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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1902)
If ALL and WKTEK Fnll is fust approaching, whilo Uioho cool, frosty mornings put now life into ono, and at the sumo timo re mind ono that wo cannot snvo all our money, but numt looson up for the comforts of lifo. Wo wish to call your attention to our now lino of m m I LADIES' WOOL WAISTS Wo arc still giving you FITS (in tasto, figure and pockolbook) by car rying tho celobrntod "Jinnnor Brand" lino. 1'ricoH range from $1.A0 to $3.G0 in nice all wool garments m m m m m m m J. G. Van i IIV J. H. Butler, Funeral Director, with Medford Furniture Co., Houso fumiehers and Under takers. 'Phone 165. CITY HAPPENINGS. Ltul Friday miirulng Andy Chalk, while working on tho Page 1c Son (rtilt warehooo, mot wllh tin acoldur.1 which will put III in on thfl retired lint (or it fow week lit leant. Ilu was walking aorona tho luwur floor on tho Joints and in soino wuy mimed hla footing mul full botwoen the Umbers. In fulling ha caught till ana In audi a manner a to break It Jual above the wrist joint, Ono bono ol tbo loro arm was" raaturoil and the othur oraokod. Dr. Cameron, asilstod by Dr. Kruno, roduoej tho (raolure and Andy It now getting along as wall a could ho expeatud. Just why tho acaldent could not havo befallen nmo o( tbo habitual city loafers wboao tlmo It o( no value to thoinaolvos or anyons olio la ono ol llioao problems In tnto which la difficult to solve. Andy la ono of tho beat folio wa In Modford and Iho acoldont la rogrotUKl by every body who knowa him. It la not only a mlafortune to himault but aa well to tho fruit packera of thla plaeo'as ho waa ono ol tho hoad paokera and his poaitlon a auporlntendont of auoh work will bo dlftloiilt to Oil. ' Tho ability to do ono thing nnd do it well la more to bo commended and la of moro benefit to humanity than to do many things, and nono of thorn rqunl to tho boat. Dr. I-owo limits hla prnc tloo to filling glnsaoa, and puts the -ororun of sixteen yoara' experlonoo Into them. At Hotol Nnah, Out, 0 and 7. J. 13 Olson, the aawmlll man, was In Medford thla week upon business. Whllo boro ho arranged lor tho Bhlp mont of 100,000 loot ol sugar plno lumber to Portland, at prloos from $30 to HO por thousand, dolivored at Contrul Point. Mr. Olson hns boon doing somo good work at his mill this summor and now has a quantity of lumber oi bund whlota oannotlnll to make him n right snug olean-up for his eoaann's work. Embroidery loasons givon at my residence, on Weal Fifth stroot, on Wednesday nnd Saturday artornoon of moh weok. Mrs. W. T. York, Tho Modford Dramallo Oompuny was groolod by a largo audloneo on Friday ovonlng last, when thoy pres ented "In the Tolls." Tho play Is a fivo-aot inolodraiiia lull of ttlrrlhs situ nllohB, tolling uh Interesting story. Tho east waa n strong one, nnd tho mom- bors thereof played their roles in a way that showed carelul preparation and Another Fresh FORCE Just arrived. As a breakfast 1 Mush, it excels all others. j H. H. HOWARD & CO. MEDFORD, OREGON to to 0 (GOODS to to to to iv to to to to to to to to to to to to to Dyke 8 Co.! to MEDFOHD, OREGON -J- aoualdiirablo hlmrloule ability. Tho comedy aoouc woro ospoelully woll act ed, and although the emotional parts might Dave buun portrayed a little 1 stronger, on tho wholo It win very woll i done. The audloneo showed Its hearty appreciation ol the offorla of the actors and should thuy conoludo to produce othur playa laUir on will doubtless have I a large house, Hy spuclul request ol I tho citizens of Jacksonville, the com pany will present tho same play at U. Hall In that town on Saturday ovonlng, October 4th. Tho performance it given tor the benefit of the Jiioksonvillo foot ball team. Parents, bowarol NvuUml nt nhii dron'a eyes entail, upon thorn a bitter nernngo through lilo. Many a nhild I. unjustly termed dull and Indolent anil noouaud of dufoutlvo Intellect whon do- loctive vision la the aolo cause of trouble. Dr. I,owe haa for sixteen years made a specialty of touting and