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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1908)
ii unit of E We are afraid that a great man airships now being mentioned beloiij nyre particularly to the category of hot airships. It makes tt a little more respect able to have a Ilea filed on your bouse now that John D. Kockefeller bas drifted Into that category. " We can stand ft combine urnnnr abe ptanomakers if a kind providence will intervene to prevent a combine among alleged piano players. We trust that bis royal highness, the Prince of Wales, will not neglect the fine opportunity be has to run down from Canada and pay Med ford a visit. Hunters report deer plentiful with in 20 miles of Portland. Surely the deer bave not been attracted by the grass In any of Portland's outlying streets. A Brooklyn boy swallowed a silver quarter the other day and was taken aerlouBly 111. I .a teat reports as to his condition Indicate that there bas been no change. In the spring the young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, but by the middle of July he concludes that a vacation all by him self la all be can afford. A Pennsylvania man died the other day from the effects of swallowing a table knue, but it la doubtless too late to teach some men the new fangled way of eating pie. It's all in the viewpoint. A doctor who writes a good many prescriptions anay consider himself busy, while the rest of the world thinks be Is taking life easy. The experiment of shooting a can non ball down the main street of Denver, since the adjournment of the Democratic convention, might prove Interesting. The Mod ford man is more fortu nately situated In summer than any other man In the world. He can at tend to business and take a vacation at the same time. The Democrats have decided to sing a campaign song to the tune of "On the Dunks of the Wabanh." The Republicans will probably cling to that old stand-by, "Silver Threads Among the Gold." An Ohio woman attributes her 107 years of lire to the fact that she con tinually eats apples. Rogue Rive. villey people have a chance to Irv tiiib and have the finest apples In tno orld to eat while doing it. James Schoolcraft Sherman's plys Iclans declare that It will be neces sary for him to keep quiet. He Is bonked for a job that will make It perfectly easy for him to follow the doctors' advice. According to an expert In the United States geological survey, the county's coal supply will last only till 2655. Still, that's long enough to get the road from the coal mine built Into M'Hlford. A New York bank employe got away with $4,000, and the yovng nan's father declared that the hat drove him to steal. A term In the cooler will probably have a benef.f i at effect in his case. It must, Indeed, be a very poor man w ho can not secure one acre of ground somewhere In southern Ore gon on which he can raise enough vegetables and chickens to feed hlni ir nnd his family, no matter aluthfT the times are good or bad A MaHKiirhusetts man bas suc rewlori In making potatoes and to mtit ora grow on the same vine. If be could also grow a good porter ioime Meuk. on the samo vine his invention would prove a great Im petus to gardening. Th man who does not know , mout;ii (o buy land In Jackson conn- j ty anywhere between the moun- j tutn- may property be described I as a man who does not know rnmiKh to hit the ground with his h;t In tluet throws. "In "u years from now," suggests jmi rxrh!m "tho candidates mnv Hital;inix from the rear end of slrHhlpH." If some one like Mr. Tuft 1 mttiifm;, they will need plenty of ballast on -o other end to avoid a catastrophe. One enterprising managing editor has rettirted Mr. IVlrn to write an article answering the question: "What Is the mntter with America?" One thing the matter with it. from Debs' HlamlHint Is the difficulty of being Heeled president on tho So cialist ticket. It seems to be pretty well settled that the president is to receive 2 a word for the story of his African hunting trip. Whether or not how ever, the publishers have told hlir thnt he ran make the story as long as he likes bas not yet been acer talned. lies! Uie World Afford. "It gives me unbounded