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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1908)
Reader, if tod want to Raise Fruit, Grow Stock Mine or Lumber. Or tnirniB In any onoupatlon In fhfl peerleitB itctlon erf laud of almost uullnillsd oppurtaoltlui THE MEDFORD MAIL OREGON .. LEADS In tlw production of Plot1 Frail The Rogue River Valley leMii OBKOON nd Hertford, - ' Itt matropolti nd trad Mattr. li L st rprMaMd by THS MED WORD MAIL Simo it to Torm liinm runrN WILL TBLL TOD ALL ABBOT IT VOL. XX. f'EDFOHU. J&CKSOW CU'JNll, OREGON FRIDAY. MARCH, 27. 1908 HO. 13 Buy the New Goods AND GET GENUINE SATISFACTION Every Man, Woman and Child la Southern Oregon who has ever beard of this Store and ban seen our displiy, or been in the Store, KNOWS that we have never shown anything but the newest good. We are bringing almost to your door the best manufactured good the world affords, to sell at low and medi um prieee. We came here to stay and have a ten year lease on virtually the largest and certainly the best vtore room in Med lord. We do more than show the new goods, WE GUARAN TEE SATISFACTION, and while we may sell an inferior arti cle once in a while, jt will not be our fault. Buy the new millinery, suits, ski' t- or waists or anything you need in piece goods here and SAVE MONEY. New Spring' Suits HAVE-YOU INVESTIGATED OUR LINE? Regular $40 Spring Suits S25 Over 30 new Spring Suits in Browns, Navy's, , Copenhagen, Tan, Gray and Fancies, Etc., in the light weight French Serges, Cbiffon, Panamas, Etc., lined with the gcod grade ol Taffeta Silk or the Skinner Satin which gives excellent service. Suits that sell ordi narily at 130, 132.60, $35, CHE $37.50and 10, nowchoice fjJJ SEE THE WINDOW $13.50 Our 25 beautiful new Spring Suits in fancy stripes and checked effects, also the plain goods in Panamas, Serges, Etc. All goods durable, sensible suits, euitabb for Misses' and small Women. You will won der how we can sell these for so little, but we actually offer f 20. $22.50 and $25 suits, now for choice $13 5 THE STORE THAT SHOWS THE NEW GOODS BAKER-HUTCHASON CO. O street just north Jackson County Bank sMwllTiMwaavauiasaMicaCRiCAsaw THE MAN WHO HAS THE RIGHT .SORT OF BRAINS ON THE INSIDE WILL HAVE THE RIGHT .SORT or A HAT ON THE OUT3IDE OF HIS SKULL. OTHER-S WILL THINK MORE OF YOUR FACE ir YOU WEAR A GOOD HAT ABOVE IT. WE ARE THE JoLE AGENTJ IN THIS CITY FOR THE KNAP-FELT HAT. YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION FOR CARRY ING HAT-S THAT ARE RIGHT IN STYLE, AND' OF COURSE YOU WISH THE .STYLISH HAT. RESPECTFULLY, DANIELS' New Clothing' vStore Private Boarding House MRS. FAY, C STREET, RESOLVED THAT IFYOU WISH TO MARCH ALONG YOU MUST BE CUD IN THE UATEVST. THET BerreR. your, apparel; THE JWIFTERWIUU lie .YOUR. PROGRESS, BUSTHR BROWNE Head t Proprietor i Opposite Postofflce Bostaees along realty lines con- tlnoee brisk, a goodly aombarr of sales being "reported. Twenty lota la the Rest Medford addition obenaod Hands during tke week, aside from a lame aersage of fruit land. U. a best, of Ullbjr, N. D., par ebased tbrongh W. T. fork A Co., IS acres ot land from Ueorge Flake, the consideration txlng 16250, or 1350 an aoie for land sat tn 2-rear-old pears. The land sold is part of tbe Morrison traot near tbe UrltUn creek school boose. F. A. Barber of East Aurora, N. Y., parohaied 31 acres of laod on tbe nortb fork of UiiUln creek for (3200, or a little over ihu An acre. W. I'. York A Co bandied tbe property tor W. A. Witober. Mr. Barber lutends to plant tbe land eutlrely lo fruit. 