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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1896)
OUR COUNTY Correspondents i TO coBBBaposDBKTa All correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. This will preventourre-wrtttngthe matter " -written on tne reverse pages, wmuu wun uu variably be done, and will also prevent many Interesting items from being entirely over looked. Correspondents who are short on supplies should notify this office, and we wil promptly furnish what is needed. ... ' ' Eagle Point Eaglets. BY A. C. HOWLETT. . Prof. P.- H. Daley is reported oil the sick list. . ThprA ha been aaite a number of strangers' in our town during the past week. y ' ' Tiw ' Moflmiv. r our f Dunkard preacher, will preach next Sunday at 11 a. m. ana ( p. mv 1 Misw Bella Perrv. of Biz Butte, came out on , Wednesday of last week to remain and attend scnooi this spring. The farmers have . been taking .. . . . 1 ' . . L . advantage oi ine pieaanu woawuct " the, Inat few diivs for " blowing and seeding. The fall sown wheAt 4' m ' r ; .Porter Robinett is so that he is K1a in he, around aeain. on crutches. He thinks that it will be some time before he will be able to play an other game of foot ball. Mrs.Goodell and son have given up - j . W" a the idea of trying to larm ine reier nnn nlnPA in connection with the - - i J i effects on the latter tarm. An invitation has. been extended to the Ashland foot ball team to meet the Eagle Point team on their grounds, on Saturday ' 29th inst, and play a game. The Eagle Point " Doys propose to give 'tne Asmana boys a daoce on the evening of the '29th. A pleasant time is antici pated. v: -c Last Suriday the Antelope and Eagle Point foot ball clubs met on the Eagle Point ball grounds and played one of the most hotly con- KObCTA gallic V . "" - - quite a while it was difficult to form any correct, idea how the game would terminate, but finally the Eagle Point boys gained-the day. J. P. Moomaw, our Texas invalid, is doing more work than some of our robust young : men. He has . i i . started on a new place, ouiu a new house, made a lot of posts and is making his fence and expects to put in a crop this spring. He mums biiia i tuo v,v j in the world, as he and his wife are regaining their health and he looks ten years younger than when he first came here. - Ed. Manning, of Yaquina bay, who has been spending some time visiting his nephew, Frank Man ning, of Prospect, took the stage for his home on Wednesday of last week, hut he told your correspondent that he expected to return this sum mer as his health is much better here than it is there. Verily, our paridise is all right and persons in search of health are comming from .all directions. Mr. McKinnie, of Central Point, -came out Saturday night, bringing Mrs. Vol. Stickle to see Miss Gladiua Fryer, who was quite ill with a disease prevailing in the neighborhood called Bore throat, but which has the symptoms of scarlet fever. . Mr. Ormstead's fam ily, Mrs. J. E. Stickle and Misses Gladius and Lelah Fryer have had a very serious time with it and our MD. has been kept busy looking after the cases. Miss Gladius' throat became so bad that an opera tion became necessary, which came near ending seriously. Mrs. John Asbpoie had a siege of the same malady, bift Sticky items. BY BILL NYE'S B BOTHER. Mr. and Mrs. James Gregory took in the Medford sights last Tuesday, Mrs. Kate Stevenson, of Medford, 1 i.I.-. knw niofar Bpent last wees vibiuuk i Mrs. Roliin Smith . yMrs. Chas- Carney returned home last Thursday after a pleas ant week's visit with Medford rela tives. ..... - The farmers are busy, morning and night, taking advantage of the pleasant weather to put in their erdps. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gregory and w;ii the rraest of Mrs. Hamilton) Turpin a couple of days last week. ttomher. of Redding, California, has been the guest of . - r m ' ,-1 ami m ri her aunt Mrs. l urpm auu -uuo..., Chas. Turpin.forthe last two weess Among the Medford visitors last Thursday, from Big Sticky, were J. w Smith. D. Cincaid and .son TT.rrir a. E.. F. C. and Lulu Rob- J f " 7 erta. brother, although gen rally a little timid with the fair sex. desires to make the acquain tance of Miss Betsyannspikes, for in her he recognizes a kindred spirit. ; ' ;.' . l"K v " Oscar Goodell.who has been keep ing "batch" on the Patterson place, has moved ' to , Ji.agie roint and will spend the -winter with his parents, who have rented the J. J. Tryer farm. . , Boxy Ann Rockets. , BY BOXY. " C- L. Kirk is visiting with rela tives at Salem. Johnny Dodge spent a few days with relatives in Ashland last week. The roads are in decidedly better condition, though very rough 4 in some places. , Farmers are busy turning the sod. Some have begun to plow for corn. : . Rev. and Mrs. Lute are assist ing in the protracted meeting on Applegate at present. : F B. Ellison' is putting in a large crop and making several im provements on his new place. William Garrett, from Medford, is assisting his brother, Georg6, putting in his extension spring crop. . Miss Julia Rodschow, who has been attending the university, at Ashland, is home to stay a week or two.' Wm. Carroll has purchased a load of fruit ' trees from ' the Med ford nursery, to further improve his Almond Butte ranch. Central Point Items. B. Vincent, of Sams Valley, spent Tuesday here. . J. C. Parks, of Pokegama, made our city a visit last week., " Elder S. B. Chastain spent sev eral days here last week. Geo. Stidham, of Tolo, spent Sun day with his parents here. ; J. O. Johnson, of Sams Valley, spent a day here last week. ' Jerome Fitzgerald; of Gold Hill, was here on Sunday evening. Wm: Morris took the : train for California one day. last week. Mrs. E. Cardwell and ; family moved to Gold Hill last Tuesday. George Merrirrlan, of Medford, spent Sunday with relatives here. Tho Leap Year ball was well at tended and a fine time is reported. T. A. Newman and family were here" trading one day during the week I Jeff. Linville, of Sams Valley, was here a couple of days last week. Mrs. O. Walden, of Medford, was in Central Point one day last week. Oscar Williams took last Sun day's train for Marysville, Cali fornia. Prof. J. C. Barnard will leach school on Trail creek during the summer. Mrs. J. W. Merritt made her parents, at Jacksonville,' a visit last week. Mrs. W. II. Norcross will give music lessons at the homes of those who wish to take lessons. Miss Mary A. Mee took Tuesday's train for Grants Pass, where she goes to spend a few days with her mother. Mr. Riley, late of Medford, has opened a barber shop in the build ing formerly occupied by J. W Hickle, jeweler. Kanes Creek Items. BY SINE DIE. , Beautiful spring is with us again. Mrs. Sutton spent Sunday at this place visiting friends. Miss Etta Brown was the guest of Mrs. Mardon last Sunday. Mrs. C. E. Knotts spent last Sat urday the guest of Mrs. Swinden. ! Mrs. Shmidt, of Jacksonville, is the guest of Mrs. Birdsey this week. Grandma Way, who has been quite ill for the past week, is con valescent. Arthur Scoggins and family, of Jacksonville, have become residents of this place. Mark Hayden, the expert black smith, is. engaged in that line of work for Mrs. iSirdsey. The Olsen Brothers are now pre- A warded Highest Honor World's Fair, Oold Medal, Midwinter Fair. ... DaM CREAM Most Perfect Made. 40 Years tkt Standard. paYed U furnish all kinds of lumber im largfi, br s'Cnall quantitiesat thtefr saw mill near1 Gold Hill. ? P: A.: Knotts, the expert pocket hunter of Southern Oregon, found a nuerget on February 13, 1896 weighing 10 pounds. No wonder, heisjubliant over the find for it will call it papa. . Prospect Pointers. BY JOB LOTS. Eugene Blackford is plowing. Mr. Stice has been slashing brush on his homestead. . A. II. Boothby has accepted the position of sawyer at Gray's mill. " Miss Pearl Woodruff has re covered from" her illness, to the joy of her many friends. Mr. Blackford and family were visiting with the families of Messrs. Aiken and Boothby last Sunday. Photographer Perry Ellis has been splitting a large number of rails, to be used in fencing Miss Kittie Ellis' farm. M. A. Shirley has cleared much land this winter being ably as sisted by Uncle ' John Walden . Shirley expects to set out an or chard on his place, which is well adapted