OREGON Is the Best
'part of tho United Stilton.
. BQ6UE BJVEfi VfllifY
is the boat pait oi Oregon
MCOTORD II in tU centsr oi tb
If you want tp .
Mine, Saw Lumber,
liaise Fruit, ,
Grow Stock
or do most anything else you
will find your opportunity here
THE flAIL tells about it
valley ttutl THE MAIL the beit paperl
VOL. XVII.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1905
NO. 44.
Four or rivo years ago E. 0. Fao
oott, while prospeoting Id the Siski
you mountains, found a deposit of
mineral, with which be was unac
niiBinted. He sent anmDlaa tn thu
state mineralogits, and reoelr.d re
turns stating that the ore was chrome
or ohrome-irou, and was very pure,
ruuning over ninety per o.nt. Owing
to the inaoessibility oi the country In
whtfth fh flnrl wnn muflft It halna
upon a high peak from whloh Mt,
Shasta, Mt. Pitt and other snow-olad
' mountains can be seen on the south
and north, while on a dear day the
shimmering wators of the ooean are
plainly visible on the west and his
laok nf knowledge of the value of the
mineral be bad found, Mr. Fauoett
did nothing with the discovery, but
kept on making investigation as to
the value of and market for the min
eral. Just lately ho has found that the
mineral is in demand in the manu
facture of high-grade steel, giving the
toughness and hardness necessary in
mannfanhivlnn ft Tin arlivarl fnnla ni-mni
plate and other materials in which
I these qualities are desirable, and that'
chrome ninety per oent pure was
Last wuek he and W. A. Hutton
y,iiade a trip to the point of discovery
and located several claims. Upon
their return sent samples to different
Denver, San Franoisoo and other
points for export opinions npon the
value of the ore, and upon these re
port" will depend in a great measure
whether a new mineral industry will
be opeued in Southern Oregon.
Chrome is found in large quantities
in very few places in the world. New
Zealand furnishes a very large major
ity of the supply. Last year less than
500 tons of the mineral was mined in
the United States. A small doposit
near Waldo was mined to some extent
a good many years ago, but it wb
not large enough to justify the work
and it is found in more or less quan
tities in all serpentine formations,
Tho deposit found by Mr. Fauoett
seems to be of considerable size and
perhaps is the beginning of a great
mine.
Many Medals for Jackson County.
In the awarding of medals for hor
tioultural and agricultural exhibits at
the fair, Jackson county fared ex
tremely well, rooeiving many awards
in both . divisions. This oounty and
Baker oounty wore the only two coun
ties to reooivo gold medals for a min
eral exhibit. Following is a list of
the medals received for agricultural
displays oy uuoksou uuuuty fjuupiu-
Gold medals E. fB. Barron, onts,
timothy, wheat; Bon Beall, corn and
barley; B. Britt, blue grass; W. R.
Byruui, French Winter wheat; W. C.
Daley, popcorn ; Dennis Duggan, Win
ter barley ; J. W. Froel, oats ; A. . S,
Furry, oats; A. Lucke, corn; Mrs.
II. MBgrudor, barley; M. Marshall,
wheat and barley; Wni. Myers, beans;
J. R. McFall, wheat and corn; E. R.
Pech, winter ryo; F. A. Poll, wheat;
Horace Polton, alfalfa, whoat, barley
and corn ; J. O. Pendleton, German
TCnhtcntt fnrn- J. S. Smith, whpnt. !
J. W. Smith, macaroni wheat and
barley; F. W. Streets, wneat; Joseph
Taylor, whoat ; J. Thornton, corn ;
-. Gordon Voorhies, corn ; E. Wilder,
popcorn.
Silver medals John Arnold, oorn ;
E. B. Barron, barley and rye; R. G.
Brown, timothy; Wm. Myers, peas;
Henry Poch, oorn ; Horace Pelton,
grass, oats and corn ; Mrs. A. K.
Phipps, corn.
Bronze medals Horace Pelton, Black
Mexican corn; Frank Salsbury, wild
oats and rye.
The following won medals in horti
culture ;
Jackson county, fruit, gold medal ;
' Jackson county, vogetablei.gold ; Ash
land Fruit Association, peaches and
pears, silver; ABhland Board of Trade,
fruit, honorable mention ; E. K. An
derson, silver prunes (dried), bronze;
E. D. Briggs, ohorris in liquid,
bronze; B. Barbe Vinyard, grapes,
gold ; Mr. Bailey, Idaho pears, silver ;
J. W. Baloy, pears, bronze; Mrs. N.
S. Ben.net, cherries, honorable men
tion; R. Boswick,peaches, bronze; E.
