School Begins September 17th. The Medford Book Store Is the Sole Agents for School Books; and also have a large assortment of all kinds School Supplies. Moore Building, West Side. M My A a say sm Af say. Sl sa SaV. af saV. SSst'Avst' st - HrFort.mn in St.vlA I4rflr unrl Hif. f Fall Woolens are Now Ready for Your Inspection, 0' 3 I.VDJI. 1 01&YV1.1V, West Side of Track. -THE TAILOR. S 7r RRRRRRRRRIR-RR RKRRRRRRRR A -LITTLE OF Because a Mr. Mudd bought Are 'balldlDg loU in Otmd, Kansas, the Ballna Journal infers that he most have tbe duet, BtlU the property may 'bare been dirt cheap. ' 8tensland's oonfeasion that it took nlm ten yearl lb steal $500,000 doesn't Improve tbe looks of the eagle eyed 'bank examiners who took longer than that to find It oat. ' A number of people have remarked that Secretary Taft has a great deal at "get lip" about him, especially -when he la down. Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt, tbe not ted American olub woman, has been ' .-nceired abroad by royalty and some ot the foreign papers bars tbe temer ity to declare that she has a perfect right to look at a king, A New York man has oomplalned in the oonrt that his wife is a poker Hand, Even at that, he may be get ting otf easier than the man whose wife li a rolling pin fiend. We dare Foraker to submit a refer endum of the Toters of Ohio on tbe general proposition that he knows better than President Koosevelt what .la good for tbe country. .3fOTd His Life. "J. W. XJavenport, ' Wingo, Ky., wrlUs June 14, 1902: "I want to tell you I believe Ballard's Snow Llul mAnfc anAd mv llfn. I was under the treatment of two doctors, and ' bum luu uud ui uiy iuuw una ou- " tlrely gone, and the other badly i: affected. I also bad a lump on my aide. 1 don't tbink tbat I could have V lived over two months longer. It was r Induced by a friend to try Ballard's iSnow Liniment. ' The Brat applica tion gave me great relief ; two fifty sent bottles cured me sound and well. It Is a wonderful medicine aud I recommend It to suffering humanity. Bold by Ohas. Strang, Medford; Cen tral Point Pharmaoy. Klamath County Mews. From tbe Klamath Falls Republican '. Mrs. J. Frank Adams, who has been visiting relatives in the Rogue River Valley slnoe her return from the Boise Irrigation Congress, arrived here Friday. She was accompanied by her Bister, Mrs, Ed. Cardwell, wbo will remain here for a abort time. Hnior Worden has purohased the L, Wllllts property, with a frontage on Main street of 110 feet Tbe price paid is 15,600. Tnle Is the largest real ty deal in business property that has been made in this ofty and marks the .feign water price. W. F, Arant, superintendent of "Crater lake park, was down for the fair, and oombined business with pleasure. lie states that a great deal of work has been done In tbe reserve this year, partlouhrly on the roads, The new residence built by tbe gov . J .. .. kU . ................. .1 .... . la about oompleted and is a model of convenience and duraoiuty. Mrs. Morrison, of Portland, who ar rived In Klamath Falls last Saturday. la now looking over tbe Hot Springs addition with a view of purchasing a suitable alte near the depot for a large rooming house and restaurant, to be run on sue niuropean plan. jura, juor rlson is a good business manager and will oertainly make no mistake if she locates in the Wot Springs addition, From the Klamath Falls Express: Totton A Hansbury, the owners of me steamer winema, are building a wnarz ana making numerous improve, menU on the waterfront. There Is now considerable aotivity on the Upper lake waterfront Tbe two small steamers that have been out of commission for some months, are in dry dook undergoing repairs and will be launched shortly. Fielder & Pinkerton, the wooa dealers, will use one of them for towing barges loaded with wood from their camp on the lake. They eipeot to bring down sev ral hundred oordB of wood in the next few we)ka. Mason & Davis are hav ing an enormous barge oonstruoied to oe used lor naming sand lor tbe oou orete work in the tunnel. ' J. B. Meehan mat with a utrlnnn an- oldent