer
rick, Bchh ICentner, llaxel l)avi.
Yarn Hutchinson, Alice Wohriing
and Helen Worrell; Messrs. llcrhert
ICentner, Curtis Anderson, Albert
llrnwn, Vance Colvig, Don Colvig,
Loo Itoot, Alex. Mudge, Weston Wi
der, Fletcher FihIi. Iloh Deuel, Treve
I.niiiHden and Jack Kultrcr.
On Wodnoidny afternoon, Auk. 17,
The Home Missionary Hoclety of the
First Mothodhit church mot at tho
homo of Mm. Conklln, Tho Ichhoii
was full uf InioroHt and van enthu
siastically untitled. Tho srbject Orl
cntalii and Mormoun wore presented
hy Mm. Hit cii and Mm. llrnluord, and
matters of Importance pertaining to
the leiiHou woro ahly dkcusriod hy
each memhor. Tho now President
Mrii, W. II. Simmons proved herself
wothy of tho honor' ho recently ho-j
Htowed upon her hy Umpiring those i
prosont with tho deslro to I' now and J
do moie of tlio work of homo hiIhh- j
lonM. After the Hludy hour thOj
members wcro refreshed hy Ico-crenm
and Ico water, after which tlio so
cloty adjorned to moot September 7 ;
with MrH. L. 11. Sites, 103 UoohovoU
avenue.
.
Mr. nnd Mm. .1. I). 01 well enter
tained TiiomIu.v evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. John Dennis of Lon
don at Hiijipor at the Louvre, Do
PideH the iiioitn of honor were
Mcmi-h, Philips and John Drowury.
Mr. anil MrH. Oswald Austin, who
have recently piircluiHod an orchard
near tlio orchard of .Mr. Conro Floro'n
spent Inst week In town an tho guostH
of Mr. and Mm. IM Aadrewn.
. This department Is a regular week
ly fenturo, tlcallnii with all phases of
tho fruit and produce world.
To .Stockholders nnd Kiieiitls:
Our lhirtlett season 1$ about closed
and wo will ho busy tho coining week
with marketing our llowolls. Those
who havo largo or iimall Iota should
come In and nee iih ho Hit t wo may
arrango to got tho shipment off
promptly. It hooiuh to ho tho opin
ion of nil who havo HowoIIh that thoy
should ho picked tho coming wook.
Some of our growors havo mnrkotod
pait of their ciop tho past wook,
Tlio iiu'.niigomont Ih especially
plonHOd with tho Halo of a car of
poam which contained 220 boxes of
ciilhi and averaged $11.1 !, which dem
oiiBtrntoH to our ontlro mitlufnetlon
that in future raiaona wo Hhould aim
to market inoro of our small ponm
than lias been tho custom In tho past.
Wo had tho past wook nearly a
enr of Oravonatoln npplos, tho major
ity of tho counts running from ir
to 1!00, color only fair, that Hold at
Vi per box t'losu, Chicago, On ship
ments mudo to Portland two or throo
wcokH ago wo lmvo not had any ro
turna on up to tho proao.- t writing.
UndoiHtand tho markol on greon np-
Toh about lfio to 7fo por box, Thoy
'do not Hcom to hoII. Vory sorry
nioro of our ijiowoih did not bring In
inoro OravoiiHtoliiH and nuilco up mora
cam for oaHtom HhlpmontH. Such of
you hcvlng unmll fruit showing somo
Ono of thu prottlent card pnrtlon
of tho BoiiHon wan glvon Tucmluy
aftornonn , when MrH, Hert Harmon '
entertained at bridge at tho Hotel ,
N'atth. Tho roouiH woro nrtlHtlcally
decorated and punch wnH nerved dur
ing tho afternoon. At tho conclu
hIoii of tho iiiiuio ,vory dainty rofrosh
uientH were homoc! In tho NnHh drill.
Mm, ICentner and Mm. Budgo won
oven honorn, hut In cutting for tho
firm place, Mm. Budgo carried off
first prlzo a vory prolty mirror.
Mm, l'urdln won tho consolation, a
box of candy. TIioho proHont wcro
MchiIiiiiich Keutiior, Budo, Caroy,
Itoot, StokcH, l'urdln, Danleln and
Harmon.
Mm, C, M, Kldd nnd her uUler
Mm, Agomt and won loft Monday for
Loh AiikoIch, whoro they will upend
Movoral wcokii. From thoro Mrs.
