The Medford mail., April 14, 1905, Page 1, Image 1

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. WL-iYIL, MEDFOBD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1905 . ; MO. 15
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STREET ECHOES
Opinions , of Some of Our
Citizens-S e r i o u. s and
Otherwise.
J. E. Bodge, by letter from Klam
ath Falls: "Inolosed please find, etc.
I am doing well here bettor than I
did in Medford. Hope you are doing
a good business. Wife and baby are
feeling flue. Please send Medford
Mail to me here want every issue of
it.!'
Frank Hull: "I had a letter this
week from Chester Tinker.' He used
to live here, but is now finishing his
college course at Ncloigh, Nebraska.
He is figuring on coming' back to
Medford and I am offering all induce
ment noBsible to Bet him bore. He is
a fine young fellow, a splendid musio-
ian and when here made a great many
friends, who will all be glad of his
return.'
Will Banmm: "You can say that
the new motor car will be here by
nhnnt Mav 1st. Then we will bo
ready to carry passengers between
Medford and Jacksonville at any
hour, day or night. Two regular trips
will be made, one morning trip, loav
ing Jacksonville at 7 :30 and Hertford
at 8: and one evening trip, leaving
Jacksonville at 7 and Medford at 0.
The car can be chartered' at any time
for SI. 50 per trip. The fare on regit
lar trips will be the same as, train
fare."..
Vie MnOnv : "Here. Bhton, is a
bottle of California's best grape bran
dy. I know you do not drink, but
this you may set aside for use for
medical purpose. You never get siok?
Well, it will pay you to get sick just
for an exousejfor trying the flavor of
the contents of that bottle, wm
Palmtag. one of the stockholders in
the Fish Lake Ditch Company, sent
me a case of sweet wines and grape
brandy. Why? Oh, I just guess be
cause I am a good fellow. Mr. Palm
' tag, besides being interested in sev
eral other enterprises, is also presi
dent of the Farmers & Merchants
hank, of Hollister. Calif., where he
ives. "
S. Childers: "I haven't time to
talk to you, really. I'm trying to
buildhouses, mold brick, finish up
buildings already -started ana ngure
on future work, all at the same time.
We have Btarted work in our brick
yard and are having trouble in get
ting good brick-moulders. In the
meantime the Childers boys are soat
tered'over a good part of this vicinity
finishing small jobs so that we ;cbu
concentrate our forces on the big
ones which are to come. Will there
be much building here this season?
You can assure yourself that there
will be. Count the new buildings
three months from How and tell me
if I'm not right."
H. B. Nye: "Yes, I am content to
stay in Medford now. I have traveled
during the past few;months over near
ly all the mining country of the
northesat and I haven't found any
thing that suited me so well as this
country does. I thiuk I'll go out and
see if I can't find another Bill Nye
mine. First 1 went to Sand Point,
Idaho, then to Missoula, Mont., then
to Helena, then ;to Salt Lake City.
I visited Reno, Nev., Goldflelds and
other places, but found nothing bet
ter than Southern Oregon. I tell you,
when a man who has lived in this
section gets into a country Where
thr.ro is neither wood nor water it
makes him homesick. Those barren
countries may bo all right for people
who don't know any bettor, but they
don't suit me."
M. & C. L. Progress.
The grading between the starting
point and tho west bank of Bear creek
has beon nearly completed by Con
tractoi Ewing. In fact part of tho
force is working on the east side of
the strenm and everything looks fav
orable for the completion of tho first
stretch of the road Ja good many days
before tho specified time.. '
Manager R. H. Whitehead returned
Sunday from a trip to Portland, and
while he was In the city only twenty
'fonr hours, he did three days work.
He closed contracts for tho furnish
ing of the steel for the road, made
primary arrangements for rolling
stock, etc., and incidentally did some
talking for Southern Oregon In gen
eral. May Day Ball at Gold Hill.
