THE 11EDF0RD IIAE
Plbllaaed Rnrr Friday Moraine.
A. 5. BUTON.
Wbdtobd, Obkqon, February 13, 1903
I WAS BORN TO HUITII.
. B la of tow dors; but QOiU o plasty,
SUBSCRIPTION $i.se PER YEAR
Md In tho Poatofiioo it Medfotd, Onion
H Booona-Olua Moll Motur.
It seems almost incredible when
we read that $79,486,815 In coin
was put .out by the. linked States
. mints last year that so much of it
got by us. . .-!!.:
It looks like an awful waste of
"gray 'matter'1' when the publisher
of a paper figuratively, flays his
opponent alive in the columns of
h'lB sheet and then realizes that his
circulation is principally '"sample
copies" and net many of them.
One of.vthe prominent figures
about the state house at Salem last
week was F. X. Matthieu, the only
surviving pioneer of 1S42 and one
of the few participators in the con
vention - which established a pro
visional government in Oregon who
are yet alive. Mr. Matthieu wis
born in Canada in 1818 and settled
on French Prairie, near Gervaie,
nearly sixty-one years ago, and he
still resides on the old homestead.
There has been entirely too
much fuss about this Veozuelan
matter. If the allies are aoting
within their rights, the United
States has n cause to interfere;
but if, as it appears, they are bull
dozing Venzuela, just because they
are big enough to do it, it is time
for the United States to notify them
to take their hands off ana1 enforce
fee command if necessary. There
baa been more printer's ink wasted
and blank cartridges fired already
than the whole thing amounts to.
Your Uncle Sam continues to
prosper. During January he paid
off $3,222,116 of his indebtedness.
He now owes, less cash in his
pocket to meet possible demands
for money, $943,943,933. Of this
; total he pays interest on $914,541,
330. The (11 gentleman has
given bis notes of hand, payable
on demand, without interest, to the
amount of $395,106,186. As no one
'appears to want either the princi
pal or interest on these note?; Un
cle Sara does not walk the floor
J either do the people ne owes.
They know be can pay at any time.
Russia and Austria are pressing
the Saltan of Turkey for the inau
guration of administrative refoi ms
in Macedonia, and the descendant
off Mahomet has' ordered the im
mediate mobilizatiou of 240,000
troops. Whatever n ay be the faults
of the "unspeakable Turk" and
he has many he is, withal, "a
first rate fighting man," and his
tioops are the' equal, individually,
of any in Europe. With its whole
fighting force in the field, the Otto
man empire would prove no mean
antagonist. Turkey is a pretty
tough old bird, and it would be
well for the bear to Bharpen his
claws and the black eagle to see
that bis talons are in gopd workiDg
order before they commence the
banquet.
It looks to a "man up a tree" as
if those German sailors down in
tOPVRIiHT.li:
THE CONVENIENCE OF PILLS
us a mode of ministering medicine is
too well known to require argument.
We have on hand all the standard kinds
genuine, compound cathartic, by the
dozen or bottle; sugar or gelatine coat
ed j compressed pellets, taboles, etc.,
and will put up in. any desired stylo,
auuh special remedies as as your physi
cian prescribes. We are justly pro. d
. of our pill line.
STRANG'S DRUQ STORS,
K7s IPBii S3cE
esse lm$MMm
Venauela would rather have
a scrap than really collect the
money they are ostensibly there
to get. Your Uncle Samuel is not
wearing chips on his shoulder,
but there is a man named Dewoy
down in that section of the country,
with whom some of the German
navy officers are slightly acquaint
ed, and who is noted for the force'
ful and complete manner that he
goes at any little job he may have
on hand. Germany may be only
idulging in a little common prac
tice in South American. waters, but
some of these fine mornings she
might land a shell in Uncle Sam's
back yard, which would be bad for
Wilhelm.
Now "William Jennings Bryan
has refused to attend a banquet to
which Grover Cleveland was also
invited. It is not supposable that
William's snub will disturb either
Grover's serenity or. his appetite,
any more than the weight of the fly
in the fable did the ox, oh whose
horn it had alighted and Cleve
land is as much bigger in every
way than Bryan as was the ox
bigger than the fly.
Captain- Richmond P. Hobson,
the hero of the Merrimac incident
at Santiago and also the hero' of
osculatory encounters without num
ber after his return to the United
States, has resigned from the navy
on account of weak eyes brought on
by construction work in the tropics:
At the time of his exploit at San
tiago Hobson had a brilliant oareer
before him, bat the extravagant
adulation he was made a subject of
on bub return from the war seems to
have given him such an aoute at
tack of enlarged cranium that he
don't feel like working any mora.
Captain Hobson's eyes may be
afHictedjJjut if bis bread and but
ter depended upon his holding
down his jeb in the navy, chances
are we wouldn't hear so much
about it.
Cole Youngbr, the last of the
three : desperate brothers of that
name, has been granted a full par
don in Minnesota, on condition that
he leave the state. The two older
brothers, Jim and Bob, are dead
oue of consumption in the peniten
tiary and the other by euiside a
few months ago. Cole Younger is
the last of the famous James
brothers Bang of bandits, which
terrorized the northwest country
thirty years ago, and after having
spent over half his life in prision,
is again restored to citizenship, but
barred from the soil of Minnisota.
It seems a useless precaution on
the part of the authorised of that
state to exile this man. Old, broken
down bv long confinement, the
friends and companions of his lav
less youth dead by the hands of
the officers of the law or by each
other; it looks as if there would he
little danger to the peace of any
community to allow Cole Younger
to pass his few remaining days
where ever it pleased bim. But
why, if he is too viecious a man for
their own Etate, turn him loose
upon the soil of other states?
That Valentine Social.
The opening program (or the "Cob
web Valentine" social to be (riven
Friday night by the' Endeavorers at
the Christian Church is give below.
It is made brief to give time for the
"cobweb" feature and other plans for
the evening:
Opening song
fi.)lo
Reading selected)
Trio, ".Sweet Distant Chimes,
Miss Mali?) Jones
Fred Day
...ilv nine vonne liiillpn
Readln(selccted) E. M. Patterson
Solo, "Let Me Dream Again."
Mrs. K. M. Patterson
Reading reelected!..., Miss Kale Angle
Trio, "Three Maids of Lee "
. .Muhel Jones, Mrs, Patterson, Lottie Wiley
The Endeavorers are encouraged at
the evident sign of interest manifested
in the numerous inquiries that come in.
They assure us that none need go away
without an additional "heart" of his
own. Don't fail to cometakes but a
dime.
Wanted'
Sixty head of shoats that will weigh
from 50 to 100 lbs. See M. Bellinger. .
.,. Advertised Letter List.
Following is a Hat of letters remaining tin
called for at the Medford postofflce on Feb.
11, 1903. ....
Anderson, Earnest Lawson, Thomas
Curtis, W H Noah, Mrs M
D:ggles, H B Roblson, Prank
Kills, Geo W Weight, Mr
A obarge of one cent will be made upon da
livery of each of the above letters
Persons calling lor any of tlM anove tetterj
will please say " Advertised."
O. F. Msbkimar. Postmaster
MCE TO
A Timely Letter of Ad
' vice to Orchardmen, by
Hon. A. H, Carson, lior
.'. t'cultural Commission
er for the Third District
Grants Pass, Oregon, Feb. 9, 1903.
Editor Mail: As your paper la sit
uated In the center of tbe apple Indus
try of Southern Oregon I feel would
be .neglecting a duty to tho apple
growers as well as all other fruit grow
ers, ot the third district II 1 did not at
this time warn them ot a great loss If
they neglect to spray (or'lha scale this
spring. Thus far this winter the season
has been very unfavorable for orchard,
work such as pruning, spraying, etr;,.
as well as for the agriculturist who
combines horticulture with his other
pursuits. '"'.' - "
With tho rush of work that will fol
low good weather I tear many orchard
men will work hard to plant, and seed
their farms to the neglect of their or
chards, thinking possibly the fca'lii in
their orchard is so small that they will
neglect to spray for It and thereby
entail a loss to themselves which they
will regret next Call at apple gather
ing.
Tbe San Joso scale is well established
through all of this district, and ho
only possible way the fruit grower can
protect himself from loss through this
peat is to spray annually with salt,
sulphur and lime compound.
Commercial apple men know this to
be a fact and there Is no trouble but
that they will proteot themselves by
careful spraying. It Is the small grow
era who .are liable to neglect their In
terests and suffer for it. From a busi
est standpoint dollars and cents If
you please, every apple grower with
five acres in apples can make It pay
to use a modern spraying out-fit suoh
as is used by Olwell Bros, of Central
Point to control the scale and apple
worm In bis orc&ard, providing me
orchard is bearing.
That the neglect to spray for scale Is
a serious loss to growers is not to be
questioned.
One easel have in mind occurred last
fall where a grower with an orchard of
sixteen acres lost half of bis crop.
