Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 14, 1923, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Textedford Mail Tribune Second Section Six Pages Second Section Six Pages Sally Eighteenth Tear, eekly fifty-Third Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1923 NO. 227 Items of Interest From the Rogue River Valley M GETS L ANGELES ' - CENTRAL POINT. Dec. 14. It Is- aeldom that a radiophone can bo operated under tho conditions of tho ono owned by Mr. A. R. Parker. It Is a common thine for Mr. Tarkor to disconnect both his aerial wire and ground wire from his sot, and then receive music from stations hundreds off' miles distant.' Of course, tho niuBic or whatovcr else is belns broadcasted Is not loud enough to be intelligible on tho loud speaker, so the: nhones are used in llou of mat. Mr; Parker rocontly purchased tho set, consisting of four vacuum tubes, ono dotcctor, and tho other three lor various stages of amplification. Ho is to bo congratulated upon the pos session of such a superior sot. Above all, it is not a factory made sot, but hand mado by Mr. Pulnter, formerly a local resident, but now of California. Among tho stations heard in this manner wore KGW of Portland and KHJ of Los Angolcs, KGW is owned and operated by tho Morning Ore gonian in Portland, Oregon, while KHJ is operated by the Los Angeles Times. . Roy Erlckson and associate of Se attle, Washington, has purchased tho Central Point garage, owned by Messrs. Moravy and Stevens for the past year or moro. The new owners plan' to put In a Wlllard Battery ser vice station in tho very near future. Undoubtedly they will meet success in their tiow enterprise.. The work upon tho construction of the new sorvico station has been startod. Tho forms for tho erection of the building, which is to be of concrete, hu've been . laid. Many loads of earth havo been dumped oh the premlsos, to muko a good driveway. In every detail tho now station will bo up-to-date. - The play "Nothing Hut the Truth" Avhich. .was to-, have boon . presented tonight, has been" postponed until a later date, not at December 18, next Tuesday. The cast, has been work ing upon this production for some time and by no' means should any one miss It. The cast includes mem bers of both tho alumni and high school. They are Miss Wilda Rich mond, Mrs. Ruby Porter, Miss Jen nie Law, Miss Arlino Hay, Ada Copen ger and Messrs. Earl Leever, Ray - Henderson and Coy Brown. The in dividual actors are woll adapted to their parts. The play will bo pre sented In the Central Hall. : Mr. and Mrs. Bruce of Minneapolis, Minnesota, arrived in tho city Tues day to visit Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pickett. They aro planning to resuino their journey after a short stay, onward to Long Beach, California. Mr. Claude Grlgshy of this city left Klamath Falls with a carload of cat tle to be disposed of at that place. Mr. Robert Holmes, traveling pas senger agent for tho Southern Pa cific, railroad, with headquarters at Salem, spent Hundny with his mother, Mrs. Molllo P. Holmes. Miss Edith Jacobs and mother, Mrs. John Jacobs were. Central Point visitors in Ashland Bunday. Mrs. Cooksey has left for Portland, Oregon where she will muko her homo for tho coming winter. , The Elliott Concert Troupe pre sented a very good concert at .the F and E theatre Wednesday evening before an appreciative audience. They played In Medford the following night. They are Indoed very good musicluns, consisting of ono family of eight members. On last Sunday evening they broadcasted a program from the Oregonlan radio station. Several Central Point radio fans suc ceeded in hearing their music at that time. "i Mr. Poguo of Gold Hill, new bar ber of this city, moved his household effects Into- the city the first part of the week and is now residing In the Rostel building. i Mrs. March .and Mrs. John He'ssel grave of this city left for Dunsmuir, California, to attend the funeral of their brother, who was killed in an auto accident near Arbuckle, Cali fornia. Mrs. March returned Tues day evening while Mrs. Hessolgravo Is still in