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Jftoti OREGON Is the Best part of the United States. ROGUE BIVEB VHLLEY is the best paH of Oregon MED FORD Is tn the uentar of tbe valley and THE MAIL the best paper If you want to Mine, Saw Lumber. Raise Fruit, Grow Stock or do most anything elee you will find your opportunity here THE HAIL tells about it VOL. XVII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18. 1905 NO. 33. lie ifteoforo Jos. R Kelly, super luteudeut of construction for tbe Med ford & Outer Lake railroad, commenced laying track Tuesday and will continue t push the work forward as fast as pos sible. The tracks in tbe terminal yards will first be finished, so that material can bo unloaded upou tbe conipuny's own ground. Tho South era Pacific Company now has some sixtenii miles of rails ready for deliv ery to it be Med ford & Crater Lake Comnyt so that there will be no shortage of material iu that line. A system of progression bets on tbiscaUroad proposition would have been a winner from an optimistic standpoint. Ouo could have made wagers: first, that the amount asked to be subscribed would not be sub scribed; second that there wouldn't be ny grading done ; third, that the brhlges over the two streams between .here and Eagle Point would not fro built; third, that there never would 'be a rail laid on the line. The sub scription was raised, the grade lias been completed to Eagle Point ; one 'bridge is completed and the other nearly so, and rails are being laid. Now it's up to to some one one. of ithe kind who rides backward iu the carB and never sees anything until it :goeB by to tell you that he knew the "thing would go all along. Qrasshoppers in California. From the Yreka Journal: The hoppers are still a great pest in Shasta Valley, but tbe ranchers light them oft' to fiequent the dry, unculti vated plains, where they clean up the weeds and stunted grass in short order. They are worse than tbe large criokets whioh can be driven and kept out of small enclosures by itight fences or devoured by bogs, having no winga to fly over fences or up -into trees like tbe hoppers. Tbe hoppers prefer the vegetable gardens to the fields, and are prevent ed from doing much damage by resort to drumming them away with tin, pans and driving like little ohiokens. Out at Juliens, south of Montague, .a Chinaman oorraled some eight hun dred pounds of the hoppers iu a met ;and scalded them to death, but 'there .were plenty of tbe hoppers left. Around Moutugue and along Shasta river for quite a distance the grass ihoppers have BWiped the second crop .of alfalfa to make the ground as -bare of vegetation as a ball room floor, whioh will prove a great Iosb to sever ,al ranchets. The dry open fields of withered grass makes poor feeding af ter leaving alfalfa patches, henoe they .get stai ved out to a great extent on leaving the river or watered sections (before reaching more distant fields. at Little Shasta and theupper and lower ends of Shasta Valley. The hoppers .also like to feed on lace curtains, car pets and cloth of any kind, honce doors and windows have to be kept closed, until they get out of reach on their travels. The rivers and es pecially small streams are no barrier, as .many of them can fly long dis tances like birds. The cooler weather of past week or o has made tbe hoppers less active in incursions and as the hot sum mer days will end in a few weeks, the iprospects of their riddance is neon raging to farmers, who may be able to save some of their second crop of alfalfa. They do not seem to at tack the grain crop like grass and vegetables, especially where ripe or Dearly ready for harvesting. Many Observations. BY J.O. MARTIN. MR. EDITOR: 1 made a hurried circuit of about forty miles Wednes day through the heat and dust, over the most productive, beautiful and interesting portiou of Rogue river valley. Progress, improvement and prosperity was to be seen on the right, loft, front aud rear in every section 1 passed. The grain is cut and the fields are dotted with agri cultural wealth. The meadow fields are dotted with shocks of green alfal fa and orchards are bending with red checked apples, pears and plums. 