OUR. COUNTY
Correspondents f
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Jacksuavlll Items-
Ooonty Judge O W Dona
Bedford visitor Wednesdsy.
Attorney W. L Vawter end M. Pgr
dla, o Medford, wr la Jackson
ville on business Tueedsy.
Miss M. H. Town, deputy clerk,
business visitor at U rants fan
the last of the ink.
Mim Joeepbln Orth, of Jackson
rllle. will Join lb exooeloaiet to
u rraooleoo Sunday.
Bar. W. V. Sblelda, ot Mtdlord,
ia Jaokaoavill Tuesday attend,
tafl tamparanoa rallj.
Irwle AoatUl reoeatlr from Ala
bama was oomaiitted to tb" Mata la
aaao asyloai bf Jodg Dunn.
Attoraey and Mra, B. 9. Mulkay
expect to leav Bandar foi Polk
eooaty to vlait a abort Ubm with re
lative. Mr. aad Mrs. Job Can trail, of
TJaloatowa flailed Jaokaoavill
frlaada Tuesday aad alao took la tba
lieu at Medfotd,
Mr. aad Mra. Melcber Linn, of
Portland, oame oat to Jaokaoavill
lueedya. Mr. Lino wlU look altar
his oiebard eaar town.
Uood sited erowd of Jacksonville
paopls attaoaad both tba aftaioooa
and evening partorownoaa of Morris
A Bowaa olraoa la Medford Tuesday.
Mrs. NaUla Newbury and MIm
Maad Newbury, of Jacksonville
apaat several days las) week with Mr.
aad Mra, Jot Kader, of Eagle Point.
Messrs. Ueo. W. Dunn, Kay Bex
too, John Baronm, Pat Uonegnn and
Ubla Kinney, of Jacksonville, were
admitted to the herd of Elks at Ash
land Saturday,
The county olerk has Issued license
to marry to the following: Andrew J
Olsrno and Jettle M iiergman, Ueo.
K. Wilson and liuoy ChappeU, John
1. Lawrence and Ktbel Jordan.
Mr. and Mia, D. E. Gags, of Kan
sas, arrived la Jacksonville Sunday
aad will probably spend soma time
In tbla eectioo looking over the oaun
try. Mrs. Oege le a slater cf Messrs.
Jay and Kay Sexton of the bank of
Jacksonville.
Miss Hook, of Thompson creek, who
baa been 111 for the past year was
brought to Jacksonville Monday
ben ehe was operated upon by Urs.
Pioael, of Medford, and Hester, of
Jacksonville. At last report! the
patient was doing oloely. Miss Kate
Hockley, tb nursa. Is in oharge.
Pbeeoii Items.
ByMTU. O.
Phoenix has a new hotal sign up,
A Mrs. Uyer is hostess I believe.
Mra I A. Drake waa over from
North Phoenix distriot Saturday.
Everyone la happy over the reeent
heavy rain, which was quit badly
Beaded.
Watch this space and find out
how you can save money by
buying Your GROCERIES of
MILLER EWBANK
Missae Letty and Mary Htanoliif,
who have beeo visiting for some
time at dltfereat points la Southern
California returned borne laat wtek.
Wm. (tissue, who baa bean at Phil
omath, Oregon, working at carpenter
work for toe last eighteen months,
returned t Phoenix recently.
Phoeolx proposes bond lag tba dis
trict for flfteeo thousand dollars lor
a new schoul house. Toe tame to be
brought before the voters May 2,
1908.
Of the three acre of Winter Nellie
pear trees aet out last spring by V,
Carey many ol them made a giowth
or three and one half feet, and sev
eral trees are in bloom.
M. It. Pellett, who lately sold his
Hue Druhard, where the artesiao wells
mtr located, and for wbiob Mr Pellett
reo-lr-1 nr.; thousand dollars, hae
reluuj' d to I rir.'al Valley, Calif.,
to ti.?:iUle We wish every suocess
to Mr rvll.it
if rmr good towns pecple
eav- for S:n Kranoiaoo Saturday to
ffltO'xi tha coming of tha fleet.
