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GOODS
L!l",'iJ0Vt,'.v 8,0(;k of ni(;u, Muck good a
tLliiLNI.LHI'.tl) ca" 1,10 ,lls' aUontioi) to
-l;-.'-'.'' I')W wo iiroju)tinjj; Homo very
Attractive Prices
Oil
yard
Attractive Goods
You oun'l du Ijotlur lliuu buy uurgoodd
50 Inch Black Pebble Cheviot at $1.25 a
54 Inch Black Cheviot at $1.00 a yard
4H Inch Black Zibeline at 50 cents a yard
42 Inch Black Melrose at 80 cents a yard
J. O. Van Dyke & Co.
M liDKOKD, OKKGON
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J. H. Butler, Funeral j onrro.l last week conaintud nlinply In
Director, with Med ford
Furniture Co., House
ful nlshers and Under
takers. 'Phone 165. ,
CITY HAPPCNINQS.
lh curry lntf away o( some of thu fatso
work and wni tiul n serious as reports
I iid luutucl,
Win . Heauh, painter nnd paper
limiKvr. First-class work or no charges.
A Modlord gentleman reports to
Til K Mail thai, to Ilia certain know).
cdg, there are men In the vicinity nf
1 upper Koguo river, Elk crock and the
I lind of llio L'iiiMjun. who arc openly
I violating llio game law, of OrcK'm an
I applied to the protection ol deer. Tlilf
Work on llio Flali I,nki) tl iloli I
practically mmuouded lor thu winter.
Tliu work ol repairing the allilo hita been tlmn relates that ons party, only
-omplulud mid now '.'00 feet of fluiulng, H '"w UK' several paek
unlit on olid ground, carries tho water j of u,lroJ venison to Ft. Klamath
over thli point. A few good men will "u tn"l;1 'l " Indian, for ponlo.
lie einnloyod all winter. Tho.u will I Bnu vrlou article which ho could use.
coimtilulo n pa'.iol force and their
U1ll.11 will bo to strengthen thu tun
Imnkinuiit whoro required and to ro
movo any hlth hum that may bu found
in thu ditch. Tho company1! stock la
now engaged In plowing on tho liar
baugh place, which plitco waa acquired
by tho company a few months aincu.
Three gang plowa havo been purchased
nnd those nro all at work when thu
weather will penult. Tho company
i'Xpeuta to put In 400 aoros of grain tint
winter and will expurliuenl nlau with
growing alfalfa, timothy and orchard
grans, Thlwplacu la about seven ml leu
from Million), and about twelve mile
ol ditch will ho built In llio spring
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hiim-ii mi, L-iirry i im water irnni inui
Thu iiiuo pirty boast fully told that at
one timo during thu fall, hla camp waa
viailud by two game wardens and Unit
while they were in hia camp there
wcru twelve deer carcuaaca hanging
near by. The pnrly said ho waa a Iran
per and a hunter and thai lie would
follow hla vocation in spile of all the
restriction of law, nnd to mako good
bin assertion ho packed hie Hinles with
a good aupnly of provisions and alaried
I for thu country at thu head of tho
j UmriOii. If these things be true, and
our Informant will uiiike alllilavit ihut
j they are and he has witnesses to cor
I roboi ato hia statements then our olll
jeers should right speedily commence
doing business with this wholesale
end of the dlteh which la now hulll to ""'K'iluror or tleer unit violator of the
Ihl.lunrl tl U ,.v, .,.,.1,.. I H.I.. ., rllaw.
work will bo eouiilulcd In lime to put
water on tho land when needed next
nuinnior. There are two or three miles
of sidu hill along which this stretch of
ditch will bo built, but nsldo from this
the laud la comparatively smooth.
Supt. Morris has now moved to thu
Ilnrhaugh nlace and will remain there
during thu winter.
flung plow, nearly now, for
-cheap. M. F. I'nrkur, East Medford.
Thu forco at work on thu Hay dnui
at Tolo una reduced about 50 men Inst
week. Most of tho men laid oil' wero
tliOHt) employed in getting out Umbers
and materials for tho dam, as thill por
lon of tho work was about completed.
