H. M. Gohb, Prop,,
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h now rc'iuly (or business, and oiui supply evory de-
initnd ior MtiHiiml Instruments, Hliout Muslo und all
kintlH il MiiHiual MorclmndiHd,
iH C4vwlf BURDETT nnd KIMBALL OROANS, $
111 LUCIVt j, h, )OLI. iamii
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Mlas May Ro,
All accomplished Uiiiehur of
music, of 1'orllund, Ih as
sociated with thin bouao,
mid Ih prepared Ui time 1 1
Instrumental iiiiihIc.
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I CITY HAPPENINGS, i
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Medford' now mulo aVaro hu
opened It dour to Dm public, lu title
will be tUo "Com Piano Houio;" tie
location I in tho Chltdor block, oppo
lite P. K. Deuel & Co.' Uro; Hit
managor, Or rather proprlotor, la Mr.
H. M. Coat, of Cortland. Tho geutlc
man ha put In a Block of (lno grade
piano und organ and has decided
poilllvoly to make Modford lilt buslnoes
headquarter. Ho In a splendid gentle
nan to moot, nnd us his goode arc of a
high grade, there la overy roaaon up
parent why hu atiould do a good busi
ness. Thero l ono fact, which our
pcoplo ought to upprcoluto, nnd doubt
lusaly do, and thitl la tlinl ho la not u
Uliuflummur, nulthor la hu huro to null
a, few lnatrumimta to our peoplo and
then movo to other Hold. Hu hu
associated with him Mlaa Mno Hcaa,
nn oooorapiiahod mualo teacher of Tort
land. Mlaa Itoa will aot In the capacity
of bouao naleawoman and (five instru
mental mualo luaaona. Mr. Coaa will
give hla attention to a canvaaaof the
outlying country and neighboring
towns. Ho bundlua nnd keep In alock
tho Ourdett and Kimball organa, tho
celebrated Jacob Doll pinno, alao tbo
Kluyvcaunt, Webber, Chlokurlng and
K liuba.il plaiioe and tho Blngor sowing
machine,
Malon to this! The Dewey washing
innchlne will remove evury particle of
dirt from wrlat biimla of alilrta. W. H.
Hombruo.of Medford, inugonl for them.
11 him prove to you the excellent
qunlltlea of tho machine.
I i'b the mi mo tbliiK over iit'iiln thia
auiuimir with regard to tho iihc of city
wntur. There aoom ulways to be aevvnil,
more or luaa, uacra of city water who
poraiat lu violating the town ordinance"
In thla metier, but tbla acueon tho UB
poaltion to violate seems more prevalent
than ever before. It. U. Lawton, super
Intundeut of tho pumping aUtlou, hua
a notice elsewhere in thla inauu, In
which ho warns violators to dealat at
once or aufTur tho conaequonoca. Thero
seems Juat grounds for the enforcement
of thla ordinance, In that during tho
pnat woek the Utnka hnvo been nearly
emptied of water during the night. If
a fire ahould occur at a lime when the
tank wore empty, thu rceull would
provo very dlsuttlruua to tho town.
Now baby eurrliigi-a nnd go-ourta
ace them nt 1. A. Wcbh'a.
'Cx-Postmaster I'urdln hna decided
to again tuko up tho atudy of luw, nnd
la onco more nt home in the luw ofllco
of Attorney r'runcia Fitch. It wus
eight or nlno yonre ngo tiiut "Judge"
Purdin wua rend lug luw with Mr. Pitch
in thla city, but by aoma hokns poll in
or a shift of the cut Mr. I'urdln drifted
away from lilackatono. Since thut
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We have 500 yards of White Goods, very
"sheer and fine for summer costumes, in corded
stripes, checks and block patterns, that are worth
16c to 20c per yard, which we are offering at
11c per yard.
We also have a few pieces of a cheaper qual
ity worth from 10c to 12Jc per yard that go
at 7$c and 8Jc, respectively.
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and we respectfully ask your kind conaidera-
tfjr tion and inspection of them.
J. G. VAN
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u,l other Btandurd luatrumonts. jjj
HI NO ICR S1CW1NO MACHINKH
and I'JIONOGKAI'118.
