"" 'TwfTrvrT1" r
Medford
Tribune
SECOND
SECTION
SOCIETY
.FORTIETH YEAR
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1911.
No. 2G6.
MEDFORD
OCIAL REALM
1 '
mmIh V HRm ftita wB sEan bwL
IN
f f -f
The flrculcr Medford dub
will hold ii regular business
meeting at tin- Xntiiloriuni Mon-
day, .January IIO. A lull utlcnd-
iiiicu is desired.
-
At the recent, dedication services
of the new pipe organ In Astoria a
former resident of Medford took
quite a prominent part. Mrs. Oscar
13. Wilbur, who was known hero as
Miss Talma-Zetta Henry and who
had charge of the entertainment giv
en at the Medford theater for the
benefit of the library last October.
Following is a clipping from the
Morning Asterlan:
"She second variation in the eve
ning's delightful program was as
Hlgned to Mrs. Oscar E. Wilbur, a
now arrival In Astoria, and a dra
matic render of unquestioned ability
whoso rendering last night of "Mow
the Church Was Unlit at Kehoe's
liar," a story of rugged frontier life,
which in her clever hands became
nearly a vivid actuality. The strong,
virile incidents of the tale, as well
as Its softer and more appealing fea
tures, worjj splendidly demonstrated,
and the audience was frank and gen
erous with Its response, to which
Mrs. Wilbur conceded an amusing
encore, and tioaled the success of her
lnltal contnet with Astoria's appre
ciative people."
A Sunday nursery will be started
this morning at the P.aplist church,
whole n room has been titled up for
the children and Mrs. Anthony will-
bo in charge. This will enable all
parents with children to attend morn-! wtl.V hold there. Mrs. Janney's is
ing services, and bring the children I He owner of one of the highest bred
with them, and know that they will(,'i thu coast and carried of!
bo properly cared for during that
liour. These nurseries are Doing in
stituted in all large cities and have
proven very successful, but this is
the fact to be established iu Medford
whore it will undoubtedly bo very
popular.
In honor of his llth birthday,
Master Paul Roddy entertained a
number of bis frloads Saturday aft
ernoon. Gamos wore played, after
which a very elaborate luncheon was
nerved. Tho guests were Jack Sul
livan Fordy Hubbard, Dewey Purdln,
Edward Kelly and John 1). Patton.
Mr. and Mrs. Madden entertained
at an aftor-theator supper Wednos-1
day evening at the Nash grill. Their '
guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Uoynton,
Mr. and Mrs. Toinlln. Mrs. Sooysinlth
and Mr. Gerald Sooysinlth.
Mr. Frank Monahnn of Santa Ana.
Cal... father of Mrs. T. E. Daniels,
will arrive soon in Medford on a'
visit. Mr. Moniihan i& retuniii.tr
from a trip to Honolulu.
Mrs. Charles Hay and Miss Mabel
Hay left last week for a visit in Chi-'
cugo.
A Homesick
Dl'ENOS AIRES, Dec. 12. 1J10. -To
the Editer: Enclosed herowitl
nin sending you check for ;l'i
commemoration of the fact that I
am receiving you regularly nr.d fie
sure it is much more so than I ha
paid for. If you have not nlrcad
organized a "conscience fund" am
du not cure to do so why, 1 havi
no objection to your turning ilu
above mentioned 10 bono over i"
n, widow or orphan, providing ih
latter ii a 'hor, ripo in your an"
lender in looks, or the former i ten
der in year and ripe in looks. But
no matter about the money us it U
Endish to mo what you do with it
so long an you will but keep on com
ing. There was a fellow onuo -think
he must have been an Ki.f.
Hsbman of whom it is oftou said
that "he didn't know there whs 'any
water in the well till the water went
dry" or word to that offset. I'm
like him in that the furthor aud Urn
ger I m '8X iruta M"tnern 0re"
gun the more 1 mis what I did not
realise I bod when I had it. The
little KagleU" which tf"d Brother
Howlett teaches to flv with bU quaint
in, alone are worth more tbun tb'
price vou alc liesides the plea
,t of reading of the doing of mv
ronnv friend there, the improve
ments going on in the itv and vul
, x I p..rti.-i,'..i! like viir -"")
,., ,. I ... ,1 ..- . - Tl. .1 !"
