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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1893)
THE IEDFOSD MAIL A. S. BIiITON. Published Every Friday Morning. MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. Ha is of few days; but quite a plenty. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered in the Postofllco at Medford, Oregon as Second-Class Mail Matter. Medford, Friday, Feb. 17, 1893. TRE; BAILROAD SITUATION. Fer the past few weeks the rail- throbs above the beating maayi "6rmal condition. C The Mail lias said nothing of this important move mint becanse that we preferred to hold over until something authen tic might be arrived. at. Things have now taken on such shape that we can give them out to our readers with little fear lest we be called up on todeny the assertion made herein. ' Some few weeks ago a proposi tion was made our people by Mr. Leadbetter and son, the gentlemen who recently purchased the Rogue . Biver Valley railroad, which is ia ; substance something like this : They agree to build, equip and operate an extension of the above named railroad from Medford to a point known as the sugar pine belt. about forty-five miles north-east from this place. They further agree to put in a system of water works for the town of Medford which will be sufficient to meet the demands of a city of 10,000 or more inhabi tants and to supply sufficient pow er for all manufacturing interests at mav develop later, as well as an irrigation canal from which they agree to water the "desert" and as much' more of the valley as may be nd sffll further - they agree, to -put in. an electric light 1V' -"plant in Medford; heyjiso agree that trw TiPlrmTtirR fetr- all these operations shall be at Medford. - In consideration for all this they ask the city of Medford to give them $40,000, but from thi3 amount is to be deducted the value of our pres ent water system. They to accept LpsrTjuy warrants in payment, out uoi a dollar to be due or paid untu tne L, V' UUIJAvlum ui cut iu.? nvtAi i'Vt: .-.vWe have given you above a brief L synopsis of the proposition and by next week we hope to be able to publish the contract entire which is . to be entered into by and between "the city of Medford and the promo ters of these projects. I - A person reading the above ' would naturally come to tho con i elusion that these railroad gentle- men were figuring wholly as bene- Yourself of tie nonorrat once. hile h 'St- is true that they will expend up P. '. ?uivJaian.Tifllf million I nil 1 l'W perfecting the protects and ask fiye times the excess which the city's .; bonded indebtedness will amount to at the present .time. We have endeavored during the past week to sum up what," if any, class of people will oppose the project. Surely it cannot bo the land owner who can but easily see a rapid advancement in prices of his realities and the demand in crease te'n fold. Neither can itr be thenechanic who knows full well that the demand for his labor will be increased largely and as the de mand for labor fixes the price, his way to a ready competency is easily seen. The merchant, who has his business already established, fears not competition, but instead watches for more families to supplv, know ing that the individual follows the masses. Surely he cannot object. The professional man, likeunto the merchant, has ssrved his patients or clients well and all stand ready to recommend the long established man in preference to the new comer. Lastly, we all, or nearly all, of us have a little home which of neces sity must advance in value and from which a price thribbleits pres ent value might be realized. Tee Mail fails to find one argu ment against the carrying out of the projects, but finds many favor able to it. $40,000 TO THE TON Is the Size of the Latest Gold Strike on Gall Creek in this County. Considerable