Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 31, 1928, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextOutgoing to MEDFORD MATL TRIBUyE, MEDFORD. ORKCOX, AIOX.UY. PKCKMPKl?. 31.Hr.SH. PAGE THREE OFFICIALS HAVE ' n'ifaliiii hall, shower baijs, tit. , Then is ;i 1st pruViil'M Mra v.iA' ; Itils ami a drill tower where iietVft Htiry fire drills ciin be put on with out iiuerferinc with traffie. The e I uy U Another import am improvm.'vt to the ciiy 1m the. I.uildhn,' of new city hall eowiins $tUi.OUU. which .-9,, G000 RECORDS . -i t..ttv it iiiutiv ut:.nil:irils IIK.-.I. Tliin ..1:111. 1. Tlu' i-itv l.iii-.-lins.-.l tlu-.i.-ksull- .Uy will linvp .-l.-:in.-,l ll) nil Miys a iruuiiiK !' -i - .- , ..,,. ,..,. ,, , villi- ruiliuu.l. In mj.r to luM It 111.- lots, msirkini: tin- i-ninid.-llffl III! I lit- llilki ' , ' " ,'" .... b,,,nl; ,.HB. , Mr rallroaa -WW ,.. u.l ' t ton y l,. .;.,unne. Jr'lh H X. " " Cwu S J. ," ,,oHll.isnwmlll: l,us drdBod lt.-..r up tht. ... dllfu-uli i....i. -m. ; ill.- old . r I ee i in, . .. ...,,. ,. avv IU1 ,. ,.mlv : , : . .... . v f!..t . .wr. ..r to-uh. i.,..ies. ri... . i i .... ....i ! tl... f .... A,.i.wnk w huh tutve eoine tellt tinil. . ' . . ..'.. V. ... .i .i ii,. i.. i l.ii.. an euuallv new ailven! Ull liuw, hs-k. "V""'".., .lrlMu- t..ol 'mit. hehl steel samiuiii- i" - --. by city sadly needed in order to prade lint -iiiffii-t- it It. siiv th:lt i . . ... .. .... nn.t rn:ur lt M ot'is: nils ihiht i nil iciii iiw .. ... , ..... ...... .1 ... .... O ... ...mliiim-iit bt-iiiE iiurehimil witliout i of mir i ity. and not only itrowih I "A lurse per font hous,. t,, ..,lf,..,l It Is furnish.! : c'"" 1" ,h" l:ixP-'y "' I'Ul propoiiy miajiorloil in Hiri-i-i I'unu-nod at tlu ton of llin hi ' Insii-iid nf lit I ho biiiliun. Kiom i lu mp of I'"' I"1"'' '" ""' llh'lilliiK 'mil is a cold roll iiuu-a im-vbioiio cup- E BY RED CROSS - t applii ants do not rcglntf-r, the first t Hid work will not be Riven. A mucHiisful first aid class was Kivcn in Jtum and w-as nut open to tlix Rem-ral public as the next class l. A fee of ono dollar will liurgcd for t-xt books. 1 S-iiiii- uutoinoliili: ili-alis pron- V without :il.ly think that niniF- slri't-t faslt-nrd at I ho top of tlu- Iihsu anil T .Mi. I l.lll Illir.l WlirK lllld Illll'IIIU.'Ill .- ......ll...l .m .. oiiii - , , ' s . ..... .. .. i. I.I.... IIH' lowri- pi... M fr.-i- I.. .r.. kson rountv for five : city Part or tlu- county r;,w mon- .or. oi ...i- -v.-... It Is built exactly ey whlih it ..utulnt-d for tin- first ; unit oi tm- lanous ..u...... i ....... -- ".' This si-ll-llllllc llipod of li-l truss foiiutv Ki-il floss .linul.-i will nlve nn.i r.-iiin.'iiiu. in-i-n , ... -- ,r I hi' liKhlitiK unit. like a skyscraper. C.iviiiK Mi'illonl men, who would wheels under hlin has wheels ill he thoroughly versed in first aid : his Ii.-jhI. work an opportunity fi nis! met ion. th-- ivitlK .lucksoti f ellm.-n. water (mnitssioucrs and ' teariui; up Mayor Alenderfer and Coun ciimen Hubba'rd and Jacobs Ffetire After Long wi.n sks in eharne. cniist ruction, coupled with a press 1-H..-1 ----- ,, . spent he- " "" , - ollBlneeliim reiiuir i '. , ,. li,,!,!!,,,. Important 'Hire 11 comes Hi Hie wiiw. lif...."'-. - . ,.,. i ui..i..ili ; standunl, which will either add or '' '.i i, i, v With "Many of II laruer cilii i this In mind, it Is unwise to try and ; instaiieu i mo., m...... .... .. o . -. ....... " a tree first aid course lii-einniuK early next week, mt'iililiiii: in an ntiuticc mcnl made today liv Miss Lillian Kohi-ns of the local chapter, have . Kt'nislrntiou fur tile class, wliirh nienihers, s years, at the end of whiili time it will reOrt to the city for use ny tinu this year, a eily hall. This new buihljiu; is i Si reel lniiniveiiieiui. located at Fifth street. iuL one j In the past yen or more the bloek from one of the main husi- ; city has laid four mile of water. ness streets, is ideally located as a , mains, three and a quarter m mw citv hull 1 nf eoiirret. run. (if srwfrs irrjult'd and uiaveled it will shm-tly be inadequate . with eonerete or asphalt, about for ue as a eounty court hiniso it three miles of street, a ttal im- nnfj Kin! Aiimntl-iu OnrwifiQ - wilt lio n il km ii u 1 1 fill- iiuttiv vpnr i ni'dViMiieiiL nf amiroxl matelv - dllU nUlCWUIlliy OCI.Il.6; ,,ml. nne-l.:.lf of which has been i ' V . "... . . ' .,...,,.1 !... : ' . r' .' ... ll.