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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1908)
JtWL KkaDEH, IF YOU WANT TO Raise Fruit, Grow Stock Mine or Lumber. Or mace In any occupation In tbla peerli9 Mellon of ft laud ol ainwMt uaUmUotl opportunities THE MEDFORD MAIL OREGON LEADS Id tbt production of F1d Fruit The Rogue River Valley Uftdi ORIGON and HMllera, Its m.tropoli. and trade Molar, X uw. rvprvOTOiva . ia S THE MtDrOID MAIL 9 O taxo rt to rourn aasraaa vaonrae fi WILL T-L TOO ALL A BOOT IT VOL. xx. MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. (908 NO. 5 We Are Still Harping On Dndermusllns Do You Wonder WhyP W honestly feci, deep down In our hesrts, tbtt wo in showing tbo ltru.it aseortmente, ttao prettiest styles, the best values in Gowns, Bklrts, Corset Oovara and Drawer, that will bo abown In Southern Oregon this season. Everv earment made In a sanitary factory and tba paloes are guaranteed EXCEPTIONALLY LOW Saturday the Last Day Special Sale of Petticoats These Petticoat were deiignett aod built by tba manufacturer (or trade winners under the most ap proved anitary" condition. Each garment bar the "latwl1 of the "National CouBumciV League, M a a guarantee of the cleanly factory ooodltlona where 'tbiiT are made. Be sure And see these values before they Art gone. No. 10 is a floe black Underskirt of Imitation hetnar bloom, made very full: an ezceoional value i nn at.: . i.uu No. 19 le made of a good quality Mercerised Sateen, witb a 12inch ""el's!,? t h uii91,8- .s?i.h era of 6 rowi .birring and ruffle baa one cluster of 6 row. .birring and one-half lnob nematlched bera; ehowy pattiooat No. 67 Hade of good quality Mercerized Sateen, witb IB-loch flonnoe and dost raffle, trimmed witb a two-band umbrella ruffle with three ln tucks In each band ; flonnoe hat three pin tuclca abore ruf- a. rn e; out full; a very auperlor skirt , 4)1, all No. 249 Moreen Skirt, made with H-lncbunder-tlounce; ontaide flounce consists of one six-inch band with two group, of three plo tucka and two S-inch band.; a good Skirt at tue price; going at j -irj No. 254 Thli la made of Imitation Heatberbloom Taffeta and baa a deep flounce anA ruffle, both cut very full; flounce haa two groups ot fire-row abirrlng and three rows hemstitching ; ruffle baa three pin tucks and hemstitched hem; a Terr desirable petticoat at t nn the price ; a Terr ahowy design ; price 4.UU No. 273 Made from ultra quality Mercerized Sateen, with dust ruf- He and very deep and full outside flounce, consisting of 7-inch band with three tapea: 5 inch plaiting and two three-lnoh band umbrella with tapes on each band, and all taped together where joined, ) rn making 9 tapea on the flounce; a very handsome skirt.... 4X.jU No. 248 Made from an extra good quality Meroerlied Sateen with-a very deep flounoe and dost ruffle; flounce has bias pin tuoka and rows of hemstitching alternating, and Is finished at bottom with a wide umbrella ruffle, witb two rows of hemstitching and hemstitched hem: a very elaborate skirt and needs only to be seen to be n nn appreciated; prion , 4U.UU All Silk Petticoats at Cost Ladies Goods Exclusively. Baker-Hutchason Company First Boom North of Jackson County Bank CrsXc)Crta)CttO)0 goe4H4awawa4Haeo i Ut (ONE NIGHT ONLY) ? ' -. mini Y FEBRUARY - 3D GLORIA DARE AND HER FL0R0D0RA GIRLS Concert and recital selections from all the late metropolitan musical successes .. - ., FOR THE BENEFIT On' Weatonka Tribe, Imp. Order oi . Redmen RESERVED SEATS - - 76 CENTS GENERAL ADMISSION - 50 CENTS The Musical Treat ol the Season vjriii wswaara V ia black only; a vary $1.25 Mill J Mr NEW THEATER By tba beginning of the next that iloal aaaaoa, aboot deptambar 1st, Medford will have one of tba moat complete and op-to-date play booaea In tba state outside of Portland, Plana for tba building have bean oompletad and work will be oommeo cwd la a vary abort time. Tba bolldlaag la to be ereoted on tbo property owned by Dr. K. E. Page on tba south east corner of 7tn and A streets, by him, and will con tain, Daaidea tba theater, three si ore tooma on tba ground floor. Tba building will have a fioouge ot 215 feet on 