The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, January 31, 1908, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPobllsbsd srsr Friday A. 5. BLITON, Publisher. MEDFOKU, JANUARY 31, 1308. SUBSCRIPTION I SO PER VEAR totarsd to tbs potlofllsa at Madford.OrafOB a aucona ciaaa uiau uaiiar. Tbs primary alsotlon IU b Mi In April, aod tbs rssiatratlon booa ata bow opea. Register now and ba art of it. Wltb Uught deftnltsly In tba raoa for the Republican (nomination for the Presidency tba eltuatlun la ron mora ooioplioatad Jtbaa err. The number of avowed oandidataa la tba field, aaob wltb more or laaa nomer- oua following, makat tba obaooea of tbej"dark bona" much batter, and do doabt eeroral of tbem are Ming quietly groomed for tba raoa ebould tba paoboloRioai momtnt oooar. A meaaga'ofj dire impoitanoe oame rambling under 'the sen a fa daji ago-all tba way1, from London to New York. It waa from tbe eydndloate of toe former olty, that oontrole tba en tire; output of dlamooda bom two of tba great diamond mlnaa of Africa, to a diamond Importing oompaay of tbe latter, eaylng tbat tbe present prioa of dlamooda will ba maintained at all bazarda. Senator Fulton Monday aeeared farerable report on kta bill ;dildln Oregon into two Judicial dtatrlcta, oae weat of tbe Oaaoadea, the otbet ait of tbe mountalne. LaUr, by anaolmoua oonaent, ha oalled np and eaeored paaaage of the bill through tbe Senate. Tbe bill pioTldea tbat tbe Jodge anj offlolaU of tbe preaent Ulatrlot Court abell be aaaigned to the waatern dlatrlot and that new ap pointments be made for the eaatern d litre t. Haadiinlta, Blalwer and Maya moat bare felt piond of tbemselves when they tarncd Bute's evldenoe and weot un tbe wltneaa stand agalnat Uall. "Whan tblaves fall oat, bonaat men get their dues," la an old and more oi less true aayiug, but In thla oaae It la Juat tbe fear of punishment and bopa of Immunity brought about the oondition. It la the province of the provocation, of eoaree, to make Its oaae atronger by oonfeaaions of aooomtlioea la crime, but It aoesn't raiee tbe confeaaora in the estimation of tbe people. There aaena to ba oooaldaiabls un necessary worry over tbe question of "whit we sball do wltb ex-presidents" What's tbe matter with do ing as we always bave done. Let tbem alone to rest after the strenuous effort of fiom four to eight yeara In reconciling warring heada of deivrt menu and dodging applicante for soft snap. There Is only one ex president now and be seems to be abie to take earn of himself, and when Mr. Roosevelt Anally becomes an "ex" we bave an Idea that he will do about as be has done while In tbe zeoatlv chair about aa be wants to. May Make Second Entry. Both booses of congress have passed the bid lntiodoosd by Representative MondtU, of Wyoming, permitting the making of second homestead so tries. Tbe bllL aa finally agreed to, waa somewhat arsjhnded, bat In effect It provides tbet any pereoo wbo has forfeited bis homestead entry through no fault or neglect of his own, or who was nnsble to perfect hie entry beoauae'of an hpnsat mistake second homestead entry, bat ander each olroamstauoee be will not be permitted at any later day to aoqnire title to tbe first laod whioh be attempted to eotsr. A provlsloo waa Inserted In tbe bill denying tbe seo- BANK YOUR MONEY IN SOILS OF One grower sold $110 strawberries from acre rows 3 feet apart, Another grew 18 ton of pumpkins on Ion than '1 acres. Sold berries to local store $97, besides giving quantities of fruit for picking from 40 hills raspberries and 38 Logan berrios. Less than i sere of onions produced 14,(X lbs.,' gold 280. 