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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1899)
THE MEDFORD MAIL Published Ever Friday Morning. A. 5. BLITUN. VAN W8 BORN TO HUSTLE. Ha la ot tew dayai but quite pltulj. SUBSCRIPTION ll.go PER YEAR, Entered In the Postoltioe at Modtord, Oregon as Second-Class Mail Matter. Medfvrd, Friday, Jan. 27, 1899. THIS PAPER nstftt fertisiDg Agency, w ana w on:niiiB change, San Francisco, California, where coa traoia (or advertising oan be made Tor it.. Our Clubbing List. The Mail and Weekly S. P. Call 12 25 " " " Examiner 2 35 " " Chronicle 2 35 " " OreRonian 2 00 " " Cosmopolitan ... 2 00 " Weekly Cincin nati Enquirer, - 1 "Gov. Ghkr a 'Inaugural' was the moat sentimental state paper delivered in a quarter of a century, but it touched the people at the right spot." Salem Capital. The Oregonian's special New Yeara edition was a thing of beauty from first to last page. There wasn' a line in it that wasn't good, neither was there a cut that was not first class and there was a profusion of these latter. Three editions were reauired to be printed to fill the demand. A bill has been introduced in the Oregon legislature providing that the asgeeBor of Jackson County shall receive an annual salary of 11800. There is nothing radically rong about such a bill in fact it is about the correct figure for the services rendered. It will do away, if passed, with all friction in regard to payment of deputies by the county court. The cost of assessing the county has haen, within the last few years, as low as $1500 and as high as $2000. It can be seen by this that $1800 is a reasonable fig ure and the bill ought to pass. The Oregonian's correspondent at the state capital is just naturally all right. He seemB to be thor oughly conversant with the multiple of political Bchemes (he calls them grafts) which are being foBtered by zealous workers in the interests, it is presumed, of clients who have long sacks. Speaking of grafts, the correspondent has not as yet touched upon the scheme to unload a job lot of normal schools onto the state, which would macadamize a pretty good trail to the state treasury and the profit would be, it is gen erally conceded, directly to the purses of individuals who have white elephants on their hands with pasturage growing scarce. , . A good bit of controversy is just now being had in California regard ing taxation of churches and church property. The Santa Rosa Repub lican says quite correctly of the is sue as follows: "Churches are built and main tained for the general good. The donations of the rich and the poor alike go into them. They are a necessity of our time, and it is not fair nor wise to place unnecessary bardens upon them. The money that goes into them passes beyond the control of the donors. It be comes a permanent investment for the general welfare of the commun ity and the state. Why tax it?" Places of worship ought not to be taxed, but when church organiza tions acquire property outside their places ot worship, these as a matter of equity should be taxed, because of the fact that this outside property is in nearly every instance a rent earner. The Jacksonville Times intimates that the Tidings' bill of $121 for printing the delinquent tax list was bout half less than it ought to have been. The Times should have said about half what it would like, to have gotten for printing the same list.' It is quite essential that the delinquent tax list each year be placed where it will be printed the cheapest and in a newspaper of gen eral circulation. It does not nec essarily follow that because a poor devil is unable to pay his taxes that an unscrupulous newspaper should molr.e the burden 'fcefevie'r by twist ing the sofew a few turns tighter simply because that the taxpayer ir on the under side. A man who would take advantase of an unfortunate fellowman in that manner is devoid of every principal of manhood and deserves to have an almost always indulgent Providence turn a cold shoulder to him as has beeu ' the case with the Times man. A man may prosper in his oinch games for a few years but eventually the ill got ten gains vanish and the gatherer of these finds himself stranded on reef and raging breakers of public sentiment seethe and foam qlxnit him and nothing save hisses go to him from the mouths of those whom be may have cinched and fleeced and not a friend to succor his weather-beaten pirate craft to a safe anchorage. With an apology for changing the subject The Mail wants to say that it has been inti mated, not by the Tinies, that it is possible) to sq shift "patent medi cine ads" as to put them in correot position "next to and first follow ing pure reading matter," and print a few copies enough to supply the demand of the medicine house, and then make another shift. Writing of the recent trouble in war circles between General Miles and Commissary-General Eagan over the insult given Miles by Eagan, the Oregonian says editori ally: "The decision of the president to court-martial Commissary-General Eagan was to be expected, and will be heartily approved both by the army and the people. The presi dent, as commander-in-chief of the army, is by virtue of his great office the ultimute guardian of its disci pline and honor, and he could not omit to order a court for the trial of General Eagan without being ut terly false to that high and delicate trust. Last year when Captain Loverine, of the Fourth United States Infantry, UBed undue per sonal violence in his treatment of a refractory private soldier, the presi dent ordered a court of inquiry, and on the report ot that court ordered tne trial of Captain Covering. I he- president did this in face of the fact that the conduct of Captain Lover ine was approved by his com mander,- Colonel Hall, who took no steps to investigate the action of Lovering, the report of whose con duct did 'not reach the president through Colonel Hall, but through the public press of Chicago. If the president felt jealous of the honor of the army in thiB matter of the treatment of a private soldier, he could not consistently ignore such a ehameful breach of discipline as the filthy, obscene abuse of General Miles injected by Eagan into bib so-called testimony before the army commission of investigation. "General Miles testified that the beef furnished the army was unfit for use, and in answer to the ques tion as to who was responsible for the issue of such food, replied, 'Ask the commiBsary-general.' This was the sole provocation for the out rageous invectives and foul epithets applied by General Eagan to Gen eral Miles. The onlv proper reply on the part of Eagan was to prove that no such beet as that described bv General Miles was issued, or that, if issued, be was not knowing to or responsible for its condition. Instead of making a legitimate reply, he made a dogmatic denial of the truth of General Miles' state ment, and then proceeded to de nounce General Miles as a liar in language so utterly indecent that its onlv explanation is that General Eagan is either a drunken fool or a low-bred boor and blackguard." Doings of the Circuit Court. A J Hamlin vb Rosanna Wilson etal; imurrer stricken from files and Kate Lemberger appointed rrferee to take testimony and report at April term of court. Conrad Mingus vs Harry L Oliver et al ; confirmation of sale; confirmed. Almlra Whetstone vb A .1 Stevens; suit in equity to foreclose a inortiraee: judgment for plaintiff for $10.09.65, $65.88 attorney's feeB, and property or dered sold . Anna Bell Hamilton vs Alexander Hamilton; divorce; decree granted. -. State vs ThoB Crosby et al; Indict ment for defacing a building: Crosby entered a plea of guilty and was fined $10 and costs. Chas H Harwood vs E G Borden. M D Howell et al: suit to foreclose me chanic's lien; demurrer to complaint overruled. Board of Commissioners vs Wallace Bishop et al; T T Ueer, governor, Frank I Dunbar, 8' cretary, and Chas Moore, treasurer, substituted as plain tiffs. J P White, administrator of Horn estate, vs J M Childers et al; order for sheriff to make deed. Edgar E Minor vb John D Loucks: demurrer taken under advisement. J. W Murksborrv vb the Gold Hill Quartz Co; motion to dismiss appeal from Justice court; the court sustains the motion and orders, the appeal, de murred. John GrieVe Vs Jackson Countv. de murrer overruled and plaintiff given ten days in which to plead. . The following are among tho more important bills Introduced in the IvglB' lature since our lust issue. When blllt. have passed and V'coruo laws TnK MAIL will print a synopsis ot eauh: To protect the silver gray squirrel Sherwiu, of Jackson County, to pro mote the sugar beut Industry iu tho state. To regulate tho practice of horse shooing. Stewart, of Jackson Comity, for tho protection of deer. To prevent the production aud sale of unwholesome foods and medicines