7th street and will be 00 feet deep and tbrea etoiiee high, Every convenience of modern theaters will be incorporated In Its structure. Tba etage will be sutUolent in size to permit of tba presentation of the biggest prodooktooa oomlug oat of New York. This play house w.ll be quit, similar to tba Hellg in Port, land witb new oonvi.noes added. Coanty Commissioners Court Ia matter of petition of Mark Whipple for liquor licence. Ordered that lloanaa be granted to . patlloner to aall liquor la Woodvllle preoinot 'In matter of Froitdale add to Med ford. Bald plat approved. In matter of Queea Anna add to Medford. Said plat approved, Ia matter of West Medford add to Medford- bald plat approved. 1 la matter of oanoallattoa ot tax sale oartlBoata of land la tp 39 aria. Ordered that said sale be cancelled aad tba asoissary oorreotlons made In the tax roll. Ia matter of cancellation of tax aala certificate for land In tp 36 a r 2 w. Same order aa a bora. In matter of taxes on lota 2 and 3 Uelmaa add Ashland. Ordered that clerk draw warrant on general fund for 110.17 la favor of U. S. butler on aeonnnt of double assessment of real property. Ia matter of petition of Oregon and California R. R. Company for refund on aooount ot doable assessment. Ordered that olerk draw warrant on general fund In favor of K. H. com pany for 1241.55 for aooount of anob doable testament. In matter of tax levy for 1908, or dered tbat a tax of 7 milla be levied on every dollars worth .of property la the county, divided aa follows For county eoboola 1.8 mills, for state tax 1.6 mills, for oonnty. axpenae 2 mills, road tax 1.6 mills. In matter.of petition of J. M. Hur ley for oonnty road. . Ordered that aald road be established as, soon aa damages are paid by petitioners. Matter of claim of E. B. Henley for damage on aoooaat of 4. M, Hurley's road. Claim disallowed. In matter of appointing of fruit Inspector. Ordered that Ueo. W. Taylor te appointed fruit inspector. In matter of appointing road sup ervisors for 1903. for district No. 1 W. P. Holbert, No. 2-L. A. Rose No, 3 A. Throckmorton, Nn, 4 burton E. Hard, No. 5 J. K. Morri son, No 6 Louie J. Header, No. 7 Royal Brown, No. 8 Oosr Sobnman, No. 9, Geo. W. Stacy. Oraered that Jack True b appointed county toad master for. 1908. In matter of road petitioned for by t rederiok Schneider. Report order ed established aocordng to law. Tba total outstanding debt of Jack son oonnty October 1, J1907, aa abown by the report of the'oounty olerk waa sWfo. VT ..-SZ In matter of Banker Hill addition to Medford Plat approved. In fmattrr of King, adaition to Medford plat approved. In the matter of the settlement of D. H. Jackson, eberiff, showing dis position of the moneys colleoted by blm as oolleotor for the year 1906. It appearing that said sheriff and tax oolleotor has oolleoted all tax je witb wblcb be waa obarged exotpt the sum ot ll('i:.27 wblcb ia delinquent. It ia order s I that the aheclff and tax col leotor ; roceea to Issue delinquent oertlflcates In the manner provided by law to partlea desiring to purchase the aame. ' Davenport's Lecture. Homsr Davenport, who la probably Oregon's mot widely known native son, gave hla lecture on the "Ro mance and Mystery of the Orent Ara bian Dsuert" to a large and interest, ed audience laat Friday evening, Mr. Davenport aside from bis ability as a cartoonist, baa a peraonhty all his jwn, lie doesn't Indulge In flowery talk or long, flowing sentences, lie simply talka plain "United Stat" andlaa the subject he apoka o fin new to most of or, and tba e:4ar ' u one wbo bad "been there" hie kclare was especicUy Instructive ard euurtalniug. AfUr t,a lector an Informal baoquot ' i at Hotel Naan, where Mi. . - pot wn' ,'arther Into del. I a ouo ,ng bl' eipenenoe in ins aeeert rn ,- tne wild tribe, wblob Inhabit It. . THINGS TOLD ON THE STREET Aa Easterner "I have heard, elnea coming to Hertford, several paraona apeak of the 'Poor Farm'. Now, do yoa know, I don't Ilk that exprea alnn. Back East an Institution of tbat kind la oalled a 'Coanty Hospi tal'. It meana the same thing, but I can't help bat think the latter sounds smoother, and la not aa signi ficant