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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1899)
PURELY PERSONAL. R. H. Whitehead la at tbo Iceland nine. It. A. Proudtoot is up at the saw mill this weok. Georgo Lynoh was In from Etna Wednesday. W. H. Homes, the "Snowy Butte" man, was doing business In Medford Wednosday. H. 0. Shuarur was over from Steam boat Monday. It. G. Jeffrey left Wednesday morn ing (or Yroka. - J. E. Olson will return from bt saw mill next week. H. S. Weloh, was up from Central Point yesterday. Prof. Merrill returned'last week from Klamath County. E. H. Davis was over Wednesday from his Tab e Rook ranob. W. J. Virgin, the Ashland miller, was In Modford over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Graves were In Monday from their Applegate mine. Mrs. E. H. Binns returned yesterday morning from a visit at Grants Pass. Mr. Hloks and daughter, of Tolo, were doing trading in the olty yester day. . . 1. Dahajk, of Eagle Point, was a pleasant caller at Tub Mail shop Mou' day. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Clngcude, o Eagle Point, were in the city Thurs day. Mrs. L. M. Wood lett Thursday for a few days' visit ana recreation at fort land. W. H. Beidler, of Gold Hill, was a Medford visitor last Saturday upon business. Sam'l Geary, D. W. Pence add Alex. Mathews, of Trail, were in Medford last week upon business. W. H. Norcross, the Central Point nurseryman, was transacting business in the olty Thursday. Mrs. Stidham and daughter,, of Central - Point, were in Medford Wednesday doing shopping. Willis Griffin came In yesterday morning from Crescent City for a few weeks' visit with friends hereabouts. Charlie Chllds came up from Leland Saturday for a brief stay with his family, returning the game evening. Mrs. Carl Phelps, wlte of Postmaster Phelps, of Gold Hill, was in the city Monday, visiting friends and doing hopping. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dunham, of Al bany, have been registered at Hotel Nash for several days. The Mail learns that Mr. Dunham has purchased farm up near Talent and will move thereto. R. N. Waroaok and family left Sat urday evening for Ulendale, Or., where they will remain for a few weeks. Mr. Warnack will return to Jackson County in April, when he will appear as a wit ness in the Nelson case. Elmer Bashford came down from Roseburg yesterday for a few hours' stay with his Medford friends. His trip was purely one of business and the same evening, In company with his father, he left for Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boetwiok were In from their Applegate ranch Satur day. They were accompanied oy Mr. Cnmmings.a brother-in-law of Mr. Boat wick, who was here upon a visit and who is a wealthy cattle buyer of Cali fornia. Albert Pankey, an able employe In Hotel Oregon, at Ashland, was in Med ford Saturday and while here he con tributed to The Mail's exchequer to the amount of several years' subscrip tionfor all of which the publisher is - most grateful. J. O. Goltra, of Portland, was here this week In the Interest of the Port land Loan and Trust Company. His particular business here was that of looking after the spraying and prun ing of the orchards on the Orchard Home tract, which are owned by his ' company. . P. B. O'Neil came up from the Leland mines Monday, having been compelled ' to lay off for a few days because of rheumatic ailments. He reports the giants at the mine doing great execu tion on the gravel banks of those rich mines and the gold in the sluice boxes Tery muoh in evidence. Mrs. Mary E. Leonard, of Althousc, . Josephine County, was in Medford Mon day getting legal advice from her at torney, A. S. Hammond. The lady owns some extensive and very valuable mining land near Althouse, and her husband being an invalid, the entire work of managing the property devolves apon her whioh position she fills with oredit to herself and womankind gen erally. . Jos. Hannah and Thos.. Lawson, of Beagle, were in Medford Friday and -Saturday upon business. Mr. Hannah ie the well known pottery maker of -MUKuonvurmu ue iniurmeu a mAlLi - representative that just as soon as -the ' weather would permit be would burn a '-kiln of pottery of variegated designs. -Mr. Hannah's potteiy: is a splendid 