Mr. Clarence Hutchison, of Keller, Troutman & Co.'s dry goods store, went to Rochester this morning where he will be married this evening to Miss Mattie Myers, daughter of Captain Ira B. Myers, of Peru. The ceremony will take place at the residence of a relative of the bride. Mr. Hutchison will return to this city tomorrow with his better half and immediately go to housekeeping in Mrs. Whitsett's house on Broadway.
"City News," Logansport Pharos, Logansport, Indiana, November 17, 1887, page 5


     Clarence Hutchison, late with Keller, Troutman & Co., contemplates locating in the South.
"Personal Chroniclings," Logansport Chronicle, Logansport, Indiana, April 7, 1888, page 1


     Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hutchison are now living at Denver, Ind.
"Personal Chroniclings," Logansport Chronicle, Logansport, Indiana, April 28, 1888, page 4


    Clarence Hutchison and wife are in Medford, Oregon, their future home.
"Chit Chat," Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, October 12, 1888, page 8


    Mr. T. W. Hutchison and wife, of Denver, Col. [sic], who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Metzger, of Clay township, departed yesterday for Medford, Ore., to visit their son Clarence.
"City News," Logansport Pharos, Logansport, Indiana, June 3, 1890, page 4


    C. I. Hutchison during the week entertained his father and mother, F. W. Hutchison and wife of Denver, Indiana.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, June 20, 1890, page 2


    To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hutchison, of Medford, Oregon, a girl. Mr. Hutchison was formerly a Logansport boy connected with Keller, Troutman & Co. Clarence is so highly elated over the advent that he proposes to start a chin beard at once.
Logansport Journal, Logansport, Indiana, August 31, 1890, page 5

    Mr. Hutchison having resigned his position in the general mercantile business of the late Henry Smith and together with Mr. [Edward A.] Welds, the patentee, will enter the field in the interest of the [Medford Wire Brace Fence] company, and with their agents will make a thorough canvass of the state of Oregon, and sell direct to the farmer the exclusive right to use this fence on his premises.
"A New Corporation," Southern Oregon Mail, April 22, 1892, page 3


    C. I. Hutchison has resigned his position with H. Smith & Co. and has taken the road in the interest of the Weld Wire-Brace Fence patent, going north on Tuesday evening.
    The Medford Wire-Brace Fence Company was organized at this place a short time since and articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state and county clerk. The object of the organization is to dispose of rights to the Weld fence patent, conceded to be one of the most valuable inventions of modern times, and which is highly recommended by farmers and ranchers who have investigated its merits. The incorporators are E. A. Welds, president; C. I. Hutchison, vice-president and manager, and J. E. Enyart, secretary and treasurer.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, May 6, 1892, page 2


    C. I. Hutchison reports the wire fence business booming in the Willamette Valley.
"Local and General," Southern Oregon Mail, June 3, 1892, page 3


    C. I. Hutchison is back from his northern trip.
"Local and General," Southern Oregon Mail, June 24, 1892, page 3


    C. I. Hutchison last week returned from his trip to the northward in the interest of the wire-brace fence works, and may be found at Henry Smith's.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, July 1, 1892, page 2


    The Henry Smith store, which has been conducted so successfully for several years by Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cranfill, will close its doors July 1st, and the goods that are on hand at that time will be boxed up and shipped to Wolf Creek, where the Smith Sons have a big mercantile establishment. About the middle of August the new firm of Cranfill & Hutchison will open out an immense stock of goods at the old stand. Mrs. Cranfill and C. I. Hutchison start for Chicago in a short time after the old business is closed out to select their stock of goods which will be replete in every line.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, June 16, 1893, page 3


    Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison of Medford, Oregon are the guests of relatives here..
"Denver," Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, August 4, 1893, page 1


    Next Monday Messrs. Cranfill & Hutchison will begin moving the Smith stock of goods to the old store building on Front Street, and as soon thereafter as a new floor can be put in to their Seventh Street store they will open up their new stock of goods.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, August 25, 1893, page 3


    Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison returned last Saturday from their extended visit in the East. They report having had a delightful trip but [are] not at all loath to return again to the land of the glorious Rogue.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, August 25, 1893, page 3


    New shelving and counters, as well as a new floor, are being put into the Cranfill & Hutchison building on Seventh Street.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, September 8, 1893, page 3


    It does not require an overly keen eye to notice the big ad of Cranfill & Hutchison, on the opposite page. These gentlemen have recently opened their entirely new stock, which is undoubtedly as well assorted and complete a line of general merchandise as was ever brought to Medford. Their store is very nicely fitted throughout, and their goods are very attractive.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, September 15, 1893, page 3




