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OREGON Is the Best
part of the United Stated.
ROGUE Bill VBLUT
is the best pait ol Oregon
MEDFORD Is In ilia csnur ol Ikia
If you want to .
Mine, Saw Lumber,
ltaise Fruit,
Grow Stock-
or do most anything else you
will find your opportunity here
THE HAIL, tells about it
valley and THE MAIL tie bH papal
VOL. XVII.
IYIEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1905
NO. 45.
HULL
On Sunday eotue fifty or more rest
dents of Mod ford took advantage of
invitation oxtoudod them by the Med
ford & Crater Lake Co., to take a ride
ovur the road to the end of the trmok.
This was the first excursion run over
the road and was enjoyed by every
one. At the end of the traok, near the
I.ciluud place. the crowd left the train
and walked down to- the Butte oreek
bridge, which 1b now ready for the
stool.
The road is in very fair condition
for a new road and whon ballasted
and straightened up a little, will
make as good a piece of traok ai ean
be found anywhere.
'On the return trip, after going
about a mile, the forward truoks of
the tender jumped the tiaok, owing
to the breaking 4 of the king bolt.
Fortunately the train was traveling
slowly, or the oonsoqueuoes might
havo been serious. - Morohant P. W
Hollis, who whb riding on the tender,
was jarred up considerably, but was
not iujured to auy great extent. The
truoks were replaced on the traok and
the balance of the' trip was made
without further incident.
With a continuation of the preient
fine weather the rails Bhould be laid
us far as Eagle Point in a very short
timo.
NeW Trail to Fish Lake.
A new government trail haB been
laid but from McAllister springs to
Fish Lake and work will be oom
monoed upon it early in the spring.
Forest Supervisor S. 0. Bartrum was
up from Rosebnrg last week and per
sonally superintended the laying out
and surveying of the new route.
The old trail wound about on the
ridges and was very rough and stoop.
The new routo will be at leuBt , one
third shorter and have a better grade,
in fact the grade will be better than
that of the upper portion of the wagon
road to McAllister springs. Three
miles of this trail is as straight as a
section line, not a curve in it.
The troij when completed will be
eight feet wide and will, in connec
tion with other trails, form the short
est and easiest route to Klamath
county. 1
It is the intention of the goven
meut to fenco a pasture at Fish lake
for the accommodation ot the rangers'
horsos, as has already been done at
other stations. This pasture will
also be largo enough to permit its use
by campers also,
Mr. 13 irtrum is making a good le-
cord for himself as a fortBt officer.
Besides being an energetic and com
petent official, he is a vory pleasant
man to moot, aud is always courteous
and obliging to thoso with whom he
is brought in contact in the discharge
of his duty.
Southern Oregon Tobacco.
Aaron R. Dittmier, a prominent to
bacco raiser of Pennsylvania, is mak
ing a tour of the northwest with a
view of securiug data relative to to
bacco growing on the Pacific coast,
says the Evening Tolegram,
"I find," Bays Mr. Dittmier, "that
a good quality of tobacco can be pro
duced almost anywhere on the west
ern siope. The only difficulty seems
to bo the curing. Conditions for
raising tobacco are just about the
same here as they are in Pennsyl
vania, but the aighs are rather oonl
and damp for proper curing. The
methods employed have not answered
the purpose, but I believe if great
care, is taken at the proper time the
curing process can bo made a success
and once that is accomplished the
Pacific coast will produce vast quan
tities of first-class tobacco. I have
seen samples from Southern Oregon,
which are equal to the beat grades
raised in the south. There is no rea
son why the business cannct be made
a success in Oregon."
Safe Crackers at Grants Pass.
The safe of the Harth Clothing Com'
pany at Grants Pass was broken open
Friday night and about 8140 taken.
Entrance to the store was gained
through the back door. The wooden
gate in the alloy to the rear of the
store was tied with a wire to prevent
interruption and the iron doors were
pried open with an ax. A hole was
out tbroug"h another door so that the
catch could be turned. A half-Inch
bit was used on the safe combination.
Then a drill was inserted and struck
with a hammer, knocking the inside
loose and allowing the door to open.
