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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1900)
4 Xiui vi awe we CHI JjV You but wo do ovory time, too; und a lit that fits tho J!? ImrdflHl fitter you over saw lit. The good-tho world's yH . wtiitvim uru ut vour commune!. Tho workmanship that'll where wo prido ouroolvos. Ours is the Satisfaction KM, . . Tho good, ilil-fiiHhlonod, stund-tho-blunt kind. Just ono moro word ootiio in now und louvo your measure boforo tho rush begin. Vou win Hiuilo ut tho boys whilo thoy aro gnashing thiiir tooth und "mulching us up" about thoir now suit, Bpring niHhcH uro un)luiiHiiut (or both huIoh of tho doul. B0DGE, The Art Tailor, Oil it Oil OppoBito I'ostofnce, CITY nAPPEININQS. The town of Med ford I now tbo owaer of tbo oleotrlo light plant, hav ing purchased tlin auras lint week. For aometline tho oounotlmen havo boon figuring with Mr. Proudfoot for tho purohaao of tho plaut and on Friday of last wook thoy lnalruuted Mayor How dor to oall a apodal meeting of tho board to furlhor oo.ialdor and aol upon tho proposition. Tho price paid In warrant wu f&UM for tbs plant com plete, Including a considerable amount of wlro and evorut pole not now In uao and tbo lou upon whloh tho plant ii lo cated. Tho board also purolioaod 178 oorda of tlab wood and i:i3t corda of flr wood from Mr. Proudfoot, which wood la now corded near tbo plant. Tho price paid for tho wood waa 704.3rt In warrant, making a total outlay for plant and wood on hand of 011H.S0. It la not the Intention of tho board to ox Vend tho ayatom or mako any raatorlal changoa, Tho puraliaaa la inudo largely a a apeculallon, H having been ahown to the oounollmon'e satisfaction that the plant waa a money earnor. There aro innny opportunities offured for tho Improvement of tbo street aorvlco whioh would bo appreciated by our townspuo plo, but It would bo bettor not to rcaoh out too far In tbla partlculur direction bocauao of tho (not that juat ao toon aa pettlloiia for lino oxtenalona uro recog nised, juat ao aoon will tho limit bo thrown wide opan and tho flniah of thoeo extonalona will not aoon be aoon. If tho plant la a wage earnor suppose wo allow It to earn a few dollara for tho town before wo orlpplo It with exton alona and .thereby mako It a burden. Councilman J. R. Krford ha boon ap pointed superintendent, Itooorder J. W. Lawton will colloat for tho uo of HghU and Ed. Fordyce will bo olootrioian,as alatod by Ilobl. Law ten, who la now operating tho town's water pumping plant. The City of Pnrla Dry Oooda Co., of San Franclaoo, hnvo on display at Naab hotel an elegant lino of millinery, tailor stilts, Jacket, ekirta, waists, underwear, nockwoar, and novoltloa In dreaagoods. Mra. Boslwlok. represent ing tbo honeo, invltoa tho lad Into oall, The mombera of tho "Kottlo Drum Klub" bad a Jolly mooting with Lllllnn Khlnebart Tuoaduy, and not having mot for throa weeks, it soomcd a real treat. Thoy rood Faster stories until 4 o'olock, whon thoy wero set to making eontoncos, ovory word to oommenco with E, In honor of tho wook. Miss a in jjg If you come to it . ur ai-.Mir nnii a vorv flnmnlnto Lino of Finefl w Waists, ranging in price from 60o to $2.50. These J? iM waists are tho famous "Trojan" line, and are madejj MB nr T.no mnur. h .vmni ihiii iur k. .... i it M received the approval oi an J. G. VAN St 7th Street, . . 33 irii.An m m m m m m m m JNO man can lurnisn uevtvr. m Medkoiid, Orb Wormun had twonty-ono, tho loweat being Misses Laura Cox and Dunne' burg, with four. Fanoy Easier eggs wore given a prlgo. Luncheon, served later, waa no small Hum, consisting of egg aalad, crackers, oranges, short onko with whipped oroam and tea. Following aro some of tbo best sen tenuea givon: Kineraon earned emi nence Elra cat Easter eggs Ele phant oat oagorly Eooyelopedlns edu oato Either evaporates Ella erados every effort Era enjoy England enor mously. Everybody eogngod onterod early and wore Misses Worman, COx, Ulbbard, Barneburg, Skeel, Cox and Rhlnehart. 