The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, December 01, 1893, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJ ( TION. CLOTHED Tou were loaning. is BIS SIGHT MIUD ! Tor a printer who trays all the latent and best design n type, border, ornament, etc., and bus the tate to ue them in bill heads letter-heart, artv'-rtlsments. circulars, postern, and all kinds of mer cantile printing. Is the (business man who JUOIUCDO UIUU ..v ADVERTISES well his eoods. .We are told thnt "goods well bought are half sold." A half sold article is noirood on earth to either customer or mer chant. An advertisement in The Mail 3ill supply the other naif. THE MAIL has on who attends strictly to that sort o business. TRY H IM. MEDFORD, JACKSON .COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER" 1, VOL. V. 1803. NO. 48. SPECIAL EDI II - Hardware: Nails, Locks, Blocks, Saws, Files, Hammers, Stoves: Heaters-r-Plain or Fancy, , "Famovs Bridge Bqach" make. Tinware: - - Wash Boilers, Pails,, Pans, Coffee Boilers., Miners' Supplies: Powder, Fuse, Picks, Steel Shovels. Pans. Cutlery: I. X. L.and O. V. B. Carving and 1 able bets. Ammunition: "New Club" Shot Shells, Powder. Shot. Wads. Ride and Pistol Cartridges. Paints: Lead, OilSj Varnishes, "Sherwin - Williams' " Paints. Plows and Harrows: - Black Land, Canton Clipper, Oliver Chilled .ana ALL QUESTIONS OF METAL ,can be readily and cheaply solved by doing business with us BEEK, WHITESIDE & CO., Corner C and Seventh Streets, , - - . - - Medford, Oregon W. H. PARKER & SONS, (Successors to J as. A. Stover Jt Ce.) -THE POPULAR DRUGGISTS. h Our line of Drugs, Patent j ; : Medicines and Stationery f is replete in every detail, j AMLST0CK OF Prescriptions carefully compounded usCer "MEDFORD, ' jlOTEL MEDFORD Formerly Grand Central. 3est i Accommodation in the City Rates Reasonable. IMMIIIIIIIIHIimiltll I. A. WEBB, . aiNMitwaucmuniiiiHiiiiiHiiiiiuiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiik 111 NDBRTAKING f; titiiuiitiimiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniie yt-. L VAWTER, Whl SLIXGER, Vice Pres. Pres. I Jaeksbn County Bank, CAPITAL, - 550,000 Medford, Oregon Loan money on approved security, and transact a general banking business on thi most favorable terms, &-Your Business Solicited. Corpespondbnts: Ladd . Bush, Salern. Anglo-Galifornia Bank, San Francisco. Ladd & Tilton, Portland. parties wanting FRUIT .of any kind will find them in stock C. W, SKBEL & SON, Agents for the Sugar Pine Door and Lumber Company, Medford, Ore. "Prescrip tions Maia Street J. W. Lawton, o DEALER IN ., 9 -ARNESS anp Saddlery. t Order Wprk Given -Especial Attention, " REPAIRING IS RIGHT IN MY LINE. GUNS GUNS Pocket, GUNS GUNS a i &teei. We carry the best brands of Cigars, Perfumes, Toilet Articles aad Drug Sundries LEGAL BLANKS. directions of a registered physician. OREGON Only white help employed. PA. FTXRDIN, Prop. iiiitiiiitfiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiititiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! FURNITURE! until mil uuMiiimmiiuimiMvumiiitiii iimir -Mriptoi", snafles, Flclurss MEDFORD. niimmiiimiiii inn Picture Flaming a Specialty. J. E. EXYART, Cashier receive deoosits subject to check Corbin Banking Co., N. Y BOXES with THE MORTAR D$UG STOfJE, O. H. HASKINS, I'rop'r. H- ANJTTMIMO IM TMC UNC Of - Q ..Vura ??,US". Patent McdicincH, nooks Stationery, ' PAINTS no OILS, Toboccoes. Cigars, Perfumery. Toilet Articles and fcvcrylliinir Hurt Is cartled In a first- viono jjh t. vi M. yjz. x. Carefully -:- Co:aj.pouided. - Medford Oregon , Being a Bachelor has many a drawback If you buy your clothes haphazard. Lost but tons and unexpected rips have no (terrors for the wifeless, needle and threadless man who is clothed by FetscH, Tils Front Sirset Tailor. Our suits require no after-miloring hist Ioiik uiul look well us lung us they lust Come in and-- Get Suitod The sooner -The better. HAMILTON ft PALM, the leading real estate agents of Medford, are still slicing blf tho Earth in Ctais ito suit their customers. A 1 bottom land for $30 per acre. Good IMPROVED FARMS for from $15 to $23 per acre. Wo have a fine list of farm and City Property nt your owu price and on your own terms. Write to us for in formation, HAMILTON & PALM. TAYLER The Fashionable Shoe Dealer and Maker. Latest styles in men's shoes, ladles1 button boots and OXFORD TIES. Children's wear-resisting shoes, cus tom work and repairiug promptly attended to. Opposite IVsioinee. MEDFORD, - OREGON. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. We are Dreonred to erlve estimates on any buiiding from a woodshcud to a etuie ciipit&l. AM work in our line guarrantccd first clos ia every respect. Modforrt, - Oregon. If Anybody Should Ask Tou for a place in Medford where they could gel - !0; Boots ani' Shoes fienairei You wouM natural!? tell ifccm at- G. 0. Noble's Because that you know his work is Ilrst -class and jniaranlHl to be just as his customers want it East Seventh St., Medford. Your Best Cirl gazed Into our window yester day for twenty minutes. She wis looking ut Engagement Rings, but wouldn't hdvo you know It for the world. The rtojis aro certainly lovclv. but wo cannot um them all. we selected ours years &f,o. Have You. - selected yours PRITCHARD, THE JEWELER. EOCENE Is a Special brand of Huminjr Oil. which wc manufacture expressly (or FAMILY USE. It is a Perfect Illuminator. It is High Fire Test. It is of Uniform Quality. We puarantco it to be the hk;hkst pohsiui.b GHAIjS ur 1UUUISATING Oil. Ask for It. fTANOARO OIL COMPANY. GEO. F. MERRDIAN, BL0&KSP1ITRIP, IflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltltlllllllllfltllllHIIIItllll HORSE SHOEING AND IIIIIMIIIllllllllllMIIIIIMItlllllllMlllttlllllllltlllfllllll fcicventli Street, Medford, Oregon, Tlie Newspaper. Tho newspaper is essentially a com mercial enterprise tlio preparation and jratting upon tho market of something to sell. It is of thesamonaturo as an ordi nary merchant's, Tho rule in every well regulated shop is that the clerks shall not discuss religion, politics or any disputed topic with tho customers. Where the editorial department of a newspaper en ters into the enterprise the commodity offered for sale is opinions, and a con etituencv is thorefore presumed to be in the market which is willing to pay for seeing tho opinions in print. Put the fact is that no paper limits its solicita tion of trade to any special constituency. Jt solicits advertisements from all classes, ft prints news for all classes, and in va rious other ways appeals to all classes. Editorials which please only one class and displeaso many others arc a draw back to the paper, without being an ad vantage fo tho reader. Boston Review Hculptor BarTiioldi, the desfijuer of the famous Liberty statue on Budloo's inland, is at New York. Ho suggests the statue be supplemented by heroic Vatues grouped arouud it of Washington and Lafayette find of other men famous in American history, ' SnawTer mm A Land of Boundless Possibilities and ! 1 imiTAll iimiwi i MOD IN MINES, FRUIT AND FORESTS. An Elrado for lie Istaita, Fruit Grower aid liner. THE STATE OF OREGON. Oregon is bounded on the north by Washington, on the south by Nevada and California, on the east by Idaho and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Tho western part of the state is traversed by parallel ranges of mountains, known as the Coast Range and the Cascades. The latter range, which begins in California, at a point less than 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and stretches northward iuto 15ritish Columbia, forming an almost con tinuous chain fur a distance of nearly 1,000 miles, is cleft by the Columbia Kiver, which llows be tween Oregon and Washington for a distance of 240 miles, and is pierced by numerous smaller streams, of which, in Oregon, the Willamette, umpqua and Rogue rivers are chief. The Cascade range is nolea lor lis many ana magnificent snow peaks, of which Mt. flood, the monarch of them all, is 83 near the great lines of travel and so advan'Uigeously enthroned upon the lesser heights, that every tourist may behold it, no matter what part of Oregon he may choose to visit. The Cascade range is covered with valuable timber to the snow lino upon its western slopes. This timber is mostly evergreen and climbs the mountain side with soldier-like regularity. Oregon is kept moist by 'the yapors of the Pacific Ocean, which meet the icy currents on the lofty Fnow-clad heights, and sends -them down the mountain sides in the form of rain, in its season, or store them away as snow and ice in winter to be drawn upon in the summer months by the action of the sun and air. The Coast range is a low and somewhat irregular chaip of mountains, run ning parallel with the Ocean, and bordering almost directly upon it in some places, but in others