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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1902)
I 5PECIAI IN 36-BNCH SKIRTING In tho following Colors gui: UN, BROWN, OXFORD, liLUJC, KM) and BLACK, at THREE YARDS FOR $1.00 Just tho material for rainy d a y skirts, or Chil dron'B good, sor- ' vicoablo school drosses J. G. Van Dyke 8 Go. 'iMKDFOKD, - OREGON I-J. H. Butler, Funeral Iplrector, with Medford Furniture Co., House- liuinlehers and Under takers. 'Phone I6S. f CITY HAPPENINGS. 'J lt..li-. l.,.-,A,.,-t,A. Novur In tho memory of tho "oldeal inhabitant" hiui lliu amoke boon o lense In tho vullby, it has boon (or a khort time iiast. Iinmnnio fires are j burning In tho monntnlna mid tho do llslruotlon of Umber la bound to ho great. 4H la Impossible to control theao conlla aerations, onco thoy aro atnrtod. Tho fkinly thins that will atop thorn la a iftfood, aotiklnir rain. Tho Grnnta I'naa correspondent of tho Orcgonlan, In : f peaking ol tho fires raging In Southern )rcgon, anya tho government (orost ro orvo la well pntrollud by ranKora. Aa t VI mut tor ol tuot thoro aro (our mon from pilnok Itook on tho head of tho North AJumpqua to Lako o tho WoodB, a 'listtmco.ns tho orow llloa, of ovor UU i:illoa. That looka llko the territory pwould bo woll patrolled, don't It. If tho ; Kovorninont oxpects to renp any bonoflt jfrom tho forest ranger system It muat 'xuton u aufllolent foroo to cover tho jUterrltory to bo gunrded n good shupo, Pauid handle a amall II ro If noeejsury. As f !H Ima been it la out ol tho quustlon to ioxpool tho riingor to do any moro than watch' the country burn up. Ho can't Jflo unythlng olao. I havo H00 oorda of oak wood and .1100 tlora of vnrloiiH kinda of wood for Amlo. A. Shiver, tho drayman. Wnnil Jiliillvored promptly to any purl of Hie XL Hubert U. Uenino, formorly of Mod M ford, wus mixed up In tho forest Urea n'ong the Columbia rlvoi' nt Urldnl Veil V i'id Pill mor, unil Mini a narrow ommpu, Another Fresh FORCE 'IV i I in st arrived. ush, it excels all others. Si H. H. HOWARD & CO. MEDFORD, OREGON 'lillli'l'lf Ji'i'Lii'aVXaViaVl.Ai V1L' due lo' good management and cool hnadodness In tliuo of daii(nr. I In wna foro mini o( tho wooda crew nt tho t'alinoi' mill, anil In company with It. Ilouaowortli and two other men and two women left tho damp at midnight on thn llth, with oliflit linml of horses. All mucin woro Impaasnblo owing to tho II ro, and tho party win compelled to miike Ita way 'through tho wooda to Troutilulo, whnro they arrived after twelve hours of aevore hardship and danger, traveling through 'twenty six in II mb of forest a nil momioiiil part of the lima by the llnmoa. In a loiter to hla mnlher, Mrn, U, I). TUmmo, of thlaolly, he anya Unit hla pnraonal lorn at the mill amounts to about HOB, In hnoka and clothes ; but hla trunk, bed clothes unci "beat duda" aro burlod a foot under ground nt the oamp and he ihlnka thorn probably safe. Portion iloalrlng lo havo their corn nut mid lioiiml onn lie uueoiiimodutwl, If they will leuvo theli' urdera with Hub hard Ilroa, O. J. Howard and family, of Kerhy, Josephine County, nre In Mod lord ami will remain u few week. Mrs. II, will put mi fruit for wlnliir consump tion, whlluO J . Is ununited In engineer ing work on the lliuh Lino Oltuh along lingua river. Mr, Howard la now up at Klk ereek running iirollinlniiry lines, a change In thn iluu of the ditch where ll crosses the oanyouH of Klk mid Trail orneka, Aa originally pliiniieil it wus the Intention lo enrry Iho wnlur across llinsn caiiyoiia by tneiiiia ol u pipe Hue In order to suvo distance, hut a ohnngo of phin la now In order by which the water will he carried In an open ditch to a point further up the canyon on ouch oreek, mid a favorable point bulng found, thence neroaa In ll union. 