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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1898)
p. E f OR A FEW Ladis' and Gentlemen's Shoes, Lad Is Spring Wrappers Shirt Waintu and Spring and Summer Goods aa a EVERY DAY IS SHOW DAY. My gooda once inspected are uuroly Hold p. Li. Cffanfill. Angle & Plymale Block, - Medford, Or. ua icirEirtiniiBfinnrtinnnnnnrnnannncirmnnnnSi'innnPirsnnnnnnnrBBri ISUUUHUUUUUUUUMUUUUUyUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUbUUUHUUUUuUiJULi T"y-'-r"TJiri-Tl-T'T-T 'T '-T' n CITY HAPPENINOS. Soott Morrla, ho who formerly u poatmaator at Hplkonard, this county, now lives over amid the tall timber, fertile toll and beautiful frosh wtor lakes lo tho tilualaw valley, In Lane County. lie baa Introduced, or la en deavoring to Introdaoo, a new variety of bean. Ada l Boolt'a poatofllae ana wo will wager two bits worth of gum dropa that rJoott la poatmaator, and that if tho bean auod li sold It will bring a d I root rovouuo to him In tho oanoulla lion of pontine required In Bending out the toed. when Scott was postmaster over at Spikenard bs built up a big business for the offloe by Introducing and sendlngout bulb or root of a plant which grew la and around Spikenard, and no plaoe elae in the United States. Theae were offered aa a free premium with eubeoripllon to family nowapapera of the eaat, by the publishers, the bulbs being furnished by Mr. Morris at a low figure In largo quantities Thero waa not muoh to bo made at toll but there waa the postage on each package aent out and up to a gWon amount, 100 per oent of inia waa nia. it waa a gooa thing (or Mr. Morrla and the people and didn't do tho government any barm. Immediately aTtor he left Holkenard the revenue of the offloe la said to havo dropped way low in a tamp cancellation ana waa nnauy aisooatinuoa. i ne ae partmeal marvolod at the ohange but the bulb proposition waa an explanation entirely satisfactory. Tho offloe haa alnoe been re-established. Spring truoka (or spring boute hold moving. Well Ac Shoarer. There la almoat alwaya aomothing that a fellow can aay that'a good for a town and oapeolally good for the peo ' pie on the outalde to know. While there are undoubtedly a great many nple In thla olty who do not believe good for Medford to havo a brew ery In whloh beer la manufactured, till theao aaaae people will admit that If the beer la to be manufactured It la good that It la good beer. Why, do you aak? Well, if poople In othortowna of Southern Oregon Will Inalat upon drinking beer it la bettor for ua that they bring It here than If they aond their money to Albany or Portland, and. If the boor waan't good they wouldn't buy it, too? Uut bo thla aa ft may, or aa It ahould bo, or any way you want It, the item we atarlod to write waa that Houston It Son of Klam ath Kails aent over thla week for a six horse wagon load of boor from the Med ford brewery. The load figures In liquid measure about 1000 gallons, and waa oarrled on two wagona. If Mr. Mere didn't make a good artlole It would not be hauled that dlatanoe, benca we aay It's good for ua that it's good beer. Oot Wells Ac Sbearer to do your moving satisfaction always. Our olty la full of hoboa theae days. Last Sunday no loss than forty of thorn wore put of! of a northbound freight train, inis was unuouDioaiy mo van guard of those 6000 who aro roportod to be on thoir way from San Franclsoe. They are stocked with now sentences to melt the heart ovor tho troubles of the unemployed worklngman, but though thoro aro novelties in me mothod of drawing from people the beggar's nlttanoe. tnoro m nothing uif' ferent In tho uso mode of tho money so gained. A band of IWtoon or twenty of them oamned undor some trcoa in the north edge of tho city Monday night and mado life to people living near there anything but pleakaat with tbelr shouts and blaspheming. They sleop all night undor mcso trees ana although the n In tits are oniuy a ore is Kent burn ing and the oold Is thuB kopt at bay, and tho fire sentinels add to the roy olry by thoir all-night yolls. When too now orainanoo is in onooi, wnion there will undoubtedly bo a marked dooroaso In thoir number. If thoso of our oltlzena who aro and haye been anxious to go to Alaska will .xeroiso oven a portion oi me energy ccessary to get tnoro in toe aovoiop n 1 HAVE 0 D seeee - A New and Complete Stock of DAYS f. wunt to cull your uttontion to my now and very complete lino of Come and Look ing of tho mines right hero at homo tuoy win do as uicoiy to inuico money and suffer loss hardships, as bos boon onco again proven by one of our oner gotlo minors, J. I'. Cotton, on what was aupposod to bo a worked out mine on upper uoioman oreoa. ir. iKHton nas boon worklnir his mine all winter and has been doing fairly well, but