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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1908)
west M liven feel mi sale staples, R. 0. DUNCAN, Prop. First-olasg Rigs always in best repair. Horses Board ed by Day, Week or Month. Horses bought and Sold. Moore's Brick Stables, West Side Medford, Oregon eoeaoooeoeoooaco I have in Stock all Regular Sizes, and can make any odd sized Screen Door or Window needed. Show me the opening and I will screen it. R7 PD AV Contractor W VjAVaTV I , and Builder. Medford, The Cool Evenings of Spring Make a lellow feel comfortable in a TOP COAT, and your comfort ii assured if EIFERT THE CITY TAILOR makes it. My stock of 8priug aud Bummer Woolens. Tweeds, Che?iota, Worsteds and Serges are the swelleet lines ever displayed in Medford. DRESS CORRECTLY DRESS MODERATELY Both can be done with the sincerest satisfaction and your Money left at home.' Tbe Mail Order House does not help support the City. Drop in and see me. Eifert The City Tailor Medford A mall order suit doee not harmonise with a tailor made one. Coal! Consumers or Draymen desiring high-grade hand picked Coal at $7.50 a ton can get any amount they wish at Pacific Coal Co's tipple, 5 miles east of Medford. Scales at the Mine Road is now in first-class condition PACIFIC COAL CO. R. E. DO AN, Manager MEDFORD IRON WORKS, Mining, Saw Mill Machinery, Boiler Work and Engine Repairing. Semi-Steel Shoes and Dies, Iron, Brass and Semi-Steel Castings of all Descriptions. Iron Build ing Fronts. All Work Broken-down Jobs Catered to Day or Night. MEDFORD, OREGON. HMMRUllfS COUGH Coughs.Colds, CROUP, VhoopinM 11b fwwey cn thrift It ttandtd ism at BJ SSttUM IS lltC. attar semlsl SrtJ sad tuy kt tires si cttf- aa ms Meal ta s assy is to sa smb. a coo, ures ma at cms. Goo dpaatore Bakes Uood plot area Oregon FKEtfOH DBT CLEANING Sc PRESSING NEATLY DONE Guaraneed. Notice to Contractors. Notloe la hereby given that the director) of school Diitrict No. 16, Jaokaon cotfbty Oregon, will receive sealed bide tor the eonilrnctlon oi a aohool honM for said district Plana and apeol floatlona may be awn at R. W, Oray'a office in Medford, or at the realdenae of too clerk, Harvey Rlchardton, one mile tooth of Bybee bridge. A certified check of 125 moat t J company eacb bid. bids will be I opened on Maroh 21, 1908, at 2 j o'cloc s. m. Tbe board reserves the I light to reject aoy and all bids, i 9 -3t Harvey Richardson. The Lucky Quarter. Is the one vou pay oat for a boi of 1 Dr. Kinia New Lilt PUIt. They bring . you the health tbat'a more precious tbao Jewels. Try ibem lor beadacne, ! biliousness, constipation and malaria. If they disappoint yon the price will be cneeriuny reionaeo ai jnss. Btracg's drug store. For the beet baraalns la Farm. Dairy, or Stock Raoonet, or fruit Latas, ceil oa or addreea Ilaraeee A laoraton, toueaua, Uregoa. K, Klamath Coualy Newt. Klametb Kallt Kepabllcani U. a Urlgaby went to Iorrle 8atarday. tilt opponeati In tbe race for tbe Republican 0 omlnatloo (or tberltf say that be went Into ortaeia Calllniala (or the purpose of urging vntert Into Klamath ocon ty for tbe primary eleotion. Mad Route Iospa-tor Valla, arrle- ed here trlday and tpent Saturday going over records 10 tbe local pott otUos. lie left Monday morning to make a thorough laveatlgetloa of tbe prupoaed mall lontt eat Weed, The establishment of thie route will de pend largely on Mr. Vallee report and Judging irom tne way ne naa ex praoaed hlmaelf, be It not strongly lo favor with the new routa nntll tbe one via Pokegama snail be dlsouotlo ued, Tbe taw mill belonging tn the Long Lake Lumber Company, looated about me half mile frum Keno, arms burned to tbe ground at 11 o'olock Wedueaday morning. Borne of tbe men who were employed theie visit ed tbe mill about 10 o'clock Tuesday evening, on tbeir return from oboron. At tbat hour nothing 00 usual waa In evidence and no elgu 01 Are visible. When toe Are waa die oovered tbe building wae enveloped In Hemes and wat toon burned to tbe ground. Tbe origin cf tbe re It a myatery. Theiejwaa