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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1905)
m MEDFORD MAIL PublUhtxl Kvor? Friday MornlDt. A. A. BLITON. MBOKOHD, OllKUON Htl'. 1.1005 MM M BOON TO HUSTLE. Is of lew dja; but gaiu . ptsalr. MUSCKIPriO.N tl.0 PER VBAK VvivAd in tbe Postoflioe H Medford, Oreffon m SeooDd-Ulftsfl-MiU Mfttur. CLUBBING LIST. Thk Mail and PortlandOre- ironlan 2 00 Tub Mail and Portland Twlce-a-week Journal 2 00 Tun MaIL and Hun KrancUco Kxiimiiior.- 2 8'i Tiii:MaiL and San ''ranoisco Call 2 00 This Mail and San I'Yancin- co Ohroniole 2 2ft Tun Mail and Cosmopolitan 2 00 Wo can make our suhsorihors a oluhbi- g rate with nearly every prominent newspaper or maga zine published in the United Statea at a price much lees than the two papers would cost if taken singly. This does not apply to county newspapers. Thero's somothiug wrong. For fif teen daya of tho open season for deer have passod and In ull Oregon nobody has been mietakon for a door. Wo aro falling behind the reoord. The Kedoral 'grand jury has in die tod Claud Thayer, of Tillamook, for coin plioity in attempting to dofruud the government out of timber lands. Tho indictment was returned just In tune to come within the limit sot by the statuto of limitations. Russiau peasants havo a pleasant habit of burying peoplo allvo occa sionally, in order to appease some malignant spirit. Thoy usually pick out a priest for this purpose, which custom in times of distress has a dis couraging of! out on the clorgy. An autopsy held on a Chinaman in Manila, who had been afllioted witli leprosy and had boon troatod by tho X-ray proooss, is claimed by tho phy sicians making it that there were no traces of tho disease in the Mongoli an's systom. Ho isdead,n6vertholeus. Eugeno is exalted over tho appear ance of a party of surveyors, who reg istered at tho hotel as belonging to tho "Oregon Kastoru" railroad and refused to divulge uuythlng furthor as to their intentions. Tho supposi tiou is that thoy aro to survey a lino aoross tho Cascades east from Kugeue. Tho latost big discovery in South era Josephiuo was mudo while tho ilndora wore aliasing a wounded boar. the famous Hriggs discovery emtio nbout through a wounded door. It's likoly now that ovory thno a hunter cripples gumo in that section, ho will have 0110 oyo out for a miun and tho othor for tho gamo. Tho crow of tho battleship Missouri have asked permission to uso a genu iue Missouri mulp for a mascot. Tho proposition is worth thinking about. In time of battlo for tnatauoo the mulo could be turned loose on deck and its dollars to doughnuts that no boarding party would evor secure foothold thoro. A numbor of Now York capitalists Yinro subsorlbod 93,000, (XX) to ohI.uI lish a now Hfo lnsuraueo company. As a means of getiug 'oasy money" a life iusurauou oompauy has threo cam mon to, tho shell game, or a 'braoe" farro gumo beaten a mill and those Now Yorkers know it. Thoro's nothing liko it. It la strongly suspected that whon Mr. Wu, of China, was in thlB ooun try unking all sorts of apparently in nooeut quoHtlous. he was looking for Undo Samuol's most sousitive and finding out hwo to get It. And from tho howl going up about the Chlueso boycott it looks as If ho had found what ho was looking for. Cuba 1b prospering undor a govoru mont which doos not Book to squeozo tho Inst cent posslblo out of tho poo- pie. Tho many resources of tho Inland are boiug dovolopod and tho reooipts of tho govormnont aro tucroasing very rapidly. Public Improvements aro bo- ing mado and thodobts of tho govern - men aro being paid, and It will bo but a fow yours until tho "Pearl of tho Antilles1" will be happy, prosperous and out of debt The organization of moo la Now York for tho purpose of marrying many womon booiiib to havo been suo- coBBful enough in both a matrimonial and Qanaolal way until somobody gavo it away. The only troublo about It was that tho manipulators didn't got tho money fast enough. If they had adopted tho methods of tho Equitable or tho Amalgamator ooppor poo pie they won id havo boon rated as high financiers instead of ordinary swind lers. With two railroads coming that way, govornmont irrigation assured and everything pointing to a prosper ous year, Klamath oounty is surely coming to the front. Tlmo was whou the vast Klamath basin was consider ed good for nothing oxeopt tho rais ing of long-horned, half-wild cattle, taken care of by men aa wild as tho cattle thomBelvos. Now It la a coun try dotted with prosperous farms. Fields of grain havo taken tho plaeo of wastes of sagebrush, tho long-horn-; ed "Texan" hat gWon way to smaller; horde of well-bred, gentle cattle and j the cowboy with hie jingling Bpursl wwwywvwwvwvwwwwv I WM. S. CROWELL. president First National Bank, MEDFOllD, OREGON Paid Up Capital. $35,000 t HAIR DEALINQ, Will dot conurvarive hanking buHlneis. luniHiN equally wiin our own WB SOLICIT VOUtt ACCOUNT niUIlT"PnR w H- KOWEM V K DKUKU. K. V. OARTKft l-JliU'jVj nllAB. BTHANO. OHO. W. DUNN. and slaver mouuted "rig" la almost a thing of tbe past. If Cupt. Jack, the Modoc chief, oould come back from the grave and see the "Hlahee ho fought so Jlorcely for, he would re oeive such a strong impression of tbe might of the "liostou" muu that the hatcbot would be buried thou aud there forever. This thing of wrangling over a few little official appointments makes a fellow tired. Good men have been recom mended for both tho register aud recoiver at tho KoHoburg land oiiloo and for the vacant Federal judg ship. It's about time the president was making a choice of the candidates submitted to him, regardless of wheth or ho stops on any one's political tous or not. Tho peoplo have been ineon vonienced long enough by tho quar rels of a lot of small fry politicians. The battlo ship Iowa, loading tho North Atlantic, squadron, came near running down tho lightship off Now port in a fog tho other day. Tho fleet, which was bound for tho opeu sea for target practice, got off Its course and was heading straight for a dangerous roef when the Iowa fouled the light ship. This occurrence coupled with tho loss of lifo on tho Iteuulngton and tho oruisor Chicago running ushoro in Sun l'Vanoisco burbor, makes one wonder whothoi tho U. H, navy is all it is oracked up to be 01 not. Capt. Alox. MuLean, moro or loss oolobruted In sovorul late sonsutionol no vols, on account of his quasi-piratical expolita in soul poaching, Is sky larking around In tho northern seas, skinning soals and dodging the little tubs this government calls roveuiio cut tors. Somo of thoso days Capt, Alox will beeomo so swelled up with tho soiiso of hlB own importance that It will bo nooossary to suppress him, and somo hard-headed uaval officer without any romance about him will oauso this picturosquo flguro to como to a very uupioturesquo ond. Tho Lebanon "Social and Athletic Club" was raided by tho sheriff of Linn oounty a few days ago, and a numbor of prominent cltizous of tho town mon wo'o placed under arrest, Tho social part of tho club seemed to bo all right, inasmuch as tho mombors woro found engaged in partaking of foaming boveragos, prohibited by the local option law voted by tho citizens of Lebanon lust Juno, but found no thing to impliouto tho gentlemon on a charge of doing anything moro atlilotio than tho piloting of loaded schooners" to their proper anchor- ago. The arrested men woro released on $100 bail. A plan Is t) be submitted to con gross by tho war department next winter for organiztion of a "National reserve," . compOHod of dischiirgod soldiors aud mombers of tho National (Juard of tho several status, to be paid at tho rate of &i a month not to be drawn away from thoir civil duties yet kept in touch throughout tho your with the department. In case of emorgeuoy those men oould render service at once. Tho whole foroo might ho 100,000 mon, or moro. It is loubtt'ul, huwover, whether congress will approvo It will bo said wo shall havo uo war, and tho uxponso of this organization would bo aororal mil lions a yeai, Ui wo havo had wai'H, and doubtless shall again ; and tho eoHt of this preparation might bo 110 thlug to tho cost of unproparednosa. Tho assossor of Josepliluo county has completed tho field work of mak ing up tho nssossmout roll it that onuuty and It la estimated that tho tottd will foot up to 94,000,000, as against 2,034, 00T lust yoar. .Farm lands aro assessed at thoir value ami timber lands at 97 per acre. Unilroad lands aro rulBod from 91.M) to 92.50 an aoro to 1 and 9T. Tho ussosmiiont the Southorn Paollio roadbod Is $12,000 por mito as against $0,000 In former yoars. Tho rolling stock of tho railroad company Is raised from $400 to $1,000 per mllo. Tho Western Union paid on fl,D-ir for its linos aud ollloo equipment lsBt yoar, but tho prosont assessment Is $10,000. Tho Postal Tolograph Co. Is assessed $7050 Instead of $1,020. Instend of $4.fi70,as assessed last year, tho Pacltlo Statos Tolephono Co. will bo oalled upon for tax os on property valued at $Ul,500. Onoo iu a whilo, but not very oft 1, ono hoars a complaint from eomoono