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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1905)
OREGON Is the Best part of the United States. BOGUE BEVEH VALLEY 18 the best pail of Oregon MEDFORD Is in lue cell lor ol the -valley ami THE MAIL the bent paper Jtlott If you want to Mine, Saw Lumber, liaise Fruit, Grow Stock or do most anything else you will find your opportunity here THE HAIL tells about it VOL. XVII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1905 NO. 31. mm WEST SIDE Mr. T. H. Moore is turning himself looKe on building uuustraotion on the ' west side, and the plana he has now mapped out, upon which work has actually oonimeuuod, will prove great boost for business in that part of town. Last week thc?o coin rutin told that ho was to erect a 50x80. two-story brick buildiug cm lots he owns H(l join ing the White-Thomas building. At the time this mention was made ar rangements were not advanced tar enough to warrant a detailed account. At tnis time, however, we are pre pared to state that this f building will positively be erected, as before stated that is will be 50x80 feet in size; that a 20x80 foot storo building will be part of the new structure and that a 30x80 livery stable office and carriage room will be the rest of it. The stables for horses will be at the rear of these buildings, upon lots which Mr. Moore recently purchased from U. W. Bash ford. Excavation for the foundation of this building is now being made. These are not tbe only buildings Mr. Moore is going to erect. Across the alley from the building above mentioned he will put up a 42x70 foot building, three stories high. The first story will be used as a restaurant and oflice, while the two upper stories will be made into sleeping apartments Work ou this has already commenced. As a matter of fact this structure is but the commencement of what will eventually be a large three-story hotel on the corner, where, in days agone, stood the old wooden structure, the 4 'Clarendon' hotel. This hotel prop osition, however, is not definitely de termined upon and Mr. Moore is not saying just when it will take shape. but that it will eventually be built, he says, there is no doubt. This much may be Raid, however, that when built it will be a structure which will do credit to the prominent corner which it will occupy and there will be a space left at the front for a cool, shady lawn. W. C. T. U. hems. The Union waa called to order by the president on July 27th at the Chrisian ohuroh with a good attend ance. There was scripture reading by Mrs. Smith, prayers by Mesdames Fielder and Burchell, gong, "I will follow Jesus.' Minutes of last meet ing read and approved. Thirty min utes were then devoted to business. It being "business day, nil the month's work was put in order. Mrs. Dodge read a splendid article on for mothers to be more truthffnl to their little ones. The Union was dis missed by Mrs. Hubbard, to meet, through invitation, at Mrs. Hamlin's. "Mothers Day;" also it will be the day for election of officers. All the members must nome and choose the officers. Mre Fielder, the leader, always has something to tell us which ib both instructive and interesting. On the night of July 30th the UniOl bad the pleasure of hearing the tem $erance cause placed before the pub lic in listening to vfcV lture at th TBimov vuitrcn umiar t,im Aiiftmcen nr the V. C. ji Mcv. Austin"s ad dress was ail that any one could wish, he being in such great earnest for ije nas had some of his most intimate friends ruined by drinkt caused by open s&lootife Miss Kola Redden1 rffcoitaUim was grand. Those failing Ui hear H missed a treat. Kev. Brown )pWeded in his own pleasing way. The Union expresses thanks to all who assisted. The house being well tilled, all passed off with enthusiasm. PRESS SUPT. Bad Roads Versus flood Roads. EDITOR MAIL: After a lapse ot silence on tbe good roads question and waiting, hoping, longing, swear ing and prayng for and about good roads, I have about come to the con clusion that our county is only twen ty miles long and one mile wide, or tbe net distance from Ashland to Gold Hill. Do you ask why this conclu sion? Well, 1 may say that this rea son would be sufficient, viz: All the road work that has been done is be ing now, or was done on the road from Ashland to Uold Hill, while the road running northeast trom Medford through big sticky, across the desert and Antelope creek, through the Riley and Bradsbaw laues is entirely neg lected. Not even a culvert or a bridge plank in a