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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1902)
PURELY personal!! J. H. HufTor, Sr., of Jacksonville, was in Modford Tuesday, - W. H. Price, of Tolo, did business in Medford on Tuosduy. Mies Katlo Anglo was visiting Ash land friends this week. flnn. Frnv. nf T",nkft Propk. was A Mod- ford visitor Wednesday. David nnd Bert Bail, of Woodvilk-, were in Medford Sunday. Will Nloliols, of Central Point, was a Modford visitor on Tuesday. Mrs. 0. H. Ray, of Tolo, was among Medford friends Saturday. D. E. Morris was in from the Fisli Luke ditch camp on Wednesday. Mrs. J. W. Morrltt, of Central Point, was a Medford visitor Wednesday. S. P. DeRoboam, of Jacksonville, was a Mallard visitor on Wednesday Ben Edmondson, of Fort Klamath, was a Medford visitor a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. O'Hara, of Tolo, wore visiting Medford friends Saturday. J. D. Culbertson and Charles Klinglo were down from Lake Creek Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Scott spent Thanksgiving with Central Point rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Polk Hull, of Spikenard, were among their many Medford friends this week. Chas. Basye and J. H. Huffer Jr., of Jacksonville, wore Medford visitors on Monday. Hon. and Mrs. Miles Cantrall of Ap plegato, were in the city Wednesday upon business. S. D. Biden and family, of Asbestos, spent Thanksgiving with Medford rela tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Stevens, of Grants Pass, visited relatives and friends in Medford this week. E. D. Rose came up from Sisson, Calif., last week and will spend the winter In Medford. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. McGee returned v.. Tuesday from a three weeks' Dleasure trip to"San Francisco. Miss Laura Bennett, a student at the Southern Oregon Normal ate Thanksgiv ing turkey with home folks. C. O. Ramsey is at Roseburg superin tending the packing of several carloads of apples for J. A Whitman. Miss Hattie Satchwell, of Ashland, is spending Thanksgiving in Medford, the guest of Mrs. J. D. Fay. F. 0. Hurd returned Sunday from Yreka, Calif., where he has been for a - couple of weeks on business. Miss Myrtle Doyle, of Eli, Wisconsin, who has been visiting relatives in Med ford, left on her return home a few days ago. W. H., Jackson, H. H.Howard and G. R. Lindley left Wednesday for a few days' bear hunt in the vicinity of Sterling. Miss Pearl Webb left Tuesday even ing for Goldendale, Wash., where her brother, Carl, is engaged in the furni ture business. Mrs. Emma Stein, of Yreka, Calif., who has been visiting her father, W. J. Plyinale, of Jacksonville, returned home oo Tuesday. Mart Armstrong was down from Grants Pass on Monday, and went to Jacksonville on a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. J. Armstrong, who is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. N. Cooke, of Central Point, 6pent Tuesday night in Medford HIS CLOTHES SEEM part f nm This remark that is so often made about the man weaving a suit bought horo. -It's tho utter absence of tho' ready-made look that does the business. The now swagger cut' garments in tho latest fabrics are here. Suitings this season tiro handsome but not loud in style. Our Suits are equal to any high-price, tailor-mado garments. Every one bears the stamp of merit, and, remem ber, we guarantee every garment from stuff to stitches. May wo suit you this season? Our prices won't prevent our do ing so. Elegant suits at $10, $12.50 to 17.50 F. R. DEUEL CO., Clothing Department. and Wednesday noon left for Soulhorn California to sptfhd the winter months They expect to return here in April. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Parker and the children ate Thanksgiving turkey with Grants Pass friends. Clarence MePherson and sister, Miss j Lulu, enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner with friends at Grants rass. H. M. Coss was In Ashland Wed nesday upon business connected with his musical instrument store at that place. John Strange, of Nebraska, who is visiting J. B. Sayles and family, of Ashland, was in Medford a few days since. Bert Brown returned from Sac Fran cisco this week. He has not decided as yet just what he will do, but he has two positions open for him. J Mesdames L. E. Downing and G. X. Hesselgrave, of Central Point, were in Medford on Saturday last, and favored The Mail office with a call. J. W. Berrian, U. S. fish commissioner in charge of the Elk creek hatchery, was in town the first of the week, ac companied by Mrs. Borrlaa. Ed. Hanley, who is engaged in tho butcher business in Alaska, and making all kinds of money thereat, is visiting relatives and friends in the valley. G. D. Grizzle, proprietor of tho Klamath Falls Marble Works, was In Medford a few days since. Mr. Grizzle was formerly a resident of Medford. W. E. Connor, formerly proprietor of the Hotel Oregon at Ashland, but now a prominent stockman and farmer of Klamath County, was here Sunday night. Win. Forsy the, who has been east at tending the national G. A. R. encamp ment at Washington, and visiting the scenes of his youth, returned Sunday evening. Mrs. J. A. Hannum returned this week from her summer visit with rela tives and friends at Seattle and What com, Wash. She will spend the win- Linens! Linens! Something New for the Holidays Table Linens Napkins Towels Table Covers, Etc. Do not fail to inspect our Mam moth Line before you buy. Prices Right. W. H. MEEKER 8 CO- tor with her son, II. D. Jouus, nud fam ily. Capt. Gordon Yoorhios and family left Wednesday evening lor Portland. They will remain in that city a couple of weeks after whiah they will go to Kentucky to spond the winter Attornoy W. K. Phipps returned to Medford Saturday after a three weeks' pleasure trip to several western olties. He visited San Franeisco, Denver, Suit Luke City, Ogdcn and Portland. He will remuio in Medford nnd again take up his law practice. J. D. Heard nnd family returned Sat urday ovenlng from Chloride, Arizona, whore they have been several months. Jeff has been considerably under tho weather lately nnd will try tho effects of Jackson County ozono for a month or so, before returning south. Robt Renmo camo down from Palmer, Oregon, Tuesday, for Thanksgiving din ner and u few days' visit with his par ents. Robert lm3 a great many good friends in Modford who are pleased to see him and to know that he is getting along finely and laying up a goodly amount of the coin of the realm. Mrs. Josslo Farnsworth left Sunduy for San Francisco to remain until after the holidays, the guest of friends In that city. Mrs. Farnsworth has been kept very busy during tho past few months In tho capacity ol a professional nurse, and takes tho trip in the Interest of her own health for a rest and change. Ed. Riddlo, of Ashland, was in Med ford a few days since, on a visit to his brother-in-law, D. W. CroBby. Mr. Riddle is piobably tho pioneer printor of Modford, having officiated as "devil" on the Southern Oregon Transcript, the first pupcr published in this burg. Ho has since reformed, however, and is now engaged in the cigar business at Ashland. A B. Saltmarsh, of Biinnom, one of our solid friends of the Applcgatc sec tion, was in Medford on Monday. He reports everything quiet in his neigh borhood. The stockmen have nearly all sold their beef and are now engaged in rounding up tho stragglers on the range. Bear have been pretty plenti ful in the foot-hills this fall and quite a number of them have Ken killed. Mrs. Karl Cola (nee Miss May Sack ett) arrived In Medford last week from Pelican Rapids, Minn., and will spend the winter with her slep-fnther, Frank u.ivts, anu lamlly. brie waa accom panied by Mies Gladys Parkhill,a niece of Mr. Davie, who will also remain here during the winter. If Mr. Cole is successful In disposing of his property in Minnesota, he will come to Oregon In the spring and tako up his residence here. , ' I. A. Webb roturned Friday last from a several weeks' stay at Goldendale, Wash., at which place ho purchased a stock of furniture and undertaking goods for his Bon, Carl. He is very favorably impressed