THE MEDFORD HAIL
v Published Every maw Mornint.
A. 3. BLITON.
JIedkokd, okkook, March 13, 1903
, hn was (orn to hustle.
He 1 of tew days; but quit plenty.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.80 PER YEAR
Calved In the Posiotboa at Msdrord, Oregon
as Beooul-Oless Mall Matter.
In Italy a beggar has to have
license in order to ply his vocation
legally. That might be a good law
in this country and if strictly en
forced at legislative sessions the li
cense fees would come pretty near
Davinir the salaries of the law
makers.
An esteemed Democratic con'
temporary wants to know who stole
the bill putting the state printer on
a ealary. Very likely it was the
same fellow who' swiped the "fiat
salary" plank from the Democratic
platform. The latter article hasn't
been heard of since Chamberlain's
election.
By the action of the supreme
court in denying a motion for re
hearing in the case of the State vs.
B. F. Durphy, charged with bigamy,
the case is closed, and Duiphy is
freed from the charge. Durphy is
well known in Southern Oregon,
where he operated as a mining pro
moter several years ago.
There is a bill before the legis
lature oi Virginia to make it a mis
demeanor for a person willfully and
knowingly to furnish false informa
tion to a" newspaper. It ought to
become a law. Then there ought
to be a law suppressing a newspa
per which willfully furnishes false
information to its readers. The
8uppreesion of this class of papers
wottld give us truthful fellows a
much wider field. ..
Several distinguished gentlemen
undertook to defeat certain legisla
tion during the last, hours of con-
the president retaliated by calling
an extra session to convene imme
diately after the udjournment of
' the old body. 1 Some of the garru
lous old gentlemen . who .occupy
seats in the U. S. senate chamber
remind one very much of a lot of
school boys if they can't go swim-
. roing they won't play ball but
chances are they'll bave.lt piny
ball before thy git out of Wash
ington this season.
New poaliuasiera are to be ap
pointed at Oregon City, Eugene
and Ashland, and Senators Mitch
ell and Fulton have been in con
sultation lately over the recom
mendations they should" make.
There were no recommendations
made by the late Congressman
Tongue for persons to fill the va
cancies. Postmaster Eng'.e, of Ash-1-ind,
has served a year over his
term of four rears and indications
are that be will not be re-appointed.
a numerousiv signea pennon lor
the appointment of J. R. Casey has
been on file for eeveral months. -
rollcalls were taken. The number
of bills and resolutions introduced
in the House during the two ses
sions of the Congress was 18,420,
and reports were made on 2810
bills and resolutions. The Senate
sent to the House 1030 Senate bills
and retolutions. The House dis
posed of 2412 of the measures ori
ginating with it' and of 1012 of the
Senate .bills and resolutions, mak
ing a total of S430 bills aud resolu
tions acted on. Lonaress lett on
its calendars 405 House and 1SS
Senate bilis and resolutions. Fif
teen of the members of the House
died during the Congress, seven re'
signed and Messrs. Rhea (Ky.) and
Butler (Mo.) were unseated, the
latter twice.
The Marshfield Coast Mail be
low attacks an abuse which has
been the cause of no little "black
sliding" from ways of grace, and
more or less profianity among the
graceless. It says : "Why doesn't
some one start a match factory on
Coos Bay, to make the common
sulphur match of commerce? Here
we are paying tribute to match
makers who are so infinitely small
that they rob us even on the count,
to say nothing of the goods. If
there is a small sulphur match on
the market in Marsbfield which is
of good quality and packed 1000 in
a package, as it is supposed to be,
then the Coast Mail man hasn't
been able to find it. People don't
mind being robbed on a large scale,
but they do hate a sneak thief who
puts eighty-one matches in a
bunch, instead of 100, especially if
they have to strike twenty-seven
before they get a light. We are
probably no worse off than people
in other places: and the moral is
that a match faotory here that
would make good, reliable matches
and pack in full count packages
could find a practically unlimited
market for its product."