filling glassc to children's oyos. Tho Members of Reamot Chapter O. K. 8., hold ono of their pleasant social meetings on Thursday night last Tho members gathored In fu,ll foroc and thera woro also a number of Invited guests, nnd that they had a royal good tlmo goes without saying. Guessing games, Ping Pong and music, furnished amusements for a delightful evening, and, of courao, refreshments won aorvod. In the games, not having been to "guessing school," tho gentleman came on second best, aa might havi been expected. Miss Allcon Wobbo won first prize In tho "Flowor Guessing' oonto.t, nnd W. I. Vawtor tho "collai ohamplnnahlp." In tho "Musical llomunao," Miss Pay Sears carried ofl first honors and C.I. Hutchison brought up tho rear of tho procession. Tin ladies reaponalblo for tho entertainment of tho gathering wero Mosdamca El wood, Luy, Bhearer, and Howard. O. W. Skool, tho Weal Sldo oontco tlonery man, koops In stock a full as rnrlmont of sohoot tablols and ponails, also carries olgars, tobaccos, perfumes toilot soaps. Tho boat candies mad. and always fresh. Tho hoalthy man who Is'ntglnd h Is alive and Hying In Southern Orogon thla time of year la hard to please. Wi aro now having our-' regular fall wcathor and it Is Idoal wcathor, too. Tho roocnt rains hnvo extinguished the forest flrus and driven away the oanopy of smoke that enshrouded tho surround ing mountains during August and pari of Snptombor, and evory mountain peak stands out oloar out against tbo blur sky, forming a platuro of sconlo benntj unon wliloh the lover of nature never tires nf gazing. The mornings aro orlsp nnd cool and tho days pleasantly warm. No ollmnto on oarth oxoopt that of tho Uoguo River vnlloy oan produce thono idenl oondltions, and every suo- Shipment of oeudlng full makes a fellow moro coir llrmed In tho opinion that Houthern Oregon in tho beat pluoo on this globe In wliloli to dwell, Dr, Lowe does ndt go from house to house; no regular graduate oculo optician does, iliivo III in test your eyes for glasses next Monday and Tuos day, at Hotel Nash. There was a land-slide out on the I'lah Lalio dltoh one night last week, and much trouble and expense resulted therefrom, The slldo occurred op posite Dr, Uoltor's plsco, about ten miles from tho Intake. Water haa been running In Iho dltoh past this point, wliloh Is upon a mountain side, for the lust month or six weeks and It waa thought that there was no possibility of a slldo. Tho first slldo which occurred took out four or five acres of land from noar tho foot of tho hill and a second slide took out equally as much land higher up on tho hill side-OOO to 700 feet from the baso and with It went about sovouty feet of the dltoh. The land all slid down Into Dr. Hoi tor's Held, covering quite a quantity of bis agricultural land. Tho land slid fully 2C0 feel and took wllh It fromlZOC to 800 pine and oak trees, from 0 Inches to two feet In dlameler. Many of those trees are now standing, at d aro alive, but they aro hurdlv us straight up aa they originally wero. The work of re pairing tho duinuge done to tho dltoh bus been commenced. In order to re pair the dltoh lino It will bu necessary to go back into the hill thirty to forty feet and the re colablith the lino ugaln. The water, however, will be carried around this point temporarily in a Ilu in o until the slldo Is permanently settled. Tho cost ol this repair work will amount to fully .'i000. Wells & Shearer havo tbe best equipped outfit for draylng and house hold inovlnir In Mudford. All kinds of wood for sale full measuro and prompt delivery. Medford thtatro goors woro given a genuino treat this week during the engagement of tho Georgia Harper Company at Wilson's opera house on Monday and Tuosduy ovsnlngs. Tbe plays wero "The I.yrlo Queen" Monday, and that well-known, time-honored but not time worn favorite of emotional dramas, "East Lynne," on Tuesday, In both of these plays Miss Qurpnr demonstrated her great ability as an emotional actress, second to none who have ever appeared before a Medlord audience. Uer interpretation of the