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J. G. VAN DYKE S CO.
Special value In Golf Skirts,
Wo luivo suenrod tho groatost bargains
ovor offurod in Modford in
RAINY - DAY - SKIRTS
Heavy welted Seams
Stitched Bottom
Finished in latest Style
Special at $2.45
J. G. Van Dyke & Co,
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CITY HAPPENINGS J
Tlio funoral of Ltd May, daughter
of Mr. unci Mrs. W. V. Lippincolt, wns
held (rora the family residonau Monday
iiflornuoii. Rov. Father Horthlmimo,
of Jacksonville conducted tho services.
Ho paid a high tributo to tliu boniitlful
oliarnotor of the deceased, and tliu
iwoolnum and strength of hur llfo.
Just stepping Into womanhood, jual en
tering tho threshold of what pronilacd
-a useful and honored enroer, at tlio
vary onlranoc of that fair Held for whose
delights and ((lories all ber pant scorned
to havo been a designed preparation,!
Initcrutlablo fata had ordulnod n paune.
No ono reulitcd the tragic pal hot more
thnn she, yet when hor (eel touched
tho waters of tho rivor beyond where
Ilea that undlsoovorod land, tho glnnro
that sought Inquiringly lliat other
thoro wus a one that hold no shade of
fear, roullxlng thatshe was to bo wafted
to a inoro congenial cllmo, where the
soul may blossom and bloom not ns
In Its sojourn horo, buffeted by the
cold winds of earth hut to bloom for
ever tn tho soft sunshlno of a brighter
spltoro, surrounded by tlio.puro and
sweet fragrance of n hlghor lllo. At
tho conclusion of tho sorvlocs & large
conuourso of sorrowing friends puld a
last tribute to her, after which the re
mains wore taken to tho I. O. O. F.
cemetery U'ld luld to rest In tho family
vault. , '
Thoro are no hotter sewing ma
ohlniR than the Wheeler ft- Wilson.
Nuw Homo, Davis and Standard. You
can buy thorn of .Inn. F. White, Mod
jonl. I'rlcos .'!() to $-15, according to
style of woodwork.
Ollvo Robokah lodgo, No. 2, I. 0.
0. V., held Initiation and Installation
oeromonlos Tuesday evening, followed
by a banquut, to which a number of In
vited guests wcro present. Tho busi
ness of tho evening wns concluded at 10
o'clock, at which time the guests com
muueed to arrive, and after tho rondl
tlon of a musical orogiam, whloh was
pleasingly oxeculed, the assemblage re
paired to tho banquet hall, where a du
ilulnus suppor had been sproad, to
wh'eh umplo justice was done. At tho
o luluslon of tho feast tho guests again
returned to thn pleasant lodgo room
and spont an hour in pleasurable past-
tlmei', nil soemlng to enjoy tbemsulvos
to tho fullest oxtont. Tho Olive Ko-
hekah lodgo Is ono of tho most oiithusl
nutria fratornul orgunlr.utlon In the
strito. It is composed of ucllvo womon
and Its momboVsblp Is constantly grow
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Eg Violins at $2.08 to $25.00
gg Guitars at $5.00 to $25.00
E3 Banjos at $4100 to $20.00
en ' Mandolins at $3.50 to $20.00
"tn Also a full line of strings for above. Bows, pegs,
"h rosin, bridges, cases, harmonicas and other mor
bb chandiso not mentioned. Remember at .
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MEDKORD, OREGON
ing. Tho following nowly oleoted of
ficers were Installed by tho installing
officer, Miss Vlrgie Woodford: Mrs.
Minnie Calkins, N. C; Mrs. Nannie
Woolf, V. O.j Prudence Angle, reo. sec
retary; Z. Maxoy, Do. s orolary; Katlo
Anglo, troas.; Mrs. Clara Drlsko, L. S.
N. O j Virglo Woodford, It. 8. N. O.;
Isaac Woolf, It. 6. V. G.; Kitty Webb,
L. S. V. O.; Mamie Nicholson, warden;
Allu Naylor, conductor; D. G. Karnes,
guardian; Mrs. Carrio Goblo, chaplain.
Tier wood, delivered ut $1.80 pur
tier. Small orders given prompt at
tention. Medford wood yard. Frank
Holllngor, proprietor.
