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I it-J V& :'. i- y, , h i ! fc MEDFORD Midi TRIBUNE, MEDFORD', OREGON, SUNDAY, ;PRTTJ 10, 1911. PAGE SIX A ' fc' 1 NOTED BANDIT GIVENJFREEDOM Chris. Evans, Bandit and Train Rob ber is Free Man Wager for Years an Unequal Battle Against "The Octopus" in California. SACItAMIJNTO. Oil.. April 1G. ChrlH ISwuiR, tin' notril Imiullt nml tinln robber. Is a. free man today. IIIh oruVr for pa 10I0 from KoIhoiii ponltt'iitlury, wheru lit Iiuh boon HcrvliiK about 12 yearn of a life Nontuntu, wan miule last nlKht by tlui Htato board or prlnon illrectorn. I'vann' fullInK lualth prompted tlio pa role. How ChrlH Hvaim, John HnntnK ami tlmlr band first took up outlawry which i-iiilfil In HnnttiK'H ill-nth and landed Kvunn In a prlHon roll Ik well known to the old HettlerH of Tulare and KIiikh I'oiintluH. California. War with the Hiiuth ern rnolflc. on which in baited 1'rank NorrlH Htory of "The OctopiiH," wuh the ocniHlon of their flint conflict with the law. Were Settler. On lands Krniued to tho Hnuthern Pa cific, ChrlH IJvnnB, John HaiitnK ami their frlendH wore HuttlurH near MuhhhI H.hiikIi. They had with their handH n clalined the latidH, drained It. cioppod It. PlulilH of alfalfa and wheat waved under the huh, their homeH were there, but tlio Southurn Paclflo wanted the landH, ho the blK railroad Herved notice on the llttlo band of HettlerH that they iilUHt leave, llut the HettlerH weio Htaunch and hitvihI notice, on tholr part that they would defend their homeH with their llveH. Tliu rallioad took up the challuriKo, and a jmihhu of Ifi men wuh Hent from Fichiio to clear the valley. When thry tried It, the llflen of the nettlei.M Hpoke and not a man of the lallroad pomho ever went back to l-'ieHiio. Bend Too Strong. . Hut the tallroad, backed by ItH mil HoiiH and the lawyiTH It could hire, wuh too HlroiiN. Home of the HettlerH weio trleil for inurdor, many wero evicted and otherH forced to pay the company for their IuiiiIh. Kvuiih imil John and (leorne HoiiIiik were In the latter cIuhh. "Stf-allni from the Houthern Pacific Ih not HlealhiH-." That wuh the feellnn then In Tulare and the nulKlil'orlni eoun tleH. Ho then ChrlH Cviiiih and the Hon- taKH Htaited ho.tllnK up Houthern I'a elfle tialim. (lenrKu SontiiK UHiiully lode on the tinliiH, while ChrlH Kvuiih and John HoiiIiik boanleil the uiikIiio and dy namited the ojipioHH car. They Molt) only fiom the expreHH company and the rail road. They never moleMod the piiHHcn Kr8. Klnally after yearH of effort nml the expemlltuie of many thotiHandH by the lallioad, CleoiKe HontaK'H boIdne,HH led to the bamlltH' downfall. After u hold up near VIhhIIii OeorKe HoiiIuk lemalned with the 1 1 n lit ami rode Into town, wheie Homebody tlptied the Hhcilff ami the in rent was made. Bandit Openi rlre. AVhen n deputy nheilff went to nrroHt Kvuiih at the bandltH' home both opened file. The deputy wuh neeiely wouniled and Kvhuh took to the iiiouiiIuIiih, wheie ho wuh JoIihhI Iij John Honlutr. I'or nine inontliH poHNeH purHUed them throiiKh the KlerniH and time and iikuIii the bamlltH fought their way tlltolIKh to fleedom. Pilially they were located In a cabin near Dimlap, and when the ionhi arilved llvaiiH and HniituK thiew open the dooi ami opnnml file. Two noted AlUona traileiH weie killed ut the flint volley and a deputy Hheilff wuh wounded and a