Activity in the Bohemia Country A Sew Teu Stauip Mill. The tide in the affairs of Med tord is at its rlood. V ia we grasp the opportunity to make this city the undisputed metropolis of South ern Oregon, or stand idle bv and let the chance of a lifetime pa forever? Southern Oregon will have her metropolis : her commercial center for this resourceful section, and that soon. Medford has gotten the iron properly heated and we must strike while it is hot. Give in couragement to everv enterprise that will bring husiness to this city, and foster every project lor the de velopment of our tributary country; make Medford the nerve center from which all supply must radiate and toward which all demand must gravitate, and we will soon have the -acknowledged metropolis of Southern Oregon. The triple alliance negotiations between the United States, Russia and France, which have been se cretly pending for more than six years, were ratified by the senate at Washington last week. The al liance is for, the international com bination of forces for mutual benefit and defense. Should England pro test against the annexation- of Hawaii to the United States under this arrangement, the British lion could do nothing more than growl j in the face of the forces which Gall creek, in this county, now takes the lead and wins tho belt for the richest gold strike ever known in Oregon, and D. II. Horn is the fortunate possessor of a permanent ledge of quartz that will run $10,- 000 to the ton. Mr. Horn came to Medford last Friday with a few specimens of quartz from his claim on Gall creek, about four miles southwest of Gold Hill. When ho made a display of the rock it almost took the breath from those who saw it, as probably nothing so rich in the yellow metal had ever been seen in Medford be fore. Mr. Horn has an lS-ineh perma nent vein or ledge, which ho loca ted recently and from which he has taken but about 250 pounds of quartz from the cronpiiigs. By use of a common hand mortar he pounded out five pounds of the rock, which cleaned up over $100 in gold. This was average rock and not picked out for the purpose of mak ing a big showing. At this rate Mr Horn's 230 pounds will net him over $5,000, and a ton of the same ore will vield him no modest for tune. He came to Medford to make arrangements for extensive devel opment work, and the progress of! operations on this claim will be than ordinary this section. but in mining circles all over the country. Mr. Horn has lived for twenty six years on Gall creak, just as many others in Southern Oregon have lived with rich treasure crop ping out of the ground at their very uuui 1 iiiu, aim 11.11 u i L . j. I .1 J ' ' i the opportunity for untold wealth that almost thrust itself upon them. A few strikes like this one will be sufficient to command attention and investigation of capital seeking in vestment, and when the mining possibilities of Southern Orecon are properh' appreciated, there will then.be no auestion portance of our The Golden-Rod Publishing Co., of Chicago, Illinois, has de termined to securo r)00,000 new subscribers to their family story paper, the GOLDEN-ROD before July 1st, '93. In the ordinary way this would require a lifetime, but "time is money" and in order to savo time we are willing to pay those who subscribo now a largo sum of Realizing that we can eoon recover this great expenditure from the increased revenue from our advertisers. For correct answers to the following ten word-riddles, Tho Golden-Rod Publishing Co. will pay the following TIE REYOLOTIBJI I)i CASH For tho correct answer to any 0"NE word, $ 20.00 For the correct answer to any TWO words, 50.00 For tho correct answer to any THREE words,. 