OREGON Is the Best
p irt of tho United States.
BOGUE RIVER VRLLEY
is the best pint o! Oregon
MEDFORD Is In- tlio cantor of the
valley uo4 THE MAIL the bust paper
. If you want to.r.v ""T
Mine, Saw Lumber,
Raise Fruit, 1
Grow Stock
or do most anything elro vow 1
will find your opportunity here .
THE HAIL tells about it
VOL. XVII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 7. 1905 ND. 27.
Medford Is on a Hike.
Tbero in Bonnjthinif doing around herd
Tneru iouli in tlwtur,
The peopluare coming from far and near.
They uie cmnmic from tho Atltiutlc, from I'osey
and from Pike.
And 'twill p y them to stnn off hero
And watob our Meuford Hike,
Tho ros'n are In bloom, ripe fruit Is on the trees
The yuilow grain Ih waiving, u splendid flglit
to wee.
The corn Is it row In gin t tic Ileitis, the garden ia
full of hmuis
And every one la anillMig with money In hlB
Jenns:
But tihltt Is nocompuriHou .I'm telling you all
i lull I, v
Just co mo ft'otiK with me a bit und
Watch our Medford Hike,
Yes come tn tho exposition and see everything
that'll tfnjut,
JEpr tnuy will enwrtaln yu, and take your'
money wbile you wait,
When you've Hoeu all tint great exhibits und
tho crowd along tho I'iku
Just Mop uP a bit -b you come back an 1
Watohour Medford Hike.
So come along, tumble along, don't be alarmed,
For you cuu make money here to get you all a
farm.
You man from Oklahoma, Just send for your
old miima
And tell hnr all about us If you like,
And If she Ik overcome with fear and wonder,
Thlnklitu thai all Hint noise Is thunder,
' Juut tell hir that It is only
Our Medford on a Hike.
MUGGINS.
Found guilty of violating the law iu
receiving fees for practicing before
tbo government departments while
serving as U. S. senator from Oregon,
broken in health, stricken with ego
and above all with the knowledge that
tho reputation built up through his
-long years of publio service had been
swept away, John II. Mitchell stum
. bled from the U. S. court room in
Portland Monday night, into the out
e&darkness, which was not any black
er than the future which looms be
fore this discredited servant of the
people.
Thousands of people in Oregon wilt
grieve that the toils of the law have
been so closely bound around one
whom they have been wont to look
up to as the soul of honor and public
integrity. A few a Tery few, be it
said for the oredlt of the people of
Oregon will rejoice, but their re
joicing will ;be .prompted by private
animosity rather than love of the
country's weal.
It is to be regretted, deeply re
gretted, that :uftor having risen to
the high position he occupied iu the
regard of his constituents and his
fellow senators that the senior sena
tor from Oregon should be tempted
and should fall, yet .his guilt is even
more repiehensible in view of the
exalted position he held, and, having
been decreed guilty by a jury of his
peers, his punishment should follow.
Judge DeHaven in biB charge to the
jury said;
"The indictment contains seven
counts, each charging a violation of
the Federal statutes, forbidding either
the direct or indirect receipt of
money for services before departments
in matters in which the government
is interested. He may render services
to his constituents, but he shall not
take compensation therefor.
"The government is not required
to prove -that the claims referred to
in the count were fraudulent oues.
If you are satisfied that Mitchell ap
peared and worked to expedite these
claims and received money therefor,
you will ond the defendant guilty.
The government is required to show
that when the defendant received the
money included in the monthly di
vision of the firm fees from Kribs, he
knew that the money was being paid
for the services before the depart
ment, "
When 10:30 was marked by the big
clock in the courtroom a call came
from the jurors for writing material.
At 10:45 Judge DeHaven was sent
word that the weighty words were
ready.
It was a little before 11 when the
Judge sat down in his high seat. Sen
ator Mitchell was already in his seat, i
Beside him were seated Judge C. H. ;
Carey, Judge Bennett, former sena- j
tor, and Mrs. Thnrston, while the !
courtroom was filled with friends aud j
political adherents. j
"Gentlemen, have you agreed on a I
verdict?" said Judge Dollaven.
Foreman J. Steiner, a Salem man, ;
silently handed a sealed envelope to
Captain Slaiden, clerk of the court. ;
The clerk passed the missive on to
Judge DeHaven.
