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Reader, ip vou want tj ; OREGON LEADS Ratte Fruit, Grow Stock IntbaprodiwUonof FId Wull The Rogue River Valley ' Utvdi OREGON aotf Ml!ord, lu mttro(iu and tradt etwir, la iiwi retMSMvau by Mine or Lumber. Or engage In any o-wnpsMon In ihim pen. mchou u tuna ot almost unlimited uiurlUDUlc .THS 1 Bind it 1 ICDrORD NAIL YOU KUTWlf rUXM THE MEDFORD MAIL g . ' ' ' ' ' 1 1 VOL. ' MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 17. 1908 NO.' 3 rT, CITY PROSPERITY MASS WILL WEWIN ' COUNTY PRESS I ITOEJRMIJLINS I ELECTION JEM A PRIZE? ' ASSOCIATION Now under fall blast Ladies, wr want yon to oome to the full realization of the fact that you can buy munlin underwear obeaper at this (ale than you can make it. Come to this lale and we will prove it to you. In hunting around last June for rautlinwear for a sale we found a manufacturer who had conceived the idea of putting . up a certain number of BIG LOTS of muslin Underwear and selling these loft at 20 per cent under market prices, in order to keep his regular bands at work during the dull months. We se cured one of these lots, and can offer you the finest, best made goods at almost the cost of the raw material now. It's made bettor than you would make it as a rule. The sale closes Febru ary 1, se come soon. Biggest assortment shown in Medford at a White Sale Gowns Skirts tut all sizes from. 50 cents 59 cents 19o t0 li98 ' 10 Drawers S2.69 $7.47 25o to $1.69 THE NEW GOODS First to appear at this Store NEfV IIIT For Misses and Small Women fit ff OUIlkJ just received. They come with the short jackets and walking skirts, light and dark styles for Spring 1908 Prices, $8 to $11 NEW SILK and NET MISTS Black, Navy and Brown silk waists, all sizes, now $4 to $9.50. Net waists from $5 to $9.50 New Skirts $4 to Ladies Goods Baker-Hutchason Company First Room North of J ackson County Bank BANK YOOB MONEY IN 80ILS OF EVANS CREEK VALLEY One grower sold $1 10 strawberries from I acre rows 3 feet apart, Another grew 14 tons of pumpkins on lees than 2 acres. Sold berries to local store 97, besidet giving quantities of fruit for picking from 40 hills raspberries and 88 Logan berries. Less than i acre of onions produced U,0O) lbs., sold $310. 315 Salway Peach trees in tour successive years sold: 1904; 1300 boxes; 1905, 2300 boxes,- 1909, 1300 boxes; 1907, 1000. One Royal Ann Cherry, 19 years, picked 400 pounds in 1907. One D'Anjou Pear. 7 years, picked boxes. You can get tucta results as these and better. Come to me and I will tell yon why. Yon can buy a cosy 7 room house and bath with one aore lot for $800. 4 room cottage and acre for 1240. . , BEN A. LOWELL WOODVILLE, OREGON MEDFORD OPERA HOUSE HAZELRIGG & WILLIAMS, Mgrs The Great Comic Opera Success THE MASCOT AS PRESENTED BY THE HAZELRIG 3-i SDREWS CO. OF 40 Medford Singer 40 A COMPLETE PRODUCTION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 Scats New Try an "Ad." of Panama, $15 ' Exclusively. tsaoastaaasxxtaa on Snle in The Mali. The elty elsotioa Tuesday was a very qalet ope, but a fair vote was polled just ibe same. ' None of tbe contests were elosa the auoosissful candidate winning out by good margins. Tbe newly elected ottioen am B. M. Collins, reoorder. L. L. Jacobs, treasurer, Coaoollmau, F. & Merrick 1st ward, H. G Wort man, 2d ward, W. W. Eifert, 3d wara. t ollowlng Is ibe vote-let ward Reoorder, Collins, 160, Stewart, soo., 17. Treasarer, Jacobs 151, Suutn, soo., 13. Councilman, Fitzgerald 3U, Merrick, 111, Simmons, soo., 11. 