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TUB MEDFORD MAIL TOT HUNK, MEDFORD, ORFdOX. THURSDAY, DFiOlOM HFR 5). 15)0!). $500,000 LOSS FIERCE GALE l SI oost LODGE SECEDES KALAMAZOO FIRE SWEEP Per week for the average family for heating and cooking Giniu! Officers of A. O. U. W. Leaves j Enter Business Portion trf City En-.Yoin San Blogo is Dritish Columbia, Supreme Lodfle and Becomes - Itself n-SovcrcInn ; Body. . UatiHcrcd Otttstc Cities Ask'cd for Aid. 7C-Wle Gale Swanks Shipping Warned in Time to Escape. 2 OREGON GRAND Electricity o GOA Tho Portland Tolgrnm In Its Issue I KAUAMAXOO, Mich., Doc. SAN WIS ; raging FRANCISCO.- l)ti O.-vAftor for 14 l:oir. a fierce jealo Rather than submit longer to what " Xf IhroatJnof lo ! Itat f 8bb I),obo , It regarded as an Inequitable and un- m f" ' . ' llrlt,sh Co,",bl" 8howol 8'BUS ot When tho flakes wont by the con- abating early today. According to officials of tho local weather station fit or oinor junsaieuons uy uiu u- nit d Workmen tho g ami lodge of trol "fthe local fire depaitment to.- rtorm sponv Jts ,orce , the early Oregon has seceded and Itself be- cf'-,h,,c " to ,8l;7U"ti B dawn. , , , . , , cltlos brought additional flro fight- . . , , , ,, . 1 como a sovereign body. Not only has tJutll O.olock In this city the wind blew at the. tho grand lodgo by this drastic ac: Mm i,..f, rate of 50 mile an hour last night, the contlagntlon wan cLe-ked. while off the heads It reached a vo-j Tho Durd!clc Houso avcade and ; loclty of CO miles. Reports from the. other bull-lings were totally destroy-j Oregon coast stated that tho storm' od. Scores of merchants sustained assumed almost hurricane propor heavy losses because of goods dnm-Jtions there, a "O-iullo galo whipping need by water. The origin of the j the sea Into a succession of moun flro has not been learned. j talnous waves. . The storm delayed street car traf- NEW IRRIGATION COMPANY J Hp hero. Several linos were pros FORMED NEAR EARLE POINT i trntod. Telographlc communication throughout California vas demoral- tlon renounced Its allegiance and sev ered all connection with tho supreme l lodge, but It hns revised Its consti tution and bylaws so that all refer ence to the supreme lodgo has been ; omitted. This step was taken at n called meeting of the grand lodgo Monday, 1 November 22, over tho protest of Su premo Master W. M. Unrvls, who camo to Portland from Muscatine, la., to endeavor to ward off what lie fore saw would be a solar plexus blow to I tho national organization, and des lliisikfunt ltitltliti; M uitiluv ... Tup.nluy , . WVtllU'mlay TltiiMility . Friday . . . Suturdny . Siuuiiiy . . . Totnl. . (1:30 1:110 . ),kw.li. t kw )i lw It. kw It. t l(IV It. kw.lt. i kw li 514 kw.lt. .s;uo 11:00 1 kw.lt. 0 k.w It. a kw.it. 0 kw it. 0 kw.lt. a kw it . 0 kw h. 7 kw.lt. Irottliii; 7:0ti 11:00 0 kw.h. S kw.h. 0 kw.h. 0 kw.h. kw It, 0 kw h. kw It. 2i kw h, Dlitiicr 1 1 :30 1:00 I ft kw.h. Hi kw h. V kw It. t kw.lt. I kw It. kw h. 214 kw h, kw It, Mine. Uny U kw.h. 14 kw h, 0 kw h, U kw h. 0 kw It. 1 kVli. 0 kw h. 3 kw h. I mo 8:0ft U kw.h, 1 kw.h. V4 Hw.h, 0 kw.l. U kw.ii. H kw.h. 0 kw h. 3 kw It NlKht 0 Itw h. H kw.h. 0 kw.h. 0 kw h M kw.h. 0 kw.h 1 kw.h ! kw h Tlltrtl 1 kw I kw I t kw I : kw 1 3 kw I tl kw I 4 kw I 31 ku I Our rate for cooking and heating is 5c per K. W. H., making the cost $1.55 per week Izod. Koports from points In tho Sierra Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state for , w.h.r. .u, uu u- - (.Nevada mountains stated that tho TTsww ottoS he prindpnl office of the new "com-! snowfall that accompanied the storm i- c...i i. will eneacre m n ceneral lrniratum . nea. it tno rains ami Bnows con uustuess. ine incorporators are: S. Wolf or. L. K. Hawk. G. Q. Guthrie Sacramento, "luba and loatncr riv and W. W. Taylor. The capital stock w overflow their banks. Twen amounts to $1400. ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO MEDFORD, OREGON pened to bo in this city on his way to San Francisco from Seattle, whore ho Investigated a claim laid by rela tives of a member who had disap peared, and Supreme Master Narvis petitioned him to join hands in the effort to stay tho threatened pro ceedings. This aid Grand Recorder Spencer is reported to have extend ed tho more willingly for tho reason that tho secession of the grand lodge of Oregon, the richest In proportion to membership In the jurisdiction,! meant a heavier burden for California to bear. j So far as possible, a cloak of se-j crecy was thrown about tho affair, j with such success that beyond those interested the facts connected with tho step placing tho grand lodge of Oregon on an lndpndnt plane have not become known until 16 days after tho called meeting was held. Not only ' do grand lodge officials declare that I tho action was perfectly Justified, In fact inevitable unless the Oregon jur isdiction was willing to bow its neck under the yoke of taxation and watch a constant stream of its coin flow out of the state, but they assert that sln'co tho secession a livelier interest has been awakened in lodge affairs in this Btate, and the outlook for the future on an Independent basis Is roseate. SEARCHING FOR BODIES OF LOS TDUCK HUNTERS tv Inchoa of snow Ilea upon tno ground at Summit. In the Sierras. A landslide on the Santa Cruz branch of the Southern Pacific has tied up traffic and gangs of laborers have been sent to repair tho damage. Dccauso of tho warnings Issued OAKLAND. Oil., Dee. 9. Search was instituted todav fo rthe bodies of the two of three duck hunters who , b' the weather yesterday, It Is be lost their lives off Point Iticltomnd ' Hovcd that coast-wlso shipping es caped serious damnge. Vessels sched uled to clear from San Francisco postponed their departure. Day craft wero given amplo opportunity to prepare for tho galo. THREE NORDICA HUSBANDS; THREE ALSO FOR LILLIAN ! SCHENECTADY, Dec. 9. Harriet Leonard Coluburn, sister of Lillian GRANTS PASS TAXED 0NJ2.239.96fl City Council of That City is Preparing Tax Levy for Coming Year. GRANTS PASS, Dec. 9. Tho coun ty clerk in a communication to tho city council has certified to tho amount of taxable property in tho corporate limits of tho city of Grants Pass, which amounts to $2,239,900, and tho samo was referred to tho finance commltteo of tho council, which is preparing tho tax lovy for tho coming fiscal year. If tho lovy this year Is the samo as last year, six ' mills, it will bring In a revenue of $13,438.00, or about $4000 short of tho running expenses of tho city, which shortago will havo to bo raised by licenses, etc. Tho city has a right, however, to levy two mills more, pro viding tho extra assessment la UBed for a special purpose, which would bo about $5000 more. Inst niclit. The body of Deputy Sher iff J. J. Burrows of Contra Costa county hns been recovered. The oth er hvo, Richard C. Cnsnbonne and an unknown companion, are still in the water. The three men were hunting j-esterdny in n small bont. Late In the evening they wore overtaken by a squall arid capsized. SON OF OREGON MAN J DESERTS FROM NAVY l Russell nnd prominent in socioty in Schenectady, in complaining to I SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. 0. Senrnh f is beinsr made by the San Francisco given to the reported engagement nnd police for Fred n. Brockuwn, n'Veed mnteriinoninl affairs of tho fnraily, to be a deserted fro mthe United' said today: States navy, who escaped from Depu-1 "Nordica has been mnrried more ty Sheriff D. Gillis of Los Angeles, , times than my sister, nnd I do not who was returning with hi mto the see her nnme forever in print." jrare Island navy station. Brocknwa.l This started her friends to looking who is but 18 years of age, is snid 1 up tho records and they found the to be the son of a wealthy Oregon contest to slnnd: 'umber mam j RUsSell husnbnds Harry Braham, ' ; Teddy Solomon, Sig. Perugini. ( nifUllllTr rm lirim I "oruica uusonns trcucncK a. ;DYHAHITE-FED HENS ?cZo""" Docmc- aon!" Mrs. Coluburn's complain grew out of trouble hc is hnving with newH puper men mukiug inquiries regarding the reported engagement of her niece, Dorothy Russell, also n divorcee, to Acki Ilumutrutii, Prince Mutsuhito, nephew of the Mikado. "These inquiries are just awful," said Mrs. Colbum. "Here the other night it wns mentioned three times in lone storv Hint I nm Lillian Russell's 9. A man 'sister. I nm five years the elder, I few miles '"' n V0'C(J tlint was recognized be KING ALFONSO HAS TO UNDERGO AN OPERATION I MADRID. Dec. S.