t VI1U FOIll), OKKUON, la tho only Klrst-Class Muslo Hoiiao In Houthurn Oregon Wo oarry the fatnoua Ulilakurtng, Weber, JuitiI-'D.iM, Whoolook, Htuyvusant, United Makers, Miiralml mid oilmr Iihio Bur- unit unu rtOWIllllll UI'O m villi union van on w fur Miniill musical Instruments uuil about miialo. I Wonlaoourrv thoold reliable Blugor Bowing Machine, Nuedloa, Oil J and Kxti'ita. All tr.MHlH ut Portland prices. Husy turma $ mid anllHbuillun guaranteed. .v a m i m.lA I aT uiyayn a-"T-a"T'' T"'-T' Vfy J CITY HAPPENINGS. ; Heal Estate Agent Palm report that bo haa, within tho laat oouplo of wooks, oloaod tho following rual oalute deals; Joa. Taylor, a filty-aoro traot of land In tho Orchard Homo, oonaldera tlon 11800. Mr. Taylor la now living at Central Point but will oommenoe Improving hla now purohaao at onco. To A. J. Htowart two loU, with bunl noaa bulldliia on them, situated on tho oornor ol South Front and Eighth atroota. TliU property waa formnrly owned by Mrs. Uuated and waa Mold to Mr. Btowarl for loOO. Mr. Stewart, wo undoratand, will repair the building mid will olTur thum for runt. Theao are a little ofT the main atruut but If put In good condition they could un douhtodly be ronted to advantage The bargain waa a good one for Mr. Stewart. Anothor deal waa the wiling to Chaa. Pleroo of throe and ono-half aorea of land In Bouthweat Modford, conaldera tlon WOO. Thla property la located juatoutof and adjoining Prof. N. L. Narrcgan'a home. It la very aultably located for a good homo and Mr. Plurce expeota to bnlld a flno dwelling home thereon within tho noxt lew montba. All loe oroam niado by the Rialto la kopt In poruolaluatorugovowla. There la positively no danger of being pois oned whnn eating It. Immfldlatuly after tho orouni la froon It la plared in those poronlaln vessola anil thorn It re malna until aold. It oonlil bo kept a week in thla inannur and not bo Injur ioua, but, "I don't koop il that long," uya Mr. Isoaoa, "the demand require that I make fresh urcara oviry dny, ami not for five minutea la It allowed to re main In any olhera than porcelain ves aola." D. T. I Jiwton, agent for the M Itohell, Lewla & Btavor Co., haa about com pleted hla Utile moving aol which ho baa bad on for tho laat oouplo or three weeka. Tho building h la moving Into la 60x76 feel In alio, of briok and la on North B alreet. The front of tho building la not yet oomplolod, there be ing alx foot more of a briok wall to bo put on, which will add muoh beauty to the alrunturo. Mr. Lawton haa put two.nty-four aample riga on the floor apaoe and thero I aoarooly a third of the apace gone. It will easily hold aixly rlga, but thla uumbur will not be kopt on hand aa tho room will be re quired for othor purposes. An ofllco la to bo partitioned off In ono oornor of tbo building and tho wholo interior will bo colled and painted. Tho build ing la without a doubt tho finest ouo In Southern Oregon for tho purpose for whloh It la to bo used and Mr. Lawton mr Shirt Waists lice Wit Brawo-Tlpl Waists $1.35 reduced to. .. ...$0.95 $1.75 Waists now i.S $0.75 Waists now .55 $0.50 Waists now 3s 4 WaMh SlllftS al80 at 25 per cent reduction $1.50 Crashes J $1-15 $1.00 Skirts..... .85 Bear ta Mind Men's Tan Shoes $4.00 Vicis, now ' $3Q0 $3.50 Shoes 2.65 $2.60 Shoes.... '. 2.25 Remember, everything is reduced 10 to 40 per ct J. G. VAN DYKE & CO. Or . . . Seventh Street Medford . . . haa good grounda for congratulations. After a little ho will move tho ahuda, woat of tho railroad, whloh ho la now ualng, to hla qow looatlon and will put thorn up again for covering for his largo stock of Mltuholl wngona. Don t fail to drou Into the piano atoro, whon In town, and aee tho latoat aiylea In plunott and organa. The latoat in organa la tho Newman Broe. pipe attachment. Don't fall to hoar it. I ,u 1oaa l'laiio House will kcop ovory I lii it.' tho latest. The applo crop of the Rogue river valley will be tho largest thla year over harvested. Thero are very fow varieties which aro grown boro that tho trees uro not very hoavlly loaded. Meaara. Weeks St Orr will buvo at loaat twenty oarloada, 01 well Bros, will have between fifty and alxty oarloada, Capt. Voorhlea will have ten carlonde and J. A. Whitman at least fifteen. Weeka St Orr report that they will also havo aevorar oarloada of pears, whllo tho pruuo orop waa not nearly all destroyed by frost. Tho namos given above, of course, are only thoao of the larger growora. There aro