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FOR COUNTY CLERK.
G. A. JACKSON,
OF MEDFORD.
Regular People's Party Nominee.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR,
F. M. STEWART,
OF PHOENIX.
Regular Republican Nominee.
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF
A. F. HUNT,
OF ASHLAND.
Regular Ropublican Nominee.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS.
GUS NEWBURY,
OF PHOENIX.
Regular Republican Nominee.
I stated two years ago that I believed the
schools of Jackson county were of such magni
tude as to require the entire time of the County
Superintendent to the exclusion of other lines
of business. I was elected and have given the
office my entire personal attention. That is
what I promised to do then, and I now renew
that promise.
A bachelors' boarding club has
been organized in Medford with sev
eral benighted bachelors on the mem
bership roll. The club has leased Mrs.
Whiteside's beautiful and very pleas
antly situated residence, corner Sixth
and G streets and on Wednesday pos
session was taken. Mrs. Whiteside
will have the superintending of all
household affairs and a cook has been
engaged to properly prepare the tooth
some viand which the custcdian of the
exchequer provides. The gentlemen
provide all edibles, rent the dwelling
and hire the help and will accord
ingly feel that they are sort o' keep
ing house like. Jest why some of
them should adopt this method of ac
quainting themselves with the duties
incumbent upon a benedict is not quite
clear, but be their motives, madness or
malice aforethought it seems ought
else than quite proper that they should
get their hand in pending more ex
tended ventures in the housekeeping
line, which have been long casting
their shadows before. The first hobo
to call at the back door, was asked to
call again next week when the club ex
pected to be able to own a woodpile
and get a buck saw sharpened, but En
yart says there are plenty of chances to
to starve while waiting.
Burns are ' absolutely painless
when DeWitts's- Witch Hazel Salve is
promDly applied. ; This statement is
true. A perfect remedy for skin dis
eases, chapped hands and lips, and
never fails to cure piles. Geo. H. Has
kins, druggist.
Extensive and elaborate arrange
ments are being made for the May
'festival, which is to be given by the
King's Daughters of the Presbyterian
church, on May 1st. The program
will be made up of nymphs and faries
and the air will sound with their sweet
carols and perfumed with myriads of
flowers. The musical and literary pro
gram will be made. up of the. best tal
ent Medford possesses. The May queen
and fairy queen will both be there in
all their gorgeousness of floral attire.
The entertainment is given for the
benefitof the new Presbyterian church,
which beautiful edifice is in need of a
few dollars to complete as the plans
are outlined. The-festival will be held
at the opera house and everybody is
asked to attend ana tnereny comrioute
a few dimes to an unfortunate, but pro
gressive church institution. Program
next week in this paper and upon
posters.
Tavler. the footfitter, Oxford
Southern ties, some very up to date.
perfect fitters. These styles cannot be
duplicated again this season. Drop in
soon to procure a good fit.
A quite serious accident befell
Jeff Matney, of Applegate, Monday
morninsr in this city. He had ridden
in from Applegate that morning for a
physician to attend bis brother, who
is -very ill at the arm home. After
having dispatcnea ur. jurcngessner
to his brother's bedside he hastened to
the Williams Bros, livery stable for his
horse and, when mounted, In riding
hurriedly from the stables his horse
stepped on the wet sidewalk and fell to
the ground in such a manner as to
catch Mr. Matney's left foot and leg
between his side and plank driveway,
breaking the rider's leg between the
ankle and knee. The iniued man
was taken into th stable office and
Drs. Geary & Pickel summoned. The
fracture was reduced and the gentle
man was taken to the residence of Mrs.
Jeffrev, in this city, where he is being
well cared for and is getting aloug
nicely.
If you use the genuine Foster-Paul
glove you use the best. Not the Foster
patent but the genuine Foster-Paul.
Take no other, Van Dyke & Co.
