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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1895)
OUR COUNTY L Correspondents J shooting around among thick brush that there is no stock near. Taylor Bailey had a house rais ing Tuesday and quite a social gathering it was, as well. Several ladies from Meadows and Asbestos gathered at the place about eleven o'clock and with them came the usual accompaniment of large lunch baskets well filled, as they knew the lady of the place was absent. Evans Creek Events. MY GENEVA. Clinton Wilcox has come home to remain the summer. Mrs E. J. Anthony and her lit tle son, Teddy, are quite ill. Everett Shiell returned from Grants Pass Thursday night. C. C. Pletcher, the Medford dent ist is at Wimer for a few days. Will Hillis and Miss Maggie Hillis spent Thursday in Grants Pass. The Wimer school closed Friday and Mr. I'hipps, the teacher, has returned to his home in Medford. Miss I Tattie Magatelle and Miss Eachus attended the entertainment and dance at Bolt iast Friday night. The property of John Xeatham mer, deceased, was appraised last i Saturday by .?. L. Scott, Win. lhr-j riott and John Smith. j Mr. and Mrs. Hillis and iter, Miss Mary, who have 'camping at Sulphur springs ! turned home Saturday. Table liock Items. ' Eagle Point Eaglets. MY A. C. HOWLETT. Miss Hattie Eaton and Mrs. Lit tle, of Central Point, were visiting our town Monday of last week. Miss Eva Tucker and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mike Tucker, were visiting the former's parents one day last week. Wm. Byram and Harris Venable and their wives, of Sterling, were over Thursday of last week, visit ing their relatives, the Pool families. Our holiness band had an. addi tion to its forces last Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Lozier joining them. They are still holding their meetings in their tent. Ben Abbeloose started last Satur day for Shasta county, on a tour of inspection. He is trying to find a place where he can farm on a differ ent scale from what he can here, Walter Wood, while riding on the desert a few days ago ran onto a coyote, threw his riata onto it and dragged it to death and scalped it. Pretty good for a boy of his age. Miss Lulu Roberts and her sister Nellie, accompanied by Mrs. F. Morgan, visited our school Wednes day of last week. Miss Lulu is one of our promising young lady teach ers. Last Sunday night we were greeted with a" lecture by a Mrs. Owen, with instrumental and vocal music by Miss Gosswho are travel ing in the interest of the Christian Endeavor. Mrs. O. is a very pleas ant talker and has the faculty of keeping the attention of her audi ence. She alto lectured Monday and Tuesday night. One day last week George Apger concluded that he wonld rid himself of a terrible nusiance, a kind of grass with barbed seeds which are verv annoying, by setting fire among it. The result was that he lost a string of rail fence, came near burning John Raders barn and he and his two boys and Mrs. John Rader had to fight fire for two hours, until Adelbert Apger was completely ex hausted. George says he thinks he has has learned" a lesson in the fire department, and that is not to put out fire in dry grass elose to fences and barns. As was announced in The Mail. -Pur SChoo.1 entertainment came off on Fridav of last week, and proved to be the most complete success of any entertainment which we have had here as yet. One beautiful feature of it was that all the school children, large and small, took part in it, and while Mr. Barnard de serves great credit for his persever ance and judgment in preparing the children for the occasion, we -must not give him all of it. for the children themselves deserve a great deal for the manner in which they performed their part, and we must not neglect to place considerable of the credit to our local talent, for Miss Cora Brown and her brother Frank, Miss Amy Safford, our post mistress. Mrs. C. W. Taylor and , others took an active part in the exercises; and I might add that we have local talent here which will compare favorably with any in the county. The spacious hall was filled so that seats commanded a premium, and although the per formance lasted until nearlv mid night, still everything was 'so ar- l,er visit at Portland Thursday. ranged a3 to hold the attention of; accompanied by Miss Agnes Love the audience. We had fine music I