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I'HOKNIX ITEMS.
(Ily M. O. C.)
Very Utile excitement here over
the election outside of the prohibi
tion subject.
.Mrs. K. O. Hease (nee Carey)
came down from Ashland Saturday,
returning Sunday.
Born To Sir. and Mrs. S. S.
Stephens, an 1 1-pound boy, on May
27. Mother and child are doing
well.
Mr. and Mrs. William Knighton
came over from Eagle Point Deco
ration day and called on their old
friends, Mr. and Mrs. C. Carey.
Dr. Frank Hoberts went to Port
land the first of the week to go be
fore the Mate board of examiners to
secure permission to practice den
tistry. Rev. Mr. Hoxle assisted in the pro
hibition rally held at the Presby
terian church last Sunday evening.
Quite an Interested and attentive au
dience was present.
The long-continued cold weather
is doing more damage to the melon
crop than has even been known In
the valley before. The Tines die al
as soon as they come up.
The Ladles' Aid society served din
ner and supper at Woodman hall on
election day, and did quite well fin
ancially. The proceeds went toward
religious work In our town.
Baseball teams from Sticky and
Talent played on the Phoenix
grounds Sunday afternoon. The
game was not a very lively one It
was won by the Sticky boys.
Mrs. L. Steadman of Pomona, Cal.,
came on Saturday morning's train to
see her mother, Mrs. J. Helmic, who
has been suffering from a fractured
limb for the past three weeks, but
is much better at this writing.
The disapproval of the citizens of
all the Irrigated section in and above
Phoenix Is great, because of the emp
tying of the sewerage from the coun
ty poor farm Into the big ditch,
which water is used in every door
yard and garden from Its head down.
A Mass meeting was held last Thurs
day evening nnd petition signed ask
ing the discontinuation of the of
fence. Well, 1 promised to continue that
electric line subject, but I am afraid
It will turn out like the road to the
coal mines, or Crater lake never be
finished, or perhaps have to be an
airline nrtcr all But, by the way,
what we do want up this way is a
local telephono line. There could be
at least 100 telephones put In be
tween Talent and Phoenix and over
In North Phoenix, and the farming
country In a radius of three miles.
That would pay well.
Nearly every one likes a fine
hair dressing. Something to
make the hair more manage
able; to keep it from being
too rough, or from splitting
at the ends. Something, too,
that will feed the hair at the
same time, a regular hair-food.
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JmpreSNive Obsequ'..
The funeral of the late William
J. Virgin, under the auspices of the
Ashland Lodge, No. 944, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, last
Friday afternoon, was very Impres
sive and the services which were held
at the Chautauqua tabernacle were
very largely attended by the mem
bers of the order as well as by many
friends and acquaintances of the de
ceased, so many years a prominent
and respected business man of this
city. The ritualistic service of the
Elks was read by Exalted Ruler H.
C. Sparr and the officers o! Ashland
lodge. The funeral oration, which
was an eloquent tribute of respect to
the memory of the deceastd and to
his lifo work, was pronounced by
Hon. B. F. Mulkey, and was most fit
ting. Music, sweet and touching,
was rendered by a choir composed of
Messrs. C. F. Tllton, C. W. Kims,
Elmer Patrick and S. C. Olen. The
pallbearers were E. V. Carter, L. L.
Mullt, G. A. Knoblauch, C. H. Vau
pel, C. H. Cappellar, D. A. Apple
gate. The Interment was in Ashland
cemetery beside the remans of the
two daughters who preceded him to
the grave. Ashland Tidings.
Stomach Troubles.
Many remarkable cures of stom
ach troubles have been effected by
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. One man who l:ad Bpent
over two thousand dollars for medi
cine and treatment was cured by a
few boxes of these tablets Price,
25 cents. Samples free M Charles
Strang's drug store.
The Colt Show.
Owing to the fact that the notici
given was short, also that Saturday
was Decoration day, the colt shon
of the P.oguo River Stock-Brceilers'
association was not the succe:u it
should have been. Of the many f. d
colts of Farceur In the valley, only
five were brought In, but they were
prizewinners in their class. Jo;i.
Patterson had a span rf 2-year-oli?
that will tip the beam e. near' ! im
pounds; fact Is t! i to we' .s i ;.'
they weighed 1260 nnd 12E0, re
spectively, lie also had two year
lings that would bear down rt"-'y
hard upon you '.' th"- ' m
step on you. T:.; j'. v . -u . ; t'
be far away from tiics.! f !!'
The sur, If of t - . ' -over,
was ... . ,ur-
weeks-old C-.t. His weight was
guessed all the way from 125 to
pounds, lie didn't look particular
ly large, but he was solid, wlt!i b'ir
bones and withul symetrlcaily built.
