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Mail Tribune 100, Nov. 14, 1922 By Alissa Corman Nov 14, 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 Nov. 14, 1922 MAYOR ELECT E. C. GADDIS IS GIVEN A WARM WELCOME Earl C. Gaddis, mayor elect of Medford met with a totally unexpected welcome when he dismounted from the southbound passenger train late last night at the depot. About fifty of his friends, men and women, thought it was not the proper thing to have the coming head of this great city, who was elected mayor by such an overwhelming vote lat Tuesday, and whom they had not yet had a chance to congratulate, quietly come back home, so they decided to give him a surprise. Therefore when he dismounted from the car step they were all assembled at the depot to give him the glad hand and hurrah. For the next half hour the astonished man was the center of handshaking and the recipient of congratulatory shouts and remarks. The welcoming party also deemed it fitting that the future head of this city should go home from the depot in state, and en route size up the night conditions of a large part of Medford, which might come in handy after he assumes the mayoralty on Tuesday, January 2nd, next. Hence they had Chief Lawton and the fire engine truck right handy waiting back of the depot, and whisked Mr. Gaddis aboard along with a reception committee to keep him there. Following a ride around the business and residence district he was deposited in front of his home and left there. FIND LOST GIRL BEHIND A COOKIE While Mrs. Lewis Jenkins was busy shopping yesterday afternoon in the Hutchinson & Lumsden store her three year old daughter wandered away from her side and started out to see the sights. Later when she was missed and could not be found the frantic mother started out to enlist the services of Chief of Police Timothy to reunite the family. The chief was just turning away from the street phone police box in front of the Chamber of Commerce building, where he had been summoned by the flashing of the red light to receive a message which he could not get exactly right, but pertained to something to a little girl and the Economy Groceteria, when he was stopped by the frantic mother, who started to tell her story. “Little girl gone and — just jump in my auto here with me,” said the chief. “The Groceteria just phoned me something about a girl which I did not understand. We’ll go down there.” As the chief’s car drove up in front Wm. Gates was seen coming out of the store carrying the girl who had her features hidden behind a large cookie. Mother and daughter caught sight of each other and both began to cry with joy at the same time. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]