Agous will loturn to her homo In
Kant Oraugo, N. J. Mm. Kldd will
vIhII relatives In Aberdeen, Washing
ton before returning homo.
Miss Mildred Cleric untei turned j
ThiirMlny evening with u dinner j
dance given in honor of hor brother,
Sir. Frank (Jerig, who will leave mmmi ,
to rcHtiuie hi xtudicH in the Univer
Hitv of AVkiuoiifc, and of her eoiiHiii,'
Mi-h Lucv WillinuiH, of Little Hock.
Ark., who is her guest.
Mm. Kdgnr Hafer, Mr. Harry
HIokh, Mr. Tourlln and Mr. Walter
Dudley left Thumday for tho HlK
Unite country to hoo the extent of
damage done hy tho forcHt flron In
the timber In which Mr. Ilnfer la In-
tercHtcd.
'
Mm. ThomiiH Kltch, Jr. Ih expected
from San FrnnclNco tonight and will
he tho gtiCHt of her ntatorIn-lnw,
Mm. Mahlon l'urdln, on North Cen-i
tral avanue. Mm Kltch'n dnughtor, '
MIhh Kly Iiiih heon vIhUIiir Mm. Ul'ur
dln for uovnral montliH. '
The united guentH were: Misios,
Leola Kuhaiik, Isolo Fwhank, llar."l
Under, .Marine Swan and Lucy Wil
Iiiiiiih: Mei.. Irwin White, Paul
McDonald, Frank Farrel, Carl Ilnn
xen, Kiilherford Kerr nnd Frank
Oeiig. i
Mr. 11. A. Morgan and Hon, nnd
I
MIhh Pheoho Nnnco of Denver arrived
hero Wednesday and will he tlio
guests at tho Osgood farm. Mrs
Morgan Is n .liitor of Mm. T. W. Os-'
good nnd MIsh Nnnco n couhIii. I
t I
Mr. Bvoiott Corey. hoi. of Mr. and
Mm. C. II. Corey, loft today for San
Itnfel, Calif., whoro ho will entor tho
Mt Tamnlnals Military nendomy.
taking a two-year'H hiislnosK course
Mr. nnd Mru. T. 13. Pottonger and
daughter 1 avo roturnod fiom an out-,
ing at uoieBiiuo, w
IN THE FRUIT GROWING WORLD
color Hhould bring thorn In, no mat
tor whothor In largo or small lots.
Wo nro In ponltlon to ship onst any
day.
SaloH on ponm havo boon quite
satisfactory, mixed care of choice and
fancy averaging $2.50 and $2.05.
Wo hope for atrong prices tho com
ing vook. Approximately flvo or six
cars havo boon sold, Up to tho pre
mmt tlmo wo lavo ahlpppod about
fifty carloads.
I havo soon somo vory flno pear
pluniH In different suctions of tho
valley, nnd wo aro shipping Bovoral
mixed car-lotu to custom markets.
Will accept small lots of largo Ital
ian, Yollow Bgg, or Hungarian prunes
If tho stock Ij not too rlpo,
Regarding box shook, wo are In
formed hy tho flnuH with whom wo
havo contracts that tho aupply of do
slrahlo lumber hi low and on this
acocitnt thoro may ho inoro or lesa
delay In getting our orders filled,
Wo again call attention t momhora
to this fact and think you should
co-operato with iih and got in your
order an early iih possible,
Wo havo iccolvod our ontlro sup
ply of applo labels and those who
wish their names printed on thorn
Hhould niiiko iirrunsiomoutH to havo
It done at onco,
Such of you who havo not pro
Greatest Shooting
f ViftA ,lWlg:1 ':'-mmmt ww w -i-i
, lS.'lOHo guard officers!
