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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1904)
VAN DYKE'S Fashionable Styles in Fine Footwear Our Fine Shoe Linos embrace all the newest ideas in Dress and Street Shoes For Men and Women Vica Kids, Veleur Calf, Box Calf, Alaska Calf and Fine Patent Kid and Pat ent Colt Stocks in the fa mous "Walk-Over" $3.50 and $4 Mens' Shoes, and The "Florsheim" $4 and $5 grades, E. P. Keed & Co.'s La dies' Fine Patent Kid, Patent Colt and Fine Dongola heavy and Light soled Shoes in the newest shapes and with plain and high heels. Prices $2.00 to $4.00 .... Per Pair ..... VAN DYKES J. H, Butler, Funeral Director, with Medford Furniture Co., House furnishers and Under takers. Day 'Phone Main 353. Night Phone Main 1 15 CITY ' HAPPENINGS There was a gathering of the tribe of Redmeu of the Jackson county reservation at the wigwam of tne Ash land tribe on Saturday evening last. A war party had been out from the Ashland tribe and had returned with fifteen "pale face1' prisoners and the occasion of the gathering was to re ceive these prisoners into the tribe. Fifteen braves from Jacksonville and sixteen from Medford journeyed to Ashland and assisted in the cere monies of initiation. Atfer the cap tives had run the gauntlet and had duly come out of the ordeal the com pany adjourned to the banquet hall, where "corn and venison ' in abund ance had been prepared, and several pleasant social hours were spent. The Ashland Bedmen treatedjthoir visitors royally, nothing was too good for them, and their "wampum was use less, aB the Ashland braves footed all the bills. " Beesorj & Htiger, Talent Nursery men, are prepared to 611 orders for fruit trees in any quantity, forcommet--ctal oronards. tf. W. J. Miller, of Medford, has a curiosity in the shape of a tin cup that was found in the New "York mine, on Indian creek, Siskiyou county, a few years ago. The differ once between this cup and the ordin crusted over with stalagtite. The mine in which it was found had been closed for 35 years, and this cup had stood under a drip from the roof of the tunnel all this time. The water dropping into the cup and splashing over the side gradually formed a cas ing of solid rock all over the vessel. The cup was exhibited at the Mid winter fair at San Francisco, and will probably also be seen at the Portlard 1905 fair. Dont forget to get your wife or your daughter, or both, a nice piano for Xmas. It is both useful and orna mental, tends to keep the family at home. - A knowledge of music gives one the highest standing in society. The Cobs Piano House, of Medford and Ashland, bandies all grades at the lowest possible prices and ternm to suit purchasers. See us before buying, as we are never under sold, as we buy direct from the factory east. COSS PIANO HOUSE. 28-lm It is reported that the case of Ed. Dunham, who lost his leg in a railroad accident at Grants Pass a year ago, has been settled. The case was tried twice in the circuit .court at Grants Pass, the first verdict being set aside by the court, and the case appealed on the last verdict for ?20,000 by the company. The report now is that the company has settled by the pay ment of 916,000 in addition to an al lowance of $1,000 attorney fees. Remember Mrs. Hamlin's dancing school and social Friday evening. Class meets at 7 :30, social at 9. New dances Introduced, every evening. Latest society dances. Gentlemen in vited to join the dancing club, giv we privilege of socials and instruc tions at reduced rate. Ladies free to social. All invited. Some of S. L. Bennett's fine ap ples were on exhibition at the St. Louis fair and attracted no sinull amount of attention. His Bennett's Seedlings were especially attractive ary tin vessel is that it is completely and to these the attention of ropro setatires of the horticulture depart ment of the government was called, ' and so interested were they that they have since written Mr. Bouuett for a history of the apple and for samples. These havo been sent and we may ex pect an official opinion from that source within a few weeks. Wanted Ten bushels of beardlos barley. Address V. T. Kinney, Lakc-ci-eek. Will nav Dremiuni for the grain. In the case of the State of Oregon vs. William and Henry Robaon, trk-d la Justice F. M, Stewart's court, on Tuesday of this week, a verdict oi ac quittal was given. The young men, mere boys, were charged oy Mrs.Nettii Brown with having broken into a store room owned by her, north of Med ion i and taking therefrom a beating stove The stove in question was found In th possession of the Robton boyBandwai- identified by Mrs. Brown as her prop erty. The testimony given by the de fendants, corroborated by the test! mony of Win, Simmons, was that the) had bought the stove from a parson who had it In his wagon and who had stopped in front of Mr. Simmons' sec ond hand store, presumably intendiuy to sell it to Mr. Simmons. The con clusion reached was that the person from whom the boys bought the stove bad himself stolen ft only a few hour previous to the sale and that he wat some one of the mauy emigrants who are constantly passing through tht valley. Attorney Holbrook Withing ton