If you want to '
Mine, Saw Lumber,
liaise Fruit,
Grow Stock
ordi m nt an 'thinf Ue y on
will find your oppirtunity hire
THE HAIL tells about it
OREGON Is the Best
part of the United States. '
BOEIIE BIVEB VHUEY
is the best paJt of Oregon "
MEDFORD U la th. centsr o! tbe
VOL. XVIII.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1906
NO. 14
valley nd THE MAIL the belt taper
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5TREETEGH0ES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-Serious and
Otherwise.
Wilber Jones: "Say, Mr. Bliton,
father asks me to deliver a message
to you. He wanted me to say tbac
when yon have to walk oat ottown be
wants you to oome out and live with
him three or four weeks, "
Capt. Carroll: "If you have to
walk out of town, Mr. Bliton, 1 want
to walk out with you. Wo oame to
the country together and will go out
o; it together. It was over thirteen
years ago, if you remember. We
meet on the train both headed for
Medford."
J. 8 Howard: "Do I remember
'Unole Jimmy" Twogood? I oer
tainly do, although he left thin coun
try soon after I oame. Still I remem
ber tbat be had about the best mem
ory for dates aud statistics of any
one I ever met. Jump him up any
where and ask him for dates and fig
ures eonoerning any occurrence with
which be hud been connected and
he would give them to you quiok
as a flash, aud they were always cor
rect. So he is still living and scored
The Mail for a small error in Col.
Maury'B memorial notice? I traded
with Maury & Davis when I first came
to Jacksonville, and that firm ereotsd
tae first briok in Southern Oregon,
where the Jacksonville town hull now
stands."
A, W. Sturgis: "I've just partial
ly recovered from a seige of the grip,
and I can tell you that I don't like
these new-fnnglod diseases. When 1
was a youngster in the mines here we
called it a bad cold, aud it waB seldom
we had it. Now the name scares a
fellow so that he imagines he's really
siok and that is the principal part of
it, I suppose. No, I don't believe I
ever saw a winter just like this in all
mv experience in Southern Oregon
but we have oome out fortunately.
We are not hurt at all. When I was
in Los Angeles a year ago it didn't
look to me as if there had ever been
any water in that oountry or that
there ever would be again, and now
the whoie thlnfe is aflout."
Geo. A. Jaoksou: "Fruit hurt?
No, not at all, you might Bay. I have
always taken an interest in the fruit
business you know 1 am the 'original
. Southern Oregon watermelon man'
and 1 took particular pains after the
late storm had subsided to examine
the fruit budB in a number of oroh
ards scattered around the county and
from my examination I am convinced
taat Jaok Frost didn't thin enough,
In most oases I found that there was
a likelihood of too heavy bearing
rather than too light. In some local
itiea the conditions might be differ
ent, of oourse, but in the majority of
oaseB the orchardmen must thin the
fruit in order to get a perfeot pro-
duot."
Chas, Cox, by letter from Magnolia,
Delawaie: "Enclosed find, eto,. Bub
soription to The Mail. We like to
keep in touoh as muoh as possible
with our friends in Medford, wnom,
though we have left them behind, we
have not forgotten. We are very well
satisfied here s have had very favorable
weather and if it continues I expect
we will have a good fruit orop. ThiB
coming week I will plant out 3GU ap
ple and 7U0 poar trees, in addition tc
what I have out, about 2000 mixed
fruit peaches, pears and apples. . W
have had some bad luok in losing a
fine large horse; but take it all in all
we seem to be satisfied here and tbat
is the main point. We are sending
vou. personally, and all Medford
friends generally, our kindest re
gards. " Mrs. Cox adds the following
postscript to her husband's letter:
'Mr. Bliton, we are all very happy
and contented."
John D. Olwell: "I don't know
that I have muoh to say sinoe I re
turned home, other than I am mighty
glad tn see the green fields and fir-
clad hills of old Oregon again. While
gene I covered the east pretty thor
oughly, visited moet-of the prinoipal
cities and took a jaunt to Porto
Bico, but nowhere did I see anything
in the way of country or climate
equal to Southren Oregon. Every
once in awhile I would run across
some one who bad been here and
without exoeption they were all
Hearing on the time when tbey conld
return to Rogue river valley. Tbat
isn't a bad advertisement itself. In
the big oities of the east there is
more money, of coarse, and more
opportunities to make money also
more ohances to lose it bat for a
coontry and olimate in which to
make a comfortable home, where yon
are not frozen' In winter or baited in
summer, you can't beat the Rogne
River Valley anywhere."
