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Hi THE MAIL.... THE MAIL.... NOW HAS 1,500 IS THE Subscribers. Try an Ad OF JACKSON COUNTY VOL. VII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,' 1805. NO. 4 j Official paper 4 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J. SENNET, ARCHITECT JAND SUl'tlKINTEN'DKN'T. Plana, Specifications and Details. Perspec tive Drawings and Blueprints. Ventilation and Drainage a Specialty. Hamlin Block, - - Medford, Oregon. "yHITE & JEFFREY, O. W. White. J- A. Jeffrey. ATTORN KYS AT LAW. Medfoni. Oropon. Will practice in all the courts of the slate. Special attention given to all kinds of convey -aueing. Notary work and collections at rens onahle rates and remittances promptly made. Mining law a specially. Otllee on Seventh street, opposite Opera House. QROWELL & PARKER, V. S. CrowelL W. H. r.irker. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OiEce in Hamlin Block. Medford. Or. Ttfm B. OFFICER, PHYSICIAN AN'J SUK'IKON. Kajie l'oitil. Oregon. Office I alow residence. If You Wish for Something Useful SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES Fit toil up with Aluminum waro h c J u J r.i u r.t c-j rn fj r.n CJ ri l: j . kJ-J Ami ornamental in arouml and iret one your kit of our . . 4 olll'lt call Thev i' a s I 7 !( it ;ire loautio foro going to I ho mountains don t forgot to lav in upplv of lisli iiiiT tackle, lie sure and yt one of our hi oochloadors also, ami you n have all tho game you want . We have plontv of fruit cans, for aches arc ripe. preserving l hem . imr lino ol mixed paints, nils w hitch-ail ami window glass is complete J. BEEK & CO. Importers and Dealers in iTcdford OrC. lieneral Hardware ti-j: nrt n LJ n, II J n. L1J rrr LJ rn UJ r n L J i. j r-t LJ r t c J n n LJ LJ n L. J THE FIEND AND HIS FIRE Medford's Beautiful Pub lic School Building In Ashes. Fire of Incendiary Origin Loss $n,ooo, Insured for Only $7,000. ym KIRCIIGESSXER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Medford, Oieij Cfilce- Th Bl'Kk. Cor C and Seventh : JTRAXCIS FITCH, " ; ATTORNEY AT LAW. Medford. Ore. Will practice in all courts of state or V." S J. H. WHITMAN, ABSTRACTOR ANI ATTokXKY AT UV. Office in batik baildiu. Medford. Or Hare the most comploteand reliable abstracts of tide in Jackson county. JJAMMOND Jt'VAWTER. Austin S. Hammond. Wm. I. Yawter. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. YLE The "FOOT FITTER Up to Date Boot and Shoe Dealer flakier and Repairer Tho latest 11111:1: out Pott't fa".; " room r in. I'a.i iu :i ' !-. and : Restores Old Boots and Shoes to Original Sbapa .... plow snor.s lite utiM-r. "JACK" eiai: to iiro:vt ce l.O. O. F. building. Medford. Or LUMSDEN & BERLIN " QASH QROCERS Tin" Medford ptihlie sehool huildinr I burnt il to the ground last Monday niorn j injr about one oVloek. The lirst out I to di-rovrr the lire was Miss Ida K-d-i di'ii. who was at tin- rfsidemv of her : sister. Mrs. K. '. ("aider, at ten inin ! utes Ih'foiv one o'eliH'U . Her ulU'iit ion ; was .ittruetvd by some one running ' aloiir the sidewalk, away from the ' burning building, and w ho when near j Mr. Carder . rrridenee yellnl lire."' j The yoi.ny lady at onee railed to Mr. I . Carder, and he was soon on Ills way to I lie seiimd-lioii-e, whteh was mly a, 'eoiide of blo'ks from his rosidenee. : Mr. Carder Ivinir th.- engine, r at the 1 water Berks (iroeeedcd ilireel'.' to the i liiitiip-hinise, but ia.-sei within aix.'Ut a red of the burnim.' building. As he 1 ' d he stopped lon eiieuh to take a v.ew of the lire, and its exaet U.ea tioti. 