-htlniTiiosslhle. and f '' ' W- HU and will Include tinil.. l.ii ih .'... ,,f ttii : f.ir- ivtvlii'- I'nn.tii.i-i'il With tiio' 1 , ...... 1 1. vml .. .. ,... ti i n 11:1 ill UK. lis ill Cery ptl. C III III'SI lllll WOlk l.iiil.lim. ..-ill l. ...ii.! f..r l.v- kav-i .-.-. t i..niinl nf woi-U done in 11110! ....... ....... .... .i... o...- n. ......... ..f ....... i.-n. 1 i,..ui.... il... ..He .-neiueei-'H rec- ; tllliyjl-t in a la-hour course In its made liy the citizens and the : to HI!, the recent iiavlnj; piiiKi-am ' ... ,'... "'i.,,..,.!.' i'. ' ,Z 'for the reason that when struck by ' niiiuielldalloll that Inlon liu-tui i '".V.1 'hree city Itself In not ImviitK to en toj has been less than 10 percent, hut i . .-niied Mimia lnnip. a a vehicle or any either object, it is i standards ho Installed .1.1 IULIIl.il UUIIIIilVI ; '".T . ll.. ,.l.l.. ,h as l.ll will be held I'Vl.lav .mil Snliiiihiv save on hut part wnicn leiuis oeuu-i iii.iu ....... . ..... ... . , . . rnn linnmil niTirft tv to the citv ! (Irnnde. Astoria. Olytniila. Centra-ial Ked Cross headiiuai ters on l-.ast rUrA lYlUULIM 1 UlllL0tif, Ktre.t liKhlii'.'t standards man-: --Portland investicaled every I lu- liistriictloi will he n charBe New Officials Highly; Qualified. The annual 'chance In the city administration which occurs Mon day nij;llt. January 3rd. when A. W. Pipes lieeoiiies mayor, suceeed iiii; Mayor O. O. Alenderfer, who retires to private life after four years of notable service, and A. Hubbard, councilman of the first ward and vice-president of the e t u n c 1 1, and J. W. Jacobs, c o- U n c I 1 m a n of the fourth v.tri. retire after years of like l Cficicnt service, to be suc ceeded V M- WUsun and R. K. Mcl-ilhose. who are regarded as iilnhly iiual ,,u,d lo fl" 11,0 Pesitlons. The larue ttrowth of the city of M e d f o r d .'o recent years has brouiiht added espon.sibilitle.s to the mayor and cWinell. In meetinK the necessary nei lis of a Ki owinB citv. Moreover, th'i-so needs have l.veti met -without An increase In ihe tax levy, and as' "'Is growth is contlnuini; the new' mayor and city council, the latter with six ; , Jacksonville on all city and counly 1 sewer Improvements have been ap-' ...,, nf belter illumination for the I possible lo hend it. but It will no! business. Provision was also made I proximately one-tblril of those of i ....( , ia ,.. in .,,..-i-.ms " crush to the uround, as In the case that when the old city hall is sold i former years, while the watermains 'the money received Is to be used ; recently laid have been mure tbnn Classified a. I vert IslliK lets reslllls. divided ours weekly, t'lasses will be held twice each week. !I0 minutes of instruction each ni';hl. Ttese rug Stores are open nights this week: Jarmin & Woods James McNair Pharmacy West Side Pharmacy in liikinu: up the new lutiuls, with equal to the amount lniil in the JJ the result that with those two . former years, due to the laying of1 courees available very little, if any, ! a new distributing system In eon- i of the eost of the city hull will be i neetlon with the new lllg Llutte reflected In increased taxep. water system. r AVareliouse. ! Ituildin rernilts. 1 A new warehouse, used, jointly i UuildiiiK permits duriUK the pnstjSE hy the water department a lid the; four years having held up remark- SS street department, is another much; ally well, showing prneiicully no I gS needed improvement. An lip toj decrease for llt'-'G over 1 ! 