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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1902)
silk and wool wuittt pnt- lorna unci full lino ot "droHB skirts JUST AHH1VUD this wook, Tlio new brociulod moiro nilk for waiutu. Also tlio latent fall patterns in wool waitilingB. Only one pattern of u kind NEW SKIRTS Fall line of droHB and 'pedestrian nkirtH at $3.05, fS.OO, $7.G0 and $10.00 in all wool chev iots and broadcloth, made with circular (buncos and trimmed in moiro and taffeta silk llemcinboi' our 20 per cent discount Hlioo sale to-day, Friday J. 6. Yan Dyke & Go. Dry Goods, Gents' Furnishings and Shoes MEDFOUD, OREGON J. H. Butler, Funeral Director, with Medford Furniture Co., House ful nlshers and Under takers. 'Phone 163. HAPPENINGS. CITY Lata Postmaster Merrlman ho seourod five yuan' lease on ttie I'rnll building ornor ot Kal Seventh and A streets, and on Boptombor 1st. or soon thereat tor, bo will roovo hta son's blacksmith hop thoroto and will' open for IiubI neaa. Uo lint formed a partnerahlo wllli Ills ion, Tom. who hu boon con ducting a iliop In the otty for anveral niut and the two will now do work at tho anvil and forgo. Mr. Mer rlman expooU lo put In about four houra eacn day at tho ahop, but be does not nronmo to allow tho businois to InUir i. itl. hli duties a postmaster. He will be at tho oflloo upon tho arrival and departure of all malli and ai he ha. competent help at tho office at other .im i, (miIi that tho publlo will not be Inoonvonlonoed In any way, Mr Marrlraan'a hoalth baa not boon good foraoveralmontha paat and be attrib utes It to lack of exerolao. For work or irooda In human hair. go to Mra. L. L. Boamo, Modlord, uro. Morohant V. L. Oranflll baa InvoBlod in a motor bloyolo ono of thoao con trivances which havo a little gaiollno online fastoned to them and that hit only tho high places on a thoroughfarr at twenty rollos an hour and thor eomo If you foroo 'em a llttlo. Tho aro a very hnndy contrivance to havt laying around If a follow wants lo gf ome plaoo prolty qulok-nnd baok at tho name spood, but they aro not at carofulnaa rldor would Ilka them to bo wbon the road, aro rooky and the bump oloso togethor. This l a prolty swllt paco wo nro traveling thoao days nnd tho motor bicyolo eom quite the proper artiolo to hurry u on to nn early finish mayhaps, but thoro la some eatlaf notion In being ahufflod oft quickly If ono Is booked for a flnUh. For Snlo Sovon acres of hind on Hour crook, Baal Medford. Honry M II lor. R. V. Dunlap, a gentlomnn from IheOrlpplo Oreok mining district, who Is now proBpoollng on Wagnor crock, wim In Medford last Saturday. Tho gontloman was In tho Uoguo Itlvor valley 'way baok In the '10s, but ut that tlmo tho gonoral surroundings worn m as Inviting as now and ho did not ro " main. In npoaklng of tho raining Inter oata of Jackaon County ho anld that our country wiib bb yot utioxplorod to fur ns Vork und Philadelphia, whither ho had boon to buy goods for bis firm, of whloh ho la tho head. When bore he was In purtnorBhlp with J. H. Butler. Ho la now a motnbor of the oroon Marahall Co,, wholesale und retail paint dealers, of Lob Angolcs. Hla many friends horo will be pleusod to lonrn that fortune bus smiled kindly and lavishly upon him. Anv nun desirous of Hoouring a good sawmill would do Wbll to boo George W. Diiloy at t he mill on Koundtop, eleven miles nst of Knglo Point. V. O. ud- ross baglo l'olul, Urcgon, Oomplulnts coma to us from somo of our county subscribers to the olTeot that they do not got their papers at their rusnuotlvo noBtolllces at a tlmo wbon they should. The pupors are all put out of this office In amplo timo for them to rouob all county subscribers on Haturday. Papers for those offices lying furtliust from tho railroad aro tout out Thursday afternoon, and ought to, un less they aro sldutruckod by some care less postmaster, reach their destination on Haturday, Wo bavo started an In voBtlgntion to discovor, If possible, where tho trouble lies, and when located wo will aek tho postollloe dopar'lmen', to provide a roinedy which can easily be done. I havo a carload of cemont whtob I am selling in any quantity desired, at reasonable prices. L. u. urown, Mod- ford Feed store. mltiorul wiu ooncornol. Tho mountains and hills of Jackson County, said be, would be worth a fabulous sum per acre In the Cripple Greek district even though there bo not a parllclo of sur (ace tnlnorul