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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1905)
VAN DYKE'S Ladies' New Embroi dered Waist Patterns Made of fine India Linon, with white em- . broidered fronts and cuffs Four Different Designs at $2 per Pattern Finer patterns in Soisette, with embroidered fronts Gome in white and cream. Price per pattern 3 FANCY COLLARS and COLLAR and CUFF SETS New ones arrived by Express this week Fancy Collars in ilk and Cotton, at 25c and 50c Fancy Collars and Cuff Sets in Silk and Cotton, at 50, 60 and 75c At VAN DYKE'S J. H, Butler, Funeral Director, with Medford Furniture Co., House furnishers and Under takers Day 'Phone Main 353. Night Phone Main I 15 T CITY HAPPENINGSJ J. H. Huffer has completed bis census of the inhabitants and legal "voters within the corporate limits of the city of Medford and finds in North Medford that portion north of Seventh street and the Jacksonville railroad track 11G9 inhabitants, with 352 legal voters. In South Medford ho found 870 inhabitants, with 250 legal voters. The total number of inhabitants, according to this census, would be 2039. The government cen sus of 1900 credited this city with 1T91 inhabitants. The Mail was of the opinion that some of our people had been overlooked at that time and im mediately made, a census at its own expense and fouud 2109 people living within the corporate limits of the city, a gain of 318 over the government census. It is going to be pretty hard to make people believe that Medford has declined in population during the past four years, wheu they think of the many people who have come in and the few who have departed. No thing in this article must be taken as intimating that Mr. Huffer has been in any way di relict . in his duty. We believe that he has endeavored to make a complete and accurate census of the city, but we still believe that he, not being a resident of the city, has overlooked some of our bona fide townspeople. Blue prints of township maps, showing- all vacant land, fifty cenlB each. For reliable information con cerning Government land write to Frank E. Alley, Abstractor, Roseburg, Oregon. Chas. Pheister, who left Medford Qve months ago with a carload of prunes for the eastern market, re turned Sunday. Ho reports having sold all his fruit, but he could not hare done this had he not have gotten out in the country and sold them to the farmers, lie is of the opinion, however, that no such efforts will bo required to dispose of prunes another year, as the crop is short in a great many of the prominent prune grow ing districts. Mr. Phoister was over a good part of Iudiana and Wiscon sin, but he found nn nlftnn Mint Innlreri fin y where near as good to him as does good old Jackson county. Au exciting runaway occurred in Medford Monday morning. The rig carrying the Medford & Crater Lake surveying party was just starting out whon one of the singletrees broke w V yii it Mb to Yl Ut 0 to tf tf tf If your goods do not arrive on time, try OWEN He has his own delivery wagon . ..Phone 3"3 ... 0. D. OWEN. and the team commenced to kiok and run. At the corner of C and Cth streets the tongue of the vehicle came down and ran into the ourbing of the sidewalk. The rig stopped with jek, the team broke loose and the occupants were thrown out into the street. No one was hurt, fortunately, but a valuable transit, which was in the hack, was thrown out aud badly damaged. The clever work of Barney Ber nard in his new piece, "The Finan cier," has attracted the attention of the eastern theatrical managers and he aud his excellent company are be ing booked in ouly the large cities or too east for toe next season. "The Financier" is to be produced at Wilson s opera uouso June la, witn Mr. Bernard and the original oaBt. The Iowa Lumber & Box Co, 's factory closed down Monday for a week or ten days at th outside. One reason for the shut down was the shortage in lumber the lumber from the Josephine county mills will com mence to arrive next week. Another reason was that the company has been trying to get time to make some changes and additions in the plant and factory and have seized this op Iportunity to do so. Later: A rush ' order came in Tuesday and the mill i was compelled to start up for a day's run to get out a carload of box shooks , for California. Carloed of cement and plaster Paris, just received. Am selling at lowest price. J. J. White. 