appeared for the proseoutlon and Attorney M, G. Hoge for the defense. Elwood has a new line of ladies' and gents' watches. , LaBtweek these columns told thai a Mr. Smith, from Idaho, was going U open a jewelry store in the room vu uated by Bodge the tailor, Mr Smith has since made ditfeient ar rangements, and will not, at the pres ent at least, locate' in Medford. While Smith was out looking for a new loca tlon a clerk in his store got away wit); $1)00 worth of diamonds belonging U him, and be is now giving his atten tion to the recovery of those diamonds. Ted KeUo, the druggist, has decided to use the room and will soon remove the partition between his present store and the vacant room and spread out li J goods just half as much more. See El wood's line of cut glass. Jessie C. Brown, of Iowa, who spent the winter in Medford, a couple of years ago, with his uncle, N. S. Ben nett, could only stand juet one more winter in bleak, blizzard Iowa, and It now again on the Pacific coast, tern oorarily located at Sawtell, Calif. Hit a but a repetition of the experience of nany another Eastern man who hut- liud a sample ot Pacitio coast climate. rhere may have been other and mon Itrect attractions In the direction oi 'he Betting sun, but of these deponeni tayeth and knoweth not. A complete line of clocks at El- wood's. L. B. Hogan and family, recently from Milton, Oregon, have taken up their residence in Medford. ' Mr. Hogan has purchased the H. B. Nye stock of goods and an invoice is now being taken. The stcok will be in creased considerably and just as soon as the new goods arrive the store will be open for business. Mr. Hogan is a very pleasant gentleman to meet and is evidently a thorough business man of experience and means. That Process. BARLEY Is Proving its Worth. If you feed it once you will not have any other kind. to see this Hake Your Horses Glad you at Feeding Time by Using BARLEY O. D. OWEN 7twind CSt Ladies and gents' chains nnd fobs, all kinds, prices right, i.to hi wood. J. R. Wilson returned this woek from Ashland, where he has been tak ing electrical treatment for rheuma tims. Ho took this treatment at Br. J. S. Horndon's sanitarium and since his return he id making all manner of complimontaryjremarks of the doc tor and Jhis institution. He is satis' fled the treameut did him a great amount of good. Ploase your wife, sister, dahgh tor, daughter-in-law or a friend by buying something tor all trom fA wood s complete line of silver ware. Judge Mhlon Purdin claims the belt for the biggest radish grown this season in Jackson county. It hat- been growing but two months, having come up volunteer and Is aB big as half-gallon lard pail, and would make a meal for a good sized family. weighed seven pounds and two ounces and was twenty inches in circuumfer ence. If you want to give your friend; in the hast some idea or what scent.1 in Southern Oregon are like,you send them a collection oi the fitero view tHken bv N. S. Bennett. These view comprise a wlae range or subjects und thoroughly cover the scenery of riouthern ureaon. They can oo nao either at the Medford Book Store or at H. B. Nye's. . , . tf. Miller's orchestra will give the regular semi-monthly dance at Angle opera house Saturday evening. These social parties have become one of the pleasant features of the season. Th music is excellent, the bust of ord s preserved and tho participants ar ilw ys assured of a good time. Wont"d A girl for iph rnl hon or. Adriren MRS. M.J. TKKKEf. vlamflth Full". Oregon. I'ox 13B J. A. Cnpelnnd, of Talent, wMl in southeastern Texan last winter, tin cured afted of a number of varieLi; of new flweet-potatoe that is, now this valley. These he planted IhhI spring and he now has several sacks of somo very choice potatoes for sale, The varieties ho has are the Bunoh Vain, the Red Blood and the Kansas Six, Weeks. SpolomeuB of those havo been left at the Mull oUice. They are unusuully large, compared with the potatoes previously grown hero, and are said to be em peri or in other respects. See 1 wood's complete line of nusical instruments, Vernon Vawtor entertained a few of his ..friends In a most i'delightfiil manner Friday evening. The parlors. were prottily decorated with chrysan- chemums and the dining room with oses. The evening was pleasantly passed, with music and contost games. Refreshments wore served, after which che guests gathered around the open grate and tons ted marhsmallows. If the man or boy who stole The Mail's bicycle from in front of this oiHco is through with it and will re turn It whore It was found we will agree to keep his memory fresh by a continued shower of brickbats, old tin cans and discarded rubber boots. Have you ooueht that weddintr nngr Jiiiwoou uas a nno lino. A young man of pugilistic tendon-1 cles attempted to run tbo Nash bar Sunday. The man in chargo objected and there was a strenuous time for a few minutes, resulting in the pugilis tic gentleman getting somewhat the worst of it. For sale Double Mitchell hack, nearly new, with pole and shafts. Cheap. G. B. Wild, one mile north of Phoenix. 