making tho boundary a level stretch of allu vial base land lying between them and the sea. Dense forests of fir. ceder, pine and spruce timber abound, many of the trees beins; of gigantic statue, straight as an arrow and often running to a height of 150 fett before sending out a branch. The undergrowth of bushes and ferns is often so dense as to form jungles of vast extent, in which deer, bear, elk and other wild an imals will remain as sport for the hunter for many rears to come. The streams are all stocked with fish, and near the sea-board are fairly alive in proper season with aquatic fowl. SOVTHKUN OREGON. This includes the valleys drained by the Umpqua and Rogue rivers, important streams which tako their rise in the Cascade range, and llow ing westerly empty into the Pacific Ocean. These valleys are as pro ductive as the Willamette valley, and being further south and well sheltered-are especially adapted to fruit. This industry is only in its infancy and the time will soon come when Southern Oregon will be known far and wide as one of the greatest fruit sections in the world. THE KOGUE 1UVEK VALLEY. The Rogue river valley occupies the central part of Jackson county, and is about thirty-fivo miles long by twenty miles wide. It takes its name from tho river which Hows through its northern extremes, though Bear creek drains the great er portion of the Koguo rivor valley proper. Little Butto creek and Sam's creek form considerable ad- ditions to the main valley by their contiguous territory. All of -these streams empty into tho main river within a few miles ot eacl) other. Rogue river valley is next to the Willamette in extent on the west sidp of the Cascades, and is nearly two-thirds as Jargo as the state of Rhode Island. Its soil is composed of the successive denudations of tho surrounding mountains, and as they are tho product of widely distribut ed geological areas, it is often found that several kinds of soil aro depos ited within a limitod area, .iiaking diversified farming easy and prac ticable. . Lying contiguous to Cali fornia, and having its climato tem pered by tho warm ocean breeze laden with moisture, it is specially favored as a locality for the most perfect ilavoring and ripening of fruit; in this, Roguo river valley .always will excel. On tho gentle 'Hope's of tho surrounding Uijls It l.'nt'AUP S. thousands of acres can be put into vineyards ami choice fruits, while ou the low bottom lands anything and everything grown in a semi or sub-tropical climate can be pro ducd. Medford, Ashland. Jackson ville, Central Point, Phtenix, Talant. Eagle Point arid Gold Hill are the principal towns in the valley. -JACKSON" COUXTV. Jackson county has 1,416,000 acres of surveyed, and 392.GOO acres of unsurveyed land. The latter is principally ou the high mountain ranges. The general surface of tie country embraces three divisions of land that which is on the high mountain tops, that on the hills or broken ridges, and that in the val leys. The first is utilized for sum mer range for stock, the green grass growing as the snow disappears, and affording rich pasturage for numer ous herds, and is also a most de sirable place for butter and cheese making. The hill land is the tim ber-bearing region and the home of the stockman. The soil is capable of a high degree of cultivation, and as it is denuded of its timber, is usually planted in cereals and grasses. The valley land is com posed of the alluvium deposits of different geological periods and the constant disintegration from the surrounding mountains. The soil of Jackson county is wore varied than that of any other in the 6Ute, and it is not unusual to find five or six different kinds on a farm of 160 acres. The climate of Jackson county is a happy mean between the hu midity of Northern Oregon and the droughts of California. Here the two extremes meet and amicably compromise the result is a perfect ly equable climate. The main val ley through which the Southern Pacific railroad passes is completely environed by a continuous chain of hills that seperate it from the" sev eral smaller valleys that form such an important part of Jackson coun ty, lhese hills rise in successive steppes and benches into the Cas cades, Siskiyous, Coast range and orave creek mountains, giving the valley the appearance of an im mense amphitheater. Here nature holds enrapt the astonished behold er when he views for the first time the