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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1901)
K.lSUVJfvS-i'l.! i ! g ! 1 J 1 I PURELY PERSONAL. J Joe Ilader was la from Knglo Point j Monday. j W. Hi Bradshaw was in from OLakej -Creek Wednesday. E. II. Dunham, of Taiout, was a Mad lord visitor Saturday. It. B. Orr. of Central Point, waa- Medford visitor Monday- Miss Sylvia Hazel was to Ash)n.nd-a couple of days this week. J. B. Soils, the livoryaian, was in Ashland this week upon business. Jioyal Brown, of Eagle Point, waa doing business In the city Monday. M. L. Pellett, the Talent orcharding res In the city Monday upon business. G. E. Fox, of Central Point, paid Ms respects to Med ford friends last Satur day. A. Torey and F. H. Green, of Talent, j wore .doing business in Medford Mod-! day. Delbert and Charlie Terrlll, of i 3rownsboro, were Medford visitors Monday. Merchant J. F. Brown, of Eagle Point, was In the city last Saturday upon business. T. G. Hendricks, a Eugene banker, -was in Medio rd Monday for a brief stay In our lively little city . J. E. Bodee. Medford's merchant tailor, left Monday evening for a few days' business stay in San Franoisco. Mesdames Nicholson, Elwood and Bundy attended sthe railroad boys' charity ball la Ashland Wednesday evening. F. M. Wilson and John Arnold at tended a meeting of Ashland Encamp- ment, I.O.O.F., Tuesday evening. Six candidates were given the third degree, alter which a banquet as given. Mrs. C. B. Tubbs .md son, of St Joseph County, Missouri, stopped off In Medford last week for a few days visit with their old time friends, Mr. and Mrs. J, P. True, of GriSn creek. Leon Haskins came home.-frora Berke ley, Calif., Sunday for a ivlsit with " 'home folks during his school vacation. The young man is taking a .course in Ihe pharmaceutical department of the university of California, and is getting along finely in his studies. E. G. Miller, a lumberman from Mo Cloud, Calif., was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Moore last Sunday. He starts for southern Ohio next Tuesday and will take with him a fine sample of Oregon irult and flowers and will bring back a wife. There is nothing so captivating to an eastern lady as a young man from Oregon with fruit and flowers. Deputy Sheriff H. G. McCarthy was in Grants Pass over Sunday upon a "visit to home folks, and, as he says, "enjoying for a day the good thing which only mother knows how to pro Tide doughnuts like mother used to make, as it were." A young man wbo enjoys a Sunday with mother is on the Tight road to usefulness and honorable manhood. Our good friend, W. R. Dickison was in from Table Rock last Saturday upon business. The Mail acknowledges' pleasant call. He reports that his ap ple crop was not quite up to the aver age yield this year but that the size and quality of the fruit made up in part tor the shortage in quantity. Some of -bis fruit was really too large for con venient packing. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Estes, of Talent, were in Medford Tuesday accompanied ty A. S. Estes and family, who arrived at Talent two weeks ago from Sedalla, "31 iBSOuri. The new comers are here to remain and were in Medford purchas- pmSTMAS PRESENTS Are now on the minds of all, mid most all are aWdying what to got. "That 1b easy," . DON'T GET CHEAP TRASH By all means get something that is good and will Inst and ann bo remembered and appreciated for years to come Get a Good .: CLOCK, WATCH, CHAIN, KNIVES, FORKS, CHAUM, SPOONS, RING, CUT GLASS, SILVER BERRY DISH, SILVER CUPS, " CAKE BASKET, Napkin Rings, " BON BON DISH, " CRACKER JAR, " TEA SET. PIN, BRACELET, PENS, CUFF BUTTONS Silver Pieces of all kinda, both solid and plated also Musical Instruments, at ELWOOD'S ADDITIONAL LOCAL Dr. Payiio has boon giving hyp- notlo exhibitions throo nights durln the week at the opera housu to good slued nudluuees. Tito tests shown by the doctor are very latorostlng and ho displays u complete mastery of lila pro- fotmlon. On Wednesday evening th sulijuot, who had been sleeping in the window of thu Mudfot'd book stove wu awakouud, having first boou placed in a cataleptic statu by Dr. Payne and thou returned to a normal condition iho operator explaining oaoli stop as ho pioooodod. Afterward a largo ohms was placed under tho iulluouoc and tlioy performed many Inughublo feats. The special features Thursday evening wore "tho murdor trial nud court room I scene" and "tho base ball match I Thu antics of tho dllTuront subjects af ford u good evening's entertainment, aside from solontltlo Interest of tho exportmuuts. Dr. Payne vxpeols to till a return dato bore in tho near future. Stun Aiken was down from Pros puot Tuesday , Mr. Alkon has presented TliK Mail with a box of Aikuu'a Im provod Wh'.Ua Star potatoes, ilo has boon doing business with a seedling potato for years and as a result bo has produued au nrticlu whluli is worthy of bearing his good name. Ills ulalms uro that It oxcols In produulng, keeping and cooking qualities. He will havo a few thousand pound a of them on the Qiarket later for salu for seed. ing supplies preparatory to commence ment of housekeeping. These people home In Missouri was In the drouth district and up to the time they left there, two weeks ago, no rain had fallen since last April. Since they left, however, -.there has been raging one of the worst blizzards known to tho coun try. The two gentlt men above men tioned are brothers. Miss Maiie JCame, of Central Point was visiting Medford friends this week J. G. Martin, of Beagle, was among Medford's throng of busy buyers Mon day. Conductor J. M. Hansbrough.of Rose burg, was among his many Medford friends for a couple of days last week Mrs. C. L. Reeves, sister-in-law of Dr. Goble, left Sunday for a visit in Centralia. Wash. She was accompanied by Mr. Goble's little child. Mr. and Mrs. John Dickson, who have been visiting relatives hereabouts for a few weeks, left Friday for Southern California, where they expect to spend the winter. L. E. Middlebusher, of Eagle Point, was in the city Tuesday. He brought in with him a band of twenty-seven goat?, belonging to J. Willlscrofl, which bad been sold to Wm. Ulrich, of this city. Mr Ulrich will put these with a band of 125 others he has and put them on a ranch which he is clearing. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vaughn, of Clackamas County, Oregon, wore in Jackson Connty last week and this upon a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. Wyland, living east of Medford. Mrs. Vaughn and Mrs. Wyland are sisters and have not seen each other before for thirty years. Mr. Vaughn crossed the plains in '43 and Mrs. Vaughn in '45. Mr. V. took a donation claim soon after his arrival in Oregon and himself and family have since resided continuously upon this same land. Eleven children have been born to thern and all are living, the baby of the family being the wife of M. F, McCown, of this city. Mr. V. also has a cousin by the same J A Merry Xmas to All V .m cim If there is ever a time V AriSlIllaS when one wants the right kind of goods it certainly is at Christmas time A. Good Suit of Clothes A Nice Dress Pattern A Good Pair of Shoes A Nice, New Jacket A Nice Shirt A Nice Fascinator A New Tie A New Skirt All of these things are always acceptable Prices always lowest at name, living up Roguo river way, whom he had not seen sinco he left Tennessee in the 40's. I. A. Armstrong, of Walla Walln, is In Medford looking over tho city with a possibility of locating. G. F. King returned this week from up Prospect way, where he located four settlers on homesteads. Miss Lol Nichols, of Eagle Paint, and her cousin, Miss Lova Scott, of Albany, are visiting Medford friends. H.G. and II. A. Myors and II. G. Myers, Jr., of Lake Creek, were in the city Thursday buying Christmas goods. F. V. Medynski was at Rosoburg this week making filing upon a piece of tlni' oer land In the Roguo river tlmbor belt. Carl Skyrman, a stockman of Trail was in the city