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Medford Business Directory 1917-18 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 11,000. Settled in 1884, incorporated as a city in
[1885], located in the Rogue
River Valley on
Bear Creek and Southern Pacific railway, 328 miles south of
Portland, 5 east of Jacksonville, county seat. It is the
commercial center of Jackson County. The city is well
built and possesses the appearance of a metropolitan center. It has
asphalt-paved streets,
cement sidewalks, sewers. All
religious denominations are represented. It has 4 banks, 2 daily and
weekly newspapers, splendid
schools, water works, electric light and power plant, large hotels and
stores. Fertile
lands adjacent and extensive quartz and placer mines in vicinity. Ships
fruit,
livestock. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., Independent
Telephone
Co.
M. M. Ahrens Co., M. M. Ahrens, manager, ladies' furnishings Grant Allder, real estate Jasper B. Andrews, broker Martin C. Barber, physician Joseph C. Barnes, real estate Frank W. Bartlett, taxidermist Henry C. Behling, shoes Bennett Investment Co. (A. O. Bennett), real estate Noah S. Bennett, nurseryman Bernard Motor Co., A. A. Bernard, president; Henry Kiene secretary-treasurer, autos Big Bend Milling Co., S. V. Davis, manager Big Pines Lumber Co., R. M. Cross, president; Gus Newbury, secretary John Billings, woodworker Edward H. Binns, meats A. S. Bliton, insurance agent Oliver C. Boggs, lawyer Newton W. Borden, lawyer John T. Broadley, florist Joseph C. Brown, real estate Lewis B. Brown, grain John Brownlee, grocer BULLOCK MERCANTILE AGENCY, F. E. Redden, President; H. A. Canaday, Attorney at Law, General Counsel Louis Bundy, dentist B. N. Butler, jeweler Charles S. Butterfield, grocer George Butz, architect California-Oregon Power Co., H. L. Walther, division manager, light and power James M. Campbell, loans Campbell & Nye (W. N. Campbell, S. A. Nye), real estate Hamill A. Canaday, lawyer William J. Canton, lawyer Carkin & Taylor (J. H. Carkin, G. O. Taylor), lawyers Carlow & Carlow (F. G. and E. M.), osteopaths John R. Carpenter, grocer Charles A. Chapman, sewing machines George W. Cherry, lawyer Robert W. Clancy, physician Frank C. Clark, architect Frank D. Clark, real estate Guy W. Conner, fruit packer Robert J. Conroy, physician Van E. Conser, grocer George E. Corey, grocer Otto M. Cornitus, real estate Crater Lake Hardware Co., S. L. Leonard, manager Crater Lake Motor Car Co., E. N. Bunce, manager William E. Crews, lawyer William S. Crowell, lawyer Cudahy Packing Co., G. D. Hoffman, manager Fred N. Cummings, civil engineer T. E. Daniels, clothing Llewellyn J. Davies, garage Artemus W. Deane, dentist Hugh L. DeArmond , lawyer William C. Debley, piano tuner Charles M. Delin, railroad contractor W. Dennis & Son, fruit packers Fred L. Diamond, jeweler George F. Dyer, auto repair Eads Fuel Co. (C. E. Eads) Eden Valley Nursery (N. S. Bennett) Elmer D. Elwood, optician J. J. Emmens, oculist Ewing's Gun Store, R. L. Ewing, manager Farmers & Fruit Growers Bank (capital $50,000), Delroy Getchell, president; R. F. Antle, cashier Gust Faske, wood dealer FEHL INVESTMENT CO. (Earl H. and Delbert Fehl), Investments, Loans, Insurance, Real Estate FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Capital $100,000, Surplus