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Useful Presents For All
Slippers, Belts, Hose
Supporters and Silk
Shawls, Fahcy Hand
kerchiefs, Umbrellas,
Fancy Vests, Neckties,
Fancy Collars, Purses,
Fancy Supenders, Furs
Burnt Leather Work,
Fancy Cards, Etc.
Van DyKe's
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Furniture Co.
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CITY HAPPENINQS.
toe Ore. Near where he wu
standing 1 a water hydrant, In ton
log to re-rater the home hia right
thumb oame in oootaot with the cor
oer of a bos covering over the hy
drant, breaking the bone of that mem
ber. The foree with whlob hla hand
track the box was to alight that he
ooald scarcely balleTe It waa n
than a bruise. Dr. Plokel waa oalled
and teduoed the fracture and be la
getting along alright.
Do not (ail to tee the baantlful
Horna and hear Edison e latest improv
ed phonographs and recorde at Edi-
The Mail Ib In reoolpt of a letter
from U. A. Hover, who lives aooth
of Medford, and who la an orobardlst
of no email oallber. The letter la
written at Americas, Kansas, where
Mr. Hover and his family are now visit
ing old-time friends and relatives.
He tells of accidents, delays and fif
teen degrees below zero weather be ex
perienced while en roue from Oiegon
to Kansas; of gentle zephyrs that are
hurricanes to him; muddy roads,
warm and pleasant weather today and
zero weather tomorrow all of whloh
go to make life one continual round
of deolded unpleasantness to one
accustomed to Southern Oregon oil
mate. Mr. Hover said be and his
family would leave for Medford on the
26th and would atop en route In Okla
home, at El Fasso, Los Angeles and
San r ranclsoo. There was a time,
not a great many years ago, when Mr.
Hover would hardly think of taking
a trip like this but " oonditions have
changed late years, and the change is
wholly attribntHi to the poduotiveneas
of Southern Oregon soli and the frugal
life, the earnest effort and the indus
try of the entire family, and the good
business management of Mr. Hover.
! have a splendid line cf Edison's
latest improved phonographs and a
stock of the very latest Gold Moulded
records. Will surprise you. Then we
have the pretipt phoaoKraph horns
ever brought tn iM. place. 1 do not
hceitnto to aav tmt I have the lnreest
and hert eolecteri el "-k of records this
side of Portland, and a good demon
strating room where vnu will not uesn
noved by othe buincM ! moleted
by loatera. l on are luviixm to can ni
my re-dd'1'' hear the 7th St. bridge
and hear rhe latest Edison product.
Come whether von wish tn purchase or
not. HAMILTON SMITH.
A-c!? teet Palmer has plans and
specltlc:tt'i:nf drawn for the Emerick
building on tioit.h D street, near the
Nasb Lirety Stable. The oontract tor
the erection of the building has al
ready boon let to L. J. Keinbart, and
will be built of brick. The front will
be of granite and pressed brick. It
waa expected to use concrete blocks
In the construction of this building,
but owing to the lateness of the season
it was found Impossible to secure ma
terial for the blocks ; henoe tbe shift to
granite and pressed brick. Tbe build
ing will be 60x80 feet in size, two
stories high, and will coat 113,000.
Tbe first floor will be used for a res
taurant and the second story will be
conveniently arranged for a rooming
boo"e. The gentlemen who own this
property, Messrs. M. J. and V. J Dm
riot, also own the ivy Leaf saloon
property on South D street and upon
tbe ground where now stands an old
wooden building they will erect in tbe
spring a two story brick. Tbe foun-
datlon for the first mentioned building
will be commenced soon after tbe
holidays.
We will sell for the next thirty
days only large and small tracts of
blaok bottom land in Ueo. John E.
Ross' farm, i miles of Medford, on
new oounty road, at 1105, 1110 ana
tluO per sere. After January 1st this
land will be off tbe market and owner
will Improve. Address or call on
White i Trowbridge, Heal batata
Agents, Medford, Oregon.
