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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1908)
" ! r E j Values Unequalled ! J Values that are real money savers Van Dyke's Quit . . , a w IMMe This includes every gar Entire line of La Vogue UMf ment in the stock. An hand tailored garments JSKin opportunity to secure at actual wholesale cost. Mmm the best of the season's 250 pairs of men's, ladies' and children's SHOES at much less than wholesale cost. This includes all broken lines from our entire line of HIGH GRADE SHOES. Every shoe in the house must go at some price These are only examples of the reductions all through this stock. One purpose and oneyonly,- To close out the entire stock. Are you taking advantage of this slaughter in high grade merchandise Q0Q00OSO&3OOQCet0KtO0r j The llCQIOrd Furniture X j wO. v Housefurnlshers and 5 Undertakers Day Phone 353 Night Phone, C. W. Conklin 495 Night Phone, J. H. Butler 148 0e)OOeaOeO)Oe)O. -- Norrls & Bowe's Big Show will be bere April 28th, and already the small boy la saying op ble pennies and nickels for pjanuta and lemon ad' .and tbe "boys" of older years an prospecting about for a small Dephew or niece or a jurntle friend that be want to taas to tbe circus, "Just to See tbt kids enjoy themsel ves." The first time Noiris 4 Howe eame to Medford they bad a "dog ndf pony show" and not a V3ry big one at that. But the abow'waa clean and in eating, tbe management ful filled promises, and aa a conse que Increasing audiences greeted them every year and their show in (.rejaeei In size likewise. To oover 'i lie same ground year after year with uniform success is a record any show could be proud of and Norrla ARowe have that same record. Uolden West furnished for enter tainments FREE. Miller 4 Ewbank. It tbe present plans of the Crater Lake Lumber Company are carried out tbeir box faotory Is .o be I ity" happenings, ij YES Business is picking up and we are selling more teae.coffees, spices, ex tracts and baking powder than ev er before. That's because we sell only the best at 'he lowest possible price, and when we get a person to try oar goods we have a steady costomer. Our spices are all ban- ( died in tbe bulk and you get just twice as much for your money as when you buy the same grade of goods in cans. Five and Ten cent counters. UfQ Medford & House M'GLASHAN & JUNKEN 216 West Sevnth Street PHONE 1051 MEDFORD, OREGON DtTFree delivery to any part of the city at the next alx montba. Tb pruent faotory u 400 ,n)Bl,'ortha needs of the com-: peny aoa luey propose 10 erect a j larger and better one. The site tbe 'new faotory bus not as yet been determined, the only decision made in tbia legard being that tbe new faotory will not be looated where tbe j present faotory Is. Mr, liafer de- olines to state tbe plana of tbe com pany as they ban not aa yet fudr matured. Tbe mills in tbe woods will eoon-be in operation. One of the mills is ready now for operation with the exception of a delay oaused by lack of belting It is probable that the mills will both be kept In operation during the entire summer. Wanted loo people in the vicinity of Medtotd to see the Oliver Type writer (New Model with tabulator) be ore purchasing a typewriting ma ehine of any description. 15-lt Toe Telephone Company Is soon to remove a great many of their over bead wirea and eubatitute cables. While this work is being done a per son must not be surprised to find more 'phones than usual on bis line, for the company is foroed to put as many telephones aa possible oo one wire while the change Is being made. Tbe Central ottloe Is soon to be re moved to the new location next to the postotiloe. For Sale 80 acres level land. Sob erlgated, forty acres partially clear ed. Small orchard, elx room plaster ed house, good tarn, farm imple ments good feuoe. Within a few rods of store and poatotiioe. Prioe t&UU. E. Vroman, Wimer, Oregon. -Ueoge Hcver la having a splendid residence ereoted upoo his ranch a Coffee - Business mile and a quarter Eeat of Phoenix The house waa daalgnad by Perkins 4 Lyons and oontaina nine rooms. n wiu coat ia to neigaoornoaa OI 8270O. 