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ITIM MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. '.ITHSDAY, HEOUMMER 21, 1905). n n r nsirif rfin MUKt lUHtl rUK PHONESYSTEM Appropriation of $10,000 Made to Extend Present Service In City To Take Down Many Wires. Work on the romovlnu of nil opon telephone wire maintained In this oltv by tho Pacific States Tolephone company will blo commenced by Jan-j unry 16 nt tho latest. This work consists of Uio remo-( vnl of nil single wires In the system within the c,t' nnd "thG substitution therefor of a cable carrying the wires. The only single wires re-' mnlnlng after this chango Is made will be those leading from the polo I to tho residence. Most of the light material for tnis work, Including sevornl carloads of polos. Is already on tho ground nnd , .nt.iA U oYttcrtiMl bv the first oi i tho year. Eighteen thousand dollars has been appropriated by the company for this work, and probably more will bo required before It Is com pleted. nUCK'S GIZZARD PROVES TO BE VERITABLE GOLD MINE PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 21. Be cause Thomas Hall, wife of the pro Drietor of the Hall ranch in La Can yndn valley, killed a domestic duck and found six cood sized gold nug gets in it's gizzard, the whole valley is in tho grip of a gold fever epi demic today. Where tho fowel picked up tho precious bits of metal is a mystery, and fully fifty people are busy work incr out tho solution. Mrs. Hall nas consulted with her brother-in-law Samuel Hall, of the aw firm of Hall & TVhity, of this city. Hall declared that tho big jranch5 will bo searched carefully in an effort to locate the duck's dig gings. MAN CLEVERLY GETS ROAD CLEAR THEN ROBS HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 21. The police are searching today for the re-incarnation of Lord Chester field who inveigled William M. Weil of this city away from his home to keep an "appointment" with Max Dill, the comedian, and sent Mrs. Weil and her maid murrying to the Ceutrnl Emergency Hospital where he said her husband was lying near death, after which he proceeded leis urely to loo the Weil flat of silver ware and jewelry. The thief, who was reported to have been dressed in the height of fashion, cajled up William Weil over the telephone, imitated Urns voice nnd made an. immediate appointment nt n local theater. With tho husband -out of the way the criminal proceed ed to tlie flat assumed a kind henrt d attitude and deeply affected by his "sad mission,""'.told 'Mrs. Weil ihat her husband had been badly Jiurt in a street car -accident and Vanted her. The stranger's polite cess nnd solicitude drove away sus picion and tho distressed wife sub mitted to his courtesies. He assisted ihe women with teir wraps,, attended to the Ipcks on the doors, and rode with them a block in order to pay their street car fares. There he dismounted, walked back to the flat and stripped it of every piece of jewelry and silver the rooms" contained. The Wigwam is Transformed to Rink The new portable pavilion skating rink, located at the corner of Main and Oakdnle- avenue, will open to night for business. The rink is a portable one ami was moved hero from Eugene wlrej it run all last summer, tho management, Messrs. Clienoweth & Polletier, have com bined with Mr. Frank Wallers of the Wigwam dunce hull to have their Sat urday night dnnees heroaftor on tho : portable rink floor, as it is a fine iiinplo floor nnd the music will be fur nished by tho big band orgnn in tho rink ,nud will be quite a novelty as well as fine dance music. The danc ing will stmt nt 0:30 every Saturday night after tho sknting session. The dance will bo run the same as always before nt tho Wigwam. Tho rink is to bo run as a iirot-clnss skating xink, catering to ladies, gentlemen nnd uhlren. Tho management has tho reputation of running the best con ducted rink over in Eugene wheer they enmo from. TROUT FOR ROCK CREEK POND SECURED BY BOURNE WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Upon the recommomlution of Senator Bourne, tho buronu of fishorioK has Ki-nntod tho application of oJsopli K. 1 Hildas of Orogpn City, Or., for 1)000 ! brook trout to bo planted in Rock Crook Pond, near Oregon City. I ! f CopjrlilM, I30S. bj lti McClur Comptny. Coprrlfht, 1307, 190S, bj Stewart Edward Whltt Chapter 31 OUOE moimted the olllcw sta: j next day with a very hen ' stop. The loss of the Nor Star nnd of