75.00 For the correct answer to any FOUR words, 100.00 For the correct answer to any FIVE words, 125.00 REWARDS: For the correct answer to any SIX words, 150.00 For the correct answer to any SEVEN word?, 175.00 For the correct answer to any EIGHT words, 200.00 For tho correct answer to any NINE words, 225.00 For the correct answer to ALL TEN words, 300.00 As Special Grand Prizes We. Will Pay in Cash To every one sending in the correct answr to ALL of the TEN words before March 1. '93, $500.00. Here are the word-riddles; can you solve them? Remember any one of the ten words correctly solved wins for you $20 in cash Trw. bearing round : g I IN I if:y lr.. lurT at :j I T 3 4 l-K-NO- "5 FapT PE mi Tr. o. fruu 1 iow.t end. I'liml. with Uowi-rs of bright lors. l" TTt.ion!irct with rouml yellow Iruit. '"Tho fruu is good to ent. 6 7 "8" 9 10" FAN j BAN-A j ROS-- j -ATE- lurle or, buutsttrue, liu-rcuiorv TrjiU:il tn-e, villi frull in hunch. Floweriajy brushes. j Tn;ic;.l fnm-Urar- !ni; inv. watched with more interest, not enlv in CYQI BMSTinM Each dash hulic:H the nWuco of n ccrUia letter, and when LArLHfinl lUtt the prv.pcr !tlors on- supplied tho ri-?ii:al word will be feu ml cornpifto. Kxjtmplc: 11 !, ho-k which cvury ujt Mumhl rvad. The o untied nrv i ami I. mid wlu-n prvp-Tly in-:rud tht compU-to word i bth!. RCVVBQnC Are paid in cah the vt-ry day uny aiuwor U found to iw corroct. To pre -L H i if ovrot iva any lippc-irance of imvuiari'v oreotiurdoii. a copy it iht origi nal ifii words has hMn drpiwltrti in a safety vault under seal to W opvntd March 31 i. lt. in tho pri'Mnce of wuticw. wjmc nwom tu&t-'iucnl ns it the correct word wiii be publivbed in the April numlnr of the GiU.pes Uol. REMEMIUCR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER WIN'S A PRIZE of ibis cxtraordinnrv offrr t-i of courw to hcure - once, and in iarvt ii'tiidK-rs. We iln-n f'-t rc:wire liial .u.i for - vrar s ut!trlpiion Nr our crvul pap-.-r. rtih. (ui.lKM;ou. be with each answer. Thus if two words arc au-wcrt'd El niu-t he v at, tiirve wonls i live word and o on. and a- man- ropi-.- ut t lit Mfr w'.'.i mail'"! to addrc-5 plven. LKSliiNATK THK WuKi.S Voi; ASS'iM-'i liV TilKli: Nl'M UKiiS. Send ut ouce and wm a liruad I'rlae. Addrxa!l Iftlcr and make ail rcicitiie payabie to Tile scun-MFiiuojei Dearfiomst. caioags KEUABLE AGENTS Oeraral Point Hotel AND LIVERY STABLE, F. T. FRADENRURGIl, rR.i--!t. First-class AccommodaUotis. S;!al Atlcotina Given to Tnro'.lrg Mru Cbareos Koaxinablf. Central Point, Oueoon. ad to tne nn- mineral resources. Mr. John B. McGee came do.rn to Medford from the Bohemia min ing camp this week. lie has charge ! of the Little Anna quartz mine in I that district, one of the Lest pavinsr pieces of mininc propertv in the are ! state. Mr. McGee predicts consid- thus bronght to support of our new !erable activity in the Bohemia dis trict- mis summer. lie says inc Little Anna stock is rapidlv rising. navy. return only $-10,000, it is equally as true that the revenue from these many sources will be perpetual from and after the completion of this work, but the contract is so worded ftat no exhorbitant prices can be charged either for water or light. In order that our city be placed in a position to accept this proposi tion it was necessary that a bill should pass the legislature authoriz ing the extension of the bonded in debtedness sufficient to meet the amount asked as a bonus. This bill was presented and passed both houses and by limitation became a law last Wednesday. It now be comes necessary to put the matter to a vote of the people. Notice of which will undoubtedly be pub lished in these colums next week. In the opinion of T;zs Mail and we are pleased to note that it is the opinion of nearly every resident in Medford there, should not be a descenting vote when the time i comes to cast our ballot. The one . vjmd only argument which can posi- ',' . hif l) raised . against the project ! plight be that of increased taxes. ";" but thia is o easily