no laaurenae Plana are now on foot, wbloh If car rled out, will add mllione to tbe value of land In tbe Wood River oountry and specially along the river and marsh. It will In reality mean tbe deveiopemeat of tbe iloh lands in tbe northern part of the eounty It la reported that Mr Weed, whose land extendi a distance of about tlx milee along tne river, will engage Frank Adams dredger to throw up a dyke along the west aide of tbe river bordering on bit proper ty, to prevent It from overflowln g. If tbe Adams dredger It brought to Wood River, It la etated that there will be work tbete for It for the next two yean All the big swamp land ownere are anxloua to oat It to re clam their overflowed land, and un doubtedly the people in tbe vicinity of Fort Klamath will lalte enongh money to have the river etralghten ed out and opened to navigation. If tbe weat aide of the river ie banked. It will foroe tbe Indian Department to do the same witb tbe east tMe along tbe reservation lands. If thla It done over 100.000 acret will be reclaimed and heuome valuable land. Klamath Fells Expreea: Tbe Klamath Watei Users Associa tion boaid met yesterday aftetooon but tbsre was little doing otber tban routine business. Tbe board dia uaaeed the advielblllty of postponing the election of ottloera from April 4, tbe regular date, to tome time In June but no definite notion waa tak en. The "Dome Booster," published by W. 11. Bohannan, at Dorrie. Sis kiyou county, Calif., makes its ini tial appearanoe today. Tbe "Boos ter" appearo as a aeven-oolumn, four-page paper and bealdee being brim fall of live Dorrie and Northern Siskiyou county nswa It atarta off with a whoop to lire up to its name at a "Dorrla booster." Editor Bohannan lakes bold like a veteran newapaper man and tbe Morning Ex preea extendi to blm tbe glad band of fellowtbip and beapeaki for blm and the "Booster" great thlnga In the coming metropolia. of Northern Siskiyou. Sam Walker and Otto Heldrlob left yecterdey morning for Rawhide, Nevada, tne great new mining oamp, to look over the ground witb a view to locating there. A fire alarm from the teeldenoe of Mr. Balotar, near tbe high school at 6:30 Tburaday waa promptly respond ed to by tbe boae company, but tbe lire had been extlnguiabed by eome of tbe men of tbe nelgnborbood by tbe time tbe boys bad dragged the heavy oart up tbe blU. Tbe tire ori ginated in tne kitchen by the wall paper near the cook store beoomlng oveheated. A few buckets of water were sotScisnt to subdue tbe flames. No damage waa done to tbe building or oontenta. "The" Wasnmgtbn sheepmen who brought their Bocks Into Oregon from Washington last teaaon without com plying with the Oregon laws con cerning Inspection and dipping, were fined $100 In the Circuit Court at Pendleton last week. Schwaruschlld ft Sulaberger, the biggest Independent Arm of meat packers In the United Statea, will build a packing plant In South Port land costing 11,500,000 If the council will permit the establishment to be looated within the city limits. prof. H. A. Howell, of Havanna, Cu ba, Recommends Chamberlal Cough Remedy "As Ions airo as I can rememder. mr mother was a faithful user and friend of Chamberlain's Cough Remedv, but never In my life have I realized Its true value until now," writes Prof. H. A. Howell, of Howell's American School. Havana. Cobs. "On the ninlit of February 8rd our baby waa taken sick with a very severe cold ; the next day was worse and tbe following night Pis condition was neaperate. ne could not lie down and It was necesearv to have him in the arms every moment. Even then his breathing was difficult. I did not think he would live until morning. At last I thought of mr mother's remedy, Chsmberialn'sCough Kemedy.wn'.cn we gave, ana it snordea Krompt relief, end now 3 days later, be as fully recovered. Under tbe circum stances I would not hesitate a moment in saying tbat Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, end that only, tared the life of oar dear little boy." For tale by C. Strang. RBAL ESTATE. O X Rlcbards et ux to J