Lumber Mill Started Monday.
Edgar B. Hater, manager of the
Sheriff Jackson Good Tax Collector
Absolute! Pure
The only baking powder
made with Royal Grape
Cream of Tartar
No Alum, No Lime Phosphate
OUR. COUNTY X
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By A. C. Howlett. j
Mr. Clark of Medford has his buzz
saw out here at work cutting up the
wood cut off the old Simon place.
A. C Howlett will preach at the
Table Hock scboolhouse on the first
Sunday In June at 10 o'clock a. m.
Mrs. Gludlus Karnes of Medford
was out the first r the week to
visit her mot her, M rs Ht-ckat horn.
The Mall 13 requested to announce
that the ladies of Eagle Point will
serve dinner In Iloimes' warehouse
on election day, the proceeds to be
applied toward buying seats fur the
church.
D. S. J. Plerco of Forest Creek
came over with his family to visit
his sister, Mrs. Esther Saint Claire,
who Is at her sister's, Mrs. Thomas,
in a very critical condition. They
have all returned home except Mrs.
Pierce, Sr., who will remain with
the Invalid for awhile.
Last week, as Mr. Wamaley was
paint I iik the windows In the new
Sunnyslde, one of the windows fell
and drove a nail Into his thumb on
his left band, so that he bad to lay
off for a few days, and about the
same time John W. Smith, Jr., fell
off a scaffold and sprained bis an
kle, but they both went to work
again Tuesday morning.
There will be a Sunday school pic
nic In the By bee grove on Rogue
river, near the Bybee bridge, on Sun
day, June 14. It is expected that
the following schools will take part
In the exercises: Table Rock, Agate,
Reese Creek, Roosevelt and Eagle
Point. The teachers are arranging
a nice program and expect to have
a time among the children that they
will never forget.
W. B. Chance, the state examiner
of the different kinds of machinery,
was here last week and procured a
saddle horse and visited the C. L. L.
Co.s mill near Castor s, Butte Falls,
and the Ninirod. Charley Mills re
turning on Sunday evening, and on
Monday took the car for his home In
Albany. He reports the mills In
fairly good condition and speaks In
the highest terms of our timber.
On Friday of lust week Mr. Dttz
worth of Payton brought out an old
man by the name or Wohlen from
near Prospect and took him to the
county hospital. He is quite aged
being 72 years of age, and afflicted
with some kind of disease of the
legs so that he can hardly walk.
Mr. Ditzworth returned to the sun
ny side the next day and reports
that the county poorhouse is kept in
as nice condition as any one could
desire; that the beds were clean
and that the vitunls were well cooked
and of a good variety, showing quite
a contrast between me old poor-
house management under the old
Jacksonville ring and the present. It
does one good to know that the poor
unfortunates of our county are so
well treated when they become coun
ty charges.
Found A D. of II. badge; ovm
er can have same by calling at Tho
Mall office and paying for this ;io-
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! Then ii's time to ac;! iv tine )
(to study, to read, to e.peri-
mem! You wSr.tto snv; your tt
hair, and save it quictiy, tool j(
I So make up your mind tuisU
very minute that if your hair t
ever comes out you will use E
Ayer's Hair Vigor. It makes
the scalp healthy. The hair
stays in. It cannot do any
thing else. It's nature's way.
Th. bet klad of a, testimonial
"Bold for over sixty yru."
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PILLS.
cuut racraui.
yers
TALKNT !TKMS.
V. !". Maldi-ide made .Medford a
visit lust Friday.
C. W. Wolters U fitting up a bnsi-
news building for rent.
ft-ost bun done very little damage
to the crop In our locality.
Mrs. Wolters and Mrs. Jog. Pellett
went to Medford Wednesday.
Di'lvin Hurley wns In Medford Fri
lay. Jack Hertford left us Wednesday
moininp for Idaho, where he has a
sisrer living
John Kobison Is fencing his eight-
acre tract near Talent this week. lie
x hx'Is to build on this tract soon.
James Itrfner left for the Beaver
country Saturday evelnng on a pros
pecting tour.
HornTo Mr. and Mrs. Zelman
Wolgamott, Sunday, May 24, a
daughter.
M. L. Pellett shipped a car of his
household goods to Long Beach, Cal.,
Tuesday evening.
D. H. Miller and wife of Medford
were guests of C. W. Watt era Mon
day afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. Forbes took dinner
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Law
ton of Medford.
John Roblson Is building a house
on his tract near Talent, recently
purchased of W. Beson.
ford and Misses McCoy and Wilson,
teachers, of Medford. spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Forbes.
