The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, January 27, 1899, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text1 ri-rv HAPUPMIMDC Tlatru will l) (Jli I n a pliuuaaiil honiilH bull givun In lliu Mudfonl opera lit) ii hu mi Monday uvuntiig, Kcbruury llllll. 11 wu" llu Intention In ulvu lliu iiurty mi tliu uvuulng (il Ml. Vuliiii Unu a liny hut (iwIiik ui tliu fuel lliul I ihiL begin mi lliul diiUi lliu iiiirty wim puahuil iilii'iid unu iluy lu bultur Hllll IIIUSU pcupiu Willi III! IIUI. DIII'U W Indulge lii guyuty u( ililii iiutiirndiirlng tliu Luiilun MuiiMoii. 'J'liu Hporllvu In cllntd guMluinuii ' till" locality uru hlllll "I1"1' ll'lllllgUtlllg CIlllIU pIlUUB- unU III this I'tti't nl lliu vulluy mill II Ik to scouru ftiuda Willi whliili lopuruliusu those birds In Hut Wllliimiitui vulluy unu llliurittu lliuii In Ui In county, mill lor llmli' prntuullon wIhiii I, burn led lliul Ihladuncu la given. Tliuru iiru ulruudy uhout ll'ty nl Uiunu hlrda In lliu vulluy, lurty wliluli will hu lllmrulmi In Muruli, but It In tliu ilualru to iiicn-uau Hilt nuiiiliur uiinaiiluriilily unil ut wull huvu a lllilo money In ttm treasury ul uu organization with wliluli to proau unto liny violation ul lliu alulu Inw ruin tivo lu lliu killing ul thuau blnlH, It In to lb" Internal or uvury niahlmit ul tliu rnlluy til put a ahuuldur lu tliu whui'l awl booal till" miitUir uliuiiil, Tliuru l poalnvuly no luwl lliul ntnka llllUllll III tllU pIlUIMIIIlt ua u liililc dull ouuy, but wu iiiuhI Hint luivu lint pheaa nntH. Vim iuiiilu whu never duiicu. u wull as lliimu wild (In, ought to luul lliul you ciiulil ulToril lliu prlcu ol n lluliut lu tliln puny. Tliu puoplu who huvu thu np-uiiguiiitiiil ol lliu piirly lu IiiuhI priiinli.li Unit il will liu oiio ol thu vnry bust uvur given in Medford. piinoo tlekul will liu l uuiih. Mosar. Wollura ft Howard will re culvu a carload ol sulphur thin wouk, lur unu by orctiutUUlu lu tn'U apruying. Thu (Mil Fellow i ol Mudford In lulled oltlcum lut Saturday uvt-nlii mid they liiul royal iruod tltnu nflur thu cereiuonlea wuro uvur. Jon, Hum meraley, of Gold Hill, district deputy grand muster, wu liiinllltig olllocr and wua ualatud in Inn work by f'nal Grniida I. A. Webb, II. F. Adklnn, I. Wool!, W. T. York, und I. Si. Young. Thu oMjora Installed wuru: F Aiiiiinn, N I); 11 11 llurvoy, V (.!; Z Maxcy, llnan ulul auo: II Ci Nicholson, trouaurer; I Wool!, H B N (I; J It Wllaou, LBN O; F M Wllaon, wardun ; I A Morrimiin, conductor; 1 A Monaco, I G; (J C Noble, t) Ui W T York, II 8 8; J J llowsur, L 8 H; J i'rull. IIH V (I; John Stcwurl, L 8 V G. Apitrtol thu evening' ) ro ll rum win work in thu second and third degrees, tliu subject being Johnny Blow url. Altur thu work hud buon completed a moat gorgeous luncheon wua served, Hid aiuu huvlng been (urnlnhud by tlio munibura, Thla luncheon, or ratbur square inenl, consisted o( cold meats, bread, onlTuu, cakea llllil pica. Ilorucu Nlcholton did a llltlu turn out ol the ordinary, na might bo expected hu would, by huvlng Frank Wllaon baku (or him n huge npplo pin bakud in a larire al.ml void pun. Thla waa a moat t" mlatnblu notion ol hta anil waa rcllaiiua ynll. Thuru wui unouitb ol II to K nround twlco und thun iioinu. Thu boya lire arrunulnir (or a biK tlmunbout the mlddlo ol ne I month, when a pro gram and auppur will Iwarriuitfcd lor und a apuukur Irom abroad. Tomatoua, Ml cool pur can. Warner it Worlman. Cant. J. T. C Naah la attain flirnr. I UK on building a &'xluO loot addllion to hit hotel. II he ilccldca to build thla it will bo two nlorlof hljb. thu Aral floor to bo uaed (or a auluaroom ol aomo aort or a anmplo room (or tliu hotu'. Tho aucnnd floor will bo laid out lo iuitug ol rooma whloh will bo mads a lrl ol the hotel and will bo nut to uao by Landlord Hamilton. The iiotul iiaa bicii uroatly I in proved In a f:unoral way and muoh that la akin to Kjnuty and oonvonienoo haa buon added. Noarly tho whole aucond floor ban buun overhauled and ruarrunaed; the room huvu boon newly paperud and painted and now Mr. Hamilton i arrantflntf to rolurniah and recur pet aovurul ol then,. The olub and anmplo rooma have boon papered and painted; new doora huvo buou cut IhroiiKh hero and a low win dowa added there; tho offloo and dining