A mo it then j W. Kobeue and wife
and ilue.!)'r, Miss Lulls, A. Hearn,
A. 8. Furry, jna, Allen, and daugb
tar, Miaa Ulara,
Joshua Ptt.rsoo, who bongbt tha
John Bliidler plaoe, hae aet out a
ood sized traot of land to walnut
trees. Mr, Patterson Is to be con-
Automobiles
The Pacific Car
The Automobile
with the high clear
ance, "15 Incd" four cylinder, thirty horse power,
water cooled engins, storage battery and improved
Bosch magnat ane coil, 10tf inch wheel base, eliding
transmissions, double; chain drive, 105quare inches
breaking surface, strickly high class in every respect
Rc wTit r tl,e Coast Conntry
1 n6 OvSl -Cr ever offered for the money
Price $2250.,ipPed
J.M. Root & Son
Jackson County Bank Building, Medford
Announcement to the Public
Commencing with April 1st. we will
put in a com plote stock of hijjh grade
lumber, both rough and dressed, Kiln
dried flooring, mouldings, windows,
doors etc. of
The Williams Bros. Door Lumber Company
Also stock of shingles and other build
ing material. Will be pleased to fig
ure with you on what you may need
in our line.
The New Lumber Yard
East of School House Grounds
CENTRAL POINT; QBE. E. C. Welch, M'g'r
wOwO0rrM3
BANK
YOUR MONEY IN SOILS OF EVANS CKEEK VALLEY
gratolated upon hit purchase, as it by our connty authoritiea to better.
is one of the very best tracts of land .them although the material of rook,
In the Rogue River Valley.
Land buyera oontinue to bant
those who own land la Htilugtot7
until they do like th girl who e- d
sba married the man to get rid cf
him, they aell out to get rid of their
big offer and some of them are re
eentl ng at leleure also.
Butte Falls Hems
HILL PRICES.
500 LOTS OR MORE.
rim", 12.40 per 100 lbe
Rolled Barley. 11.70 per " lb
Middlings 11. 65 per lha
Mill Feed.... ftM per lb
Bn 1.30 per " lbe
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
floor 1260 per 100 lbs
Boiled Barley.. II 90 per lb
Middling! 11.80 per "
Mill Feed 1.60 per u
Bran $160 par -
Alex Vestal baa gone to Ashland to
take a position,
A large new building la awaltng the
result of the June eleotion.
MayBeld and Owena families of
Central Point, bare located In ire
Iowa Camp.
J. P. Caster of Caster Hill la la
Medford. tie repoite an early re-
ermptlon of operations at this mill.
Two new families have moved Into
the Fa 11a and are cccupylng residence
near the Mams place.
Messrs Harris and Miller are here
and busily engaged placing the new
and Improved mill machinery.
Parties cutting shakes on private
and public landa are warned to desist
as steps are to be taken to etop this
pr action.
Many of tha o'tizenaj of Willow
creek section are In Medford taking
aitll service examinations tor forest
raoRers.
J. J. Patton haa removed to Eagle
Point and la making many repairs
and ohangee In the property which
he lately purchased of A. J. Daley.
Mr. Lamb and family have removed
to their raooh. Tbla excellent famliy
will oe muoh missed and oariy the
best wlehee of all with them.
It ia expected that before long, with
the starting of mill won, the bank I
building will be oooupted as Eastern
capitalists are arranging to establish
the bank of Butte Kails,
Edgar Hater accompanied by Bank
sr Olds, of Waahlngton, and oibere
have been golog over the line ot the
railroad and Inspecting tha timber
resources.
The discharge of man at toe lower
camp etlll oontiouee, yet every day
epplloaote from other aeotiooa who
have beeo working lo California and
Oregon apply for work.
atone and timber are light near and
3ould be used to oorduroy, Ml and
dx the bad plaovi.