11. C. Stoddard exchanged 10 acres of orenard land near Kagle Point to Henry Humphrey for 20 Iota tn tbe West Medford Addition. Mr. Stod dard contemplates building upon a portion of tbe lota and will plaoe tbe remainder npon tbe market. H. T. McCaUom, of OH by, N. D. purchased 15 aoree est to pears near tbe plaoe purchased by Mr. Best, tbe nrice paid being W.OUO. W. T. York A Co., oondaoted tbe bnslness for D. O. Safe. ' Tbe H. T, Hull orenard southwest of Medford consisting ot 30 aoree waa sold to U. W. Potter and Q. O. Qoold of St Johns, Orsgon, tbe eonstaen. tlon being 116,500 or 1825 an aore, tbe highest prlos ever paid for yoong or chard land In tbe Bogoe hirer Val ley. The orobaid la a eery fine one consisting of Newtown and Spltzeu- berg apples and D' Anion and Howell pears. Tbe property was purohaaed from J. E. Watt last antnmn by H. T. Hull, the consideration being IH, 000. Aside from these larae aalea a considerable number of entailer bold Inge cbsnged bands. The real estate men continue optimlitlo ever the aondltions nt business. Tbs property south of Medford known as tbe bell plaoe bas been sold tbrough the agenoy of hogue Klver Uand Company to Charlee M. Eng. Itsb, formerly of Urand Forks oonn ty, North Dakota, tbe consideration being 115,000. W. W. Ulaigow will manage tbe property for Mr. Eng. lob, It oonaUts ot 32 acres of Spit. ssentisrg and Newtown apples and 9 aorea of paature",land, i3 aores In all. The Crater Lake Lumber Company better known to residents of this valley es the Iowa Lumber A Box Company, purchased another lum ber traot tn tbe Big Butte district during the past week paying In the neighborhood of (50,000 for 1010 Tbe property Is known as the Swift Lumber traot and consists of sugar and ysilow pine. It was owned by Untchlneon 4 Lnmsden of this olty. The deal has been contemplated for some time and was clooed during the past week. Plunlot to Eotertaii Visitors The oommlttee appointed by tbe Commercial Club to arrange for the entertainment of the Portland bnsl- s men who plan to Tlslt Medford and ;tbe Bogne River Valley about tbe middle of next month, le already at work on their plans which giro promise of an elaborate entertain ment of the visitors. Every auto mobile that tbe or mmlttee oan possi bly obtain Is to be pressed Into eer- Ties. They are meeting with con siderable sneoese along this line, a number of maehlaea being offered already. Tbe excursion Is scheduled to reach Medford early In the monlog. The train will be met by the anto- mob'lee and the visitors taken lor a day's trip In tbe valley. Jackson ville, Central Point, Bogus River Dam and all other points of Interest wlk be visited, the party to return to Medford In time to attend an elan orate banquet In the evnlng to be given at the Naab Hotel. Tbe ban quet is to be paid for by the pro moters of the PsolHo A Eastern K, R. In this manner the excursion- la wltbont soot to the Commercial Club, aside from a little trouble on tbe part of Its members. Tbe reenlt In an advertising way Is bard to esti mate. Much good wlU. of a neces sity, reenlt from tbe visit of a large number of prominent Portland capi talists and bnslness men. The promptness with which tbe ex onrslon wee arranged efterjthe return ot Tom Rlohnrdaon to Portland shews what Mr. Richardson oaa do In ths wsy of promoting snob an exonrslon. There will be at least one hundred visitors on tbe exonrslon. Tbe day will be set soon. In time for those who bare maohlneeto make preparations to take tbe visitors for a spin. Tbe exonrslon is bound to prove tbe blggeet tblngjforthe sdver. tlsing of this city that bas ever been plannid. '-Sliver plated milk tubeelfor ssle at toe tiogoc niverureamery, saea ford. tf. THE MR QUESTION On last Saturday a oommlttee son- alsting of Messrs. Perry, Page and Uaraett from the Oorumerolal Olnb aod Coaoll men Wortman, Elf art and Merrlek, together with Olty Engi neer, T. W. Osgood, left for a trip to tbe Butte oreek dletriet to ex amine the proposea eooroee of a water enpply for Medford. Tbe oommlttees returned on Tuesday evening after visiting tbe head waters of Big Butte, Little Butte oreeks and a number ot other places In that section. Neither committee has ss yet mode a report to tbeir respective bodies, bot It is understood that tbey favor tbr Little Butte (Jreek against tbe Big Butte. To obtain water from ibe latter place it will necessitate tbe construction ot a tunnel tbrongh a range of mountains and a oiroatious route for tbe pipe Hue. Ibe approx imate coat would be In tbe neighbor hood ot fcflO.OUO whioh le considered by tbe members of the council to be prohibitive On tbe other hand, tbe water from tbe Little Butte oreek can be supplied to Medford for an ap proximate ooet of 1300,000, whioh amount can be obtained for anon an undertaking. It