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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1905)
1 VAN DYKE'S s'y" " Men's Fine Shoes Tho latest ideas in Foot Dress are always shown first by us. Just now we are showing the new Fall Styles in "Walk-Over" and "Florsbeim" Makes. For a Snappy Dress Shoe Nothing beats the "Walk-Over," $3.50 and $4.00 lines. The Fall Styles are better than ever before. In better grades we have the "Florsheim" Shoe in $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50 grades. Ask Us to show them to you At VAN DYKE'S J. H Butler, Funeral -Director, with Medford Furniture Co., House furnishers and Undertakers- Day 'Phone Main 353. Night Phone Main 115 CITY HAPPENINGS. The programs for the shootiag tournameut to be held iu Medford, September 22d aud 23rd, have beeu i Baaed uud ulroady responses are com ing in to J. ID. Enyart, the -ckainuaiv of the committee, from shooters, an nouncing their intention of boing present at the tournament. Inci dentally they compliment Mr. Eu yart upon the unique arrangement o the pamphlet which advertises the tournament which pamphlet was printed at thie office and the book is worthy of oommendation. The .'Man Behind the Gun, 1 where 1 'The Duffer, " emulating Silas Wegg, ""drops into poetry" is not unworthy of the sotting which the facile penoil of Voluey Dixon has given it with his timely illustrations The legends and illustrations beneath each advertising page will cause the reader to look ovov the whole book before he lays it down. The man who delights in unravoliug mysteries will And "his" in deciphering what some of thorn mean. The solution of the whole thing 1b this, however: You who are followers of the sport of trap shoot ing, who delight in the crack of the shot gun aud to see the Boaring "blue rock" disintegrated in midair, will find excellent sport hore. You will find an hospitable people, bent upon giving the "stranger within tho gates' a good time, and withal you will be able to reach as flno fishing and hunting ground within a two days' drive as you can find on tho northwest coast. You will find a real western welcome in Medford. 130 acre farm in the coal and oil belt of Ohio for sale or trado for Jacksou county land. Inquire of W. T. York. 33-26 Fruits are beginning to come in at the exhibit building rapidly. There are some mammoth water melons from Central Point, hugo ca abas from Phoenix, pears, plums, prnnes and apples from all over the -valley, not to mention the bumble spud one of whioh would make a meal for a family or the auoeulent onion big enough to spoil a dozen -courtships if properly distributed. The vegetable and fruit display is 'Commencing to be "something like." '.Sugar boets of enormous size, carrots, , turnips everything that grows iu the ground show up grandly. A big rain bow trout from Rogue river, with the fly that caused htB capture, still in his mouth, is one of the exhibits that at tracts the attention of the sportsman. The fish is a fair sample of those reg ularly caught in the river. Carlopd of com out and plaster Paris, just received. Am selling at luwuut price, j. r. wuue. zi-it. Dr. O P. Demorest, who has for a number of yoara practiced denistry in this town, has sold his dental parlors to Dr. W. R. Boyd, of Klamath Falls. aud Dr. Boyd has sold bis parlors at Klamath Falls to Dr. Demorest, who will move his family to that place in the near future. Mr. Demoreat built up a good business in this town and will no doubt be successful in the practice of denistry in Klamath Falls. Dr. Boyd comes well reoomm ended as a dentist, and while tho departure of Dr. Demorest and his family is re grotted, the glad hand of welcome is extended to Dr. and Mrs. Boyd. Lakeview Herald. Dr. Demorest formerly resided in Medford. G. W. Priddy. the export brick maker, has a kiln of superior brick just burnt wniuu no is selling at rea sonable prices. The atmosphere has been growing lore smoky each day of late, owing to fires in the nearby foothills. The extremely dry season makes it an easy matter for flros to get started, and additional precautions should be taken by everyone in handling fire where it is likely to got out. Tho penalty for carelessness in this re spect is vory severe, and the authori ties are determined to enforce the law, wherever evidence