The Medford mail., March 30, 1906, Page 1, Image 1

' If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
Raise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or do most anything eUe you
will find your opportunity hero
THE HAIL tells about it
OREGON Is the Best
part of tho Urited States.
BOBDE B11ER BLLEY
is the best pait of Oregon
MEDFORD 1 in the ceutor of the
VOL. XVIII.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 30. 1906
NO. 13
valley and THE MAIL, the beat paper
SERIES.
At the Baptist ohuroh Sunday morn
ing Rev. Frederick W. Carotene
preaohed Mb second anniversary ser
mon to a large and appreciative audi
enoe. The subject was "The Pastor's
Message to the Church. '
In introduction Mr. Carotene spoke
of the woik outlined in the anniver
sary sermon of a year ago, with speo
lal referenoe to the proposed new
building, and noted that the hopes of
the pastor and congregation had been
fully realized. Every dollar of the
expense haB been provided for. - He
oommented upon the harnony and
prosperity in the ohuroh during the
past year. The church has grown
rapidly, Since Mr. Carotene came
here there have been 112 additions to
the church, In disoussingfatDTe plans
be especially urged, among material
matters, the building of a parsonage
Along spiritual lines "'Plrtit, It bas
oome within the bounds of possibility
for the ohuroh to be filled every Sun
day, If the members so proposed, by
inviting and making welcome all the
people. Seoond it is possible for
every member to 'become a soul win
ner. Third, I urge growth in graoe and
knowledge of God's work."
Mr. Carstens closed by outlining
the work be iiad laid out for himself
to do and asked 'the co-operation of
the ohuroh. "'First To stay here as
pastor, as long as it appears to the
ohurcn and pastor that this is my
place of duty. Seoond To give my
best efforts 'in winning others to
Christ, in building up the ohuroh and
faithfully, fearlessly and unoompro-
misingly, ipreaohing the truth as God
gives me to see it. Third To make
this ohuroh in every real Bense a
ohuroh home; a plaoe where friend
ships are -formed and fellowships
strengthened. Fourth I purpos
that no one shall come into oui ser
vice without feeling that we mean
bnsineBB for Uod and without going
away more determined to do right,"
tipeoial musio waB given, the feat
ure of whioh was a solo by Mrs. W,
I. Vawter.
In the evening a splendid seivice
wus had. The anthem by the choir
chorus, under the direotion of Mrs.
Brown, was finely rendered. There
were three professions of faith and
four baptisms at this service.
Eighth Grade Graduation at Table Rock.
The closing exeroises of the Table
Rook sohool were indeed a oredit to
the instructor, Prof. V. A. Davis, and
the oommunity as well. The first
part of the program consisted of the
grade exercises and the ohildren did
exceptionally well. Then followed the
eighth grade program. The parts were
especially well written aud as well de
livered. The subject matter and de
velopment of -the essays and declama
tions were beyond what is usually
attempted in country sonoois ana
demonstrated that there Is no good
reaBon why an eighth grade pupil in
one in the town schools, if they have
the proper instruction. Table Hock
has been especially fortunate in hav
ing a oompetent teaober as Prof.
Davis.
The musio for the ocoaBion was ren
dered by the Eagle Point band and
their leader 'avored the audience
with two violin solos, all of which lent
muoh to the -enjoyment of the occa
sion. County Superintendent Daily pre
sented the diplomas and Mr. Signs,
superintendent of the Medford schools,
gave the cIbbs address.
Death of R. L. Ish.
Richard L. Ish died on Monday,
Maroh 26, 1006, at 3 o'clook a. m., at
the Ish farm, three miles west of Med
ford; aged sixty-three years,, one
month and twenty-four days.
UUC1B .L1UK, no lie wan muiiiiaf-
ly known to his many friends, was a
native UI juuid, jjuuuuuu uuuubjr,
Virginia, and came to Southern Ore
gon in the early days of the gold ex
oltement. He followed minirp, s:ago
driving and other pursuits, and was
for many years in the service of the
government at - Fort Klamath and
Vancouver, as ambulance driver.
About three years ago he resigned bis
position with the government and re
turned to Jackson oounty, and has
since made his home at the Ish farm.
