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THE MEDFORD MAIL
Published every Friday
A 5. BLJTON, Publlshsr.
nlEDFORD MAY 8, l'JOS.
.BMMIPr! I S PER YEAR
statefe In th pMlofflM 41 Medrord, Ore oe
acond ola mall mas isr
Republican Ticket.
ximiioi juo i, im.
tor baited States Senator:
R. M.CAKI.
Wor geprssentatlrs Id Congrem:
H1LLISC HaWLCY.
r Pood and Dairy CommlMioatr:
J. W. BAlUtY.
For Buprcms Judss:
BOUEKT8. BEAN.
F.r sallrosd Commiwt'mer:
T. K. CAMPBELL
For ProMcutlov Alltorner, Jackaoa md Joae
pblns Counties:
a. t. MULKKV.
for Joint RcprsMntettf. Jackioa ABd DOUf.
laa Counties:
J. A. BUCHANAD.
For ReprsMDtetlTss:
J. L. HAMMUKSLY, B. O KUBLI.
ForCouoty Juiltce:
U. W. DUNN.
For Count7 CommlMloDor:
JAMES OWE 8.
For Count? Sheriff :
D. U. JACKSON.
For County cltrk:
W. K. COLEMAN.
Bar Coonly IUoordr;
B. T. BURNKTr.
For County Assessor:
W. T. GHIEVE.
For County Treasurer:
). M.CBONEMILLP.R.
ForCounly School Stipe. Intended:
J. PERCY WELLS.
For County Coroner:
A. K. KELLTJG.
for Coonty Bnrreyor:
If. A. CRI8KZ
Dun 't forget I be Medium Phar
macy next to the post olllce
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This is the first sale of the kind ever instituted in this city.
No matter what you buy, Dress Goods, Shoes, Furnishing
Goods, Notions, Calicoes, Ginghams, Outing Flannels;
Hats, Gloves, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, or any
6ther goods that we carry in stock you
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Our reason for this most liberal offer is that we wish the people of Med lord and Southern Oregon
to realize more thoroughly the high standard of quality and style our spring stock contains.
Our Prices are Always the Lowest
and with the great offer we are making in this great 6 for 5 sale, you are saving 40 and 50 per cent
by trading with us.
6 Yards of Dress Goods for the price of 6
6 " " Lace " " 5
6. Pair of Shoes " "6
6 " Hose " " 5
Faithful
To
of
Many yar of (ticceeiful backing ia a record that
shows that this institution it faithful to the in
terms of its depositors.
Every lafeguuru' for the security ol funds is at
all lime- mainlaintd.
Your account cordially Invited.
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W. I. Vawtkk, Pres.
In another oolumD of tola paper
appears an Interview wltb Captain
liobson In which bo gives it as bis
opinion tbat President Kooserelt
now recrete bit Ocoiilon ODt to
accept another term, and also tbat
Tuft will be the nominee of the re
publloaa party and will be eleoted.
Ca.pt. Ilobeoo't eonoluelons are logi
cally drawn, bnt there are lots of
people scattered throughout tbe
United Utates who fervently bope
tbat tbe President oan be Induced to
kva.il klmsalf of the privilege univer
sally aoourded to women and wise
men atiri obange ble mind.
Tbe senatorial contest Is not one In
which to try to revenge private
wrongs real or fancied. It isn't so
moch a question of pei.on.lit, aej
of poll oy. To leot a Democrat even
. . .
more voice to tbe opposition to the
Continues Intil June 1,
DRY GOODS STORE
v pay for
the Interests
its Depositors
Established 1888
State Depositary
Capital and Surplus
$115,000.00
G. R. Lijidley, Cashier
policies of tbe ttepuMloan party, to
plaoe one more, stumbling blook in
theway of tbe progesat of tbe nation,
and might everi result in plaolug the
eontrol of tne upper bouae of con
gress In tbe banda of tbe Uemoeraoy
Republloans should consider tbeae
points before tbey east tbeir ballots
In Jnne and see to it tbat tbeir votes
are east for tbe Republican nominee.
By tbeir pleage the Statement No. 1
men moat vote for tbe nominee who
receives tbe highest number of votes
at the general election in June. See
to it that Uon. H. M. Cake is the
mau wbo gets tbe votes.