1 le sta; s that the lire at that, ! linn iv:ii iiuit'' mii:i!1 ami was diroellyi under the sti'i's on t he s ut h side of t lie , ; iniiiiii'i'. I'mler the s! t was a stair- i way leailitie; to tla' en! ranee lo 111 ' baseinei.r. He fore he had reuehed ' wati-r tanks the Raines l.:ul reaelied to , tile too '. tile steps and were sprea.iinf; (jiiit-- rai'Uny. iiy thi-- time the alarm had b eonie ouite general atid the hose team was tin its way ! the seene, tile j hoe earl heiri: intowofti. I .. Sehir.iT- lioru's bu.jy. i In a very short sjiaee of time tw( ' streams of water were at the i!isHal iofthe lirenum, but by this time the : t'.imes in the sehoul buihlin were N 1 yonii eont rol and the attention of the ' hose !mv was niriieil towards '.he fjivon to nnnounec that tho fire fiend had been found and that he would jro down town and help han"; him. j Every effort is fating put fortli to j loeate the party, or parties, who have been euusintr this wholesale doHtruc-1 lion of property nnd it is hoped that they may soon be brought to justice. Tho weather having been so dry and hot for the pant several weeks every arliele exposed to the sun's rays has iH'come so inllamalile that very little eneouragement is recjuired to eauso it to burn. C. I,. Sehermerhorn is entitled to big lumps of credit for hitehing to the hose earl with his horse and earriage j and hauling it to the fire. Cordon! is all right almost any place more cs- j socially at a fire. i .Joseph r'ritzell. of Ashland, a line-j man for the I'acilie Postal telegranh j company, was assisting in getting the j hose lo the lire and was knocked down , and the lio.-e cart ran over Iiis leg, j lmising it considerably. Th.; city council has offered ?10""; for the arrest and conviction of the; party, or parties, who set fire to the j sehoul building. This should attract 1 the attention of some experienced per- j son w ho can locale the work. j U line the liremen were playing on : the church it was necessary to keep' their elothing soaked with water to j prevent them from patching tire. ; Coutxilinen .1. W. lawton was given a full bueket of water siuarelv down his i neck . Whi n an half doen. or less, firemen ! are running to a tire at night with the' hose cart a little help should bo them t'V citizens wh HOTEL NASH COMPLETED Mr. Hamilton Quite at Home In His Palace de Hotel. The House a Credit to Any City-Room for All Who Come. th. he! or street. When the buys call lp you can figure that they nee they wouldn't call. A meeting of the vote' s of th ;as ix ei; called Tor A: With the completion of Hotel Nash Medford takes another step along1 the line of progression and improvement. That a new and more commodious hotel has lonr been needed in Medford there lias Jjeeti no question, especially in the minds of those who had in charge the hotel business of this city. The Hotel Nash is now completed and furnished, and it is indeed a vast improvement over anythiug ever be fore known to Medford". Hy the kind-ne.-s. of Landlord Hamilton a Mail, rc-pr- sentati ve was shown over the house, a-nl each particular improvement noted. If any body knows what is needed to make a hotel convenient and com fortable that per-on is cone other than '.Shorty" Hamilton, and in the con struction of the Na-h his wishes and von ; judgment were a: all limes consulted. re passing on 1 T-, mnnd fW.r t the h!is Vio- for ii it CllOU ust :;ist. to take steps towards l lie iv-J'uildtnc of ti e e!'oo! house. In ail ! roiibi.ity a larger and hvtWr house wiil i. ereet d nu-st likelv a brick buildir.g tb,- eh., of the vot rs the out!i the il' rn Mi !; cli.ir J.. B. PICKEL, PHYSICIAN AM SL'KOKON, Me-lford, Or ! Larirer We are stock hci'c than -ver lffoiv. for husint's-. -a- S. O n.' lotf IHIH'K. .MF.hl"oiM. ()KKt;t)N 5imce: Ha.-.kiu Bl-ixrk. I Jm B. WAIT. PHYSICIAN AND Sl'KGEOX. Ofict in ChiMers- Bioct. Mcdfurd, Or E P. GEARY, PHYSICIAN AND SfRCKOX. Oice Cor. C aad Seventh s'... Medford. Oi . JkjjL Hilclicll. Lewis tlflilP Staver i'o...... - ' IlEAI.I'.KS IN )R. O. F. DEMOREST, RESIDENT DKNTCsT. .Vafeesa specialty of first-class work at reason able rates. Office in Opera House. Medford, Or. QDGERS & HALL, DKNTISTS. Hare p'rmaaentlv located in Medford lor the oractice "f dentistry. From a continued prac ssce of over 14 years, we are prepared to guanin W eatire satisfaction. Give n.1 a call. Over rtlovers drug store. I. A.M0UNCB....' Wholesale and Ketail iealer ia Choice Candies, Nuts, Fruits, Fine Cigars and Tobacco. Temperance Drinks in Variety.... Opposite Postofflce. MEDFORD, - OREGON. PALACE Tonsorial ... Isaacs & Snyder, Prop's. rShaving. Haircutttng, Shampoo- I ing and Beards Dyed. All work first-class or we will refund the price. M HOT AND COLD BATHS. 