edford 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.
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INHERITING $:t.SK.K.1.1 MAKES
ATLANTA WOMAN SICK
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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
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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
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Phone
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