OREGON Is the Best
part of the United StateB.
B06UE RI1EB VALLEY
is the bast pa-it of Oregon
MWtVADn (a In rim nnnt.ir nf thft
matnb Jtlail
If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
Raise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or do most anything else yoa
will find your opportunity here
THE HAIL telle about it
TallayaiulTHE MAIUIllCtl9PPer! VOL XVIII
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1906
NO. 7.
if
THE MIKADO.
Thursday nlghi of last week Gilbert
and Sullivan's great oomlo opera waB
presented to oue of the largest and
moBt appreciative audieuoes ever
gathered la the local opera house,
and by the request of a large majority
ol the audienoe the opera was re
peated on Tuesday of this week.
It was the greatest performance ever
given in Medford either professional
or amatuer, and It Is absolutely be
yond our powers of description to do
justice to it. "The Mikado" is oue
of the funniest musical comedies ever
written and the members of the com
pany brought out every bit of fun
there was in it. As a oonsequenoe
the audience was kept in a oontinual
fit of laughter from start to finish.
Ed. Andrews, as Ko Ko, convulsed
the audienoe every time he appeared
upon the stage. He haB played thiB
role more times than he cau remem
ber and he gets funnier every time be
plays it.
Henry Guuson, as Nanki Pooh, had
the audience with him from the start.
His acting and singing were great.
Tbe duet between him and Vum Yum,
"Were you not to Ko Ko plighted,"
was eucored again and aguiu.
Yum Yum, in the person 'of Mrs.
AndrewB, was tbe most fascinating of
"ohildreu of nature," and her solos
were always enoored.
Mrs. Hazelrigge as Pitti Sing oame
in for her sbare of appreciation, and
her rendition of "Ho'b Going to
Marry Yum Yum," brought enoore af
ter encore.
Mrc Olarenoe Hafer, who made a
hit as Peep Bo, the third of the "Lit
tle Maids from Sohool," Thursday,
was ill aud unable to appear at the
Tuesday's performance, aud tbe part
was taken by Mis. MoMillan in an
artistic and pleasing manuer. Tbe
mystery to one iu the audience was
how either Ko Ko or Nanki Pooh
could decide which oue of those fas
ciuntiug little maids he wauted.
Miss Mabel Jones had a very diffi
cult role in Katisha but she carried
It in a way that showed exceptional
dramutio ability. Although her make
up was suoh as to oause one to en
dorse Ko Ko's pathetic "'bring on
your boiling oil," her splendid voioe
was there and won applause on every
occasion.
L. 0. Narrogan's Pooh Bah was
great with a oapital"G. " In voioe.man
uer, carriage and appearanoe he was
all that the "Lord High Admiral aud
Lord High Evecythingelse" should be,
aud it is impossible that the "ana
tomical giobules of his protopla9mal
ancestors" could have been in any
wav "insulted" by his rendition of
the part.
W. F. Isaacs, as Pish Tush, made
all there was of the part, and his two
solos were rendered In a manuer far
ahead of usual amatuer work.
11. V:t'jington, "The Mikado,"
filled the part-and the stage nearly
He isn't small, and when clothed in
his voluminous robes of office towered
above everybody and everything,
Eniil Fayette, as Nee Ban, brought
down the house In his only uppear
auee. His danoiug and facial oon
tortious were simply side-splitting,
Besides he introduced a new stuut
that touched the risibilities of even
the seasoned professionals and created
a laugh in the audience that shook
the building.
The chorus well we never knew
there were so many pretty girls
Medford, and the singing and drilling
were as good as a whole lot of profes
sioual choruses. The male portion of
the chorus was about as savage
looking bunch of highbinders in
their make-up a one would "are to
see, but they could slug and they did
it.
Mr. Hazelrigge, the musical direct
or, is to be congratulated upon his
success in training the chorus to suoh
perfection.
The stage settings were beautiful
and appropriate, and the costumes
rich and elegunt, the latter having
been secured from the Tivoli theatre
at Sau Franoisco especially for this
occasion.
