The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, May 01, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJtKAUKK. IK VOO WANT To laise Fruit, Grow Stock 1 Mine or Lumber. I Or BRR( )D any (H'fut4ilnn lit 1 itilw i Kuri' -ecu. D ) in d u( :f ftlHUWl liiii.UllU'U OI'tKtrtUu ttfi Mall. 0RE00N LEADS la the prodoctlo oIKlne mm The Rogue River Valley THE MEDFORD MAIL MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON FRIDAY. MAY 1. 1908 NO. IS 0 ' U.J. oreoon and Msdford, i O IU luslropvli, sad tradsssalsr, T Q Is best reiirseented ey S Ssm it To rocs sum n r I I iiunuraiuuimu Si VDI YY i The Central Store Medford the Trading Center Medford's Busiest Store Sioi- stsrii-d thl store in MeJfnrd linndreile of men-hants ud tray ling mm have asked at how wei-onld run .lore ol this kind In plaoe .mall a M.dlnrd. v UK ANSWER this; It ws had to depend on Medford alone we could ni rim. Although Medlord Is our strong sup port, we are drawing trade trum every part of the valley. People who trade nt-rt onoe get satisfaction, aud wo see thein oomiiig beck again. With a etook nl alnut 110,000 in iadiaa' and ohlldren' ready-lo-nae ear mums mIi.ob ami a stock mora than hall aa I ante ol dry gouds and notions we are prepareil to serve yon aod well, too Sale Prices Now On You Should See These Piece Oocds Specials 7c American prim 6o IOj Blohed Mu.Uds. 7u 10i! Apro UlncUm fw 12ic Blt-acht-e. Mmlim Vo 15.; Jr!M Gingham.,.. I-io Km Hi cat bed Mit-lin- 121c SWi Drr Ginifhm- I6e llii D Lr..a Ut "c loo !' uuiKtiain Hoc Shirt Waist Sale Regular $1 SO Waists only Valui ioi60 in Waiste (or Va nes t t'-ViO in Waist lor .... Values to :l.00 in Waists lor ... . Values to to 50 In Wiints for Fine Millinery Sale Evt'rv hat in the store over (10 00 Is now on sale at exactly half value. 10 l Hate lor to 00 915 (10 Hats for 4.7.60 ,12.00 Hats for (GOO 120 00 Hats for. $10.00 $8.00 SkSrts for $4.00 A lot of fine Panama Dreas Skirt In black and color, worth t, 97 ami W, now. choice for $4.00 Hosiery Sale Now On ; 15n value for. 2i- vi.ltiei fur. 3.'ic THiut-i fur. , Sale of Umbrellas 75V Umhrellas (I (.0 Un.h.elhi 1 25 Umlirellas ... . H 50 Uiubreila .. .69c ...753 .. .!ISc .$1.12 Medford's Money Saving Store Baker-Hutchason Co. C St., Just North ot Jaokson County Bank The Southern Oregon Exclusive Tea 0 coffee GomDany la now opened and ready for business. Our coffee is fresh from the roaster and carefully blended. Our si n is to please our cus tomers, and you will get etriotl) high-grade Tea and Coffee by buying of us. We 1sd carry a complete line of spices, extracts and b king powder J. H. Henselman Prop. 81 1 St. Karnes Building, Medford, Oregon. Phone 687 The Crawford 1 i Wear a Shoe of Quality. Wear a Cool Sum mer shoe, Wear Crawford Oxford and get true value of your money In style- and feel $3-50 to $5.00 Smith SL Molony We will dlivwr loe cream to yoar Boa. Pbon. yoar order to tte Bogus Rlv.r Creamery of Medford Book Store. -For sale by owner A assail pleeaj of wood land sloes t town. A aoae- 1 aod let la Madiera, with as war ooa aestloa. also vaoaat lot Address postoffles baa, SM Medford. ;-. Mi 16u DrvbH Lawoi lor 120 ...1.00 .11 25 .. ..(1 8 . $'-MU 2'is valutrj tor.. . btv values tor. . . tioo value.) for ... 