broken and danger ous condition bas been repaired or replaced. We who pay taxes in this part of tbe county do not ask or beg the county board, to give us any thing. We demand that at least one fourth of tbe work being done on the above-described road. We pay our taxes and demand our proportionate share of road improvement. We have farms that yield large crops of grain, we have orchards that are yielding big crops of fruit, our road is well-nigh impassable in places even now when the ground is dry ; but with one rain we would be shut off from hauling any load to Medford. But while this condition exists on this road, the road from Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford and Central Point is being made a maoadamized road, where tho automobile and the pleasure oarriagea can spin at any and all times. Now that is right. I have no kiok on that ; but I for one want and demand our share; no more, no less. Now the question rises will the county board be just and fair, and send the road making machinery to our part of the couaty,or will we be compelled to wait for four years to get what really bo longs to us, viz: our proportionate share of road work. T. J. W EST. The Good Old Times. Henry Watterson in the Lonsville Courier-Journal. I take no stock in the lamentation of the sentimentalists about what they call "the good old times. " There is a deal of stuff and nonsense trolled of ou this text. Every man over fifty who is not precisely a bore is described as "a gentleman of the old school.1 We need but turn to the English satirists from Fielding to Thackeray to learn that all the essen tial ingredients of Vanity Fair had their existence one or two hundred years ago. In the proportion that there were more nature and coarser tibre there were livelier doings. In proportion that, there were fewer dram atis porsouae upon the stage there was better play for the individual. I confess that 1 like a little blood in mine. Sincerity even in wickedness has a flavor quite itn own. But he who fails to see the world as it is and refuses to take it has be finds it, falls inevitably betwixt the three-legged stoll of a- very false philosophy and the high-backed ohair of a very ill judged perversity with consequences someti nies serious and alwayB humili ating. Sunday Evening Union Services. Four of the pastors of four of the churohes of Medford have agreed among themselves to hold union ser vices every Sunday evening for the next two months. Tbe program as arranged follows: August 6th, Presbyterian cnurch, Rev. t W. Carsteus. August 13th, Baptist ohuroh, Rev. H. C. Brown. August 20th, M, E. Church, South, Rev. R. C. Blackwell. August 27th, M. E. church, Rev. W. F. Shields. September 3d, Presbyterian church, Rev. R. C. Blackwell. September 10th, Baptist cburob, Rev. W. F. Shields. September 17th, -M. E. church, South, Rev. F. W. Carstens. September 24th, M. E. ohuroh, Rev. H. C. Brown. II. C. BROWN, Sec. Min. Association. In the above program it will be noted that Rev. F. W. Carstens is booked to preach at tbe Presbyterian church next Sunday night. Tbe pro gram, as to that one date, bas been obanged and Rev: Evan P. Hughes, of Ashland, will take Rev. Careten's plaoe, apd J!ev. Carstens will preach in the ChantanqnS building, Ashland, Sunday evening, Death of Dr. Kendall. ' Rev. Reese P. !"odall, formerly of, Medford, died at Ashland, last Wed nesday; aged seventy-six years. Dr. Kendall was a native of Ohio and a man of broad and liberal educa tion, and has published several works of considerable literary merit, among them being "Pacific Trails and Camp fires," which contains much valuable historical Information. He graduated as a physician from Niami Medical; College and served through tbe civil war as a surgeon, during which ser vice he was captured and imprisoned In Libby prison. After the war he beoame a clergyman in tbe Episcopal church and was for sometime station ed iu Eastern Oregon. He leaves a widow and four oMldren: Mrs, Ann Andrews, of AWTord ; Geo. Kendall, of Idaho, and Miss Abbie Kendall and Mrs. Joser-bine Foley, of Ashland. AMONU THE CrtURCHES. BAPTIST CHURCH. Services at the Baptist church for Sunday, August Cth, are as follows : 10:00 a. in,, preaohiug by the pas tor. 7:00 p. m., Young People's ser vice: subject: "First Fruits for God." No preaching service at this church in the evening on account of union service at Presbyterian church. A cordial invitation is extended. FREDERICK W. CARSTENS, ' Pastor. The pastor, Weston F. Shields, is off ou bis vacation for tbe month of August. Sunday s hool at 10 a. m. every Sunday ; J. C. E. at 4 p. m. S. C. E. at 7 p. m. Next Sunday, August 6tb, union service in the Pres byterian church at 8 p. m. W. F. SHIELDS, Pastor. Secure Rooms Now. To the people of Medford and vi cinity: If you should want rooms during the Lewis and Clark fair call on Mrs. L. T. Pirce, formerly of Medord. Terms, fl.00 aud tl.tXI per day; residence 504 EaBt Oak street, corner 10th, Portland Oregon. 