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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1905)
VAN DYKE'S CAPS! CAPS! CAPS! Caps for Ladies and Misses, Children, Men and Boys. New Styles in Fine Outing Caps in Novelty Suitings, and Plain Colors. Prices, 50, 75, 85, and 90ct9 each. Caps for Men and Boys, at 25, 50, 75 and $1.00 each All New Styles. Closing Out at Reduced Prices. Ladies' White "Acorn" Waists, all reduced. Ladies' Uuder-muslins, Gowns, Corset Cov- 'ers, Skirts, all reduced. Men's and Boy's Dress and Plain Straw Hats, all reduced. Women's Duck and Linen Skirts, allreduced. At VAN DYKE'S J. Hi Butler, Funeral Oirector, with Medford Furniture Co., House furnishers and Under takers. Day 'Phone Main 353. Night Phone Main 115 CITY HAPPENINGS Spinning int? our oity last Thurs day morning came that which had never appeared on our streets before. It was neither a Bea serpent nor a oir- ous without attractions for children, tut a Reo Touring Car, driven by W. L. Wallace, mobilitis specialist, of Portland. It waB a beautiful, Bixteen- . horse power, hvo passenger oar, with double oylinder opposed motor. Its -shinning newness and attractive ap pearanoe soon drew the attention of our leading oitizens, who were invited to take a ride in the new concern, among them being Merchant C. 1. Hutchison, who, having previoualy experienced the auto fever, decided to put the machine to the teBt with the intention of securing one for his own pleasure and convenience. A run was made to Ashland in forty min utes, a drive over Mr. Perkiu's ranch newiy plowed ground with six iu the car) and making the climb up the Jacksonville hill showed the speed, apples in nis orohard and they are not nearly through growing. Across the road from Mr. Hoagland's place J. S. Barnett, the nurseryman, is having great success with an irigating plant. He has installed an eleotrio motor and with it he forces water to all parts of his land by means of pipes and a four-inoh centrifugal pump. His water Bupply is furnished by a well only ten feet deep, and the pump constantly in motion tails to lower the water to any noticeable degree. When you're buying cigars why not try "Murphy's BestT" If you havou't tried this brand you havo just naturally missed one of the best smokes ever put on the market to tempt your smoke appetite. You can get them at Murphy's "Green Front" cigar store, xou can get a dozen other makes of nickel goods, but you ought to try "Murphy'a Best." In bit goods the Greeu Front carries La Cluoeridad and Carabanas. All old time smokers known what these goods are like and there are none "just as good." Mr. Murphy is faBt build ing up a nice cigar and tobacoo trade and he is entitled to all of it and more. He is conducting a first-class place, is himself a splendid gentle man and honest. This week the job department of The Mail will turn out the programs for the shooting tournament which has been arranged by several of the local lovers of trap shooting. There will be twenty regular events during the two days' shoot, and as many others aB can be sandwiched in be tween. Each day the sixth event will be open to all shooters and some extra marksmanship is to be expeoted on nnnlirv and durability of the Reo Tnnrinir Car. So satisfactory to Mr. i these occasions, as some of the crack Hutohison was the test that he pur-jshols of the coast and of the United The flames bad reaohed the building and were getting a bold upon it be fore it was noticed. A few bucket? of water and some strenuous work Buifioed to check the Are and save the building. Careleasness of this kind, especially in the dry season of the year, is criminal, tn its effect at least, and should be severely punished. G. W. Priddy, the expert briok maker, has a kiln of superior briok just burnt whloh he is selling at rea sonable prioeB. -Last Saturday the necessity arose for the collection of a little subscrip tion money tor a deserving cause. J. W. Ling and another Medford oitizen started out with a paper and inside of a very few hours $80,56 had been col' looted in amounts from twenty-five oentB to a dollar from our townspeo pie. Every perBon, with the excep tion of a very few, responded readily, The amount collected was at once turned over to the person for whom It was subscribed and a sorely afflicted huBband waB thus given means with which to bury his dead wife and to take his four small children to a place where they could be properly oared for. The Mail publisher haa known Medford and her people for ever twelve years and be never knew them to do ought else than respond prompt ly and generously when appealed to for aid if the oause be a deserving one and thiB truly waa such. Want to buy: A good hack team; weight from 1000 to law pounds. A. W. Walker, Nash livery stable, Medford. Ralph Bacon, the worst