The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, December 15, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON Is tli est Jttel If you want to Mine, Saw Lumber, liaise Fruit, Grow Stock or do most anything elee yo will find your opportunity here THE HAIL tells about it part of the United Stateo. BOGUE RIVER VOLLEY is the best ptut of Oregon MED FORD li In the contor ol the valley ana THE MAIL tuti best papeH VOL. XVII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1905 NO. 50. VERY CLEVER Attorney Muhlon Putdiu was, last week, the victim of a very clever swindler, and by the swindle someone is out 8200. Tbo story of ths swindlo as perpe trated upon Mr. Purdiu ib told in the 4 following linos: About two woeks ago a man, clerical In appearance and fairly well dressod, called at his oflice, in Medford, and, af .er introducing himself as Jos. Ad dison, statod that he had u claim of 8230 against W. K. Kincaid, a furmor living south of Ashland, and ho (Ad dison) wauted Mr. Purdiu to lake the matter, up with Kincaid with a view to settlement. Addison stated that ho had . recently purchased a farm near Talent and that during the past fall Kincaid had driven a band of cattle past his place and had asked permission of him (Addison ) to put the cattle in his corral over night; that one of Kincaid's men had left a barn door opeu and that during the night a vicious animal from the herd had entered his barn and -had killed one horse and injured anothor so bad ly that it had to be killed; that when the havoo wrought during tho night bud been discovered Kincaid had agreed to put up 8150 as payment for the team, but this Addison would not accept, claiming the team to be worth 8250, They had somo hard words aud parted, leaving tho matter unsettled. Addison asked Mr. Purdiu to wrtto to Kincaid stating that if he (Kin caid) would pay him 8250 he would settle the mutter, otherwise he would sue him for 8300, the alleged value of the team. A letter was written by Mr. Purdiu to Mr. Kincaid as per in struction aud within a few days he re ceived a reply stating that he would not pay him 8250 as tho team was not worth that amount, but that he would pay 8200 rather than to have further trouble and ho iuclosed his check on the Bank of Ashland for that amount, payable to Mr. Purdin A couple of days later Addison dropped into Mr. Purdiu's office to learn what had been dene in the mutter aud he was shown Mi Kincaid's lotter. Aftoi a proper hesitancy he agrees to ac;opt the compromise aud Mr. Purdiu took the check to the First National Bank, drew tho money and handed it to Ad diBon, who, very generously, gave Mr. Purdiu 815 for his trouble. A receipt iu full was giveu by Addisou in full settlement of the claim. Immediately Mr. Purdin wrote to Mr. Kincaid stating that he had effected the sotltement aud molosod the receipt. A couple of days later Mr. Purdiu had his letter and tho re ceipt returned to him with a note from Mrs. Kincaid saying there had beeu a ni intake made and that his let ter was undoubtedly intended for some other person, as Mr. Kincaid had had uo dealings with Addison aud did uot know such a mau. Mr. Purdiu at once took the matter up with the bank and learned from Cashier Alford that the Bank of Ash laud had passed the check and had' given his bauk credit for the amount. Addison in the meantime bad made himself scare iu these parts and has uot since been seen or heard from. Of course the whole affair was a forg ery from start to finish and the story told on Kincaid was a lie. Tho forg . ery must have been a very clover one to have passed the Ashland bauk s without detection. A fuller description of the swindler is here given : Ho was fully six feet tall, slightly stooping Bhoulders, dark complexion and smooth shaved; front teoth very darkly discolored; would weigh about 180 pouuds and was neatly dressed in dark clothos, with soft black cloth overcoat and soft black hat; smiles readily and has the appearance of Do ing a preacher, a tnacher or doctor more than a