to fruit culture. Were it nbt for a few snide patches of snow we' would forget we lived in the Cascades, far up towards the summit, and imag ine we were indeed in the Italy of Oregon so fine has been the weather for six weeks past. The whistle of G. W. Gray's sawmill is plainly heard at Pros pect Those of a political mind can picture to themselves the swift bound of the startled deer, the bear hiding himself away in the deep forest, the bark of the coyote and the imprecations of the hunter at the warning note of civilization. '' Phoenix Items. - BY TO IK) NY Major Heeley is a resident of Gasburgh again. J. H. Langston, of Griffin CTeek, was visiting in Phoenix last Sun day. The Misses Carrie and Blanche Langston went over on Griffin creek to spend a few days. W. J. Howard's baby has been very ill with congestion of the lungs, but is some better now. Dr. Cole is attending. Mark Baker, of Gold Hill, at tended the Leap Year dance here. Mark looks as natural as ever, but wa would like to see him a little oflener. Fd. Turner returned last Sunday from below Grants. Pass where he has a claim on Gleesecreek. He has some very good prospects. Every body wishes Ed good luck. W. II. Howard's baby has been very ill with congestion of the lung., but is some better now. Dr. Cole is attending. The Lap Year dance given by Misses Holt and Stoop was a grand success. There were twenty-four numbers sold and the' hall was crowded. Everyb-xl y had a good time. It is reported that Joe Anderson is taking out ten dollars per day to the man, clear of all expenses. If that is the case, a gold mine would be a very good thing for most all of us to have. The Mis3es Ollie and Ada Rissue gave quite a pleasant party last Saturday consisting of a "candy pull," a pop corn feast and a fine swing for all. Those present were Misses Josie Smalley, Josie Cal houn, Katie Cuambers, Ella Wil liams, Mattie Howard and Sarah Smith, and pleasant calls were also made by Misses Lucy Calhoun, Ethal Hunter and Bertha Roas, all of Phoenix. Patronize Home Industries. To The Mail I have noticed a num ber of items in your paper in regard to trading with our business men instead of sending our-money from home. I claim that that this is right and as it should be. But on the other hand, should not our business men use the same rule toward our farmers? I will mention what is dame in our butter trade. Our business men are importing butter from California at a price of five cents a pound higher than our dairymen are willing to sell for and our own goes begging lor a buyer. In spite of the fact that our home made article is just as good, in fact is pro nounced better by good judges. What would some of the same men say if we would send off for our meat and other necessaries? We learn from our grocerymen, that, during the two weeks a certain creamery was shut down, there was a good demand for our home dairy butter and everybody was happy. A Subscriber. A New Deal on the Northern Pacific. That enterprising nnd "Old Reliable" hns consumated truffle arrangements with the S. 1. whereby they run one of their upholstered tourist sleeping oars currying pusseiiKers from Oakluml. Calif., via Southern Oregon to St Paul, Mlnn without change of cars. This car pusses through Ashland, Medford, Grants Puss, Oro- fron every Wednesday on the regular S. P. over and train. A second class ticket gives you the right to take this car, which you will find clean neat and comfortable. A uniformed porter in charge to look after the interests of all passen gers going east via that line. Go east via the N. P and advise all your friends to do likewise, and be happy. For tickets or further Informa tion apply to A. D. Carlton, A. O. P. A X. Agent, Portland, Oregon, S. F. Case, N. P. Agent, Grants Pass, Oregon, or C. C. Belknapp, Medford, Oregon. Real BiUto Traaafara. . - . , Frank B Inlpw to M Liebtuauo a parcel of ' . ' "land4nBiKto Polnt.t. '..-....I WO Lorenzo 3 Sleppy to Joxhiia Patterson 16 75-ltX) aores seo 24 tp 88 a r 1 w 400 Jacob Neathammnr to Amelia Messner 889 acres sec 17 tp 86 s r 8 w 20UO Susan Stanley to W I Vawter 27 acres leo 30tp86BrSw .... 