Dunsmuir with her sister-in-law. ... The Central Pointer,- the local high school paper, will appear in a much larger edition next Friday. The size and contents will bo very nearly trebled. Mr. Wilson of Concord, California, arrived in tho city a short time' ago to visit his sister Mrs. Jesse Richard son. After a short visit ho departed for Portland, Oregon. . Clifford Boswcll Is planning to leave for San Francisco, California upon the coming Sunday, to visit his uncle, who Is residing In that city. Clifford! win bo employed), it is understood, in a largo jewelry store, as a member of tho clerical force. His absence will bo greatly felt by tho members of tho younger set, for lie was a great favorite, but they all hopo that ho will go onward and upward in lifo. They know that if ho fol lows tho principles ho has already sot down in early life, ho Is sure to be successful in every new field that awaits him. Mr. Boomer and son wero recent visitors at Butte Falls, and will soon leave to work thero. Clifford Sullivan has remodeled his automobile, by taking tho "1912 sport model" body off and putting in its place a "1913 racing model." Now Mr. Sullivan Is the proud possessor of a "racer do luxe," of otherwise a bug. Tho Christmas vacation of the local schools will start next Friday (or a period of ono and one-half weeks. A program will bo given on that day by the entire student body, and re- Lfrcshments will be sorved to all tho members. Names wero drawn for tho giving of presents among the students. Theso' will be given out In another room whero a largo Christmas treo will bo provided. The eighth grado gave a., party In tho schoolhouso last Friday' ovonlng. A good timo was reported by ull. Only bne thing marred, the evening's fun, and that1 was tho seizure of the "eats" by unknown parties, hereto fore as yet not publicly known. Of those who did not havo the good fortune of seeing Thomas Mclghan in "Back Home and Broke" while It showed In Medford will be able to see it In Central Point next Sunday and Monday. All who have seen it ro .port it to bo exceptionally good, tho acting as well as tho plot of tho story. Tho star Is supported by Lila Lee, and others. The country store will be held in connection with this. E I IS INHERITING $:t.SK.K.1.1 MAKES ATLANTA WOMAN SICK IDE Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Caldwell, who have been in California for a few weeks, stopped on their way to Port land and visited K. C. Elliott and fam ily. Mr. E. E. Rrowno, formerly of Rogue River, hut now of Yreka, Cal., and Mr. Steele spent tho week end at the O VV. Matthews home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wahl wero Bhopplng In Medford on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gray were visit ing in Ashland Saturday and Sunday. The next dance at the Riversldo Community Club house wilt be a mas querade ball on Saturday night, Dec. 22nd. Mrs. Beatrice Jones, Mrs. Georgia Kettle and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Champ Hn were shopping in Medford Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Paul McOuat and fami ly are moving from Riverside to the ranch owned by Mr. Messlner. This family will be greatly missed in this community. F. C. Elliott was a business visitor In Medford Tuesday. ROCK POINT. (Special.) Dec. 14. Upon returning from Medford Satur day evening, where they had spent the day, Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw found that their house had been broken into dur ing their absence. This has occurred before on several occasions, and al though nothing seems to have been taken, the Kersbaws would be glad of any information as to who is tak ing such an interest In tholr belong ings. The Kelso family have abandoned their camp at the mouth of Sardine creek and have moved Into the old Rock Point school house, which has recently been remodeled into a dwell ing house. I. H. Porter marketed a nice fat beef lost Saturday. Fred Kostor. who is at present mak ing his home at the Kershaw ranch, spent Saturday in Medford. Mrs. Clarence -Cooke left last weok for an extended visit