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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1908)
Kkadkk. if vou wast to Raise Fruit, Grow Stock Mine or Lumber. OREGON LEADS Id tbe prod net ton of floe Fruit The Rogue $U ver Valley Lmmi OH EGO N and MMford, It met rli m'JI trail outtr. U IwtL rsjproMDMtl by THE MEOrOKD MAIL tSlMU IT 10 YOVR stB - OS Or en it .n - n:,.i". itn 1 1 L-ilt i- t v' i i i" : r IIUOOl t-ultlllML-.l U'IMJflU:ili THE MSDFORD MAIL WILLT'!. YOI iL .BtoT Jl VOL. XX. MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON FRIDAY, APRIL, U- 1908 NO. 17 MANY APRIL BARGAINS Don't miss these Specials Diuii; the Imumiiw of April we will inagurate many special nalns. fThoy will be exceptional iy in-teret-ting. Space will permit us to toll you about only a few of these sales, but we invite you to come to our oiore and examine these special uffuiings. You are sure to save money by taking advantage of these sales. T.iS NEW TUB SUITS Jus! risht for summer lisys 1 Just it'cuive-1 an t-xtat luifiy tliiuiti..l of tub mi.ts fctr ladii'S, inisnis ami cliilureii. Tuo asn iinunt in tin-si- lines is very ;oul a jiomlly lot of al! sizes in 'i dark ai d light styles. CHILDREN'S DRESSES in many new styles including the popular jumper styles at special values 2.') cents to 7.00. MISSES DRESSES exceptionally pretty styles; 50 cents to 7.00. LADIES' EHESSES; all the new styles, priced low. 1 5 J to 15.00. Miscellaneous Bargains Don't miss tHese "snaps" AMOSKIAG Al'KON CHECKS 5c. The jobbers are ask:ng 7c for the sump fOMtU AMKUiCAN IMtlNTS ONLY 5c. The regular wholesale price in moat juifbintf hou-PB it ttlr. h yard. BEST BlNK)L CO! TON 5. Six -pools for 23. and only a diort time urn ww w.-re pavinir Hc a doj-vn at wholei-ale. 20c. UltlvSS GINUI1AMS 15tr. Ovr lOOO.anit. or the pn-ttinrt little vhfuttrt, larger chfckt and ail lue good stripes in almost auy WHnttil co'nr. Thin LMPtfi-atn will nas.li hi.i1 wear. 20o. NL'UUiat.ZKn t. INGHAM LMe. Cutim ami nee this fine bilk fin ish. d imported iciogtiaai iu a lot of bfautifnl checks. 2ftc (trade for 15c. HOM KRY FOll 9c. Children's ft black cotton hose, a 15c. value, H 1 1 .-',. ft., pitir. 25c. HOS1KUY FOK ITc. Fine libbed hosiery In all sizes for children, Regular 25e (trade. e Medford's Money Saving Store Baker-Hutchason Co. C St., Just North ot Jaokson County Bank Investments Jwhich pay Good Alfalfa land in Rogue River Valley will pay 20 per cent on the investment if you pay $200.00 per acre. What kind of a bargain would such be at $60.00? We have 500 acres ol the me, The land is aa good as Jackson Countv affords. The price ranges from $60 to $100 per acre according to improvements, such as young orchard, buildings, and etc. W. T. YORK CO SaveYourFeet - 4 Stop that Sweating and Burning by Wear ing Cool, Comfortable OXFORDS and also it would be money in yonr pocket book and one hundred percent to the ap pearance of your feet to wear Honest John Kel ley's Oxfords. They give that re fined and dressy look to your feet as none others can. $3.50&$4.00 spina mi Shoes Only THE STREETS ARE RENAMEO Pursuant with the Instructions given them by tb city council, at the last meeting of that body, the lUeet committee met on Saturday afternoon with committee of the ladies of the Greater Med ford Club ana selected names for the street of tbla city to take the plaoe ot the letter of the alphabet by which a part of the sheets are known at present Horticultural names were tollowed as fat as possible Nearly all of the streets known at present by a letter of the alphabet wen Riven new names, however the naniea were not 'lett'iltely settled upon and will not be until after a second meeting of the committee with the ladies ol the Ulnb. In naming the etreers after fruit trees the committers believe that they are taking a 8tp that will add to the attractivcneiis of the city. Maoy lare olticu bare streets named in etion a manner . though as far aa 3d0 be iwarmd the names of fruit trees have not heretofore been used explosively, la Ban Diego