Medford Opera House
' BAZELRIOQ & WILLIAMS, Managers
COMINO ATTRACTIONS:
January 8 WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME.
January 6 A GIRL OF THE STREETS.
January 8 ARE YOU CRAZY?
The next three attraction, ai given abort, repreeent a
wide range of theatrical sentiment. The firet It a melo
drama, pure and aimple. The aeoond a comedy drama, and
the lai , with the queer title, a farce with plenty of music
that Portland papera eay ia first claaa.
Popular Prices for All
(The Hedford
Furniture Co.
Housefurnishers and
Undertakers
Day Phoae 353 Night Phone ng
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F CITY HAPPENINGS. 1
Iiatrfiitntl .i at it .ti tl
Ttae Soatbeto Oregon State Nor
mal aehool at Ashland, oSert eapeolal
opportaaitlea for teaebere to ratio w yoor bake etoff dslitered promptly.
been eeen, are: Lady Babble ia "Tbe
Little MloleUr," HeUae Cray la
"Oat of toe Fold," Flat la la "Fil
mier olZeada," Tbelma la "Tbe
law," Bossie la "A Texan Steer,"
Madge Utterly la "Old Kentucky,"
Tennessee la "Teaaeeeee'a Partner,"
Aana la "Way Down East," .It la
eald that Mlaa Rslaberdt exoeeda all
her prerlout efforts and reaahee her
greateat eoeeeaa aa 'Kit" ia tbe girl
of tbe atreeta, la tbe play taat title.
"Kit" la a most dellgbtfal ehereeter
aad oanoot help Mt appeal to Tery
oaaaa with a aympatbetie heart.
Tbe pleoa ie ealleenei with numerous
specialties, fanny sitnatlnns, ate.
Freeh bread made dally at Vienna
Bakery Call 'pbooe 4m aod bare all
for tbe teaober'e zamlnntiooa la
February aad Aogoat nad to take
work la Pedagogy aad la epeotal
metbodee of teaoblng In tbe tartans
grades of tbe training aobooL 81noe
tbe public aoboole of Oregon are oall
ing for teaobare who eaa teaob Mau
nal training, many are taking ad
vantage of the lodoitrlal wore lately
Installed in tbe school. The bUU
Normal Bobool at Aeblaod la enjoying
tbe I largest appropriation of at ate
Inode eter granted a Normal eobool
In the bletory of Oregon. Catalogues
eent on applloatlon to tbe president
Lettuce, oat fioweri, and decora
tire plants'at Medford Oreen Iloaee,
Phone 606.
Tbe Welters Union Synchronized
eelf winding clooks, twelee of which
weie ordered by Medford buienest
men wiU be Installed shortly. The
"Sub-Matter" clock at tbe depot w
inetalled Monday. Tblt olook will
eet and regnlate the other olooke
about town, and Jis Itself eet aally by
telegraph at noon oaoh day, although
It la not supposed to rary a minute
in a year. The installation of these
clocks will give Medford people
absolutely oomot time at all timee.
Ton don't hare to wind it fnor set It,
nor bother about It at alL One of
these elooka will be Inaalled ia tbe
Mall offloe.
Sewing machine aeedlea at Med
lord rnarmaoy.
K. A. Johnsoa Informs us that he
baa bought a half Interest In a floor
lag mill at Albany aad that be will
take charge of It about the flzet of
aan month, with P. a Marshall aa
carta sr. Be will more t
of bla Drain mllL or a portion of It,
to Albany, Cheater Bhwley will assist
him. sir. Johnson 'a family will re
main here on til aext summer. They
or most excellent citizens aad
neighbors ead will be greatly missed
here. Drain NonparlaL Mr. Johnson
wee formerly a resident of Medford,
where be has many friends.
For sale Four lots Good loca
tion. WiU be worth doable in a
abort tune. For a qnlck sale the
nrlea Is onlr 60 each. Easy terms.
Also three room house and two lota
only (SnO. Page A Lewtoev l-2t-p
Mies Berna Kelnbardt,ho will be
eeen at tbe Opera House on Monday,
January 6, aa "Kit" In "QUI of tbe
Streets,' is by no means a atranger
to local theatre-goers. Among tbe
Boleeln which Miss Kelnbardt baa
Friday Councilman Oeoabrngge
aad U. Putnam, editor of tbe Tri
bune, had a presonal alttroatlon
over Be poblioatlon by Putnam of aa
Item stating that Mr. Osenbragge
was baring a petition oleulated for
tbe nomination of himself for mayor.
Tola Mr. Osenbrugge rigorously
denied and after a short exobange
of words, lost bis temper and struct
the editor. Mr. ZPntnam made no
attempt to resent the blow, and Mr.
Osenbruggs did not follow It up. Tbs
lattter . went before Keoorder Collins
and ooutilbuted.110 to the oity funds.
1 Get your hooss numbere from
tbe Nichoeon Hardware Co. We here
all kinds.
"Tbe Toymaker," by the San
Fraoolsco Opera Co. was greeted with
a crowded Jboaae Tuesday night and
tbe performance was deserting of It.
It Isn't muob of an opera, aa operas
bo, etill three waa some good singing.
essoeolally tbe male chorus In the
monastery scene, and there
eomedr. sood. clean oomedy, and
something you oould laugh at too.
Tbe girls were pretty and had good
toloea, and the ooetumee were rloh
The play waa fitted with all the
accessorise in the tray of scenery
which added materially to tbe enjoy
ment ot tbe aidlenoe. .
SUrer plated trocars, for use fer
relief of oows when bloated, for sale
at the Kogue Hirer ureamery, men
ford. tf.
The old Meade ot Horace Mono,
at oae time a newspaper publisher of
this city, will be eorry to learn that,
owing to aa affeottoa of the
Joist, be wea oompellod to bare one
of his lege amputated. The operation
was performed et the Lena hospital
at Oakland east week. Mr. Mann aad
his family bad bsea llriag at
Lomond, near Saata Ornx for some
time past
Forty stock sheep for sale Mostly
Rambonlotta. Address or 'phone, R.
J, Cameron, jeoseoaeiiie, uregoo.
Medford Lodae, A. F. A A. Mi,
Installed tbe following offloere at
their last meeting: M. Purdln.W. M.,
L. B. Haskina, B. W., E. A. Hloka,
J. W.. J. W. Lawton, sea., J. P.
Molony S. D., E. E. Qore, J, D.
L. & Waraef. Jr.. & S., J. K. Dai
aelt, tyle.
8 to SO acre trace near Medford,
(75 to 1150 an acre. Good land and
Sood water. Easy terms. Inquire of
1. O, Pieroe A Son. , 51-3t
Ber. J. Morley, by letter from
Lot Angeles: "We are at Loe Ange
les for a wblls, we will stay here un
til tbe 20th of January. Von may
eead tbe Mall to ear address. ' which
Is 3837 Beranoa at All well at pre
sent and are bevlng a Una time. We
bate been to Ben Diego aad to Moor
atia elnoe we left Loos Beaoh. Tblnk
tbs aext mote will be for home. Say
Bliton, there le not a place we bate
saea yet that oomparee at all with
Bogus Biter talley, aad poaltitely
would not lire In this old, dry coun
try. We hate had no rain here yet
Tbe people ate geting soared. Bogue
Biter apples are selling at 10s per
pound here, Ben Deris 4 cents per
pound aad etery thing le in propor
tion. It don't suit us by a Jug-lull."
A Joint Installation of officers of
omoere of .Chester A. Arthur Poet,
O. A. B. aad the W. K. C. waa held
Wednesdey craning, and It goee with
out saying that the members of these
two affllfeled organizations bad a
royal good time. Attar joint eeiomon
lee of tbe O . A. B. aad W. ft. C,
"it It to eat" always, and Wedneedey
night waa no exooption, aad tbe
spread waa delicious. One gray hair
ed eoteraa pnt It thus: "If we had
had that kind ot 'grub' on both aldss
ail the time during the .war I be
lters wa would bate been fighting
yet, but we dldnt' hate It, aad tbe
lack of It aad thoughts of It made
mora than one fellow tired of tbe
strife." The followlnc offleera were
Installed by Past Commander D. h.
Andrna; F. M. Stewart, C, O. W,
Baahford, V. C, Jaa, Kelso, Chap
lain, H. Mett, O. D., O. M. Jonee,
a (J., U. R. 'Andrna, adjt, W. H.
Moore, Q. Tbe offloere of tbeW. B. O.
were Installed by Mrs. Mary Htldretb,
of Grants Pass, member of tbe de
partment eouaolL, and were aa fol
lows: Mrs. Jennie Burke, president,
Mrs. Sarah Andrna, & V. P., Mrs.
Basle Perry. J. V. P., Mrs Nancy
Wilson, eeo.. O. W. Baahford, treas
urer, Mra, U a. Hart, chaplain, Mrs
Clay, oooduotnr, Mrs. T. P. Kahlec
assistant oondootor.
The nnnounoement oomes from
Lcs Angeles, Calif., of tbe marriage
on Monday Deoember 23, 1907, of
We. Stewart and Miss Edna Walt,
daughter of the late Dr. J. B. Walt,
at tbe bome'of tbe bride'e mother
Mia E. E. Welt, at Los Angles,
Calif. 1'be bride spent bsr girlhood
In Medford, wbete shs has many
f 1 lends and was a graduate of the
Medford High School.
B. O. Gleason, ot Loe Angeles,
Calif., has taken a permanent posi
tion with W. F. Isaacs In hie "Tog
gery" store. Mr. Wesson la a nrst-
class olotblng and haberdasher man
and Mr. Isaacs Is oongratulstlg' hl-n
self Because of bis good fortune in
eeourlng ble rerloea.
Tbe 8unsst Telephone Co. has a
tone of meo engaged In putting In
new oross arms on tbe poles, between
this plane ana Jaoeontllle, prepare
tory to string a new loon, thus giting
tbe olty a more complete sertlce
with the county seat
Installation oeremonlee will be
bald by Weatonka Tribe, Imp'd O B
M, on Saturday atoning, January 4th
Etery Bed man s eordlslly Intlted to
be present. A banquet will be serred
after the oeremonlee.
Phil Looslsy waa la town Monday
on business. Ha Is figuring on put
ting up n buildlag for the use of
Medford 'e prospect! re Militia 00m
paay aa aa armory and also aa a
skating rink, If a proper building alts
eaa be eeoured.
Medford now baa the moat np-to-date
abstract system in thla oonnty
See Jaokson County Abstract Co.
Palm-Neldarmerer boUdiac -tf
Tbe regular meetiag of the Bogus
Biter Hoctlenltnral soclsty will be
bald Saturday afternoon The gor-
ernment trait laepeotor detailed for
this dUtriot will be present aad will
address the meeting,
for Kent Nine room, furnished
house. For partiolnlare enquire nt
Miller ft Ewbaaks grocery store.
W. P. Dodce: "Why, no i I am not
a oandldete for Mayor, or any other
oly offioe. That was only a Joke, still
bate no doubt but that there waa a
pnrpoee book ot the Item as printed."
AMONG TtlB CHURCHES.
ST. HAKK'I CHVSCH.
Good music aad abort, praotloal
sermons at St. Mark's Church. Son.
day morning, January 5, nt tbe cele
bration of tbe Holy Communion, the
subject of tbs sermon will bet "The
place of the Holy Comunion In tbe
Prautloal life of'ioday."
Sunday etentng Mr. Williams will
begin a series of sermons on the
Lord's Prayer, the stoat praotloal 'and
most used prayer In the world. The
Sunday aehool masts at 8:16 la the
ohureh. The school ;is growing so
that two now clsssss hate just been
formed, Each class takes op work
suited to the gisde of the pupIL If
yon do not attend any Buaday aehool
and wis to take np en Interesting
end thorough study of the Bible, yon
are Intlted to attend onr eehooL
Frederick 0. Williams.
' afgTHODIBT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
"Can a Man Bank on tbe Promiees
of the Blblst" will he tbe subjret
nextSabtatb at 11 a. m. At night
the theme will be "Christ's Last
Will nad Testament." Sabbath
aehool at 10 a, m. Epworth Leegne
at 6:80 p. m. AU are intlted.
PUtSBYTKRUK CHURCH.
Naxt Sunday la tbe sermon to tbs
Young people at 10:15. The eeitlose
oommeooej 15 minutes early. All
ooma, the snbeot la the "Troth la
Story." Prsaehlahg la tbs atoning
at 7:30. The subject u "The Promise
and the Seer oh. " Sunday aohool at
10 a. SB. Christian Endeator 6:30 p.
W. F Shields.
BTBAaTOBRS' gUHDAT BOMB.
First Baptist: Commoaioa ear-
rloee are welcome to new members,
Sunday morning. Baptism aad a New
Years sermon, on "First Things
First"; Sunday eranlag, We lntlte
yon to worship with ot.,
O. LsRoy Hall, pastor..
CHBOTIAK CHOUGH.
At Chtlslaa oburcb Sunday January
5, 10 a. m. Bible eobool, 11 a. m. ser
mon "Retroepeotlte and SProspeo
tlre." 6:30 p.m. Y. P. S. C. E.,
7:30 p. m, sermon: "Tbe Man Christ
Jeena." tbe beginning of n ssrlss
of popular craning eermoos. The
teachings ot Jesus aa applied to pree
ent aay problems. It Is tbs dsslre
ot tbe minister to make etery a
tioe Interesting and inspirational.
Cordial In r I tat Ion to all.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Christian Science eertioet are held
etery Sundey morning at eieten
o'clock la tbe Commercial club
room. Subjeot for Jan. 5th: "God."
All are weloome.
PURELY
PERSONAL.
W. W. Wlllltte, of Persist, wae In
tbe olty Tueedey. ' is
Baa BeaL of Cental Point, was a
Medford tlsltor Monday.
I Wm. Bybse the tenerabla pioneer,
waa ta Medford New rears.
O. W. Prlddy returned Wednesday
trcm n week'a tlalt to Portland.
W. M. Sobebe, tf Ash lead, was
among Medford friends Monday.
Mr. aad lire. Dngal are tlsitlag
friends aad relatltee ta Portland.
Mra. I. W. Thomas spent New
Tears day at Ashland with frlenda, -
U H. Meigs, of the Orchard
Home, was ia Medford on business
Tuesday.
M. U. Teylor, of tbe Nuaaa-Taylor
Co., of JaokeontlUe, was a Medford
tlsltor Wednesday
L H. Simpson, ot Phoenix, letely
from Oro Grande, Idaho, waa a oallar
at tbe Mall offloe Monday,
Miss Grace Lawton went to Talent
Wedneeday to tlalt her sister," Mis.
D. A. Forbes, for a few days.
WIU Pbippe,of Alberta. Canada,
la In Medford paying a tislt to his
parents, Mr. and Mra. I. D. Phippa.
F. a Kelllogg returned to Medford
Saturday, after a Hre weeks' tlalt
with college friends at Berkley, LCaL
Mlaa Maud A Ilea returned this
weak from a couple of months' tlsit
to friends la Boss burg aad Ornate
B, L. Bardie of the Woods Lumber
Co., and F. W. Hudson, JUm olaotrlo-
1, ware at Aehlaad Tneeday oa
Card ot Thanks.
We wlsb to express our thshks for
tbs kindness 'end help ot neighbors
and friends In .our bereatement by
the death of our husband and father.
Mrs. L. B. Mlnear and famllly.
Notice of Meetmi.
The ladles of the Greater Medford
Clnb are called to meet at the Com
merolal olub rooms this (Friday)
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Important
business le to be transacted.
NOW OPEN
OUR NEW ESTABLISHMENT OPEN FOR BUSI
NESS ON THE WEST SIDE NEXT TO THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Tea, Coffee, Spice and Extract specialties. Also a
large line of Japanese China Ware, Vases, and
Jardiniers '
CUT GLASS AND HAVILAND CHINA
No prizes given awayl Only the very best goods for
the money
A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF 5c AND
10c GOODS ON THE WAY
M'GLASHAN & JUNKEN
MEDFORD, OREFON
The new $30 1000 mile scrip books
ere now on sals by tbs b. r. (Jo.
These bate been In demand and tbe
demand bss been snoplled. 51-lt
Talisman lodgs will hold Installa
tion of offloere on Mondey etenlng,
January 6, at Castle HalL After In-
saaliatloo they will bate a llttl spiead
and a general good time.
Ton oan secure Ml kinds of hoos
numbers at tbf Nloholaoa Hsrdware
Co.
Marrl'J At tbe residence of tbe
offlolatlng olergyman, tier. C. H,
Hoxle, on Saturday, Deoember 28,
George Starke and Miss Msble Leu
rentz, both of Jaokson county.
For Sale 440 feet of 9 Inch by
draullo pipe, also one Pelton weter
wneel end gate. Call or write thie
offloe, -l-t
J, Tnorndike has purchased tbe
two lets of J. 1. Eckslson in West
Medford for a ooneldsratlon of 1350.
Ibe sale wee mode by M. Bellinger.
Notice Filing of Township Plata
Notice Is beteby glren that the
plats of surrey of tp 41 a, r 1 e, seoa
1 to 9 snd 16 to 18 Inoluslrs. T p4l
t, r 1 w, sees 1, 12 and 13 will be
filed In the land oftioe at Koseburg
on February 8, 1004, at 9 o'clock a
m. and on and after snob day the
register and reoeirer shall be prepar
ed to reoelra applloatlon for entry of
the unappropriated end unrseerred
lands in snob portions of said town
ships.
Elwood'a for all kind ol Crapho
phonea and records.
HISTORY OF TAPESTRY.
The Art Wee Knevm to the
Greeks and Egtftiaiis.
FWarish artists are bettered to hare
to meare tapestry for wae
far
b) esstsJtUy twry sawssnt mass- at the
been the Oast
aa a ewreseng
ka enstaJtuy t
IwawsVknaed ta Bgypt snd asanas
beesat XulAmA tame tatwstay. Me
ereaenrk msgnrssned
aw OtyWeaV!, tMt It
a lmaartn
tatanee ta the east wntfl the
at aad tjtwacht at to
Tapestry
on aa
wa used by the gnnssi
oxemany or caatatna fer the
bowses. , Baanralgety
tttsir
bate serred for tbsa
ii i I li i nawM ansa
the tmulHli centory. and much of tbel
work ot thts period waa reexly am-
laaaliwM i. suili ss lliiiaui nisni la us ii
Bernmt touestiy. Tt waa In waa xoar-
teenth century that UukjsUi beamo -as
be laraeir made m Flsnaera. wttereuee
n seeing mdoatry became rery Impor
tant. At that time twenty rwc
atreeta were occupied by the wearers
of Ghent In U82 there were DQ000
weavers in Looraln and mose asm at
Tprea. Very fenfc imieca of fefr
teenrtb oentury tsJaWtaj rumaan, lot
tboee that bare come down Mo the
preaaat day ctesety reeemhte oonswm
bMw wall palntlsig During the tot.
tsr paKpf the fifteenth centory the
anlden age" of tapestry eaxeted, eapecasi
hr 1n Bruaes and Astaa. The flemish
tapestries ot that time are meant of
textile art. Tbe color as rteh. ass dec-
oranTa effect staun& the drewteg aad
eetnpesHlon graeena, snd the wnoie
ertansjwmeot abenra cuieiiinnisea sate
In endearoring to meet the eatsmselee
of the loom sod at the same time the
aestbetlc requa-cmann ot wall oeoora
tJou. Argonaut.
here to warrant hit remaining.
Mr. aad Mcs.J. W. Wakefield, of
Meokato, Minnesota, are In Medford
nponatltlt to friends. Mr. Wake
field owns property eaet of Medford
and the tlalt at thla time is to look
after thla property. These people
will undoubtedly mora to Msdford
la early summer aad make thla talley
their home.
Mlaa Mary Datidsoa aad Mlaa
Odallta Boralag, two teachers la the
KJamatb Fall aokools, speat holiday
week with Msdford relatltee. They
expeot to return to the rails Friday.
They report a snow fall ot eonaldsr
able depth before they left aad that
the entire joreaile population of the
tone were aatlelpatiaa great aoeatlag
pleas ores for the holiday week.
Ray Crystal, ot Pendleton, Oregon,
le In Medford ttr a few daya' rlelt
with rslatirea and old-time frlenda.
Mra. Crystal has bean! here for a
few weeks' tlalt to her parents, Mr.
end Mrs. J. F. Klernaa, end for set-
earl daya has been quite 111, whloh
Ulneaa la the reason for her
has bead's tlalt at tbe present time.
Mr. crystal has a splendid position
with one of tbe largeet mar oan tile
firms of Pendleton, gate a good salary
aad likes tns town.
May Ssre Psrtlass Basks. ,
The following exoerptt from tho
Portland Teiegiaai of Deoember Slat,
will be welcome news to those who
had claims against the Institutions
mentioned, ae It assess to gnnrnatw
the lecorery of their money i
The Title Guarantee A Trust Com.
paay will be taken earn of by W. M.
Ladd, so taat 1U creditors will be ra-
Imbnreed dollar for dollar.
The Oregon Trust Harlaas Beaa
will be absorbed by the Oermaa '
American aad made one of the strong
est banks In the North asst. . .
The aaaoaoaaement that Mr. Ladd
would take oeer the assets and aa
sums the llabUltlee.of too Title Oaar-
AtrertkMd Latter List .
to la win la m llat m i.iim. m,&,i n-
eaiiec ler el las Meorora soaumce ea Jan.
links Wis LI Cohen H
Druttel X a
riea T n
Orlssooi Willie
JohDion Id
MeUannU C
Hone Mia r M
Falaier W P
Rasns Mrs at
Kob.ru Mrs Hym
Beaborf B A
IfUWNI j u
Pields Ills, Ansa
Oaran tee .
xiaies l. u
Hark Mrs Mary
Moore IB
nu atlas Laey
raay 0
Bue B
an'sl Mrs Cass
aiiia A r
and Mrs. Jacob Starr, of 8a
lam, are la Medford paying a tlalt to
Mr. Starr's parseta, Mr. aad Mrs. E.
W.Starr. . IS
Mr. aad Mra. O. W. Whitman, of
Astoria, era here on n tlstt of
couple of weeks or more to relatltee
and friends. ; - -- -X' l-8ll
Sheriff MoClelland, of Douglas
county, waa In Msdford 'Wedneeday
on his way tto Jackaontllle on n tlsit
to relatltee aad friends. J
Mrs. J. H. Butler left Sundey
for Harrieburg, Oregon, In answsr to
telegrsm announcing tbe eerloue
lUneaa of her father, D. 8. Busey.
J. B. Wood baa resigned his poel
Hon aa night olerk at the hotel
Moore, and left Wednesday tor Gold
Hill to attend to his mining Inter
ests at that plane. .
Deputy Dletriot Attorney K earner
returned on Wedneedey from Berke
ley, Calif., wnere be haa been spend
ing tbe Bolidaya with ble mother,
Mra. Lnoiada Keamea.
Mr. and Mra. Al Hayoox. of Oraya-
rllle, Mew York, and Edward Hayoox
and ton, of Son Louis Oplspo,,
Calif,, arrited In Medford tble week
and expeot to locate in the talley,
Mra. E. B. Elokmeyer and daugh
ter, of Spokane, Wash., are in Med
ford tialtlng Mrs. Suele Perry, mo
ther of Mrs. Eiekmeye. The lady Is
a phctograpber and aba axpaota to
remain ia Medtora.
P. J. O'Qara, V. a rege table path.
nlogtat la expeot ed to arrlre thls(Frl
day) erealag to assist Oonnty Fruit
laepeotor Taylor la . lnreetlgailag
aad dlrulag auaaa for the eoatrol of
diseesss of fruit la this district
A. D. Helms, tbe Aehlaad orohard
1st, will ltata aext week for Sea
Diego, Calif., where they will remain
a couple or tbrea monne. a Mrs.
Helms haa not . been enjoying good
health aad it la hoped the sontaera
ollmato may prate bensnolaL
Loren Damon letarned Wednesday
from a week'e !tltlt to his bothers,
Charlie and Ulyasss at Ororllle, Oallf.
Ulyeaes le in business in Ororllle end
Is also Postal telegraph operator and
ticket agent for aa akwtrlo railway
Una. Charlie Is llrlng In San Fran-oleco.
. Mrs. A. M. Hard and family, of
St Helena, Calif., arrited in Med
ford Tuesday. They will tlsit a few
oaye at the H. J. Sobotte residsnce
on Norht B street, then reside with
ner eon J. M, Hard, who lately
bought a ranch near Eagle Point,
Fraaola Boddy aad ramlly, of Seat
tie, are In Medford on a tlsit to Mrs.
Boddy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Smith, nnd may deolde to remain
bare permanentlly. Mr. Boddy ia
landscape gerdner aad hopes to a
oure enough ot -that kind nf work
Ankara ol ess sent wWbesmdanaeuMel'
Iters- of eaeh el the aeoT letters.
Persooa eautu lor ear Of
will alaaaa avtAdreMuad.1
a. m. wooproBD.
,A STORY OF THE SO.
The Man Who Braved the Storm snd
the Sailor He fteeeued.
Off the const of Ireland there waa a
terrible storm, aod a crowd gathered
on the shore to see a storm tossed Yes
eel not far awuy being pounded on
the rocks.
Sturdy men launched a boat and
pulled away at the oars to rescue the
Imperiled oue.
Ae the boat came back tbe watchers
on the shore cried, "Did you get
them!" and they answered: "All but
oue. Wo had to leave hiui or risk the
lives of all." And when they were
landed a stalwart fellow stepped from
the Rrcrp nnd eald, "Who will Join me
in the rsscue of the remaining one 7"
Then nn aged woman cried out: "Oh,
my son, don't go; don't got Yon are
nil I bare left Your father was
drowned nt sea, and your lmtlier Wil
liam sailed away, a:rl .vt never beard
from him, and now If ,tou are lest I
will be left In sorrow alone."
But the man .-.'piled: "I must go.
mother. Duty rails me." Then he
and other brave hearta launched the
boat and pulled for the wreck.
Anxiously the mother waited In tears
and prayers. At last tbey saw the
lifeboat coming nearer and nearer, and
when It was in balling distance they
called, "Have you got your manr
And the answer rang out clear shore
the storm. "Tea, and tell mother It's
brother Wllllaml"
' The Oretd Fer 0M.
It's a otvsoraMe thing, thts greed
(or gold," said Che mournful person.
"Of course," answered Mr. Birlus
Barker. "If the greed for g"W were
not so general you and I might hare
a chance to get same. Ifs s esse of
too many people recocting good
thing nnd trying -to get In eh It"
Washington Star.
Phenomenon Expleined.
A comparatively young man whose
mustache reinnlnrd Jet blix-k while the
hair on his Ix-ud turned white explain
ed the phenomenon by anylng It was
because hie Up enjoyed all the good
thlnirs of life and his bend hud to suf
fer all the trouble. New York Sun.
The Strange Part.
"lan't It atranue that no few men
discover the secret of success in life?"
Tee, but It's strnoir-r still that the
secret Is etill a secret. Surely some of
the men who discovered It must hnve
told It to their wires." Philadelphia
Press.
published la Portland lla maay
weeks. ' '
Today somas the anaounoemeat
that the Oregon Trust A Ha elate
Bank will be completely reorganised
aad probably reopened within tbs
aext lew weeks. Its preeeat name
will he dropped, aad for the preeeat
at least, or, rather, so long as It la la
tbe hands of the court. It nUI be
knows as tbe Uermaa-American. Ua
der the reorganisation the nrotootloa
of the courts will be asked for IS
months, though Beeelrer DstUa to
day deelarad that It would no doubt
be able to return o a normal baaalag
basis wlthla a mash shorter tiats
than that.
S. U. Heed wiU ha tha nr-IJul af
tbenow bank, Beeelrer Derlla win as
temporary and probably psrasaasat
bier, and of .count both these
men will be on tho board of dlteot-
. la aooeptlag tbe presidency at
tha lasmaUOB. Mr. Heed has stated
that th proposition pat before Mai
try ana reorgaauatloa rornee Is aa
olutely satisfactory oae from a
business ' standpoint, nnd that the
condition of the. bank aa it Is bow
la such that It eaa go ahead with Hy
ing colors.
While Ladd haa ooma to reeous tha
oredUora of tna Title uonrantee
Trust Company, thla will not prtrwnt
prosecution of tbe offloers of loo
bank, criminally. Tbe tndletmenta
whloh are already drafted, will be
Bled next Mondey morning.. There
will be no prosecution of Ladd.
'After tbe Title Mnnmntee c Tiust
company closed its doors and n re
ceiver waa appointsd, Ladd guaran
teed tbe eartnga deposits, amoonting
to $406,089 and rellnqulehad tbe Mar
quam property which had been given
Ladd A Til ton at eeourlty for a debt -owed
that bank by tbe trust com
pany. At the time tbe eatings de
posits were underwritten, Ladd In
formed friends that he hollered he
would underwrite more ot the claims
later.. Hlnoe then he bat ooaeldered .
tbe matter carefully, has consulted
oloae frlenda and business assoelatee
and, ss predicted In tbe Telegram
but atoning, oame sorward with tbe
announcement that be would see that
all olalms are paid la full
Nests of the Golden Eagle.
Every pair of eagles whose habits 1
bare had an opportunity of watching
over a period of a few rears would
seem to bare lnratiably at least two
alternative sites for their Beats. Some
hare three, and I know of one with
sour sites. Ia fsct, I only know of
one pah- out of many which habitually
resort to bat oae niece and only ana.
The reason for this is, however, sp-
pasent, for owing to Its sttustlon It
haa never been disturbed. The neat
la In a sumu! careen on tbe fees of en
absolute well of limestone rock some
800 feet high, at about 400 feet from
tbe summit Above the cliff ie a talus
of moss stone at an angle of forty-fire
degrees or so, above which again rise
other precipices. To reaota tbe nearest
point above this nest would be a long
day's wor.. London Saturday Review
MILL PRICES.
500 LOTS OR MORE.
Flour 12.40 per 100 lbs
Rolled Barley. 1 1.80 per " lbe
Middlings f 1.60 per " lba
Mill Feed.... J 1.40 par " lba
Bran........ . 1.25 per lb
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Flour 12 60 per 100 lbs
Rolled Barley.. 1.90 per lbs
Middlings 1.7 5 per " lbs
Mill Feed tl.SOper 14 lbs
Bran 1 1.40 per " lbe
MEDFORD
FLOUR
MILLS.
Breaking She Newe.
Tha BQlrliuoul.il fullure of Pat, a
bartender In the center of tbe city, has
bsen conuuoo kuowledge for some
time, and It baa also been uo secret
that Pat really does not blame bis
win for her impatience with ble hnb
Its. Pat la In dead earnest when be
aaye that hh) wife really la too good
for bkn and deeerree e divorce, which
tha self abasing Pat would gladly
arant ber If It wasn't so expensive.
Tbe good faith of Pat in this respect
waa, however, never mora forcibly Il
lustrated than during the severe at
tack of pneumonia from wblobie has
yaet reeorerod., "PetvUbe doctors say
you are rery skat,- said nia wire wir
ing ber visit to tbe hospital one day.
"What do tbey really say You can't
hurt me by telling the truth," answer-
ad Pat "Weil, Pot, they say that you
cannot lire," whispered the wife, final
ly yielding to rat's tnalsteut demand
for the truth. "Don't you believe It
Doctors make a habit of holding out
bepea to tbe lest," drawled Pat In his
wearisome etyle. "Tbey are only
breaking tbe newe to you gently.
am going to get well." Philadelphia
Record. '
fte PWoe to Die.
The soldier of the legion lay dying In
Algiers.
A commlttoo of cltltens who want-
ed to boom Algiers as a health resort
waited upon him.
"We want you to change your head
quarters," announced thoy. "You're
hurting business here." rittsburg
Post
Bright Doy.
"What Is the worst thing shout rich
es?' asked the teacher of the Juvenile
class.
' Their scarcity," promptly answered
t!ie bright youth at the helld. Chicago
News.
Truth -Is ee Impossible to he soiled
ty any outward touch as tha sunbeam
-Milton. - -
SCHOOL NOTES
Tna principal erect of tbe oomlnt
la the debate with Klamath
Falls high school, whloh will ooour
Friday atealng, Jaa. 10th nt tha
Opera Houaa. Tha team ohossa to
repressat Medford's high school haa
bean asleoted for sooee time aad at
flee aasa ere working oa tho
Tares ot them will finally -to
opened tbs boa are of
the Medford schools Voraoa Vawter -will
lead and the assistants will ha :
ohossa tram among Elmer Bwagerty
Roderlo Todd, Rutherford Kerr aad
Carl Glasgow. They will defend the
Begs tire aide of tbe Question "Keoolre ,
That tha Nsrorallxatlna Laws of tha
U. 8. should be mora stringent,"
Miss LeoU Farlow, tsaoher of tha
primary department bss resigned to '
aooept s muob more inoratlte poel- '
tloa nt Ererett, Wash. Mist Farlow
wsj one of onr beet teaobers sad tha
board regret to lose ber rertloee.
Tna Cantata books hate arrited aad
oan be had at any time. . Mr. 8igns
will be in his offloe at , tna High
School next Saturday forenoon where
be may be eeen by those who wlab
elasalHoatlos.
Tbe mloroecopss ordered during tbe
eummer bare at nut arrived and will
permit of delayed woik In tha lab.
oratotlee to be aooompllshed.
Ooct South for Health. ,
" Depoty'Dlstriot'"Attorney Kobert
Oalloway left Portland and bla work
wltb tbe Juvenile uourt yeateroay
for a trip to Southern California.
He will epend hie tacatlon near San
Dieao where be will take a rest and
endeator to regain bis lost bealtn.
A number ol oasts woion ne wss to
proseoute are to oome Into oourt
before ble return, to It will be neoee
sary to select aaoher prosecuting
attorney for these. Mr. Calloway baa
long felt the need of n rest, but
owing to tbe pressure of Jutenila
Couit mature hae delayed taking it
until now. Oregonlea, Deo. 6.
Tha many .friends of Mr. Calloway
fnMedford will regret to learn that
his heelth bss again broken Sown,
and Jtiucerely hope he will find re
newed health and atrength In South.'
em California,
Public Sale.
Owing to the fact that I hare told
my fa m 1 will ousr tor sale on
Thursday, January, J, 1008, a", my
place, two and one half miles east of
Medford, all farming utensils ana
stock, grain, bsy and household and
kitchen lurniture. lerma ui mo
made known on day of sale. Sale to
bin In at 10 a. m. sharp.
Sl-at. M. Dillon'
Kodol Dyspepsia Curo
Dlgsats what vou eats