Easter Millinery.
Ladies, you are cordially Invited
to call and gee my new line of millin
ery. Latest and most up-to-date pat
terns 10 spring ana summer uaia.
v.ihl.n Kt tho lafnflt. In nil linna.
U Street, opposite postoffioe. Miss
LiOltie ttinoaia. ivik
I. PERKINS'
PLATFORM.
Ill xiuu. uuuu at ui.ui uuuuigr
clerk, for the county of Jaokson and
state of Oregon, and to the members
of the Republican party and eleotors
of the oounty f Jaokson and state of
Oregon, constituting the eighth rep
resentative diBtrios.
m 1 1 1 1 Q A-lk -
I, Julian W. Perkins, reside in
Roxypreoinot and my poetofUoe ad
dress is Medford, Oregon. I am a
duly registered member of the Repub
lican party. If I am nominated for
the oitlce of representative for the
oounty of Jackson, oonBtitutlng the
eighth representative distriot at the
Erimary nominating eleotion to oe
eid in said eighth representative dis
triot. consisting of the county of
Jaokson on tne 20th day of April,
1U06, I will aooept the nomination
and will not withdraw, and if I am
elected I will qualify aa auoh otUoer.
If 1 am nominated and elected i
will during 'ey term .of office favor
good road legislation. I will give es-
fieoiai attention to toe enaotment or
aws protecting the frnit industry
againRt the Importation of pest-bearing
nurseiy stook. 1 will favor the
pasaage of a law requiring state banks
tn publish periodical atatementa show
ing their condition, and will favor a
law that will require all publio ser
vants to acoount faithfully for all in
terest reoeived by then on aooount of
publio ruuds or any Kinaorouaraoter.
I will favor such luws as will require
the affairs of the state and mv own
county to be administered in a thor
oughly eeonomioal manner.
1 further otate to the people or 'jre-
gon, as well as to the people ot my
legiolative district, that during my
term of office I will vote for that can
didate fur United States senator In
congress who has received the highest
number or the people's votes lor tear,
position at the general eleotion next
preueediug the eleotion or a senator
in congress without regard to my in
dividual preference. To be printed
on the nominating ballot: "Good
Roads, Protection to Horticultural In
terests. Economy in Oounty Affairs."
Socialist Convention.
The oounty convention of the Soci
alist party of Jackson county was
held in the K. of P. hall, Meilford,
April 2d, S. H. Holt, of Ashland, in
the chair. The proceedings were oou-
duoted with enthusiasm, intercepted
by short aud pointed speeches by tno
several delegates. The following tlok-
et was placed in nomination ;
State senator, R. C. Hensley, joint
representative, Dr. J. M. Brower;
representatives, J. W. Wiley and W.
H. Mowati sheriff, E K Morrison:
clerk, J. D. Williams i oounty oom
misBioner, S. H, Holt i reoorder, John
Day.
The following delegates were pres
ent: R, C. Hensley, A. M. Fnrd, J.
Ankron, C. D. MoBher, J. W. Wiley,
W. J. Drumhlll, Fred Wilson, S. H.
Holt, Frank Hudson, W. H. Moffat,
T. H. Weeden, G. Rawlings, 1 F. E.
Hall, J. W. Smith, R. Nysewarner.
Resolutions ondorsiug the state and
national plattorms were adopted.
Leland to Port Orford.
Oregon Observer :
Capt. E. B. Burns,of Curry county,
who has been engaged in the fishing
industry and mining for several yearB
past has organized a toll-road com
pany with a capital stock of $1C0,000 to
build a toll-road from Leland to Port
Orford in Curry oounty. The road
will pass through thefolluwin;mluing
districts: Mt. Reuben, Ualioe, Yank,
Lower Grave creek, WhiBky creek,
Mule creek, Big Bnd. All but, Galice
are without wagon roads. The route
of the road from the mouth of Grave
creek will follow Rogue river to Illabe
and from thence it wiil go northwest
erly, passing south of Copper moun
tain to Port Orford. Port Orford Is
the only deep water harbor on the
coast between the Columbia and San
Francisco, having a deptn of fifty
feet at the entrance. It is exposed to
tbe 80uthwost,but the U. S. engineers
have declared it to be possible to
make an exoellent harbor by construo
ing u break-water Son Jthe soatbweBt,
and bave repeatedly recommended
tat tbia be done to make it a harbor
of refuge.