Uonest, big hearted, generous to a
fault, Rlsbard L. Ish leaves bebind
him a host of. friends in Southern
Oregon, whose sympathies are wltn
the relatives who mourn his depart
ure. The fnneral took plaoe Tuesday,
Maroh J7tb, front the late residence,
the Interment being made in Jackson
ville cemetery. Services at the grave
were ootid uc ted by Revs. W. F.
Sblslds and H. 11. Yaooubl.
Repair Sbop.
I have opened a gun, bioyole and
general repair shop in the building
occupied by D. T. Lawton, on North
B street. AU work guaranteed first
olasa and charges reasonable.
MOKT LAWTON.
IN THE EAST.
The following from the Cellna, Ohio-
Standard, shows that The i ail's sp o
ial edition is attrctlng attention. In
the column next this article appears
a tale of how rural mail carriers were
unable to make their rounds owing to
drifting snow. Tbeoontrast la notice
able. The Standard haB received a oopy
ofjtbe Medfoid Mail, published at
Medford, Oregon, from Frank L. Tou
Velle. The paper contains a speolal
write-up of Medford and the sur
rounding oountry, whose specialties
seem to be an unlimited production
of tine fruit, olimate and roaes.
It might well make the people of this
rigorous land of storms envious of
their seasons of almost perpetual roBes
and Bunshine to read of the raises as
described in the following, wbioh
says : ,
In one instance, on one of our lead
ing residenoe streota, a Gold of Ophir
rose is thrown like a blanket over a
large tree aud when clothed in its
myriads of blossomB in May, it sur
passes the dreams of anyone living
east of the Rookies. In another in
stance, Ibe entireffront of a two story
house is smothered in a growth of
Reine Marie Herietta and La Marque
roses, which, wben in bloom, festoon
the entire building with oreamy wnite
and oriuison roses. Whole hedge
rows of La France roseB; clumps of
Frenoh teas, all tbe new American
introductions, are found in abund
ance. It will be remembered that one
day's notice, the ladies of Medford
filled the exhibit building at tbe de
pot grounds with a wealth of roseB,
whioh won plaudits 'from all who
viewed the display.
From the time tbe sweet violetB
open their eyes in January until the'
ChriBtmas roses appear life is one
long holiday for flowers in Southern
Oregon. Carnations, sweet peas, dab
HaB, all the wonders of the eastern
dooryarde, -are oeanmon, everyday
affairs here, and the cultured women
of the middle west and eastern states
always find this a ipleasant place in
which to live when 'they remove hith
er. W, C T, W. Items.
The Union opened on 'time with a
good attendance at the borne of Mrs.
Hopkina, Maroh 22d, with president
in ohair. After devotional exerciser,
minutes of last meeting read aud
approved, thirty minutes were devoted
to business. It was voted that tbe
Union -meet at the 'Christian ohuroh.
after March 29th. It was voted that
tbe Union devote time from now un
til eleotion to the suffragist questiou.
Voters will remember 'to cast their
voteB for women to vote, :for oil per
sons should have this privilege.
Wayne Stahl read this' before the Sim
eon College at Indianola, Iowa :
1. And though I seek with the ton
gues of Wooley and Gough agaiubt
strong drink aud cast not a temper
ance vote, 1 am become as a Bound
ing braes or a bag of -wind. And
though I have the ability to propheBy
the awfui results oi drinK ana tnougn
I have all knowledge of its fearful
consequences and such -abominable
things and oast not a temperanoe
vote. I am -nothing aud though I
betow muob of my ,guods to help the
drunkard's wife -and children and
though I pass burning temperance
resolutions and oaBt not a temperanoe
vote. I am nothing.
.A temperance vote sufrereth not
polioy of any kind, a temperance
vote compromiBeth not, a temperanoe
vote exalteth not .mammon and by it
the brewer is not puffed up. A tem
perance voter does not behave himself
aelfishigly ;Beaketh Ilia -country's good ;
is not switched -off -by minor ques
tions and thinketh rightly on eleotloa
day. For how many -see -through a
beer glass darkly, but at that day
the true issue will oomfort them faee
to faoe now they know -party, but
then, they will know what tney should
have known, even prinoiple. Aud now
abideth temperanoe speeches, temper
ance reeolutions and the temperanoe
votes, tnese three, but the -greatest of
these is temperance votes. --
The Union adjourned -to meet at
tne home of Mrs. Day, Maroh 29th.
