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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1896)
OUR COUNTY Correspondents i LI Ito corrkspoxdexts. All corresDondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. This will prerent our re-writing the mailer written on the reverse pases, which must un variably be done, and will also prevent many interesting items from being entirely over ' looked. Correspondents who are short on supplies should notify this offlce, and we w il promptly furnish what is needed. Central Point Items. BY WILL. Miss Julia Martin spent Sunday at the fries house. We are glad to report John Car ney able to be out' again. Bert Newton is again quite il lie1 is with his parents at present, Miss Anna Clements and sister, "Verna, visited Lulu Newton Sun day. Johnny Williams made Ins par ents in Central Point a visit Sun day. Miss Josie Benson visited in Med ford a few days since. She has re turned to Ashland. Mrs. u. Li. Jf reeman nas Deen i. with an attack of La Grippe, but is much better at last reports. C. M. Fries and Ed Wilson eac took a load of hay to the Black Channel mines, on Foots creek, last week. The boys gave their regular semi monthly dance the 25th, and wil give no more dances until after the ladies have their Leap 1 ear party Hunt Magruder's daughter, Jen me, has been ill the past week with a mild form of spinal meningitis. Dr. Hinkle is the attending physi eian. The Eagle Point Leap Year party was considered a succes3. A very pleasant time was enjoyed We did not learn how many num bers were sold. A number of our young people went to Jacksonville the 24th, , to attend the Leap Year ball. We hope to have Jacksonville return the compliment when our party time comes. borne of our teachers went to Medford Saturday expecting to come back on the evening train. Oar trains are so irregular not much dependence can be placed on them, for a certain hour, so the Central Point people took the track and came home. The train did not pass until quite late. The ladies met the 24 th and made all final arrangements for the Leap Year ball to be given the night of February 14th. The com mittee on supper, Misses Bertha ; .rankey. Birdie Jones and Laura Coakley, engaged their supper of Mr. Williamson. A first-class ball sapper was ordered. The music committee, Misses Katie Fries, Anna Clements and Belle McDon ald, engaged the Woodruff sisters io uiuaiuiaus. xue uuuiuiuiee on i decoration, Bertha and Mary Pan key and Birdie Jones are to take charge of decorations and cleaning the hall. The floor managers, Misses McDona'd, Jones and Pankey and Mrs. Stickle, are to see that the lights are taken care of and to open the doors at eight o'clock. The committee on invitation are Misses McDonald, Pankey, Coakley, Fries, Kenney, Clements, Nell . Leever, Maury and Lillie Gregory, of Cen tral Point, Misses Myrtle Nichols and Jessie Gregory, of Medford, Misses Sophia Simons and Celia Brown, of Eagle Point, Miss Cora Lynn, of Jacksonville, Miss Lillie MeCleridon, of Sams Valley, Miss Ida Sullivan, of Tolo, Miss Lillie Pyburn, of Woodville, and Miss Maggie Ham mersley, of Gold Hill. The tickets are on sale at the post office. Tickets including sapper, A general invitation from the committee is extended to all and a good time assured those who attend: A .first-class supper, first-class jnusio, and no disorder allowed, will insure a fine dance for all. the manner in which they bring up their children. Geo. Aiken is able to travel on foot again. He had the misfortune to nearly sever all the toes on one foot some time ago, but they have healed perfectly natural. Some time ago, but not reported, McDonald Perdue built a bridge across the river at his place. He has some rich bottom land on the west side, which he will cultivate. Rev. Greene is not falling off much although he is doing more hustling than a whole family on his homestead, one mile east from Prospect when the weather per mits. A.H. Boothby butchered recently. Nothing peculiar about it he always kills about this time, but he pre sented us with some spare ribs which were a perfect fit. He's all right. Eagle Point Eaglets. BY A. C. HOWLETT. Mr. Duhack was in town Monday. Rev. Wood will preach next Sun day morning and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nichcls were trading with our merchants Monday. Mr. onderllellen, of Wellen was doing business in Eagle Point Monday . Joe Kader, one of our enterpris mg stockmen, was