room have uoh boon newly palnteu and papered throughout; tho i'oalul Union tloRruih onlco hua boon Bwlvchcd to a more aulluble locution in thoodlco and to cup tho whole oltbcao Bovcral lmprovoraonta, Mr. Noah la go ing to put In an elegant now oak counter Juat aa aoon ue Weoke Bros, oan catch up with their work und gut time to turn thomaulvoa looao on tho Job. The onrpontor work on tho hotul Iibb boon done by Mr. MoTavlali and tho papering and palntlntt by Jan. Murry all ol which la flrat-cloaa in every dotntl. I boo Klwond la putting In a took of musical Inntrumunta, atrlnge, oto. A rnul uatuto man ol La Orando tolldthe Chronlolo publlalior of thnt oity that during lust week hu old I486 uoroe ol land, amounting In tho aggro gate to 65,700. Tho biiIob wore all made to oaHtorn men who wore In quest ol good Oregon soil. Tho avornge price pard per ucro was :i8. What do tho rondura of this llom giicBa wub tho ouiiBO ol thin und olhor big ronl entato doula In tho Grunile Rondo valloyf Lot U8 tell you: A augur boot factory, tho snmo having buon built at Ln Sriindu Inst Boason. In tho Roguo rlvor valley thoro arc thouflandB of aoroB ol IubI iib good land n In tho (irando Rondo val ley, and qimntltloB of better land horo, but It is not changing htiuls at a pnoo noarly bo swift as reported nhove. Wo hove a mlldor olimato tliun has tho Orando Rondo valley! wo can grow frultB horo that cannot, bo produced tlioro; wo enn grow a good Biigar beet horo qb tho farmers oan thote; wo ouu crow ub many ol thorn to tho noro; wo have thouaaniis of noroB of land which wo know will do UiIb booiuiflo of our having mado ovor an hundrod IohIb in tho Bovoral klndB of soil of tho valley. Wo have all tho requirements of a Biigar factory wnl or, fuel and llmo, but no laotory. Thoro 1b Buroly snmothing wrong Bomowhnre when nil thoso con dltionBoxiBtandnro not takon advan tage of, Horo Ifl a rnro ohanco for the ladles of Mortford and vicinity to got an olegimt hiindkorohiuf at tho whole salo price. Linton to this: Tho Ruekot him bought a lino of drummor's aamnles, no two nllko, from 5 cents to 2.ri0, oomo In .and look t hrough them. Thla ohiiiinn dons nilt ofton como.' O. L, Wohb. . - ., 1 i ., I ' J. 14. Tiodgo, our morohant tailor, has rosontly nddod n, hnudaomo French : plater, trlpplo mirror to hU alwayif. 'T-J T"'T" nuatly nminifod and wull kept tailoring oatahllsliiiieiit. To J. H, Uutlur belong' thu urvd'.t for tho iiiunufiiuluru of thla very II no pluuu of (uriilluru. It la one of llioau mlrrora In wliluli a purton can aee .liiuiaulf ua ulhura do and (rum three sides. Me, Hoilgu haa recently pill in it lluu of new aulilnga and la now lint lur nrupurud than uvur to meet the wmita ol lila uoiintuutly Inureualng put romigu. Mr. Uudgu is ouu of thu vury beat workinuii Ihut bus over been In our uitv and our tiiumlu urn fu-it tluillni this out hencu his biislnuBS grows, ua wuii It Ollglll 10, You enn now gut vour violin, uultur. banjo ami iniiliilnllu ati'lngaiit Ul wood's, Tliuru wua a vury pleugiuit Biirprlsu imrty in lliu Iioinu ol Mr. und Mrs, K. 1', l.inw hint Mniidiiy uvuulng in lienor ol MiB ICIina JohiiHton, daughter ul .Mr. aiiil' .M iK. N. Ii, JohiiHlun, ol this place, Il buiug thu llltlu luily's twulllli lilrlhday. Hhu reculved miiny nice proa; uula. At Six o'clock n dulleious Bllpper wua aurved. Altur nil hud purlukuu ihuv were taken lo lliclr Iiomic-h with a teum, lima enjoying u lluu evening' ride. Thou preaunt wuru: Gertie Vowula, Manila Luuruiilr., Jennie (juinus, Kilnu lliiulel.un, Myrtlu i'ai'kur, llussiu und Kiiiuin Imvla, Lotllu Wiley, llur.ul liar lliuloinuw, I'.liua JohijaUin, Krank Vow els, Frank Miller, Krunk Jolinaluii, John I.auruui., I'iiiiI llurtholoiuuw, Krunk Haw, Mr. anil Mca. Dartlioloiuew, Mrs. A. II. i.iuireulz, Mrs. K. 1'. iJuw, Mr. and Mrs. N. It. JohiiaUiu und Gurtrudu JullllHtOII. Salem .Slulcaiiiiui: "To MIhs Lylu WatniMi, ul Aahlaiid, bulonga lliu honor ol bidiig tliu llrat ollluial uuiiiinlaalunud by Gov. T. T. Guur, alter hia tuuugui-u-tiou, abu liiivlng been uppolnted u no tary public a luw hours alter tho alaUi'a nuw uxucullvu look hia oath ol olllce At her ruquual thu young ludy wua pre aunU'd with tho lien with which the Sovurnor algnud thla, his flrat ollleial ocuiiK.nl