especially is such an arrauemeot oairied-out, all of tea streets there are wned after tiees, the tlret letter o the names i-uuning in an alphabetical order, Hy naming the streets of Med ford b fax aa possible after fruit trees, the names call attention at once to the fruit industry ot the 1 alley. Wherever it was impossible to fljd a fruit tree to correspond with the letter that a street la known by at present, the name of some otbr tree was substituted. Mis. W. I. Vawter presided at th meeting and F. . Merrick acted aa Secretary Those present at the meeting were : Meadames Vawter, MoUowo, Voik, Page. Kentner and McCray. Maseru. Trowbridge Aler- nck. Ol trail. City Engineer Oagood and City Attorney Wi thing ton. The names of the streets aa decided upon at the meeting were aa follows: Riverside Avenue, Apple, Bartlett, Central Avenue, D'Anjou, Ever green, Fir,, Or ape, 11 oily. Ivy, King, Oak dale Avenue, Laurel, MlBtletoe Newtown, Orange, Peach, Quince. Rosa. East side: First street, Al mona, aeoond street, Walnut, county road, north, Roosevelt Avenue, North End: blossom, Cherry, Man- zaolta. Aa soon as the oommitteee decide upon the list of names the city coun cil will In all probability pass an ordinance bestowing the names upon the street. The move Is a good one and will prove an added attraction to the city. Norrlt ud Rowe, April 28. Sixty oonaecatir. pHfonnaaeM la Hu Franolsoo, I. th. reeoid ot tbe Great Norri. and Bow. olroa. mat- earn, menagerie, hippodrome and ooDKTeM of nations. Daring tnat period, wliioh I. th. reoord In point of time, the Greater Noiri. and Uawe olrans played to 279,873 paid admlHions. Speaking ot tbe ibow toe San Fianolaoo Examiner of Jan' oary 12th said: "Many bnndred. of peopla were turned away from the Aodiltonnm ymterday at tbe open' ing of tbe Ureater Norm and Kowc oiroue, being nnable to aeoure ad mittanoe to tbe big building. Thoee who were fortnnate enough to be ad m It ted and tbere were tbouMnd. if them, aaw one cf tbe best eirou. per formance! given In tbi. city and nn der tbe most favorable condition. Among tne 200 oirca. oelebritiee are performer, wbo bave appeared in .11 of th. big olrouae. In tbl. oountrv and Knrope, prominent among them being the Peerleel Potters, aerialtsts, whose dnrlng exploit, in tbe air 1b thrilling in the extrme, the Herzog high school bone, came direct from a successful enRHgemeot et the Hip podrome , New Yoik City to N'oirls ma Rowe. It is the best equine act evr seen here. The . Oiton femily, recently leturned Irom a successful ensHeemeut In Kniope, scored a bit, tbe Suigomtn fitmily are Japanese performers, par excr-lleut, the Honey Mora troupe, tbe McDonald fHmlly( the Marvelous Castellos are all of EuropeHO reputation and present graceful and dltQcalt acts, llot why try end enumerate all of the good things that Ncrrls and Kowe are pre senting. One must see it to have any realization of tbe Immensity and magnitude of the abow, Norris and Kowe aie to be watched by tbe other ulg olroot men of this country for they are faat foregoing to the front Th. program that tbey are presenting is Hist elaas Id every particular. It'a a big show, too " Tbe Morrl. and Rowe ctrcos will etblbit here Toes- day afternoon and alght April 28tn and will present tbe same program la every respeot that tbey bad In Han Kranoleoo, A big street parade will be given at 10 o'clock oo tbe morning ot the exhibition. Silver plated milk tabes for eali 'at the Ragae River Creamery, Med 're. I EASTER SERVICES One ot tbe most resplendent Easter services ever held In Soubern Oregon was observed In tbe Opera House on Euter Sunday, being eondooted by Hot. Frederick U. WlUiams of St. Mark'. Upisoopal onuroh of tbis city. The Mslta Uommandery, No. 1, Knlgnu Templar, were present In a body and assisted In tbe servloea. Tbe Opera House, wbiob bad been beaatlfully decorated by tbe ladle, of St. Mark', church, was ornwded and tbe sermon delivered by Rev. Williams was full of eloqueuoe and power The Episcopal services were not deferred iiom to any extent and