, . ... U-.1 ",, .. ... "1 M'MU. .-
, a most interesting game of bns-j
ketball was clven Fridnv nlirlit nt
f tho "Nat," when the Seniors and
r Juniors of the Medford high school
fought for honors. The Seniors won
- with a score of 3 to 1. Those on tho
-f senior team are: Guards, Carmen,
f lllttson and Grace Mitchell: centers,
Alma Gould and Mabel Thomas; bas
ket throwers, Opal Dalley and Mil
dred Gerlg; substitute, Uuby Burke.
The junior team: Guards, Anna
Cochran, Magnet Roberts; centers,
Jessie Purely and Mildred BUton;
basket throwers, Helen Purnchorg
and Kuth Gribblo; substitute, Delia
Whisemaut.
The Medford tenm also played
Jacksonville Inter, when the Med
ford boys beat the Jacksonville team.
The Wednesday Study club met at
the home of Mrs. Deuel last Wednes
day, when Judge Colvig gave a ino.-t
interesting talk on "Oregon, Its
Meaut.v and Some History and Le
gends." Airs, llnskins was to have
had charge of the meeting but was
unable to do so, on account of ill
ness, and Judge Colvig kindly con
sented to speak before the ladies, lie
gave a most interesting sketch of the
early days of Oregon, of his life here
and of the growth and development
of all the surrounding country. The
attendance was one of the largest
of this year's meetings. The next
meeting of the club wil bo held .it
the home of Mrs. Wortman, Febru
ary 8, when Mrs. Chile will have
charge of the program which will be
on 'Tasking Ends."
Mrs. Paul Januey returned Ins.
week from Portland where she acted
as judge for the cat show which was
V" u IUi venule nil miow
ana second at nan r rancisco nun
would undoubtedly have won a prize
in this exhibit, but for the fact thai,
a judge cannot enter any eats.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter
ian church will meet at tho church
Tuesday morning. Kach lady is ex
pected to bring her lunch and spend
the day, when they will supervise the
cleaning of the church and the fix
ing of the carpet for the chapel and
have a general gotid time.
The Greater Medford club will
meet Monday, January HO, at the
Natatoriuius. All members are ro-
quested to attend as special business
will come up.
The executivo committee of (he
Christian Endeavor .society of the
Presbyterian church met Monday
evening to revise the constitution.
Mrs. Page and Miss Laura re
turned la-.t week from Portland,
where they went to meet Dr. Page
on his return from the east .
ji,s Madge Hiddell entertained the
Thursday Hndgo club last week.
Oregonian in
'milder Outage with its continual
harping "Party! Party!. L.xing
stealing; anything whatsoever dis
'lonnrablc is honorable if but don"
for tho party," dominated the state
of Oregon so long (it being the oni
.taper that could bo called one) uud
a screamed "Party" so loud and con
tinuously that often it was a hard
natter to even romoinbor there wa
such a thing as state or principle
How a paper of its standing anil in
telligeneo could fail to see tho ad
vancement made by tho (ignorant)
voter all over the country and not
profit enough by tho example thex
were setting to at least get a place
in the tail of tho procession instead
f peddling nursery prattle miles ,u
the rear has been a source of won
der to me. It given me genuim
pleasure to know that Oregon boa-is
of at least oue daily advocating tie
nine principle a Colliers, Every
body', The American, McClureV
Saturday Evening Post cud others i
our best magazines which are in the
forefront of the fight for the state,
and the ufeople. Whether it is right
or not I sincerely hope you prosper
o long ar you fight for whut you
believe to he right.
UuenoM Aire i one of the pretti
est towns 1 have ever seen aud has
about 1.250.000 inhabitant. Hn
elosed i a small book of view which
will five H1 a little idea ot the si.-
I ! t i In .1 It V nf till- pi. II I'. It .-
l..iki.l liv uu i.i the inhe-t coun
"A Gentleman
Robert A. Fischer
Mr, and Mrs. Daggett had as their
guests Mr. Jack Astbury and Mr.
Harry FIndley at supper Wednesday
night after tho thoator.
