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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1903)
IE IIEDFORD m VubUah4 Kntr Friday Morulas. A. 3. BUTON. Mibiobd, Obioon, Jamdast 3, 1903 WM WODH TO HUmt. KUot tew 07 ; but ulM flsalr. MaaCIUPTIONIfi.M PBK YEAR It la tha PwtoftM MaAterd, Otm M BmoM-OUk MU lUtMr. Jissib Benton Fremont, widow f Gtneral Fremont, whose explora taana ia the west daring the time of Aft early Battlement of the coaat gained for him the sobriquet of -Tbt Pathfinder," died at her home ia lea Angeles, Calif., on December 2TU, at the age of seventy-eight Bcbj. J. R. Whitnev, of Albany, state printer eleot, and Miss Zella Xmilie Wood, of Los Angeles, Calif., wtie married at the latter place on 2ece ruber 22nd. The numerous jcknds Mr. Whitney made in this section during his canvas in the Jnn3 campaign have nothing but Ibeet wishes for the future health and happiness of Mr. tnd Mrs. "Whitney. President Roosevelt doubtless rxercises good judgment in declin es to arbitrate between Venezuela and the attacking European powers. Sis decision could not well be en finely satisfactory to all parties con rarned, and so would unnecessarily flace the United States in a more or less embarrassing position. The suggestion that The ' Hague tri OJonal'a services be invoked is ti mo lt!? and altogether proper. What the use of that eminent body's existence if it cannot be utilized in tach a case? Germany, England, Saly, France aod Venezuela should D leave their contention to this aoogrees or high court of arbitra tion. President Roosevelt does well to keep clear of the affair. He certainly has quite enough business to attend to at home. A bill for a pure-food law has ken introduced in Congress by Representative Tongue of Oregon. His in accordance with the recom aoandationa of the National Associa Son of Dairy and Food Com mis- aiooers. It will undoubtedly require aaucb hard work to secure the wise thau fr loudly competitors in the onward march of civilization and strenuous and worthy rivals in all the arts of peace, there is no calamity whioh a great natioa oan invito whioh equals that which fol lows supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of National self-respect and honor beneath whioh is shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness." The country generally applauded these sentiments, and would have heaitily gone to war if England had not aocepted Presi dent Cleveland's suggestions. The case now is different, in several re spects, but it may well be imagined that England has treasured up this inoident in memory, with a view to an opportunity of operating against Venezuela on some occasion when the United States would not have the chance or the inclination thus to lay down the law to England, but would keep its hands off. With this issue The Mail enters upon the fifteenth year of its exist ence as a newspaper. From its establishment in 1SSS until the present time, this jourmil has passed through all the vicissitudes common to the building up of a newspaper from nothing ut all and has liter ally "grown up with the country'' and towc When The Mail was first started, Med ford was an un important station in a country, the resources of which were barely im agined. There have been times since then when the most sanguine friends of our little city have aln.ost despaired ot its becoming anything else than a way station on the Southern Pacific railroad, and there have been times in the existence of The Mail when the proprietor thereof was "all in" when he settled with his printers on Saturday night. But those times are happily past, l-)t us hope to return no more. Medford has grown to a busy, pros perous city, whose inhabitants are mostly contented with their lot and the place in which they dwelL The Mail has grown from a little six- column folio of .little circulation and lees influence to its present size, and now is read in over 2,000 nomes, and missed if it fails to come. We are proud of the growth of our city, and we do not think we are boasting when we say that we have had more or less to do with that growth. We are also proud of the advanc The Mail has made HERMANN WEL Hon. Blngwr Hermann, Commis sioner ot the QencraJ Land Office. Forced Out of HU Oftic by Secretary Hitchcock. 