The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, December 08, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON Is t J est " part of the United StateB. is the best prut of Oregon Shis (Friday) afternoon and even ing, the members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian oburch will have their bazaar store open at the Wilson opera house. Tbey will have on sale a great variety of fancy ,01'k, notions and novelties suoh things as you would naturally want to buy for a Christmas present for some dear friend. Tbe ladies are going to offer those artioles at very reasonable prices and they are askug all who feel they can do so to call upon them and make a purchase. In the evening an entertainment will be given in the hall, and, as will be seen by tbe following, program there are no persooB taking part whom we do not all enjoy listening to. Tbe admission to tbe entertainment Is 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for chil dren. PROGRAM. Instrumental duet, Fern Hutobison and Hazel DaviB. Heading, Mia. Wilson. Quartette, Hazel Enyart, Frieda Hockenyos, Blanch Woods, Eva Nor cross. Violiu and piano duet, Dorothy and Phoebe Armstrong. Trio, Mrs. Vawter, Mrs. Fiokel,Miss Mabel Jones. Vocal solo, Miss Edna Eifert, ao . ccmpanied by Mr. Will Barnum, clar inet obligato; Mr. M. O. Warner, cel lo; Miss Jessie Eifert, piano. Quartette, Uore Bros. Selected, Mrs. Wilson. Quartette, Margaret MoCoy, Mary Gere,' Nellie Morey, Helen Coss. Instrumental solo, Clarence Kellogg. Mr. Elwood will fu.nisb grapho phone music at intervals during tbe evening. The instrument to be used is one of the 8150 styles and ' sweet toned. very Robert Devcnney Killed. Robert L. Dsvenney, formerly of Phoenix, this county, was blown into pieces by the accidental or premature discharge of dynamite on Thanksgiv ing day at tbe . Afterthought smelter, near Redding, where ho was employ ed. The storm had broken the eleo trio circuit and it was impossible to keep the plant going. Tbe result was a "freeze11 in tbe furnace, that is tbe molten mass becomes solid. Deven uey had been in charge of the blast furnace a long time and it is evident he had attempted to break up the frozen mass with Iginnt powder, using two stioks end having another in bis hand. Tbe force of the explosion was so great that the entire slag contents of the fore-hearth were scattered every direction end he was mangled in a terrible manner. He was a high ly respeotod youug fellow and an-em- polye of whom tne mining company thought well. The deceased had brother and nephew at uelamar who were notified of the acoident, and a sister residing at Phoenix. He was a member of tbe Knights of Pythias, The remains were embalmed at Red ding and shipped to Phoenix Satur day for interment, aooompanied by John Devenney, the deoeased's broth W. C. T. U. Items. It being Thanksgiving November 30th, tbe Union did not meet, Tbe next meeting being mothers' day will be held at the home of Mrs, Hopkins, the president, December 7th, Since nur last meeting death has removed one of our most earnest workers, Mr. E. P. Hammond, who died November 30th. Each momber of the Union feels tbat one who was always willing and ready to help, has gone and tbe Union will feel the loss for some time, The Union regrets that Mrs. Ham mond will not be able t6 meet with them for Borne time to come, as she will visit at Portland for a short time, Tbe world needs men who. put char- acter above wealth, men who will not lose their individuality in a crowd, men who will be as bonest in small things, as in great things, men whose ambitions are not confined to tbeir own selfish desires, men who are true to their friends through good report and evil report, in adversity as well as prosperity, men who do not believe tbat shrewdness, sharpness, cunning and longbeadedness are the beet qual ities for winning success. PRESS SUPT. Popular Holiday Excursion. Messis. Bolton end Peil have ranged for another of their always nonular excursions to San Francisco. At holiday time every year for the past six tfrese gentlemen nave Dean conducting these excnrslons and each succeeding one srows in popularity. Tbe excursion will leave on the reg ular overland train on the morning of December 2Gth, Round trip tickets are $16, and are good for fifteen days. Parties intending to take the trip should inform tbo management as early as possible in order to seoure ample car accommodations, r-uuman Standard and Tourist aceommcda tions for those desiring them. San Francisco is fn oity peculiar to itself, well worth the trip to see the New Year festivities, which are equal -to tbe Mardi Gras carnival ol -New Orleans. 4S-4t Musical instruction given by Mrs. fc. E. Gore. Class and private lessons. Mason's Touch and lecnnic. BOBUE BIVEB VflLLEY 4 Mr WWW I MEDFORD ii m the center ol the I - . . dfiMAii.u.w VOL. XVII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1905 NO. 49. I BAZAAR AND Pliln ' ;MEDF0RDS " FRAUD IN". ' " ' JACKSON COUNTY : STREET ECHOES" I mr nriirtrl nriinimi nni I ftfllTP I H HI no NT HT MM NT U rtHaUB HULL al'lt LNNU3 bll I UN I Hill llll.il I 0688. - , Summary of Points in Mr. Koosevelt's message to tne Fifty-ninth Congress President Roosevelt recommends in fcls first message to the fifty-nintb oougress: Tbat tbe Federal government should exercise regulatory and supervisory powers over tbe railroads, whereas uow they are in the position, of sub jects withuot souveroigns ; That the railroads be compelled to abopt safety appliances to the lessen ing of Berious accidents; Tbat there should be regulation of tbe hours of service more favorable to railroad employes, also a constitution al enactment covering employmers' liability in all industries within the scope of the Federal power ; That congress should asoertain if it is not possible to furnish better safe guards against graft iu life insurauoe hun is provided by the several state governments; That there should be economy but not parsimony hi publio expenditure Tbat provision should be made for a more elaBtio ourrency ; Tbat oongreES should enaot a law direoted against bribery and corrup tion in Federal election, with provis ion for tbe prL-per handling and tne publication of all campaign expenses, including those of nominations; That the United States join in general arbitration treaty that should be negotiated among all nations rep resented in Tbe Hague conference ; Tbat tbe Monroe Doctrine should be maintained inviolate and in its wider and modern application without tbe shirking of responsibility on the part of the United States or its per mitted use as a shield to tbe detri ment of other nations ; That appropriation should be made for efficient maneuvers or the army, and tbat tbe standard of effloienty in the navy be carefully maintained and improved as oircumstances will per mit; That the oriminnl laws of tbe United States be revised to tbe speedier as surance of justice, often postponed or defented through the luw's delay; That the bonest disposal and right use of tbe remaining publio lands be Insured ; Tbat appropriation lie made in aid of the Jamestown Tri-Oentennial Ex posttl n ; That the laws now existing for the exclusion of undesirable immigrants should be strengthened reoognizing that the entire Cbineso coolie olass legitimately comes under th! bead of undesirable immigrants to this coun try ; That a law be enaoted to regulate interstate oommerce in misbranded and 'adulterated foodB,' diinkB and drugs ; That all possible effort be made to negotiate with tbe State of New York for tbe preservation of Niagara falls ; That pensions be granted lncapac itated members of the life-saving ser vice; That the statute suspending tbe op eration of tbe coastwise laws of the United States upon Philippine trade until 1006 be extended to 1900, and that a more liberal tariff policy be adopted between the United States and the Philippines ; That immediate stops should be tak en for the fortification of Hawaii; Tbat American citizens hip be con- freed upon all citizens of Porto Rico; That Alaska be given an eleotlve delegate ; That Oklaoma and Indian Territory be admitted to tbe Union as one state and Arizona and New Mexico as an other; Tbat tbe immediate need for- the prosecution of Panama canal work be supplied by prompt appropriation ; Tbat steps be takon to increase tbe efiloienoy of the state department at home and improve the consular ser vice abroad. Teachers' Institute at Talent. Following is tbe program of the local institute to be held at Talent on De cember 0, 1905, at the publio school building: FORENOON SESSION, 8:15 A. M. Singing, Institute. Arithmetic, S. P. Robbins, discus sion led by George Henry. Grammar, R. II. Jonas. Nature Study, Miss Mclntiro. AFTERNOON SESSION 1:30 P. M. The New English, M. B. Signs. Some Duties Neglected by Parents, J. C. Barnard". " Order in tbe School Room, Miss Crocker. Development of Character in the pupil, mora nmn. School Libraries, 1). M. Collins. Tbe Value of Education, A. J. Hanby. Address, B.JF. Mulkey. All teachers, school officers and friends of education in Talent and adjoining- districts are invited to be present and take part in the institute. Very Respectfully, P. II. DAILY, School Supt, , Jaokson. Co., Or, Tbe money distributed among tbe veterans of the oivil and Indian wars in Medford and violnlty hasn't been oonsidered as being a very great faotor in the fluauoial and business world heretofore, yet it amounts to, a tidy littlo sum in the course of a year. Monday was tbo day upon whlob most the pensioners filed their vouchors for the quarter and during the day eighty pensioners appeared before the sever al notaries aud made the necessary statements. From one official who had kept acoouut an average was struck of tbo amount per quarter paid each pensioner. Tbe average of thir- ty-seveu pension voucners Bworu to before this officer was 841 1-6 per quar ter. Let us say tbat the average for all was 8-10. Tbat would mean 83,200 every three months, or 812,800 per year, paid by the government to its old soldiers in the city and vicinity, Besiues this there are a number of pensioners here who draw tbeir pen sions at their former homes in the east but spend it here which would probably bring the total up to between $1-1,000 and 815,000. That's a very tidy little sum, aud the major part of it is expended for the necessaries of life right In Medford. The guesses made by supposedly well-informed people who, however, had not given tbe suDjeot much thought were wide of the jnark, but nobody overguessed. . F. M. Stewart asked Tbe Mail reporter to guess, and our guess multiplied by three would have barely been in reaching dis tance of the total. Mrs. Gore's Recital. The recital given by the pupils of Mrs. E. E. Gore at the Presbyterian church Friday afternoon was attended by a large audience of intorested par ents and friends. TbeBe rooitols are given periodically by Mrs. Gore for the two-fold purpose of showing the progress being mHde by the pupils in tbeir musical studies and to accus tom them to playing before a gather ing of people, so that they may be able to entertain their friends with music without being afflicted with "stage fright." The recital Friday afternoon was'very enjoyable and the rendition of various numbers first class from a musical point of view. Following is the program; Demonstration of Clais Work. Duet Selected Miss Hazel Orr (prirao) Doll's Lullaby Selected Miss Gladys Wtlsou (prlmo) Wultz Selected Miss Murlou RicUords (prtino) In May ', Behr Miss Anglo U alloy Harebell Smalhvood . Miss Vivien Chlldors Blue Bells of Scotland Arr Master Carter Brandon (prlmo) RuEtlc Dance Selected Miss Lucll.c York Air Tyrollenne Arr Miss Mamie Deuel Clel D'Azur Novara Miss Francis York Tne Keepsake Petrie Miss Maud Jones (prlmo) Nocturne Hunten Miss Lillian Ward Impromptu tleller Miss Genevieve Wormian Old Onkeu Bucket Transcription Solected ' Miss Ivy Bocck Iris... , ... l'fefferkorn Miss Gertrude Fay Flower Song Lauee Miss Lottie Walz Aven Thome Miss Amy Wa:z Prelude In A minor DcKoven M"i. Mary Ashurst Mazurka In P miner Leschctlzky Sterling Rotbcrmnl Waltz In E flat Durand Lloyd Elwood L'Argentino Kctterer Trcve Lumsaen Ripples ol tlie Alabama... Andrews Vernon vawter Jackson to the Front. SALEM, Or., Nov. 29. Jackson county has sprung to second place among th6 counties of Oregon in tax able wealth. Marion county, which has for many years oocupied second plae, has dropped to fifth place, and perhaps lower. Not all tbe assess ment returns have been received yet, but it is already apparent that ut least three counties have stepped above Marlon in assessed valuation. Multnomah county, of course, is still first, her assessment for 1905 not yet being known definitely. Jackson will come second with a valuation of over 812,000,000. Washington prob ably third with 810,000,000, Umatilla probably fourth with 810,105,000 and Marion probably fifth with 899,824,000. There are annmber of wealthy coun tios yet to report, among them be ing Lane, Linn and Clackamas, tny of whlob may surpass Marion and put that county still further down tbo list. Jackson county's assessment this year shows an increaso of about 200 per cent for laBt year the assessment was only 81,600,000. For Sale' 215 acres of Orst-cisss farming, al falfa and orchard land. Two and one half miles southwest of Medford. Good barn and granary. Eighteou acres in alfulfa. J. W. Cox, Mod ford. M-it S. A. D. Puter aud Horace G. Mo Kluley, noted pioneers in the laud fraud business of Oregou, are once more iu the limelgiht. Already con vloted of defrauding the government, sentenoed and under 81000 bonds each pending judgment by tbe United States supreme court, now resting under indictment jointly with Sena tor Mitohell, Representatives Her mann and Williamson and F. Pierce Mays ou other oounts for similar ofl'ensos, yet they have appurautly wandered into other paths of fraud in whiob the state of Oregon is the inter ested party. Governor Cbaniberlalu aud State Laud Agent West have discovered that operators in the East made a dnpli oate of the seal of the state of Ore gon and then forged certificates of land sales in exact imitation of genu ine originals issued from the state laud office. These spurious certificates were used as collateral to borrow money from bankB iu Minneasota, Wisconsin, Illi nois, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida and probably iu every state east of the Mississippi river. Evidence indicates that the fraud was oonducted on an enormous scale, but how extensive will not be known until tbe holders of the. oertitloatcs send them here for identification. The loss must fall upon the holders of fraudulent certificates, for tbe papers are of no more value than a forged bauk note. Among tbe heaviest holders of fraud ulent certificates thus far discovered are H. Goddard, Larcosse, Wis. ; George Baldwin, Appleton, Wis. ; and II. M. Delaittro, Minneapolis, Minn. The forged certificates now located aggregate 15,000 aaree. The full details of the maunor in whioh the crime waB committed have not been made publio, but from what can be learned it is probable that the operators prepared to oouduot tbo for geries ou a large scale aud carried their plans out. First, they secured a genuine land-sale oertiflcato and re produced it by photography iu tbo form of a zino etching. From this plate they printodyt quan tity of blank certificates. Tboy tbeu bad manufactured for them a dupli cate of the seal of tbe state land board. They learned to imitate the signature of W. H. .Odell, formerly olerk of tbe board, and did this iu a manner that is at least oreditable to their skill. With this preparation tbey were able to issue land-sale certificates that would take au expert to distinguish from tbe originals. There are several particulars in whioh the forgories can be distinguished, unless tbe operators havo in some caBes tuken groater pre cautious than is now apparaut. For one thing, the fraudulent certificates seem to be all printed upou paper tbat baB never been used iu tbe state printing office. It is "sterling lodg er," a paper manufactured in the East, and, according to printing office authorities, never used here A close inspection of the typograph ical work will also, in all probability, aid in distinguishnig the forged cer tificates, for priutors say tbat the blanks printed from tbe zino otchings ere not as, clear aa those printed from tvpe. There may bo some evidouoe Becurcd from tbe signatures, though this is doubtful. After looking at some of the forged signatuuros, Oou eral W. H. Odell said he was unable to say positively whether tbo slgna- turesjwore bin own or not. It was at first thought tbat tbe op orators had Becured from tho state land office a quantity of blank cortlfl catos already signed up by the olerk, so that tboy bad the genuine signature and soal, but further investigation seoms to disprovo this supposition, General Odell says ho was always care ful about signing blanks until tboy had been filled In, aud other evidence shows that at least a large part of tbe forgeries are fraudulent in every par ticular. IISS EIFERT L Following is the day noou : Jessie Eifert Lulu Porter Ella Orth Mrs. Stoddard Maud RIppey Lyda Ring Vin Carter vote up to Thurs- 12,002 12,308 3510 US 5057 1518 22' Tbe contest closes at 0 p. m. , Satur day, December 3ut.D. Card of Thanks. I wish to express my deep apprecia tion of tho kindness and sympathy of my neighbors aud froinds In my lato bereavement. I cannot tbuuk thorn enough. MRS. W. .0. DANIELSUN. The masquerade boll at Gold Hill Thanksgiving nigbt was a great suo- A foot of snow fell in the Dead In dian oouutry during the recent storms. There are three tickets in the field in the munioipal election at Ash land, wbloh takes place next Tuesday. The Tnlont and. Phoenix football