Koldleix, pulli emeu and bhurpshmiteni from every Ktate In the Union arc attending the great rltle nnd pistol shoot
ing mutches at Camp Perry, Ohio. All of tho matches are under the sujwrvhlon of Colonel It. K. Evans, U. S. A.,
who was di'dgnated hy the war department. During the inept many valuable- trophies will be awarded. The Wlm
hledou cup match Ih the most Interesting of the xcrlcri. The mutch Is shot nt 1,000 yards, and each contestant Is
allowed two sighting shots and twenty shuts for record making the. highest possible score, 100 points. Any rifle nnd
any aiiiuiuultlou may he used, and the match curries with It a gold, sliver nnd bronze medal, together with certain
cash prlr.es. The Wimbledon cup wns first won In July. 1S7S, liyAlnJor Henry Fulton on the famous Wimbledon
range, fiom which the cup takes Its name. It Is u mnxslvo piece of solid silver In the form of a tankard, standing
alsiut twctitj hit lies high and with a capacity of several gallons. It Is a happy custom for the winner to till tho cup
and pass It around on the night of the match. In the front the cup hears the following Inscription. "Challenge cup
presented hy the National ltlllo Association of Orent Ilrltaln to the United States for competition nt their annual
meeting," and another inscription to the effect that It was "received from the hands of her rojn! hlghnos the Prin
cess Louise of I.nglaiid hy Major lleury Fulton, the llnt winner at Wimbledon, July. 1S7.V The c'ip is also en
graved with the names of the winners and their scores. The conditions of the match having been changed several
times the tlrst scores do not agree with the latter scores. Some of the other Important contests nre the ncrrlck
cup uulu-li, (licfMtinw cup match, the governor's np matih, tie- Dupont Individual tyro match, the adjutants' cup
match, the national police team match, the Kwms skirmish match, tho president's match, the regimental match, tho
press match the I.iiich cup match aud n store or tnor. others.
Miss Plckol, who hna been tho
KU08t of Dr nmi MrB, pickel, left
Wo(h,OS(,ny for 10 norlhi Sho w,
, , w , . .
vls" nt i:"Kp ni"1 I,ortlnml l,oforo
returning to her homo In Alaska.
T Mish08 Kl jm(l ,.,,., Mor.
,
" '" h"vo k'011 lllu ucs,s of
Ibeir bibtor, .Mrs. 0. F. Cuthhort,
-M-,ot to leave for California tliis
week.
Mr. W. J. Hockenyos, a formor res
Ideal of Medfcrd Is hor on a busl-
nens tilp.
vided for paper, layer board nnd
lining should glvo this mnttor your
prompt attention, the point being
that wo wish to disappoint just ns
few as possible at tho tlmo the applo
season opens.
Our apple packing Bchool will open
August 20. Wo would greatly ap
preciate a fow hoxos of bard greon
four-tier apples for uso In this school
and our arowrs should aid uh In
thla mnttor.
Such of our monibom who havo
not fully compiled with tl.o call for
fuiulB or who nro at this tlmo Indobt
ed to tho association should como In
aud liquidate.
Yours vory truly,
UOOUB ltlVBlt FHUIT & PRODUCE
SSO0IATION.
By Manngor.
For somo tlmo tho enatorn huyora
havo said thoy Intendod to buy tho
Now York applo crop at prices rang
ing fiom $1.25 to $2.00 por barrel,
Tho following ad from ono of tho
eastern trado papora rendu somowhnt
dlfforent:
"Low Calvort of Lockport, N. Y
offors to $2,50 f. o. h. for 1000 to
20,000 Imrrola of No. 1 npplos, two
and ono-lmlf Inchoa and np. Don't
all spenk nt onco."
Contests of the Year
Take Place at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. U. Wright, Mr.
nnd rr. Chns. Iloyt, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Will McNenly, Miss Austin and MJss
Marion Merrill nre camping on
Itoguc river, nenr Table Itouk.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Mnlonoy who havo
boon tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B.
Hanloy, loft Tuesday for Califor
nia. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hutchison nnd family
Mr. aud Mrs. Lumsden and family
motored to Colestln whero they will j
spend tlio week end
Northwest Fruit Notes.
Tho Covor, Or., cherry crop thla
year Is not tno biggest In tho history
of tho valloy, hut tho grndo la vory
high nnd tho ylold largo.
Tho poach crop of tho Flltoi. Freo
water district, acordlag to County
Fruit Inspector Campbell, la Immonso
A. C. Gray of nenr Hamilton, Mont,
hns roportod that his applo crop la
tho best ho has ovor ralaod, Tho
hall hit tho trees n llttlo 7hIlo in tho
spring, but did no harm worth men
tioning. Flathead county, Montana, Is hav-;
Ing an excoptioanl jiohl of cherries
this yenr and will have a flno npplo
crop, Tho strawberry crop "was vory
light.
