OREGON Is the Best
If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
liaise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or do most anything else yoo
will find your opportunity here1,
THE flAIL tells about it
part of tho Udted States.
E E1V ER VALLEY
is the best pa it of Oregon
MEDrORD li In the esutar ol th
valley and THE MAIL th U paper
VOL. XVIII.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26. 1906
NO.
Mmii,
The Sunday school workers of the
Rogue River Valley were called tr
gether at Medford Wednesday even
Ing, January 17th, at 7 :30,
This convention grew out of the
Suuday school institutes beld by Mr.
James Edmunds, tbe Sunday Bohool
missionary for tbe distriot embraced
by Oregon, Washington and Northern,
Idaho,
. Air. Edmunds is esteemed as one of
the very best most praotical and mos
suggestive of the Sunday sohooi lead
ers in tbe United States. He is an
enthusiastio and inspirational teach
er. His llluetratious are most help
ful, beoauee drawn from a large and
varied personal experience.
Tbe institutes were held in Merlin,
Grants PaBS, Selnia, Kerby, Central
Point, Eagle Point, Ashland and Tal
ent, these all oulminatiug in this con
vention. ' . : '
Delegates were present from points
that had been oovered by the Instl
'tutes. Eutertainmont 1b furnished by
tbe liuptist obnrch of Medford.
All the sessions are open to those
who are interested iu Sunday sohooi
work.
Teacbers and officers of all Sunday
schools are especially invited to be
present and participate in the se;
sious. .
The praise servioe, opening ihe con
vention, was led by Rev. J. O. Austin,
of Grants Pa68.
Words of welcome were spoken by
Mr. Win. Davis, superintendent of
the Medford Baptist Sunday si-hool.
The address of the eveuing was
made by Mr. Edmunds on "Points of
Weakness in the Sunday Sohooi."
Some of the points were:
1. The lack of officers and teachers ;
not only trained teaohera; but teach
ers. 2. The laok of boys and young'
..i i.. .1.. i
men s uiuusuh iu uid euuuui.
3. Failure to lay hold on and utilize
modern methods in the Sunday sahool.
4. Laok of aggressive work to en
large the Sunday school.
The session Thursday jiorning was
begun under the leadership of Mr.
Edmunds in presenting, "A Model
Sunday Session."
The program of a session of a model
school wsb carried through, consider
ing all present as soholars. Following
this oxeroise,disoussion and oritioisms
were presented, setting forth many
helpful suggestions and emphasizing
those points that were considered
best. ' .
An address on the "Preparation of
the Lesson for Teaching" i was given
bv J. B. Paddock at 10:30 that was
full of helpful hints.
Following the discussion of this
topic, Kev. C. H. Forrell, of Talent,
gave an address on, "Teachers' Train
ing and Substitute Work." . I '
This topic oalled forth the most
lively and interesting disoussion of
the sessions, inasmuch as this ques
tion Involved one of the most impor
tant problems of all successful Sun
day school work.
At 10:10 a. in. temporary organiza
tion was formed by eleoting Rev. F.
N. Baker, of Ashland, ohairman; and
J. B. Fravis, of Grants Pass, secre
tary. . ' . .
it was moved and seconded that we
declare it the judgment of this body
that it would be a wise movement to
Jorm a Baptist Sunday School Associ
ation. Carried.
It wsb moved and seconded that a
committee be appointed to submit a
plan of organization and basis of
membership at 10:25 Friday. Carried.
: Committee appointed Travis, Cars
tens and AUBtin.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The seasion was oalled to order by
the chairman. After singing, tbe
congregation was led in prayer by
Rev. Shields, of Medford.
Repoits from the Sunday sohoolB
were presented by J. B. Travis, so far
as they have been prepared.
The "Boy Problem" was to have
been disoussed by Mr. Harry W.
Stone, Y. M. O. A. secretary, of Port
land, but owing to unforseen oontln
genlces he could not be present. The
committee to fill vacanoies reported
that Mr. Edmunds would talk inform
ally on the toplo.
This was done to the great interest
of the congregation.