    Merchant C. I. Hutchison returned Saturday evening from a week's hunting and fishing tour at the headwaters of Pleasant Creek. While there he was the guest of his friend, Chas. Reaser, and by him was chaperoned to various points of interest. It had been Hutch's ambition to gaze upon the dens of the bear which are plentiful thereabouts, but about five feet of snow lying between him and their habitation was an obstacle he declined to surmount.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, April 13, 1894, page 2


    The picnic held yesterday afternoon, at Zollinger's grove, near Adams station, was one at which intoxicating liquor was sold and as a consequence no less than fifteen fights took place between 2 o'clock and dark. Beer flowed like water, and finally the management of the picnic became frightened lest someone would be killed.
    About 1,000 persons from this city attended. Drunken women staggered about the grounds and challenged anybody and everybody to fight. Finally, about 2 o'clock, Frank Hutchison, of this city, was hit in the breast with a beer glass by a woman and retaliated by starting in to put the woman and three of her chums out of the grounds. He knocked one of them down, and a free-for-all fight was soon "on." Four special police hustled Hutchison to the other side of the grounds, followed by a crowd crying "kill him," "kill him," at every step. Hutchison was given a ticket and sent home, or he might have been badly hurt.
"Disgraceful Affair," Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 5, 1895, page 1




    News was received here Monday of the death of Mrs. Mollie Hutchison of Medford, Oregon. Mrs. Hutchison was formerly a resident of Denver[, Indiana] and has a host of friends here who mourn her death. She was a true woman in every sense of the word, and richly deserved the high esteem in which she was held. The sympathy of all their friends is extended to the bereaved husband and son.
"Denver," Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, March 6, 1896, page 1


    Frank Hutchison and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Palm left the first of the week for Crescent City, Calif. to spend a month by the sounding sea.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, July 6, 1896, page 3


    There has been a deal of shifting about among a number of Medford's householders this week, and part of last. To start out with, merchant C. I. Hutchison moved his family to his new residence out in Southwest Medford last Friday. F. V. Medynski moved his family into the residence vacated by Mr. H. on Monday, and the same day W. S. Barnum moved into his new residence, corner D and Sixth streets, and his former residence, corner D and Fifth streets, is now occupied by merchant W. S. Stevens. To keep up with the procession Rev. A. S. Foster has moved into the Narregan residence--vacated by Mr. Stevens. Joe Hill has also shifted places of abode. He now occupies the Noland residence, corner Fourth and D streets.
"News of the City," Medford Mail, September 4, 1896, page 7


    Messrs. Cranfill & Hutchison have leased Mr. Lindley's new brick building, and as soon as it is completed, which will be in about a month, they will move their present stock of goods thereto and will add new goods to the lines already handled and in addition to these they will put in clothing. They expect to occupy the entire 140 feet with shelving and counters; this, however, provided warehouse room can be secured across the alley from the rear of the store.
"News of the City," Medford Mail, September 25, 1896, page 7


    Wednesday marked the completion of G. P. Lindley's fine new brick, or rather the first floor, which is to be occupied by Cranfill & Hutchison, who are engaged this week in moving their large stock of goods thereto. The building is undoubtedly one of the most substantial in Southern Oregon, both inside and out. The main store room is just an even hundred feet in length, with a forty-foot store room in the rear and is furnished with fine counters and shelving. The fixtures throughout are natural wood--sugar pine--which has been made to glisten like glass by the artistic touch of the brush wielded by painter J. W. Ling. The windows are of fine French plate glass, furnished by Boyden & Nicholson, hardware dealers. The workmanship, from the laying of the first brick to the last blow of the hammer, is as nearly perfect as one generally sees. The second floor is partitioned off for office rooms, and these are commodious and well lighted as is all the rest of the building. It cost, complete, about $6000.
"News of the City," Medford Mail, November 13, 1896, page 7




    Messrs. Boyden & Nicholson, the hardware men, have leased the Adkins brick salesroom formerly occupied by Cranfill & Hutchison, and are now moving their stock thereto. The new building will give them more room and will be a much pleasanter place in which to do business. The room has been overhauled and fitted to suit the line of goods they handle. These gentlemen are building up a good business, which fact is the whyforeness of the necessity of increased space. They have a new ad in today's Mail.
"A Grist of Local Haps and Mishaps," Medford Mail, April 30, 1897, page 7


    The firm of Cranfill & Hutchison of Medford has been dissolved. The stock of goods will be divided and both gentlemen will engage in business on his own account, Mr. Cranfill occupying Angle & Plymale's brick.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, March 10, 1898, page 3


    H. U. Lumsden has purchased an interest in the mercantile business of C. I. Hutchison.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, April 18, 1898, page 3

    Mrs. C. I. Hutchison has gone to Pasadena, Calif., on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Shafer, who is seriously ill.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, August 29, 1898, page 2


    C. I. Hutchison left for Pasadena, Calif. a few days since, to visit his wife, who for several months past has been attending her sister, Mrs. Schafer, who is ailing with consumption.