A May Day ball will be given in the
new opera house at Gold Hill on Fri
day, May 1,1005. Musio for the occa
sion will be furnished by Prof. Ford's
orchestra. Agood time is assured.
tins no
Some of thh Capabilities
Raising of
As a region in which diversified
farming may be profitably followed,
Jaokson county, on account of its
olimate and the variety of its Boil,
soarcely has an equal and no superior,
AU the ceroids grow to perfection
and produce abundant crops. Jack-
sou county is the only seotiou of the
northwest where com reaches full
perfeotiou In size and quality. Coru
is raised in this valley almost, if not
quite equal, to that of the great oorn
growiug stutos. It ripens perfeotly ed $2,000 for 20,000 pounds ,of al
and its quality is first-class. Many monds from trees just oomiug into
farmers are turning their attention bearing.
more and more to corn. None of it Roberts Bros., of Phoenix, harvested
is shipped, but is fed on the farm to five tons of onions from halt an acre
stock. of ground.
In berries and small fruits general- One farm that the writer has in
ly this valley cannot be beaten, and mind was heavily mortgaged ton
many farmers have made money by yaers ago, when the owner commenced
the raising of this class of .fruit for diversifiedtarmiug and market gar
the local market. So far the local dening. Today the farm is nearly
demand has beon sufficient to take all clear of debt, new buildings have
of the orop nearly, but more and been ereoted and it presents a tkirfty,
more shipments are being made every prosperous appearance,
year to the city markets. There are numberless othor in-
The watermelons of Jackson oonuty stances whioh might' bo mentioned,
nre famous for their sizo, flavor and where active, intelligent effort has
richness. When the Jackson county brought its due reward,
melon arrivos in the city markets Another product not often men
melons from other sections go begging tioned, heretofore, but still coming
for purchasers. They would , make into prominence, is the cultivation of
a Georgia darkey think of home. beans. The Applegate section for a
The culture of almonds is becoming good many years ,has been supplying
one of the prominent pursuits, and the local market to fa considerable
some success has already been had extent, but many foreign shipments
with the raisingjof them. had been made. Monday .of this week
On the foothills on the western side a full oarload 33,000 (pounds of
of the valley are hundreds of aores
of land admirably adapted to the
raising of grapes, and there are al-
Birthday Party.
On Thursday evening of last week,
Mrs. C. I. Hutchison gave a birth
day party to Miss Estella Duclos, at
her pleasant home in West Medford,
and to do honor to the occasion four
teen of Miss Duoloa' young lady
friends were invited to be present
thirteen of whom were present an
unlucky number, but as neither the
hostess or any of the guests are super
stitious this fact detracted not a par
ticle from the "good time" occasion.
The most amusing and interesting
feature of tho evening was the fact
that Mrs. Hutohlson had given Miss
Duclos to understand that upon the.
date above mentioned she expected to
entertain a number of her sister East
ern Star officers," and during the prep
aration for a proper entertainment of
these Star officers, Miss Duclos
lent a helping hand and incidental
ly, during this preparation, the young
lady found occasion to express her
opinion of what she termed "hen"
parties and Mrs. Hutchison found
occasion to communicate this opin
ion to the young lady guests during
the evening.
The guests assembled at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Redden
and went in a body to the Hutchison
home, where Miss Estella '-'was await
ing the arrival of thoIEastern Star (?)
ladies and not until all had assembled
did she know that it was her party
which was being given.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent in various amusements, among
which was the all-absorbing game of
Shorlook Holmes. Instrumental mu
sic was furnished by Misses Fern
Hutchison and Hazel Davis and vocal
music by- Miss Edna Eifert. Of
course there was much repartoo, but
The Mail is not going to attempt to
particularise as to subjects discussed,
but it would bo safe to intimate that
there may have been some romark-i
touching upon i ges and there may
have beeu some declarations made
playfully, of course, which may not
have boon wholiy within tho confines
of absolute truth, but as the dear
girls, liko wine of rare vintage, grow
better with ago, who's a kicking
thoy'no sweeter at .twenty than at
sixteen, anyhow.