When he pulled the scales down :i
405 a veteran horseman was bent.l
to remark: "Well, I'll breed to F.ir-
ceur next year."
One thing about Farceur's eolt
is their symmetry. A 2-yen ei 1
weighing 1260 would seem over
grown, but the two shown by
Patterson were well built, active xnl
were perfect in every respect.
Every colt showed one distinctive
characteristic they were kind and
gentle, easily handled and were not
afraid.
Sore Nipples.
Any mother who has bad experi
ence with this distressing ailment
will be pleased to know that a cure
may be effected by applying Chanr
berlaln's Salve as soon as the child Is
done nursing. Wipe It off with a
soft cloth before allowing the babe
to nurse. Many trained nurses use
this salve with best results. For
sale by Charles Strang.
Jersey Cows for Bale.
We have for sale 45 head of
Jersey cows, ages from 2 to 6 years;
3 miles north of Medford on Pracl
place. Phone 198. Inability to se
cure milkers reason for selling. Bo
gart ft Sons. wkly-tf
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All Fruits Above the Average and
tirowera Look for flannel- Year.
Conditloni In California In all
mailers penuining 10 material proa- i
ress are excellent. The crop outlook '
continues to Improve, and, with the
single exception of prune, which
will be below the average, all fruits
111 reach a production above the
average. Indications lor peacnes
and apricots are that California will
produce the largest crop In Its his
tory. Reports received by the Cali
fornia promotion committee from
every fruit district in the state show
that this will probably be the ban
ner year.
Late rains did slight Injury to cut
hay In certain localities, but the
groat benefit of these rains to other
crops greatly offset this damage.
Grapes will make an especially abun
dant crop this year, and already pre
parations are being made, to harvest
them. The demand for labor in the
agricultural districts of the state Is
Increasing, and thousands of men
and women can find steady employ
ment. The voting of $18,200,000 Im
provement bonds by San Francisco,
together with the voting of road Im
provement bonds and school bonds
in many parts of the state, indicate
ihat there will be great demand for
labor for public improvements dur
ing the coming year.
The movement for good roads in
California has crystallzed in the
ninth semi-annual meeting of the
counties committee of the California
promotion committee, to bo held In
Santa Cruz, June 6, where ways and
means will be devised to make this
a great state movement.
Several large tracts of land have
been purchased by syndicates for the
purpose of subdivision Into small
tnrms. and these will be put on the
market, during the summer, thus In
ducing many settlers to come to the
state.
Tulcnt-Purdiu Nuptials.
There was a pleasant little wedding
ceremony at the home of Rev. G. L.
Hall, on North Central avenue, on
Sunday evening. May 31, at which
time and place Mr.' Alfred Patton
Talent and Miss Angle Purdin were
joined in the holy bonds of wedlock.
Rev. Mr. Hall performing the cere
mony. The bride is the daughter of our
good townsman, Judge Mahlon Pur
din, and Is one of the most quiet and
ladylike young women of our city.
She Is pretty, and the best of all, she
Is a womanly woman and that It
self Is enough to commend any wom
an to the best of appreciation and
honest attention of any gentlemanly
gentleman.
The groom Is the son of A. P. Tal
ent and is just such an honest young
man as would naturally win the heart
of so lovely a girl.
They at once began housekeeping
In a home In Medford which the
groom had previously prepared.
The Mail wishes them a long life
of happiness and prosperity.
Died.
J. K. Bell of Brownsboro, Or.,
passed away on June 2. leaving a
wife and five children. Mr Bell was
well known and was much respected
by his friends. He was a member of
the Baptist church of Brownsboro
and was an earnest Christian. Mr.
Bell was born September 18, 1846.
Mrs. Richardson of this city was his
sister. Rev. Mr. Hall of the Baptist
church of this city conducted the fu
neral services.
Property livings $0000.
r. M. All'Tt has purchased the
George W. Bashford place, south of
Medford.
TMi ; perty consists of 102 acres
"i :.: iated directly east of the
I ... 'I hards and the price paid
.v: 4 . Mr. Allen expects to
ah.i.t the entire tract to fruit.
Mr. Allen recently sold 30 acres of
land a short distance south of this
place to H. M. Coss for 200 an
acre.
Kicked by Horse.
Boswell Melssner, a blacksmith In
the employ of George F. Merrlman,
was kicked by a horse Monday morn
ing while at work In the shop. He
was shoeing a horsfl and while at
tempting to raise one of the animal's
forefeet he was struck over the left
eye by the horse's hind foot. . He
cut was about two Inches In length.
Dr. Morrison was called and six
stitches were required to close up the
wound.