'I Ills will ncocHBltiito tho. building of aoino llflenii miles morn d I toll than lit flrtt contemplated, hut la regarded as the moro HiitlnfncUiry plun. Tho prelim inary survey now lining miiilu will be followed Imiiieillululy hy the permanent one, and a nifllclonl foroo ol mon will ho put on to complete the work In a short lime, Wan led Two or throe experienced sawmill men. Enquire nt O. E. Cora line's planing mill, Medford. . Ohaa. Carrey: "Wo had a groat lot of siiorl down at Itoguo river Bun' day. Cough', olghlecen nice ones. The river la full of Hah. Hcotl Diivls, my ' sou, Tom, and Ed. Bod go did tho wad- ! lug act and caught the Dili, wlillo Klmor Hlcka and I kept camp. Wo got lircd of title, however, and taking the gune atartod tip tho rlvnr. I had a 22'0aliher rllto belonging to Soott Davis. We had gone but a littlo way when a deer Jump ed Into the river to cross, illcxa had a genuine case of "buck ague" and couldn't hit the rlvor, besides hla carl. rldgoa got atuok In a bole In hla pocket and he couldn't got Ihoiu out. I wasn't excited, but I was not familiar with tho moobnnlsra of my gun, and I couldn't got tho thing to work. Finally just a- tho deer got to tho othor aide Jjiiunagcd to gel In a shot, but tho diatanoo wna ao great and tho bullet ao amall, thut, although I hit him, it didn't much more than tloklo him and he got awny No, I wasn't excited, the peaky gun wouldn't work, tbat'a ull." For work or goods In human hair, go to Mra. L. L. Iteame, Medford, Of), Ollvo Itobekah lodgo had ono of their general good limes on Tuesday ovening. Although tilts la a regular thing ovary month the committees al ways manngo tu got something new for tho onlerlnlnmonl of thoir fellow mom ber and iuvitod gtieats, and this one waa no exception to tho rulo. Tho first purl of the programme conslated of a long by Mary Oulklns and recitations by Ethel Calkins and Mabel Wilson, after which varloua social amusements woro Indulged In. One of the games required closed oyos on tho part of tho playor It being found Imprnctieablo to make them koop thoir oyoa closed, tho lights woro turnod out and the game pro ceodod. Dainty refreshments woro sorv ed,and the participants In the oven log's (un went homoward wondering when thoso oomralttoos wore going to (all to find somothlng now, or whnl tho uoxt surprise would bo. Tho com mlltee in charge ware Mr. and Mrs. 10 W. Oalkins, Mrs. EI. O. Muekey, Mle Myrtle Nicholson and J. It. Wilson. Rough lumbor nt $1 1 por thousand lor iniriy uiivb. u. a. uorsmio, Areu ford. At tho dipt. Voorhles (rult farm harvesting of Iho Burt loll pour orop wus finished on Tuesday. Tho orop is ro ported to huvo yioldod, equally as well Shipment of As a breakfast If not aomo belter limn tho yield of Inst year, which was about twenty uarlonds. Thn liurvenUng of Ihv Inter varieties nl pours on this farm will begin next Mon day, Also, at the Weeks It Orr (roll (arm, the Durtlotl punr harvesting was flulHhed up on Monday. This crop has been up to the aluiidurd, both us to quality nud yield. The lurgo (orco of mon employed on this farm aro now engaged In cutting und curing for the corn crop; mid In this eupucity, they will probably tin kept busy until tho Inter varieties of (rult are ready to gaUie". The general harvesting of tho peuoh uud pear orops in thq valley has moved along sin wittily and without a Jar, the woollier having boon favorable to tho saving of ull the fruit, ol which tho growers can well (eel thankful. The Wuuku A Orr orchards uro now owned by U, II, Lewis, Any one desirous ol aocurlnga good eiiwmlll would do well to see CJcorgo W. Duloy nt the mill on Itoiiinltop, eleven iiillus mist of Rnglo l'olnt. 1', O. ad dress Eagle l'olnt, Oregon. A few yours ago the postolllco de partment made a general ruling thut In no cnau would postmasters bo re quired to give mull to school children, going or coming from school, without a written order from their parents. This ruling applies to each 1 1 mo mall Is asked, for a standing o-dor for a school term will notsulllcn. If parcnta wunt their children to (ret their mall they must give an oritur for eaoli duy or for ouch lime they uk (or mull. Postmaster Merrlmun will adhere strictly to this ruling and purenls must net In accordance therewith If they ex pect their children to get their mall. blicoinl discount given to all our- ohuHeia of pianos and orgnns sold In the tore (luring tins month. Don t over look this opportunity. Everything In the musical lino cun be had at tho Cobs I 'liino House. I'ostmustor Morrlmnn and hl Fon, T. T., urc now doing business In tho bluoksinlth lino on Iho corner of A and Seventh streets, and they aro doing lot of It, for besides being ono of the most careful und accurate postmasters in Ore gon, George is nbout as good a manipu lator of Iron and horseahoo nulls, us ovor workod In Modford. Oo baa boon In Hie business horo long enough (or people to know that, and