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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1903)
J I PURELY PERSONAL. 1 Sheriff Ruder wu In our olty Tuesday. Ja. H. Stewart wa a Jacksonville visitor last week. Cap. Mllo Caton, of Asbestos, w in Medford Saturday. Harry Carlton, of Eagle Point, was la Medford Friday. C. A. Dlokenson, of Table Rook, was In Medford Saturday. Sam Morrie, of Gold Hill, was a Wed ford visitor Friday. Fred Parsons, of Ashland, was a Medford visitor Saturday. TIor.ro rSrinar nf AabCStOB. WBS a Hertford visitor this week . J. G. Mar'.in, of Beagle, was in the ity upon business Wednesday. Mrs. T. Cameron, of Jacksonville, was a Medford visitor on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pel ton, of Sams Valley, were in Medford a few days since. -S. D. Biden, of Asbestos, one of the solid clUiens of that section, was doing business with Medford business men on ' Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Langley, of. Jacksonville, spent couple of days in Medford this week, visiting relatives and friends. Cashier G. R. Lindley was in rants Pass hut week upon a visit to Cashier H. L. Gilkey. He also visited other friends in Josephine county. Chaa. Hanok, of Sumpter, Oregon, is here looking after timber matters, and incidentally looking up the copper mines south and west from Medford. Mrs. Geo. Comeygs, who has been visiting at Cour de Alene city , and Oakesdale, Wash., for the past several weeks, returned to Medford on Sunday. C. W. Sherman, a newspaper man, late of Nebraska, was in town Friday last, in company with his brother, S. Sherman, of Talent. Ron. Wm.Helvie, who has been employed in the Medford for the past several months, left Monday evening with his family for his former home in Salem. E..Onborn came in from the Mt. Pitt country last week. The gentleman has . been trapping in that vicinity during . the past winter, bnt with not very much success. Mrs. F. K. Duel and children left Fri day for St. Louis, Mo., on a visit to her sister, who has been indisposed. Mrs. Duel will remain in the east until about July 1st. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Moore, of Mar ietta, Ohio, are in Medford npoa a visit to J. G. Van Dyke and family. Mrs. Moore Is a cousin of Mrs. Van Dyke. They may decide to locate In the valley. Jndge J. K. Neil, of Jacksonville, was in Medford Saturday, having accompanied his son, F. R. Neil, this far on the latter's journey to Sacramen to, Calif., where he will remain a few months. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Lindley left on Wednesday for a visit to relatives and frieods at Fairnaven, Wash. They were accompanied by Mrs. A R. Pblpps and daughter. They expect to be gone about three weeks. E. Caley and family, of Toronto, Kan sas, arrived in Medford Sunday. Mr. Caley is here looking for a location, but is Inclined toward the Lakeview conn try and will probably go there. . They left Wednesday evening for Eugene. L. Niedermeyer, of Jacksonville, was in the city Saturday uoou business. Mr. Nledermeyer is the gentleman "who purchased the Bybee place, near Jacksonville, and who has but recently completed some extensive improve ments thereon. We Have Placed on SeJcThU WJLBK ONLY Something that every Lady in Med ford oannot help but recognize as be ing the very best values, they have ever seen in - - - Grash Suiting, ... . . . Ginghams Percales, and Dimities . . . These are Special at . . 10 Cents Per Yard . . We have many other real pretty things to show you ...... Something new in Trimmings and Rosettes for the week .... W. H. MEEKER a co. John Watklns, of Eagle Point, was in Medford this week. F. T. Fredenburg, of Henley, Calif., was in Medford Thursday. Merchant C. W. Wolters, of Talent, was In the city Wednesday. N J. S. Butler and family, who arrived Hethinksof locating Ore- here last week from Oklahoma, vook Mr. and Mrs. Mate Biden left Jlonuay the Butte creek for their homestead in country. Mrs. D. T. La jvton and the girls let last week for their homestead, up B'ltle creek way. J. A. Armpriest and son, Fred, of Forest creek, were In Medford this week upon land