g PURELY
ncncnMA I
J. Kester, f Foqts creek, visited
Medford Tuesday.
R. E. Betz, of Eagle Point, was
visiting ia Medford Monday.
Wm. Cameron was over from Union
town. Wednesday upon business.
J. M. Cantral.Ii, of Uuiontown, was
doing business in the city last Satur
day. Mrs. DOXREE, of Grants Pass, is
-visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Sturges, of this place.
Chas. Webber left Saturday for his
old home at Edgar Springs, Missouri, to
remain permanently. j
Mrs. S.V. HEARD, arrived in Med
ford from California last Saturday to
visit with her son, J. C. Heard.
L. C. Coleman, who has been in
Medford for the past two months, left
for bis homo in San Francisco this
week.
Mrs. Geo Anderson returned to
Medford last week from an extended
visit with her parents, who reside at
Portland.
Prof. Day Parker, principal of the
Gold Hill school, is spending his Thanks
giving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Bt. Parker, of this city.
R. E. YOUNG, of Montague, and
!Z. Russell, of Gazelle, Calif., are in
Medford this week, purchasing cattle
" for shipment to San Francisco.
J. COL WELL, who has been stopping
sX Hotel Nash the past week undergo
ing medical treatment, left for his
.home in Klamath county Monday.
C. C. Chitwood has returned from
Grants Pass, where he has been in
charge of Clemens' drug store, during
. JMr. Clemen's absence in San Francisco.
A. J. Weeks, the Oakland contractor
and builder, who has been stopping in
Medford for several months, engaged
in the erection of J. H. Stewart's new
residence, left for Oakland Monday, to
. remain.
Hon. J. A. Jeffrey, returned to
Medford Sunday from a several weeks'
attendance upon court in Lake and
Klamath counties. A large number of
cases were disposed of, both criminal
and civil.
F. D. Welch, the Grants Pass
"barber, arrived in Medford. Monday
and will work at his trade in company
with R. G. Bunch. Mr. Welch is a
first-class artist and the two will make
a strong team.
Mrs. E. M, Orr, who has been in San
Francisco for some time, undergoing
medical treatment, returned home last
Thursday. Her friends will be pleased
to learn that her health has been re
stored completely.
F. M. Blevens, of Rock Point, was
a pleasant caller at The Mil office
last week. Like everyone who appre
ciates a good thing, he left the price of
year's subscription in consequence
ot which all concerned are happy.
War. Stttt returned a couple or
more weeks ago from a visit to Missouri,
where he has been during the past few
months straightening up the affairs of
bis recent deceased mother. Mr. Stilt
is stopping with his uncles, J. H. and
Arthur Wilson.
J. C Baker, a miner on Little
Apolegate, was in the city Tuesday pur
chasing supplies. He states that there
is a varigated list of wants in that
country among miners. Some want
more water and some want less of that
Article. With him it is too much
ud that's why he complains.
Henry Holt came over from Little
Applegate Wednesday and made di
vers purchases from Medford merchants
Mr. H. is one of the many prosperous
homesteaders in that part of this
healthful, productive domain of South
ern Oregon. He reports about two
inches of snow on the ground when be
left. The Mail and Oregonian will
make weekly visits to his home for the
. next twelve months all for 82.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hembree left
last Saturday with a four-horse team
of household -goods and groceries for
their new home at Ft. Klamath. It
was rather a dismal start in the rain
and raud, but they had a covered
wagon and are promised great success
in business at their new location and
when there is promise of good
things beyond the trials incident to
reaching them are trivial matters.
The Mail hopes the sunshine of their
new business will be continuous and
that success will be theirs always.
S. V. McFarken, the Gold Hill
jeweler, called upon Medford frieods
Tuesday first time in twelve months
decidedly too far apart, those visits,
four friends could stand them thicker.
He reports business good at Gold Hill
and that he is strictly in the wave of
-prosperity which is coming the way of
that town. Says he has not heard from
his son, "Little Mac," the printer,
.since last June when he was atOroville,
Calif. He is somewhat uneasy about
him fears something may have hap
pened to him. The dam, at Gold Hill,
he states, was considerably damaged
bv the recent high water, but that
thirty workmen are doing all possible
to repair the damage.
