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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1895)
11 MEDFORD MAIL BLITON & YORK., Publishers. A. S. BLITON, ... Editor W.T.YORK, ... Manager Published Every Friday Morning. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. He is of few days; but quite a plenty Bblered in th Postofflc at Medford, Oregon as Second-Class Mail Matter. LP. FISHER, NEWSPAPER ADVKRTIS- ing Agent, SI Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, is our authorized agent. This pa per s kept on tile in his omce. .Medford, Friday, July 12, istvi. Our Clubbing List. The Mail and Weekly S. F. Call. 52 2. " " " Examiner.. 2 35 " " " Chronicle. . 2 &" " " ' Oregonian.. 2 00 " " " Portrd Sun 2 IX) " " Cosmopolitan 2 65 " " Rural Northwest.. 1 50 A business thermometer the advertising columns. St. Paul has a free silver family sixteen girls and one boy. There is one good thing about a picnic. One always gets enough of it. A Brooklyn church has built a stable for the bicycles of its mem bers. A man's morality depends some what upon the size of the town he is in. The Swingle-Langell trial cost Klamath county $2,719, says the Express. The Monthly Oregonian is anoth er product of Harvey Scott. It 6aw the light of day last month for the first time. Last Thursday was a "red letter" day for The Mail twenty-three subscribers having been taken upon that day. A chance is presented for the board of trade to do some good work for Medford on that Klamath Falls wagon road, of which Mr. J. S. Howard has written quite at length this week. If John D. Rockefeller really "wants to pile up $500,000,000 be fore he dies" we wonder that he never has embarked in the news paper business all the same Harvey Scott. There is a new baby at the Pres ident's home at Gray Gables, and ii's a girl making three little Clevlands, and all girls Ruth, Esther and this new one will prob ably be Rachel. The county treasurer's report appears in another column of this paper. The report shows $7983.72 on hand July 1st, and in addition to thin there is Klamath county script on hand to the amount of $1359.97. A New Orleans man while en gaged in the pleasant pastime of beating his wife with a club was interrupted the other day by in advertently getting in front of a ballet in motion. All of which shows that even a brutal husband can be cured of his bad habits if his wife only goes about it in the right way. The Rural Northwest remarks that good crops in some of the Northern Middle states will insure a good demand and better price for the immense fruit crops of the coast. The worthy exchange is quite correct. Give to any man or woman of these states two silver dollars and one of the two will go for luxuries and to them the greatest luxury is fruit. Portland has a new agri cultural paper the "Oregon Agri culturalist." One of our exchanges remarks that it looks most mighty like the paper was a product of the Oregonian. When Harvey Scott gets in shape to manipulate all the dif ferent branches of newspaper busi ness in Portland he will undoubt edly commence corralling the country press and all Oregon will then be his. Great is Harvey in Scott's estimation. We see items sometimes about the value of rare books in the hands of bibliomaniacs or at auction sales but there is now in San Francisco, a volume than which there are few more valuable in the world. It is worth exactly thirty thousand dol lars not a fancy price either. It is the registry of the whereabouts and identity of three thousand Chinese corpses in the city cemetery all of which will have to be dug up and returned to China in duo time, while a disinterment permit costs ten dollars. The Mail is being pretty severely censured by the merchants of neigh boring towns, because that we "roll all the logs" possible to build up Medford's trade. If The Mail was to let go by an opportunity to do Medford a good turn it would not deserve the patronage it receives at the hands of our dealers. When we arrive at the stage in newspaper work that we cannot do all possible for the upbuilding of the town in which we live, and the general im provement of her citizens' business then will we move to a town where the dealers aro so penurious as to not deserve this support but Med ford don't deserve a slight