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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1897)
a nmcT rT3 inrAi . n virvi vi a-ivrwraa4 I l.i 1. 1 1. i- i ..i - On Thursday evening of litttt week llniA.O. I), W. 1(1(1 ko of tills (illy, gave it vory pleasing ouliirtaliiliMilit lit thu opuru house, Thu objoi.'l wliluli liutil ii f lo lliu dihmihIiiii wild it desire to bring out u uooit crowd to hum' u loo turn liy the grand Icultirur of tint statu, I), U. llnrrlii, uuii liy these inoiiiiH pos sibly augment lliu iiiniiiliui'Hliii) of tho Modniru lodge. Tim entertainment consisted d( u uouplu nl musical soluo Lion by thu I'lilimir-MoiiUiif no oruhua- "Irit, uUo a oouplo ol llku auluotlona by tlm Blininuns orchestra; uooruotsolo by .toll ii Mnntaguu; a moltulion by Minn May Murrtiiian; a piano duel by MUbok draco OdtfUi'H and Urooo Aiuunn, autl following th In on -address by tlio grand leoturor. Mr. tlurrlu tit a vury pleas- lug speaker and In thoroughly oonvor mint with all thu details of the work Inu and management of lliu ordor. Ono ' ikiIiiI was explalucd, apparently satis factory, and that was tbo nmttor of fraduatlon of assessments, which, whllo t lliu not taken plooo In Oregon, it has in soma otlmr states, nnd to those unln , foraiud soonis an Injualloo, especially to tbu oldur nioiubora of thu ordor. Mri liurrln uxplnlnud thu objootof thu niovu nnu th 8 1 instead or Doing a noiri mont to thu ordur It hitd proven a bono III, u, uiidur tbo now ruling un unuituul Inorooso ling boon mudu hi membership in slates whore adopted, but if It bu un I iippitronl . prusunl birdun thin would Huon bu ovoruotno by tho luorttaso In tnmnborahlp. Ho well did thu gunllu man handle mutton, mid 10 ubly did ho expound tho virtue of tbo ordur tlmt tmforo leaving tbu ully, uvon appllca tioua for iiiuiubomhip wuru takun. If your ro In doubt un to wburu to buy your grooorlus, oull on Wolturs! ' und u what hn can do for you ho bu a largo atook of ataplo nnd funoy grooorlnt at prions that oan't bu beaUm. Walters In aA rlif lit on cookery, too. Hay, roister, ho l soiling lot of this sorto' waro, , Not In tho history of Med ford has our pooplo buun mora thoroughly and pleasantly entertained by local tulunt, than at thu onturtalniiiunt given by Mia Hllaby and hur olasa of .vocalist it tbo opura house lost Friday evening. Tho raiting of tbo curtain rovoalod to tho partlalpanu In tbo oiilurlalnincnt, u woll llllud house, coinimscd of the olltu of tho city, which loomed to give tboin an iuooiitivo to reward thorn for tholr manifestations of (food will and that tbulr offorla wore fully aiionuaaful woro strongly evinced by thu many burst of huarty applauso whloh fol lowed tho rendition of each of thu wall chosen, manifestly appropriate and de lightfully rondorod numbers, Ono of thu moat conaplounut features of tho on tcrtalnmunt waa tho vury marked Im provement mado by the aovoral mom bora of tho class aluco tholr laat public appearance lo Modford, and many wore t tbo words of commendation spoken of tho olllolonoy of Mlaa tillsby an a vocal inalruotor. That tho singers thor oucblr ooioDrebondod and dominated tbo situation was apparent la tholr every movement, which was aooonv pllahod with thatooay aolfpolao that la the mark of the mastor , The strolling mlnalrola' part In the oatertalnmuul was woll taken and was a fitting finale to aa eminently suooesaful evening's OQterlalnmont. ' Farm to rent Mrs. J. O. Johnson ba for rent thirty acres of land, upon which are a largo houso, barn aod other buildings. Ilarn is full of hay wu Ion will bo som lo party rontinu Land ono mllo from Modford. Must bo mated within a week,- -, Farmer I. W. Thomas dropnod into TIIK MAIL shop Mondnv and wbllo. un dorgolng the usual