Britt, grapos and valnuts, gold; P.
Britt, figs and lemons, honorable men
tion ; W. H. Brown, peaches and ap
ricots, gold; J. D. Bolton, fruit,
oronzo uiuy x luoaaer, pears auu ai
'monds, silver; M. P. Corbin, fruit,
houo'rnblo mention; Clinton Carey,
Domes, honorable mention ; Jennie
Cooper, peaches, bronze; G. W. Cav
aungh, peaches, bronze; J. E. Crow-
son, fruit, honorable mention ; Elmer
Coleman, apples, silver; Jacob Caae
boor, fruit in liquid, honorable men
tion; J. F. Daloy, fruit, silver; Paul
Demmor, grapes, bronze; J. F. Dita-
worth, Jonathan apples, honorable
mention ; t r uean, quiuuu., uuu
orable mention ; N. E. Dozler,'apples,
" 1.. 1 Ll-.nT!!l. ...
nonoraoin moniiou i hubiu AcRucr,
bronze; David Fox, peaches, silvtr;
Fred Frenoh, peaohes, bronze; F. W.
Funoher, peaohes, silver; L, M. Good-
win, peaches, bronze; L. George, Ash
land, peaohes, bronze; S. B. Holmes,
apples, silver; C. R. lie i m roth,
prunes, gold; James Hurley, graces,
gold ; Gn A, Hoover, fruit, bronze ;
S. P Hathaway, pears, bronze; Mr,
HopkinB, Comioe pears, gold ; Win,
Holmes, apples, honorable mention ;
O. K. Hzen, peaoheB, honorable men
tion ; D. H, Jackson, raspberries,
bronze; Edward Judy, pears, bronze;
A. Johnson, fruit, gold; W. L. John
son, Logan berries in liquid, honor
able motion ;K, T. Kiug,pears,bronze;
J. V. Keizur, prunes, bronze; F. B.
Kinsman, pouch gb and grapes, gold ;
Mr. Leever, figs and apples, honor
able mention; H. C. Lewis, pears,
Bilver ; D. Lena era, peaches, silver ;
M. 0. Llnlnger, peaohes, honorable
mention ; J. (J. Lane, pears, bronze ;
J. Mcpherson, prunes, bronze ; J. Mo
Fherson & Bon, pruneB, gold; H. F.
M etder, frnlt and nuts, honorable
mention ;L C. Moore.peaches, bronze;
J. W. MyerB, apploB, honorable men
tion; M, 1. Minear, apples, silver;
W. E. Nye, Bill Nye Seedling peaoh,
bronze; J. E. Nute.apricotsand cher
ries, honorable mention; N. S. Nich
ols, prune, bronze; J. D. Orwell, Med
ford, fruit and vegetables, bronze; G.
L Farslow, fruit in liquids, bronze ;
H. T. Fankey, pears and squashes, sil
ver; S. Patterson, peaches, silver; E.
R. Peck, fruit and vegetables, bronze;
M. L. Pellett, Bartlett pears, silver;
E. B. Pratt, peaches, honorable men
tion ; Max Pracht, peaches, gold ; W.
H. Reynolds, cherries and berries,
honorable mention ; C. D. Rifner,
Dewberries, honorable mention; Rob
erts & Son, fruit and vegetables, sil
ver; Fred Rapp, fruit, silver; Snowy
Butte Orchard, fruit, bronze ; J. S.
Smith, blackberries, honorable men
tion; Rev. J. M. Smith, fruit, honor
able mention ; W. M. Shafer, peaches,
bronze; Mr. Sheffield, peaohes, sil
ver ; Thos. Smitbr pruneB, honorable
mention; S. S. StevenB,fruit and vegetables,-
gold ; Wm. Tavener, peaoheB,
silver; P. P. Tuckear, peaches in
liquid, honorable mention ; L. E. Van
Vleet, apples, gold ; Wm. Wilder,
strawberries, honorable mention ; Job
T. Wilder, strawberries, oronze; John
Wiley, peaoheB, silver; R. O. Wash
burne, apples, silver; D. Anderton,
vegetables, bronze; Roy' Brown, on
ions, honorable mention ;W. C. Craw
ford, potatoes, bronze; W. O. Daley,
potatoes, bronze; 1. J. Estes, water
melons,' bronze ; W. Turnough, vege
tans, bronze; Gibbs, Garden, Btock
beols, bronze; J. Hubar, rhubarb,
honorable mention; Hicks & Co,,
vegetables, honorable mention; G. A.