the two schoouc UOE mounted the olllcw stairs heavy North schooners meant a great deal to him nt that time. I can't uuderstaud why Floyd start Qrde. "He ought to kuow hotter than to face sure prospects of a fall blow-. I'll tan his soul for that. "I'm partly responsible," said Now- mark.v "Youl" cried Onle. "Yes. You see that Smith & Mab- tcy shipment was Important enough to strain a point for and it's only twenty-four hours or so and it certainly didn't look as if It were going to blow. Poor Floyd feels bad enough." Orde began to appreciate his circum stances. The loss on the cargo of "uppers" represented $20,000 In money. As for the North Star and her con sorts, save for the Insurance, they were simply eliminated. Tho loss of $GO,000 or so on them, however, did not mean a diminution of the compa ny,' a present cash resources, to that amount and so did not Immediately affect Orde's calculations as to the payment of the notes which were now soon to come dne. Ordo disappeared for a week, his organizing abilities claimed for the distribution of the road crews. When he returned to the office Newmark showed him contracts for tho construc tion of three new vessels. "I get them for $35,000." said he, "with $30,000 of It on long time." "Without consulting men cried Orde. Newmark explained that he had real ly been taking 'advantage of a lucky opportunity. "Otherwise," he finished, "we shouldn't havo been able to get the Job done for another year. If that big Crontn contract goes through well, you know what that would mean in the shipyards nobody would get even a look In. And McLeod Is willing to giro us a price to keep his men busy. So. you see. I had to close at once." "It's a good chance, all right," ad mitted Orde. "but it never occurred to me we'd build any more vessels until we'd recovered a little." "Recovered," Newmark repeated coldly. "I don't see what "recovered' has to do with It. If the mill burned down we'd rebuild, wouldn't wo? And as we're making $15,000 a year out of our freighting It seems to me too good a business to let slip into other hands." "I suppose so," agreed Orde. "Therefore I had to act without you." Newmark finished. "Of course." agreed Orde drearily. "Joe," replied Orde, "I-I don't think I'll stay downtown this morning. I" Newmark glanced up keenly. "You don't look well," said be; "kind of pale around the glib; bilious." Orde closed his desk and went out Newmark turned back to his papers. From an Inner pocket he produced a cigar. The corners of his mouth slow ly curved In a grim smile. Ordo immediately set Into motion the machinery of banking to borrow on the California timber. Taylor took charge of this, as the only man In Monrovia who had Orde's confidence. At the end of a necessary delay Orde receiv ed notice that the west bad been heard from. He stepped across the ball to tho lawyer's office. "Well. Frank," said he, "glad we managed to push it through with so little trouble." Taylor arose, shut carefully tho door into his outer office, walked to the window, looked contemplatively out upon the hotel back yard and returned to his desk. "But there is trouble," said ho curtly. "What's tho matter,?" naked Orde. "Tho banks refuse the loan." Orde stared at.hlm In blank astonish ment "What grounds can they possibly have for that?" "It's about the title." "But I thought you went over tho title." "L did," stated Taylor emphatically, "and I'll stake my reputation as a law yer that everything Is strnlght and clear from the land offico Itself. I've wired for an explanation, nnd wo ought surely to know something defi- nlte by tomorrow." For tho first time in hfs business ca reer a real anxiety gnawed Orde's vi tals. He bad been In many tight placcSi but someuow heretofore sue- cess or failure bad seemed to hltn about immaterial, like points gained or conceded In tho game. Now tho game Itself was nt lssuo. Property, 1 reputation nnd 'tho family's futuro ) wero nt stake. Therefore he awaited i further nows with tho greatest Impa tience. Tho messago caino the following day. Land office under Investigation," Ordo rend. "Fraudulent entries bus- pectod." Taylor glanced up nt Orde with com- ra'"rntlon; , ti , , Tlioy aljuply won't lend money on R iverman By Edward White nn uncertainly." said ho. "Frank," said Orde, rousing lilinnelf, "I've got to be here. I couldn't got away If my life depended on It. I want you to go to California and look after thoe Interests