P Hughes, land near blk 18, Butte rails, 115. G T Ulcbardt et ux to L V Mercy, laud near blk 18, Butte Falls, $180. J A Wetzel et ux to Lucy S Will lams, 10 acres In twp 36. a r 2 w,l!U0. C U Uay to S O bimoo, lots 11 and 12, tik 1, Park add to Medford, $10. Receivers OMoe to William Lamb' receipt for lbO acres tn twp 34, 1 r 8 e $aou- Same to Same, receipt lor 40 acres in iwp 81, srSe, $100. Keoeivere Office to Frank Nether- land, receipt for 100 acree in twp 34, r He, $000. Receivers Office to James I Patton, receipt for 100 acret lo twp 85, 1 r 8 e, $. Win L Albright et ox to Frederick Albright, 10 acres in twp 39, t r 1 e,$l. Frederick Albrigbt to J D Skeel, land iu twp 39, trie, 110. O W Howard to T J Parion, bond tor deed to 379.07 acree In twp 38, r 1 w, $15000. F M Stewart et nx to J W Snigle, lot 4, blk 25, Medford, $1. H F Pohland et nx to Ashland Com mercial Club, 5 acres in twp 39, a r 1 e, M80O. James Carr to Moggie Burroughs, 80 acret in tp 37. 1 r 2 w, (1. Big Bend Milling Co to Ernest E Bart, 1920 acree in twpe84 aud 35, a r 2e, $38400. W H Hamlin et ux to O F Spencer, land in Bart'a add to Medford, $200. A Ford et ox to J H Uay et ux, lot 5, blk 10, Central Point, $10. alphriam Chapman et ux to Ivan Magrnder, lots 1 and 2, blk 37, Central Point, $170. .Elizabeth Breese et nx to J A Wright, lots 27 and 28, Phoenix, $300 J H GoSmaa et ux to Paulina Stur- gis, land on U street, Medford, $600. A P Talent et ux to Voloa Webster, 20 acret in twp 37, t r 2 w, $1. F W Wait et ux to Volna Webster, 40 acres lo twp 37, 1 r t w, $10. B H Hatch et nx to Elmer E Bagley, lot 22, Nob Hill add to Ashland $50. Crater Land Co to C A Powell, cor poration deed lo 8.81 acree in twp 39, e r 1 e, being on Mouotaini Avenue, Ashland. $625. A D Hclman et us to O F Arant, 1.68 acres in Aehland near Helman street, (125. State of Oregon to Marion Cowdon, 80 acres in twp 36, r 2 e. $100. Elizabeth Breese et ux to Augustus Moore, low 1, 2, 7 and 8, blk 12, Phoenix, $1100. W E Wheeler et nx to Rogue River Timber Co, 1G0 acres in twp 32, r 3 e, $10. Anna E Presley et ux to Ben A Low ell, SO acres in twp 36, s r 4 w, $350. C W Paikt et ux to A P Talent, lots 1, 2 and 3, blk 49, Medford, $10. A P Talent et ux to Isaac Coflman, lot 3, blk 41), Medlord, SSO0. E L Farra et ux to H T Panltey 10.08 acres in twp 36, s r 2 w, $-O0. J W Taggart et ux to Chas M Lan sing, SO acres in twp 35, 1 r 2 e, $500. L E Hoover et ox to Joseph Taylor et al, land In twp 37. s r 2 w, $1. Laura A Bradley to Joeeph Taylor et al, 121.66 acres in twp 37, a r 1 and 2 , $10500. I W Berry et ux to Mary A Berry et al. all Interest in 175 acres in twp 3 t r 3 w, $L Hariett J Tonchett to M F Egglet- ton, part of blk B, R R add to Ashland. $200. Cora A Sllngerland et nx to Louis Hthy et ux, land in Pracht't add to Ashland, $10. James W Smplle et ux to D B Holies, land In twp 37, 1 r 1 w, $200. Elizabeth Mary Beamer et nx to Edward Albright, 2 acres In twp 39, s r 1 e, $25. Florcine Burrlst et ux to Mrs Eliza beth A Smith, 129 acres in twp 39, tr 1 e, $10. W F Shaw et ux to L J Brannon, wi of lot 86, Bellevue tract, $10. L J Brannon et ux to W F Shaw et ux, et of lot 35, all of lot 33, Bellevue tract, $10. Wei bom Beeson et nx to Cbat W Sherman, land In twp 38, t r 1 w, $1. Chat W Sherman to Welborn Beeton, land In twp 38, trl w, $1. Mary J Sherman to Chat W Sher man, 2 acres in Talent, $450. T K Metz et ux to Medford Lumber 4 Mfg Co, 40 acree tn twp 87, r 1 e,$l John G Peters to Elizabeth E Peters, land tn twp 83, 1 r 2 w, $1, Ella Onnyau to Mary Bennett, 2 acres In twp 87, 1 r 2 w, $1. Wallace Woods to H E Koontz, bond for deed to land on C ttreet, Medlord, $1300. Hiram Tripp et ux to F W Hndson, land In blk 2, Cottage Home add to Medlord, $190. Best Healer In the World. Rev. F. Starbird. of East Raymond. Maine, says: I have used Buklen's Ami -a Salve for several years on my otde:my wonnd. and o'ver obstinate tores, and find it the bet. tealer in tbe world. I nse It loo witb great success in my veteoary business." Price 25c at Chas. Strang I drug store. Land For Sale. I have 240 aoret of timber land fci tale. Three million feet taw timber. Eighty aoret good fruit land when timber It off. $10 per sore. H. X. Holtan, ll-4t p. Trail, Oregon. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Notice ii berebT mlm that the an!enl.reed: bn been duly a i' pointed, And qaifld kdmlDtitrttor of the ette ot Mtrth. Aon CUntntDi lt of Jtckion County, Oregon, de ed. All per$yni hTin culmt bimIdm fetd etiate are Botiflpd to preterit tbe tame, dole Tejtfletl, to me for allowance, at my re ience la Medford. Oregon within tlx Boatbi rrom una vtb oay ot Mircn, iws. MABIOM TftYER. AdMiautrator of the ettate of Martha abb ciemmt ne, aereaxea. W. X FbiBpe, attorney STORM KING CREATES HAVOC IN NORTHWEST WORST STORM OP THE WINTER RAGED CUBING FR1DAT t SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Landslides Block Trains, Rivera Be sow Ragtag; Temate, aad Towns Are ' Plunged Into Parknies Portland, Ore., March IT. The torn has tpent lit toroe, and while no rain fell on Monday, the atreamt throughout the Columbia River val ley are still high and are gradually receding. The worjt la now pa3sed and no further damage la looked tor other than the reports of doodad districts which appear below. Portland, Ore., March 16. Whilo no terlout property damage has been reported, the heavy storm of wind and rain that hat been raging with out let-up tlnce Friday la by tar the wont ot the paat year. The ttorm It general throughout thla en tire region. Passenger traffic on the O. R. ft N. hat been completely tied up at the result of an enormous landslide at Wyelh. Hood River people eat in dark neat Sanday night. Churches, hotels, and luck homes aa were provided were Illuminated by kerosene lamps, lanterns aad ancient tallow dine. The light and power plant waa out out ot business early la tbe ttorm, and no trains weat eaat or watt during Sun day. The volume ot water runaing down Hood river it greater than at any time since Its power waa harn essed. Pendleton It also In a bad, It not In a very terlout way, tor the Uma tilla river raged Ilka 4 torrent all day Sunday and la rising at tbe rate of four Inches an hour, threatening the town with a good as terlout aa that which deve mated It two years ago. The new levees are holding well but unless the ttorm decreases tbe dikes will be dangerously weak ened. Dispatches from Eastern Washing ton and- Idaho poind Indicate that much havoc Is likely In that taction before the wortt has passed. Willamette Valley points are apt to suffer considerably. The rainfall has been unusually heavy through out the valley and all tributaries to the Wllamette are leaping up their' banks steadily. A number of log booms In the Cowlitz river have been ripped loose from their moorings and are rushing down the river. Much valuable tim ber has already been carried away, but further than that no damage has been doue. Lewlstown. Idaho, March 16. What promises to be the worst flood In years It now rising in the Clear water tributaries aad already Lewis ton Is cut off from rail communica tion witb the outside world. Hun dreds of feet of track are washed out, several bridges are oat of Una and In danger of being awept away, and two heavy slides have covered the track along Potlatch creek, between Arrow Junction and Troy. Snake River It slowly rising, but the great flood comes Irom the Clear water, which Is muddy aa the Mis souri at flood time. Kendrlck It cut off from all com munication with the outside world, as the telephone wlrn are all silent, but Julletta, three mllea distant, la In touch with the situation. Lapwal creek, generally called Lazy brooklet. It on the rampage, and Culdesac la threatened with floods. Thlt morning the mill flume broke In aeveral places and torrents of water flowed down through the streets. Tbe lower end of town It now tlx inches under water. Elma, Wash., March IS. Heavy, continuous rain haa prevailed In tbe Chehalla valley for several daya paU. The Chehallt river It still rising and the highest water tn many yeara