doing business in Eagle Point Monday. Miss Anna Schneider, of Rogue river, was smiling on her many mends in fcagie Point last Satu day. Last Saturday Wm. C. Daley, of upper L.itue .Butte, was in town His many friends gave him a hearty welcome. Mike Mayfield, one of the lead ing stockmen of the Meadows, was in this part of the country last week loosing aiter his stock interests. Miss Lottie Perry, of Big Butte. came out the first of last week to stay with her mother, who is here under the care of our owu Dr. W, B. Officer. The Leap Year dance, eiven bv the ladies of this place, last Friday mgni, is reponea as navinz been a very pleasant affair, the basket sup per was excellent. Prospect Items. large BY MINERVA. E. S. Moore is making a quantity of very fine shakes. Geo. Stockton is saying nothing, bat sawing wood that is, just quietly baling hay. We hare a dancing party almost once a week very pleasant affairs patronised by all. Irving MoCall is spending the winter qear town trapping. He had designs on that band of gray vohrea. : - ....... Hiss Ora Woodraff has located a homestead two miles below thi mill. The, family are residing on the land with her. O. R. Beaure guard is putting finishing' touches on that inlaid wood picture. The railway locomo tive Is perfect brass work, screw heads and all. Miss May Earhart is teaching our school, and very successfully. O ur district has always been very fortunate in its teachers. All v our school is a model one. which is complimentary to the parents for 1 T a r i , x.asL ounaav aoouc noon a mes senger from Mr. Gordon's, on Rogue river, came dashing into town for a doctor for one of the young Gordons, who through mistake had taken a dose of carbolic acid for a dose of cough medicine. Last Thursday Mrs. John Daley was thrown from her horse and badly injured. She had her child ren with her on the horse, which was being led by her husband. In passing a tree the horse shied, and II were brushed from the horse. She was carried to Geo. Morine's house, which was near the place of the accident, where every at tention possible is bestowed. One of the children received a few bruises, but nothing serious. In my last I spoke of the arrest of Irvin Dahack for violation of the game law and the sending forjudge Stanfield to prosecute the case The case was called at one o'clock Tues day Judge Stanfield for the prose cution and Mr. Dahack acted as his own counsel. The jury after hearing all, the evidence came to the conclusion Irvin Dahack had nothing to do with the killing of the deer, but that his brother had killed it, and as his brother has not been found at yet we are not pre pared to tell the finale of the case. On Thursday of last week we had another case in Judge Hazel- ton's court. One Joe Brown, a half-breed Indian, was arrested on complaint of A. J. Daley charged with larceny of a cow, and the at tempted larceny of some other prop erty When Constable Pool went to arrest him he was grubbing for Joe Rader, and he informed the the constable that if he came in reach he would kill him with the grubbing hoe. Mr. Pool retreated, secured help and made the arrest. Brown was examined on Friday, Judge Stanfield conducting the prosecution, and bound over to await the action of the grand jury, Awarded ' Highest Honors World's Fair, Oold Medal, Midwinter Pair. DOr in the sum of $600. He is now boarding with Sheriff Patterson, in Jacksonville. Died January 19, 1896, at her home in Clackamas, of pneumonia, Mrs. Mary Fannie Foster, nee Mary F. Cooke, aged 46 years 4 months and 13 days. The subject of the above notice was born in LaFaytte county, Missouri. September 6, 1 849. In early childhood she came with het parents to Clackamas county. Oregon, and in 1859 she came to Jacksonville with her aunt, the late Mary A. Chambers, then Mrs Al. A. Harris ot the ob Indian war fame. She attened school there for some time, and then returned to the home of her parents where she remained until her marriage, in 1868, to Frank W. Foster, one of the pioneers of '47. Her husband died in August, 1S90. She leaves ten children, fivo brothers and one sister Mrs. A. C. Howlett besides a number of relatives in this county to feel the sad bereavement. She united with the M. E. Church shortly after her marriage, and lived a constant christain life, and in her last hours gave unmistakable evidence of her preparation for the change. Dear Is the spot where Fannie sleeps. And sweat the strains that