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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1904)
Jfltttl TAKE ADVANTAGE o( the offer The Mail makes for , Good Roads. See other side of this page THE MAIL will glvo from now uulll Jauuary 1,1005 50 cts of Each $1.50 Cash Subscription, either New' or lie newuls, Keeelvcd by tills Paper. VOL- XVI. MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON,' FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1904 NO. 47, ffltMoft i The legality of the eleotlou ia Jack boii county upon the question of pro hibition will be tested in the courts. Saturday, while x the official canvass was being made, protests were tiled against nine precincts in the county by C. B. Watson and E. J. S. McOul lister, attorneys for the anti-snloou people, alleging that the electiou in these precincts was illegal, iu that persons not living in these precincts had voted therein upon the prohibi tion question. The nine precincts involved were North and South Med- ford, Gold Hil), North and South Jacksonville, Eagle Point, Applogate, Talent and Barron. The saloon forces by their attorneys Wm. M. Colvig and W. I. Vawter filed a protest oovering every pre cinct In the county. The saloon peo ple base their contention upon the same grouuds as do their opponents, and in addition will bring up the point as to whether the local option law, being a general law has repealed or superceded the special laws, en acted by the legislation in giving cities and towns jurisdiction in the matter of granting liquor license. The matter came up before Judge Hanna on Wednesday and was taken under adviBement, Judge Hanna not being fully satisfied that his court had jurisdiction to grant the Injunc tion Draved for. i Thursday Judge Hanna decided that he had no jurisdiction in the matter, in spite of the argument that he had, advanced by attorneys for both sides, and dismissed both Buits for injunc tion. The contest cases will be tried upon their merits before county Judge Dunn on November 30th. 1 Ad Undeveloped Resource. One of the many reBOuroes of South ern Oregon, whioh hitherto -has - not- received the attention it deserves are the vast deposits of granite and mar ble to be found almost anywhere in our mountains. The stone, it ia true, especially the granite, has been used to a more or less extent, but few of the quarries have , been developed -sufficiently to get away from the sur face and down to where the foi mation is solid. Still the beauty and fine ness of grain of surface specimens is ' remarkable in many instances. Of late years the two stone cutting estab lishments in this city have been using considerable Oregon granite in build ing and monumental work, and find that it takes a beautiful poliBh and Btands exposure to the weather as well as the best eastern stone. Every variety of marble and gran ite is to be found, from the pure white in the marble to a jet black in the granite. Most so-called black granits contains more or less white, but Hicks & Walker have a specimen taken from the surface on. Green ' spring mountain that is a beautiful mottled black, without a partioal of white to be found in it. It is a most beautiful piece of stone, and takes a polish like a mirror.-This firm is now engaged iu putting up a monument of Oregon granite, which will mark the spot where the late W. fi. Rob erts is interred. The monument will be a massive structure and when completed will weigh somewhere near twenty tons. In view of the 1905 fair it seems to ub that an effort should be made to gather a good exhibit of this branch of the mineral resources of this part of Oregon, aB the development of the industry will result in the employ ment of a large number of men, Commercial Club Meeting, A meeting of the newly elected board of directors of the Medford Commercial Club was held at the oity hall Monday evening, at which time action was taken on the question of permanent headquarters for the club. The meeting was an open one and the members present outside the board were invited to, and did, par ticipate, in the discussion of the var ious locations proposed. After- the matter had been thoroughly diseussed it was unanimously decided to en gage the front half of the second floor of the Hutchison &. Lumsden building on Seventh