The guild of St. Murks church
will give a supper the first week m
February, tho oxaot date having not
yet been set.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Philip Ilnmil have
boon received congratulations the
past week on the arrival of a daugh
ter. Mr. Carlton of Table Koch
spending the week-cud in town
i-
Far - off South
tries in the world. I hue been in
practically every province of tho le
publie nnd have iu no instance seen
a square foot of poor soil, while there
arc thousands of square mile of the
very richest of black and 'nlluuul
soils. This being particularly true of
tho laud in thu immediate vicinity ot
Buenos Aire. In striking contrast
to this is the labor. It doe not seem
possible that there can he a lustier
ot of moil any place in tho world
Tho country is welj called the land
of manana, for nothing is ovor done
that can posaibly he put off till the
morrow. In fact it j vt.V often
coiiMdeied a disgrace to du woik '
THIS
E
SEATTLE, Wuhh., Jan. 28. Cor
oner Uorthwlck has decided that John
Droit, the 23-year-old youth who shot
and killed his father on the horn
tead at North Rend, Is Insane tad
the young mau will probably be com
mitted to the state Insane hospital
at Sellacoom with only a prellminry
hearing examination. The parents
of the young man were first cousin
and a line of liihunltv tut-, Imn iruo-d
into i-ai llei gim i atloiiH.
FATHER TH0U6HT IHSAH
From Mississippi" Wednesday
as Senator Lanuilon mid John Butter
Mr. Howard Dudley bit Thurs
day for the east, where he will be
joined later by Mr. Edgar 1 Infer.
Hevival services will start next
week at the Maplibt church under the
direction of .Mr. J. Booth Evans.
Tho Ladies Aid of the Presbyter
inn church were onlertaiuod by .Mr.
W. W. Eifert on Tuesday last.
Colonel end Mrs. Mainly returned
Wedncsd.i trom a trip to Portland
Colonel 1'iauk Touwllc left Thurs
d.' Jur Pnitlanil.
America jz
any kind.
Kegardiiig the fisherier; work, lhi
is only in it infancy. Yet alread.v
tho resultv, are mo.-i encouraging
considering the money aud lubor ex
iK'iidvd. Eastern brook trout and
steelheuds are now being taken with
hook aud line iu at least five of
the provinces. In inuny of the
streamh the trout are very plentiful
and attain a large size, I bad the
pleasure of weeing '1-pound stcelhcad
up in the Tuminian province a few
months ago, that were only two year
old. Thee were sotne of the fUh
hatched from the eggs shipped from
Grants Pi-s about three viars nan
FOOT SLIPPED;
PAICM. aii. 2 X. Pierre Malllet
Is dead today her because his foot
slipped.
When he came home Intoxicated
Ualllet Invariably seared his wife by
pretending Hiilclde by banging. To
day lie drank a little more than usual
aad resorted to ba favorite Joke, lie
put a rope around his neck, climbed
on . eli.iir anil atluehod die other
. h'l In I lif ( tl llnlfll.T lllsl tin i
111 i' I .li i it Tin II ll lull).' 11- il
as the Star Reporter.
Tho Juvenile Dancing club gavo
another ot Its ptbulur dances Mon
day evening at the Natatorlum.
Mr. and Mrs. Uoynton entertained
Mr. mid Mrs. Madden at dinner at
tho Nash grille Wednasday.
Mr. Carloton was boat at dinner
at tho Nash Friday night. Covers
wore laid for olght.
Mrs. E. C. Ondd'iH spent last week
iu Ashland visiting friends.
Miss Inniic Flynn is seriously ill
with pneumonia.
j&
and which you gavo us a jolly gooc1
roithting for shipping away from tin
Itoguc river. It may have been voi
wrong, but it certainly did look goot'
to a homesick Oregonian to soe somi
of his old friend striking at grass
hoppers in those far off aouthon
streams. Even now we could hpnn
eastern brook trout egg to tho Unit
ed State government, if thoy were
needed, and it i quite possible that
in a few .veal's the staelhoad ma
become as plentiful and thou iu the
event of the Kogue becoming deplet
ed wo would gladly return spawn to
re-tuck it. You may not bo able j.i
-ee it iu I lie same light, but it llil
WILL VOTE ON TARIFF
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 28.