yesterday morning while en gaged in hauling lumber. The four' one team that he was drivins be. oame frightened and ran away. He was inrown irom tne wagon ana sus tained Injuries about the head that resulted In oonoussion of the brain. Dr. U. S. Marryman was called to tne eoene oi tne aooident. wnion oc curred about two miles from this oity, and made the injured man aa comfortable as possible. Mr. Meehau is seventy three years of age and tbe injuries sustained fall heavily upon a man ii suan aavanoea years. There Is no use trvlna to hide oar snonoomings irom tne world, mxag gnrated reports have gone to the out side world that are dolna us a world of narm. Ther is some basis for these reports. Any stranger tbat comes bere can see and smell tnls bas ... t.. i ....... i u hi. .. in la, w n i ui.j uuuuuui uur uuaibu uui- oer and our marshal have got to get a move on ana see teat tne city is put In a good sanitary condition at onoe. Not only is tire good name of our city at stake, not only are such conditions driving intending investors away, but tne neaun ana lives oi moee near ana dear to us are endangered. The real fun began when- the bron cho busters oame into the arena. A large bunoh of wild horses had been brought in from the Frank Adams ranoh and were ridden as fast as they aould be saddled. "Montana" Rey nolds, one of tbe main "suaeezers." demanded a horse tbat oould buok, aud C, T. Oliver produced' one ot hie oia stage norees; me vaqnero mount ed, but soon left his Beat unwillingly. He mounted again and In tarn was promptly unseated. The horse was then given a ohaaoe to rest, and was aftorwardB ridden by Homer Roberta, who proved .to be master of tbe soien tltlo buoker. Other riders mounted aud rode vioious horses, aud ludueB awarded the prizea as follows; Homer Kouerts, nrst prize, a ou saaaie ; koss Sutlon, seoond, a 830 bridle; "Mon tana" Reynolds, third, a pair of sil ver mounted emirs. The riding con- teat eudoa the greatest fair ever held in niamatn ooanty. Klamath countv'a greatest fair la a tning or me past, it was a-grana euo oeBS In everv nartiaular. To beeln witn tne aeugnuui unpiemiwr weatnor made the time an Ideal one for dis playing exhibits, for raoes and for all forms to amusements. The fair open ed Thursday morning and many of tne exnibtts were on tne oiouna be fore the gates were thrown open to tbe public Friday morning many more agricultural and horticultural exhibits arrived and In tbe attornoon the die- play was suoh that It made every real- dent of thia oounty feel proud of hlB borne. Saturday was the gala day of the lair, Early in tne morning farm ers and ranohors began to arrive from I Medford Cement Construction Co. Manufacturers of ARTIFICIAL STONE, SIDE WALKS Garden Walks, Walls, Copings, Curbs, Driveways, , Etc., Concrete Foundations, Basement Floors, Vaults, Fences, Etc, All Work Guaranteed For information call, at factory on creok bottom back of Osonbruggo residence, or see REINHART & ATWELL various parts of tbe oounty. The ax. hlblt of agricultural produce was largely Inoreaaed and the livestock display assumed proportions. The at tendance in tbe afternoon was approx imately one thousand. This being tbe last day of the fair and the wind up of the race meet, and also the riding oonteat, all of the events were especi ally lively and highly Interesting to tbe spectators. A Young- Mother at Seventy. "My mother has suddenly been made young at 70. Twenty years of intense suffering from dyspepsia had entirely disabled her, until six months ago when she began taking Eleotrlo Bitters, which nave ocm pletely oured her and restored tbe strength and aotivity she bad In tbe Srime of life," writes Mrs, W. Ii. ilpattlok, of Danfortb, Me. Groat est restorative medicine on the globe, Seta Stomach, Liver and Kidneys right, purifies the blood and ouies Malria, Biliousness and Weaknesses Wonderful Nerve Tonio, Prioe 50o. Guaranteed by Ohas. Strang's drug store. Why john Henry rStuck A Pin Into Mr. Molar. TOHN HENRY," said Mr. Sterling- J worth severely to bis son as be led him by tbe right ear Into a room in