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MEDFORD MAID TRTBWR, MEDFCYRD, OKKflONV TIM DAY. TUXK fl, 1922
TACIT) FIVE
A New Leader in the Home Run League
SPIRIT OF '49 TO
BE ABROARD
10 HAVE BEST
FAIR IN STATE
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CITY JUNE 15TH
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JACKSON
PROSPERITY
For many years during which there
was a county fair held in Jackson
county,- the' lisaociution was called
ilubn to muke expend itures' annually of
' frftriv fifteen' to 'twenty-five- hundred
dollars on temporary structures ue
cause"the county had no permanent
srbunds.' ' ' -" '
:On account of these expenditures,
.the.fair. nasoctation at the. end of each
year found themselves in debt. About
Ij tjye Vi'fi'ars- agi w Hen ' Alio Iris t ' cou n ty
jfiiVr was" Held,' the ass6elatltu"madc
sufficient money to pay the debt which
'had been hanging over them tor .more
than five years, lteins clear of debt,
the officers of the fair association
vowed that no fair would ever be given
in the county until proper facilities
were provided.
It, has taken two years of hard work
on the part of the fair association to
get these facilities under way, but the
next fair, which will be held In Sep
tember, -13th. to lB.tli, will be housed
in the best county fair buildings in the
slate of Oregon.
' Tha city of Medford and county of
Jackson bought 118 acres of ground
'located one mile south of Medford on
:the Pacific highway. It is the most
sightly location from an advertising
-standpoint as every tourist in auto
or on the train will fjass same. These
grounds represent an investment of
. $23,000. -
Alter showing the people of Jackson
qounty the possibilities of making a
wonderful fair, they voted a one mill
tax last December for permanent build
ings and other improvements. This
tax raised $37,412, although only
$25,000 will be available' this year as
; there is a usunl delinquency of approx
imately 10 per cent in tax collections,
i ThiB tax money will grade and level
a good portion of the grounds. It will
pay for some three thousand feet of
water mains and fifteen hundred feet
of sewer. It will pay for the construc
tion of some five miles of fencing. In
addition to this, the county has pur
chased 5000 yards of 42-inch olive drab
20-oz. ducking at 12c a yard f. o. b.
Medford and eight tents, 36 by 55 feet
at $i.00 each. The last two items
were war materials and are valued In
the open market at about $1000, and
cost less than $1000.
' The main building program consists
of an agricultural and horticultural
palace 74 by 108 feet, a stock pavilion
71 by 75 feet, an entrance building
, measuring 84 feet wido, a grandstand
.with a capacity of iOOO people and a
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Rogers llornshv. crack St. T.ouis National player, who lias taken the lead
in the scramble lor home run honors, llornsby cracked out two four base
hits in Sunday's (Muy 2S) galne with the Pittsburg Pirates, running his total
to thirteen. Hnrnsuy totaled 'St homers all of last season.
Tho spirit of '40 will be abroad In
Medford Thursday night, June 15 when
the local American Legion post stages
Its Frontier Days celebration at the
Natatorlum in conjunction with tho
Prosperity 'eek entertainment.
The U'glonnulre8 plan a revival for
one night of the palmy days of Jack
sonville when flannel shorts were the
vogue and the slxshouter was cdnsid
ered a necessary part of n gent's ward
robe. A real old time "foot-tapping tid
ier," will help out in the dancing, a
resurrected bar will bo set in place
with real sawdust lu front of it. where
ladies and escorts may "likker up."
Faro, roulette, and oilier Indoor pas
times of bygono days when men "bet
their bottom dollar'' and occasionally
'died with their boots on," will bu
open for play.
The American Legion has contem
plated the staging of a frontier days
celebration for many months. Tho ef
fort and expense necessary to put on
a really good entertainment has deluy
ed the proposition until tho question of
giving the entertainment during Pros
perity Week camo up, and It was unan
imously decided to hold the event at
that time and make It a big affair.
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woman's building of an irregular Hand
some architectural design.
In addition to the above mentioned
funds, the fair association ' has by
another means saved approximately
$5000 with which the mile and an
eighth speedway is being constructed.
This will be saucer shaped and have
an auto speedway of between eighty
and ninety miles. This track will also
be used for horse races and round-up
events. A safety zone of forty feet
on the outside of this speedway will be
strongly fenced to avoid all. possible
accidents. . ,
With the fair facilities which Jack
son county is providing:, no " cther
county in southeilt Oregon -can eom
pete and as a result, the Jackson coun
ty fair will be the outsiani'ting'bvent
annually of southern Oregon and nor
thern California, lu tact it will be an
interstate affair with a good prospect
of growing and of being a financial
success.
The fair association which has
charge of the fair proper, is a non
profit sharing organization. livery
cent profit will ho int-ested in further
improvements at the fair grounds. The
law provides that an association must
'operate the fair as it does not permit
the county authorities to contract
! debts which the people would have to
pay by taxation,,
, Interesting figures as to the con
struction program now taking place
are that there will be 200,000 feet of
lumber and a ton of nails used. Some
200 barrels of cement will go into the
foundations. The buildings will be
painted and bo completed in time for
the fair. ' '
It is now up to the agriculturists,
horticulturists and stock men of the
county to prepare their exhibits. The
boys and girls have been actively en
gaged In doing so for some timo. Hefli
make this the best fair ever held in
Oregon.
YAKIMA, iV'ash., Julio 8. Mi-B.
George Young who hus been held by
the police for several days on sus
picion of being' Implicated in tho
holdup of Carl Fielding of Portland,
who lost $230, last night confessed to
tho police that she and her husband,
now in the county jail, had planned
the robbery. ,
The police obtained a signed state
ment from Mrs. Young who also Im
plicated a second nfaii, not yet under
arrest, In the plot. Mrs. Young acted
as "come-on" inducing Fielding to
take her for a drive and then hud him
go to a secluded sFot where tho hold
up was staged,., according to the, police.
Some men get homesick when
away from homo others at home.
Minnesota has three women mayors.
WEEK
Next week is Prosperity Week, and during the week, we ;
will give one Free Theater Ticket with every five dollar 7
, cash purchase. These tickets are good at either the, , , s ,.f
Page or Rialto theatre. '.
SPECIAL PRICES :.
NEXT WEEK
Standard Corn
10c per Can
; 7f
4'
Home grown Strawberries are now at their best.
Special prices by the crate.
Personal Attention
Prompt Service
H. E. Marsh
Phone 252
GROCER
Phone 252
PROSPER
ITY
WEEK
PROGRAM
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edford Juae 12 to 17
WEDNESDAY -Flag Day and
Rose
Show
THURSDAY
Irrigation and Indus
trial Development
FRIDAY---Community Day. Big
- Feed at the Park at Noon
Baseball Game in Afternoon. High Jinks at NigKt
THE MERCHANTS OF MEDFORD WILL GIVE FREE TICKETS
TO THEATERS ALL WEEK WITH EVERY PURCHASE OF $5
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