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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1895)
OUR COUNTY i VU1 I CSUUlIUdlLd mucins j Eagrle Point Eaglets. BY A. C. HOWLETT. Mr. Greves, deputy assessor, is here interviewing the taxpayers. Sheriff' Patterson was out here last Saturday on professional bus iness. John Williscroft and his daugh ter Miss Charlotte visited Medfgrd Satutday. Mrs. Joseph 0. Saltmarsh, of Sterling, was over Sunday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pool. Haying is in full blast and the farmers are so busy that we have but little to write about this- week. The remains of Thomas Davis, of Upper Little Butte, were taken to the Central Point cemetery Sunday hat. James Wiley, of Ashland, was here on Friday of last week, visit ing friends and attending to bus iness matters. Sir. Moore, of Sams Valle', passed through this neighborhood last week, traveling in the interests of the farmers, trying to supply them with machinery. Ben Edmondson and his sou Charles passed through our town one day last week with two loads of shingles, on their way from their home on Big Butte to the Hub. Mrs. George Morine and her daughter Alice left Monday for Medford and from there they will go to Mrs." M's father's place where Miss Alice expects to remain for a few days. On Friday of last week Mrs. Hyde, president of the V. C. T. U., of Ashland, made us a visit and lectured in the parlor of the Eagle hotel, and on Saturday lectured to the children. Mr. Mat Ish, who has been stop ping at the Eagle hotel for some time, under the treatment of Dr. W. B. Officer, returned home to the Ish ranch on Rogue river, Mon day of last wetk. Last Saturday our daughter Mil lie came home with her mother, on the sick list, but the pure Butte ; creek air and country life seems to ! help her and I think she will be j convalescent in a few days. j Tuesday of last week Claud ! Yhite and Peter Robinett went to Siskiyou county, Calif., to work through Laying and harvest. Claud j Aill keep josted as to the doings of this country, as he is a constant reader or The Mail. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. A. Pool, Mrs. Saltmarsh, Miss Cora Brown, Frank Brown, Miss Anna i afford, Mrs. C. W . Taylor and family, took a trip to the free ferry and had a picnic dinner. The- re port having had a very pleasant time. Mr. Swenney, of Dry creek, saw Ihe item in the Eaglets with regard to Miss Minnie Newman getting thrown from her horse and the next day called to see her, and found her in an improved condition, but still complaining of her spine. .Mr. S. is an old time friend of her iather. The outlook for crops is good, and it the frost and grasshoppers vion't damage our crops this year we won't have to go to the poor iboiLse. but last Saturday night there was. frost enough to whiten the cirn and blacken the beans and jpota?:? in the low lands near the saouth of Butte creek. School Superintendent GusNew-fcn.-y has been out in this neighbor flood during the past week visiting the various schools in the surround ing districts, but I don't think he Sias visited our school, suppose he thir.ks that Prof. J. C. Barnard's schoot don't need an' superintend ingwe have a fine school, although evtT3l of the pupils have had to ten:p"r:tri!v desist from attending on account of haying and corn working. There was a basket picnic meet ing :it Antelope church Sunday. There was a fair sized audience and all ftfeoied to have a pleasant time, liev. Kennedy was to have preached Sunday night, but as he had bus iness which called him to Central Point he did not preach, but the Holiness band held a meeting in their tent and had a fair sized au dience, although there were several faces missed that are in the habit of attending church here. Uriflia Creek Gatherings. BV OCCASIONAL. Jake Hereford, of Medford, was vLsitkg his parents here Sunday. Meshrs. Otis Murphy and C. 01 sen paid Medford a visit the first of the week. Frank True and Charles Lofland visited friends on Crooked creek Sunday evening. Miss Eva Randle and sister-in-Jawyof Slate creek, were yiBiting Mrs. H. L. Griffin laat Saturdry and Sunday. J. A. Eggers has secured the con tract to build Mr. Trae's new resi dence, which will be commenoed about the middle of next month. Robert Lawton, of Medford, was a visitor at our Sunday school last Sunday, and spent the remainder of the day visiting old friends here. Rev. M. A. Williams will preach here next Sunday at 11a. m. Rev. Faucett will hold services here the fifth Sunday of the month at the usual hour. The young people of the neigh borhood gathered at the home of Mrs, W. F. Griilin last Sunday, and spent the evening in practicing singing for our Sunday school. Carlo one day recentlv, took his flight to the happy place that knows no pain, care or sorrow. He formerly belonged to J. W. Lawton, but at his death, was the beloved watch dog of C. W. Fraloy, of this place. Little Zoa Orifll.i in falling a few weeks ago, slightly hurt one of her knees, but nothing serious was L. - , , , . . uiuum (U ill nil' unit. nui .