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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1896)
OUR COUNTY vurrespuiiucii i& a irr oohiiSSFOSDBNTs AU correspondents are reoucstPcl to write on one side of the paper onlv. Th-s will prevent our re writine the matter written on the reverse pages, which must in variably be done, and will also prevent many interesting itras from being entirely over- iOOKec. c.orsponaenis woo are snort on supplies should notify this office, and we will promptly lunula wum is neeuea.j - ' ' ' Esrle FoiHt Eaglets. r; V A. C. HOWLETT. Chas. Thomas was visiting rela tives on Applegate last .week. Geo. Ferrin, of Portland, formerly of this place, is visiting friends here. J. J. Fryer and wife were the guests of Geo. Heckathorn last Sunday. There , were parties here from Applegate last week looking after a situation. Mrs. Charlie Morine is visiting the family i her brother-in-law, ueo. Monn. tnas. and jjrant Morine were out last week visiting their brother Geo. and family. Mesdames Geo. and Chas. Mo rine were the guests of Mrs. Or miston last Sunday, Jen lieu ana wire, ol latent, are here visiting Mrs. B's parents, Uncle John Lewis and wife. our . election passed on verv quietly. There was ro carousing, as there was no liquor in the ground. Last Sunday Mrs. Taylor, Royal, b rank, Cora and Celia Brown and Miss Amy Safford took a trip to Rogue river. The R.idfir brothers have been gathering np their cattle and tak ing them to the high hills near Fish lake. Geo. W. Daley and Thomas Coy made a trip to Gold Hill last Sun dav on tbt;ir whtirl.-, -turning the same day. Oscar Situpkin? jrd wife, of Woodville, came Jip to visit Mrs. S 8. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hecka- morn, last ounaay. Misses Gladius and Lelah Fryer, two of our most accomplished young ladies, have left u, temporarily I hope, to sojourn in Ashland. Mrs. Buchanan, a relative of Cap John Watkins, who has been visit ing his family for some time, re- turned to her home near Gold Hill, on June 1st. ' Miss Temple closed another 6uc cessful school in the Antelope dis trict last Saturday. She contem- Blatea p-oinir tn Vrimrtnrtnn I stated J O D O in the near future. Mrs. St Clair, of Jacksonville, is here visiting her sister. She ex pects to move here in the near future and take the house now occupied by Mrs. J. E. Stickle. Jesse Safford whila catching a hall . last Sunday got one of his 4he . fracture ' and he is now all fright except a hand in a sling. " For tne past few days two men, Mr. Smith and Kev. rratt, of Port land, have been working in the in terest of the United Artisans. They lectured Saturday night and Rev. Pratt preached Sunday night. Mrs. Thomas and son, Charley, returned from Klamath county last week. They report the roads in a bad condition. They expect to re turn in a few days, taking Mrs. J . E. Stickle to Bly, where her hus band is engaged in blacksmithing. Week before last O. Harbaugh -one of his big horses get into his ' wire fence and badly cut. This is the third horse he has had cut on "the same fence, and one of them was so badly cut as to cause his death. Last Sunday Mesdames Thomas, St. Clair, and Stickle. Miss Mattie Taylor, Geo. Hoyt, Jay Grove and Mr. Fuller were the gueBts of your Eagle Point correspondent, and if you don't think that we have good times on these occasions, Mr. Ed., just get on your wheel and come out some Sunday and see for your self. The match game of base ball be tween the Central Point nine and and the Antelope nine, that came off last Sunday near M. F. Hurst's place resulted in a victory for the Central Point nine and the contest between the "kid" nine of Eagle Point and the "kid" nine of Ante lope resulted in favor of the Eagle Point "kida." Last Thursday Rev. L. L. Grover, who has been among us for the past year, started for his home in Penn sylvania. It is with a feeling of deep regret that we, as a commun ity, told him farewell, for he has endeared himself to us all. While he leaves a host of friends behind, we don t think he has left anyone who does not wish him well. A few nights before election Chas Carney and family J. W. Pew, Mr. Phipps and others were attend ing a meeting at the Mound school bouse, and on their way home they got bewildered od the desert, j Whe they got their bearings they were lost, but thanks to the clear head of Mrs. Carney, they man aged to reach home in time to get a little sleep before breakfast. : . A little over a week ago as Eli Dahack, wife and little boy were crossing Butte creek. in a smal boat, the boat became unmanage able on account of high water and went over the rapids. In the ex citement of the moment Mr. D. lost oneofhisoais and the result was that the boat dashed out from under them leaving them in the deep water. Mrs. D. had hold of the child's wrist and just as they went into the water Mr. D. grabbed the other arm and he managed to swim with one hand and take them all out to land safely. Mrs. D. had one of her limbs badly hurt by be ing dashed against the rocks