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j5TOryAreg''i-wgmmffl f ? rFJFir( new " U h! a . 1! if 1 , MGB EIGLTT ED ROOT eOOSTS FOR NEW SONS State Soiifl Missouri Is Having Thrust Upon Her Strikes Responsive Chord in Breast of Local Man Would Make It National Air. I2d Hoot, raconteur, mnn-about-town, nml critic, Iiub coma to tho defense of tho Missouri stnto sour, rlslnfj to hiovo Uinl It bo adopted hs n national nlr. For tlic bonortt of tho iinonlishtoncd bo it romemborod Hint Missouri Is having a mate .sons thrust upon her. Some time ago n comtnlttco headed by Governor Hart ley orfored ft prlso of ?500 for a ntnto song. Tho prlto winner was n St. Louis lady and tho words Bhe furnished were highly laudatory of tho grand old state of Missouri, but it appears that they lacked the fire and earnestness of "Maryland, My Maryland," for Instance. Meanwhile thero has emanated from tho Ozark country a song which threatens to Hprend nil over Missouri and make itself the state song In spite of tho committees and tho $500 prizes. Here nro tho words of the Ozark hymn: Tho boys keep klckln' my dog aroun'; Every tlmo I como to town, Makes no dlff'ttnco if ho is a hound, They got-a quit klckln my dog around. To an outsider these lines do not seem to bo thrilling or inspiring, yet thero Is about them an unmistakable indication ot earnestness and sincer ity which appealed at once to the MlBsourlan and to our fellow towns man. Kd Hoot. For therein is tho spirit ot Missouri. They "gotta quit" doing what? Nothing thoy should keep on doln but something wrong in essence, and wrong In particular -when dono to a friend In Missouri, a real friend, a true friend, a friend in deed and a friend In need. They "gotta quit." That's all there Is about it. COURT HOUSE NEWS Ileal Kslate Transactions. G. V. Ixivc to lu L. Love, 1 acre in Tp. 37, 2 W f 1 Rose 21. Collins to J. W. Mnu Clatchie, land in Sec. 10, Tp. 37, 2Y; contract II. II. Helms to Lydia P. Pow ers, one-fourth acre in D. L. C. 04, Tp. 3S, 1V 10 Murtin Marshall to Blanche Sweet, 40 acres in Sec. 10, Tp. 35, 2V 1 Jackson County bank to Win. I. Brown, lot 9, blk 2, Newtown add., Jledford 1 Wm. J. Brown to Italph Burk Lardt, lot 9, blk 2, Newtown add., Medford 300 A. 1). Helms to E. A. Shorwin, lot 15, blk D, Talent 1 Morso Realty Co. to C. J. Brnnstcad, land in Tp. 38, 1V; agreement. C. J. Osterdnpl to 0. P. Bourne, S ucres in Tp. 38, 1V 10 Wm. Alible to Lena Clausinj,', lot 4, blk 17, Medford 1,500 B. P. Van Dyke to John T. Van Dyke, land in Tp. 38, IE 1 P. Olson Earl to B. U. Johnson, land in See. 7, Tp. 37, 1V; bond for deep ii,750 Minnie A. Townmnd to Einmn Rvan, laud in blk 2, Palm's add., Medford 500 Sarah L. Miller to C. C. Pridloy, 100 acres in Tp. 39, 1V 1 Geo. P. Dyer to W. It. Bulloek, 1 acre in See. 25, Tp. 37, 2V 1 O. & C. It. It. Co. to boirs of Ronald MuDonuld, laud in Tp. 30, IE 320 John G. Van Dyke to 11. P. Vuu Dyke, laud in I). h. C. 40, Tp. 38, 1W 1 George Irwin to Louis Lagor, land in D. L. C. 57, Tp. 38, 1W 10 Mollio Kueno to Siskiyou Iloighta Co., 1.92 noros in Blhkiyou lluiglils add., Mod ford ." ,..'. 1 Ettico L. Jolmslon to 1. P. Wil liams, lot II, 15, 10, blk 9, Central Point 000 J. R. Ryan" to S. A. Krnsohol, property in Palm' 'addition, Medford; deed of trust. Catherine A. Minuey to J), P. Minney; power of nttrirney. Charles C. Pelts to CnthoritHi A. Mimioy, 20 acres in See. 5, Tp. 30, 1W 30 Marriage Licenses, Monte Edward Uriggs and Julia V. Whitney. Now Cat.es. Sarah Hnuoy Stewart vs. John Stewart; suit for divorce. Statu of Oregon ve,.S. W. Blano; truiiBoript from justTcq court. Probate. Estate Clarinda 0. Oglosby, ordor to show ciiuho why order of sale of real cbtato bhould nut be- made. Going to Market lH Lnn It. Meekins, in Collier's.) Of every dollar paid lv the con sumer for his nrodtteK the farmer receiver 10 cents. This t the state ment of llio department of agricul ture of the United State. At one end the farmer would like to gel more than the 40 eeilts, and at the other the consumer would prefer to pay lov than the dollar. It i clear that the problem i t get rid of tje middle men and save that ."4 cents. In Balti more" it seoniH that the simplest way lt do thin i- to bring the two closer to gether in convenient innrkct places. Cheaper livitur than in other Inrge cities and a market system whieli hits ohnnjiod little since its village dayc are two facts plsin to the iiivostij-ntoV in Baltimore. Produce Direct from Farm. A Maryland farmer may drive in from his farm, station his wagon in n great market, and sell his own things. He