with the country and while using nil kinds of enthu siastic expressions favorable to that lo cality, ho is not Baying a word detri mental to this always productive and wettlth-accumuluting great Hogue river vulloy of ours. Mr. Webb will return to Goldemlulo in a couple of weeks.. Major L. B. Applegato, one of the prominent Btockmen of Klamath County, spent Monday night in Medford on a visit to hie sister, Mrs. M. L. Alford. With Mrs. Applegato ho is on his way to Sin Jose, Calif., to spend the winter months. The major is one of the men who helped to make Southern Oregon what it is, having fought Indians, griz zly boars and other "varmints" inci dental to a new country, when there upon luminous. Mr. Kurtow la onu o the promising young stockmen of the utko Crouk country, and he will ore- many yours littvo a good sin-id hank ac count to hia urodlt. Last spring ho bought sixty head, of cntllu and thorn with thu liioiouso gives him a fairly good sized hurd, hut lie will huvu nuiiu 1 1 turn off this fall. Every mini that raises stuck these times makes money proportioned by the slr.o of his herd. II. 1), Jones cumu up from Uolil Hill Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with his family. Mrs. and MissW. II. MoUowun enjoy ol a Thanksgiving dinner with l)r and Mrs. Margrave at Phoenix. Mrs, Cooper and daughter, Mrs. l'alinur, of St. Paul, Mlun., arrived In Medford last week nnd will visit for a tune with Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. Phlpps, Mrs. Cooper Is It 818101' of Mrs. Phipps. T. L. Slinpklns, of Central Point, was Ir. Medford Wednesday. Mr. Slmpklus loeuutly purohnsed a twenty aero tract of land luur the Hear oreek hrldgo at Central Point from Jumes .Shields. It is all good alfalfa land, and he will make a spoulalty of growing hay. He has rueently built a small residence on tho place. No one makes a mistake lu buying alfalfa or fruit laud there Is good, sure money in an In vestment of this g rude of land. TllK Mail and Portland Orcgoiiiun will, from now on, make weekly visits to Mr. Slmpkins' homo. H. W. Storrott, of North port, Wash ington, was in Medford a part of lust week and this upon a visit to his unolo. F. E. Payne, thu orchard ist. Mr. Stor rett is a salesman with a largo mercan tile Drin of Norlhport and Is also an ex tonslvo mino owner In that locality. He was very much impressed with our Innd of red and yellow apples and it would surprise us not u lltllo If ho he camo a permanent resident hero at date not far distant. He is n big, husky tail and his uncle will need him as a body guard whon thu returns from his thlrty-ucro apple orchard commence rolling In. Death of Wm. Edwards. Win. Edwards, tin old and respected aitizen of Jackson County, died at his residouco, just nortli of Medford, on Monday, November 2-lth, at 4 o'clock, agod sixty-eight years nnd nine months Mr. Edwards was a native of Tennessee and came to Oregon in 1 876, arriving In the Hogue Hlver valley on November 2d of that year, nnd huB made his home here ever since. Ho leaves n wife nnd family of seven children four boys nnd threo gins all of whom uro grown. The funerul took place on Wediioeduy afternoon nt 2 o'clock, services being held at the Baptist Churoh, Rev. T. L Crandall ollleiating. Mr. Edwards was a member of the Baptist Church and had been n pro fessed Christian for forty-four yenrs. Of tho seven children four wore at his bedside at the tlmo of his death Mrs. Maltlo Downs, of Cottage Grovo, Mrs. C. A. nurper, of Butto, Montnna.nnd Ruin Blind Wayland Edwards. Tboolhor children, John EuwnrdB, of Peudloton, und W. T. EilwardB nnd Mrs. Linda Austin, of Austin, Oregon, wore unable to he present! Ho iiIbo leaves a brother, .1. T. Edwards, of Phoenix, and a Bister, Mrs. A. P. Talont, of Medford. Sunday School Convention Postpone d Talent News Ileum. Mr. and Mrs, Occur Talont f ponf fc-'nmlny in Modford. Priiyor muotings tiro hold ovury Sunday nighlinthn lluptini Utiuroh, (loorgo Anderson mid MIhh ICiiinin Colomim woro married in Kimono TuoHtlay, Ralph Sherman, who lias lieoii very ill for hiiiiio