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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1899)
4 PURELY PERSONAL. T. G. Spangler was down from Elk Creek this weak. W. W. Soott. of Central Point, was visitor to Medford lust Saturday , N. R. JohnRton left Monday for a brief visit with friends at Ft. Jones, Calif. . Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Wormian ro- turned Monday from their outing at Cplostln. Mrs, E. J. Cole and son,' Sidney, re turned Sunday from tholr outlug at eTVlatln. Herb. Crouch was down from Ash- land Sunday for a visit with his Mud ford friends. J as. Brandenburg loft Tuesday moru la lor Hornbrook, Calfl., whore he lias employment In a big miuo. rtK Raima nnmfi UO from Klaitt then. Calif., Monday for a fow days' visit with relatives and friends, ariu rwtmile Johnston oamo over Imih nnrnbrook Saturday for a visit with friends, returning Monday morn tog. R. T. Rawllutrs and family. W. Rawl ings and daughter, Miss Ella, loft Tuesday for a couple of weeks' stay at . Crcscout vivr.-. Jap O'Harra and family, of Tolo, wore Medford visitors Saturday. Wuilo here they were the guests ot Mr. ana Mrs. It. H. Halley. Mrs. Mattie Downs, of Cottage Grove, Who has been visiting tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Edwards, in Medford, left Monday for a visit in Ualltornla. Z. Maxov. bookkeeper and tccount ntat the Jackson County bank, loft last week for Oakland, Calif., where he will visit relatives for a oouple of weeks. ' Miss Bertha Bailey, of Sacramento, Calif.) returned to her homo today after a visit with her cousin, Mrs. Fred dsall, and Miss Blanohe Smith, resid ing near Meatora. Misses Ella and Jessie Ashby, of Etna, Calif., who have been visiting for a few weeks with A. M. DeCarlow and family, at Trail, this oouuty, returned to their home Tuesday. - - J. O. Grizzle and family and W. L Halley and family returned Saturday from an outing at McAllister. Tbey all visited Fish lake and the men folks tnade a brlof journey to Mt. Pitt. Mrs. A. Adams left Tuesday for Sis. on. to be at the bedside of her dausrh ter, who Is quite ill. Mrs. Adams was last week in attendance upon her daughter, Mrs. Aaron Beck, at Eagle point, who baa also been ill. Abe Blsh and Geo. Woody returned Saturday from Fish lake, where they had,teen for a week's oamplng out. They tell us that the weather up there is far from being balmy out tnat tbere is excellent fisblng In tne lake. Merchant H. E. Boyden was at Colestlo for a. day this week. Be bad figured on bottling up some of tne mineral water at that plaoe and brine. lag it home but when the oold spell struck us ne enangea dm notion ana brought down a few chunks of mineral see--,'- r'H . Fred Slagle, Art Hubbs, Nate Bates and Mate Blden left Monday morning for a week's camping out on Evans creek. Tbey were well provided with ' heavy coats and bedding and it is. not generally thought they will experience anconveniences other than frosted fin- tgereand toes. ' . , i Mrs; M. A Davison and daughter, Wise Mary, and son, William, and Mr. and Mrs. Wi'sey Jackson returned this week from an outing in the Big Butte country. After another week Miss Mary will return to Klamathon, Calif., where, on September 1st, she will com mence school teaching. Prof.' J. M. Borton was over from Jacksonville Mooday shaking hands with his several frtends In this city. Mr. Horton is. a very fine young man and an able educator, and his efforts in the Jacksonville sohool room last year were so acceptable that lie has' been retained for another year. Mrs. J. 0. Hall, of Medford, and Miss Sarah Maury, of Jacksonville, are at Myrtle Creek upon a three weeks' visit to relatives and friends. ' MIsb Pearl Hall is also visiting at the same Slaoe and the three will return together, liss Pearl, after a few weeks' stay to Medford and Central Point, will leave for Lakevlew to remain permanently. Frank Ennis, of San Francisco, is In the valley this week upon a visit to his old-tlmo friends. Mr. Ennis in early . days was a partner with Hon. T. Cam eron in the ownership of the celebrated Galice creek mine, and other mining properties of Southern Oregon. Mr. Ennis and Mr. Cameron are now doing a turn at hunting and fishing on Rogue river. Chas. Jlleon was over from Horn brook last week upon a visit to his friend, James Brandenburg and family. These gentlemen date tbeir acquaint ance forty years back when gold mining an California was in its infancy. Mr. . Jilson is now employing sixty men in ithe operation of a big mine In California. Be returned a few months ago from Alaska. J. P. Hoacland, of Central Point, was in the