THE MEDFORD MAIL
, Published every Ifriday
A. . BLITON, Paalleher.
MEDFORD, JANUARY TO, 1908.
SUBSCRIPTION ll.fO PER YEAR
Mn4 le the polioses at Msdrord.Oregoa
M socued ols mall matter.
There lin't anything surprising Id
tot MWI that there an warring fee
Uobi among tot Alabama Republicans
It only taket two to make tight.
Now, Democratic acrap ooolda't
oooar Is Oregon George ooolda't
light with himself. t
Tlx tow ont ib reorganization
of tbo Ungoo Trust and Savings book
bo subsided, of tor wmo binaural
word ud a few ten pi, and then
Htn to bo a likelihood that tbo do
fooot bank will bo ntaroetad and Its
eioditora reimbursed.
' Wo tappaee It't boaaato .of tbt
puooagtn It hat beea cariylng a loss
that tho Mtwooil Faolfio hat fulgura
ted a railroad war by eottlng farot
tram Denver to Now York to 132.60.
If took a thing had boto suggested
bj an outsider ho would hart boto
ealiod a eooflasator.
' That pereonal oloatago btonght by
Tart from tbt Mikado dotlilag ptaot
It all right at an iottrohango of eoar-
teelee. Foot la, thort't nobody oar-
lag mosh, oiotpt a ft old grannlea.
whether tho Japt an paaeofol or war
Ilka In thtlr ifoeliage toward on. Wo
art aot looking for troablo, bat
troablo knowt whoio to Hod at wbtn
It oommonoat looking about, and wt
don't Intend to ebtogt oar iddtets.
T. T. Ut hat shied hit oaatoi into
THE SIGN OF SAFETY
1st NATIONAL BANK
l OF MEDPOHD
RESOURCES """v $400,000.00
WE NEVER SPECULATE
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a. 4. CfMlH. PrMnt.
V. K. Deael, Vic PruMaot
Oris Crawler. AM. Caskler
Oaa. W. Daaa. at Vic e nilM
M. i. Altera, basklor.
tain of oaeaplog tht gallows If ht hat
a thad w of a daftnat, and than bat
all klndt of ohaeote to bt pardontd
or parolad If toot to prlaon.
' ' Soclalltl Plitform- , "
" Wt dtmaud tbo following Immad
iato mouarttt
Ibt abolition of tho oontraot system
00 all pabllo work, labor to bo hlrad
dlroot by the. proper city offloiala,
Itb an tight boar worgiug aay, ana
a mi ntmnm wago of $3 per day.
Iba ooiploymont of .all idle real-
dent working man on pablio lorovo-
meatt. - i ' . ..;: . .
Iba eetabllahmeutot a pabllo bath
boose and library.
We demand tht Southern. PaMBo
Company bo oompelled to put In
oroealoga oa all of the prlnolpal
etieeta orotttd by Ita tiaok
We f aror a perfeot tewtrago system.
Wo favor tho pairing of 7th ttieet
and tho tetter grading of other
etreeta.
We declare that the present man
agement of oar pabllo water ayatem
to be a disgrace to oar olty. tad
pledge oar eaadldatee, If elected, to
work for the Improvement and exteo
tlon of tho tamo .In avtry possible
way.
We pledga oar oandldatet to work
for the adoption of the Imperative
. wwuk.vm th.. nennia niav recall nniatiaini
from the eeooad eongfeaalonal dis
trict That makes everytblng all
right. Now the rest of the boya oan
announoe themselves. A political
campaign without T. T. being a can
didate for something or anything
wood lcae all Ita aavor, now that
Binger baa retired.
Oregon's orlmlnal olotter for tbe
year 19U7 shows th oummisslon of BO
homicides. For these erimes not
one con v lotion of murder in tbe Drat
degree hat been scoured. Only two
of tbo homicide, were convicted of
muider in tbe second degree, and
are eervlna eentenoe in the state pen
itentiary, One other waa convicted
of manslaughter, bat be is oat on ball
pending an appeal to tbe Supreme
Coutt. Fourteen ware acquitted for
different causes, ten committed sui
cide. 11 have uot been apprehended,
and 13 oaaea are pending In tbe
oourta. Of the 13 defendants await
ing trial nine will plead self-defense.