It was a moBt improBslve moment:
in a courtroom in which was an over
powering feeling of sadness. The !
Judge broke the seal.
His face was as impassive a& adeath '
mask. He read the verdict silently
and passed ic to the clerk of the court.
The clerk commenced to read ; as
lie did so a great bomb burst on the
street, drowning his voice. Again
he started :
"Portland, Or., July 3, 190.V-We,
the jury in the case of the United
States vs. John H. Mitchell, find the
defendant guilty."
A great sigh weut up trom the an- j
ditors. The clerk's voice droned on:
"As charged in the indictment, and
recommend him to the mercy of the
court for leniency. J. Steiner, fore- j
man," 1
Former Senator Tliurstou was quick-;
ly on hi1 t with a motlpu for a new i
. . . u. . . . . . . . :
trial. :?& asked when he would he
ready for argument Thurston hemmed
and hawed and the Judge set the date
for next Monday.
All eyes were turned on the con
victed senator. His emotions were
carefully concealed, with tho exoep-1
tion of a nervous stroking of his pa-1
triat dial beard. After the jury was
discharged he rose slowly to his feet
and walked out Into the night. As
be walked he stumbled slightly and
Mr. Thurston put a protecting arm
over his shoulder.
Senator Mitchell was Indicted and
tried under section 17(3 of the Re
vised Statutes of tho United States,
which section reltitos to misdeamoau
ors of certain otUcors of tho govern
ment arising from taking compensa
tion in matters to which the United
States is a party. The section as it
reuds upon the statute books is aB
follows:
"Section 1782. No senator, repre
sentative or deglegate, after his elec
tion and during his continuance in
office, and no heud of a departmeu, or
other o Hi cor or olerk in the employ of
the government, shall receive or agree
to receive any compensation what
ever, directly or indirectly, for any
services ' rendered, or to be rendered,
to any person either by himself or
another, in relation to any proceed
ing, contract, claim, controversy,
charge iccusation, arrest, or other
matter or thing in which the United
States Is a party, or directly or in
directly Interested, before any depart
ment, court-martial, bureau, officer,
or any civil, military or naval com
mission whatever. Every person
offending against this seotiou shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be imprisoned not more
than two years and lined not more
than 810,000, and shall, moreover, by
conviction therefor, be rendered
forever thereafter incapable of hold
ing any oillco of honor, trust or profit
under the government of the United
States."
Fourth of July in tbe Valley.
Tho celebration of the nation's
birthday throughout the valley were
not as elaborate Tuesday aB they have
been in former years, however, good
times were had at various points.
Probably the largest crowd in the
lower valley assembled at Central
Point where a regulation celebration,
with speaking, tire works and parade
was held, folio ved by a df nee in the
evening.
People of Wagner creek gathered to
observe the occasion near Talent and
had a pleasant, old-fashioned time.
At Rucb there was another celebra
tion and at Eagle Point the people of
that section turned out in full force
and had one of, the good times those
people are noted for.
The celebration at Trail was marred
by the prevalence of measles iu tbe
neighborhood, which was unfortun
ate, as great preparations had been
made.
Medford people generally distrib
uted themselves to -different points in
tbe valley. Tbe only observance of
the day being the parade by the
juveniles, a full description of which
appears elsewhere.
Jacksonville bad a baseball game
between Medford and Jacksonville
teams and a grand ball in the evening.
Will Develop Hungry Creek.
For the past four decades north
Hungry creek and Beaver creek, just
across the line in Calitornia, have
been worked by primitive methods
with more or lesa success. The old
miner with his logvcabin, his few
yards of sluice boxes and the old
fashioned rocker is a familiar sight
on these streams. If be is able to
wash out enough dust to supply his
simple wants, in the way of bacon,
beans and flour, and occasionally
have a surplus - sufficient to give him
a "good time" for a few days at the
nearby town, the old timer is con
tent. But lately tbe spirit of tbe
twentieth century has invaded the
wilds of Hungry and Beaver creeks,
and the roar of the hydraulic
giant will soon waken the echoes in
tbe primeval forest, where erstwhile
the silence was unbroken save by the
souuds of natures own making.
Messrs. A. R. Fosb and Wm. Milnes
have secured six claims on North
Hungry aud four ou Beaver creek,
and this week surveyors will be iu,
the field, laying out a ditch to supply
water for the giants, which will wash
down the gravel banks of the streams
and wrest from the Dosoni of the earth
its auriferous treasure. Water there
is in abundance, the ground offers
little impediment to mining and that
the gold is there has been proven
time aud tiineugain by the experience
of minerB for forty and more years.
Tbe Beaver and Hungry creek mines1
will both be equipped in an up-to-date;
manner and will be 'In readiness for,
work by tho commencement of tbG
sesaon. The head quarters of the
company will be at Medford.
Pish Nets Si e zed. j
From Grants Fas Herald. j
Water BaililT W. R. Williams, with
an assistant, went up to the Golden
Drift Company's dam Thursday night
nfter the fishermen, who have their!
net set within six'hundred feet of thej
fish way. Williams found two fisher
men iu a boat, but they kept out of,
reach Jy fast rowing, so he proceeded
to gather in the nets and secured Ave,
one being 259 feet long. The nets
are worth on an average about 940 i
each wEen new. Under the law the
nets wiill be confiscated and Bold af
ter notice at publio sale, if not
claimed by the owneis. Bailiff Will
iams will wait several days for the
owners to put in their claim end is
anxious to see them.
The salary of Assistant Postmaster
McGee,of Ashland, has boon iuoreased
to 61)00 por year.
Miss K. Rltuer haB been selected to
take charge of the Ashland exhibit
building while passenger trains are
there..
It is reported that Judge T. J. How
ell aud others ara, preparing to en
join tho construction of the new sewer
at Ashlund, on tbe ground that the
assessment was not equitubly made.
Tbo new Ashland foundry took off
its fist beat Saturday afternoon. The
foundry and machine shops will soon
be oompiete in every detail, and when
completed the plant will be up to date
in evory particular.
Jack True aud his road-grading
crew aro at work a short distancu be
yond Central Poiut cemetery, on the
Eagle Poiut road. It is proposed to
make a good graded road from Bear
creek to Agate postoftice, a reach of
couutry that needs it.
D. II. Jacksou, superintendent of
the Jacksou county exhibit at the
Low is aud Clark fair, reports that tbo
booth is filling up with fine specimous
of Jackksou county products and that
now there is no reason for anyone to
be ashamed of the Jackson couuty ex
hibit. Work has commenced on the Gold
Hill canal. About seventy five men
aro at work at tho head of the cana
preparing for . tho stoam shovels A
force of men is also engaged in en
larging tbe race at Houck's mill. Tbe
company will put in a big electric
plaut.
A maguilicent collection of gold
specimens has been added to tho
Jackson county exhibit at the Lewis
and Clark fair at Portland within the
paBt week. It comprises some of tbe
finest and largest of the chunks secur
ed in the recent strike in the Opp
mine near Jacksonville, and also the
beautiful collections of specimens
owned by Hon. C. C. Beekman, of
Jacksonville. The speoimeus are val
ued at thousands of dollars and at
tract great attention from visitors at
the fair. -
A daughter of A. D. Ferguson, the
stone-mason, aged ten years, met with
a frightful accident Tuesday morning
of last week at the Brannon brick
manufactoiy, near Ashland, which it
seems almost miraculous was ' not
instantly fatal. The little girl was
playing abont the engine when in
some manner her clothing, caught ih
the rapidly revolving belt and she
was gathered up and whirled about
the shaft until her clothing was torn
from her 'body. She was rendered
unconsoious, and remained so for
thirty or forty minutes, when Dr.
Shaw who was called immediately,
found that no bones were brokeu, al
though there were nuoieroUB severe
bruises about the body and injuries
to the head.
On Saturday Ju lge Hauua decided
in favor of the city of Ashland deny
ing the motion of the Ashland Power
and Light Company for an order of
the court to dissolve the preliminary
injunction issued by the court June
2Gth, which forbids them setting elec-
trio light poles within the city limits
without the permission of tbe city
council. ' The case was argued Thurs- j
day by City Attorney C. B. Wratson I
for the city aud by A. C. Hough, of
Grants Pass, for the Electric Light
Co. Reames & Reames and Mr. i
Hough are the attorneys for tbe com
pany In these proceedings. Although
the hearing of the arguments was in
vacation after the March term of the
court, it was agreed that the status of
the argument in tbe case should be as
if in regular term aud unless some
thing new is introduced by the de
fendant company, the decision of the
court in the September term will be
iu line with the court's order on the
prayer of the defendant for a dlssolu- j
tion of the injunction. j
California Laud Frauds.