21-tf. A. P. and Oscar Talent and L. Ellis Bean last week closed a deal by which they become owners of the Raimey farm and stock ranch in Sams Valley, the purchase having been made from L. C. Coleman nud the consideration being $21,000. The farm consists of 905 acres, most of which is good agricultural land and the balance is grazing laud. The new owners will take possession this month aud commence some necessary improvements. The farm is regarded as one of the best in that section of the country. Door and window screens any style, any size. R. W. Gray, Med ford. 15-Cw. The old time, man-powor quartz mill, mentioned in this paper some weeks ago, wns shipped this week to Portland, whore it will bocomo part of the mineral exhibit from Jackson county. Evory effort is being made by those in charge of tho exhibit to make the mineral display worthy of the resources of the county, and this, for the next few weeks, will consti tute the principal part of the exhibit from this county. Later, as tho fruit and grains mature, the agricultural and horticultural display will be a feature. Plenty of 25c beds at Hotel Hart. N.S.Bennett is in tho Butte creek section this week, looking after his homestead. Mr. Bennett expects to leave in a few days on an extended V..V m m m m m w ') 'fi ffl to ! to to to to im w jmaiii it . Medford, Oregon $ trip up and down the coast, taking views of various uoints of scenic iu terost. After a visit to the Shasta country he will go north; take in tho exposition, climb Mt. Hood, Kauier and other high peaks. Mr. Bennett will travel in the interest of n large eastoru firm engaged in the making of stereo viows. On Friday evening of lust week Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Lumsden enter tained the ladies of tho Lowis aud Clark club aud their husbands at their beautiful home, corner North B and Sixth streets. There wore fully forty guests present aud a most de lightful evening wus spent. As a matter of fact no person can be the guest of Mr. aud Mrs. Lumsdou who does not enjoy au exceedingly good time, The invitations requested that each guest should dress to represent a book nnd there wore forty different books represented that eveulug. A prize was offered the person guessing the titles of the most books represent ed, which prize was won by Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Vawter. There was a choice program of vocal and instru mental music, aud afterwurd the gen tlemen were given the initntory de gree ill the Lewis and Clark olub. The gentlemen had always supposed that the sterner sex had a monopoly on difllcult fraternal initiations, but now confess that the Initiatory work iu the Lewis and Clark club .is be yond anything they havo ever beeu through, aud are wondoring what the second degree will bo. Delicious re freshments of ico cream, cake, coffee and punch were served. Rooms can be reserved for LewiB aud Clark fair, Portland, by applying to uarrie Xj. ueorge. Co cents per day aud up. On Tuesday evening of this week about tweuty members of Talisman Lodge K. of P., of this city, took the train for Grants Pass, where they met in district convention with lodge members of Jackson aud Josephine couutieB. The object of the conven tion was that of gathering together the boys of the several lodges for the discussions of various topics which would tend to the good of the order generally. The Grants Pass Knights treated all the visiting brothers most royally and none are saying anything but good words for theii entertainers. Those prosent from Medford were: Wallace Woods, Ashael Hubbard, Loreu Damon, T on is Warner, J. II. Butler. I1. M. Wilson, Mahlou Purdhi, J. A. Perry, T. Gallagher, Al Eisou hart, Frod Luy, G. L. Schermerhorn, M. P. MoCowu, W. II. McCown, 11. C. Mackey. Mrs. F. M. Wilson aud Mrs. II. C. Mackey accompanied their husbands upon this trip and eujoyed a visit with friends while the lodge was in session.. J. C. Pendleton brought