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NEWS OF THE CITY.
As stated last week Medford is
destined to have a ladies' band. A
number of the interested ones met at
A. M. Woodford's residence last Thur
day and perfected the preliminary
work. They are figuring on purchas
ing the instruments of the defunct
ladies' band at Roseburg and just as
soon as they are received they will
commence practicing under the tutor
ship of John Montague. The Medfora
band boys are lending all the aid in
their power to encourage the work and
there is no doubt but that the venture
will prose successful. There are at
present twelve members but more are
expected to jo'n the organization in a
short time. Those who have already
signified their intention of becoming
members are Fannie Haskins, Virgie
AVoodford, Mamie Nicholson, Edith
Van Dyke, Myrtle Woodford, Etta
Hollingsworth, Clara Skeel, Jessie
Worman, Pearl Hibbard, Jane Hib
bard, Ida Weaver, and Iva Purdin.
Edith Van Dyke was elected president
and leader; Myrtle Woodford, secre
tary; Clara Skeel, treasurer.
"I've been talking about pretty
things in general that is, about ray
lovely line of crockery but I'm going
to tell you about pretty things in par
ticular this 'week. I've just received
some of the finest banquet lamps ever
seen in Southern Oregon so -pretty
that even the most fastidious could but
admire. They are cheap as well
" as pretty and just the thing you want
to grace your parlor table. Call and
see them." Wolters, the grocer.
Wednesday marked the comple
tion of G. P. Lindley's fine new brick,
or rather the first floor, which is to be
occupied by Cranfill & Hutchison, who
are engaged this week in moving their
large stock of goods thereto. The
building is undoubtedly one of the
most substantial in Southern Oregon,
both inside and out. The main store
room is just, an even hundred feet in
length, with a forty foot store room in
the rear and is furnished with fine
counters and shelving. The fixtures
throughout are natural wood sugar
pine which have been made to glisten
like glass by the artistic touch of the
brush wellded by Painter J. W. Ling.
The windows are of fine French plate
glass, furnished by Boyden & Nichol
son, hardware dealers. The worfc
manship, from the laying of the first
brick to the last blow o: the hammer,
is as nearly perfect as one generally
sees. The second floor is partitioned
off for office rooms and these are com
modious and well lighted as is all the
rest of the building. It cost, comDlete,
about 86000. '
A glance at the millinery depart
ment at the Racket, presided over by
Mrs. Sears, reveals one of the busiest
department of any store in the city.
- There is hardly aa hour in the day but
what there are from three to a dozen
customers waiting their turn to be
waited upon drawn their by the large
stock of new and stylish hats which
are always kept in stock.
Another fatal railroad accident
happened near Woodville last Sunday
morning, John McCord, of Gold Hill,
being the victim. He was walking on
the track and being quite deaf did not
hear the warning whistle which En
gineer McCarty gave him until it was
too late to step from danger's way.
When the train was about fifty yards
behind him he stepped off the track
hut instantly stepped back again, mak
ing it impossible to stop the train be
fore he was run down. He was picked
up and taken to his brother's home in
Gold Hill and Dr. Kirchgessner im
mediately summoned, but he never rej
gained conciousness and died Monday
morning at 2 o'clock. An inquest was
held Monday evening by Coroner
Kirchgessner, at which a verdict wa
returned by the coroner's jury exon
erating the railroad and Engineer Mc
Carthy and finding the cause of his
accident to be due entirely to his own
carlessness.
I am now prepared to do all kinds
of gun and bicycle repairing at the low
est possible price. Chas. Perdue.
A suit has been commenced in the
justice court at Ashland against W. M.
Oolvlg. M. F. Egleston, Robt. Taylor,
S. H. Holt and A. N. Soliss, as mem
bers of the Bryan union executive com
mittee by E. J. Kaiser, of the Valley
Record. The suit is brought to
recover 836.75, claimed to be due him
from the defendants for printing done
during the late campaign. It is stated
that the defendants, in the case
are preparing to contest the suit to
the last extremity. The case was to have
been up for bearing Wednesday but
has been posponed until Monday of
next week. The people here seem to
think that sure'y there must be a
mistake some place, as the gentlemen
against whom the suit was brought
are among the best citizens oi the
eounty.