-mil i i. r ... .1. . : i.. .. : ltlt.ll 1111 MILV IH.O u.vtt kt tlltli, worse and she is now under the j care of Dr. Pickel. We hope the j little one will soon recover. j Mrs. J. A. Davis, living far up! Griilin creek, being tired of the matrimonial yoke of life, took an abrupt departure from her home one day recently. She was assisted by her friends as far as Talent where she took the train for Red Bluff. Calif, where she has relatives re siding. Derby Items. By Will. Albert Caton is visiting his bro ther at Leeds. Miss Susie Wooley visited at Mr. Allen's Sunday. Rosa Higinliotham has Wen ill j but is much improved. Miss Olive Gorden is visiting her! parents on Rogue river. Pete Stowel is assisting Julin Allen in gathering stock. Mr. Peyton and family visited at C. Higinbotham's Sunday. Hay is very poor this year, shocks are about half the usual sie. Miss Belle Smith has been hav ing a serious time with a felon. Mr. and Mrs. T. Stanlev hav gone to Harnev vallev to reside. - - Born May 'Vth. to Mr. and M I . I... , I ... . - 1 1 1 .'lit. juua .ucn,ui i.'crnv , a uaugu- ter. Miss Ella Benson visited friends in tagle lv.nl aturday and Min day. Miss Nellie lVrry is reported : seriouslv ill. Dr. Ollicer has been i called. Mathews brothers arc shipping I cattle. Thev sent off 521 head ! last week. Johnny Higinbotham has re turned from his east of the moun tain's trip. J. Wrisley ami family are visit ing' Mr. Wrisley "s parents near Central Point. C. F. Wilkerson was among relatives and friends at this place a few days since. Mrs. W. F. Taggart and Miss Belle Smith were pleasant visitors at Mrs. Wilkerson's. X. F. Mitchell visited at Leeds last week and stopjed with Mr. Derby on his return trip. The Woodruff sisters arc at home again on Union creek. They are expected at Leeds July 4th. Great preparations are being made for the Fourth at Leeds. Come all and enjoy yourselves. L. Stutton raised the building ! academy last Friday. They were Saturday that they will use for (accompanied home by their daugh dancing. The floor is twenty by I ters, Katie Buckley and Midge sixty. Mrs. Edmunson has returned ! home. Her daughter, Ora, will spend some time with her sister at this place. Born May Jltth. to Mr. and Mrs. Henry French, of Crook county, a son. Mr. French was formerly of Jackson county. Mrs. J. Wrisley, Mrs. Higin botham and Mrs. George Gray will Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. DKl CREAM BAKING Most Perfect Made. 49 Years the Standard. unite in giving a farewell party to relatives and friends. W. F. Taggart and wife have come up from Talent. They will visit at Mr. Stuttons,' Mrs. Tag gart's father, until the Fourth. Mrs. McKec's nephew and wife from Medford were at the mill Wed nesday. They were accompanied on their return trip by Miss Mary McKee. The little dance at J. F. Dits worth's was a pleasant social affair. The music by Jack Goodlaw, W. F. Wilkerson and Mrs. Taggart was all right and every one enjoyed themselves. Among the school visitors this week was our pleasant Superinten dent Newbury. He went, from here to visit the school in the McKee district, that was opened last Mon day by Miss Lutie Birch. Miss Birch and sisters are keeping "bach elors hall" near the school building, and' Miss Armetta is attending school. Kvans ( reek Kvents. r.v CKXKVA. Hie frost injured many gardens i i. . ., i i if 1 1" ouium:i mum. Born To the wife of 1'red Hard ing, June 1 I, 1 S. ."". u son. Mrs. J. W. Robinson, of Wimer, visited with Mia. Oslmrn last Sun day. Clinton Wilcox sent Saturday and Sundav with his father, C. E. Wilcox. Joshua Xeathammer made a fly ing trip to Jacksonville one day last week. Hiram Moore, of Sama Vallev, t has U'e.i visiting with Will Hillis for the past week. Mrs. J. L, Scott shipped some line strawberries to her loys at Glendale Monday. Mrs. Spet rand Miss Isabel White man were the guests of Mrs. T. E. Caily one day recently. W. S. Bradley and wife are camping this week on the land re cently purchased by them. Mr. l'hipps. of Wimer. accom panied by Miss I.innie Robinson and Miss Ida Sherril. spent Suiulav at Sulphur Springs. Mrs. A. t". SjH-er. accompanied by her grand-daughter. Miss Isabel W hitt-titan. -lelurned home from Central Point Fridav. Jarksoin tilt News , t , , v, 11 . , m u i i ' I.