business. Mrs. Al. Norman, of Ashland, was in Medford visiting ber mother, Mrs. E. M. Rose, this week. J. R. Cook, justice of the peace at Eagle Point, was a vUltor in Medford a couple of days this week. W. H. Boswlck, the Applegate stock raiser, farmer and miner, was in the city this week npon business. Judge Hanna returned to Jackson ville Wednesday morning 'from GranU Pass, where he has been holding court. Tuesday jnorniug's train for Choctaw City, Oklahoma. They didn't stay lone enough to get any idea of the country. R. S. Moore, of Klamath county, stopped a few hours In Medford Wednesday, on his way home from Portland. M. F. McCown returned Tuesday from Portland and other Willamette Vally points, where he has been for the past few weeks. Benjamin Traft and family, consist ing of two daughters and one son, left Tuesday for Long Branch, Calif., to seek a location. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.fBerTlam and son were in from the hatchery this week for a couple of days' stay among their Medford friends. Capt. Gordon Voorhies and C. H. Lewis came down from Portland this week to remain at-their respective big r WILL THE SUIT WEAR WELL? My Boy is Awful Hard On His Clothes' How often a mother or father greets us with this remark! If, at the time, we are trying to sell one of our good, durable $5.50. $3.50 or $5.00 Boys' Suits, we will, of course, answer most decidedly in the affirmative. The wearing quali ty of our Boys' Clothing is just one of its many good features. Another strong point is its stylishness. This is due to the extreme skill used in cutting our Boys' Clothing. It is cut just as carefully and scientifically as the finest of men's clothing. Bring the Boy here Youcan'tf do better. for his Spring Suit. F K. DEUEL CO., OUTFITTERS TO MEN AND BOYS. red and yellow apple orchards for a few weeks. Mrs. G. A. Love, of Harwood, Mis souri, arrived in Medford last week and will visit for a couple of months with her daughter, Mrs. C. P. Snoll, ami family. Walter Kyler, of Corning, Missouri, an immigration agent, was lu Medford this week looking over the country with a view to directing the attention of some of his eastern friends thfs war". Miss Lulu Straw left yesterday for Montague, Calif., whoro she will visit relatives for a week. Upon her return to Medford she will be accompanied by her nelce, Miss Bessie Currin, who will reside in Medford. J. H. Inlow, of Picard, Calif., was in Medfoid Wednesday upon business Mr. Inlow was formerly a resident of Medford, but for the past eight or nine years has resided at Picard. He is now deputy assessor of Siskiyou county. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Pletcher and son, Clarence, and daughter, Nellie, all of Warsaw, Ind., arrived in Medford last veek for a visit with Dr. C. C. Pletcher nd family. Dr. Pletcher is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Pletcher. A family re-uuion will be had at the doctor's home In this city soon at which an other son, who is now in California, will be in attendance. , W. H. Rickey left Friday morning for New York oily, having been called thither by the 'sudden death of his father, Col. J. K. Rickey. Mrs. Rickey went with him, but will remain witl her mother, Mrs. Luclnda Reames, at Berkeley, Calif., until Mr. R.'s rctnrn. At the autopsy held on the body of Col. Rlckoy, th. presence of carbolic acid was delected In the stomach and It is supposed he had taken his own life. Wm. Bowdoin, formerly of Klamath Falls, who has been lu the employ of the state at Salem for scvoral months, was on the south bound passenger train Sunday morning en route to Klamath FallB, where he has accepted a position on the Klamath Express. Billy is an all around printer and with his father founded the Klamath Star in 1884, the first Aewspaper published In Klamath Falls, and also gave a Mail office printer his first instruction in the "art presertative." Eon. Thco. Cameron, of Jacksonville, left Friday for Waldo, Josephine county, to look after his extensive mining Inter ests. The Simmons and Cameron mine In that district Is one of the larg est and best equipped of any hydraulic mine in Oregon. It