by the force of the current. Fortunately they landed on the fame side from which they started so they could reach their home without much trouble. Had it not been for Mr, D's presence of mind together with his being a good swimmer there is no doubt but that the end would have been fatal. Kanes Creek Itema. BY SINE DIE. Ray Scoggin, of this place, spent one day of last week in Jackson ville. We are again enjoying fine weather, which is greatly needed to grow corn and beans. The dance at Gold Hill last Mon day night was a complete success, a large crowd being present. Clarence Knotts, of Butte creek, was in this neighborhood Saturday business combined with pleasure. The dance at Mrs. Knotts' last Monday night was quite a success . Everybody enjoyed themselves im mensely. Mr. Knotts will soon have his new house completed which will add greatly to the appearance of the place. We are sorry to say that Miss Hammersley closed her subscrip tion school last week owing to the small attendance. Little Ed. Swinden, of Gold Hill, took a ride last Sunday to Foots creek on his circulating steed. We don't know what the attractions are. Mrs. M. Damewood, of this place, accompanied by her daughter-in- aw, Mrs. Wm. Damewood, spent one day recently the guests of Mrs. Olson, of the mill. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hurd, of Rose- burg, arrived at Uolu lliU last bun- day. They will spend several weeks visiting relatives, Messrs. Swinden and Knotts and families. Xotes From Eden Precinct. BY FARMER. Joe. Randals and wife visited of the with Bud Hamlin the first week. Mrs. Holt, of Talent, paid friends here a Hying visit on Wednesday of last week. Ernest Walters and John Stew art each ride a bike and are therefore "up to date." The Edsall boys, Ed Hamlin and Marion Lorine will start Wednes day for the Uutte Creefc country with stock. J. H. Stewart has treated his barn, packing house and drier with new white coat, applied with spray pump all the same like the Y orld s Fair buildings. Mr. Fisher of Phoenix is making preparations to start soon for "Uncle Billy" Robinson's ranch near Bly, in eastern Oregon, where he will re main for the season and put up hay . Wilfred Smith spends a part of a day each week givtng music lessons. Wilfred has labored earnestly to master the art and de serves no small amount of en couragement. Sam'l Randies has moved his family to Jacksonville. Mr. R. has been 'employed for several months on Bud Hamlin's ranch and while here added many new nameB to his list, of friends. Hub. Coleman and wife and Miss' Minnie Robinson, of Talent, paid friends here a short visit last week. Miss Edith Coleman, who has been staying with her sister, Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Qold Medal, Midwinter Fair. DR CREAM AEiM Most Perfect Made. -40 Years the Standard. mm NRHS Mrs. J. Robinson and attending school, returned to her home with her parents. Fred Furry, our road supervisor, is getting in some good work now while the farmers are not very crowded by field work. We now have almost continuous gravel track from the Garr place to Med- ford, which is great comfort in winter when the roads are not dusty. Our school closed last Friday. A good program had been prepared for the occasion, which was rend ered in a way that delighted the many visitors present. We have had an unusually full school and Mrs. Mary Peters has managed the pupils in a way that has called forth much praise and very little criticism. Real Estate Transfers. Prudence Walker et al to Josse O Hodgca SO acres in Enoch Walker place near Medford I 1500 1500 Chas A Beaver to Robert E L Beaver 11 60 100 acres in sec 26 tp 37 s r 9 w I L Hamilton to G R Myers 1 M-NO acres la sea 85 to 37 a rS w C P Parker to Geo Brown lot 6 blk 7 Gold Hill 900 Max Miiller, adm of estate of John Weiss, 10 Augusiine acumiauino ov-iuu acres in Jacksonville 130 Rogue River Water and Mining Co to OA tKKtoi strip iuu reel wiuo across its S and 4 sec 15 to So s r 3 w J W Lofftus to a W Browning acres sec 10 tp 3 b r i e lining Locations. 400 T W Hill located Ian I : the CoDDcr Chief claim in Watrnercreek dint. H W Gender and J L, Russell located Jan 1. the Queen In Wagner creek (list. v r inney locmeu May x; suuu inches or water north Carberry fork in Applegate creek. J H Broocks and K A Marshall located May 90; a placer claim la i'aines Gulch mining dial. In Memory of Gertrude Turnage. Our precious sister from ns has gone. The voice we loved so well is still : She left a place vacant in our home Which never can be filled. A place is vacant at our table, Her precious clothes laid by, A mother's hope, a father's Joy In death's cold arms doth lie. Our dear Gertrude so pure and good That promised to be so fair Why should death with it's ley breath Select it's Dowers most rare. Grass will grow o'er the new made grave, Bright flowers will bloom and fade. And wild birds will sing a glad requlesm Above where our Gertrude is laid. Go. dear Gertrude, to thy home On yonder bltuful shore: We miss thee here but soon will come