Mrs. K. H. Dunn has returned to on the organ and violin during the! ;ier home at San Francisco after a Dallas, Polk county, arrived in Jacksonville Saturday and left soon after for the Sterling mines to visit with II. E. Ankeny and family. Taylor Payne, who has been act ing in the capacity of deputy shenfl for almost a year has resigned his position and moved to Medford and will go into the draying business in that city. John Wintjen arrived from Ger many during the week to look after the estate of his brother, the late Chris. Wintjen. lie will go to San Francisco on business connected therewith. Five pieces of real estate were sold at sheriff's sale, by Deputy Barnes. All the property was bid in by the judgement creditors with the exception of the Thurman prop erty which was bought by H. E. Ankeny. Hazel, the infant daughter of Jos. Schmidtline and wifo, died at the family residence in Jacksonville Moftday morning of quick consump tion, following an attack of whoop ing cough. The little one was aged 10 months and 21 days. Miss Bernice Cameron has re turned from Monmouth, where she attended the Normal school the past year. She was one of the seventy students who were on the boat that was branded in the Will- largo audience here every night last week. She is a good lecturer and was well liked here. She is holding meetings at Eagle Point this week. Mr. Chapman's folks lost their youngest child Monday with whoop ing cough. It was eleven months old and a very bright little girl. The remains were interred in the Cen tral point cemetery Tuesday. They have the sympathy of the entire community in this their sad bereavement. house and left for other parts. Johnson Bros, have completed their irrigating ditch on Elk creek. Miss Mattie Briscoe has returned home from a visit to her sister at Antioch. J. G. Brisco, H. Vogoli, Levi Daw son and A. Hall are each erecting new barns. Mr. A. Hunter lias returned from Klamath county and is now busy engaged in harvesting; THEY ARE Kanes Creek Items. MY SINK DIE. Bart Carter, of Gold Hill, is stop ping with Mr. Foley helping him with his work during hay harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swmden spent last Sunday on the creek visit ing friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Boggis have return ed home from Galls creek after spending several months at that i erpcti& a new barn, and has also place. : erected a water wheel for the pur Mrs. Ellis, of this place, spent one day recently visiting with Knotts. Mrs. Boon and son Otev, Watts, and E. Hodson, of burg, Or. are visiting at this with relatives and friends. Mrs. Mrs. -Mrs. Mardon Milt Mrs Teini.l.' . ., , " ' U-"N " ! have returned home from the I 1-uHi- ,0'' Mt"K'K;k.I,-1-"' the "Modoc'' j.ipri,,. at wiU.h .,Uir0 tll,.v llf,,Mi ,' .' r-1. 1 o i v ;mu i.mivo , i.,. rusticating. j- v n.ini in rum-., luui uepui iu jiermu tliem to com jcoee ha ve EASILY HOAXED. Story of m Chicago Race Track Credited by Our KncMnli Cousins. It seems to le an -easy matter to hoax our English cousins, for just now they are accepting- in pood faith this yarn about a race alleged to have been run at Chicago, says the New York Herald. There had been a false start, owing to a mistake made by the man with the advance flag, and in sjiite of the growi ngs of those who had backed a black horse that was esteemed a "good Mr. H. Richardson has bought i , , , , S, Tny g'"1 .uM ,., l K ; th"HfHof which we have had constant experience, won in a canter by any number of lengths, the horses returned to the post. The starter, much put out, of course, at the catastrophe, took his place and prepared for business. "While he was standing there," th story goes on to relate, "a black boy who was so handicapped by lack of height that it was impossible for him to see the race, spied a place of vantage between the widespread legs of the starter. He crept up and soon was snugly fixed in his place. The starter happened to glance down and saw the black face peering Into space. " 'Ik-gone, you imp" he cried, and at the same time hit at the woolly pate with his flagstick. The advance flag man was keen and watchful. He did not see the negro, but he was con scious that the starters flag had dipped. Down went his own again. ,.hy of the pupils. It has !.. ,,ro. " . " 1 ",c. :SUPt fWa-V' Inline. a d. cicl-d suet-ess. K hu ator . V . , U!m "-'"- from other scions who have tW ! rV" " WlM results "i i lie eiiang-. a grit- that tii,; new svsli-in. from practical and hv- gieiue standpoiui, must ! . m.