farmer ; smooth talker and uses good language. This same fellow, it is learned, tried the same scheme on Attorney J. R. Neil at Jacksonville, and woula hove pulled down 82C0 over thero had ho not, presumably, became frightened after making tho raise here. In this instance his claim was again it Fred Rapp, a farmer, also living near Tal ent. Tho forged check was sent to Mr. Neil and would undoubtedly havo been paid. Mr. Rapp is a juryman nt Jacksonville this week and while there Mr. Neil informed him that he still held bis check for 8200 iu payment of the claim. Mr, Neil was very prompt ly infoimed' that he bad no check signed by him for any claim and further developments proved the forg eryand by the Bame person who swindled Mr. Purdin. SI 00 Reward. The above reward will be paid for the arrest and conviotton of the por bou who took a set of billiard balls from tbe billiard hall of the Medford saloon on Saturday evening, December 9th. VOUNG &. HALL, Medford, Orugon. Ask your grocer for Kogue River Creamery butter 70 ?euts per square. LAND OFFICE A Salem di spa toil of December 12th indloaUs that whoever did the whole sale forging of the state lacd oertifl catea had a complete plant for so do lug, iu fact and what might be termed a "private laud office." More during aud more extensive forgerios have beeu discovered in the laud-fraud oases, showlugthat Horace McKinley and S. A. D. Puter, having lost all hope of escaping the peniten tiary, entered upon & scheme of forg ery which they could not hope to keop long from detection, aud worked their scheme vigorously uud successfully iu tbo last tbreo months. It is thought here that the two laud sharps have loft the country ana will uevor be seen bore aguiu, unless brought back by extradition. It is reported here that McKinley was last heard of in Japan. Two bundles o? forged certificates of sale were roceived today, oue this morning disclosing nothing new ex cept that tho signature of ex-Clerk M. L. Chamberlaiu had been forged, as well as that oj W. H. Odeil. The other bundle of oertilloutes was re ceived late this afternoon and brought to light new schemos for deception and swindling. The lust bunch of couuterfelt cer tificates of scrip for sale of school laud was received by the land bonrd yesterday afternoon, through a local bauk, from au eastern bank, The counterfeits were of Bevon genuine certificates for 32Q acres each, owned by the Mullor Lumper Company, of Dapvonport. la. Neither the laud board nor the bank iu this city will discloso tho name ol tho owner of the counterfeits or give out any informa tion indicating who sold them to that owner. Even the bank iu this oity,to which the bogus papers were sent, does not want its name mentioned in oounooi tion with this last . transaction. The banker explained this moruing that probably the end3 of justice would Do defeated by giving out the informa tion asked for. It is openly asserted, however, that the forgeries, which are, becoming increasingly numerous duily(are to bo laid at the door S. A. D. Puter aud Horace MoKiuloy. Moreover, not only printed blanks of laud sale certificates, but also of laud office receipts, and on "safety" papers, exactly such as is used iu the land office. In addition to the names of former clerk?, W. H. Odell and M. f . Chamberlaiu, that of the present clerk, G, G. Brown, has been forged also, and eaoh day only serves to bring news cf a wider rango of operations among the states of the middle west aud those further east and south. From the last bunch of papers Clerk G. G. Brown discovered that Puter not only printed blank forms of laud salo certificates, but printed blank forms of land office recoipts, upon "safoty" paper exactly like that used in the state laud office. Ho also had letterheads of the laud offlce,and pro cured rubber stamps to filll in tbe blanks iu receipts. How the gang of forgers could in duce sealmakers, . lithographers and pi inters to furnish the material with which to perportato this fraud is a queston that the state land