The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, May 27, 1898, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textf CITY HAPPEN INQS 71 i ujj.i.ir tun fiiLt i.liiii. JiiiiU Witbur I mil sold Iiln ilullvmy liunlnttss. Hint was all ilulit thtui mid In now, lint wo wont (ui'lliur iiml wild 1) 1m "immormis friends" were Kind liu wan uoInk to stay liuru. At Ihutlinu wo wrote tliu lUim ho Iiml IuIh of (rluiiils Intro wlw would Ijo iflutl to liuvo 1 1 1 tit iiiiioiik Ilium. Hliifo then lliiiHd friends Imvo oliuniiuil notions. Tlmy woiilil IIUo to Imvo lilin lioro if only lor u lirlol period and tlmv uru Irliiiiiltt no lonuur Ijtit Instead iiro aiiKry oruilitors. It npiwurH tlmtJuuk Iiiih loll Hid country lust week ono iluy unci lila wllo (ollowud n uoiiilo of days Inter. Ilu wiiii hiHt liouril from lit 1'orU land wlmru It Id presumed IiIk wllo Joined lilin mill they loft for Until' old homo In Missouri. H Is also fulto ap parent Mint Junk loriiot to Hottlo suvurul llltlo iiiicoiintH uliuiit town lioforo olii In tliu iiKKioijUto nearly un hundred lollura. 1'. K. Krlord was tho limivlust creditor, Iiln bill lilii(i 'JI.'IO. Jack iniml Imvo liud upwards of S1KI Willi him wlion ho loft and could oiiHlly Imvo piilil nil his bills mid loft llko u Kontlo iniin Willi friends on nil MitluH. 'flioro wiiMii't it mini In Modford who did not huvu il kkI hit of ciiiillilmico In him hut il'K ll oir now. Tho hiiHinotH moil horu wIiohu hllU ho fnllod to pay iiroposu I rue I iik hid niovuiiiuiils and kuuiiiiik tho locality In which lit) louutus iuformod of liia conduct hero. Kurl.'s HoiKiiot olirnr la wlthoiil an oiUiil In Southern Oregon. H would ho good value ul lwo-lor-u-ciiarlor, hut it only costs uui cents. You can buy II ul almost all tliu stores. -Capt. Ilombroo tolla us that it lius boon dulinlUily doaldud upon that tliu Gold Ulll and Modford volunlour coin pan Ion will go Into camp on tho fair ground ncur Modford noxt Monday, to roinalu aovural day. Tho companion oxpoot to bo In Mudford In tlmo to luko pari with tho (J. A. It. boy In thulr decoration exorcises on the 30th. They arc oxpucllng to arrnngo to gut urina from tho alnUi to uau during tho en ciimpmonl. Whilo In camp lioro Ihoy will hold rugulnr guard mount, squad company and battalion drill with droa paradu oaoh uvonlng. Tho camp will bo undor rogular military disci pllna a tho object tilmud nt la tho In struction of thu men on sold lor dulloa. Wvdnvdny 'It la propoaod to duvoto tho day to plvaauro. Thoro will bo target shooting by tho mon, foot raco with acooutormunU on, blcyclo rid liiKi oto. Como, uvurybody, on thin day bring your dlnnor .id enjoy a duy wllb tliu boy and your nolghbors. In tho ovonliiK Wodnoiday ino boya will utvu a supper and entertainment at thooporu house at which a amall admlaalon fuo will bo charged lo, in part, dofray tliu oxpunau of tho en campment Ho uro and bo ou hand a good tlmo la promlicd. ' m If . ...... I...... tin till llin .Wul J.HK I1IAII4 I.IIII lllllllliu Mi uiu t&wv wood which our farmvr friend liavu a mi nil to urinij 111 in pnyincni lor auo acrlption. Wo can not tako wood on our cluhblmf nronoalllona. Tho following la from tho Gold Hill Now of liiat week. "On tho flrt or middle of Juno the Nuwa will sus pend publication on account of our ad vorlltiig patronage falling off to auch an uxlonl that more can bo earned ... UHm.a U7n hiivn itfnfiiilnfl wvrniMH iwi " l'u ' ' " " I a position on tho Mkdpohd Mail., where wu would bo pleased to meet our old friends and patrons aflor thai dnto." So far as Mr. ChurchlU'a no copling a position on The Mail is concerned ino noovo la quua correct.. Wo fool, howovor, aa a neighbor to -.l.l Will ikn U..I..I iuiirltt li hi Hillfl UUIU Mill, nii.n i ....... ..... In explanation of tho fnll-olT In patron ugo of thu Now, (iold Hill I almost an uxolualvo plucor mining town anu I. a ...in. I.i.i.n lumn fliintitiiillv Krinttjir. Ing, bunco llltlo water with whloh to wash out thu gold; littln gold to trade . it... .n,.n,.l...i. u nt ihlll tyiivn fot W UIU IIIWl VllHllw wi .w. goods, and llltlo nuod for morchants to Huvorllno lor vrnuo union mujr uuum I 1.1 ...... UMIU til 1 11 tlllll Hub rUHnUNiiuijr oiuv. " ' -tn.l I.IIII tm nnrl I It ll fl I U ft fTfVtrl nittTl fl UUIU lllll in uium.j l 1 but thla year la an exception to tho gonurai ruiu. l.1.. - I V. M.nunnlniiiin lt f.Vl A aLfVtlc men hereabouts Ilufua Cox has dooldvd to keep nia coionraioa noniuuxy jbck at thu brick llvury stable In Mudford lor tno rumaiuuur oi vno oeuaou. Tiiu Mill lu lnut nufiirnllv MA flnff goned nuploctfiil aomotimca of aomo . . nt i.u.,.1 li.ii,-ni, fhitt It. Ifnonn lllltliwi o wi ...i. ............ ....... 1 ua reprimanding ourselvos all tho tlmo And men wo are unaoio iu nucp 111011, Laat wuek wo noglootod to givo local .. I .1 .. .. I 1 1. .. mnnl. nlflHtllrll III U II I UUI Ul UIIU l uiu iiivw- 1 - social evonta of our town' aoaaon of entertainment tno anmo ooing a narvy which was given by Mrs. John Buok, at inotr pleasant Huuurwiu immu. II. V. n .. .. I u,n-a Mh nnit T f fl .T A. X UUDU ll uduiii nuiv mil . - Whitman, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Norrla; MIbbos Clara Skool, Josalo Worman, Alloon Wobbor; Mossra. M. Foator, J. C, 1. -. !, ITnnnn Thn nftft.V WAR I'Ji 1. II II I bf ' avwuuwi " I given aa a tokon of romcmbranoo to f- LVmii uilii tnft. luat. wnnlc for bin now homo a't Chicago. Crokonolewaa .1 t .. .1 IV. Il.li IDC gamO lnUUIgUU 111 HllU "liu iuid waB Intormingiou a joiiy uuuu uniu. T..Mnoliniinta nt Inn nrniLtn and Cllko wero aorved. Both Mr. and Mrs. Book are capital entortalnorB and thoy wore quito ai inoir uusi upuii hhdwuiwiuii whloli was upon ovun dale with Satur day, May 14th. All I. mnml fni BIllA. TtnD 1 1 rtliiuo ui " "" r wood, Bhort wood, hard wood, soil wood anu just piain woou. ouuiuHsr, tho dravmcn, . it-.. U..1.11 litlliin T.nnun. ihn nnlil.l. ITllOl aiWIJ IIIIVII .u.."v, I I. cal orator, spoke to a full house of ladies and gentlemen xucsuayiiituriiuuiiui inn week. During tho conrso of hor remarks ul.n A1.nUflun.l unrv unvnrnlv RaV. G. N. AnneB for Insulting romurks whlnh slio nllogod ho him mmio regiiruuig uur m drug storo in this olty. Wo have no dosiro to ontor into any discussion of HUB BtinjBOC, out 111 juoneu iu mu iui- ond gentleman and our town wo fool . ...nnVl a anM tlmt. nrnnf linn llfinn VIIIIUll UUUII WIOH iiiiiw , . i, produced which Ib conclusive that tho lady hod boon misinformed, mr. An nos did say Hint ho hnd road nowspnpor t ll, d'nt Hint. Ml'H. r.nilHO 1H IUJUI lid IIU Wll v.-- ' . a thlrty-socond dogreo Mason, and knowing that women are not engiuio iu join tho ordor, did not seo how this COUKl pOSBIOiy 00. oiiuvuiuuiiii ui iii.u case niiB ooon propm uy "i W. Lawton, who hoard tho romnika mndo by liov, Annoa, and this wnf handod ub for publication but boonuao 01 the taoi inaij wo nnvu nun uun im It In type it doos not appear. I want to trado a horHO for a bi cycle. P, Olwoll, Control roint. N. A. Jiiooba writes to TllH MAIf, from Loa AngoloB, Calif., saving that Mr. Jiioobs, on way mm, unuurwuii vury dolloalo operation f"' a troublu n. ..1 .ii.i., u in. elf mivtirnl venrs. Tho onurntloii was ontlroly auuocaBful and alio la gulling along niooi.y. imw "".t" hu hairhopod to bu In Modford In tlmo lo voto for whom ho did not say but ho llnda II ImpoBslblo to do ao. Mrs, i,,i.ui iwmli.ii liit boon vorv tioorlv ovor alnou thoy havo boon south but thoy hnvo ovory nopu mm uu " gain rapidly now. Thoy