Eight of tbe 14 aoqoltted bomicldea
were dleoharged oa tho groaod of self
detente or justification, three want
free because of lack of evldenoe, two
were aoqoltted as Inaane and one
tuooetefally pleaded tbo "unwritt
en" law. Only one legal execution
, occurred and that waa for murder
committed over two yean ago. .Theie
la too much of a teadenoy to hold
lift cheaply, and tbo eaat with which
ardtran eeoape tbalr just duea la
cltaa oaken to nekleet disregard
for the Injuactloa "Tboo. abell aot
kill." A arardenr la naaoaabllf oar-
may
publlo servant!.
we uemana mat tae curpniatiuao
and large property holders be oom
pelled to pay tbeir just abare of tbe
taxes, so that the necessary funds
may be secured tb carry out these
measure a.
We call tbe attention uf tbe people
to tbe fact that there oan be no last
Ins remedy tot tbe evils of tbe liquor
tralllo aa long aa tneie ta a seven cent the sawmill at that
Diotlt in a ton cent drink,
We the Socialist oandldatea, agree
to aiuo a blHok resignation to ce
tilled out and piaueuted at any time
we fall to work for the above meat,
urea.
Eagle point Eaglets.
-BT-A. O.BOWLETT.
There u not tbe usual amount of
bnsloaea done at Eagle Iolot oa ac
count of tbt free tarry being oat of
oommisalon, It being on dry land aad
then being an .way for the travel to
croee Hogue . river between the
Fioonoo Rook bridge and tbe Bybee
bridge, a distance of aboat tblrty
miles, tbasQ oa using those on the
north and J and wast tldt ot tht ri
ver to travel a long way around to
eno get to any railroad station.
There ita lot of romber laying on
the bank of Rogue river about a mile
below the old ferry plao, that oat
been hauled out to build a new boat
aad tbt win cable and. other supplies
are ben at Eagle Point for ta'.d boa?
bat bo boat, What we want and will
eventually nave la a 'good bridge
aoroat tbt river tomewben near tne
old Jackson place, so that tht people
of Stmt Valley oaa oomt htn aad wt
can go to that taction without travel
ing twenty-fin miles to got ttn or
twelve.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Haz
tltoo, January 7, '08, a eon.
Mr. Wilton of the aoaerveyea oame
out laat Friday and went to Medford
to bave eome dental work done and
returned bete on Monday fand oa
Tueaday morning started from tbe
Sunny Side for hit home wUtt Mr,
Dltsworth.
M. C. Mabony came down from
liutte Falls laat Sunday for a load
of gooda for Mr, Hughes, one of the
merchants of tbat place, tie went on
to Medford tbe tame day returning
on Monday. He waa accompanied
by L. V. Maroy. They repoit tbat
place ia in oper-
la a moojtala dietrlot, when .they
try to gel tne beat of teachers, pay a
good price and oonaeqaenyy have
gooa aeaooia. it my memory tenet
me right tbtt will oe the tenth 'or
eleventh teacher for that email moan
taia dittrrlot.
A New Disease.
Toung Featberhead soon after pur
chasing bis elegant new touring cat
vat tuken with a awelllug on tbe
back of bis neck. He vent and eon
tutted his physician about it
"Doctor," be said, "are there eneb
thlnirs aa automobile diseases?"
"It la not unlikely." waa tbe doctor's
reaponse. "At least automoblllng may
develop tendenctea to disease that He
dormant under ordinary conditions.
"Well. I wish yon would look at that
spot on tbe back of my neck and tell
mo If the excessive ate ot my mote
car baa anything to do with It"
The doctor compiled.
"H'm," he eald gravely, "that looks
aa If It might bt either a ear-buncle or
an eutomo-blle." Youth a Companion.
Notice
Toe County Clerk has received
toll sopoly of registration
All f reelnot offloate who an In aeed
of tame will pleeae notify Oooaty
Clerk W. K.
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GUARANTEE
We hereby guarantee every pair of Holeproof
Sox gold at this store not to wear through or
need darning within six months of the time of
purchase.' We will give a new pair freo for ev
ery pair with a hole in them within six months
of the date of purchase. A printed guarantee
with every pair
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS
D A N I E IwS'
NEW CLOTHING STORE
atloa and tbat business ia livening
up agaiu,
Mr. Hawk, proprietor of the Wake
Held saw mill on the north side ot
lilg Butte creek, and bie eon and
daughter, who have been spending
tbe holidays on tbeir mountain home
stead, spent Sunday nigbt here. The
two children were on tbeir way to
Medford to resume tbeir studies in
the Medtord tbools.
The masque tball given by George
Daley on tne night of Jannaiy 1, '08
waa a grand suooeaa. Tnere wen
eighty-five whole and ten half tloketa
sold, and a large number of those
who participated In tht danot were
masked and all teemed to btve a fine
time. Owing to the faot that the V.
A E. railroad waa In snob a condition
that tbo oan couldn't ran, quite a
number oame oa borae Deck and In
rigs. After the midnight sapper was
over Mrs, Howlett thought tbat tbe
waa through feeding the orowd, bnt
that morning tbt bad fifty-two ot tbe
ball guests for breakfast, besides oar
regular boarders, and for oooa aha
bad to oook mora for the company.
bat they all had all theyeoold oat
aad were eatltfled.
. Fraa tinea, who la working tor
the 8. P. K. H. Co. in San Fraa
op oa New Years day
with bit grand parents, J. , Fryer
aad wife, aad hit brother A us tea.
Ha attended tbe matqae ball aad
after be removed hie masque bit
many frleadt ban extended to blm
a hearty greeting.
Rev. BatktU, of Medford, came oat
last Sunday aad preached for at at
11 o'clock. Tho Sunday School wae
re-organized that afternoon. Then
wat a good attendance.
Mr. Miller, one of the old time
teaohen, who bat been teaching
In Josephine ooanty, pasted through
hen last Tuesday oa bit wty to hit
mountain home.
Mr. and Mra. Ed. Bond, formerly
ot Prlnevllle, but now stopping with
Mis. Bood't mothtr, Mra. A. N.
Thomaa, wen visiting Mrs. Howlett
laat Tuesday. Xbey an spending tbe
winter brn tending the children to
school.
Misses Viola Kasaahfur and Mable
Sandert returned from their visit to
Jacksonville last Tueaday.
O. W. Jaokson, one of the fonst
rangers, who baa been stopping In
tbe neighborhood of Urown't cabin
on Upper Rogue river, oame oat last
Saturday, and Sunday went on to
Rose burg.
Mra. Libia Elk jniyer came down
from Waablngkpn laat week to visit
friends and attend to business.
Mis. Uen Miophy, who has
visiting her parenre, Mr. and
T. F.. Nicbila, went to Talent
week to visit telativee there.
Mr. Dltsworth and bis daughter,
Mist Her Ida, stayed wltb us luot
Monday nigbt .on tbeir way home
from Jaokvcnvlile, where tboy bad
been to bave Mlsa llertba take the
examination. She procured a permit
aad expects to commence teaching
in tbe Nye school houso next Moc
day. Tbat It tbe fourth teacher that
Is at work teaching of that family
and he hat another daughter that has
passed the eighth grade examinal
NORTH MEDFORD ITEMS.
(By J. 0. Martin.)
I Mr. Woolen It building a pretty tlx
room cottage oa hie hi ton of laod
ia North Medford.
Bora to Mr. aad Mtt. Wm. Mo.
Outobeoa of North Medtotd oa De-
oem&er 29, 1907, a ton. .
Chat. Boardmtn, of North O iteet.
la building a four room add to bit
ptoeent borne.
H. Coram It having a pntty tlx
room cottage bo lit oa tbe property
ha nctntly purchased of Joha Ste
wart, Carpenter a E. Scott bat
tht oontraot.
W. P. Ooold, tht .rattling team-
tier, of North U street, met wltb
quite a painful , but not serious te
oldent irlday, by bit wagon wheel
patting ovtr and mtshlng two of bit
tot while engaged In hauling wood
from the slippery bills of Griffin
creek. . -" '
Arthur Jones, ton of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Jones, tht well known plonoei
farinere of Beagle, entered tbt 6th
gnde of oar olty schools Monday.
Hit homo It wltb J. O. Martin aad
family. ...
Mrs. Ltwit, the unfortunate aged.
oat armed lady that livet alone on
North A street It dangerously eiok
at thit writing. Tblt it a ovum when
charitable aid w ould bt welcome.
Mra. Paul Theltt, of North O street
waa a waloomo visitor Monday active
ly engaged In eolloltlog funds for a
publlo library for oar oity a worthy
cause, .
Elite Laundry.
A representative of tbe Mail, on in
vitation from Mr. Pell, vleited tbe
Elite laundry one dey thit week ana
inspeoted tbe work being done from
tbe bringing in ot tbe olotbes to the
taming out of the finished product,
and we an convinond that as f ar as
machinery and conveniencee an
oonoeined there ie no more up-to-date
laundry In Oxegon.
Tbe laundry la eorupulously clean
from the engine room to tne otiloe.
It Is light and airy, built especially
foi laiidry purposes, and everything
possible haa been done to enhance
tne comfort of the operatives.
Sixteen girls are employed In the
laundry and tbe payroll runa $100 and
over eauh week
Mr. Pell hat Invested 14,000 erect
ing bis building and putting in the
machinery, lie has been handles ped
in varioua ways aad la just now get
ting thinge In ehape to that he oan
turn out tbe olaaa of work demand
ed by bit patrons, and la In a post
tion to guarantee tbat work. At a
considerable expense he has sunk two
large wells, from which tbe watvr
need la the ltandiy la drawn. Tbla
water passes through a Alter tnd It
absolutely pure and dean before It le
aeed. Thle le a substantial Improv
mtnt ovsr oity water tod ahows tht
deelre of tbt management to give Its
patrona first class service.
Tbe Mall repressnttive wat thoan
the class of work being done the
finished goods, no better nor no
worse than oa aay other day aad bo
ooold aot tee how It ooold be better
ed. Mr. Pell dottrel at to say to hit pa
ri ons tbat he ooly asks aa opportaa
Ity to show them that be can aad will
do good work. Mlttakea an made,
bound to be, bat the management of
the laundry la always willing to no
tify them. Damaged or lcat garmtntt
will be replaced cheerfully when the
matter It called to the attention ot
the management.
Wednetdty afternoon hae beea ttt
apart aa vlaitor'a day aad anyone la
welcome to visit the plant and go
through the whole works.
Fpurely
PERSONAL.
Charch-Fiolly flttberlnr.
Rost Jeftt left Taetdty for Oak
lead, Calif., to remain.
Her-non Meyert, of Lake Cieek,
wat a Medtotd visitor Saturday.
J. C. Ptadlttoa, of Table Rock,
epent Friday night la Medford.
Hon. H. too dtr Htllta wat a Med
ford vitltoi on buslntet Monday.
Uoorat B. Charon returned Moo-
day from a satinets trip to Potlend.
Merchant F. K, Deuel left tbla week
for bit annual Ea.-ohaaing trip to tot
Eaat.
Mra. U. F. Cook Itft Wtdntadty tor
Portland, on a visit to relatives and
frieudt. ,
H. O. Mauiy, of MaokaoavlUe p re
elnot, waa In Medford oa business
Monday.
O. A. Peck and Arthur Reynolds,
of Lake Creek, were In Medford.
Monday.,
Miss litzal Tloe It visiting ber tit
ter, Mrs. Ira Pbtlpt, at flsrrisburg,
Ongon. .
o. r. Alien has returned from a
visit of three months .duration . at
Portland. ' ' . ,
Mr. and Mra, A. M. Short aad
dangbttr, Mist front, are visiting in
Portland.
ar. ana airs. A. a. Usvls an
spending several weeks la Southern
California.
O. F. Cook, agent for the Oregon
Nursery, wat at Atbland thit week
oa business.
Will Mailer, "Shorty" Mtlei ard
WU1 Hale an oat la tht hUlt looking
ap timber land.
J. W. Berrien, ot tbe Upper Rogne
River section, wat la Medford on
business thit week,
3i t sees Liacy ana Amy Kent, wen
visitors in Medford Thursday aad
Friday of laat week.
Mra. A. D. Uall and daughter re
turns d last week from Salem, when
they epent the holidays with relatives
and friends.
Ed. Redden and family returned
Friday to tbeir borne at Del Rey,
Calif., after a tew weeka visit beie
with relatives.
Louis Bennett la home from the
Agrioultuial ootlege lie hat com
pleted his post graduate course at.
tbat institution.
Mis. F. E. Lamb 'and aon, Earl, of
Bowling Ureeu, Ohio, are beie pay-
tug a visit to Mra. R. C, Minear, a
sister of Mis. Lamb.
,U, 8, Wright, one ot tbe mem hers
of tbe Penna Mining Co., operating
on Elliott creek, left Wednesday for
his home in East Brady, Pa. 1
Mlsa Oraoe Pearee, who hae been
employed ia Deuel ft Kectntr'e store
for the past several months, returned
to her home oo Poormau'a cnek
Tuesday. J "
-A' Mr. Clark, ot Feasenden, North
Dakota, and Mr. Ferguson tnd family
ot Grains, North Dakota, an among
the recent arrlvali in Medford from
that state.
Mra. D. C, Cingoade, of Eagle
Point, who bat been visiting lelati
res and frleadt la Saa Franoltoo for
tbe past eeveial months, returned
borne Monday.
J. 8. Sumervtlle waa In town tbl
weel from Elliott creek, oa business.
Dlok Tra verso (Italian Dick) tbe
original MoKlaley man la Southern
Oregon, wat la tbe olty a oouple of
days tblt week.
Mlvseo Odalite Bornlag and .'vary
Davidson, .of Klamath Falls, who
ban been spending tbe holldtyt In
Medford returned to their duties aa
teaohen to Klamath Falla publlo
tcboolt Monday.
Mra. C. L Hatohlton and daughter
Mitt Fsrn, returned to Portland,
Sunday night. They will nmala In
that oity tor ttvtral months daring
which tlmt Mies Fern will oontlnae
hoi musloal studies.
J. A. Wtrd returned to Portland
Sunday avtntng after a week't visit
Because He Paid By Check
Not long ago, a business man in this community
wag presented with a bill that he had already paid.
He produced the paid check as a voucher in evi
dence, and it was thus at once proven that he had
paid the bill.
Don't you see the importance of paying by check?
This Bank cordially invites your account subject to
check, and will be pleased to render you the most
efficient service,
Jackson County Bank,
Established 1888. Medtord, Oregon
MaatwaattawBawgane .
Capital, Surplusand Deposits over $625,000
to Merabant H. C. Kentoer .and
family. Tblt It Mra, Jennings second
vielt to Medford, she having epent
several weeks here last winter.
During the natt year ahe hss spent
aboat tlx . months apon a . pleasure
trip to Englend, Ireland and Franee.
Tblt waa bar fourth visit to foreign
ooantrlea. She baa ;beaa weetern
representstlve of tho ebove named
glove boast for twelvo yean, hand
ling all taelueei west of tbe Mississ
ippi river. She iterted tht western
work tlaglt banded, bnt now hat tlx
traveling salesmen coder ber ' super
vision, and tblt year, for tht tint
time, shipped glovet west la carload
iota, '
Eden Valley Items.
Grace Smith returned to her ttud
lee at the Normal tchool at Aahland
after tpendlng a pleasant boll lay va
cation wltb borne follke and ber
many frlenda here. '
C. C. Johnson it busy thit weok
in in Medtotd, taking out oak atumpt
with hit grubbing machine on bl'
propeity across from tbe Dell alt
ulace.
Will Hover and bride are In Calif
ornia on tbeir honeymoon tilp, and
they have the best wlsbet of a large
circle ot friends. Tbe boys are pre
paring to give tbem a roTal welcome
on tbeir r turn.
Tbe young trees on tbe Barrel! or
chard are nearly all pruned and two
brush burnere an now kept busy
cleaning up ready for tbe epiay pump
and the plow. This orobard work Is
not all "boys play" but It brings
the double eaglea, and tbgy are what
most of ne are tomewbat Interested
In and tome have a nioe coileotion of
them. ' ZZ ..
fp. J. O'Gara, onefot'Unole'Sam't
speculate on aiseases o iruu, is
buay in onr orchards thli week glv
oing praotioal lessons to an Interest-
ed groap ot orobardmea. bttboni
boya grown op taking their poet
Fine Bermuda Onions
for sale at all prices ..
A.
C. ALLEN
Phou 781
wltb relatlvea and frlenda. Ha waa
On January 16th at 7:30 p. m. a acoomDaniad noon hit return bv hia
meeting of ill Baptist. In tha city of daughter, Mra. Tod Kelso, who bat
Medtora will be held. All the debts n0, b,, IB tho beet of health for
oa tne onorch Dan been paid ind the . few weeke put.
mortgage will be burned. AU Bap
tists and tboee who btlped to lift this
debt in cordially Invited to be pre
cent. The roll will be called and
thoee not preeent will be expected to
send a letter ot a sorlptun text to be
read in response to their namee.
been
Mra.
last
and will oommenot teaching aa soon
as she arrives at the required age
Dveleaobtrt la one family, way back
Ben A. Lowell, of WoodvlUe, wat
In Medford Wednesday. SMr. Lowell
ia taid to oan as fine a traot of fruit
land as then Is In the whole valley.
tie bat 13 acres, and of this nine or
ten acres an already ttt to fruit.
and all of It It under a diteb. Be It
deelrout of celling tha property-
owing to the 111 health of blt'wlfa.
E. P. Bennett left Wednesday tor
Fruitvale, Calif, when he will join
hit family, who an spending tbe
winter then. "1 am coming back'
said Mr. Bennett "Medford's good
enough for me, but Mra. Bennett
wUhee to try some of the mlneial
springe ot California for rheumatism
and a man feela looeaome without bla
family anyway."
Mr. and Mra. T. W. Nordby and
eon, of Portland, wen in Medford
tbla week paying a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Handler. These people
left Wednesday morning for tbe
Month accompanied by Mra. Handley.
Ttiey will visit at Oakland, Los An
gelct and San Diego, Calif., and from
there tboy will go to Florida. They
expect to be absent about tlx weeks.
Mr. Nordby ta a member of tbe Nord
by Lumber Company ot Portland,
and Mra. Nordby Is a sister of Mra.
Uanilley.
Mra. A. J. Jennlngs,travellng sales
woman for tht Lamb Knit Glove es
tablishment, of (Colon, Michigan, la
la Medford this week paying a visit
graduate couiee. Mr. O'Gara ia do
Ing a good work and It looks good to
see thirty or forty Interested trait
growers grouped around him ont In
a big pear orobard. Then are bo
college alls or foot ball teams to
tbla lobool.
In our laat bnnob of Ittmt we
spoke a good wcrd for onr oooaty
trait Inspector, Mr. Taylor, aad tew
interpreted It a alap at Mr. Weeka,
oar former Inspector. Beonaet we
taid Mr. Taylor waa doing good work
It aot laying Mr. Weeka did not, aad
wa with u any right hen that onr
former Inspector did bit work well
and then haa not been a word of
eompalnt . Wa an surprised that
any one should take oar oom meat on
Taylor's work as aa Insinuation tbat
Weeks did not perform hit servloes
equally at well. If we aay Roose
nit it a good president it dots not
imply tbat Llnocla or Washington
wat not and while wt an on thit
subject let It be oleerly understood
tbat these Itemt are written tor tbe
general benefit of tbla section, and
Ifjthere an any slaps to bt dtalt oat
to any ont yon will not need to naa
between tbe lines to find out for
whom It ie meant,
Tea, real winter weather we are
having tbat la winter for thie vet
ley. Oar orchardmen are busy tat
ting trees, pruning and burning
broth, Tht farmers art plowing,
0 tearing land and building fence.
