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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1902)
i 1 "4 I E PURELY PERSONAL. Bird Johnson was down from Boaglo Monday, u-'T'teK'J1"'' was among Ashland Dr1, J.. M.. Kcono was in Portland Over Sunday . v; ' v k K. J. Kaiser-, of the Valloy Rocord, .was In Mod ford Sunday. jj , J. C. Whlpp, of Ashland, was In Med JqpV Woduofday upon business. ' ' " 'W111, Moesnl, ot Lake Creek, was ; Medford Monday upon business. III " Mtss loa "Ray," 0! Gold Hill, spent Wednesday In Medford with friends, N. S. Bennett returned Saturday from a visit to his homestead on Trail creek. . - Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Burnett, of Ash land,, were visiting Medford friends Sunday. Assessor J. 0. Pendleton left for Port ' land Tuesday evening to be absent a lew days. MiBS L. A. Booker, of Woodville, was In Medford Tuesday the guest of MrB. H.E.Elliott. Mrs. H. G. Fairolo and children, of Ashland, were visiting Medford friends and relatives this week. MrB. O. Gilbert, of the Bazaar, has with her for this week her friend, Mrs. A. Allen, of Uasq.net, Calif. Miss Fay Sears left Tuesday for SpO' kine, where she will spend several weeks -with her father, D. T. Sear?. Frank Bassett, of Oakland, Calif., is -visiting with his uncle and aunt, ' Mr- and Mrs. S. H. Murray, of this oity. , W. F, Maokey, of Cottage Grove, vQa in Medford this week upon a visit . Mackey. ' P. M. Kershaw is up from Yreka for 'a couple of weeks' visit with friends, lie being the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J . Gregory. C. B. Welch, in company with B. C. Ward, of Ashland, left Tuesday for bold Hill, where they will put in some time prospecting. D. W. Anderson, of Lost River Gap, .Klamath County, arrived in Medford Friday with a load of fish for the mar ket. He returned Saturday. Miss Eva Wolters, of Talent, returned to her home Sunday aftor a week's yisit with Medford friends. She was lie guest of Miss Fay Sears. Mrs. J. W. Wiley, who has been iu Medford upon a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bliss, returned to her home in Ashland Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. Crowthen and their daughter, Mrs. E. N. Fuller, of Dallas, Ore., are in Medford looking over the country with a view to locating. Miss Bertha Danielson left Medford .Sunday night for Oakland, Calif., at which place she will visit for several -weeks with her brother, Alva, and fam ily. Miss Lillie Taylor was in Medford Tuesday while on her way to her home in Jacksonville, from Portland, where ehe has spent the past three weeks with friends. E. S. Wolfer, Medford's enterprising tinsmith, proposes to take a rest for a couple or three days and will spend the Fourth with his parents at Hubbard, Oregon. Mies Laura Gilson, who has been re aiding in California for the past few years, returned on Sunday evening foi ' a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gilson. T. M Reid, of the firm of Broad & Keid, Forest creek miners, was in Med ford Tuesday with a goodly sprinkling of gold dust about 8800 the result ol a few weeks' run. Gilbert Olson, of Roseburg, was in ; Medford Sunday. He has been stop ping for a few days at Bybee springe ' and on Sunday was en route to Siskiyou . County, California. Jos. Beek went to Portland Saturday evening to attend the' funeral of hif aunt, Mrs. Watson, who had died at Spokane, and whose body was brougbi to Portland for Interment. H. E. Ear hart, who for the past two years has been making his borne at Jas. Gregory's, left last Saturday for Horn brook, where he will hereafter re side with a son, who UveB there. McDonald Pardue, of Prospect, wa in the city Wednesday. He relates that people up that way are very much elated because of the prospect of travel over their road to the Crater Lake National Park. - - Ex-County Commissioner Martin Perry, one of the good farmers of Same Valley, was in the city Monday. He expects to leave soon for Bly, Klamath County, where he will put up a goodly quantity of bay. Mrs. H. E. Elliott left Wednesday for her home in Portland, after having epent seven weeks in this city with her mother, Mrs. M. L. Tressler. Mies Oirrle Tressler accompanied her and will hereafter make her home in Port land, E. Ellis, of Eagle Point, went to Eugene Wednesday to look for a posi tion in one of the big logging onmps near that place. Mr. Ellis is nn ex perienced logger and will prpbiibly re main in a oamp (or the remainder of the summer. Mr. and Mrs, L. C. Slsomoro, of For Klamath, are in the vnllny visiting friends aud relatives, and oelebratlng tho Fourth of July, Mr, Slsomoro is In ohargo of Pelton Bros, extensive in terests in the Fort country, W.O. Campbell, A.St. Clair, J. M Usher, Mrs. M. A. Ushor, M. W. Fox Mrs. R. A. Fox, Mr6. Ida J. Finney and Mrs. Maud M. Rallton, all of Spokane, Wash,, were In Medford last week mak ing filing upon timber land In the Rogue river country.