In flemoriam.
"Whereas : Under the fixed laws of
an immutable Providence, our beloved
comrade, Martin Purkeypile, has gone
hence, to be known among us no more
forever. i
Therefore, be it resolved : That in
the death of Comrade Purkeypile, this
post has lost an efficient officer, a faith
ful and zealous comrade; the com
munity, an honored and respected citi
zen ; llis family, a tender and sympa
'tlietic companion and father ; that the
sympathy of W. H. Harrison Post, No.
26, G. A. R., he tendered the bereaved
family and that a copy of this resolution
he furnished The Medford Mail for
publication.
C. Jeffres,
M. Elliott,
J. M. Gibbon,
Committee.
A Word to the fliner.
After careful searching for just the
right thing in the shape of GOOD
Eubber Boots, we placed an order for
.something that will give you satis
faction. Call and inspect them at the
Racket. . - '
' Excelsior Dye works, . Medford
--iclothe8 cleaned, and repaired.
I YOUNG MEN LEARNING BUSINESS
Notes Gathered from Around the Table of the
Medford Business Claas.
Our class is composed of soverel . of
Medford's steadiest young men.
Too much care cannot bo taken to
avoid blotches, erasures and scratches,
especially in tho day book, as this is
one of the books of original entry,
such being the only book admissible
into our courts in case of litigation.
Last Friday evening was one of
great interest after having passed
through the dryness of tho day
book and journal we closed the first
set in the ledger. There was quite a
rustle to see who (if , any) would be able
to close the first ledger correctly.
We believe-Guy Nutt is entitled to
the honor.
Last Friday evening we received into
our midst another student in the per
son of Frank Jordan, of East Medford.
Mr. Jordan is naturally a good penman
and having the misfortune of being a
cripple, we believe a business course
is.one of the best things he could have
taken up. We shall do all in our
power to promote his success.
The Class.
Presbyterian Church Entertainment.
The ladies of the Fresbvterian church,
of this city, have perfected arrange
ments for an entertainment to be given
under their auspices on Decern ber 8th,
for the purpose of securing funds to be
applied in liquidating the debt incured
in furnishing their new church. As
will be seen, the program printed below
is replete with many interesting features
and will be presented by the best talent
afforded by the city, and can be aught
else than a rare treat. Nothing will be
left undone to make this entertainment
worthy of your patronage, and the price
of admission, which is only thirty-five
cents for reserve seats, twenty-live cents
general admission and fifteen cents for
children, puts it within reach of every
one, so turn out and help these good
ladies in their work and at the same
time help yourself to an evening of
splendid entertainment. Following is
the
PROGRAM.
Music Presbyterian Choir
Piano Solo M aysie Foster
Recitation, "How It Struck Jim," Bessie Conde
Vocal Solo, Lullaby ... Mabel Jones
Vocal Duet, Greeting .. ..Mrs. and Miss Foster
Recitation, Mary Queen oi Scots. Miss Hibbard
Vocal Solo Miss Lillian Rhinehart
Whistling Solo Miss Ara Foster
Vocal Solo Miss Era West
Violin and Piano Duet, selections from the
Bohemian Girl Miss Hibbard
Vocal Solo Mrs. Vawter
Piano Solo Miss LIU lan Rhinehart
Vocal Solo, Paoline Miss Grace Foster
Recitation. Heroes, -. ....
Percy DeGroot, Everet Geary
Vocal Solo, "The Watchers," Goebel . .
Miss Slleby
Music Presbyterian Choir
flongolian Pheasants.
This bird was introduced into Oregon
about eighteen years ago by the Hon.
Judge Denny." It has been proposed
that the bird be called the "Denny
pheasant" in honor of the judge for im
porting it. The birds introduced were
of two or three varieties. If we mistake
not, the birds were released in Lane and
Linn counties and from there have been
spread all over the Willamette valley,
crossed the Columbia into Washington
and have crossed the Calapooia moun
tains into the Umpqua valley. They
have journeyed southward to near the
upper part of the Cow creek canyon. A
number of birds have been released in
the Rogue river valley and some few of
these are at this time known to exist in
a wild state. Elder Eli Fisher, of Med
ford, has heen experimenting for two
seasons with these birds, and in next
week's Mail we will give the results and
his ideas as to the best manner of thor
oughly stocking the valley with this
noble bird. ,
Among the Churches.