600 Geo W Froy to Mi.rtln Zanon sw of nw4 of seo 21 tp 36 s r 2 e 40 acres with certain water rlRht .. 060 Rosanna Wilson to Eliza Jane Anderson an undivided 1 6 Interest in and to lot libit 21 Medford . 26 Wm Hamlin to Eliza J Anderson an un " divided K intereHt in and to 60 acres d I e No 61 a part of government 1 see 7 - and south 86 S3 100 acres of gov lots' S v and 3 sec 6 tp 38 excepting 10 acres off the east part of said lots 9000 Emma E Thornton to O O Oantard lot 1 . tlk 81 Cbllwood tract 876 J B Dungan to Luoinda Ganlard 360 acres soo S3 ond 29 tp 3S u r I) w 2000 BenJ Fox to Omar Ganlard lot 6 blk 23 Chttwood tract Axhland 660 Martha E Miner to David Horn wof nw H of set and sw4 of sw& of ne'4 of seo 11 tp 3W s r 1 w 76 Max Muller asitnee of the estate of A C Stanley to W I Vawter assignee's q c d to land In Jackson county.'... 1 A C Stanley to W I Vawter lots 1 2 - and ' cU of ne!4 of seo 16 tp 36 s r 3 w 03 acres 1 A C Stanley to W 1 Vawter lots 10 and 11 blk 14 Gold Hill 1 A (J Stanley to W I Vawter lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 6 blk 14 Gold Hill . 1 B C Messenger to Chas Klbbe 120 acres tp SOsrl e 308 B W Williams to W I Vawter lota 10 and 11 blk 14 Gold Hill and gov lots 1 and 2 tp 36 8 r 1 w reserving certain parts thereof 1500 John Morris to Wm Sllnger lots 11 and 13 blk 46 Medford 200 Spencer Childers JrtoFK Deuel lot 3 blk 14 Medford 6UU0 subject to mort (roue of 1230 G P Lindley to H G Shearer 1 acre In d 1 cNo44tp37srlw ....... 350 R T Baldwin to Oxcar Ganlard lit 4 blk FRK add to Ashland r P Urlswold to B F Myer 30 ft by S24 ft off south end of Griswold lot Aahlnnd 6 U B to 13 F My or 160 acres sec 30 ip 38 8 r 1 e U S to B F Mycr 120 acres see 30 tp 38 s r le UStoBFMyer40acressec20tpS8srle " UStoliF Myer 74 I7-I0U acres sec 20 tp 38s r 1 e U S to Nathan W Flske 31B 47-100 acres see 19:30 31 tpSSa r 1 e TJ S to BF Myer and wife 319 03 100 in sees . 39 and SOsrle tl to W C Myer 319 86 100 acres see Sit and SOlpSRsrle ... W C Myer to Geo Irwin land in seo 6 tp 39 s r I e 1 Zonula M Scott to B F Myer all Interest Ind I c No 43 tpS&srle 1 W C Myer to Amos Wllllis q c d to 1 134- 1000 acres Ashland ptvclncl 1 A Kockafellow to B F Myerq e d to 323 16-100 acres tp SS s r I e 1 Clara May Krhart to Ktta Stevenson an undivided 1 6 part of 20 acres d 1 c No 46tp37srlw Annie Judge to J Nunan lots 4 and 6 Hr- r wline tract Aland water right ect . 2000 Hagey to Kita Stevenson guardian's deed to jO acres tp 37 In d 1 0 No 44 1000 Samuel Watson to the city of Ashland deed to water right a riparian water right 10 A D Helman to the elty of Ashland all the riparian and water privileges to Ashland creek on owners property 1 DEATH OF A FAMOUS GANDER. lie Was st Dcoy Fowl Noted for the Bac rM of 111! Method. The sad news of the death of old "Mingo" has come to the gunners along the line of the Old Colony rood, and if he was only a gander he had a host of friends, says the ltoston Globe. lie has been at Widgeon point at the lake now for more than thirty years and was one of the wisest and most deceptive birds that ever decoyed the northern wan derer from his journey to the gtios of the sportsmen. Old Mingo gained his name many years 'ago from the remark of one of the gunners who was shooting over him. It was about the time of the bloody revolution in San Domingo. The old chap was struck by a stray shot, and the gunner picked him up and took him into the pen with all the solicitude of a true sportsman. There was blood on the gunner's hands and tears in his eyes, and from that day the old chap was called Mingo, named after the inland on which so much biood was be ing spilt. When the other decoys were unable to entice the northern strangers from their course, old Mingo was tried, and he seldom if ever failed of attracting their attention nnd gaining their good will, for the time being at least. Whether he had a peculiar tone to his voice or whether he was a professional "masher" will never be known, but his record was second to none along the shores of that sportsmen's paradise, and the gunners had all the game they wanted if Mingo could catch the atten tion of the geese. After his long and faithful service old Mingo