The Medford mail., January 12, 1906, Page 1, Image 1

OREGON Is the Best
If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
liaise Fruit,
Grow StocK
or do most anything else 70s
will find your opportunity here
THE HAIL tells about it
part of the United States.
ROGUE HIKER IBLLE.
is the best pait of Oregon
MEDFORD Is la the ceutor of the
Ttriloy and THE MAIL the best paper
VOL. XVIII.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1906
NO. 2.
Id n nnirinn
DIRECT PRIM in GRAPHIC
LAND OFFICE
u. U, UlVlLIjT"
FOUND GUILTY.
T LEAGUE.
Jfwtl
Elgar Hater, manager of the low a
Lumber & Box Co., left Medford
Wednesday morning for Couuoil
Blulfs, Iowa, for a few weeks' visit
with his parents and to talk over busi
ness mattors with members of bis firm.
It is quite probable that his visit to
Counoil Bluffs will be the means of
the investment of a considerable
amount of additional money by thi8
Hrui in timber lands of Jaokson ooun
ty. J. D. Olwell will leave Medford
within the next few weeks for the
east, going by way of Council Bluffs,
where he will be joined bygMr. Hafer
and the two will go to New York
City, where they have an appointment
with capitalists to discuss matters ap
pertaining to the construction of the
Medford & Applegate Valley Railroad.
Some weeks ago The Mail made men
tion of some of the results to be at
tained by the oonstruotion of this
road, aud it Beems the proper time
now to reiterate some of those state
ments. The road will open up a prao
tioally virgin oountry, and one rioh
in everything that goes to make a
prosperous community. The route
Lads through the Applegate valley,
the second largest in the oounty, not
ed tor its rioh and productive soil.
Farming has not been aarried on to
the extent possible in this valley, ow
ing to distance from market, but the
residents have turned their attontion
to stookraising with such success that
the beef from the Applegate seotion is
much sought after by buyers and IB
always prime. The building of the
M. & A. V. road would result in an
inorease of over fifty per cent in the
cultivated area of the valley and pro
portionate inorease in its population
and wealth.
Nor is this the only source of wealth
whioh will be developed by this road.
On either side of the proposed route
for the whole thirty-Sve, miles the
bills are oovered with timber, a great'
er part of it being as Sne as any tbat
grows. The mountains are seamed
with mineral-bearing ledges and in
nearly every little guloh placer gold
oan be found. At Joe bar the tem
porary terminus of the road, one--of
the greatest oopper deposits in the
United States will be tapped. This
is the famouB Blue Ledge, and its
development is one of the main ob
jeots of the road. Everything points
to the speedy construction of thiB
road and its promoters are sanguine
that with the showing they are able to
make as to its being a paying enter
prise they will have little diffloulty in
interesting the necessary capital with
which to build it. It will mean much
to Southern Oregon in general and to
Medford and the Applegate oountry
In particular.
Coming Musical Event.
Medford mualo lovers are assured
of a treat in the ooming concert to be
given under the direotion of Mrs,
Helen M. Brown at the Baptist
church on next Tuesday evening,
January 10th. The reoolleotion of the
reoital given by Mrs. Brown and the
Misses Brown last September has not
entirely faded from the minds of those
fortunate enough to bo present
that occasion and this concert
promises to be all that aould be
wished. Mrs. Brown will this time be
assisted by the best home musical
talent in addition to her two talented
daughters, and beyond doubt the
cot cert will be one of the principal
events of the season. The concert
will commence at 8:15 o'clock p. m.
Admission 35 cents, and tickets will
be on sale at the several diug stores
and at the door on the evening of the
conoert. Following is the program :
PART 1.
Symphonic Op. 21, Beethoven, two
pianos. Miss Brown, Mrs. Edwards.
Double Quartette, "Song of the Tri
ton," Molloy, Airs. Brown, Miss
Grace Brown, Misrs. McMillan, Mrs.
Edwards; Messrs. Muller, Savage,
Isaaos. Thierolf.
Qunrtette, "Beauty's Eyes,"To9ti;
Mrs. Brown, Miss Brown, Miss
Grace Brown, Mrs. McMillan.
Piano Solo, "Caprice Espagnol,"
Moszkowski ; Miss Brown.