injured of the three young men who were In the explosion at Frospeot recently, is getting along very well, and will doubtless be about in a short time. Roy Hollywell Is able to be about the streets on nrutohea, while young Beau is almost entirely well. Dr. Ray, rep resenting the Condor Water & Power Co., has insisted that the young men have the beat of care. Not only ha! he paid their expenses, but has allow edltheul pay all the time at an in oreaBe over their former wages, all of which is deeply appreciated by the boys and their friends. The only thing feared by the physicians in Ba oon's case now is that the sight of his remaining eye will be impaired, but they hope to overcome even this. When vou want bagains like these. that are roliable : 200 acres : 160 acres in cultivation, 80 aores ill alfalfa, 2t acres in ooin, balance in wheut, bar lev and outs. All fenced aud cross- fenced. One Hereford bull, hogs, all kinds of farming implements ; 22 milos from Medford. Good roads aud not stioky. Prioe $4000. Crop goeB at above nrico and worth $1G00. 80 acres. 20 acres of wheat. 8 acres in bearing orchard, mostly applea, ly, miles from Medford; price, cash, $800, why see. White & Trowbridge, West Side. L. H. Lee was in Medford Wed noBday from bis sawmill in the Butte creek country, after some repaira for the machinery of the mill. He ex pects to start his planer in a few duys and will work up the clear lumber in the yards into finished stuff. There are now some 200,000 feet of first-class lumber in the yurdB. Mr Lee has just completed his contraot with the Medford & Crater Lake Railroad Co., for 50,000 foot of bridge timbers. The mill will be running full time again in a short timo and will saw right along then for several months. chased the car and shows romorkable cleverness with the intrioapies of motor driving. The fasoinating pleas ure and convenience of the automo bile can only be realized by the act ual use of one. We will, in all prob ability, soon see more of thia make of -oars on our streets and the thorough fares oi' the county. The Reo car is, seemingly, the best devised and most -convenient car ever brought into this county. It ia practically noiseless and glides over the ground with scarcely an effort. Mrs. E. E. Gore has returned from her vaoation and will receive former pupils and a limited number of new ones on and after Suturday, August Sth. J. P. Hoagland, of Central Point, was in Medford this week with a load of fine watermelons. He has eight or nine aores of land planted to melons thiB season and has a splendid crop. Mr. H. has twenty aores of land set out tn Spitzenberg apple trees and all are thrifty and growing well. He expects to put out ten or twelve aores of a pear, orohard thiB fall. This partion lor locality, he says, ie eapeoially well adapted for apple oulture and as proof of this he tells that his neighbor, W. H. NorcroBS, has plenty of four tier States have signified their intention of attending. Beside the shot gun artists, Mr. Carter, the ohampion rifleshot, will give-exhibitions. It's going to be a great time for sports men aud two Dad days for "blue rockB." The bringing about of this, the first general tournament ever held in Jackson county, is due in a great measure to the unremitting effortB of J. E. Enyart, who has spared neither time nor personal effort to make it a success and that the shoot will be a success is now assured. The idea of getting out a program different from the usual run of such doouments ori ginated with bim and bow well the idea was carried out can be aeen by a glance at the program itself. Mr. Edgar Hufer has also taken au active part in arranging the shoot. Blue prints of township maps, showing all vacant land, fifty cents each.. For reliable information con cerning Government land write to Frank E. Alley, Abstractor, Roseburg, Oregon. Carelessness came near causing a disastrous fire Friday afternoon. Someone threw a lighted cigar stump into the dry graBB near the Page & Son warehouse, with the usual re sult, that the grass was set on fire. Dry limb wood for sale. r0 cents a load. J. I. Morgan, on old liloocher place, 2 miles south of Jackson ville. 