gorgeous panorama that opens out before him, blending in varie gated beauty the snow-capped mountains, the distant hills, the verdant valley and sparkling water-ways in cha.igeful alliance with summer's sunshine or winter's storm. "THE ITALY OF OKKGOX." Not inappropriately has the beau tiful valley of the Rogue river been called the "Italy of Oregon." Ap proach it from whatever source, an amphitheater of mountains encir cles it on every side, gurding the horizon with a cordon of snow crowned peaks, towering, in many places, ever 8,000 feet above the valley, and sending long forest-encumbered ridges down into the low er levels. Innumerable streams leap, in foaming cataracts, to the sea, while tho sylvan dell, rugged cliffs, rippling waters woos with re sistless power. The long sweep of graceful lulls on either side of un dulating valleys running far up into the horizon, and there crowned by rugged mountain peaks, snow crest ed, making a picture equaled onlv oy tno Alps, ana excelled Dv no other land upon the earth. Out of 1,416,000 acres of surveyed land only 1S2.374 is yet in cultiva- tion. lho homo-seeker can find good government, land to be had under tho pre-emption or home stead Act. Land can be bought from the railroad at prices varying from $2.50 to $20. Land owners part with their land at reasonable figures, ranging at from $5 to $500 owing to location. ' Farming land sells at from if 10 to iflOO, $25 to $50 being tho prevailing price for iri x .... . , , goou juiHi. v neat, rye, oats, oaney and corn grow well on all soils, and yield fine crops. The straw is bright and clean, lreo irom rust or mil dew, and tho grain full, plump and well matured. Of wheat, the best lands produce from 30 to 40 bushels, and of oats, froni 40 to 50 bushels per aero. CommonJ grade land runs from 5 to 10 bushels under tho above estimate. Phenomenal yields often produce GO bushels of wjieat and bO bushels of oats to tho acre. Corn yields from 40 to GO bushels to th'i acre.. Corn does not require so much cultivation as in most countries. Timothy, ;lover and blucgrnsK do mt do well on uplands, but niiike good crow on the low bottKiis. Alfalfa grows anywhere, producing two good crops on the uplands, and from three to" four on the bottoms; or, with irrigation, wild oats onco seeded produce suc cessive crops without planting and is ruuehed used for hav. MEDFORD BUSINESS MEN'. Following in a brief mention of some of the principle business men of Medford and the trades and bus inesses they represent: FAWCETT & MORRIS, ' I'KOPIlIKTOKS OWL CASH CUOCERY. Auioni; the most important elements of industrial activity iu this city is tho grocery trade, uud one of the leading houses in this lino is tho above estab lishment. Tho business has been ia active operation for over thre3 years, and about six months ago Messrs. Faw cutt & Morris purchased the Interests of Davis tc Pottonger, who formerly conducted it. Sinca these gentlemen have had possession, the business has increased and is still growing. They carry cone but the very bsst class of goods. The stock in trade consists of fancy and staple groceries, U;as. coffees, spices, crockery, glassware, etc., and are of superior quality, and being pro cured iu large quantWws from the best wholesale houses the advantages ui forded customers are considerable. This firm makes a specialty of pure teas and cofiees, which aro of the best brands and blouds. All goods are de- j livered free to any part of the city. Messrs. Fawcett & Morris transact all business on a basis of strict iatjrily and honor, and they command the re spect of their customers and the com munity at large. - J. B- WILSON, GENERAL BLACKSMITH. A leading exponent of the above trade is the gentleman heading this item. Mr. Wilson established this bus iness several years ago, and success has come to him. Hers you can get your horses shod in the most scientific man ner by an expert Mechanic. Mr. Wif- son makes a specialty of repairing j machinery, and the making of wagons j and buggies and anv work leaving his i shop is sure to give satisfaction. He has built up a large busiuess and has made many friends in Medford and sur rounding country. A. C. TAYLER, THE SOVTHEUX OREGON SHOE-FITTER. There is no branch of business which tvquires a higher degree of enterprise and business cajscity than the boot and shoe trade: and in this connection we desire to call attention to the ex cellent establishment