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PADE SIX medfotid ir.m: ttcttutnti tut.dfotid, oitrcnoy, Tuesday, may 20. 1917 EAGLE POtNT EAGLETS By A. C. UowlnU Sunday morning broke on u bright and clear, and tlio reault was that quite a number of those who could afford an auto, took advantage of the weather and took a sjiin out of the cities Into the country to get a breath of fresh air and In some Instances spend a while angling in our beauti ful Little Butte creek for members of the finny tribe. Mr. and Mrs. Snider and daughter, the couple who furnish the Medford people milk, took a run from their homo out to the Lake Creek country seeing the sliihts along tho route, returning to the Sunnyslde by 10: SO a. m. and on their arrival informed the hostess that they were biassed with a good appetite and that it was about as ravenous about that time as UBiial. When being Informed that they would have to wait until 12:30 for dinner .Mr. 8. drew a long breath and said that he guessed that he could stand it to wait, but it was awful, but he did and by tho time for him to begin to satisfy his ap)Ctlte Mr. and Mrs. George II. Wamsley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Hrown, Mr. and Mrs. Shorty Miles of Medford, he was out with a new Chevrolet car, Mrs. T. F, Bolts and her two children, Mary and Lour, E. S. Trowbridge, wifo and daughter, Jay Spltzer, Orvlllo Chll dreth, Percy Haley, W. O. Wheeler, and wife, and later In tho day Mr. and Mrs. John N'""io1b and their grand children, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott and their two children and Mr. iN". F. Horn, who had spent Saturday night with us beside our regular boarders and by the time they had all eaten the tables looked as tho a cyclone had struck them. But they all seemed to enjoy themselves socially and seemed to bo satisfied with their visit to tho SunnyBldo. W. D. Roberts has an add In this Issue of tho 1). M. T. tor slock pas ture. Fred Frye of Lake Creek, came out on the P. & B. motor Monday morn ing and took an early dinner at the 8. 8., taking the L. C. stage for home. Mrs. W. 1,. Chlldreth and Mrs. Y. W. Orover started Monday morning for Eugene as dolegates to the grand lodge of the I. O. O. F. and Rebekahs. W. L. Chlldreth, our blacksmith and J. W. Orover wore chosen by tho members of tho I. O. O. F. lodge to go as representatives of the order but Mr. Graver did not go until later In the week and Mr. Chlldreth could not go at all on account of the work In the shop. Mr. Kddlngton, the foreman on the Corbln orchard, was In town Tuesday and reports that the propect for fruit Is hotter than was anticipated. They are expecting a bumper crop. lies. S. M. Ilalk and Mrs. Carl Co blelgh and her nlcco and nephew of It. F., K. II. l!urd of Medford and Miss Mae Wilson of Derby, Misses Mamie and Maud Smith of 1). F., Miss es Kilylbo and Cecyle Creed of B. F. were on tho train Tuesday on their way up tho country. Mr. Ilurd was going to Dorby to get together those of the farmers In that section who wish to take ndvantago of the federal loan act, and have them decldo If they will have a sepnrato association there or go Into the Kaglo Point associa tion. James Oreoves. tho hustler of Pros pect and Paul Peyton cume In' tor dinner Tuesday. James hud huil his horses wnnder off and was looking for them. I In heard of thrin mm here and I BUKgested to lilm to put nn add in the Mall Tribune If ho want ed to find them nulrk. I understand Mint Marian Trusty or Trail (Klk Creek) has Jolnod tho V. S. Bervlce to be a submarinable sea man. His brother, George, was here Tuesday morning for breakfast. W. 8. Chatnian of Lake Creek brought out two dressed veals and shipped them to Medford. He also brought out some home made bacon and hams and sold them to George Brown & Sons. He went on to Med ford on the train. Mrs. Jake Jonas and son started Tuesday for Lakevlew to visit her mother, Mrs. Burns. Mr. Barrlon was on tho P. & L. on his way to Medford. He say that they have done considerable work on the B. F. fish hatchery but have been hin dered on account of the snow and rain. Lee Edmonson and wife and Mr. Kocnlg of Derby were passengerB also on tho P. & E. for Medford Tuesday Thomas Stanley and his brother-in-law, Ouy Bruce were doing business with Hoy Aahpole, one of our hard ware merchants Tuesday Alex A. Betz, one of our prosperous young farmers was doing business in town Tuesday, lie reports that he has his crop all in in good shape. John QuackenbiiBh, formerly on the Corbln