30-4t Hi viv ti viv to ii . MY GROCERY SALES are so large that My Stock is continually changing nothing stays on my shelves very long. Good goods, fair treatment, rebate check plan, conven ient location make my store the best place to trade. . I will call at your home for orders if you want me to call, but I do not wish to in trude. O. D. OWEN, The Croceryman, 9 9 9) m 9 9 9) 9) 1 9) 9) ft it to Harry Bonssom, who has been in California for the past Bevoral months, returned home this week. Some time ago, while working on a dredge in the Sacramento valley, an eleotrio light globe exploded in his face, filling his face and eyes with partioloB of glasB. It w is throe days after the accident bofore he could get to a place where ho could receive medical aid, aud ho was several weekB in a hospital with grave doubts entertained about sav ing his sight. His eyes are getting strongor now, however. -For Sale A new ten-horso boiler complete. Enquire of Medford Iron Works. -Since July 18th the thermometer haB not registered lower than 82 de grees at 2 o'clock at the Southern Pacific depot, and most of the time it haa been bumping the oentury mark. It haB been the longest period of ex treme heat ever known here. The period from July 18th doesn't include the full length of the hot spell. There were a couple of days about that time when seventy-five degrees waa the highest, but before that there were a couple of weeks when the weather waB extremely hot E. E. Bowen. lawyer. Miles blook, Medford, Oregon. General law business transacted. 21-tf. Wm. Kennedy thia week purchased the Interest of W. C. Eapnick in the Cadillac bar, and is now sole proprie tor of that resort. Mr. Kapniok and daughter, Miss Li la, left Tuesday for Portland, from whenoe,after seeing the fair, they will take their departure for Traverse City,Mlobigan, Mr. Hop- niok's former borne. He intenda try ing one of tboBe eastern winters as an experiment and it is a safe predio tion that he will return to Southern Oregon next year as Boon as the roads Bre open. Want to buy Lots or plat of ground, close in, upon which to erect a number or cottages. Appiy 10 L. Schermerhorn. 27-1 In our last Issue theso oolumns Inadvertantly fulled to make men tion of the social given by the ladioa of the Guild of St. Marks Episcopal cburah. The occasion, however, was one of muoh real enjoyment to thoso present and from a flnanoiul point of view as well as socially it waa en tireiy satisfactory to the Guild something over $20 having been taken in, which will do used in defraying the expenssa incut red in the repair? recenUy made to their church. Muoh inquiry is being made as to when the much-talked of street lights are going to be Installed, We have the iniormation, direct from Record er Tott, that in all probability it will be impossible to get them in opera tion bofore the first of September. Part of the equl pment necessary in putting them up has been difficult to seoure because of the tmmenae de mand whloh has been made upon the faotories. Dr. Gohle'a office la in Butler's jewelry Btore, where he may be found every Saturday. The Mail la informed that the ladies of the Baptist ohuroh are con templating the giving of a. noonday lunoh on circus day August 26th as they did last spring. The dinner last spring was well patronized and every one was highly pleased. This year the viands will be as good as before and the patrongae Bbould equal if not exoeed it. U. W. Priddy has been awarded the oontraot for doing the mason work on the Karnes-Ritter A Kelly blook. Mr. Priddy will tunish the brick, about 130,000 thousand, and aside from laying them, he will also do the stone masonary, but will not furnish the atone. The front of the buildiug is to be of pressed briok with granite cupping. Reliable fruit reports are to the effect that all the Bartlett pears of New York state have been bought up for exportation to England, where there is a great shortage in this varie ty of fruit. This would indicate that the pear growers of Southern Oregon lntead of waiting for buyers to offer them a price for their produot can almost aet the prioe themselves. I. J. Estes, the Bear oreek melon grower, haa been in Medford a num ber of times thia week, baying with him eaoh time a wagon load of hie celebrated Monte Criato water melons. He haB eighteen acres of land planted to melons this season and says the crop IB a good one. He also has one acre of muBk melons. If you want Sweet Cream you can get it at the Creamery. 25 cents per quart aud lu cents per pint. C. L. Crauflll has commenced the construction of a Btory and a half residence on his property on South C street, which will, when finished, be fittod with all modorn convent enceB. The main building will be 16x21, with an 18x12 foot oil, which will be used as a dining room. J, U. Willke and A. D. Naylor are in charge of the work. Carlopd of content and plaster Paris, just received. Am selling at lowest price. J. 1'. White. 