Highest market price paid for eggs
either cash or trade, at Lumsden &
Berlin's
A. T. Markley. proprietor of the
Aloha evaporator, has evaporated
about zo.uuo pounds of fruit this season
principally prunes. This is about half
Your
By making it beautiful and
pleasant for them. Have you
seen those Home Beautifiers
in the shape of Draperies,
Art Designs, Stamped Goods
and Lace Curtains? . .
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the amount put up last year. Mr.
Markley is figuring on getting to
gether enough fruit to make a carload
shipment. The gentleman has a fine
article of fruit aud he ought to do well
with it on the market. The Aloha is
unquestionably a good bit of industry
for Medford and Mr. Markley ought to
be accorded a little better patronage
by our home merchants than he is get
ting. He is not doing any very vigorous
kicking as regards this, but the prin
cipal so prevalent in our city patro
nize each other should not bo lost
sight of in his case.
Fresh and cured meats, sausages,
etc, can now be had at the Westido
market, where the lowest market price
prevails. Give me a call. Westsido
Market, two doors south of the West
ern hotel.
The memlers of the M. E. church
are exerting all their energies toward se
curing the necessary funds for building a
parsonage for their pastor, and to fur
ther help their cause, the ladies of the
church have decided to give a Thanks
giving dinner;' on Thursday Novemltor,
2tth. Those who were so fortunate as to
partake of their dinner on election day
had many kind words to offer in com
mendation of it, ami they are promised
another one equally as good if not letter
on Thanksgiving day, as will 1k wii
from their li!l of fare, which consists of
roast turkey with cranlvrry sauce,
chicken, ham and iH'cf.uia-iied potatoes,
baked lnans, salads and pickets, cakes,
pies and coffee anil tea.
Beidlcman & Nicholson can ac
commodate you with anything in the
harness and saddlery line. They havo
a fine line of lap robes, stable blankets
and whips. Their prices will posi
tively defy competition and satisfac
tion guaranteed.
Capt. J. T. C. Nash is the proud
possessor of decidely ot.eof the prettiest
things we have seen in the catalogue
of jewelry. It is a watch chain and
charm made of pure gold taken from
bis mino and the mother pearl of
abalone shell. The gold and pearls are
in squares of about an eighth of an
inch, artistically welded in gold bands
and links alternately. The charm is
made entirely of pearl, on which is en
graved a star, an emblem of the
Easten Star lodge, of which he is a
member and also the name of Uotel
Nash andof the emblem of that hostelry.
The chain was made by Jerry Wilson,
of Roseburg. and cost $105.
Linoleum the very correct thing
to put on office, store or kitchen floors.'
It comes in eight and twelve foot
widths and is serviceable, looks well
and don't cost very much considering
it width. Get it at I. A. Webb's
furniture store.
W. T. York, of this place, and
Wayne Jones, a recent arrival from
Roseburg, have formed a co-partnership
for the purpose of conducting a
real estate, insurance and loan business,
under the name and style of York A
Jones. Mr. York has been engaged
in this same business for the past year
and is thoroughly familiar with the
resources of the county ana Mr. Jones
has also had a number of years of ex
perience in these lines and this, together
with their rustling qualities will surely
enable them to makethoir new venture
a success. They will tempo rarely oc
cupy office rooms over Mayor Haskins'
drug store. !
Mrs. Hills' Cream baking powder
at G. L. Davis' grocery store. You
get a prize with each package either
siverware or a watch. The powder is
pronounced all right.
A suit for 8,41. 6 has been com
menced by the executors of the Gas-
quet estate of the Gasquet toll road
tame, uasquet kept the Crescent City
toll road and also kept a store at the
place. He dealt with Porter, Slessin
ger & Co., who acted as his bankers.
and with whom he always kept a large
ameunt of money. During his illness
at San Francisco, he was attended by
Joseph Kahn, one of the firm, and just
before be died, he drew a check for the
balance due him and presented it to
Kahn to hold in trnst for his (Kahn's)
children. The Gasquet heirs, arc try
ing to annul the transaction.
A new line of the finest carpets
ever purchased for the Southern Ore
gon trade has been received by I. A.
Webb, the furniture dealer. See them
before purchasing elsewhere.