Aotlvo work on tho Fish Lake Ir
rigation and Power canal construction
is practically certain to tie inaugurated
at an early date. Several months havo
elapsed slnoo anything doflnlto has been
said regarding this great project, but
the promoters havo not bocn Idlo dur
ing this time. Conversely, tho com
pany has been quietly adjusting mat
ters portalning to a permnnont organi
zation and have made definite arrange
ment to commence work within a fow
weeks, according to loiters received by
Med ford parties with whom tho ohlef
engineer Is engaged lu regular corre
spondence. IIo stales that contracts
for similar work In tho Hawaiian
islands In which some members of this
company were Interested have been
completed and that the parties havo
returned to San Franolsoo, and nro
only waiting for favornblo weather,, to
begin work. Without a doubt those
gentlemen moan business and Intend
to push the matter to us spjedy comple
tion as poBSlble.
Dr. Goblo, tho optician, will bo at
his residence In Mcilford on Saturday of
eauh wuek. Eyes tested frea of charge
Corner Fourth and D streets.
Tho mnny friends of W. D. Buldlo
mail, formerly of Modford, but now o'
Klamath County, will bo pleased to
lenn of that genlluumn'6 Intention to
soon return Ui Medford. He has re
cently sold his Klamath County Inter
ests lo Henry Gordon, of upper Rogue
river, and as sunn as the mails bocome
passable ho and his 'nmlly will remove
to Mcilford and expect to mnko this
their future uhldlng place. Inmmuoh
as Mr. Boldlcmun wus enjoying his full
share of prosperity In his interior home
we are Inollned to suspect Unit the
rigldncssol Klamath County el I in a to
wus no smnll factor tn Ills determina
tion to return to h is erstwhile homo.
Ho status lu a letter' to a Med turd
friend that tho show Is three feet deep
and getting deeper, and that the wind
wns and hud bocn blowing a turrlrtc
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und rendering work or travel an lin
poBHlhllly, The goutleiiiiiii find his
estlmalile fiiniily will bo wuriuly wel
comed buuk to their old homo.
-Now Is tho tiluo to lin ve a riilliin
of distilled whiskey in your house, Do
not wall until ycu huvu the grippe or
any other sickness, when you can get
puro grain distilled whiskey from Vi:li
pur gallon und un. at the lul l I ,r.
lloo.
Tlio O. A. 11, boys and tho Relief
Corps girls held a Joint Installation at
their hull Monday evening, which
proved to bo the most pleasant mooting
yol held. Mrs, Sarah Whitman, deputy
lnBtiilllngolIlcorforthoW.il. C. In
stalled -the following cfllcors: Mrs.
Addle Van Antwerp, pres.; Mrs. S. R.
Reeves, secretary; Mrs. N. II. Brad
bury, trcus.; Mrs. C. C. Noble, con.;
Mrs. T. Hmllh, guard; Mrs. Surnh
Whitman, assistant conductor; Mrs. T.
II. It. Taylor, nsslstnnt guard. Deputy
Installing Officer M. S. Damon, in
stalled tho following nowly elected of-
cers of the G. A. It.: Frank Kuscufor,
com.; L. T. I'loroe, S. V. C; W. Brown,
.1. V. C; W. T. Kumo, Q. M.; 1. It. Kr-
ford, chaplain; M. S. Dumon, O. D.; D.
R. Andrus, adjutant; Win. Forsyth, O.
0.;G. H. Rowland, S. M. After tho
business of the ovonlng had been com
pleted a lunch of hot coffee, sandwiches
and olbor seasonable edibles were
spread, and a couple of bours wero spent
In buying a jolly good time.
When you want dravlng done tret
filovor to do It. He's always ready
always reliable and bis charges are
always just right.
Thn following Is from the Oregon
lao's legislative correspondent: "The
small son of Senator Cameron, a sturdy,
bright-faced youth, wus naraod by
President Fulton as ono of tho pages;
and theroby hangs a tale. Senator
Cameron was a member of the legisla
ture of 180.1, and ono day ho was sum
moned homo on a mysterious errand.
Now, the Senator Is not a young man,
and his (riends were not exactly pre
pared (or the news that came later that
to the Cameion household had been
born a fine young son tbe first. When
the Sonator returned he found his desk
covered with flowers bjf his apprecia
tive colleagues, and over since his (el-low-mnmbcrs
have taken a solicitous in
tercut In tho lad's welfare Tho Senuto
pago Is the same youth whoso advent
oauscd such an overflowing of legisla
tive congratulations eight years ago."