for me. Make what arrangements you please, but go. It'll lo like a sort of vacation to you. And I'll make If worth your while. Take Clara with .Vou. Now, straighten It out ns quick as you can. Borrow that money on It and semi It on p. d. q." Taylor hesitated. "All right," he said at Inst. "Good!" cried Ordo, rising nnd hold ing out his hnud. Ho made his way to the office of the Welton Lumber com pany. "Lock hero, Welton," be demanded abruptly when ho had reached thnt operator's private office, "how much of a cut aro you going to make this year?" "About 20.000.000," replied Welton. "Why?" "Just figuring on the drive," said Orde, nodding a farewell. Ha then drove to tho offices of all the men owning timber on the river. When "I'm &Anq to cut that whole 40,000,000." he had collected his statistics be re turned to bis desk, where be filled the backs of several envelopes with bis characteristically minute figures. He nodded his bead vigorously. "Joe." ho .called across to his part ner. "I'm going to cut that whole 40, 000,000 we have left" "Do you think you can do It? Ifs two years' work." "Sure thing," replied Orde. Then to himself be added, "I've got to." Chapter 32 OIIDE was lighting for his very I life. The notes given by New mark & Ordo would come due beginning the following sum mer. Before that time Orde must bo able to meet them personally or his stock In the Doom company would be turned In to the firm. This would of course spell nearly a total loss of it as far as Orde was Concerned. The chief anxiety under which tho rlverman labored, however, was tho Imminent prospect of losing under the mortgage all the northern peninsula timber. Now, as the time approached, he realized that If he could not pay tho notes the firm would certainly bo unable to do so. What with the sec ond mortgage due two years later and to be met by Newmark, with the out standing obligations, with the new en terprise of the vessels ordered from Duncan McLeod, Newmark & .Orde would be unable to raise anything like the necessary amount. lie fell upon the woods work with unparalleled fe rocity. A sale of tho 40,000.000 feet remaining of the Arm's up river hold ings, together with the tolls to bo col lected for driving the river that spring, would bring Orde through by "the skin of his teeth." J To cut lO.OOO'.OOO feet, even In these "latter days of Improve ments, would be a task to strain to the utmost every resource of energy nnd organization. Nevertheless Ordo accomplished the task. lie lived constantly 'In the woods. The Hough lied had charge of the banking, where his aggressive, brutal personality kept the railways freo from congestion. When the drive started the cut was banked for mUes along the stream, 40,000,000 feet of It. Tho strain over, Ordo faced tho task of driving tho river. From Taylor, Ordo hod sevornl com munlcntlons. The lawyer confesnod himself baflled as to the purpose of tho land otllee Investigation. The whole affair appeared to b tangled In technicalities and n unnrl of red Inpo. Orde did not much rnn fur this delay. Hp saw his way clear to meeting his obligations without the nooesxlty of hypothecating tho Cnllfnrnlu timber and was the bolter plowed for It With tho break up of spring lie pro ceeded confidently with the largos drive In the history of the river. . mutter of over 200.000,000 feet. The morning of ,1'ino 2fl dawned clear, Ordo drove rapidly to the dls trlbuthig booms, After n glance nt the Hi m river ho outoi-inl the tiny ollkv and sot about the examination of tho tnlly shoot Tho foivmnu, Tom North, on torod. "Tho river's rising," ho said "You're crazy." muttered Orde "There have boon no rains reported." "Ifs rising." Insisted North An hour later Ordo walked out over the booms. Tho water certainly had risen, lie called n boy. "Hero, Jimmy," said ho. "mark one of those piles and keep track of how fast the water rises." Tho river slowly rose. "1 don't like June floods," Onle told Tom North. "A follow can understand nn ordinary spring freshet nnd knows nbout how far It will go but those summer Hoods nre so confounded mys terious I onn't figure out what's struck the old stream unless they're having almighty heavy rains up near head waters." By II o'clock In the afternoon Jimmy Powers reported n rise since morning of six Inches. "Tom," snld Ordo to tho old river man, "I'm going to send Marsh down for the pile drivers nnd some onblo." "What In blazes do you expect to