A OKIST OP LOCAL
Capl, .1. T. 0. Nash haa looaunod
Ills piirao airing again and mado all
ot hut' pui'uhiiKO of Modford real ontulo.
The priipiii ty In (lunation la tlio brick
llvory Hiulilu, mi North I) atruul, pur
illumed from I. A. Mounuo, for a oou
aldorulloii of I200 uaab III hand. Tho
atahlo l now ououplod by Wllllauia li
Cox, hut the room 1h Inaullliilenl and uu
oxUiiihIoii of forty foot will bu built to
Iho t'lint uud which will oarry It to thu
alloy, uiukliiK a building Mix 131 feut In
Uu. Workiuoii aio now llgurlng on
tho cxU'IihIoii, whliih la to bu built thla
i fall. !f aiiyoiiu wnuta to know vou can
truthfully alulo that Captain Naah la
letting loom) of a good bit of Ills lin-
iiiuiiHu heap of gold dollars und thuy
a ro dropping wlioru thoy will do good
to Modford mid aa wulf to Mr. Naah,
buouuau that Iho property ho la auuulr
Ing i all of good value lor the puroliaao
prlui and tlio moat of ll ia a rovunuu
- euruor. TllK MAIL would llko it thuro
, wuru more Captain Nun lis In Houthuru
' Orogon and wo aro aultlah enough to
want u majority of thorn In Modford.
Thu uhovu dual waa mado through tho
. iiguuuy of York It Worlmuii, rual ua-
. tulo brokura.
Dlnflguruinoiit tor lifu by Durna or
aeaida may bu avoldud by unlng Do
Will's Witch lla.ul Halve, tho groat
remedy for plica and for all kinds of
aoroa and akin troubles. Htrang, tho
druggist, Medlord; Dr. J. Hluklo, Cen
tral I'olut.
Ituv. Buck, uaator of tho Gorman
Lutheran Church, of thla placu, rupurla
" a gunural good ieullug among ino xto
pie of hla church aa regarda the proi
nuuU (or uruotlng a limine of wor
nlilp. Thu alto chosuii la In the wuat
part of the city and hutaahortdlatauuo
thla aide of Ulaon'a planing mill. Tho
"alto Ural ulioauu was opposite Mr. Hut
tor's placu, but thin waa considered too
near the railroad truck hence tho
changu. Mr. i'alin, iho rual entitle
dealer, genuroualy doiiuted one lot for
the church and Hold one adjoining. The
church la to be IMx.'Mi feet in size and
work la to bo commenced upon it at an
rarly date. A subscription paper la
being circulated aooul town unu la uu
lug uulto llln'rally aubsorllK-d to, A
church organization has been perfected
unu three trustees, Mat and rim I Hum
iner and Henry l'uck, uluutud and in
tallud.
"J( 1 don't do you a hotter Job of
plow work than any blacksmith in
Koulborn Oregon 1 will glvo you the
work. I am tiero to tlo nuslnesa and
am willing to back mr work wliliasiih
alanllal guarantuu." G. K. Murrlinau.
V, II. Meeker A Co. liuve eulurgixl
their advertising spneo in Tmk Mail
this week niul have something to any
iilsiul .Wl overcoats, iuntn thul
t-ost f elsewheru, uud are uiukiug a
aHeiulty of ehihlren'a auits. Deuel A
.Sleveiia'ure out thin week willi unolher
new ml, which lulls that they luive
opened up IliHM) ynrds of heavy double
(m'cil cuiitou in colors of ninlinul, grey,
brown niul steel blue ill ll'j ceula or 111
aurds for uud lienvy twuleil aergea in
I1 uu uiid white mill black uud wlnto for
winter dresses uud ahirling ut H', cent"
or 11! yards fur I. Duvls A (iilkev ure
advertising Unit tliuv will pay cunli (or
'UK", chickens and torkeya. II. C!.
M iickcv rises to remark thul he bus do
tided liot lo go to Yreku hut will remain
in Modford us himself mid usnisliinl ure
kept busy all the time those days.
You can't cure consumption hut
you can avoid ll and euro every othur
form of throat or lung troublu by tlio
use of One Minute Cough Cure. Strung,
the druggist, Medford; Dr. J. Hinklu,
Central i'olut.
The homo of Mr. and Mra. 8. S.