is not shut down in order to clean up, but that process Is gone through with evory month with out interruption of the other work, tbe giants and flumes are simply moved and the work of cleaning up and piping goes on at the same time. W. E. Sherman, of Grants Pass, and H. E. Peck, of Minneapolis, Minn., re turned Sunday evening from a week's hear hunt in the Siskiyons. They cros sed the Siekiyous into the Klamath river country by way of the Blue Ridge copper mine. They were provided with seven bear hounds and ammunition enough to slay all the bears In Southern Oregon, but strange to relate, not a single bear fell a victim to their uner ring aim. - They had three lively chases after these aglle(?)'beasts of the forests but none of them would climb a treo. However, these gentlemen succeeded in killing a fine fisher, the fur of which is worth from $16 to $20. They wero also successful with the camera they hnd with them, in securing many very beautiful mountain scones. Upon their return they crossed the mountains in a raging blizzard. John Louden, of Wat kins, was their guide. A 1 vane Cary Seely, surgeon on the steamship Gloneagle, plying between Tacoina and Hong Kong, was In Med ford this wuok upon a visit to his cousin, J. Court Hall, and family F. M, btewart acquired a lot of New town pippins this week, the condition of whloh, oonelderlng thu way thoy vero kept, Is romitrkablu (or tills time of year. They wore grown on a plane adjoining thu Hovor plauu, two inllos west of Phoenix, lu tho foot hills mid nil tho naro they had during the winter wouldn't amount to much. Thu apples Wore simply dumped Into a corner of a room and a few gunny sacks thrown over their, ami there thoy remained all winter. In splto of this most of the Irult Is as solid and perfect iw It was when Blithered from tho trees, showing the keeping unllty of Southern Oregon apnles under ndvorsu circumstances, and especially those raised In thu foot hills, There was out utile uooiiyeg fruit in tho lot, no soitlo ami very few worms. ADDITIONAL LOCAL -In tho last lssuo of tho now defunct Success (?) there appeared an Item to the effect that the Medford hospital would be moved to Ashland. This Item was. we ara informed, full of erroneous statements, but that part of It referring to the removal cr me nosptiat was so wholly untruitthat wo have boon asked to correct It. U'he hospital Is now tem porarily closed for a few days until a suitable house can bo scoured In wblnh tore-open. The hospital will bo con ducted by Miss EUeaharl and Miss Hurter, two gradual nurses of exper ience, ono of who has praotlned the profession of nursing In Medford for several months past. This hospital will recelvo patients from all doctors, and no discrimination will be made. We will give the locatlou of the hos pital next week. Tho Lewis and Clark Women's olub, of Medford, Oregon, met at tho resi dence of Mrs. I. A. Webb last Mouday. After a very Interesting mooting thu ulub was entertained with readings, touching on the early history of Oregon, the Lewis and Clark expedition eto. The object of tho olub Is to organl uud assist in galht r.i:g 'ho produotn and resources of this locality lor display al tho Lewis and Chirk uxposltlon, to be hold nt Port and in IMS. the CIII0 to operate as an iiuxlllinry to the board of women managers oi tuo exposition. The list of unmvs of thu etiartur mem bers In Medford number thirty-two. Jos. Parker, who has boon so efticiontly filling tbe position of freight clerk at the Southern Pacific depot, for the past two years, has been ordered to Portland, and will leave for thnt city to night or to-morrow. K. T. McUovitt, of Corvallis, arrived Thurs day night to take Joe's place. Joe has made a good record during his employ ment at the Medford station, and his many friends bone that If he does not return bero, his career will be al successful ono in every sonso of tho word. R. Bacheldor, living In East Med ford, is Improving his place to quite an extent this spring. His latest Improve ment is that of building a stone cellar bouse, tbe same beiog Oxll feet In size and nine feet high. The rock used are from the J. G. Smith