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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1898)
; CITY HAPPENINGsT (. X. . X 1. ft 1 1.1. X. 1.. 1.1 On rlundny lust W, J, lYiftinan mill Win. Owoiih, of Conirul Point, started will) thul i' fuiiilllus on u trip to the iiiiiii' Kogno rlvnr oounti'V, expect ing to vIhII Orttlui' lake,, Pol loan buy Und otliiir point of Interest on tlm route, Whnii tlioy arrived Hi I'. Done dull' I'linol) Uio wagon wus stopped uud Mi'. Owen waul lo n noui' by Imuao fur some drinking wuliif. Wliiin In) relumed to lh wiigoii ha found nil of tlto pui'ly. oxooiil a 4ia!! e!i!!'J, V6i-y Mok, oiioli nnd nil of them vomiting mid crumping, In it fow inomuiils Ml'. Owuna, too, wna itilllctud Ihosiiino wiiy, A mnn wub nt onou dispatched to town mid IV. LimWay wits tout out und up pllod restoratives. Tho next morning tliuy hud no In i' recovered ux to bo ublu U romimu thole journey. Th online of Ilia midden sickness Id nu uiillro niys lory, although It It iitti'luutuil to some tltliiK llioy liud eaten. Vet nothing out of the ordinary Imil bumi purlukon of except some chicken which mid boon cooked tho day proylous, Douol & Stevens nru tuklng ,ogga l;i li'udo. Whllo Leonard Btlmpuon, who caino U Mudford from Nebraska lint sprtug, wim in work up nt Olson's mill, on Unite oreuk, on Thursday last, ho 'had thu misfortune to tmvo bis right arm brokun noar tho wrliit, Ho and another mnn foil a Inrifii troo nnd in fnlllnif It caught tho limbo of n stand ing troo. A limb about four I nob oh In dluuiotor broke loose nnd How buck (Oino thlrly foul. striking Slimpson with tho roeult above given, ilo was brought to Mudford andDr. Picket re duced tbo fracture, nnd ho id now got ting Along nlculy, Mr. 8. la oxpooling lilt family to nrrlvo from Nebraska In a fow days and It 1 very unfortunate for him to bo laid up just ut thin tlrao, us he la a poor man mid nuoda all that ho can earn to fit up for housekeeping. Ohio boof out to ordor nt G. L. Dvla'. Dlalrlnl Attorney Watson waa called to Woodvlllo on Monday Invt to Investigate a ohartto mado against llcnj. Duller, of upper Kvaim creek, fur assault with lutont to kill. The warrant waa sworn out bofora J. W, Osborn, jiialico of puuoo, of Woodvlllo. On oxuiulnuiton evidence waa pro duced showing that liultor bud as saulted hla wifu with a largo rook, striking hor repeatedly. Ho then o cured hla pun and attempted to shoot hor but alio managed to nrovont hla doing ao. During the scumo a boy at tempted to Intorfuru nnd waa alruok on tho forehund by Uutlor, inlltotlng a bad wound, Ilollur waa pliieod under bond In Ilia mm of two hundred dol lar, In default ot which ho waa com mitted to Iho watchful euro of ShorllT tirmc, which he will rocolve under look nnd koy, to nwnlt thu notion of the grand.jury. Twenty-live eenl silks at Mookor It. (.').'. Thuee are beiuiliea nnd can not be equalled olacwhore. Al nboiil llirco o'clock Monday nfU'rnoon Iho nlnrin of firu aturtlud our ctllxona, and the excitement wna ull tho grcuter owing to the oxtremoly but nnd dry wonlhor now provulllng. On investigating the cause of Iho nlnrin, It wua found Hint hum boyabad own burning tho short, dry gross off the bull ground, soulhwosl of E. V. Carvur'a Implement house, and tho fire got beyond iholr control and ran under nn old woodahed on IhoTluknor plnoo, near Dr. Walt'a realdeneo. Tho boya, n l hoy thought, extinguished all traces of tho flro and left tho grounds. About half an hour later tho building waa noticed by aomuono to bo in a bluzn, mid It aoon burned to tho ground, no other dn.nngo reaulllng. Thoro being no wator ninlna in ihiit section, tbo lire luddlna did not tnko out tbo bono cart, Thu Ion waa onlv ii few dollura. Cot Wells it Sliearor to do your moving aatiafaotlon alwaya. This la from tho Albany Democrat: " 'Help, help1 la tho cry some ono tolls the Domoorat wna board this forenoon in Iho aoulhwestorn purt of the oily. What waa ItV A rush to tho dltoh on Cnlnpooiu atroet revcnlcd tho oauae of It. Mr. U. K. Prouk, who