M. E. CHURCH SOUTn.
Rsv Crutch field will occupy this pul
pit next Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school and Christian Endeavor
at the usual hours.
EPISCOPAL CHURCn.
The Rev. Isaac Dawson will hold
services in the St. Mark's Episcopal
church, Medford, on Sunday evening
November 29th, at 7:30 o'clock. All
invited. .
CHRISTIAN CnURCH.
Sunday school, 10 a. m., awarding
banner; preaching, 11 a. m. and 7. p.
m.; Junior Endeavor, 3 p.m.; Christ
ian Endeavor, consecration and roll
call. 6 p.m. Morning sermon, "Thanks
giving, its Place in Christian Wor
ship." Evening sermon, "The Rest
that Remains for the People of God,"
Heb. 4th chap. Eli. Fisher.
C. Mingus, of Ashland, who has
been quite ill at the home of his son, F.
M. Mingus, of this place, is rapidly im
proving, we are pleased to learn.
The Mail would sort o' like to
know the cause of our Central Point
correspondent's failure to supply us
with the news of that place.
A. C. Tayler and family who have
been visiting in Europe for several
months, will return to Medford soon
after the holidays.
I am now prepared to do all kinds
of gun and bicycle repairing at the low
est possible price. Chas. Perdue.
Wanted A good steady boy to
learn a trade. Apply at the Medford
Cigar factory.
Last week's snow storm was much
more severe on the Sound than in Port
land. At Tacoma fully nine inches
covered the ground, retarding to a con
siderable extent railway and street-car
traffic.
Notice.
To the citizens of Jackson county:
You are hereby forbidden to sell or
giye to Dr. L. Wiggin any intoxicat
ing liquor. Parties who shall do so
after the date of this notice will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law. Mr. Lizzie Wiggin.
Dated at Medford, Ore.. Nov. 24, 1890,
Soothing, and not irritating,
strengthening, and not weakening,
small, but effective such are the
qualities of De Witt's Little Early
Early Risers, the famous little pill.
Geo. H. Haskins, druggist.
A New Thing
At the Racket in the shape of boots
and shoes. They'll be here for Satur
day's trade. Call and see thorn. New
goods every week now for some time
at bed rock prices.
Medford Shoe Co.
A SIZZLING SPOT.
Yuma Is tho Most Torrid Tjwn in
the United States.
Temperature Exceeding Ouo Hundred le
Crccs tor Days ut u Time Deserts That
Make It Unnecessary to Guard
Desperate Convicts.
Eastern people who prate aboutheat
cd terms and flee to the mountains or
seashore upon the approach of a brief
period when the temperature is among
the 'JO's should consider the case of a
town whore the temperature from
about the middle of June to early Oc
tober ranges all the way from 90 to
120 degrees in the shade, and occa
sionally goes to 123 degrees for a few
hours, suggests a Yuma (Ariz.) corre
spondent. What would they think of
n temperature for a full month of not
less than 9", or two weeks at a time
when the temperature has varied from
10S to 115, and of a week when the ther
mometer has stood nt over 112 in the
shade?
This is what the residents of this
tjunint pld town of Yuma experience
regularly each summer. So far this
season Yuma has had two spells of
weather when the mercury climbed up
to 117 in the shade every morning for a
few successive day's, and descended to
96 to 100 at night. From June 10 to June
14 the daily temperature here ranged
from 107 to 114. From June 18 to
June 21 inclusive, tJie temperature on
each afternoon would go ns high ns 117
in the shade.
All conditions seem to unite to make
Yuma the hot summer spot it is. It is
located in a kind of basin on the edge of
the lazy, imidd.t Colorado river, which
meanders through' desert sands and
adobe soil down to the pulf of Cali
fornia. Away to the west, across the
river and to the south stretches the Col
orado desert, several thousand square
miles in area. It is so merciless, ghost
ly and fierce n desert waste that, few
dare cross it by wagon or on foot in
the summer mouths, and in winter or
early spring travelers are careful to lie
accomiaiued by a companion or two
and supplied with on abundance of
drinking water and food.