and to regulate sales of adulterated foods, drinks and medicines. To regulate tho driving of fishtrap spiles in the waters of the stale. To encourage,lhe use of wide tires on wagons. Requiring a publlo record of the numes and amounts duo unknown de pus I tors of banks and to provide for the disposition of uuclalined deposits, To prevent persons from running push cars, velocipedes, huud curs, or other wheeled contrivances upon any railroad track, and to provide for the punishment of the same. Helming to changing county seats. Relative to the publication ot the pro ceediugs of county court. To tax mortguges. Relating to the Ashland schools. Fixing the legal rate of interest on public Indebtedness. Myers introduced a joint memorial to congress, urging the early construc tion of the Nicaragua canal and its ex elusive ownership and control by this government. Adopted. The senate adopted house journal memorial providing for olectlou of United States senators by the people, Daly, of Benton, and Mitchell voting no. Mr. Flagg thought the ink stands, muscilage bottles, waBte baskets, etc., furnished to the members are the prop erty of the state and should not be ap prised to private use. By Sherwln, of Jackson, placing of fice of assessor of Jackson County on an annual salary of $1800. BILLS PASSED. To incorporate Gold Hill. This will enable the town to issue $2500 water bonds. To dispense with duplicate tax rolls tor secretary of state. The members of the ways and means committee are of the opinion that bet ter returns seould be received from the $500 appropriated at every session of the legislature for the photographing of prisoners at the penitentiary, and in the future will make this amount cover the cost of providing tbecbief of police of Portland with duplicate photos of all convicts. To the Public. We are authorized to guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and if not satisfactory to refund the, money to the purchaser. There is no better medicine made for la grippe, colds and whooping cough. Price, 25 and 60c per bottle. Try it. Chas. Strang, druggist, Medford; Dr. J. Hinkle, Central Point. Among the Churches. PREBBYTEKIAN CHUKOT. The Rev. F. G. Strange will exohange with the pastor in charge on Sunday, January 29th, instead of last Sabbath as previously announced. Ail are cor dially invited. M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. Preaching at M. E. Church, South, next Sunday morning and evening. In the evening will begin revival services to continue for several .days. AH are cordially invited to attend. E. F. Wilson, pastor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The protracted meeting at the Chris tian Church continues with Bteadily growing interest. Elder J. H. Mc Collougb will preach each evening this week, also Sunday morning and even ing, closing his services with Sunday evening. O. J. GIST, Pastor, Groves' nameless Cblli Tonic Is a perfeot malarial liver and blood purifier. RemoveB biliousness without purging. As ploaBant aB lemon syrup; It IB aB large as any dollar tonic and retails for 50 cents. To gel the genuine ask for Groves'. For sale by Strang, the drug glut. . Advertised Letter List. Following Is'a list of letters remaining un called for lb the Medford poslotflce on Januury Hi, 1809. Brooks, Geo Hanscom, D H ' LuwIchb, James Lee, Dan To Reynolds, L L Woalua, Frantlsok A onarge of one cent will be mode upon de livery of each of the above lettern Persons calling for any of the above etterp will please say " Advertised.1' M. Pnanm. Postmaster. A. Slover, the drayman, get him to do your hauling. Household goods and heavy articles carefully and safely bandied. Teams always bandy and teamsters courteous. The Soldier Boys Who had taken Hood's Sarsaparllla are said to have stood tho long marches much oetter than their companions. This medicine gives strength and en durance. Hood'6 Pills cure all liver Ills, Mailed for 25 cents by C. I. Hood & Co., Low ell Mass. food's Should be In every family ajaajav B B medicine olreat .and every H3 all f-t traveller's-StrlD.