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VOL. XV.
MEDF01D, JACKSON CODNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1903.
NO- 40.
JIMrfori
J. H. Burke, tho desperate escaped
prisoner from the Hllleboro jail, was
shot twice by Sherill E. S. Beiseoker
and captured Saturday, at Ills brother's
cabin six miles north n( Vancouver.
The sheriff got the drop on Burke
while the fugitive's guns and ammuni'
tion wore laid aBide. Despite the (act
that he was looking down the muzzle
of the officer's six-Bhooter, Burke ut
tered a ourse and bolted for liberty. A
ball was sent ploughing through his
left arm and another through his right
thigh. Even In this unhappy plight he
struggled pitifully against capture.
His final display of desperation was
charaoteriBtic of the man's demeanor
since his oapture for forgery and blB
subsequent escape from jail. Had he
got hold of a gun or been warned of the
sheriff's approach, there is little doubt
but that a pitched battle would have
ensued.
Sheriff Beisecker learned ' several
days ago that the fugitive's real name is
P. C. Hamlin instead of Burke, and that
he has a brother living iu the woods
six miles from Vancouver. Thinking
it probable that the man would make
for his brother '8 homo for shelter and
food, the sheriff made Ills way to the
place yesterday afternoon, accompa
nied by a deputy. Tho two men hid in
the woods until dark and then ad
vanced cautiously to where a faint
candle-light showed through a windo-v
over which a ragged curtain was drawn.
Tiptoeing carefully to the window,
the sheriff could hear men talking. Bo
listened with his ear close against the
window and heard tbe voice of the fu
gitive describing graphically to his
brother how he had given ono sheriir
the slip, had fought a deputy and taken
lite weapons away from him, and had
defied all tbe officers of the country he
had passed through.
The sheriff tore away the curtain and
shoved his revolver through the broken
window, commanding Burke to throw
up his hands. The fugitive started to
run and the shorlff fired twice. Even
after being wounded, the desperate
man kept up his efforts to escape, and
only surrendered when the Bheriff held
his revolver to his head with the throat
to kill him. He was not badly injured
and was taken at once to the Vancou
ver jail.
named Dow-Cantrall.
A quiet wedding occurred at the M.
E. Parsonage on September 30th, when
Rev. James Kelso united In marriage
Kobert B. Dow and Miss Amy Cantrall.
Both the young people have a wide
circle of friends ' In Southern Oregon,
and are deservedly popular.
The bride is a member of the well
known Cantrall family, pioneers of
Southern Oregon, and is an amiable and
accomplished young lady.
The groom has been a resident of
Medford almost from boyhood. He is a
veteran of the Spanish war ,and now
fills the posltlori of deputy county treas
urer. Cattle Cannot Cross Park.
Supt. Arant, of 'lie Crater Lake
National Park, has t- n advised by the
Interior Department t" iermit Al Mel.
hase, of Port Klamath, m drive 2000
sheep over the public parte to tbe Fort
Klamath winter feeding ground not
later than October 14. In the same let
ter, the superintendent was again ad
vised to warn cattlemen In that Beotlon
that such permits will not be issued
during the season 1DC4. The Interior
Department is emphatio in stating that
other means will have to be deviEed In
future for driving cattle to and from the
several ranges than across this seotion
of the reserved public domain.
dun Club Meeting.
A meeting of the Gold Ray Rod and
Gun Club will be held at tbo Kay dam
on Sunday next, for the purpose of per
fecting an organization and to make
arrangements for a benefit ball to be
given at the dam about October 10th.
A dancing platform will be put up
and it is expected that the occasion will
be one of great enjoyment.
The club is meeting with fair success
in securing members, and there is no
doubt but that enough stock will be
taken in a short time to enable the
plans of the organization to be carried
out. y
Find Pirates' Treasure.
Martin Ledder, who has been a mem.
ber of the United States dredge boat
crew emploved In deepening the chan
nel in Galuaton bay under Capt. Geo.
Nelson, tells an interesting story of the
discovery of strong evidence that the
famous pirute treasure which was hid
den by Lafitte, the pirate chief, HeB at
the bottom of Galveston bay Instead of
being buried on Galveston island, as
has been supposed. He says that the
dredge boat George Sealy has been
pumping up old Spanish coin and other
rare relics of ancient times from the
bottom of the bay for (several days past,
and that the boat crew believes that the
bulk of tho treasure, which is said to
amount to hundreds of thousands of
dollars In gold, will be recovered. In
addition to the coins several hundred
pounds of copper bolts have been pump
ed up from tbe same locality. These
bolts were used In the construction of
ancient sea-going craft. The latest date
on the coins 1b 1812. Huge stones
have also been encountered In the bot
torn of tbe bay and It 1b thought that
they were placed there by Lafitte to
mark the location of the sunken treas
ure. A rusty alien oi ancient type nas
been recovered In the same manner.
Lafitte and his crew of pirates lived on
Galveston iBland from 1810 until about
1825. '
Lakevfew's Mayor Disappears,
H. C. Whitworth, mayor of Lake-
view, has mysteriously disappeared. He
was laat seen at Portland on August
20th, since which time nothing has been
heard from him.
Whitworth left Lakevlew on August
fsth, on a business trip to San Fran
cisco, expecting to be back on the 2Sth
of that month. After concluding his
business in San Francisco, he evidently
went north, though he had no intention
of doing so when he left home.
Mr. Whitworth's all'airs are reported
to be in good condition, but li is friends
say he had been worrying over Ills
business for some time, and advanced
the theory that ho has become tem
porarily unbalanced mentally and
wandered away. There is nothing in
his domestic or business all'airs appar
ent that would cause him to disappear
voluntarily, unless under aberration of
mind.
Mr. Whitworth was thirty-nine years
of age, dark complexion, gray hair,
heavy blown mustache, and an Eng
ishman by birth.
Circuit Court Proceedings.
Samuel Barrvs. Anna Barr; divorce,
Deoree by default.
Alfred J. Weeks et al vs. Wm. F.
Herrin et al. Decree in favor of plain
tiff.
Alfred J. Weeka et al vs. Wm. F.
Herrin. Ordered that John S. Herrin
be appointed guardian of Ivan Kilgore
and Harold Kilgore, minors.
Alfred Weeks vs. Wm. F. Herrin;
order. Decree by default.
Isabella MoAndrews vs. Thos. McAn-
drewai divorce. Decree by default.
E. K. Anderaon vs. H. D. Austin et
al. Decree for plaintiff by default.
R. A. Ferguson vs. O. R. Ray. Mo
tion for new trial October 21.
Nanoy Carler vs. M. S. Wakeman:
to recover damages. District attorney
allowed ten dayB to take testimony.
Antoue Richards vs. Theodore Rich
ards and C. E. Nininger. Demurrer
sustained and plaintiff given one day in
which to plead.
M. Damonretie vs. Albert Abraham.
Judgment for $250.
Business Education.
As an investment propoBilioo, the
money and time spent in securing a
bualness education is a good one. Near
ly every young man or woman expects
either to have sufficient business of their
own to take care of, or so secure a po
sition and work for someone who has
business. In either case, a thorough
business training Is worth many times
the cost. At merely a nominal price,
especially for those who live here, the
Medford Business College offers a
course of business training which will
be a good Investment In any condition
in life a person can possibly bo placed.
Wo earnestly advise those in need of
such an educntion to see Prof. Ritner
in regard to the matter, or any of the
students who are attending tbe college.
Expressions of Appreciation.
The Ashland Post and Corps, Burn-
aide No. 24, desire to publicly thank the
Medford people lor their kindness ami
assistance to them during the reunion
lately held in their delightful town.
Special thanks are sent Prof. Narregan
and his school hand.
By order of President. W, R. C.
Night School for Business.
Niirht classes will be formed In any
of the department of the Medford
Business College, English shorthand
or bookkeeping, if a sufficient number
wish to pursue such studies, in our
large cities hundreds of young mennnd
women perfect themselves In business
by attending these night classes.
