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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1896)
HAVE YOU... THE MAIL HAS... NOTICED THAT Peculiar Printing Practically and Prop ' erly Presented Produces Prosperity? We can help you Prepare, Produce and Profusely Prosper Tin Qui Superior M Printing. i,6oo Subscribers, all told 1,200 In Jackson County.. 469 In City of Medford.. iai PajBf JaoRsoa Gooatg YOL. VIII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNT!, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUART 21, 1896. NO. 8. PROFESSIONAL CAKD8. , A, E8TEB, ATTORNEY AT CAW, Medford, Orscoa. Notary Pvfailo ta offloe. rer OranflU Hatohiaon's store. QROWELL A PARKER, W. S. CrowaU. W. H. Parker. ATT0K2CSYS AT LAW. SaS la Hamlia Block. Medford. Or. JTRANCIS FITCH, ' ATTOaTMBT AT LAW, Medlord. O re. W1H practice in all eoarta of state or U. 8 J.H. WHITMAN. ABSTRACTOR. AKD ATTORKSY AT LAW. OSce Is bank buildins:, Medford. Oc Have the moat complete aad reliable abstracts f ttda ia Jaekaon comatr. JJAMMOND & VAWTER, Aastla 8. Hammond. ' In. L Vawter. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OSes 1. 0. 0. P. baUdiar, Medford, Or YyHITfi & JEFFREY, .W.WUta. J. A. Jeffrey. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Medford, Oregon. WW practise in all the eoarta of the state. Special attention girea to' all kinds of oonrey uacing. Kotarywork and collections at reas onable rates aad remittances promptly made. Hiains law a specialty. Offloe oa Beveata street, opposite Opera House. B. OFFICER, raraxctAir and surgeon. Bagle Point, Oregon. Omse-Ialaw reatdence. J KIRCHGESSNER, rsTTSICIAK AMD SURGEON, Medford. Oiegoa. Orace-JIeAodrewa Block. Sevenths. J. 8. WAIT, rHYSIClAN AND SOKGEOJi. OlSceUtCaildera'ataok. Medford, Or QEARY Sc PICKEL, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Qffioe hoars 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to p. m. Smadars Li to I. Medford. Or Office: Hassda Block. JR. O. F. DEMOREST, RESIDENT DENTIST, Makes specialty of first-class work at reason able rates. Office ia Opera House, Medford, Or. QDGERS & HALL, ! DENTI9TB. Hare permanently located In Medford for the practioeof dentistry. From a continued prac tice of orer 14 years, we are prepared to guaran tee entire satisfaction. Omasa call. Orer The Palace. Yf J. BENNET, ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT. Tlans. SDeciBcations and Details. Perspec tire Drawings and Blueprints. Ventilation and Drainage a Specialty. HaUey Block, - - Medford. Oregon. W. TOWNSEND... Real Estate m Insurance Agent . . . MBOFORD, OREGON Parties ha ring property for sale or rent will organ bj listing same with me. I represent .some of the tbbt beat Insurance com panies doing business In the west. PALACE Tonsorial ... . aaaaaWBBssBBssV Isaacs &. Snyder, Prop's. 'Sharing, HalrcuUing, Shampoo lag aad Beards Dyed. All work flrst-claas or we will refund the price. HOT AND COLD BATHS. I Agent for Salem Steam Laundry, Seveath Street, opposite Postofflce. MEDFORD, OREGON. 0. 1 Earlier Shop... J. K. FITZGERALD, Prop'r. All work strictly first-class and guarantee! satisfactory. Shop on C staeet, south of the Bank. WE HAVE A nice assortment of Aluminum tea and coffee pots. If you desire something very attractive for your breakfast table there is nothing to equal them. Our nickel plated ware the price of tinware. Rogers Bros, and Nichols Bros, silver Ifplated knives, forks- and spoons. We are sole jagents for the celebrated Korthfield razors and pocket cutlery. The season has arrived for spraying H your fruit trees. Use Myers' spray pump -we sell them. You can' be provided with all sizes of rubber hose by J. BBEK & CO., Odd Fellows Block I Am Now in New Quarters And am better prepared than ever to furnish my patrons with what they need in the line of Harness and Saddlery My stock is up to date, my work guaranteed. Repairing neatly and promptly executed Ja W. LAWTONj Alkln8-Deuel Blockr Bedford. Oregon We Have Opened "MEDFORD MEAT. MARKET Oa C street, first door utb of Jackson County Bank, and aim to do a general business la our Una. We ariU also buy POULTRY ad EGGS We guarantee our meats to be of first olass quality. Call and see us