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PURELY PERSONAL J
Charlie Dioklson was over from Table
Hook Monday.
J. A. Whitman was at Grants Pass
Tuesday evening.
J. Mosher was down at Montague
last week upon business.
E. K. Anderson, the Talent capitalist,
waa in the city Tuesday. .
H. W. Banfield was down from tho
Elk creek country this week.
Mrs. Marvin returned this week to
her home at Wattsburg, Wash.
Mrs. M. P. Phipps returned last
week from hor visit in the east.
Dr. Lowe, the optician, was stopping
at Hotel Nash a few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Loehler and son,
Ralph, were Medford visitors this week.
Miss Minnie Deuituer returned lost
week from a five months' stay at Rose
burg. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Gardner returned
last week from a quite extended trip
into California.
Geo. Cottrell aud Win. Taylor are
over in Josephine County loookiog after
mining; interests.
Jesse Fisher and family have moved
to Klamath Calls, where they will con
duct a restaurant.
Henry C. Barnum, of Los Angeles',
'Calif., is here upon a visit to his aunt,
Mrs. W. S. McKee.
Dr. Louis Bundy, of Eugene, has been
in Medford for a few days upon a visit
to Dr. J. M. Keene.
Attorney A. S. Hammond left yester
day for a professional visit to Klamath
Falls and Lakeview.
Miss Lottie Fracht, of Ashland, is
visiting in Medford, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Pierce.
D. T. Lawton and H. L.. Gilkey left
Wednesday morning for a ten days'
trip into Klamath County.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Pankey and Mies
Dellia Morrison, of Sams Valley, were
Medford visitors Wednesday.
J. W. Abbott, one of Talent's good
citizens aad prosperous farmers, was in
the city Tuesday upon business.
Ed . Fordyoe left this week for Leland ,
Oregon, where he has employment with
the Sunset Telephone Company.
Mr. M. Norman returned to her
home at Grants Pass Tuesday evening
after a visit with Medford friends.
John Edwards, a good friend of The
Mail, and one of the solid young men
of Wellen, was a Medford visitor Tours
day. i . .", ?
Carl (Sample left Tuesday for Kerby,
Josephine County, with a. load of flour
from the A. A. Davis as Co. mills of this
oi'y- , ' V,' . ;.
Jap O'Sarra. and family came up from 1
Tolo last week to do business in Med
ford and to visit with R. H. Hal ley and
family. l';
Miss Bertha McPherson left Monday
for San Franaisco, San Jose, atd other
California points, where she will spend
the winter.
Miss B. M. Gibbons, wbO'has bei n
visiting her friend, Mrs. J. 0. Johnson,
returned Wednesday to her home at
Byroo. Calif.'' ., ; '
Little Pearl Hembree, who has been
visitiog relatives in Portland for a
couple of months, returned home Tues
day morning, i ,
Mr. aad Mrs. T. E. Burt, of Penn
sylvania, arrived in Medford Wednes
day. They are here looking for a loca
tion for a home. -
Mrs. W. H. McGowan returned Tues
day from quite an extended visit in
Pennsylvania and at her old home in
Woodstock, Ontario.
B. Abbeloos came over from Lorella
this week to do trading and to visit old
time friends and to renew his sub
scription to this pacer.
Landlord I. L. Hamilton was at Port
land this week upon . business the
most urgent of which was the securing
of a cook for his Hotel Nash.
Mis. A. Merriman left Monday for a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Bradley, at
Eugene, another daughter, Mrs. Fronk,
at Albany, aod her son, Will, at Mc
Mitiarille. Mr. and Mrs. F. Kammerer returned
to their borne in Portland Tuesday
after a couple of weeks' visit with
Jeweler E. D. El wood and family. Mrs.
Kammerer is a sister of Mrs. Elwood.
- Epb. L. Musick, of Crescent City, ar
rived in Medford Monday and will prob
ably remain hereabouts. He reports
W. K. Davis doing nicely over there
bun all the work at carpentering he
can handle and at good wages.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Beeves have re
turned to Medford from Ashland and
will remain in our olty for a time with
out date. What business Mr. Reeves
will engage in this pencil pusher does
not know. Right now ho is buying
stock. : .