aagovuruorol the alutu w hich guvu hliu birth, and ahu will retain it aa a aouvenlr ol thu occulon. MUa Walaon i thu daughtur of lion. C. H. WnUou, of Aahlnnd, dlatrict alio, ney of thu llrat Judical diatrlcl." Anvonu dealrlug to have ai-atea cut should call at Klwood'a jewelry more, aou auinplet und Ivuvu orders. D. 8. Youngs. it. A. Proudfoot, tho electric light man, hus hud men at work this week autting nuw Kilea upon which to airing moru wires, Mr. 1'i-oudfoot has con tracted to put lights Into the residences ol thu.lollowlng people: Attorney A. 8. Hammond, II. G. Worlmun, I'.. N. Warner, Dr. J. W. Odgora, I'rol. N. L. Narrugan. J. It. Wllaon, L. U. Warner, Cupl. J. T. C. Nueh, K. K. Deuel, At tornny J. H. Whitman, L. II. Fuucett, Wallace Woods and A. B. Hilton. JJghla wil also ho put lu thu literary room ol tho Mudfnrd pulillo achool for uae ol thu literary ulusa which meeta each week la this roin. Spring trucks lor spring house hold moving. Wells A Shearer. As a result ol tho recent examina tion held at Bulem, Thin. W. Ham mond, ol Aahland, has been appointed by Congressman Tongue as alternate to tho vacant cad ul M p In tho United 8 lutes Military Academy at West 1'olnt, hu having misaod the bout examination. 0. M. liutlor, an Albany boy, received tho aiipolntmunt, having pnssud the beat menial examination, but ho waa slightly ((undent physically. In case Duller lulls physically. Hammond will receive tho cadutship II ho pusses the academic examination. Mrs. Bears has a low trimmed hats remaining In stock, which will bo dis posed ol at a low price. Merchant J. K. White haa pur chased the bowline alloy Irom G. N. Spurr. The allies huvo boon taken out and placed in (root ol Mr. White's nuw residence (or use as sidewalks and they will bo good onus. The building will bo left standing and will bo (or rent. In the course of a fow months. If not rented. It will bo taken down and used olsuwhore (or other purposes. Slnco the ubovo was put in t; pe the building has boon runted for a shooting gallery. Pure cider vlnognr, 20 conta per gallon. Warner & worlman. The nltv tuiunnll met lust Fridv ovoning and oponod bids for digging tho proposed water pipe ditch from the now town well to tho water iiink. Tlioro were four bids in and wore as follows Wilson & MoQuady. of Applegatu, $427; Hanson ft CVOaudor, t!).50; K K. Lyon, 30H; R. A- l'roudloot, 27ft. Tho lust three oiuuors are .vieuioru people The oontraot was awarded to. R. A. Proudloot and sixty days time 1b givou in which to complete the work. Tin shop for sale or ront. Inquire ol u. urooKB, Mouiora. "All coons look allko" on Griffin crock, but tho one which has boon de vouring D. II. Soils?' ohtokuns was the one thnt gentleman most "hunkered" after and it was one night last wouk that ho proceeded to do bodily harm to his highnosB, tho boss ooon of GrllOu orsek, by performing his coon skin with buck shot so lull thai even Davy Croukat could not huvo realized a mois turo (or his Hps for tho sulo of It and coons, like turkoye ln Goorgln, now roost high In that neighborhood, WatchoBciounod anl wurrantoa lor one vour for tl Prltchurd, thu jowolor. Tho Harry Martoll Morry Makers gavo u Bploiulkl entertainment ut tho oiioru houao lust Saturday ovoning. Tho program was of a vory refined nu tuie throughout. Tho comedy was just naturally flrst-alasB, tho musical spec ialties by Mr. and Mrs. Eurl wore very out o( tun ordinary and thu best pro ductions put on tho hoards in Med ford for months. Tho blcyelu riding was marvelous lu the extreme, and It alone, was worth twice tho pricoof admission. Tlioro Is nothing Inter in tho milli nery lino than tho goods 1 sell. Mrs. L. J, Soars . Messrs. True Cox and J. Mo Dor mutt oxporlenood n dooldedly cool bath ovor In Williams oroolt hist wook, Thoy woro ovor that way buying cattle and in endeavoring to ford Williams orook thoy both, tugothor with tholr toam, eaino near being drowned. Tho wnter lnul risen In the rlvor and tho currant was swift. Tholr horses wcro com pollud to swim and Cox and McDerniott oamo uear bulng conipollod to follow suit. Pred und J. C. Kolloy have located a quart', mine on Poor Man's nruok that bids lair to bo a big proposition. Tho lodge Is from olghl to twenty foot ln width and tho snrfuooroek