oxooot U) loavn tliuru for Mudford about tho first ol Hoptombcr, porhnpa aoonor. Iho maiiy frlonds of thoo goou ieopio up htiro will bu plouted to luarn of thu probablo ruooyury of Mrs. Jacobs and of tho family's promised return to tint land that Haw wlin mine anu houuy Inturinlnglod with tho proba blllty of aaocliarlno from augur boots. Hmoko Kurt.'a llououot cigar. It la tliu boat tun cent cigar In Houlhurn Oregon. Alva DunlulBOn wrltu ton is minor, Dr. 8. Uiuilulson, from Oakland, Calif., undor dulo of May lUlh, anylnif that down that way "nil Is war!'1 says ho has 11 for bmaklust, uinnur anu supper, lie has visited the l'roaldlo and saw iiiuiiv Oruifon bovs ho knuw. Ills pa triotism raised to audi a dogroo that bu made application to Join ino noavy artillery, ua electrician, Uu passed thu uxnmlnuilon an rigniouvum uui weigh enough In proportion u tils Inn, n)i anil was re looted. Hays tho ox- amrnaliou was u rigid onu and when hu fulled ho la at a losa 10 Know now othur boys got In. Ho la greatly In cuusod butduclaroB ho will yot help Unolu Bam In aomo way. Bays tho Oregon troopa havo Ural honors at tho I'ruBlulo nunicst camp, uusi iiuiiwu and beat drilled of any of tho volun-tours. Tho very nowoat aprlng mllllnory at Mis Medynski's, near Prltohard's. Tboo attending tho district con- forenco of the M. E. Churoh Houth now In session In Mudford, aro ituv. w. it. Hanson, Itoburt Swan. C. I'agiio, Jamea Bklllnglon, Walter Branch and Mrs. Wuavor, of Myrllo Crook; C, W. Kirk, of Canyonvlllo; M. and Iked Dean, of Klddlit; Ituv. J. T. Cotton, A. Blormes and Mis Ulllard, of Uosoburg; Ituv. J. A. Crutcblluld and liunliy, Arue Lister. Btolla Axloll and Mrs. Dean, of Grant I'naa; Ituv. C. W. Huff, Mr. Nippur, Chaa. and flinltlu .neuoo ana Mr. and Mrs. Ilurlloy, of Williams; Mr. and Mra. C. Noil, of Ashland; Kov. Itones, of Klamath Kails. WiiLehua cleaned an! warranloa lor one vear for $1 lJrllohard, thu 'ewolur. C. P. llunlinirton. nrualdont of the Bouthurn I'aclllu Itallroad Company, piuacd through Mudford on a spuciai last Friday. This was his head- quurlora train and consisted of three Pullman and the mugnaies privuio oar. Tina lallor is a suporo )ecimun nf riillviav vuhlolo. Mr. Uuntlnclon has his olllco In ono of tho cars, und ho trun Biicts an Immense volume of busi ness un route. Ho Is past ulirhly years In agu, but looks hale and huarty . Frank Olwoll, of Central Point, wan Is 10 swap a horse for a blcyclo Landlord W. J. Praul, of the Com- morulnl, has purchased tho right to manufacture the paints and chemicals necessary and to canvass for the salo of ihu 1M Karat uu pnintmgs wnicn i-roi. K. A. Huynolds was doing sucn an ex tensive business with on our streets a couple of wuuka ago. His territory Is the Untied Status uxcept a couple of New Kniland dtiitcB. Ho la a very clever young business man and will In all probability maxo a auuousaoi vno business. Spring trucks for spring house hold moving. Well k Shearer. Tho school dlroctors mut Tuesday evening und elected the following touchera for tho ensuing yuar: Princi pal, N. L. Nariogan, Hulary 8100 pur month; assistant principal, Miss Puarl Hall, of Cunlrul Point, sala salary WO; prl marlua, Mrs. Mary Peter, salary uu, Miss Kin ma I teed, salary Ktt; inter mediate grades, Misses Allcon Wub bur, Fannie Haskins, May Phlpps, MayBle Foster, Julia FlolUor, Jessie Walt, salary of oaoh of thoso lost named, &!S per month. Ladles' spring millinery at Miss Mudynskl's millinery parlors. Thoro was a wedding out at tho homo of Bev. J. Merloy, otllolatlng cler gyman, on Wednesday of this week. Tho contracting parties wero Mr. W. A. Stewart, sou of Mi b. E. Stuwart, living oast of Medford, and Mrs. Clara Sroouk, daughter of E. C. Slanwood, who