Grants Pass Is to have a custom
quartz mill soon. Dr. W. H. Flan
nagan, of that city, has a ten ton mill
with all the nececsarv annurtences
belonging thereto and he also has a
boiler and engine, at Talent, which be
will remove to Grants Pass and place
in position lor use. The gentleman
has an extensive quartz mine of his
own which will furnish him with most
of the necessary ore and that, together
with what other mines will furnish, he
expects to keep the mill in steady
operation. He is also contemplating
the use of the cyanide process of treat
ing tne ore.
Cigars, tobacco and candies kept
always on band at the Oyster Bay lunch
room. just south of Hotel iN ash.
In the rush and flurry, attendant
in handling the election news last wook,
we failed to mention the marriage of
Mr. iu. k,. Houston and Miss Inez Stev
ens, both of Talent, which occured at
the home of the bride's parents, on
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Has just received a nice line of
cheap and medium priced ....
CAPES and
also LITTLE BOYS'
CLOTHING ...
Never has such values been offered for the
money. Call and see them
As a Special Inducement we are offering to give
away to our customers some of the most beautiful
Silverware. Just step in and behold the "llackct"
Sunday, October, 23th. The groom is
a nephew of Isaac Wolf, of this city,
and an honest,-industrious young man,
and the bride is the daughter of lie v.
Stevens, who performed the ceremony.
The wedd ing was a quiet affair, only the
relatives of the contracting parties be
ing present. They will reside at.Talent.
Remember that we are making re
ductions in our 'Prize baking powders
and giving elegant prizes with them.
Call and see the beautiful prizes offered.
Lumsden & Berlin.
The proprietors of the Ashland
Woolen mills are contemplating re
moving their machinery to California
where they have been offered a large
subsidy. Insullicient water power dur
ing the summer months entails u con
siderable loss to them, which is one of
the reasons for the change of location.
The loss of this enterprise to Ashland
would be delli cult of reparation as it
is one of their principal industrial es
tablishments. Wanted A good steady boy to
loarn a trade. Apply at the Medford
Cigar factory.
E. II. D.ivis has surrond?r:d his
lease of the Mingu farm, near thiscity,
and has sold his milk wagon and busi
ness to John Prat!, who arrived here
recently from Nebraska. Mr. l'rall has
also leased the farm and will run he
milk wagon in connection with the
farming. Mr. Davis has not as yet de
cided what business he will engsige in,
but will move to Sled ford to reside for
a time at least.
Rolled barley for sale, rolled on
'"smooth rolls." Custom rolling done
on Tuesdays nnd Saturdays. Medford
Brewery and Ice Works.
Week & Orr and F. M. Stewart
are loading a car with evaporated
prunes this week. The former will
load lfi,00l pounds and the latter &HI
pounds which will bo shipped to
Chicugo. where a fair price is being
paid. That the fruit will bring the
top notch in price no person doubts
who knows of the excellent manner in
which these genttement put up their
fruit.
Wood for sale 1 have 23 cords of
fir wood, in Medford, which I will soil
at S2.1W per cord. Frank 11. Bellinger,
West Sixth street, Medford.
The Southern Pacific officials,
with their private car. stopped in
Medford Tuesday on their regular tour
of inspection. They readily perceived
that the stock yards wore inadequate
for the accommodation of our shippers
and ordered two additional pens built.
Work will bo commenced on them this
week. It is also rumored that an
extra sidetrack will be built here soon.
Remember that I keep only the
newest and latest designs In millinery,
and sell at the lowest prices Mrs.
Sears at the Racket.
At a special meeting of the board
of school directors held Monday even
for the purpose of considering the bids
for grading the Medford public school
grounds, Geo. W. Mickey was
awarded the contract, he being the
lowest bidder. His bid was $19.99.
There were several other bids ranging
from 123 to SCO. The work of grading
will be commenced immediately.
Mrs. L. R. Patton, Rockford, III.,
writes: "From personal experience I
can recommend Do Witt's Sarsaparllla,
a oure for impure blood and general
debility." Geo. H. Haskin, druggist.
C. Morris last week traded his east
Medford residence property to Rufus
Cox for property In Talent comprising
six acres of land with residence. He
moved to his new home immediately af
ter the trade was consumated. Mr. Cox
will add seyeral improvements to his
property and move his family from nea'
Central Point here, la the spring, and
make this their future home.
All kinds of wood for sale. Long
wood, short wood, hard wood, soft
wood and just plain wood. Bellinger
fc Hill, dravmcn.