Travel Is Increasing on the high
waya as the ate Improving aome
what. Many teams are hauling In
freight and auppliea to Butte Kalla
and preparations under way to puab
forward thla important enterprise.
Large Eastern Capital baa taken bold
ot It and Mr. Harris baa gone to pur
chase machinery for the proposed
electric line.
Tbe name ol the proposed electrio
Hue from Butte f alla to tha valley
will be that of "Butte Kails and
Eastern," already several miles nave
been eurveyed and parties are In tbe
Held running a through line. Con
tract for tel rails are blng made
while toe Butte Kails mill will cut
out the tlee. It will traveree an en
tirely dlffeieat section from that of
the old line and shorten ur the dist
ance very much.
A ploturesque and typloal Oregon
girl, la that of a former sohoul teach
er, now a homesteader, who may be
eeen almost dally In high top boots,
jumper and overealla with rifle on
shoulder mounted en her pony with a
large maatilT trailing behind " r
burses heels, ae she wends ber way to
and from ber homestead, Thle young
lady left a lucrative postlon, bled
herself to tbe hills, tiled on a home
stead, upon wbiob she hae built her-
berself a neat cabin, cleared an acre
or two of ground, fenoed the same,
raised several boga, planted a garden
and dona muohju the way of Im
provement.
dene built for her epecial use on ber
pretty lot oo tbe east aide of North
O street Ed Hooker is the ooatraot
MEDFORD
FLOUR
HILLS.
bam Hudson baa gone to and Is
working upon the Penta homestead.
The plana for the bungalow Is about
Unlsbed and with good roads lumbar
will b takra lo aad It errotloa be
gun.
lb "Round Top" mill Is gttlng
ready for a big ran and already ooa
rects fir large amounts of flnlsblng
lumbar ar being Bade. It I expect,
ed that Butte Falls aid Round Top
mills w'U re able to sseet aioea of .the
demends for tambar.
The late rains bar pot the road
leodleg to tk Falle la a deplorable
oondlUoa aad no esTort le kaiag aaade
NORTH MEDFORD ITEMS.
(B J. Q. Martin.)
Mrs. Lottie Vlnoent, of North
Medford la . oonvaleacent from ber
attack of fever.
WlU Davis la painting Mra. Cole's
pretty resldenoe on tb west (Ida of
North O street.
Mr. and Mra. W.
two children left
Table Rock farm.
Mrs. Btsb of
J Boottand tbe
today for their
North t; atrett Is
spsnuing a week with ber daughter,
Mra. Wolgermott, of Talent
Earl Case and Wm Martin, two
progreeeive young farmera of An-
tloob,were tradllng la the olty Monday.
Ueo. Owinga haa added mnch to tbe
nppsaraaoa of hie pretty eeldoaoi by
building a handsome picket fenoe In
rant of It.
Re. J. 8, Adam, the pioneer
preaober, I prostrated with a eevete
attack of La grippe el hi home la
North Medford.
Grandma Oasksy, ot East Medford
who bee seen her 84th aaalveraary.
ad Meade oa North O street a
plsesaat visit Toeaday.
OREGON STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Thlrty-alx carloads of potatoes
were shipped from Pendleton to Se
attle last week.
The Circuit Court convened at
Coqullle last Monday, with a very
heavy docket.
The Indians of the Umatilla reserva
tion will soon receive 150,000 on the
spring payment of rent money.
The President on Friday nomin
ated William H. Leltner tor post
master at Huntington, Ore.
A total of 42,000 trout are to be
planted In the atreams of Umatilla
county within the next few weeks.
The Clatsop County Teachers' In
stitute closed a most successful three
days' session at Astoria on Friday.
Tbe saloon question will be sub
mitted to the voters of Marlon county
on June 1, and will be the center of
much attention.
A determined campaign to put
Douglas county In the dry column
at the June election was formally
opened In Roseburg last week.
