THE MEDFORD MAIL
BlilTON & YORK, Publishers.
A. S. Bliton, --- Editor
"W. T. York, - -. - Manager
Publlshed Every Friday Morning.
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SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
MAN WAS 30RN TO HUSTLE.
He is of few days; but quite a plenty.
ELiered In the Postofflc at Mcdford, Oregon
as Second-Class Mail Matter.
Medford, Friday, Dec. 14, 1S94.
r P. FISHER,
NKWSI'APER ADVERTIS-
inar Anent. 21 Merchants Exchanirc, San
Francisco, is our authorized scent. This pa
per s kept on file in his office.
' There will be just enough dem
ocracy in "the next congress to
furnish amusement and pastime for
Tom Reed.
China has a war god that has
3000 names. The one name which
is now staring the god squarely in
the face is "defeat."
The only conclusion to arrive at
is that Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease is
subsisting principally, at present,
upon the bitter husks of retrospec
tion. The Mail prints and mails this
week, to regular subscribers, just
1180 papers no more, no less;
just that number. Twelve new
names since last week.
There is less of "hard times"
talk right now than there has been
for many months. The why of it
we are not venturing to analyze,
but that it is a fact is enough for
us to know.
Ocr Eagle Point correspondent
.offers a few suggestions to the city
conncil and business men of Med
ford, in another column of this
paper. The suggestions are worthy
of consideration.
Uxtil forty years ago Japanese
were vaccinated on the tip of the
nese. The Japs are vaccinating
the Chinamen in a similar man
ner right now but the vaccination
is with bullets instead of virus.
Oxe consolation is still - left the
long suffering husband without
much padding in his pocketbook.
"When the big sleeves, now being
worn, go out of fashion there will
be material enough in ne dress to
uuuh.e uver iuiu inu.
:
Ocr old friend and fellow worker
in the field of newspaper usefulness,
Mr. Will A. Thomas, now editing
the Hibbing (Minnesota) Sentinel,
writes like this regarding politics
in his state:
"It is rumored that the populist
party is dead in Minnesota. By
the way, the republican party died
in 1S90 and again in 1S92, and the
democratic party has been dead,
off and on, for the last thirty years.
It seems to be a fair question: 'Does
death, kill?'"
If all employes were as kindly
treated as are those employed by
Douglas, the $3 shoe man. there
would be little ground for strikes.
His latest is that of furnishing free
medical '- attendance to all m?n,
women and children employed in
the manufacture of his shoes.
Douglas ought not to be held J
wholly respon
sible for this latcrt!":: """""" "l",urca on
move. He couldn't help it.
big, generous heart wouldn't let him
do otherwise.
"Do unto others as you would
nave others uo unto you
maxim all ought to heed.
IS a
and no
jnore forcibly can it be put
'"to
practical use than by patronizing
our home merchants. The days of
patronage to outsids houses are fast '
falling into the shades of by-gones
where they ought to have been i
, , i
years ago. A dollar spent at home j
is liable to reach vour purse again.
" , , ,,
a part of it, at least. A dollar sent
out of town is gone from vour reach
. '
forever. ,
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Tup. rniPKfmn nf lha eiit.stif.nii. r.
of a new mahe of text books for
Oregon schools is being agitated to
no small degree. The press
opinion of the state is that the
text books now in use arc filling all
demands commendably. The com
pulsory school law of Oregon is a
stringent one. Suppose we were to
change text books? The com
pulsory law would . be violated by
many parents whose children are
now enjoying the benefits of free
public school privileges. And
why is this, you ask? Because
parents have not the ready money
to expend for new school books.
In many a home it requires the all
day's toil of both parents to provide
food and comfortable wearing ap
parel .for their young compel
them to buy new school books
throughout and there would be
many faces missed from the recita
tion bench, and this through no
fault of the parents. .True, we are
living in an advanced age, but we
older ones are now molding a
future for the present school gen
eration; let us mold that future
as best we can, consistent with our
means, but, let us not forget that
we ought not to impoverish our
neighbor's purse and take from his
children their present quite ade
quate means of gaining an educa
tion, by any of our fool notions of
advancement and modern ideas.