and Undivided Profits $37,000), M. L. Alford, President; C. M. English, Vice-President; Oris Crawford, Cashier; H. S. Deuel, Assistant Cashier Fouts Grocery Co. (O. R. and E. J. Fouts) Edward H. French, physician Gaddis & Dixon (E. C. Gaddis, H. G. Volney), manufacturers' agents Garnett-Corey Hardware Co., H. C. Garnett, president-manager C. E. Gates, autos and supplies Merle E. Gault, grocer Gold Ray Granite Co. (C. R. Ray) Gold Ray Realty Co. (C. R. Ray) S. B. Graham, insurance agent Hale's Piano House, Emma A. Hale, president; J. F. Hale, general manager Hall Taxi Co. (Court Hall) William M. Hall, fuel Chub A. Hamlin, meats Percival H. Hargrave, drugs and physician Leon B. Haskins, drugs Thomas H. E. Hathaway, real estate Alvin R. Hedges, chiropractor L. E. Hedges, chiropractor C. W. Heilbronner, men's furnishings T. G. Heine, physician O. C. Henlein, electrician W. J. Hill, real estate Robert A. Holmes, insurance agent Hoon-Cathcart Co. (C. D. Hoon, L. L. Cathcart), real estate HOTEL HOLLAND (J. A. Westerlund), European Plan, Rates $1.00 per Day and Up Hotel Medford (Emil Mohr) Hotel Nash (J. D. Bell) J. S. Howard Engineering Co. (J. S. Howard, C. F. Rhodes), civil engineers Warner W. Howard, osteopath Hubbard Bros. (Fort and A. C.), implements E. H. Hurd, lawyer Hutchison & Lumsden (C. I. Hutchison, H. U. Lumsden), dry goods Jackson County Abstract Co., E. H. Janney, manager Jackson County Bank (capital $100,000), C. W. McDonald, president; V. H. Vawter, cashier Jackson County Building & Loan Association, Bert Anderson, president; O. C. Boggs, secretary Jackson County Business Men's Association, J. H. Carkin, secretary Jackson County Creamery (S. A. Kroschel) Jackson County Fair Association, S. I. Brown, secretary Jackson County Supply Co. (E. J. and O. R. Fouts), grocers Frank E. Jenkins, machinist Carl Jeschke, jeweler John W. Johnson, jeweler Roscoe A. Johnson, architect R. H. Jones, grocer William F. Judkins, notions James M. Keene, dentist Edward E. Kelly, lawyer Corsa M. Kidd, shoes Emil Kirchgessner, physician Knight Packing Co. (Portland), J. H. Zimmer, branch manager, pickle manufacturers C. P. Kribs & Co. (estate of C. C. Kribs), grocers George J. Kunzman Printing Co. (G. J. Kunzman) Mrs. H. L. Leach, corsetiere J. R. Leed, garage Ernest W. Liljegran, assayer Mrs. M. S. Lockwood, chiropractor Robert J. Lockwood, chiropractor William H. Lydiard, grocer Bert R. McCabe, lawyer Lincoln McCormack, lawyer McCurdy Insurance Agency (R. H. and C. C. McCurdy) Michael McGuirk, cigar manufacturer E. M. McKeany, fruit buyer M. M. Department Store, A. E. Kinney, president; C. A. Meeker, vice-president John C. Mann, dry goods C. S. Manning & Son (C. S. and H. D.), notions Marsh & Bennett (H. E. Marsh, S. L. Bennett jr.), grocers Mason, Ehrman & Co. (Portland), George F. Collins, branch manager, wholesale grocers The May Co., F. K. Deuel, president; H. S. Deuel, secretary, dry goods Fred W. Mears, lawyer Medford Cement Brick & Block Works (H. A. Jansen) Medford Commercial Club, A. L. Hill, president; H. A. Latta, secretary Medford Commercial College (B. I. and F. S. Van Gilder) Medford Concrete Construction Co. (C. J. Semon) Medford Creamery (H. B. Clark) Medford Domestic Laundry (Glen Fabrick, J. A. Slorah) Medford Electric Co. (T. K. Flynn) Medford Fish & Poultry Co. (Van