19c 35c 47c t'J.OO Umbiellas.. :00 Umhrellas.. $4.00 Umhrellas.. $5 00 Umbrellas. ill HllllllilTTT Whits Lea-bora sras for oettlaa. SO cents for 16, frow) flock of 18 nana picked from 600 Standard Bred White Las-bora eblekeo. Or. Ooble, pbons No. 193, Msdfotd. Also psstore for cows inside city uauae. is st. When yoa are la "wa doa't for get to oall st the Emeriok Cafe en ds aew suassjsmsat. EUGENE'S MAYOR LIKES MEDFORD "Eagsas Is doing vsiy alosly and ws ars on ths frow" each was tls sabs tan oa of aa latsrrlew created by J. D. Matlock mayor of EagsBS, to a rtprtssntativs of Tbs Mall, whlls t .e mayor was la this oity oa last Mondsy. Mayor Matlock expressed surprises! ths growth of MsiSford which sxotsdsd tbs storlss hs had bsaid regarding this city. 'Too bars a flos llttls olty here" said Mr. Matlock, "and It is second only to Eoaens. Of soars 1 have to say that tor it I did not, all my good friends would 'jomp on as' attar my retain boms. Bat honestly, I believe that Medford has a gnat totnrs snd I am always pleased to hear of ths advancement of sn Oregon city, ss peclaby Southern Oregon. 'Medford Is living op to bar repu tation of being a 'live town' and I am glad to ses that It It so. Bom ,1ms sgo. Tom Rlobardsnn, Oregon's ohlet booster, cams through Eugene end tnld as of the steps being taken and the step that had been taken to advertise Medfoid It was a revela tion to us. I notice that several other oitlea of Oregon are pattern ing after this oity and I am glad thrt you bare ett them the example you have. 'We aie getting for Engene some at the beat people of the East, men with families and capital aod the strides w are making in tbs war of Inoreaslng'our population la wonder- fa 1. We speod considerable money in advertising our section but we And that every dollar thus expended comes baok to as multifold. There It a great deal of truth In the saying, 'It pays to advertise' that la, if yon have something worth advertiaiog. 'Eugene la progressive, but cannot r.ay that ws ats doing a great dea battel than you are. All ot; Oregon, in faot, is 'on ths grow' aod all of our cities are progressing in many ways. I trust that this oounty will be 'dry' after ths Juns election and I believe you will not regret It after yoa have given prohibition trial" Bishop Hogue Coming. Hlshoo W. T. Hcgue, who is now holding tbs annual confeience of the Krs Methodist church on the Paalflu coast, will stop in Medford en route to California, May 17 tb tor the pur pose of holding s five dsya meeting and to dedicate the new Pies Metho dist church on tb oorner of 10th and Ivy street. Toe church will be dedi cated on Sunday, May loth, at dues o'clock p. m. Bishop Hcgue needs no recommen dation, lis Is s workman that todies to show himself epproved and, who needetb not to be ashamed. Aa an orator, as well as a minister of tb Gospel, with blgb spiritual at tainments, baa but few equals. Us I tbs sutnor of Hoguea lloaieletios snd Psstcisl Theology. He has proven himself an educator of uonausi abil ity, wblls seiving ths church as its honored president of tbs Greenville, 111., College tor twelve consecutive yesrs snd ha proven bi xo.llent literary talents whlls editing the Flee Methodlat, the official crgan ot the oburob, for more than -eight year. lie ha also shown bis marvelous exeoutlve strength In the wise and judiolou manner In which he has served the church so falttfiillv as past presiding cider, member ot the executive board, and his seven year of abundant labors as Bishop, All who oan will find it g-eatly to their loterest to attend these ser vloee. Commercial Club. A special meeting of the Commer cial Club was held on Inst Thursday evening for tbs purpose of taking necessary steps to form a 25. 