city Monday with a big load of watermelons or a load of big melons cither way goes. Mr. Hoagland has a Sour aero patch of melons and was the lirst gentleman to Bupply our market, the first iovoice having been brought in last week. Mr. H. was the first gen tleman to get In on our premium sub scription oiler and is accordingly given pur chances to win a prize. tMrs. Kid3ell, wifcof-Cupt. Biddoll, 'aba a sister of Mrs. Gordon Voorhies, loft Wednesday for Manila, at which place her husband is captain In the regular army, now In operation in the Philippine islands. She was accom panied by Miss Blanche Pond, who soes as maid to Mrs. Bidden. Both those ladles have been visiting Cupt. Voorhies' people at their orchard borne, near Medford, for a few weeks. 'Geo. E. Webber and Walter Fergu son returned last week from southeast era Oregon, where they have been for several weeks past engaged In oreaniz- ion Woodmen of the; World Camps. They organized camps at Lako City, ... -Woe Creek. Merrill and Lakevlew. Tbey report fine crops, lots of slock, traoi nrlees. and monev plentiful. Mr. Webber expects to leave Modford again ' aoout the nrst 01 Boptomoer ior wasn AngtoU, where be will do mors work lor the Woodmen order. Mrs. Kanoe House was at Ashland Tuesday visiting friends. Mrs. Whitney returned to her home on Foots crook Wednesday. Mr. O. u. Anderson was at Ashland Wednesday upon a visit to friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Flugorald wont to Gold Hill Wcduosday for a brief vleit. .... Oapl. and Mrs. Gordon voornios re turned Wednesday from a visit to fort, land. ... A. 8. Wolls and Joe snoue aim meir families returned .Wednesday from their outing. Dr. and Mrs. Jones returned Tues day from their l'olloau buy and Jeuuy orook outing trip. Perry MeGeo returned Tuesday from Josenhluo Counts', where he has wen employed for the past sevoral mouths. Mrs. A. Hostel, mother of C B. Riwtel. returned to tier home at Monta gue Wednesday alter a visit' with lior son. ' a. B. Dow was at Ashland Tuesday having a visit with members of Com- any U, with whom he soiaicrea in too hlllpplnos. Z. Dahaok, of Butte orook, was tn the otty Tuesday with the scalps of nine wildcat and ouo coyoto wuiun no re cently trapped. Mrs. J. W. Odgers and daughters, Ttf saaa Grace and Haltloel. roturneu from Colestin Wednesday, as did also Mrs, H. E. Hoyden, Ex-Countv Commissioner Bradshaw was In the olty yesterday upon .busi ness. Mr. Bradshaw nets two chances at our MM) in premiums. Mrs. D. T. Lea and daughter. Miss Elizubeth, of Foots ureok, were iu Mod ford this week upon a visit to Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hutchison. Mrs. Hutchison and Mrs. Le.i were school chums in In diana. Dan'I Connor, Col. Company B, Buoll Hlldretb, musician Company B, and privates Petor Austin and KedolltT, also Company B, of Ashland, were in Medford last Saturday upon a visit to their friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bodge returned Wednesday from thoir Pelican bay out In?. Frank Wilson and E. D. El wood and families arrived yesterday. Charlie Palm and Jeff Heard and their aminos will be in in about two weeks, J. F. Kellev. our very able section foreman and genial good fellow, loft last week for Paso Robles, Calif., where he goes to take treatment for the rheumatism. Mr. Kelley's many friends are Hoping ne win una specay reuei. Mrs. K. E. Vale, a teacher in St. Helen's Hall. Portland, was in Medford this week upon a visit to her former pupil, Miss Aileen Webber. These two ladies, accompanied by Miss Editb Webb, paid a visit to Table Rook Tuea dav. Jas. Savage, who with his sons, is successfully mining on Rogue river, by wing damming at a point some tnirt five miles below Grants Pais, was I this olty Wednesday, having been ordered before the Medford board ot pension examiners. E. Ray and A. Kyle, mining men from Gold Hill, were in the city Wednes day. Mr. Ray is negotiating the sale of his very promising quartz ledge near Gold Hill, on which he has a shaft sunk 120 feet and from which he has rich promise In gold. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Coker, of Sacra mento, who have been visiting Oliver McGee and lamliy, ruturoea to tnei home on Wednesday of this week. Mr, Coker is in the employ of the Southern Pacific but was formerly a printer on the early day Monitor publication in this city. He is a brother of Mrs. Mo Gee. Miss Minnie Coleman, after a verv nleasant year spent with relatives In eastern Nebraska, has returned to her home at Phoenix. Her trip was some what prolonged by visits with bisters and friends at Portland, Eugene and Grants Pass. She does not expect to teach during the coming year, having resigned her position in tho schools of Neligh, Nebraska. E. K. Anderson and his nephew, F, M. Anderson, of Talent, were in the city Wednesday. These gentlemen are very much interested in aa artesian well proposition. Mr. E. K. Anderson is eager to put up 125 in cash toward sinking the Medford brewery well down luuu leel lurtner n necessary ana ne wants to know how many more people tbere are In the valley who feel as he does. More will be said upon this sub ject in our next issue. Dr. J. M. Keene returned Saturday from his trip to Buffalo, New York, where be went as a delegate to the National Dental Association wbloh met in the above olty in July. He re. ports the session a very Interesting and profitable one to members of his pro fession. The trip was a most delight ful one. he says, notwithstanding the faut that bis train was delayed several hours both going and coming by burned bridges, wrecks ana washouts L. C. Ramey. of Beagle, was in th cltv Saturday upon business. Mr Ra ney is one of the stalwart ranchers of that locality and a good friend of The Mail. Tho gentleman brought in last week thirty-one bead or nogs which he sold to J. W. Wiley for four cents per pound. Crops in bis vicinity he report? as une tois year, someone, Mr. Ramev states, recently stole bridle from bis place, also a punch from his machine box. He is shadow ing the fellow pretty olosely and has a strong notion be lias him located. Joe Rltter, he who formerly owned Diece of land west oi iieaiord, now owned by B. T. King, was in Medford last week unon a visit to old-time V'ed ford friends'. Mr. Rltter left Medford a couple of years ago for Alaska but he did not meet with the success in that region which he had hoped for, but he can console himself that he is with the majority. Mr. Hitter is a (rood, hon est contleman and Tne Mail regrets to learn vnat Dame fortune was uuv with him. He left Saturday for Horn brook where he will engage in mining Misses May and Blanche Merrlman, and Nellie Whltmore left sunaay morn ing fnr r nnunla of weeks' stavat ColeS' tin.- They were accompanied by Tom Merrlman, who returned Sunday even Intr Thn weather at the time tkey left was not particularly congenial to nam i.lnir nut life in fact it WAS doucedly cold evon in the valloy -but Miss May averred that she bad arranged to go and did not propose to bo daunted bv the mad pranks of a miniature winter in summer time. . A telegram ordering a room at uotei uuiusun wun nre proceeded tne auove piny. ADMIRAL DEWEY Leghorn. Auk. 14. Ad niiral Dowoy today remainod ou board the oruisor Olympia, which arrived iiore at noon yostorday from Naples, boing Tn .!. is n'l.. ...,..:.. ill W1M1 lover. Alia unpwwu of the vessel rooeivod visits of officials and others in his lace. THE OLYNPIA TO BE REPAIRED. New York, Aug. 14. A special to the Herald from Washington says: The navy department has practically decided to send the cruiser Olympia, upon her arrival homo, to tne Boston navy yard for repairs. It is under stood to be the intention to give the vessel a thorough overhauling and to modern ize her. It is probable the flag quarters will be removed so that Admiral Dewey will bo the last flag officer to fly ns nag on board her. Banff, N. W. T., Aug. 13. Lieutenant-Commander P. St. John, of H. M. S. Peacock, who is here, can scarcely con tain himself with indignation on account of his reputed criticism of General Otis and the Filipino campaign. American papers to hand containing the reported in terviews at Victoria have made the commander furi ous, ue denies the correct ness of his interviews, and has, through his attorneys, demanded to be set right. TO ARBITRATE. New York, Aug. 14. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Ambassa dor Tower has notified the state department that the Russian government has agreed to arbitrate the claims of American citizens against it, growing out of the siezure of their vessels off the Siber ian coast. These ' claims amount to $300,000, and Rus sia's willingness to arbitrate them is the best evidence, state department officials say. of their validity. EMIT The Baker City Republican tells the following story about an encounter a Bakente had with wildcats near that city: "Just at sun-up last Sun day morning, C. W. Keizur, of this city, while out for a bi cycle jaunt, encountered four belligerent wildcats in the public road at the mouth of the canyon above Dan Shaw's that were not disposed to yield the right of way with out a scrap. With two de termined varmints crouching in the. road ahead of him, and one on each side, growing