At the meeting of the Southern
Oregon Presbytery, held at Ashland
last week, Rv. R. B. Dilworth, of
Ro9eburg, was elected ministerial dele
gate and J. R. Erford as lay delegate,
both to represent the Southern Oregon
district in tbe Presbyterian genera! as
sembly which meets tbis year at Sara
toga New York. Saratoga is one of the
prettiest cities in the United States
and these gentlemen are fortunate in
beine the chosen delegates. Mrs. Er
ford will accompany her husband as
' far as Illinois, where she will visit re
latives, while J. R. does assembly work
and visits the old homestead in Penn
sylvania, which he has noV seen since
'65. They expect to leave about May
10th and will be absent about six weeks.
Ducks! ducks!! ducks!!! is the . cry.
We have them in- an endless variety,
Van Dyke & Co. . : '- : "..
made different arrangemejjrs-ythat.isJ
it'bas re-arrangea its piaoeoi ansmcra
somewhat. The government which
licenses the manufacture of tobacco
NEWSwT'HE CITY. J
makes it imperative that cigars and to
bacco be not manufactured and retailed
in the same room. In order to comply
with tne law tne inctory manager, Mr.
Kurtz, has caused the front of his
building to be taken out and tbe glass
front, that was, now forms a partition
between bis salesroom and the factory
room proper. A partition has also
been put in separating these rooms
from the real estate office or C. W.
Palm and Jeweler Butler.
We have just received a shipment
of ladies' fine Southern ties, cloth-top
and in the latest toe. Call early and
secure a fit at Van Dyke & Co's.
There was quite a lively little law
suit over in Trail precinct on Monday
and Tuesday of this week, in which T.
B. Dawson caused the arrest of Henry
Vogeli, charging him with shooting
two hogs. At the lime of the arrest
Vogeh's live stock was attached to
make good the damage for the loss of
the hogs. After a jury trial before
Jus'ice O. S. Willard lasting two days
the defendant was discharged and
his property restored to him. Attor
ney L. A. Esteb, of Medford, defended
Mr. Vogeli; and Attorney Nelson, of
Trail, conducted the prosecution.
One hundred dollars forfeit will be
paid by the proprietors of Oregon
Kidney tea for each and every case of
kidney or bladder disease which can
not be cured by its propor use. Sold
byChas. Strang, druggist.
The death, from typhoid fever,
of Snelling Johnson occurred in Med
ford Sunday morning. Mr. Johnson
and family have been residents of Med
ford but a 6hort time and of the county
only about two years. Last season
they farmed the Simon's place out
north of Medford. Mr. Johnson was an
old soldier and was fifty-five years of
age. Funeral services were held at
the M. E. church Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Rev. Gittlns conducted
the services at the church and the G.
A. R. members at the grave. .
We are agents for the celebrated
Kid Fitting corsets and at prices that
range from twenty cents to 14, Van
Dyke & Co.
George Anderson and family, A J.
Anderson and family, and J. B. Bear,
of Gold Hill, left Thursday by team for
the mining localities west of Medford
where they will do prospecting. They
will go first into Josephine county and
from 'there work toward the coast.
Thev will Ditch tent at some suitable
camping place where the families will
remain while tbe men folks do pros
pecting. The families may possibly
move camp to nearer the coast during
the warm weather. They expect to
be away about six months.
Suppose you go take a look at that
elegant line of capes, at Angle & Ply
male's, and while there ask to see
their new line of up to date cloaks.
Messrs. Weeks & Orr have had re
turns from their shipment of apples to
England, and they were wholly satis
factory the apples to., .the Londoners
and the? price to Weeks fc Orr. These
gentlemen report the present fruit out
look never better with them. Apples,
prunes and pears are all rigbt. Peaches
are injured, but this crop tbey never
did figure on making any money from.
Their season is at a time when atten
tion should be given to other fruit In
which there is more profit.
Ladies, have you seen those elegant
hair ornaments, belt buckles, shirt
waist sets, cuff buttons, etc., at the
Racket?