street at a rental of 811 per month, with the privilege of en gaging additional rooms at a pro rata rental. The officers elected were: C. I. Hutchison, president; Dr. C. R. Ray, viee-preeldeut; G. L. Davis, troasnr ,or; Holbrook Withington, secretary. The executive committee consists of C. I. Hutchison, I. L. Hamilton, John D. Olivell, J. E. Enyart, Dr. E. B. Plokel, Edgar Hafer. The secretary was instructed to tuke immediate stops to seoure mem bership for the club in the Oregon Development League. The club desires to request anyone who has au oxhibit of the natural produots of Southern Oregon oi' a collection of ourios gathered therein who is willing to place them on ex hibition iu the club j-ooms to oom municate with the secretary upon the matter. It is the desire and intention of the executive committee to have the rooms filled up by the next monthly meeting of the club, which will occur upon December oth, at which time a "house warming" will be given and the members and their families will be invited to inspeot the quarters of the club. The olub has now 130 members and Is growing day by day. The members of the club are doing all they can to advance the interests of Medford and vicinity and The Mail would suggest that evsry citizen of the town should use their best.efforts to help -the plans of the club along. If you have anything in your posses sion likely to create a favorable im pression with strangers, or intending settlers, bring it to the elub rooms and place It upon exhibition. It will do more good there to yourself in dividually and to the oountry at large in a general exhibition than In your own private collection. Roosevelt's Plurality 1179. The official canvass of the votes cast in Jackson county on November 8th, gives Theodore Roosevelt an aver age pluraliy of 1179 over Parker The Socialist vote amounts to 301, while only 26 were cast for the Populist nominee. Following is the vote : (1. B. Dlmlclt. ReDUbllcan 1961 lames A. Fee 1MI2 J.N Hart 116 A. O. Hongh ; 1B Phnrnnn H. Crawford. Democrat 785 W. B Dlllard 798 Walters. Hamilton '95 J. A. Jeflery ; I. R. Amn. prohibition Leslie Butler 133 W. P, Elmore '.. 132 T. B. MoDanlel 130 C. W. Bruzee, Boclalist 291 William Board 806 J. c. Htrrlngion w ri. H. Holt 802 J. L. Hill. Peop e'l 26 L. B- McMaban 27 P. E Phelps 26 'J. F. Sohmltleln 29 For Prohibition 149" Against prohibition: : 1579 AntlProhtbltion Majority 81 Average Republican plurality 1179 Anti-Saloon Workers Organize. At a meeting . of anti-saloon work ers held at Ashland Monday, Rev. H, C. Brown was elected chairman and Rev. P. Wji Carstens secretary. The executi."! "committee offered the fol lowing recommendation, whioh was adopted : That this committee organize a per manent committee to be known as "The Jackson County Anti-Saloon Committee, " that it shall have as a nucleus an executive committee of fif teen members at large, and that these shall "be empowered to seleot and ap point from one to three members from each precinct in the county, the first one named to be chairman, etc. The chair then appointed the follow ing oommittee on nominations for the central committee: Rev. R. C. Black well, of Medford ; 3. Merley, of Cen tral Point, and Mr. Judy, of Butte creek. W. C. T. U. Hems. The house was orowded when the Union opened November 10th, at the home of Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. Austin, of Ashland, led by scripture reading, followed by prayer by Beveral ladies; also singing," Bless ed Assurance." Committee reports showed ten visits to the sick with flowers, clothing, carpet, shoes, stookings and good literature, given in abundance. It being "Temper ance and Suffrage" day, all oame pre pared and the subjeot was pretty thoroughly dlsonssed. The meeting was dismissed by all repeating the Lord's prayer in concert, to meet at; the home of Mrs. Adkins November : 17th. Something important to be put before the White Kibboners. Come. - Married Barksdiiil-Hazel. The marriage of Emmitt Barksdull and Miss Sylvia Hazel was quietly cel ebrated at the home of" the bride's parents on Thursday evening, Novem ber 10, 1904. Rev. James Kei?" ws the officiating clergyman. Both parties are well-knott: in Medford, having spent most : lielr lives in this city and The M il i ins their many friends in