Try for Artesian Water.
Ashland Tidings:
Truxtl's well boring outfit, whioh
has been operating in this violnity,
for several months past, will begin
boring this week, for artenian water
on M. L. Pellett's orcnard farm near
Talent. Mr. Pellett bas contracted tor
800 feet and the boring will be carried
to the that depth unless a flowing well
should be obtained at a lesser depth,
in whioh event, the number of well
will be inoreased. Much Interest is
manifested in the boring experiments
to be oonducted in tbe Talent vioin
ity as they are fraught with the great
est importance to all farmers and
fruit-growers.
The artesian flow which was struck
at tne round house in the railroad
yards at Ashland some months ago,
whioh was tbe first work done by
Truxel's outfit here, continues to at
tract considerable attention. Tbe
other day as an experiment a large
sixteen foot stand pipe was attached
to the well and the water qulokly
raiBed and flowed over tbe top of it,
though the connection at the grosmd
level was a crude one and permitted
of leakage.
Wanted.
Brown bone, weight abont 800. well
broke sad gentle.
ti. U. ELiWUOD,
13-2t Medford, Ore.
EDITOR PIPER
' a -rtiana uregonian, luarou zi.
vV. A. Johnson, a clerk employed in
the law offices of Teal & minor, made
a violent assault upon E, B. Piper,
managing editor of The Oregoniau,
In the latter's private otlioe, at 10:30
o'clook yesterday morning. The fol
low's aotion was prompted by resent
ment of oritiolsms by The Oregonian
of President C. F. AdamB and J. N.
Teal, of the Portland Gas Company,
whom he described as his personal
friendB-
E W. Wright, of The Oregonian
editorial staff, was in the office at the
time, and wnen Johnson sprang at
Mr. Piper, who wa9 seated In front of
biB desk, Mr. Wright instantly inter
fered, grappling with the fellow and
quickly pinioning bis arms aud thrust
ing huu helplesB into tbe oorner. Be
fore the intruder, who is about twenty-two
years old and powerluflly
built, was rendered helpless by Mr.
Wright, there was a slight exchange
of blows between Mr Piper and his
asfiailant, no' great injury being in
flicted, however.
Mr. Piper then left Mr. Wright in
oharge of the oaptlve, and went out
of the room to summon the police.
Johnson prevailed upon Mr. Wright
to release him, promising to behave.
But no sooner was he released than
he attempted an assault with a obair.
Others came into the room and the
young thug was thrown out.
He immediately set about esoaplug
from the building before tbe arrival
of the police Running dowu tbe
eight flight of stairs to the ground
floor, he ueed the bot:on handle ot
a broom ;to keep ctf S. B. Vincent,
loual manager of the ABBOoiated Press,
who Bought to interoept tbe fellow's
flight. Lloyd MoDulin, a messenger
boy, followed the culprit, who hur
ried, hat-less, east on Alder street,
passed tnrough the Meier & Frank
store and made direot to the Secur
ity Savings & Trust Company's bank,
where he entered the office of Presi
dent C. F. Adams without the formal
ity of knocking.
When Johnson first entered the
office he enquired for Mr. Scott and
demanded that the strictures on the
Gas Company cease. After an enter-
change of words he left, but was
culled back by Mr. Pipe1 to talk the
matter over, in order to discover who
had seut Johnson there. Johnson re
fused to tell and suddenly assaulted
Mr. Piper as above stated.
Warrants were sworn out later and
tbe young man taken into custody
on two charges, assault and threaten
ing to kill. He was bound over in
815U bonds on the first and $250 on
the second oharge.
Shortly after the affair Mr. Teal,
Johnson's employer, called in person
at Mr. Piper's office end expressed
deepest regret at the oocurrenoe, say
ing he was not in any way responsible
for it.
Circuit Court Docket.
Tne following iB the oircuit oourt
docket for the Maroh term, 1906.
CRIMINAL.
State ot Oregon vs. Frank Ham
mond and Sohnyler Hammond ; hav
ing deer in possession for sale.
State of Oregon vs. Geo. Walker et
at; BBine.