reporter's "pump a i t ' 1 , ltw m.yri I h m Infnpm&llnn wu gleaaeiil that his son, joe, and Cbas. Bowman had but roconlly located a quartx ledgo on Palmer crook whloh Is 100 foot wldo and assays t.SO.27 to the too. A number ol sacks ol tbo rock woro sent to tho SUby amoltar to bo as savod: romirt shows the abovo flsuros. Tho gold taken out waa of suoh an excel lent quality I ho SUby pooplo offered S3) per ounco for all of that kind whloh could bo ml nod. Tho boys also have a good placor mlno noar this ledgo whloh they are at work upon.' It was only about throo or four hundred rods below tholr placor mlno, on whnt la known as "Ton Dollar liar" that ' wny back in tho Mt something llko an hun dred Lib namon took out a lortuno in gold tor oaoh of thorn, attar whloh they roturnca to tnoir uativo tana. Absolutely miro. perfectly harm' Iohs, and invariably rellablo aro tho iuaiilios of Ono Minuto Cough Curo. r. ..! i .. l.i,. .1 l,.nn i. uoyuu lUlin III uuiub, uiuup nnu iuiik troublos. Children llko it because it la ploaaant to tnko ana it uoips mom. Chas. Strang, Modford; Dr. J. Illultlo, Central t'olnt. Horo Is tho Bohomo adopted by i Willamette vallov (armor for the ox termination of eophars: A six inch bit of fuM with ono end burlod in bit of minor shanod llko a cnndlo and two Inches In length, la the Implement of doatruotion that is to go for tho gophors. Insldo tho papar tnnro is gun powdar mlxod with othor ohomlbals that whon oxplodod produce carbonic acid gas. Carbonio gas kills every thing wilt kill a man If ho bo shut up In a room with It and It will kill gophors. Tooporato tho oxtorminator tho fuso Is llghtod and tho paokago Is lnnoriod In tho gophor hole, Tho oponlng to . tho underground pnssngo la fllod quickly with dirt and thon tho powder explodes. ' Tho oarbonlo nold gas in groat quan titles is formod and tho gophor InhaloB it and ho don't have timo to do anything olso but dio. Tho longth of Uto may bo Increased by lessoning nsaanagcrs. J. no major ity of pooplo dlo from lung troublos, Thnan mnv ba averted bv nromntlv us- Inir Ono Minuto Cough Cure. Chas. Strang, Modford; Dr. J, Hlnklo, Ccu trul Point. It is about this season of tho year Hint tho mill Is aro burdonod with tons nnd tons of olroulurs and ontaloguus from olty dopartmonl sloros, These aro Bont to pooplo In tho country in hopes' of raking in all tho ennh In sight. Some pooplo will do proolsoly as ro quoslod liy thoso department storo illaliors, hut whon thoro Is produoo to . soli nnd posBlbly a fow dollars' worth of goods td'bo bought on orodlt It is the liomn mnrnhnnt whom VOI1 CO to. Thoso olty storos arc your Irlonds just as long as your oaBh holds out. I t Is tho local Storos that tako an lntorst in your wolfnrc, You ought lo stand by HADQ ANin HISHAPA . w ,,--- - S) 1,1 1 i I . 111 i'.i3 them. Clianoea aro oven up that you oaii buy hi ohouply of thum as In the iillh'ii whon all tho uxpunso Incurred Is llgiirud. Why suitor with coughs, oolds und lugrlppo whon liUxutlvo Uropio giilnlno will ouru you In ono day. Put up In tablets convenient for taking. (JuaruntiM'd to euro, or moony re funded. Price 2.1 cents, For sulu by (Jlins. Strung. W. K. Chusu. hu who bus been teaching school In tho Urlllln orook district, haa purchuaod I HU uorus of land, located In tho foot-hills, In tlmt looullty, from Jua, ltldgo, consideration tlOOO, Mr, nidge who arrived horo a oouplo of weeks ago, has relurnud to lilt homo al Ilonsvlllo, Illinois, but ho has promised by all thinga sacred to return next fall, bring his folks, buy a farmland huuouforlh bo ouo of us. lie la a Hue giinlleinun und wu will all bu triad whon be fullllU his promiso. Thoso pooplo who have purchased tbo farm are strlotly all right und. good cl tl.ons and they'll