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ELECTION JUNE 1
Alexandir McDowell, clerk of
the House of Representatives, to
day made public an official com
pilation made by Tally Clerk
Wakefield showed the work' done
by the House during the 57th con
gress. It shows that the longest
day of the session lasted, with re
cesses, 144 hours, during which 80
WINTER'S BLASTS .
AND MARCH WINDS
play havoc with tender skins as well as
with throat and lungs. Our lino of
preventives, allevtutora and curatives
Is not only large but eftVetlve daintily
porluraed cold cream nnd skin food vie
hore with oougii remedies In helping
you Rifht IneloirWftWiveather
CMAS. STKNQ, Druggist
Governor Chamberlain has issued the
following writ ordering a special elec
tion for the purpose of choosing a suc
cessor to the late Thos. H. Tongue:
"Whereas, ' by the reason of the
death of the Hon. Thomas H. Tongue,
Representative in Congress of the
United States, for the First Congres
sional District of the State ol Oregon,
a vacancy has occurred in the office of
Representative In Congress for said
District:
"Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power and authority in me vested as
Governor of the State of Oregon, do
order that the date hereinafter named,
a special election be held in the First
Congressional District in the State of
Oregon to fill said vacancy, and you,
the said sheriffs of the counties com'
posing the said district, and each of
you, are hereby commanded to forth'
with notify the several judges of elec
tion In each and all of the several elec
tion precincts In your respective coun
ties to hold a special election In each of
said counties and precincts on Monday,
the first day of June, A. D. 1903, in
manner and form as general elections
are held, and pursuant to the statutes
In such cases made and provided, for
the purpose of fl'ling the vacancy afore
said caused by the death of the Hon.
Thos. H. Tongue, and for his unexpired
term. s
Dr. T. V7. Harris, of Eugene, chair
man of the Republican congressional
committee for this district, has issued
call for the committee to meet In
Portland, Thursday, March 12th, for
arranging the time and place for hold-
log the Republican congressional con
vention to nominate a candidate to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Hon. I. n. longue, congressman from
this district.
The Benefit ol Change,
We are like bouse plants. ' We need
a change of soil now and then to be
replanted. New scenes, new experi
ences, new surroundings a change of
climate, dry air instead of moisture,
tuinhlne in place of cloud. This is
sometimes essential to bealtk. There
are conditions near at band that are
better than Europe can offer. Take a
month or two in California. Plant
yourself for a time where there are no
irritations, where the hotel is beyond
criticism, the landscape pleasing, and
where warm, sunny weather invites to
walks and drives. Pure and dry air,
and the increased electric influence of
sunshine are vaBtly helpful.
. Yuu can make this trip at very little
expense, and enjoy a ride over the scen
ic Siskiyou-and Shasta mountains.
wmcn, at inn time oi the year with
their snow-covered peal's, are unsur
pasred for their grandour.
for complete information regarding
rates, points of Interest and delightful
hotels in California, add itth
W. E. COM AN,
Gen. Pass. Agt. S. P. Co Lines In Ore
gon, Portland, Oregon." Wit
Nearly one hundred of the prominent
stockmeu of Jackson county -mot at the
oily hall In Medford on Saturday after
uoon for the purpose of taking prcllml.
nary steps for the organization of a
ttocknton's association. Temporary or.
ganliatlon was effected by the election
of Grant K&wllngs, of Central Point, as
chairman, and Fred Nell, of Ashlaud,
as secretary. '
Hon. Richard Scott, of Mllwaukoe,
president of the State Stock Breeder's
Association, was In attendance and
being called upon outlined some of the
benefits which have come td the fine
stock breeders of Oregon through the
efforts of the association,, of which he
is president. The organization has
been one of the factors in securing a re.
ductton of two-thirds In the rate tor the
transportation of pure bred stock, and
has also boon Instrumental In railing
the standard of breeding in the Mate
and also In scouring bettor prices for
stock belonging to members of the as'
sociatlon. Mr. Scott recommended
that this association be made broad
enough In Its scope to take In all classes
of stockmen, and not attempt to con
fine it to cattlomen or horsemen alone,
as there Is a community of Interests
between all raisers of stock, which
could be mutually advanced, by an as
soclation taking them all In. One
ataitling statement was made by Mr
Scott, and that was that there had
been two carloads of dressed beef
shipped Into Portland from Kansas
City within tba-paat month, and that In
the face of tbe fact-that Oregon Is
beef country. Mr. Scott declared that
Oregon could raise better stock than
could be grown in the eastern states, if
the same care was taken In breeding
as we have here a greater variety of
food and the animal can be kept grow
ing all the time.