can build up n trade which gives him the nrolUs and his customers the savings of direct dentins. In one big market alone 000 wagons are accom modated with curb space, and tin- te one one of 11 markets located at points that will best serve the con venience of Baltimore 000.000 peo ple. And although the charges arc al most insignitlcnnt, the total returns pay all expeuses and give the city a handsome interest on the ?l.2l3,- 830.03 which it has invested in mar ket lots and buildings. So successful is the whole scheme that other cities ore collecting details with the idoa of establishing similar service. An Old KstaltliMiinent. A far back as 1751 the people of Baltimore town decided that they wanted a market where the f armors could come with their products. Pub lic subscriptions were a-ked and a few wore obtained, but the total was far short of the needs. So Baltimore resorted to the usunl method of pub lic money raising in thoe days. It hold a lottery. (Baltimore in the lSth and the early 19th centime- held lotteries for many purposes, including the erection of its monument to George Washington, its imposing ca thedral mid n Presbyterian church.) The market lottery completed the fund, and the market house was built, an open structure below and above a hull for traveling shows. Toduy several of the markets are so built, ami the halls are rented for all sorts of public meetings. They are great rallying places in political campaigns-. Also, the halls are used for the accommodation of such organizations ns the Boys' bri gade and for night schools. As the city grew and a new center of population could be llxed, a new market was built. So the system meets fairly the requirements of the city; but if the whole matter could be done anew, there would be certain changes to meet present conditions. Army of oO.OOO Marketers. It is not probable, however, that any plan would change the general character of Lexington market. A great tinny of marketer 50,000 men, women and children slonn it every market day, according to the careful estimate of the assistant mar ket master in charge. Throughout the morning street cars pour out their loads at the bottom of the hill on which the market is set. Half a block below its overflow has spilled down the hill, and ranged on both sides of the street arc piles of flowers, plants ami fruit, with busy sollers calling and with those touches of color that make a happy approach to tho show. Up on the bill the market straddles the- bisecting street, and all around are more open stalls. Every space U taken up, and the crowds wind in and out of mazes of benches, boxes, baskets and people. One of tho firnt staudn is a pleasant promise of the whole market. On a neat platform arc bunches of mint, watercress, catnip, iilo of chestnut and chinquapins, and whut appeal particularly rows of real country persimmons. 'Jlio Women Are Keen Buyers. Inside the big sheds moves the mass of buyer, but these muii and women are not mere buyers. It is more like a garden party. Thero is much pleas ant greeting of friends, much slopping for n bit of gossip, much friendly talk -with the dealers in the stall. Women go from stall to stall choos ing their purchases and declining to take anything that is not just right. Hero is the elementary advantage of this sort of village market as com pared with the new system of order ing over the telephone from the man around tho comer; the buyer gets finer quality and greater quantity for less money. Producer and Consumer Both Profit. In tho crowd was tho wife of one of the leading men of the city. She come to tho market in her autom i bile, and when Lexington market prieos run u littlo too high she docs not hesitate to go to the markets in tho humbler sections of the city. She caluulutcjl tliut sho saved about 20 pqr-eunt by do'uig her own marketing,' and ns her husband is an epicure and as she does much entertaining, she se cures a satisfaction in food which mere money cannot moasure, MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUOT, in Baltimore "Trouble " She laughed when nsketi why sho should go to all that trouble when she had servants to do it for her. "Why, it is one of the great delights of my week. 1 enjoy it more than n tea or a reception. I doe one good to he out among all the people in the fro-di nir, and you have no idea how many jolly friends 1 have among the market folks' Per people in moderate circum stances, the open market is the only means by which they can get the best food for the money they have to spend. As a rule, the prices in Lev ington market in the Intter half of November were below tho average of markets in other cities, and in some of the other markets in Baltimore they are below the Lexington market rates by from 5 to 15 per cent. But the prices do not tell the whole story. It is getting tho best material and get ting it in full measure that makes the big difference in the Until computa tion. And in this market there seems to he everything to eat that you can think of all kinds of meat, 20 va rieties of fish, poultry, game, terrapin, orab meat, oysters and clams fresh from the ChesaKake, shad 24 hours from the gulf and every vegetable and fruit grown from the lakes to the troiiies. 