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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1910)
V fl 6REATF0RESTFIRE MEDTORD MATL TJttBUNE, MEDFORD, OUKCJON, SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1910. "yiwwwwywi - , m, .ii -,.. - lT . piraw 11 NEAR GRANTS PASS Aftermath of Snno Fourth Is Far noachlnii In Effect Ranchmen Flnlit Flames for Sovcral Days Lnrno Barn Burned. Tlio nrturmtttli of u wuio Fourth tit M or 1 1 ii brought a foront flro of K ion I iniuc-Mtiulo which him boon liurtitttic tilt tlio week mill limi no far covered 2R nqtmro mllon of torrltorv, extending from a iiolnt nour Merlin up to tlio vory Kftton of Orniitii Puw) on tlio wont. Tlio ronl origin of tlio flro In not M.tltifitctorlly known. Bourn claim It w(ih from Morlln proper and there In n roport Hint nomo pnnnon Korn on a :brIiik train throw flro crnekortt out of tlio window of n conch, nuil thouo romiltod In tlio tor rlblo foront flro, Thoro woh Ilttlo nml heavy llnibor burnod, inont of It belm: cut-ovor land, but tlio cutting hud boon douo yonra uko and thoro wnn Inrinmmnblo inutorliil on tlio ground nt thin tlmo nud tlio flro intido mad rintli montly on u dlroct lino ciiHt townnl tlio county Heat, hiivh ttlio Courior. Tlio rnnolutivn within tho pro- ncrlbod territory foiicht tho flro with determination, but on It oamo In mud kIoo nod IniiKltod at tho puny effort of iiiiiti. Thou, dotormtuod not to bo outdono by tho ronrlnK oloinouto, tho nottlorii ntnrtod buck f'roii to ntivo tholr proporty, and thin, an It tuniod nut, did inoro damnh'o than tho orig inal flro. Tho tlmbor through which It panned wan nocoml nrowth oak and somo fir and plno. Thoro woro rnnchorH Intornpornod and tho fn ro ll loa occupying thono woro much flKhtonod. Thoro woro nomo hnrtiH and outbulldliiKH and many iiiIIch of fence dontroyod by tho conflagra tion. When It reached tho hlg barn of A. U, Hood two miles went of town It dontroyed hlu largo barn flllod with uraln and hay. Forty tonn of tho latter wan burnod with a connldornblo amount of farm ma chinery on which thoro wan mnuH In surance. Mr. Ilood'n loBn will bo grout and ho will havo tho nympnthy of many pooplo. Ever ntiico Sunday tho citizens of Grnntn I'bbh havo been rnxlotiB about tho flro and novoral tlmon a day tho flro boll rniif; for rocrultn to go out and do duty on tho flro lino, and many foarod tlmt a favorablo wind inlKlit carry tho flro to tho city It Bolf, and had It not boon for tho de votion of voluntoorn who ntnyed night and dny, a dlimatrouB conflagration would havo boon to roport. Handlers to a coiiHldornblo num ber suffered connldornblo lona, but no flKuron aro at hand. On Wcd- noHday night tho volunteor flro flght orn did good oorvlco. A coimldorablo number of theno roturnod to tho city and reported thnt tho flro along all linen wnn under control, wlion norv oun people, who had boon watching tho nmoko on tho wont, woro greatly relieved. During tho ovonlnrj W. 11. Shormnn loaded his auto with cof foo, boiled ham, many loavca of bread nud other BUbntnntlalu nuch an tired and hungry inon need on nuch nn oc canlon and hurrlod out to tlio flro lino nnd dlntrlbutod IiIh load among tho flghtorn. Illn thoughtfulucHH was thoroughly approclatod. Ab wo go to proBH thoro In connldornblo Hinoko, hut tho flro, It In thought, linn boon Hubdued. Hoguo Hlvor Courier. RAILROAD COMPANY FILES ITS INCORPORATION HOISK, Idaho, July UV-Aceonl-iiiK to inl'onnution reaching lioro to day articles oi, incorporation of thu Unite, Imino & San I'Yniieiseo Hnil roud company havo lieun filed nl liutto. According to tlio docmnontH, Slnto Senator W. H. llnvilimd is nnmod as profiidont. Tlio capitalization of tho company is K'V011 al f-'riM0,000. According to tlio route outlined in tlio incorporation paporfl, tlio tenn innlH of tlio jirojooled ruilrond aro to ho Bun J'YnnoiBco nnd liutto. It iH j)ropoHcd to rim tlio railroad diiiK oiiully throiigli Montana, Idaho, Ore gon and California. llailroad mon aro HpuoulntiiiK to what intoroHlH aro Imokine; tho projoot, In tho i'uoo of tho notivitiiw of tho Hill and Uarrinian HnoH in tlio norlhwoHl, it is not lioliqvod that oillior of tlio two ureal Bystonm Jinn niiythiiiK to do with tho now venture. COMMUNICATIONS. 