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T A K K A D V A N T A G E of thu offer The Mail nuikes THE MAIL will givo irom now until January 1,'moa 50 ctsof See othor side of this ; vol.. xvi.. MEDFORD, JAIW COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, J904 NO. 46. (.'ash' Snbserliulon,' oltlier New or lie nervals, Iteeelyeil by thi 1'ajior. mm. lor Good Eoads. JACKSON COUNTY. Tho'Condor Water & Powor Co. has been granted tho frnnohlso for flout iug loss ill Rogue river by the county court. The rates fixed arc el.au per , month per 10U0 feot for floating logs and 50 cents for booming. The Ashland city oouncil is reported to have a rejected a proposition to give the electric light company a ton year franchise, Hnd 'will continue to i pay the monthly rate for street light ing demanded by the.compuny. Mrs. Mary Murphy, reliot of tho lute John Murphy, a pioneer of Oregon, died at her "home near Ashland on Sunday, aged 78 years. She came to Oregon with her husband in 1858, and has siuco resided on the farm where she died. The marriage of Henry C. Emery and Miss Mayul P. Gore, took plaoe at the residence of II. - S. . Emory at Ashland on Saturday evening last, Rev. W. L. Mellinger being the offi ciating clergyman. They have gone to California for the honeymoon. Lloyd Bryant, driver of the Wells Fargo express wagon at Ashland, met u man one night last week as he was going home, who asked if he "had anything on him. " - Bryant replied that "it wasn't1 anybody's business" and walked. Later he informed the police, but search failed to reveal the presence of the fellow, who evidently was an ametenr hold up. D. McCarthy, the veteran railway engineer, returned last week to Ash laud from an extended eastern trip, with his wife and daughter. He vis ted Washington, D. C, and cherishes among his experiences that of having Bat m a Masonio lodge in the very chair in which George Washington sat when he presided over George Wash' ington lodge No. 1. . Bank Robbers Captured. SALEM, Ore., Nov. 7. Two men ' were taken off the briikebeam of a train last night by -the local police. The captured men give the names of Aucel Crisler and Reaa Hill, whose " dress and appearance aroused suspic-, ion. The officers have hope that in the capture they have taken the Mon mouth bank robbers. Both men bore a haggard appearance and had been out in the brush and rain some time. They were well dressed, wearing over alls on the outside and showed expos ure. The coat worn by Crisler was this morning identified as the one stolen from W. B. Mayer, aii employe of Stiong's restaurant, while eating dinner there yesterday. He also car ried a gold watch and chain, razor, knife and S5G.30. . Reas Hill carried a Colt's automatic revolver, 38 calibre, snip comb, cuff buttons and $30.68. Crisler is charged with larceny from a building, and Hill is held as an ac complice. They will be given a hear iug this afternoon. . The two men have been living in the Polk county woods,- opposite Salem, before and since tho Mult nomah bank robbery, and on account of their strange appearance and ac tions and the fact that they carried so much money, mostly in gold and bills, the officers suspect them of be ing implicated in that burylary. Although a close watch has been kept for any suspicious characters, i that might have been the perpetrators of the robbery at Multnomah, this is the first arrest so far made in which the prisoners are suspected of com plicity in the blowing up of the bank safe at that place. The distance so short from this city to Multnomah that it is thought the robbers, if they came iu this direction, would nave reached Ihere before daylight on the morning of the burglary. . Every train has been closely watched. and not until Crisler and Hill made their in effectual attempt to leave the city last night had there been any one seen to leave the city who could be in any way suspected. Monmouth bank offi cials will be communicated with and an effort made to identify the money found in possession of the prisoners. water from the Illinois river and the water rights are among the oldest in Southern Oregon, those