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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1903)
WAV tuww . . . . n r ii . : ii : An Advertisement ,n TIIB MAIL is sure to bring results, byeuuse al least . . . 6000 People Head, It licso Heail- THE MAIL MY BAH ME Id COMPLETION. The dam of the Condon Water & Power Co., on Rogue river, two miles Irom Tolo, Is rapidly nearlng comple tion, and those wiseacres who have said all along that the turbulent waters oi the Rogue oould not be controlled, are side stepping when questions are asked concerning their former opinion. Nearly the whole river is now carried around by the race-blasted out of the living rock which forms one bank, while the other is built up of masonry as solid as the natural rock itself and as endui ing as the everlasting hills. The last cribbing on the main dam was being put in Sunday when a MAIL reporter, together with at least 140 other people from all over the oounty, visited the works, and the work of fill ing in and cementing the face of the ,1am will bo commenced as Boon as this is finished. When completed the dam will be practicallv a solid rock wall ex tending norOBS the river and barring its course. Back of the dam a lake three miles long and nearly that wide will be created, making a reserve force for power excelled nowhere on the Pacific , ,h. onrl nf the race immense wheels will bo placed In a pit blasted lu-nnu-two feet into the solid rock, which will furnish power for dynamos Btrong enough to furnish electric power enough to run the machinery of the whole valley and then some. Ti,o mulertakine is a stupendous one .i tlm nuestlon ariseB what, Is to he done with this immense power? There isn't manufacturing interests euougn ... o,,,t. in this section to use one- third of the power that can be generated h the mlrrhtv current of Rogue river- all of which can be used here and one i. forced to believe that there are pro- nets in contemplation by the people who have undertaken this worn, of which we outsiders have no knowledge or realization, and which will Increase the business and wealth of this valley many fold. The men who are back of this enter prise are not spending the large Bums of money necessary to bring it to com pletion without some idea of what they are going to do to receive substantial returns. A small fortune has already baen expended in purchasing lands aloof the river good alfalfa fields, many of them-whioh will be covered with water and ruined for the purposes Jjr which they are now used when the dam is finally completed. There is certainly going to be "some thing doing" within the next few months in Jackson County. One thing has turned tip since the water was turned from the channel of the river which might have been in contemplation at the inception of the enterprise, but which In itself is not sufficient reason for its undertaking, and that Is that a very rich deposit of gold has been foui d hi the crevices of the bed rock oelow ii" dam. Quite a sum of money, nobodj knows just how much, has already been uken out, and preparations are being made to thor oughly mine the bed of the river for om distance below the dam. The famous Gold hill Is just about opposite Mils place and the hills on tne soutn side of the river are full of gold. It is estimated by some pirlies that m,h of the virein gold will he taken irom the bed of the river to reimburse the Condor Company for the money ex pended in building the dam. However ki. r,,-v ho. it la evident that the min ing of the river bod was not tne nrs ohiect of the company as about the Baine results could have been accom plished at less cost. There Is something more back of this enterprise, and we are pretty certain that it will prove of great and lasting benefit to Jackson County and South ern Oregon. Lecture at M. E. Church. TheFirBtM. E. Church was well filled Monday evening wltb interested people, who had assembled to hear Dr. E. B. Plckcl talk on the subject of "Prevention of Disease." After a song by the choir, the Invo cation by Rev. M. I.. Darby and a solo by Clarence Meeker, the speaker of the evening was introduced. After outlining the growth of medical science from the time when our cavc d welling ancestors plastered their wounds with leaves to the present time, C Inmv that wlio.il tlioy see 11 In Tills 1 C ft I'aucr, it's so ... . 4 n. m-u turned his attention to the I y0L. XVi MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, DHbliUM, fKlMl, SrTiMrM za. lauj NU- di). j , . - methods for the prevention of disease. I Tim following Is nhout the stibBtance of his remarks. The greatest ol all preventi ves the first and the last is cloanlineBS, absolute oleauliness. The germs .vhlch produce disease do not thrive in a clean atmoBpherei hut germinate nearly all of them In dirt.. Typhoid fever is essentially a "filth dis ease," and stands third in tne nut, u, fatal ailments, consumption ranking first and unoumonla next. Too muoii care cannot be taken to secure oleanll- ness, not only In person, but in en vironment, and by this means the danger of contracting consumption, typhoid fever, diphtheria, smallpox anu other