'' Chlldors Block, Seventh Street
lime, however, and while ongugod in
other puraulU, ho hua roud Ills' law
books inoro or loaa, until now, or rather
after a your'a additional reuiling with
Mr. Fltoh, bo hopoi to bo admitted to
tho Oregon bar. In connection with
lila law reading ho will do a general
collection agency bualnoaa. This MAIL
hopes bia moat sanguine expectation!
may be realized and that bouquet of
sucoost may bo ahowered lavishly upon
hlin and theio aro Iota of otbor people
here who aro fooling Juat ua TilK Mail
does, TUB Mail cannot soon forgot
Mr. Purdin' eMuloncy us a postmaster,
Tho Ilota bus u soda fountain with
soft drinks of vurloua descriptions In
connection, also nuts of all kinds, trop
ical frulto and algurs. When in Jack
sonville, cull.
A. C, (Art) Purls, formerly uf Mud
ford, now of Fresno, Calif,, writes The
Mail that he bus been given a position
us noz.loinan with the Fresno ohomlcul
fire engine No. 2, and thut ho la doing
finely. Buy a all the boys have poaltion
and are doing well. Since leaving
Medford, three yenra ago, Art bus held
oxaulted and good paying positions in
various line of work, there being only
two week that be wa out of employ
ment. He him been grocery auloaman,
railroad billing clerk, bookkeeper, and
now fireman. Ills many Medford frlenda
will be plenscd to learn of his auoceaa
and The Mail la among 'om.
Dr. Coble, tho optician, will be at
hla realdunco In Medford on Saturday of
eneb week. Eyca tested free of charge.
Corner Fourth and D streets.
On Wednesday of thia week Messrs.
York V Worttnun, reul estate dculora,
closed a deal whorony Frod.ituport, of
Talent, aold to Jos. Cummlngs 38)
auiea of land, neur Tulunt. Mr. Cum
mlngs cumo to Medford about three
months ago nnd hua slnoo boon ousting
about the valley for a home which
would bo ontlroly to his liking. Ho is
a line old gentleman, and Tiik Mail Is
glud he is to remain In tho valley, Ho
will nt onco movo to tho furm with his
fumlly. The conslderution In tho above
deal waa tlflUO, which includes farm
implements und stock.
For anlo An all 'round, general
nuruosu family horte; color, black
weighs 1400 Munds; kind and gunllo.
C. C. UllchrlHl, Central mint.
It wua on Monday of lust woek that
our good friend, J. Mcl'herson, met
with quite a painful, if not aorious,
accident. He wua putting the cinch to
n binding polo on n loud of hny when
the cinch cinched too bard and "busted
the nolo nnd Mr. MoPhuraon was
thrown to tho ground, breaking a bono
In his right forourm and three or four
ribs. Dr. Stephenson wua culled and
reduced the fracture .
Burred Plymouth Rock eggs for
sale 60 eonts for setting of IB. Will
deliver lit DuvIb' grocery atoro, Medford
euoh week. J. W. Smith.
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Some of the aoolally Inclined friends
of Mr. and Mr. D. T. Lawton learned
that Monday evenl ig wa the twenty'
fifth annlvursury of their wedding day
and to allow such an opportunity for a
good time to puss unimproved seemed
to bo contrary to their natures, ao the
word wufc quietly passed and resulted
In tho gathering of about aixty of the!
friends, and, going In a body, they
completely lurprlaed tho above named
Lawton household nnd demanded the!
Immediate and unconditional surrender
which, of course, In tho fuuo of such
odds, was quickly iiecede,! to, After
tho customary coiigr.ilulutioriH and good
wishes had boon cxprossed, u short pro
grum of vocal und Instrumental music
wua rendered and light refreshments,
consisting of lea cream, oake and lorn
onudo, were served. Thut all enjoyed
the evening and pronounced it one of
the most pleusnnt of the scuson wua not
surprising, us it could hardly be other
wise ut tho home of Mr. and Mrs,
Lawton. A few choice pieces of silver
waro were left as a reminder that ono
quurter of a century had glided by
since their marriage yow wero given
Almost all kinds of vehicles at
Schermorhorn's second band store alao
now and second hand furniture. House
hold goods of all kinds.
About twenty-flvo ladles mot at tho
home of Mrs. I. A. Webb laet Friday
afternoon to arrange for the entertain'
ment to be given June Kith for the
boned t of the famine sufferers In India.
