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OregftoMistorlcal Society.
Ashland
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
IDING
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
JAP CREATES
EXCITEMENT
HARMLESS INDIVIDUAL GUARD
ED TWO HOURS.
ORIENTAL SLEEPS THROUGH ALL
Pedestrian Calls at McAllister Home
East of the City and if Shot At
Smoke-House Prives Refuse From
Bullets. '
S. Hatakanaka, subject of the
Mikado,, en route by foot from San
Francisco to Portland, was the cen
ter of a little excitement last Wed
nesday night and as a result spent
several hours in the city jail. .
The story, as told by the officers
who brought him in, is that the pe
destrian appeared at the front door
of the McAllister home, four miles
east of the city, about dark, and ap
plied for food. Being sick with con
sumption and weak from the hard
journey, his emaciated countenance
was anything but pleasant to look
upon, and when . Mrs. McAllister
opened the front door and beheld
him, she immediately closed it with
a slight remark, the Jap thinking she
told him to go to the back door. Mrs.
McAllister, however, was thoroughly
frightened, and when the Jap
reached the back door he was con
fronted by her son Alex with a gun.
Instead of the expected handout of
the means of sustaining life, what he
was tendered was a handout of lead,
none of which took effect. The roar
of the gun was sufficient to put
strength into his legs and he ducked
into the first opening he came to,
which happened to be the smoke
house. Alex slammed the door upon
him and there he remained until tak
en up by the officers.
As soon as the invader was in
prisoned, a telephone message was
sent to Ashland for the police. Con
stable Irwin and Chief Oien immedi
ately answered the summons and
went out loaded for a lively encoun
ter. What they found, as told by
Chief Oien, was a man standing out
side the smoke-house, shaking with
the cold and holding a gun trained
upon the door. Inside was a diminu
tive Jap huddled up on the floor,
sound asleep. Hunger, fatigue and
sickness had subdued the fear of bul
lets. He was hurried into town and
spent the remainder of the night in
the city jail.
Hatakanaka is undersized, even
for a Jap, and is said to "fie in the
last stages of consumption. No
charges could be found against him
and he was released on the following
day.
HUNTER IS FINED.
W. H. Watt Pays $50 for Killing
Deer Out of Season.
W. H. Watt apeared in the jus
tice's court in Medford Thursday
morning and plead guilty to a charge
of killing a deer out of season, pre
ferred by Deputy Game Warden A. S.
Hubbard of Trail. Watt paid a fine
of $50 and costs, a total of $54.
With a party of friends Watt was
on a camping trip in the Big Butte
district when he bagged the deer.
He states that it was the second one
he ever killed and could not resist
shooting it 'when he ran across it
near the camp, although he knew
that the season did not open until
the next day. That afternoon the
game warden dropped into camp and
found the deer. Watt did not at
tempt to deny that he had killed it.
Choice Fruits.
Among specimens of fine orchard
products recently left at the exhibit
building, is a stem of choice apricots
' from the orchard premises of A. R.
Wright, 275 Woolen street. This
sample contains over a dozen indi
vidual specimens and ranks among
the "best of the exhibits at the depot
headquarters for fruit, grains and
vegetables.
30,000 TROUT PLANTED
Fifty Cans Arrived Last Week
other Shipment Expected
' Tomorrow.
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Fifty cans of eastern brook trout
were received at Ashland last week
from the state game and fish war
den, the number of fish contained in
the cans approximating 30,000. Of
these, ten cans were taken to the
headwaters of AshlariJ creek, five Jo
Neil creek and five to Emigrant
creek. The balance of thirty cans
were planted in Lake of' the Woods,
forty miles east of Ashland. Messrs.
' Bailey, Putnam, Moyer and McCor
kle t-eturned from the lake Friday
evening and report that the trout ar
rived in splendid condition in spite
of the hard trip over the' mountain
roads. ' ""
Secretary Richardson of the local
rod and gun club is expecting an
other shipment of twenty ' cans this
week, all of which will be planted in
Ashland creek. Sixty cans for Lake
of the Woods, Four-mile Lake and
Lost Lake are promised a little.later
in the season. Mr. Richardson states
that plenty of fish are available and
that the streams about here wlll be
well stocked. The consignment re
ceived last week was an especially
fine one, the fish being 'strong and
large. : "!
VANCOUVER, II. C, TO MEXICO.
