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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1908)
0 This is by Buying your MILLER Old 6 Arm and Hammer Soda 6 Packages Corn Starch ,. 10 PouncU Graham 12 Cans Milk 12 Cans Tomatoes 12 Bars Sunny Monday Soap 1 Ppund best Spider Leg Tea 1 Dozen Toilet Soap L. 1 Pound Schilling Baking Powder 4 Packages Pyramid Washing Powder . 100 Pounds Webfoot Flour 1 Quart ripe Olives 1 Gallon Apples 1 Gallon Apricots Large Clothes Basket 10 Pounds Cottoline 1 Dozen Sauer Kraut 1 Gallon I.ogan Berries Old Prices Prices now in effect . Saving Of BWWMMMMOMMMMM SOUR. COUNTY I Correspondents l Jacksonville Iters. Mra J t Baddy nd aoa vr over boa Medfom Tuesday. ' Quit number of Mm oounty offl ciale atunded tb ptenle at Phoenix aa May lit. Mtaa Mollia Britt rttorntd Satur hsvfrom a waaka Tlilt with frlende living in Ashland Mr Fred Lay, of Medford, visited with Jacksonville frlaoda aad rela tive over Sunday. Mr U K Haooa laft Saturday for Sao Krancleoo to Tlait bar daughter, Mrs F M Overbook Mr Cbaa Prim, Mra Oat Newbury aod MIm Molll Brltt, of Jaokson vllla, were Atbland Tliitor Wednea day. Miss May Hulfer, the trained' aim, of Jacksonville, went to Med-I ford Wedaeiday on professional uusl-j aterera, C)leman, Dunn, Crone-' aalllHr. Knoll nod Jaoason were at i Brni!" Point Friday to hear lion. 11,! M C'lkn Mr h:M B 11 llaney. of Jack-! 9nvtll I f' tor Ashland Hiturriav I wbeie Mr Hsney will enter the Aab-1 land 'lPspifKl for treatment Auinuu the Jacksonville nennle who went tu Sun Francisco Monday j n ear the battleships wore- One Newbury, Donald Newbury, Mra Mary Pel uii, Ed and Tom Dunning., an De.ltr Clinton, of Myrtle Point, . waa In Jucsonville Saturday on buai- nesi. John Jacobs, or Central Point j I o00 LOTS OR MORE. Flour 12.50 per 100 lbs Rolled Barley. 11.70 per " lb- Middllncs II. 65 per H Mill Feed II. 60 per - lb Bran : 1.40 per " lbs LESS THAN 500 LOTS. Flour 12.70 per 100 lb Rolled Barley.. 91 90 per " lb Middlings 11.80 per ' lb Mill Feed II .60 per H lb Bran II 65 per " lba MEDFORD FLUUB MILLS. HoW you Prices .60 .60 .35 $1.50 $1.50 .75 .60 .50 .50 $1.00 $3.00 .40 .35 .65 $1.40 $1.50 $2.00 .65 $17.65 .$17.65 .$15 01 $2.64 ONE PRICE TO ALL and Orla Craxford, of Medfoid, weia among the buelueaa rial tor at tbu eonnty aeat Tboraday. Harry darriaon, of Asnland, Frank fowne, of Pboenis, and Mra. Uray, of Mtdfurd, waia among the oat of towsf people wbo attended tn fonaral asrvlo of tba lata 8 B Taylor, of Jacksonville Monday O I I , - . OMim " xajiors an old ana 17 paed pioneer of Jsoksoovlll, and for many year proprietor of toe Taylor Hon, died at bla noma In tbu plaoe on Saturday evening. May 2odt of paralyala and otbec oomplioa llona, aged So ytar and 2 month. ' r Taylor la survived by ble wife and two obildraa, M M Taylor and Mra Kenbeo Koblnson, all of Jaok eonvllle. NORTH MEDFORO ITEMS. J.'o. Martin.) J O Smith, the OAR veteran, wae dolog buslnesB at the county aeat Monday. Mra J W Scott and babe have gone to the mouth of Ttail oreek and will be the gueat of F Y Allen. Wm J Gould, of Weit Medford. baa bouvbt of W J Scott of Rogue rivet, looo tier of itore wood Dick Daily, one of Eagle Point'a pioneer citizen, made our home a brief but pleaaant oall Friday. Ulass tirotbers, of Antioch dls- ,r,ot' ",ere ,n ,he cl,T Monda with two load of bailed hay from '07 j crop. K'"ht n6wly dll bfen 00mP'' '! on North Central Avenue ",nt'e Ma lil at n "rag depth of 12 Dan MoOinnl, late of North Da- kota. la building a neat all room cottage on the lot be bought of Mr Usee in North Medford (j,, Hampton Tin pin of Roxy Aun pteolnot, waa vlaitlng aocially with her fun, Thomas and Cba Turpln, and famine In North Medford Mon day. Wa were favored with a pleaaant oall lodav from Mr. John Hhnrff mnA ' on, Uarry, of Foot oreek. 'They latter la bere for medical aid. They report Urandma Whitney enjoying life. Arthur J Jones, of Beaglt, wbo at tended the North aohool In Medford for three montha la now attending the mountain district aohool and re-, porta that MiaaStaoy la givng general aatlaf action. William Walker, who ha aeon hi Sutn birthday, atarted afoot and alone Mcnday morning for hla home In Mcontain dlitrlot, a diatano of 36 mile. He aipeotad to leach hit home by noon. Tba p Ionian atlU ban the vim. Henry Oallapa, one of the carpen ter on J. K Wirt's MldatMt, met kla wife aad Ave eblldraa at tba depot Saturday who arrived troa Union eoaaty. Taay angu ef Can Save EWBANK Prices now in effect 6 Arm and Hammer Soda 36 6 Packages Corn Starch 42 10 Pounds Graham 30 12 Cans Milk $1.20 12 Cans Tomatoes .... $1.20 12 Bars Sunny Monday Soap 50 1 Pound best Spider Leg Tea 45 1 Dozen Toilet Soap 40 1 Pound Shilling Baking Powder 40 4 Packages Pyramid Washing Powder 80 100 Pounds Webfoot Flour $2 80 1 Quart ripe Olives .33 1 Gallon Apples 30 1 Gallon Apricots 55 Large Clothes Basket $1.25, 10 Pounds Cottoline $1.40 1 Dozen Sauer Kraut $1.80 1 Gallon Logan Berries : 55 Or 15 Per Cent On the Dollar Mr U'a brother near Phoenix. It e good aitlzans will in all probabilities Oeoome permanent resident in thia olty. Up To Date Store. Medford la Indeed fortunate la bar ing a doe a dieplay of electrical Hi tnrea aa are ahowo by Arthur 11. Davie la bla new eatabllahment on Seventh afreet near tba Hotel Moor. Here oaa can find a large assortment of all klnda of eleotrloa! Hi tore and it will wall rerjay any person to drop In on Mr. Davis and have blm show tbem over bla atore. Mr. Davla la an eipart eleotrielan aod baa been la Medford bat a year. but la that time be baa tborougly demonstrated ability In bis J profes sion. Ha baa wired some of the largest busineaa blooaa aad residences In tbe city and there it yet to be gistered a oomplaint regarding any of bia work. Among the buildings wired by him is tbe Jacasnn County Bank, the Moore Hotel and Vaw ter'a new realdenoe on West Sevnth street. The line of goods that Mr. Davla has Installed are up to date aa are to l e fonod in any large city on the coast or In tbe East, lor that matter. The assortment la auoh aa to surprise any ooe who haa not visited tbe store. Mr. Davis reports that be la doing a splendid business wbioh shows that Medford retldenta appre ciate an institution liko the ooe con ducted by him. Dedicatory Services. Although the Fre Meibodlut cburoh at the corner of 10th and Ivy atr-eta waa built some months fe It baa never been tormnlly dedioattd. However, Sunday formal dediOBtory servlcei will be held by Blabop W. T. tlogue. Alsc special aervioea were oommenoea Trnrsday and will bb held nntil Sunday evening. The pas tor, Rev. W. E. Uocde requests tbe Mall tn extend for him a oordial In vitation for all to attend thee vice. FOR SALE. 1 J. I. Case traction engine, 14-horae power. 1 3 atarnp mill, Rlsdon make. 1 small rock crusher.' 1 8-horse power hdrisontal gat engine, Fairbanks. 1 8-horse power horizontal gas engine, Cincinati. I 4-drlll air compressor. 1 double 6x8 hoisting engine. 1 3 aide matoher and plaoer, 8x2, nearly new. 1 15-horae power horlsontal boiler. Alia. 1 14-horae power a team ng!ne. 1 10 horse power standard gas engine. E.Q.TROWBRIDOE, Manager Mer"ord Iron Works. -Not tbe, cheapest, bat tbe beat la. tba motto ff L m Hoover. tfi tbe WaablBftoa Maraery Ua It very nee aoaa a to ae ant Money of $15.01 HAPPENINGS IN OREGON Han Mourned aa Dead Home Agala Medford In May, 1906, Henry Jonea, a young farmer living In the north end of this county, suddenly disappeared, leaving a young wife and Infant son. Early one morning that year he left for Oranta Pas with a aum of money to deposit tn the bank there. That same night he waa aeen in a saloon In Granta Pass and that waa the last heard of blm In this part of the country. t Aa his family relation had alwayB been pleasant and he left home bright and happy, hla disappearance remained a mystery until two vears later, when one Ingram, who was tried in the Circuit Court in Jose phine County, convicted, and aent to the pfntt"nthry at Salem, made an afT.davit that Jones was murdered for his nnr.ey and his body cut up and pl.