The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, February 07, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textill cmoxh OREGON LEADS Reader, if you want to x Raise Fruit, Grow Stock Id ibi production ol Flo rruit The Rogue River Valley J-eid. ORKGON n1 MMh-M, lu iutruMjii. .md irtuiv osjowr U imml raprMtaUKl bf THI MEDFORD MAIL Mine ot Lumber. Or ijtff in nf accuillon In mi ftenw : eciiou n imnn w THE MEDFORD MAIL MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1908 N0.(f awo it to jovm lAiron mmi B WILXTr'L YOV A..L1BIOT IT VOL. XX. CMOOCKM?00000HOOCKOCKOOi Jtwil. &owOowooo Announcement Realizing iliu NEED in Medford of a lirst-class up-to-date ready-to-wear goods store for ladieB, we came here and'tiut in such a 8tore with results most grati fying doing double the business we expected to do. In looking around for othor goods which we needed and which we did not carry, we found very poor as sortment and very high prices, and in view of these facts we have decided to enlarge our quarters. taking in the big room just north of our present quarters, nhd will shortly install a first-class Ladies and Chil drens ready-to-wear goods store, and will also add a fine, line of PATTERN MILLINERY. ALSO COT TON PIECE GOODS. OUR ABILITY TO LOWER PRICES WILL ,H.5 DEMONSTRATED LATER. Pike Peeps Free With every dollar's worth of goods bought at this store during the month of February we wiil give FREE a set of six of the famous "PIKE PEEPS," being the finest reproduc tion of St. John's famous paintings exhibit ed at tin; World's Fair at St. Louis. This will, in all probability, be the last opportu nity you will ever have to secure theBe beautiful pastels. Wash Silk Waists Just Arrived by Express We are showing a superb line of fine wash silk waists just received direct from the manufacturers in New York. The prices cannot be duplicated and you will say so when you see them. Guaranteed to wear and wash like lawn or your money back. Prices Run $2.75 otto $4.75 Dry Goods nnd all the words impiy Baker-Kutchason Company First Room North of Jackson County Bank OWE MORE CHANCE ONLY To get a good-sized tract of Good Land Near Hedford CheapOnly $75 per acre. Many are looking for TRACTS to DIVIDE. This is by far the best chance at the RIGHT PRICE Don't wait until some other fellow buys this and then scold your wife because you did not Sejza the Opportunity t FOR SALE BY c: H. Pierce d Son, Medford . . . We Want Your . . . CHICKENS Wortman Gore INTER-STATE Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock tbt Inter stats excurslob, comprising eight carloads of exouiatonleta from Washington, Northern Oration and Idaho, will arrive at Medford and will remain bare for thirty minutes This ie the longest' (top the tiain will make at any atatlon outtide of Portland In toe state, and la especi ally granted to Medford In teoogni tlon ot Its atatna aa a "live town." ; The .Commercial Club at Ita- meet ing Monday nlabt reemmended that all ownera of autnmobllea bare their machine in ;readlueso at the time of the arrival of tbe train o that, if the weatbar la favorable, at many of tbe visltoie, as ean be accomodated may be given a abort automoble ride through the val.ey, meeting the train againat Ashland. Shoulld Jupiter Pluvlna prove obdurate a reception will bo arranged for tb visitors ol which tne lad lea of the Greater Med ford club will bave oharge, In any event aeviral boxea of prime New town, apploa will be distributed among the excursionist, together with literature bsarlog upon South ern Oregon and Ita advantagaa. Pres ident Colvlg, of tne Commercial club will deliver a ahort address. It desired by the Commercial Club that as many as possible ot the residents of Medfoift assemble at the depot wben this train comes In ao that the excursionists may be duly Impressed with the number ot our people and the good looas of tbe aame. The Del Rio Ranche In rll my trnvels up and down the S. IP. road from Portland to San Francisco, and over other roads through tbe state of California 1 have aeen no liner sit for a ooontry plaoe