Mrs, De Groot acted as chairman and
Mrs. Core as secretary. The following
wero elected members of tbe executive
committee: Mrs. Follows, Mra. Ilirgo
Mra. I, A. Webb, Mri. Llppincott, Mrs
Orr, Mrs, Wm, Davis, the pastors of all
tho churches, Mr. Llppincott, Mr
Olwoll nnd Judge Crowcll. Coram ittoos
wore appointed from tho vnrloua
churches and chairmen of special com
ilttoca as follows: table, Mrs. P. B
Thalss; social, Mra. Weber; idubIc
Mra. C. L. Webb; Mias Pearl Wobb
to have charge of the chocolate booth
Mlaa Warman the palmistry booth, and
Miss Rhlnchart tbo Japanese booth.
The girls toll us and they are au
thorlly that our candlas have tbe real
flavor. Thu choicest candies in Med
ford at the R'alto.
Tbe ladles of tho Episcopal Guild
of Bt. Murk's Church, of tbls city, will
glvo a social at tho fine, largo borne of
Druggist Cbas. Strang on Monday
evening. May 2lh. Tbe price of nd
miaslon will be ten ccnu. This little
bund of church workers la In debt
some not heavily involved, but it's
uncomfortable for a church to be In
dobt uB many of our readers doubt
lessly know. There arc not many mem
hers in the church and their expenses
are proportionately heavy, atill they
feel liko they ought to keep tho little
, band togethor nnd they aro striving
to do this hence tho social. They
want everybody who onn possibly af.
ford it and who feel that they wunt to
Bpend an ovening pleasantly ut the
home of our esteemed townsmuo to be
present upon this occasion.
ur. J. w. uugera naa aomo very
nently appointed ofllcea in tho Adkins
block. Call upon him when in need ol
the 1IKST dentistry.
Little Mlsa Mary Calkins enter
tained hor girl friends nt a birthday
party last Saturday afternoon. Mnny
cnua s sports wero Inuulgeoj in, re
freshments of Ice cream und enke were
served and the little folks had fun in
Inrgc quuntitics. It wua Miss Mnry's
tenth birthday and those who helped
her celebrate tbo event were Martha
Lawrence, Ednu Murkley, Pcurl Hem
bree, Allhea Hembree, Ethel, Gladys,
and Ray Curry, Fay Scars, IrmuNoblo,
Jcunosso Butler, Beth Slovens, Angie
Purdin, Muudlo Jones, Bessie Mucnulty,
Nellie Morey, Lorulno Blilon, Agnes
Isnuo8, Ruth Taylor, Goorgie Heard
and Eva HufTor, of Jacksonville.
Capital furnished to develop mines
aonu avorugo samples oy express, pre
paid, nnd full particulars. Dr. Kay
vioiu urn.
Rails aro here for the construction
of a temporary traok to the old depot
for tho purposo of removing that struc
turo. Tho depot will bo raised high
enough to permit of laying a track
undor It and to admit of flat cars run
lng undor. The building will then bo
loworod onto the oars and taken to
Talent whore it will be placed In posi
tion for a station house.
Don't forget about those elogant
aisnos we are giving away. Kverv
purchaser gots a coupon. W.H.Meeker
ft Co.
The Medford-Jaoksonvillo short-
line is hauling a considerable amount
of wood from Jacksonville to Medford,
for Southern Pacific engines. The
wood is boing piled temporarily noar
the shortline depot, but as soon as tho
wood Bpur Is completed It will bo piled
In tho company's wood yard.
Mrs. E. E. Gore, teacher of niano.
organ, voloo culture and singing. Kesl
doncc, comer Ninth and C Btruots.
Tho Sunsot Tolophone Company
has oxtondod its lino Into East Modford
and has put a now 'phono Into Dr.
Jonos' residence. 'PhonoB have also
boon placed In tho Rialto oigar storo,
G. W. Isuncs' and Mrs. J. H. Whitmnn's I
rosidonoDB,
See tho new baby oarrlagos and
go-carts at I. A. Wobb's.
The Medford high sohool attended
tho laying of the oorner stoae of the
w sohoel building In AskVaad. :
The Sugar Pine Company's big
team road engine came In Wednesday
with about 16,000 feet of lumber. This
la the first trip of the train this spring.
The roads were found in fairly good
condition except a few hundred feet on
sticky, near Mr. Gregory's place, whore
they wero still soft. The haaling with
the engine this neaaon will be wholly
from Dig Unite, twenty-six miles from
Medford. Tho company now has six
teen teams engaged in hauling lumber
from the Uray mill to Uig Butto, a dis
tance of sixteen miles. Mr.' A. A.
Davis, a member of the company, bus
been given the supenntendency of the
hauling for the season und propose" to
put forth every effort to make the
enterprise a success and be'll make
tho anticipated success If any one can.