Wednesday making innstmas purchases. Mr. Skyrman says tho fish hatchery, near his place affords a great amount of employmcn to the laboring men of thnt section and s in consequence a boon to the locality, Mrs. C." R. Welch and son and daugh ter, Chester and Mildred, arrived In Medford Tuesday from Salem and will make this city their future home. Mrs. Welch is mother of E. M. Welch, of the Medford Furniture Company, and a sister of Mrs. Hollis, wife of P. t. Hollis, another member of tho above mentioned firm. Those dcodIo were accompanied by I. M. Welch and son Frank, who are but recently from the east, but, who, also, will reside Medford, they were accompanied lso by Mrs. Welch's mother. They are now housekeeping In the Dr. Kirch- gessner residence on Knob Hill. Mr. K. Welch, who Is now In business at Salem, expects to soon come to Med ford to reside. He, too, Is a member of the Medford Furniture Company. W. W. Edington was In Medford Wednesday upon business preparatory to a start the following day for his old home in southern Missouri. Mrs. Ed ington and his two little girls accora panied him. It's been nineteen, years since tbey left Missouri and they nat urally have a longing for the old home, but we will venture a guess that South ern Oregon will be more to their liking after thoy have spent a winter in the east. Mr, Edington recently sold bis farm of 74 acres, near Central Point, to Benj. Beall for $3000, but very wisely did not sell his personal property, thus leaving a commencement of farming again in the valley an easy matter should he decide to return. These are good citizens and neighbors and their friends will all give them a hearty wel come when they return if thoy do. Special Millinery Sale. Only a few more of those bargains In stylish dress and street bats left. Our reduced prices will suit your purses as well as tastes. H. A. Medynski & Co., back of new bank. Evangelist Coming. The M. E. Church has engaged Rev. J J. Woltors, D. D., formerly superin tendent of Alaskan missions, to con duct a special meeting, which will com mence tho first of January. He is a preacher of note and successful as an evangelist, and we bespeak for him a successful meeting in Medford, Prep arations are being made for his coming already. Let everybody got ready for the meetingB. W. B. Moore, Pastor. Wants to Buy Hides. X am in the market for all kinds of hides sheep, goat, cow, horso hides and deer skins, with tags on. I will pay highest market price. Call and see me, at the tunnery between Talent and Phoenix. D. ANDEHTON. Lost On streets of Medford. inaiin. script o' tho drama, "In tho Tolls." Finder will bo rewarded by reluming same tu Lin 1'urdin. James Houstou, aged "2 yoais, died at Ashland Weducsdny. Houston was a saloon keeper at Klamath Falls and was operated upon, by Dr. Plckol, o( this clty.'far strangulated horiila. Dr. Picket was assisted by Drs. Sungor and Parsons, of Ashland. Tho patient died about au hour aftor the operation. Mis advanced ago and tho further faot that be had been a hard drinking man uiu thought to have had much to do with his not being nblo to withstand tho operatlou. P. P. Prim's Cabin, N S. O., will givo a grand masquerade ball at Jack sonville on the ovenlng of December .'list. Tho enviable reputation which this order has gained as social outer tai nors will doubtless draw a largo at tendance and lnsuro a general good time. Tho ball will bo given In tho court house, so that thoro will bo no lack of room for tho dancers. Central Market I'ottoiiKor & Cox, rop, 1 ii Motel Nil nil Itlock l-'ree Delivery In City I'litmo mam 13 MEDFORD, ORE soon In thu various show windows about tho olty. Surely thoro Is no good reasou .