is understood that there is third proposition that Is favored by the members of the party bnt the gentlemen refuse to state wbere the water Is to be obtained, until, after they settle one or two water rig as and make their report to their re spective bodies. Medford Boy Killed by Car. TbeT following from tbe Portlano Oregontan gives tbe facte of tbe death of Vernon Fanaber last Thurs day afternoon: Vernon Fan slier, 18 years of age, wboee boms was In Medford, Oregon, waa inn down and killed by a street car yesterday afternoon, a few min ntes after 5 o'clock, at the oorner of Second and Main atteeta. The yonng man walked In front of the car in some manner yet to be explained, and altbongh the polloe have taken into ouatody Motermen R. U. Reed, wbo waa In charge of the oar, to hold blm pending tbe verdict of tbe ooro ner's jury, wbioh will Investigate, there seems to be muob evidence to show that the young man'a careless. ness oontrlbuted more to bis death than any other cause. Fansher, according to tbe stories told by ten eye-witnesses, waa oroaa lng the street, walking from the weat to tbe east. He left tbe elde walk about 30 feet from the crossing, go ing around a truok that waa going south. Tne ear, No. 310, on tbe Fulton line, was going north at per haps a little more than average apeed. Tbe ttnok behind which Fansher walked was hooded ana bid him from tbe sight of the motorman. Fanaber waa on his way to his lodgings, which are oloee by, at 205 Main street, where be resided with his brother, Wkbur, E. Fansher, who le a cook In tbe Giotto restaurant on Yamhill street, between Third and fourth. On the northeast oorner there is an excavation being made In a vacant lot, where the contractors are operating a steam deiriok. This derrlok mnst have attracted Fanaher's attention for, from aooonnta, he was looking at It at the time aw was crossing tbe) street. Be walked In a northerly dlreo- tion add away from the oar, bnt diagonally aorose the track. He paused a fatal fraction cf a second on the north-bound traok ana there the ear etrnok him. He waa knock ed down, bie bead struck tbe ground with great vlolenoe, fraotnrlng tbe skull and at the base of tbe brain and breaking the neek at Its Junc ture with the skull. Tbe ear step caught blm and rolled and dragged blm for perhaps 10 or 30 feet. Peo pie on the eldewalk and those In the front part of the oar who hadwltneo eed tbe accident shouted with horror and the motorman brought bla ear to a suddsn stop about 40 feet from where the prostrate man waa found. Paaaenger and pedeetrlana rnabed to the yootb'e esslatanos and volunteers qnlokly oarrled bim to tbe drug store of Oradon A Kobler, oorner of Main and First streets. He wss still alive, bnt Dr. Lloyd Irvine, of Third and Madison streets, found that ha was beyond medical aid. Witbio 15 mlnotee the yoong men wea deed. Young Fansher waa a son of L. W, Fanahsr,Cof Central Point, sad wai formerly a student In the Medford High School. The remains were brought to Medford Sundsy snd were intered In tbe family plot in Phoenix oemetery. Serviote were held at the Preetyteriao church oy Rev, Q. L. Hall, f tbe Medford Baptist onuroh. Mr. and Mrs, Fansbsr have the deepeat heart felt sympsthy of their many friends In this oommonlty In there alBlotloo. For Sale A few good horses and different klnde of wagons and rigs. Call at West Side Bnok Stable. 7-tf. lUPDMCr IN ORCHARD LANDS An laotease of 3000 per oeat In tea years in value, or at tbe rate of 200 per osat a year, le the record abowa by orchard lead la the Hogue Klver Valley. Aod this, bee been shown by the actual eelllag prise of the land and la not a dream 1 neither Is It what la to happen. It le an actual statement of tbe truth, as shown by tbe sale, dnrlng tbe past week of the property known as the Hull orchard one mile aootb of Medord situated next to the famona Hill orfhard for woicb 11000 an acre was rsfuaed last fell. Tbe Hull property waa eold a little leas than ten years ago by tbe orlgl nal owner, F. T. Uooob, to Frank Paine for W0 an acre. Mr. Paine aet out an orchard oonsiatng of ap. plea and pears and fonr years ago sold It for (o0 an acre to a Mr. titer- rltt, Mr. Hterrltt