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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1905)
a " DO VOU READ TESE NAIL? If not, why not? JACKSON COUNTY Wlli boom In 1005 THE NAIL will keep you poHtoil on paBslng.ewess i w Wtrlniin to mbllih lb. "ur tit wxuiiper" inBoulboru Oregon. Uut 1 We im Irtish I he news while It is "new ami H' always reliable. ''When you v not lur from tbe bead ol tbe dK j HEDFOHD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1905 tee It In THE MAJL, It's bo. VOL- ITU. NO. 16 wm-ii It mint, to "the best" itlcuforu Mail. JUCOUNIY The oounty oourt has rejected tbe petition presented to it for a saloon license at Eagle Point. The remon strance oarried tbe grea er percentage of the voters. H. A, Palmer, a prominent basiuess man of Asblaud, committed euioido last week by shootiug himself through tbe head. Continued ill health was the cause of the deed. Isaao M. Wagner, at one time 'a res ideut of JackBon county, died at Turner, Oregon, last week, aged sev enty-eight years. He was a brother of the late Jacob Wagner. The oity council of Ashlaud has passed an ordinance aphorizing the commencement of tbe coustiuc tiou of a sower system. The matter has been hanging lire for sometime, The remains of Chas. G. Rippey, formerly of Gold Hill, who died at Ukiah, Calif., Inst week, were brought home to Gold Hill and weio interred in the cemetery at that place ou Sun day. He was forty years of age. Win. Hulen, the well-known bull player, who has been a resident of Ashland for the past two years, bus goua to Everett, Wash., to become manager and cuptuin of the team from that oity in the Northwest League. J. True, of Ashland, lost a valuable horse last week, through a peculiar accident. The animal was feeding from a rack, one of tbe slats in which was broken. The sharp end of one of the pieces stuck in the borso's throat and inflicted a wound from which he bled to deuth. Henry Smith, against whom an In dictment was found by the recent grand jury for shooting at a constable who sought to apprehend him for the alleged crime of maliciously Bkootiug a hog belonging to another, in tbe northern part of the county, was ar rested at Myrtle creek last Thursday. Sheriff Bader went after the fugitive and returned to Jacksonville with him Saturday. Last Monday Smith made a trip from Myrtle creek to Bosebarg with a horse which he sold to J. C. Aiken. After Smith was ar rested it developed that he had a bridle and saddle which does not be long to him. On his person was found a letter from a man in Jacksonville stating that he "oould keep the bridle and saddle It he would remit $30." New Livery Firm. Last week the entire interest of Cocklerline Bros, in the Nash Llvory Stables were disposed of to A. W. Walker, of Eugene, and on Saturday the latter gentleman took charge of theibusiuess. Mr. Walker had been in the same business in Eugeno and brought with him on his removal here part of the stock he had used there, consisting of several fine new rigs, including two rubber tired buggies and a large wagonette, besides others. Also sixteen bond of good livery horses, together with harness, eto., appertaining thereto. This stock, with that of Cockerline Bros. , makes this stable one of the best equipped in Southern Oregon. There are thirty six head of horses and any kind of a rig yon may need. Mr. Walker has been making quite a number of changes in the interior of the build ing, one of which and the most im portant, is the stabling of all the horses upon the second floor of the building. An inclined plane has been built, up which the animals are led, and the upper story is being fitted up with stalls for their accommodation. There will be a line of stalls on each side of the center of the building, affording room for forty-two horses. The stalls face inward, with a passage way behind, making a very conven ient arrangement. The lower floor will be used entirely for the rigs, ex cepting space occupied by a couple of box stallB. Facilities for watering, etc., will be placed in the second story, and it will not be necestary to bring a horse down unless he is going out. Convicted of Una1 Fraud. SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. One of the