Portland papers are howling be
cause that city has been enohsied out
,, on ,rmr 00ntrMtlli out lr
MoCrodle
succeeds In getttiog to-
jRet1 era wtnniny ball team all
that
will be forgotten
n
e and iet e
6 Pair of Overalls for 'the price of 5
6 " Suspenders " "5
6 Dozen Buttons " " "
6 Papers of Pins " , "5
Death of Rufus Cox.
Rohis Cox, one of tbe best known
cltlzsds of tbe elty, died at Nbls reel-
dvuoe on North C street Tuesday
night. May Stb, aged seventy-tire
years, six eiooths and twenty-Area
days.
For tbe past several rear. Mr. Cox
baa been falling In health, and for
some months has been oootlosd to bis
bed, aad bis demise was not unex
pected by nls family.
Mr. Cox was torn in Roue county,
Teaneasee, October 12, 1832 Ha
gtew to manhood in bis native state
and at tbe breaking out of tbe wai
enlisted In a Tennessee regiment and
served bis lime lu 1881 be came to
Oregon and located in Jackson ooon
ty, where be bas resided evei since.
During bis aotlvs life here be engag
ed In farming in which pursuit be
was very suooetsful.
Mr. Cox was one of those forceful,
aggressive cbaraotera wbo make auo
oesaf ul men.
Ue leaves six ohildren: J. W I).
T., and Frauk Cox, Mis Matilda
Pruett, Mis. T. hi Pottenger and Mrs
Cbaa King
Tbe funeral took place this (Fri
day) afternoon. Set vices were bald
at tbe late residsnoe by Rev. W. F.
Shields and at the grave by Harrison
post U. A. R., of Central Point,
of wblcb tbt deceased was a member.
Interment was made In Central Point
cemetery.
Socialists of Oregon bave filed a
state ticket wltb tbe secretary of
state. AU positions are provided tor
exoept those of railroad eommlsioner
and dairy and food commtsssloner.
Followiog are tne Socialists nomi
nees: Ujlted States senator, J. O.
Cooper, Yamhill county, congress
man, Fitst dlatrlot, W. S. Kl.ba rds.
Linn county, congressman, second
dlstriot, U. JS. Sanders, Wasco coun
ty, justice of the supieme court, C.
C. Brix, Crook county.
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ANTI-SALOON.
Edited by tbe Jackson County Anil
Saloon Central Committee
The following from D. E. Morgan,
chief ol tbe Supreme Court of North
Dakota, addressed to Kev. W. P.
Shields, shows tbe opinion of the chief
3l tbe Judiciary ot that state in refer
ence to the liquor traffic:
"I bave your favor ot March 19th
and note the conients thereof. In this
letter you aak concerning the etfeel of
prohibition In North Dakota on taxea,
business, crime and the general wel
fare of the people.
Answering I will say that I have no
staatUtics at band to verify my conclu
sions, but I am of the opioi-in thai pro
hibition bas bad a good ettoot in this
state in all counties where it bas been
enforced. Whereas tbe law bas not
been strictly enforced in many coun
ties, still It has bad a good effect as
tbe rising generation refraio, generalfy
from associating or. visiting places
where liquors are sold, being whst we
call here "blind pigs," and it has bad
a good etfeot generally, as ail traftio In
liquors, except by drug stores for le
ultimate purposes Is deemed under a
nan on account of its unlawfulness.
II you wish to securo statistics so far
as taxes and tbe ratio of crime now to
the days before prohibition was in
force, 1 would recommend thst you
write Judge C. A. Pollock, Fargo, N
0., who Is a specialist on this subject,
and who is tbe father of ibe prohibi
tion law in this state acd has taken a
great deal of Interest therein.
Very truly yours,
D. E MOBUAX.
Judge Cbas. A Pollack, of the Third
District, N. D., adds tbe following
quotiog in part from his letter :
"I might add my own personal tes
timony In this mstter, so far as it re
lates to tho counties of Cass, Trail and
Steele, the most populous In the state,
and the one over which I have had the
honor to preside as District Judge for
the last eleven yours, snd say that dur
ing that time the law was so well obeyed
that twice during recent years there
was nut a human being in jail in tbe
entire dii-tricL
During license davs we had approxi
mately Ilk) saloons where now we have
none, ami where 'bl;n 1 pig" or plttcea
where llquo U unlawfully sold, are
very few and constantly on the de.
crease. If sny do exlt It i in some
concealed manner, rendering It diffi
cult for tbe officer to cixcover them.
During license days, the city of Far
go contained 41 saloons, with a popula-
tlon of about 8,000. Now we nave
none, with a population of 15,ooo. No
empty buildings; our city is paved
llglned with electricity; owns its own
water works, and has all modern Im
provementa.