linprovo that farm most mightily, if frugality and honest toll oan acoompllsb it, ' : '. Poll TltADK! Farm In Ijiasdn Co. Cullf., lo oxuhuugii for Med ford town or farm property ul u groat burgulu. Hue Wayne Jones Si Co., bctwuou bunk aud poaloUluo, ', , ; WJio wouldn't run a newspupor? wo are in reoolnl or a orouosition irom a Kentucky dew oulllt offering genuine llukur, presumably gunruniouu u con talu tbo usual number ol sorans oar Kulloii, half nayment lo be mudu In ad vertising, while the bulunoo will be klndlv accented In cosh. Tho cash la shy a fuw point right now and our uppollto for rod Itckur has wanod soinu whul of late, In fact it has novor boon cultivated to an alarming degree. Tbla assurtlon may seem wholly an untruth bocuuao ol tho reputation printers in geiiornl carry with thorn, but In this instance too writer pitaus guuty w being a ourlo. ' ; . To restore gray lialr to its natural color aa In youth, cause It to irrow abundant and strong,' there la no better preparation Ibun Hall's lialr Kencwcr. P. M. Slowart. one of our host fjrowors of excellent fruit, has leased lis farm to D. M. Warden, a former resident of tho Appluguto country, and possession will bo ut onco gl von. Mr. tilownrt bus leased ono of T. V. West's residences ou North li street and will move to Mudford with his family and horo reside for a tlino al least. These aro the kind of people whoso coining is gladly bulled by all our townspeople. The farm property whloh Mr, Warden bos leased eontu Ins ninulv sores, fifty or sixty acres ol which are planted to trult. ? -'::.. ...... Lost A bueev boot, bolwoen Mod' ford and Talent. Kinder will please leave It at Lumsili-n & llorlln s irrocery store. J. VV. Wiley, Modford, Oregon. We (rood friends of II. L. .Gllkey. which gentleman Is now a travollng salesman for a Duluth, Minn., hard ware firm, will bo pleased to note tho young man's record for bis first month on the road. Tho firm has oor forty salesmon on the road and In the report mado Mr. Ullkoy stood eighteen on sales mado, that Is, sovoatcen of tbo forty sold more goods during tho month than ho did, and in the oxponso report only fourteen pullea tnrougn too monin with a less oxponso to tno urm. For sale One. good seoonod hand baby carrlacre. Knuulro lit Jack Morris' Second Hand storo. "j J. W. Wiley, tho shipper of wheat. cattle and anything clso that will bring monoy Into tbo valley, has purohasod thu Lumsdon St. Berlin nroourtv. ro- contly purohasod by thorn, on Wost sovonm airooi. ana win vaice poasessinD of the same soon. Mr. Wiley, wo are pleased lo loam, has dooldud that he can find no bettor plaoo than Modford In whloh to locate permanently, and has mado up his mind to mako this his home for all tlmo. Tbo prioe paid for tho proporty was aiouu. Trv ono of thoso five cent Multno mah Club cigars at tho Palace smoke them once smoke tlieui always. Thu now school board hold tholr first mautlnir Tuosday ovoninir of this wook, to consider tho situation of tho district and to agree upon a plan ror tho maintenance of tho Bohool ut Its nrosont hlch Btundnrd and at the same tlmo curtail oxponsos so as to keep within the bounds of tho Incomo of tho dlstrlot. . It will bo a pleasant rolloc linn la laarn that tha now board are 00' tlrelv harmonious and thai they will labor In unity for the best Interest of tho district. . For Salo and Trade Eight lota in Mcdford, team, wagon and barnoBS. 0. P. Buck, Modford. ' From tho Jacksonville correspond. out to tho Ashland Tidings: "Mr, Uooreo Morrlmun, of Modford, who 1b a candidate for deputy Internal revenuo oollootor of Ibis district under tno now administration, spont Sunday in Jack, sonvllle. Mr. Morrlmun Is woll quail Hod for tho position and Is also ono of tbo many deserving representatives oi his party who has nevor noon in omcc and his many friends hopo that ho will bo nonoroa Dy tho appointment." Now Is tho tlmo to uso SarBiipa- rllla, Dr. Scott's. Al HukW drug storo. J. N. Hookorsmlth formorly r& . . , ! .. , A . I . . 