From Yrcka Journal.
State Mineralogist Aubrey charges
that thousands of acres of valuable
laud In Butte, Plumas nud Siskiyou
counties, Calif., have been secured
through fraud, and he has placed in
formation in support of his charges
in the hands of Francis J. Honey, tho
attorney who is acting as special pros
ecutor for the government in tho
Oregon land fraud cases. Speiificat-
ly, the state mineralogist alleges that
II. H. Yard, who represents the West-'
eru Pacific railroad in the matter of i
securing rights of way, and T. li. j
Walker, the millionaire lumbermen, j
of Minnesota, have both illegally Hied!
on land? 1 oca tod in the northern
counties.
In a recont interview ,V Audrey
fa Id :
"The department of the interior
has lm-n supplied with all the facts
concerning the illegal location of min
eral lunds in this state. It is quietly
investigating in those sections of the
state where valuable timber lands
eist, nud I have every reason to be
lieve that within the noxt year there
will be important developments and
prominent people will be implicated
in the illegal entry of these lands.
"Originally 1 have received about)
VI.) complaints irom miners in me
northern sections of the state. 1
found T. U. Walkor, the millionaire
timbor man, had filed script on mill
ing olaims iu Siskiyou couuty, claim
ing tbe acreage to be timber lands.
The luuds had really beeu mined from
throe to fifteen years and on some of
them were stamp mills. Walker's
kneii made affidavit that the lands
were uon mineral iu character. 1
called Walker's attention to the min
eral lauds he had taken up, and he
stated that it was not his object to
tuke up mineral laauds, but ho wishep
to secure valuable timber holdings for
his ohildreu. He Biated that he was
willing to deed back tho lauds to the
mluei-s, but did not explain why he
or his representatives had takeu oath
that the lands were nou-miueral in
character.
"Three years ago I reported tbe
condition of affuirs prevailing In
Northern California to the depart
ment of the interior. Congressman
Bingor Hermann, who was then com
missioner of tho general land office,
Bent a man out, who weut buck to
Washington and whiwashod the whole
affair. I later appealed to the proBi
deut, and Special Agent S. G. Ruby
was sent out and worked for throo
mouths in the' northern districts. I
do not kuow what he r ported to
Washington, but it is a significant
fact that shortly afterward both Her
mann aud Burke, the man he had
sent out, resigned."
Walkor relinguished several loca
tions in this county, close to the Ore
gon line, which were rocky aud
probably contains good mines, but
uo good for timber. Walker was af
ter timber, uot mines, and purchased
several claims located in various
sections of Siskiyou couuty.
Takllma Smelter Starts.
From Oregon Observer.
Last Friday 'forenoon tho Takilma
smelter was blown iu again after be
ing shut down during -the winter
season. Thoy have a crow of about
forty-five men at tho smelter, fifteen
at the Queen of Bronze mine and fit-
teen more teaming ore and ahso coke
and merchandise. In ail, about sev
enty-five men uro employed there at
tho present time.
The smolder . is' a 150-ton every
twenty-four hours blast furnace, with
direct coniiectlou'to a No. 4 Couners
ville blower? They have an 80-horse
power boiler aud 200-light dynomo.
Their sampling imll h s a lOxU Blake
Crusher, oue set sum pie rolls aud oue
sample grinder. Ten per cent of the
pre is sampled before being put into
the furnace. They have 3500 tons of
ore in the bins, with several teams
hauling from the mines. The ore
smelts about 10 per cent copper and
H per 'ton in gold, and owing to the
long haul of coke, etc., costs near 85
per ton to work. Tbe plant was built
and started up first last year. It oost
980,000 besides the buying of, mine
and other properties.
The smelter is supplied with ore
from several mines near by,. principal
among them being the Queen of
Bronze. This mine is a mile east of
the smelter and a good deal of devel
opment work has been done there.
There Is 1800 feet of tunnel work be
sides 400 feet of drift and a 125 foot
shaft. This spring the mine fore
man, C. J. Murphy, uncovered a large
deposit of oopper ore Which has been
opened from the surface with a deep
cut. Two thousand tons have been
taken out hero and there is as much
more in sight. Its ox out is not yet
determined. The deposit is twenty
to thirty feet wide.