orchard, but now on his own place on the south side of the desert on big Stickey, was a business .visitor Tuesday. Tuesday night when Mrs. Howlett returned from the Rebekah lodge she found two young men in the sitting room I bad gone to bed who gave their names as Elders Harry G. Erlck Bon and W. Lavon Wright. They said that they were traveling missionaries representing the Church of Jesus Christ of tho Latter Day Saints, 810 K. Madison street, Portland, and that they had no money, but wanted to slay with us for the night, and per force of habit she said all right. They Inquired all about the different roads up toward B. F., Derby, Trull, Pros pect, etc. It appears that the Mormon oligarchy Is sending out their mission aries to try to convert us poor heathen Gentiles for this Is the second couple who have been here recently. They left their grips here and started out to canvass the lower end of tho town Wednesday morning before starting for Butte Falls. They travel on foot and appear to depend on charity for food. ' Mrs. II. C. RIppy, nee Lottie Tay lor and little daughter of Portland arc here visiting her mother, Mrs. It. G. Brown and sister, Mrs. W. II. Brown and many friends In these parts. Aden Haselton, one of our high school pupils had the misfortune to break bis arm Tuesday night while trying to crnnk W. O. Wheeler's auto. I understand that It Is broken In two places. Our M. !., Dr. Holt, was away so he was take nto a doctor In Medford to have the fracturos re duced. Fred Dunlay and a stranger from Derby wero hero on -business today, Wednesday. There's another good thing about ielicious biscuits made with " COTTOLENli They are wholesome FREE! Cook bm.k roniniiiinj IJ9 mip by famous t-ooki tent lie. WriteTh N. K. Fxiib:iuk Cuimiuii)-, 111 WtM Wiiliington Stmt, Cli!cto, 111. Wednesday evening Chris Ileal of Central Point and George Sanders of McLeod came In and spent the night with us. Thursilny morning when I met the P. & E, train at the depot, Mrs. Auk orman and her son, Lyle, of Auson, Nebraska, and her mother, Mrs. M. A. Tumbling of Lincoln, Nebraska, got off the train and Mrs. Aiikormnn and her son slnrtct! out on to 'he desert to hunt for agates, while Mrs. TamhliriK. being most too nged and 'eeble to tramp so far, spent tho time In read ing and vicinity at (he Sunnyslde. The iicvt day 1 met Die three In Medford Mr. A. told mo that they had picked up quite a number of ngules, but she did not know ns to their value, but ;hu was living In hopes that some of them would prove to be good. James S. Pulley and .Mr. Irv llnrnin the superintendent of tho 1'. S. fish butchery wero on tho train on their way to llutto Falls. Mr. Haley bad on board (ir.il.OOO trout eggs from the V. 8. station at Grnn's Pass to bo put in tho hntniery at llutto Palls. .1. W. Seolt of Cherry Grove. Orci;oii. was on Ills way up to II. Leo Edmonson and wife were also on their return trip from Medford. Mr. Edmonson is tho proprietor of tho sawmill on Hlg llutto near Derby and ho telis mo that be Is still doing business at the same place getting out a flue lot of lumber. Mr. .lames llartniiin, 'the boss Im bU'ebuilder nnd his three boys are putting In new timbers under the wagon bridge In our town. It was not considered perfectly sale, as some of the main posts had been In tor about nine or ten years, iuuI as a preventive of linrm the county court ordered the repairing done, and now when Mr. Ilartmnn get thru It will be safe with any ordinary loud. John Allen and wife of IVorhy pass ed thru hero Thursday on their way to Medford. Mr. Allen is tho man who had bis leg broken some months ago nnd lun been confined to the house most of the time since. 1 see t hut he still tins to use his crutch, al tho he only uses one. Ho has had a long hard spell and lu (rlcnds sym pathise with him and his family In their troubles. Jay W. Grover the delepnle elect to Hie I, ). (). grand lodge In Eu gene, started Thursday for Eugene, ri'trnliig Frldav with his wifo nnd Mrs. W. I.. Chlldreth, the two dele gates to the Kobekah lodge. Cieorgu Brown at Suns ara begin ning to receive tho spring clips of wool. When John Allen came in he brought his wool In to them and at the same time Mike Sldley of L. C. brought In hip clip of wool, ultho, on account of the cold weather, the most of the sheepmen are waiting for a few days, so as to have the groavo come out In the wool as it will weigh more and Is better -fibre. IS. S. Moston who Is living on the Thomas Riley orchard was In town Saturday