The larka are tinging. Oar tchool
children gathering buttercups oa tht
school grouods, and yet with these
oondltlons In January there an a few
disgruntled people who kiok every
t ime we have a foggy morning, or
the roeds get moday. If wa bad 25
below zero weather and a oral trust
to deal wltn wa woold hare tome ex
cuse to kiok for It would keep us
kicking to keep warm, but the pro
per thing to do here is to always
have a good word for Rogne River
Valley. It aida digestion and makes
your coffee tatte better.
Electric Wiring:
I can save you money
on Electrio Wiring. For
estimates write
W.A.KYNISTON,
P. 0. Box 128
MEDFORD, - OREGON
County Tax Levy
The county commissioners court
for Jackeon county, after being in
seasion Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, disposing of a large amount of
aooumolated buslne?a, adjourned un
til next Monday, when it will take
the work of drawing tbe annual
Jury lists, ' appointing election offl.
cere for tbe ensuing two years, eto.
Befon adjournment the total tax
levy for 1908 for state and county
pupoeee waa fixed at seven mlily.vlz,
tchool L8 mills, state 1.0 mills, road
L6 mills, county general fund 3
milla, Tho budget for oounty pur
poses It about the tame aa last year,
but the state and tchool fundi cal
for larger aumt thle year than last
The preeident haa eent to tbe to
ntte the name of Chirtian Scbuebel,
of Oregon City to be U. S. district
attorney, vioe. W. C. Bristol. Scbue
bel wat the oboica of Senator Bouon
Advertise 1 Letter List.
Following is a list of letters remaining en
allec far al tkc JieUora sostofflce ea Jib.
Albenhsrdt Mrs Mary Beanstt V t
Eaton H B Grant BuoldAdj
HamUton L Hall H J
Ilenry Hrattfalsa Bolt Mrs 8 H
Jfe'ksl L Noilee T V 0
tool rraak L Beaborf B A
Ivsrj of eeoa ol the aoove letters. '
"roosesuiat ror any of tee above letters-
it -Aaron isea."
A. K. WOODFORD, rostawter
will
The Great Debate.
Medfoid High school vs. Klamath
Falls, Friday night at tbe Opera
House.
Tbe judgee an: :B. F. Mulbey,
Aabland, Mra. E. E. Gore, Medford,
Prof. J. P. Welle. Jacksonville. 7i.
The teama: l73 -:
Medford Vernon Vawter, Elmer
Swaagerfy, Carl Glasgow
3 Klamath Falls-Alex iMartlaTViB
oent Yadfo, Carlisle Ttden. I"
Admission 25 and 35 otntt. .Ticket,
now oa tale.
Growing'
Business
You never heard of a man
having to oonsult an oculist on
account of weak eyes caused
from looking on the bright side
of things. .Lots of people In tbe
world would be real good if they
dldo't think they were so good.
Then take the either fellow who
has troubles and tries to drown
them. In nearly every case, he
seems to think they are located
in his stomach. Worrv it the
und.-strable thoughts a fellow
can't help thinking. Cheer up'
You are not half as bad off as
yon think you are. Prosperity is
in tiicalr, and although it may
not have struck you yot, it will
In a few days or a lew weeks, be
cause we're going to have sev
eral more years of it. Go?h, how
mis store Is growlna. I'eonle
from all over the world are flock
ing to Medford on account nf on
wondec-l.il proeperltv. We'll
roon hare to hare about two
more stores right here in this
town, I think if you haven't
been in, it's alout time von warn
coming. There is lots of good
stntt to look at. You needn't
hurry about buying all we -want
ie to have you look and not overlook.
MILLER & EWBANK