put aside as to Tiardly giver a second thought. If you are in doubt as to who will pay the taxes sit yourself down and with pencil figure, first, the amount - of money this one company will ex pend in the construction of build ings and placing of machinery to operate all their different projects. .Having written these figurs on your tablets, which will reach a sum very near the six figure line, make i a tmall estimate of the amount of j capital the completion of these pro- sj jects will invite to our city by- way f of manufacturing enterprises, and I you have what? A city of between t " and 10.000 inhabitants- and jpnough taxable rproperty' to pay While it is unquestionably a tru ism that the majority of voters of these great United States would favor an election of U. S. Senator by the people it is more than prob able it will be several decades be fore such a thing is brought about. Senator Palmer of Illionio3 has in troduced, suoh a measure in the United State senate, but it will have to pass both houses of Congress by a two-thirds vote and be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourth3 of the states before it becomes effective. The Medford business college is one of the many sure developments of the future. Our citizens have given Prof. Rigby the assurance that the money asked for can be raised, and instead of a $3,000 structure it is more than probable its cost will reach nearer $5,000. Let the good work go on. Married Darnell-Higenbothem. On Wednesday of last -week Elder Walton performed tlje ceremony which made J. K. Darnoll and Margaret Hig- enbothem life jiartnera.' The cere mony took place at Sir. Walton's pleas ant home and while it wa9 a quiet affair the cpngratulations which have been given out to the happy couple tell plain ly of their many friends. Both are well known in Medford where they have resided for some time. Each have entered tho matrimonial arena prior to this advent, but this fact will retard not loom their future happiness as having had experience in forgiving and forgetting the vexations peculiar to domestic life, tho rough places along their journey's pathway will be easier bridged. The Mail, extends congrat ulations and hopes the breakers may break well out at sea and that the pla cid waters of their home harbor may never'be ruffled like unto the iempest- tossed billows of the mighty deep. Land for sale in quantities to suit purchasers, price tt.25per acre and up wards. For further particulars in quire of E. W. Carver, owner, Phoenix, Ore. and that they are taking out quartz that runs over $000 to the ton. There are two ten-stamp mills now in operation in that district, and preparations are now making for extensive development work there in the spring. Cardwell it Fitch have made arrangements to put a ten-stamp mill on their mine about eight miles southwest of Medford. A quartz mill is expected to soon be operated at the Beekman-Iluffer ledge of Jackson creek. Rich ore has been in tight there for some time past. LEGISLATIVE NEWS. The meat. - Premium Market for good Fruit jars at Davis & Pottengers' MRS. I. H, NICHOLS, ic :. Artisti ograDli ijULU!! It Causes Little Excitement When compared with em ROSENTHAL'S MM PRICES DAYS This s is a bona nue olwiau uui for the East SALE, as I will positively leave in a short time. GOODS WILL BE SOLD Give me a call and satisfy yourself. AT FIRST COST S. ROSENTHAL. HOTEL M EDFORD Formerly Grand Central. Best Accommodations in the City RATES REASONABLE. M. PURDnr, Prop'r. BEWARE OF FRAUD. A xk lor. pud tnatot npofl haTtnff W.L.UUt:bLAHrUUES. NoBCirn nioe without W. L. Domlu some and price .tamped on bottam. loelt or 11 Hn ran o IV. L. DOUGLAS l23.V a sewed shoe that will not rip; Calf, FOR SALE. have Minorca i: ri:mVr of Thoroughbred IKack ALSO EGGS FOR HATCHING. in a$oD. at f 1 lr Hftoea. Correpondcncc solicited. I Va r ' YtCVtS stylish and durable taan any otner &noe ever C ' J fcjs VSi sold at the price. Every style. Equals castom- tpjiy , jrg 2!,Ie sJloes costing from $x to $5. C I" ?' KjatjEU The following are of the aarne fcigh standard of n- f i PSc-- "iiV 1 VK1 it: 51... fS 1 VC3k. 4- vaA S5.00 Fine Calf. Eandred. I ,- Vjfc XZTCn. I VJl Jj.50 Police, fimrn and Lrtler-Carnera. tt .'