Q. ft. FELTCXNT & CO. ias mm MRS. MARY L. Meals at all hours. Oysters Bakery in connection for families on Chicken Dinners Opposite Postoffice mm, IMS & DEALERS IN MACHINERY . . Including, Wagons, Hacks, a complete stock or me ueieDraxea vase riows, era bracing Black Land and Free Soil Gangs, Wood and Steel Beam single plows, Case fcSteel Frame Leever Harrows. We have a complete stock of . i invite you to call ana see 0. T. LAWTON. Manager Medford Branch IPesoip1; ions Main Street, Carefullv ....JUST RECEIVED is nearly down to Medf ordjOre. T4 3 reotauraht LOW, Proprietor. on hand and served in season. baking done to order short notice. Every -K Sunday MEDFORD, OREGON STAYER COMPANY, VEHICLES - 1 rn ii 1 1 ri 1 1 1 a i 1 1 1 ' Buggies and Carts. Also carry Agricultural implements Jand us. THE MORTAR DfTJG STOE, G. II. HASKINS, Prop'r. H HTTMII IN TMC UNC OP Pure Diug, Patent Medicines, Books, Stationery, IPAXISrTS and OILS, Tobaccoes.CIffars, Perfumery, Toilet Articles and Everything that is carried lu a first class DRUG STORK Compounded. Medford Oregon. Jacksonville Hews. Born In Jacksonville, February 15, 1896, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hu bert a daughter. Attorney Geo. R. Neil has been confined to his room for a week with an attack of La Grippe. N. H. Clayton spent several days here during the week assisting Supt. Newbury with the teacher's exami nation. , W. E. Coal, the ciril engineer, re turned home Tuesday from a busi ness visit at the Henderson mines in the Elliott ereek district. M rs. C. F. Shepherd, who teaches the third department of the Jack sonville public school, is the proud possessor of a state life diploma. Rev. S. B. Ghaetain was in Jack sonville Friday, being on his return from a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Jesse Ootcher, of Williams creek. Isaac Muller and family have moved into the Martin residence adjoining the Klippel property in the southeastern part of the town. Wm. Colvig, grand master of the A. O. U. V., returned home Sunday from the Willamette valley, where he went in the interests of the order. W. T. York, city recorder of Med ford, and B. S. Wehb were over dur ing the week taking the names of the city taxpayers of Medford from the Sheriff's tax roll. The Jacksonville Fire company No. 1 were banqueted in fine style at the Taylor house last Saturday evening. The company was all present with the exception of the president, G. R. Neil, who was too ill to attend. The Weber dramatic company made their first appearance here Saturday evening but there was not a large audience, but since then they have been greeted with full houses. They had announced Tuesday evening as positively their last appearance but on invitation decided to play one of their bett dramas entitled, "Divorce" to night (Wednesday.) They are well liked by our theater goers and may remain the rest of the week. The nomination for town officers took place Tuesday evening. A large crowd was out to cast a ballot for their favorite. The ticket nominated is as follows: D. Linn, T. Cameron, Geo. Hines, J. F. Miller, T. J. Ken ney, trustees: A. N. Soliss. recorder: John Dyar, marshall: Wm. Ilealy, street commissioner; Jas. Crone- miller, treasurer. There are two candidates for marshal, Charles Purcell, the present incumbent, and John Dyar: also two for recorder. A. J. Soliss beat S. J. Day one vote for recorder. A terrible accident befell little Ruth Peters Tuesday afternoon. She set fire to some papers in the stove and a piece of the lighted pa per rolled out upon the floor, the flame caught the child's clothing and in an instant her bib was afiame. She called to her grand mother, Mrs. isewbury, who was out in the door-yard to, come. . She answered "pretty soon," but the little one called the second time and screamed which brought the grand mother, but none too soon: The child, who is but three years of age, had the presence of mind to "roll over and over on the ground to smother the flame. Her face was badly burned, one ear and her hair suentiy nurned. ur. limes was called and dressed the wounds, which, are not deep and it is thought the little one will get along all right. Mrs. Mary Peters, the child's mother, is