If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
Raise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or do moat anvthin g else yoa
will find your opportunity h ire
THE HAIL tells about it
OREGON Is the B est
part of the United States,
BOGUE BI.E8 V0LLET
ia the beat paJt of Oregon
NtDFORD li In the eentsr el- Mut
VOL. XVIII.
MEDF03D. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16. 1906
NO. II
Tlley end THE MAIL, the but psaer
It
JtWt.
When Sunday morning the people of
Rogue river valley saw snow falling,
after a week or more of brigbt aun
ihlue, they wondered what bad hap
pened to the weather clerk, and when
. they found the ground covered with
snow Monday morning to a depth of
several inches tbey rubbed their eyes
and oonoluded that the North Dakota
system had been oonneoted with ours.
But we are not alone in this freak
storm-for a treat it la. tiom Oall
t fornia to tne British line oome re
ports of exceptionally 'seriire weather,
wbiob seems to stow that after all we
have the beat of it. There have been
no high winds nor freezing weather
here as yet, while the following para
graphs give news of different condi
tions elsewhere.
WALLA WALLA, 'Wash,, March
1L A freezing north wind has pre-
vailed in Walla Walla -for tne past
twenty-four hours. While it Is yet
too soon to 'predict the damage that
baa been done to the "fruit, it was an
nounced this evening that the apiicot
crop will be seriously curtailed. The
sap has started in nearly all of the
fruit trees, but in those other than
the apricot it is not 'believed to be
euffiolent to permit damage from the
oold weather.
Reports received 'but evening from
the Snake river oountry above Ei
paria are to the effect that the peaoh
and apricot trees were in full bloom,
and probably greatly damaged by the
oold wave.
PENDLETQK.Or , March 11. Snow
has been flying throughout Umatilla
county ainceilate Saturday night, and
tonight a severe wind storm is raging,
accompanied by fine driving Bnow,
Tne ground is freezing and every In
dication points to a severe oold spell.
Trains Tunning into Portland are
being delayed, the line from the eaBt
being partially blocked by snow in
the Blue mountains, while the O. K.
& N. tiadk between Umatilla and The
Dalles, Is blocked' VJltb Band which fills
the cuts faster than " the large gang of
workmen can shovel it out. - The train
from Portland, whiob should have
reached Pendleton tbie morning at 6
o'olook, aid not pass through until
10:40, and it was followed olosely by
the one due at 5 in the evening.
ALBANY, Or., Maroh U. Albany
is today experiencing the worst storm
of the aeison. Beginning with a snow
fall last evening, tbe snow gradually
increased in furry until today one
must be in shelter to he comfortable.
A oold wind is blowing from the
a :rt'-jst, bringing with it the ohill of
the north, and intermlttenry snow
and sleet falls, adding to the die-
agr.eableness of the day.
This is the worst -storm of the year,
and the change from a balmy spring
day to a raw winter temperature took
plaoe in a single night.
SALEM, Or., Maroh 11. Tbe tern
perature has been around the freezing
point all day today and tonight is
four degrees below freezing. No snow
has fallen, with the exoaptlon of a
ligut flurry yesterday afternoon whiob
melted as fast as it fell.
' EUGENE, Or., Maroh 11 The
heaviest snow storm of the winter vis
ited this vicinity last night and this
morning. At Isast throe inoheB fell
remaining on all day. a very unusual
ocourrenoe.
Note in the above that a tempera
ture of four degrees below freezing 1b
oonBidered unusual, wbioh shows what
the people of Oregon are acoustomed
to.
Two flood Strikes.
From Gold Hill News:
Messrs. Smith Cross Co. are open
lng a very fine prospect on the left
- fork of foots oreek. A recent mill
tust of several tons of this ore taken
from a shaft some twenty-five or thir
ty feet in depth brought them 880 per
ton on tbe plates. These results were
sc encouraging that tbey ran a cross
out some eighty feet in length, out
tibg the vein sixty feet deep. From
this point they made an upraise con
necting with the shaft and have en
orjuntered the same quality of ore
found in the "shaft. Tbe owners of
this property will erect some kind of
a mill tbis season, having sufficient
ore in sight now to justify them in
this expenditure.