2d ward Reoorder, 'Collins, 151 , Stewart, 23. "Treasurel, Jacobs, 157, Smith, 19. Coonollman, Bandy, 69, Wortman, 93, Wilson, soo., lL 3d ward Reoorder, Uolllne, 130, awHH M xrwwuiar, aaouoa, its, Smith, 16. ' Counollman, Bliss 62, EKert 87, Walter, soo., 16. Found What He Waited. F. 8. Green Is having thirty odd acres of land la tbe Table Rook dls trlot aet to fruit tree. Mr. Green purobaeM a forty aore tiaot of land just west from tbe CoL Wash born or chards, la that section some months ago. There was at that time eight nine acme of trees growing the plaoe and be la now patting ont enough to .bring tbe acreage op to over thirty acre. He la planting 1,000 pear trees and tbe remainder are Newtown and Spltzenburg apples. Mr. Green waa formerly traveling salesman, and for Ave year he visit- sd monthly all tbe prlnolpal towns In Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The fruit sections on his ronte wen the Rogue River Valley, the Willam ette Valley, the Hood River Valley, the Wenatobee section and tbe Pay ette valley and he bought his fruit land In tbe Rogue River Valley and It la here he Is planting bis orobard. Mr. Green did not make these faota known to tbls paper In a boaet- fnl manner, neither did be do It for the purpose ot Injuring other frolt localities. They were joat plain statements whioh he made snob as wonld be made by him npon any other topic The significance of tbe pnrohsa of trait land In this valley stands ont very distinctly, however and The Mall feels itself called npon to Infer that tbe whyfore of tbe faot la ons superior fruit prodoota, onr more oongeolal climate and the reas onable values placed on onr land. The New Skatiog Risk. Wendle, Looeley A Co. bare mater ial on the ground for the erection of their skating rink, at tbe corner of 10th and O street and work waa commenoed Wednesday on the foun dation. Ibe rink will have a skating sur face 100x48 feet In eize and tbe floor will be of selected lumber and will be the beet In Southern Oregon. Tbe work will be pushed sa rapidly ae possible and the projectors purpose to open about tbe first week In Febru ary. During tb coming summer they expect to put in a hardwood floor. L. M. Lyon, the well known con tractor, la in eharge ot tbe construc tion work. On hundred pairs ot tbe Richard son ball-bearing skates, said to be the best on tb market, have Keen order ed and will be here In time for use. Tbe rink (will be ran In a strlotly up- to-date manner and no bolsterlons conduot will be sllowed. Monster Cat. M. U. Maboney and R. L. Wilson, of Butte Fells, were in Medford Tuesday on business. They bad with them tn skin of a huge .mountain lion which had been slain by Mr. Wilson on tbe reserve near bis home- atead Friday last. Tbe big oat meae- ned nine feet fonr inohta from the tip of bis nose to the end of his tall, and when alive wae an ugly onstomer to deal with. The fur was in prime order and Mr. Wilson will have tbe skin dreseed and make a rng of It, H Mr. Wilson is justly proud of this trophy and refused a number of tempting otters from would-be par obesera. Putnam Pound Qullty. The jury In tbe Putnam llbsl case, after being ont thre boors, Satur day evening, returned a verdct fjf guilty. Judge Hanna imposed a fine of 1150, and a notice of ppeal to the supreme oourt waa Immediately Hied. Tbe jnry oonslsted of George Hoff man, A. a. Chapman, w. a. rai'ioa, J. O. Wilson, a ft Hathaway, F. M. Amy, Geo. L. Davis S. I Bennett, 1. A. Mernman, John H. Bellinger and M. W. Klme.. Rne fAnp clipara f mm RiLtar A Dnnlap, where yon get avaluable coupon with every oigar. . 30-tf. In spite of the Inclement westbsr the opira house waa well filled Mon day night with an interested and en tbnslasMo audlsnce, and a feeling of universal good fellowship and In tan tlnn to work together tor tb ocm mon good of tbe community pervaded the air. Tbe Medford band discoursed ap propriate muslo at Inter vala during tb muting. Chairman Colvig opened the moet log with a shoit addeaa in whioh he detailed the object thereof. H. C, Garnett spoke Briefly on the growth of Medford as It had oome under his observation. The financial outlook of Southern Oregon waa i.tb theme ef Hon. W. L Vawter'a addreea , In whioh h showed tbe financial sound ness of the Institutions of