006 club, the purpose of whiab are to gain a population la five year for Medford of 25, 000 people. A committee con sisting of Mean. Stalker, Welsh, Signs, Reddy and Daniels was ap pointed to look into the matter. A oommlttsa consisting of Messrs Rosen beam, Ray, Page, Hoot end Flndley was sppointed to oall upon the aohools sod nddisss tbs school children to snlist their services In olesnlng op the eity This eommlrte will also investigate the feasibility of equipping a special ear with frul' snd sxhlblts for this section snd sanding It East. Msnsger Baielrlgg took up ths matter of oew uniform lor ths band with ths olub Tks msttter we post poned until tbs regular meeting of tb elnb whleb will be oa Wsdusa dsy, May 6th Messrs Root. Utslssr sad Daalsls wars sppointed to talk ths matter over with members of tb band to Mod oat what was wanted. for Sals Preeb milch sows for sale. Isqnirs of J. W. Boaar, oa Orllfla crash, four mils fro Med forrd. 'Psoas 833. Is-la. IN MEDFORD Tbs small buys of tbs olty and tbs torroMdlac oounty sst on bsrd beach- last Tossdsy, maaobsd pea ants, drsak pink lsmoaade and pro claimed to all who aero there to bean that "the cirou has earn." Tb youngster wwt bsppy sad maay a sun's thought turned backward to tb time wbes be ass smstl ard eoald snjoy a elroos as it should be s Joyed. It oa a large crowd that greeted Sorrls A hows' elroos sad for the most part everyoae earns away sati. Bsd. Tb postere bed proclaimed for omstlms that it was b lager sad larger than ever and so It ass found People froja lbs surrounding oounty Hooked to tbs elty ana at ths after, nooa and evening psrfnrmsnoes tb large oircu tons was crowded. It ws a good orowd too, for the elroos manager's standpoint, for tbey sew 11 there was tu ses and oonsumed fast quantities of the standard clrcua edible. Circus day waa more Ilk a holiday than any thing else. Loog before the big parade started in tb morning tbe streets of the olty weie crowded and late oomer expei lsnced om difficulty In finding location from which they oould gain n unobstructed view of the parade, The vaoant lot along the line pel ade were crowded with automobiles, can luges and diver sorts of vebloles. The oirou waa good. Two large ring and an elevated stage were in evidence and the management kept tbe large crowd amused for nearly tbies hour with on attraotlon after anntber. Tbe menagerie was good aod larger than that of last year. The aide show gave for the most part a new list of attractions. Aa a whole the show waa good snd not many were disapooirted ' Wins Great Price. Word ha Just been received from Minneapolis that Ml. Arthur l.eelle Stuart baa been swarded a prize for original composition or ths Stanley Hall Conservatory of Muslo of that city opn to alumni. Mrs. Stuart graduated from tb conservatory In 1905, later continuing ber studio In voice Blooe ber comintg to Oakland he ha bean prominently Identified with musical circles, frequently be ing heard at musical fanot'ou. For eevetsl months put she ha been director of the eholr of the First Christian ohuroh of Oakland. Mrs Suart hsa s ohsrmlng contralto voloe with aurpriaing richness ot tone snd onuausl range tier many friend In tbe bay cltle will learn with much plessurs of hsr euoeeM In the eon teat,eapeelally a tb prlz I awarded with added distinction of "cum bo-dlssimo"- Oakland, (Calif) Tribune. Mr Stuart waa formerly a resident of Medford, la fact aba passed hsr childhood In this city, end many time have tbe eitlzena of Medford enjoyed ber mellow strslns of that magnificent contralto voles A Mis Mabel Jones abe ranked with tbe beat of tbe ainger of Southern o"R30, even before abe bad received the ad ditional polish of teabnical