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VOL- XV.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1903.
NO- 47.
A
LAKE FEATURE.
McDonald Perdue, of Prospect, 1b
authority for the following. Mr. Per
due lives withiD a few miles of Crater
Lake, Is perfectly familiar with - that
section of the country, and speakB from
personal experience. He is not given
to imaginative stories, and we would
like to see his suggestion followed by
a scientific analysis of the waters of
the lake, so that its medicinal proper
tieB would be accurately ascertained.
In his letter Mr. Perdue says:
"There has been a great deal written
about Crater Lake. Its beauties and
wonders have been pretty well deBcrib
ed, but there is one thing about this
wonderful place that is not generally
known. That is the medical properties
of its waters. I have uever seen an
account of where any of the water has
ever been analyzed to ascertain what
kind of minerals it contains, but I know
it is heavilv charged with several
kinds of minerals; and I farther know
that a person can wade, swim and
plunge in the waters every day without
the least danger of taking cold, and if u
person has any cuts or bruises on their
body, or any skin disease it will cure
them quicker and cleaner than till the
lotions and salves that have ever been
discovered.
The old story about the Indian, that
belonged to the tribe that discovered
the lake, slipping away from his com
rades at night and secretly bathe in
the lake, thus becoming a Sampson ol
his tribe, is more than mere . supersti
tion. If there is any such a place at
'the fountain of youth or tho pool of
Salome' in America, Crater Lake must
be the place, and some time It will be
a favorite training ground for athletes.
At the west end of the island uro two
or three small harbors entered through
narrow channels. These harbors are
from eight to ten feet deep and some
times the water in them becomes warm
enough for a person to bathe in for a
short time: but when we got an electric
railroad to the lake it will pay some
enterprising man to erect a bath house.
There is plenty of timber. A Btioog
foundation for the floor could be built
and a canvaB house set theon. Boilers
to heat the water could be put in, and
when the season waB over the house
could be taken away and the floor
would be there for the next season."
Memorial to the City Council.
Published by request of the Medford Mln
iBtertal Association.
To hiB Honor, the Mayor, and Coun
cilman of the city of Medford:
Whereas, there Is on the statute books
f the itate of Oregon, and in full foroe,
a law providing for the oloeitig up on
the first day of the week, commonly
ailed Sunday or the Lord's day, of the
stores and other business houses, in
cluding saloons and drinking places; and
Whereas, the following 1b a copy of
Beotlon 1074 of said law, It applies par
ticularly to saloons and drinking places,
to wit:
"No person shall keep open any house
or room in which intoxicating liquor is
kept for retail, on the first day of the
week.commonlycalled Sunday, or give,
or sell, or otherwise dispose of intoxi
cating liquors on that day. Any person
violating this section shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding twenty-five,' nor
less than ten dollars for each offense;
and such fine Bhall be for the use of the
common sehools in the county in which
the offense waB committed, provided
that this section, so far that it prohibits
keeping open a hou---- or room, shall not
apply to tavern-keeu-.
Now, therefore, we, citizens of the
city of Medford and, vicinity, would
most respectfully petition your honor
able body to enact an ordinance to ac
cord with said Btatnte law of the state
for the oloBlng of all saloons, drinking
houBes and other places of amusement,
on Sunday, that tend to the moral deg
radation of the community in our city;
and for this we most earnestly pray .
SlGNRn BY ONE nCJCDttED AND SBVKNTy
TWO VOTERS.
The above petition was circulated lait
spring and signed by one hundred and
seventy-two men, a number of whom
are prominent in business, all are re
Bpectable and influential citizens and
voters resident within the city limits of
Medford.
The petitioners aBked the city coun
cil to pass an ordinance to accord with
the state law closing ,-aloons and drink
ing bouses on Sunday. The council de
clined todothls. The reaBon given was,
that as there 1b a state law afrainBt Sun
day opening of saloons, a city ordinance
is superfluous.
Some time ago the mayor of Portland
refused to close the saloons on Sunday,
saying that he was not empowered to
do so by any city ordinance. The city
officers of Medford allege exactly tbe
same reason for not closin? the .saloons
here on Sunday. And they are perfect
ly right. This, then, is the strongest
kind of an argument for the enactment
of a city ordinance in harmony with the
state law.