1 SllllIlK Hour luuuiuru. uuw ui isumiiu, haa boon In Modford rnoontly having an oporutlon performed upon ono of his oyos by Dr. Goary. Mr. Hookor smith has boon having troublo with his oyos lor somettrao, nnu a tow monthB ago Dr. Geary successfully operated upon ono of thorn and now tho othor ono 1b bolng similarly treated. Mr. H. ox poets to movo to tho farm again this spring. Matches ono com per bunch al Lumsdon & Uorlln's. C, D, Walrath has sold his prop orty, on South C Btroot, to John Cox. Mr. Oox, wo undorstuno, oontomplutos building on tho proporty nnd will probably oooupy tbo sumo. Mr. Wal rath will lcuyo for Yroka, Calif., soon whoro ho will ongngo in tho salo of pottory nnd Btorooptlcon vIowb, whloh buBlnoHB ho has previously been en gaged In. Tho price paid by Mr. Cox for tho real ostuto v9 MM). WatcboBolonnod an 1 wurrantod for ono year for Prltoburd, the Jowoler. Tho oonnty oommlBasoncrs lwvo sout out printed Instructions to nil road supervisors of tbo oounty. The Instructions aro very oxpllolt and strictly to tho point, oovorlug all the ground necessary for tho supervisors In the iiiiinaguniuut of tholr road work. If these are followed out there will bo little need for trouble ut tho uunuul settlement time. Tlio best live cent ulgiir iiiuilo Is the Miilluomali 01 lib you got them ut the i'uliicu, C, H, Ryder, formerly llvorymau at Cenlrul Point, bus traded his busi ness ut that piuoti to John Morris for resident proporty In Modford. Mr. Itydor Is suld lo bo ubout us much of a Vunkeo dlokeror us Is the renowned Jaolt Morris, and this being tbo case ho is open for dickers ut any and all times. Ha bus tukon up bis rosjdonoe in Modford.. , ! , . u " For Trndo--Klght lota in Modford for learn, . wagon, harness and some eash. 0. P. Buck, Modford, Itoports from the several postofllcet In tho United States during the past few months show a dooroaso In the ro oolpta, Mudford's postofHoo, bowovor, Is not among thoso with tbo decrease hltohed to tnotu as tbo receipts for Jan uary, '07, were ovur twenty dollars In excess of the receipts for tbo same month In 'Wl. Tho reported salo of tho Cameron nlucor mine which Is going the rounds of Southern Oregon papers is somewhat prematura." No suoh salo has been nude, but there Is a prospective sale in sight. When made tho foots con nected therewith will be noticed in TIIKMAIU -Word from A. A. Whltomun, who now ut Auburn.' Calif., is to the effect that since leaving San Francisco ho hud been tukon suddenly worse and that for a fuw days his life was de spaired of. A more recent letter, how over, states that ho Is somewhat Im proved. J.' E. Knvart. tbo local ugont for tho Great Northern Hallway, tlckoted Mrs. Unas. Milton and Mrs. 8 M. Noathammor over that popular road to Advance, Indianu, last weok. Ho also ticketed Jus. itidge, of Or 1(11 n creek, over tho sumo rood to Kossvlllo, Illi nois. -Mort Foster has engaged bis ser vices to J, A. Whitman for tho ooming season, us salesman for tho Crescent bicycles and Studubukor wagons. Mort Is ono of tho very best young mon in tho city und as a salesman of any kind ol wares bo Is excelled by none. Mrs. S. Willis, nco Miss Snow Autenrloth, has many friends and rela tives hereabout who will bo glad of tho opportunity to congratulate nor- sell and husband upon the advent Into their home ol a One girl baby, on Feb ruary lum, at itosoburg. - Dr. Plokol la making dally vUits to Ashland to attend Mrs. E. V. Carter, A surgical operation was performed