educa tion. Brown Inman Nuptials. On lsat Tuesday evening at the parsonage of tbe Christen ohurab by Rev. M. P. Horn. Mis Ann In man, of Eugene, was married to Mr. Arthur Brown, of tbe staff . of Tb Mali. Ml Inman 1 a slater ' b Mrs. M. r Uorn, of tbla city. She ha visited In tola olty at varloua time and baa a anmcvr of filenda bere. Mr. Brown has been connected with tbe Mall for some 'time and Is well known In the city. The Mall cxends it heartiest congratulations to Mr. Brown and wishes n long lifs of bap. plness to Mi. Brown, To the Public. Having Installed maoblney for tbe manufacture of High tirade lee Crsam wt aollclt your order for eame la any quantity. We make dellverlee to any part of tbe olty. U ire ua your order large or small. Rogu River Creamery, Madford At the atroke of twelve, mid night, A pi 11 30th, tb commission of Charles W. Torpln a chief of polio of tbla eity terminated. rJ. U. SI esrer st tbst tlms took ths otfio snd will be the guardian of tbs elty' peso In to future. There sss ooa idaisbls talk about towa to ths (Scot tbst Mr. uhesrer would not serve as obief, tbs Influence trnught to bear a poo blm osased him to oca seat to be chief far s period, tboagb for bow losg it ts set yet known. Mr. Bbssrsr states that be was aa looklag for each a position, bat tees so maay of bis frlsads urged blm to tabs It be would de so for a tlms. , s Tbe Good Road msstiag st tb opsra boos oa last Kriday svsnlng aa wall attends! aad a very solans Isstle msstiag easasa. The huge aambsr of speakers showed that great Interact waa maalfssted oa ths part ot tb rssldsots of tela valley In tb matter of obtaining batter high ways for tbe valley. Aa orgsalsatioa was slsstsd with WUllam M. Oolvlg, aa presides!, Ed. Andrsw as ssere tsry aad J. B Eeyart as treasurer. A oommltt oa tbe organisation of local leagues la various Kogue Hirer Valley towas to co-operate wltb the Medford organisation was appointed aa follow: Ed. Andrews, Medford, Jos Hammstalsy, Gold UIU, F. M. Eaaleston, Ashland, J. J. Root, Med- ford, a A. Pattlaon, Central Point. R. T. Burnett, Jacksonville, ana H. von dsr Uelleo, Wellen. Tbe Med f;rd band was la attendance with savors) -i (elections snd tbs vocal program i-ir te svsnlng ws well ustalned Tb vooallsta ware Mesai. Andrews snd Fish, Mrs . Ed Andrews snd Mis Uraoe Brown, ss ised by E. J. Blown, violinist, and Mr. Alve-n on the flute, snd Mr. Isaac at the piano. Judge Colvig presided duilog tb evening and called upon n larg num ber of tie business men of ths city to addiesa the meeting. The oon senau of opinion seemed to be to the effect that this valley needed good load and that all of to bud nee man favored tb endeavor to obtain them. All of tb speaker were not ownoraa of automobile but they eaob and all were agreed upon the matter of better roads. The taet that good roads improved the value of shutting prooerty ws pointed out time and again. Tb speakers for tbe evening included Judge Coivlg W. I. Vaster, J. U. Hammeisly of Gold Hill, Judg Dunn, W. 11. Stalk er, John M Root, Judge Crowell, J E, Enyart, F. Oaenbrugg and others. It is the Intention Inter to oall a county convention In whlob repre sentative from ell of the product In tne oounty will be present nnd the matter thoroughly discussed The law will bt investigated relative to ob taining good highway throughout tb county. James Whltcomb Riley. Th rendering of Riley' poem by tb Rev. U. LeKoy Hall at tb First coptlst ehurcb t rldsy evening, April 24, 1908, under the auaploe of tb 100 Club waa th beat ever. The very large and appreciative