of A. C. Tay'.er, the shoe filter. He carries a choice and select stock of boots, shoes and slippers for men's women's and children's wear, of ail styles and grades, from the costly hand made goods to the coarser quali ties, and at prices that are world beat ers. Mr. Tayler mat:es a specialty ol custom made goods, and being an ex pert mechanic he has gained nn envia ble and wide, reputation for this clafs of goods. All kinds of repairing is promptly attended to al moderate prices. The business was established two years ago. by Mr. Tayler, and he has built- a good business by steady ad herence to work coupled with tho class of goods sold. J. W. LAWTOX. DEALER IX HARNESS AND SADDLES. Prominent among tho many thriving enterprises conducted in this city will be found the reliable harness house of J. W. Lawton. This business was es tablished one year ago, and tho best evidence of its prosperity is tho large stock of double and singla harness, all being well made and finished, also lap robes, blankets, whips, fly-nets and everything necessary for accoutrement of a horse. Mr. Lawton employs none but skilled labor and the goods turned out from this establishment maintain a high reputation for general excellence, and in consequence are iu steady de mand throughout tho country. The trade of this house is large and con stantly increasing. Mr. Lawton gives his whola attention to tho busiuess, and its success is duo to his enterprise. Ho is highly jKpular among the many who know him; both iu and out of the trade enjoys the respect and confidence of the whole community. C. W. WOLTERS, DEALER IN GROCERIES. GENTS FUR NISHING GOODS, ETC. Ono of tho most enterprising estab lishments wo feel called upou to men tion is Wolters, the grocer; ho is one of tho old timers in Medford, and carries a stock of groceries and gout's furnish ing goods hard to beat in quality and prices. HOTEL MEDFORD, 31. PUKD1N, PROPRIETOR. After making mention of tho resour ces ot Medford, wo must turn our at tention to the accomodations which aro ottered the traveling public. Comfort' able quarters and generous faro are conducive of good humor, liberality and fair dealing. A good hotel well kept and comfortably furnishod actually amounts to many thousands of dollars to tho citizens of tho town in which it is situated. Such a hotel is Tho Med ford, as conducted by mine host Purdin Tho Medford has 24 bedrooms, well furnished, light, niry and serupously clean. The table, which is one of tho main features of this houso,;is supplied with all tho delicacies of the sposon, and served by polite and attentive waiters. Tho traveling publio and commercial met will hero find all the comforts dosired. JLarga sample rooms are always at tho disposal of traveling men. - Mr. Purdin is n. gentleman thoroughly conversant with tho man agement of a hotel in all its branches. He is ever courteous and attentive to the wants of his guests, and very popu lar with the traveling public. CRANFILL & HUTCHISON; ftKALXRS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. In considering the various commer cial enterprises of Medford, the general merchant assumes an importance to the general prosperity of the commu nity that commands him to the most careful attention of any work bearing on tho resources of the country. One of the latest advents in the commercial arena of Medford is the general mer chandise business of Cranfill & Hutch ison, who commenced business . two months ago. -From the very begining this firm did a good business and through energy and determination coupl jdj with honorable, liberal policy of uoing business their success is as sui jd. Their stock is new and com plete, embracing fancy and staple gro ceries, canned goods, etc., dry goods, boots and shoes, furnishing goods, etc., all at the lowest possible prices. Mr. Cranlill was formerly manager of the bubiiuss of the late Henry Smith, a position in which he gave every satis faction. Mr. Hutchison was connected wiih the same firm for several years. More thorough going liberal minded business men than Cranfill & Hutchi son cannot be found, and their estab lishment ie a decided acquisition to Medford. AXGLE & PLYMALE, DRY GOODS, GROCERIES AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE. This popular establishment ranks as one of the leading and reliable enter prises of the kind in Southern Oregon, and merits liberal mention in this paper. Xo house in any