OREGON Is the Best
p i rt of the United Stiitnn.
JIML
If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
liaise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or do most anything oIfo you'
will find your opportunity hero
THE HAIL tells about it
m ram
is the bust piut of Oregon
MEDFORD Is In the uemar of the
vulloy ana THE MAIL tlie W-si pn'er
VOL. XVII.
MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON'. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1935
NO. 22.
STREETEGHOES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-S erious and
Otherwise.
E. Denton : "Everything was look
ing tine in the Ft. Klumiith country
when I loft several days ago. I can
not imagine conditions for a prosper
ous stock year could bo better. Stock
is in splendid shape and there is an
abundance of Brass."
S. A. Carlton: "If anyone imag
ines that alfalfa will not grow on
sticky land they have only to look
over my field, out near Wellon. 1
have a five aero field from which 1
have harvested one and a half tons to
the acre some of it two tons and it
is sure enough sticky laud. Crips
looking simply immense could not
look better."
M. M. Gault: "No, we haven't
built that new cupalo yet. We actu
ally can't get time. The-e iau't an
hour in the day that somebody isn't
in the shop wanting to know why his
work isn't out It keeps us jumping
all of the time, I tell you. If the
work keeps on increasing we will just
naturally have to quit and enlarge
that cupalo and let our customers
wait until we get it done. There are
six of us working now and we have
all we can do."
M. Dillon: "I'd like to know why
some of the rain which fell on the
west side of the valley Saturday and
Sunday in such copious quantities
(Couldn't have reached we peoplo east
of Bear creek. At my place, two miles
east of town, there was not a .drop
fell on either day. Mind, I'm not
kicking, but I have noticed during
my residence in the valley that the
storms go m streaks. One side of the
valley will be drenched, while the
other is dry and sometimes the storm
will follow the hills on each side and
not touch the center of the valley."
Geo. F. Merriman: "Are we pretty
busy? Well, I guess yes. Us black
smiths in this town Man's are so busy
we haven't time to look across the
street to see whether the other fellow
is doing anything or not and when
six o'clock comes there isn't any of
us sorry to hear the whistle, blow.
One day last week we put on ninety
six shoes in this shop, besides other
work, and whenever I got time to look
I didn't see any of the fellows on the
other side of the street playing mar
blos or enjoying a siesta. This is
about the busiest end of town, when
we get busy, and we are busy pretty
much all the time."
J3. S. Wolfor: "Do you believe
they can grow any better strawberries
than those anywhere? The coloriag,
flavor and size are equal to the fam
ous Hood river berry. Of course, I
am not egotistical enough to claim
.that they beat the Hood river. berry ;
but that section will have to 'go some'
to beat those. They came from my
patch near Eagle Point, and I picked
102 gallons of just about the same
kind of berries Monday. What will
I do with them? Well, I don't Hud
any difficulty in "disposing of those I
have now to the local trade, but when
all my vines are in full bearing I will
ibe compelled to ship. The berries
will bear transportation I think, be
cauce, like the majority of Southern
Oregon fruit, they are solid and not
easily crushed. Those you see were
brought twelve miles over a pretty
rough road, and they are all dead
ripe. No particular care was taken
of them on the journey, still they
are not in bad condition."
H. B. Nye: "Our party, composed
of father, Richard Jennings, B. J.
Trowbridge, S. P. Purdy and myself
returned this week from a two weeks'
visit to Kltmath county. We first
went to Klamath Falls and from there
to Merrill and then on to the new
town White Lake City. This town is
twenty-four miles south from Klam
ath Falls and as yet no city at ail
not even a town, but I am guessing
it will amount to something one of
these days in fact the situation is
good and there seems to be an honest
determination back of the enter
prise. There are fifteen or twenty
tents there now and foundations are
being laid for substantial buildings.
The company has sold 2800 lots at 315
per lot some iq every state in the
Union. We had a very pleasant stay
at Merrill, where we met A. P. Mish
ler and W. W. Taylor, both Medford
boys. They have bought fifteen acres
of fine alfalfa land right close up to
Merrill and are now putting in a fine
creamery. They have their building
up and it's a good one, and are now
installing their machinery. That is
an ideal dairy country and the boys
ought to make some money. At Ft.