dual role of Lady Isabel uud Madamo Vino, In "East Lynne," was powerful and affecting, Tho other members ol the company are all actors, and by their effective support were no small (actor In creating tho very favorable impression produoed. I havo a carload of oemont which I am selling in any quantity desired, at reasonable pricos. L. B. Brown, Mod ford Koed store. Tbo members of tbe Ladles' Aid Society of tho Presbytorian Cburob are to be congratulated on the success of the ''Old-Fasbloned Supper", which thoy gave at the manse on Friday even ing lust. Quite a number of our towns people took advantage of tbe oppor tunity tocbango boarding places tempo rarily and at the same time help a good cause. Evoryono enjoyod themselves heartily and tho supper was simply be yond description. Everything tho most epicurean oould wish for was there and in abundanoe, prepared with the ouli nary skill wo bellove only to be found loi this Peek o' the woods. The receipts of the ovonlng were something over $35, which sum will be applied to the purchase of a new earpet for the church. Butter and eggs wanted. Oaab or trado. Modford Peed Store. There waa a bappy wedding party out at the" residence of Henry Pooh, near Contral Point, on September 25th, on which date Mr. Peon's daughter, MIsb Matilda, was married to Mr. 15wuld Sohulz, There was a great num ber of friends and relatives present so many, In faot, that it was neocBsary to conduct tho sorvloes outside the house. The ooromony waa performed by Rev. 8:iok. His sermon upon this oocaaion ai taken from the 120th Psalm last part of tho 8th verse. After the eorv-. ioes a fine dinner was spread to which all did nmplo justloo. Tun Mail wishes thoso young people nil the happiness and prosperity which it Is possible to ho given them as their portion of the good things of this lifo. At O. W. Skeel'a West Side oonleo ttonery you will find always on hand a nesn BtooK ot oreuo, pios ana caaB. Some fow weeks ago Dr. E. Hi Anglo, the world famous dentist, of St. Louis, was tn Modford upon a visit to his cousin, Wm. Anglo, and family. Whon ho loft tor the east he. whs pre sented with u couplo ol boxes of Rogue River- valley's unexcelled fruit and this is what he says of It: "The box ol fruit was greatly enjoyed and was munohed slowly to bring out the high llavor, The fine pears showed up In Minneapolis In good shape. Thoy were just right for eating, so a few friend b and myself (oil upon them and devoured thorn and we all agreed that they wero the best pears it had ever been-our good fortune to dovour," Next Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 8 und 7, Dr. L-owo will be In Mudtord, nt uotui N us ti. nave mm test your oyos Farmors who trado In Modford nre complaining that thoro uro not onough hitching rnoks for them to tlo tl.olr horses to. The olty oouuoll has always endeavored to keep abreast ol the do inund In this mutter, but It ofttimes occurs that other Improvements have Intcrfired with those racks already provided, and then again the trado of tho city bus made such groat strides and the furmers havo congregated here In such numbers as to make tho matter of providing accommodations for them almost an Impossibility. However, we bavo boon given to understand that ovory offoKl will be put forth to provide thoae necessities for our farmer patrons. -Chickens wanted at thn f!nntrnl market highest market price paid. Ex-Sheriff Ormo has been tendered and has accepted tho position ol general superintendent of the mines ownod and controlled by Dr. C, It. Kay, of Gold Hill, which properties are loca ted at various points In Jackson and Josephine counties. Both Dr, Ray and Mr. Orme are to be congratulated In this connection Alex, because be has secured a position for which ho Is so well fitted by expcrlenuo and inclina tion, and the doctor because he has found a superintendent who combines thirty yeurs of experience In mining In Southern Oregon with tho ability and Integrity needful in a superintendent of tbe various important enterprises whlcb will be under his control. -Hero