Mrs. J. H. Harris, who has been visiting her brother, E. D. Elwood, the popular jeweler, has gone to Montague Calif.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, August 11, 1898, page 3


     E. D. Elwood of Medford, the scientific optician and jeweler, has a new advertisement in today's Times. He has built up a good business, as he keeps a full assortment of first-class goods and does the best work.
"Local Notes," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, September 29, 1898, page 3


    Fred Weeks and Mark Baker were in Medford Monday fitting up some work in jeweler Elwood's store.
"Phoenix Shavings," Medford Mail, October 7, 1898, page 3


    E. D. Elwood, the jeweler and optician, has recently added a new oak wall case and mirror to his store fixtures. He now has four very beautiful cases--the work of Weeks Bros.--and these are well filled with a very fine line of silverware and jewelry. His place is one of beauty, and it is well worth one's while to call--just for a few moments of pleasure among things beautiful.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, October 7, 1898, page 6

    Go to Elwood for holiday goods. He keeps a large and handsome line of jewelry, watches, silverware, etc., and his prices are just right.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, December 1, 1898, page 2


    For cameras, kodaks, etc., as also supplies, go to Elwood, the jeweler and optician.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, April 20, 1899, page 3


    A fine assortment of cameras, kodaks, etc., of the most popular brands, as also supplies for the same, can be found at the jewelry store of Elwood, the Medford jeweler and optician. Satisfaction guaranteed.
"Local Notes," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, April 20, 1899, page 3


     One of the largest and finest lines of articles suitable for Christmas presents ever brought to southern Oregon is being displayed at Elwood's.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, December 11, 1899, page 3




East Medford Precinct
Elmer D. Elwood, 34, jeweler, born July 1865 in Mich., father born Mich., mother N.Y.
Lucy A. Elwood, 29, born Sept. 1870 in Ore., parents born in Mo.
Loyd R. Elwood, 8, born Jan. 1892 in Ore.
Homer L. Elwood, 6, born Mar. 1894 in Ore.
U.S. Census, enumerated June 13, 1900


    Mrs. E. D. Elwood and children and her brother, Oral Burnett, are up at Ranch de Elwood, on Elk Creek. Mr. Elwood has his place very nicely arranged for a summer home--and the main guy of that household will be enjoying its pleasures inside of a few weeks--the notion has commenced bothering him now.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, July 13, 1900, page 6


    E. D. Elwood:--"I'm enjoying a good business. My trade is better right now than it has ever been at this season any previous year since I have been in business here. Not only is my business here at home growing, but I am doing a little business with out-of-town people. On Monday I sent a $10 ring to Sweden, and the same day I sold a $50 gold watch to a Siamese, at Singapore, India. The price of the watch in United States money was equal to about $112 in India money. No, I never carried as large a stock of goods before, but my trade of previous years warrants it."
"Echoes from the Street," Medford Mail, December 7, 1900, page 2


    Elwood, the jeweler, is again at the front with an elegant line of jewelry, watches, etc. for the holidays. Don't fail to examine his stock and ascertain prices.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, December 17, 1900, page 3


    Jeweler Elwood is one of those fellows who can see an opportunity to advance his interests, and is endowed, also, with the ability to grasp such opportunities when they occur. He is now branching out into the stock business. At the present time he has twenty-five head of stock on his Elk Creek ranch, and intends adding to the number as fast as possible. There is not an industry on the Pacific coast which will ensure better returns than the stock business. Mr. Elwood realizes it and wisely intends to reap some of the benefits to be derived therefrom. We wish him abundant success.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, January 4, 1901, page 7


    E. D. Elwood visited his Elk Creek stock ranch this week. Mr. Elwood is interesting himself in stock raising.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, March 8, 1901, page 6


    Jeweler Elwood is engaged in making some extensive and substantial improvements in his pleasant South C Street home. An addition to the residence will be built on the south side, and the arrangement of the house generally altered to meet this architectural idea.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, March 22, 1901, page 7


    Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris arrived in Medford Wednesday for a few days' visit with jeweler Elwood and family. Mrs. Harris is a sister of Mr. Elwood. Mr. H. is a government sawyer and engineer and is en route from Teko, Idaho, to a government reservation in Arizona, to which place he has been transferred by the government.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, April 5, 1901, page 6


    Jeweler E. D. Elwood has rented, for a term of five years, a piece of ground 15x40 feet in size from J. E. Bodge and C. W. Palm and will next Monday commence the erection of a one-story brick building thereon. The building will cover all of the leased land and will be used by Mr. Elwood for a jewelry store. It is a very desirable location, and a very pretty little store will be arranged. W. E. Macauley, the tamale man, will vacate the adjoining property, and the present occupants of the Elwood site, Geo. Kurtz and B. N. Butler, will move their places of business to the site of the tamale stand.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, April 5, 1901, page 6


    E. D. Elwood, the jeweler, has leased the ground where McCauley's tamale stand stood, of Palm & Bodge, and will immediately put up a neat brick building. He has already torn away the frame structure.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, April 18, 1901, page 7


    E. D. Elwood, the jeweler, has the new brick building about completed and will move to his new store in about ten days.
"Medford," Valley Record, Ashland, May 9, 1901, page 3


    Jeweler E. D. Elwood this week received from Portland a fine, large fireproof safe. His new building will soon be ready for occupancy. Mr. Elwood proposes to have one of the neatest jewelry stores in Southern Oregon.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, May 10, 1901, page 6

    There is nothing which adds more to the favorable reputation of a town than well appointed, clean and neatly arranged mercantile establishments. Of these Medford has several which would reflect credit upon a town of treble the population of our city. Another has just been added to the list--E. D. Elwood's jewelry store, which he has just moved into this week. Mr. Elwood's new brick building, which has just been finished, was built expressly for him, under his own supervision and according to his own ideas of a well-appointed jewelry store. A glimpse into the interior of the building will be sufficient to convince one that Mr. Elwood's ideas upon this particular subject, at least, are strictly in line with modern progress. Mr. Elwood has, without doubt, one of the neatest establishments of its kind between Portland and San Francisco. The Mail hopes that his business will increase in proportion to his public spiritedness--which will doubtless be realized.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, May 24, 1901, page 7


    Jeweler E. D. Elwood is over at Yreka, Calif. this week, with his high-stepping roadster.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, July 5, 1901, page 6


     Mrs. L. L. Jacobs and Mrs. E. D. Elwood, accompanied by their children, visited on Applegate Wednesday, and were the guests of Mrs. R. J. Cameron and her daughter, Miss Bernice.
    The best time made in the match race at Yreka, Calif. last week, between Pendleton & Hamilton's Tintoretta and Elwood's Tybalt racer, was 2:32½. The former won a heat in a race the day before in 2:25½, however.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, July 11, 1901, page 4


    The match race between E. D. Elwood's 4-year-old pacer, by Tybalt, and J. C. Pendleton's Tintoretta, which took place at Yreka on the 3d, was won in two straight heats by the latter, in fair time. The former's hopples broke during the last trial.
"Local Notes," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, July 11, 1901, page 7


    Jeweler E. D. Elwood and family left Wednesday for a month's stay up at their ranch on Trail Creek.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, August 9, 1901, page 6


    E. D. Elwood and family left Wednesday for Trail Creek.
"Society: Medford," Sunday Oregonian, Portland, August 11, 1901, page 18


     Jeweler Elwood and family returned Wednesday from their several weeks' camping at the homestead on Elk Creek
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, August 30, 1901, page 6


    Merchant Jno. Van Dyke and jeweler Elwood left yesterday for a several days' hunt up on Elk Creek.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, September 27, 1901, page 6