"Sweet and Low," Barnbyj Double
Quartette.
Valse BriUante, Moszkowski; eight
hands, Miss Brown, Mrs. Ed
watds, Mrs. Brown, Miss Graoe
Brown.
PART 11.
Solo, Invocation, (violin obligato)
D'Hardeloti Miss Grace Brown;
violin, Mr. Miller.
Quartette, "Farmer and the bcare-
crow," DeKoven; Mrs. Brown,
Miss Brown, Miss Grace Brown,
ui fnTlllan.
Ballet No. 6, Tschaikowsky ; eight
Solo and triple chorus from "Pirates
of Penzanoe," Sullivan; Mr. Isaacs
and Double yuarteiie.
t-!- .iTaii wr T Love her So,
DeVave; Mrs. Brown, Miss Brown,
Mrs. MoMIUan.
"Good night, Beloved," Pinsuti
Double Quartette.
These oianos kindly furnished by
the Elers Piano Houbb.
If you have not left yonr order at
this offloe for extra copies of the
special edition of The Mail, you
should do so at once, as only enough
for the advanced demand will be
printed.
A. T. Kolliher, a' wealthy Chicago
capitalist, who hus handled thousands
ot aores of publio laud in this state,
was on January 4th found guilty at
Salem upon a charge of forging a
signature to an assignment of a cer
tificate of sale of state school land.
The jury was out three hours and
found a verdiot upon the seooud bal
lot. There was oue dissenting vote
on the first ballot.
The act of writing the signature
was not charged against Kelliher, but
it was alleged that H. H. Turner
wrote the Hetioious name at the sug
gestion of Kelliher while in KeJIiher's
employ, and the latter was therefor
indioted as principal in the commis
sion of the orlme. The verdict was a
complete surprise to Kelliher, who had
the utmost oontldenoe in his aoquit
tal. The case will be appealed to the
supreme court upon various grounds
of error. Sentence will not be paiMd
before next Monday, when a motion
or a new trial will be argued.
The oonfession of H. H. TarM,
corroborated by the record nowUf
tbat Kelliher was the ohief benefloiary
ot the orlme, and by the evideao
showing numerous instances of simi
lar tranBaotiona., together with the
testimony of experts that Turner did
the writing, constituted the basis of
the verdiot. To those who heard the
testimony the verdiot was somewhat
of a surprise, for many anticipated a
hung jury and some expected an ac
quittal. H. H. Turner, upon whose evi
dence Kelliher waB oonviotedtteBtifled
that in March, 1900, Kelliher cam to
him and asked him to go in with bin
in a soheme to seour stat school
land. Turner at first refused, bnt
later agreed for a consideration ot 7
each to procure signers to applica
tions. He seoured three or f onr, but oould
not get any more. Turner had trou
ble to seoure people to sign the appli
cation, and finally he signed them
himself. He admitted that h wrot
the name of G. I. Rice, signd to th
application and certificate, on which
Kelliher was indicted, also the as
signment of Rioe to Kelliher, and h
further admitted that he signed all
the names to tha applications with
Lennon'a name attached aB notary,
and that they were all fictitious.
On oross-examination Turner ad
mitted that he had denied connection
with these oases to Lester Davis, ot
the Telegram, and A. W. Presoott,
of the Oregonian, and when asked
why he did so he said he did not pro
pose to admit his guilt to the news
papermen when the grand jury was
investigating the case.
The closing arguments were listeaed
to with olose attention by the jury
men, the oourt and the crowd gath-
ered In the oourt room. P. H. D'Aroy
olosed for the defense, giving a re
view of the jury system from the date
of the Magna Charta to the present
time, and making a plea to the jury
for justice to the defendant. He
characterized the proseoution as an
effort on the part of State Land Agent
West to win- publio approval for the
present Demooratio administration.
thereby securing the re-eleotion f
George E. Chamberlain as governor
and the continuance of himself in
office. In order to aooomplish this
end, West was willing to have A. T.
Kelliher, an innooent man, oouvioted
of the orlme of forgery.
The pleader deolared that the pur
pose of the prosecution is shown by
the manner in which news of the
land-fraud developments has been
furnished to the newspapers, and
that West's letter to the governor,
detailing the discoveries be claimed
to have made was the first gun of the
governor's campaign for re-eleotion.