Refreshments of salads, sandwiches
and coffee and ice cream, cake and
salted almonds wore served, during
which sov rd gr.ipbopbono selections
were rendered.
Miss Duclos was the recipient of a
beautiful gold brooch and an ekgant
jewel case. ' -
Those present were: Blanch Toft,
Jessie Cole, Edna and Jessie Eifert,
Julia and Rose Fielder, Myrtle and
Grace Lawton, Nola and Ida Red len,
May Phipps, Miss Talbert and Miss
Kern.
mn Mi
of Jackson County for the
these Products.
ready a number of flue, flourishing
viueyards there.
A few instauoes of successful farm-
ing of the kind above mentioned will
not be out of place here. J.P. Hoag-
land, living near Medford,, received
$833 from the sale . of watermelons
from a six-acre tract in 1903.
5 J. E. Nute pioked 305 orates of ap-
ricots from half an acre of orchard
and sold them for $481.
Clay & Meader, of Medford, rooeiv-
"Mexican Reds, " were shipped from
Medford. - All these beanB were grown
on Applegate.
Federal Grand Jury Adjourns.
The United States grand jury at
Portland haB been dismissed, although
all the matters coming before it had
not been acted upon. Several indiot
ments were carried over to be con
sidered by the next grand jury.
Seven indictments were returned,
and included in the list are State
Senator R. A. Rooth, J. H. Booth,
ex-receiver, of the Roseburg land
office.
The story has it that the senator
used his brother as a tool in the for
warding of his plans for the acquire
ment of valuable timber land and
that on this account it has beon
hard matter to land him in the em
brace of the law. The crime for
which he is indicted is in tho case of
the claim filed upon by I. Thomas
Agee. Agee never at any time f id
filled the law as regards the establish
meut of a homestead, never cult!
rated the land he held upon or settlod
upon or observed any of tho require
ments of the law. Tho money which
he paid for the claim had been fur
nished by R. A. Booth. Agoo had
taken the claim, bad then allowed it
to lapse, so it is said, and then fin
ished his proof In order that the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
might have title to tho land, which
was securod for $300 paid to Agoo.
James Henry Booth was charged, by
tho same statuto under which Senator
Mitchell was indicted, with having
received $800 from Frederick A. Kribs
for having furnished advanco inform
ation to him upon which ho could
file scrip entries. This statuto is one
which provides that no ono in the
employ of the government shall re
ceivo any money for work dono while
in the service of the government
which is not in accordanco with tho
rules of tho department in which tho
employe is working.
Willard II. Jones, Tboddous S.
Dotter, H. L. Sislor, Daniel Clark
and Ira Wado wore indicted for con
spiracy to defraud tho government of
land situated in the Siletz reservation
by means of falso proofs of homestead
ontry and falso affidavit of settlement
and cultivation.
In this indictment tho tostimony
and evidence of the government brings
Senator Charles Wr Fulton into the
lami-trauu arena ny means or lotters ;
which he had written In support of
the claims filed by Jones and his part-
ner. The le t rs urge tho passage of j
tho claims to patent after they had '
been. held up by report of Special
Agent A. J. Hobbs, who had recom
mended to tho department not only
cancellation, but criminal persecution
by those who filed upon the lands.
However it is stated upon good ati-
thority that Senator Fulton had no Unon Bnmg t Medford for over flf
knowledge of the fact that fraud was teen years, will be at Hotel Nash.
being perpetrated wheu these letters
were written, .
Frank E. Alloy, A. R. Downs, Ed
ward R. Downs, Stephen Turnelf and
John Doe were indioted for oonsplra
oy to seoure lauds in the -Roseburg
district by means of false affidavits.
James Benson was indicted for per
jury in giving testimony in the Booth
case before the grand jury, at which
time he swore not to have had any
irraugeuient with Jones as to money
he was to receive for a claim which
he had filed upon.
Medford Wins One.
For seven Innings thejbaseball game
at. Jacksonville last Sunday made the
fails sit up and 'take notice. Nobody
paidjattontion to the temperature of
the zephyrs (?) that twanged tele
phone and telegraph wires, raised
olouds of list and wafted fair hits
into foul territory while they wore
watching the two teams playiiiggilt
odgedball in spite of the oold weath
er and tho short attendance.
There was some ball played on the
Jacksonville ground Sunday, up to
the seventh inning, thou Medford
seemed to gets its eye on the ball. Lep
er's support blow up and Lester hiin
solf seemed to have lost the location
oftho plat j. The consequence was
four runs for Medford, whioh made
the score 11 to 5. Neithor sido obuld
do anything in the succeeding inn
ings. Thejfoatnres of tho gamo were An
derson's speedy pick up of Pat Doue
gan's drive over first and tho retire
ment of Pat at the.tnltlnl bag, in the
third inning, and the throw from the
right hand ooruor of tho field of Bar
low's long hit by Anderson to BrouBe,
from Brouse .to Patterson, catching
Barlow atgthlrd.
The play brought the grand stand
what there was of it-to its feet. Bar
low had sent a seemingly safe throe-
bagger to the corner of the field. By
tho time AndorBon had reached the
ball the runner wasatseooud and still
going. "Pansy" whipped the ball
oyer the 200 or more feet of space to
"Tobe" and like a flash the latter
relayed it to t'Red," catching Barlow
easily at third. Miles, the short,
threw almost a perfeot game. Lt ster
pitched his usual steady game, but
support failed him at critical times,
while the Medford boys were "on
their toes" always.
Henry Orth officiated with the indi
cator.
Death of Emery E. Gore. .
At Lawrence," Kansas, on Friday,
April 7th, occurred the death of Em
ory ;E. Gore, aged eighty-eight years,
ton months and two days.
Mr. Goro was tho twin brother of
Emorson E. Gore, tho well-known
pioneer resident of Medford. Tho
deceased visitod Rogue river valley
last year and so near alike were tho
two brothers that pooplo who had
known Emerson Goro for years fro
quoutly mistook his brother for him.
The two gentlomen "enjoyed the mys
tification of their friends concerning
thoir identity and engaged in schemes
to further deepen the mystery with
all the zest of boys.
Tho only difference between tho
brothers as was noted by a Lawrence,
(Ky. ) paper was that ono was a Bap
tist in religion and tho othor a Pres
byterian. That didn't make' any
difference, however, with them as
men. Emery E. Goro stood as high
in the estimation of his friends
Kansas, as Emerson E. Goro stands
with the people of tho Rogno river
valley, and that is high.
Mr. G(.r.) was ill but a short tinio,
id his death was duo to complica
tions arising from a severe cold he
had contracted and his advance ago,
Teachers Election,
At a mooting of tho directors for
Medford school district held Monday
the following toaohers wore oleotod for
the oneuing year:
year:
J. K. M. Hurry, North Yakima,
Wash., principal ; Miss Bessie Hill,
vice-principal; Mrs. If. C. Stoddard,
Medford ; Miss Olive llufrer, Jackson
ville; Miss Mary E. Talbert, Oregon
City; Miss Minnie Gowlnnd,fAshland ;
Missos Julia Fielder, Gortrudo Wil
son, "Fannlo llnskins, Medford; Miss
Ktholyn Hurley. Talent: Miss Echo
v,.B0I1 .Ashland : Miss Lutio Ulrlch.
Thc.re are thrc0 chlu,K0S tho corps
of ichors, viz: the principal, Prof,
ntr. ,i n ... v ,i i7iri,.h
Miss Ulrlch is not a stranger here,
having taught In the Medford schools
throe years ago.
Next week, for one day only
Saturday, April 22d Dr. Lowe, the
...nil. U..n.Un 1..W.
At a meetlug of ;the stockholders of
the First National Bank, of Medford,
held on Friday evening last, the fol
lowing board of directors was eleot
Jd: F. K. Deuel, W. S. Crowell.Chas.
itrang, of Medford, Goorge W. Dunn,
E. V. Carter, of Ashland. . '
The officers are: W. S. Crowell,
president; F. K. Douol, vioe-prosi-
ileut and M. L. Alford, cashier.
