THE IfORD ML BLITON & YORK, Publishers. A. S. Buton, ... Editor W. T. YORK, - - . - Manager Published Every Friday Morning. INSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. . Ho is of few days; but quito a plenty. Entered in the Postofflce at Medford, Oregon as Second-Class Mail Matter. Medford, Friday, Feb. 1, TS95. LP. FISHER, NEWSPAPER ADVKRTIS- ing Agent, 21 Merchants Exchange, Sun Francisco, is our authorized agent. This pa per s kept on hie in his ofllee. The Mail has taken seventy-one subscriptions since January 4, 1S93. Dolph, 42 same old combine, same old pledge, same old stocking. Why don't some one in Medford circulate an anti-Dolph petition just to show our legislators how we feel regarding the senatorial con test down this wav. . Cannot something be done by Medford business men reaching up to the improvement of roads leading into our city? Surely there ought to be some move made with that end in view. South Dakota has lost her treas urer, but she has her "wide open" divorce law, and that alone ought to be financial assistance enough to make good all the treasurer's short-comings, or swift-goings. While we are piping about these frosty nights being the clear thing for fruit, it might be well to say that the frost which bodes good to fruit is not just the thing for wheat, however, as yet there is very little damage reported. Doctors are reiterating that many growing girls incur curvature of the spine by practicing hours each day without support for back or feet. And they might add that a great many girls are left without support after they grow up because they have practiced piano playing to the exclusion of more useful if less ornamental exercises. Can any part of the great reform ' wave which is turning up the old ruts in our cities be due to hard times? When striken, most of us smite our breasts and say: '"Lord I am a sinner!" Is this one of such occasions? How many consciences will be thus striken in Jackson coun ty, and will these smites save us the expense of experting the county books. A telegram to the Oregonian, from Jacksonville, states that nine tenths of the people of this county are in favor of Dolph. The fellow who wrote that telegram is a falsi fier, and he knew he prevaricated when he wrote it. Perhaps he could enlighten us as to how much of that -"fSUO campaign fund was necessary to get the telegram trans mitted. Petition's are being circulated hereabouts asking the Southern Oregon legislators to introduce a bill in the legislature providing for the establishment of an insane asylum in Southern Oregon. Where the notion originated we are unable to state, but before sign ing our people would like to know if all Southern Oregon towns will be given an equal chance for its location. A Massachusetts judge has de cided that it is not highway robbery if a man's money is demanded by a footpad and he gives it up with out resistance or refusal. That judge must be on a level of intelli gence with the Chicago grand jury which refused to indict an alder man for soliciting a bribe on the ground that one of the witnesses overneard the conversation from an adjoining room and testified to its language, had not a gas light burning to enable-him to listen to what was said. which would not bo a bad one, but if these rooms are especially valua blo for attorneys' ollices why not allow the highest bidder to have them? If especially desirable there are several attorneys who would bo willing to pay a saug little- sum for their use. Is not the county court house for the use of county officers? If so, why not give the county assessor and surveyor an oQice therein? The Ashland Tidings feels itself called upon to criticise The Mail for devoting a goodly amount of space in our last week's issue to censuring Senate Bill Xo. CG, rela tive to public printing. This paper wants to be put on record as wast- ing(?) space on just such bills as is this one. If all papers of the state, and particularly of Jackson county, had, in years . agone, 'wasted" more space in defending the people's interests, there would not have been built up the big bill of unnecessary expense against the county, which the taxpayers are now endeavoring to pay oft' by long hours of toil. We may be wasting space in opposing such nefarious, thievish bills as No. Gl, which are prepared for but the one purpose that of bleeding the people and fill ing the purses of some few who seek to enrich themselves by im poverishing others. These are but human vultures, ghouls of a type worse than vampires, because that they prey both upon the living and the estates of the dead. If