D'Aroy eulogized Kelliher as an
honest, industrious man, who oame to
Oregon to engage in a legitimate
business and to help this state by
finding purohasers for its land. Turn
ing upon H. H. Turner, he gave vent
to all the terms of denunciation he
could oommand, describing blm as a
self-confessed forger, suborner of
perjury and liar. He expressed the
belief that Turner bad in this case
sworn falsely in the hope of pleasing
the prosecution by aiding In the con
viotfon of Kelliher and thereby seour-
ins immunitv for himself.
District Attornev John H. MoNary.
in closinc for the defense, created a
ripple of amusement by hiB ridicule
of D'Arcy's eioqence. He said that
when a boy D'Arcy committed to
memorv a declamation upon the sub
ject of human liberty, and ever since
then he has been delivering tbat
declamation whenever opportunity
presents, at Fourth of July oelebra
tious, in political campaigns, and, in
reoant years, when opportunities are
scarce, be inflicts the Magna Charta
declamation UDon juries.
Monday Judge Burnett sentenced
Kelliher to the penitentiary for five
years. By stipulation or the attorneys
the court granted tne aeienaani ten
days to file a bill of exceptions, and
thirty daya to perfect an appeal to the
supreme oourt. The judge signed a
certificate of probable cause, and
granted a stay of execution pending
the appeal, under the law the sen
tence could not be less than two years
nor more than twenty.
Several features new to the voters
are iutroduced in the direct primary
law adopted at the last session of the
legislature. In the first plaoe if a voter
wishes to participate in the primary
election for the purpose of nominat
ing candidates for otlloe be must, at
the time of registration, declare with
what political party he affiliates,
otherwise he cannot participate in
the primarioB. On the day of the
primary eleo'-iou when he enters the
polling plaoe he is handed a ballot
upon whiob is printed the names only
of those candidates for nominations
who belong to the party with whioh
h has deolared his affiliation. That
is if he is registered as a Democrat
he is handed a Demooratio tioket, if
as a Republioaa, a Republican tioket,
and so on.
The feature of requiring the voter
to declare his politics is for the pro
tection of the oandidate, that is to
prevent the nomination of Republi
can candidates by Democratic vote
aad Tloe versa. If ther was no such
af guard, a eontinuatioa of voUrs
ot either party might b mad to
aominate wak men on the opposite
ticket and thna seour an advantage
for their own. The old system of
nominations by conventions is don
away with and the nominations are
made by direct vote of the people.
The participation in the primaries
of any party does not oarry other
than a moral obligation to vote for
it candidates at the general eleotlon.
Tb voter Is fre to do as he pleases
at that time.
Joint Installation.
A joint installation of officers of
Banner Lodge No. 135, Fraternal
Brotherhood, of Medford, and Mistle
toe Lodge No. 110, of Ashland, was
held in Medford last Friday night and
was made the occasion of an exceed
ingly enjoyable time by the members
of both lodges. Thirty -five members
of the order came down from Ashland.
Past President H. A. Frenna, of Mis
tletoe Lodge, acted as installing ofrl
oer for Banner Lodge and installed
the following:
Jo. Hibbard, president; W. Vogeli,
V. P,. ; J. L. Demmer, Sen. ; L. A.
Howard, Treas. ;Minnie Vogeli, Chap. ;
Emma . Murphy, Searg't ; W. L.
Orr,.M. of A.; O. O. Hull, I. D. K
H. D. Brumble, O. D. K.
The officers of Mistletoe Lodge were
installed by Past President J. L.
Demmer, of Banner Lodge, and were
as follows :
G. W. Crowam, P. ; S. E. True,
V. P. ; M. True, Sec. ; Emma J.Walk
er, Treas. ; A. S. Barnes, Chap, j Ida
Stewart. Sergt. ; N. Harrison, M. of
A. ; Mrs. Cole, I. D. K. ; R. Sterna,
O. D. K.
After the installation the members
enjoyed an elegant banquet, after
whioh they adjourned to Angle'B op
era house and spent a few hours in
enjoying a sooial dance.
Lodge Installations.
Talisman Lodge No. 31, K. of P.,
installed the following officers Monday
evening: W. W. Eifert, C. C. ; J. A.