scourges of the human race is re duced to a minimum. Smallpox, once the most fatal or all, has now lost many ol its terrors on ac count of vaoolnatlon, and if the foolish nreiudice aaaiust vaccination among some classes of people was eliminated, smallpox would soon become only an historical memory. The principal secrets of the preven tion of disease are plenty of freeh air and cleanliness. Council fleeting, At a sneoial meoting of the city coun cil, held on Saturday eveuing last, the resignation of Mayor Crowcll was pre sented and accepted. The reason for the Mayor's action, as given by him to a Mam, reporter, was that he desired to be relieved from the duties and responsibilities of the office, as he wished to spend much of his time away from the city, and, in fact, had been doing so for several montliB paBt. His health did not permit of such close application as the duties ol the office required and therefore ho resigned. Councilman J. R. Wilson was elected by the council to fill out the unexpired term as mayor. Mr. Crowell will hold over, however, until the return of Mayor Wilson from California, whither he was called Saturday evening by the serious illness of his mother. A petition containing 170 names and praying the council to pass an ordinance closing saloons on Sunday was pre sented, and referred to a committee raineiatinsr of Councllmen York and Plckel and Mayor Wilson. The com mlttee will probably report at the reg ular meeting In the first week in Ucto ber. Streets Paved With dold. Seattle, Sept. 14. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Dawsou says: Dawson stands on a gold mine, and Its streets are naved with gold. Ex- uitemont prevailed In Dawson Satur day night over the circulation of the report that pay dirt running from 2 to 15 cents to the pan had been struck at the head of Albert street, in the heart of the city. The report proved true, but has caused no extraordinary rush for claims. The gravel in all directions near Dawson contains gold. This Is a little richer than most of the dirt within the city limits, and may he rich enough to pay the owner to sluice it in the spring, when the freshets furnish plenty of cheap water from the big hill back ol town. The strike was made by Bomo men hauling gravel from the old gruvel pit. Thousands of yards of the same dirt has been scattered along the streets of Daw son In the process of grading, and since it all contains more or less gold, it may literally be said that the streets of the imperial eity of the North are paved with gold. A Priest in Trouble. Rev. L. P. Desmarais, a priest for merly in charge of the Catholic congre gatlonsat Jacksonville and Medford, was arrested at Baker City on the 19th for resisting an officer, Father Des marals had been ordered from Baker City to The Dalles, by his bishop, but refused to go, and retained possession of the church property. When an of ficer came to serve the writ of eject ment he resisted and was taken to jail, together with his demented sister. Afterward he promised to take his sis ter east (or treatment, and through the influence of friends was released, Death of a Philippine Soldier. Morris H. Howell, of Ashland, died of consumption at his home in that city on September 17th, in the thirty- fourth yenr of his age. He was a vet eran of the Spanish war, having been a member of the Second Oregon, and sailed with the first expediton to the Philippines. The funeral cortege was escorted by Co. B, O. N. G and Gran ite Tent, Knights of tho Maccabees. Nine of his comrades of the Spanish war acted as pall bearers and guard of honor. They were Lieut. J. E. Thorn ton, Geo. Churchman, Bllane Klum, Geo. Rose, Dewey Sackett, Otto Miller, F. W. Herrin, Robert Dow and D. W Emery. VfllK I UIH II! I.I IIK the raunion. Ill H VU II H 01 Ulll UlUUilU UJJU 1J At the Invitation of Dr. 0. R. Ray people interested In hunting and fishing from Jaokson and Josephine Counties, to the number of Borne fifty-odd, gath ered at the dam Sunday for the purpose of nrganhdnga rodaud gun club, the ob ject of which would be the advance ment of sport on the streams and in the fields of the two counties. After a bountiful lunch had been served the assembled company and after some time had been passed in a season of good fellowship, an adjournment was taken from the banquet ball, and the serious business of the meeting was entered into. Temporary organization was effected by the election of E. A. ReameB, of Jacksonville, as chairman, and J. L. HammerBly, of Gold Hill, as secretary. It was resolved to form a incorporation with a capital stock of $5000, divided into shares of $26 each. The idea of the organization is to build and equip a club and' boat house on the lake formed by the dam of the Condor Water & Power Co., and to place hoatB upon the lake. The club to have the exclusive right to hunting and fishing on its waters. About forty members were secured taking some fifty shares. John S. Orth, of Jacksonville, A. S. Hammond, of Grants Pass, and J. Court Hall, of Medford, were appointed a committee to secure members. Un der the laws of Oregon, one-half of the capital stock must be