than tbt Del lilo ranoh at Rock Point, owned by our genial towns men, Messrs. Deuel and Weeks. You need no iutioduotion to these gentle men, and when I aay I spent two dears at their Del Rio ranch In com pany with Mr. Alt Weeks you ,wlll know my time waa not lost. When these gmtlemen purchased this ranch there waa no doubt to them baring an eye for the artistic A more beau tiful spot could not be imagined, ad mlrahly situated on tho banks of Rogue River . and penned in on all aides by lofty mountains, an abun dance of tiout and salmon In tbe river and tbe mountains alive with game, what more eould a person wish. The Uell Rio ranch consists of 730 acres of fine, deen soil, with a genUe slope to the Roane river, and every fo;t can he put In cultivation. Notwithstanding these gentlemen purchased this ranch in November, nnder the management of Mr. I. T. Ualllgar and ably assisted by Mr. M. Qcackenbush, they have at present about three thousand pear and apple trees and about fifteen acres of Tine yard planted, not to speak of aoiee of brush grabbed and burned, and milea of old orosa fenoe torn down. In bis capacity as superintendent Mr. Galllgar, In leaa than three months time, baa transformed a run down drllnpldetcd stage station Into a neat, Will aopt appealing ranch, which in font or five yeaia from now, will be without an exoeption, the Quest country place between here and Portland. I bave bad about twelve years ex perience with grapes of different votieties, and bave" seen grapea" grow In all kinds of climates and under all kinds cf conditions, soil, etc., and will truly any, 1 hove never men a country or state, where there Is such a fine prospect for grape oulture aa In tbe Roane River Velley ani no place in tbe Rogue River Valley more ad mirably adapted, soil, attuatlon, eta considered, than tbe fifty acre tract wblofa Messrs. Deuel and Weeks will eventuality set to table grapea on their Del Rio ranch. Xhla vineyard will be mostly Flame Tokay, and Emperor, and probably some Malaga, tbe tatte, everything considered, be ing tho best paving table grape on the 'market today, liesldes pear, ap ple and grapes, thia ranch will have a aprinkling of cherries, berries and otbtr small truits. The bouse and all out buildings will be remodeled, nice wide drive ways, flanked on either'slde by large shade trees, will run In all directions throngh the ranch, and tiaina stepping every day will give their passengers an oppor tunity to view a ranch of which Ita owners can Justly be prouud. U. F. Llnxwiler. Some Business Opportunities- C.H. Pierce 4 Bon bave splendid openings In the folljwlng lines! General and atore Building CftO. Bto.'k of hardware' and aecond band goods, 11200. Floe laundry business, ViTM, If you are Interested In any of these line mil and see us at once. NOT HAVE THIS ROAD? Last week an Item In this paper stated tbe fact that W. M, Uodaou, the automobile man, bad been In Klamath , oounty, looking over tbe situation with a view to eetablttbing an automobile stage line from the terminus of tbe California 4 North eastern road, building Into Klamath oounty, to Crater lake. Right now la tbe time for Medford to get busy on tbla tourist trattlo to Crater lake. This is the nearest point from which to leave the South ern Pad He main Una for the lake, and there is but one obstacle to tbe establishment of an automobile Una, running on regular schedule line between here and tbe lake, and that is known as the Flounce Rock grade. Mr. Plodson said to Mall reporter In discussing the matter: "If that bill waa placed In good condition, by a change of route so that a machine could be gotten over It easily, tnere la nothing to prevent successful anto line being ion from here to tbe lake. The government baa agreed to put tha road la shape as far aa Pros pect, the torder of the forest reserve, and If tbla hill la fixed 1 will pot on an auto aectlon gang to do the minor repairs. Tbla wonld give Medford tbe advantage of tbe majority of the tourist trattlo to the lake and unlsaa something of tbe nature Is done tbe trattlo will start