Have Dr. Lowe relievo your ner
vonp irritability , head and eye ache with
a nair of his superior glasses. Consul
tation free.
HOOD RIVER
In reply to an interview given to the
Portland Oregonlan by Hon. J. D. Oh
well last week, Mr. Mason, president
of the Hood River Apple Growers'
Union, takes occasion to deny some of
Mr. Olwell's statements aB to the com
parative prices realized by the growers
of the two sections. Mr. Olwell eon
tended that the difference in price be
tween the fruit of tbe two sections was
almost, If not quite, counterbalanced by
tbe difference In the size of tbe boxes
that the Hood river grower waB selling
more fruit for $2 than tbe Rogue river
orobardlst was Belling for $1.50. Mr
Mason denies this, but the facts seem to
bear out Mr. Olwell's assertion.
A well-known Portland commission
man Ib authority for the statement that
the Hood river apples are packed in
boxes holding Bixty-two pounds, while
the Rogue river boxes weigh a Bcant
fifty pounds. This makes a difference
of twelve pounds to each box of apples
This In a carload of 000 boxes, would
make a (inference of 7200 pounds, or .144
boxes at fifty pounds. At $1.50 per
box this would amount to $210. Sub
tract this amount from $1200, the price
of a carload of Hood river apples, and
there is left $1184, that tho Hood river
man gets for the same weight of apples
that the Rogue river roan gets $900. It
is apparently $S4 in favorof Hood river:
but there Is another consideration. The
Hood river apples for which $2 per box
is received are ''straight four-tier''
apples, while the Rogue river Iruit is
sold on the "three-fourths" basis, that
is, one-fourth enn be 4$ tier, and the
other three-fourths four-tier. The
Hood river four-and-a-half-tier appleB
are, under the plan the fruit is dis
posed of, not salable at the same price
as the larger appleB, so that it appears
that things are nbout equal.
However, we do not see the special
necessity of a controversy over thiB
matter between the two sections, un
less It would be to cause a generous
rivalry between tbe orchardmen, to see
which could produce tho better quality
of fruit.
Both valleys have an enviable reputa
tion for the growing of fine apples and
neither one Iobob anything by acknowl
edging the claims of the other to su
periority over the rest of the world.
Experts find it difficult or Impossible to
sav which election has the advantage,
both are so nearly equal in the quality
of the fruit sent out, althongh this val
ley Is acknowledged to be away ahead
of Hood river in the quantity produced
by trees of equal age.
There is perhaps a difference in flavor
of the Hood river apple a very slight
difference, be It understood in regard
to quality, and the reason is not far to
seek. The Hood river apple growers
have discovered tho particular soil in
tiicir valley best adapted to the cultiva
tion of that fruit and have usually
planted their apple urchards In this
quality of soil, besides that they have
the advantage of irrigation. They have
turned their attention to the growing of
a superior quality of apples, and that
they have succeeded cannot bo denied.
On the other hand apple orchards may
he found in the Rogue river valley on
every variety of the numerous kinds of
land to be found here, from "sticky" to
granite. As might be expected this
leads to a wide range in the quality of
the product. A buyer informed a Mail
reporter that In picking up the products
of orchards here and there the quality
would range from "fancy" to "good"
none poorer. This was due prinoipally
to the difference in the amount of care
taken of ttie orchard; second, to differ
ence in eoll, and third, to the lack of or
superabundance of moisture.
Tho much larger area of land planted
to orchard in this valley ia bound to
lower the average In quality, but our
"fancy' apple are as good aa the
''fancy" apple of the flood river pack
Serious Accident.
Robert Howes, an employe at the
Weeks & Orr orchard, was quite sor
iouBly injured Wednesday afternoon at
the corner of C and Thirteenth streets
Hewes was driving a span of mules to a
low-wheeled wagon, upon which waB
ooeoriho-otlutiacltflused ror hauling
fruit, when in some manner ha foil w
ninu WIC ream .-uu eimer w.1, kickuu uy
one of the animal or struck tie back of
his head on portions of the wagon, mak
ing several bad gasbes in the back of
his head. Some em -II boys, who wcro
near by, say 'h-it Hcwe dropped one of
the lines and in stoopint; t recover it
lost his balance, but they were unublc
to say whether the inu'.es kicked hlrn,
j or he sustained his injuries in somo
othor manner.
At tho time the acoident occurred
there waB not a physician in town. Dr.
Hargrave came in about six o'clock and
was immediately called. In the mean
time the injured man had been removed
to the residence of J, E. Roberts near
by, where everything possible was done
for him until the physician arrived
Hewes was knooked sonselesB by the
shock, and it was some time before he
came to his senBes.
HIb injuries were not so severe, how.
ever, as at flrBt supposed. There was
no fracture of the Bkull, and tho young
man 1b recovering nicely.
Opinions of Some of Our Citizens
Serious and Otherwise
C. W. Palm: "I was down at the
Ray dam Sunday, and I want to tell you
right now that If Dr. Ray would let me
have what gold there ia on the bed
rock just below tli6 dam, I would be
satisfied, and wouldn't care whether I
ever sold another piece of real estate or
not. If they don't get gold enough cut
of that hole to run 'way up in five fig
ures, I'm no guesBor at all. They are
taking it out right along, and no small
quantity of it either."
Jeweler Elwood: "I'm ranohlng
now, on the place I purchased out by
the old fair grounds. I'm p itting up
some necessary butldingB, and intend to
make a fine place out of it. Say, I've
more squirrels to the square inch on
that place than there Is anywhere else
in the valley. Bruiser runs himself to
death, nearly, .trying to ontch them.
But I'm going to change that, and in a
year or two I'll be raising something
betides Bqulrrels on that patxh of
ground.
A BusinesB Man: "I had the pleaa
ure of listening to that lecture delivered
by Dr. Picket, a couple of weeks ago.
His subjectThe Prevention of Disease,'
is one which is always timely, always of
interest to the people, and, in this in
stance, a subject which was ably handl
ed. Tbo good doctor evidently nave the
subject much thought and research,
elBe he oould not have produced the
masterly paper he did. I am really
glad to know that you are going to print
his leoture In Its entirety. While It is
true there was a large crowd out to hear
It, it is also true that many who could
have profited from hearing It were not
there, and many of them will be reached
by your paper. I have heard a great
many uommentB on the leoture; in fuct
I have heard no one who was present
say anything but words of praise."
D. E. Morris: "I have just returned
from Fish Lake. Did I come over the
trail? There Is a kind of a track from
the lake to McAllister Springs, but you
couldn't by any stretch of imagination
call it a trail. Half the time you are
jumping logs, and the balance is occu
pied in crawling under the brush and
over the rooks. No, I can't soy truth
fully that I didn't come over on the
trail was on it all the time anyway.
think conditions will be improved
next year. Mr. Bartrum, the forest
supervisor, came over with mo, and ho
believes that tbe government will put
one man on the trail next season, if the
people interested will put on two. The
ditch company will put on one and I
am sure tho cattle men will furnish
another. In this manner a good trail
can be easily constructed, and It won't
take long, either."
AMONU THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching next Sabbath at It a. in.
subject, "Christ and his Cotemporar.
ies," and In the evening at 7:.K) o'clock
subject, "The Brother for Whom ChrlBt
Died."
Church social next Tuesdcy evening,
Oct. Oth. All are welcome
, Rev. W. F. Shields, Paetor.
Christian Church.
Morning ser vices next Sunday at 11,
a. m. ; Sunday school at 0:45 a. m.;
Endeavor meeting at 0:30 p. m., and
evening services at 7 :H0.
E. A. Chii.ds, Pastor.
FIRST M. K. CHURCH.
