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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1898)
f'!'f1"HnnwtinnnHnminfiwnnnfirinnanniiariHrwinnnfifwiniiitinnwnni VHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIiUuuuuuuuuuaduduiiuiiaUuuuiuiUiiui The Dry Goods Rlan Huh the finest lino ol' Ladies' Dress Skirts over brought to Southern Oregon Wo 11 ro nit:M n..A -Closing Out;;; In Ladies' Neckwear M sonio oE tho loveliest nnl en JJM Uio goods j& Angle & Plymale Block, nnnnnnnnn.'innnnrinnnnnrinnnncinnnnnnnnnnnnnnriPinnnniiinnqn r CITY HAPPENINGS. J. U. Wlllolio liut aold lila ono fourth Interest in thu Lulaiid tnlnu to 1. 1). O'Neill of thlii oily. Thu cou aldoratlou la not given, but It wiw a good snug Bum. Tho members ol thin iiilnluir coinpunv now aro 11. II. Whito- liond.W. I), Hoborts, 1. Ii. O'Noll, uud L. J. I'ortor. Mr. Wllllko lias mrchusotl mi Interest In Jeweler w Wuaohawa rucontly Invented striking wiiuin. Application Una noon , iiiudo (or n patent for thu wutch mid about tho 10th of noxl month Mossrs. Wlllokoand Wuschaw will luiivo for thu oast, upon a business ylall to suverul of tho law wutoh mnnufuoturlua. Thoy oxpuut to Interest some of thoau Instl lutlons olthur In a purohuse of thu pntnnt or to munufnatura tho watch i and pay a royally. Tho walub la un- ?Uosllonably a monoyinakcr and thoro a not tho loaat doubt but that It will moot wllb a ready aalo whun vlaood on tho market. Mr. Wllloko'a fnmily will oooompany him and togolhor they will visit relative In Ohio. 11008 A flno farm of two hundred aorua for salo at tho abovo bargain, tiood buildings and land partly under cultivation, vork ic Wortman. Olo J. Olson, ono of tho Oregon truateoa for tho Trans-Mlsalaalppl ex hibition at Omaha, was lo Mudford thia wk endoavorlng to oreato an Intoroat for tbe project of an Oregon exhibit. Ho mot with many encouragement and thoro will undoubtedly bo some llboral contrlbutloni mado from bora. . Tbo proposition Is a very worthy ono and will redound to Oregon's good If a fitting oxhlbltloa Is mado. Tbo Oro gon trustees havo boon laboring under quite a disadvantage In having mado at loaat ono oommlaaloncr appointment which waa very unsatlsfuotory to pretty noarly ovory locality la tho alalo. Mr. . Olson, ho irovor, who la a very flno gontlamaa and an honorablo business man, baa succeeded In fixing up any breach that may havo boon mado' and tho prospects aro now flattering for an oxcollent Oregon oxhlblt. Since tho tiro of Suuduy night everybody wants Insurnnuu. Vork & Wortman oun furnish you tho boat com pnnlos ut lowest rates. W. L. Uallcy was up from Cuntral Point on Sunday. Will looks ralhor tho worso from his spell of sluknoas but Is Improving reasonably fast. Ho reports that durlug tho past he has had froquout conversations with tho brakoboam tourists. All tholr ory has been only to bo given work. Lot tbo govornmont start Improvements or anything but give them work. Tho past few days, since thoro has boon a probablo domand for men at fair wagas with food and clothing Rralis, thuso cowardly snuaks curso thu country that wants the labor of gentlemen for tho pitiable sum of S1U to $20 per month. It Is a pity that congress does not onuut a law drafting thuso luzy cusses Into tho rogulur urmy und slop tholr ovorliiHting bogging uud stonllng tholr living from tho honosl, industrious iicoplo of thu country . Call and try ono of Mounco & Parker's loo orcam sodas. Amos Fries, n Wost Point anny cadet, was graduated ut that pluco un Tuesday of this wock. Tho young mun was a graduate of tho Mudford high school, class of Mi:!, und left hero about four yours ago for West I'olnt. Tho graduation of his class was hurried wmowhut by tho linmodliilo noed of lilolr services In tho Held. In a class of llfty-nlno Amoe milked sovunlh. which entitles him to tho tltlo und runlt of lloutcnunt, of tho onglnoor corps, A tolegrnm recoived Wednes day by his father, 0. A. Fries, of this olty, said they woro awaiting ordors to niovo. Oolcstlti inlnoi'ul wutor, loo cold, ut Mou U30 it Parkor's. War and nil munnor of theorlos, whys and whoruforos Is tho talk on the stroots tlieso days. Ono man says, "I WHV suffer Sj With Headacho, Red And othor troubloa of tho Eyos, whon you havo ft Solontlflo VI Optlolan looatod horo. I toBt and oxamlno oyos froo of 1 ohargo with tho latoBt eolcnttfio lnstrumonte. Call and r boo mo boforo buying glnssoB. Graduate Optician. In Van Dyke's Store. Ei D, EL WOOD, uu nil uu rtn uu rsa uu rm uci E3 rn our lino of lorlipc' Wran- ut very low prices NEW PRINTS Now iii Stock aro beauties unci u ro Boiling rapidly wo huvo latest creations Cranf ill s Medford, Or. nl toll you what, sho (Spain) la about licked now." (lluportof tho oapturo of a small boat load of lumber having Just boon rooelvod.) "Nuw," says another, "you danged blockhead, don't you know that she has eight or tan batter boats than that ono and aomo of thorn havo cannon on them. I toll you this war Is going to loat all summor and we'll all havo to 'list boforo It Is over." "No," says spoakor No. 1. "dunged If I will for I can't leave wife und tho babios if Spain docs lick us." Got your wutchu, clocks, jewelry and glussus repaired at Kl wood's. All work promptly and neatly donu. Mrs. 0. W. White ontortnlned tho whist club ut hnr pleasant Kust Mod ford homo lust Friday evening. Those present were Mr. und Mrs. H, U. Liiinsdon, Mr. and Mrs. .1, Deck, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Steven a, Mr. and Mrs. Ii. 1'. Tholsa, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hilton, Missus Clnra Skeel, Alluon Webber, Ida Galloway, Josalu Worman, Messrs. Mort Foster, Joo Olwell. Mr. White was away uion business, but Mrs. W. Is equal to sovoral occasions of tho kind as a moat gonial hostess. On Thursday evening ol this week tbo club mot In tho Woodmon hall. My stock of new watches has ar rived. 1). T. Prltcbord. In tho Grant Pass Observer of last week appeared this Item: "Mar ried Bunon-Klder In thisolly, April 10, 18U8, H. L. Ounoh and Miss E. G. Elder, both of Waldo, Roy. N. F. Jenkins officiating." Tho bride Is a graduate of tho Medford public schools and a daughter of our formor towns man. J. 0. Kldor. She Is a very fine young lady and has friends bore in abundance who aro extending coa gratulatlons to tbo groom upon his good fortuno In soourlng so estimable a young lady for a holpmato. Mon Wanted To cut 100 cords of four foot wood. Euqulre at this ofllco. At a mooting of tbo school direc tors held Monday, Prof. N. L. Narro "ii n was olootud at. principal of tho Medford publlo school for noxt year. At tho saiiio mooting a contract was awarded J. North for furnishing, for school use, forty cords of fir wood, a'. $2.40 per cord. Isaac Householder was given a contract for furnishing forty cords of oak wood ut $3.46 pur cord. Thoro was only ono other bid in, that being by S. P. Morlno for furnishing forty cords of onk wood at $3.r0 por cord. I should say El wood did havo a lot of watches. All kinds and prices. Miss Barnoburg gavo tho "Sylbo" girls a hearty welcome Friday when they mot with her. It was a decidedly wtdo uwnkn sosalon, being muoh busi ness to dispose of. No less Interesting was tho lunohoon sorved and It was discussed at some length, being a rcsulur spread. Thoso who will rcmcmbor tho day woro Mrs. Whit man, Misses cole, Isaacs, worman, Hhlnehart, Skool with Mrs. John Barnoburg and Miss Colllur as guests. Watches aionned an 5 warrantoa lor ono voar for $1 Prltabard, tho owolor. Tho city council awarded a con tract to J. Norrls of tho firm of J. Bock & Co., for furnishing 3493 foot of wutor plpo togcthor wltti laying tho same. Thoro woro only two bids In on tho kind of plpo tho counoll decided to toko. They wore Bovden & Nloliol- son, for convorao, calamine, lock joint Jiipe, viuou.2.; itorns, sumo pipe, 101)1.11. D. II. Mlllor hnd In bid for n screw plpo but nono for tho plpo aeieetou. Mrs. Soars hns received u largo slock of spring millinery. Last Friday na Mr. und MrB. Ernest Prultt woro driving Into tho city thoy bocumo considerably mixed up with tho horse, nurt and mud. When pass ing ThoB. MoAndrow's place, east of town, tholr horso bocamo frightonod und roared up na thoy woro crossing n culycrt. Tho thills woro broken and tho ocou punts woro thrown from tho cart Into iv mud holo bosldo tho culvert. No Injuries, small dumugoB, Southern Pacific Kolloy and his Eyos, Eye Acho. Poor Vision STYLISH UMBRELLAS Aro The result is that wo deserve tho Umbrella Business of Medford, and get a good share of it. Corno and see our $1 Umbrella; tt can't be boat. J. G. VAN iYEiE HEDFORD, OREGON uaFa aap a enw as crowd of section men wore engaged lust week In putting In a new railroad crossing In tho north part of town just west of John (J Onnuer's una Mr. Purdue's places. Mr. Kolloy husdone up a crooking good job and the people over that way arc sounding his praise loudurthan tho gun ropoitsof Morrn Castle. It will be a great convenience to to tbe penplo living near by and a greater one to tho dollverymon. I make a specially of titling eyos and chnrgo nothing extra for testing. K. D. El wood, jowelor and optlolan. Tho Ashland base ball boys didn't do much to the Medford team last Sat urdayjust beat them 39 to 15. In the first Inning Medford made nearly all tholr scores and the Indications were that tho contest was too easy to be mentioned as an event of the season, but following this Inning tbe Ashland boys planted themselves squarely on their foot and the enthusiastlo shouU that wont up for Medford grew fainter and fainter until all gone. The Mail believes our loam cam play a better game than the boys from up the rood and we aro anxiously awaiting for a return game. Nothing ploasos tho housewife equal to a sol of new dishes. Wolters has just reoolvcd a new slock of beautiea In tills line. Parker Ii Mounce, the confection ers, havo put In a new soda fountain a big ono no two-for-a-oent arrango montbuta gonulno North Polo con gealor of equatorial temperatures. Tbey will also kuop on tap and always ready to fiz tho colobraled Colcstln mlnoral water. These gentlomen aro figuring on handling everything tbat will bo cooling during tho. heated months which are soon bookod to bo with us. I will havo ono of the finest slocks of glassware ever shown in Southern Oregon. It will bo hero soon Wolters, of course. Ho who soils grocorios. Dlod In Jacksonville, April 27, 1808, Miss Settchen Blcoher, aged 70 years. Sho has been sick with dropsy for about 17 years; was a native of Ger many and a pioneer of Southern Oregon, having resided here for over forty years. She lived with her brother, Henry Illccher, at his beautiful homo on the Sterling road, noar Jacksonville. She leaves two brothors and a Bister hero. inn maa uu IrTua aKati livuu ski Dti4) etiweuu iaa Ana rTuu At mi m uu na snn When Housekeepers of years' experience tell you that as a matter of course they Trade at WO I .TP. PA' That ought to bo evidence conclusive that they always got a select variety of good, clean, fresh " I also havo a largo CROCKERY ... fT And GLASSWARE. y And an VTliu sun crtusi Fill DPii nil nn n an rTu sua 34 VI Legal blanksof all kinds on fcftttw m $4444 just as cheap as tho ordinary kind if you come hero. Umbrellas havo to bo care fully selected in order to ob tain good styles, and defens ible qualities. Wo pay particular attention to thia line, buy from lead ing manufacturers and sell our goods at popular figures. wwanFewFsrBFss'SJBpa' asj There Is considerable more than a usual freight business beincr done bv tbo Houthorn Pacific company right now. There uro throe freight trains cue ii way over tne road pretty nearly every day. The heavy southbound traffic Is occasioned by too lurcre BhlD- ments of wheat, flour, hops and pota toes irom wosningion ana Willamette valley points to San Francisco. "Boss of the Road" overalls no better made at C ran flu's. A Salem youth was arrested ia tbat city this week for keeping late nours. ii mat ordinance was enforced ia Medford tbe new brick iall would be quite Inadequate. Some of the ooys nere aon'l stop wltn koenlne late hours, but they take and keep the early ones toe and there are girls, loo, more s tne sname. For "Chase tough tread" bicycle iires see irannu, agent. Si Perkins' theatrical troupe had some trouble with the railroad company, resulting in tneir special car oeing at- tacnea at unico, lor carrying more pas. senzers in the comoanv than contracted for. The car is on side track, and the agent of troupe went to San Francisco to settle matters at the main office. Yreka Journal. Spring millinery, latest styles, Mrs. sears ai me itacicei. An entertainment consisting of dialogues, recitations, vocal and Instru mental music, and concluding with the popular comedy, "Wide Enough for Tn tulll hi, nt,.nn alfhaTT M T. ..W, "... . .1... M W V " hall. Talent, Saturday evening, April 30, 1808. Doors open at 7:30: admission ten cents. Everybody invited to at tend. Ladies' spring millinery at Miss AiouynsKi s millinery parlors. Warner & Wortman have sold ou their entire stock of Defianoe bakin g powder and will be getting In another barrol within a few days. The prize winners are given In their regular ad vertising space. They guarantee the baking powder to be all righ t good as tne best. Get Wells & Snearer to do your moving satisiaotion always. All you women folks who want equal rights with men will please call at the reorulting office. If you belle ve WMIERS. "Of Course." stock ofJ CONFECTIONS NEWSPAPERS P W01IERS, "Of Course." hand and for sale at this office New Soring (Hoods TUr Q Has been very busy this week receiving, marking and arranging new goods. We can now say to our customers that we have M44444The Best Hosiery On Earth For the money. Also the nicest, prettiest and cheapest line of Shift WalStS to be found in Jackson County. ' For the Men and Boys we have received this weak some nice doll and Laundrled Shirts, Ties and Suspenders. But Ob, my 1 those gff &w Jas We don't koow whereto put them. You will have to come and buy, for we have not enough store room for tbo stock. In fact, wo wish to soli tbem CHEAP. MEDFORD' OREOON .... THE RACKET. In tbe principle, now is tho time to get In and drill. Kemcmber, howeyer, tbat Undo Sam wants soldiers, not nurses. F. M. Stewart is recruiting officer at Tuk Mail ofllco. Sorlncr trucks for spring house hold moving. Well ic Shearer. W. B. Stevens is occupying his pace in telling of dimities and boys' tan shoes. Warner ic Wortman ad vertises tbat their powder's all gone more coming. The Racket has a ble clothing ad made to order the cloth ing. Kame Ic Merley are saying a word regarding low prices and Recruit shoes. Hutchison & Lumsden also have a change 50 cent overalls and coffee. J. G. Van Dyke is doing an umbrella business these times. Grav Ic Bradbury will have a now ad next woeic. x ney tninK it out lair mat an mill work for Medford should bo done here. The Lawton boys came back from east of the mountains Monday. Hugh Elliott, the horseshoer, has moved nis shop to his new stand near the bridge, where he will be better pre pared than oyer to do first-class work, lie has had twentv-five years practice and guarantees every job to be first-class. His specialty ia horseshoeing and tire setting. The lareest and mostcomnlete line of boot and shoes in Medford is now to be found at our store. The combina tion of two good stocks is the why of this grand aggregation of beautiful footwear which is in latest style and best bargains for little money. Kame ic Merley. The band boys are feeling pretty BTOoa mess limes Because oi naviDK se cured a very