27-tf. There is a considerable amount of taste displayed In the Tbankgiviug show windows about the city. Among those especially noticeable are those of The Toggery with their automatic "on and olf" electrical light effect and laurel berries. J If you want to make fourforflvo times as much money as you can rais ing hens, see Elwood, the jeweler, and get a pair of properly mated, 'horoughbred, Imported Belgium hares. This week D. L. Day purchased from Messrs. Vawter and Howard lot :j, of block 70, in southwest Medford, the consideration being 3100. The sale was made through the agency of F. M. Stewart. f have 120 named varieties of rose bushes, carnation pinks, cbrysan t mms and other plants and cut lowers for sale. Miss F. . Kuss, South C street. J. W. Wells, au Ashland pho tographer, was in Medford Saturday exhibiting some very fine stereocopic views of the old soldiers of Southern Oregon, taken at Jacksonville at their September reunion. Prof. A. Augerman. an exper ienced piano tuner, is at Cosb Piano I House.- Those wanting tuning please leave their orders. Turkeys come high this year so high that the man of ordinary means bad to forego the pleasure of dining pon the national bird, unless he hap pened -to know where the turkeys oosted.. The street fakir'was in evidence Wednesday and gathered in several big silver dollars of our townspeo ple's money. Same old fake; same old desire to get something for nothing. Blue nrlnts of township mans, bowing all vacant land, fifty cenu -iaoh. tor reliable information con ernlnir Government laud write to Prank E. Alley. Abstractor, Roieburg Oregon. -The foot ball team of the Califor- ia University passed through Mon day for Seattle, Washington, whore they played a game with tho Washing ton University on Thanksgiving. Lost A 3840 Martin rifle, on Sunday forenoon. October 30th, south side of and near Bvbeo bridge. i-in tier will be BUitnbiy rewarueu oy loavii g at Mail omco, The Mod ford football team bucked against a great deal heavier team at shland last Sunday, aud as a conso luence suffered their first defeat for the season by a score of 10 to 0. The county clerk has issued the ollowing marriage licenses: Novem ber 18th, to Charles Cowen and Mrs. Minnie Maol; November 19th, Job F. Butler and Clara J. Shoe-make. Mr. Melvlu, with his wifo, lately of Washington, is in Medford lookln for a location. Mr. Melvin is a ma cbiuist aud engineer. i Mrs. E. E. Gore, teacher of munic Mason system. Uhihlren taught in itvidually or in classes. Medford Oregon. The Medford schools were closed this week to allow the teachers to vlsi the annual Instituto being held at Ashland. Kcmember the goods are right an Lbe nnce is right of your home-mad jreamery butter. Aak your grocer for it Rev. F. W. Carstons will deliver his famous lecture, "Bovond the Alpf- I'jiea Italy, ' at Ai-hland on Saturda; nigh. Butler, tin? wtttchmukur, haB an thlt'ir vou wnnt in Mm wav o' Thomas clonk or an Kigln or Walthtt V.HtWl Born At Portland, Oregon, November iWd, to Mr. and Mrs. (1 T. Fmieett, of Medford, a daughter. WehaveontheRoad COMING Fifteen Carloads of Booth-Kelly Co.'s FIB LUMBER Call and See It Iowa Lumber (& Box Co. Findley, the piano tuner, is in town this week. Leave your orders at the Medford Book Storo Just revolved a carload of sash and oors. aud screen doors. J. H. Oh am bers, Medford. 16: tf For Salo Ooodl fresh milch cow: half Jersoy and half liolstein, Isaac Woolf. First-class saw eummlnsr and saw filing done at the Rues mill. Medford. 27-2t Scott Cn,k'",line Bros., propria tors of thf KrhIj livery stab!e, have tw good teamB lonmie. Weeks & Baker Undertakers and Embalmers MEDFORD, OREGON W. C. T. U. Items. ; ! On Novembor 17th tho Union open ed on time with scripture ronding by the president; prayer by Mrs. Adklns and minutosjof Inst Jmeeting road and approved. The sevoral ;oonimitteea showed twolve bouquets taken to tha sick, clothing "given, two uow night dreasos bought aud mado for a sick ohlld. A letterJSwas read from our stato presidont, which stated that shq would be with us in tho noar future. Next Thursday being Thanksgiving, the Union adjourned to meet at the homo of Mrs. Gilbert, Decombor 1st. All come. Taken Up. There came' Into mv miclnanrn. n couplo or throe months ago, one white Bpotted stag hog; oar marks. Owner ploaso call for him. W. M. SMITH. Knights of Pythias Attention. There will be a special mooting of Talisman Lodgo at tbo Caitlo Hall on Friday, November 25, 1004, to receive the official visit of Grand Chancollor h. M.Curl. Refreshments and a good time gonorally will bo had. AH Knights requested to attend. . liv or der of CO. Thousands Cured. DoWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has cured thousands of cases of Piles: "I bought a box ofUoWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo on the rocomniondation of our druggist," so writes C. 11. l-.aCroix, of Kuvalla, Tex. , ' 'and used it for a stubborn case of Pilos. It cured ma permanently. ' Sold by Ohas. Strang. EATING APPLES i You know what to expect when we say we have Fancy Mountain Apples. i JonathansBaldwins that are just right now. Spitzenbergs and R e d cheek Pippins that are fine a little later in the season. We have lots ol them and they are really fine. BROWN CRYSTAL : m 'I