It is currently reported an the
streets that J. J. Houok, who is wont
ing the Ross Lode on BlaokweH hill,
has opened out a fine body of ore and
is now drifting from the bottom ot the
shaft on a four to five foot ore streak,
which will run from 20 to 60 per
ton. This property has produced very
high grade ore in the past and there
Is no reason to doubt tne statements
made by tbe recent strike. This strike
illustrates what can be done on many
an abandoned prospect now lying idle
in this vloinltv.'
Repair Shop.
I have opened a gun, bicycle and
general repair shop in the building
occupied by D. T. Lawton, on North
B street. All work guaranteed first
class and 0 barges reasonable.
MOKT LAWTON.
IQNAL
As soon as the neuesBary formalities
are completed, whiob, ill be soon,
Medford will have two national
banks. Application hes been made by
the Medford Bank to the comptroller
of ourrenoy for a charter to oonduot a
national bank to be known as the
Medford "National Bank." Tbe Med
ford Bank was Brat established as a
private bank, and has hid a success
ful oareer in that oapaoity. Now Its
officers and stockholders, believing It
can best conserve their interests and
those of its oustnmers as a national
bank,aave taken steps to seouraa char
ter. ' ' -
Among tbe future plans of tbe bank
is the erection of a fine bank wild
ing on the property owned by the 'Cor
poration at the oorner of 7cnd 0
streets, wbiob it is intended to make
one of tbe most convep lent and com
plete buildlngB for that purpose out
side of Portland.
, The officers of the Medford National
will be the same as those of -the Med
ford Bank, whioh is merged in it,
and are as follows: H. E. .Ankeny,
president; J. E. Enyart, vice-president
; Geo. L. DbvIs, cashier ; W. B.
Jaokson, assistant cashier. The In
corporators re: H. E. Ankeny, C. V.
Ueekman W. H. Hradshaw, Horace
Pelton and J. E. Enyart.
Nearly a Conflagration.
Monday morning tbe sohool house
had a narrow escape from destruction
by fire, wbioh onught from the hot air
pipe leading from "the furnace in tbe
basement to tbe upper floors, and it
was the presence of mind cf the jani
tor and a seventh grade boy, Ohas.
Hoover, that caused the extinguish
ment of the flajaes before a great deal
of damage bad een done. Where the
pipe passes through the ceiling of the
basement and the floor of tbe room
above it ootnes in oontaot with the
boards and with the studding of the
partition wallB, between whioh it
passes. Tbe pipe enters the oeillng
at an angle and, tbe plastering hav
ing been knocked off there, dust and
shavings had settled in the angle and
it was from this that the fire started.
There had been no more fire than
usual that day, and, indeed, Prof.
Signs bad Just esked Janitor Ottinger
if he could not give the bouse a: me
more heat.
Tbe pupils of the- seventh grade
were the first to notice the fire on
account of the volumes of smoke oom
ing into their room, but for awhile it
was tbought to be simply one of the
vagaries of the furnace. Finally the
smoke became -so thiok that young
Hoover oonoluded something was
wrong and going into tbe hall found
smoke there also. He Immediately
sounded the fire alarm and meeting
tbe janitor just then the two located
the fire and by tearing off a few
boards and tbe application of several
buokets of water 'extinguished the
flames. In the meantime tbe teaoh
ers and pupils in the other rooms,
thinking that the alarm was merely a
signal for a fire drill, wbioh they had
Been in" the habit of having, quietly
prepared to leave tbe building in or
der. Frank Ray, tbe drummer boy,
took his station, in the hall, and held
it in spite of the smoke until ail were
out. Tne building was emptied in an
inoredibly short time, and even if tbe
conflagration had been a serious one,
there would have been no danger of
loss of life, as the children were under
perfeot oontrol.