4- 4 To tho I'Miter: In tho Trihuno of tho 33th you call on ovory uHor of water to help nolvo tho water problom. T am ono of many in tho BoutliwoHtorn pull of tho city who don't mho city wntor, nl though' wo politioned tho oounoil last Hummer to oxtoud tho water main on Klnvdnlh ntreot, nnd nlno to lay n pipo on Boitlh Ilnmilton bIiouI, and wo hud every iiHHiininco thai It would ho done, hut it i'nilud to iimturinli.u up to thin time Whilo (hero Iiiih Ituon now additioiiH laid out niti:o lluil, wnlor ;iinl Howct'rt put in nnd vory few, if any, to taki water, whilo if our petition had boon granted would have funiiKhod nt leant 20 familiea with water, and the city would havo mined a rovonuo. I want to iihIc thu honorable mayor nud council why thin diHcrimlnuliou In favor of real entato ngeutH? An other thing, why don't you adopt IiunIiiohh prinoiploa iiiHtend of jjiiohh worlf. Thu only jiiHt nud honont way to huII any commodity is by weight or muiiHure. Thureforo the meter Hynteiii, in my judgment, in the only correct Hytem and I can't hco why any IiouohI iiinn nhould object to it. If the city had U00 inchou of water loday under tho preuenl Kyntem there might he a Hcaroity of water, an now. W. J. DUNNHlUi. HOOK Hl'ltlNGfl COAI. Tho first car Bold Uko hot cakoa and right from tho car, nnd by no buying tho purchnnors cavo monoy. Tho uocond car arrived thin morning and unloading communcoa tomorrow. I'coplo aro buying Ico now Instead of coal, but romombor wyou will want nomo of HiIh coal this Winter, and now In the tlmo to got It. It will bo higher In prlco nnd harder to got tioxt month, Hoo Ilurbrldgc, tho drayman, now, nnd plnco your order. 103 -f-M f t- DR. GOBLE'S OPTICAL PARLOR REMOVED TO 235 E. MAIN STREET, OVER STRANG'S DRUG STORE. f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f -- ---' I Chickens I Wanted To buy, full blooded "White Leghorn mid Barred Itoek laying liens, 10 to 12 months old, in small or large lota R. H. Wilson CENTRAL POINT, OREGON Caro W. G. Goft'e. - Granite City Hospital Most modoruly ociuippod hospi tal hclwcdn Portland and.S.no rnmonto. SIiowh each doctor .ho Biuno courtesy nud gives nil pationta tho Biuno en re. In chargo of Oritrom & Nelson, graduato nurses. 0STR0M & NELSON, I Props of Granlto City Hospital, Ashland, Orcrjon. 4- 4- -f- -f IIH f II. 11. J'attonjon, the Qua- kor Nurnory man, hnH moved f hiH office to 310 Kant Main " alroot. H t-t- -- 4- f f 4 A.L. VROMAN PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTOR No job too small, none too large. Twenty-five yearn' practical experience. Office 113 South Front Street. Phone 2751. AUTOMOBILES 0. W. Murphy. 0. M. Murphy. MUKPIIY MHOS. AUTO LIVKKY. 1010. Chnlmern DotroitB. I'hono 1801, Vnlloy Auto Company, Mcdford, Or. ! -- 4 DR. GOBLE'S OPTICAL PARLOR REMOVED TO 235 E. MAIN STREET, OVER STRANfi'S nRIIR fiTORF -(.-fl 4-f-f Quick Sorvico. EaBy Riding. Prices Wight. PAWIIY AUTO LIVERY PHONE MAIN 3141. Agency for tho Parry Cars. Roguo River Auto Co., Frank II. Hull, Prop., Medford, Or. A tcn-minuto "struKelo" in writing a want ad and you'll sell that proporty as suro as tnxcsl mTmYSmiA rK3kJwn 3 3 ' I m !lHM' jqiMHIinU Go to DIAMOND for Your Etta. Diamonds, Watches & Jewelry Assortment Good Prices R.iK DIAMOND'S 118 EAST MAIN STREET MEDPORD E2ITF FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. DO YOU KNOW That you can buy fruit and strawberry land Uko this In Shasta county, California, with porpotual water right; for $G0 por acre? Unimproved only $25 por aero. Wrlto for booklet. 