decided to part ith tbe property about two yeara ago and eold to J. & Watt for (2J5 an acre. Three months sgo Mr. Wat aoM tnsftiroperty which had consist ed of 40 aoree to Hull A Parker. Mr. HnU took, the north half of tbe forty together with tbe buildings, paying 114,000 or 1700 an are. He baa Just sold his holding for 116,500 925 an aore, the higheet price ever paid fat orchard .land tn the Rogae River Valley, a W, Potter end Q.JO. Oould. ot St Johns, Ore gon, near tke femeua Hood ' River fruit dlstriot, asa the purchasers Tbne the Increase la value from NO aore a little lees than tea years ago to 1825 at the present time shows an Inoreae of over 20 times the Bret value, or an Increase of over tOOO par cent. W. T. York A Co., who handled the bnainess for Mr, Watt awed the pnr ohaaee If tbey oould plaoe the proper ty on tbe market at 11000 an acre and were told that tbey oould not. The present owners refuse to con sider selling at any price. Last year tbe owner of the Hill or obard eltnatad next to the Hull pro perty received an offer of 100,000 for GO eorea of tbe pear orchard bnt re fused to sell. The Uill orohard laat year paid over 20 per oent on the in vestment. Amusements. Tbe "Dixie Jubilee Singers" Sat urday night waa one of the best at tractions of the 'kind that has ap peared here tble eeason and waa en titled to a much larger house than tbey drew. However, tbe Sunday evening oonoert brought out an audl- enoe that packed tbe opera booae to the doora, and waa thoroughly enjoy ed by all. Aa singers the people of tbe company are hard to beat. The singers participated In tne ser vloee at tne different churohee on Sunday, volunteering to aaslat In the mnslo. In the morning tbey ssng at the Presbyterian and Baptist obnrcbee and In tbe evening at the Christian and M. E. eburohea. Tbe singing was thoroughly enjoyed by the oongregatlons. William P. Cnllen preeenteu "The Burgomaster" at tbe opera bonse of Tneeday evening to a large and appreciative andlenee' And he deeerved to meet with soonest fot It wessons of tbe finest musical come dies staged In Medford for some time. One Welnburg, well known to old theater goers, waa seen In tbe part of Peter Stnyveetaat, tbe gov ernor ot New Amsterdam, and age bae bnt Improved bis art. It will be remembered that be waa the first man to appear In this role In fact It was due to hie efforts that "Tbe Burgomaster" waa named a anooeee by tbe erltlos and ble eon tinned ensoess now that tbe play has recent ly been revived, speaks well of tbe merlte of tbe man. He kept his and lenoe well In band dnrlng Tneeday night'e performance and pleeeed all Ruth White as Willie Van Aetorbllt was a great anooeee. In fact the entire oast wae good and tbe applause ehowed that a Medfordjradleuoe sp predates ability. Prominent Man Drowned. A. ' F. Johnston, a prominent merohant nf Santa Monica, Calif, and the owner ot tbe Virgin minea In Josephine oonnty waa drowned in the Illinois river Monday. It Is understood that Johnson and two oompanlona started to oroas tbs Illinois river, which at thle time of the yeer Is very high aod rapid, and onoe In tbe middle of tbs steam tbe small boat they were lo oapaizid ancM threw ite ocoopants out. Johnson waa a weak man, and owing to the extreme ooldnese of the river could not enrvlve the stvere shock and want down with the cur rent. Tbe two other ocoopants of the boat managed to reech opposite bores, and, with tbe aid of a rope end drift, tbey managed to get to gether Hod - look for Johnston's body, whioh oould not he fennd. SCHOOL PUNS DECIDED UPON Tne board of sohool directors have deeided to aoeept tbe pises for the school hones sobmltted by Cherlee Buigrstr, of Alneny. The cost of erection acoordlng to the plane wlU be In the neighborhood of fCT.OUO. Tbe alreotors triad In svsiy wsy possible to favor local architeote, bot they weie unable to do so and etlll do their doty to tbe school dlstriot, Tbs plana submitted to tbe blard by Mr. Buigratf were superior In meoy waya to tbe plena eubmltted by local arcblteote. Tbe plana submitted to the board by Mr. Burgralf were eunerlur In many waya to the plans submitted by local architects. Tbe plans have