33sage of an effective pure-food Saw, for it will hit a multitude of .since we took hold of it ten years adulterators. The adulteration of i Hard, conscientious, unremit 3Txis is one ot tne notable terms in which frauds are perpetrated. It Jfccts adversely the interests of J&rmers, both as buyers of adulter aitd articles and as producers of articles whose sale is affected by a alterations. The influence of the &nners should be solidly in favor ala'.l legislation against frauds. J7 is just anout Reven years ago i December 17, 1895 that Mr. Cleveland sent bis celebrated special message requiring England to arbitrate with Venezuela to Con jtress. Though expressed with char asteristic diffuFeuess (if verbiage, 3s purpose was clear. In it he said: "I am fully alive to the re- sensibility incurred and clearly asalin all the consequences that aoay 'follow. I am nevertheless1 2rm in my conviction that while it & a grievous thing to contemplate 4he two great English-speaking sj)e3 of the world as being other- FOR THE NEW YEAR osr lines of toilet essentials and per ftinery are tlio choicest, most dainty and fragrant yet devised for the pleas ure at ail who love the niceties of life. K&B and see our elegant assortment m you wll I at once decide they are aetJectlon. STRAWS DRUQ STORE, ting worK nas Deen necessary in order to achieve this result, and as we look back over the time we have spent in this work we are unable to see where the paper has intention ally advocated any policy not bent ficial to the city of Medford and me community at large, it in a record to be proud of, and we are proud of it and believe that we are pardonable in cherishing the feeling and in speaking of it. In the re suits las Mail has been able to achieve, the friends who have stood by it and its editor through thick and thin have had no little share. They have been loyal ar,d liberal, both with influence and purse, and without them our efforts must have been in a great measure in vain. Standing now at the opening of a new yoar, which we will strive to make even a better year than the others, we wish to thank our friends, both old and new, for their loyal, cordial support, and wish for them a happy new year and many of inem. To the Public. In retiring from the office of county assessor, after having served two terms, I feel it only just to my iriends and to taxpayers in general that I should pub licly thank them for the many courtesies extended to both myself and the depu ties who assisted me in the field work. .To my deputies I wish to express my appreciation of their conscientious ef forts In trying to carry out the plans of tne olhce. To the olerks who so ably assisted in the office work and the making up of the books, It Is only fair to say that only by their unceasing watchfulness were we able to keep out many of the errors that naturally occur under the present assessment law. In giving up the ottico I shall not lose my Interest in the work, and bespeak for my successor the same helpfulness that has been so universally extended to me. J. 0. Pkxdleton. Binger Hermann has finally been forced out of the general land office. At a recent conference with Secretary Hitchcock it was strongly intimated to the commissioner that his resignation would be acceptable and Hermann has decided to com ply with the wish ot his superior and resign, to take effect February 1st, when he will probably be suc ceeded bv his assistant, William A. Richards, of Wyoming The resignation has not yet been ten dered, but will be forthcoming in a short time. This is the culmination of a long and persistant fight made on Her mann by the secretary for the past two years. There has always been a tension between the two officials, which, on several occasions, threat ened to force Hermann out of office, but up to now without result. Late iu 1900 it was believed that Hermann was to be forced out of office by Hitchcock, because of his disagreement with the secretary. The latter intimated to the presi dent that a change could be made and Commissioner Hermann, dis satisfied with his post under the conditions, told the president he would like to transfer to another oftici. President McKinlev offered to appoint him civil service com missioner, but that office was not to his liking and was declined While McKinley was looking for some other place for Hermann, th relations between commissioner and secretary became severely strained, and Hermann finally told McKinley that if Home satisfactory office could not be found for him before the ensuing Oregon election he would voluntarily retire in June, 1902. Then followed the tragedy at Buffalo. As soon as the new administration was well under way, Secretary Hitchcock again brought pressii'e to bear to force Hermann's tetirement. But with the Oregon elections approaching, President Roosevelt concluded that it would be unwise io permit the change, and nothing was done. Commi:siom-r Hermann has held office for nearly six years, having been appointed March 27, 1897 His term is longer than that of all predecessors, save two. Under both administrations he has been highly regarded at the White House, par ticularly by President McKinley, His relations with President Roose velt have been most cordial. The president only recently compli