John Dugan, of Sams Valley, was in
Modford last week upon business. The
geutletnanhas a 240-aore furm for reut,
which Ho is advertising elsewhere in
this paper. .There are 120 acre3 of
good tillable land; balance is first-class
range laud. - ,. . .
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. West, of Kelso,
Wash., arrived ia Medford this week
h-
and will make this place their future
home. Mr. West Is a son of J. T.
West, who arrived here from Washing
ton a few weeks ago.
Dr. W. S. Jones, Jowclor E. D. El
wood and J. Court Hall aro In attoud'
anoo at tho Yreka fair and races this
week. Mr. Elwood's horse, "Black
Jock," and Mr. Jonos' horso, "Cord
wood," are both entered for the raoes
at that place.
A. J. T. Smith, of Gold Hill, was in
the city Tuesday. The gentleman has
been In Portland all summer working
at carpentering. He owns a residence
In Wont Medford and noxt week he
will be here at work making repairs on
the dwelling.
I. A. Jones, of Albuquerque, Now
Mexico, arrived in Medford last week
and will make his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Jones, a visit possibly he
will remain permanently. He is
machinist by trade and a mighty
husky lad he is.
Martin Perry, of Sams Valloy, was
In the city Wednesday. He has boeu
In poor health since last June aud only
a tow weeks ago returned from a Port'
land hospital, where ho had been for
treatment. Ho is somewhat improved
but still not himsolt again.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ankeny returned
Wednesday from quite an extended tilp
Into eastern Oregon. They reported
that snow was two Inches deep on the
mountains as they came over and there
was more of It falling. Mrs Ankeny
took the evening train for Eugene.
Mrs. E. P. Orser and children, Mrs.
M. A. Burney, Mrs. Orser's mother,
and Benj. Edwards left Tuesday even
ing for Burke, Idaho, where they will
reside. Mr. Orser has been employed
in a mine at Burke for several months
and has decided to remain there.
Mrs. T. L. Crandall, wife of Rev,
Crandall, returned Monday evening
from Ogdcn, Utah, whither she went
ten weeks ago to nurse a son who was
ill wlth'typhoid fever. The young man,
after an eight weeks' stay In a hospital,
is now well again and has resumed
teactrug.
J. V. Heffner and family left Monday
for Corning, Calif., where tbey will
reside. Mr. Heffner has secured steady
employment at carpentering and at
good wages. He is an all right citizen
a good follow always and The Mail
hopes prosperity and a good time will
always be with him and his.
J. Ahrendsen returned this week to
Crows Landing, Calif., after a three
weeks' business visit to Medford and
vicinity. He came here intent upon
purchasing some Medford real estate,
but owing to the excitement now on in
real estate and its great demand he de
cided to hold off for a few months.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Spencer and son,
George, of Nortbbnrough, Iowa, arrived
in Medford last week and will visit for
j a moath with N. H. Spencer and fam
ily, out on Griffin creek. These gen
tlemen are brothers, but tbey have not
seen each other since they were small
boys. Now both are old nun with fam
ilies and Mr. N. H. Spencer is a grand
parent.
W. D. Love left Monday for his for
mer home at Harwood, Missouri. The
gentleman has been here since last
spring upon a visit to . his son-in-law,
Attorney C. P. Snell. He expects to
return again to this land of plenty next
spring, when it is quite probable be
will anchor a permanent base here.
The Mail will keep him informed on
Medford's doings during his absence.
A. V. Barnum came over from' Ft.
Klamath latt week and on Saturday
left Medford for Dawson City, Yukon
Territory. His friend, S. S. HalBted,
who went into that country a few
months ago, has discovered that good
monoy can be made in conducting a
bakery and restaurant there and has
secured a suitable building and bas
sent for Mr. Barnum, ,who is a gentle
man of experience In that line, to come
and run it for him. Mr. Hal n ted is
employed in a mine near Dawson and
is getting 15 a day over and above ex
penses. The Mail will supply tbem
with Jackson County news.