been returned to Albeny for tbe detail work and aa aoon this Is completed by tbe arobitectj they will be returned to the board here and the blda for tba contracting will be called for. Tbe board wante tbe eontiact to go to local contrac tors. Tbe plans as adopted are for a three etory school bnilding contain ing twelve large class rooms. In the attie a gymnasium la to be construct ed and In the beaement will be the innon rooms, bicycle rooms and the like. Tne cnilding Is to be con structed ot brick with granite trim mings. The aseimbly ball la to be modern lo all respects and will con tain n baloony. Tbe beating plant le to be oaref nlly eonetrneted, mini mising tke ebaaose of Ure. The rooms are to be ventilated thoroughly eo that ths windows are aot depend ed npon for ventilation. The arohlteot has been ordered to finish the detailing of tbe plana as rapidly as possible so that tbe bide oan be called fur. The board wants thebnlldlng completed lo time for tbe next term ot aohool and tbey realize that tbey must hurry the work along In-order to have It com pleted. May Develop Cement Property. During tbe past week there haa been a persistant rumor about town to tbe effect that a number of capi talists are considering tbe advisa bility of developing tbe oemeut landa over on tba Arplegate. ine fuel question haa been a diawback prev ious to tbs present timedrat now It ie claimed tbat with the coal mine In operation this quesion will have been solved. With a auttlolent amount of fuel'.to be obtained and a property tbat will furnish a high grade of oement, certainly It will not be long before atepe are taken to develope tbe property. J. A, DeLay, ot tble city, hes been oon aider log for sometime the pros pects of snob n manufacturing oon- oera. He haa naa a eoneiaeraoie amount of experlenoe in tbe manu facturing of oement and he hae made plane to thoroughly look Into the matter for certain Portland parties who have signified a desire to take hold of the propoeitton. Mr DeLay, however, hae not done a great dea as yet In oonaootloo with tbe matter owing to the fact that he hea not been eertaln aa to whether he would be able to obtain tbe neoeeaary amount of fuel for the kilns, Home time aao a government ex pert visited tbe oroperty in question and after a oaref ul analyale of tbe material proclaimed tbet It would prodnee a superior grade ot Portland oemtat. Now tbat the fuel queetion la eald to tie settled tbe matter will probably be taken np In earnest. Small Boys Tone. Ml Powder. Harold Riddle and the little eon of Mr. Filey were quite severely burned last Wednesday by the ex plosion ot a small quantity of gnn powder to whioh they tooobed a matob. The little fellows were play ing over near the slaughter pan wbon they found a thnmb stall filed with powder, wbioh bad been thrown awy by Jim Hurt, who had need It aa a pooltlee lor a felon on ble toumb. Ponrlng ont tbe powder on tbe ground tbe boys crowded eroond It to see it "go off" when tbey tenoned a matob to It, Both of the boye wen borned about the faoe more or lass, but little Harold Riddle wee eo eeverety burned tbat he haa been confined to bed dnrlng the week, under the oare of Dr. Long. Tbe ealn waa bnrnsd off of bis faoe In large pa tehee, ana within a few moments after tbe explosion bla eyee wars entirely cloeed by tbe welling and bis oompanlona bad to lead blm back to town. It wae feared tbat bis eyee were injured, but when the swelling wee reduoed it was found tbat only tbe exterior of tbe lids wae borned. The little Filey boy wea alio burned quite severely, but bla Injuries were not serious enough to confine him to his bed. Madras, Crook oounty, Pioneer, Harold Riddle le the eon of Mrs, K. U. Kiddle, formerly Mlse Mamie Isaacs, of Medford. Mrs. Kiddle's many frlende In this olty will be pleased to learn that yoong Harold la not seriously hurt. KAFER BUYS LEWIS INTEREST It la reported that Edgar Hater has purchased the latereel of O. H. Lewis In the Paolflo A Eastern rail road. The terms aad eoadltlona ox tbe eale oennoi aa yet be determined aa Mr. Hater Is absent from the olty on a trip to the timber oountiv oa Big Bntte. Tbe first report wss to the effect that