OUR COUNTY
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I Corresjpondents
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ate requested to write on one side of tbe paper
only. This will prevent our re-writing the matter
written on me reverse pages, wnicn must un
variably be done, and will also prevent many
Interesting items from being entirely over-
looKea. uorresponaents wno are snort on
supplies snoulu notify this omce, and we wu
promptly furnish what is needed.
Eagle Point Eaglets.
BY A. C. HOWLETT.
A. J. Dalev visited Medford
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. M. S. Perry, of Big Butte,
has moved into the Griffith house .
Rev. L. L. Grover will preach
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Mrs. Geo. Morine went to Med
ford last Saturday on a trading ex
pedition.
During the past week there have
been quite a number of strangers in
our town. .
Geo. Morine went to Applegate
last 1 uesday to look after his min
ing interests.
F. B. Inlow, of Talent, came over
the last of the week looking after
his interests here. i
On Monday of last week Prof. P.
H. Daley dismissed school for two
weeks on account of the scarlet
fever in the neighborhood.
" I understand that the scarlet
fever has broken out in Frank
Johnson's familv and that one of
his children is quite low with it.
Mrs. Sarah Ratery Martin, of
Little Butte, was in town Thursday
interviewing our M. D., V. B. Offi
cer. One of her children is on
the sick list.
Miss Carrie Brown, one of the
most prominent and accomplished
young ladies of our town, has gone
to Portland . to reside. Her pres
ence among us is greatly missed.
What will your readers in the
old states think when they read in
The Mail that we are plowing
right along near the middle of Jan
uary. Nevertheless it is the case
and the ground plows fine .
One of onr Belgian neighbors is
taking steps to have some of our j
farmers try to raise flax, for the ;
purpose of feeding the seed to milch j
turn at the little grist mill, and on
leaving we will feel somewhat re
leived financially at least. While
we are waiting our grist for at
that time such thoughts " would be
decidedly in order let us remember
that The Mail has been mstrn
mental in materially reducing our
grist; for which let us feel thankful
and return the compliment.
Evans Creek Events.
BY GENEVA.
W. S. Eachus and wife spent Sun
day with S. J. Myres and family.
Clarence Pressley and wife, of By
bee Springs, were in Woodville Sun
day.
Hiram Moore returned to his
homem Sams valley, one day last
weeK.
Born To the wife of Wm. Lit-
zenberger, January 6, 1896,
daughter.
George Scott left for the Fisher
brothers' mine on Jump-off-Joe,
Thursday.
Several of our farmers were trad
ing in the orosnerous little town of
Woodville Tuesday.
Clint Wilcox and Miss Linnie
Robinson were the guests of Miss
Mary Hillii, Sunday.
Mrs. J. L. Scott is visiting rela
tives in Glendale. She expects to
be gone several weeks.
ueorge uadiey nas rented some
land from H. Laws, and is now
busily engaged in plowing it.
Mr. Borden, of San Francisco,
has taken, charge of Young's mine
on Evans creek, near Wimer.
Wm. Herriott was in Medford
last week receiving medical aid
from Dr. Hines. Mr. Herriott 's
health has been very poor for some
time.
L. F. Taylor is taking a rest
from bridge carpentering on ac
count of a sore hand. At the pres
ent time he is visiting friends near
Wimer.
A. Beck returned from Eagle
Point Monday. He was accom
panied by his brother, J. Beck, who
will make this place his home for
the winter.
Kanes Creek Items.
Mr.
BY KEBECCA.
and Mrs. E. E. Knotts, form-
on account of the increase of buLr i erl?; ofacfkf..nvi1 e' bave becorae
and cheese properties in the milk. res'deat f place.
There has hfifin nm PTPitPm.nf 1 1 own.uen
in our town on t r,f ! !?e.r? at VTant? Ihursday and
rant being sworn out in
besides a father, brother and sister,
a host of friends who sincerely re
gret their loss. Rev. C. H. Hoxie
conducted the funeral ceremonies.
Died near Phoenix, January 8,
I896, of pneumonia fever, Mr. E.