to Med ford Wednesday a bunch of alfilara, "fllaree, " as it is more generally known, that measures over five foot in heighth. This is an exceedingly rank growth for this pluut, which Is usually much shorter, Filureo is one of the most valuable wild forage plants indigenous to the Pacific coast. It is hardy, prolific and succulent, arid is eagerly sought by stock. This un usual growth came from the Table Rock country, whqre they raise all sorts of goods things to perfection. John Harriugtou aud Ed. Weed, on Tuesday of this woek, closed a deal by which 1500 acres of rich placer ground, near Holland, Josophiuo county, passed into tho hands of a Paris company. Mr. Harrington and Mr. Weed have had tho property un der bond for the past three months, during which time Mr. Weed and a Mr. Eaton, a mining expert, have beeu prospecting the ground. The prico is not given out, but it is up into the hundreds of thodeands The now owners will at once put in an ex tensive dredger plant. C. W. Snyder recently from St, Paul, Minnesota, has purchased a tract of land on Oakdale avonue, 75x35J feet in size, and is now build ing a flno house on tho property. Tho structure is 30x30 feet in size with a lOxlG foot room at the front. There will also bo a fine tower and verandas on two siics. The land was purchased from W. H. McGowan and is situnted just south from Mr. Mc Gowau's home. Prof, and Mrs. N. L. Nnrregau nnd son, Eugene, havo moved to their homestead in Sams Valley aud expect to make that place their home for an indefinite period. These good peo ple have a great many warm friends in Medford who will regrot to loose them, and these same friends will be wishiugt hem all kinds of success in their new farm home. Wesley Green has had plans made by Architect Palmer for a very fine dwelling to be built on property he purchased a few weeks ago on North J street just north from Mrs. G. W. Isaacs' residence. The building will be 20x44 feet in size, one story high, with a wide veranda on three sides, It will probably bo occupied by Drug gist Kelso when completed. The numerous showers of the past ten days have done more or less dam age to the first cutting of alfalfa, as t lie re was a great deal of it down when the rains commenced. How over, the benefit which will come to the grain crops and the second and third cuttings of alfalfa will more than counterbalance the damage done by the storm. Fruit has been bene fited also by tho rainfall. M. Demmer has found some min eral In the bills near Jacksonville that is puzzling the local mineralogists. It comes from soveral feet under the ground, is white in color, not heavy enough for silver aud a little too heavy for aluminum. Various tests have been applied to it without dem onstrating the true character of the ore. Miss Ida Roddengave a "Flinch" party on Wednesday evening of this weok, at the boautlful new homo of her parents, In West Medford, iu honor of Miss Vera Keru, who will' leave Saturday for her home In Port laud, Flinch was tho game principal ly indulged in and much enjoyment seemed tho portion of all present. Refreshments of homemade, caudles and popcorn wore served. Those present were; Miss Kern, Mrs. G. T. Faucott, Misses Juliti nnd Hobo Floldor, May Phipps, Myrtle aud Grace Lawton, Estella DuCtose,Wilna Gllkoy, Bertha Brandenburg, Nola Redden, Mrs. E. W. Carder. Two years ago, or a littlo over perhaps, Chas. Cox purohased the lloxie plaoo, south of Medford, com prising ninety acres, for tho sum of $4,000. Doubting Thomases predicted that he would regret his bargalu, but he didn't. Thursday of this week, by dint of persuasion, Capt. W. Carroll luduced him to prt with the proper ty for 80,500, a clear profit of $2,500 in two years. The sale was made through the agency of C. W. Palm. Real estate isn't on the rise iu this section, is it? Wheu you want bargains like these that are reliable: 200 acres, 100 acres in cultivation, 30 acres in alfalfa, 25 acres in corn, balance in wheat, barley nud outs. AU fenced and crross-fenced. On Hereford bull, two cows, two calves, 11 sheep, 30 hogs, all kinds of farming imple ments, 22 miles from Medford. Good roads and not sticky. Crop goes at aabove