fouith man wuh pinned under li Ih de id hoi He. Caught In Hayntack. Then, Mill under file. tUe outluuri Ntuitpil mi the mountain and em'aped. They en in pud tlmt nlKht In u cabin thleu iiiIIum auuy. KoiexeeliiK that the out law M would evcntuall) hae to paH a place known an the "Mouu coital" In the Tuuire foothlllH, a hIioiik ainbiiHh whu placed theie When the battle came Kvatm and HoiitiiK took lefiiKe In u lin Htaek. All nlKht loilK theli rifle balk ed dttflauee to the trallerH In the moiu Iiik the iiommh dlew off and went fur le InftircHiuuiitM, but Soiiiiik wuh dyhiK ami Kvuiih hud one ee Mhot out and one aim (111(1 H leK broken Then Kmiiin eiuwltd to a nelKlilioi Iiik hoiiite und told the i euMt)lt to Hive hlin up and wet the n ward. Eviun Sentenced to Itfe. IIVHIIK wnk tit'llteiu'nd to life, but afl' r H few yettIM he und H prlmm, i iitum d Moiiell obtained weapoiiH mid madi .1 brrak for lllwity One ;imnl mim kill.. I und Miiather wounded uud tin- two eon U'u KuliK'tl the mounttiliiM. l'oi nvwuil inuutlm tiny defied nil puiHiilt. I''lnall i:vHm wuh capturtMl wflii betiiK led Into a trap bv u ieKiil that lib dntiKhtci wuh dying and IhHl hi pivciH i' wuh IiiiM'Iii the If he wlallrd to Bee her Ulle. Kruin the day of IiIn I lnul uturn, the ilauglitvr linn newi iaotl to ank for her father'a imimIoii. Koernoi iiflei i -ertmr wwa anked, uud each irfuaeil to fi the outlaw. Health VMlad. Of lain yearn i:une' health hu fnlltsl rapidly. Only the MruntliiK by (loveinoi Johnaou of (he duuKhter'n plea haa. It la IwlUvetl, aavtwl hlin fiom death Uihlnd the bare Hut the old luttidll a health U ahaltered, hU parlueia In the war HKMlnat the rallriwd'a niltflit ai dead or acatleretl. and all he aaka la a chain c to admit final defeat In the uneuuul atiutla'le und to end Ida daa la pem aoiiiewiii'ie near the land hla ilfle om e poke to keep fiom the Klip uf "The o topua." COLD WHAT Hint HL.UOHTKBU ULAMATU MAUSH CATT&U KLAMATH 1AI.I.K. .irll 16 AUx J)(vU, tin uuttu- iiiiin Hum lh Klumuth Jinn wli. Im In tuun luokliix uflir Uutti iltfi InteH'Htit Mr lui h4t thttt ft nourly tluev inuiitlm utrulsht on the irvni Hit wio wuwihur irvullvd, tunt thin watt (lit main rvanoii thui atuok nufftr.-d m uiuuh In that rt-ttluti, una mu iintnv i.f thosu who wortt ittft unt'l) -upill-a MUh food lost portion "f u ir Unl lti tuno of tho oontlnueU i-xir,me cold, hi"pn-i. i..U.o Kood torniB und oass twyti It rwiuliiMl intiv'h inun t d iu kt-m nook up anil hIIvhIIihii Uw.mH hVf tmti th wuallior not litiwi m. " - H tin) wtutttr "nn tin wont t.i ! s j. .11 nine l. hus lin In tin- iminiis Wiiii.- i,. ii.,.1 unii)i- iui tiicuriH in... ti ,.i,i, 1 is m b'l.lii'in ran whorl MINE INSTALLS NEW MACHINERY Operations on Property of Sterling Gold Quartz Mining and Milling Company Have Been Greatly Facil tated Many Improvements. MImIiik operations on tlio property of the HterlhiK Hold Quait!