- a threshing machine, and will make preparations for threshing. Mrs. S. P. Oliver presented Mr. Oliver witli a baby girl recently, weighing eleven and half pounds'. Mr. Wm. Crushman had a colt killed by a panther, and Mr. Lawson also had a calf killed in like man ner. Mrs. Nelson presented to Mr vi r. i t. w .' .'noun a line uaugiuer. .Mr. IN. 18 1 pose of irrigating. Recently there was adopted in the public schools of San Jose a svstein of writing that resulted in marked and im- mediate improvement lit the chiro"ra- Thin- Wm. By bee was over from Jack sonville last week looking up his "uguc rier interests. T. J. Pendleton came up from Redding Fridav on a visit to his brother J. C. of this place. Many people from the Point and other places are getting gooseberries and currants from Mr. Drum. A traveling artist is going the rounds, and many of our farmers are having views of their places taken. J. C. Pendleton anil family moved into their home where will be pleased to entertain friends. Mrs. I. J. Hanson and Cleveland, of Central Point. plete their journey Ontral i'oint Items. Jacksonville Having is in full blast in this i neighborhood, and it is high time, as the few hot days cause it to ripen I wonderfully fast. UlllViT- sal. The Slant n the writing is aban doned and the vertical letter i sulwti tnted. There is leaiiiy, regularity and uniformity iu the writing that cannot be obtained in letters written at an an gle. Space, too. is saved, and the writ- spent have they their Mrs. were Farm Moore made a visit on Saturday Dr. J. B. Wait, of Medford Tuesday in our citv. James Fryer, of Eagle Point, was in our midst Saturday. W. M. Holmes made a business trip to Medford'Mondav. James Shields, of Wellan here the first of the week. A. J. Daley, of Eagle Point here on business this week. Mr. and Mrs. Woods, of Iake Creek, was here trading Tuesday. Born, June 10th. to Mr. and Mrs. Win. Codstant. of Beagle, a daugh- ! Jer. was is Miss Ella Criflith closed a very successful term of school at the Dardanelles Friday, there being twenty-eight visitors present. The children's exercises were fine and well listened to. Miss Griffith will not teach the fall term as she has accepted a position as teacher in the Grants Pass high schools. May success follow her is the wish of ail her pupils and friends of this dis trict, where she lias taught four j terms in succession and gave satis- iaction every lime. Antioch (ialheriusrs. were ircltinrr serious ni".v. Hand .-t.-aithily sought their bin puckets. aa.l v. iu-n they emerged they had w U-l i:..iL-d six-h.xiti-rs firmly grasped within them. It did not make any .lilTerenoe t, the crowd whether the starter Hag had fallen or not: the black horse had won the race twice, andifthtre was to lv anv more run- mg is much more legible. The new niny they would attend to the starting ...!.. i.. .. -..1 .....1 I... . 1. . ' O n la o, i iie isiiion oi me writer. He sits directly in front of the Mrs. Dowel I was in Medford Monday. desk with the paper squarely before him. The adoption of this method is the result of observation showing that where the fwriter sits with the right side toward the desk, the body, the neck und the eyes are brought into unnatural and injurious positions and it is thought to account for the right shoulder lieing higher than the left in over half the pu pils attending public schools. Plerpont Morgan's pri;e coliie Roslyn Wilkes deliberately committed suicide recently at New York. 1 lie animal was bought In Kngland and is reoorled to have ,-ost $l.iw.. The dog dived i:,;0 a swimming pond and rc:.iaiiied under water till dead. Mrs. Addie Phelps, of Woodyil?e. KvorvUxlv busily encaged over enjoying the beauties of Rogue is paying relatives here a visit this i having' ;.