Unole Frank Hutchison met with
an aocident last Thursday evening,
which, while not a very serious one,
has connected with it a peculiarity
wbiob plaoea It out of tbe ordinary.
Oaring the Are at Jacksonville Thurs
day avenlng he stepped out the back
door of hla residence. Intent
If possible, upon locating
sun's Phonograph Parlor, at the resi
dence ol Hamilton Hmltn, near 7tb ot.
nridge, in Med lord. ayzi
At the aohool meeting held on
Monday of this week E. N.Warner
THi elected director for the unexpired
t irm of O. D. Owen. Tbe necessity of
Mr. Owen's removal to Portland made
It oompulaory be resign this position
In selecting Mr. Warner the voters did
that a blah will meet with the ap.
poval of all tbe patrona of the acnooL
Mr. Warner has always shown a de?p
interest in aohool affaire, and now
that be la a member of tbe board his
able counsel will be of much benefit
to tbe schools and a matelral help to
tbe other members, Messrs. M. Purdin
and Chas. Strang. At tbia same
meeting a tax levy of seven mills was
voted.
Hamilton Smith keeps the largest
stock of Edison Gold Moulded records
this side of Portland. Come bear for
yourself. The Edison Parlor, near 7th
St bridge, in Medford. 60-2t
A number of substantial improve
ments have been made in and about
the M. E. Church during the past
couple ot weeks, among which are
notloeable tbe raising and enlarging
of the pulpit, which gives the ohoir a
more suitable place than it before
oooupied and at tbe aame time the
raising of be pulpit gives the oongre
atlion an opportunity to better see tbe
aoeaker and the singers as a matter
of fact it does away with the necessity
of craning one's neck around an
unusually large bat which might, per
ohanoe, gut between you and tbe
speaker.
If your watch or clock Is out of
order, take It to B N. Butler. H
has all tlin necosrary tool-, iraterii;'
and experience to do g-.od woik. nui
ne doen it. is-it
George Lindby, proprietor of the
Palace Hotel, and hla son, Milton
B. Ltndley, have purchased the fur
niture end pood will of the Medford
Hotel from F. W. Uaines and they
will jointly conduct botb hotels. The
Medford will not serve menla
Ther ae twenty rooms in the Med
ford and the Mo?crs, Lindley antici
pate they will have no troubio in
keeping all these rooms tilled. They
have twenty-five In tbe Palace and
there has not been an empty room Id
tbe house for months.
Medford now has the most rip-to-date
abstract system in this county
See Jaokson County Abstract fa.
Palm-Neldermeyer building. 2-tf
Because of shortage of help
The Mall la compelled to leave
oat of this Issue a great amount of
good, live news matter. A newspaper
man often times goes up against these
little unpleasant features, but it rare
ly ever happens just at holiday time
a time when the average publisher
figures on making a few dollars to
square with the pr'nters at times
when there la not much doing. We
hope, however, to soon secure ample
help.
- Jno. P. White of Medford baa Just
received three carloads of Portland
cement, plaster Paris and wood Ubtr
piaster, uaii on mm for these goods.
Cashier John 8. Ortb, of the Med
ford National Bank baa purchased
residence property on South C street
and expects to build thereon In tbe
spring. Tbe property Is In the
Davis addition just south from H. U.
Nicholson 'a borne. It la GOx'zOO teet
In size and tbe prise paid waa (433.
Sewing machine needles at ilea
ford Pharmacy.
City Electrician Farrar Is having
put in position the several street
lights whloh tna city council recently
ordered.
Christmas exsrolsea will be bald
at the (Herman Lutheran ohuroh on
Chlstmaa eve, There will be a revolv
ing Chlatmaa tree and an appropriate
program. Key. I back will deliver a
abort address In botb tbe Oerman and
Enallsb languages. On Cbrlstmaa
da) Rev. Sack will preach a Christ
mas sermon at 11 o'clock. On Christ-
nigbt Rev. W. F. Shields, pastor
of the Presbyterian ohuroh, will
preach in Englsb In the German Luth
eran church. These services will be
bold at 7 :30 o'olock, and Rev. Sack
would like all wbo expect to attend to
be tn their seats not later tnan tbe
hoar mentioned above. Thia request
la made so that there will be no un
necessary noise to disturb the speaker.
