The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, May 19, 1899, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextSEASONABLE AT Oxfords ..Sale Prices 100 PAIRS OF' Ladies' ana Children's Oxfords AT 75 CENTS A PAIR Iu Blacks und Tuns, Square and Round Toob. Those are not shoddy shoos, but good woarnra: wliihtlv out of stvlo. Keiru- lar price was from $ 1.16 o $2. J. G. VAN DYKE Medford, Oregon & CO. PTTT" f CITV HAPPENINGS. 1 - A grout amount ol goon work is being dune uii thu roads botwcon Med lord and Omitral l'olnt. Josh I'atteraon, oiio of tbu bout muii lor all business In Jock sou County, did thu work with his eight uiulo. and tlio county grudor. 'J'liut portion o( tlio road known us tlio Olwoll lano which was not graveled lust all has boon graded a baa also the road trom the rood past the lleall place to the railroad. Tlio o.poolully line Imturo o( tlio grading done with the county grader la that a good dltuh 1. (urmod on oaoli tide of tlio road which mukua a splendid drain and tlio round inn ovor ol thu road in the cantor pro elude, all possibility of dip hole form ing. Tlila portion of the newly mode road when aueu by Mail reporter had more tlio appoaranoc of aoity boulorard than a county road. The roud haa alio beon graded from a point near the old Walker place to Mr). JJrudloy's ulace mill thl. I. equally a. good a Job aa tlmt above mentioned. Till, plooo of road whllo never In a condition which could not be traveled it baa been anything but a good road becuuso of the mud boles wliluh bad formed and the further nn Ihit (ht.rA wnm nn dltnhi.1 In carry off the water. Mr. I'attoraon did all lula work In a very few days' time tlio Olwoll roada only requiring four day.' work. From tbia place Mr. I'at toraon wont over the other aide of Cen tral l'olnt and flxod up tbo road near Mr. Noroross' placo and from tbero he moved to the Table Rock dlalrlot. Thl. la unqucatlonably the beat and least ex pensive method of road making ovor adopted by tho county commissioners and If tho work ia prosecuted vigorously It will be but a fuw yeara until there will be but liltlo complaint of poor roada. Ladle, now stylo Trojan shirt wal.ts lo white and oolors, Junt rooelvod this week. Ladles make your soloetlon while stock is fresh and oompluto. These goods on sale at Whllo Jacobs' tore only. On Tuesday evening, May 9th, a largo congregation attended the In stallation of the Kev. Adoltih Haberly a. pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city. Tlio visiting clergymen who participated In the Installation were ltov. H. C. Thomson, ol Grants Pass, Rov. Wm. Clyde, ol the Phoenix church, and Kov. 8. 11. Jonos, of Jack sonville. Mr. Clyde provided, pro pounded the constitutional questions to the pastor and poople and also gavo a vory poltcal ehargo to tho pastor. Tho Hormou .by Rev. 8. M. Jones wok full of pithy points, and left a strong Impression upon the congregation. Dr. Thomson in Ills inimitable way gave a very plain and liolpful oharge to tho jiooplo. The music by tho church ohoir and tho two quartets was a vory pleas ing feature ol tho Installation services. Mr. Flaherty Is now permanently es tablished iu our midst and .will bo more Intimately ideulillod with alt that con corns tho temporal, educational, uiorul aud religious welfare of our oily. ' Prof. Coble's ofBco Is at his resi donoo, on North D street lie Is nor uianontly located here. Ho examines eyes free of ohargo and fits glasses on tho latest scientific principles. All gtaasos positively guaranteed. Whatcamo very near being a fntul acolilent hanponed to tho little daugh tor of Merchant White Sunday. Tho family woro out driving and atoppod In Jaoktonvltlo. As Mrs. White and little Zola got out of tho oarrlnge, tho horse started forward just as tho little girl stopped between tho wliools, and she was run over by one of tho whouls hut was not hurt, and as she sprang up tho horso began backing again bringing hor under tbo oarrlngu. Sho roue lied out hor hand and grasped tho side bar just as tho wheel cramped and etrlkiag the little hand, it tare nnd lacerated It in s frightful mannor. Tho bono of tho lltuo fln if or was almost ontlroly torn away from tho flush and the ftngor may need Amputation. Dr, Robinson and Dr. Hinos droiBod tho lujurlos. Two Oold Hill companion filed articles ol incorporation at tho slit to oupltol lust Uuturday. Ono was the Gold (1111 Duvelontnent Comnunv. with aoupilul stock ul 112,000; lucorporutlvo T. J. Source, E. Earbu.t, of