do with that?" ho Inquired. "We may need them," Onle stated, with conviction. "If those logs ever break through they'll go on out to Lake Michigan nnd wouldn't bo worth the salvage." "That's a mighty long chance." North commented. "If this drive goes out It surely busts me," replied Onle, "and I'm not taking even long chances." A cloudburst In the China creek ills trict followed by continued heavy to be CO.ITI.IUIU.I Prepaid Raliroao Orders. "Something which is of consider known ia the system of prepaid or able Interest to the public generally and wliioh ia oerhaps not generally ders now in effeot between stations of the Southern Pacifie company and all points in the United States. By means of this system tickets may be purchased at Medford from any place in the United States and mail ed or telegraphed direct to the party wishing to come here. Sleeper ac commodations and small amounts of cash in connection with these tickets may also bo forwarded at the some time." tf Medford, Oregon: This certifies that we havo sold Hall's Texas Won der fox the ouro of all kidney, blad der and rheumatic troubles for ten years, and have never had a com plaint. It gives quick and permanent relief. 60 days' treatment in each bot tle. Medford Fhannacv. 1ST - t Medford Iron Works E. G. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor. Eoundry and Machinist All krn' of Engines, Spraying chinery. Agents In Southern Oregon for v FAIRRANKS. MllRSF & fif). .fr -' J. E. ENYART, President J. A. PERRY, Vice-President. JOHN S. ORTII, Cashier W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier. THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL .' $50,000 SURPLUS $10,000 Safety boxes far rant. A f eneral Banking Business transacted. We solicit your patronage. In Case of vSicRxiess PHONE 3 G 4 1 MEDFORD PHARMACY Near Post Olfico All Night Sorvioo Freo Dolivory 'Olympic Flour ia nn nld to rather than n teat of your nbility." Mother. If yon don't cot tho baking results you should try sack of Olympic It always makes good things to cut. IVn "better than ever." AT YOUR GROCER'S PoLAKD fLODKUia UlLU OO., lVTLiD,0tOO A SNAP Five-room bungalow and lot In East Medford, on ooay terms If tak en at onco. llqulro HB MAXS STRUCT, MJJDFOUD. OR. Just Arrived One of tho finest stocks of Roses thnt ever oame to Medford, all of tho newest and old-tried varietW. Wily don't you send thnt sick friend of yours or your uwcethenrt a bunch of Carnations T Delivery any port of city. MEDFORD GREENHOUSE. Cut Flowers and Potted Plants East Main St. Phono GOO. Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Ma 4. RESOLVED The best resolution for you to thako ia to como to us for your noxt suit, if you want something out of tho ordinary. Wo do tho best work and cliargo tho lowost prices. W. W. EIFERT tub Piiocmiissrv-E taxlok Call and See Tho .splendid display of .Poultry and Vrosh Meat.s, ot!., at THE WEST SIDE MARKET Thoir slock is without, question tho fin est in tho city, and as wo do a Htrietly cash husiuess you don't pay the other fellow's bill. Bybee&Heil The Bungalow Rink GRAND MASQUERADE SKATING CARNIVAL, DEC. 23. PRIZES. Open every afternoon from 2 p. in. till ft p. m. Evenings, 7:30 p. in. till 10 p. m. ADMISSION FREE. SKATES, 25 CENTS W. A. ROBBINS, Proprietor CRESTBROOK ORCHARD TRACTS 10 Adjoining Hlllcrest orchard and con tain unexceled deep, rich soil. Rea- sonable prices and generous terms. OKEGON ORCHARDS SYNDICATE SELLING AGENTS ROGUE RIVER VALLEY PLUMBING Steam and Hot Wator Heating. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH Old Tribune Building. Phone 2931. CEDAR FENCE POS . 5 CHEAP Whilo thoy last only lO Cents ILach. if tnkon at onco. Phono 2081. GADDI8 & DIXON, Medford, Electric Wiring' and Fixtures ITavo you anything electric that all othors havo failed on?. Before throwing it away call on us and we will fix it if it is possiblo to do so. Do you ovor look at your light fixtures and wish you had somo thing inoro up-to-date 1 Wo. carry a full lino of SQUARE BRUSHED, BRASS, OXIDIZED COP PER ' AND ANTIQUE BRASS FIXTURES, DOMES, CEILING- LIGHTS AND BRACKETS, AND HALL LAMPS. Do you ovor wish that your light was in some other position or that you had more? We do electric wiring of all kinds for lights, motors, dynamos, door bolls, etc'. We also build tel ephone -and power lines. Southern Oregon Electric Company PHONE 1091, 20 Acres "The Page Fence Men." Oregon 30 S. CMBAPE ST.