1 took notice of no sun burnt fruit. The corn fields appear larger, mere numerous aud with larger ears than usual. I found the roads badly cu up, as travel seoms to be immense, I mot many teamsters bound for the queen city of the valley, Medford, with lumber for the Iowa Lumber A Box factory, wheat, wood, fruit and melons for Medford merchants, all wearing a broad smile of contentment and happiness. I briefly touched at Conrtal Point, Agate, Table Rock, Sams Valley, Gold Hill aud Tolo. Wo crossed Rogue -river on the centennial j bridge built by Mr. Michael Chav-1 ner in the year 1876. Mr. C. was a j pioneer, progressive citizen in the early development of the county and j state. All the above-named places I seem to be making slow, permanent improvements, Gold Hill seems to j lead in hustle, bustle, life and activ- j it.y In trade. I am not quite positive ' but pretty certain I got a glimpse of i Mr. T. J. Miller, the new editjr of the Gold Hill News. lie was in bin shirt sleeves, pencils behind each ear and pockets full of sample copies of his much improved paper. I am told tbe financial venture is proving a success. On my trip in my gazing about for something attractive aside from the happy and contented farmer sur roundings tny attention was riveted on two or three district school houses and other surroundings. Out near Agate, over tn the Table Rook and in Sams Valley proper, some school houses are built iu favored places of natural, shady groves. We ail know district schools frequently stand,small and weather-beaten beside the county road aud many of them look about as they did twenty-five or fifty years ago, although some of them, but not all, have a flag pole above them now, winch was not there when the men of today were children. How familiar the grounds and surroundings about the buildings 1 They oousist of about a quarter or one acre of land, selected rprobably becauso it was good for no thing else and not a tree to offer a band's breath of shade for a measely grasshopper, jackrabbit or coyote about the school house, not a vine or shrub to be seen. The school houses above mentioned aro models of clean liness and are an honor to any com munity, but we think a little improve ment could be added to make tbe house and surroundings doubly at tractive. We would suggest these: The fencing of your sohool grounds, the planting of trees, vines and shrub bery some kinds of quick growth don't wait for Arbor Day in partic ular, because it is set apart for that purpose, but make use of any avail able time. The children should be directly interested in this public work. Then, children, prevail on your parents, teacher and citizens of the whole district to assist in beauti fying your district school grounds. A few rows of green, shady trees would add much to the cheerfulness and attract! veu ess of the house and play grounds. In the care of plant ing and attention to their growth this early training in childhood would certainly reward you aud be a step forward for tbe betterment, uoi alone while you are attending school, but to those that may oome after you. Public Rights. The decision of Judge Frank Mu raksy, of San Francisco, in the ase of Kosta, a restaurant proprietor, against the Cooks Union and tbe Waiters' Union, saysjthe Oakland in quirer, would seem to settle the ques tion of picketing. Jucfg? Murasky holds that picketing is unlawful when it becomes a nuisance and that even one man distinquished by a banner, badge or other device, may become a nuisance. In the decision the jngde quotes as follows from Mills versus U. S. Printing Company, 91 N. V. S., 185: "A wayfarer upon the public streets should be free for peaceful travel No mau against my will has the legal right to occupy the public street to arreet my course or to join me on my way ; be he ever so polite or gentle in his insistence. There may be no intimidation and yet an interruption of peaceful travel. There tray be an noyance without danger." This decision which is in Mno with many others on the subject of the use of streets would seem to settle the righ of the people to a peaceful move ment along the streets without inter ference from any one. W. C. T. U. Items. The Union opened on time with a good attendance at the Christian church August 10th, The new presi dent, Mrs. Hopkins, was led to the chair by the ex-president, Mrs. Buck, and was reoeived by the W. C. T. VU. salute. Mrs. Hubbard led the devb tional exercises by scripture reading, prayer by Mrs. Vogell; singing by all. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. Several visits to the sick with flowers and aid were reported. A letter was read by Mrs. Hammond from Mrs. Additon giving Medford Union a word of cheer. Mrs. Vogeli was elected vice-president at large; Mrs. Hubbard, vice-president from the M. E. church; Mrs. Russ from the Baptist; Mrs. Hamlin from the Chris tian ; Mrs, Baker from the Presbyter ian; Mrs, Morgan from the M. E. Church, South. On a vote the time was extended for our new president to study the different departments of work before chosing the work for the year. Mrs. Dodge's paper on "How to Start a Reading Room." was discussed. The meeting was dis missed by Mrs. Hubbard, to meet ut the1" Christian church August 17th. Come one, come all, PRESS SUPT. Open Season for Deer. August liith tbe open season for the killing of buck deer commenced nud closes October Hist. September 1st the close season for the killing ot does opens aud closes with Octobei 31st. Both must be killed between half an hour before sunrise and one hour af ter sunset. Each, hunter must secure a license from th county clerk of this county. E. E. Bowen, lawyer, Miles' block. Medford, Oregon. General law business transacted. 