tbey will art accordingly. Tho shop Merriman & Son now occupy Is largo, convenient and well lighted and ono of Iho things which strikes thooyo Is a carload of coal storod therein, (or sale and (or uso In tho operations of tho firm. When you want a real nood lunch ono thnt'a aa good or bolter than your moinor uaou to pul up you will nave to go and get Campbell, the Vienna bakery man, to Ox It (or you Threo weeks ago wo chronicled the arrival of a daughter at the homo of Mr. and Mra. L. B. Brown, and It now becomes our painful duty to nnnouoce tho passing of tho (rail Uttlo life book lo tho hand that gave It. The mother has boon ill since tho birth of tho oblld, and not being ablo to give II her per sonal euro, ll droopod during tbo hot weathor and Saturday ovening Inst, quietly orotsod tho mystlo river to rest on tho othor shore. Short as was hor stay, tho departure loaves a wound in tho hearts of tho pnronts, whlob only tiino, tho gresi hosier, can cure. The nubllo will And several hun. drod bags of white, (no blue or beet) dry granulated. Dure cane suitar. at lowest cash price. Call at my sloro. J onn a: wmto, Medford. Miss Uzzio Hoover, who formerly conducted a mllllnory store in Medford, lias decided to travel from town to town with a stock of millinery goods which alio will olTor (or ealo. She Is at Gold Hill this week. During tho few weeks following she will visit other small towns of Southern Orcgan and Northern California, remaining from one to threo weeks In eneh town. She will have a compLto stock and is Invit Ing tbo ladles of tho several localities which she will visit to call upon her, get acquainted and Inspect her goods, l'r fino and up to date photos como to mo pnoio lent on (J street. H. U Mackey. A party of eoverul families pns9od through Modford this week in wagons oounn soiun, un one or the wagons wna the legend, "Oregon and busted California to stay." Chances aro they will reverse the Inscription next year nud travel north again. There la not miioh noocsdliy (or a honlthy men, with good ton in a, such us tlicao people hud going "busted" in Oregon, und it i rather (11 111 jult to imagine how ho ox poets to bettor himself In California Ho will havo to work thoro just, tho sumo. Girl Wnntod To do general house work In family of six people. Will pay ifn pur wi'OK, in, u. foiiou, lillenl Grand Master Androwe.of Portland and Grand Patrlivrili Sle vnrl, also of Portland, will bo In Mudford Saturday (tomorrow) to pay un ollloial visit to McdlorU Lodgo No. 83, I. O. O. P., nnd Ruguo Rlvor Encampment No. 80. Tho Encumpinont will moot In speolal boj slon nt (1:30 o'clock Saturday ovening and remain In session until 7:30 when tho subordinate lodgo will take up In regular session. All mombora of both the adbordinato and Encumpinont are requested to bo present. Make a note ofitlus Dr. Lowowlll bo In Medford twoadnys only, Oct. the Uth and 7th. H. J. Elakampof Portland, nrrlvod In Medford this weok, and on Tuesday purchased tho tools, fixtures and purl of tho stock ol L. A. Lucas Ac Hon, dealers In saddles, harness, etc. The part of tho stock not purchased by Mr. I'Jskmip will be shipped to Lticua & Bon'a branch at Ornnts Pass. John 0. Lucas, who lias hcon conducting the business here, will remain (or awhile at leant. Mr. Elskump has had rnuuh ex perience In tho hurnoss and saddlery business, and with his family will bo a welcome addition to Iho business und sociul circles of Medford. Now Homo Sowing Mnnlilnm. hnll prion; will oxohunen for eountrv nrn. diiou, or sell on Installment, J. F. White, Medford. D. T. Lnwton, manager of the Medford branch ol the Mitchell, Lowle A Slaver Co., sunt (our vehicles to Port Klnmuth and Indian Agency, on Tuoa- duy o( this week. The Klumntb county trade la Just commencing now, and (or the next month or six wooks our tni-r- hunts In ail lines of trado will bo kept busy loading Klamath county wagona with goods ol ull descriptions. This trodu gets Inrgor evory year und Mod lord gets tho big ond of it uauully. People from oust of tho mountulns ay thoy get bettor bargains, better goods, and well, they "kiuder llko Medford peoplo anyway." Wells A Sheurcr havo tho beat equipped outfit for druylng and house- noiii moving in .llodlonl. All kinds ( wood (or Bale (ull measure and prompt delivery. Ed Pordyco formerly a resilient ol Modford, la now at