small fry In the big school of land fraud fish, whose ramification extend from Oregon to this state, was convicted of a felony subornation of perjury by a jury in Judge De Ha ven's court yesterday. Ten minutes deliberation settled the matter and William H. Boreu is again in the cus today of United Statos Marshal Shine. The fact that Boreu was connected with the big laud fraud in Oregon could not be brought out in this trial but United States Attorney Devlin, who with biB assistant, Charles M. Fickert, prosecuted for the govern-1 nieut, brought out the fact that two, j if uot three, of the Oregou laud swind lers were couneoted with the transac tions in Trinity end Shasta counties for which Boren was oouvioted. Boreu was convicted ou four counts. He will be sentenced on Fi iduy morn ing. The maximum penalty fixed by tbe statutes is five years for each oount and a fine of $2,000 on eaoh, so that the defendant can be sent to the Btate'B prison for twenty years and cued $8,000. It also provides that a man convicted of subornation of per jury is incapable of testifying in any United States court. At tbe opening of the court yester day morning Mr. Devlin took Boren up again in his cross-examination. The defendant swore that whilo he met John M. Layton, Mrs. Emma Martin, John G. Martin and Jesse Stump, whom he was charged with Buboruing to oommlt perjury, he did not talk to thom ou laud matters. He denied all conversation with them, although be acknowledged that he took eaoh at dilfereut times to the land office, whero they filed their lo cations and affidavits, wrougfully stating that they had visited the land. He denied that he had received any money from Jthe parties, although he had signed the receipts. This he claimed he had done at the instigna tiou of Frank E. Kincart and Harry W. Miller, the representatives of tbe Washington Mill and Lumber. Com pany, for whom they were all work ing. (The above is a case similar to some of those which wore called to the at tention of the rocent Federal grand jury at Portland and in which a num ber of indictments were found. Miller and Kincart, spoken of above, are tbe same parties who operated in Jackson county. They wore indicted at Port- laud, together with two Medford par ties, and the charges preferred against them is that of subornation of per jury same as that upon which Boren was found guilty. ) W. C. T. 0. Items. The Union was called to order by singing, "There is Sunshine.' The j president read LXVII Psalm ; prayers by Mesdames Hubbard and Lozier. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. Committees' report showed eight visits made to the Bick with flowers and aid. Two families report-; ed in destitute oircum stances and committees sent to give aid. Four letters were read from Mrs. Additon with program for the national confer ence, which will be in Medford, May 17th and 18th. Lillian Stevens and Miss Anna Gordon, also Mrs. Addi ton, will be here. What has become of the written agreement signed by the new couucilmen to close saloonB on Sunday? The Union was dismiss ed by Mrs. Burchell - to meet at the Christian church April 20th. All members are requested to be present to devise means for the conference. Tap Upper Cow Creek Timber. The Oregon Pino Lumbering Com pany has just sold stumpage from 1080 acres of its timber lands on upper Cow creek, iu Douglas county,to Kes terson & Silsby, of Grants Pass, and Spaulding Bros., of Wisconsin, at b reported consideration of 812 an acre. The company expects to tap soon the timber of upper Cow creek by either a flume or a loggiug railroad to Glen dale. These lands embrace some of tbe finest sugar and yellow pine tim ber in the state. Tbe purchasers are now operating throe sawmills in Ore gon and four in Washington. Priests Praying for Rain. Bishop Lenihan, of the Roman Catholic diocese of Great Falls, Mon- tana, has issued a request that all 1 priests of the diocese should recite the prayer for rain in all masseB in i which rubies will permit its recital for the next three months. He haB ! also requested all members of the church to pray for rain. Because of the extreme scarcity of snow, one of the worse drouths of the history of the state is feared, the snowfall hav ing been tbe lightest in the memory of the oldest settlers. Spells Same Going and Coming. From Yrekft Journal. Talking about the "Yreka Bakery" being a palindrome in the way of a name, our City Treasurer Maurice Rentier also spoits a palindrome, as the word "Reiiner" reads the same forward or backward, a peculiarity very seldom occurring in a person's name. -If vou want hair or hair goods go to L. L. Ilea me at the Bazaar. 