recently al moat learned to ride a bioyolo, waa rid ing along tho atroet In front of hla residence, when tho front tiro of tbo bicycle struck a rook in Iho road just as be was roachlng tho bridge and rider and bioyolo swerved to ono aide and wool in a mass into tho dltoh. Tlioy got out aftor a struggle and Mr. Kronk will not rldo nny more bicycles for iho nroaont," Mr. Fronk was for merly Boutborn PaolOo station agent in Moaioru. Douol & Slovene will buy your eggs. Hiifus Oox was a very pleasant visitor at this shon Tuesday Mr. Cox is not running a threshing outflt this season, and just how be will mnnage to pull through without this aooustomod attaobincnt la past finding out. Ho naa operated a inrosnor overy sonBon for Iho past olgbt or nino years and has mado money out of tho business. During this tlmo ho has also boon an ex tonal vo grower of grain. Ho 1b now heading on tho Robs plauo and has al ready threshed hla orop on thu old ChainborB plnoe, owned by Beekman & HoamnB. Prom this lottor place ho threshed 0100 bushels of wbent, barloy and oats. Ho will probably have, nil told, 15,000 bushols of grain this year. Watches oiofcnod anl warrantoa lor ono voar for 1 IMtobard, thu 'oweler. The main guy of Tub Mil Insti tution has boon pretty bad slok for sev eral days past. If this Issue of tho paper W exceptionally nowsy and Inter ostlug It Is to bo attributed to our al ways bright correspondents, our throe fnlthlul and honest lady oompoBltors and tho bookkoopor. The proprietor, hownver, is now muoh Improved. Ho was on the strootB yesterday and after walking twioo in Iho same place wa nblo to reflect a shadow on thowalk whlota foatsoemodontirely satisfactory and undoubtedly a normal condition of affairs. . Spring truoks for spring house hold moving. Wells & Shearer. Whon the Orogon Engineer Corps pasted through Modford, of whloh pur former townsman, W. H. Turner, Is a member, a number of our ladles pre sented tho boys some bouquets. Mr, Tumor writes his pooplo bore saying that the flowers woro grontly appreci ated and woro prcsorvod until thoy ar rlvml In mmn In San Franolsco. The boys wish through our oolumns to thimk tho ladles of Modford for tho (loiiriosliiH extonilud, und slulo Ihnl tlioy will bo kindly roliioinbiired. Ilrlngymii' ngga lo Douul & HlevoiiH. -Our good frloiiil, .loo Hcoll, ituil wife returned Tuesday uvoiilng from n trip of two weeks over to their furiii homo in Kliiiiintli County, .loo says Ilolilloiiiuii, Meliolson & Co. (tlm coin iiany menus thu girls, Kdllli Nicholson, lllnnoli iiikI Kloruiico Toft, who lire over tlinro cooking for Iho Nicholson purt of the linn) me nil busy us hoes putting up hay. Tlioy have about 2K) tona uocur'.'U and are al m out done, Tho girls in their Idle moments lire having whole heaps of fun riding liorsebuck tlireoutatlino, null till Ull Viiu horse, und wmllng In the sivnuips, ott). Ooino In iiiul sou our plusbna and velvets atlio cents porynnJ ut Mnokor 1t Co.'a. 8. A. Curllon wua In from his farm homo, ueui' Wollun, on Tuesday. Ordi narily Dolph fouls protty happy und hla face la thu pluturu of contentment but on TiK'sday thoro was a glimmer just a hit more radiant than Is usual and thia extra was occasioned lieuauae thul out nt hla homo on Monday, thoro ar rived u new bouncing, blooming, boy baby, Thu folks uru ull doing nicely und If Dolph'a Joy don't throw hfm Into n severe cusu ol muuslea or vellow lover n severe eusu oi muuslea or vu he will pull through all right Tho Tluokot can't be boat on lueo curtains, curtain nets and tablo linens. Tho following Is from tho West, a papor published at Kloroucc, In Ijiiic County: "A. O. r'uuko has been doing some painting, using oil manufactured by win. Karnowaky from iir pitch. Mr. Karnowaky painted hla own lioiiso ulwut two yuara ago, using that kind of oil and tho paint seems to Inst much longer and look better than when lin aeod oil la used, As It can bo mado nt muoh loaa cost than llnaoed oil, thero la probably a ohanoe to realize a snug sum from It