Perry, V. C. J J. P. Molony, prelate ;
W. H. MoGowan, M. of W. ; Mahlon
Purdin, K. R. & S. j LouiB Warner,
M. of F. ; Wallace Woods, M. of Ex. ;
L. L. Damon, M, at A. j A. K. Ear
hart, 1. G. ; B. J. Trowbridge, O. G.
Medf ord Camp No. 90, W. O. W.,
installed the following: K. R. Morey,
C. C. ; J. C. Smith, A. L. j F. E.
Payne, banker ; W. B. Jackson, clerk ;
W. H Maoltby.esoort. ; J.W. Smiley,
W. ; J. H. Atwell, S. ; B. J. Trow
bridge, manager.
Weatonka Tribe, I. O. R., raised
up the following ohiefs: O. M. Sels-
by, sachem ; J. E. Barksdull, Sr. S. ;
J. C. Jones, Jr. S. ; Jos. Caskey, P. ;
L. L. Jacobs, K. R. ; W. Kennedy,
K. W.; John Stewart,H. Fredenburg,
sannaps;J. O.Tryler, K. Osenbrngge,
Fred Hurst, Paul Goodwyn, warriors;
Jacob Wertzell, Harry Young, Dale
Hazel, Joe Williams, braves; O, R.
MoClintock, G. W. ; Paul Krutzler,
G. F. '
Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice is hereby given tbat tho oo-Dartnor-ihio
heretofore existing by
and between Rav Crvstal and Cbas.
Talent, under tbe firm name of Crys
tal & Talent, Is by mutual consent
diseolved, Mr. Talent has wlthdarwn
from tbe firm and Clare Morey suc
ceeds him, and the style of the new
firm wiii be Crystal & Morey, which
firm will continue the business, that
of retail grocery and feed.
All accounts due to and owned by
the old firm are payable to and as
sumed by the new firm.
RAY CRYSTAL
CHAS. TALENT.
Death o! Chas. H. Hart.
Chas. H. Hart died at his home on
0 street, Sunday, January 7, 1900;
aged sixty-eight years, four months
and fifteen days. Mr. Hart wai a na
tive of Vermillion county, Indiana,
and bad been a resident of Medford
for about two years, coming here from
California. His remains were taken
to Redding, Calif., for interment.
The most complete aud graphio do
soiiption of Crater Lake that we have
over read is that written by W.
Estill Phipps and published in the
Deoember number of "Outdoor Life."
Comparisons are made between this
aud otner great eeonio woudora of the
United States. Yosoniite, Niagara, the
Colorado Canyon, the Mammoth oave,
of Kentuoky, the Natural Bridge, of
Virginia, Yellowstone Park, the writer
6ays are but types, eaoh the greatest
of its class, it Is true, but types nev
ertheless. There are other canyons,
oataraots, geysers and natural bridges,
but tnere. is only one Crater Lake.
Mr. Phipps proceeds then to de
scribe the supposed origin of this great
soenio wonder and to explain the rea
sons why it has not been so widely
known and visited by so many people
aB have been the othor great soenio
wonders of the oountry. The laok of
adequate transportation and the fact
that the axiaUnoe of the lak was
practically unknown until rtoontly is
given as the reason why oomparati vely
so little Is known by tho outside world
of Crater Lake. Anyone who has vis
itd tbe lake will appreciate Mr.
Phipps' description of tb route thith
er and will experience again the sen
sations produoed by the long olimb to
the summit of th mountain, where
each ridge is thought to t e the last,
and the final breath-taking, are an
inspiring sight, then at last one stood
on the brink of that great abyss and
gazed downward thousands of feet
upon the shimmering, placid waters
of Crater Lake. The artiole la illus
trated with several views of tho lake
and is acoompanied with anjoiginal
descriptive poem by the author.
Band Concert.
The Medford band boys have been
working over-time for the past few
weeks, getting ready for the oonoert
whioh they will put on one week from
tonight, Fliday. January 19th,ln Wil-
son'B opera house. Under tne direot
orsbip ot Prof. John A. Norling, the
boys hav attained a wonderful pro
flcianoy and having accomplished
muoh that is pleasing to them in
musical way they feel that the publio
will be interested in their advance
ment sufficient to buy a ticket and
oome out next Friday evening and
liBten to them. The boys realize full
well that an evening's enertainment or
wholly band muslo would beoome tire
some and they have therefore made
up their program with a few vocal
numbers together with other instru
mental muslo.
