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Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 16, 1922 By Alissa Corman Updated: Oct 18, 2022 11:34 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Oct. 16, 1922 JACKSON COUNTY’S FIRST CORN SHOW TO OPEN SATURDAY The first corn show ever held in southern Oregon will take place next Saturday. It is being conducted jointly by the Jackson County Farm Bureau and the Medford Chamber of Commerce. The four banks of Medford have offered cash premiums. If the farmers of the county will cooperate in making a good display the entire exhibit will then be shown at the Pacific International Stock Show at Portland. At the state fair no county in Oregon displayed corn equal to that shown in the exhibit of Jackson County. In fact no county in the state has been producing corn in quantity as has been grown here. This fact was discovered by the representatives sent to the state fair and here is another instance of where we had to go away from home to realize the diversity of our products. With a little cooperative effort on the part of the farmers to select perfect ears there is a chance for Jackson County to show the state at large that we excel in other products than pears. Entries should be made before the noon hour next Saturday at the exhibit room of the Medford Chamber of Commerce. The display will be open to the public for a week, after which it will be sent to Portland. Premium list may be secured upon application. HUNTERS SWARM OVER VALLEY, BIG BAGS REPORTED There were hunters galore from the city and valley out yesterday with their shotguns seeking Chinese pheasants and quail, as it was the first day of the open season. District Game Warden Dailey says that double the number of hunters were out yesterday it being Sunday, than ever known before in local history. A large number of hunters were successful, especially in bagging pheasants, and with so many shooting over practically every foot of the valley and vicinity, many pheasants and quail were killed, and those which were not are so well scattered by fright that it will be several days before they flock together again in the valley. Many hunters, nevertheless, were out today trying their luck. A number of autos were seen returning to the city late yesterday afternoon and last evening with dead Chinese pheasants and quail proudly displayed by their owners, as well as several cars in which there were deer carcasses. In one car with two men, who looked the world confidently in the face, were three dead deer. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]