10-tf, EVEN SMALL ONES SELL Rogue River Newtowns of Small Size Bring Fancy Prices. Origin of Name. A short time since an' orchardist, who bad a quantity of undersized Newtowns left over, made up a car load of them for shipment to Eng land, induced to do so by the strong demand for this variety in that coun try. He lacked a few boxes of Ailing the car, and J. W. Merritt and W. H. Noroross helped him out by shippiug, the former twelve and the latter eighty-three boxes of 4. tier apples, which had been left over, after they had disposed of their four tier "beau ties. ' ' The returns from these apples hare just been received and the net pro ceeds of the i.K tier were $83.60 per box f. o. b., Central Point, while the smaller appleB brought fanoy prices. All this owing to the predeliotion of the Britisher for this variety of ap ple. The history of the Newtown Pippiu explains somewhat the cause of this demand. The apple originated in tbe Albormarle section of Virginia, and f a many years was known us the 'Albermarle Pippin." Finally u gon tleman conceived the idea of present ing a barrel of these deliciously flav ored apples to Queen Victoria. Upon the arrival of the fruit at Windsor castle the Queen was so pleased with their flavor and appearance that she ordered more and christened it the "Newtown Pippiu, after the gentle man who bad presented the first bar rel. The nobility followed suit, as a matter of course, aud the demand be came so great that the Albermarle district could not supply it. Fruit men began to oast about for a region where the apple would grow to perfec tion. The WatBonvllle section of California was first discovered and then the Kogue river valley wnere tne apple is produced In greater perfec- tion than anywhere on earth. What the King or tbe Queen does, so must the average Englishman do also, so that when the Queen demand ed Newtown Pippins, the rest of the people must have them also. Thus an overwhelming demand has sprung up for this particular variety of fruit, and the love of an Englishman for an Oregon Newtown is only next to that which he has for his dbast beef. Famous Equestrain Acts, Celebrated Riders with the Norris & Ruwe Greater Circus. - Messrs. Norris & Rowo determined to make their circus this season the moat memorable one iu their history and towards that end have engaged performers in all departments of the arena that have gained tho greatest fame in this country and Europe. Last year witnessed the inception of their greater circus and this year will witness the culmination of their tri umphs aB Big Show Showmen. To wards that end they hare engaged such famous riders as Miss Rose Dockrill, the daring lady equestrian ; Geo. Holland, the principal ridor; Austin King, the clever young hur dle and jockey rider. Dolly nnd Frank M i m a iii-tf-iih a iliin nf arilmiilr In no brought to this country from tho Paria I Hippodrome, wnnre tney wore at tuo height of their fame. Willimn Sut ton, Jos. Haines, M'lle Julien and Estelle Setter are a quartette ot dash ing bare-back riders. These stars will be augumented by other riders in innumberable sensational equestrian exercises. As a contrast to the ex pert ridiug there will be many laugh able climaxes in the burlesquing of these acts by famous clowns, who with their fooling, will create amuse ment for the little ones by their ab surd attempts to duplicate the feats performed by the expert equestrians in the arena. Norris & Rowe contend that no circus visiting thiB section will be able to Rhow as many nor as clever a list of celebrities in expert: horsemanship as will be exhibited in their arenas. Exhibitions will be given In Med ford, Wednesday, May 3d; 2 and 8 p. m. Is Mt Shasta Active? That there were internal Area smouldering beneath the snow clad slopes of Shasta, Hood, Ranier