The rainy day proposition with the
farmer is not what it was under the
license system, for at that time every
Tillage and hamlet had one or two sa
loons to which the men would go and
get drunk, and It would require a day
at least or often more for them to get
over the effects ol this condition and
get back to work.
There ia no question but there has
been a decrease in all those crimes di
reotly resultant from the sale of liquor.
In two counties of this district tbe sher
iffs have but very little to do; tbe jails
are empty almost all the time. In
Cass county, being tbe gateway of the
state, and upon the through line of
railroad, we have more criminal work,
but tbat is made possible by virtue of
the fact that a majority of the laborers
who come here to work upon onr great
farms pass through this city. Along
with the honest Isborer comes a vast
horde of thugs and men who seek to
live upon those who do lubor, but who
are theniselve crhnioa.s
TIilmv is no question but that our
coniliti'itis so far as taxation is eon
cerned are improved. Perhaps there is
no arg .mpnt wliic'i can be so abused
as thai coucerninir luxuiion, so much
depending upon the judgment of the
assessor in rating the valuation of the
property to be taxed as between the
citizens of the state. And 8ain,a new
stale, developing her schools ttnd her
cities, necessarily has large taxes ; but
excluding all those conditions which
grow out of valuable improvetnenlp, the
tax rate shows a marked decrease from
what it was when we had opeo saloons
under the license system.
I may say that the heavy penalties,
both possible and necessnry nuder our
law, hae had much to do in helpineyto
enforce law. It will beobserved thatnp
on conviction there can be no punish
ment less than $2oo fine and Imprison'
ment in tbe county jail for ninety davs,
so that the so-called respectable sa
loon keener who might be willing to
pay a Bos will not baaard the ehaaes
of going to jail, the result of which was
that this class Immediately left tbe
business, and those wbo do take the
chances are of the lower and erlminal
olaases.
It goes without saying that In some
parts of tbe slate tbe law la not well
enforced. Tbls arises from tbe fact
tbat there are eertaln communities, es
pecially where there Is a targe forelan
element wbo are accustomed tb drink
ing beer, which are vary much op
posed to the law. These people were
most generally in tbe western part 01
the state and for quite a length of time
the spirit of enforcement did not tske
bold of tbem. In recent years, bow
ever, they bave come to see tbat all
tbe laws should be obeyed, the pro
hlbltory law as well as others, and
very marked Improvement la now
shown.
To those wbo live In a state where
there is a license system and where the
liquor forces have large financial In
terests, it may seem impossible to do
away with the saloon, but experience
In dealing with these matters teaches
us that while during the transitory pe
riod fiom one law to another there
would be great difficulties in enforce
ment, yet the good sense of the people
will finally assert itself and better
things come as a result thereof.
The years of experience which bave
been mine to enjoy, together with tbe
words which are constantly coming
from all over the state, lead me to con
clude tbat onr people are more strong
ly in favor of the law now than ever
before, and that there will be no steps
backward upon the question In the fu
ture.
There are many young men and wo
men now of age In this State who bave
never seen a licensed saloon and in
fact many bave never Been an open
?a!oon in the state. Tbey look upon
the selling of liquor as a crime. They
believe It to tie surrounded with bane-
hil influences, and their relations to
society will be built opon the basis of
tbe knowledge thus obtaioed. I look
to see the future of North Dakota
stronger In faver of prohibition as the
days go by.
1 shall he very glad If any informa
tion which I have been thus hastily en
abled to give you will be of any assist
ance to bringing about tne same re
sults to yon which have come to us.
I have the honor to be.
Very reapeclfully your
CHAS. A. POLLOCK
.' INGKKSOL.L VS. ALCOHOL.
Colonel lngeraoll,like Lincoln, hated
liquor, because of the sorrow and mis
ery itcau8ed. In the course of bis ar
gument in the Munn trial, at Chicago,
in 1876, he used the following language:
'I believe, gentlemen, tbat aloohol,
to a certain degree, demoralizes those
who make it, those who sell it, and
those wbo drink it. I believe from the
time it Issue from tbe coiled aad poi
sonous worm ol tbe distillery until It
empties Into the hell of crime, death,
and dishonor, it demoralizes everybody
wbo touches it I do not believe that
anybody can contemplate the subject
without becoming prejudiced against
this liquid crime. AU you have to do,
gentlemen, 1 to think ot tbe wreck
upon either bank of this stream of
death of the suicides, of the Insanity,
poverty, Ignorance and distress, of the
little children tugging at the faded
dresses of weeping and despairing wives,
asking for bread; of the men ot genius
it has wrecked; of the millions who have
struggled with imaginary serpents
produced by the devilish thing. And
when you think of tbe jails, of the
almhouses, of the prisons, and of the
scaHulds upon either bank, I do not
wonder that every thoughtful man is
prejudiced against the stulf called al
eob.i:." A CHANCE TO MAKE $7500. j
(5(X) Ktjward to anyone ivho can show
mat the saloon does not produce
crime.