In years agone the people of Med
ford have been asked to oontrbute di
reot for tb support of the band, but
the boys have now discarded thia
method, and, while they need the
money, tbey have deoided to earn tbe
money thus needed and at the same
time give their indireot contributors
direot value therefore and these con
ditions being as tbey are they will ex-
poot to see all Medford people who
have an interest in the band, and also
those who enjoy an evening of excep
tionally good entertainment, present
at their ooncert next Friday evening.
Following is the program:
March, "Crescent Queen," Band.
Selection from Maritana, Wallaco,
Band.
Vocal solo, "Happy Days," Violin
Obligato. Mrs. J. H. Dobson.
Cornet solo, "Carnival of Venioe,"
John A. Norliug.
Desoriptive,"The Colored Wedding,"
synopsis: Introduction, strains from
Mendelssohn's Wedding Marob,more
humorous than classical interpreted
tho wedding party proceeds on its
wuy to the parsonage at the par
son'B the ceremony the fatnl
words "1 wili" the kiss and words
of advise return home the festiv
ities begin, get hotter and hotter
finale "Nigger nebber die."
Piano duet, "Housing of the Lion,"
Mrs. Dobson, Miss Osoubrugge.
Two-step, "King Over-all, " Sorouton,
Band,
Admission, 25, 35 Bnd 50 cents. A
dance will be given after the conoert.
Good Showing In Mt. Pitt.
A. C. Hoofer was in Gouts Pass Tues
day from the Mt. Pitt mine, on Jump-
off -Joo, says the Courier. Mr. Hoofer
stated that he was having development
work steadily carried on and there is
now 1100 feet of tunnels on the prop
erty. The mine Is showing up in lino
shape, both in extent of the ore body
and of its high values. Recently a
oarload ot the high-grade ore was
shipped to the Tacoma smelter and It
netted 31 a ton. A large quantity of
low-grade ore is on the dump, which
will be worked when a mill is put in.
Manager Hoofer Etated tbat next
month be would install a compressor
and power drills. Tbe power will be
had from a water wheel wnlob was in
stalled lust year to run a two-tub nr-
rastre. This wheel will afford 30
horse-power, which will be ample for
all development purposes. If the
mine continues to show up so well,
Manager Hoofer etates that It la the
Dlan of his company, which is com
nosed of Portland men to put in a mill
In tbe spring and put it in permanent
operation
Call at Eads' second hand store
for good oak wood, 82,25 per tier. 41-t
At the Southern Oregon mass meet
ing held at Grants Pass Saturday for
the purpose of organizing a Southern
Oregon Development League, the fol
lowing officers were elected : R. L,
Coe, Grants Pass, president; O. Win
ter, Ashland, first vice-prosidout; F.
Colvig, Gold Hill, second vloo-presi-dout;
L. L, Jowell, Grants Pass, treas
urer; J. II. Beeman, Gold Hill, assist
ant secretary; W. B. Sherman, secre
tary, Grants PasB; executive oom
mittee F. H. Carter, Ashland ; H. L.
Uilkey, Grants Pass; J. D. Olwell,
Medford; Frank E. Alley, Roseburg;
Wm. Carter, Gold Hill.
The evening session was especially
well attended by an enthusisatlo
crowd. (Ashland, Medtord, Jackson
ville, Gold Hill and Merlin being well
represented). The constitution and
by-laws as adopted, provides that th
exeoutive oommltte appoints and di
rects all oommitteei. This League,
was organized tor th purpos of fos
tering all commercial and Industrial
interests of Southern Oregon.
Tbe League is to eneourage the or
ganization and maintenanea of local
organizations, to b formed la eaoh
town of Southern Oregon and euoh
organizations to compos th mem
bership of the Southern Oregon De
velopment League and it is to be
hoped that looal organizations will be
formed in Ashland,, Medford, Jack
sonville, Central Point, Tolo, Gold
Hill, Wcodville, Merlin, Lland,
Wolf Creek, Glendal, Riddle, Myrtle
Creek, Roseburg and Grants Pass.
"For in union there is strength."