of Simmons, Logan tfc Cameron being taken up in tho oariy 'OUs ono of their ditches being opened in 18-jU or ul, while that of tho Deep Gravel 'Mining company was acquired in 1603, The point of contention is that the Deep (travel company has enlarged thoir ditch until-it now enrries a much larger quuntity of water than formerly came to their ditches. Tho individuals concerned in this litigation are Mrs. Jane Simmons and J. T. Logan, of Waldo, and Theo. Cameron, of Jack so-ivillo, who are the plaintiffs and are represented by Judge W. C. Htue and A, S. Hammond, while the de fendants aio W. J,, Whiier, of Waldo, and A, E. Reames, of Jacksonville. One of the newer enterprises in the Josephine county mining, field is the "Now Channel" placer, operated by H. F. Schoenfold and J. E, Ver din. Tho mine is located on tho south side of Rogue river, just oppo site the Wm. Crow ranch, some, five miles above Galice. It conprises 120 acres of placer ground carrying good values. The gold is coarse and heavy, ranging fiom $4 and; 85 pieces down to small particles. The deposit is similar to that of the famous Old Channel mines nr Roj'al group of Cal ico. A 100 foot dump into Rogue river is one of the advantageous feat ures. -The mine is well equipped with a good hydraulic plant of medium capacity, with a No. 2 giant and 1000 feet of 10-iuch pipe. A ditch 4J.j miles in length has been completed, furnishing an abundant water supply. New buildings, bunk houses, black smith shop, etc., have been erected. One of the most interesting features is a 4.00 foot cable stretched across Rogue river, fitted with cars for the ti'ansportaton of freight and passengers. 'S Medford goes 233 for "Teddy" County gives him 900, and ti e To Improve Rogue River. Under the terms of the franchise granted tho Condor Water & Powor Co., by the courty court, that cor poration will be obliged to clear Rogue river of obstructions above the dam of tho company, at Gold Ray so that logs may be floated down from the forest clad sides of the Cascades. The clearing away of such obstruc tions will solve in part the problem of marketing the vast forests of fir, sugar and yellow pine on the upper river. It is the intention of the company to construct a large mill at Gold Ray, with a capacity of 500,000 feet per day, and doubtless other mills will be constructed as the river can be uetd by other parties at a rate of compen sation fixed by the county court. which in this instance is 81.50 per thouasnd per month and 50 cents for booming. ' The Condor company is now making an experimental drive of 100,000 feet of logs' to determine the places where the princiopM'bstructions to log driv ing wiiHks These points determined, the work of clearing the river will be commenced. Not a great deal of difficulty is apprehended in th work. Southern Oregon Mines.' A water right suit is now pending iu the circuit court for Josephine county, the rulings on which will have an important bearing on the relative rights of water owners or those wish ing to secure water rights. This case is that of an action brought by Sim mons. Logan & Cameron to restrain the Deep Gravel Mining company from using the amount of water that .the latter claim they are entitled to use. Both rights are for mining pur poses and the ditches of both compan ies are located near Waldo and take Birthrates Increasing. PORTLAND, 6riT, Oct. 28. So many babies have arrived lately to bless Portland homes that next year's census will be taken none too soon. Since the beginning of the year the number of new comers has been al most 1100. Such is the report of the city board of health which' has recorded each visit of the stork, or lias sought to do so. Sometimes a midget beigns its career on earth without being entered into the big book of vital statistics in the city hall, but this number of small. The percentage of increase so far this year is double that of the corres ponding period in 1903; indeed evi dences are that 25 per 'cent more babies have arrived in the ten months of this year than iu the same ton months of last. Last year's increase over that of tho preceeding ten months was 12 per