'- . 1 ... ; - IkIWwantto fi iflfrlfr' " itylfc' if OREGON LEADS Hasste : mhjg ' JJl0I0t0 .Jf toil ' . Or engage In .n, oroupallon In : . .f ty-T FS? T 5 ' ! S llits iferles ncctlon ol a land ol ; i . ' v V NF B Lead, OREOON and Medford, 3 altnoit unlimited opportunities ;J '- . 0 - - iti metropolii and trade oeoter, 1 2 x ', r ,. . , 8 . libMtrapreienwdby .. . ! THE MEDFORD MAIL 9 ..,'.' T. ... 8 the MEDroRD MAIfc LJZZA VOL. XVIII. . MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGONj FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1906 : HP. 46 IZj FIRST NATIONAL TRADE TIPS FROM ROMANCE HIDDEN HOBMilcT ilsll ROGUE RIVER TF THINGS TOLD IN NEW HOME ADVERTISERS INMPEAR BOX NEAR COMPLETION HEATHEN LANDS BE REPRESENTED . ON THE STREET Prosperous Banking House Pleasantly Situated in a New and Handsome Es tablishment. . With no more Btlr or ostentatious display than bae marked Its phenom enal finanoial achievements of the past year, the First National Bank 01 Med ford last week quietly transferred its business from Its blrthplaoe 'on East Seventh street to the new home re cently oompleted for it in the oenter of the business d 1st riot The building is a banasome two story brlok struoture 25x95 ffeet. The front ib of buif colored Newburg trick with staooo trimmings and in 'point of arohiteotural design la the peer of any business house on the street. The cost of the building alone will approximate 315:000. The in terior has been apportioned to a main banking room about 32x24, with a re ception room 10x12 adjoining, A small room 11x18 opening off the banking room 1b being fitted up lor the use of the directors. The interior decorations are plain, yet tasty and substantial, as are the offloe furniture and other essential 'fittings. The spacious vault is in the fullest sense the' Btrong feature of the estab lishment. . It haa -been bo constructed with air chambers above and about the sides aa to render it absolutely fire proof. If a further guarantee of safety from fire and burglars were neoeBsary it Ib afforded by a massive, managnese Bteel, burglar proof safe, with time looks and every 'modern devioe for resisting the arts of the most skilled burglar. As yet orimlnal history re cords no instance of the successful plundering of 'one of these safes. The double steel fire and burglar proof doora that afford aooeee to the vaults during banking - hours are equipped with the Hall 'Safe and Look Co. 'a double time looks, that onoe closed and set, defy the most scientific ap . pliances of the-clever burglar. A system of Bate deposit boxes will be metalled within a few days, which will enable those having valuable pa pera or other treasures not bankable to deposit them where they will be safe and easily accessible when re quired. ' The First National Bank of Medford was established June 15, 1905, since which time It has made the most re markable growth of any flnanolal in stltution in Southern Oregon. Its original capital of 825,000 was doubled at the close of lte first year and its available reserve fund has reaohed, during the seventeen months of its oorporate exlatenoe, the hand' some figure of 8225,000. The volume of deposits has doubled within the past year and'the bank has established a standing among the finanoial in stitutions of the state and the ooast that Is oreditable Indeed to the busi ness Integrity and sagaoity of its offi cials and board of direotors. The present offlolal staff and direc torate, under whioh the organization was first effected, are : Officers Wn, S . Crowell, presi dents 1'. K. Deuel, vloe president M. L. Alford, oashier. Directors Wm. a Crowell, F. E. Deuel, Ohas. Strang, E. V. Carter and Geo. W. Dunn. Medford Is Justly proud of her sub stantial finanoial institutions. They are Indicative of her wealth and pros, perlty and upon her growth and de- velopment depends the volume of their business. Cow Men In Council. Toe annual convention of the Ore gon State Dairymen's Association will be held In Ashland December 11th to 12th. The matter was brought before the exeoutive committee of the Oommeroial Olub by D. Ferozzl of the dsbland Creamery, the seorerary of the State Association, F. L. Kent, having written Mr. Peruzzi a letter outlining the meeting and making suggestions In regard to the same. From this letter it would appear that on the first day there would be afternoon and evening sessions and on the seuond day morning and af ternoon sessions. The secretary an ticipates an attendance of 200 dele gates and suggested that papers on local subjects be prepared, One on "Southern Oregon Dairy Foods" and Jackson County Cow OensnB. " Also the matter of muaio. Ashland Tid ings. Mrs. Kussell Sage contributed 130,. 