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Medford's Greatest
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The fledford
Furniture Lo.:
Hnusefurnishers and
Undertakers
Day Phone 353
Night Phone, C. W. Conklin 495
Night Phone, J. H. Butler 148
CITY HAPPENINGS.
If any ot 70a fellow, who hare
been getting fanoy price for land
daring tbe put lew montb Imagine
you bare tbe Talent locality beaten
at an May gait be at oooe ondeee'.v
ed. Lot n tell you bow 11. D.
Austin tamed Me good judgment to
good aooonot daring the peat twelve
month.. About on. year ago be
bought tb. McCarthy plaot, on. mile
aouth ot ""stent tor 43500 and bar. la
the joke he waa not required to pay
any ot thla purchase prtoe at Urn. of
purchase, nor ba b. been called up
on to pay any part of It einc There
an 36 aerea In tb. place and It la
nearly all In bearing fralt tree
mostly peaohe. Laat year ta aold,
net, 82800 worth of trait and that'a
not alL Now listen, on Saturday
be (old tb. orobard for 88000-oIeao-ing
ap on tbe eele $1500 - and no cap
ital tuveeted and bealdea that be
made 12800 off the frnlt making tbe
tctal oleao -up for tbe year $7300.
Don't forget the date of the Perry
recital, April 13. Seats on aale Sat
01 day.
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STAY WITH MEDFORD
Ranchers and Fruitgrowers Attention
We have a good proposition to offer all thoce who buy their
Tea", Coffees, Extracts, Baking Powders and Spices in large
quantities. It will pay you to come and see us before "ending
your orders to Portland or farther awaj . Practice keeping your
money at home when you can do just as well
T5hQ Medford
Tea & Coffee
House '
M'CLASHAN & JUNKEN
216 West Sevnth Street PHONE 1051
MEDFORD, OREGON
IgTFree delivery to any part of the city
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We have the new Yachts, Melons.Split Palms. Sailors, and the Leg Horn and Bankok, something entirely new
g g ssbb :i assays scaa I ii' gasaaaaa
Yesterday we received an immense shipment of the new Browns, both lijih1 and dark, Olive, Gun Metal, (Jreyn, Hlue Surges, for
Young Men and Men.
... Prices from $12 to $40 . .
Our Line ot Clothing is Positively the Most Beautiful Under Heavens Flowery Kingdom
Our immense line of Faultless Clothing neets no guarantee, but should any mil or article from our ftore jnove unsatisfactory, we
will refund dollar for dollar in the same straightforward characteristic manner that has established for us the largest Clothing busi
ness in Southern Oregon. Our past Reputation is our best Ad. You have not seen the BEST and Snappiest line of Clothing unless you have seen our last shipment
of Clothing. The Coats have Plain and Faucy Cuffs, Plain and Patch Pockets, Long Lapels, and the Trousers with two Watch Pockets, two button down Hip Pockets,
Reversible Bottom Trousers. Can be worn with or without Cuffs. We are the only store that have these new ideas. Our several lines of Hats, Caps, Shirts, Hosiery,
Etc., Etc., are now Complete and without a peer in Medford.
. . . More Value for Less Money ...
J. U. Smith "Yoa people bare got
me into all acrte of trouble. You re
member a ooopla of week, ago "0
published aa article oonoeining k
postal oard advertising eampaign I
bad been oarrylng on, and now 1 am
getting requeaU for oarda from ao
many d liferent paita of tne country
from people who bad read tbe item in
the Mail, that It not only keep, me
busy, bat proree to me that your
paper la more widely read than I
thought It waa. Here la a postal
from R. JR. Robinson, of Akron,
Ohio, He aaw tb. Item, wants postal
and alao want, to 00m. west"
For Sal.: 7 room house, near
anil aflhool honae. miee
ll5oo. two thirda cash. Address Boi
222, Medford.
On laat Saturday evening Rogue
Hirer Eno.mpm.nt, No. 30, I. O. O.
P. nonferrad the Golden Rale degree
apon one candidate and th. Royal
Purple degree npon a class of twelve.
On Monday evening Lodge Ho. 83,
I a. O. F. conferred the Initiatory.
degree npon Elmer E. Wilson, W. R.
Bullock, F. O. Snedloor, (Jeorge
Hcward and U O. Howard. On
Wednesday evanlng th. Partriarohal
and Uolden Rule degree waa confer
red apon Fort Hubbard bv Encamp
ment No. 30. Tbe Inltatlion on Sat
urday evening waa followed by a ban
quet, A gsneral good time followed.
Kemembei tb. .Xpert quick re
pair shop back of Smith & Molouy'a
shoe store.