Where thou hast gooe before. Jamb Noah. CALIFORNIA UNDER SPAIN. Trade Restrictions Which Wer Deadly to the Yoang Colonies. England was a careless parent. Her children, neglected by the mother coun try, forced to earn their own living while yet young, though having thus a sorry youth, still early developed strength, energy and ambition to do for themselves, and be free from parental rule. ' Spain, though she even fed and clothed her colonists, kept them strictly dependent upon her for the smallest a well as the greatest needs, discouraging freedom of thought as well as action, governing bv a mass of rules to which was exacted implicit obedience. She thus kept a strong hold upon her most remote settle ments, which rendered it difficult, al most impossible, for the colonists to develop into Independent citizenhood. Spanish trade restrictions were deadly to the young colonies, and at length almost suicidal to the parent land. No trade was allowed with other coun tries, and only with Spain herself through the one port of Seville, where it was rigidly inspected by the "house of trade" that board of regulators with the narrowest ideas and instruc tions. All commerce had to be carried in Spanish vessels, so why should the settlers build ships? Trade between Bister colonies was forbidden, and no foreign vessel could enter a harbor of a Spanish possession, or land a man without carrying a special permit. To prevent colonists trading with foreign era, death and forfeiture of property were the penalties. To strengthen further her peculiar trade policy, Spain forbade the cultivation in the colonies of such raw products as came into di rect competition with home industries. The culture of hemp, tobacco, olives, grapes in vineyard, and many other ar ticles, came under this list. Overland Monthly. A Nickel Standard. Five cents was the value which a Texas farmer once placed upon a min ister "s prayer. The story is told in the Epworth Era of Rev. n. S. Thrall, one of the pioneers of Methodism in Texas. In company with a number of itinerants who were on their way to conference. Thrall stopped to spend the night with an old farmer. It was the custom then to settlo the bill at night so that they might rise about three o'clock in the morning and rido a good way before breakfast, and lie by in the heat of the day. Dr. Thral acting as spokesman of the party, said to the old farmer after supper: "Wo are a company of Methodist preachers going to confer ence. If you will get the family to gether we will have prayers with you." After prayers one by one settled his his bill. . Dr. Thrall's turn came, and he asked for his bill. The old farmer replied: "Well, pa'son, I charged the rest twenty-five cents, but bein' as you prayed for us so good, I won't charge you but twenty cents." The brethren had the laugh on Dr. Thrall. Misery Their I'ortlon. The negro colony in the state of Du rango, Mexico, hns proved a cruel failure. The black men r.'ero brought from Alabama and (!eorr;ia ostensibly for farm labor. They found them selves horded in cabins under rifle guard, overworked and maltreated. Fever lias carried oif half their num ber. It is no wonder that they aro said to be hard to control. The report that the remnant is to be sent home may be true, but the matter would seem to af ford a proper field of investigation for the government. The Mail and Cincinnati Enquirer one year for 81.60 is one of our beat clubbing propositions. MYSTERY OF A NECKLACE. Gennlne Diamonds Carelessly Placed In Theatrical Property In Lond on. In support of the idea that it is not easy even for thepracticed eye to de tect the false from the real diamonds, a writer in London Sketch repeats this story of an actor's experience: A very popular melodrama had been produced in London, a piece in which the heroine did as new women are pop ularly supposed to do, and then re pented in the last act. To emphasize her repentance, she took the diamond necklace from her neck, cast it upon the ground and spurned it heavily. The long-suffering necklace was made of paste stones, with strong gold set tings, and had to be repaired two or three times a week, owing to its cruel usage. After a very long run in town the piece was sent into the provinces, and the poor necklace was, as usual, thrown about and trodden on, until it came to grief once more 'and was sent to some provincial jeweler for the usual repairs. Toward the evening the man ager sent a man to fetch it in time for the performance. "Where is your written order?" said the man of jewels. Said the messenger: "Ain't got none it's only a property necklace," or words tw that effect. "Well," said the trades man, who knew a good thing when he saw one, "you go back for a written authority; I don't give diamond neck laces worth more than a thousand pounds to the first man who calls for them!"aWhen the manager received the message he was furious and went to the shop at once. There he found to his amazement that the necklace so recklessly treated o' nights was com posed of genuine diamonds worth a large