000 to the fund for the rebuilding of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion building in San Franoisoo. Sec retary fl. J. McCoy secured the dona tion during his last trip to the east to collect a bait million dollars tor the reconstruction of the building on the old site at Ellis and Mason Btreeti. The entire amount has bein . raised and one of the largest Y. M. 0. A. buildings will soon be under construc tion. . Some Good Suggestions From Medford Merchants to In tending Buyers.. Consider Them Carefully. Toe Toggery has an overcoat talk for men, with an undercurrent sug gestion on seasonable underwear that every prospective purohaeer should read and profit by. Toggery olotheB are up to the highest standard iu all that makes ready to wear garments really desirable. They have some new creations In neokwearf or the holidays and a line of those good, warm, oom fortable looking sweaters for the boys. Mothers will find them useful and ser viceable for boy's school wear. There is a standing invitation to call at the Toggery. JTT.'. : IS The Medford Book Store has secured a more commodious location in the; Moore block and has a word to book- lovers in their new ad in thiB Issue, It there is anything getable in the book and magazine line, that you want, you will find It there or they will find it for you. "Discounts on dress goods" 'is special order at - Deuel & Kentner's this week. Tbla enterprising 'firm bad arranged with a popular Los an geles tailoring house for two 'firsts olass outtera who were to out, 'fit and baBte all dress patterns puro'hased at their store, free for one week. At the last moment the plan failed and a discount of ten peroent on -all dress goodB bus been made to compensate the ladies for the disappointment. The young man of good 'taste in matters of dress will be both pleased and profited by reading Meeker's new ad on 'Kirsohbaum olothes. You know Meeker and anyone who 'has worn Kirschbaum olotheB will endorse what he has to say about them. "The Spot," where everything oan be got, from a thimble tea what-not, and at right prioee, has an attractive trade dinner to offer ' large, life size doll, ooBting $25, will be given away on the night before Christmas. The plan will be unfolded upon appli cation t the store. Read their ad In thiB:i8Bue. Crystal & Morey have a word to housewives about soap. The Johnson Naptba soap that baB been known to' remove the stains from a politician's record and it should wash well. Bead their ad and try their soap. -Grafters In the 'Toils. Five lndlotments against Mayor Eu gene JD. Sohmitz and Abraham Rneff for extortion were returned by the grand jury at San Franoisoo Thurs day night. The mayor and boss of the oity administration are jointly accused of unlawfully and feloniously forcing oertain French restaurant proprietors to pay specific sums of money for retail liquor licenses. One indictment charges that on January 15, 1905, Sohmitz and Rneff extorted 81175 from Antonia B. Burn oo, who was the proprietor of the Poodle Dog' reetauant, then at the corner ot Eddy and Mason streets; in another, that on February 6, 1906, Blanco had to pay Sohmitz and Rueff the further Bum of 81000; in two others that these same amounts on the dateB mentioned were corruptly extorted from Joseph Malfantl, Charles Kelb and William Larenz, who conducted the Delmonioo iestaU' rant, whioh' before the fire wbb lo cated at 110 O'Farrell street ; and in the fifth, that on January 15, 1905, Pierre Frlet, Miohel Debret and Ed ward J. Marohand's restauant, .then on Stockton and Geary streets, had to pay the mayor and the boss 81175, they esoaping the demand for another 81000 in last February. Eaoh of these alleged offenses is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not ex oeeding five years. Rueff was arrested and gave ball aggregating 830,000, Sohmitz Ib now enroute from Europe and the service of the warrant of arrest npon the in- dlotment against him will be his welcome home. ' Feeds on the Pat of the Land, ' The only man in the country who can have all the game he oan eat in open or closed season Ib the gam warden. When the season is closed and while he is snooping aronnd