In our government, every state should
be In accord with tbe general govern
ment. In as far as the national law ap
plies to the state's life, it should be in.
corporated in the stuto's constitution
and laws. This is commonly done by
nil the Btates. If this is bo, should not
the political divisions of tbe state,
among which are municipalities, enact
ordinances in accord with state laws
Since the state' glveB the municipali
ties power to regulate the liquor bus
iness within their bounds and they re-
ceive almost all the benefit from the
saloon llcencure, is It not very unfair to
expect the state to be at the expense of
punishing tbe violators of state law,
while operating under a municipal or
dinance? Briefly, tbe city of Medford, with
state sanction, created its own Baloon
business tor which it receives $2,600 for
three hundred and thirteen days out of
the year. For fifty-two days it does not,
and cannot receive anything, while the
saloon does a greater business on these
days than on any of the other days.
This olty was permitted by state laws
to create salouns. Wby does it allow
its own creatures to break the laws of
the state of Oregon? What a Bpeotacle
to see tho law-making body of a corpor
ation, numbering 2500 persons, standing
Idly by while state laws are violated,
when it has the B&tne power by simple
enactment and exercise of police control
to stop the Illegal vending of liquor on
Sunday, which legally It can, and does
permit on the other six days of tho
week. What wonder If the youth of
our city becomo lawless and anarchist
ic, when they see those in authority re
gardloss ol the law 1
Therefore we,' the Ministerial Asso
ciation of Medford, representing the
sentiments of one hundred and seventy-
two voters, and many others who said
they would have signed the above peti
tion, had it been presented to them, de
sire respectfully to call the attention uf
the public to the following considera
tions: 1st. That the saloons are open in
Medford on Sunday In violation of law.
2d. That Sunday is the day when the
demoralizing work of the saloon 1b great
est, because more men are at leisure.
Young men and old men flock in
from town and country to spend the
day and most of the night In the
saloons, drinking and gambling with
accompanying profanity and every form
ol vicious influence. Often the fruit
packing houses in the country are un
able to run on Monday, on account of
the conditions of their help by reason
of the Sunday debauoh. Remember
the Sunday saloon In Medford Is re
sponsible for much of this, and do not
forget that the boys and young men
are the prinolpal victims.
3d. That the city council was asked
by one hundred and seventy-two voterB
to stop this, but have not done bo.
4th. That the oity council, by the ex
ercise of its law-making and police
power, can at any time put a complete
stop to the open Sunday saloon.
6th. That we do not think that we
are asking too much when we demand
that the law bo observed in our city,
and that the body which Ib both com'
petent and right at hand, take euch
measures, as shall secure its enforcement.
Hence we appeal to the public to use
all urgency to secure the speedy enact
ment of ordinances closing saloonB in
Medford on Sunday. This should ap
peal to every man and woman who be
lieves in the majesty of the law; to every
one who has father, brother, husband
or son to be debauched by strong drink
The above petition will be presented
for further signature. The conncil will
be again asked to do what so many of
the people demand. Let all who are
nterested in this, rally and Btand to
gether that we may do away forever
witn tne pern anu aisgrace oi vuib open
lawlessness.
A MONO THE CHURCHES.
The singers of the various ohurchos
are requested to meet Sunday afternoon
at 4:30 at the Presbyterian church to
arrange for music for Thanksgiving
services. Committee.
FIRST M. E. CHUItCII.
Sunday morning services at II a. m.,
subject "Human Partnership in
Divine Business." Reception of new
members, 12 m. Evening service at
7:30, . subject "In the Beginning."
Sunday School at 10 a. m., Junior
League at 3 p. m., Epworth League at
6:30 p. m. Mlsslor study class Monday
evening at 7:30 at Miss Ida Redden's
home. Prayer meeting Tuesday
ovening.
P.ev. R C Blackwell, Pastor.
PltESByTERIAS CHURCH.