The Intention of incorporation of
tbe toll-road oompany 1b to construct
the road on a grade suitable for an
eleotrio road, and use automobiles in
the beglnlng, to be followed by an
eleotrio road as aoon as trafllo wil
justify it.
Death of Ben Haymond.
Benjamin Haymond, one of our
most highly respected citizens, died
at Rock Point Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Haymond had been ill for a short
time of pneumonia, but was thought
to be convalesoing, when he suffered
a relapse from whloh he could not re
cover. Mr. Haymond was one of tbe
pioneer settlers of this sootlon, who
through their untiring efforts, ont a
pathway through the wilds of an un
settled oountry and paved the way for
settlement and development of one
of the greatest countries in tbe world,
Benjamin Haymond waa born in
Balltown. Halt Lick county, W. Va.',
May 27, 1829, being seventy-seven
y'ars, ten months and two days at tbe
time of bis death. The funeral ser
vices were bold Sunday Bt RookPoint,
interment being ;in the Rook Point
cemetery. Gold Hill News.
ANDERSON A
BAD ONE.
1'ouug Merrill Anderson, who baa
been posing as a deteotive here and
who ran away with and married Mias
Ethel Kniaely a short time ago, baa a
reoord in California and not an en
viable one by any means, as tbe fol
lowing, excerpts from the Santa Rosa
Preas-Demoorat of January 17th In
dicate. Anderson had sent a tele
gram fiom Oakland to his father in
Santa Robb announcing tbat he had
been seriously wounded. Tbe Press
Demoorat says:
"The reported fatal shooting of
Merrill Anderson Monday eveniug in
Oakland while attempting to plaoe tbe
handoutfs on a man he waa arresting
turns out to bave baeu a moBt cruel
hoax whioh he perpetrated on his
father for some unpxp'.uined reason.
His father waa informel by wire be
fore he left this city on tbe early
train yesterday moruing for Oakland
that bis son had died from tne ettoots
of the injury, and he believed until
he arrived tbeie that be was going to
bring the remains heme
An investigation yostorday devel
oped the faor, that the telephone mes
sages seut here wp- o tbe work of un
accomplice named Merrill, and that
the uaaianc repo :) wno went to
the plaoe wb?re Anderson was sup
posed to be dying, were met by Mer
rill and given the sine atory. After
dajlight the boy.) oh.nged their quar
ters and had not beeu re-looated up to
u lute hour last night.
Anderson waB a former member of
Company E of this oity and Captnlu
Ho'its hud the flag displayed all day
josterdsy at half mast in his honor.
Ab Anderson's term has expired he
will not be allowed to re-enliut
1'here was a report about tho streets
yesUrduy thut Anderson lHBt year nt
tne time of the Ulovarduie Ultrus tun
played bis father for 820 It is Bald
that he roouosted a niBinber of thD
baud whio'i went from here to tele
phone to his father that ne f Ander
son) bud been arrested and inuBt buve
$20 at onoo to get out of juil. The
baudmau was to huve half the pro
oseds. The offer was duoliued and
then, it is suid, young Anderson tele
phoned the story nimBHii ana getting
tne monev proceeded to celebrate un
til it was all used up
Anderson Is a a eat lover of notor-
itey, aud it Is believed that I e had
read much trasny literature aud is
conneoted with one of the man? east
ern fake deteotive Hgenoies. The re
ports from Oakland absolve tbe phy
sicians from all responsibility in the
alfair Mr. Anderson nas not re
turned to this oity last night, or if he
ntd oould not be found Mrs. Auder-
son was not nt home to any summons
mHde at the house
At another time young Anderson
gave out the announcement that he
was engaged to marry a Stm Rafael
girl ot sooial attainments. Not long
after this be made an attempt ut eui
cidee by taking something in a down
town hotel, aud this wus suid to bave
been caused aa the result of a disa
greement with the on be loved. Just
before oe leit nere ror uaxiunu no
nassod several obecks and bis kind
and considerate father agaiu came to
his rescue aud footed the bills for
whioh the worthless obecks bad beeu
given. - He has givon his father ail
kinds of trouble at different times
and Mr. Andeison baB never failed to
do what he oould for him."
Primary Laws in the South.
ALABAMA. The primarv law haB
beeu extended to (inolude United
States senators, as well Jas state and
county ofHoials. Tbe legislature is
instructed to vote for the candidate
rceiving the highest number of votes
in tbe fall eleotion.