by way ot Klamath Falls ani It will stay there. If It starts from here It will likewise stay here, aa even when the railroad runs through Klamath and within twenty miles of the lake, a good road from chls side, together with the Jmany seen lo attractions along the line will Induce the majority ot tha tourist to start from tbla aide. It would cost b.tween $7,000 and 18.000 to eliminate that Floanoe Rook grade, but there would be more than that amount spent in the oounty the first year by part lea visiting Crater lake. Tbe vlaitora will be greater than ever in number this year, and moat of these people have money and know bow to spend It. "No," aaid Mr. Uodson "I am not considering tbe proposition of leaving Medford. If I start the eastern line It will ba merely a alda line, but 1 wooll much rathir start from tbla side.' I J. 0- M. Visits School. I felt pretty despondent, alck, blue ni liinnanma Tueadav of laat week eo I hiked away for new ecenery and a brief visit with Mrs. Logan, tbe pop ular teacher and her forty clean. oriKUfc, jrwu,Biu, --- . of tbe 6th grade of our North school, but I must confess on the start i nave ithi anaoa nor lanauue at com mand to exprasa the pleasure and eatl, faction enoyed In that brief apaoe of time. I waa surprised at the magotfloleut order kept by tbla teacher with so little effort and frlo ton, and I became much Interested while there listening to tbs methods of teaching many class exercises and would briefly auggeat to tbe parents and ffnardiana of the training and education?! development ot their children's future to pause lor a moment In their busy lives and say I will give a oouple of hours to min gle socially and Inquiringly with tbe department and learn tbe progress of mv children In their various stud- dies in this bright, clean, cheerful place of learning, and ahonld you hnvn nv of tbe manv evmptoma your humble writer waa alflioled with Tuesday tney will quiokly be dleni li ed and should you be so fortunate as to be in n healthy , bappi mood yon will still be made happlm by your presence and a kind obeerful word nf enouurasement to teaobeia and pupils wbluo we think Is a plain duty we justly owe to our city schuols. j. u martin. Sale of Water Bonds. Rnalod nmiiili will ha received bv the city council of the city ot Medford, Oregon, at the office of the olty rccor. dnfnf uiil iitw. until .Tuesday. Febru ary 18, 1U0S, at 6 o'clock, p. m., for the purchat J ol (40,0110 ol ten year, 51 per cent coupon bonds of said city, io de nominations ol auu eacn, interval pay able semi-annually. Said bonds to be dated February 1, 19(18, and to be due February 1, 1!)1S. Each bid must be MtminiH hv a certified check for an amount equal to 6. per cent of tbe amount of such bide payable to tne city of Med turd, and said city council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at Million), Oregon, January 30, 1WH. Bknj. M'CoiMNa, City Recorder. Plants For Sale. I bave a limited amount of Mam moth . Bleokberry. and Liganbeiry plant for aale at tXOO par hundred. II. C Maarv. on Jackeonvlllle and Central Point road. Phcne 885. 0-2t CROP FOP 1907. The Rogue River Valley Is not a prune growing section, prlnotpiliy because cither crops more valuable are grown. Nevertheless some few praties are grown here, more would be grown, were It not for tbe above reaaon. Whon apples aud pears, peaches and berries are bringing a good income without the expense of drying and the market la always oer tain, tbe bumbla pruue la likely to be uegleoted. Yet tbe prune grow er have added tbla year a tidy sum to the aggregate fruit Income of the valley. i The ptone orop of the vslley for 1907, aggregated over 679,203 ponnda, that la that amount was purchased, and shipped by L. F. Loztor, noting aa agent for Tillson 4 Co., of Salem. There were a few lnde endent ship meuta out juat bow muon It IsdltU oulc to learn. Thete were not many. however. The prunea averaged t3 7Jf per hundred, making tbe to tat receipts 120,10109. This la not a large snm, compared to the Income from tbe otbsr fiuitv, bat It helps some