congrati:-:ia and best wishes. -Wanted Good Jersey In- quire of Mrs. C'has. Cox. IS DONE. It is about time that the people of Jackson county, iu general, and Med ford iu particular, wore taking Bteps toward tbo making up of au exhibit for the LewiB and Clark fair at Port laud uext year. It would be difficult, of course, to present an adequate display of fruits at the opening of the exhibit; but the fruit can be sent in, as it matures next year. . f There is uothing,hovvever, to prevent a full exhibit of the grain, grasses, timber and minerals of Jackson coun ty being gathered and placed on dis play. Thousands of people will visit our stato during the exposition aud, while the greater number will per haps not be intending Bottlers, the impressions they receive of the re sources of the state will be commuui oated to people seeking a new loca tion. - As these impressions are good or bad, so will tbe number of new people ooming among us be great or small. . It behooves every community in Oregon to put its best foot fore-' most when it comes to getting up a display for this fair. Once the vast and varied resources of thiB Btate are thoroughly understood, and the rela tive cheapnesB of land, as oompared with other sections of the coast, is shown them, the tide of irrigation -will Bet toward Oregon, instead of to ward California and Washington. We have the soil, the olimate, the mineral aud timber wealth, all that is necessary is to show the visitors to the fair that we have them. The new settlers will then come. Cattle Rustlers Surrounded. LONG CREEK, Oi., Nov. 12. The first Buspeot of the gang of stook thieves has been arrested, and a dozen armed men have Burrounded the camp in which the other members of the rustling band are believed to have hidden. Jim Male is the man arreBt ed by Deputy Sheriff Coffey. The posse oame upon him last night while he was sleeping in a cabin in the mountains several miles from here. A large reward has been offered for the leader of the gang, whoBe ident ity is yet kept secret. The deputy and his posse feel confident that once the gang in the mountain camp is captured the worst of the rustlers who have raided northern Grant coun ty for years will be in a fair way to receive their deserts. That the rustlers will put up a de termined fight for their freedom the pursuers are well aware. ' But the depredations of the rustlers have be come so outrageous that the ranchers are desperate and a lynching is not unexpeoted at thiB place. News of the mission of law officers traveled fast, aud many armed citi zens had joined the force on the way from Canyon City hither. A large number of determined men have since announced their attention of prepar ing to the rendezvous of the rustlers, and there will undoubtedly be a large number of witnesses at the finish. Southern Oregon Mines. The Champlin dredge on Foots creek is operating steadily with a force of about thirty men employed. The big machine is eating ground at a surprisingly fast rate and its opera tion seems a substantial success. The good showing of this enterprise means considerable to Southern Ore gon as there are many places where dredging plants can be worked to ad vantage. The machinery for the 40 ton cyan ide plant to be installed at the Oro Fino has nearly all been transported to the mine from Merlin, where it has been lying for some time waiting until teams could be secured for haul ing. With the exception of the en gine, tank and a few minor pieces which may be now on the road, tbe machinery is on tbe ground and. will be put Into place sb rapidly as possi ble. The crushing device of the mill consists of centrifugal rolls, with a capacity presumably equivalent to that of a 20 stamp mill. The Oro Fino is situated in the Jump-off -Joe district. It is on tbe same mountain and only a few miles dUtant from the Granite Hill and 1b recognized as one of the most important properties of its district. Some years ago it was superflc tally worked successfully, the ore paying for hauling and shipping to be crushed. Harry Foster came down from Jack sonville Saturday evening and re mained over until Monday morning in Grants Pass, says the Courier, when be returned to the Oregon Belle mine which is being developed by his company, the New York & Western Mines Company, the