-uao Muiler. o! Meilfonl. male ; Jacksonville a llvinc visit Tuesdav. 1 j j t -r e ;teamboat, made ! Jacksonville a business visit Tues- daw P.. B.IWkman. of Portland, spent a day with hi parents here this week. Clerk X. A. Jacobs and family have returned from a nleasant five laVs' visit with Medford friends. Married In Jacksonville. June l.-, lS'.to. by R. S. Dun la p. J. P.. P. Donaghue and Miss Dora V. Gall, of Sams Valley. Miss Daisv Roberts, of Roseburg, is paying relatives and friends of Rogue river valley a visit. She is the guest of Col. W. J. Martin and wife. R. S. Dunlap. the very efficient judge of the police court, was visit ing'at Hornhronk from Sunday to Tuesday, the guest of John Wood and family. Mr3. J. Xunan and daughter, Miss Josie. who have been sojourney ing in Southern California for sev eral months, returned home this week. The health of the latter is somewhat improved, we are pleased to mention. Mrs. J. D. Bucklev and Mrs- Win. Ray, of Applegate, attended the closinc exercises of St. Marv's Raw w ho were students of the acad- emy. Mrs. J. M. McCulIy. and Mrs. E. Kenny returned home Monday from Roseburg. where thev attended the pioneer meeting. They were royally entertained during their visit. They report the re-union one of the most pleasant gatherings that thev have evwr witnessed. D. A. Jones, of Salem, is spend ing the week in Jacksonville. This is his first visit here for eight years and he notes many changes among his former associates. His wife and daughter who came out with the intention of remaining for sometime, have decided to accom pany Mr. Jones on his return home. Owen Keegan and daughter, Miss Annie, the Western Union telegraph operator, have gone to St. Paul, Minnesota, to visit relatives, and will remain about , three months. Charlie Childs, of Medford, is in charge of the office during Miss Keegan's absence. They were ac companied to Taeoma by Miss Annie and Will Nannery, niece and nephew of Mr. Keegan, who have resided here the past year. Rev. J. R. Rice and wifeof Logan Montana, were in Jacksonville from Thursday to Monday holding street meetings with the exception of Sat urday and Sunday evenings when they epoke in the Court House to a full house. Both have good voices for singing and preaching, and hold the attention of the audience from beginding to end. Mr. Rice, better known as "Jedd",was a Jacksonville boy and considered very wild when he resided here, but a wonderful change has come over him and now is one of our most noted men, con sidering his age. His wife is a very facinating woman and well edu cated. They are on their way to Portland where they will remain for sometime. The closing exercises of the St. Mary's academy were witnessed by a large audience last Friday after noon. Many invitations had been sent out a few days previous, by the Superioress. The spacious school room was attractively decor rated with evergreens and. flowers and a number of mottos appropri ate for the occasion were upon the walls. There were fourteen mem bers on the program all of which were indicative 6( thorough instruct ions and training. Kev. Father Desmarias addressed the audience in his very eloquent and forcible style. There was also on exhibi tion many pieces of needlework from the plainest sewing to the finest of Kensington stitch. A beautiful collection of botannical siH'cimens of Oregon, a choice num ber of paintings, literary and musi cal specimens and other line arts which are taught only in the acad emy. The fifteenth anniversary, or Golden Jubilee of the founding of the order of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, will le celebrated at the mother convent in Montreal, in July and will continue three days, lGth and ISth, inclusive. The ex hibit of this convent will 1 for warded to that city to make up a part of the jubilee celebration. All were highly pleased with the exer cises. Kuia Krlioes. ' The late frosts did a little dam j age for some of us. Mr. and Mrs. T. Ramsey made a ! trip to the valley one day last week. Rev. Bryant preached at the ; Trail creek school house last Pun May. Mrs. W. A. Houston has been ill. bm at the present time is much . better. John Nelsm and family were visiting with Mrs. Holton and fam- ' ilv last Sunday, i j Grandpa and Grandma Lynch went to 'Medford last Tuesday, re j turning Wednesday. Arrangements are Wing made for a camp meeting on Trail creek, w hich will begin about July 7th. Our school, which commenced June 10th, under the management of Miss Helen lloltan, is progress ing nicely. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lynch were guests of our efficient 'postmaster and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Marck. Misses Helen and Ola Holtan ! have returnod home from Medford.1 where they have been attending school the p:ist year. Miss Mattie Carter, who is teach ing on Trail creek, was compelled ! to close her school for a few davs . last week on account of ill health. ; Under the directions of our able road sujH'rvisor, Carl T. Shyrman. a good road has been opened up Long Beach, from the public road to the Welch saw mill. Two or three families, relatives ; of J. R. Morrison, have arrived from Washington. They are stopping with Mr. Morrison while making arrangements for locating Rev. A. Buchanan and Mr. X. Lee, from Myrtle Creek, were here a few days ago looking for location. They were quite well pleased with our country, but did not make any definite arrangements, as to local- ing. Mr. Buchanan is Mrs. Geo. Lynch's father. The Antioch, Dry creek and Long Branch schools, tonight re spectively by Miss Ilattie Bliss, Miss Allie Carter and Miss Helen Holtan, will give a joint picnic next Friday, June '21st, on Rogue river,' at the Jackson place. An extensive program has been prepared, and a jolly good time is anticipated. Stuns Valley Items. j Miss Viola Wyland and Mrs. F. Center, of Antelope, are visiting with Mrs. R.C. Craddock this week. Mrs. L. C. Sisemore, who has been visiting her mother Mrs. J. Orth, of Jacksonville, retimed home last Saturday. Miss Ardilla Gall, who has been attending school at Ashland, re turned to her home Tuesday even ing to spend her vacation. Mrs. Anna Engledow was called to Grants Pass, one day last week, to attend her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Kurth, who is quite ill at that place. The Gold Hill base ball ciirb have challenged the Sams Valley club for a contest, with a purse of fif teen dollars for the winner, to take place on the Fourth of July. Miss Lulu Grennigef, of Asbestos, passed through the valley Thursday morning, on her way to Woodville whore she will spend the summer with the family of Charles White, i An electric railway from Caiifitoga to the Nairn insane uxylum will soon be built. The annual hoHtilities between the cattle and sheep men in Wyoming in brewing. Cut worms are reported to le doing much damage to young tobacco jpLaiiUi in Kentucky. The reorganization committee ot the whisky trust has offered to imrchaae the Ijlant for $0,800,000. The latest California crop reports say Jhat crops throughout the state are in excellent condition. ! It is said that rates on the railroads in j Missouri and Kansas which were cut ; some time ago will soon be restored. i In the Las Manzanitas school district of Santa Clara county a trustee lias lH'en elected who cannot write his own '. name. The Corbett - Fitzsimmons fight is scheduled to take place Oct. lil at Dal Iils, Tex. Both men have commenced training. Three hundred thousand gallons of wine were sold bv the sheriff to sutisfv .. J'--f". ... ... u. .in, ... . , 111'. Vinci day. Advices from Winnij-g, Kan., state that serious losses have been i-ansed to ; cattle and horses by swarms of a pecu liar gray fly. The East River silk mills at Astoria, L. I., have been attached for $0,0U0. i The treasurer is under arrest cnarged ' with forgery. Governor Clough of Minnesota says that some of the reports telegraphed 1 from his state about the grasshopper in vasion were grossly exaggerated. The western railroads have finally de cided that it will be impossible for them to form a passenger association nnless they succeed in bringing into the fold a number of the lines which are now standing ojit, ' The late rains in Western Oklahoma have caused the rivers to overflow bad ly. The Indians, who prophesied a flood, are leaving the lw lands and insist that the flood is coming sure. An Iowa man has been bound over for lrmt.tt at f'..l 1 1... ... 1...