W. Carver, aged 91 years, 1 month
and 7 days. He was born on Fox
Island, off the eastern coast of
Maine, December 1, 1804. When
a boy in 1812 he saw the British
fleets in the Atlantic off the coast
of Maine. He went to Illinois in
1838; from thence to Iowa in 1844
and in 1866 he removed to Calif
ornia. In 1867 he came to Southern
Oregon, hence has been an Oregon
ian for nearly 2g years. The life
of Mr. Carver has been an unusally
long one and his life-trials have
doubtless been many. He was a
member of the Christian church for
over fifty years. Four children
and a host of friends are left to
mourn his death. iMay his soul
rest in peace. The funeral service
was conducted by Rev. Ira Wakefield.
Central Point Items.
T , ; Friday doing business.
ana son
Sundav
atives and
Haselton's court fnr th rrt n Mrs. Dave Hirdsey
John Doe for killing a hog that! Fred, of Woodville, spent
was not his own. Geo. W. Dalev I on the creek siting relat
Jr., was appointed constable butlrnen"3'
iauea 10 nna ms man. t -urs. uirusey ana utile son,
L?st week while Fred Downine George' were transacting business
jr., living on Little Butte, was cut
Xing wood his foot got caught
between two limbs and his ax
.-glanced, striking the foot and in
flicting a severe wound. - Dr. W.
.B. Officer was' summoned and
areasert it, and at last accounts he
was getting along very well.
The report in Medford that the
Eagle Point correspondent has been
-visiting in Medford and scattered
the scarlet fever there, is an evident
v.. xuc ubkic i unit corre
spondent has not been in Medford
for several weeks, and then did not
visit the parties Whom rumor names,
and is not even acquainted with
them.
J. P. Moomaw has moved into
his new house and is improving his
place getting -ready to put in a
crop this reason. He came here
from Texas last fall on account of
his. own and his wife's health, and
now he wants this country adver
tised for he thinks that this is one
of the greatest countries in the
world. If there are any more invalids
J n Texas of the same stripe, we would
like to have them come and we will
-ive Jhem a hearty welcome.
S&tes From Eden Precinct.
BY FARMER.
The plows are again going, and
the fields are slowly but surely
taking on a different color.
W. M. Smith, all the same Ten
nessee, is busy grubbing on the
"home run" so to speak, for only
acouple of acres remain, and he
will "have all of his land under
cultivation.
Miss Lena Hamlin has been
quite ill the past week with pneu
monia. We are glad to note a
'marked change for the better, how
ever, and hope for her speedy re
covery. ' Dr. Wait is the attending
physician..
Facts seem scarce this week and
we don't like to write fakes. . There
is nothing of special interest going
on, just the usual routine of Jan
nary farm work, pruning, plowing,
packing fruit, cutting wood, clear
ing land,'etc. The spraying season
will soon be here when the poor
little bugs will have to suffer death
or long tribulation..
Soon we must pay our annual
visit to Jacksonville to pay our
compliments and our taxes also.
The latter are compulsory or in
ther words we must all take our
in jviedtord and Jacksonville one
day recently
Mr. Knotts and daughter, Miss
Anna, celebrated their birthday,
which comes on the same day Jan
uary 9th, and in'honor they gave a
dinner and invited in several
friends and relatives. Among those
present were Mrs. James Birdsey
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joel
Stover, Willie Damewood, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Swinden and family.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Knotts and
others. The day was fine and the
crowd jolly, so time passed off ob
liviously to all.
Phoenix Shavings.
BY PODONY
Uncle John Coleman has moved
into his new residence.
Miss Francis Grissum was visit
ing with Miss Sloper this week .
Dr. Cole and M. K. Fisher were
over on Applegate last week look
ing after their mining interests. 1
Mr. T. Edwards has moved into
the John Mills house. They for
merly lived on Capt. Smith's place
north of Talent.
Born, to the wife of B. F. Jack
son, on January 8th a ten and one
half pound girl. Mother and baby
getting along nicely.
Died, in Phoenix, January 12,
I896, of catarrh of the lungs, James
Egbert Hukill. He was born
in Arkansas June 14th 1870, and
was 25 years, 6 months and 28 day?
old. He came to Oregon in 1881,
was well known all over the county,
was a good and obedient son and
was liked by everybody. He leaves,
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Pair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
Most Perfect Made. .
40 Years the Standard.
J. W. Hays, of Rock Point, was
doing business here on Monday.
Miss Martha Cardwell made
Jacksonville a visit the fore part of
the week.
W. C. Leever was quite seriously
hurt while putting up a range a
few days ago, but is about all right
again.
The new bell for the Baptist
church was rung for the fir6t time
last Sunday and fills a long felt
want.