angels pour, O, why should we in anguish weep? She is not dead but goue bvforo. We can her dead, and mourn her loss, Because her dear faoe we roe no more. Remember, and light will be the cross She is not dead, outgone before." Mound school house January 19th, to a small but appeciative audience. He will hold services again the third Sunday in February, at 11 o'clock. We have not had meet ings in our neighborhood for a long lime, but Rev. Hood promises if met with any encouragement to preach for us all summer. So we hope to see a full attendance at the next meetintr. Evans Creek Events. Gold Hil been BY GENEVA. Tom Herriott was in Monday. Mrs. E. J. Anthony has quite ill for several days. Miss Maggie Hillis was the guest of Miss babey Booker last week C. M. Hamilton is now employed as clerk in J. Robinson s store at Wimer. Joseph and Robert Wakeman and Jack Blair were in Grants Pass Thursday. Mr. Harris and H. E. Beck left for J. W. Robinson's mine on Jump- off-Joe rid a v. Ed. and Miss Anna Herriott came home Sunday to remain a few days with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Cole, who have visit ing relatives here returned to their home at Coles station, California, Sunday. Mott Smith spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Zeb Hide and Sam Call, at their mine on Pleasant creek. Miss Linnie Robinson has had quite a severe attack of the whoop ing cough, but is now on the im prove. Hiram McKee, who has been the guest of Geo. Harriott for several days, returned to his home on Ap- plegate Friday. Dr. Hines, of Jacksonville, was called Friday night to attend Wm. Iarnott, who has been very sick for the past week. Fred Minthome and family came down from the mines Thursday and will reside at home for the re mainder of the winter. Mr. Denton and family, who have been living at Wimer for the past few months, moved to the farm of Mrs. Evans Thursday. A candy pull and a dance was given at the Wilcox hotel Friday night. Those present report hav ing had a very pleasant time. Died Near Wimer, January 18, I896, Mrs. S. J. Beers. Deceased was a well Known and nigniv re- pec ted lady who has resided here for many years. She leaves a hus band, two daughters and a son to mourn her loss. mm CREAM Most Perfect Made. ' 40 Years the Standard. Big Sticky Items. BY BILL NYE'S BROTHER. 'Mr. Head, Sr., was quite ill with aGrippe at last reports. Harry' Warlow, of Climax, spent ast Sunday night at J. W. Smith's. Watson Adams, of Griffin creek, visited friends on Big Sticky last week. Will Ray, of Oakland, ia spend ing the winter with his cousin, Oscar Goodell. Mrs. Ed. Wilson and children, of Central Point, were the guests of Mrs. F. R. Moore last week. We are sorry to state that Ed. Lands' youngest child is quite ill, as is also Henry Bangaris little girl. Mrs. Dennis Duggan and daugh ter, Mary, made friends on Big Sticky a pleasant visit not long since. ( W. F. Moore, our efficient road supervisor, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. George Little, of Central Point. Allie and Myron Turyin, of Ante loDe. have been spending a few days with their cousin, V Gregory. Mr. Bryant, who recently chased land in our vicinity; suddenly called to Cal., by serious illness of his daughter. Rev. Hood preached at W. pur was the the Griffin Creek Gatherings. BY OCCASIONAL. Mrs. A. A. Kellogg, of Medford is visiting friends here. The infant son of W. F. Grifliin has been ill, but is convalescant. Mrs. Guches, of this place, is suf fering with an attact of pneumonia. Rev. Robt. Faucett will preach here next Sunday at the usual hour. Mrs. Wm. Hamlin, of Grants Pass, visited relatives here last week. Miss Eva Randies, of Medford, is paying Mrs. II. L. Grifliin a visit here. Coroner Brower, of Ashland, passed throngh here one day re cently on a business tour to Jack sonville. " T f ' . Launppe is masing its appear ance here once more, and one and all are sharing equally. Grifliin creek is always a place of plenty. but this time the "plenty" being sickness . and rain. Jfrom the general appearance of the weather at present a young flood is surely expected. Real EsUte Transfers. John F White to Wm B Comstock land In tp J7sr2w ..! J C Tolman to F C Holmes H intercut In the Houck-Tol'man & Dunn ditch Id Id Srl e A D Helman to C A Etianon 1 17-100 acres tpSWsrl e Wm H Hurley to J B Robinson all Int In the Baldwin ditch tD W s r J w C M Hanson to I J Hanson lands in Jackton County In aee 7 to ST rs m J Vi Cook to Sterling mining company q o d to 20 acres of Placer mining ground In Sterling mlnlnr dint H K Ankeny to Sterling mining company 30 82 100 acres In same dial Vlnoent Cook to Sterling mining Co 90 acres of mlnlns rround uma dlat Cordelia L Ankeny to same X) acres of mining grauna same dint R A Cooke to Sterling mining comoan SO acres of placer miulog ground same district Henry B Ankeny to Sterling mining com pany is ob im acres see tp 39 also to acre In sec 38 with water right fluma ditches etc A P Talent to Mary L Packard 2 30-100 acres tpSt) s r I w. Sheriff of Jackson county. 