The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, December 24, 1897, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE IJEDFORD HAH PuMUaed Kvery Friday Moraine. A. S. BUTON. MAN WM Mm TO HUSTLE. ' ' H. U of law u.jmi but quite plenty. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR. Batorcd In Mis Pottofnoe at Modtord, Oregon u Second-Class Mall Matter. IlKDFORD, FKIDAY, OoO. 24, 1897. THIS PAPER U grafts vertlflms Agency, M ana w orennw it change, San Franclsoo, Oalirornla. wboro 00a Irmcu for advertising oaa bo made for It. Our Clubbing Lut. The Mail and Weekly S. F. Call 13 2ft " " Examiner i 35 ' " Chronicle 2 35 ' V. Orogoutan 8 00 " Cosmopolitan .... 2 10 " Weekly Cincin nati Enquirer, - - 1 76 ' The heavy weight wheat manip ulator, George B. French, has given out that he would not be surprised should wheat for May delivery reach 11.50 per bushel. County warrants redeemed dur ing. . the month of November amounted to S1959.S2; warrants is sued amounted to $1651.43; a dif ference of $30S.39 favorable to the county. " AVrrii a tremendous Russian war cloud threatening Japan with de- straction, it begins to be a little plainer why the Mikado lately con eluded that Hawaii was not worth quarreling with the United States about. Eiairr niqhts op amusbhent. The Public Spirited Young People of nedlord Have Arranged lor tilght NlgtiU ol Amusement at the Opera House From December 34th to January aa inclusive. A LITTLE OP EVERYTHING.. to three feet Tee Japanese government now declines even to discuss the Hawai ian annexation proposition or to of fer even the slightest suggestion to the United States in the premises. The Japs are steadily growing in wisdom. ' President David Starr Jordan says that it is better that consump tives should marry than that love should die out. "Which remark tends to prove that a man may be a scientist and a man of affaire and still, be sentimental. Georgia's wonderful three-year' old preacher declares that women are wicked and useless beings. If his mamma would make proper use of a good,, old-fashioned slipper, in the good, old-fashioned way, the blase young man might drop this one idea, at least. There is almost a certainty that war will be had in Asiatic waters. It is now quite apparent - that France, Germany, England and Russia spoken of as the "Big Four" will endeavor to overpower China, and the country, when once in their power will be divided among them. While preparations leading up to this are going on Japan is making herself prominent by extensive war preparation. Here is a pretty little compli ment for Southern Oregon, paid by a Chicago commission house, and which was received by some of our most prominent fruit growers this week: . ''The Christmas trade in this city requires a very fancy grade of ap ples and while there are large quan tities here in cold storage they are not of the quality that is wanted. What is required here is that ex ceptionally choice, fine, large; smooth stock which . - your state alone can raise and which com mands very fancy prices here." . 'The Mail is this week sending out statements of accounts to all its subscribers who are . in arrears, We have printed this paper just an even five years and not until now have we sent statements to our Jackson County subscribers. We know full well no person hereabouts is burdened with more of the coin of the realm than he can conven iently carry. The Mail publisher is one of these. The little one subscriber owes wouldn't, of course, fatten our purse to any great extent but the little that several hundred owe would make a sum quite noticeable. If it does not inconvenient you too much we would be pleased to write you a receipt. Mothers Praise Hood's Sarsaparilla, because, by Us groat blood enriching qualities, It gives rosy cheeks and vigorous appetites to pale and puny children. Hood's Pills are the favorite family cathartlo and hvor medicine, mco 0, -. A number ol tlio public spirited young teople of the city Imvo secured tlio opera 10U80 for eight nights during tlio holi days and are planning for something profitable and onioyabh) for each even ing. There will bo such a variety ollerod thkt any one who enjoy society, from the soberest doacou to the jolllest bov or gin, win nuu muuy tilings that will III struct and amuse. Modford people, generally, are Indus trious and suond little time for aociabil ity outside of their select circle. Here is the