mented him on the manner in which be has carried on his cam paign against etockmen who have unlawfully fenced in large areas of the public domain. A Mission That Failed. The Klamath Indians are among the most advanced, prosperous and best educated of the Indian tribes. For years they have dwelt in peace on their reservation, and at no time, since the settlement of the northwest, have they been in arms against the whites. Still all these years ot civilizing influences and Christian teaching have failed to eradicate the unforgiving spirit always dominant in savage man. During the Modoc war the Klamathe, owing to their close relationship to the revolting tribe, were under suspicion and in spite of the efficient aid they gave to the government were treated with severity by some or the settlers in the Klamath region. At the close of the war the remnant of the Modoc tribe was trans ported to Indian Territory, and now have dwindled to forty members. Re cently the Modocs applied to the gov ernment for permission to return to Oregon and be allotted lands in the Klamath reservation. The matter was referred to the Klamath" themselves. Two Modocs came from Indian Terri tory, and fur two months they have been using every effort to secure the consent of the Klamaths, but In vain. No fear of another outbreak was feared: but deep down in the hearts of the "old men" of the Klamalbs Is a feeling of. torn resentment agalaat their cousins, the Modoc, and they refused to allow them to return. So the omlsaarle must return to the prairies of tho south west and Inform the old, grayualred warriors that never more may they return to the plaoe of thtlr birth, but must pa away from Ufa far from the happy hunting grounds of their youth. Most ot the old warrior are already dead, aod aooo the tribe of Indians, who record for treachery and blood thlntynsM U Mcond only to the Apaohee and whioh with only thirty warriors stood off an army of over 1 ,000 men, will be but a memory. The btrewU of Ik Tew. Nothing adds m muoh to the appear' anoe of a town or I more ltkr'v to create a favorable Impressloo mi a stranger as well paved and well kept atreots aud good, wide sidewalks, and poorly paved streets and sidewalks have all the opposite effect. It ia vety poor economy to allow streets and side walks to get Into poor condition, and It should be the object ot every oltlzeu to use his Influence in favor of better and then still bettor thoroughfares. Iu the mattur of sidewalks Medford is very fairly supplied, nearly all the walks m the business part ot town are ot concrete but thoy all should bo und the walks in the residence portions are very good and are well kept. Ot tho streets not so much can bo said, thoy are muddy, thoy aro rough, iu fact, thoy are everything that a good roadway should not be. We do not imply, however, that tho officials In churgo of the street repairs aro derelict in their duties. '.Vu know the dillloul tios under which tho city labors in the matter of the heavy indebtedness hung Ing over it, so tiint it is almost 1m possible that extra appropriations can be mado for the Improvement of the streets at the present time; but It will be necessury Iu a very short time that more money should be expended on the streets than naturally comes into the street iunu. 11 is not necessary, nor even policy, to wait until the city can do this work, It Is the duty of every citizen to aid. If he owns a business property, it will cost him little and ennance tne value and appearance thereof, If be will keep the street In front of It clean and In good repair; the same can be said of a residence pioperty. Action ot this kind un tho part of one owner will cause bis neigh bors, either from a spirit ot emulation or a sense of shame, to do likewise, and in a surprisingly short time the streets will be vastly Improved, and the cost will not fall heavily upon anyone and will not be noticed. I .4? WHERE CAN I GET THEM? Carpenters' Tools, Builders' Hardware ? j TRY j? "NICK," j HE j HAS J THEM I A,rA Ant AiAnawV.aT.aVi . V l.lli,,nViiin. Ai I SELL GROCERIES, CAHPERS' SUPPLIES Hay and drain alwaya on Hand Will Iiiit or nll tlmlior ml Oirmlni Unit lor mull cummluluu, iul mrai forms (or anlo now. Wrlio ma Yuuri (or IIiiaIiiiu Kino stock much dkxtW, STAN. AIKEN, Prospect, Oregon. GOING TO HAVE A A Pioneer Reminiscence. MR. HATHAWAY DECIDES TO ESTABLISH ONE IN MED FORD WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. An Interesting Meeting Held In riedford Last Saturday Many Farmers Present. John Mullan, one ot the old, original gold seekers of Southern Oregon, was In Medford Saturday evening on bla way to Ashland, where be gojs to per-1 Medford and In connection therewith feet tho papers necessary to establish he akod their co-operation with him For