board is asking. EU"rt3 will be made to locate tbe ;e s:ns who havo thuB been indi rectly parties to tho fraud, uudor oircumstuuoes which would at least arouso their suspicion. At the expense of a few hundred dollars for printing, the forgers estab lished a complete land offico, so far as equipment goes, and tho" territory over which they operutcd embraces the whole of the western. part of the stute of Oregon. Tho latest additions to the forgeries concern laud in Crook county. Tho favorite Held, however, seems to huve been Cocs and Curry counties, where tho timber Is thick est. McKinley operated extensively among family friondB at La Crosse, Wis., and is now thought to be in Japan. Look Out for Him. Tho following froni the Lakovlew Herald might, perhaps, prove of in terest to Jackson county merchants, as it is evident thut the forger ifl headed this way.. Look out for per sonal checks presented by strangers, Last week wo made local mention of the ifact that a bogus check had beeu cabbed at tbe First National Bank of Lakoview. Since then it has developed that four of these checks were put into circulation in Lake ouuty, and a warrant has Deen issued for the arrest of one H. A. Hiram, alias H. S. Franklin, alias Henry Stanley, who is suspected as the man who forged the checks. Sheriff Rinohart has sent out no tices depcriptive of this man and 1b using every available effort to cap ture him. , Tho mnu wa3 Inst seen in tbo vic inity cf Merrill, Klamath county. It seems that an organized gang parsed through here, passing bogu chucks as a chiuf occupation and trad ing horses as a sido issue. STREET ECHOES Opinions of Some of Our Citizens-S e r i o u s and Otherwise. F. H. Hull: "Talking about mak ing new business aud getting la out side capital? Want to tell you that this week I received au order from Idaho Falls, Idaho, for 100 of those novolty mirrors I am putting out. The party will uso them as advertise ment for his businoss. Why, yes, I urn doing a good lot of work iu my photo novelties. They are new aud iu overy respect novel and that's what tho people waut-sometuiug dif- J forent." Ed.Audrows: "You remember that fellow 1 introduced to you a few j weeke ago J. W. Broadbent, of Mitchell, South Dakota? Well, that j fellow did all kinds of business horej iu buying real estate. He purchased the Cox ranch of 1-100 acres, east of j Medford, payiug 810,000 for it. Hej also bought 620 acres of the Coleman j land, uIbo east of Medford. For this he paid 4000. What is he going to do ! with all thiB land? Well, let me tell you. He is going to put out fruit on 1 the Colouiaii laud aud is going to, convert the Cox place into au up-to-date dairy farm. I am now having the correct lines run on the Coleman tract for him. Mr. Broadbent hasj traveled all over tho coast country, : including California aud British Co-1 lumb'n, and says ho has fouud no thing equal to "Southern Oregon as a whole, and he is espeoilly fovorably impressed with Medford. There are a grent number of fellows liko him back iu those northern middle west states who nave money who would like Immensely well to livo iu thiB country and they would be living hero if they only kuew what the coun try aud olimate were like. Several of my acquaintances have come here aud thoy are more than satisfied." Entertained Eastern Star Officers. Oa Wednesday evening, Decoinber Gth, Mrs. C. I. Hutchison, Worthy Matron of Ramos Chapter, O. E. S., entertained about thirty rogular offi cers of that order at her pleasnut and spacious home, in West Medford, Tho house was dooorated very beau tifully aud fittingly most of the decorations being symbols of the or der. There wore stars suspended from aud attached to all parts of the interior of the dwelling and these were in the colora of the order red, white, blue, green and yollow. la one room these stars were linked together with ribbons of lodge colors and thece so arranged as to form a huge canopy in the center of the room. Carna tions aud mistletoo played no small part in the decorations and were everywhere iu profusion. When the invitations were Bent out a request was made that oach who could be in atteudauce should repre sent some song, and there were none who did not comply with this request hence it cannot but be presumed that the evening Btartod off gaily, as there was a prize given to the person who could guess tho greatest number of souga represented. The prize was won by Mrs, Pickel. ' Following this came a short but very entertaining program, consisting of a solo by Mrs. Vawter, a trio by Mesdumes Pickel aud Vawter and Miss Jones, a duet by Mirses Hazel Davis and Feru Hutchison and a solo by Miss Joues. After this came refreshments of .nut sandwiches, ohicken salad, escaloped oysters, cake, sherbet, salted almonds and coffee. Toasts were offered by Hon. W. I. Vawter, E. N. Warner and ChaB. Kiug. Tho party was givou the officers by Mrs. Hutchison as an acknowledgment tif her opprecation of the many little courtesies extended to her by them during her term as chief officer of the lodge. Those present were: Mr, aud Mrs. II. U. Lumbdeu, Mr. and Mrs. McGowau, Mr. aud Mrs. Strang, Mr. and Mrs. Vawter, Dr. and Mrs. Pickel, Mr. aud Mrs. I'M, Wamor, Mr, uud Mrs. Klwood, Mr, and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Miller, Mrs. Sears, Miss Gertrude Weeks, Mr. Chaa. King, Mrs. L. B. Warner, Miss Mubel Joues. MISS EIFERT L Following is the vote up to Thurs day nuou : Jo&sio Eifort 13,010 Ella Orth :i5io Mrs. S'.oddard . 03 .Maud Rippoy 5037 Lyda King f,19 Ni.'j Garter 227 The contest clones at G p. in,, Satur day, Dfccetubei 30th. The Gold Hill Girls' Baud will giro a masquerade ball ou Christmas night. Em 11 Seorudor, formerly of Orefon City, has purchased the bakery and confectionery store formerly oouduot ed by J. A. U am merely at Gold Hill. A Northern California lumberman advertises in tho Tidings for a wife. If he would get out aud hustle a little he wouldn't havo to advertise Aebhud hold its 'city' e'er Ion next Tuesday. There are "three tiukots in the field, (but the main issue is wheth er tho oity shall be avowedly "wet" or presumably "dry, " Wm.gJ. Doueguuaged twouty-oight years.died nt tho home of Thos. Corr, on flFoots orok, Decembor 4th, of pneumonia. He was not physioially robust aud a severe cold dovelopod iti to the disease which causod his death. Chas. Chaudlor, the veteran locomo- tivo engineer, who was retired last week, after thirty years coutinuous service with the Southern Facitlo Compauy, was presented with a gold headed cane, Buitably inscribed, by his fellow employes at Ashland. Sanky I, Sonnichsou, of Ashland, died, at that city Sunday morning of tuberculosis. He is the fourth or the eight children of the Sonnichsou fam ily to pass away withiu the past few years. He was in his twenty-first year. Sheep growers report considerable loss and annoyauce from the depreda tions of coyotes, iu spite of tho vigil uuco of the herdors, J. S. Herriu, cf Ashland, bus lost a dozeu Lino sheep lately by tho cunning animals. Since the bouuty was taken off the coyoto has increased iu numbers. Ashland must be growing. Some of its newspapers mention Talent as "tho bustling northern suburb." Medford newspaper people have boon iicoueed of having all kinds of "nerve," but wo must take off our hats to Ashland. We haven't dared to uudertako to nnuex Phoenix and Central Point yot. The oity of Ashland has taken an option for tho purcha30 of the hold ings of the Ashland Electric Light Co. for fifteen days. Tho prico do mauded by the company ia 601,101 aud iuciudes all tho holdings of the com pany, together with its ooutract with the Ray people. Tho Gold Hill flre department is to compete in a rizo drill shortly. The company is to be divided into two rquads aud upon tho day of ihe con test which will be sot later ou each aquad will bo required to run a cer tain distance, unreel a certain num ber of foot of hose, couple to tho hydrant and get water. Tho win ners will receive 810 and the losers 35, The well-boring operations conduct ed by tho