eudleno clear ly demonstrated the fact that Bra. Hall waa master of the eltuation f 3m tert to finish. Just such eve. nings as this mixed In with th bam dium of lite make it run rloher and smoother snd mors wottb tbe while. The muaio rendered by Mr. DeLsy, MiJuues Butlsr snd Mr. Fred Metz was secured snowing Its good effect. We ire certain that ths memory of the evening will long be rememoered, and will serve to make tbs people welcome soother evening like it Dear old Whltcomb bas written many poem and ws are satisfied that Bro. Ball can make good wltb any of ble writing, so let u hop to soon have the 100 Club duplioate the evening. Unas. Hoover was declared by tbe committee ss tb on entitled to a volume of Riley's poems for selling the highest number of tiokete. He Wins Some, Th Portland Journal oritlciaee Par noil, tb craok Southern Oiegon pitcher. "Pernoll would win more game it he wound op before deliver ing tbe ball to the batters, says s Frisco writer. 'Piano Leg' stands on ths slab and slams tbsm over with out trying to aeoeiv ths bsttsr psrtlols. Tb objeot of s wind-up Is to puzzle tb batter snd nlao to give th ball more steam. There srs very few successful pitcher without th wind up Leever of th Plttetmrg team bringe hie band to th top of hi bend before delivering, but Per noil don't even go as far as this some times." Nevertheless Peinoll woa tbe Brat game thi Beavtr plaved against Lio Angela tbla yea, abut ting them out to the tune of 1 too 0. He mad a creditable showing list yaw and would do batter If MoOredle gave him the right kind of n show. Sunday School Picnic. Tbs 8onday achool of tbe Chlstlan ohoreh will alve a plenla Saturday, May aad, oa Madford Height, oa nd on half mile aat of town, on th O. H. Plane term. Thi will be flow pises for tbs oblldrsa. Chil dren and older on to pis y ball snd other games. Lsmonads ssrvsd at a ooa. Ios sold fwater fall day. Ibis tncnle to act ooly for the Boaday (oboot scholars, but all others who wsat ss ootlsg. Brlag soar lanehes snd SB Joy yoarsslvss. L MITTEE MEETING At a mssUaf of ths Hspubllnsu County Csatral Committee of Jaok aoa oouoty, held Saturday In this olty 1. U rJsmiltoa snd P. W. Hollls of Msdford. J M. Wsgnw snd E. T Stspls, of Ahlana, J. D. Heard, of Sterling, J. a Bellinger, of Jack oovUle, J. U. Pendleton, of baa Vsllsy snd W. O. Leaver, of Cntr il Point, were oho ss delegates from Jackson eoonty to attend tb Kepah U oan Stete Convention to be held st Portland, May 1Mb. Taere was as strife la tbe elect loa of dwlegstee aad so. liu ware draws, bat It to gener ally understood that th delegates will favor a Taft delegation from Oregon to ths Republican National Convention. N. L. Narregan, of Eagle Point, waa chosen as eoonty chairman for ths ensuing two year aad J. H. Hrvy of Ashland, sss r-lcted Secretary. A subsequent meeting of tb committee will be called eely la th coming month at whloh time va anoles on th committee will be fllled provided by law, and other butinesi In relation to tbe campaign taken pp. The following precincte elected committee men at tbe recent elec tion, nearly all of whom were repre sented la person of by proxy nt Set- uidey's meeting. East Ashland, J. A. Harvey, West Ashland. C. II. Gillette. South Ash land. J. E. Young, Barron, G. W. Barron, J. M. Wagner, tie vote, Ta lent, H. H. Goddard, Phoenix, U A Rose, Antloob, K. D. Jone, Apple gate, M. A. VanUordan, J. D. White head, tie vote. Central Point, W. J. Fieeman, Eagle Point, M. 1 Narrs- gan, Flounoe nook, o. s, Aiken, Uold Hill, J. L. Hammersley, North