Arthur Boswell, who is employed
in Dr. Hinkel's North Star ledge,
on Sardine creek, spent last Sun
day at home.
Mrs. Reynolds, who
Marysville, California,
health a short time ago, is
mg we are glad to report.
G. S. Moore is now at
our postoffice trying to familiarize
himself with tbe routine work be
fore being installed post master.
A. H. Smetzer, of Portland, rep
resenting the Snell, Heitshu fc
Woodard Co. wholesale druggist,
spent a day here during the week.
J. E. Stickell, formerly of Eagle
Point, has opened a shop here for
doing general blacksiuithing busi
ness and solicits a share of vour
patronage.
There are a number of our young
people studying hard and hope to
be able to pass the examination
1, . -1. .
neia next montn lor teachers cer
tificates. May the' each be sue
cesaful.
Wm. Stern ing, who killed his wife
and then committed BuicidV near
Scio, are suing for Strfling's inter
est in Mrs. Sterfling's estate. The
opposition claim, that through Ster
ling's murderous act. he became
dissized of any interest in Mrs.
Sterfling's estate. It is believed
that the opposition will win the
suit.
A FASHIONABLE RUSE.
went to
for her
iraprov-
work
in
That Thing! Are Not Alway What They
Beam Evidenced In Tula Cm.
The season of weddings tuxes the in
genuity no las thou the purse of fash-
louuDle devotees. Tlie deceptions to
which many of the so called upper crust
resort to discharge sooiul obligations are
almost incredible to old fogies not 'in
the swim. It hus long been the accepted
oustoin of brides who receive many du
plicate presents to exchange the same at
the stores where they were purchased.
When the artioles have not been marked
or defaced in any manner merchants, as
a rule, are very willing to make satis
factory exchanges.
A volume might be written on the
revelations that this custom has often
brought about It baa been the uugueased
cause of more than one social sensation
Less than a year ago a fashionable bride
of Gotham received a gorgeously showy
gift in repousse silver from an old school
girl friend, daughter of a multimillion
aire. The present wus displayed in a
beautiful box bearing the stamp of a
famous bouse, and attracted unusual at'
tention from the guests. Several months
after the wedding the bride, in an on
lucky moment, took this apparently
gorgeous gift, together with others, to
exchange for articles for which she had
more immediate need.
When the selections she made were
delivered at her residence she was sur
prised to find the repousse silver. A
note from the firm stated that the silver
bad not been purchased at their store.
It was plated goods. They added, how
ever, that they had detected the trade
mark of a firm in the Bowery. If mad
am desired, they would furnish the ad
dress. A visit to the Bowery jeweler
confirmed this assertion, and the indig
nant bride bided her time. In a short
time the giver of the spurious silver
was wedded. The most 6trikiog gift she
received was a familiar box, in which
reposed the unlucky piece of repousse
silver. It bore no name; it was not ex
hibited. Nocomment was ever made by
either party. To all outward appear
ance the social intimacy is unruffled.
New York Herald.
WHAT THE GRAND DUKE HEARD, i
i
Captor i
Central Point It ins.
BY WILL.
Miss Salhe Kenny is vistmg in
rhoenix.
The infant of Peter Applegate
is reported dangerously ill.
Eagle Point will give a Leap year
party January 24th. The Tucker
band will furnish tbe music.
Central Point's foot ball team ex
pects to play Eagle Point, on Eagle
Point ground Saturday, the 18th.
mst.
A few of Professor Freeman's pu
pils are out of school, at present, on
account of a scariet fever scare.
There are no cases, only a little
scare.
Central Point tax payers will
meet next Saturday to decide on
whether or not they shall raise a tax
to continue the scheol after March
1st. It is to be hoped a tax wiil be
raised, for the town can't afford to
to have only six months school in
a year.
The ladies of Central Point met
apt week and organized a Leap
Year club. Miss Martha Cardwell
was elected president, Ella Benson
vice president, and Blanch Stagle
secretary. The ladies of the club
will give their first dance February
14, at the Central Point hall, supper
at th? hotel. The tickets including
supper, are placed at only $1 so the
adies mav be sure of a crowd.
The Woodruff sisters have been
written, for musicians, and Misses
Bird Pankey, Bertha Jones and
Belle McDonald are floor managers
and callers. They expect to get
Mrs. Stickle, of Eagle Point, as as
sistant caller. The dance will be
one of the best, and will undoubt
edly draw a large crowd.