If your doctors have failed to euro
you call and see Mrs. N. Frary, the
magnetic healer, at Central Point, Or.
She treats successfully old chronio dis
eases, fosilive cure wlibout strong
medicines.
Wm. Angle, this week, sold a ten-
acre tract of land to E. Bcnnott, for
$50. ' The land Is situated north
ot the Major Barron property, just
north of Med ford, and it a part of the
Enoch Walkor farm. It adjoins other
property owned by Mr. Bennott, and
gives him sixty acres of us good farm
ing Innd as there is In tho valley. Mr.
Angle no sooner disposed of this chunk
than did be invest in another, he hav
ing purchased Kt acres from Mrs.
Guilders, paying (MOO for tbo same,
this land is near Tolo and adjoins the
Peningor ranch.
You enn be cured of nervous dis
eases, stammering, had bnbits, alcohol
Irm, drug habit, sexual & Ueases, deaf
ness and catarrh. Instruction In per
sonal magnetism Send for literature.
Institute of Psychology, Seventh and
Washington streets, Portland,
Mildred, the little three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mra. R. W. Tryor,
died Monday night from typhoid pneu
monia. Tbo luneral was held at tho
family residence Thursday, Kpv. Gist,
offtcltting. The little one had been III
but a fow days and, notwithstanding
everything that human aid could dcvlBe
wasdont to relieve Its buffering, nothing
could prevail against the ravnges of
the disease. The stricken parent have
tho deepest sympathy of nil In their nf
diction. Interment was made Id the I
O. O. F. oomotery lu Medford.
When vonr coal oil ean getsvmpty
hang out your oil sign and Henry Davis
will call nt your resldenoa and fill it
lor vou'nl the same prioa vou pay your
erocitryman. It you have not been sup
piled with curds set your can on the
porch.
A few weeks ago TnE MAIL printed
a news Item to the effect that tho man
Scott, who was recently arrested for
burglary In Portland, was Scott the
printer, who formerly wns employed
Vvy tho Jacksonville Times. The item
was gotten from a traveling salesman
for a Portland house. It has sine
hucn lournnil thai Scott, the printer,
and Scott, file burglar, aro not one and
tho sumo por-on. Mr. Soott, the prlnr
ter, is now at Aberdeen, Wash., and
seomingly has no thought of poi lonlng
tho chattels of anot hoi.
Pasture Lund Wo have good pas-,
turiigu for stock $1 25 per hoad por
mouth. Geo. CoMroll and H. B. Sample,
on the Conger pluoe, two miles oust of
Medford.
The work of taking n now oensns of
Moaford wus begun last week hy Tub
Maiu and will ho completed with all
possible dispatch
We aro pleased to
note tho Intcrost manifested In this
mutter by the citizens of Modford, and
tho courtesy extended to our represen
tative. Thoro Is a iiront doal of work
involved In this in liter but tho hoarty
co-opcutlnn of thu citizens, as shown
thus far. will materially oondttoo to tho
efficiency af the count, und also tho
speedy conolustoa of tus undurtuklug.
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Tho Delglun hare craze as a fnd, is
rapidly becoming a thing of tbo punt,
and tho dangers lurking In II nro be
ginning to suggest themselves to the
public mind. It Is realized that on
animal of such wonderful fecundity is
liublo to become u dcstructlvo post if It
shoul-1 oscnpo from captivity, and re
nusslvo legislation in some sections is
already deemed necessary. It has
boon generally contended that theso
hares worn so domesticated that they
would not lenvo tho premises where
they wero raised, but In San Diego
County, Calif., whore thoro aro large
numbers of them being raised, the
county board of supervisors have
passed nn ordlniinco prohibiting Iho
liberation of these animals under any
circumstances.
Attornoy W. M. Colvlg, of Jack
sonville, is proparod to give special at
tention to divorce law, probate law and
mining taw, as well as attend to all
other law matters In any and all courts
of tho state.