as th. former epeolallly wbea the expression la beard by atrangtra. Tba poor, of comae, wa will nave witb na always, and tbey mast be taken ear of and, of ooorae. will be. bat I fanoy your oonnty could, by using tba word hos pital, do away witb a little of th seeming barabnaaa and annnd of pauperism which cannot but grate upon a aenaatlva nerve and at the earn time doea a needles, harm to one of the riobaat and moat prosper ous looallltlea la the United States." E. W, Andrews: "Everything ia doing do ont at oar place. The twenty aore of pears ana epplte my brother and I pnt oat but year oould not be la better afaap than taey now are. Did yoa a the Tokay grapea wa marketed laat fall? 1 belleva tbey war. th beat aver grown la Soathera Oregon. 1 have a aotlon of my own with regard to grape culture, Ion may have noticed tbat prsttv marly avoir vineyard la th valley get very llttl oar or cultivation. Now I don't believe tbla la right, . I believe giap vines ehoald be aa toorougbly cultivated aa trait trees. Laat sea son w cultivated our vineyard regu larly until about th middle -of J oly aad by doing tbla we kept the grapee growing all the time, then wbea the rains oam on In early September very little if any, aew vigor waa glvea the vine by tola moisture and oar grape did not crack. My theory la tbat If tba vloet are kept growing by cultivation and not al lowed to dry oat tbe '.fruit will not take on enoogh of to vigor given it by th early rains to a rack, at leaat oaia war in no way alt voted by the ralna laat eeaeoo, which was the wr THE vSALOON and case in eome other vineyards, and which has been tbe oaae pretty nearly every - year heretofore. Unr plaot (tbe old Peter Elmer plaoe) may be eapeolally adapted to tbla kind ot fruit, but 1 don't know about that. However, if we oan always grow its gjod tf.Hpia aa w did lust seson we will be satisfied whether ienllly salted or not." fxcarslon t Sonlhem Cillloral i. Some forty have already elonlfled tbelr Intention of taking tbe trip to Loa Angelee. Round trip rate will be $31. W. whoh la a trifle over one fare or tbe round trip, thirty days U the limit of the tlie hnr "-tea can return sooner It tkjj v.; . - .-- ut plan ia to, go soa'n t. ... oar Franc. ro via the Scenic Uosu rouv . nrnlng via BakersOelil and Fretnn. Th!, n Is not limited t Meci;. r1, nki. juurlng oltlea are lu vited tu jw!n. Aa tbe time ia getting ihort leave your name at tha H. P. depot, Medford. Ft la expected to !': Medford, I'.raarr ! t 10l3S . to. Kemember thi let" - l.M fur tb tvand trip. . HELP FOR Portland Oregoplant ' 1 On wood think there J was an old oonntry editor In the Poet ottl3 Da partment, making iawa and retrain tlons, good fellow of the Tom Rich ardson order, who Is bound to give tba boys a boost and bring them In to tbelr reward. He must b a man of experience . witb th frailties of th dellnauent subscriber, that terror ot the editor and despair of th edi tor's wife, who in moat oaaea la tba bnanoial "man" ot th Ira.' Foi lo, and behold, come th ruling that papers, to get Into tbe pound rate, , muat bareaf tet ba paid for by sub scribers in advauce, or at beat oaonot ran mot than a year behind. Well, why not? All th pioaparcoa city publication adopted th rale years ago, and It should ba enfoioed by tbe country weekly aa a matter of plain business. if aver tbe laborer la worthy ot bia hire, It la th adltor and publisher of tbe local weekly, plugging and boosting year In and ont for bia borne town and oonnty, often worried into sleepless oighta by vialnna of j bills do and payable aad nothing on i band or la sight to meet then. It' I safe to venture eaytng tnar 1 not ' ooantry paper ia thf land tbat baa not, at tale date from 1500 to 11000 oa it books, owing by "good fal lows," moat of whom are honest ot purpoae, yet oaralaaa or ebiftleee aboot paying op. Th.. earn, "good follow" hare plenty ot money oa clrooa day, and when tbey attend the oonnty fair or other pobllo diversion, or when tbey think oJ It at all, cay tu themselves tbey will pay some day. They meet tbe newspaper man with a oordial snake of tbe band and oompllment him on tbe good work b la doing, bat that la all, while he wonder If the Creator gave some men a doable allowaao of gall. In mistaken fear ba hesitates to ont them o If. Th day ot deliverance la at band: henceforth the lga goes ap "Uash up and no gramblng." f,i;'S -r., 'Ui . "t) 'r.