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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
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steel samiuiii- i" - --.
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city sadly needed in order to prade
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mp of I'"' I"1"'' '" ""' llh'lilliiK 'mil
is a cold roll iiuu-a im-vbioiio cup-
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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.
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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
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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 ''
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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