Gordon, tho little four-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Shone, died at the
homo of its parents in this city last
Thursday, (rom lung troublo, and was
hurried In tho I. O. O. F. cemetery on
Saturday, Rev. O. J. Gist, pastor of
tbo Christian Church officiating. Tbe
llttlo ono had lived long enough to
niaka Ilh life mnitt nreofnuB tn the nar-
cnte and Its death Is a grevlous blow to
business at Yreka, arrived In Medford
Thursday night, In response to a tele-
gram
announcing the death
of the
lriends
child,
Tho sympathy of kind
Is extended to the parents in their af- four electoral votes of Oregon for Me
ntation. I Kinlev and Roojovelt. Tbe electors of
Tho Kln-Heo coffeo pot, sold by
Warner & Wortman, is the boss- of all
articles in that lino. Those who enjoy
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.M,U,,,co.
to mlSB looking into tho good qualities i
of this now Invention.
-There has been varvinir chances in
the weather within the last few days
which serves to keep us guessing what
is coming next. The snow storm which
raged for several days over a large ter
ritory was succeeded by a warm rain
Saturday, which was also general
throughout Oregon and Northern Cal
ifornia. Small streams were swollen
by the melting snow in tho mountains
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and trade Iia6 aguin been blocked
Landslides and washouts in tlio Cow
creek canyon are causing tbe Southern
Paciflo Company a great deal of trouble.
No trains went south from Sunday
noon until Tuesday afternoon.
Do you know that the cheapest
place in town to buy good jewelry is at
Elwood'sf
Attorney J. L. Hammersley, of
Gold Hill, returned last week from a
professional trip to Lake and Klamath
Counties. Mr. Bamraerslcy was a resi
dent of Lake County several years ago
and while there met and had a very en
joyable visit with many old time frieuda.
On bis return trip he found bis prog
ress Imp.-ded by snow to such an ex
tent that only a few miles of the dis
tance could be traveled during the day
light of each day and he met with sev
eral thrilling and Interesting experi
ences. In tho language of the street
Jacksou County looked pretty good to
him" who n its borders were reached.
All kinds of sasn and doors and
screen doors, at lowest market price.
W. Woods.
Richards & Pringle's Minstrels was
tho attraction at the opera house-Friday
and Saturday evenings of last week.
This company is one of tlio largest on
the road, arid has several excellent
Derformera among them. A feature of
their entertainment is a departure from
the old-time opening ac. Instead of
the familiar row of dusky minstrels
seated In a Bemi-circlo, with tambour
ine, cymbal and banjo, the curtain
rises on a scene from "Tho Realm of
Mikado," whloh is new and interesting.
I will fut-nlsh new sowing machines
warranted fdr 5 year, prices $20 to tjo.
Givo mo a call before sending away
orders. Jno. F. White, Medford.
The Medford Musical Association
and every one Interested in music are
oarnestly requested to be present at the
Coss Piano House next Monday evening.
Business of importance is to be trans
acted. Matters pertaining to the South
ern Oregon MuBieal Association to be
held at Grants Pass in March, will be
ujp for consideration and other matters
of local Interest to all musicians will
bo discussed. Ksmomber, Coss Piano
Houso, Monday night, Jan; 21, at 8
o'clock. H. L. Gllkey, Fresidont.
Aoetylene gas lights still ahead and
guaranteed to be the best on tbe faoe of
the earth. Wolfer'a tin shop. .
An amendment is to be offered to
tho Indian appropriation bill in oong
russ appropriating $537,007 for carrying
out the agreemint with tho Klamath
Indians and pressure is bomg brought
toAioar upon Oregon's representatives
in the senate to support the amend
ment. Senator Simon believes the
land excluded from the reservation
should bo restored to tbe Indhns, and
will not support tho amend Jient, which
will probably defeat It ut this season.
at least.
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l)jn l lorgot tnai i am paying a
bettor price for turkeys than you can
got from nny one else in Southorn Ore
gon G. h. Davis.
No sooner had Dr. J. M. Ke ino ar
rived in Portland last week,, where ho
went to take part la tho souatoriul fight
than ho had mmo thrust upon him and
was 'accorded due prontineKce among
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Are still filled with
Decorated China and
Porcelain Ware
REMEMBER
Our Groceries are always fresh
and pure; and prices right
H. H. HOWARD 8 CO.'S
the shrewd and popular politicians of
tbo slate, by being caricatured by an
Oregon Ino artist. Portland's big dally
represented him as a shrewd politician
with bandy legs, a well rounded bead
covered with a derby hat, and facial
features somewhat true to nnturo. Bo
low tho caricature was tho inccriptlon
"Doc Kecnc Telia What is Going to
Happen," and Solomon in all bis glory
could not have been made to look more
eomplslsant than did the doctor la this
We want all the eggs we can get;
cash or trade. H. B. Howard & Co.
