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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1904)
itticMwrb DO 0U READ THE MAIL? If not, why not? JACKSON COUNTY Wit ioom In lag THE MAIL , H Hi Weep jfos ku tea as passing even titwi.psper" ii tmihers Ortgea( inn we mi far tmm m heftd t m elssa when 1 mmt to "!he jgi" We publUh the news while it Is "new" aticl t ' alwuvi reliable. -Whin you ice ft In THE MAIL, it's to." VOL- XVI IEDF0RD, JACKSON COOHTI, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1904 56. Jtlfttl. GOVERNMENT INS EE The c cms pi racy caeO of the Uuited States agaiuet Emma 1j. Wateon, S. A. , D. Pater, Marie L. Ware, Horace U. MoKmley, 0. W. Tarkley, Frank H. Walgamot, et ai., has beeu tried, the testimony 1b all in, and tbo attorneys have made statements to' the jury, For twelve days the attorneys ou both sides have struggled, one on the one hand tor conviction, on the other for acquittal. The evidence has beeu damaging for the defense. Frank H, Walgamot sickened of the strain, at the last moment, changed his plea of "not guilty" to that of "guilty," to the unavoidable prejudice of the chances of the other parties defend ant. At the request of Special Prose cutor Francis J, Heney, Miss AVare was recommended for acquittal by the court when the charge to the jury was given, on the ground that she has not been sufficiently identi fled with the conspiracy in the pres ent case, in practically every allega tion made in the indictment the gov ernment has sustained its case. The following is a summary of the charges and testimony bearing ou each charge That Emma L. Watson, S. A. D. Puter, Marie L. Ware, et ai., did, on March 20, 1901, conspire to defraud the United States out of a portion cf its publio lands, situated in township 11, south of range 7 east. In support of this, the prosecution has shown that the defendants dealt in timber . lands; that they falsely filed on the lands in question, proved up on them by means of fraudulent affidavits and forged signatures, and that they trans ferred these lands, so acquired back to the government, receiving in lieu thereof valuable timber lands in other parts of the state, which they in turn sold. That by means of false affidavits the conspiracy was accomplished In proof of which many witnesses have been brought to swear that the affi davits made before special agents of the general laud office were false and untrue, and had nQ.foundation in. fact, and that the homestead, filings were in part forged, and were wholly untrue. That false proofs of homestead entry and settlement were made to secure patent. This allegation is shown true by the reports of A. W. Barber and others, who went upon the lands and found them virgin forest and rugged mountain, unmarked by trail, uncul tivated, containing no settlement and uninhabited. That false affidavits made by ficti tious persons were used to defraud. This shown by proof that Maude Witt, Thomas Wilkins, John F. Fos- ter,$William McLaughlin, James A. Taylor, Mattie S. Lowell, George A. ' Graham, George A. Howe and many other purported homesteaders had no existence, and were represented by various of the defendants. That false and fraudulent state ments were made in reports by special agents of the government in furtherence of the conspiracy. This subordinate allegation is proved by the introduction of the reports of . Special Agent C. !E. Loomis and of Forest Superintendent S. B. Ormsby, which were shown to be flagrantly false, fraudulent and without founds tion. That false affidavits were secured in support of untrue reports. This allegation is proved by the confes sions of L. JaL -and J. W. Heideoke. That forged affidavits and final pa pers were used. This is proved by the identification by experts of the handwriting of Emma L.- Watson, Marie L. Ware, Horace G. McKinley, D. W. -Tarpley and S. A. D. Puter, in the signatures of Thomas Wilkins, George A. Graham, George A. Howe, Emma Porter, Mattie S. Lowell and other of the signatures UEed. The defense. In opposition to these allegations, the defense has offered no testimony and produced no evi dence, and will depend - upon the technicalities of the law to clear the defendants. "Guilty as charged in the indict ment," was the verdict of the jury in the case of the United States vs. Hor ace G. McKinley, Marie L. Ware, S. A. 0. Puter Mrs. Emma L. Wat sou, Dan W. Tarpley, Henry G. Ban. Frank H, Walgamot et ai., which was rendered Tuesday afternoon at three , minutes to 3 o'clock. The instruc tions were read to the jury at 2 o'clock by Judge Charles B. Belliuger, and at 2:15 o'clock the jury retired. Thirty-flve minutes later the jurors filed into the court room and present-. ed their verdict as above. Miss Mario Ware was acquitted, in accord ance with the request of the prosecu tion and the instructions of the court. After the verdict had been received Judge Bellinger increased the bonds of each defendant excepting Tarpley -$4000, making their total bond $8000 each. , ' l City