SIX MEDfORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, July 31, 1953
Medf ord Woman Observes 90th Birthday;
Recalls When City Had 200 Population
In January of 1888, when Med
ford had a population of about
200, Mrs. H. U. Lumsden came
here from Minnesota as a bride.
Today Mrs. Lumsden will be 90
years old and believes that she
has been privileged to live
through an Interesting period of
history.
In 1888 one of the new town's
main buildings was the Nash
hotel, (now the Allen hotel),
there was no bank but three
churches, the Presbyterian,
Methodist and Baptist, had been
organized. The Southern Pacific
railway had completed it's line
through the valley only the week
before the Lumsdens arrived.
The Lumsden's first home was
located where the Woolworth
store now stands, and later they
lived in a home on the corner
of Sixth and Bartlett streets.
Mr. Lumsden and his wife's
brother, A. N. Berlin, now of
Seattle, operated a grocery store
located back of the Nash hotel
for a few years, and after a time
the Lumsdens moved to Califor
nia, where they lived briefly.
Returning to Medford, Mr. Lums
den became a partner in Hutch
inson and Lumsden, a general
merchadising firm located in a
building where Mann's Depart
ment store now stands. This
business was in operation for
35 years.
"I hardly know Medford now,"
said Mrs. Lumsden, speaking of
the city's growth and develop
ment. "I could easily get lost,
especially on the east side. When
my friends take me for rides
around the east side districts, I
remember how my father-in-law
used to say 'don't buy or build
on the east side there's too
much danger of flooding.' "
She recalled that this was true
In those days, Bear Creek having
flooded scores of residents from
their homes at different times.
Mrs. Lumsden remembers the
first car the family owned, a
Reo, and recalled how it once
was stuck in the mud about
where the new Rogue Valley
bank building is located on Court
treet.
Before purchasing the car, the
Lumsden family made long trips
using horses and wagons, or
hacks. Mrs. Lumsden particular
ly remembers the first time the
family set out on the four-day
drive to Crater lake. Shortly af
ter leaving she became ill and
in Union Creek was forced to re
main in bed. The stay in Union
Creek lasted for about six weeks,
for she had typhoid fever.
The next time the family set
out for the lake, Mr. Lumsden
chose another route for the be
ginning of the trip. The wagon
road was so rough the couple
tied the children in the back seat
of the vehicle to keep them from
falling out when it bounced over
big rocks and fell into deep
holes.
"The first day we reached Elk
creek and the second day we had
driven as far as Prospect," she
recalled. Bad as was the road
to Crater lake, the one to Lake
o' Woods was worse, she said.
Mrs. Lamsden's early - day
activities included membership
in Adarel chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star in Jacksonville,
and in those days she made the
trip to Jacksonville by horse and
buggy to attend chapter meet
ings. In 1900 she helped organize
Reames chapter in Medford, and
was its third worthy matron. She
has been a member of First Pres
byterian church since 1897.
During the interview Mrs.
Lumsden removed her wedding
ring from her hand and explain
ed that she was especially proud
of the ring because it is made of
Oregon gold. Mr. Lumsden
bought the gold of a man who
had mined it near Wolf creek,
and mailed the metal to his fi
ance in Minnesota. A Minneapo
lis jeweler made up the .plain
gold band which Mrs. Lumsden
has worn ever since her marriage
in 1887. Mrs. Lumsden is a na
tive of Farmington, Minn., and
as a girl was Bessie Berlin.
One of the first clubs in Med
ford was the Lewis and Clark
club.organized as a civic group.
When Mrs. Lumsden served as
president, she appointed a com-n-iittee
to work towards securing
a library. She recalls that on the
committee, or "library board"
were Dr. J. F. Reddy, W. I. Vaw-
ter, a banker, Mrs. E. B. Pickle,
who now lives in California, Mrs.
Paul Tice and Mrs. M. L. Alford.
The committee induced C. C.
Beekman, Jacksonville banker,
to donate land for the library
and with the aid of a Carnegie
library grant, the first building
was "eventually erected.
Medford's early-day residents
enjoyed parties, as they do now,
and Mrs. Lumsden remembers
one the Lewis and Clark club
gave. Guests were to dress to
represent the name of a book.
Among the guests were Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. York, with Mr. York
dressed as ''Innocents Abroad"
and his wife as "A Long Look
Ahead." Mrs. Ed Warner's cos
tume was "The Light That Fail
ed"' and Dr. Bundy came attired
as Shakespeare. W. I. Vawter
was "The Prospector" and Mrs.
Vawter the "Kentucky Cardi
nal." Mrs. Lumsden and her
mother-in-law were dressed as
"Adam Bede" and "Bittersweet."
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gore had
signed the program book, but
failed to note what costumes they
wore.
Mrs. Lumsden will spend to
day with her niece and foster
daughter, Mrs. James A. Grigs
by, and Mr. Grigsby at their
home on the Rogue river. The
Lumsdens had three children,
Hazel, Treve and Ruth, but none
are now living. Mr. Lumsden
died 28 years ago. Mrs. Lums
den's daughter - in - law, Mrs.
Treve Lumsden, her grandson
and granddaughter all live in
other Oregon cities and none
will be able to join the Med
ford woman on her 90th birth
day. She has three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Lumsden sold the family
home at 610 South Holly street
seve ;1 years ago and has made
her home since in apartments.
She now lives at The Plaza with
her companion, Mrs. Emily An
derson. In spite of her 90 birth
days, this charming and interest
ing woman leads an active life
in Medford. She enjoys a wide
circle of friends, attends oc
casional meetings, plays cards
and keeps up with current events
by way of radio and television.