Preaching next Sunday at 11 a. m
subject "Tbe Burden Bearer," and
at 7:30 p. m.( subject, "Freedom in
Christ." J. C. E. at 3 p. m., and 8. C
E at 6:30 p. m. Last Sunday three
united with the church by profession.
Others hear the call of God, and may
hey soon stand for Jesus. All come
You are welcome.
Ret. W. P. Shields, pastor.
WILL MOVE TO MEDFORD
The Iowa Lumber Company Will
Move Its Planing Mill and Box
Factory from Jacksonville to Med
ford Will Begin Work at Once-
Subsidy of $3000 Guaranteed
Site Chosen.
The Mati, said a few weeks ago that
there was a possibility of the Iowa Lum
ber Company moving its manufacturing
plant from Jacksonville to Medford.
We said at that time there was no pos
itive assurance that this matter would
culminate in anything substantial un
til a conference of the officers of the
company and the members of the Med
ford Board of Trado could be bad.
These officers have been here, have
had a conference with our Board of
Trade and have entered into a contract 1
with the people of Medford. The con'
ditions of this contrnot have been ac
cepted by our business men aud proper
ty owucrs and as a result tho Iowa
Lumber Company will be doing busi
ness in Medford within a very few
montliB.
A meeting of the Board of Trade was
called by President Vawtor for Tucb
day afternoon at the oity hall. There
were present at this meeting about
fifty of the representative business men
of the town and were there introduced to
the Iowa Lumber comnany's president,
C. Hafer, and to E-nost E. Hor!,
treasurer of the company, both from
Council Bluffs, Iowa. These gentle
men outlined the propositions which
they had to make to the people of
Medford; also Btating their inten
tions if they moved to Medlord. The
contract, which la printed below, was
read before the meeting and after
several commendatory, but brief,
speeches by those present the matter
was put to a vote and unanimuouBly ac
cepted. Upon motion a oommitteeof
six to Bulicit Bubsoriptlons was ap
pointed by the ohalr. The appoint
ments made were F. K. Deuel, J. E.
Enyart, B. F. Adkins, J. H. Stewart,
R. EE. Whitehead and A. 8. Hilton.
A committee of three was also ap
pointed to assist the company In
seourlng a Bite for the location of the
mill and faotory. The committee ap
pointed was F. M, Stewart, C. W
Palm and A. A. Davis.
Mr. J. H. Stewart, who was present
at the meeting, spoke very favorably
upon the subject, basing bis arguments
upon the institution as a manufacturer
of fruit boxeB, whioh alone would be
the means of retaining in the valley
many thousuods of dollars which now
go elsewhere for the purchase of this
necessary artlole for tho fruit men.
Some talk was then indulged in as to
the best method to proceed in securing
Bubsciptlons, Several ldtas were ad
vanced, but tho most feasible of them
all was put forth ,by Mr. A. A. Davis,
which was that this committee, then
and there, secure a pledge of $100 each
from not leBS than fifteen of those pres
ent. This seemed quite the correct
Idea as inside of five minutes ten
pledges were made. This waB a very
substantial start for the committee and
they started out with a determination
to win, and so successful were they In
their work that by noon the next day
enough money had been subscribed to
warrant them In guaranteeing the com
puny that the subsidy would be raited.
Following Is tho contract made by
and between the Iowa Lumber Com
pany and the subscribers.
Medford, Oregon, Nov. 16, 1903
The Iowa Lumber & Box Company
makes to the citizens of Medford, the
following proposition :
In consideration of a cash subsidy of
throe thousand dollars they will move
to Medford, on or before the 1st day of
March, 1904,' the planing mill and box
faclorv complete, as the same is now at
Jacksonville, 0-cenn. and in addition
to the present box making machinery,
will add what U necessary to make said
bo factory a Com ploto and up-to date
concern. And will establish In .Med
ford, a wholesale and retail lumber
vard. and will disburse by cash and
check for labor for a successive period
of five years, the sum of flOOfK) per
annnra a total of 2fl0,000 within the
said period of five years, beginning on
or about the lt day of March, 1904,
And in the event that sata corpora
tion fails to carry out its full oartofthe
agreement it will re-iraburne to each
and every subscriber to said subsidy
the full amonnteo subscribed by each
and every individual subscriber to said
subsidy fund, topetner with legal In
terest thereon frcm date of payment.
The said sum of $3006 to become due
and payable in threp rMBl Installments,
us follows, to wit: f 1000, January 1,1904,
l(WIO. February 1, 1004, $1000, March
I, 1904.
And in addi'lnn to said cash subBldy
the said Iowa Lumber & Box Company
desires the assistance and co-operation
of the subBorlbers in procuring a suita
ble traot of land for a factory site, or a
leaBe of land therefor.
In witness whereof the president and
treasurer of said Iowa Lumber & Box
Company have hereunto subscribed the
corporate name and affixed the eeal of
said company by due authority author
izing said act this 16th day of Novem
ber, 1903.
Iowa Lumdkb & Box Company,
per C. Hater, President,
ErneBt E, Hart, Treasurer
We, the undersigned eitizens of Med'
ford and vicinity, hereby aaree to oon-
tribute and pay to said subsidy fund of
93000 the sumB set opposite our respect
ive uanieB said amount so subscribed
by each of us, to become due und paya
ble, as follows: On or beroro December
20, 191)3. The wholo of said sum to be
paid unto tbe Iowa Lumber &'Box
Company, at Medford, Oregon, upon
the terms and at the times, as is pro
vided in the agreoment of said company
hereinbeloro set forth.
Dated November 10, 1903.
The names of tho subscribers and the
amounts they subscribed will apponr in
the next issue of this paper. These
cannot be printed now from the faot
that there aro several persons whom
thecommlttoo have not as yet been
able to see, but who have expressed a
willingness to subscribe to tho enter
prise. Upon boing told by this soliciting
committee that they would guarantee
the required $3000 tho company at once
made a lease ol property upon which to
plaoe their buildings. The sito Baled, d
is in the northern puit of town, on the
west side of the Southern Paoilic
tract and nearly opposite tho old
green house. Three aores of land have
been leased for one year frcm N. L
Narregan, with a privilege of buying
within one year at $200 per acre, and
three and thiee-qnarters acreB adjoin
ing from O. W. Palm for five years with
a privilege of buying at the Boone figure,
That the Lumber Company mean
buBinelB is clearly proven by the fact
that they are now getting out timber
with which to erect buildings in
Medford. The plant here will be
much larger than the one they put in
at Jacksonville, and aside from the
plaoing mill they will put in a box
factory with a capacity sufficiently
large to manufacture all the fruit boxes
required In Southern Oregon and
Northern California.
The machinery for tbe box factory
has already been ordered and will cost
upwardB of $10,000. A carload of
shingles, intended to cover tho roofs
of new buildings in Jacksonville, was
held in Medford this woek and will
cover buildings bore.
It iB the intention of the company
to employ teams in bringing the Ium
bor from the Baw mill to the factory
in Medford. Mr. Barnum's Bhort-
line railroad will not be used The
company will also be In a position to
buy lumber from any or all of the
severul other saw-mille of the county.
Supreme Court Decision.
L ike couuty, respondent, vs. A.
J. Neilon et al., appellants, from
JaoVrati county, A. K. Hanna,
Judge, reversed; opinion by Justice
Wolverton.
Ni ilO i was Sheriff of Lnkeooun
ty at'd '! -fondant- ' Fraik1, G-".
JamniTihiil, a. M'-Cil en and J E
Barnaul Wire his eurniies. Xeilou
defaulted, and this suit waj
brought to recover on his official
undertaking, which waB executed
May 6, 1809. At the trial (he
jury was instructed that the sure
tieB would be liable for money col
lected by Neilon boforo the under
taking was given, and still in his
hands, and that it would be pre
sumed that he still had in his
hands all money collected and had
not turned over to the county.
This presumption, the jury was
told, could be overcome only by
direct nnd positive evidence.
The Supreme court bnlds!'that
the presumption may be overcome
by eithor direct or indirect evidence,
aod for thiB error the case iH re
versed and remanded for new trial.
Mary E. Hanloy, respondent, vs.
Ellen J. Kubli end CharleB Pruott,
appellants, from Jaokson county,
II. K. Hanna, Judge, affirmed;
opinion by Justioe Bean,
This was a suit to recover a dow
er interest in certain real estate.
The defendants claimed that the
circumstances whioh gave her the
interest had occurred before the
new law giving a widow a dower
interest of one-half had gone into
effect and that ehe could therefore
only recover one-third, as prescrib
ed by the old law. The Circuit
court took an opposite view of tbe
case and the defendants appealed,
but the Supreme court sustained
the decision of Judge Hnnna.
For some time past there has
been much talk rife in Medford
which was in effect that the Palm-
Whitman cigar faotory waB to
move from Medford to another
point, but the danger of thiB is now
wholly and entirely done away
with by Mr. J. A.. Whitman our-
chasing the stock in the company
wnicn was owned by a party favor
able to the removal of the factory.
Hub cigar lactory is a home in
stitution now in . every sense. It
affords profitable employment to a
great many persons. With these
two vry important poinl s in view
it behooves every deuler in the city
to handle all of the products of
this institution they p insibly can,
nnd it as woll behooves every
smoking citizen of the town to
smoke a Medlord product.
First Discovery of Cold.
(By W. J. IMymalu. )
Respecting the account of tho first
discovery of gold on the Paoilic Coast,
which appeared in a late issue of th,
Oregonian, the statement receives con
tirinatiou and added weight from the
(act that Mrs. W G. T Vault, a loun
resident of Jacksonville, und the
mother of Mrs. Eiiz-ibeth Kenney, wni
the lady who discovered the gold and
carried it to camp in her apron. This
yet undiscovered deposit was given tbe
name of the "Blue Bucket" digging
from the circumstance that when Mi-b
Kenney waB asked how much of the
metul she saw where she picked up the
camples, she said "about a blue bucket
full." This discovery was la 1834 and
waB between the Malheur and DeB
ohutes rivers in Eastern Oregon or
what was known as tho Meek's Cut
Oft." That the metal found was gold
oannotfor a moment be doubted, for
there iB no other native metal of this
color found in pure specimens on the
coast. But however well this die
oovory may be established, tbe public
will still cling to tbe historic Sutter
mill race as tbe first on the coast, and
no taut howevor well grounded will be
likely to shuke this opinion. Cali
fornia is extremely tenaciouB of her
honors, and this Is considered to be
the most distinctive in her crown.
CaliforuiaiiB aB a rule are proud to he
known aB citlzonB of "The Goldon
State."
With the data at hand, It would he
quite as difficult to establish satis
factorily the first discovery of gold in
Southern Oregon as on tho couBt.
There are four rival claimants for this
honor, and umong them I am inclined
to the belief from all tbe facts obtain
able that the first discovery was that
of the 49 diggings near Phoenix; the
second, Big Baron Bogno River; third,
Myrtle Creek in DouglaB oonnty; and
fourth, ttich Gulch la the corporate
limits of Jacksonville. 1 could give
the facts npon which these conclusions
are based but I do not considor it
n ceBsary for tbe present purpose,
1 am not untnlndful of the fact that
people uro fixed in their opinions, aod
di.-posed to maintain them with more
or Iobb obstinacy, and for this reason
there is probably not a statement in
this paper but will be denied or die
sontcd from concerning tbe first dis
covery in Southern Oregon; and yet,
as I havo tho statements of tho earli
est travelers through the valley and
on up to tho discovery of Kioh Gulch
by Pool and Cluggago In tho fall of
1851, 1 have more consecutive data per
haps than any other person upon which
to baBo an opinion. I am free to admit
that tho discoveries which mado Cali
fornia famous as a golden stato and
brought the rush of gold-seekers to the
Pacific Coast, was that of John Mar
shal at Sutter's mill race, and thut
which brought tho miners to Southern
Oregon, the discovery of Kleh Gulch
by Pool and Cluggage If, however,
the Btatetnonts herein. ahull have the
effect to develop anything more do
finite concerning the first discovery In
Southern Oregon, I shall bo glad to
add it to the various statements now In
my posEeasion.
Opinions of Some of Our Citizens
Serious and Otherwise
Mail office Devil:"! was standin
around rubborio' the other day while
a lot of old fellers were a talkin' bout
the big charges the railroad company
was makin' for carryln' passengers,
and how it ooBt a feller so much to
travel, and how the company had a
cinch on the transportation buslnesB,
when one old feller, he's a pioneer and
knows what he's talkin' about, said:
'you fellers don't know anything about
high travelin' rates. Why, when Ben
Holladay run tbe stage line between
Saoramento and Portland it cost you 10
oontB a mile to travel on the stage
Then In tbe winter you would have to
walk up all the hills, and down in the
Willamette country about half of the
time you had to oarry a rail to help
pry the Btage out of the mud holoB.
You never knew when you were going
to get through, and were mighty lucky
if you got through at all. Now yoii
holler if you don't get through on
lime, and you got to ride the wbole
way.' ;i know tho old toiler was all
right because I've Been piiBSongers on
those old stages wudiu' through the
mud a carryin a rail."
E. L, Gurnea:-"Say, Bllton.you havo '
oo idea of the amount of business I
have worked up on those South
ern Oregon stero-views. Why
only last week I Bent nine dozen of
them to different parlies In Washing
ton, D, C. These wore viows of Crater
Luke and the upper Koguu riv'or coun
try. Those people back thoro want
-ouiothing rough and rugged and some
of my views are all ol that. There is
plenty of t uirged couutry up Rnguo
river and I have focused about oil thoro
is of it and from all tlie possible view
points. I have over 300 stero-negatives
of Oregon viows and fully 200 of thum
were takon In Southern Oregon. Mrs.
Gurneadoes the printing, and night nnd
morning I make the views roudy for
the market. They sell at $2 a dozen
aud I am building up a good business.
It's quite aside iBsue and doeB not in
terfere with my other work. I'll allow
you tho entire collection one of these
days."
A Medford Citizen: "oay, you can't
"loose" Southern Oregon, when it'
comes to climate. We people Bwore and'
sweltered for four long months without
any rain, this fall, but that was all right,
for just about the tlmo thut all the or
chardmen had their fruit harvested the
weather commenced to act like there -was
going' to bo n ruin etorm . For a
while last Friday afternoon It looked
very threatening. Fell a little over six
Inches in four days? It certainly , was
threatening some. Well, while it was
trying to rnln the farmers got a notion
thut it was going to keep on, but you'
see now the weather is all right- Just,
enough moisture has fallon to give the
farmers n chance to plow, and the
weatherman has been good to Southern
Oregon once more."
C. C. Rigadale : "No, I havo not
sold out. The rumor to that elTaot Is
not trno. Thero will ho a man here,
however, tho first of the month to take
charge of tho dining room, but I will
rotalnoontrol of tho balanco of tho
house."
Miss Laura Gertrude Thomas Coming .
ThiB talented imporBnater and dra
matic reader will give a reading at the
WllBon opera house, on tho evening of
Tuesday, November 24th. Miss Thom
as will be asslstod in this entertain
ment by some of Modford's best musi
cal talent. The lady's rendition of
"Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patoh," Is
undoubtedly one of the clevorost Inter
pretations ever put before an audience..
ThiB rendition will be a leading feature
in tho Tuesday evening's entertain
ment. The Grants Pass Courior says: "All
who were fortunate enough to hoar her
in her Interpretation of "Mrs. Wlgga of
the Cabbage Patch" In tho summer,
wero loud in ttioir appreciation of the
high clam of art exhibited in her work.
She comoa highly recommended by
both prose and pulpit. Her charming
personality and naturalness, so carry
you along with her, that yon seom to
be a party to the scene Bhe bo vividly
depicts.
Tickota on sale at Basklns'drug storo.
Reserved scats 36 cents; general admis
sion Si cents.
Death of a Pioneer,
Dr. J. W, Moservo, of Delcnd, Col
umbia county, died at his home on
Novombor7 1903. He wbb a natlvo of
Vermont and loavos a wifo and toa
children, among the latter of whom
Is ChaB. Meserve, of the Jacksonville
Sentinel.