Council Proceedings. The oity council met In regular ses sion Tuesday evening. A full board was present. The report of the recorder for the mouth of October and that of the treasurer for the quarter ending Sep tember 30th were approved. The petition of Young & Hall for license to sell liquor for one year signed by 32? persons was presented to the council and a remonstrance against granting the license with 135 signatures was also presented. Rep resentatives of both sides made state ments and the council then took vote which was unanimous in Xavor of granting the license. An ordinance levying a tax of 10 mills on the taxable property in the oity was passed distributed as fol lows: For city purposes, 10 mills for streets and roads, 3 mills; for in terest on bonds and warrants, 5 milk for the city park, 1 mill. An ordinance prohibiting the keep ing of swine within the city limits was passed. An ordinance poviding for the con struction of cement sidewalks on both sides of the streets from the alleys between 6th and 7 th and 7th and 8th streets on both B and G streets was passed also an ordinance providing for a cement walk on the east side of D street from 7th street to the Nash livery stable. The resignation of Councilman Luy was presented. Consideration of the same wa& deferred until the special meeting called for Friday, December 9th. The chairman of the light and water committee was authorized to purchase one dozen arc lights of 2000 candle power each for street lighting pur poses. Bills for the following amounts on the several funds were allowed : Gen era! fund, $385.00; light and water fund, 91603.50; street and road fund $138. 80; contingent fund, $12.60. The council thereupon adjourned to meet Friday evening, December 9th.' School Principals Organized. The school principals of Jackson county met in the school building at Medford, Oregon, December 3d, for the purpose of effecting an organiza tion whose object should be the im provement of teacbers for school room work and the discussion of mod ern methods of supervision. The meeting was welt attended and re sulted in a strong organization with Supt. P. H. Daily as president, S, P. Eobbins, of Jacksonville, vice- president andG. W.Milan, of Ashland, secretary and treasurer. The principals in attendance were: B. F. Mulkey, W. F. Cameron, N. L. Narregan, S. P. Bobbins, A, J. Han- by, J. C. Masterson, A. O. Free, Gus Samuels, J. Bish, G. N, Milam, J. MoKillop, G. R. Oarlock, 'The Recitation" was the subject of discussion for the evening and the able manner in which it was handled speaks well for Jackson county's teaching force. The younger teachers will receive incalculable value from attendance on these meetings, which will be once a month. They are especially fortunate tn having such experience 'and suc cessful school men as B. F. Mulkey, W. F. Cameron, and N. L. Narregan as leaders. After voting to meet at Central Point next month, the body adjourn ed and proceeded to enjoy the treat prpared for them by the lady teach ers of the Medford schools. "Shore Acres" will be Here, Mr. J. R. . Wilson, Mgr. Wilson opera uouse, Medford, ure. uear Mr. Wilson: Yes. we will be able to use Bpecial scenery in our production ot "Shore Acres" and you can prom ise your patrons the best play and oroduetion ever seen in Medford. This is the fourteenth year for "Shore , . i it .......... nid t8 the best American play yet written and I feel confldent that your patrons are going to enjoy every min-1 nte of it. The acting company num ber over twenty players and is headed by Messrs. James T. Galloway and Adtins Lawrence, who have been with the comosnv for many years. This .company is known as the origin al Herne company ana piays uamor nia theater, San r'rauoisco during Christmas week and it will be our eighth week in that city. Believe me, Respectfully yours. WM. B. UK" Mgr. "Shore Acres" Co. BIG CINNABAR PROSRECT. Measrs.fl T. Hntehlorm.o. K n,.i I H. U. Lumsden aud Louis Buudv re. . turned Monday of this week from the "- ne w88 nepnew i James oinnabar mine whioh, in company with kotf. formerly owner of the Ash P. W. Hutchison and J. M. Keene, i Tidings, they own in the Meadows section, A happy home, wedding took place Cinnabar ore haB beeu known to ex- as Sunday night at Talent, when ist in that seotion for man; Tears past, but beyond a few desultory prospects nothing had been done to develop the resources of the region in that respect. Last week, however, the owners of the property received a retort for reducing the ore aud had it transport ed to the mine and set up. The fur nace was fired at 11 o'clock last Fri day morning and at six o'clock five pounds of quicksilver was obtained from something near one hundred pounds of ore. This ore was not se loeted, but was taken up haphazard from the open out being run on the ledge and nowhere came from more than four feet below the surface. The main pay chute is about eight laches lu width, but the surrounding soil and, rock all contains more or less quicksilver. Two