Every summer venturesome miners
lose their lives in trying to cross the
desert by being overtaken by a sand
storm or weakened unto death by the
dreadful Iheat. To the north there are
vast plains and uplands of barren, sun
baken adobe soil, and u peculiar forma
tion of lava and soft granite.' the re
mains of numerous- extinct volcanoes.
This area absorbs the son's heat by day
and distributes it by night. To the
east ore millions of acres tiiat ore- the
next thing to absolute desert, wherc
nothing grows except by. irrigation,
and then only scantily; where no one
lives who can exist elsewhere. For over
100 miles about Yuma not a tree grows
naturally, and none of the forest trees
that the people of New England or the
middle states know con be .grown even
rrtificially.
There is not ft thing in nature any
where in the region to odd a degree of
coolness to the atmosphere. There
are no balmy 'breezes, from anywhere,
no sea or lake air to come once in awhile
as a relief after hours of a steady down
pouring of solar heati not a mountain
or brook, a canyou or dell, a grove or
beach throughout the whole country to
which one may resort for so muoh as
a momeifl of coolness.' One may gaze
in any direction from the highest place
in Yuma, and the only color ia nature to
be seen is a dull, reddish brown under a
blazing sky. Even the sluggish river
takes on the hue of the surrounding
territory.
When a wind comes up from off the
desert the stir is almost shriveling, and
even the natives of Yuma go into their
adobe houses and shut the doors to
avoid the,air that comes like that from
a furnace from a foundry. The glare of
the sunshine has a serious effect on the
eyes of the people. Green goggles nnd
smoked glosses ore commonly worn
here by eastern people. There are
many cases of blindness among United
States soldiers who have been stationed
at forts in this region. The fierce sun
shine causes inflammation of the eyes.
Every one does as much work as pos
sible in the evening or early morning lie
fore the sun has got in its best ef
forts, and there is little or no unneces
sary movement about town at midday.
Kailrond brakemen wear leather mit
tens so that they may handle coupling
pinB ami links. The chtnn and glass
ware in the homes and at the little ho
tel are as worm on any day in summer
as if they bad just come out of very
warm water, ond window panes are un
bearably hot. When one puts his bands
on a wall in a house on a hot day it fee-is
like the walls that surround a baker's
oven. All horses and cows here ore
kept under roofs or sheds ot midday
when the mercury is ranging high. N.
Y. Sun.
Excuse Mistakes."
A good-natured mistress lately acted
as amanuensis for n negro moid who
could neither read nor write. The
servant had not enough intelligence to
guess that the lady who wielded the
pen for her was well known in the
world of letters, and made what is pro-vim-iully
called "a pretty penny" by
her u:e of the quill now called into
requisition to inscribe from dictation
several letters to southern friends
of the dictator. To her scribe's intense
amusement ench epistle concluded with
the petition: "Please excuse nil mis
takes." .
Stati or Ohio, City or Toi.kdo, i
Lucas County. I
Vrink J. Chenev makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county
and state atoresaia, ana mai aair una win p
lh sum ot ONE HUNDHED DOLLARS for eacl
and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use oi uau s caiarrn cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to bofore me and subscribed In my
nresence. this Oth day of December. A. D. lbSO
I 1 A. W. ULEASON,
seal Notary Public.
Hall's cntarrh cure is taken Internally, nnd
fti'ts dlrect.lv on tho blood and mucous sur
fucea of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
r . j. uheaei & tu., luieuo, yj
Bold by druggists, 75o.
Hall's faintly pills ure the best.
flanitoba Schobl Matter Adjusted.
The Manitoba school matter, which
has more than once threatened a dis
ruption of the Canadian federation, has
been settled on terms which, it is be
lieved, will lie tsuflicicutly satisfactory
to lith sides to put an end to the con
troversy. The lollowing are the main
features of the terms of settlement,
which have been accepted by the Mani
toba government and will be emlxKliod
shortly in an act of the legislature of
tho province:
Keligious teaching ia to be conducted
in the public schools (1) if authorized
by a resolution passed by a majority of
the school trustees, or (2) if a petition
be presented to the board of school
trustees asking for religious teaching
and signed by the parents or guardians
of at least ten children attending the
school in a rural district, or by the
parents or guurdians of at least twenty
live children attending school in a city,
town or village.