-tcM In a sack and disposed of. Rcver;il 'nontha later a sack con taining rr.nimn honoa, which were supposed to be those of Jones, was found In tin lower Rogue River. Oral Jo;-.. s, hfs wire, was appoint ed admlnla'rntor of hla property. Early th's month Jones surprised hia wife liy wlr'it from Kamloopa tn meet h'.m in Pritlsh Columbia. Fhe did not make tlie trip, and he came to her and the two are now In this eit; Why ho left home Jones re fuses to tnv. First I?'"xu1:-.r Tr;i!n Iom Dnrrls. Klnntath Fulls The completion of the California & Northwestern Railway to r-irris within 11 miles of narlpibln water In the Klamath Riv er, has no- only cpiierl a readjust ment of passenger and freight sched ules, but has made It possible to give Klamath Falls by all odds the most favorable service her citizens have ever enjoyri. Friday the first regu lar train left Dorrls and connected with No. 1 6 at Weed, en route north. On the arrival of No. 16 at Weed, the Dorrls train will return, thua in augurating the regular dally service between Dorris and Weed, and con necting wl"i the San Francisco and Portland trains. Passengers can leave here In the morning at 4 a. in. by boat, go from Blldsl to Dorrls by stage 11 miles, take the train at Dorrls, and reach Portland the next morning. Just 34 hours from Klam ath Falls. Dr. Coble, tbe optician, has nut In tbe past lo years In tbe practlo of hit proraMion. lo yeara of tbat time in M.dford and Rogue River Valley. During tbat time be baa ntled hun dreds of people with glatsea. If yon ar toi arreted in yonr eye, and think of having alaaeee made, ask some of tboa wbo bave bad their ayaa fitted by blm about bla ability aa aa optlciaa. Ha naa ao Mbr iineaa. He will poaltiveiy guarea- tee to fit yonr eyae eoneoiiy, Ocoo la Perry's Wax Uooee. TUFT'S ELECTION "I firmly bel'eve'tnat P.osldect ItootHvtlt regtets now the statement mad by blm that the would not ac oept a se'iord elective term ai Pr.ni loot of the Unit.d States. Put 1 do not beliovetb't:the recruited it until frnrrtrt rerentlr turr- o."-w ati requeat for foor new b.-ittleah!f aod gave blm only tw Bnt to will not reason! to run aa be baa pledged bla i woin. "It it praottoally aettlcd tbat Taft and Bryan will be the oandldatea tbla year for presidential honors. "I believe tbat Tafc will be elected I aa President la tba net campaign Ilia oleotlea will prove to be tbe beet I thing for the Paciflo eoaat because ' of bia oomprehenalve knowledge of I the eofawrelal aad naval netde of ' tb'l coast. "Tba eocoaasfol erulae mad by tbe i great oattleeblp fleet did not torpriaa ! me In tba least I koew what our akipa oould do aad tbay did It wall. "Aa la well known, I am doing ail i ean to ban tbe neat remain la PaotHo waters or to bare tba govern, menl build a fleet tbat will adequate ly protect oar InUrests on tbe Paol ! flo. Tbla eoaat will coma mora and more Inti promloeaoe and tba gov 1 ernment will aoon get Into the bablt i ol oarlog more for tbe Interests of tbe West." Such In aabatanoe waa tbe inter view uranted to a reDreaentativa of Tbe Mall by Captain Richmond ! Pearion Hobaoo while In thia olty on ' Monday In order to ml bia engage- ment at the Opera House under tba auspioee of tbe High bobool. Sinoe bia previous trip to tbla olty Cap'aln Ucbson baa been elected tu Congress from bis district In the state of Alabama. Ha baa added , fame to achievements during the ; Spanish-American war by the way be baa appean d In Congress aa the ex ponent for large and more powerful navy. His words In regard to na tional atfalia era of more than paas- j log interest owing to bla knowledge of those affair. I "I believe," aald Captain Hobaoo, that tbe entire United Statei la wakening to tba fact that thia coun try needt n better and a larger navy. I have been ridiculed to a consider able extent on account of my paraltt anov in tbla connection, but I am acting aa I aee tba right. My lecture on 'National Defence' la my endeavor to a tats what my vlewa oo tbla matter are. 