cent. Tuesday didn't have much of the uppourunec of an olection day iu Mod ford with the exception of group congregated at various places on tin. streets and tho fuot that tho snloom wore not open. But if a now comei had mingled with one of tho groups, expecting to hear what was going on, he would never- have loarned that u president was being votod for. Fron early morn until the polls closed thi national issue was almost entirely mi mentioned. The main in fact th only topic discussed was prohibition' or no prohibition. , There was no on working for the national tickot i eithor of the five parties representor on the ticket, but the "wet or dry' question was universally discussed. Tne vote iu Medford's two precinct was the largest ever polled. North Medford cast 331 ballots and South Meotord 2jo. In tho north precinct Roosevelt and Fail-bank received 21-1, votes and Pal-ker and Davis 85. For prohibition, 114 ; against prohibition, 185. South Medford recorded 100 for tho Republican candidates and 58 for the Democratic ones. There were 130 votes cast for prohibition and 113 against. ' ; This vote gives Roosevelt and Fair banks 233 plurality -in the two pre cincts, out of 019 votes cast, the larg est plurality ever given for any can didate by tho two precincts. -. The county will go for Roosovelt and Fairbanks by a plurality very closely, approaching that of Bryan in 1S9G, when Populism and the Free Silver mania was at full tide. From every other precinct comes the same tale as to the presidential . ticket great gains for the Republican party. Roosevelt carries thirty-two of the forty-five states, while his opponent has not to his credit a single northern or western state. Th states going f ir Roosevelt are California, Colora do, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, illinois,Iudiaua.Io'va, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mas-sciiusetts, Michigan, Miuuesata, Montana, Nebraska, Ne vada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, . Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Vir ginia, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Utah and Vermont. This - gives Roosevelt 325 electorial votes to Parker's 151. Chairman Baker, -of the Oregon State Republican . committee, was a little off on - his estimato of Roose velt's purality in the state, as it was nearer 40,000 than 33,333, as he estim ated it. The Republicans will have a majority ill both houses of the next congress.. The Republicans will have a majority of fifty in the lower house. - Later! Add to the Republican column r.he state of Missouri's eighteen votes. Rjoaevelt has broken into the "solid outh" by carrying the state by majority estimated at 20.000. Hurrah tor Missouri. Roosevelt's plurality in he electoral college will be 210, and his popular plurality 1,618,000. ELECTION NOTES. of, California. While tho Bugnr pine predominates, there are also iu tills forest; many firs, spruce, cedars and on tjie higher'-, nltitudos hemlocks. Tho rangers are appointed by the gen eral government, and tnko.thoir posts In the woods early m -May, remaining till tho arrival of t,o winter rliis. i Warning signs are posted oonsplcious- ly along roads, trails and camping places, cautioning campers and hunt ers against loaving oninp fires burning or smoldering. A camper or htintei who carelessly or purposely lenves a .lamp lire smoldering or' burning is liable to n flue of S230, mid each rang er, ns a government ollicer, has full power to arrest all violators of tiic Jorest-resorve rules. Fallen wood and broken boughs, of which there is an abundance, can bo freely used for samp fires, but no treo can be cut in -ho resorvo without a permit from the anger of tho district in which it is located. Tho purpose of forest preservation is, primarily, for tho benefit of fu- -uro generations, and in sotting asidt ;he forests of tlie upper Rogue the joveriimeut has placed a guarding hand over as valuable bolt of timber as the, world contains. Among all the. trees of the grout northwest forests the sugar piuo is supreme in point of value . and usofuluss. Among the pines its wood ranks best. In the qualities of lightness, durability and strength of it is superior to the cele brated and now oxtinot white pine of the Eastern stntos. For finishing, sash and door material sugar pine is unsurpassed. Tolegra m. Shoots His Son k-law. GRANTS PASS, Or., Nov. 0.