if he happens to run aoross a milk oan full of China pheasants they are his meat. If he Is industrious and oatohes a boy oomlng home with a Chinaman in his pocket but no hunt er's license alongside of It, he has fried pheasant for his next meal while the poor boy pays the freight. Now, if you see a fellow looking cheerful and fat, that's the game warden. Jefferson Review. Qlrls Wanted. ur. .til i .. .. .i vi wo un tur burTO ur four girls for work In Medford steam laundry. Steady work. 40-11 BAKUK A WOODSON. Missive Deposited by Rogue River Maiden Secures Re sponse from English Buy- er. Mr. O, H. Lewis, a few weeks sinoe shipped a carload of Buerre Ctairgeau pears from his orohard, soutn of Med ford, to London, England. Never but osroe before has there been a ship ment of pears made to this market from the Kogue River Valley, and this 'first time the experiment was not entirely satisfactory in fact it was quite the reverse, and wholly be cause the fruit was hot iced en route and when It reaobed ita deatinatlon It was in bad shape. This shipment, made by Mr. Lewis, wsb in every way satisfactory and while fanoy prices were not reoeived 'for the fruit tfaei experiment of shipping was very giat lfying notwithstanding the faot that the fruit arrived in London at a! time when the mrket was loaded down and it was neoessary to hold it three days before putting on the market. Tbere'were 60 half boxes in the shipment and the net price realised was a little better than they oculd have been sold 'for in Medford and Mr. LewlB has the experiment as an extra margin -on the credit side of his aooount. . There is a bit of romanoe oonueoted with this shipment of psars jjuBt a little strand of pleasantry euoh bb paoker girls have before been known to indulge in, but which oftentimes has proven a means of building Blast ing -friendship When these pears were being paoked, one of the pack ers, Miss -Alma Gault, knowing they were to be shipped to 'England, wrote a little message to the -consumer of the fruit, whoever he or she might be, and plaoed it in one of 'the boxes. That the message did not -esoape the notioe of the purohaser of the fruit is conclusively proven bythe reoeipt ot the following letter: v "16 Russell street, Southsea, Forts mouth, Hants, England. ' October 17, 1906, DEAR MISS GAULT: I opened a box of pearB today tweunesaay) ana inside i round your message. I was the individual that unpacked the pears and was very interested, so taae toe uoerty or writ ing to you. I should think it a very pretty country where ail those Dears grow. Tnoy are bo splendid that 1 have Sf en them sold at one shilling each. That -is twenty-four centB in your money, and the people in London will think nothing . of that prioe for a pear. 1 suppose tney are -muon cheap er out there. I have never been to America. 1 have been to Oherburg and Bolouuge in France -and In Scot land and in a good many large cities in my own oouutry. I think your people know, how to pack fruit. You must write and let me know what sort of plaee the states are. It must be a few months ago when you wrote that note, as I have had the pears in my snop ror a montn to ripen. Yours elnoerely, MR MARK GOUSTICK, S. P. "Will Add Third Train.' . Commencing next Sunday, Novem ber 25th, the Southern Pacific Rail road Company will lnorease its pas senger train servioe' to three trains daily eaoh way between Portland and San Franoisoo. The new train will leave Portland at 11:30 p.-m., arriving at San Fran claoo on the morning of the second day at 9:48. The return train will leave San Franoisoo at 3:45 p. m. and arrive in Portland at 11:30 p. m. Agent W iloox at Medford has not as yet reoeived -offlolal notification of the new train, hence lt Is Impossible to give the exact nour of the arrival of these trains at Medford, but as best can be figured the northbound train wiU reaob here about noon and the southbound about between one and two o'clock In the afternoon, Slight changes will be made in the running time of the other trains, The running time of the old trains between San Franoisoo and Portland is thirty-six hours. This the new train will out down two hours. The new train will be offlolally des ignated as No. 13, and, in addition to one of the heaviest and most pow erful oll-burnlng passanger locomo tive .n the Southern Paoiflo servioe, have the following equipment: An observation oar, a diner, three Btandard Pullmans, a tourist- sleeper, a