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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1899)
New lumber Yard PURELY PERSONAL. 3 One of the MAIL'S Premiums. a J. A. Jonas was ovor from Eagle Point Saturday. Miles Cantriill was 111 from his Ap- plogale farm last wceK. MUs Mamlo Isaacs Is at Ashland for a fow days' visit with friends. ' Mrs. Wm. Sllnger Is at Grants Pass tor a fow days' visit with irlunas. Attorney Prim was ovor from Jack aonviuo rueauay upon icgai uusuieas, . . a n ii -..j . 1. 1 r i cili.. ef Central Point, were Medford visitors Tuesday. . Bud Penwell came up from Leland "Wednesday tor a few days' stay and to Buy gooas. L. A. Murphy and family aro over at , Provolt, Josephine County, for a oouplo , weeks' visit. Miss Stella Smith was down from r Ashland a few days this week visiting Medlord frlenas. A. W. Sturels. tho Forest oreok mining magnate, was in Medford Sat arday upon business. Ralph Woodford Is over In Josephine County engaged in picking hops for jus undo, i. A . jonningv. 1 Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Tomblison, of Holland, Josephine uounty, aro in Jaoksonvlllu for a fow weeks' visit. - Misses Jennetto Holton aud Ida Wal lidge, of the Mt. Shasta hotel, Sissoo, were registered at tho Nash last Friday, Miss Ruby Kellogg returned to Port land last week after a few weeks' visit in Medlord with D. T. Law ton and fam- 2y. D. Anderton, of Talent, the manu facturer ol the best gloves ever sold in Southern Oregon, was In the city Tues day. Assessor J. 0. Pendleton was at Ash land Wednesday cleaning up a few odd ends ou his assessment roll at that place. - L. Berger, one of our good German friends from Phoenix, was in the city Tuesday, and added coin of the realm to The Mail's exohequer. Judge Dunlap was over from Jackson ville Saturday. . He has been having a hard struggle with rheumatism for some time but he has just naturally worn it out and is now much better. Judge W. S. Crowell came over from the Klamath hot springs last Saturday evening. He went there to take mud baths for the cure of rheumatism, and wnue oe oouiu nut siajr uuk oouuku w effect a oure, he was greatly relieved by the baths. H. C. Nute returned Sunday from a lew days' visit at Albany. The grain, he says, in that country is still in the laid. .iiH mnflh nt it ornlnh tviu In thn shook was pretty badly soaked with rain. There is very little fruit In that locality this year. MlssAdele Picket came down from Prospeot Sunday. She has but recently dosed a term of school In the Prospect .Urtrlot and after a couple of weeks' visit with her brother, Dr. E. B. Picket, and family, she will leave for Eugene, where she will take up the junior year studies at the state university. Mrs. Conrad Mlngus was down from Ashland last week visiting Medford friends. The good lady was a pleasant taller at The Mail office and with her ame a box of very fine Early Craw ford peaches and this office, including the whole force, Is grateful therefor. Messrs. W. T. York, H. G. Wortman, . N. Warner and Ed. Gore were ovor in the Jenny creek country the fore part of this week. They returned Mon day afternoon and that evening W. T. York and E. N. Warner took the train (or Rosahurg where they made filing on a couple 160-acre chunks of timber land. Master Percy DeGroot returned last week from a three months' visit with relatives in San Francisco. The young Ban, while In the city, gathered much important information as regards the structure and means of handling our big battleships a d he tells of what he saw with an accuracy and minuteness that would do credit to a naval officer. Mrs. Mary Catahao, of Dairy, and -Mrs. Chas. Horton, of Bonanza, came into the valley last week for the pur - pose of putting up fruit, and are stop ping with their friend, Mrs. Jas. Mor ton, of Phoenix. They, with Mrs. M., . were callers at The Mail office on Thursday investigating our premium offers, of which they will avail them selves. - Mr., and Mrs. H. V. Brewer, of Silver Lake, were in Medford this week with a four-horse team and two wagons, and they loaded back with a full load of Medford merchandise. His groceries he bought from Davis and there was a full load ef them. Mr. Brewer has been doing trading in Medford foe several years past and haB always found every thing satisfactory. It is 250 miles from Silver Lake to Medford and about the same distance to Eugene, but the roads are better this way and he has found gocds of a better grade here and for lees money hence he