-. MlnliiK and MIllliiK tompaiiy hae been fjreatly fa cilitated by me addition of new mining machinery of the latent type. An en Kino of the moHt powerful kind ha been Hot tip an well 11H 11 new boiler of Kreat capacity. An all compressor fitted with alt t ho latent devices known to the mill ItiK world Iiuh been Het In place und tlio work will hereafter be done by pneti- mutlc drlllH liiHtead of by hand, uh Iiuh been the case up to the picHeut time. The new outfit underwent a thoroiiKh test Friday under the mipei vision of It. 1.. Hay, Koiicral mantiKor of the com pany. In addition to the new mlnlnp ma chinery, iv KiiHollne pump has been et up and will be used to pump water from Hallor creek to the. mouth of the mine, which Hen 700 feet above the water at that point. In an Interview H. I.. Hay, inannRcr of the company, said that operations on 1111 extensive scale would Im'kIii uh soon uh the plant could be 1,'otten Into shape, The mine Ih situated nine miles south west of Medford on Callor creek, from which over a million and 11 half dollars have ulreudy bteu taken. The leilwo has never been mined thoroughly, however, and after careful Investigation the own ers have concluded that they possess the mother lode to which tlio placcred Kohl orlKlnally lielonifed. A tunnel 30 leet wide had already been driven before the present syndicate took possession and another tunnel Ih beluK dilven at llllht ailKles to connect with It. A wall of rock nenrly BO feet thick Htlll remains to lie drilled through before the connection can be made. Previous to the Installing of tlio new drills four IiicIich a ilny waH the prog ress made In breaking down this wall. but nt the test l'YIilay hIv nml one-half were drilled through In one mid tliiee- (piarteiH minutes. The diilllnir Is belnir done throiiKh a form known uh dyorlte, the same uh is found In the ilch mines of Nevada. Gold In pay Ink iliantltles Ih hcliik taken out, as Ih some Hllver, nickel and copper. The two vehiH now heliifj worked con tain ilch ore, and when the tunnels are completed a veiltahlu bonaiua Ih expect ed to be uncovered. (lie to the value of 1100,000 Is said to bo lylnK on the dumps leady to he milled, and tests show it to run fiom III to l.r0 per ton. "In my estimation,' said Mr. Hay. "the niluliiK In this iukIoii Iiuh been child's play In cnmpnilson to the modern meth od of mlnliiK. Paiiiilui; und placer inln- Iuk have 1 n used and only the surface cold taken out. ".Medford Is the center of tlio richest mlnliiK district lert untouched, and I believe that ill a few yooiH we will be . lnir in the midst of one of the Kieatest Cold lulnlliK lushes of hlstoi)" Nurie Killed. I.OH ANdKI.KS, Apill IT. Miss Oruce Nealey, muse, was aluiost Instantly kill ed when she lost Iter balance and was hulled fiom a lapidlv iuohiK automobile eailv today us It skidded In roumlliiK 11 1 2 coiner 011 u wet paement She Mini k 7 on ner ueaii. ruico inner oei iipilnts or the machine kept their seats TRUTH CENTKll, Y1 Not th Ivy Hticet, Medfonl, Oi A primary couise of twelve lessons In Truth will be Kleu by Annie Kpuikiu Knit tit every Thursday afternoon at I p m TeachlllK und divine heullllK hi uiipolntmeiit. Melupln sleiil llhiurv literature for sale SubHcrlptloiiH taki a for I'enltv Power Nautilus mid otlnr piihllcatioiii i:iiiulilis ieitvtd li mall will reielve piotnpt attention Ml an wiU me I.nvi offerliiKH TALENT Real Estate FOR SALE (00(1 hiiBtiicHa opportunltloa und lo- t'utloiiH, all piiyliiK. THDDY'S DAMSITH Isn't In It with our LAN'ORim For liiktiiuro. n 1000-ncro trnt't COIltKltilUB OVtr "00 IttTt'8 of tlio f II- iuoiih Hour cret'lt hottotn Innd, In al falfa, and pxtt'hdlui; to tlio IiIkIiut land, which Ih set to orchards In part, nil tlut land holiiK oml fruit laud. Homu of tlio laud Is now In bear Iuk tietH and may ho .urcliasod at ruimamililn flguroM. tho