assays fl In gold, tl.25 In silver and twenty )ior cunt In copper. The boys propose to oommonco work on tho lodge at onoo. Bninplns of thu rook cun bo seen at llutul Nuab. L. II. Horton, a guntluaianly hard ware drummer, repruauiilliig a Hi.' ill. Mlnnusola, wholuaalu house, was i Mudfnrd lust week doing business j wllli our hardware men, mid paid Tllli Mam. u plenum I cull. L, H. Is uu old tlmu friend of Ii. A. Hill, a Mail ul lieu umployu who was ut one time con nected with the Bun lit Itedfluld, South Uakola, where .Mr, liorton residud ill thai tlmu, Mr. Horton cannot como loo oltun or slay too long lo suit this shop. Oeorgo Howard has taken oases on thu Juck-onvllle Times. It hus been twel vu years slucu Guurgu hus hum inurud leiiiluii ' ui hikIIi-si Into Unu, and It wus thu Times thnt hu quit ut that tlmu lo ungugu In other pursuits In Medlord. Cuorgo la u crocking good compositor ami wo are nil hoping he will be ublu to hold "cases down" lor several month and then somu, II It nulls George so to do. In thu cuse belore Judge Hunnu wherein ex-Assessor Grlevu sued Jaek on County lor deputy hire at H per duy, thu Judge decided that there wus no law which permitted tho ussussor to employ deputies at any price. Thu counlv court hud previously allowed Mr. Grieve fl! 6(1 per duy lur depulios In doing fluid work and $2 pur duy lor making copies ol usueitsmeiit roll. Mr, Grlevu Is given tun days in which to plead his euso. Jeweler Elwood has this week put ln a tine line ol musical Instruments, umbruuing pretty nearly ull kinds of airing instruments, Including u grupho phonu. Thla brunch of businuss hits nuvur 'wen very heuvily represented In our city and TlIK Mail Is guessing and hoping bo will get Ibu Irudu in this line whl'-b baa, per force, beon going out of the city. J. V. Kclzur hus purchase) the liird Johnston place. Tho place com prises live acres ol land and is situated neur C. L. Waldon's broom loctory. Mr. Keir.nr on Tuusduy moved his fum ily thorelo, where they will reside while J. V. does mining over at the Sterling mine, i no deal was made tnrougn the C. W. l'ulm real estate agency. Mr. Hickel has secured the agency for u patented coul oil gas burner that bids fair to put in thu buck grounds all fuel tires. The burner can bu placed on thu Inside of any wood or coul stove. The heat It makes la very Intense und even and can be regulated vury easily. ii. is ciumii-u null, iv is cuuapur man wood, and il so It Is unquestionably a moat desirable article. Thos. A. Howland, proprietor ol the celebrated Howland Liquor Cure, la 10 Modforu lor a day or two. Mr. Howland guarantees his cure to bo a quick, sale and sure relief Irom the liquor habit. Medicine taken lntornallv no publicity. Tho gentleman Is stop ping at Hotel Nash whore ho would bo glad lo meet any one desirous ol taking mo cure. Win. baptist, who enme here a few weeks ago from Sawyor Bar, Calif., and who represents the Aromas Minim; Company of Siskiyou Countv, has lo cated, In company with II, C Knack stodt, of this city, soroo good placer ground on Little Applegute, adjoining the Cumeron property, und they pro pose to thoroughly prospect the same ut once. Th Salvation Army on Saturday evening, Jun. 281 h, will bold a special meeting (or the local work bore. We havo th j wonderful machine called thu gramophone which will give some of the most noted songs, also a number of army songs by its best sliiKers and an address by General Booth, altogether lasting an Hour. Admission lu cents. Officers were Installed last week in the A. O. U. W. lodgo of this city U. T. Lawton was installing officer and the gentlemen who he put ln office are J. W. Lawton, M. W.; W. T. York, P. ; M. Li. Narrcgan, recorder; Jos. Scott, O ; L). T. Lawton, guide. After the installation the coys enjoyed a "smoker" una a pleasant onnt. Rogue River Encampment, No. 30, Installed too following omcors on W dnesday evening o( this week: Chiel patriarch, D. T. Lawton; senior warden H. H. Harvey; Borlbe, W. T. York; junior warden, I. Woolf; high prieBt, f , Al. Wilson; treasurer, -. Maicv Silas J. Day, of Jacksonville, was In stalling officer. "White Lily" and "Snow Cap baking powder prize with every can Davie sells both kinds. J. W. Olwell. of Central Point. shipped