Indication.. Tho quartz is Inside those hills and tho 'Cripple Oreok miner would know it and be would be willing; to pay for aorcago. Cow for sale Uradud shorthorn cow. Fresh In nooul ten uuya. uavio Grlahuuf, two miles southwest Central Point. Prof. N. A.Jacobs, by letter from Corona: "BIod my paper going to Riverside and send It to Corona, Calif, Wa go baok to tho same school I taught lust yoar. Wo shall surely return borne next summer. Wo desired very muob to oack uo and loate for Medford this summer but thought It best to stay an otbor year. Mrs. Jacobs Is entirely woll now, having boon boaled through Christian Science. I haven't worda to oxpress my gratlludo and thankfulness for this most happy result. Christian Science did for ber wbat physlolana, operations, drugs and climate failod to do. Sho will roturn home noxt sum mer a perfectly well woman, not tbe In valid I brought down hero two years ago." Wanted Girl to work for board and clothing and atlond school. Two In lamlly Address AT ONCB Postollloo liox No. 17, Medford. Work on tho Palm-Bodgo building was aomowbat Interfered with for a few days this week owing to tho scarcity of brick. Brick had been burned, how ever, but the kiln bad not cooled sufll olontly to warrant handling. Work Is now In progress again and probably will not again be Interrupted. Gee walis, but that Is going to lo t pretty block and TUB Mail can hardly with stand tho temptation to smother tho proprietors with bouquets for having msdo a beauty spot from an eyosore and a pcstllonoe brooding shack. I will nav 40 cents ouch for full grown whllo Leghorn pulleu, at bakery M. 0. Cumpbell. Dr. W. L. Cameron, of this cllyi assisted by Dr. R. U. Galo, of Jackaon vlllc, on Tuesday performed a surgloal operation upon Mrs. J. D. Cook, of Mxdford. tho operation boing tor tho restoration of health generally. It was quite a delloiilo operation, but has nrovon thus far to havo boon n vory siiccussful ono tho lady having recov ered from the same vory quickly und Is now on tho road to good honlth. With tho new faollltlos that B. N. Butler put In his shop, ho turnB out us good work In repairing watches and .'owolry ns any ono in Southern Oregon. A. P. Green, who.sovoral yoars ugo, was a houBO pnlutcr In Medford, pusaod thrnuirh tho cltv Tnosday en routo to his homo ut Los Angolos from Now We have just received a Carload of LIVERPOOL DAIRY SALT., ABSOLUTELY PURE WHITE NO BLACK SPECS IN IT ESPECIALLY FOR DAI11Y USE I H. H. HOWARD & CO. m MEDFORD, OREGON In tho case of 0. W. Hamlin vs, J It. Noll, suit to rocoyer bonds, before Juitlce l'urdln, the case was dismissed and an action taken lu the circuit court for tho slate vs Hamlin for the forfeit' ure of bonds given by Iluinlln for T, M Howard. When Howard failed to ap peur for bis hearing In a cattle stealing caso Borne time ago, no suit was brought against Hamlin, Howard's bondsman for tho bonds. Now the bonds are out Inwed and Hamlin sued to recover them At this Juncture District Attorney Hon m os brought suit in the cirouit court In the name of the stale to forfeit tho bonds and the original case waa dis missed . T. T. Merrlman's horscsboein and eenoral blauksmltblng. Medford Satisfaction guaranteed or no obargei made. W. F. Halley, father of the Hulley brothers, was struck by an Incoming passongor train Friday morning. Be was walking on tho end of tbe ties between the Jacksonville and the Soulborn PaolHo depots, and bis back bulag turned to the Incoming train and he vory deaf, be did not know of tho train's approach until he was struck Bo was struck on the shoulder and thrown eomo llttlo distance, but as the train was moving very slowly no Injury was sustained, aud he was soon walkln about aoomlngly none tbo worse for his mishap. First class nronerW In Medford foi sale or trade for ranch in Rogue rlvei valley. Palm & York. Mrs. 0. L. Cor win and daughte Miss Contenna Rolhormal, bare pur ohascd from Miss Lizzie Hoover ber stock of millinery goods and havo re openod tho store In tho building oppo lu tho postoffioo. These ladies are both praotical milliners and are prom ising that part of Medford's population which wear millinery goods that at their store there will always be found a One line of the very latest stylos In seasonable goods. Miss Hoover has gono to Roseburg,.Newport and Port land for a few weeks' visit. She expects later to engage in the millinery busi ness at Roseburg. Full wolirht country lard