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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1902)
PERSONAL. f PURELY Major Barron, of Ashland, was ft ylattor in the olty Tuesday. E. C, Pomeroy was in from Spike nard Monday upon business. B. O'Noil was a passenger for Ash land Friday, returning Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pelton, of Gold Bill, were shopping here on Tuesday E. E. Emmerson left for a visit to Bedding Tuesday to spend the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Horace D.Jonoa vlsltod H. L. White and wife In Ashland Sun' day. Miss Lanra Bennett came home from the Ashlaad normal Friday for the holidays. Dlstrlot Attorney Reames left for Salem and Portland Monday night on business. Prof. VanSooy, of the normal, was visiting friends in the city the last of the week. J. O. Heard and J. A. Whitman re turned Tuesday from a business visit to Portland. Miss Effie Atterberry left Tuesday morning for a visit with friends at Montague. Zaoh Cameron and Roeooe Can trail, of Union precinct, were Medford visitors on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Garrett and their two 86ns left for Ashland Wednesday 10 spend the holidays. W. R. Coleman, postmaster and mer chant of Phoenix, was among the visitors in the city Monday. D. W. Crosby, the always accommo dating clerk at Hotel Nash, was a passenger for Ashland Tuesday. W. R. Dlcklson, of Table Rock, was . ' visiting his daughter-in-law, Mrs. C.I A. Dlcklson, in the city Saturdry. 1 ; Colonel -White, of Ashland, who had been visiting relatives in Central Point, w;as a southbound passenger Saturday. v Mrs. W. B. Moore and her brother, J. O. Holt, left Monday to spend Christ j ; mas with relatives and friends in Eu- . ., gene.,., " ' V ; ; Miss Edith Van Dyke, who is attend ee college at Albany, came home last ; . F riday to spend holiday week with her , . parents and friends. " W.-;A. Carter, of Gold Hill, was here ', on legal business Friday. He was ac companied by Mrs. Carter, who visited ;, ' -. '" Al C Stansell came over from Jack- - i 1 ) WAHnnaav In moot anma frlaniim . . from )ie north. He returned to his Dome w;ui numerous unrigtmas pres- James Culbertson. nf T.nUa Ooolr man In t m r-t t Ua .... . 1 . and bougbt bis supplies for the winter, including extras for the Christmas dance. George Birdsey, who is attending school at Jacksonville, did his holiday shopping in Medford and visited a num ber of bis family's friends while here . Saturday. Miss Mabel Jones returned from Ash' land the laBt of the week. Miss Jones bad taken part in a musical at Ashland and received many compliments for her singing. Don't forgot to call on me Before buying Xnias goods. Reasonable and right pricos. U can get toys from 1 cent up, Sweetest and freshest candies tSwellest candy boxes that ever hit the town Every kind of tropical fruit Largest popcorn balls for 5o Largest grab bags, with best prizes Sourest lemons and sweetest oranges Cake candies for Christmas cakes Only place in town where you can get Nice, fresh taffy and peanut candy Full line of tree decorations Every description and right prices Candles and holders for trees Toys to please the little folks In all styles horses, cows, pigs, dogs, etc. Only place in town where you can get pineapples New candies arriving every day Early customers get first choice Remember we treat the old and Young right. Call on me bomtsinon case transferred from Lake Oouuty tor trial, ho having ox ported the books' of the sheriff's olllco bsforo the trial of Notion for dofuuloallou, Jack Frodonburg returned Monday from a four months stay at Lnkovluw, at which place ho tins bcuu employed all this titno at brick work, at M.60 pondoy and ho has more of tho same kind of work waiting for him lu tlio spring. He reports that tho tliuuioiu. uter had roaohod olgbt below toro bo lero helolt. Ohnrloa A. Dlcklson will leuvo this (Friday) morning for Sun Frauolsco. Ho will be accompanied by Mrs. Dioki son and daughter, Grauo. Ho oxpeots to remain in California aud may dooldo to eugage in business tboro. Mrs. Dlckl son and daughter