also lives a few miles east of Med ford. These young people are both woll and vary fuvorably known In this locality and tho congratulations that are being hurled their way aro plenti ful. A good horso to trado for a bioyole J. S. Hagey, East Medford. The Ashland normal eohool pupils oamo to Medford last Friday and the same ovcnlng thoy prosented at the opera houso the ''Old HomcBtoud," a five aot drama, with Prof. Vlnlng In the lead rolo of JoBhua Wliltcomb. A spoolal train enmo ovor from Jackson ville and brought soveral people and there were sovoral presont from Cen tral Point, who together with our homo poople mado up a fairly good audlonoo. Got WollB & Shearer to do your moving satiBtaotlon always. Tho news of tho death of Miss Florence Squires, daughter of A. 0. gqulroB, was roaolved in Modford this wuuk by J. L. Wiglo. Mr. Squires and family formorly resided In Mudford but are now of Hollonburg, Kansas. MIsb Floronoe had boon 111 since about tho first of January last with spinal and lung trouble, resulting In hor death on May 12th. Tho family havo the doopost sympathy of tholr many friends hereabout. Colestln soda, from the now foun tain, at Mounoo & Purker's. Mrs. I. A. Morriman, who has boon quite Ul for a couplo of months past, 1b roported very much Improved in faot is able to sit up, but it will bosomotimo before sho is able to return to tho farm, She I1118 boon stopping at the residence of her sistor, MrB. Doe Rbborts. The lady has beon In poor health for a number of years and a surgical oporn lion was nooesBary, and it was per formed a short tlino ago by Dr, Piokol. Call and try one of Mounoo & Parkor's loo oruam sodas. Companios A und G, also several squads of othor compnnloB of tho 14th U. S. regulars, wore on tho train Sun day morning bound for tho Bun Fran- olaoo I'ruaidloi Those troops wore tho onus that wore sunt to Alaska curly In tho suiihoii and aro now Just rumrn liiii. Tho men stutu that the differ- anon In ollinuto and suonury hot ween Hoiithorn Oregon, with hur beautiful Holds and llowars, und tho Holds of Ice und snow of Alusliu, Is quite noticeable, My stock of now wutohua hus ar rived, 1), T. Prluihurd. Thu Austin road trader, whloh Jackson County purulnisud from Hub hard Bros., arrived last wuuk. On Saturday J. H. Bollingur, thudruymaii, und Farmer Asa Fordyco hltuhud thulr towns to tho gradur und gratuitously guvo It a trlul out on tho 111 00 truck. II Is quite tho correct Implement for tno usus inumuou unci uiu u goou jou on tho truck. Tho grador was taken to Talent Monduy whuro It was tried by Itouu riupurylsor I'atu.rson. Col e tin mlnnrul wutor. loo cold, at Moun-jo & Parker's. Camp No, IK), Woodmen of tho World, of this city, together with the Indies ol Ihu Clrolu, gave a social at thulr hall on Tuesday evening nf this week. Htruwbcrrius, loo cream und cake wore served and a splendid even ing 01 sociul dial und a jolly good time was onjoyud. Tho ladlus prepared tho lunch and tho men folks assisted In decorating tho hall which was woll done both tho hall and lunch. Mrs, Hours hits received a largo Stock of spring millinery. Knalgn Hawkes, divisional Mory- bou socrotnry, will be in Medford on Monday, Mnv 80th. A vury Interesting meeting will hu hold In tho Balvation Army hull ul 8 p. in. Ensign Hawkes is a able comet soloist and will also piny on several othur musical instru ments. Great timus anticipated. Floods of sal vat ion and music. Kvery one in vited. By ordor of the army. Tho Question has boon asked: "How often can mull be sent to the Philippines?" The latest Issue of the postal gutdu shows that mall for the Philippines leaves ban Francisco every 10 days, and Tacoma everv 20 days. Iloth lines of steamers carry It to Hong Kong, whore It Is taken