The Bond Election July ilth.
The call for tbe special bond elec
tion to be held in Ashland Tuesday,
July 11th, to vote ou the proposition
as to whothor tbe bonds of the city to
the amount of 850,000 shall be issued
for the purchase and installation of a
modern electric light and power plant
to bo operated by the city, states tbe
proposition as follows:
"Shall tbe common council of the
city of Ashland, in JackBon county,
state ot Oregon, lor the purpose of
purchasing and installing a modern
electric light and power plant to be
owned and operated by said city,
issue the negotiable bonds of the said
city, issuo to the amount In the ag
gregate of fifty thousand (850,000.00)
dollars,, or so much thereof as may
be required ; tho said bonds to be
dated on the date when the same shall
be issued, in the sums of five hundred
($500.00) dollars each, with Intorest
coupons attached thereto, payable to
tho bearer orp urchaser thereof as fol
lows: Five (5) of tho said bonds of
8500.00 each payable September 1st,
1010, and five (5) of tho said bonds of
8500.00 each payable on Soptontber'lst
of each year thereafter; the principal
thereof bearing Interest after date at
the rate of 4,'u per cent por annum,
payable semi-annually. And shall th
commun council of the said city of
Ashland borrow money on the Kuid
bonds by selling or disposing of tho
same as thn council may provide; and
appropriate th proceeds thereof, and
expend the same In the purchase and
installnt ion of u modern electric pow
er and light plant, which said electric
power and light plant when so pur
chased and installed shall be owned
and operated by the said city?"
The ballots shall be prepared to read
"(1) For electric light bonds not
exceeding 50.000. 11 and '('!) Against
elecric light bonds. "
Farm for Sale,
100 acres sixty acres of fine sub-
irrigated bottom land under fence and ;
cultivation. A million feet of llnoj
timber. Hundreds of cords of hard i
wood. .Near town aud nil down grade
and a flue road. Good, two-story
dwelling with L, well of splendid
u-utor (at till, flnnr f.nta nf ft-nit a.,,1
berries of all kinds. Couuty road and
daily mail at tho door. A splendid
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Address Box 117, Woodville, Oregon.
The new specimous coming into th
Medford exhibit building nowadays
are principally of grains and grasses,
but it will be but a little while until
the fruit spoolmons will take their
plaou,
During the past, week quite a iiutr
ber of fruit speoimeus have been con
tributed. Dave Pence seuds down
from Elk croek some alfalfa and na
tive grass that would be hurd to ex
cel anywhere.
Wm. Froel, of Centrul Point, con
tributes some 0-foot oats.
Mrs, Reynolds of Taleut, Bent In a
freak growth of mustard and the
guesses as tothe identity of the plaut
were widely at variance.
E. P. Bennett, of East Medford,
exhibits n heavily loaded limb of
pears, showing the growth which
Southern Oregon soil is oupublo of
producing.
J. S. ' Hamrick, of Central Point
exhibits a shoaf of Austral! n club
wheat, which cannot be excelled any
where. Bird Johnston, of Devongorgap,
shows two varieties of line wheat, also
some exceedingly good oats.
Col. Washburn, of Table Rock, bus
some Jacksou county timothy that is
strictly up to the standard.
S. S. Stevens, of Taleut, holds tho
belt for a Hue oxhibit of 1905 potatoes.
L. L. Love has added this week to
his former good exhibit of giaius aud
grasses.
Dr. W. S. Jones shows some Royal
Ann and Blaok Republican cherries,
which justify bis precaution in put
ting them in a glass case.
Branded as "Faker."
For branding the word, "faker"
ou an immigrant wbo had been taken
to Gouvernor hospital iu a serious
condition, Dr. Dubois Hunt hud been
summarily discharged by Dr. Greg
ory, acting superintendent of the
Behevue ullled hospitals. Isaac
Chaves, the sailor wbo was branded,
was taken to tho hospital suffering
from hysteria.
For some reason best known to Dr.
Hunt a treatment long since aban
doned in general practice was adopted
that of thermal cautery which is
supposed to serve as a counter irritant
and lesson a man's nervous tension.