State vs. Jaok Montgomery; selling
liquor witobut license.
State vs. Arthur Gray ; assault with
daugerous weapon.
State vs.' Luoinda Koester.
AOTION.
B. B. Lee vs. Wm. M. May. Keumes
& Keames for plaintiff .
Z. M. GasBett vs. The RoaringjGiin
let. Reames & Roamos for plainiff ;
W. I. Vawter for defendant
First National Bank of Medford vs.
George F. King. Keames & Reames
for plaintiff; W. 1. Vawter for defend
ant. Jane O. Champllu vs. Robort Chris
tian; Colvlg & Durham for plaintiff;
W. 1. Vawter for defendant.
H. S. Southerland vs. The Rogue
River Mining i, Lumber Co. Colvig
& Durham for plaintiff; Reames &
Reames for defendant.
T. E. Hilhs-vs. J. chafer. Colvlg
4 Dunham for plaintiff; Gus New-
burg for defendant,
Allen, Gilbert-Ramaker Co. vs. T.
O. w orris, W. n,. Phipps.
Abhie J. Champlin vs. Robert W.
Christian et al;. W. I. Vawter foi
plaintiff.
Hair, Riddle Hardware Co., va.
Gold Ray Rod and Gun Club. Hough
A Blanofaat for pialutiff.
J. H. Cochran va. W. S. Kenney.
W. E. Pbipps for plaintiff.
T. J. Gow vs. Southern Paolflo Co.
Slnnott A Bennett for plaintiff; Fen
ton 4 Colvig for defendant.
JameB L. Eeiison vs. Allen omlth.
Mlddleton, ReameB & Reames for
plaintiff. Colvlg 4 Durham for de
fendant.
E. P. Hughes vs. A. D. Helms. F.
M. Calkins for plaintiff; C. B. Wat
son for defendant.
U. M. Murphy and Bertha L Mur
phy vs. F. E. Hinee. Gus Newbury
attorney for plaintiff.
Anna Danielson vs. City of Med
ford. W. E, Pbipps and Reames &
Reames for plaintiff.
Samuel Geary vs. Harvey Rlohard
Bon and W. W. Willitts. J. R. Nell
forlplalntiff.
EQUITY.
E. Edwards vs. John O'Neil. E.
D. Brlggs for plaintiff ; Reames &
Rames tor defendant. 1
Allen Davie et al vs. H. L. Cham
berlain, et al. Reames & ReameB for
plaintiff; Calkins & Calkins for de-
ten iant
Clarborne Neil vs. Jefferson Nell.
Phipps it Watson fori plaintiff; Col
vig & Durham for defendant.
D. D. Besse et al vs. John Garvin
et al. Reames & ReameB for plaintiff ;
C. B. Watson for defendant.
Wm. Mendenhall vs. The. Roaring
Gimlet Gold Mining Co. W. 1.
Vawter for plaintiff; Reames &
Reames for defendant, ,
Caroline Swacker vb. Osoar Srraok
er. Colvlg 4 Colvig for plaintiff.
J. C. Parslow vb LouiBa Parslow.
W. E. Phipps for plaintiff; E. D.
Briggs for defendant
J. T. Book et al vs. W. R. StanBell
et al. IGus Newbury for plaintiff;
Reames & Reames for defendant.
J. A. Freeman vs. Daniel Marx et
al. Milton W. Smith for plaintiff ;
Reames & Reames for defendant,
Wm. Bybee vs. Frank E. By bee.
Duf ur, Riddel & Hammersly for plain
tiff; ReameB 4 ReameB for defendant.
N. H, Latimer et al vb. Joseph
Morris et al. Reames and Riamea
tor plaintiff; E. B. Dufur tor defend
ant. R. R. Dunn vs. Theresa Prim. A.
S. Hammond for plaintiff. --
Ashland Eleotric Power & Light Co.
ve. City of Ashland. Hough, Reames
& Reames for plaintiff; Watson &
Briggs for defendant.
The State Land Board vs. A. W.
Myers. W. I. Vawter for plaintiff.
Mitchell, Lewis A Staver Co. vs. C.
U. Parker and wife. W. I. Vawter
for plaintiff.
The Enterprise Mining Co. vs. M.