that they aro unable to bo- for men B P. K. DHUfiL, Vice-President Stockholders Liability $50,000 SaFBTY, SECURITY v Always Hafefcuurdluf our 011. to 10 Br' M. L. ALFORD, Cashier our employment, investigation show? In nlno oases out of ton that tbe com plulnutit wouldn't work If bo had a ohuuee, and if somebody doea hire him ho will work just long enough to earn onough money either to travel to some other place where work is not so plentiful or try a bout with John Barleycorn. Fact is that juat ut the present time the muu who wants to work and will work can se cure employment at somo kind of labor almost, anywhere iu the valley, and ut wuges that, whilo not at tho top notch, aro enough to keep him until ho can do better. A man may not secure work ut his particular trudo at once, but if ho is tho right kind of a mun ho will work ut some thing else until un opportunity to follow his cruft arises. Pree Lecture at Christian Church. Thursday night, August 'list, Dr. J. Von Updike, tho famous lecturer, dolivorod his loot 11 re on tho subject:' 'Home or IiollY" illustrated by stor- oocopticon pictures. Mr. and Mrs. Wobb, tho singing evangelists, were on the program tor several numbers. Or. Updike's lectures have boon draw ing constantly increasing audiences every night. Friday night "A Trip Around the World in Eighty Min utos" will bo givou, illustrated pro- fiiHoly. The illustrations cousist of moving pictures. In Every Department (if Banking the Jackson County Bank Is Prepared to Serve You in a Satisfactory Manner CAPITAL ana SURPLUS, $73,00 0 Seventeen continuous years W. I. VAWTKR, Preat.lent li. K. ADKINH, Vlco I'roHldcnt Was Intimate with Kribs. Intimacy with Fredorick A. Kribs, tho Oregon land oporator, who wus good to Senator Mitchell," has cost Special A gout Uoorgo F. Wilson his 1 job in tho geuornl laud ofllco. Wil- I sou has beon on duty in Oregon for ; somo time und, while bore, formed tho acquaintance of Kribs. Tho two romance of adventure whoroin the iu beoamo qulto frieudly aud in time torost 11 ovor lugs always commands Wilson borrowod $250 from tbo laud 'atteution. Whou both these elements oporator for. somo objoot unknown. Krbis had contldonco that Wilson would roturu tho monoy, but in this ho appoars to havo been mistaken, for, although tho loan was mado many months ago, Wilson has not yot, so far as tho dopurtmout can learn, ro- turnod tho $250. Fearing his money was gone, Kribs complained to the department aud an investigation was I mado which satisfied the laud ofllco thut Wilson had borrowed tho money uud had not returned it. Ills dismisHal, however, is not mado on account of his failure to return Kribs' $250, but bocauso ho placod himnolf oil intimate terniB with a man whose operations ho wus oxpocted to iuv(stignte and tho man with whom, abovo all others, ho should outer into 110 entangling alliances and to whom ho should not booomo obliged. Asked why he had mado this loan, Wilson replied that it was bis method of doing good secret sorvlcb work. lie bolioved if bo could got big timber men under obligations to him he could get on intlmuto terms with them, ho oould hotter serve tho gover nment thau if ho was unknown or dis tant. Tho department failed to aoo things In this light, ospoolully aa Wilsou had mado another big loan back In South Dakota, which ho llkowlso failed to repay, so his sorvloos woro discontin ued. Wilson was a Khodo Island man. About tho tlmo tho complaint was mado egrtitmt him by Kribs, ho was transferred to Now Mexico. Tho de partment has no coucorn ovor Kribs' money ; ho must tako his own means to rooovor from Wilson. Communicated. The following communication has boon sent us from Wood, Calii,, re ferring to a formoi rostdont of Mod ford : Tho grand ball and sup por given at the new Weed hall, August 10, MH5, which marked tho opon ing of tbo ros tatiout in said building, was a grand success. Ouo hundred and eighty Btippors woro sorved, which wub claim ed by tho guests to bo tho finest and best danco suppor ovor given iu Weed, Tbo danco was conducted iu first class order, orory ono having a gen oral good time. Suppor was served under tho management aud directions of K V Raymond, (formorly of Med ford) who deserves much credit for his good work in plenBlng tho many who onjoyod his mngninQt bp.ppar. To My Patrons. I am now temporarily located at tho Mod ford Furniture store, whero I am propaml to do anything iu the way ot watch repairing just the samo US ovor. U. K. HUTLKK, , Watchmaker, A New Copper Discovery. From flrautH Ptwii