2i-tf. i JAGKSONGOUNTY. D. C. Herri n, formerly of Ashland, and Miss Llda Ruser, daughter of Mr. and Mr?, B. P. Ruser, of that oity, were married last Thursday at Port land. They will make their home there. Jesse Thrasher, of Jacksonville, was severely hurt at the Jaokson County Lumber Co. 's mill one day last week, by the breaking of a chain used in handling heavy logs. The chain struck the young man in the back. Mrs. Josephlno Hasten, who has been living in Ashland for the past year, was adjudged insane last week aud Bent to hhe asylum at Salem. She came from Minuesota and has a son aged twelve year, who will be sent to relatives in that state. L. L. Mulit and Miss Gertrude Mo Calleu were married a Ashland Thurs day evening. Mr. Mulit is cashier of the first National bank of Athlaud aud his bride is the daughter of A. McCallen, president of the bank. They are spending the honeymoon at the Portland exposition. A Southern Paoifio freight car came into the Ashland yards unsealed Mon day and it was found that thieves bad entered aud stoleu therefrom a number of articles, including some ladles1 underwear consigned to an Ashland -firm and some groceries billed to tbe S. P. wrecking train. The municipality of Ashland and tbe electric light company have lockod horns over the use of the water iu Ashland creek. T ast week the el ectric oompany's employes diverted the water from the Anderson ditch, owiied by the city, into the light com pany's ditrh The city water commis sioner turned the water back and had the employes arrested. That night the city was without lights. The fight still goes on, both parties claiming the water. The employes of the elec tric Light Co., who diverted the water were bound over to appear before tbe circuit court. The Valley Record asye: T. S. Hen derson, of San Francisco, who worked the flag tradiug stamp scheme upon a number of our merchants, was here a few days ago and left the matter of settlement with Attorney C, H. Dalrymple. Henderson wants the par ties concerned to buy his unused trad ing -stamps, finish the onntest and award the flag to whoever the winner may be. The merchants found that the Interest In the matter proved of short life and duration, and they are prepared to go ahead with the enter prise if Mr. Henderson will wake up the enthusiasm. The same scheme was started in Medford, but the enthu siasm soon dwindled to nothing and the dlag is "still there," waiting for somebody to win it. iFire at Grants Pass. From Rogue River Courier: Wednesday night at 1:30 a. m. an alarm was turned lu that brought the fire department to a fire that had started in the Eagle brewery and Ice works. As the brewery was located outside of the oity limits, on the stage road south of the Rogue river bridge, there was no wuter supply at hand and the buildings were quickly con sumed. When tbe fire reached the ice plant the ammonia tanks explod ed, one of with such terrific force bb to demolish what little there wag left of the building, and to hurl pieces of timber and iron all about, some of tbe pieces of iron falling an eighth of a mile from the building. Many by standers had narrow escapes, but no one was hurt. The shock was bo great as to jar buildings in all parts of the oity aud sounded ilke a heavy dis charge of dynamite. The establishment belonged to Aug ust Fetsob and consisted of a brewery, ice plant and a saloou. Mr. Fetsch is in San Francisco, having gone there last week to seek a partner for the brewery, and i expected home this Friday evening. His loss is supposed to be about 810,000 and he iB reported to have ?fiS00 insurance ou the proper ties. It is unknown us to how the fire originated. Whether he will re build will be decided by Mr. Fotsch when he returns. The destruction of this saloou elim inates for the time being, a contro versy as to whether a saloou shall be run iu the suburbs of Grants Pass outside of the city limits. Mr. Fetsch applied for a license at. the July term of county court, but was beaten by a remonstrance. Since then the saloon has boon run without a county license. As a sequence to the burning of Fetsch 's establishment Frank Smith. his bar tender, was arrested Thursday night by Constable Handle, as ho was attempting to board the south bound train, on a