GEORGIA United Stutes senators
are voted for at primary eleotious
oalled by the Demooratlc Btute com
mittee. The legislature is considered
bound by tbe popular deoiBion.
MISSISSIPPI Members of the leg
islature feel morally bound to abidu
by the popular cho'oe for United
StateB Bonator.
SOUTH CAROLINA Dark horse
has no obunce. If at tho priitary
eleotion no candidate receives a ma
jority, a second primary is called.
The legislature has power only to rat
ify the choice for Uuited States sena
tor. TEXAS Eleotion laws are so draft
ed that nobody understands them.
The Democratic party primary is con
sidered binding on tho legislature.
VIRGINIA Primaries hold at di
rection of the Democratic state con
vention. A Republican legislature
(If eleoted) oould eleot a Republican
United States senator.
KENTUCKY Primary lawdoes not
extend to United States senator.
TENNESSEE A"blankot primary"
election is to be held this month,
when tbe people will vote for senator
at call of the Democratic executive
oommittee. Ho law to govern ofaoloe
of senator.
LOUISIANA New primary law Is
under consideration.
ARKANSAS United States senator
voted upon under resolution adopted
by tbe Demooatio state convention.
' Easter Supptr at Central Point.
Tbe ladies of Holly Lodge, No. 10,
D. of II., of Central Point, will give
an Easter sapper at tne A. O. U. W.
ball at tbat plaoe on Saturday even
ing, Aorll 14th. A musical program
will be rendered.
Wanted.
Brown horse, weight abont 800, well
broke Bnd geulio.
E. D. KLWOOD,
13-2t Medford, Ore,
JACUCOUNTY
Ashland Is to have a skating rink.
The Braden mine in Blackwell dis
triot has been parobased by J. W.
Opp. Mr. Opp is now in San Fran
olsoo purchasing maobinery for a new
and up-to-date mill.
The shaft at the Millionaire mine in
blaokwell district Is now down 150
feet. Maohlnery will shortly be in
stalled Jo drive tbe shaft to a depth
of 6uu feet. The shaft Js double com
partment one, 6x10 feet in the clear.
Burrell Weaver, nineteen years of
age, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Weav
er, of Talent, has beoome violently
Insane. He was taken to Jacksonville
Saturday evening by Deputy Sheriff
Louis Ulrioh and upon examination
before Judge Dunn was committed to
the asylum.
Tbe Bill Nye people started up
their mill last Friday with T.the new
eleotrio power furnihsed by the Gold
Hill Uanal Co. They report opera
tions under the new powei very satis
factory aud have ore enough on tbe
dumps and blooked out to run the
mill Bteadily for a full year to come.
All of their mchinery iB complete ex
cept a motor for the shaft which is
now on the road jroni the east, - Gold
Hill News.
A . modern steel wrecking crane.
weighing 204,950 pounds, is the Intent
addition to the Southern Panillo Com- lug pencils, three bottles of ink, three
pany's equipment for the division be- blotting puds, two needles aud string,
tween Roseburg and Ashland. It is j one stick sealing wax and six brass
equipped with its own engine andjohips. '
coal tender and is capable of raising Aleo two packages containing tb
100 tons at a radius of eeveuteeu feet, j two ballot boxes aud their keys. -The
necessity for such, a powerful t The contesta of most of these pack
crane was rendered imperative by the flea arB enclosed in heavy manlls
putting into looal service of the new .jnwljpe. luues- 1 ot whioh
, " : . " , have to be endorsed by tilling in a
"battleship" locomotives, one of number' of blanks. All paraphernalia
whioh the crane ould raise with ease
iu case of accident.
Ashland Lodge, No 944,'b, P. O.
Elks, held their annual election of
officers on Saturday night Exalted
Ruler Chas. H Pierce wns re-elected
tor tbe ensuiug year; Esteemed Lead
ing Knight, W. W. Biferfc, ot Med
ford; Esteemed Loyal Knight, Robt,
T. Burnett; Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, Daniel A. Applegate; secre
tary, Ueo. F. Wilson; treasurer, L.
L. Mullt: tiler, Michael McUrath.
(Jb(i3. H. Pierce was also elected an a
delotfnto to the Grand hiUtlRe mooting
at Denver in July, E V.
tcr, al-,
tomato. The membersln
land Lodge is now 121.
of tlie Ash-
Wm. I.