Auto Tourists Passed TIinoiiKh Ash
land Saturday on iLong Ride.
John P. Sweeney and Bud Powell
of Vancouver, B. C., passed through
Ashland Saturday on their way to
Mexico, stopping here a few hours to
rest up before proceeding to Shasta
Springs, where they will spend a
week in camp, fishing and hunting.
The young men are driving a 1912
Ford and are loaded with all the
necessary camp equipage for a leis
urely trip over the coast. They, left
Vancouver Saturday, a week ago, and
are taking their time in making the
trip,- camping wherever the night
finds them. British and American
flags decorate the car. No definite
time for the return has been set.
Both of the men are members of
the James Bay Athletic Club. Swee
ney is the B. C. mile-running cham
pion and holds the B. C. record of
4:37. He has also a northwest
championship medal. He Is a for
mer member of the Olympic Club in
San Francisco and was chosen at the
last Canadian tryouts as a represen
tative at the 'Stockholm games,' but
found it impossible to attend. Bud
Campbell is the driver of the famous
Victoria "Giant Grey Ford." and is
engaged in the paving business.
WOLVES ARE MENACE.
Dead Indian Trapier Has Difficulty
in Capturing Animals.
The fox, with all of his accredited
cunning and subtlety, has not a whit
the better of the Oregon, timber wolf.
According to Charey Wilkinson, a
trapper in the Dead Indian country,
the wolf has in addition to a great
strength, almost human Intelligence.
Mr. Wilkinson states that he has
tried every possible way only to meet
with failure, and the wolves are in
festing the lower ranging country
with Impunity.
On one occasion traps were care
fully laid around a hollow stump,
which had been baited and holes left
in the stump -showing the meat. The
traps were covered with snow in
frdnt of all the holes, effectively
commanding all possible entrance to
the bait. However, when Mr.' Wil
kinson arrived to inspect the traps
next morning he found that they had
been dragged to one side and the bait
gone. '--
At another time the wolves dug
under the traps and obtained the
bait without springing the trap. Mr.
Hamniersley, the government hunter,
who is in that section, is having the
same kind of success, or rather the
lack of success, and the cattlemen
are daily complaining of their losses.
The Alaska-Yukon exposition has
paid a final dividend of 4 per cent.
OPENS BRANCH OFFICE
F. E. Conway Will Run Two Crews
of Carjienters at Vreka Retains
Office and Residence Here.'
F. E. Conway is this week estab
lishing a branch office in Yreka,
Cal., and is now busy gathering up
two crews of men to begin active
construction work in that city. This
decision came as the result of a re
cent trip into that section, during
which Mr. Conway was impressed
with the present building prospects.
Mr. Conway has for some time been
looking 'over a field in which to
branch out and is well pleased with
'the outlook in Yreka. He will re
tain his office here as well as his
residence and continue his business
in this city and vicinity.
During the two years the Conway
company has. been doing business in
Ashland they have erected many of
this city's finest dwellings, including
a number of most modern and up-to-date
structures. They have intro
duced many hew schemes in bunga
low construction and have estab
lished a reputation for perfect work
manship anl imposing effect in de
sign that will bring them business as
long as they desire to stay in this
city. Cobblestone work and the as
bestos roof were first seen here in
the bungalows built by the Conway
company, as well as many novel in
terior designs. . The city is dotted
with bungalows of their construction
as testimonials of their skill and per
fect workmanship.
CRATER LAKE BILL,
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Item Inserted by Senator Bourne In
cluded in Measure.
' The following is a copy of the
Crater Lake item in the sundry civ.,
gill, this item having been Inserted
as an amendment at the request of
Senator Bourne, after the bill passed
the house:
"Crater Lake National Park, Ore
gon. For construction of a wagon
road and necessary bridges through
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon,
together with a system of tanks and
water supply pipes to provide for
sprinkling, in accordance with the
recommendations contatined in the
report of the war department pub
lished as House Document 328, sixty
second congress, second session, to
be expended tinder the direction of
the secretary of war, $100,000."
The bill passed by the senate con
tained this item.
Stecial Services..
- Rev. L. S. Bauman will conduct
special Bible services atthe Breth
ren church, corner Fifth and Main
streets, every evening this week.
Everyone cordially Invited to attend.
Scale receipts at Tidings office.