1 have no speolal days for opening. but am constantly oxhlbltlng through out the season a complete llneol trimmed hat. The display Is always novo), and each day finds soino now designs, show ing tho latest Idoaa in faahionablo millinery. All are cordially Invited. Mr. Li. J. bear. C. K. Comstook was In Portland several day last week and this, upon business. Mr. Comstock Is agont for the Ponn Mutual Life Insuranoo Com' pany and has made Southorn Oregon headquarter for tbo company' busi ness in Medford. The company is o knowledgcd to bo ono of tho very bost doing business in tbo United States, and as Mr. Comstock la dooldedly otover and nn ull-round gontlomnn it gooa without saying tliul bo Is doing a good business in tho valley. Mrs. Comstook Is also in Modford, nnd both have do- olured their Intentions of making this thoir futuro home. nilllard hall ro-opened by W. L. Townsond patronago solicited and oouruxms treatment promised. Cigars, tobaaoo, nut anu canuios carrion in took. Soft drinks. Strict order main' taincd. As will bo soon by dissolution no tice publlahod olsowhoro In this paper, the firm of DoRoboam & Orsor, livery men, has boon dissolved, Mr. Emil Do Roboam, of Jacksonville, the senior member, having takon charge of tbo business, which will bo continued by him. Mr. DoRoboam I a squaro, hon orable gentleman and all affair of tho stables will be eonduotod upon those linos so long n ho has anything to do with them. Mr, Orsor, wo understand, will go to Idaho and ongago In business more. Dr. J. W. Odgors has somo vory neatly appointed offloes In the Adkins blook. Cull upon bim whon in nocd oi the nxST dontlBtry. Tho frost of Saturday night was anything but a gentle zephyr from tbo regions of tropical zones, and a groat Latest Novelties in LADIES' SHIRT ii WAISTS. Before lone Shirt Waist 2 weather will be here, and it's jji good idea to prepare ior Hffj advance. ' W Our Store m J ss ii 1 . 1 . 111 ui uiiu duuowhi v : wno nuvu huuu .uism, ,vo A DYKE & CO., m - Medford, Oregon. amount of fruit was Injured by It, but tho one that oumo along Sunday wo a tom-wlndor, Waterbury movomont, as oompared with tho one of the provlous night. Not for many year baa South ern Orogon oxpurlonood so sovero a frost, and a a result nearly all the earlier varieties of fruit were killed. The budding and blooming of fruit was unusually early this spring, occasioned by the warm weather In February and March, and nearly all whloh was ad vanoed to a period whore tbo fruit bad formed wus killed. In tho Olwell or chard, near Centrul Point, tho Gravon stlne apples wero ull killed; tho later apples and Winter Nollls pears aro ap parently all right, weeks & Orr re port that their apple uro apparently all right aa aro also thoir Winter Nellls pears. Thoy also report onough prunes loft to mako a good orop. Thoir Hart lett pears, ohorrlos nnd poaches aro all gono. Juke Hugor, superintendent of tho Capt. Voorhlos orohards, reports Bartlott pours and Jonathan apple all gono, Winter Nellls pear and prunes all rlgbt, Newtown apple half a orop. Den Davis apples fourth of orop. C. E. Stewart: Prunes two-thirds orop, Wlntor Nellls pear all right, peaohe almonds and Bartlott pear all gone, Ben Davis one-third orop. Small fruit are roported to be damaged consider ably. Budding roses wore nipped a wore othor out door flowers. II. 0. Mockey, Medford's loading photographer, In Hamlin's block, Sev enth street, bus arranged with a orayon portrait company of i'ortlanu, ny wniou means be Is enabled to give free with each half dozon cabinet photos a 10x20 Inch orayon portrait. This offer will hold good for sixty days. Last Saturday was quite an aus plotous day for Modford. Asldo from the creamery meeting thero was tho moving Into the new Southern Paolflc depot and of special mention was tho moving of Agont W. V. Llpplncott In a now easy ohalr from tbo old to the new building. For several days prior to the event Townsman R. H. White' head was noiselessly moving among the buslnoss men of the town and from them aocopting a willing and vory gen erous donation of money for the pur ohase of an elegant easy office chair for Mr. Llpplncott. His schomo worked out splendidly and two o'clock lost Sat urday was the hour agreed upon for tho presentation. A little boforo that hour Hotel Nash corner was filled with townspeople and at a given signal the crowd proceeded to tbo old depot with the now chair. The chair was taken inside nnd Mr. Llpplncott, who was wholly In Ignorance of the Intended procedure, was