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Medford Business Directory 1909-10 The
many discontinuities from year to year suggest that listing in this
directory was by subscription; don't assume that a business' absence
from this listing is necessarily evidence of its absence from Medford.
MEDFORD. Jackson
County. Population 5000. Settled in 1884, incorporated as a city in
[1885], in the Rogue
River Valley on
Bear Creek and the Southern Pacific railway, 328 miles south of
Portland, 443 north of San Francisco,
and 5 east of Jacksonville, the county seat. Contains Christian,
Baptist, Episcopal,
Lutheran, Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal South,
Presbyterian and Catholic churches, public school, opera house, water
works, electric light plant, 3
newspapers--Medford Mail, Southern Oregonian and
Medford
Tribune--3 banks, a flour mill, and several hotels. The
Crater Lake Lumber Co. have
their mills and factories here and
give employment to a large number of men. The land is
fertile, suited to grain and fruit. Shipments, flour, fruit and
livestock. Quartz and placer mining is extensively carried on.
Telegraph Postal and Western Union. Express Wells Fargo & Co.
Telephone
connections. Mail
daily. Alonzo M. Woodford, postmaster.
William A. Aitken, plumber Robert F. Anderson, restaurant Baker-Hutchason Co., G. R. Baker, president; Grace B. Baker, vice-president; J. F. Hutchason, secretary, dry goods Edward L. Balcom, confectioner Ephraim W. Barnes, physician Bates Bros. (James W. and William W.), barbers Frank E. Berdan, carpenter P. C. Bigham, soda water manufacturer Bijou Theatre, Hubbard & Sears, proprietors Albert S. Bliton, publisher, Medford Mail and U.S. commissioner Henry E. Boyden, hardware Mrs. H. M. Brown, music teacher J. C. Brown, real estate Sidney I. Brown, poultry breeder Mrs. W. I. Brown, milliner Henry S. Brumble, dray Louis Bundy, dentist Basil N. Butler, watchmaker Butte Falls Pine & Lumber Co., B. H. Harris, president John Calhoun, dairy William H. Canon, insurance George H. Carter, dentist Childers Bros. (Albert and Eugene), brick manufacturers J. H. Cochran, insurance Charles E. Collins, carpenter COLUMBIA LIFE & TRUST CO., W. M. Ladd, President; S. P. Lockwood, General Manager; 214 Lumber Exchange Bldg., Portland, Or. COLVIG & DURHAM (William M. Colvig, George H. Durham), Lawyers, General Practice in State and U.S. Courts Clarence F. Cook, nursery Grover C. Corum, tailor Albert W. Countryman, shoemaker Frank L. Cranfill, general merchandise CRATER LAKE LUMBER CO. (Successor to Iowa Lumber & Box Co.), Calvin Hafer (Council Bluffs, Iowa), President; Ernest E. Hart (Council Bluffs, Iowa), Treasurer; Edgar Hafer, Local Manager, Lumber and Box Manufacturers William S. Crowell, lawyer Daily & McComb (T. W. Daily, C. E. McComb), real estate Thurston E. Daniels, men's furnishings Arthur H. Davis, electrical engineer A. A. Davis, proprietor, Medford Flour Mills D. L. Day, painter Day, Reed & Day (John E. Day, George Reed, Fred S. Day), cabinetmakers Allan J. DeLay, printer Deuel & Kentner (Fred K. Deuel, Herbert C. Kentner), dry goods, clothing and shoes Dinkens & Dooms (James P. Dinkens, Pleasant A. Dooms), blacksmiths J. H. Doty, fish Dressler & Wood (Jesse W. Dressler, James B. Wood), real estate Duncan & Koontz (Robert O. Duncan, Henry E. Koontz), livery John T. Eads, second-hand goods William W. Eifert, tailor Elmer D. Elwood, jeweler Merton Elwood, jeweler George T. Faucett, agent, Wells Fargo & Co. Express FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Capital $50,000), William S. Crowell, President; F. K. Deuel, Vice-President; M. L. Alford, Cashier J. H. Fitzgerald, manager, Rogue River Electrical