ASHLAtfD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1912
CONTINENTAL MINE IN LITIGATION
ASHLAND RESIDENTS INTERESTED
HOLDERS AGAINST MYRTLE CREEK PROPERTY
Considerable Interest is manifest
In Ashland over the recent suit
brought by Washington parties
against the officers of the Continen
tal Gold Mining Company. The suit
is for the recovery of $18,000 paid
into the company by investors for
stock and is brought by H. C. Col
burn, an attorney of Puyallup,
Wash., and sixty others. The com
plaint alleges misrepresentation on
the part of the officers, W. B. Stuart,
president of the company, and Alex
Sweek, secretary, being named as de
fendants. The mine in question is located at
Nugget, fourteen miles Trom Myrtle
Creek. It was discovered several
years ago by A. C. Crews of this city,
who was then running a grocerv
store at Myrtle Creek. Mr. Crews
worked the mine as long as he could
do so on limited capital and then
turned it over to the Continental
company, receiving $10,000 cash and
$5,000 in stock for it. The company
HIKERS REACH ASHLAND
Party of Four Complete 200-Mile
Journey on Foot From Roseburg
Ry Way of Crater Lake.
A party of four pedestrians con
sisting of Dr. J. H. Gilbert, profes
sor of economics at the University of
Oregon, Mrs. Gilbert, C. N. Reynolds
of the registrar's office, U. of O., and
Miss Cora Shaver, a teacher in the
Portland high school, arrived in Ash
land last evening Bhortly after dark,
having completed a 200-mile hike
from Roseburg to Crater Lake and
thence to Ashland. Mr. Reynolds left
this evening for Eugene, while the
other members of the party will
spend several days in Ashland. Ex
cept for 24 miles from Roseburg to
the government trail and the 20
miles from Fort Klamath to Rocky
Point, the entire distance was cov
ered afoot.
The trip to Crater Lake was made
over the government trail along the
north fork of the Umqua. The returns-was
made over the Dead Indian
road by way of Pelican Bay and the
Lake of the Woods. The trip occu
pied 11 days, the party averaging 14
miles a day. The longest march was
from Camp Arant to Fort Klamath,
a distance of 17 miles. The gentle
men of the party carried about 40
pounds each, the equipment consist
ing of sleeping bags, blankets and
the necessary provisions. They re
port Crater Lake hotel crowded, as
also the Pelican Bay resort. Camp
ers are numerous all along the Dead
Indian road, particularly at Lake, of
the Woods and Lost Prairie. They
found the road this side of Lake of
the Woods in excellent, condition
with lots of travel over it.
WILL BUILD TRAMWAY.
Rogue River Lime Company Racked
Ry Portland Capital.
The Rogue River Lime Company,
which has been doing a great amount
of development work on its property
on Cheney creek, a branch of the
Applegate, has decided to install a
tramway to the quarry.
This company has latelv comnletert
a road up the creek to the point
wnere tne lime rock eupply was to
be obtained, and contemplated put
ting in the kilns at that place. The
new road had a grade of from 15 to
25 per cent, however, this being too
steep for the caterpillar traction en
gine to negotiate with ease. To fin
away with this climb a half-mile
tramway will be erected to deliver
the rock at the bottom of the grade,
and the kilns will be constructed and
the lime burned there.
Kilns of the moHt modern type are
to be built and the industry will be
developed into one of the big com
mercial interests of southern Oregon.
The capital behind the enterprise is
supplied by Portland men, who are
the Incorporators and stockholders;
The rock, which was found in in
exhaustible q-uantity, burns Into the
best grade of lime, and kilns have
been burned in a small way for 50
years.
SHIP-0VNERSROTEST.
Wilson Rill Meets Opposition From
Pacific Coast Shipjiers.
San Francisco. The chief ship
owners of the Pacific coast met here
recently to protest against passing
in its present rorm .the Wilson bill,
now before the senate, which deals
with the manning of American ships.
At the close of the meeting the. own
ers, collectively and individually, ap
pealed by telegrapn to Senator Bur
ton, chairman of the senate sub-committee
on commerce, which now has
the bill in charge, not to report it
out until they had been given an op
portunity to appear before the com
mittee with their arguments.
Speaking broadly, the objection to
the bill Is that ship-owners believe it
will put them at a disadvantage with
other merchant marines less strictly
regulated.