Let the legislature of Oregon pass
a law, authorizing a change of
text books and that body com
pels fully one-third of the parents
of the state to violate a law now
on the statute books. The legis
lator who votes for a change in
text books does not vote in the in
terest of his constituents, nor for
the best interests of the education
of our children, nor because his
conscience tells him he is doing
right. Book concerns which are
endeavoring to get a foothold for
their books in Oregon are rich. A
few thousand dollars expended
upon susceptible legislators would
be but a mere trifle compared
with the profits made upon the
goods sold, if such a law is passed.
The fruit crop of the Rogue river
valley was not as large the past
season as usual, but the stock crop
was, and is, in excess ef other
years. Have you noticed that when
the income from one' source is cut
off, greater energy is pushed in j
other directions; and right here lies I
the success of the valley diversity j
in farm productions. Xo country,
however productive in one particu
lar line, can be prosperous, and
maintain its prosperity any great
number of years, by raising that
special crop and no otlrer. Nature
hasn't ordained that the goods of
the soil shall be brought forth in
succession for a term of seasons
without end.
The Medford Has Changed Hands.
For weeks past, yes, for months. The
Mail has been hunting in various dif
ferent localities for a moneyed man
who could see the importance and
necessity of a first-class hotel building
in our city. We have advertised for
such a man and have corresponded
with many, but not until our advertise
ment came to the notice of Cant. J. T.
C. Xash a Glendale. Oregon, capitalist
and reader of The Mail, did we find a
gentleman who had enough of confi
dence in our city's future to bank his
money on that confidence.
Mr." Nash was in Medford last Satur
day, when the deeds to the property.
I and the cash, in consideration therefor,
! changed hands. The deeds were made
I by James Gaines for one-half interest,
I '-onsidcration &41KHI, and by John
! Charles for the other half interest for
-i-.TTOO: total consideration 7700. The
purchase includes the building known
as Hotel Medford. the luirber shop occupied-
by W. L. Town-iend. the
grocery store occupied by Lutnsdeu
& Berlin. a:id the lots upon which they
stand, also the twenty-five foot lot ad-
ioiniiiir the hotel on the south, makin?
in all seventy-five feet fronting on I),
Manv improvements have already
i lx.-t-n -mapped out for this property, but
only a lew oi mem win o- put into
shape this winter. Those to receive
immediate attention, will bo the re
painting and papering of several
rooms, among them being the ollice.
j dining room and saloon. That large
! t,,e(: un Scvonlh stri'd will also be cut
i flown and an awn'mi built alon"- tin;
'north side. The improvement limm-
j isi-d for the spring are the addition of
; finnlhrtf wtnl-l til tl!f mil i n lm-Ill i n ir 1
i stories to the bi:ri shop and sior,- im
I the east, iii'd on th.: vacant 1
ii
th
oli.l ad
this
pot
wi'l
.,ntl, t 1-! Ctll-i .! Ttl -lL I It tr ,1
brick building Toxlin f-cr i f si.
thic lOro-iea high. In f-,,t .
building, on both s.d will Ii
down a solid cement w.ilk. Th i
! elevator put in th-.- l.uikiin r-
which, if satisfactory a'-rangementseaii
nj made, will be operated by water from
! oul" cilv watcr works. The cost r f t h
improvements to be made will full nor
j many dollars short of 10,0: ki. Among
; the several changes to be nnide will b;
the entire remodeling of the interior
of the house. i
A hotel, be it good or bad, shapes i
the stranger's opinion of the town and j
Medford has had nothing to crow over j
in that lino in the fist, but thanks to'
good fortune, ' the Medford is now in
the hands of a gentleman with modern
and advanced ideas and capital sulli
cient at his command to carry out his
every notion.
Under the management of Hamilton
& Legate the hotei has grown in popu
larity far in excess of their expecta
tions but what' will bo the now
Medford under the new arrangement?
simply elegant and without a superior
in Southern Oregon.
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. PURELY PERSONAL.
Miss May Coleman' is at Grunts
Puss this woek visiting friends.