Klamath we met M. F. Parker you
know him Parker the painter the
man you can hear farther than ymi
can see. He is doing painting over
there, but when he saw the Medford
crowd ho just naturally dropped
everything, hitched up his team and
drove all over the country with us.
1 fancy it made him homesick to get
in with a crowd from good old Mud
ford and W wanted to stay with the
gang. He is a royally good fellow and
wo enjoyed his kindness. A weik
TOGO'S GREAT VICTORY FOR JAPAN
The Qreatet Sea
Fight of the Age
Caught in a Trap the Rus
sian Fleet is Annihilated.
Only Four Vessel's Escape
Over 3,000 Prisoners, in
cluding Three Admirals
Shattered by shot uud shell, demor
alized and defeated, the leuinant of
Admiral Rojestveusky's powerful lleet
is fleeing northward, seeking the
shelter of Vladistok, hotly pursued by
the victorious Jnnanese.
The story of the battle is another I
feather in the cap of tlie Japanese as
sea lighters. For weeks the two hos-.
tile fleets have been approaching -each
other. The progress of the Russian
fleet was reported daily, but nothing
could be learned of Togo's movements ;
but the result shows that he took up
his position in the Core an straits
where he had all the advantage and
patiently waited until the enemy oame
within striking distance.
Beyond the results, little was known
at Toklo Monday of Admiral Togo's
stunning victory over Admiral Ro
jestvousky. Rojestvonsky reached
Quelpart Island, Corea, early Satur
day and headed for the Tsu Island?.
The exact number of vessels in his
fleet is nut clear, but he had his muiu
fighting vessels with a number of
light cruisers and tor,pedo-boats.
The disposition of .the Japanese fleet
appears to have been an ideal one.
Admiral Togo had waited foe weeks
in the vicinity of the Tsu Islands, re
fusing to bo lured away and to forfeit
his advantage. The inner line was
held by AdmirulTragn with the battle
ships and Vice-Admiral Kamimura
with the cruisers. Rear-Admiral Kat
aoka, with the light squadron, first
attacked Rojosteusky.
liarly on Saturday morning, Vice
Admiral Togo, with practically all the
powerful fighting ships of the Japanese
navy, was at Masanpho, Corea, when
wireless signals from his scouts be
tween Tsu and Quospart Islands, an
nounced the approach of the Russian
fleet in full forve. . i
A few hours later the scouts' report
ed that the Russians were not ascend-1
ing the western channel, as had been
anticipated, but that they were corn-j
ing up tho eastern channel, which j
caused some surprise.
Admiral Togo immediately started j
at full speed arouud the north of Tsu i
Island and when he doubled the is j
land, he saw the Russians coming in i
two co umns. Ho then brought a ter
rific flie to bear on the flank of the
port column and, as the Russians fell
into disorder, le forced them steadily
eastward toward the Japanese coast,
whore they were attacked by every
vessel that flew tho Japanese flag.
Repeated torpedo attacks were de
livered, some of them with the great
est success.
Admiral Togo reports that in the
battle Saturday and Sunday he sank
ago last Saturday, May 20th, the Ice
was half an inch thick in the roads,
near Merrill. That seemed pretty
cold to me. No, I do not thiuk.fatber
or I will invest over there, but I un
derstand Mr. Trowbridge and Mr.
Purdy will return to that country and
will undoubtedly interest themselves
in real estate there.'"
Decoration Day.
Memorial services wore held at Wil
son's opera house Tuesday at 10:30
o'clock by Chester A. Arthur Post,
G. A. R. The meeting was ojiened
by a selection by the Medford school
baud, following which Post Command
er Moore Introduced Miss Enid Ham
ilton, who sang a solo. Prayer
by the post chaplain, Rev. Jas. Kelso,
followed; then reading of general
orders by Post Adjutant F. M. Stew
art. Hon. Wm. M. Colvig then de
livered an eloquent and logical ad
dress. He took the position that,
instead of being wrong, war was a
necessity in the progress of the human
race and brought events in history to
prove that all great steps in the pro
gress of the world have bten made
from bloody bittleflelds. "The pen
is mighty. It may draw a declaration
of independence or a magna charta
of human liberties, but without the
sword to enforce its provisions either
document would be without force.