- King Alfonso's physician is causing extreme anxiety at court. The king Is suffering from n tubarculnr affection of tho Inner oar. Dr. Monroo of llordenux has performed threo slight operations to check this disease. Now a serious operation has become necessary, and tho queon Is much concerned about GOVERNMENT SEIZES 400 CORDS OF WOOD tho result, In view of the king's weak-. ero found at tho dredger and 450 cned constitution. cmlH wer f0Uml U, tlmbor' T1' ... . , , .... , ,, wood will bo disposed of to the high- His tubercular condition undoubt- mt Jn cmmtry J(mper edly was inherited. His father. Al-jtmllor hn8 ,)00n ,ookt,(l upon fonso XII, died of tuberculosis, with worthless except for posts nnd flre- compllcatlons which are also present wood, but tho govornmont holds that In (hi. rnun of AtfonKo XIII. Tho 11 ,,n,br f v nd "Will pro- caso Official Gazette announces that tho queen expects an accouchmcnt In April. "PELL" AND "AGRA" REBEL AGAINST PELLAGRA GERMS tectlng. ARE SAOtOM AXE And Farmer Doesn't Even Dare Crack One of Their Eggs for Fear It May Blow Up. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9. Ik-hell-ing nt the experiments being made upon llicni by Dr. Pothier nt tho Chnritx Hospital, two monkev. Pell and Agra, inoculated with pnllagrn HOOD RIVER MAN SELLS AN APPLE FOR DOLLAR HOOD JUVBR, 'Or., Dec. 9. Tho record price for a single npplo In tho Hood River vnlley wuh set yestordny, when N. W. one, n local orcharding sold a two-pound Wolf River to L. W. Wlnana for $1. Mr. Ilono raises a great many of tho largo Wolf River r.pptcs finl- ho sold tho big ones this yonr nt 50 cents nplcco. This one germs, broke from their en;..- I.i-t which brought a dollar had been stor night nnd went on a rampage. They wav nnd ho had In fact forgotten made n clean sweep of xhelv:s :'i the, 11 To largo npplcs do not keep nH library, throwing books eve-.,'" tare. wu" ""unlly as somo of tho smaller nnd invaded tho de;n".mc:j wh-jK'j v'i ties, but this big ono had as yet white rabbits nnd guino i ph.M .no e,,ott no sign Of deterioration. Mr. kept for dissection. lire thn monkeys j Wlnw. sent tho npplo to San Frnn- pulled plaster from tho .vn'.H ntnl hail cmco 10 uo piacon on exniimion. n gnmo resembling go'f, iihuic Hk I WINSTED, Conn., Doc. who has a small farm a from this town does not drre to tram plo on a small portion of It, and is afraid to eat his own hens' eggs. Heavy fowls ho had been fattening for Christmas aro immuno from death for tho present, so far as his killing them Is concerned. fore my sister wns henrd of. Nowj i uo wish tney would let tno kussciik alone nnd talk about othors." whito bits of plnster ns balls. On entering the morgue nnd seeing the bodies scattered nbdtit on tho mnrble slabs tho monkeys began in whimper, nnd mi nttenduiit hud little trouble in lending them back to the pellagra ward. Tho monkeys were inoculated with tho blood of n pellagral! six weeks ngo. Thoy appear to be in tho host of health. SWIFT MARINES TO BE BUILT FOR CZAR AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS SAY NO NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES Four 10-ncre tracts of first-class tfniit land, well located, uncleared; $73.00 per acre, one-third cash; ensy terms. P. O. box 544. 231 CURRY COUNTY TO GET FIRST BANK Dynamite In tho cause of his trou-,inuries for the Russian navy, which, bio. He ononed two one-nound slicks if the builders' promises nre fulfilled, of tho explosive, into which a little I will meet tho conditions necessary for frost had found Its way, and attor breaking tho cylinders Into pieces eruiso and WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. Inconn clnsm is rnmnnnt in tho agricultural j department and the referco bonrd is ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 9. Con- Bkcd to wipe out the term "New Or tracts uro nbout to bo olt for two nub- .leans molasses." It i. declared that nothing run ho fouii'I it tin itnukct which bonrs tho least rpiubliir.oii to what oneo was know) n New Oi- tho omst successful taticnl utilizn- leans molasses. It U oxnlaiuu 1 ih.it tion of these craft, viz., tho ability to molnsscs-making processes, hnvo S.ecn eruiso and mnnoeuvro in coinpnny revolutionized nnd Hint now !:rec t'if. spread them on n flat stono in tho with n battleship fleet. 