ton year TllK MAIC, has on deuvored to oonvliico tho farmer of this locality that Southern Oregon was an ideal dairy section and that such an industry would be the mean of putting dollars Into thoir pockets from a source which has been all then' years n stranKur to this Immediate locality. Tho tlnio, It seems, was not ripe for tho Introduc tion oflhis enterprise until now. At the meotlng held last Saturday In the elty hall in Medford there was the best representation of tho enterprising farmer element which has over boon In attendance at any moeltng of the kind held in the city. Those farmers who were present wcro thoro with a da- termination to give every possible as sistance to the establishment of a ontam ory In this locality and they succoeded admirably In thoir good work. They put forth such Interest that Mr. K. W. Hathaway, who arrived In Medford a few weeks ago from Swncer County, Iowa, gavo them to understand, that he bad decided to put in a creamery in Substantial Improvement. Work oniumimciid Tuesiluy on aniuo chuiigu and Improvement In the Hotel Nash. Ilrbtlly staled the changes will bo uliout a follow a ; The dining room will he uxtendud buck through, whoro the kitchen now Is, making a room fifty-four tool by about Iwvnty-llvo and lying parallel with the room now oouti pled by ruttoiigor A Uox a a meat market. Tho kitchen will be moved to dlrucllv behind I ho market, fuelmr nn the alley nd purullul with the rouuil the dlnlu? room. Hot woe n thn room and lh hntol olllcu will ImIuJ5 two rooms with a frontage on Kcveittrt Btri-nt, and back of theao room a slx (cot hallway will eonutct the dining room and otlltic. The room next to Ilia ollico, to bu occupied by lluti-s lire, in a burlier shop, will bo 1 Ax 111 feet In nl.o and wlil have connected with It a tlx bathroom, cut oil from the room adjoin- Ing on tho oast. Thl latter room will lie IL'xS frut In alio and will probably be occupied by Ml Carrlo George, ag-iit of tho I'ostul Tali-graph Co. The room now occupied by Date Hroi. will be fitted up a a private clubroom, and a number of other change not now fully decided upon will be mad In the lower floor f tho house. as an Indian n was mining his claim to a pension war veteran. Mr. Mull on Althouse when the Rogce river war broke out, and was one of the first to volunteer to help put down the rising, hie served through the whole war, and was present at the surrender of tho In dians to Gen Jae Lane at Big Moad owe. The old pioneer related one Inci dent to the reporter, which, given In bis own words, shows the stulf that men were made of in those days : "We were up against a band of Indians one day," said Uncle John, "and there was one fellow off to one side behind a tree who was bothering us considerable with a flank Ore, and I thought I would stop his tiro. I ran down behind a low ridgo to a big pine tree opposite him and near the top of the ridge. I could look up over the ridge from behind the tree and see the Indians some sixty yards away. In that position we exchanged several shots. It must bo remembered that we both had muzzle-loaders, and that it took some time to reload, At last I got him where I wanted him. His gur. was unloaded and mine was loaded, and I was watching tho tree like a hawk to catch him the first time be showed himself. At that moment a young man of the company thought he would share in my fun and ran down to me and begged for the next shot. I pushed him. down to the 'ool of the tree and told him to lie there. While I was doing this my opponent got his irun loaded, and when I poked my head ! rom behind the tree ho let me have it. 1 thought the sky had fallen on mo, I was blind for an Instant. I fell on top of my companion, who asked mo if I was killed. I answered that I didn't know. About that time my s'-;ht and reason came back to mo, and I looked up to see Mr. Indian calmly standing in open signt re-loading his irun hn thought he had killed me. Did I kill him? He was on that same spot at sundown, and the fraeua occurred juBt niternoon. 1 suspect he is there vet." riie bullet had struck Mr. Mullan on op of the head an I plcwed a furrow broiigh the scalp from tho forehead to he back of his hi-ad. and" Um r the uilssle can bo seen to tiiis .'ay. Fruit Trees for Sale. In making tho outerprise a success both to himself and to themselves and all the help possiblo wakiiromned him. Tho great Interest rntnifuslcd by the farmers at this meeting can be ar counted for to some extent by tho fact that some twonty or more of them have had some experience in tho shipment of orcam to creameries north and south of us during the past few months, and tneso experiences nave proven so en tirely satisfactory that tnev havo con cluded that a creamery nearer at band wouiu oe 01 even greater benettt to them. Mr. Hathaway will put in a creamery capable of handling the milk from 600 cows. The gentleman is a thorough, practical creamery mail and there is every reason to presure that the von will be a successful one. Special Rates Continued. We have a anlendld atnr-lr rf f-u trees for -alo ut our nuranrv. nn.h,.ii mile weit from Talent. Tho'annle i-a- rietlcs are Newtown Pinning ...... burgs and Jonat: un these for com mercial orchaid.