After the play Mr. Hazelrigge gave
the company a plaesaut surprise in
the shape of an invitation to a splen
did Bupper at tbe Anderson reaturant.
Toasts ware proposed and drank and
a general good time enjoyed.
The opera was a complete sucoess
on each night and could be repeated
again.
Monday night the company played
at Central Point to a good-sized audi
enoe and last night Ashland was fa
vored with a presentation of the play.
To The Public.
The Medford Dray & Transfer Co,
is ready for business Will do any
and all kinds of hauling and draying.
Good teams, good wagons and oare
fill nnrl nhliattiff men.
We solicit a portion of your patron
age. Our oltlce is at the Medford Book
Store, 'pbone (353.
Residence West 10th and K stroets,
'phone 140.
Telephone orders will receive
prompt attention.
We also have wood for sale.
BOTH FULLS
STREETECHOES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-Serious and
Otherwise.
r
B. H. Harris, of the Butte Falls
Milling'Oo., will leave for the north
In a tew days, in the interest of hiB
oompany and tbe future extension of
Medford & Crater Lake Railroad.
"Fourteen deeds to town lots in
Butte Falls were made out today,"
said Mr. Harris, "and buildings will
go on every one of them, at once.
We have a shingle and planing mill
oomlng in at onoe, and our saw mill
can supply lumber for building. All
the material necessary can be made
right on tbe ground, except nails, and
building is going on 60 faBt that it is
difficult to keep up the nail supply.
Several business buildings, including
store, postoffloe to have it ready
when we get the office, which wont
ne long meat market, eto. There are
also several dwellings being construct
ed. We don't expect to rival Med-
ford for awhile, but we are going to
have a town at Butte Falls before you
know it. I am going north now to
endeavor to settle the matter of the
extension of the M. & C. L. railroad
from Eagle Point to the timber. The
Butte Falls Co. is interested in seeing
it built. The building of this road
is vital to our interests. The oom
pany will take nold of it, itself if-no-body
else will. We have been handi
oapped some iu the pact, but mat
ters are in such shape now that I
think I am safe iu saying that within
the next few months Medford people
oau get on the oars here Saturday af
ternoon or Sunday morning, spend
the day in the pure air ( f the moun
tains and be buck at their desks and
oounters Monday morning. From
Butte Falls to Prospeot the enginrer
ing difficulties to be overcome are not
great, and all the way the route leads
through one of the most heavily win
bered seotlons in Southern Oregon,
Of course, thiB latter extension is a
matter for future consideration, but
onoe the road reaches Butte Falls the
demand lor it will come. The exten
sion from Eagle Point to Butte Falls
will be made this year, however, and
you oau go out and bet on that."
Frank Lodef! "Did you see that
three-inch shrapnel shell and that gun
my brother, Thomas, brought baok
with him? That shell ib a wioked
looking beast, isn't it, and it's just
bb wicked as It looks, when loaded
with gun cotton, small bullets and
things like that. It oan be exploded
by time fuse or by impaot. The old
guu is of English make and was
brought back from China, after the
Boxer troubles, by one of the boys,
from whom my brother acquired it.
It's sighted up to 2000 yards aud from
the looke of the shell will likely shoot
that far."
Clarence Hafer: "The Iowa Lum
ber & Box Co. , is now shipping a cou
pie of carloadB of orange box sbooks
per day and have been doing bo rigbt
along for sometime. I want to lay
the blame for thiB state of affairs to
the person to whom it belongs iu
treat measure, and that is to Fred
Reniohe, our faotory foreman. Dur
ing tbe five months that he has bte:i
with us, he haB manufactured aud
shipped 118 cars of boxes, besides the
looal trade, wbioh was no small item
during the packing season itself. It's
a reoord to be proud of. In January,
whion is usually a dull month In tbe
box business, the average output was
close to a car aud a half per day. I'll
baVe to attribute a whole lot of that
showing to the toremau, beoauso he is
a good one and no mistake."