2 Ti when IES However. If it sutfieient nttmher if . m , ...M....M .MH.nHHilHlllllinHIIHIinilllHMtltlllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIlllirilllllllllllinillllllltIN llllllllllllllinillinniiiuiiiiiiiiiiinnuHUMiMH n " - date building of concrete, it houses all of the city equipment. This building eost much less thaat the others, only some $1 0.0 it 0, :nd i.s paid for by the sale of a emu pie of vacant lots which the city Avned on Mouth Riverside avenue w-'hieh. they were $779,000. and only an ap proximate J 100,000 decrease for each of the years, l!t7-lJ2S, run ning well over a half million dol lars for the year Just closed. Oty Lots. Not a little of the building has hoid-over members, wlAl face like responsibilities in the matter oi handling the chy's finances eco nomically while keeping , ice with Bedford's development air-d prog ress. Incidental to this coming" chunge in administrations a review of the notable achievements during" the past four years under Mayor Alen derfer Is given, as follows: New ,Mllllou-lol1ar Water Suf. 11"- The most Important impruveni '" during the recent growth of t.'? due to the growth of that section ! been due to the policy of the city j ZZZ of the town, had increased ma-j1 In selling off the city lots taken zzz tcrially in value. ; over hy it for delinquent assess- NUtli Street. j menls. on convenient terms that Among other improvements dur-; could he met by its citizens and at ; ZZZ ing recent years has been the open-i reasonable prices. For the first j ttt: lug uii of Sixth street as a major i time in ten years the year just past artery: nicely paved, with saw the city with Its shelves clean- concrete, it will increase (he values! ed of practically all of its paved , all along the thoroughfare. More' lots. r recently a movement has been I While It still has a few, and a zzz started for a modern lighting sys-j good many lots off the pavement tern, and bids wAl be let at thel which it has had to take over, yet first meeting of the new year fori compared with something more jSZ its first installation, thus in a few) than 2.000 lots that were originally; short months transforming Sixth! delinquent, a great part of which il I street from a non-important closed thoroughfare to a major business artery. ' i Oilier Improvements. It. might he thought that the above enumeration is quite a suf- t-Uy undoubtedly has been the ne.w fl(-iiint rpci,al ()f n?cont improve water system which was competed, i m(,n(H j,,,, they are not all. - ' a little over a year ago. It replaces! i ' ... the old water system which had its source in the murky waters of Fish Lake with a pure water sys tem gathered from springs which does not see the fight of day until it emerges from the faucet oflho home ownr, 30-odd miles away In .Medford. What such a system means ill the health and future prosperity of Medford and Its en virons can hardly be estimated. 11 it Protection, Following closely after a pure i(tor. system" in'; -ltfi "orderof ' hn-l.jrtancc- is the protecting of. tho business men and home owners from the catastrophe ' of possible conflagration by fire. The city has made notable im provements in the fire department, thus placing it on a high standard of efficiency. First ami foremost is the purchase of new pumper, puxiliary truck and other much needed equipment and scarcely less Important is the building nf a new fire hall just on the eflge of tho business district, costing npproxl-: mately $ 1 5.HU0. This new fire halt will be modern in all particulars, with the ground space allotted to fire fighting equipment and a re pair shop, and with provision In the second story for quarters for the fire chief, a dormitary for regular members and vohint actually had to take over, the tis- sessment problem is well on its way to solution, after many years of the most arduous work on the part of former mayors, councilmen and city employes. It is estimated that another year or two of continued growth, the A Happy New Year I is our wish to our many friends and patrons We are grateful ' for : your 'part in " making 1928 a year of successful accomplishment. Our pledge to you is to serve you even better in 1929 with better values, better service and bigger savings. Ringing the Bell for 1 928 with r-1 Real Estate Sales I 7 i J I 4QLJ and Exchanges J.C.PENNEYC I AY f3P8PK8j THE BIG NEW YEAR SHOW STARTS T CfeST WP rr i-v a "i r for three days ' I ?V0in Ms the Season's Big Laugh