in the east. The following persons from our com munity visited Grants Pass on Friday of last week: Mrs. M. W. Jacobs, Miss Nellie Jacobs, Mrs. R. H. Gay and Mr. William Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Ganfield and children attended church in Sams Valley last Sunday. Carl Hammer, who has been work ing in Idaho the past summer will re turn home to spend the holiday soa- son with his parents.' Miss Marguerite Porter returned home Sunday from a short visit in Modford. Miss Aletha 'Gray spent Saturday In Medford. Miss Gray, who is studying the piano under Professor Haight of Medford, also has a class in music in Sams Valley, where she is a teacher in the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ganfield wero among Medford theatregoers Satur day night. G. W. Jacobs of Gold Hill spent Fri day and Saturday on tho ranch whore he assisted,' In the remodeling of a poultry house. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Schmltt, who have been guests of Mrs. Schmltt s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Robblns, havo returned to their home in Grants Pass Fred Kolso marketed about 400 lbs. of turkeys the first of the weok. Gar- old Robblns assisted In the slaughter. Air. Kolso still has a nice flock of turkeys left which he expects to put on the market for the holiday trade. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Smith of Medford were guests at the Slead home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Gray spent Saturday and Sunday in Ashland where they visited relatives and at tended the winter fair. Mrs. Rose H. Gay and Miss Rath- erlne Dick were among Medford shop pers Tuesday. "CROSSETT SHOES" FOR MEN ; 9.25 and 9.85 OXFORDS 8.95 and 9.00 a pair , 'See them in our windows." .:. ' "VCo'od Shoes" 21 North Central 1 IS I i 1 Mrs. W. O. Mahono, ntfed 87, of Atlanta, who went i to bed sick when she learned that she was to inherit ono-thlrd of $10,000,000 at once, tho amount being loft? to her from an ostnto which is adcrued from pro perty in New YorK City. Mrs. Ma hone, who has livedi on limited means all her life, will Build a homo in Florida, send all hot grandchildren to college, and will giVe twenty of her good friends $5000 pioco. rilOENIX. Dec. 1 3. Mr. ant Mrs. James Campbell of Spring Water ranch had the misfortune to lose ono of their hay and stock barns by fire last Saturday night. Mr. Campbell went out after dinner to turn out his milk cows, setting the lantern on top of the stanchion. One of the cows, when he went to unloose her. Jerked back suddenly in tho stanchion, throwing the lantern down into tho foedway, where immediately such a sheet of flame burst out that by tho time ho got tho cattle out It was too lato to save much of anything else. In nddition to the hay, a binder, hur noss, etc., were ,burncd, Kdon Vale Anxiety arrivod at Spring Water ranch, the homo of Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, two mile northoast of Phoenix, last week. This is a fine prize-winning, double stan dard polled Hereford, DlHturber Anxloty bull bought from the Sand O. Cattle Co. of Oakland. Calif., and will head the Spring Wator ranch Anxiety herd of about fifty head of registered females. SAMS VALLEY TALENT H. S. NEWS The high school students who are taking Ttlhle Study under Rev. M. M. Rold for credit toward graduation, havo doclded to meet twice a week for more intonslve study. An examin ation will be given by Supt. J. A. Churchill in January covering the Old Testament. We rogret that Cad Ellis will soon be leaving our school. His father has traded his ranch here for one at For est Grove, and Cad will be leaving us after the holidays. We shall miss Cad very much. ' 1 Helen Snook and Floyd Purvis are out on account of sickness. We regret that Francis Abbott has been compelled to give up her school work and go home. Prln. Kerns of the Phoenix school, called on Mr. Evans Wednesday eve ning. Our County School Supt, Mrs. Su stinno Homes Carter, visited our school Monday. The' flasket Social given by the seniors In Ames' Hall last Friday eve ning was well attended and a great success. The report cards for the second six weeks' period were given out Wednes day. Principal E. E. Evans has aver aged the scholarship by classes and finds the work being- done most grat ifying. The Seniors have a class av erage of 94.26; Juniors 92.06; Sopho mores 91.25, and the Freshmen 89.4. Gladys Barton has the highest aver age among the Seniors, as well as of tho school, 97 per cent; Cad Ellis of the Juniors. 