The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, January 03, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON . LEADS- Raise Fruit, Grow Stock Mine or Lumber. Or entase In any occupation In thin poena,.- Melton ol a land o( elmoct unlimited ouportunlttel Id th production ol Flet Fruit, The Rogue River Valley taada OBEOOM aau Msdtor . ,' ' In metropolis and trsdseeater, ' -! btst rsproeMtee by THE MEDFORD MAIL THE MEDrORD MAItV rr re rota Basra ranoros Reader, if yod want to mm 8 .u.t.u.twalla.oo,,, g VOL. XX. . McDrUKD, JACKSUN luuNIT, UntbUri rHIUAT, JANUAKT 3 190 NO. I 1 Half Price Suit Sale Every 8uit in this stdre must be closed out quickly We are only asking a part of the money we paid for these Suits. Every Suit is this season's best styles; all are new. If you want to save -on a Suit this is your opportunity. Suite that formerly sold at $14.50, $16.50, $20, $22.50, $25, $35, now selling at Exactly; Half Price SI $7,35 to $17-50 Half Price Sole of Coats : for Ladies z $4.00 and Ladies Goods Exclusively. Baker-Hutchason Company First Room North of Jackson County Bank 5 H IU t Why Girls Leave Home The play bearing the odd and strik ing title, "Why Girls Leave Home" will be the attraction at Medford Opera House on Friday, January 3rd. It Is a muob better written ptay than the majorly of Its class and doe not depend upon mechanical ooatrlvanoes for Its success, There Is an Intensely Interesting story of the frailty of the weaker sex and a man's perfidy, told according to the adage that "Troth Is stranger than Sot Ion." The author has drawn from the facts of a celebrated tragedy wbioh was the leading theme of the Notice to the Public. I hereby announoe myself as a can didate frr the office of city recorder of Med ford, Oregon, subject to the decis ion of the legal voters ol the olty at the general election to be held Tuesday, January 14, 1908. 4t Benj, M. CoLuxg. Dr.,Stepbenson "'valns syee free. Last Saturday we landed the big shipment of Ladies' Ooati, and just to show you bow wo do things, we will give jrou the his tory. Oar Mr. Hutohasoo had looked orcr the lot ol coots when in Portland December 1st, as they were taken from the fact ory's original sblpplog oartons. Be refused to buy at that time, as he thought to get them for less later on; and, sure enough, on Friday, a week ago the 50c on the dollar offer came, and we nailed the bargain bv wire and had the cents on sale Saturday afternoon. HOW IS THAT FOR QUICK ACTION? The lot comprises all colors o fine broadcloths, loose, semi and fitted backs, mikado and semi mi kado styles. The newest etyks out. We have already sold a lot of these conta and have no unnbt but wbat we will sell all ic short order. Will you give us a look? Don't -pass up these values If you care to save. Coats worth $8 and np to 150 now selling at to $25.00 i 99 eontlroi Lai press during the autumn of VMS, and stlU la and likely wiU remain a mystery In the main, un solved. Stern reality here oonfronts the thoaghtlse, the wayward miss upon the danger line, and, with en eaognined finger points to the unmic-tekeble-BEWARE. The production by E. J, Carpenter, who Is well known here Is staged In an elaborate manner and a company of players, a majority of whom hare attained prominence, have been en gaged to interpret the several charac ters in the drama, Hitter ft Donlap's Is the only place In town wbre yon get a valuable oupon with every olgar purchased. . Every lady In Medford should see that Havlland now on "special sale" at Roberta A Reagan. Sewing maohloee oo easy pay. ments at HI wood's, Boy your cigars frnji i. liter ft Dunlap. where yoo gat valuable n : pon with every olgar. 89-tf. v y -f n IS THIS TO BE THE END? The Paolflo ft Eastern Co baa oees ed to operate ita trains between here and Eagle Point) Is this to be the end of all our roseate dream of a tew short months ago when the road was "sold" by .Receiver Reddy to Geo. Estee and his associate? Ia there nothing more to oome of that en thus iastto meeting at the opera boose, where promisee were made by Mr. Eite that brought visions of a band of seel stretching from the blue waters of the Paolflo to the turbid flood of the Missouri. When Mayor Reddy with bis coat tightly buttoned was gazed upon with awe as the the possessor of that famous "182,000 certified obeok," and of the banquet (at 12.50 per) where, In the feast at reason a flow of soul, Estee was balled as the dsllverer of the people from bondage, and Reddy was the Moses who bad led na oat of the wUdernes. That check .e still In existence, pe hepe, that Is, the check was "deposit ed" In the earn bank it was drawn upon and that bank failed, and tbere yon are. Nobody ever received a oent tor his stock, nor do we know that anybody ever paid a oent for the road, The road baa oeased operations and one lumber firm that expected great thing from it and bnllt upon tboae expectation nave been forced into bankrnDtey. The mall I still being oarrled, however, on a band ear bat no attempt la being made to rebuild the Bear Creek bridge or to resume traffic It I an unfortunate condition, and we ak again, ia this the endf Is there no redress? it is our opinion, attributing no ulterior motives to anyone, that statement of the alfalrs of the reoeiv ershlp Is due at this time to the oredltors of the road from Mr. Reddy. Some explanation ahould be made, and some assurance, if possible, given tbem of a settlement of the claims against the old Medford i Crater Lake road, which were to have been aetUed from the proceeds of this sale. Or If tbere can be no assurance given and the claims are a total loss, let it be frankly stated. Change In Train Schedule. Effective Sunday 12110 a. m. Dec, 29th: North bound Portland Express No. It, 9:49 a. m. i North bound Ore- gun Express No. 16, 6:39 p. m, ; South bound Ca Morula Express No. 15, 10 :35 a. m. ; South bound San Francisco Ex press Na 13, 1 :50 p. m. Making 14 ten minutes later than at present, 16 thirty minutes later than at present, 15 seven minute later than at present. and IS one hour and five minutes later than at present. No. IS will stop at all larger points, Roseburg to Ashland, and will stop at the smaller point on flag. This train being over an hour later here and making all stops will be a great convenience to Southern Oregon. The local accommodation train 22S from Grants Pass at 7:30 p. m. with a passenger coach has been making good time and for the greater portion ol three weeks arrived here from an hour to two hour ahead of No. U's old time. No IS will now leave Portland at 7:45 p. m. and No. 13 at midnight. No. 18 will arrive In Portland at 7 :55 and No. 11 at 11 :1S p. m. Aaneancetaeat. Mm, Iran Hampton Iaaaos baa opened a studio at ber residence on Bast Seventh street, and will receive piano pupils after January 1. -Mr. Isaac l a young musician of extraordinary ability anr. talent who through year of arduous study and application baa brought herself to the highest plane of musical thought and Intelligence. From earliest youth ber musical education has been In charge of the beat masters In the East, and sbe ha lately completed a ooniee un der Here Herman Oensa a pupil of the great Llsr.t himself and by far the greatest teacher in America. Mere Uenaa rightly claims the dis tinction of teaching the only abso lutely correct method of piano forte playing, and declares that without this method. It is Impossible for one to become an arrtlst. Musically, Mrs. Isaacs has the rare charm of poetio feeling and a delicate touch united with great power, which enables her to Interpret equally the airiest waltr. of Chopin and to sound the depths of Beethoven. Herr Seas placed oo limits to Mrs. Isaacs art; In an interview he declared. "She can become what sbe will one of the world's greatest. " Alfalfa Seed. Home grown, reolei.d alfalfa n:- Grower guarantees free from doduer. r or sale in lots to suit, bampies ml j prtcet submitted. "anen-iayior uo. I. cktonvllli, Oregon, 2500 buy ' V) M-es. well lc.-t-d. bnlldlng., two acre of orchxi 1, to sere cleared. ij-f t-j.ma. See O. a, Plero ft Son. FATAL SHOOTING AT On man dead and two seriously wounded I the result of a duel fnog bt with shotguns and Winchesters at the Rankin ranoh, two mile south of Jacksonville, Saturday evening. The deed man is James Mankln, a pros perous ana reepeuted renober. The two wounded nun are C, H. Wale. worth and his 19-year-old son, N. W, Waltwortb. The trouble "arose over an attempt by Mankln to eject Walewoith and family from a house on the Menkin ranch, Jama Mankln, the dead man, and the senior Walaworth fought with clubs and pitchfork for nearly an boar, when suddenly Welswortb turned and ran Into tb bouse and secured a title and began shooting at Mankln. Henry Mankln, brother to the dead man, bearing tbe report of the rifle, rushed to ihis bother' assistance with a shotgun and rifle. N. W. Walworth attempted to shoot Henry Mankln when he himsslt received a oharge of shot In tnefaoe and dropped hi gun and fled. The elder Wats- worth then shot and killed James Mankln. Henry Mankln threw his shotgun aside, secured the rifle, and shot Welswortb in tbe left ay and through tbe lower jaw. Walaworth bad been traveling with a magic lantern show ana this fall aecaied employment as a woodebopp. er at tbe Mankln ranoh. The boose which Walaworth bad been occupying Is owned by other parties, to whom Walsworth claims be paid tbe rent to January 4, and when told by tbe Mankln to vacate be refused to do Tbe house, however, is on the Mankln land, and Saturday morning James Matfkln secured legal advice. and armed with autbolty want to Walswoith's home with the above re sults. A coroner's inquest was held Mou- day and a verdiot rendered to the effect that James Mankln came to bis death by a rifle shot fired by C. H. Walsworth. Henry Mankln was held under bonds as a witness. A New Postal Regulation. Tbe postotSoe department baa Issu ed a new regulation governing second olass matter newspapers, periodicals. eta. which if olosely foil 3 wed will not only work to the bnedt of legiti mate newspapers with bona fide cir culations but will also mateilaly in crease the postal! receipts. The regulation provides that news paper ean be sent, through tbe malls at the seoond class rate only to bona fide subscribers and fixes tbe length of time which (nbecribei "may be to at ears, and be counted a legitimate subscribers. In order that the pnb label may take advantage of tb seo ond olass rate, tbe subscriber mast renew for a daily within three months 1 for a semi-weekly within nine month, and for a weekly within one year. The r'ght of tbe publisher to extend oredlt, however, 1 not questioned bat he mast pay postage on each paper so sent at tbe rate of one cent tor each four onnoee or lees, end place e'etamp on each paper. Tbe working of this new regulation will be watobed with interest. Many porlleatlona tend thousande of copies through mail each year to pec pi. who axe not subscribers or who have not paid np for year. ,In many oases tb publisher think perhaps be will get something out of the man some time. Under this law It would seem that tbe publisher would be led to out off the subsoilber from tbe list when tbe renewal term had expired, In bis own Interest, rather than pay pottage more than fonr time as greet on the paper, and knowing this the subscriber would be more careful In promptly renewing the aubsorlp tlon, that is If tbe pa per Is of value to him. The above Information was given as by Deputy Pa etmaster Woodford. Death of S. T- Howard. S. T. Howard was born August 25, 1IU2, in Monroe ooonty, Tennesaee, and died at Modford, Oregon, Decem ber 27, 1307, aged 65 year, 4 month nd 2 day. He served a a soldier In tbe (Jouftderate army, and after tbe close of tbe war be remained In Tenoesese until 1872 wnen be remov ed to Texas in wbioh state b lived for 24 year. One year ago Mr. How ard and family moved to Medford to make this their home. Mr. Howard waseufcuged 1 4 " atock Industry, and waa erer ar aic- 1 'tnprov the quality of the stock iu well mske a suooms of tb industry. He wan (.rofssslng chrlstlsn having fna tuo fl:t t longed to ,tb Fr 'Syterlan (huruo In wbioh organization h wa a ruling elder for 25 years. In bis death the cburob sustains a gr at loss. A wlf. and cine obllrlren sur vlve ti -u. For. r Mr. Howard was a number of ue Mason io Order always la good standing. I NEW CITY WATER RATES ' At a reoent meeting of tb city oouocll tb following aew water rstes were nude. These are tb minimum rate per month: Barber shops One ohalr, I L, more than on ohalr, first ohalr, II, each additional ebalr fiOo, bath tabs, 11.25 Hotele-45. Restaurants, coffee and chop bouses 13. Lodging Houses 12!o for each bed, In addition to family rates. Boarding houses 15c per bead for each boarder, In addition to family rates. Seloone 3.50,lnoluding on toilet Hone and carriage 50o, eaoh addi tional bore 25a ' Livery Stable 15, Including car riage washing. Feed yards and stables, 12 50. bakeries, (2. Soda Fountains, 50c, eaoh jet II, each tumbler washer 50s. Person Slacking Lime, Mortar or Cement 20o per barrel!, wetting bilok, 20o per thousand. Bottling work, breweries, ato ll. 50 per month. Dental Rooms, 11.50. Photograph Ualleriee 12.50. Dwellings, tenement, flat and. other apartment, oooupied by more than one family, IL All other consumers not herein or thereinafter eepeolslly provided for, Including business houses. offloes,eto. II. All cousamers are required to nee meter, at the discretion of tbe oouo- oll, and when tbe meter readings are In exoees of the minimum rate thess readings shall be the basis for computing cost. Tbe water rata waa raised from 10 to 15 cents per 1000 gallons. A Birthday Parly. A very pleasant party waa given Mrs. Iaaao Woo If on ber 70th birth day, Friday, December 20th. It was complete surprise to ber. The evening was spent very pleasantly by the friends and neighbor who took well filled beskete of cbloken, plee and oakea galore. The birthday oake presented by Mr. Will Kolpps and laic Fridegar was a great treat and all enjoyed a slioe of it. There were thirty peopl present. Mrs. Woolf wa born In Tennessee later lived In Missouri where sbe was married to Mr. Woolf just 40 years ago tbe 8th of December. In tbe fall ofl 1874 they emlgratea to California and In 1877 the, oame to tbe Rogne Klver Valley. Utterly unprepared for a visitation of this kind Mrs. Woolf wa dam founded when tbe neighors oame pouring in npjn ber. Quiokly graape ing tne altuatlon, however, ehe mad inem welcome ana tbe r, Las ares o the evening began. air. woolf entertained tb aueat with gramapbone selection aad then brought forth his oherlsbed violin whlob be has bad for forty-two year and such old tune as Lake Erie, Soldlera Dream, Charlie over the Water and Money Mask and numer oo other eelectlone war listened to and highly appreolated When Mr. r. Fountain took charge of tbe violin and furnished come exoellent musia supper then pred, and snob a supper, word cannot do juitlo to It one must have seen th profusion of toothsome viand and sampled the quality thereof to have appreolated. The presents given Mr. Woolf were numerous and tasteful and very high' It appreciated. . Il'VT Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. I. Woolf, A, Frldeger, Mrs, M. Lofl- and, Mrs. A. H. Lewrentz,' Mr.rand Mrs. W. M. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Knlps, Mrs. L. Kelps, Mr. and Mr. H. F. Whetstone, Mr. and Mrs. ;F. Fountain, F. Frldeger, J, Urown, L R. Frldeger, Miss Ethel Howaid, Willie Howard, Ray Howard, Roy Lofland, Miss Zola Knox, tbe Misses Til'le'and Alta Knlpetand Bert Snyder, Noel Whetstone, Elmer Knlps and Ullbert Knlps. Thirteen statea were represented In the party, Tennessee, Ohio, ludi ana, Missouri, Iowa,; Illinois,' Michi gan, ;.Kentucky,RKanaas, California, South Dakota,) Oalahoma and Ore gon. A Guest, Ollslrsp Johnson- At Kngene on Saturday, December 28, HXT7, Ernest Kendell Ollatrap and Anna Florence Johnson were united in marriage. Mr. Gllstrapls one of the publlsbr"of tbeEugene Re? liter, and the Mell join with hi tel le oraftsmen throughout the state in extending to him and"h'lsbrTiie ooi.at"l ' , and beet wishes. Notice. Parties owning lots la Butte ' Fall townsite oho oinV , irmenta to J. A. Perry, truatoe, bis office In Medford, Oregon. l-2t ROBBED AT HIS OWN GATE On Sunday nlgbt, at about 6:30 o'clock, J. W. Lawtoa waa waylaid and robbed Inside his own yard and bat a few yard from tb door of bis home. Mr. Lawtoo had been over to town and started for hi bom whioh I on th earner of Beat Fourth and A streets. In going to his homo h topped at hi brothsr's Implement More on North B street, and took from tbe af several lodge book aad after wrapping tbem with a paper started home with tbem. When be reaobed an alley, which la at the real of hie residence, be tnrnned down it, ea is bis eastern. Intending to enter hi horn from tb tear. When be tamed from tbe alley into bis yard b waa met by a man who had evidently been In waiting and was struck over the bead with a dub about three feet In length, and about three by one and a bait locoes at tb big end and tapering to a silver at tb other end. The first blow knocked h"m bom hi fest bat be gathered himself aad struck hi ' assailant la tbe face with bis fist, Tbe blow staggered the highwayman bat before Mr. Lawtoo eoald make kls eeoap be waa atrook again on tb bead, and hi banda and forearms were also pretty badly bruised by tbe same blow which struok hi bead he having pot np his band to ward off th blow. Ths seoond blow felled him to the ground a second time aad be waa then told by hi asssllant that If he mad any not or attempted to move be would pat a knife through him. Mr. Lawtoo waa not uncon scious, bat he was discrete enough. however, . to remain motionless and noiseless. The robber tnen went through all of his pockets and took from them about 120 In (.money," an opso faced gold watch and a pocket knife. He then ran through the al.ey to tbe north making nls escape In the dark' He aleo took with bim tbe handle of lodge books presuming, it is thought that they were valuable. r. Lawton crawled to tbe rear porch of hia house and calling for , beiP oi daughter oame to the . door and aaalattd him to his bed and help was summoned. Dr. Hargrave waa called and dieased tbe woanda. he found no bones broken and the wounds on the head not dangerous. D, T. Law ton, brother of the wound ed man, and who Uvea juat serosa the alley at oaoe notified the police and a hurried hunt was made with no re sults. Later in 'the evening, about nine 'o'clock, Constable JJhas. Toll saw a auspioioua looking character at the depot and at onoe caused bim to be locked up. l.Tbe prleonere shoes were taken to tb aoene of tbe hold up and they were found to fit tbe tracks of the assailant and upon this evidsnoe he waa held a prisoner until Tuesday when be waa released. The man wa a stranger in the town, only bevlng arrived here Saturday night, and Ml. Lawton wa aatlanod h could not possibly have been bla as sailant, ho holding to. th opinion that the robber most surely have been some person who wa familiar with hi habit else be would not nave been In waiting for him at tbe rear entrano to hi yard. Tb club with wbioh Mr. Lawton waa atrook waa, preanmably, picked up at tbe Methodist church, about bait a block away where similar pieces of sidewalk lumber were afterwards found. Tbe presumption I that the robber saw Mr. Lawton go to th safe in hi brother' offloe and take out tbe hooka, which he musttaava thought were valusble. Had he not thought so he surely wonld not have taken them with him after having seoured th money and watoh. .The fart that Mr. Lawton wore a stiff hat at tbe time I of 'the hold-ap undoubtedly did muoh to lessen the severity of tbe blows. Mr. Lawton wa able to t on tb street Tuesday, but feeling pretty sore. He oan give no dieoriptlon of hi assailant any more than that he wa a large man. The place where the hold-up was made Is very dark it be ing out of range of any street light. New Registration This Ver. Every vote who expect to partic ipate In the primary elections to be held April 17 must register anew, beginning January 6tb. Tbe registration book will b open from Jenuary 6th to April 7th, when they will eloae for ten days before the primaries. Tboy will be kept open until May 15tb, when they will be oloeed finally for the general election to be held In June. Before the presidential election In th fall tbe registration book will again be ooened from September 20 to Octo ber 20. All kinds ot bake etulf -Vienna Bakery. Call 'phone 4Wi and have good delivered, Silver plated milk tab for sal at tb Rogue River Creemery, Med ford. . -3; tf. THE COMING CITT ELECTION Tb annual city eleeUew wilt be held on Tueeday; Jaauary 14th. The oall tor tb elostloB has not a yet beea Issued by tb recorder as ha la . waiting for a ssttlemeot of the ques tion as to whether Mayor Reddy bold ; over or not, but th oall moat be poet.' ' ed Stordy. ..... In tb m sen time aom '200 citizens - aad legal voter of Medford, believing .. ' that aa aleotloo ahould be ceiled for. mayor, together with tbe other officer 1 of Mm -city, have algned a petition asking that th nam, of J. A. terry b placed oa the othelal ballot aa a candidate for the office of mayor. .' Ths petition waa preaented to Re- oorder CoUln Thursday, but he, act. ing under th advtoe of tb city at tor ' nsy. refused to accept It aa a legal -nomination. Tb matter will be lm- . , mediately taken np In tbe circuit court and a petition for mandamus . to compel tb city recorder to til tb T nomination will be entered. -' 'j. Ia tbe second ward a petition la be ing circulated for tb nomination at H, O. Wortnun a oouaolloMaaad la being numerously algned, Mr. Wort- . man la one of thavel-beadd, do? oeastul ' baetneesmea lot tb city U : I sasrgetlo and progressivs, aad ao one, of any faotlon baa any strings upon bim.. ', ( la tb third ward W W Elfert' .' petltloa Is receiving many algaatura Mr. Elfert' record during bla term aa oounollman apeak for Itself Hs baa alwaye been found oa the right vlda and endeavors to apply buaineeac principle to bla municipal duties A petition In th interest of F E Merrick Is -being clroulsted In th first ward Mr Merrick 1 one of the solid, substantial oitiaen of th city and should he become a candidate will make a strong ran, and K elect. ed will be a first class representative of the people. : Union Wtcb Medio,. 'Z Union watoh meeting serrns were held at- the Presbyterian chuion on Tuesday evening of tnis week. Tbe servtoea opened at 10 o'clock with prayer by Rev. Jnues Kelsoe, Rev, Renter followed with a few well aboseo remarks on "Some Important F.vents in the Religious World". Rev. Shields then gave a ten minutes talk on "Oregon and tbe Rogne Klver Valley the Past Year" In which be gave atatiatloe aa to tne . "reeouroea of the Stat and Valley and the re venue realized therefrom." TUer. Williams spoke on "Some Event in tb Political , World Jin the Cloning Year Favorable to Christianity," "How ean the Cburob ttoaeh tbe Outside" wa tbe subject aaaignd and handled by Mr. F. E. Merrick and Mr. J. . Watt. They each gave their oplnlona lo a very olear and oonvlnolng manner as to bow tbl end might be achieved and tbe churches; by tb method prescribed, might be thronged with those now . outside their wall. Their arguments were' not harshly bandied, neither were the point mad saoreilglous, bat pure, aad honest, and praiseworthy, and It la r possible that ?many ot the suggestion offered eould be acted upon by tbe clergymen of out Chistlaa land with profit to the ser vice of God if theet olergymen would exercise equally the aame amount ot energy to save souls they are expected to exercise la filling pews,. Rev. Hall oloeed tbejevsnlng's exerolae with a few remark touohlng upon th theme "What Have I done for Christ and Humanity During 1907, audhatTII liable to do for Christ and 'Hu manity During 1908, Tbe exercises were Interspersed with aongs, and as a whole tbe asher Ing out of tne old year aad tbe tuber ing In of th new waa a very enjoy able occasion for all In attendanoo. j" Cily Numbering. In accordance with tbe order of tbe oonncll, City Engineer Osgood notifying p-opeily owner ot the proper nnn .or to be placed on their bouses, Tbe house holdirs, oan pro oure the numoera at 'any hardware atore and tack them on tbe building and he I out nothing exoept tbe actual cost of th number and bla time, ,. The number are established in accordance with tho plans laid down by the council and are Issued from the olty' engineer's otlloe, and are the oonect op: ' ers. , New Case Filed In Circuit Court . Stephen Burt v A. L. Irwin and flora; U.?,;ll win.' aotloa to reooror 1201.20, due on Judgement which waa obtained In srooort la tbe state of Minnesota.. Plaintiff attorney I U, K. Uanna, jr., Malk AppUegate vs O. W. Evans et al. Suit to forolose loin. Go New bury plslntifl 'ststtorney. TW. f. Carter and L. L. Doftleld vs. Revenue f Mining Ca Bait to for. oloee lolu."BGul Nswbary p' u ..:; attorney. SB.-.