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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1906)
VAN DYKE'S MEN'S AND BOY'S Clothing' Complete lines of "Wear Proof" Boys' and Young Men's Clothing. Boys' two piece suits at 2.60, 3.00, 3.50, 5.00, 7.50 Young Men's Clothing in Blue Serge and fancy Cheviots and Worsteds, at 7.50, 10, 12.50, and 15.00. Sizes 33 to 36. Men's Clothing in good staple pat tern, at 10.00, 12.50, 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00, per suifc., CLOTHING, SHOES and DRY GOODS' , See Hedford i. . - . . v- .. Furniture Co. ; Housef urnlshers and . Undertakers 5 Day fhone 353 Night Phone 115 1 CITY HAPPENINGS. I The. members of Olive Kebekah lodge and a number of invited friends enjoyed one of those very pleasant evenings in their lodge hall on Tues day nigbt of this week. There were 'fully sixty persons present. After the usual rodse work had been gone through with the assembly doors were thrown open and In a very short time the seating oapaeity of the room was fully taxed. A short program was nresented and fully enjoyed. This was made up of a piano solo by Miss Jeunesse Butler, a vooal solo by Mrs. -W U7 Rafoa on A o aiiunh htr Hnn.- W. 1, Vawter, Ab that evening was tne anniversary of the Rebekah order Mr. Vawter's talk was upon historlo lines as applies to the order. He spoke of the inoipienoy of the order and the efforts put forth by a band of -energetic and good women to organ ize and their still greater efforts to maintain it and oompel its recogni tion in the several sessions of the Sov ereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, of whioh the Kebekah order is an aux iliary. He spoke in highest tribute of the exoellent work being done by members in building and maintain ing orDhans' homes, and in their ad ministrations to the slok ana amioc- jn the oountrv. It lovers the whola ed. The talk was very favorably re- front and has climbed dear over the oeived and w&8 b revolution vbd to j roof of ttas orsamsry building. Not many members or tne oraer inose oniy that but It is literally loaded A: very pleasaut , farewell party was given Wednesday evening at the home of-Miss Bertha MoPherson in honor of Mr. uobert Gregory and all- ter, Mill May, who will aoon leave for their old home in Texas. The evening was very pleasantly spent In vooal and instrumental musio, among thust participating being Mr. Clar ence Kellogg, Miss lone Flynn and Mr. MoMannis. Light refreshments were served at the close of the even lug and everybody departed wishing Mr; and Mlia Gregory every snoceet possible in their old borne again. Among those present were: Misses Ida and Nola Kedden. Grace and Myrtle Lawton, Olive Huffer.Josephine Hall, Myrtle Taylor, Minnie (Jorey, Eoho Nason, the Misses Eubanka, may Phipps, Myrtle Roberts, May Roberts, lone Flynn, Bernioe Carter, Mrs. Ella Arnold and Mrs. Frank Bellinger, MIsb Georgia Blaok, of Seattle, Wash., Mies Mabel Elliott, of Portland, and Miss Ella Conrad, of Ashland ; Messrs. Gregory, Jones, Meeker, Dr. Phipps, MoMannis, Reagan, Gregory, RobertB, Jaokson, Kellogg. The Rogue River Fruit Growers' Union will commence paoking Winter ileitis- pears aoooc uotoDer -1st. and will pay the highest market prioe for suon rrun. Hops have not been grown in this part of Jaokcon oounty in past years, nor is there any strong likelihood of their becoming an important feature among the produots in the future. This is not beoause hopes won't grow here, however, but beoause the land especially adapted to hop oultore 1 too busy produoing wealth-bringing crops of red and yellow apples,reoord breaking pears and the like. Anyone passing the Rogue river creamery will immediately deride that hops would flourish here, after a glance at the vine that oovers the front of the build ing. It is about the biggest hop vine the present quarters of the bank until the new vault li ready for Its recep tion, when it suddenly fell, catching his leg beneath it. A wheel on the front of the door saved Mr. Orr's