of its viola tion can be seourod. Dr. Goble'a office is in Butler's jewelry store, where ho may be found every oaturaay. Gee, but tho market has been chuck-o-blook with melons this week. The wonder is whore they all go to where are the people who consume all of them? When one sees tho wagon load after wagon load whioh are un loaded iu front of tho several grocory stores of the city ho cannot but be lead to the belief that for a fow weeks at least the principle diet of our townspeople is melons The melon crop is a large one this year and the size and quality of the fruit itself is first-class. Guaranteed Forest Reserve scrip for sale, in large or small quantities, by Frank . Alley, upstairs over Lund Office, Ror-ebure, Orecron. Will place same for non-resident purchasers. The Iowa Lumber & Box Co. has been booking some big orders for boxes from California lately and the factory is just now about as busy a place as one could find hereabouts. The machines are all going and there w Hi Hi Hi l xii i ii Hi ii Hi to ii b Hi Ht Hi Hi See The Japanese Mush Bowls PRICE 5c AT O. D. OWEN'S J': is au air of bustle about the establish ment that shows prosieiity. Mana ger Edgar Hufer while he has been iu California has seourod some vory large orange box orders in the south ern part of the stato If you want Sweot Cream you can got it at the Creamery. 2ft oento per quart aud 15 cents per pint W. G. Murphy, proprietor of the Gold Green Front" cigar store, has beon having his place of business made over this week. The artists are Kerr & Shearer and the job they are doing is a good one. The front baa been painted a dark green with a sprinkling of gold, whioh at first leads one to believe that .the sun has per forated holes in the awning. The in terior has also been painted and pa pered, and the appearance has been greatly improved, Mr. Murphy la fuBt building up a Bpleudid cigar trade. He keeps a nice, quiet plaoo and it is not a pitfall for the young men of our city. Hon. Garl T. Jones is having a Blx-room oottago built on property he owns at the head of North B street. The building will be 28x35 feot in size aud Is being built by Mr. Jones' eon, J. M. Jones, of Spokane. Mr. Jones owns an aore and a third of laud upon which he is building. The site is a very pretty one and when this cottage is com Dieted he will have a home to be proud of. Dry limb wood for sale. 50 cents a load. J. I. Morgan, on old Bleeober place, 1 miles south of Jackson ville. 30-tt The descriptive pamphlet of Jaok son county, compiled under the su pervision of the county court by M. F. Eggleaton, of Ashland, has been issued. It gives a clear, comprehen sive statement of the resources and products of Jackson county, is pro fusely illustrated with orchard, farm, timber and mining soenes, well print ed on good paper and withall is a very creditable piece of advertising literature. Fouud At Union livery stables, small gold lockot, initials "W. D. W." engraved on buck. Owner can re cover same by proving property and paying tor tnlB notice. T. H. Moore has men at work putting in a foundation for a 40x70 foot brick building, on South G street. This building will be two stories high and will form the stable part of the livery barn which ho ib building on Seventh street. The barn when com pleted will have a frontage of thirty feet on Seveuth street, by seventy five feet deep, whilo at the rear it will oonnect with the stable above referred to. When you want bagains like these. that are reliable: 200 acres; 160 aoros in cultivation, 30 acres in alfalfa, 25 acres in coin, bulanco in wneat, bar lev aud oats. All fenced and cross- fenced. One Hereford bull, hogs, all kinds of farming implements; 22 miles from Medford. Good roads aud not sticky. Price $4000. Crop goes at above orico uud worth $1500. 80 acres. 20 acres of wheat, 8 acres in bearing orchard, mostly apples, 1 niilpa from Medford ; price, cash, S8U0, why see, White & Trowbridge, west tsiclo. Messrs. Woeks & Baker have their undertaking parlors nicely fitted with all modern improvements for hand ling undertaking goods. Those par lors are sufficiently large to permit of holding funeral services there should there be occasion for it. The parlora are also provided with chairs to ac commodate such an occasion. For Sale A uew ten-horse boiler complete. Enquire of Medford Iron W orks. Supt. II. L. Kelly, of tho Rogue river hatchery, left for Portland Mon day morning in charge of a consign ment of Rogue river trout for exhi bition at the Lewis aud Clark fair. Tho varietios were rainbow, Bteelhead aud black spotted trout and wore beautiful Bpooimeus of the several kinds of Oah. E. E. Bowotv lawyer, Miles block. Medford, Oregon. Geuorullaw business transacted. 