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fill- J MED1T0RD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, .19.10. BREAD Try our Newsy Notes from Rog'ue River Valley Towns IK'-' Ashland Notes E. O. Owen nnd family of Wash- from a two wooks' outing at tho Dead fngton, Ind.t aro visiting In tho homo of C. L. Cunningham. Second crop strawberries aro bolng offered on tho markets In limited quantities and aro said to bo of very flno flavor. . Harry Tuttlc, of Medford filled tho pulpit of tho First Baptist church Sunday morning nnd was greeted by a largo congregation. Ashland's publicity fund has now reached over $3,000, and the cer tainty of raising tho $5000 desired has now been practically assured. It took a passenger train of soven ears to accommodate tho crowds who went from Ashland to Medford Mon day to attend tho Barnum and Bailey circus. Mr. and Mrs. Benton Bowers and their guest, Miss Leslie Hanklns, of Belllngham, "Wash., have returned from an outing at Union Creek, on tho upper Rogue River. M. C. Broaeler has begun tho con struction of a cement business build ing on A. street and It will bo so constructed that a second story can be added If needed. 1 Misses Jean and Gertrude Church man, of Portland, were in the city tho last of tho -week to attend tho funeral of their brother, the late John A. Churchman. Southern Pacific engineers under tho direction of Russell Chaso and S. E Anderson wero hero the last of the week surveying tho proposed motor line to the business center of tho city. Mrs, T. K. Bolton returned Mon day afternoon from Portland, accem panled by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Simpson, of that city, who will rusticate' in Ashland for time. No traco has been found of Meikle & Payne's driving team which dis appeared from the Fllson pasture some tlmo ago and It Is now thought that It was stolen and run out of tho country. tors In the Training squad for bakers and cooks,, in the detachment of Uncle Sam's soldiers which stopped In Ashland Monday, enjoyed a Visit with the family of B. W. Talcott, whom ho had known In Iowa. Mrs. W. E. Campbell of Indiana, who came to Ashland in June last, m the hopo of relief from tubercu losis, succumbed to the disease on Thursday and tho remained wore shipped to her old homo In Indiana for burial. Fred Tracy, Ernest Roy, John Hicks, Glenn Simpson, and Driver Perry returned a day or two ago Indian Poltcan bay and Crater lako districts. They report a very pleas ant time. A party of eighteen officers of tho American druggists' syndicate of St. Louis, arrived in tho city yesterday afternoon for a twonty-four hour stay. They aro making a tour of the Pacific coast states in a special car. Prof. II. H. Waldrlp, of San Bar nidlno, Cnl. left for his homo this week accompanied by Mrs. Waldrlp, after spending their vacation hero. Prof. Waldrlp was formerly in tho Normal school hero, but Is now en gaged In educational work In tho California city. Tho Commercial club will unlto with the Ashland Fruit and Produce Association in making a display at tho district fair at Grants Pass which will bo a credit to the city and to Jackson county. It Is expected that about $400 will be expended In gath ering and caring for the exhibit. A party of 150 United States reg ulars was In Ashland from Sunday night to Monday noon on their way from American Lake to Atascadora, Cal., for further maneuvers. Tho party consisted of Company E, of tho signal corps and tho training school for bakers and cooks. There will bo a series of four weeks meetings at the church of tho Nazareno, commencing Septem ber 5. They will bo conducted by Rev. Fred St. Clair, known as the Georgia Cyclone. Mrs. Delance Wallace, of Seattle, district evange list wiH assist In the meetings and will have charge of the singing. Word has been received here of the death of J. E. Patrick, formerly of this city, who died at Sacramento Friday as a result of Injuries re ceived in a railroad accident at Boca a few days before. Mrs. Patrick, who was visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Nancy Mills, 586 A street, In this city, at the tlmo of the accident, left Thursday noon for Sacramento. Mrs. Patrick was a member of Ashland lodge of, Elks at the time of his death. The dedicatory exercises of the new Elks Temple In Ashland have been set for September 22, 23 and 24, and a three-day session and tho Elka of this vicinity are planning to make It the most notable event In the history of Elkdom in the his tory of Southern Oregon if not in tho entire state. Their temple, which is a handsome four-story concrete building, is one of the handsomest in the state and will be the high water mark in lodge buildings In this sec- ! tlon for many rdoons to come. t Eden Precinct Items O. E. Houston la gettlug better of his throat trouble. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stancllffe wero In Phoenix last Tuesday. Androw Calham was delivering peaches In Phoonlx Monday. Thero was another fako show In Phoenix last Saturday night. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. D. Peckham of North Talent wore In Medford Tues day. E. R. Oatman of Medford was In Talent on a business call last Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Stephens of North Talent did trading In Medford Tuesday, Mrs. W. E. Andorson of North Phoenix did trading In Ashland on Monday. Mrs. MUllo Furry was visiting her daughter-in-law, Mrs. A. S. Furry, last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Gratfes of North Talent were up to Ashland Monday trading. Tho now resldenco of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Coloman of Phoenix Is begin ning to loom up. ( Tho WooltB planing mill at Phoo nlx Is being robullt on n smaller scale than tho ono burnod. A. S. Furry has gone to Dead In dian to round up his cattle for tho fall drlvo to tho vnlloy. Mr. and Mrs. diaries Isaacs of Medford woro" visiting rotntlvoa In North Tnlont last Sunday. Mr. Gcorgo Elf era of Phoonlx re turned from' a trip up in Washing ton on business last Sunday. Thero will bo a wood cutting boo at tho Presbytorian church In Phoo ntx Wednesday, A basket dinner will bo served. Donald Turnbow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wlloy Turnbow, formorly of Phoenix, but now of Applegnto, has boon very ill. Dr. Malnvgreu of Phoenix Is In attendance and he is reported out of danger. Emltt Bessbn of Wagner crook re turned from a business trip to Kla math Falls last week and has com menced on his new resldenco. Mr. nnd Mrs. Bceson have spont a pleas ant and protttablo year In Klamath county. Central Point Items Tells Story of O'Gara's Success Grand Rapids Free Press Contains Following Special Article From Washington Dealing With u'Gara's Battle With Jack Frost. Washington, Aug. 13. Grand Rapids may become the center Tor western Michignu of tho frost-fight ing industry. The outlook is that within n decade the weather bureau station at tho furniture city will send out frost alarms reduced to n fine point. Orchardists will be warned just how low the temperature is like ly to go nnd will bo told at approxi mately the time of tho night to pile out and start their orchard fires. Tho department of apiculture is taking this subject up with a venge ance. Following reports from the western country about henting orch ards with conl oil,- developments have been coining along rapidly. P. J. O'Gara, a department export, has . reported remarkablo success in frost-fighting in tho Rogue River vallov, Oregon. And tho department, stirred by the reports of undoubted success, has resolved upon extended experiments next spring. Exports in many parts of tho country will bo instructed to oonduct frost-fighting tests. Thoy will determine what fuels are host adapted to i'roBt-tigbtiiig, their rela tive cost and whether, under varied conditions, orchard oropa can actu ally he saved by building fires in the orchards. What May Result for Michigan. A glimpso of what may result for Grand Rupids and the surrounding fruit country is indicatod by Mr. O'Gara's report for tho district sur rounding Medford, Or, Mr. O'Gnra was located nt this point during his frost-fighting experiments. Through the months of May and June, 1001), lie inado observations in tho evening to dotqnnino whether frost wart probablo for the coming night. He was not only able to predict with fmuch accuracy the lowest tempera ture, but he could tell approximately when tho low point would be reached. At his service was an excellent