THE TIME MACHINE

125 Years Ago

September 8, 1900 The County Fair.

The rain of Sunday night made a great many people nervous, and a cloudy Monday morning gave little promise of a good fair week. But the clouds lifted to the great relief of all concerned. Monday was the day of preparation, and saw the exhibits largely in place, and later comers saw a fine exhibit of natural products and of handiwork which will hardly be excelled in any of the fairs elsewhere. It is evident that in natural products, Taylor county can do as well as the best.

100 Years Ago

September 10, 1925 Rural Mail Boxes Must Be Painted White; Name in Black

The postoffice department at Washington some time ago made a recommendation that all rural mail boxes should be painted white. The recommendation was changed recently to an order and now all boxes on rural routes must be painted white, and the names painted in black letters not less than one inch high. All boxes should be the regulation boxes approved by the department.

75 Years Ago September 7, 1950 School Session Begins At Holy Rosary School

Tuesday marked the opening day of the 1950-51 school term at Holy Rosary Catholic school in Medford. An enrollment of 305 pupils is the largest in the history of the parochial grade school. The school is supported by the Catholic congregation under the pastorate of Msgr. Gregory J. Reuter. Assistant pastor and band director is Rev. James Gutzler.

50 Years Ago September 4, 1975 Courthouse Telephones Updated

A master switchboard as been installed in the courthouse, Medford, to facilitate handling of calls, the sophisticated system also providing intercom between offices. The switchboard has been installed in county clerk Randy Emmerich’s office, the main operator Mrs. Gary Czarnezki.

All offices in the courthouse buildings have the same main number, 748-3131. The operator switches the calls to the various extensions.

25 Years Ago

September 7, 2000 Despite citizen protest, Medford’s Council sticks with new City Hall

Some came to speak in favor of moving back to the old City Hall, some came to speak in favor of staying in the new building, and others just came to watch. A standing-room-only crowd of 66 city residents packed Council Chambers at City Hall and endured a power outage Tuesday night to address a petition asking the City Council to reconsider its move into the new building.

10 Years Ago

September 10, 2015 Crossing the bridge

City of Medford to decide if the State St. bridge should be replaced or converted to pedestrian use The future of a nearly century-old bridge in downtown Medford is in question.

At Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, Mayor Mike Wellner told aldermen to think about options for the State St. Bridge prior to the Sept. 21 meeting. The bridge was built in 1922 and in recent years the city has narrowed the driving lanes and reduced the maximum weight to delay having to make a decision on replacing the bridge.