This incident shows the need of a
better and safer beating system in the
school house, as the fire waa caused
through no negleot on the part of any
one, simply from the faulty oonstmc
tion of the heating plant. That a pipe
carrying heat to so large .a building
should be allowed to oome in oontaot
with wooden floors, oeiling and stud
ding is the helghth of folly, and the
condition should be immediately rem
edied. '
' Blank "A" to Be Used.
SALEM, Or., Maroh 12. Replying
to a oommnniotion from the olerk of
Marion county, asking whether blank
A" should be lnolosed in ballot
boxes and forwarded by the respective
oounty oierks to judges and clerks of
the primary eleotion to enable an eleo
tor who has failed to register to swear
in bis vote at the polls at the direot
primary eleotion, tbe attorney-general
holds that the solution of the ques
tion depends upon whether. th?eleo
tor who falls to register has a right to
vote at the said primary eleotion.
Construing the law aa a whole it
seems to be intended that blank "A"
should be used in tbe direot primary
eleotion for the same purpose It is
used In tbe general election law. Ha
says:
"I am of the opinion that the in
tention was that an elector could vote
at the direot primary the same aa be
votes at general elections, except be
must vote with tbe particular party
with wlrioh be affiliates. Therefore,
blank 'A' should be seat out with the
box and poll books, "
LEGALIZES KILLING
OF
DES MOINES, la , March 10 -Legalized
oompulBory murder for the pur
pose of endi g the miasry of those in
great physical pain from diseases or
injuries whiob must prove fatal in tbe
end aid toprev nt the rearing of chil
dren who are hideously deformed or
nopeleBsly ldotic, Is proposed n a bill
wnioh was introduced in the Iowa as
sembly today by Representative F. N.
Buckingham. Tbe bill is fathered by
Dr. W. H. Gregory, representative
from Adams oounty, who was detained
at home by tbe illness of a child ana
requested Buckingham to introduce
the measure.
; "A bill for an act requiring pby
sioians to take human lite," is tbe
title of the proposed measure, as read
with staitling effect this afternoon.
It brought every member up with a
start. There was an instantaneous
turning cf heads In the direction of
Buckingham's seat. Tbe representa
tive's aDDearanoe bore no aoaoesflon
that Bis bill was a joke. Members
gathered about bim woes the -session
adjourned and were soon oonvinoed
that he was in dead earnest.
According to Dr Gregory 'a bill any
person over ten yeare of 'age, if of
sound mind, must take tbe initiative
in requesting that bis life be taken
by artificial menus. . Toe ghj eian to
whom he expresses Buob desire .-shall
then summon two other T-putable
pbyBioiana and the oounty ooroner.
The four shsll bold a consultation to
determine if it is possible to save tbe
patient's life, how long life may be
prolonged and to what extent bis
suffering may be alleviated, It tbey
agree death is inevitable 'and that
great mental and physical pain muBt
characterize the remainder of the
patient's life, it ahai' be their duty to
appraise the nearest klu or guardian.
if the latter agrees .to their propo
sal, tbe proposed law -requires, the
three physicians and 'the ooroner to
then proceed to administer an aneB-
tbetio until death ensues, then to
make a verified report j.of'tinir aot to
the secretary of the tate board ot
health.
Tbe bill provides a 'heavy fine for
any physician who shirks hia duty
under this law and also 'prescribes the
usual penalty for first degree murder,
should he abuBe the 'law.
Similar procedure is .prescribed for
killing idiots, infants and insane,
save that the next of :kin instead of
the patient himself must take th in
itiative.
It is believed by Dr. Gregory that
tbat suoh a law would 'tend to greatly
reduce the number of suioides and
deprive Or. Osier of much of the ar
gument now advanced in favor of the
Osier theory.
"My measure is a humane one,"
said he. "It may be that it is too
revolutionary la effect -to pass thiB
legislature, but tbe tune will surely
cone, and that, too, within a few
years when some such 'law will be on
our statute books. It is ta step we
must surely take some time.