mnnufnoture." My stock of now watohus has ar rived. D. T. Prltohurd. Hugh Elliott was somewhat mixed up In a runaway lust Friday. Ho was DroaKlng a young Horse to drive on the track at the fair grounda when the animal became frightened and ran one of tho Bulky wheels on the bank, throw ing Mr. Klllofl out. In falling hla head struck one of tho wheels, cutting a largo gash and otherwise bruising him up. Tbo bursa started for town and came in home on tlrao and In good shape, doing no damage of consequence. Wanted Block lo pasture near town. W, I'. Dodge. On last Sunduy a basket mooting wna hold In tho grove below liyboo's bridge, on Rogue river, at which two excellent services woro held. The at tendance was not largo, but those pres ent enjoyed ihomsolves groutly and nil expressed thomsolvos as glad they were there. Ilov. J. MoKoun preached two able sermons, and Itev. Williams and others, of tho Congrtgutionul Church, woro present and assisted In the Borvlcea. As shirt waists are In demand these warm days, and wo wish todisnnao of overy one of them, wo are olTorlng them nt slaughter prices, l'rotty ones too. Tho Itnukct. The following item is from the Drain Watuhmun, under dato of July 28: ''K. A. Johnson, the cnlorurlslng inlllman, Is unloading today a largo car load of mnolilnury for the new Hour iug mill, coexisting of rolls, bolsters, pnukors, duntool lectors, cleaning ma chiiiea, water wheel, oto. This excel lent lot of inuchliinry whou placed In position will pul tbe now mill on a llrst olass busts. " E. W. Carver will sell you wagons, hacks, buggies or bioyclus ut prices to satisfy ;, on. Tom Morrlmiin, Ed. Olwoll, Chns. Pordoo and Chua. Knmtoy were Coles tin visitors last Sunduy. They all rodo wheels and If tho words of ono of them Is to bo believod thoy wero oomp lied to buck-podnl going tho oiitiru dis tance The make ol the wheel Is not given nnd for tbe personal safety of tho dellnoutor of this yarn his Identity Is not mado public The Koseburg Iiuvlow suvs the bot tom Is reported to have fullen out of the California hay market and that ship ments from thul placo are now light. From shippers In Modford we learn that the cause of this elump is the com petition our coast shippers ran into when Missouri rivor shippers com menced flooding tho markole. The Racket's clothing sale Is still on. George Justus, who started Inst Friday for the Gray mills with tho Proudfoot boiler and engine, didn't meet with a thing but bard look at every turn and did not ronoh the mills uutll Wednesday night. His horses were slok, tho loud n hoavy one and the turns In the road so short as to mnke It necessary to round thorn with block and taoklo. it pays to smoko a good cigar. Kurtz makes one that's worth tho price asked. Try his Ave' oonter a bettor ono for ton. Henry Pohlman, ho who has ohargo of tho Orchard Home traot, wus a pleasant oullor at Tun Mail of fice Wednesday. Ho tells ub thul those hot duvsaro not just the thins for fruit. howovur, it Is doing fulrly well but unoie to oe ranter small, unioss oooior weather coiiiob soon, Henry roplon (shod our exchequer with tho prloo of three subscriptions. EggB, eggs, oggs. We will take them at market prloo, Dcuol & Stevens, Dr. J. W, Robinson, of Jacksonville, recolvod a telegram Tuesday telling him to discontinue his services as special in ternal revomia collector. All "specials" were similarly Informed. Whether the ordor is permanent or temporary is not known neither is tho cause of "It,, ex cept It be the probablo peace negotia tions with Spain. You will get a nloo dtrnt pan with caoh and ovory broom you buy at G. L. Davis'. S. Bradbury had a lottor a fow dayBSluco from his son, J. A, Bradbury, who Is a member of Company I, Eighth Heglment California Voluntoers, now In oamp at Camp Merrltt. He enclosed a drawing whloh shows the onmp of his regiment. Eugono Ohllders Is also a mombor of tho same oompany, J. Book & Oo. received price quota tions lnat Friday from n Now York wholesale linn on snow shoos and moo cuBins. How was that