price and worth 1500.00. ( 80 acres, 20 acres in wheat, 8 acres in bearing orchard, mostly apples, 1 miles from Medford, price, cash, 8800.00, why see, White &. Trow bridge, West Side. The piling has all been driven for the Medford & Crater Lake railroad bridge aorosB Bear creek and the bridge crew is now at work on the Butte creek bridge. The wet weather aud bad roads have made it impossi ble to haul the heavy bridge timber, hence the construction work von the Bear creek bridge was necessarily postponed until better weather pre vails. Guaranteed Forest Reserve scrip Tor sale, in large or Bmall quantities, by Frank E. Alley, upstairs over Land Oiliue, Roseburg, Oregon. Will place same for non-resident purchasers, Nineteen full and two half-tiokots were sold at Medford for the excur sion to the Lowis and Clark exposi tion Thursday. It wasn't a.veryjlarge turnout, for the reason, perhaps, that most of our people who intend visitiug the fuir would rather wait until later in the season, when the ex hibits will bo at their best. Rev. Sack, of this city, preached at tho Lake creek school houso last Sunday to a good-sized audience, The reverend goutlemau will preach ut the satoe place ou Sunday, June 25th. He will preach a fcormon in Gorman in the forenoon aud olio in tho afternoon in English. An invi tation is extended to all to attend these Borvices. Loren Damon, C.C. Taylor and W. A. Stewart returned last week from tho Dead Indian country, to whioh place they have taken 157 head of stock, which they own, for pasturage on the summer range. Mr. Damon reports a splendid growth of grass on the range, and that none of the recent rains of the valley extended that far Into the mountains. On Wednesday evening of this wook Misses Julia aud Rose Fielder gave an afternoon party to their friend, Miss Vera Kern. Tho after noon was very ploasautly spent iu "doing"fanpy work and at six o'clock tea was served. Those prosout were: Mibsos Myrtle Lawton, May Phipps, Ida Redden, Miss Korn and Mrs. G. T. Faucott. v Dan Reynolds, formerly a resident of this county, bit of lato a residont of Idaho, reachod the city Friday night In a very critical condition, bo ing afllicted with a stroke of paraly sis, lie wandered uimlossly about tho city until morning, buforo reaching the rosidenco of his son, Clarence Reynolds, on North C streot. P. W. Warshau has opened a del icatessen store and ice cream parlors in the White & Trowbridge building, on West Seventh street. Ho will carry all kinds of good, things to oat, and will be Jproparod to furnish on short notice fancy cooked meats and salads, Ico cream, otc, aud deliver to any part of tho city promptly. Two gold bricks wore loft at the Jackson County Buuk Wednesday, which had a cash value of 80800. These were the result of a tweuty days' run at the Opp mine, but the rock from which they were taken In cluded vory littlo, If any, of tho rich quartz of which special -mention was made iu our last Issue. Noticos are up announcing that there will be a school meeting for Medford district, In tho school house on Juno 10th, at 2 o'clock, for tho purpose of electing one director for throe years and a clerk for one year, and for the transaction of any other busineeBS which may properly come before tho meeting. Sheriff Rader left Sunday evening for Salem in charge of Henry Smith, sentenced to Borve ono year and six months in the penitentiary for assault with a dangerous weapon ; and Milton d. Storm, who will serve a year and eight months for subornation of per jury. John F. Miller accompanied him as guard. Ray Crystal and Charlie Talent havo formed a part.iorship and will open a grocery store in the J. R. Wil so building near Tho Mail office, with in the next week or ten days. Tho building is being refitted and newly painted for their use. Tho opening date has not been definitely decided upon, but notice will bo given In tho oext Issue of this paper. Trail creok will obsorvo tho na tion's birthday ou July 4th, with a grand celebration. Thero will bo horse racing, foot racing and other sports, boivory dance and oystor sup per at night, Miss Oan Mlddlebusher will road tno Doclaiatlou of Iudopeud- onco and II. W. .Jackson