The by-laws provides that each looal
organization shall pay a membership
fee to the Southern Development
League of 15 annually, la advnee,
The executive committee needs tho
support of every individual wno' is in
sympathy with th development of
Southern Oregon, and this 1b work
which should be attaaded to. Immedi
ately. There should b a committee
appoointed at onoe, to solid the
freight payers of Southern Oregon to
ascertain their grievances, "if any."
The state frieght rate oommltte re
quests onr oo-operatlon and if any ac
tion is tak.a in the matter It must b
done at ono. A oonimtteo should be
appointed to consider the mineral
clause in our railroad land deeds, we
should oonfer with the railroad oom
pany as to the advisability of placing
their land back on the market.
The state tax bill for whioh the
Willamette Valley DevelopmentLeague
proposes to invoke tne aasistanoe of
tbe initiative and referendum, should
have our Immediate consideration,
therofore it is requested that you con
fer with eaoh of the exeoutive oom
mittees, in person or by letter,to have
these matters oonsidered a id disposed
of at onoe. Personally "It's up to
you." Are you ready and willing to
do your part?
. i A Jolly American Tramp. -
A melo-dramallo comedy, rebloto
with striking sensational Bcenes and
startling situations' is the attraction
at Wilson's opera house January 15th.
The play Is from the pen of the author
of "A Poor Rolatiou" and "Peace
ful Volley," two plays that have made
Sol Smith Russell famous. It is a
Dortruyal of an American tramp not
a repulsive, ever-to be-Bnunned out
cast, but a man who through misfor
tune wus compelled to wander upon
the faoe ot the earth; but whose
hoart. well knowing his own distress,
still bleeds for otners' woes and who
offers even his life to help right tne
wrongs of others even more unfortun
ate tban ho. Tbo looaleot this drama
is laid in rural New England aud the
motive Ib greed for gold, a greed with
which oven a husband is ttomotimes
ovorpowered, and for which he terri
bly wrongs nis ihob partner, xno
story is complex and will be well
worked out by a competent cast of
gifted palyers. In the cast are such
well known urtists as Miss Corn Leo
jolforson, Miss Borllne Farnsworth,
Miss Virginia Melville, Miss vera
Wilson, Messrs. Clark Ross, Wm. S.
Ely, William Leo and Maurice Irving-
ton. Laughter chasing: away tears,
bright, scintillating Hashes of wit dls
nelliuu uloom and oatchy spclaltios
aiding in making the hours fly like
minutes, are promises noia xorcn.
$100 Reward.
Thore estruyed from my range, on
Trail oreek, seven head of cattle.
Marked with crop aud under bit In
both ears; branded with figure "1"
on ieft hip except one inulley cow.
which is branded "AH" on loft hip-
marks unknown. A reward of $10 will
be naid for information leading to re
covory payment of reward made in
proportion to number recoverod.
2-lt W. T, HOUSTON,
Old Cast Iron Wanted.
The Medford Iron Works Is pre
pared to pay cash for any amount of
old oast iron. 17-tf
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. U.-Aftor
being olosed exaotly oue year, tho
Roseburg laud otllco was today fully
re-opeued for business in all depart
ments. Its closing was caused by the
suspension of Register Bridges aud
Receiver Booth, January 9, 1905. The
now register, B. L, Eddy,nssuiued his
duties several days ago, but not until
the arrival of Receiver J. M. Law-
renoo was business fully resumed.
Tho year's suspension of bustuess
bus been very detrimental to business
interests in this laud district, and
some newly-selttled neighborhoods
have been praotlcully depopulated be
oauso settlers were unuble to aoquire
titles to their olaims, many abandon
ing them during the year.
Tuesday's oity eleotlon, while a
quiet one owing to the absenoe of
vital issuoB, was very olosely con
tested on some offices. Workers for
tbe different candidates were numer
ous and aotive, and in spite of the
rain, the vote was up to the average.
The result was the eleotlon of W. tl
Bradshaw as mayor, F. Osoubrugge,.
oonncilmnn in tbe first ward; J. C.
Smith, in the seoond ward; J. L.
Demmer, in the third ward ; J. E.