1. I Agent for Salem Steam Laundry. Seventh Street, opposite Poatofflce. MEDFORD, OREGON. FLOUB m FHD STORE. At the old stand on Seventh Street. FLOUR WHEAT, o - - OATS AND BARLEY Whole or chopped. Corn, Potatoes and Beans, ALSO BALED HAY FCR SALE. Cash paid for F.sjss. or taken in exchange. J. R. ERFORD, Proprietor. Medford, Oregon jliBCHijlEH HID VEHICLES urni We carry a comulete stock of the celebrated Mitchell and spring wagons, Corvallis buggies, buckboards, carts, etc "We also have a large stock of Case and Canton single ami gang plows. J'.isscll an-I Gale chilled plows. Case steel frame lever harrow. Barb wire, bale ties, etc. Call and see us and we will give you fair dealing B.T. LAWTON Manager : : : MEDFORD BRANCH.... h. which was ar"-! structure to the tire. It! was only a few iiioiiiei-.is until the' pumps were working with the pressure ; on the mains, and thus the company had plenty of water, although before . ".ho -lumps were started the pressure w:isjuile light, owing to tho fact that two three inch streams were tving sup plied by a four inch main. There w.ts fourteen feet of water in each lank, which wouM have la-ted several hours oven if the pumps had not been started but of course tile press. .re would have (veil iight. The s.-hiK'l building was, erected in l-'.'l at a co-t of about ?nki. it contained fuily ?'tii worth of turni tuie. blacklxvaid- and other equip ments, every piece of which was de stroyed. The bisilding and tilting were insured for T tl. i How the lire originated is a mystery . as well also a-- those tiros which occur- j red hi the past, with not the least : wiil 1 district . A n alarm of fie was ttirm d in at 1 :1M Wednesday morning hut no lire was discovered. The aiarm was charged to p.r. Wait who tired the fir-! pi-tol shot, but the doctor was all right he saw a bla.te leap up from tho .Justus barn ruins and though", it was a new tire, i'retty nearly overyivdy was aroused hv the continued whistle bi-vw- ing and ix-li ringing, but they all gave the doctor his unintended when the falsity was made known. At everv tire ih.ere arealwavs sv or more ieks coming Iveau-o that Mr. S-aial-So did not do this ,.r did do that. These kicks come from peo ple who do r.ot reuli.e that ail men are not of the one mind es.xcialiy at a life. Th K M .I1. is charitable enough ti iviieve that every man upon these 'ire oooa-ioe.s i!iv- to the best -f his for li ke rai ' le n completely re-modeled and en ! l:irg-'d. The ollico is now a largt, well iligiiled room, and supplied with al! modern conveniences, a baggage and c'.oak rofim having K-eti added to it. Adjoining the othce is tho lar room, ! which al-o has N.-en cn'arg-l. Th-; : har is placed at the rear of ihe room, giving ample rii;n it. the front for ; biiii-.uil and card tables, tiil adjoin I ing the ixir room on the south is s. riott; titled up for a barber shop. It is supplied with bath rooms and tnese. with hot and cold water. The next ' room on the south side of the building i is a .-ample room Iiiy'lo foot in size. (This room is wiil lighted and venti lated, and is by far too b,--t commer cial sample room in Southern )regon. A: the rear of the ouice is located the dining riKn:-. The rooms are con nected bv an a'-ch and unite conveni ently arranged Doublo divirs open from the back dining room into the kitchen, which, though, small is a H'elH the ti erty town to a : y that which he bciiove- rests of the-e wh thing itcstrmcil art i Ih-- gmxl hence ail ar. : ven amount of credit . to lH -t Hit tt rop- tie mode, e; convcr.ier.ce. A lrg range l- placed heieir.. ami o large eiit ilator. w it h a pi in to the iiHif. I'.y this devi.-e and steam arising frotn the carried out. and even in '.h. days of summer the kitchen l cotn'orlahle ." the rear kitclu ii is a large open rnim. to havt a ct iiie-n" llcKir. 