94 per cent; Magdallne McCIay of the Sophomores 95.66 per cent, and Anna Evans of the Fresh men 94.5 per cent . The student body Is preparing a couple of plays which they hope to be able to give Wednesday evening, Deo. 19th. The proceeds are to be usod for paying outstanding obligations against tho athletic, association and student body.! The Freshman class havo received bldB for the curtain they are buying for tho stage. According to bids sub mitted It will cost about $100 installed. There will be a two weoits- vacation during the Xmas holiday. Last Friday night the students from the Phoenix high school put on a couple of short plays '1n our auditor ium, and the male quartetto from Phoenix furnished the music. The program was very good and was greet ed by a good house. A large dele gation from Phoenix accompanied the cast Mr. Tryer, our janitor, is lifting the canna roots this weok and Btorlng them for the winter. ' Calls for basketball games are com mencing to come In. Gold Hill, Grants Pass, Butte Falls and Rogue River havo written for dates. Donald Long and Howard Combs have returned to school after several weeks' illness. i Tho high school Is planning on a skating party at the Natatorluni in Ashland Friday evening. The first and second, third and fourth, fifth and sixth grades are pre paring Xmas programs. The 7 and 8 will have a party in the basement gym. Thursday evening. Carl Loveland has been unable to meet his music, students tho past week. Prof. Height's music students will give a public recital the second week In January. The school will participate in- the exorcises at tho Flag raising at tho City hall Friday afternoon. The recent snowfall which docked our valley In whiteness Saturday morn ing was much of a surprise to many ol' us and made us moro definitely un derstand that the few cold days we have been experiencing are true symp toms of winter. Winter not as the middle eastornor knows, but winter as Southern Oregon knows, mixed with sunshlno and birds' songs all tho way through. ' 1 Grandpa Hoist, who hns boon quite llli the past week is roportod as now Improving steadily since ' receiving medical aid' from Dr. Malingron of Phoenix; Our literary program of Friday eve- Tho Sunshine Cooking club of Jack sonvllle recently made a 100 per cent completion of their proJcctB and their leader, Mrs. Violet Wilson was pre sented with a 100 per cent leader's pin furnished by the United States de partment of agriculture. The presentation was made by the County Club agent at a mooting of the club at the Jacksonville school house. The members of this club are Min nie 1 1 lienors, Arleno and Irene Shoe maker, Louise Wels, Marie Hollopoter and Louise Froudenthaler. Tho girls plan to continue with the club work for the coming year prob ably taking the homemaklng project. STOMACH MiSERY,; GAS, INDIGESTION 'Tape's Diapepsin" Corrects Sour, Upset Stomachs at Once "Papei DiappAin" is the quickest, surest relief for indigestion, gases, flatu lence, neartburn, sourness, fermentation or stomach distress caused by acidity. A few tablet give almost immediate stom ach reHeX. Correct your stomach and ajpeation now for s lew sent. Arug gists sell millions of packages. nlng was well attended and a splendid program rendered. Many numborB were delivered in a highly compli mentary manner and won loud applause from the audience. Among outsldors who had places on our program were Miss Spenker of Modford and Miss Wilkinson of Winter. Our next literary program will be given by the school and will be a Christmas entertainment. The storms of last weok did damage to the electric power line sufficient to call out the company's repair men