the space is wasted it is our space. The Tidings need give itself no uneasi ness because that we waste space we are willing that our 1400 sub scribers shall be our judges. The Mail is not courting favor at the hands of the press will it please permit us to "waste space, and add seventy-one new subscribers to our list each thirty days. The Tiding's excuse for not wasting space in its own columns will hard ly be accepted as being in good faith. PURELY PERSONAL. Can Mine for One Hundred Years. Our readers will remember that early in the winter a party of Seattle capitalists purchased a tract of nearly one thousand acres of mining ground on Foots creek, this county. The ground is in the old river channel, and the gravel, which varies in depth from ten to eighty feet, carries gold through out. The parties purchasing the property mean business. A company has been formed, known us "The Black Gold Channel Mining comnny." with headquarters at Seattle: Byron rhelps, mayor of Seattle, president: Frank ltivers. Secretary. A large force is at work dav and night developing the property and no means or pains will be spared to place it in iir.uu'diate and successful operation. Milo P. ard. genernl manager for the comiKiny. writes a mining man in this valley as follows: "Nothing in recent years has excited ao interest in raining circles equal to that of the Southern Oregon mines. They always prove by actual examination to surpass the representations made of them." The property above described is not ou the market. 1 he present owners beiictv. as they have good reason to. that their property will uay handsome dividends on ev.i-y dollar invested. The redeeming feature o; this proposi tion is its permanency. With a hy draulic process ol Ul.r iao-t approved pattern, the ground in ir.i 'stion ciiinol be exhausted in less t::u i on hundre.1 yea s. iuus the wheel of fortune turns, and we are glad o not " that capitalists in all lands are turning to our section for investment. While the above propjrty is good, it is only one of many, that lie within ojr favored borders, awaiting the magic touch of enterprise, to spring into a lifo of activity, results which will startle the world. Every fair means should bo em ployed to send to the inquiring world such knowledge and data of this coun try as may be conveniently at hand. Who shall do this? Each and all of us. How? By answering carefully, plainly and truthfully all letters of inquiry and what is still better, by sending to tbosj seeking information such local papers as have exhibited a spirit un selfish enough to gather and publish interesting truths about the country, regardless of the fact that such "a course is contrary to the spirit ol econ omy usually exercised during the present lethargic state of commerce. That, which is to everybody's good, is everybody's duty. Many bauds make light work. Brother, will you put your shouidor to the wheel? G. W. Smith, of Beagle, was in the Hub yesterday. School Superintendent Newhuky left Tuesday evening for Portland. Mokt Foster, tho bright young Gold Hill merchant, was up Tuesday. A. .T. BAKLOW, deputy U. S. reve nue collector, was in town Wednesday. II. A. Fekgus, a minor of Uuioii town, is spending a few days with Ash land friends. FoiiNl.Y and Donia Holt were visit ing Grants Pass uud Central Point friends this week. .1. K. KoitlNSON and family have moved to tho Granville Soars farm, near Central Point. Wm. CoLVHi, attorney of Jackson ville, passed through town Wednesday evening,enrouto to Salem. Dr. and Mrs. K.mii.e Kikchokssnkk were at Grants Pass this week the doctor upon professional business and his good lady to visit friends. Mrs. A. II. Jackson and her two grandchildren left Wednesday morn ing lor Santa Rosa, Calif., where they expect to reside permanently. A. W. LACY, from the Green Spring Mountain country, who has been visit ing his father, J. S. Lacy and family since Chrisnmas, returned to his home list week. Rev. W. J. Fkvtox, of Grants Pass, and formerly pastor of the M. K. church south, came to Medford to at tend the social Monday evening and re new old acquaintance. The first regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. will convene at th M. K. church. Sunday, Feb. :ld, at S p. m. All are cordially invited to attend. E. E. YauAutwerp, secretary. Eli Hogan was down from Wellan last week, but not as nimble as is his wont to be nccouuled for by the fact that he quite seriously buried a knife blade in his foot a few weeks ago. WM. ENN1S leU Medford Tuesday evening for a visit to Willamette val ley and coast points, in tho capacity of traveling