To Form Baseball Team.
The Medford Athletic club will
hold a meeting on Friday evening tor
the purpose of forming a baseball
team. The team which Is to be
formed will be a made-over one from
the team which has played Eagle
Point on the past two Sundays, On
Sunday there will be a game with
Gold Hill on the home grounds.
A Pleasant Outing.
On Sunday. Benjamin M. Collins
and family. Charles and Emma King,
E. J. Trowbridge and 8. C. Bidcn and
family, visited Rogue rlvr. The day
was spent In fishing and a most en
joyable time Is reported. The catch
was light, but a good time, for
which the outing was planned, was
had.
Memorial Day Services.
Memorial day was observed ac
cording to program by the members
of the Chester A. Arthur Post, No
47, and the members of the W. It. C.
of this city. A large number of per-
sons of the city visited the cemetery
early In the day and decorated the
graves of their loved ones, and the
cemetery presented a pleasing ap
pearance. It bad been thoroughly
cleaned on Wednesday and the ad
ding of flowers early yesterday irn-n-
lng made the place look neat an1 iV
tlng. The post and corps, together with
a number of friends, gathered at '.ne
headquarters of the post about :0
o'clock in the morning and in n body
marched to the Opera House, ,iKii
was crowded with the friends i :.d
well-winners of the veterans. In the
line of march were about 35 veteruu
and in the ranks of the corps were
about 25 women. The veterans
marched by two and were command
od by Post Commander F. M. Slew-
art.
B. F. Mulkey made the address of
the morning at the Opera House He
made a masterful address and wa
given the Intent attontion of the au
dience. Several numbers on the r-.-o-graiu
were well rendered, the meet
ing adjourning at 11:50 a. :i. 10
meet again at 2:30 p. ni. at the foot
of tho hill leading to the pemetery.
The march to the cemetery begun
at the foot of the hill and after
reaching the cemetery the' ritual of
the G. A. R. was given in a most
Impressive manner. The crowd at
the cemetery was not large, but those
who did gather with the veterans at
the graves of their fallen comrades
were deeply Impressed by the earn
estness of the ritual.
On the whole, Memorial day was
observed In a most fitting manner by
the members of the local post of the
G. A. R. and W. R. C. About 32
graves were decorated and remem
bered by the post.
Telegraphs About His Boy.
An anxious father In I.os Angeles
telegraphed on last Friday to the po
lice In this city to find and aid his
son, who he feared was in distress in
this city. The father Is now a happy
man, for tho answer that the police
sent to him was to the effect that his
son was in this city, but Instead of
being in need, that he was working
and was doing well. The lad Is 17
years of age. His name is Lester
Lawson.
When Chief of Police Shearer re
ceived a telegram from a Mr. Law
son of Los Angeles, making Inquiries
regarding his son, Lester .Lawson
through Justice Stewart, to whom the
telegram was addressed, he Immedi
ately began a search for the boy. He
found him employed in this city and
doing well. Tne boy had enough
money to get along nicely on and
said that he had a paid meal ticket
for a week, so that be did not want
any money from "the old man." Chief
Shearer telegraphed the anxious
father that the boy was doing nicely
and was not In need of friends or care
of any kind.
Contest for Silver Medal.
The local Demorest contest for the
silver medal wn beld last evening
at the Presbyteriin church wl.cn
six young ladies of Medford oucn
delivered recitations before th3 pub
lic. Tho fortunate speaker was Ml!"
Ethol Cox, who delivered "Tic su-
loon vs. the Home ' In splendid voice
and manner. Shf. nas a plensa it .U
Hvery and held tee attention of tier
audience to the lift. Tho d-i.il.n
of the judges met with tho hearty
approvnl of those present. H ivin;;
won the Bllver mTial, Miss Cox will
now be entitled to enter thj toll
medal contest wh'ch will bo p i1". .if
the exercises In the skating rink to
night.
Tho names of the contestants for
the silver medal are: Mary
Orr,
Marjorlo Curry, Edith Carson, Ella
Sage, Belle Shirley and Ethel Cox.
The Judges were Miss Snedlgar,
Rev. Mr. Horn and Rev. G. L. Hull.
Think It Raved His Life.
tester M. Nelson, of Naples, Me.,
sayg In a recent letter: "I lave used
Dr. King's New Discovery many
years, for coughs and colds, and I
think it saved my lire. 1 have found
It a reliable remedy for throat and
lung complaints and would no more
be without a bottle than T would be
without food." For nearly forty
years New Discovery has stood at
the head of throat and lung rem
edies. As a preventive of pneumo
nia and henler of weak lungs It has
no equal. Sold under gunrantee at
Chas. Strang's drug store, GOc and
$1. Trial bottle free.
Farklng-l!ouo Hum.
Charles Phlester's fruit-packing
house, situated about two miles
west of Medford, was burned Tues
day night. The house wa being oc
cupied by Mr. Phlester an tho fire
caught from an overheated stove.
Mr. Phlester lost all his household
effects, escaping only with the cloth
ing he wore. L. F. Loxiir had a $100
prune grader in tho building which
was also burned.
Mr, Phlester's frult-dryei building
standing near by was not burned, but
a number of his fruit trees wer
ruined by the heat.
Don't forget the Medford Phar
macy, next to the postoffico.
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Three Sow Hmftlifl.
Three fashionable churches In a
certain city St. John's, St. Thomas
and St. Margaret's have each of
them a rector whose name Is Smith.
This might make a little confusion,
were It not for an ingenious method
which has been adopted for designat
ing them.
Colloquially, and for the sake of
differentiation, the eminent divine In
charge of St. John's is known as
"Johnny" Smith, the rector of the
church of St. Thomas Is called
"Tommy" Smith and he of 8t. Mar
garet's goes by the name of "Mag
gie" Smith.
"Johnny" Smith and "Tommy"
Smith do not particularly delight in
the irreverent designations thus ap
plied to them, It Is said; but "Mag
gie" Smith vehemently objects. And.
It must be owned, no wonder.
The Merry Widow.
A man whose wife was extremely
jealous planned a pleasant surprise
for her In the form of a trip to New
York to see "The Merry Widow,"
and wrote a friend In the city to let
blra know the earliest date for which
he could secure seats. The next day
when he was away from home the fol
lowing telegram was delivered there, I
addressed to him, but opened by his
wife:
"Nothing doing with the widow un
til tho 10th. Will that suit you?"
Kxplnnatlona were demanded.
Ail Kyc to HunIih'ss.
An expert golfer had the misfor
tune to pluy a particularly vlgoro'ia
stroke at the moment that a seed:
wayfarer skulked across the edgo of
the course. The bull struck the tres
passer nnd rendered him briefly in
sensible. When he recovered, a five-
' dollar bill was pressed Into his ha:nl
by tho regretful golfer.
"Thanky, sir," said tho injured
man, after a kindling glance at tr.i
money. "An" when will you be plav
ln' again, sir?"
Missouri Wit.
A number of representatives were ;
facetiously discussing the resources !
of the state of Missouri one after norm ;
when McCnll of Massachusetts cb- I
served to Mr. Lloyd of the fls. I
named state:
"Lloyd, I am told that Missou.
stands at the head In raising mules. '
"It seems to me," rotortetd Lloyd,
"that is the only safe place to Htiad
in the circumstances."
A flrand Family Medicine.
"It gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Klectrlc Bitters,"
writes Mr. Frank Conlan of No. 436
Houston street, New York. "It's a
grand fnmlly medicine for dyspep
slad and liver complications; while
for lame back and weak kidneys It
cannot be too highly reco. emended."
Klectrlc Hitters regulato the digest
ive functions, purify the blood and
impart renewed vigor and vitality to
tho weak and debilitated of both
sexes. Sold under gu.Mantee at
Chas. Strang's drug store. Fifty
cents.
Horn.
An 1 1-pound boy arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Porter
of this city on Sunday morning. Both
the newcomer and Mrs. Porter are
doing well.
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Tom Monro of Hural Routo 1,
Cochran, Ga writes: "I had a bad
soro como on tho Instep o my foot
and could find nothing that ould
heal It until I applied UucKlcn's Ar
nlra Salve. Less than half of a 25
ccnt box won tho day for mo by af
foctlng a perfont cure." Sold under
Kiiarantoo at Chas. Strang's drug
storo.
Very Appropriate.
"My hair Is falling out," admitted
ths timid man In a drug store. "Can
you recommend something to mp
It In?"
"Certainly," replied the obliging
cleric. "Get a box."
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MEDFORD, OREGON
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The llent fills river Sold.
"Aftor doctoring 16 years for
chronic Indigestion and spending
over $200 nothing has done me aa
much good as Dr. King's New Life
Pills. I consider them the best pills
ever sold," writes B. F. Ayscue. of
Inglcslrie, N. C. Sold under guaraa-
teo at Chas. Strang's drug store. 26
ceDts.
Died.
Mrs. Rhoda A. Kawson, an aged
soldiers' widow, died at her home
In Kast Medford Sunday morning at
12:30 o'clock. Mrs. Hawson was
a native of Dutchess county. New
York, and was 74 years, 11 months
and 1 day at the time of her death.
She had been a resident of Medfbr
for the Past five years.