Try Warner's "Blue Ribbon" hard
wheat floor. Makes more bread, bet
ter bread. SO-tf
Street commissioner W. & King
did a good job Sunday when be and
an able crops ot workmen, wbo ' were
not afraid of either water or mad,
gave Seventh and O streets a good
waahlng. It may not have been
quite the right thing to do on Sun
day, but could hardly bave besn done
on week day because of tbe great
amount of trafflo on this street. A
little of the work bad to be finished
Monday morning and It waa a difficult
task after traffle had gotten fairly
ell started. It la a great aatlafaotlon
to again be able to travel over the
walks and not wade In mod to
one's shoe tops and be spattered
with mad bom passing teams.
at. Fawood, tbe leading jeweler,
haa the finest stock of goods ever in
Medford. Cease la and see.
Not until tbe pest few weeks baa1
tbe Medford Iran Works been In shape
to tun oat oastiage so large aa store
pillars and Ratals, A large traveling
crane has recently been put in and
they are now prepared to tarn oat
berry works. Their first work In the
very heavy Has waa pillars tor the
John P. White store building. They
are aa good aa could be turned oat
any place, and it Is a eats guesa that
none of this class of work will here
after go eleswbere.
Wood for Sale Some large dry
fir trees for sale oa the ground, t-n
quire at Mall office. 7-2t
Bolton & Piel manager of the
holidays exoorslon to San Franole-o,
which leaves on tbe 20th, wish to an
nounoe that they bave secured aooom
modation for 100 people at the White
Palace Hotel, oa 11th and Market
and Venessarenue. Those wishing to
stop at Oakland are recommended to
the Royal and Palaoe Hotels, ss first
c'asa places to stop.
Bring your hair and hair work to
. , f D M.u4A,W1 llM.
.'1 IH. Li, u, lunurai "
gon. 41-2m
T. H. Moore la, to all Intent and
purpose, endeavoring to become tbe
possessor ot all adjoining land on tbe
West side, he having this week pur
ohased from 1). O. Kernes a tract of
land, 50x100 teet In aize, on south G
street, just north from the Karnes
residence. The prioe paid was &00
and Mr. Moore will erect thereon a
wooden atruoture 32x28 feet in size,
to be used as a sample room for his
hotel.
The Medford Pharmacy haa a full
line uf sewing machine needlea and
supplies and New Home sewing ma
chines for S20 to 845.
Tbe oity oounotlmen'e attention
is oalled to the condition in whioh
some of the sidewalke are left while
building construction la going on
adjoining property. Thia condition
appliea particularly to to the west
side. A lady waa seen to fall head
long to the ground one day last week
wblle passing oni of tbeee places and
this through no fault of hers.
Wanted Goats to pasture on
shares. Plenty of good pasture. Ad
dress "11", oare Mall, Medford, or
U. II. Griffin, Merlin.
At noon Thursday the following
-Mtions for nomination for oity of
cee bad been filed with City Record
ed Collins: For mayor, J. S. Howard
and J. F. Reddy;for treasurer, L. L.
Jacobs ; for reoorder, ben j. M. Col
lins; for coanollman. Third ward,
A. Z. Sears.
The handkerchief sale bell by the
Ladies' Aid Society ol tbe Baptist
ohuroh Friday waa highly successful
and netted the ladles over forty dol
lars. The booth was beautifully de
corated with red and white chrys
anthemuns, and oakeand coffee were
served (rom small tables Tbe cosy and
oonvelnent arrangement of tbe church
parlors enables the ladles to entertain
with ease and grace that add much to
the pleasure of such occasions.