Construction Co. E. J. & O. R. Fouts, grocers Gaddis Bros., proprietors, Rogue River Creamery Henry C. Garnett, hardware Mrs. O. Gilbert, notions Calvin M. Gipson, saloon Mrs. H. W. Gore, music teacher Richard W. Gray, building contractor EDGAR HAFER, Local Manager, Crater Lake Lumber Co. Frank J. Hale, pianos Robert H. Halley, proprietor, Palace Hotel Hamlin Bros. (James W. and Chub A.), meats Percival H. Hargrave, physician John A. Harrington, saloon Leon B. Haskins, drugs Douglas W. Hazel, carpenter Jesse L. Helms, veterinary surgeon David S. Hill, meats R. D. Hill, fruit grower HODSON AUTO CO. (W. M. Hodson), Automobiles and Gas Engines W. M. Hodson (Hodson Auto Co.) F. H. Hopkins, fruit grower HOTEL MOORE, Thomas H. Moore, Proprietor HOTEL NASH (European 50¢ and Up), P. J. McMahon, Manager, Commercial Headquarters, Opposite Depot James S. Howard, civil engineer Hubbard Bros. (Asahel C. and Fortunatus), agricultural implements Hubbard & Sears (Earl C. Hubbard, Robert J. Sears), proprietors, Bijou Theatre Frank H. Hull, photographer Hutchison & Lumsden (Clarence I. Hutchison, Harold U. Lumsden), general merchandise IOWA LUMBER & BOX CO., Crater Lake Lumber Co., Successor William F. Isaacs, men's furnishings Jackson County Abstract Co., T. W. Miles, secretary JACKSON COUNTY BANK (Capital $50,000, Surplus $65,000), W. I. Vawter, President; G. R. Lindley, Cashier; L. L. Jacobs, Assistant Cashier Carl H. Jeschke, jeweler Joe Creek Copper Mining Co., J. F. Reddy, secretary James M. Keene, dentist Walter M. Kennedy, saloon Miss L. M. Kincaid, milliner George F. King, stationer Herman G. King, phonographs John Kreuzer, tailor W. E. Lane & Son (William E. and Fay), tailors Denison T. Lawton, agricultural implements F. W. Lawton, real estate Grace F. Lawton, music teacher Frederick W. Lesmeister, photographer Allen H. Lewis, stationer James W. Ling, painter Meldrum F. McCown, lands Martin McDonough, ladies' furnishings McGlashan & Junken (John A. McGlashan, Robert A. Junken), teas and coffee J. A. McIntosh, architect P. J. McMAHON, Manager, Hotel Nash Frank E. Martin, bicycles Medford Band, J. A. Norling, leader Medford Commercial Club, W. M. Colvig, president Medford Daily Tribune, George Putnam, editor and manager Medford Electric Light & Water Plant, A. C. Gordon, superintendent Medford Flour Mills, A. A. Davis, proprietor Medford Furniture Co. (Frank W. Hollis, David S. Busey, John H. Butler), furniture and undertakers Medford Iron Works, Edwin G. Trowbridge, manager, machinists Medford Mail, Albert S. Bliton, publisher Medford National Bank, J. E. Enyart, president; John S. Orth, cashier W. H. Meeker & Co. (William H. and Julius Meeker), dry goods and shoes George F. Merriman, blacksmith T. W. Miles, lawyer Mitchell & Boeck (J. Will Mitchell, Eric Boeck), wagonmakers Model Clothing Co., F. K. Deuel, president; S. F. Richardson, secretary-treasurer Marvin D. Moore, furniture THOMAS H. MOORE, Proprietor, Hotel Moore H. E. Morrison, real estate Abraham S. Moyers, confectioner Mrs. Pearl Mulkey, milliner Joseph S. Murphy, barber Murphy & Downing (Orin M. Murphy, Fred Downing), saloon Nicholson Hardware Co., H. G. Nicholson, president; H. N. Butler, vice-president; H. F. Platt, treasurer Olmstead & Hibbard (John E. Olmstead, Josiah G. Hibbard), grocers Oregon Granite Co. (E. A. Hicks, P. M. Kershaw), monuments Wilbur L. Orr, harnessmaker Ferdinand Osenbrugge, agricultural implements Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Co., George A. Patterson, manager Pacific & Eastern Railroad Co., Edgar Hafer, acting president; Holbrook Withington, acting secretary Page & Son (Portland, Oregon), wholesale produce Palace Hotel, R. H. Halley, proprietor