Rev. J. O. Austin then spoke in re
gard to "Music in the SundaySchool,"
maintaining that tbe old hymns are
far preferable foi use in the school.
The question as to whether we
should organize a Baptist Sunday
Sohooi Association was presented by
Rev. F. X. Baker, of Ashland.
F. W. Carstens then led an open
parliament, in whioh suggestions were
made as to an organization. -THUSRDAY
EVENING.
The session was opened under tbe
direction of Rev. W. A. Wright and a
praise service of thirty minutes was
conducted by bim.
Tbe chairman tben called for the
address of the evening by Mr. Ed
munds on, "The Child's Religious
Life," dealing with:
I. The child at birth.
II. Period of non-acoountabillty
1. Extent. 2. Characteristics. 3. At
mosphere. III. Metbod-1. Nurture. 2. In
ouloate. 3. Initiate.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The session of tbe oonveutiou was
oalled to order by Bro. Edmunds, who
then prooeeded to oonduot the model
Sunday sohooi session.
Disonssion of methods was carried
on proiltably until time foi the topio,
"How to Make a Sunday Sohooi
Grow," by J. B. Travla. Five points
were set forth.: Purpose It, Fray for
it. Plan for it. Prepare for it. Push
for it.
The oommittee to report a basis for
the organization of a Rjgue River
Baptist Sunday School Association
presented a partial report through J.
B. Travis.
Owing to conditions whioh had
come to light, it was thought wise to
postpone aotion-uuti a later date, so
it was, f V
Moved and seconded that the pres
ent officerB on the committee on or
ganization oontinue for the year and
arrange for a similar gathering next
year, at which time the committee
Bhall report.
1. Name, tbe Rogue River Baptist
Sunday Sohooi Association. ,
2. Purpose, Its purpose shall be
the mutual instruction and training
for larger and more effeotive service
in tbe Sunday school.
3. Officers. The officers shall be a
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurrr, whose duties shall t be
such as are usually performed by suoh
officers, provided, however, that such
offiaers shall be members held in good
repute iu a Baptist cburoh cf the
Rogue River Baptist As&ooiation.
1. Members. Any person of good
moral oharaoter, embraoed in the
membership of an evangelical churoL
of Jackson and Josephine oouutieB
may become a member of this associa
tion. .1
Pastor, Ft' W. Carsteus then spoke
about "How to Hold the Young Peo
ple." . .
1. Be interested in them.
2. Be ' . .
3... Give them something to do. I
1. Furpoee to lead them to CbriBt.
"What Part Should the Pastor take
in the Sunday Sohooi," was presented
by Rev. J. C. Austin, aasooiatlonal
missionary. .' " . ;
Rev. J. Merley, in presenting the
topio, "What Kind of Sunday Sohooi
Literature should be UBed in a Bap
tist Sunday School," said'the only
kind of literature to be used In a Bap
tist Sunday school is BaptiBt litera
ture, of oourse. ,
Disousdion of the various topios
presented was then participated in
until the noon hour. The session then
adjourned, . after prayer by Bro. J.
Merley.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The session was opeued at 2:15 by
Bro. Edwards. , The lesson, the tem
ptation of Jesus, was taught by Bro .
E. M. Monroe, of Medford. . ,,
In the absenoe of Prof. Ritner, Mr.
Edmunds spoke in legard to tbe Im
portance of the home department. .
"Wby Have a Cradle .Roll," was
the subject of the paper preBented by
Mrs. J. B. Travis.
The question box was conducted by
Bro. Edmunds.
On motion the convention expressed
its hearty thanks and appreciation of
the entertainment ' extended by the
Medford church. Carried by a stand -ing
vote. , On motion the session ad
journed after prayer by Bro. C. H.
Ferrell. , . . , .
' Shot with His Own. Rifle.
EUGENE, Or., Jon. 22. John R.
Goldson, residing at Goldson post
office, twenty-five miles west of Eu
gene, was accidentally killed by a shot
from his own rifle while fighting with
a wounded oougar in the mountains
five miles west of Goldson, Sunday,
about noon.