Is a Murderer an Heir?
The Albanv Imnrint savB that
there is considerable speculation as
to whether or not Lloyd Montgom
ery would be an heir at law, had
lis father and mother left an es
tate. There is a Rection in the
code that provides "that where a
person is under penalty of death or
serving a life sentence in a peniten
tiary, he becomes civily dead;" and
the construction the courts have put
upon this is to the effect that the
property would escheat to the other
heir, in total conclusion of the con
vict heir, or if there be no other
heirs, it will escheat to the state.
There is a similar suit now being
tried in Portland. The heirs of
European Officer DUctuaed the
of American Citiea,
The Grand Duke Alexis was at KieL
Be is a full Russian admiral now, and
the bead of the Russian navy. He was a
frequent visitor to the Americans, and.
like all the other notables, talked with
the utmost frankness to our officers.
One day, watching the Columbia as
she rode the waves as lightly and with
tbe easy grace of a blue wing teal, the
grand duke said to a captain: "I'm glad
you Americans are rebuilding your fleet.
Do you know what most impressed me
when I visited your country? Let me
tell you. The first thing was your won
derful national wealth ; the second, th-
bsolutely inadequate means at your di
pos&l for national defense. You were
like a drunken man with pockets full of
money and two or three hungry ruffians
on the dark side of the street waiting a
cnance to attack him. "
"Why, do yon mean to say" began
the somewhat startled captain, when
the Russian pot his hand on tbe other's
arm and said : "Twice in my career I
have heard the project of capturing one
or two of your grvat cities and holding
them for ransom deliberately discussed
toy officers of European fleets whose
countries bad hard work to make ends
meet. And they meant it tea 1 onoe
made sensation when, after listening
to a conversation of this kind, in which
tbe officers of four different fleets took
part, I said:, 'Gentlemen, the United
States and Russia are friends. Should
she be unjustly attacked, Russia would
help to see that the wrong was righted. '
Ah, I can't tell you where or who it
was. Come over to the Kurik the Rus-
aian flagship and have a glass of wine. "
Washington Post
Real Estate Transfers.
I J PblDDft to f! A MeCaha 43.100 anraa
In Medford tD 97 s rS w f 47
Oranvllle Soars to Thnmaa J Neff A Ml.infl
acres of d 1 c No lp 87 r U w 137
Lizzie WlllluniH to W 8 Crowd 1 and W
H Parker 10 acres sec 9 tD 85 h r 1 w 1
ClinrlcH TNidiolHnn tn Harv A NIchnlMon
low 4, 6 and six bile 10 Medford 1000
ratuni No 13. U S to O and C It U com
puny putrnt to railroad lundg In Jack
non and JoHepliino couutlcH embracing
WKH9 7MU) acres consideration the con
struction of railway, telcgrnphic lines
etc ...
Jesse U IIoduCK to li C Hcnulev SO 3K-100
acres tp S7 s r 2 w 8000
A W Scotl to A Hush lots 9 and 10 blk 50
add Ashland 1
C W DuK-un to P C Hcott an undivided
lX Interest to the lJuiran and Kmnlre
mine, I.lttle Applegate section 300
Fred Klelnharauier to Cbas JDuifun Em
pire and Diian mine 300
Henry E Martin to Auguste A Urlon 160
acres sec a tp !W s r i w 1500
U 8 to O and C It It company patent to
11147 91 -luo acres in Jackson and Jose
phlne counties
Bellinger & Co. are in the field
for your work in the dray line. AH
work done with dispatch and care.
Every line of work given especial attention
Are You Going to Prove up?
Parties who contemplate making"
final proof on their land can save a big
item of expense by having us prepare
their paper, which work we wllldofree
of charge. Bring: or send us the name
of party making proof, description of
land, the names of four persons who
appear as witnesses and the date upon
which proof is to make, giving time
for six weeks' publication.
Chey Readtag Matter.
Thb Medford Mail will be sent you
wek,y.AU8t fift-two times for $1 50
and will furnish you with the home and
state news, and for just ten cents more,
when full payment is made In advance
we send you the Cincinnati Weekly
inquirer, also for fifty-two weeks. The
inquirer gives you the news of the
wor d complete, and contains besides a
wealth of matters of literary, scientific,
ana general interest, making it truly
one of the greatest newspapers in the
country. Sample copies of The In
quirer may be had upon calling at this
oillce.