at our hands and will never get it. All of Southern Oregon is in terested in the development of the coal mine east of Medford, upon which work has but recently com menced. If coal, such as is hoped for, is found it will open up an avenue to enterprises in this part of the country which has never be fore been given a thought because of the lack of fuel required. This paper hopes to see the projectors of the enterprise reap a reward for their labor and a big one. Men who have enterprise sufficient in their composition to put their mon- j ey into projects of this nature de serve a good fat reward. While' they become enriched none of us i poorer ones become impoverished j and that's the kind of enterprise and push we admire. j Since last Wednesday The Mei- i ford Mail has been the official paper of Jackson county and it ' will continue to be such official paper for one year, according to an award granted by the county court at its last session. The Mail was the only paper which put in a bid ; the old line papers evidently do not j want the work unless they can get it at $2.50 per square the "good old time price" when newspapers and the county ring were feeding at the sanie public crib and growing fat off the taxpayers hard earned dollars. Our price was 23 cents per square, and at this figure we can make money not much, but enough, coosidering the condition of the county's finance. The Tid ings wired the board that it would do the work for nothing, but Mr. Wagner was too late with his wirings as the hour for receipt of bids had passed. His Praise Sounded on All Sides. Captain W. S. Crowell, than whom there is no finer gentlemen in Southern Oregon, delivered the Fourth of July oration at Jacksonville, and from all parts of the county comes newspapers sounding praises for his oratorical ability and the fitness of his sayings upon this occasion. The Mail will bank upon the captain doing the square thing under any and all circum stances, and knowing of his willingness to "tote"' square with all mankind, and hiscapability of reaching the limit in oratorical eloquence we will venture the assertion that none there were of the two or more thousand people who heard him but t hut are still applauding. We print below some of the county press comment: From the Jacksonville Times. The oratorical abilities of Col. V. S. Crowell are well known ; but at no time have Ihey shone so conspicuously as on tbal day. (July lih.) He hold bis bearers' earnest aiu-ntion during the whole time that be occupied the platform and was frequently applauded. The Times re gretR that its limited space precludes the repro duction of Mr. Cs eloHvnl and uble oration, for we have never heard its supeiior. From the Ashland Tldlnifs. The oration by Hon. W. S. CrnmOl was a literary and oratorical irn. couched In the most elepant lanKtinge and full of the patriotism of a true American, it needed only the added charm ofdelivery of which Mr. Crowell is so eminently possessed to make it a rare oo-aslon for those who had the privilege of hearing It. From the Medford Monitor. The orator was Capt. W. S. Crowell of this city and his address is spoken of in fluttering terms. To Whom It May Concern. I have this day sold an undivided one-half interest in my business to my son, O. O. Smith. From above date, business will be conducted under the name of Smith & Son. C. S. Smith. Medford Oregon, July 10 '85. Wants to Trade. I will trade dry cedar posts, shakes, fir or cedar pickets for team, wagon and harness. M. A. Shirley, Prospect, Or. PURELY PERSONAL. Tikis. Baldwin was in from Browns boro last week.. Mr. and Mrs. Due Koiikhts are at McAllister springs. Dr. J. W. Odukrs Ashland Wed nesday Chautauqua II. T. Smith and family aro out at Coos bay for an outing. Alexis nnd O. A. Huhhard were in from their Butte creek ranch. Prof. Nahrkcan and son. Caul, wore at the institute Wednesday. T. F. West left Tuesday for Cole stin, to be absent four or six weeks. J. T. Miller, of Gold Hill, has gone to Montague, t uiit., lor the summer. Miss Bkktiia Bailey, of Bed Bluff, Calif., is visiting her cousin. Miss liva Wilson. Mrs. Allen Stewart, of Ashland, was visiting the family of Ceo. Mickey last week. J. l Doimik, of Ashlnnd. was visit ing his brother, V. 1). Dodge and fam ily last week. Perry Kllis, the