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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Jackson County officials predict 50 percent voter turnout in Tuesday's primary ... Judge tosses out Josephine County's GMO crop ban ... Groups protest BLM plan for 2.5 million acres of Oregon forest ... Jackson County officials predict 50 percent voter turnout in Tuesday's primary ... Judge tosses out Josephine County's GMO crop ban ... Groups protest BLM plan for 2.5 million acres of Oregon forest ... Mail Tribune 100: May 16, 1916 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted May. 16, 2016 at 12:01 AM Posted May. 16, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Social News May 16, 1916 DISTRIBUTION OF PRIMARY BALLOTS NOW UNDER WAY The Medford Printing company has just turned over to the county clerk approximately 39,000 official and sample primary ballots. The paper for this number of ballots weighed 1,000 pounds, costing more than $100. There were three distinct sets of ballots for each voting precinct in the county, necessitating changing the type form 120 times for each party for precinct names alone, or 360 changes. In many of them the justice and committeemen were also changed. In addition to these changes, where there were five or more candidates for an office, their names had to be rotated on the ballots so each would appear in top position on an equal number of ballots. The official ballots all had to be numbered twice, once on the judge's stub and once on the clerk's stub. Besides these changes, the margins on each 100 ballots had to be moved so that it was different from the preceding. All in all, there were nearly 700 changes necessary for the completion of the ballots ready for the voters. All official ballots for each precinct were wrapped and sealed in a package to themselves and the sample ballots in another package and likewise sealed. Then they were delivered to the county clerk for distribution to the sheriff, and he in turn delivered them to the various judges of election. The first ballots were printed last Wednesday shortly before noon. By working early and late the last of this order was delivered to the county clerk today. Only the superior equipment of the Medford Printing company enabled the delivery of these ballots in time for use without possibility of any of them being delivered late for the election on Friday. EAGLE POINT EAGLETS Randolph Peck of Lake creek motored into town Thursday morning, transacted his business and was on his way home by the time some of our citizens were out of bed. He gets up and moves while others sleep. It is the reason why he can run an auto. MailTribune.com Writer Posted May. 16, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501