'I'his . French r it is a running all heat. stove is hottest cool and f the w hich i? rmm is u-': ; Tii. riMHit: w ikx; a iv T1IKSK AUK rxcis. Without a particle of ma' ice toward any vioti and brimming full of char hadow o( a chance for them to be other than inoendiarv iK'on able to locate tho parties who. at fornu r tires as well as the one of Monday morning, have been heard run ning away from the burning building. iAst Kridav a gang of hobos made it v for all. Thk M Alt. fee! that a word o one Iris I f explanat ion is duo those who labored so asMiiuousiy to euccii me names oi devastation, and in rcfutai of errone ous report circulated. First We have proof positive that only nine minutes of time elapsed from the time tire was first started in the engine until the ressmv was turned on the main. ed and store t-'"K-.n. t ii irt v-s, ven sic', tiing !o-ides the iKtrlor. "oath rooms. toilet- and store rooms on the second liKir. t f the sleeping rooms eieven of them are en suite. Ail suites of room supplied with call Ix-iis and clee- their hoadounrtors at the railroad e.it..i. I'iiiL- u li.tts. Iwo t:.ir if lwe i P were consumed, and thev became so !rilis r'"l'"' eomo fi-om Krnest Uuig- o,,.t il,.. s,.,,,.. ..v...,in,r !),..v were ley. i tan tins time ix en even in roe times nine minuies me coumiion- noisv that the same rill ' iltir(r,.,l ' l,v M'irslllil I ' 11 T-e 11 111 !l n ;.. .1. ...i,;..i ...........I ..t,,i, ,i itt i far as Mi . Larder, the engineer, was are i trie lignts. 1 hey are aa outside rtxrus and well lighted and ventilated . The ; single rvonis arc ail largo and as to iight and ver.tfiation are a : duplicate of the suites. At the i northwest corner. in which the : parlor is located a large tower has j been erected, and the parlor extended i into it, making a large bay window j which adds greatly to the comfort and ; pleasure of the room. The bath rooms on so i this floor n iv supplied w ith hot and cold , THE MORTAR DHtIG STOE, (i. II. HASKINS, l'rop'r. Ha. anvtmino in thi link or Pure Dings, Patent Medicines, Hook Stationery, PAINTS and OILS. Ti)tiaccoei.CIirar, Pcrfiinierv, Toilet Articles and Kverytlilnir that is ea'n ied lu first class DRl'U STORK Prescriptions Carefnllv ":" Compoiinclod. Main Street, Medford Oregon. rounds wore indulged in. On the fol lowing morning they were given their freedom with the understanding that they leave the city. This they did not do and were reported to have been in town as late as Sunday night, and a nlimlx-r of our citizens advance the idea that they sol lire to the school building to even up with the arrest. At ail events thev have not Ix-en seen I since the lire. Another theory is ad- ! vanccd ly many, that the building was ! fired ly the sume person who had a I hand in former tires and this opinion i seems the most plausible. I hiii:i:k .h:sti uaux ih i:nki. I Following close in the wake of the ........ .1 i f. ..i ........ .. ' morning Ix-fore the excitement had sub- ! coual sided, was the burning of the barn -J owned bv t.eorge. Justus, concerned would He worked witii water, but the use and convenience of nave txcnin- siime.,u.w is not .mite up to the standard a .vi.l to accomplish ,...,.-,. ,ils, J., the tx-st an.l .tuickes: g.x-.l. and is en-1 sup,dicd to the houso. The call Ml titled to credit rattier than censure, j vt.;e!n as arranged by J . f. Kaird. of As to the amount of water m the tanks. 1 t10 Modford Electric compar.v, and wehavetue word of three honorable j is! oomnlotod ami ulte oonvenfont in men that there were fourteen feet of ; !U.ran,,ements. A baleonv. runnin - ;.. . i, .., ,i,.. l, . . . . . . . . - - : ' 'I" i.i. in.-.ii .on. mi no.-,, ijjiong tr.e uorth side was nisi inane last io ;ue nvurams. .),., wnen inadi I he lack ol sutlicicnt. pressure the hose was first attached is explained by stating that two thive-ineh hose were feeding from one four inch main. ana in iront o: building, adds greatlv to the ap- i pea ranee and general usefulness of tho house. Doors, both in front and on tho north side, open onto the balconv. i I'e.on Ibo tmvor tlioivi has Ivmi ,du. As lo the statement that the hose team ., .......th,,,. vn. eom.vweH f J ,-,.l- eould have saved apart of the school ! i,,,..,.! o,,,i mni.