- Their notices appear elsewhere in these columns. Mr. nud Mrs. Julius WeUsel, of Port land, are to arrive in Modford today, Frila;', on a visit to M s. Wetzel's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Lyon. Mr, Wetzel is a bridge foreman in the em ploy or tno Southern I'aotnc, and con sequently can make but a brief stay here, but Mrs, Wetzel will remain with her parents about three weeks. Stillman K. George, Southern Pa olflo freight and baggage agent at Woodburn, Ore., arrived in this olty last Friday morning tor a two weeks' visit with his sister, Mies Carrie George of the Postal Telegraph Co., of this oity. On Saturday ho, accompanied by Miss Carrie, went up to Trail oreok to spend a few days at Carrie's homestoad. Dr, James Braden, of Gold Hill, was in Medford last Saturday, The doctor, in company with a Mr. Graham, is de veloping a new mine in the filackwell district that promises to be very rich. Out of some especially rich chunks of ore they pounded out, by hand, over ,500 worth of gold, and the ledge shows that it has plenty more just as rich ore. N. Payne, ol Overton, Nebraska, is in Medford upon a visit to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Heimroth. He is a brother of Mrs. Heimroth, and is a prominent and well-to-do farmer and stockman back In Nebraska. He likes our coun try and can see a brilliant future for it, and in all probability will dispose of his Nebraska -holdings and locate in Southern Oregon. Stan Aiken, of Prospect, was in Med ford reoently after supplies for his store and hotel at Prospect. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hollenbeak will have charge of the hotel this season and Mr. Aiken will conduct the store and feed stables He will also put in a feed stable at Mill creek. Mr. Aiken is one of the pioneers of that part of the county and The Mail hopes that when the tide of tout ists turns Crater lake way it will not forget to call upon the good natured and always hospitable Stan. W. V. Llpplnoott and F, Osenbrugge, accompanied by Mr. Osenbrunge's son, drove about thirty miles up Rogue river last Saturday afternoon to one of the many quiet retreats to be found on that stream, where they camped until Sun day evening, when they returned. They had a very pleasant time and report a fine catch of fish but just how many and how large the fish were, The Mail was unable to learn, owing to natural mod esty and the truthfulness of the two gentlemen. , Mr. and Mrs. Polk Hull were In from Spikenard Monday. Mr. Hull relates that he came near having a large con flagration at his place last Saturday Fire caught In the roof from sparks from the chimney and not until It was well under way was it discovered. The amily was all at home and a well ap plied supply of water soon put out the flames with no damage other than the burning of the roof. Mr. Hull reports the crops In excellent condition in his section. Mrs. Maggie Tressler was taken to Portland by Monday evening's train, where she will be placed In tbe Port land Sanitarium, ehe suffering from an attack of nervous prostration. Mrs. Caroline Austin and Miss Ethel Tress ler accompanied her, as she is getting along in years and quite helpless. Her husband, J. Tressler, is in Portland, where he is working at his trade, that of a machinist, and he will meet Mrs. Tressier at the depot and assist in tak ing her to the Sanitarlunm. J. I. Patton was in from Big Butte Monday, The gentleman has been ill considerably during the past winter and spring, but is now getting squarely on his feet again. He was a very agree able caller at The Mail office as our subscription books will bear evidence. Some time last April Mr. Patton lost a steel grubbing book from his wagon, between Medford and Big Butte. Tt was two feet long and weighed fifty pounds. Mr. Patton is not possessed with as much means as a Vanderbilt or a Gould and the loss was quite an item to him. The finder will confer a favor upon an honest, deserving man by notifying Mr. Patton. N. Moon, one of Sams Valley's wide awake young farmers, was in Medford Monday. Mr. Moon states that baying s about done in his section, and that the yield is very large and the quality first-class. Their wheat harvest com mences next week, with a larger acreage than any previous year and a promise of a big yield. Their fruit trees are fairly bending under an immense load of fruit, so altogether the farmers of Sams Valley will soon be wealthy enough to be classed with the bankers and bondholders. Mr: Moon says thai he shall become a member of tho pro posed fruit growers' union and that hip neighbors are also tbklng a deep inter est in the organization, purses! piibsesi ptoses! Genuine Stamped L,eather All Kinds and Prices CALL AND EXAMINE PURSES PURSES PURSES PURSES MEDFORD DRUG COMPANY The Missus Kiln and Jo Oilhnud Miss Sophia Mullur, ut Jnokaonvlllo, woro In Medford last Saturday spending the day with friends. Postumstor Monlinnn was ntJOoloatlnu a couple of days this work, Ills lionllh Is Improving mul hu will soon bo all right again' Mrs. K. P. nrlggs and daughter, Miss Lulu, of Ashland, woto In Modlord Inst week lu attendance at the funeral of Mrs. A. S. Hammond. P. M. Williams returned lust week from J. H. Ray's mlno, near Waldo. Work on tho mine ban been suseiidod, tor tho time being, at tonal. Prof, Thomas Strong, lato president of the State University, at Eugenu, and Mrs. Strong and their daughter, MIsb Evelyn, were In Medford Saturday and Sunday, guests at the home ol Dr. aud Mrs. E. B. l'iekol. Mrs. H. S. Rood and Miss Hood, of Los Angeles, arrlvod Monday and will spend a oouplo of months in Medford, to be with Mr' Reod, who Is bore at tending to Important mining matters In which he Is interested. Merchant J. II. Norrls roturnod Mon day from a week's vacation, which ho sient In Portland. He hnd a tine time ami saw many 'of his old-tiuio frleudi. Durlug his absence Ocorgo Hicks was salesman at Mr. Norrls1 hardware store, Spencer Ohllders and J. W. Prall left Tuesday tor a trip to Klamath County. Mr. Clilldors took a loud of supplies to his son, Bert, who has charge ol a big liny and stock rnnoh that ho and his sons have lu that county. Mr. Prall wont along just tor the trip. T. M. Plctohor, ot Indianapolis, Ind., while on his way homo from Snu Fran cisco, where ho had been lu attundanoo at the Mystlo Slirlnors' conolavo, topped ofl'lu Medford tor a weok's visit with his brother, Dr. C. C. Plotuhor, and family. The doctor showed his brother ovor many parts of tho valloy and that sontloman doolarod wo had tho finest climate, tho most beautiful sdenery and tho best fishing of any place he had visited. Rev. A. 0. Strachan, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Vaccsvlllo.Call fornia, stopped off from the northbound overland Tuesday evening and remained over until the following evening, guest of Dr. T. F. Day. Uov. Hlraghon is a graduate of the San Francisco Theo logical Seminary, and was a student uiv der Dr. Ray, who holds the chair of EIo brew and Old Testament Litornliiro in that institution. Hu is now on a short vacation, and is on IiIb way to Wlunl Dec. Manitoba, to visit hlB mother, who lives in that oity. Elder L. D. Mlnoar returned Tuesday from Lyle. Washington, where ho hud been for tho previous ten days attend ing, as a dologate, tho annual oontor ence ot the German Baptist Brolhren This conference Is composed of dele gates from the churches of that do nomination in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and Elder Mlnoar stated that the attendanco was tho largest ovor had at a conference in this district. Ho reports that his denomination has In creased in membership so rapidly the past year that it makes their church work too large for ono conference to attend too, and it is probable that next year tho dlatrlot will be mado into two districts. O. Oldenburg returned Saturday from Waldo, where ho has been for several weeks past working for J. H. Ray, of this oity, who has a mine In tbat dis trict. Mr. Oldenburg states tbat Mr, Ray is now sinking a sixty-foot shaft having men at work in rock that given indication of being a paying ledge. He says there is considerable excitement at Waldo over tho rich copper mlno that have lately been opened up, Crawford & Andrews recently took out of tbelr mino a shoot of natlvo copper which was over four feet long and two feet wide. Most of tho ore assays an averago of eighty-five per cent copper. When a railroad Is built to Walto, Mr. Oldenburg thinks that that district will become one of tbe grcatost copper regions of the world. T. E. Pottenger has boon making several Improvements about his home on South II street. He has bad his barn overhauled and a pair of additions built thereto one on either sido. J. R. Collins was tho master mechanic on the job. J. Conrt Hall, of Gold Hill, ha rented the saloon room which Is to be put up on the corner of Seventh and D streets by Palm & Bodge. Mr. Hall aims to have the boat appointed saloon In Oregon south of Portland. Rev. Haberly, by letter from Lake Forest, 111.: "We expeot to be In Med ford Saturday, July 5th. I am doing as well as could be expected, although I am quite weak yet. I thank yon for all courtesies extendod." O. B. Hayes, who has been farming in Sams Valley, has moved his family to Medford and Is occupying a bouse on Q and Ninth streets. Mr. Hayes will engage in teaming. Fred Patterson has become an ap prentice in E. S. Wolfor's tin and plumb'ng shop. Fred is a steady, In dustrious young man and should make a success In his choson vootition, Medford Lodge No, 421, Fraternal Union of America, requests all mom- bors to be present Saturday evening, July 6th, as there is Important business to transact. ADDITIONAL LOCAL Momboi'8 of tlio Odd Follows und it iboknh lodges of this olty responded ' to mi Invitation from Ashland loilguH to 1 attend thulr Insinuation uuruiiiony on Tuusdny uvonlng ut this weok to the number ot about fifteen, As usual they all had n Jolly good tlnio with the Ash land brothers and olslora, Tho dump woatlior did not dnmpon the hospitality of the good people ot Ashland and nttor u hearty grouting to tho visiting nu m bers f i oni Modford, JnuliHonvlllo and Gold Hill, tliuy proceeded to Install the elected ollluors In their rosneotlvu uhalrs. Tho work was douo in grand stylo, tntorspersed with tho business of the evening wns the address of wul oomo by past president of tho IU'hukuh Assembly, Mrs. Robt. Foster, a recita tion by Miss Storey, suvorul Instru mental sulootlons aud a soluullou by a male quartet. A bountllul supper was served In tho banquet room. Moth lodge aud banquet ball woro tastefully decorated. Tho souvenirs were the throe links of red, white aud blue cellu loid tied with pink and groen ribbon. Those present from Medford were Mr. and Mrs. I. Woolf, Mr. and Mrs. II. U. Maokey, Mr. and Mrs, 10. W. Calkins, Mrs. J. E. Shoaror, Missus Virginia Wood lord, Mlnulo Cox, Jessie Cole mid Nuuulo Mntney, Messrs. Goo, F, King, II. II. Unrvtyund L. Knlps. -I have n carload of oomoiit whluh I am Bulling lu any quantity desired, at oasonublo nrlucs. u, u. urown, ftiuu- ford l'"eed store, Wilson' Opera House Is rapidly iissuming n llulslied nppvnrnnco and will soon be ready for the grand opening ovunt, which .Munngor Wilson proposes to give to introduce his upera houro lu tho Medford Public. Tho plastering of the mnln hull, which la all that will bo done for tho present, Is completed and tho carponter work will lie about llu lslied Ibis week. Tho painting or thu outtddo ot the building Is llnlshod and noxt week that on the Inside will bo done. K. A. Gurnoa, elootrlcian lor tho oity light station, with his assistant Frank Loder, has beon at work this week wiring the building and installing the elvctriu lights. Thoro will ho eigh teen lights for the colling and tun bo nonth the gallery, all so distributed so that there is no glare in one part of the room and a gloom In anoihor part. There will be twenty-four footlights and ample lights for tho rear of the stuge ai)d for tho dressing rooms, and there will also bo two lights for the band stand on the balcony. Tho lights for the auditorium will be so connected that ovory other one, or all of them can bo turned out from the switch-board on the staze, and tho footlights can also be shaded down whon required. Miss Elvira Illbbard gave a party to several of hor yonng friends at her mothor'a homo on Tuesday evening ol this week. The special feature was gipsy tent In which Mlsa Poarl Illhhard Impersonated n gipsy fortnno toller and told fortunes to the amusement of all present. In a guessing contest Bortha Draodonbnrg was given first prize an' Goorge Howard, tho consolation prize, There woro various otbor gainos on the program aftor which refreshments ol sherbet, cake . and . lomnnado wore served.. Those present wero Million Bcrtba Brandenburg, Lolla Hammond Vonltaand Enid Hamilton, Irma Noble Mabel Wilson, Gladys and Goorglo Hoard, Messrs. Earl Armstrong, Alfred Flynn, Starling and Wilson Rothirmul and George Howard. The two storo rooms, upper and lower floor, each ilxSO feet, In tho White-Thomas brick block, Medford, aro for rent, for long term If desired Address, or call upon, J. F. White. Little alias ransy uarnoy gave a birthday party to a lew of her young girl friends on Thursday of last week at tho homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Carney, on West Seventh street. It was tho young ludy'selovoiilh birthday and was commemorated In goad stylo. The program consisted ot many games of various