guaran teed to Oe superior to any packing house lard on the market. This lard la abso lutely pure no adulterations. Try a pail at Pottongor & Cox s Market. W, R. Vallcly, a Southern Puclfio brnkoman, was crushed to doath be twoen two cars at Stelnman on Satur day evening. Ho was ono of tbe crew of a southbound freight, one oar of which was derailed at tho switch, break' ing tho train In two. Whllo Vallely and anothor brnkoman wore examining the extent of the accldonl tho air was released on tho forward end ot the train, allowing It to "slacx back" a few feet, oatohlng tho unfortunate man be tween the oirs. His remains wore sent to his Inmlly at Pondloton for burial Hnah nnld for oirffs. at Wilson's grocory store, South C street, Medford, Chns. Gorsllne mot with qulto an acoidont on Tuosday of this wefk, suiting In the death of a good horse. He was coming from his father's saw mill, on Andorson oreok, with a heavy wagon load ot plokots, and whon going down a stoop hill near tho B.Uloy plaoo his braku stnff broke and the wagon ran onto tho team pushing them down the hill at n swift paoo. Near tho foot of tho hill ono of tho horses bepnn kloklnu nml In doing so foil to the ground and tho heavily londed wagon passed over It, tho whoola oruahlng It so badly that tho animal died soon ai- tor. Sneolal dlsoount given to all pur chasers of pianos and organs sold In tho . . .1 : .Ufa MnnU Ilnii't nvnii. Innlt this onnortunlty. Everything in the musical lino onn bo had at tho Cobb Piano Houso. H. D. Flnob, tho gontleman who rooontly sold the Orowoll place, near Jacksonville, Ihna moved to the Klutn place of fifty noros, noar Talent, whloh ho has rented. Mr. Flnoh Is saying that the follow who reported that he was going to loavo tho valloy was mis taken by sovoral degroos. "I have no Idoa of leaving. It's a good country, nd I um going to stay horo." Butter and eggs wanted,' Cash or trade. Medford Feed Utoro, Ohurlos G. Wllkins, who was ar rested at Ashland on August 11th, on telegraphic Instructions from Orookston, Polk County, MlnnoBOta, on a char go of horso stealing, loft for the oast Mon day In charge of 0. K. .Hurst, deputy sheriff of Polk County. Ho 1b alloged to hnvo procured four horses from a farmer of Orookston, for the purpose of logging In tho woods of northern Minne sota, and disappeared shortly after ward . Fruit form of forty-one aorfts, 2000 boaring trooa, good buildings. If sold soon fruit goes with place. I'rlco 2000. While & Trowbridgo. -The Free Methodist camp meetings which have been In progress at Ash- land for. the past throe weeks have olosed and on Haturday evening of this week Hev. Goodo will open a series of like meetings at Bugle Point. He will bo assiBtod by Rev. Wilson, of Talent. These meetings will continue from Aug. 30th to Sept. 7th, both dates inclusive. I have 300 cords ot oak wood and 000 tiers of various kinds of wood for salo. A. Slovor, tho drayman. Wood delivered promptly to any part of tbe city. Senator Mltaholl passed through the valley on Sunday o i his way to San FranolBco, where be will take steamer on the 30th for the Hawaiian-Islands, as chairman of the sonata committee appointed on Pacific Islands nnd Porto Rico. Tne other members of the com mittee, Senators Burton, of Kansas, and Foster, of Washington, will join him at San Francisco. -All kinds of sastt and doors und screen doors', at lowest market price. W. Woods. varloB from 40 to 60 cents a box, f. o. b., Medford. Last week William, the elght-yoar-old son of Attorney W. I. Vawter, was taken ill and for several days his malady whs thought to be measles, bnt on Mon day Dr. Cameron was called, and upon an examination ho diagnosed the oaso to bo diphtheria and began treatment for the same. Dr. Parsons, of Ashland. was callod In consultation and ho, too, pronounced it to be dlphthorla. Anti toxlno waa at onco administered, and tbe boy Is now Improving, Tuesday evening Dr. Cameron was called to pre scribe for T. E.. Pottlngor, who was sick and this caso, too, tbe doctor de clared to bo diphtheria. Antitoxins was given bypodermlcally, and its effect was very marked and almost Immedlatu results were noticeable in that within a few hours after the Injection was ad ministered the temperature of the patient foil from 102 to normal. Pr. Cameron Is of the opinion that there will be no serious results from these cases, as they are both doing nicely and the disease has now been checked