aud j other of the lofty peaks of tbe range, which is designated as the Cascades! in Oregon and Washington and the Sierra Nevadas in California, is com mon knowledge. Nearly all the snowclad peaks have either warm springs or warm spots of ground bigb up above the region of "eternal snow," yet the craters that once belched forth fire and molten lava are now cold as the snow which covers thom. . However, Shustn, the other day rather waked things up in Sisslon, by the sudden opening of a hot mud spring in the center of the town and for several houiB a continuous stream' of mud flowed down the principal street. At the aamejtime the fill of the McCloud railroad across the "Big Canyon" Bank several feet There was consderable excitement for awhile, but beyond these Incidents nothing further indicating a volcunic eruption has occurred. Enterprise School Commncement. Au interesting commencement pro gram was carried out iu Enterprise school district, Prof. J. A. Bish, principal on Friday evoning last. There was ajarge attendance of the friends ofjthe schools and graduates. The school room had been tastefully decorated with the claee colors white and, violet interspersed with ever greens. Prof. B. F, Mulkey, of Ashland, de livered the class address in the im pressive maimer for which he is noted. Following is the program : Invocation, Rev. H. C. Hoxie; In strumental solo, "Pleasant Valley March," Ruby Lofland; salutatory address, Alan Andrew ; Eesay, "Value of Education," Floyd Minear; chorus, girls of principal department; class history, Susie Minear; violin boIo, "Tho Silver Star Overture," Rowo Kennedy ; class prophecy, Earl Minear; instrumental duet, "Sultan's Baud March," Gladys Kitne, Blanche .Darby; valodictory, Rita Andrews; presentation of diplomas,S. W. Boyd, chairman of school board ; class ad dress, Prof. B. F. Mulkey; instru mental duet, "lvanhoo Cominanderyi Waltz," Nora Wilson, Lola Junes; occupation drill, iiinp girls of princi pal department; "SpriugiFlower Can-1 tatta," pupils of primary 'department ; tableau,- "Star Spangled Banner." W. 0. W. Memorial Services. Medford Camp, W. O. WM will hold services in memory of F. A. Falken burg, late head consul of the' order, Jat Wilson's opera house Sunday at 3 o'clock p. m. The members of the order are requested to meet at Wood men hall at 2 o'clock and from there march to the opera house. All other fraternal orders are invited to attend in a body, and a cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend these services. Following is the program : Reading of biographical sketch of F. A,. Falkdeuburg by H. G. Shearer, C. a, of Medford Camp No. 90; pray er by Rev. H. C. Bowu ; song, by choir; address by Rev. F. W. Car- stens; song, by cnoir. Death of Mrs. Chas. Ewing. Mrs. Lila Ewing, wife of Chas. Ewiug, the grading contractor for tho M. & C. L. R. R., died very sudden ly Tuesday evening from heart dis ease. Mrs. Ewlng came from Port land a week or moro ago to join her husband, mid on the evening of her death seemod to he in her usual good health. Mr. Ewing lefl her in their tent for a short time, and on his re turn found her lying upon tho floor dead. fahe was about forty-live years oi age, and leaves a son tour years old, besides her husband The remains wore taken to Portland Wednesday evening for Interment. Death of .1. H. Wrisley. J. II. Wrisloy, one of the pioneers of Jackson oounty, aud a prominent figure in politics in early days, died at the residence of his son-in-law, W. W. Willits, at tho head of Elk creek, Wednesday evening, April 19th, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. Tho remains, by his request, wore brought to Jacksonville for interment. Fu noral Services will be held at Jack son ville Satuiday. Ladies are Greatful. Tho ladies of the Lewis and Clark club have requested The Mail to ex tend their thanks to the members of the company which played "A Texas Steer" for their benefit last week, for the assistance they received tcwaid the fountain for the city park. Eastern Star Attention Next Wednesday evening, April 26th, is regular "social night," and upon this occasion the children will be given full sway and are expected to be present and enjoy themselves. Eastern Star parents will please make a note of tho ahovo and be present witn their children. MATT IE HUTCHISON, W. M. Wall Paper. Remnants of 15, 20, 30 and -10 cent paper at lens than half, while they last. MEDFORD FURNITURE CO. For sale: All my houpohold gnoth. Inquire at residence, on Wnt Hixth street, between r aud G street. J. E. Roberts. 