'article anjl linos a ready sale in all the towns of the valley and as there is right vow a shortage in this line of goods in the stores he will do well to hustle him self a little. T. Dungey was up from Gold Hill last week. He has recently sold his placer mines and homestead on Galls -creek to a large mining company for a .good figure. He has since bought the Culton ranob. on the same ore k and is : now following up some very promising 'toads on that place. He has three etner quartz olslms on Galls creek, one of which hag a two-foot vein and the rock therefrom averages W in gold to the ton. Mr. Dungey's usual hard luck has seemingly taken a new turn and fortune is spreading her blandest smiles all over him at the present writing. -D. A. Presley, one of The Mail's good friends and a prosperous rancher and stockman at Blv. Klamath County. eame over Tuesday for a visit with his motber at wimer ana ms utcie aaug- ter at Brownsboro. He reports no snow at Biy but lot) of it in the mountains Detween acre aim mere, n was bukmu inohes deep and still falling as he came over. Meet oaltio, ne says, are as vai nable as coined cold in that country Some sales have been made at five cents ' and while there are still ft few bands of oattle fit for the block that are un sold tho priou belug asked Is Uvo cents and the owner are not going out of their way to make sales even at this figure. Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutohlson re- tnrniwl TnnailHVitviininir front Pasadumt. Calif., at whioh place Mrs. H. has boon slaying with her sister, Mrs. Shafor, since last August, and Mr. H. for a coupleol mouths. Mrs. Bhafor's health is not muon improvou. mr, uuwjnmui savs that we people up hero who have a protest to make because of our wot 1 .. I.. II... ...1.1...... Af MN..U, woatner aro iu runinjr buujuv v. envy, for two nunoruu nines nunu from Los Angeles, ho says, there is not a groen plant ef any kind all Is sun- ournou ana apparently a uarruu bw. During his stay In Pasadena thore was hd oiTlv oue llirht rain shower of uf- tnun minutes duration all was sun- shlue, but the shower that produce and that gladden the husbandman's heart were painfully absent.. The ohurah neoole aro nraviuir almost In- oessantly (or rain and special meetings lor tnis purpose are oeing ueio. auo scrlptioos are being taken up among the people to offer as a reward for tho production of rain by artificial device any thing and any way that will give tbem me loug wisnea lor moisture The conditio Is a mo- t pitiable one. Fine orance orchards and well tilled fruit lands of all description are as barren of worth to their owner as are the never oroduoinii deserts ol some of our middle western states. It makes a fallow (eel that life In Southern Ore gon4s worth holding fast to to hear Air. Hutonison ten ot tne oonaition in our neighbor state. Willie Green, the ebony-hued gen tleman wbo formerly resided In Med ford, returned this week from the Sound country. Finest line of cream candles ever received In Medford at the Crater. SCALP LOCK. London, March 15. The Even' ing News this afternoon publishes the following from Manila: General Wheaton has completely routed the Filipinos, and has occupied Paeig, Taguim and Pateros. Several hun dred of the enemy were killed and as many were captured. General Otis says this is the greatest victory since February 5. The Americans will now press towards Agulnaldo's headquarters. In telling of the recent battle in the Philippines a Manila cablegram ef March 13th says: The Filipinos apparently planned an attack upon the lines of General Otis and Gen eral Hale this morning, but their courage seemed to flinch, though they fired signals and kept up the fussilade along the American front for an hour. Our troops, in obedi ence to orders, refrained from shoot ing, with the exception of two com panies of newly arrived men, who replied until they had suppressed the regiment of Filipinos. This body of rebels seemed under better leadership than moet of the others. A white man was seen among the officers, endeavoring to lead them lo the attack, but apparently all ef forts to induce them to leave the trenches were futile. About 350 Filipinos surrendered at the town of Taguig to the Wash ington volunteers, and 175 Fi'ipinoi were captured at Pasig by the Twentieth infantry. , Our troops found 106 dead Filipinos and 100 hew graves near Pasig. The pris oners were unarmed, and therefore it is presumed they, executed their threat of throwing their arms into the river. F. M. Sams, formerly of this connty, writes The Mail from Healdsburg, Calif., enclosing a subscription to The Mail, and stating that he has deolded lo locate in that country and in com pany with C. C. Shohoney, formerly of Phoenix, will canvass that and adjoin ing territory for the sale of Quaker vapor oatn oaotnets.