above Ashland teaching school and the children live with their grandmother. Uriffiu Creek Gathering. BT OCCASIONAL 8chool opened Monday with good attendance. ' - Mr. J. Fry. wife and children spent last Sunday visiting with Mr. Hartley s family. D. H. Miller and wife, of. Med ford, were enjoying a riae over our fine roads Sunday. Air. and Mrp. J. Wilson were the gueBts of Mr. and Mrs. Fraley, of Eden, the first of the week. - Mrs. Bashford and daughter Cora, visited Mrs. McFherson and daughters here on Thursday of last week. R. T. Lawton and Mr. Russ came out from Medford Monday and spent the aay looKing oyer me jawton place here. J J. Lacy is preparing to build a new fence around his farm and is occupied with setting the posts at present. Mrs. H. L. Griffin, who has been quite ill with rheumatism, is much better at the present writing and is np and around once more. Miss Rose Chapman, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. N. S. ttennet, in .den. for a few weeks. returned home last Sunday. . We have been having fine weather for farming the past two weeks and the farmers, have all been hustling and about all the grain has been put in. Mr. Gray, as well as several others, is engaged in hauling wood to Medford, which proves our roads are in a fine condition for this time of the year. Miss Cora Bashford, who has been taking painting lessons from Mrs. Savre, of Medford, is proving her self quite an artist having painted several nice pictures, some of which adorn the walls of the young lady's nome. Messrs. Naylor and Spencer have each invested in a new spray pump and are busy engaged in testing the same. They are determined, if spraying will save the fruit, to have bountiful crop the coming season. Let the good work go on. Miss Millie Soliss is the possessor i f a oouple of choice plants sent to her recently from Florida. They are a young palm tree and Australian silk oak. Ii remains to be seen1 how they will stand transplanting from the balmy clime of Florida to our "Italy of Oregon," but they are ooking fresh and green as yet Miss Dollie Brower, living in our neighborhood, is a young lady of scarcely fourteen summers. She can safely be called an "up-to-date new young lady." She can har ness a team, plow, harrow, ride a horse barebacked, in fact do any kind of work on a farm. She is bright sensible and good looking. Can any other locality beat this? Central Point Items- BY WILt. Fine weather and farmers all happy and plowing. J. F. Wilkinson, of Derby, made a valley trip this week. Lorenzo Greene, of Prospect, is in Central Point at present. Bird Woodruff, of Propsect, is in eastern Oregon this winter. Miss Katie Fries visited Mr. Grieves' family Sunday last. James Grieves carried the mail in Mr. Grieves place Sunday. Miss Gladys Fryar, of Eacle Point, is having a serious time with quinsy. MieB Ella Benson was with friends in Gold Hill a few days this week. A number of our pupils have dropped out of school Bince the ex amination. Miss Lottie , Perrv, of Eagle Poiut, was with friends at this place this week. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, of Eagle Point, attended the Leap Year ball in Central Point. Fifteen of our school pnpils at tended the examination la'st week in Jacksonville. Mies Anna Clements made a fly ing business trip 10 sams auey one day last week. Prof. P. H. Daley is laid on the shelf with La Grippe. He is with his sister near Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Court Hall, who are now residents of Medford, were with us at our Leap Year party. Miss Elsie Nichols and Mrs. Tyr rell, of Lake Creek, spent a few days in Central Point, last week. Miss Elsie Nye, who has been at tending school m Eagle Poiut this winter, returned home at the close of school. Miss Myrtle Nichols, who is at tending school in Medfotd, spent a few days with friends in Central Point, last week. Miss Hattie Eaton, the Galls creek teacher, made a business trip to Rock Point on Saturday. She also visited with friends at that place. Our photographer, Mrs. Barnard, is going away for the summer and is taking pictures at greatly re duced rates. Mrs. Barnard does first-class work and has a liberal patronage. Albert