Unfavorable weather anil it rise In tho
rlvur also made it oxpedlent to roduco
tho force to u certain extent. Tliero
aru atlll about 75 men employed on tho
tonslruutlon of thu dam and ditch and
work will bo pushod in fust as weather
-conditions will permit. Of tho total
length of Jill foot of dam .'170 feet have
toon completed, and all that is com
pleted Is built In such a manner that It
will stand any ordinary Hood of tho
rlvur. It is oxpootod that more or loss
work can ho done on tin) dam during
tho winter, but there is no danger that
any of tha completed portion will bo
carried away. Tho aocldunt which oo-
Ilressiiialiiiig and plain sewing at
Miss .Miiuil Iv Wilson Co. 'a iniilmery
stoie, l'aiin York building, West .Med
ford. Tho north bound pas'ungcr train
which passed through here Sundav
mornlng was wrecked about I ::iUo( the
sumo day near Walker's station, H
miles north of Cottage Grove, (the
i scene ol the fatuous hold up of about
sun' - vear ntrol. and as a enfiHi.iii,.n.... nil
south bound trains wore delayed. The
train due hero at II :10 Monday morn
lug did not arrive until nearly 10 o'clock
that night. Tho accident waa caused
by tho second engine leaving thu track
oiiuning Doth locomotives and five
passenger and baggage cars, blocking
llio right of way and tearing up the
track lor a distance of over (our nun
ured loot. Tho late heavy rules all
along the line havu saturated the
ground and roadbed, making accidents
by spreading rail, etc., very llablo.
a iroen new siock ol vio ins. an tun
mandolins, cases, strings, etc.,
ban
at Llwood's
t. .-.
rur many yours uregon growers
nave boon kicking about tho California
practice ol shipping Orogon fiuil East
labelled as California products, now wo
arc going to got oven. On Monday M.
L. Pellott with a orow of ten packers
and sortors left for Siskiyou Countv
I CASH GROCERY STORE, I
BROWN & OWEN, Proprietors
(Successors to II. II. Howard & Co.)
Having purchaaod tho largo stock of II. H. Howard
- ifc Go. and combined with it tho stock of tho Mod-
ft ford Grocery Store, we are proparod to give our cus-
if tornora oxcoptional bargains in staple and fancy f
! grocorios iii
W s WE BUY FOR CASH AND SELL FOR CASH
uaiif., where lie will paik tho ontlro
upple orop of Hliustii Valley. This frul
will bo sunt out with Mr. I'cllett's numo
on the boxes, and it must bo prolty
lougn on our UiUKornla frlenils to real
ize that the faclo( their fruit going ou
under mi Oregon (tucker's, nnmo add
about llfly cents to ouch (lfty-uound I
Calllornlans used to label Oregon frul
as their own product to help out tho
reputation of thtlr own fruit, now It
only re-quires an Oregon label on the
box to luuko California fruit soli at tho
lop notch. .Mr. I'ollott has also prepared
three boxes ol Newtown I'lpplriB, which
win no exhibited at the St. Loui
worm s lair. Those npplus are packed
in iiiiy-pounu boxos, and tho boxes eon
tain Just fifty-four apples each, and If
nicy don't eomo buck with gold modal
there will bo soma powerful good apples
there. Tho apples will h.j sunt to I'ortor
BroB.,Ciilcugo, where Ihoy will bo kept
in uuiu storage until the fair opens.
Four thoii.iitiil mil U...H
th very latest pattorna-und at prices
... . .,. uiin reiion oi ail received
u is ween oy wodks & Haker, tho West
jiuu luriiiiuru ooaiers
E. N. Warner has under construc
tion on tho Hammond properly on
West Kovcnth slrout ono of tho neatost
and most commodious cottages la town.
inotign it is not coming on as fast as ho
would like to have It, owing to the
weatner, whluh at present Is not the
best In the world for building onora
lions. Tho cottage will bo built on the
samo plan us tho one built last year bv
.Mrs. I',. A. Worlinan, and will contain
six rooms downstairs two parlors, din
lug room, setting room, kitchen and
bath room, with an eight foot porch on
the north sldo.and n brick cellar at the
west end thereof. I.'pslulrs there will
oo mreo largo bed rooms, airy, light
ano comfortable. The sltiiutlon of the
resldoneo fa all Ihut could he desired,
being on high ground In a healthful
section of town, on the north side ol the
street and therefore free from dust in
Slimmer. Mr, Warnor and his family
aro at present occupying tho old Ham
mond residence until their new domicile
can be completed. II, W.Gray is do
ing rlio construction work.
Cash puld for eeg. at Wilson's
grocery store, South C street, Medford.
"Other 1'eople'a Money" showed
two nights Monday and Tues.luv I..
