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Mail Tribune 100, Sept. 25, 1922 By Alissa Corman Sep 25, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Sept. 25, 1922 BOILED WATER BEING SERVED LOCAL SCHOOLS The over 1,400 pupils of the Medford public schools have become a hard boiled lot ever since City Health Officer Pickel issued his warning last week against drinking the city water without having it boiled first. Thoroughly boiled water is being served at every school building in proper receptacles, and sanitary individual drinking cups are being served at each building at the expense of the board of education. The regular drinking fountains at each building have been shut off and plugged up, hence the pupils can drink no other water than that which is boiled, while they are at school. This unlooked for item of expense is a considerable one to the school board, which promptly met the situation. From 80 to 100 gallons of boiled water is served daily at the buildings, thanks to the cooperation of the Snider dairy, and a number of business men who lent their sanitary dispensaries for use at the buildings. From these dispensaries the pupils draw the water into their individual sanitary cups. Many pupils are provided daily with good paper cups which they are asked to make last a day, while others are served with the cheaper variety of cups which are good for only a drink or two. Besides, quite a number of pupils bring to school their own drinking cups and bottles of boiled water. From 80 to 100 gallons of boiled water daily, which is boiled and cooled at the Snider establishments, are hauled to the various buildings in large milk cans, and furnished. From the cans it is poured as needed into the dispensaries. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Fishing conditions are improving. Vern Van Dyke and “Moonlight” Williams returned last night from a day’s fishing on the Rogue at a point below Gold Hill and brought with them nine large steelhead. They were accompanied by Mr. Young who recently purchased the Southern Oregon Hardware company and it was his first trip to the river. He hooked and landed a 35 pound fresh run salmon and has decided that fishing in Rogue river will be the only thing that he will do from now on while the fishing is good. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]