Charles Claire, assistant 000k at
the Hotel Emnrtok, waa fined 810 by
Reuorder Collins Tuesday morning
for being drank and disorderly on
the street. Oblof Iarpln bad consid
Always in Earnest
THE TOGGERY
Medford's Fashion
nan
erable ditllcalty in taking tbe young
I man In charge. Pievloue to tbia
j offense Claire had an excellent re
: patatloa.
j Yoa can Barely aave yoar bard
earned cash by baying ahoee from
Smith Jt Molony.
'A reception waa tendered at tbe
Presbyterian Manse to Dr. W. H.
' Foulkea ot Portland, who addtesed
tb. citizens of Medford Jn tbe aaloon
qneation Tuesday night, Immediate
ly following tbe eloae of his addre.
at the opera bouse. Dr. Foulkea la
from tb. First Preebytsilaa church
of Portland and a large number of
local Presbyterian, turned oat to
meet blm. Refreehmenta war eerved
and a most enjoyable .venlng waa
spent
Spring toot gear. Oxford, at
Smith & Molony's.
Night Watchman Fredenbarg ar
retted a young dellveryman on Wed
nesday morning for driving across
idewalka on lowarC street. The
young man waa discharged by tbe Re
corder after be bed "promised to atay
In tb. atreet hereafter. For consid
erable time tbs boya bave been driv
ing across aidewalka adjoining vacant
lot. and taking short cuts.
For aalo. New 5-room house,
$1200, eaay tetma, C A Catting,
9tb atreet, Roea addition., West Med
ford. li-Bt
J D. W. Penoe constable of Trail
d latrlct, was In Medford Saturday
laat on official business, on bia way
to Jacksonville to atraighten ap the
reoord of a reoent criminal case in
bla district A. J. Miller bad been
aocnsed of stealing aitlclei valued at
about 120 from B. S. Raker' cabin,
but. on being arrested and tried,
nothing could be proved againat blm.
As a ooneequenoe tbe oounty la in
for a good aized bill ot costs con
stable, witness, iary and justioe fee
2 50and 83 GO for th world's
best and most etylisb Oxford eboea.
Smith & Molony.
Margaret A Jamea, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, E. C. James, died at
t he borne of her parenta on South L
atreet Tuesday, April 8th. The little
one we only three year and nine
months of age, and .waa born In
Pennsylvania. Tbe stricken parents
bare tbe aincer sympathy of tbe
oommunlty.
Don't forget tbe Medford Pher
macy next to the poat otiic
The Rogue River Ciearcery baa
inaugurated delivery system of Ita
own. Hereafter tbe oreamery will
run a special delivery wagon In the
oity, for the purpose of delivering
sweet cream and buttermilk. Per
sons wishing to be served with milk,
oream or butter milk oan secure the
same by calling up tbt Creamaiy.
Kemamber th Medford Phar
macy now located next to tbe poat
omoe
-Mrs. R. a Barker and children,
of Medford, who bav been spending
tb. past few day visiting at tb
bom. ot bar lUr, Mr. 8. A. Burr,
lathi rttjt retained to ta.lt hots,
ysetarday. Sb. wa eoooa pealed by
Ml. Daisy Maiden, who wUl spend a
Jaoaple of weeka In that locality
viaiting
frienda. Umpqna Valley
Neva.
From 3 to 8 families wttn Slooo
to ftOwio each want every peraon
with fruit land or young ;or old or
ubarde for aale to aend us a full des
cription, price, location, fruit, eto.
We will oome to the valley this sum
mer to see. Write at once, R. R,
Robinson, Route 30, Akron, Ohio.
, lo tt p.
Head Consul Boak of tbe Wood
men of tbe World 1 to apeak at tbe
Angle opera booee to tb Woodmen
and to tbe Women cf Woodcraft at 8
o'clock, Monday (venlng, April 13th.
Woodmen and Women Woodcraft are
urged to be present. Tbe Women of
Woodoraft wbo bav. friend whom
tney would bring are aaked to do ao.
For the beet bargain Id Farm,
Dairy, or Stock Ranobea, or Fralt
Lands, call on or addre as Harnee &
Thornton, Yoooalla, Oregon. tf ;
Uaddle k Dixon, tbe Page Fence
men, are In receipt thi week of two
carload of Page Woven Wire fenoe,
alao two oar of posts. Most of tbia
shipment la already contraoted for.
It la not aeiliog tbe fence tbat both
er Uaddle & Dixon, bat filling tbe
orders that pile in on them some
time make tbem study.
Don't send your money out of
town. uoon. call bearing aewing
machines 3, Drop-head 20. All
makes e3 Der month. Warranted for
five year. We rent all makee. Free
trial. O. H. Johnson at Elwood's
Jewelry Store. 14-ti.