R. Gilbert) Medford Fluff Rug Co. (E. Hines) Medford Fruit Co., J. G. Chapman, manager Medford Furniture & Hardware Co., F. W. Hollis, president; J. H. Butler, secretary Medford Greenhouse Co. (G. E. Pierce) Medford Grocery Co., E. A. Welch, manager Medford Harness Co. (E. H. Lamport) Medford Ice & Storage Co., H. K. Tomlinson, manager Medford Implement Co. (H. J. Holmer, W. E. Cloney) Medford Iron Works (E. G. Trowbridge) Medford Lumber Co., J. H. Cooley, president; Charles R. Cooley, secretary MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE (Daily and Weekly) (Medford Printing Co.), George Putnam, Editor-Manager Medford National Bank (capital $100,000), W. H. Gore, president; J. S. Orth, cashier Medford Pharmacy Inc. (Jonas Wold) Medford Plumbing & Sheet Metal Works (B. G. Worthington) MEDFORD PRINTING CO., George Putnam, President-Manager, Printers and Publishers, Medford Mail Tribune MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY, Elizabeth Robinson, Librarian Medford Public Market (E. J. Runyard) Medford Roller Mills (H. O. Nordwick) MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO. INC., Thomas Moffat, President-Manager; Willard Wilson, Vice-President; A. N. Hildebrand, Secretary-Treasurer, General Mill Work, 431 S. Fir Medford Soda Works (P. C. Bigham) MEDFORD SUN (Daily), Robert W. Ruhl, President-Editor; S. S. Smith, Secretary-Manager Medford Tent & Awning Co., A. D. Little, manager MEDFORD TRANSFER CO. (C. A. Troutfether, H. M. Marsh), Baggage, Household Goods and Storage, Heavy Motor Truck Service, 28 North Front, Telephone 95 Medford Vulcanizing Works (Carl Fichtner) Meridian Orchard Co., Guy W. Conner, president, D. R. Wood, secretary-treasurer William A. Messner, real estate T. W. Miles, lawyer Miles & Barkdull (C. R. Miles, J. E. Barkdull), real estate Miller & Davis (A. H. Miller, M. Davis), books, stationery, etc. Model Clothing Co., F. K. Deuel, president; Samuel F. Richardson, secretary-treasurer Monarch Seed & Feed Co., Leo J. Miksche, president; R. A. Miksche, secretary Elizabeth M. Morrison, art goods John F. Mundy, real estate P. J. Neff, lawyer Olof N. Nelson, insurance agent Netherland & Wheeler (F. D. Netherland, Emerson Wheeler), box manufacturers Gus Newbury, lawyer Frank J. Newman, lawyer Nichols & Ashpole (G. W. Nichols, C. W. Ashpole), meats NURMI BAKING CO., R. Nurmi, Manager, Modern Sanitary Sunlit Bakery, Wholesale, Front St. John E. Olmstead, grocer Oregon Gas & Electric Co., O. R. C. Grow, manager Oregon Granite Co., E. A. Hicks, president-manager OREGON NURSERY COMPANY, M. McDonald, President; B. A. Mitchell, Vice-President; R. E. Parsons, Secretary; J. A. McGee, Treasurer, Orenco, Oregon Osgood & Brown (T. W. Osgood, A. Theodore Brown), civil engineers The Oxford (Marie Edwards) hotel PACIFIC FURNITURE & FIXTURE FACTORY, E. G. Trowbridge Jr., Proprietor, Home of the "Pacific" Cedar Chest, Mission Furniture, Cabinet Work, Furniture Novelties Page-Dressler Co., F. C. Page, F. D. Welch, secretary, real estate Palmer Investment Co., W. A. Sumner, superintendent Palmer Piano Place (B. J. Palmer, P. B. McDonald), pianos, etc. Park View Hotel H. B. Patterson, nurseryman B. W. Paul, electrical supplies S. S. Pentz, lawyer John A. Perl, undertaker Ira Phipps, dentist W. Estill Phipps, lawyer Benjamin F. Piatt, lawyer John B. Piatt, civil