20-t STREET ECHOES Opinions of Some of Our Citizens-Serious and Otherwise. . E. W. Carder : "I had a letter from father this week, lie is at Los Uatos, Calif., and he tells me that for several days in July the thermometer stood lllliu the shade. ' F. W. Gaines: -"This is 'The Laud of Red and Yellow Apples all right, but I wish you would tell me where the early apples for use at this sea son of the year are grown. T have been all over this man's town and 1 have not been able to locate any on the market. It strikes me that some of the orohurdists would be doing about the right thing if they were to give this matter a little attention. " E. jC. Gaddis: "1 returned this week from a several days stay at the fair at Portland. Jackson 'county may have been a little bit shy in its ex hibit during the first few weeks of the fair, but I am telling you she is bumping 'em all pretty bard now and if she doe3 not come under the wire at the finish 'way ahead the indicator at this time is pointing in tbe wrong direction. I was really, and truly proud of the fact that my homo is in Medford and that Medford is in Jack son county. H. C. Garuett: "Did I have a good time in the mountains? Well, it's owing to what you consider a good time. I can say that it was live ly enough in spots you can see some of the spots yot but I don't believe I want to try it as a steady thing. I prefer tbe humdrum life at home. What happened? I cHildn't tell you all of it, but among the happenings was an experience had with a nest of what 'Little An Sing' called the 'Melican butterfly1 and he was bellj much hot. ' I was fishing and espied some flue wild raspberries on the bank above. 1 ol imbed up and was just enjoying myself when one of those yellow insects sat down on me just above my eye, then another perched on my nose and still others on var ious portions of my anatomy. Talk about cold feet. They didn't have 'em. It wus my move and I moved. Then Owen and I got into a lot of I poison ouk, ana lor io or turee myS i we itched and scratched ana saw things, at least 1 did, but Owen he just said, 'Ob, dear,' but he said it real vioious. Excuse me from this strenuous mountain life unless I have a written guarantee that there are no yellow jackets or poison oak in the vicinity.' A Misleading Statement. Nickell, in his paper last week, - made a number of misleading ments regarding the fruit box ness, tbe animus of which is plain. After boosting the box factory re cently started up at Grants Pass after lying idle for several years for tbe express purpose, presumably, of competing with tbe Iowa Lumber & Box Co., he states that Mr. Hocket, the agent for the California Fine Box it Lumber Co,, bud secured a largs number of contracts for fruit boxes In the valley at a price lower than they had ever been sold before. It s cretty haid matter to see where those I contracts oome from. The five largest i glowers in tne valley t,. J. ueiiart., Gordon Voorhies, E. E. Hopkins, H. C. Lewis and J. W. Perkins had pre viously entered into a three-year con tract with the Iowa Lumber & Box Co., for their fruit boxes at a prioe a cent more than asked by the Grants Pass people. While here Mr. Hocket tried to se cure a contraot from the Fruit Grow ers' Union, controlling a large num ber of boxes, but although he offered boxes for a cent ltss than the local concern, and even offered Manager Perry a commission of 12Jj per cent on tho sale, he eouldnH land it, and Saturday the Union entered into an agreement, by unanimous vote, with tho Iowu Lumber ,t liox Co., for three years to furniBh boxes needed by the organization at the regular price with no bonus attached. The reason for this is that the Iowa Lum ber & Box Company put out a first- class box, one that can be depended nnon and fruit men know this. These contracts cover nearly every largo blook of buxes in the valley and as a consequence we can't see where Mr. Hocket got his largo contracts. Nickell's little "knock" didn't work well that time. It is told, by Nickell, that he was paid for printing the item. If that be true, be is placed