a great muny other orchards which will produce propor tionately as heavy aa will those men tlooed. An Idea nf the Immense orop may perhaps bo gained whon wo tell that Jako Hugur brought In a amall limb from a trco on the Voorhlea place tbla week, upon whloh wero twanty four bettor than mi average sited Jonathan apples and tho limb only two fuut in length. Lost In or nonr Central Point, on Saturday, July Nth, a small brown pursu containing a oouplo or tlireo dol lars In money, some linger rings, atono aottlnga lor rings ami a lew otnor articles. Kinder will be rewarded by leaving sumo nt Tiik Mail olllco. Last Friday forenoon lire broke out in tbu hay mow of ono of tbo large barns on tho Ih farm and In a very abort time the entire structure together Willi I Its contents wero In aahea. Tho origin of tho lire la a inyatory and no thoory lu .luanniwl Tim ham wu 48x114 ftet In alio and waa used for a horse stable and bay barn. There wero about twenty tons of bay In the born and four driving horses, but- the boraea were aavod by Mat Ieh rushing into tho barn whon the Qamua wero waxing liot, loos cuing thom'and rushing thorn ouulde; and none too soon waa bo, as both him self und tho laat horse out wero com Dolled to dush through tho Humus in making their exit. Thoro was also soaio fnrm maohlnory In tho building and It waa burned. The loss waa about 900; Insurance, JTOO. Othor buildings stand within 120 feet of tho structure that was burned but thoro not being any wind theao wore suvod. Tho Jack 1 Are things that we can hardly af ford, to carry over, and that you certainly cannot afford .to.be with out at the prices we are selling them m m m m m 9 9 aonvlllo flro company was aont for and arrlvod In time to afford protection to adjoining building. Mr, Gore, son-in-law of Mra. lab, Informs ua that tho atruoturo will bo ro-butlt thla fall. -Wood haulers wanted. Knnulro of Chrla Ulrloh or Max M iller, Jackson; vino. -Married At tho realdenco of tho brldo'a mother, Mra. F. M. Ply male, on Sunday, July 22d, Mlaa Moda Plymalo, of ModfortT, and Mr. O. W. Fox, of Ash land. Tbo ceremony waa porformod by Kov. T. L. Crnndall, pastor of. tho Bap tist Church, of thla city. After tho ceremony a aumptimia and delicious supper waa aorved. Tno bride la tho daughter of tho lato F. M. I'lymnloand Mra. Jane i'lymaln, well known and honored pioneers of the valley. The groom la theann ol Mr. and Mra. Hcuton Fox, of Ashland. Ho la a railroad man nml has employment on tho Southern Pacific, south of Aahland, Tho happy couple left Medford Monday morning for Aahland, whore they will reside, the groom having already purchased furni ture a'ld utenatla necessary for homo keeping. Tho oouple ore now over at Pelican bay enjoying an outing. ; Only relatives of the bride and groom wore proaont at the wedding. The bride waa thereciplentof nuny beautiful pruaenta. -Klnoafaurv anrlnua soda water at tho Rlnlto. Thla la unquestionably tho bent amla water that ever bubbled from Mother Earth. It'a a wbole medicine him a oushine snrini? of healthful In- grediunta and Dr. Nature aaya take it -ana ive pieaeani to ibku wuun, juu got It loo cool like -no uiaiio serves Carl Webb, Modford'e cartoonist, and probable rival of Homer Daven port, waa at Aahland laat week having a talk with Prof. Packard, of Dayton, Ohio, the celebrated cartoonist, who geta 11000 por mouth for giving hla chulk tulKa. Carl showed him some of bla work and the professor gave him groat encouragement and advised' that he at once take a course of study in a school of Illustration at Chicago. Med ford'a amateur Davenport' baa made some aplendld drawings, especially one of bia father, and aa the young man aeoma to bave a natural gl't in thla line there la little doubt of him gaining em inence He la ambltioue in tbo work and when he ahall bave finished bis school work he will undoubtedly take up caricature work. Joe Oosky, the scientific horee ahoer and nil 'round mechanic, is again on decK at Morrimun a oiacKsmitn shop. All work done at this ahop is warranted In every respect. Geo. F. Morrimun, proprietor. The Olwell boys, near Central Point, have a novel way of clearing their orchard of the windfall apples. They are endeavoring to buy a drove of lioga for thla especial purpose. They will drive the hogs through the or otiurd and all apples which bave dropped will bo eaten by the hogs, also the worms in the apples whloh were the direct cauee of tbo apples dropping. Thla