'. Adam Clinedinst, the wild and
wooly Adam than whom there is no
better workman hereabouts. Is engaged
this week in putting down a cement
side walk for Geo. Anderson. Unfor
tunately there could not be purchased
in the city enough of lime to complete
the job. It is going to be a dandy
piecd of work, what he does put down,
and, while it cost more at first than
plank, it will never wear out not in a
thousand years.
We have an endless variety of
Oxford ties that are selling at prices
that will defy competion, Van Dyke &.
Co.
J. T. Flynn, he of "Stud Poker
Finance" fame and who was one time a
boomer of real estate at Grants Pass,
but now solicitor for the state labor
bureau in San Francisco, was arrested
last Friday charged with child murder.
The evidence points very straight at
Flvnn as the Demetrator of tbe crime.
Flynn was in Medford a few years ago
endeavoring to make a contract witn
our city council to put down an artisian
well.
All kinds of wood for sale. Long
wood, short wood, hard wood, soft
wood and just plain wood. Bellinger
& Hill, draymen.
The Misses Townsend, of Portland,
arrived in Medford last week and
now have carpenters at work putting
up buildings on their ten acres of
fruit land in the Orchard Home tract.
They will build a dwelling 16x24 feet
in size with an addition 12x14 and a
barn and chicken house. The house
will have bay windows and-will be filled
and furnished in hub shape Messrs.
G. H. Williams and A. L. Fuguson are
now at work on the buildings.
Rolled barley for sale, rolled on
"smooth rolls." Custom rolling done
on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Medford
Brewery and Ice Works.
J. C. Hill, the drayman, isn't say
ing a word, but be would be talking all
tbe time had it been a girl instead of
a boy that came to bis home last Sun
day. Joe isn't making any very vigor
ous protest but he figures that three
boys and nary a girl isn't just the cor
rect ratio. However, the new boy is a
buxom lad and Joe is just as proud as
tne average parent is expected to oe.
DeWiit's Sarsaparilla is prepared
for cleaning the blood. It builds up
and strengthens constitution impaired
by disease. Geo. H. Haskins.
The firm of Cranfill ft Hutchison
is well supplied with bicycles for their
own - use. Four (Jolumbias came lor
them last week and now Clarence and
his father and Mrs. Hutchison and Mrs.
CranSll have learned the art of propor
wheel locomotion. By-the-way, there
are a great many new wheels coming
to this town and all or them readily
find riders.
"Business is better now than ever
before. It is so good of late that I have
found it necessa-v to employ an assist
ant- trimm'-f. There are now three of
its kept busy." Mrs. Sears, the mil
liner, at tho Ra skgt. . . .: .-
D. I. ' Waldroop. the Crater man, -
has placed a hew cigar case at tho
front of his place of A business, which
place by-the-way, has an uplifted glass .
front put in recently which is conven
ient, and places DanVRobert Mantel)"
and Toiler cigars in smoking commun
ication with tho whole of Medford.
For low shoes and Oxford ties go
to Van Dyke & Co's.
Tho place I offer for sale was cal
culated for home comfort and profit,
but owing to unforseen circumstances
must be sacrificed at one-third less
than acUrel cash outlay for improve
ments, to say nothing of the year of
work and time which are thrown in
gratis. F. Sutter.
Oregon Kidney Tea is pleasant to
the taste and the most effective blood
purifier known. Sold by Charles
btrang, druggist.
The brick work on the new Pres
byterian church was completed last
Saturday and tho plastering will com
mence the first of next week. It is ex
pected the church will be ready for
occupancy two weeks from next Sun
day. Chairs will be used for seating.
I. A. Webb has received his spring
stock of carpets and wall paper each
line is complete in all modern patterns
and the prices are all right.
R. Childers, was brought bo
fore Recorder York Monday charged
with assault and using abusive lan
guage. Tbe assault was upon L- W.
Bast, the hoi tomale man, whom he
struck on the head with a picher. He
was fined $10 and costs $13.60 in all.
