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3 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 Rogue Community College hosts candlelight vigils for UCC shooting victims ... Mail Tribune Pulitzer among random items almost taken during break-in ... Donors pour $250,000 into relief fund for UCC victims ... Rogue Community College hosts candlelight vigils for UCC shooting victims ... Mail Tribune Pulitzer among random items almost taken during break-in ... Donors pour $250,000 into relief fund for UCC victims ... Mail Tribune 100: Oct. 4, 1915 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 4, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Oct. 4, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Oct. 4, 1915 MEDFORD LOSES CASE AGAINST POWER COMPANY PORTLAND, Oct. 4. — The city of Medford lost its case against the California-Oregon Power Company in the United States District Court here today. Judge Charles E. Wolverton read a decision under which the power company will be allowed to purchase the city's electric power plant for $20,000 and to continue its contract to furnish power. The amount of $17,696 owed by the city to the company for power already furnished will apply on the purchase price. The case grew out of a contract which was entered into by the city council on vote of the people June 7, 1907. The contract gave the company a 25-year lease of the plant with the right to purchase. The grounds on which the city asked that the contract be declared void was that the city charter contained a clause preventing the council from entering into public utilities contracts extending over a term of more than 10 years. Judge Wolverton declared that the city council had deliberately tried to get around this clause and as the company had faithfully performed its part of the contract it should be allowed to go ahead and purchase the plant. FEDERAL GRAND JURY MEETS IN CITY TOMORROW The first federal grand jury ever held in the state of Oregon outside of the city of Portland will convene in this city tomorrow at the Natatorium. This afternoon and tomorrow, the grand veniremen will begin to arrive from all points in Southern Oregon. The grand jury term will last for two weeks. Upon its close a petit jury will be called. The term of the federal court will last a month. The sessions will be held in the small hall of the Natatorium, with Judge Wolverton on the bench and District Attorney Clarence Reames in charge. Among the matters to come before the grand jury will be a murder case and several bootlegging cases from Klamath County, in which Indians will appear as witnesses. There will be other matters investigated by the federal inquisitorial, the nature of which is kept a secret in accordance with governmental rules. One of the matters probably will be the sales of land under the O&C land grant. The federal court officials will arrive this afternoon and in the morning to take charge of the sessions. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 4, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » 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. 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 2015 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