amount. Fr a long time nobody could understand the mystery, but it was afterward cleared up. At the shop at London where it was regularly re paired the stones had once been set aside by those belonging to a noble 1 1 . rv-i . tuuy s unru. x ney were, by some some strange chance, very similar in size, shape and number, and by mis take the paste went to the tiara and the diamonds to the property necklace. SHE WAS STARTLED. An Inquisitive Youth Tumbled Over a Par tition I'pon a Splutter's Bed. "When Mount Tabor. X. J was first taken possession of by the Newark con ference of the Methodist Episcopal church," said a clergyman of that de nomination recently, "we had little money with which to clear up the grounds and erect the first buildings necessary. After putting up a sort of open nir pavilion in which the preach ing services could be held, we began to cast around for some building where transient guests might be accommo dated. "The structure resulting from this necessity was a long frame building, which was christened the 'Tabor house. In constructing the house on as economical a basis ns possible, the partitions were not run all the way up to the rafters and the room was not ceiled. "I shall never forget," contnned the minister, "one of my first nights in this rather crude hotel. After 1 hat! retired I was suddenly aroused with a start by the most unearthly shriek. "'Murder' Thieves! Kobbers! Help! Help! a woman was shouting at the top of her lungs. "I hustled out into the narrow hall in my night robe and fotmd others in the ame attire Iwth men and women running around in distracted way. We nil stopped ln-fore a door from with in which the sounds proceeded. " 'You beast! Help! Help! Mur der! still came the cries. "There was a sound of scu filing from within and suddenly the door opened and a woman, excited, panting, .with wild and disheveled looks, npjH'ared at the door elutchinga boy. who was more frightened even than was the woman. "One glance settled it. The boy was the son of a woman occupying the ad joining room. The little fellow, out of curiosity, had climbed to the top of the partition and. losing his balance, had fallen over into the next room, landing on the bed of a rather elderly spinster. "The ridiculousness of the whole af fair seemed to dawn upon all at the same time, and everyone joined in a good, hearty laugh. The boy was pun ished and the old maid left the next day. X. Y. Herald. , She Knew the L'oinoiimiiuu. The next time Sergt. Willard and Detective Wells attempt to "josh" any litt le girls they will wait unntil no one else is around. The other afternoon Chief Rogers. Detectives Phillips. Wells and Philbrick. .lailer Peer and Clerk Heed were on the front porch of headquarters, when a little girl, not more than six years of age, stood on the sidewalk below listening to the conversation. "Hello, little one, what are vou 'rubbcr-neck'ng there for?" said "Willord. "Yes." added Wells, "take the rubber out of your neck and go along." With a look of scorn, min gled with one of amusement, the little one snid. pointing first to Wells and then to Willard: "If 1 hud the rubber out of your neck and the wheels out of that fellow's head I could make a bicy cle and ride away." With this quick retort the young miss walked away with a self-satisfied grin on her pretty face, amid peals of laughter from the chief and other listeners. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She Called Illm a Donkey "1-awobscrve there is a fine collec tion of plawnts here," said Dudely Canesucker, at the New York flower show, to Miss ltondclipper. "Yes, they are very fine," observed Miss Daisy Uondelipper. "I'm very fond of plants, myself, donchcr know. Do you know the name of my favorite plawnt?" "I think 1 can namo it. It's the thistle, isn't it?" Texas Sif tings. ab offer has been made by Proprietors Hicknott and Nelson of the cannery at Biggs, CaL, to employ 480 women in their establishment during the fruit wason. The work will Ufia about jBlrtok Millions of American Qold. The State Department has re ceived a report from United States Consul General Karel, at St. Pe tersburg, in relation to the amount of American gold held by the Russian p,o vei n wont. The consul general navs that ho has seen no less than" $30,7(39,115 in good United States coin in the coffers of the RiiFKian government. That was on the first day of January. The coiiwui was invited with the consuls of other (.'.' intries at St. Petersburg to witness the transfer ofaeuni of 40,000.000 roubles in gold from the Russian treasury to the exchange fund of the Govern ment bank where it was needed for the redemption of paper roubles. Including this store of gold he saw 14,371.750 roubles in value of Unifed States half eagles. While the coinage' of all the nations of the world was repre sented in this particular pile of gold, no other nation save Russia itself came anywhere near the store contributed by the United States to the Russian coffere. : Japan came next with only 1,078,519 roubles' worth of yens, while of British gold in this pile of Russian money there were pounds sterling to the small amount of less than Afterward, to make the impres sion stronger, our coneul-general ws 8 taken into the bank's vaults and permitted to look upon the balance of the bank's fuuds held on that particular day, and he saw some more United States gold, this lime a Btock of 3,933,823 United States half eagle, amounting in value to 25.4G2.fl 15 roubles, so that the Russian bank bad in its pos session of our gold c.iin $30,769,115. When he asked how that amount of United States gold came into the possession of the Russian bank the governor informi d Mr. Karel that the Russian uiitiil-r of finance had purchased it at ditk-rent times at Berlin, Paris and London. The gold was kept In small bags, and these again in larger ones, which were piled up in tiers, each bag be ing sealed and ticketed with the de nomination and value of the con tents. In No PiuRcr. Judge Andrews, of Georgia, once, when a r-uididate for governor of his state, was explaining to the crowd of people that had assembled to hear him how his friends had pressed him ! tiKl & Mniliil.l. . r-i .1 K ft.. 3 ' was seeking him; he was not seeking the office. "In fact," he exclaimed, "the office of potercor has. been fol lowing me for the iiiit ten years." At this point a tall countryman at the rear of the audienee.. rose. "But here's yer consolation, judge!" he shouted; "you're gainin' on it all the time! It'll never catch your This prophacy proved to be correct. TKcaco News. DROP INTO THE And catch a breeze from the little fan. The Crater is headquarters for cool and refreshing summer , drinks. Agent for Siskiyou Min- ' eral water, nature's own beverage. Families supplied at 9-1.50 per case of 0 bottles There's no flies on us when the fan runs. D. I. Waldroop, Prop'r. I?erscriptions Careftxllv -- Compounded. Main Street, - - - Medford Oregon. Omental Lthety Stables W. T. CRANE, Proprietor We are now locoted in our new brick stable, on North D street, and are better prepared than ever to accomodate the traveling public. Our rigs are all new and first-class; our horses are good roadsters and perfectly gentle.... EST Commercial men, hunting parties and tourists given special tr attention. Prices.reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed... DO-BSC Northern Pacific Reduces Time. Commencing Sunday, April 12tb, the Northern Pacific runs, two through trains daily, and reduces the running time ten hours between Portland and St. Paul, making the trip in two days and sixteen hours. Train No. 2 leaves Portland at 5 p. m.. and train No. 4 leaves Portland at 11:30 p. m., daily. Each train carries the celebrated up holstered tourist cars, as well as first class Pullman palace cars, first-class day ,ceaches, free colonist sleepers, dining cars, and the usual number of other cars. The Northern Pacific is the onl line running two through trains out of Portland dally; the onl dining car line from Portland, the only direct lino to the Yellowstone National Park. The superior accommodations in pass enger equipments and quick time, run ning full trains right through without change of cars, gives passengers going east advantages they cannot enjoy by any other line. For safety, comfort end excellent treatment the Northern Pacific is unequaled. It costs no more to go east by that good, safe, reliable line than by any other. For tickets or information write to or call on S. V. Cass, general agent, at the first National bank. Grants Pass, Oregon, or write A. D. Carlton, A. G. P.&.T Agt.. Portland, Oregon. Amateurs In Science. Franklin, who drew the light ning, was a professional politician, not a professional scientists. Morse, who invented the telegraph, was merety an amateur. Watts, who invented the steam engine, wps not a professional machinist. Nearly all the great discoveries in photog raphy have been made by ama teurs. And so in nearly all lines it is the mao who loves the work, not the man who lives by it, .through whom progress comes . Provide for Failures. The experience of this seasn will probably convince a good many fruit growers that it is a good thing to combine some other branch of farming with fruit growing, says the Rural Northwest. A few spec ialists may find it piobable to con fine themselves to fruit alone, bul such persons must have capital enough to carry them over years of failure. What to carry on in con nection with fruit is a question largely of circumstances. Are You doing to Prove up? Parties who contemplate making final proof on their land can save a bic x l , . iKm vi expense oy naving 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, giving time for six weeks' publication. PALACE Tonsorial ... Isaacs & Bunch, Prop's. 'Shaving. Haircutting, Sh.tmpoo iug and Beards Dyed. AU work first-class or we will refund the 4.J price- ) HOT AND COLD BATHS. Agent for Salem Steam Laundry. Seventh Street, opposite Postofflce. MEDFORD, OREGON. VIAVI IS KING!" Viavi's praises loudly ring. 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