leg from being omened, as It held the heavy mass 01 Iron up from the tloor, preventing the fall weight from bear ing npon bim. He was Immediately re moved to bis residence, where Drs. Jonea and Plokel dressed Ills injuries. No bones were broken. Wanted To trade a nlano on a good road team, horses of 1900 or 1200 pounds. Armstrong's rano nouie. u Last week H. F. Mesder sold bis interest in the Glaoier Cafe to Jason Ottlnger, who is now in oharge. a M. Nealon, of Table Rook, was In Medford Monday and brought with bim a few Jonathan apples, which were grown on bis farm. The (oil up on which these applet grew la what is known as pumice soil although not entirely made up of the volcanio ash and the fruit was prodnoed without Irrigation and by five-year-old trees. The apples are very large for the va riety' mentioned and are exceptionally rloh in coloring. -Two sood. second-hand pianos for sale obeap at Armstrong Piano House; also one line or new instruments, it The work of deepening the 800- foot well at the Medford Ice plant is going oh rapidly." Six days ago the drill was started and good progress has been made. It la the Intention to sink the bole until artesian water la found, whioh will give the plant an ample supply of pure water for all purposes. . It. is estimated thataauffl Oient flow will be found in the neigh borhood of 600 feet, judging from the experience of M. U Pellett, in boring his well. Wanted Experienced girl for gen eral housework. Good wages. Mrs. W. I. Vawter. V 34-tf W. T. Andrews, who arrived In Medford a few weeka ago, . hat pur chased the L. M. Lyons farm, north and east of Medford. The prioe paid wbb $1800 and there are 160 acres in the ohunk and the purohaae inoludes all the personal property and farm Im plements on the plaoe. Mr. Andrews and family are from Mankato, Minne sota, and they have already taken pos session of the place. This Mr. An drews is a brother of Ed. Andrews, the famous "Ko Ko" opera singer. Eggs wanted at the new grocery store Boawell at franco, meorora. I, W. Miller, who lives in West Medford, has grown on bis plaoe two seedling peaoh treeB, which are now five years old and whioh have this sea- osn borne some excellent varieties of fruit. The fruit is very large, pleas ant to the taste and will undoubtedly proove to be of superior worth for canning. Mr. Miller will giva the fruit a name and will next BeaBon graft from these trees onto others he has whioh are not of so great value, Another oar of the famous "Blue Ribbon" hard wheat flour at E. N, Warner's Double Front Grocery. 30-tf. Mrs. Helen M,- Brown has pur chased from the Armstrong' Piano House a beautiful, sweet toned Knabe parlor grand piano. . The instrument is one of the finest in Southern Ore gon, and tne prioe tnereror was iuuu. The piano will be used at the two re citals given at Davis Opera House on Tuesday and Wednesday of -next week. Wanted Thirty men Iowa Lumber i Box Co. who bad not posted themselves npon its history. Games and charades fol lowed, in which all joined and en joyed to the limit Following this came refreshments and in these all joined and enjoyed to the limit. The banquet room and tables were beautifully decorated with astors and aaparsgus ferns. The refreshments, consisting of cream sherbet, cake and coffee all of whioh were delioiouB. The oommittee responsible for this evening of complete and entire enjoy ment was: Mrs. Minnie Van Dyke, Mrs. Nellie Wing, Mrs. Edith Butler, Alberta Hall, Helen Wait, Louise Hartzell J. W. Lawton and John Dav. We detest shouting and "Blowing Your Own Horn," but we can't help feeling a sense of pride atthe Super lor Merits possessed by the Oronftrifis we handle. If you wish to purchase Gro ceries that are fresh, whole some and appetizing, we have every reason to believe that this is the place to get Tof 11a annnlv vnn vm. """-v w. L. Orr had his left leg badly daily you Will nnd our uteaA Wednesday afternoon by the prices very reasonable. 1200 pound vault door of the First 1 Xational liank falling tapon him, but R.Ol)CrtS & l.eflff 3I luoky t0 5Mpe that easily. Mr. j Orr was examining the door, which Phone, 373. has been standing against the wall in with bops. Ob, yes bops will grow here. New line of Viotnr reoords at Armstrong's Piano Ho ise. 38-lt The open eeaaon for Chiua pheas ants commenoed Saturday and nearlv everybody in town who owned a shot gun, or who oould beg, boirow, steal or hire one, as out for a shot at the vily birds. Seme very good bags were secured, and some not ar good. In many instances the game was pro tected by the aotion of land owners who absolutely refused to allow hunt ing on their lands for several reasons, one of them being the danger to live etook arising from promiscuous hunt ing and another a desire to Bave the pheasants from extermination. An attempt was made at the last legisla ture to pass a bill extending the close season to 1910, but it was lost In the shuffle somewhere.- It is likely that something of the kind will be done this winter, as the lirds are not suffi ciently numerous yet to survive if an open season ib allowed. For sale Four work horses, har ness and wagon. Inquire of Frank Redden, at Jaokson County Bank. it's quite a distance from Med ford to Lakeview some 200 miles and the roada between the two places are not boulevards by any means, bo that when people make the trip by team for the purpose of purchasing goods from Medford merchants the inference 's favorable as to the size of the stocks, quality of goods and the prices offered by our merchants. Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Brewer and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, of Lakeview, left Medford with full leads of various kinds of merchandise pur chased here, and there will be more oustomera from the Lake oounty capi tal later on. For sale Several good, Coilswool bucks. C. M. Swaneon, 38-3t -Wanted One four-horse logging truck, Iowa Lumber & Box Co. 36-tf -John F.' White and D. H. MiUer are having a twelve foot oement walk laid in front of their property on Sev enth street, east of the Presbyter ian oburoh. . Geo. W. Prlddy is do ing the work.- Cement walks have been ordered by the oity council to be built on both sides of the Btreet from F to H streets, whioh will be great and needed improvement. Bargains In Medford and Butte Falls property. W. T. York. 5-tf MIes Lulu Mann, ol Portland, ar rived in Medford Satuiday and on Sunday left for Eagle Point, where on Monday she took up the duties of principal in the publio sohools at that plaoe, Miss Mann has a Btate certifi cate and aB an educator oomes highly recommended, especially is this true aa to the recommendation of Prof. W. W. Payne, one of Portland's fore most educational men. Five-room house and lot. well lo oated. for 81000. Rents for 810 a month. House, barn and lot in West Mearora ror snuw. ijot iuxihu. These are snaps and cheaper than paying rent. See W. T. fork. 29-tt J. W. omith, living north and east, of Medford, sent a number of Bamples of wheat to the Lewis & Clark fair last year, and on Saturday last he re oeived a beautiful gold medal from the oommittee of awards, having tak en first prize on all his different sam ples. ' at onoe. 30-tf For sale Desirable residence, or residence property, all In line loca tion. Enquire at this orUoe. 30-tf Barney O'Neil la having two resi dences built in East Medford. One is for his own oooupanoy, on East Sev enth jtreet, and one . will be oooupled by one of the Roberts boys, who will return soon from Ukiab, Calif. This last one is on the oounty road lead ing north from Seventh street. . Our candies are fresh every other day buy the fresh made kind costs no more and it Is muoh healthier at Karnes As Ritter. . ' Wanted A girl to do house work. Steady employment, Inquire of Mrs, W. T. York. ' Mrs. Pearl Mukley has received her new stock of fall and winter mil linery, and yesterday, today and to morrowThursday, Friday and Sat urday and every day thereafter are ber opening days. She has in a splen did stock of the very latest -and best styles of bats. The ladles of Medford and vioinlty are asked to call. '. Country produce wanted at B01 well A France's new grocery store, Medford. : ' -- 1 -:- Wanted Goats to' pasture r on shares. Plenty of good pasture. 