L. Stanley et al. A. C, Hough f oi
plaintiff.
Elephalet G. Owen vs. Mary E,
Owen. E. D. Briggs for plaintiff.
T. J. Howard va. City of Ashland.
Howell, Roamos t Reames for plain
tiff ; HI. D. Brigggs for defendant.
Emily and M. M. Clark vs. W. J.
Boosey et al. S. S. Pentz and 3. R.
Neil for defendant.
John H. Real vs. N. L. High and
Bill High. U. B. Watson attorney
for plaintiff ; F. M. Calkins for de
fendant O. E. Rease vs. M. ,L. Tibbetts.
C. B. Watson for plaintiff; E. D.
Briggs for defendant,
Mary E. Johuson vs. Herman John
son. Geo. W. Trefren for plaintiff
R. B. Provost vs. Ashland Iron
Works & Bank of Ashland. E, D.
Briggs for plaintiff; W. I. Vawter
for defendant.'
Benjamin Eggleston vs. Rebocoa
Eggleston. E. D. Briggs for plaintiff
Colvlg & Durham for defendant.
Robert J Cameron vs. Sterling Min
ing Co. et al. Colvig & Durham and
Reamesand ReameB for plaintiff.
Charles Heriford vs. Minnie M.
Heriford. M. G. ;Hoge attorney for
plaintiff.
Jane Dcuglas Champlin vb. Fred
erick L. Champlin. Hammond &
Webster for plaintiff. ,
Geo. W. Prlddy vs. Retta Prlddy.
W. E, Pbipps for plaintiff
Myrtle Combs vs. Marlon Combs.
Geo. W. Trefren attorney for plain
tiff. D. O. Hurley vs. O. 4 O. R. R. Co.
F. M. Calkins attorney for plaintiff.
Mae Stiokel va. Joaepb Stlokel. W.
I. Vawter attorney for plaibtiff.
Annie Moore vs. Curtis Mooro and
Alta Moore. F. M Calkins for plain
tiff. Mary Dompler vs. Frances Dom
pier. C. B WatsonTfor plaintiff.
O. & C. R. R. Co. vs. Mattheas
Moll. Feu ton A Colvlg for plaintiff.
Fred Barneburg vb. MedfordBank,
W. I. Vawter for plaintiff.
G. A. Cbiders et al vs. J. W. Prall
ot u x. Purdin and Reames A Reames
for plaintiff.
L. Downing vs. New York Western
Mine. Reames & Reames for plaintiff.
Married-Enyart-Eliff.
Sunday afternoon, Maroh 25tb, J,
hi. Enyort and Miss Luoretia E. Eilff,
were united in matrimony at the res
idence of W. H. Parsons, Rev. W. F.
Shields officiating.
Both parties are well-known and
have many friends in this oity. Mr.
Enyart is one of tbe leading bankers
of Medford and his bride 1b a daugh
ter of Hardy Eli If, a DouglaB oounty
pioneer, and uutil just lately has been
in oharge of the dicing room of the
Hotel Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Enyart took the even
ing train Sunday for a short wodding
trip to Portland.
The Mail extends congratulations
and best wishes.
Commercial Clb Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Med
ford Commercial Club, at the club
rooms, on Tuesday evening of next
week. There- are several matters of
Importance to be taken ap at this
meeting and it is desired that there
be a good attendance.
STREET ECHOES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens Serious and
Otherwise.
T. E. Fotteuger: "Where am I go
ing? Not very far. Just to Ashland,
but there is a curious thlug about
that 1 haven't been in Ashland for
six years. How's that for, a reoord
for a stay-at-home body. "
F. M. Manning, by letter frcm
Leeds : "Something happened to the
last two oopl. s of The Mall aud I wiBh
you would Bend me extras, bo that I
can keep up with the times. Hay ib
all fed out In this seotion, but the
flowers are In bloom and the grass
growing rapidly. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Stalder are rejoining over the advent
of a. son, born on Maroh 23d."