Southorn Pacific Company at Ashland resulted in finding artes ian water at a depth of 135 feet, the water flowing from the pipe casing which rises Bovoral feet above tbo ground. The well will be sunk doopor in the expectation of getting a flow under stronger pressure. Several land owners about Ashland are contemplat ing the seeking ot artesian wells. At a meeting of the fire department of Gold Hill last week tho following officers were elected: J. H. Beemau, president; C, F. Youug. first vlco- prsident; E. C. Wells, second vice- president; J. H. McClendon, treasur er; D. II. Cheney, secretary; W. Dungey, foreman ; A. J. Olson, first asBistaut foreman; Fred Penuingor, Beoond assistant foreman ; trustees, 3: 11, Beemau, C. F. Youug, A. E. Kellogg. Makes One Feel Good. Perhnps somo of ourroudors remom bor Will Carletou's poem of tho "Ed itor and tho Farmer," showing that oven newspaper mou, are" human utid uppreclato a word of commendation for the wood things he does which lie doesn't always get but he is sure to rocoive what's coming to him if he makes u mistake. Tho Mail editor is uot au Reception, and as a conse quence tbe rccoipt of a lotto r liko the oue published below makes him feel pretty good. liov. H. O. Brown, writ ing from Rosoburg, nays: "Allow mo to express my apprecia tion of and at tho sume time congrat ulate you upon me timoly, clear, strong and muniy editoriul which, ap pears In The Mail of tho 1st hint., on the political situation iu tho stute. Such utterances us this you havo mudo must of necessity have much weight witn tne thinking persons lu all parties, and will tend to the puri fication of politics, the elevation of the standard of official life and con duct and the uplifting of tho individ ual, the state and tho nation. 1 feel that every man interested in tho bet terment of the race is under a debt of gratitude to you for the staud you have taken. The Mail comes regular ly and Is read with eagerness by the entire family. Wo aro delightfully situated here, have a nice home, a largo and appreciative congregation and I am getting acquainted with the people generally, but I shall hIwmvh .nave a tenner icoiing ror Jackson county ami the friends made tlu-i Wilson strawberry plantB ' for j sale at per 1000. Ask for priceg ou orner varieties. to. ulp r-K, i Medfoid, Oregon. 10-R DEATH OF SEN ATOR MITCHELL Senator John H. MitoheU died last Friday aioruiug at the Good Samuri- tan hospital at Portland of diabetic i coma brought about indirectly from hemorrhage resulting from tbe extrac tion of severul teth. The bleeding could not be stopped and the wouk uose subsequout to excessive loss of blood brought about the ooma which resulted in death. . ' Stuu'or Mitahoil was bom in Penn sylvania in 1635. He bogau life as a school teacher, but lu 1657 com menced the study of law. He entered the office of Samuel A. Purviauue, where he was soon made a partner, and remaned there threo years. . Iu 1SG0 he luft Penusylvauia and wont to California, aud after stuyiug at San Luis Obispo a fow mouths, came to Oregou, where he has resided the past forty-five years. . Senator MitoheU reached Portland luto iu I860, and within one year after his arrival he was elected oity attor ney. One year more aud he was sent to the state senate. Another two years and he was ohosen president of the state senate. In 18G0 ho failed-by one vote of winning tho Ropubliouu caucus nomination for United States seuator,yet such was his Btrength thut defeated the oaucuB nominee, though uuable to win the position for him self. Six years later be in 1872, ho whb elected United States ' senator from Oregou for the first time and began his long term of service at Washing ton iu March, 1873. About this time Senator Mitchell married Miss Martha Price, a mem ber of a prominent Oregon family. Iu 1879, when Mitchell came up for re-election, tho Deinuorutip party controlled tho Oregon legislature and ho was defeated by James II. Slater. Four years tutor Souator Mitchell again tilled for eloction to the somite, but