charge of argon. Mr. Fotsch has been very unfortun ate in the matter of tiros, having been burned out once while in busi ness in Medford and once before this time in Grants Pass. Commissioners' Court In ro the application of C. W, Palm, I, L. Hamilton, George S. Farnsworth for the approval of the plat of Palm's addition to the city of Medford ; order made aud approving same. In re the resignation of Chaa. M. Warren, justloe of peace for Wood ville precinct; order made accepting resignation and he 1b discharged from further duties or responsibilities as said juBtioe. In the matter of an extension . of time for the completion of assess ment; order made extending time to complete the assessment until Octo ber 2d, 1905. It appearing that the bills for print ing and composing the county write up for the Lewis and Clark fair will be due before the next regular meet ing of the couuty court, the couuty judge iB hereby authorized to settle Bald aooouuts and ou his order the county clerk will draw warrants up on the general fund for the amounts due tbe parties respectively. In the matter of the road petitioned for by M. M. Clark et al; order made disallowing, for the reason there was presented a remonstrance with much larger number of signers of freehold ers residing in the road distriot than there were signers on the petition. In the matter of tne road petitioned for by Aaron Beck ; order same as above. In the matter of the petition of Ed. Scott et al; order made disallowing for the reason that the road is not of enough importance to justify the ex pense of building aud in the opinion of the court a better route could be selected. Order appointing Willie DeRo boam fire warden for section 4, tp 40 s, r2 w. Order appointing J. H. Bogley fire warden for sees 12, Id, 15, tp 30 s, r 4 w. Order appointing Walter H. Parson fire warden for the distriot consisting of the terminal grounds and right of way of the Medford & Crater Lake Railroad Co. It is ordered that John Bliss be ap pointed ferryman for Rogue river for one year, at $200 per year. The following hills were allowed: Current expense for July, 1005, $906 02 Road supervisors, 102 50 Justice and -constable fee, 34 GO Commissioners' fees and judge 140 00 Road expense, 129 05 Rebate of tax, 1 78 Sheriff. 333 33 Clerk, 250 00 Recorder, 128 79 Treasurer, &3 33 School Sunt., 133 &3 Assessor with deputy hire, 497 00 Ferryman. 16 66 Court house, 27 00 JaiL 77 77 Health officer, 18 75 Total $3480 92 CIRCUS PROGRESS. A NUMBER OF KOYHL IMPROVKMKNTS TO BK SEEN THIS PEAMuN IN THE BAKNUM & BAILEY SHOW In this age of progross nothing need surprise anyone. Improvement is certainly the 'Order of the hour. It is looked for in -every branch of science and commerce, but it is not expected so much in the way of entertainment. Adiuncts to enterainment, however, shows the same general tendency to betterment. In the mont popular form of entertainment, the circus, oue concern has alwayB led the way and itjis continuing to do so Reference is made to the Barnum & Bailey Great est Show on Earth. It is needless to recount the many and substantial reasons for its unvarying pre-eminence, they are so varied and so well known. This great concern is this season paying extraordinary attention to the comfort of its patrons. Among the items in tbis direction is the gen erous provision of a comfortablo foot resto for every patron in all parts of the amphitheatre. This one provi sion creates the necessity for twice as much room for seating arrangements as hue heretofore been necessary, aud other necessities require so much more that the size of the great pavil ion has been just doubled. This enor mous increase in the size of the tent was made necessary because tbe plac ing of a foot-rest before every seat demands more space, more parapher nalia, and consequently larger canvas cover. Another couspioaouB improvement will be found iu the menagerie tent which, by the way, has been greatly enlarged. In this big canvas, 350 feet long, a stage or elevated platform runB down tho center nearly nearly the entire length of the inter ior and upon this structure are placed curious performers, all of whom give exhibitions of various kinds. Cages of wild beast are arranged in the form of an elipse surrounding the plat form and at one end ot the tent are three herds of elephants, and at tho other a herd of giraffes, two droves of camels and other leash animalB. The main entrance, or marquee, as it iB called, is a very pretentious affair with eight bright nickel-platd guideways through which visitors en ter the menagerie tent on their way other bite top or tent whore the regu lar performances take place. Alto gether patrons of tho circus will dis cover many