The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, April 03, 1908, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextSATURDAY SPECIALS AT MEEKER & CO 975 yards 20 and 16 cent PerkoU, It cents per yard 500 yards 25 cent Fancy Ginghams, 16 cents per yard 650 yards 25 and 35 cent Summer Suitings, 8 c per yard 750 yards 7 aud tfj cent Lawn, 5 cents per yard 450 yprds 25 cent Scotch Goth, 19 cents per yard These great offerings for Saturday only, cannot and will not be duplicated any where this season. We mean what we say. You always find it just as ad vertised at this store. Remember, a special sale every SATURDAY We ask you to call whether you are in need of goods or not, for an inspection of the great values and beautiful goods we are showing will do you good- W.H.MEEKER (1 CO x The fledford Furniture U. Housefurnishers and -Undertakers Day Phone 353 Night Phone, C. W. Conklin 495 Night Phone, J. H. Butler 148 fTi-TS- - -S -S-? ---- I ? CITY HAPPENINQS. 1 Legs 8 t it i t ..t t mt Jmpn N. Miller, tb veteran pedagogue, m la thii city fro William ereek last week. Mr. Miller has been engaged Id teaching the young Mm how to shoot" for thirty- four yew, bat. Id crder to thoroughly tnmiliarix himself wltb modern metbode, took a ooure few yean ago at tbe Ashland -Normal. Mr. Miller has Joat ooooladed a ill month term of eohool In William district, and when here wa on hi way to hi olalm In the unsurveyed section north of Bott Fall. He says that the settle! in tbst taction, of wbloh there are quite a number, aie very anxious to hers tbe land surveyed and tbown open to settle ment, so tbst they osn mske tbeir tilings. Just received, enamel ware, grsnlte ware, and Hsvllsud at Ward' Cash Store. 13-2t There will be an Important meet Ins of tbe Kogue Hirer Horticultural Association Saturday, April 4th at the Commercial Club Room. Prof. J Lewi of the Oregon Agricultural j College will be present and will give; a talk on "boll Culture." Thii di-1 cuaaion will be very timely. Many of our orobard ownera are newoomera not yet fullr acquainted with the condition of tbe ao'la of tbe valley. These are espeolaliy lnvitad to be proseot Saturday whether members of the association or not If they wisb to secure membership they may do ao upon the payment of 11 annual dues. This money Is used to seonre speak ers of repots and medalists along horticultural line. All old member should also be present The meeting 1 called for 2:30 sharp. Annual does are now payable and thoold be at tended to promptly In order that speakers may be secured for succeed -tn meetings. Dr. i. U. Gobi the well known ratlaian he aoened an Optical Par- lcr, on "th stree', opposite Well rsrgo express Dun, Installed a oumplet line of tbe latest opuoai iDitrumente bduwh w uv Optical Profession. Offloo hour 9 to 121 to 0. 11 DM no otuvr uiwihn. a. R. Knaenhanm. the popular S. P. agent had a birthday Wednes day, lie bad forgotten about it him self and was consequently completely surprised upon returning home from tbe Commercial olub meeting to una tbe bouse lighted up and a party of friends In full rjossession. The oc casion was on of much enjoyment to all concerned. Progressive wnisi was nlaved and jndse Crowell end Miss Prue Angle carried off first prize, while Mrs, Baker and tiari uauun nad no trouble In winning the same THERE'S A SURPRISE In store for the gift choosers who will take the time to inspect our stock of Rich and Appropriate Presents for wedding, birthday and anniversary events. Never in the history of this store have the stocks been more com plete, the designs more appropriate than now G6c Medford Tea Coffee House M'GLASHAN & JUNKEN 216 West Sevnth Street PHONE 1051 MEDFORD, OREGON flgTFree delivery to any part of the city prize the Portland baseball team got last year. Dainty refreshments were eerved during the evening. Those present were Dr. and Mrs. Krwlo, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Aitken, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Uaddis, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Misses Prue Angle and Uer tiude Fay, Messrs. Crowell, Piatt and Louis Warnei. Don't send your money out of town. Good, bU bearing sewing machine O, Drop-head 120. All make (3 per month. Warranted for five year. Ws rent all make. Free trial. U, H. Johnson at Elwood'e Jewelry Store. 