"What Dr. Gregory proposes for tbe
relief of human beings lis based on
common sense. It la no im ire than
you are now practicing -in tbe oxer
olse of humanity to dumb animals.
When your favorite horse breaks a leg
or loses his teeth, you end his misery
with a well-directed shot. Ton don't
wish to see him suffer the remainder
of bis days and enjoy none of tbe
pleasure of life.
"A friend who suggested this bill
told of a relative who nad been -para
lyzed for three years, dying a linger
ing deatn which was as certain as It
was slow. HO first beoame absolutely
paralzyed, unable to move hand or
foot. Then he loBt the power of speech
and then came the loss of sight. That
man may live a year or two longer,
but death is Inevltaole. How much
more humane It would be for a physio
ian to administer some anesthetic to
such a patient and painlessly end it
all in a few minutes."
Jury List ' '
The following is a list of jurors
drawn for tbe March term of olroult
eourt:
' A. L. Aiklns, Ashland ; O. A. Simp
kins, WoodviUe; P. H. Carter, Car
ter; Lloyd Golrer, Phoenix; Lane
Wvland, Climax; G. N. Anderson,
Talent; Hugh Sanders, Gold Hill;
G. N. Lewis, Jacksonville; J. IL Real,
Ashland; S. J. Evans, Ashland;
Ohas. W. Kllngle, Lake oreek; W.
N. Grubb, Ashland; W. R. Buck,
Union ; G. W. Urowson, Ashland ; J.
JE. Thornton, Ashland; E. G. Cole
man, Phoenix; E. F. Loomls, Ash
land ; I. A. Merriman, Central Point ;
Walter StlokeL Goid HiU; James
Shields, Central Point; Benton Bow
ers, Ashland ; G. W. Little, Central
Paint; Wm. PuhL Jacksonville ; M.
J. Donaldson Slby, Sterling; W. W.
Gregory, Mound; W. R. Byrum,
Sams Valley ; 8. P. Barnebnrg, Ash
land ; H. G. Wortman, Medford ;
Adolph Sobultz, Jacksonville; G. W.
Nichols Jr., Lake oreek; F. E. Furry,
Phoenix.
OF
EASTERN STARS.
The members of the three chapters
ot the O. E. 8. in Jaokson . oounty,
Adarel, of Jacksonville, Reamea, of
Medfcr d, and Alpha, of Ashland, held
a reunion at Ashland Tuesday even
ing, the two former chapters being
tbe guests of the latter.
The oooasloa ot the reunion was to
oeiebrate tbe 26th . birthday ot Alpha
Chapter, which, by. tbe -way,. Is the
oldest Eastern Star chapter in Ore
gon. I ...
About sixty-flvs member ot tbe or
der from Medford and Jacksonville
went to Ashland in a special oar Tues
day evening. They were met by a
delegation of the Ashland Stars and
conducted to the lodge room, where
tbe 'ceremony of opening the chapter
waa eonduoted. A program, consist
ing of the reeding ot the history of
Alpha Chapter by Mrs. J, M, MoCaU,
the first worthy matron of the chap
ter, and also the first grand worthy
matron of Oregon, vocal and instru
mental music and rroitationa, was
rendered. Then adjournment was had
to the banquet room, where a fcait
had been spread, snob aa only South
ern Oregon oan produce. ' '
Toasts were drana, speeches made,
old-time remlnlsoensee were indulged
in and a general good time waa had
for several hours. '
In responding to toasts Medford
was represented on tbe program by
Hon. W. I. Vawter and E. N. War
ner; Jacksonville by Mrs. Qua New
bury and Mr. Williams ; Asnland by
F. D. Wagner and Mrs. Sberwin.
The speeches were not confined by
any means to tbe speakers on the
program, but others were called on
and responded with witty and elo
quent remarks.
Rev. J as. M. Wilson1, of Ashland,
avted as toaatmaater and the toasts
called for and anawered were: "The
Ladles," by W. I. Vawter, ot Keames
Coapter; "The Gentlemen," by Mrs.