H. J. Boyd and family, of Lebanon,
Oregon, arrived in Medford last week,
and after making several unsuccessful
attempts to rent a dwelling house be
decided his best and only way to bouse
his family was to make a purchase and
proceeded to possess himself of the J.
W. Lusher residence, on North C
street, paying $700 therefor. The deal
was trade through the F. M. Stewart
real estate agency. Mr. Boyd is a
photographer and has purchased an
Interest in the H. C. Mackey gallery,
In the Hamlin block. He is said to be
a first-class artist and has been known
to Mr. Mackey for the past twelve
years.
Just received a full line of No. 1
harness and saddles, of all styles and
sizes, at Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co.'s.
Crusade prize baking powder none
bettor none cheaper you get a prize
with every can. Warner & Wormian.
Eyerybody who enjoys a right good
smoke buy their cigars at Bllliu Isaacs'
etnolce house.
Mackey & Dunlap for superior
nhotoa. Alwuys the best and pi-ices
O.K.
Yuca. Yuca. What is Yuen?
Ask H. H. Howard & Co.
- Superior job printing at this office.
NEW SIORE
NEW LINE....
I will shortly bo in my new building
with a complete lino of Japnnoso woar,
crockery and glassware; also grocorios
and provisions.
O. L,. Davis,
Your Grocer.
Cheap Lumber for Sale!
BY SUGAR PINE COMPANY.
AT OUR MEDFORD YARD
In shipping out our best graded lumbar we will have loft
probably 100,000 feet, principally augur plno, suitable for gen
eral building and for inside finish, which wo have not
present factory facilities for working up ourselves, we will give
extra good bargains in. Wo have also about a carload of
clear quarter-sawed fir flooring strips, thu tinnst uvor sawed
in this county, which Is also offered at a low figure.
AT THE CRAY MILL
Wo have in a ptlo about 2fiO,0C0 foet of grades below No. 2
Sugar and Yellow Pine, which we will soil at prices from
to $10 Dcr M. according to selections and quantity sold.
We also have an abuudunco of Fir inch boards, fencing,
flooring and rustic in strips, bridge planks and of about all
Fir dimensions suitable for house and ranch building, a full
list of which is at Medford, which w.) offer at $3 ncr M. for
grades from common up to No. 1. No. 1 flooring and rustic
strips at 7.
We also have for sale at Butlo Creok 2.50 bushels of sacked
Charcoal and a lot of 10-foot Cedar corrul posts, and at Mud
ford a few tons of baled hay and Humorous blacksmith tools,
almost new. For prices and full particulars Inquire of
CHARLES H. PIERCE, Hedford, Oregon
Jackson County's Assessment.
Assessor J. C. Pendleton turned his
assessment roll over to tbe equalization
board on Monday. A Mail represent
tlve was permitted to look the books
over before they were taken to Jackson
vllte. A neater set of books was never
put up by any living person. There is
positively not a figure in them that is
not correct; there Is not an item of any
nature bearing upon the taxable prop
erty of the county that is not there
written and written so legibly 'that
any person can read and easily under
stand. Mr. Pendleton is certainly en
titled to the favorable commendation
of every taxpayer In the county. "
SUMMARY OP THE ROLL.
Following is a summary of the prop
erties of the county and their assessed
valuations:
No. acres tillable land, 80,380
Value of same, $764,076
No. acres non-tillable land, 344,157
Value of same, $630,819
Valueof Improvements on land, $200,340
Value of town lots. $245,623
Value of Improvements on town lots,
KSoZ.oiU
Value nt improvements on non-deeded
land, H.srau
Value all kinds of machinery, $27,305
Value merchandise and stock In trade,
$110,030
Value furniture, Implements, wagons,
etc , o&i.bu
Money, $43,937
Notes and accounts, $184,100
Shares of stock, 1,012
Value of UOove, $63,860
Household furniture, jewelry, etc.,
156.815 u
No. of horses and mules, 1,704 ''
Value of ame,$31,598
No. of cattle, 7.067
Value oi same, 7,e;jo
No. of Bheep, 6,335
Value of same, $7,932 '
No. of voats. 448
Value of same, $552
No. of swlno, 8,631
Value of same. (4,487
Gross value all property (except rail
road, lands and improvements, tele
phone and telegraph lines,) $2,837,578
Exemptions. $117,000
Total value of taxable property (except
railroad lands and improvements,
telephone and telegraph lines,)
$2,720,573 .