more "veins" were "cooked" before the party left ou their return to Medford, but the gentlemen feel sure that a goodly per cent, of the elusive metal was lost, owing to haste in the operations. Howevr, Dr. Bnndy cleared up the produot after his arrival in Medford and the result was nearly eight pounds of quicksilver, which had to go through no other process than that of washing the sulphur and soot from it . The owners estimate that the whole ledge will average five per cent of "quick." With a big deposit and modern machinery ore that will yield one half of one per cent is considered good. So that the owners of this property feel that if the prospect holds out, which it gives every indi cation of doing, they have one of the greatest quicksilver mines in the world. The main pay streak in this mine will run from 10 to 60 per cent. qnioksilver. In some of the samples of ore brought down the pure stuff can plainly be seen with the naked eye, and with a glass the ore is seen to be fairly saturated with quick sil ver, !.- The mine has been named "The Ver million," which name was decided upon after Dr. Bandy had scraped the face of the ledge with a grubbing hoe, leaving it of the fiery color the name indicates. Th company have some six claims covering most of the visible deposit. At present the owners are "making haste slowly," that they may be able to determine the extent of the deposit. If the percentage of value in the ore keeps up as the mine is further developed and the mineralized portion becomes larger, wnioh every indication seems to promise, the statement made in the first part of this article will come true and Jack son county will have one of the greatest quicksilver mines in the world, " and that at a distance less than thirty miles from Medford. JAGKSONJOUNTY. ' The Bank of ABhland has purchased a Maganese steel safe, like the one placed in the Jackson County bank a short time since. Toe oapitol stock of the First National Bank of Ashland haB been increased from 825,000 to 850,000. The original capltol has been ail paid np and the bank has a surplus of $8,000... V - The Ashisnd anti-saloon elected the following officers last week. Tboa, Auld, president; C. B. Waton, B. F. Mulkey, E. P. Hughes, vice-presidents i A. ti. Kitcbin, secre tary j Rev. R. MoKillop, treasurer. Timber wolves have been preying upon r,he Barron sheep . at' Hiatt prairie. Homer Barron pat out poiosn nd ,U0Celed in get"Bg ons the,D' which was five end one-half feet Id length and stood thirty-four Inches high. Jesse Tucker, aged 17 years, recent ly completed a steam engine of bis own build and invention. The lad has never been inside an engine room and has been several years collecting the material for the engine. The ma chine runs perfectly. Saturday evening, near Siskiyou, two cars loaded with shingles in a west-bouud freight, Jumped the track. Three men were riding on one of! the care and were mixed up with the shinies and quite painfully injared, bat no bones were broken, John Sutton, son of Walter Sutton, , of Port Orf ord, who spent several weeks in Jackson county during the summer, died at his home in Port 0rto", November 18th, of eousump Henry O. Cole, of Ashland, and Miss Frances B. Beeson, daughter of the late Welborn Beeson, were uuited at Hymen's altar. The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock, Rev. J. T. Abbott, oi Asmand, officiating, tn the pres ence of a few immediate relatives and friends of the principals. The mar. riage was followed by a delioious wed ding supper, after which Mr. and Mrs. Cole entered a carriage and were driven to their home on the Boulevard of Ashland. The bride is a charming young lady and has many friends, both, at her home and in Ashland, where she has been a fre quent visitor. The groom, who is a son of Mrs. - Byron Cole, is in the employ "of the Souhtera Paoiflc as a fireman, and a young man of promise. STREET ECHOES Opinions of Some of Oar Citizens-Serious and Otherwise. Jbs. Owens:"You fellows who live in and about Medford can blow on your big red apples and you have a right to,- for that matter, but we farmers who live out Welien way can coon you all hallow on-big red hogs. Neighbor J. W. Smith killed a red porker a couple of weeks ago, which was only eighteen months old, that weighed pretty close to 530 pounds. Ed. Van Dyke: "What's that? Yoo heard J. G. Van Dyke & Co. had sold out to John Olwell? Well, when yon see the party again who told yon just say to him that he's either in a trance or has been hitting the pipe too frequently. Sold ont? Really, that is amusing. Why would we sell? We have done a better business this fall than ever before -in fact, busi ness has been good for several years past. No, sir; that't a mistake. We have no such -notion in our heads. If we were going to seil, however,! don't know of anyone I would rather sell to than Mr! Olwell." Jake Huger: "I want to say to you, Bliton, that,from an orcbardist's point of view, things are looking very nattering for a big fruit crop