taken up bodily and placed in the chair, whon an half dozen or more citizens gathered up the ohalr with Mr. L. In it, and raising it high in air proceeded to the office of the now depot, whore the chair was pro sentod to Mr. Lippineottby Mr. White bead with the compliment of the oltl zons of Medford, who had takon this mothod of expressing their esteem for him as the proflolent and always oblig Ing agont of the S. P. Company and of the respcot thoy bore him as a citizen To this Mr. Llpplnoott replied that be folt grateful for tbo expression of good will and If he had really merited such esteem in the past ho hoped that hie oonduct might bo suoh in the future as tooontlnuo that confidence and good feeling. Capt. Nosh was oa deck with his kodak and seoured a good pioturo of tho procession as It crossed tho rail road track. "There la no other man who would attempt such derlng departures from the conventional as Bob Taylor makes with suoh distinguished success. " MemphU Commercial. Hear Mr. Taylor at Chautauqua building, Ashland, April One of tbo prettiest and most tastily dressed windows in the city 1 that of the Rocket atoro, trimmed with Easter furnishings by Mrs. Webb. There are the regularly looked for things In the way of hats and hat trimmings, wreaths and olustors of flowers In which the pretty and perfectly blended purple, green and white predominate a veri table bower of beauty. .At the baok of tho window stands a small cross and clinging to It Ib a doll dresBed in white chiffon; while over the whole soene a tiny angel hovors to remind one of the significance of Easter day. A photo graph of tho wlndov will bo Bend to "Tho Show Window," a dry goods trade journal, and doubtless reproduced therein. If vou are u new arrival in Medford and neeu goods ior nouseiceoping, oau at tho Auotion and Commission house. west of donot, and save twen ty-five oenta on every dollar invested, ruuno auo tion every Saturday afternoon. -Hugh O'Noll, of ' Applegate, Im bibed too freely of red liquor Inst Fri day, and when going up the stairs to the opera house he lost his balance and fell to the bottom, striking on the brlok sidewalk. Ho was dead to the world for a few minute as a result of the fall, but being very muoh under the lnfluonco of liquor It was dlflloult to Bay at just what time tho world to him began to move, however, John Hardin gathorod him In and plaoed him In the oily bastllo, whore the of- foots of both drink nnd fall wore slopt off, and the noxt, day ho journeyed In the dlreotlon of his home. Wall minor at from five to fiftv cents per roll. Soo Milton Maulo, agent for the Alfred Pants prize wall paper. Mr. Maulo wants to show you tumplos. , EasUr Opening. To tho ladle: Miss Medynskl will be pleased to have you call Friday und Saturday, und soo her display of Kastor millinery. J, H. Ray, who arrivod In Medford last week from Halsey, Oregon, ha rented the building formorly ooouplod by D. T. Prltuhard and within tho noxt ton days will re-open the placo with a full stock of paints, oils, glass and wall paper. The style of the firm will be Ray It Long, but Mr. Ray will have full charge of affairs, Mr. Long not in tending to move here at prosont. Mr. Ray Is a married man and his family will ho bore within a month. He is a practical painter and paper hanger but does not Intend to follow that business hero. Ho has painted for twenty years and is now satisfied to retire from the aotlve list. Dr. 0. C. Pletcher wishes to say to tboso who are walling on mm to have dental work done, that owing to the neaiui oi Mrs. riotenor ne win not. oe able to do any more work In Medford Reamos Chapter, order of Eastern Stars, wu organized in Medford on Wednesday evening of this week. The name "Reamos Chapter'' was given the organization In honor of the late Hon. Tbo. G. Reamos. The officers elected were matron, Mr. Mary E. Reeve; worthy patron, W. J. Vawtor; associate matron, Mrs. E. D. Fellows; secretary, Mrs. Hattle Warner-Gore; treasurer, Mrs. Etta Vawtor; conduct-' ress, Mrs, Bessie Lumsdon: associate conduotrcss, Mrs. Nellie Whitman, Tbo appointive officers have not as yet been named, neither bas the meeting night been deolded upon. My celebrated Kentucky Jack will PWUU IUI IUD TCOWU tUU 1 D.I If l L , near