(or not buying progenia llil year when tho stueks ara no oomploto. Ladlos' Mascot gloves every pair warranted and lined If desired, Makot a 11110 unrisunns present. Kor salu by Hi Alt iiiuvuur o uu. that oiiiHiio 111 II. II, Howard A Co.'s window Is attracting no vud of at tonliou, It's a whnppor mid Is going t bu llghtod Christinas eve. Tho printed matter in tlio window will toll you all anout It. All kinds or sasn and doors im.l screen uoors, at lowest market price. W. Woods. Parties going to San Francisco on tho llolton-l'oll excursion must gut ordors for berths In thrco or four any iHiloro Christmas, so as to givo time to secure sleepers. With tho new facilities that 11. N Butlor nut In his shoo, ha turna out ilk good work In repairing winches and owolry as any ono in Southern Oregon O. W. Whitman. Informs Tiik Mail that fully seventy-llve San l-Yanolsoo excursion tickets will bo sold In Med ford and that this number will lusuro a special cur from lioro. lroil toys of all kinds and tuv furni ture at (.lumen's. The high price of corn and othor grain in eastern slates has caused an udvancc in whiskey, hence you will llnd the goods now offered much more adul terated. Therefore buy your goods from tue oieuioru untuning and Keilnlug Co. where you will llnd tho uuro irrnln goods at $2.50 per L'allou and un at utsiiiicry utiice. L. II. Faucott Is having many 1 provomenls inado to his lino homo In Southwest Medford. Au addition, in which thoro will bo four rooms, is be ing built, while there Is also being put up sixty feot of porch, on two sides of the main building. N. B. Bradbury hns tho contract and Carpoutors W. L. Halloy and W. E. I'oindextcr aro doing tho work. Pure distilled era n whiskev. Wo nandle no rectified or blended goods. We only offer straight, two stamnei! goods at distillery olllce $2.50 to 4.50 per gallon. C. M. Allen, the gentleman who purchased tho J. II. Wilson farm, near Medford, has a good portion of his lund in readiness 'or tree planting and as soon as tho trees arrive thoy will bo planted, and tho foundation for another Jackson County orchard shall havo been commenced. Selz Royal Blue shoo, the sreatest shoe In tho world for 13.60, Bold only Dy w. ri. aiccKer uo. C. H. El more has fifty acres of good fruit land, ovor near Jacksonville, upon which he now has a twenty aero orchard, but he is not content with that and Is preparing another twenty acre tract for tree planting. Tho tiocs have been ordered and will bo put out this winter. He will plant Newtown pippin apples and Bartlett pears. The Elite studio can Bhow the fin est display of photographs in Jackson County. Tho repairs on the Boar creek bridge at this placo have been com pleted and travel across It has been re sumed. Next spring wo may reason ably expect the county commissioners to commenco work on a new structure to take the placo of tho old or.e. At a meeting of the members of tho Prosbyterian Church held recently, the pastor's back salary, to the amount of $200 was raised, but the members wisely decided not to engage a new pastor un til such time aB they could with safety gnarantee his salary and know positively from whence it was to come. New lino of wall paper at tho Med ford Furniture store. Tho new officers rooontly elected In Olive Rebekah Lodge, No. 28, are: Prudence Anglo, N. G.; Alta Naylor, V. G.; Etta Shearer, recording secre tary; Myrtle Nicholson, financial secre tary; Katie Anglo, treasurer. We want all the oggs we can get: cash or trade . H, H, Howard & Co. There never were prettier dlspla; mado of holiday goods than are now Wo lira Instructed to say thai the members of tho Christian Church Sun ny school will havo a Christmas tree nd exercises 11 1 their eliurcb oil C. ri 81- 11111s ove. Everybody Invited. tor X inns doll cabs, drums, bed and tables at Gurnun's. Albert V. Countryman, of Talent, wishes Tim Maii, to extend thanks to his (Honda In Jackson County who as sisted him in procuring an artlllcial lK. Glass and China for Xinas at Cor nea's. John G. Goro has been appointed administrator of tho estate of Melvlna Clayton, deceased. Notice tocredltors, If thoro bo any, appears In this Istue ol This Maii,. AIT tho newest novelties and do signs In wall paper Medford Furniture Company. John A. Harvey, formerly of Gold Hill, now a resident of L'klab, Calif., has