sro a fow of the orood thinifg to eat which you can get at Russell's lunch rooms and confectionery : Fresh oysters, put up In overy stylo known to mo mm cneis oi the land, sandwiches, hot coffee, hot chocolate, hot beef tea. and hot tomato cocktails. LuncbeB of all description served in a clean, tidy und warm room and at tables that are models of cleanliness. Horace Nicholson has had on ex hibition lately some very fine photo graphs of tho Ray dam near Tolo with historic Table Rock as a baok ground. Tbo pictures are finely finished and show a complete mastery of the photo graphic urt. They are the work ol R. Vinton Ileal!, of tho Wayside Studio. Mr. Bcall's work is all high class, and Mb studio Is equipped with everything in tho way ol modern facilities for the making of lino photographs, and the operator knows how to handle them so us to get tho best rcBults. Il you wnnt lino candies eo to tbe Bakery, where you will II nd all cream candles made by A. Learned, of Jack sonville, and received fresh every week anu soiu very reasonaoie. Tho Puge-& Son fruit warehouse Is being completed with a rapidity that must bo very gratltying to its builders. Two weeks ago Monday work was com menced on the foundation of the build ing and now It Is pratically completed. J. A. Whitman expects to commence packing fruit in It the first of next week, which will make It just three weeks since the foundation was laid. Pretty quick work that, for a building 50x100 feet. My stock of groceries is complete. Dome and get my prices. All kinds of feed. Medford Feed Store. C. H. Harbaugh, by letter from Cleveland, Ohio: "Enclosed find tl0 for another year's subscription to Tbe Mail. We all take a great deal of In terest In Its weekly arrival and read it thoroughly from end to end. The Mail certainly gives us all the news of Rogue river valloy," Mr. Harbaugh isa son of O. Harbaugh, of Jacksonville. He holds a prominent position in the superintendent's office of the Pennsyl vania railroad company. Ed J With the new facilities that B. N. Butler put In bis shop, he turns out as good work In repairing watches and jewelry as any one in Southern Oregon. Medford station is getting right in line as a shipping point and the volume of freight business is increasing every month and is probably larger than that ol any town of Its size in Oregon. Dur ing the month ot September there were approximately 765,600 pounds of local freight shipped from this Btation and 92,000 pounds of foreign freight. From now until the apple crop is marketed the tonnage shipped will coutinue to increase. Good work horse for sale. Inquire at U08B t lano nouse. The Mail' la in' receipt of the BakersOeld, (Calif.) Morning Eoho, in which Is tho announcement ot the marriage of Mr. Earl RubbgII to. Miss Grace Smart, both ot BakersSeld. The wedding occurred on September - 9th. Mr. Russell was formerly a resident of Modford, his father, M. H. Russell, having died hero about three years ago. 600 good oedar posts wanted. M. Bellinger. Minstrelsy nover will die, but old minstrel Ideas have been dead for some 1 Fall Millinery I We have just opened a line of J Fall and Winter Styles in 5 TT7 r s . beautiful hats for LADIES, MISSES and CHILDREN T thing of the kind ever before S shown m Menrord. we otrer 1.1 . . to iiimsu guuun at - -to LOWER PRICES 5 j than you can get the same JJ I quality and workmnnshly for m any wnoro else.- j) S Wo Invito you to call and ox- fi amino our stook J SEARS & CORWIN & Men's Rubber Spraying Gloves Ladies' Light House-work Rubber Gloves Hot Water Bottles Fountain Syringes Combination Hot Water Bottle and Fountain Syringe Bulb Syringes Rubber Sheeting MEDFORD DRUG CO IVAN HUMASON, Manager time; in fact, ever since Beach & Bow ers lannohed a new and uto-date minute novelty In minstrelsy. Tbe company will be bere on Friday Oct. 3rd., and should be attended by all who lovo the bright and clean in minstrelsy. Beach & Bowers always give us whole one tun and their appearance 1b heralded with pleasure. Wanted Two or three experienced sawmill men. Enquire at