Mrs. W. E. Darling, of Gold Hill,
is visiting with the family of George
Mickey.
Mrs. W. Kendall led last weok for
Ft. Jones, Calif., for u visit to her
mother.
Rout. Cameron and son, of Union
town, were over yesterday for a wagon
loud of supplies.
J. B. Gibson, of Locust Grove,
Iowa, is here visiting- his old time
friend, T. K. Gooch.
W. fl. Fail, ex-mayor of Grants
Pass, was in Medford Wednesday
business and pleasure.
Dr. J. B. Cole, the Phoenix physi
cian mid druggist. was in Medford,
professionally, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Pierce wero up
from Gold Hill Monday doing trading
with Medford merchants.
J. V. Short, of Bolt, who is short in
stature and name, but long on rich
placer grounds, was here Tuesday
visiting old acquaintances.
Mrs. SURYER and children, who
have been here visiting J. J. Tryor
and other relatives, returned Sunday
night to their home at Seattle.
D. Y. NICHOLSON, an honest, hard
working farmer living a couple of miles
west of Central Point, was in Medford
Monday doing business and yUiting
with relatives.
A. E. MootiE, of Climax, was down
in this end of the county this week
upon business before the courts. The
gentleman's mime is now found among
our 1200 renders.
J. A. JeNNINos. of Gran's Pass. was I
in Medford Yedne-dav, and whiie here
appointed A. M. Woodford agent for
.no Sim. of L-onilon, Insurance com pa
ny. of which he is agent and adjuster.
Misses Carkik BoL'SSl'M and CultA
JON'KS spent Sunday with the laf.cr's
parents, at J out. L pon ' tlu-ir return
Moadav morning thev were accompan
ied by Mi :-s iiertha Jones, a sister of
Miss Cora.
Mr;. Minnie Jones, of Corvaliis.
Mo:!taua, arrived in Medford last Fri-
day. The lady is a daughter-in-law of
Hon. Gari T. Jones, of this citv, and
will probably remain with us for a
year or more.
Dr. and Mrs. T. H. West, who left;
Phoenix a couple of mouths ago, are i
now at Santa Kosa, Calif., where they!
will spend the winter. Mrs. West's!
health has improved considerably j
since leaving here. '
G. W. Dkivei: and a Mr. Jackson.'
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, arrived in!
Medford last week and after purchas-
ing supplies a plenty they left for j
Gold Mill, where they will put in the!
winter prospecting. j
C. M. VanCleve. of Prospect, was
down this way Monday upon business.
The gentleman is obliged to side-track
his prospecting work on Evans creek
until spring: snow is ton plentiful for
successful operations.
T. ASHHY passed through Medford
last week. He was en route from bis
homestead, near Prospect, to his old
place at Talent . Mrs. Ashby's health
has irreatlv improved since moving ;o
their mountain home.
Charlie Di'niiam left Medford Sun
day morning for Dallas, Texas, where
he hoK-s to procure a situation with
the Adams Express company. He is
an old hand in the express business
ami is said to be a good one. His friends
here can wish him nothing less than
success.
Mrs. R. N. Hitler and little
daughter. Miss JKfNF-SK, arrived in
Medford Monday morning from Harris
burg and will sK'id the winter here
with J. H. Butler and family. Mr.
B's husband is a jeweler at Harrisburg
but expects to move, to Medford with
his business in the spring.
S. V. McFaKUEN, the Gold Hill
jeweler, has b.-en in Medford several
days this week, arranging for house
keeping lor his family who arrived
from Gcrvat. Oregon, Wednesday. His
household effects cam j Sunday evening
and all are well placed in I. L. Hamil
ton's residence, on north C street.
J. T. B.viLEY. of Asltestos. while re
turning from an al tendance at court at
Jacksonville, stopped in Medford to lay
in several articles of winter necessities,
also to do fruit tree business with Mr.
Warner. Mr. H. is putting out a
goodly number of trees this -fall a
cjnriv. irlabl and profitable move in
any owner of Hogu.i river so. I. 'Twas
SaturJay he. was here.