Gold Hill, and I. U. Duvldson, ol Portland. The othur was tbo Gold Hill High Line Ditch (Jompuny, canllul VIUO.OOO; In corporutlvus, 1'. M. DuKuui, Ivuu Mumuson, ol Portland, und Mllo 1' Ward, ol Gold Hill. A niummoth stock of gonoral inoroliandlso ol all kinds, now being re ceived by White dt Jacobs. Medford. nil ol which thoy wish to exohunge for lurmura eggs aua saleable produce. Ju.so Walker und his son. Jay. were ovor Irani Klumath County lust weak after machinery and supplies. He reports things In flue shupo in that county. Bays the bay crop is going to oe a nouvy ono in is season oeiier inan for years. Mr. Walker Is doing woll lo tbo stock bualnosa and 111. whole vai loy full of friend, this side of the moun Uiine will be glad to learn that. In slungy parlunce, ho has boon "up against it" for sovorul years but there is now showluif up a, sold lining to bis cloud He will navo from 200 to 300 head of cattle to turn off this fall and tho way pricos are promlslug right now that moans a good sized lump of gold. An elegant lino of now spring goods just received. You should not full to see those beautiful vest goods, if you would bo up-to-date, liodgo. D. W. Andrus c&mo la from his coal mine this week with more excol lent win pies or coal. When The Mail says this coal is all right aud a good thing it says it undoretandlngly. TllK Mail, uses steam power la operating Its presses and more tbsn ono Issue of the naner has boon "run oil" with steam from this ooat. It Is the nearest approach to the Itoslyn fuel coal of any wo have aeon on tho ooast In fact it is lust as good. It la to be regretted that Mr. Andrus bos not the capital to prop erly develop his mine. However, bo is soon going to put a force of men at work on a tunnel which Is to run at right angles with the Inoltne on the voln whioh ho has already run. This will prove beyond a question of a doubt mo amount aua quality oi coai oe nas Slinoaon's oallooes. ginghams and muslins of all kinds, the cheapest at White & Jaoobs', Modlord. Don't forget tho bicycle convention which will oonvone In Medford. Tues day. May 23d. at 2 o'clock p. m , in the onera house. The nurnoso of this con' vuntlon, aa Tllie Mail has previously mentioned, Is to discuss tho places In the county where blcyclo paths will he ol tho most valuo and of what material It Is advisable to construct them. Let nvorv wheelman in the county be pros ent and have a word to say concerning tnn now enterprise A commiitoo win be appointed to conlor with the county ouinminaionora at tlioir next meeting. and will express tho sonllments of the iiiiltifrfty 'of tho bioyclo owners who have attended tho convention. Farmers! Wo want your hon eggs highest market price. V. H. Mocker & Oo. E. T. Allon. of Portland, was In Medford Wodnosdav talk inn to the poo nln about the excursion to tlio Christian Endeavor convention to lie held in the above namod olty in tho near future If sixty poople can be found who will buy the round trip tlckots oasttag $7.50 a ear will be ohnrtered for their es pecial use. Tbo tickets ttro good from May 24th to Juno 2d, and any one wish ing to return sooner than the latter date, mnv do so on anv train. About thirty Ashland poople have deolded to take advantage of this low rate to see Portland ana attend tho convention. Moo's and boys' spring olothlng just rooelvod by Wblto tc Jacobs, Mod lord. The members of the Sunday school of tho Ohrlstutn Church to the number of aboutsoventy, took woll filled baskets nf nvarvthlnir delicious and went out to tho Llttlo Butto plcnlo grounds last Saturday,- whoro thoy proooodod to havo a most delightful time, notwith standing tho ohllllncss of the dny. Swings were put up for tho llttlo folks aad with plenty of lemonade for tho thirsty people, tho day whs gone be fore liny one wus ready to go home. A muu named MuOouib. who was budly Intoxicated, loft town Monday evening lor his homo out in tho Hutte creek country, und when near thu cor ner in (rout of thu Juokson losl- dei.ee he (oil from his horsu, striking his luce mid IiimkI on u rook and fright fully bruising It, especially around one eye. It undoubtedly revived him for lie wns ublu to nluk himself mi uud re sume his liomuwurd journey. Willi tho now faculties that II. N. Duller put In his shop, bo turns out us good work in roputrlng wutohos and owulry as any ono In Southern Oregon. 11. C. Nutu, tlio orchardist, living on tho western slope of itoxy Aim, brought In this wouk a limb of un apricot tree which itrow on his place, to Geo. Duvls, and considering tho weather we nave naa ana tne time ui year, me growth of tbu (rult Is marvelous. Homo of tho apriooU aro as largo as ulinonds and many ure nearly us large, Mr. Nule's i loco is vurv advuutuKoously situated- In that the frosts of the valley seldom, 11 ever, reach bis orchards, wiiicii are woll up iu toe loot inns. Plymouth Rook eggs for hutching fifteen for 60 cents. Leave orders at Duvls' grooory, Modford. J.W.Smith, 'Lisa Damon, who Is still telegraph operator ut Oravllle, Calif., writes bis lo ks hero that ho is tlio nanniest man the sun ovor shone on, Hays bo has a wife, babv and a homo, buys tne nun- plost duy of his life was when bo puld over twonty-threa twenty dollar gold ?leoes for his homo. Hurrah (or 'Lies, 'horo are others with hotter ODiiortu nilies who haven't dono nearly so well In tbo past luw years as he A. Slovor, tbo drayman, got blm to do your hauling. Household goods and heavy artlulos carefully and safely bundled, reams always nuuuy anu teamsters courteous. A new telephone lino Is being erected between Central Point und Eagle Point by the Holmes Bros. These ent omen navo dub in ess lnvoresis in oth ol these towns, and a telephone connection will be ol tbo greatest aa vantage and convenience to them, and to the other bualnosa men of tbo towns. Such Improvements are worthy of more than passing notioo ana incse goniie men should be regarded as publlo ben electors. Mv thoroughbred Kentucky Jack will stand for the season of 1899 at the Union livery stables in Medford. For season, : single service, so. uuius Cox. W. H. Whnoler. bead orvanlzor for Oregon, of the Woodmen of the World, was In town lost week ana looiurea on Woodcraft at the Woodmen ball Tuoe dav ovenlnff. The audience was small but very appreciative and every one present exprossea tnemseives as oeing hlffhlv entertained. Mr. Wbeeler Is said to be one of the best lecturers in the employ of the Woodmen. New assortment of Bold wire beauty pins, 3 tor 8 cents at Wblto & Jacobs' store, Medford. Fred Rupert, who come to Medford lew weeks ago. bas purchased the Abbott place, one-balf mile south of Talent, paying therefor 11360. The place contains aot acres ana is consul ar ad one of the best pieces of land lo tbe county. Mr. Rupert Is a splendid irentlenian ana bis comlnir to our lo cality is source of pleasure to The .dAlb. possession oi tne property not to be given until next fall. "White Lily" and "Snow Cap" baking powder prize viitn every can, Davis sells uotn kinus. Tho anniversary exercises of the Epworta League on Sunday evening were conducted in a very picasinz man' nor. Tbo singing was excellent, tne solo bv Dr. Burnett being especially woll rendered. This society has made remarkable growth since its organiza tion in 1889. There are now about 19,- 500 ohapters with a membership of 1,360,000 young people All kinds of now soring and sum' mer dress gooas, arriving aauy ai Wblto & Jacobs' new store, Modford Mate Blden misses htB bicycle Frl day evening, and a thorough search failed to reveal its wnereaoouis ior somo time. It was finally found lean Ini7 airatnst a tree out bv tbe brewery, Mute says he is not a soraopor, but that It would nave neon exceedingly un healthy for tho man who bud tho wbool it bo couia nave touna mm Wanted 600 dozen eggs luimedl ately. Wo will pay the highest mar ' ' ' TheTPrice of Health- "any old are somo Is Eternal Watchfulness of What You Eat. It Id an up-hill pull for grocers who imagine that thina" Id good enough for some customers. There snoh and 'tis a pity, the Freshest, Purest and Best Roods in the market are sorved alike to tho least and greatest of our (uifitoniora, Wealaosoll CROCKERY and GLASSWARE . v Wolters & Howard f kot prloo cash or trade. Wolters & Howard. A. H. Walker, who is here with his wlfo from Barberton, Ohio, is enaeuv Ins to do a llttlo successful work lead ing up to the organization of a lodge of Pathfinders in Modford. This order Is fraternal and bonoflelttrv and la having a bis run In the east. Mr. Walker Is stonnlnir with his father-in-law, E. B, Plokena. He was In this county five or six years age. Watches olouned anl warranted tor one vear for II Prltohard, the leweler, R. A. Proudfoot has made the pur ehoae ol a new enirlne from a party In Grants Pass. It Is about a forty horso power machine and will bo moved to the Proudfoot-Grav mill, near Pros' fiect. Ernest Lang loy has boon coating t with asphaltum varnish and putting It in gooa running oraor. Spring trucks for apring house hold moving, wells ec saearor. Frank Watt is putting out somo very neat bond stones of native granite, taken from the vlolnltv of Mrs. Pen' nlng's farm, near Oold Hill. The stone Is said to bo as gooa as uooton graniio or any of tho eastern products In this line. Mr. Walt will have a number of theno new hood stoneB ereoted in the Odd Follows oomutory by Decoration day. Klumath County salt fish at G. L, Duvia' grooory, A lady minstrel show will be given next Tuesday evening, May 23d at tho onera house. Tho troupe will consist of thirty of the Indies of Modford and will bo uodor the ausploes of the Chrys anthemum Oirole, Womon of Wood oraft. Tho prtnolpal feature of the en tortulnment will be the famouB oake walk which is so popular just now, Cash paid for eggs and poultry Q, L, Duvls, the grooor. ' Tbo following named ministers ar rived in Medford Wednesday to be In attendnnoo at the Ministerial Associa tion whlah convenes here this week: ProHldlnfcElderD. T. Bommcrvllle, of Grants Fsi Ecv.' J. O. Pleroo, of Canyonvillo! Rov. O. A, Stookwell, of' iUUIUUtll fUllS. und Uev. N. V. Jenkins. of Uruiite Puss. Wunted Mun to out curd wnn,1. Wallace Woods, Medford. Tho nrovlslnns of Oreiiin'a lihiww, luw mukus it unluwful to null.- barter. trade, give or In uny manner furnish to uny minor under tho ago of 18 yours, uny louaooo, cigar or ulgurotto in uny form, without tho written consent or order of such minor's parents or guard ian, it is also unlawful lor uny such minor to smoke or in any such mannor use uny olgur. cigarette or tobacco In uny public highway, street, placo or resort. Choicest caudles that can be bouirht Mouncu & Karnes. Hall & Isaacs aro tunulnir tho water main in front of Wolters & Howard's store and will lay pipe, bringing the water across tho street Into their new Quarters. This water will be used as a femlor for a beautiful little fouotalu which will form a part of the furnish ings of this now resort. Got Wells ic Shearer to do vour moving satisfaction always. -The Ministerial Association of the Ashland district is in session in Medford this week. See last week's issue for tbo program, which is a very well ar ranged one anu win no doubt prove very interesting. The meetings will be held at tbe Methodist Church. Por sale at this ofllce ono ton buggy in good condition. Mockev. the nhotoif raoher. Is build ing a new dark room in bis line studio. Ho is making arrangements to finish bis own crayon portraits In as good stylo as it can bo dono abroad. He will soon havo two dark rooms in which to pruo.lce bis art. loo cream soda at Mounco & Karnes . A. Wyiand, ol Climax, was In Med ford this week. Ho bas decided to sell bis stock ranch of 700 acres, and basun advertisement in me MAII, to that el feet. This Is said to be a lino ranch and Mr. Wyiand promises a bargain to mo puronaer. Mounco & Karnes head quarters for fancy fruits. Tbe ice oream social elvoo by the young people ol tbe Epworth League was quite a success, uoiwiinsianaing the fact that tbenvenlnir was very cool There was a very good turnout and a neat sum realized. As will bo seen by notice elsewhere In tbls paper, tbe county commission ers are advertising- for bids for the con struction ol a bridge across Antelope oreek, on tbe Medford-Eagle Point road, mas must oe in oy June .in. New or ash overskirta and fancy underskirts at the Racket. Tbe members of tbe Baptist Sunday school will give a picolo some time dur ing the fore part of J une. It la not yet deolded where they will go, but prob ably to tbe old picnic grounds near tne moulb of Little Butte oreek. They are planning for a good time long to be remembered. Call on Miss Medynskl for latest and most up-to-date styles In millinery. The Medford Fire Company are having now uniforms made, consisting of gray pants and black shirts. Fred Slagle has the contract for making tbe pants sixteen pairs, rne uniforms will be strlotly for dress purposes. If you wantolosm, fresh vegetables, go to G. L. Davis. W. T. Fltzeorald bas rented the Wlgle oottagaand will move his family Into it at once. Sir. Fitzgerald was anxious to got nearer to his church and to town on account of his lameness henoe the change from their North C stroet home. My stock of sow watches has ar rived. D. T. Prltohard. S ponce Childers has his brick yard in operation again, with about seven hands employed. They are getting the kiln ready and have a good many brick moulded and ready to burn. Tho yard presents a very business-like appear ance. Men's white shirts laundries and unlaundrled. The Racket. : Goo. Grizle. who wont to Lakeview a few weeks ago In company with three othor young men from this locality. writes that all his companions seourea ready employ mont at $35 per month. Call on White & Jacobs (or new sewing machines. who desire a first-class smoko for a nickel always ask for Kurtz's , "NEW DEAL When thoy want a llttlo better olgar for a little more money they buy Kurtz's "Bouquet" Smoke home made cigars and build up a home industry- Another fatal train wreck occurred on the Southern Pacific line, near Glen dale, last Saturday, in which freight train no. est, was ditched. Engineer James MciJalley remained at bis post until ho was curried out. He was found standing erect holding to the reverse lever with one hand, and. tho other over mis moutn. His bands und chest were terribly scalded and he died In .a few minutes. Fireman Merriman was un conscious and was considerably injured out is not inougui w oe in a dangerous condition. An unknown boy who was stealing a ride was Instantly killed. The cause of the wreck is supposed to oe on account oi me large engine, which is thouithl to be too heavv lor the track. and as the accident happened on a curve, this explanation is quite plau sible. Finest torchon lace In town cheap at tbe Racket. Married At New Pine Creek, Or., Sunday, May 14, 1801), Mr. L. G. Beach and Miss Myrtle E. Hart. Miss Hart is the daughter of our lormer towns man, M. U. Hart, and is an accom plished and charming young lady, and has many friends in this city who will have only licst winhes for her future welfare. Tbe groom is unknown to us but he is certainly to be congratulated In securing so fair a bride. Tile Mail extends best wishes to the happy couple. Standard patterns at White & Jacobs' store. County Treasurer Jacobs' twelfth notice Is given elsewhere In this paper that there are funds In the county treasury for tbe redemption of all out standing county warrants protested from Oct. 5, 1801, to Nov. 8, 1804, in clusive. The interest on these warrants will cease after May 19, 1809-. Price tbe new line of ladies' and gents' neckwear at the Backet. The Ashland Mandolin and Guitar Club gavo a pleasing entertainment at tbe opera bouse Saturday evening. Tbe vocal solo by Miss Esther Silsby was very nicely rendered and well received. Miss Mattie Wells In tbe pantocaine tbe Recessional, did her part well. Some excellent music was also given by other members of tbe club. Best line of cigars Mounce & Karnes. D. B. Reame is truly an adept in tearing down and building up old sewing macnines males 'em jnstas good aanew, Frank Sutter haa sold his A and green bouse in North Medford tosv nr. itiggs, woo iormeriy resided near Pboenix and who owns a floe farm is that vicinity. This piece of property ' Is a gem and Mr. Sutter sold it at a fig ure much below what It oost him . We have not yet received information as to the exact amount of money for which be sold tbe place. Last Sunday baptismal services were performed by Rev. Sack at the residence of Henrv Pohlman. at which time Mr. Pohlman's two youngest chil dren wero baptized. The entire ohurob, membership wore la attendance and all remained the entire day enjoying a very pleasant visit with Mr. Pnhlmui and family. Part of our stock of art ehlna hu arrived, and is om exhibition. China, painters, call and see us. Wolters & Howard. A delightful time was hud by those who attended tbe Woodmen ball at Jacluonullle last Friday evening. There were about fifty couple present, fully twenty-five of them being Modford people. The supper is said to have been the best served at any ball given recently, and reflecting great credit on tbe ladles who- prepared it. Tbe Medford Distilling & Roflnlugr Company has olosed its saloon, the one formerly conducted by W. F. Taggart. and the company Is now fitting up the building preparatory to moving the distillery office and saloon toereto. Mr. Taggart haa moved to tbe Sutton farm, near Pboenix, where be will reside Id tbe future. J. G. Van Dyke A Co. have floe Oxford shoes; ladies' and children's for sale at 75 cents a pair. See tbelr new ad elsewhere. Tbe Medford Planing Mill bas a new ad this week also, and calls the attention of the people to the fact that they have all kinds of rough and dressed lumber for sale. For Sale My Medford milk route. Supply thirty-two customers. Mrs. L. E. Hover. Died At the farm home of