telephone" system, und at a fixed time in the evening he put himself in touch with most of the orchardists within a ten or twelve-mile radius. In two or three instances the reports were sent thirty miles. The orchard ists came to put almost complete re liance in these predictions. While during tho early stages of the experi ment they lighted their fires on a chance that frost would come con trary to prediction, lot yater they remained in bed, if O'Garu said it was safe. Hut if lie suiil frost would eome at 3 o'clock in the morning, they aroso in time to lmvo their fires going before that time. How Orchardists Muy Protect. Pending the establishment of such a central system at Grund Rapids, Mr. O'Gara gives a hint of his meth ods which may bo worth the investi gation of Western Michigan orch ardists. The instrument upon which jio chiefly relied was a psychroinotox'. A homemade psychrometer may be constructed from two ordinary ther mometers of fair accuracy, which always registers the same under tho same conditions. The two thermometer frames aro fastened together, back to hack, and the bull) and scale of one of them lowered, bo tlmt tho bulb projects be low tho bottom of tho frame. Tho lower bulb is surrounded by a wet cloth and then tho combination is whirled rapidly. Tho wot bulb ther mometer registers lower than tho nlhor, and when it is at its lowest possiblo point a comparison is miido between it and tho dry-bulb thor mpmoter. Tho difference between tho twi is referred to a table which is publish ed by the weathor bureau. This ta ble shows, for instance, that when the dry bulb thermometer registers 40 degrees and the wet bulb registers 5 degrees lower, tho dew point is 28 degrees. That indicates quite close ly the miuimum temperature which may be expected during the night when the evening reading of tho dry bulb thermometer is 40 degrees und the reading of the wet bulb ther mometer is 33 degrees. The depart ment of agriculture has literature describing this psychrometer quite fully, as well as tho manner of us ing it. It is quite likely that some of the frost experiments of next spring will be conducted in Westoni Michigan. The department usually has two scientists near Saugatuck and tho plan is to utilize men who are also engaged in other work. When this plan is carried out tho orchardists of the United Stntes will have their first official and thoroughgoing in formation about frost-fighting. The reports heretofore made seem to be regarded by the department as somewhat elementary and prelim inary. Although Mr. O'Gara, writ ing about -his experiment in the Rogue River valley, says: "There is no doubt that frost injury may bo prevented by tho use of fires and smudges." Yet G. II. Powell, his su perior officer, commented thus: "Notwithstanding the favorable re sults obtained, it must be acknowl edged that there is still considerable doubt as to the possibility under var ied conditions of warding off tho damage from frosts by fires and also some question about its practicabil ity in open orchards." One Man Saved $0000. Probably Mr. O'Gara di'd not en joy the cautious comment of his su- parior, especially in view of the re sults which he saw in his field, ac cording to his report. For instance, W. IT. Brown of tho Rogue River val ley stated that, with a cost of $0 per acre for the season, he was able to save ten acres of apples. He es timated the value of his crop at $0000. The previous year ono freeze wjpedout his entire crop. G. E. Mar shall of the same fruit section is quoted in flaying: -Tho entire quanti ty of material used for the season wnsfive pounds of crudce oil,, used principally in saturating shavings and other material, 1000 old rails, 300 old stumps, one ton of wuslo umiiniiu, .1 tons ot conl, a()u bundles of old tree primings,,, 2.'i loads of manure and twenty loads of plaining, mill shavings. With this inuterinl 1 saved the entire crop of thirty ncrees of orchard. I did not smudge three acres of comic pours as thoy were all nearly killed. In this expeorimcut in the Rogue river valley, wood wao tho prnii'i pal fuel, conl was rolled upon loss and crudce oil was not used hardly at all. Tho Rogue river peopleo did not have success with crude oil, Per haps one reason was that the