subscribed before articles of incorporation can be taken out, but it Is not necessary that the full amount should be paid in. Assessments in amounts sufficient to carry out the ideas of the incorporation will be levied from time to time until the stock is fully paid up. Anyone wishing to take stock in the enterprise can give his name to either of the committee above named with the amount ol stock he wishes to take. The club will be known as the Gold Ray Rod & Gun Club. riedlord Library Association. For some time past some of our citi zens have been at work upon preliminary stepB leading to the organization of a library association for Medford. These efforts have proven successful and on Tuesday of this week the Medford Library Association was effected. A meeting was called for that night ami after perfecting the organization the following executive committee was elected, W. S. Crowell, Dr. E. B. Pickel and P. E. Payne. The association has a membership of fifty, and the first purchase of books will amount to an even $100. it is ex pected that many more books will be added from time to time as the member ship increases and the monthly assess ments will warrant. The membership fee Is placed at $2 and monthly assess ments are twenty-live cents. The li brary for the present will bo in G. H. Buskins' drug store and Leon Haakins will be the librarian. Books will be for use of no persons other than members of the association. Circuit Court Proceedings. State ol Oregon vs Ida L Grlner; charged with setting fire to a school house; complaint withdrawn and ao cused remanded to custody of St Mary's Home at Beaverton, Oregon until she becomes of age. Alfred Lewis et al vs Joseph Beeman agreed by parties the cause be referred to F M Calkins, court recorder, to take evidence thereof at earliest possible convenience and cause be decided Vacation. D A Shaffer vs P A Hull action lor damage, verdict for plantiff for 5,000. Emma Baker vs James hi Baker; divorce. Decree granted. Grace Hasty vs James Hasty; divorce. Decree granted. Rosa F Wilson vs John E F Wilson; divorce. Decree granted. Csse of G W Trefern charged with forgery way continued till December term. CLOSE OF The 12th annual reunion of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Association ol Southern Oregon, which doted last Friday evening, was one of the most enjoyable gatherings ever held by the association. The old boys all went home with a high appreciation of the treatment they had received at the hands of Medford people, and a pleasant remembrance of the reunion. The closing entertainment was under the direction of Gen. Logan W, R. C, of Grants Pass, and was u fitting finale to the excellent soiies of programs which had been presented during the week. Among the enjoyable features of the week were the mock court martlals, which were of dally occurrence. Thurs day the staid citizens of the town wore startled at seeing Mayor Crowell, under the escort of the provost guard, sol emnly marched up the street to the camp ground, where he was plaoed on trial for incendiary utterances, to-wit, advising the old boys to forage, as tbey did in their younger days. The jury was evidently sympathetic and at an opportune moment the prisoner es caped. The judge advocate then nar rowly escaped oonviction for attempt ing to make a orime of oue of the oher ished perogatlves of the "boys of '01." On Thursday evening two youngsters, who had olimbed Into a tree to get a better view of the proceedings, fell to the ground, and one of them, a boh of JaraeB Martin, sustained a fracture o' his right arm near the wrist. The other one, Charlie Hoover, escaped with a few bruises. IS A BAD Some few weeks ago these uolumnB told of the arreBt of one J. H. Burke, at Forest Grove, charged with having committed forgery in Beveral instances, among thein being tho forging of the name of E. K. Anderson, a Talent farmer, to a note for $160, which was caBhed at the Medford bank. Soon after Burke's arrest and con finement in the Hillsboro jail, on September Otb, ho and another prisoner named McNamara escaped from the jail by digging through the -wall. Mc Nainara was soon recaptured, but Burke is still at large Sheriff Totton located the escaped man at a hotel In Carson, Washington, early Sunday morning, after having scoured the country in the vicinity of The Dallos, where Burke was reported to have been seen. The sheriff captur ed his man, getting the drop on him, and at once started with him lot- Stevenson, the sheriff riding with his gun trained on the captive, who walk ed ahead It was at a sharp turn in the road that Burke made his escape. Being shut out for a second from view, he bolted Into the brush without the least warning. Tne officer otnntied Ills re volver into the brush, clipping the twigs right and left, and ordering Burke to halt, but there was no sound from the fugitive. Sheriff Totton at once rode to the different settlements of the vicinity and left instructions that a sharp lookout be kept for tho man. Every available officer was put on his trail, with tho result that a Deputy Sheriff from lower Cascades came upon him Monday and arrested