Dr. Witbycombe, of the State Agrt
cultural college, followed with a short
address on tbe breeding of fine stock
It costs no more to raise a pure
blooded animal than it does to raise
scrub;" be said. ''You must feed the
scrub as much as yon do tbe pure blood
and the result, bath in weight of the
animal and tbe quality of tbe beef, is
greatly In favor of the pure blooded
animal.
G. W. Bailey, state food and. dairy
eommissloner, followed, talking some
what on tbe same lines, and glvlog
some Interesting data collected in' his
travels over the state.
H. E. Lounsbury, traveling freight
agent of the Southern Pacific, gave a
brief talk on rates on blooded cattle
When formerly an animal other than a
calf that is SOU pounds or over
charged for at an estimated walght of
2000 pounds, now, an animal over 500
pounds is estimated at 1000; between
1000 and 1500, at 1500; and over 1300 to
2000, at 2000; over that at actual weight,
making in this one Instance a very ma
terial reduction.
.The following committee was then
elected to draw up a constitution and
by-laws for tbe association: Geo.
Owens, W. Beesoo, D. H. Jackson,
Grant Rawiings, Homer Barron. Tbe
committee .will meet at Ashland on
March 14th to draft the document,
which will be presented to tbo associa,
tion tor approval on March 21st, at
Medford.
A vote of thanks was tendered tbe
speakers for their participation and as
sistance In tbe organization.
A motion for an adjournment was
taken until March 2lst, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
It' was evident from the large attend
aiice and the deep Interest manifested,
that the stockmen are "In this thing to
stay," and why should tboj not be In
terested? An association on the lines
outlined by Mr. Scott will mean better
stock, better beef, better prices, more
beef to the given weight of tbe animal,
and consequently more profit to the
stockman. Why? First, because, as
every American knows, "In , union
there is strength." A union of the
stock Interests of the county will enable
the s'ock to be marketed in one lot,
and at tbo time when the market Is at
the best jlt will enable men who have
only small bands to have the advan
tage of the experience and council of
those who run larger herds, and fins1'
two or three or more member nf th
associatlon whose berus would' noi.
singly justify tbe Importation ol a
thoroughbred sire, can club together
and secure not only better rates from
'the transportation companies, but a
lower purchase price on tbe animal,
and at tbe same time improve the grade
of their stock, where otherwise tbey
would be unable to do so. The matter
of the recovery of strayed stock belong
ing to members of the association, and
the return of the mine to tlwir owner,
is one important item in the good re
sults to bo n allied, and, as huw by
the reports of the old mioeintiori. this
feature wnsonecf tlio main ones of that
organization.
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For Sale.
Some woll-rootod, two-year-old Rinck
Melvoisc gr-aiies, ut my vineuiid nn
Jackson creek. '
10 at CD.' Bkkd.
Governor Chamberlain has been ui
Ing tho voto power jrUy freely since
the adjournment of the legislature.
Among tho bills vetoed was una ol
tho general appropriation bills House
BUI Ml which carried among other
things tho appropriation ol f M.AQO for
the purpose of nn executive mansion,
claims abrogating 1000 for so r vices
rendered iu tho pursuit of Tracy and
Merrill, 110,000 for the Improvement of
toe state (air grounds, 134,000 for
olaltnt under the scalp bounty nut from
various counties and sundry oiaur
claims, among the latter holng the
claim of ex-Sheriff Ornio for $112, and
of H. G. McCarthy for fill), for expenses
laourred In pursuelng fugitives from
justice. The governor says In his veto
message that many of tbo items In tho
bill are meritorious others are not, and
In order to kill the prenlulous measure
he was compelled, under tbo constitu
tion to veto the whole, basing his
reasons ll.erafor on the fuct, that the
bill Includes more than one subject
and the subjects are not clearly ex
pressed in tbe title, both of which are
contrary to tbe constitution. This ac
tion on the part oj tbe Governor cuts
113,000 from the total of appropriations.