- One of the very best clubbing propo sitions which The Mail has is this pa per and the Cosmopolitan magazine both one year for $2. Superior job printing at this ofloe. Doctor. MEYER8 & CO. Sptclillititorln VMkMH tod xro- ve the Urntt M-t hast MttlDoad mtdll i .ttttutlo, ud tha wt Uuin pnnioi ui w. m. rjaJortaut dn who oa kit ahaald wiltst for ad rlM ud print bo D mm CCT-0USHCO IF VMM. xbouiMiM nni ham, AjilrtUnmMtattrJt H Clurf Ur CftMilUtU-u 731 'tSJliko MkmrnUm MATON TAKES Washington, March 15. The following dispatch from General Otis has been re ceived: "Manila, March 15. Three thousand insurgents moved last night to tho towns of Pasie and Pateros, on the shores of Lagunda de Bay, fronting Wheaton s troops on the Pasig river line. By heavy fighting Wheaton has disloged and driven them back, taking 400 prisoners and inflicting heavy losses in killed and wounded. He re ports his losses only moder ate. He now occupies these towns with sufficient force to hold them. Otis." ANOTHER REPORT. Manila, March 15. Gen eral Wheaton, commanding the United States flying col umn, attacked and defeated a force of 2000 Filipinos at Pasig this afternoon, inflict ing heavy loss upon them. The Americans captured 350 Filipinos. Many bodies of rebels killed in the engage ment are floating down the river. The American " loss was slight. In the list of wounded and killed sent to the department at Washing ton on the 15th by General Otis appears among the list of wounded the following Oregon boys : Company D, Private Alfred O. Carden, chest (severe); Company F, W. D. B. Dodson, (slightly); Com pany E, Charles J. Olson, foot (severe) ; Company B, Private Walter Irwin, (moderate). Alfred O. Carden was twenty-one years old at the time of bis enlist ment and was engaged in the print ing business at Pendleton. He is a son, of R. A. Carden, who lives at Atbena, Oregon. W. D. B. Dodson was a reporter on the Oregonian, and has been its correspondent at Manila. Dodsnn's father, says the Portland Telegram, served in the Confederate army. "Little" Dodson, us he was known, remarked to a friend when he en listed: "My father fought against the Stars and Stripes and I'm go ing to wipe. out tbe stain." His mother lived at Lakeview, Lake County, but is now in the east with her people. Dodson has a married sister at Lakeview. Charles J. Olson is a native of Sweden, and was twenty-nine years old when he enlisted at Portland. He is a sailor, and his parents now reside at Solvesborg, Sweden. Walter Irwin enlisted at Rose burg last April. He was then a clerk in a store at that place. Here is another example of that fool thirteen superstition. No one believes these things actually oc curred but here is what appeared in Tuesday's dailies from Chicago: 'A peculiar feature in regard to tbe superstition connected with num ber 13 was that of the death of Jas. Powers, a window washer, Monday, happening, as it did, on the 13th of the month. Powers was em ployed on July 13, 1898, to take the place of John Miller, window washer who met his death on that day from falling from the same window from which powers fell today.. Tbe win dow is the 13th from the ground. The dead man was 26 years old twice 13. Miller, the first man. to meet his death from tbe unluoky window, had worked just 39 days just thrice' 13 when be was killed." I Now is the time to plant your spring advertisements. Tub Mail, la the soil ; whioh produces tho best result. The New Law Don't Suit Hint. From tho Portland Telegram. Hon. M. C. George, judge of the oriuilnal department of the state olroult court, does not favorably re gard the new law rotative to griuid juries. Tlio main featuro of tho law Is that any information drawn by a district