next year. The trees in the Voorhies oreh ards were never before as heavily set with buds as they are now. Even trees which are only two years old are full of buds. Of course trees that young will not be permitted to bear fruit, but a mention of their budding goes to show what the young duffers would do if we would let them. The Voorhies orchards are in splendid shape this fail, and I want to tell you it is going to be the banner orchard of Jackson cuonty," Ed. Phipps: "I wish you would print a little item of warning to par ties who come around my place hunt ing China pheasant. There are half a dozen, or more, of these birds which have grown in my fields and I have tried desperately ba to proteot them from being killed by hunters. Only a few days ago 'I saw two men mak ing a detour through the fields ad joining my orchard, I was on the watch and they did not enter the orchard, where the pheasants stay, until I went to dinner, but when I was out of sight they entered the orchard and drove them onto another man's premises, but I did not hear them shoot, and X do not know that they killed any of them, bat I am satisfied they would have killed them had they dared to do so. I want yoo to say that if I ever see or hsar of any one kiUing these birds, or any others that may come onto my place, j I will prosecute the offender to the fullest extent of the law. it is a shame t J have thebirds wantonly slaughtered just when they are getting a nice: start in the valley; and I think It is ' the duty of every farmer to put forth ! an extra effort to protect them." ! Taken Up. There came Into my enclosure, a couple or three months ago, one white spotted stag bog ; ear marks. Owner please call f jr him, W. M. SMITH. S MODEL . NEW ORCHARD. A representative of The Mail -had the pleasure this week of taking a drive with Dr. Piekel to the tatter's farm on the slopes of Roxy Ann, The morning was clear aud sun shinny with just enough crisp coolness about it to set the blood tingling in one's veins, A drive of some seven miles over the rolling foot-hills, past prosperous looking farms aud growing orchards brought ub to the "Valley View" farm, and right here let us say the description is no misnomer in this case. From the farm house on the eastern side of the farm one gazes across the wide expanse of the val ley. To the west lie fertile fields, where the owners are busily engaged in putting in their crops and the belt of timber which marks the course of Bear creek. North lies the- broad desert, soon to become no more an unproductive waste when water shall have been; turned upon It from toe i'lsa lane mten, in the distance the winding coarse of Rogue river can be traced by the fringe of trees upon its banks, while beyond the upper and lower Table Book loom up, with a back ground of the ragged peaks of the Umpqna divide. It is a picture of surpassing pastoral beauty, and one whioh the onlooker does not grow tired of. The Valley View farm lies In an admirable manner for the purpose to which the owner Intends to put it. The southern part, consisting of 110 acres, is now being planted to fruit trees, fifty-two acres to pears and the balance to apples. The pears are Winter Nellie, Baerre Boso and d An ions and are planted two rows to each variety alternately. The pear are plant ed is in the western part ot the orch ard upon the lower ground, while the apples will occupy the higher slopes. The plan of planting will be foilowed in setting out the apples as with the pears there will be ten rows of New- towns, four of Spitzenbergs and two of Jonathans, alternating, ' '-Instead of being laid out checker board fashion, the hexagonal plan is followed, the trees are thirty-two feet apart, and instead of the space be. tween each four being square It is diamond shaped. The pear planting has already been finished and the holes for the apple trees will likely be finished this week. Fourteen men are now employed and everything is being done to pm-h the work. The northern part of the fsrm will be utilised for grain and al falfa. About seventy-live acres of wheat has a'ready been sown and is coining up nicely. About one-haif of this part of the farm' can be irri gated from the Fish lake ditch, and this portion Dr, Pickel intends sow ing to alfalfa. The farm has many advantages tend ing to make it an ideal farm home with labor and care. Above the house a short distance a spring bursts forth from the mountain side. This has been piped to the; barn lot,to be used in watering stock. I Another spring also comes out on the 1 hillside and this one Dr, Pickel is figuring on bringing to the house. He estimates that he will have a pres sure of seventy-five or eighty feet in all portions of the bouse. Dr. Pickel is not the only man in that part of the valley who is "doing things" this fall. Every field has its quota of busy farmers snd more ground has been seeded this season thao for some years past, and plowing is still going on. The "sticky" is in just the right condition to be worked and