in a worse light than had he printed it as a news item. Nickell will "knock" any en terprise in Medrord any time for a price and then go smiling to the pro motors of the enterprise or members of a firm and beg for its business. He made a grievous mistake, however, when he attempted to "knock" the Iowa (Lumber & Box Co., and his attempt should be rescnUd by every bnsiness man and resident of the city, who is a friend to this big lumber company and there are few, if any, here who are not its friends. An in-f stitution which has on its pay-roll two hundred men and which puts directly, or indirectly, into tbe hands of our business men and citizens monthly &0,000 for help alone, and which pays each month, during the months of June, July, August and September, $10,000 for help and lum ber, is not an institution to be "knocked" by a local publication in order that a four-bit piece may oome within touch of its grasping publish er. Every business mau in Medford ought to have a kindly feeling for the Iowa Lumber & Box Company, and there are few of them who would not put themselves out to extend a courtesy or proffer an accommodation. These are the men who ought and will resent Xiokell's attempt to "knock." An Agent Who Was Not Up-To-Date. "Talk about new and wonderful trees and plants and seeds," said the enthuslastio Mr. H. "I've got a list of noveltleB no enterprsing, wide awake farmer can afford to do with out." "Have ye?" asked the honest tiller of the soil, as a strange glitter crept into his eyes. "Yes, sir; I can sell you a pie plant from which you can grow mince, cus tard, lemon, cream or any other kind of pie while you wait. It is a mighty convenient plant to have around, be cause one never knows what minute a lot of unexpected company may come and even the best of families are sometimes caught without a pie in the house." "I guess you are right," said the farmer. "And I have here an illustra tion showing a new and wonderful varety of strawberry plants, the pollen of which has been crossed with the finest grades of pulvorized sugar and wiuiiux- wjimiii iiuwer, luub jiruuuuiug the comploted short cake, all ready for the table. The pioture, as you see, is very attractive, but it dos the sub ject nowhere near justico" "Have ye got a sample of the oake with ye?" asked the confiding farm- "Sorry, but I gave the last piece to a man I met half a mile down the road and to whom I sold a large num ber of the plants, us he is going into the restaurant business next spring. But, continued the agent, "here are other things" "I can sell vnu Gatr nlnntK that, will pl.oduoe 0hlckous, duoks and geese, and all sorts of fowls. I have bird seed from which you can grow every thing from humming birds to bald "All from the same lot of seed?" inquired tho farmer. "Oh, yes; to be euro," answered Mr. tl. "It's mixed with bird seed aud l'vo horse chestnuts that will produce a livery stable in ninety days and plum aud apple trees that yield an abundance of puddings and dump lings all ready to be eaten. I have also a variety of peaoh trees that was budded with a preparation of ground tin and now it'produces the peaches all put up in cans. ' ' "Well I'll just be hanged, ef that aint an idee," said the farmer. "Any can opener grow with it?" "Well, no, I'll not deceive you," said Mr. Ii.t "by saying there is, but welhope soon to remedy that defect." "WolJ, let me toll you, Mr. H.," said the farmer, "You are away be hind the time?. The last agent that WjtS here had them ready canned peaoh jrees and V11 ever? can there :growed a can opener, ft cork sorow, ponoil sharpener aud stump puller-. No can opener, oh? Well 1 can't buy of you cause I don't want my neigh bors to know I'm fool enough to buy old back number trees that are clear out of style, and then, turning to a fieckled faced boy standing by said : "Let tige out of the barn, he hasn't had nothing to eat for three days," and Mr. H. departed. H. C. B. That Soliss Baby. Prom the Ootnrlo, OrOK'on, Argufl. A. N. Soliss can now be called papa. The stork loft a fine 0W pound boy at his homo TuesdHy evening and A. N. is monarch of all he surveys. The little fellow has a disposition like Teddy Roosovolt, for he commenced kicking of existing conditions as soon as ho sized ill) the situation, but when it was explained to him that Parker nlso ran, be rjuiotcd down. He will bo roared on "irrelevant, inenmnatout and immaterial." diet later on. with an occasional "1 ob ject" thrown in by his dad, wlion an appeal will Do tiiKon to a nigner court Ins mother