attorney shall in efl'oot bo on n ul to an indiutmuiit by a grand jury, and that suuh bodies Bhall bo mimuionod only In emergency oases or whon tho aourt deems it expedi ent. He said : "The grand jury is in session in Multnomah County nearly all the time, and very little delay is in curred In briuging the aaoused to trial, by the old Bystom. In remote counties, where circuit courts are only in session for a period of a week or two during the year, con siderable dolay often results in bringing the acousad to trial. The new law may act as an improve ment in these counties, but the in novation is only an experiment, and its utility will have to be tested by time." The new law will not become operative until 00 days after its pas sage. TBE NE? LAff. Following are row extracts, particularly sonocroln voters, which an taken from lb now registration luvr passed by the lut legis lature: II ehall be tba duty ot svsry elector la lbs tats of Oregon, between the Brat Monday In January, 1900, and S o'clock p. m. ot tbe loth day ol May, 1900, and between the same dates and hours biennially, tboreafler, to enter upon the proper registers every person wbo oobv piles with the requirements ot tnls aet, and cUInu to be an elector residing In tbe county. If tbe elork refuses to enter tbe name of any quallded elector, suoh eloolor may proceed by mandamus lo compel him to do so. Every elector may be registered without charge by personally appearlog'ln tbe offloe of aid clerk, and, after being duly aworn, stat ion tbe following facts, whioh the clerk or his deputy shall appropriately enter In black Ink, at n rat In the general oounly register. The elect ors bait be numbered consecutively, 1, S, 8, elo In each preotaol, aa they are registered la the general oounty register. The clerk shall inquire of the elector, aad enter the following Information In the general oounty register, in the division eel off for the preolnal In which the elector resides, lo-wli:. Tbe registration number of the elector. The date of registering Use elector. The full name of the elector. Leave a blank space In which the Judges of election shall enter In the precinct register tbe pollbook number of each elector when he has voted. Tbe bjalnesa or occupation of the elector. The age of tbe elector In years. The country of naUrlty. If naturalised, tbe time, place of oourtot nat uralization or declaration, aa evidence by tbe legal proof thereof, exhibited by tbo elector. The actual and precise place of resldenoe of the elector at tbe time of his registering, Stat log first the precinct, and, If In the country, the section, township and range; and In cities and towns having' streets, by specifying ths name of the town or city, the street or other location of or dwelling place of the elector, with the number of suoh dwelling, If tbe same has a number; If not, then with auoh description of the piece that It can readily be ascertained and Identified. If the elector be not the bead or proprietor of the bouse, then It must show that fact, and upoa what floor thereof, and what room such eleotor ocouples In that house. The fact whether or nol tbe elector desiring to be registered Is able to write his name and mark his ballot, and If he cannot do both, tben the nature of such disability must be entered. Tbe elector shall then, next following the afore administered oath, sign his name In the presence of the clerk or the deputy acting, In the general register upon the same -line where the preceding Information la written, and the registering officer shall tben sign his own upon ths said line, and add any remark re quired by this act or appropriate thoreto for the information of the Judges of eleotlon- Everyeleetormay.be registered by person ally appearing at tbe clerk's offloe and oemply. lug with the provisions of seottona 7 and 8 of thlsaot; but, If said eleotor la unable for any reason to conveniently register aforesaid, he may register without oharge before a notary public or Justice of tbe peace In tbe county In which he resides, Bvery elector upon obanging his residence after registering may, within the time for reg iBterlnty, cause his former registration to be oancelled by a request in writing to the clerk where he Is registered. No person shall registor who