Medford Mail Tribune
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PAGES 9 TO 16
FIFTn YEAR.
MEDFORD,
OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1910.
No. 137.
j& IN MED FORD'S SOCIAL REALM
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MrH. K. K. Cloro gnvo n looitnl
Friday afternoon for llio puptlH and
after tlio recital an informal rooop
tion wiih given to tlio mothers of thu
pupils, and light rofroHlimontH woro
tmrvod. Following Ih tlio program.
ItuKtio Danoo Sgambuti
VhIho Arubosqpo Lnolc
MIhh Oray.
Duet, Flying Doves lliiinH
M'ihhch Liberia and Elizabeth (loro
March Milituho (honwnld
MisH Velum Woods
Mazurka Fonnimoro
MIhh Mary llolmoa
Duct WiiIIkm Selected
Harry Wortmuii (piiuio)
Lily of tho Valley -Mack
MIhh Mabel Earnloy
Scones of Childhood. No. 3.
Schumann
MIhh Elizabeth (loro
pilot Selected
Minn Alison, Officer (HooomhO
Village Evening Hells 1 loins
Minn Eva Oshnrn
Tim Clock Sclvftfit
Coming from School Selected
MiHH Alison Officor
Flow or Bong Lang
M!hh Hrowning I'm din.
Minuotto Motor
M'ihh Mahol Cloulil
Norkogiun Hridal Procession. .(Jroig
Mien Mary Stevenson
Mr. .1. W. Dmilap and Mr. Chat.
Brown entertained Friday afternoon
at Bridge at tho attractive homo of
Mrs. Dnnlap, on Siskiyou lloights.
Tho affair was given in honor of
Mrs. Trapp, a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Walter Stokes. 1'nneli was served
dttrhig the 'afternoon and delicious
refreshments were served later. Mrs.
Daniels eariod off tho first prize,
a handhomo holt buckle. Mrs. Mtiu
dy tho coutiolutioii, a little vane. Mrs.
Trapp as gnet of honor received a
pretty pair of grape seisjors Among
thono present were, Mesdammus
Tnipp, ICentner, Mnndy, V. II.
ltrown, I Infer, Lnvelin, Black, Malt
by, Morison, Uan, Nye, Merrick,
Stokes, Daniels, Harmon, Itoot, Hid-
dell anil Glaizo.
In honor of .Mr. and Mrs. Trapp of
Lincoln, Illinois, Dr. and Mrs. Stokes
gave a picnic dinner at their country
homo, Thursday night. Mr. Trapp
is a brother of Mrs. Stokes, and the
family will spend some time bote.
Tho dinner was Horved under the
cherry trees and later a big bonfire
was started, around which the guests
gathered, and all spent u very pleas
ant eveninu'. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Cowlos, Brown, Dnulop
lirowu, -1 Infer, Harmon, Muudv,
Trapp and Stokes; Misses ICentner,
Ida Leu Kentuer, Riddle, Messrs,
Walter Muudy, Lyman Orton, Whool
don Middle, Waller Dudley, Howard
Dudley, Leo Itost and Suey Smith.
Mrs. Mnhlnu Piirdiu entertained
nt cards most clianninggly Thursday
afternoon at her homo on North Con-
tral avenue in honor of her guest,
XJrs. Filch of San Franoiseo. Tho
do'norations were yellow, and thy
were 3 tables of Mridgo and 2 of
five-hundred. Punch was served
during the afternoon and a very deli
cious rofroHhinentH were served at
the conclusion of tho game.
MILLIONS
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 20.
Statistics compiled from reports by
growers and handlers indicate that
tho production of commercial apples
in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana will ho between 0,500,000
and (1,700,000 boxes this season; but
while tho yield promises to bo tho
largost in tho history of the four
states, orohardistH and buyers say
there will ho no cheap apples in thu
northwest the coming fall nnd win
ter, Tho uausu assigned for this is
that crops in thu middle western
states will bo smaller than over be
fore as a result of thu Into frosts
last spring.
Tho yield in Washington is esti
mated at from :i,r00,000 to :i,(l()0,.
000 boxos, us against 2,414,201
boxes in 1001), when tho average
wjudosalo prioo was $1.40 a box.