I'uutz was thu acono of a pluasnnt and
Informal gathering last Saturday even
ing. At eight o'clock a number of in
vited Bursts assembled to celebrate
Halloween. The umusomoiita were
music and appropriate guinea, Includ
ing "fortune toiling." Hefreahmenln
woro then aervod, after which nil aang
"Home, Sweet, floine" to awoot accom
paniment of the guitar, In tho skillful
hands o! MUa Webber, and thou de
parted (or home. Those present wore
' Mlaaoa Alleen Wcblwr, Klalo Hoof.
Jennie Worinnn, Clara Hkeel, Mollle
Ilarnoburg, I'.tta Medynskl, Stella
Hmlth, Ceullo Stevens, Hani Collier and
Messrs. Mori ! osier, John G. Galney,
Ira I'hlppa, John Van Dyke, r.
Ilort Iirown.
Cash paid (or turkeys.
. Itedden,
Davis &
Gllkoy.
W. II. West, who until u (cw
months ngo was a resident of Medford,
died at Portland on Tuesday of last
week of stomach and intestinal trouble,
aged about IH years. Mr. West resided
in our city something like two and ono
luilf years, and during that time he Waa
engaged in minion with W. A. Roberts,
ol this city, on Apploguto lor a couplo of
yoars ami wua nlso associated at one
time with Wayne Jones in thu real es
tate and insurance buHinass in Modford.
Tlio duconsed left a wifoand six children,
-threo of whom are grown, to mourn hla
sad dom inn, Ho was a member o( tlio
A. 0. U. W. and had a life Insurunco
policy of .'KKK).
Two alool iiIowb for trade J. S.
Ilagoy, lOiist Medford.
A report was circulated about Mod
ford last wouk to tho ofToutthatMilford
Woavor, formerly of this oily, but now
of Sisson, and Waltor 1'arker, a sisnon
boy, wore marriud rcoontly to a Mlaa
LUMSDEN 8
WARNER
Cheapest
First-Ciass
Grocery House
IN Sniithnrn OrRnni
Cull and Got Our Prices
HAPS AND niSHAP5.
MoManii, of DuiiHtmilr, mill a Mlaa
Harris, of Uud III jH. and lliut Ilia wad
ding waa u uliot kuii ulTiili'. Tho young
iiiuii huvo wrlttuii TllK MAIL, undor
data uf Novomhur lid, slutlug that Dili
report In wholly unlruu unu witnout
any foundation wliatuvur. Tills Mail
luurna (rum uthur anurcoa mat tno re
port aa circulated wua Intended fur u
Joah but looking ut tliu report ua wo
auu It printed It Fa no ohIi, but Inaluud
u (mud of lun t!i ut I it not lun JuhI plain
llliul,
Small pill, aufo pill, bunt pill. On
Wilt's Little Kurly itinera cure bilious
noaa, unnstlpution, alok hnudaoho.
.Strung, tlio druggist, Mud ford; Or. J.
Hlnklu, Ceutrul l'olnt.
J. K. Croud itnd futnlly, togolhor
with hl doii. A. V. Croud, expect to
lotivu thla woulc for K laiuath or Like
County whore tliuy will upend the
winter, and purhapa remain pcrina
uunlly, but thoy are figuring on travel
1 11 If about from pluou to place for a
couplo of years, looking for a location
that bout Hulb tlimn, and If they uuu
oiiud In aulllng thulr farm cunt of Mud
ford thoy will Invent uUuwburu. Thny
have a groat many friends hureabout
who will wlnli tlioiu well whuruvur
thuy may ho.
l''or Kxehnngo t'lno roaldonoo In
Modford, nuarlv four auru8 of rloli gar
dun land, yomiK oruhard, borrloa, uto.,
to oxohungo for a good oountry home.
Inquire of W. T. York.
11. Li. Iturloaon, representing V.
C. Iwrv&. Co.,coininllon moruhnnta,
of Han i'Vanoisco, has an ad olaowhore
IiiTiik Mail calling attunllon to the
fimt that ho In prupured to pay a roaaon
ablu fair prloo for all thu uull applua
that are fit for drying which our (row
cm may havu to Hull. IIu haa arranged
for the opuratlon of aovoral dryora
hereabout to haudlu thu fruit. Thla
will bo an 0iporluully nut often offurud
for our oruhurdlaU to got money out of
a fruit "not otherwlau provided for."