a low weeks ago ainco wnicn time tho very olosoat attention has been nocossary. The lady is s'owly, but surely regaining usual ner good health. Thoro is another happy home in Mcdford, the same being that of Geo. E. Webber, the instructor in bookkeep ing. Tho event which brought this gladness waa tho arrival of a girl baby, and tuo dale was Tuesday oi IMS wsox Last weok our Big Sticky oorros Dondent reported Mrs. True Cox seri ously 111. Tbo attending physiolan, Dr.. Goary, states that this was an error as the lady is now, and was at mat timo, recovering irom nor liinoss. ..1 , . WII A, UD .WltlVHiWI T, i. U , U . chased ine uodiord Drawory and ice plant, loll lor Portland Monday even Ing, where it is expected a company win do organizeu u operate me uusi noes in this ally. ... Tbo many frlonds of Liveryman I. A. Mounoo, wbo has been seriously III tor several weeks, wore glad to see him on tbo streots again this week. Mrs. Mounoo, who has also been very ill, is muoh improved. Beek it Co. have just received a du plicate shipment of those elegant locks and ottings which gave so muon satis faction to purchasers last yoar, together with several new designs ror the pres ent season. Tbo Holtnoss band has leased I part of the second story of the Rostel Hamlin block, on South D street. These peoplo hold meetings nearly every night, whloh are bolng quite well at tended. J. II. Butlor. tho pain tor and paper hanger, than whom there are none hotter, lost week beautified the Interior of. Hon. J. Ii. Stewart's new city rosldcnco with some of his elegant work. S. H. Sykos, who ownos a fine farm near Phoenix, and wbo left here a few weeks ago for California, is now at Campo, that state, where he has Bey oral months' surveying employment. Dr. B. F. Adklns has added materi ally to tho appoaranco of his already vory pretty homo, on North A street, by tho erection of a now fenoe, on two Bides. Assessor Grieve has chosen his son, W. T., anil T. W. Bryant as his co workers in assessing tlio property of the county. Work wus commenced Hub week." Three hundred pounds of boot soed were ordered this wook by tho mer chants of Modford for tree distribution among tho farmers of the valley. J. W. Hioklo, of Central Point, has locatod In Modford and has ononod a watch repairing shop In A, M. Wood ford's toed storo, on C street. Wo rogrot to loam that Mrs. J. C. Hull and llttio child aro confined to tholr rooms at Hotol Nosh with an at tack of mooslos. All kinds of garden seeds in bulk ohoapcr than they oan bo bought by sondlng away lor thorn at Lumsdon & nni-Hn'a. Last Saturday tbo Southern Ore. goo Pork Paoklng Company shipped n i. n ..I .1 nf .i 1 1 .i (1 mnat ii Snn liS-ntw oUoo. M, S. Damon lias hie now rosldonoo on South A stroot onolosoo and vory soon it will bo ready lor oaoupanoy. SouBii'a band, of forty-olght pooplo, passed north Monday night, on routo rrora Ban frunoisco to t-ortinna. At tho last mooting of tho dlrootors of tho fair association uruggist u. Jl, Husklns was olootod treasurer, , .. Tho now voralon of "Go to tho .ant thou sluggard" Is, go to Noviida you sluggers. , , Bonrdloss bnrloy for salo at tho food Btore of J . R, Erfoid, Medford'i Annual School fleeting. Tho regular annual school olootlon was bold ut the school houso In Mod ford last Monday ufUirnonn and was at tended by a Inrga n urn her of Interested taxpayers. Interest In the meeting hod boon growing upuoo for several duys prior to lh Jute of thu meeting und every Indication gave promiso oi un unusually Interesting time, l'ho mooting wus culled to ordor at 'I o'clock by tho chairman, Dr. K. P. Unary, and after the reuding of tho minutes of tho previous meetings and reading of the clerk's annual report of the finances by Clork Gurl T. Jones, a