22S Slway Peach trees in lour successive years sold: 1904, 1800 boxes; 1005, ?300 lioxes; 1906, 1300 boxes; 1907, 1000. One Royal Ann Cherry, 10 years, picked 500 pounds in 1907. One D'Anjuu Pear, 7 year, picked 8 boxes. You can get such results as these and better. Come to me and I will tell you why. You can buy a new nine room house, lnrjie lot with barn fo 1200. 50 acres fronting ou Rogue River, one mile from town at $20 per acre. 7 acres under ditch with 6 in alfalfa and berries with water $1000 10 acres under ditch, partly cleared, and water right, $475. 60 acres dry land, fine, 2 miles, $1000. 80 acres $1350. 160 ores with 8 water rights, $50 per acre. BEN A. LOWELL WOODVILLE, THE SIGN OF SAFETY 1st NATIONAL KANE. I ' OF atEDFOKD RESOURCES WE NEVER u Wm. 5. Crnwall. PrMldnit. P. K. Deasl. Vu, rmltnt. ond bomaataad prlrllege to entryman wbo bare aold oat. Many bonaat hoaaeeteadcra, tbiongb InratUolent kuowladga of tba law, beeanae of adversity, hare bean unable to obtain patent under tba pabllo laud lawa and yet bare not been permitted to make a aeoond entry. Hnob entrymen bare boan virtually denied tbe rlbt to exercise their homestead rlghta, for In effeot, though tbey attempted tntriea they acquired nothing. Tbe oew law will cot root tbia aod loaare erery honeat entryman title to 1C0 aorea of land giving him a aeoond trial If be fails on the Brat. Card of Thanki We wish to extend oar apprecia tions of tbe kindness of oar neigh bors and friends daring tbe recent illness and at tbe death of oar broth er Tnomas F. Young, Petsr F. Young, Clara Young, Mrs. J as. Owena, Mrs. Oeorge Uivans Another Bunch of Renewals, When a newspaper oan print a list of renewals like the following. It doean't look very much like lta publisher would have to walk out of town. It Is little appreciation, aucb a. these that every foot of hie pathway la strewn wltb thorns snd cobble stones. These nsmea below are only a lew of the re cent renewals. Othere will follow later: A. D. Hall, Medford Lee Watkine, Oentral Point W. E. Scull, Ionia, Mich R, A. Peck, Lake Creek, Oregon J. W. Prullt, Central Point M. H. Coleman , Talent, Ore Mrs. K. L. Parker, Butte Falls . W. M cCov, Klamath Kails, Ore F. P. Feheley, Rcona, Calif G. P. Wagner, Applegate, Ore H. J. Buntln, Cincinnati, Ohio Herman King, Medtord W, M. Mirtin, Beagle, Ore E. G. Perham, Marshfleld, Cre lies Newbury, Jacksonville, Ore Taylor House, Jacksonville, Ore John Morris, Ashland, Ore M. D. Wilson, Ashl snd, Ose W. T. Orleve. Pers ist Ore Mrs. a Lane Wyland, Eagle Point Ed. M. White, Climax E. C. Pomeroy, Beagle, Ore Wm Moore, Wimer A. H. Simpson, Pboe nix. Ore J. A. Morev, Medford, Ore U. W. Pugb, Aabland, Ore T. B. Higglnbottom, Prospect, Ore H. A. Fergus, Horn brook, Calif G. M. Jones, Medford J. W. Boner, Medford, R. F. D. Wm Cbarley, Medford, Ore W. P. Morse, Medford, Ore H. L. Gregory, Central Point, Ore Adel Kallstrom, Bristol. Conn C. J. Clark, Talent, Ore 8. C. Brace, Derby, Ore E. J. Armstrong, Medford, Ore Chas. Real, Rogersvllle, Tenr I. A. Armstrong, Medford, Ore Emmett Bees on, Talent, Ore A. C. Taylor, Medford, Ore Mra. Marv Nye, Medina, N.D. A. J. Suggs, Nugent Texas J. W. Ferguson, Union, Ore W. K. Carman, Rocklin, Texaa W.W. Gregory, Central Point, Ore P. C. Bingham, Med ford Chaa. W. Austin, Derby, Ore C. O. Taylor, Medford . Ore EVANS CllEEK VALLEY OREOON -""$400,000.00 SPECULATE On. W. Dana, jj Vka PriKUm , Oris Crawlers, Asst. Caekiar Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas, It baa pleased tbe ba preme ruler of tbe aalveies to re move from oar midst oar beloved brother, E. W. Calkins and, Whereas. Tbe membeis of Medtord Lodge, No. 121, of tbe Fraternal Union of America, bave Buffered an irreparable loaa In tne decease of brother