You may believe it or not, but it's
the beauiirul truth that the "Racket"
has the best and cheapest hosiery in
town.
W. H. Meeker and Co., Medford
Brewery and Ice works and Tayler,
the foot-fitter each have new ads in
this issue. Bargain hunters never fall
to find what tbey what they want when
they consult tbe advertising columns
of The Mail.
It's all the same, a slight cold, con
gested lungs or severe coughs. One
Minute Cough Cure banishes them.
Geo. H. Haskins.
Wall paper, the prettiest and most
up to date designs shown in the city
at Webb's furniture store
Rooms in the VcAndrews block
have been leased by J. Merley for bis
Fair store and by Mesdames Losher &
Norris for their millinery, and either
tomorrow or next week thy will move
their stock of goods thereto.
My summer hats are really and
truly beautiful. Mrs. Sears, the mil
liner Racket store.
Mrs. James Riley, of Central Point,
the local agent of the Viavi company,
has returned after a rather lone ab
sence, and is once more prepared to
look after lh interests of her patrons.
Oregon Kidney tea relieves nervous
ness. Sold by Cbas. Strang, druggist.
Attorney W. S. Crowell has
changed bis office quarters to the
suite of rooms in tho Hamlin block
formerly occupied by Francis Fitch.
Anti-rust tinware at Kama & Gil
key's. L. Bennett, a recent arrival from
Vancouver, Wuh., has leased tbe
Fred Tioe property, on South D street,
and is now housekeeping therein.
Kame & Gilkey have tinware they
guaranty not to rust.
Joe Kellay. the S. P. section fore
man, has recently built a large double
decked barn on bis vacant lot, oo
North D street.
For men's and boys' shoes go to
Van Dyke & Co's.
J. M. Gavltt, of Ashland, is here
for a few weeks doing upholstering at
the furniture emporium of I. A. Webb.
Drive Out
The impurities from your blood and
build up your system by creating an
appetite and toning tbe stomach with
Hood's Sarsaparilla, if you would keep
yourself well.
Hood's Pills M-e tbe best after-dinner
pill; assist digestion, cure head
ache. 25 cents.
"I now
pronounce
;you man
and
wife ! "
That's what the good old dominie is saying.
We hinted as much in our last issue. This is the first
step towards that "happy home," of which we spoke.
Rather a fine looking couple, don't you think ? See
how nicely " Cholly's" coat fits "Happy Home," that
tells the story !
"Fit for a king
tn be married in ! "
There is no other brand of clothing which gives such
thorough satisfaction. Every piece is sold under a guar
antee to please or refuna the price paid.
W. H. MEEKER & CO.,
Dealers in., fil Jl TV
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Episcopal Entertainment.
The ladies of the Episcopal guild
nave arrangea one oi ine Dest pro
grams oi tne season ior an entertain
ment to be given at the opera house
Tuesday evening the 29th hist. Tho
entertainment is to be given for the
pastor and ohurch support, and is tho
first time the ladies of this denomina
tion have come before the public with
a program, and while they want every
one to present who is interested in
their mission, tbey ask all who are
seeking a pieasurablo as well as pro
fitable evening's entertainment to come
also. Among tbe novel and attractivo
features of the program Is a "Tom
Thumb wedding" in which tho little
folks do the honors, and a "scarf drill,"
by sixteen young ladies. Do not for
get the time, and place, go to Chas.
Strang's drug store and procure a seat
before the rush begins, and watch for
tho large programs next week. The
prices of admission are 35, 25 and 15
cents. Following is tbe program.
PROORAM.
Octet. "Ye Old Folks," Misses Foster,
Walt, Coleman, Huniell, Brandon, Warner,
Galloway, Pickel.
Good Night Drill Eight little (rlrls
Solo, "The Bond of the Rlvor,". Mrs Vawter
.foMET
Quartette. "Blue Danube Waltzes,"
Meizo Soprano. Miss Butler
Soprano. Miss Grace Foster
Alto, Miss Mamie Nicholson
Contralto, Mlm Mabel Jones
TOM THUMB WBDD1NO.