-' Thet are lBBr 1 1 & -iYaluable when the atomach la out of order) cure hewfcuhel bluoaanail. and all uer troAlM. Maid u achat. aatu. County bchool Motes, t M. tilla Griffiths has lull the army of peuugugs lor a iiiuu at least. The fault-finding, Ill-tempered teacher has missed His culling. He iul(lit bu a success ut driving an ox tuuiu in logging camp. Oregon Monthly. The name of KoruSydow wasoin'ttud from the published llstol teachers who itltontitiu mo institute at Uunlrul I'olnl last week, tsho wus there and thu Insti lute was better bouausu of her help, Teaehers, look at those blanks lo be filled In your registers. Kvory ouo of inem sliouiu tie properly tilled out. Clerks of school districts should insist ou complete aud acutiratu records from tcaouora. t'houiiix sellout district has voted a two in 111 tax, and proixwcs to make more of their school than hurutufore. A nuuibor of enterprising districts are proving their faith In their school by providing more liberally for itssui port. Coutial i'olut. voted a live mill -tax last Saturday wuicG will be sultiuli'iil to complulu a full year of school, imlnt the school house, feucu the grounds and leave the district entirely out of debt. That Is tho kind of enterprise we iiko to see. School clerks will soon he semi Ing In reports lo the superintendent and we wish to suggest that inuru care should be taken lu giving some nf thu data Some clerks heretofore Imvo fulled to use the initlulB of names, simply saying Mr. Smith, etc. See that till informa tion called for on blank Is given. Several schools uro 'preparing for library eiiturutiuinunts In which they are to be assisted by the county super intendent. A graiuaplione lias been procured and for a small expense ho will assist aiiy school in an effort to be gin a school library. Correspondence on tho subject will receive prompt at tention. ' The total enrollment of Ashland schools lor lost month was 555; average daily attendance, Uo per cent; cates of tardiness, 45. The grade taught by Day Parker bad no uaso of turdiuess during the mouth. Tho Ashland nublb school Is the largest in her history. Many have moved in from the surround ing country, and others are boarding and attending. The Neil district, south of Ashland. has done something that will call for the services ot the recorder in the celestial world. Having prepared an entertainment lo raise funds for a library, they gave It last Friday even ing to help toward a (und for Bonding a blind man, who lives' in that district, where be can procure treatment that may restore his sight. The occasion drew together not only the people of the district, out several irom otnor places, among them Misses Homes and Dodge well Known teachers wno assisted with the program. $45.75 was the neat sum realized. Ooe hundred and Qlty were present, though tho school house is well filled with fifty. Miss It. L. Warner, tbo teacher. Is greatly pleased over the result and a' I who so gener ously contributed can justly feel that mey nave nnipea too cause o: educa tion. Education, civilization and practi cal philanthropy are closely associated. During the past two weeks I'boenix, Medford and Central Point schools have been visited and many good fea tures in the work noted. K. K. Smith and Hattie Eaton seem to have the pu pils interested in their studies. Good order in Btudy aud careful attention In recitations on the part of pupils was very noticeable. Some of the pupils are members of an elocution class Utught by Mr. Roberts, of Talent Two days were passed very pleasantly in the Medford school where the teachers and pupils were found bard at work. The teachers In some of the grades are over worked and under paid. This condi tion, however; is not the wish of the school board or patrons but tbo result of financial difficulties which cannot be immediately solved. It will pay the Satrons of the school to visit freely the liferent grades and note the work care fully. Frequently a parent might ren der valuable aid to teacher and child by knowing the exact line along which the teacher la trying to lead the child. Heme needed Improvements have been made about the building by the Bchool board who realize that the best Bchool house In the county needs occasional attention. The Central Point school has over 150 enrolled. If the dav spent there was an average ono the school is doing well. We can testify that regular rhetorical work is not neglected in this school as it is in many places, much to the injury of both pupils and teachers. The knotty problem of how to promote a part of each grade and keep harmony at borne and in school Is receiving some attention from all- interested in the Central Point school. SHERIFFS SALE. PBR8UANT to an oxocutlon Innuod out of tho Circuit Court of tbe.Hiate of OroKon. for the County