Charles W. Palm, real estate Isaac A. Palmer, architect George G. Peil, laundry Samuel S. Pentz, lawyer PERKINS & LYON (Fred H. Perkins, Charles D. Lyon), Engineers and Architects James A. Perry, wholesale produce Ira D. Phipps, dentist W. Estill Phipps, lawyer E. Barton Pickel, physician C. H. Pierce & Son (Charles H. and Clarence C.), real estate Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., Bernice Cameron, manager George W. Priddy, brick manufacturer Charles Prim, lawyer Mahlon Purdin, lawyer REALTY BOND SYNDICATE OF OREGON, J. A. Bothwell, President; William H. Stalker, Secretary; Bonds and Mortgages Martin J. Reddy, jeweler Anna Rindlaub, music teacher Roy B. Roberts, real estate Rogue River Creamery (Gaddis Bros., proprietors), E. C. Gaddis, manager Rogue River Electric Co., Charles R. Ray, president Rogue River Electrical Construction Co., J. H. Fitzgerald, manager Rogue River Fruit Growers Union, J. A. Perry, secretary Rogue River Land Co. (J. D. Olwell, W. M. Holmes, C. H. Lewis), real estate Rogue River Valley Railroad Co., William Barnum, manager A. S. ROSENBAUM, Agent, Southern Pacific Co. Darius B. Russell, confectioner Selsby & Magill (Otto L. Selsby, Archie A. Magill), saloon Alonzo Slover, drayman Alfred Smith, real estate John A. Smith, tinsmith Tennessee Smith, fruit grower Smith & Molony (Joseph C. Smith, John P. Molony), shoes The Southern Oregonian, George C. Putnam, editor and manager SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., A. S. Rosenbaum, Agent Standard Oil Co., Andrew Anderson, manager Elijah W. Starr, building contractor George W. Stephenson, physician Francis M. Stewart, real estate and justice James Stewart, confectioner Charles Strang, drugs Wallace Stringer, grocer H. H. Taylor, dairy Robert Taylor, painter B. Paul Theiss, saloon B. P. Theiss & Co. (B. Paul Theiss, Edward A. Welch), wholesale grocers Joseph E. Toft, painter Ray H. Toft, painter CHARLES E. TULL, Proprietor, West Side Livery and Veterinary Surgeon John R. Tyrrell, restaurant John G. Van Dyke & Co. (John G. and Sarah S. Van Dyke), dry goods and shoes VanHardenberg Bros. (Peter and Albert), bakers William I. Vawter, lawyer and president, Jackson County Bank Frank W. Wait, marble works Amos W. Walker, automobiles Edward N. Warner, grocer L. B. Warner, nursery Joseph E. Warren, barber Waschau & Brown (Reinhold A. Waschau, Sedney I. Brown), billiards Waschau & Co. (Paul W. Waschau, Frank J. McMahon), saloon Arthur Weeks, fruit grower Weeks & McGowan (Fred W. Weeks, William H. McGowan), furniture H. Weinhard (estate of), beer and ice depot Weisser & Jones (William Weisser, Jesse Jones), painters Wells Fargo & Co. Express, G. T. Faucett, agent WEST SIDE LIVERY, Charles E. Tull, Proprietor Western Union Telegraph Co., A. S. Rosenbaum, manager John F. White, drugs White & Trowbridge (John F. White, Benjamin J. Trowbridge), real estate Edgar G. Whiteside, harnessmaker Harry O. Wilkinson, saloon Frank M. Wilson, cigars H. F. WILSON & CO., (H. F. and C. F. Wilson), New and Second-Hand Household Goods, West Seventh Wilson & Kinyon (Oliver N. Wilson, Wallace C. Kinyon), real estate Withington & Kelly (Holbrook Withington, Edward E. Kelly), lawyers Alonzo M. Woodford, postmaster Wallace Woods, lumber Wortman & Gore (Harry G. Wortman, Edward E. Gore), meats W. T. York & Co. (William T. York, William N. Campbell, Stephen A. Nye), real estate Young & Hall (Charles F. Young, J. Court Hall), saloon R. L.
Polk & Co.'s Oregon and
Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory 1909-10,
page 246 Names inverted and abbreviations spelled out to facilitate searching. Last revised June 29, 2013 |
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