pleasure to recommend Bucklon's Arnica fcalve," says J. W. Jenkins of Ciael Sriil. N. C. "I am convinced It's the teat salve the world affords. It cured a felon on my thumb, and It never falls to heal every soro, burn ot wound to which It la ami Iced. IS cents at Charles Strang drug vtara. I TREAT Gl'KHTH WKLL. - v Klainaih Arranges to Receive Port land Excursion tot. , KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. July 27. Arrangements are being perfected by the Klamath chamber of commerce for entertainment of the excursionists to leave Portland August 2. for a trip to this section. At Weed the first demonstration, will be given of resources of the region, In the big box factory and wood products mills of the Weed Lumber company. The journey will include a stage ride of 11 miles and a steamer trip on the Klamath river One day will be devoted to Klamatn FalU and vicinity, one day to a drive through the Irrigated lands ot the vaney and tnen an outing at Crater Lake. After which members of the party will make their own ltlnerariei and doubtless they will devote some time to Upper Klamath lake fishing resorts and In the game preserves ot the mountains. For the Crater Lake trip a large number of Klamath people will i company the visitors, and the CrUer Le.ke company has placed another launch on the water to accommodate all who desire to see Wlxard Island. New through service bas been es- i-.iblished between this city and Crater Iake, by which boats on Upper Klamath lake convey passengers to Agency Landing or Modoc Point, thence by stages to Fort Klamath and for the trip through National park. It Can't Re Heat. The best of all teachers is xirl ence. C. M. Harden of Silver ';Jty, N C, says: "I find Electric Bitters does all that's claimed for it. r Stomach, Liver and Kidney ircuh.e it can'e be beat. X have tried it and find It a most excellent med'ein " Mr. Harden Is right; It's the best of all medicines also for weak whs lame back and all rundown ccill tions. Best, too, for chills and ma laria. Sold under guarantee at i,has. Strang's drug store. 60 cent?. HALF-URKKD KILLS MAX. SPOKANE, Wast. July 2?.--. neciiil lo the r kef man-Re from ltpini; uv that f'harles Pn!: ;im, s haif-l'ieed, bhot Rol Slebert n! West Pork yesterday. Slebert died a half hor-r Jitter The men had trou ble or. the Fourth of July, when Sle bert Is said to have knocked Phillips down. About 11 yeara ago Phillips killed a i-olfceman In Seattle and se cret ted 1 .i ieelf under a building and had an arm shot off when he was dis lodged. For that crime he served several years In the penitentiary. Phillips la an expert horseman and gunman and was a terror to the neighborhood where he lived with his father on Bonaparte creek In Okana- gan county. Sheriff Hall pressed Into service 10 men and this afternoon It was reported they had Phillips sur rounded In a swamp, but the stories are conflicting and the last told Is that he had escaped toward the Nes Pelen country. WHKTHFR TO INVITE OR NOT. CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 27. Two important eventa politically resulted from meetings and conferences In the Anal notification day preparations to day. Taft addressed a Joint meeting of the Ohio state central and execti- fve committees Identifying ni nisei f closely with the state campaign and making it plain that whatever haB been done by Arthur I. Vorhys ami other state leaders liad been recog nized by him. Just what is to be the status of Senator Foraker at the opening of the campaign September Tt Is to be decided by a special com mittee of tho state executive com mittee uiiointed today. It was stated that the committee would consider the Foraker matter in three ways: Whether to Invite the senator to ipeak unconditionally; to invite Mm on rondltlon he Indicate In advance his position or not to Invite him. No prediction could be obtained aa tc which of these three courses will be pursued. During the day Secretary Tnft approved the program for noti- Ctatton day, and during the al.er- loon selected rooms In the Vinton ho- lei which will constitute bis office during the campaign months of Sep tember .am October. Klmer Dover, the