quarry, whloh Is situated just this side of Nob hill. S. B. Matthew, who arrived In Medford last fall from Texas, has uur- i based sixteen acres of land east of Medford from Dan'l Umith. Tbe price pan! was $800. This land is situated just south of the Cbllder's briek bouso, on the road leading north out of oast Medford. AaMag im umrcbti. RPIHCOPAb 0UUR01I. Sunday, May IW, third Sunday after Haster. Sunday school, 10 u, m. liven ing prayer and ssruiun, 8 p. in, All are woloomu. L. M. Idi.kman, Presbytor-in-ohirge, 1"IH,T N. K, (jllUltOII. Preaching In the morning by the pastor, llbv. J. W. MuUotigiill, of 0 rants Pass, will proauh und admluls tor thu comtnmitun, Kpworlh League 7 p. in. Goo. Fox, Pres. Sunday school 10 a. in. I). T. Luwloii, Hunt. Junior Louguo 8 p. in, Mrs. Owen, Sunt. Tho people tire nil welcome to tho toi'vluv. Monday evening 1.110 p. m, liov, D. T. Suramorvlllo will hold third quarterly conference, Olllolul mumbors plonsu arrange reports. W. D. MooitK, Pastor, IMtKHIIYTKHIAN OMUIIl'll. ' Prosliyterlnii church next Sabbath, May .'Id. Preaching at II a.m. Sub loot, "Church Government," and at 8 p, in., "The Permanent In Religion." Noxt Tuesday evening, May Oth, al 8 o'clock In the Prusbyturlau ohuroh is tho Installation service, when tho Ho v. W, V. Shiulds will be Installed pastor of the Medford ohurch. Rov. Oonnoll, of Grants Pass, will preach the sermon, Itov. Pbolps, of Ashland, will charge the people and Hev, Towneeud, of Hose burg, will prealdo, propound thu con stitutions! questions and charge the pastor. The sorvtoo will be followed with a oburob soolal. All Interested are cordially Invited and urged to be present. Special musia by choir, un der the direction of K. E. Gore. Ashland Light Plant Said Three of our businessmen received new safes this week, all mado by the Hall Sato and Lock Co. They wore Potlenger and Cox and Orr and Dem mor, who each got a small sized ulo. and Hubbard Bros., who Installed one of larger proportions. Pottcnger and Cox, the Central Market mon. received a few days ago a line hunch of still-fed steers from Pol ton Bros,, of Sams Valley, which are hard to beat. Tbey are fat, solid and quite different from any range beef to be had at this time of year. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright, on April 22d,at Grnut Falls. Mont., a ten pound boy baby. Mrs. Wright was formerly Miss Lou Gibson. and resided at Central Point. Her hus band is an employe of the Great North ern railroad at Great Falls. There will be a free ontertaiment at Wilson's Ouura honso Friday night, May 1st, given by the A. O U. W. under the auspices of Medford Lndgo, No. 08. Ueautilul stereopticon views Illustrated by sang and story. All are cordially invited to attend, Jeweler K. D. Klwood reeelvcd his long expected automobile Thu morning and he is now employed fn hitching the machine up and working it into harness. Oregonian Pocahontas Tribe, imp o u. it. in,, win give a ball at Jacksonville on the evening ot May 12th, that being the I2Sth annlvemiry ol St. Tammany, tho patron saint of the oraor. Married At the Presbytorlnn par sonage, on April 2th, by Rev. W. F. Shields, Frank N. Fuller and Miss Mao S. Von Stockton, both of Sisklvou coun ty, Calif. The Iowa Lumber Co. this week rccuived a large boiler, planor and other appliances for the pinning mill they witl place In position shortly. Hon. Miles Cantrall, of Rucli, was n pleasant caller nt the Mail office Saturday. Air. Uuntrall is always weieoran visitor at our onioo. A. C. Tayler is a proud parent to a nine and a half pound girl hahy.which came to his home on .Saturday, April 25th, J 908. 