Medford this week, but on account of
the Inclement woather the housos were
not as large as the merits of the com
pany and tho play deserved. "Other
People's Money" is a clean, lively com
edy. Tho lines of tho olay are' full of
sparkllrg epigram and the stage action
abounds In amusing situations. It Is a
hearty laugh from s'art to finish and
nowhere is to bo found a coarse allusion
or tho horseplay socommou with mod
ern comedies. Tho actors composing
the company nro good and render their
roles In an able manner.
Laundry work taken tip to Wednes
day night of ouch week and delivery
assured the mine week. We ciinnot
Insure delivery of unral. s..i....i i....
than Wednesday, unless extra charges
aro ruudo. American Steam Laundry.
'J. W. Crosby eiiifle up from Hiddlc
Tue'diiy evening and on Thursday
morning began work as day clerk at
lintel Nash, lljvo is one of the ben
known men on the lino of the Southern
raeltle railroad. Ho has friends in
greut numbers lu every locality and
none are tliero who know him whonre
not his friends. He is a first-class hotel
uiun and Landlord Hamilton could not
l.avo chosen a better man for the posi
tion. .Mr. urosby's many old-time Med
ford friends will gladly welcomo his
roturn to our city. His family will i
probably move here later.
and our patrons reap tho bonofit in the low prices
j 1 l l i i 1
wo are urns auio to maice
I have a large horse mule to ex
ciianue lor good cow. James Vandet-
ituir, .weuiuru.
o. a. uanton: "1 have lived In
Jackson county thlrty.two years und I
never noioro saw weather like wo have
nad this rail. Wo have ofttimes had as
pleasant fall woather t ut never so long
and late a spoil without rain, Wo have
hod, until this fall, ocoasiourfl rains all
during tho season. Then again, I never
saw so much rain At one timo and so
early as wo bavo had for the past week
or ten days, and nover has snow fallen
so early. A fall of snow in tho valley
on November 18th is something now to
mo.
All kinds or sasti and d nnrn und
screen aoora, at lowoat market price
Clarence Gumi mot with quite n
painful accident last Saturday while
visiting out at J, C.Pendleton's home.
at Table Hock. He was exercising a
colt by the haltor when the animal bo-
oame playful to the -extont of pushing
one of his fore feet siiuaroly Into Mr.
Gnnn's face, cutting an ugly wound a
couple or thieo inohos In length just
below the right eyo. Tho wound was
drossod and when soon last Mr. Gunn
declared ho was happy and his fuco
didn't hurt much, hut he hud with him
one ot the worst blue, black nnd rod
eyos that's boon soon for somo time.
Slg. D. Boffa, as many of our peo
ple know, Is. a first class toaoher of
muslo on the violin, cello, harp, guitar
and mandolin. Ho Is also an export at
repairing and regulating violins and In
tuning pianos. If you have an old violin
for sale, lot Mr. Bolla aeo it ho may
buy It.
ThoPalra-York Real Estate Agency
roporls that fifty acres of the Reed
olghty-aoro traot of land hB been sold
and part of tho remalng thirty acres
are partially sold, O. W. Palin gets
the first six acres, next to thn road
i . w. jonnson the next twenty, T, K.
Kolao the next ton. Mr. Ifueltn. u,
noxt ten, and a four-ucro traot near tho
road is reaerved. This Is good fruit
land and those who buy tliero muko no
tuistuKo,
.mss Naylor leaches the Kolstor
o' arcssmuKlng and lady's tailor-
W. I', Dodge Is preparing to mar
ket his crop of popcorn. Ho grew
ft ii... i . ...
UUiVa ui Kor t, year, more
man ever before, and ho does not an
tioipalo that he will havo any trouble
n disposing of It. Mr. Dodge has been
growing corn for tho market for a num
ber of years and bus built up a reputa
tion lor putting up an article that as
sures him a ready sale for his iood
He raises a superior grado of corn and
nits become fully conversant with all
tho hows und whens of bundling It.
,7, ' , worlc ,,"'"0 'ur ttl3. Inqulro
William J. Klncado, of Ashland,
and Miss Uusslo Johnson, of Medford,
wore married Nov. 17, l!X2, at the M.
K. Parsonage, W. B. Mooro. oaBtor of
tho M. E. Church olllclutlng. Mr.
Klucadelsa hrakeman In the cniolov
of the S. I'., and bis bride Is tho only
daughter of C. S. Johnson, the ex-
inarshall of Medford. They will make
their homo In Ashland, and Mr. Kin-
cade will persue liis usual occupation.
Tho goixl will and wishes of friends and
acquaintances follow them.