14-tf. Camp No. SO Woodman of the World, gavo very enjoyable smoker at thaw lodge rooms on Tuesday evening. Half hundred (nest war entertained with mosle and speaking by prominent member of to Camp and other. The) Woodmen are striving In every way to swell the number of tbe elaas to be Initiated Into the Camp on April 13th.. when the Bead Consul Commanding the PaclBo Jurisdiction will be In this city. AU kinds ot bake staff Vienna Bakery. Call 'phono iU6 and have good aeiivereo A K Earhart baa purchased tbe Bedford plaoe, near Woodvllle, and haa moved thereto with hia family Thire are 100 acres In tbe tract and the price paid-was 12000. Mr Earbart eapcota to put 40 or B0 aorea of tbe land out to frnit another wintei. It waa only a few weeka ago that Mr Earbart eold five aores of land sooth Medford for just tbe price be paid for tbe 1C0 acres near Woodvllle Just received, enamel ware, granite ware and Haviland at Ward'a Cash Store. 13-2t After a trying cot process for over a month during wbloh it baa j teen reported that Pernoll, tbe j Southern Oregon southpaw, bad been abelved MoCredia nas finally an - nouncvd him aa one of bla pitching ata3. "Jud'a" many friends in tbia section will be glad to bear tbat n has mad good. For Bale -An excellent quality of brick in any quantity. U. W. trid dy. Medlord. Oregon tf. The annual tbank offering of tbe Woman's Foreign Mlsalonaiy Society will be held In tbe Methodist obarch Sunday evening April 5. Mrs. A. N. Fisher of Portland, la expected to be present and give an address. A abort program will also be given Everybody la cordially Invited to be present, -Sliver plated milk tabes for sale at tbe Kogue Klver Creamery, Med ford. tf. The cells for the oity Jail arrived during tbe first of tbe week and are installed. Th nsw oells ars being atted with clean bedding and new oota, so tbat the offenders who are the first to "do tlms" will b plaoed amid rurrouodlngs as cleanly and In viting a re to be found in any well appointed lodging boost. For Sals A few good horse and different kind of wagon and rise. Call at West aid Brtok Btabk. 7-tf. The plana 'an (balaf drawn tot so eiteonoo of the Botiet cburoD wniob Will give the vougrtjatloo a laws BUdienne roi'U l'b a Melon will eteu 32 feet at th rer of tbe building Perkins 4 Ljurs are tne srohlteuta - Tbe second band storw owned by O M Moore on Sereum lrtt was burglarised Wednesday dimV-c tb Intruders getting away wlto five or sir watches vlud at $18 or 120. The burglars gained entiance by forcing open a window in the real. They made a clean get awsy having no tiaee behind them. Chief Turpio Is working on the case Mies Ethel Palmer, of UranU Pee. Mia Susie Nell, of Ashland, and Mr E E Uore. of Medlord, each present four pupil in a Joint piano recital at the Presbyterian obarch Friday even log, Acrll 3rd.. Two other reel tela of similar ehara.'ter wlu be given In Ashland and Uraata Paaa in th near future. This week Mr Joeephloe Erd men sold 100 orea of orchard land lying northetst of Medford t Mr Olseo lately of Nebraska for a con sideration of I10.0U0 Seventy acre of tbe traot are set to iwo year old apple and pear trees, end tbs whole was purcnaaed leas than four years ago for f25oo Thorough -bred Barred Plymouth Book cane for batching 15 for 75o Jobn W. Smith,, Eagie, Point Ore gon, Will deliver egg Satuiday at Warner a Urooery Store -W. W. Gregory baa sold his 100 ore farm, north and east of Medford to J, Court Hall for lllo par acta. Mr. Hall and his partner, Mr. Voung, own 160 aores of land adjoining this property, and a good portion of It has heen