Courier. Another big copper discovery has been made in the Preston Peak dis trict, which adds more proof that that district is one of the largest and richest copper districts iu tho United States. This district lies In tho shape of a letter L with Preston Peak as the appex. One section extends east iu the Siskiyou mountains to tbe great Blue Ledge copper mines while the other extonds north In tho Coast range mountains and takes in copper deposits of Ualioo. Tho Takilma cop per mines are at the inside angle of this great right-angled district. The new copper discovery wus made by Alex lirown and John Forron, two prospectors from Rough and Heady. While on a prospoctiug trip they ran outo u hour which fled and hid under a gossan lodge lu thoir search for the bear thoy found a well marked vein of copper. Making camp they began to develop their flud uud it proved to have a width of tweuty nino feet and they were able to truce it ovor tho hills for GuOO feet. They sunk several holes und huve taken out ore that assays high copper values and so encouraging was tho outlook that thoy have located four claims. bo soon us a comfortable cabin can be built, Messrs. Brown &, Ferreu will work and get their property in shape that men Booking such an investment muy soe its full value. The Southern Oregon State Normal School. Tho first term of the Bchool year will opon September 13, muu. The citi zens of Ashland huve furnished the necessary aid to tide the school over the referendum hold-up. Tho present outlook indicutos tho lurgest enroll ment of students in tho history of this institution. Address Pres. B. F. Mulkey for tho new catalogue. 3ii-2t. W. Fj. Phippa, attorney at law. Offices In Medford Batik building. 28-tf under one manage meat G. It. LiIKDIjKY, Cashier L. L. JACOBS, Asst. Cashier Graustark" Comes Next. In the noxt issue of Tho Mail will appoar tho opening chapter of "Urnus- tark," ono of the most iutorestiug stories which has ever appourod in print. Or the making of books thoie is uo end, but a roally good love story or a aro combined, uud skillfully, tho re sult is a story no ono can afford to leave unroad. Such a romance is "Graustark," tho story- of a love behind a throno. It contains moro than mere lovo and adveuturo, although both thoso ele ments are treatod iu such funhiou as to hold If 10 reader spollbouml from start to finish. It deuls with that mixturo of pluck aud shrewdness which bus placed our country in tho rank it occupies today. Thoso qualities aro combined in the person of Urcufoll Lorry, tho horo of tho story. Whore a representative of any but the taukeo race would fail, or would withdraw, hopeless from tho contest, this young uophow of Undo Sam presses on toward his object, past prido, past prejudice, past armed for"o, to tho very stops of a royal throno. Tho ondiug of tho story, too, surprise to even tho most soasoucd novel rendor and is absolutely unique. It would bo unfair to even hint in ad- vuuco at the natnro of that tormina tion. Tr oro aro repoated Hashes of quick Amorioan wit aud many a laugh scat tered thickly through the story,roliov- ing the touse and thrilling situation of sotting off tho beauty of tho lovo incidents. Thoro is not a dull Hue in it from first to lust, and each chapter servos but to whot the reader's appetite for the next. Whether you are fond of the aver age novol or not, this cannot fail to interest you. It 1b a story you will remomber. Ashland Light Trouble. Tbo olty counotl of Ashland, through Mnyor II. S. Evntia, mado application last weok to the Candor Wator Ic Power Co., tor light and power to be turniBhed tho oity. Tho application was rofusod on tho ground that tho company was alroady undor contraot with tho Axhlnnd Kleotrio Co., to fur nish oloctrioity exolnsively to that oompany and Managor Kay did not soe how ho oonld grant the applica tion without violating tho terms of ttho previous oontraot. Ab soon aa tho injunction prooood ing now pendiug between tho oity and tho olootrio company are dis posed of, It is behoved that stops will bo taken to forco the Issue with the Condor Co,, on the Rround that It is a common carrior, and therefore bound to supply Its products to all porsons upou its regular tortus, .Meantime Ashland Is praotlcally In darkness and oandlos and coal oil at a premium. Carlord of oomont and plaster Paris, just received. Am soiling at lowest prlco. J. R Whito. 