stocks up here each year. Ex-County Treasurer G. P. Llndley returned last Saturday from Klamath County. He returned by way of Crater lake and crossed Rogue river on the M.W 2000 bridge which the Sugar Pine Company has put In for their lumber hauling engine to cross on. Mr. Llndley says the engine and its train of wide tire wagons make an ex cellent road, Be is of the opinion that thuntyls 6 good opening on this road at 6T near the bridge for someone to put in a feed Btahle to accommodate the freight travel which will surely go over this good road made good by tho Sugar Pine Company and their lumber train. Mr. Llndley has taken two chances at our premium offer. Dr. Warren Cameron will leave Med ford today fur Chicago, where he will enter upon his third years' studies In the College of Physlolans and Surgeons f the medical department of the unl vesity of Illinois. Warren shall have nlsbed bis course In two years more, when he will bo graduated from the above college and fully fitted to prao- ttae medicine, not alone bv the author. qy which the college gives him but fully fitted beoauBe or his profiolency In kola medicine and surgery. Unless we awe very much mistaken. Warren will rovo himself a practitioner which the test of the1 fraternity will do thomscl vee proud to honor. Ho is' energetic and out prove ought elM than prjflnitnt. The above is an exaot reproduction of Premium No. Barreled, Twelve-Gago, Hammorless Shot Gun. See the last page. i F, M. Centers was in from Wollun yesterday. Fred Larsen. of the firm of Now man & Larson, Ft. Klamath merchant, was in Medlord tnis wee upon Business. MU Gertrude Wilson, who has been vUltlncr midlives at Glondalo for the past ooupie Ol mourns, roturueu uuiuu , . . . i Tuesday, Attorney and Mrs. W. I. vawter, Miss Grace Foster and Dr. R. T. Burnett were Ashland visitors yesterday, as was also Attorney w. H. Parker. Mrs. A. L. Ferguson and children were down In California this week upon a visit to Mr. Ferguson, who Is an able employe ot the Southern r aoluo itail road Company. Geo. Justus was In Medford yesterday from Trail. He is making ready for a trip to Ft. Klamath with a load of cab baee of which bo has an immense amount growing on bis Trail creek rauch. Samuel Randies, of Lake Creek, was in the olty Tuesday. Mr. Randies Is one of the many -rood friends of Tub Mail and like the honest man he is he has fixed himself in advance on our subscription books. J. 0. Corum and W. K. Davis left Tuesday morning for a couple of weeks, trip to Crescent City. They loaded out of here with fruit whloh they ex pect to sell at the various mining camps In Josephine County. R. M. Blackford, of Tola, was In Med ford Tuesday. The gentleman is ar ranging to leave for Malheur Couoty, Oregon, where, It he finds things to bis liking, he win reside in tne future and engage in stock raising. J. C. Jilson, of Hornbrook, Calif., came over to Medford Tuesday for ex amination before the penson board of examiners. Mr. Jilson is quite an ex tensive mine owner and may turn his attention to mining property In South ern Oregon. Geo. Bovd came in Wednesday even ing from Sprague river where he has been working in the bay fields for the past two months. He reports good crop being put up. He states that there has been frost almost every morning since July 24th. Dr. G. W. Steohens, of Lakeview. arrived in Medford about a week ago and has decided to remain here and Dractice his profession. He has not yet secured office rooms, but will do that this week. His family is now in Idaho, where he owos property and where his children are in school. W. H. Barlow, of Talent, was in Medford Monday upon business. Mr. Barlow is among tho several hundred of our subscribers who have neglected to keep up en their subscription, but like the honest gentleman that he is, he is going to square up this fall and get in on our premium offer. George Brown and his mother, of Carthage, Mo., arrived in Medford this week and will Vitit lor a low weeks with Merchant H. E. Boyden and fam ily. Mrs. Brown is nn aunt of Mr. Boyden's mother. Mr. Brown Is a Missouri orcbardlst and he Is looking over our orchards with quite a degree of interest. H. B. Myers, brother of Mrs. 0. I. Hutchison, who has been visiting In Medford for the past couple of months. left this week for Eugene, Oregon. The gentleman is a jeweler and Is in quest of a business opening in his line. He will go up Into Washington and eastern Oregon If he does not find a sultablo lo cation at Eugene, Ex-Postmaster