every thing atjemed to unite in add lng power and beauty to the cocas- oti. Tli dy was perfect. Tbe Ka.itei sun rofce in a clear say aud the Hay wus ull llmt could ue desired. Many persons tame out !n the proverbial Easter tluery and tbe gatberiug was a bright one in every particulttl. Tbe members of tbe congregation began to gath'.r early, end promptly at 11 o'clock the services were begun. A special car brought the Ashland members ot tbe Commandery to Mad- ford. They were all attired In full uniform. Tbey were net at the depot by local member., the Com mandery going to the Op?ra Hoase in a body, and oocupytng a plaoe that bad been reserved for them. Tbe sermon delivered by nev. Wil liams 1. .aid to be tbe Q-iest that he has ever delivered to a local congre gation. He spoke upon tbe meaning of Kaster and upon the many lessons that are taagbt by tne aifsing ot Chi let from the dead. He held tbe closest attention of the congregation throughout and was tbe reolplent of many congratulations upon tne .olose of the eetvices. rhe choir was under tbe direction of Charles Haz?lilgg. It was tbe re gular oboir of tbe Episcopal church. Tbey rendered several flue selections anions- them being the Easter anthnm, "Christ onr Paaaover," tbe 'Te Deum", tbe "Jubilate" and "Gonnod's banotss." After tbe service, tbe .Commandery adjourned to tbe Masonlo Hall where tbey partook of a lnnobeon wbiob bad been prepared by tbe ladle, ot tbe Commandery. Have to Hove Poles, The olty engineer is after tbe Tele pbone and tbe Eleotrio Companies with hia "big .tick" ana as a conse quence the oompaolee will commanoe within a very short time to remove ail ot their poles on Seventh .tract and other unimproved street, so that they will not stand In tne gutter end obstruct tbe flow of storm water. The polea are be meat lnslae of the cuibiog. At present tbe pole, ere la tbe gutter and aside from tbe fact that tbey do not add any tblng to tbe beanty of the strreet they arc tbe canes of the obstruction of tbe gut ter, wbiob la a serious matter after heavy rain storm. At present glance up or down Seventh street shows tbe poles la very irregular line. When tbey are placed Inside of tbe onrbing end In a straight line tbey will look some better at any rate. The reason that tbe Enalneer took np the matter at the present time la that Seventh street Is soon to be paved and the polee mnet be oot of tbe way prior to tbat work. The companies have both signified tbelr Intention to move the pole. .. soon as tbey can do so. Athletic Club Organized. An athletic club for this olty was orgBnlzeo last Tuesday evening at tbe opera house. The membership at present Is very close to tbe 100 mark and tne new club Is going right ahead getting suitabls qiiart-rra for the club. Ed Andrews was chosen chairman pr-tem, of tbe new organ ization and G. 11. Johnson was ap pointed secretary and treasurer. A committee was appoined to seaure a suitable building for tbe home of tbe new organization. Tbe committee consists of Messrs. (laddie, Andrew., jesebke, Jonnton end Batler. Will Jescbke has obaltenged V 11. West for a Graaoo Homan wrestling match to take plaoe at the next meeting of the club. The entertainment will be arianged for. Tbe date of the next mertlng has not as yet been decided npon but it will take place some time next week. Odd Fellows and Ribekahs, Attention. Tbere will be a joint meeting of Medfoid Lodge No. 83 L O O. F, and Olive Rebekah lodge No 28 ot tbe L O. O. F. hall Saturday eve ning, April 26, to celebrate tbe an niversary of Odd Fellowship. A One p-ogram will be rendered and ban quet to follow. Visiting brothers ud wives are cordially lavited. By erder of ooetralUee. COAL ROAD TO Engineer Perkins in a recent inter view wltb a representative of the MaU stated tbat be bad nearly com pleted tbe preliminary survey for the ooal toad to Ashland. Tbe men wno oootrol tbe mine are making all pre paratl ins for putting the load horn the mine to Ashland, Tbe road will he over 9 mllel In length. It la ex peoted tbat tbe right of way will