competent leader and in structor. In tne nerson or will K. Know. of St. Louis. The boys have practice twice each wee It and give an open air concert every Friday evening. Thoe. Becket, formerly of this city, now of Ft. Wrangel, Alaska, has taken a position as clerk in the post office there, under MUs Mae Earhart, also a former resident of Medford, who is tho newly appointed postmaster at Wrangel. H. M. Crowell has sold to Portland parties his crop of apples grown last season, some 300 boxes, and on Monday they were shipped. This was a fine lot of fruit and Mr. C. gets a good price about JI.50 per box. The freight business out of Med ford is looking up quite a bit these times. Four carloads of wheat was shipped last week and five or six oars have since been asked for to load with hay for San Francisco. K. L. Derr, of Ashland, hns taken a position as dispenser of wet goods in Court Hall's thirst parlors. His wife is here also and they are housekeeping in the Halley block. Merchant J. Merley has moved from town to his farm, west of Medford. Mr. Merley has a very pretty farm home and eaoh summer the family en joys an alternating round of city and country life. Charlie Wolters reoelved a large invoice of glassware last week. It is At the Cachet ... A Representative of ... Eorn 8 Company THE GREAT CHICAGO MERCHANT win r ai Oui sioie u nag Mi With an Elegant Display of the Latest Novelties In Woolens. Come and have your Measure Taken A.fMjf ITT the largest consignment and urettlest and most complete stock ever landed in southern Oregon. wolters sells crockery and groceries. Colcstln soda, from the now foun tain, at Mounco ic Parker's. George Mickey was over in the Ap plegate country last Thursday, Friday auu oaiuraay evenings giving stereop tlcon exhibitions. He reports pretty good sized audiences and that his busi ness is a money maker. Mrs. Dee Roberts and her Sunday school pupils enjoyed a very pleasant glcnlooutin the Harbaugh grove on. aturday of last week. The little folks were driven out and back In a hack by Mr. Roberts. When the sun of peace shines through the 'War clouds the news papers will proceed to quarrel about who gave the best report of the trouble Anil nnfrACTA In Ihi-norlntr Vum, natm f. themselves. J. H. Bellinger, the drayman, on Monday evening loaded from the Med ford brewery and ice plant a carload of Ice for Fox & Hildreth, of Ashland, tbe first full car shipment of the season. ' The Mail can handle all the good wood which onr farmer friends have a mind to bring in in payment for sub scription. We can not take wood on our clubbing propositions. Jos. Scott bos moved his family irom soutn a street to bis recently acquired home on North O street the beautiful residence formerly owned by W. D. Beldleman. Little Ruth, daughter of Merchant and Mrs. H. U. Lumsden, gave a party to a dozen or more of her little friends on Monday of this week, in honor of. her sixth birthday. Mrs. Chas. Childs on Monday moved from L. G. Porter's residence in East Medford to their own place on West Seventh street, near the school house. The Pboenlx school opened last Monday wees: with an attendance of forty pupils. (-3 ' The very newest spring millinery at Miss Medynskl's, near Prltehard's. The very latest in spring millinery at Mrs. Sears'. Mining location blanks for sa.o at this office. Superior job printing, MAIL offioe. Grand Concert. Tbe Medford Musical Association will give a concert in the near future. This association is composed of about fifty singers of Medford and vicinity who have spent considerable time pre paring several fine choruses for tho occasion. Solos, duets, trios, quartets and in strumental music will also add to the attractiveness of tbo program. The best musicians of the community will take part. Watch for date and pro gram. "The war is the end of SpaiD," says Crispi, Italy's greatest states man. Tailors Free of Charge .The jacket If