1 -Address "B",oare Mail, Medford, or G. H. Griffin, Merlin. ' Two oarloads of furniture, etc., will be received by the' Medford Furni ture Co., Monday. This is by far the largest and most varied shipment of furniture ever received at Medford, and speaks volumes oonoernlng the rapidly growing business of this pop ular Arm. , - v-j.' . Wanted A man 1 5 sell in this field exclusively for one of the largest nur series in the west; cash advanced weekly on orders. Address, Washing ton Nursery Co., Toppenish, Wash. 31-tf Wanted Teama and teamsters. Iowa Lumber & Box Co. ' 36-tf J. O. Hodgea this week sold forty- three acres of land lying northeast of Medford to Wm. Eubank, lately of Texas, for a consideration of (9,400, The deal was made through the agen- oy of O. H. Pleiae 4 Son. finr.il hnrao and set double har ness, 280. Inquire at this orUoe. tf ' anted Teams and teamsters. Iowa Lumber & Box Co. 30-tf . Dr. J. E. Shearer, formerly of Medford, Is now division surgeon for the Southern PaoiHo Company, with headquarters at Roaeburg. For sale 65 aores of the Col. John E. Ross farm, two and one-half mileB from Medford, with all improvements, tor $105 per aore. White & Trow bridge. Medford now has the most up-to- date abstract system in this county See Jaokson County Abstraot Co. Falm-Neidermeyer building. 2-tf The Queen Esther. Club will meet at the Presoyterian oburoh on Satur day afternoon at 2:30. -. o'clock. All members are especially- desired to be present, Ask your grooer for Rogue Rlvef Jreamery butter 70 "onts per square Good, single buggy and harness for sale. Enquire of Crystal & Moiey The GrantB Pass Hardware Co. has been awarded the contract to ocn struot th 1 laterals in district No. 5 for 8900. , MILL PRICES. 500 LOTS OR MORE. Flour,. $1.70 per 100 lbs lbs lbs lbs lbe Rolled Barley. $1.30 per Middlings $1.25 per Mill Feed $1.10 per Bran 90 per LESS THAN 500 LOTS. Flour $a.00per 100 lbs Rolled Barley.. $1 fiO per " lbs Middlings....'. $1.60 per " lbB Mill Feed ....$! .30 per lbs Bran $1 10 per " lbs MEDFOED FLOUR MILLS. -Try Warner's "Blue Ribbon" held wheat flour. MakeB more bread, bet ter bread. 30-tf Wanted One four-borse logging truck. Iowa Lumber & Box Co, 36-tf PatSwayne, of Applegate, brought sixty-five head of fine hogs to Medford Tuesday and disposed of tbem to J. W. Wiley. Country produce wanted at Bos well St, Franoe's new grocery store, Medford. Alfalfa and grain hay. Monroe & Miller The hearts of the railroad boys were made glad Wednesday by the arrival of the pay car. Eggfl wanted at the new grocery store Boswell & France, Medford. Wanted GOOD miloh cow. En quire at Medford oreamerv. 35-tf E. J. DeHart shipped a oarload of fine D'Anjou pears this week. Wanted Teams and teamsters Iowa Lumber & Box Co. 36-tf Fruit jars at Monroe & Mlller'B. Wanted One four-horae logging truuk. Iowa Lumber & Box Co. 36-tf Get bioyoles repaired by Evans, at FjuIs' second hand store. Good house and lot for ea e. En quire of Crystal & Morey. Brlok for sale. 1 have 100,000 ohoice brlok ror sale. u, w. rrid dy. 20-tf S. 0. Normal Opening. The Mate Normal Sohool at Ashland opens September 26th with bright nrosDeots. Additions have been made to library and apparatus. The water avtsem of the city of Ashland Ib be ing extendei to the school and oam nus. A modern heating system is be ins installed. A strong course for teaohsrs is offered, together with well equipped training sohool. Good musical and library advantages. Board, 82.75 pei week. For catalogue address, . li- F. MULKEY. President W. T. Van Sooy, Secretary. 37-4t Notice. All parties delinquent on water or lights will have water or current cut oil on the mn lnst,, and a charge or :50 cenB and all arrearages will be ol leoted before service .will be installed again. By order and ordinance of oity council. biiNJ. M. COLLINS, CiW Recorder. For Trade, Home in Portland for farm proper ty. Address care this paper. 