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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1903)
THE MBFORD MAIL PnBltahsa KvetY FrlOj Mornmt. A. S. BLITON. UitDronD, OiiBaos, July 3, 1903. 4 WAS BORN TO HUBTLB. US IB W low uajo i uu - i- j SUBSCRIPTION $1.80 PER YEAR stand ln Uia Poatoffioe at Medtora, Onion u Seoond Class Man num. Its pretty near the season of the year when the annual orop of hunt ers, who are killed by heir? mis taken for dcor by oomiwnions, is ripe. In a few weeks the first "mis take" is due. ' This toy pistol in the hands of the email boy is getting suoh a re cord that the idiot "who didn't know the gun was loaded" will have to. commence doing some thing or he will soon be in second place. , The Eugene and Roaeburg papers are calling eaoh other bad names over the defection of Somers, the base ball player, from Rose borg to Eugene. The effusions in papers of both towns remind one of the clasa of journalism of the early days, which waa known, far and wide as the "Oregon style." Thb Board of Trade, of Ashland, on the 26th resolved to divert the funds subscribed for a Fourth of July celebration to swell the relief fund of, Heppner. The amount la something like $220. Good for Ashland. That was a commenda ble move and cannot but meet the approval Of every loyal, self-sacrificing citizen in that town. To re lieve suffering with one's money is surely more ennobling than is spend ing it by the usual Fourth of July methods. A Careful compilation from official records of shipments, and of the best obtainable data regard ing stocks on hand June 30, 1903, shows a wheat yield in 1902 for Oregon, Washington and Idaho of 41,678,000 bushels. Af er a thor ough canvass by counties last August, The OregoniaD, on Sep tember 8, 1002, printed an esti mate of the crop tben being har vested, placing it at 41,685,000 bushel?. The fiual outturn makes but a slight change neceesrv in the originil estimate. Mayor Jones, of Toledo, Ohio, eats but two meals a day, one of them a very light one, and claims that he has been cured oi various ills by sleeping outdoors. Along about ten vears aao there were a lot of fellow citizens of Miyor Jones, eat ing sometime o:ee a day, some times not at all, nd i-l-fping out doors all the time: but the Mayor's experience is not likely to create an overwhelming desire among the people to go back to the conditions that prevailed then. Tboe were the t:mes when Coxey and his army were doing business. The Interior department has is sued for sale a wall map of the United States, prepared under the direction of the commissioner of the General Land-office. In addition to the usual map features on this are shov n the several acquisitions of territory upon this continent by the Government of ' the United States, by clearly defined bounda ries, as determined by the latest in vestigations, all military, naval, In dian, forest and timber reservations, - private land claims, and the loca i tionofall United States Land Of fices and offices of the United States Surveyors Ceneral. Along its low ' er border are small maps oi Cuba, Porto Rico, Pine Inland, the Ha waiian Group, Guam, the Philip pines and the Tutuila group of the Satnoan . Islands. 1 bis map is ab iut 5 by 7 feet in size, mounted on muslin and. attached to rollers ready for immediate use, and is wild for 80 cents per copy. Sepa rate maps of the various states and territories, two by true feet in size, are also sold at twelve cents per sheet. Only one m ip will be sold to any one person, but schools and other institutions can purchase af manv as are needed. Remittances BOuja oe wane to me uuaiiumi clerjfc, department of the Interior. i j .i.- a John Bakhktt, of Portland, ox Minister to Siam, is to be appointed Minister to Aigontina to succeed ex-Governor Lord, whose time ex pires October 16. Although Bar rett's friends have known for some tiino that he was to get this posi tion, they had been pledged to secrecy, and the announcement was to have been deferred until Barrett could close up his work with the St. Louis Exposition. Barrett, it is understood, is Presi dent Roosevelt's ohoice for the Argentine mission. The President greatly admires the Oregon man, and only last winter wanted to make him Minister to Japan. When the appointment was de clined by Barrett, because of objections raised by the Japanese Government, the Presidout looked about for another place for him, and it was not until he heard of the ooming retirement ofex-Gov- enor Lord that he deoided upon Barrett's appointment. Barrett has the indorsement of the two Oregon Senators, who are on record in his behalf. Thb