21-tf. I E PORTSMOUTH, N. II., Aug. 29. Japan and Russia have agreed to sigu a treaty of peace as soon aa details can be completed. Au armistice is to be arranged immediately. Tho en voys at tbe meetiug this morning ar rived at "complete accord" on all questions in dispute. This startling result was foreshadowed in tho dis patches this morning, but it had not been expected that the agreement could be reached upon ull disputed points beforo the noon lunch hour. Japan absolutely waived bor de mand for a cash indemnity. This do cisiou wufl arrived at by tbe Jupau oe cabinet and "elder statesmen" at I their extraordinary session Monday. Thore was never tho least doubt, but that when tho Japanese envoys pre sented their concessions iu complete form unanimous agreement to draw up a treaty of peacejwould be reached. The following points have been de cided upon aB the basis of the peace ugreement and treuty ending the war. 1. Recognition of Japan's prepond erating influence and suzeruiuty iu Korea. 2. Mutual obligation to evacuate Mauohuria and Russia to relinquish to China all concessions aud special privileges. 3. Japanese obligation to restoro tho sovereignty aud administration of China in Manchuria. 4. Mutual obligations to respect the territorial aud administrative in tegrity of China and the principle of the open door. 5. The division of tho island Suk hulin, Japan to retain the southern half of the Island and to be repaid for the koep of Russian prisoners in Japan. G. The siirrondet of the Russian loasos to the Liao Tung peninsula, in cluding Port Arthur, Dalny uud I (loud aud Elliot islands. 7. Tho ceding of the Chinese East ern railroad from Iiarbiu south to China. 8. The retention by Russia of the northern Mancburiau railroad, to be policed by China. .0. Fishing rights on the Siberian coast granted Japan from Vladivostok to Boring straits. All of these points have been con ceded by Russia, Japan abandoning , lto olulm for iudomuity, for tho in terned Russiau ships uud for the cur tailment of Russiau uaval power in the far east. WE HANDLE GOODS Every Can or Bottle Made Good if not Satisfactory. Secured at Our Store Only Crystal (Mb Talent, THE BUSY 1 ADDITIONAL PERSONAL Mort Lawton was up from the Ray dam Wednesday. Hon. J. D. Olwoll has returned from a business trip to Portland. Mrs. Altn Wostou, of Grants Pass, is visiting Medford friends. T. J. Kinney and Chas. Prim re turned Thursday from Kosobnrg, VV. C. Duily, of Lake oreok, was in Medford Monday, upon business. Mrs. T. V. Beokett is enjoying the sights of the Portland exposition. J. C. Howard returned Friday from a several weeks' stay at Prospeot. Mrs. E. N. Warner and children re turned Friday from their onting at Colestln. Miss May Phlpps returned Monday from a sojourn of sevoral weoks at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hoover have re turnod from a visit to tbo Portland exposition. Mrs. M. S. Damon returned Wed nesday from a visit to bor son at Uro ville, Calif. K. L. Ish left Saturday evening for a threo or four weeks' Btay at the Portland fair. Druggist Leon 11. Hasklns left Sat urday evening for a visit to friends in Oakland, Callit. W. J. Fredenbnrg and family re turned last weok from a few weeks' outing on Hutto creek. Dr. II. P. Hargravo and Alf. Weeks returned Wednosday from a vUit to Portland and the fair. Mrs. Maben returned last week from a soveral months' visit to relatives and frleuds in Michigan. Merchant II. U. Lumsden and son- Trevo, left Monday morning for a visit to the Portland fair. A. W. Sturgia and daughter, Miss Peaches and Pears Are now in their Prime for Canning. Always a nice supply at L. B. Brown's Grocery. Sadie, returned Thursday from their extended trip through several eastern states. Fletcher Pontz, of Ounsmuir, was iu Medford this week, upon a visit to his father, Attorney S. S. Pentz. Misa Grace Tyler, of Greenville, Calif., is visiting friends in Medford, the guest of Miaa Maud McKoever. J. Court Hull, Homer Rothermal and Claud Milea went to Rogue rivor Wednesday on a fishing expedition. John W. and Frank K. George, of Eugene, are in Medford upon a visit to their sister, Miss Carrie George. Mrs. D. B. Roame left a few days since for Portland on u visit to her sou, Robert, who is employed there. Mrs. M. E. King, who has been here for a few woekB, visiting Mr. Liud ley's people, returned to her home ut Ponder, Nebraska, Wednosday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eppol and Miss Minnie Scbaaf, of Woodstock, Illinois, were iu Medford Saturday for a days' visit with F. W. Streets and family. Abraham Tin brook, of Marshfleld, Oregon, was iu Medford this week, upon a visit to some of the early day