Jackson, stook beets, bronze; Frank
Lewis, onions, gold; A. Luck, pota
toes, gold; J. H. MoKall, vegetables,
houorablo mention ; S. M. Nealon,
stock squash, honorablemention ; Gus
Nicholp, onions, gold; R. Potter,fruit
and vegetables, bron ze ; Roborts Bros.,
vegetables, gold ; J. Shiedlor, vegeta
bles, bronze ;J. D. Surnu, vegetables,
honorable mention ; W. L. Smith,
onions, silver; V. Stephens, vegeta
bles, bronze; J. B. Teilon, tomatoeB,
bronze; l'ount Bros., cucumbers,
honorable mention.
Tho following awards have been
made in various departments in ad
dition to the above:
Gold medals D. Porozzi, butter
display; B. J. Bjorregard, picture in
laid in wood ; Jackson county col
lective exhibit and, booth.
Silver Jackson county canned
fruit; Jackson county Black Alder,
Oregon Ash, Sugar Pine, Oregon
Maple; J. H. Shields, alfalfa, twenty
six days old; G. F. Billings & Son,
Blue barley; Wm. Cochran, rye.
Bronze J. M. Waguor, mineral
water; P. Britt, walnuts and chest
nuts; Jaokson county jams ; G. Ogg,
walnuts, almonds, hickory nuts; Dr.
Roddy, quartz, Opp mine; K K. An
derson, gold specimen ; T. J. Kenney,
gold specimen; C.-C. Beekman, cold
specimen ; Enyart, gold specimen ;
Herbert Cole, mineral water.
Honorable mention M. P. Ward,
quartz; Mrs. Nickorson, Crater lake
picture; Penniston & Son, granite;
Mrs. M. Miller, gold specimens; V.
E. Snider & Co., quartz; Jackson
county, taxidermy, cougar, antelope
head, der head; G. W. Dumnez,
mountain mahogany, ash, maple, black
and white oak; A. X. Truesdell, cop
per ore; H. F. Header, manzanita and
madrono wood.
Assay Office in Medford.
A mining bureau and assay office
will be opeued in Medford . within the
next few days. Major Card well, a
former Jackson county boy, now one
of the leading mining expeits of the
country and John Summerville, of
Pittsburg, Pa., an extensive operator
in mines, will engage in the business
above named in Medford, with offices,
temporarily, in the Angle opera houso
block. Mr, Card well has leased the
residence of the lutq Mrs. Elizabeth
Wortmau, on South J street, and is
already domiciled there with his fam
ily. The major is a practical assayer of
many years experience and is compe
tent to do anything in that line. His
long experience in mining matters has
secured for him the confidence and
esteem of leading mining men all over
tho United States !and;wbat he thinks
about the prospects iu Southern Ore
gon is shown by what he says in an
other column.
STREET ECHOES
Opinion of Some' of Our
Citizens-S erious and
Otherwise.
Rev. Hoxie: "1 wish you would
express through The Mail the sincere
appreciation I and my family have of
the work done by citizens lu saving
my dwelling from burning Monday.
I don't know who they were or 1
would express my thanks personally.
But they worked hard and well, and I
hope if a like condition ever con
fronts them they will tind timely aid. "
Ashael Hubbard: "Yes, the imple
ment business is pretty good now.