be secured won and actual work start ed. It Is understood tbat tbe oltlzens of Atnland raised 115.000 as a subsidy fot th. road betides givlog tbe eom- pany a riflbt-of.way free of oost to the owners of the mine. The survey ors bave been at woik for some time aud bave nearly oompltted the pre. limlnary work. The owners of the mine endeavored to have tbe road come to Medfoid forming a junction with tie South em Pu...: ' e'polnt about on .rile soutb of the oil, . V't they were un able to obtain a right of way. They were then forced to look tor auother way for tbair road aod- decided tbe matter by going to Ashland. While the distance is considerably further to Asblaed than to Medford bo subsidy granted the road by Alb land make. It possible for the road to be built that distance without greater investment on tbe part of tbe mine owners. The fact tbat tbe road Is going to be built to Ashland instead of Med' fold will not binder the solution of fuel question for oual will be obtain able and with tbe question solved a great many of tbe natuial resources of tbe valley can be, and will be developed. Teachers for 1908-9 The school board has decided npon tbe appointment of teaoherar for the coming yearr. Tbey are as follows: Superintendent of aobools, U. U, Smith, Hlah Ischool, Hia. lieiuah Warner, Principal, Mathematics.' Mis. Edna Cummlogs, Latin and German. Miss Pauline Walton, Eng lish and History. Cbaa E. Taylor, Piioolpal Commer cial. ., Grammar, Prlnolpal H. 8 Stine, 8th grade. Mies Lntis Ulrloh, 7tb grade. Mis. Horning, Sth grade. Miss Donna Bell, Btb grade. Mrs. Maud Pbllbrook, 4tb grade. Miss May Phipps, 3rd grade. Mies Oussle Burns, 2nd grade. Mrs. Lottie Dally, 1st grade. Weat Grammar, Mlsa Marion White, 1st grade No selection, 2nd grade. Mrs. Kate Weaver, 3rd grade. MIm Lottie W Hey, tb grade. Mis. Alloc Elder, Sth grade MIm Agoaa von der Helleo., Cth grade. Mis. Blaaene Riddle, 7th grade. No sel ection, Mb grade. No eeteetton made for Sth grade In Wen sohool, a. pro bably tbe Sth will! be traosfered from North school end combined with West. No selections made for tbe following department. AseU Com narolal. Mnsio and Art, and Solenoe and Athletics. Ashland Couple Elope. 1 Redding, Calif., Apill 20. -A loving oonple, young et ougb In appearance to be school children, nam. all the way from Ashland, Oregon, Friday night to be married In Redding. Tbey were Cbaa. Williams, aged 21, and Miss Mabel P. Moody aged 18, according to tbe marriage lioense. Tbey were married Saturday evening In the Presbyterian manse by Rev. A , S. Mason. The bride Is a grand daughter of former Governor Moody of Oregon. The groom Is a son of a well known real .estate dealer of Asb laud, When they registered for separate rooms at the Hotel Lorenz , tbey an nounced tbat they were cousins, f Greater Medford Club. Tbe members of tbe Greater Med ford club are called to meet at the opera house Friday evening, April 'JHb, to participate in tbe oigunla tlon of a "Good Roads League. All tbe ladles of medford, whether mem bers of tbe club or not are invited to be present. Medford women bave succoeded In having a park built, we bave a library started and now we propose to start a good roads move ment. All for a greater Medford, Mrs. II. U. Lumsden, President Greater Medford Club. CIRCUIT COURT Bertha Hntchlns fs. Dan'l Hutchlns. Suit for divorce. Decree granted. Chas. Nickell vs. Jacob Park. Judge ment for plaintiff. (loo King vs. Jrhn Wolf, et al. Dis missed. A D Holms vs. ES Wolfer, etal. Demorrer withdrawn and defendant granted nntll Thursday to lie answer, Frank O K.ltey vs. City ol Medford. Dismissed. Marie H Vaaeo, et al, vs. J D Herd, etal. Dismissed. CONTRACT LET FOR S J.cobtonUade Company, of Pert- land, were the lowest bidders fur tbe construction sf waterworks for the city of Medf-jid, and tbe oity counoll at their meeting on Tuesday eve ning v. 