'egon is second with approximately
000,000 boxes, us compared with
750,0011 boxoti in 100!) and 1,800,000
xoh in JD0B. Idulio will havo
about (150,000 boxes, an increase of
moro than 100 por cent ovor last
yoar, and as against 450,000 boxoa
Mi'sh Mess ICentner entertained
most delightfully Inst Saturday with
a luncheon, in honor of Miss Frisby,
a Horority friend who has been bor
guest. Tho color Hchemn was bluo
and gold, tho colors of tho Univer
sity of California, of which MIhh
ICentner is a graduate, and tiio
flowers were lit tic yellow bourn. The
gucHtH were, Misses Friisby, Ilnzcl
Davis, Fern Hutchinson, Alice War
ing of Portland, Luke, Itiddell Eug
lisb, Elizabeth Folger, Gladys Heard,
Itutli Merrick, Wood, Gladys Curry,
Mrs. Chas. Mrown, Mrs. Homer Itoth-
erwal and Ida Lee ICentner.
Tho Mitses ICentner entertained
for Miss Frisbo, of Oakland ny
giving an auto party in the ICentner
auto truck. Tho party motored out
to Itoguo river and near Mybce
bridge, built a large bonfire and ate
watermelons. Several mishaps, such
as punctured tires mid blow-outs oc
curred but they only served to liven
tho party. Those participating were
the Misses Bo and Ida Lookout
nor, Frisby, Torroy ami Folger, and
Messrs. Trovro Lumsdou, Caroy, Lee
Hozcl Morrow.
Hoe and Mrs. Adrian Holmes, re
turned last week from a camping trip
to Crater Lake. The other meinbe-s
of tho party were Miss Ilihncs, Mr
Moris Meed, and Miss Heed, Mr. Col
lins, Itov. Matlock and Mr. Sytuoud,
of Corning, California, and Mr.
('has. Hoover. The party met the
forest fire fighters and were im
pressed into the service for a dav,
after which tho party returned to
town, with the exception of .Mr. Mor
ris ltecd, who remained to assist tho.
fire-fighters.
Tho friends of Mr. Meno Olin, a
former resident of Medford will bo
very glad to hear of (hcgood work
ho is now doing in los Angeles, Cali
fornia. Mr. Olin is a violinist who
did very good work while he also
ban a very good baritone voice and
was one of Mrs. F.d. Andrews most
promising pupils. In a letter re
ceived by Mrs." Andrews he says he
is playing in one of the orchestras
in Los Angeles and has been en
gaged as soloist in one of thu
churches.
Mr. Henri Guuson, one of Mod
ford's most popular singers, loft last
week to accept a portion with tho
National Oper company. Ho will bo
greatly missed bore, as ho has a very
good voice and whh always willing to
givn his services. Hut ns tho com
pany ho is to bo with is billed for
Medford ho will soon bo heard here
in comic opera.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. King and Mr..
Chas. King who have been spending
the summer on the Upper Hague re
turned to Medford Thursday. Mr.
and Mrs. King deave for Los Angel
ch soon, where Mrs. King will spend
tho Winter. Mrs. Chas. King will
be joined by Air. King in San Fran
cisco, Miss Elizabeth Deane, who bus
boon visiting her brother Dr. Deane
at Sunny Slope ranch leaves ne.t
week for bor homo in Cincinnati.
OF DOLLARS GROWING ON APPLE TREES
in 1008, while Montana should har
vest 250,000 boxes, a gain ovor 1009,
when 180,000 boxes were marketed.
Montana's bust previous crop was
225,000 boxes in 1008.
Buyers for Now York, Boston,
Chicago and Kuropoau houses havo
beeu active in various parts of tho
four states tho lust two mouths, and
it is probable that 50 por cunt of the
crop has boon sold, but ninny apples
will bo hold in anticipation of ui
oroaood pricoH around holiday time.
No prices have been miido public.
Tho growers aro keeping in touch
with tho markets by reports from
horticultural associations, growers'
unions and commercial organiza
tions, and while no efforts are being
put forth to form combinations or
pools, it is gciu..ill.s conceded that
little or no fruit will bo sent to
commission houses until tho pi ice to
ho iaid is agreed upon by tiollor and
buyer.