-. JOHN R. KNODELL, Who Speaks Saturday and Sunday Nights on City Bonds Sold - e 'At tbe meeting, of the city oouncil aoturrfay .night preeuaut to adjoarn ment from' .Monday oif;ftt, all mem bers were pieaent exoentlng Mayor Kbddy and Uounolloian UnTrr, ' . .Th business .of tbe meeting was the opening of bl.ls for the urobase cf ii,000 oJ general fno 1 bonds, bearing 6 por L-ent interest aud run ulug tea r ,' s ' tthout opttcu of re- Ideuiption. . 'V vllowlng olila were 'rejelwc;' .- ii, Xolllns.Jt Sons, ot j Chicago, 8' : 'p.ujilumnud woxmA Interest to tbe time 6f delivery of tba bun.. John Nuovtn, of Clilcago, ttl premlom. MoDonald, MoCoy A Oo. of Chicago, ill!)') and arcrued InUr tit, A. J. Hood A Co., Detroit, 25 pomtum and accrued Interest. Mor rla r , cf Vortleqd, 5 premium .nd a-ciur.l lntret. The bid of 'll'js it hour. l'lon accept ed. . . )v Tbe I oonnoll then adjourned to Thuralay, January 3 th.- Hitter A DunM,i'a ! ' only -pUioa in towo where jo i vu - an. oopon with every clgdf u-rrbf-J. L FIVE COTTAGES Edgar Hater, manager ot rn low Lumber ft Box Compear, also on ot tn prsnt owners of the Peoltto A Eastern railroad, la right now laying plans tor the "recti on of four or Ave Bv-r:om rottaga In tba Palm addl tlon, in North Mdford, these to be built by th company, npon property tbey own, and when built will be tm sale. Mr. Hater npon being naked as to what plana bad been made for oper atiug tba Faciflo A Eastern 'railroad, stated tbat at tbla time oo d.flnite announcements could be made, any more than that w might stat that tbe road would b operated aa before just as soon as tbe weather would permit them to put th track and road la shape for traffic. H also stattd that. In all probabllitlea, mora rolling stock wonld ba put oo dar ing the early spring montha. Th ouo thing which ie moat both ering tbe new railroad . owner I bow are tbey to get Into Medford with their road that ia, bow will tbey rch tb center of to olty, or th. Souther Paoiflo freight depot. Tola oaa only be don by fraachla to ooaatraot tb.lr Una over eome on of oar atreta About th only way tbey oould get la would b to ran south from near th.lr mala lin over O street tc near the old green houae property and than (wing weet oaa block, and fiom tnar aontb oa D etreet to tbe S. P. depot. A plan la also mapped oat for th track to ran till on aontb to 12th street and thvn vest oa 12tb to tb west bouadarlee ot tb olty limits. Tb object la aaklng tbla franchise to extend be yond tbe 8. P. depot la that la all probability th P. A E. will, la tba near fatur, extend It lin to tb Blae Ledg oopper mine. With regard to a rumor current wblob la In abateno tbat tb Iowa Lumber A Box Company Would move lta box factory to some other plaoe than Medford Mr. Hafer stated tbat there waa no troth whatsoeverjlntbe rumer said tba factory would re ire'. v v J .T, V c BUSINESS main In Medford, lie also stated tbat the company wonld1 put on add! tlonal and experlenoed help for the management of the local lumber yards here, and that be- and Mr. Theirolf would give their attentioo to the box faotory and the saw mill, Order of the Post Olfice Department- Post aards and Postal cards mailed under cover of eealed envelope, trunnparent or otherwise, are charge able with postage at tbe Brat olaaa rate- two cents an onnoa or traction thereof. If enolosed in nnaealed an- velopea, they are aubjeat to postage according to the oharaoter of tbe mesrage at tint olasa rat It wholly or partly In writing, or third class rate If entirely lu print and postage should be fixed to tha envelope cover mg tb ame. Postage stamps affixed to aucb cards enclosed In envelopes having an npenlng exposing the stamps cannot be recognized In pay meat of poetag thereon. Sliver plated trocar, for use fc r relief of oowe when bloated, for aala a. to nogu Klt.r creamery, Med ! tf . 