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Medford
News: 1897 Below are some news highlights
from Medford's fourteenth year:*
Last
revised October 4, 2009U N D E R C O N S T R U C T I O N About seventy-five Jackson County, Or., farmers have agreed to put out a quarter of an acre each for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of beets the soil in that vicinity will produce, and also the amount of sugar the beets contain. Merchants of Medford have subscribed a sufficient amount to procure the necessary seed for making the test, so that the farmers will only be out the use of the land. If the test is favorable there are those who stand ready to put in a factory of a sufficient capacity to use all the beets that can be produced in the valley. "News of the World," Ukiah Republican Press, California, April 9, 1897, page 2 Still Winning.
Jesse Enyart, of Medford, Oregon, in a letter to his
brother Charley, the mail carrier, states that he had just returned
from the annual shooting tournament of the Northwestern Sportsmen's
Association at Anaconda, Montana. Mr. Enyart is vice president of the
club, and at this meeting added much to his fame as a good marksman and
captured nearly two hundred dollars in cash prizes. He would have done
much better had it not been for the inclement weather. Snow covered the
ground the first two days of the shoot.
Logansport Reporter, Indiana, July 6, 1897, page 8 In the excitement of a horse race at Medford, several persons rushed onto the track, and the horse which jockey Merritt was riding ran over them, some of whom may die. "Oregon," Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, July 17, 1897, page 2 Mrs. J. C. Hill of Medford, Ore., together with her children, went to Seattle Sunday. They came in last week from Bremer where they had been visiting relatives. Mrs. Hill is very low with consumption. Chehalis Bee, Washington, July 23, 1897, page 6 E. D. Elwood, formerly of Newberg, Ore., opened a store at Medford, Ore. H. A. Myers is having a building remodeled at Medford, Ore., which when completed he will occupy with a stock of jewelry. "Pacific Northwest," The Jewelers' Circular, July 28, 1897, page 29 The following are the Medford teachers: Prof. Gregory, principal, $100 per month; Miss Elva Galloway, vice-principal, $50 per month; Miss Minnie Coleman, primary; $25; Miss Elsie Roof, assistant primary, $25. All the other teachers except Miss Grace Foster, who resigned, are retained at a salary of $30 per month, namely: Misses Bessie Wait, Mary Davidson, Adella Pickel, Ellen Bursell, Robin Warner and Mrs. Mary Peters. "Oregon Department," Northwest Journal of Education, September 1897, page 15 The Klamath County Indians have been trading in Medford the last week in large numbers, and they were well supplied with money. One family recently bought four silk dresses. "Oregon News Notes," Omaha Daily Bee, Nebraska, November 22, 1897, page 5 Prof. G. A. Gregory, another Doane college boy, and for years a teacher in Gates College, Nebraska, has been for three years superintendent of the schools of Medford, Ore. H. Bross, "A Little Journey to Portland," Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, December 6, 1897, page 8 MISS JUNE STEWART AT THE POINT OF
DEATH.
She Is Stricken with Fever at Her Father's Home in Oregon.
Miss June Stewart, a young lady exceedingly popular in
this city, lies at the point of death at her father's home in Medford,
Oregon. She was stricken with typhoid fever and though constantly under
medical attention, her condition failed to improve, until now there
is no hope for recovery and the end is momentarily expected.
Miss Stewart's sister, Mrs. Weeks, of Highland Park, left last evening for Medford, hoping to reach the bedside before the end came. Miss Stewart is a member of the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her. She is both handsome and talented, and her sweet disposition readily won her friends wherever she went. The unfortunate young lady expected to spend the holidays in Oakland with her sister. Oakland Tribune, December 31, 1897, page 2 *For more complete names of persons identified by initials, see the Index. |
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