the rear of the house, "your mother tells me tbat you stuck a pin Into Mr. Molar when he was here this afternoon calling upon your sister and that be jumped up and left tbe house, declaring tbat be would never call bere again," John Henry nodded. "You seem to have the facta, papa," he said. "Before I thrasb you within an inch of your life, my son," Mr, Sterling worth went on as be reached for bis cane, "let me say that this whipping will hurt you considerably more than It will hurt me." "I know that," said John Henry, with heroic fortitude. "I also wish to know," Mr. Sterling- worth said, "before I begin what pos sessed you to act In so shameful a manner and to drive away the only beau that Ethel has bad in two years. Now, tell me." "Well, Mr. Molar Is a dentist, and"- , "oo on, air.", "I will, papa. I-I" "You you" "I asked him If he was a painless aentlst, ana he said he was, but wasn't sure, and so I thought I'd ex periment. I don't believe he's painless at all, papa, for be yelled." "Tbat will do, my son," Interrupted Mr. Sterllngworth. "This won't be a painless thrashing either." Then ho went to work, aad there Is reason to believe that It wasn't. Tit Bits. She Knew Better. After tbe performance It was one of those rattling roof garden shows the pretty new.recrult went up to the man ager for his verdict. ' "Well, want do you think of me?" she asked. "Greatl" cried the manager. "You made a hit" "And how did I look?" she ventured, aglow with Inward triumph. "Stunning! You were tbe prettiest girl in tbe cborus. Come out and have supper with me." Tbe fair recruit blushed. "I know better," she said. "What I You deny that you're the prettiest" "No, no," she broke In. "I mean that I know better than to take supper with you. ' But I'll go Just the same." Young's Magazine. Overlooked One Part of It. The rector's little daughter did not appear to be wholly satisfied. "Why, dear," said hor mother, "don't you remember you prayed the other night for a brown collie dogt Well, here It 1b." "Yes," pouted the little girl, "but I prayed for a brass collar and chain too." Chicago Tribune. Lnckr. First Fish A fisherman caught mc awhile ago and landed me in the bot tom of a boat. It was like being In Jail. Second Fish How did you manage to escape? First Fish-The boat began to leak and some one balled me out. Detroit Pree Press. A Drr Clean. All prisoners, on admission, shall be conipcBcd to take a bath. rrlson Reg ulation. New Arrival I say, guv'nor, I don't want no batb. Couldn't you do me with one of these 'ere vacuum clean ers Sketch. He ' Wan " "You told me ho was a good ladles' horse," angrily said the man who bad made the purchase. "He was," replied the deacon. "My wife owned him, and she's one of the best women I over knew." Chicago Record-Herald.' Tne Dea-tnnlnar ot Knowledge. "Tom really don't believe, then, that man la ftvAP ton old to learn?" "rtartnliriv nnt. I've known men to got married at tw age of sovenry-nve or more,' I'nunaeipuia jueugvr. Artist How much for the glass of milk? Feasant Oh, nothing much! You might Just paint me a little picture for it !-Fllegende Blatter. Outran e Indeed. Colonel Bluegraas Did yo' hear of that White Cap outrage last nlgbt, sub? Judge Bludsoe No, sub, I did not Colonel Bluegrass A most dastard ly affair, sub! The scoundrels over powered Major Bowie on a lonely road, tied hlB hands and feet and with the aid of a funnel and by holding bis nose poured a glass of water down bis throat, sub! American Spectator. A oold'IlB?muoh more easily cured when thejjf bowels are open. Ken nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar opens the bowels and drives the cold out ot the system In young or old. Sold by Jbaa. Strang, Medford; Mary Mee, (JentrallPoiat. The Laarlo of Youth. "You called grandpa a naughty name." ) "i only said he was an old fuss." "That was very naughty." "But papa says you're a fuss too:" "That boa nothing to do with grand pa." "Why, yes. It has, mamma It It runs la the family." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Consolation. "Amid all de slings and arrors of Injustice dat so lnglner'ly conflicts de cullud man," Bald' Brother TJtterback, "dar am one pompous consolation no nigger ever comes home and gits a beatln' turn de wife of his buzzom ub-kase of a long blond hair she hap pens to And on de lapel of his coat. TJckl NasBahl" Puck. And That's All. "Yes," Bnld the wise bachelor, "wo man's just a creature of impulse. When she will she will, and that's all there is about lt."- "That may be true," replied the young man wbo had hoped to be mar ried, "but sometimes she merely says she' will." Philadelphia Press. Education. "Do-you think the theater Is a means of educating the public?" "Certainly," answered Mr. Stormlnf ton Barnes. "But all this dancing It presents?" "My dear sir, tbe tendency of all ed ncatlon at present Is largely athletic." Washington Star. Juraa Ooldei rrav - -vwamm Pawnor Kind of Window. Every window in a bouse should be as high as tbe celling, but a paneled top that can be opened In the summer and closed In tbe winter, If ceilings were only six feet high and every oc cupant of a house stood seventy Inches the accumulation of fetid odors against the celling would Boon kill. Woulilnt De Law. "I understand tbat Mrs. De Style Is t great stickler for having everything tf the most exclusive kind." "Yes; she discharged hor doctor be cause lie told hor that hor temperature was too low." Kschunge. Leurulna, Learning hatb its Infancy, when It Is almost childish; then Its youth, when luxurious and juvenllo; then Its strength of years, when solid, and, last ly, its old age, when dry and exhaust. Bacon. Blade a Had Job of It. Mr. Bacon That Mr. Crossley, wbo called last evening Is a self made man. Mrs, Bacon Too bad he couldn't have made himself a little mora agreeable. BICYCLE AND GIN g Repairing 4 ?i All Work Guaranteed i S EVANS, ij The Bicycle Doctor,. S tj Eades' Second Hand 2 g Store, West Side, Med- & E ford, Oregon. f west Sine Livem, Feed ana sale staples. R. O. DUNCAN, Prop. Rigs Newly Added. Horses Boarded by Day, Week or Month. Moore's Brick Stables, West Side ' Medford, Oregon 0ta(vmv(v Page jgggftl Fence FOR EVERY PURPOSE 12.5 Miles Just Received. Examine The PAGE before buying NICHOLSON & PLATT, Medford, Oregon. GADDIS & DIXON, Agents for Jackson,' Josephine and Klamath Counties. D. T. LAWTON Wholesale and Retail dealer In VehicIesandHachinery. Medford, Oregon NoW is the time to get your Disc Plow ready for plowing, and we offer you the Celebrated Sanders Disc Plow, andguarantee it to work with any plow on the market. Tin sizes from one to four discs. -CALL AND INSPECT . Sour Stomach No sDMllte. loss of alrenith, dms, hsadacha, eonitlpatlon, bU areata, Stntiai debility, sour rlslnfs, and catarrh el is stemaoh are all due to Indlroattoa. Keaal euru Indtgullon. This new discovery repre sents the natural juices of digestion aa fee; exlil in a healthy stomach, combined will Iks greatest known tonlo and reconstructive properties. Kodol Dyspspsla Curs does net only cure Indigestion and dyspepsia, eut this famous remedy oures all stomaoh Ireuslw by olesnilng, purifying, sweetening anf strengthening the mucous membranes Being the stomach. Mr. S. 8. Bitt, of fUmrml. W. Vs., arsr " I wu troublad will! sour Douch lor twonr raif Kodol curW mo ud we iro now luinf ta BUi for baby." Koaol Mgesta What Yea Bat, SottlMeslr. tl.OO SUo boUlntlK HBUSWaM alia, wblcs fell! lor 00 cnta Praaare. ay I, O DsWiTT a 00., OH IDAS For Sale by Chas. Strang In an addresB to a temperance Boele ty a lecturer told bow drink bad onco caused the downfall of a brave soldier. In the course of tbe sad story be sold; "Sometimes, after a debauch, tbe man would be repentant, humble. He would promise his wife to do better. But, alas, the years taught her the bar renness of all such promlsos. And one night, when he was getting to be an old man, a prematurely old man, thin limbed, stoop shouldered, with red rimmed eyes, he said to his wife sadly: "you're a clever woman, Jenny, a courageous, active, good woman. Ton should have married a better man than I am, dear.' "She looked at him, and, thinking of what he had once been, she answered In a quiet voice: " I did, James.' " Market Report This list will be changed each week as prices obanfre : Wholesale Prioe Retail Price Flour. . (34 per ton (2.00 per 100 lbs Bran. .