On laat Sunday the Selling season
may have been said to have opened
in earnest, for although tbe water ta
atill rather oold for local Nlmrods It
is not oold enough to oblll their
entnueiaam. Along the banks of the
Rogue River, near the bridge, were
gathered aome of Melford'a might
iest fishermen. Tbcy one and all. re
ported good lnck-uad cursed the
temperature of the water.
mndio for voice culture and the art
of sieging. Phone 71. tf
J. D. Finlay, John Donahue and
T. J. Carney were among the many
who vlaitedthe Rogue-Ulver on laet
fuccepBluL. The boy brought home
37 trout after five hcura of fishing.
The fleb ranged In size from seven to
fourteen Inches. Seventeon of the
trout were caught from the bridge,
wblcb haa been considered a poor
place to fish heretofore.
For sale by owner: Two new
five-room cuttagaa. Addresa poat
ottlce box 5XC, Medford.
-At'a meeting ot the I. O. O. F.
Monday evening tb following dele-
g ate were .elected to go to the meet
log of tbe Grand Lodge I O. O. F.
at Salem next May: C. T. Hlggln-
botham, C. H. King and . U
Uaddle.
Seats on ssle at Hasklns for Ed
ward Baxter Peny Saturday, April
urn,
8, L. Bnntt "I waa very favor-
ably imprMd wltb tb. Klamath
oonatry oa ay raoaot trip oat tbere.
Tby Bar a magalBoeat exmatry
bra It a fully de-eloped. Tae aoll
It iff aad Milly worked aad I aee
no reason wby tbe Klamath country
ehould not develope in time Into one
ot the most prosDerous agricultural
aectlona In th oountry."
Wanted loo people in the vicinity
of Medtotd to aee the Oliver Type
writer (New Model with tabulator)
br ore purchasing a typewriting ma
chine of any dtaoription. 154t
M. Samoela, nf Central Point,
waa In Medford Monday on business.
He baa oommened the eeaaon of 1908
with bia fine Peioheron stallion
Dewey.and will be at tbe McDowell
ranch near the Antioob ahoool bouae
Monday and Tuesday of eaob week
and tb. balance ot tb tlm. at bia
farm near Central Point. Th. burse
ba . good reputation In tbe valley
tor kind disposition and air. and
form of bia eolta.
Dr. Gobla. tbe optlol.n. ba put
In tb. past lo year, in th prantloe of
bl protaion. lo year of that time
In Midtord and Rogue River Valley.
During tbat time he baa fitted bun-
drede of people with glasaea. It yoa
ere Interested In yoar eyes, and
think of having 1 glasses made, ask
eome ot those who have bad their
eyea fitted by him about bia ability
aa an optician. He baa no ocber
oueinees. I He will positively guaran
tee to fit your eyes oorrectly. Office
lo Perry's Ware Honae.
-The Eagle Pbarmaoy. A. E.
Whitman manager, will be open for
buelnees to-day. Mr. Whitman, la
well known tu local people and unuer
hit management tbe new venture la
aura to thrive. Tbe Eagle is loOBted
in the plaoe recenty vacated, on
Seventh atreet by the Medford Phar-
maoy. An entile new stock ot drugs
has been obtained and the new store
la up-to-date In everv particular.
The Capital City Nursery Co.,
through ita looal agent, L. W. Fan-
her, aold this week to Mr. A. A.
Davit 8000 trees 5000 apple and
3000 pear, This is probably th
largest self ever made In the history
of this ccounty, to a single Individ-
pal at one time In the history of this
oounty.
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I Wantedahorse weighing from
1100 to 13oo, suitable for alngle drlv
1 . j 1 1 . i i . . .. .i
, 'i, t mL! ot T 15-u"n.
-Rlohmond P. Hobeon, of Spanleh
war fame, now a member of Congreea
will speak at the Medfnrd opera bouse
Tuesday April 21st at 8:30 p. m
tioketa uOc and 75c.
M. Bellinger re porta the sale,
through bla agency ty Thomas Lyons
to Frank etherland, of Butte Falls,
of 100 aorea near Derby for a con
alderaton of il.ooo.
The Ladles' Aid Society of the
Baptist oburch Kill bold a country
store In Oarnett'a Hardware atore,
Saturday, April lltb, all day. Every
body la cordially Invited to attend.
Married At th. reside noa of tbe
otnolatlng olxrgyman. Rev. C. H,
Hoxio, Mond.y, April 6, 19o8, W. L.
Jackson and aUe Flor.no Hunt.
Bom. DeoDl think If tbey Lave
baadaobe. when tbey read, aew or go
out In tb. bright eon light that It I
oatairb tbat oaoee It. Bat It Isn't,
It' our yM that are defective. Juat
a wU,aa; It' ea terra I Dal
yoar eocas to hurt yoa, Oot
aad itop tbt trcablo at ooo.