'Joutraoto? Moyer ij doing tbe "or. Mr. Hover has one aore of peers and last year ha cleared enough from the sale of tbe fruit to ereot his handsome new residenoe. Uolden West coffee week. Miller & Ewbank. aetved this 17-lt. J. 1. Richards, formerly of Med- "n n0" at Berkeley, Cam t where be la un der treatment for eanoer. Mrs. Richards writes the Mail that be Is improrlog and ia confident of a full recovery. The Mail joins with bis many friends bere about In tbe hope that be will fully recover bis wanted health. From 3 to 8 families witn llooo o ?5ooo each want every person with fruit land or youugor old or chards for sale to send us e. full des cription, price, location, fruit, etc. We will acme to the valley this sum mer to see. Write at once, K. R. Robinson, Route 20, Akron, Ohio. lb-4t-p. I The Rebekahs entertained on Tuesday evening In their lodge room the occasion bsing taster. A large number of Invited guests were pres ent and a most .pleasent evening was spent. Miss Sblrley won the first prize of the oootefft of naming the d liferent smells from a number of small vials. Ths Easter idea was ear ned out throngbout tbe evening, tbe t&fclee for tbe luncheon being spread with Easter dainties. An orobestra rendered music throngbout tbe eve ning. For sale. New 5 room bouse, $1200, easy ret ma. C. A. Cutting, 9tb street, Ross addition.. West Meo- ford. 14-St From Worth Harvey, now an em ployee of the First National Bank at Cottage Orove, eomea the following: " Enclosed find check to apply on my subscription to The Medford MalL I am enjoying life In the Wll lamatte, and have a very nice posi tion In tbe bank. There la quite a little eolony of Southern Oregon peo ple bere, and all seem to be well pleased. . I am glad to bear that Med fond la prospering, and trust that sba may continue to do aa" Nothing "just as good" as Gold en Wets." 17-21 Richard D. Maya died at bis borne two miles east of Medford Wedneaday, eed seventy-four year, years, seven montba and twenty eight days. Mr. Mays was a native of Tennessee and came to this valley aeveral years ago. He leaves a wife and several grown children. Three mors cai loans of oast Iron pipe have arrived for the city. The ork of laying tbe mains oo Seventh street is soon to be undertaken. If you want a nice, mild cop of cctfes, try Uolden West, Miller 4 Ewbank. 17-2t Telearapbio Communication fixes tbe date upon which Hobson will ap pear in Medford, as May 4tb. ; No more poor coffee if yon boy ' Uolden West, Miller 4 Ewbank. Sale Capt. Hobson Here May 4th Captain liobson ia fast becoming aa well knowo for bla achievements in civil life aa he ia known for bis experienoe lo the Navy He was overwhelmingly elected Presidential Meet or at large In Alabama In 1904, and was one of tbe three men Invited to address the Democratic convention in St. Louis. These invitations, as Is well known. are given only for blgb attainment In statesmanship and oratory. He was last year elected to Congress from tbe sixth district of Alabama. having made perhaps tbe most phen omenal campaiRn In the biaiory of the state for the nomination, defeat ing bis predecessor who hsd held the seat for twenty years and who la snob a strong politician that after being defeated by Captain Hobson in the dlrtrlct, be defeated alx candidates to fill tbe next vacanoy in tbe United States Senate from Alabama. In Captain Uobsoo'a - canvass in the general election last fall, tbe Re publicans In bis district, who are strong in throe counties, nnlted with the Democrat In giving him the largest rota received by any congress man from Alabama, a vote that ran far ahead of the dlstrlot lie Is a type of young manhood that la fast coming to control the politics and destiny of America. He has become universally known as tbe leading exponent of the movement to Increase the American Navy for the purpose, not only of protecting our coasts and commerce In foreign markets and Island possessions, but for maintaining our peaoe and ex erting a strong influence lo tbe Orient and tbe world generally, for the peaoe of the world and tbe ex tension of institutions like those we enjoy, especially for building up an international organization for peaoe analagoua to tbe organization wblob would