5 ITLI D PER HAPS Salem, Or,, Jan. 27,-(8peelal)-A big furprlse wn sprang today wea Mayor J. 1. Raddy, of Medford, filed n Initiative petition tot a oonstraa tlonal amendment, wblcb, If adopted, will result in many "open towaa" In Oregon. Hie measure propose an amendment to tba section of tb Co atltntioa ralativ to municipal oor poratlona. To purpose I to glv oltle exolualre authority to lions, regulate or aappraa rac tracks, poolrooms, tb' atere, saloons and aim liar plaoaa. - Tba effeot ot tbla amendment, if adopted, would b to divest Sheriff and District Attorneys of tb power to supple, poolrooms, Sunday sa loons and Sunday tbtaters and give municipal authzrltlee power to run b towo aa wld opn aa tbey desire. Tb constitution aow provide that city charters moat be -'subjact to th constitution and criminal lawe ot tb state." Tba amendment pro posed by Mr. Keddy leave oat tbt important clause: Though tba petition for th pro posed amendment haa been circulat ed sad bears over 900 slgastai, it baa bo bees generally knows that annb a move waa oa foot. Mr. Redd also Bled aa irgument la rap art of hla measure, tbe aubstanoe ot wblcb 1 tbat tha aoadltloaa ia oa part ot tbe atate are not elmliar to those la another aad that each city ahould bav power to regulate Its owa affair. Mr. Reddy'SDseaeara pro pons to amend section 2, article 8 of tbe ooa atltatloa, so aa to read aa follows: Corporatlooa may be founded aa der general law bat shall not be created by tb legislative Bearably by spsclal laws. Tba leglslatlv assembly shall not enact, amend or repeal any o barter or act ot Incorpor ation for aay manlolpallty, olty or town. - Tb legal voter ot vry city ' and town are hereby granted power to oaot sad emend tbelr municipal charters and tb areoutlve por to lioenae, regulate, oontrol and tax, or to aappraa or prohibit theater, rac track, pool noma, bowling al leva, billiard ball, and tba aala of liquors subject to tbe provision of tb looal option law of th Stat ot Oregon, within tba corporate limits ot any manlolpallty la ve.td In anob manlolpallty. . Tb section at preaent reads as tot follows: ' V aj Corporatlooa may h framed onder general Iawa, bat snail not b creat ed by tb Legislative Assembly by special Iawa. . The Leglslatlv Assem bly shall not enact, amend or repeal any eharter or act of laoorporatioa for aay municipality, city or Jtowa. Tbe legal voter of every city aad town ar hereby granted power to enact and smend tbelr municipal charters, subject to tb constitution and criminal law of tb State of Ore gon. "Who Is back of tbla measurer" Mr. Reddy waa asked, wbeo seen at the Willamette Hotel tbla evening. "1 sm snd a number of other peo ple," he replied. . .. "Who sre some of the other peo ple?" "Well, 1 wouldn't car to glv their names for publication. Peoul wbo bellev tbat a city ahould govern l'a own aifalia are back of It," "la it favored by tha Mayors of other cities besides Medford?" . "I think it Is. We don't like to have oonnty offloera meddling la matters tbat relate to olty affairs. But, I don't want to go into an ex tended dtcusalon of the measure. I Bled a brief in support of It" "Will tbe oburohes support . th proposed amendment?" Mr. Reddy waa asked.-. - , .. "1 think they ought to If they are fair and believe In bom rale," he responded with onnsidertbl earnest ness. "Will tbe gambling element support the measure was natatally tba next Inquiry. ' , "I don't know; I , '.n't thought about that" ' "Would tbe elfaotof this amenl ment be to avoid Ibe decision of tb Oregon Supreme Court which declar ed pool-oelllng to be publlo nuis ance?" "Well, now yon are going too deep. ' Tbat la a question I don't want to dleooas for publication." ' So far aa Mr, Reddy w.1! .'.BOloee, he alone la sponsor for the proposed amendment. A, Orofton, fo,merly manager of th Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association, was in the olty today, hut It was announced tbat be wa here in oonncotlon witb th beufert Hsb.ry bill, land there la no Indication that be baa an ooenee tlon witb Mayor Reddy'" amend, ment, Nolle. Parties owning lots In Butte Palis townsit can Rial. ) payment to J. A. Perry, tru.we, at hi otBos In Me Ifnrd, Oregon. - I-Jt . 000-'' tw t i