Toft, reoorder; L. L. Jacobs, treasur-
Tho new oity oouuoil will bo com
prised of W. H. Bradsbaw, mayor;
councilman: First ward R. H. White
head and F. Osenbrugge ; Beoond - D,
G. Karnes and J. C. Smith; third-
Edgar Hater and J. L. Demmer. ,
Following is the vote cast:
For mayor W. U. Bradshaw, 174 ;
J. A. Perry, 160; E. B. Plckel, 151,
Recorder J. E. Toft, 300; Carl Nar
regan, 161. Treasurer Cbas. Strang,
108; L. L Jacobs,360. Oounollmen-
lst ward, F. Osenbrugge, 79; J. U
Willk, 68; 2d ward, J. O. Smith, 98
J. R. Wilson, 60; 3d wnrd,J. L. Dem
mer, 91; G. L. Sohermerhorn, 70.
Choir and Choral Society Organized.
A number of the young people of
the Methodist Episcopal church have
united and organized a choir and
choral sooiety with Mrs. ChaB. T. Mo
PhorBon as leader. They will furnish
speoial musio each Sunday morning
and evening. Their excellent work In
the recent past IndoiatoB that tbe
musio will beoome one of the moBt at
tractive and helpful feat ares of the
ohurch services. New music has been
ordered. Tho ohoir will meet each'
Friday evening at 7:15 for a two
hours' drill with a brl ef in tor mission
Last Friday evening tbe members
were pelaaantly surprised in the shape
of a little treat of hot cooon served by
the leader at lntormisston. Miss
Myrtle Lawton is acting as treasurer,
Tho oommittee on members consists
of Miss Ida Reddon, Miss Roao I'leld
er and Mr. Clarence Mooker. Ellgl
billty of now mombers will bo consid
ered by this oommittee. Othor offi
cers an 1 committees will bo provided
as noeded.
At the last rohonrsnl the ohoir began
laying plans for a patriotic entertain
ment to be givou on tbe night of May
30th, whioh promises to bo a very
popular affair. The ohoir may under
take a short oratorio this year also.
Tbo proBent mombers ore as follows:
Sopranos, Mlssos Ida Reddon, Nola
Reddon, Roao Fielder, May Uoborts,
Minnie Core, llelon King, Grace Law-
ton, May Phipps, Mabel Jones, My
rtlo Roberts, Gladys Fobs, Fobs,
Bertha McPhorson, Mrs. Wyllo; altos,
MiBSea Myrtlo Lawton, Stella Duolos,
Echo Nason ; tenors, Messrs. G. R.
Llndloy, D. T. Lawton and Dr. Ira
Phipps; bassos, Mossrs. Clarence
Meeker and Wylie; organist, Miss
Julia Fieldor.
A New Discovery In Gold Hill.
The old Gold Hill district, the dis
trict In whioh the first gold-beurlug
ore was discovered In Jaokson oounty,
Is likely to be the monna of causing
anothor sensation in the mining
world, If the specimens brought to
Medford Wednesday by one of tho
pioneor miners of tho ooast are an In
dication of tho wealth deposited bo
noath tho earth at tho point where the
disoovory was mado. It is some five
miles south and a little eaBt 01 tho
town of Gold Hill whero this discovery
was mado and there aro a good many
big, rouud dollars reprobated by the
ore already tukon out, Tho pocket,
if such it bo, wus found ubout twolvo
feet below the surfaoo, hut tho width
and extent of tho volu has not yot
been developed. It is tho same dis
trict, however, and not a groat dis
tance from tho famous Gold Hill mine.
Wo have been requested not to pub
lish nelthor tho names of the finder or
of the owners of tho property, and the
ludcflultonOBS of the above may be
ascribed to tbat fact. Tho find has
been mado, though, as tho BpeolmoiiB
show.
The Baptist ohuroh was filled almost
to overflowing on Sunday morning;
at 11 o'olook, the occasion being the
dedication of the new portion of the-
ohuroh reoently constructed.- The M.
Christian and M. B., South,
onurches all dismissed their congrega
tions and attended thededloatory ser
vices, upon invitation by the Bap
tist ohuroh. The congregation of the
Presbyterian ohuroh, atter holding a
short service, did likewise. The
sermon was preached by Rev. L. W.
Riley upon the subjeot, "Our Liberty
is Christ. " The Bermon was an able
and eloquent one, and held tho undi
vided attention of tbe large audlenoe.