substitute peace for war In In- ternatlonal affairs. He baa made over fifteen bundred speeches, and gone practically into ever state and territory In tbe Union, and In over three hundred and thirty oltles In forty one states, the audienoee bare unanimously adopted a resolution embodying tbe purpose of bis leotore, giving Instructions In eaob case to tbe congressmen from tbe dlstlot senators from tbe state and president of tbe United States. His work along this line haa been re cognized by (be great Intar-Parlla. mentary union, cf wblcb be la now a member. The universal testimony of those who have h.ard blm la tbat be Is Im bued with a burning patriotism tbat ignites the audience, and sweeps them Into larger and more Intelligent love of Liberty. At Medford opera house May 4th. Heats now on sale at Uaaklua. WANTED. A al ngle dtlvlng borse, most be gentle and broke ,to ride. Box 803, Medford Oregon. 17-lt-p Subscribe lor the Mall. CITY COUNCIL There was a warm time for a few minutes at tbe eouucil meeting lues day evening, Anderson 4 Toft, realty dealers and suburban tract promoters, submitted a plat of an addition on the V Slue Ji st opposite to the resiatnoe of E. N. Warner for the approval ol tbe council so tbat tbe lota to be arid eould be described by lota and blocks. Tbe promoters gave a street between Flftn and Seventh aixty feet wide, but did not aee bow they oould give a cross street 1U6 feet long, where Sixth street ought to be Now the oounoil probably would bave been unanimous on tbat point bad sixth street been a thoroughfare, but suob Is not tbe oase. Tbe street la not open on eltber side of the tta t and on tbe East side It would be im possible to open tbe atrest without condemnation proceedings of a cost ly nature for a fine aew dwelling Is In tbe way. Tbe City Engineer refused to re oommend tbe ptaa from aa engineer ing standpoint, He said tbat tbe street would have to be lo there be fore be oould oonsoienslously reoom- mn tbe adoption of tbe plat Coonoilman Elf art, Merrlok and Wort man backed him op and tbe plat was tabled, but not nutll after a stormy soeoe between tbe Engineer and Hater. 11 afar stated that be did not be lieve It waa right for toe City Engi neer to bold np such a matter. He delated It was prejudice. Tbe City Engineer stated In forcible tones tbat it was not They proceeded to put more vim Into tbe matter, but finally citizens offered their vlewe and Rater and Osgood subsided. Ids Inaident waa oiossd for tbe eve ning by the tablinsg uf tbe matter. Counellmen Trowbridge and Hater voting no. Toe oounoil met in special meeting Wednesday evening to consider tbe matter. Tbe ball wa waa started rolling by a motion off eied by Coun cilman Elfert to reject tbe plat It found a aecnud and went to a vote. The result waa a tie. Hater, Olwell and Trowbdge voting no, Wortmao, Merrick and Elfert voting yea. Tbe Mayor elated that be wanted more light on the subject and voted no. Then tbe discussion began again. Engineer Osgood again offered bis objections to tbe plat He stated tbat be based bla refusal to recom mend upon tbe ground tbat It waa not beet for tbe city to aooept plats without every street aooounted for, He spoke at some length and was an swered by Mr. Toft, one of the men owning the property. At length Councilman Trowbridge moved to adopt the plat and Inatruut the City Engineer to affix his signa ture. Here it waa that City Attorney Wltolngton read tbe law on tbe mat ter. He stated tbat It was six of one and a half dozen of tbe other wblcb ever way tbe matter went, for tbe promotera of the tract oould tell tbe property by metes and bounds In stead of by lota and blocks so It was not so very Important after all Troworidge, Owell and liafer voted yea. Merrick Wortman and Elfert voted no. Tbe Mayor'a vote waa In favor of tbt resolution and tbe plat waa aooepted. Tbe city's abip of state eame once again safely Into the barbor of Peace. Mr. Anderson stated tbat he la to proceed Immed iately In improving tbe tract. He contemplates a fiuereeidenoe for him self and aaya that other partlea will put t25,ooo on tbe property befom fall. At the meettlng Wednesday eve ning the old cugaboo of the polloe