J. A. Mor.y: "1 am going to say
to you, Bliton, that tbe good whioh
the Sp:oial Edition of The Mail is go
ing to prove to Medrord and Jackson
oounty is inoalcuable. You will re
member that 1 sent out a dozen or
more copies of them. Well, sir, do
you know, 1 am daily iu reoelpt of
letters from my friends to whom I
sent papers ask'ng all manner of
questions about the country. ' 1 sut
one of them to a sister in Miobigan
aud she writes that the eutire neigh
borhood there 1b getting Oregon no
tions In It? head. I had to laugh
when ahe told me that after reading
the paper herself she gave it to a
frioud aud this friend iii turn was to
let some other friend have it, and
then it was to be banded to another
friend. She gave me the names of all
those who had read it and also told
me who were waiting for their turn.
1 fanoy I bad better scud her another
oopy, as the one I did Bend must be
about worn out by this time."
Oregon Out oi Debt.
"1 suppose the statement that Ore
gon is out of debt is no longer consid
ered newB, " remarked State Treasurer
Chas. Moore, to tbe Portland Journal,
"but I will tell you something that
perhaps may interest you.
"As fur as I know Oregon is the
only state in the Union today whioh
praotloally does not owe a dollar aud
never had a dollar of indebtedness.
However, when 1 make too latter
statement I do so with a slight reser
vation. 'Onoe upon a time,' as the
fairy story goes, thore was an Indian
war in the northwest and the state
needed money. Bonde were issued
the prooeeds of whioh were used to
proseoute the war. The bonds were
outstanding suoh a sUort length of
time that it is ghardly fair to oharge
them against tbe financial rooord of
Oregon.
"Excepting that one time the state
baa practically always been out, of
debt Onoe in a while a f ow warrants
will get the better of us - for a month
or bo, but thore has always been
funds coming to meet the outstaud
ing obligations. That is a reoord
whioh I think cannot bo equalled by
another state in the uniou."
An Old Document. .
From Albany Herald :
In the county recorder's otlioe the
othor day an anolent document was
offered for reoord. It la a deod dutcd
November 25, 1858, wheu Oregon was
still a territory, and by its terms
Joab Powell and his wife, Anna Pow
ell, transfer to TbomaB A. Turner 160
uoreB situated in the Turner donation
land claim, and in the deed "no oon
sidoratlon is named. Juoob Hnodorly
is tho justice of the peaoe before
whom the ueed was executed uAd
signed. The dooument is written
throughout, no regular form being
used, and it bas tho appoaranoe of
having long been in some secret pluce
wbore it was probably forgotten.
Anothor old dooument wns that of
a patent from the United States gov
ernment, signed by President Ulysses
S. Grant on April 0, 1875, by wbvih
the title to the donation lund alaim of
the Turner family, of which tho J on I)
Powell deed is a part, 1b tranferred to
Mrs, Sarnh Turner, a widow.
Farmers' Bulletins.
The Mail Is in receipt of a catalog jo
of tne Farmers' Bullotlus, issued by
tbe agricultural department. The bul
letins are sent free to anyone at tbe
request of a senator or representative
and oover a wide range of subjoots
and embody the results of the extor
sive resoarohes aud experiments made
by the government. These bulletins
find great favor in the east and mid
dle west and oontain information val
uable to farmers and horticulturists.
There are over 200 oooks in tho list
and aay seleoted therefrom will be
sent on application as above stated.
In the near future The Mall will pub
lish this list. Laok of space forbids
Grade Jersey Ctws lor Sale.
I bave for sale nine good, arade Jer
sey milob aows. Will sell ainale or the
whole Dunon. uwner's poor Health
hla only reason tor selling.
12 U I. A. MERRIMAN.
E TO
' Under ordiuary oiroumstauoeB The
Mali would be expeoted to extend the
hand of fellowship to tho new paper
whioh has been started in Medford
Under ordinary oiroumstances The
Mail would do that, but the advent ot
Mr. Potter aud his paper into Med
ford is not an event of ordinary oir
oumstances in faot it is quite tho re
verse. The coming to Medford ot the
new paper Is wholly and entirely at
the instance of one man no less (or
no morels personage than Dr. Keene.