Candidate for Joint Representative, Jackson and Douglas
My plntform Is ss follows:
ifl am nnminnidrf null rented t will during mv term of oflico favor and
aid in tne enactment nf n law governing
Ing oounty fruit inpssr.ura larger pjwora in preventing tne importation ano
sale of pest bearing fruit and nurse y stook, will favor a law governing tho
disposition and deposit of state funds, ana will advonnte sncb nieaBiiros as
will most speedily bring about the construction of good roads.
Will Extend Road.
Work will be commenced on tbo ex
tension of the Medford and Crater
Lake railroad in a very abort time.
Just as soon, lu faet, a. the negotia
tions now pending for tbe equipment
by the Butte Falls Lumber Co., of tbe
Fee Interests in tbe road are com
leted. This has praotloally been ac
complished, and then the road will
be poshed forward to tho big timber
as fast as men and money can make
it go.
The iirst work to .bi done will be
tbe bBllatelng of tne track already
laid, after which a regular daily train
will be put on between Medford and
Eagle Point.
Kolllng stook will be ordered at
onoe and nothing will be allowed to
Intefere with the extension ot the
road. Railroad oonnoction with tho
now town of Butte Falls is promised
this season.
DOUBLES ELEG
. IN EXPENSES.
The primary nominating eleotion on
April 20th is conducted just the same
as the general election, which follows
as before, on the first Monday In
June. The eleotion expenseb charge
able to the county are thereby doubled
up, as the primaries are supplied with
ballots, stationery, etc., just as the:
judges and clerks are paid at publio j
expense. Tbe new law adds consider-;
ably to the work of tbe county clerk's :
office. County Clerk Ortn must send j
out supplies to eaoh of tbe thirty-1
three preoinots of tbe oounty before j
April 20th. The supplies oonslat of
the tollowing articles:
One paokage containing white bal
lots for the Republican party.
One package containing blue bal
lots for tbe Demooratlc party.
One paokage containing colored
ballots ror the Republican party.
One package containing colored
ballots for the Denocratio party.
One paokage containing oolored
I ballots tor the Dvuiooratio party.
One package containing two poll
books, teu tally sheets aud twenty-five
official seals.
One package containing three pens
aud p?n holders, live indelible copy-
and red tape must, be furnished at
the expense of the county to place
in nomination men in tbe leading
political paties on the 20th of April.
Death of Mrs. W. P. Taggart.
! Mrs. W. F. Taggart, formerly of
Medford, died at Crescent City,Calif.,
Monday evening, April 2d. Mrs.
Tagguit, had been in poor health for
some time before leaving Medioru
and the obit n ire to tbe coast was made
in the hope of giving her relief. The
expected change for "the better did
not come, however, and death finally
claimed her.
Mm. Tfiopiirt; wns n woman of most
estimable traits of Soharnoter, and she
nas a wide circle or menus in jaoa-
I son county whose sympathies are eX'
tended to her sorrowing husband.
Vawter,
state bankB.wIll urge iegislahon&lv-
An Early Klamath Settler.
The remains of Dan Colwell, wno
died at bis home onJLost river, Klam
ath connty, last week were intorrod
in Jacksonville cemetery on Tuesday.
Tne sons of tbe dead man, John and
Dan Colwell, and bin sons-in-law, E.
W. Hammond and It. C. Anderson,
acoompanied tbe lemains across the
mountains.
Mr, Colwell waa among the early
settlers of Jaokson county and waB
also one of tbe drat settlers of Klam
ath oounty, and It was just aoross
Lost river from bis homojthat the first
battle of the Modoo war was fought,
and bis , bouse sheltered tho men
wounded in tbo fight. Ho was seventy-five
years of age.
Medford now has the most np-to-date
abstract system in thla oounty.
