HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 08/20/1936 (2)^ trace Does an ancestry ar hnorigin 1
1 fn- of a .town, ` This is especially' tnir r
t -at in-regard to`the early dr)y. history -
61 Cenkra/ Poin4 !
oria, _ ~.•.'Tfie Home was a natural pradun ~
AYrs. of'~ea'rly. auneY$ and denotes the
,-,//~ __ tfic middlepointi betwcan Portland and.'
(/~' - Dean gar E4ane[aco. -• Medford was only a i ~
lent, few scattered houses and a choral:;
gioA and was known as Middleford so- ~ r ~'~ ~r L7
pork ecrding to history.bnoks before the t
nber ecming of the rail road:
has "And lhareby hangs atala. ~ ~
men •'#•or the history of the ~ building ~
lsop of the Orngon and Calttarnia rail-' r
road relates that due to the ffifture •
tree- on the part o[ Central Point backer `
first to kick through with needed tinan-
cur- cial help in completing the line the ~
:Tess town tuns by-passed and Medtord
?TA 6eceme the division ~ ~
paint. Farmer:
has and merchants in Medtm~d and vies- 1
the oily put up She cash:
;lrls "Now the irony of [ate has found ~
+tty~ the rail road by-passed in favor e!
of highway travel- [
'art' "The old Icud was tnrvntten until ~
'-aL Tick raised L'te _"point" and sine
~,ttee [he S.P. had nothing to do wish ilia
and, ai t'•.e time the people o1 the com-
ilnR munity should and do recogNza that
now the roil road is doing the hegt it can ~
`go0 to servo all nt tSeir interests." ~ t
~~~' More on-Central r
tar Point's Name
raw-
tvaa Crnn'al Paint. Or.• I f
miL April 20, 19:>3 •,
The Central Point American
't~ ° Central Point, Oregon
'n Dcar Sirs:
'std' In your °Ramblin' Round the'
Re- poinP' I read that you would likr~t
~• Ot to know how Central Point receives
r. A: its name.
YIrs. Tfy father, Constantine Magruder, ~' '
a1 =h came to the -car Creek- Valley in ~ c
p 1$88, (now known as the Robgqe
1 E' River Valley) seeklnµ,o location tdr~~
.ing, a general merchantSisZ' 'stare: The t
-valley was a wdlderness of oak and
and, pine trees also manzanita and cho- ~ ~
t~° peri'eI brush. The only Town at that i ~
time Nos -7acksonville, a minigg~
r2 Iowa and ]n the south western part ~'
916 of the valley along the loot hills.
tors, He decided to locate as near a.;
~qle Possible in the central portion nt they
at valley, so -gave it the namn ~CEN-~
TRAL POINT."
51On In IB72 Ghefirst post office wa: in I t
re- my tafher's store and was known a.f s
snits the Central Pointe ost Officv. - i
:ans - Sincerely. I<
- ., tbtts.l Letlic L. GreGorc.
C.P. American 1953 sign
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A~t~r. Ingo Illness
Tndny 'Ihe flag nl the ally hall l waro awro 1n the 4u11d InR rennll)
OxnRn nl DRI(-meet In sonar of Ih\!l orcupled by 11. P. Thr1w E Cr.
InlaahlR rat the man ahd hse atOad Pt~ Ahnnt Ihlrty years aao hr built Ihr
lho holm of etmlre 1o thla rlty forlmllldtng now Ilccupmd by Iho Lrer•
ndnrlp IhInY Yeam. ,r Hard mere awn and carat hrD~
W lllbm Cnpmnm Lpernr. filler-I hn,inr.w far almwll. Hncr An ron-
tlonalDly known n• "Con" la a hwl Unned m artlea bnelneax nnrll hla
of filenlln Ihraoehoul the BnIIF•I ra rnl Ilinaxa enmlwllyd hlx nlwrnrv
elate or Oregon, pngad away 4t to», tram Ihr atarr.
Colulnunlly h0aP1Ud 1n ]Ied[ord al!