oil hud considornblce of wator in it. Any how tho vnlueo of oil compared with wood, is ono of tho things that the department wants to Icearn next spring. Although somo of (lie ex periments-made with oil seemed to mve had excellent results, like thoseo recently described in tho Press,, yet in other far.es it is claimed that the experiments have rusted loo much in the hands of companies that have burned for sale. Test OH, Coal and Wood, Tho Rogue Riveor vailed tost in dicates that oil rails miikee good frostfightiug firees. ftomee fnrme- sro lacking old rails usced good cord wood, paying substantial prices for it. Primings worec used somcowhat to start tho firees, also paper bugs filled with shavings and saturated with oil. In case of protracted conl lignite conl, found near at hand, was placed on to wood fires, it guv good heat and lasted well. Tho piles of wood wero common ly placed between ovory four troes that is, a pile in every other tree rcwin each direction of tho orchard. Each pile was small.coutristiug of four or fivepieecs of cordwood. Large fireo, it was considored.niight injuretho blossomsnud might in duce cold nir curouto. Forty or fifty of these small piles of wood wero plncced on each ncro off or chard. When the cold wns not se vere, it was neefsnry only to light ccry other fire.i In the usunl sea son probably not moro than one or two fires would be uceccosnry. Anything to Make Smudges. In Mr. O'Gara's experiment., iho fruit farmers did not give it up if tho fires did not keep the tompern-tu.-o above tho frost point. In that cane thew fed the fires, in many in stances, with damp straw or nianutc. Piles of this material were in some cases kept along tho edge of the or chard. Tho purpose of this sort of firinc was to make n Minudiift and William A. Cowley was in Portland on business Monday. T. J. Neff is homo from u vaca tion nt Crescent City. J. F. Williams returned recently from a vacation at Crescent City. Floyd Green of Portland visited relatives in Central Point yesterday. Work is progressing on the resi dence of E. C. Fnbor, on Munr.unitft street. J, D. Parker und Jittlo grandson have returned from an extended visit throughout tho custom states. Mr. nnd Mrs. 1). E. Jones luive re turned from Crescent City, whore they have, boon camping for some time, and report a pleasant time. Mrs. Robert Kylo and sons lmvo returned from Loobnuon. Or., whoro thoy have boon visiting relatives and friends nnd looking over the old home. Marshal Holmes wns called to tho merry-go-round Monday to quell a riot started by some bold, bad moun taineers, and it did not tulco him anv great length of tlmo to nooniuplUh tho desired end. Mrs, Roluhurdt of Summonlllo, Or., worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star, wns hero Monday making an official visit with tho lo cal lodge. Whilo in tho oitv she was entertained by Mr, and Mrs. I. C. Rohnott. Sum Baxter is contemplating mat rimony mid has filled his bachelor quarters with now stoves, cooking utensils, beds und baking powder. Sum denies tho allegation, but ho really is contemplating tho employ ment of a lady cook, us ho has two big painting contracts, and ttuiu is money. J. C Weir of Seattle, owner of tho famous Weir springu, which at one time furnished Georgetown now a part of Seattle with water, was in the valley Tuesday accom panied by his family. Mr. Weir is going to locate in this part of Ore gon, desiring to establish a perma nent homo in Medford or near that point. keep tho sun from getting at the buds too soon. Tho suiudgo postponed tho swelling effect of tho sun's warmth and gave the buds moro time in which to adjust themselves to tho higher temperature. Iu tho southern part of western Michigan it is possiblo that wood is now so scarce that oil or coal may prove to bo the cheapest material for frost-fighting. Toward tho northern limits of the orchard area wood is cheaper and more plentiful. Hut un der tiny circumstances the orchard ists along the lake short have the Mitisfying knowledge that their troes are in one of the most frost-free areas of the United States, while thoo farther inland have frost con ditions at loast as good as the aver age; perhaps a little better. The Foist ltolls Off. One of tho striking things about tho O'Gara experiments in that they were conducted on the floor of the Rogue Rivor vnlloy. Some of the most vnlunblo orchards of that sec tion hud Ii2cn planted on that lowest level, probably beforo fruitgrowers had learned anything about air drainage. The orchards on higher levels iu the same section did not require firing or smudging to avoid front damage. Iu the real fruit sections of Michi gan the nir drainage is usually good ithout the orchurdist i paying nry particular attention to it. Mitt it is possiblo that in Boleotiug land for new orchards back from the lake shore orchardists may gain n dis tinct ndvautngo by investigating the question of nir drainage. It is de sirable to plant tho trees on laud higher than other laud iu the imme diate neighborhood. Thus tho ten dency is for tho cold air, being heav ier, to "flow" down nnd nway from the fruit trees to the lower levoN. BRIDGE NEAR PHOENIX IS NEARING COMPLETION Home Made liYesh Brunei. "Goodnosa and Purity" ib our motto, Also Saluda und Roiwt Meats roudy cooked, at tho MEDFORD BAKERY 42 S. CENTRAL AVE. tttt tft t,r,r tt r FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL OREGON STATE FAIR WILL BE HELD AT SALEM, SEPTEMBER 12 TO 17. $35,000.00 IN PREMIUMS AND PURSES. GRAND LIVE STOCK, AGRICUL- TURAL AND H0RTICUL- TURAL EXHIBITS. SPLEN- DID RACES, BAND CON- CERTS, FREE ATTRAC- TI0NS AND FIREWORKS. REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS. FOR FURTHER INF0R- MATI0N ADDRESS FRANK MEREDITH, SECRETARY. - " AUTOMOBILES Winter Hoods will no longer iso late tho farmers who live across Hear creek, north of Phoenix. Tho new county bridge, which is rapidly Hearing completion, will allow them to puss to and from their homes dry shod. In past winter seasons high water on Hear creek has been u source of great discomfort to the farmers on the oust side of Hour creek, as the only wny across was by fording. At times thov have boon cut off from supplies for weeks nt a time. - - MAGIC KYKGLASS CLKAN- 4 KU8 FHKK AT I)U. GOMLK'S f OITK'AI, I'AItLOIW, NO. HOI HAST MAIN KTKKIiT. i- 4 CPlArvVlliB SSL ri8mr IWii T r i mrmmW inn njf For Store Lighting MAZDA Lamps Are Unrivaled They enable any store to use electric light at a cost which is less than would have to be paid for any other illuminant on the market. We Furnish MAZDA Lamp to our central station custom ers at very liberal terms. The ' General Electric Company is supplying us with the GE MAZDA lamp in all sizes suitable for all lighting needs. Every merchant should look into this question of more light for his business. We have several interesting propositions for merchants. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY ELECTRIC CO. O. W. Murphy. O. M. Murphy. MURPHY HHOS. AUTO LIVKKV. 1010 Ghalmora Dotroits. Phono 18(11, Vnlloy Auto Company, Medford. Or. Quick Service. Busy Hiding. Prices Might. PARKY AUTO LIVERY P1I0NK MAIN 3141. Agency for tho Parry Cars.' Roguo Rivor Auto Co., Frank II. Hull, Prop., Medford, Or. . Pine Timber For Sale 3,700,000 feet extra high grade next thing to sugar piuo, will out 05 per cent strictly clear. U.000,000 feet first olnss yellow pine, will cut 05 per cent No. 2 shop and better. 1,500,000 feet fine largo red fir und cedar. Plenty of wator, easy to log, level roads. Inquire at Harris Hurdwuro Co. nt Dorris, Siskiyou county, Cal. lf7 For State Senator Stntcmcnt No. I Candidate I am a Republican eaudldnta for Btato sonntor nt tho primary olootfon September 1M, 1010. I favor state ment No. 1, good roads, progressive education nnd tho Southern Oregon state normal school. For cloven yours n resident of Ashland, Or. f J. J. CO.MHKRH. ItKAI) HKITISMIIRK 8 UN HIST. ItKAl) "AltlZONA TIIK I7TH 8TAII" By Coventor Richard 13. Sloan, nnd "Fremont and tho Dear Flag," by William Simpson, In Sunaot for Sop. tombor, now on snlo at all nows stands, IB couta, tf Jm-1B fLblss LLm CORSET. The nw medium-back U a feature. 'ftftsfa&iwB m- jiwia.nianuiiur byliool forlllr ivndrv: l.. Mnnli;, Ail. I.liwi.llnii, Ojimitnluiii, unwuvH. v-.m. Mutv iHiuviril uiiil l.liiiiiuiiliiry on, (iyimin.min. ll nur.flf uir.. ..! vnll niMjiiinii-niltii), lliii numliur l Jfiuao.no (Illy. S lipluatlon houl 1 1 inni!ii rnrly.) 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