21-tf. A special traiu bearing A. S, Craig aud W. E. Comau, prominent railroad officials, and party spent sometime in Med lord Tuesday morn ing, on a tour of inspection of the road. The party was deeply interest ed in the display in the exhibit build ing and made an exhaustive examina tion of it. W. E, Phippa, attorney at law. Offices in Medford Bank building. 28-tf The building for the new vinegar factory is boing rapidly pushed to completion, ft will bo a substantial ly constructed and convenient build ing when finished, and well adapted for the purpose for whioh it is to be uBcd. The Iowa Lumber A Box Co., has the contract. -Blue prints of township mans. showing all vacant laud, tifty cents each. For reliable information con cerning Government land write to Frank b. Alley, Abdtracior, Koieouri:. Oregon, F. E. Martin has his new resi dence, corner of L and Ninta streets, nearly oompleted. It ia two stories high, 1b very pretty in design aud is conveniently arranged, l'be location ia a desirable one and gives Mr. Mar tin an idoal home. Threshing is proceeding slowly, as there are only three machines Clute's, Savage'a and Glass' operat ing in thia end of the valley. The crop is a hoavy one aud it will bo sev eral weeks before the work will be fin ished. Barnum k Bailey's groat clrous will be here Saturday and will give one performance only. This 1b one of the greatest, if not the greatest, traveling aggregation in the world, and has a reputation all over the world for its great attractions. J. P. Uoaland, of Central Point, baa The Mail's thanks for a flno large watermelon. Mr. iluagland has a splendid crop of mebns tnis year and i marketed a great many of them in Medford. Bartlett pears are moving pretty rapidly now, and the demand for them ensures good prices. Man ager Perry, of the Fruit Growers' Union, loaded several oarloadB this woo It. L. F, Lozier,llving just woat from Medford, is agent for a Willamette valley firm for the purohaue of prunes, lie is prepared to pay the highest market price for all grades. Mrs. Chas, Carney had the mis fortune Sunday to fall and bieak two bones of her left ankle. Dr. Camer on was called and reduced the fract ure. I. J. Estes brought to Medford last week one hundred watermelons a full wagon load, which averaged In weight twenty-two and three-fourths pounds each. Eddie Wilkinson, who has beou suffering from a severe attack of In flammatory rheumatism, is able to be about once more, we are glad to say. Fires are reportod in the Big Butte section and also about Gold Ray, which causes a heavy pall of snioko to haug over the valley. S. Chllders has finished the brick work ou the Miller residence, on South G street, and Fred Day is now putting up tho carpenter work. Pat Kelly and Ed. Neilon engaged iu a fistic encounter Friday night on the streets, for which they were as sessed $10 each. -Mrs. Rhoda Dunlap, of Phoenix, was adjudged insane by Judge Dunn last week, and was taken to the asylum at Salem Saturday. Misa Mamie Ragsdale haa taken a position, temporarily, in F. K. Deuel & Co's dry goods Btore. Married - In Medford, Monday, August 21, 1905, Harry J. Evorltt and Miss Irma Noble. A, W. Countryman and family have moved from Eagle Point to Med ford. Born Iu Medford .August 18,1905, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wiley, a son. Medford Items. GATHERED BY J. G. M. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Mackey loft Saturday, bound for Big Butte and Prospect. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Richardson, pio noor people of Beagle, wero in Med ford Saturday, trading. Mr. and Mrs. Si. Norton, of North C street, left Wednesday for Prospeot, where Mr. Norton has employment on the Ray ditch. Mies Lulu Brown, a popular young lady of the Beagle section, has boon visiting for the paBt ten daya at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Norris. She accompanied her mother home on Tuosdny. John Houaton, the well-known stock, fruit and sorghum raisor, of Long Branch, tarried with us Thor day night, lie brought in four fine beeves, which he roadily disposod of to our city butchers, Died At Prospect, August 15, 1005, Willie.sou of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Walk er, of heart failure. Tho iu torment was made at Prospect. These good people have the sympathy of your humble writor and family. Daniel Reynolds, a pioneor of South oru Oregon, but who recently located in Idaho, and who came to Medford some two months ago, very badly paralyzed, baa so fully recovorod no dor tho treatment of Dr. Joues as to bo able to return to hia home. C. F. Martin, of North C stroet, wbllo playing on the Medford & Orat or Lake railway Wednesday had tho misfortuno to get three of his toes pretty badly mashed by n car wheel passing ovor them. Although quito painful he thinks his recovery will be sufficient, to enable him to attond the great circus that is coming on the 2Gth. Married Wagner-Case. Mr. Fred D. Wagner, editor and publisher of the A&hland Tidings, and Miss Stella M. Case, of Ashland, were married on Wednesday e von ing of this week. Tho Mail is joining with these peo ple's many friends all ovor Jackson county In wishing them a long life of happy companionship. To My Patrons. 1 am now temoorarilv located nt the Medford Furniture store, where I am prepared to do anything In the way or watch repairing just the same hb ever. a. ss. uui'bEK. Watchmaker, Why Pay More for other Flour than Medford Flour Davis' Best, $1.00 per Sack Every Sack Guaran teed. PURELY PERSONAL Jack Loar returned from the north Suuday evening. Fred Burn o burg was iu Ashland on business Friday. J. il. Butler is oujoying an outing at Ciunabar springs. Dave Pence, of Elk oreek, was a Medford visitor Monday. Capt. Gordon Voorhles ret u mod to Portland Friday evoulug. Mm. W. W. Bates is at Portland attending the exposition. Hon. Ben Haymoud was'iu Medford from Rock Poiut Saturday. Mr. aud Mrs. il. O. Lewis have gone to Portland for a short stay. J. W. Jox returned Sunday evening from a short stay at Colestln. Mrs. Carl Phelps left Friday even ing for Portlnud, to visit tho fair. Merchant W. K. Coleman, or Phoe nix, was a Medford visitor Monday. Jos. Slinger loft Sunday evening for Portland to be goue a Bhort time. T. G, Spangler was in Medford Monday from the Rogue river hatch ery. Rube Johnson, the Elk oroek stock man, was in Medford Monday, on busi ness. Hon. W. S. Crowell returned last week from hia annual outing at New port. Mr. aud Mrs. John Orth, of Jack sonville, were Colestiu visitors ovor Sunday. Mrs. H. W. Jackson and ohildren are iu Portland, attendlug the expo sition. Merchants aud Mrs. J. P. Roberts returned from a visit to the fair Tuesday. Farmer I. B. Maodouald, of Table Rock, was in Medford Monday, ou business. Attorney C. L. Reomos, of Jackson ville, spent Saturday ) and Sunday at Colestiu. Merchant Ed, R. Van Dyke returned Mouday from a visit to the Fortlaud expusition. Mrs. C. R. Ray aud daughters re turned Sunday from a trip to the fair at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Redden loft Monday evening for Portland to take in the fair. Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Gay, of So attle.are visiting lelatives and frionds in thia section. Miss Grace Huff, of Cor vol lis, visiting H. Von dor Hellen and fam ily, at Wellen. W. W. Batos loft Monday for Port land, to joiu Mrs. Bates who went down last weok. Capt. A. M. Short, who has beon here looking after his interests, turned oast Friday. J. Court Hall and family returned Sunday night from httouding the Lewie aud Clark fair. Miss Stolla Spangler in visiting with her fathor, T. G. Spangler, at the Rogue river hatchery. P. H. Emery, of Summit, S. D., is here, ou a visit to Mb brother, who res idea at Central Poiut, Cashier G. R. Dudley aud family returned a few days sinoo from a trip to C niter lake and other points. J. J. Brophy, who Is now locatod at Fort Klamath, was in Medford business several days thiB woek. Mr. and Mra. Chaa. Strang nnd son, Fred, loft Saturday for Portland, to spend a fow woeks at tho fair. Mr. aud Mrs. L, E. Jlovor are among the Juokson county visitors at tho Lowis and Clark fair this week Mr. aud