anyway. Mrs- A. rlerrimsn. PorUand Oregon ian: Although 78 years of age and the mother of 16 ohllluren, 12 ot whom are living, Mr. Merrlman la atill strong and aotlve as many women 20 year younger. She Is the daugh ter of William H. Riddle after whom the town of Riddle, In Douglas county, was named. The famllly oroaeed the plains in 1851 and nettled at Riddle There they remained for six years, participating in the Umnqua Indian war of 1805 and 1850 In 1857 tbe Meirlmana moved to Jackaon oounty, and tbe old borne plaoe near Medford, Oregon, la atltl owned by one of tbe Mvrrymsn aona. Following are tbe living children of Mr.tMerrlmao, all cf whom are now the beads of families, J. W. Chap man, Montana, Mra. T. T. Prather, Montana, Ueoige F. Mjrriman, Med ford, Mrs. Li. A. Bradley, Portland, Mra. S. Li. Dennett, Medford, Mia. J. C. Clark, Myrtle Point, I. A. Merrlman, Medford, Mra. M. M, Houston, Portland, Mra. C. K. Fronk, Albany, Mia. J. O. IIIU, Seattle. Mra. John Beck. Seattle, W'll Mirrlnian, PoiUand. Mra. Merilman aaya ber grandohlldien now number 33 and ber great grndd ohlldren Z, Will Aid Honest Settlers The annual report of Secretary Gnr field ahowe an Intention of the inter. lor department to assist rather than obstruct every boneat entryman In his endeavor to acquire government land. Secretary Garfield bolda that ao long aa tbe law Is not abused, be Intenda that tbe entryman shall eu joy Ita provisions, and that In bis endeavor to eatablish a borne on tbe publio domain, ao long aa be acta In good faltb, he shall have the en oouragement and aid of the govern ment representatives. A portion of Mr. Garftellde' report follows: Registers and receivers and special agents bave been instructed that it is quite aa much their duty to aid the honest entrymen as to detect and pnnlsb the dishonest entrymen. For tunatelv, most homestead entries are honeetly made, but In many In ancea, through oarelessneas or ignor nooe, mistakes are made whioh may defeat an entry. It la tbeiefoie nec essary that the utmost care be exer olsed by tbe local land o IB core, and It la upon these ottlaere that the Comsmissioner of the General Land Office and the Seoretary must rely for obtaining tha facts and ael" that justice Is done.' It Is tbe drv of tbe speoial agents to aid tne io v 0 ulcers In all ot these cases, and ' -less the appropriation la laige en -b to employ tbe kind nr men and tae number of men needed, it la icvi table that there will be aerioua de lays in the congested districts. The faot that delaya exist doe not wai rant the local officer or the specials In ceasing or rejecting any entry without proper examination. The put pose of tbe publio land law la not to get rid of the publio land, but to provide method under which lands may be obtained by those who In tend to use tnem legally and honest ly. The highest use ot tbe lands is the making ot homes. Tbe utmost care abould tbua be taken to prevent tbe taking for other purposes of lands capable of belig entered under the homestead aot, on tbe other hand, we must not permit that law to ba used a a device to obtain valuable mineral or tlmbtr land. Notice- The Medford bah 4 Door Company have dissolved partnrihlpa All bills gainst tbe Sim will b a tied by J. E. Day. All I COOOati Sowing to the HrmJenouH be pa d to J. . Day ot left at tbe shop; with1 P. C. Hansen, Medford Saib Door Co. CITY COUNCIL A ssislon of tho olty oounc-U waa held January 30ti. Mayor Reddy, Re corder Collins, Councllmen Hater, Merrick, Ttoatridge, Olwell, Wort man aud Klfort present. Petitions for grading East Seventh stieut, and for sidewalk on aame, also fir giadiog and grevellog F street, for aide walk in Realty's ad ditlon weie referred to city engineer. Petition for sidewalk un N atreet was presented aud the city engineer was direoted to give propeity owners the street grade. Upon motion Councilman Merrlok, Wortman and Eitert were appointed a committee to irveatlgate the matter of aecuilng a eupply of water for the city and the Installation of a ayatem for handling aame with power to aot In ao far aa that power