H. A. Cryder, of Gold Hill, was in Medford Tuesday unon business. Mr. Cryder will leave soon for the Yakima country, in Washing ton, at which place he has relatives and where he expeots to make his future home, Mr. Cryder and his most esti mable family will be ffreatlv missed in Gold Hill and a wish will surely be ex pressed tor ineir success in tnelr new home. W. C. Lee. of McCloud. Calif., ar rived in Medford last week for a few days of general inspection of the valley ana its resources. Air. Lee is a W settler In California, and having al ways neara mucn 01 tne KOgue river valley he naturally wanted to see for himself lust what it was like . He is a lumberman and farmer and may decide to locate here. He has very pronounced ideas as to proper farming and The Mail has not the least doubt that suc cess would attend bis efforts as a soil tiller should he decide to locate amid our fertile fields. E. H. Dunham and son, Edward A., of Talent, were In Medford Tuesday noon Business. Tne junior Mr. Dun ham has but recently returned from at tendance at tne Kenyon Military Acad emy at (iambler, unio. Tne young man was accompanied upon nis return bv his sister. Miss May S. Dunham. who has been stopping for the past year m f nuaaeipnia. in sending nis son to a military school Mr. Dunham displays a sense of fatherly Interest which that son in after years will more fully appreciate and which will always treasure with him the parent's memory. Nothing so prepares a young man for the multiple duties of life as a military training. The pain of a burn or scald is almost Instantly relieved by applying Cham' berlnln's Pain Balm. It also heals the Injured parts more quickly than any other treatment, and without the burn is very severe, nous not leave a scar. For ' sale by Choa. Strang, druggist, Mcilfor J; Dr, J, Ulaklt, Central Point. Mr. and Mrs. J. F, White returned this week from their visit to Klamath Falls. Miss Etta Holltngsworth, who has neon living at uinaua, nub., lor tne past two yoars. returned vestorduv morning aud will make this her future home, J. W. Curry, goneral agent for tho Singer Sewing Machine Company, re turned yesterday from bis throu months' tour of Inspection among the local agenoles In Coos, Curry, Douglas aud Lane Ceunttos. H. P. Little, he who has been in Alaska for nearly two years, returned to liia home lu Medford last Sunday. He has been 111 with scurvy for suvorul months past and his return at this time was particularly in the interest of his health. Ho aud a couple of other fol lows own about thirty mluing claims, many of which have been prospected and wore found to bo rich In gold. Mr. Little uxpeots to return iu the spring and develop some of the beat of his claims. The winters in that mun's country are not quite to his liking and ue proposes 10 enjoy one wim uis fam ily and In a climate more congenial. He saw E. W. Carder at Dawson but ho (Carder) was at that tiuio not doing anything with his mining property. Additional Local. Dlok Pavne mot with an accident last Monday which came very near re sulting in an untimely "taking off." He was at work beside a pile of sacks of wheat fully twelve feet high when without warning, the wbolo business slid Diok's way or rather they fell his way, ana rigot neavuy aid tney do it. Dick was underneath seventeen saoks deep, and when he was extricated tho ankle and kneo joints of bis left log were dislocated. He Is now able to be around with the aid of crutches. The remains ot Jos. Jonah, the In dian who died in the penitentiary last week, was brought to Medford Sunday, consigned to G. L. Davis, and yester day morning they were token to the Klamath reservation by relatives for burial. Deceased killed an Indian doc tor on the reservation a few years ago and w a sentenced to tho penitentiary or me. . -J. Keets. formerly of Lansrell Val ley, and who has Deen In charge of tbe Phlpps feed stablos for the past year, has rented the stables at the corner of A and Seventh streets and has refitted tho same for use as feed stables. B. G. Maroon was in Grants Pass Tuesday upon business for his company the Wiley B. Allen people. Mr. Ma goon has a fine line of pianos and or gans on exhibition In the store room at tbe back ol tbe Medford bank. -J. R. Wilson has recently built a very substantial and handy spring wagon. It Is wholly band made and is ?uite the article for the Rogue river armer to drive to town with when his family wants to go along. Fay Anderson, tho eleven-year-old son of Root. Anderson, fell from