chance of extending our acuuum tance, meeting old friends, hearing the latest uews. talking about Klondike. religion, politics, eity olection, crops or anruiuiK oiso important or unimnorum. The following outline will give a gen oral view of the series: - .. Friday night after the Christmas trees the young peoole and their friends who have the affair in charge meet to make final arraugoments. ' Saturday night a grand social con ducted by the young people of the city. Everybody who is irood uaturod will be admitted at sight. Others may sit on the curb stoue until thov feel better, then come in. - There will be a program of good things and an art gallery. Monday night the hall has been rented to tlio Musouia lodgo for their private uso in a banquet. Tuesday night the W. C. T. U. will furnish a Dtixraiii that will be worth hearing. Songs, rociiations, speeches, etc. Wednesday night all the junior socie ties unite in a ronv, aim men render a program that will please evervoue. Don't fail to bear the little folks. mursuay night tne Nedlonl Civic League will be heard from. Whether you are a member of that lodge or not it will pay you to bo present at this meeting. There will be nothlnu drv about this evening's exercises. A regu lar old fashioned good time at the close of the program is to be participated in by all. Friday ntp!it in tn lw tli wtlKaaf f all and will be full of good things from eight to twelve o'clock.- It is the lost night we will on joy old '97 and it is pro posed to see the very lost minute of it. There will bo auite an elaborate uro gram at first, then a jollification inter- uiisaioa, men sometning else, wen some fun, etc. There will be a dollar's worth of entertainment but it will all eo for ten cents, uetyour ticket when it is ottered. This is the only pay night. Saturday night, the closing evoning, Will be (riven to a Ynnncr Ppnnlon Sm.intv rally. In connection with it will be a program and social hour. Every oerson over twelve years 01 age, except tne pea nut sbucker, should attend all the meetings possible. This Is Not Our "Jack." The following is from the Portland Sunday Welcome and is somewhat mixed, particular as to Baird's esca pades in Southern Oreiion. That he had ever put In an electric light plant at urants r-ass is not generally known but he did operate, to some dcodIo's sorrow, a pumping placer mining propo sition near Tolo. Here is what the Welcome said: J. Harry Baird. a coxcomb of intem perate habit and inflated notions of his own importance, who is well known In the swift circle in Portland, has finally collided with a heavy sectipn of the criminal code. Harry Baird has been connected with various kinds of busi ness in Oregon and Washington for sometime, his last operation in this state, aside from two or three ' social escapades," being to put in an electric light plant in Grants Pass, in Southern Oregon. Harry Baird is not vicious, but he is mischievous to tbe degree of frivolity. He lives at a rapid pace too rapid for bis ex-wife, Mrs. May Smith Baird, who is not very slow herself. It is well that Harry Baird bas the faculty of making abundant money, for he would otherwise be hopelessly stranded. Sometime ago Harry sent bis wife home to her parents at Marshalltowa, Iowa; and recently Mrs. Baird filed a complaint against herhusband In which she charged him with bigamy. Hence uarry is in a nx. Baird's second wife Is Hying at Grants Pass with her parents. Baird is in terested In the electric light plant there. Harry was once a newspaper man; but finding that tbere is little In that business, save hard work and piti ful profit, he had tbe good sense to quit u ana get into trouble. Mrs. Baird's relatives promise to put some money Into the prosecution of tbe much-married Harry and the details of the case may yet develop a sensation. ' Died Pickel. For the past week or more the end of all that's of this life for the aged Mrs. Pickel has been expected, yet, while friends and relatives had been in daily expectation of the worst, when the houf of fJnal parting came the grief was nond the less keenly felt by those who were nearest of kin to the good woman. For a number 01 years Mrs. 1'ickei lias Deen an invalid at the borne 01 her son, Dr. E. B. Pickel. where the best of almost constant attention bas been paid her by the family, and as well by a daughter. Miss Adele Pickel. and by this careful attention life has been prolonged many months, if not years. ' , : Mrs. Mary Hale-Plckel was born in Pennsylvania, January 22, 1818 and died in Medford December 22, 1897, aged seventy-nine years and eleven montns. Funeral services were held at the residence of Dr. E. B. Pickel, at 12:30 on Thursday, December 23, Rev. Annes officiating. Interment was made in the Phoenix cemetery beside the remains of her husband, who died several years ago. Don't be persuaded Into buying lini ments without roputatlon or merit Chamberlaia's Pain Balm costs no more, and its merits l ave been proven by a test of many years. Such letters as the following from L. G. Bogley, Huoneme, Oal., are constantly being received: "The best remedy lor pain I have evor used Is Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and I say t o after having used it in my lauuiy lor several years." It cures rheumatism, lame back, sprains and swellings. For sale by G. H. Has klns, druggist. Mining-location blanks for sale at this ottce. -' . -. r Snow Is from two deop in Nebraska. A Mrs. Dico, of Missouri, secured a divorce last week. In other words, she shook Dice for another fellow. Boans are too valuoblo to bo usod as polcur chilis in Dawson City this winter, while common nuggots may bo lying around loose. Daisy V. Flowor is tho name of a Missouri applicant for a divorce. When nskad what the V stood for she said Violet. There's a floral combination for you, A young Maryland widow Hot a boar trap in front of her smokehouse door, and the first oatoh was the man who was courting her.. But what was the use of tbe bear trap? Oflioial receipts at Chicago, No vember, 1897, wore 220.025 cattle. 817,647 hogs, 280,1)88 sheop, an in crease of 10,085 oattlo, 220,090 hogs and 20,700 sheop over same month lsst year. The miner on tho Klondike who has a stocking left isn't going to risk it by hanging it up. Uesidos, Uncle Sam Santa Clitus and his roindeor will not cot there until 11 ft or Christmas. Young Loiter, tho millionaire wheat buyor, is still buvina actual wheat and storiug it. l-'riduv and Saturday last ho bought 2,500,000 bushels and has bought everything in sight since then. The Corean minister of foroign affairs proposes to prohibit tho ex port of rice. This was the cause of tho trouble between Corea and Japan in It; 93 and one of the causes of the China-Japan war. It is said they have discovered a whisky mine in Missouri, whoro '15 years ago a steamer, with 145 bar rels of the liquor, was wrecked, and afterwards submerged by the river changing its course. Water and whisky never would mix in Mis souri. A colored baby in St. Louis swal lowed a brass beer check and is turning green. Its mother is said to be much distressed, but whether on account of the uncanny color of her offspring or because of the loss of the beer check bas not been ex plained. The United States geodetic sur vey snip nicArinur lias noon or dered to Alaska, and with tho op ening of spring will head for tbe vukod, mere to remain until a se ries of important surveys have been accomplished and a thorough study of the country is made. -. ' It .will be noticed that from Sec retary Gage's report that .tho coin age into standard silver dollars of the . bullion purchased under the Sherman act of 1890 is steadily go ing on. Although 08,748,477 of these dollars have been struck from the bullion, of which 17,216,322 represent the fiat element. Governor Leedy announces that he will present a scheme to the Ne braska irrigation convention which. if carried out, will cause the arid plains to blossom as the rose. 1700 mile canal from Montana to Texas is tbe startling proposition to be formally made by Governor Leedy in the coming irrigation congress. The pnrpose of the canal would be to divert the flood of waters of tbe Missouri and Mississippi valleys and let them down wher wanted. The banal would tap the Missouri river at Milk river in Montana and empty into Red river in Texas. The governor maintains incidentally that the cost would be only $300 000,000. - Southern Oregon Preferable. ' A party of six who came to this coast with the intention of going to the Klondike gold fields have about given up tbe scheme and Instead will, it Is reported, .turn their attention to South ern Oregon, and should the placer ground In this end of the state meet with the approval of their manager they, will locate here. N. E. P. Fitz lake, of Washington, D. C, Is In charge of the party and will visit Southern Oregon soon to look the ground ovor. While in Seattle Mr. Fltzlake stated to an Oregon lan correspondent that his party was prepared to purchase a good mine, and that after a caroful study of the merits of the two gold fields had decided to change their plans and locate In Southern Oregon. Notice of New Survey. Notice is hereby given that tho ap proved plats of survey of the following townships have been received from tho surveyor general for Oregon, to wtt: Township No. 24, south, range 1 west, township No. 88 south, range 4 west, township No. 39 south, range 1 east, and on Tuesday, February 1, 1898, at nine o'clock a. m. said plats will be filed in this office, and tho land embraced thoroln will be subject to entry on and after said date. R. M. VeAtch, register. It. S. Sheridan, receiver. ", Stores Will Close. Christmas is a holiday which pretty nearly all of us feol we want to celebrate at home with the family and roast turkey. Merchants cannot do this and keep store at the same timo consequently all nave agreed to close at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and remain closed until four In the afternoon. This will- glvo all hands, not including tho cook, a chance to have a good timo. It might bo well to add that it is the stores that the merchants will close. ADDITIONAL, CITY NEWS. Lot otnuWsds thin week. W. It Mucker A Co. are advertising a special out in 1110 pnoo 01 minis, iwuui i Stevens are talking alHmt tho "Host1 clothing. Hoyden & Nicholson aro suv lug n law words regarding stuvu wood and 8lmoml'ssuws, Welters bus a whole lot ol quoted words in his which ho llguroa curry conviction, O. 1). Kuud is udvurlisiug an ustruy cow. hurl van Autwarp, wo aro sorry to learn, wus suddoiity prostrntud lust 1 liut'sdny afturnoou on the street, uem Strang's drug store. He wus ourrlud to bis homo und Or. Klrubgussnur wus at 01100 summoned. The Irouulu wus with tho heart und throat. Ue Is now getting along nil right. Latter Ho was uut so wull yusturduy. My shelves positively refuse to hold out-of-dnto. bnok-nuiiihor aoods Mine aro always fresh ut Wolturs, of OUUIBU, Davis ft Gllkoy lilpied 4,700 pouuus 01 uresseu turKoys to Hun r- run olaoo nud Oakland Tuesday morning. Those Kuntlumen have shipped, all told, this full about 1(100 turkova. They uibu roueivuu a euriuou ui suit Tuesday. Don't give mo vour innnuv until you have seen your money's worth ui v inters, 01 uourse. It Is current rumor thm tin, AuhIi. ern racmo Company Is figuring on curry- nip m luiioi 111,11 peopio un route 10 Klondike over the ShiiHtu routo, and lo moot una uoiuuud tlio Kosehurg local will ou run us lar soutu us Kuddlug, Calif. There Is not a better or liuiro mm plete stock of table dhdics in Southern uregon in oltors, 01 course. Dexter Patterson, aged lf vouin, sou of Sylvester Patterson, imd IiIh Ml broken close to tho shoulder joint while wrestling with a scliooluinlo 011 the ortli seliuol grounds yextordiiv morn ing. Ashland Advertises. "I'm off agin, on agin, gone agin to Woltors, of course. Groceries? Yes.". The 10th anniversary of tho Moth any Presbyturlnn Church ut Omits Puss wub celebrated on December 12th. liuv. Hobt. McLean, who was tho mis sionary who organised the church society is still pastor. ' Durgulns tlint will please you on overy shelf at Wolloi-d, of course. Ralph Woodford, while returning irom concert roliottreal In Workmen hall Monday nluht. was unfortunate in falling and spraining hlsunkle, which has con II nod him to the house und crutches since. J. W. Murksberry has sold tho furnlturo und flxturus of the Commer cial hotel lo John l'raull, who will KiKo possession next week. Mr. Marks berry will move to Gold Hill und there engage In business. Yours for honest goods Woltors, of course. Tho city council met In spcelnl session Friday night and uppointud Hon. Gurl T. Jones us recorder, to complete tho unexpired term of W. W. atannelu, deceased. My Block of new watches has ar rived. D. T. 1 rllchurd. Geo. S. Parker, who is now in Gar field, Wash., has been very slek for sevoral woeks past, lie Is now much improved but will remain there during too winter. Houses to rent York Jit Wortmuo. Tuesday was tho shortest duv of mo year ana no person Is Kick loir. No person has licenso to kick think of the suwed-oft days those Klondike aro haying. Nearly all the secret sooiutlos of Med ford are taking in now timber. The Odd Fellows lodge gave the Iniliatorv degree to three candidates last Saturday nignt. When a bov hears his iMu-ents talking about useful Christmas pres ents, ho knows they are planning to got bim something he doesn't want. Mrs. M. P. Phi ons Is havlnir it i?ood bit of Improvements mado about her farm homo east of Medford. Contractor Lyon is doing tbe carpenter work. Sam'l Murray is resting ur for a few days after having killed botwoon 100 and 800 bogs for the Southern Ore gon Pork Packing Company. The Southern Pacific Day car wont south Sunday morning, and "dlBporsod more gold" among the several faithful employes at this place. A. T. Drlsko has boon nolle ill during the past week with lung trouble out is now mucn improved. Ur. Jones Is attondlng bim. Foreman Kelly, and his crew of workmen, are doing a bit of good work in cleaning the mud from tiie depot crossing. C. C. Bagsdaic Is havlnir an addi tion built to his South C street resi dence tbe one occupied by W. fl. Stevens. Last week we spoko of I. It. Beame in a sewing machine repairing local we should have said "D. 11." instead of D. R." Several correspondents wore a Utile late In getting In with their Items this week. Xbey will appour In our noxt issue. Farmor J. W. Smith shinned a lot ol very fine turkoys to Alameda, Cnllf., wcanesuay. John Schneider Is Quito ill with pneumonia. Dr. Walt Is tho attending physician. Tho Western Union telogrunh crew Is. here making repairs on tho line. Tbere Can Only Be One "Iheffiest" 1 Wo Imvo it In tlio "ViUln" brand of Clothing tlio host tailored ready-to-wottr Clothing in tho World. This famous brand is exclusively controlled by ns Wo call vour attention to the fiiot that It is tho ONLY Thoroughly Reliable .... Clothing That contains cvory "osHontlul" necessary to perfection in Clothing..., Wo aro showing tho i ft .1 1 Neatest, Brightest AN Most Fashionable .... Fabrics in innn's Suits and Over odiiIh over shown in America. In tlimHlrictly"roliiiblo"' lino wo 'soil ' "' Mijii'8Kuitfrom '$8 to 12.50. Mon's Overcoats from to 1 0.... Among the Churches. PREHIlYTKniAN CHUKOII. Christmas tree on Christmas eve. Communion sorvices next Sunday also Christmas sermon by tho pastor. El'fBCOI'AI, CHURCH Christmas service will, be held in St. Marks Church on Sunday evening, Dec. 20th. Special music will bo rendored by an excellent choir. Miss Webber will Imvo charge of tho music, and the church will be decorated. A cordial invitation to nil. , .1. Dawson, Pastor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. , On Christmas avo thoro will bo a short program, a Christmas tree, and a treat for tho Sunday school. Time, 7:30. Sunday morning, a Christinas sermon; 3 p. m., Junior JOndeavor; 7 p. m. olection of ofllooi'S in Christian Rn deavor for tho noxt torm of six months; 7:80 p. m., sormon, "It Is Finished." Tho pooplo wolconio to all sorvlccs. Eli Fisher, Pastor, Stove Wood Is "hotter than Hold"' junt now, unci wo havo jmrclmsed a lino of tho futnous Simond's Saws Wo have four grades "Crescent," fl, "Hoo-IIoo," 7fic, "Toco ma," i.'kj and "Webfoot," Oo, pur foot. Thoy aro all luoilo expressly for us and boar our nuintt. Kvory blade warranted. Wo hnvo the best Axes thu world can produce alo a com plete lino of Generul Hurdwure, Stovos and Tinware... BOYDEN ft NICHOLSON c 1 Ik Just Arrived Two new Unea of ludles' un-to-dato boltnu and luce. Cloodyeur welt und -0 3 DRESS BOOTS Hullolropo und bluck silk brocade lops. Also a special line at 1 . 7 r per puir low and spring heel, coin and square toes, light and heavy weight, lleautiful Christinas prosunU) ... Tayler, The Foot Fitter CottMS I 5flce t'.itwt. Baking Ptrnttr JtfraiWAj P8O0UCTS otl off StfuVes. at our expanse if you're not pleated (D DON'T Think bocauso we are not talking loud that wo havo no m m m m f. Yours for Business goods to sell Just come In jji and seo If wo don't treat you fjfc whl to, mid glvo you 100 cents In value for every dollar you fl Invest... 5? Davis & Gilkey I Don't Forget To look Into tho Pair Store. You will see tho finest lino of Monday ffioods Evor displayed In Modford at hod rook priaos,,,. Christmas Goods Just as regular as tho month of Docombor rolls around just bo regular do we fill our shelving and countorH with Holiday Goods... Parker & H.ggin mtwfobd, oregom Our Htoolc comprises Candies, Nuts, Cigars. Smokers' Sots and Toys for tho litUo onos and Christmas Troos to hang them on,.,. ' Legal blanks of all kinds for salo at Tna Mail office.