O. E. Core- line s planing mill, Meuioru. The surveying party which went out to tbe Crater Lake Park a few weeks ago to survey the boundary lines of the park has given up the task for this season.' The storms of snow, rain and wind tboy encountered In the moun tains are said to bave been fierce. The lines were to have been run wholly with Bolar compasses, but the cloudy weather prevented their use hence the abandonment of tbe work for this agon. Cash Dald for eezs. at WIlson'B grocery store, South C street, Medford. Chllders Bros, will next Monday commence putting op another kiln of brick. They have made and used this season 150,000, and are still considerably short of enough to . finish the work mapped out. - The new kiln will contain at least 100,000 more If the season will permit the making of a greater number. G. W. Prlddy bos also mode and used 150,000 this season. An v one desirous ot securing a good sawmill would do well to see George W. Dalev at tbe roll! on Koundtop, eleven miles cast ot Eagle Point. P. O. ad dress Eagle Point, Oregon. Merchant E. N. Warner has com menced the foundation for a fine resid- dence on the lots he recently purcbaeed from A. S.Hammond, on West Seventh Street. The residence Will be very much after the style of the new and very handsome residence built last year by Mrs. E. A. Wortman. ;r . - -When vou want a real good lunch one that's as good or better than your mother used to put up you win nave to go and get Campbell, the Vienna bakery man, to tlx It lor you. Fred Luy has rented one of the rooms in the new Pnlm-Bodge block and will move his tonsorial parlors thereto just so soon as the room is ready for occupancy. The other first floor rooms will be occupied by J. Court Hall, the Goes Piauo House, Postal Tele graph Co., B. N. Butler and E. D. El wood. For fine and up to date photos come to the photo tent on U street. tl. V, Mackey. "Prof J. Percy Wells, of Asb land, arrived in Soio Friday last to take charge of the public schools dur ing the coming year. He is a young man who has had a great deal of ex perlenee In educational lines, and our school board did woll to seoure his services. Santium News. For work or goods in human hair, go to Mrs. Li. Li. Keame, Medlord, Ure. The Free Methodists deoided last Sunday to continue their meetings at Phoenix for another week. There were four more people baptized Sue day. In all twelve bavo protesBed religion since tbo meetings opened. Rough lumber at $11 por thousand for thirty days. u. sa. liorsune, mea ford. Charley. PheUter has purchased a now Challenge prune grader and has taken the same to his orohnrd, west of Medford. Mossrs. Hammer' & Co., at the Medford dryer, have alBO purohased a similar machine. I have 300 oords of oak wood and 000 tiers ot various kinds of wood for Balo. A. Slover, the drayman. Wood delivered promptly to any part ot the olty. W. B. Klnonld is the ohamplon Qshormati of tho suason. In loea than Weeks & Baker Undertakers and Embalmers MEDFORD, OREGON half a day last week he landed, with. hook and line, eight whaling big salmon from Kogue river. The combined weight of the eight fish was 290 pounds, one of which weighed forty-six pounds. -All kinds ol sasa and doors and screen doors, at lowest market price. w. woodB. Married In Medford at the resid ence of the bride's parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l Murray, on Sunday, Septem ber 28, 1902, Fred Hamlin, son of Jeff. Hamlin and Mies Myrtle Murray. The youug couple left Tuesday morning for Marysvilie, Calif., for a short stay. All members of tbe W. C. T. U. are requested to meet at the Presbyterrian church next Thursday. There will be business ot importance to transact. H. J. Elskamp, the new harness- maker, has rented the EircbgeBsner place, on North A street, and has moved his family thereto. -A. C. Taylor is quite seriously 111 with typhoid fever. Dr. Plokel la la attendance. DOLLS, TOYS, BOOKS, ALBUMS, FRAMED PICTURES, 25 to 50 Cents off flMV Yellow Ticket Sale HEDFORD BOOK STORE The Yellow Front Tlail Order House. YELLOW SALE!!