He Is u gentleman of good business
Ideas and knows how to utnllze them
to lulvuntuge. He informs a Mail re
porter that tho ono und only difficulty
to overcome is tbe condition of the
roads. However, he hopes to remedy
this and now has a gang of men at work
lengthening some of the short turns
and smoothing down tho rough places.
American beauties wear F. C. cor
sets money refunded after four weeks'
trial If not satisfactory. W. H. Meeker
& Co.
The Worthy Matron of Reame
Chapter, O. E. 8., requests the pres
ence of all officers and ko many mem
bers aa can possibly attend, at the meet
ing for drill in tbe work on Tuesday
evening, May 21Hb, at 8 o'clock sharp.
As tbls will be the last meeting for
practico, a full attendance Is desired.
Now Ceylon tea In air-tight pound
cans. Unquestionably the best tea in
the market at Warner & Wortman s.
Tbo corner stone of the new school
building at Ashland was laid on Tues
day of tbls week by tho Masonic fra
ternity, according to their beautiful
and Instructive ceremonies. MasonB
were present from Grants Pass, Jack
sonville and Medford twenty-five of
tbe A. F. & A. M. boys being from
Medford.
Latest novelties in ladies' suspen
der belts juat received at White, Har
baugh A Co's store, Medford.
Emil DeRoboam, proprietor of the
Union livery stables, ia filling out his
iivory stock in splendid shape. He is
making many repairs on old rigs and
adding several new oneB, also putting
in new driving horses. Mr. DeRoboam
is a man of business a fact which is
noticeable every where about tbe stables.
G. L. Duvis lias now on Bsle the
largest stock of pardon seeds ever
brought to Southern Oregon.
-J. E. Kcnworthy, a United Brethren
minister, late of California, has pur
chased a two-acre tract of land from
G. W. Isaacs and S. J. Day, in West
Modford, and will soon occupy the same
with his family. Tiie deal was made
through tho Stewart & Chessmore
agency.
Agrlci itural implements and gar-
don tools O. L. Schermerhorn's sec
ond hand '.-'-re, Medford.
The foundations are being laid this
week for the Hotel Nash annex and A.
M. Holms' saloon building. The Nash
annex will be 23x100 feot in siz and
one story high. The Helms building
20x60, one story high; both of brick.
G. W. Priddy is doing the muson work.
Wnnted Girl for generul house
work; waecs, 13.60 per week. Dr. Ray,
Gold Hill, Oregon.
The Medford high school has a
band of sixteen pieces, an orchestra of
fourteen pieces, a boys' octet and a
girls' octet, and, combined, a jolly glee
club. Hear them all commencement
week, and be convinced that your
schools are excelled by none In music.
Hawaiian coffee, In one and two
pound, air-tight tm cans at Warner St
Worlman s.
A ruBh of business in the J. G
Taylor harness and saddlery emporium
has mude necessary tbe addition of
more holp, and J. H. Plerco, an ex
perlonced and all-round irood leather
worker, of Marysvllle, Calif., has been
duly enstalled.
J. W. Odgers, dentist, in Adkins
block. Work always flrst-olasa and
guaranteed.
Get your reserved seats for the
beautiful and instructive cantata, "The
Jolly Farmers," to be given by tbe
Medford high sohool, June 7th. A full
program with a description of the can
tata will appear in the next Issue of
this paper.
AU kinds of Bash and doors und
screen doors, at lowest market price.
W. WoodB.
A game of base ball was played In
Medford Sunday between Eagle Point
and Medford nines, resulting in a vic
tory for Medford, the score standing
19 to 18. These same teams will play
In Medford on July 4th for a purse
oft50.
Candy ten oents per pound for the
next thirty days at the Bobb Jackson
ville. Dr. Pletoher, who, with his family,
moved over from Ft. Klamath last
week, has taken rooms in tbe Ma
AndrowB block, in thlB olty. They aro
thinking quite seriously of soon taking
trip to their old home in Indiana.
MenB new and nobby hats and neck
wear at Whito, Htvrbaugh & Co. Med
ford, Myron Skeel and family have
moved to Grants Pass, at whloh place
Mr. Skeel has employment in a planing
mill. : -" i .
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what you pay for you clothes
bo much an what
you gt for your money.
To Dhow our goods
is a pleasure, and it is a
real pleasure to show
our New Suits.