Kttckel will put you In a llrophice
orgrato, aut Montii((uu Klla orany othur
range, and If nut antlafa:tory In ovury
do till I tbuy don't coat you a cant.
Do not lull to hear the public ad
drum uivon by Uoo. K. Koiiora, of Call-
(onila, on Monday evening, November
inln, ut :;, In Woodmen nan. Mr,
ltogcra in a him I apuukur and will ex
lilain Woodcraft in such a aimplu man
uur that anyoiin can umlurHlaud him.
There will bo n program roudurtil, and
ovorvbodv ia invited. Thin ia a good
oniMirtiiiiitv to loin thu Woodmen of
j thu World ua thu price hua licen lixed ut
1.1 oil mis occiihiuii. ncvunu uppiicu-
lions liuve Deeii received.
Hum Outer furm to runt for cash
or one-third of crop. Cull on TllK
Mail or C. II. Kualci, Jacksonville.
L. A. lloso, C. C. Taylor and Ar
thur Kurry returned laat week from
Kluiniith County, where they wont
after tho remain of Samuel Colver,
who waa lout luiar the hike In I''uhruury,
'til, and where hladuad body waa found
in the lulea thu following Juno. The
reinaina were buried nuiir whuru thev
wuru found hut wore laat week rolnlor
red In thu I'hoenix coinotury. Mr.
Colyor wna tho father of Mra. Hone and
grandfather to Mra. Tnylor and Mra.
Kurry.
Try one ol thoao live cent Multno
mah Oluh clgara at tho l'aluco amoke
thuui onco auioku thum ulwava.
J.I.,, lirohat, munugor of the Apollo
Mining Company on I'.lk cruuk, waa
here laat wuek buying auppllua. He
ronorta that tho oompiinv'a mill mn
chicory la nlruady purchased and will
bu ahipou nure In ino spring, iney
now have mull at work clearing a mill
alte and roudwaya. Ho expeela a big
rush that way next spring and stntca
that now theru aru 600 proapoctora In
tho Klk creek hllla. Kvory loot of
ground, ho aaya, la bo in if aUiked.
We hnvo the beat bank of brick
clay. Conacquenlly thu beat brick be
twocnSan Diego uud Victoria. At tho
Kairvlew brick yard, Kaat Mcdford
The Ladlea' Aid Society, of the
Melhodiat Church, will glvo an oyster
auppur at tho opera bouae on tho even
ing of Tuoaday, Norombor 0th. Tho
oyatera, and thbaeedibloa which uaually
iro with inom, can do nau lor twonty-
llvo cents per plate, while sandwiches
and coffoo can bo had for ten cents. A
musical and literary program will be
rendorod during tho evening. Supper
will bo aorved from six o'clock until
until tboro la no mora business.
Joe Coskov. tho best blacksmith on
plow work In tho valley, will work (or
Klliott thla fall and winter.
C. Adama came In from Tablo Rock
hint Saturday with a load of aa Jlno po
tatooa as ovor found a market. Mr.
Adama has ralacd about thirty tons of
potatoes this year and ho la now mar'
icetlns thorn, Ho la supplying tho
Gold II 11 1 market at present and hopes
to do business with Modlord meroliants
Ho has now moved to the Cameron
place In tho samo district and In oom
puny with C. Ounn, will farm that
proporty another Hoaaon.'
Columbia and Hartford bicycles.
tho atandard of tho world, at J. Uuck
& Co'a, 940 to $7f.
A. 0. Roussln whllo ill Salem sold
hla trotting stallion, Leland W, to
Portland partloB for (.'100 and alnoo his
return ho has sold his two-year-old
Wilkes (Illy to O. W. Galloway, of this
city, for $70. Having dlBposod of both
Cash
PAID
FOR
wrj"" 5 n-a, j- r
h flu flu 5
bis trotting horaet ha baa purohaaed
Bill Nyo, from Itobt, Ilaber, and re
turned to hla home at Cruaoent City.
Iceland W Is the horse that It wa al
leged waa "pulled" In a raco during
tho (air.
Tho best five cent olimr made Is the
Multnomah Club you get them at tho
t'aiacu.
Tho moruhant who advertlaoa la
thoroughly progressive, and provoa bo
hua the true wollaro of thu town at
heart us well us hla own. A progres
sive newspaper la of inunlfold benefit
to any nartluular suction, though It la
of ton thu uaao that many of Ita business
men uo not rouilv.o or appreciate tlio
(act.