Sacramento to Chicago hi 81 Hours.
SACRAMENTO, Cnl., Aug. 20.-
From Sacramonto to Chicago in SI
houra Is tho record nuulo by tho
special fruit train, which loft this
city at midnight Wednesday of last
wook. This la tho tlmo mtulo by tho
0o"land Limited passongor and ox
press trains of tho Southern Pacific.
Tho former freight record wna flvo
days mndo hy an orniiBQ shlpmont
out of Los Angelea.
Yaklnui Valley Pears Moving.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash,, Aug 20.
r-IEUT.'A.S.JONES 1
Mr. and Mrs, Oswald Austin, en
tertained a party of friends at their
country home, Saturday evening,
with n corn roust.
Mr. J'ratt and wife nnd two chlhl
ron aro expected to arrlvo next week
to visit Mr. Pratts sister Mrs Stokes.
They expect to remain some time.
Tho Ladies' Aid of tho Methodist
churoh will hold their regular meet
Ig In the church pnrlor Tuesday af
ternoon. Thoro will bo about 50 per cent
Increaso In the pear crop in this
section, compared with last year, nnd
shipments are now hoginnlng to go
forward. The Yakima valloy will
ship around 130 cars. Growers aro
getting ?! to $50 por ton, delivered
In bulk. This week It was reported
that about 50 cars had bcon sold nt
$125 to $140 tinck hoie.
XcwYoik State Baldwins.
I). S. Besckwlth of Albion. N. Y
ono of tho largest dealers In York
stnte, snys:
For Now York stato wo call It a
Bnldwln yenr. Last year all other
varieties woro oxtiomely heavy and
Baldwins woro rnthor light, but this
yenr tho Baldwins aro a good crop,
and wo find upon examination that
the tiees aro well filled In tho center
and top nnd this makes a good ad
dition to tho general prospects of a
crop. From general observation peo
plo often judge a crop without tak
ing Into consii'oratlon what tho cen
ters and tops of tho trees contajn,
hut If the outlook is good on tho
lowor limbs) and outsldes and nlso tho
contora and tops well filled you enn
look for a larger crop than other
wise This soeina to bo tho condi
tion of tho Baldwins this year, and
Mrs. A. P. Carter, of Boverly, Mass
who haa been visiting her brother,
Mr. O. B. Osgood and family, left
for her homo last week.
Miss Elizabeth Whitmoro of Alle
gan, Mich., who has been tho guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Lucas, left last
week for her homo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nunan of Jackson
ville left Tuesday for Colestlno for a
short visit with their daughters, who
are spending tho summer there.
Mrs. W. W. Elfert and daughtors,
Misses Ethll end Mario left last week
for Newport to be gone for several
wtoks.
.Mrs. Warren Bodgo left Wednes
day for Livingston, Mont., whero sho
will meet her husband, who was
called east by tLe death of his sister.
Miss Francis Durnham Is expected
to return this week from Umpquqa
where sho has been visiting her mo
ther for aometlmo.
Mr. and Jim. Ed Andrews enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Austin
at dinner Tuesday night at tho Nash
Grill.
Mr. and Mrs. Conro Fiero, Mrs.
Flero nnd MJss E. Fiero and Mr. and
Mm. J. D. Olwoll left Saturday for
a trip to Crater Lake.
Mr. and Mre. J. D. Cuthbcrt of
Snn Francisco arrived la.st week and
will he the guests of their son, Mr.
G. F. Cuthbert.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Olwell enter
tained Mr. nnd Mrs. John Dennis of
London at dinner nt theLonvre cafe
Mondny evening. ' T
Mrs. Alice Buffum of Boston,
Mnss.. who is tho guest of Mr. and
Mr. Hnrry Foster, returned Satur
day from a trip to Crater lake.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. L. Westerlund of
Orion, III., nre visiting Mr. nnd Mrs.
.T. A. Westerlund at the Western Or
egon orchnrds.
Mrs, James Smyth and children
of Spokane, who lins been the guest
of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Heddy, left
Sunday for hor homevin Spokane.
Mrs. I. N. Shook nnd Mrs,. E. B.
Bnrron of Ashland, who have been
tho guests of Mrs.. T. B. Kinsman,
returned home last week.
Mr. L. B. Wrrner returned from
Portland whero ho has been visiting
for several months.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bovorldge re
turned last week from t.n extended
J eastern visit.
under these clruimstnnees wo under
stand that thoro will bo as many or
moro apples as a whole than most
pooplo nntlclpato.