'forent grades of syrup nio made sun to thaw. Ho meant to uso tho I Tho builders' specifications call for J where before but ou'o yc'i ,.v. boats or u I.J tons, nn over-nil length As nn offset to this contention lo ot 100 foot 0 inches nnd inmrnnteed Kal authorities nssort that itny mo lasses made in Louisinun should ho dynamlto in a lot ho Is clearing. When ho wont to get tho explosive ! Bpec(, of 17i, k,mts 0 , Hirf(,f.H after he had drilled holes In a big nnd ll2 knots completely submorg- PORT OR FORD, Or., Doc. 9. Cur rv county is to have a bank. This will bo tho first institution of tho kind that has over opened its doors to tho patronage of this wealthy sec tion of Oregon. The new bank will be at Port Orford. George D. Wood of Appluton, Wis., who made nn in spection of the county early Inst fall, is tho prime figuro in tho enterprise His local associates will be: E. A. Bailoy, C, H. Bailey, W, I. Colebrook, W. J. Ward, W, A. Wood nnd W. A. jjishnoll, all of that city. Curry coun ty is nearly hs large in area ns the state of Rhode Island. bouldor ho saw a flock of his lions scratching In tho dynamlto and eat ing It as they woqld cat small gravel. That's why tho farmer does not daro to eat his own hens' eggs, for ho fears particles of dynamlto may lurk In tho shells. "Who knows where that dynamlto they ato Is now?" he said, sadly, to day, "Supposo it's got into the eholls? Think I'd run tho ilsk ol cracking ono of thoso eggshells? Yet how aro you going to oat eggs with out breaking tho shells?" ed. This speed would ennblo them , to keep company with bnttlcships .if , tho older types at nil speeds nnd with thoso of the Dreadnought clnss, ex cept when tho latter are steaming un der forced draught, usual only when actually engaged. entitled to the nnme New Orleans mo lasses, Mauufiictiircors outside tho statu scok to do nwuy with that tiin.j honored designation, nnd tho troub'u comes from this trndo rivalry. You Can Buy N. Y. Pippin Spitz Bartlett Bosc Cornice Winter Nelis Direct from tho 04IOWKRB. Ab solutely Reliable and Dependable Stock grown by Nurserymen who know how. Write us for prices boforo signing a contract. NORTHWEST NURSERY COMPANY 4 18 K. Ynkliim Ave,, North Ynkiniu, Wusli. A'M'KDEKN. Wash., Due. 9.Aflor ' i-t coi'stantly for death v, when her friehd, Mr--C. C. Wilson, died, Mrs. Agneu Gru Iinin died yesterday nftornoon nt- tho Wilson's funeral services viir.t limriir Itnl.l frc flffilifim li'i.t And thoro'a the story in an egg-, , , attCndanco upon Mrs. nil Thn niivvlfwl rnwrnnw stnnnrtr i 1 No! Mtnre her Inst days nnd when Mio end camp she was inoonsolhble. - 'hn floor of her hpmo for -t n time, it is said, she prayed vsterdny hor body was ' f' tro'elifd on tho floor of hor shell, Tho puzzled farmor cannot toll by tho looks of bis hens which ato thot dynamlto, therefore ho doei not dare to eat any of them at Christmas. As for swinging heavily on their heads with an ax, bo shud ders at the thought, ' RESOLVED The beat resolution for yon to make is to come to us for your next suit, if you want something out of the ordinary. Wo do the beet work and charge the lowest prices. W. W. SIFSBT Tax iWnrs taxzb r lU'RNS. Or.. Dec. l. - The govern ment has talit-n r.00 cord of Juniper wood thnt the llanley Stock company had cut on government lnml near tl.. "P" ranch for their dredger, at In Dlltieit Mvuup. l.ant winter tho company cut nbout 1500 cor tin of wood for tho dredger, and most of It had been dollvorod nnd used heforo the government agent arrived nnd took charge of tho fuel, but ftO cords In Case of vSicRness v ii o n !: a o i i MEDFORD PHARMACY Nour I'ost Olfico All Night Sorvico Frou l)ul ivory I WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FURBISHED. B. H. Harris & Co. MEDFORD, OREGON Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs r REAL ESTATE Farmland Timber Land Orchard Land Residences City Lots Orchards and Mining Claims Medford Realty Co Room 10, JaGKson County Bank Building ANNOUNCEMENT Tho Hoguo Hivor Canning & Kvnpornting company will dovoto MondayH nnd T hursdayfl of oach week to custom work in tho iniiti ii fact uro of older, npplo butror nnd jollioH. Plvono your orders for nioo swoet cidor to 11X2. Dolivorios will bo mudo on Tuosduys und Fridays of oach weak. ' ROGliE RIVER CANNERY & EVAPORATING COMPANY Mill In West Medford. Phone 11X2, P. G. Hanson. Tom Moffat. We nmkq any kind and stylo of windowB. Wo carry prliuw nf any size on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. ii i .,.1 1