chair oar, smoker and combination mail, baggage and express oar. A Romantic Wedding. SILVERTON, Or., Nov. 20, At the home of Adolpb Wolf preparations for the romantlo marriage of Miss Sophie Wolf to P. Wlllard Gear are under way. Mr. Geer, efter an un successful wooing, secured an agree ment from Miss Wolf that she would marry him If her brother, Dr. Lonls Wolf, physiotan to the Peary expedi tion, returned safely. He did, and Mr. Geer promptly olaimed the pleas ant forfeit. Miss Wolf refuses to be photographed. The J. O. Johnflon ranch nf &i1 aores at Table Rock Is for sale by O. U. Pierce A Son,, at a bargain. Substantial Addition to Med ford' s Business District. Will Be Occupied Decem ber 15th. The Hnbbard and ' Woods blooks, now approaohing completion on East Seventh street, will , be ready tor occupancy about December 15th, at whloh time the Hubbard Bros., whose glowing business the larger block wbb designed to aooommodate, will oooupy the oorner building. The building is a substantial struc ture of Oregon brick, with a lrontage ot k feet on Seventh street and 140 feet on A street. The Hubbard build lug has a frontage ot 40 teet and the Woods building 25 feet. The entire upper floor of the block will be UBed by them as a carriage repository, but the first floor df the Woods build ing is available as a store for the first desirable tenant 'who applies. The .Hubbard Bros have suffered much inconvenienoe during the past summer from 'lack of suitable store room for their goods,, and expect, bb soon as the new building ie under roof, to employ it temporarily 'for tbe storage of a large shipment ot ve hicles and implements now enroute from the factory at Moline, 111. 4 The plate gloss front will beplaoed within two weeks, by which time wdrk on the exterior of the building will be oompleted. ' The Hubbard Bros, have been en gaged in the implement ' business in Medford 'for tbe paBt twelve years and the new building they are soon to oooupy 'is a oredit, not to Medford alone, but to their industry and busi ness methods. It is a splendid testi monial of pubiio confidence In their business integrity and their faith in the future of Medford. (Indian Woney Apportioned. From. Klamath Falls Express: Tbe Indian agent at the Klamatn reservation, assisted by. Capt. U. O. Applegate, has compiled a .census ot the Indians and the roll shows 1050 men, women and obildren. The tak ing of the census is the preliminary step to the apportionment of toe funds the Indians are to receive for about 600,000 aoreB of land, laying along the north and east Bide of tbe reservation, whloh they relinquished to the government for a oaeh pav meet. The first of this payment, 825, 000, has been reoeived and will be dl vided among the 1050 Klamath, Mo- docs, Pitt Rivers and Piutes that in habit the reservation. The remainder of the-money, $350,n 000, due from the government, hss been plaoed on interest and every, year tbe Indians will reoeive the in terest money amounting to about 816,-; 000, While the per capita payments will not be large, yet when it is con sidered as a lump sum it is no Bmall looome to the reservation wards of Uncle Sam. The sum of 8350,000 plaoed on interest ia held ' up at the will of tbe seoretary of interior and it may be many years before this amount is .apportioned among the Indiana. Another Important matter in tbe Indians affairs is the definite settle ment ,of the Central Military r. ad land grant in tbe reservation, This matter was first taken up by Capt. O. O. Applegate during his administra tion as Indian agent and waa brought to a successful issue by Major Wil son, the present agent, in :a compare tively short time. The settlement was reaohed by ex changing a tolerably oompaot body of timber land lying west of the Si?an valley in the Klamath reservation for tbe grant lands following the old Oen tral Military ror.r'B heretofore olaimed by the Callforuia and Oregon Land Company. The grant lands oompilsed about 111,000 acres and in lieu of these they were given about 80,000 aores on the west side of Sloan Valley and a deed for the same was placed on reoord this week. This exohange of lands was made in pur suance to a plan of settlement marked out by the representatives ot the In dians and of the company olalming the lands under the auborlty of con great. Tho final settlement of this land re moves one of the impediments in making the land allotments to the In dians whloh may now be