him in the brush near that settlement. Burke was unarmed and did not resist, espe cially when the officer thrust a gun in his face aud Informed him that the least show at resistance would make him a fit subject for the undertaker, Burke's eyes were bloodshot, and he showed the hardships of running through the forests all night and day without food, Apparently he was quite docile, and the officer started with him for Cascade Locks to place him in confinement for safekeeping. But Burke was merely biding his chance. When officer and captive had walked some distance and gotten ou (airly friendly terms, Burke Buddeniy seized the deputy and a terrific strug gle ensued, Both men foUjht for every inch there was in them, hut Burke's strength was supplemented by desperation, and he fought like a demon till ho nail tne itep utv overpowered. Ho then helped him self to the minion's rifle, revolvers and ammunition, bade liltn a sarcastic adieu and disappeared in tho brush down tho river. This episode, as soon as it became known, convinced the officers that tlx-y have a desperate man to deal with . Sheriff Totton promptly organized and equipped a posse and went ou Die trail determined to take the man, dend or allvo. They will scour the country along the river to Vancouvor. A re wind of 1MI Is offered by tho Wash ington county Bheriff for Burke's capture. Apple Trees for Sale. Wo imvi for auln about 10.000 fine ap ple trees, prl nci pally Newtona. Have all sizes many live (cel. Those trees have not been irrigated and nro home srmrn Address Henncll nnpmnn, cither at Talent or Medford. t( MPiwn flu The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company's big mills at Saginaw and Springfield, Lane county, have been oompelled to shut down because oars cannot be ob tained to transport the lumber. This throws about ISO men out of employ ment. A. T. Riggs, a business man of Dallas, Or. haB just cleared $10,000 on a deal fn Caecara Segrada, or chittem hark as It Is more commonly called. Borne time ago he purchased OS to 70 tons at ill to 4 cents per pound, and a few days sinoe he sold it for 19 cents per dound, leav ing him a net profit of about 116,000. Emery, the 5-year-old son of Walter Cornutt, living five miles east of Can- yonville, Douglas County, was soalded to death by falling into a kettle of water heated for scalding pigs. Dur ing a momentary absence of his father the little fellow fell backwards Into the boiling water. T. A. Wood, well known for his con nection with the effort to secure pen sions for Indian war veterans, has been arrested in Portland, charged with pro curing the making of false affidavits and certificates in three pension claims. Mr. Wood was released on $1000 bail, pending Investigation before U, S. Com missioner Sludcn, which will take place on Tuesday of next week. A few days ago Mrs. Arthur Paxton. of Davenport, Wash., wont to see her husband, who was experimenting with combined harvester. In a playful manner Paxton cracked the longlushed whip at his wife, and the buckBkin lush at the end struck her on the cheek. The wound was only a slight one, but blood-poisoning was followed by lock jaw, and death resulted the next day James Mackey, who was born whor Thomas Jefferson was hut two your. president, passed into his !)!lth year on Friday of last week. He was born OS years ago in Irelnnd, and resides now at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. John Mc Gee, the latter of whom la IiIb daughter Mr. Mackey, already by lar the oldest man in the county, is in good onnditioi physically, and bids fair to round out i century and more of life. Wednesday evening we mentioned a recent big threshing feat of Wllllnu Gellatly, of Benton county, n-108 busheU of wheat and oats In one day, the big Best then roported. Linn county not tt be outdone by her next door neighbor yesterday Barrett & Dawson threshed 3520 bushels of wheat and oats, on the farms of Enos Sherfy and Link Llllard1 moving twice. Ibis hcatB Benton Co Ti2 bushus. Tho Kenton man moven fin-ther, but that 1b part of the business As an Instance of the good wages that prevail for labor ol all kinds in the Willumette valley this fall may bo cited tho charge that is being mailo and collected for the storing away f cord wood. Fifty cents a cord Ib being paid for this work. An average workman can store away a cord an hour, which for a day of ton Injurs means $5 per clay. Complaint is made that laborers ol all kinds were never as scarce aB they are this year. An Oregon City business man has been advertising for several weeks for men to haul 400 coi-iIb ol wood and has beon unable to find the necessary help. The steamship Oregon came into port on September 13 Irom Nome with 201 passengors and $225,000 in gold. Of the treasure, $120,000 came In ordinary mail matter in bullion shape Inclosed in mail pouches. It was consigned to the Plo ncer Mining Company. The AlaBka Pacific ExpresB Company brought ou1 $100,000, variously consigned. The storm which set in at Nome September 2 as reported by the steamshipSt. Paul, lasted three days. The great seas drove a score Or more of scows and barges on the beach