For two years past the publisher of
The Mall has been all kinds of a ba1
man in the eyes of Keene. For over
two years this persona', animua has
existed toward The Mail and lta pub
Usher. During these two years Keene
has made bold thojassertlon that "Bl:
ton the" (here the reader may Bupply
the oustomary epithets) "would have
to walk out of town." Some few
weeks ago The Mall publisher was
asked to indorse, editorially, the can
didaoy of Keene ' for nomination to
the otlioe of secretary of state. This
he emphatically aud positively refused
to do, upon the grouuds that Keene
was not a Republican of the stripe
wuloh it would be necessary for the
Republicans ot the state to plaoe in
nomination it they hoped for success
at the June eleotion, and upon the
grounds that personally he could not
endorse a man for any office whose
tongue for two years had vilified The
Mail and every person oonneoted with
it A short time thereafter Keone
gathers about him a few Medford men,
who, presumably, were led to the
beliof that a new paper in Medford
was the one thing neoessary to the
complete and entire transformation
of our growing town into a oity of
great proportions. These men were
induced to put up money, or collater
al, to the extent of 82000 for tbe pur
pose of establishing another newspa
per in Medford and wholly to gratify
tne animosity of one man, The Mall
knows the contributors to this fund
aud it also knows that some of them
would not contribute one dollar to
any movement whioh had tor its
foundation the ro e idea of "making
Blitcn walk out of town." There are
among tbem men who havo been per
sonal frieuds of Tbe Mail publisher
tor the paBt thlrtoeu years these
men wore beguiled Into the soheme by
the swelled up notions . of newspuper
business Eugene and Roseburg being
UBod as u basis for calculation as to
the revenues iuoldout thereto. With
the money raised by tnese men a
mortgage of considerable proportions
was lifted from the newspaper plant
in Ashland aud It was brought to Med
ford for the purpose of "making
Hilton walk out of town." Those are
some of the luoldents whioh make tho
coming of tile new paper to Medford
a oiroumstauoe quite out of the ordin
ary. And luoidentally, aud beforj
we forget it, we want to say that the
new paper's politics are said tc be
Republican, but why two of our
ntnunonest Democrats should all at
once havo conooivcd the idea that a
Republican paper In Medford was a
"long ielt want" and put up thoir lit
tle 8200 per muu to further the
soheme, ib another of thOBO oondi-
tlons out of the ordinary. That the
new paper's hnrpoou is oat for Bli
ton is proven conclusively by tho faot
that there is not an employe In The
Mall shop wbo haB not beon solioited
to quit The Mall and go to work for
the new shoot. A material raise in
salary over thut paid by Iho Mail has
been offered, but this was no induce
ment and it is most gratifyiug to Tho
Mall publisher to kuow that thoy
oould not get them. Some of the help
in The Muil office has beeu with the
paper for a great uumbor ot years.
They havo porformud their work well
and honestly and linvo beeu compen
sated therefor to tho most liberal ex
tent possible and buve been fronted
as Indies and gentlemen should bo.
That the comlug of tho new paper to
Medford Is a good thing is again prov
en by Charley NiuKell, who, in a re
oent issue of. his paper, said it was a
good thing and advised tho Republi
cans of Jnoksou oounty to support It.
His Intentions wore to barpooo Bli
ton, but ho fell well short of the mark
and blB bit of advioe was so patent a
slap at The Mail thut it appeared lu
dicrous to those who know NiuKell
and bave had any dealings with him.
You people who bave Known Biltou
for the past tbirtoen years did not
realize that after years of hard work
for the good of tbe town and its people
he would havo to walk out of it.
When, during all these years, Bliton
and Tbe Mall wore saying good things
for tho town and its enterprises if
someone oould ' have read the future
and would have told that Ullton
would have to walk out of town you
would hardly have glvon oredenco to
the prophesy, and The Mall doubts If
you would have thought kindly of
such a prophesy or the witchery whioh
foretold It Had Mr. Pottor come to
Medford and engaged in businoss, us
ing bis own money for the further-
anoe of his project, and not by the
oonnlvance and plotting of one indi
vidual the olroumstauoea would not
be out of tbe ordinary and tbe hand
of fellowship would have been ex
tended by The Mail.
The cook house at the Champlin
dredge on Foots oreek was entirely
destroyed by fire one day last week.
The Luoky Bart and other wining
properties 'onJSardlne oreeklhave been
leased to an eastern syndioate for 50,
000. The owners of the Briggs mine will
build a wagon road thereto during
tbe ooming season. The road will bo
about fifteen miles long and will prob
ably be built from the Applegate Bide.,
Gold Hill will nold its annual city
eleotion April 2d. At a convention
held last week the members of tho
present eouncil v.e.e roi ouli ated.