'ed to accept thoir bid The bid was in detail as follows'. .J-or ex ouvntlna end back ijlri,g trem-hfs per eubio yard 85 oeuu, for haulta,, 12 inch pipe, per toot, 18o, 10 inch pipe 13u, 8 inch pipe, luo, 0 Incb pipe 8c. 4 inch pipe 03. For haul ing and placing oast Iron tees, crosses and curves per pound 4o, hauling and placing .hydrants, each 0 For haulug and placing valves, includiug valve boxes12 inch, W, lOjiucb 13 50, 8 loch 42 75, Inch &.05,1 Inch ii The amount of tbe work to be done nnder tbe ocntraot will total in oost about 114, ooo. The work wpo he completed on or before August-1, 1U08, and ior taub day beyond that limit tbe oompany is to forf.it 50 a day ontil tbe work Is oompleted. C. E. liade, tbe presi dent of the oompany to whom tbe oontcaot was awaded, was present at tbe meeting and took occasion to ex plain to tbe council several points tbat were not oovered by the speottl callooa. Mr. Bade stated tnat bis company will use exuavating ma chinery and tbat tbey are in a posi tion to do tbe work radldly, He will oe on tbe ground as soon aa possible and begin operations, Last year bis oompany laid over 65 miles of water and sewer mains, a portion of which was laid In Portland. Mr. Bade will bring to this oity several expert workmen whom he keeps regularly In bis employ, but will bite from 20 to 25 men in tbis oity. William S. Aiken was tbe only other bidder. His figure, ran con. siderably blgher than tbe one accept ed by tbe council. Tbe council adopted an ordinance providing foi the drawing of a contract with the oompany. In ad about eight mile, of new water main, are to be lata. A nam bar of the main, in use at present are to be taken out as they have rutt ed until praotioally useless. . ..... Wben the new distributing system I. In plaoe all portions of the olty will be amply supplied with water. Tbe counoll passed an otdloanoe providing tbat tbe names submitted by the Greater Medford Club end tbt ommlttee of tbe ooanoll for tbe streets of tbe oity be oooepted. Tbe street oommltteo was authorised by a resolution to provide markers fot tbe elty'a street so that In a abort time tbere will be oo difficulty In finding different streets In the olty. A ordinance wee peseed providing tbat no stand for the retelling of any commodity to the general publlo be allowed to retrain on Seventh street or Central Avenue. This means tbat all ot the peanut and tamale stands mast move to other streets, Ths Chler of Police we. Instructed to make a report to tbe City Reoord ei of tbe dog lloenses oollecttd this year so rbat the oonnoll would be In a position to know how many lloensee bad been taken for the yeer 1908. For toe past two week. Chief Tnrptn haa been collecting lioense fees. A oommlttee was appointed to look into certain obargee which Council man Elfert atatsd hsd been made agalnt Bass 4 Hale. Attorney Kelly appeared before tbe oounoil last eve ning to find out why a license bad not been Issued to tbat firm for tbe retailing ot liquor. He stated that be understood that several oounoil. men had voted against tbe matter for tbe reason that there were ten saloons in tbe oity at present ana tbat it was against a oertain ordi nance to grant further ones. Attor ney Kelly stated tbat according to the reading of tbe license that the license d'd nut prohibit the laeuing of a lioense to a firm wbicb was In business at tbe time of the parsing of tbe ordinance. Councilman Eifert then stated that be votad aualnst the measure because certain oharges bad been brought agalnn-t tbe firm. A committee composed of dwell, ll.fer, and Trowbridge wes appointed to Investigate the matter. Tbe Telephone ieple were in structed to remove all of tbolr poles from the gutters in tbe streets, which are soon to be Improved, witblo the next 30 days. Tbe City Attorney was Instructed to notify the Eleotrio Ligbt Company to remove all of their polea from tbe main streets of tbe olty with the exception ot those poles which suppoit tbe are lights tor tbe lighting of the atreots. For Silt' 3H wsgon, buggy and bsrnees, end ten-foot hay rack. & F. Hyatt, 17-lt-p Wast third .treat. Transplanted tomato plaati fo sale, Medford Ureea House MILLER HAS 10 "CO SOME." That it wes