tinio past, 1h now uimvtiloBount. MrH, llreoso roluniml Tuesday from CiriuftH Pubs, wnoro sho spout tliu past, week. M tv. Van Din t ip and datiithtor, MisH Adeline, made a vie-K to l'lioo-l nix frit-mis Tuesday. I John Cntnoron Iiiih purchased thu rosiduntio properly of Andrew Hrintir and will take possession at nil eiuly dnto, r "Hud" Ionian and ' family, of lClnmiitlion, itro veiling Mr. In mini's puieiitH. They will remain hero for somu tinio. Mr. nnd Mrs. S. C. Ilitmultor, lato of KlumtUli County, now of ABlilund, mndo n bushiest) visit to Tnlent on Tuesday. Tho Wagner Crock dancing oluli will reorganize this week nnd will give thoir opening diinoe next Sat urday night, Kvorybody Invited. Mhs Clnrn Torrill roeurned home Saturday from the Red Top dis Iriot. east of Medford, whoro she Iiiih jiil. compleud her second form of school. Hto.-am & Hngor'B nurs-ry iH do ing n thriving business. Tliev have a largo supply of till kinds of frut trees of winch they are making largo buIcb. M. I. i'ollott nnd his fruit pack ing crow returned frolii California tho latter part -of lust week, having oompleted tho packing there. The supply wns much. Binallor than waH expected. Mr. nnd Mrs. Oliver Holms came over from Italia creek Inst week Mrs. Helms will visit lier patents Mr. nnd Mrs. S. (!. Nutlierland, nnd Mr. HolniB will return to hiri Hullo creek ranch. The Mi -scs Fannie, Anna nnd Ktilio I'eoHou huvu routed roonin in the, 1 'tinltip residence, whoro they will pound tho winter. Miss Anna hiiB jiiHl completed a very success ful term of school nt Leeds. h v'wbi,.,'v,-'w UMI-UKM. When you buy D.ivls' host flour S,,wi, i, iv urnitl hi ll ll 1 1 ll I ll 1 1. blli- nuno this week, next week or noxl month as lliatyuu purvhiisiid a win k, month or n year ugu unless, possi bly, It's changed only to boiler Its utility, for we're alwaysou tho uloii to Improve our product. Anyway the Davis' best brand Ih always In the loud of good Hours. A. A DAVIS Being unable to secure nsslstnnco from tlio state or national workers a the usual time of holding Sunday School Convention, it was decided bv the Jackson Coiintv executive committee of the Sunday School Association to post pone the regular fall convention until early spring. It is hoped that, by thu time, u good program may be arranged and a most profitable lime enjoyed. W. B., Mookk, Piesidenl Mlts D. E. Hydk, Secretary. Contract Let to Complete Dam. TriK Mail Is credibly Informod that a contruci i. is been let to San Francis c. partita i uiiiulei! t :o job of con structlng too dam being put lu by tho Condor Water and Power Company, at Tolo, of which Dr. Ray is president. Dr. Ray ia now in San Francisco, nnd tho report is that tho gentleman who has taken the contract ia bore nud will commence work on the (lam at onco. Married Anderson-Coleman. At tho Congregational parsonnso, Tuesdny, Nov, 20, 1002, nt high noon, G. N. Anderson and Miss Emma Colo- man, Itev. Mac H. Wallace officiating The couple lolt for Portland und points nortli on yosterduy's train and will later return to Ashland to roslde, Eugene Reglstor. The groom Is a son of E, K. Andoi'' eon, of Talent, and the bride is a daugh ter of John Coloincn, of Phoenix. Thoir many Jackson County ft lends will ho profuse in their congratulations when the happy couplo returns. Cider Factory Closed. Tho Soulhorn Orogon Cider nnd Vlnogar factory will receive no moro fruit after this week.. Fruit growers are asked not to bring fruit ufior this week, as it will be impossible to re ceive it. Notice. wore not so many people noro as there A) part,ioa who are indehtod to mo ore ijuw, nuu raeuioru was a cnaparrai lor oiacHflmithlng will please call and patch. 