-. We have other varieties for fa nlly orchards. We also nave a variety or, pear trees. & HUOKR. Tho Southern Paclflo Co. will place In effect from February 15, HX)8, to April .H)th incluslvo the same one-wav second-class settlors' ruto to Oreuon nolnts as wcro in nflWi l and October lust, viz: $ir from MIouiljSubJ''ul 'or morning servlco, points, Sioux City and Kansas Cltv In- elusive, l.'IO from. 81. Louts, ,il from feorla, (.1.1 from Chicago. Ratos amilv to all routes through Portland, but not via Sacramento. Btop-ovora allowed on tickets routed via U. P , Oregon Short Line, O. R. Sc N. to Portland, not to exceed ton days at all points west of Pocatello. In order to allow settlors to look over tho Willamette and Wostorn Oregon, as many slop-overa as desired will bo allowed at stations Intermediate to destination of tlokot, each stop-ovor not to oxoced ten days. Convention Called. A meeting will bo hold at tho city bull Friday evening at 7 o'clock for the purpose of naming cundldales to bo voted for ut tho olty eleetioH Junuary l.'ith. Three councllmen, a rojordcr and treasurer aro to bo named. Estrayea From my pluce, near Phoenix, one rod yearling bull. Hiandcd on right side with letter "O." Suitiiblo reward will bo paid for tho return of tho unlmul or inforinutior. leading to Its recovory. O. A HOVKII. Settle up (Notice. All portions owing tho undersigned are requested to call ut tho store of Brown Sc Owen, and settle same at once. All aCCOUntd must lm anl.l.ln.l nlil delay. H. H. HowAito & Co. Among ine Churches. II.UTIST Clll.'ltCII. Itov. A. M. Potty will preach next Sabbath at 11 a. in. and 7:.'10 p. 111. Ho and hi wlfu will conduct special meet ing oeh evening during tho week. Itov. ,W. H. Latourotta nay In the Paclllo Ilaptl.t: "I am doilghted to note In your last luo that llov. A. M. Petty, ol Dixon, Calif., I tj become state evangelist for Oregon. For almost twenty year I have knowo Ilro. Polly and his work. During nearly all theio years, he ha bueua pastoral ovangellnl, with his wife at an exceedingly clllcloiit helper, and I have knowo liono superior. This 1 saying a good deal, fur I hate known n large number of most excellent pastoral oviingull!. Hut I reual Ilro. Petty is tho prcrofihe bett." After such word from such a source ro other words of commendation aro needed. On behalf of the churuh I oxlcnd a most cordial welcome, regard 14 of belief, to attend all the service. T. L. CltANiMM., Pastor. PHEsnrrmtiAN cnuitcn. There will be preaching ervice la the l'robytorlun Church on tho second Sunday in January tho 11 lb by Rev.'-' Shields, of Klamath Fulls, tho gentle man whoso services huve beon secured for tho Medford pantoiate. KI'lsail'Af, CIIL'IICII. Sunday, January -Mi, second Sunday after Christina. Sunday school at 10 u. m. Kvonlng prayer and sermon at 7:.'I0. All aro welcome. L. M. Idi.kma.v, Prosbytor-ln-oharge. rm.sT M. B. CIIIUK.II. r 1.1 . . . . .1 luncuiiiK hi. 1 1 u. m. una 7:3U p. m. Truns- nguration." hvangullstio services In tho ovonlng. Kpwurth LoagiiertfftO p. m, ; Sunday school, 10 u. m, W. H. Moouk, Pastor. M. K. CIICHOM, SOUTH. Rov. E. I., fitoh, presiding older of tho M. E. Church, South, will preach tlio evening sormon Kunduy. "Tho nicest and pleasnnteat medlclno I have used for indigestion and uonstipa tipn Is Chiimhorlaln's Htoiunch ami MiVrr,T,,,,le," "78 M"ll,r(l Craig, of Mldillccrovo. N. Y. 'Ti,.. u....i, ia .. I-lmi-lll I.M.I .In !.. J .... llul Knpu or nuva any- - unpleasant offect." For sulo by Chas. Strang. ' Homestead Filings Made. Tho proprietor of Tim MAifj has been appointed a United Slates Land Oommlaaloncr for Oregon. Ho Is em powered by ihi,, uppointmoiit to pro-rt. rtaro homestead and timber land Illlngs.O take tostlmony In homestead ahd tlm- per land final proof eases, conduot con test cases, anil In funf tn A nti u..t . for tho hind olllce whioh applios to government lund. It Is now unneoos jury for applicants tor anv land 0WI111, lor tllill-e huvlllir lirni.ru m ,..1,. . to ItoBoburg to nmko suoh application or proofs. It can be done rliht hum ut.i' home and at much lias expense Any information rolatlvo to tho land awl) cheerfully givon and without cost. K thoro Is any point regarding the land laws which you do not understand clearly drop Into tho Mail ollloe when in Medford and we will look tho matttcr up for you. - .