Nothing was disturbed except the
cash. The safe faced on and was about
three feet from the window on the
street. Th; work evidently was done
by an expert and there is ho clue.
Piano and Voice Lessons.
Mrs. Helen M. Brown, voice teach
er, voice placinj and tone production,
a specialty. Training of choral bo
nlntinfi. nhnrnh nhntra. alee clubs, etc.
Miss Irene Brown, teacher of piano
and harmony.
Studio at residence. West Seventh
street 41-lm
STREET ECHOES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-Serious and
Otherwise.
J. H. Butler: "Yes, Elwood and I
had pretty good sport -shooting ducks
the other day aud brought back quite
goodly number. No, we didn't
get them at D. Ray's duok pond be
low the dam. He hadn't told about
that jot when wo went hunting."
Oh&u. Talent: "Yea, we expeot to
more Into our new quarters about De
cember lat at the latest. We haven't
any particular objection to our pres
ent location, exoept lack ' of room.
The building ia too small to oonduot
our business. In our new location we
will have not only a large store room,
but will have better warehouse facili
ties.". H. H. Taylor: "When my nnole
was here from Illinois, a couple of
weeks ago, among other things which
I showed him In the valley was my
field of corn. After looking at the
field for a minute or two this ie what
he said: 'Well, Henry, that corn will
compare very favorably with tne corn
grown In Illinois, and if I was twenty
years younger I would surely own
some Jackson county land.' "
I. A. Merriman: "Hurry up here
and give me a receipt. I want The
Mail and the Portland Oregoninn
for another year and I came
pretty nearly forgetting it Can't
keep house very well, without both of
them. ' 1 figure the two papers about
as good a combination as you could
pick out in this country and every.
body on the ranch. wants to read them
first when they come from the office."
Dr. Ray: "I have a duck story 1
want to tell you. No, it isn't any fish
story like some of thoBe that are
painted occasionally, but the aotunl,
frozen truth. Below the dam at Gold
Ray, juBt beneath the spray of the
falling water, a great number of ducks
have collected. I don't know how
many, but there 1b a lot of them. Tho
peculiar part of It is that they refuse
to be driven away. You may shoot at
them, throw rocks ,and diBturb them
in any way you mind to, butthey(will
not fly nor leave the spot. They act
just as the fish do whon they are run
ning. The only way I can account for
it is that they are young ducks and
are unable to rise high enough in,the
air to"got over tho dam. Whatever
the reason thore is no dodging tho
fact that the ducks are thore."
E. A. Johnson, by letter from
Drain: "Inclosed find $3 in payment
of subscription. We cannot get along
without The Mail. It is a great treat
to ub who lived so long iu Medford
and know so many people there. I am
still in the flouring mill business
hero. We are oil enjoying good
health. I wish you would kiudlv give
my best regards to Prof. . Signs and
his most estimable wife. We wore
sorry to lose these good people, but
our loss was Medford 's gain. Prot.
Signs proved himself to be a most ex
cellent teacher. He stood high in the
sohool as well as in the community
and I have no doubt but that he will
make a fine record for himself in
Medford."
V. T. McCray: "Why, yes; I know
a whole bunch of good things that is
going to happen to Jackson county
one of these days, but to be honest
and truthful with you I am not at lib
erty at this time to impart to news
paper men any great-amount of infor
mation which I have at this time con
cealed under my hat. I may say this,
however, without betraying any con
fidence, that the Jaokaon County Im
provement Company has plans
now '
laia for furnishing water to irrigate
all that part of the valley between
Medford and Rogue river. les, sir ;
nearly every foot of the land between
these two points can be covered with
water from our ditch. See that bun
dle of contracts? They are all new
ones and all signed."
M. P. McCown : "I came back from
my trip to British Columbia losteok.