for a cooler? and the thermometer registered 104 de grees hot in tho shade. R, A, Proudfoot left yesterday morning for the Gray mills, on upper Unguu river. Accompanying hi in were W. II. Hembroe, who goes thither to tuko charge of Iho engine ut tho mills, und K, (J, Htlckel, the brick mason, who will do Iho masonry nvuuasiiry In pulling In tho ucldlllonn.1 inauhWiory, Ilov, A, lliiborly will proiioh In tho Presbyterian Chiirub, this city, nuxt Sunduy morning ut olovon o'olock. Ho will also nruiiuh at tho union serv ices whloh will bu hold ut eight o'clock in thu evening III tho same church, Mr. Ilaberly Is tho new pastor of the Presbyterian Church who arrived Wednusday with his family from Cull fonilu, Wo wunl your oggs. Dcuol & Slovens, Isauo Householder la this week on gaged in delivering forty cords of four fool ouk wood to thu Mudford school dis trict. The prloo being puid la t.'l.bO per oord. J. A. North bus u contract to deliver forty cords of Iir wood at t2.40 poi'uord. Purt of this has ulroudy been delivered, Mrs. E.J. Pool, of Klamath County, who ia stooping ut Ceo. Anderson's place In this city, und who is being troutud by Dr. Jones for a complication of Ilia, Is very much improved. Mrs. Pool is attended by hoc daughter, Mrs. Nichols, and a Mrs, Drew, also of Klum ath County. E. W. Carver, the Htudebnker man, reports tho following sales this week : To Moore Uros., of Central Point; Elmer Walters, of Donunzu; J, F, Wells, of Ashland, each a lumlier wagon, and to I', h. Fountain, of Klamath Falls, and H. A. Mhorey, of Kock Point, each a hack. Dr. G. 11. Cole returned this week from Duwson City. Alnska. Tim Mail has had a very Interesting interview with the gentleman and it will appear in these columns next week. The doc tor will resume the praclico of modicioe in this city. W, H. Meeker & Co. have a new ad this week in which they are quoting some pricea on auminor goods. Shirt waists are made a special target. J. W. Odgers, the dentist, also has a profes sional curd and the Ashland normal also lias space. O. W. Woltors bus Durchased thu delivery outfit formerly owned and driven by J. T. Wiley and tins engaged mo Bemoes oi Mr. w. to deliver lor him. Ho has repainted the cover und instead of "Mnokoy for Photos" the lettering reads "Woltors' for Groceries." County Treasurer Jacobs bos a no tlco elsowhoro in Tiir Mail. In which bo advertises that there are now funds on hand to redeem all county warrants protested from May 0, 181)8, to June 7, lHD.'l, both dales Inclusive. Interest will conse after August ), 1808 York & Wortman, tho Insurance agents, have this week added a fine, large, sugar plno Insuranco blank case to their ofiloo furniture. The thing is a beauty and will bo u joy always. It was made by Messrs. Gray & Bradbury. Those warm dnys It seems nro not confined lo this valley alone. We learn from reliable parlies that the ther mometer hns registered as high as OS up ut Prospect the past week. J. E. Enynrt, ox-cushier in thu Jackson County Bank, who hns licen in euxtorn stales for several months, Is ex pected to return to Mudford next week presumsbly to ronialn. Dr. G. B. Colo rcporU having met Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Foudray, of Eden precinct, this county, whllo in Scattlo. Thoy were In good houllh and ciijovlng themselves in line shape. Nutu Jacobs writes from Los An geles, Calif., saying that if ull things movo as they at present Indicate, him self nnd fnmlly will be nt home in Mod ford tomorrow. J. W. Dowoll came In from tho By bee ranoh Inst week to rest up und get woll from tho effects of a kick he re cently received on the leg from a horso. Fred Millor, the oflloient com pounder of beverages at Shorty's thirst pnrlora, Ib considerably sidetracked this week because of being'protty bud sick. Geo. Horshborger, the popular mixologist, is in charge of the Turf Exchange saloon during the absence of J. C. Hall on his camping trip. Cheap For Cash One medium sixo rafrigorator, sumo ub now. Also other housohold goods. See