number of speeches were mudu In advocacy of in dividual opinion as to tbo best manner of conducting the school on a basis that would result in a diminution Of the In debtedness of tho dlstrlot and at the same time retuln tho oHlolonoy of our educational Institution. Several reso lutions wore also introduced bearing on thoso points, among wbiob was one requesting the dl roe tors to not pay more than IUO our month to the princi pal or more than $50 per month to the vloe-Drlnolnul or more than the wages now being paid to tbo subordinates, and also a resolution requesting the directors to not contract for a longer term of school during tho coming year than for whloh there are funds to nay for same. Thoso resolutions wore bbtu passed by a viva voce vote. There woro several boated debates ovor tho adoption of the resolutlons-as first in troduced, which contained the word "required" instead of "requested," but after tho word "requested" hud been substituted for "required" all opposi tion w mem was wnnorawn. Alter this came the election of a director to serve three years and a clerk to serve one year. D. E. P. Geary, the pres ent incumbent, and W. D. Beidleman woro placed In nomination. The vote resulted In tho election of Mr. Beidle man by a vote of SO to 24. Garl T. Jones and Cbas. Strang were placed In nomination ror cioric. rne vote re sulted In tho election of Mr. Jones by a vote ol ol to 30. The bond ol the clerk was Increased from MOOO to 112,000. Following Is tho clerk's annual report: Clerk's annus! report tor dlstrlot No 49. Jsck- aoD wouDir, ureion. Marco i, irvi. Itocolvsd former Clerk 3 87 Hpeclsl tax, BMW " County apportlonmX lsos OD " , Staw " loss U) " Tuition. tilVi " Bale of stoves 6 60 bit)) 37 Paid for rents,.. I 110 33 WO 07 . " insurance, " Kurnllure ' Janitor M Merchandise, " Labor " supplies. " Wood ' Clerk ' . Loaned building toad, u Advertising: " Rebate oadouble tax, " Interest paid K. IL Whitehead . " Hardware..... " Lumber " Oradlsg grounds, ' Teachers' warrants,.. Balance on hand ZW 31 127 OS 17 S5 5 2.', 65 9S 17 76 iso oo ' 70 SO . V 09 1 36 HU 60 M 40 6 01 16 00 aoe 68 46 86 f 6820 S7 16830 17 Warrant Istued curing school Teareommena. Ina March s. isuo. ending aaroa i, ievr : IOKIIDI. 1UUU..... ,.t6M SO .. tea us Inotdeaui luna... 87861 38 Credit by.. .. ' Tobllan'i .1 1838 27 SOU) 11 ',,"r C-. - .17051 m 7861 38 iHoaanons. ... Warrants unpaid I 8015 11 One warrant laraed la 1896,. - 46S 96 ' Total oalstandlot warrants. 8371 36 Notes out landing ,. 18000 00 - Total Indebtedness,................! 96471 86 BUILD IKO rOSD MtCBIPTS. Sept. 12. to, Koyal Ins. Co..... 1775 77 JJ. " Continental 3000 00 9000 00 7600 00 3000 00 70 80 9 16 Oct. 80, " Westchester".. Not. IS. " R. H. Whitehead, Mch.7. "86 " Juna 6, " iBoldedtal fund... Deo. 9, O. W. Priddy 117348 TX Paid contractors. 113579 88 " Wood house, " Architect ; " WMorganCo " TJSFCo..n " Labor " Adverllalng " Blacksmluilng " Tiling Merchandise ' Extra Plastering J Cut Stone " Plans for Heatlnit J D WhltmaD Supt OW Prlddv School Bell.. " Window Shades " Setting Black Board VB SO 400 019 831 36 330 38 13 80 . It 46 38 86 ' 386 87 00 19 SO 60 00 112 00 2)0 83 173 138 36 00 83 63 85 41 26 iron uates Extra Painting Front Walks KepalringOld Well Rent for HE Church.... Furniture (tabtes.chalrs) Fire Alarm . 48 J5 75 00 63 78 136 00 17348 72 117348 72 Of tho warrants drawn on the Incidental fund during 1886 and 1887 the following amounts were used to oompioie new aonooi oouau anu lis ap- I s F Co.. desks, etc. 1486 29 W Morgan a Co Heating 4 nrllllni Well...: .'. 