Eureka, Calif., where himself and wife are housekeeping and who ro Ed has secured a good position. Tbo following Is taken Irom the Dally Humboldt News, printed at Eureka: 'Mr. E. P. Pordyco, who cornea Irom Oregon, whero et one time ho waa in charge ol the light and watorworks at Medford, has ontored tho employ of E. J listen tc Co., to take cburgo of their electrical dopaitraont, to which branch of their business this firm intends to ltvolo particular attention." High gradn Fisher niano for rent. apply at this olllce. Brown Bros., o( Rblneland, Wla., with a timber expert, have been In tbo Jenny crock section, lately, investigat ing tho Hopkins' timber land tract and holdings of the Southern Pacific Com pany, Horvoy Llodloy and others. This tract comprises somo of tho finest tim ber that lies out of doors, and with the new Klamuth river railroad building to it, will bo ready for tho market In a short tlmo, A deal looking to the ac quirement of this tract by Brown Bros. Is in process of completion. E. C. W. Kiofer. a noted vocal teacbor and Ivrlo tenor, of Pittsburg. Penn., will organize a vocal olass at the Methodist church on Wednesday even log, next. Mr. Kiofer comes highly recommended and every person who la In any way Interested In singing or elocution or in music ol any character anouiu do present. 8. l. Bonnelt Is said to have the finest apple orop of any of the orchard ists of the valley, in fact bo challenges any growers of apples to show an orchard that will equall bis. Expert packers who have been through his orchard declare there will be less than twenty boxes of culls and these same packers declare there will be no fruit in the orchard smaller than four tior. The varieties are Newtown pippins and Ben Davis. New talking machines, new pianos uobs fiano Mouse. hManos Irom $1 up on easy terms. Olwell Bros, have been experiment ing this season In shipping summer apples to foreign markets. They re cently shipped one carload to Siberia and two to London. The variety was the None Such and it is oxpeotcd that very satisfactory returns will be re ceived as this variety of fruit Is a very good seller, provided, of course, that iho fruit reaches its destination In good shape. Butter and oggs wanted. Caata or trado. Medford Peed Store. Joseph A. Bish, of this place, and Annie A. Peachey, of Big Butte, were united In marriage last Wednesday noon, at the home of tho bride's parents E. M. Patterson, of the Christian Church, oMclating. The wedding was a quiet home allair, only relatives being presont. Mr. nud Mra. Blah will irnke their home at Central Point, whore Mr. Ulsli Is ongugod to touch in the publio school. Tho school will begin next week and Mr. Hisli will havo chnrge ol tho sixth and seventh grades. It you wunt line candies go to the Bakery, whore yon will find nil orenm uundlus inudo by A. Learned, of Jack sonvillo, und received fresh every wook and soul vury reusonaota. Lnkovlew Examinor:-Mrs. A. Beall mother of Leo and Thos, Boull, of Lako viow, 'nocompnniod by her duughlor, Lulu, and oldest son, Ben, arrived In Likevlow lust week on a short visit to ber Bona here. Mra. Boull nnd daughte lett Sunday for Reno to visit another MILLINERY! FALL "LINK READY anil rcpleto with tho choicest ideas and styles 111 Fine Tftilora Hats, street Hats, Rady-to .Wear Hats Kvory stylo llmt Is correct and nil Iho lending luuns In ninturials for Fall and Winter Call and Soo us f H. A. MCDYN1K1 CB CO. ll ll jV siu ....ihdhi.iii. ... , , ,)., - " t rv yJi . 4 ' tM Mi fit The above is a where the cut Lowest Prices, Freshest Drugs, Courteous Treatment will bo given all our customers We pay especial attention to . PRESCRIPTIONS They are compounded exactly as written. Our prices are as low as is consistent with pure drugs and careful work MEDFORD DRUG CO. daughter before returning to her borne at Central Point. Mr. Ben Beall re turned home Sunday, going via Alturas, Fruit farm of forty-one acr-is, 2000 bearing trees, good buildings. If sold soon fruit goes with place. Price 2000. White & Trowbridge. A Lakeview bachelor said: "ll takes an awful lot of faith to believe a woman Is built like her clothes make her seem to bo." Whereat the Exam- ner masted him thusly : "The (ellow has no aoul, doesn't believe In art, and ought to be murdered. There Isn't a voman In Lakevjew but what wecr, dresses that are just moulded to