J. Beek Jr., at J. Boek k Co's. Otto Beodo, of Jacksonville, and O. B. Hostel, of this city, had their flags half mast Tuesday in honor of the denth of Bismarck. All kinds of wood for sale. Loup wood, short wood, hard wood, soft wood and just plain wood. Bollinger, the dravmen. , Dr. B. F. Adkins and party are i now camping over near Ft. Klamath near the Boitilomnn-Nichol8on ranch. Who Is there in or nonr Medford from nonr Loomis, Washington? Tub Mail wnnts to see them. I want to hire Bovoral teams to haul wood. Wallace Woods. There will be a ball game In Med ford next Tuesday afternoon, August Olh, nt 1:30 o'clook, between the Grants Pass "Monograms'' and the Medford "luvlnolblos." Both these teams lire composed of school boys and while It Is truo thoy are not men in stature it ta also qulto as true that thoy are good plnyors and put up a gamo muoh bettor than muny mon could. The Medford pluyers are: A. Elliott, pitoher; Joe Htbbard, oatoher; E. Ragednlo, first base; Clarey Morey, second baBe; Watt Parkor, third base; O, Isaacs, short stop; Ira Anderson, conter Hold; O. Ovlatt, right field; W. Lipplnaott, left field. Tho boys are promising that an interesting gamo will be played, par ticularly so because that It was only a short time ago that our boys were at Grunts Pass uud played and were whipped by a sooro of ono, The boys nro going to try and get that soore back and add a couple more to it. "He said never a word but shouted for water." Thin has boon about the program whloh our people have been carrying out for the post fuw days, ex oept that thoy shouted sonio and said a heap o' talk. Tho olty wator supply hns been deoidedly shy. Tho water In the dltoh ran short and It was abso lutely nooossary to retain In the tanks nearly all that oamo down 'for emer gency use In oaso of a Ore and the gnrdona and lawns have been "a Leg- gin" for tholr aooustomod dally drink. Tho oatiBc of tho shortage la explained by absence of heavy rains and snow fulls in the mountains last winter. The olty oounoil has taken tho matter up I and if possible will deviBO moans lor Increasing the supply. iJ,a,li,iliUll(llvka.lkliU.IIli i . . . . n I county School Notes, f i By Supt. 0. A. Oregory. if fH! TlllHTtTljlr Tho superintendent Is often usked whore n good teuchur can bo secured on short notice, und teachers frequently Inquire for vaeuiiclcs. If all teachers will keen ua Informed M lo tholr loca tion, what thoy are doing, und what thoy want, It will be possible to answer muny inoro of these questions. We are not unxlous to become a bureau of general Information but are willing to assist tou;hera und school boards to find cuuh other. Keep ua posted. J. P. Wells, who taught tho lust term In Willow springs dltflct, has been caught by tho school board of tho Enterprise school on Griffin creek.. Mr. Wells is a capable teacher, kneps up with thu times und la therefore In demand. He roused a deslro in the Willow springs district for a school library und then helped the sohool to make a nloo start toward one without drawing on thu school board for funds. What wus done in thia case could and should bo done by every live teacher in the county, On the subject of public school libra ries we will remark that a plan baa been formulated by which every dis trict school in the county can easily make a start toward a library with very little effort and no help from the school fund. The main thing necessary Is energetic, up-to-date teachers In ohargo of the schools who are alive to the best Interests of tho scholars and believe that good literature in the homes of pupils Is desirable. Wltb such we will be pleased to co-operate and assist In this matter. Let us bear from every one who is to teacb during any part of tho next Ave monlhs, and wishes to enter upon this work In cose the plan approves Itaolf to your judg ment. Do you want the libraries or not? Principal Dully, who takes charge of tho Gold Hill school the coming year, has an asslalant who ie not only quali fied for tho place, but Is sure to