Mr. nr.d Mrs. Geo. i). Kidini;kr. of
Altianv. -co visiting in Medford Sat
urday, with Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Mi.ig'is. They have also been visiting
for sour.? time with Mrs. H.'s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McDonmigh. at
Td. Mr. K. is u bridge buildi r, and
wliil : in our city he was casting eyes
a'rnit for a piece of real estate to pur
c!i:is to build upon and upon which to
anchor himself nod family.
I)r. E. Davis and family, of Gervais,
now of Ashland, were in "Medford last
week, visiting with the doctor's
old friend. Dr. O. F., Demorest.
the two having grat'u iteJ nt
the same college. Mr. Davis has
entered into pirtitr.hip in th
dental business with Dr. A. C. C.llwe 1,
of Ashland, having traded the A. S.
Johnson property, in this city, which
ho purchased recently, for the one
halt interest in the above mentioned
business.
Chilled plow points. Hubbard tiros.
Fine line of cigais and tobaccos at
the Big T grocery.
Try the new bakery, iu tho Woolf
building.
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The Senator Knows Medford.
Senator Alley, the very able editor
of the Florence West, visited Medford
several days last summer, and while
here became acquainted with many of
our thriftv and prosperous business
men and citizens, hence ho knows
whereof he speaks. Here is his say in
a few brief and true lines:
The Medford Mail is now printed
on a power press. That is a practical
and a natural result of publishing a
newspaier in a town where the people
understand its benefits. The West
sends congratulations.
Their Manager Arrested.
Wra. Ulrich, business manager of the
Southern Oregon Pork Packing Com
any of this city, was arrested last
Tuesday by a Grants Pass constable,
uH)n a warrant sworn out by State
Food Commissioner D. B. Luce,
charging the comjiany with selling
adulterated lard, on or about August
L'l, 1S4. The adulterations claimed
bv the prosecution being cotton seed
oil and tallow. Mr. L'lrich was taken
to Grants Puss Tuesday evening where
he demanded an immediate trial, he
being- reaflv to proceed at once, but
owing fo the absence of the chemist of
the State Agricultural College, tho
trial was postponed one week, and Mr.
L'lrich gave bonds in the sum of $60
for his upiearnnce on that date.
In nn interview with a Mail re
porter Mr. L'lrich saidi
"My comjiany is charged with
adulterating lard with cotton seed
Oil and tallow. I am ready to make
affidavit that I never bought au ounce
of cotton svd oil and that I do not
kuow what the slutl looks like. Tha !
company claims its lard to be abso- !
lutely pure and I am ready with an j
affidavit to buck the claim. True it is
that some of our last season's product
was a iittie, 'off color," but this Was due ,
to our not having taken all the Water ;
out and not to adulterations.
We learn, indirectly, that the food
commission. r will swear out warrants f
against eleven Grants Pass dealers for
selling aduiturat.il fo,i. and that
lit teen compiaints have b.-en made to
him against Jackson county parlies,
principally store keepers, for a like
oiTciise.
Call and examine that invincible
Hue of neck wear at Mailer's.
Demorest, the dentist opera block,
Medford.
There is no discount on the quality
of goods bought al Welters'.
A 50 Cent Show for 15 Cents.
Hamlin's Wizanf Oil Company open
a s-ries of six entertainments, in the
opera house, next Monday night. De
cember lTth. and we assure our readers
a fifty cent show for fifteen cent. They
carry a fine male quartette, a good
company of seeialty artists and a fun
ny little man. only forty inches high.
Combine! they uivo a first-class enter
tainment in every respect. Every "art
of their program is a feature, and well
worth more than the price of admis
sion. If you attend Monday night, sew
your buttons on tight and go prepared
to laugh. Admission only fifteen cents.
Twelve elegant Christmas presents
for at Wirlc Studio.
Eggs wanted al the Big T
gro-
eery store, .Meulord, Oregon.
Cure for Crippled Children.
THK NATIONAL SflWlCAl. INsVriTCTK.
Pacific Hranch, Sll Hush SI, Sao Francisco,
successfully lrv.it all cases or orthopedic
Surscry. Dise ases ol the Sjlnc. Hip and Knee
Joints, l'aralysls. I'llcs. Vistula. Na-saH'atarrh.