two carloads of hay from Med lord to Meddlnc. tills weeK. It anyone should want to know about it you can Just mention the (act that Jackson County has Buppliod a groat amount of hav to outside country this season. The farmers of Jackson are extensive producers of all kinds ol farm product;. Call And 8oe the now musical instru ments at El wood's. Hon. Honry Klippol, who has been quito seriously 111 (or tho past several wookb, and an tno time common to tno house, it) considerably improved and was able to bo on the streets for the ilrst thuo on Tuesday, flls friends, of whom thoro are a groat many here abouts, will rejoice at the news of his improved oondlllon. For ront Dwelling house, store and hall oomblned. Inquire of W. U. Simmons or l one oc worlmnn. Wfll someono pleuee give us the poet on oo aauruss ot jonn uook, a resi dent i f Jackson County!' We would also like to know if there are two men In th-. county by tho numo of A. B. Sultu.ursh? One of those gentlemen's inlilr.,-6 is Buneom, but what is the othi'C one's address if there is an-oth-r? Got Wells & Shoaror to do your moi lug batisfuotlon ulways. J. P. Brown was in from Kuglo Point TiioBilay, Ho reports everything ovor his way looking una. Kays tno orops aro just naturally overdoing all former olTorts and that tho prospnats for a big orop woro novor bettor. Tho roads, ho nnya, aro bud but thoy could be. and havo boon, a good bit worso. If von haven't tried thoso onamuls which Drtipgist Tluskiits 1b advertising you havo missod giving n tost to the Lost household nrtjclo that was ovor put on tho market. Thk Mail has tried sonic of it and thoro cannot bo too muoh said in its pruiso. A. L. Voruuson enmo up from Cali fornia hist weok in tuisivor to a tolo gram announcing tho lllnoss of Mrs. Ferguson, tlu roturncd to Ills work with tho S. P. Company Monday, Mrs. I1'. having improved ln hoaltli consldor- ubly. W, H. McGowan, salesman In Hutchison tt Lumsdun's general mer chandise store, Is truly an artistic win dow decorator, r or proof let your eyos wand r to that show window ho fixed up Wodneaduy night nothing butter lo the cities. J. K. Olson reporti thnt his lociini team hus already gotten to his mill 1011.- 000 feet of sugar pine logs, all of which will hu unwed into lumber in curly spring time, which lumber in con tracted for by Messrs. Gray & Proudfoot, Kred Sluulu has opened u merchant tailoring establishment upstairs In thu Barn uin block. Krud is a very clever young man und u perfect gentleman, iiuil has lots ol friends hero who will rejoice ut his success in bu'iness. Unu pound nails of North Carolina plug cut tobacco at 40 cents a pull ut Warner & Wortmau s. Our good friend and esteemed townsman, Mr. T. F. W.st, Isablc to be Out again uftr an illness ol live weeks duration. All Medlord people miss Undo Thomas and all will rejoice that he is about nguln. Mrs. Wm. Edwards, who left Med- ford a couple of weuks ago for Coitus e Grove where hor daughter, Mrs. J. L. Downs, was quite 111, returned yester day morning accompanied by Mrs. Downs. J. McDerniott Instead of shinning threo carloads ol heel cattle to Hun r'runclsco us stated Inst week, changed his notion und added two mure curlouds to the shipment und sent them to Port land. Strained and comb honey Davis the grocer. Tho Eugene Guard ol Wednesday says: "Wo were pleased to see bluer r ord on the streets today In bis Invalid chair, it is just two months today since tho unfortunate runaway accident." A good opportunity to learn pho tography thoroughly. Parents ol chil dren artistically inclined should not neglect this. Call or write Mail. office. Tbo Presbyterian Ladies' Aid So ciety will meet at the residence ol Mrs. Uarnuin on next lhursday, february 2d. A lull attendance Is desired. My stock ol now watches bus ar rived, D. T. Pritcbard. Oneot the very best clubbing oropo- Bltlons which The Mail has Is this paj nor and the cosmopolitan magazine both one year lor Fresh roasted eastern peanuts at the Crater. Merchant J. H. Norrls has moved into the residence recently vacated by Herb. Stevens, on South C street. W. S. Barnutn has been appointed guardian lor bis (atber, who lives at 1 .LI 1 ' ASI1IUUU. Work on the Btewart clock will be resumed just as soon as tbe weather becomes a