OREGON 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.