pursued and when oompleted the government will be in a position to purchase the tribal rights of the Indians to the re mainder of the lande and Is a decisive step towards the opening ot the res ervation. ROseburg Wants a Game. The manager of the Roseburg basket ball team has sent a challenge to the Medford team, to play in this olty soon after the holidays. The local team defeated tbe Rnseburgers last winter by a soore of 4 to 3. The Med ford team will probably be'reorgan ized and the challenge aooepted, Interesting Exhibit Made Un der Auspices of Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Ladles' Aid Sooiety of the M. K, Church la arranging' for a very interesting entertainment at Angle's opera house, on the afternoon and evening ot Friday, November 83d.' There will be a number ot features, any one ef which wlu ba worthy of patronage. The ladles of the sooiety have tor weeks been making a great number of dainty and beautiful bund- kerchiefs. These they will otter for sale. Then there will be a number of booths at which light refreshments will be served. Then again there will be aometbing more, and that something ia a feat ure, the oharaoter df which few Med ford people have bad an opportunity of familiarizing 'themselves. This feature will be -a displays of curios brought home from Malaysia by Rev. Frank Van uyke, who has been a missionary in that country for a num ber of years and who Ib soon to re turn to his work tbre. This collec tion will consist of curious tools and implements used by tbe natives, as well as a number of native costumes. Aside from these there will- do dis played eklns and bonea of wild ani mals and birds, some nests of the beaver and tailor birds, a number of strange native ooine and postage stamps. There is also a set of ten charts, two by four feet in size, painted by Chinese artists and illus trative of the Chinese belief of the future - existence of man. These were painted for an English govern ment bfHcer in China and from whom they were afterwards obtained. There is also a wild boar's head having four tusks, tbe shortest ot whloh is eight inches in length, while the two grow lug from the upper jaw are turned upward and touch tbe skull above the eyes. There Is as well the bead of a born-bill, measuring 1 eight and a half inches in length and is four inches thick. It is one of the jungle birds ef the Malay peninsula. Many of these ourios will be die posed of at this time, as Mr. Van Dyke will sail Boon for Singapore and does not intend taking them back with him. Mr. Van Dyke will 'be -present, Friday and will give a brief history of the curios which he will show. ' An admission of fifteen cents will be charged adults and ten cents will be oharged for ohildren under twelve years of age. The handkerchiefs, re freshments and ourios, if you wish to buy them, will be extra. Mr. Vawler Sizes Up the Situation. Hon. W. I. Vawter, joint represen tative from Jaokson and Douglas oounties, was Interviewed by the Portland Telegram tbe other day, up on the subjeat of his oandidaoy for speaker of the lower house of the next legislature. The Telegram quoted Mr. Vawter as saying: "I'll be in the fight to the finlnh. and I'll either win or be all Bhot to; pieces. If I get beat I'll not have the naming of a oommittee. "iBballgo.to Salem this winter with enough voteB to elect me. I am not giving names, but at this time 1 have at leaBt fifteen votes in sight. I feel that tbe ' Southern Oregon ooun ties are with me almost to a unit. 1 expeot support from several Willam ette Valley counties and also from Eastern Oregon. ' "Of course, muoh depends upon tbe result of the Qght In the senate. If Haines is eleoted it might make Mr, Chaplin a very formidable oandidate. But if a Portland man is eleoted pres ident of the senate I firmly believe 1 shall win. "The choosing of a Portland man for the senate will leave the fight be tween Frank Davey and me. I regard Mr. Davey as by all odds my strong est opponent." Mr. Vawter says his candldaoy at the next session will go through to tbe finish and that he will not vacate tbe ring In consideration for tbe chairmanship of any oommittee. He will either get there or fall outside the breastworks. At the last session Mr. Vawter was a candidate, but his following waa oonflnBd to a few votes from the south, owing to the strong alignment of the Kay and Mills men. At the last stages ot tbe fight he swung his support to Mills and landed