Might and right together aro irresis
tible." "Memorial day Is not new. From
the time of the establishment of the
Jewish Passover, commemorating the
entry of the tribes of Israel into tho
promised land down into the twentieth
century, every nation in the world
j has had some day upon which they
met to honor tho&e why had perished
in the service of their country. The
Greeks and Romans offered regular
sacrifices to the names of those who
had died in battle."
following Mr. Colvig's address,
came plain duets by Misses Loraine
thirteen of tho enomy's warships and
captured sevoi with 3,000 prisoners.
The following vessels were sunk:
Battleships Borodino and Alexander
UI; armored cruisers Adnirial Na
kahinioff, Dmitri Donskoi and Vladi
mir Momniueh; coast-defense iron- j
clad Admiral Onsbakoif ; protected .
cruisers Svietlaua uud Jemtchug ; j
rear-ship Kamtchatka; cruiser Irtes-j
in, three dostruyors. Tho battleships!
Sissoi Veliky, Orol and Nicolai I, the j
coast-defense ironclads Admiral Sen ,
laviu and General Admiral Araxlne
and two smaller vessels were captured.
Tho Russian flagship was sei lonely,
damaged.
Rear-Admiral NobogatofV is among
the captured. Eight Russian captains
lost their lives in tho engagement.
The Japanese fleet escaped practically
undamaged.
WASHINGTON, May 31. The Jap
anese legation today received the fol
lowing report from Tokio: "It is
officially announced that in the last
naval battle the damages sustained by
our fleet were very slight and none
of our battleships, cruisers, destroy
ers and other ships were lost, except
three torpedoboats.
Under .imperial command, Admir
al Togo was authorized to permit
NebogatofF to submit totho Czar the
reports on the lost battle and a list of
Russians killed, wounded and prison
ers. The Admiral was also authorized
to release on parole tho surrendered
officers of Nicolai 1, Orel, Apraxiu
and Seuiaviu.
Rojestvonsky was taken to Sasebo
naval hospital. No other damiral
was captured from tho destroyer Bie
dovy, the last report in this respect
being due to clerical errors.
Rojestvensky's skull fractured, re
quiring operation ; serious, but not
dangerous. ' Total Japanese losses up
to date, ttuee torpedoboats sunk,
three officers killed, about "200 men
killed and disabled.
The total tonnage of Admiral Togo's
main fleet when he went into action
was 130,880. Tho total tonnage of
ships he has captured or sunk is 153,
411. Ho has disposed of a greater ton
nage than he had, and, according to
his dispatches, all his ships are still
afloat.
Russia lost altogether 22 ships.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 31. So
far as ascertainable, the torpedoboat
destroyer Bravi is tho only other
vessel beside the cruiser Almaz, be
longing to Admiral Rojestvensky's
fleet .which arrived at Vlad i vostok.
The protected cruisers Jemchug, Au
rora and Oleg are still unaccounted
for.
Tho defeat of tho Russian fleet
leaves Japan in undisputed possession
of the seas and, in the opinion of ex
perts, means the early advent of
peace. Russiu has now only to de
pend upon her oft-defeated army in
Manchuria, and with Japan in posi
tion to land troops without any dan
ger from Russian war vessels it seems
that the mediation of friendly powers
will be accepted and the war brought
to an end.
Bliton and Agnes Isaacs and by Mrs.
Ashurst and Miss Flora Grey.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the
members of the G. A. R. and W. R.
C, together with many citizens, as
sembled in Odd Fellows cemetery,
where, after the usual post services,
the ceremony of decorating tho
graves of the departed soldiers was
observed. During tho forenoon many
people had carried floral emblems to
the cemetery and placed them at tho
last resting places of departed dear
ones, so tnat the "silent city of the
dead" became a garden of fragrant
blossoms.
Some day the veterans of the war,
which will go down in history as one
of tho greatest and most stubbornly
waged, will have all passed away.