Greening- nro only a fair crop In
slzo, while Russota aro vory light.
Kinss nro vory good, whllo Twonty
Ounco Pippins and that class of fruit
will be light this year.
Whllo I am not propacd to say
Just what porcontago of a crop thoro
will bo this year, my Judgmont la
that wo will havo a vory good crop
of apples and I would not bo sur
prised if It was larger than Inat year,
and of a very good quality. Tho slzo
of tho applea Is bettor than It was
Inst yoar at this tlmo and If they aro
not hurt by sovero drought during
August nnd Soptombor wo seo no
reason why wo should expect any
thing loss than Inst year's crop, and
possibly moro.
Peaches, as a wholo nro a vory
good crop and tho quality sooma to
bo very good, but peara are only part
of a crop, although my judgment Is
that thoro will ho moro poara than
most pooplo nntlclpato, aa a full crop
of pears with tho trees that aro now
hoarlng means a vory largo crop.
Apple Crop Heavy in Northwest.
Washington's ylold will surpass In
Dr. and Mrs. Thayor and Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Holt returned last week
from a trip to Crater Lake.
Senator Geo. E. Cl-amborlala
spent soveral days In Medford last
week.
Miss Ione Flynn left for Colostln,
where sho will bo tho guest of
Miss Zola Whlto for sovorc.I days.
Mr. and Hrs. W. H. Canon left
Tuesday for Newport whoro thoy will
stay for several weeks.
Mr. Lyman Orton and a party of
friends returned Tuesday from a trip
to Crater Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bovorldgo re
turned last week from an extended
eastern trip.
,
Mr. Howard Dudley and party loft
Tuesday for a hunting trip on tho
Dead Indian trail.
Mrs. C. R. Ray and family return
ed Tuesday from a month's outing
at Newport.
Mr. A. A. Nye left last week to Join
his family who aro spending tho sum
mer at Newport.
Mm I. B. Hodgo and son of Kan
sas are the guests of Mrs Hodges'
uncle, Mr. F. M. Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Mcokor re
turned Saturday from a trip to
Portland.
Miss Ethelyn Brown entertained
the members of the St. Agnes Guild
Thursday evening.
Mr. J. M. Root returned Wednes
day from a business trip to San
Francisco.
Miss Helen Whitney and Miss Ha
zel Morrow of Portland aro visiting
Miss Helen Watt.
Mr. Treve Lumsden, son of II. W.
LuiQsden, leaves this week for Stan
ford university.
Mr. C. Feldenheimer of Portland
is spending a few days in Medford.
t
Mr. W. G. Aldenhagen is expected
to rcturji Monday from tho north.
Mr. J. W. Lawton and family left
Wednesday for a trip to Crater Lake,
Mrs. G. II. Carter is visiting
friends in Portland.
Rov. Belknap and family returned
last woel: from a mouutnln trip.
Mrs. J. D. Shcnk has returned
from an outlnc at Colestln.
Conducted by Charles W. Wilm.o
roth, manager of the Ronue River
Fruit & Produce Association.
quantity any previous harvest and
quality will bo hotter thau ovor.
Conservative estlmato la 3,500,000
boxes. Prices will bo good because
output of county, taken altogother,
will bo less than last year.
Commercial orohardlsts In Wash
ington estlmato tho anolo crop in the
I stato this season will bo Lotwoon 3,
100,000 and 3,500,000 boxes, or
nbout G500 cars, tho bulk of which
' will go to Chicago, Now York, Bos
ton, Philadelphia, St. Paul and other
' eastern contral and southorn states.
Export shipments also will bo larger
' than at any tlmo In tho hlfitory of
1 tho state.
1 Though thoro Is ovory promise that
tho ylold will bo tho largest over
harvested In Washington, owlug to
hundreds of thousands of trees com
ing Into boarlng this season, thoro
will ho no chenp apples tho coming
fall and wlntor, because tho crop of
tho country aa a wholo la shorter
thin year than It was last.
F. A. Huntloy, etato horticultural
commlaslonor, aftor comparing re
ports from doputy commlunlonora In
varloua partB of tho commouwoalth,
said that thoro lo ovory reason to
hollovo tho crop this yoar will bo
moro than doublo that of 1007, when
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