Goldson and a party of ton other
men, including two brothers, were out
bunting and Goldson beenme separ.
ated from his oompanions. Soon af
terward they heard several shots in
the direotlon in which he went, and
immediately after that heard him
call for help. Another shot was
heard, then all was quiet. In a few
minutes Goldson was found dead with
a bullet hole through the chest. A
badly wounded oougar was found up a
tree near by, and quiokly dispatched.
The butt of Goldsou's rifle bore
marks of tbe cougar's teetb and
bruises were found on the animal's
head, indicating that the man bad
been olubbing the brute with hia rifle,
It is supposed that the cougar at
tacked him and that, thinking be bad
emptied the magazine of the rifle.
Goldson defended himself in this
manner when the remalnng cartridge
accidentally exploded) oauslng his
deatn.
Goldson waa about forty years old
and leaves a wife and one small child.
He was engaged in the sawmill busi
ness with his father and brothers.
Repair Shop.
I have opened a sun, bioyole and
general repair shop in the building
occupied by D. T. Lawton, on North
B street. All work guaranteed first
class and charges reasonable.
MORT LAWTON.
IT
The young people have been enjoy
ing a season of coasting for the first
time in several years lately. Coast
ing parties are made up and go by
train to Colestln, where tbe Bport can
be enjoyed to perfection.. There Is
plenty of enow, steep bills and good
tracks there. 1
The ladles' night sooial given by
the Ashland Elks last Saturday night
by a large number of members of the
order from all over the valley was a
success in every way.
: The money order department of the
Ashland postollice handled approxi
mately 8118,000 in 1905.
The oity of Ashland is to have uut-jl
line maps of its Eewer and water sys
tem, and the oounoil has entered into
a oontraot with J. A. MoUall to pre-!
pare the same. , ' i
The postal department has oalled for
bids for carrying the mail from Ash
land to Pelican, Ave months in tbe.
year, June 1st to October 31st. No
satisfactory bids .were received at the
former call. BidB will be received on
ly from persons living along tho line
or coutinguous thereto. Bids will be
reoelved at the Ashland office for
transferance to Washington up to
February 0th. !
Suow was twenty inches deep at the
Toll House ranch on tbe Siskiyous
during tbe late storm.
Chanted 'the Constitution. j
The Salem Statesman has a story of
the man who was referred to in a ref
cent law suit as the man who had
obanged the constitution of the
Unitea States.v ' j
The occurrence ' happened forty
years ago and the man was JudgO
ThoB. H. Brei tz, of Walla Walla. In
1866 the 11th amendment was sent
nnt: tn th. various legislatures for
ratification and It was very essential
rhat Oregon's vote should be recorded
for the measure. Brentz at that time j
was oounty clerk of Grant county and
alBO a Republican candidate for the
legislature The vote was very oloBe
throughout the state with chances In
favor of a Demooratlo legislature.
When the returns oanie in Bientz saw
that there were irregularities iu sev
eral preoinots whioh would defeat
him. He refused to oount the ballots
and issued oertifioatea of election to
himself and his oolleague. They pro- j tactics, angered tne irencn goveru
oeeded to Salem and were sworn in. ment, and a fleet was sent to Martini
After a bitter tight the amendment que. ' . ;
was passed by a vote of 25 to 22, and However, his indication of France's
two days afterward Brentz and his determination to push the matter
nn ro nuatod and Democrats i did not have the desired effect. Then
seated, but the amendment had been
Oregon was the last state to
ratify and was tho one needed to
make the neoessary two-thirds, venereum Buuiunutu iu
Brentz' action made possible the rati- 'Mm to return aBhore. Although teoh
ncation, bo that he may be truly said . uioally this was not a forolble expul
n h... nlmnand tho nonstitution. ' sion it amounted to an act of hostil
Horse Over the Grade. :
From Coast Mail. 1 ,;
While ooming in with Sunday's
mail, one of the paok horses fell over
a giade not far this sido of Brewster
valley. :'.,! i
In the fall a part of the pack was
dislodged and rescued, but tbe remain
ing sacks of paper mail wore lost : in
a river which the hoare swam. ; The
animal was found the next day feed
ing on the other side of the river,sofe
and sound. . As the preolpioe over
which it fell was forty feet high, the
latter statement might sound flahy,
if it were not for the faot tbut in the
mail Back whioh the horso oarried, re
posed a dozen paokages of B'lesoh
mann's yeast oakea, which it Is re
ported rose to the occasion and not
only preserved the horse from being
injured by a sudden fall on the rooks
at the foot of the abyss, but buoyed
him up bo that he wos enables to safe
ly swin the swollen river encumbered
as he was with the heavy mail. Tbe
weather is exttemely rough now and
the road are bad. It is really wonder
ful that so little mail is lost en tran
sit. Under the elrounistanoes it would
seem almoBt a piece of wisdom for all
paok horses to be proided with a little
yeaBt.