Their ranks are thinning. Their
shoulders, which were once square,
are bowed beneath tho weight of
years. The step, once firm, Is now
feeble. But as long as this nation
shall endure "Decoration Day" will
be observed ' by its people and the
sight of the faded ling flying over an
almost forgotten gravo will serve to
remind coming generations that there
lies one who gave his youth and per
haps bis lifo in order that tho nation
might live. It has come to puss that
those who wore the blue and those
who wore tho gray unite in observing
this day, and in paying a deserving
tribute to the comrades who have
gone before. Naught of bitterness
is felt by anyone in tho observance of
thin occasion, rather a senso of rever
ence and honor to tlie brave men of
both sides who offered their lives in
a cause they believed to be right.
"Under t ho sod and the dew;
Waiting the judgment day.
Under the roses the blue,
Under the lilie.s the gray."
Fnr Rent.
A !:iuf newly fitted up looming
houte, of tventy room.". Cloo in,
i Jnod water and Howr connect ions.
Enquire of V. M. STEWART.
FRUIT GROWER S
L
Tl.e Rogue River Valley Fruit Grow
ers' Union held its annual meeting
ou Saturday last, at which there was
a goodly representation of the mem
bers of that body. The meeting was
called to order at 2 p. m. The report
of the busiuess done by the associa
tion was a very satisfactory one.
The prices realized were good and the
members were highly pleased with
the showing made. The union is now
upon a substantial basis and the mem
bership is increasing all tho time.
The following officers were elected
to servo during the ensuing year: S.
L. Bennett, president; H. F. Mead
er, vice-president; J. A. Perry, sec
retary; Geo. R. Liudley, treasurer;
S. L. Bennett, J. A. Perry, G. A.
Hover, J. McPherson, S. W. Boyd,
H F. Meader, A. A. Andrews, J. W.
Mitchell, Wm. Carroll, directors.
The old officers were all re-elected,
the only change made being in the
board of directors, J. McPhersou hav
ing been elected in place of A. W.
McPherson.
The secretary reported that all bills
and accounts bad been settled and
that there was quite a sum of money
in tho treasury. ;
"The Union is in a prosperous, con
dition," said President S. L.. Ben
nett, to a Mail roportor," and the
past year everything ran smoothly
and the members are well satisfied,
The first year we were organized we
made mistakes, of course. Some of
us were aware that mistakes would be
made, but instead of being discour
aged wo went ahead trying to remedy
those errors and that wo have suc
ceeded fairly well is shown by our
constantly increasing membership and
general prosperity. We now have
over forty members and more are com
ing in all the time. Reports 1 have
iiad from Caliioruia and the east in
dicate a good market for our fruit this
year. The eastern peach crop is
short and that always means a good
market for pears, the later fruit tak
ing the place of the peuches. Besides
this tho pear crop in California is
not up to tho average. There will be
no Bartletts there for export, the
canneries use them all, so that the
Rogue river grower will have a good
market. I am inclined to think that
tho fruit crop as a whole will bo only
about average this year. Some vario-
ties of fruit and some localities will
havo large crops, while others will
fall below the average, but I believe
that tho quality will bo such and tho
prices so good that the income from
this source will bo as large, if not
larger, than in years when tho crop
has been much larger."
Bound Over to Circuit Court.
The two men brought back from
Eugene by Chief Anglo had their pro
liminary examination in Justice
Stewart's court Friday. Neither one
nf tho men would givo a namo, other
than tho sobriequcts they went by In
the hobo camps along tho line, viz:
"Irish" and Dutchy," refused legal
aid and generally conducted them
selves as hard cases. A razor sold to
a Mr. Beebe, of Eugene, by tho pair.
was identified by II. C. Garnett
part of the stock, which was stolon
from his store a week before, and Mr.
Beebe identified the snme razor as the
one sold to him by tho accused. The
men wore put under 8200 bonds,
which they were unablo to furnish,
and therefore they will board at the
county's expense until tboir appear
a n co before the circuit court.
Medford High School Commencement.
Commencement exercises woro held
at the Medford high school building
May 20th, at 2 o'clock p. in. The as
sembly hall was beautifully decorated
with ivy and roses. Over tho ros-
trume rose and evergreen had been
festooned forming an arch under
which the various numbers of the
program were rendered. Tho win
dows and walls were masses of roses
and evergreen.