Prospect photo grapher, was in Medford last Friday, upon business. J. II. Brantner, of Applegate, was in Medford last week visiting with J. S. Morgan and family. James Simpson left Monday for Mon tague, California expects to be away a couple or three months. W. D. Beidle.man and C. C. Bel knap and their families, were at Ash laud Wednesday Chautauqua. J. B, HlDDLE, of Riddle was up last week for a brief visit with his son-in-law, I). W. Crosby and family. Ceo. Coujle. of Siskiyou, Calif., is hero with his family and is occupy ing the Jas. Simpson residence. Miss Marel Goodyear, of Ashland, was visiting with her friend. Miss Meda Ply male, a few days recently. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Damon and Mrs. G. C. Noble and children left Wed nesday morning for McAllister springs. L. Shideler left last Saturday for San Francisco, to bo absent a few days, upon a visit to his daughter and family. Miss Km MA Toleman, of Ashland, was visiting the families of F. M. Ply male and U. G. Nicholson last week. Mrs C. Card well has gone to llosc burg, where she will make her hoxe with her son. Attorney V. V. Card well. Mrs. W. I. Vawter and her toother. Mrs. Hill, returned last Thursday from their visit to Willamettte valley points. W. II Brand, the carpenter, left Wednesday evening for lioseburg, where h is to meet a rich undo from the Kat. I F. IaVIKR and family left Tues day for the Applegate country, to bo absent about three weeks and upon missionary work. A. H. Lawrence, of Crystal. Klam ath county, was visiting his father-in-law, N. K. Johnson, of this city, a few days last week. Miss IIattie Warner, who has been teaching music in the Collegiate Institute at Albany, relumed to her home in this city Tuesday. H. N. McKay, of Wolf Creek, was in Medford last week visiting J. L. Wigle and familv and looking after his city property interests. Dr. W. S. Jones, J. II. Butler and i J. G. UORTMAN, and their families, left Tuesday morning for a ten days' trip to the Jenny cttn-k country. Dr. E. Kir-iu;essner makes quite frequent visits to Central Point these days, he having something like ten patients in and about that place. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. IH'SKY who have been visiting their son-iu-law, J. II. Butler, for a few weeks, left Monday morning for their home at Harrisburg. L. B. Warner and family are at Ashland this week Chautauqua and teachers' institute. They were accom panied by Misses Bess and Marie Wait. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Green are out at D. B. Soliss' place, camping with J. A. Eggers and family while Mr. Green paints Mr. Soliss' fine, new farm resi dence. Geo. Wilson, ot Murphy, was in Medford Tuesday visiting and trading. Mr. Wilson bas recently purchased an eighty-acre tract of land near Murphy. I. A. Merriman' and family and C. J. Clark and family left Tuesday morning for an outing at Mc A lister springs. Mr. Merriman will return this week. Mrs. M. Pcrdin left Sunday for Sis son, Calif., to bo absent a couple or three weeks to recuperate in health and visit her son Ira, who is living at that place. Wm. Knotts, of Benton county, was in Medford a few days this week. The gentleman is executor of the estate of Arthur Langell, also a brother-in-law of deceased G. A. White, of Ashland, was in Medford the 4th visiting his old friend and schoolmate. Druggist Chas. Strang, whom he has not met for nigh onto severs 1 years. Miss Bess Wait returned Sunday from Monmouth, at which place the lady recently graduated from the State Normal. M iss Wait will teach in the Medford public school. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Lawton, Mrs. T. 1). Lawton and children and Miss Fannie IIaskins left Monday for Colestin, to be absent for several weeks. Mr. Lawton will return this weok. J. W. McFarland and family nnd Geo. Newell, of Boise, Idaho, are hoie looking for a location. -Mr. New ell is an old acquaintance of our good townsman, Mr. Snyder, the barber. Attorney G. W. White and family loft Monday for Ashland, where they will visit with acquaintances, attend the Chautauqua, and probably put in a few days pleasantly at the SodaSprings. C.J. Wall arrved in Medford last Saturday from Honolulu. The gentle man is the owner of considerable prop erty in this city, and