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.,