Calkins, therefore, be It, Resolved, Tbat w extend to tbe bereaved relatives and sorrowing friends of our esteemed brother oar slnoerest sympathy and be It further, Resolved, Tbat tbe charter of Med. ford Lodge No. 421, of tbe Fraternal Union of America, be draped In mourning for a period of 30 days, tbat a oopy of these resolutions be spresd upon tbe mlnatee of tbla lodge, a oopy seat to tbe loaal papers, and one to tbe Fraternal Union for publication. W. B, Jaccaoa, Mrs. L. A. Jordan, Sarah A. Jackson, committee. Hdi3srtars to H. Harrison Post No. 67 dept. of Oregon O. A, K. Csntral Point, Oregon, January 23, 1904. Whereas Through the tathless hand of tbe great enemy, death, this Post has again been called upon to mourn the loss of one of Its most vslusd members In tbe person of Menitt Elliott, Co. A, 12tb Illinois wh0 d JnQMry 19 lftJ6 at hia borne In Central Point.' tie leaves a family and a host of friends who mooro his death aud now be It, Resolved Tbat In tbe death of Comrad Elliott thla Poat baa lost one of Its moat eftloient membera, the oommunity an honest oltUen, friend and neighbor, and hia family a kind and devoted father and husband. Resolved, Tbat tbaae resolutions be spread upon tbe port minutes and a copy sent to the Southern Oregon Ian, Medford Mail and Central Point Herald. Comrade Ellllott waa a charter mem berr of W. H. Harriaon Pott, No. 07 Dept. of Oregon G. A. K. J. W. Hicks, Geo. Perkias, John Tewell, Committee. Qreater Medford Club Tbe Greater Medford Club held its regular monthly meeting Mondaay. January 27. The attendance waa large, and mooh enthusiasm prevail ed, and there waa a determination to start the library aa soon aa the new olty hall la ready for oooupaacy. People In every walk of life are ben. eflted by a good library. It will be a lasting monument to tbe generosity and progrsaalveneoe of tne Medford people. uooa aonoou, onurones, and a public library are always aa Inoan tire to new oomeis to locate In i town. The committee appointed to aoliolt llbratr funds from the business men reported very good auooeaa, bat more thorough canvas of the town will be made nntll tbe necessary amount Is collected. The library wlU be a great benefit to the young people and wltb the aid of tbe school tachera a am all collec tion from each pupil, would be a great help Each club member waa to oollect to aod bring to meeting- many reeponaed ana those that were not notified or are new membera oan bring tbe amount to tbe next meet ing, on tbe last Monday of February. Among tbe new membera are Met damea. Carter, Miles, Kent, Welch, 'Walker, Page, Miller, Corey and Palm.. Controlling Bear Creek A few small pieces of work done along Bear creek last fall to try and tarn the channel abowa what might be; done to aave muoh valuable land lying along tbat stream. If tbe work waa done on a more extensive eosie. E, iiibbs built a dam or breakwater -thla waa built of brash .and boulder plaoed illghtly aoross the onrreot thna shielding the bank and turning the outtent, that has stood the blgh eater so far. The eeoret of auooeaa eeema to be that tbe wator flowing over the obstruction must fall upon biuah, or aomethtno tbat will not allow the washing away of tbe grtvul below too dam tbua built and tho clearing of drifts and all ob'trnotlona in tbe way of a straight channel. Suoeorlber. 1 Spread the News. Colonist ratea March lat to April 3, 1903. T'io eolonlats rates In etfent March 1, 19U8, will be 138 from Chi- oago. From Mlaaourl river oommon points, Conneil Bluffs to Kanaaa City, Mi) , Including, aiao Bt. Paul, and Minneapolis will be $30. St. Louis $33.50. Dsover, Colorado Springs, Pueblo wlU be $30. -J net received two barrels of t hat famous Huston sorghom at Hatch!