the farmers are taking full ad vantage of the good weather. Death of Major Barron. Major H, F, Barron, one of the best-known pioneers of Southern Ore gon, and one of its wealthiest citizens, was almost instantly killed Monday forenoon, by being thrown from a wagon. The Major, who was past T! years of age, but remarkable bale, vigorous and active for one of his advanced years, left home with bis son, Homer, for the Barron sheep camp near the bead of Samson creek, a tributary of Emigrant, While they were descend ing the Bonger hill and in front of the new home of W, W, Nickersoo, near tho foot of tbo hill, the left front wheel of the wagon came off the spindle and the side of the wegon on which Major Barron was riding drop ped down and he- was pitched head foremost out of bis seat and struck; on his forehead on the rocks besido the road. The sou rushed to hiin fo pick him up, asking if be was badly hurt. The Major inertly shook hi head, relapsed Into unconsciousness, and passed peacefully away et 11:1ft o'clock, Uftoen muiutes after the act. oident happened, in the Niokersoa home, to which he had been imms diateiy carried. Major Barron was & Virginian by birth, having been bora lu that state August 27, im. He came to this -state and county lu 1851, and during: his more than half a century of Ufs here lu his adopted home he has ever been held in the" highest respect an leaves a record of a ion?, hoacrabte aud active career. He was of a re markably quiet and unostentatious manner. By careful industry he ao oumluated large landed sad stook in terests aud has long been ooostodt oue of the wealthiest ranchers and -stockmea of the valley. He leaves a wife and three sons, E, B,, O, W,, . H, W., sad a daughter Mrs- G, S. Duller. The fuaeral took place Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the Bar- -ron farm home, the interment la the Kingsbury cemetery. Reaching t for Timber, Two entries In the books of the. county recorder this week are signifi cant. Id one John Clements conveys the cast sestisa 30, township 32 range S east to . H, Ray for a con sideration of KSijO; and la the other E, G, Salstrom conveys certain landt In section 82 in the samo township to? P. H. Ray, the consideration bains' given as t50. Both these tracts are on Rogue river near Prospect and la the heart of the great sugar and yeL low fir forests of that seotion, The considerations mentioned do not rep resent the price paid for property, o" course; but the fact that these. tw tracts of valuable timber, hss Beei? transferred to F, H. Ray or the Con dor Water & Power Co, practically indicates that the development of tho - timber belt of the upper Rogue is ' -about to come to pass. The Candor -Company, as waa published in The -Mail some weeks ago, is preparing for sa experimental log drive qaggsae . river, , and as soon as the water -riseai ' . the drive will be mwle,' When, tho river is freed of obstructions Hie tf m- " bar on the above mentioned tracts, will be immediately available and cant- be, it is expected, floated down to tbo-. dam at Gold Ray, wiwre the com- ' pury contemplates putting in a taiga saw mill, 1 ' ' i While the above reads like this pur chase wait mnie because of tb timljoi Ktanding upon the land, ui.ti wlsHt tc a very small exieui tl.w timber mBy have beea conridc-red, rtili the "val uable consideration" la the transao tion Is the Rogua river fails, hic are upon the Silstroni rironertv. Here the water ftijli folly 100 teat its running S0 yarda and the fails aro at succession of cataracts for the falE distance. The purchase is made for the purpose of eventually ntitain the power which can be generated hy the fall ot this large body of water. Married Sotlih-Wilson. Wednesday evening, November 236V at the home of the bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Jesse H. Wilsoa, lot West Salem,- the marriage of Mis Oarnet Wilson and Jred G. Smith, of South Dakota, was celobrated, Rev, , Erret, of. the Christian cbnroh of that city being the oUteiBting minis ter. The rooms had been bandnmeiy decorated with Oregon grape, fin aad chrysanthemums. The brido was attended by her sister, -Mitts-Maude Wilson, while the groom's? brother, Master Newton Smith, acted . , as best man. A BtunberJoithe rela tives and friends of the wedded cou ple were ia attendance. AMONU THE CHURCHES, BAPTWT CMUItCff. Preaching services by the paster a-ifi the usual hour Sunday morning, lt the evening there will be a union temperance meeting in this church at whioh Attorney B, S. J, MeCsilister: will speak, P, W. CARSTENS, Pastor. . PBK1TERIS CHURCH, Next Sunday morning anion tem perance services at 11 a, m. Attorney B. S. 3, MeCglllster wilK address the people on the "liivo Issue of the Day," Other services at the usual hours. Come all. - . . W. P. 8HIKU38, PiSter., Sunday school, 10 a. m, ; morning.' service, 11 a; m, ; Epworth Xjoague,. 7 :30 p. m. j Union services at tho- Baptist church with Hoa, B, S, J McCallieter as speaker, at 7:30, It. C, IILACKWEUj, Pastor. '