Residents of Texas and Arizona
are becoming indignant at the failure
of the United States to stop the out
rages to Americans in Mexico, and
offer to go ahead and clear up the
situation themselves.
IN SUIT BROUGHT BY STOCK-
then sold $36,000 worth of stock,
some of which was taken up by Ash
land citizens, installed machinery to
the amount of $40,000, including a
mill of 30 tons capacity, and took
out over $40,000 In ore. Then, when
they ran short of funds, they closed
the mine without having paid anv
dividends.
Mr. Crews, who has spent consid
erable time at the mine in various
capacities, states that the mine is a
good one and gives it as his opinion
that the complainants are after title
to the mine rather than their money
back. He states that the mine has
been operated to a depth of 300 feet
and that there is 1,500 feet of tun
neling, with plenty of ore available.
He is confident a freeze-out game is
being played and that the mine will
be operated sooner or later to good
advantage. Suit has been called for
September 5. A stockholders' meet
ing has been called Tor August 20
in Portland, when the matter will
receive full publicity.
BINGS ELICIT PRAISE
SI. E. Putnam Sends Fruit to Kansas
and Receives High Compliment
Pronounced Finest Ever Seen
M. E. Putnam, proprietor of the
well-known Johnson orchard, has
been doing some advertising for Ash
land on his own hook this summer
and is meeting with excellent results.
During the cherry season he sent
several ten-pound boxes of the fruit
to his numerous relatives and
friends In the east and is now receiv
ing a string of letters in acknowledg
ment of the gifts. The cherries were
Bings and Royal Anns, for which the
Putnam place is famous. The fol
lowing letter is but one of number
that have been received to date, all
of wljich are of the same trend:
Fort Scott, Kan., July 24, 1912.
Mr. M. E. Putnam, Ashland, Ore.
My Dear Colonel: I am in receipt
of cherries by American Express;
came in excellent condition. They
were without doubt the finest cher
ries that ever came to this market.
1 had them on exhibition 24 hours,
so that all the nurserymen in this
vicinity had an opportunity of exam
ining and sampling them. I believe
you call them the Bing. They are
certf'.nly wonderful cherries, and I
wish to assure you that they are
very much appreciated by Mrs.
Combs and myself. They were hand
ed around to our neighbors, and all
declared that they deserved the blue
ribbon.
We expect to be in Portland next
season and I hope to call and see
you, as we are anxious to see the
trees that produce such fruit. The
name of Putnam is a household word
with us, and I shall endeavor to have
Mr. A. B. Combs contract for more
of that fruit.
Again thanking you for the ship
ment and careful selection of fruit,
I am, Very truly yours,
GEO. W. COMBS.
MINK IS SOLD.
Lewis Pioiierty In CJalice District
Goes to Txas Parlies.
The Harry L. Lewis mining prop
erty, located at the mouth of Taylor
creek, on Rogue river, in the Gal ice
district, has been sold to Texas par
ties represented by John M. Fenn, D.
M. Owen and Mrs. J. J. McKeever.
The sale includes four placer
claims, with a total of 80 acres of
rich ground that has never been
worked, Mr. Lewis having done but
little development along this line.
There are also included 100 acres of
farm land.
The new owners will develop the
mining claims at once, and will put
in three and one-half miles of ditch
and flume to bring water from upper
Taylor creek for the nnevnti nn nf
giants, this work nlone to cost In the
neighborhood of $10,000.
COUNTERFEIT COIN.
Salem Convict 'Turns Out. Money
While In Prison.
Suleni, Ore. Mystery surrounding
the circulating of counterfeit coins
in Salem is cleared up through the
confession of J. J: Stanley, a convict
in the state penitentiary here, that
he made the spurious money, using
plaster of parls molds In the prison
machine shop. John Lewis, a trusty,
passed the bad coins In stores near
the prison. The counterfeit coins
were 50-cent pieces and were fairly
good Imitations. ......
Lane and Peehler Ruy.
Clarence Lane and Jack PeeWler
have just completed a deal wheroby
the confectionery formerly owned by
Mrs. W. Miller, the old stand of
Lane's Palace of Sweets, passes into
their hands and will be known as
Lane & Peebler's Confectionery.
Since September 8 of last year Mr.
Lane has been operating the estab
lishment as trustee for Mrs. Miller.
The new proprietors will continue to
conduct the business with the same
courteous treatment to all patrons.