    Merchant C. I. Hutchison is having a 12x18-foot addition built to his residence, in West Medford, the same to be used for kitchen, pantry and bath room. E. W. Starr is doing the carpenter work.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, March 30, 1900, page 7


    Messrs. Hutchison & Lumsden have a window display of shoes that's worth anyone's time in looking at. Their salesman, Mr. McGowan, is truly an artist in window decorating.
"Additional Local Items," Medford Mail, April 6, 1900, page 6


    Hon. and Mrs. Ira B. Myers, of Indiana, arrived in Medford this week for a four or six weeks' visit with their daughter, Mrs. C. I. Hutchison, and family, and their son, jeweler H. B. Myers. Mr. Myers is U.S. Consul at St. Johns, New Brunswick, and is taking a vacation and making a tour of the coast states. He has held his present position for four years, but prior to that he held a prominent government position on the Pacific coast..
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, May 10, 1901, page 6


    Out at the pleasant home of merchant and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison there were assembled, on Wednesday evening of this week, some seventy-odd friends of these good people--who had been invited to this always-hospitable and congenial home to meet the Honorable Ira B. Myers and Mrs. Myers, parents of the hostess, who are here visiting from St. Johns, New Brunswick, at which place Mr. Myers is United States Consul. The evening, from eight until eleven, was very agreeably spent in pleasant converse, in listening to vocal and instrumental music and in taxing the brain while endeavoring to answer questions propounded on cards, the answers to which were found upon a copper cent, a piece of money of this denomination having been attached to each of the cards by a cord. The judges in this contest were Rev. Crandall, Prof. Narregan and Mr. Bliton, and the awards were to Miss Barneburg and Miss Webber, the former receiving the first prize, a fine purse, and the latter the consolation prize, which was a card bearing a few consoling words, which in street parlance was intended to "jolly" the recipient on to greater efforts in similar contests. A delicious luncheon of ice cream and cake was served at tables in rooms adjoining the reception halls. The rooms were beautifully decorated in profusion with locust blossoms and roses. On the lawn, and near the hall entrance, was pitched a tent, which, for convenience and the want of a better name was christened "Hutch's booth." It was in reality Mr. Hutchison's smokehouse, where his gentlemen friends refreshed themselves with fragrant Havanas, and near which both the ladies and gentlemen refreshed themselves at the fountain with strawberry punch. As a whole the evening was a most enjoyable one, and those present were glad of the opportunity offered to meet our town's distinguished visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Myers, and to do so amid such congeniality and good fellowship.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, May 31, 1901, page 7


    Hon. and Mrs. Ira B. Myers, after a pleasant visit of several weeks with their daughter, Mrs. C. I. Hutchison and family, and their son, Harry B. Myers, left Saturday evening for their home at St. Johns, New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Myers made many friends during their visit here, who hope they will return to Medford at some future day.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 14, 1901, page 6


    Medford, Oregon, is located in the Rogue River Valley, which is covered with great prune, pear, apple, peach and almond bearing orchards, some of which have two hundred acres of trees, the limbs of which are breaking with fruit. It is a land of roses and beautiful flowers, and of cultivated and educated people, refined and social, and keeping abreast of the times. She has many gold-producing mines surrounding her, and her fields produce an abundance of wheat, hay, corn, oats and garden products. The climate is a happy mean between the hot weather of Southern California and the cold winters of Washington. The currents which sweep the coast of Japan modifying and tempering her temperature, and beautiful mountains, some of which are snow-capped, sit round the valley, producing a magnificent panorama of scenery.
    Medford is the home of many old "Miami" [Indiana] people, among whom I met Frank Hutchison, Joseph Merley, my son-in-law, Clarence Hutchison, and my children, Harry and Mattie [Myers Hutchison]. Clarence has a large dry goods and general store, and Harry [Myers] has a jewelry store, both of whom are doing a nice business. Mr. Merley has a nice fruit farm, and with looking after that and preaching the gospel, his time is actively taken up.
Ira B. Myers, "Across the Continent," Peru Republican, Peru, Indiana, July 5, 1901, page 6


    Merchant C. I. Hutchison has recently built a neat little barn on his resident property in West Medford.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, November 1, 1901, page 6