Gub Newbury, of Adarel Chapter;
"Vteloome," hy F. D. Wagner, of Al
pha Chapter; "The Goat," by E. N.
r
SCENE FROM "MY
Warner, of Reamea Chapter; "Alphe
Chapter," by Mr. Williams, of Adarel
Ohaptei ; "What Women know about
asoniy, " by Mrs. Sherwln, of Alpha
Chapter.
The following were present from
Medford : Messrs. and Mesdamea W.
1. Vawter, B. N. Butler, E. D. El
wood, D. H. Miller, O. I. Hutchison,
E. N. Wanerr, M. L. AlfoH, W. H.
MoGowan ; Mesdamee I. L. Hamilton,
W. S. Joonea, J. A. Perry, J. H. Butl
ler, L. J Sears, E. B. fiokel, Ohas.
Strang, L, B. Warner; Misses Lillian
Barr, Olive Buffer, Gertrude Weeka;
Messrs. Ralph Woodford, Ohas. King,
Rev. W. F. Shlelda.
Those from JaokBOnville were iMesBrs.
and Mesdamea J. W. Robinson, Oris
Crawford, J. W. Myers, Gus New
bury, T. J. Williamson, Cbas. Dun-
ford, Horace! Pelton; Mesdames
Amelia Elmer, Mary Miller J. W. Bar
num, O. Harbaugb, Clarence Reamea ;
Misses Viola Dunford, Alice Hanley,
Oorlnne Linn, Kate Cronemiller;
Messrs. Geo. W. Dunn, Bert Vncnm.
Will Set Out Big Orchard.
The Champlin Dredging Co., of
Foots oreek, is going to vary tbe bus!
ness of digging, gold from the oreek
bottom by raising fruit. Tbe com
pany controls a large area of land
there which tbey have become oon
vinoed will yield larger returns aa an
orchard than aa a mine, and to that
end have ordered from L. E. Hoover
10,000 fruit trees, which will be plant
ed. The trees are principally apples
aod pears, embracing all the leading
commercial varieties, together with a
few plums and oherries, whioh will go
to make up the family orchard.
Tbe Foots oreek seotlon has never
been fully exploited aa an orchard seo
tlon, but the success of the tew small
family orchards there, fully demon
strate that It is not behind the rest
of the oounty in produetiveness nor
in quality of fruit.
Old Cist Iron Wanted.
The Medford Iron Works is pre
pared to pay cash for any amount of
eld oast Iron. 47-tf
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1
Rowley Couley, of Tolo, bad his leg
broken while hauling logs out of
Rogue river at the Bybee bridge. The
chain being used slipped and struck
Couley just above the ankle, shattei
lng tbe bones.
Harry H. Carpenter, first triok dis
patcher at Dunsmulr, and Janette R.
Freeland, a popular Ashland young
lady, were married at that plaoe on
Maroh 10th, Rev. W. T. Van Scoy offl.
oiating. .
The contraot for oarrying the mail
from Ashland to Felloan, twice a week
from June to November has been
awarded to G. W. Jones, the present
oontraotor for (619. Al, Hopkins baa
been awarded tbe contract between
Soda Springe and Shake onoe a week
for $194 per year.
Warrants for the arreBt of two boys,
named Wilson and Lamb, were sworn
out in Jacksonville last week. The
boys were charged with having unlaw-
fully killed Oninese pheasants. Before
servioe oould be bad on the warrants,
bowever, both boys, disappeared, and
have not been apprehended yet
Tbe total registration of Jaokson
oounty, up to last Saturday evening,
was about 2000. It ia estimated that
the reglatratlon for the primaries will
reach 3000 in tbe four weeka before
the bookB close The estimated num
bir . f legil vo e s s 1CUJ or over. So
far there are nearly three Kepubli'ana
registered to one Democrat and very
tew voters have declined to state their
politics.
