The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, March 27, 1896, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextddHt if HAVE YOU... THE HAIL HAS... NOTICED THAT Peculiar Printing Practically and Prop , erly Presented Produces Prosperity? We can help you Prepare, Produce and Profusely Prosper Tig Our Superior Job Priming. 1,630 Subscribers, all told 1,243 In Jackson County.. 481 In City of Medford.. Official Paper Jackson Gouutg VOL. VIII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1896. NO. 13. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Jjm. A. ESTKB, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Medford, Oregon. Notary Public in office. Office over Cranflll & Hutchison's store. CJROWELL & PARKER, W. S. Crowell. W. H. Parker. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. flloe in Hamlin Block. Medford, Or. JTRANCIS FITCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Medtord, Ore. Will praotioe in all courts of state or C. S J H. WHITMAN. ABSTRACTOR AND ATTORNEY AT LAW. riffitv in huk hnHdinff-. Medford. Or Have the most complete and reliable abstracts ox tttle in Jackson county. JJAMMOND & VAWTER, AasUn S. Hammond. Wm. L Vawter. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office -I.O.O.F. building, -Medford, Or '. WHITE & JEFFREY, O. W. While. . J. A. Jeffrey. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Medford. Oregon. Will practice in all the courts of the state. SrAi attention riven to all kinds of convey ancing. Notary work and collections at reas onable rates and remittances promptly made, ttiainz law a specialty. Office on Seventh street, opposite Opera House. W B. OFFICER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Eagle Point, Oregon. Office Inlow residence. " J. KIRCHGESSNER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Medford, Oiegon. Onloe McAndrewa Block, Seventh sts. J B. WAIT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office in Cbilders' Block, Medford, Or QEARY & PICKEL, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. . Office hours 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p.m. t Soadajrs bwl Medford. Or Office: Haskin Block. JJR. O. F. DEMOREST. RESIDENT DENTIST. Makes a specialty of first-class work at reason able rates. Office la Opera House, Medford, Or. QDGERS & HALL, DENTISTS. Have permanently located in Medford for the praoticeof dentistry. From a continued prac Lioe of over 14 years, we are prepared to guaran tee entire satisfaction. Give us a call. Over The Palace. j. BENNET, ARCHITECT (AND SUPERINTENDENT. ' Plans, Specifications and Details, tive Drawings and Blueprint. Veni Perspec Ventilation and Drainage a Specialty. , HaUey Block, - - Medford, Oregon City Drag ana Transfer go. WELLS & SHEARER, Propr's SPRING TRUCKS FOB MOVINU . . ....HOUSEHOLD GOODS.... Baggage Transferred Wood Delivered . s, Hard and Soft Wood for Sale ....Honest Charges Try us once and you will come again.... ttttt t t t t t PAL AC E ..; Tonsorial ... Isaacs & Bunch, Prop's. f Shavinff. Haircatting, Shampoo ing and Beards Dyed., All worn ) firsWslass or we' will refund the 40 price.. : J ; HOT AND COLD BATHS. , Agent for Salem Steam Laundry Seventh Street, opposite Postoffice. MEDFORD. OREGON. 0. K. Earlier Slop... J. K. FITZGERALD, PropV. Ah! work strictly first-class and ; guar anted satisfactory. Shop on C itaeet, south of the Bank. SEE OUR.... m This week for display of Nickel Plated and Alu- minum ware, Bicycle sundries, etc. t lslnng tackle is a specialty with us and the late additions to our stock in this line are first quality and low priced. A' complete stock of Goodyear rubber hose just received Dest quality ana prices lower than ever before for sale by J. Odd Fe.lowsJBIock. Boiisiil for spot Cast l The Medford Grocery Company has this space purchased for the purpose of informing the people of Medford and Jackoon county that there's a "new store in town." We promise you that every article we sell will be strictly first-class in quality and our prices as low or lower than other stores. We don't expect all the trade, but we do expect that our prices and goods will bring us a part of it. Our goods are purchased for spot ca6h. We 1 Carrr GROCERIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, STATIONERY