2L-tf. There are rattl&Bnakes at Colestin and to this fact Mrs. B. P. Theiss will bear evidence. The lady while out walking last week, in company with the Misses Nunau, of Jacksonville, came onto a largo rattlor and with a rock Mrs. Theiss promptly dispatched it and carrried its rattleB to camp as trophies of her prnweBS. J. R McCurdy,of Coquish, Wash spent soveral day in Medford aud vicinity, looking for pear scions for use in bis part of the country. He came to Rogue river valley for tho reason thai this is the only pear-growing section that is not atHiotod Dy blight, and he wanted to be sure of tho purity of the stock. Among the attractive featuros of the program for the coming shooting tournament to be given at Medford lu September are the cartoons drawn by Volney E. Dixon. The oartoous dis play oonaidcruble artistic ability und the work is of a class of which more experienced cartoonists need not bo uBhnuiod. -Tho monthly business mooting and Bocial of the Baptist Young Peo ple's Union will bo hold ut tho resi dence of Mr. Medley, west of Mod- ford, Friday ovouing. Members of tho Union and congregation wishing to attond will meet at the Baptist church at 7:30, whore vohiclos will be pro vided for thoir o on veyanco to tho Medley home. D. H. Miller has commonced tho construction of a u-room briok resi dence on his property on H streot. Tho building is to be 36x40, and will be modorn in every detail, with hot and cold water, bathB, eto. J. K. Dar nell is doing the carpenter work and S. Childors and sons the briok and atone work. At a meeting of the directors of Hohool, distrlot No. 49 hold Saturday evening, Miss May Phlppswas elcoted as one of the teachers in the Medford high Bonool. Mlsa Ulriob, who was eleoted several weeks ago, was unable to aooept. O. L. Sohermerhorn has oom- Why Pay More for other Flour than Medford Flour Davis' Best, $1.05 per Sack menood the oonatruotion of a 5-rooni cottage 24x28 in size, with all modern oonveaienoes, on his property on North H street, adjoining the real- deuoe now occupied by himself and family. Dr. C. R. Ray has purchased throe mining olalnis lying along Rogue riv- near the Golden Drift dam, from W. H. Hamlin, paying therefor $3600. Dr. Ray has also recently acquired several other claims in the Immediate vicinity. Married In Medford, August 0, 1905, by Rev. H. O. Brown, George W. Whelpley and Mise'Mlnnle Blah. The Mail extends congratulations and best wlBhes in oompany with the many friends of tho young people. General Manager O'Brien and Superintendent Buckley, of the O. R. Ic N. Co., stopped In Medford Thurs day on their way baok to Portland af ter aooompanyiug E. H. Harriman to the state line. The Iowa Lumber & Box Co. has been awarded the oontraot for the wood work iu the Karnes & Ritter Kelly building to be ereoted on Sev enth street. J. T. Eads has purohased a house and lot on Wost Eleventh street from J. L, Wilson. The prioe paid was $650 and the sale was made by White & Trowbridge. Friday the exourBion of the Sao ramento Chamber of Commeroe, 'num bering Beven oars, paaesd through the valloy en route to the Portland expo sition. The regular quarterly examination of applicants for toaohers' oertifloates 1b being held at Jacksonville this week by Supt. Dally. The class ia a large one. J. M. Weaver, living on West Seventh street, Is improving the ap pearance of biB reBldence by building thereto a fine, large porch. Frauk Roberts, of Phoenix, a dental student, has taken vacation employment iu the dental parlors of Dr. Carter, iu this oity. Mrs. A. S. Moyer and children, of Elkhart, Ind., joluedMr. Moyer, pro- prlotor of the Delicatessen store, on West Seventh street, Thursday. E. H. Harriman, the railroad magnet, in his special train of palace cars, passed through Medford Thurs day morning, bound south. W. J. Mahoney, formerly of Med ford, is acting as agent at Gold Hill, while the rogular mun Is taking a va cation. The meeting night of Medford lodgo, No. 83, I. O. O. F., has been ohnnged from Saturday to Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Cook, Hans Ilookonyos and W. F. Isaacs spent Sunduy fishing on Rogue river. T. W. Johnson has taken a posi tion as "ice man" with Woiuhart'a ice factory. Born In Medford, August 8, 1005, to Mr. aud Mrs. Tom RobertB, a daughter. Medford Items. GATHERED BY J. O. M. Miss Robinson, of Kosoburg, 1b vis iting our oity, tho guest of Mr. aud Mra. Wm. Uodfrey, on North C streot. U. P. Buck has a now porch built tho entire length of his house, u muoh needed iniprovomont and oonveni- ouce for the fumily. Wm. Godfrey had the sad misfor tune of running atou-penuy uuil ouo hulf wuy through his foot Monday, while working on tho Boyden build ing. William Caldwell, tho export moat cuttor for Mossrs. Gore & Wortman, now occupioB the pretty, uewly-lln-ishod ootlago of Goo. Furnsworth's, on North D streot. Eugono Thompson, of Forest creek, nccompaniod by his uolco. Miss Flora Thompson, tho populur young school inn'uiii of Jacksonville, made us a pleaBuut visit Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Farnaworth, of North D atreot, loft by Tueaduy evon- iug's train for Kosoburg, their formor homo, whole tboy will visit for u couple of mouths among home folks. W. C. Hodge's and Mr. Penwoll's pretty cottage honiea are nearlng com pletion, while Mr. Poe's is oom pie ted and Ib now ocoupied by Mr. Poe and mother, their home plaoe being rented. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald and ohildren, formerly pioneer settlers of Sams Valloy, but lately of Grants Pass, where mr. is engaged in the blaoksmith business, were visitors to the oity Friday and Saturday, the guests of the lattor'B parents, Mr. and Mra. Riloy Morriaon. MIbb Emma Grimes, of Redding, Calif., arrived In the city Saturday and ia the gnest of J. G. Martin and family. Mlsa G. la native born yonng lady and a gradaate of Jack sonville. She will visit for a oouple of months among ber many relatives and friends and schoolmates of Jack Bonville and vicinity. Your rambling soil be took a stroll Saturday to the newly built Medford & Crater Lake Railroad bridge, across Bear oreek, and found a handsome, strong, durable atrootare of six hnn dred feet long, main Bpan fifty feet high and fifty toet long, the approaches flftoon feet above high water mark aud the whole bridge Ib in a ourve shape, Ties are laid tho entire distance of the bridge, which la a very oredltable piece of work, bo'h to contractor and the railroad company. ' . Attention, fruit Growers! THE FRUIT SEASON is on, and this season WE ARE PREPARED FOR IT with a better manufac toried box than ever. If our BOXE S Pleased you last year, they will more than please you this year File Your Orders Now Iowa Lumber & Box Co.. Weeks & Baker Undertakers and Embalmers Every Sack Guaran teed. At the handsome, new home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Redden, on Wwt Eighth street, on Wednesday evening, AugustO, lUOo, at tile hour of nine, there wut) celebrated thu wedding uf Mr. Frank E. Redden and Miss Suruh L. Law, Bov. W. T. Van Scoy perform ing the ceremony. Only rolutlves and a few invited guests were present. The wedding wan u quiet one aud yet a very pretty alfuir evsry sonso. Lohengrin s briuai chorus was played by Miss Helen Cosh; the ceremony was short, und was fol lowed by hearty congratulations and u ropust of Ice crcum and calco. Muny valuable presents cume from relatives and friends. The following guests wero present: Mr, und Mrs. H. 10. Red den, of Fresno, California, Mrs. E W. Secure Rooms New. To the pooplo of Medford and vi clnity: If yon should want rooms durlnu tho Lewis and Clark fair call on Mrs. L. T. Pl'rce, formerly of Modord. Terms, f 1.00 und tl.&O per day ; rosidonco 501 Knst Uak street, o rnor xutn, rortianu urugou. 20 MEDFORD, OREGON Married Redden-L aw. ri Carder. Bernioe Carder, Maater Lee Kodden, Mrs. E. A. Smith, of Ruch, MtsB Helen Coss, J. W. Redden end Miss Nola Reddeu. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Redden and is at the present timo, and has been. for a oouple ofyearp. a capable and honest employe in the. Jackson County Bank of this city, oc cupying the position of book keeper iu that Institution. Be is a gentleman of good habits, IndiiBtrlous and faithful In whatever lie undertakes and a citizen in whom every contidenco is placed. Thu bride ia one of Jnukaon county's fair daughters, pleading of address and it favoiltc among nil her associates. For the pan til reo years she has been une of the County's successful schcol teacher. Both tne hr de and groom wt"-e sluiient.H of t.lie Med ord Acndeinv when I'rof. Van Buoy was in charge of that institution of learning. The happy young couple will contin ue to reside in Medford and will occupy the residence formorly occupied by the groom's parents, on Wst Eigbth atreot. and will soon be at home to their friends. The Mall ia joining their many Med ford friends In extending to them its heartlusland most earnest congratulations. Got prlooB for family ho Medford laundry. wushlng at 25-tf "TOGGERY BILL Two men were walking together In the business part of our town; One man looked cool and airy, The other one looked like a clown. He had on a suit, dark and wooly, It must havo weighed nearly a ton, It offered a surface inviting To the blistering rays of the sun. As they walked he was puffing and panting, His face like a lobster in hue, He made such a fuss the other man said " 'Great Scott!' What's the mattor with you?" "Why, man, I am baking and broiling, Siziling and roanting, too " "Just come with me," the other man said, "And I'll show you a thing or two. They wont to a store, cool and pleasant Whore a transformation took place, And when next they emeriti on the sidewalk He had a broad grin on his face. Gone was the suit, dark and wooly, Gone was the lobster hue, Gone was the pulling anil panting, Gone were the feelings bo blue. He, too, wore a suit light and airy, In fact 'tWHH a comfort to -ce He said as he shook the other man's hand "You've done a good job for me."' MORAL When the weHthor is hot nnd sultry, Porspirat on running in ril', The only sensible thing In do Is to patronize "TOGGERY BILL",