We are selling a whole lot of plows,
mostly diso plows, which are now tak
ing the place of the old-fashioned
gangs. t They are better than the old
plow In many respects, principally be
cause they can be used no matter
whether the soil is wet or dry.1'
Jim Bates; "Say, BHton, remem
ber six years ago last Halloween? I
do. Crowd of us boys Jnnd girlB bor
rowed a lot of rope from you and
then, after you had gone home, we
took that same rope and teld up your
office doorB. It was a mean trick,
all right we knew it wae at the time,
but it was fun we were after. That
was the same Halloween that the boys
got into trouble with 'Rosoy" and
he had five or six of them arrested.11
J. A. Perry: ''Apple shipments are
very slow, and there is no use trying
to disguise the fact that the principal
reason is that the apples are not here
this season. The crop is even shorter
than anyone imagined, due In a great
measure to the heavy crop of last year
and also to the dry season. The qual
ity as a whole, however, is very
good, although the percentage of
small apples 1b pretty large. We
shipped a carload of Nowtowus from
Fruit Growers' Union Tuesday, and
the fruit was excellent in quality.' ,
A -Business Man : "Medford busi
ness men are enjoying the most pros
perous year I believe in the history of
the oity. They ail seem to be doing
a big business and it 1b constantly in
creasing. As a business center Med
ford is outdoing the other towns and
cities of the valley and now is at the
top of the neap in that lino, ThiB
isn't tho result of a boom, or a spas
modic increase in trade, but it is the
result of the steady, continuous
growth which haa been ever charac
teristic of our city. Nor is there any
immediate likelihood of a oessation of
this growth, rathor it will increase In
rapidity. I foresee a orilliaut futuro
for Medford."
Will Warner: "Deei are very plen
tiful this season nnd right at this time
they seem to bo running very low in
the foothills. While making the
round of calls on the rural routo Tuos
day I stopped for a few minutes chat
with E. L. Rcdpatb. My attention
was callod by Mr. Redputh to a vory
prtty sight in one of his foothill
fields and it was nothing less than
four, tine, largo doors. J. W. Bonar,
living up that way, saw one recently
near where ho was working. He
started tor the house for his gun and
the animal started in the same direc
tion, keeping pace, as it were, with
him. School children, however,
frightened it before the gun was se
cured." C. H. Edmonds: "You keep your
eye on Hotel Nash. Just watoh her
grow next spring. Capt. Nash, the
owner, has promised Dr. Keddy and
myself that ho will make all kinds of
additions to the building another sea
son. Here is the plan as the Captain'
has it mapped out: What are now in
side rooms on the second floor are to
be removed entirely and all this con
ter made into a largo sittiug room.
Two more stories will be added and a
four-story olectric olevator will be put
in. Tbero will bo no inside rooms in
these two stories, ns tho entire center
will be an open court. The rooms
will be in suites and each suite will
havo a bath in connection. This
change above will iu no way Interfer
with the improvements now boiug
made about the office and lobby. You
will notice, if you look, that all the
Improvements and changes which are
now being made are very substantial
and indicate a pormancy espcially
pleasing to Dr. Roddy aud myself,
who have a time lease on the build
ing. Yea, business is good flist
class, aud when we got straightened
a little we will be iu better shape to
give proper attention to our many
guests."
Major Cardwell: "Do I see any
changes in the valley ninco I left?
A few, yes, qulto a fow. For instance
twonty-fivo years ago when 1 departed
from Jacksonville, nobody had any
idoa that there would ever be any
other town in tho valley except Jack
sonville, The site upon which Med
ford is boilt was known to wo young
sters as 'jack rabbit flat' on account
of tho number of tho ilong eared ani-
malB that lived among the cbapparal
patches. I come book now and find a
flourishing oity on that same flat. I
see orchards growing on land which
In early days we didn't think amount
ed to much. Even old Jacksonville
has changed, not only in ago, but in
uppearauoe. ThoBe magullloeut trees
on the streets of the old town were
mere switches when I left; new build
ings have been erected aud old laud
murks have been swept away. There
are also vacancies iu the ranks of the
pioneers. Many of them whom X re
member have Qrossed to the other
side. Still there are a good many of
thorn left a little more aged than
when I left here perhaps, but still the
came in spirit ; jovial, hospitable aud
generous. They are tho salt of the
earth, those old fellows; they are the
men whose early efforts made possible
the prosperity you of later day are
enjoyiug. Coming back, as 1 do, from
an experience covering a goodly por
tion of the globe, I foel more than
ever like taking off my hat to the man
of the fifties whenever I meet him. I
have been engaged in mining opera
tions for the past twenty years, aud I
have oome to believe that I will find
no better field than in old Jackson
oounty. There 1b no oIobo Beaton on
mining here. You can work all
seasons of the year at Borne branch of
the business, and I believe that right
here I'll Btay."
Juvenile Halloween Party.
A company of young folks gathered
at the home of Beruioe Carder, in
West Medord, on the evening of Oc
tober 30th, to .celebrate Halloween.