Tom Thumb Bert Stevens
Miss w arren Juenease Butler
Mrs Warrei, Mamie Htevens
Mr Warren .Otto Bradley
( Lora Mlngas
Bridesmaids, -I Haxel Davis
( josle Campbell
r rea Birang
Groomsmen 1 Homer Angle
I Wilson Wail
Officiating Clergyman Fletcher Pentx
Song and tableaux, "Under the Rosebush Fair"
Heart Drill Sixteen young ladies
Vocal Duet "Lore Guides Through Lite,"
Miss Butler. Mr Redden.
Miss Marie Wait
Miss Grace Oarers
Miss Bessie Watt
Flovd White
Double Piano Duet
"Looking Backward," unknown (guess)
County Institute.
County School Superintendent New
bury has issued a circular calling the
regular teacher's institute for Jackson
county at Medford, commencing May
6. The circular is as follows:
Phoenix, Oregon, April 14, 1896.
Dear Teacher: Tbe annual insti
tute for Jackson county will be held in
Medford beginning on Wednesday
morning, 9:30, May 6, 1896, and will
continue through Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
it is needless to call the attention
of teaobers of the county to the law
that makes it incumbent on them to at
tend, and it is expected that every
commissioned teacher in the county
will be present. Those who expect to
remain in the profession should take
advantage of every opportunity to im
prove their methods of teaching, and
this may bo effected largely through
an attendance at these ins'.itutes.
SupU G. M. Irwin and other distin
guished educators will be with us dur
ing tbrt sessions.
Very Respectfully,
GcVNEWBCRY,
County Superintendent.
The day sessions are to be held in
the public school biildingand the even
ing sessions will be held at the opera
house.' In-addition to tho statement
that State Superintendent Irwin will
be present. Mr. Newbury informs us
that Prof. C A.. .Chapman, . .well
known Oregon educator, will be hero
throughout tb sessions.
The assurance that such able and
progressive instructors' will be in at
tendance is proof positive that tbe In
stitute wilt be of such character that
no teacher can afford to he absent.
Tbis is a day of wonderful changes and
progress in methods of teaching and
teachers can ill v afford to los any op
portunity for keeping themselves in
line with tne progress of the times,
even if tbe law does not require their
attendance. Many features of tbe in
stitute will be quite instructive to
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" HAS SECURED
The agency for Dr. Warner's Coraline boned corsets.
We now have in stock the following corsets and waists :
IfllfARNER'S.
All these Corsets are fitted to living models, and bo constructed
as to give ease and comfort with a graceful figure. Each corset
and wai6t above 50 cents has a card attached entitling the holder
to the book "Talks on Practical Subjects," by Marion Harland.....
THE "RACKET
There is a
Well Beaten Path
It leads directly to our doors. Throngs of
buyers traverse it day after day. It shows
that we are strengthening the friendly rela
tions between our store and the public, with
out which there can be no success. : We
want you to keep coming. We went you to
tell your friends and neighbors about out
splendid stock of goods. We want you
profit by coming; you want your friends
profit in like manner. We are right now
selling the BEST Dry Goods, Hats, Caps,
Boots and Shoes ever brought to the Rogue
river valley. We are selling them .........
50 CHEAP-
That you cannot
thos-i whose it. to rest in educational
mutt J not of a nrofeasionnl nature
in short the institute promises to be
one of the very best ever held in the
county, both in "h rauiu-r ( arrange
mem aua tne nurao-r ,n " "naance.
H. B. Carter Dead.
Yesterday the new reached . this
city to the effect tha; H. B. Carter,
the piooeer banker of Ashland, was
dead at Los Angeles., his death being
very sudden and due to appoplexy. Mr.