the val ey. Gore Bra, quartet rendered i 0"uple nf selections and wert heart ily encored. Hon. J. D. 01wU spoke on the pioauot and shipments of tb Rogue Hirer valley and pissentsd com facta and throne that were startling but true. "There are now In tl valley, or will be When tbl asasnn's planting is finished 26,000 acre ot land planted to orobard, said Mr. Olwell. "Of these 4,500 aoree will have beta planted this season. Fig ure J hat tb prodootion of that vast aorag will be when it come la bearing, say six Tears from bow. At a vary low estimate a oarload to sob three aore , there will be 8,000 car of trait, forty train losda of twenty oara to tbe train, and at the extremely low prlo of tl per box It would meaa raa lnome of tM,8uO,000 from the frolt of Medford dlatrlot That la double tbe deposits ot all tbe ten banks of tb valley." Tbe figures make a fellow gaep but they are true. 1'h acreage 1 her, the estimate of tb yield I vary oon- eervatlv It will be better then that and a dollar a box la lower than the average. Mr. Olwell'a address at tracted the attention of ell, aa It ahowed tb people tbe magnitude of tbe orchard interest. Prof. Signs gave a few facts about the ednoatlonal lntereata nf the city. Rev. O. L. Hell told ot some of tbe things he waa looking forward to. E. E. Kelly spoke from tne stand point of a tenderfoot. Rev. M. F. Horn spoke of the optimist aa a cit izen, and O. U. Pieroe closed the speech making by delineating a few facta about tbe Commercial Club. Th ancoess of tb meeting waa un qualified, and tb Mall believe that onght to have mor of them. Let' have on of ths every one la a while, Thy will do a lot of good aad bring tb peopie closer to gether. Tb eoooeee of tbl meetlag wae due to the effort ot tt com mittee in obarge, and especially Chairman Colvig. Medford Defeated. The Klamath .Falls High School team, consisting of Alex Martin, Car II ! and Vlnoant Yaden, defeated the Medford High School, represented by Vernon Vawter, Carl Glasgow and Elmer Swagerty In debate laat Fri day night on tb question: "Resolved that the Naturalization laws of tbe united States should be mor Strin gent" The defeat wasn't an over whelming cne, as tb Jodgee were rather pat to It to render a decis ion, and then tb vote waa two for Klamath Falls and on for Medford. The Klamath boys sbowed mor ex perience In public debating thle be ing tbe first appearanne nf onr boys In pnbllo and tbs deolsinn went to them tor that reason aa mnoh aa any thing else. The Judges were Prof. B. F. Mnl- key, Prof. J. P. Wells and Mia. E. E. Gore, and the Medford team Unda mnoh enoonragement In the faot that tbe vote oaat for tbem waa Prof. Mnl key's, himself an orator and debater of experience. Announcement. 1 have sold my photograph gallery to Mr. F. W. Lesmeiater. I have not made public announcement of this before, for the reason that I wtsned to asspre myself of his eompetenoe to give my onstomer the class of work to wnlob they heve been socnstomea. I oso now say that he Is a tlrst-olass. all ronnd photographer, nd that I can recommend blm to all my oosto men and friends, 3 2t , U.O. Msckoy. New Cases Filed Cbas, P, Cbamplln va iloxsnna S. Obamplln, suit for dlvoroe on grounds of desertion. Toe Cham- pile's were married In Wisconsin In 1903. There are no oblldtn. Una Newbury and J. L. Uammersly plain tlffa attorney . Stephen Hurt va A -L . Irwin and Flora Irwin jaogement for plalotiif. If Rogue River valley doesn't carry off a prize or at least be batter thsn also raa" in tbe apple show at tb Stat Horticultural Meetl ng at Portland this woek It wou't bs be cause tbe apples are not forge eoongb or good looking enongn. Foe yeere Hood River has been going back op tbe Columbia with red and bine ribbons enough to max. aa unin formed onlooker think It wae aa after math of a Yale-Harvard football game. dltfsrenoe of opinion between the wearers of tb bin end tb crimson