(.miles' capea and laokols new
alyloa now stock. W, II. Meekor k
Co.
n u 1 1 - -! , n i .. . i .... ...
of thu city of Ashland, haa filed a suit
before Milton Horry, city recorder and
ox-ofllcio justice of tho peuco, against
(. A. White, to recovor the amount of
the city poll tux uaauaauu againat tho
latter tor 1HU7, and the case has been
act (or hearing for Nov, Oth.
Now eastern oak barrels for sale
at Distillery ofllco.
-L. II. Teters, who came in from
KUtmalh County last week accompanied
by his son, Wm. Teters, to have Dr.
Geary treat hla eye. Is submitting
dally to the doctor's skill, but aa yet
noiuing uounito is Known aa to wnat
tho outcome will bu as tho caso Is
moat dlfllcull ouo to treat successfully.
Davla k Gllkov will pay cash for
turkeys.
-On pugo four of today's Mail ap
pears a complete list of tho awurda
mude ut the Houthuru Oregon district
fair, held In Modford. This liat haa
taken so much of our apuco that wo aru
compelled to carry over several interest
ing coiuinuiiicutloiia until next week.
Watches cleaned an warrantod (or
one vear (ir f 1 I'rltoburd, tho 'ewoler
Dr. U. II. Cole hua sold his twenty
acre ruueh, located neur I'hoenix, to
1.1 1 us hiilton, living up llogtiu river.
Mr. Helton's eon will move to the now
purchase. Thu pluco la a good one and
no mistake haa been mode unless the
doctor madu it in aelling.
Mining location blanks (or sale at
this olHco.
-Geo. Anderson tells us thnt hla
brother, Walter, la doing protty well
over at Crescent City. Ho ia at work
In a saw mill at !.w per month nnu
board, and Mra. Audorron ia getting
I'J per month doing cooking (or thu
bnnda In tho saw mill.
K It'll t pounds roasted coffco (or $1
ol Woltors grocery.
The (ords on the Itoguo river which
have been brought into use during the
riant few weeke, while the llybec bridge
n being repaired, are reported unsafe
and wu would advise that people who
are not acquainted with them do not
attempt to cross.
See Muckoy (or superior photos and
reasonable prices.
K. Kllnehammcr and tho Go'e boys
on Wednesduy of thla week sold their
crop of apples to rage Ac boo, of 1'ort
laud. Tho prlcu paid was not made
known but it was in 11 gurus that woro
very aatlafuctory to producers.
Wood of ull description (or sale.
Wclla & Shearer, draymen.
J. H. Hurdin, the popular barber.
Is grandpa (or the Ural time, there
having arrived at tho homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Unrpentcr, who now live
In Modoc County. Calif., on tho Hlth of
October, u bouncing bnby boy.
Wood is legal tender ut this ofllce
In payment for subscription.
K. C. Stickel, tho brick mason, Is
Fulling up n right good wull for P. J.
lalluy, In his new dwelling houso In
vVuat Medford. Mr. Stickel la getting
out a fine quality of brick and is doing
a good job In laying thorn.
Organ (or salo cheap, or will trade
(or any kind of grain. 13. Kuss.
-Mr. Proudfoot Is doing tho hand
some thing by the patrons of tho elec
tric light plant these days by turning
on tho lights as early in tho evening
as thoy aro nocded a practlco that has
not always neon in us.
Got Wells & Shearor to do your
moving satisfaction always.
-Mrs. L. D. Hitch, of Tolo, who has
boon seriously 111 (or some time, was
brought to town this week by Mr.
HI toll, and as 4O0n as she la strong
enough a critical surgical operation
will bo performed.
My stook o( now watches has ar
rived. D. T. Prltohard.
Thos. Ferns and (amlly, of Hart
ley, Iowa, arrived recently and have
moved onto tho B. W. Carver plaoo
which thoy will work next season.
Mr. KornB Is a relative of tho Carver
pooplc.
Parmi for ront York & Wortmaa.
Horse racing ib booked for this.
Friday, nltornoon and tomorrow after
noon. A purse has beon gotten up in
tho city and there will probably bo
Boverul good races given.