T n'laek Innt n16h[. He 4ad been I11I
for emnrZl monlhe from n eum pile-`
lion of dleensae end tho end wan aotj
air. Leaver waa born April 1, lS6&
nn n dl)netion land claim nbuut two
mllea weal of thh city. Pon of this
claim Iw now known an the McCeakey
place. H6 fmhnr, Wliham T. Inern•
enmo In OroRall In'1863, aMt11nR
nwnr•tk•JO in liars county. He came
In eoutnurn Oregon lu 3RnS and Im-
ramp IAantl[Ie0 with [Au educatla0al
jnMrerls of lha uncle). nurhlg tpo
Clvll war ho Wrrod with the Un10n
arm Y. Ha morclod }Ilea @Ilanbeth N.
Conatnn4 danghlar of lennc Conalnot
nor of the oral arttlare of tae Rogue
River rplloy.. 11 r. Conetanl waa e
prontlnent Hgurn of 16e early Uu Ya.
Ile wax a h•lend of Iho IndMna and
way nnl molerled 6y them dnrinR'~
tho trou hlea of loo period. Ha wan~~i
4 nntrM afoul and lad lha Meat wblm ~i.
party aver. In visit Crater Lako. Teal
ahlidrae n•ere born to the Leaver [a•'
mlly of whom \\9illpm Conemvt woe.
Lh4 §Jdeet. i
. ~'ronnR'!%eerer'e boyhood waa spent
hl dl[taront partll of the Rogae Illvor ~
valley, bhore 61e tither taught In
dl[tpront xhoole. Dart of Ah e0uca-
tlon cane recnlged In an old IoR
echooi houao Jprt vent rat tae nro-
Root city. later he attaeded the Anh-
Iund Academy.
Arrlvingsl early maabood ywana
IA1810r went to Wnahhlglon le ~leao
whero -'he was~ngaeed~wi/h o part-
ear far throe yanrB Ip lhB drub bual-
npRR gelling out to tile- partner he
totnrenl~;,to'-Orogop la. 1883 aqd
want la ,work ou tae caahtrnUlon of
the dragon-A Call[orak railroad.
M~~Ing.;apnttte.o[ru-conelrltotlon crate
try 6d1}}~kah,'thry ronq from-Receburi
op•
Thr axrli»nI r vvdx exlnm m ^r~
rh. hxll show that the ua me of q'-
C. I,eever wee amuna thnxe of tar
vnrly day mem Ann of Ihr ''Town
Itunrtl of Truelen° u( Ihr Town of
t'nnl rat Pnln 1, he(arn Ihr imvrpurm
clan of the rllr. Nr pax xlrclyd prl•x-
IAwrt n( Ihr Mwrvl of Inlelrm au
Marra 19, 1907. AOer arrrlag mn•
yrar hr wxe aurrordrd a pnddrne
of IAe hoard of lnulna nY P. II.
{Mrpklm. mho wrrvrA um^ dlnn9l
1 IRn9 nl whirl Umr dir. Lrrcrr
n Ralu umk offirx. Ihla Ilun• nx Nny~
er of tan Inrorpnran•A .rlry-.
Uu r111R hlw term of olfkr nx dlnrnr
nnlrh In the peY rar rlrlr Inymn~•-
plemw waa undorlakrn. 1'prruu+at
cane lull in the bumltenn dblrlcl. .,
cUY-wide newer eYelem wan hu11L'.
anA Iho prnrenl ally well nnA canter
Inwrr wan rnpatrvrled. to fart dh.~
I,eever had n guh11n6 hood 1n prnr
flatly every impravemenl lha. oily)
boa known einre Ilw Inroraoralton.
F{e aened ns moyor from ]la rrh
1D49, nnlll April Iel. 1912, nl whleh
Ilme 6e war suereedM by 1T. ,1.