at Nome. No damage was done to steam or sail craft. Mrs. S. II. Harvey, who lived two miles from Jefferson, was drowned near tho Bond Ferry, on tho Santiam, laBt week. She was visiting with the family of Everetto Knox on the opposite Bide of tho river, her husband having driven herovor in the morning. It was learn ed that alio left the Knox homo aboul 4'lfj, P. M. and hor remains wore found In the rivor a short distance below the fold tho next morning by a searching barty. When last seen alivo sho was carrying a bucket of blackberries and her apron full of prunes. Wlien the remains were found her shoes had beon uenioved and It Is thought Bho tried to ade the river and in doing so met hor death. The big bono found on the beach ol Alsea bay has proven a puzzler to Dr. Thos. Condon, the University geologist' of Oregon. Ho lias rend rocks, foot prints In clay, seen sormons in tho lm- Tito bost part uf Southern Oregon is I uiu . , lloauo Kiwi . . . . . Valley. The best town In tho IVulloy 16 town ol , , . MEDrOUD Tho host NoWKimi.pr published Suutlu-rn Oregon, la THE MAIL. It bus llio l.ni-Bst clrculiiium, gives IlllU IIIOSI iNCWIi tlllll IS lllvl)B .itlliu- a. lo J LmAMUUiAAAAAi bedded shell, but the hugo 72-pound bone is too much for him. "It would not puzzle me more if I had found it wrapped up In my last year's Bint of clothes," said the venerable geologist humorously yesterday to a reporter. "The bone is no doubt the bone of an elephant, a front leg bone, what would be on a horse from his knee to the fet lock. But where can an elephant come from of recent days and houes be found green In the Alsea bay? The greenness is what troubles me. It is still oily and has not been burled under earth for any length of time. Opinions of Some of Our Citizens Serious and Otherwise E. W. Carver: "There is some fol' low around this town, who is laying up a whole lot of trouble for himself, tbut Is, if I happen to get hold of him. I am working nights now, you know, and consequently my wifo is alone in tho evening. The other night somobody oamo onto ray back porch and raised such a disturbance that Mrs. Carver was very badly frightoned. I haven't any idea what the scoundrel's object was and I wouldn't have inquired if I had been thero and I don't think ho would havo been able to come back for some tlmo. Alter staying around a while hu left, and took a bucket of lard, which was on tho porch, with him. Just now 1 am willing to give $10 for correct in I'ormatioii as to who has that bucket of lard." .Ins. Hitter: "t don't know very much about stock raising and never nxpeot to engage In the business but if I .was to make a move of that kind 1 would raise graded Btook. When I was over at Montague, recently, I met Mr. F. O. Bunting, an extonsive grownr of Hereford cattle in Lake county. Ho had just returned from Salem where ho bought a registered Hereford bull, paying $il(K) for him. He was telling nieofasaluho made from his herd this summer, whioh wjib that of fifty, two head, and for which he rocelved $5,100. I don't seem to understand why it Is that more of our Btockmen do not raise more thoroughbred stock. It does not cost any more to raise them and even though they are sold for beef they will bring a better price than a scrub. One of these days I'll write you an article on what 1 know about the stock liuslneBB." AMONtl THE CHURCHES. HI'IKCOl'Af, OlMJItlJII. September 27th. sixth Sunday after Trinity. Sunday school at 10 a, M. Morn ing prayer and sermon al 11 a. m, Evenins prayer sermon at 7::I0 p. si. All are welcome. L. M. Il)l. K.MAN, Presbytor-in-charge. IMUSSllYTUItlAN C'llUItMH. Preaching next Sabbath at II a. m.t subject, "They Cannot Soo tho King dom," and In the evening at 7 :30, sub ject, "Why Did Not tho Ark Sink?" The communion of the Lord's Supper will be administered in the morning All are.invltod to these services. ; Hkv. W. F. Siiikmjs, Pastor. PIIOKN1X I'llKKIIYTBIIIAN l.'IIUItliH. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will bo administered in the Presbyter inn church at Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 27th, during the morning service. All members of other evangelical churches are invited .to communicate. A cordial invitation is oxtended to all. f Wm. Cl.YDH, Pastor. l-'IKST M. E. OHUHCII,. Sunday September 27th, Sunday School at 10 A. Jt preaching at 11 A. si., Junior League at II P. M., Kpworth League al 0:80 1'. M., preaching again nt 7: HO I'. M. There will be preaching at the IndependonccjBchool house at .'I f. SI. W. B. MooiiB, Pastor. The Largest mall Order House In the West Tho now fashion calaloguo of men's, womon'B and children's apparel, houBO hnld supplies, etc,, Issued by Woln stock, Luhin A: Co,, Sacrumonto, Calif., Is the handsomest book ever Bent out b.v them. Many o( the Illustrations are works nf art. The book is free, and valuable to have, whether one cares to buy or nol. Welnstock, l.ubin & Co. do tho larg est mail order trnilo in the West. That is proof that their goods, prlcos, and service are of exceptional merit. -10 21 Fall Millinery Como and see our hats, ready-to-wear, rcadv to sell now, II. A, Modynski & Co.