la glvn the council by tne cltlzena. Tbe plat ot King' addition to Medford waa plaoed on tile In tbe recorder'a oifloe The recorder was directed to order the reminder of the oast Iron water pipe necessary to complete the origl nal order .0 the amount of 110,000. The recorder waa also direoted to advertise for blda fot tbe aale of 010,000 worth of water bonds bids to be opened on February 18tn. Councilman J'rowbridge and Citizen F, C. Page were appointed a commit tee to go to Portland and ascertain ebe beat paving mattriaat now In nae In that olty. This luformatlon la re quired at thia time for nae In deter mining the material to be need in paving Seventh st,ee west from Bear creek bridge to the olty park. The roorder waa direoted to advei tas t for bids fu exoavatlog tienohes fa laying the new water plpa( and far laying the pipe. Anothei meetlug of tbe city counoll was held on February 31 at which time all oouncilmen were present ex cept Hater. Petitions for a liquor license were presented by W. M. Kennedy, J. II. Harrington and H. O. Wilkinson. Tbe Kennedy petition waa granted, the Harrington petition waa he:d up for investigation, and the Wllvlnaog petition was laid over until the nex meetlug Mr. Wilkinson not being present with certulu required doou ments. Councilmen Trowbridge, Olwell and Hater were appointed a oouimlttee to elfect, If possible, oompromise In tbe matter nf aettlement of tbe claim of (447 which Frank C. Kelsoy now alleges la due blm aa a balance for services tendered tbe citv. In pre paring plana and apectucationa on tbe water ayttrm. Suit la now pend ing In the circuit court Mr. Keleey Uias already been paid SU37.53 for hla services. Chief of Polloe Tuipin pn seated a bill for aervlcea for nerving truant noticea for the aoaool dlstriot whtoh bill waa disallowed. A petition was presented for the opening of Liberty street; aleo pet! tlon for atreet lighla In the German oburoh locality. An ordinanoe waa passed licensing real ejtate agenta ana broker, which provldea that each person . who shall negotiate or solicit the aale or our abase of real property belonging to others foi hire or oommlaslon,or other compensation, aball pay into tbe olty treaeuier an annual fee of $00 and shall be itaued therefor a license fot the conduct of suoh business. The penalty shall be a tine of not less than $25 nor more than 1100, or im prisonment ot one day lu tbe dry jail for ouch t2 thereof, lbs objeut of this ordinanoe la to proteot tbe in to ests of those persona who are legitimately engaged In tbe business, which persons are those who are con tinually paying out money for adver tising the country, but when the pnr otasers arrive here thoy stand no better show to do business tbsn do those who pay not a cent tor adver tising or advancing the country and community. A motion was made by Merrick ana eecouded by Eitert that the ottlce of atteet commissioner be declaiod va cant and the olty engineer be power d t take charge ot the street work a d he to appoint a oompeteot man. I found necssaary, to oversee tbe i-k, pnying theiefor a'salaiy not to exceed K0 per month. On motion by Wortman, seconded by Merrick, a committoe ot three was appointed to investigate charges made against tbe chief of police. Woitman, Merrick and Olwell were appolntod as such oommittee. A motion waa made that a oom mittee of three be appointed to ar range a system of siioet work. Upon motion the city treasurer's bond was raised from 0UUO to 25, OUO. Upon motion by Merrlok, seconded by Olwell, tbe city treasurer waa In et l noted to deposit tha city funds aa nearly equally aa possible between the three banks of the city. The olty recorder's bond of t2.r 0, with A.W. Wnlkerand W. & Jonea THINGS TOLD ON THE STREET An Eastern Subwrlber "I reoatvad a notioe from y m that I owe 13 oa subscription to the Medford Mall, which la alwaya welcome. I enclose) 15. Pleaaa oontlnie tbe paper, " E. C. Gaddia-'-I bave received V, letter from the adjutant gene re 1 ant ing na aoon aa suitable quarter are assured tor armory p irpoaa a con-. pany ut 'be nationel