seemed to know just how to work and when to put in his very best efforts. His ideas of entieing the geese seemed bused on principles which were on a good foundation. U? seldom failed, and the old follow has made money for his owners and lots of sfort for the best gunners in the county. If there was a tenderfoot in the shooting camp he was cautioned to look out and not hit Mingo, but he at last feli a vic tim to the gun of au amateur who was somewhat excited. Mingo was owned by Thomas Arnold, of Xorth Abington. and Mr. Arnold says that if a man should have offered him two hundred dollars for the bird it would have been no temptation to him. Mingo was just what he wanted, and the most knowing bird in the county. The gunners gave Mingo a -Christian burial, and ho now rests in a grave dug for him near his happy hunting ground. The Leading Periodicals. The Mail will until the withdrawal of these notices furnish leading per iodicals to its readers as follows: LIPPINCOTT'S MAGAZINE Will bo furnished to our subscribers only, for $2.25 a year, or together with one year's subscription to The Mail for 93.50 payments invariably in ad vance In both cases. THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. The Mail has two more copies "f the Century Magazine at its disposal for $2.50 a year, or in combination with The Mail for $3.75 HARPER'S MAGAZINE. Harper's Magazine or Harper's Ba zar will be furnihed The Mail readers for $3.50 each per annum, and with The Mail one year for $4.50. 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 will do free 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, giring time for six weeks' publication. BRIOCWE. How t Krilt the Soft root Cnabloaa That ' ".' -.Ware Onee Popolar. - v. here seems to be a renewed interest in brioches, the soft foot-cushions that t ere once popular. I urge fbat they arc to enjoy a revival, like many other luxuries, and think that readers may be glad of a rule for knitting them which has the merit of jbeing nn oft" tried one. The foundatldn for the foot stool is a leather-covered disk of mill board about nine inches in diameter; to this the knitted stripe is Be wed, and stuffed' with' hair.and pulled 'down to make a deep depression by taking some stitches through the board bottom with carpet thread and a sailor's needle. A large furniture button or a short cord and tassel tied in a bow is ewed over the gathering. The brioche, which originally won its name from its resemblance in the shape 'to the French rake of that name, is knitted of double zephyr wool in stripes, 16 of them being narrow and 16 wide, the latter narrow ing to a point at the center of the cushion. Cast on 40 stitches in black wool and knit seven rows of the narrow stripe; then with an old gold color knit two stitches and turn, knitting back to the end of the row; continue to knit l ack and forth with the old gold, tak ing euch time two more stitches of the black until within two stitches of the top. Then knit down and commence again with black, making another nar row stripe, knitting in the two black stitches at the top in their turn. When the last stripe is finished it should be ewed or knitted to the first stripe. These directions are contributed by a knitter who has had an experience of over sixty-five years, and they ought to be reliable. But I should advise anyone who thinks them complicated to cut a pattern of the wide or gored stripe, mak ing the top like a melon piece, and, in knitting narrow,' by taking up two stitches together till the shape corre sponds with the pattern. If the brioche is to be stuffed with down ijt must be made with nn interlining of ticking or stout unbleached muslin, else the fill ing will continually be escaping in fluffy Xarticles. Harcr's Bazar. "fit A PREMIUM ON HONESTY. A Broker ForjretfaUiaaa Usdi to the Foundation of aa "Honesty Fund. Late one afternoon the past winter the manager of a brokerage house in New York was preparing to go home, and had removed a coin from his trousers pocket to use for car fare when he discovered that he had left his cuffs in the wardrobe in an adjoining room. He placed the coin on the top of his desk but was delayed