Sovoral growers in north central
Washington will send largo consign
ments of select applos to England
and Australia this season, while otli
oru will try tho markets in tho Ori
"Greatest Show on Eartti"Gives
Exhibition in Medford Monday
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"WieZlfVe afJfesM'-' Irapliomnll.i will bo loaded upon wny8 pivcn the pubUo n satisfactory
Wonderful Equotstrian Exhibitions
Given by Barnum and Bailey
Troops of Sixteen Trained Tandem
Stallions Quartette of Hluh
Schooled and Saddle Horses.
Tho Itnruum and llnlloy circus
will show on the Kenwood addition
on West Mala stroot, tho most con-
.Miss .lonnio Sucdior has accepted
a position of Supervisor of draw
ing in the Medford l'ublio schools.
Misc. Snedicor is a great favorite
in the schools but for tho last 1
vears has been in Aberdeen. Wash-
liugtou.
ent, Hawaii and South America. One
grower near Wenatcheo has arrang
ed to accompany a shipment of J15,
000 boxes of apples to Loudon. Or
chardists in Oregon and Idaho will
also ship to London, Glasgow, Ber
lin and Paris. Montana will send
most of its commercial apples to
middle western statos, also consign
ing some to adjoining distriots. Or
ehardists in northern Washington
expect to soiul.homo of their prod
ucts into tho Canadian northwest to
help tho southern distriots in tho
provinces of British Columbia and
Alberta to supply tho markets.
A now system of packing apples
for export trade has beeu adopted
by sovoral of tho largo handlers in
Idaho, whereby each applo is care
fully wrapped and placed in a paste
board compartment with doublo
sidos, Tho pasteboard layers somo
what resemble tho tiers used m
packing oggB, except that with tho
apples thoro ia absolutely no oliuuco
of a bruise. Tho compartments, vary
in size to accommodate tho apples.
It is hoped by this system to got
Idaho applos to Europe without a
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num. and Dalloy circus will start
from ho Bhow-groumls shortly
after eight o clcok omorrow. Mon-
day morning. Tim doors will open
about nlno o clock. Tho perform-
nnco commences at ten o'clock shnrn.
..iuroi.cci.il iiuoi. ai AMiiana incso
trains will bo dovldcd Into seven
sections, each roctlon requiring threo
powerful engines to draw It over tho
mountains, twonty-oao engines In all.
Thero are elghty-nlno cars of railway
equipment belouclng to tho "Dig
Show."
Five special trains of miiwny
equipment carrying the entire circus
paraphernalia will reach Medfoid
some time Sunday afternoon. Stren
uous activity will bo the order of the
afternoon, ns all must be in realiuess
Mr. and Mrs. Austen, who have
been spending thu summer on their
ranch bevond Central 1'oint, have
taken a house on Peach street and
will spend the winter in town, moving
in Monday. '
bruise. Many packers boliovo that
this medium of preserving thoir fruit
will give them a ready market. It
V likely that tho plan .will bo fol
lowed by grower?, in other north
western states, though votorans in
tho industry, say thoro is absolutely
no danger of bruising if the boxes
aro filled with uniform fruit in
square nnd diagonal packs. Tho
last named is proforred by many for
shipping long distances, as there aro
four points of contact, top and bot
tom, whereas tho square pack pluoos
apples ouo on top of tho other.
Ono of tho big factors in the ap
plo industry in tho Pacific country
liorenfter will bo tho Northwest Fruit
Exchange, organized by growers in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana, for tho purposo of cen
tralizing tho handling and marketing
of fruit grown in tho cliiof distriots
through ono channel, It is purposed
to eliminato costly competition, avoid
ovorsupplying tho larger markotH and
bring about a worldwido distribution
of tho product handled. Ordors will
bo taken at prices fixed by tho exchange,
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for the one comolcte iwrfnnnnnnn
l1 strtct Pn.de to be given hero
tomorrow mornin(,. The pnrnd(J wi
start at 8 0,clock Th(J perfonnnncc
wil, hcpin t 10 0.clock fahnrp.
Interest in tho nppronchillR pcr.
formnnces of the Barnum & Bailey
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c rcus erfonniiiice. Th riders.
WTOnasts and dining specialists of
ouo kind and another are said to bo
the most expert in their sovcral pro
fessions. Most of tho artists in this
season's program make their first
bow to an American audience. There
aro 420 performers appearing in the
areuie shojv and more than 1000 rare
wild animals in liio zoological col
lection. There are 1J80 penplo con
nected with the great undertaking.