oy another lino of steamers, so that all mall goes via Hong Kong. Spring millinery, lateststyles, Mrs, Sears at the Ilackut. W. W. Walters died at his home In Phoenix, Oregon, May 14, 18(19, nearly thirty-four years of ago. He was esteemed by all who knew him, was a devoted and afTaotlonato father and a kind neighbor. His untimely death is a sore aflllotion to his wifo. two sons and one daughter, who haye tho sympathy of all in their hour of sorrow. Tho very latest In spring millinery at M rs. bears'. S, Bradbury, who works at the Union stablos In this olty, bad the mls fortuno to be kicked on the right lug by a horso which he was feeding in the stables on Sunday. Fortunately for him ho was rather close to tho animal so did not receive full force of tho kick but as it was, ho will have a very soro lug lor soveral days. Mining location blanks for sa.o at mis oihoo. Tub Mail has Information which tends lo the belief that the late frost did more damage to the fruit of the valley than was at nm thought. North of Mudford it Is noticed that the loss was quite extensive much moreso than south. In faet, on the south, the erop is nearly a tun ono. Kov. F. Sack, pastor of the Gorman Lulberan Churoh in this olty, has or ganlzcd n congregation over on Butte oreok and on Monday next be will in stall Aucust and Herman Myers ai trustees of thoorganlzatlon. Keliglous sorvlces will bo held at the residence of August Myers on Monday at 10:30 o clock a. m. G. L. Schermerhorn has moved tho residence ho recently purchased from W. H. Hoslor back some distance on the lot and will soon commence the ereetion nf a new dwelling at the front, Gray & Bradbury will do the work. The locution Is at the corner of Sixth and G streets. Last Friday evening the members or woodman camp No. in) elected J 00 Shone to the position of olerk in place of Goorge Wobor who tendered his resignation of the position. Mr. Shone 1b a thorough llltle gontleman and will lit in lo good ad vantage In any oapacity, Gabe Plymale, of this city, and Fred Downing, of Butte orcek, went to Portland last weok to "line the boI diors. Gabe did not quite roach the requirements of a soldier and returned Sunday. Fred was more fortunate and passed the examination. The Medford and Ashland baseball teams mot on the Medford grounds lost Saturday and played tbe tblrd uamo for these two olub's this Boason. The game was won by Modford In eight innings by a soore of 36 to 8. Medford has won two of the three games. Earl Van Antwerp, wo are sorry to learn, noa ooen qui to 111 at tneir larm home on the Applegato. He Btarled out a fow weeks ago to canvass for the salo of fruit trees, but because of ill health has been compollod to quit for a lime at least. The Tolo postoffice baa been re-eS' tabllsnea. Max Jacooy is poBtmaster ThlB will be quite a convenience to many poople down that Way. Nearly all the families thereabouts have been compelled to go to Central Point for their mull. "Riley Hammersly and wife, John Haramorsly, E. A. Smith and F. P. Davis left Gold Hill last wuek for Bakor County, via Klnranth Falls and Lnkevlow. Thoy will engugo In proa pooling." Oregon Mining Journal. Roy. G. H, Worthen, who has been giving a sories of tompernnoo leotures to orowdod houses In this olty for the past threo weeks, will glvo another of tits interesting discourses at the Metho dist cnuron this, .Friday, evening, 1 1 T I .... . .1 1 1 1 Mnn,H n. nM t-lluutii Jiiii j , u, 111 uiooKu a, uic- gon Agricultural Oollotro. has received orders to report to hi) regiment at Tamna. Florida." J unction City Times, Lleutonunt Geary Ib a brothor of Dr. iS. P. Goary, formerly of Medford County Tronsuror Ltndley pub' lishos notloo olsowhere to the effect that ho tins funds on hand