O. & 0. railroad rolling stock, $20,376
No. acres railroad lands, 455,831
Value of same, $287,970
No. acres railroad contract land, 24,838
value oi same, nzz,364
Value of depots, grounds, etc., $38,416
Road bed, $293,760
Pullman Car Co., $1,175
Western Union Telegraph Co.. $6,437
Postal Telegraph Co., $4,000
Sunset Telephone Co., $7,710
Koeue Klver valley relepnone (Jo.. uo
Total valuation of all taxable property
in county, f3,4iz,usi
All kinds of soan and doors and
screen doors, at lowest market price.
w. woods.
Empty barrels New and old bar
rels for sale cheap at the distillery office.
-Spring trucks for sprlnir house
hold moving. Wells fc Shearer.
For fruit cans and stove pipe ao to
Wolfcr's tin shop, Medford.
Boyden & Nicholson keep the
Dewcv washer in stock.
Good work horse for sale. Inquire
at West Side grocery.
Get Wells it Shearer to do your
movlug satisfaction always.
TllK Maii. for job printing.
It's Kulloy, tho train wreckor, from
this time on. It happened like this:
Yesterday morning the wiud was blow
ing a pretty stiff gale from Iho south.
An empty wood car was standing ou
a side track In the Medford yard, noar
the north end, and tho heavy wind per
suaded It to move out onto tho main
line. There Is a decided down grade
from here to Tolo and tho car didn't do
a thing but hit tho high places with
tho wind pushing It. - It passed Central
Point at a speed of twenty, miles an
hour. Joe Kelley and his section bojs
were at work about a mile and a half
north of Central Point, and upon see
ing the .wild car coming they began
lively worn preparatory to wrecking it'
which they succeeded In doiqg in
very acceptable mannor by piling ties
crosswaya of the track. Tho wreck
was soon cleared and the passenger
train was only a fow minutes late in
consequence thereof.
Geo. Brown le Sons, Eagle Point,
headquarters for posts and Bhakes.
The new ads this week are thoso of
J. G. Van Dyke & Co., W. H. Meeker
it Co., Taylor, the footfituir, Hubbard
Bros., and the Sugar Pine Company.
For stamp photos sco Mackey &
Dunlap. 24 for 25 cents.
J. H. Butler is visiting relatives at
Harrisburg, Oregon. From thcro ho
will go to Astoria as a delegate to the
grand lodge, K. of P,
Best brands of cigars at Billie
Isaacs' smoke house.
a. j. ana J. uoier and their wives
arrived in Medford Wednesday night
from Redding, Calif. They are here
in quest of a location.
School supplies at West Side gro
cery.
C. B. Williams left Wednesday for a
brief visit to San Francisco. He will
return in a few days.
The mining laws of Oregon for sale
at this office.
-Tin Mail has blank sobool report
cards for sale.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Artificial flowers, mixed with the real
oru'K,.;tre naed for table decora tinns.
Last year 4,700,000 cubic yards of ma
terial was dredged out of the Duluth
Superior harbor.
I'hiladelplil.-i has 41 wards mid two
branches of the city council. Chicago
has 35 wards.
A contract made over the telephone
Is legal and binding, according In a de
cision recently rendered In a I'ennpyl-
vania lawsuit.
Inoculation for the plague is coming
more into favor in liombay city, as
many.ns 7,17'J persons having been ho
treated in one week. .
TbiB .nature la on every Ikx of tho noaalno
Laxative Brosno-Quinino Tawou
the remedy that cures a eoM In one day
(ermnn Hlcel Itnlln.
Germnny's export in uleel rails is In
creasing kicIi year. In I SO I she export
ed 119.410 tons, worth $3,?,r,.20O. In
1898 It increased to 12.'l,8:itl tons, worth
13,004,000. The Importation of steel
rail into Germany decrenscd from
B.SI2 tons In 1R94 to 2(17 tons in 1898.