While in Vancouver, B. C, 1 visit
ed a Knights of Pythias lodge. After
the regular routine lodge eork had
been cleaned up and they came to the
'good ot the order,' I was called upon
for a speech. I don't remember just
what I said, but I do xomember of
telling the brother Knights that I
longed to Talisman Lodge Iso. 31, of
Medford, Oregon. I had no sooner
finished than a big fellow stood up
who had been sitting next to me and
commenced to talk and it didn't take
long to convince me that ho knew Boine
thing about talisman lodge himself,
Who was ho? Well, sir; it was A. J.
McLeod, who formerly lived in Med
ford and who was made a Knight by
mombers of Talisman lodge and was
afterwards ohancellor commander of
the lodge. This was before I came to
Medford and I, of course, did not know
him, but I want to say to you that
we were not long in gel ting acquaint -
ed after that little talk of his. Mao is O. Johnson farm. For further infor-
, . Mll . motion address Hester A.Galloway,
now grand chancellor commander of No. 435 Wimams Ave., Portland, Ore
the province of Alberta, B. C, and is i gon. 43-tf
very muoh thought of by all lodge 1
members and'others." Subscribe for The Mail,
ACCitlsen: "It wouldn't be a bad
Idea for The Mail to call attention to
the oareleaa habit many people have
of leaving their teams standing iu the
street unattended while the owners
are shopping inside a store or conver
sing with some one on the sidewalk.
It-doesn't take muoh to startle the
most gentle of horses and the more
gentle he is the more frightened he
becomes. It Is not safe to leave auy
team, however gentle and well be
haved they may be, without some one
to hold them, unless they be tied up.
Every day one may see toams stand
ing unfastened iu the streets of Med
ford without anyouo in reach of them.
The wonder to me la that wo don't
have a runaway or two every day.
Some days when tho streets are par
tioulasly full of vehicles such an oc
currence might prove to be a disaster
of tke worst sort We have been for
tunate so far in escaping such acci
dents, but are by no means immune.
I would suggest that the readers of
Tk Mall think this matter over and
rather than leave their toaniB unat
tended in order to save a few mo
ments' time, or a littlo trouble, Bee
that they are properly secured or un
der the care of some one bofore leav
ing them. It may be the means of
saving them the expense of repair
ing a broken vehicle and the regret
of having indirectly caused damage
to others, personal or otherwise."
"The Road Is now Fixed."
MR. EDITOR: I would be pleased
to avail myself of this means of con
veying to mary of the patrons of
rural fiee delivery, Medford, Orogon,
the thanks of my neighbors and my
self for their willing help in endeavor
ing to nndo a wrong that they had
unwittingly done by signing a petition
ior a change Bald change to knoo
us out of present mail facilities. This
is the seoond time that this same
trouble has come ' up in the same way
and seems especially hard on us ' at
this time, as we had finished making
a good road by all of our houses at a
cost of $150 to us and only six of us
to bear the burder. This no man can
deny, as we have both the papers and
the road to show.
It seems that the department has
Mr. Woolf and myself mixed up some
how, but I cannot see why, as I flut
ter myself that I am a better looking
man than Mr. Woolf, but be that its
it may. I received a letter from t tit
department, as though I stood in Mr.
Woolf s shoes, stating that a certain
piece of road has been condemned,
said piece of road being in Mr.
Woolf's district. I immediately took
the letter over in that district and
gave it to parties who Baid that they
would look after it. That was about a
month ago. I nevor heard of the road
being fixed, but I did hear of a peti
tion being fixed. It seems that some
parties have a mania for getting up
petitions about every. full and change
of the moon, and running around the
route telling the peoplo that if they
don't sign for a change we aro going
to lose tho "wholo shooting nintoh"
right away quick. Well, we have no
such instruotionsrfrom the department
our instructions are that we must
keep tho road iu repair or else tho
route will be dropped, not changed.
We six in this cut-off -to-be are never
consulted in the matter ; we are not
even asked whether we want to bo
turned out with the dry cattle or not.
Again we thank all those who signed
tho remonstrance and now lot us hope
that our troubles aro over.
Respectfully,
W. M. SMITH.
Through Mail Service for Applegatc.