A mass convention of Socialists
was held In Pendleton Saturday' and
full county ticket was nominated.
Thla Is the first time a full ticket has
been nominated.
'Four mile house," one of the his
toric buildings In the Inland Empire,
was burned to the ground on Satur
day. It was located four miles east
of the town of Umatilla.
Dallaa during the coming two weeks.
A severe wind and dust atorm
swept over the entire Inland Empire
Friday and Saturday, tangling up
telephone wires and putting out elec
tric lights.
For the second time within a
week the Incoming Northern Pacific
train was stalled within a few miles
of Pendleton. The encine broke
down when near Myrlck station at
noon Saturday.
Douglas .county fruitgrower are
much concerned as to th extent of
the damage caused by froet last Fri
day night. It la reported that pears,
peaches, cherries and other early
fruit will be a total loss.
W. A. La Bar, a merchant of Vale,
met with an accident last week that
cost him his life. He chopped down
a tree, which falling, pinned him to
the ground, crushing him so that
death ensued within a ahort time.
On account of the rising of the
Columbia river work on th Govern
ment canal at Cello ha been discon
tinued, and will probably not be
recommenced befor th first of Au
gust All th laborer have left the
place.
The steel gang of the California
North aastsra railroad ha reached
Dorria, aad the Isolated Klamath
Baata la now connected with the
Improve fours In Dmentfc Arts.
Corvcllla Plans adopted by the
board of repents recently provide
for a course !n dcmcstlc science anil
arts that will te the equal of tha
given In any Inst! '-.-.lion west of tur
Mlsslsjlp;)!. A wliole floor cf a new
building, "3 by 120, erection ot which
Is to begin at once, will be duvoted
to domestic arts. Including dress
making, tr.illlr.cry and ell other artf
pertaining to the home life of wo
man. VtWo hall, the college homi
of the rirK "n il! be the home ot tut
dean of domestic science, cr.d will ot
used r.G a t.'aioing school in cookery,
Lc::io rr.'ri.icn. harne decoration.
i::r.e mr,!:;;; ,-nd other features of
ho c " r.it. . Tja r.-,n of the de;ar:
1:1 L"2 Til" Ju!!a Greer, nor.
fcvl ci th ' ;cler.ce d-par.-
":cnt !u rrtt Ir.s'.imte. QrruMyc
Two Corv?r'
Safcm n
two convlci r.t
exterminate th? I
:!cusly Hurned.
-a-.u oa the part oi
th? penitentiary to
.eribus in their cell
by the coal oil rc.ite. re . tilted in the
serious burning of the ona and the
narrow escape of th1 o:her. Th?
Incineration of both men was only
averted by :he prompt action of one
of the guards, who turned a flood ot
water Into the cell. Although the
affair happ3r.ed Inst Frldcy night,
owing to tbe strict consorEhfp ot
events at the Institu.lo::, the admin
istration succeeded In keeping the
matter quiet until now.
Hanker Ro la Found Guilty.
Sri m Ou'.lty of converting to
his own use 2SS.000 of State school
funds, was the verdict Tenderer"
agalmt J. Thornbtirn Ross by t
Marion county jury last week. Thr
jury was out an hour and ten min
utes. The jury took four ballots,
the first showing nine for conviction
and three for acquittal.
One grower told (1 10 strawberries from acre rows 3 feet apa rt
Another grew II tuns of pumpkins on lerg than 2 acres. Sold
berries to local store f97, besides giving quantities of fruit for
picking from 40 hills raspberries and 38 Logan berries.
Less than i acre of onions produced 14,(K lb., fold $280.
225 Sai wav Peach trees in lour successive years sold: 1904,
18(H) boxes; 1905, ?300 boxef; lilOB. 13oO boxes; 107, WOO.
One Royal Ann Cherry, 16 years, picked 600 pounds in HH17.
One D'Anjou Pear, 7 years, picked 6 boxes.