be fore the lights were on again. James Pelton, a prominent stock man of Fort Klamath, visited this week with his brothor, H. I. Pelton. Master Paul Jones had the misfor tune ono day last week to quite se verely Injure hla hand by the acci dental dischargo of a 22 calibre car tridge. ' Many of our boys havo been trying tholr luck at duck shooting the' past fow days along Rogue River, but few have come home successful. Dick Straus and son Louie returned Sunday from a week's trip to the high hills, where they went In search of stray cattle and succeeded In bringing Bevoral head out to the valley. Wm. Mayfleld and R. E. Nealon were delivering a bunch of steers from Ta ble Rock to H. I. Pelton last weok. Mr. Pelton will put those in with his fattening stock which he Is preparing for the Portland markot. Mrs. J. A. Cook has been rather deeply concerned over some recent word from Portland to tho effect that hor brother, Ben Moore, a prominent Portland business man; has been quite Hi and is improving slowly. In the recent Red Cross drive which wns kindly solicited hero by Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman wo lacked three dollars ot reaching our quota, but this Bhort ngo was due to the fact that several of our rosidents wero away from homo at that time. s OUR STOMACH emmes bad breath, humy pnlna. coated tongue and belohloa. Attoays find rtlitf in CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS Sweeten your tomich and broth only 25 )E HIT ASHLAND WINTER FAIR Boys' and girls' club work was repre sented at the Ashland Winter Fair by six clubs, making exhibits In five dif ferent projects. Three Ashland clubs made exhibits In canning, poultry and homemaklng. The Valley View Homemaklng club was well represented with articles Bhowlng laundry work, and the mak ing of beds In the niOBt aproved meth ods.; Fern Valley and St Mary's academy sewing clubs had a group of articloB made in club work by eight or nine dlfforent girls, The Jackson ville cooking club had a very attrac tive cooking oxhlblt. In all 112 arti cles were exhibited. . -. Each ot these clubs will receive from the ABhland fair board a part scholarship to tho boys' and girls' sum mer school at Corvallls next summer. ' The booth was arranged and taken care of by Mrs. Joy and Mrs. Oaley of Ashland and Mrs. Relchert of Valley View. Mr. Reed assisted In collecting the poultry exhibits. RHEUMATISM or NEURITIS Ramarkabla naw traatmant atopa Rhsumatlam or Nouritin In any form. Vary worat eaaaa uliavad at one. Thousanda of ourar raportad. No nood for anyons to auffar. Aik any druggiat for "Allan'a Rhau matlo Traatmant," in Tablat' Form. Prloa 11 par box. All drugglrts carry It. Hart M. Allan Labors toriaa, Mfra, Box 1310, Lea Angolas, Cslif. . . - Kodak Finishing . ' ?Of thoae arhu fna4 fb owem I7 K. Mais Holiday Suggestions for the Early Shopper Only 8 Days More for Xmas Shopping and We Are Offering These Timely Suggestions: HOSIERY SILK UNDERWEAR Vests..... 2.35 to 5-75. Bloomers i............. 3.75 to 6.75 Teddys 7.50 to 10.50 Gowns 6.50 to 17.50 HANDKERCHIEFS of every description, colors, colored borders and plain white, 25 to 2-00 Pongee Kerchiefs 55 Crcpe-de-Chine Kerchiefs ....'.... 65$ Lace Hose 4.75 to 5.50 Lace Clox Hose ,. 3.98 Glove Silk Hose J 3.00 Chiffon Hose 2.50 Children's Hose ....25$ to 1.75 GLOVES 16 button Kid Gloves in black, white ' and tan '. 4.50 and 5.50 Two button Kid Gloves in black and white 2.50 Other novelties 3.75 to 6.50 BLOUSES Crepe-de-Chine Blouses 8.75 to 10.50 Silk' Broadcloth Blouses 5.75 Pongee Blouses 4.50 to 7.50 Dimity Blouses '. 2.50 PURSES and VANITY BOXES Purses in Cordovan, Pin Seal and Goatskin 4-50 to 15.50 Vanity Boxes 2.00 to 18.50 UMBRELLAS Silk umbrellas in'all shades, ... 6.75 to 10.50 Others at 1.25. to 3.50 PETTICOATS Jersey and Radium Petticoats in all shades and combinations, '...C 1.98 to 9.75 Neckwear, Caps, Garters, Beads, . .; Combs and Bracelets. Xmas Boxes 5$, 10$ and 15$ Packages wrapped for mailing if - . desired. 1 , Shop Early Liberty Bldg. The Colonial Phone 298 jiijjiiii;;!;;!;;:!.!;::;.";:;.,;;::;!!!)