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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1899)
The Fall Season. . : jflPgL. Ib horo, and you will find sjtw. ub bettor nronarod to furnish your noouB thttii ovor before. Our lino consintB of. Dress Goods, Silks, Dress Trimmings, Linings, Umbrellas, Hosiery, Gloves, Notions, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. . ' You will find our priooB ub low, if not lower, than ovor boforo. Wo havo rocoivod a now line of DresB Goods, Silks, .Umbrellas, etc., this woek. J. G. VAN Med ford, 31rous day Iim come and gone. Last Saturday lliara was la Medford onu u( tbo largeal crowds whlcli ovor congre gated iusldo our city limit". It was gala day Irom start to flulsh a picnic alike lor old people, younn pwiplu, fnt people, leui people, ull people, short people and all kind ol pooplo and mall boy with gray headed guardians. Tho show train wan lato In getting bars, not arriving until about 1 1 o'clock, but litis did not prevont It carrying out 1U lull program. An advaulago wm ol io rod by Its being lata III that tbe un loading process oould be and was wit nessed by pretty nearly everybody. Tbo parado instead ol beinir niadu at ton o'clock wm nolon until alter two o'olook, but this lact In no way detracted Iroin lla grandeur. It waa a ilnu presentation ol many things beautiful. Tliuro woro lour bands and a callloo. Tho Vcr moot larmor driving his trained pig and ha riding In thu little oarl waa one ol Uio lunny loaturea ol llio purade, while tho automobile, or horseless car riage, waa odo ol llio moat interesting. Aa a wholo, tho parade was untune, novel and grand throughout. Thu en terulnmonlfollowing lie medlatuly alter tbo parade waa In many ways far super ior to any thlnir over presented in South ern Oregon. The Irapcto performance by tho Wurnta lamlly, tlx In number, throe ladles and three gentlemen whs the most marvelous aerial teat the writer baa over wltncsHod; the pony rid ing upon tbo books ol two homes was another wondorlul leaf, the acrobatic act by the Livingstones In lull droits waa ilsolt a lealuro worth tho prico ol ad mission j tho Vormont larmcr with his trained pigs was thu wonder ol nil it has boon aiild that a pig is incapublo ol being oduuatod hut an iixoupllou has boon found to tho gonornl rule. All in ell, tho Walter L. Main circus Is a grand foaluro throughout, and none the least ol tho many attractions waa thu sixty tliroo trained horses. Tho show entire waa moral In every particular. Thoro waa no harsh or olmcouo language usud by any ol thuciiiplovos. The mauagurs, Messrs. J. 1). and Hugh Harrison, arc splendid gentlemen and their efforts to treat everybody courteously was a fea ture not often displayed by managers of big shows. For tho afternoon perform ance thoro woro nearly 8000 tickets sold but in tho ovonlng tho attendanco was not so largo. Thore was no disturbance of any kind everything was quiet and orderly all the day through, and this, too, was remarkable when li is consid ered tbat tho crowd was tho largest ever congregated In Jackson County. The merchants did a splendid business all day and Til a Mail was nono tho leaat of those many of our good friends romomberlng that we havo babies to feed and clot ho and that wo havo prem iums to glvo away. Dr. O. O. Plotohor will bo In hie offlua after September 16th. Woltora & Howard aro doing a food business at fruit shipping thoso Imoa. They aro daily sending to Port I ft fVAltafc Yi. B aM sat vi sat aw sal aa aa east X K ; CITY HAPPENINOS. THE GROCERS apaBBaBBBSSssssBSSBMsasawssaMasawawassawasawawaMSl Will occupy this space with a new ad. Next Week. & CO. land markets Irom 1000 to 1600 boxes ol Kiaobos. Heretofore thero baa not en a vary swift market In poaohoa, they not being a fruit Unit would stand shipment to otbur than local markets, and tbo demand has not boon brisk be cause of the usual good orop in tho Willamette valley, but this year there are no poaches In that country anu the alwnys reliable Uogue river valley Is oallod upon to supply tbe demand. It Is to bo hoped, however, tbat tbo de mand for punches thla year will not got our orohardlsU oxoltcd on tbe poaoh question to an extent that will nut them to ptuntlng large oiohards. I'oara, ap ples and prunes are tbo slaplo fruits of this valloy and to thoso our orohurdlsts should bang fast to If tlioy expect good returns every your. Bill Nyo usud to aay tbat II, when arriving In a slrango town, you wanted to slop lit a Orst class hotel you must follow thu commercial traveler tho hotel they atop at Is it. Tho cigar the commercial traveler smokes Is always a oreuiu article tho Klullo sells them and the cigar they buy Is it. The short chango man