salesman for tho Medford Distillery and Hetining Company. David Payne is up from Redding. Calif., for a few days' visit. He is doing teaming in that country, but at present he is laying off waiting for tho several feet of snow to disappear. Dr.A.MoOHE, veteriparyof Ashland,' is spending a few days in Medford with Dr. McDonald, his college mate. Mr. , Moore located in Ashland siiuie i months ago, and is very we:! satisfied with his held. W. H. BosTWK K. of L'liior.to-.vn, i was in Medford Wednesday on hii way , to Ashland. Mr. Hoslwiek is opera -f ing his mine on Forest creek, near ' ; Bishop Flat, wish good returns for ths ( laoor luvesieu. j W. P. II. LEUATK. or Hotel .Mod-; ford, has been absent from his pol of j duty and when called upon "to show cause."' he staled that he had been to Grants Pass and intervening hamlets ' for a few days on busiuess. ! Col. J. D. STEVENS, of Jacksonville, i made our office a brief call Wednesday, j The gallant colonel has reformed if j bis story is true he says he has actu ally bees performing manual labor, and what is far worse been, culling stove wood. Mayor Phelps and Son, of Seattle, are al Ihe Foots creek camp examin ing the work under progress on the Black Gold Channel Mining company's ground. The company has over 20Uuj feet of tunneling on the property and the drifting thus far has almost paid ' its own expense. " j A. C. Smith. Jr.. of Phoenix, was in Medford Saturday upon business. It was Mr. Smith who purchased ten ; j acres of hind from the Fish tract a few j montns agi but yon would hardly! know i he place now. The gentleman! now has the eniiri chunk grulihed and i in line sIuuk for fruit tree setting. j Mr. and Mrs. O. K ALSTON, of I-a ! Grande. Oregon, are here looking for! a suitable location. Want to settle! down some place where there is good ' luaith. good society. go:i climat" and not oflicial plunderers whether thev bo from republican, democrat or popu ulist ranks. Oscah Swackkh, proprietor of Gold Hill hotel, but every inch a miner, was hero for a few days this week, but left for his home on the freight, Wed nesday night. While Mr. Swacker was not to tho manor of hotel-keeping born, Ik; is a valuable acquisition to the business world of this valley. He has been in the valley for twenty-five years, knows the people, the roads, the towns, the general resources of the country mid what is better than all, he is a miner of forty years experience and can talk intelligently about mines to strangers who come within our borders. This last named feature is invaluable in a host. FROM THE COUNTY SEAT. liEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. J P Doiljf c to 1 ra c Dodge ; 2.2:1 acres iu - sec i. i 3i s. r 1 c 9 West Ashland Ditch Co to city Vif Asii- huiil: deed to water ditch la Ashland . . Edward Alliricht and () M IteumcrtocUy of Ashland: tract of land 2t) feet wide.. West Ashlund Ditch Co to city of Ash land: ij c d to a water rlRlit lit Ashland. J W Merritl. trustee, to J W l'riddy; It 4 b!k w. Central Point W P llenn to A C Mice; It 10, blk D, K It add to Ashland Ira Dodge, and wife to J P Dodge ; SKI acres in sec 9. tp :o s. r I e Sheriff of Jucksou comity to James Long: KI. sr. acres in sec V. tu :i s. r 1 e J II I'rlckelt to I O Shearer: a) acre-s of mining Kround in Steamlsmi district. . Jos Harvey to ihe deacons of I tie German Itaplisl llrethren church: lund to Talent D H Horn to Mary A Parker: so acres iu sec A, t p ;u s, r w Jackson llockcrsumu to A 1" Weiss; laud iu tp s. r 1 c . EluulH-th Thornton, -to j K VanSant: a strip of laud one too: w ulc. iu Asliluud.. K I" l.iH.mis to Horace Rice; land la . Ashland A C Rice to K K I-oomls: It .10 oik b. k It add to Ashland W 11 I'arkrr to C E Wolverton : liW acres in sec a. tp j. r 3 w II II Hill to sullie A Hill: land in to :ii s", r te . ! MutV V5 GO Strang, E a 14 j U. ;. I -. S . jvw 10 1KJ M 1 Klull 10 M TtX YO I XV KM New management Splendid Accommodations. TO Til K TRAVELING PUBLIC: I wish to announce that I have pur chased the Gold Hill hotel, and 'am now at work making many improve ments about the place. This house is to bo ursl-clas throughout. New furniture is being put in, and each and every room is being renovated and placed iu the best possible shape. My daughter, Mrs. Ida McBrid- will have charge of the culinary department. My terms are reasonable and my ac commodations will bo found second to none in the valley. One trial ill in sure your s! 