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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1908)
OUR COUNTY i Correspondents KAUIM INH.VT EAGLK.s. Alfred Smith cjf Medford u bere Wednesday ca.vauslng. Joseph Miller of Trail was a caller at the Sunoyslde on Wednesday ol last week. Mrs. .Inseph Moorman started for Oslo on Thursday of m week to visit her relatival In her old borne. Mrs. Joseph Op pert of Big Butte called last Monday for lunch, on bar way to the valley for peaches and Bears. A. B. Hamlinoaa is stopping at the Sunnyside. getting things in readi ness to start t-he Peacbey wood saw. He went to Mr, Peachey's last Sat urday. Miss Florence Ditiworth arrived from the Dltzworth farm on Upper Rogue riven, with ber father, and took the P. - TS. train for Med ford Saturday morning. E. A. Hildruth of Ashland, who has been to Butte Falls visiting his parents, returned last Monday to the Sunnyside, where he reports every' thing lovely In Butte Falls. Ai P. Whitney, at present a resi dent of Medford, but recently from Illinois, was a caller last Friday. He was out .looking at some of the places with a view to locating among us. Air. and Mrs. S. S. McKercher, ac companied by a stranger who was saw down in a canyon five miles Lost "Prairie. Mr. Coleman reports from the summit of the hill, and the leaving had a fine time and a much mud that the. patients use Is dug out of a tunnol in the side of the moun tain, about 10 feet deep. But he speaks well for the place as a re sort. Huvlnlf Isell of Round 'lop was a teller last Wednesday, lie says that the Rogue River Lumber com pnny will not rebuild the Roundtop mill unless there Is some assurance that the P. E. railroad will be built so that they can have a better way to get out their lumber than hauling It on wagons. H. W, Harper of Los Angeles ar rived from Trail with the Eagle Point and Trail stage driver, H. Walking, and after taking dinner went via the P. A K. to Medford. He Is engaged in the business of buy ing and selling second-hand automo biles. He speaks sb though automo biles were as common there as wag ons are bere. Mrs. Cora Officer started for Portland Wednesday of last week to keep house for her sister, Mrs. Sarah Guarin, who was Joined by her father, Hon. George Brown, who left here the next day, where he will visit his daughter's family, and then he and Mrs. Guerln will proceed to Ill inois and Wisconsin to visit old-time friends and relatives. Miss Freda Hockenyos, who Is In the Oregon Journal contest for a scholarship in a Portland school, ar rived last Monday morning on the P. & E. train, called on us for din ner and reports that she is having good success In soliciting for the puper. She was accompanied by her sister. Miss Minnie, the latter belli; very reticent, stopped here for dm- J employed in teaching school In Los ser last Friday on their way to Salt reek to look at a farm In that sec tion. R. C. Spencer and B. G. Thares of the unsnrveyed and Rudolph Isell of Roundtop called on their way to the city of Medford. Mr. Isell is on his way to Portland, where he expects to go Into business. F. W. Fredner and wife came here last Friday and stopped over night with us, and Saturday morning took the P. & E. train tor Medford. They had been up on the unsurveyed coun try visiting Mrs. Gredner's brother, "Mr. Farrla. Attorney O. C. Biggs of Medford and W. W. Taylor were callers on Wednesday of last week. They pro cured a rig at the Sunnyside stable and proceeded on itheir way up the creek to look at a farm about two miles above here. Alfred Gordon stayeu over night here with his family last week, on their way to Mrs. Gordon's father, John Obenchaln, of Big Bntte. He returned, leaving bis family, last Saturday, on his way to Wyoming, where he thinks of locating. Mr. Austin, of the unsurveyed country spent the night bere on his way to Medford and to look for a horse that bad strayed away from him. He reports that the feed is drying up In his section of the coun try and that they are needing rain very much. Mrs. Dr. Holt went to Medford last Saturday night with the doc tor's brother's wife, be having pro ceded her several days to their horns in Portland. As announced in a former article, the doctor's brothr and family have been visiting him during his vacation. N. D. Pratt of Albany came in from Klamath county with Mr. Dltx worth, where be had been to see some of the wonders of Southern Or egon. He couldn't find language to express bis admiration of tbe sights along the route and of Crater lake and Its surroundings. Mr. Pratt Is a housefurnlsher In Albany and has