"Claronco," a sonal story by Brot
Harto, wlllappoarln thoao columns Im-
modiatoiv loiiowing tno closing chap
ter o( "Tho Old Sllvor Trail" whloh
la now running.
Hon. Ohauncoy Nyo and H.Gordon
woro In from Prospoot Inst week with
thli'tv-slx head of cattle which thev
sold to Harris Bros, (or 21 and 21 cents
per pound.
Mrs. M. K. Horrln, tho Ashland
photographer. Is In Grants Pass, whoro
she will have ohnrgo of the Kvoritt
gallory (or a couplo ol weeks.
P. M. Stewart "Kllnohammor has
tho finost oroo of apples I ever saw
grown In Southern Orogon. Thoy are
oloan and vory ovon in si.o."
A. Reynolds, tho morehnnt tailor.
is making roady to change the interior
of his rooms materially and making
lots of good suits moantimo.
J. F. Croed has lonsod his (arm,
oast o( Modford. (or two voars to Goo.
Wolff, formerly looatod on tho Ross
plaoo, near jncKsonviuo.
At n mooting of tho city council
Tuesday evening on tho proposition of
U. A. l'roudfoot to light tho town with
electricity was rejected.
HiiitIbHios.. of Gazelle Calif.. BhlP'
nod seven carloads of cattlo from hero
Saturday, which thoy purchased in tho
lltitto crook country.
Candidates (or city marshal aro
looming un In Ashland, it Is said.
although tho election docs not occur
until in uecemuur.
TUo band of sheep bought of Wm
Bvbee by a Mr. Martin, of Hhaata
County, Calif., wote driven through
wua cuy nonaay,
A oard from Itor.Thos, Hunsukor.
of Dexter, dated at Medford says he
oxpeots to winter at mat point.
r.ugeuo uuard,
Geo, Cottrell. who Is holding down
a good position at Iron Mountain, Calif.,
la ovor lor a luw (lays vlalt witti Irlonds
and relatiyua.
A. W. Jacobs, of Ashland, haa beon
ovur in Siskiyou County where he dis
posed of u considerable amount of dried
fruit, etc.
V. Amann la at Leland for a couple
of weeks at work on a mining Hume
(or tho Whitehead, Porter it Wliloke
Company.
Misses Sarah A. Copoland and
Laura Wilson have opened up dress
making parlors In the Ualloy block, up
stairs.
Dr. O. P. Demurest baa traded hla
Modlord property (or a ranch near
Itoyaton. Lake County Kxaminor.
Wm. M. Wood and Miss Dessol
Jacobs, of Ashland, woro married at
Jacksonville, October 'Mth.
Mra. W. H. Parker, who has been
aerlously ill (or tho past (ew days, is
now considerably bettor.
Merchant K. Brown Is building a
12x14 foot addition to his very pleasant
noma in wust aieuiora.
Darwin H. Hawkins, the Ashland
poet, has just liauod another small
volume of poems.
Oscar Williams, the tonaorial art
ist, haa closed hla barber ahop on Sev
enth atrcel.
A new floor la being put In tho
dining room of the Ashland depot
tiotoi.
Councilman K. M. Plymale has
been confined to hla room (or tho past
WCUK.
Mra. O. O. Hnlman, tho Aahland
arllat, haa formod a class In Medford
J. W. Smith took a load of sorghum
to niamain uounty last Monday.
A. D. Helms and (amily have
taken rooms In tho Halley block.
Postmaster Drunk's term of ofllco
at Ashland expires to-morrow.
Wheat Is selling at fi8 cents per
buanel In Modlord.
A. E. Woods is still very seriously
ill.
Died Antwlne Morine.
Monday morning our people were quite
shocked by the and news announcing
the death ol one oi the most uged citi
7.cns in ibis locality. Antwine Murine,
father of Frank and Charles, died Mon
day morning, November 1, 18!7.
Although an invalid and great sufferer
lor nearly twenty years ne reacnea
nenrlv four score vcars. Horn of French
parents in St. Ixmia, Mo., in 1818, he
lived with his parents until of age, when
ho engaged in ontclierlng in that city,
which liusmeas he lollowed eteuuily uu
til ln0 ut winch tune, like many
others, he started to cross the plains.
With a train of twenty-six leaina the
journev was mude to California where a
halt was mude in Amador County.
There it was that the lirst home was
made on this coast.