waa In ovl denco at tho circus Hulurday. Several olllsens were asked to oxchango gold for silver but only a vory low wero victim ised. U. L. Scliormorliorn, witb a spirit ol accommodation peculiarly bis, responded to ono of thuso fellow's re quest tor gold In oxchango lor silver, but when liu found himself short ton dollars, ho Immediately made a demand for his shortage from the fullow milking tho change, and ho got it, and later he discovered still anolhor shortage of a five dollar gold piece In company with Marshal Murray ho made a demand upon tho managomont and got his shiner hack. The management ex plained that those things were matters they could not woll prevent but that thoy wero always willing to mnko good any shortugo claims nnulo by ropulablo cllisons they did not pay their help to bilk tho people and would not permit it when tho fact was mada known. Pooplo wishing tho best lime ovor burned In tho valley should see Messrs. Andrus & Carpenter, Medford. They have rooently filled tholr new store houso with this llruo. Tho social given at the very pleas ant resldonco of D. T. Law ton Monday evening was a decided bugcoss, both soolully dud financially Thero was a goodly crowd present and all enjoyed th msolves immensely woll. A short musical and literary program was given. Thero was a recitation by Miss Blolla DuClos and vocal solos by Miss Jennie Hibbanl, Etta Modynski, Virglo Wood ford, Ethel Elliott and Myrtle Lawton. Tho youog people enjoyed themsolvos on the lawn while tbo oldor ones had equally as good a tlmo Indoor with pleas ant and agreeable ropartoa. A lunch ol coffee, oaku and sandwiches was nerved. Tho Turf Exohange saloon, Thos. Collins, proprietor, Is unquestionably tho most popular resort In Medlord. Here all kinds ol drinks are aorved plain and lanoy. Medford Browing Company's boor at five oonta par glass. Tho Wiley B. Alien Co., ropro sontod by IS. Q. Magoon, la located in .... . 3 U Altaril m sal m DYKE Oregon tbe Medford Bank building with a fine line of pianos and 'Organs, whloh will be sold at Portland prices. Old Instru ments taken In exohunge Tho music loving people of Medford and vicinity are respectfully invited to call and examine thine Instruments and get prices. Dun't fall to see thu Hamilton piano witb the mandolin attachment. School will soon commence. Re member that Jas. Stewart has a com plete line of school books and school supplies (or thu children. Medford Book store, next door to the postoNIco, Next week, beginning Wednesday anil continuing three days, the County Teachers' Institute will be held In Med ford. There will probably bo sixty teachers In attendance. It will be neces sary to provide accommodations for these teachers and to that end tbe re ception committee are asking that any family Ihalcun provide accommodations for one or more ol theao visitors report to thorn with the least possible delay. Tho teachers will each expect to pay soventy-llve cents per day for hoard and lodging. Tbe reception committee is Misses May Phlpps, Julia Fielder and JossloWalt. Say, now don't give tbe printer fits about tbls print being poor, when you have outgrown your old "specks." Go to Geo. Webb's Iluokot and buy a pair for 26 cents, I hut aro guaranteed. Last May J. W. Bmlth and Tbos. Riley, both living ovor north and oast ol Medford, ouch lost a horse from tholr pasture, T boy were suspiuious at tbe tlmo tbat tbo animals bad been stolen, but no positive evidence was at hand. Quito recently a Jackson County man saw Mr. Smith's horse In Klamathon, Calif., and upon Inquiry learned that It wus then owned by James Parks, a blacksmith formerly of Central Point, and that ho purchased the animal from a fullow who was truvuling south on horseback. Mr. Hmltli will endeavor to recover bis horse. It Is probable tho same man stole the Klloy borse. Tho Klulto Is dally gaining moro popularity and in consequence Its pat ronage Is inoroasing. It Is without a peor in all Oregon for ueatncsi, while tho summer drinks and oonfeotions are excellent In quality. Next Sunday morning Rev. Hab erly will take (or his sermon tho sub loct "True Education." It is. indeed. a timely subject and will without ques tion Do nanuieu in an auie manner. Kev. HalHirly is an enthusiast upon ed ucational subjocta and it will be well worth the while of all our people to hear blm, especially those who have children to educate Tbo subject is es pecially timely becauao of the fact that right now a movement is on foot to es tablish an academy in Medford. Thx Mail hopes there will bo a large attend ance upon this occasion. Why (n this world do you go around squinting your eyes in tbe sunshine just iimo you woro nail asleep, wnon that Racket store sells colored glasses for 10 cents? County Judge Crowoll and Commis sioner Porry went up to tho now Rogue river bridge rriclay lor the purpose ol inspecting that structure for the county. Owing to tbe fact that tho rouds were wot. from recent rains, the road engine could not be taken to tho bridge, but the Inspectors were satisfied with the structure and will reuommend that it bo accepted by the county. Tbey re port that It Is a tine piece ol worK man- ship and seemingly is strong and solid tu overy particular. The Rlaltos cigar and tobacco trado Is climbing in to bigeor Hsures with every new c'ay. Thla is easily accounted for nothing but tbe very best goods aro handlod. -Mrs. K. R. Phllport is celling lum ber on the ground preparatory to erect ing a nno residence on her thirteen acres of fruit land io the Orchard Home tract. The building will be 10x31 feet in sizo and two stories b gh. There will bo a 10x10 kltohen and a large poroh. It is to bo nioely finished and will be Quito nn ornament to that part of tbo country, which, by-lhe-wuy, Is becoming pretty thoroughly peopled with cultivates of those beautiful and productive fruit tracla. A. Slover, the drayman, get him to do your hauling. Household goods and heavy articles carofully and safely handled. Teams always bandy and teamsters oourtcous. Du-lng tho Teaohers' Institute to be held in Medford next woek, Wednes day, Thursday and Friday, there will bo lectures by eduaatora from abroad on tho evenings ol Wednesday and Thurs day at the opera house. The lectures will be ol a popular nature on subjects ol vital interest to friends of publlo ed ucation. Parents and young peoole ol mature ago oannot afford to miss this opportunity of bearing loading men on live topics. LeotureB free to tbe pub lic. With the new faculties tbat B. N. Butler put in hlB shop, he turns out as good work in repairing watches and jowolry as any one in Southern Oregon. Photographer H. C. Mnukey has maun a purobase ol a new Hamilton piano (or Mrs. Maokoy. Tho purchase was made from B. G. Magoon, repre senting tho Wlloy B. Alton Company. The Instrument has a mandolin at tachment and Is a prime nrtiole through out. Mr. Mackey evidently Is endeav oring to make home as attractive as is possible (or his good wile and in this no person will say him nay, or that tbe best that's going 18 too good. The next time you are in need of a pair of hose or box, just try a pair of tho famous "Black Cat" brand. They are Kepi at too uaoKoi oniy. David Gibson and Miss Jennie An derson wore joined in wodlock at the rosldenoe of J, Nyawarner, in thlB city, on Monday evening, Sept, lltb, by Judge Jas. A. Stewart. Their friend's aro profuse in congratulations and The MAIL la hoping their journoy in team bames over life's rugged and delusive path will be always strewn with roEes of groatest profusion and rarest beauty and tbat only the ploasures and suo ooBses may be theirs. We wear specs. So does our clerk, but we havo the finest line of stationery la Medford. Stewart, at tho Book store. Tho Sugar Pine Company's lumber train has been laid up Blnoe last Thurs day boeaueo ol a flaw In tho safety valve on tho onglno. A now valve was or dorcd and tho train Is now on the road again. Tho Inst load brought in meas ured 18,000 foet. Tho work of hauling will oonllmioaslong astha aood weather stays with us. Klamath County ohooso at G, L, Davit' grocery. ' "Sam Tryer, be who butchers for Ed, Wilkinson, was unfortunate last Monday In severing an artery in one of his fingers. He was shuffling off the dour llio ol oao of Mary's little lambs and when the job was about half com pleted his lamoshlu became dissatisfied with tho proceedings and IntoTiipiod thuin soinewbul by a bunt at Mam wbiub resulted In the gory knife bo held In hand being thrust agulnstone of his In dex fingers, severing ao artery as ubovo stated and as wall a goodly portion of the flesh and pretty n arly a consider able chunk of bono. Dr. Shearer was called and took several stitches In the wound and Sam is now very nearly all right again. Tlmo and mony saved by tuklng the Northern Pacific to all nofnts east. Tickets sold (rom Medford same as Portland. Do not forgot that a North ern Paclfio cur posset through Med ford Wednesday evening each week for tho accommodation of passengers who wish a sleeper from Medford to St. Paul without change. W. T. York, agent, Medford, Oregon, Tbe pain of a burn or scald It almost Instantly relieved by applying Cham berlain's Pain Balm. It also nsuls tbe Injured parts more quickly tbao any other treatment, and without the burn Is very severe, does not leave a scar. For salo by Chas. Strang, druggist, Medford; Dr. J. Hlnkie, Central Point. Kev. Father Hickey will bold