bei form. So there, now!" Chickens wanted at the Central market highest market price paid. Work was commenced Monday on the new packing and fruit warehouse of F. H. Page & Son,' on the site of Wallace Woods' old lumber yard. Tbo building will be 60x100 feet fronting fifty feet on the railroad track and be ing 100 feet deep and sixteen feet to the eaves, and will be nsed to pack and store fruit In. , G. B. Hoyt la In charge of the work. For Sale Seven acres of land on Bear creek, Bast Medford. Henry Mil ler. B. B. Jacques, manager of the obapel car, Emmanuel, has gone east to attend a convention of Chapel Car Workers In Kansas City and wilt be gone two months. During his absence the work will be under the direction Ol Rev. N. S. Hollorolt, missionary for Rogue River Association, and G. Mo Hit, B. B. Jacque's helper on the car. New Domestic Sewing Machines, half price; will exchange for country produce, or soil on installment. J. F. White, Medford. From the first of September to the fifteenth of the same month, 22 full car loads of freight were received and un loaded at the Medford depot. This amount together with the locul freight received, in less than car lots, makes a grand aggregate of 935,000 pounds. If there is another station in Southern Oregon that can beat this record for fifteen days we would like to hear that station get in and howl a little. With the new facilities that B. N. Butler put In his shop, he turns out as good work In repairing watches and ewelry as any one in soutnorn uregon. Sneaking about watermelons a subject which, by-the way, we were not speaking of at all, but which is im portant enough, to talk of at almost any time we want to say briefly that J. S. March has grown the belt winning melons this your. He was in the city last week with a pair of melons which weighed each fifty pounds. ' New Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines, hnlf price; will exnhange for country produoo, or sell on installment. J. P. White, Medford. Asiihel Hubbard returned Saturday Irom Portland, where he purchased a lurge stock of farm Implements of all kinds for the full and winter trade. Tuo Hubbard boys are doing a first olnsa buness, and are telling about some of their Btook In their advertise ment in The MAir, this week. . First oluss property In Medford foi Sttlo or trade lor ranch In Rogue rlvei valley. Palm & York. Jeweler B. N. Butler Is now tem porarily located in the Crater building, on the corner of 0 and Seventh streo,ti', uad will remain there until . the Palm Bodge block is finished, when he will ocoupy rooms on the same ground whet e he has hold forth for the past eight years. My prices on high grade Sowing Machines are fully one-half loss than asked by men who are running machine wagons with largo expenses. J. P. White, Medford. . Angus MoDonald and family arrived of our new Drugstore, in Medford Monday night from Belden, Mich. Mr. McDonald, when here a few weeks ago purchased land near Beaglo and left soon after for his family. Tbey expect to move Boon to their farm. I havo a carload of cement which I am selling in any quantity desired, at reasonaoie prices, u. a. urown, mca ford Feed store. W. H. Barr, the orchardist, brought to this office this week acoupla of last year's Newtown pippin apples. They are well preserved and ara another very convincing prcof of the keeping quality of this vareity of frnit. Pull weight country lard guaran teed to be superior to any packing house) lard on the market. This lard la abso lutely pure no adulterations. Try a pail at Potlenger & Cox's Market. The bar Sxtnres and partitions for the saloon whioh J. Court Hall will conduct in the corner room of the Palm Bodge building, arrived this week. They are of polished walnut and np-tc-date in style and finish. any siook oi groceries is complete. Come and get my prices. All kinds of feed. Medford Feed Store. H. G. Wortman has disposed of bis interest in the grocery firm of Warner & Wortman to L. B. and E. N. Warner. The business will hereafter be conducted under the name of E. N. Warner. New Davis Sewing Machines, bait price; will exchange for country pro duce, or-sell on installment. J. F. White, Medford. TABLETS! TABLETS! A regular 10c Tablet with picture of the Medford Public School Bnilding on every page only ' nEDFORD BOOK STORE The Yellow Front flail Order House, i 0 nl