line of trade offer such superior inducements to the purchaser. Its popularity is due to the liberal pol icy and prompt business habits of the proprietors and the courteous and cor dial manner with which every one vis iting their store is treated, and the choice and complete Aesortneent of goods that is at all times displayed as well as the low and liberal prices at which their goods are sold. These gentlemen have been in business here for the. past nine years and are well known. They are merchants of indus try, energy and ability, and are up right and honorable gentlemen. Mr. Plvmale came here in 1S52, and settled three miles north of Medford. MFDFORD ROLLER MILLS. A. A. DAVIS, riiOFRIETOR- Owing to the many business enter prises contributing to the credit of Southern Oregon as a manufacturing center, there undoubtedly has. beyond question, no one single establishment of any kind contributed by its capable management, praciical skill, and busi ness ability, to bring this about more than the management of the Medford Holler miils. The many improvements that have been made in the last tea years in the manufacture of fiour hava no where been so pronounced as in this country, and the fact has feoea ftliy es tablished that Medford produces flour, not only of superior quality, but of marked excellence and fineness. The leading brand manufactured is '"Davis Best" a flour unsurpassed for fineness and freodom from mixture, and is a prime favorite where ever used. This mill with its 100 barrel capacity per day, was built four years ago, and is fitted up with the most improved roller mRchinery procurable. Mr. Davit it aa active, reliable and enterprising business man. He and his establish ment is deserving of all the commenda tion we can give. EEEX, WHITESIDE & CO., DEALK3S IX GENERAL HARD IF ARE. Popularly, the term hardware is un derstood to embrace all the unclassified manufacture of iron and steel including all the appendages of the mechanic's arts, from a file to a mill saw, and oil kinds of house furnishing goods. Of firms in this and neighboring counties dealing in hardware, none are more prominent or on a firmer basis than the firm of B.ek, Whiteside tic Co. This business was established years ago by Adkins & Webb. Their establishment is admirably fitted up for the conduct of their large business. They deal in general hardware for all purposes, builders', mechanic's, agricultural nnd blacksmith's tools, miners' supplies, fine cutlery and sporting goods, and also sell Bridge-Beach stoves which are universally used in this couutry. They also do all kinds of plumbing and steam fittiug and keep on hands the necessary stock. Thoroughly acquainted with their business aud its requirements, and with facilities of the highestorder, ample capital aud untarnished career, they have acquired an enviable posi tion in the community. W. H. SIMMONS, DEALER IX NEW AND SECOND HAND FURNITURE, CROCKERY, TINWARE. In detailing the various pursuits which are carried on here it would be an error to omit mention of tho estab lishment conducted by W. H.Simmons, tho new and second hand furniture dealer, who last August purchased the business of D. S. Young. There can bo found at all times a nice, assortment of new and second hand furniture, crockery, glassware, stoves both ' new and second haud, guns, rifles and all kinds of house furnishing goods at very reasonable prices. Mr. Simmous is ready at all times to purchase all kinds of second hand goods at the very bsst prices. Since coming hero Mr. Sim mons has worked up a good aad grow ing business aud his establishment is appreciated by the whole community for wiles around. In the nuar future Mr. Simmons intends to put iu a stock of pianos, organs, eto. A. FETSCH, THE FRONT STREET TAILOR. ' As one of tho leading houses in this line of business which has' been fore most in nmmotinc thnttanriaWl nf nln- I gaol dress in tho Roguo river, valley, A. Fetsch has obtained an enviable rep utation. He has been established one year, and by strict attention to custom ers' interests, coupled with a straight forward system of honorable dealing, he has built up a large and growing pataonage. This place of business is on Front street. The stock carried embraces a full assortment of fine im ported and domestic goods, in all the latest fashionable designs. His prices are very moderate, and all orders well executed in a prompt and satisfactory manner. All