!lw I-ftf-. Kmi-k Knw. all IVforniilies and
Chronic Diseases. Their succrss In lrval!
these case is shown by thousands of references
frwm trustworthy people ail over the country.
Persons having aff.icted children or friends
should convince themselves of Ihe excellent re
sults of the system of .rcatment by this Instl
lute, one or more et Ihese sunteons will rn at
Ihe Hotel Mrslf rd. Melford. or.. Wednesday.
IK-ci-uiIht Ivlh OPe day. to exallltuc cases.
Send for circular. Reference may bo had to
It. K. Peart, ienir.il Point.
Mrs. Del'oau. A-liUn.l.
Supreme Juriuc Strnhan, Albany.
Jiulfe Th-is. L. lavid.-Mn. Salem.
Governor K. t Kerry. Olympia.
And hundreds of others.
H will pav you to see that i" cent
neckwear, at Muller's.
Widters keeps the very best of
everything in his line.
Card of Thanks.
To our friends and neighbors in and
about Phoenix: We thank you one
and all for t he-assistance and kindness
bestowed upon us during tho illness
and death ol our bnbv.
II. T. and K. S. LYON.
Iu proportion to the population
France has more money in circula
tion than any other country. In
France it averages Jf-lO.iilj per cap
ita; in the United States, $2.o-l;
in Kngland and Germany, $ 18.-12;
in .la pan, $ l.i'O: in China, 1.75;
in Central America, 5-1 cents.
The Most
Remarkable cures of scrofula on record
have been accomplished by Hood's
Sarsiinnrilla. This medicine is un
equalled for diseases of . tho blood.
Take only Hood's.
Hood's Pills are hand made, and per
fect in proportion and appearance. '1'x
Staple and fancy goods nt tho Big
T grocery.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Francisco
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ULLER.
Q
ket; the second question is, where can you buy
the most for the least monev?
A
at I. M. Muller's.
P Stands for Proof. The proof of the
pudding is in the eating. The proof of
the above assertion is in the fact that I
am enjoying an exceptionally large trade.
OUR line of
complete
should see
selling at 2.3 cents
I. M.
j Corner Seventh and C,
AT
KAUFFHAN & FISHER'S
IXL General Store
You can get a beautiful set of books for noth
ing. Every time you buy 50 cents worth of
goods you get a chance at a $-50 set of books.
Come and see us and we will show you how it
is done. We are selling Twentv vards of Indi-
.
go blue prints for $1. Miner's rubber hip bocts
in all si.es prices reasonable.
KAUFFMAN & FISHER,
Mc Andrews Block,
We are
Still Here!
And are keeping up our
reputation as the ....
Great
Barg
ain
House....
Of this valley. We will soon receive a new
line of line Dress Goods, at greatly reduced
prices. Our low prices to all. marked in plain
figures. Honest goods and fair treatment.
Keep Your Eye on the Flag.
Deuel & Stevens,
Seventli
li
feel,
Racket Whispers !
OUR HOLIDAY
GOODS ARE HERE ...
And are going out lively as usual. They consist
of Hooks, Dolls, Toys, (.James, Albums. Christmas Cards,
Perfumes. Toilet. Shaving, Cuffs and Collars, Jewel and
Slipper Cases, Manicure Sets. Work Boxes, Glove and
Handkerchief boxes, Whisk Holders, Japneso Baskets,
Vases and Novelties and many other notions and novelties,
besides staple articles suitable for all young or old. All
bought when tho original Wilson free tariff bill was ex
pected to pass and manufactures were anxious to unload at
anv sacrifice. Come and see. Don't forget to look for the
1 J
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"RACKET STORE,"
Stands for Question, Quality and Quan
tity. The first question is, where can
you buy the best Groceries in the mar
Stands for Answer. The answer to the
first question is, at I. H. Huller's.
The answer to the second question is
Gent's Furnishing Goods is
in every particular. You
those nobby ties that I am
each. -,
MULLER.
Medford, Ore.
Medford, Oregon.
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