question came up again. In the mat ter of 'he license of Bass 4 Hale. Tbe Mayor stated tbat the matter should be decided regardless of squabblea in tbe council. Tbe com mittee appointed to look in certain charges brought against the firm bad not bad time to report but promised to look the matter up within a day or two and submit their teport to a special session. An ordinance was ordered drawn op so that tbe people oould vote on the amendment of section loo of tbe charter of the olty, relating to the time for wblcb a city may be band Tbe election will be held oo Msv 9 th. Ibe oounoil passed a resolution requiring tbe olty engineer to sub mit a report onoe a month of all tbe work done In bis nttloe. Late Tburadav afternoon tbe ooun oil met In apsolal session and con firmed tbe appointment of H O Shearer for Chief of Police In the place of Charles W. Torpln. Chief Shearer will take obarge of tbe office on May 1st Tbe oouoall voted to grant tbe petition of Bass 4 Hale for a liquor license, in order to do Ordinaoce No 127 waa amended to allow one saloon for each 3iJ of the city's population Instead of 5U0, Notice. To Memcera Greater Medford Club. All dues and admlssslon fees Bow due must be paid to Mrs. Frank Uollis, treaaorerr of Greater Medford Club on or before the next regular meeting, April 27, l'JoS. Mrs. 11. U. Lumsden, President, Mrs. M. L, Alford, Secretary. Tbe Helman Baths offer a new at traction this season, a sixty-live foot side, having a four foot bump half way uown toe incine baa been install ed In tbe large pluuge, wblcb will furneb the greateet fnn ever to thei I XOn Da ,b o'd. Medford Opera House Charles D. Hozelrigg Mgr.' Look Who's Here Five Night&Begining dpr., 28 The Margret lies Company In a Repertoire of Success Prices 25, 35. and 50cts. LADIES FREE On Opening Nignt When Accompanied with a Paid Ticket I PURELY PERSONAL' Mrs. M. M. Brown, of Bowasboro. was a Medford visitor lusedsy, E. H. Lister, of Grants Pass, was la tbe olty Tuesday on bnsinees. Mlas Sadie Amana, haa beea visit log her brother. Chief Amana. left for bar home ia Oak lead oa Tuesday moralasj. a L, Harbaugb, cf Seattle, travel lag pssssngsr agent of tbe Pane- aylvanla llnea, waa la Medford last week, oa a visit to lelatlvea and friends. K V. Carter and K. T. Staples, of Ashland, ware among those who attended tbe Easter services of Malta Commandery, Rnigbta Templar at Medford Sunday, J. J. Lane, of Talent, waa a Med ford visitor Saturday oo business, part of whiob consisted In making aura tbat tbe Mall would eome to bia address during the ensuing year. Eugene Savage waa In Medford a couple of days this week, oa bla way to San Frenotaoo from North tfend, Coos county. Mr. Savage oame through this way to look after bis pear orobard west of ths olty. John M. Williams, wbo baa been visiting in the valley for tbe past month left for bia borne In Denver on Monday. Mr. Williams will Id all probability return to . Medford with bla family and remain bate. Rev. W. K. Shields left Tuesday evening for Urenta Paae to attend tbe meeting of the Presbytery of Southern Oregon, comprising tbe ministry of the oountlea of Jarkeon, Josephine, Lake, Klamath, Douglas, Coos and Onnry. THE PRIMARY E The vote In toe primary election last Friday was a very light one, not more than fifty per oent of the votera deeming It ueoaaaty or expedient to vote. In trie Republican colnmn U, M, Cake reoelved 8U0 vote to toe nomi nation for U S. senator and Chaihs W. Fulton, 6J6 Mr. Cake carried tbe state by about 3XJ0 votea and Is tbe Republican nominee for senator. B. Mulkey was nominated for dlstrlot attorney over Uus Newbury by over 300. J. L. Hammeisly and 11. D. Kubll were nominated Jfor representatives without opposition. In tbe oonteft for county judge Ueuige W. Dunn won out by W votes. James Owens defeated Ed. An drews for commissioner by 111 votes. W. K. Coleman for clerk, D. U. Jackson, for sheriff and James Cronemlller for treasurer were nomi nated without oontest W. T. Urleve waa nominated for aastsaor over J. W. Lawton by 152 votes. J. P. Wells for sohool super intendent, A. Urisez for surveyor and A. E. Kellogg for coroner had no oppoatlon. ' The Democratic