John Peninger, of Willow SprlngB
preoinot, was adjudged insane last
week, and was committed to tbe in
! sane asylum Saturday. Peninger haB
! been subject to epilepsy since ohlld
' hood and haB periodical attaoke of
' violent dementia. Several years ago,
daring one of theBe attaoke he stabbed
a young man at Central Point and
waa sent to the penitentiary, but, on
, account of Mb pronounced dementia,
was eoon' transferred to tbe asylum.
For several years he haB been violent
ly insane.
Stlokyf Not If you ubb "Byers'
BeBt" flour. Get It at hi. N. Warner's
Double r out Urooery.
WIFE'S FAMILY"
As to Party Committeemen.
It may be of interest at this time
to note seotlon 43 of the new primary
law, providing for the eleotion of pre
oinot committeemen. A portion of
this section is as follows :
There shsll be elected by eaoh polit
ical party subject to this law at said
primary nominating election a com
mitteeman for each eleotion preoinot.
The committeeman tbus elected shall
be the representative of his political
party In and for suoh preoinot in all
ward or subdivision committees that
may be formed. The committeemen
eleoted in each preoinot in each coon
ty shall oonBtitute the oounty cen
tral oommlttee of each of said respec
tive political parties. Those com
mitteemen who reside within the lim
its of any incorporated city or town
shall constitute ex-oltioio tbe olty ceu
tral oommlttee of each of said respec
tive political parties, and eball have
the same powers and jurisdiction as
to tbe business of their several parties
in suob olty matters that tbe oounty
committee has in oounty mattera,save
only the power to fill vaoanolea In aald
committee whiob power Is vested in
tbe oounty oentral committee. Each
committeeman snail bold suoh position
for tbe term of two years from tbe
date of the first meeting ot aald com
mitteemen, immediately following
their election. Said oounty and oity
central committees' shall hare the
power to make nominations to fill
vsoanoles ooeurlng among the candi
dates of tneir respective parties nom
inated for oity or oounty offloes oy
the primary nominating election,
where suoh vaoanoy is oaused by
death or removal fiom tbe electorlal
district, but not otherwise.
Oet Records Now.
Hamilton Smith, of Oakland, Calif.,
Is now located at Hale's Piano House
snd Is exhibiting tbe largest and moat
oomplete assortment of Edison gold
moulded phonograph records, and
latest style Edison phonographs. The
Edison records are the best and fit
any cylinder maobine. Call early und
make your selections before tbe as
sortment la broken, 10-lt
t 3
Ed. Andrews, who la traveling In tbe
middle west with a Jaokson oounty
exhibit, writes The Mail from Mitch
ell, S. D., tbat the results so far have
been moat flatterlngg. He baa been
Bhowing his exhibits in toe towns
along tbe route, in agricultural com
munities principally, and la creating
a whole lot of Interest in this seotlon
smong tbe people.
Mr. Andrews' Idea, as stated in The
Mail a tew weeks ago, !b to show the
people of the oountry he traverses
something of the produota of Southern
Oregon by carrying with him an ex
hllit of tboce produota. A go:d
many people have to be shown, It
t':ey :r, not 1 e S'd entU3b to
oome and see for themselves the next
best thing is to send them an exhibit
of this kind.
Glowing pamphlets, pictures show
ing a veritable "garden of the Gods,'
and things like tbat have ceased to
Impress greatly. What the class of
people we need want- are demonstra
tions, by actually seeing what oan be
done here, of the capabilities of the
oountry before they leave a seotlon
where they have done well to invest
some where else. This Mr. Andrews 1b
doing and the following exoerpt from
hia letter shows that he is doing it
well:
"I will be out," he says, "about
tb last rf thla month or the first ot
April with a large number of people
who will make Medford and vicinity
their future homes, if tbey oan se-
oure desirable locations. I think
there will be oloee to a oarload of peo
ple from thia town alone,"
Tne people to whom Mr. Andrews
appeals principally are those who have,
by dint of hard and oontinuous work,
fighting blizzards In the winter and
drouths in summer, accumulated a
stock of this world's goods. To them
he shows a oountry where nature Is
bountiful, where crops of all kinds
grow and nature in perfection, where
bitter oold and extreme heat la un
known, where with half the labor re
quired in their present looatlon, com.
fort and happiness may be their por
tion. '' W. C. T. U. Items.