Six children four sons, Charles and
Frank, of Tablo Kock, George, of Eagle
Point, und one in I-os Angeles, and two
daughters, one living in lied Bluff and
., i -..!. I :..
me uiuer in WHKiuuu, tvuiiiuriuu sur
vive mm. Tho luneral services were
conducted by Rev. Foster, of Medford,
the entire neighborhood being repre
sen ted, after which the remains were
taken to the Antioch cemeterv where
they were luid to rest.
DIED IIIKAM W. KLMOIIB.
Mr. Hiram W. Elmore, father of our
townsman, C. H. Klmore, died at the
sons residence In nest IMcuiO'-a on
Thursday, October 28. aged seventy
seven years, eight months and lour
davs.
Deceased was born in Otsego County,
N. Y., February 24, 1820; in 1843 he
was married to Elizabeth Allen; in
1850 he moved to Illinois, and from
there to Wisconsin, where bis only
son, C. H. Elmore, was born; his wife
died In 1856 and in 1860 be was married
to Eliza WHhrow, who died In 1890.
Soon after he removed to Jackson
County, Orogon, where ho has sincere
sided, making his borne with his son.
Kunoral services were held at tno resi
dence on Saturday, Oct 30th, Rev. Edw.
Gittina, ofllciatlng clergyman. Inter-
In unu f ollows ccmetorv.
Union Thanksgiving Services.
A union Thanksgiving service will be
held nt the Presbyterian Church Thurs
day, November 26, 1897. Rev. A. S.
roster win preach the annual sermon
and the pastors of the city will assist in
the service. Program will appear later.
Enw. Gittins,
Secretary Ministerial Association.
For Sale and Trade.
We have for sale or trade forty acres
of land, one and a half ruilos west of
Coctral Point. Good tillable foothill
land lino (orfrult, throe acres oleared.
Will tulto team, harne9B and wagon In
part pavmont, bnlanco two years' time.
Bkidleman & Nicholson,
Medford, Oro.
To Trade for Farm Property.
One of the host residences in Mod
ford, centrally located, house large,
roomy and convenient, hot and cold
water, bath, pantry, closets, large
grounds, sot In the llnostof fruits. Any
one having good, tillable land to trade
will nail at Mail ofllce for further par
ticulars. Knights of Pythias.
The members of Talisman Lodge No.
31 are requested to be present next
Monday evening. Important business.
Visiting Knights cordially invited to
attend. J. F. Wait, K. of R. & S.
Hotv to Cure Bilious Colic.
I sufforod for wuoks with oolio and
pains In my stomach caused by bllious
noss and had to take medioino all tho
whllo until I iisod Chnmborlaln's Collo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Romody which
cured nio. Ihavosinco rccommondod
It to a good many pooplo. Mrs. F. But
ler, Fairhavon, Conn. Porsons who
aro subjoot to bilious collo can ward off
tho attack by taking this remedy as
soon as tho flret symptoms appear,
Sold by G. H. Hneklns, irugglBt,
Spring1 truoks for spring house
hold moving. Woll & SUonrer,
Hats! Hats! Hats!
it
viz
!
Probably you heard that "Racket" G, L. Wolib was
making almut a lot of men's bats that did not got In
heforo fuir time. Now we want to tell you that we
have a "double" ordor of Fedora hats hats for every
man In the country, and the best values to be had (or
the money...
For the ladies we have some new Cloth Capos, very
cheap fur trimmed and plain $1.12 to $6.30. For the
tots we have some cream cashmere long cloaks, and
short cloaks made of Eider-down and Boucle cloth,
trimmed with fine Angora trimming. Look out for us,
we are always getting something new...
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PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
Two new pupils entered the south
primary thia week,
Jennie and Julia Dodge entered tho
third grade this week,
Herman Schneider entered the fourth
grade during the week.
Only one caso of tardiness in the north
primary during tho past month.
Loca Randall and Ruble Hunsalcer
entered the sixth grade Monday.
Some of the rooms are beginning to
prepare for Thanksgiving exercises.
Miss Blanche Hunsaker, of Klamath
County, has entered the eighth grade.
Visitors: Misses Hart, Black, Webber
and McPherson ; Mrs. John F. Gordon.
Seventeen of the seventh grade were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month of October.
The progressive members of the tenth
grade are going to begin the study of
physics in a few days.
Geraldine Theiss has done such ex
cellent work in the second grade that
she has been promoted to the third
grade with out an examination.