the rooord waa broken laat week wben bla wife nathored in a augget thatwolghed 110.86 in gold. She waa in the mino watching nor nuaoana at worn in .no bank with a plok when ahe discovered a necullar look loir oobblo in tho dirt. upon picking it up tne nugget aoovo mentioned waa nlalnlv in evidence. Tho noxt day tho lady piokod up 11.60 from bed rook in tne samemino. inese doodIo are hustlers In any lino and their orrorta are Doing rowaraoo aa an non- eat, persistent enaoavora in wo ram Ing lino aro in Southern Oregon, Money to loan on approved secur ity. U. w. I'aim. One of our townspeople hits the nail squarely on the head when he says that the oitlxens are responsible for the presenoe of from ten to twenty lazy, filthy, begging hoboa In our city almost oontluuallv. lie argues that If theae loathsome worms of humanity were not fed by the generous bousewivea of the elty they would either be compelled to go to work or move on to some other locality. There la a whole heap o' good, sound aenae In thia. Let na oite: Re cently a hobo aaked for hla breakfast at acltlten's residence. He waa told he could have It if he would pile some wood. The work was commenced out never finished. When bla breakfast was ready he waa discovered sitting on a neighbor's porch enjoying a sumptuous meal which he waa not compelled to earn by piling wood, but which, incl- auniauy lei us aay tne woman s qui band paid lor by honest isoor. Watches oleaned anl warranted for ooe voar for 11 Prllohard, the 'ewelcr, "A German Jew." aavs the Oregon Oltv Enterorlas. "calling himself 'Prof. Bernard' and olalmlng to be a hyano- Ist, is now making a tour tnrougn ur esoo. He Is a man of medium height. wearing a black felt bat, dark glasses and rather shabby looking dark clothes. He left Oregon City Sunday night for Salom, where he expeote to practice bis profession. Jits intentions may oe an right, but bla general appearance la somewhat busdIoIous. Ho left here in debt. to overyono he had any dealings witn." B. N. Butlor. the lowoler. U sell' ing ciooks at umcago prices. An operation for appendicitis was nsrformed last Monday upon Henry Helms, a young man twenty-three years of age, living noar Talent. Tbe opera tion was poriormea oy ur. ueary. as sisted by Drs. F lokol ana wait, an oi Msdford. Tbe operation was suocess fully performed and the patient ia re- oortod to be in aa good condition aa oould be ox poo ted, tho delloate and dangerous features of tbe oporatlon eonaldered. Of course mere is sun danger from inflamatlon or complioa tlonB, but tho indications are very nrom alnir. TnlB la tne aixtn oporatlon for appendicitis which Dr. Geary has performed, ana an oi tnom succeasiuuy All kinds of wood for Bale. Long wood, short wood, hard wood, soft wood and just plain wood. Bollinger, tne aravmen, A roport baa been circulated to the effeet that Prof. Narregan bad been engaged to toaoh tho Medford high sohool next year. The report, aa we havo since learned, Is a little prema ture. Mr. Narrogan has put in an ap plication for the school but as yet no aotlon has beon takon by tho board. It Is known that his application is being considered by tho board and the indica tions aro that bis elootlon may result, as one membor of tho board 1b known to favor suoh an aotlon. The board will meet next Monday night, when the matter will bo dlsoussed. Ladlos' spring millinery at MIbb Medynski's mllllnory parlors. E. W. Starr, aside from being a good oarpenter, is considerable of a vogotaoie grower, r rom tour rows, Watches, Clocks Jewelry and Silver-Plated Ware l do Watch; Clock and Jowolry ropalring and En graving. 1 flm nlso a Graduato Optioian and mako n spocialty of correcting oyos with tho propor glasses. E. t. EIiWOOD, ""MJovktrS STORt!, MEDFORD NEWEST DRESS GOODS Are on our countorH and all Medford lad ion are invited to come and feast their eyeg on Dress Goods beauty, which can only bo seen at our store wS?Zy? IN WASH GOODS Our specialties this week aro Plain French Organdies.. In Green, Canary, Blue, Red and Pink ; sr"AjL IO Cents Per Yard,"- la VAN DYKE HEDFORD, twenty-eight feet long, be, on Monday, gathered ovor 600 pounds of carrots, many of thorn weighing luuy two Dounda. The gentleman bus nearly completed bis contract on the Bllton bouse and is this woe putting in some time In making garden and fixing up for work on another good job. Tbe very latost In aprlng millinery at Mrs. Soars'. In writing of tbe fruit outlook for , . 1 I. ... koMan ' of date Aprllitb, says: "The effect of the frosts Is yet a question. One of tbe fruit commissioners reports: 'Peaches are killed, almonds are killed;' and othera report. 