erre'ary of the national commit tee, who arrived today, reiterated his disclaimer of any hrentlon of resign ing Ins position. He had a Ion oon rcrei.ee w:n Taft late in the affer- liOO SHOOTS HKKIt; KILLS I NCLK. KUGKNG, Or., July 27. Jerome Itenne, a well-known citizen of Cre well, was accidentally shot and killed by his nephew, Ralph Mosberg, five miles west of Creswell this forenoon. Kenne went to the hills to look for a cow that bad strayed away. Mosberg was out hunting with his rifle and si Kb ted a deer 100 yards or more away, inking careful aim be fired. thinking he had bit tho deei, hut be was horrified upon appro.ichinr the spot where the deer stood to find his uncle with a bullet through his heart. Itenne stood directly In the path of tho bullet as it sped toward Its mark some brush concealing him from his nephrw's view. The boy ran to the nearest residence, from where the au thorities were notified. Coroner Gor don left Kugcne this afternoon for the scene o ...e shooting to hold an Inqucet. Renne waa acting In the capacity of deputy county assessor at the time of his death, being engaged In assessing people In the district In wblcb be resided. He was about 40 j years ot a- He leavea a faasrty, LOCAL AND L. (From Sunday's Dally.) W. T. York was In Ashland yester day. K. R. Page and wife returned .u 'alem today. F. L. Netherland of Butte Falls was In the city yesterday. S. E. Best of Sheldon, Iowa, Is te guest of S. E. Memeic. Hurry Flndlay visited Centra1 Foit't friends yesterday. W, A. Aitken, the plumber, left last night for Portland. Mrs. James McMurray of Salem Is vlaltlng friends in Medtord. C. I). Ross of Aberdeen, S. D., is here looking over fruit farms. F. L. Bennett of Monroe, N. C. U visiting relatives in tbe valley. William WelBset leaves today for Ehort fishing trip on Rogue river. Miss Bertha McPberson la spend ing Sunday with Gold Hill friends. J. F. True is building a new front to his residence on South C street. George Monroe of Jenlson, Mich., Is here roving up on a timber claim. J. B. Warner, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Will Warner are rusticating at Camp Nick. Miss Louise Velde Is spending tbe summer at the home of Rev. W. C. Renter. R. A. Gray of Grangerville, Idaho, will come to Med ford and enter into business. G. D. Monroe of Berkeley, Cal., Is spending a few days in the vicinity if Jacksonville. E. D. V.' Unite of Antioch district was in Medford friday with a load of Ms early fruit. J. F. Spencer of Kelso, Wash., a lacksmith and machinist, la tbe guest of A. B. Baling. Mrs. James Bates and her cousin. Miss Joy Splcer, visited Central Polut friends yesterday. Mrs. J. Calhoun of Grants Pass Is In Medford visiting Merchant W. H. Meeker and family. C. W. Sharp Is erecting a new cot tage on South C street. The work on the Young-Hall build ing Is progressing nicely. People are still loud In their praise of the recent excellent band concert. J. W. Slater and R. E. Gray have purchased the tamale stand of J. Ebe. Paul Elftrt and James Lowe left for Rogue river on a 10 days' hunt ing and fishing trip. Gus Newbury left last night for Portland, where he will reside for a month or six weeks. Misses Maude and Lelila Prim and Anna West of Jacksonville left to Colestlne yesterday. Merchant H. C. Kentner and family returned yesterday from a couple of weeks' stay at Newport. Miss Blanche Wood left last even ing for Woodvllle, where she will spend Sunday with friends. Miss Minnie Gaines, a ward ot F. M. Stewart, left yesterday for a visit with her sister at Athens, Or. Mr. and Mrs. 11. E. Butler and daughter and Miss Gladys Curry start this morning for Crater Lake. F. M. Wilson, who has been con- lincd to hi9 home for some weeks on account of Illness, is improving. Deiuert Dodrldge of Aberdeen, S. 1)., Is here for the purpose of making linn I proof on his timber claim. Joe Parker and family returned riday evening from a visit to r. Parkers parents lu Oakland, Cal. -Mr. and Mrs. Knill DeUoboam left for Ah land to take advantage of the heuellUul sulphur springs near there. (1. It. Golden nnd wife of Portland started on a fishing trip today from Medford. the objective point beinj Rogue river. J. 11. Jones of Woodvllle was taken to the Insane asylum at Suleni yes terday by F. H. Daughters, an officer of the asylum. Garfield White has returned to Portland, where he expects to reside, lie mny decide to go to Seattle to re side permanently. True Cox Is over from his hay ra'ir.. at Weeds, Cal. He tells tbut the hay crop of that section Is fine this year and the price Is 'way up. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Poo and baby North Central avenue left Friday , lor a month s outing with relatives and friends on Williams creek. Mrs. S. W. Boyd of Cottnge Grove, Or., w ho has been vsiiting her daugh ter, Mrs. Everett Eads, in Medford, I'll tbe past couple of weeks, rot u rued to her home Saturday morning. 11. II. Helms and family, Mr. and Mis. Fays Anderson nnd the Mlar.cs Varle, Goode and Claire William have Monday evening for a trip to Crater Lake, by way of Pelican bay. K. H. DeArmond of Ontario, Or., Is in Medford on a visit to his cousin. Dr. 11. 8. DeArmond. Tho visiting Mr. DeArmond may decide to spend thj remainder of the summer In Med ford. J. L. McAhron returned yesterday from Woodvllle, where he has been paying a visit to his son-in-law, Lewis Mortonoon. He was accompanied by bis dnurbter, Mrs. Wiley, who here from the east on a visit. The Advsntlst society of this city held services In Us new church build ing, od Riverside avenue, yesterday Jafteraooa. Tie building la tot jit1 'completed, but Is sufficiently far along to permit of occupaucy. Mrs. Lizzie McKengie left last night for Hood River, after a few week' vlelt In this city with ber parents, Mr and Mrs. Buck. Mrs. McKnolu Is a simplex operator on one of the newspapers of Hood River, glass front of W. H. Meeker & Co.'s dry goods store yesterday and would have Incurred great damage had he not been bought to a stop by seeing such beautiful goods marked la plain figures at such low prices. Mrs. G. W. Reagan and daughter, Mrs. A. Huston, returned yesterday to their borne in Texas, after a vlH of two weeks witn Merchant W. C. Reagan and Mrs. W. D. Allen, sou and daughter of tbe first-named lar;y. J. F. Hale, wbo la convalescing rfter a three months' siege of typhoid foier, accompanied by his wife and son, leaves this morning for a two weeks' stay at hasta Springs. They will be accompanied by Miss Hazel Epyart. Mrs. A. B. Sallng and sister, MIbs Maltby, expect to leave for Alsea val ley, Oregon, on Monday. Some time ago the sister purchased a valuable farm In this vicinity. It la not im probable that she will make here home tuere. Engineer Cummlngs left yesterday morning with a crew of six men for Wasson canyon, from which point will be started Monday morning a survey of the water pipeline which is to sup ply Medford with water. A mule ran madly into the plate Mrs. S. A. Nye has purchased the S. W. Spease property In East Med- ford The price paid U . not made!and , the tlme to bulld tnei.e lf public U is qu e probable that Mr. a . ,he . jl)t ,nc and Mrs. Nye will build a handsome !,roul.,e ., that ,t , not eaii, , ,M,r. nome on inis properly mis lau. i nis ' Is r very nicely situated piece of land and there in nn Ideal building spot on It so situated that a beautiful terraced lawn may be made. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wade and little da-ighter of Tacoma, Wash., arrived in Medford last evening with a view of making this there home. They are at present visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wade, and sister. Le ina Wade, and Mrs Fred Ueineake. Something went wrong with the engine of the Medford-Jacksonville train when returning to Jacksonville last night and the passengers were compelled to walk into Jacksonville, about two miles. The engine was brought back to Medford, where re pairs were made. A. II. Miller has just returned from a week's Inspection tour of the Hood River valley. Incidentally he visited maay other places of note, but the prime object of his trip was to ho acquaint himself with the afore said valley as to be able to render the Information his position of times de mands. Finul hearing In the matter of the guardianship of J. F. Coss, Sr., was hetd yesterday