1 Owing to the ladles intended attend
ance at Asbland at the W. C. T. U,
institute, tbe local union postponed
tbelr regular meeting lust Thursday.
Tbe institute failed to meet until
Maroh 11th and 12th.
ARE SALOONS RESPECTABLE?
Is not the saloon business gradually
loalng its place in the olass of respeot
able oailingsf Let ub auBwer from a
legal aspect. California's last legisla
ture gave ub a new law aa follows:
Seotlon 273, Penal Code. Any per
son wnetner as parent, guaruian, em
ployer or otherwise, who. as an em-
plover or otherwise, or anv firm or
corporation who, as an employer or
otherwise, shall Bend direct or cause
to be sent or dlreoted, to any saloon,
gambling bouse, or house of prostitu
tion, or other immoral places, sny
minor under the age of eighteen years,
is guilty or a miBuemeauor. . .... ,
Little by little saloons are being
plaoed where tbey belong, among the
infamies. Note above, their rank with
gambling bouses, bouses of prostitu
tlou and other Immoral places. Here
are a few more aota that fix the sta
tion of the saloon 'rom a legal Btand
point; SaioonB must not be open on
eleotion day. Must not be allowed in
the state oapitol or tbe grounds ad-
jaoent or belonging thereto, or wltbiu
one mile of tbe Napa state hospital,
or of tbe State University, cr of the
state prison. Must pot be allowed
within one and one-naif miles of sol
diers' or sailors' bomeB. WageB must
not be paid to employes in saloons
Minors must not be allowed to fre
quent saloons. Indiana are proteoted
from poisouB ot saloons. Let ub see
how the law regards tbe saloon pa
trons. 1. Drunkenness ia a misde
meaqiir. 2. Intoxication of engineer,
conductor or train dlspstober, or tele
graph operator, ia a orimo. 3. Intoxi
cation of olty, tpwn, oountry oi state
otiiolal Is a crime and may be punish
ed by removal from office.
Tbe Union will meet at tbe home of
Mrs, Hopkins MBroh lfith.
PKE88 8UPT.
New Suits Filed.
Mary Dompler vs. Frank Domnlor:
suit for divorce O. B. Watson at
torney for plain tin.
Oregon and California R. R. Co. vs.
Matthias Moll : suit In eauitv. Fen.
ton and Colvig attorneys for plaintiff.
Fred Barnebura vs. Merifncri Hank,
suit In equity. W. I. Vawter attor
ney for plaintiff.
E. P. Hushes vs. A. D. Holm..
tlon to recover monev. V. M. Cmklna
attorny for plaintiff.
True to Its Name.
Manv neonln of MnAtnrA nnoatlnnl
n- xf xi ti ... . i i . . ' . .
f.. a.. i. iiHiuaru way xiau at
Ruohel, of New York, use the word,
Sozodont, as a name for tbelr worlr'-
MannMnul tutk I. J..
u u u u. MUM Jl,J.aiC,MUU. 1 U is
from tbe Greek sozo to preserve
uu uuuuwi ,N MQtU, XI) IB 1U W
forms, liquid, powder and paste.
gOEOdont 26 oentet drug store. 11-lt
STREETMES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-S eriousand
Otherwise. ,
George Coffen berry : "No, I am
not ready to quit yet awhile. It taksa
a whole lot to down a good man, the
way I look at It. I was pretty bad
slok, though, for a tew days. 1 aa
feeling first rate now, however, and
am doing business right along at too
old. stand. Faot is If Luy and I didn't
get alok onoe In awhile you people
wouldn't apperciate us. We've been
so everlastingly steady here in thla
shop that you have come to regard ua
aa permanent fixtures, like the briok.
buildings and such, so that we have
to do something onoe In awhile to re
mind you that we aie movable."
Will Warner: "I didn't have av.
whole lot of tun covering R. F. D.