a fence Monday and ran the sharp end of an Iron cane Into the side of his face. Quit's a laceration was made but tbe wound was not deep. County Treasurer Jacobs is adver tising In this week's Mail that he has funds on band for the redemption of all outstanding county warrants protested from May 6, 1805, to June 4, 1805, both dates Inclusive, Mrs. J. H. Whitman wishes us to state that we were in error a few weeks ago when we stated that the abstract books of her late husband had been sold. The books have only been rented and still for sale. F. E. Payne, the srentleman who Iiurchased the Gooch 40-acre tract of and south of Medford. is erectine a small dwelling thereon. E. W. Starr is doing tne carpentering work. The Ohristian Church choir has been re-organized and Dr. R. T. Burnett eleoted leader. It Is tbe intention of the choir to devote an entire evening occasionally to song service. Two carloads of muleB wero shipped to San Francisco this week from Med ford. The mules wore taken from the Beall Bros, ranchero slock farm, up near Brownsboro. MesBrs. McOrediedc Faucett shipped ninety-five boxes of very fine peaches to Portland Tuesday evening. Thoir orchard Is heavily loaded this year and tho quality is good. Assessor Pendleton has an official notice elsewhere In this paper stating that the county board of equalization will meet in the court house on Mon day, October 5th, Wm. Gibbon, of Central Point, has sold 160 acres of his farm to Jos. and Wm. ClarUre and John Butler for 11250. These gentlemen are but recently from tulerton, neo. A fire at Yreka Tuesday nlcrht de stroyed the eleotrlo light plant, a meat mar Kit ana aoouttwuuariuausoi nacoa. The fire took place at 12o'olock at night. J, A. Whitman shipped a oarload of Bartlett peara to unite uity, Montana, last Saturday. He will ship four car loads to eastern markets this week. F. M. Wilson has rearranged his salesroom in suoh manner as to admit of a lunoh table, ana hereafter he will servo small lunches. i-The Medford school board has se cured the services of Miss Gertrude Sutton, of Ashland, as assistant In our pubilo sonoois. S. In Lytlo ba purahated a resl 5. It is a Sponcor Doublo- particulars of promium offer on denoe near Merchant Van Dyke's plnoo from A. Clngg, and Is uow housekeep ing tborolu. E. B. Jennings has moved with his family from Wllber, Douglas County, to his Hue farm In tho Table Hook locality. O. E. Gorsllno & Sons aro building lumber sheds aud an ollleu at their now lumber yard, south of Whitman's ware house. Joo A. Thomas: "Hero is a dollar and a half. I want to subacrlbo for your paper una get a ciinoce at your premi ums." Lost On Saturday lust, on Seventh street, a fountain pen. Finder will bu rewarded by leuvlng same nt this office. Tho East Side mill urinds burr Hour, whole wheat Hour, graham, corn meal, aud chop feed, aud rolls feed. -Tho Southurn Orogon Pork rack ing Company received a carload each of sugar ana suit this week. Andrus Sc Carpoutor shipped a car load of thoir excellent llino to Grants Pass Wednesday. The East Side fiourlng mill is bat ter prepared to accommodate customers than ovor before. Tho Ashland mlno was sold last week to Montreal and Spokane parties for 1 20,000. Taylor, the foot fittor, and Taylor, the horse fittor, caoh have a now ad this week. Frank Hull has taken a position as assistant In U. W. Muokuy's photo studio. Both tho Childers and Stewart brick blocks have tho walls nearly up. Get your photos taken at the Med- lord gallery, opposite the poetofnee. For Salo Light Winona oamplng wagon, inquire ai mail omco. Clem Parker has a new boy baby at nis nomo siooo September otu. Wallace Woods, tho lumberman, has peach boxes for sale. Obltuary-Tryer. J. F. Tryer died at his residence on North U street, in Medford. Oreson.on September 2. 1809, agod eighty years and four days. Funeral services wero conducted at the Christian Church on Monday and wero very largoly attended. Members or Medlord lodge, I. O. O. t were In attendance in sraat number. Mr. Tryer being an honored member of that order, and at tho time of his death was In good standing in tho Now London, Iowa, lodge of tho above named order. John Forest Tryer was born in Mont- fomory County, Ohio, near Miauils urg. In hlsoarly ohlklhood the family emigrated to Indiana, settling In Hen dricks County, near tho city of Indian apolis, in soptomoer, itwa, Mr. Tryor was married to Rebecca Walker, and to this unloa wero born six childron, two sons and four daughters. Of those but two are cow