improvements of different kinds both in and around the tents, and a great mi rubor of them in the character and arrangement h of the acts and general performances, which, it is wife to say, are to no found witli no other amusement institution. All will be here on Saturday, August 26th. One performance only. Delegates Appointed. Governor Chamborlaiu has appoint ed tho following delegates to the an nual convention of the National Asso ciation of Road Workers, to be held in Port Huron. Mich., August 29-31: County .Judges C. II. Stewart, of Linn; John if. Scott, of Marion; T. F. Ryan, of Clackamas; George W. Dunn, of Jackson ; and Henry J, Ik-en. of Umatilla. STREET ECHOES Opinions of Some of Our Citizens-Serious and Otherwise. . J. P. Moomaw: "Things are mov ing these times out at Eagle Point. There is considerable real estate changing hands aud business general ly seems to be caking on new life. Yes, the railrjad building, I fancy, baa much to do with these condi tions." II. G. Nicholson: "Whenever you people waut to go fishing or hunting aud are uncertain about the weather, oome down to my store and I '11 tell you all about it. I brought a barom eter from Poitland with me whou I came back last week. It is the real thing, same kind of machine they have ou ships to tell what kiud of weaher is coming and the kind that is UBed by the government." J. Ii. Wilson: "Crops are good out in the Griffin oreek country. Ves, mine are llrst-class. 1 am cutting out general farming to quite an extent and am working ' into alfalfa and dairying. I have twenty-two acres of laud now growing alfalfa aud I am going to put out more of it. There is plenty of water ou my . plaoe aud that insures a crop every season. I have five head of Jersey cows now and am going to get more of them. My farm, with all that water running ovor It, can bo madeuu ideal dairy ranch." Attorney W. E. Phlpps: "Whilo out at Newport last week I met our mutual friend and old-time Medford citizen, Mr. D. S. Youngs. He is a lapidarian at that place and is doing a spleudid business. When on tho bench oue day I found a very pretty agate. I took the stone to Mr. Youngs and had it ground and this 1b what he made of it a very pretty and pe culiarly shaded watch charm. I wish you would mention the above, just to let Mr. Youngs' friendB know that he is still living; is as fat, fair and foxy as ever, aud 1b doing well ; and say as little about me as possible. " About Canada Thistles. Medford, 8-12-'05. TO MEuFORO MAIL: Gentlemen : I have read with inter est your remarks concerning the prev alence of the Canada thistle here. and thought it would be proper to make a few romarks along this line. Tho Canada thistle is a very bad weed and is remarkable for its propensity to live under extreme difficulties. All plant life must have roots under ground and leaves above ground to live any length of time, tbe roots to take nourishment and leaves as lungs to breath through aud some are very easily killed by the destruction of the leaves or luug portions above ground and others are very difficult to kill by this mode of warfare and the Canada thistle is one of the very hardest plants to kill in any way. The best method for the destruction of tnis weed and tho one most generully re sorted to is to cut the thistle under ground and continue cutting them under ground, never allowing them a breath of life and they will finally bo smothered. I have had some experience with varlouB bad weeds and I nm very ready to notioe any of them whenever they come before me) but I have soon no Canada thistle here yet, but 1 do not pretend to say it is not here. I have, however, found a small cockel bur known on the coast as the Chin ese thistle (not the Chinese lettuce, but the Chinese thistle) whioh is a bad weed, but not hard to kill. It s an annual and can bo disposed of by cutting just before the burs and seed are ripe enough to re-seed or germin ate. Very truly, F. W. G A INKS. Cinching Deer Killers. From Yreka Journal: Tho officers down at Happy Camp have cinched parties for killing door beforo tho open season, four of whom were finod $.'15 each, including the game warden, who ought to have been fined don bio, as ho certainly could not claim ignorance of the law. Two others skipped out aud belong to Co in su, but aro to be brought back for ignoring the law. A poor lone China man bought a deer head from an In dian for twenty-five cents and, waft fined 25, just a dollar for each cent of his purchase. The Chinaman was fearfully d isgusted about A morjcnn law, of which he Keomod to 1h) totally ignorant, and has no desire to buy more deer heads at any price. Jus tiio lirown of the Happy Camp court does not think any of tho parties will appeal from