At the olose ot tbe sermon it was
stated that it wonld require 8350 to
plaoe the ohuroh free ot debt. This
amount wbb quietly subscribed In a
few minutes. All the ministers of the
city who were on tbe platform took
part In the services. Rev. MoPberson
read the eoripture. Text 1st Chron.,
29:1-22. Rev. C. H. Ferrell, who is ant
old olassmate and friend ot the pas
tor, Rev. Carstens, and now pastor at
Eagle Point and Talent, offered pray
er. Rev. F; W. CarstenB, in a few
well obosen words, expressed earnest
ly and feelingly his appreciation of
the work whioh bad been done by the
members of tbe ohurch and congrega
tion toward making the enlargement
of the ohuroh a sucoosb. He oompli
monted his people upon their loyalty
and good works and they are oertain
ly entitled to all praise, aa the sub
scription for building- it bad been-
raised almost entirely within the
membership of tbe ohuroh. In oon--oluslon
he thanked the pastors and
oongregationB of the other ohurcbeB
for their presence and participation
in the servioes. At tbe olose of tbe
sermon by Rev. Riley, Rev. Yaooubi,
of the M. E. Churoh, South, offered
prayer, and at the oonolUBion ot the
servioes Rev. Shields pronounced:
the benediction. Tbe musio for the
service was under the direotion or
Mrs. W. I. Vawter and was tbe occa
sion of many complimentary remarks
concerning its excellence and appro
priateness to the oooaslon.
The Baptist ohuroh people and their-
pastor are to be congratulated upou
the energetio and progressive spirit
they have displayed in bringing thia
work to oompletion, and the harmony
whioh exists between them.
At the olose of the services In the
evening a dedioatory prayer was offer
ed by the pastor. Rev. F. W. Carstens.
The members of the ohuroh assembled
at tho altar and upon bended knees
and with bowed heads while the pray
er waB being offered, dedioated anew
their life work to OhriBt, the ohuroh .
and to the betterment of humanity-
THE NEW CHURCH.
The addition which has just been
oomplotod has in reality made a new
ohurch of the entire stiuoture, In that
the architectural doslgn of the new
baa in no way detraoted from, but
has iustoad added to, the old. The
ohurch as It appears oomplotod is a
very pretty building to look upon
from the outside, while the interior
elicits even greater admiration.
The ohurch is of brick. At the west
sido of tho now pnrt, thore Ib a niaB
slvo veranda, 10x30 foot in slzo. This
is of the latest design iu architecture
and adds greatly to tho appoaranoe of
the ohuroh proper.
On tbe Inside tho old and the new -
rooms have boon mado into a large, .
and very conveniently arranged as
sembly room, with a soatitig oapaoity
of fully 450 poople. The pulpit 1 :
situated that it la of equal dis
tance from all parts of tho ohurob.
Tbo pows aro eo placed that persons -
ocoupylug them aro almost directly.
facing the spoakor in tbo pulpit. Tho-
change has given additional room for'
the choir, and Is moro oou'rouiont'
than wns tho plntform formerly in use.
At the back of tbo pulpit is the bap
tostry. This is very nont in design
aud is very pretty. It is painted a
puro white and upou It is raised let
tering in gold. Thoro aro two class
rooms 13x16 foot in slfe, from oue of
which ure stairs to the second story
whore a room, 16x32 foot in size, wlthi
two dormor off -sots, has boon finished'
and fitted for tho young pooplos' so
clety meetiugs and for business and
prayer meetings. The cost of the ad
dition has boon about 829O0, all of
which has been paid lu and the.
ohurch Is freo of doht and most of
tho contribution! bavo boon made by
members of tho churoh.
The installation of the numerous
olootrlo lights aud tho furuishlug of the -
oloctrollorB and burners, all ooBttngr.
ubout 8100, woro gifts of Edward King,
Harry Morrlmun and A. C. Gorton to
the church.
Tbe papering of the church, whioh
Is a line pleco of work, wns part of
tho pastor's personal contribution
It might be said hero that siuoe the
work on the ohurch commenced the'
pastor has come pretty nearly being
ono of tho regular hands, and It is to
hie untiring efforts that muoh credit
is duo for tho magnificent house of
worship whioh he aud bis oongroga
tlon now enjoy. 4
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