10-tf STREET ECHOES Opinions of Some of Our Citizens-S erious and Otherwise, Roll and Smith: "I have out out the orchard business aud am now at work with the Iowa Lumbor & Box Company. Coll Johnson has taken my place in the Whitman orchards.' N. C. Gunu: "I wisli you would send my paper to Agate postottloe. Yes, I am going to work ou the new railroad with my teauiB. Have taken a grading contract. Ob,I don't know how much of it I will do am just going to do all I can. There is no limit to extent of contract. I will commence about the middle of the desert and will work this way until I meet Head Contractor Ewing, who is working ou this end." W. F. Taggart: "Yes, I made a pretty quick trip to Coos oounty aud back. Fact'is, J didn't get farther than Roseburg, and I've about come to the conclusion that it was far enough iu that direction for me. When we arose the morning after our arrival there it was raining all kinds of domestic animals aud garden im plements, aud an tho man who wus to take us over to the coast country fail ed to show up Mrs. . Taggart and I concluded that thero was no place like home, aud took the next train back." City Council Proceedings. The city counoil met Tuesday even ing in an adjourned session. Those p:eseutwere: Mayor Picket ; Council men Scott, Karnes, Pottenger, White head and Wllleko. The matter of closing J street, be tween Seventh and Sixth (across the school grounds) was discussed and as the remonstrauoe which was presented had more signatures than the petition a motion to the effect that the street be not closed was made and oarried. Surveyor Jones rendered a report with regard to the probable cost of putting In the West' Medford eewei. Upon motion it was ordered that bidi for digging tbe sewer trenches and for furnishing and laying the pipe be ad vertised for. A petition was presented by W. T. York and others, asking fur the lay ing of a water main on I streot, be tween Seventh and Fourth Btreots. This wns referred to committee Streets and alleys. In the matter of opening of West Fourth ntroet, aoroaB tho Brandon burg property, to oonnect with u streot running west from , the east line of tho Miugus addition, the may or was authorized to confor with Mr Brandenburg nod they to appoint an arbitration board to assess damages, Another Rebekah Good Time. luesuitv niL'iiL or this ivnuk ivhn regular social evening with tho morn bers of Olive Rehekah Lodgo aud tho reputation which this lodge has gaiu ed and so faithfully aud rightfully maintained for sociability was clovat- ed a notch or two Tuesday night, Despite tho inclement weathor thero wore over sixty members of the order and invitod friends present, aud that all enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent was demonstrated throughout tho evening by an almost continuous ripple of merriment. A short pro gram, consisting of instrumental solos by Miss Flora Gray, vocal solos by Mr. W. F. Isaaca, accompanied by Mrs. Gore, and a recitation by Misa Estella Duclos, and of their perform ance nothing oould be said which is good, which would be too good they are all artists in their respective lines. Following the program came a diversity of games, chief amoug vhloh was a guess on the proprietorship of a number of popular adveitisod goods and wares. In this little play the ad vertising pages of numerous maga zines fell prey to the oommittee'a scisBors. Pictures accompanying the advertisements wore cut out and pin ned to the walls of the lodge room and the persons were expected to guess the name of the article adver tised. Mrs. G. F. Faucett won tho prize in this contost. Another was a paper tearing contest. Tho guests were 'each given a sheet of paper and were told to tear these in bucu shape as would represent a rabbit. Some of tho contestants had evidently never cultivator a very closo acquaintance with tbe Bunny family, judging from the pictures they mndo