Reynolds, who has been in Marysville, California, for some time pa6t, has returned and will soon be back in his old place in Medford. His mother, Mrs. Ber nolds, will remain in California tor perhaps a month longer. It is expected that the Woodrflrtf sisters will play for a dance at' Eagle Point on the evening of t 29th inst, given in honor of the Ashland foot ball team. The ladle will visit in the valley for soae time and are now visiting at Willow springs. The Leap Year Ball was tv great . Buccess. Forty-nine numbers were sold and the hall was crowded witk spectators. The music by the Woodruff sisters was excellent an the best of order was observed all the evening. The ladies olub came out with money ahead and all were well pleased with the balL Marty compliments should be paid to the floor managers, Misses Bertha Pankey, Bell McDonald and Bertie Jones. The supper was first-class. Table Soec items. Emil Hansen left Ashland far San Francisco last Monday. Mrs. Bidler, of Sams Valley, who has been sick for two weeks. is slowly recovering. Our farmers are making great headway this good weather witk their plowing and seeding. Mr. Barnes, of Sams Valley, is slowly improving. Drs. Geary to rickel hare been attending him. The roads are drying rapidly. There is little mud now and ia a few days heavy loads can be drawn, over most any ot our thoroughfare. . Horace Pelton was around buy ing cattle Friday and to combine business with pleasure took in the Leap Year dance at Central Point. Some time ago a horse steppei on one of Mr. McCtendon's feet bruising it so badly that he was laid up for some time. He is able to be around again. J. C. Pendleton has been a great sufferer lately from his old com plaint ear trouble. Dr Patterson has helped his hearing consider ably, but the pain is quite sever yet Fred Hansen has lately rented part of his place. Today Mr. H. showed two carrots which measured -26 and 24 inches in circumference. It takes pretty good land to raise such truck. At the school meeting the 11th inst. Miss Pendleton was elected teacher for the spring term to be gin March 9th. The board decided not to re-insure the school house till after the anuual meeting. J. CP. CANNONS OF STONE. Defeases of the Fortress of Malta Cat Oat of tb Ltvtac Rock. The most wonderful cannons on record are those which are described by Byrdone, whoso travels in Sicily and Malta won well-acsorred renown toward the end of the last centnry. Many facts and stories he recounts that seem strangely old-world to as. though the date is little more than one hundred years agx so. prandly did the French revolution transform Europe. Malta was full of wonders, more or less droll, while the knights held it, but nothinp equaled the stone guns. Everybody knows that Vie fortifica tions were cut out of solid rock, but Krydone was right in saying that a kind of ordnance used to defend them was unknown to all the world besides. As we understand his description, th knights left a frreat block of stone where they hollowed out an embrasure in the clift which afterward they shaped and bored in the form of a gigantic mortar. These engines con tained a whole barrel, of gunpowder. That 6hovoled in. they plugged it with a great piece of wood, fitted exactly to the bore, as a wadding, and loaded np with cannon balls, shells and other deadly materials. . About fifty of these remarkable guns commanded the spots which a hostile ship was most likely to approach. "The mouths of some are six feet wide, and they are able to throw ten thousand pounds' weight of balls or stones." The range is not stated, but the falling projectiles covered an area of over three hundred square yards. Trodaea ot Fraettoaa ot a raay. The old lesson as to "little drops of water, little grains of sand" making the universe has had one more exempli fication. It is the custom of the Bank t.f England not to pay fractions of a penny. In the. case of dividends on government stock these fractions have in the course of years amouuted to one hundred and forty thousand pounds, which amount, it is stated, was a few years ago paid over to the chan cellor of the exchequer. The U. S. Gov't Reports show Royat Baking Powder superior to alt othersS