-n.. 1 - Tl...,.l.. I ...... l- i - r in river last Thursday Lee Vincent met with quite a severe loss last week. While driv ing a mower down a steep pitch one of the horses got far enough behind to allow the sickle to cut one of its legs so badly that it died from the effect. week. Mrs. C. H. Ercanbrack and M- A' 1Ioust made a trip mother made Medford a visit last I LonP l,r Saturday. w'- j Frank Rodgers was doing bus- A. J. Adams and Mrs. M. A. J iness in Medford Saturday. Vincent, of Sams V.nllev. was here, ,. , , ,. Monday. " 1 Uh?s returned home Sun-T- " x- . , 'davforatwo months vacation, af I. A. ewmau and family, yf ,.,r -k;..i, ,u ...;h :.. . ..... ' n i i- " . . x ,v" ' " icsuiue V e near a lot of talk from Cali- ' "f"" ironing last her ,vork at tne paU)e iace j T. r - 1 . I .1 e f -. Nn t II rrl l V i . . . lunua aLHjui oig growm ci iruii i she has been teachinc trees, out wnen we measure trees -Mcnoias loung. oi nagle f oint, in the Rogue River valley and find j spent several days here on business that many have put on a growth of j the past week. from three to four feet already, we j Mrs. Ada Cnruh. oreanizer of the begin to think that Oregon is little I W. C. T. L" lectured here Wed nesday evening. Wm. Holmes and M. Welch made Jacksonville a business visit the first of the week. Travelers find a safe companion in Ie Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure. A change in drinking water and in diet often causes severe and danirerocs to omplaiii's- This medicine always cure them. Geo. .'I. Haskins. druggist. themselves. In this eniercenev the starters were sent to the paddock for a twenty minutes" rest, and while they were there the race was declared off." How Tide Predict Storms. Fresh interest has recently been de veloped in the fact that West Indian hurricanes, and other great storms at sea. frequently produce a remarkable effect upon the tides along neighboring coasts. When a tempest is approaching, or passing out on the ocean, the tides are noticeably higher than usual, as if the water had been driven in a vast wave before the storm. The influence extends to a great distance from the cyclonic storm center, so that the pos sibility exists of foretelling the ap proach of a dangerous hurricane by means of indications furnished bv tide guges situated far away from the place then occupied by the whirling winds. Hie fact that the tidal wave outstrips the advancing storm shows how ex tremely sensitive the surface of the sea is to the changes of pressure brought to bear upon it- by the never-resting at-mosnhere. S. CHlLtDEHS' if anv behind the Golden Gate. J. C. P Jacksonville News. Mrs. A. Bish, of Ashland visited her old home here last week. Mrs. Fred Luy and little son, of Tacorua, are visiting relatives in Jacksonville. James McCully, of Cinnabar, is making Jacksonville one of his periodical visits. Mrs. Caroline Card well and grand-daughters were the guests of Mrs. E. Kennev Monday. Location of Land interval between the plays, by Boyd Tucker on his violin and Miss Lelah Fryer on the organ. After the en tertainment was over those who de sired sjent a short time in dancing. Asbtstos Items. Mir Lena Griner expects to re turn to her home near Portland the first of July. Mr. and Mrs. John Potter and babe were visiting with D. Rey nolds' family Friday and Saturday. Lewis Pankev and family, of Gold Hill, have been visiting the' families of II. H. Mitchell and Ira Nicholas, this week. Miss Carrie Sackett went to the meadows Friday evening to visit with her friends, Miss Mary Chaffee and Mrs. Charles Smith, Sunday. Wru. Forsyth went to Medford Saturday to pilot his brother-in-law Fred Wilson over the mountain roada to his home for a summer outing. Fred Wilson and family, of Med ford, came Tuesday with a tent and load of household goods to spend a few months at Mr. Forsyth's and enjoy the fresh, cool mountain air and spring water. Last Saturday evening, while hunting, George Chapman acci dentally shot and killed a valuable mare belonging to D. Bolles. Peo ple should be very careful while Miss Anna Voting, of Eagle Point, made relatives here a visit the first of the week. Miss Julia Fielder, who has been attending the Drain Normal school, returned home Saturday. Miss Lottie Brown, of Eagle Point, is spending the summer with her sister. Mrs. W. M. Holmes. J. C. Hall started to Coos county f t It Tot.illt- leitb ,i clrim, f .... Miss Alice Hanlev returned from jhor,es t() ,,'. epm. .eefe Mrs. Edwin Pierce and her sister. Miss Lila Slaver, made friends at (iold Hill a visit the first of the week. Mrs. Fredenbtirg. of Eagle Point, took Saturday's train for Grants Pass to make a visit with friends there. All wishing first-class photo graphs at one dollar per dozen will do well to give Mrs. I. M. Nichols a call. Mrs. O'Fling. of Salem, a sister of Mrs. Jas. McDonouglr. is very low with consumption at the home of her sister. pleasant