the Interest of Mr, Lewis had been aoqulred by Mayor Reddy, bnt the Mayor stated to a reporter of The Mail that It waa not he that had pur chased the interest, bnt Mr. Ilefer. Tne reaaon of Mr, Lewis in selling out cannot be determined before the return ot air. Liefer. The latter now controls about two-tbirda of tbe capi tal stock of tbe oompeoy la now owned or controlled by locel men. add real estate Council Talks Pavement. The cityfoounoil met cn Wednes day evening and passed an ordi nance providing that tbey ebouldoall for blda fur the paving ot Seventh street. Tbe epeelUoatlone for tbe pavement and preliminary grading were adopted as offered to the coua- ell by the City Engineer. Seventh etreet le to be properly graded before any pavement Is plan ed thereon. All eott spots are to be filled wlb took whioh le to be roiled aad thoroughly packed so tbat there will be no sagging of tbe pavement. The bithallthlo material to to thoroughly cover the rolled etreet aad tbe eorf see le to be free from, any roughness or boneyoomb effect when the pavement Is finished. A representative ot Walker Broth- era, of Portland, who will bid on the contract, waa preeent at the meeting end dleoneeed with the coonoll toe phaaea ot tbe work. He claims tbat after the grading le oompleted that hie oompeny can pave at the rate of a block a day. Six weeke ie the time that be roughly eetlmeted will be tbe time required for ;the filling, grading and laying of tbe pavement. He stated to tbe coonoll that bla company bad authorized blm to state poaitlvely that If tbey obtained tbe oontract that they would put io the paving tbla aummsr ahead of two other towne whose streets they are figuring on, Grants Paas and Ash land. Tbe counoil emended an ordinance passed by them laat week preventing female pereons from entering saloons, or other prmlsee In which liquor Is sold, by exoepting the public dining room of soy hotel Tbe way tbe or dinance reed at JUrst it would be un lawful for any woman to enter the dining room of a hotel in the olty where liquor le served. The water oommlttee failed tn make a report, bot it le expected tbet tbey will do eo at the next meeting of tbe ooonolL Wbeellof 's Ex-Mayor to Locate. J. M. MoDonald of Wheeling, West Virginia, aad formerly mayor of tbat city, bee been n the valley during tbe paet month looking over values wish a view of locating permanently. Mr. MoDonald le a retired eapltallst and haa been traveling on the Paolflo ooaet for some time seeking n suit able location for n fruit ranch where he oan eetUe aad spsnd his remain ing days as hs puts It, "far fram tba vigorous climate of the Uaatera States." He haa expreeeed himself highly pleaeedwlth the ollmate and reeotuoee of tbe Rogue River Valley ana no nee netermmea to looate in tbe vicinity of Medford. To n repte eentatlve ot Tbe Mall Mr. McDonald expreeeed himself as follower "I feel like tne pioneers did when they dlsoovered gold In California. I want to get npon a housetop and sbont to ths world, 'Eureka I have fonnd it The Rogue River Valley Is what I have been looking for a con siderable time. And I eay tble after I have traveled over the entire Paol flo ooaet looking for a plaoe to locate. I have long wanted to retire from a active bualneee and acquire a fruit ranch which oould be plaosd on a paying bails and where the ollmate would not be too rigorous. And I have foond tbe plaoe of Jiy dreams in tbe vicinity of Medford. "I am veiy blgnly pleased with the conditions which prevail In thle eeotloo. Vour climate le splendid end I am aurejtbat I oan And a plaoe where I oen raise fruit like othets In this valley do. I am pioud that I found Medford and tble valley by myself and not through the agency of any person or persons. I dropped oil at Medford with nothing particu lar In view, other then I wanted to aee whet yon had here. But instead ot staying for tns day as I had In tended, I am here yet end I am going to stay. A trip home to get my fam ily and my travels will be orer," Mr. MoDonad wae for eight years the mayor of the olty of Wheeling end Is tb type of men that tbe val- lev eaonia eo oruua in nnvinn no talned as a cltisen. .-. -.. . ....' ..... ..v. .,