preliminary examination of Miss Marie Ware, formerly U. S. Commissioner at Eugene, and Hor ace ( MoKitsley, charged with conspiracy to defraud the govern ment by falsifying land proofs, be fore J. A. Sladen.U. S. Commission er, resulted in both the acoused being held to answer before the United States grand jury, with bonds fixed at $2000, which bonds were fur nished. In delivering his opinion, Commissioner tiladen said: "Gen tlemen: I am thoroughly con vinced from the evidence before us that a crime has been oomuoitted against the Government in acquir ing title to these lands. I cannot but think from the evi dence that Horace G. MoKinley is connected with that fraud. The evidence of his connection with the deeds which have been put in evi dence is of such a character as to convince me that he must have had guilty knowledge of the attempted fraud upon the ' Government in these land transactions, and I therefore feel that I must hold him to appear before the grand jury. I regret to say that I must also hold Miss Ware. Her vouth and ex perience convince .me, however, that she could not have originated the frauds in the case, which have been presented to the court. I feel satisfied myself that she was under the direction manifestly of those older in years and .more txperi enced." Burglar Captured. Saturday evening, the men employed nn tbe Plyiuale farm near Med ford, now owned by Ol'ver Bursell, and tbe two sons of the latter left for the home place to stay over Sunday. One Gustaf Dieck, a tramp, bad been fn the vicinity for several hours, and as soon ae toe - men were well on their way be effected an en trance to tbe house through a window and preceded to make himself at borne. I. A. Merrlman'a suspicions had been a roused-by tbe action of tbe fellow and he kept an eye -on him; taw blm break in and immediately dispatched his son to bring tbe Bursell boys back, mean while keeping watch to see that the burglar did not escape. It was an hour or more before help came, but Dieck evidently thought he wag perfectly safe and remained in the house for the whole time. He waa captured without resistance and brought to Medlord. On Monday be was arraigned before Jus tice Purdin and held to await tbe ac tion of tbe circuit court. He now oc cupies quarters in tbe county jail at Jacksonville. Resolutions of Respect. Whereas: It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to remove from our midst our esteemed brother, J. A. Brandenburg ; therefore be it Resolved: By Court Medford No 8985, A. O. F., that we greatly deplore the loss of onr Bro. Brandenburg and we hereby extend to tbe bereaved fam ily our heartfelt sympathy in this great affliotion; and that a copy of these res olutions be sent to his parents; also to the newspapers of our city and spread on ytyi records of our Court. J. W. Lawton, : L. 6. HASKlNS, A. H. Walker, Committee Pigs For Sale I have for sale Ave thoroughbred Berkshire hoar Dies, teree months old Inquire of H. H. Howard, Medford. WHILE FISBING The Treacherous Waters of Rogue River Claim Another Victim Many Citizens' Join In, the Search tor the Body of John Q. Van Dyke. Sunday evening this community was shocked to oar of the drowning of J. Q. Van Dyke iu Rogue river while fish ing. J. E. Bodge, A. L. Elsonbnrt, uuy Childors and John Vau D.vke had left Medford Sunday morning for a day's fishing on Rogue river. At about 3:80 they had arrived at the Ourry riffle. The drownedttnan had waded down a sand bar (afterward described) to its ex treme lower end and had been fishing in the current on the farther side. Ho had stopped fishing and taken in his line, preparatory to returning the way he had come. Whether he miscalcu lated his exaot position regarding the deep water, or was over balanced by the current, is not known; tut tbe first thing bis horrified companions saw of the acoldent was when he waa strug gling in the treaoherous current. He wore wading pants water tight which filled with water almost immediately, and this ooupled with the fact that he was unable to swim, brought about his death. He came up twioe after tbe first plunge. ' The first time he waa on the surface nearly a minute ; but seem ed unable to help himself and his com panions were too far away to render him any assistance. The last time he came barely to the surface and then sank, never to rise again alive. The accident -occurred at what Is known at tbe "Curry riffle" on Geo. Otvens' place, about fourteen miles from Medford. At this point the river current is very rapid and deep. At tbe foot o( the riffle ia a deep bole. A short distance above Is an Uland near tbe southern