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MEDFORD,
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? TAYLER Tie Fooler,
men of Southern
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Shoes constantly arriving direct from
wee KB we win receive some 4U ditlerent styles in tan ur black dress or
walking shoes, constructed by the best shoe-making skill of the world.
H. H. Mitchell and f."M. Denton
have built a 24x30 foot frame black
smith shop, adjoining tbe old 'Elliott
shop, corner South A and Seventh
street, and are doing blacksmlthing
therein.
Butter, eggs and chickens we
want all you can bring us; cash or
trade. H. H. Howard & Co.
Miss Millie Trycr has beeo quite
ill for several days with appendicitis
symptoms. No operation has as yet
been performed, but the attending
physlciun, Dr. Wuil, is not sure but
that one will be necessary.
Tbe first appeurunce of the Med
ford high school orchestra, Thursday,
June 7th.
Several Medford people attended
the picnic at Phoenix last Friday. All
report buving bad a splendid time and
to have been royally entertained by
Phoenix people.
Call on Miss Medynski for the lat
est in summer millinery back of new
bank.
Mrs. Fort Hubbard, who was quite
seriously ill last woek with pneumonia,
is now almost entirely recovered. Dr.
Pickel was the attending physician.
For sale, two good driving horses;
see Scbermerhorn at second hand
store. ,
S. P. Conger, a mining msn for
merly of Medford, now living in the
Illinois valley, passed through Medford
this week en route for Colorado.
Admission to the "Jolly Furmers,"
25 und 33 cents. Tickets at Howard's.
Mrs. Betsey Whlteman, widow of
the late J. W. Whitemuo, died near
Woodville on May Htb, aged seventy
yeorB.
Wanted, old stoves of all kinds at
schermernorn's second nana store.
M. S. Biden is pretty bad sick this
week with inflammatory rheumatism.
Dr. Stephenson is in attendance.
Get Wells & Shearer to do your
moving satisfaction always.
Huboard Bros, reoeived a carload
of McCormick harvesting machinery
this week.
W. H. Meeker & Co. wants to buy
your mohair. Highest market price
paid.
The Glorious
4ItioF
is coming, and you will need a new
Suit of Clothes to go with that new
Dress you best girl will wear; so be
on time, and order a nice
TAIliOR-JVIflDE SUIT 1
. From our Choice Line of Samples. We' can
suit you in style, patterns, price and fitv Order
early and avoid the rush. See samples on display
at The Racket.
G. L.
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MANLY IDEAS..
A "BILED 5HIRT"
Is a Nuisance these days
and a Stock Collar fleana
Misery to the Wearer.
Oil
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Now, gentlemen, you must
come to it a Negligee Shirt J!J
brings comfort, ease atd pence yfo
of mind and quickly dissipates
that irritable feeling. Spend a il
few dollars here tomorrow and
make life pleasant for the next
three months. Doesn't take
much money to rig you out
the way we are selling. ijjjf
Negligee
Golf Shirts ali W
grades, styles and prices. The
finest assortment in Medford-
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Wishes to call
the attention
rf t Vl a nanlla.
Oreann tn fTi linao r 'G1 :
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the factories. In the next two
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Don't Hold Off 5
Any longer, waiting for
Spring Styles or for new
goods in
WOOLEN TROUSERINGS. -
Ours are now here a full, aa
complete and handsome line of as
pretty goods as yon ever saw. J
Come in und examine them.
FRED SLAQLE, Th T.iior. 5
D. L. DAY,.
Painter
and Paper Hanger.
Twenty-five years' experi
ence; let me make a bid on
your work.
Rooms in Halley Block.
Medford, Oregon
There will be a big time in Medford
on July 4th bigger than ever before.
j There will be a baloon ascension, a ball
game, races of several kinds, games
galore, a dance all day and all night,
fireworks in the evening, a street pa
rade of floats, two bands gee, whizz!
can't tell you all this week. Just wait
until we get all our men elected to
office then we'll give you particulars.
Call on Miss Medynski for the lat
est in summer millinery back of aavc
bank.
Contractor E. W. Starr is at work
this week putting up a 22x28 foot barn
for Dr. W. S. Jones, near his new home,
in East Medford.
Ice oream Saturdays and Sundays.
at The Boss, Jacksonville.
W. H. Orr bas moved to his new
home on South A street.
Window glass full line at I. A.
Webb's.
Why don't you drink Hawaiian
coffee?
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JULY
WEBB. Raqueter.
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