Is not a qualified elector of tbe precinct In which he registers and wbo Is not a resident thereof, or register In a nsme other than his true name, and no elect or shall rogister a second time In the same pre cinct, or register In any other preolnot until his first registration has been cancelled. The county clerk In each county shall close bis register at S o'clock p. m, of May 15, 1000, and biennially thereafter, by writing the word "olosed" In red Ink on tbe line next below the nsme of the last elector registered In each pre- olnct In the new general register. The general register ot the oounty shall be kept in tbo office of the county olerk, as other public records are kept. Every oltlzon shall be allowed to examine tbe county general register and each of the preolnot registers, while they are In the custody of the county clerk, and make copies or abstraots tberofrom without obnrga to blm. Tho several precinct reglsteia shall be sent to their respective preclnots. Upon tbe day of eleotlon 4he Judges of elec tion, as soon as an elector applying to vote bas given his namo and residence to the eleotloa clerks, shall ask the eleetor If he Is registered, and also examine the register. Notwithstand ing tbe elector Is registered, his right to vote may be challenged and tried at any time before his ballot Is actually deposited in tbe ballot box, Medford town property for trade for good work horses. Call at Med ford wail omoe. Tho iMitl-nlukol-lu-tltU'titot law Is as follows: foil. 1. Kuoli mid every parson who bull conduct, iimlntulii or ojmi'ulo, eilhor us ownur, proprietor, Iuhhi e or eniplojo, or wuo shall play or use any nlckoMii-tho-siol mnuhiiio or other d. vice of like ohttruoter, wherein uro used cards, dlae, or any substitute therefor, or whoreln thuro enters any element of ohauoo, whether tho same bo played or operated (or money, ohuoks, credits, or any other thing or representative of value, shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon oouvlotlon, shall bo puiilshud by a lino of not leas tliitu $6 nor more thuu $f0. Boo. a. Justices of tho peauo shall havo concurrent jurisdiction with tho olroult court In all olTousos arising un der this not. Sue. !1. Innsmuoh as tho puhllu de mand this ouaotment In the Interest of morullty, and that tho same ahull go IntoolTootutonuo, the samo shall bo opornttvo from and alter Us approval by tho govornor. A HKiolal dispatch from Rome announces that the popo has suf fered a renewal of fainting fits, but it Ib added that his physicians do not rogard bi condition as serious. THE ".T Hi ... MRS. L. M. WOOD, Prop. ? Confectionery!! r finriu (moahh i n..n.ik m u.jrj n ....... k rvi 4- ICECREAM TOUAOCO -vay'-.v'vv-' Spring and summer Boys' and Q I SHOES I ) Latest oolor in Tans. If you want a nobby Boys' Dross Shoe In Tan, Cbooolate or Black, call and oe IS T Also a full line of Rubber Bottom NASH LIVERY and FEED STABLES. PERRY 4 FOSTER, Proprietors. Having lately puruhaaed tlieso stables we are prepared to furnish First-Glass Rigs aaif Teams at ReasonaDie Bales. Boarders and transient will re FRONT STREET Boarders and transient will receive careful attention. Commercial traveler rlfrs a specialty. . Shone & Schermerhorn .. The N.ot second-hand in principle, but in the matter of goods they have new and second-hand of all descriptions Fmnitiire, Stoyes, Ranges J SSSH "'SSSlsr I West Side, Medford, Ore Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., - DEALERS IN JVIachinetfy ..and ..Vehicles' We have a complete line of the Celebrated Case Black Land Plows, both in Single and Walking Gang. Steel Frame Lever Harrows, Barbed and Smooth Wire, Mitchell Wagons, Hacks, Etc.; Single and-Double Harness, and in fact everything carried by a first-class implement house. UtT Send for catalogue. " D. T. LAWTON, Mgr. Medtord Branch ' In Buying Get the Best That's the TUB ONLY WirKKt, Warranted for One Year I ( riia-nix Wliool 1-10.00 '9U Uoldon Engle 30.00 '1)0 Solar Gua Lamp 8.00 t " llloyolo supplies carried In stock. (No roa CATioogi or Whiiis sno Uwrs LEWIS & , STAYER CO D. T. Lawton, Mgr. Medford llranch. TC1 IP Seventh St., Medford, Orcion Btylos in Ladies', Men's, Children's Tayler, lie Foot Finer ' Tennis Shoos. 7tb St., Modford. MEDFORD, ORE Second - Hand Men