two weeks visit with rel atives. County Treasurer Welch and Wm. Holmes, of Central Point, were transacting business here during the week. Miss Valene Kubli, who has been attending school at St. Helens Hall, Portland, arrived home Wednesday to spend vacation. Geo. M. Love. Henry Pape, T. J. Kenney, James Elliott and Hal. Hoffman spent several days this week in the Butte creek country fishing, with successful results. Mrs. Delluff and daughter, of , 1 Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. mm CREAM MKAa Most Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard. J. B. Welch, of Meadows pre cinct, was in our city several days during the week, lie was looking after the lumbering business. Samuel Bear, who has been spending several months with his brother, Noah Bear, of our city, took Tuesday's train for Seattle. L. G. Russ, who has been tak ing the Ensor treatment, has re turned home fully cured, which his many friends here are pleased to hear. Mrs. Joseph C. Sheridan, of Roseburg, who has been spending several weeks with her many friends here, took Saturday's train for her home. Miss Stella Stidham has just finished a very successful term of school in the Drake district on Ap plegate and returned home on Tuesday. Mrs. Lititia Owen spoke to a Amount of Land in School closet! Friday at Antioch and Devinger (Jap. Misses Hattie Bliss and Allie Carver teachers. Th two schools met at the Jackson place on Rogue river and had a picnic. Everything was a grant! success and everybody enjoyed themselves. Exercises commenced at eleven o'clock and lasted until I. i one, wihmi every one loosed after the naekets which thev lin.l lir,-n,Tnt - - - J ...... , with them, and at two o'clock they 1 racl came together and listened to speak ing again for another hour, after which the crowd dispersed to their several homes or to the home of Now on the flarket George Stacey, where they "tripped the light fantastic" until morning. and had a general good time all round. Miss Helen Holtan and school, of Long Branch, took part in the exercises of the picnic. purview inniTmv lill t IU II 111171 1 lJl HioWllstjoro Items MY KKHKtVA. James Bell ami B. Casto. cf this place, were visiting Medford the 2"th. Ilenmyi Meyer, of Lake Creek, was doing business in town on the JOth. Dtputy Assessor John Grieves was working among our people on the 'Jlst. Wm. Cook and Lee Grigsby, of Big' Butte, were doing business in town on the 'Jlth. D. Bradshaw, while pitching hay on the 'J 4th, gave his arm a wrench which will disable him a few days. Blacksmith Bearsford. of Lake (.'reek, moved into town a few days since. He will soon be ready for business. Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Meyer, of Lake Creek, made calls with friends on their return trip from Medford last Saturday evening. James Wiley, of Ashland, was the guest of James Bell and family, on the '21st and 22nd. He also vis ited other friends in this vicinity. Wm. Chambers. Jr.. of Bior Butte, who had gone to spend a few weeks near Fort Klamath, was suddenly called home by the death of his infant daughter. Trail Creek Items. Commands an cedent View of fled ford Ex- Lvinjr Lin a few rods more than one mile t the east of ....Medford, Oregon, Is situated ICO acres of land which is, especially adapted to Fruit Growing. This land has recently Leen placed upon the market and is now offered for sale in tracts of from 21 to 10 Acres. Th How Payments may be Made Fruit and Fruit Culture ic name, l airview. is m-pn tin property because, that heinj; located as it is. on a slight eminence, a view of all parts of Medford and a good portion of the valley can he had from any part of the land. Nearly all of this land has leen cleared and has been under culti vation ft M- a number of years. The soil is of an exceptionally tine quality and its adaptability to fruit-gnnvinir has been proven. This land will be sold upon the Installment Plan. Payments may be made at 1.2o per week. So per month or $1. every quar ter, or a liberal discount will be made for all cash purchases. The success attending no longer an experiment. 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. fruit culture is Bv direct anal- Ed. Kingham has returned home from Klamath county. Mr. Severenc? has nailed up his Who to Address For further information ceneernin this desirable property call on or addres S. CHILDERS, SS MEDFORD, OREGON.