9 ' John Blichfeldt Andorson, SluiNtn County, Cnllfornlii. . Quality, Style & Comfort combined in our line of men's famous K. O. SHOES AND OXFORDS. These shoes arc manufactured b" the Knippendorf-0 'Neil Shoe company, Cincin nati, manufacturers of high grade shoes. Our custo mers sing the praises of the men's K. O. $5.00 shoes. AVe have on hand a large stock of men's shoes and oxfords, ranging from $2.50 to $4.00. Late shipments of men.'s negligee and golf shirts, summer underwear, neckwear, fancy hosiery , and make a fine display in above lines. NEW SHIPMENT of ladies' slippers, oxford and soft easy shoes adds greatly to our ladies' shoe de partment. The Wardrobe THE HOME OF GOOD SHOES. Robert F Maguirc Late special agent TJ. S. General Land Office, announces that he has opened law offices in the Mcdford National Bank Building, for gen eral practice before state and federal courts j and the Department of the Interior. A SNAP FOR SALE Iil' OWNER. 80 acres improved land; sev eral good springs; 1 ouse, barn, etc.; t ceres In bearing fruit; 5 acres good corn; 6 tons bay; t if. sold at once, $40 PER ACRE TAKES IT. Good Terms Inquire 720 West 12th. GOLD RAY GRANITE 0. --t Officer 209 West Main St., Medford, Ore. Operating Quarry at Gold Ray,10regon ' r ill : ;.! ', ' DEALERS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND IRUJSHED GRANITE The finest Sample Rooms Single rooms or en suite also rooms with bath in the city. Hotel Moore Fire Proof Rau-Mohr Company Proprietors. European Plan Big machinery is now excavating the ground, northwest corner Main and Ivy streets, for the new HOTEL MEDPORD "Watch the dirt fly and hurrah for Medford. We Have For Sale 731. acres, with good buildings, about four miles from Medford. Thero aro on the placo S1 acres in Bartlett pears, 9 years old, with a good crop in sight, and l acres of Anjou poars in their second year. Thoro are also 22 acres in alfalfa. If takon soon, tho pear crop and tho hay go with tho place. Prico $14,000; $6000 cash, balanco on or beforo fivo years, with interest at 6 per cent; 32 acres, across tho road from abovo place. Three-room house and small barn. On this placo thoro aro ten acres of 8-ycar-old Nowtowns and four acres in 1 and 2-year-old poaches. Prico $7500; $3000 cash, balanco on or before fivo years, with interest at 6 por cent. Thoso places aro worth tho prico asked and tho tortus injnko them especially desirable W. T. YORK . CO. A COOL CUSTOMER will buy more goods than a warm one will in hot weather. A cool customer will buy with less palaver. He or she will be better natured, les$ cranky and easier to sell to; and you know it. Moreover, you 3rourself, and jTour employes, will be in a better selling mood if your store is cool and pleasant than if it is sticky and suffocating and savors of a boiler room in its stiflingness. The Electric Pan is a blessing and a cheer which you can ill afford to ignore. Life in tho dog days is a question of degrees. Make your place of business habitable and inviting to" the people, and the trend of trade will bo in your direction.' . It stands to reason it's logical it's apparent. Why not invest a little money in trade-winning cool ness1? i Electric Fans will create a tempting and delightful breeze, and in every breeze there'll be dollars for you. . May our representative call and take it up with you? Don't wait until it's 90 in tho shade. Phono us today. Rosfue River Electric p P. S. How about that Electric Sign you'vo been think-. ing about?