mothod will very ef fectually do awuy with tho woiras and will fatten the hoga. It la only a part of the Olwell orchard which la allecU'd In thla way and this a part which waa not anrayod because of a short fruit yield on a few trees of a certain variety. Driving loam for sale. A apan of light drivora; well matched; perfectly sound: seven years alii and good travel ers. Knqulre at Mitchell, Lewis & Slaver Co. Tho officers of the Southern Ore gon Soldiers' and Sailors' Association met at. the office of F. M. Stewart, in Medford Monday, and decided to hold tholr annual re-union at Aahland, on September 10th to 15th Inclusive. A. C. Sciiuer, of Ashland, is coniuim.dor, and F. M. Stewnrt, of Med'ord, Ib ad jutant. Any desired Information will bo furnished by oitlier of theao parlies. Tho old boya and girls always bave a good time at tholr re-union and the one to oe held thia yoar will prove no exception to the general rule. If you want a oheap light and lota of It, you want an acetylone gaa gener ator. Get prices of E, 8. Wolfor, Mod ford . F. M. Stowart Informs ua. that ho baa bad a great many letters during the past fow weoka from partlea In all parte of the United States making in quiry as to the chances for purchasing farm homes In the Rogue river valloy. These, ho aaya, ask more quosttons than could be answered on seven shoots of lotter paper. It Is no small matter of time and labor in answering all these letters and the necesatty. of 'a little printed matter upon tho resources and oltmate of the valley la here pre sented. ' For aalo ehoap Two horse power engine and boiler, This la i second hand engine but Its just about as good aa new, having been overhauled and repaired throughout. M. M. Oault, maohlntat, South A street. Victor Holt, a graduate of tbo Ore gon university, who oarae to Southern Oregon to spend his vnoation with frlandB and In the interest of Sunday school missions, was taken 111 soon nflor his arrival here with typhoid fever. Ho hns been stopping with his uncle, Dr. Piokol, but Is now with his brother in law, Rov. W. B. Moore, and Is very muoh improved. Mr. Holt has nconpted a position as sohool teacher at Ft. Wranglo and will leave for that place j soon after his reoovery which now I seems assured. For galvanized water tanks and ordor work, go to K. S Wolfer. ' J, E. Hlglnbotham, son of Mrs. J. K. Darnell, died In Medford on Mon day of thla week of consumption, The young man baa been 111 for aeveral years' and everything possible wafsdone to effcot a euro or givo relief, but all to no avail. Deceased was seventeen yoara of age, Funeral aervloea wero bold at the family rcs'donco of J. K. Darnell, on Tuesday and interment waa mado In tho Central Point cemetery. Listen to this! Tbo Dewey washing machine will remove every purtlole of dirt from wrist bands of ahlrto. W. H. Hornbree, of Medford, is agent for them. Lot him prove to you the excellent qualities of tho machine. Lost week these columns Buld that Frank Isaacs and Luster Childa had gone to Lakeviow with a livery team which they hired to go to McAllister spring. It now appears that tho item was all a huge Joke on ua. We arc told that parents of both the young mon and the liverymen knew whore they were going and that the team waa hired to drivo to Lakcvlew Instead of MoAUIater. Tub Mail printed the Item aa a matter of news and aa It was given to our reporter. Tho Bosa haa a aoda fountain with soft drinks of various descriptions In connection, also nuts of all kinds, trop ical iruita ana cigars, wnen in Jack sonville, call. S, Sherman waa In the city Mon day from Talent. While here Mr. Sborman visited Dr. Plckol'a office and had the doctor's X-Ray turned on bia crippled arm. It waa way back In '62, when Mr. Sherman was doing service for his beloved Uncle Samuel, that a rebel bullet entered hla left forearm, where It has since remained. Looking through tbo X-Ray one could easily discern tho bullet Imbedded between the bonoa of the arm. Capital furnished to develop mines. Sand average samples by express, pre paid, and full particulars. Dr. Bay, Gold Hill. L. B. Warner haa shown us a Sugar prune, tho product of Burbank, the potato and fruit man of Santa Rosa, Calif. The prune is a mixture of three different varieties which were grafted and gave as a result of the graft the Sugar prune. The prune la about three tlmea tho elze of the Petite and la much sweeter, and Is about a month or six weeks earlier. One