nlfnlfit land, wtth a good Himul of alfalfa for 270 to J.1&0 jnr aero j young orchards, I good Htiuul. $2f.0 per aero, and grain ! laud at $17& per aero This is an ideal" tract for a coi- hunting grounds in this state, iiuiko this place a verv de ony. as it would cut up into snmii ; si,.ahi(, one I'or a splendid orchard home. irp!;':;:8Jd:iou7fi;r;ori v-is M investment in the go uud t;o-acre or any" bu'u tricts" vallov today. Lands adjiteent and ahuttiny; are not to he Easy terms kIwmi at low interest. ' had for twiee the money. There are less than HO acres of Located threo miles from Ashiund waste land on the whole tract, and 10 acres of it aro worth and ouo mile front Talent. Or. , p-.j,.,, askl?(lt yw owmM. is jn pool. hoalth an(l ol.(lor to JulToo" -room lrt wkp ,l lllli,,k1 " Ls V""? tt"'mV U f01, lG'000- 'Vlw barn; 8 nenw under ditch and in ai-l "'ins art: Halt ctish, halauce in one and two years at I) fa If a and garden land; 34 acres uu1 per CCllt. dor plow, and tns; so acroi of or- Xow, Mr. llouieseeUer, if vou are interested in this ciiard,0M menu acres are in near- lug; telephone and U F. D , half ..,...,.,, H !' nioutH. Vo l)1('nt' of 0,lu,r burgalm call or address A 4 tz. a iTsrcincr TALENT, OREGON. OP Iflw Mm M Gf.rpptJi'? 5 xm g'w Affr,j 11 1 w r r . Perfect Fabrics-Right Five Thousand Satisfied Customers The F F arm ror Cheap by Owner $100 PER ACRE 160 ACRES TIuvp awl ont'-halt' miles from a thriving io.n. Two units Irom j-'t'etrack. Ono ir.iie from Jogni riwr. Sixlv J'it at res in cultivation, forty acres in 2- car-oltl t'ruil of beM ponnncrcial varieties. Fifteen acres i in wheat. Half a-i" of Tokay grapes. Three never-fail ing Mprings, iillifieiit water to irrigate largo garden and for all domestic purposes, situated right at house. Tins place has prohahly the most beautiful building site, l'''i)iu a scenic standpoint, in the Rogue River Valley. A splendid view of the Rogue river, Mount Pitt and the -.rrouuiMng valley can be obtained from it. There are two houses in good condition, a large barn and several other outbuildings on the place. A county road has been petitioned for, viewed and will be opened this summer running within 100 yards of build ing site, to connect with steel bridge across river, for which bids have been advertised bv count v court. This whiMl completed will l)l OHO of t,u, (.mml v ,. ., , ;, . lts lnX-t.V to tltP 1'1VCH tno world is io do nati, and , .i.iii tll.mmoHiii 1 w;u l,n ilimi..l j.. ,.j ., ......... . i., a, ..v .. ..... . , Hi ll, , "II III I VHIV.li ,,1111 Ul V OWXK1J, with whom you may deal direct. For any fur ther information, write Stock and Implements Go With Place BOX NO. 10, MAIL TRIBUNE OFFICE, OR I PHONE MAIN 6901. ALWAYS IN (OF COURSE) Sale tllO lUOSt oxtoiisivevl tl'JlVol-1 , ., , . , . . wluM'O tllO l)0St fishllljj 1 I. . , , , . also its nearness to tne nesiiA. n. salino, Room t.i nut i..u i. i..,U --.Wli ti.i tttr The Toggery does the largest business of any Clothing Southern in BUILT ON Honest Values Wide-spread Reputation Exclusive lines-Original styles EARNEST Toggery SWINE FOR SALE Fiincy registered Polnrul China nnd Kurksiure Swino. Orders taken for spring delivery. Prize winnitiy stock. GREEN FIELD FARM, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Rock Spring Coal On hand all tbo timo. Phono 1602. BURBIDGE TIIK COAL MAN. TAKE UP A CLAIM Every