bank. The current of tbe stream around the Island strikes tbe main current at the head of the bole before mentioned, making a strong un der ourrent and eddy. From the point of the Island, between the two currents,' extends a sand bar, upon which the wa ter is quite shallow, but at the lower end It drops off abruptly into at least teu (eet oi rapid water. Word waa immediately sent to Agate postofflce and telephoned to Medford Within half an hour several parties were on the way to the scene with ap pliances for recovering' the body, and by nine o'clock tuny sixty people were there. A seme was procured and three boats; and with grappling hooks and the seine the search wa-t kept up until 2:30, when it was abandoned until daylight came. At about 11 o'clock Mr. Van Dyke's hat was fonnd on the bank some yards below where he was last seen. At daylight the search was resumed. Soon alter daylight bis fishing rod was found In about eight (eet of water and almost in a direct line with where tbe hat was found and the place of his diet- aonearance. This encouraged tbe searchers, but as the hours wore on many of them were convinced that tbe body bad gone on down the river and tnat the prospects of finding It were very small. Still everybody kept on working. At about 12 o clock the workers were electrified by the ory, 'We've got him," from a raft on which were Horace Nieb olson, James Stewart and Thos. Car ney. The excitement was Intense for a few seconds and directions were shouted on every hand. The crowd soon quieted down and watched with intense inter est the movements of the rescuerers Slowly the body was raised toward the surface. Stewart and Carney were ly ing face downward on tbe rait, reach ing into the water to grasp the body as soon as it came olose enough. Sudden ly a thrill of disappointment ran through the' throng waiting on tbe shore. Nloholson staggered slightly and pulled the book from the water empty. His hold, had slipped. In the meantime, coming to the spot down the river as fast as oars and current would send it, waa the only boat left on tbe scene. Manned by Quy and Gene Obllders and C. O. Ramsey It com menced circling back and forth over the spot where it was .thought the txx'y was. For fifteen long minutes the watchers waited. Tben again came the words, "I've found him," from Ramsey. This tinie there was dead silence. As before the body was raised slowly and oarefully. Tbe Cbilders boys leaned over the side of the boat.oareenlng It so that It almost dipped water. One reached down; Ramsey dropped bis pole and plunged his arms into the wa ter; Gene Cbilders grasped the oars and began to propel tue boat toward the shore and the long search was ended. .-. '' .) , . The remains were Immediately placed in a hack and brought to Medford. They were first taken to the undertak ing rooms of tbe Medford Furniture Co., and afterward to the residence an North C street, from whence tbe funer al took place on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. W. F. Shields conducted the ser vices at the residence and the ceremony at the grnvo was under the dlroutlou of Talisman Lodge, K, of 1 John Gllmore Van Dylto was tuo son ol Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Van Dyke fttul a native born cltison oi Oregon, All of his life has boon passed in the Rogue I rlvor valley and thuro was no one lit the eomuiuulty who had moro trlonds than John Van Dyke among those who know hi m from boyhood. No ono but thomsolvos know the aw lul sense ot loss and the depth ol sorrow wlnoh his young wife, his aged parents and bin brothers and sisters must sudor lu this traglo end to a promising and useful young life; but his frlouds can realise something of It from their own feelings. Iu a business, social and fratoanal way, tho editor of this paper and the dead man have been the warmest of friends, and onr heartfelt sympathy Is extended to his bereft lam lly. The funeral was one of the most largely attended that ever occurred In Medford. After short services at the residence by Rev. Shields, tho prooosa Ion waa formed. First came the High School Band, playing a funeral inarch, then tho Uniform Rank, K. of P., fol lowed by members of Talisman Lodge, K. of P., then the hoarse, by the side ot whloh marohod an escort from the Uniform Rank, followed by relatlvoa and trlonds in oarrlugos. When the head ot the prooosslon was crossing tbe brldgo, the last carriage waa just leav ing the resldenco on North C street. There wore over eighty teams In tho piocesstou. Every business house and work shop in the city was closed during the funeral. ' DEATH IN A COAL MINE Hanna, Vyo.,June 