The following program was carried
out In a manner creditable to both
students and instructors:'
Song, "The I.nugb of a Child," . ..lly School
Salutatory M. Mnurie O'llrlen
Ksnav. "lifiiiilleB ot LKerftture."Urace Lnwtoti
Cliise lllntory, May lluwen
Oration, 'Tlie FuMircof Meilknl,"
A. Lewis Mttulc
Song, By Hchool
fjssuy, "tieiienm oi r.oucuuon,
K. Will-on Walt
Prophecy, A. EIIzhdrIu Karlmrt
VHlclwuirv Allen Ouy Mickey
Clan.1 Ail'lrusf.
. . . I'. !,. Ciunptalt, President U. of O.
Present mioii of Diploma, . , , ,
....a. 1,. Jiunnclt, Chairman of Hcliwi) Huard
Hong Ily Hchoo)
After tho regnltr program was car
ried out, tho students favored the
audience with a number of college
songs.
Tlie members of tho graduating elans
were ail remembered by friends and
the floral pieces woro both beautiful
and numerous.
The students were disappointed in
not hnvinf Prof. ( 'ainpboll, of Urn
Slate Univeui'.y, w:h them as they
expected. Rut. the class address,
which Rev. Mr. OatHteiiH very kindly
contented to givo upon request, was
idl that a class address could be.
Judge Pnrdin's talk was highly np-
predated.
At the close of thoexorehca the
visitors were invited to look over tho
work prepared for tho Lewis & Cliuk
fair. Tho compositions which wero
written and illustrated wero on horti
culture, natural scenery, agriculture,
Rogue river valley, etc., and woro ex
ceptionally flno, After this work is
exhibited at the fair, it will be sent
to tho eastern schools and will thoro
be an advertisement for tho west, as
well as showing the eastern peoplo
what educational advantages are to be
had in Oregon.
The graduates were: M. Maude
O'lirlen, Grace Lawton, May Howes,
A. .Lewis Mm ik, F. Wilson Waito,
A. Elizabeth Karhart, Allen Guy
Mickey.
The second, third and fourth grades
united in exercises and quite an ex
tensive program was rendered. As in
the case of the assembly room, the
room in which the exercises wero hold
was profusely decorated with roses
and evergreens'. Conspicuous among
the decorations was the throne of
flowers erected for tho us of the "May
Queen.' Hoses 'were everywhere and
the remark was frequently mado that
it was not lhoug.t there wero so
many ruses in Medford. Still the
supply doesn't seem to run short.
Following is the program:
SotiB, "Swine My Itauy" Reboot
'Words of Welcome" Mario Entrop
"The Utile Utrd That Tells".. ..Hurl Hnbbimi
"Ilow Children are Taught" Dottle Shouits
.MnrcniiiK song" Himoul
"Picnic Time" Edgar Owen
"When ThouiHs tnkpB his Peir'Haro'd Cochran
"The .Soldier's Prayer" Mabel Kcteur
'My Sister's llcst Feller" Oonn Moey
"The lIlneblrUsSonL'" ln.eiiii Mctlfll
Red tut ton Mary Krnizlor
Souk "What the Birds Say" School
PLAY "Till; MAY QUEEN"
Queen Catherine Deuel
Herald ... Lexlfe l'lvninle
Birds Charlie Kiiv. Leonard Chillis, Murtin
Kinerk, Cierald Woods, Hoary tiuull, Waller
nruwu
3ei.is Cnprfel Jon s, Ertven l'urmdoe,
Paul Rnst-el. Dean Carder, llonsiou 1,1 nj;
Horueel Hopkins, lioyd Keizur, Hubert Lfmi
1-v. 1'tiul bienwondv.
Daisies Marie Entrop, Vivian Chiloers.
Vida Thornburc, Lais Robinson, Edna I,im
uier, Sadie Whfliuoii, Lmilu Yoru, Kvn
r onenimry. Linecim Urowii, (.race Shoiilt
M.irle Ki ort, Mary Trowbrlde. Ethel .Smith,
1'earl Wil-ui, Allies Johanna, Nellie Corum,
Marc art' t Brum lilt
HiitU'rdies Harold TrowbrMfie, ll-rotd
Cochran, Diamond Tiowbti(li:e,Jobhe Houses
Wallic Over. Thco Moore. Bertram ColTon-
bury, Leon Lnwton, Harold Mills, Nolo
Ladles In Waiting Hlaneho Manle, Luclnda
Coi'hniu, Veru Merriman, VirRlo Harder,
Eileen LeMon, MamKioodo Ruth Woodford.