After November lni mv ninm u.;u u
finished, then watch my window. K. 1).
lilwood, jeweler and optician.
In regard to tho Medford Huslness
College, Prof. Peoples makes the state
ment that ho understands several pro
spective students are waiting to see
whether or not tho college is going to
succeed before taking out a scholarship,
and he stales furtlior that if they all
wait an Indefinite time thoy will un
doubtedly see It closed, but if thi-v
really want to got a good business edu
cation they will not wait too long.
Chickens wanted at thn fVntml
market highest market price paid,
Phoenix Lodge, A. O. U. W., will
give a Thanksgiving ball at tho Wood
men's hall at Phoenix oo the evening
of November 27th, which promises .to
be one of the successful events of the
season. No pains arc being spared by
iho management to assure the comfort
and pleasure of those who may attend.
The music will be furnished by Carver's
orchestra and the supper will be served
In the ball by Fred Furry:
If you don't think Ehvood has any
nice, new nnd cheap goods, call in and
see for jourBelf, after November 1st.
Wilt I.aacB, of Josephine county is
circulating a poll lion addressed to the
members of the legislature, asking for
tho butter protection of fish in Rogue
river. Certainly laws which will pro
tect the finny tribes from extermina
tion and rapacious fishermen should be
passscd. Observer. "Billy's"' many
friends in Medford will be pained to
learn of his departure from the olace
of his birth.
For Sale Full set of store fixtures
counters and shelving. J. F. White.
G. W. Morrison, who had the E.
K. Anderson place in Talent precinct
rented and intended to operate a dairy
much thereon, lias thrown up his lease
and returned to California. His stock
ot nlueteen tine grade Jerseys and Dur
hams and Jersey and Holsteins lie dis
posed of to Welborn lieeson, who is as
yet undecided whether he will embark
in the dairy business or dispose of the
stock.
Come and examine our new line of
millinery goods for full and winter
Miss Maud K. Wilson & Co., Palm-York
ouiiutng, vt est Aledlord.
Miss Ella Dodgo, who recently
completed a very sucotseful term of
school in the Ratrie district, on the
south fork of Little Butte, has engaged
hor services for a winter term of school
in Iho Cnaparral district in Sams Val
loy. The young lady Is proving herself
a prime favorite among the schools of
Jackson Countv.
HONEY of
White Pine
and Tar
Compound
Cod Liver Oil
Emulsion
Combined with tHe Hyphosphites
of Lime and Soda
This elegant preparation contains 50 per cent of Cod
TiTL ' ft 'I 8U0h a form that H is tasteless.
I be most delicate elomach can retain it. It is a pan
acea for Weak Lunge, General Debility, Etc.
These are Prepared only by
MEDFORD DRUG CO
Now is tho tiiue to spray for scale.
Wo have lust received 600 sacks Dure
powdered sulphur the best quality, no
ifiumiu ruipuur in mis lot. Aieuioru
DIst. & Kcl'g Co.
Mayor Grant, of Ashland, has ap
pointed A. L. Kitchen, president of the
Ashland Anti-Saloon League, a special
olhcer to enforce tho city ordinances
against tho selling ot liquor, and gam
bling. Ills a notorious fact that the
granite city's prohibition lnws do not
prohibit, and strcng effort will now be
made to onforco them,
For tiue and up to date photos come
to tho photo tent on C street. H. C.
Muckey.
M. L. Pellett, who recently pur
chased tho Reuben Rhodes plaoe near
Talent, Is engaged in the construction
of a mammoth barn thereon and will
shortly tnko up his resldonoe there.
Ho hus sold his resldonoe property In
Talont to Merohaut Chas. Woltors,
who will tnko possession as soon as Mr.
Pollett moves out.
When you want a real good lunch
one that's as good or better than your
mothor used to put up you will have
to go and got Campbell, the Vienna
bakery man, to fix it for you. -
Goo. Lynoh, ot Trail waa In Mod-
ford one day this week, seeking medi
cal rollof from an attack of blood
poisoning. Tho trouble started from a
small scratou on his right hand, whioh
was qulto badly affected and bad also
spread to hia face. Doctor Plckel Is
treating the case, and Mr. Lynch is
doing very well.
, Carload of Portland cement J. F.
White.
j.u.lhm of the cofferdam at the
i-ujr works, near Tolo, was blown out
Tuesday night by dynamite. This was
done that the rising water in the river
could have more of a passage way and
would be less liable to damage the per
manently constructed dam.
For work or goods in human hair,
go to Mrs. L. L. Keame, Medford, Ore.