1 A dual was consummated at Ashland Monday, whereby tho entlro plant and business of tho Ashland Electric Light and PoworCu, was sold to the Siskiyou Kleclrtc Power and Light Co. The property will remain In the hands of the old company until September lit. when it will bo turned over to the now owners. Tho consideration Is some where iu tho neighborhood of 1 10.0(H). Mght and power will ho fur nished from the uxlcnivo plant be longing In tho Siskiyou company nt Fall creek, on the Klamath river, and the stringing of the heavy copper wires necessary to bring thu current across the mountains will commence shortly It Is the aim of tho company to funiUh light and power throughout northern California and southern Oregon, and its policy will be to absorb ;hn smaller companies now doing luminous In these suctions, rather than to enter the field as a competitor. SV.R THAT FLO UK? It's worth Its weight In gold. It's tint best seller beeaonu Its quality Is liest. Ills made by the Si ed lord iiiIIIh, ami It Is miuln right, of tho Imsl whuiit, It will make thu whitest, sweetest, moat healthful bread and the finest oakns Imaginable, A. A. DAVIS McKinitry-Delameter. Southern Oregon lost ono of it love liest girls when Miss Daina Delnmeter, of Gold Bill) was unitud In marrlago to Edward T. MoKinstry, of Seattle, last week. The wedding ceremony, which wu private, was performed by Her. Edward 11. Lookbart, of Central Point, in the parlor of the Gold Hill hotel, tho proprietor of which is Miss Dolara ater's father. Tho event took place Thursday al 6 p. m. and the north bound train that day loro tho hsppj young people away. Thoy will soon re turn, however, for a visit. Finn linn of linoleums, maltlna. shades and curtain fixtures. Wkkks It Bakkk. Signer DoHa's Concert. Big. 1). llod'a will give a irrand nn. uert Muy 2Hth. Mis Burtlna Doffs will bo the feature Interest to the tnimlmO world. Wo all know her a violinist. but have not a vat bad a fair bins nt her ability a violin soloist, la later year she ha gained an amount of technic and musical Intclllifeooe thai enable her to perform the highest grade of composition, handle It, only by violin vletuosl. Mme. D. BufTa, the ooluratura and dramatic prima donna, will, by request, repeal the great "Aria" from the opera "La Travlala" and several other soloe lions, including Uaoh-Uouiiad's "Ave Maria," arranged a quartette, violin, harp, organ and voice. The orchestra III olay the overturn ol Wllllniri Te 1. from ItoHalnl's ureal works. Thu nr. oompanlsl will be Miss Alihy Kendall, as ner union ou too inntrumeiil Is gen uine. Mho will nlo play llnuk's mui lor piece as solo. Al any ratu tho con cert promise to Iw a rare musical treat, Special Ticket Kate. Tho Southern Paul flu company will sell siioeial rate tickets, on nerotint of . the reception of l'rmlt!tiil Kno.evclt, on May '.11111. lor ll IW, from Mlford to Portland and return, and fur (H.:u I nun Mmlford to Saloin unit return. Th" tickets are good on train leaving Mmlford nt Mi May '.Dili and until midnight of Muy Advertised Letter., List. Following Ik s II. t of lotion rrnmlnln un rallr.l lut m Iho Mmiruril (XHluftH't on April ft. unit ' A.l.in., (' K .Iii.I.k.m,. ! llriloo.ftcv rutnlnluK. lliilwrt.Mcu K m Hurler. Mary T HiMik., Aarmi IUm-v. Mr. MallliU June., Ml.a Uyrtlp LiimMfun, Hcmor K If HwHit, Cliarlr. A chftrxn of into eimi will uo mult uuon its. IWfirjr of often or Ibo uliovn lolir. Pnrwnft cftllln fur nnir of tlio aiiovo latter Will pIcftJM) M)T, "Alllrorilnil." (I. V, Munmimax Poaimaator. fa.aaaDa OIL Keep Out the Wet V.aal'araa4 CLC'THIfJG or I J. MMi ttvm lb tt DiMarliU mai warrant d wpurprMl, Muj l Htui ( luwfassi wort lau MtMin . i.ok rrtu trade do uot tia tits, writ tut cAUIacnn la I. T. Mllif Put ! C., lftf., Ua tnult. "AW f.U M RQX.ffatUUr, . ark. If ritiritMltr KMt'brilc, Mau GARDEN HOSE . New Stock, year None kept ovor from last. H. Q. NICHOLSON. Balloting tor Carnival Queen Miss Blackburn, Gold Hill 1)00 Miss Prue Angle, Medford 7111) Miss Helen Colvig, Junksonvillo. . . 7H!I Miss I.uoy George, Aslilnml 401) Miss Grace Good, Grants Pans 7WI MIssEssis Hartman, Grants Pass.. fWSS Miss Currlo White, Grants Pass. . . 574 Miss E. Dowoll.of Grants Pass 470 j Mrs. Bonny, of Grants Pass nr, Borty Eastman, Grants Pass.....,, . 2 I A4 rsdav 14 i JfO& HATvS 1 aw mssmismk. i m iJf, Perfect In Strl g CO " V-1 Metadmei J 1 SEARS D. ?K of Ji CORWIN. g I ' SELL GROCERIES, CAHPERS' SUPPLIES Hay and Groin always on Hand Si Will liny or joll limber anil InrmliiK lanil for a small eommlulen. Fin stock ranch f, I anil i)vorl fnrnm for milo nmv. write ma u n n Yours for llusliiess 8 STAN. AllYP.N. Prncnort n ft, 1 ' . ?rsnr