before Judg .1. It Neil. H. M. Coss was duly appointed permanent guardian of the person anil property of the said J. F Cos Sr. Attorney W. M. Colvig anpeared tor H. M. Coss and E. E. Kelley for J. F. Coss, Jr. Misses Emma aud Clara Knlrs, the latter for five years a school teachei in Seattle, and the former Is from Llsmore, Minn., are here on a sum mer visit to their brother. Lout Knlps. Mit-s Clara is a graduate of the Minnesota State university, a an it Is not altogether Improbable that she will decide to engage In school work in Oregon. (From Tuesday's Daily.) W. D. Allen left for Newport yes terday. W. E. Phlpps was In Ashlanl yet terday on business. Charles Meserve of Grants Pass was In the city yesterday. "V L. Orr of this city Is vul:u on h!i ranch on Thompson oret A large number of local people visited at Colestin over Sunday. Miss Mantle Ragsdale of San Fran cisco Is visiting Medford friends. K. T. King will leave today f:ir a trip to Pelican Bay and Crater Like. James D. Fay has moved Into the rej.dence lately occupied by W, I. Vawter. I. Metz has been appol:-er. carrier on Home No. 1. He succeeds Will Warner. A. C. Bailey, who has been visiting H. M. Coss and family, returned to Seattle yesterday. J. A. Lyons and wife have returned from Portland. Mrs. Lyons 1 fiu'lt iinprrved In health. A. B. LUotte of Willow Citv. N. D., arrived In Medford yesterday for n noii nun m uiti-iiuie incnu, J. rj. Stewart, and family. Miss Agnes Isaacs returned yester day from a several weeks visit wttb friends in Portland and other Wil lamette valley points. W H. Moore of Evans eel; nme !a li st Friday to have hi.t bard drcysed. He Is suffering fro.n Hud polonlng, but Is Improving. M. Plllon, who bas been at Hoc Springs, Ark., for some time, Is m-wh la-proved In health according to 1 t?is received by Mrs. Dillon. Mr. and Mrs. George Mickey and daughter. Miss Mabel, will leave to day for a two or three weeks outing at Crater Lake and Pelican Bay. Mr. Llnkawller, nn old gentleman living near Eagle Point, died at his horn- Sunday, and was burled In the Kgie Point cemetery yesterday. Mn. F. E. Redden of thl rit her sister, Mrs. Ed Smith, of BBir, anu meir cniiaren are enjoying I an out I nc at Dead ladiaa 8 prints. i FAVORS TRUST Robert Cuzner of tbe Kerckhoff Cuzner Lumber company of Loi An geles arrived la thla city recently on an auto tour of tbe coast. He ! mucb Intereiited In the proposed yellow pine merger In Chicago and asked for news regarding It. In speaking of tbe lumber trade, be said: "We are all deeply concerned In tbe outcome of the situation at hi cago. The plan under consideration there Is not a new one: In fact, It b.n been talked about In our lumber Journals for a long time. It Is, also, restricted to dealers In southern yel low pine, who have long been cutting rates. "Oregon pine people Invade the touthern yellow pine territory sell ing east of Arizona and throughout the southwestern country; but tbe southern yellow pine Jealers cannot realize by sending their produc. to ijo AugtUs. Hates are too high. The southern dealers bave for a long tl'ne desired to get together and 1 lope they will be successful. Prlceti of lumber are now exceedingly low: in fact, so low that many ot us are Julr business at a loss. "If the southern pine ;coi'le set together the effect will be lo sir.'iiKlh en prices generally, and 1 alio will lliei. look for higher on the coast "Lumber fc'.iiluess has dpii-cri off low. "When do you look for a revival of the lumber industry?" Mr. Cuzner was asked. "When the railroads are again In the market. They are among the largest users of lumber in the coun try and they claim they cannot pur chase in quantities because tbey can not get the money. "Speaking of prices of lumber In Los Angeles, you can make It em phatic that they are lower in the ma jority of cases than In Omaha, Chi cago and other large points. For ex ample, Los Angeles averages only l!6 for 2-Inch x 3-inch to S-inch, up to 16-Inch, of tbe grade of framing ma terials known as No. 1 yellow pine; Omaha pays $25 and Chicago $22. In exterior finish, 1-inch x 3-inches, to 1-Inch x 12-in, No. 1, dressed on four sides, redwood board measure, Los