man in California has 05,000 of them growing, but no trccB will bo on the market before the fall of 1001. Almost all kinds of vehicles at Schermurhorn's second haqd store also new and second hand furniture. House hold goods of all kinds. Mrs. S. E. Ish this week presented her daughter, Mra. Wm. Gore, with an elegant concert grand piano, the cost of which was $1400. This is unquestion ably the finest and most expensive mu sical Instrument in Southern Oregon. It waa purchased from tho Cose Piano House in this city. Other dealers have been endeavoring to make this sale but no instrument seemed to fill the bill un til Mr. Coes showed hla concert grand. Dr. Goble, the optician, will be at his realdenco In Medford on Saturday ol each week. Eyes tested free of charge. Corner Fourth and U streets. The Oregon Granite Company, Hicks & Walker proprietors, have gotten out a good lot of their celebrated Oregon granite cemetery work for Ash land patrons this week. They bave a couple of Quarries of very fine granite and tho boys are getting out a good grade of work. The have orders for 10,000 pounds of work for Ashland now booked. Agricultural implements and gar don IooIb G. L. Schermorhorn'B esc ond hand store, Medford. W. T. York has been appointed local agent for the Equitable Loan As sociation of Portland. This association has qulto a largo membership In Med ford and is reported to be one of the very solid Institutions of the kind on the coast. It Is backed and officered by some of the wealthiest business men of Portland. New Cevlon tea In air-tleht pound cans. Unquestionably the best tea in tho market at Warner 4 Wortman's. Street Commissioner Hooker has been engaged )'a various street Improve ments this week, among them being that of putting down a new Bldewalk near the Medford-Jaeksonvllle short- line depot, aud In setting over several eleotrlc light poles putting the poles nearer the buildings and out of the atreot. AH kinds of sash and doors and Bcreen doors, at loweat market price W. Woods. Rumor had it around town that Frank Shldeler, formerly of Medford, bad died recently at Los Angeles. The report was correct injhat there did die a Frank Shldeler in that city but it was cot our Frank. The Mr. Shldeler who died waa a married man and onr Mr, Shldeler has not as yet joined the army of Bonedlota. Stumn nhotoB that are rteht Maokey fc Weston make them, 24 for ' cents. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Darnell wUh us to oxpreBB their heartfelt appreciation of the many, acta of kindness shown them by neighbors and friends during the lllnoBB of their son and at the time of his -death and fu coral. Especially aro they grateful to those who gave so generously of Bowers for his grave. Wanted, old stoves of all kinds at Sohormornorn's secona nana store. m Now Look . .... . - And have your Photos made by H. O. Mackey, If you want fine pictures. My work is as good as Is mado In the Kastern oltios, and my prices are very reasonable for such fine photos. My ratos are fixed t please you so do not noglect to come to my gallery oo the Fourth of July, All work is strlotly First-Class. Htudlo in Hamlin Bl'k, 7th St., next Jackson Co. Bank m The Red-Headed TAYLER the FOOTFITTER Call soon so as to insure a perlect TAYLER, the SHOE DOCTOR - - D. L. Day, the painter, whose card appears elsewhere in this paper, has been at work this week re-palnting the Interior of Odd Fellows hall. The lodgo has also bad Its hall kalsomlned recently, all of which Is a very notice able improvement and adds more beauty to the boys and girls' (Rebekahs) lodge home. , Have you seen those new style photos at Mackey & Weston's? Tbey are fine. China pheasants are said to be quite plentiful in the valley thla sum mer. Partlea who bave occasion to drive about the country report seeing coveys of them in various parts. In tbe Olwell orchard, within a mile of Central Point, four coveys haye hatched and tbe little fellows are reported to be doing nicely. For sale, two good driving horses; aee bchermernom at secona nana store. Frank Galloway reports big sales on his waste-proof feed boi. Ho says he Is getting letters of inquiry from all parts of tbe United States and as well from many foreign countries. Mr. Galloway seems to tblnk he has struck the keynote to success and he baa good reason for thinking so. Butter, eeea and chickens we want all you can bring us; cash or trade, u. n. iiowara w) Capt. J. T. C. Nash