When tbe purchssjr came to pack his
crop he found about half of tbe apples
infested with scale which were thrown
among the culls. Had not these apples
been infested with scale tbey would all
hive gone into the pack as they were
four tier and very free from the worm
a the grower had carefully sprayed for
ilie worm,' but neglected to spray the
winter before for the scale. This grow
er's loss alone approximated 1500, as
he had sold his crop to the packers for
Si 1.0 per box.
There is every reason at this date to
predict a rousing crop of apples for
Southern Oregon this year. For the
past two years Southern Oregon only
produced 65 per cent of a crop. Tbe
trees at this date show a profusion of
fruit buds. The tres have wintered
well. . Their vitality has not been
weakened tbe past two years by over
bearing. Unless late spring frosts
thin the fruit we are liable to Incur a
loss from over bearing, unlos we hand
thin them, which should he done, as it
pays to grow the best. There is always
a demand for the best in all markets.
They is never an over production of the
best apples, or any other commodity
in any of the markets of the world.
That the apple growers of Southern
Oretron will have a strong demand for
their apples, it matters not how large
their crops may be, I am safe In pre
dicting. During the year 1902, every apple
growing section in the Unite I States,
except the Pacific Coast, bad a record
breaking ciop.
The crop was so large in the apple
States east of the( Rockies that thou
sands of barrels were allowed to decay
fur want of barrels to ship and export
them. However, with this record
breaking crop in the east many fancy
four tier apples from tbe Rogue River
Valley sold to New York buyers for
the fancy trade at tl .50 per box, car lot,
f. o. b.
It has been observed, and carefully
noted that a record breaking crop of
apples only occurs once In ten yeais
east of the Rockies, and Invariable
when it does occur a short crop not
enough for local demand always fol
lows. If tbis'is true, which statistics
will verify, where is the eastern de
mand for choice apples to come from?
1 say tbe Pacific Const, as It it the only
apple producing district in th United
States the past year that the vitality of
the trees has not been weakened by
over production, and consequently we
should have an enormous crop this
year. .
It is a well known fact, and lias been
noted by all fruit growers, tbat if dur
ing any year a fruit tree over bears,
the burden taxes its vitality that the
year following It is a shy bearer. Il
takes a rest to recruit and supply Its
strength and vitality.
The tuooeit of our frail men this
year is to a great extent In thslr
hand.
If they spray carefully and IntoM
gently, tor the acalo and apple worm,
cultivate well, and thin their over
burdened treo to tho amount of fruit
t'jo tree can mature perfectly, they
need not fear but that , the products of
their orchard will oomtuaud , good
prloe. ' i
. . , A. H. C ARSON.
' 1 Commissioner, Third District.
.' Ed. Lyons Captured.
Ed. Lyon, the hone thief, who ea
oaped from Constable Cronemlllor be
tween Central Point and Jacksonville
last December and on Thursday ulght
a week ago shot and killed Slier IT
Withers, of Lane County, was oaptuivd
Moudny morning near Creswell, Lane
County, by Deputy Sheriff J. E. Nolan J
and "Biitoh" ' Mlllor. Lyons 'canio to
Sherman Mara' bousoaud asked for
break-font,.. which .wu served., hlw.
While he was finishing his muni, tho
ulllcers'uiiiito to Mars' house and thus
neoidently stumbled upon 'their, pris
oner. Lyons made uo resistauou,. There .
was great excitement at Eugoiie when
the pusonor arrived, and for a time j
nummary vengeance was threatened ; 1
but finally the crowd subsided, nud the j
law. will' take it's course. Tho cold
blooded murder of Sheriff - Wither by
Lyons pun tho llnlshTiig'toiich on his
long career of crime. Lyons had served ;
one term In tho penitentiary for em
bczztemvut of public funds while aoliug ,
as deputy for Sherlll' Johnson, of Lane
County, in ISHS, but waa pardoned bo
fnro his term expired. Ho thon came
to Jacksonville acd was soon mixed up
in some shady transactions, and only
got out of It by considerable bard swear
lag. Ho soon alter left the town, and
nothing more was beard of him until
he wa arrested and made hi escape
from Constable Caonemtller.
According to Sheriff Wither' dying
deposition, he had entered the house
and placed Lyon under arrest. He
thon had hold of the prisoner and bad
all but completed arrangement to leave
the house with hi man when the th
wife, mother and father of the prttooer,
of one accord, jumped forward and
took bold of the sheriff. He kept bold
of LyoDs' coat and fought tbe four of
tbem for a second. Thee, seeing b
could not get away by that mean.
Lyon hot him with a revolver, which
be held at his aide and pointed up to
ward Wither' head.
County Commissioner' Court.