viciously while making vig orous efforts to keep pace with the wheel, the gentle man found it expedient to hastily dismount and open up with a volley of stoneB which happened to be plenti fill iu that vioinlty. For a fow minutes honors woro about even until tho folinos ovidontly decided themselves outclassed and oommencod to beat a roluotant retreat, whereupon a ritlo was quickly unlashud and brought to bear with tho result of socuring one of the squad, tho others boi ng still at largo in that neighborhood." TAKEN, Manila, Aug. 13. A ro connoissanco yostorday by troops of General S. ii. M Young's brigado, with the ob joct of discovering tho where abouts of the enemy near San Matoo, northeast of the San Juan reservoir, about 10 miles from Manila, resulting in the occupation of ban Matoo. The American loss was throe killed and thirteen wounded, including a lieuten ant of tho Twenty-first in fantry. Twenty-throe of the enemy aro known to have boon killed, l his is tho nrst ac tion in which Col. Hurt's col ored troops have participated They behaved well, thoir oader having to hold them back. General Young accompan ied Captain Parker's column and was under lire through out the engagement. It is estimated that the enemy between 300 and numbered 400 men. A NEW CANA DIAN RAILROAD New York, Aug. 14.- special to tiie Tribune from Montreal says: The amounts voted at the session of parlia ment which has just closed, in aid of railway projects, ag gregated over (J,000,000. Not for fifteen years has there been so great a sum voted for such purposes. The bulk of this money goes to roads that are to form links of a new transcontinental line in op position to the Canadian Pa cific. These roads aro under separate managements, and there are still large gaps be tween them. Additional Local. Read our premium offer on last page oi mis paper -fair premium programs will be dis tributed in the various stores of tho'ul ley next week. -The new ads this week are those of Wolters & Howard. J O Van Dvko & Co, O E Gorsllno & Sons and White & Jacobs, also the professional card of Attorney u f unoil, wnose oraoo is in the Hamlin block, Little Georiflo Howard was un fortunate in having his arm broken last Friday. He was plavlng with some other bovs and foil backward and struck on a timber breaking his Jolt arm between the wrist and elbow. Dr Wult was called and reduced the frac ture. There are tips and downs in the Klondike as well as elsewhere, and all is not gold that glitters. Alex ander McDonald, reported to be worth millions, has filed a petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities at $6,00O,00C. The stories about Mo Donald have been very visionary. It is not. best to believe too much of the Klondike stories afloat. Dan Stoffo'r of RocMIng.waa asntenoed to 600 days in jnil for oruolty to animals. Stoffor and a yonngor brother drove an , old horse from Frenoh Qnloh to Red- ding. ' Dsn Btoffcr proded tho animal l it. . ...(..1. .1. v. j I shocking sight. The sontonoe la the limit of the law. George N. Doming of Redding and Thomas White and Henry F. Shirland of Igo. Bbasta oonnty, hav died within tho last few days. All three wtre pio neers of the oountjr and well-known miners. vWhlt 'was at one time worth t8,QK, bat died In cabin and penni less. iQ, P SHELL,. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Ofnes of JaclMon Uonnty Abutraot and Oolite tlonCo. , Ifanlln Building, Modford, Oregon, Reiv Lumber Yard O. MANUFAITUKHKH OK AND UKAI.RIIH IK Rough and Dressed Lumber .. Fir Rustic and Flooring Three Year Old, Thoroughly Seasoned. Medford, Oregon Mitchell, Lewis & Slaver Co, DEALERS IN ... f JVIachinery and Vehicles We onrry n complete etook of ing Champion Mowers both the ueapors, Uintlora and sevoral styles or Kalces. mnding I wine, uaie Ties, Smooth and Barb Wire, Maohino OIIh, Harness, Saddlos, Kto. D. T. LAWTON, Mgr. Medford Branch J. ML Kallnktea furntahed free for ,..ppor hftofflutf tod pfttntlDf mmtwmtMiM'HtiHitHi'Hi'HHHmmmi j Dress Your Horse .. IN .. New Summer Clothes Everything now and up-to-date in tho naanoss lino. Now summer horso goods of ovory description. J. O. TAYLOR, MEDFORD OREGON. WE PRESUME THEREFORE OTHER PAPER Is tho Mrdford Mail, which gives you ALL tho local and county news. THE TWO . For the price of one, 50 cents per month, by mail or carrier. "It fills the bill," said the stork when he caught a frog. So says the reader who takes the Mbdfokd Mail and Daily and Sunday San Francisco Bulletin and it doesn't cost much, either only 60 cents per month for tho two, by mail or carrier. M. 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