-j'.i, ('IV V KU-iV, u v in a part building had there lxen sullicieut water, we have the word of Dr. K. 1. Goarv. who states that bv the time he dress and get out iulo his vard the lower was on tire and the 1.1.1 l,u...t...i ! hose cart had just arrived. This beiug two niocKs i lit tx-fore on soutli F street, nlxnit from the tire of the ni; This latter tire occurred about three o'clock Tuesday morning, and like all previous ones, was without doubt of incendiary origin. The barn was un occupied and only contained some hay and a number of arliclcsol small value The lire was lirst discovered by Lawton. night, engineer at the water ! tanks. He immediately blew the whistle, which was responded to by other alarms, and the hose company was soon on the ground, but were un able to save the building owing to its in llama ble character. J. W. Lawton, o OI'.ALKU IN o -jARNESS AND QADDLERY. : -r- Order Work Given Special Attention. REPAIRING IS RIGHT IN MY LINE. Hand-made and Campbell lock stitck machine-made harness always on hand. SEVENTH STREET, -o- MEDFORD, OREGON. I" IKK NOTKS. The school library, whijh was burn ed, was valued at The public school band lost two drums, two horns alto and tuba -and about $"JVs worth of music. The M. K. church, Soutli, was char ' red osomewhat. but compart ivoly little damage was done it-for all of w hich the good work of the lire bows is respon jsible. j It matters very little who was the I real discoverer of the school house lire. The more important discovery I right now would be the fiend who set j l.he lire. I When the false alarm was sounded the ease there surelv was no hope of saving any part of the building and the lire boys followed the one and only wise course that of protecting near-by buildings, and by their prompt action the M. F.. church, South, was saved. .1. W. Curry, one of the fireman, states that not more than four minutes had l'lt . eiapseu irom mo nmo ine nose was atlaciieii until tne engine was pump ing into the main. In reference to the irregular working of the pumping en gine when pressure was on the main. we wish to explain that this is one of the necessarv reiiuirements. During all the time water was being used Engin eer Carder stood with his hand on the throttle and regulated the cylinder stroke. bv the amount of water lxing siiovot ana pan- blems of the manner in which tho owner, dipt. Xash, spent his early days in Southern Oregon. The entire house is lighted with electric lights. "Shorty" feels proud of his new house, and well he may, for in the past he has many times been compelled to turn away patrons, be cause of the fact of his limited number of sleeping rooms, but now he feels safe to say that the house wiil sup ply ali comers. Medford has good reasons to con gratulate herself upon the possession of this hotel, and while it is not so large, nor so pretty as was first planned, it is large enough to meet all demands for sometime yet. Medford people ex tend, and Tun Mail is one of "em. tho hand of good fellowship to Hotel Xash and its proprietor and wish for both the patronage deserved. Someone Will Want This. used the pressure not to exceed one hundred pounds this amount of pros-1 Think of it 1 400 acres of good land, sure is made the limit because that the mostly all improved and all under mains will not staud a greater amount, fence, for $10 per aero. Soil is part When water is being used at a tire it is I sandy loam and part "sticky"; praetical not an uncommon thing for a kink tojly level; sixty acres good timber; ten "et in the hose, thus reducing tho How i acres oi orcnaru an varieues irun, of water and increasing the pressuro- hence the engineer must watcll these things, as well as tho shutting off of the water entirely by tho liremen. and regulate the pumping pressure accord ingly. 1 Tuesday night, doe Kclloy is quoted as saying to his family that he knew there i was no lire on, but that tlio alarm was Wanted. Filly tiers of hard wood at the Ex celsior Dye Works taken in exchange for cleaning, dyeing and repairing of ladies' and gentlemen's clothing. Med ford, Oregon. and bearing; WW iruit Hearing grape vines: good well of water; two springs; good seven room box house: one half mile from postoftiee; ono and one fourth miles from school house; two miles from church; ten miles from rail road station. Terms one-half cash, balance time, S per cent. Inquire at Mail otliee. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award.