The principal stockholders in the
new bu'kid"thefficoVs"are"airfe8i
dents of Medford and comprise some
of our most successful business uioir
The bank is capitalized at $25,000
and all this stock haB been tnken up.
Indeed, since the announcement that
the application of the organizers had
been approved by the comptroller of
ourrency was made there have been
applications for stock in tho institu
tion whioh would havo easily enabled
the bank to start with double the
capitalization and' it - would havo
been all paid up.
Tho directors, howove;', decided
that under tho circumstances a capi
talization of $25,000 would be suffi
cient for tho time, at loast.
Under the national banking law
each stockholder is liable for twloo
the amount of the stock ho owns, as a
protection to the dopositoi-B and cus
tomers of the bank, thus the First
National Bank of Medford has prac
tically a capitalization of $50,000.
The perinniiont homo of the bank
will bo in tho Howard building on 7th
street, between C and D, that prop
erty having been purohased Monday
from J. W. Cox for a consideration of
$7,500. However, the lease held by
Geo. F. King has fourteen months
yet to run before its expiration, so
that it is probable that the bank will
establish temporary quarters elso
whoro. In fact the management has
a five-year lease on the Phipps' prop
erty at the corner of B and 7th streets,
now occupied by Mrs. C. L. Corwin,
the milliner, and the probabilities are
that this will be the plaoe where the
bank will first transact business J
It will bo between forty and sixty
days boforo tho First National Bank
will bo ready for buBlueBS, sb there
is considerable work both physical
and mental to be done before things
will be in running order.
As stated in last week's Mail this
bank will bo a Medford institution,
pure and simple. The groat majority
of tho stock is hold by Medford poi -plo
and pooplo who havo been active
in building up the city tho officers
are all Medford men and tho First
National Bank of Medford marks an
other milestone in tho progress of tho,
destined to bo, greatest and richest
city in Southern Oregon.
Trials to Commence.
The trials of thoso indioted by the
Fodoral grand jury will soon bo com
menced. That is, tho arraignment
of the scv r.d dofen!antswill bo made
and tho date of trial set this week.
Senator Mitoholl was arraigned. on
Tuesday upon the iudictmont re
turned against him on February 1st,
in which he is charged separately and
alone with having violatod seutlon
1782 of tho revised statutes of the
United StateB in having rocolved com
pensation for his services while
United States sonator, before a do
partmont of tho United States gov
ernment. This is the' caso in which
it is alleged thatJSonator Mitchell used
his inlluouco in passing to patent sev
eral claims which had beon held up in
tho gonorid land olilco for Investiga
tion, which claims wero tile property,
or wore to bo, of Frederick A. Kribs,
who had retained the llrm of Mitchell
V. Tanner to represent him in secur
ing tho patenting of. his lauds. It , is
alleged in the indictment that the
firm of iViifchell & Tanner received
the sum of rHToO for passing these
claims to patent, exclusive of other
sums which wero paid for different
services.
This caso is tho one tho investiga
tion of which caused the indictment
of Judge A, H. Tanner for perjury,
caused tho sonsntloual confession of
Tanner to fmvo his son from iudict
mont, cost Harry C. ltobortson his
job as confidential secretary to Mitch
ell, and marked tho climax of. tho land
fraud investigations.
Binger Hermann, John H. Mitchell,
S. A. D. Puter, II. G. MoKlnloy
Emma L. Watson, Dan W. Tnrploy,
KlbeitK. Brown, Mrs Nellie Brown,
Henry A. Young, Frank H. Wolgn
mott, Clark E. Loomis 'and Salmon
B. Ormaby will apptar before the
c wi t for arraignment on Monday,
April 24th. , : ,
The iudlotmeut under which thenn
defendants will be arraigned Is the
one returned on January Slst, la
whioh a ooiiBpirnoy Ib alleged to do.
fraud the government of lands by
means of false and flotitioiiB affidavits,
Senator Mitchell is aooused of having
used his influence with the laud office
to Beoure the passage of various
olalms to patent, while Hermann ia
alloged to have passed the lauds In
ins official oapaoity as oommissionor
of the geuerall laud office.