From Grants Pass Courier:
The proposed change in the Apple
gate mail routos, outlined in the
Courier some timo since, is likely to
be accomplished and a direct routo
established from Grants Pass to Jack
sonville by way of Applegate valloy
that will supply Murphy, Davidson,
Kubli, Applegate and Ruch ou the
main routo and Provolt and Williams
by a Bide line from Murphy.
The plan iB to nave a mail each way
daily, a stuge to leave both Grants
Pass and Jacksonville each morning,
making the trip through in about
eight hours. The distance would be
thirty-four miles ovir ono of the best
roads in Southorn Orogon and hav
ing no heavy grades The entire dls
tancoi'is well settled and the stages
would do a good business handling
freight.. The seven Applegate valley
postofficeB that it would serve have
bo-'each a large number of patrons and
this betterment to tho mail service
would be greatly appreciated by them.
As the routos are now arranged part
of the Applegate offices get their mail
from Grants Pass and part from Jack
sonville, with no routo connecting the
j two grbupB of offices. This lack of
connection makes a great inoouven
ience to the residents of the Apple
gato valley A potltion is being cir
culated aBKiug for the establishment
of the route,
For Rent.
The Table Rock farm, containing
1 321 acres, formerly known as tne J.
Ashland had a fire alarm Thursday
of last week. The Tidings oommouts
on the fact that the alarm system
worked right this timo.
The Talent Farmors' Club hold well
attended meeting overy two weeks.
Matters pertniuiug to farming are
discussed and information exchanged.
John Cabler, of Wagner oroek, who
has been a resident of that section
for a numbor of yours, died at his
home Thursday morning, aged sovou-ty-six
years.
George Owens, the well-known
stockman of the upper valluy, lost a
fine filly the other day, through the
oarelessness of some hunter. The aul
mal was found shot In the shoulder,
evidently with a 30-30 rifie, aud had
to be killed.
A. D. Helms, of the Upper Valloy,
will have about 4,000 doxos of New
town Pippins, or about Bevon car
loads, from an orchard only six aores
in area. Mr. Holma' orchard Ib one
of the few in the valley whioh pro
duced a good crop this year.
John Hummersly, one of the pio
neer reBidouts of the northern part of
the county, Buffered a stroke of paraly
sis recently, aud has since boon lying
vory illat hiB homo on Sardine oreek.
His sou, T. E. Hammersly, srrivod
from Portland a few days since to at
tend him.
T. F. Smith, of Ashland, was smok
ing bees the other day and put hiB
smoker away in the wood shed with
out entirely extinguishing tho fire.
A short time afterward the shed was
found to be on fire, and together
withitB contents was burned. The
residence was Baved with difficulty.
Three Biuall boys were found Bhoot
ing a rifie a 22-caliber within the
city limits of Ashland last week.
They wore arranged before. Rocordor
Berry, who, iu consideration of tholr
youth, let the two oldest off with a
fine of $1 and $2 respectively and the
ymr goat with a Btroug admonition.
Th .3 millB of Kesterson & Selsby, on
I 'I' want and Evans creeks, have Bhut
I- n for the season und the last of the
u itt'ier has been delivered at Wood-
.-. ' - . Tho cut of the two mills for tho
ou is little short -of 5,000,(00 feet,
1 -. of which Is shipped direct to
Milwaukoo, Wis., whilo tho-L balance
comes to the Iowa Lumber & Box
Co.
A warrant has been issued and
placed iu the hands of Sheriff Modal-
len, of Douglas county, fur tho collec
tion of delinquent taxes in Douglas
county, for the year 1904. Tbo delin
quency amounts to 80,701. Mi). The
taxeB collectod amouutod to 8102,
505.87. Komittaucos and rebatos ag
gregated a total of 81,770.31. Tho
total of tho four items, 8171,131.17, is
balanced by tho amount ou the ori
ginal assessment roll turned over to
the shoriff, 8172,415.52; tho sheriff's
assessments aftorwurds, amounting to
$768. 50 and penalties aud - interest,
totalling 050.50.
The Opp mino, near Jacksonville,
is to bo equipped with power drills,
and a building 40x00 feet is being
erected to accommodate tho compres
sor uu electric, motor. A machiuo
shop is also being fitted for the pur
pose of making nocossary repairs.