-Klwood. the teweler. Is selling lota
or high priced ioueimaa goous mis
year.
If you are going to San Franolsoo
i tbe holiday xouraion yon will
need leave Medford on the first pas
senger train, due here at 10:32 a. m.
Two houses and one-half acre la
Medford, $1000. Inquire of W. T.
York,
PURELY PERSONAL.
h ST at- a
A Pew Medford items.
BY PIONEER.
Mr. and Mrs. Tbeo. Glass, promi
nent people ot Antloob district, were
trading In th elty Monday
Ws are sorry to report the sadden
Illness of oar neighbor, Mr. Gbes.
Walgamott, of North D street
Mr. Cbas. Briscoe, a prominent
yonng farmer of Trail Creek, tarried
la tbe elty Monday nlgni on Dullness.
Mr. William Boolt, the wed known
farmer and etookralser of Rogoe Klver,
serried In the oity Tuesday night, en
rata to Jaokonvllle, where be has
work before the oireoit oourt ; also Mr,
Jaha Godfrey, of Beagle. '
Mr. Roy Hi. Wilson, foreman of Dr.
rate's pretty farm, near Kagie point,
accompanied by bis wife and daugh
Ur. Mia Alloe, tarried la tbe oity
Ucaday. the guests of Mrs. Wilson's
father and family, Mr. Thorn burg.
G readme Susan Whitney oar most
sged, noblest and bast respected pio
neer .ladles of oar oity, left ner oia,
pleasant horn and associates oa
North O street Wednesday byoarrlage
for her borne with bar daughter, Mrs.
EUa Short, and family, of Foots
Greek.
Married Williams-Woodford.
Mr. Fred T. Williams and 1
Jennie Woodford were quietly married
Mooday evening Dec. 17th at nine
o'clock at tbe home of tbe bride's par
ent, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Woodford,
Kev. Coulder of the M. E. church,
south, officiating. Only numbers of
tbe family witnessed tl e ceremony, and
the happy couple left on the midnight
train for Council Bluffs, Iowa, where
Mr. Williams expects to resume the
nractlce ol law. Mr. Williams, dur
ing his stay in Medford has been em'
ployed as attorney for the Iowa Lum
ber and Box Co. where his lervices
were highly esteemed. Mrs Wllllsm
has srowo to womanhood in Medford
and bas been an efficient assistant In
the Medford postoffice.
Bon. W. L Vawttr left for Portland
Monday.
John Reed of Gold Hill was notlosd
oa our streets Monday.
I- F. Sayre, of Leland, was In Med
ford Saturday on business.
Bert Boswlok of Applegate was in
tbe city Monday on business.
Sam Bandray and wife ot Gold Ray
were Medford visitors, Monday.
Mrs. Hsnry KabU, of Applegate,
was s Medford visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pennlnger, of
Gold H1U, were In this oity Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Voong, of Gold
Hill, were Medford visitor Tuesday.
Clif Becxett and Bad Lawrence were
Grants Paaa visitors tbe first ot tbe
work.
J. F. Williams of Oold Hill waa In
Medford on business tbs first of tbe
week
Kola Redding returned from a vialt
to San Franolsoo and Oakland Wed
nesday.
Winchester Houston of WIUow
Springs, wss doing business la Med
ford Monday.
C. M. Pbeaster left Monday for Boar-
bon, Indiana, where his father Is
ported quite at ok.
John Whitehead, tbe miner aad
farmer, has purchased tbs Alls
place oa Applegate.
Miss Almlra Wllsea left Saturday
for Roasborg, where aha will visit
trleada for a ooople of moatha.
MlasFraakle Oaten, grand-daugb
tar of Mrs, Darning, returned to bar
boms at Globe, Arlaona, Wednesday.
Miss Bseals Keatnsr returned boms
from Berkeley, Calif., Thursday and
will spend tna holidays with bar par
ents.
Riley Hammerslsy of Oold Hill was
la Medford Monday on his way to
Jacksonville to el tend oourt as a jury-
Endorsement of Pref. Situs.
The Medford Ministers Association
believing it the duty of all who are
interested in the public welfare, and
especially in the moral and Intellectual
training of the young to stand by tbe
institution and tbose whoaie working
for these things, desire to give our
hearty Indorsement to the manaf
ment and the quality of work or our
public and high schools.
We hsve visited these schools ana
are highly pleased with the work in
tbe various grades and tbe manag
ment in every particulars.
We desire to indorse Prof Signs as
i able Instructor and a chris
tian gcntluman, and regard the city
of Medford fortunate in having so able
a man at the head of its school.
Rye. vetob. alfalfa and all kinds of
ffrass seed for sale, In any quantity at
A. Kerry's warehouse, .Med
ford. 39-tf
-P. Edtn, a recent arrival from
Alaska, haa purchased a number of
lots in Page's addition, and aa soon
as he returns from a visit in the east
be will pat up several dwellings,
whloh wil be for rent.
Another car of the famous "Blue
Ribbon" hard wheat flour at E. N.
Warner's Double Front Grocery, 30-tf.
Cbrlstmaa exercises by the Sun
day aohool of the Presbyterian ohuroh
on Obrtsttnss eve at 7 :30 in the ohuroh.
The program . will be announced OB
that evening.
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almost new. A bargain. Inquire of
E. L. Baioom, Medford, Oregon. 47-lf
H. N. Marcy baa sold bis resi
dence, corner South O and Tenth
streete, to J. L. Demmer ; consider
ation, $14,000, The sale was made oy
M. Bellinger.
For sale Desirable residence, or
residence property, all In fine loca
tion. Enquire at thia offloe. . 3tt-tf
W. H. Wheeler haa purchased
land and blulldlngs in tbe Page addi
tion, and be la now engaged In mak
ing over tbe buildings Into a good,iub-
stantlal home,
Fresb bread made dally at Vienna
Bakery Call 'poone i'J6 and bave all
your bake stuff delivered proroptlr.
The Episcopal Sunday school will
hsve tbelr Christmas tree on Christ
nain'.ght. Thore will be a short
proarsm.
See Hudson f'.i bouse wiring
10 acres set to fruit, two miNs
from rallroa I, with Irrigation, -Jmu.
See W. T. York.
0. A. R. Elect Officers.
At tbe a meeting held December
loth, W. H. Harrison Post, O. A. It.,
of Central Point elected the follow
ing oflloers for tbe ensuing year:
8. M. Nealon, Commader; John
Wright, 8r. V. Oommadner; M. Ver
milion, JJr. V. Commander; Merritt
Elliott, Chaplain ; II. J. Gardner,
Quartermaster ; A. J. r lorey, Sugreon ;
J W Hicks, Adjutant; G. II. Perkins,
Officer of tbe Day ; J. D, Pankey,
Offloer ot tbe Guard; J. W. Uioks,
Delegate; P. A. Bender, Alternate,
Closing Out Sale.
A large stock of hats ew to be sold
within tbe next fifteen days regardless
of cost ; feathers and plumes cheap.
Call and ass them.
LO'lTIbl M. KINCAIU.
MILL PRICES.
500 LOTS OR MORE.
Flour,.
.1.70 pet 100 lbs
Rolled Barley. 11.30 per " lbs
Middlings $1.25 per " U'8
Mill Feed $1.10 per " lbs
Bran 1.00 per " lbn
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Flour $2.00 per 100 lbs
Rolled Barley.. fl 50 per
Middlings $1.60 per
Mill Feed $1.30 per
Bran $1 20 per
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T. J. Koed and Milt Armstrong left
for Goldfield, Nevada, Tuesday, where
they will try tbelr look In tbe mines
of that eeotlon.
D. a Wilson was in from Us Sams
Vallev farm Monday. Bays he Is
happy and Is adding weight at
alarm dg price.