time that tbe Commer cial Club had a secretary under at ststed selury is shown by the largev amonnt of work being dona by A. H. Miller, since be has established, offices for bimself In tbe Commercial Club roorra and is devoting his time exoluelrdy to the woik of boosting: 'or M jdl'ir-r and Jthe Rogue River Valley. Mr. Miller will soon find work for a oorps ot assistants in the way of stenographers and clerks If tbe present rush ountlnues. Tuere Is not a dav tbat passes that Mr. Mills does not answer a score of letters from ell sections of the East asking remrdlng 'be resources of tble vallev. He wrltei u rer'onal letter to ea b seeker for the tvutb besldea mailing them pamphlets, descriptive of tbe surrounding county. And best of all, be is getting results for be finds io nearly every mail lettera that tell bim ot people who are com ing to tbe valley to locate aod tbej usually give bim credit for interest ing them In the valley. Io regard to bis work Mr. Miller said to a repre sentative of tbe Mail: 1 find tbat tbere le a great deal of work to be done in this oilioe and) It keeps me very busy just attending to tbe answering of luquniea tbat are arriving eaoh day. 1 did net suppose tbat tbe valley was so well known lu. tbe East as It seema to be for there are inqulrlea ooming from many different states. I do tbe best 1 can to keep tbe parties who make the inquiry interested in this valley for I argue that by doing so I em duing tbe best tblua possible for tbem and tor the parties I represent. "If any one has any doubt about tbe way people are ooming to Med furd tbey need only to visit tbe trains each day and tee the number of people who get off of tbe train ' accompanied by a wife and generally two or three children. These are tbe kind of people we want and they are ooming. "I have several letter, that tell me-, of parties wno are to come before the anmmer Is gone. Some of these arw- from other portions of this state and some are from the East. I like my work aod I am glad too say that I be- Hers every word I write to people to Induoe tbem to oome here, 1 aeed only to tell tnem tne truth to get tbem here." Still We Qrow. Statistic that ere Incontrovertible have shown of late that Medford) -does grow. In the matter of registration Med-- feed was over seventy ahead of A sh- Und, Its nearest rival. In that of ' postal receipts Medford waa only be- - bind 16. Now comes the matter of tbe eoboot apportionment. Ashland la credited wltb 1017 children of eobool ege and Medford baa 1013. Up to tbe last year tbe difference wee mneh greater than It Is now. bat these statistics show tbat Medford Is what we have claimed tor mny years, tbe Queen , city of tbe Kogne River Valley. wbiob Is la Iteelf the Cream of Crea tion. Jit Is No Dream. Under the oaption of "Adam (lever Dreamed of one like this,1 tbe Los Angeles Reoord prodooea pioture of that famous nlneteen-inoh apple wbiob Is a prominent figure In tbe Medford booklets and says, more over: "How weald you like to sink your -teetb into tblst "Go to Medford, Jackson oonnty. . Oregoo, and you will ptobably have a chance at apples nearly as big and luscious as tbe Jone In tbs photo graph. "Tbe apple shown here was a pboto nraphed from life, aod no fake tape measure was uaea eltber. Au apple as big around as mllady'e waist Is 'going some.' " Socialists Nominate. Tbe Soolallst party of Jackson county met lu Medford Saturday and nominated a lull tloket, also adopted a platrorm ot principles. Following Is tbe ticket nominated: Joint re presentative, (Dougla. "and Jaokson counties) K. C. Hensley. Represen tatives, O. M. Brower, Raphael Mets ner. County Judue, J. W. Wiley. Commissioner, William Smith, Sheriff, Harvey Riohardsoo, Asses sor, M. Calhoun. Clerk, A. M. Ford, Ueooder, C. W. Baota. Treaurer, J. A, Smith. School superintendent. Prof. Carmioha.l. Coroner, E. W Usin.s. Spray Mat trills. At Perry't werehonse. Black leaf ' for aphis on young trees. Arsenate of Iced for eodlla moth. 17.2&. -Don't forget the Medford Phatr meoy aeat to the poet office