He also has vetod the bill creating
bureau of mines, cutting another tso.000
from the expenses ol the state. Bv
his veto of Senate Bill 204 ho nipped In
the bud a landgraftlng scheme which
might have meant a loss of .V)0,C00 to
the state. Tho bill looked harmless
enough on the face of it, bat upon do
tail examination the wickedness of tho
measure Is exposed. Tbe purpose of
the mearuro was to "sot up" lieu lands
that have fallen down by u-ilng forest
reserve base for that purpose.
As bad been many times experienced
the "base" hunters have used invalid
base for the selections of Ilea lands
They sell their information regarding
the base at from 75 cents to 11.50 per
acre. If the base Is finally disapproved.
the title to the lieu land falls, and the
man who paid good money to the base
hunters Is out. The purchasers of lieu
land and the base hunters want tbe
state to use good forest reserve base to
set up tbe fallen lieu land seloction.
i no state is unuer neither moral nor
legal obligations to do this, but has
done It to the loss of thousands of
dollars to the school fund.
Representative Olwell amendment to
the pure food law was also vetoed by
the governor, for the reason that be
thought tbe drastto provision of the
measure would render It capable of be
Ing used to the dutrlment of the In.
dustrles of the state In the hands of an
unjust or abltrary commissioner.
New salary scale In Coos and Jose
phlne county have become laws as fol
lows:
Josephine County Judge, $900;
Treasurer, $1100 ; Clark, 11700: Sheriff,
$2000 ; School Superlndeot, f MX); Dep.
nty Olerk,$7o per month; Deputy Sher
Iff. 805 per month.
Coos Count Judge. $1000; County
Clerk, tlKOO; County (Treasurer, $S00;
County Assessor, 41000; County Com
mlssloner, $5 per day.
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1903
Spring' Reason, j
Grand Opening'
of MILLINERY and DRESSMAKING
Pari. Pattern Ha and Bonnet, tlllfh Art Novelties .
You Are Invited to Call 1
MISS HALE (U HALE Corner Oth end North C iSle.
fcj-VL' rS' eWlireWtyW SfS
E. D. ELWOOD,
Cranduate Optician
Eyes properly tested and fitted to
Classes
IN PALM-BO DC t BLOCK, MEDFORD
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I TOOLS!
Highest cash Drice Daid for noultrv.
Brown i Owen.
Wood! Wood!
You can now ' enter' into
cash contracts for furnish
ing tho
CITY of MEDFORD
with four-foot, body fir wood
made from live timber. If
you want to make a contract,
call on J. R. Wilson, chair
man of the Light and Water
Committee,, or Ivan Huma-
son, chairman ortherinance
Committee.
Wm. S. Ckowkli,, '
Mayor
for Rent!
unlimited
range
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R. RAY,
Tolo, Ore
All Kinds, Sizes,
and Prices
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Spray Pumps, too $
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I SELL GROCERIES, CAflPERS SUPPLIES
Hay and Qraln always on Hand
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Your for HuiIiioik
STAN. AIKEN, Prospect, Oregon
ARIIC
MEAT
MARKET
EARNART 6 PR ALL, Props.
Fresh Meats
of all Kinds
Oiir Phone number Is 413. Cull us up and
we will ilellvvr any Wfcd ml ny nutnlliy ol
iumI ni your door
South C St., Phone 413, Medford
A Relic of the Civil War.