30. At 10:30 a. m. today an explosion oi ure damp in mine No. 1 of the Union Pacific Coal company snuffed out the lives of 236 men, injured scores ot others, and caused tho destruc tion of a vast amount of property. The mine waa not fired, as stated in the early reports, but the explosion was terrific, and completely shat tered the timbers of the main shaft and numerous entrances, filled the workings with debris, and those of the miners that were not killed out right by thb explosion were buried alive. ; Tbe explosion was heard for many miles around and . attracted people from . the adjoining settle ment. Huge timbers and railroad iron were hurled from the mouth of the shaft a" distance of 200 and 300 feet.- Superintendent IS. S. Brooks and a large force of men wool to work with a will to remove the debris from the shaft and reach the en tombed miners. Their progress in to the mine wsb blooked bv tho foul gases, and several times they were forced to return to the Bnrfu.ce. All day the rescuing parly work ed, tbe force being increased from time to time by the arrival of ranch men, and others from near-by Fet- tlements, and by those of a relief train sent out from Rawlins, which arrived about 2 o'clock in the after noon. - About 1 o'clock this afternoon four men were taken out alive, and half an hour later they were fol lowed by 42 others. Many were un conscious and had to be oarried from the workings. Some were in jured, but none fatally. Several are In a critical condition, but it is believed all well reoover. Two hundred and eighty two men went down in thh mine at 7 o'clook this morniug, and up until a late hour tonight only 43 have been ac counted Jor. Of tbia number, two are dead. It was some time after the explosion occurred that the first man ' was brought to the surface. He was followed by others until 1 o'clook, when the last were brought out. Tbe rescuers were unable' to penetrate further into the mine un til add. tional openings hud been made to permit fresh air to reach the lower levels and clear away the foul gases. , Farm for Sale I hereby offer for sale mv stock ranch, containing 286 aores, all under fence, situated on Hound Top. Good box house, barn 50x00 feet, land well watered. All lor viouu. Address, A. .1. Daw.Y, 27-2t , ' Bugle Point, '; For Sale ; ' I have six good geldings weight from 1300 to 1000, all broke horses to sell . For prioos and further Information call on address, 8. o. Van Dyke. 204t Phoenix, Oregon Go to . . For Omits" limbing gooiUand you. will novor re grot It. VVt have Just rootilvetl. a lino ol . Fancy Vests and Pants, Suits all prices, Shirts all Rinds. CnuiA unit sue the Khaki Suits, Fancy Ties and Hose, Overalls, Working Shirts, Suspen ders, Bandana and Fancy Handkerchiefs , . . . Now Juat Word so hJk'?.t? If you waigoodrapper for a mall price, hero li tho plaoo to got it. Wo have Jimt rooolvod a lino or FANCY CIRCULAR SHAWL. f H.B.NYE jack moRRis, THE YANKEE TRADER Will occupy the building opposite tho postoflloo for tho Socond-Hund businoss. Will bo horo in -Medford evory Friday to buy goods. Wait, and let me bid on your goods. OF 1853 The Arrival of the Larg est Emigrant Train In Jackson County From the Diary of Welborn Beeson. On the last day ol August, In 186:1 tbe largest emigrant train that had come to Rogue Hivor valley at that time, finished the long journey across tho plains and halted their wagons at Fort Wagner, tho prosont site of tbe town of Talent. In that train were famllos since then proinloont In the alTalrs of tbe county and the state. Major Lupton, who was afterward killed in a battle with tbo Indians near Table Hook, was tho lead er of tho tralo, and among thoso with him were. John Ocesoti, Giles Wolls, John Koblnson, Asa Fordyco, John Herrln, H. B. Oatinan, and many oth ers whose descendants have perhaps board tbe IncldunU of tho Journoy told and retold by the fireside in tbe lonu winter evenings, when tho inoinory of the old man barkod back to tbo days of their youth, when tho spirit of progress incited them to attempt tho Journey, the dangers and hardships of which, we of this later day, cannot realise. This article Is proparud from the diary of Welborn Beeson,8r.,soti of John Beeson then a lad of sovonteon years for the month of August. Tho diary, by the way, covers the wholo Journey from Ottawa, Lesallo Co., Iowa, to .laekson county. On Wednesday, March 10, 1858, tbo company of which Mr. Bnoson. was n member, left home, accompanied for soveral miles on their Journoy by neigh bors, many whom thoy would never sue again." Thoy camped at Orandvllle that night and tho Orandvllle band played together