and all bnt th Is year unless Meesrs Smith and Lownedale have the "oan dy stuff" Rogne River valley Is go Ing to annex a few of those oolored symbols of qoslity. Sunday evening there were forty one boxes of apple shipped to the ppl show from Medford, gathered by J. A. Perry, president nf tbe Commercial Club, under Instructions from that organization, and among thoee forty on hvixee ware soma prise winners la nay eooatry. The Idea waa to show the ;dltTint packs. Thsn wera Spltzenbeigs and New. town 128 to tbe fifty-pound box that's the regular four-tier pack, then the bpitz's raa down in num ber, not la size to fifty-four to' tb box. Thar war ton box of them. W doa't claim to be the only Bflt- xeobsrg growing esetloa but wa oaa raise them soma. Of Newtowne where we do claim to shin than war seven tean box. Twelve of thee held only fifty-four apples at fifty pounds to the box, figure what tb weight of each a ppl would be. Three Dozes bald sevoty-two apple each and one held sixty-three. There were five boxes of Hovers, three of whlob had fifty tour, one 63, aad one 80 apple, aad there were four boxes of Wlneeapa at 88 to the box. Only on box of blue Pearmain wae aent and that beld only flrty-four apple. Tb above was written and put In type before we bad reoeived the re -turns from the show, and the result shows that we are not much of a pro phet. The majority of tbe flret prizes fell to Hood River, aa usual, ohlefly nn aooouot of tbe eitenalvenese of tbe exhibit from that section. There really Isn't enough Interest taken la tn matter by grower her. W nave the fruit we knnw tnat and we get good price , aad tnat seems to It tb chief ambition of tbe most of ns. The only first prize won In Kogn river valley want to F. H. Hopkins, of Cenral Point, for winter Nellli paara, The Public Library. Tbe ladles ot tb Greater Medford Club have etarted a vlgorona cam paign to secure funds to start a pob- llo library and free reading room, and all thoee lot res ted in tb pro gress of onr beautiful little city are oalled noon to oootrlbute. A publlo library la on nf tn necessities. Its influence Is far reaching. A libra rian will be employed aad books will be at tb disposal of people every day. The Mayor1 and council have offered tha use of tb Council room in the new olty ball until mor oom- modion quartan oaa b secured, and the olub mem oara an determined to keep np the good work nnttl a Carnegie building can be proonrcd The following oomltt wera ap pointed : . Waya and Means of raialng money -Meadamea. Vawter, Alford, Ray. To solloit from business men Meadamea. Unllls, Stoddard, Merrtok, Van Dyke. Quite a mm could be secured tbroogh tbe different clergymen In teresting tbeli congregations, and tbs teaohera by Interesting the echool obildrea. Each olub member is re quested to collsot from their friends and nelgbbota 95 and bring to nYr oinb. Meeting the olnb meets ths 1st Monday of tbe month at 2:30 at Com mercial Club rooma. The present membership: Mea damea. F W Street, B P Thelae. J M Keene, J A I'errry, E N Warner, 11 C Kentner, J H Butler G miller, O Corey F E Page, J I) Heard, I L Hamilton, C R Ray, H G Nicholson, T E Pottenger, H U Lnmsden, Ciias Strang, W I Vawter, S L Eleenhart, F W Uollle, S R Hill, M L Alford, D U Miller, H K Morrison, G L Srhemerborn, F tl Merriok,, O I Hutchison, E B PlokeULi Bnn'dv.H C Sloddsrd, MoCray, S M Short, E D Elwocd, J E Watt, W T York, U II Uasxlna, W U McGowo, M. Van Dyke, Misses Alta and Minerva Nay lor, j alia Fieder and F Haakins. Co'-ie andgctonr"speolal prloae j en Chluawar. Ali.-n -en. "Sliver plated milk '. ,t aala tt the Kogu Rlrer C r u av jf,AMed- ;:arJ.iI . i - Temporary organization of a coun ty press a-eoeiatloo waa etfsotad at Ashland Sunday. , 8 A Pattlsnn, of th Csntisl Point Herald was chosen as tauiporary chairman and Lynn Pur lin, of ths Gold Hill Neivs, aa cMietaiy. Tha ohalrman waa ohasea to represent in assoolstloo at tb stat association la Portland tbla week. E. J. Kslssr was appointed to draft a constitution and by-lawa. A meeting will b held la Medford, Sunday January 26th, tor tb purpose ot effecting a permaaeqt orgnlzation, Coming From Everywhere As an example of tb attention which th Kogu River Valley la at tracting tbe faot may be cited that fruit growere frnm evry fruit grow ing section of th ooaat hare had emlssarrtes la tb valley lately or bar been here themselves looking over th eooatry with a vlw to In vesting largely. Some of them have already made partial arrangements to purchase orchard lead aad others will rstorn soon. No Issa than fifteen growers from tb famoua Wtnatchee asctloa have been her dui.'Bg th .past week. Ssveral ot taeee will make Invest ments aa soon as they are aaaored tbat.the plan ot the Fish Lake Ditoh Co. will be carried oat la relation to their high line ditch. . Tbe comple tion of thle project wonld make available a larg acreage of land aultabla for orchard purposes. Th acreage ot peara, with tbla year's planting will reach about one belt of the apple aore age In tne val ley, aad will perhapa continue to gala la tbe future. If tbe ntio of planting continue It will be but a few yean until the valley and foot hills will b aim oat solid orchard, with bandsom realdenoe inhabit ed by happy, prosperous famll ee on nearly every ten acres, and tbe Ro gue River Valley will be the wealth iest section ot the United States. 'The Mascot." Seat an now on sale fnr Mr. Ones. D. Hazelrlgg'a pioduotlon ot "Tbe Maaoct" whlob Is billed for Wed nesday, January 22nd, and judging by tbe demand for eeate the Medford Opera boos will b taxed to It ut most oapaclty on th oooaslon. Tb following I th complete oast: Prino Lorenzo . Ed. Andrews Room, a farmer H. Wlthlagton Pippo, a shepherd, R. T. Burnett Prince Frederic - E. S. Gore Matteo, aa Innkeeper, George Marrltt Sergeant Emll Payette Pagee Lnwi - Bea Plymal Angeln - - Virgil Strang Peasant Antonio - Homer Rothermal Paola - Mrs. K. T. Burnett Farnoeioo Mra. Etta Bates Prlnoess Flametta Miss Edna Elfert Bettlna, Th Mascot, Mrs. Hazelrigg Ensemble: Mlasee Hamilton, Enyart, Hoyt, Porter, Kay, Gollof, Farlow, Kent, Wood, Hartzel, Mrs. Barnum, Mrs. Burnett, Maaara. Muller, Hill, Gregory, Sweet, Warner, Hartzal, Rothermal, Marrltt Th entire produotlon I nnuer tb personal direction bf Mr. Hazelrigg, wbn has proven himself a past master la this Has of work. . School Heuse Burned Friday evening the fine, new brick school house at Central Point, whlob waa erected a llttl over a year ago at a cost of (16,000 waa destroyed by fin, supposed to have originated from a defective One. Having no means of fighting th flames th people were compelled to stsnd by and see tbe handsome atructore destroyed. Tbe flamee were plainly to be seen from Medford. The old building which stood near by escaped and will be naed tem porarily until a new building oan be erected, which the people of that town are alnady planning to do. There wt3 an Inaurano of 910,000 on tbe building. The Pol Simmers Fir has been lighted nnder tbe political pot and It will soon be boil ing merrily. Only twn prospsotive candlda'es hav filed tbelr declarations of Inten tion to become oaniildatea tor offloe at tbe primary e'ectlon to bi beld tbls year on April 17th. Th aw no an Ons. Newbury, of Jackarnviil , who asplr-s to be dlstrlot attorney .'or tbe fire) ludiclal district, and J. L. Hemiueiuly, of Gold Hill, who wishes to 'e.ireseur the county of Jackson tn to. 