A New Deal on the Northern Pacific.
That enterprising and "Old Reliable" ha
consumated traffic arrangements with tbe 8. Y.
Tn,Z?,'y, tbry run one r tnelr upholstered
nliH 'P'c? carrying passengers from
Oakland Calif., rla Southern Oregon u8t Paul
thi.-' ? . ?.ut chm?e of cars. This car passen
through Ashland. Medford, Grants Pass Ore
F af'a7 Wednely on the regular 8. P, over
land train. A second class ticket gives you tbe
right to take this car. which you will flnd clean
neat and comfortable. A uniformed porter Ja
charge to look after the interests of all passen
gers going east via that line. Go east via tbe
K and adrlse all your friends to do likewise,
and be happy. For tickets or further Informa
tion apply to A. D. Carlton. A. G. P. A T.
Agent, Portland, Oregon, 8. F. Case, N. P.
wKn,1, 9?nl" Pa8' Oregon, or C. C. Belknapp,
Medford, Oregon.
ROYAL Baking Powder.
Highest of mil la leavening
strengthen, s. owwi it rtf rt.
Mining deeds at Th Mail office ;
J. W. LAWTON, .
o DEALER I:
JJARNESS and gADDLERY
Order Work Given Special Attention.
Hand-made and Campbell lock stitch machine-made harness alwava
on band. Repairing is right in mv line. Branch at Gold Hill
MEDFORD, OREGON.
GOLD HILL, OREGOX.
Sunny Banks Stock paim
BBEEDEB ASS SHIPPER OF -
JERSY
CATTLE
OF THE BEST...
IMPORTED
CHESTER
WHITES
Mature Quickly and
Fatten at Any Age
Mitt- Batter Strain
IMPROVED CHESTER WHITE
--.SWIXE AND JERSEY CATTLE
Intending purchasers areinvited to call and inspect my stock. All
correspondence promptly answered. All Stock Registered.
Farm one mile from Scappoose.
H. WEST, Proprietor, - - Scappoose, Oregon
The. Faust LKvn&.
Ahnost every renovrn-d man of an
tiquity in the middle ages was believed
to be attended by a spiritus familiaris,
and not a few were suspected of being
in direct league with th devil. Proba
bly the oldest legend of which the Fanst
legend is a contiunons thread is that of
Simon Magus, mentioned iu the history
of the apostles.
According to Justin, he was a native
of Gitton, a villuce in Samaria. He
was, no doubt, a man of great intellec
tual powers. He was the father of the
school of the Qnostics. It is also report
ed of- him that he could make himself
invisible, that he could pass through
flames unharmed, could transpose mat
ter, make gold and exorcise demons in
fact, he laid olaixn to all these powers
and his name lived in the mouths of the
people as a sort of Demiurg through
many centuries until some other miracle
working personality took his place at
tbe popular fireside. Unusual accom
plishments, great erudition, were at
tributed to the supernatural influence.
and the general disposition to supersti
tious assumption was strengthened on
the one hand by dogmatic affirmation
on the part of the church of the exist
ence of a personal Eaton, with his nu
merous household, and, on the other
hand, by incorporating the ningio arts
among the practical soiences, of which
nstroloj-y and alchemy occupied no mean
part. Menorah.
A TonArco export savs that Oklahoma
will become a grout tobacco growing
region.
To snow the growth made in the in
dustry "of furnishing kindling wood, a
single factory in l'onnsylvauia turns
out 5,000,000 bundles a mouth.
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Location of Land
Lying but a few rods more
one
Amount
Tract
of Land in
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Now oo the flarket
Commands an
ceilent View of
Medford
Ex-
How Payments may
be Hade
Fruit and Fruit Cul
ture
Who to Address
than
mile to the east of
....Medford, Oregon,
Is situated 160 acres of land which
especially adapted to
Fruit Growing.
This land has recentlv hppn nlacpd
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 valle can be had from any part of
the land. Nearly all of this land has
been cleared and has been under culti
vation for a number of vears. The soil
is of an exceptionally fine quality and its
adaptability to fruit-growing has been
proven. This land will be sold upon the
Installment Plan.
Payments may be made at $1.25 per
week, $5 per month or $15 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.
,i
For further information concerning
this desirable property call on or address
; S. CHILDERS,
MEDFORD, - - OREGON.
fruit culture is
Bv direct anal-