serv ice In the Cathollo Church, of Medford, on Sunday, Sept. 17th, at 7 a. m. Con fession will bo beard before muss, and i sermon will bo given. Rev. Father Hlckey is a fine speaker, and is highly appreciated in Portland, Ore., where be has for some time resided. For sale Four heavy work borsct. Enquire at Gall's store, Sams Valley. Tho Eugene Guard says: "It Is now almost an assured fact that the Rosnburg local will be extended south to Kedding, making another Portland San Frandsco train. Railroad men say tbat the officials state tbe train will be put on the 10th of this month." Dr. C. C. Pletcber will be In bis office after September 15th. Spencer Cbildcrs bas taken a con tract to put up two brick store buildings at Grants Puss. One Is 60x100 (eet in size and Is for R. L. Ooe and the other la 18x00 and Is for Engineer McCarthy. Both aro one story hlgb. All kinds of sash and doors and screen doors, at lowest market price. W. Woods. A Southern Pacific construction train with sixteen men has been mak ing headquarters at Medford since last week. The men are at wcrk repairing bridges and culverts between Gold Hill and Talent. Tbo Mounco & Karnes Soda Palace Is doing business and a goodly amount of It strictly on business principles. J. G. Hodges, one of Medford's East Side suburban farmers, is busily en gaged these duys hauling lumber from the Richard sawmill with which be will build numerous buildings upon his fine farm. "White Lily" and "Snow Cap" baking powder prize with every can. Davis sells both kinds. Station Agent Lipplncott informs us that round trip tickets will be sold lor the reunion at Grants Pass next week, for one and one-tbird regular (aro. (1.76 from this city good (or the week . Medford beer at Collins' Turf Ex change saloon at five cents per glass. Born On Sundav, August 6, 1899 at 6 p. to., at 3623 P"rairie Ave., Chi cago, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Meyer, aaaugh ler. Mrs. Meyer is the yaungext daugh ter of Rev. J. 8. McCain, of Medford. Seo Mackcy, the leading photog rapher, for superior photos. Prof. Day Parker has been elected to the prlncipalship of tbe Paisley pub llo schools and will leave for tbat place In tlmo to commence school on Novem ber let. Paisley is in Lake County, Or. Smoke BillieDotigan five cent cigars best on earth at Mounce Ac names', As tho weather grows cooler the de mands for something in the way of solid food increases. We have select fresh eastern oyslerB, served in any style, at the liialto, or lor Bale uy the can. Lost Oo the Btreets of Medford, on Saturday, circus day, between the poatolllce and residence of Rufus Cox, a lad; 's white kid glove. Finder leave same at Mail office, please. Dr. C. C. Pletcher will be in his oBloe after September 16lh. Dr. G. B. Cole having returned, will occupy bis former rooms in the Hamlin block and engage in tbe prac tice of medicine and surgery. D. S. Youngs has moved from New- Sort to Albany. Says too much rain at ewport. Rain haB fallen nearly every day since August 9th. JuBt arrived finest line of lunch goods In the nity. Wo have them in oana from ten to fifty oents. Mounoe & Karnes. A select audience assembled at the opera house on Tuesday even ing, and were highly entertained by Miss Martha Soriven Evans, teacher of literature and voice culture at Paoifio University, of Forest Grove, Ore. Her interpretative recitations were S. R. Crocketts' "Idyl of the Stone Dyke,' Tadema's poetical play, "The Silent Voice" and Bar rie'a "The Shadow f Sir Walter," or "How Tommy Got Possession of Waverly," from Sentimental Tom my. Miss Evans is a pleasing speaker, enunciates clearly, is forci ble iu imagination, and her gestures and facial expression, make it not only easy, but a pleasure to follow her portrayal of scenes and charac ters and the thoughts and emotions of the characters she is representing. Miss Grace Odgers rendered several instrumental selections on the piano in an able and pleasing manner. The Wiley B. Allen Co., of Medford, kindly loaned the piano for the occasion- The entertainment was under the auspices of the Presby terian Ladies' Aid Society. Onsh paid (or eggs and poultry-. L. Davis, the grocor. Dr. G. W. Stephe neon has a professional card elsewhere in to day's Mail. Dr. Stephenson ar Men's and Boys' m is m m m SCHOOL . suits! jfi For School Boys! & $ ' ilir S Ladles', Hisses' and Children's ICaDesandJaclietsS n .i m m a a m Atm-m m am ' h ' n .new in aVIttlU lW. H. MEEKER fll Medlord rived in Medford recently from Lakeview, Ore. He is a graduate from two colleges. In 1H78 he graduated from the college of Phy sicians and Surgeons, at Keokuk, Iowa, and in le7, from tbe Miss ouri Medical college, at St. Louis. He baa since