engineer E. Barton Pickel, physician Clarence C. Pierce, real estate R. W. Poellnitz, physician R. E. H. Porter, physician Powell Auto Co. (F. A. Powell, J. C. Power) Producers Fruit Co. of Oregon, B. U. Young, president-general manager, wholesale fruit Mahlon Purdin, lawyer Marion A. Rader, real estate Frank H. Ray, fuel Evan A. Reames, lawyer F. E. Redden, president, Bullock Mercantile Agency Martin J. Reddy, jeweler C. F. Rhodes, U.S. mineral surveyor Eugene Rice, lawyer J. D. Rickert, oculist E. G. Riddell, physician Frank Roberts, dentist George M. Roberts, lawyer James C. Robinson, autos Rogue River Co-Operative Fruit Growers Association, J. A. Perry, president; S. A. Nye, secretary Rogue River Fruit Distributors, George Kaufman, manager Rogue River Fruit & Produce Association, R. C. Washburn, president; A. C. Fiero, secretary-treasurer; S. V. Beckwith, manager Rogue River Land Co., W. H. Holmes, manager Rogue River Valley Canal Co., P. Welch, president; P. J. Neff, secretary-treasurer; E. M. Brown, manager ROBERT W. RUHL, President-Editor, Medford Sun Lew Rukes, cigar manufacturer Sacred Heart Hospital ST. MARY'S ACADEMY, Conducted by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Telephone 342 Charles L. Schieffelin, grocer Emil F. Schmidt, shoes Schrack & Klocker, printers Eberle R. Seely, physician John G. Shively, bicycles John A. Smith, sheet metal works S. S. SMITH, Secretary-Manager, Medford Sun Southern Oregon Traction Co., S. S. Bullis, president, R. S. Bullis, secretary-treasurer William H. Springer, dentist Standard Oil Co. Robert M. Stearns, physician George W. Stephenson, physician E. J. Stewart, real estate Harrison S. Stine, insurance agent Charles Strang, drugs Fred G. Thayer, physician C. M. Thomas, lawyer Ray H. Toft, real estate The Toggery, W. F. Isaacs, president; John B. Goodrich, secretary, men's furnishings Earl S. Tumy, real estate Ulrich & Ryan (William Ulrich, Luke Ryan), general merchandise Union Meat Co. (Portland), E. J. Nedd, branch manager Union Oil Co. of California University Club, Leonard Carpenter, secretary Edith A. Vandyke, physician Van Scoyoc Bros. (C. C. and W. M.), dentists Henry Vinson, livery Orris G. Vroman, bicycle repair Martin W. Wagner, meats F. W. Wait & Co. (F. W. and F. W. jr.), granite quarries John W. Wakefield, real estate L. E. Wakeman, insurance agent A. W. Walker Auto Co. (A. W. Walker) Warner, Wortman & Gore, E. N. Warner, president; E. E. Gore, secretary-treasurer, grocers Richard W. Waters, paints, oils, etc. Lee Watkins & Co., Lee Watkins, manager, hay, grain and feed Weeks & McGowan Co. (F. W. Weeks, W. H. McGowan, A. E. Orr), furniture and undertakers M. P. Welch, auto livery Mrs. S. Aleta Wells, physician C. W. Whillock & Son, dry goods White & Trowbridge (J. F. White, B. J. Trowbridge), real estate Theodore C. Wicks, insurance agent Will H. Wilson, furniture Holbrook Withington, lawyer Dr. R. Wood & Co. (D. R. Wood, Guy Conner), insurance agents J. R. WOODFORD, Postmaster Woods Lumber Co., A. L. Hill, president Scott Woolf, furniture and second-hand goods William T. York, real estate William A. Young, garage and auto repair Young & Hall, auto repairs R. L.
Polk & Co.'s Oregon and
Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory 1917-18,
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