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Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 27, 1922 By Alissa Corman Oct 27, 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 Oct. 27, 1922 LOCAL AND PERSONAL The minds of all football fans of Medford, especially the student body of the schools, were on the game that was scheduled at Albany this afternoon between the Medford and Albany high teams. The Mail Tribune had made arrangements to have the score telegraphed here late in the afternoon immediately at the conclusion of the game. ------ Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Young Women’s Christian Association residence, 229 North Bartlett street, Mrs. Catherine Willard Eddy will meet all high school and grade girls and tell them the story of the girls of other lands. Mrs. Eddy represents the foreign department of the Y. W. C. A. and will bring to the Medford girls an intensely worthwhile message. ----- There will be a Hallowe’en party and box social at the Oak Grove school tonight. Among the interesting numbers on the program will be songs by Mrs. Myrl Watson of Medford, and dancing by Virginia McNeill. Little Pauline McNeill will also sing. ----- Following the rain of last night and today the prediction of generally fair weather is the forecast for Saturday. The rain fell gently last night and today until this morning until 8 a.m. It amount to .06 of an inch. ------ Nearly 15 men were temporarily thrown out of a sleeping place Wednesday afternoon when the bunk house being used for the men working on the Talent irrigation district repairing construction near Lithia springs burned to the ground. Gilbert Stuart, Medford contractor in charge, was in the city for a short time yesterday, en route to Medford where he planned to re-equip his men with cots and blankets until another bunk house could be constructed. — Ashland Tidings. ------ The wagons of the city street department were busy today carting the fallen leaves away from the city park and on as many streets as could be made. The leaves continue to fall and the rain of last night gave further impetus. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]