A bill providing for a tariff coihiuIb
sion will be voted on In thu hoiiio
probably Monday, according to pre
dictions In official circles today,
I The belief Is based on instructions
Issued to Congressman Dulzell of
t Pennsylvania, chairman of the rules
' committee, to report under a special
i tile whenever ho believes that tho
.lni.iiliui in the huiiHu will permit ot
ilh in., imii t's luiiin dlate udoptiuu,
Some time ago tho W. C. T. U. or
ganized into two divisions tho Iteds
nnd the Macs, for a contest as to
which side could bring in the greater
number of new members. The con
test closed last week, with the Hlue
side as victors. It had been decided
tho winning side should ho entor
tained by tho losers, and last Thurs
day was the day set for a reception,
which was held at tho homo of Mrs
Crawford, 12!!1) Apple street. Mrs
Crawford was assisted iu receiving
by Mrs. Howell, Airs. Lockwood, Miss
Bradley and Miss Wallace. A very
interesting program was given ad
dresses were also given 13' Ifev.
Holmes, Rev. llolknup and Rev. Hips.
Dainty refreshments were served
during the afternoon,
Wednesday afternoon 20 or more
Indies of the Aid society of First M.
E. church partook of the delightful
hospitality tendered them by Mrs
Patterson on South Oakdale ave
nue. Tho time was pleasantly spent
iu various kinds of needlework and
social chat, after which music, ac
companied by delicious rofj-oshmonls
consisting of cako and coffee served
by tho hostess assisted by hor daugh
ter, Mrs. E. Whitsel. Many regretted
they could not bo present on account
of the inclement weather which pro
vailed at that hour. Tho next meet
ing will bo at tho church nt tho usual
hour. Tho food salo at Ohnstead &
llibbard's grocery store on West
Mnin street will continue overy week
Saturday afternoons. Orders re
spectfully solicited.
Miss Duller and Miss Jerome wore
hostesses at the homo of Miss Hut
tor Wednesday evening, when "f00"
was played. The decorations used
wore pink carnations. Those pres
ent were: Misses Sarah Jtorluy,
Horthn English, Lntta Luke; Messrs.
14. T. Foss. H. 0. Ilardwell, Hert An
derson and Upstart.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Olwell entor
talned Mr. and Mrs. Conro Fioro at
Hiipper after tho thentor Wednesday
night.
Mr. Horace Nicholson loft for
Portland last week, to (nttond tho
auto show,
Mrs. Knight, mother of Mrs. F. C.
I'ago !b iiito ill at the home of her
daughter.
The f0() club was entertained Fri
day afternoon by Mrs. Matilda I'ur-
diu.
Miss Hess Clotigh of Kosoburg is
tho guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lou En-
gurt.
Tho Guild of St. Murks church will
meet nt the guild hall Thursday af
ternoon." Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Neff spent last
week in Portland attending tho au
tomobile show.
js? By H.
always appealed to mo that trout
should bo distributed to stromas all
over the wot Id the same n wo send
out missionaries to spread tho gos
pel thoy aro both a good thing
needed by all peoples, and thou
should the original Mitircch of sup
ply be exhausted as thoy both seem
mo likely to become, tho fishing bv
reason of the game-hogs aud Chris
tianity by reason of tho preacher
why spawn and misiouurieH can he
xeut us aud we will bo saved iu spite
of ourselvuH. As yol nothing bus been
heard from the salmon planted iu (he
rivors hero, That is undoubtedly
duo to the fact Hint there is no fish
ing being done with nets suitable for
taking Nalinon. Even now 1 am
waiting for gear ordered from the
states, when iimii its arrival we will
go south and mako a thorough ex
amination of all rivors in which the
salmon wero planted and fool euro
our trip will meet with the sucooss
w'i hope for.
liusides tho fishes brought here
from the states and European coun
tries, much work has beon done on
the pejerroy. This iu an oxooediugiv
fino tablo fish known only to this
country. The fleh is free from
bonus, m whito and niualy, as doli
chIo iu flavor as our 7-iuoh trout of
the oold mountain streams. It mul
tiplies very rapidly, each foninlo hav
ing from 10 to 20 times tho number
of eggs a. a trout. Tho lake wo
weio operating in for oggs thin yo..r
The Monday Tlridgo club was de
lightfully entertained by Mrs. Edgar
I Infer last week. The house wns ar
tiatically decorated, Iho color scheme
carnations nnd while hyacinths being
used. Tho score cards carried out
the snmo color scheme, of pink nnd
white with the club monogram.