For some distance their way was light
ed by Jack o' Lanterns perched on
the gato posts ana , on entering the
house a witch clad in black bade them
follow her through a room lighted on
ly by three large Jack o' Lanterns
into another iu which stood her wig
wam. During the eveniug many
gamos were played and aftor a while a
large tub of water, in which floated
several apples, was brought in and the
boys tried ducking for them with
their hands behind them. Fortunes
were told by the witoh, who stirred
each fortune in her'cauldron and then
read it slowly and impressively. Ap
ples and nuts wore served in dishes
made of hollowed pumpkins and pump
kin pie on largo yellow loaves. While
eating tne pie the party was horrified
by the appearance of a ghost at the
window, whioh flapped Ub whito arms
about and then disappeared to reap
pear at another window. After the
firsS scare was over, one of the boys
Allen Denton, went and ohaBcd the
ghost and on overtaking it threw his
piece of pie full in its face and felled
it. The gnost proved to be Miss Ida
Redden and after discarding hor
shoots, Bhe went in aud onjoyed the
fuu. Then the taffy was pulled and
eutou and other games played and at
an hour pretty close to midnight the
guests dispersed, all declaring they
had had an awful good time. The
walks were festooned with ivy and
oak boughs, on which tho loaves had
yellowed. Those present wore: Allon
Dtntou, Clyde Roberts. Guy Thorn
burg, Edgar Joue, Dean Curder, Nola
and Ida Roddeu, Mnbol Jones, Myrtlo
Roberts, Muud Ling, Ada Loosely,
Blanch aud Vida Thronburg, Virglo
aud Beruico Carder. XXX
'"Dora Thorne" next Week.
The uxt attraction at Wilson's op
era houso will bo a dramatization of
"Dora Thorne." Of this production
tho Portland Orogonian of October
30th, says:
"The production of "Dora Thorne"
by Kowlund and Clifford at the Em
pire this week is ouo of the beBt
th in kb eecn at this cozy little play
house sinco tbe season opened. Miss
Cuba Niblo displays all the dramatic
ability tho'press agents claimed for
her iu udvanco, and tho entire sup
port is good, tho dramatization by
Hnrt.hu Clav of this well known novel
boiug a splendid vehiole to briug out
the talent of tho ontiio cast. CharlnH
Caulkins is an ideal leading man aud
the work of Roy Luidlaw is by fur tho
host in the ontiro production. Maud
Truax ninkes such a good udvonturoas
that the audience biased her roundly
than which no artist could wish
more praise. The Sptephen Thorne of
E. M. Crano is all that could bo do-
Hired iu the characterization of an
honest old man, and Bessie Doan,
ClmrluB Borkolev. Bornard Cranoy and
the other members of the cast do most
satisfactory work. r
"Dora Thorne" wo have all read
and wept over, and its presentation
on the bourdB gives tho incidents in
this drama an enhanced coloring
which excite; tne doopost emotions,
It pictures the humble Ufo of the low
horn lodifokoener and his daughter-
tho falso pride of the peers of tho
roulm. Muruor ana revenge arc in-
... 1 - I. 1.. U..t t tk
tho sweet reconciliation makes
amends for the thrilling incidents
which Beemed to forewarn a bad end
ing. Go and see it it is well worth
your wniie. '
"Dora Thorne" will be presented
Friday evening, November 10th.
The big plant of the Booth-Kelly
LumborCo., at Wendling, whioh nasi
been idle for, the past three yours, 1b
to be startod up again,
R, B. Hatton, a foimer readout or
this county, but now rosldiug in Cali
fornia, was in the valley last week, on
his way to Klamath Falls.
Sam Robison,of Talont, raised some
unusually large apples this year. Oue
Spitzenberg weigned eighteen ouucob
and a Bellfiower tipped tbe scales at
fifteen ounoea.
Ellis and DavlB, two Aablund boys,
who have been oou fined in the oounty
jail under a six months' seuteuoe for
larceny from a railway oar, have been
pardoned by Governor Chamberlain.
Up to thiB week many Jackson
oounty people have been enjoying
fresh strawberries ploked from their
own vines. . The strawberry season in
this valley this year haB been six
months long.
Ashland residents under tho name
of the Dead Indian Lumbor & Power
Co., have looated the waters of Dead
Indian south fork of Littlo Butte,
Soda and Grizzly oreeks, togotner
with lands for flume and - power pur
poses. Th oity council of Ashland will like
ly make no further fight la the mat
ter of the elcetrlo light oaso. The
suit will oome up for final adjudica
tion this week aud Judge Hanna's in
termediary order giving the light
company permission- to erect poloB
will probably be made final.