C. W. Wolters and A. M. Wood
ford circulated a subscription paper in
Medford Monday, for the purpose of se
curing funds to put in a stone crossing
from the postoflice to Woodford's feed
store. The amoint required was seven
teen dollars which was soon subscribed
by the progressing citizens and a
much needed improvement will soon be
accomplished.
At G. L. Davis' grocery store will
always be found a fine assortment of
fruits of all varieties.
The reset ads this week'are Deuel &
Stevens to which we refer you for fur
ther particulars and which explains it
self fully ; W. II. Meeker & Co., who
are informing you of the continuance of
their special hat sale and a lso appoint
ing a day for a cloak sale ; and J. is. Van
Dyke & Co., who are offering great in
ducements in the celebrated kid fitting
corsets.
Buckingham's Dye for tho whiskers
is tne best, handiest, safest, surest,
cleancst.most economical and satisfac
tory dye ever invented. It is tho gen
tlemen's favorite.
The socond annual convention of
the Southern Oregon Miner's associa
tion will meet in Grants Pass on the
16th of this month. A large number
of Jackson county minors attended the
meeting last year, when it was organ
ized, and It is expected, a greater num
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ber will attend this year. The organi
zation has a large membership.
If you want any of those lino frcsn
oysters at the Bay lunch room, you will
have to hurry they go like hot cakes.
Manager Ulrich, of the Southern
Oregon Pork Packing establishment,
lias added a steam sausage grinder to
the company's machiuery. its average
capacity is about 300 pounds per hour.
He has also added a steam lard cooler
to the business, which makes this one
of the most complete packing estab
lishments in the state.
Why suffer with coughs, colds nnd
la grippe when Luxative Bromo
Quinine will cure you in one day. Put
up in tablets convenient for taking.
Guaranteed to cure, or money re
funded. Price 23 cents.
We are in receipt of authentic in
formation that the scholarship in the
Gold Hill public school has increased
to such an extent that the employment
of a third teacher will bo necessitated,
and that steps wiil be taken at once to
this end all of which bespeakes vol
umes for iho excellency of. the manage
ment of their schools.
A set of broad, cake and paring
knives with every cau of Pearl baking
powder, and oulv 33 cents. Lumsden
& Berlin.
John Morris, the second hand man,
closed a land deal this week, wherein
ho trades tho Taylor property on E
street and S-VJO to C E. Stark, of Beagle,
for a 160-aoro farm. Mr. Stark wilt
immediately move his family to Med
ford so that h's children may b-j able
to take advantage of our excellent
sohool'faeiliUos.
Oregou Kidney tea is pleasant to
the taste and the mol effective blood
purifier known. Sold by Chas Strang",
druggist.
The recent rains hav done a great
deal of damage to the Grand Applegate
mining ditch. It is reported that about
ten feet of tho bottom of their large
dam succumbed to the farce of the
rushing torrents, and that it wfil bo
impossible to repair it before next
spring. The damage amounts to about
saw.
Fresh milk every morning at the
Bay lunch room which can be had at
regular rates.
Geo. E. Webber has organized a
class in bookkeeping. Ho has a class
of ten to begin with and he expects to
Increase it during the winter, lie is
holding forth in the room above the
Oyster Bay lunch room, south of Hotel
Nash. Mr. vVebber is unquestionably
a very competent instructor in this
work.
A hacking cough is not onlv an-
uoying to others, but is dangerous to
the person who has It. One Minute
cough cure will quickly put an end to
it. Oeo. 11. Uasktns, druggist.
Dr. J. B. Wait, of thia place, re
ceived a letter Monday from his old
home in Ohio, conveying the sad in
telligence of tho death of his aged
father, which occurred at Portsmouth,
Ohio, on October 24th. He was 88
year old and had been in poor health
for several months prior to his death.
Watches cleaned and warranted (or
one year for $1 Prltchard, the jeweler.
Perry Ellis, of Prospect, purchased
from C. W. Palm, this week, lot five
in block twenty-two, on D street, and
ill build thereon soon, tie is figur
ing on erecting a two story brick houwe-
arranged so as to enable him to use
part of it for a photograph gallery.
The price paid for the lot was $290.
Excelsior Dye works, Medford
clothes cleaned, and repaired.
Since Grant Rawlings has met
with such phenominal success in the
sale of his present ownership county
map he has figured ne can anora to
mount the maps on cloth, which makes
them a whole heap more serviceable
and the price is not increased.