naturo, aftor wliloh refreshments of Ice cream and caxo wero Borvou. Thoro wus not a young lady present who did not have a most enjoyable timo and thoy all voted Miss Pansy a royal ontortainor. Those present wero Misses Fern Hutchison, Ruth Lumsdon, Agnes Isaacs, Jeunosie Butler, Gertrudo Fay, Bertlna Boffn, Loraino and Mildred Hilton. H. G, Whiting, a sign writer and scenlo painter, of Eugene, Is at work this week painting soonory for the Wilson opera house. Ho is an artist of the best class, as tho work lie Is doing here will bear evidence. There la a olevor smoothness about the touoh of his brush whloh is rarely found In this class of artists. Whon ho Is through with a scene there Is nothing which could be added whloh would Improve Its appearance. -D. B. Russell has purchased F. M, Wilson's interest In the Rlalto con fectionery store and will hereafter drive In single harness. Tlio two have built up a good. buslnesH whloh will of courso continue, as a fine lino of goods Is carried. Mr. Wilson has taken charge of tho kflchon part of his Modal restaurant and is putting up good moil's for the hungry wayfarer and for towns people, J. R. Erford by letter: "Yon mny change tho address, of my Mkwoud Good enough for anybody flu Havana Fiiie " l-LVKQDOKA " BAUDS 1 of tamt valut at left rem "STAR." 0?B XHflB". 'ttppARHP4n "TAnnBn ha vr . ," OLD PEACH A HONeY,"C 'SAW LOG." "OLE VARGINY? f'-MASTEA WORKMAN." Wff. Mail from Boulder, Colo., to Cramer, Illinois. Wile and I aro going back there to ropnlr aomo buildings on our property which tbe wlod damnged a short timo slnco. We linvo not decided whether or not we will return to Boul der, but I'll lot you know if wo do. W e are fairly well just 'middling,' as I t wore." Tho people ot the M. E. Churuli gave Mrs. Olive Osborn a fnrewell re ception at tho homo of Mrs, E. M. Rose, In West Medford, on Wednesday even- ng of this weok. Tho guests wero do 'lightfullyonUirtnlnod with Inatrumeulnl t and vocal muslo and literary sulootlons. Tho evontng was filled with many pleas ant features, and oven to thu saves present perplexing and mysterious, things were revealed. Tho many tilonds of this worthy lady regret her leaving " our olty. . , ' When farmers have hlacksmlthing to do thoy may be assured ol Bral-chun work and reasonable pricos, at T. T. Murrlman's shop, Modford. The new rosldonco of E. C. Donck, t on A and Tenth ilroets, will be ready by another week for oocuunnoy. It Is a very neat appoarlng and well ar ranged cottngo, and all tbe workman ship Is first class and raflecta credit - 'it upon tho builders, Chas. Phioster do ing the stone work, Sponcor Clilldors, the plastering and A. W. Dish tho car penter work. Cash paid for eggs, at Wltson'e i. grocory store, South Cstroot, Medford. The Orohard Homo fruit district Is patriotic as well as progressive, and now boasts of a fine flagstaff from which floats a largo flag. This flag polo is at Urban Rest, the cozy home of Mrs. J. Root and Mrs. K. Philport. The pole is 00 foot high and Is pnlntod whlto, ' and tho flag is fourtoon Icet In length and of tho bust bunting. - O.Grimos, of Lakovlow, hns pur chased the Fred Wickmnn place, pay- ing f 3500 therefor. Thoro aro sixty- sovon acres in the place and it ia situa ted near the old camp grounds at Con- ral Point. Possession is to bo given on tho 20th of this month. This ileal was consumated through tho Fnlni-York real estato agency, ' The Sunset Telophono Company Is having throe moro telephones put In for tho olty, which will mnko an even seventy-live telephones on tho Medford circuit. Tho now phones aro at Mayor Crowell'o office, at"lhe olty recorder's office and at tho oity light and pump- ing station. D. B. Goodo, ot Ashland, brought ' his 12-year-old daughter, Pearl, to Dr. Plokol's office Monday to have an X- Ray examination mado of hor hip, which has been paining hor for aomo time. Tho examination abowed that a dlsoaso ot tho hip joint was the oauso of the girl's trouble, ' Emanuel King, a gentloman who arrived in Medford a lew weeks ago with bis family and who purchased the Wal- laco Woods property in this olty, hag purchased the S. II. Sykos orchard, south of Medford. Tho sale was mado through the Palm-York real -estate ' agency. Tho first shipment of wool from this place to the new woolen mill at Eugone was made Thursday, when the Rnguo River Valloy train brought over from Jacksonville four tons of wool, that whsj being shipped by J. Numin, one of tho merchants ot that plueo, J ' ' 0, It. Welch has moved his family ii'om inou mil to the Mrs, J, O. John- ' son houso, on A stroot, between Sixth uud Seventh, ' .' ' i