Nominations for tho Ashlund muni
cipal election in December will be
made by petition, owing to the fact
that no registration of voters under
the direot primary law baa been nyido,
and that a basis of representation
cannot be made from iormer elections,
as the municipal and oounty precincts
are not identical.
A Farmers' Club has been organ
ized at Talent with the following
officers: Welborn Beeson, prosidont;
J. W. Abbott, vice-president; E, E.
Fobs, secretary; Miss Miuule Robi-
son, treasurer; E. A. Hondrloks, L.
A. Abbot uud E. L. Cochran, direct-
ore. The object of the organization
1b to promote tho sooial, moral and
intellectual well bolng of Eits mem
bers. Meetings are to be hold' on the
first and third Thursday of eaoii
month. t
John X. Millor, a well-known pio
neer settjer, uow Bevouty-threo years
old, who resides uoar tho heal of
Trail creek, in this oouuty, has wait
ed n long time for a ohuuoo to profit
of some knowledge ho gainod cnusunl
ly at Gold Hill during the boom min
ing days. It was in 1853 wheu pass
ing by some miners oponing up a
plaoor claim near Gold Hill ho saw
somo rock thrown out by the Bbovel
ors that was immonsoly rich, worth
perhaps 810,000 to tho ton, he thought.
The placer miners, he observed, had
cut across tho ledgo with appaiontly
no understanding of Its great value
The gravol did not pay as well 'as they
expected aud finally thoy left the claim
nnd went over to tho rich Yroka dig
gings. Tho cut thoy mado flllod up
from tho wash. Miller took tho land
marks as thoy then appeared and
mado such a record as ho boliovod
would ennblo him to identify tho
claim. Twenty years afterward ho
could soo tho marks and ho tried to
got tho land, but ho failed in every
trial, until recently ho nnd Sam A.
Car He securod an option on the
much-desired ground for a year and
thoy begun prospecting for tho lodge.
Thoy sunk n shaft twonty-two feot
doep and then begun a cut to strike
the ledgo. They ox poet to run fifty
rods nnd think four men will do tho
work witbiu a monh. The place 1b
on laud bolonging to Damewood, east
of tho Chavouor farm, and iu tho old
lilackweil diggings. At tho time tho
placer minors optiued the chum vory
little wuh known ubout quartz min
ing: in fact nobodv In tho Juckson
county mineB looked for gold boariug
rook and it was some time afotrward
before attempts wore mado to extract
gold (rom quartz.
Going to Locate in Medford.
Tho persons referred to In the tol
lowina from tho Fruithurst, Alabama,
News, havo arrivod in Medford and
will remain hero:
T. M. Eriokson started with his
fumilv 'l'limuliiv moruiiiu for Medford,
Oregon, where thoy will make thoir
homo ror tuo prosout. y miu roniov
al of this family I'Vuithurst losos Borno
of iti oldest citizeiiB.thoy having coino
hero ton years ago when tho town was
in Itu iiifniinv. Mr. Erlckson wan a
superintendent of one of the clearing
and planting gangs when tho pluco
was bolim uovoiopou unu uau uumi
identified with various industries in
the place during his ri3HJ?eiico horo.
Tho family wnH recognized m tiihoug
the best and many regrets havo boon
expressed In regard to tnoir inuring.
Tho best wishos of tho entire com
munity follow thorn to thoir now
homo,
Piano and Voice Lessons.
Mrs. Helen M. Brown, vofco tench
or, voice placing nnd tono production,
a specialty. Training of ohornl so
cieties, church ohoire, glee clubs, oc.
MIbb Irono Brown, teacher of piano
and harmony. ,
Studio at residence, West Seventh
street. 41-lm
J ' Suicide at Ashland.
I From Ashland. Trioune;
Ed Giay, one of the moBt popular
aud com po tout engineers on the
Southern Paolfio railroad, committed
Buloide Thursday morning by shoot
ing himsolf through the hoad. His
body was found by tho night olerk at
tbe Depot Hotel at 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon Failing to got a response to
hiB kuooks tho call boy from the
round hnuBe notified night clerk Os
car Pratt. Ab the door was looked
from the iueido, tho boy entered
through the trnusom and unlocked
the door, A glance f rovealed the
oause of the ominous silence. The
body of tbe unfortunate engineer lay
half uncovered and a gaping wound
over the right ear and a vioiouB look
ing Cols 41-revolvor, polioe model,
still olutohed In tbe stiffened fingers
of the right hand told the awful story.