    F. M. Wilson and E. D. Elwood left Saturday evening for Harrisburg, where they shot China pheasants for a couple of days. Mr. Wilson is in attendance at a meeting of the state grand lodge, K. of P., which is in session at Portland this week .He is a delegate from Talisman Lodge No. 31, of Medford.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, October 18, 1901, page 6


    J. D. Heard has purchased jeweler Elwood's Altamont pacer "Black Jack." The price paid was $300, and the purchase was made for Thomas Thompson, a wealthy contractor of San Francisco, to which place the horse was shipped Wednesday. The horse is quite speedy, having paced in less than 2:20. Mr. Thompson will keep him for a driving horse.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, January 17, 1902, page 6


    Oral Burnett left Tuesday morning for Portland, at which place he will be employed for several months in a jewelry factory. Ora has been working at the jewelry business for some time in this city under the tutorage of his brother-in-law, jeweler E. D. Elwood, and has acquired quite a knowledge of the business, but before he can become an adept he must serve an apprenticeship in a factory. He is a very bright young gentleman and a genial good fellow, and The Mail hopes he will be successful in every effort.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, February 7, 1902, page 6

    Jeweler E. D. Elwood has added new beauty to his fine home, corner South C and Ninth streets, by putting up a very tasty lawn fence. The value and added beauty to a home by the planting of shade trees around it is very much in evidence at Mr. Elwood's place. There are large, beautiful black walnut trees growing on two sides, and when their foliage shuts out the hot sun rays in midsummer this place is envied by many. More [of] our good townspeople could enjoy these same comforts if they would plant shade trees. Aside from being a comfort, they add materially to the beauty of our city.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, April 25, 1902, page 7


    Dr. Shearer, Harry Howard, E. D. Elwood and Prof. Narregan are at Squaw Lake on a fishing expedition.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, June 26, 1902, page 1


    Mrs. E. D. Elwood and children left Tuesday for Colestin, where they will camp at that resort for a month.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, July 25, 1902, page 6


    Mrs. E. D. Elwood and her children are passing the heated term at Colestin.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, July 31, 1902, page 7


    Dr. J. E. Shearer, attorney L. C. Narregan, jeweler E. D. Elwood and Ed Van Dyke left last Saturday for a ten days' hunting trip into the Elk Creek country. From Elk Creek they will go by pack train thirty miles north to Fish and Wizard lakes, in the Umpqua country.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, September 19, 1902, page 6


    Fred Luy has rented one of the rooms in the new Palm-Bodge block and will move his tonsorial parlors thereto just so soon as the room is ready for occupancy. The other first-floor rooms will be occupied by J. Court Hall, the Coss Piano House, Postal Telegraph Co., B. N. Butler and E. D. Elwood.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, October 3, 1902, page 7


    J. E. Enyart and E. D. Elwood were at Roseburg this week, to participate in the tournament of the Roseburg Gun Club. They did some excellent shooting.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, October 16, 1902, page 2


    Mrs. M. S. Elwood and daughters, of Albia, Iowa, arrived in Medford last week and are going to make this place their future home. Mr. M. S. Elwood is expected to arrive the latter part of this week. He is a brother of our good townsman, jeweler E. D. Elwood. He is a jeweler and optician, but expects to follow only the optical business here. The gentleman intended to start from Iowa for Medford last April, but a short time before starting he met with an accident which nearly cost him his life, and deferred his coming until now.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, October 17, 1902, page 6


    E. D. Elwood--"No, Enyart and I didn't carry off all the purses at the Roseburg shoot, though we managed to be along near the front row most of the time. Enyart captured one first money, and I got third in another match. We were in pretty fast company, and I consider we did very well. We were treated fine and had a royal good time."
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, October 17, 1902, page 7


    E. D. Elwood and F. M. Wilson, who attended the grand lodge of the K. of P., have returned. They were accompanied to Portland by their wives..
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, October 23, 1902, page 1