Gladys Fredenbiirg, Florence Herlmite,
Ktuin rrver. trances vorit, .Miuin.l union,
Ethel Hopkins, Marian Cox.
Ladies Aid at Eagle Point.
The ladies of tho Aid havo dooided
to havo their salo Thursday, Juno
loth, at Holmes' warohoutjp, commen
cing at 10 a. m. Rev. J. C. Austin
will doiivoi tho opening addrosa.
We have somo handsome articloa o
various kinds and somo lovely quilts
to bo auctionea, one with 5(H) namo
pieces, no two alike, Buubonnets, sofa
pillows, opera shawls, buroau scarfs,
one a beautiful embroidered limnn
sent from Kansas by a friend of Mrs.,
A. V. Cook. These aro only a few
articles 1 mention.
Our town is small and only a few
workers as compared to other placos
but wo are earnestly striving and
would like to have tho support of the
people.
We extend a cordial invitation to
all to come and buy some article and
help build a church at Kaglo Point.
It is greatly needed.
Wo will sorvo dinner, 25 cents.
Ice cream and lemonade. Come. Wo
will promise you- something good, as
tho ladies of Kaglo Point know just
how to prepare a din nor.
Wo dispersed with an entertain
ment in the evening, as wo so many
of our in em hern wero getting ready to
go to tho fair and it being a vory busy
time of tho year; but think wo can
entertain you during tho day so that
you will feel it was good tc bo with
us. Wo will bo glad to welcome one
and all.
Bliss Mine Looking Well.
Major D. IX, Andrus, superintndeut
of the Hill Nye Mining Co., was In
Medford Sunday. Major Andrus if.
feeling vory much encouraged by tho
showing being mado in tho Bliss
mine, on Chills creek, adjoining the
Hill Nyo, whore operations aro being
carried on at present. The mine is
directly on the gun end course of tho
rich quartz deposits of tho county
and carries a high percentage of cop
per and silver, besides tho gold.
There Is a pay chute of eighteen
inches In width, which assays as high
as 870 per ton in gold, silver and cop-
por, beside a showing of galena. The
company Is now sinking a shaft 100
feet deep, in order to got under a
large body of the ore, and Major An
drus claims It will be tho best con
-:tructed shaft in this section when It
is completed. Tho bucket way will bo
j feet square and the ladder way It
feet. It Is solidly timbered through
out. From the bottom of tho him ft
crosscuts and tunnels will bo run.
"When 1 get under that ore," said
tho major, "I'll hIiow you something
that will open your eyes.'
Secure Rooms Now.
To the people of Medford and vi
cinity: If you Hhou.d want rooms
during tho Lt.-win aud Clark fair call
on Mrs. I a T. Pierce, formerly of
Medord. Tonus, 31.00 uud ..) por
day; residence .7)1 Kast Oak street,
comer loth, Portland, Oregon. 20. tf
Ashland is to havo a juvenile band,
of twenty-four pieces.
The postal department has rescinded
the order to discontinue tho post
olllce at Rock Point.
A special train containing 300 Ne
braska lumbermen will pass through
Roguo river valley on Tuesday, Juno
20th.
Sams Valley and Central Point will
cole brat o tho 1th of July. Tho only
communities, so far, to announce
suoh intentions.
Benton Bowers and his sons made a
raid ou a band of coyotes, which had
been infesting his lioguo river ranch,
last week, and succeeded in killing
four half-grown specimens. Tho lnrg-
ost one of the pack mado its escape.
The supreme court last week atlirm
ed tho decision of the circuit court
of Jacksou county in tho case of J.
A. Harvey vs. tho Southern Paoillo
Company for damages for the killing
of a cow by one of the company's
trains.
5 Big things ore produood in all linos
iu Jackson cuuty. We have big troes,
big mines, big apples and various
other big things. Mr. and Mrs. P. W,
Bleckert, of (Jails creek, lay claim to
the champion big boy. Ho is elevon
yoars old and weighs 100 pounds.