ticket was not fill ed out before tbe primaries but votes were oast tor each otbee. Tbe only oonteal was over tbe nomination tor representative. There were tbie. entries for tbe race -D. 11. Miller, M. Putdln and T. M. Jones, Jones and Pordlo won out, W. A. Jones waa Dominated for Shsilff, being the only otber declared oandldate outside of those for repre sentative. On recommendation of tbe County Central Committee tbe following names were written upon tbe ballot for tbe aeveral Demcratlo nominatluns: Senator, Ueo, B. Chamberlain, re presentative in Congress, J. J. Whit ney, dlstrlot attorney, R. U. Smith, joint representative, F, F. Cavender, oounty clerk, A. L. Barnes, recorder J. C, Masterson, treasurer, M. M. Taylor, school superintendent). C Barnard, survivor E. B. Sawyer, coroner A. C Stanley, Dr. J. U. Ooble the well known optician has opened an Optical Par lcr, on 7th stree', opposite Wells Fargo Express otlloe. where be has Installed a complete line of the latest optical Instruments known to the Optical Profession. Office hours 9 to 221 to C. He baa no otber business. ... k. , ,i u.. I urday. April 20. 17-2t n Gilbert H. Rice Oa Wednesday, April 22od. at S p. m., at tbe borne of Deacoa Wm. Uavls, occurred tbe death of O. H. Rloe, of Park Raplde, Minn. M with hie aoa Arthur had recently oome to Medford aad porehaasd tba Carroll orobard. Mrs. Rloe, tae wife of tbe osossssd, aad her soa's family wore Intending soon to make their home here. Death waaa oaused by erysipelaa, from which be suffered but a few days. Tbla sad event makes the oloee of a strong career. Be waa seventy-oa rears of age, and had beea a staunch Baptist from hie boyhood daya. He was bora la Chautauqua eoanty, New Vork, where he lived nutll eigh teen retire of age, when be moved to Iowa. Tbe place where ha located waa named Rloevllle la bis be nor. He waa engaged lo tbe milling bual- le for over forty years aad built many mills. He witn bis two broth ers founded a towa named Dell Kapida, S. D Hie aggreeelveaeea along business lines waa no greater than bla relgloua activity. Ia hie home town, Park Rapids, be onoe built a church, hired a pastor, aad stood responsible tor his salary. Tbe temalna were accompanied East by the son, wbo may return wlib bis family and make bia horn In Medford. New Auto Headquarters Messrs. J. M. Root and aoa have secured the entire output of water cooled oars of a arge Eastern fao tory. Tbe Pact Bo ear waa deslgaed by Messrs. Root aad the name la copyrighted by them. It la batlV strletly aooordlng to their specifica tions, having all of tbe latest possi ble equipment, making the Paolflo absolutely np to date In every parti cular. It is exceptionally graceful Id lis lines and beautifully flnltbtd Tbe Paolflo haa a 4 oylinder water cooled engine, baa a very blgb clear anne, 15 Incbea between tbe hubs, double chain drive, sliding gear transmission. Bosh high tension im ported magneto, eto., and will ran at a very blgb apeed and la a bill climber. The main sales office to the entire coast will be in Medford. For eale by owner A small pieee of good land oloee to town. A boua--and lot In Medford. with sewer oonp ' nection, also vacant lot. Address postotiloe box. 254 Medford. 7-tt Store Methods Some people can't wait for things to come their way. They want to Blurt a new tangle scheme to make things come quick. They stuff chick ens and milk cons ly machin ery, manufacture ice in sum mer and do all xuris of stunts to improve on lime This is the age of hurry and hustle tbe hustle part is all right, but tbe best way i to take things easy. Give us time to get your goods nut right. Flesh and blood get tired. You can't work clerks and bosses at a blnning-uff point all tbe time. Geel they mu?t eat and rest a little. You have to do that loo. Every thing takes time, and that's why 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 yecterdoy wasl I nevor saw so mn y new faces in the store since I've worked here. If we have tome nice weather trmorroa, we'll roll a lot of good things. We ojght to, because we've got the biggest and het stock we ever had. Had any of that California full cream cheese yet? MILLER & EWBANK re mi JL