morning with his family, do ing business with our mehchants. While In Brown & Sons' store Sat urday mornng the subject of the pro duction of eggs came up and R. G. Brown remarked that they had ship ped more than twice as many eggs this spring as they ever have before, shipping an average of .twelve crates a week for a long time. While talking with Mr. Brown Sat urday morning the subject of road work came up and he said that he thought if a move was made to have all of the owners of nutos Including Fords for each one to put a team and men on the road between here and tho Dead Indian soda springs for one day each to haul shell rock from the pit just this side of Brownsboro, that by that plan, especially if the county would do as much, that they could make a perfectly good road from here to the springs, for there are at lenBt thirty-five or forty autos and Fords above hero along the creek and he said that he was satisfied that the most of the owners of machines here In town would do their part. Let us put the ball in motion and agitate the subject at any rate. I was talking with one of the Cen- trul Point merchants Friday while i thero and ho was rejoicing to think that the forest rangers had done so much work on the upper part of the road between hero and the soda springs. In spite of the hard limes and high cost of living I saw twenty-five bar rels of flour unloaded and five or six cases of canned lard and several sacks of beans unloaded at the depot Sat urday morning off tho cars. Among the callers Saturday noon at the Sunnyslde were John Winning ham, Mrs. E. P. Miller, J. G. Miller of Trail, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rader, Mrs. Ilnrdette Dodge, Mr. Howard, Capi tals Insurance Investments, Mr. H. S. Hoagland, capitalist, Los Angeles, California Insurance Investments, Mr. T. H. Miles, attorney, Medford. Mr. J. W. Dressier, real estate, Medford, Gus Lovcegren, U. S. inspector of the gonorul land office, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Burleson and daughter, Miss Blanch Burleson. They were on the way to Medford with their daughter, Miss Blanch, ,to perform an operation on one of her legs for an abscesH or tuberculosis of the bone, our M. D., Dr. Holt In charge. l:r. and Mrs. Thomas Farlcw and AntoB Mayer all of I,ake Creek. 1 omitted taying anything about who went to the track nifeet at Apple gate Thursday as I was away from home Friday and have not seen Mr. W. O. Wheeler since lie went, but will try to tell something in my next, as It was planned to have quite a number go from here. CENTRAL POINT Memorial Sunday was observed here at the Presbyterian church Sun day, Rev Bandy preaching tho me morial sermon. A large crowd was present and the ladies of the W. R. C. together with members of the G. A. R. attended in a body The church was prettily decorated with the colors of the W. R. C, red, white and blue, also many beautiful flowers, which gave the church a very artistic ap pearance. 'Decoration day will be observed here Wednesday, services will be held in the opera house. The president of the W. R. C, Mrs. C. B. Hostel, and her committee have arranged a very entertaining program for the after noon and a large crowd is expected to attend. The decoration of graves will tako place In the forenoon. Mrs. C. A. Boles and little son Ro land, left Monday evening tor the north where they will visit relatives for the 8umme-r. V.'.ii. A. Pupburn left the fore part cf i'.ic week for St. Helens, where ho wi: bo employed by the govern ment In the building of vessels. Mrs. Whlpp, mother or Mrs. T. D. Ross of Jacksonville, spent a few days here last week visiting her daughter and family. J. A. Kilburn left for the state of Washington Saturday night, where he will be employed this summer In the lumber Industries. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent lnri Wednesday at the. suburb an home of Mrs. H. T, Pankey, when the ladles aid of the M. E. church were entertained by the hostess and her committee. After the business session of the meeting, delicious re freshments were served. JIlss Louise Ellestad has finished a very successful term oi school In Jo sephine county nnd is now at homo with her parents here. The Misses Creedo are visiting friends at Butto Falls and Raneharle. Mrs. Win. Kinney or Sams Valley spent the week end with her mother. Mrs. Little, and. returned home Satur day evening, accompanied by her lit tle son, Virgil, who will spend his va cation on the ranch. Our public school closed Friday