NOTIONS. FLOUR and FEED Lyon & Ferguson, Old Henry Smith store, Medford, -1QS STAR MRS. MARY L. Meals at all hours. Oysters Bakery in connection for families Chicken Dinners Opposite Postoffice Farmers and Orehardists... NOW about it Bean Mitchell, Lewis D. T. LAWTON. iPerscriptions Mate Street, life I 1 . S T Carefully SHOW WINDOWS & CO., Medford, Ore. Medford Grocery Company FURNISHING GOODS Prop's Oregon Xe have our own delivery and ...will deliver foods promptly QGSTAURAn? LOW, Proprietor. on hand and served in season baking done to order on short notice. Every Sunday MEDFORD, OREGON in the time to commence spray ing your fruit trees if you wish to se cure a good crop of fruit this season, and in order that you can go right we have laid in a stock of high pressure pumps, also Myers barrel and bucket spray pumps. We have in stock three kinds of bucket pumps, also carry high pres sure hose, bamboo rods, several styles f spray nozzles and all goods per taining to spraying.... We can fit you out with anything in the line of vehicles and agricultural implements it Staver Manager Medford Branch THE MORTAR DHUG STOE, G. H. HASKINS, Prop'r. H rTHI IM TM UNC or Pure Diugs, Patent Medicines, Books, Stationery, PAINTS and OILS, Tobaccoes, Cigar, Perfumery, Toilet Articles and Everytning mat is carried in a nrst class DRUG STORK -:- Compounded. laTcdford Orofon. Jacksonville Hews. Judge Neil made Ashland a j business visit Monday. j K. Kubli, who has been quite ill, is able to sit up part of the day. Henry Klippel, of Medford, was over Tuesday looking over the mining records. H. H. McCarthy, a prominent mining man, has returned from a sojourn at Portland. W. K. Miller, of Oregon City, is paying his old home a visit and looking after his mining interests. J. Nunan, one of our leading merchants, is at San Francisco selecting his spring and summer stock of goods. ' Hon. Robert Smith, of Grants Pass, made his many friends happy by casting his beaming coun tenance upon them last Friday. M. J. Canning, of the firm of Canning, Wallace & Co., of Port- and, spent several days in Jack sonville during the week, soliciting from our merchants. Mr. Canning is a son-in-law of Judge J. J. Prim. N. D. 3ostwick, of College City, Calif., who has been visiting rela tives on Applegate for some months, is very ill at the residenoe of his son, William. This gentle man is well up in years and his chances are against him. Ex-Sheriff J. E. Pelton and Robert Neil have commenced a suit against the city of Ashland for the possession of the water which is used for the city's water works. The plaintiffs claim the water under the riparian law, or right. P. P. Prim and son and Judge Neil are the attorneys for the plain tiffs. 1 he latest combine on the popu list slate is J. R. Marksbury for sheriff. Col. A. S. Barnes for clerk, Ira Wakefield for county judge. These candidates are subject to the market changes." There will be 15o deligates in attendance at the county convention which will be held April 1 1 , and a real jolly time is anticipated. The first real genuine pugiaistic encounter we have had, took place on our streets Tuesday. The par ticipants were a young man and a married woman, lne dithcuiues arose over the son of the woman, who accused the young man of concealing the whereabouts of the Bon. Some sharp words were ex changed when the female landed a blow on her adversary, whereupon he struck her in the mouth caus ing her to fall. Just what the out come of the row would have been is not known, as outsiders inter fered and separated them before any blood was spilled. Eagle Point Eaglets. BY A. C HOWLETT. Mrs. Elizabeth Simon is visiting her son, Edward, on Round Top. S. A. Carlton and Mr. Owen, Sr., of Dry creek, were in town Monday. Mr. Arnold, of Sams Valley, has moved into the By bee house on the desert. A. C. Howlett will preach at the Betz school house next Sunday, March 26, '96. Thos. E. fiichols and wile were doing business in Medford on Tues day of last week. Mrs. Susie Perry visited Medford on last Saturday and made a num ber of purchases. Mrs. F. A. Giggray.of Table Rock, was the guests ot her mends in Eagle Point last week. Mr. Birch; of Medford, was out in terviewing our teacher, P. II. Daley, on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. F. Morgan and Mrs. A. Pool .... . 