la new expected and being prepared for. Not a log will be left la any ot the creeka aad rlvera, every driving stream will be awept clean, to great Ii the flood. Walla Walla, Wash., March It. Not for yean haa thla elty faced to terlout a situation at It does from the floods which have come down from the Blue Mountains and have made Mill creek a roaring torrent The Fourth ttreet bridge baa been washed out; part of the Third street bridge haa been blasted out; the gat workt have been flooded and are doted down; Matn ttreet, from above Sixth ttreet to the O. R. ft N. passenger depot la under water. In the busi ness district the water la rapidly filling basements. Tbe T Sower No Scconc Chans FERRY'S SEEDS rM rUaVlOsVvd fpt f'TTj't (H Blil :tl tellt. Fmrrf'9 9mm4 Aitfmmt 1909 llatbwlrfi iorT-tnt rIEI for L ItMMkUHIf. lOlinUW ! UH M4Trttte nt rmtc for DO YOU We have the largest and most attractive stock of buggies between Portland and Saoramento. Wo want you to ii -pect them and if yon want a buggy, surrey or hack, we can la i-(y you. Another a. road of buggieg coming this week. Our prices always reasonable. Come and See US. HUBBARD BROS. EOoeoe)oe)oeCMieco C WHEELER N. C SOKENSON Medford Realty and Rental Co. LOANS REAL ESTATE INSURANCE A CARD TO TKE PUBLIC We, the nndersijrned, having opened a real estate office here in Medlord, DESIRE TO SAY, that those having Dronertv to sell or rent would do well to sea tin at once, as we are in touch homeseekers. Also, if we land in one location, we have a colony who will come when we say things are ready. Promising everyone a square deal, and the best of attention to any busi ness offered us, we are yours to serve. Cor. 7th and C Sts "lssa saaarraw-a voice" Would you let $1.00 a week stand Between yonr family and a genuine VICTOR OR EDISON. You'll never mUs tho dollar, but going without one of these machines when you can get one so easy It an awful "mitt." H. G. RING Hale's Piano House - Medford !MOOc)CWOOc)OOe)ac)0e)Oe)ao)O6 CHOICE SEED WHEAT j Eastern Oregon Club And Blue Stm 3 Also No. 1 At HEDFORD Claus Shears NICHOLSON HARDWARE Co. The Place to Buy Your Hardware NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Depart men t of lta Interior, InrJ Offlw at Ko but. Or.. Im. 21. IflflS. I Nottcsj ii hcrct'7 given thst Oicsr Erl-kn, of Buitt Fall, Ore., bat Died ootlc or bli In toullon tn mkt flnsl jrrn, proof tn pup nnrl nf his rl-Jrr . HnmHlHit KntfT Ni'. Isra, made Hejptember in, iwri, (or tbe Krc. llonr-l NEk nd NW BK i, Section 4, Town hip at). South. RsWRe S Kant, and; thai sld proof will b ad tefors A. S. Bit. ton, V. 8. CommlulODsr, at hit ol flee, in Medford. OrefOD, on Tburaday, Marab 1WA. He didim tht foil owl n wltntfiaei to proT bit oontluoout NiMabCtj upon, and oultlvt ttoo of. tb land, Tit: charm A. o bene halo, John A. Obtnchaln, John BwaoMD, Ueorga B. Weil, all of Butt Falla, Ortffoa. . BINJAMIIC L. EDDY. Reftator. 8abMrlbforTb MU KNOW " 1 1 r"- itisrs H. L. QtTCHELL with a large number of can get a large tract of 8 C. Wheeler. N. C. Sorenson, n. L. uetcnell Seed Barley. FLOUR MILL and Scissors I zAT' NOTICE OP BCHOCL INDEMNITY SEbKCTloy. tvnited Btatft Land Cfflce. RoMbarg, OreijOD, February 16, IM. Kotlce tn here)? irlTen that the State of Of" eon, on -"It A. 1C07, applied for thp w 'i. at t ol swctlon as. tpUa, rle of Willamette Mt rldlan, an4 fltrd In thlt offlct lint of tohool IndemDitr eelectlODi In whl b It teltctol a11 land: ana that said II t In open to tbe publli for inspection. Any and all penoni clalmint ai,ai-asT ths altoTS djrrtbd lind nr inf t (al iurMllTliloo thereof, or claiming the same under the m in Inf law, or rietlrmg to abow laid land to bp more valuable for mintrtl tban lor agricultural purp tef , or to obt-ct to aid telentloD for any lawful reason.thould (lie their claim or their (TidtTiu or proteeta or coo:eetln tlofhooor before the Sad day of April, 1 w. I hereby deeltnatt tht MidpoiO Mill., pah lUhed tt Medford. Orefon, m tbe newipaper U which tht above notice li to bt TublUhedp Bbmamik L. KoDt, Rtsjialtr,