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OF JACKSON COUNTY
VOL. VII.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,' 1805.
NO.
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Official paper
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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J.. B. PICKEL,
PHYSICIAN AM SL'KOKON,
Me-lford, Or !
Larirer
We are
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for husint's-.
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Jm B. WAIT.
PHYSICIAN AND Sl'KGEOX.
Ofict in ChiMers- Bioct.
Mcdfurd, Or
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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
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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
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' 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 -
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' '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.