Tolo. Commencing Friday, and evory ninth day thereafter this Jack may be found In Medford. It. Cox. Miss Iva Purdin bas taken a post tlon as clork In the Medford postoffioe, a position she held for several months during her father's Incumbency of that office. She is very capable help and Postmaster Merrimao Is to oe oon gratuiated upon having secured ber services. Mis Mae Merrlman Is be coming quite profijlent In the offioe work, and between the three Post master Merrlman, Mis Mue and Miss Iva the office is being well and faith fully looked after. Miss Letha Hardin and Lin Purdin, former employes, have savered their connections with the office. Household goods for sale cooking stovo, with fixtures for rosorvolr, etc, Will bo at homo from 9 to 12a. m. Mra. Soarl, In Hosier house, cor. I and Ninth streets. It is to be regretted that there are not more resident bouses in Medford for ront. Scarcely a day passes that thero are not from one to throe appli cants for houses by people who have come here from the east or other towns of the coast. Every ooncolvable place of habitation is filled from sills to rafters and the question as to the dis position to be made of otbers who may coma Is one difficult to answer. It would seem to us that parties owning vacant lots could see it to their ad' vantage to eroot dwellings upon them Capital furnished to develop mines, Send average samples by express, pro paid, and lull particulars. Dr. Ray, Gold Hill. A new time card will go into effeot on the Southern Pacific next Monday, April 16th. The south bound passenger train will leave Medford at 11:31 A. m., thirty minutes later than at present; and the south bound, now due here at 11:48 p. m., will bo three miuutes earlier. The north .bound train, now duo hore at 5:85 p. m., will arrive, under the new schedule, at 4:52 p. m, Tho othor north bound train will ar rive at 3:15 a. m. instead of 3:18 a. m. Finest quality of ladies' shoes at wmte, uaroaugn a uo.'s store, Aiea ford new this week. Fred Miller and Mrs. Clarissa Gar- risou, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Little, of this city, were married in Jacksonville yesterday forenoon. Their friends, of whom there are a great many hereabouts, are extending heartiest congratulations. They will occupy a portion of the Miller residence In West Modford, the Bame having been built to for their use. Dr. Odgers' dental offloes will be openea in Meaiora on nay isi in me Adkins blook. W. F. Isaacs has purchased J. 0. Hall's interest In the Rial to oonfeotion- ery and olgar stand and is now doing business in single harness, but as he Is pulling In bame collar he Is able to handle tbo large business which the es tablishment enjoys. B. I. S toner nnd Charlie IsaaoB will retain their old po sitions under the new regime. Men's orthopedio shoes at White, Harbaugh & Co. s store, Modford, -R. A. Proudfoot will leave soon for Coqulllo, In Coos County, this state, where he will put in an eleotrio light plant If suitable arrangements can be made. It no arrangements are mods there he will possibly purohase a stonmer and go to Nome, Alaska, Look out for La Flor Do Alfonso next woek. The Mail this weok added to Its office furntturo a new legal blank oaso. Its oapaolty Is 80,000 blanks, and while It l not presumed we will be able ,lo tax Its greatest oapaolty, it Is not lm probablo that we will put In a supply 1900SEE 1 lf I ML- www m Spring Fashions W Aro far different from thnnfl nf the anrinir nl '0(1 Thoro'o loV j quite a radical change a change that will please the eye. w IF YCU FANCY FANCY HORR. w Iiava tliAm hntli law in Ladies' and Gents', to (fl prices. Gems in our Furnishing Department you know ffV we are always strong on this line. We have advanced jf ; witn tne times, so aon't tail to call, we will be delighted JT Jji . to show you through our entire stock. JJJ . " . 1 0 ?v - MDncnnn vyiyL', ; TAYLER, Dress shoes, cloth and kid top lace shoes; also full line of "The United Workingmen's" fafmers,' prospectors' and miners' shoes, made out of that Asbestos Fire and Waterproof leather. 