In the absence of the coroner, Sher
iff Rader was immediately notified
and he telephone Justioe Berry to
view the remains and if necessary em
panel a coroner's jury, but the mute
evidonce of suioide was so strong that
no inquest waB noeded,
While none of his friends ever
dreamed that deceased contemplated
self-destruction, all are agreed that
his recent separation from hiB wife
has prayed heavily upon him and the
generU impression is that hiB regard
for her was very strong.
It is roported that Gray had imag
ined that some of the boys blamed
him for the separation and were not
treating him with thoir wonted cor
diality. That the act was premedita
ted would appear from the report that
bo recently drow his balance from the
lvoseburg bank and sent it to his
mother. The body was "prepared for
burial by undertaker Stook Thursday
evening and shipped on No. 12 to
Roseburg for burial Deceased was
about forty-five years old and leaves
a mother, Mrs. Currier, who resides
at Roseburg, a bou, Lyle living with
hia grandmother and a wife, who was
formerly Miss Kitty Thorutou, at
Grants Pass. Ho had boon a faithful
and trusted employee of the Southern
Pacific railroad neurly flfteeu years
aud at the time of his death was oon
sidered one of their most competent
engineers. ,
Thinks Well of Medford.
Portland Orogonian, Ootobor 27th:
"Medford is destined to be the me
tropolis of Southorn Orogon, and it
has a greut future iu store for it,"
romarkod Captain Lea veu worth, for-
morly of Portland, but now. of Gold
Hill, ut tho Imporial HotoJ last night,
"This Is from a disinterested point
of view, as I have no reason for
boosting Medford othor than that J
udinire tho piogrosslvonossaud publio
Bpiritcduess of busiusssmeu.
"Every indication points toward
Medford being tho biggost town of
Southorn Orogon' It is in the center
of the Ruguo rivor valley, which is
renowned for tho abuudanco and ex
cclleuce of is agricultural and horti
cultural products, is surrounded by a
good mining country, und immense
tracts of timber laud ure contiguous
to it. Thoy grow flvo and six tons of
alfalfa to tho ucro without irrigation.
"Tho Medford buslinoss men are
of tho kind that make a town grow,
and tho building of tho Medford &
Orator Luko railroad 1b an oxamplo of
thoir determination o dovelop a coun
try in which they huve the utmost
faith, Thoy are anxious to secure
morfe poopio for thoir city, and uow
comors uro royally wolcomed. Thoy
uro willing to aid now enterprises and
will do anything in tnoir power to
help to dovolop that section of tho
state."
Prize Pear Trees.
Noxt yoar, ovou if ho iB busy, Wm.
So ho bio, who owiib tho old D. B.
Sollas farm, on Griffin crook, will
think twico boforo ho sells the pro
duct of tho two big Buerre d' Aujou
trees, which Btaud In his door yard
for anything liko ?30, if thoy givo
promise of re pouting the crops of the
past two yonrH. Last yoar Mr. Schoblo
picked thirty-two boxes of pears from
ono troo tho lurgost one aud didn't
count what camo from tho other troo.
This yonr both troos wero as heavily
loaded as boforo, but ut tho tljio tho
pours wero ruudy to be picked Mr,
Schoblo was busy with othor farm
work and didn't huvo time to pick
them. Ono dny S. W. Boyd camo
along und of Cored 830 for the pears on
tho trooB. "Tuko thorn," said tho
owner. In spite of tho fact that ono
of tho lurgost limbs broko off ruining
ut least twelve boxes of pears, Mr,
uoyd gathorod forty-throe boxes from
tho two trees uud when sold ho real
ized n not profit over till of 882.71.
That limb which broko was ono of tho
largest on tho principal tree and tho
twelve boxes of bruised pours wero
aotually picked up and f( d to tho
hogs Mr. Schoblo say thoso two
troos havo never failed to produce a
big crop uud that thoy haven't boon
Hprayod or pruned for four yours.
There ure nenrs vot on thoso troos.
an it was impossible to roach all of
thorn.
For Sale,
Ono horse, eight years old, woight
about I200,gonuo uud true. Seveutoon
tooth snrlim harrow. Good, doublo-
box, 3J4 wagon. Will trado latter for
north of Jiiokuonvlllo.
11-lni.
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Monday afternoon about 2:30
o'clock, wheu the people had just
about reoovered from the fire alarm
at noon, the old pork packing houso, .
immediately north of tbe I. L. & B.