'Borne damage done.' Considering all reports, it is eaie to as sume that while in sections the frost may have killed the buds, yet, as a whole, no aotual damage has been done; for if frosts do not tbln out the fruit, a great expense la entailed to prune It out by band. Cherries, plums and runes are coming into full bloom, arden making la active. Early-sown vegetable seeds bave made excellent growth. Maple, oak and quince trees are coming into leaf; berry bushes are In leaf." There are some new "tlokers" in town at B. N. Butler's shop. They are the Seth Thomas clocks best on earth. ' Thos. FarrlB, a relative of John Hardin's, who haa been spending the win tor at this place, started Wednes day with wagon and team for his home at Palouse City, Wash. Henry and Ben. Edwards go with him. At Ash land they will be met by another team, with which are Dave Phipps, Jeff Castor and John Collins. They will travel together as far as Prlneville, when tho latter will strike off for Baker City. Tho young men In these outfits expect to secure employment on ranches. On account of the roads these teams go by way ol Llnkvllle, which is a some what longer route than up the river via Crater laxe. My stock of new watches haa ar rived. D. T. Prltohard. Gray Bradbury, proprietors of tho Olty Planing Mill, have secured the large J. P. Cotton planer, whleh was up at Talent, and on Monday they brought it to Medford and placed It In their mill on North D street. They contemplated bringing one down from Prospeot, but this one being procurable and handler they shifted their con templations. This is a much larger machine than the one now in use and with it they will be ablo to do better and more work than heretofore. I make a speolalty of fitting eyes and ohnrge nothing extra for testing, u. u. Kiwood, jeweler ana optioian. Joe Hannah, ho who makes prettr flower pots, and in faot pretty nearly everything in the pottery line, over near iteagie, is almost always maaing himself the subject of a round of jokes by hla neighbors. Tho query whioh is lust now made the subioct of consider able guessing is what he ia going to do witn several aores oi artionoges wnion ho has recently planted on his farm and nothing but a large brood of tur- koysana an inauDator to eat tnem. Get your watches, clocks, jewelry and glasses repaired at Elwood's. All work promptly and neatly done. There waa a pleasant social gather ing at the roBldenoo of O. J. Howard in West Medford, on lost Saturday even ing. Quito a number were in from Griffin oreok as well aa from the olty. An enjoyable evening was spent In so- Boyden 8 Nicholson, r tr Have received their spring stock of Hard-, ware. It is the largest shipment ever made to this city, and consists of everything from a candlestick to a cooking Range. rtr tt ft t r ft ft IP rn !f r? 1ST fifflnitfi Ware 04BI V V V -- Made into every article known to kitchen use Water Hose and water sprinklers, water pipe " ', and water fittings. Garden Tools, etc., etc. OREGON cial obat and dancing. The gathering was in honor of E, P. Brown, who has been in this section for several months, and who, on Sunday, departed for bis nome in Manica, uallf. Spring millinery, latest styles, Mrs, Sears at the Racket. Tbe grocery firm of Lumsden Sc Warner has dissolved nartnerahiD. Mr. Lumsden having sold his interest to uarry U. Wortmao, of the real estate arm of York As Wortman. An lnven tory of stock was taken Wednesday and on Thursday the new Arm of Warner It wortman was doing business at the old stand. Mr. Wortman la an all-fired good oltlzen. a thorough business man and a gentleman in whom almost every- Dooy nas tne utmost confidence. He Is genial and obliging and will make friends In any Dositlon he may oecunv. The firm of York ft Wortmaa will not be dissolved for a few weeks yet. owing to several deals which are under way but unfinished. Mr. Lumsden will en gage In other business In our olty, but the nature of which, while known to some, Is not as yet given out to the puouo. Tbe very newest sarlnr millinery at Miss Medynski's, near Prltcbard's. Mr. MoHugh. of Woodvllle. died Wednesday morning after a severe ill ness of several months, tie was well known and highly respected in that part oi tne county, tie came from xowa about twelve years ago and was a man of about sixty years of age and of In dustrious habits. Dropsy was tbe cause of his death and all that medical skill and faithful nursing of wife and rela tives oould do was done to assuage bla pain and prolong life. The funeral took place yesterday, Thursday, at wooaviue. xne ttev. isaao uawson of the Episcopal Church conducted the services. Muoh sympathy Is expressed ior his ooreavea wife ana Mrs. u. u Presley, his daughter. , Mining location blanks for sa.c at tniB otaoe. Thero will undoubtedly be special Eastef services In most of the ohurohea in Medford next Sunday, but suoh ser vices have been reported to this paper only oy Key. uawson, oi tne upisoopai Churoh. Giving notloea of services to newspapers for publication is news, not advertising, ana this paper would Do glad of an opportunity to print suoh notices but we dislike to be compelled to "older press" them out of the pastors or some member of the church in order to get them. ' Churoh items are news items and The Mail wants to print 'em but we can't somehow, sometimes. At Spurr's bowling alley, Seventh street, every Thursday afternoon ladies and ladies and their escorts will be given tne nae ot tne aiiey tree. At the republican primaries held in Medford last Saturday the following delegates were elected to the conven tion to be held In Ashland tomorrow, Saturday: North Medford D. T. Law ton, I. A. Webb, W. I. Vawter. H. L. Gilkey, A. U. Hubbard, J. H. Benin' ger; South Medford G. F. Merrlman, J. H. Norris, O. W. Wolters, I. Li Hamilton, ii. u. mouoison, u Howard. I should say Elwood did have a lot of watches. All kinds and prioes. The "Prisoner of Algiers" was S resented at tbe opera house last wtv ay evening by Frank Linden and I compony of very olever artists, among whom Is May Nannary. The house was not orowaea out those wno attenaea The J4af dcaaf e JWLen, IN BLUE ani GRAY V TINWARE New Soring (Ms ... THE RACKET ... Has been very busy this week receiving, marking and arranging new goods." Wef ean'now say to our customers that we havo 34444The Best Hosiery On Earth For the money. Also the nicest, prettiest and cheapest line of Shift WalSlS to be found in Jackson r.nnnt.y For the Mon and Boys we have received this weak some nice doll and Laundries SnlrU, Ties and Suspenders, -V But Ob, my 1 those tfaW HatS We don't koow where to put them. You will have to come and buy, for we have not enough store room for the stock. Ia foot, we wish to sell them CHEAP. MBDPORD' OREGON .... THE RACKET. were well pleased with the performance and would gladly welcome tbe appear ance oi tne same people again. Mrs. Sears has received a large Block of spring millinery. The new ads this week are those of Boyden & Nicholson, who are telling of the immense stock of hardware, tin and granltware tbey bave received this week. W. H. Meeker & Co. are talking or clothing, dry goods and ladles summer wrappers. C. I. Hutch ison Is quoting prices on summer ar ticles in tne ary gooas line, xne rtaoaet 1 saying a few words on hosery, shirt waists and straw hats. J. G. Van Dyke Co. are offering organdies at ten cents per yard. Davis & Gilkey. the grocerymen. have a new decoration in their win dews pretty nearly every day. Their man of all worn, jonnny uainey, is un questionably a genius in decorating. The firm for whloh he sells goods is also getting a .reputation for honest, generous dealings and good goods. Their ad can be found on this page. Dr. Plckel haa moved bis family to hla recently acaulred resident prop erty on West Seventh street the Dr. Geary plaoe. He has had men at work for a numoer oi aays maciog onaogea In tbe outbuildings and yards. This is a wondrous pretty plaoe and Is being improved by the lew nnisning touones whloh the doctor is having put on . Win. Carroll, the (Joker Butte fruit grower, Is firmly of the opinion that fruit is Injured but very little, if at all. There are many varieties of fruit whloh require considerable amount of thinning and in bis onlnion the frosts so far bave not nearly as yet saved the growers this work. There is no truth whatever in the report that R. P. Little, be who went to Alaska with E. W. Carder, had met death on the Dawson City trait. The gentleman has not been enjoying the best of health, out asiae irom tnis ne is all right and pushing further in land. The graduating class of the Med ford high sohool have arranged for a social at the opera house Saturday evening of this week. Coffee, cake and sandwtobes will be served all for fif teen cents. The class is endeavoring to gather in a few dimes to help odt on graduating expenses. The cattle being brought over from Orescent City and other coast points by Sanger a. Ulrica will numoer aDout zou. Half of these are bought by Mr. Slinger for the Hanley Bros.' ranch in Harney County. The other half belongs to Mr. Ulrica, ana win oe put on a range some place in this vicinity. There are more bacteria and germs of disease in old dirty carpets than any thing else In the homes, as tne time is near when carpets are to be pounded in publio and the germs fill the air, a rood rearulatlon would hare the pound ing done so as not to pollute the air In or near resiaenoes. The streets and hitching racks of Medford last Saturday were a sure in' dlcator that the joyous days, when trade comes from far and near, have arrived. The streets and stores were pretty well filled with people ana every nitoning raok was lined up fun ana running over with teams. President York of the Medford Commercial Club has received one bun' dred nounda of sugar oeet seed ana this is now ready for delivery to farmers who have oontraotea to piant sum- olent amount of ground for test, One-tenth of an acre la the amount re quired. Hush Elliott, the horsesboer, has moved nis shop to his new stand near the bridge, where he will be better pre nared than ever to do first-class work. He has had twenty-five years practice and guarantees every job to be first-class. His specially is norseBuoeiug auu urn setting. The county Republican convention is booked for tomorrow at Ashland. There are no less than three prospec tive and oromlsed candidates tor eacn nfloa. A very interesting contest is expected but delegates positively de- oiare mere wui oe no aurupuon. Tf (IfiJONfl pwdicts oil 0i$tfLV3. Ts Coffees . Splcu Extract Diking Powtler at our expense . if you're not pleased C3) jjf Yours for Bargains" OP JJP EM fva)l M. S. Damon Is getting his navr residence pretty well completed. Con sidering that he Is doing all the car penter worx nimseii oe is making; pretty good progress. When it Is com Dieted he will bave s home to be proud ot and a deucedly pleasant one. Don't annoy others by your cough Ing, and risk your life by neglecting a cold. One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe and all throat ana inng troubles. Strang, tna druggist, Medford; Dr. J. Hlnkle, Cen tral Point. Only 802 votes were polled at the) Eugene olty election, held Monday, There was only one set of candidates tot vote for and the people only sort o dropped in and put in a oompflmentarr vote as they were passing by the poll ing places. Weeks Bros., the Phoenix furni ture manufacturers, have purchased the lot and building formerly occupied by Hugh Elliott on the west side and will remodel the same into a store and salesroom for undertaking gooda. At the regular meeting of Olive Bebekah lodge. No. 28, held Tuesday evening Past Grands Myrtle Woodford and Mamie Nicholson were elected a delegates to the grand lodge which convenes at Eoseburg this year. A marriage license was issued April 1st, to Ethan Allen Hlldrath and Wlnnafred May Stanley; on April 2d, to Edward E. Dlmmick and Anna M. Magerle; on April 6th, to Melissa Rf oh ardson and Erastus Persons. The entertainment to be given by the Woodmen of the World at their hall Friday evening, April 22d, promises to be a good one. The program ia nnder good headway. All who are interested -are cordially invited. ' Medford'e popularity as an honest trading olty Is reaching out a long way. This week the firm of Meeker 4 Ce. received an order from Ft. Wrangel,. Alaska, for several suits of clothes ana woolen underwear. . . , Merchant J. C. Ferguson has rented the brick building formerly occupied bv Boyden & Nicholson on Seventh. and will move his stock of groceries from South D street thereto this weelc or the first of next. Rev. A. J. Stevens.- ot Talent. preached at the Christian Churoh in this city last Sunday. The reverend gentleman from Red Bluff, Calif., who was advertised to preach did not put in an apoearance. W. H. McGowan this week pur chased of C. Mingus the lot adjoining the blacksmith shop on West Seventh street and will likely build a store) balldlng on Bame in the near future. Slinger & Ulrloh sent out on Wed nesday last, a team with suDDlles and six men to Crescent City, Oal., to bring over a bunch of cattle which they pur chased in that section recently. If anybody wants to hire work done please call on Mrs. Louis Loretx; am willing to do either washing or house- cleaning. Lives on D street, opposite the Catholic Uhnrch. Wm. Slinger haa been beautifying his pleasant home bv a generous appli cation of paint. J. W. Ling was the brusn artist wno tnus aecoratea witn lead and oil. Rufus Cox is putting uo a good sized and well constructed barn on his resident property, on North O street. Contractor Williams Is doing the car penter work. Taylor Payne will ship a double decked carload of hogs to Portland to morrow. J. W. Wiley will also ship a oarload to the same market. Hon. R. M. Veatch has tendered his resignation as register of the land office at Roeeburg. Mr. Veatch is the nominee lor congress on tbe luaioa tloket. Marlon Tryer is dressing his yard uo with a new nlcket fence. Ditto Mrs. Clemens. F, M. Stewart on Wednesday moved his family Into the residence owned by Jos. Soott, on North B street, formerly owned and occupied by O. T. Nloholson. D. R. Hill, on Saturday .last, shipped a oar of apples to Galveston, Texas. DON'T Think because we are not . talking loud that we have no goods to Bell just come In j and aee If we don't treat you fjf white, and give you 100 cents ff In valuo for every dollar you W invest.. Davis 8 Gilkey it