work In sympathy with him. Mrs. Dully is not only acquainted wltb the school room, but Is thoroughly versed In the many good points of her genial hus band. Togotber they will labor ear nestly to advance tbo educational in terests of the school and community. We bespeak for them the hearty as sistance of all their patrons. MissH, L. Warner bas resigned an excellent position to which she was eieeled In uu eastern state, and ac cepted nnolher ottered ber at J40 per month for seven months, near home. Her parents objected to hor going so far away, and ber muny friends will be pleased to know that she Is to remain in the county, Miss Carrie Saekell, who Is now teaching her third cotisecm've term in the SHiue district, is doing a "ery proper thing. Instead of depending entirely on text hooks for ?ourceB of Information and suggestions to pupils, sho Is roughing out In various direc tions for everything thut is up-to-date and that will creatu and Interest uud spirit of investigation among bur nuuils. Such teachers arc often asked to romuin In adisliict more than one term. Celeatin and 116 Camps. Ed. Mail: The woods up here are full of campers and nil are having a good time and arc Inking on good health in luyers fully an inch In thick ness. At Hotel de Colestin there are being entertuined by the hostess, Mrs Cole, the following distinguished guest?: Di ned Mi-sJ W Kobinson nnd daughter, Ml-nSwwello, Mrsnd Mrs H O Holmes, of Jacksonville; Mrs Wortman and Merchant H U Wortman, of Medford; Mrs O Gainurd and Lola Feudal), of Ashland: Mrs Hutchison and P Hall, of Hornbrook; Miss Maud Rauons, of Little Shasta; and Miss Emma Cole man, of Phoenix. In taking a stroll through the oamp grounds your correspondent finds very nicely enconsod the following: From Jacksonville Mrs Geo M Love nnd daughter, Agnes, Mrs J White and daughter, Zelta, Mrs T G Reamos and daughters, Luoinda. Laura and Flossie and son Charlie Misses Ella Ortb, Ella Nunan, Vellne Kubli and Sophia Mullet, those latter chaperoned by Mrs K K Kubli and Mr and Mrs A E Reamos. From Ashland Mr and Mrs Wm Clyde, Mrs Ayers aud daughters, Ber nloe and Mabel, Mr and Mrs G W Pen- U 1 . H,AVtM..,n Um Cw, rtpabA I Mrs Simpson, Misses Dodge and Klum, Messrs weens and uoage. From Medford Mrs J W Losher and son, Ralph, Mrs H E Boyden and son, Charles, Mrs Wm SUnger and son, Joe, Mrs. M A Dow, Mrs E C Beck and daughter, Ivy, Mrs J G Van Dyke and daughters, Edith and Sadie, Mrs F L Williams, Miss Alloe Shldeler, Mrs M C Myers and son, John, Miss Fern Hutchison, Mr and Mrs Ohas Strang and children, Mrs E Elwood and sons und Oral Burnett. Thoro are also Mrs Mary Cbausie and son, Jessie, of Grants Pass; Misses Annie and Nellie Towne, of Phoenix; Mrs C E Robarts and Earl Brlsco, of Hornbrook; Mrs D M Robarts, of Ft. Jones and last, but by no means least, the Hon and Mrs Thos H Tongue and daughter. Miss Elizabeth, of HUlsboro. ; There is Dlentv of rood water here. cool nights and delightful days. Come up and join us. Yellow Jacket, A Dartv of Grants Pass peon'e con sistins of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cornell, Dr. and Mrs. J. Meyers, Miss Laura Thomas and J. M. Booth came to Med ford yesterday and from here took teams for McOulltster springs, where they will camp for several weeks and enjoy the pleasures and endure the hardships (?) oi mat neaitn giving resort. We notice that our friend. Jl, G. Taylor, the harness man, is far from idle these days. Several rolls of loath or was unloaded at his rooms this week, and he can always be found at his post of duty executing excellent work and selling a heap o' harness meanwnuo. Alonso Slovor yostorday olosed a deal oy wmon lie comes into possession ol the teams, dray truoks and good will of the Medford Dray Line, formerly owned ana operated by J. ti. uotiinger. . Mr. B. has not dooided as yet what vo cation ho will follow. . 