Of tho nbovo mentioned 420 perfonn
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' Miss L. 1). Hull left for I'uttlnnd
Monday, where she will spend 'veral
weeks.
Colonel A. F. Kay left la&t week,
on a business trip to Portland.
Offices are to ho cctablmucd in
piactieally ovory market center in
the United States and Canada and
provido a dcpondablo outlet for the
products, which aro rapidly inorean
iug in tho northwost. Tho organiza
tion also has completed preliminary
plans for the establishment of trade
connections in till Europcnn markets,
and will immediately tako up tho ox
Dloitntiou of tho markets of the Ori
ent, including Hawaii, Russia, China,
Japan, tho Philippine islands and
Australia. The sales, accounting and
traffic dopartmonts will be in charge
of experienced mon.
Tho officers and directors ot tho
association are: President, R. JI.
Parsons. Medford. Or.; vico-prosi-
dents, Michael Iloran, Wenatcheo,
and W. N. Irish, North Yakima; sec
rotary, C. R. Dorland; treasurer ana
general niaiiagor, W. F. Gwin, Eagle
Point, Or,; directors, R. 11. Parsons,
M. Iloran, W. N. Irish, W. M. Rich
ards, II. M. Gilbert, Toppouish,
Wash.; Judgo Fremont Wood, Hoiso,
Idaho; A. C. Randall, Talent, Or,; J,
S. Evans, formorly gonoval manager
of tho Fruit Dispatch company, Now
Mrs. J. Stilwell Vilas and son
Gcorgo left Thursday for Sau Jose,
whero they will spend the winter. Mr.
Vilas and Mr. Ned Vilns leave to
day, making the trip by auto. 'I be
young men will attend school there.
Mr. Vilas will return later and hpend
tho greater part of the winter in
Medford.
Miss Gladys Heard was a chnrminfr
hostess nt a very pretty luncheon
Friday at her homo on Siskiyou
Heights, given in honor of Miss Evel
yn Wilson of Portland. Tho color
scheme wac pink. Tho center piece
being a beautiful basket of pink roses
with pink ribbon bow. The place
cards wcro also in pink.
Miss Ely and Mrs. A. P. Talent
Jr. assisted the hostess in serving.
The guests were Mcsdames Dnniela,
Harmon, Kcntner, Vawter, Budge,
Corey, Mouldin, Root, Merrick, Boy
den, It. A. nolmes, Orr, McTowan,
Bnrncburg, Heard, Foster, O'Brien,
Fitch and Aliss Week.
Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Geary were the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Picket,
last week, before leaving for their
home in Portland. They have been
spending several weeks on their Griif
fin Creek ranch. Dr. Geary" was the
first mayor of Medford and was for
merly in partnership with Dr. Pickel.
The camping party consisting of
Mr. and Mrs. Piatt, Mr. and Mrs.
Goddis and Mrs. and Mrs. Howard
returned home Inst Sunday. They
wore called home by the illnes of
Mrs. Angel, mother of the three
Indies.
The invited guests were Misses
Evelyn Wilson, Bess Kentner, Ida
Lee Kentner, Jesse Halo of Grants
Pasc, Fern Hpfchinson, Alice Waring,
of Portland, Hazel Davis, Madge
Riddell. English Ely, and Miss Hom
er Rotheriaal.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Aldenhngcn
intend building n bungalow oh tho site
of their present home on Orange
street. The house which they are
occupying now will be torn down,
immediately and the new house will
be started as soon as possible.
Miss Clair Gibbony left Friidny
for Urbana, Illinois, where she will
attend tho State university of Ill
inois. She will live nt the homo of
her aunt. Mrs. Oldsfnther. Mr. Olds
father being an instructor in the
school.
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Dr. Martin C. Barber and family
of Shollsberg, Wisconsin, arrived in
Medford last week. Dr. Barber is a
cousin of Mr. E. B. Waterman and
expects to make this his future home.
Mrs. A. G. Huffum who has been
tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Foster returned last week to her
homo in Boston. Mrs. Buffum is a
cousin of Mr. Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Olwell, Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Hannil, Mr. and Mrs.
Conro Fiero, Mrs. Fiero and Miss
Emilio Fiero returned Thursday from,
a pleasant trip to Crater Lake.
IN THE NORTHWEST
York; W, F. ,3 win.