little more settled. Two cans Yellow Crawford peaches for 2d cents. Warner & VYortman. Rev. J. S. McCain will hold ser vices at tbe Baptist Church in Talent nexlbunday morning and evening Superior job printing. Mail office Tayler, tbe footfltter, has a new ad this week as also bas bbone & bener morhorn. . F. M. Sams, of Jacksonville, was a pluasoat visitor In our city yesterday. Death of firs. Jeffrey. Mrs. Jeffrey died in this city on Mod day, January if, lo'JU. Funeral ser vices were conducted at the Christian Church Tuesday and interment was made in the family lot on Appleirate. The following biocraohy of Mrs. Jeffrey has been furnished us for publication by a friend of the family : "Mrs. M. Maria Jeffrey was born in Uockiiihain Countv, North Carolina, May. 16, 1838. While she was quite young her parents moved to Illinois, where she grew to womanhood. She became a member of tbe Christian Church at the age sixteen. Sbe after wards moved to Boone County, Missouri where on June 24, 1800, Bhe was married to Jas. Jcllrey. Shortly after their mar. riage thoy moved to Washington Countv Askansas, where they remained until the fall of 1873, when they decided to go to Oregon. They went as far as Kansas with an ox team and fearing In J lun hostilities, sold their team and tame by rail to ban r rancisco, then or water to Crescent Citv, and lastly bv wagon over the mountains to Jackson County, Oregon, where tbev arrived m Julv, 1874. Six children were born to them, two having died in infancy. J no A., Root. G., Mrs. J. H. Jensen and Anna Jeffrey still survive to mourn the Joss of mother. Jas. Jeffrey died at his home on Ap plegate on Oct. 12, 1889 and Jan. 23, ibiw, Mrs. jus. Jettrey died at the torn ily residence in Med ford." Mrs. Maria M. Jeffrey was a member -oi tne cnristiun cnurcn, naving joined a,t tno tenner age ot sixteen years, in .North Carolina, for the last twenty Byo yoars she has resided in Jackson County, Oregon, and it is the testimony of those who havo known hor intimately that sho uub ever been true to hor pro fession of Christianity. The present pastor of the Medford Christian Church (U. J. Ulst) bas Known Mrs. Jeffrey noarly one your, and is prepared to say- that she was greatly devoted to her church. Her physical Infirmity ren dered it Impossible for her to attend its sorvioes very often. This sbe greatly regretted: vet shn was reBiirned to the good providence, God, und pasBed away in tho triumphs of faith. A good woman has gone. Ill Olden Times People overlooked the importance of permanently benelioial effects and were 8iitlsllod with transient notion; but now that it is generally known that Syrup of Pigs will pormanontlv overcome ha bltnul constipation, well-informed peo nlu will not buy other laxatives, which .act for a time, but finally injure the svswiu. J3iiy ins ireuuuiu, uauuu vy the California Pig Syrup Co, The San Francisco Bulletin says that "Lucky" Calchvin has decided to oreot an eight-story, fire-proof building on the property occupied by the old Baldwin hotol, which wns burned several months ago. The building will cost $3,000,000 and the. work of dqiistruotibft will coramonco ns soon as the ruins of tho old building can be oleared sway. an if At this Season. Of the year it la generally hard to get what you want, as ull tho stores are clearing out goods and run low on miinv lines. But the ''Racket" anticipated thlsshortuge und has slocked up on ull staple linos so as to give its customers tho benefit of good selections during the dull season. Our V ih complete all 1 dualities and For these cold, damp days we have tho HVflMlGSt il m nanneis, me uryesi macKiniosnes ail1 cesi uversnins y a a I ,i n . . ffi that are real worth for the ; This week we received fj HalS and Caps and Misses' TamS that are excellent j values, at Of jjt Th RACKET. f PURELY PERSONAL. John Kclley came in this week Irom his mine. A. N. Cox was over (rom Williams creek this week. J. W. Losber was home over Sunday for a visit with bis family. J. G. Martin, of Beagle, was In tbe city Tuesday upon business. M. E. Wood left last week for Marys- ville, Calif., upon business. W. C. Bostwick of Ruch, was regis tered at tbe Nosh Tuesday. M. W. Skeel waB up from Grants Puss Tuesday for a brief stay. J. Croy, of Central Point, was in the city yesterday upon business. R. H. Whitehead was down at the mine, near Leland, this week. J. M. Rader. of Eagle Fulnt, was a visitor to our Hub city last week. K. Benedict came over from Apple- gate Tuesday for a brief business, stay. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Guno, of Table Rock, were Medford visitors Tuesday. A. E. Moore, of Climax was doing a turn at business in Medford tbh week. C. H. Chaoman, of Central Point, was in Medford Tuesday upon business. U. Anderton, the Talent glovemaker, was in the city Saturday upon business. Misses Minnie Cox and Edith Nichol son visited Central Point friends last weelr. Ex-Senator S. H. Holt was in Med ford Tuesday upon a visit to his many friends. Miss Mollie Barneburg attended tbe firemen's party at Gold Hill last Friday evening. Mrs. John Jacobs is vUiting her mother, Mrs. L. C. Morris, at Central Point this week. - Postmaster Shearer, of Steamboat, wus doing trading among our mer chants last week. f : . t ' 1 1 .1 T I 1 Ctkam IM19BCS JL.BIC1UI tUU o.iuuaui, of Central Point, were visiting Medford frHnns over Sunday. Wm. Martin, living east of Medford, returned last week from a quite lengthy stay in ban i rancisco. Dr. J. W. Odgers left this week for northern California, where in several towns be hus a good dental practice. Mrs. C. F. Lewis and children, form erly of Yreka. are now living in Med ford, with Mrs. Lewis' mother, Mrs. Crystal. I Nat Williams, a soldier boy (rom Lexington, Ky., Is In Medford for a visit with bis old-time i iena, c. u. Ramsey. Mrs. Julia Miles, of Ashland, she who owns considerable real estate in Medlord, wus here last week looking alter her interests. Ruben Smith, of Oakland, Oregon, is in Medford this week. The gentle man is here in quest of a clerkship in some of our stores. Wm. Gorbam, a mining man Irom Jumn-off-Joe, was ln Meolord Wednes day in quest of legal advice. He is a friend of W. L. Halley. W. A. Carter, the oity recorder o' Gold Hill, and as fine a gentleman as ever presided In municipal courts, was In tbe oity Weanesaay. , Assessor J. C. Pendleton came in from Table Rock Monday and that evening left for Salem to see tho solonB make laws for a (ew days. Hon. and Mrs. J. A. Jeffrey, of Salem, were In Medford a couple of dayB this week, they having been called here to attecd the funeral of Mr. Jeffrey's motber. Eugene Amann and Geo. Boyd came over from Auplegate this week to mln irle with Medford society for a few davs. The;- are engaged in mining over in toat country. George Justus came in Tuesday from the G -ay-Proud foot mill, near Pros pect, ue ts engaged in logging tor me mill and hus out about 200,000 feet ot line sugar pine logs. F. M. Mlngus returned this week from his several months' stay in Wash ington. His return home at this par ticular time was because of the illness of his father, Mr. Conrad Mlngus. Drs. J. M. Keen n and R. T. Burnott, of Medford. were at Gold Hill last Fri day evening in attendance at the lire. mon'sdanoe. They report a largo orowd present ana a very pleasant party. Mr. nnd Mrs. G. L. Schormerhorn left Sunday evening for Gold Hill, at which place Mr. b. will nave obarge of Sho'io & Sohermurhorn's second hand Btore for a few weeks, perhaps longer. George Palethrop, he who was Frank Wilson's bnkor Inst summer and fall, was in Medford Tuesday from Ashland, accompanied by A. W. L6bilolt, also o( Ashland, nnd who Is a timber lrispeotor for tho 8. P. Companyi-j Thos. Smith, assessor of Josephine Comity1, was in Modford tho first part of this week upon a visit to J. G. Tay lor and family. These peoplo were 3 it ii ili 0 sizes ; From 5c 10 756 prices, .1', 1 tired pocketbook it 0 another invoice of Men's formerly old-time acquaintances at Pulouse City, Wash. J. A. Armstrong, a mining man from the Graves creek district, wus in Med ford the first of the week upon business. He reports mining in his locality run ning at high speed these times and the tension drawn to its fullest capacity. Photographer H. C. Mackey left Sun day evening for a few weeks' "stay with relatives at Gold Hill. He has but re cently recovered from a severe attack: of measles and la grippe and the visit is taken with a view of recuperating. Fred Kelleynd his