29-tf C. K. CBRTIS. School Notes. . . The list of non-residents In the eighth grade and the high school is large. The high sohool divides as followag Seniors, 7; Juniors, 10; Suphmsrea, 17 1 Freshmen, 37. The aisles must be narrowed and an additional row of seats plaoed In the high sohool room, , Owing to the death of her father, Miss Fioy McNeill, of Ashland, has resigned her position. " " In dividing the grades take all pu pils east of the railroad and north of Seventh street and west of Bear oreek, School opens under decidedly pros perous conditions. More pupils en rolled In the high school the first day than the total high school enrollment last year. The school as a whole shows an increase of twenty per oent. The pupils are distributed as follows: high sohool, 77; eighth grade, 36; seventh, 12: sixth, 16; fifth, 62; .fourth, 60; third, 55; second, 81; first, 70. The total enrollment la 530. At the meeting of the school board last night it was decided that the fol lowing adjustments be made to meet the existing conditions: Grade 1 Miss Mickey will divide her grade and have one division in the forenoon and one 10 the afternoon, until- anothtr primary teacher arrives. Grade 11 One division will meet in the M. E, Oburoh, South, in obuge oi Miss Johnson. Grade III As soon aa seats can be aeoured a room will be fitted up in the Baptist oburoh and a divis ion plaofd in charge of M'.is rnipps. Grade IV One division in oharge of Miss Hurley will meet in the Chris tian ohuroh. Grade V Until another teacher arrives, Mrs. Dally will meet one division in the morning and one in the afternoon. Later one division will recite in the Christian oburoh. A Few Mediord Items. BY PIONEER. . "' Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rlonardson.well known farmers of Beagle, were trad ing In Medford Friday, j. J. Whitoome and family, of Wis oonsln, are ocoupying F. M. Stewart's cottage, on North C street- Mr. and Mrs. Murry, of North 0 piveet, w8 oalled unexpectedly to Portland Monday by the sudden death of Mr. M.'b aiBter. . Messrs. Wm. Scott and Sharrard, prominent oitlzens of the north of the county on Rogue river, were trading in the oity Thursday. Karl Case, a prominent young farm er of Antiooh, made us a pleasant call Friday, en route home from Jackson ville, where he prooured his license. We wonder what kind. Clarenoe Wilhite, who is Interested quite extensively in the fruit business in Antiooh dlstrlot, is making weemj viBits to our city and his many friends are beoomlng Interested. ' Mr, and Mrs. Asa Bottoms,' of Onartz Vallev. California, arrived in the oity Friday on their wedding tour, They are visiting the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Smith, ol worth V street. Mr. B. la a praotloal miner, bnt is glad of the opportunity of en joying a few days in Rogue River Val ley and the sunshine. Mr. WHUb, an expert painter, and his family, formerly of Los Angeles, Calif., will oooupy the Johns house for the winter, in North Medford, and give his children the benefit of Medford's excellent sohools. Mrs. May Carpenter and son, Les ter, left Friday on the midnight train for their home in Redding, after spending two weekB very pleasantly with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H, W. Grimes, of North C street. Mrs. Nettie Glass and children, of Beagl.e accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Royse, of Prlneville, who are on an extended social viBlt with Mrs, Koyse's mother, Mrs, Morris Case, a prominent lad) farmer of Antiooh, were trading In the oity Friday. Woven Wire Fence In all all Purposes, us quote you. s tor Let IOWA LUMBER AND BOX CO. Trepofi Dead. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 15. -General Dmitri Feodorovioh Trepofi, com mandant of the imperial palace, died at 6 o'olook this evening in his villa at Peterhof of anlgna peotoria, General Trepotf, whose name Ib in delibly linked with reactionary repres sion in Russia, was a remarkable man. He was a natural despot, a tyrant by inclination, education and oonvio tion. He was one of those men who have constantly appeared in Russian history, just at the time when condi tions were most promising for putting an end to despotism, to turn the Rus sian rulers from liberalism to reaotlon. It was he who beoame the guiding spirit of the reaction after Nloholas II had l'sued Mb manifesto in the fall of 1905, promising the people a share In the government. Holding the posi tion of master of the palace, in league with the oourt intriguers who were determined to restore the old regime, be constantly had the emporeor's ear, Like his father before him, Trepoif was a police master, with all that the name involved in Russia, and the etory of father and eon la full of dra- matlo incidents, East Medford Items. Little Bessie Jaokson is quite sick with fever. Dr. W. S. Jones is at tending. Master Warren Butler returned Wednesday from a visit at Harris-burg. Mrs. Geo.. Miller, baby and Mary Hail came home this week from a so journ at Colestin for some time. Jesse Hodge and son, Clareence, of Klamath county, were in for a few days' visit with friends last week, Mrs. Tbos. Collins returned last week from several months' stay at Tol man Bprings, muoh improved in health. A. D. Hall had the misfortune to break his arm while engaged at the box faotory last week. Dr. Mo-rlson was called and reduced the fracture, Charles and JameB Lyon purohased of J. (J. Wllleke two lots on Tripp street and have begun the construe tlon of two neat dwellings, whioh they, with their families, will oooupy when completed. Mrs. Allle Phipps has been quite siok with an unusually severe carbun ole, requiring the attendance of Drs. Jones and Plokel, as well as the assist anca of Miss Hutfer, the nureo, of Jacksonville. Wanted. Loggers and timber outters to de liver 2,000,000 feet of logs to mill bo fore the snow flies. Short haul, level road. One four-horse team and two trucks, obains, etc. furnished, Also wanted l'ft-hand, throe-gang edgor, Write or call on O. U NOEL, Odessa, Oregon. Sick bioyoles made well while you waKt, ut Evans' repair shop. AMONU THE CHURCHES. ' CHRISTIAN SOIEKCH SERVICE . ' Christian Soienoe uervloes are held every Sunday at the Commercial Club rooms at 11 a. m. Subject for Sunday, . September 23d, (Unreality.'' All are invited, j.. r-RhrtnVriRiAN church. ; Preaching at 11 a, m, next Sunday. Suuday school at 10 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. At 7:30 p. m. this ohuroh unites ftith the M. E. oburoh in the farewell servioo of Rev. MoPherson as pastor of thst ohuroh. To all eervioes the publlo is cordially invited. WESTON F. SHIELDS, Pastor. M. K. CHURCH Farewell services will be held Sun day at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning BUbject, "What We Possess." Even ing subject, "The Noblest Posses sion," Sunday sohool, 10 a, m , Ep- wortb League, 7 p. m, A most cor dial invitation is extended to the public OHAS. T. MoPHERSON, PaBtor. Guaranteed Forest Reserve Borlp for sale, in large or small quantities, by Frank E Allev, aostairB over Land Orhoe, Roaeburg, Oregon. Will place aaujB lur uuu-rusiueot purcuaserB. Wanted Bright, energetlo young man ; men of ability and pueh to sill the best grown nursery stook on the PaolBo ooast; a fine opportunity for oolloge students during vacation; money for expenses advanced weekly ; write us or oall at our otlloe, 312 West Second street, for toll particulars. Albany Nurseries, Incorporated, Al bany, Ore. 31-tf X THERE'S HANY A SLIP between Cup aud Lip, But you will not mako a slip if j'ou Purchase your Furnishings Here. We alwavs carry a stock of Fashionable, Useful and Desirable Furnishings ot Every Kind and De scription, and at the Eight Prices. Just now we are having a Sale in STRAW HATS, You should not let such a Rare Oppor tunity pass by. &e Toggery Medford's Fashion Store -for Men