the chairmanship of the house committee on ways and means. The fight now eeems to be mainly between Vawter and Davey. Wlllard H. Chaplin of Multnomah is a prominent oandidate, but his position is largely a contingent one, Should Haines of Washington be elected In tbe senate, Multnomah wonld undoubtedly deoiare her rluht to one plaoe and this would nut (Jhan. lin In the front ranks. Bonjamln rranaiin uones or ijincoin is in the field, but up to thia time he does not appear to hero developed any (treat strength. In Contest Between Fruit growers of the Northwest ern Territory For Valu able .Prizes. The following letter has been re oeived by a citizen ot Medford, from wbioh it oan be seen that the Rogue River Valley will be given a onance to oompete for laurels, on its fruit products: "CORVALLIS, Ore., Nov. 12, 1906. I am DleaBed to note vour auerv. Most assuredly vour eeotlon Is in the game. Only heretofore you have not manifested nartlcular interest in this dlraotlon, due I think to the faot that we have found it too expensive in re cent years to get a meeting in your region. But we shall be mighty glad to have you In the competition. The committee on exhibits haa net vet is sued tbelr regulations, cut l 3an give you tbe essentials, the merely teonnl oal points will not Interfere with your plana at nrst. None but bonafide members of the state sooiety this year. 1906. oan en ter the competition lor cups or awards. (The fee is 81 for individual or firm, but not association. Ail cups except "officers" are for oommeroial package apples and pears : one box for varietal oupa; optional number of boxes for tbe sweepstakes cups. ThuBe latter oups are given for the "best and second best"- display ot cuujuiuiuiui jjucnugea lur Hb .uuniu va rieties. Fruit must be in place by January 8, 12 m. uompemorB musi nie ror epace (naming amount) with J. H. Reid, Milkaukle, not later tban December 15th. Offloers oup for best plate display of varieties, four specimens to eaoh plate ; not less than three plates of eacn variety ; not less man nve vane tieB. Thia oup to be won three times by the same person or urm oerore it oe aomea his or tneir property. The oupB are bb follows : Yellow JNewtown, spitzenbers, JNortnern spy, i..i j i TAHn4K-. ur un .. Arkansas Black, Winter pears, - any variety, uydeB King, Italian prunes, Persian walhule. - Best and second best oommeroial tBt plate exhibit. Awards will be given for best Gray, ensteins. Otters. Lady. Ben Davie, Red Cheek, Rome Beauty, Grimes Golden.- One enp for the moat promieing new variety, There will probably be some Blight ebangea In tbiB list, though it. is the offlolal one issued last January. But there ia such an Interest awakened in the subject that we probably shall De ooiigeo to increase tne net. wnat we most need in your seotlon is au amtiateo sooiety in line witn tne pa pers wnicn i send yon nerewitn. Command me if there ie anything oan do to helD vou and rest Haaured that we shall weloome you to tbe sorlmmage, whioh will be a battle royal, wim iruit irom xuaoo, wasn- Cups, however, will not go outside of uregon except Dy special vote. Fruit will be judged by non-inter ested parties. We hope to get them irom outsiue tne state and on soore- oarda as follows:" On Packages On Plates Form 15 points form 15 Size 15 ' ,, Size 15 Keeping 20 Keeping 20 Free from blem ish 20 points Without blemish 20 Paok 20 Uniformity 15 Oolor 10 ' ,, Color 15 Very truly yours, 1 B. R SALES. Union Thanksgiving Services. All the churches unite in a union Thanksgiving servioe in the M. E. Cburob, South, at 10 a. m., Novem ber 29th, All the people are Invited to join in this servioe. The program Ib as follows: Invocation. Rev. J. L. Adams. Hymn, "O, for a Thousand Ton gues." Prayer, Rev. W. L. Blaok. Anthem. Sorlpture, 103 Ps., Rev. F. Smith. Hymn, "When all Tby Meroies, eto. " The President's Froclamtlon, Rev. W. C. Renter. Offering, Rev. W. T, Golden. Anthem. Sermon, Rev. W. i. Shields. Prayer, Rev. O. H, Hoxie. Hymn, "My Country, eto." Benediotion, Rev. F. Saok, Trip Around the WorldSpecial Rates December 3rd. Monday evening, December 3d, you may visit foreign lands, meet their people, enjoy their hospitality and bring home a souvenir from eaoh oountry. Conductors to oall attention to points of interest on trip and look after the comfort and welfare of all aooompany eaoh party over the fol lowing route: Japan, at the home of Mrs. Angle; Germany, at Mrs. York's; Ireland, at Mrs. Kentner's; Mexioo, at Mrs. Heard's; At-erica, at Mrs. Gray's. Dnty will be oolleoted on all oounts, prtnoes or other jewels purchased abroad. Depot and ticket office at Episcopal obnroh. First steamer leaves at 7:30 and parties oan leave every twenty mlnntes until 9 o'oleck, Steerage passengers walk. Cabin passengers ride. You get the worth of your money at eaoh stop. Steerage tiokete. 