When the iron was brought to a
white heat aud Dr. Hunt was ready
to apply it, he beoame convinced by
the man's actions that he was sham,
ming to a great extent, nud, accord
ing to his confession to Dr, Gregory,
instead of applying the iron iu
curves and straight irons, proceeded
to trace on the sailor's arm with the
sizzling iron the word which ho be
lieved applicable to the man's lear
condition.
With tbo word, "faker," standing
out boldly on his scarred arm, the
sailor was soon discharged and hur
ried to tho immigration authorities
and told his story.
Treed by a Bear.
BEARMOUTH, Mont., Juno 30. T.
G. Denton, a well-known Missoula
raining man, iu charge of the H. H.
gold mines, near Bouita, had n close
call withan enraged mother cinnamon
bear yesterday, aud but for his quick
prosonce of mind in clitnbig a tree
too thickly limbed for Mrs. Bruin to
follow would hnvo been killed. As
it is, Denton's clothes show several
ugly rips from the cIiiwb of tho ani
mal. -
Denton s'tarted from camp to do a
little prospecting, and when some
distance from homo saw a small cub
bear just ahead of him, which he
Btarted to capture alivo."" Tbo mother
bear appeared suddenly ou the scene,
and Denton wub compelled to climb a
pine tree, with the bear closo after
him. When Dentou did not show up
at homo at the expected time tho fam
ily became uneasy aud late in the
afternoon left In tho diroctioti Den
ton had taken, and" found him still iu
the tree, with tho mother hear and
cub on guard
' Mr. Denton's 15 year-old daughter
Ethel, had takon along n small high
powor rifle, when leaving home.
Realizing at once her father's posi
tion, she diow a bead on tho mother
boar and killed ber. Tho cub looked
too cute to kill, so she dropped tho
rifle and had littlo difllculty in captur
ing the cub, whleh she carried iu
triumph homo. Miss Dentou .is a
member of. the Missoula basketball
toam and is well known for athletic
prowess.
Klamath County Wins Tax Fight.
Although located within the Klam
ath Indian reservation and not in use
by the owners, tho attorney-general
holds that 100,000 acres of private
land, owned by the California ic Ore
gon Laud Company, is subject tn tax
ation under the laws yt the state, the
same as any other private property.
The lunds under consideration were
granted to Oregon by an act of con
gress of 1K01 to aid In building a
wagon road from Eugene to tho east
ern boundary of the state, aud by an
act of tho legislature of 1 VI wore
transferred to the Oregon Central
Military Itoad Company, which com
pany undertook to build the rond.
The lands were patented to this com
pany by the United States government
and through means of couveyauoes,
title has beeu vested in the Californ
ia & Oregon Land Company.
The land was never assessed for
taxation until this year, when Klam
ath oouuty attempted to levy and col
lect uu asBCBsment, The owners of
the laud raised the point tnat this
laud, being iu use by the general
government for an Iudlau reservation
was uot subject to taxation. After
citing numerous authorities, tho attorney-general
holds that be is un
able to find any law for the exclusion
of the land from taxation. 1 '
The Juvenile Parade.
The Juvenile parade ou the morn
ing of tbe 4th was witnessed by . a
large crowd of towns people and
outsiders. It was a very creditable
affair and demonstrated the ingeuuity
and oxeoutive ability of the young
folks who managed.
First in line was J. W. Parkin's
automobile, in which were seated
Mayoi Picket, Mr. Perkins, Missos
Hazel Euynrt, Fern Hutchison and
Hazel Davis. Then followed tho
brass band composed of Justin Eifort,
Vernon and William Vnwtur.Lloyd El
wood, Carter Brandon, Leonard
Cbllds, Lorenzo Hamilton. ' G. L.
Davis' carriago followed, occupied by
Fay Sears, Vonita Hamilton and Helen
Lawtou. Then the Goddess of Liber
ty, represented by lone Flynn, and
tho Angel of Peace, represented by
Loraiue Blitou. "Uncle Sam" in the
person of Dowey Purdiu and "Colum
bia," represented by Babe Purdin,
occupied a handsomely decorated
pony cart, which was in charge of
Fred Purdiu, as Georgo Washington.
Mary Trowbridge, Loraine Lawton,C.