7th St., Medford. of blank equal to all the demands of Southern Oregon. The case Is a One piece of work and reflects great credit upon Messrs. Weeks Bros., the manu facturersas Is tbe case with all work they turn out. "Gov. Bob Taylor will never see the day when his jokeB will fail to reach tbe hearts of men and women." At lanta Constitution. Hear him at Chau tauqua building, Ashland, April 23d. 8. A.Carlton: "I saw in your paper lost week an item to the effect that C. B. Williams, I. L. Hamilton and Rufus Cox had filod articles of incorporation the object of the corporation being the construction of the Little Butte-Med- ford Irrigating canal. Some people will not understand how It happens that Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Cox are mixed into tbe doal, tt having been supposed that all Interested financially in the canal were California parties. The laws of Oregon requires tbat a majority of Incorporators In all enter prises shall be residents of the state. Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Cox are stock holders in the canal project, but only in a small waj , and wholly for the pur pose of Incorporation. Ed. Ladies, buy your spring dress goods and novelties at White, Haroaugh & Co. 's store, Medford. It waB fortunate for R. P. Daw, who was Injured a few weeks ago by being struok by a log, that he was a member of the order of Pendo. He was laid up two weeks, as a result of the accident, and this week he received a draft for $20 in payment of two weeks' sick benefits that order paying tlO per week during slokness or when incapable of work through accident. Second hand Incubator for sale for $10; capacity 300 eggs. J. W. Law ton. W. J. Ply male, our Jacksonville correspondent, was taken quite seriously 111 Tuesday at noon, since whioh time he has been unable to gather the ac customed news items of the town. Look out for La Flor De Alfonso next week, It is not expected that the old Southern Pacifio depot will be removed for ten days or two weeks yet, as there is a good bit of work to be done in fill- Laflies, have .BSft. La: 1 Our Easter Window-fc Don't fail to see its richness of pretty, sea sonable Hats, Fowers and Trimmings of all kinds. Your inspection of our millinery stock is invited. ' G. L. ilir Hi Of s ..... ARE YOUP It would require quite an amount of extravagant word-painting were we to dilate upon our many Novel, New, Pleasing and Unique Spring and Sum mer fashions. You naturally expect tho New Thi.ngs from us. Every der partment of our store wears the garb of Spring. of this Season suit every fancy, without fancy it nncnnn lf) - vribjvrii. The Footfe, Begs to An nounce that hehasiust re ceived a large shipment of those Famous $2.00 Ladies' ft(MtV Don't Hold Off ? i Any longer, waiting for Spring Styles or for new goods in WOOLEN TROUSERINGS. - s Our are now here a (ull. J y, complete and handsome Hoe of as m pretty goods as you ever saw. JJ Come In and examine them. 2 S FRED SLAQLE, The T.iior. 444444'l4'i44444? Ing around the' new building before freight can be bandied through it. The Mait., however, hopes the com pany will not forget that our happiness is still Incomplete and will be until the old building is removed. ' Barred Plymouth Rook eggs for sale 50 cents for setting of 15. Will deliver at Davis' grocery store, Medford, each week. J. vV. Smith. D. T. Pritchard has moved hi stock of jewelry, walohes and clocks to Asbland. Mr. Pritchard is agent for the Seth Thomas Clock Company and it was by the company's orders that ha moved. There are still two good jew elry stores in Medford which is quite enough for the size, of the town, and aside from these there are two jewelry and watch repair shops. Come In and carefully go over our styles. None belter; none nicer. We can please you. See Bodge, the tailor. Sheriff Orme informs us that tho bicyole tax must be paid before May 1, 1900. ' Mr. Orme la especially desirous that this tax be paid before the above data aa the money Is needed in the con struction of bicyole paths. After May first he will be compelled to enforce payments of tax, iu compliance with, the bicyole tax law. Easter opening at Miss Medynskl' Friday and Saturday. D. D. Wood, tho fellow who re; sided in Medford a couple of years ago, made soap for a living and did other Kn ... . 1 1, f. a stay in Seattle and will manufacture soap lu Ashland. fi"t"yt!w yon a smamanfl? KID GLOVES .At "The Racket." WEBB. Raqueter. &