As We Live
Pictured above are Mr. and Mrs. George Blum of Tillamook,
Ore., who were in Medford to participate in the grand Pacific
tournament of the Pacific International Trapshooting association
held July 20 through 24. Mr. Blum was elected president of the
association during the meet and the couple won first place in the
husband and wife match. The association includes eight western
states and British Columbia. (Brainerd photo)
4-H Club News
Applegate Valley 4-H Fair
The annual Applegate Valley
4-H fair will be held Aug. 5 at
the Applegate school. Events
will begin at 10 a.m. with swine
showmanship, followed by live
stock judging contest.
The home economics projects
of the local cooking and clothing
clubs will be judged and placed
on display for the day.
The noon lunch will be served
by the local 4-H clubs for a small
charge.
Immediately after lunch the
classes of sheep showmanship
will start the afternoon's activi
ties. There will be classes for
advanced or senior showmen,
followed by the intermediate,
and then the beginning show
men. Dairy showmanship will
follow the sheep classes. The
afternoon's program will close
with the classes in beef show-
Failing eyesight prevents her
from reading.
Mrs. Lumsden has lived in
Medford so long that she says "I
would not dream of making my
home anywhere but Medford."
manship.
Everyone is invited to attend
and all 4-H club members in the
county are especially welcome.
Ruchettes
We had our eighth (meeting
July 26 at Nancy Rehead's house.
There were eight members pres
ent. We had a short business
meeting, then adjourned to
sewing.
There was much progress
made.
Our next meeting is going to
be at Mrs. Williams house Aug.
2. Sharon Rannv will serve.
Linda Wells
Reporter
From Hawaii
Mrs. Ted Darling and laugh
ter, Linda, of Honolulu, T.H.,
have arrived in Medford to
spend 10 days with Mrs. Darl
ing's mother, Mrs. Daphne Bur
gess, Dixie lane. They will also
spend some time with Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Schumacher, Table
Rock road.
Most smoked meat products
should be used within a week to
10 days from purchase. This ap
plies to smoked and picnic ham;
and tongue. For sliced bacon at
its best, use it within a week.
Dr. Hexlock
Ways To Keep Weather
From Getting You Down
Throughout the summer
months, no matter where you
go, you will run into hot weath
er. This is part
of nature's
plan and you
cannot escape
it. But you can
keep it from
getting you
down.
There is no
truth in the
common belief
that the ef
fects of the heat are "purely
psychological," as many people
tell others when they complain
of the heat. Heat has a definite
physiological effect, and this is
partially responsible for its
psychological effect.
If you can control, to a cer
tain extent, the physiological ef
fects of heat, then the psycholo
gical effects will not be so
great. In this case, it's a ques
tion of "matter over mind."
Learn, during the heat of
summer, to live at a slower
pace. This may mean getting up
slightly earlier in the morning
to avoid having to rush to meet
the demands of the day. But you
can compensate for this by go
ing to bed earlier at night when
the day's work is done.
Fortunately for all, it is no
longer considered necessary to
wear clothes much like winter
styles in summer. Even men can
shed their coats in their offices
without being criticized. Light,
airy clothes go a long way to
ward keeping the body from be
coming overheated.
Matter of Diet
Then there is the matter of
diet. Your body does not need
as much food or the same type
of food as it needs in colder
weather. Regulate your diet to
suit the thermometer. Iced
drinks are refreshing while you
are drinking them, but they of
ten make you feel hotter later.
Avoid them and use plain fau
cet water instead. An occasional
pinch of salt will help too, to
make up for the salt your body
loses in perspiration
Once you learn to keep your
body cooler, you will not think
so much about the heat. When
you are more comfortable phy
sically, you can concentrate your
attention on what is at hand and
this, in turn, will help you to
forget the heat
By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D.
LETTERS FROM READERS
Pettiness: "What makes peo
ple .petty? I have noticed that
there is some relationship be
tween pettiness and the amount
of education a person has."
(A) Pettiness comes . from a
narrow sense of values. A per
son whose education has been
limited is likely to have a nar
rower sense of values than the
person whose education has
been more extensive. While
this is not the only cause for
pettiness, it certainly is a com
mon one. Another very common
cause is a feeling of inadequacy
or a feeling of martyrdom. The
person who feels inadequate
concentrates on the small things
because he cannot cope success
fully with the bigger things of
life. A person who feels sorry
for himself gets more consola
tion from picking at little
things in others.
Costume Jewelry: "Why is it
that teen-age girls like to cover
themselves with a lot of cheap
costume jewelry?"
(A) Teen-age girls like to or
nament themselves because they
think this adds to their attracti
veness. Since very few teen
agers have enough money to get
real jewelry or even good cos
tume jewlry, they must settle
for what they can afford. As
they become more experienced
and get around more, they rea
lize that a few pieces of good
costume jewelry are preferable
ot a large ' number of cheaper
pieces.
Teasing: "I have always
thought that it was the older
child who teased the younger,
but in our family it is the re
verse. I have tried to keep my
older child from hitting back
at the younger but is this fair?"
(A) Your younger child cer
tainly should not be permitted
to tease the older child without
any restraint. You an rlgMJ te
not letting the older child
back at the ouogr but "u
could step in and put a stop to
the teasing of the younger child,
and this you should do.
(COPYRIGHT 1955.
GENERAL FEATURES CORP.)
Hooks Here
Dr. and Mrs. Rolla Hook and
daughter, Mary Jo, left Medford
Saturday after having been
guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. L.
Sanders, Groveland avenue.
Mrs. Sanders is a niece of Dr.
Hook.
The Hooks, who live in Logan,
la., are touring the west visit
ing relatives and friends.
Wash your deep-colored tow
els and tinted sheets apart from
white clothes for two reasons.
The colored materials may lose
enough color to discolor the oth
er pieces, and may pick up white
lint.
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