- A Desperate Chance E25 "A Desperate Cbauos" built upon tbe llnee of tbe famous Biddle Broth ers cane at Pittsburg, which ia still fresh to the minds of tbe pobllo, will be tbe offering at the Medford Opera House Friday, January 31, Tbe Majeatio Amueemeot Company, under whose management thia attrac tion Is preaented, bave, after con siderable trouble, secured tbe horse aod eielgh In wbioh Mra. Sotfel, tbe wife of tbe warden of Pittsburg prl son ssltted in the escape of tbe bid die Brothers .and will be seen at aaob performance ot "A Desperate Chance," The polios department of Pittsburg also fatnlshed the pistols. handcuffs, and olotbee need In eeour log these noted criminals 'after the long tight In the enow drift where tbe horse, tired of hls long drive bad, given oat. NORTH MEDFORD ITEMS. (By J. O. Martin.). Qeo. Owena received tbe ead and unexpected news Monday of the death of bis brother, Ephrlsm, wh was found dead Saturday In a lonely place in Sallna county, California. Tbe remains will be brought to Med ford and burled in Jacksonville oem etery. Ed Hooker and eon bave one of their houses on the west side of North C street pretty well along. J. E. Watt of noith B street Is having another of the old familiar landmarks, old fenoe and barn, re moved from hie pretty restdeuce pro perty, that waa built In our city's In fancy. Its removal will add beauty and attractiveness to our pretty orth sobool building and surround- logs. L J. Stacy, tbe G. A. K. veteran. of our city, la paying hia eon, O W, Stacy and family, of Antioch section a visit. John D. Owena and aon, Ernest. took the tiain Saturday for tiralr home In Gatbenburg, Nebraska, after a few months pleasant visit wltb Mr (Owens' mother and brothers of North C street. Tbey became very muob In fatuated wltb our growing valley and city. Mra. Chaa. Turpio, of North C atreet Ir in attendance at tbe elok bedside of ber agea mother, Mrs. Frank Wade, of Central Point, who la having a siege with the measles at this late day In life. James Briseoe, the well known farmer and took raiser of Evana creea, tartled In the city Monday night Snaestlons to ftiril Delivery Patrons. Postmaster Woodford dealrea to eel attention to tbe praotloe of some pa tts- of rural delivery of placing coina In their boxea each time tbey desire to dispatch letter Instead of supplying themselves with postage In advanoe of tbelr needs. This praotloe imposes undue hard ablp on rural carriers In removing loose ootos from boxes and delays tbem on the service of their routes The postmaster, therefore, urgently requests tbat patroos of rural de livery provide tbemrelvea and keep on hand a supply of stamps ooosist- ent with aod In advanoe of their needs. It la also very desirable tbat rare! ratrona plaoe In tbelr mail boxea email detachable cans of wood or tio ia wbinb to plaoe colna, when neoetaary, in purchasing aupplles of aiauipa. Horticultural Society lbs Rogue?Rlver Horticultural So ciety will meet In Medtord on Satur day of this week at 2 o clock. Topics of general Interest will be discussed, especially spraying. All hortioultur lata of tbe valley, whether members of tbe society or not, are. asked to at tend thla meeting. In Real Estate for gale by 0. H. PIERCE & SON Medford, Oregon Canvass this list carefully, but bear in mind that it is only a small portiou of the list we bave on our books. Come to our office or write us and ne will take pleasure in assisting you in securing tbe very best bargain in tbe line in which you wish to invest. 14 lots, new 4-rootn house, barn, woodshed and well, nice location. Price $1300. 