A fine line of cigars always kept on
hand at tho Bay lunch room.
Ed. Wilkinson commoncod the
slaughter of hogs on Tuesday of this
week. The first day's Ruling num
bered forty-one. He will continue the
killing and salting just as long as the
supply holds out. The price paid by
him is 92.50.per hundred.
Lunches prepared on short notice,
day or night at the Bay lunch room.
Mrs. Dora Jones, the estimable
wife of W. V. Jones, of Woodville,
died at her home last Monday. She was
a sister of Mrs. W. M. Colvlg, of Jack
sonville. The remains were taken to
Jacksonville and interred in the Jack
sonville cemetery.
We are making a reduction In our
Prize baking powder. Hore is the
place to buy it Lumsden & Berlin.
The Medford merchants are adopt
ing the method practiced so success
fully in the large cities of having
special days set apart for . the disposal
of some special lines of goods they de
sire to disposo of and is proving quite
a success.
Beardless barley, for 6eod, for sale,
at the food store of J. R. Erford.
Medford now has three restaurants,
the third one having been opened up
this week by John Casebolt, recently
of Grants Pass. He is locate in the
The Ladies
of Medford
Will be pleased to know that
they can get the famous R. &
G. Corset and Ferris' Good
Sense Waist without sending
away for them, and as cheap
as they can be had anywhere.
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Smith building, adjoining the Medford
Grocery company's store on I) street.
Since the election many people in
the country are wondering where they
are at. It will be an easy matter to
find out if they will see Grant Rawlings
and purchase one of his present owner
ship county maps.
Attorneys White - Jeffrey, Dr. E. I
Kirchgessner and Architect I. A. Pal
mer have each teased double office
room; in G. P. Lindley's new fcrick
which will be occupied as soon as they
are completed.
Three arrests were made at Grants
Pass last Tuesday for alleged illegal
voting. They were each released on
furnishing bait in the amount of S100,
to appear at the time set for trying
their cases.
The greatest child siuger, violinist
and comedian is little eight-year-old
Tommy Purcell, who will appear here
with the Schubert Symphony club and
lady quartette on November27th.
L. C. Coleman and J. Wiley are
Preparing to shio another train load of
ogs to San Francisco next Monday.
They will ship a large number of hogs
and cattle during the next month.
Speaker Thos. B. Reed, of Maine,
passed through Medford Sunday even
ing in a special car, on his way hme
from California, where he has been
campaigning.
John O'Brien was taken to Jack
sonville last Thursday and declared
insane. He was taken to the asvlum
last Friday by Sheriff Barnesand U.
M. Crowell.
M. Bellinger has rented his fine
farm to A. Shultz, who resides near
Jacksonville. Mr. Bellinger retained
WOLTERS,
S3" GROCERIES,
CROCKERY,
AND GLASSWARE
Now has in stock a full line of the beautiful ....
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Dinnor sets. This well known brand of crockery
has no equal in quality and finish it's the best
tableware on the market,,...
- My stock of Groceries was never more com-,
plete than right now likewise my line oi
confectionery, cigars and tobacco ....
Seventh Street,
MEDFORD, OREGON
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Offer this week
the celebrated
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Best one dollar
Corset on the
market ...
cut in the corner ....
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bis residence and will continue to re
side there.
The band boys gave another dance
at the opera house last Friday evening
after their open ai- concert. It was
fairly well attended.
The sale of the property of the
Constant estate was not confirmed by
the probate court. It will be resold
December olh.
Dr. G. B. Cole has leased officer
rooms in the Hamlin block and will
move his office thereto in a few days-
Angle & Ply male shipped several
carloads of wheat to San Francisco
and other coast points this week.
The DeMoss Quartette, on Satur
day night, at the opera house will be
a musical treat of a life time.
There are several places in th
main traveled streets of the city that
we badiy in need of repairs.
H. Hollingsworth has been quite
ill for several days but is slightly im :
proved at this writing.
You can't afford to miss the De-"
Moss concert, at the opera house Sat
urday night.
The Medford band boys hare.
teaed the opera house for three,
months.
The Way to Cure
Catarrh is to purify the blood, and the
surest, safest, best way to purify th
blood is by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla
the one true blood purifier.
Hood's pills are prompt, efficient,
always reliable, easy to take, easy to
operate. Superior job printing, MAIL office
Km Fining
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