Tbe regular monthly term of com
missioners' court convened Wednesday
February 4th, with Judge Prim and
Commissioner Riley and Patterson
present.
journal lor the month of Januarv
1903, read, compared, corrected and
approved.
Reports of the various couotv oflloora
approveu.
Ordered that Charles Prim be a owed
the 8 un of 125 for s'.amr.s for use of
county officers.
iue treasury was drawn on for tbe
sum or SIM) for the month of January
In payment for ninety-six seal n of wild
animals presented for state bounty war
rants.
in tbe matter of rebate of taxes to
Wealthy C. Evans; ordered tbat the
nnunty treasurer be ordered to refund
$4 27 to Wealthy C. Evans.
In the matter of state scalp bouoly
fund; whereas there Is In theMnlii Benin
I bounty fund the sum of $17:15.-111, and
unaer tne exlating laws scalp warrant
are drawn upon tho general county
fund, it is ordered that the countv
treasurer he instructed to transfer said
sum ot $17.15.411 from tho stale scalp
bounty fund into the general county
fund.
Following are the expenses for tho
month of Janunry :
Countv court and mmimlNMlnnAm ' fill no
Clrciiltcourt for Duccmbur anil January. Iim til
Jinttlcuh' court.. 1K1 m
Hhorllt ;.. ....... xn :la
clerk 'irn) im
Itoiroriler l.m -ir.
Treasurer rs. M
Hcliool Miperlnti'mlont at '.V
Stork Inspector ol ,lx month,. no mi
AMMKir, inn xi
Tax rebate ' 0 IMP
Current expenncft as tin
Courthouse .'. .' 0,' ",
Jail m 11.1
County poor , irei in
insane f, m)
Hrlrigex and matin r,9 m
S-alp bounty..
1t2 ll
rerrica
Kanch for Sale.
Eight hundred acreB on tinner Sterl
ing creek, lino stock range and heavy
belt of timber, 150 acres In cultivation,
rich placet all patented carrvlni mln-
oral rights. For information apply lo
HARPOOT A MONHOE, .
2,');i Stark 8t.( fortlam'.
For Rent!
5000 acres of
farming and
anc lands
Ranches from 40 to
500 acres.
Alfalfa Lands, Grain
jjj J
at .
jj j
Lands, Garden Lands, $
i-ruii unas ana
Stock Ranches with
unlimited outside
range
V. DR. C. R. RAY,
Tolo.Ore
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WHERE
CAN
" 1 "
OET
THEM?
Carpenters'
Tools,
Builders'
Hardware
I SELL GROCERIES,
, Hay and Oraln
Will buy or joll llinlt.tr and forming land
ami ict-ural arm (or tale now. Write mo
, , . . , , Vuurs.for
STAN. AIKEN,
ARTIC EARIURT fi PALL, Props.
Fresh Meats
MEAT of all Kinds
if 1 111 CT Our l'linnu iiuuilmr l 4i:l, full us up and
ilfmKlsLl w" 't"i'l""v"r1 ? kind and any iiiaiiliiy of
South C St., Phono 413, Medford
SENATORIAL VOTE.
Them ha been no change in tho
situation at Salum this' week In tbe
mattor ol the senatorial election, and It
look very much a If the contest would
be prolonged to the end of tbe session.
Aaaoag tne cnarcMa.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
8undy, February 10th, 8exaslma
Sunday sohool at 10 a. m. Kvsnlng
prayer and sermon at 7:30 p. m. All
are welcome.
L. M. Idlbman,
Preabytor-ln-uharge.
CATHOLIC CIIUHCII.
There will he service In the Catholic
Church at Mod ford Sunday, February
15th, at 10:30 a. m.
PIKRT M. It. CIIUHCII.
The special meetings at tho M. E.
Church will continue. The interest is
very good, and no comment Is necessary
as to the elllelent service of Kev. J, W.
MoDougall, who I assisting the pastor
lo the meeting. Contrary to expecta
tion tho peoplo will go through tho
rain to hear tbo goapel and enjoy a
aood meeting. Tho second quarterly
meeting of this chaige will ho held
Saturday at 7:i!0 p. m. Rev. L). T.
Summorvillo will be In attendance.
W. B. Mooiik, Pa. tor.
IIAITIHT CIIUHCII.
. Rev. Geo. R. Varnoy, general mis
alonary of the, Oregon Baptist Stnlo
Convention, will preach at tbo Baptist
Church next r-nhbath at 11 a.m. and
7 :30 p. ra. Ho 1 one ot our hrlghtcr.1
young men and nevor fails to interest
bis audience.