The advanced music study in tbe
school ia becoming more interesting.
Those who were careful in their work
last year are now able to do quite credit
able work.
There was an experiment tried last
week in one of the rooms, of using oil of
lavender to abolish the flies. It was a
success for the flies departed and left
the pupils in peace.
The vcholars, while practicing in the
military drill, gathered up all the loose
stones lying on the yard. It took but
little time to dispose of them and the
yard looks somewhat improved.
Thomas Macaulay's History of Eng
land, Plutarch's Lives and a few other
Ixwks are now placed in the tenth room
so that they may be read by the mem
bers of the general history class.
The scholars of the tenth grade have
begun the study of modern people in
their history and are progressing rapidly.
They have completed almost one-half
the course set forth (or this year.
The historv class of the tenth grade
had another debate last Friday. Subject:
Resolved, That if the Saracens had
conquered Europe civilization would
have advanced faster than it did. The
entire class seems to be very much in
terested in this work .
The pupils assembled last Saturday
evening at the Baptist Church with
various bundles to celebrate Halloween.
They visited several needy families and
left supplies of food, clothing and other
useful articles. This method of celebrat
ing Halloween is coming to be quite
popular in Medford, while the custom of
playing pranks and doing damage is
coming into disfavor, as some of the
oovs Know to their sorrow.
For Sale
The Crystal proporty. Three acres
of river bottom land, mostly set to ber
ries and fruit with house and otner
buildings and running water. Loca
tion three-eighths of a mile north of
Main street, on A street. Call upon or
address Carl Crystal, at Davis & Gil
key's grocery store, Medford.
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"ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.''
Tba Earl XnuoUol IS7 Mad P far
Paat M.g !.
Four nights a week and once on Sim
days bad Lancelot Gewgaw been pay
ing hia attentions to the pretty 8y
rnsella Floordelee, and there was) yeB
quite a long pay-roll before him. Bub'
in all that time he had not thought to
any the thing1 that would have mado
him happy. Syraaella was a beautiful
being. Iter hair waa so raven black
that it left a mark on everything white,
which is why Lancelot always wora
colored gentlemen's furnishing good
Her eyes were like twin cometa, ruah
ing- through space at each other, and
she bad many beautiful teeth. Alto
gether she had the proper assortment
of attraction calculated to make bei
face a thing of beauty. ; - J
Lancelot waa not a chump, although,
he wasn't saying a thing to her. Hi
wan simply lacking in assurance. He
vas a book agent, but that waa his pro
fession. Ilia almost human ears hung)
on either side of hia bead, tastefully?
covered over with real hair, and hba,
eyes were of the true floor-walker va-
riety. He waa no bargain-counter at-j
traction, but a special Monday mark-l
down, and Syraselta. knew it. J
And now they were seeing leap year1
pu out together. He had talked about!
everything except the one dead-eaay.l
luckiieyed, yet never stole subject, and'
us the hands on the clock chased them
selves near to 12 she grew more and.
more beautiful as she seemed to bo
nerving herself up to the point of say
inp a few words herself. Suddenly the,
clock struck a dozen times, and with a
wild cry she cried out, saying: "Lan
celot, why did I loae my chance? Leap
year ia gone for eight years!"
Lancelot beat at his forehead with
his clinched fish until, the veins in his
ueck rusKumed the projier shade of pur
ple. Then, talking acro-s the floor,
be came back. Ho knslt In front of
the divinely beautiful girl, whose hair
was making staks over her gown.
His tone was like the best quality, of
honey: "Syr.isella, forgive nie."
"Give you- what?" she murmured,
coyly, as she swept her cheeks with
her long eye-lashes. She wan tliat neat
thnt she swept them every day.
"Give me your heart," he said, ia
'leep, nealtby tones, and as the whistles
sounded ushering; in the new year her
tender "yes" rose above all the tumult
and two loving hearts gave a faithful
imitation of a dynamo working over
time. N. Y. World.
food's
Best to take after dinner;
Pills
preyent distress aid diges
tion, cure constipation.
Purely Teg-stable ; do not gripe
or eauM pain. Sold by all droggllta. 35 eent.
Prepared only bj U. I. Hood Co., Lowell,
experiments have passed,
now ottering to my custo
assortment of the choicest
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Groceries,
Crockery and
Glassware: