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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
, OUR COUNTY . 1 Correspondents Communications from our sev eral coneapondenteniUBt reaob this office not later than Wednesday soon to insure publication, JackHouvDle Newit. C. B. Watson U down from Ash land. Mr DoniUdBou-Belby ts in town for a few days. Frank Daniel was in town Friday and Saturday. (iliHH. CruiiiD. of Sterling, was in tuwn Sunday. Mr, lyh. of the Ish farm, wa in town Monday. 13. A. Keames returned from Port land Sunday evening. Mr. and Mra. Devlin, of Appletfate, were In town Saturday. Mhw Kmma Ulrlck has returned from Appletfato, where she haw been for everal weoka. W, I. Vawtor and ilolbi ook With iiigtoii, Modford attorneys, were hi town this week. Ed. Bostwick, Mr. Shaw and John WMaon were lu from the Forest creek iniuoH this week. Mrs. Elizabeth Kennoy went to Portland Sunday evening, to attend the pioneer reunion. Monday evening Samuel Taylor left for Portland, to attend the reunion of Indian war veterans. Judge Dunn, of Ashland, spent Monday lu town, trying to secure a house in which to move his family. JameB Cronemiller and Mr. Cam eron, who have been attending the Eastern Star Masonio lodge in Port- laud, have returned home. Rev. Wm. Clydo, of Jacksonville, will preach in the PreHby torian church at Jacksonville, on the 26th iust. both morning and evening. lion. II. 10. Auk on. v left for Klam nth Fails Sunday morn tug. Mrs. Otis KrntiRe, who has been visiting rota lives hero, returned with hiiu. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn left for Atihlaml Wednesday. Mrs. W. will pay relatives und fi lends a visit thoro, while the Professor makes California & professional visit. Mrs. Mary Miller, accompanied by Leon ii Ulrich, left for Portland Sun day. Miss Ulrich will visit the fnmi ly of Hugh Elliott and Mrs. Miller will visit her daughter, Mrs, K Kubli. Saturday, while watering his team near Petor Applugate's resideuce, John Sisemore was kickod and quite badly hurt.. He was carried to the house and medical aid summoned, and is slowly recovering. Henry Murray, who has boon run ning a vegetable wagon in this section for a great many years, has decided to quit running a wagon and after this his goods will be on sale at A. Learned'a. Tho following marriage licenses have been issued: J, HosHolgravo and Dora Hurley (ieorgo March and Myrtle Hurley.; PHuy H. St ran go and Maud Thompson ; Chan. II, Moore and Cas Hirf Hatch ; Walter Word and Lottie Con over. Central foiut Hems. Monday evening. There were ho vend additions to the church. Miss Lillie N own um spent Mouday with friends at Medford. John E. Hohs and family have bo come residents of Portlnml. (-ilea Owen and .1uhxt 1 1 oh w oil were at Tolo Tuesday, fishing. lr. O. H. Cole is having his utile repaired ami painted this week. J, E. BosweU sptnt Uat week on bis homestead on Big Butte creek. Rev. J. Merley closed a very suc cessful meeting at the Baptist church J. W. Murphy visited friends at Grants Paasa couple of days last week. Ruben Murray, who has been lu So noma, Calif., returned home tbi week. Mrs. Malinda Seam is lying vuy ill at the home of her brother, Granville Laws. A. J. Daily, one of Eagle Point' merchants, was in towu one day last week. J. L. Downing and wife, of Ashland, visited relatives here the first of the week. R. If. Weber, of Dalles, spent a few days here last week, renewing old ac quaintances. . W. M. HolmeB, who was so serioiiB- ly iujured. by a fractious horse, is rap idly recovering. The first crop of alfalfa has been housed. The weather was ideal for tho haymakers. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W, Kennoy has been very ill, but Is muc linrproved at this writing. James Matuoy, who has been spond ing a few weekB on bis homestead in Klamath county, returned home this week. Mrs. Alex. Patterson, who stopped off here a week, while en route home from Europo, loft for her home at Gardiner Tuesday. Chas. Dickison and family have concluded to locate at Grants Posb, and have shipped their household goodB to that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Foster, of Beagle, were in towu Saturday, to bid Mrs. F. 