8 Patterson to K P Nell and J K Pelton, sheriff deed in foreclosure an aadirtded H interest In and to 161 81 100 aorm to SS a r 1 a Morton Dudley lo W V McNair the modus cortaio Cjaaru claim on Kanes oreek Morton Llndloy to Wm Lampert the Ex- ciisior ana uoiumota quart claims also plaoer mining claim all in Sardine creek ..... .... ................ Morton Llndley to I H Beeman Interest In and to the Red Oak and Iowa quarts claim In Galls creek district F C Holmes to Geo W Dunn 10 miner's inches ot water from Dunn a Houck ditch Emily E Hills to Anna L Clute i acres of dlcMtpStarle reserving right of way for trrisatlnv ditch M W Holmes to Geo W Dunn 61 80 100 acres of d I e No Si tD 39 s r I e HI Ankeny to Sterling mining company NO acres. seo 13 tp3tsr3 w with un- 160 100 1000 divided H of water right and ditch. I ! patent to Dt S0ip3sr 1 w. V S patent to Diilaln P Hill ISO acres sec r . Morton 140 acres sec 2S tp 8035 100 500 500 635 3S30 1 CSto (Justin 37 s r I w. John G VaaPyke to Svth VanDyke MO acres in tp a, s r i w shown) in combination with the crows, K K, subsequently as shown in the drawing for the purpose set forth a purpose not set forth. WON THE B.GPRIZE. A Book-Keeper's 8et Kxperience with m Homo and Wagon. 0 It ia not often that winning a prize will make a man look sad, but the un likely frequently happens, says the Chicago Globe. The other morning the book-keeper in ono of the wholesale establishments of the city went to bis desk looking so blue that bis fellow clerks thought he must have lost some of bis relatives during the night. Tbny delicately inquired what the trouble "I Bee him as de slnkln summer Bun crept inter de winder an turned his white h'nr t'o de color ob silver. HeJ religions. wukv irum iiih son Hiccj), an liar mum Rich happiness in his eyes an' sich glory in his face as I neber saw befo. lie listened like one who h'ars de far-off sounds of Bweet music, an de glory deepened as he reached out his hands to me and whisX'red: j " 'I kin see my ole wife an' de cbil'len up lar: 1 kin see glory an rest an peace! I kin look across de dark valley an' see sich happiness as I neber dreamed ofl "An' he passed away like a babe full in asleep, an' you who go up dar to-niorrer will fin' dnt same glorious smile lightin' up de faceof de dead. He has suffered an' believed an' had faith an gone to his reward. He has bin dispised fur his color, ridiculed fur his jgnerance, an. Bcorned fur his faith in de hereafter, an' yit no king eber died wid sich a smile on his face an' wid fcich happiness in his heart. Teace to his ashes! While we mourn fur him we shall still rejoice dat he has gone to bis reward. Let ns break de meetin in two an' go home." Detroit Free Press. defeats ito own ends. Nelson. Sands make the mountains mo menta make the years. Young. Habit renders wrong-doing of any fif llnd a sort of second nature. Nothing is degrading which a high and graceful purpose ennobles. Truth has never yet proved fatal to any one; there are too many antidotes. To owe gratitude oppresses a coarse nature; to receive it oppresses a fine one. Socialism is the fantastical younger brother of a nearly spent despotism, whoso inheritance he claims. The gardens of modern poetry too often betray a nearness to the drains of the cities. There is not enough religion in the world to admit of the annihilation of GRAINS OF GOLD. WlM lalacs Which Fill from the TLipa of Great FhUoaophara. Cowardice is the greatest giver of alms. Spare moments are the gold dust of time. Cole. He who is devoted to every body is devoted to nobody. If you note all the details you have not seen the whole. Deliberation. tnr far prolonged. For many natures it is as much a duty of cleanliness to change opinions as to change clothes. Not when it is dangerous to tell the truth will she lack a prophet, but only m when it ia tiresome. Those things which