- ' trial on a "charge of defacing silver dol- j lars. He was accustomed to chip off the j first " T " in the inscription "in God We Trust. ' Eastern manufacturers of shoes are ! advancing the price of their products. They are compelled to do this by the increased price of leather as result of t ne loniiauon 01 me leauier trust. Location oi Land Lyinjr lut a few ruls niorv than one mile to the fast of ....Medford, Oregon, Amount of Land in Tract Now on the flarket Commands an Ex cellent V iew of Medford How Payments may be Made Fruit and Fruit Culture ysis the soil is found to contain all the elements required to produce fruits from the semi-tropical to the hardiest varie ties. Over these favorable conditions hangs a climate co-ordinated and adjust ed to the nature of the soil. Who to Address For further information cencerning this desirable property call on or address S. CHILDERS, MEDFORD, - - OREGON. MR. SLUDGE, THE MEDIUM. The Poet Ilronnlnc Detected an Imposi tion on Ills Wife. Mr. Frederick (Jreenwood. in his per sonal recollections, written for the "Ilealm," tells the following story: 'Evcrylxxly who lives with books has hoard that Itolwrt Urowning's -Sludge, the Medium,' reflected upon Home, and most people have also heard that the celebrated creature succeeded in bring ing Mrs. Hrowning under his influence completely. Uut the trick that unde ceived her (we must suppose) is not so well known. It may have got into print, but, if so, I. for one, have never seen it, and tell the story as it was told by Hrowning himself. Home had been about the Hrownings a good deal, knew many people known to them; was, in his tea-party way, an agreeable sort of person; and there were seances here and seances there; 'and.' said the poet, casting a vague look about the room to express his bewilderment. 'I don't know how it was. I did my best, but little by little he gained her over to believ ing in him; how much to my distress, imagine" After awhile Home found a yet more excellent way of working on the poor lady's mind. She had lost a little child by death, and, her own wishes running out to embrace the promise, he began to hint that someday he would bring the little one's spirit, into her presence. Hut he was slow in performing t hi.- promise naturally; fur, otherwise, he woiiid have lost the ad vantage of an excited expectation, oficn stimulated and as often baftled. At last an evening was named when the mother's yearning should be satisfied. In tl'.e customary way. light was shut out of the room when the three sat down, and the usual rap pings and questionings and invoca tions went' on for a time, and then then the child's spirit was to ap pear. And. sure enough, there did arts.1 above the ed?e of the table some thing that was whiter than the dark, that seemed to have a motion of ita own and the luminousness of a living thing, and that might veritably be what poor Mrs. Browning fancied it. Hut. conscious of her trembling state of mind, her husband was in another guess sort of passion. 'I suddenly sprang up, dashed my arm across the table, and took hold of what do you think? The scoundrel's obscene foot! naked!" The flaming antrer in which drowning finished the story after so many years. tj left no doubt about what happened next to the celebrated medium Home. He was instantly and literally kicked out of the house; his shoe and stocking after hini. no doubt.'' Few Saln-s In New Kngland. Saints cnt only a small fijrure in the geographical r.::mcs of New England. They are abundant upon the maps of most of the southern states save Vir ginia and the arolinas. and thev are to tv found scattered over the rest oi the country in three or four different languages. S. CHlLtDEHS' FAIRY EW ADDITION Is situated UK) aeivs of land which is espeeiallv adapted to Fruit Growing. This land has reeenth- been placed upon the market and is now offered for sale in tracts of from 2a to 10 Acres. The name. "Fairview." is given this property because, that being located as it is, on a slight eminence, a view of all parts of Medford and a good portion of the vallev can bo had from any part oi the land. Nearly all of this land has been cleared and has been under culti vation for a number of years. The soil is of an exceptionally tine quality and its adaptability to fruit-growing has been proven. This land will be sold upon the Installment Plan. Payments may be made at $1.'V per week, So per month or lo every quar ter, or a liberal discount will be made for all cash purchases. The success attending fruit culture is no lomrer an experiment. v direct anal