auu me lower court re versed, as we nave always found it to be the case, talking from experience. School Children Increase. State Treasurer Mooro has made the annual apportionment of the state school fund to tho various counties. The report shows that the number nf children of school age has increased 3 per cent., while the proceeds of tbe irreducible school fund have.lncreased 9 per cent The reports of the var ious county superintendents show a total of 153,015 persons between the ages of four and twenty, years in 1005, as against 148,720 In 1904. Jackson county, according to this report, had 5,372 school children lust year and 5, 400 this year and draws 19,180 in state unds. PURE MOUNTAIN WATER FROM BUTTE CREEK EOR MEDFORD A Project now Being Promoted which Will Supply Med ford wn Abundance of Big Butte Creek Water A. W. Shearer has looated a water right on Big Butte oreok, at a point where that stream passes through the south half of the southwest quarter of section fourteon, in township thirty-' four south, of range one east. This right gives Mr, Shearer the privilege of taking 15,000 minor's inohes of wator from Big Butte creek, or prac tically all the water that flows in the stream at this season of tho year ; but even though nil tho wator is takeu out no person will be injured, as there are no reparian rights between that point aud where tho stream empties into Rogue river. Tho above bit of news would not, under ordinary ciroumstances, create any particular or especial interest among Medford people, but wheu we say further that it is the intention of certain Medford persons, aud others not of Medford, to bring that Big Butte oreek water to Medtord iu a pipe, laid underground, we at once get interested. In a nut-shell tho proposition is this: A. W. Shearer, John I' White aud B. J. TrowDridge nnd a couple or more parties, who live iu -Portland, have organized themselves into a com pany, the sole purpose of which will be to supply Medford, Central Point and Phoenix with pure mountain water,nnd so sanguine are they of the success of the project that they have said this: "You mny say to your readers that this is no hot air propo sition. It is based upon good, sound business calculations of the demands of a now densoly populated commun ity, and the still greater demands which are sure to follow. It is barely possible that we may not be able to carry out the plans in every detail, but so feasible is the project that it will not be a difflonlt matter to socure aid when it is needed." The distance from Medfcrd to the point where the water right bas boou Hied is twenty-seven miles, two nnd one-half miles' np Big Butte oreok from its oontluence with Kogue river. Meeting of City Council. Tuesday evening was regular meet ing night of tho oity oouncil. There were present Mayor E. B. Pickel, Councilmon Karnes, Willcko, Scott and Pottenger. An ordinance waB read giving the Soutborn Pacific railroad company permission to extend its "oil tank" spur track south on E street and there conueot the south end of said spur with the main line, thus making the spur a complete siding. Tho or dinance was laid on the table until the next meeting to give time for an inspection. A resolution was passed, ordering and requiring that a cement sidownlk be put down in front ot tho Miles block aud the Jackson County Bank, on Seventh street ; alio that n coment sidewalk be put down on the west side of South C street, from Seventh street to the alley near tho postofflce. Thirty days tiSW was given within which these -mB ;- ' nut down. An ordinance bad been prepared and was presented in which the Jnckson County Bank is given a privilege to put in a basement and erect thereon a two story brick struct ure. This ordinance was laid over until tbe next meeting or until pinna and specifications for tho building may be Bocured for exhibition. The building to be erooted at tho corner of Seventh aud North C street. 