1 T 1 were visiting the lamiiy oi jacn Montgomery one day last week. Miss ' Alice Watkins and Miss Callie Tungate have been visiting friends in Eagle Point during the last week. Herman Myer, of Salt creek, passed through bur town last week on his way to Medford on a trading expedition. Mr. Von der Hellen, of Wellen, one of the aspirants for political favors, was interviewing the dear people Monday. Miss Nora Ormiston is stopping, temporarily, with Miss Sophia Simon, at the Pioneer, during the ab sence of her mother. Last Saturday, being the day for the democratic primal ies, the faith ful met at this place and elected T. E. Nichols as chairman and James Kent as secretary. Thomas E. Nichols and George Heckathorn were elected as delegates to attend tne county convention. Mrs. S. F. Robinett and her two daughters, Miss Lula and Mrs. Thomas Coy, were visiting friends on the north side ef Rogue river last week. Geo. Morine returned from the Ap plegate mines the last of the week but expects to return in a short time. He seems to feel encouraged with his prospect. Rev. John Wood returned from hiB trip to Redding, where he has been with Mr. McAlister, Sr. He re ports that the old gentleman stood the trip quite well. Mrs. Levi Murphy and son, Otis, of Prospect, stopped with your cor respondent over Sunday night, on their return from Medford, where they had been on a business trip. There was a little surprise party at J. J. Fryer's on Monday night of last week, and as the ball was put in motion two more small parties were had in the upper end of town. Rev.L. L. Grover went to Med ford Saturday expecting to meet his brother, who was to start from El- mira, N. Y', on the gth inst, but up to the present writing (Monday 1:30 p. m.,) has not put in his appear ance. It is expected that the Ashland team of foot ball players will meet the Eagle Point team next Saturday on the Eagle Point ball ground. The Eagle Point boys have organized a boss ball team and are practicing on that line. Dr. W. B. Officer was called to Central Point to assist Dr. Patterson in preforming a surgical operation. Dr. Officer also reports tbe arrival at the home of Mr. Biversteatta, near Brownsboro, a twelve pound uaughter. Rev. S. Shuck and Joseph Root, of Talent, were the guests of Rev. Moomaw last Saturday and Sunday. The reverend gentleman filled the pulpit for Rev. Moomaw Sunday morning and evening. Mr. Shuck is recently from Illinois and is here "viewine the land. He is highly pleased with the appear ance of our country and seems to think that several hundreds of tne citizens of Illnois could better their condition by coming to our highly favored land. Speaking about the rapid growth of Medford, the writer and wife were recently riding along on the high way "approaching Medford. They were accompanied by a lady friend who had aot been to tne Hub for several months, but as we came in sight of the city and 6he began to realize the wondertul improvements made iu the last few months, she re marked that at the present rate oi growth it would not be long before all the territory on tbe east side o Bear creek would be built up, and two or three surrounding towns ab sorbed. Prospect Items. BY MINERVA. Henry L. Pegg is home putting in his croDS. The yard at Aiken's mill is ful of sugar pine logs, and Sawyer Boothbv will soon 6tart the mil up for "a long ruu. Ren Greene has built a barn on his nrooretv three miles below Pros' pect. He has also a homestead one mile east of town, which he is lm Droving. The road is now opened as far up as Moore ville, Mr. Moore having made several trios lately with wasron and team. It was quite a big job to open the road, as there was much down timber. F. W. Hogg was on upper Rogue river this week looking up the ac commodations the Mazama's will require (this summer. Althought the crowd promises to be larger than we expected, still we will be able to take care of them. Mr. Hogg is a fine gentleman to meet. Our latch string is on the outside to him. ' ' . Talent Whispers. ' DY F. SHAKP. After ouite a wet spell it is clear- ing 0ff again and vegetation will blossom. Francis M. Jordon has been ap pointed by Gov. Lord a notary public and all should patronize him who have work in his line. A prominent republican