CllltlSTIA.V CHURCH. ,
Jesse M. Hunter, of Ashlnnd, will
conduct the services on Sui.dav.
preaching at the regular time In place
of tho pastor, who will be In Ashland.
Sunday School at 10 a. in. Christian
Endeavor at 0:,'l0 p. m. Miss Gertrude
Johnston, leaden. Subject "An even
ing with i Home Missions.!' All' aro
invited to hear Bro. Hunter. ,
E. M. Pattkhho.v,
I'astor.
Escaped Convict Kills Himself.
E. J. White, the convict who escap
ed from the slnto penitentiary some
weeks ago, taking with him Homo of
Supt. Leo's clothes, was captured near
Eildyville, Lincoln county, last week;
but lot until ho had been shot tlirounh
the body by an ollluor and hnd finish
ed tho job by shooting himself through
tho head. White was a trusty In the
statR prison, and has been mentioned In
connection with "the Dilley-Cnrtlslo
embryo at that Institution.
Teachers' Examination.
Following are the applicants for
slate and county papors at the regular
examination now being hold by the
county superintendent, lit the court
houBe in Jacksonville.
Applicants for State Papers: Min
nie Gowland, G. R. Carlock, Mamie
McWllllams, Hattlo tilcusoii, Anna
Bngue.
Applicants for County Papers: Jose
phineDonegan, Amhrosine Murphy,
Margaret , Porter, Clara Richardson,
Corta Mastersoii, M. Ella Dodgo, Anna
Beeson, Flossie Brlsooo, Floronce Rey
nolds, Martina Thiele, Sarah Holler,
Mabel Bell, Lelah Stinson, Ethol
Flory Inez Kitchen, Mrs. Lou Norrls,
Gortrudo Richardson.
Settle up Notice.
i, . . . .1
fl.li persons owing the untlerirnr1
are requested to call at the store of
Brown it Owen, and settle same at once,
All accounts must be settled without
H. H, Howaud A Co.
TRY
"NICK,"
HE
HAS
THEM
.tn.ii.i,
CARPERS' SUPPLIES
always on Hand
lor a small commission, Finn Hook ranch
.
HushtpM
Prospect,
Oregon
Ihe prima uiarkut Is reported In
good condition In New York City, with
good demand for uxpurt and a Utile
tendency to advance In prions. It lock
llku the prune will be thoroughly used
up before the next orop i ready.
Competition among mlllor ha run
tho price of blue tem wheat up to good
flgare lo Eastern Oregon and Wash
ington. Sale amounting to about
50,000 bushel were made at Walla
Walla at 71 cent per bushel a fbw dae
ago.
At San Francises flrst-olaa atwrs
are selling at from I3.J5 to U 00 per
owt ; grain-fed hog at 98 3 lo tri (10.
and small fat hog at 10.00()5 pr
Land for 5al.
Two trtot or land. 10 and 30 aoro
each, for sale at a bargain. Land I
part of the Harvey ranoh, near Talent.
H. D. Fixcii, Taleo t.
Look out for "The Toggery Man.'
He will Ira roady for liuainoaa in a abort
time in the Pnlm-Uodim lilrwir -:n.
the finest lino of uverytnlng In correct
tnr f.,tnt I,. .......
Homestead Filings Made.
The nrnnrlt'tnr nf Tnu M,,r I.,..
been appointed a United Statu Land
Commissioner for Oregon. Ho I em.
powered by this appointment Ui pre
pare homestead and llmtor hind Ming,
take testimony In homestead ahd tltn
hor land Until proof ensrs, conduct con
tnsl cases, and III fact, to do all btmlr,esii
lor the luntl olllce whloh annlina tn
ifovornmcnt land. It is now unneo...
jury for applicant for anv land claim,
for I hone having proofs lo make logo
ui iniawiiurg to ninKii sucii annlloatloii
or proofs. It can he donu rlcht hero nt
homo and at miiith less expense.
Any Information relative to the land
laws cheerfully givon and without cost.
If there Is any point regarding the land
laws whlrh you do not understand
clearly drop Into tho Mail onino when
In Medford and wo will look the matter
up for j oil.
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SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court rd Oregon, for Jackson
1.. K. Jordan, Plaintiff!"
Kllsabstli J. Jordan, Defendant .
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(Icloiidinii ;
near In llin alM.ve.cntith'd'Jo, r 1 ami
Ihocnmp nlnt of the plaintiff, fill hi ,aM
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nil am lni-.,l.
fill or Imlfiri, f I,. , 1..., ..' u
nrll.e.l In thonrdor for .in,',. , I,?,, lift
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