will return after few days' visit and remain hero until Mr. Dlcklson Is permanently located, George H. Lynch, of Trail oreek, was ADDITIONAL LOCAL At City Opera House Now Year's ovu, December Mat. There aro reported to be several oaBei ul smallpox at Montague, Calif, Turkeys wore soarou (or tho Christ- mas trade and sold from 18 toUOoonls per pound. h. A. Langloy is onglnnor on the Medford-Jacksonvllle shortltno, during Mr. Hiiroum's absence in California, Kugono Ainann aud Mrs. Oara UoKay were married in Orunta Past last week. Thoy will inako tlioy home In Medford. January 5th is the date upon wbloh Wtbur Jones, tbo now assessor, will tako office, J. 0. Pendleton term ex piring at that time. The parsonage of the First M.E. oiild. Christmas shopping- occupied the most of their time. T. J. Kenney was over from Jackson ville Tuesday on business. Jap O'Harra was up from Tolo last Sterling mine Thursday in the olty Monday. Mr. Lynch Is greatly pleased over the rooont change Church, on B street, ha been Improved in the mall route In his portion of tho by tho addition of a now fence at the county. All tho residents along the irout ami now presents a ohoorful, road from Agnto to Trail now havo homelike appearance. their mail dropped In a box at tholr Tho order of execution to (orooloso gate. This saves their many disagree- Judgment against the Maybella mining able trips to tho poetoftloe. property In tho Ulaakwell district has "Uncle" Miles Wakoman, of Pleasant '" Issued, aud tho porsoual property spend the holidays with friends and oreek, was a pnssongor tor Jacksonville will be sold next week. relatives. Mrs. Leo la tho daughter of ono dav last wuok. Mr. Wakoman Is Don't foriret Lhn data Now Yonr'n , . , - Air. and Mrs. A. P. Talent, of this city, highly pleasod with the result of the ovo. December .Hat. Nor tho ulnoo H. E. Ankeuy came over from the ' of Owens vs. Wakoman recontly city Opera House Nor tho occasion afternoon to deoldod in bis fuvor by tlio supronio New Year's entertainment, by 8t. UbST RESOLUTION TO MAKE, boo it's no trouble to keep, Is to tho Medford mills flour. II yokrt tho now year with a sap plmhts Hour, It many merits wllondoar themselves that you vur use auy other. A. A UA VIS wlljv -t- ek buying Christmas goods Hon. S. M. Kealon was in from Table Root Monday doing Christmas shop ping. Louis Hessler, or Brownaboro, was registered at the Nash several days this week, William Von der Hullen, one of pop ular young farmers of Wellen, was in the city Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Austin Sloft Tues day morning tor a couple or three weeks' visit with friends at Etna, Calif. C. W. Baker, of Shelley Creek, Calif., arrived in Medford Monday and will remain for a few days with old-time friends. v Assessor and Mrs. J. G. Pendleton and son, Vernon, of Table Rock, were buying Christmas goods in our city last Saturday. Henry Kubll drove over from Apple' gate Tuesday, returning, with his buggy, well packed with Christmas presents, In the evening. E. P. Pickens, a former good resident of Jackson county, now employed at Igerna, Calif., is spending holiday week with his family in this olty. George Walker, of Sams Valley, was in the city Tuesday. He Bays the roads in bis portion of the county are in very good condition for this time of year, Claud Comegys, a student in the Agricultural College at Pullman, Wash., Is in Medford upon a holiday visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Comegys. D. P. Britton, of Talent, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Britton Is one of the staunch readers of the Mail and meot Mrs. Ankony and Mlssos Dolly oourt. Tho quostluu Involved was the Murk's Guild. Nor the prluo 20 ooulti, and Gladys, who came down from Eu- "gut to water through n certain ill tell children lft cents gene to snend the holidava. used in Irrigating and tukeu from Zach Caraoron was over from Union- Pioaeat.t creek. town Friday shopping for Christmas. I K- CnntrttU, brother of Kopro- Whilo here his dauchtar. Mlna fWn -eulntlvo Allies Cni.trall, came over arrived from Eu?eno. whnrn nlm Im 'r,,n Klamath Falls lust woek. Mr, been attending the university. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hall are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Sr., aro from Myrtle Creek anil are the parents of J. C. Hull. They ex pect to remain during the holidays'. John Broad, of Jacksonville, loft Monday night to spend the holidays at btockton and other California points, He was accompanied by Mrs. Broad anu expeois 10 oegoneanoul two weeks W. C. Leever, of Central Point, was in the olty Monday on business and re ports trade at his home as tho best it has been for yoars, all duo to tho era of general prosperity throughout tbo country. B. V. Jones, agent for tbo Astoria & Columbia River railroad, at Astoria, and J. M. Jor.es, of Corvallis, Mont, are in Medford spending holiday week with their parents, Hon. and Mrs. Garl T. Jones Robert Von dor Helleu came in from Wellen the first of the week and In dulged in Christmas trading. Ho says the cattle in his part of the county are all in first-class condition and that the range is very good. Otintrull Is ongnged in farming and stockralsliig east of tho mountains but always comes homo for the holidays. Ho keeps himself posted on Jackson County affairs through the columns of Tilt: Mail, of which he has heuo a sub scriber lor a number of years. -McDonald Farduo, of l'rospeot, was a Medford visitor over Sunday. Mr. i'ardue is one of tho sturdy pionoers of the upper fiogno rlvor country and It -Mrs. J. S. McCain sells the Cull. fornla Medicated Soup. A slock now on hand. - Tho Christian Scientists of this vicinity will lie pleased to learn that rogul ir Sunday services will bo held at the residence of K. II, Duiihnm In Tulent, to whi'ili all earnest investi gators are welcome. E. J. Miller, son-in-law nf itov. W, I). Mooro, has moved from Ashland to Medford and will shortly eugugo In business tor hlmnelt here. The naturo ol his lutendcd enterprise Is not being mudo public at proauut. The Jacksonville lire department I. BIN anfl stioe maker Roping of nil kinds. Balls fuah Kunrutituotl. Uivo mo n oj at Wotil'i Mho Store, 7II1 Strct. will not bo many years until he can, it gives its annual dunce next Friday, unci ho so wishes, reliro from tho activities of mountain farm life, as all the lands In that locality are rapidly iHjaonilng valuable, and ns he owns some of tho best ot it, ho will renllzo it competency tor his declining years, Jeff Brophy and family enmo down from their mountuin homo at Lced last wcoK. loo family will romain hero with relatives until attor Christ mas but Jeff returned to look after tho stock, of which ho has no small amount. Mr. Brophy is making a great success at stock raising and In this rospcol he is not unllko many others In that local ity in fact in any locality whoro this Industry Is mode a business oi. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Fox. of Central Jobn A. Koss and 'O. A. Theill, of Point, was in tho olty Tuesday unon ijoid Mill, came up Wednesday and bus ness and vlsltlnu rnliitlvnu. Mr. a nuinlier of tho Medfnrd fire lighters have Binnltlod their intention of attend ing as a return fur the pnlroniige shown Jiun the Medford coinnuuy danced. The merchants of tho city ull ox- press tliemsulves ns highly pleased with the Christmas trado this yunr, many of thorn reporting more than double the 11 mount of business trans acted this time than lu any former season. it. u. Alcciannahan lias takon a position as bookkeeper and shipping clork with tbo Palm-Whltmno olgar company. Mr. McClnnnahan Is a capa ble man In almost any capacity and be will not bo found wanting In his present position. William Loudon, of Watklns, and Miss Annie Watklns, oldest daughter proceeded to Jacksonville. They report Fox has a fifty acre Bold of alfalfa, on I0' "lu 'ate M. Watklns, wero married their town aa progressing in the die IiIb place and Is going to put In another tn Yreka Monday, arriving here the made thia office a pleasant call while trlb?tion of. merchandise and the pro- twenty acre chunk noxt spring, A amo ovenlng. They will mako thoir 1 Chas. F. Kernan, of Gazelle, is vlslt- inr his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kernan, for Christmas. He leaves Friday morning on the excursion to San Francisco. Harry L. Harvey, theJiardware mer chant of Gold Hill, came up Monday accompanied by Mrs. Harvey and their here. F. E. Payne left Medford Sunday morning for a couple or three weeks' visit with relatives and old-time friends at Spokane and other Washington points. Dr. and Mrs. Darriu passed through Medford Tuesday morning en route for Los Angeles, Calif., where they will peDd the winter. The doctor has been -topping at Salem for the past eight months. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Lee, of Salem, rrived in Medford Wednesday and will motion of mining enterprises. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford, of Gold Hill, were passengers for Jacksonville 'hat so many would grow U that tho Wednesday. They were on their way price would bo materially roduced to spend the holidays with their son, This was another possible over pro, Deputy Sheriff Orris Crawford, and Ms ductlon soore-whlchi has been effect family. - ' ually put. on . the. sbulf. The alfalfa Mrs. E. E. Emmerson left Saturday acre8,rB ,iaa ' increased ovory year for a few days' visit with hor brritW. ,or tn0 PBt ten and , this season few years ago when alfalfa was but first homo at Watklns and loft for there Introduced In the valley It was thought Tuesday morning, A Merry Christmas and a flaooy New Year to All. $T iave enjye a splendid trade " during the past twelve months and to those who have helped to make it such Ave express our gratitude and if you are satisfied that we have treated you fairly and honestly we would be pleased to see you many times at our place of business during the coming twelve months. We again wish you a Merry Christ mas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. W. H. MEEKER & CO, Medford, - Oreg'on George Jones, at Tolo, after which sbo left for Redding, Calif., where she will visit friends for a couple or three months. I. A. Webb left Sunday night for Goldendale, Wash., where he will re main for the next six months with his son, Carl, wbo is in business there tho price is not only ns good hut bettor than it has besn for Beveral years, F. W. Hutchison and his sister, Mrs. E. M. Lumsden, returned Friday from an extended trip north, south and east. They left Medford last spring and vis ited friends in Portland, Seattle, 81. Paul, Minneapolis, Indiana, Chicago The rains of the past woek replon ished tho water In the mountain gulchos ann as a result tbo placer minors havo resumed operations with, liberal sup plies of water. Tho present outlook indicates a more stuady run than hus boon bad forsovoral years..". One of C, C. McCicndon's cowb, whlio grazing in Uold Mill, eat the packing from ono of tho axle-boxes of a freight car standing on the Bidetrack. 'Mao" is now short one cow, for tbo combination of grenso and cotton wusto was too much for tho bovine. Wallooo Woods has his now rosl- His daughter, Miss Pearl, is also at aml P1d,s ,n lowa and Ohio, coming donee, In East Medford, nearly 00m- oaoic oy me way 01 boutnern (JalKornlu and stopping at Los Angeles, San Jose and San Francisco. Whilo oast thoy encountered ul! kinds of w, other, from burning ,hca', to disagreeable rains. Thoy found many changes in their old homo city Minneapolis and whilo having had an eninvahlo trio. w,.rn jonn mcuienaon came np Irom Bold heartily glud when thev stenncd from trm oi , ?A. Trt -r t ... I.. urn oamruay wnu r . joruan, oi tne tne train at Medford. Mr. H.nnhU,i Yellow Jaoket-Bowden mine. Mr. relates that A I1l-ln0 l.hn tnnnth nf .Ttilu Goldendale. Chas. B. Adams, who has been with the Iowa Lumber Company since the plant was established near Jackson- Iville, was one of the Christmas shoppers in the city Saturday. Ho expects to mine during the winter. pletod. Is ono of the pruttlesl liiimun on thalilu of the creek, and while iiiuchof inrehiUint's skill was brought. Into use inaklng it a thing uf beauty. uolhliiK l!beeu lost In Us convenience. J. WJlngor wun In from his Luko Crttok rui) Kitliirdny and whilo hero imrchnsoiiho liny on the Ish pluuo, west of Mfcnl, und will drive dower eighty hciiil cuttle to fatten. "Dlok" hus soiuu! tho finest Mock on tho rnngo and eets to ship a iimnuur of hvud to tatfrunclBco during the winter. 