W. C. T. U. Items.
McKinley in the Orient.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. Marie
Ware McKinley, one of the missing
wituesss iu the famous Oregon land
fraud cases, is quietly living iu her
Bush street home iu this oity with a
younger brother. She is trying to
forget her husband of a few months,
Horaoe G. MoKinley, who has de
serted her, and, according to report,
gone off to China with "Little
Egypt, " a variety aortess of this
city.
McKinley is another missing wit
ness in the land fraud cases. Marie
Ware married him to prevent testify
ing against him after he had been
indicted in Portland through the
efforts of Speoial Government Attor
ney Francis J. Heney. It was be
oause of MoKinley's attentions to her
that his Hrst wife divoroed bim. She
sacrificed much for the man, who
begged her to marry bim and thus
thwart the law that would make her
a witness against him. And her
ward has been his base desertion of
her, for she is convinced that lie has
skinned to the Orient with "Little
Egypt." He is supposed to have had-
considerable money, but he has left
his wife of a few mouths to get along
here as best she oan.
Francis J. Heney thinksJMrs. Ware
McKinley will be ready to testify
whenever needed, so he no longer con
sider her a missing witness. McKin
ley, A. D, Puter and Emma L. Wat
son are the three witnesses who have
left the country and search for whom
is now being made. Heney says that
iu all the cases he has yet to try be
can get along without thesewitnesses,
except in one oaso. In the latter tbe
testimony of Mrs. McKinley may
suffice in the absence of the other
three.
The Union met on time at the homo
of Mrs. Hopkins Feoruary 8th, with a
good attendance. The president
called the meeting to order aud all
stood aud repeated the 23d Psalm, af
ter wbioh the miuuteB of the last two
meetings were read and approved,
Thirty minutes were then devoted to
business. Quite a number of visits to
tbe Bick were reported with substau
tial aid. Mra. Sallie Ish gave aid in
olothiug, oedding, shoes, etc., to the
needy ; also Mrs. Henry Baker. Mrs,
Allen, of Ashland, said that the ooun
ty executive meeting will be held at
tbe Christian ohuroh iu Medford, the
exact date being set soon. The Union
was favored with a visit from Revs,
Hoxie and Shields. Both ministers
gave words of cheer. The Unlou in
vites all the ministers to come often,
The Prohibition party has nover
struok sail to the fear of temporary
defeat. Its duty has been to preach
the gospel of oivic righteousness and
rouse the nation to abolish organized
official corruption in high places by
destroying the cornerstone of politi
cal graft, the legalized trnltio
strong drink." Equal suffrage will
come before tbe people of Ore-go:: na
vital questiou next June for ucoct::
or rejeotion at tbe polls. We believe
it should recovie its sbare of attention
in the educational influence of the
day aud therefore respeotfully and
cordially invite your co-oporatlou to
ward that end. Tbe Union was (lis
misBed by Mrs. Hubbard, to meet at
the home of Mrs. Hopkins February
luth. PRESS SUPT
The Redmcn's Ball.
JACKSON COUNTY
BASKET BALL
Portland Oregouloil.
G. R. Harms, of Bellevue, Ky., and
E T. Staples, of Jaokeon oouuty, own
ers of tbe famius Briggsi mine, dis
covered in 1901 by tbe Brigs boys at
the head of Tucker oreek, In South
ern Oregon, are guests at fhe Portland
Hotel. Their visit to Portland at this
time is for the purpose ol purchasing
machinery for a sawmill and machin
ery for a 20-ton stamp mill wbioh they
will have ereoted at the mine, just
as quiokly as tbe heavy machinery can
be freighted into the camp. Messrs.
Harms aud StapleB purchased the
Briggs mine over a year ago, and
sinoe then have been quietly at work
developiug the property. 'Expert min
ing engineers have been , employed to
maKe a careful and exhaustive re
search of the property, and from the
reportB of these enginee-s MessrB.
Harms and Staples feel confident that
they will develop one of the greatest
mining properties in the state.
Mr. Staples said he oould see no
reasou for Oregon mine owners going
to San Frauoisoo for their mining ma
chinery when they oould buy machin
ery just as oheaply iu Portlnd. "We
came here a couple of days ago juBt to
buy the machiuery for our plants, aud
as soon a the purohases are made, Mr.
HarmB will returu to bis home in
Kentucky and I will go to the mines
and push the work of erecting the saw
and stamp mills. We have about
8150,000 invested in tbe mine already,
and a great deal more will be speut
betore wo got iu working order.
Among the things wbioh we shall do
first will be to ooustruot a road aud
this alone will coet over 650000. An
other thing whioh we shall do when
the mine gets to working will be to
convinoe the old wiseaoreB of South
eru Oregon that there are real miues
iu that seotiou of the oouutry, and
uot only pockets, as has been thejsom-
mon talk. I know bettor than thii
not because 1 am part owner in the
Briggs Gold Bar mine, but beoauso I
am thoroughly oouvinoed that it is a
faot. I look forward to additional
great disooverles of mines in South
ern Oregon, aud take my word for it,
during the oomiug year you will see
greater aotivity in mining iu that seo
tiou of the state than ever before, ' '
I caino out to hear the reportB of
the men who are developing, the
mine," said Mr. Harms last night,
and I must say that their reports
have exceeded my most sanguine ex
pectations. We haven't bad' much to
say about what we were doing with
the property, but wo have beeu push
ing tho work with great vigor. The
machinery we bought here will be tak
en into the mine just as soon as the
weather will permit. I am satisfied
with the property, aud even more so
with Oregon aud its great climate.
Southern Oregon is going to be the
coming oountry."
Residents of Talent and violnlty are
agitating the matter of establishing a
telephone line oouneoting with Ash
land,
A ten-inch water main at Ashland
broke the other day and caused con
siderable damage before the water
oould be shut off.
H. S. Evaus, ex-mayor of Ashland,
while looking after some painting be
ing done ou a building in that oity,
fell from the scaffolding and sustained
some severe bruises.
W. R. Potter, the present contrac
tor, has beeu offered tbe coutraot of
oarryiug the mail six timer a week,
between Ashland aud Soda Springs, at
8591. 75 per annum, for the four years
beginning In July.
Mrs. Mary E. Wilson, widow of the
late J. O. Wilson, of Talent, died at
the family borne Saturday morning,
The deoeased had beeu in poor health
for some time. She was born in Lewis
county, MisBouri, in 1838, and la sur
vived by a daughter, Virsna M. Wil
son, and ty two Bons, George M, and
E. H. WHbou.
The deeds were drawn and signed
and plaoed in esorow in the Bauk of
Ashland last Thursday, oonvoying all
the rights, titles and interests of the
Ashland Elootric Power & Light Com
pany in and to the watera of Ashland
oreek, rights of way and ditches aud
realty holdings along the oreek, to tbe
oity of Ashland, as per the proposl
tion and agreement entered into pre
viously, aud the deal is now a olosed
incident. The first payment of SoOOO
of the 811,000 purchase pi loo was also
made by the city, the remaining 8GOO0
to be pa'd wbeu the uow lighting sys
tern ie put luto opreation. Tho aro
lights wbioh are to serve pending tbe
installation of the new system were
turned nn Friday uight.
Miss Roosevelt's Wedding.
STOCK ASSOGIA-
T
Neither Will Yield.
Rock Drilling Exhibition.
The rook drilling exhibition held
Saturday on the depot' grounds at
traoted a large and interested crowd.
A solid block of granite was provided
for the drillers to work upon and a
flrst-claas exhibition of fast rock-drilling
was given. Ouly two teams com
peted, but they are among the cham
pions of their olass Savage and Sel-
edgo, of Grants Pass, the winners of
tbe Gold Hill contest, drilled 30 l-o
lnohes in fifteen minutes and Sandry
and Harrington, of Gold Ray, thirty
three inches.
Much interest has lately been
aroused in these contests and arrange
ments are being made for a big event
of the kind in the near future.
Tho masquerade ball given by Woa
tonka Tribe, Imp'd. O. K. M,
Wednesday night was one of the most
pleasant social events of the season,
The maskers did not turn out iu such
numbers as was hoped, but the gal
leries were orowded with spectators
and when tbe masks were removed all
joined iu tho dance. Everybody was
bent on getting all the enjoyment pos
sible out of the oocasiou and from
appearances they did it.
Prizes wore awarded aB follows:
Best lady dauoer, Mrs. Jas. Cook ,
berry dish, presented by E. M. El
wood ; best gentleman dancer, Joe
Tombon, box of cigars, presented by
Selbsy & Magill.
Best sustained lady character, Miss
Charley, as "Tinshop," pair of shoos,
presented by J. G. Van Dyko & Co.
Best sustained gentleman character,
Harmon Fredeuberg, as "Indian
chief," hat, presented, by "The Tog
gery."
Two good Bingle buggies
Inquire of Crystal & Morey.
for sale.
5-tf
For Sale.
Five to 10 acres sub-divisions of
1900-acre Rogue rivor ranch, 80 rods
from Southern Pacific depot; small
pavment, 5 yeais' time and 6 per
cent interest. Come early and get
tho choicest of land. Also 20 acres
of best apple land to exchange for
bouse and lot in Medford, Ashland or
Grants Pass. Ben A. Lowell, Wood
ville, Oregon. 5-9t
Bill Nye Mini-.
Maior D. R. Andrus was In Med
ford from the Bill Nye mine this
week, and reports everything moving
Bmootbly and looking well.
Tho company has just installed an
11,000 pound compressor. Tho wires
are all strung from the plant of tbe
Gold Hill Development Co. to the
mill and as soon as the transformers
arrive the mill aud other machiuery
will be operated by electricity.
Tbe Bill Nye Is one of the best pro
ducing quartz mines in Southern Ore
gon, but you don't hear much about
it Its operators are not telling any
body what they aro taking out, but
go right along grinding oio and eat
ing three "squares" a day and don't
iiem to bo worrying over the future
aiucb.
Bargains in Medford and Butte
Fall property. W. T. York. D-tf
BERLIN, Fob. 13. Some exchanges
of suggestions between this and other
governments regarding the Algeoiras
negotiations are proceeding, although
there is really no expectation of an
agreement. Both France aud Ger
many have taken up seemingly un
yielding position, France for a gener
al maudato in Moroccan affairs, nnd
Germany for a combined administra
tion by all tho interested powers.
The view of the Gorman foreign
office is that, if France iutonded to
insist on a paramount position iu
Morocco, why did she take part iu
the conference?
If Germany should now agree to
give over Morocco to trance tho
efforts of years would bo fruitless and
a long period of unrest in European
affairs, it is believed, would begin,
tne issue nt whioh no one ventures to
predict. It is likened in official quar
ters, however, to the period' from
18C0 to 1870, when-the eoonomio life
of the principal continental countrios
was distuibed continuously by fears
aud rumors of war.
The dissolution of tbe Algeceiras
conference, while not in itself the
cause of war talk, will certainly bo
the cause of tho revivul of mutual
mistrust between France aud Ger
many. Suspicion was aroused here today
by the news from Lalla Maruia. Prov
ince of Oran, Algeria, that the Moor
ish protondor, Buhainnra, is assem
bling tho independent tribes for a
foray against towns near tho Algerian
frontier.
As tho pretender is considered to
be fully controlled by the French, his
activity at this moment Is disquiotlng
as indicating that France has resum
ed her forward policy In Morocco.
Tbe woddiug of Miss Alice Lee
Roosevelt, daughter of the presldout,
to Representative Lougsworth, will
take plaoe at tho WhltoIIousoat noon,
Saturday, February 17th. Tho oere-
tnony whiob will be performed In the
historic oast room, will be solemn
ized by the Right Rev. Homy Y. Sut
terlee, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Washington. There will be no brides
maids. The groom's best man will be Thom
as Nelson Perkins, of Boston, a olass
mate aud long-time friend. Three of
Mr. Lougworth's olassmatoB aud a col
lege mate at Harvard, B. A, Walling
ford, Jr , of Cincinnati, who married
Mr. Lougworth's oldest sistor; Larso
Andorson, of Washington, a great
grandson of Nicholas Lougsworth, th
founder of tho Lougsworth family lor
tune: Visoount Charles do Chambruu,
brother of Count Adolbort do Cbnm
brun.who married the groom's youug
est sister, aud Theodore Ruosevelt,
Jr., the oldest sou of the president,
will bo the ushers.
One thousand Invitations to the
wedding have beeu issued. Those in
vited, exclusive of the wedding party,
iiiolude tho members of tho cabinot
and their wives, formor members of
tho cabinot who aro in tho United
Stntea seuato aud their wives, tbe jus
tices of tbe United States supremo
court uud thoir wives, tho official
mombors of the party which accom
panied Socretary Taft to tho Orieut,
tlie Now York delegation iu oongress
the Ohio delegation In oongress.
Later in the afternoon Mr, Longs
worth and his brido will loavu Wash
ington ou a tiip to Florida, traveling
in a special car. After the adjourn
ment of congress tbey expoot to niako
a trip to Europe.
There was au immense orowd, two
Interesting games and-some, yes,
some noiBe at tbe Davis opera houBe
Saturday uight, when ABhland and
Medford girls' and Eugene and Med
ford boys' teams eorambled around
on the floor trying to toss the bound
ing ball Into tbe elusive basket. Tbe
crowd yelled, whistled and oheered
itself hoarse in enthusiastlo enjoy
ment. Tbe first nair or toe game
between tbe Medford and Ashland
girla waB first on the program and tbe
visitors soored twice, both on fouls,
after bard playing on both sides.
In the second half neither side could
score, bo that the final result waB 2 to
0 iu favor of Ashland.
In the first half of the Eugeue-Med-
ford game, the visitors ran up four
teen points, several of them as a re
sult of some doubtfful decisions on
fouls by the umpire, while the nest
tbe home team could do was eight
four of these being the result of field
baskets by T. W. Milos, center for
Medford. Iu tbe seuond half Eugene
Boored four, making a total of eigh
teen, aud Medford live, makiug thir
teen iu all. Iu this half Claud Miles
miBSed a throw for the basket from
tne line he had done so Beveral times
before and as tbe ball came down
from the basket and bouuded by him
he hit it an upperout whioh lauded
it iu the other basket at the opposite
end of the hall. Unable to hit the
opposition basket, he could land tbe
ball in his own basket with his baok
turned.
The last half was a "hummer." It
wee tho swiftest and snappiest exhi
bition of basket ball ever Been in
Southern Oregon, and the audienoe
gave ovidenoo of appreciation Dy mak
lug even more noise than "some.
Following 1b tho lino up of the four
teams : Medford girls Phipps aud
Brown, forwards; Loar, center Mer
rimau and Wilson, guards. Ashland
girls Mius and McCarthy, forwards
Sweeney, oouter ; Eastman aud Kane,
guards.
Medford Claud Miles and King,
forwrds: T. W. Milos. oenter; Roth
ormnl and Gregory, guards.
Eugene Watson and King, for
wards; Perot, oouter; Smith and
Farriugton, guards.
The annual meeting of the Jaokeon
County Stockmen's Association was
held at Ashland ou February 10th.
The attendance of stockmeu from
different parts of the valley was very
good and more and more interest IB
being taken In the association, as its
good resluUs beoome more manifest.
The annual election of otlloeBr re
sulted In the election of David Horn,.
president; George Owens, vioe presi
dent; Loren Damon, seoretary and
treasurer.
A proposition made by the Southern
Pacitlo Company to lease its lands In
Jaokson couuty to the assoolation was
diBOUssed at length, and was referred
to a committee for full investigation:
as to the merits and demerits of the
proposltion. The chair appointed G.
Culy, George Owens, Jos. Rader,
Welboru Beeson and Rufus Cole aa
suoh oommittee. Afterward David
Horn, president of the association,
was, on motion, eleoted a member of
the oommittee and its ohairman.
The association is in a prosperous
oondition and now numbers over one
hundred members, comprising a large
majority of the stockmen of Jaokson
oouuty and Beveral in Siskiyou county.
The next aunual meeting will be
held in Medford.
Farmer's Institute Held.
Institute Program.
Walks a Mile Alter Injury.
THE DALLES, Or., Fob. 13. -Al
bert Lawson, a Swede, ugod thirty
yearB, unmarried, aud foreman of a
blasting gang ou tho new railroad on
tho north bank of tho Columbia, op
poaite Arlington, waa brought to Tho
Dalles hospital this morning in a ter
ribly mangled condition Ho was
tbuwing dynamite yesterday aftomoon
nt 3 o'clook, when an explosion
curred, blowing out his right eye and
mangling tho loft arm, cutting two
boles iu tho loit aide of his chest and
punoturiug tbe musoles of tho abdomen.
Tho accident occurred at Youug
atrom's camp on tbe north bank rail
road, opposite Willows. Lawson was
blown forty feet, but walked ono mile
after injury. Dr. Sleekier, tho com
puny physician, brought tho injured
man to Tho Uallos.
Following is tho program of tho
looal teaohora' institute to be held in
Medford February 22, 1000. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to attend
this institute uud ospeoiolly to the
patrons of the Medford sohoola.
PROGRAM.
Forenoon, 0:15 n. m.
Musia, Institute.
Practical Physiology, Miss Minnie
Gowlaud.
The Fundamental Principles of Art,
Mrs. Stoddard.
Special Music
Lnnguugo Devices, Miss RobortB.
Fraction! Nature Study, Miss Field
Rural Sohoola, John Tyrrell.
Arithmetic, S. P. liobbins.
Aftomoon, 1:20 p. m.
Music.
Higher Aims of Touching, Miss
Hufi'er.
Grammar, J. C. Barnard.
Publio School Sanitation, Dr. E. B.
Pickel.
MuBic
What Wo wish for our Cbildrou iu
our Sohoola, Mrs. Armstoug.
Some Hopes or the bonooi noaru,
O. D. Owen.
Address by Hon. B. 1'. Mulkoy.
Note Every subject will bo dis
cussed and every one is invited to
take part in the discussions.
At 8:30 p. m. tho Macey Coucot
Company will givo au entertainment
ut Wilson'B oporn house for the bono
fit of the school librnry.
Lunch will bo served at tbe school
houso at noou aud all aro invited to
remain at the sohool house and pass
a social hour and be fed.
Dr. James Withyoombe, direotor of
the experimental station at Corvallle,
has been oouduotlng n series of in
teresting farmers' institutes iu Jaok
son county, commencing Tuesday,
Februury 13th,at Central Point, Wed
nesday, Fobruary Uth, at Eaglo Point
and Thursday, February loth, at Tal
ont. These farmers' institutes are ar
ranged under directiou of the State
Agricultural College at Corvallis ; al
so the U. S. experimeutal station, and
the expenses maintained by tbjB gov
ernment. Those who acoompauy -Director
Withyoombe aro: Prof. Kulsoly.ohom
iat, aud who lectures ou soils; Hon.
E, T. Judd, of Mariou oounty, a spec
ialist on breeding of draft horses, who
talks on tho same subjeot entertain
ingly, Win. Sohumorllch, of Washing
ton oouuty, a dairy speoiallst, who
advanoes uiodoru ideas aud methods
regarding the duiry aud daily herds.
Tho uttoudanoo at Coutral Point,
Engle Point uud Talont waa hirge and
tho interesting lectures given wore,
interspersed with a looal literary and
nmsioul program and a storeoptioau
show by Prof. Kuisely In tho evenr
lugs.
New Suits Filed.
Louisa Breshnars vs. James T.
BroBhoars. Dismissed.
Cora U. Officer vs. W. B. Officer.
Default entered.
A. M. Short et al vs. Johu W. Prall
et ai. Dismissed.
J. A Perry vs. F. A. Hartzoll t al.
Judgment for costs.
C. L, KonmoB vs. J. K. Bell. Dis
missed.
Owens vs. Owens; suit for divorce
Taken undor advisement.
Crump vb. Crump. Rooelver dls-
ohargod.
Stute vs. James Spencer. Entered
a ploa of guilty to larceny In a dwell
ing houso and souteuocd to eigbtoou
mouths in penitentiary.
Albert Avrell vs. Tilllu V. Aveiell;
suit for divoroo. Decree granted.
Juno D. Chauiplin vs. Albert Cbam
piiu. Dismissed.
Settle Up Notice.
As 1 havo Bold my grocery businoss
In Medford 1 am desirous of hnviiig
all accounts due mo settled with us
little deiuy as possible. All persons
knowing themselves to bo indoDtou
to mo aro kindly asked to call.
O. D. OWEN.
Good farm land to trade for tim
ber land, L, IS. Brown.
Death tof Mrs. F. E. Blrgc.
Mrs, F. E. Blrgo formerly of Mod-
ford, died at her homo at raoiiio
Orovo, Calif., February 3, 1000, of
llrlght's disease.
Besides her husband she leaves a
brother, II. DoGroot, and an orphan
noino, Miss Hossle Conde.
Mrs, Birgo wub a lady of most oa-
tlmublo ohuructor and her many
rrionds in Southern Oregon will re
grot her death.
For Sale.
Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock eggs,
r.(i netita for 15. Leave orders at Colo-
man & Co., Phoenix, Oregon.
I 7-2t J. A, OOPELAND.
To Organize Nine Hour Day.
On Saturduy evoning, Februury luth,
ho carpontors of Medford held
mooting ill tho old K. of V. hall to
tliflouss tho proposition of a nine hour
working day. There wna a general
turn out and aftor talking the niuttor
over in uu Informal way the mooting
was called to order by J. L. Demmer,
who wub chosen temporary chairman.
,1. E. Day was oloctod secretory and
(treasurer. A resolution was adopted
fnvoiablo to a nine hour day for car
pontors, painters, pnjiorbangors and
docorulnrs, and masons.
All present algnod the reso ution
and the mooting adjourned to moot
ut tho buiiio plnoo on Saturday ovou-
ing, Fobruary 17th. All outworn are
cordially Invited to attend.
J. E. DAY, Seorotury.
Probate Court.
Estuto of Jiinios Musty, decoased.
Invontory unproved, showing proper
ty appraised at 8225. Order to show
cuuso In same
Knlntn of JumoB P. Goodall. Inven
tory approvod.showing monoy amount
ing to i-'Ki.
Estnto of S. P. Oliver. Order oon
tinning hearing Iu order to show
cause.
Seriously III.
Col. R. F. Maury, of Jacksonville,
ono ot the oldost and moat respected
citizens of Jackson county, is lying
soriously ill at his homo three miles
west of Modfoid.
Sunday an operation for tho relief
of a rupture wns performed by Drs.
Plokol and Joues, and, nltbough bo
name through tho operation iu good
shape, his advanced ngo aud weakened
condition told against him uud he
mis not rallied us be should buve
done. Col. Maury is a vetornu of
throo wars tho .Moxicuii, Civil mid
ludlniiB wars and la eighty-five years
of age. Later Information if that
Col. Maury Is much butter,
To Organize Horticultural Society.
A mooting IB called to take place In
Modford on Saturday, Februury 21th,
for the purpose of organizing a
Hoguo Kivor Horticultural Sooloty,
to bo tributary to tho stute society.
The purpose of tho organization Is to-
bring about discussions on horticul
tural subjects at Its meeting uud also
to look uftor tho matter of making
displays of frulti. An impuitant feat
ure of tho coming mooting win oe
that It will p ivo the way for semiring
the Juno mooting of the state society
which 1b ichodulod to be held iu n
Hoguo River Valley oity. All those
Interested aro Invited to nttond.
Smith Molony
.if Interest to say to
wear this week.
have somothlng
you about foot
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