work being under his supervision. Mr, Foster is now employing fifteen men at the Oregon Belle mine in work and ill cutting wood for the steam plant. He has lately completed the installing of a 40-horse power boiler and-.au eight ton compressor and two Burleigh drills. A day and a night shift of men are employed and work is being carried ou iu two' tuuuels, where well defined ledges are boiug opened up and so rich is 'the oro that a con siderable part of the cost of develop ing the mine is being mot by the val ues that are saved from the rock ta ken out, it being free milling ore aud easily handled iu a Huntington mill, which is kept iu operation to give a thorough mill test of the ledges. So satisfactory is its prospects that there is every certainity that Mr. Foster's company will install a 10-stamp mill early next spring. W. C. Kitto, for merly of the Grauite Hill mine, is foreman of the mine. , t ' Institute Program. Following In the program for the Teacher' Institute (or Jackson county, to be held at Ashland, November 81, 22 and 23: - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21st. 9:00 to9:20 Music 9:20 to 10:10 Address "The Teacher as a Missionary" Mr. Aclterman 10:10 to 10:20 .Recess 10:20 to 11:06 Primary Divl&km, Heading and Phonies, M.ss Kaiser Advance Division, "The Sentence". Mr. Traver 1105 to 12:00 The Recitation... .Mr. Ackorman l:80tol:t0 Music 1 :40 to 2:30 Primary Division, Reading and Phonic9 Miss KaNer Advance Division "The Problem ...Mr Traver 2:80 to 8.15' The People's College"Mr. Cameron n :15 to 4iO Address Mr. -.ckerman 7:30 p- m. Receptli-n to the visiting teach ers by tbe teachers of Ashland. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22d. 9:00 to 9:16 Music 9:1b to 10:00 Primary Division, Reading and phonics ' Miss Kalsor Principal's Department. "The 8uptrvlsors Mission" Mr. Ti aver 10:00 to 10:45 Deutistry lor Childhood ur. A C Ca dwell 10:45 to 1:80 Address Mr. Narrt-gen ii.nnin i-:nn Question Box 1:8010 1:40 .....Music lllOtoH.au'-meuiaano. me ew uuiicu tlon" Mr. Mi.lkey 2:30 to 3:10 Tbe Art of Questioning. Mr. MUam. Mr inthn.anAMr. HanQv. 8:l0to8:20 Recess 8:20 to 4:00 "Problems of the TeHCher" , .....Mr Traver WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER2S4. 9:0010910 . . .. Music 9:10 10 6:60 Primary Division. Heading, Phonics and Seat work MIm- ttalser Principal's Department... . .Mr. Cameron, Mr. Varregen aud Mr. Samuels. a.Mi ,a in.jr, Prlmnrv T)ivilnn. L&nBuaee. Mr. riaver Advanced Division, BuBint-ss Me bods in Arithmetic. .. .Mr. R tner and Mr.Oarlock m-in,nit""ThnKnr" Mr. Van Bcnv 11 :26 to I2:00Quesllon Box Mr. Traver l:su to 1:45 -i.-' 1:45 to 2:30 Writing : Mr. Traver -2:.T0tO3:10 Business Session 8:10 to 4:00 A Peculiar Find. From the Eugene Register. J. E. Montgomery, who . lives eighteen miles west of here, wsb in the city yesterday and tells of a peculiar find he recently made in his neighborhood. While he was skir mishing about through the mountains he came across three well donned prospeot holes and on further exam ination he found a miner's pan, shovel and pick; also some other tools, very badly rusted, with the handles rotted, and at a little dis tance a sluice box and rocket whioh waB about ready to fall to pieces through age. Gold has been found on the same stream and it is evident that some prospeotor at an oarly dny was eitherj. driven away, foully dealt with, or else went off intending to return soon, as thff tools were evi dently in good condition when left, and no other reason can be assigned for "the party having gone away so suddenly. Mr. Montgomery means to have some further work done to see if there, Isn't a good lead thero. Circuit Court. J. P. Harr vs. B. F. Whetstone; suit for damages for loss of a horse. Eli Ellis vs. Molvina Ellis; divorce. Deoree granted. F. W. Sifers vs. Fred Peningor, et al; deoree of referee confirmed. NEW SUITS FLIED. ,; J. A. Freeman vs. Daniel Marx ; to quiet title. J. P. Harr vs. p. i. Whetstone; to recover money. Jane Douglass Champlin vb. Fred L. Champlin; alimony. James R. Maben vs. J. G. Madley; Bult for damages. W. L. Young vs. W. R. Stansell; to recover money. y Estrayed. mI... In afaorlnlca nro. r I UIU ............. a ,.. v cinct, about the middle or last of July, 1904, one black marc, weight about 1O00 