Angle aud Ling Bros appeared in rub
ber tired runabouts, drawu by "jiu
richsaw mtm." Three little Japuueso
girls, Ruth Lumsden Ethel and Marie
Eifert. Agnes Isaacs, Freda Hooken
yos and Enid Hamilton represented
the "red, white and blue." Littlo
Hilda Bundy, as Columbia, dawn iu
a cart by Herbert Alford's dog, Toby,
und accompanied by that young gen
tie man as. Undo Sam attracted uni
versal uttontion, L Carrie Bundy and
Lloyd Wilson occupied various points
in tho line ou wheels. The procession
was closed by H. U. Lumsden 's car
riage driven by Ed. Root, with Agues
und Gladys Fosb as passengers. Helen
Coss, Mr, McDonald Harry Cbllds
were on horseback and tbe latter acted
as marshal of tho day.
Ingram Believed to Know:
Wm. Jones, son-in-law of W. C.
Duley, ef Lake creek, this county,
mysteriously, disappeared from near
Grants Pass a year or. two ago and
no trace of him could bo found, al
though It was believed ho had met
with foul play. The Grants Pass
Herald says: "Prosecuting Attorney
A. E. Reames bofieves ho is on the
verge of solution of tho mysterious
disappearance of Jonoa iu this city,
about a year and a half ago. When
Andy Ingram, convicted of the mur
der f William Duiilap, was first put
in jail he stated ho thought be could
go near wboro Jones wus buried aud
that he was planted in two piecos.
Mr. Daley, of Raglo Point, who is
Mrs, Jones' father, came down to see
Ingram before ho was Bent below, but
could elicit no information from him.
The officers believe Ingram kuowp
that Jones was murdered and may
havo had a part in it, and aro follow
ing up a clue that they believe will
lead to the truth of the matter." .
W. C. T. U. Items.
Through invitation some of tho
W C. T. U.'s viBitod tho ministerial
meeting, held at the home of Rev.
Shields, and greatly enjoyed one
hour. The talk given by Kev. Brown,
describing the burial places In the
south, was quite interesting. On
Thursday, June '2!Hh, the Union met
at the Christian church with a good
attendance with all ofllcors present.
After song by. all, "Stand Up for
Jesus," Mrs. 'Fielder road the script
ure Iohsoii iu hor own nice and inter
esting way; prayers by Mrs. Hub
bard; minutes of last meeting read,
and approved. A letter read by Mrs.
Hammond in rogard to literaturo.
Mrs. Hopkins gave soino splendid re
marks. The mooting was dlsmisseed
by Mrs. Fielder, to meet at tho Chris
tian church July 0th, Mothers' Day,
Como and help. PRESS SUPT. '
Accident at Jacksonville.
About 2:30 Wed need ay morning
Tiny" Cooper (known us "Sharkey)
.was struck by the gasoline motor car
on the Jacksonville railroad and was
very seriously injured. It appoars
that Coo por hail lain down by tho
side ot the track near the court houso
to rest from strenuous exertions in
the proper celebration of the I ill nud
went to sleep with his bead hi oloso
juxtaposition with the rail. The
motor car came along shortly after
ward and struck tho sleeping- num.
The car was derailed aud Cooper sus
tained severe injuries which may yet
result fatally. His lower jaw was
brokou in two places aud he had num
erous othor hurts. Dr. Plckol re
moved several tooth and broken por-'
tions of tflo jawbone Thursday morii-i
Ing, and Is hopeful of recovery for
the Injured man.
STREETJIES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-S erjousand
Otherwise. ..
H. H. Nye: "Whut am I doingf
Why, I working, to be sure. Working
in the Uorthn mlno, on UalU oreelt,
driving a tunnel to tup tbo ledge be
low the old workings. I'vo worked
nineteen duys, tnkon oil. ulueteehr
pounds of flesh, but 1 don't think I'll
lose muoh mor. I'm as hurd as nulls,.'
ant like a beur and eledp liko a top:
l'vo only olgutoonfeet further to go
in order to tap the ledge... Bay, I
mo.it forgot, send The Mull to Draper,
ouu't got along very well without iti"
S. W, Boyd,; "I wiBh you would
cull the uttontionj of , the people it
rioeBii't appear-to-do uny good toi
notify the state fish wairdou to the
ooudition of 'affaire-- at tho Uoldeu :
Drift dani this side "of Grants Paaa,
whoro tho fish oaunot pass to the up
per river. As n oouaequenooof there
boing no flsiiway there tho llsblug in
the upper river has been prujtloally
ruined. Thousands of fish oougregate
below this dam find from sixty to oue
hundred men are' engaged iu taking
them every night. The' law prohibit
ing fishing within" TKX) feet of a Bah
way is not violated for. the reason that
there is if b ftshway. Toub of fish are
shipped, north from Grants Pass very
week and those of ub who like to take
a day's outing on the river and pev
cbanco oatofVa few with hook aud line
are doprived p our .Bport., Protest
upon protest ;ha's beeu made concern
ing the matter, but it doesn't seem
to do any good. The state fish war
den has ample authority to enforce
the regulations, but for some roaBon
he does not do no, why I do not know.