134 50 Grading Oraunds M 44 r.umher for Walks and ete - 27 91 Hardward 83 85 Maps 5 00 Step Ladder - 2 CO iv Morgan at no, i, low -tuo . J3898 87 Add Building fund 17348 79 Tnl nnnt Rnhnal HniiRn and nnnotnt mouta fMHi on Garl T. Jonks, Clerk. A oasual glance at tho above report would rovoal an apparent deficiency in the oost ot the sohool for this year, but by carefully scrutinizing tbo exhibit it oan be plainly seen that instead of a deficit for the year there Is really a surplus. Tho cost of conducting the sohool is $5152.51 while the funds on hand, after borrowing a.'uus.Bi irom the sohool to apply to oost of furnish ing the building, are $51)20.37, leaving a balance of 1767.50 above the expenso, whloh added to tho (-2698.87 borrowed from the sohool fund would have re sulted in a surplus of $3466.37 over and above the actual cost of oonduotlng the sohool. Of oourse there Is to be paid out ot the surplus the interest on the bonded Indebtedness, whloh will, on ncaount of the expenso of furnishing tho sohool houso, leave a dofioit of a small amount. All Hum bra of the Blood. ' From tho small plmplo to tho dreadful scrofula soro, aro ourod by flood's Sar saparllln, whloh thoroughly purlllos, vitalizes anu onrianos tuo 0100a, Hood's Pills euro nauson. sick head aolio. Indigestion, biliousness. All druggists. 2oo. . . All kinds of wnnd for salo. Lonir wood, short wood, hard wood, soft wood, SOI Belllngoi wood and just plain wood', & Hill, draymen. THE RACKET HaB a now line of those famoua Mc Donald working Hhirts, that arc full length, full .width, proper ahapo, double Btichod and cheap. Alao some new laundried shirts Men's $1 hata a P, S. Gents! If your tailor 1000 samples a nt, tneap Hon. IT. B. Miller, president of the Agricultural college at Corvallts, ac companied by Prof Cordley, etymolo elst for the college, and E. F. Pernot, electrician for the college, wore In Med- ford Wednesday and Tbursaay ot (bis week, in tho interest ol toe college. Prof. Cordley delivered an illustrated lecture on fruit pests at the opera bouse Wednesday evening to a good sized and appreciative audience, and much useful knowledge to fruit raisers was gleaned from bis talk. On Thursday afternoon President Miller delivered a lecture on sugar beets. This subject is one that Is just now interesting pretty nearly every one In Jackson County, and was Miller delivered a lecture on the Agri amii ftttenaea. - in me eveDinif sir. cultural college, Its workings ana me benefits of an Industrial ednoatlon, with stereopticon views of the college and its lurnlsnings, ' An ordinance appears elsewhere in this paper with reeard to obstruct ing alleys and sidewalks and the tying of norses to awning posts, etc. xne sidewalk obstruction part of the ordi nance is a little severe on some of our merchants who are in the habit ot making a display of goods in front of their places of business, it would seem that on a twelve foot wais: a ouole of feet ot space might be given them lor atsoiay purposes ana not interfere with travel. Our streets will bo like Sunday every day without this display. . 1 . . : Miss Trresa Tye, a middle aged lady, who arrived in Phoenix from Cal ifornia about two months oeo. was ex amined before Judge Crowell last Wed nesday and declared Insane; she was taken to Salem the same evening by Deputy Sheriff Wlok and Mrs. E.