-' r-- AStX VS -SO. a.JS and .oo for Worfcis? Stea. C. If' V6PCs3t-3" VfJSk iJ.oj and Ji.js for Vonth and Boys. I St - A .TW MtfL a-f and a.00 DongoU. J LADIES. J $r:- FlCrV, V"? MpL Si7S f0' iaie. Er---Si-;,3i' Nk to gottb beafrelae) far yoax lj F: 1 Si5l SkODsy. Booaomisa in yoax j ! Will la. W .ScXJTT MniiilK. S:kvairJ. Or. CKXTIUL rOIXT. OKKGOX. llrst clav photo;rrajjh. at reasonable priro. Kiuf; rlcy-lirMt In Sonbro Orctron. !ic turt-.t iir m ail kind o( weather. Call aaJ gel prices aaJ lasprct work. NOTICE FOR rUi: LI CATION. Lftui OUic m Kvrnry, Or. Jan. 4. :.j Not:cr I fcrreby Riven ihw Mafffflc Pril. wiJow ot the foiIowiucminc-cl ftfttler ha filed notice of her intention t make final nronf Iti ptort of Ui claim mad thai hsimi nrwi wtu te ma or county r.rrk of f Jac PfiLflOE BHBBER 510?. y. l. townsend. mo.. I MEDFORD, - OREGON. aire exrla!Te alp to abos c'ealera and ceaeral Wiercaants where I baj rlie forcatalorac. It col lor male la roar place aeadetrect la t act err. asaxug isd wldtu warned. JTetiuse free, tt . r. Jalaa. ilrackiaa. Medford, Oregon. Uad. alxe an A. C. TAYLER, Agent laMircs Hot nnd cold bHths, nomiuuiour uair .. : . . . - i t'air treatment for cvorvbody. Givo I us a trki!. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION l-aml (!1- at n.obcn. Or.. rVbruary 4. l- Xotlre N hcrly clvcn lh:l tw lollunlnc nnml tllrr has, nlM notice of h! Intention lH'fur the 'iiict i lu rnnko fln.il pnxif In Ki:ppirt f his claim n CiMintv. Orritn. land thai said proif wHl te aide before the at Upton's bill to abolish railroad commission was lost. Alley's bill to provide for precinct ofhcer3 failed ' to pass the senate. The ballot law was amended to simplify the same and passed to the third reading. A bill was passed by the house requiring tho Southern Pacific Co. to fence their road from Portland to Ashland. The house bill to appropriate $0,000 to equip and uniform the national guard passed tho senate by a vote of 23 to 6. Governor Pennoyer has vetoed the bill to appropriate $20,000 a year for the next two years for the Oregon National Guard. Wilkin's bill requiring the consent of the owner to bunt or fish on prem ises, passed the house, and lias doubtless become a law. Lawton's house bill relating to assessments and taxation, repealing mortgage tax law and allowing no deductions for indebetedness passed the senate by a vote of 18 to 10. The governor Wednesday sent to the senate his veto of Matlock's bill to appropriate !fui),UUU Jor an ex hibit at tho World s lair. It is quite probable this bill will be passed over his veto. Later. The bill has passed and is now a law. Notice. Notice is hereby given that all school tax for the year lHUl-a not paid on or before March 1, 18U3, will b turned over to the sherill for collection. Attest: J. H. Faris, School Clerk iackfonvilic. Orvn. on S.umtiay February ; jutlirc or rlcrk cf the ov.inty court of Jackson . l3t. vix: Homccnd Kntrr N-. o'f county, or., at Jacksonville. Or., on Stur- Victor IVU. dcccacd. for llio SK tof S"5, : SW i tUv. March . l-W. vu: K. Pleasant, on of XK; & WJ j of Tp. ST S. R. ! pre-cliiptlon l S Nn.TolS for lhenc'ofw 1. K ' : n S of si e H. sec 31 , aad n w H of a w ?a. ec She names IVe followins wltncs. f prove 52. tp 51 s. r 3 e. his continuous residence Uon and cultivation He nnmcss tho following witnesses to prove ot. suid land. vt: Win. I'hnrile, ef Climax. Ills oonltuuou n-Mencc upon and CUiltva- lacltson conn'.v. Oreiron. V. . Hcon. ol