1 Bottle, as I havo leased my shop toW. I fti. Mitoholl and will have no share In 1 no talent pulilio bcIiooIb now number seventy-eight pupils, thirty throe in tho advanced department nnd forty-livo in the primary do partmcnt. The school flag pole now mats n large Hug. hvuu tho ohil dren love Old Cilory. Andrew Hriuer hns sold his finely quipped blacksmith aliop find Inrgn trade to I hos. short, of AhIiIiui Mr. Hriner will move to his furui on Wagner crook. He is n line workman nnd n public spirited cili zen nnd wo roerot that his honltii Ims forced him to givo up his trade Tho young people of Wiignor creek huvu organized n literary bo ciety, meeting every Friday night. Tho following oflicers were elected: Hurry Lynch, president; Prank Works, vice president; lid Cochrane, secretary; Kdith Coleman, trims urer. The subject for ilelialo next Friday night is, "Resolved, the horse is moro useful to than l he cow." That lnnn Selflnqajr f a Turkey. I know Hint Tliankmdvlnu- day's maul Ihto. And ll tnuki-H mn Ioiik to fly. For I've n.-acluil my prime, and It's mighty ck-iir ' . That It's tlmo for me to dlo. I wiw thfi heed of tho houso como out, And ho srnlkd us hu Ktixcd at fne. And ho crh-d uloud thut tht-ro wua no doubt Whin a comfortublo moal I'd bo. Oh, I'vo not lo so! And It kIvi-s mo a nt, Thouifh It Isn't ho much for niy llfo Thut I euro uhout, but hu cun't curvo a bit, And I'vo got to bo hacked by hla wlfa New York Herald. Slid Time For Them. Of what uro Iho turkeys thlnklnff Out yonder In rho yard, With their red eyes sudly blinking? Do they think their fntu In hurd? Aro they on llfo rcllucllnir And to. hear their llnal cull Each moment now expecting? -t No; turkeys don't think ut nil. ill. k). lilllliN Bool and stios Plater Repairing of nil kinds. Satis fucliau guaranteed, dive inn n call ul Wootlford'4 ShM Start, 7II1 .llrefl. lAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASAAr n n n ni. m Mil ur FARM Containing '.'ill acres; lilfi under plow, Situated eimt of Hear creek, near Talent; one of the choice fiirmesof the valley. Eny lernu. i-.iiiUlrn of 1'.. tv. .MINK ii, (iold Hill, or of M. Cai.ik UN. I'lm-nlx. im'gtni, Among ttie Churches. KI'IKCOl'.W, CIMIMCH. Sunday, November .'Kith, lt In Ad vent anil St. A ml row's day. Sunday school at III a. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7 :II0 p. m. There will bo nt mid week service until 'udnedav. December 10th. I'lltBT M. K. CIIUIU'll. Preaching at 11 n. 111. nud 7:110 n, m. Epworth Ixiiiguo nt (1::I0 p. m. mid Sun. day school at 10 n. in. 1 shall ho glni Ui meet all tho membership und friend of thu church at tho morning norvleo. W. B, MiKiltl-:, Pastor. CATHOLIC Cllt.'IK'll. Next Sunday there will bo services Id the Calhollu Church at Kli.'IO. Would vou believe It? I bnve ih largest stock nf wulchos, clocks, plated ware, rings, etc., south of Portland. E. 1. El wood. Seed (Irani. Good seed wheat, mils nnd Inn lev. also Willamette valley clo at seed, lor sale at J. A. Perry's warehouse, .Med ford, Ore. Homestead Pilings Made. Tho proprietor of TllK Mail hnft been iipnointcil n United Stales I.noil (Joir.iniHHloner for Oregon. He Is em powered by this appointment to pre pare hoiniMteuil and timber land filings, take lonliioony In liomnnlciid alid tim ber land llnal proof cases, conduct con test eases, and In fact, lo do all business for the land ofllco which aotillea in government lund. It is now unneces sary for applicants (or liny lund olnliii, for those having proofs to make to go lo Itosaburg to make such aunllentlon or proofs. It can ho done rlitht here at home anil at much less expanse. Any information relative m Dm I.m.l laws cheerfully given and without If thsro it anv point ruenrillnu Liu, laiwi laws which you do not understand learly drnn Into the Mail n III on ul,..,, In Medford nnd wo will look tho muttur up for you. Strayed Prom tho Orano pasturo two yearling heifers one dark Jersey, the ruin, mil nnd whllo spotted, marked croo and upper half crop in both earfl; branded Jj on right hip; ffi reward for taking PBnmonnd iiollfvlnir Wallace, Wli Medford, Or. A xuos. eunow ano utqu uowning, ol tne business. Lake Creek, were In the city this week 1 J. R. Wilson. When You are looking around for Olirist maa gifts for your friends drop in at tho old Crater Building and ex amine that fine display of Jewelry and Silverware Which B. N. Butler is offering, you will find it , 2$ Strictly Up-to-Date 8 Both, in Quality and Style. Prices Right. i