25 cents: first. olass tloiets, 35 oents, Opinions, Wise and Other wise, Expressed by Lead ing Citizens of Medford and Elsewhere. H. E. Tailor, by letter from Klama- thon, Calif.': "A young man from Medford, Oregon, by the name of A. D. Perdue, waa drowned in Klamath river recently, while rafting . logs. He had only been here a tew days. A letter from his wife at Mill Olty, Ore gon, wbb found In his pocket Please tell his friendsjot his death." Jim Rltter: "That'a no pipe dream. It's Just one of the best dis plays of pipes and emoker'a necessi ties ever shown in Medfoid. What, you've quit smoking? That'a . no thing, you do that regularly every thirty daye. When you swear on again come aronnd and Duff or 1 wiU sell you a mw outfit. But iook at that array of pipes. You never saw a better line. Tbey are all pricea, qual ities and sizes." ' J. 8. Howard: "What do I know about railroad lands? Not a thing, I wrote to the head offloe a few months ago asking for information and the answer I received was so very cauetio that I decided If they ever got me In line for anything that would tend to their good they would have to ex plain away some few littlo items whloh 1 have laid. up. . No, 1 do not know that any of their lands are as yet on tbe market. You might write to C. W. Eberline, Land agent, San b'ran oIboo." ,, ; RED MEN'S RALLY AT That there are Beveral or more Red Men in Southern Oregon Is not ques tioned by GrantB Pass townspeople since Saturday night of last week, up-. on wbioh date over 400' members of that order donned war paint and went out after 100 of the pale faoea of that town. The occasion was that of the Initia tion of over 100 candidates into that order. Preparations bad been in the "making ready" prooees for a num ber of weeka and to properly celebrate the occasion invitations to attend -were sent to tne braves of Jaokson oounty. Did tbey respond? Well, they went some that la some of them went nearly 300. A epeoial train was chartered lot the oooaBion, whloh left Ashland at 4 o'olook in tbe afternoon. The en gine of this train was decorated with a large Indian head and all the oara were decorated with banners nud the colors of the order and the train crew was made up of Red Men. When that train pulled oat of Medford there were 290 pasBengeis all Red Men and their wives and upon arriving in GrantB Pass tbey were met at the depot by ovei 100 warriors of that olty. At Gold Hill they ploked up the gills' band, which had previously been en gaged, to furnlBh musio tor the occa sion. About 8:45 the grand parade was formed and over 400 of tbe braves marched through the streets headed by the band. The prooeBslon flnisbod at the opera house and tbe entire body assembled therein except, jot course, the band girls and the three degrees of the order werecouferred on 105 candidates. The degree of Adop tion was conferrod by Takilma Tribe team of Grants Pass and the Warriors and Chief degrees by the degree team of Weatonka Tribe of Medford. After these three degrees had been conferred all were Invited to the wi warn, or lodge hall, where four tables, lOO.feat e:c!llt) ength, were weighted downwith the very beat of everything which Grants Pass i people know so . well how ;to prepare. There was enough table room that all present might be seated at one time. Atter the feast speeohes were made by various members of the order, among whom were Hon. W. S, Crow ell, State Grand Saohem L. L,; Jacobs and J. H. Fitzgerald of Medford and Grand Chief ot Reoords Butner o Portland. That the ladles of the party might net weary while the braves weie giv ing tbe initiatory oeremonles, a cosy and pleasant sitting room had been prepared adjoining tbe wigwam. Tne braves from Jaokson oounty weie from Ashland, Medford and Jacksonville of wbioh 926 were from Medford. The visltlnglmembers were very royally entertained by the boys In the town by the Rogne and you will have differences to settle with our boys if you dare to Intimate any thing to the oontrary. For Sale, An excellent drlvlno hnr. B-2t O. D. OWilN.