Co. 'a mill, waa discovered to be on
tire. The building was old and dry,
the walls aud floor more or less sat
urated with grease, and besides it was
filled with baled hay, so that by th
time the fire boys reaobed the scene
the whole building was a moss of
flames. Even with adequate water .
pressure the firemen would have boon
uauuie to uuvo me uuiiuiug or ira euu-.
tents. The high wind carried flaming
brands many hundred feet and soon
the sawdust piles north of the build
ing and the dry grass was in flames,
seriously threatening Beveral dwell-
the beat that it was impossible to get
close to tbe fire. By hard work tho -barn
in the same lot waB saved, but
the old fuotory and its contents were
deatroyed.
Most of the hay In tho barn belong
ed to Chas. Pruitt and was uninsured.
There were about 150 tonB of it, and
its Iosb will fall heavily upon the
owners. Tho building belonged to
Mrs. J, W. Slingor.
When the Ure was first discovered
the flnmeB were just bursting through
the' roof and It seems probable that
the Are started inside tho building
from a spark which had found its way
through some crevice aud had fallen,
upon the hay. How this could have
uuuui i ova id poii luuDninrou ujr a uti-
ponlng at a dwelling house some sev
eral hundred feet north of the burned,
building. A number of oltizens were
engaged with buckets and otber uten
sil in extinguishing incipient blazes
on tho roof, whon some one suddenly
disoovorod that thero waea fire insldo
au outbuilding. There was a bale of
hay inside this struoturo aud it was
blazing merrily when discovered.
However, a couple of buokote of wator
put it out. A Mall reporter happen
ed to bo ouriouB enough to investigate
tho cause of the fire Insldo the build
ing and oould only find ono small
knot hole in tho wall through whioh a
spark might have boon drlvon by tho
wind. ,
Another thoory 1b that k,lt was the
result of Bpoutauoous combustion.
This theory being borne out to some
extent by tho faot that tho whole in
sldo of tho building was burning be
fore the fire broko through the roof.
FIRE NOTES.
Tyson Boull, of Central Point, was
loading lumber In tho lower yards
when tho alarm come. Ho took no
chancos but unloaded tho portiou of
his ordor that wns on tho wagon aud
made his way to a sufo place.
Tho wator force was lamentably in
sufficient. With tho growth of the
city tho mnttor of uu adequate and
ulwuys ready wator pressure boaomes
an ausomto uocosBity. xuo prosout
system is not sufficient. It has boon
tried several times and it is always
found wanting,
Tho mnu who knows how a tiro
should bo fought, but refrained from
uuttiftu In auv active work, was on
hand with his advice.
Thero was a considerable amount of
hustling dono by tho people of tho
neighborhood in keeping their roofs
damp during tho firo.
Had a north wind boon blowing,
thero wouldn't havo boon many ware
houses oi lumber yards left In town.
Big Showing in Bill Nye.
For soveral months poopio well in
formed In mining matters have beon
"keeping thoir uyo" on tho Bill Nyo
mine. During this timo tho company
owning the inino has beon doing a
considerable amount of dovolopmont
work,, and wns extremely reticout
about giving out dofluite Information
aB to tho pr on poets.
Tho mill was startod up about two
weoks ago for au experimental run,
not upon soleoted ore, but upon tho
rock just us It camo from the dump,
Aftor n run of ton days a cloun up
whs mado and as a result on Tuesday
of this wook ovor 0,000 In gold was
weighed iu ovor tho counter of tho
Gold Hill bunk for shipment through
that Institution to the San Franoisoo
mint. k
Mossrs. Hurry Bluokmer, Frank
Bellamy uud Major D, R. Andrus hold
tho principal stock in tho mino and
Mr. Bluckmer Is now In tho east with
the Idea of interesting cnpitul In the,
further dovolopmont of tho Bill Nyo
and contiguous proportlos. The Bill
Nyo has boon devolopod to quite a
considernblo oxtont nnd sevornl tun
nols huvo been drivon, shafts sunk,
otc, und uoveral hundrod tons of oro
uro on tho dump.
New Suits Filed.
D. B. Provost vs. Ashlaud Iron
Works, Suit to fo rod one lien. E. D.
Briggs uttornoy for plaintiff.
Uoao L. Loar vs. CharloB P. Loar;
suit for divoroo. M. Purdin attorue.
or plalntlir.