Grand Jury Report.
The report of the grand jury at the
present term of oirouit oourt is rather
a voluminous dbcumont, as the jury
wlBhed to explain several matters of
general interest. The body was in
session uine days and returned ton
true bills, out of twenty oharges in
vestigated. The report says that tho jury was
hampered in its investigations by
what they considered in many oases
to be perjured testimony and by
efforts of parties interested in orim
iual cases to tamper with witnesses.
A spoolnl mention of the oaso of
tho Stato vs. Robinson, charged with
criminal libel, in aoonsing Mayor
Evans, of Ashland, of boing interest
in a "blind pig" in that olty, "not a
true bill" was returnod, tho jury in
its report oxplains that in their opin
ion that It would bo impossible to
secure a oonylotlon before a trial
jury, owing to the fact that the niein
bors might feoi that tho defendant
honestly believed the stntomont made
by him to bo the truth. The report
goes on to say that in the opinion of
the jury thero was no foundation for
tho accusation against Evans and
that he should be exonerated on tho
onarge of boing. connected with
"blind pigs."
The various offloos were found In
good condition, the books neatly kept
and the officials all obliging and oour-
toous. The oouuty poor house was
found in good shape and the inmates
woll taken care of. -
The jury recommended somo minor
repairs about the oourt house and jail,
the addition of raoks for records in,
tho recorder's and snoriff 's offices, a
book typewrfter for tho clerk and an
office ohair for tho school superin
tendent. Breaks the Record. '
Tho Dunsmuir Nowb editor has
found a horse a common livery horse
which certainly wins tho pennant
for equine Intelligence. The para
graph below roferB to tho killing of
Miss Anna E. Miller, a school teacher,
at Mott, Calif., by Henry Gregory,
and explains itself:
'The News man was the first to
v'sit tho sceno except thoso in tho
immediate vicinity; for soon as ho
was notified by wire of the deed com
mitted a fast livei'v horse was mount
ed and sped to Molt, flvo miles dis
tant, anu was soon on tne grounds,
viewing tho horrible sight, gathering
information, returnod to his office,
wrote up tho account, nnd had extras
distributed on tho street within two
hours.
AMONU THE CHURCHES.
KPIHC'Ol'M, VIIUKUII
Sorvicos will bo hold in the Episco
pal church 'Monday evening, April
17th, at 7 :30 by tho Rov. F. C. Will
iams. A cordial invitation is oxtoud
od to all.
I'HKMIIYTEIIIAN ClIUltCIT.
A Bormon next Sunday at 11 a, m.(
subject, "Hoar Thorn I What aro
They Saying of Jesus," Preaching
also.at 8 p. m, Sunday school at 10
a. in. Christian Undeavor at 7 p. m.
W. F. SHIELDS, Pastor.
CIIFMSTIaN C-'IIUIICII,
Rov. J. M. Morris, of tho state of
Washington, will preach on tho ovon
Inir of l!)th April, 7:30 p, m. Uo sure
and do not miss this service.
Rov. T. M. Jones will preach ovory
Sunday at 11 a. m. and Sunday school
at 10 a. m, Christian Endeavor at
7 p. in. Everybody cordially iuvl ed
to these services.
Mirriiomsr ktiscoimi, ciiikcii.
There will bo the usual services ill
tho Methodist KpiHcopal church morn
ing nnd evening. Everything looks
toward Easter now. Tho Sunday
school Is making extensive prepara
tions for proper Easter celebration on
Sunday evening, April 23d. An
nouncement of tho program will bo
made next week.
Tho only change to bo noted la
that tho Hpworth League will moot nt
7 p. m. and tho church ricrvico at 8
o'clock. .
R. C. BLACK WELL, Pastor.
Wool and Mohair,
ilighost cash price paid.
T. E. POTTENtiHK,