Famine has struck the Inland Em
plre but It's a famine in ftrain bags
occasioned largely . by the heavy
crops.
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FIRES LESS NUMEROUS.
Forest Ken ire Better Equ!p,,ed for
Fighting Than Formerly.
Better and larger fire equipment
and forces, coupled with a better
knowledge of the conditions which
cause a forest fire, are given as the
two reasons by Supervisor M. L.
Erlckson that the number of forest
fires are materially decreased from
last year. This year to date there
have been but 2 8 fires, while In the
same time last year there had been
37. No fires are burning at this time
and the damage from the 2S is prac
tically negligible.
In preparation for the fire season
this year, Supervisor Erlckson nearly
doubled the amount of lookout sta
tions and changed others to the most
available localities in the forest. Be
tween these lookout stations routes
have been arranged In such a man
ner that practically very portion of
the forest comes under the eye of
the patrolman at least once a day.
This accounts for the fact that every
fire has been checked before it be
came any size.
During the past year the forestry
department has spent a large amount
of money in putting before the public
convincing arguments as to the
worth of the nation's timber and
"do's" and "dont's" for the guarding
against the evil. The result, accord
ing to Mr. Erlckson, is that the hunt
ers of this season are a great deal
more careful than heretofore.
BUCKAROO LOSES HAND.
Lariat Winds About Arm, Necessi
tilling Amputation.
Pendleton. Ore. John Spain,
prominent Union county stockman
and winner of three championships
at the Pendleton Round-up, will have
to compete In future contests one
handed by reason of an accident
which befell him recently while giv
ing an exhibition of steer-roping.
After throwing his noose over the
horns of the animal, his arm became
entangled in the rope and, when the
lariat was drawn taut by the pulling
horse and the struggling steer, his
arm was so badly cut and bruised
that amputation was necessary at the
wrist.
Spain was one of the most pictur
esque of the cowboys who have taken
part in the Round-up and his prow
ess has won for htm a name all over
the northwest. At the first Round
up he was winner In the wild-horse
race and last year he won the titles
of champion bronco-buster and
champion stage-coach driver of the
northwest, along with the purses and
prizes which went with them. He
has won two saddles, one of which
as the most valuable ever made In
the west to be given as a trophy.
ASSESSMENT LEVIED
City Council Passes Ordinance for
District 17 Other I niKirt ant Mat
ters Occupy Regular Session.
ma.ii.ers uccupieu uifl ai
j tention of the city council last Tues
rntin i , ...
day evening. The engineer's esti
mate of $0,039 due Calvert & Shaska
for sewer construction in sewere dis
trict No. 17 was ordered paid when
funds are available, the sewer being
completed and ready for connection,
and an ordinance was passed levying
assessments for special benefits in
this district. Cement cross walks
were ordered at certain points on
Gresham, Sherman, Hargadine and
Maiden Lane.
Notice bv the underwriter!! nf do.
fective wiring in the city hall was
read and referred to the electric
light committee.
In the matter of cancellation of
the lien on the Moore property on
B street, the street committee report
ed referring it back to the council.
The matter Involved the division of
the property into two lots, the as
sessment haviim been linicle iiimn the
property as a whole. The piece in
question comprises about two acres
and has a long frontage on the pave
ment. The council decided that the
assessment should stand as original
ly made, the Hen being held against
the entire property.
In the matter of the water arrear
ages, the recorder was instructed to
collect all arrearages back to July,
1911, with one 50-cent penalty. T.
H. Simpson was given a lease or the
septic tank grounds on Helnian
street for the storing of explosives
for a period of five years.
The recorder reported the neces
sity of borrowing $3,000 for the elec
tric light fund to meet Interest on
bonds and the matter was referred
to the finance committee.
NUGGET KING RETURNS.
N. Jerry Has Fine Collection of Vlr
gln Gold for Exposition.
N. Jerry, the nugget king, has just
returned from a visit to New Zea
land, where he secured a large col
lection of fine specimens of native
gold to add to his collection. Some
of the specimens are perfect In shape
and coloring.
Jerry Is engaged in making a great
collection of virgin gold for exhibi
tion at the Panama exposition to be
held at San Francisco In 1915. He
states that he will lflpive nothing un
turned in his efforts to secure first
prize on his display. He plans to
travel over the entire globe collect
ing them. ! '
The Borah three-year homestead
bill has passed the house and now
goes to the president, who has sup
ported it from the start.