partner, James McCully, were over on Jackson creelc Wednesday and located a quartz ledge. They will move their camp from their quartz mine on Poormans creek to the other mine and commence development work. . Miss Mamie Isaacs was at Gold Hill last week In attendance at the Bremen's dance and upon a visit to her (riend, Miss Alice Matbews. Miss Isaacs was awarded first prize at the dance as the best lady waltzer. The prize was a pair of elegant shoes. L. B. Warner led Med(ord Monday evening for Spokane. Washington. where he will sell nursery stock (or the Albany nursery. He will be absent until about April 1st and upon reach ing Spokane he will put five or six canvassers on the road. J. W. Curry returned (rom Josephine County early this week and on Wednes day left again for Douglas County wbere there aru matters to oe looked after for the Singer Sewing Machine. Company, for which he is superintend ent in all Southern Oregon. James G. Smith was in from his Aonleirate mine this week for a few days' visit with his old-time friends, G. P. Lindley, and family. Mr. Smith reports that bis partner, J . a. morris, is now en route to England, whither he goes to settle tbe affairs of an estate (or some Iowa heirs. Henry Voegell, one o( Tub Mail's good friends out at Trail, was in Med' fora this week visiting friends and upon pension business. Tbe old gentleman, we are sorry to learn, bas been in very poor health for the past several months. He has asked for an increase of his pen sion, also for back pension to consider able amount. J. V. Keizure came in last week from the Sterling mine and for several days he was laid up with a very lame bactc and chest, the result of falling with a large timber on his arm while at work underground in the mine. Oliver Dews, another employe in the mine, was quite badly injured a few weeks ago by a. large rock: falling on him. Frank Tryer was over from WHIiame creek Wednesday with a load of very fine apples. He reports that his entire family has been down sick with la grippe pretty bad sick, too; so bad that they were all confined to their bed at the sa'me time and no one to aw ut upon them. They are better now, and their many friends hereabouts are glad thereat. J. L. Brobst, of Central Point, was fn Medford last week. The gentleman has but recently returned from a sev eral weeks' viBit to Montana. He re ports tbe thermometer twenty-three degrees below zero when he left which was several degrees too cold fft a Southern Oregon man and he toucled! only tbe high places between that place and the Rogue river valley upon, his returning. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Spurr left Med ford Sunday evening for the east. Mrs. Spurr will go to New London, Wis., for a visit and Mr. Spurr to Salt Lake City, where he expects to close up a couple of good mining deals which he bas un der way. They both stopped at Cottage. Grove, this state, for a few days visit with friends. Both these people have made friends with all whom they met. during their stay in Medford and all are regretting their departure. Tbey expect to reside at Ironwood, Mich, T. Cofer, he who wa9 formerly city marshal in Medford, arrived! in. the city Mondav evening for a brief stay. Since leaving here he has bee? pretty nearly all parts of Californ'S and old Mexico. He left here Wednes day evening for Seattle, but will return to Medford again in a fow weeks. ITis son, Walter, is an architect in Jackson, Calif., and his other two sons, W. D. and C. C, are oontraoting and building in the same town. They now have a. contruot to build a large hotel in Jack Bon. Mra. C. E. Wilkinson relumed Run. day evening from San Francisco. Mr. Wilkinson did not return with her bu onuse. of the faot that his health is not the best. He has been under medical treatment at Dr. 'MoLane's hosnitul foe the past four or five weeks, and wbllo his condition is much Improved he has not. full V rpnnvnrnri. An ennn ha !. able to leave the hospital he will go tr San Jose and remain for a few wecl with Jlrs. Wilkinson's son. Olvde Plv- mlro,ljrio Is attending school at that placei -.-Mr. Wi Is not e.)eoted to ro turn before the first of Juno. It is hoped by bis friends here that upon his return he will be fully recovered In health.