-i cold-blooded murder was committee about two miles from Williams post office this morning by W. R. Shoe maker, who shot and killed Oliver Snrgeant, his son-in-law. Shoemaker and his wife, who nr about.70 years of age, live in a little house adjoining the Snrgeant home. and the Sareoauts were pr vidiug for tne wants of the old cruplo iu return for the farm having teen given over to them. Thero has been , more or less trouble ever since the farm was turned -.over, , and last night there was another quarrel. This morning Sargeant took the breakfast for the old folks intD tin house, and when ho turned to leave. Shoemaker shot him iu the back with a revolver that he had secured, the ball passing entirely . through hit body. Sargeant lived only an hour and a half after the shooting occurred. The, coroner and the sheriff were notified and went to Williams, the sheriff returning to Grants Pass to night with Shoemaker in custody. The old man has for sometime past been considered insane at times but nothing was ever done about it. Sar- geaut was about 45 years old, and le a wifo and several children. I, At tho electloii Tuosday the citi zens of Jackson county votod iu favor of .licensed saloons. Tho fol lowing prociuots gave ma loritios f or prohibition: " Ashland three prociuots 127 ; Big Butte, 4; Central Point, 52: Lake crook, 3; South Medford, 17; Mound, II Phoenix, 4; Union, 5. Total, 270.; Against Prohibition : Applegute, 31 ; Uarron, 5; Climax, 7; Englo Point, 9; Foots crock, 10; Gold Hill. 00: Jacksonville, 100; North Medford, 30; txOcK lJoiut, u; Koxy, 1; Sams Vnl loy, 1; Sterling, 3; Talent, 10; Wat kins, 14; Willow Springs, 3; Wimer, 3; Woodvillo, 24. Total, 305. Major ity against, prohibition, 80. Ono Ashland precinct, Meadows. and Trail, onoh cast an equal number of votes for and against prohibition. Antioch and Flounce Rock had not been heard from up to tlie time of .go ing to press. ' As will bo seen by the above South Medford is "dry" and North Medford "wot." The dividing line is Mu ur ooveuwi street, running oast ana west to tho Southern Paoitio track. troni tho east. From tho Southern Paoitio track to the Jacksonville trad a itiu uiviuiug iino. -mere is now one iidoon in the "wot" precinct our' our in the "dry. " Later: Antioch"split even, "leaving mly Flounce Rock to hear from. Commercial Club Organized. Medford 6: Grants Pass 0. Not the Only Town, From Eugene RecistPr. . As you pass along the street, late at night, you'll chance to meet boys and girls of tender age,' children of good parentage, that had better be at home. allowed the liberty to roam where mischief woos to waywardness. Such thoughtlessness and carelessness of parents breeds full half the woe that makes this old world suffer so. Eu gene, as iu other places, to this cause directly traces evils that could be suppressed should she hear to this protest. Eugene is not the only city in Ore gon of which tho above might be truthfully said. Prohirrtion carried in five out o' twenty-three counties: Benton, Coos, Gilliam, Tillamook and Yamhill. Roosevelt carried Esopsus township, Parker's home district, by fourteen votes. Oyster Bay went 000 for the president. Parker's vote in the electorial col lego will be four less than that of Bryan four years ago. Four precincts iu Multnomah coun ty went dry. Washington elects a full Repnbii can state ticket and gives three Re publican congressmen big mjoritios, Roosevelt carried every county ir Idaho. Greatest Sugar Pine Porest in the Worid The greatest forest of sugor pine in 'the world is that of the upper Rogue, Southern Oregon. It is em braced by the 250 square miles of the Upper Rogue Forest Reserve, and adjoins the Crater Lake Park Reserve, making practically one vast reserve of 500 square miles, divided into dis tricts and each district patrolled through the summer season by Uncle Sam's vigilant rangers, whose duty is to keep down fires and protect the trees. The giant trees of this reserve tower 200 and 300 feet high and are excelled only by tho famous redwoods The football game Sundny was at tended by quito a large audience and it was quite an interestinir affair throughout. Grants Pass kicked off and the ball was run in 25 yards by Medford. Then by a Eeries of line bucks and end run tho ball was car ried down tho field to Grants Pass' five yard line where it was lost on downs. Smith for Grants Pass punted and the punt was returned by Miles, tho ball crossing the lino. Time was up before the goal could be kicked on the touch back. In tho second half Mickey was hurdled across the line for a touch down after fifteen minutes of play and Miles kicked tho goal. This was tho only score of tho game. After that tho ball was constantly in Grants Pass' territory and Medford's goal was never in danger. Medford outplayed the visitors at every point. Following is the line up: MEDF )HD Ande-son KJo Norton Pftiter.-on I hi tzi-11 Whitman Morris Miles Kin Itoiliermnl .Mickey LE LT . it a i: i' 11 K . L II it n U HANTS PASS Weru Stevenson t.. Smith F Mmllti Whieland iligCK Schmidt A. Sehmhlt Moore M. Schmidt Officials Umpire, Wirtiington ; ref eree, Butler; Linesmen, Narregan and Merrinian. L'he organization of the Medford Commercial Club was perfooted Mon iay evening by tho election of fifteen iirectors. The mee'ingMonduy night wns called .0 order by Attorney Withington, and i,ion motion Prof. 'N. . L. Nnrregnu A'as chosen temporary chairman and Holbrook Withington temporary sec retary (-.'V. ':.: ... V ,. The following twenty-nine gentle men's names were placed in nomina tion and a vote taken with theso ro- silts: E. B. Pitokel, 45; J. D. Olwell. 31; Edgar Haf or, 39; W. I. Vawter, 47; J. W. Perkins, 44; C. F. Roddy, 10; I- L. Hamilton, 42; (A L. Davis, 14; J. M. I-lecne, 34; C.E.Ray, 49; J. E. Enyart, 32; H. G. Nicholson, 45; P. ,:. Miller,' 32; A. C. Alien, 45: U i. ,iiu;cuison, it; M. L. Alford, 15; F. Osenbruggo. 5; D. T. Lawton, 0; Fred Luy, 5; N. L. Narregan, 11: Wm. Angle, 5; M. Purdin, 11; H. U. Lumsden, 11; G. Fx Merrinian, 12; T. ,' . Ionics, 5; L. B. Brown. 1: J. J. Heard, 0; P. W. Hollis, 11; A. '.'J. Illitou, 9;. The firstriifteeu named ' -'hit received tho highest number of votes were declared cleclerl. The board of directors decided t meot Thursday evening of this week and elect a president, secretary and tho necessary commitoes. . At the Monday evening meeting a constitution was presented and adopted. W. C. T. U. Items. The Union opened on timo at the homo of Mrs. Russ by. reading IX Psalm; prnyor by Mrs. Russ, singing Revive Us Again." Somo minutes were devoted to business. Twelvo visits to the sick was reported ; also several bouquets tukon. Then those assembled listened to articles road by Mesdntnes Day, Hammond, Wilson, Baker. Mrs John Coleman gnvo u short talk on "Sttflrago. " Tho dox ology was then sung and tho Union adjourned to meet Octobor 21st, ut tho homo of Mrs. Adkins. She will givo n report of the state convention. All come. was caused by hoart 'failure. ' The; deceased had Sot somo' time ' boon , Biill'ering more or Nless from heart trouble Mr. Savngo was about '(J5 years of ago and had been mining' in . tho tlulioo vicinity for many years, being especially suocesful in'low liar and river mining. Kqgnq Kivor :. Courier. ' - ' Ministerial Assoelallon Meeting. Monday evening tho-regular hi. V monthly .meeting of tho - Jackson ooiihty ministerial association was held at the Presbyterian olinroh -in Medford. . The principal 1 business ,1 transaction was ths election of officers, for the ensuing year. Rev. E. P. Hughes; wns). eleotod . president and . Rov. E. M. Jones secretary mid tiwna. urer. . After tho business, meeting an open meeting in the interest of tho tompernnee question wus held at Wil- son's oporn house, which was attend- ' ed by a largo audience. Dr. i). M. Browor and .II. S, Evans, of Ashland. J.M. Glass and E. J. S. McAnllister addressed the meeting. After tho open -'meeting nbnnquot was tendered tho ministers bv the ladies of the various chruches of Med ford in tho Whito-Trowbridgo build ing on West Seventh street, at which some thirty guests were served. Ap propriate toasts woro proposed and replied to and a very pleasant time was had. Will Not Be Candidate Again. Prosidont fiopsevelt is deeply sensi ble of the honor dono him by his countrymen and on Tuesday night after his olection was assured, issued the following statement: "I am deeply sensible of tho honor dono me by , tho Amoricnu peoplo in thus expressing thoir conlldonco in what I hnvo dono and havo tried to do. I approciot to tho full tho solemn responsibility this confidenco imposes upon me, and I shall do all that in icy roner lies not to forfeit " it. On tho fourth of March, iionI, I shall havo served threo and ono-half years, and this three and ono-hulf yenrs constitutes my first torm. .. ''s "Tho wise custom which limits they President to-- two "tornW; gMtefjie substance and not tliiwfArm, and un-;1"-' der no oiccunistanoeB will I he a cun diduto for qi; -accept auothor uouiliia- ' tion. , Do Not Report Diseased Slock. Stock Inspector Tall has boon uivon an intimation that there are bands of shoep in the county which are dis eased, but tho owners of theso snoop bnve not reported to the Inspoctor. We print below the law governing the matter: Finds an Ancient Arm. N. W. Lee, while out hunting re cently in the mountains between Camas valley and Rogue river, found lying beside a decayed log, an old style Colt's cap and ball revolver of the navy pattern. It was rust oaten Tho union met at the homo of Mrs. Dave Day's, Nov. 3d. Tho president being absent, Mrs. Russ presided. Excellent nrticies wero read by Mes dumcs Hammond, Russ and Adkins. After each article, discussions arose which wero very Instructive and In teresting to nil. After light refresh ments were served tho meeting ad journed to moot at tho home of Mrs. Gilbert Nov. 10. Tho members uro re quested to bo present. Old Miner Dies. James Savage, a well-known minor of lower Rogue rivor, dropped dead and the wooden handle was decoyed, I at the depot at Merlin on Tuosday indicating that it bad been lost by , evening. I'.e hnd just returned from some Indian flghter,huntor or pioneer n visit to Grunts Pass on business, many yenrs ago. It contains u load Just after alighting from the train in each chamber of the cylinder, tho the fell to the ground lifeless. Coron old percussion caps still being in er Flanagan investigated tho case on place. Ilosoburg Plaiudealer. Wednesday and decided that dcuth Any person or persons owii'm- op having under theiv ,..;,: ti,b'op or bands of sheep, which huve become infected with scab or other oontog eous disease for a period of fifteen days without reporting the same to tho inspector in writing shall bo deemed guilty of a tnisdonmenor and shall upon conviction thereof bo pun ished by n Dim (. 1L,6S than 25 nor more than s250. Upon receiving suoli notice tho inspector shall proceed as provided ill section 4271. Anv nnr- son, company or corporation violating any of those provisions of this lift shall be liablo in civil action for all damages sustained by any other por- ov.., iw,uimii.y ui uur, juration in con sequonco of such violation. Married Ashbaugli-Burnctt. On Thursday evening, Novenihor 3d, Mr. E. A. Ashlmugh, of Heppner, and Blanch 'Burnett, of Medford, woro married at tile homo of tho brido's friend, Mrs. A. L. Catching, in Port land. Tho ceremony wns performed by an Episcopal clergyman, and af ter tho sorvices a wedding suppor wns enjoyed at Richard's Turkish dining room. Tho happy couple will reside at Heppner, where the groom is engugecj in business. The brido is n sister of Mrs. T W. Johnson, of this city, and has many friends hero, all of whom are profuso ' iu their cungriilations. Registration ot Louisiana, f Tho registration books of tho ., of Louisiana reveal that It Idf tho "solidost" state of tjn, south." Tho total numbul Qunli;. voters registered is 102,'Dtirablo total of oolorod votoiBJyhnder, illation of the sta. 612 whites is eviden'1 ,fi , tweon tin-; tants und ' voters, fixed fo state.. W-n A TM rr- franc.ico, Calif. .-, ie staj ' .25 IS EACH R(4 An5 I- r-w tQtrif vf;