Mrs. Elsie Manning, wifo of A. C.
Manning, of Ashland, died Saturday
of consumption; aged tweuty-tive
years, nine months and sttxeen dnya,
She leavos throe small children, be
side her husband. The iuteruiout
took place in Jacksonville cemotery
Monday.
Tho Ashland chief of police is tak
ing a census of the canines of that
city with a viow to collecting tho an
nual tax by tho ordinances mado and
provided. Over one hundred dogs
have already been listed, tho owners
of which must put up tho nooessary
coin or loso tho dog.
Oregon Political Statistics.
Only three of Oregon's thirty-three
counties havo county oflleors who tiro
all of ono political party, notwith
standing the large Republican major
ity in tho state aud in inoBt of the
separato counties as well. Half of tho
county judges iu Oregon uro Demo
crats; and there is ono county ollicer
iu tho state who was eloctod as a Pro
hibitionists. Oregon has 310 county oflleors.
This number does not includo legisla
tors, who aro elected on county tick
ets. Thero aro thirty-throo countios
and all of thorn havo ton ofli jors a
judge, sherili', ulork, treasurer, school
superintendent, assessor, survojor,
two commissioners and u coroner.
Ton 'countios also havo a reoordor
making a total of 3-10 county olllcors
in tho state. .
Of theso 310 oflleors, 237 aro Repub
licans and niuety-flve Democrats.
Two aro classed as Republican-Democrats,
have boon elected on both
tickets, and one is claused as a
"Unionist,'1 also having been elected
on a f usion ticket. Two wero elected
as independents, one as an Independ
ent Ropublican and one as a Democrat
Populist. And one of Oregon's 310
county oflleors is a Prohibitionist. He
is A. M. Wright.county commissioner
of Sherman county, and so far as
known ho is tho ouly man ever eloct
od to offlco m Oregon on tho Prohi
bitionist ticket.
Twenty-five of the thirty-throe coun
ties havo more Republican than Dem
ocrat ollicers. In four counties the
officers aro equally divided between
tho two parties. Thero aro onlj four
counties in the statu which havo morn
Democrats iu olllcothaij Itopuhllcuns.
Only three counties in the statu havo
oflleors who aro all members of tho
same political party.
The three solid counties aro Clacka
mas, Marion and Wasco, whoso oflleors
are all Republicans. Sherman and
Washington counties practically be
long in tho same list, for with the
oxcoptioin of Ha one Prohibitionist
all of Sherman's oflleors are Republi
cans and Washington county has ten
Ropublican officers and ono who Is
classed as a Unionist.
Cons, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln aud
Multnomah counties are almost
straight Republican. Each has nine
Republican officers aud only ono
Democrat.
Eight Republican oflleors aro cred
ited to Grant, Harney, Linn, Polk
and Umatilla counties. Jacksou and
Yamhill counties each havo seven Re
publicans and four Democrats; Curry
and Tillamook each havo seven Ro
publicans aud three Democrats; Co
lumbia county has seven Republicans,
two Democrats and one independent
Republican ; aud Clatsop county has
seven KopuhlienriH, one Democrat aud
! two Republican Democrats. Oillnm,
JoHophino and Wheeler counties each
j have six Republicans and four Demo
icrutf, i Crook, Klamath, Luke and Morrow
counties are equally divided political-
ly
The four Democratic counties in
Oregon (j'l'lub'K political complexion
by the number of county olltcors of
each party) are Benton, Malheur,
Union- and Wallowa. Benton has
four Republicans and seven Demo
crats; Malbour, thioo Republicans
and seven Domocrats; Union, five
Republicans and six Democrats and
Wallowa, tin oo Republicans, six
Democrats and one independent.
Though twenty-five of tho counties
of Oregon are Republican, only one-
half of tho county judges in the state
aro members of that party. Judge
Root, of Washington county, is classed
in Oregon's otlloial diroatory as a
Uniouisttand of the remaining thirty
two judges sixteen are Ropublicaus
and sixteen Domocrats. . The Demo
crats havo also have almost as many
sheriffs us the Republicans, there be
ing fifteen of the former party aud
eighteen of tho latter. There are
twenty Ropubflcau county clerks and
thirteen Djmooratio.