Two shifts of men aro employed and
nine tunnels nt various altitudes from
50 to GOO feot from tho summit of tho
mountain have boon driven. A big,
double-track tunnel Is now being
driven at tho base of the mountain to
cross cut the voin and deliver ore di
rect to tho bins.
Last Tuesday morning, Alfred An
dorson was found dead in his cabin,
by some boys who happened along
that way. They took the news to
Woodville. In tho absence of tho
coroner, Justico Morelock, of this
place, held an inquest, After the tes
timony of Dr. Chisholm and other
witnesses, the jury,' which was com
posed of;tho following-named men, G.
F. Sohmidtlein, E. Boyd, W. H. Ken
worthy, C. E. Sams, A. Schindlor)and
II. Deiss, rendered a verdict of
death from natural causes. Gold Hill
News.
Thursday evening about ten o'clock
the bouse and barn owned by JO. C.
Drury, near the Bolloviow school
house, wore discovered to be on lire.
By the time neighbors reached tho
premisos the destruction of both
structures was about com pi 0 to. As
Mr. Drury, who has been living on
tho place alone, was not to be found,
it was at first foared that he had per
ished In the flumes. A careful seurch
of the ruins rovoalod nothing, but
when the neighborhood was searched
the old gentleman was found lying
behind the Bellevlew school houso in
an almost unconscious condition.
He was carried to the homo of Mr.
Mclntyre and will be taken caro of
until his condition 1b improved. It
was at first thought that he had takou
poison, but that idea has boon aban
doned. He will probably . bo tuken
to the pool farm In a fow days, as tho
fire leaves him completely Impover
ished. Tribune.
Fine line of now goods just un
packed, at the Medtord Jewelry Co. 'b
store.
ELLIOTT GREEK
It looks as if there would be some
thing doing iu tho further develop
ment of the groat ooppor deposit on
Elliott oroek, known as tho "Blue
Ledge" and "Cook & Green" miues.
For suvoral yenrs there has boon more
or lessprospootiug done and tho de
posits have boon examined by over
fifty exports, representing big mining
corporations.
The litlgution involving 'tho "Blue
Ledge" somewhat retard od Its devel
opment, but that has now been set
tled. A force of men are now engaged
iu doing development work ou the
ledgo aud three tunnels are now being
driven. Last week Dr. J. F. Reddy
purohasod the interest of W. H. Ma-
lone in tho Blue Ledge, amounting to
a one-sixth interest, and the mine ia
now under bond as stated before in
this puper to E. B. Hanley, who rep
resents eastern capitalists, whose
identity lias not been divulged as yet.
The contiguous property the Cook
& Green 1b now owned by tho Siski
you Copper Mining Company, com
posed of J. F. Reddy, W. E. Thomp
son, W. R. Oxley, C. E. Moutieth,
Robert Hull, H. J. Babcook, R. E.
Kizer and G. W. Holmes aud the
company has a foroe of men at work
now running a 100-foot tunnel on the
property.
The many experts who havo roported
upon the mine agree that thore ia an
Immense deposit of copper ore of ex
ceeding richness there and thut it
only requires means of transportation
to make it one of the most valuable
oopper properties in the United
States. The prinoipal thing to bo
considered by the owners of tho prop
erties is the construction of adequate
means of transportation. That means
a railroad and the point whero it will
connect with the Southern Pacific is a
matter of considerable importance,
hoth o the mine-ownors and tho peo
plo liviug at the point whero the con
uection is made. It will be necessary
in ordor that the two mines be worth
anything at all, thut they have direct
rail connection. That such connec
tion will soonor or later be mado gooe
without saying, as the minoral is
there aud the demand for it exists.
Ta lent Farmers' Club.