engage us merely by their novelty can not attract us for any length of time. Man should command his flesh as a slave his master. The dominion of the enfranchised is the most imperl- -ous. He that boasteth himself to know every thing is most ignorant; and he that presumeth to know nothing is mst wise. Plato, B. C. 427. Old age is the night of lite as night is the old age of day. Still, night is full of magnificence, and for many it is more brilliant than the day. If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them Thoreau. IN ORIENTAL LANDS. The pipul tree of the Ilindoos is held in such veneration that it is consid ered a crime to cut ofe one of the branches. . The motives to suicide in India are 4 said to be anger, disease and grief, while in Europe they are alcoholism, love, misery and fear. VTb owe the invention of visiting cards to the Chinese. They were first used during the Tongdynasty (61S-907). " The present Chinese visiting card is large enough to fold twice, and is bright red eolor. J. W. LAWTON, . DEALER DJ- TTARNESS and gADDLERY Order Work Given Special Attention. Hand-made and Camtibell lock stitch machine-made harness alwavs on hand. Repairing is ritrbt in mv line. Branch at Gold Hill MEDFORD, OREGON. GOLD HILL, OREGON. S. CHIhDERS' ...FAIRYIEW MM Location of Land Some Queer Inventions. A late issue of the Scientific American, in an extended article on the various classes of eccentric in ventions that lumber up the busi ness ot the patent olhce, says among other things : Perhaps one of the most amus ing patents ever granted was issued on the claini of an Ohio man in 1SS3. He evidently had not lived a great length of tiiue on a farm, for his invention of a corn planter. while original to an extreme degree, could hardly be put into use. The picture accompanying the patent is a work of art. it represents an old horse driven by a stout man, who holds the lines nonchalantly in one hand, an expression of much pleasure on his face, while at his side trudged a small hairy dog of the yellow variety . To the horse's forelegs, just above the fetlock, are attached two' small boxes to con tain the feed. Ropes are fastened to catch in the sides of these boxes ead through pullevs attached to a small saddle over the horse's shoulder and back of the horse's hind legs. As the horse moved forward each step of the hind leg opened the seed boxes, and corn was sifted down into the holes made by the front hoofs. The ver biage of the claim on this patent is as original as the drawing: First. I claim the combination substantially set forth with the cheap horse,' A, to the forelegs of whii-h are attached the boxes, D B, that are filled with corn. 2. I claim the pulleys, C C, in combination with the strings, D D, substantially as shown in the draw ing. ' 3. I claim the guide, a small iron affair shaped like a rowlock, fastened above the horse's tail, through which the lines pass, for the purpose set forth, and the sticker, H, to prevent the lowering of the tail. 4. I claim the fat driver, F, to prevent the saul cheap horso from going too fast. . I claim the fat dog, G, merely as company for the driver. b. I claim the worms (not Amount of Tract Land in Now on the flarket Lying but a few rods more than one. mile to the east of ....Medford, Oregon, Is situated 1G0 acres of land which is especially adapted to Fruit Growing. M'u : , i. ii i i 1 1 'i 1 J r n uyu iiic iiiiii ivtr l nun is iiiiw tiufrtfii in sale in tracts of from 21 to 10 Acres. Commands an cellent View of Medford Ex- How Payments may be flade Fruit and Fruit Culture Who to Address f r i j - - a l A. 1 1 TT Iljll If . I'tllVlfW l flVfll I. Ill property because, that being located - ii. i it is. on a siiErnt eminence, a view ot a yf - 9 parts of Medford and a good portion il. H . . . 1 . 1 . 1 a uie iana. iseariv an ot tins iana rr. been cleared and has been under cult vation tor a number ot years, lne so is of an exceptionally fine quality and itt adaptability to fruit-growing has bee proven. This land will be sold upon tl Installment Flan. Payments may be made at f 1.25 Aas " . A wees, fo per montn or f lo every quar. ter, or a liberal discount will be mad' for all cash purchases. 1 .. . T 3' . 1 no longer an experiment;, joy direct anal 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 ad jus ed to the nature of the soil. I or lurther miormation cencernm; this depirable property call on or address' S. CHILDERS, MEDFORD, - - OREGON.'