for tho re' demption of all oounty warrants pro tcBtjd from January 0, ism, to Dooru ary 8, lmw, ooin dates inoiustve. The Mail Is under obligations to Mrs. J no. K. Tlco for a largo and very beautiful bouquet of oholoo roBos, This was by fur tho prettiest collection of rosus wo havo saun this yoar. A, J. Harlow, former v of Gold Hill, has swung Into lino us a nowsua pur writer, ho having taken a position on the Grants Puss Courlor during the ubsunuu of Kdltor 1'rioo. Mrs, G. .Gregory gavo a lunohoon lust Friday afternoon to tho soveral teachers of the Mudford high school. A very pluusunt time was reported by those In uttonduuuo. A Gorman Lilt ho run Bunduy school has been orinnlzcd In this olty with Puul Dcmmor us superintendent. The meeting hour Is from 0;30 a. m. to 10:30, every Sunday. R. M. Veatoh, Union candidate for congress, will speak at Jacksonville on Wednesday Juno 1st, at 8 p. in., and at Central Point on June 2d, at 2 p. in. I. W. Thomas, tho prosperous farmer living west of Medford, is get ting material together preparatory to tho erection of u 44x70 foot bay barn. M, M. Gault is doing conductor work on tho Medford-Jacksonvlllo shorlllnu during tho absunoo of Con ductor Nell, who is In Portland. P. Y, Duncan has purchased the Koblson stock of goods on tho West Bide and Is now disposing of them. Sheriff Barnes Ib out this week distributing ballot boxes and ballots to the several different precincts. New crossings wore put In last week on tho Modford-Jacksonville railroad in this city. A. A. Duvls Ib buying a new and bettor platform built on the south side of bis flouring mill. David Lowe, of Woodvlllo, has boon granted un increase in pension from W to m. D. T. Lawton has bad desk room partitioned off in bis big machinery emporium. Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., re ceived a carload of Mitchell wagons Monday. Marlon Tryer Ib engineer on tbe shortllne this week. The invitations issued for the high school graduating exorcises this year were the most eluuorate and prettiest ot any evur put out. The body of little Olive Randall, who was drowned with hur father net.r Woodvlllo sometime ago. was found on last Tuesday a Bhort distance above the bridee where it had drifted on a gravel bar. It was badly decomposed and wts Boaled up at Grants Pass and sent to Woodvlllo, where it was buried on Wednesday. Tbe graduation exercises held Wednesday evening in the opera house were witnessed by a packed house Tbe program was a very interesting ono. Those who graduated were: Katie M. Anglo, Lillian V. Barr, Mabel C. Beaver, Charles F. Dunn, George A. Farls, James E. Grieve, Hosa sillier, Josepb J. Parker, J-,ln Purdin, Robert B. Reame, Frank M. Stratum, Belie Sturges, Annie J. Wait, Lewis B. Warner, Pearl Webb, Elsie V. Wiley and Ralph Woodford. A more extended mention of the exer cises will be given next week. Last Saturday was Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lawton's 64th wedding anniversary and their children had planned a sur prise dinner for them and it was thoroughly a snrprise. D. T. and J. W. Lawton and their families gathered at the home of their sister, Mrs. G. H. Haskins, und in a body, together with Mr. T. F. West and Mrs. Dennison, they proceeded to the home of the old folks and there enjoyed a very pleasant dinner and had a general good time. The party hud provided themselves with plenty of lunch nnd when dinner was announced the tables groaned be neath their weight or eood things. There were three children and eleven grandchildren present. The most re markable feature, aside trom the cele bration of a 64th wedding anniversary, was the fact that all the children of the three generations were there no deaths or separations have ever occurred in the families. t Among the Churches. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Divine services in St. Marks Churoh on Sunday evening next, 29th, at 8 o'clock. Isaac Dawson, Pastor. New Soring (Goods THE RACKET ... Has been very busy this week receiving, marking and arranging new goods. We can now say to our customers that we have 444444The Best Hosley 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 Boya we have received this weak some nice Oolf and Laundrled Shirts, Ties and Suspenders. -V But Oh, my 1 those $f f fltS We don't koow whore to put them. You will have to como and buy, for we have not enough store room for the stock. In fact, we wish to sell them CHEAP. MEDPORD' OREOON .... THE RACKET. .IMIIlnMIIMIIIIIMIIIItlltlllllllllllllMIIIUrilMllllllllllflllltllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllMIMIMIIMIIIIII lllllll 0 e e notice To Parties Wlshlnfl Shirt Waist Sets I have just received a fine collection of Boll Plate, Filled Gold and Silver Sets Something that will wear. Call and see them. E. D. ELW00D. Optician and Jeweler. -IIIIMIIMIIIIIIItMlltlMMIIMIIIHnLMIIIIIMIIItltltllHMIHIHIIIIIIIUIIIIIIHIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlfllllllllttlIHe POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE J. M. WHIPPLE, OF WOOOVILLE. i Regular Republican Nominee. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENES FOR SHERIFF, J. W. WILEY, OF MEDFORD. Reguar People's Party Nominee. W. H. LEEDS. Republican Candidate for STATE PRINTER. . POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR STATE TREASURER, JOHN 0. BOOTH, OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Regular Nominee on the Union Ticket. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE H. R. KINCAID, OF LANE COUNTY. Regular nominee on Union Ticket. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER G. S. BUTLER, OF ASHLAND. Regular Republican Nominee, FOR REPRESENTATIVE MATHEW STEWART, OF TALENT. Regular Republioan Nominee. FOR SHERIFF ALEX ORME, OF FOOTS CREEK PRECINCT. Regular Republioan Nominee. FOR ASSESOR. . J. C, PENDLETON, OF TABLE ROCK. Regular Republican Nominee. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, RUFUS COX, OF CENTRAL POINT. Regular People's Party Nominee, FOR COUNTY RECORDER, ROBERT ENNIS, OF JACKSONVILLE, Independent Candidate. FOR COUNTY RECORDER, PETER APPLEGATE, OF CENTRAL POINT, Regular Republican Nominee. . FOR COUNTY TREASURER, ' DR. J. W. ROBINSON, OF JACKSONVILLE, Regular Republican Nominee. FOR COUNTY CLERK, GUS NEWBURY, 'OF PHOENIX. Regular Republican Nominee FOR COUNTY CLERK, W. B. JACKSON, OF JACKSONVILLE. Regular People's Party Nominee. FOR SCHOOL SUPERIN TENDENT, ; G. A. GREGORY, OF MEDFORD. Regular Republican Nominee FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE, First District, JOHN A JEFFREY, OF MEDFORD. Regular Union Nominee. uuuuuuuuiiiiivnmvimvnni rm pa wm wu 1 VAN DYKE'S Special Oxford Sale Beginning to-day (Friday) we are quoting prices on Ladies' Oxfords that will speak... for themselves. :: HERE THEY ARE Ladies' Brown Oxford Ties, Dongola top, turn sole, coin toe; former price, 11,75: now............. Ladies' Dongola Oxford Ties, Dongola top, turn " sole, square toe; former price, $1.75: now...... Ladies' Dongola Oxford Ties, cloth top, coin toe,' , sewed sole; former price, 11.50; reduced to. . . . Ladies' Brown Oxford Ties, Dongola 'top, cein toe, Bowed sole; former price, $1.50; reduced to.... Ladies' Dongola Oxford Ties, Dongola top, Bewed sole, ooin toe; former price, $1.00; reduoed to. . Ladlo8' Dongola Oxford Ties, Dongola top, sewed sole, opera toe; former price, tl.25; reduced to 1.48 1.48 1.39 1.39 89c 69c J. Q. VAN DYKE, flEDFORD, OR. fit. iflifi'ffflTlf1