    Merton Elwood, of Albia, Iowa, arrived in Medford last Sunday, and expects to make his make someplace in the valley. He is a brother of our good townsman, E. D. Elwood. He is a jeweler and optician and will endeavor to find a location for his business in some nearby town, presumably at Grants Pass. His family is also here, having preceded him by a couple of weeks.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, November 7, 1902, page 6


    From now on I will carry a complete stock of musical instruments, strings, etc. E. D. Elwood.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, November 7, 1902, page 7


    M. E. Elwood has been visiting his brother, E. D. Elwood. He is also a jeweler, and will engage in business at Grants Pass.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, November 12, 1902, page 2


    Jeweler Elwood and C. W. Palm have recently purchased fifty-five acres of the old Enoch Walker place and will cut it up into smaller tracts and offer it for sale.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, November 21, 1902, page 6


    From now on I will carry a complete stock of  musical instruments, strings, etc. E. D. Elwood.
    A fresh new stock of violins, guitars, banjos, mandolins, cases, strings, etc., at Elwood's.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, December 5, 1902, page 7





    Jeweler E. D. Elwood received his long-expected automobile Thursday morning and he is now employed in hitching the machine up and working it into harness.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, May 1, 1903, page 6    This was Medford's first automobile.



    Jeweler E. D. Elwood has invested in suburban real estate to the extent of forty acres, he having traded to C. M. Allen his residence property in Medford for forty acres of the Jesse Wilson tract just south and west of Medford. The considerations in the deal are $1900 for the residence property and $3200 for the forty acres of farm property, the difference of $1300 having been paid Mr. Allen in cash. The tract of land secured by Mr. Elwood lies fronting the east and is across the road from the J. H. Stewart place, formerly owned by Asa Fordyce. That beautiful grove of oak trees which have for these many years been the envy of all passersby is included in the tract, and in it Mr. Elwood expects, at some future time, to erect a fine dwelling house. He will build a temporary residence on the place next spring and will move his family thereto at that time. Mr. Elwood will at once sow the most of the tract to alfalfa. Mr. Allen has already disposed of his residence property in Medford to J. E. Roberts. This deal was made through the Palm-York real estate agency.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, September 18, 1903, page 5


    Jeweler Elwood:--"I'm ranching now, on the place I purchased out by the old fairgrounds. I'm putting up some necessary buildings, and intend to make a fine place out of it. Say, I've more squirrels to the square inch on that place than there is anywhere else in the valley. Bruiser runs himself to death, nearly, trying to catch them. But I'm going to change that, and in a year or two I'll be raising something besides squirrels on that patch of ground."
"Street Echoes," Medford Mail, October 2, 1903, page 1


    E. D. Elwood:--"You fellows will have to stop cracking that hoary joke about the likeness between my automobile and the girl's young man, because I've received a new engine for it, and as soon as I get it placed in position I'll show you that it will go."
"Street Echoes," Medford Mail, October 23, 1903, page 1


    E. D. Elwood left Tuesday evening for Sacramento and other California points.
"Society: Medford," Sunday Oregonian, Portland, December 6, 1903, page 22


    Jeweler E. D. Elwood and family will leave Medford this week for Chico, Calif., where they expect to reside, Mr. Elwood having decided to engage in the optical and jewelry business in that city. Ora Burnett, a brother of Mrs. Elwood, will accompany them to their new home. Mr. Elwood and his family have resided in Medford for a number of years, and have made a great many friends in the social whirl of Medford's society, and Mr. Elwood has been a prominent factor in all business matters appertaining to our town's good. The Mail regrets their departure; still we are going to be generous enough to wish them success in their new home, even though Medford loses by their going. M. S. Elwood, a brother of E. D., who has been in the jewelry and optical business in Grants Pass, will move his stock of goods to Medford and will occupy the room made vacant by "our" Mr. Elwood.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, January 1, 1904, page 5

Medford, Oregon, May 25th, 1904.