boon admitted to tho California bnr mid will iocjito In San Franoisco. soon. Head W. T. York's real cslaui bar gains In another column of this paper. Mrs. Al Norman, who has been 111 sinco Thanksgiving with tunsllltls, Is very much Improved, hnt her baby is still very III with erysipelas. W. T. York has real estate bargains and good ones see hla lUl ulsewhuro In this paper. Christmas cxerclsos will bo hold In Phoenix Church, Pronby terlan, on Sunday Deo. 22. All cordially Invited. Pay what vou owo I. A. Webb -to W. T. York or J. H. Butler, There will bo first degroo work In Odd Follows hall next Saturday even ing regular meeting night. Holldny excursion tickets on sale at Medford Book store. Tho Paoiflo Rural Press quotes Or egon Bui-bank potatoes in Ban Francisco at tl-25 to $1-50 per hundred. Harry liosaum is carrying his hand In a sling those days tho result of blood poisoning. Yollow Danycrs onions nro quoted at $1.75 to 92.25 per cental at San Fran cisco. . For Rent- Forty acres of well improved land ton acres seeded to alfalfa, Will sell hay. some stock and tools. Homo fino garden land on place: runnlnir water Ii.nulrn of O. C. Gilchrist, Central Point. The Boss Piano House Among the Churches. I'HICHMVTKItlAN ullUKUII. ftov. Wm. Olydo, ol Ashland, will preaoh In Medford I'ro.liylerlan Ohuroh ou Sabbath 22nd ln,i. al a, m IIIU, Uov. 8. June, of Jacksonville, tu tho evening, MAP'riHI't'llUltCli. Services at thu Ilaptist Church next Sabbath at 7:.10 p. ,. Hpon lmllo will be furnished by theeliolr. Sermon subjoot, "Ood'iGIH," A oordlal invi tation is extended. Please note that the Sabbath school superintendent has just heurd from Santa Clans and h will bo nl the llapllat Churoh nt Tuesday evening. The children ro gutting roiuly to entertain him, U. K, CIIUItCH, BOUTII. Thoro will Ihi preaching tlilievenlnu. Friday, at 7:110 p, m Saturday al 11 a. m. and 7:110 p, 111. and Sundnv morning and evening by Uov. K. Fitch, pre.lil- ingouier, moulding quarterly conference on Satunlay. Everybody l Invited. Accepted Position at telnnif. I'iioknix, Ore., I)cC. 10, 1W), EniToit Mkofoiiu Mam.: MIm Carrie Siirkolt, one of Jaeksou County's best tenchurs, has resigned her position un teacher In the I'houulx soluxil ihnl alio might accept tho nrluolpalnhlp of a U land school. It was with grent reluc. tance tho patrons of the former school gave her up na all wore so Interested lit tho work. She leaves at one fur Ij. A t'lvi.r.N. Special Sale, Everything n ,v li has to be aoht within Hk next ton dnvs. In order to do this will liiive in ,.!) .1 ,1,. ... diiced prices. Huts that sold for nlno and ten dollars mutt go for alx and seven. Dre.s hats from 2 up. Do not m s this opportunity In selecting your millinery, lleinmubor, all next week onice" ,""""ury I"""10", opposite poaW I am not going out of buluos hut these goods imiti bo sold before Christ mas to make room for now slock. .jLjli;zlR """t'Klt. Settle Up NollceT ., A" I ,"'"' sold out my bush tu 'lodioi'd it lieeomi.M hwi-.m.u tt., -ti tny book accounts bo settled al once Uurlnif my abironuo of u fw u..l ... counts mav be piilil nt tho oillnu of ctiy 1 org, or to Mr, J. II. Holler. I. A. Wkiiii. Recorder Real Estate BARGAINS! 160 aero triu-t, pood for Alfalfa or fruit, ,'io per aero. "rres l.'IO iin.lerciilllvnllon. 20 good huildlnus. well wuii.r. ed, lino location, IM.J0. aero fruit tract, Ings, 1500. good build. W. T. YORK the reliable Southern Ore gon Music Store, when you want to buy Pianos and Organs or any of their ac cessaries. Qramophonos, Phonogaaphs, or any Mus ical Instrument made A Street, between 6th and 7th Johnson Residence Legal blanks of all kinds for aalo at this olllco. Weeks Bros. Undertakers and Embalmers, Wot Seventh Street MEDFOrtD - . OREGON Also carry in stock 1 a lull lino of 1. W FURN1TUR Ef Store, Office and Bar Fixtures Made to Order West Side Evaporator Medford, - - - Oregon; I have Dried Fruit and pure Cider Vinoimr for sale l L. F. LOZIER, Prop. fit " ,3'hlii j 5f I IfKSf