Angeles prices rules around $40 and Omaha gets $47. It Ib the same with other lines I could mention. "I have found the stocks at whole sale and retail yards and mills very badly broken all over Oregon. Sup plies held by dealer and by consumer are lighter than for years. Demand is light; future requirements very uncertain. A sudden call would quickly wipe out any apparent stir plus. Buyers, as a rule, do not place big orders when prices are In a chaotic condition. Buyers will take lumber at their own prices, terms and grading, a natural and logical attitude, particularly apparent In southern California, where the rail roads and Arizona copper mines take 60 per cent of what la shipped to that place. Now, the former are not buy ing and tbe latter take only for im mediate necessities. "To Illustrate, Oregon pine was selling for $36 a thousand feet, floor- ii.R for $45 to $55; finishing lumber, 50 to $60; redwood rustics, $60, f.hingles, (3.25 to $4. Now you can ;ift rough lumber at $1S a thousand: other grades In proportion. It Is U per cent cheaper than for years. "As to labor, carpenters were get ting $4 to $5 a day; now they get $2.50 to $4; unskilled labor $? to $3 a day. The reduction on Urn ar. cement is from 50 cents to $1 a ar- rel; that on brick 50 cents to ?1 a thousand. Hardware Is reduced ?-S per cent. One of tbe main causes of mber cut Is the fit per Oat re duction in water freign trates. "I have found the consenius of opinion in the north to be that bot torn prices have been reached and that the next 60 days will fco a change. The pendulum canrot al ways swing one waj." WOODS ARK III ltNIN;. PORTLAND. July 2". Forest fires are raging at several points on tbe banks of the Willamette and Colnm Ma rivers between Portland and As toria. They have not seriously Inter fered with navigation as yet, but aev-e,-al days of warm weather, with northwesterly winds, will set a hea; mantle of smoke over the lower rive.-. A heavy fire Is raging back of Goblo and another of larger proportions Is destroying timber In the hills back of Rainier. On the south side of the Willamette, near the head of the W!! lamette slough, there is a fire which has been raging for the past four days. A large amuotn of timber I In dnnger. It extends np and down t ie river for a distance of about half a mile, and from a point a short dU U.nce above the St. Helens road back to the top of the hill. The timber Is nearly all green, and as a result tbe fire does not make great headway. A large amount ot smoke resui, htwever. Forest fires are coming earlier thin usual this year. It Is generally wll into August before there Is any ?moke to speak off. Since the big fire wh?h swept a large part of the timber lands of western Oregon and Washington In 1902 there bas been very lUt.t Apple-jtr5uble from ,orMt flre 1 - TBI MAIL FOR NBWt Correct Glasses Correctly Fitted Notice tbe difference in the way the rays of light pass through the OLD style leng and tbe new TOHIC glass. When looking through the TOHIC lens you get the name vision clear out to the edge of the glass, in all direcih us, that you do ONLY through the center of the old-style of leuse, thus giving you more freedom of vision without the strain upon the Kectus muscles, which constantly occurs when weaiing the old. style glasses. With the'' old-style before the eye you see like this. you do directly through the oen. er of the old style. Dr. Aoble makes a specialty of the above lenees; alno tits the I- SIGHT bi.focal, ground fro ONK piece of glass. Optical rlor in Perry's Warehouse, Seventh Street, Medford. OUR PURE DRUGS FOR RUBBER GOODS FOR CHOICEST (PERFUMES FOR TOILET ARTICLES GO TO THE Eagle Pharmacy Prescriptions Carefully Compounded EAGLE POINT LIVERY AND FEED STABLE AH rigs first class, Trices THOMAS & EAGLE POINT, Eden Valley IVursery NOT IN THE TRUST First Class, beme grown, whole-root tiees. Right prices and a iquare deal for everybody. What more do ynu want? Who pays the agent, you or the other fellow? I deal direct will) the planter. A nice stock of fruit trees and Tjkay vines for fall delivery. Tell me your tree troubles IN. S. 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