-De-Heboam. Dr, W. S. Jones was the ex amining physician. Bovden & Nioholson and the Great Northern RaLIray each have a new ad in-The Mail thia week. The former are telling of their superior cook stoves and ranges. -The Jackson County Bank shipped 2500'a worth of gold dust to San Fran cisco Wednesday. A Tribute to Worthy Family. Gone to California: yes. Bev. Jenkins and family bare left us, and we leei to say Hediord'S toss is saunas- gain. White we were loth to elve them up, vet we are elad that Salinas has been so fortunate as to secure tne services of suoh an able man as Bev. Jenkins. He faithfully served the Medford Bap tist Church fifteen months, and on ac count of failing health, resigned the work, to rest up mat ne migm again take ud the work of the ministry when restored to health. The Church re gretted very muoh to give him up. They leave us with best wishes from not only the Church but the people' ih general, who held them in high esteem. Salinf.e may feel proud with such a valuable addition to their city. J. M. Hay for Sale. Fifty tons of alfalfa hay for sale at market price, at DHlori' Hill's place near Medford. i j, I MEDFORD, OREQON n; i r bargain. -G. L. WEBB don't patronize travellnz atrents. can't suit you in clothing Ibave you may select from, and guarantee iook at tnem. w, In Memory ol Mrs. Etcher. Mrs. Kancv Ann Grigsby-Eicber, de parted this life February 26. 1807.. after 0 brief lllnesa. , bister isanny, as she wag often called, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Grigaby. She was born on March 7, 1877. All her life has been spent in the neighborhood of her birth. Her child hood, her youth and school days were known of all neighbors and friends. She was married to Charles Eicher Dec. 24, 1893. In her demise she leaves a hus band and a little son eighteen months' old. . There is hope while kind friends and loved ones are mourning her loss, she dies in Christian faith - and hope. She was converted to Christ nearly two years ago, having; cast her lot in with the Pilgrim band then working in the neighborhood. Funeral services were held at the home, near Central Point, and the remains were put to rest in the Central Point cemetery to awaken again on the great resurrection morning. Text for funeral services : Hosea, 13, 14, "I will ransom them from the power of the grave: I will redeem them from death; O death, I will be they plagues; 0 grave, I will' be thy destruction; re pentance, shall lie hid from mine eyes. - A Fbik.vd. From Cripple Creek. After the big fire in Cripple Creek, 1 took a severe cold and tried many remedies without help, the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy, both the cough and cold left me, and in this high altitude it taxes a meritorous cougn remedy to do any good. G. B. Henderson, editor Daily Advertiser, r or rale ov ueo. a.. TTiuilrtna. rlnio-o-lRf ' Notice., ' ' .Having been appointed assignoe for J. W. Lawton.I will proceed to sell, at reduced prices, the entire stock of har ness, saddles, bridles, halters, lap robes, whips and everything carried in stock and covered in assignment by the said J. W. Lawton. -.u.;, ' Medford. Ore., Feb. 8, -1897. ....... T. P. West, Assignee. For Sale Cheap. One fish net, 185 feet long, good as new, will sell for less than the. twine can be bought; alao strong wire enough to put in a fish trap. I will give pur chaser the benefit of my experience. . Address C. E. Knotts, Gold Hill, Ore Bon. ..... . ... They Want the Boads Severed. The following- divorce suits have this week been filed with the county clerk : C. E. Hubbs vs. Sarah Hubbs. J. B. McGee vs Olive J. McGee. ' ' rt. u. mock vs. lizzie fli. biock. Mary E. Fries vs.'Christian Fries. He Wants to Borrow $550. I want to borrow t6o0 on S2o00's worth ot real estate. Will pay 20 per cent in terest If note made payable on or be fore one year. Address or call at Thb Mail office, Medford, Oregon. WOLTERS, sells"0 GROCERIES, CROCKERY, AND GLASSWARE Now has In stook a fuU line of the beautiful .... lZL"PANSY,, Dinner sots. This well known brand of crockery . has no equal In quality and finish It's tho best 1 ' tableware on the market,,... . My stock of Groceries was never more com - ploto than right now likewise my line of confectionery, oigars and tobnooo .... Seventh Street, ' -