Charles T. Forbes of Oregon City
Is visiting his brother. Dr. Forbes,
and looking at the country.
The Don Carlos Society Circus
(dog and monkey show) exhibited In
Talent Monday and Tuesday eve
nings.
Talent public school closed on Fri
day, May 29. An excellent program
was rendered In the closing exer
cises. Mr. Mason and Mr. Spitzer left on
Tuesday to work their prospect on
Wagner Butte, recently purchased
from Yont brothers.
Married At the M. E. parsonage
in Ashland. Sunday, May 17. J. J.
Lane and Mrs. Susan A. Beck. Both
a:o residents of Talent.
There will be a temperance rally
in the Baptist church Sunday eve
ning. Rev. Van Fossen of Ashland
will deliver the address.
Vance Wolgnmott had a runaway
Monday evening. No damage was
done, except that about half a load
of hay was scattered by the wayside.
There was a Republican rally In
Conway hall Tuesday evening. All
tho candidates were present and ench
had a word for the cause of the grand
old party and his candidacy.
Little Gcorgic, the son of M. H.
Mc.Manus, was quite badly scalded
Monday noon, ills mother went to
the door to throw out some hot water
and not noticing him threw it, strik
ing him on the head and shoulder.
There was a Socialist campaign
rally Thursday nlgJit In Conway hall,
at which Dr. Brower of Ashland and
Raphael Messncr of Gold Hill ad
dressed the people upon "Socialism
and Prohibition vs. Shall Saloons Be
Abolished?'
Valued Same as Oold.
B. 0 Stewart, a in-'rchnnt of Cedar
View Mi. . "l tell my en.tum-
' wlit-p th--v buv a box of l)r. Khr'
S Life they net the worth of
ilnl much ttnid in weitrnt, if 8fllk-teil
.ih 'on-iin itinn, niniana or bl huiia
no-s " S.ilil nn.ler izimrauleu ut
Stiaim8 ti riiK etoro. li-V;. . .
K. K. AXDKIiKOX M:f-I.H HIS
IfAXCH OX COI.KMAN Ci'.KKK
Kolt 9i(io,onii to ft itcii.si;i:s
W rKLIXTT llAXCH.
K. If. AnderBon, tho
rancher of Coleman Creek,
wealthy
has Bold
his fine 300-acro farm to
Messrs.
Skewiss & flclslnRer of Minneapolis,
Minn., for $100,000.
The3e are the same gentlemen who
pnrehnsed the Pellett orchards a few
weeks apo. Both these tracts of land
are situated near Talent and are
among the most valuable tracts of
land In the valley. This last purchase
is the highest price ever paid (or
land upon which there was not grow
ing an orchard.
The plans of the purchasers are
not at this time to be made known,
but It Is expected they will set the
entire tract to fruit tree.
Crater Lake Lumber company, re
turned Friday evening from a trip
to the extensive timber holdings of
his company on Big Butte. Mr. Ha
fer states that one of the mills be
longing to the company will start op
eration tomorrow and will continue
to run throughout the summer. A
second milt Is to be started as soon
as It can be made ready for opera
tion. Tho com pa ny has at present 4 0
meu In tho woods and will turn out
about 30,000 feet of lumber a day.
The lumber, which Is to be manu
factured soon, Is some of the finest
that the company has in lu holding.
Thly lumber will be allowed to d.y
for about tin days, and then teams
will be put on to haul it to Kaule
I'olnl, from wluie it will be sliipiK-J
over the Pacific & Kastoru to this
city.
The company at present Is receiv
ing shipments of lumber from the
Trail Lumber company of Jack-son-vilh
They will continue to receive
lumber fiom that company for so mi
ll in e.
Mr. Hafcr states that everything Is
progressing lu first-class shape m to
the development of the holdings oi
tho company lu the Big Butte dis
trict. Bought SiH'iicer Plate.
E. A. Burchell, who recently sold
18 acres of the Heed tract, south of
Medford, to Mrs. Kidman, has pur
chased 1G0 acres of land the Ward
Spencer place, near Woodville and
will soon move thereto with his fam
ily. Mr. Burchell purchased this 18
acre tract five years ago for $1260,
since which time he has made a liv
ing off of it for hla family, and In
all has expended Just an even $ 300
but he sold the place for $000. But
listen to this again: Here Is some
more of Mr. Burchell's good luck
he has purchased 100 acres of land
near Woodville, of wnlch there are
100 acres of good orchard land, for
$2500. This one little deal has made
him rich, but it will require some
good, hard work to make the place
worth the price he will get a few
years from now.
A hnleinlld Hottif.