pounds, branded with bar unuerneatn, on leii- iuiku; mwo white on one hind foot. Liberal rev, ward for information leading to herl recovory or return to owner. fi. J. rati rjiwj i , 47-2t. Eagle Point, Oregon. Chicken dinner at Hotel Halt evsry tiuoday. W. E. Darling, the Gold Hill liv trymun, had his ankle broken by the overturning of a buggy one. night last week. - Arrangements for the teachers' in stitute to be held at Ashland Novem ber 21, 22 aud 23, have been about completed by Supt. Dally. George R. Hargadine, of Ashland, and Beutrlce Baker, of Eugene, were married at Ashland Wednesday last, by Rev. W, T. Van Sooy. Owen Dunlap,. of Phoenix, has re cently received a steel, sectional boat with which he expeots to navigate Rogue river, hunting aud fishing. John Bailey, who was the first man to enter a laud claim in Clark county, South Dakota, died at Ashland on Mouday of last week. Ho was a Ba tive of England aud was 68 years of age. C. H. Dalrymple, who formerly praotioed law In Jackson county, but who has for the past several years been at Lakeviow, has returned to this valley and may locate at Ash- laud. C. B. Heneley, an advauoe agent for a colony of Iowans, Missiouriaus and Iudianans,i8 at Ashland, looking over the Rogue river valley with a view to looating some of the colony in Jackson county. W. R. Shoemaker, who shot aud killed his son-in-law, on Williams creek a short time since, was bound over to appear before the circuit court at Grants Pass wihout bail. It is uu derstood that his defense will be iu sanity. Work is being pushed on Ashland': new sewer system. The trenches in which the big 20-iuoh mains, con necting with the septio tank, are to be laid nearly completed. The tank is well under way aud is expeoted will be completed tbiB mouth. W. S. Gipson, a veteran of the civil 'war, and a prominent figure around the Ashland depot for tbo past year, where he Bold fruit, died suddenly one day last week. Ho leaves a wife aud several children, one of the latter, Mrs. O. A. Bryant, being a resident of Ashland. A hobo stole a chunk of meat fron. a butcher shop in Ashland on Friday last, and made a run for the depot with the officers in close pursuit. .He managed to mingle with a crowd of hif r v;i kind, near the depot, and the otncbib .ore unable to . identity him so they did the next best. and escorted the bunoh out of town.- , Judge Hanna has issued a restrain ing order upon a petition filed for u writ of review of the proceedings in cue much tulked-of Ashland sewer as-s'-ssment suit to test the validity of the proceedings and methods of levy ing tUe recent speoial benefit assess ment for the extension , of the Ash laiid sewer system. The action is en titled C. A. Eliasou, plaintiff, vs. the City of Ashland, and Milton Berry, recorder, defendants, and Judge Hanna sot November 20th at 9 a. m. as the day for the returning of the writ at whioh time it is ex pected that arguments pro aud eon will be beard. A fact In connection with Tuesday's election, which Bpoaks convincingly of the intelligence of the voters in this part of Oregon, is notod by G. F. Billings, of Ashland, Bays the Tid ings. During the day be took the affidavits of between 200 and 230 voters, whose namos did not appear on the county registration lists. Of the entire number but one was unable to write his own name and signed with a mark. The Inability of that one to subscribe his name in the usual way was not by reason of illiter acy, but was because of the inflrma tives of old age. Mr. Billings be lieves that the record could not be duplicated in a good many states of the Union. A Smooth Operator. Last week a prepossessing, smooth talking individual dropped into town, and representing himself as having some capital and a desire to locate in this section, forthwith opened negoti ations with H. O. Nicholson for the purchase of his hard ware business and with E. S. Wolfer for the pur chase of his tin shop. He gave the name of J. W. Scott and claimed to have a sum of money in a San Fran oisco bank, and deposited with the Jackson Ccinty bank his personal check for $2400 for collection on the San Francisco institution. After having completed tho purchase of the two business abovo named with the oxcoptlou of (paying for them he found it ueoessary to make it trip