Jacksonville, J. H. Bellinger, South Medford, Horaoe Nlonolaoo, Moood, W. H, Nororoas, D. W. bee be. -tie vote. Sam Valley, J. U. Pendleton, Trail, A. A. Hall, Too. O. Spangler tis vote. In the following preolnots no com mittee men were elected, snd ths law provide that suoh vacuoles shall be filled by tbe oounty committee. Big Butte, Climax, Foot creek, South Jacksonville, North Medford, Lak Creek, Meadow, Rook Point, Koiy, Sterling, Union, Watklns, Willow Spring. Wlmer snd Wood tills. The committee also decide tie. Towa Wake Up. Th following fiom ths ValleyRe cord shows what a lUtle thing in th way of excitement it require too mak a somnolent oomnrunlty lm agin It Is s "live sn." "A bull from tbe Joshas Patterson plan put op a wild west exhibition la ths oentei of Ashland yesterday morning tbsl created aa mnob flutter aa tbs arrival of the battleships. Tb two farm hande In obarge bad not properly equalized the power in tbe three principal parte of tbe outfit, consisting of n pair of the famous Patterson mule, n farm wngon and a bull tied behind. Tbe bull didn't lite tbe miscellaneous society ha bad to associate with on tb streets of Ash laod, got madder than a bull aed In a bull beaded manner proceeded to ahow the boy io th wagon what a horizontal raise of 60 per ceot from a bull' neok would produce, The mule got s Statement No. 1 hint that omethlng was wrong somewhere snd proceeded to make s wild run for It with tbs reeult tbst tbe wagon was pitched over on Its aide by the bull and tbe rope, end tbe two boya were thrown out. All beaded up In front ot the Cnmpa block where tbe Raoket Store eod Millinery dlaplay were loet alght of while the ball put up the battle of hia life. The prlnoi; pal problem waa the rope that held tbe boil to the vehicle which began to ahow algoa of breaking. Tbe atreet waa full of bull experts and notwithstanding the primary elect ion bad Just passed by nnd seeming ly ail tbe advice In towa had been ei blasted tble Patterson farm bull opened up all tbe advloe duet and glsnd in th towa and tbst srtlola ponied in freely aad profusely. Two faction spiung into th gam Im mediately with their rsmediea, oa hollering to shoot tbe bull and the other to brlug more rope. Henry Provon saved the day for th rope faction by brlngng to tbs scene lops enongb 's enobor s bard of bulla sod last as ths battle waa seek snd nsok between s batted rope ball snd n free-foe all ball fight the "thoot'em" faction we deprived ot their remedy by eomeoody laming ths boll with s nsw rops sad fastening It to the telegrsps pel. Plat glass Insor- anee rat bad aot takan a diop until mors rope bsd pulled the lege oat from under the ball and be waa roll ed Into a alt trook aad hauled off to bis destination, affording mors fus aad ezoltenseat than bad aappsasd la Iowa for loag tlms. PAVING WILL 500H E Tb oily sogtassr bas eomplsted tb apsclnbstioaa for tbs paving of So, atb strsst. iTbs apsoUoaUoas will be aabmltted to the olty; oouscU ok tbe Beat regular meeting of tbe body whloh wil be oa next Tossdsy svs nlng A aooa aa tbe spsslftoelloaa are accepted tbey will be painted us booklet form aad lasosd is part tea who wish 10 pot a bfd la oa tbs work. Tbs Basiaeer aiU pcobabbjr tora hi atteatloa next to the sewer system of tbs olty, aad got oat spsol floatloa for tbe Improvement of tost same, Tb offl.'s fores of tbs saglBsor'a otflee heeved a mighty sigh Thursday s' hsn ths work oa tbs navlng statis tics wsa completed For over sis week bas tbs fores tolled dally and for tb most part nightly over plan lines, figure, aad the like. In work ing oat lust what wa needed oa Sev enth street before tbe pavement west laid Aad thsa wbsn tb work stem ed almoat completed the engineer found tbst hs would havs to await tbe arrival of the eonatruotlon ngl neer of the Southern Psolfle Com psnyiln order 'to bar tb track or tb eompeoy raised where tbey crose Seventh atreet. But at last b earn) and th work bas been oompleted. And not tbe least pstt of ths engi neer' work lay In keeping a 00m pllnlng publio from hi otBo. Re sident of Medford "want the strsst paved and they hare not understood why there ws a delay. But it wlU not b long before tbey see tbe ground broken for the work. Tuesday svsnlng ths eouncll will consider the matter. In tbe course of two weeks tb bid should bs lo, one of them accepted, and tb work: started befoie tbe last of May la here Silver Wedding Celebrated. From Ann Arbor, (Mloh.) Timed A moat delightful social gathering; in this city was the oslenratioo of th twaay-flfth wedding anniversary ot Mr. and Mr. Henry Billon, 917 lOllvin Plsos, held Saturday sit el - noon from 1 to 7 at their borne. mhmr aeventv amaata aaaamhled to observe wltb them their Oliver wed- -ding. Among th gassts was a com pany from Salem, all of whom bad attended tbe wedding twvnty-d vo yeur ago. The home wis prettily decorated fur theloccaalon with out Bower nnd ferns, nnd great qnantitls of thus sot by friends la remembrance of tbe dsy sdded tc tbe beauty. A supper waa served and eaob gueat oa leaving tne dining room was pre anted with a carnation. During tb afternoon a dellghtol program of music wss furnished by Mr. Sidney Smith aad Mr. Keeeio Dloken-Kesd, who eang several silos. seoompsnled by Miss Mlnnis Davis, snd plsso selections by Miss Una Beeghler. Mi Esther snd Alio Bllton, daughters of tbs host sod hostess, also sdded msny prrtty sel ections to th program. There wre many handsome snd appropriate gifts signifying ths high esteem In which Mr. and Mrs. Blilon are held by tbs many frlenda who koow them. Mr. and Mrs. Bllton have resided In Ann Arbor the 'pest twenty-Uve years, coming hers dlrejtly nfter their marriage, which took plaoe April 9, 1883, in Nortbfleld, at tbe home of the bride' father. Tbeophl- lus Lamed. Mr. Bllton ha for sev eral years beenjone of the prominent buildere end oontractor In tbe city Ibey are tbe parent of foul daugh ter, Misses Eunice, Esther, Alloc and RsobeL Ml Eunice Bllton, who I teaching sobool In Knnknkee. . Ul., wss here to attend tbe wedding. Among other gaeats present a were Rev, Jacob IJortoo snd wife, Mrs. J. T, Berry, of Ypsilantl, O. F. Learnod snd wife, Jaokson, W. B. Thompson and wife, E. 1 Learned snd wife, Herber Smith and wife,, Gilbert Thompson and "wife. Ml.. Judson Thompson, Dwight Peeblee, Mrs William R. Hamilton, of 8a m. ; Henry Bllton, above mentioned, I a brother of the editor of tbla paper.) The Margaret He Company,, whiob la appearing nt the oper boo I glvlog a good ahow for tbe money. Wltb tbe exoeptlon of circus night they are drawing good audience nnd they deseiv tbem. Th clss of play that tbs eompsny I putting oa cannot bs said to bs art, but they srs plain, unadulterated amusement. The melodrama wito Its soubrstte sod oomediao 1 jworth seeing nnd oa ooossds la getting In many s laugh wbm the two mnymakr are as suooeeetul aa ere thoae with tbe Mar garet II Company. This oompaay may not bs frl'tag a elae of plays that ars U rating, Intellectually, bat they cse make a psrssa have a good etosa healthy laugh, aad there arav startllafl oUmaxs for tboso who lo tb etreoaou la Its active lair.