The roaci built from Medford to the
desert aero "U'e Sticky last year
Is a piece u week that should make
the present coun'y court fitmous and
a monumen to their ability as
road-build 4i s. 1Mb fertile region
baa been iv late! heretoff re on ac
count of the Imprssable rendition of
the roads In winter. The-e was no
demand fo: rem l roperty abutting It.
I'hls condlti n hap now changed and
property vs'uca pre much higher
and In great demand along the en
tire stretcr of road. Medford has
recetv-'d a great deal ol trade that
formerly vent to Centre" Point be
cause t coiVd rot get to Medford In
bad weathtr
Medford Granite to Portland.
Among the other products of the
Rogue River valley that Is attract
ing attention abroad on account of
quality Is Medford granite. Recent
ly Portland dealers have sent to local
firms asking upon what terms mon
umental granite can be obtained, and
stating that they would rather have
the local product than tnat found in
the east. The granite handled by
local firms Is of a superior quality
for monuments and local quarries
are the only ones found in Oregon
that produce stone equal to that of
Vermont. The Oregon Granite com
pany Is engaged at present In get
ting out a carload of stone for ship
ment to Portland.
Hought Timber Lund.
B. H. Harris, the manager of the
lumber company, in which Colonel
William S. Dewing and Charles A.
Dewing of Kalamazoo, Mich., are in
terested, states that the company last
week bought 1520 acres of timber
land In the Big Butte district, pay
ing $30,000 for the same. The com
pany has immense tracts of timber
in tho different sections of tho Big
Butte country.
Social a Success.
Tho entertainment given by the
Ladles' Aid of the Preshyterlnn
church at the residence of W. "W.
Klfert last Friday evening was a
meat success, both financially and
socially. To tho success of the af
fair Mrs. Kifert Is duo much praise,
as her efforts were untiring to make
It pleasant and a thorough success.
The 'house was tastefully decorated
with roses. The decoration of the
dining room, where refreshments
were served, were especially fine.
The program was well arranged and
splendidly rendered.
harewell to Mls Rolled.
On Wednesday evening of last
week a farewell party was given by
Miss Martin to Miss Mao Roberta,
who expects to depart for Albany
Or., on May 30. The house was
prettily decorated, the eolor scheme
being green and white. The hostess
had several Interesting contests ar
ranged and the evening was thor
oughly enjoyed by all. An elaborate
supper was given late In the evening.
the tables being decorated with white
carnations and ferns. There were
present nearly all of Med fords
younger set.
Sheriff Jackson's books show that
there have been collected on the
1907 tax roll the sum of $224,692.29,
out of a total amount on the roll of
the sum of $271,704.07. Taking In
to consideration the amount of half
taxes paid and rebates allowed, thlt
Is certainly a remarkably good shuw
int. especially when thee were s
mnny high speclul lovlcj.
Many of the school districts mnl
ing special levies that wro bight
thun tho slate, county road and gen
eral school levies all combined. The j
towns had special levies as follows:
Ashland, 6 mills; Medford, 1 1 mills;
Central Point, 2 Vi mills, and Jack-j
sonvltle, 5 mill.
School district N'. 1. Jacksonville,
levied a 10-niill tax: No. r.. Ashland.
W- mills; No. fi, Central Point, (i '
mills; No. 4!, Med ford. 7 mills; No. j
57. 10 mills; No. 'Jl Butte Kails, I'tt j
mills. j
Altogether, II out of wNiol !!-1
tticts matte special levies rmfnt; ;
from i mill to 20 mills on the dul- ;
lar.
Decoration Day Program.
Tho following program has been
arranged by Chester A. Arthur Post
and V. It. C. for Decoration day, Sat
urday, Muy 30, at 10 a. m:
Post and corps together with all
ex-soldlers and sailors will assemble
at post hall, foot of Seventh street, at
9:30 a. m. and proceed to the Opera
House, where the following program
will bo carried out. Called to order
by Post Commander F. M. Stewart:
Music Medford Band
Song Choir Christian church
Opening prtyer Uev. W. F. Shields
Heading of orders and Lincoln's
address at Gettysburg
Post Adjutant D. H. Andrews
Song Choir Christian Church
Commander's address and saluting
our dead By comrades
Song, "The Faded Coat of Blue". .
Quartet
Quartet Ladles
Address Pror. B. F. Mulkey
Song, "Memorial Day" Quartet
Solo F. G. Metz
Song, "America"
Quartet and Audience
Hecess until 2:30 p. tn., at which
time parade will form at foot of hill
in 1. O. O. F. cemetery and march to
the graves of comrades, around
which post and corps will form and
the ritual services of the order gone
through with, after which post will
proceed In a body and scatter flowers
as a loving tribute upon the graves
of our departed comrades.