22 lots, 50x100 ft. each, 6- room house, in Jiorth Medford. Piice $1700. $ 1 lot, new 6-room house, two nice shade trees, south front. Price 850. . i $1408 acres, combined -stock, fruit, timber aud mining ranch, well located, worth twice the money, if you can handle this pro position don't fail to loak it up at once. Price $25000. 6100 acres, a fine mountain ranch, with irrigation. Price $6000. 7 3i acres, fine garden land, well improved, joining Medford Price $2500. , 81 acre, in North Medford, 5 room house, and barn well, wood shed. Price $1000. 9 80 acres near Medford, good improvements, $1000 outfit goes with place. Can . be irrigated Price 6000. 10 IK acres near Medford, in the finest fruit district, with buildings and over half in fruit, mostly three year old. rnce $uuu. 11 40 acres of Bne bottom land 5 acres of Newtowns beginning to year, ii acres of alfalfa. I'nce $8000. 14 160 acres fine timber and stock ranch, and mining proposi tion, near good road. Price $3600. 1 160 acre, asplendid ranch. 80 acres farm land, 43 acres al falfa, 200 inches mining irrigation, fine irrigation proposition. Bandy loam land, b-room bouse, two barns, uea house, shop, 2 miles from good town, good well, berries, fine open range. Price $"000. 16 50 acies finely improved, well located, choice alfalfa land. Price $10,000. 17 160 acres fine timber pro position. ; Price $2500. 18 4 acres joining Medford, nice new S.room house, good well. barn, and chicken house. Price only $180o. 19 10 acres, 6-room house, 3 acres in fruit, good location. Pri ce $2ooo. 24 50 acres of flue alfalfa land, near Phoenix. Price $120 per acre. 96 tO acres, fo acres nnder cultivation, 5-room house, good condition, two barns, wood shed. smoke house, blacksmith shop good well water, springs. 2 acres of bearing orchard, la acres young orcnard, i acres spits and John athan, Z acres appneots and peaches, place well located. 11 miles to r. U. Price Sooo. 26 32o acres well improved, luu acres cleared. Dne sonnet. B miles from Gold Hill. Prise $5Aqo and a special bargain. 'J7 10 acres near Medford, well improved, all set to fruit, 6 acres bearing, fi acres young trees Price $j,50n. '2$ 1 lot close in, 7-room house. eft) water, small, house on back of lot; rents for fao per .month. Price i200o. 20 f acre, hue front, a9 nice a location as there is in the city. soutn.tront on an street, good 6 room bouse, well, woodshed, good barn.' chicken house and park, fruit trees and lawn. Price $3200. 30 11 acres, soutn front on!7th. street; nice .building site. Price only $400. SI 16o acres splendid fruit and wood rancb, some improvements. 4o acres cleared, well located, near P. O., school and store. A bargain at $2500. 3227 ao-es in the "midst of choice fruit district of the valley New improvements, 6-room house, half acre of strawberry patcha nenmuui ioca lon,-8 miles irom Medford, 17 acres in one-year old Bartlett p?ars. Special bargain at only 000. 3343 acres. Medford corpora tion lines on two sides, a choice niece of bottom land, good house. some fruit, two large barns, would make a splendid piece to plat in town lots. Price only $400 an acre Our motto is, "To please custo mers and treat them so they will always be our friends and send their friends to us, when they are looking for anything tn our line." Uftice up stairs in Miles build ing, one block east of the depot. C. HiPIERCE & SON. Mtdfnrd, Oregon. This Bank Was Jackson County Bank. ' Established 1888. CAPITAL SURPLUS and PROFITS ATERAGE DEPOSITS Now twenty years old; in fact the eldest bank in the city, aud growing in strength and conservatism each year. Every dollar of its capital and) surplus over and above the original $25,000.00 paid in has been added from the net earnings. No other bank makes so strong a showing FRESH DAILY FIRST CLASS Bread, Cookies, Doughnuts and Popcoru. Also nuts, fruit and candy at Balcomb's Store 104 West Seventh Street Moore Building SUMMONS. Ia the Circuit Court o tb SUM of OrefOB lor tbe County of Jackson, r, W, Gaines, 1 plaintiff. 