CASTOR! A
for Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
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Studebaker Vehicles
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RAMBLER BICYCLES
Tho public Is cordially Invited to cull and Inspect my large
assortment, Just received, of gentlemen's Driving Wagons and
Iluggios, also light busluuss and road wagons ami heavy 4'Sprlng.
mountain wagons (hacks), all of which will lie sold at low figures
and ott liberal tonus.
F. OSENBRUGGE,
J, A. Whitman's old atand. MEDFORD.
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PRUE AND PROMPT DEI.IVRRV OP GOODS
Groceries
T. II. MOOltK, Prop.
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Ort 'im on the Wont itliln. 1'hn Went
Hhlc Orootirv crrlr u niliiull(t
lino of OriM'vrkM, 1'rovlHlonti, Ulnar
a uU Tubuouo.
Feed
liuioii Hur,
lloilu.l oal
unit ll.rlnjT
The West Side Grocery
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IN PRICES
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All OXFORD TIES cut down C0C a Pair f
Now ii the time In got a pood low shoo at coat.
Call toon and gnt your fit. Some odds and cuds much be
low coMt. In order to make room for full goods wo offer
for the next few week a hIiiioh that cost us 42.50 at 41 (X).
Don't forgot tho place lit Kiime's Store. If you nro bunt
ing a slioomuker cull in and liuvo your work'dono in good
ehnpu.
Shoemaker always at Kame's Store.
W. T. KAME
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Boot and Shoe Repair Shop....
I have r opencd my shop In Medford and am prepared to excuto
llrs-uloss work on short not lee and at reasonable prices
Spop in Meeksr & Co.'s store.
M. S. BIDEN, Prop.
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Cole's.
Air-Tight Heaters
Best Heaters on Earth.
Acknowledged to be superior to all others In every
respect. We have sold tnem lor five seasons aud have
sold lots of tbem and nil have glvon entire sall.fau
tion. BOYDEH & NI6H0LS0JI,
The Hardware Men
Seventh St., bet. 11 and O
MKDPOKD, ORE.
The Wonderful "Snapshot
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Cured a Bad Sore Throat.
State of Oregon, ) J. T. Ttoborta, bolng duly sworn, deposes and
Jackson County, f says: In April I got the sore throat so bad I
could not speak above a whisper, but did not know what was tho matter.
I wont to Mr. Mutton and he treated It with Snap Hliot and in about ton
minutes the pain and soreness' left my throat and I have not been
bothered since with it.
I ul.o hud tho rheumatism so badly I had to go with a enno, and the
cords worn drawn so that I could not bond my lug. I wont to Mr. Hut
ton's ollleo aud used the Snap Shot and in a very short time I. throw, the
cane away and wont home without uny trouble, and have had to use the
cano no mora and have had no rucurrenou of the rheumatism.
Sutton's Snap Shot Is a groat remedy. J. T. ltOBEHTS.
Subscribed and sworn to before mi this 1st day of Decembor, 1SU8.
Floiibnok L. Tiikkkkx. Notary I'ubllu for Oregon. '
SuttOn'S Snap Shot, tho wonderful destroyer of all forms
f :n . .: - i... ,. eA. 1 i.
ui iniiuiniiiu.uiun in muii ur ucuni, iJJ 91
bottle. It. K. SUTTON, Sole Proprietor, Ashland, Ore.
MACHINE AND GENERAL REPAIR SIP
Machine repairing n specialty 9ff 4f ff Second
Hand Engines and Steam I'umps brought iind
Sold 9f $f Bicycle Cones and Axles
Made to Order 9f . Jff ff !f
M. M. G-AULT,
Proprietor
LUMBER..
Kir and Yellow Pine dimension lumber all sizes
and lengths; also boxing. Orders for special sizes
promptly filled.
Mill 5 miles west of Talent on Anderson Creek.
Postodice address, Talent, Oregon.
Let Us Figure on the Next Bill of Lumber You Order,'
Wm. Richards Sz Co.