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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUm MEDflQRD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SBlTEMBTSR M, 1910.
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Newsy Notes from Rogue River Valley Towns
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Central Point Items
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Postmaster Guy Tex reports an In
crease In receipts for tho month of
August of 32 per cout over tho re
colBts'fOr tho same month In 1909.
Nojpff ictf in tb state has as yet mado
a finer showing.
Tho" Y. M. C. A. peoplo will hold a
meeting Friday night to look over
plans for a butldlns, which will bo
submitted to tho building committee
at that time.
Quy Tex has sold his interest In
tho electrical firm of Tex & Scott,
to his partner, owing to the Increase
of business In tho postotflco which
requires his entire attention.
A. E. LoPonto returned Monday
from Ashland, where ho has been for
tho past week setting up monumen
tal iwork. Mr. LePouto's all-Oregon
granito stones are conceded to be tho
host in the country and his work is
aot surpassed on tho coast.
George V. Treawell and family of
noa'f Chinook, Wash., with a couplo
of the old time pralrte schooners and
their household effects, rested for a
few hours in Central Point Monday.
They were on their way to tho Butte
Falls country, whero Mr. Treawell
has -purchased a tract of land and
will enter stock raising and later
dairy farming.
J. "W. Upton, one of our progres
Bivriorcbardlsti, was in town Monday
and placed his name ahead on our
lamb's bok of life. Mr. Upton, who
lives about two miles from town,
says that an early hail storm did
much damage to tho young apples in
his community. Ho is r.n enthusiastic
Rogue. River valley man, however,
and Is highly pleased with tho growth
of Central Point and tho new life
taken on throughout the entire com
munity. William B. Burn3 of Victoria, B.
C, was 'visiting in Central Point Sun
cay and Monday of this week.
Harry G. "Walker of Gresham, who
is looking for a location for a Jewelry
store, was ia Central Point Monday
sizing up the field. Mr. Walker is
hollovcs tho placo too small for his
lino of business.
Boswell & Murphy have caused
now paper to bo placed on their bar
ber shop and other repairs aro under
way, "which gives tho place a real
metropolltau air.
Many emigrant wagons containing
largo families aro arriving In tho
town and many aro anxious to find
houses to rent for tho winter, but
thero aro no empty houses in Cen
tral Point.
Sam Baxter, tho boss house paint
er of theso regions, has gono to tho
country for a fow days to beautify
another farmhouse.
Mrs. O. B. Nash loft Monday for
Cresswell, Or., whero she will visit
for some tlmo and may decldo to lo
cate there.
A party of county surveyors were
camped in town during tho present
week. They are engaged in recon
structing the cntiro road map of
Jackson county, which doubtless
means a step toward the establishing
of good roads.
During the process of moving tho
furniture of Robert Ashwoith into
the Welch property ono of the team3
ran away with a load of tho goods,
but no damage resulted.
Grundy Burton, the barber, grab
ber his trusty Winchester Monday
and wended his "way to the "tall
uncut" In search of deer, bear and
other big game, and Glenn Owen will
wield the razor during his absence.
W. C. Owen has been landscape
gardening about his premises during
tho past week and that he will have
a line lawn and tiower garden wun
Xhe coming of next spring and sum
mer goes without saying.
G. C. Whitney, wife and daughter
and two small sons, with an up-to-date
house wagon", stopped in Cen
tral Point for a short time Monday
to buy supplies. They are traveling
exclusively for Mrs. Whitney's health
and when they find the spot ideal
they expect to purchase a home and
Eden Precinct Items
Trail Items
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fern of Fern
Valley wero Talent vlstors Wednes
day. Mrs. William Breozo of Talent wnB
at tho county seat on buBlnoss last
Wednesday.
Joshua Patterson of North Talent
was in Medford and Jacksonville on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Enunett Bccson of
Wagnor Crcok visited nt Mrs. Doo
son's undo, II. M. Nysowarner.
Wlloy Turnbow of Applegate was
In Phoonlx Inst Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Carey wero In
Ashland last Saturduy.
Robert Orr of Phoenix Is tho proud
possessor of twin hotter calves born
this week.
Died On Wagnor crook, Mrs. Hen
ry Curby, oa Septembor 9, 1910, aft
er an operation. She was aged 23
years. Interment In Stearns ceme
tery. Miss Clara Allen 13 slowly Improv
ing, but is not able to sit up.