's graudmother,Mrs. Cornish, good bye, before she left for her eastern trip. Mra. Mary Cornish took Saturday 'i train for Cornish, Minn. After visit ing there she will go to Iowa for a few weeks, thence to Philadelphia, where she will make her home. Last Thursday evening, June 17th, Esther Merritt gave a party in honor of Master Edwin and Ruth Patterson Tho evoning was spent In music and gameB. Little Ruth, who attended dancing school while in Europe, fa vored her friends with the Highland Fling. How's Tliia? WO (iff or Olio Hundrii'l Dollars Row an) for imv ('"ho ni I'RtiirrJi ihdt canuot bo cunmI by V . J. lIIKNEY tv CO., Toledo. O no. mo uiKicrHiHiien. iiiivq Known n. t.i;inii oy for tlio IhhI Ifi yours, ami bcliove him per leotly honorulilo In all bullions irunsacLiout iiuil flnHiioiiillv fiblii tu carry out any obllgn- WALIHNU. K INNAN iV MAItVlN. Wliok-fiftlu DniBKisU, Toledo. 0 n nil 'H umarrn tuiro is taken in ernuuy ly unon tho blood and muooiiH tho nystem. Ti'sthmmialB sent acting tllriHttl nuriart'H ol free. I'rlco 7ft cunta nor boltlo. Hnlil hv nil iiHii H r amuy i-ins tor constipation, Rogue River Items. Tarbell wont to the valley Sun- Mr day. Mr. Grigsby was in our midst Sun- ay. Wnrron Baimey is visiting friends on Trail. Mr. and Mrs. Gage were at Eagle Poiut Tuosday. Porry Foster made a trio to Med ford Tuesday. W. T. Griovo 'returned home from the valley last Saturday. M 08818. DeCarlow and DeZeng were in tho valley tho first of the weok. I'M. Briscoo, of Trail, is hauling lumlwr from the Briscoe mill to Con tral Point, Mr. and Mra, George Lynch and ohildren spent a few days in tho val ley last week. Mr. and Mrs. Peil ate now domi- ilod on their homestead. Mrs. Peil rived Saturday. Miss Thora Smith, of Ashland, be gan n summer term of school at the DeCarlow district last Monday. School election passed off quietly. W. T. Houston was electod director Special This Week CAMP Stools Chairs Cots 0. Few HammocKs left at $1.69 The Medford Furniture Co Housefurnishers and Uudertakers. for three years and Ed. Foster re' elected clerk. Mrs. Stanley accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Hanna, and grand children, Joule and Mia. returned home Saturday. Miss May Ditswortb, who has been spending the last school year in Cen tral Point, returned to her home at Leeds last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. 1 rster ere at Cen tral Point to bid iie bitter's grand mother, Mrs. Cornish, good-bye. Mrs, Cornish will spend the summer visit ing relatives in the eastern stateB and then go to Philadelphia to live. Tablf RotiK i ccras. BY J. o. P. Mrs. Noroross has made several trips to this section lately. S. K. AdamB began a new line of irrigaring ditch on bis place Tues day. Miss Pearl Weed on, of Ashland spent last Friday with Miss Margaret Porter. Hay baling lias begun on the Mac don old farm. There will be close to ono hundred tons of hay. Leslie Davis had the' misfortune to break a wagon wheel while bringing load of lumber down from the Wilson mill for S. K Adams Frank neudricks started the first binder lu this neighborhood this year, on Friday, binding barley on the Pen dleton-Frierson place. Mr. Gaddis, of the Medford cream ery, spent Monday night here. He is urging upon the farmers the milking of more cows and the profits to de derived therefrom. Private reports from Portland tell of there being only one-third of cherry crop in that section, while here, the cherry trees are more heav lly laden than at any time in ten years. There waa a lively interest shown in the annual school meeting Monday, as nearly forty voters were in attend ance, several of whom were ladieB. David Grisham waB elected director and E. H. Davis clerk, both sub atantial citizens. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL. C. A. Neustrom and M. D. Bowles, two of Lake crook's best farmers, were in the city Weduesady. Miss Mary A. Mee and Miss Lottie Jefl'ers, of Central Point, were Med ford visitors Wednesday. M. A. McCaulay, of Oklahoma, ar ivod in Medford Monday and will visit with his siBter, Mrs. J. E. Cole, H. U. Scott and two sons, of Phoe nix, Arizona, arrived in Modford Sat urday. Mr. Scott may decide to lo cate hore. Mrs. Win. Finch and children re turned to Willows, Calif., last Satur day, after few weeks' visit with her sister-in-law, Mra. J. K. Darnell, and family. Hon. Miles Uantrall, of Kucn, was in the city Tuesday. He reports everything looking tine out his way prospects never wore better for big crops. W. Rawlings roturued Wednesday from a ten months' visit to eastern states. His wifo and daughter accom panied him as far as Portland, where they will visit a few days. Miss Ettlo Weiss, who is teaching school at Woo lville, waa in the city Snturday. The young lady has taught the school two months and has anoth er two months to teach to finishs the term. W. C. Hogue returned Tuesday oveniug from Bedding, Calif., where company with his friond, S. A. Laudis, he has been enjoying a ten days' outing in the mountains of Shasta county. W. I. Mclntyro, of Rn oh, was in Saturday to wo Jacksonville and Med ford put up a good game of ball. Mr. Mclntyro ia a miner and a good one and is employed on the Dyron & Williams mine. Cashier G. R. Lindley left last week for Godfrey, lilt no in, at which place he will visit relatives and friends for throo or four weeks. His family 1b ow thoro, having left a couple or three weeks ago. Merchant F, L. Crauilll returned last weok from a several weeks1 visit to friends in tho Willamette valley. lie was accompanied by his nephew. Balph Crow, of Eugeno, who will visit in Medford for a couple of weeks. Ivan Humasou and family left this eek for Portland, where thoy expect to reside. Thoy leave ninny warm friends in Modford who will regret their departure, but will wish them 11 success possiblo in their now home. Jap O'Harra, of Tolo, was in the city Thursday, on route homo from tho Major Barron ranch, south of Ashland, to which place he had driv en 400 head of sheep which he sold to Mr. Barron. Mr. B. now has a baud of about 1000 head. I outing and will remain there all jam mer. Miss Edyth Craaflll returned Satur day from Portland and will spend her vacation with her parents aud many Medford friends. The young lady has been in attendance at school at St. Helen's baU, Portland, and has made remarkable progress In her studies, Wm. Hulin, of Ashland, Joe Bee man, of Gold Hill, and Geo. E. Neu bre, of Jacksonville, base ball mag nets, were in .Medford Monday, at tending the meeting of the board of directors of the Rogue. River Valley base ball league. - George A. Depson and sou, who have been in this section on' an ex tended prospecting tour, returned to Eugene Tuesday evening, Mr. Dep son, Sr., is the man ... who discovered the "Lucky Boy" mine in the Blue river country. H. L. Pegg, a well-known pioneor of the Prospect section, now mining neur Vreka, Calif., was in Medford Wednesday, on a short busiuoss trip, Mr. Pegg is looking hide and ruddy aud says his mining prospects in Cal iforuia are very bright indeed. Willie Messal and sister, Miss Rosie, of Wellon, were Medford visitors Tuesday aud while out they made business trip to Aahlaud. This young man has a nice lot of stock hogs for sale. He says the ranges are getting very dry up in his part of the eoun try. C. C. Beekmau, of Jacksonville, re turned Monday from Portland, where he was initiated into the 32d degree of MaBonary. E. T. Staples, of Ash land, aud Rev. W. F. Shiolds,of Med ford, were also members of the class of thirty-five, who were received into the highest branch of the order of the square and compass. Traveling Salesman Geo. H. Graves, of Salem, who was in Medfrod a few monthB ago selling chances on an ele gant 8900 automobile to be rallied in the capital city April 10th, was in this city Wednesday. Mr. Graves re ports the luoky people In this drawing to be the firm of Jennings & Martin, of Eugene, and that the ticket which drew the fine machine cost them only 24 cents. Miss June Earhart arrived in Med ford Saturday evening from Portland, where she graduated June 15th, with high honors as a professional nurse from St. Vincent's hospital. About ten days previous her mother, Mrs. Stephenson, and daughter, Miss May Rarbart, arrived in Medford from San Francisco. This will be good news to the many friends of the family, who will remember the vory dangorous ill ness through which May has just passed and will rejoice to hear that she is able to be at home again. Lieutenant A. A. Fries passed through Sunday from Portland to San Francisco, at which place he is to take an examination for promotion to captain in the euigneer corps of tho U. S. A. Mrs. Fries (nee Wait) arrived in Medford Monday morning and wiU visit relatives and friends un til the return of Captain Fries (to bo) from the bay city. W. A. Bolton, the insurance man. ho formerly resided hero, but who is now located at Santa Rosa, Calif., was in Medford this weok having his household "goods, which have been stored here for some time, shipped to his new place of residence. Mr. Bol ton left with his car on Wednesday's through freight. Mrs. G. F. Faucett returned to Medford Friday, from a three weeks stay in Portland, where Bhe was called to the bedside of her dying mothor, Mrs. S.M. Kern, who will be remem bered by many Medford people who had the pleasure of meeting her while she visited here a few weeks ago. Mrs, Kern waB sick only a few days and tho shock caused by her death was a vory great one to her family and friends. A woman of distinguised bearing aud beautiful character, her place will uot be easily filled, A daughter, Miss Helen Kern, has been despaired of, having contracted tho same disease which catised the death of Mrs. Kern, but is thought at pres ent to be out of danger. The Mail ex tends heartfelt sympathy to Mrs, Faucett aud her family in this trying hour. W. H. Wolf, a prominent business man of San Francisco," with a party of six lad i 08 and four boys, registered at the Halley house Monday evening, en route to the Mt. Pitt Beet ion on a mouth's enrupnig trip. They were precoeded to Medford by W. S. Brood- dus, who had tho managing and the overseeing of the entire outing and who had everything in readiness for the reception of the party, both here aud at the camp in the mountains. Mr. Brooddus took up two wagon loads of touts, bedding and supplies, several days ago. and alBO had two more wagon loads of supplies when the pary loft Medford Tuesday morn ing. These peoplo have camped at and visited all the resorts of any moment in California and are now looking into the Southern Oregon country for something new In the ExcursiM Rites to the East The Southern Pact 8 o Company will ell excursion tiokete to St. Louis and Chicago as follows: ' The lair from Medford to St. Louiit, going and returning by Portland, 77.60. From Medford to St. Louis and re turn one way by Portland, and either go or return byOgden or El Paso, 81. From Medford to Chicago, going and returning by Portland, $82 60; odo way nv Portland, go or return by Ogden or El Paso.ffitt Prom Medford to St. Lou 1b and re turn; from Chicago, or tu Chicago and return from St, Louis by Portland $80; one whv tnrouen uallfornia by CMun or El Paso. $83.50. Thee tickets will be on sale upon the following datcB: May 11th, 12th and 13th, June Kith, 17th and 18th; July let, 2d and 3d: August 8tb, 9th and 10th ! Seu torn bar 5th. fith and 7t.lv October 3d, 4th and 5th. These tickets are good tor ten days going and good to return any time within ninety days. Stopover prlviligea will be allowed go ing anywhere east of Oregon and California, and returning will be allowed anywhere. S. M. Wilcox, Agent. ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC. We are pleased to announce that our power plant is now completed and we are now letting contracts for a trans miflsfon line to extend from Ashland to Grants Puss, We are now ready for business, to furnish power, light and water to towns unri farms, placer mines and quartz mines along our trana mission line. We will devote special attention to the irrigation of farms by a system of eieoiric pumps, wnicn are Dome UBed with great success in Southern Califor nia and otner arid regions. Our rates will be fair and reason able. com men sa rate with good service; cor residence solicited. All inquiries will recelyo prompt attention. Dr.O. R. Ray, Manairer Condor Water & Power Co. 12-tf . Tolo, Oregon Reduced Kates to St. Loots Exposition. The Southern Pacific Co. will sell round-trip ticketB at greatly reduced ratee to St. Louie and Chicago, account the St. Louis Exposition, on the follow ing dates : June 1G, 17. IB ; July 1, 2, 3; August, 8. 8, 10; September, 5, 6, 7; Oc tober, 3, 4, 5. Going trip to be completed ten davs from date of tale and passengers will be permitted to start on anv date that will enable them to reach destination with in the ten days' limit. Return limit ninety dav3. but no lat er than Due. 31, 1U04. For full Information as to ratfis and routes call on agent Southern Pacific Co., at Medford. Saner Normal kn Collection with Chautauqua. A summer school for teachers will begin June 27th and continue until the county examination, Aug. 10th. W. T. Van Sooy, of the Normal, and Q. W. Milan, principal of East Side Bchool, will have charge of the work In methods and the review of the branches required for state and county certificates; also Latin. Prof. A. R. Sweetser, state biologist, Univerlsty of Oregon, will conduct the nature work for teachers during 1 -o Chautauqua session. This is a r.a-e opportunity for the teachers of the county and Southern Oregon, to ciiii bine through review with the hearing of great lectures aud line muBic, besides the outing in Chau tauqua grove. For circular of infor mal ton addresB, 25-2t W. T. VAN SCOY, Change of Firm. After the first of July, 1904, Leon Haskins will betaken Into partnership In my drug business and the firm name aud style will be U. H. Haskins & Sou. In closing up my books, after a suc cessive drug business in Medford for twenty years. 1 nnd many accounts owing me, which I would like to have settled before opening a new sot of books. All persons knowing themselves be ing indebted to me will ulease caM. and settle. G. H. HASKINS. Lost. A sorrel horse, weight about 900 pounds, bliud in right eye, mane and . tail clipped short. Suitable reward tor information or Bauie. E. F. RAYMOND, Big Butte, Oregon. Alfalfa Beed at Warner & Davis. For Sale, Cheap. One good, second-hand, two seated covered rig, polo and shafts,light run ning. Can be seen back of Taylor's shoe store. For price see Tayter. the Foot-fitter, Medford. For eick headache take Chamber- Iain's Stomaoh and Liver Tablets and a quick enrols oertain. Sold by Chas. Strang, druggist. TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE 3, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, Roseburg, Oregon, June 15, 1904. Notice Is hereby given that lu compliance with the provisions of the aot of Congress o! June3, 1878. entitled "An Act for the sale ol Timber Lands In the StateB ef California, Ore go?. Nevada, and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of AuguaU, 1693, (iEORGER. LINDLEY, of Medford, County of Jackson, State of Oregon, has thlB day filed in this office hit sworn statement No, 6?M, for the purchase of the N E U, of section No. 11, in township No. 82 south, tangcNe. 2 east, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Its timber or ttonc than for agricultural fiurposes, end to establish his claim to said and bpforeA.8. Rhton, U. S. Commissioner, at hl8 Office in Mtidford. Orceon. on Frldnv. th 26ih day of August, 1904. He names as wit- utisseu: jamer a. rerry, ueorgo 1j. Davis, William T (irleve, Kranlt V. Hollis, all of Prospect, Oregon. Anv und all persons claiming adverse! v thn above-described land aro requested to filr'tbelr cl'lmsln thtp office on or before suld 2Ctu day of August, 1804. j. j tt hi dobs, Register. SAW MILL FOR SALE. I have a saw mill, complete with planer and edger all complete which I offer for thirteen hundred and fifty dollars, situated on Roundtop, Jackson oounty, Oregon. A. J. 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