School work of a purely uvular char
acter will occupy the whole of the school
day, except -the last half hour, .when
the representative of any religious de
nomination will be allowed to come in
and instruct the children belonging to
his denomination, provided the parents
are willing to have them remain. In
eases where the people decide not to have
this religious instruction, the regular
school work will go on until the close
of the school hours.
The proviso that is intended to make
the schools acceptable to the minority
is that districts having an average at
tendance of twenty-live Roman Catholic
school children shall be entitled to have
a teacher of their own denomination,
who must lie fully qualified according
to provincial national standards.
In districts where the children speak
French wholly, they are to have a
teacher se:iking 'Inith English and
French, so they will learn English as
rapidlv as Missible. The readers used
in such schools will be bilingual, so the
children will srrow up from the fir.-t ac
customed to English.
LoCKnAUT, TF.XAS. OCT. 1.1 1SS9
Me.isrs. l'arls Medicine Co..
i'arls, Tenn.
Dear Sirs: Ship us as soon a? possible 3
Cross Urore'a Tasteless Chill Tonic. My cus
tomers want Gxovk's Tasteless Chill Tonic and
will not have any other. In our experience of 'X
years in the drug business, we have never sold
any medicine which Rave such universal satis
faction.
Yours respectfully.
J. 8. Hroyne & Co.
Sold by Strang, the druggist, Medford.
In Probate Court.
Kstate of Peter Hlack. semi annual report
tiled and appioved.
Ksiale of Fredrick Ktckards : order confirm
ing sale of property, also order confirming sale
ol real properly.
Eslateot Nettle Dum inventory and apparise
ment tiled. Total amount of properly appraised
SS.'Jl). approved .
Kstaie ol A U i'alvln ; order couflmlug sale
of personal properly.
Kstate of K Carver, petition for leave to
lease real property, grnnled.
Kstate of James Herd, petition for support
of minor child : oredred that the sum f Jttt be
given ut the guardian for the support of Mary
Ellen Held, for the coming year.
SIMMONSX
regulator7
He Favorite Home Remeflg.
For all diseases caused by derangement
of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach.
HXeep it always in the house and you
will save time and Doctor's Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per
fectly safe purgative, alterative and tonic.
If you feel dull, debilitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or biliousness, and SlAV-
mons Liver Regulator will cure you.
If you have eaten anything, hard to
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, a dose of SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
If at any time you feel your system
needs cleansing and regulating without
violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
J. II. Zeilln & Co., Philadelphia.
DROB INTO THE
And slake tho appetite with
the succulent bivals fresh
from Bernelck Bay, served
to suit the most fastidious ....
OYSTER COCKTAILS
HOT BEEF TEA and
TEMPERANCE DRINKS
Fine Candy and Cigars
a Specialty ...
D. I. WAlDROOP, PropT-
CALL AT
J. H. Miller's Shoe Store
And examine his excellent line of Buckinham & Ifcck's
boots and shoes. There is positively not a butter article
on the market tban the goods made by this firm ....
While these goods are an exceptionally good value I am selliin? them
no higher thmi other dealers ask for inferior goods. Jt'su liiilc trouble
to show goods but 1 want you to trouble me. All goods warranted...
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And will be until the end of the year.
Santa Claus has established headquart
ers at our store, and has left with us one
of the largest assortments of Christmas
goods ever shown in Medford. There's
books for old and young, toys of all
description, too numerous to mention,
dolls by the wholesale and a thousand
and one things that jve can't enumerate.
Call and select your presents while our
stock is complete
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Trouble at The "Racket" and
W. T. Kame is responsible
He has booted George Webb not painfully, but very agreeably
and he is prepared to boot jou in like manner. His first invoice ot
BOOTS lISTD SHOES.
Has arrived, and the poods are now on sale. A better stock in this
line was never shown in Medford and the prices are low
SEE Kame, AT THE RACKET for Sod values .....
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Oliver Chilled Plows,
Steel Frame Harrows,
Disc Harrows, Etc.
Get Legal Blanks-The Mail Office
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purchased at ray store
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Economy
To trade with me. Qualities are not
sacrificed to price, and yet prices are
never high. Buying for Cash at my
store saves many a price to the purchaser
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