eighteen Kepublioau members of tho legislature refused to vote for him aud ho was compelled to give way to J. N. Dolph. In 1835 Mitchell succoeded iu win ning the scut in tho senate once moro, throtigh tho aid of Democratic votos, uud iu 1801 ho was so-elected wfth very little opposition, Iu 1807 ho failed of ro-electiou aguiu, because ho had oeeu a silver exponent ut Wash ington. Such was the iutousity of the light over the seuntorship at that time that tho logi&latuo did not evon effect organization. Tho uext four jenra aro said to have been hard ones for Senator Mitchell. Ho hud allowed his business to sutler, and failing of ro-eleution he was with out resources. But tho remarkublo political inlluence ho. had dovelopod had uot all left him, aud factional Btruggles came to his rescue iu the session of 1001. Thore had beeu u deadlock iu the senatorial contest tho entire session t aud whon, on the last night, no soua tor had been chosen, Senator Mitohelr- was olectod United States senutor from Oregou for tho fourth time, His term would havo oxpirod in 1007. Senutor Mitcholl hud two sons, John H. Mitchell, Jr., an attorney of St. Paul, aud Hiram E. Mitchell, a lieu tenant In tho regular army, now sta toined at Now York; also throe daugh ters, ono of whom died at Washington last winter; another is married to the Duko of Rochofoacauld, u Frouoh muu. Mrs. John II. MitoheU lives in Purls with hor daughter, tho Duchess do Rochofouoauld. Tho othor uu ugh ter resides at Canton, Ohio. Tho report of tbo death of Senator Mitchell caused a profound impres sion in Washington and on evory side sympathy and regrot were expressed over his misfortunes aud sud end. Few senators wore bo well known at tho federal capital as he, where he speut so many years of his life and was Tory popular with tho Washing ton public. Suspected of Train Wrecking. From Ashlaud Tidings: A ne-.vn dispatch of Monday troin Sunta Barbara, Calif,, buys: Sheriff Slowart, of this county, has beou advised of the urrost at Coalings, of E. McKInney and E. J. Snow, two men suspected of attempting to blow up the Southern Pacific "Coaster" on the Los Alamos viaducts soveral weeks ago. Tho arrests woro made by a spociul agout of the Southorn Pa cific, who it is said, haa strong cir cumstantial evidenoo against tho sus pects. Tho men will be brought to &aula Barbara at onoo. The two mon aro voll known horo, Ed McKInney rau a garago of auto mobiles in town all tho summor of 1001, the first in Ashland. Snow was a chauffeur and mis with Mo- Kinney all tho time. Wbilo tho nov elty of uutumobiliug lasted the men did quite u business with tho ma- ohlnns. McKinnoy 1b a married man and had his wife with him hero, re siding on Oak street. Nothing was known of tho mon horo on which to grouud a suspicion that they would n guilty of a criino like that reporod of thorn in Southorn California. GREASES VALUES The problem of irrigation Is begin ning to present itself quite forcibly to the people of this valley. For all the years since the first emigrants turned their cattle loose in tho tall grass near the confluence of Wagner aud Bear creeks in tho early flftlos up to a very fow years ago, this question of increasing tho productive power of the soil, and consequently Its valuo has uot boon considered so oarofully as is meritod by its importance among the agriculturists of the Koguo river ralloy. It is true thut some, by rea son of favorable looatlon and rlparlau privileges have mado use of artificial irrigation to their own benefit, but not to suoh an extent ub to luduco their neighbors to make any strenu ous oll'orfcs to seoure a like advautago. Latoly, however, it haB been dem onstrated thut many thousand acres now lying unproductive of anything except a little pasturage early in spring, can bo made to produce boon tifnl crops under a systematic scheme of tyrlgation, Some of this land above mentioned to hotter than some of tho rest, of course, but thero isn't any of it but will produce with plouty of water. It has been a difficult