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NUMBER 22
WILL IGNORE
INJUNCTION
MEDFORD CITIZENS WILL RACK
CONTRACTOR PERU AM.
CITY TO HOLD BOND ELECTION
Decision Comes as Result of Confer
ence Between Council Committee
and Contractor Moving of Old
structure Itegan Today.
Medford Is going to have a new
bridge over Bear creek. This de
cision was reached Saturday after a.
conference between a committee
from the city council and E. G. Per
ham, to whom the original contract
for constructing the new bridge was
let by the county court. Mr. Per
ham began tearing down the present
structure and removing it to Jackson
street today.
The original contract was for
$33,900. Of this amount the P.
E. railroad agreed to pay $2,500, and
the city of .Medford agreed to pay the
county $13,000 for the present
bridge over the creek. This left a.
balance of $18,400 to be paid by the
county.
It is believed in Medford that if
the injunction is sustained in the
court of last resort the county will
give the bridge to Medford and then
In all probability a city election will
be called to vote bonds for the city
of Medford to build the bridge ItselC.
If the bonds should be defeated, Con
tractor Perham would be in a posi
tion to stand the expense of the
bridge himself.
This risk Mr. Perham, i with the
expressed support of a large number
of .Medford business men, Is willing
to take.
A temporary bridge will be con
structed about 100 feet north of the
present structure to provide a means
of transportation while the prelim
inary work is going on. It Is ex
pected that the new bridge will be
finished about November l, and the
Jackson street bridge will be in
shape about the first week in Sep
tember. The contract for the removal ot
the old bridge -was let to Contractor
Perham by the city for $4,900.
Dinner at Park Club House oil Wed
nesday. ' '
A dinner will be furnished Wed
nenday r.ooa by the Indies of the
Park Club to the Equal Suffrage
Club, who entertain Mr. and Mrs.
Conklin of Grants Pass.
An interesting pi og rain, including
varied and appropriate toasts by
various citizens, will be a feature, as
well as music.
The public generally are invited
to uo nonor to our distinguished
guests. The price per plate is 2"
cents.
Mrs. Dr. Shaw, with Mrs. C. H.
Lambkin, Mrs. J. R. Casey, Mrs. C.
M. Rowland, Mrs. E. D. Briggs and
Mrs. C. H. Gillette, her vice-presidents,
are guarantees that the affair
will be a more than usual event.
Mrs. Conklin will be entertained on
Thursday by the Medford Club, Mrs.
John F. Reddy, president, and on
Friday by the Grants Pass Club. We
are glad our visiting friends have the (
pleasure of knowing Ashland is "on
the map." A call meeting for all
suffrage women or our town will fol
low to plan for a grand rally picnic
for Medford, Jacksonville, Grants.
Pass. Phoenix and Talent.
SEC. EQUAL SUFFRAGE CLUB.
By order of president.
Special .Meeting-.
Rev. E. P. Ellyson, president of
the Nuzarene University at Pasadena.
Cal., will be with the local church
tomorrow evening and will preach at
8 o'clock. The public, cordially invited.
The American flag will be encoun
tered more frequently on the high
mas hereafter.
TO IGNOREJN JUNCTION
Such is Purpose of Bridge Contractor
Asks .Permission of Council
To Move Old Structure.
Disdaining the injunction that the
Ashland spirited citizens have placed
upon building the Hear creek bridge,
says the Medford Sun, Contractor E.
G. Perham appealed bi 'ore the coun
cil at their adjourned (ossion Thurr
day night and asked that the eitr.v
fathers permit him to move the old
bridge to its place on Jackson street
and allow him to proceed with his
contract on the erection of the new
bridge. A committee was appointed
which will instruct Mr. Perham with
in the next two days as to whether
he may proceed with his contract or
not. The committee is composed of
Mayor Canon, Coirncilmen Millar anil
Campbell.
Mr. Perham has submitted a bid
to the council for the removal and
replacing of the old bridge on Jack
son street. The only impediment to
allowing him to make the change has
been the fear that the new bridge
would not be rushed through on
Main street.
At this time little more can be
done toward the work on the new
bridge on .account of the present
structure. With its removal, Mr.
Perham states that he will proceed
at once with the two contracts.