'dy patronage. O. SWACKEK. i.om t txil. Oregon. :QLOTHLNGJ Notice to Our Patrons and ths lie Generally. Pub. : On and afvr the date given Ivlow. i the unueoigned Hill charge ?2 for! horse-shoeing, but -iil give a rebate! or discount of ii per oet;t for cash. ' J. R. Wilson. G. F. Merkiman f Dated at Medford. January ls'.i. ! To Trade for Cattle. 1 light two horse wagon, 1 cart. 1 st new ningle harness. J. o. Johnson. Table Rock Ranch . To Owners of Cows. Thoroughbred Durham hull, for ser vice, at the Karhart farm, one-half mi!. south of Medford. On the basis of the New Tariff Law. Do you really wish to Save Money? THEN WAIT Until our 500 Suits arrive, Which will be in in a short time These iruotjU are purchased for sfpot Cash, and will be sold for from loto 2o per cent less than ever before. One low price to all marked in plain iiirures in connection with our large, well-lighted Double Storeroom, makes this the most desirable place to purchase your clothing outside of Portland. Xo old chest nuts to work off on you at war prices, but fresh, new goods direct from manufacturers, at east ern prices. Respectfully, DEUEL & STEVENS, HEDFORD, - - OREGON. T A Reply Thai Road flatter. The question has been aked us; "What right has the county court to lease office rooms in the court house to attorneys?" We have been uYiable to find law which bears them out in their leasing these rooms. The court may advance the excuseof revenue to the county, Editoic Mail: In answering the gentlemen of last week, iu regard to tho road sought to bn established through tho Hamlin estate to the old county road, we believe the road to be of great, detriment to three of our best citizens, and of no betielit whatever to unyonu but the Hamlin boys. Wo wish the gentlemen would take the trouble to go out and see this impracliea'i'e routu for a highway. Nothing, with the exception of a pack mule, could get through. If tho road would run on different lines, and open a way to the echool house in.thaU vicinity, 'it would then bo of some benefit to the commu nity. Respectfully, J. W. MII.1.S, John Coleman. a soil that produe.-s the h.'st of fruits 1 and c Teals th.-y hive found it right' h-re. " j M. Pi-jMHN an.l fami'y I -ft Widnes-: d iv for Oakland, faHf., whore they will remain a short lime, during which j Mr. Fur!i-i will c:i-t about for a leva-1 tion. Th-y ex;vet to b- joined at! Msson oy i:vir so:i Ira. who lias been at. work at thnt p!a.:e for a few weeks. The b.-si wishes of all Medford jn-ople go with Ihem. Merchant W. H. Stevens left for the east Sunday evening. lit go- to Chillicothe and Trenton. Missouri, for a visit with friends, and from thesc places he will go to Chicago and New York city, his visit to iheso cities to bo made for the purchase of goods for the firm of Deuel & Stevens. He ex pects to be absent four or six weeks. Mr. KlN'G. a Seattle capitalist, who has been examining mining property about Gold Hill for a few days, passed through town Wednesday on his way to Sterling, where he will examine the methods employed by Cook iV Ankeny in their hydraulic plant. White feath ers are not always a sign of a duck's nest, hence It's pretty clear that Mr. King will soon be numbered among the mine owners of Southern Oregon. I. Hanson from the Yakima country, Washington, is here for a visit with his old friend It. H Whitehead. He is most favorably impressd with our country and will probably remain. He knows our man Lcadbettcr, the railroad magiiate(V). Says the gentle man's Yakima irrigating ditch propo sition is "busted, feadbetter is now at S-atlle and, while Mr. H. didn't sny so. one would conclude, from his general remarks, that the magnate was flouting not very buoyantly upon the waters of that '"busted" ditch. Aaron Wyi.and, of ('Umax, was here Monday visiting I. A. Hi iss. do ing trading and looking after school j matters. The gentlemen is one of tho several gooil, honest ranelimiMi of that locality who tiro wondering just how it happened tlml :i prosperous county like Jackson, could possibly get in debt. Thesis are, facts which many are lacking their brains to find out with no satisfn-torv conclusion. Thero soems hut tho one lvnoiirso left t'iem pay for the "dead horse," hut in tho future see that the debt is not increas ed lessened instead, which can bo dono by electing to olllco only those whom they know to bo honest tncu and 2f! HE AR YE! u we iMeea jcioom: Yon Nftpri iTonrlR! 1 3 In order to make ready for our Immense Spring Stock we will put on the market our entire line of.... y Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Winter Dress Goods, Hats ii Caps, At COST with freight added for CASH. V.-1 V ! 1 E MEAN BUSINESS -BB 'Come and See Us. Angle & Plymale, The "Ftaoanf Store." MEDFORD, OREGON, j J