The place near the
corner with prices
on the square
Sore for Men
; PURELY
PERSONAL
Rev. and Mrs. J. Meiley are now
resldenta of Ashland.
M. L. Opdyke, of Grant Pane, wa
here on business Sunday.
Mrs. O. E. Walker and Mia Myrtle
Loar visited Asbland frienda Tues
day, j
Elmer Baabford, of Roaeburg, wa
among bia many Medlord friend thla
week.
Rev. J. P. Moomaw, of Eagle
Point, wa a Medford visitor Monday
on tuiloea.
M. L. PeUett returned Monday
from a business visit la Southern
California.
a U. McCleodon and Chaa. F.
Young, of Oold Hill, were Medford
visitors Toe-day.
J. K. Batkdull wa In the aortn
end of the oounty on business the ',
first of the week,
3. H. Miller and family, of Dow,
Mlohlgan, ara viaiting in Medfo.-d
and will remain all aummer.
J. V. Woodlead and Dr. M. Bran-
nan, of Aahland, Wiaoonain, were in
tbia section laet week, looking over
the timber resources.
Miss Bessie Lewis left Medford
Thursday for Sebaatapole, Calif.,
where ahe will reualn with bar
mother, wbo Is now located tbere.
Andy Chalk and J. H. Hammer,
wbo have been prospecting on Lanes
creek for the paet several weeka, re
turned to Medford a few days alnoe.
Meaar Walter Sohwalm, W O
Smitb Rollo Stewart and lid Wag
ner, all of Plttaburg, Pa, are In tbia
citv, looking over tbe country with a
view to permanently locating
J. H. Henselman and family arriv
ed In Medfnrl this week from Port
land and expect to remain nere. Mr.
H. will engag In tbe tea, coffee and
pic business In Medford.
A. D. Morrison and family, of
Mildred. Minnesota, arrived In Med
ford this week and will spend tbe
snmmer here. Mr. Morrleon Is a
brother of J. G, Morrison, of Table
Rook.
Prof. Too. Large, of Oak Park,
Illinois, waa lo Medford fir brief
atay tbia week, lie la an acqunln
tance of G. E. M arshall, tbe gentle
man wbo purchased th Dellart or
chard. F. E. Bytee waa In from tbe lanob
Tuesday. Frank Bay he I having
lot of ton this year staying out of
politics and wutabing bl oalve and
pud grow, while the otber fellow
are doing the worrying.
Eugan Amaan, th. genial Mr.
Chief, has bl motbr, Mr. Frank
Amann, and bl (later, Mr. George
Barrington, both of Oakland, Calif
ornia, viaiting wtth blm. Mia. Bar
tlngtoa I aooompanld by Mr ton.
Mr. aad Mr. J. MoPbeteo. latum
ad Satorday from tbolr winter' atay
at PaelBa Orove.Callt Tbey tell that
tay tajoyod tbelr villi very
but very glad to
log, prosperous
again.
be bark in bloom
Soatbern Oregon
Mr- and Mrs. J. W. Meyer, of
Pasadena, Calif, are in Medford on a
visit to D. L. Day and family.
Tbe. people are old-time acquain
tances, dating baok to a time when
they faced (be aame blizzards baok
In Brooking, South Dakota.
W. Q. Smith, of Wolf Creak, waa
in Medford on buanaa Wednesday.
Mr. Smith, In company witb bla
brother and others, baa recently
puiobaaed 2,700 eoiee ot land In tbat
vlololty, wblcb tbey propose to oat
np Into traota from five to forty eotee
in extent aad plaoe It upon ta.
market. At least 1500 aorea ot-tbt
la exoellent fruit land . and the
balanc. timber aad agricultural
landa.
Store ,
Methods
Some peiple can't wait for
things to come their way.
They want to start a new
tangle echi-me to make thing
come quick. They stuff cnii-k-ensand
milk cow by machin
ery, manufacture c- in sum
mer and du all ports of Httiuts
to improve on timo This is
the aee of hurry ami hurtle
the hustle part is' all right,
but the bst way ia trf tnkn
things easy. Give us time to
pt your goods nut right.
Flesh and blood get tit vd.
You can't work clerk and
bosses at a bloning-i ff point
all the tim. Gee! they mu-t
eat and rest a littl-. You
have to do that too. Every
thing takes time, and tha'.'s
wby if we can add live or six
or ten customers a day and
bold what we've got. we think
we're flying. You know what
a peach of a day yesterday
wasl I nevor saw so many
new faces in the store since
I've worked here. If we have
some nice weather tcmorroa,
we'll sell a lot of good things.
We ought to, because we've
got the biggest and best stock
wa ever bad. Had any of
that California full oream
cheese yetf
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