(18 per ton (1.10 per 100 lbs Chop. Corn $27 ton. (1.60 per 100 lbs R Barley (26 per ton. ..(145 per 100 lbs RETAIL PRICE. Wbsat in bulk 60o Oats... 40 Barley 90o per 100 lbs Potatoe (1.00 per 100 lbs Eggs, per do 30c Butter, per lb 22ic Beans, white dry $3.90 per 100 lbs Beans, red dry, per lb 3c Onions (1.00 per 100 lbs Bacon, per lb 12o Hams, per lb 16o Shoulders, per lb.... '. 12o Lard, per lb 12o Hogs, live, per lb 6 to 6o Beef, live, per lb 2 to So Mutton, per lb 3ic Chlokens, spring 9c. per lb Chickens, old 8c. per lb Hay baled, grain 10.00 $ A. C. GORTON, I 4 OENERAL ELKCTRICIAN.-All Kinds at in of Repairing. House Wiring a Speolal- ty. All Work Guaranteed. Trices S Sight. Mmwrn College. Complete and thorough training in the Commercial Shorthand and English branches. Individual In struction and Up-to date improve ments. The expense is the lowest and the advantages are the best, No more thorough course to be naa anywhere, and the total ex pense oi scouring such a course here is but little more than half the cost of getting the same in the larger cities. Address, Ashland Commercial College, Ashland, Oregon. Our graduates are employed and more demanded than we can sap ply. ALEX. CORPRON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND 8DROEON omc, 7th sod B, Opposite Medford Bank. PUonoNo. 108, MEDFORD, ' ' OREGON C, E. TULL VETERINAY SURGEON gy Veterinary Dentistry a Hpeolalty . All call orders promptly filled day or night. , Ofkioe at Union Stables, Medford, Or A.. S. BLJTON, U. B. COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT Of ORIQOK Homestead and Timber Land tilings and proofs, made. Testimony taken Id land coo leatoaseu. Office with Mo4ford Mall Medford Oregon Q T. JONES, COUNTY 8 URVBYOR, Any or all kinds of Surveying prompt'. done The County Surveyor can give you tne oalj Medford, Oregon E. B PTCKKL, PHYSICIAN AND SURG DON, Offloeboura 11 to 12 a. m. and 1:80 to 8 p. n X-Ray Laboratory Examination 11.80 to 2J umos iiaBKin uiock, uearora, Oregon. K, 8. DbARMOND, PHYSICIAN AND SUHQEON, Fslm-Neldermeyer Building. 'Phone 41S- MEpFORD, OREGON. H. E. MOERISON, M. D. MEDFORD, OREGON O face: Boom - Palm-Neldermeyop Block Keildenoe: Corner South C aud Nlnth-ttreety I, D. PHIPPS, D. D. S. Durmr Offloee n Adklna Blook, aflJclEleg flu Has DrugBtore Medlbrd, Oregon (J. W. STEPHENSON, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OPTICIAN. Office: Room 6; Adklna' blook. Calls promptl attended day or night. 'Phone 563, Medford Oregon. WILLia A. GREEN, TJ. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor. OfflOB In Palm Building, MEDFORD, OSEOON. BERDAN BROTHERS J'ORBMBK AND CONTRACTOR O UatlBfaotlon guaranteed o ork done by Day or Contract. MBDFORD, - - QRBQON. awa XL Tf UP-TO- ATi S NURSERY 2 Will have for the Season's J Trade of 1906, 80,000 Pear Trees in the following var- 21 25,000 Bartlett S 2&000 D. DuComice 2 10,000 Beurred'Anjou . 10,000 B. Boso 4 5,000 Howell Jfc ' 5,000 Winter Nelis II Also Apple, Peach, Cherry, 5 Apricot and Berry Plants 2 and Monterey Cypress. $ J. S. BARNETT, a Central Point, Oregon.' 44444444444 H, E. AN KENT, President, U. L. DAVIS, Casnler. J.E.Bnyart, Vice President, W.B. Jaokson, , Asst. Cashier The Hiedford Bank Medford. Oregon 5 ARB DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT A General Banking Business vinrTTHAWarvwrAiyt iransacteo AUlKAvrMVA!AjV UU tops tl oongH sad feaala lustre, J Subscribe for The Mail. MEDFORD IRON WORKS, Founders and Machinists. Mining and Milling Machinery. Agents for Fairbanks, Morse A .Co. Gasoline Engines and Spray Outfits and Power Pumps. Figure with us on ' New and Second Hand Boilers and Engines. CONTRACTORS And Those Intending Building, call at Medford's New Tin and Plumbing Shop. Workmanship and material first-class. Prices Reasonable. Wn. A. AITKEN, Medford, Oregon. fijBOJ tlu tilH mn pm SHI' V-t VIUOiLMVO