'Ihe resignation of J. E. Toft as oity recorder was proBontod aud read, but the oouncilmen refused to act up on it. A liquor license was granted Kup nick A. Kennedy for six months;!;. Ehwoghon and A. M. Holms bonds men. It was ordered that a new bond be required of Snyder & Co., proprietors of the "Office" saloon. When tho interest of W. A. lluttou was pur chased by Mr. Snyder permission was given to transfer tho old liconse, but no new bond was furnished. Ihe new bond is now nsked for. T. II. Mooro made application for a permit to erect a number of brick buildings upon his proerty in West Medford. This matter was referred to the fire oommittoe. The light and water committee was directed to have the city well cleaned out and tho sides walled up. Adjourned to meet August 15th. Closes Long Service. On August 1st Jos. I' Kelly signed his position as foreman of the Medford section on tho Southern Pa ciflc railroad, and will tako charge of the track laying for the Medford & Crater Lake road. For twenty-three years Mr. Kelly has been calling " jint ahead" aud "cinter back" to a section crew on The elevation at this point is 325 feet above Medford, but as the water doeB nut flow swiftly right at this jilaoo, it is proposod to build an open ditoh for a disanco of six or soveu miles along a mountain side, where n drop of 200 feet may bo had, thus giving a velooity to the wator that otherwise could not be given it. Hero a bulk head will be put in and the water will enter a five foot pipe. This pipo will be laid under ground and the water will travel all the distance to Medford through this buried pipo, thus avoid ing tbe dauger of frosts in winter, tbe unpleasantness of warm water iu the summer and the nuisance suoh a pipe would be if laid above ground. It is proposed to run two latoral pipes from tbe main line, ouo each to Central Point aud Phoenix. Tbe water will reach Medford with 150 foot pressure. This pipe line oomploto will cost approximately 81,000,000. From a point live miles above Eagle Point the pipe will be laid iu an air line to Medford. About ten miles of tbe distance traversed by tho pipe will be over an arid traot of land and it is not thought that a right-of-way over this orohard land will be dillioult to secure. While it is true that for a few miles this water will ruu iu an open ditoh it is the intention of tbe com pany to fence the ditch aud before the water enters the pipe it will be put through a Alter. The need of better water for use iu Medford has always been a subjoot of much comment, and this seaeou the need of more water, such as it is, has been apparent. Bear creek, our only source of supply, is nearly dry, whilo tho well from which water is pumped for city use bas been emptied a uum bor of times this season aud the pumps have been compelled to shut down until it tilled again. The es pecially good feature of this pipe Hue is that we got water absolutely pure and direct from the mountains suoh as overy person oould and would want to use for domestic purposes. the Medford section and was probably ouo of the oldest foremou iu this part of the state. He beats Darby O'Toolo two years. During the time ho hns been empoloyed the days he has lost have beou few and far between. Tho force of loug habit was novor more strongly illustrated than iu u little story Mr. Kelly tells on himself. "For years," said he, " had been in tho habit of getting my mall, then showing up at tho depot at seven o'clock aud waiting for the boys to oome along with the hand onr. For two days after the first I found mysolf at my regular post at the accustomed hour, and b id to think a minute bo fore I oould realizo that I wasn't go ing out on the line. 1 still have a half conscious, uneasy feeling about that hour iu the morning. It's pretty hard to break an old custom." Wm. Basil has takon Mr. Kelly's place as section foroman. Fell Under Train. Wednesday morning John Ander son, bniliiig from North Dakota, while trying to board a southbound freight, fell under tho wheola nnd had bis right foot frightfully mashed up. Ho was carried to Dr. Piokel's ofilco, where his wounds were dressed. In spite of his foot being badly mangled aud several bones broken, Dr. Piokel has Lopes of saving the monibor. Drs. Pickel and Hargrnve, assisted by Mibs Edith Van Dyke, performed the oporation. Anderson and his partner had boon shearing sheep and wero traveling south, both having some money. An derson stopped in Medford Tuesday night, while his partnor went on to Aslilaud, It was ill an attempt to CBtch the freight in order to join him tuiit Anderson was hint.; After his wounds were dressed hewas taken to tho Nash hotel where )w Is now rest tug comfortably. Superintendent's Report. Annual report of tho county schools superintendent of Jackson county for the year eudiug June 19, 1905: GENERAL STATISTICS CENSUS. Number of persons between four and tweuty years of age residing in tho county at the timo of this roport: Male, 2731 ; female, 2000 ; total, MOO. ENROLLMENT. Number marked "R" on register: Male, 1714; female, 1898; total, 3012. Number of pupils betwoen four and twenty years on register: Male, 1914; female, 2055: total, 3900. TEACHERS. Number of teachers employed dur ing the year: Male, 24 ; female, 102; total, 120. Number holding state certificates or diplomas: Male, 11; female, 32; total, 43. Number holding first grade certifi cates: Male, 6; female, 23; total, 29. Number holding second grade cer tificates: Male, 2; female, 28; total,. 