citizen says there is a democratic and also a populist hitching rack and if they expect any republican votes in Talent the candidates should put up the hitching rack. TOLD IN A SENTENCE. The San Francisco lumber trust has advanced lumber ou cents a thousand. The Postal telegrph system will shortly extend their lines so as to cover Texas and Arkansas. The prince of Monaco has raised the rent on the Casino at Monte Carlo from $300,000 to $400,000 annually. Two detachments of the Spanish army in Cuba lately met and fought after the fashion of Greek fighting Greek. Geo. Bradley, of Kentucky, was hung in effigy last week, the affair taking place at Danville in the Blue-grass state. Senator Bnce claims it is an easy thing to be a millionaire and that anyone can reach the million - mark if he only tries . Thomas Hughes, the author of Tom Brown's School Days," died in London last Monday, at the age of seventy-three years. Kosewater, editor of the Omaha Bee, has won the case in which he was sentenced to thirty days in jail for alleged contempt. Chicago Tnbune statistics show that in the year 1S35 there were in. the United States 180S murder. while in 1895 there were 10,500. Patrick H. Kelly, a St. Paul groceryman, and the democratic politician of "Me and Mike" fame, has made an assignment for the purpose of settling up his business affairs. The late Spanish victory in Cuba has turned into an overwnelmmg defeat, in which the insurgents be sides routing the enemy, captured held guns and amunition in abun dance. During the last week the report became current that the Venezue lan commission had reahed a decision, but the secretary of the commission quickly authorized a denial. Ballington Booth has changed the name of his American Salvation army from God's American Volun teers to "The " Volunteers," and navy blue is the color chosen for uniforms. In Transvaal the government has withdrawn bail from four members of the reform committee, has re arrested them and the Boers are said to be nerving themselves for a conflict with England. Clarkson claims that the republi can national convention will swing to Allison after the first two or three ballots, and that the Iowa de legation will stand for their favorite son first, last and all the time. The Spanish government, through its official papers, declares that it will not allow a commission ap pointed by the president of the United btates.U examine into the state of affairs in Cuba, and says a declaration of war would be prefer able. The A. P. A. is striving to have all the political conventions en dorse that portion of the platforms of the democratic and republican parties in 1S76, which declared against sectarian appropriations or emoluments from public money or property. . y W. W. Howard, who was sent by the Christian Herald to Armenia to superintend the distribution of its $40,000 relief fund, says that the blackest spot in all the world is the heart of the sultan of Turkey, who is himself responsible for the death. of 50.000 people and the destitution of 400,000 more.. Charged with a Serious Crime. Constable J. K. Ranctfe, of Grants Pass, came to Medford Wednesday armed with a warrant for the arrest of James Wilson, who is charged, by Gen. Purdey, with assault and attempt rape upon two of his (Purdey's) daughters, aged respectively eight and eleven. The marshal located his man in a small building near the oil house placed him under arrest and took him to tne .rrass on tuo evooiajr irtuu. Purdev is the leader or a band of God's Regular Aamy, which is now in Grants Pass and which was in Medford last fall. Wilson is a. man .sixty-five or more years of ago and has been with the army since last summer until last Monday, upon wnicn aate ne came to Medford and secured work near town. The crimes are alleged .to have been cotniuiUed during the last two or three weeks. Wilson denied the charges and intimated that it Purdey was wise he would causja his immediate release as he (Wilson) had. evidence against him that would be good mat ter for a grand jury. , The hearing, will probably disclose a condition ot affairs that will not be envied by any respectable people. It will be remembered that Mrs. Purdey died very suddenly at Grants Pass last fall, from the effects, it was alleged, an ovev dose of chloroform.