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.
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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
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st arrived.
ush, it excels all others.
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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.
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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.
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