Services Sunday morning at II A. M.
by Rov. James Kelso. Rov. Swoet, Of
the Salvation Army, will preach in the
i evening.
episcopal, CHURCH
Ootobup 4tb, seventeenth Sunday
I atcr Trinity. Sunday school, 10 A. M :
, ,.,, ng prnyel. Bn J 80rmon, 7:30 P. 31.
All arc welcoino,
L. M. Iuleman,
Presbytcr-in-cbarge.
M. e. church, hhuth.
Services next Sunday at tho usual
hours, morning and evoning. Rev. II
C. Brown will preach.
Ball an. I oyater supper Ray's dam
-October loth.
Secretary Hitchcock has scored
against Oregou again. Not content
with turning tbe Oregon oongress'
ional delegation down at every op.
portunity be has taken a fall out of
Governor Chamberlain, in tbe mat
ter of the litigation over the Warner
valley swamp lands.
The Washington correspondent
of the Portland Oregonian, under
date of September 26 1903 says;
"Under the Aoteng Secretary of the
Interior brought to a close one of
the most famous and most protected
land contests ever initiated in Ore..
and in doing to added the name of
Governor Chamberlain to the list of
Oregonian officials who have been
turned down by the mighty Interior
Department.
Seoretary Ryan in rendering final
deoision in the case of J. L. Morrow
and others against the State of Ore
gon and the Warnor Livestock
Company directed that patent at
onco be issued to the state on behalf
of the livestock company, transferr
ing to the state the large tract of
land in southeastern Oregon which
was 20 years ago selected under the
swamp act and which has ever since
been in continuous litigation.
This is the very action that Gover
nor Chamberlain undertook to pre
vent when he telegrnphed tho Sec
retary on July 10 demanding that
no patent issue to the stale until
request therefore by me.'
"In his decision Judge llyan save
that on March l(i last the depart
ment held that tho lands in contro
versy at the date of the grant.March
12, i860, were swamp landB and
therefore the Land Ollice was direct
ed to prepare a new swamp land
list embracing these very same
lands. List 70 was prepared and
approved July 2, and copy sent to
the Governor. This brought out
his telegram of protest.
"Judge Kyao shows that the
Warner Livestock Company is the
party that filed request for the is-
surunce of a patent of these lands
to the state. The state sold the
lands in 1883 or 1884 and received
compensation for tbe same, which
it has ever since retained. Title
passed to the stock company from
the original grantees of the state
and under the ruling to Judge Ryan
since the state sold the lands and
acoepted pay therefore it was bound
morally, at least, to uphold its
transactions in good faith, More
over, he found that Governor Lord
and his successor both sought to
obtain from the Government patent
for these lands and that patent was
delayed in issuing because of the
ndverso claims of Morrow and
others'"
'I think that the decision of the
Acting Seoretary of the Intorior
Department will not end the litiga
tion," said Gnvornor Chamberlain.
I believe that an effort can still be.
made by the settlers to cancel the
patent. If is doubtless ended so
far as the Interior Department is
concerned, but a court of equity
would have jurisdiction to cancel
the patent. I have refused to
sanction the issurance of the patent
and I will do so until the matter is
more fully investigated. Herman
deoieod in favor of tho settlers, but
the Interior Department has decided
in favor of the livestock company."
Warner Lako, in Warnor Valley,
years ago was surrounded by ex
tensive tulo land, unfit for any uso
ful purpose. Squatters settled on
the edge of this body of water and
sedge land, and since their arrival,
about twenty years ago, lias culti
vated tho land as the waters of the
lake gradually receded, until a largo
section of worthless waste is selling
under careful tillago.
Houbob and farm buildings have
been built, families born and raised
by these holders, without titles, who
have waged a losing battle with a
great corporation.
Chewaucan flarsh Fire,
Tho lower Chewaucan marsh, in Lal.e
county, comprising aoine 10,000 acres of
meadow land, has been burning for the
past week. Already several hundred
tons of hay havo been destroyed. Tho
destruction of tho hay is not the most
serious feature. On this marshy
ground, after hay has been cut from
the dryest portions of It, stock can find
sustenance for several weeks during
winter when the molBt eoll of tho
marsh Is frozen. The lire Is destroying
this winter feed, Then the marsh,
when dry, has something of the nature
of peat; that is, fire will smoulder along
undernenth the surface and break out
In unexpected places, actually burning
up the ground. ThiB, of course, ruins
it for haying purposes for years per
haps forever, as holes deep and wide
enongh for a cow or a horse to drop In
to are not in frequent.