on his return by a clerk on a matter of business. As a result the money remained on his desk after bis departure. " He remembered the circumstance, however.when he reached his home.but concluded that the -piece was lost. Much to his great surprise.'though, he found the quarter on the desk when he Location of Land Lying but a few rods more than one mile to the east of Amount 'of Land In Is situated Tract esueciallv . Now on the flarket This land has recently been placed upon the market and is now offered for sale in tracts of from 21 to 10 Acres; Commands an Ex cellent View of Medford How Payments may be Hade Fruit 'and Fruit Culture Who to Address For further information cencerning this defirable property call on or address S. CHILDERS, MEDFORD. reached his- office next morning. At least a dozen persons must have seen it lying ' there after. his clfeparturef the night before. The circumstance impressed him deeply and he thought of it many times that day while in the battle for preference on the floor of the stock ex change. When he started for home that night he purposely forgot the money, and the -next morning he was not surprised to find it still on the desk. . With a few strokes of his pen he made a small sign bearing these words: "Honesty Fund" and placed if beside the quarter. . Business kept him on the exchange most of that day, but when he started for home that night lo! the fund had grown to seventy-five cents. It was not touched that night and the next evening it had swelled to nearly two dollars. He had no idea as to what he would do with the money at the time, but be concluded that to longer let it remain exposed over night would be a severe temptation to some weak person and so he locked it up. . . Thereafter it was under lock and key at night, but was always exposed during business hours, but bow it grew! Business friends, messengers from other houses, clerks and cus tomers contributed to it, until at pres ent it amounts to almost seventy-five dollars. The disposition of the money puzzled him for some time, but be con cluded to give a dinner to the employes as soon as it reached one hundred dol lars. A Flra-Born Bag. There are some bad bugs and worms in the southern forests, but there are certainly none that are quite equal in endurance and toughness to the worm that developed himself from the great forest fires of the northwest Scarcely had the fires cooled sufficiently for the owners to make inspection of losses, when they found that this new worm had got there first, and was already completing the destruction of what the flames had spared. Both standing and cut timbers were attacked, and tne most rigorous measures have been re sorted to and with only partial suc cess. This worm seems to have evolved from the heat, and, so far, the cold and snows of the winter do not appear to have affected his health br lessened bis voracity..- He certainly ja a pew and unpleasant feature in the timber ques tion, and a nut that scientists .have not yet cracked. Chicago Chronicle. A Keen Superstition. - The following amusing instance of the queer ideas current among the ne groes of the south is related in a story by Miss E. F. Andrews, in the Chau tauquan: "De jaybird is de meanes bird a livin'; he is wc6sern a crow. He go off ever' Friday to de bad place an tel ole Saturn everthing mean you done endurin' o de week. Dat why yon woan nuver see no jaybirds a flyin about uv a Friday; dey"s all gone off, a car'j-in' dere tales to the debil, an dey jes' eavesdrop aroun' all de balance o' de time to see what dey kin fine out airin vo." ...FAIRVIEW ADDITION ....Medford, Oregon, 100 acres of land which is adanted to' A Fruit Growing. .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 valley 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 years. 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 Flan. Payments may be made at 1.25 per week, $5 per month or $1 every quar ter, or a liberal discount will be made for all cash purchases. ' 'v The success attending fruit culture is no longer an experiment. By 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 adjust ed to the nature of the soil. OREGON.