by the medicines Injected. The health committee met Wednesday afternoon and appointed Dr. Cameron city physi cian and health officer, empowering him to offlolally direct tbe cleaning of all Infected parts of the city and to insist upon as strict a quarantine as be uecmeu necessary. Antltoxtne Is a substance capable of producing Immun ity from certain diseases, or of counter acting tbe poisonous effects of patho gen lo bactoria, and has proven to be a very great and almost absolcte prevent ative of serious results in diphtheria cases, especially when administered be fore tbe disease is far advanced. Weeks Bros. Undertakers and Embalmers MEDFORD, OREGON Valentine Pawley, an old soldier and for several months past a familar figure on the streets of this city, was brought before Justice Purdin, on Wednesday, charged with insanity. He waa ordered taken to Jacksonville to await further examination by the county court, on Thursday- The result of tbe examina tion is not known as we go to press. My stock of groceries Is complete. Come and get my prices. All kinds of leoa. Medford reed btore. "Babe" Tlco was arrested Tuesday evening by Chief of Police Howard, charged with being drunk and disor derly. He was brought before Re corder Suell Wednesday and was fined $0 and costs. Tbo case was continued until Tuesday of next week to allow Tice to seoure funds with which to pay fine. When farmers have blacksmithing to do they may be assured of first-class work and reasonable prices, at T. T. Merrlman's shop, Medford. Jeweler Elwood: "8ay, for good ness sake take that ad of mine out of your paper. I have sold tbe horse and buggy I advertised and ooold have sold a dozen outfits If I bad them. No, I have no kick coming against yon, ex cept that your paper is too good an ad vertising medium. ' New talking machines, new pianos Ooss Piano Houso. Pianos from $150 up on easy terms. Contractor Schermerborn has com menced work on Mr. Lewis' unique bungalow residenee. He has four car penters at work and expects to com plete the job in about six weeks. Mr. Lewis is the gentleman who purchased the Weeks & Orr fruit orchards last fall. -Parties desiring to bavo their corn cut and bound oan be accommodated, If tbey will leave their orders with Hub bard Bros. Wtn. Edwards "Look at this ore will you? It is some my son, Rufus, sent me from tho Bohemia district, where he has a 100-foot ledge. He writcB that he Is in but forty or fifty feet and that the ore assays 84 to the pound." It vou want fine cardies go to tbe RaltHrv. whore vou will find all oream candies made bv A. Learned, of Jack sonville, and received fresh every week and sold very reasonunie. Modford makes not much of pre tense as a peach shipping point, but it is true nevertheless, that there is an av erase of over ?00 boxes boing shipped from hero bv express every day. The heaviest shippers are Capt. Carrol, Al Ion Smith and O. A. Beaver. The price For Rent The Elite Dhoto studio. best location in city. Inquire at The Mail office. A rather nnlque wedding cere mony war performed lo this city on Wednesday of this week. The contract ing parties were James W. Charlton, ot Louisville, Ky., and Miss Lena W. Schmidt, of Portland, Oregon. Both are members of tbe Symo & Luzino Novelty Co., that performed here .last evening. The ceremony was per formed on the stage of the Wilson Opera House by Judge C. P. Snell, with Mgr. J. R. Wilson and Ivan Hnm- ason as witnesses. Mrs. L. Schmidt and G. Symo Schmidt, mother and brother respectively of the bride, were the ooly guests present. Rough lumber at til nor thousand for thirty days. O. E. Gorsline, Med- lora. He says he has to have it wants to get all the local news of the county." L.I'. Hubbs, salesman at F. K.; Deuel A Co's. store, expects bis family to arrive from Carthage, 111., today, Fril. day. Mr. Hubbs baa rented the Merri man residence, on North D street and. at once commence housekeeping. Wanted Two or three experienced sawmill men. Enquire at O. E. Gors llne s planing mill, Mealord. Ashland has a street sprinkler. Ws are glad to note this evidence of prog ress in oar sister town. Jacksonville and Medford have bad these necessary articles lor several years. The 17th Infantry of United States Regulars passed through Medford , Saturday evening on their way from, San Francisco to Vancouver, Wash. Wells 4 8hearer have the best , equipped outfit for draylng and house- ' hold moving lo Medford. All kinds ' of wood for sale full measure and prompt delivery. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Brattatrom left Thursday for their borne in Los Angeles, after a visit with relatives near Medford. Mrs. B. is a sister of F. J. Swenning. . Merchant and Mrs. L. B. Brows, are happy parents to a newgirl baby whloh came to their home on Sunday, Augnat 24, 1902. - If it'a the VERY best ice oream yon are looking for you haven't found it un til you have tried Campbell's. Utners put up a good oream out mere is ono . kind that's best and that's the kind Campbell makes. ' ; Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Cameron aro happy parents to a nine-pound boy baby which came to their home on Monday of this week. Mrs. Lawrence Demmer was taken suddenly ill Monday evening with para lytic symptoms. Dr. Shearer la in at tendance. Misa Helen Wait will commenca teaching school next Monday in that Dewey district, east of Medford. ' Mr. and Mrs. James Edmonds. Sun day school missionaries for Oregon and Washington, will hold meetings for Sun day school Improvement at 3 p. m . and :30 p. m. in the Baptist chnrch, Sept. 7th, 8th and 9th. All are welcome. Work was commenced last week on the new steel bridge, across Bear creek, at this place, or rather, the work of tear ing away the old bridge was commenced, and this week the excavations are being made for the stone piers which are to support the bridge. Wanted Teams to haul lumber near Coles, Calif.; pine $2, fir 81.60. Inquire of Hilt Sugar Pine Co., Coles, Calif , or Wallace Woods, Medford, Oregon. "Rev. Robert McLean and his two sons, Uerto tnd Edward, left on Tues day for New York. Berto goes to enter Hamilton college In New York state, and Edward will go with his father to b is ne w station at Porto Rico." Grants Pass Mining Journal. White It Trowbridge will write In surance in reliable companies for yon. L. B. Brown: "I received a postal from T. H. Moore, formerly of Medford, now in business at Klamath' Falls, stating that he is parent to a new boy baby which oame to his home on San day, August 24, 1902." Play tho game of All Nations. M. Purdin met with quite a painful accident, in his shop on North B street, Tuesday morning. While working with a horse, the animal jumped and landed on Mr. Purdin's foot, oruahing it badly. Fortunately no bones wore broken. ' Chickens wanted at the Central market highest market price paid, H.C.Turpin: "Here is the price of another year's subscription to The Mail, the paper to be sent as before to my son, Tom Turpin, atMabton, Wash At Home la a Print Sbop. From the Coqallle BaUettn. The Bulletin office acknowledges t very pleasant call from Miss Virginia Woodford, of the xedfobd biah and Mra. Fred Slants. Miss Woodford easily convinced ns tbat she is at home in a print sbop. we nope ber visit to our city may not be short and that oar sanctum may often be honored by her presence. Miss VIrgie has "sot" type and "did time" at other print shop work In The Mail office for six yean and she'. koowa how to print in every sense tbat the assertion implies. ' WILSON OPERA HOUSE OPENING. By Sweeney-Alvldo'a Minstrels. Bis White The coming event will be that ot Sweeney-Alvido MioBtrels at Wilson' one night, Monday, September 1st. . The press of our neighboring oltiess , highly endorse Manager George H. , - , ,, . .... .1. Onmtnflr ' as they do la sufficient guarantee a ' perfect minstrel production will he given. The first part is first-class; the ' olio strong with comedians and singers. Not including the olio notable are Ros coe and "Sims, Mnsioal Kings, Giullo . Rosetti, Operatio Tenor with illustrated songs, the Valdares, the wonderful, acrobats and other novelties. Prof. Maurer's Band heads the Great Golf parade at noon on day of arrival. Re served seats now on sale at Medford Drue Company. Prices onuaren cents; no reserved seats. General ad mission, ou cents, iieserveu bbbw -. oents. Wanted A good man, to drive and take care ot four horses. Address ' Dr. C. R. Rat, Tolo, Oregon. First class job printing done ah Tub Mail office at reasonable prioea. s1 CRATER LAKE s. tfrYViOkKTYV 4 "Wishu i siskin" i Hif''v-" Crater LaRe Envelopes This is our regular 10c envelope, but we print it with a nice half-tone of Crater Lake, used as a return card and still sell them to you at . ; . 10 cents per Package of 25 Euvelopes Help Advertise Medford and Southern Oregon &he MEDFORD BOOR STORE i -