J. M. Weevor, ol this city, hai a, copy
ol tbe "Delly Citizen," published at
Vickaburf,. Miss., and 'dated July 2,
1W. This wst Jut, tbe day before tbet.
city was captured by tho Federal trooiis
under Gen. Grunt.- Much has been said
and written about this pspor,' which
was a single sheet, printed on the ulnnk
side of a piece of wull paper, and many
(uc simile copies are scattered through
out tho Union, but this particular copy
Is alleged to bo one of the original
papers. vVhon the Union forces entorcd
the city tho paper was found all "made
up" and ready to "ifo to press," one
item in it speaking o Grant's avowed
Intention to eat his 4th of July dlnnor
in Vlcksburg, intimates that the re
ceipt for cooking a rabbit, Is "llrst
catch the rabbit." . Among the Union
soldiers were plenty ul hunters, and to
this Item tboy simply added tbe words.
Geo. Grant bus caught Ibe rabbit,"
and printed tho edition. This time
was the turning point of tho war.
News under date of Juno 21, told of
the Invasion of the North by Lee, and
predloted tho speedy triumph of the
South; but on tho same day wnon the
'stars and stripes" were lowored at
Vlcksburg, Lee was burled back at
Gettysburg, and from tbat day the star
or toe confederacy commenced to
wave. ' ' t
Forty yoors (nearly) after tbe events
chronicled in tlnsilittlo papor wo can
smile at the string of adjectives the odi
tor used to dasoribe tho enemy, but In
those days everyone of those ndjcntlves
had Its sting, and thore Is not another
nutlon on earth tbat could view the
events of forty years ago with as much
good humor and nonchnlnnoons do the
A.nHnu.ui peoplo, who but a fow yenrs
after mi- uf i lie most fiercely contested
and bloody civil wars In history, re
ferred to It as the "luto unpleasant
ness." ' '
V P A r, frf, ff tt ft
'Twouid Spoil this Story In Toll It III
tho Headline.
rase,
ving
j -; Lyons to Hang.
Elliott Lyons, the murdoror of Shor.
Iff Withers, of Lano county, has beon
sentenced by Judge Hamilton to bo
hanged on April 17th.- Lyons' trial
occupied only two dayB and tho jury
were only a few minutes in coaching a
yerdlct of guilty.
' Wttkol'ul Ulilldron,
For a long time tho two year old
child of Mr, P. L, McPhorson, 5!) N.
Tenth St. Harrisburg, Pa., would slnop
but two or threo hours In tho curly part
hurd
5000 acres of
farming and
ranch lands
Ranches from 40 to
5 jo acres. , -
Alfalfa Lands, Grain
. Lands, Garden Lands,
Pfilit la 11 Ho n n H tl
ir.i. r..- of tho night, which nittdo It verv
OUH-K Kantces Wlin for her parents. Ilor mothor oonoliid.
cd that tho child hud momaah trouble,
and guvo lior half of one ol Chain bur
Iain's Hlomaeh and Liver Tnblots,
which quieted Ilor stomuoh and she
slept tho whole night through. Two
boxes of those Tablets havo ulj'uateii n
permanent euro and sho is now woll
j anu strong, vor ealo by Chus. Striiuu.
To uso an eighteenth century phi
this la an "o'er true tl." h.
napponeu in a mall Virginia town la
tne winter ol IWI'J, It is a story very
much of the Drone nt. Up to a short
time ago Mrs. John K. Harmon, of
Nelfa Station. Va., had no personal
knowledge of tho rare curative prop
erties of Chamberlain's Cough lirmud?.
"Last January. " she savn. "my lilu
took a dreadful cold and at one tlmo I
feared abe would have pneumonia, but,
one of my neighbors told me how this
remedy had cured her little boy and
began giving It to mv bubv nt once and
It soon cured hor. I heartily tiiank tbo
manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough
Kemedy for placing so great a cure
wfthln my reach. I cannot recom
mend it too highly or say too much In
favor. 1 hopo all who read this
will trv It anil be convinced as I was."
For sale by Ohas. Strang.
For Sale.
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hog and 12 hem) 0( work and driving
horses. Addross
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