teams met ou the gridiron at the lat ter place on Thanksgiving day. Tal ent won by a score of 10 to 0. Ashland is to have a now business blook. Tbe Bank of Ashland and Emil Peil are to build it It will be a two-story struoture . with a 48-foot front. The residence of J. A. Harvey at Gold Hill bad a narrow ' esoape from being destroyed by fire one di y last week through the overturning of a lamp. The valuation of taxable property iu Ashland hns been increased by As sessor Applegate'a asBesSmeut from 8670,719'in 1904 to 881,023,611, an ln orease of 239 per cent. Tho Ashland Elootrio Light Co. hn offered its plant to tbe oity of Ash land for the cost of tbe plant and 7 pr cent interest, wbioh is figured to be about 800,000. Inoluded isja tweu ty-yeur contract with the Condor Water & Power Co., whioh now fur nishes tbe ourreut to the oity. W. J. Smith, this week shipped to San Frauoisoo, a fine lot of turkeys for the Tahnksgiving trade, nays the Gold Hill News. One of thorn dressed thirty-five pounds. We believe tbat is the largest turkey so far that has been luised in Southern Oregon, if not in the state. Anyway, it's not so small. The memorial services of tho B. P. O .E., were hold at Ashland Sunday and were attended by a largo number of Elks and tbeirfriendsJfronKall over Southern Oregon. The program con sisted of calling for tho nnmos of de ceased members of Ashland lodge; musio by tho Ashland quartotto, con sisting of Messrs. Burnett, Tillon, Patrick nud Mitchell; reading of Thanatopsis," by J. M. Potter; a solo, "Avo Maria," by Miss Mabej Jouos, of Medford ; and an addross by Clarenco L, Keames, of Jacksonville. A banquet was served after the cere monies had been concluded. Tbe Sunday school convention held at Ashland November 29th aud 30th, was muob of a success. Tho.reproseu tation from the various Sunday scbouls iu tho county was very good, and tho talks of the state wokers, W. J. Mcrritt and J. P. Condon, were greatly appreciated. Tbo annual meet ing of tho county organization will be hold iu tbo spring. Following aro the officers: President,, Fred ,0. HotnoB, Jr., ABhlund; vioe-pesidents, Mrs. Ida B. Tryor, Medford ; ;Mrs. Badger, Ashland ; corresponding secretary, Wm. Palmer, Ashland; rooordlng sec retary, Julia Fielder, Modrord ; treas urer, D. 11. Millor, Medford. Bennett Million, a pioneer and old est citizen of Ashland, died at bis homo on Oak stroot Tuesday evoning of last wook; agod ninety-three years, nine mouths aud sixteen dayB. Ho 1b survived by his wife and twelve ohlldreu, bis own doath boing the first iu his family. The deceased died of old age gradually wasting away from the ravages of tlmo. He haB boon an Invalid for sovoral years. The children nro: Mrs. Ellon Giddings, John Million, , Mrs. Sarah Kentnor, Mrs. Laura Howard, Mrs. Maltha Morgan, Miss Lizzie Million, W. B., Joseph T. and Chns. C. Million, all of Ashland, Mrs. Alice Baldwin, of Klamath Falls, Mrs. Phoebo A. Lyttlo ton, of Hilts, Culif. Struck u New Pocket, Every onco in a while after disap pearing tor a fow weeks tbe Rboten brothers of Gold Hill showed up with a lot of rich rock and puro gold, which they have dug out of n pookot somo whtro in tho hills of Soutbom Oro- gon. Somo tMnes tnny nuvo a tew hundred dollars somotimos moro, somotimos not so much but there is usually enough to koep the "pot boil ing" for a tlmo and leuve enougb to outfit another prospecting expedition The latest Hud is probubly tho big geBt they buvo yet mndo. In the Kanes creek district tho otbor day, Enoch, George and Albert Rboten found a pocket tbat was estimated yielded between 88000 and 810,000. It is said that somo of it was so'.nearly pure gold that It wouldn't "break" and bad to bo pried olf tbo Bidowalls with sharp instruments. One pioco oxhibited at Gold Hill vas'two Inches wide, nearly half an inch thick and sovoral inchos long, and was almost puro gold, having but a fow bits of quartz scattored through it. TUo Rhotou brothors havo loused tbe end upon wbioh tho pookot ,was found nnd are following tho vein iu hnpos of striking moro of tho yellow motul. Guaranteed Forest Kouorvo scrip for sale, in l.irge or small quantities, by Frank E. Alley, upstairs, over Land Otllce, Kosoburir, Oregon. Will place Bime for non-resident purchasers. Opinions of Some of Citizens-Serious Otherwise. Our and G. T. Faucett: "1 had a lotter this week from my brother, Rev. Robert Faucett, who is a missionary at Moradabad, India. In it be tells that thore