Thero are twenty-six Republican
county treasurers in Oregon and ouly
seven Democratic ones.
Gold Standard to be Developed.
T. E. Willott, of Grants Pass, has
secured a bond on tho Gold Standard
mine, iu Jacksou oreek district, bet
ter known as the Mc Williams & Casey
mine. ' This ledge adjoins the Opp
Mining Co. 'b property Sou the north,
and tho character of the ore indicates
that it is a continuation of that now'
famous mine. Considerable develop
meut work has already been done ou
the property In the way of shafts aud
tunnels aiuHMr. Willott aud his asso
ciates will have a force of men doing
further work within a fow days. If
tho oro shows up properly, which it
uow has every Indication of so doing,
u ten-stamp mill will be oreoted to
crush tho ore. Mr. Willett superin
tended tho Installing of the mill at
the Opp mine, and it was while en
gaged iu this work that his attention
was attracted to. tho Gold Standard.
Tho mine shows every indication of
beooming a second Opp and if this
should bo the ca?e, a wondorful im -potus
will bo givon quartz mining In
that district. Thero aro numerous,
ledges on both sldos of the mountain
upon which these mines uro situated
which arp not worked on account ot
lack of "apital, but a clonr doiuou
1 1. r.tion of tho value of tho mineral
uoposits, such as will bo mado by tho
success of the two mines above men
tioned, will attract capital aud socuro
tho development of other lodges.
Blue Ledge to Come Out,
Since tho litigation involving the
Blue lodgo cippor mine on Elliott -crook
has boon Iu progress, develop
ment work has been suspended, but
indications now aro that something
will be doing in that regiou shortly.
It ic protty dofluately known that re
ports of exports sont out by aevoral
big copper mining syndicates during,
tho past few mouths havo boon uni
formly favorable to tho proposition
That thoro is an immenso body of
copper oro thoro has been quite thor
oughly demonstrated, uud while tho
surfaco values are not extremely high,
thoy are high enough to ousure a
good pioltt, with the chance always of
higher values as greater dopth Is
reached. Tho almost uniform assay
value of tho out-oroppings indicates
strongly that tho lodgo is permunont,
in place, and otberwiso has tho oar
marks of a grout mine. It romaius,
however, to solvo tho problem of
transportation, but that does not pro
sent any serious dilflculties, About
fifty miles of railroad, at tho outside,
through u country presenting fow
engineering difficulties, and which
besides has placer aud quartz mines,
farms and stock ranches, all of which
would find an outlet to tho markots
of tho world over ' this Hue, making
a local revonuo of no moan propor
tions. There is, beside all this, thous
ands of acres of timber lands in those
mountains, waiting for a market.
Right hero is an opportunity to bo
grasped by someone with brains and
capital to carry it out. A railroad to
tho Blue ledgo from Medford on tho
west and to tho big timber of tho
Cascades on tho east. Think of the
possibilities for this cityl
Lumbermen's Excursion.
Tuesday, Juno 20th, the .excursion
of tho Nebraska Lunihormeu'B Asso
ciation, numbering somo 300 pooplo,
will arrive in Medford from tho north
and will mako a short stop to rocolvo
the courtesloH of tho Iowu Lumbor &
Box Co., In tho way of Southern Ore
gon fruit and flowers. Tho hour will
bo about 5 o'clock a. ui., and In the
nfllciul circular issued by tho maua
gors of the excursion special mention
is mado of tho treat in Btoro for them
at Medford and it is nnuouucod that
all aro expectod to ariso at tho buglo
call at, 1 :30 a. m. It is through tho
efforts of Manager Edgar Infer, of
tho I. L. &. B. Co., that this excur
sion has boon Induced to atop here,
aud everybody should mako It n point
to see that tho excuisionisls are prop
erly entertained. Givo them an idea
of what Southern Oregon produces In
the way of fruit and Mowers.
Wanted.
A woman to cook and kpep honso
for family of four at tho Storllug
mine. GooU wagon. No boarding
house. Apply to MRS. MILT ARM
STRONG, corner 1 and 5th streets,
Medford. 22-2t.