will deliver the oration. Election of olllcers took placo In Talisman lodge, K. of P., Monday night. B. J. Trqwbridgo was elected ohancellor commander; M. F, Mo Cown, vico-chancellor ; J. II. Butler, prelate; Wallace Woods, mastor at arms; J. P. Molony, insldo guard; W. W. Elfort, outside guard, J. C. Pondloton, of Table Rock, was in Modfotd Saturday with some fine samples of Frouch winter whlto wheat. The grain stauds ovor six . feet In heighth aud bos ides producing a good quality of grain, makes the finest of buy, owing to its abuudautl foliage. , j F. B. Harrington, proprietor of a cigar store in this olty, has made au assignment to R. L. Subin, secre tary of tho Merchants Protective Association, of Portland. Judge M. Purdin is iu charge of tho stock of good and tho store is closed. Weutonka Tribo, O. R. M., hold eleotlou of officers last Thursday evening. The following were elooted: Jos. Caskoy, sachem j T. C. Norris, Sr. sagamore; O. M. Selsby, Jr. saga more; Jas. Jones, dlrectoi ; L. L, Jacobs, chief of records. The Flynu boys, electricians, havo propared a vory pretty electric display in J. F. White's show window, iu West Medford. These young men are truly artiBts in their Hne'and are deserving of tho patronage of our townspeople. Judge L.T. HarrU, of Eugene, haB beeu holding court in Grants Pbbs, adjudicating actions for damages brought by relativos of two miners who wore killed by a caye in the Sim mons-Cameron mine several mouths ago. Frank Clute, of Central Point, who has the contract for digging pole holes for the Condor Water & Power Co., ou tho Ashland lino, has his work oomplotod to quite a distauoo south of Talont. Mr. Russell.who roceutly purchas ed property ou North C street, is building a flue barn, which will not only enhance tho vnluo of his proper ty, but will bo groatly appreciated by his tenants. C. C. Rngsdalo, of Medford, has been in Silver Lako during tho week. He Is. here iu the viow of buying horses, that is if tho horsemen will trot out tho right kind. Silver Lako Orogoniau, II. N. Mnrcy this week commencod the construction of a neat, seven -room cottage, with bath nud all modern Improvements, on his residence prop orty on south H stroots. The wilier man seems finally to have takeri pity ou Southern Orogon, and is onco more dealing out the brand or climate we aro accustomed to at this time of year. Jack True is now at work with the county road making outfit in Supervisor Pennlngor's district, near Talont. Ho will grndo about a mile of road in th-t district. Claud Miles, who was so sovoroly hurt by falling from a window Inst wook, is once more nuie no do huouc, although still showing tho effects of his injuries. A big snap in millinery. Prlcos cut squaro in to of everything in tho millinery soro. miss maua ij, wiison & Co, at tho Gilbert & Suckott Ba zaar. 2l-5t. George Howard is building a resi dence on North H streot, botwoon Sixth and Sovcnth. Tho building is KIx:i2 foot iu sizo and one story high. Druggist Kelso has this wook In stalled a vory ueut littlo soda foun tain in his store and Ernest Hartzoll is the handy man behind tho flz. Polk Hull is advertising n Master Workman Gasolino engiuo iu nnothor column. It Is rocommeuded as tho best eugino of Its kind made. Quite u number of large rods aud bolts for tho two bridges being built by tho Medford & Crater Luke R. R., arrived Monday morniug. Alf Weeks Is hauling n groat quan tity of lumber to his farm, south of Medford, uud will uso It In repairing tho buildings and fences. Fieeaon tit, Hugor, Talent Nursery men, are prepared to fill orders for fruit trees in any quantity, forcommor clal orchards. tf. An up-to-dato, modern safo wns rccoivod by tho First National Bank, of Modford Monday. The safo woighs 2,100 pounds, S. Sherman, of Talent, well known throughout tho valley, Is in very fooble health, both montally and phy sically. Cashier M. L. Alford, of tho First National Bank, now occupies tho Sturgls rosidenco proporty In Wost Medford. Rev. Father Datin, of Grants Pass, was in Medford Sunday and held services ut tho Catholic church, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Caldwell hnve moved to Modford from Gold Hill and will make this city their futuro home. Mrs. M. M. Chllds has taken a position as saleslady in J. U. Van Dyke & Co. 