Carter had ben ailing for ftonu- time
and started east in hopes of reainine
health, but Wednesday mornini as the
train was pulling into Las Angelas be
was taken violently ill. . He was taken
f rori the car to a room and died shortly
after. Mr. Carter was well kown
throughout the Rogue river valley,
and ia no section of it are not those
who will greatly regret to learn of the
demise of so eminent and worthy a
citizen. Friends left Los Angeles
Thursday morning to accompany the
body to Ahlacd, where the funeral
will probably he held about Sunday.
Teachers' Examination
Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular quarterly examination of appli
cants for teachers' certificates will be
held in the court house in Jacksonville,
beginning at 1 o'clock p. m. on Wed
nesday. May 13, 16.
Applicants for 6tato life diplomas
will be examined on Tursday, May 14.
beginning at 1 o'clock p. m.; applicants
for state diplomas will be examined on
Friday, May 15th, beginning at S
o'clock a. m.
Grs Newbury. Countv Supt.
Phoenix. Oregon, April 24.-1596.
Position Wanted.
Am married man with no children;
want position as farm manager, under
stand the management of all kinds of
stock, can repair farm machinery,
wood or iron; wife would do house
keeping. Call at this office or address
Box 57, Medford, Oregon.
Demurest, the dentist opera block,
Medford.
Excelsior Dye works, Medford
clothes cleaned, dyed and repaired.
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CRANFILL
Are an actual necessity in every household in
fact you can't get along without them. But
when you invest your money in anything in
j the grocery line you should make sure that you
get a pure, fresh articlo; and that is
Just What I . . .
Have for Sale
I pride myself upon keeping the choicest line of
groceries in the valley, and my prices are all
right. I .also carry glassware, crockery, notions
confectionery, cigars and tobacco, and handle
all the leading daily papers . ; t
" ! WOT iTRtDC THE....
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Seventh Street
Medium Waist Corset, Black
Long " "
Extremely long, 6 hook "
Young ladies' corset "
Linen washable sum'er white
O, so cool, ventilated " ."".
Full form Health corset drab
Criterion, 50 cent "
Ladies Perfection waist, black
Misses, 7 to 12 yrs, " drab
Child's, 4 to 7 " "
afford to trade elsewhere.
2 MTTPnTCnM MEDFORD, and
& flUluWOUll, CENTRAL POINT.
The Colored Minstrels.
The Richards & Pringle's min6trels
biHed for the opera house tonight .
(Friday) is a company that has has al
ways carried with it the reputation of
being agreeable entertainers; and if up
to former standards there is no ques
tion but that Medford admirers of the
minstrelsy will be afforded a treat in
that line. The bill man bas plastered
the town with bright colored paper and'
the past record of the company is such
that the paper is none too good for the
show. Tickets on sale at Wolters
grocery store at 50 cents. No extra
for reserved seats.
School Repcrt. .
following is a report of school in dis
trict No. lt. Beagle, Oregon, for the
month ending April 17. Number en
rolled SI: average attendance 25; num
ber neither absent or tardy 7; names of
those neither absent or tardy. James
and C'harley Martin. Winnie "Rodgers,
Pearl and Earl Case. Ralph and Lee
Esteb. Hattie Bliss. Teacher.
To the Faithful.
The nominees for all county officers,
irrespective of party, are h jreby noti
fied by their respective supporters that
they are expected to become a Prince
of the Orient at the conclave to be held
in Medford on Tuesday evening. April
2S. Listen for the horn. Bv order of
the G. A. W.
Baby'5 Picture Free.
Mackey. the leading photographer
or Medford. Oregon, will on April 29th ;
ta'ie free pictures of all babies brought
to his studio that are not over one year
old. Mothers of Medford and vicinity,
bring those darling little babies of
yours to my studio on tbe above dafev
and have their photos taken. '
H. C. Mackey, Photograp'
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To Exchange.
Furniture and undertaking 1 -j
in Eastern Oregon, and othc . Jr.88'"
value at 6,000 for impr rtT'
Reason for exchange, ill hpISL m'
areas Ad"
P.roTTEKTOV.Fo
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GROCER
- MEDFORD, ORE.