See Jaokson County Abstraot Co.,
Falm-Neidermeyer building. 2-tf
i? " '' j
LAND BILL:
Washington, Marob si. The
agitation for the lepeal of the timber
and atone act and the substitution of
a more equitable law will not down,
notwithstanding the adverse attitude
of tho bouse oommittee on publio
lands. Representative Volstead, of
Minnesota, bas a bill whloh he In
tends to urge, whioh provides for the
sale of publio timber in a manner
that meets with the favor of the pres
ident and the publio lands commis
sion. Tbe Volstead bill, after repeal
ing tbe timber and stone aot, author
izes tbe secretary of the interior to
fell to the highest bidder, at publio
auction or otherwise, the right to out
and remove the timber from any un
appropriated non-mineral surveyed
publiu land, after first having the
timber appraised and after giving
publio notioo of the tinie,terniB, man
ner and plaoe of sale. The bill pro
vides that timber on more than (U0
aores shall not be sold to auy one
person, and no person holding suob
timber shall, without the 'oousent of
the seoretary, sell to any other per
son, association or corporation own-
iug or holdiug in exoess of 1000 acres
of land, but purchasers of publio tim
ber may aesooiate tnemselves and
combine their holding for the purpose
of manufacturing the timber into pro
ducte for use or Bale.
Land not suitable for agricultural
purposes, whioh has less than 5 per
oeut of merchantable tlmbor, may be
sold at publio auction at not less than
$2 CO per aore, but not more than
100 aores to auy one person.
Upon the application of auy one to
purohaso any timber br land under
tbia act, the seoretary of the interior,
shall, if HatiBQed tbat the application
is made in good faith withdraw from
entry tbe land sought to be pur
chased, but no land devoid ot timber
shall be withdrawn, aud no withdraw
al shall oontlnue for more than three
months, within whloh time tho tim
ber will be offered for sale. All sales
are to be made for oash.
The Volstead bill goes further and
provldos that no laud valuable obiefly
for timber shall bo patented undor the
oommutntion clause of tho homestoad
law, The money derived from all tlm
bor sales in the states and territories
named in tho national reclamation aot
shall bo turned into the reclamation
fund, the sntne as money now dorived
under tbe timber aud atone law.
Married Eads-Buyd.
On Wednesday evening, April 4tb,
a very pretty wedding oocurred at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. S. W. lloyd, on
Grillln oreek,wbeu thoir eldest daugh
ter, Susan Katbryu, wns united in
mnrringo to Mr. Evorett E, Ends, of
this oity.
At half pust. Bovon oclook, to the
strains of Lohengrin's weddlngjmarch,
rendered by Rowo Kennedy, violinist,
with piano aocompanlmont by Mrs.
C. 13. Kennedy, the wedding party
entorod the parlor.
Little ltuby Boyd and Ruth Kenne
dy, daintily attired in pink mull,
acted as llower girls. They preoeded
tbe party, carrying vbito ilbbona
wbicb bod been attached to eithor
side of tbo door, thus forming an islo.
Tbe bride was charmingly gowned
In white silk, with tulle veil and oar
rlud whito lilies.
Sbo entored on tho arm of her fath
er and was mot by tbe groom under a
bower and bell of blossoms, where the
ceremony was performed by Kev. W.
E. Goodo.
immudiiitoly nft(?r the ceremony a
dainty luncheon wasservoil. Tho din
ing loom was artistically decorated in
green and white with table decora
tions of carnations and ferns.
These ostlmablo young people will
reside In Medford, whoro Mr. EadB
has propnred a neat, littlo cottage for
tbo reception of his liriclo.
A Coming Treat.
Frederlcko Wordo, tbe most re
nouned exponent of .Sbokeapoaroon
drama now living, will appear at
Davis' opera house on tbo aftornoon
and evening of April 16th. Manager
Davis has been to a good deal of trou
ble to secure tbe appearance of Mr.
Warde In Medford, aa be does not
make a praotloe of stopping In oltlos
of tbia size, but Mi. Davis fools tbat
the peoplo of thla oity will appreciate
bis efforts. Mr. Warde never appears
in the larger oltlos for less than 81.00
per seat, but during his engagement
here the prices will be 00 and 76
cents. At the matinee the attraction
will be "Wit and Wlsdem of Fools,"
and in the evening Mr. Wardn's fam
ous rendition of the "Merchant of
Venice" will be given.
Sale of seats will oommence Mon
day, April 9tb, at o'olook p. m.
Repair Shop.
I bave opened a gun, bloyole and
general repair shop In tho building
ooctipiod by D. T. Lawton, on North
B stroet. All work guaranteed llrat
olass and oharges reasonable.
MOUT LA WTO N.
ELECTRIC ROADS
FOR VALLEY.
The Oondor Water & Power Co., by
their attorney, have presented to the
oity oouncilmen of Medford a request
for an electrical railway franchise.