citizen, man or woman haa a timber and stono right of 160 acres, price to tho government 12.50 per aero. No cultivation, resldenco or Improvement required. I have about twonty-flvo claims to locate, boo me (and hnve a talk, this land la worth $20 00 per acre. Call or write, i 81 Jackson 318 County Hunk Hulldlng. Removal Notice L. N, .Il'DD has removed to Main street, opposite Talent Hotel. Now Is our time to como and purchase a good alfalfa or fruit farm or a com mercial orchaid and secure a tine home. Ho has tracts of 4, 10, 15, 20, 40. SO, 1G0 and 2 SO acrs of land for bale Improved and some unlm pro ed bvfcides city residences April U 1911 - Store O regon. Prices I ''Ji-MM36-do-aa: &L 33331, YOUR HOME COMFORTS. Wo can wlro your house, or do re pair work o tho sorvlco you now have, and will savo you money on tho work. Promptness and satisfac tion nio two other essentials that you'll always get here. MOTOR KKPAIRINO. FLAT IRONS FANS, FIXTURES. Crater LaKe Wiring Co. NO. 27 NORTH IIARTI.irrr ST. Pure Clear Sparkling You can't afford to do without this splendid, refreshing drink. Call up and order a case sent to the house. The purest, most healthful drink known U SISKIYOU MINERAL WATER P. C. BIGHAM, Agent. S"Jim,,,lC- tSttSSytZ .mtz M P' Draperies We carry a very comnloto lino of draperies, lace curtains, fixtures, etc.. and do all classes of upholstering A special man to look after this work exclusively and will give as gooil service an Is possible to get in even the largest cities. Weeks & McGowan Co PANSY PLANTS Rendy to bloom. Ornamental shrubs and bbude trees. .1. T. 1IROADMCV & CO. Greenhouse near city reservoir. Store Corner Sixth and Central. Phones 5181; 1451. "Buy nt home and help Medford." FOR SALE ORCHARDS, FARMS FRUIT LANDS Large and Small Tracts MOOR-EHNI CO. 212 Fruitgrowers Bank Bldg Landscape Contractor Wo do tho grading for lawns and tennis grounds, seeding and planting of shruuery in fact do ovorythlng to make your homo a beauty spot. H. M. WILSON'. Phone Pacific 3141. Home. 5. Van Dyke Realty Co. CITY PROPERTY FARMS, FRUIT RANCHES 123 E. MAIN STREET. $250 In cash j means $10 in Columbia records! Play them while you are paying for them! $1.50 a week and the purchase is complete! We are today extending to every man who owns a Columbia Grnpho phone (or a Victor talkinn machine) a special puichase privilege which has never before been open. For $'2.50 we will place alongside that talking machine of yours a .$10.00 outfit of Columbia Double-Disc Records of your own selection. And instend of linking pay in ad vance we will ngieo to accept the price in five additional payments of $1.50 each. This is merely a convenient means of securing your records in series broad enough to make nn interesting assortment without paying out the money before you bavo any enjoy ment of the music. The sooner the better! Today is here. Medford Music Shop 220 V. Main St. To the Public Wo wish to call tho attention of prospective buyers to tho fact that wo have bi-en In the county over 4 0 years and aro prepared to show some of the choicest tracts In the valley. Costs noth ing to look at our list oi bar gains. McDonough & Demmer REAL ESI ATE AND INSURANCE ROOM !l, STEWART HLDG. Comer Main and Ilartlett Sts. Phono .1171. Y, E Filing systems will save tholr costin time every month. A system for every business. J Medford Book Store fl i