5 VS. J Suit in Equity for Ella Gaines, ( DlTorce Defendant. f To Ella Gaines, the abore named defendant: IN THE NAME OF THE 8TATK OK OR EGO I : You are bereby required to appear ro1 answer the complaint of the plaintiff nlrd aicalnst you in the above enlltled court aud caut on or before the last day of tut tim pretcriDea in the order far du hi tuition of mmmabi herein. to-wit on or before the 15 tb day of March, lsw, ssia aie jMfiog mc expiration oi biz weeks Irom thenar of the flrct publication or this lunmuDi. And if you lal to appear anc answer, for want thereof, tlie plaintiff will unply to the Court lor the relief prayed for in filalntlff's complaint, succinctly staled, at ollows: For a decree of the Court abrogating and dlsoIviDK the marriage contract now rxUtlnjr between plaintiff and Jiofentlant; for Jurtitment aitataflt the defendant and in favor oi plaintiff tor the costs and disbursement of thinuttto be taxed, and for such othr aud further relief as to the I'ourt may appear just an-1 eiinlUbte. This summons In pu biff bed In the M KiiFOitD MAIL by order of Hou. If. K. Ilanna, jndtje of tho abore entitled Court whlcb said order wan made and entered of secord on the Mttb diy of Jauuarv. l'X'8: at.d. tn obedience thereto tbe date of the first publication hereof i the Ust uay oi January, iws. , W K. PH1PPS, Attorney lor rialnuS. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Notice Is hereby Riven that the undersigned has been duly appointed, by the Couuty Court, of Jackaou county, Oregon, aclminis trntorof the estate of Rebecca MeDonnugb. deceased. All persona having claims again! the said estatt'fare hereby notified to present name, with proper Touchers and duly verlHed, to the undersigned at Central Point. Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice, Dated and flrit nubllahed this tlattdavof sfvnuary, 1WS- . ti, ii.Atii.aK, AaminiBiraiora Advertic4 letter Ust. Gelled for at the Medford poatofflce on Jan. Button, A T Chase, C F H' dates, George L Melvl lie, Emery Reerea. Nellie Brown Rome, Dixon, Malt Lucyrodgfl. 3f Farker.J B Rusaell.Mrs C Shannon. Young Vftson, Will lam Schaff Chaa B h aison, 4 Wilson, Clere A charm oi one aunt will ha ma nfaraa'lavL. Persons ealllng tor any of tM abore letter wlU pli it "AQTentsaa." .4. M. WOODPOBO. Subtorltw (or Th Mall Medford Opera House HAZELRIGG & WILLIAMS, Managers FRIDAY, JANUARY 31st The Great Pittsburg Tragedy, A DESPERATE CHANCE By THEODORE KREMER Founded on the life SATURDAY, FEBRURARY 1st U. D. Newell presents Joseph Murphy's Famous Play THE KERRY GW With Erin's Sweetest Singer, Bernard Daly (Only Successor to W. J. Scanlan) Don't Fail to See the Great Forge and Race Scenes Most Realistic Scenes ever Produced on any Stage. Thoroughbred Race Horses and a Flock of Won deiful Trained Carrier Pigeons HEAR KIR. DALY SING His Popular Irish Ballads not Built in a Day $ 60,000.00 $ 62,500.00 $500,000.00 ONIONS Fine Bermuda Onions for sale at all prices . . C. ALLEN Phoue 781 Electric Wiring I can save you money on Electric Wiring. For estimates write W. A. KYNISTON, P. O. Box 123 MEDFORD, - OREGON Is Rogne River Yalley Lai loo Higl? 1509 acres, 1 mile from Jacksonville, 5J miles from Medford. Only $6.50 Rer acre. For Sale by C. H. Pierce & Son Vmh braad mada datl at Vlanna Bakerr Call 'DBons 496 and bar all your baks stuff deltrartd promptly. of the Biddle Bros. tone It Lomsden'e. 'J 2f CMiiHiMircirm