's dry goods store. W. W. Bales is having his homo, on North C streot, beautified by ttho application of paint, Born In Modford, May 30, 1005, to Mr. and Mrs. Josoph Buck,u daugh ter. Born In Modford, fMay 30, 1005, to Mr, and Mrs. M. M. Ontilt, a aon, A Sabbath school was organized at Antiouh Sunday, June 1th. My Those Flies You can keep them out at a small expense by paying a visit to the We will show you how Iowa Lumber 8 Box Co., Weeks & Baker Undertakers and Embalmers MEDFORD, OREGON City Council Proceedings. Medford city couucll mot Wednes day evening. Presont Counoilmen Willoko, Scott, Hafor. Pottengor aud Karnes. J. W. Willoko olected chair man. A potition Bigned by Jas. Brauaen burg and others was prosouted, ask ing to bo given privilego to connect their places by lutorals to tho Wost Modford sower, which Is now being constructed. Tho potition was grant ed and an order was mado ordering that au ordinuueo bo drawn including all of blocks -13, 50, fi(i and 70, and all of that parcol of land including tho rosidenco of Mrs. G. W. Isaacs and north to Fifth "street bo added to sow or dibtrict No. 1. A four inch water main was ordered laid on North 1) streot, botwoon Sev enth aud Sixth streetH. A twelvo foot cement sidewalk wns orderod put in from tho cornor of ) and Seventh streets noith to tho Nash livery stables. Recorder Toft was ordered to col lect $25 from Dr. W. It, Cameron for tho privilege of attaching to tiio sower which runs through the city park. Tho recorder was ordered to pur chase 17,000 feet of wiro and all nee Bury appliances for the ostabllshmont of a series of incandescent lights. Tlio ex mi ho of thoso will probably bo 8000 or more. It is tho intention of the councilinon to run wires tho full length of Seventh, C uud B stroots "Toggery Bill" Tho Toggery ia tho placo to buy A stylish Collar, or nn up-to-date Tio, A Fancy Shirt, or a Suspondor Strong, Patronize "Toggery Hill," and you novor go wrong. Our new line of Shirts, is a perfect dream, Como early and be sure and got tho croam. Just arrived, a new line of Hats, Outing Suits und Stylish Cmvats. Now, good peoplo, I want you to know Bill's up-to-dato and not so slow, 'Tho Toggery' is tho nauio of tho store 'Bill' Isaacs, his namo, and nothing moro, Medford is the town, tliia business isjln, A modern town, and not a "hasjboon," Whon you want any Togs, up-to-dato, Givo him a call beforo 'tis too lato. and to all othor parts of the city whoro necessary and to put in from 80 to 100 iucandt'scoiit lights, of 32 can dlo power. This matter was ordered taken up at onco. The arc lights have been returned to San Francisco and credit has beeu given for their ro turn. After allowing Bevoral bills the coungil adjourned to moot Monday, Juno 19th. Notice. Notico is hoi'dlly given that at a mooting of tho Modford City Council hold June 7, 1005, it wub voted by said Council to onlnrge tho area of sower district No. 4 in said city by adding to said district ull of blocks numbered 13, 50, 00 and 79, nnd the parcel of land dosori bed as follows: Commen cing at a point 00 foot west from the northwest cornor of block No. 70 run ning thouco west 145.5 foot; thonco south 250 foot; thonco oast 115.5 foot; thonco north 250 foot to plaoo of be ginning. Tho sovoral owners of tho abovo doscrlbcd roal proporty nro horoby notillod to appoar boforo tho City Council at tiio city hall la Modford, Orogon, ou tho 10th day of Juno, 1005, ill 8 o'clock, In tho afternoon aud lilo their objections, if any they havo, to said a bo vo-d escribed property being added to and Included In said sower district No. I and being assessed pro rata for tho construction of tho sower now boing made in said district No. 4. Signed the Bth day of Juno, 1005. , J. 10. TOFT, City Kocordor, Notice. My wife, Maud Manslleld, having left my bed aud board without jiiHt cause, all persons aro hereby notiilod that 1 will not bo responsible for any bills shn may contract, without di rect authority from m. JAMKS MANSIFKLD, 23-lt Gold Ray, Oregon. ltti.r Early Risers The famous MttSe pills.