the judgment, for fear of getting a heavier line and include Imprisonment. Married at Reno, Nevada. From A -blunt! Tiding: A news dispatch of Saturday last from lie no, Nevada, reports a mar- riago of local inteieht,the bride being a former resident of Ashland, who ns Mrs, Chaussee was divorced from nor first husband, and the groom being a well-known young man from Jaokson j county. i "William T. Reames and Lulu C. Dame, giving their address as Fort- laud, Oregon, were granted a mar riage lice nee in Reno this morning. It Is understood they are prominent residents of that place. Every effort was made to keep the wedding a sec ret. The ceremony was performed at 3 o'olook this afternoon at the Method ist church by Dr. Welch. Mrs. Welch and a friend were the only wit nesses. The couple arrived here this morning and registered at the River side hotel. Tonight on the early train they loft for California, having purchased tickets for Sun FrnnciBco. 'Yes, we are from Portland,' Reames said to an inquirer at the hotel this evening. 'We came to Nevada to get married because we wanted to. I do not see that it is anybody's busi ness.' " Ai Doin'B at Rabbitvilic. Rabbittville correspondence to the Irrigon Irrigator: 'ihe Hon SimDipp. the solebratted tlnanseer and states man of Irrigon, was'oirouluting around in our midi last Suuday. ' If Irrigon was upp to snuff and had a good drug store like Rabbittville has, Sim would likely gdt drunk at home, instead cf coming over hear every Suuday toao oummulate a jag. The ladies' aid so oiety is about to pull off au ice cream sociablo, which will be boldon at tbe Bunco House dining room. The affray is to wind up with a oyster, supper and dause in the evening, and Peg Leg Charley iB to be brung in from the Petersen boys' ran oh to do the flddlin' and old man Bunco has prom ised to sober upp and call the Hggers. Peg Legg is a natural born fiddler by ar. Some folks say he is us good as Paddy Roosky, but we don't swuller that, for that Roosky chap could fid dle by notes. The ladies has agreed to pay Peg Leg one fifty and his ex penses, which will be four bits. So it will be seen that the Rabbittville ludis do not strutter nt expenses whou it conies to a great event of this kind. Brings Dead to Life. DBS MOINES, la., Ang. 13. Left for dead and stripped for post mortem examination, Louis Viele, an Italian, frightfully stabbed by a negro, as tounded the hospital corps today by coming to life. The heart had ceased beating and respiration had ended when Or. Wilbur Conkling inserted hie hand in tho wound whioh had been made by a razor, pinched the hoart and waited developments. Suddenly a shudder passed ovor the frame of the patient. Tho pale face beoaine suffused with a swift inrush of blood aud the veins aud arteries began to pulsate. In five minutes the erstwhile dead was living aud the physicians proceed od to sew the gap ing wounds. Local doctors declare that this case has no pamllol in the annals of medical science. A Palhlic Incident . rom Albany Htsrald. Tho remains of the late Mrs. Maud Collins, who died in Medford Fri day, were yesterday brought to this city and taken to Toledo on tho noon train, whore they will be buried. The parents of the. deceased reside in Toledo. The remains were accompa nied by the husband aud throe little children and tho little ones did not realize that their mother was deud, but believed she would joiu them whou they arrived at their destina tion. It was pathetic tho way tho littlo ones asked for their mother nnd expressed their impatience at tho slowness of time that kept them away from their grand parents, where they hopod to find their mama again. The party loft on the bay train for Tole do, and the little ones wore jubilant, for thoy said they would soon reach their mother now. Probulc Conrt. In ro guardianship of Granville Soars, au incomm potent. Order to show cause. u re estate of Christian F. Blake. Order appointing Monday, tho 11th day ofScptuinbur, for final settlement. In re estate of Phil Gloavo. Order appointing September 1005, day for llnl settlement. In ro estate and guardianship of Shipley Kohh o'tal. Order confirming lo. In ro estate of August Wulf, do ceased. Order made to lease mining ditch. Articles of incorporation of tho Chotko Copper Company, filerl AugUHt M, 1IHJ5. Capital stock one million dollars. The incorporators aro : Thomas Gilham, Chits. W. Kvaus and Clyde Payne. Iho property iu in Curry couuty and fonsists of seven teen claims. Married"l:uster--Farnswrth. J. 10. Foster and Mrs. Jessie Lan goll Farnsworth wore married at Grants Pass Sunday, at tho residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. W C. Hale. Tho groom is a member of the firm of Foster ,t