of Jacknon, on tbo 10th day or Juntiury, i8U9, upon a JutlKmunt duly ronUwred in said court on the 92u tlay or Docomncr. IH8. in Tuvor of Anna Fordycc, plaintiff, and aKiiltiHt Southern Oregon Fair Association, a corpora tion, defendant, for the Hum of two hunt! rod eleven and 8f-IOO dollars (t'ln.Hb), with InttruHt tnoreon at tbo rate of 10 pur cent per annum from December 22, 1818, andcoHtn amounting to five doll urn ($6). and the further Hum of fifty dollars ttt)) with In to rout thereon at tbo ralu of 6 per ocnt per unburn from Doceinbcr 24, IHUfj, attorney's fees, and whoronH, It wii ordered, adjudged and decreed that tbo mortKiio men tlonoa In plulntlff's complaint be forocloncd, and the mortgaged promises described therein be sold, to wit: All the improvemonUt of ovory nut uro and kind owned by the said douthorn Oregon Fair Association, together with all buildings and structures and fencos and stands placed on and located on tho following described promises, to-wit: Commencing At tho nw, corner of D, l. 0. No. 86, In township 37 south, rutigo 2 wont of the Wlllamolto Meridian, and running thonce south on tho west linn of said TJ. L (J. ten obalns; tbenoo cast 12 chains and 80 Hnkri; thence Houth 10 chains; thence east 10 chains and 3T links; thence north '20chains to tbo north Una of O. It, O. No. 45, In township 37 south, of range one west of tho Willamette Meridian, and thonco west on the north lino of the above men tloned D. h, (3, 31 chains and 6T links to tbo place of commencing, containing fifty acres, all of said described properly and prom I hob bolng situated In tho Countf of Jackson. Btnto ncKson, ninto oi vy upon and sell Orcaon. I am oomnmn mui to w said promises aforesaid us by law made and Id ludirmont. Into rust. provided to satisfy tbo snld Judgment, In to rust, attorney's fees and emits, and also uuorjilug costs, and I wlll'se) as tho law (11 roots, at tbo front door of tho court houso of said state and county, in tho Town of Jacksonville, Oregon, on Saturday February 35, 1899 At tbo hour of 2 o'clock p. n described In said order of sale. tho property Ar.KX, Ohmk, Bhorlfl of Jackson County, Oregon, Dated at Jacksonville, Oregon, Jan. 17, 1899. i Groceries.. That word moium a heap to every housewife, li'y nutans it heap inoro when tho jJtrocoricK uro known to bo fronh ami Hrst-clii8s. When your wife UiIIhm you to got groooriua at Davis', you "bettor not rim m cImiicoh on buying thoni' uIhowIku'g. Wlton slio m don't say whore to go, you had bettor uhoii little of your own judgment and make Btiro you're right, ft Davis Delivers ios for poultry. Otfrtt 1 Ml Ik i Maw it m m Cigars Tor J, ox' From 65c I have the largest assortment of pipes that ever cnine lo Mcdfard. Ulg.tr eases and mat'jh boxes. Opp. Hotel Nash . Hi' 1 V A N 1 IIDI0 Hi Cri'. E'Si Fine WE HAVE A happy medium in tho prico of all arti " ck'8 in our lino, and can furnish you or " " Cheaper than you ever purchaHod one be- fore. We aUo have in stock Roasters, . " " . " Bakers, Pie Plates, Meat Cutters, Kais- in Seeders and Nutmeg Graters in an " " endless variety. Call and bco , The Hardware Men Boyden & Nicholson NASH LIVERY and FEED STABLES. PERRY & FOSTER, Proprietors. Having lately purchased tlicBO atahlos wo aro prepared to furnish First-Glass Rigs mi Team at Beasoname Bates. Boarders and transient will roccivo careful attention. rltfB a speulalty. FRONT STREET L DOUGLAS and Congress Gaiters Every Pair Fully Warranted f,!l Also several lines of oxtra-woll made Bovs' and Children's 1 Bchool Shoos. I Tayler, the Foot Fitter. U nnnnnpinnnn u'jtatjyij'ju'j First-class Rigs 'i aavaanautiu ttaaatsuuuii'j UNION LIVERY STABLES 1 BB" r,7i rBa De ROBOAM & ORSER, Props. Cor. Seventh and O Sts. - fledford, Ore. an Special Attention to Commercial Hen si ! I uuauuyuyaiii Shone & Schermerhorn .. .. The Second-Hand Men Not second-hand in principle, but in the matter of goods they have new and second-hand of all descriptions FBI Ranges Branoh House Gold Hill m goods free. Trades grocer- fit farm produce, vegetables and in Medford, Orefiori. M IF YOU CAN IN e s CIGARS or PIPES Up UUUI IL, '.a Postokkick, Mkdkoko Photographs Or STRUCK A Commercial travelers' MEDFORD, ORE LACE SHOES Light and .. '.. .. .. Heavy Weight ri'tijl Fast Horses Parpfnl TlritruM 5H- UU1U1U1 IflHUlU pjj jl nsi . uci ran nn . Buy, soil and oxohaneo .anything on earth. Give the in a call at thoir store, WW I West Side, Medford, Ore