The following communication from
Welborn Boosun, ono of tho officials
of the Talent Farmers' Club, explains
to some oxtout what tho club is doing
and shows what the possibilities of
such organizations in each farmning
community might bo. By porfooting
a county organization it would be
possiblo to socuro able epoukors on
Bubjoots iutorosting to the farmer nud
horticulturist, and the local organiza
tions constitute a menus of a gon oral
oxchnugo of Ideas among tho mombers
not posslblo in purofy personal moot
ing. Mr. Booson 'Blotter is as follows:
'Tho Talent Farmers' Club has ur
ranged for Presidont B. F. Mulkoy, of
the S. O. S. Normal Sohool, to address
tho club ou the ovoning of Thursday,
Novembor 10th, on the subjoct of
Education." Ho will also muke
few romarks on the referendum and
the appropriation bill. Wo hope-to
havo a large audience to hear this ad
droBS and tho Club extends auMuvlta
tion to ull to como.
'Hon. C. B. Watson has uIbo prom
iscd to address tho club on somo fu
ture evoning
'It would be a good thing if some
of tho other outlaying farming com
munities would orgaui'e similar clubs
and we could thon join In together
nud seouro outsido speakers to ad
drosB us at small Individual exponso.
Wo would bo glud to furnish auy ono
desiring to organize a similar club
our plan of organization.
'The meotings of tho Club aro hold
in tho U. M. L. hall, on tho Waguur
crook road, ono mile Bouth of Talent. "
Returns from the Bumblebee.
Returns havo been recoived from
two assays of tho oro of tho discovery
mentioned Inst week, in which E. C.
Fuucott aud W. A. 11 11 Hon were in
terested. Ono sample sent to the Sol
by smelting works showed 57.8 per
cent chromio-oxldo; thut is chromo
iron, used in tempering high grade
stool. Tho other returns from tho
Pioneer Smelting Co., of Snn Fruuofs-
00 shows that the samples sent them
went ninoty-six por cont.
It is a question now with tho loca
tors whether tho oro is tho much de
sired ohroniura, which is worth a dol
lar a pound in oro going ulnety per
cont, and sixty cents forjoro over fifty
per cent, or simply chromo-lron
worth 822 to 828 por ton.
If tho former thoy hnvo a. good
sized fortune In 0 small compass. If
the lultor it will bo necessary to de
velop a good-sized body of tho ore be
foro It will be valuable.
For Sale.
One home, eight yours old, woigbt
about r200,gontlo and true. Scvonteon
tooth spring barrow. Good, double
box, 314 wagon. Will trado latter fo
1 wugon. II. A. Clark, two ml lor
nortb of JnoksouvlUo. 11-lin. a
10
The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club to arrange for the
outertaiumout of a :hu mired or more
business men of Portland, who are to
visit our town uext Wednesday, met
at the club rooms Wednesday after
noon aud mapped out a program
which they bhope to bo able to carry
out.
The . exoursionists are out on
throe days' trip of inspection of this
part of Oregon. They wlllraoh Med
ford at 11 :55 a. m. and will remain
here until 1 p. m They will be we!
corned by Mayor E. B. Piokel and
this followed by an address by Hon.
W. I. Vawter. It is expeoted there
will be an nbundanoe of muslo to en
liven the oocaBion, but this has not as
yot beon decided upon. The commit
too decided to procure a goodly num
ber of apples and put them in boxes
about a dozen apples in each box
and present to each visitor a box of
this fruit with Med ford's com pi l
meuts. The boxes are to be made by
the Iowa Lumber A Box Company
and are to bo made of the oolebrated
Bugnr pine lumber for whioh this Dart
ot Oregon alone 1b noted. Should the
weather remain plonsant there will
bo tables spread around the exhibit
building, upon whioh there will be
pluced an abundanoo of fruit and flow
ore the fruitB to bo partaken of by
tho visitors. Tho committee has ask'
ed us to say that every citizen of Med
ford is appointed a committee of one
to do something towards making this
ontortaiument a feature not soon for-
gotton by the visitors and ono such as
wo may all feel proud of after it 1b
over. Tha ladies of the Lewis and
Clark Club are espoolally asked to
help a little upon this oocaBion those
Iadios have douo so much for Modford
during the past year , that its hardly
fair to aBk them to do more, but they
aro always willing to help. ' The 00m
mittoe would also liko to Bee a goodly
number of farmers and orchardmen
hore that day.