1 A proujotit young bachelor gave house-wurilig the other night In tho now iiarto ho has recently fitted up. There wortvs of good things to eat und drink, id that a hllurlous llmo wns had coiiihe readily seen from tho appearance the participants tho next uiorhil and tho number of "bromos" coil mod. Sowing t iha dav. 1 no 11 1 re of Miss M. J. iwllson, at D. 1), Kollss" residence, Wt Sixth street. Clarence ; Iteamos was ovor from Jacksonville inday on legal business. Ho ' says tlipprosecutlng attorney' ollloo has bocrthe recipient of ninny messages of cgratulallon ovor the winning of tbOt'nllon bondsmen casc at this lost sqlon. It Is ox pec ted. bowover, that toro will bo an appeal taken to tho suptno court. Word was roilved from Berkeley, Calif., this wooklbat Lee H. Tatty, a cousin of Miss ntha Hardin, of Mod ford, has boon saously injured by a fall whilo workinj us an oloclrlolan In a building. MrJ'atly Is a studunl In tho oleotrlunl dufrlmont of tho U. or C. and was worlng as a matter of experience. Hopi aro entertained ol hie recovery!. t . Wllllnm Ulrlcj returned from tho Willamette : vulluy, Tuesday morulng with five carious ol young cattle, which ho had pubascd for hlmsolf and Shorlir Uado( When tho stock' was unlondod horj two woro foundt hadly Injured and fro woro dead. After being allowed a rqt of several hours tho ontlro band wnitlrlvcn to Ulrlch's rnnch nenr Jaokwivlllo and turnout into tho pasturo. I Jordan took the night train for San Francisco, where he will purchase ad ditional machinery for the property. rare, crank uaics ana children re turned Monday morning to their borne at Globe, Arizona. Mrs. Gates is a last past, in Indiana, rain fell twenty' nine days out of the thirty-one In the month, and In Jowa during tho seven teen uajs no was tnero rain loll on twelve of ihem. Speaking about pre cipitation there does not seem to be daughter-in-law of Mrs. John Djirning, any'hinff wrong with Iowa and Indiana, and came here several months aao for but " me spells and thoy are all her health. She is considerably im- bad "Pells for tho peoplo. ' For in proved but is still a very Bick woman. 8tan00' a 'ear age last summor there , . was scarcely any rain at all during the oeorge tfrowo, tbe hagle Point mer- whn1 ohant drove over Saturday and pro- up, while aflt summer it was all wet ucvuuu iu uuiu nm oy (rain in tne , ' . V. " J B wnoio nisiory am a trick as mean as Fotot farmers had a better season this those two above mentioned. H wn year than they have ever known and et JUBt a Kd hit of sunshine, just that onion growing is proving quite e, j"n 01 raln aa then a heart that's nrnfUnhla glad. WE CAN SHOW YOU THE LAR GEST AND BEST LINE OF A. W. Shearer, of Applegate, was in the city this week UDon buninnaa. The Pride of Heroes. Many soldiers in the last war vrntA After tho first nf Ini,, m oi... " "ay. ,or scroicnes, orniBes, outs, Alter (no nrst 01 January Mr. Shearer unnnrfa. nnrn. ir,. f.t o,m ii..' and his hrnthnr. TT. n. QhaDi.a. n..nbinn'n a 1 di ,J . r' meny pioprletor of tho Rlalto cigar tne worm. Bame lor burna, scalds, store in Medford, will commence onera- t."' """""i "" erup'ions ana piles Hons on the old Steamboat mlnn. property which they own.' J. C. Routenlc, deputy prosecuting attorney for Klamath County, roturned to . his home Monday. Ho had been summoned as a witness in tho Neilon It ouros or no nav. Strang's drug store. Only 2Ho at Chas. Thoroughbred Chickens for Sale. I havo 8QVera1 verv flnn t.lint-nnrfHK.a1 Plymouth Rock roostnrs for sale, tf D. T. Lawton. I Gome and See Us! 2 ; : r ft t CoDDier Seat m Upfiolsterea cnairs IN SOUTHERN OREGON, I ' Couches and Morris Chairs ft In all colors of Velours, Tapestries and Si Corduroys. We make no special prices. ' Our 1 ;ces are Always Right. I WEERvS (Q. BARER 2 MEDFORD, OREGON. lftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftt