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THE MEDFORD MAIL, Friday, March 9, 1906 21 J. H, Butler, Funeral Director, with Medford Furniture Co., House furnishers and Under takers Day 'Phone Main 353. Night Phone Main 1 15 SHAPPENINQsTi About two montbs ago Mr. W. W. Glasgow, of N iagara, North .Dakota, dropped into Medford one bright morn ing and began making inquiries 're garding the oountiy and casting his eyes in several directions over the farm and orchard land of the valley. He remained here a few days and then presumably, when there was no one looking but the owl and the moon, he hied himself hitherward and to everybody in , Medford he bad drop ped off the face of the earth but he bad done nothing of the kind. He hied himself back to North Dakota,! paoaeu nis oeiongings ana wnn nis family started for Medfoid. They all I arrived here last week and the bead of that household immediately pro-1 oeeded to exchange 0000 of his ao-1 oummulated one dollar pieces for the I J. .W. Coram orchard, situated near , Clntral Point. There are thirty acres in tbe tract. The sale was mftde ; through the agency of the Rogue R.v- J er Land Co. Mrs. m. E. Gore, teacher of ma Bio. The ooarse in piano includes work in harmony, sight reading and ensemble playing, whiob leads to a reliable and fluent teohnio, stimulates attention and insures rapid progress. Speoial methods for advanced players and ohildren. Wednesday evening of last week was the regular soolal night of the O. E. S. After the business of the evening was finished, tbe doorB were opened and a jolly good time was bad until the "wee sma' hours." After a most entertaining musical program everyone took part in a guessing con test. Mrs. E. N. Warner, the winner, was awarded the Washington batobet. After partaking of delioious refrish ments of sandwiobes, coffee, cake Hud ice oream, the guestB took their de parture, oarrying with them memor ies of another pleasant evening spent at chapter. The following committee Berved: Meedames W. S. Jones, J. H. Butler, W. H. Barr, W. S. Barnum, Ada M. Mills and Messrs. J. A. Perry, H. L. On, W. S. Jones snd W. S. Barnum. U or sale house aud lot. Enquire of O. H. Gorsline, Medford, Oregon. 10-tf. On Wednesday evening of' this week a party of Medford young people chartered the motor car and went to Jacksonville. At Jacksonville tbey pur posely permitted their oharter on the car to expire by limitation and started for Medford on foot. When the Har baugh grove was reaohed a bonfire was built and a pmviouBly prepared luncheon was spread and partaken of with a relish suoh as only a brisk walk on the ties of Barnum's overland route guarantees. Those of tbo party were: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stoddard, Misses May Roberts, Ollie Huffer, Bessie Hill, Messrs. W. C. Reagan, Clarence Meeker and Blake Adams. F. E. Martin and E. F. Winkler hnvA nnnnad a second hand store in the oid bicycle stand of F. E. Martin. I They are prepared to buy all kinds of , annda end will ffive a square deal. Call and give them a obanoe to bid on your goods. Tbey are reliable and energetio young men and should be enoouraged. 52-tf Mr. Chester A. Poe, better known as "Art," tbe efficient and popular salesman in H. E. Boyden's hardware store, was married on Thursday even ing of last week to Miss Elizabeth Margreiter. The ceremony was per- Good Bread Is what we are making every effort to put out, and the in creasing demand for our Bread proves that our efforts have not been in vain. We are us ing good flour; we have a good baker and good bread natural ly follows. Try our Bread. Roberts Reagan Phone 373. formed in this olty by Rev. F. W. , Shields, pastor of the Presbyterian , ohuroh, at the homo of Herman King. ( Both the bride and groom are well and very favorably known In tble lo cality and their many friends are profuse lu tbeir oongiatulations and amoug those friends The Mail wants to be counted. , For sale 05 aores of the CoL John E. Ross farm, two and one-half mileB froui Medford, with all improvements, tor 105. per ,aore. White & Trow bridge. E. Stewart, the Sau Franaisoo horse buyer, will be in Medford Satur day, March 10th, at the N ash stables, for toe purpose of buying horses for his sales stables. On Friday of last week be shipped to San Franolsoo two carloads of bores, nhioh he bad purchased at Urants Pass. Because of the faot that two of the animals got down in the carB this side of Grants Pass it was necessary to unload all of them here." A. W. Walker, proprietor of the Noah stables, acoompanied the stock to San Franolsoo. ' Wanted Goats :to pasture on d"Bf, re' rd, or j, h. Griffin, Merlin, b'teI, U ohnroh "aB dedioated at Wlmer ,ast Sunday. Rev. ' MHUgan, of Port'Bnd, preached Jne 'ma aad, KeT- B. Hol'peI" formed the dedicating services. There "ere hl6 P80nBf aP"8e? , T Jhuroh which cost 8840, U fu-ly pa d and there "T W "Z, ? D tbts Woodville district and tbe ereo tion of a ohurch at Wlmer is largely d:e to Rev. Kobt. Tweed, pastor, of the Woodville churoh. Bargains in Medford and Butte Falls property. W. T. York. 5-tf Mrs. Edgar Hafer. we are sorry to state, is lying Berlounly ill at J. W. Perkins' home, east of Medford. She was visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Perkins during her husband's ab sence in San Francisco and was taken suddenly ill Saturday morning Mr. Hafer was telephoned for and arrived here Tuesday evening. Dr. Morrison was oalled and everything possible Ib being done for ber, but she is still Viry ill Thursday morning tbe lady waa reported to be improving. Good house and lot for sale. En quire of Crystal & Morey. It will be sorrowful news to many Medford people to learn of the death of Mrs. D. W. Terwilliger, (nee Marie Wait) who died at Pasadena, Calif., on February 24th, of lung trouble, re sultant from a severe attaok of la grippe. She had been ill for several months and had visited many places in tbe higher altitudes in searoh of re lief. She was thirty-one years of age. Medford now has the most up-to-date abstract system in this oounty. See Jaokson County Abstraot Co., Palm-Neidermeyer building. 2-tf Members of Medford Lodge No. 83, 1. O. O. F., were exceedingly busy at tbeir regular meeting, Monday evening, there being four candidates present who were instructed in the mysteries of the initiatory degree. They weie Volney Dixon, A. E. Whit man, Perry D. Scott, of Medford, and W. B, Coleman, of Phoenix. Smith & Moloney, proprietors of the Mearord unoe rarior, are giving away valuable presents to all on8tom era. On Thursday of this week H. G. Wortman sold to Capt. A. M. Short his property on West Seven ih street. The property embraoes the old Wort- man residence, ocoupied by Dr. Ray, and tbe briok cottage occupied by A. A. Magill The price paid was $4250, and the sale was made through the W. T. York real estate agency. Good farm land to trade for tlm ber land. L. B. Brown. The Mall is short about 'steen ooiumns "of looal and general news matter this issue short that muoh of the amount we usually print, but this 'Be it said to tbe oredlt of Mod -ooudltlou cannot be attributed to ford, as a healthful Dlaoe In which tn there not being -news enuugh here, but wholly to the faot tbat tbe extra work Incident to our Speoial Edition haB made it absolutely Impossible to do better. The streets of Medford are full of god, live news Items, but we are. turning them pretty muon all down every Item whiob will keep is being held for a future Issue. Butte FallB, located as it Is, thirty mlleB northeast of Medford, bids fair to beooine a prosperous place. Parties wishing lota in this hustling town. obII anu see me. W. T. York. 6-tf. i -W. FIsaaos: "Say, I'll not go to GrantB Pass again very soon. Oh, notntng lu. particular wrong, exoepi tbat a man, by tbe name of Riley, com mitted suioide on tbe Btroets immedi ately after I reaobed tb"t town Thurs day evening and right Bquaraly lu front ot me My faoe? Well, maybe it was, bnt I am inolined to tbe belief that be tad heard .of 'Tr'grery Bill' and disappo-ntmeot unueived him when hea bow tbe individual real- ! ry looaea. v F H Hopkins, proprietor of the famous Olwoll orohards, now has men at work putting out 5000 fruit trees, on land wbioh he owns and whioh ib situated just west from bis present orohards He is planting 4600 of Bart- i Distriot Convention Knights of Py lett, Conii'e and Buerre Boso pear thlas, one of tbe most enjoyable fra trees, and 1400 Yellow Newtown apple ternal meetings ever held in Southern trees. ' Oregon, was bad at the new Castle Owing to the faot tbat tbe band boys have been unable to seoure a room in wbioh to priotice tbey have deoided to defer giving a concert un til a later date. However, they . will give a dance in Davis opera bouse on Maroh 14tb. The full biud will fur nish tbe music. Sticky? Not if you UBe "Byers' Best" flour. Get It at a. N. Warner's Double F ont Grooery. Tbe basket ball game Saturday night between Med'ord aud Roseburg glils, resulted in a viotory for the former by a Boore of 9 to i. Rose- bug won from the Ashland girls team tbe night before and as a oonsequeuce the Medford team thinks it has a ten tative clu'.m to the ohampionsbip of Southern Oregon. A. Slover. drayman. Safes moved ! up-stairs, dovn stairs.any old place, quickly and cheaply. Draying of all , Kino promptly attended to. tu-tr. Prof. H. A. Davis, who for three years has been assistant instructor in j physios in a oollege at Olivete, Miohi- f gan, has been engaged by the Medford school board to teaob all tbe eoientifio bran oh ea of high school work, bis ser vices to commence with the opening of next season's school, in September. Pnon knnhnn hmma nlnnfa Honnn. Hon and violet plants for Bale by Miss Medford. Li. E. Hoover reports that this week be Bold to Cham pi lu Bros., on Foots oreett, 10,000 fruit trees 8000 of apples and 2000 pears. These gen- tinman ATrmnt tn Avnntimllv drift quite extensively into the frnit busi - ne8a -An, one having a dredaer minlnn DroDosition for sale will Dlease advise George X. Fleming, Tehama, Calif. -It Medford has one wholesale house. tne n. r. xneiss uompany, wmon handleB all kindB of groceries and oured meats. It is doing a big busi ness in all Southern Oregon and Nurthern Calfiornia townB, and is con stantly adding new lines of goods. Good, single buggy and harensB for Bale. Enquire of Crystal & Moiey C. W. Palm reports the sale of one lot in Palm's addition to Medford to George Vondel,oonalderation $S0 ; also tbe sale through his agency of seventy acreB of the Thomas tract on the Jaok sonville road to A. Neidermeyer for a consideration of 17000, This week H. K Gait became sole owner of the old Mltohell 4 Boeok blaoksmlthing business on KaBt 7th street, having purchased the interest of his partner, J. G. Nash therein. Tne latter nas gone to Portland to lo cate. Mrs. C. H. Pleroe's floral atook has arrive1. Ladies wishing house plants will Hnd - something to tbeir taste by inquiring at the residence of J. A. LyonB, BaBt Medford. A thank offering service will be beld In the Methodist ohuroh on Sun day evening, Maroh 11th. There will be a Bhort program and an address by the Rev. MrT Yacoubi. A oordial in vitation is extended to all. Smith & Molony, of tb? Medford Shoe Parlors, have lately received a new tangled shoe-sewing machine. This apparatus will sew half soles on a pair of shoes in two minutes, and sew them good, too. Lyle FlBher, a reoent arrival from Devil's Lake, Mortn Dakota, has pur chased 120 aores of land in Sams Val ley, from Louis Pankey. Part of this land Is set to alfalfa and paid was 430 per acre. tbe price J. F. Hale, proprietor of tbe Hale Piano House, reports this week the sale ot a 1530 Paokard piano to Viotor Bursell and a $476 Ludwig piano to Mrs. Belle Pleasants, both of Central Point L. B. Brown has leased the J. D. Whitman orohard, near Medford, and now has men at work pruning and spraying tbe trees. There ought to be live, that for two years past there has not been a single oaBe of typhoid fever which had its origin here.. .Religious sumoes are belng'beld each evening this week in tbe new Free Methodist ohuicb and next Sunday quarterly meeting service will be beld. The next attraction at Davis ope ra house is entitled, "My Wife's Fam ily," and will appear Thursday even ing, March 22d. Further ' announce ments next week.'- L. O. Howard Invested this week In a fine Instrument, the same being a beautifully finished, sweet toned Es tey ogan, from Hale's Piano House. S.' K Hathaway,' who, a few weeks ago, purchased part of the Beal ranch, is setting twenty aores of it to apple trees. . . ' W, H. Ferguson has sold his stook of second hand goods to Mr. Eads, one 'of tbe west-side eeoond hand deai8r8 J. S. Barnett, tbe Cen'ial Point nurseryman, baa a crew of men now at work grafting his young trees. - K. ot P. District Convention. HhI1 o( Talisman Lodge, in thiB olty, 00 March . 3, 1900. This was the dis- trlot oonventiou ot this order for tbe southern district of Oregon tnclud ing Jaokson, Josephine and Klamatb oountieB. There were present: Grand Chancel lor M, 1'. Davis, of Union, Oregon ; Grand Keeper of Rcoords aud Seal L. R. Stinsou, of Sulem, Oregon; Grand Tribjne F. T. Wrigbman, of Salem, Oregon, and Distriot Deputy Grand Chanoellor T. W. Williams, of Grants Pass, members of the Grand Lodge and a large number of visiting knights from Grauts Pa?s and Ashland, as well bb a great number of the members of Talisman Lodge. The that number on the program was an addreBS of welcome by Hon. w- l- vawt6r' rowWon tne om' oers and repreieutatives of ABbland and Grauts Pass lodges responded in fitting manner. A short history of Talisman Lodge since its formation waB given by M. Puidin, one of the charter members. At tbis point the Grand Chanoellor witn tbe ashistanoe of L. L. Damon, D. G. V. O,. J. A. Perry, D. G. Pres., F. T. Wightman, D. G. M. at A., L. R. Stinson, G. K. K. 8., W. H. MoGowan, D. G. I. G and A. C. Hubbard, D. G. O. G., pro- ceeded to the dedication of the new Castle Hall of Talisman Lodge to Py thian uses, whicn waB done under the beautiful dedication ceremony adopt ed by the Supreme Lodge. After dedication ceremonies were over a short intermission waB had to allow lthe kniKntB to get aoquinted with each other. After intermission a olnsed , 8eBsiou of tn lod8e waB heId. when Grand Chanoellor Davis spoke at ength on Pythianlsm in the grand domain of Oregon, its beauties, arowth and benevolent charaoter and oonvinoed his hearers of hiB great Hal and earnestness In hiB work for tbe permanent good of this order and of bis most singular aud pronounoed fit ness for tbe exalted station be ocou Dies and adorns. A number ot Knights spoke on var ious pointB of intereat regarding tne order, one of tbe speeches most en joyed oeing oy r. u., u. vv. w oners, of Talent. Oreecn. who is affection ately oalled the "father" of Talisman Lodge, by its members, he being i first mover and promotor of its insti tution. A short session of tbe Grand Lodge was held, at which Grand Chancellor uavis conierrea tne uruna uoage de gree on a number oi tne Knights en titled thereto. The Knients then repaired to tbe banquet room adjoining the Caatle Hall and partook of a fine supper pre pared by a number of Pythian ladles of the olty and to whom, for their kindly efforts to make a bucoobs of the meeting, Talisman Lodge tonders its sincere thanks. Tbe meeting broke up in the "wee sma' hours" of the morning and will be remembered by those present as a landmark in tbe onward march of Pythtanism in South ern Oregon. Why Pay More for other Flour than Medford Flour Davis' Best. $1.00 per Sack Every Sack Guaranteed. """I, I PURELY PERSONAL'! Pv J t-v-fr- s-t- -a-.---. .j) Mark. Baker spent ..Sunday at Ash- land.' ..-.' , '''.', .? ' , A. W', Countryman was in from I Eagle Point Monday-.... . . Attornev J.A. :ifVr nfu.w ... in Medford upon business. - . - ?f " J uuavtui ID Miss Ora Adklns: returned Wodues- dry from a visit to Portlaud. W. J. West . ia .ipaying a : visit to relatives and friends In Eugene. : R. H. - Whitehead returned Sunday from a botiness trip to Portland, Mrs. G. R. Bulls returned 'Sunday from a visit to Northern California. Merchant Wi F. isasos was at Grants Pass Thursday eveulug.upon business. Eugene Savage '. returned Sunday evening from a trip td San Franolsoo. Mr. aud Mrs; H:'J Pelton, of Sania Valley,, were; Medford' visitors 'Mou day. ' ., Merchant . Will Brown, of Eagle Point, was Ifi this olty on business Monaay.- y; , : j G. . M. Soodgrss, of Philadelphia. Penn., Is among the reoent arrivals tn Medford. .l.-v:'! r-';; Mrs. W. S. Barnum. baa returned home from a visit with her son, John, at oan i'rauoisoo.,.. Dr. O. R. Ray and family have re turned from a trip ' to Chicago and other eastern points. Mr. John MuClendon and Mrs. J, H. Beeman, of Gold HliU, were Med. ford visitors Monday. Dr. W. L. Cameron returned to Medford this weok from a several month's stay lu Ohioago. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Heft and Ed. Allen left this week- for Portlaud, where they expect to remain. D. MoKlllop and wife, of Niagara, North Dakota, arrived in Medford thiB week aud expeo to looate here. Mrs. Pearl A ulkey, the milliner, re turned . Monday . from her sevoral weeks' stay in San Franolsoo. R. V. Bowden, of Clay Center, Kan sas, is in Medford, looking the ooun try over with a view to locating. John Devlin, one of tho leading farmers of the Applegate seotion, waa in Medford on buBinesB Monday. O. F. Hughes, of Salem, J. L. llanv morsly and W. A. Carter, of Gold Hill, were Medford visitors Monday. Merchants H. U. Lumsden and O. I. Hutchison returned Monday from their two weeks' vIbH in Los Angeles. Attorneys J. L. Hammersly and W. A. Carter, of Gold Hill, were in Med ford on professional business Monday. W. J. Mahoney, who has boen sta tioned at Gold Hill lately, waa greet ing his many friends in Medford Sun day. George F. King, who has been east on business for the past several months, returned to Medford Satur day. Mrs. M, F. MuCown returned Satur day from Oregon City, whither she was called Boveral weeks ago by the illness and death of her father. E P. Bennett left Medford Thursday evening for Berkeley, Culif., whither be was oalled by a telegram announc ing the serious illness of his brother-in-law. Miss Florence Weeks, of Oakland, Calif., who haB been visiting relatives here, left for her home Sunday. Her Bister, MIbs Grace, will remain here for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Keame, of Bri dal Vale, Oregon, are in Medford, up on a visit to Mr. Reame'a paronts, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Reame. These people expeot to make Medford their future borne. John W. Chapman and family re turned this week to tbeir home at Red Lodge, Montana, after a few weoks' visit with relatives here. They were acoompanied upon their roturn by Mrs, Merriman, mother of Mr. Chap man. Dolph Naylor returned this weok from a visit to the Coos Bay oountry. Tbis country, ho says, was reported to bo booming, but If there was a boom on ho did not see It. Dnring his stay there ho saw but one building in oourso of eiootion. Mrs. B. A. S'ooum and son, L. K. Huntington, and son, Fred, all of Em porium, Pa., arrived in Medfoid this week and will make this place their future home. Mr. Slooum haB been in Medford several months and has beoome interested In timber land. Sam Richardson loft Inst Friday for El Center, Southorn California, where he will take obarge of a department store being established there by F. K. Deuel. The town Is about forty miles fiom tbe Mexican line, and at present has but few Inhabitants, but Mr. Deuel Ib positlvo tbat the oountry will ettle rapidly as soon as the govern ment irrigation works are completed, as tbe soli is very productive under irrigation. B. Salisbury and family, of St. Paul, Mlnnosota, were In Medford last week, upon a visit to tbeir old-time friends, 1 T.nnls Knlns and family. C. W. Sny family. Mi. Salisbury Is an engineer onth,J,,ortheru 1'aolflo' bnt De na about made up his ' mind since bav- lng paid tne 0reat KoguB RlT6ff Val le? 8 visit that "buoking" snow on a railroad with .' the thermometer at ,hlrty below Mr0- or butter. not o "" uoa "ng as he baa all along been figuring it waB and he Fill be baok here Bure., ,v ,. ' t Rev. F. Vt. Carstens will leave to- bight for Portland. where, on Sunday. he will preaoh lu Emanuel Baptist ohuich. Rev. Carstens naa had a oall tn accept tbe pastorate of this churob. out no naa not as yet deoided whether he will or will not aooept lt; Mr. Carstens has made a great many warm irienda in Medford during bis pastor ate here and there are none who will not feel sorely grieved should ha decide to go to Portland. Bit friend are not ooullnetl to bis enures mem bers, bnt they are to be -found among the members of all the churches and also among those not members of any ohuroh. . He is a man of great ability as an orator, while as a conscientious, fearless worker for his people and for Christianity he has few oquatev Dr. Piokel, who 'returned Tuesday from a visit to Eugene, whither he had been called bb a member of the state board ot health to ascertain the cause of the typhoid fever epidemic whioh haB beeu prevalent there for some weeks, roports that the eptdemio la subsiding and with proper caution it will soon be completely eradicated, Typbold germs were found in great numbers in tbe water whioh tbe olty was using, this water oomiag from two large wells. All tbe water UBed for drinking, cooking and even for dish washing, is now being boiled. The dootor also visited, olllolally, sevoral other olties in the Willamette and Umpqua Valleys, and while looking for typhoid baoteria . his eye took la other conditions, among which waa tbat tn all tbe towns he visited all of them bnnobed there was not as much building being done as there is in Medford, VWVWWVWWWVUVWVMVWVMVWV A Few Medford Enterprises. It ha6 been told in other para graphs of this paper that Med ford is a prosperous little olty Bltuated in the center of the Great Rogue river valley. Those siuno paragraphs have incident ally, perhaps, made mention of somo of the many features which have helped to make It prosper ous, but as these mentions are undoudtedlv Boattered to quite an extent it will not be amiss Lo here mention them collectively and under one head. The foremost entemrUe of which our townspeople are justly proud Ib the Iowa Lumber and Box Co. ThiB company annually manufactures into fruit boxes for the (rult trade of Southern Ore gon and California fully seven million leet ot pine lumber. It employs unwardB of 100 men near lv the entire vear. This laclorv also manufactures all kiudB. of building material. Medford also has a planing mill, K. w. Gray, proprietor, whioh manufactures . building material. Medford has a flour ' mill, established lu 1887, A. A. Davis, proprietor. It has a dally uapa oity of 80 barrels. Mediord Ubo has a feed and chop mill, Edw. Russ, proprietor. Medford has a Boda water manufacturing plant and bottling works, P. C. Bigbam, proprietor. Mudford also has a foundry and machine shops, Trowbridge and DanlelBon, proprietors; a steam laundry, D. C. WiUon, propri etor; a creamery. Gaddia Bros.. Dronrietors; a vinegar factory, an ice manufacturing plant ;:a; . electric ngnt plant anu water pumping station, which the city owns ana operates, marmo ttna granite works two Hicks aud Kei Bhaw and P. W. Walt, nronrl. etors ; two brick yards, Obllders liros. anu u. w, friuuy, proprie tors. Nollce lo Horticulturists. , Tho next meoting of the Rogue River Valley Hortloultural.AsBoalatlon will be held in Medford on the first Saturday in April. All Interested are cordially Invited to join with us. J. A. PEltRY, Seorotary. Notice. Smitb'B Hall, Medford, Oregon, March 3, 190(1. Tho Mechunlca' Association of Med ford, Oregon, met, In regular sossion assembled havo unanimously doulared in favor of a nine-hour day for tho vurlous building tradoB in Medford and vicinity, and we do hereby call to our support all poreons oonnocted wltn any of tho building trades. Meet at Smith's ball at 7:30 p. m. evoiy Saturday. By order ot tho Association. J. ii. DAY, Seoretary. Weeks & Baker Undertakers and Embalmers MEDFORD, OREGON der and family and K. A. Lares andj a big crop on this orchard this season!