(500 Riward to anyone who can show
any good that comes from the sa
loons. (500 Reward to anyone who can show
that tbe saloon does not increa.se tax
ation. '
(5t0 Reward to aoyooe wbo can ahow j
that the presence of the saloon does
not tend to depreciute real estate
values. '
(500 Reward to anyone who can sho '
tnat tne illegal selling 01 liquor irT:
Lane Co. Is not by liquor sympathi
zers in an ell'ort to break down the
law. I
(500 Reward to anyone who can prove
that prohibition Is not a.success a id
Call
Eagle Pharmacy
PURE DRUGS
All KUds of Toilet
Post Cards and Novelties
Utmost care taken with Trescriptions
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THE STORE OF QUALITY
a good tbteg lot Kansas,
$500 Reward to anyone wbo eaa show
that tbe saloon doe not oomipt
morals.
1500 Reward to anyone who con show
that tbe saloon doe not produce Isw
lessDss. (500 Bdward to anyone who can show
tbat the presenoe of the saloon does
not lose for the town snd community
many desirable citizens.
$500 Reward, to aoy on who oan show
that the saloon doe not destroy the
health of the people.
(500 Reward lo anyone wbo oan show
that the banishment of the saloon
bas not been a benefit to Eugene and
Lane county.
(500 Reward to anyone wbo can show
tbat the saloon is not a curse aod on
ly a curse to our civilization.
$500 Reward to anyone who can show
that the saloon la a blessing to the
home.
(500 Reward to anyone who can show
tbat the aaloon Is not against every
legitimate interest of our country.
(500 Reward to anyone wbo cm show
that the saloons must not look to tbe j
boys in our public schools to supply
the ranks of the 100,000 drunkard
that die each year.
M. W. A. Convention.
The state convention of tbe Modern
Woodmen of Anurioa waa held in
Ashland on Tuesday and Wednesday
of tbia week A splendid time was
reported by those wbo attended from
this city and the convention was In
many waya great aueoeea. Tbe
Woodmen were assisted by the Royal
Neighbors wbo attended to tb ban
quet which waa one of tbe most
pleasing features nf the gathering.
Over Cjo visiting neighbors were
present in Ashland, camp from all
parta of tbe state being represented.
Medford sent a delegation down,
fifty string. The Medfoid team put
on the work and made a great bit
wltb tbe visitors.
Kev. W. U. Uould made an addteas
on behalf of tbt local camp. Three
members were Initiated and tbe work
was followed by a banquet whlob
lasted over three houia. Ashland
treated the visitors royally taking
hem all over tbe oity lu aotomo
cllea. A number of machines went
went up fiom this city to assist In
the work. The tit. John's band, M
W A, of Per tlucd. gnve several out
door selections and received quits an
ovation from tbe gathering The band
gave a abort program in Medford on
tbeir way to Aabland
CIRCUIT COURT.
Lewi Ulrloh v W E Baien. Ac
tion to recover $113.33 due for mer
chandise p arcbaaed by defendant
from plaintiff. Uus Newbury Is
plaintiffs attnrney.
J. vV. Dresslar and B. Wood, part
ner vs Joshua Patterson. Action to
recover 12000, alleged to ba due a
commission tor securing pure baser
for land in tp 38, a r I , 238 acre.
Plaintiff attorney I R O Smith
Forbes Supply Co vs J 11 Fitzger
ald, doing business under tbe name
nf Rogue River Electrical Construc
tion On. Aotloo to recover S3oo o5
due for eleotical supplies.
When you go on tbat picnic
take loe cieam wltb you. We aie
wsdi to supply you at tbe Kogu
Kivwr Creamery.
For Assessor:
W. T. GitIEVEL.
of Prospect
Republican Nominee
Spring and
Summer
Hillinery
The latest New York
Models
MRS. W. I. BROWN
'West 7th Street
at the
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