It is up to the people of this commun
ity to take aotlon -in this matter and
endeavor to bring- proper pressure to.
bear, so that the fish may be given-,
an opportunity to pass this dam and:
proooed to their natural spawning,
places in tbo upper river,". .! ..- -
Medford Loses' Game. '
With a bunch of players, some of
whom hadn't touched a ball tn weeks,
Medford weut up ' against the Jack
sonville nine Tuoeday and, of oouroe,
1ob. ' When an ametuer team goes
against that aggregation of Douegane
und other Irish in Jacksonville, they"
waut to play ball and play bard to
wiu. 'uaoKsonvuie piled up six runs
in the. first agony, one in tho second
and three in tho third. Tho tcore was
then ten to one and it stayed that way:1
all the rest 'of tbe game. Johnnie-'
Wilkinson replaced Huttou on the
slab for Medford in the thlid, and tbe
manner iu whioh he made those heavy
hitting blue's, look foolish was amaz
ing, lie fleldeM his position in grand
shade, having to his oredlt two unas
sisted put outs ou ground balls. Af
ter that third inning nobody scored. "
Lestor and Patterson, the regular JafeJjC-' .
sonvillo bnttory. struok for higher
wages jusi uorore me game uua iiiuuie
Danogun weut Into the , pitoh with
young Davidson behind the but.
Both youngBters covered themselves
with glory.
A MONO THE CHURCHES.
PHKSIIYTEHIAN CHVICCB.
Pleaching at'll a, m. next Sunday.
Subject, "Shall the Recording Angel
write your Name?" Preaching also
at 8, p. in. Sunday school at 10 a. ui.
Junior Cbrlstluu Endeavor at I p. in.
and Senior Christian Endeavor at T
p. m. Thoso sorvicos are for you. v :
W. K SHIELDS, Psutor.
MKTHDUIST KI'ISCOI'AL CtfURCII.
Services jit the usual hours next
Sunday.
It, C. ULACKEWLL, Pastor.
. . IIAI'TIH'l'' OHUnCH. .';
Services at the Baptist church for
Sunday, July Otb, are aB follows:
10:00 a", m., Sunday school; 11 0O
a. m., preaching, sermon text, "Ye
aro the Light of tho World ;" .7:00 p.
in., Voimg Pooplo's sorvloo, subject,
"Tlio Indwelling Christ,',1 Col. 2:0-10;
!i:8-Ul r.ouls Boiinttr-lender ; 8:00 p.
in., liroooblng, "stibjooti "forgive
iiohb." All unforgiving, malice-holding,
back-blttlng, -quarrelsome per
sons especially Invited. ' Front seats
rosoWod, If you desire. . At auy'iate, ;
come. Some plaliii hl'ngB will bo sh id.
All'ai-e welcome'
.' F. ,W. CARSTENS, Pastor.
.Will it Ever Oct Bock. ,
The following from the Tillamook
lleiidd ciiuoks oue to wonder whut
will bo' the cost of returning the ex
hibit after the' fair is ovor:
"The school Exhibit froni this ooun
ty Was taken out by tbe steamer 'Kl-inore-
frdm this olty to -Astoria free
of charge; from ABtoria to Portlaud
It pnut. 1.1' miiitu. mi.) .1. - n-..i
j i .- i . hum. .in ryrv-,
ina-nepoi jo rne fair grounds oost
Secure Rooms New.
To tho people of Mod ford and- vi.
olnlty:--If yon shotud want rooms
during the Lewis and Clark- fair call
on Mrs. L. T. PLrce, formerly of
.Mqdord. TermB, 1,00 and 81. SO per
day ; residence 001 East Oak street,
corner 10th, Portlan d Orogon. 20-1