You can get mch results as the-e and better. Come to me and
I will tell you why.
You can buy a new nine room house, large lot with barn lo
$1200. 50 acres fronting on Rogue River, one mile from town
at 120 per acre.
420 acres, very finest apple, pear, peach and cherry land, If
miles, $60 per acre. Very best vineyard land $15 per acre.
Five room house and barn near depot, $1.0u0. 160 acres with
3 water rights, $60 per acre. 160 acroe 20 acres cleared 13
acres Young Newtowns and two acres bearing orchard, 4J miles
out Deep soil, $2,750.
BEN A. LOWELL
WOODV1LLE, OREGON,
Shoots His Neighbor's Stock.
Coqullle J. N. Jacobson, a ranch
er living near here, has been arrest
ed and bound over to the Circuit
Court with a $20 bond for shooting
a neighbor's stock which was bother-
Ing hla fields, but which was In the
road at the time be shot . He killed
one horse and wounded another, be
atdea several cattle, according to eye
witnesses.
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PLEASANT MEMORIES
rf tbe deHcInusnesa of ihf Difals
to be bad at this restaurant, of otir
services, will (inner Ion? iu the
minds ot trail Blent or permanent
patrons. What we did lo-day In
pleaoinfir you we will trv 10 outdo
to mnrrW. II there's a qm ftior,
in your mind as to price, 31V will
tret you a flood breakfast, 35c a
good dinoer. Short orders too.
THE EMERICK CAFE
W. E. Johnson,
Prop.
1
Portland WilTLose Army Trade.
Portland In accordance with a
new policy Inaugurated by the Qtar
termaster General's Department all
army supplies for the Department ot
th Columbia an'd Alaska will be pur
chased la Ban Francisco after July 1.
Tbe adoption ot this rule mean that
Portland will lose aa amount of
business valued at 1180.000 a year
Paisley Gets Aiabitlows.
Lakerlaw At th coming eleettoa
la Jaae the Qneetloa of removing
tk eoaaty seat from Lakevtew to
Paisley will be oa of Us mean res
treat artrlea ot trade aad commerce pat betar Ik velars ot Lai oeoaty.
beyond tb mouatalna. By May 1 a'
regular train service will a estas- " 1
Usked ts u new . Babserlb for tb Mall.
ao raflwnwa)flowo
EAGLE POINT LIVERY
AND FEED 'STflBLE
All rigs first class,
Prices reasonable.
Good service to all.
THOMAS & SNOW. P'ROP. "
EAGLE POINT, OREGON.!
For a burn or scald apply Chamber
lain's Sal re. It will allay the pain al
most inftantly and onirslv heal tbe In
jo red parts. For ssle by Chaa. Strang.
Just arrived A full line of saw
ing machines. Yon can bar a free
tnal at your home by easing CI, H.
Johneoo. Medford Pharmacy, bear
post otnoe W rent machine
Toe, should not be la tb Kogoe
River Valllay long without siaitiaa
tk Ualmaa rJatb. I'D mm Walt
Sulphur water need la tbe ploag
aad private beta at tbla famooa re
sort I ta flaset aa ta Paeln aoaet.
Advertise 1 Letter Ust.
Potiowiar is a list of letters remaiataa na
ealled for at the Medford poatottlea od April
Btaham. Chaa
Coffin, urs aoaa
Cailek. 9
Donaboe. joha
Pltttsr, Ed
Uraham. Carl I
Laafialoa, MlaeO
Mtakr, John
McRae, France V
R.ynoM, Larkla 1
8wbd. Bon
Warner, A L
Wllllama, Billy
Wrlot John
Leifhtoa, H
A eaars of aae eral will be Bsaeapoa as.
Ilverv eleaekel ta aeon auuT W
ParaDoaeaUlat tor aay el the akove totter
will sua aayAdvrtlaa. OT
A H. wooDmao. waismer.
8auike let Tk Hall