Mra. R. F. Anderson and II. Helms nnd family ure onjoying outiug in tho Dead lndiuu couutry. Mrs. Weathorford, who has beon visiting her sistor, Mrs. J. A Ward, left Saturday ovoning for bor home In Enst9rn Oregon. Andrew Can trull, one of the solid farmers and atockmon of tho Apple- gate section, was in Aleuioru on businesu Saturday. Postmaster Woodford visited Grants Pass Friday, returning Saturday, ao ' companied by Mrs. W., who has been visiting relatives thero. Miss Eula Hanse, of Goldendalo, Wtish., who has beon visiting Rev. F W. Carstons and family, loft on her return home Saturday. Hon. W. I. Vawtor loft Monday evening for Nowport, for an outing with his family, who have been there for tho past several weeks. Mrs. E. F. Porter, of Kansas City, Mo,, has beon vleiting bor Bister, Mis. II. C. Garnott for the past six weeks, left for home Monday evening. J. Ralph Woodford and Louis War ner, who have been communing with nature in the tall timber of tho Big Butte country, returned homo Fri day. Misa Ella Gaunyaw, who is acting as stenographer In tho law offlo -8 of Reamos A Reamea at Juoknonvillp, apont Sunday with home foU n Medford. Miss May Slootim, of Mlnb rn, owa, a nelce of tho Hubbard b -in ra, who has beon visttliig h e ir several woeks past, loft for bor nume Monday ovenlng. Joe Hoagland, of Central Polui n n town Monday morning with n mud of melons that would make a ivnn arkey quit a j'lb on a Pulln un c- r to BQinplo one of them, Mrs. Anna L-tning, of Ciuwf j'ri Neniaskn, who has boen vUiLui In r slHt"r8,MoHdttmi!B Anhnol Hnbhiu it ul Wallace Woods aud their fjniiilim, left for her homo a few duys siir u Mrs. Sulllo Muury Cowgill, wlw 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 B O XI S Pleased you last year, they will more than please you this year File Your Orders Now Iowa Lumber & Box Co. Weeks 6c Bakerf Undertakers and Embalmers MEDF0R0, OREGON " boon visiting bor father, Col. R. F. Muury of Cotitrnl Point prooinot, for tho paat several weeks, loft for hor homo ut San Ardo, Culif., Woduos- lny. il. Iluffur, of Jacksonville, who has boon studying at the Good Samaritan hospital at Portland, has graduated aa a trained uurso front that institution, and returned to hor homo in Jaokson villo, for a Bhort rest bofore entering upon tho praotioo of hor profoBHlon. 11. L. Koyto, of Morliu,was iu Mod ford Saturday, upon n visit to D. T. Lawton. Mr. Koyto is interested in tho Tin Pan niino, uoar Uolil 11 ill, Mr. nnd Mrs. fo. N. Eads and 'son, of Kansas City, Kunsas, nrrived in Modford Weduosday for a visit to J. T. Gads and taiuily. Thoao pcoplo are returning from a visit to tho fair. Mrs Win. Turuhnm and children, of (Smuts Pnss, aro visiting Mrs. Turu j ham's parents, Mr. and Mrs. .). 10. : Olson. Tuoy will visit at tho mill, ut Mrs. C. Kuley, (uoo Camorou) of Bolso, Idaho, who has boon viBiting I Borby, before returning. rointivos in tno vanoy, returned nomo Sunday. Sho was nooompanlod us far as Portland by her sister, Miss 13or 11100 Camoron. Nato ltidon whs down from ilnt.to orook Saturday. Ho and Mb family aro now, and linvo boon tor Homo time, living on their homostead in tho Big Ilutto country. Ex-oounty commissioner, Martin Porry, returned Saturday .from Now port. Mr. Ferry lias beeu living for sovornl months at lily, in Klamath county, und will roturn again to that plaoo within a fow wqoks. Misa Loulso llulfor, daughter of J. llonry nnd Miss Molllo Maury, of Jacksonville wore Modford vinltors Wednosduy, having oomo ovor to soo tlioir siBtor, Mrs. J. G. Cowgill, off for hor homo at San Ardo, Calif. Mrs. T. J. Watkins aud daughter, MIbb Mury,who have boon horo upon a visit to J. P. Kohorts nnd family, re turned to thoir homo at Manguin, Oklahoma, Wednesday. Mrs, Wutkins has visited ninny localities on tho oonst, including the Hood rivor ooun try,und sho doolures Mils Is tho best of thorn all, aud next year she will re turn nnd mnko Modford tor future homo. FALL HATS WELL KNOWN BRANDS AT POPULAR PRICES Wo just roccived from tho factory a sliiptnniit f 11 io colubrateri JOHN B. STETSON'S BEST Regular Price, $6 Our Price, $4 Also a Factory Shipment of the Late Fall Shapes ' in Stiff Hats jtsr REMEMBER: We have the orily Hat Conformator arid Band In itial machine in Medford "The TOGGERY' Up-to-Date Hatters cr.d Men's Outfitters