latent. Hon 01 sniti lana. vtr: Jackson cvmritv. Ori-ion. Aaron Vyirud, of I. I.. Ncwlon. I. Norberv. A. II. Iloothby Cllniax. Jackii connty. Orejron, K. "More, of McIV.na'.d I'anluc, all of Prospect, Jackson 1 Itlnax. Jackson omniy. ttrcRon. .cwuuty. urefjn. THE - MEDFOBD - BRICK - YARDS, G. W. PRIDDY, PROP. 140.000 Brisk on Hani First C I ass Q u allt- Ls Ra an: Orders Promptly Filled. v Brick Work of fill inds Ei3cuted '-v;h Satisfaction. Give Me a Gall. inTSmalf Orifflu Crook Gatherings. people I.ols of Ctriilin creek Medford this week. J. P. True was out sleigh tho census roll. Uikiii beinsr asked why he prevaricated so Jo said it was because he thou ght he might havo a chance to sro to school with 11.. . 'l(ll";l),njA i,r.,(lv I'l hlffin ornal -;rlo mi u um i p in hi3 new swell box cutter, last week. Enterprise school district has about !K) scholars of school age this year. A pretty good showing. it....... fi.;n; l. i. J1C1I1V Vllltllll linO LTvlWII I1UULUIL . .11 1' CC . r-nrii In Mo,lt,.ril It tulcpa tour " r good horses to haul a load now days. The C. C. C. took a spin up to Ashland last week and noticed im provements along the way too nu merous to mention. Some of the people out this way think of moveing into Medford to help their friends receive tho boom that is about to strike that place. Man proposes but law of Oregon disposes of applications for li censes when the lady is under 15 years as was learned by some Grif fin creekers lately. Two hearts that hoped to "beat as one" are sadly waiting for "the years to roll away." Sympathy is in order. While the clerk of our district was taking the census he called at Mr. Thomas' place. Joseph very promptly came forward and gave A visit to the breeding stables of C. I. Homes two and ono-half miles south of Ashland, will convince any good judge of horse flesh that Mr. ! II. is determined to take the lead horses. He has Guy Davis, is standard bred, and the handiomcst horse in South ern Oregon. M on wood, which is a gut edge breed, and a grandson of the famous Nutwood. Also anoth er finely bred trotting stallion that has not been tracked yet. All are in fine shape. His brood mares are also very fine animals. As Enterprise school district is in need of a teacher our worthv direc tors thought it would bo a good time to make a selection while the teachers' institute was in session at Jacksonville, consequently they donned their best clothes, combed the hay seed out of their hair, and went forth to make a seloction from tho many. Hut when they were ushered into the presence of all those beautiful, dignified "school inarms,' their courage failed them his namo and said he was 11 years and they became badly rattled and old? The clerk doubting Joe's well they might, for what their fate truth and veracity, proceeded to ex- would have boon had they made a amino his teeth and came to tho selection thero and then is hard to conclusion that they had ground tell. They camo home withoct en corn and bacon too many moons to caging any of them. Better ret the entitle Joe's name te bo Dlaced on clerk to try it the next time, eh? ieK The only 1'urc Cream of Tartar 1'owUtr. No Ammonia; No Alum. CJsecl in Millions cf Homes 40 Years the Standard. Jas. A. Slover & Co, Headquarters for all the standard drugs in the market. Artists material and fine stationerv. Largest stock in Southern Oregon. Fancy goods and toilet articles. Come and see u. MEDFORD D. H. MILLER, -DEALER IN- Hardware, Stoves, Tinware v and Fine Building Material. CUOUGHT IHOI4 SR1HGES. Warranted Cutlery, Carptators and Buildar Tool, risking TacVle, Ammunition, Ete.. XH Redjacket Foreo Pumps, for deep or shollow wells. Tin Shep Attached G. W. MATHES, O DEALER IN 0 : FRESH AND CORED MEATS. BEEF, PORK, MUTTON AND VEAL Constantly 011 hand. Sausages a Specialty. MEDFOED, ; ; ': OREGON s V a.