north, to close up some business mat ters. Being short of cash the Jackson County bank not having heard from the San Francisco draft, ho borrowed ?20 from Mr. Nloholson, also gnvo him a chock for $200 as first payniout for tho hardware stook. Ho ulso borrowed S40 from O. O, Ragsdale on, the same plau. Saturday night ho slipped quietly away, agrooiug to re turn Tuosday or Wednesday, but ho has failed to Bliow up. Mouday a telegraphlo inquiry to the San Fran cisco bank eJicted the reBponso "no funds," and later a desoripthion of a man named "W. F. Soott" was re ceived by local banks from tho Toco- ma bankers' association, which do-. tailed operations of a similar charac ter by the last mentioned Scott at Chehalis, Wash. Lator the Portland Journnl had tho same story. Our Mr. Scott has failed to return and appear-' auces would indicate that the two parties are identical. He , was very modest in his demands and might have had a good deal more money, but It might be that he takes, only small sums iu order that the puraui will not be so keen, . r - I : Miller Again in Toils. REDDING, Calif., Nov. 15. H. W. Millor, who came into prominence lately in connection with timber land' frauds in Oregon, was arrested hero last evening on a warrant sworn to by " James Houston, a speoial agent of the United States laud office. Miller ar rived here November 7th iu oompany with - F. E; Klnoart. He said he rep resented the Washington Mill &, Lum ber Company, of Seattle, Wash., and iu order to acquire timber, land ho wanted to get men to locate clainiB. It is said that his was tho old dodge- -of having each locator put up t&Q with Miller, the promoter, toward ex penses, the locator In the end to re--coive 8039 for a quarter section that be had bought from the government' for W50. . Miller made a few transac tions iu Redding, Cotonwood aud Kea.,, WICK., nun tliA anpolflnrl mnrl nrrnnr. getting possession- of some receipts that Miller had Blgued for looating people ou timber land, where it is claimed there is no timber, and be lieving that tho Seattle company, which Millor pretended to represent, ' ,vus a myth, the arrest was. -.made. -Miller had obtained oonsidorable money from olalmauts, it is said. 1 v Miller and Kinoart were arrested at Roscburg two weeks ago ou a similar charge, and were released ou DondB to appear before the U. S. district oourt at Portalnd. From the above It np pears that immediately i-fu-i be ing relenscd from I'Ht'. j :l.cy left for California aud renewed operations on the old plnu. School Notes. No school next week, as the touch ers are obliged to attend tho county institute at Ashland. Howard Hill has a new Smith Pre mier, a prosont from his grandfather,. . Hon. J. H. Stowort. A number of visitors nttended Fri day aftornoon exercises. Come and see us work. Our plncipal has charge of the mu sic during tiio session ot the institute ? and makeB two addresses, one beforo tho general assembly and one to tho n..t ii, r,i..t. iruuuiiiuia VJiuu. ... EIGHTH OKADK PROGRAM Recitation Clarence Ounwoody Re-idlr-g Bertha Daily Instrumental Solo lUscl Davis Resdlnu. Sterling Kotliormal Debate "Ilcsolvo that womtn should huvo tho rltfht 10 vole." Affirmative ...-Vernon vrwler, Ualbort Dtuel, Dan beareT, Klmer Swagerty. Nrgatlvo Bessie Ferguson, Luol!u Atinlnttftknr. Mrrtln f.nar. Kthnl Jordan. The ncclsion of the judges waB with the af- nrmame. SIXTH HRADK PROGRAM. Song "MubIcod the wavos" B0I100I Recitation .....Btbel Dp (loudress Reading Alice Brown Dialogue "The Country Cousins' CAST Or ClIAHACTKkS. Lizzie Twist, a New York lady .lono Flynn Ethel Oox Jane Carlton, sister of Kato..,. Margaret McCoy Clara Iipan, friend of Llazle's Hula Jacobj Count D'Estrange, ad lmp,aier...Vlrgll rhrana; Mr. Twist, L stale's father Beidon Hill song,"owins Baby Swing" School. marriea-vonKiiir-wnuren. Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Arthur Conklin, editor of tho Oregon Mining Journal, of Grants Pass, and Miss Louie Marion Church, daughter of Mrs. -FrouoeB A. Lord Church, of Cleveland, Ohio, which , occurred at the home of tho bride's mother at Cleveland on November 10. 1904. Tho married pair will be f? bomo at Grants Pass after Dcoorr luth. 7 . . a Wanted Ten burgiels of bi I barley. A'idress W. T. Kinney?r crook. Will pay premium foi grain. .