Mrs. Joseph Rader spest Wednes
day with her father, L. A. Roso of
Phoenix.
Mr. and Mrs. George Chandler of
Medford wero North Tnlout visitors
Sunday,
When Mrs. Joo Rader, whoso 20
acro tract Ilea just across tho road
from C. Carey's garden, told Mrs.
Carey that sho would llko to sco
somo of those potatoes thnt ono of
them mndo two meals for flvo per
sons, Mrs. Carey brought out four
or flvo of tho monstor tubers that
weighed two and throo pounds each,
and forovor dispelled Mrs. Rador's
doubts.
Mrs. Frank Wltcholl of California
la visiting hor brothor, George Mc
Clnln and wife of North Talent, and
will go to Soattlo with hor son, whero
sho will consult a specialist for his
throat troubles.
Thoro was rathor an usual occur
rence In North Tnlont a weok ago
Tuesday night, when Woldon Hartley
shot n young man whom ho found In
his melon patch. It soems that tho
patch had been Invaded a fow nights
boforo, and Mr. Hartley was laying
In wait for tho boys Tuesday ovo
nlug, nnd opened tiro upon ono of
them, with tho result that 12 shot
took effect In tho young man's legs.
RAILROADS SHOW GAIN
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much pleased with Central Point, but settle down for life.
Mcsdames Denny & Storm, dress- A storo that always advertises is
making, 320 Apple street. Phono No. supposed to always havo something
3873. 156 special aid Important to offer.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14. Compared
with the gross earnings of railroads
a year ago, tho returns for August
this year show that practically tho
samo lines gained 10.1 per cent
within tho year. Their gross earn
ings for August, 1910, aggregated
$37,425,927, a gala of $3,434,453.
This Is a better showing than that
of July, when the increase was only
7.C per cent over tho corresponding
period of 1909.
Tho gains reported by tho railroads
wero especially marked throughout
the south, southwest and west, the
Increases ovor last year by such sys
tems as Loulsvlllo & Nashville,
Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Chesa
peake & Ohio, Central of Georgia J
and Mobllo & Ohio in tho south, and
Missouri Pacific, Colorado & South
ern, Denver & Rio Grande, Texas &
Pacific and St. Louis & Southwestern
In other sections, boing Important
factors.
Mm. J. 8. Storm and son Clove- nro recovering from an attack of
land and IiIb wlfo havo started for whooping cough.
Soattlo, Wnoh., whoro thoy expect Tonl Gngu vlultod tho Fryos and
to npond tho wintor. Lawroutzii recently,
Rov. M. A, Donnlu has returned to Mrs, LawroutK mul daughter vis-
Trail. Ho Is building a hoitso. itod tlalnoa recently.
Mnstor Vemlo Lynch has boon no- Thoro was u largo crowd and ov-
rloiiBly 111 for tho pnHt fow woolto orybody hud n good tlmo nt tho dance
with Hcurlot fovor, but Ib recovering, nt Trail.
T. C. GaneB has gono to tho vnlloy , J. T. Fry nnd three dnughtont took
with a load of hogs. a trip to Crater Inko and Mill Crook
Albert Lawrontz and Mr. Tnu havo Falla and natural brjdgo nnd tho
been fighting flro for the Inst two hurkluhnrry mountain,
weeks near tho Applegate mlno. Tho risti hntchory Is niw opon nnd
Frank McDonald, who has boon anybody who wishes to got flHh can
helping tight flro, canto homo Sntur- do ho.
dny. Mr, Fryo liaB gono to the vnlloy.
Mrs. 8. J. Fry han boon called to Mrs. Dam of Beagle wont to Mod
tho bedBldo of hor sick grandson. ford on bualnomi rocontly,
Chnrlos Spyrmnn, who went to tho Trail Crook achoola opened Mon
huckleberry, patch, lost his horses day.
nnd only got n fow berries. Jomho IMiIIIIph nnd wlfo, who woro
Mrs. Jessie Rngadnlo and children visiting J. T, Fry, has returned homo.