llvlnir. Mrs. Dickey. of Lewlston, Calif., and Mrs. Wat ton, of Lowell, Iowa. During the first yoar of his married lile bo movod to Now London, Henry County, Iowa, wnoro ho spent forty-two years of his life. After sixteen years of married life, Mr. Tryer had the sad experience of losing ass wile, who died in Boptembor, iwi. At Burlington. Des Moines County. Iowa, he was marriod to Harriot B. Furry, who still survives. Eleven chil dren were born to this union, six sons and five daughters, and of these four sons and three daughters aro still liv ing. Wbilo yet a young man tho deceased was converted to the Christian faith and took membership with tbe M. E. Church. Since coming to this place be bas not held membership with any congregation, but has attended pubilo worsnip as often as his condition ol bealsb would permit. For many years deceased has been an honored member of the Independent Order of Odd Fol lows. , GREATEST HORSE ACTON RECORD. Berrli' Marvelous 6j Performing Horees In the Ring-. Tho sublime culmination of tbo art of training Is marvolously shown In tho eqestrian performance oxecutod by 03 tnorougnorcas under ino guiunnco oi Joo Berrls, America's most famous equine educator, appearing with The Walter L. Main circus at Medford, Saturday, Sept. Otb. The aot Introduces tbo finest speci mens of American and Arabian thor oughbred horses executing the grand est and greatest performances evor imagined. A positively wonderful dis play of suoh downright novelty, out and out originality, unrivalled magnifl cenco and thrilling interest as to blot out forever all previous animal exhibi tions. There are rings within rings; platforms upon platforms', In and upon all of which horses perform concur rently and simultaneously; moving In five circles, In opposite directions. This feature alone is said to bo worth moro than the price of admission, and Is but one of tho hundred astounding numbere on tne fascinating program. Por Sale. A good 160 acre stock ranoh, two and one-half miles from Prospect, Or,, on pubilo road. Two sawmills near; two living springs on ranoh; good house of seven rooms! fine barn: 14S acres on olosed. If told immediately household furniture goes with It and some farm tools. Price, 8 per acre; part tlmo. ror particulars aaaress L. M. Grernb, Propeot, Oregon, O. E. OORSLINE & SONS MANUKAOTUItltltM OV AND DUALIGHU IN Rough and Dressed Lumber Fir Rustic and Flooring Three Years Old, Thoroughly Seasoned Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., UHALERS IN JVIachincfy .. and ..Vehicles Wo Oltrry a comnloto Btook of ing Champion Mowors both tho Haymaker and Drawout styles. Also Reupors, llindore and several stylos of Rakes. Binding Twine, Dalo Ties, Smooth and Barb Wire, Mnoliine Oila, Harness, Saddles, Etc D. T. LAWTON, J. CARRIAGES fSTODEBBKEH I r I BROS WAGONS k.,. ... 1 Thero 18 positively no bettor vehicle made than tho Studebnker known and recommended tho world ovor. Two car-loada received this week. $40, $30, 25, $20 Second-Hand Wheels, $5 to $25. T 1 UTTTTITIlf i IT irrnnt Hnrlfmirl nun u. ii. nmiMii, Colder Weather.. Will Boon be hero, and thon you will need Robes and Blankets To keep yoursolf and horeo warm. Everything new and up-to-date In the harness lino. Now winter horse goods of ovory description. J. G. TAYLOR. MEDFORD Legal Blanks at and Pine Shingles Medford, Oregon Vinl Houlh tf Whitman's . Wsrohouio tho celebrated Bull and Roller Rear Mgr. Medford Branch W. Ling House, Carriage and Ornamental .. .. PAINTER Kalsonlalag and Tinting U part of fly Duals) Kstlmalee furnished froe for piper binning and palntlnf AND BUGGIES w Apia, JHum, uid. OREOON. Southern Oregon State Normal School. This ichool Is now under Blalo oontrol: Is lbs laruoiit sad most progressive school In southern Oregon. New buildings, now apparatus ana Bitiiriis, nno campua. honltMul location, do. lllllitful cllmalo, oioollcnt Influences for stu (lontH. Courno of HtuUy tho mo as at other Normals of tbo Htuto. Ucat advantages tor to oal and Inatrumontal munlo to bo found In vr-"'. "."i1" nw i ruiir a in ennrge or a thorough nrufe 1 .Kn? ' thorough orltl 1 ..?iu". u,"l vor wnn muaio BD.0Q and 110.00 per tormi board at hall U.70 and losing : Moents per week.atudont furnlablag bod olothem; l.mllj board M.M and 89.00. II p?yi,"!Pi?n,0.!j!orono "Rr' sohoollsg. In. ough route to a Slate oertldoate Is the Normal .L .i TV Mnvuvni inro , uu, hid jbbii rirn, unnoponfl riept, 11 "' ww"wjijML,,n,viun aaurewi. W. T, VAN SCOY, Prssldent, The "Mail" office.