COwioy. Pollowtna hL rolJremaat as
mayor, ha wen slatted County Com•~'
m lnsloner, alon6 with P. l.. Tmr'~
1'elle a County Jndgo mid Rrank
dlgdtlep, eammineloner. Dnrna hla
term na ro4nly inmmlaslener, Ibe
Connty voted 5600.000 Dovda tar tb^
ronmrucllao of the tint nail o[ pav-
M highway to the a~aee of Oregon.
outalda atl Incovporeted eby. Thb
pa»ment eaaptled trom lha ally 14
min of Cantnl ~Dolgl to ihn tool nl
lAe aid Aa6lepd hill. Alwnn mtar-
seted in good roads, hi r. I.oaver was
loatromegml in gMtmg Iho comfy
to bnlld o haidamfaee road tsdloR
Into the Illy (rop1 IAe went • couple
of ~yean sro.
yn 5DD0, Mr. Iwrevpr wu roroleel-
Rd 'Mgar at Ceptnl PoipL When ho
took eharge be found the rity'a fl•
gnlipe 44d been allowed to bacmlto
badly pnghld ahd ho apant many.a
h9N-%lldyr eetdng-lhfage atralghted•
ed oat-`aace more. IL wee througtl
hte, pyging that t64 city porOhaeod a
c, ~. r4rs~/t.lc.a J.J
Syndiata ~Thln baud waa Wld two
years aao and the money awd to re•
tiro s numbcro( onnlantling boots.
}t r. I.rerer sap always Interritwd
in ererythia6 porlaleiag to civic arl-
fpre auJ eea an active director hl
the loeel Annk. Ha wxe a Vroroleent
melgber nl the Hpannlc lodge, 1;IHnh
Tem Dle and of ihn Chrlalfen &•fenee
1•hurrA-
Wllllam ['nuxi not Lrrrrr cane
morrhvl hdy 13. i4AT, Ica dHm lart-
6011 Acwat rnnR. To this un~n worn
born ffrr rh lldrrn of wAnm lw~r
' Wsynr 11. of Yntlln and @arl C. of
Aahlnnd lIrr In muvru Ihru fnHmr'.a
dea1U-
L'rxldra hie will, mid Ix'w aunn.
' IAr,Y• llrnl rlrtn PIIII wIY xl»Irn 1'rlllllin
In mars rn hix Vuacin R. Thry err dlr.
Cart I,.rn•r, 1171 I'nlnn tit.. Yen
h're uriu•n; \i r. Tom Imcver. Uixnn,
PnIiL. Mr IS,1 In•rrvr. Purl Itlunulth
Ureaon: .tl rx. Imrnlda 6n)', 1dT7 e.
N'. Ibllmaa9ap nrhe. 1'nrl land.
llm-: }Iv. gllxn Arlh ]fryer, 21T film
'', YL. JluArxl n. PxI1L: dire, \'Innle
Hxlhx mar, Ciwd61. Pnlif.: ]f rn. Idn
Uallingrr. 121. 9 Ynnln 1'nrt, Onnt;
M rn. .l An P:numl. Juba Ilar, (In•Kml
'and dl rx. S.•Iih• dlnp•r. IQn mxln
Fnl]x. Iln•cnn.
Twn Rnnvlrhll,lnvl elan xartln•.
Wlllhno nod Itirbard I'onn M1nu Lrrv.
rr +nua ..r )D' nun Nrx F:nrl 1'.
Lr,•rur.
Fnnrnl u•rrlrrn will br rundm'Ird
nl 2 o'rkmk P. m. Yu ndny from Ihu
Pert Nuncrsl Hnm.• In dLvltord, ml-
dnr 111» a1lnpMrx aY Ihr l'Irrletlnn
Rclrnrr rhurrh nl mh1eA lhr dxrena-
od psn n nlrm hrs. $nrvlrrx nl Iln•
Rrnvr will Ixr In rhaiRn n[ ihn Mrt-
pntr ImIRr. Inlnrmenl will he In
tAr (`rnl rat 1'nlnl remrlnn-.