practiced medicine at Payetteville, Idaho, and at Lake view, Oregon. He has office rooms in the Stewart, block, over the Med ford bank. New goods will be arriving from now until December, at Elwood's, tbe jeweler and optician. On Saturday, August 3lBt, little Genevieve Wortman gave a birth day party to several of her friendp. The occasion wis a very happy one and those who enjoyed the day's pleasures weie Mary Gore, Vera Clayton, Flora Grey, Loraine Bliion, Jennesee Butler, Maud Jones, Vera Webb, Agnes Isaacs, Ara Foster, Eva Bowman, Marguerite Haberly, Louise Haberly, Louise Hammond, Fern Hutchison, Huzel Enyart, Esther and Ruth Warner, Lawrence Clayton and Willie Langell. Tbe East Side mill grindB burr flour, whole wheal flour, graham, corn meal, and chop feed, and rolls feed. S. K. George, traveling agent of tbe Oregon Fire Relief Associa tion, has commenced canvassing in Jackson County for an increased memnersbip. This is one of the few mutual insurance companies in existence, and particularly in Ore gon, that will bear investigation. We predict for Mr. George a cordial support fiom all prospective in surers. Mr. Geo-ge is father of Miss Carrie George, the Postal tele graph operator in this city. Commercial men and all our towns people who enjoy a really good smoke aro patrons oi ine tusiw. Mrs. J. F. Lathrop and family will leave Sunday for Yreka, t make their future home, Mr. Lath rop having Becured employment thore. The move is made more par ticularly in hopes of benefiting Mrs. Latbrop's health, which has not been very good of late. All their Medford friends will join in wish ing her a return of health and the whole family much happiness and success in their new home. El wood, tbe jeweler and optician, is back from the mountains and ready for business. R. E. Peyton, who lives on Rogue river, near the new bridge, accompanied by F. W. Jones and family, who have just arrived in tbis section, by team, from Los An geles, Calif., were callers at The Mail office yesterday. Mr. Jones f SHORT DAYS Ml .Begin to remind one ifii and the householder of supplies for the winter, m The RACKET is prepared, to furnish you -with ?ilf mt warm Underwear and Hosiery. Suspenders. Hats. 9& JL j Gloves, Toweling, Table Linens, Corsets, Ribbons, fLt Laces, School Supplies, Jewelry, Notions and you want, call for it. with you. mt mi ml ml ml VI II IU VIIUUUIU Oregon is well pleased with this country and expects to locate hereabouts. He will remain at Leeds during t io winter. Notice. Don't purchase any plated ware until you see what I have. EN wood, tbe jeweler and optlolan. . Mrs. M. E. Butin. of Klamath County, returned last Saturday irom a .visit, to ner daughters at Soudan, Alaska. 8be was met hero by her son and the two left Thurs day for their east of the mountains home Before going over, however, Mrs. Butin placed two large orders for goods with Medford merchants, ihe same to be shipped to her daughters in Alaska. Ladies will find just what they want in stationery, at the Book store. Also fashion paper and magazines. - Tbos. F. Fish, the San Fran cisco capitalist and mineowner, was in Medford this week looking after bis land interests hereabouts. Tbo gentleman is enthusiastic as to 'the future of the Rogue river . valley. He notices great improvements its the country since his visit here couple of years ago. - Strained and comb honey Davis the grocer. I. A. Merrimah is hunting for a man who has lost a knife a good one (the knife), worth $1.50. Ho found it sticking in a melon in his melon patch. The probabilities are) . tbat Ike is ahead a good knife as no person will want to claim it and admit they had been "cooning" melons. Sot of second hand single and double harness for sale cheap E. W. Starr. Tne crowd at the side show last Saturday was so great tbat several children fainted from tbe intense heat and from being jammed about so unmercifully. - Mrs. Hemstreet also fainted and was carried out of the tent, where after a few minutes she was restored to consciousness. Lost Oa Saturday last, on Seventh street, a fountain pen. Finder will bo rewarded by leaving same at this office. Lieutenant and Mrs. A. A. Fries returned Wednesday evening from their wedding tour into Cali fornia. They will remain hers with relatives and friends until the 20th when they will leave for Wil litts Point, New York, .' .", 1. The Ladies. The pleasant effect and perfeet safety with whloh ladlee may use Syrup of PigB, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine artiele, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed near the bottom of the package.- For' sale by all druggiBts. or autumn s. nearness We will divide the profits Idf gift a iKi ..Si O. WEBB. I fb