30. Number holding third grade cer iofiates: Male, 1; female, 11; total, 12. Number holding primary certifi cates : Male, 0 ; female, i ; total, 1. Nuniber holding permits: Male, 4; femalo, 4; total, 8. ATTENDANCE. Number of persons between four and twenty years of age not attending: school: Male, 817; female, 014; total, 1131. Whole numbor days attendance dur ing the your, 301,200 . Avorago daily attendance, 3,225. Numbor of organized distriots, 89. Number ot legal voters, 3,000. . MISCELLANEOUS. . Average number of months school taught during the year, 5.6. Number of sohools visited by county sohool superintendent, 100. Average time Bpent at eaob visit. one hour. Number of miles traveled in per formance of otlloial duties during the year, 5,000. LIBRARIES. Total number of library bookB ou hand, 7,000. Total number of library books pur chased during tbe year, 1,000. P. II. DAILY, Supt of Sohools. One of tho viotims of the Benning ton disaster waa Chauoey S. Carter, a nephew of E. A. and Sid Carter, of Ashland. The regular quarterly examination ot applicants for teachers' oertitloates will be hold in Jacksonville, beginning August 9th. The infant daughter of WashChung, the Ashland Chinese merchant, died last week of oholera Infantum", aged nine niontliB. J. H. Daley, J. W. Grover and J. B. Jackson, of Eagle Point, have filed, , artiolcs of incorporation of the Daley-Grover-Jaokson Water Co., withcapi. tal stook of $5000. Tho Ashland cannery will start up. in a few days on Early Crawford poaches. Manager O. II. Pierce says he anticipates a good season's run, especially on tomatoes. Two hoboes arreBted at ABhland laBt week for stealing watermelons from. a oar in tho yards at that plaae, were con vie tod nnd sentenced to serve six months in tho oounty jail. In hlB decision ou tho suit to dis solve the Injunction seoured by citi zens of Ashland forbidding tho pro posed assessment per foot for Bewer purposos, Judge Hanna refused to dissolvo tho Injunction, but pormittod tne contractors to oontinuo tho work: of constructing the sewer, leaving the final determination of the assessment: matter to be decided at the Septembei torm of oourt. Both sides to the con troversy claim a victory. Communication From Pendleton. The following has been received by Tho Mnil from J. W. Prall, tugether with a request that it be published : , "The party that Btarted from Mod- ford May 11th arrivod in Portland July 18th. Tho party wbb composed of J. W. and C. A. Prall, Albra W il son and Lila Sackett. rfter capturing a pair of young an- telono for the fair aud exrloring all of Oregon thnt onuld be scon, Mr. J. W. Prall made up his mind thnt Spo- kimo, Wash., was tno plaoe for him; but Mr. mid Mrs. C. A. Prall delcro( thoro was no place like Medtord uud. the Uogue river valley. O. A. I'rall ana miss aidhi YM..nr wore married in Portland I etoro re turning to Roguo river valley i.nii they will bo at homo to their frigid, after August 10th. Whose? We clip tho following gem from n account of a Btoamor trip on upper Klamath lake, printed in the Klamath Express: "Dr. Murryniun eeemod to be Iu his element in ontertaiiiln u bevy of charming damsels, while br. Martin and M. tl. Wilklns, who are fat aud forty, wore kept busy hunting a cool place in their shirt sleeves,. " The Biiino artiolo nlao contains thi, information that "J. W. Siemens seemed to enjoy tho trip in his quiet. way diossed-in a long linen duster and helmet. More Sewers at QrantJ Pass. At the special election h it at Urnntft Piibb Inst week on the qii' .-tion of vot- lug dlll.OOO iu bonds for of two now sewers, the ve to 29 against The prop the building t was 71 for uy qualifl to vote and catiou required iu orde tho little opposition to the project vote. Knoh 1b what caused the light sower will be about oue in ile iu length Commercial Club Meeting. There will be a mooting of the Med ford Commercial Club ou Tuesday evening of next week, August 8th, at. the oiub rooms. There is business of groat Importance to ooino b fore tho club at this meeting. Tuote members interested in Medforu's prosperity and the town's future development should be in attendance at this meet ing. M. PUKD1N, Secretary.,