J. N. Hockersmlth, May 6, 1899, Mrs. Stella, B. Kennedy, aged 2T years. Mrs. Ken nedy formerly lived at Cottage Grove, where her remains were taken for Interment. There will be services at the Ger man Lutheran Church next Monday at 10 o'olook. This beta? Pentecost dar and with but little expense to the own- me erviees will oe appropriate thereto. Rvnrvthlnir that Van E does Is coo led and Imitated. Go to Van E's stud lo where vou eet the advantage of original Ideas in posing and finishing and don't take anything second nana. Bacon, hams and lard and fresh groeerlos at White & Jacobs', Medford. Hall & Isaacs are getting thslr store room in shape to open business shortly. . A. C. Nicholson Is doing ibe oarDenter work and we venture to say that when all is ready for pusiaess no nobbier interior win be found in town ' alee the dresa trimming laces at the fUOKOl. L. A. Martin, of Wilbur, Douglas County, was in Medford Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Martin 18 a Block' man and is looking through Southern Oregon for a new location. He went to Ashland Wednesday. Large stock ot ladlos . sheea at White & Jacobs'. J. Boek & Co. aro making a nloe dlsnlav ot new nlokol ware this week It Is put up In such pretty shapes and is so finely emoosBea mat a second iook Is neeesaary to distinguish it from silver. "Van E" is TUB photographer. Have vou seen those handBome all wool suits that Bodge is putting out for flu.GOr The pants are M.oo, regU' lar seven dollar valuos. Ice oream at Mounce & Karnes'. ers. He never quits a machine until it Is made over and practically a new ar ticle. He has been doing this sort o' thing for twenty-seven years. It is really no credit to him that he knows how, but his experience is a deolded advantage to those who employ him. Gents summer underwear just ar rived the Racket. Rev. J. S. McCain has sold his Interest in the Eye to A. H. Chessmore, and negotiations are now pending to form a partnership with O. B. Allen. of Ashland, under the firm name of Chessmore & Allen. Best and oheapest hosiery at the Racket. County Clerk Newbury's semi annual financial report for Jackson County, will appear in next week's issue of the mail, having neen re ceived too late this week for publication. Strained and comb honey Davis the grocer. Rev. J. S. McCain will preach next Sunday, May 21st, at Talent at 11 o'clock: a. m", and at Anderson oreek school house at 8 o'oloek p. m. Mrs. Woods and little daughter, of Ashland, came down Wednesday even ing for a tew days' visit with Rev. and Mrs. Annes. Delinquent Bicycle Tax. After May 20th a penalty of f 1 will be added to the prosont bloyole tax ot l,zo. j. w. JUAWTON, Doputy-Bloyole Tax Collootor, Farm for Sale. 100 aoroe 6) miles north of Woodvlllc, on Evans crook, lino bottom land mostly cleaved. Log house and born old nnnlo orchard: fine spring water mllo to nostoHico. daily mail: large neighborhood; cohool near by; 60 acres suitable for alfalfa; water easy put on tlKoni llhnral rllannunl for caali. Ad' dress the owner, Jan. W, Green, at the browury, Medford, Ure, Our ribbon case is full of bariralmu. The Racket. The Mail ia shy a couple of print ers this weak, In oonseqannce of which there are several good local items car ried over until next week. A. C. Taylor, the shoe man, will have a new ad in these columns next week. Born-r-To Prof, and Mrs. J. G. Gobla, Sunday, May 14, 1899, a son. Summer oorsets at the Racket. Business Chance. $3000 stock of dry goods, clothing, no tions, etc., for sale at a discount for cash. Stock was bought ot Chicago wholesale houses and is olean and well assorted. Address postoffice box 33A Grants PasB, Or. Eatray Notice. Strayed Saturday night. May 13, 1899, ene brown mare in good oondltloa, aged about 7 years; weight about 1100: branded 78 on hip; scars on. both hind legs; of a very nervous disposition. Any one able to give any information regarding the above animal will confer a favor and be satisfactorily reward by notifying Wolters & Howard, Medford. Oregon. ,.. . Have you Seen Them? . 9 We have bargains that are recognized on sight. D.on't take our word for it, but come and see for yourselves. At present we are full in every department which in cludes the pick of the mar ket, in bright, new styles and novelties for the season now upon us. Our Crash Hats. Men's and Boys' clothing, Furnishing Goods, Shirt Waists and wash fabrios are second to none. Call upon as. and we cadnot fail to you. please Respectfully, W. H. MEEKER .& CO.