000 Wagons. And the GOO wagons crowding the curbs for three blocks and lining all the cross streets have each their own particular store of goods the prod ucts of the fanns and truck patches and gardens within hauling distance of the city. True, they do not con tain a very considerable jutrt of the whole total of food in the market, but they have enough to affect the prices and regulate the prices of those deal ers who buy from cold storage and take advantage of demand and sup ply. Though thes'e wagon men do not represent more than a small fraction of the fanners of the state, and are small farmers at that, in this village market plan the little fellow gets a show, and if ther.c is any profit in his good, it comes to him instead of go in gto the middleman. "Some of those fellows who drive wagons could draw their checks for automobiles," said one who knew. In many cases the wagon is a fam ily affair. The husband, wife, son and daughter all come in with it and act as salesjcopIe and each i equally keen to take ndvantngu of any busi ness opportunities of the day. The system is under the comptroller of the city, and for each market there is an assistant market master an autocrat whose salary is $900 a year. He is helped by clerks and a force of cleaners. He must look to weights nnd measures and the condi tion of food. He attends to the rent ing n"f stalls and places. The market must be cleaned every day. Cost System. In Lexington market the butchers pay a yearly license of $5 and n stall rental of $20, which protects them against the unauthorized sale of meat, "provided that nothing herein shall prevent any farmer from selling in any market any meats which are ex clusively products of his own fann." Other dealers in the market pay much less than the butchers. The rents of stalls and benches range from 2 lo .f-J. If a stall or stand is unoccupied, it may be rented for 25 cents a day. The law says: "The clerks of the several markets shall collect from all dealers except butch ers and hncOn dealers JO cents for each nnd every stall occupied by them on each nnd every market day or part of a market day." The following fig ures, taken from the latest municipal report, will give an idea of the rev enues of Lexington market uud also of the variety of its dealers: Butcher stalls if 2,500.00 Permanent and cave stalls . 3,520.00 Movable stalls 301.00 Fruit and vegetable stalls. 007.00 Fish stalls 340.50 Street stalls 3,130.00 Per dieuis 0,495.40 Total $17,010.00 The words "poniitment stalls" mean (hut far back in the beginning of the market tho stalls were sold by the city, and while it now receives its an nual license of $5 and its rental of $20 the men who own the stalls sub let them for n great deal more, bo that there arc stalls that have u vahle of from $1000 to $3000- a vcry'good illustration of the unearned incre ment. Baltimore would like to gut rid of this private ownership. Markets Need Only ('round Space, Here, then, is a contrast in the one city. Modern markets involving IttrgX' public expenditures imprcsbcd the public ns filtering to tho advantages of the middlemen, and so the poopto go more than over to the old markets where the producers and the consnin crs gel closer to golhcr, It Is more than a sentiment, for the farmer re ceives moro and the customer receives more; neither saves all tho middle man's profit, but each gets n sharo of it. A dozen cities are discussing mu nicipal market houses. The plan is nil right, but the money should bo put in ground space rather than In costly buildings. HaBktua for healtn. MEDFORD, OREGON. SATCRPAY, JANUARY 27, MAYLECTUREQN Orctjon Agricultural Collcrju Is Prc linrlnn.to Semi Professor Parks Hero to Give n Series of Lec tures. Professor II. M. Pvk of the mining department of the Oregon Ag ricultural college is pieparing u series of lectures on various phases of min ing which he'belicu's after careful study of the sitiintiou in