Caught at Roseburg. :
For the second time within a few
months eloping couples from Cali
fornia have been cajght before getting
far into Oregon. The latest oaBO waB
that of J. L. Langley, aged forty
seven, and Teresa Maze, ,aged four
teen, of Martinez, Calif., who were ar
reBted on northbound train No. 16 at
Roseburg Sunday night. Tiny were
both prominent workers in tho M. E.
ohurch at Martinez. . The girl claimB
the elopement was voluntary. It is
said tbat the girl has a record in tbe
eloping line, having ran away with
James Duffy about six months ago,
and Duffy is now serving six years In
San Quentin as a oonsequenoe.
Notice to Stockmen.
ThA nnnnal meeting of tbe Jackson
County Stockmen Association will be
held at Ashland, February 10. 1000, at
10 o'clock a. m. It is desired that all
mam hprn be Dresent. as there is im
portent business to oome before tbe
meeting.
DAVID HOIHN, Prosldent.
L. L. DAMON, Secretary.
, The aooommodatiou train on tbe
Klamath Lake railroad, whioh le t
Tbrall Thursday morning was blooked
by heavy snow at a point six miles
from the terminus of the road at Po
kegama, until Saturday evening.
President Campbell, of the State Uni
versity, was trying to get to rilamath
Falls via this route to fill an engage
ment at the county institute 'there
and was caught in this blockade,
whioh detained him until too late to
fill his engagement, so he returned to
Ashland via, Tbrall Saturday night.
A dozen passengers were on the
blockaded train and they .made the
best of the situation for the three
days and two nights. Fortunately
there was a supply of canned goods in
the freight aboard the train and a
settler near by, Mr. Frame, and fam
ily were very hospitable to the snow
bound traveleis.
Tho delay to outward bound traffic:
was also complete for several days,
A youug lady en route to Sau Fran
Cisco to be married was frantio ovei
her inability to get through in time;
to roach there at the appointed tinie.i
Crisis in Venzuela.
If Franco makes a deoislve move in
retaliation for Venezuela's treatment
of her representative, Caracas, this
week will be tho world-center. Veu
ezuela, under the Castri reglmo, has
been an interesting problem, but the
Monroe doatrino, although neoossar
ily involved in It, is so thoroughly
understood by all tbe European coun
tries that the state department antio
pltes no untoward action on the part
of Franco. . . , - .
The most recent Franoo-Venezuelan
double began with tho expulsion of
M- Brun tne representative of the
Frenob Cable Company at Caracas,
ad Charge d'Affalres Taigny's pro-
" hbhusi, uuuiuu,
Venezuela
beld that its position was correct and
refused to treat 'further with the
French ' government throughg M.
Taigny. Then there was a long period
during whioh, owing to the good
offios of United States Minister Rus
sell, an opBn rupture was avoided..
President Castro, by his dialtory
! followed M. Taigny's aotion in board-
lug tne sceamer Martinique to oocain
. aispatones ana me reiusai uy me
ity, ana iu. luauopurguer, wie tuurge
d'Affalres of Venezuela, was then
expelled from French,. , territory.
Three French warships are now off
the Venezuelan coast, and a naval
demonstration is expeoted,
Increase in Taxable Values.
The total value of taxable property
n the state of Oregon, sb shown by
tho assessment rolis of 1905, , is 8309,
15G,615.19,ss oomparod with 8188,058,
128.11 in 1901, an increase of 82,000,-
000, or ndarly 70 per cent. Nearly all
of tbe counties show some increase,
and a few very heavy advanoes in as
eessed valuations. i
Multnomah oounty takes the lead in
the amount of inoreaie, the total for
1001 having been 856,627,577, while
the 1905 roll sbows 8113,860,258, an in
crease of 160 per cent. Columbia
made an inorease of 81,500,000, or 60
Der cent. Coos oounty advanced its
assessment from 83,677,000 to 89.239,
000. Jackson oounty raised valueB
from 81,615,000 to 812,712,000, or an
incease of 180 per cent. Josepbine
doubled its assessment in 1905. Mal
heur oounty increased its assessment
50 per cent, Sherman nearly 60 per
cent, Wallowa over 100 per cent, Was
co nearly 30 per cent and Washington
100 per cent. ' t
The order of tbe leading counties
under the 1905 assessment is as fol
lows: Multnomah, Jackson, Washing
ton, Umatilla, Marion, Clackamas,
Coos, Lane, Linn.
W. C. T. U. Items.
The weather was so cad January
18th that not many of the whlto rib.
boners mot at the home of Mrs. Hop,
kins. Those who did spent tbe wbole
time in sowing for the needy. "Why
is it, if oloBing t saloonB drives trade
away from towns, that where tbore are
no saloons the town soon grows into
a oity and the oity is filled with
better class of people? Why is It, tr
there is just as much liquor sold with
saloons, the arrests for drunkenness
were reduced from twenty-one to
seven the first year after saloons wore
closed. Liquor men claim the 'right'
to sell drink; but outraged boyhood
has an undeniable and Inherent right
to demand protection from ddrink.
The Union will meet at Mrs. Hopkins
January 2511 PRESS SUPT.
Ask your grocer for Rogue River
creamery uuiuur iv vuuw )ni hiuqiq.
LETTER FROM
I
ROSEBURG, Ore., Jan. 10, 1006.
Mr. A. S; Bliton, Medford, Ore. : '
Dear Sir and Friend : I believe my
tlmo on your subscription liBt has
about expired. Enclosed find postal
order for 81.50 for oontlnuance for
another year. I feel that I onn't do
without the old reliable Medford Mail.
It's like mooting an old friend every
week to tell me the happenings in
JaokBou oounty. My health is very
good considering age and infirmatlves
lnoldeut thereto. I am wintering well
and as the stook men say, expeot to
be In good condition to go on the
range when grass oomes in the spring.
My detail work is looking atfer the
cemetery. For the year of 1905, nine,
teen comrades died, of whom seven.
teen wore buried here and the other
two were sent to their friends. ' So
far this year, only one has died,
Luther S. Rogers, an old pioneer and
Indian war veteran. Ho was promi
nent in Masonic circles iu erly dnys,
was the first master of Eugene lodge
He was burled with the rites of tbe
order, Abo Bowman, an old Sterling
and Applogate miners and an Iudian'
wnr voterau, waB received here about'
two weeks ago and he takoB to the
borne like a youug duck to a pond of
water. My old friend and: Mexican
war oomrade, Wm. Hunter, of Phoe
nix, iB wintering well cud enjoying,
bimself. 1 Loui Pfeil, of Gold Hill, la
in the hospital. He feels well, but is
growing feeble all tbe time. He is
over eighty years old. Charlie Good
win is also In the hospital. He has
paralysis, but still holds his own.
Comrade Bright, who formeily resid-1
ed In Ashland, is also In the hospital
with a bad oancet in the fiice, which
is gradually destroying him. John
Benson, eon of the old pioneer preaob
or of Jacksonville, is lying very low
with dropsy and is expeoted to die
soon. This includes about all the
comrades troni Jackson county that
I oan think of or know of. This
oloses for the preBent. Give my kind
est regards to all enquiring friends,
With many good wishes for your fu
ture welfare and the continued pros
perity of tbe Medford Mail, I remain,
lours truly,
R. S. DUNLAP.
Blue Ledge Sold.
The fnmouB Blue Ledge copper
mine,, whioh bns been sold, re-sold
and tben sold some more, every two
or three moutha for the past year or
more or every time somo mining
writer ran 03t of oopy, is at last
ported to have really and truly pussed
out of the hands of the original own
ers into the handB of an: eastern syn
dioato headed by Robt. ,S, Toarne, of
New York, ouo of the big copper op
erators of the oouutry, for a consider
ation not given out, but supposed to
be in the neighborhood of six figures.
The property, whioh comprises some
twenty-eight claims, is said to be one
of the largest and rioest undeveloped
bodies of copper ore in the United
States. . It is Bald that the new own
ers will at once commence extensive
development work, and thiii tho mine
will now be worked in earnest.
The opening of this vast copper de
posit will moan muoh to every In
dustry In Southern Oregon.: Large
numbers of men wilt bo employed.
Those men must eat, and consequent
ly a ready homo market is 'afforded
for a portion of our produce. ; Tho
success of thlB enterprises entails the
establishment of more of like charac
ter. More mines will be dicoovored ;
mines already discovered will be do
veloped and Southern Oregon will
take its plaoo portty close to the bead
of the oiass of mineral produoing seo
tlons. F. VV. Cannaban, lately from Mexi
co, wiil.be superintendent of the mine,
and has gone there to put a foroo of
mon at work. It is said that a largo
foroo will be put on the at once run
ning a tunnel on the lower level. E,
L. Jonos bos oharge of the tuunol
gang.
E. V. Frotbinghani, attorney In fact
for Mr. Towno, is now ut the mine
making construction contracts. Great
is the Blue Ledge; groat are its pos
sibility and great will be Medford
when the M. & A. V. road la built to
the mines.
Installed New Officers.
At tbe last moating of Camp No. 90,
Woodmen of the World, tbe following
officers wore installed:
It. R. Moiey, C. C. ; J. O. Smith,
A. L. ; F. E. Payne, banker ; W. 13.
Jackson, olork; W. li. Maultwby, es
oort; J, W. Smylio, watchman; J. U.
At well, sentry; B. J. Trowbrlgo, man
ager. Chrysanthemum Circle No. 81, Wo
men of Woodcraft, have installed the
following officers:
Ella Carney, A. N. ; Maude Day, P.
G, N. ; Ella Arnold, manager; Ella
Ferry, Att. ; Ularn Barksdull, I. and
O, Sen, ; Ada Mill, musioian ; Flor
ence Bntlor, C. of G. ; Besslo Lums
don, banker; Prue Angle, olork; Flor
ence Butelr, Viola Beokett, Ella Perry,
managers.
TALKS APPLES
. f ., i :.'.. .
From Portland Jonrnal: ";
"You do not hear ' much about the
Kogue river orchards,' but they are
shipping, hundreds of .carloads of ap
pies to New York, ' England' and the
orient every year," said John D. Ol.
well, of Medford, at 'the Imperial
hotel. He 1b a member of itho board
of regonts of; the state agricultural
college, served in the legislature and
is a member of one of tbe largest ap
pie exporting flrnis in the slate.
"We are like the Hood river people
in the respect tbat wo only ship the
Spltzenberg and Newtown Pippin1 to
the east. The former go to New York
and the latter to England. Inferior
grades of other varieties find a ready
market in the orient. It waa only a
few years ego that the orient proved a
market for apples. Sinoe then the
demand has been growing, but only
for the oheaper grades. The natives
of China and Japan are not lnollned
to pay much for their apples, henoe
we only ship the oommou varieties,
Not so with the fastidious Nev York-
and the wealthy Englishman.
Tbey want tbe beat the market affords
and it oomes from Oregon. And the
Rogue river valley produoes it.
The other large oities of the United
StateB mako a bid eaoh, year, for the
apples of our orohardB, but they do
not get them because the commission
merchants are not willing to pay tho
prices that we got iu New York and
England.. . Tho demand is greater
than the supply, hence the flguros ob
tainable. ....
"The Rogue river valley oountry is
growing very rapidly. We are setting
out an on an average of about 3,000
aorea of land a year iu new orchards.
That has been going on about six
years. Results are just beginning to
show in the increased output of our
sootion.
'I am now on my way to New York
to study the fruit markets of the east
and learn more particularly just what
the New Yorkers want in the way of
speoial brandB of apples. Oregon is
faat forging to the front as an apple
produoing state, and at the present
rate bids fair to beoome the' greatest
in the United States in the yield of
speoial varieties." :
, Surprise Party.
On Frldny ovenlng of last week a
surprise party waa given .Mrs. D,' R.
Andrue, at her home, on Onkdule ave
nue. These surprise parties have been
going the rounds out that way of late,
but sometimes, bb was the oaso last
Friday evening, the surprlBers are
themselves surprised. , A neighbor
lady had purposely spent the after
noon with Mrs. AndruB to make sure
she stayed at home, and to Burt o'
oauso her to th'nk that nothing but of
the ordinary was going to tnke plaoe,
but when tho orowd arrived and Mrs.
Andrus bade them enter, saying they
were late and that sho had been ex
peoting them for sometime, the sur
prlsors wore surprised.
After a short time spent in sooial
converse, all gathered about tabios
and took a hand In playing flinch
until ton o'olock,when all were served
with cake, pop oorn, nuts and home
made oandy, and after partaking
thereof the guosts were entertained
with musio and much gaiuty from tho
youug folks until too company de
parted for home, profuse in their
thanks for the pleasant evening.
Those present were:
Sndie Whitman, Fannio Whitman,
Thomas J. Williams, O.. W. Snyder,
W, P. Dodgo. Mra. E, Muulo, Mrs. T.
J. Williams, Mrs. Chas, Snyder, Mrs.
W. P. Dodge, Jennie Dodgo, Roy
Maule, A. L, Maulo, Eleanor Mnulo,
Julia Dodgo: John Maule, Adelburt
Snyder, Blanche Maule. Elsie Sny
der and Harold Snyder. ' XXX.
Land Open for Filing.
OfHoiul notices are being sent out
from the Roseburg laud office giving
locations of certain government land
wbloh will be open for filing after
March 0, 1906. The laud thus desig
nnted is:
Township 28 South, Rnngo 1 Weat,
Township 27 South, Range 1 West,
. Seotions 1-12 and 13, Township 30
South, Range 1 West, i '
All of tbeae lands are in the Rose
burg district, but none of them are
in Jackson county.
Commercial Club Meeting.
. There will be a meeting of the mem
oers of tho Medford Comtneroinl Club,
at tbe club rooms, on Friday evening
of thin wook, at 7:30 o'clock. It Is
desired and expected tbnt tbore will
be a largo attendance. Mattors ap
pertaining to h more thorough and
effectual means of ndvotriBlng Oregon
will bo disoussed by gentlemen from
the northoin part of tho state and by
members of the olub.
J. A. PERRY, President.
Guaranteed Forest Ho6orvo acrlp
for sale, in large or small quantities,
by Frank E. Alley, uuatnirs over Land
Office, Roseburg, Oregon. Will place
lame for non-resident purchasers,
WRECK.
The steamer Valenoia, wbloh was en
route to, Viotorla from San Franoiaco
with 91 pasaehgerB and a orew ot 00,
went ashore, at midnight Monday
night dui ing u thiok fog, at Cloo Ose,
near Carmanah Point, and a large
number were' drowned when attempt
ing to leave the ship. , The steamer la
on tbe rooks against a high cliff, and
ia likely tojgo to' ; pieces' at any time.
Tbe Valenoia Waa taking tbe 'plaoe,
of the Bteamer City ot Pueblo, recent
ly disabled, on the tun from San Fran
oleoo to Fuget Sound and northern
ports. She left San Franoisoo Janu
ary 20th.
The steamer, carried a passenger liBt
of 91 and a orew of 60, A number
have been drowned and those on the
wreok are in great peril . from aiheavy
sea. i'i j I 1
Missing her oourse in a fog, tne vea
sel piled up on the rooks at the foot
of the cliff on Vanoouver Island, near'
Cloo Ose, fire or six miles from Car
manah Point, 05 miles from Victoria,
B. C, at midnight, Monday. A boat
load of survivors brought word of tha
disaster to Cape Beale, on Vanoouver
Island, at the southern side of the en
trance to Barclay Sound, 120 miles
from Victoria.
The steamer .Queen aud wreoking
steamer Salvor left for the aoouo ot
the wreok Tuesday afternoon. i
: One boat's orew reached Cape Beale
at 3 o'clock this afternoon and nine
men got aBhore near tbe telegraph
huts, about fifteen i miles from light
house, '.li
Two men are , prisoners on the face
of the cliff aear which the Bteamer
went ashore and oannot get up the
olff nor return to the wreok. The sea
will probably reaob them when the
tide is high. .- ,
Some painful soeues ' are reported.
One womau dropped : her child .into
the sea when trying to band it to hor
husband, who waB In one of tbe boats.
When the boat's crew left there waa
a little boy running about tho deck
crying for his mother, who was among
tbos drowned. ,.,
When the six survivors who have
arrived at Cape Beale left the Valenoia
she was lying head-on to the sea, aud
was out thirty yards from the hioh
bluff on shore, with the water over
hor main deck. What were left of the
paasengera fnnd a large number had
been previously drowned) were hud-
uieu oil tne suiuuu uuun.
When the boats were lowered, soon
after the vessel waa driven into the
shore after she began to sink, there
was a great loss of life. The boatat
filled with women and children wore
smashed against the side of the steam
er and all In them were lost
The lights had gone out by this
time and .the orew oould not see to
work. . Seven boatB and three life-
rafts were lowered. Only two of them
have been heard from..
There were thought to be about one
hundred persons still on the wrook,
end tbe survivors who roaohod Rape,
Beale say at least fifty were drowned
olongsido tho steamer before tbey loft.
The boatswain and five seamen wore
sent to secure assistance, and aio tho
only ones that roaohed Cape Beolo
arriving there about 3 o'olook.
' AdviceB at 12:10 o'clook say tbnt
tbe Bteamer was reported to be break
ing up. Hor main deck wbb awitsb,
aud seas threatened to demolish the
uppor works where the survivors
wore huddled. Mauy must have died
from expoaure and if the wreck broko
up as was expeoted not more than a
quarter of those on board would be,
ashed ashore.
THE LATEST.
' SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 21, A speo
ial to tbo Times from Bamfleld says
the Valonoin has gone to pieces and
all on board are lost.
TACOMA, Waah., Jan. 21,-The
steamer Salvor is returning to Vio
torla with sixty corpses from the Va
lenoia disnstter. The vessol should
reach Viotoria about 1:30 tbis after
noon. VICTORIA, B. O., Jan. 21. (2:10 p.
m. ) Confirmation has just been re
ceived that all on board tho Vnleaola
have boen lost with the exception or
the llftoen men who reached Capo
Beale. ; .
Card ol Appreciation.
Having sold my stock of groceries,
obinawaro, oto., to Roberta & Rct'gnn
I tako thlB opportunity of tbnnkii'H
the general publlo for the splendid
support you gave me In mv ti lea
years In business, Coming be j a
stranger you took me into your "Ou
udence and gave mo a splendid Iri.cio.
I approoia u all this, and trust jout
will glvo your support to the new tlrui.
Yours in appreciation.'
O. D. OWEN.
Gets Six Years.
Leon G. Vial pleaded guilty in tho
oiroult court at Roseburg last week to
a oharge of assault with intent fu kill
and waa sentenced to six years in the
penltoutlary. Viol shot a Mra. Du m
bloton sevoral months ago, and jump,
ed his ball. lie recently gave hlm
solf up.