No. 1, Monday morning through the
snow, and some people were inollned
to make facetious remarks about Th.
Mail's reputation as a weather pro
phet. But for all we had a little rjur- '
ry of snow, it's spring time just th
same,. See those almond blossoms?
They were out from a tree ; Monday
morning wbiob waa covered with
snow. They arn't hurt a particle,
and are a oertain indication tbat the
springtime haa certainly arrived.'
Funny about tbat enow storm coming r
tbough, after so much warm weather;
must have been on account of tbat
Mall extra edition."
Death of Mrs. Martin. '
Mrs. Franklin B. Martin, whose
maiden name was Sarah E. Kurtz, waa
born in Juniata oounty, Pa., July 23,
1886. When aixteeu years of age she
came with htr parenta to Indiana,
where, on Ootober 19, 1882, she was.
married to Mr. Franklin E. Martin
Two sons and thiee daughters earner
to gladden tbelr hearts, all of whom,
together with tbe bereft husband, two
sisters and two brothers, survive her.
The elder aon la absent from home:
About six years ago Mrs. Martin
was converted and baptiz d, end has
ever since lived a quiet, but faithful
and consistent christian life. She was
a woman who greatly loved her home
and often during her last illness she
would say: "I'd like to get well again
for the sake of my family. But for
leaving them I'd be alad to no. " .
About ten yeara go she had a slight
stroke of paralysis and since that time -
sue nas not oeen strong, tnougn alter
that hopes were entertained of ber '
oomplete recovery. In Ootober old :
troubles began to teasaert themselves '
and since then ihe gradually failed,,
the end ooming at 8 :00 p. m. Thurs
day, March 8, 1006. Truly may it be
said of her "For her to live waa
Christ apd to die has been gain, "
Probate Court. '! '
Estate of S. P. Oliver. dennmwH.
Order continuing hearing. .
Estate of Jas. A. Pankey, deceased.
Final discharge of Lewis Pankev ad
ministrator.
Estate and anardlanahln nf F.vn unit
Alfred Carter. Order appointing
Anna Carter guardian.
Estate of John B. Taylor, deceased.
Order continuing. , '
Estate of Granville Sears, an Innwn.
Detent. Renort of A. S. .lannha v.
amlned and approved.
Estate ot Reuben il Mmin. Jo.
oeased. Order appointing Henry
Maury administrator. Bond of id.
minlBtrator filed. Order appointing
O. H. Luy,Henry Ortb and Pat Done
gan appraisers. '
Estate of J. A. Eddluuton.deneaaeH.
Inventory and appraisement filed and
approved, Bhowing roBl property ap-
Estate Of Hnttifl I.tlhonlr. rlnnncaoH -
Ordor appointing Wm. Frncbt edmta
lstrator and O. A. Wining, Alex. Me
Lock! and A. E. Hildreth. Jr.. -a-
praisers of estate
Commissioner's Court.
In the matter of the Crowell addi
tion to tbe olty of Medfoid, Ordered
that said plat be andthe same Is here
by approved.
In the matter of the Kendall addi
tion to tbe olty of Medford. Ordered
that said map of Kendall addtltion to
the town of Medford be and the same
is hereby approved.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by Opp Mining Co. Ordered tbat
said road be opened upon toe paying
of 1100 to Etta M. Bonis as full eem-
pensatlon for her damages; (60 to C.
D. Reed for bis damages aud (&0 to
Brlgg Layton for their damages,
aald road to be forty feet in width.
In the matter of the contraot of -
Emit DaRoboam for keeping oounty
hospital for tbe year 1908. Ordered
tbat oontraot be given to Emil Dalso-
boam for the year 1906 upon his giv
ing a bond In the sum of 11000 ap
proved by the court.
Medford now has the moat ixetto-
dato abstract system in thla cooarty.
See Jaokson Oounty Abstraot Co.
raim-aeioermeyer ouuuing. 2-u
Hood farm land to trade taaataka-
ber lan d. L. B. Brown.