Harry Merriman
Taken by 1
tarry alarrnnan, iS, pnaaetl Owny
at Ynlenl, nraRxll. AuKUaI 38 rafter
affil[ mnnl da Illnna (ram lubercu-
hwla. Hv wax born nnnr motl(oM,
dlnrrh IP. ISAR. He van adncaLM
In tar volley eehonlw rtnd ibed e11
his Ills In tbo Rogue firer valley.
Ile cane mnrclad trl Alma Martin,
October I9. 1810, and lhreo aopa
warn born to lha ualon, Ray, Lan
and Ouy 7derrlmxn, en rnaldetne o[
Tall. Hlr wife Atmn and the nhovo
ehlldren nunM1O, elm his mothaq
@mmn dlarrlmah of Mad lard,. throe
Urolhara. Merritt aterciman of OaLI
HIII and Choamr and Confer Narrl-
mpn or NetlfoM.' He waa a member
pt the Oppor Itogpe'Unuge and the
Bamiet ohuroh.
Fmlenl eenleea will ho held rat
the Pori Fuponl Nome $nla(day. at
Y:00 P. m. llo>!.~W..~H.. Hdton ;otR04'
rating. tnterment in MedlarA ;k" oi:~,q;
R. camlitary,t;errlaeR of t6a_,grnro-
Ildo wRl, Qa whdueted by-lpg'me1R~.
base of tha;UDD4r Aogue 6yajlga enlt
Ion pWl:4pafeT+. will be;-lydm ; thA
~.1.0• r 93G ~,.
Funeral aervlep W@ro `Ahld 1{B(Uh
day ntternoon: ql tpo Conger ehaphl'
far bin. Arlmla 7lyrreR: -tho ltei: --.
carton A. DAllilps oftialsted. Int4r~
meat took place la Iho $I4k1yoU
dleplorial yark. ,
]Ifs: Tyrrell, Oregon plonaeTl who
resided hero for TO {porn, died et.he(.
Acme on the Jaehehaigle highway
teal Thursday.
A rialto Jacanelle wan. horn {p
Insa, .Ixu. 1T, 1865.
Rhea nhe wee two yeere old ehn,
calla her nnronta. eroeaetl Lh4 plains
hY rnrered regon to Oregon. -
On Feh. 17, 1876. aha wep marclad..
dl Jnhn Homnrd Tyrrell, in Aah1n11d,
Oregnp mhnro They Ilved for ono-
ranr.'
AI loo eod of that lime Choy took
up a homsentend la the Lltlle ~Dntm
mark region wbleh cage IAolr Aomo
far over forty yens.
Pnr Iho Inet elghtoen years they
have Ilrnd near ]tedfoM on !hn
Jaraaonvllle highway'
Tha lhlnoenlh o[ Fohroery at this
Year marked lpelr alrilalh weddlna'
n nnivenrtry,
n»xldln the Imshand ehe la epr•
vlrxd hY tAe Iallowleg ahlldron,.
Aum Farlow M Lnhe Creek; John ll,;.
o! Deed {odkn $mla epringai Ards
Af., who Iirw oo the aid $Ntfe Roddy ~-
~loud Ivan A., of Rolnlor, On. -
Thorn urn eleo 9 greedohlldra4t
and throe great gragdchltdnu, nil'at
whom Ilvo la dnoke0n eohnty. ,
Fick Hardware Co.
Now 3e11 Myere F~umlp4+,
The Plrk Hardworp Cympany blip ~,
aeon aDDofntad ogaia t.e~,agehta Ills
mearn[q toe. ebe.glgJttl! Ilga,p(;>u$7q~;
and proleute eyetome. 'They Dnve'e -
rary complete Ilea nod are pnparod ,
ilo Inman the proper glee ayatem.fov
~''. n1i Purpoaea.
The Pirh company oho 6q0 -a
emaciate Ilpo at carte (rar all idnkna:
of namM and water ayeteme,.. anti"
chair slogan hl •'NO Ja6 too email;;
not too Wrye.'• - ~ -~ ---.-
They will Ao pleaesd to male-oe-~~
llmatea on any Jdh' of ~Q4mD faecal'°'
~~tion'nt no ohllgnLlon.' ~•'~
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