arrived at his home ou Oo- tober 18th, a Que girl baby. Yes, let ter has been all this time gottiug hero wblob, in a way, gives me a very forceful idea that brother is u loug ways from his native heath." M. M. Gault: "Yes, I am taking it easy these days, but I don't like this dose of rhoumatism. I can under stand why, wheu a fellow is working every day, that he will havo a touch of rheumatism in his shoulder ouoe iu a while, but will you tell me!why in thunder a tollow that isn't doing auy-thiug-at all should be bothered that way?" George F. Merritnan: "I believe the Morriman shop is tbe 'heavy weight shop' of Southern Oregou. We are none of us very small. I pull down tbe scales at 234 myself, thou thero's Joe Caskey is no featherweight with his 225 pouuds. Young Goorge,thoro, while not as big ns he feels, weighs 198 and Tom Tonniug, while he isn't very 'tall up' Is protty 'wide out,' and balances the steelyard at 191. That's a total of 8-18 and I don't be lieve it oau be beaten by any shop iu Southern Oregou with the same num ber of men, Besides that we work just like we weigh, and will staok up against any of tbem of any weight for oapaoity to do good work and lots of it." Dr. J. F. Roddy: "No, I havsu't any news to give you about tbe pro posed railroad to tbe Blue Ledge just uow. During the past week tbeir havo been 'air' Uuos several hundred miles of tbem built from almost evory town in Southern Oregou to that mine. All 1 oan ' say at presout is, tbat thuro will be a road into tbat country perhaps sooner than a wholo lot of people, figure. Tbo mines are looking first tate. A new body ot ore was struck the other dny, whichbns an ouoouraging appearance. For good showing, oousidoring the amount of development work,, that section can not be beaten by any ooppor distrlot in the country." J. D. Hoard: "You thought I wits haudiqg ynu a bunoh of hot air when I told you that story last week about tnoso Nome people aud bo did some of tbo othor people; but I won out straight through tho deal aud oallod tho turn at the last. Tbo evoning The Mail came out Thursday evoning I wns sitting in the lobby of th Hotol Nash talking with throe of those ldoutioal chaps, whon fn rushes a good friend of mine, and wanted to know what 1 meant by hnuding out a lot of ozone like tbnt. My roply was to introduce him to my compan ions uud thou read tho article aloud. Tbo gentlemen from tho north ou dorsod every word of it. It wus 'tail glasses' for five and hereafter my Medford friend will 'know it's so' wheu he sees it iu The Mail, and ho'll be chary about stacking up against yours truly." A Citizen: "Strikos mo that It wouldn't be a bad idoa for those street lights to bo ligbtod in tho morning from 5 o'olock to 0:30. Tboro are quito a number of puoplo whose busi ness requires them to come down, or up, town as tho case may be at that time in tho morning, and at this tlmo of year it is fiequontly as dark as tbe proverbial staok of black cuts. I am not kioking very hard, for I know that the city council has 'troubles of its own,' but wo onu't dlsguiso the fnot that tho street lights aro entirely inadequate, and strangers notice nnd complain of the situation quito fre quently. In everything olso title city is equal to any city of its size in Ore gon, but tho Btroet lights are a farce, to say tbo least. A man ought to enrry an accident policy when he trnvorscs tho streots of Medford ufter dark, or before daylight." J. O. Pendlotun: "What are wo doing In our neighborhood? To bo strictly oonfldontlal, wo nro working all tho tlmo tending strictly to busi ness. You uovor saw n farmor in yoirr llfo who over run out of somoting to do. That's tho way wo aro fixed over at Table Rook. Most of us aro farm ers real farmers and if wo can't work outside, there's always some thing to do inside. Although 1 nm somewhat of a booster for my own particular part of tho county and boostors somotimos are oarrod away by their own outhuBlam, 1 havo nover found anyono yot who would nttomp to disprove the stutomont that the Table Rook district was one of tho best outlying districts In tho county as a productive, prosperous section, ns a moral, lntolligout com munity, as ovorythlng whioh goes to mnko happy homos uud produce good oitlzons." A. Slovor, drayman. Safod moved up-stairs, down stairs, any old place, quickly and cheaply. Untying of all kind promptly nttentlod to. 10-tf. If you want to Mine, Saw Lumber, liaise Fruit, Grow Stock or do most anything alee yon will find your opportunity here THE HAIL tells about it FILLED WASHINGTON, Deo. l.