Dr. R. O. Manning of Portland,
was In Medford daring the week. The
Dr. is here tn the Interest ot the Or
der of United Artisans.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barnaul, who
have been making their wedding tour
of the different pleasure resorts of Cal-
.
norma, returned nome rauuuaj.
Basil Ureggory, who haa been at
Eugene for tbe past month, returned
home Monday. He reports the weatb
er in that section a little unfavorable.
Attorney Cake of Portland, attend
ed oourt at Jacksonville duting tbe
week In tbe Interest of the Allen
Gilbert Raymaxer t Co., piano deal
era' case.
Miss Ora Adkins of Portland, Is
apendlng tbe holidays with her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. 13. F. Adkint, In
Medford. .... .
C-Cilug of, .m ugt.nsiD part oi
Minnesota Is In Medtc;-a u.ie week.
lie is viewing the Kogue River Valley,
and will probably locate in thia eeo
tlon of the oountry.
Fran a Bailey returned Monday
to Eagieviiie, Calif., after a few
weeks visit wiln Jackson County
friends, lie is superintendent of a
large stock rauch, near UagleviUe.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Gibba, of Phoe
nix, and B. J. Gibbs, of Denver,
Colo , left Tuurt.lsy morning for
Pendleton, Ouson, where they will
visit friends and relatives for
onto.
Ray Crystal left for Portland Tues
day where he expects to make his
future borne. Mrs. Crystal will join
him as soon as t'io necessary ur
rangementa are made for their real
deuce.
E. Gibbs, of Phoenix, is having
quite a family reuuion at his home
this week. They are being visited by
his brother, li. J. Gibbs, of Denver,
Colo., also his son and daughter, J
E. Gibbs and Mrs. J. W. Sturdivant,
ot Pendleton, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. K G. Trowbridge
lett Tuesday morning for a few dayj
stay at Portland. Mr. Trowbrldge'a
special mission la the purchase of a
considerable amount of new ma
chinery for tbs Medford Iron Works,
ot which he is n member.
I. T. Oalligar and E, T. Shall er
left last week for a two or three
months visit with home folks at
Sprlngerton, Illinois. Mr. Galllgar
has been a faithful employe ot Or
obardlst Alfred Weeks for the psst
four years and none have better earn
ed a vacation than be.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Wells, of Oold
HIU waa In Medford over Sunday
visiting friends. Tbey left Wednes
day for Portland where they will
visit. Mr. Wells bsvlng purcbssed an
interest In a well established meat
market In that oity. A'J these good
peoples' Medford friends will wish
tbem success In tbelr new home.
Mrs, O. D. Owen and the children
left Medford for Portland Wednesday.
Mr, Owsn la now In the city having
his ayes treated again and tbe
family expect to reside there for a few
months at least. The sympathy of all
Medford la extended Mr. Owen In his
alBlotlon and all are hoping that
psrman int. relief will soon be bis.
A. H. Simpson, of Hauler, Calif.,
was recently In Medford paying a
visit to old time fiiends. Mr. Simp
son waa formsrly a resident of Jaok
son County, and left here In 1807 for
Idaho where be engaged In mining.
He tells that be frequently met Frank
Mingoa formerly of Medford, up tn
and that the word Mr.Mlngus sent
blm to his Medford friends
"Toll them I am not tbe Frank I
to be; I've out oat all foolishner
attending strictly to hasp
and am happy." Mr. Mingai
a salesman in a large merer
tablishment. Mr. Simpsor
extensively engaged In ml
Hanley.
E. l. Ingham th'
man, passed lnr
day en route ee
month's visit. .
vinegar factory li
10,000 berries of
Then there an a
grown oat tbey ai
as Is the oae t
river valley. V.
our apples are t
ture Into vtneg
Ingham tells os,-
not consider so so
gathering and me
at $4 per ton wort
or effort. WeL
when the frutt,'th
ordinary oirc
from tl to f.
than fifty po
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Bakery. Cai
goods delivei
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