eat to fruit. Bert Anderson, ' reoonlly from tiarden City, Kan ess, baa purchased the E. 1 On reeldenoe, on West Sev enth street Tha pile paid wa 13000 and there are two and one fourth aoie In the piece For Bale: 7 room houae, near obarch and eohool boose, pnoe f looo, two third cash. Address Bos 222, Medio d. Married at th M. E. personage March 31st, Kev. W. C Renter offi ciating,. Will E. Stevens and Alta E. Wltcber. both 01 Jaokaon oounty. Tbe Hodaon Auto Co. received a bandsoue Buick runabout during ths past week. Tbe company reports tne sole of a number of machinea re cently The removal of the fqnee about the city park during the pant week baa made a groat Improvement in tbe appearance l tbe park. Born -In Medford, Oregon, on March 23, 1004, to Mr, and Mr. O, D Nagle, a daugtter. PURELY PERSONAL. t Mr. Lawton on Water - of Wasson Creek D. T' La wton, who has mad an Inspection of the territory from, w bioh the city oouooil propose eeour ing water for city purposes, is en thuaiatlo over th prospect and ha aaked Tbe Mail to give It readera hi opinion J.a talking with Mr Lawton upon this matter he said In ubstanos this: "Why, Mr Bllton, I have traversed Wa on creek bom vary near it bead and I am going U aay to you that th water la a dear, eold and sparkling aa any I over aaw or drank. It is la my opinion th bast sooro ot water supply In Souther Oregon today. Whan Medford peo ple get to using tbat water, If they should be so foitunate, there will never be a question at leans as to It quality and the quantity. I waa op then but October and then wa a good (apply of water tber then. Portland people boast of and boo m tblr oity on their pun Bull Run water. I would like to eee Medford In a position to boost with Wesson oreek erring water one of th lever with which to boost" Death of Frank E. Brown. Frank E. Brown died at Salem Sunday evening, wbere be bad been under medical treatment, aged. forty-three years, seven months and twenty-nine daya. Two years ago Mr. Brown was injured in a railway accident in Montana, and bis in juries brought about a partial par alyals ot hia lower limbs, from which hs has never recovered. He wa a native of New York and leave a wife, a daughter of Mr. and Mr. B. N. Butler, and three daughters. Tbe funeral took place Tuesday tbe Interment being made in Odd Fellows oemetety. HILL PRICES. 500 LOTS OR MORE. Flour, 2.4tfper 100 It Rolled Barley. 11.70 per " lb? Middlings 1 1.65 per u lbs Mill Feed $1.50 per " lb Bran 1.30 per " lb8 LESS THAN 500 LOTS. Flour 12.60 per 100 lba Rolled Barley.. $1.90 per " lb Middling 11.80 per " lb Mill Feed 11.60 per " lb. $1.60 per - lb Bran., MEDFORD FLOUR MILLS. r. . Bvbee wa in Medford Wei neaday fiom tbe ranch, Frank Caldwell, of Uold Hill, wa a Medford vialtur Tuesday, Dr. 0. K Ray baa returnea from basluts trip to New York. David (Uarutn) King, of Aabland, waa a Medford vlaltor Monday John Kboteo, ot Uold HUH, waa In Medford on buslneea Wedneedey. Ir. Todd and faailly left Monday for Viotoria, B. G., to rld per manently. J. J. Bropby, who I now looated In Ashland, was a Medford visitor this week. Mr and Mrs. Claud Mile returned Snndsy from their wedding tour to California. Ei Senator T. Cameron, of Jask aonvllle, wa a Medlord vlaltor Mon day evening. Attorney U. F. Trefrsn of Ash land, waa In Medford Monday on professional business. Mr and Mis Walter Norton nave been viatfing Mrs N'a perenta, Mr and Mia B N Biter, 1st ly S. A. Patterson, ot ths Central Point Herald, was In Medford' on business Tuesday afWruooo, Attorney J. L. Hammeiely wa op from Gold HIU Monday night to hear Senator Fulton' address. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Losher, of Ash land, were in Medford Wednesday In attendanoe at tha funeral of Dr. Jonea Lynn Pordln, Carta Maatersoo, Flits Uammersly and Brad Carter, of (Jold Hill, wan In Medford Monday evening. John E. Kosa, of Central Point, was la Medford Wednesday on land busl neea, aa also waa Bam Hodge ot Uold Bill. Senator L. L. Mailt and E. E Pblppa, of Ashland, wen among those who attended the Oemoontle gathering Saturday CoL R. O, Smith ot Oranta Paaa, waa in Meafoid Tn-eday on hi way home from attendanoe on tbe olr cuit court at Jacksonville. U. H. Lorimer, who sold out his business ben some two months ago and left tot Oakland Uiegon has turned to Medford and w'U probably locate bere again. E L. Guinea, ot Gold Hill waa in Medford on boelueaa Tuesday, end made this office a call. He saya Uold 11111 ia improviug light along and that more cr leas mining ia being don in the foothills, Dr. J. E. Shearer, who ia now' looated at Roaeburg, wa here aeveral daya tbia week, bavlng been called tbitber by tbe Illness and death of hia old friend and partner, Dr. W. S. Jonea, y C. M. DeLaanmutt, of Ft, Mason, Calif., la in Medford on visit to hi later, Mrs. E. B Plokel, Mr Do Lasbmutt ia In tbe gonrnment ear vie n member of th engineering corpe, and ha been thus employed tor ten yean E, C, Pomeroy, of Beagle, on of th ootid eitiaena of that part of th oooatv, wa In Medford Tuesday eve- sing on boalnea. This is Mr. Pom- roy's ant visit to this oity fat sev eral month, be having been ufferlag from a atroka of paralysis fur some time. a C. MaCiendon, of Uold Hill, was In Medford Saturday. Mr. MoClen don ha joat returned from (pending the winter at Santa Barbara, Calif., and while be apeak In hlgheet terms oi tbe nlimete and aurroundinga be object strongly to on of tbe princi pal products of the soil. "They grow some of the Uneat potatoes, snd more of them tbsn they do snywhen I have been," ssld Ml. MoClendon," but tbat ssms soil prod eel some of tbe largest and moat voracious fleas I ever made tbe acquaintance ot. The ground in some plaoes literally movea with them. Parson will be oome acouatomed to thetn In time, I suppose, but tbe prootsa of becom ing aocustomed la aometbing fierce." Greater Medford Club. - The Greater Medford Club met at Commercial club rooma Monday af ternoon, about twenty members wen present, Tbs club membership con sists of about fifty enthusiastic, pro gressive members, willing to take up any work that Is an Improvement and be neBt to tbe city, and there la room for aa many more ladles. The olub baa beeo making many cbangea in tbe oity park the old lenoe bes been taken down, 1'gbta have been added, and It la a comfort able place to reat ea well aa a tblng of teaoty. Tbe library board bare submitted tbelr Hat of booka to publishers and In a abort time the book will be ordered and tbe library In running order. The olub went In a body to Inapeot tbe counoll room aud all de clared It an Ideal place lor a library, well lighted, ventilated and centrally looated. Shelve will be put in and a llbarlan ia to b employed. A com mittee waa appointed to select Ibe ssms eonaiating of Mesdemea Plokel, Vawter and Morrlaon. Tbe library at Haaklna' comprising HA) volumes, savsral sets from Messrs, Viwtor, Reddy and Ublvlg are tbe donatlona o far. Tbe olub itnda tbank to Fraternal Brotherhood, Odd Fallow, W O. W, Mod W. O. A., K. O P., Oommorelal Olub, Esateis Star, Red Me, Kebeeoea, Pythian Bisters, Christian Aid Soolsty for liberal donations. Nsw members: Meedeme. Ed An- dlewe, B. Garnett. A beautifying and cleaning tbe oity 1 tb "Slo gan". Toe buay and careless petrous of th postotUoe ars isqussted to lrok up o street and ss .he utter oauaea by discarded envelopes aud wrappers they wiU tbeo put them in tb re ceptacle plaoed In th postotUoe foi uob purpose. AM0NQ THE CHURCHES. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Solano arvloe an held every Sunday morning nt eleven o'oloek in th Commercial Club m. Bubjeottor April Mb, "Un reality." All an welcome. PRESBYTERIAN CHL'ROH Next Sunday at 10:16 nrssoo to toe Young People and preaohlng again at 7:30 In th evening Bundey eohool at 10 a m, I fSVliit 6:30 If m Yon are welcome ST. MARKS' CHURCH. . Fifth Sunday In Lent (Paealon Sunday) Morning aervloe and ear- moo at 11 o'clock, Bunday eohool and Bible olase at 10 a. m . Evening aervloe and address at 7:30 p m Tbe ubjeot for th morning sermon wll be: "Tne One Cstboll j Chuich" In tbe evening toe address wlU to ths fourth in ths eerie on "Men who Cruoify Christ." dealing with Herod. A cordial Invitation Is given you to attend tba aervloe of the oburoh. Friday evenings, April 3rd and 10, the addnsaa wlU b on "Flonnc Nightingale, the heroin of the Crimean War." Tte Inquiry class eta on Thursday evening nt 7:30 instead of Wednesday. CHRISTIAN CHURCH, loss Sunday school, 11 sermon. "Tha Devil's Tntn on tb Black Valley BR" 3pm preaohlng at Phoenix 6:3o p m Young P so plea' meeting, Carystal Bly, Wader. 7:3o p m sermon, "Com and See," Co-dial Invitation to all Short prac tical Salmon a Marion Horn, Minister M. E. CHURCH. "Tbat Wonderful Foot Square Heaven.'" wlU be too eubjeot next Sabbath at 11 a m At night tbe pro gram will be under tbe auapioee of tbe Women a Fonign Mlaaionary Society Mra Dr A N Fiaber la ex ported to address tbe audience Sab bath school at 10 a m Epwortb League 0:30 p m- All are Invited The bustneaa housea of Medlord wore closed from 1 :3 to 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, during tbe funeral servioee of ' Dr. W. S. Joea, a a mark of respect to tbe dead phy sician. The servioee were attended by a large conoouree of Borrowing frienaa For Bale by owner: Two new five-room outtagea. Address - noet ofboe box 550, Medford. Store Methods Pa wa reading in a book of finanoe the other evening, wbere it said, "Don't put U yonr egg in one basket; try an incubator." It take more than an incubator to batch out any new scheme for in ereaing business now-a-dayi. I tell you the people are ga ting to be wine old nwl. My boes used to go into all kinds of gift enterprise that looked anywhere near right, and give away waluable piemiunit withi every purchase. We don't do that any more ex cepting a few coupons that tbe manufacturers put np in their packages. The only scheme we use to make people buy good of ua il good goods, courteous treat ment and your money back if you want it without any biek talk. The boss saya, "We've beeu giving the people better and better valuee every year, but wt want to give still better valuee. It is not how much will an article bring, but bow low can we sell it." You trade with ue, don't you? MILLER tfir tWBANK Rally Saloon Supporters "All who think the aaloon doe barm in a oommunlty as weU as those who think otherwise are cordially tnvlred to bear Dr. Wm. H. Foulkea, of Portland, Oregon, speak In tbs Medford Opera Houae nut Tueadsy evening, April 7th. Dr. Foulkes Is su sole speaker and will diaouaa tbe queaticn in euch a manner tbat everyone In Medtoid abould not 111 to bear blm. Special music by tb Medford Comet Band. Don't forget the date, April 7tb Mrs. Ed. And raws baa opened a emdlo for vnlce culture and tb art of singing. Pbone 71. tf STRANERS' SUNDAY HOME "Tb Glad Hand" Tbia I tne manloa eerrioae aeit Sunday mora prevailing malady fat the Baptist lag wlta th hand of fellowship to church, it exceedingly oatcblng aaw member. In th evening the 'her That la wby they caU It Tb pastor will apeak to young men. Straager'a Sunday Hoa If you go 'What 8bould I ro About Religion." one yon an likely to go again. Mr. E. L. Rasoi, a young . man Pastor promise plain preaohlng. W from Aabland will elm Invite yon to wonbip wth ua. Com- REJ-OLVfD That if ytxi vant to look. UKE A CLOVN GET A CLOWN S OUTFIT AND BE DONE WITH lT- BlT IF YOU WANT 10 REALLY LOOK WELL DRESSED COMETo Pi PLACE-WHERE THEY VE COT THEGOQDJ BlfTER.' foemJ 7tT. , .... AewOWNft VTHT "f IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE GOT THE flOOD.5, JUJT COME AROUND AND .SEE. THOE WHO HAVE DEALT WITH VS KNOW WE HAVE GOT TEE GOOD.S AND THEY CONTIN UE TO DEAL WITH U.S. ALL WE A.SK 13 THAT YOU COMPARE OUR GOODS AND PRICED WITH OTHERS. THAT WILL bE ALL FoT THIS TIME. DANIELS' New Clothing Store