-The presi dent today made the following ap pointments in Oregon : To be United States Distriot Attor ney for the Distrlot of Oregou Will lam O. Bristol, vloe Franois J. Honey, regsigned. To be Register of tbe Land Office at Roseburg Benjamin L.Eddy,oi Tilla mook, Or., vice Joseph T. Bridges, removed. . To be Reoelver of Publio Moneys at Roseburg James M. Lawrenoe, of Bend, (Jr., vice JnuieB H. Booth, re moved. , William U. Bristol, Oregon's new Untied States district attorney, is a well-known Portland attorney. He came to this oity from the East some years ago aud was employed by Cot ton, Teal & Minor and Teal & Minor before engaging In private praotloe. He aUo served ns land expert tor' the Southern Paolfio land department. James Lawrence, receiver of the Roseburg land oflloe, is United States commissioner at Bend, Or., and edil tor of the Bend Bulletin. Ho is wel known in Portlaud, having been on the staff of tbe Oregonian for sevoral yearB, formerly living at Oregon City, where he was enngaged iu newspaper work aud whore he first beoame fa miliar with land matters. He was appointed United ' States commission er at Bend in 1902 by the late Judge Bollinger, who also indorsed him for his new offioo. . B. L. Eddy, of Tillamook, register of the RoBoburg land offioo, Is an at torney of well-known standing in the state. He served in several state leg islatures, attained prominenoe as ohalrmau of tbe judlolnry oommlttee, and was a leadiiigt,oand!dato for speak er two years ago, and iu the last state eleotiou an unBUooessful nomiueeJor clrouit judge. He is theauthor offthe Eddy oorporatlon tax law which nas yielded the state a great deal of rovo- nue. Mr. Eddy's appointment was agreed upon soveral months ago. Mr. . Honey has been appointed spooial assistant to Distrlot Attorney Bristol and will conduot tho proseou tiou in the laud fiaud casos, which will como up for trial after the holi days. Operations Suspended. It is not likely tbat auy further work will be doue on the road bed of the Medford & Crater Lake railroad until spring opens. Tbe rails have been inid into Eagle Pout, but tbe work of ballasting the traok will prob ably bo postpouod until dry weather. Several ronsons aro responsible for this, principle among them being the ohurooter of some of tho boII over whioh the rond is built and tho point where ballast is to be taken from the Bear orook bottom. Muoh of the route betweon the bridge ovor Boar creek and-tbo "des ert" runs through blnok sticky ?and, whioh, ns Boon as it becomes wet, is almost lmpussiblo to handle, is very soft aud unstable The Littlt Butte orook bottom is of similar obaraoter, so that to build a permanont road bed during tho wot season would bo diffi cult and oxpeusive. In the matter of ballast, it bus been tho lutoutiou to run a spur traok into tbe head of Bear crook ubovo tho bridge and tuke gravel from thero, doopening'and straighten ing tho chnunol at that point, wbile scouring tho necessary ballust for the rond. It is not deemed politic to do this uow, as Boar crook has u habit of gotting ou a rampage occasionally and might causo a loss of tbo spur truok, and tbe lutter being ubove the bridgo, would oudaugor that struoture If washed out. Tho company, however, Is arrang ing to let grading contracts for the ronialning distnuco botwoou Eagle Point and tho town of Butte Falls, and Gousidorablo work may bo douo this winter In tho way of rock work on tho furthor end. Tho Mull in as sured that before tho middle of sum mer tho rond will bavobeeu completed to Butto Falls, ns there seems to be. a dotormlnutlou ou the part of tho oom pitny to push It through as fust as possible School Meeting Culled. Notioes buvo been posted by School Clerk Jones calling a mooting for school district No. 49, to be hold at the school house in Medford ou Tues day, Decombor 26th, at 2 o'oloak. Tho object of said mooting is to levy a tax for the ensuing yoar and to vote on a proposition authorizing the di rectors to rotund the prosont indobt odness. Anti-Saloon League Meeting. A huge uinss mooting of all Jaokson County Anti-Suloon League wlil be hclil iu tho Baptist church Tuosday, Docombor 12th, at 7:30 p. m. Dr. G. L. Tufts and othor .prominent mon will mnko nddresses. Th's will bo an unnsnul meeting of lntorest.aud im portance. All who love the homo and nro Interested In gocd governmout are especially Invited.