Gumiell, who have (marge of the Oregon Hello and Opp mints. Tho bride is tho youngest daughter of Hon, and Mrs. N. Langell and a tin - tivo of Jackson county, whore sho has u host of triemls. TO IMPROVE THE ROADS Harvey Richardson was In Medford Saturday on bis way to Jacksonville to lay a proposition before Jndge Dunn for the improvement of the road on the north and west side of Rogue river. The people living on the upper river realize the neoesBity of an- im provement of this thoroughfare one of the most important in the county, as it traverses a great agricultural sec tion aud the work being done by the (old Hill Canal Co., aud the Condor Water & Power Co., near Prospect, necessitates better transportation fa cilities than at present aro available. There are three places on the road which will require extensive improve ments; one at the head of upper Table Rock, through a Btretoh of "sticky," one on tbe Tucker hill and the other ou the t'louiice Rock grade. Each one of the places will require the ex penditure of about ftlftOO tn tint them iu HrBt-class shape. The following offer by the Condor Wator & Power Co., explains the projeot: PROSPECT, Oregon, Aug. 5, 1005. . We agree to payto the county judge of Jackson couuty 91500 for use iu im proving the road between By bee bridge aud Prospeot, Jaokson oqunty, Oregon, aud on the north and west side of the river, provided the coun ty of Jaokson will give $1500 for the same purpose, and provided that the publio of Jackson county will- give 81500, and further that all payments aro made to tho couuty judge withiu ninety days from date, and that the road improvements are made within twelve months from date. Provided, further, that the Condor Water & Power Co. shall chose one engineer, the county judge one engineer and the publio one engineer. Said engi neers to decide ou improvements, same to be made and money expend ed uuOr their and the county judge's supervision. CONDOR WATER &. POWER CO., per Dr. Ray. Obituary. Mrs. Klizabeth Hodges was born in-. Andrew county, Mo., January 24, 1B39. In 1843 sho crossed the plaint and settled In Polk oounty, Oregon, where she was marrlod on November 14, 1857. The union was blessed with twelve children five boys and seven girls, three of whom, one boy and two girls, died some years sgo. In 1859 she gave her heart to God and united with the M. E. Church, South, of whioh she was ever a faith ful and consistent member. Her daily1 walk and conversation was n contin uous testimony of her lore to God. aud devotion to His causn. Her life wbb consistent with her piofession. Shortly before her death she talked freely about dying and expressed her self as being fully prepared. She re joiced in the hepe that she would soon be ut roBt with her buvior. The only regret sho epxressed In dying; was that she must loavo her fnmily,, for her home and family wore very dear to her; but aside from tho pain of leaving her family, sho was glad to go. Her dying request whs that her children might meet her in heaven. This desiro was always on her hoart and she never ceased to pray that her children bocomo christians. With only a part of nor family about her bedsido, the oLd camo quietly aud peacefully, August 8th, thus ending her earthly life of sixty six years, six months and fifteen days. "Sho rests and her works do follow after hor." X X Hold Up at Eugene. A highwayman, whose methods wore something like thor-u of the fellow who held up the Niudi hotel a couple of weeka ago, attomptod to rob tho Hoffman house at JO n gone Wednesday morning at 1:40 o'clock. The hand it came Into tho oflico. and ordered th night clerk to opou the cash register. The clerk denied having a key and the robber, probably on account of other pooplo approaching, left and ran down tho street. The alarm was given and ol Doors Croner and Farringtou gave imauo. Fori ington caught eight of tho bandit and ordered him to halt, whereupon throe kIjo(,h wore 11 red by the fleeing man, one taking effect in the olllcors leg, incapactating him from fuithor locnnoUon and the hnM up escaped. New Suits l:ilud. C. C. lieekmiui Warren I. Cam eron; notion tit iv cover money. At torneys for plaint ill', Reames & Kennies. Jas S. KlHsnu et al vs. Allen Smith; U..H tr,,- ,1,,.., u .1 II Mi,1.IL,!t. I tiitil A. I'i. I U allies attornevs for plitintiir. W. II. Grant vs. W. K. Coul and M. .M. Gaull. ; net hut tu recover money. Win, 1. Vawl.rr attorney lot plaintiff. I!. 11. Matin ws s. J. 1). Clark et al ; suit to r'-(,vei money. Cotdiow & lllee attorn for plaintiffs. l or Sale mr full I r! noded Poland Chinas, two boars anil two gilts, all April far row. CouM In1 registered. Nino dol lars each. Two miles southwest of Medford. KI-tt-H K. K MORRISON.