or possibly they may havo thought that the Exam iner Maud pictures wore rabbits. The best representation of a rabbit iu this contest was torn by JohncDay. iW lowing this wiib a musical romauoit on which Miss Kdnn Eifert won ti prize. A funny Utile Instance im oah miction with this enme out tot Mm strains of Home Sweet Home, mro sounded on the piano and MUulnbo Hnrtzell guessed it was Aineriea (ow ing beyond question of doubt that her mind, or her mimical car, had more of a patriotic than a domestic & deuoy. There were numerous otuwr games aud all were heartily enjoswll. Refreshments of delloious fruit ..aU ads, sandwiohos aud coffiae rum served. Tbe banquet room was jrna fusely and beautifully deoorated wtrtii lilacs and splria, aud the favor, mm also of lilacf. Tbe eommitteo to whom credit; im duo tor all this oven lag's eujojmwift was MisBoa Myrtle Lawtci, Hxj Phipps, Jessie aud .losio 'drmexric-; Mssrs. O. E. Oadtlis and (Cliias.. Strang. EASTER SERVICES, BAPTIST OIIU11CII. In the morning, at eleven o'ctarik, tbe pastor will speak upon, "Tim Resurrection of Christ and its Vohwi to Us." Thero will bo special musio at thins service. In tbe oveiting, beginning at ti&& o'clock, there will bo tin Enstor gram rendered by tho Bunday edn&L Tho program consists in tho reuiniK of appropriate scripture, prayer lim itations, class exercises, nunrtattw) selections, class songs, tableaux, vrea.. This promises to bo a very intcrwifjmt. e.eroi60. CATI10I.10 CHUI1CII Sunday, April 2.1d, Easter servinai will be hold at tbo Catholio obtraciSj, Medford, at 11:110 n. in. Rev. BirJi Datin, of Grants Pass, will ottferabxt and preach on "The Mystery d tfeo Resurrection." Special EuMisrixsaiuttr will be renderod by tho oboir. Tbo public is cordially invito! 4p this service. A. LAKEi EPISOOI'AI, OIIUIIUH EaBtcr services will be hold in nio Episcopal church ou Monday evaoiuic April 24th. A very interesting f rro gram has been prepared for the aaem sion. Mrs. Hazelrlgg will sing, watt there will be other good voices ok Mm program. An invitation is extcuMK to all to attend. 1'IlKSllYTEItIAN CHUIlcn. Next Sunday is Easter and the nc mon at 11 a. m. is on the tbnna, "Life's Victory." Easter service R tbe Sunday school is at 8 p. m. AIM are invited. Song. "March Across the MouG ows," by school. Invocation'. Recitation, "Tbe Stone Btflail Away," Ethel Hopkins. ( Primary song, "Little SKufceiumi ''ny." . Itecitnioii, "Children's KiattrJ" Gordon Milis and i'IIiod llog.vn. Song, by school, "Crown the Func tor's llrow. " Scripture rending by Uorxniw Worlman, Loniiuu Hliton and ttruiiM liockouyos, "Prophecy lullilliDrait ntt prophecy mid corroboration affprafjfiV oey.". j "(ilorin. " 'w Duct. "Consider tho Lilies,'" Hju& and Edna Gore. Acrostic, "Living Redeemer," Bzy lourteen girls. Oll'ertory. Solo. "Tho Lost Chord, " Hulltraic Mrs. JlnKolrigge. ' Recitation, "My Easter Viofc:W" Ethel Male. Recitation and song, "lluttoifly mill liird," Ethel and Murio lOilert Song, "hi the Hull of JiuUibmotV" by school. Recitation. "At Easter ITimi" Kt. . . hoi Smith. Acrostic, "Victory, " by Bevoh tngni. Song, "Tho' Living One," by KbaiiL Recitation, "Grandim's Eastor Vkiu-. er," Esther Smith. Song, "Hail the Miiihtv Kliur " tat, school. Tho songs of tho program viR tut accompanied by tbo Sunday suloi! orchestra. W. K SHIELDS Partus. MHTHOWHT KI'ISC'OPAi. CHUBac The Sunday school will be im mm- sion at 10 a. in. At 11, Eautor auram by the pastor, "Resurgam." Tlm public Is. cordially invited to iftwtf this service. All members oT Oin church are urged to bo present. At 8 p. m., the Sunday school mM be at churoh iu force to prosoat fito following Easter program : Prayer. Recitation, Nola Redden. Scripture rending. Class exercise by fourteen girbt. ' Song, by senior and junior cInw Recitation, Helen llrown. Recitations and souk by class efataf children. Song, by the school. Recitation, May Liudley. Recitation, Ethel Anderson. Recitation, Helen I Hack well. Song, by tho choir. Recitation, Vera Roundtroo. sSolo. Nola Lindlev. with eliorntttw mixed class. Recitation, Walter Rrown. Song, by tbo choir. "The Resurrection." from Sir wtL. win Arnold's. "Linht of tim Wurli Stella Ducloa. Music, by the choir. Jjenodictiou,