settlers, among whom was M. Bellin ger. THE FAMOUS GROCERS J Mrs. W. A. Stowart returned Thurs day from a visit to the fair and rela tives iu Portland. Miss Lottie Perry returned to Oak land, Calif., yesterday. She was ac companied as far as Ashland by Mrs. Marion Tryer. Mrs. J. T. Talnni, of San Francisco, who has been upon a visit to her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Bellinger, re- I turned home Thursday. Mr. aud Mrs. Chas. Judd, of Wood stock, Illinois, were In Medford Sat urday. They are old-time acquaint ances of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Streets. Mr. and Mrs. John F. White and daughter, Miss Zela, returned last week from qulto a lengthy visit to roruana, can r rauolsco and JJerke-1 Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hutchison, of What Cheer, Iowa, are in Medford upon a visit to relatives. Mr. Hntohl son is a brother of F. W. Hutchison and Mrs. E. M. Lnmsden, of this oity. George C. Haley left Monday night for Nevada City, Calif., to resumo his old position with the Georgia Har per Theatrical Co. Mr. Haley has made many friends during his resi dence in Medford and be carries with him their best wishes for his success. August and A. L. Lawrenoe and their families, Mrs. N. R. Johnston and daughter, Miss Elma, formed b party whioh left Monday morning for Pelioan bay, Crater lake, Huckleberry mountain and other points for an out ing. They exepot to bo gone several weeks. Theo. Glass, Sr., member of the nrm or uiass llros., thrashing ma ohine nj6Ili who ar0 hoving an 0!cel. iont rnn i the vallev. was tr-din In Medford Tuesdav. Ha was. e.nmn. nied by hi9 wlt BDd Miase8 Alberta Stacev and Mlr din, t.n nnnni yonng ladies ot Beagle section. Thomas E. Isaacs, of Gellesple, Ills., a cousin of Merchant W. F. Isaacs, visited a few days In Medford this week. Jnoidoutally W. iv. took him to Roguo rivor ou a fishing trip, in order to show him how the wary "stoelhead" Is lured from his native, element, and succeeded iu "showing him" to the extent of nine big ones. Mrs. W. R. Patton and sou, Tildon, of Tolo, will start for Portland next week, where they will visit the fair a fow duys, after which they will go ou to Blomiugtoi, Ills., a few miles from CMcag0i to visit Mrfl. pBtt(jn,B aged parei)tg and friendfJ Tfaoy w-u aI(jo atop ovoi in Missouri a fow davs tn visit friends and the state fair at St. Louis. F. M. Stewart left Monday morning for Portland. After a couple or three days' stay there he will leave forDeu vor, Colorado, to attend tho National 1 Encampment of the G. A. R., ..hioh goes into session there on September 4th. Mr. Stowart goeB as aid-dn-ramp to tbe oommander-in-chief and aid-de-camp and chief of staff of the department of Oregon. E. E. Bagloy, connected with the Bagley Improvement Company, of Woodville, left this week for Jayues vilie, Illinois, where be will ougago in the flour and feed business. Mr. Bag ley still has great faith iu this coun try, which is proven by that fact that he did not dispose of his interests at Woodville, aud he expects to somo ' day again become a resident of tbe great Kogue river volloy. Lee Watkius was in from liocue rivor Monday. He has oeen very ousy mis summer, preparing torty acres of his laud for putting wator onto it another season. Ho tells that if peoplo will only properly prepare their land for the use of water they t will experience no troublo in getting ! it to- go where it will do the most i good, but it cannot be expected that water will How alike upon the high and low spots the low places must be filled aud tbo high ones lovoled. ! A. C. Lewis, of Holbrook, Arizona, ' stopped off iu Medford Inst week und oujoyod a couple or three dnyH' visit with his old army comrade, Judgo F. M. Stewart. These two were boys to igcther; both enlisted in tho army at tho same time, wore iu the samo com pany all through tho war, hud fought and wore wounded iu the same bat tle. They wore discharged from tho service at tho samo time, iu July, 1SG5, and siuce that timo uuve not moot until last weok. Mr. Lou is is very favorably impressed with this country aud it is not improbublo that he will invest some money hero and become a resident of our oity. Subscribe for The Mail. For School Days The Children Must Be Sup plied with School Books Tablets, Pencils, Pens and Ink and the multitude of other little accessories that the boy or girl must have in order to be most successful ut school We have them at Prices as low as yon expect HASKINS' DRUG STORE LEON B. HASKINS, Prop. Medford, Oregon