2 A IT In3"--! VrUILIL Summer Goods DUKl.MO ffr THE NEXT 30 DAYS! -V, And will make prices that win surely Hummer Dress Oooua that were 8 and 10 Bblrt waists, AO cent ones at cents now are 5c 35c The 16 cent goods are selling t 15 oe"t one" low rlc ' IQo 5Qc The SUand 86 cent kinds lor Tnell.W and 11.25 ones at 15c 75c W.H. MEEKER & CO., MEDFORD, STRIKING COLORS BOYDEN & NICHOLSON, A Serious Mistake. The Portland Dally Telegram, of last Thursday, contained a brief notice of a trial al SDokane, of one Itev. Ford, of Seattle, for a gross offense, nnd then stated that thu man being tried "bad beeu tiansferred to the Oregon fold and made presiding elder of a district in Southern Oregon, which position ho now held, etc." This last statement of the Telegram Is untrue in toto. The Seattle tord and Dr. T. B. Ford, pre siding elder, are two different men and the Telegrams statement Is utterly false, and it ia but just that the people should know tbe facts in the case. J. S. McCain, P. C, Central Point. Help Is Wanted When the nerves become weak and the appetite fails. Hood's Sarsaparilla gives help by making the blood rich, pure and nourishing, tjet only mooo'b. Hood's Pills are easy to taue, easy to operate. Cure indigestion, sicK head ache. Camp fleeting Notice. Evangelist Rev. J. MoKeen is now in the valley awaiting the .opening of the Central Point camp meeting. The meeting will begin Wednesday, August 10, and continue over two Sundays. Let everybody come and camp on the ground. - - J. S. McCain, P. C. H. G. Nicholson was yesterday superintending the putting in ot a deep well pump In tbe well at the Medlord Brewing & Ice Compauy'e plant. Tbe well is 300 feet deep and the pipe is four inohes in diameter and is heavy iron. A sad case of poisoning with car bolio acid occurred at the home of Jas. Harvey, near Talent, last Sunday morn ing. It appears that the family had re turned the evening before from a visit in California. Mrs. Harvey was dueling off tbe mantle where a bottle containing some acid was sitting and she placed it for a moment with other articles on a Btand. While her baok was turned her boy, about two years of age, got hold of the bottle and swallowed a Quantity of its contents and spilled the remainder of it over his face and ohest. Dr. Bower, of Ashland, was at once summoned and everything done that was possible, but aentu resulted sunnily nigin. vunerai services were held Monday at the Dun. kuvd Church, Rev. David Brower, ot llciating. ' Douglas wait yi O.., has 10J cat- loads of dried primes ready lor ship ment. The punius at C'oronado Springs, Cal. are raising Bou.ouu gallons ot watei daily. : . , " The business of the Los Angeles, Cal., - clearing house banks for the three months ended June 30, 1808, wu 180,821,788.64. The Northern Pacific land depart ment during the year ending June 30, eld 610,079 acres or Inud, which 600, 000 were in Washington. V One hundred and fifty horse power will be furnished by the Big Creek company, Santa Cms, Cal., to operate tho -machinery at tlie nondor works.. Public Notice. TUB undersigned hereby givea notice that he will not bo responatble for any dobts contracted by his wtfo, Florenoe J. Who tBtone , after the date of thia notice Dams l Whits tori. Dated Augual 6, 16M. . We must closo out all our OREGON., or plain colors, varnishes oils, white lead, etc., can be obtained here in any quantity- ..' We have a line that is not surpassed' in point of quolity by any other stock:; In the country. They possess the mer it of great durability, those for outdoor use resisting the action of the element and retaining their brightness fox years. For indoor use, .we have variety of stains, varnishes and tint that sell at moderate prices. . The HardwifW flea Medford High School Afumni Reunion. Each year since the first cIubs was' graduated from the Medford high school in May, 1893, there has been an Alumna reunion, with each year a few new mem bers added to tbe list. This year Prof, aud Mrs. Narregan very graciously threw open the doors of their beautiful home and gave the committees foil sway from parlor to kitchen to do any thing they desired to make the meeting: a