Tbe matter will be taken up and dis
oUBsed, bat of oourse, in all probabil
ity, no definite notion will be taken
until auoh time aa all matters apper
taining thereto bave been gone over
in detail. '
The proposition will ask for a priv
ilege, for a given number of years, to
build and operate an eleotrio railroad
over any or all the streets of the oity.
A like franohlse will be asked from
the oounty commissioners, whioh, if
granted, will give the oompany right-
of-way over certain of the oounty
roads.
It Is proposed by tbe Condor Water
and Power Company to build, first
regular and oomplete railroad system
for the roity of Medford. Following
this will be thefaoOBtuotion of lines to
Jacksonville on tbe west. Phoenix,
Talent and Ashland on the south and
Central Point, Uold Ray and Gold
Hill on the north. When this is com
pleted it Is proposed to extend the,!
line from Jacksonville to the Apple-
gate country, on to Grants Psss and
thon westward again to Waldo and on
toward tbe uoast. Another extension
is proposed from Medfurd up Rogue
river to Prospoot, Crater Lake and in
to Klumath oounty to oouueot with a
line of railroad from the East. In
faot it 1b the intention of the com
pan,y to oovor all available points In
the valloy and it is not Improoable
tbat tho Blue Ledge oountry will also
ue touched. '
This proposition is almost too gi
gantio to oomtemplate. It's bigger
than the mountaiua wbioh surround
ub bigger than anything ever under
taken in this valley.
Medford is again looked upon aud
llgured out to be the Hub. The Mail
gave it this name yonrs ago and this
pnpor bas been "hubbing" overylblng
Medtord way since. The ,. proposition
1b too great to not be considered fa-
vorably by the oity oounoil, and The ,
Mail doos not thinKthey will oonatder
It otherwise thanlfavorably. Tho com
pauy doos not ask that a decision be
given ut ouoe, but it does ask that it
bo oonsideied and investigated.
Tbore Ib, of oourse, going to be oppo
sition raised to tunning linos tbiough
the Btreots, but any person wbo Is fa
miliar with any oity ofjlmportance will '
readily see tbat suoh Hues oould not.
run olsowhoro aud acoommodate the
poople. Tho oompany will nskfor two years'
time within whioh to oommenoo oper
ations.
In sponklng of the oity sorvloe Di.
liny suid he proposed to establish a.
regulur sorvice and to run oars as.
thickly and as often as the trade de
manded, mid ho promised to make the
minimum Modford-Jacksonvllle ser
vloo a trip every hour, . j
No Influence Brought to Bear'
In roply to an assertion mado by
Mr. Dradanaw at the last mooting of
the city council thai bo did not know
what inllueuco the saloon men had
brought to tear on mu to ('. ir.c to
call a apcclal meeting of tbe Commer
cial Club to meddle with tbe affairs,
of tho city counoll, I wish to sny that
I did not call a special meeting; tbnt
according to a by-law the regular
mnAflni. la I ha flfut. Mnnrlttv l ..nh
mouiu. i wisn to say lartnor mac
no saloon koopcr over asked mo to
oull h Bpoclul meeting, noither did I
have tho slightest intimation that the
Sunday-closing lav would uomo up
before the mooting i wish to say
that it baa boon my c:iri;uiU dosire to
havo tbe Commeroial Club work to
gether for the bost interest of tho oity
uud that the club has accomplished
muoh good cannot bo doubted. They
oxponaed about twelvo hundred dol
lars iu the last year to holp build up
tho city. Soino of tho good works of
tbo club is muck in evidence any
dark night when we look on tho well
lighted oxhlblt building.. It is one
thing greutly appreciated by every
oltlzen of our oity and perhaps some
do not Know tbat it 1b through the
efforts of tho Commeroial Club that
this oulldlug is kept well lighted.
The olub 1b roplaoing the globes as
rast as they burn out and we bave
paid a bill of $15 at one time for eleo
trio light globes to replace those
burned out, J. A. PERRY.
A SWell Indian Wedding.
A speolal dispatoh from Carlisle,
Pa., says:
The wedding of Wilson Charles, a
famous Indian athlete, and Elizabeth
Knudson, a beautiful Klamath Indian
maiden from Oregon, was oelebrated
with Imposing military ooremony be
fore 1000 guests Thursday evoning.
Major Mercer, superintendent of
tbe CarllBlo Indian Sohool, gave away
tho brido. liov. Alexander McMillan,
of the Episoopol ohurob, performed
the servioe. The "Lohengrin" and
Mendelssohn wedding, marohea net
played by a large Indian orohestra.