Monday, the presidential electors
met in Salem and formerly cast the
o'her states also cast tbe electoral vote
on that date, and at least one elector
(r m each state will journey to Was b-
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college and formerly cast tbe states
'electoral vote for the candldateschoeen
j b' the PeP'o last November.
The largest Una or pipes ever
brought
Kurtz's.
to Southern Oregon, at
Inadvertently an Injustice was done
A. H. C'bessmore in THE MAIL'S re
port of the Poultry show last week.
Through some oversight or misunder
(standing nothing was said in regard to
I hi, .1,11. Ti.l,n.. n.l,. lnnn II.
his wblte Leghorn prize winners. He
bad on exhibition several fine fowls of
this variety which scored among the
highest and which carried ofl first prize
Notwithstanding they were young and
te'eeted at rasdom from his large brood,
one pullet to-ved 94 points.
Have your oil cans filled at home
from Henry Davis' oil wngon.
We learn from a letter received from
private sources that Attorney Robert
Galloway, of Portland, has been com
pelled to retire from the practice of bis
profession owing to bis rapidly declin
ing health. His muny friends in Med
ford will hope that his illness will not
b) such as to incapaqiate him for busi
ness for any definite lengtn of lime.
Watches cleaned and. wan-anted for
one year, for $1 Pritvhard, the jeweler.
B. I. Stoner, who has been very
acceptably filling the position of night
clerk at Hotel Nash, baa resigned bis
position and accepted a situation with
the Palm-Wbitman-Palm cigar com
pany, of ibis city, as traveling sales
man. Ho will introduce their goods
in California. Cal Single has succeeded
him as night clerk. :
If you cn't find wbat you want go
to G. L. Davis' he's got it..
Wm. Zimmerly has purchased a
l'jb-acro ranch near the Rogue river
ferry, from Messrs. Ulrlch and Slinger.
He expects to take up bis residence
there in a few months. The sale was
made through the F. M. Stewart real
estate agency.
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The first through mail from Lake-:
and Klamath Counties since January
2d, arrived Saturday afternoon. "Shmn
blockade just raised was tbe first oner
of note ever experienced on the Klam
ath Falls-Ashland stage line. A larger
force of men have been employed tnr
breaking the road ever since the storm-
Chase & Sanborn .coffee
Davis'.
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Klamath County people anticipate?
lively times in timber land circles next
spring. The great tract of 300,00
acres of sugar and yellow pine adjoin
ing tbo reservation which is soon to bee
thrown open to purchase is expecteS
to creite the greatest rush in timber
baying ever known in that locality.. ?
Spring trucks lor spring house
hold moving. Wells & Shearer.
It is said Lakeview business mere
re opposed to tbe project of having '
railroad built to that place, for the.
reason that it would do more barn
than good. The railroad Drofector
say they will build it whether it
wanted or not.
Yon can't beat Prltohard a Drices
nor the quality of his goods.
The Wrought Iron Range repre -
sentatives, who have been operating fa
Jackson County for several weeks, bar- -completed
their canvass of this section.'
of the country and have gone tov
eaetern Washington to establish- headW
quarters. " . &
If you want to build a fruit cakei-.
you will find the proper material at C.
L. Davis'.
Mies Nellie DePeatt, formerljr
Postil telegraph operator in Medford",
has secured a position with the West
ern Union Telegraph Company at tber
state capital at Salem during tbe legis
lative session.
A card from W. H. Parker, wrftlezr
at Eugene Tuesday, states tbat oul of"
twenty-seven attorneys be has smb,
twenty-five of them bad subscribed for
his Ready Reference Index, and that
all commead it very highly.
See tbe latest in piano chairs at the
Coss Piano House.
Four southbound passenger trains?
arrived in and departed from MedfordL
within an hour Tuesday. They wero
tbe delayed trains of Monday and Tues
day morning. ;
A new lot of Japanese goods jbsfc.
received. Call and see them. G. I
Davls.
Miss Mvrlle Nicholson, one of Thkt
Mail's compositors, was confined U
her borne several days this week with,
an attack of la grippe.
Fine line of very nice jardinieres
received this week at G. L. Davis'.
-Thi week the final trausfer lor the
Crowell ranch was made and the nq-
owners expect to take possession of tbes.
I same in a few days.
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