Ex-Confederates, Mexican and
Spanish war Veterans and Sons of
Veterans are cordally Invited to meet
:tpd participate with us in these ex
ercises. It Is desired that all fra
ternal societies, and especially the
public schools of the city, meet and
participate with us upon this Memor
ial day. Let not tho graves of the
nation's dead heroes and our own
loving friends who have departed be
forgotten on this occasion.
Friends who have flowers for use
on this occasion kindly bring or send
same to post hall at 9 o'clock a. m.
By order of COMMITTEE.
Loyal to Statement No.
BAKER CITY, Or., May 23. Elks'
Hall, in this city, was filled last night
to hear H. M. Cake. He made an
earnest appeal to Republicans, re
viewing things that a Republican sen
ator will be able to do for this state.
A Democrat would be at sea in the
strongly Republican United States
Senate, he said. Ho treated Gover
nor Chamberlain courteously, but in
sisted that the governor or any other
man Is mistnken when ho accuses
him of weakening on Statement
No. 1.
After tho meeting a number of
Statement No. 1 men greeted Mr.
Cake most cordially and proclaimed
their belief In him. Mr. Cake leaves
In the morning by automobile for
Eagle and Pine valley, a distance of
70 miles.
In his address Mr. Cake expressed
In highest terms his regard fcr the
present governor. "He Is an Bble
man," he said, "and if be were a
member of the Republican party
might be able to accomplish some
thing for Oregon."
Friends of Mr. Cake have urged
hlni to spend money In advertising by
cards.
I cannot afford it," said Mr
Cuke. "If every one else can af
ford II, it la their business and
have nothing to say about It."
Knthusinstic Meeting.
One of the most enthusiastic meet
ings of the present campaign on the
litiuor question was held lu the Op
era House on Sunday evening. All
of the congregation of tho city's
churches were represented. Judce
W. S. McFadden of Corvallis deliv
er"! the address of Ihe evening and
ably handled his subject, which was
"Local Option, llllnd rigs and the
Almighty Dollar." The juds" Bpoke
at length on the effect of prohibition
In Corvallis, Ronton county, and stat
ed emphatically that prohibit Ion does
pay, both In a financial and moral
v.,iy. The Opera House was crowd
ed. Resides the regular seating ca
pacity of the house, 120 chairs were
provided. These were filled and all
of the standing room was taken up.
A quartet, composed of Messrs. Hall,
Mctx, Bennett and 1-oder. rendered a
number of pieces In an exceptionally
good manner. Judge McFadden
spoke in Jacksonville last evening.
When too are In t"wn don't for
get to eall at tbe Emeriok Cafe un
der aew asaoafeaiMl.
Page Woven Wire Fence
Coiled Spring Steel
The Very Best that
Remember
carload luu; gel the very heat
for le-s moiiev, quality ci midereil, than oth r h nee will cost you.
Wa triQITlllOf Tlmt we are the only exclusive woven wire fence dealers in Southern
BGlllGlllUGr Oregon; that we do not handle trust aide poo U, that we fee you ge
the right style ol fence in the right place; we assist in tbe erection of and GUARANTEE every
roa oi rage rence..
Remember
would like for
J Ths Page Fence Men"
2 Agents t'outl r n Oregon and Northern
5 MAIN OFFICE
Drilling the Fire Horses.
The citv has better protection now
against fire than ever before. The'
work of drilling tbe fire team In the
new eratioti under the direction of
Fire Chief Amann and Driver Joe
Scott, Ib progressing rapidly and the
team has already learned to take
their places In such rapidity upon the
sounding of the gong that It is now
possible fo- the chemical wagon to
be upon the streets within 30 sec
onds. This Is a most creditable
ehowlng when It is remembered that
the horses have only been going
through their drill for a matter of
two weeks.
Every evening about 7 o'clock the
horses are put through their drill.
Upon the sound of the tapping of the
fire gong the doors to the stalls fly
open and the horses rush to their
places on the chemical wagon. The
harness 'is dropped and the horses
start for he street. The team was
timed on Saturday night and Just a
fraction less than 30 seconds passed
before the back wheels of the wagon
cleared the door of the station. The
horses break into a gallop as soon
as reaching the street and in case of
fire they will not waste much time
in reaching the scene of the confla
gration. A telephone Is soon to bo placed
In the station house o that It will
be possible to 'phone in case of a
fire. Should a person wish to turn in
an alarm at present and It Is possible
to get to the station house, tho side
door of the building is always un
locked and there Is always someone
on duty.