sucess. Accordingly, on the evening, appointed for the reunion, Friday, July 22a, when tbe people came, they found! the rooms prettily decorated with toy and roses. Besides these, there were two exquisite floral pieces of sweet peas' that had been arranged and presented by Mrs. J. H. Stewart. Games had also been broutrht and uianv nlaved croki nole, while Other found ainu-ement inr the "Floral Love Tale." Dhrine the evenine a short Drotrrmns was rendered. One of the most inter esting features ot this was tbe readiDgr of a lotier-frpm Amos Fries, '93, now a Willets Poffit, Sew York. Another in teresting, although very sad, feature- was a memorial ol Miss Junie Stewart. " the first member at whose door the Death Angel has knocked. The new class was presented by Prof. Gregory Ha nts usual pleasing manner. After this Miss May Jt'nipps, w, new president oi . the Alumni, made a good, Bhort re sponse. Later refreshments were aerredU and it was midnight before the sixty or seventy members and friends realised: that it. was late, so aetigniiuiiy naa iaer evening passed. , ine memoers oi tne Aiumm wisn to express publicly their gratitude to Mr. . ana Mrs. narregan lor ine Kinonese tney have shown them . It has been suggested by some and agreed to by many, that a re-organ ixa tion of tho association, with a new con stitution (as the old one is lost) wobM be a wise thing. It would he well lor those who think so to speak to the pros iilent about it. . . Following is the memorial of Junior Stewart: . In thniie Rummer vacation davfl of rest and? enjoyment we all love to watch the hllla- VbuS- eurrounu uur uvuuiuui vnuoy, vu, nwu changing with thelrvarylng- lights and aaadowm.. Many a bright morning we gase upan far,- eternal mountains and our hearts 011 with glaoV . ness as we watch the suulinht smiling w4l&w beneacence upon toe Tineyarot? aou srooarcwi of the foothills, lighting up the rocky telg the mountain aide ana ttltimiuuitug wltb warn , ana radiant gloncea tue anowy dusks wyomx "Among such soenos we imbibe the fuU aadi unrestrained, joy of the morning. Bat later l the day, whea the Impartial sun leaves as t smile on other climea, a miaty haze comes ore - - the mountains, lntenstiying ineir eeuuiy, ww Investing them with a sadder and more aaeretT. splendor. We admire and attll rejoice, bC with a more solemn and subdued feeling. "It ta thus with our Alumni. For years we have met together and bavo laughed and sung in the fullness of pleasure, consoloue that tb sunlight of prosperity, progress and good will waa shining all about us. "Tbia evening, for the first time, there fa reatratnt upon our merriment. There Is a mlat; of aadneea around and about ua tonight, and to. . ' all of ua life has taken on a more sombre and ', serious look. For the Death Angel baa beenr here and It he haa taken eoine of the bright ness, he has, we trust, left ua with holietc thoughta and aaplratlona, " we have ever been proud of onr little band!. When aayone of ua baa achieved dlstlnolio hw any line we have rejoiced; but when oat Bw loved member, Junle Stewart, haa reoeive lla hlgheat honor of all being worthy to entevtlt better kingdom we can only atand la aw antf wonder. We know that we are better lor her aojourn amongst ua; her culture an reftneuent have biased ua all. Her noble ebaraoter like-, an atomiser diffused perfume over every mm with whom she. oamo Into contact, and) tma. odor ol sanctity will remain with ua to the cad. She was as pure and good and aweei aa to, month whoso name she bore. "Lot us be thankful that xho waa ao toag ia our mldBt and rejoice that ahe haa gone to ac cept a position for which she waa fully BtledL. For is she not In the mtdat of neones that dav light her artist's heart? Does not the hai" mony of heaven float through hor mualoIOTlnar noulr And boat of all, la aho not la tbe pres ence of the Christ ahe loved? , "A sweeter, hollor pcaoe hae fallen upon as Let na givo oursetvea up to Its Influenco an-B prepare ourselves to meet the absent one wheat, God aaya "Come." ... ,