No ono familiar with the industry
and conditions in northwestern mid
other districts believes thoro will
ovor bo an overproduction of ap
plos on this continent, though occas
ionally tho cry is heard. To provo
tho contention that overproduction
of clean and wholesome fruit is en
tirely out of tho quostion it is ne
cessary only to quote statistics of
cominoroial reliability, which show
that tho crop of tho United States in
1009 was lesn than ono-third of that
harvested in 1890, beforo the chief
districts in tho Pacific country camo
into bearing. The figures for 14
years follew:
Growors in tho United States pro
duced 09,070,000 barrols of apples
in 189G, tlio banner year in tho his
tory of tho country. Thoro wns a
docroaso of nearly 28,000,000 bar
rols, or more than tho ontiro crop of
1009, in 1897, when tho yield am
ounted to 41,530,000. Another do
croaso followod in 1898, tho yiold
being placed at 28,570,000 barrols,
but in 1890 and 1900 thoro woro sub
stantial increases, tho yiolds being
Tho Misses Evelyn and Francis
Wilson of Portland, havo retanred
from a trip to Crator Lake and aro
tho guests of their Undo Mr. Bruce
Wilson.
Mrs. E. J, Runynrd and family
have returned from an extended trip
in Iown. Mr. Rnnyard ban nlso re
turned from n summer ontimz at
Peyton.
Mrs. Reinhart, of La Grande. Ore
gon, worthy matron, will visit tho
Iteamcs Chapter O. E. F., Friday
evening, September 2nd. A full at
tendance is requested.
Mrs. H. H. Holmes who has been
tho guest of her daughter Mr. D. 1L
Divorcry, for tho past two months,
left Tuesday for her homo in Port
land. Miss Watt entertained with a
luncheon last week in honor of her
guests Misses Helen Whitnov and
Hazel Morow.
Mrs. W. G. Aldenhngcn mude the
trip to Colestin last Sundav to meet
Mr. Aldeuhagen on hi3 return from
San Francisco.
Mrs. B. J. Trowbridge and Miss
Mary' Trowbridge left last week for a
visit to Camas Valley. They will be
gone abont two weeks.
Mrs. Eugene V. Foster nnd young
son Gordan of Oak Mount orchard
left Saturday for Long Beach, Cali
fornia.
Mrs. Josephine Russell and son and
Miss Nunan of Jacksonville returned
last Sunday, from Colestin where
spending the 6mnmer.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bl'uou and
family returned from Newport, where
they have been spending tho sum
mer. Mrs. Helen Haskins and Miss Fan
nie Haskins returned last week from
Newport, where they havo beeu
spending a month.
Miss Alice Warling, of Portland
who hns been the guest of Miss Fern
Hutchinson, leaves next week for
her home.
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Mrs. Glascou, Mr. Sam Glascon
and Miss Agnes Isaacs will return to
day from a trip to McAllister Springs
Dead Indian.
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Mrs. II. P. Hargrave and daught
er have returned from an extemlcd
viisit with relatives in Oakland Cali
fornia. Mrs. J. M. Smith rotumed last
week from an eastern trip and Miss
Gertrude Smith will return at a later
date.
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Mrs. Cary moved into her new
home Friday in Oak Pnrk addition,
whore sho has been making exten
sive improvements.
Mr. and Mrs. Pnlbert havo re
turned from Crater Lake.
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58,400,000 and 50,860,000 barolB, re
spectively. Thero was a drop of
30,000,000 barrols in 1901, while
1002 showed -an inorcaso of 20,000,
000 barrols, tho crop that year being
estimated at 40,020,000 barrels,
Forty-six million bnrrels of applob
woro produced in 1903, and in 1901
tho yield was 300,000 barrols less.
Thon, in 1005, it dropped to 24,
310,000 barrels, and in 1900 it in
creased to 38,280,000 barrols. Tho
orop of 1007 foil off to 20,540,000
barrols; it was 25,450,000 in 1008
and 22,733,000 in 1009.
Tho apple-growing industry is a
substantial ouo; in fact, fow enter
prises offor suror or more uttract
ivo profits. This is evidenced by tho
fact tliat Englnnd, Germany, France,
Denmark, Australia and tho Orient
aro already drawing upon tho orch
ards in Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Montana and British Columbia,
When this export trndo is firmly es
tablished, nB it will bo in a fow years,
tho domauds upon tho growers will
bo largely increased. This means
moro now orchards and botlor envo
of tho older ones.