and 'J&lfrui Tear Picture 92$MJnM YOU'LL TOUR BROADWAY WITH A BOY FROM THE STICKS dSflL. JACK MULH ALL j M':- GRETA NISSEN lV From Main Street to A,0 I York tucker game untjlj Featuret (Wll M& ik, ' UW 1 he ' iuge T'lightlna Rothermel'i ' "sCk that ""I," M 0 jS We take pride in the fact that, in addition to our extensive rental, town and insurance busi ness, we have made 157 Home, Orchard, Ranch, City Lot and Business Establishment sales in 1928, completing the most successful year in the history of this agency. We take this opportunity to express to the people of southern Oregon our appreciation for their part in our success during 1928 and assure them that we shall endeavor to serve them faithfully and efficiently in future, as we have in the past. We are looking to 1929 as our greatest year. Here Is a Partial List of 1928 Buyers Wise Investors Always See Name Purchased Charlea A. Wlckburg City Residence Oscar M. Anderson Suburban Home Geo. R. Aker City Resldenco Guss L. Neely : City Residence A. R. Hoeteling - City Residence James G. Ferrell 10.81 Acres Unimproved Joe C. McKnight 9-75 Acres Unimproved Margaret iumbrumn City Residence Andrew Lacy Dairy and Poultry Farm D. P. Peterson City Residence E. J. Klein City Residence R. A. Atwood 2 City Homes C. A. McGlnnls 1 Acre Unimproved Earl Obenchaln Suburban Acreage Josephine W. Jones City Residence O. W. Harris 15.49 Acres Unimproved ' F. H. Walker and Frank Tunnell 22M Acres Unimproved D. R. Dickey 133 Acres Fruit W. O. Eastman City Residence Geo. Stevens 38.13 Acres Unimproved Wm. E. Davis City Residence Carl Anderson City Residence Louis Brown City Residence J. F. Chase 2 City Residences Carold J. Parker City Residence Harold Q. Wing Suburban Homo Julius Woolf City Residence Colony Club City Residence Rev. Rittenhouse City Residence H. T. Hubbard City Residence 0 J. J. Wright Dairy Ranch W. L. Page City Residence Henry Padgham 2 Cy Lots Wm. De Hass 19.57 Acres Unimproved - Sarah C. Reed - Hotel W. J. Roberts 3 City Lots ( Walter Fraisr Brown 2 City Residences Miles Gammlll CountryJlesldence, 11 Acres Earl W. Miller City ReWdence Harry E. Zeek City Residence Hamilton Watklns City Residence R W Lyon . 2 Acres Suburban Home O W Harris 15.49 Acres Unimproved 8.' H. Bender . Poultry and Dairy Farm Frank James 2 Suburban Homes U G. Dr.ke C Residence Harold Sander Clly Residence R. H. McCall 2 ere Unimproved Dslry Name Purchased L. W. House Grocery 8tore W. T. Shirley 8andwlch Shop, Ashland R. T. Rasmussen 1 Acre Suburban Home D. J. Wlllson City Residence Harley Evans City Residence W. F. Page City Residence . W. L. Page City Residence H. C. Applegate City Apartment House C. F. Peake - Suburban Home J, H. Newton 5 Acres Suburban E. F. Archer 1 Acre Suburban Harry Van Ausdall 40 Acre Improved Hog Farm John W. Gustafson . 2 Acres Suburban Home Eva A. Jenlson 2 Acres Suburban Home H. A. Warner City Residence Ray Bentley Home at Coallnga, Cal. John A. Morton City Residence, Cent. Point Gus R. Beck 40 Acres Poultry Farm U. P. Denlo City Residence J. H. Newton 2 City Lots C. E. Whlteman City Residence J. H. Newton 4 City Lots J. J. Fawcett City Residence Mary Hutchlns 20 Acre Farm Leonard OortMuys Apt. House, Toledo, Ore. M. 8. Johnson Dairy Ranch Lillle Jones Music Box Hills Dairy Dairy at Ashland Arthur B. Myers 10'2 Acres Improved W. E. Banta 2 Homes, 8. California. Walter Leaper Home , Ira Davis City Lot Mary J. Roberts City Residence Geo. E. Woodcock City Residence I. Fuller Grocery 8tore at Ashland J. H. Drew Store Building Everett TurhjJdge 3 City Lots Geo. L. Wing" Dairy Ranch Wm. De Haas 30 Acre Farm A. B. Anderson 1 Acre Suburban Mary E. Hutchlns 2 City Lois Edwin Nelson Enders 8weet Shop, Ashland Walter Leaper City Residence A. B. Anderson Suburban Home E. F. Archer , Suburban Tract W. C. Youngs Fruit Farm Everette Trowbridge City Lot Fred Fry City Residenct C. T. Baker City Residence CHARLES A. WING Agency, Inc.-Realtor REAL ESTATE INSURANCE LOANS 18 North Front Medford, Ore. iii,'-i jmfiM fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii llllllllllllllllllll I..7J ililllllllU'