mat ter to persuudo mauy farmers of the good results to be attained by irriga tion. Those who have lived a life time In the beuoHoiont climate of Oregon, aud havo uovor Been nature full to provide the moistue uoocssui-y are hard to oonvlncn that climates, like times, are subject to change, and they nro unable to soe the expediency or the necessity of expending n Bum of money to ensure the moisture which nature has been wont to pro vide. Iu former years a big crop would tide the farmer over ono or more slim seasons. It's different now. It 1b necessary to buvo a crop every year, not a "bumper" crop, but a good one, theu when the soasuu comes when all conditions aro fuvor- able tho "bumper" orop comes lu and leaves a substantial balance In tho bank. Evory profession, trade and business is working at high prosy ure these days forcing business, ub flor ists aud market gatdonors forco tlow- ors aud fruit,aud It is up to,tho farm ers of thiB valley to join the proces sion and foroOjby means of irrigation, a return from thoir fields, meadows aud orchards every year. This is uot an "inspired" nrtiolo in tho sense that it 1b writteu in tho iuterost of ono or all of the irrigation companies, now building or project ing schemes for tho irrigation ot tho vafloy, but it ia writtou witn tho hopo that it muy sot somo of our oltizens who havo sot thoir fooes against such schemes to thinking and perhaps tho thinking procoss may bring about a chuugo of mind. In Idaho, as an il lustration, land which has been here tofore considered practically worth lees, a wasto of sago brush and saud, tho domain of tho coyote and the jackrabbit, is now soiling for from 10 to 870 per aero., Why? Simply bo cutiso it comes under ono of the reclamation projects of tho govern ment. Men see what water has done for similar and and reason that it will do aa much for this. Even hoio one can read tho same loeaon. The farm witli water is over fruitful, the oue without water, is fruitful somo times. Iu Klamath county, owing to the proposed building pf a govern ment Irrigation ayscom, land valuos havo advanced greatly, lu this valloy lands which aro uow tho most vulu ablo would appreciate materially; while tho lauds which aro lowest in value would change from non-productive to productive traotfl, increas? the wealth of tho county and firmlyestab lish Jackson lu the position of one of tho woidthiuHt uud most prOHporoua counties of tho state. Welcome the man with tho bona fide irrigation pro ject, give him all the moral encour agement you oatl. If ho has a feast bio plan he doesn't nocd any boniiH, all he needs is tho assuranco of your patrnuugeo. It's euuugh. Order fur Annual Election of City Officers. It Is hereby ordered by tho oity council of the city ot Medford, Ore gon, that tho annual election for the election ot city ol Moors for said oity shall bo hold on tho second Tuosday, being tho OLh day of January, 11X10, for the election of the following offi cers of the oity for tho ensuing year or liKMJ, tnwit: Ono mayor, ono city rooordor, ono city treasurer. Ono councilman for tho first ward j voting place, city hid!. Ono counclfmuu for tho socond ward; voting pluco, Wilson's opora house. One councilman for iho third ward; voting place, Porry's warehouse Judges and clcrkg to bo as follows: 1st ward T. W. Johnsou, judge; F. M. Jordan and J. W. Lawtou, judges and clerks. lid ward J. li. Wilson, judge; Frank Wait aud P. J. Halley, judges and clerks. 