for the last time, as somo of their number went with tho train to try their fortunes on the Pa cific coast. On July 22d Mr. Beeson records the fact that be was seventeen years of ago aod 2000 miles from the place ol his birth, In the valley of the Humboldt. In order to get grass for their cattle thoy were compelled to tako them hoi os sloughs of the river to grassy Islands. The ground was so miry that a strong guard went with tho cattle, provided with ropes with which to drag tbein out when they sank to tho mud. ' On August 4th tho train united with that of Giles Wells and Mayor Lupton, who were camped on the Humboldt, resting their cattle before orosslng the desert. At that time tiiere wore 40 wagons in camp and about 100 people, and the night of August 4ih they had a dance, tbe music for which was fur nished by Mr. Tremble, who afterward became famous through Northern Cali fornia and Southern Oregon as a violin. 1st ol note. Part of tho wagons left the next day and on tho 5th the train moved out, now consisting ot ten wig ons, since Joined by Wolls and Lupton, together with -100 bond ot cattlo. They crossod tho dosort with com paratively little loss and camped at Black Bock sprlnirs. These springs, are boiling hot, but the water cools olf after ruunlng a short dlstanco. Horn Mr. Beeson made a powder horn, boil ing tho horn In the spring until it was 1 In fiiot ovorythmg in tho Uonts . , rornUMntf Line . . You will find horo . . . quite soft and worked oaslly, On the night of Angus! 8Ui tho Indi ans tried to stampodo the cattle. Tbo camp was aroused. Everybody turned out, somo without taking time to dress, and the confusion was Increased by de mands from some as to the whereabout of various artlolos of wearing apparel, while other wore soaking the location ol the cattlo. The stock waa all recov ered. At Mud lake, on the 13th, they wore Joined by Wolsh'a company and John ttobtnson. Welsh had lost seven horses that morning by Indians and tbo train laid by ono day and tried to rocovor tho stock without result. Tho tralo was now comKod of 30 wagons. On the lth they oame to Oooso lako valley and the next day arrived at Ocar lako, where they found a oom- pany of U. 8. cavalry stationed thore to guard tho omlgrant. Here they learn ed Drst of the Koguo rlvor Indian war, and its accompanying horror. Tbo soldiers aeoomoanlrd them to Lost river. From thence thoy traveled through tho Klamath basin, and aocross tbo Ciucados on about tbe samo route that the present Asliland'Klainnlh Kails road follows and Dually on August, 20lh cum no J wliuro Wagner's Soda Spring now aro. The next day they crossed the ridge and tho lint farm thoy had soon since thoy left home mot their gaso- Tho preaent Unrron plaoo. On the. 'I0th tho train proceeded on , down tho valley and camped at Fort VVugnur, whoro Talent now Is. Tho xaclslto holng what Is now known a tho Androas Weldner pluca, but then owned by tho late Jacob Wngnor. In coming down tho valley thoy passed sovural farms, but thoy wuro all desert ed, tho owners having "forlod" up at Ft. Wagnor on account of the Indians. At Fort Wagnor tho company separat ed somo going ono way some another. Several of thorn, among whom was the Beoaon family, settled iu and about Talent.wbero tb olr descendants may be found today, One Incident not recorded In tho ' diary was always vonoheJ for by Mr. Ueoson. At the camping plate at Wngncr Sprlogs, It was decided to make a fliig to be borne at the head of the trnin. In skirmishing for materi als, nothing of a rod color oould be found. Young Boeson bad a new pink shirt, whloh he sacrificed for tho par posa and the flag was mado. . In return Young Beeson was given the post of honor and proudly drove tbe head wagon, which carried the flag. ) In tho possession of the Beeson fam ily yet remains one of the black wal- . nut oxyokes.wlth hickory hows used on the Journey from Iowa. v ,V , It Is unfortunate that no roller of the company is to bo found. In the -stirring evonta of those days namos . were a secondary consideration usually, : and the members of the train are very likely aoatterod all over the Paolflo Northwest. . It ha been suggested by Welborn Beeson, son of tho writer of the diary, that an appropriate observance of the occasion would be tbo oolobration of the seml-aontennlal of the arrival of the emigrants in tho Kogue River Val ley on the historic spot whore they separated after their long jonrney. Memliors of that company or descend ant thereof, aro Invited to make them selves known and bolp to celebrate the semi-centennial. . For Sale, A good brood sow and ten pigs. 2(1,t' J.D. ANDKItBON.