has men at. work this week putting new street gutters In front of tbe Nash hotel. Tbe old ones were of gravel with cement covering, but the ones being out in now are of small roek, and these cemented over. A. M. Helms will put a similar gutter in front of his place "......,. tan Mnt, .1 nt nniinrf fnr tbp . .. . j . .iT I I T 1. .. next imnv aaya i mo uujm, rfutsouu- ville. T.nnt week we nezlecled to mention iha AaatU nt thn thrpR-vear-old son of George Monkbouse, of this cltfy," which occurred on Wednesday, July iBtn. On July 4th tbe little one ate too plen tifully of peanuts, wnlcD waa tne direct cause of htB doatb. it ... n 1 1 .. n tinffoa in nnn And twn pound, air-tight tin cans at Warner & Wortman's. X nnlnt WArlritntr took olaCO at the Presbyterian manse last Sunday after nnnn. at 2 o'clock, when Mr. W. T. Grieve and Miss Katie M. Fries were .mitofl in mnrrtape bv Rev. Adolnh Haberly, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. r..n lit tnf irnnprRl hnnnp- work. Wages $3.50 per week. Dr. C. K. Itay, UOIU mil, jreguu. nr. ..nil .HdH.Inn in tha ari tf prt.isp- . lii ii .w. ut..... w . roent of the State Normal school, at Monmouth, appearing in another col- t ,kt. i..i,n Tha cnhnnl rpnnrtR UUill Ut mi. wawi " - -1 a successful year, with encouraging prospects lor me iiuai, dcboiuu. ... " j teachers are taking the normal course, both for tbe sake of tbe professional training, now pretty generally de- .1 1 an.l olart as . Vl 1. nPBt. til OR M fl F Uinuucu, auu .du - - preparation for scouring the state papers. tha Rarhart farm, one- half mile south of Medford. H a. Wortmnn has purchased an half IntcroU In the rich Nve ledcre. whloh waB recently discovered on Galls oreek. From 100 pounds ol ore tney took out $260 In gold ana orusnea tne rock in a hand mortar. THIS is a SOX FOR MEN G. L. rg m m m m Pleaaant : ... l. C. MACKEY Photographer Those long delayed Ladies French Heel Dress Laoo Boot, Ideal and French Kid have arrived. They are perfect beau ties und are going off very fast. Also those famous Phit eesi elastic-slilo Juliets, 3 widths slim medium and full . fit. Seventh Street, Medford,. Oregon Don't Hold Off I Any longer, waiting for $ Spring Styles or for new goods in JJ WOOLEN TROUSERINGS.- I Oura are now here a full, J complete and handnme line of aa 5 pretty goods as y m ever. saw. Come In and examine them. f I FRED SLAQLE, Th. T.u.r : -' j -rS. G. Van Dyke & Co. bave a new ad tbls week In which they quote prices on summer goods. J. Beek & Co. also bave an aa in which tbey have some thing to say of window glass and paints. Ice cream Saturdays and Snndays at Tbe Boss, Jacksonville. A gospel temperance meeting will be held at tbe BaptUt Church next Sunday evening, July 20th, at 8 o'clock. Five minute speeches will be made by the ministers of Medford. Ice cream, ice cream soda and soda water at Wilson's bakery. U. S. Bartholomew baa been quite ill with typhoid pneumonia for the past week but is now very much Im proved and is able to be out. ., - See the latest in piano chairs at .the Coss Piano House. .Mrs. E. Brown, who was quite ill last week with fever typhoid symp toms is roported very much improved. Dr. Wait is in attendance. Flowers at Brooks' tin shop at re duced prices. R. R. Blackwood, of Phoenix, left Wednesday morning; for Butte creek to spend a few days in fixing up his new place in that section. Why don't you drink Hawaiiao coffee? - - - - - D. L. Day, the painter, was called to Jacksonville tbis week to do a job of painting and graining for G. E. Keuber. Miss Elsie Wiley is telephone ex change girl during the absence of Miss Barr. Wanted. 1000 cordB of 4-foot wood cut and de livered. Wanted teams to haul wood. Steady work. Address, Dr. C. R.-Ray, Gold Hill, Oregon. Estrayed or Stolen. One holf-breed Hereford cow four upnt-R nld. color red. white face, dew- lapped, branded "JM" on left side. Any person lurnisning inioimanon leading to her recovery will be libprally rewarded. O. C. Giixihrist, Central Point. Saddle Ponies Wanted ! I want to buy 500 Cavalry Horses, weighing from 925 to 1025 pounds; height 14.3 to 15.2. Must be solid colors; age from five to seven years. Will be at the Nash stables in Medford, with inspector,, on Monday and Tuesday, July 30th and 31st. S. R. REEVES' SOX-HOSE ad! " Black Cat " . Hose and other Hose best on Earth and bigest assortment for Ladies, Misses and Children. All sizes and qualities WEBB, Raster. 'vI"bV .BVaV j