    In renewing for the Republican Frank W. Hutchison, of Medford, Oregon, writes that times are good and money plenty in that country. That they have had a very fine fruit crop in Oregon and sold it at big prices
"Small Talk," Peru Republican, Peru, Indiana, December 6, 1901, page 5


    Merchants C. I. Hutchison and H. U. Lumsden are over Steamboat way this week in quest of bear and other small game. Their friends will be deluged with hair-breadth escapes from chipmunks and vicious deer upon their return.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, January 24, 1902, page 6


    Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Lumsden entertained a few of their friends at their pleasant home, corner of North B and Sixth streets, on Tuesday evening of last week. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Whitman, Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McGowan, attorney and Mrs. W. I. Vawter, Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Pickel, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Webb, Miss Pearl Webb and Mrs. G. L. Davis.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, January 24, 1902, page 7


    Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Webb and Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison returned yesterday from their quiet lengthy visit in Los Angeles. Mr. Webb's health is very much improved.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, April 4, 1902, page 6


    F. W. Hutchison left Thursday evening for Seattle, for a visit with his sister. He will extend his trip to Minnesota and Indiana, and expects to be gone several months.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, June 19, 1902, page 7


    Mrs. H. U. Lumsden and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison left for Colestin Sunday for a few weeks' stay--where cool, fresh mountain air, mineral water and Medford people predominate.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, August 15, 1902, page 6


    Mr. Frank Hutchison, who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Stewart, has returned to his home at Medford, Oregon.
"Personal Mention," Kokomo Daily Tribune, September 22, 1902, page 5


    F. W. Hutchison and his sister, Mrs. E. M. Lumsden, returned Friday from an extended trip north, south and east. They left Medford last spring and visited friends in Portland, Seattle, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Indiana, Chicago and points in Iowa and Ohio, coming back by the way of Southern California and stopping at Los Angeles, San Jose and San Francisco. While east they encountered all kinds of weather, from burning heat to disagreeable rains. They found many changes in their old home city--Minneapolis--and while having had an enjoyable trip, were heartily glad when they stepped from the train at Medford. Mr. Hutchison related that during the month of July last past, in Indiana, rain fell twenty-nine days out of the thirty-one in the month, and in Iowa during the seventeen days he was there rain fell on twelve of them. Speaking about precipitation, there does not seem to be anything wrong with Iowa and Indiana, but it comes in spells and they are all bad spells--for the people. For instance, a year ago last summer there was scarcely any rain at all during the whole season and all vegetation dried up, while last summer it was all wet and no dry. Old Oregon never in her whole history did a trick as mean as those two above mentioned. Here we get just a good bit of sunshine, just enough of rain--and then a heart that's glad.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, December 26, 1902, page 6


    We have inadvertently neglected to mention that F. W. Hutchison and his sister, Mrs. Lumsden, recently returned from their trip east of the Rocky Mountains. They were gone six months and thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, January 7, 1903, page 2








    Mrs. C. I. Hutchison and daughter Miss Fern left last night for Portland, where Miss Fern will take up her musical studies for a couple of months.
"Local and Personal," Medford Mail Tribune, November 7, 1911, page 2




    Among the new residences under construction at the present time are the C. I. Hutchison place on the corner of West Main and Ross Court which, when finished, will be one of the finest residences in the city. . . .
"New Building Boom in City Is Under Way," Medford Mail Tribune, October 24, 1921, page 1


    The bungalows built by Henry Callaghan and Carl Bowman on South Holly Street and the C. I. Hutchison residence on West Main are nearly complete and ready for occupancy.
"Building Boom in City Continues," Medford Mail Tribune, January 5, 1922, page 6


    Among the handsome homes completed this year is that of C. I. Hutchison on West Main Street, costing close to $15,000.
"Biggest Bldg. Boom History of Medford," Medford Mail Tribune, June 9, 1922, page 18








    The Hutchison Mercantile Company, the oldest of its kind in the city, is moving to the building recently vacated by the Wm. Hammett Plumbing Company [31 N. Bartlett].
    Hutchison Mercantile Company has been in the same building since it was first organized under the name of Hutchison & Cranfill, in 1896, 39 years ago. The name Cranfill was associated with the store for only a few years, at which time the ownership of part interest changed hands, and the name of Hutchison & Lumsden was taken. The firm operated under this name until about seven years ago, when, upon the death of Mr. Lumsden, September 8, 1927, the name became what it now is. It is the only general merchandise store of its kind in Medford.
"Local Business Concerns Change to New Location," Medford Mail Tribune, January 20, 1935, page 3


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