kinds of repairing and cleaning is promptly attended to. D. T. PRITCHARD, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. ' One of the best representatives of the watch makers and jewelers trade is D. T. Pritchard, hose tastilj ar ranged 6tore is on C street opposite The Mail office. It is attractively fitted up reflecting much credit on the proprietor. Fine gold watches of American and European make, gold and silver jewelry of every description all to be found in the show cases, while ' a nice stock of plated ware is con stantly kept on band. Mr. Pritchard makes a specialty of repairing watches, jewelry and clocks, and doing all work with integrity and honesty that char acterizes him throughout his dealings. He has had a prosperous career since his embarkation in business in this city four years ago, and enjoys the esteem and regard of a large class of the com munity. MEDFORD TOXSORIAL PARLORS. H. G. BUNCH, PROPRIETOR. To get a clean, neat shave or stylish hair cut are things that the fashion of the day demands. Mr. R- G. Bunch conducts the Medford tonsorial parlor, where the very best tonsorial artists are in attendance. These gentlemen perform their work with such ease that it is a pleasure to recline in one of their chairs while they carefully shave one to sleep, or clip the hair in the most approved fashion. Mr. Bunch has made his parlors the fashion. They are nicely fitted up. ( His professional skill and personal popularity has brought him success. Z. MAXCY, DEALER IN CONFECTIONERY AND CIGARS.' ' There are few establishments in & city of more importance than those dealing in fresh, fine confections, ci gars and tobaccos. Mr. Maxcy carries a fine line of choice confectionery, al ways fresh and pa e, also imported and domestic cigars and tobaccos of stand ard brands, also sm5 sspplies of all kinds. All these gooes are sold aliSe most moderate prices. Mr. Maxcy is a manufacturer of candies which, is a guarantee that they are pure and frea from poisonous ingredients. He is a man ct experience in this business, and is held in the highest esteem fcr the liberaf system in wnich the business is conducted. CONTINUED OX THIRD PAGE. I The leading Pitv of tna P UllJ HI IU5 Bivsr Vailsj. Its Progressive Business Hen and Public Institutions Have Made It the Hob of the (ireat liogue. - ' A resume of the rise and develop ment of Medford is an unanswerable argument in support of the fertlity of the surrounding country; the facilities placed at the command of the people whose foresight led them to build a town and the enterprise of the citizens through, whos energy we have arrived at. the point of commercial entereprise; where a, decade ago the farms of I. J. Phipps and S. Brobacks stood there is now a flourishing city of 2,500 inhabitants, of whom there is not one who is not the gainer financially and physically , for living kere. Medford is situated in the almost geographical center of the Rogue river valley on the line of the Ore gon and California railroad. It is a progressive, prosperous, growing city, with a bright future ahead of it. It is so situated that it will al ways be the metropolis of this glor ious valley. In a few years there has concentrated here 2,500 souls. Equal with the growth of population has been the development of those ever present accompaniments of peo ple of high moral and social turn ; and the town today bears all the marks of a more than ordinary in telligent admistration of its affairs civil and commercial. There is not lacking of the essentials or lux uries of the older cities of the east. The city is fast assuming a place in the commercial world as tho manufacturing center of Southern Oregon. In the last few years a large distillery, a brewery and cold storage, built on the most modern plan, two pork packing houses, plan ing and saw mill, and Souring mill have been erected, and these in dustries are all thriving. There is a good opening ia this city for a fruit and vegetable cannery which would pay good dividends; there is also room for a- large Lotvl, which could be easily rented, as the hotel accomodations at present are cramped. Another and much fait want is an electric light plant. The city is supplied with water for all purposes, with waterworks, and hydrants are placed on most cor ners for protection against fire. To say that Medford is one of the best towns in (Southern Oregon is (COXTIXCED ON THIRD TXGE.) y ' r i 2 i.