gourd alii be mustered In hers. Bufflolenl signa ture, to tbe petition tort the estab lishment bar ' already bead secured and tbe company wonld bay been mustered In soma time ago tad we been abli to secure permanent quar tern. W are stow pretty well assai ed of an armory ball In the aot dis tant future. Gen ersl Flnzer will be down bere la a few weeks and will look over the ground peisonally. .i Birthday Party Reoeived too late for laat Issue of the MalL The pretty pioneer farm boos of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jonas, Br., la Mountain dlatiiot , was mad tbe scene of a moat Interesting and aa ioyable time laat Monday, the oanas loo being la honor of tbe eldest aoa, Wm. Jones, Jr., thirtieth blrtbaay anniversary on tbe old farm. This pretty anniversary dlnnar given bf these hospitable farmers la their pretty borne In tba nortnraa part ot tbe county wss a complete soooees In every particular, and wlIU loaf be oherlahed and remembered by tbe many old time neighbors and Meads, wbo wen honored with aa Invlutloa and gathered to partake and mingle socially lth tbla happy family oa this special ocoaaloo. Among tboae present were: Mr, and Mra. E. D. White, Mi. and Mrs. G. W. Staoy, Mr. and Mra. Tbornbiue, Mr. and Mia. M. 11. Gordon, Mr. and Mr. Wm. Jonea, Jr., Mrs. Cbelgren, Mrs. Fieddle Flsk,. Messrs. L J. Staoy, John Udmgtoa, Elbert Glass, hiarl , Case. Misses Millie and Bessie Gor don and Lucy Roe, Ollle, Mattl a ad Sammy Gordon, Flora and Adeasa Staoy, Mollis Thorn bras, Graoe, Ball and May Jonea, Roy, Chaster sad Vera Jonea, Franola and Cha lie Cbelgrene aud George Stacy, Jr. Commercial Clob Elects The annual lection of tbe Medford Commercial Club was held Mondsy evening and officers for the ensuing -veer were . elected. Tbe following olUcera were elected: W. M. Oolvlg, president, F. C. Page, vloe preai-' dent, A. h. Miller, secretary, F. Osenbrugga, treasurer. Exeeotlv committee, J. D. Olwell,; A. H. Roa enbanm, U Bandy, J. E. Watt T. W. Oagoor1. Direct ore: Meesrs, Ray, Pierce, Rosenbaam, Garaett, Page, Campbell, Bundy. Watt, Findley,' Colvig, Nye, Oaenbrugge, Osgood, Olwell and Mile. The old admlnlaratlon closed with tbe olub out of debt, and reported . tbe expenditure of about $4,000 dur ing the paat year. A vote of thanks wu tendered the retiring otfiosrs. In consideration of Ids effloient ser vices aa secretary M. Purdlo was elected a life-honorary member. The olub appointed toe following committee to co-operats with tbe city counoil In the ,n.atter of seour- Ing an adequate wctor supply far the olty: I'erry, Page and Garnett. Olwell, Keene and Picket waia ap- . pointed a commi'toe to .take up tb . matter of wcuring a right of way for ' the Pacitlu & .Eastern railroad Into the city. Robert Oallowsy 3initeroasly III- Robert Galloway Dangeroualy I1L Tbe following horn tbe Portland Telegram of February 3 1 will based news for "Boby" Galluway'i many old-time a-d faithful frtenda in Med lord: That Deputy Dlstriot Attorney Hubert Galloway, who recently went to Southern California for bla health, la very low, la tbe newa reoeived this morulug by Attorney John F. Logan In a letter Horn Mra. Galloway. -The letter states tnat Mr. Galloway, fam lllnrly known to all hla frlenda aa "Bob" la cmllned to hie bed, and I so weak that ba oau scarcely apeak. The pbyelotana have given np hope of Mr. Gnlloway'a reuovety, eaya? tbs letter. Ilia mother will leave Port land for bis bedside at once. For mure than a year Mr. Galloway baa fought hard against falling heeltb, and went to California In tbe hope that he would regain bla strength there. Ills wife oonsideia bla oonal linn dangerous, and aaya . he la aot able to digest the roodjie needs to maintain bie strength. , -, I , IV. - l I liuw, lAMI UUJI iw n, wv.l m.MU, . .... ... - nul...r, 1. UUIIUIUKB, U wa u.vu,w,tv Hores cleared. Easy Mima. See U. ll, fierce a ouu- ie auretlee, was aoispted. Pell's Elite Laundry waa granted a special water rate of ten oenta per 1000 gallons. Meeting adjourned to meet Frldiy evening, Februaiy Mb. " Try an "Ad." in The Mail.