The stock Brms interested Brat
tain Bros., Hereford and the Chewau
can Land & Cattle Co. find them
selves in a serious predicament, with
winter coming on.
There are over 30,000 head ol cattle
owned by the three firms above named.
Not only have they lost the moBt part
of their hay, but the fall paBture upon
which they depend greatly Is destroyed.
The Chewauoan Land & Cattle Co.
have large holdings in California, but
these are already fully stocVed, and if
the rain does not fall within a very few
weeks liioro, the cattlo will be on Bhort
rations.
NEWS OF
THE STATE
Mrs. Mar tti a J. Mosier, one of tho
cmrliost ptoneora of Oregon, passed away
tit Tho Dalles Friday ovoning at tho
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Tay
lor, Sho had boon a sufferer for a num
ber of youra, which finally caused hor
death. Sho crossed the plains with her
oarentH from Kentucky to Oregon In
18-14, being then a child 5 years old, and
stayed a while at the historic Whitman
mission. She saw all tho Interesting
events connected with tho early history
of Oregon, and was woll known to all
the early pionecrB. Tho town of Mosler,
15 ml lee below there, was named after
her husband.
Since tho capture of Tom Young, tho
alleged harnesB thief, by tho ofllcors of
Lane County a weok ago, there has
been a constant effort to find the own
ers of the remainder of hie outfit, a fine
spring wagon, two horses and some
plunder carried in the wagon. Satur
day ovoning Leonard Gertz, who resided
north of Portland, came to Eugene and
identified hie horse and that of a neigh
bor's, tho ones young was driving.
Gertz states that he believes the wagon
belongs to a Portlond man who had
just ourohuBod It. All the property waa
taken just aftor Labor day, the time
dinco then being occupied in traveling
south by night and hiding In the day
time.
Tho body of William Dunlap, an old
pioneer and minor, was found near tils
cabin on Louse creek, Josephine County,
last week. Tho old man had been shot
and evidently murdered, as Ills cabin
had boon looted. Dun In p lived alono
on Imxiso creek, where he has resided
for thirty years past, making a living
by working hi plncor claim. Tt has
beon the supposition that he had con
siderable gold bttriod In or near his
cabin and It was probably to find this
that the old man was murdered. Mo
had beon doad four or fivo days when
found and tho murdorer hud ample time
to escape. Officers .ire working on tho
caBe, but have not tbe slightest clew.
Prom the position In which tho body
of the old miner lay when found, It was
evident that he hnd just started to his
cabin with an armload ol wood and wan
shot from ambuBh, as tho closoly grow
ing timber about furnished an excellent
opportunity for concealment. The door
of the cabin was open and tho drawer
of his desk turned upside down, papers
and letters wore strewn about und
everything was in confusion, showing
that the murderer hnd mado a hasty
search of tho cabin nftor murdering the
old miner. Dunlap was about (15 yearn
of ago and was a veteran of the Civil
war.
Notice to the Public,
Notice is horoby given that tho Ore
gon Nursery Company, of Salem, Ore
gon, has added Jackson county to my
canvassing territory. Anyone needing
nursery stock from the oldest and
largest nursery on the Pantile const,
should cull upon or address mo at Med
ford, Oregon.
tt. O. MAPLBKDRN. SIMlW
Apple Trees for dale.
Wc have for sale about 10,000 flno ap
ple treort, prlnoipnlly Newton. Have
al) sizes many live feet. Theeo trnen
have not been irrigated and are homo
grown. Auureps Meniieu iV. uiiitpman,
either at Talent or Mi citoru.
tf
October Hlih Is the duto of tho
grand ball at Gold Uy. Keep that in
jour mind,