FIRST MAN FINED FOR
RECKLESS AER0PLANING
MORE PEDESTRIANS WILL
WALK ACROSS CONTINENT
NEW YORK. Sept. 14. If the
ambitions of nil tho pedestrians who
want to smash the record of Kdwnrd
Pnyson Weston nnd John Etinis nre
rcnlized, thero will be n .smoothly
worn footpath between Now York
nnd Snu Francisco.
Tho last aspirants for the trans
continental foot-power record nro
thrco Italian athletes Leo Gnlli.
Luigi Zilliotto nnd Hicnrdo Rota.
Their itinerary will bo the samo as
Weston's. They havo not yet given
out their exact schedule.
I'AKIS, Sept. 14. Aviator I'ariot
today board the proud distinction of
being the' first man to face a Hue
for reckless noroplnuing. I'ariot
smashed two lamp posts, iih well as
his expensive Fnrman biplane, while
attempting to alight in tho heart of
tho city.
Pariot apparently lost control of
his craft, irrnzing tho tops of build
ings in the Placo lu la Concorde. lie
alighted in n waiting crowd of sev
eral hundred excited citizens, among
whom wns n sound of police.
To Address Dry Farmlnrj Connross.
COHVALLIS, Or., Sept. 11, At
tho dry-farming congress nt Spo-
knno, October 3-(J, the Oregon Agri-
ARKANSAS ALSO ADOPTS
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
MTTM-2 HOCK, Ark., Hop(. U
Inoomplolo returns from yustunliiy'f)
uluutioiiH Iiuliunto that (lie ooiiMlltu
tionnl amendment providing for llio
InltliillVu ami referendum in Arkan
sas Iihh boon adopted. Governor
Junius Donnghoy, democrat, lias lieun
ro-uluutod. Tho vote was light,
Investors' Snaps.
Don't hu slow moiioy talks. Now
six-mom modern bungalow, throo
Mocks from Washington school, pos
session if desired or a cash tenant
for ton months at $10; total amount
$400 doduolod from prluo, $11800 ;
terms.
I ntii offered proposition in Illi
nois vnlloy which I intend to accept
if 1 dtsposo of proporty.
Will trndo Interest in four lots
for good team, wagon and harness.
Addioss 73, care Mall Trihuuo, or
eall Vhoiio 4201.
cultural college is to ho represented
liy Dean J. A. lloxoll of tho school of
oommerco and Professor U. D. Scud
dor of the agronomy department.
"Kami llusiness Management" is the
subject of the nddrosa lo ho deliv
ered by Dean Hoxell, nnd Professor
Scuddor will speak on "Dry Farming
in Oregon."
Soo tho big oyo on Bast
street.
Hnsklnn for Health.
Main
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GOOD PROGRESS MADE
ON PANAMA CANAL
Not Good After September 1 7th.
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 1 I.
A roport received today at tho hoad
quarters of tho Panama canal com
mission from Chief Engineer Oot
thnls, shows thnt during tho month
of August 2,813,000 cubic yards of
dirt was excavated. This Is an In
crenso of 400,000 cubic yards ovor
tho month of July. According to tho
roport, 140,000 yards of concrete was
laid.
Hasklns for Haalth.
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The Most Perfect Block of Trees
in the Pacific Northwest
Sixty-six and a half acres of SUNCREST ORCHARDS is offered for sale in five and ten-acre tracts on terms
that should prove most attractive.
This tract is planted, two rows alternately, to Yellow Newtown, Spitzenberg and Jonathan Apples, the very
choicest standard commercial varieties.
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They are eight years of age and have a good crop thi s year. They arc well set witr fruit spurs for next year's
The trees are large for their age, are uniform in size and exceptionally thrifty.
a crop.
The soil is the very best. Drainage is perfect. Altitude about sixteen hundred feet. "Distance from shinning
station about a mile and a half.
Price and terms: $1000 per acre, half cash, balance in three equal annual payments, with interest at six
per cent. '
A five-acre tract of this bearing orchard will cost thc.purchnsoi' $2500 in cash, $833.13 in 191, $833.13 in 1912
and $833.13 in 1913. After the first payment is made the crop should a great deal more than pay tho balance.
This is an exceptional opportunity to become the owner of what is unquestionably one oMhe finest young or
chards in the northwest. The trees are the right varieties, they are in perfect condition, and there is a surety of a
satisfactory income. " .
The time to buy is now. Let us show you these tracts.
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