and the various teachers have depart- jed for their home. The boys and girls have all gone to thinning sugar beets i and seem to enjoy being kept busy. Miss Albin. Miss Wiederrecht. Miss Pierce, Miss Dally, and Miss Kincald will not return here this coming sea son. Prof and Mrs. E. B. Stanley will soon leave for the north on a vacation trip. V. R. Porker has returned from an extended trip thru the north and mid dle west. Very little excitement is aroused as yet over the bond election to be held Juno 4 in this vicinity. Miss Gladys Holmes, who has been teaching at Raneharle, having com- I pleted her term of school, returned home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Campbell of Medford has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. M, O. Broadbent, the past week. Frank Ross, Melvln Ellestad, Frank Mayfleld have all returned from the O. A. C. and now are working on the various ranches. Central Point is almost deserted now In the day time, as everybody is either thinning beets or working on the ranches, and tho demand for girls and boys and men exceeds the supply. The condition of D. C. Grom, who has been very 111, Is reported at this writing to be improving. Mrs. Victor Bursell is visiting her parents and other relatives in Eugene and vicinity. Miss Vada Altlmus, who has been employed In the office of Porter J. Neff of Medford for the past fourteen months, is now in the office of Ralph Waldo Eldcn in this city. The many friends of Miss Kather ine Thompson will be pleased to know that she arrived safely In Merrill and Is very much pleased with her posi tion, i J. W. Merrltt of Gold Hill, spent Sunday here. All our people of this vicinity should attend the road meeting to be held In this city June 1 at 8 p. m. Mrs. W. E. Price and a party of How's This? Wo offer One Hundred Dollar II i-word for onj cast' of i'uturrli tlmt cuiiaut 1m cured by Ilall'a Catarrh Curr. F. J. CUEXEY & CO.. Tohido, 0. Wp, fli undersigned, Jiave known F. J. Cbt'iirj- fur tin- la.'t i5 ji'BM. uii1 Ix'Hcto him tierft-ctlj honorable in al 1 busiii.Kn transactions and tin and a It? oble to carry but any oMigatloDS node by bin firm. NAT. RANK OP COMMKRCR. TuleUo, tltio. ITnll'a Pntarrli Cnro In taken Internally, nctlnjr Jircctly ttiHMi the blood nnd niticmiH surfnea of tho Hjsittm. TcHlliiioiitaht soiit fri-f. I'rlvw 75 Mnti per bottb'. Sold Ity all DriKgUts. Titto Ilall's I'araily PI Hi tor constipation. friends motored to Sams Valley dur- Saturday morning to JoM Mr. Ager at lug the week. Pendleton, whore they will reside per Mrs. Ray Ager and children left maiiently. Children cmptw 'the IS sins life it bocgy Is fc) 7 vat Hiadkfov this sltaiura a 9 I a a ! la m a m a o a a a a a s a 9 a ( a a a a a a i: EL 400,000 of tkose spunky neighborly alarm clocks the cost $1,000,000 Surely 400,000 of us like to pound the pillow o' mornings and beat the time-clock by a second's fraction. For $1,000,000 the 400,000 of us could be up bright and early. Ready for work. But let us see what $1,000,000 will do for us in our pleasure hours. Take the OWL Cigar whose mel low fragrance is insured by an investment of $1,000,000 oi more. $1,000,000 worth of re serve leaf must be con stantly curing in the OWL Warehouses. For, you know, it takes long months to make OWL leaf "ready" in fragrance. And no less than $1,000,000 would suffice to keep that pledge always. A nearby cigar store holds forth its invitation to try an OWL for 5c. And we join our "thank you" to the "thank you" of the man behind the counter. THE MILLIOI DOLLAR (Straight) CIGAR Showing exact site of the fragrant jrn7 'jri I nmun mi ill ill iiiaf- TRAIGHT M. A. GUNST BRANCH GENERAL CIGAR CO. INC. It Branded for your protection FRED ALTON HAIGHT TEACHER OF PIANO Special Summer Term June 1 to Aug. 24. HAIGHT MUSIC STUDIO 40L Carnett-Corov lluildinjr . Phone 72. Water Kmt Due June 1 to 15 No Other Notice Will Be Served Rent on all vacant lots and garden tracts payable at this time. Certificates accepted GUS H. SAMUELS City Treasurer . Low Round Trip Eastbound SUMMER TOURIST FARES AVill lie on sale in many custom dost mat ions Juno 2i!ih 1.i':!lli, anil other dates in .Inly. August and Sep tember. Go East Thru California Thru Southern Oregon. San Fran cisco. I .os Anu;cles El l;,S()i San Antonio and New Orleans. Secure full information from local anont before deciding on your rmiie. JOHN M. SCOTT. Ocnoral Passenger Agent . SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES Have YOU bought your Libeiiy I.xkIs