Now hore are a few lineB that no
Portland man is expootod to read.
Tho stroots nud alleys of the business
part of Medford are right now, looking
pretty tough. They aro littored with
all kinds of rubbish and thoy will
not look good to our visitors. Lot us
all got in und cloan up put a suit of
go-to-churoh clothes on the stroots
and alloys as it wore. Lot us do this
for this OBpeciul occasion, if wo novor
clean up again.
Whntovor you Modford people do
or do not do, do not fail to be at the
do pot noxt Woduosdny at 11:55 and
holp wolcomo tho visitors you may, if
you will, also holp tho oommitteo go'
ready to do the proper eutortainmeut
act.. Let ns bo a "good fellow" noxt
Wednesday and ontertain properly.
15
ENTHUSIASTIC
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 5.
Tho irrigation ratilloution colobra
tion bold boro Saturday afternoon wna
one of tho most enthusiastic gather
ings of town and oouutry folk ever
bold in Klainntli county. A mighty
crowd gathorod on the court bouao
lawii to bear thoepoakors. Soutlmont
wae bo wrought up over the uotlon of
tho government in ordoring tho piao
ing of bide for tho ooiiBtruotion of tho
llrat ton mtloB ot tho Klamath irriga
tion projoot that time and again tho
sponkors were compollod to await tho
Bubaiding of the cheers from moro
than ono thousand throats.
Tnroo hundred inurohing Bobool
children, oaoh carrying tho stnra aud
stripes, followed tbo baud through
Main stroot as a prelude to tho spouk
ing. This began at 2 o'clock with
Alex Murtin, Jr., making tho Intro
ductiou. Judgo JI. L. UouBon, T. II.
Humphreys, of tho reclamation sor
vU'o, ox-Benator Huston and Hon. V.
UatoB, of Hillsboro, wero tho speak
ers besidos Uovomor Chamberlain.
Tho governor painted a vory bright
future for Klnmath oounty. Whilo
hero he was rgivon a banquet snt tho
Lakosido Inn by iho Cbambor of
Commerce Friday night nnd by tho
reclamation Borvice men Saturday
night. Ho loft Sunday for his Snlom
home, nftor gaining a porsonal tri
umph. Round-Top Saw Mill Sold.
L. E. Lea has sold his sawmill nt
Round-Top, together with 100 aores of
Jund aud all lumber on the mill yard,
to Messrs. .1. K. Stopp, It. K. Hnm-
bliu and J. Isoli, throe gon tlomon who
camo horo recently from Koutucky.
Thoso gontlomon havo organized tbom-
Holvos into a oompnny, to be known
ns the Rogue Itivor Lumbor Com
pany. The sawmill Is situated twelvo
miles oast of Englo Point and thoro Is
Bald to bo qulto an amount of good
timber surrounding tho eito.
-Watob repairing quicKly and
satisfactorily dono Medford Jowolry
Co.
920,000 FOR
Mr. Geo. A. Morris, of Jennings
Louisiuua, tbis week parohased the
Clay ib Meader orohard,situated about
tour miles south of Medford. The
prloe paid was 120,000 and the sale
was made through th. ag.uor of E.
A. Hughs, ot Asbland.
Tbis orohard has been one of tho
heavy fruit produo.ni of th. rallcy
for several yean d a f mat deal of
the fanoy prioJ fruit of which maeb
has b.n said aad wriitea WM gatbsr
ed from thM tM.
There ar. 133 aores of land In th
farm and of this ISO inn at st la
pear, almond, appl. aid prun. itms.
The buildings' on th plae am lav
splendid condition and ar just soobp
as ar rqnlrd for properly baadllnf:
th frail and for oth.r nis
Mr. Madr, Ib junior mmbr of
th Arm, will r.m.ia oa.ta. plao and,
will hav oharg ot It until Mm. time
next season, when Mr. Jennings x ..
peots to give It his personal attention.
Commercial Gas Elects Olflcers.
On Tuesday evening of tbis WMk
was held the regular annual meeting-
of the commercial olub,at whioh dlro- .
tors wore elooted for the ooming yar
There wero about fifty members
proeont and a vory entbuslastlo and .
profitable aesBlon was held. Piealdeut-' . .