Another party of Potter County,
Pennsylvania, people arrived in Med
ford Wednesday evening. They are C.
H. Dakin and family, W. F.' Sorber
and family and Miles Blaubedt and
wife. These, like all others who have
come from Potter County recently, are
an honest, hard-working class of peop'e
who have come to our fair land to take
up homesteads and to enjoy with us the
pleasures and profits of a glorious
country.
Domestic sewing machines J. F.
White.
The Ashland Normal football team
wasdef-.'ated by the Eugene High School
at the latter place on Saturday last by
a score of 24 to 0. On the samo day the
U.ofO. and the Albany College teams
played at Albany, neither team being
able to score. This is the second score
less game played by these teams this
season.
I have 300 cords of oak wood and
OXI tiers of various kinds ot wood for
sale. A. Slover, tho drayman. Wood
delivered promptly to any part of the
city.
Hugh McElfresh recently sold bis
place on Wagner creek to two gentle
men, who came here a short time since
from the East, the consideration being
$1 100. Mr. McElfresh paid fiOO for the
property last spring. The sale was
made through the agency of V. A.
Dunlnp.
We make a specialty of all kinds of
plow work. Bringyour plows to us. We
guarantee you as good a. job as you can
get anywhere In the state. Merriman
X Sou.
W. H. Meeker & Co.'s Thanksgiv
ing show window is attracting consider
able attention and it's little wonder.
It Is a beauty and very appropriate.
Clarence Meeker is the artist whoie
skill In that line is so tastily displayed
in tliis window.
The car ot sulphur is here, and we
are now able to fill all contract orders.
M. D. & R. Co.
Ray Toft has purchased some resi
donee property on North H street and
Is preparing to ereot a dwelling house
thereon. ' He already has a woodshed
built and other buildings will be put up
during the winter.
C. V SkTeol, the West Side confec
tionery man, keeps In stock a full as
sortment Of SOhool tablets and nnnnlls:
also carries aigars, tobaccos, perfu,mes.
toilet BOUDS. The hnat ennrlina moHu
and always fresh.
J. A. McDonald, the Klamathon
saloonkeeper, who killed Ed Loucks
and Henry Hoover on July 21st -last,
was convloted of manslaughter for the
killing of Loucks at his trial at Yreka,
Calif., last week.
Rubbers all sizes all kinds. I havn
plain ones and those with rolled nriios.
Large assortment to seleot from . Prices
are all right. A. M. Woodford.
H. A. and H. G. Meyers, two of
Like Creek's beBt and most successful
stockmen, brought in forty head of beef
oattle this week, which they sold to
Pottenger & Cox.
From now on I will carry a comnleie
stock of musical instruments, Btrings,
oto. E. D. Elwood.
A goritleman who came in from the
Dead Indian country Tuesday reports
that there were two and a halt feet of
I
Weeks & Baker
Undertakers
and
Embalmers,
MEDFORD, OREGON
Emmett Beeson, of Talent, returned
Saturday from Douglas County, where
he purchased sixty head of fine spring
calves, In the Smith river and lower
Umpqua countries.
If your sewing machine needs re
pairing or cleaning, you bitter have it
doctored" at once. D. B. Reame is a
sure-shot presoriber for all tUe ills which
sewing machines are heir to. He also
has new and second-hand sewing ma
chines for sale or to rent. -
-Edward Wilder, of Jackson county,
and Miss Marie Fleck, of Providence,
R. I., were united in marriage at the
home of J. T. Wilder in Phoenix, Rev.
C. H. Hoxie officiating, Nov. 17, 1002.
New goods arrivingdaily at Elwood'e.
Chas. Bryant, of Siskiyou county,
Calif., on Wednesday shipped 160 head
of stock cattle from Medford to Gazelle.
Tho cattle -vere purchased from differ
ent parlies in this county.
At C. W. Skeel's West Side confec
tionery you will Gml always oo hand a
fresh stock of bread, pies and cakes.
Oh! Excursion
ists to San
Francisco!
LOWEST
RATE
$16.00
On account of the, S.
P. Co. making large ad
vance in chartered car
rates to San Francisco
Messrs. Bolton & Piel"
inform us that $16.00
will be the lowest pos
sible rate from Ash
land and return, and
we know that the man
agement is handling
the tickets on a dan
gerously close profit at
this price, so much so
that we Avish all. who
want to go to call and
give lis their names,
and if sixty people
want to go arrange
ments can be made.
MEDFORD
BOOK
STORE
snow in that oountry when be left,