'stats leglslatne. The lea being broken It I to be ex pevted that th aspirant for pnbllo honors will begin to nrnke tbernselvee known upldly. """ '.rT CLUB SMOKER Ib- smoker given by the Oomerolal clue Wedi iday night waa Uigsly at tends!. Tbe rooma war Mud with n r,tbosisue aad Interested crowd. Aruoug ttoe la atbsodanoe wen qnlto a number of people who bad but la'-etv coae to tbla seotioa aad their presence sbowsd the good work which bad been dona by the olnb. It was developed from the eisoaa- aloa that then would be needed ssv eral thousand dollars to carry oa the oampalga of advertising which In tb past year ' baa brought forth such good results, la th way of turalag the attention of people to tbls section and Its resource, A committee con sisting ct M sears. Enjart, Oolvlg, Pierce, Flndley an Brooks was ap pointed to devise way and means for raising fnnds . After tbe bnsineas of the meeting had been taken oara of a genera social good time was enjoyed Speeches were made by membera aad others, bat by far th moat atrlkla; fee tore Jwaa tbe iperleaoee of aew oosaete, who war Invited to tall how they first beard of th Rogue River Valley aad what Induoed them to come bare, aad In nearly every In- th Brat ladaoemeat ossa Unas th perusal of tb booklet Is sued by th Commmerolal olnb last ' year, aad oac bar the oneatry did thereat Tb first Wedosedsy Ha February tbe 6th tbe annual meeting of the Commuclal dab will be bald, at which time aew ofBosn will b elect ed . A mokr will be bald after th election. Every member of the olnb . should b present. AMONU TrtB criuucnes. CHRISTIAN 9CIKNCK. Chretien Solenoe ssrvloes are held every Sunday morning In tha Com mercial club rooms Subject for Jan- nary 19th, "Life" . All are wal- oome. ' ' . . BTRANOBRS SUNDAY HOME. First Baptist abnrob: Next Sun day evening Miss Jeonease Batler will glv abort piano recital pra- dlng tb evening eervloa, begin ning at 7:20 p. m. Last Sunday tn attondanoe at both Sunday school and preaching was tb largest for years. Xbe Sunday eohool waa th largest that baa ever been la to his tory of th Baptist onurch. Super intendent Garnett haa not been abl tc atop railing vet over tb large number ot attendance. Baptism again Sunday even lag. I U . LeKoy Hall, Pastor. CHRISTIAN CHUKCH. 10 a. m. BibU echool, "Jean aad His First Uiaolpisa." Johal:35s3. 11 .Sermon: "Tb Maeedoalaa Call, Come Over and Help Ua," a osH to servios. 8:30 p. m. meeting of whole ohoron, a oonferanoe. 6:30 Y. P. 8. C. E. . leader. Earl Reynolle, Iseeon, How Ood Speaks to Men,". 7:30 sermon: "ibe assa Christ Jesus, Th third la tb series of tb lit of Christ, Splendid sudlenoee wsre la ettendanoe laat Sunday evening, one always teals wsloom t tb Christian obureb, coma let us worship togstner. Marlon F. Horn, Minister. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHDRnH. 'Tb Second Coming of Christ" will be the snbjeot at the Methodist ohuroa next Sabbath at 11 a. m. At nloht the theme will be: "Tb Devil's Trinity." Sebbsth sohool 10 a. m. Epwnrth League 6:30 p. m. Mrs. Krause, the accomplished musi cian frnm Los Angeles, is nnw drill ing tha oholr. She will assist tb ohoir at tne morning servioes. Good mosio morning and evening. All are Invited. . PBESBYTRltlAN CHURCH. Evangel tela servioes nsxt Sundsy morning and evening. Preaching by tbe Rev. J. K. Howard. All come. AT. MARK'S CHURCH. The regular servioes ot the obunb will be held Sunday morning and evening, Jan nay 19, at 11 a. m. aad 7:30p. m. At the mnrning servioes ths double quartet will! sing , "The Ueavene Declare tbe Glory of God" by Arthur F. A. Custancs, "On ward Christian Soldiers" maslu hf U. R. Fuller, "Vsult" In A fiat by Robinson, "Benedlotue" In A flat, ''Brightest and Beat nf ths bone of the ;.Mornlr?i" L;(ounod, "' ne with God tbe Iv-cher ' by J.""llarsi)y. Tne arimon in ' I evening will be the third In the naj on the Lord's Prayer. These sermons nn thle par. tlonlar prayer an proving helpful and Interesting. A hearty weloome la extended to allho attend th ser vices of the oborob. Every lady In Medford should see thst Haviland now on "special sate" at Roberts A Reagnn. JR. Tjilvar platedytro'r" uaeTcr rallef nf cows when bi.i -or sala at tbe Rogo River Creamery, Med ford. tf. Court adjoorned nntil Jennary ST, iss ' ;