this state and after conversing with leading mining men. will he valuable lo pros, pectors and those interested in min ing in this- state. This series or lec tures, augmented by a very elaborate collection of tumorals and mineral bearing rooks, etc., he expects to give tit Baker City nnd will give it at Med ford if arrangements can bo made for it. Professor Parks is to- be in Med ford during the mining congress, 1-Vh-ruary 2 and 3. He would like to give this series of lectures in the week following. This Js being done as a part of the extension work of the college nnd is prompted by tho desire to serve the people of the state who tiro unable to come to the college, in so far as it is possible. IF YOU AUK A TIUI'I.K SUXSITIVU About tho alto ot your Bhoesi, It's some satisfaction to know thartnnny pcoplo can wear shoes a slio smaller by shaking Allen's Koot-Kaso. tho antiseptic powder, Into thorn. J nut tho thing for Dancing Parties, Pat ent Leather Shoe?, and for Breaking In Now Shoes. When rubbers or over shoes becomo necessary and your shoes pinch, Allen's Koot-Kaso gives Instant relief. Sold everywhere, !2Gc. Samplo FltEE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Lo Roy, N. Y. Don't ac cent any substitute. MINING E The Light of Popularity The secret of popularity lies in meeting people often and leav ing them favorably impressed. The popular merchant meets the people often--always with a cheerful message. A well-lighted window and store front can welcome a thou sand people an hour and bid them come into your store. Its cordial and constant ser . vice safeguards the merchant's popularity. Rogue River Electric Co. H. H. WALTERS. Particular attention pnld to Interfering horses .and contracted foot. All larnonetiB In tho foot cured, Hitch aB conm, llirutm movloiilor trouble auartor-crock and contraction of tho foot. Anything In tho lino ot hand-mado work. Have, tihod Bitch horseii as: -i.rr Dan Patch .Mark . , . i Irau Minor Ayor Jlnoi Cresoua Sinn AndrcBronn J. . Jsp2i (leo, H, Itay Half mllo , , . . s . . t . . J :r8 And n number of others, too numerous to mention. Your putromtuo will bo appreciated, no muttor how largo or small. ' 2 fit'iitli Ornpo St., Next to West Sldo llnrii ' datts.'LM " 'T!i!' J '"T''-'' VOL) hlunlld always be care ful about the adjustment of your lubricator If you change your grade uf oil, or ns,e an nil that vurlM much lh con sUtcucy with bent or cold, The owner who uses l'oliirlnc hits none of tin trouble. l'oliirlnc nlwny gives uniform nml elliclctit lubrication. It retains the proper "ixHly" no matter how fust you run. It docs not thicken when the weather turns cold Cecils live ly, In fact, right down to rcro. Pohrine leaves no appreciable carbon tlexult. It Insures bet ter service front your car smoother running longer wear. H"Wh iWay lor our rv ''.irm liookM, it wilt hrtf jnmi In Cxlrlilsl for your oir. Standard OH Company llocortorl,ll NoyesSc Black UOUHi: AXI) 81N PAINTING Up-to-Dato Auto and Carrlngo 1'alntlng, Gold Leaf Signs nnd Interior Decorating a Specialty. Shop and Offlro 8. Gnipo and lOtli St. Offlco Phono 7771. Res. 7213. All Work Positively Guaranteed. - , t Practical I-Jorpeshoer 1012. THE unrise FAMILY U'ANlllNtl A &fM'0l!l,TV. ALU WOllK H'AH.NTICI"I Ordora called for and delivered. First claim win It dono by hand. LndleH nnd lueii'a unit" cleaned and ptwiiml, Tel. Main "bill; Home, 37. (.'oritur Kli'htU mid South Central Avenue. Monthly Blooming nnd Climbing Rosob, Troo Roaos, Shndo Trooa, Small Fruits, Strawberry Planta and a Gonoral Asoortmont of All Kinds of Fruit Troos H. B. PATTERSON Office In Nash Unlet ldiby luililo Lutliinco Next to Umber Klmp NuletyiiHl till South' I'lr Street Offlco Phono Main (II II Kcsldeiuo I'liono Mala Ulllil B. T. VAN DE CAR lias an KxjKM'l AVntfltiimkoL' uud Kugniwi' o. P. ELLIS Now is tho lime to lutvo .your .wnl cli cH-uued for Bpriiitf wear PHIPPS BUILDING First National Bank or MEDFORD, OREGON CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.00 Surplus and Undividod Profits $58,000.00 United States and Postal Savings Depository "Wo solicit your business, which will receive our careful attention. V. IC. niU'KL. IMtUSIDKXT M. I.. AI.IOUI). OASUIItlt OIIUIH Olt.UVI'OUII, ASSISTANT CASIIIKU $40 PER ACRE For 80 acres tho east half of (ho northwest quarter of section 5, town (!, ranjjo 1 west one and a half miles west of liaglo Point. Twenty to 25 acres has been under cultivation. Tho owner is very anxious to sell and at this price it ought lo move. W. T. YORK & CO. 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