'Toe Mach Watcbdof.', Toil It tbe anbjtct of a leading edl torial by th Morning Attorlaa of re oant oatewoerein tbat paper take a subtle fling at tbe State grange and pleada tor support of tba two desexv- Ing measure tbat are to be voted on under tbe referendum at tbe Jane election. Tbe nwaaarae referred to are tbe Armory bill and tbe State University bill. "It la all vary well to be oareful f tbe public fond In this day ofex travagaaoy and publlo graft" aaya tbe Astoilao, "bat legitimate euda moat be aatved with a liberality tbat at least trill not cripple necessary fnnotiona of tbe common good, or dispanure tbem at tbe orncial moment of their blgbeat faculty for the pub llo service. "Both the institutions to be bene fited, the National Guaid and the State University, ate valuable aod neoessary agenolea of the state's en tourage," The Aatorlan contiouea. "They are lndispensfble to Its gowtb. culture aod protection. Bth are necessary features of every state government and all tbroogb tbe land, tbe statea bave aeen fit to endow them more liberally than bat Oregon. "Watchdog" nave been kuowo to overdo tbe thing time and again to the otter negation of the real good and we feel that the Oregon graoge is working its atunt in these two cases to a degree that will leave the State of Oregon cheapened and discredited If It is to bave Its way in these two approprlatlooa. "Oregon grows apace," tba Aatorlan concludes. "Her people and ber amplified future demand more of her than in tbe early days when easen tlala were fewer. On these especial lines she uiust raugs along with tbe states of ber olasB and do ber beet and full duty by ber acoa and daugb ten aa well a by the country at large. It will not do to atop at the dollar mark every time It la bolated by eume narrow prejudloe ot chili conservatism." That the Mtate Univeraity haa been a great factor In tbe np building of toe atate cannot be denied. Many of our beat and most ptoxinent citizens both In bnalnesa and professional lines are graduates of the U. of O. some of tbem even when It required bnt one email taildlng to accommo date tbe students. Every man wbo haa received tbe benefit ot tbe tote lage of th U. of O. abould as bis every effort to see that it It properly supported and enabled to Inoreate Ita scope and consequent benefits to tbe rising generation. It la a penny wise, pound-foollsb proposition to ourtail the possibilities for good of a school like tbla, by denying to It tbe sopport It deserve. For a bum or tcald apply Chtmber Uln't 8lr. II trill allay tbe pain al oat tattaatly aod qmlckly heal the In Jre4 parts, for tale by Chea. Strang. Automobiles The Pacific Car wjSh!gh "ii1" ance, "15 Incd" four cyliuder, thirty horse power, water cooled engins, storage battery and improved Bosch magnat aue coil, 104 inch wheel base, sliding transmissions, double chain drive, 105Jsquare inches breaking surface, strickly man class in every rospect 1mr Rjfw t '"or tnfl Cs' Conntry 1 IlC D5w Vt pvc offered tor the money Price $2250.$ J.M. Root & Son Jackson County Bank Building, Medford BANK YOUR MONEY IN SOILS OF EVANS CREEK VALLEY One grower told (110 strawberries from i acre rows 3 feet apart Another grew H tons of pumpkins on leu than '1 acres. Sold berries lo local store $97, beside giving quantities of fruit for picking from 40 hills raspberries and 38 Logan berries. Less than i acre of onions produced 14,00) lbs., sold $280. 225 Stiway Peach trees in lour sncceaaive yenra void: 1304, 1300 boxes; 11105, 9300 boxes; lWOti, 1300 boxen; 1U07, 1000. One Royal Ann Cherry, 16 years, picked 600 pounds in 1M07. One D'Anjnu Pear, 7 yearn, picked 6 boxes. You can get tuch results as these and betier. Come to me and I will tell you why. r You can buy a new nine room house, large lot with barn to fl2i)0. 50 acres fronting on Rogue River, one mile from town at $20 per acre. 420 acres, very finest apple, pear, peach and cherry land, If niiles, 960 per acre. Very best vineyard land $15 per acre. Five room house and barn near depot, $1.0w0. 160 acres with 8 water rights, 60 per acre. 160 acme 20 acres cleared 13 acres Young Newtowns and two acres bearing orchard, 4 J miles out. Deep soil, $2,750. BEN A. LOWELL WOODV1LLE, OREGON Government Water Irrigate Field. Klamath Falls Work la to be pushed witb vigor by the reclamation offlclaJe along tbe line on the Klam ath reeramatton project. Good prog, reas under force account la being done on the Keno canal on tbe east side of Link River. Campbell A Hoffman, who hare the contract to eonatruct tbe flume acroaa Lost River Slough, on the south canal, are busy arranging the details for active work. Over 700,000 feet of good fir lumber will be required for tbla structure, and men are In the woods getting It out Tbla flume must be completed by October lat. ThlB aouth branch canal Is to con vey water down tbe middle of the Klamath Valey from tbe main aanal. nine mile of which was constructed laat year, and leav the main canal seven miles east of Klamath Falls. Pawnbroker Brutally Mnrdered Portland Nathan Wolff, a pawn broker at 165 First street, wae bru tally murdered In bis place of busi ness sometime between 6 and 7 o'clock Friday ntght. Wolff was first shot through the neck, then his body was dragged into a rear room, where his head was horribly hacked with hatchet, the blood-stained weapon being found beneath the head of the murdered man. The murderers evi dently entered the store through the front door, and blood-stained foot prints leading from the rear room, where the body was found, testified that they made their exit by the same door. It Is estimated that the robbers secured jewelry amounting to about $1500, and about $300 In cash. Astorians Will View Pacific Fleet. Astoria The Astoria Chamber of Commerce received the following telegram on Saturday from Senator Fulton: "The Secretary of the Navy has di rected the commander of the Atlantic fleet to sail In close to the mouth of the Columbia River In the daytime and slow down to give the people an opportunity to aee the fleet The commander will wire you the day nd hour when he will arrive. Appeal to Court. I Portland strong efforts will be i made by the Oregon Railroad ft ! Irrigation Co. to have the recent order ot the Oregon Railroad Com mission lowering distributive rates out of Portland set aside by the courts. Suit will be filed within a few weeks attacking the Commis sion's order. The plan of the rail road attorneys Is to bring suit to re strain the Commission from putting the revised tariff schedule Into effect id an Injunction will be naked. For tbe best bariatna In Farm. Dairy, or Stock Raoone. or Krnit Land, call on ot adrlrxs Hare l'oorntoo. Tonoalla, Oregon. If ; for sale. New 5 roosi hooaa $1200. easy term, a A. Cottl.' Stfe atreei, Koes addition., Wast ala! d. "-t Portland ROSE Festival TO BE HELD IN MRTLAiNJ, OREGON JUNE I TO 6 Will be tbe most brilliant FLORAL FIESTA 1 1 AND CIVIC JUBILEE Tr held :n tbe Pacific North wcit IIIMIMIIMM, lllllllllimiHIMI Portland, "The Host City." will he a scene of -plendor and the cen 1 ter of world-wide Interest tor one week. Several important conventions to be htld in Portland on that occasion lllllllltMlll..tllltfMMII(IMMHIIIt MMIMItllim sou Pin co. WMI pell special tickets On this oct'scion from AND RETURN AT $13.20 ! For particulars call on A. S. ROSENBAUM j LOCAL AQENT. f Advertise 1 tetter List. " FMlowma la s Hat of letter, rpmninlnv nn oalled far St tbe Medford rtomca no Max Bel. Blrt Sellowt. Frank caton, A Corthell. W A mbblna. Miss A at Fry, tieorse liabrlat. Jobn Owe. J C harr!ne;tont Henry Banea. 1 Ket-ean. O Li .ceroid, W i i n. F, McUuibhn.C I Kenva.lt, J H KowC Si-orler, J A. aeboble, B 8 Buibvrland, Laura Spo, r, Vi 8 Vandi-rpciol. Jobo WmnlngbaBvA j .rardiu, Mlaa S!BB HeVlniter, Ueorg nerDaon, u A ebare of on eant will be made upon d livery ol eoa ol tna aouve .ettra. Persona calllne for stir of lb above latter will Bless say sAdverllied ' A at, woodfokd. Foaiaeetev. Ssrajr Ms Uriels. At Perry's anbouaa. Black leaf fosapbitoa yoaac treea, Aiaenata of lead tar eedlin moth. 17. j