is as well a rela tive of our good friend G. W. Gray, of Prospect. M. . Jones, who has been in Med ford for several weeks upon a visit to his son-in-law, Dentist C. C. Pletcher, returned to his homo in Whitley, Indiana, Monday night, by way of the Northern Pacific. W. O. Vaughn was over from Fort Klamath last Saturday doing an im mense amount of trading. He stated that several of his neighbors would be over within tho next few weeks upon a trading expedition. G. L. Weiiu and family and Miss Laura Webb left Monday for Colestin, to be absent a couple of weeks. Little vera s health has been very poor lor tho past few woeks and the change is hoped will improve it. Rev. W. C Jenkins and family left Tuesday for Tolman springs, where they will remain a couple of months. Mr. Jenkins, however, will visit Mod- ford each week and preach nt the Baptist church, as usual. A. R. XcPllERSON, of Petaluinu Calif., is visiting for a couple ol weeks with Ins parents, Mr. anu .Mrs. Mc Pherson, out on Grillin creek. The voting man is a representative of tho Petaluma Incubiitor company. M. D. Wilson and family, of Baker City, have been stopping hereabout for a couple of weeks looking the coun try over with a view to locating per manently. They will be wanting to buy a small farm should they decide to remain. C. W. Knowles, the ex-proprietor of the St. Charles hotel in Portland, and a mining man of known ability as well as wealth, is in Medford with his mineral cyo alert for a paying proposition in this locality, and report says he has taken a hand in the Med ford Coal company. Geo. Mickey returned last week from his trip to Klamath Falls. He was out with a load of dried fruit for Angle ,t Plymale, for which he found ready sale, so ready in fact that he did not reach his proposed destina tion Lakevicw. Ho returned Tuesday morning with another load, W. S. RayphalU, he who owns the fine Parker ranch, near Jacksonville, was in Medford Wednesday doingtrad ing and subscribiug for this family journal. Mr. R. is a new man iu Southern Oregon but he is progressive to a degree of great thrift and is being well paid for bis efforts his farm is a good producer. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cl'RRY, of Tolo, spent the Fourth in Medford, visiting their son J. W. and family. Mr. Cur ry is doing some pretty good develop ment work on his quartz ledge this summer and is now just about to a point where he expects to strike the main ledge and which he is guessing is going to be rich. F.D. Hooker returned this week from the Klamath Agency, whither ho went last week after C. W. Cherington, formerly a carpenter at the Agency, now en route to Salem to reside. Mr. C. is most favorably impressed with Medford and was it not for the fact that we are pretty well supplied with me chanics in his line he would anchor right here. County Clerk N. A. Jacobs will leave Sunday evening for Portland, whither he goes as a delegate from Medford lodge to tho grand lodge, A. O. U. W., which will be in session in that city for three days, commencing July 17th. Miss Helen Strang will accom pany him and will bo absent for a month or two, upon a visit to a sister in Union county. Mr. and Mrs. C. I. HCTCill.SOX. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Palm, Mrs. Cranfill and A. J. Whitman were at Colestin Sunday, the former upon a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hutchison and the remainder of the crwvd lor pleasure. We regret to chronicle the fact that Mrs. Hutchi son s health is not improving us had been hoped it would in the mountain air. J. J. Wkipi.k. came in from Iake Creek last tk and at once left for Po-ilund for a brief visit. Mr. W. and familv have been stopping with P. S. Combs, at the Kldriunna townsite, for several months. He is from Chi cago and has to his credit sixteen years of service as an employee In the secret service of Uncle Samuel. Mr. Combs, he states, closed a big land deal while in Chicago and is soon expected home. J. V. Skveix;e and wife, were in from Brownsboro last week. These people are also victims of the cloud burst of June 27tb, the same cloud which opened up so copiously at Lake creek having spilled its great raoislur in the vicinity of their home. The water was fourteen inches iu depth about their residence while the house itself was flooded inside and out and no small amount of damage was done to the growing crops. J. G. Brown left Saturday evening for Clarion, Iowa, his old home, and where he expects to reside. He travel ed by-way of the Northern Pacific from Portland ticketed by C. C. Bel knap, of this city. Mrs. Brown will remain in Mod ford for a time with ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Butler. These people have made a great many friends during their brief stay and all will regret that conditions are not such as to warrant their remaining. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Darling, of Gold Hill, were Medford visitors on Monday of this week. Mr. Darling, while here, contracted with J. A. Whitman for the sale of his early peaches, of which he will have a goodly amount. These people have one of the prettiest little homes in Jackson county and none could appreciate it and give it bettor care than they. They have about 1200 fruit trees of various varieties and all are very productive this season and of the best of fruit. J. W. Slinger was in from Lake Creek last week. He has quite a story of devastation to relate since the cloud burst up that way on the evening of June 27th. The strip covered by tho deluge of water was only about a quarter of a milo in extent, but that distance was well covered. Huge rocks were washed down from the can yons aud scattered promiscously over the meadow land, rendering the covered portions entirely worthless. Hail also fell in great quantities and size. Mrs. II. II. Sargent, of Fort Logan, Colorado, arrived in Medford last week and will visit for some little time with her sister, Mrs. M. L. Alfred. Mr. Sargent was formerly 1st lieutenant in the regular army, stationed at Fort Logan, but has since been pro moted to regimental quartermaster and his place of service changed to New Mexico. It was this gentleman who recently made himself famous in a literary way, by the production of his "Napolean's First Campaign." Do You Know That Pure Drugs are as necessary as a skilled Physician in case of sickness? Our drugs are always puro and frc.-h Drop In and See Our lino of Perfumery, Toilet Articles. Drug Sundries Stationery; Cigars, Kto. STRANG, The Dugist, Seventh Street, Medford Another Line.... Of the 25 cent Wash Silks will be opened In a pecu Days... The latest thing value on the market Just received a general line of ladies' and gent's summer underwear at nearly fifty cents on the dollar. DEUELt & STEVENS, EDFORD, -:- OREGON Read Here ! A largo assort ment of infant's ami children's , white dresses at from 2.r cents to Sl.oO each. , ?T . A few dozen pairs still of those fine tan shoes ' TSr and Oxford ties at a lileral discount Jjf hiwv hy far the largest and best assort- I ment of hoots and shoes in the city and can C5 please you in style ami quality. . We have neither time nor space to mention the special bargains in all lines, so come and - T1t see and get prices. 4" " THE PALACE Thompson, VanDyke 4 STUDEBAKER BROS.' . . s Stmleliaker's agent in Medford. He also sells the famous S. CHILDERS & HEALKKS IN Dry Goods, Clothing, Ladies' and Gent's Furnishings Large variety of fancy goods, dry goods notions, etc. Prices as low as the lowest and jjoods all new and fresh. Photographs. The only phico in Medford to get a dozen lino photographs that you will be proud to send to your friends is at Tyler & Miser's. These pentlemen have pained a reputation for fair deal ing and skill in their line of work that gives them the lions' share of the pic ture business in Southern Oregon. Call at Studio in Hamlin Block. See sam ples and be convinced. . . . and the best . - We Shall Offer for Sale Co. OPPOSITE THE BANK Wagons - m - Carriages - Are positively the best in the market , V When you have used a Sludebaker Vji vehicle one you will use them always "TV- Kvery inch of Stu.lelmker is solid pro! it to the purchaser. J. A. WHITHAN CRESCENT BICYCLE Tttle money. 500,1 CO Brick, Doors and Windows For Sale. i have for sale about 40,000 new and secoud hand brick, also second hand doors and windows in good condition will sell cheap. F. F. Patterson-, At Hotel Nash. Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder AwanUd Gold Mtdil Midwinter Fair. Saa Franckwa Halley Bros, for groceries.