Hutohlson eolled the meeting to ordor
and sooretary M. Purdiu read a state
ment of the businoes transacted by the-
olub since he was elooted Beorotary.
Tho statement showed the olub to be
in excellent shape financially bills
all paid and a .little moneg in. the,
treasury. Tho statement was quite s
lengthy ono aud aovered every item of
expense Inourrod and money oolleotod -slnoo
June last. Tho statement, or
roport, wae made In that oareful
mothodinol and always correot stylo
poouliar to any and 'nil business tran
sacted by Mr. Purdin and was hearti
ly approved by the olub. The election'
of directors followed and the follow- '
lng-unmod llftoen gontlemon wore. -elooted:
11. C. Gnrnott, H. U. Lums
don, F. W. Hollis, O. L. Hnfor, Jos
eph C. Smith, Dr. L. Buudy H. F.
Piatt, W. F. Isaacs, E. N. Warner, A
O. Hubbard, Dr. E. 13. Plokol, O. II.
Edmunds, L. 11. Brown, A. C. Alloa
and J. A. Perry,
Following tbo olCL'tinu of directors
camo disoussious upon various topios,
among whioh wore mauy expressions
of opinions as to the good work tho
club had dono for Modford during the
pnst yonr aud tbo ooulldenoo that
muoh moro suoh work oould and
would bo douo during the months ta
oomo.
A committoo of tou was appointed
to arrange for a propor'ontortainmout
of tbo Portland busiuose mon whoa
thoy eball visit our oity, on the 15th
of tills month. Tho committoo' ap
pointed follows: W. I. Vawtor, J. E.
Euynrt., W. S. Crowoll, J. F. Koddy
C. R. Ray, E. it. Piokol.J. M. Koeno,
J. W. Olwoll, C. L. Hater, A. S. Hil
ton. Tho direotorB hold n -mooting inr
modhitoly following tho adjournment
of tho olub nud oloHod J. A. Porry,
president; H. U. Lumsdon, vioo -presidont
; Mahlon Purdiu, soorotnry; G.
L. DnviB, tronsuror; oxooutivo com
mittoo, A. O. Allon, E. B. Ploke),
H. C. Gnrnott, C. II. Edmunds and
J. C. Smith.
As bo soon by tho above tho-
sooretary aud treasurer wero ro-oh?.:t-ed,
because thoy have both proven
themselves good ollloials. In this con
nection soinoouo might aBk why Mr.
Hutchison was not ro-elooted presi
dont? This was not an oversight oC
the club mombers or the directors.
Mr. HutohiHOu was one of tbo first
nominated for diroctor, but ho posi
tively declined to accept the nomina
tion, giving for his roosou that he had
sorved one term and he thought it
but fair that another mombor should
got In and drill for a whilo. Mr.
Hutchison hus been a very ablo and
hurd-working oilioiiil nnd many times
ho bus taken up maltnrs which need-,
ed looking aftor in a nianuer whioh'
entitles him always to the confidence
and butt wishes of o vory club member.
Probate Court
Estate of Jas. Musty. Ordor ap
pointing F. X. Musty administrator
and W. Mayfleld, J. il. Drako and
Jos. Mayfleld appraisers. -
Estate of Martha M. Coleman. Or
dor of oitrtion.
Kstato of Elizabeth Ross. Order-'
continuing (I mil hearing until Deopuv
bor 'ith. ;
Estate of Martha M Hondrlx. Or-'
dor of publication. Decern bor 20tU
day for final hoarnig.
Estate of Peter llritt. Order admit
ting will to probntorappolntlng Emil
liritt administrator. , -
Settle Up Notice.
Owing to tho fact that tho Medford
Iron Works has recently changed
hands, E. G. Trowbridge having pur
chased tho Interests of M. M. Gnulc
and Wm. Cook in tho same, parties
Indebted to tbo llrm aro heroby re
quested to coll and make a settlement
of their accounts.
42-tf MEDFORD IRON WORKS.