Fire Chief Amann has asked the
city council for 1000 feet of new
hose and for rubber coats and other
material necessary In the. establish
ment. The request was referred to
the committee of tho council attend
ing to the fire department and It is
probable that the material asked for
will be granted.
A Calltornlan's Luck
"l'h luckiest ilnv of mv life war
when I li'itiaiit a hex of HueWlen's Ar-.
nica silver" writes t:hs. r. nnitann.ot
Tracy. California "To Hot; I'oxc
cured me of Hn annovlnif cs.e of 1 h
inir pile, which had trouhled r e for
Iran and that ycllded to no other tr. at
inent." Sold under guarantee at
Strang's drnii stor.
Many will go to Portland.
A large number or people from
tbls city will visit the ro:;e festival
to be held In Portland next week. A
huge nuniter are already making ar
rangements to get away during Hie
week and most of those who go front
hero will plan to leave so as to lie In
Portland on Tuesday evening In or
d"f to witness the illuminated Int
rude, The .Spirit of tho Golden
West," In which n float from AU-d-Toi'd
U to (.(entered.
The contest for tl,e queen to ride
upon the lloat will close tomorrow
evening at. 0 o'clock and tho fortu
nate young lady named. The inter
est in tho contest Is growing greater
as the time grows shorter. Tbe lucky
person will have all of her expenses
paid to Portlnnd and return and also
a proper costutno furnished to wear
during her. ride upon the float.
.Most of the business men of the
city are Intending to visit Portland
during the festival. Agent lloscn
baum of tho Southern Pacific is al
ready besieged with Inquiries as to
reservations for bortha. It Is esti
mated that 100,000 visitors will be
la Portland next week.
Money and Modern Science Produce
Two Carloads. Just Arried
Pape ta-nce has Blood the test (or over 20
FKXCE on the market today. Wo SHIP
rices, null as we reprint th c mpnny
If you have no poeta we can furnish them, as we have two cars of posts
on hand at present; both cedats and yens. If you are contemplating
you to ste our line of PAGE, as we
Gaddis eft Dixon
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Our Function
in the Lumber busi
ness is to supply the
consumer with high
grade lumber. If
Satisfaction
means anything to
you, your next order
will be given to the
Crater LaKe
Lumber Co.
DUNCAN KOONTZ UNION
STABLES
Good Horses. Good Rigs. Good Service
FEED AND SALE STABLE
lVires Kt'UMinuble
liit.fiKrtiun Guaranteed
Xfedford,
llmiulil $20,000 .'mm.
S, h. I.onanl, wlio arrived lu
Mfdforrf Oils week fnnn (ianl n City,
Kan., ban h'-runx-, like many un
otlicr Rood irnn with, inoiwy, in Tat u
ati d with our Kn'at Itnpue itlvcr val
ley and han harked his Jnfatimtiun
and Kd judgment by Invrntlnn $J0,
In a farm and fruit orchard, he
having imrchnHcd tho Jacob Jours
tract, about four ml If north and
oaHt of Medford.
There aro Ki6 acres of lnnd In
thli tract, 4o acres of thU la ii"t to
fruit, of which 20 acres are set to
trees two years old and 20 four-year-old
trees.
Mr. Leonard has a wlfo and nine
boys, and these aro now packing
their household goods preparatory to
moving to their new borne. Aside
from these, Mr. Leonard's brother
yearo ami is the PIONEER
1)1 HKC V from the factory in
direct, weBoll PAGE FENCE
are surfc we have what you wan
California
MEDFORD. OREGON $
Oregon
ami family will nlso bo of tho ahovo
party and they; too, come with tho
Intention of locating.
That's a pretty soodinflux from
one small city, but dog past our ton
mlzzcn they just naturally can't ro
sist U4 and nil the advantages our
vast acres offer.
Advertise 1 Letter List.
Kmiowmt io Itut of intern mmnamt no
ilMii for ! Xhe Med ford poMioOtca on My
V. !.!
Ruell C K Jnhnwn PrtdB . i
FfnUTjrf Milt Mr '
F.'.K'n Will 1 KotH-rt I rol W
KN-t. ht r ltv John Ktifnon juiwi
flotfn KL Scott w I.
!1i-nr Mr Amy Witt (too W
June i W II U WhetW Fnk
Wfnnfnftt.m A J
A ebsret ef one tnt wiiib trsdtaaade
llTfty ol each of tho odoto .ettor.
Porooni rolitns for ny of the abort Utters
will plOM ur "Adrartlaod."
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