3d ward U. L.Snhormorhoru, judge ; F. M, Htowurt and W. T. Vorkjudgua and clerks. The foregoing order was made by the city couiu.ll iu regular ae'ision uK3miblcd on tho 5th day of Incum ber, 1W.j. F. A. HAliTZELL, City liooorder. GEARIN THE SALEM, Or., Deo, 13. Governor Chamberlain appointed John M. Qearin, of Portland, United States senator at 10 o'olook this morning, to succeed the late John H. MitoheU. The governor was at hie office early this morning and with the assistance of Secretary GatenB, he carefully re viewed all tho letters and telegrams of reaommondatiou In favor of all the meu who have been recommendod to him for the office. The communications numbered sev etui hundred. Most of them favored Goarlu, aud not a single one protosted against him. Even thoso advising tho appointment of other men spoke well of Mr. Go&riu. Shortly before in o'c'"H: to ror uor a&kid. tho uowepape;' u-ou and others to retire from the oxooutive chamber, saying he wished to com niuuo with himself. While aloue he used the long-distance telephone, pre sumably to' advise Mr. Geariu of bis appointment. At 10 o'o ock be opened the door aud made the formal an nouncement of Gearin's appointment. "I have been asked to delay this appointment," said tho governor, "but I think the state demands that 1 Bhould aot at onoo. 1 havo appointed John M. Geariu, of JPortlaud, beoaueo he seems to be tho best qualified at thiB time to fill this responsible posi tion, lu makiug the selection, I havo laid aside personal friendships and tried to choose for the host interests of the state. I havo talkod with Mr. Geariu, and I know that he is in ac cord with Prosldout Roosevelt "lu re gard to rate legislation; against graft iu high places and public land frauds. In other wordB, Mr. Geariu is iu har mony with myself in regard to many of the policies of the present national administration, which all , good oitl- zons, regardless oi party, should up hold." Teachers' Local Institute. Thn tppcrn ot '... "ir n"'! Hfrlty held a local institute at that place last Saturday which was well attaaded and wnB thoroughly oujoyed by all. Visit ing teachers wero entertained by the hospltablo people of Talent and tho utmost good will prevailed. Tho exercises wero marred only by tho iU- uoss of Prof. ' Robblus, who should have had the subject of arithmetic. Tho following ia tho order of the in- "Arithmetic," general dieouBsion, J. C. Barnard, 1. II. Jonas, Misses Crookor, Molutyre, Thora Smith and Supt. Daily. "Practical Grammar," by R, H. t.. . .11. I... I fl l)..-.. ,1 Mrs. Hanby, Thora Smith, Supt. Dully and Mr. Sherman. "Naturo Study," by Miss Nettie Molutyro; discussiou by Miss Thorn Smith, A. J. Hanby, J, C. Barnard and Supt. Daily. "Dovolopmont of Character by the Teacher," Miss Thora Smith; discus sion by R. II. Jonas, A. J. Hanby, M. B. Signs, J, C. Barnard aud Miss Jounlo Smith. "Tho Sow English," by M. B. Signs; discussion by J. C. Barnard, "Somo Duties Neglocted by tho Parouts," by J. C. Barnard; discus sion by M. B. Signs, B. M Collins, Miss rocker, E, E. Fobs, Mr. Dunlnp, Mr. Shormau aud Miss Jennie Smith. "Tho Value of Education," by A. J. Hunby. ( "School Libraries," by B. M. Col lins; discussion by M. B. Signs, J. C. Barnard and P. H. Dully. Special mention is duo tho topics of "School LibinrieH," by IS. M. Collins; "Tho Value of Education," by A. J. Hnuby and "Tho wow English, " by M. 11. Signs. Much credit is due Supt, Daily, Prof. Barnard and others for tho onorgy diaplayod In managing the Institute. Tho following resolutions were adopted at tho cloeo of tho sossion: WhorouH, Tho peoplo of Tnlcut have exproHKod tlieir interest in education by their presence uud support at this local institute and buvo hospitably opened their homes uud entortained iu in u manner which could uot well bo excelled, bo It ReHoIved ; Thut tho teachers here assembled express their slncoro thuuks to tho patrons of Talent district. Prof. Barunrd lu bohalf of the peo ple of Talent, thanked those who had takou part, Tho tonohors prosont wero: Jonnie L. Smith, A, J . Hanby, Goo. O. lloury, Nolllo Crookor, Thora Smith, Mrs., A, J. Huuby, Nettie Mclntyro, Clara Torrill, Lucia Chapman, M. B. Signs, Bertha Duulup, B. M. Collins, May Smith, Mrs. Sharmau, P, H. Dally, Mrs. B. M. Signs, Kate Ald rloh, J. C. Barnard, B, H. Jonaa uud Ronald MoDouald. For Sale 215 acres of flrst-olasa fanning falfa aud orchard bind. TW n.i half miles southwo.it of Medford. Good burn and grunnrv. Eighteen acres iu nlfulia, J. W. Cox, Med-fnrJ- 49-it --Found lu Luy & Cofroiibury's harbor shop, a small key. Call at Mail office.