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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