J. A. Harvey was nominated for mar
shal aud D. H. Cheney for reoorder..
Miss Ethel Galey, daughter of 8.
B. Galey, of Ashland; 1 died at Long:
Beaob, Callr., last Thursday morningr
aged twenty years. Miss Galey was
vlotlm of consumption and went to .
Southern Califoruia for her health
several months ago, - but It was too .
late.
Death of Joe T. Russell-..
Joe T. Russell, son of JVT. Russeli;
of JaoKsouville, died at that plaoe'
Saturday, Maroh 21tbj aged thirteen
years, eleven monthB and twenty-alx-'
dayB.
Tbe family are reoent arrivals from'
Califoruia and first located on QrlfHn
oreek, and at the requeat of the de
ceased the interment was made In
Griffin oreek cemetery.
Services were held at the sohool I
house Sunday, Rev. W. F. Carsteu,
in response to the dying request of
the lad; preached the funeral cere
mony. The funeral was very largely
attended. ' V
Herman's Trial April I6lh. -V
Representative Binger Hermann will
be plaoed on trlul In ther supreme
oourt for toe District of Columbia on
Monday, April lutn. This ordjr was
made by Judge Gould today on mo
tion of District Attorney Baker. Mr.".
for Anril 9tn. but H. P. Gatlev.one of
Hermann's attorneys, stnted that A.
defense, will be unable to appear In:
court on that date. One week later
was then agreed to.
This trial is on the Indictment
charging the destruction of thirty
five letterpreBB oopy-books.
Circuit Court..
First National Bank of Medford vs.
Goo. King. Dismissed.
Coohran vs. Kiuuey. Dismissed.
State of Oregon vs. Geo. and Jaok
Walker. Entered a plea of guilty of
having doer in possession for the pur
pose of Bale and eaoh fined in the sum
of $100 aud costs.
State of Oregon vs. Frank audi
Sohuylor Hammond. Indioted for
having deer in possession for saleu.
DlBtniaBed.
Abble J. Champllu vs. li. W. Chria
tlun ot al. Judgment entered In favor
of plulntilf.
MnRhnwa vs. Clark, nnnflrmnfclu.
of sule of property upon execution.
Geo. Gow vs. S. P. Co. Transfer
red to U. S. dlatrtot oourt.
II. S. Southard vs. the Rugae River
Mining & Lumber Co. Judgment en
toreu in favor of plaintiff for the stun,
of 8818.
Z. M. GaHsett vs. the Roaring Glm
iot Mining Co. Judgment in ravor of
plnintlll'.
State of Oregon vs. Artnur H, Gruy.
Defeudaut ontered pica of guilty to
orlme of pointing a pistol at auothor
peraon and fined in the Bim ot f20;.
fine paid and defendant's bondBioon
reloaded.
Left Out Importunt Part.
The following oommuuloation to Tfae
Mali from l'litoorville, Calif., Is self
explanatory, although .the . most .-important
Information, tho names of the'
expeotuut brides, is omlttod: -
"J. W. White and II. 11. Adama,
both formerly with the Condor Water
its Power Co., have acoepted positions
with tho Amenoan Rivor Power (Jo.,
of San Frauoisco, Calif., as supuriu
tounout and assistant superinten
dent. Tho American Rivor Power Col
offers tbem a muoh larger field than
their previous position.
Anuounoemont is made of tho -engagement
of both tbe young men and'
early Juno will add two more bnppy
brldes to the list"
New Suits Filed.
Cora B. Olson vs. John Utmte et;
al ; suit for accounting and oinet se
ller. W. 1. Vawter and J. hi 41am
mersly attorneys for plaintiffs.
Norn llarderlok vs. O. Oi atyrder
lck ; suit for divorce. J. R, 1M -attorney
for plaintiff.
Grants Pass Hardware Co. vs. New
Yolk Western Mines; aeMem for
monoy. J. R. Nell attorney fsMf lain-
tnrs.
Samuel Geary vs. Harvey Richard
son ; action. J. It Nell attosnoy for
plaintiff.