Tho substitutes for tho afternoon
wero Ms. Hoot and Mrs. Wnke
man. Mrs. Toinliu was tho winner of
tho prize u hnndsomo cut glass dish.
Tho day of meeting of tho club has
been changed to Thursday nnd here
after the club will meet on that day.
Mrs. Charles Drown will entertain
the club this week.
Mrs. Douel entertained informnlly
Thursday afternoon iu honor of Mrs.
Flynn of Albany, Or., who is her
house guest. Each guest was asked
to bring needlework and Iho after
noon was spent in sewing and visit
ing, after which refreshments wore
sorved. Tho invited guests wore
Mcsdnmos Wodfora, Richardson,
Howard, Piatt, Qaddis, Dixon, Bur
nett and Butler, and Miccs Treichler,
Jones and llaskins.
Mr. John F. Merrill entertained
for tho fiiet time at his now bunga
low at Gold Hill upon tho anniver
sary of his birthday. Ho enter
tained Mr. nnd Mrs. John D. Qlwcll,
Mrs. and Mrs. J. E. Barkdull nnd
Mr. James H. Barbour. Mr. Merrill
is now at homo and will be pleased
to have all his friends call
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. English enter
tained at bridge Tuesday ovening.
Thoir guests were Mr. and Mrs. Den
nison, Mr. and Mrs. Luke, Dr. Por
ter, Misses Luke, Hoilly nnd Kent
uor, and Mr. Tricheler.
Another onjoyublo dnnco wns given
by thu Swastikas Tuesday evening
at St. Mark's hall. The dance was
a great success, financially and so
cially. Many pretty gowns wero
worn.
Wcntonka team, No. 20, nro pro
paring to give a social danco on
Wednesday, February 1, at tho Nat
atorium. Good music nnd refresh
ments. Everybody cordinlly invit
ed to attend.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Scott D. Davis, who
have been spending the winter in Los
Angeles, are visiting for a few
weeks in Sun Francisco before ro
tuiuing homo.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. D. Heard nnd Miss
Gladys Heard leavo this weok for
California where thoy will remain for
some time.
The Ladies Aid of tho Baptist
church will meet Tuesday in tho
church parlors.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Olwell left
Thursday for uu extended trip east.
Mr. Clin . A, Malbncuf returned
last week from a visit to Portland.
L. Kelly Jr.
I I....I...1 .,. ,.o ,..-..
nun nioukcu Willi .10 nuuu ii.su only
two years ago. Today thoro aro not
less than 1,000,000 fish in this lako
from four iiichen to two feet iu
length. Tho ovvnor of tho lako mar
keted $1000 worth of fih this year
and cim oanily hell 10 times that
amount uoxt season. Another
good feature of thin fUIi is that
it will thrive in shallow lakes, which
have a very high temporaturo in tho
summer tinio. without tho flefch be
coming soft or wonny.
Enclosed is a Jotter which will tos
fify to tho fact that I havo interest
ed at loast ono family iu Medford
and tho Uoguo Hivor valley by means
of ono of tho booklets I brought with
mo. So many have road tho book and
tho carrying it nrouml has almost
worn it out. So that its usefulness
is praolioally onded. Turn tho letter
over to tho Commercial club and
they can writo Sonor Rnckow direct.
My last lottor confirmed his othor
statomont of IiSs dotonnination to
ul horo nnd movo to Medford, And
if thoy want mo to continue in tho
work of advertising that country
havo thorn send mo a few of noxt
year's booklets. Yours truly,
II. L. KELLY, Jr.
V, S. Send mo your weekly im
por only would like tho daily but'
simnlv do not have time to rend it.
On my return horo from n thrco
months trip tho wooklioB inaka u fair
xized block to go through with my
othor mail.
&V'
I
.m-
tjjv
lit"
fi
1