been to Klamath Falls to visit his son, who is a Presbyterian min ister of that city. Mr. Perkins and one of his assist ants arrived last week and remained two nights at the Sunnyside. They have been trancing out the line around S. B. Holmes' land, as there was a difference of opinion with re- Angeles county, California. They are daughters of Mrs. Hockenyos of Medford, and have been raised In Jackson county. Miss Minnie thinks of going back to California to teach. TAB1E lUK'K ITEMS. needed rest, John Grophler of North Phoenix returned from a trip out Into the Klamaht country a few days ago. While out there Mr. Orephler had the misfortune to have one of his horses die. His brother-in-law hap pened to have an extra one, how ever, which be got. Last Sunday your correspondent cook a trip with buggy and horse out through the Eden valley district. On our return we called at the home of 0. A. Hoover. We found Mrs. Hoover, who has lately returned' from Portland, where she received mmllciil treatment, oulte well and Unloving a housefull of comuany. While there we bad the pleasure of being shown through the fine new residence Mr. Hoover has Just had built, and I must say his is one of the most beautifully situated and appointed residences In the Rogue River valley. Tbe dwelling and outbuildings were built at a cost of S00. It is of most modern plans, has every convenience of a modern home, ana from an upper veranaa on the north and east every point in the valley of any Interest at all comes Into full view. The bouse Is built upon a small hill. A well only 40 feet deep affords such an abundant supply of pure water, which Is cold and also soft, that Mr. Hoover expects to keep a large tank full all the time for household purposes and for wa tering the grounds. This Is filled by pumping with a gasoline engine, which he has established for the pur pose. Mr. Hoover also Intends to estab lish a dynamo of bis own. so that they may have all electric appli ances. These good people have worked and economized tor years, and they are now preparing to en- Joy the fruits of their labors with their family and the best Is none too good for them. fuse. I have done this because 1 did not dare to live. Still, I believe Christ died for the uttermost man." James Duane Phelps was born In Lewis county sixty years ago and was graduated from Syracuse uni versity In 1871. He was ordained to the ministry of the Methodist Epis copal church In 1879. For several years he was principal of Caxenova seminary and Genesee Wesleyan seminary at Lima. He became sub ject to fits of despondencey as a re sult of overwork and was at Middle town state hospital for nearly six years, being discharged as cured. He was elected treasurer of Syra cuse university In 1899. Granulated Sore Eyes Cured. "For twenty years I suffered from a bad ease of granulated sore eyes," says Martin Boyd of Henrietta, Ky. In February, 19u3, a gentleman asked me to try Chamberlain's Salve. bought one box and used about two-thirds of It, and my eyes have not given me any trouble since." This salve Is for sale by Charles Strong. By X. Y. Z. Mrs. E S. Httzler. was in Jackson ville last Tuesday. Charles Pankey Is making dally trips to Medford with hay. It is reported tha't a portion of the Galloway farm has been resold. Emmett Nealon has returned home from his work on the hay baler. Mrs. W. R. Byrum and daughters visited at the Watklns' home on he desert Thursday. Vera Pendleton, Glenn and Earl May have returned from a two weeks camp trear 'Prospect. Maxwell Mears and friend, Mr. McArthur, left Monday for a busi ness trip to Portland. The Adams children have keen suffering with malaria, but are im proved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bissell accom panied Mrs. Josephine Poe to her home In Medford Wednesday. Our school board has secured S. I. Watklns from Petoskey, Mich, as teacher for the coming school year. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Walker, Bom San Francisco, arrivtd at the Pen dleton home Sunday evening for a two weeks' vacation. J. V. Kinkead was in Medford on st ii rear listing his property witn real estate agents to sell. The nam lly wifb to return to Chicago. R. E. Smith and family of Gold Hill spent Sunday visiting Table Rock friends. He expects to move bis family to Eastern Ore'on soon. Miss Alice French of Ashland, our former teacher, and her brother, Fred, visited here over Sunday. Miss Alice expects to enter college at Mc Mlnnvllle, September 14. L. H. Storm gave an Interesting and Instructive lecture, illustrated with magic lantern views, Wednes day evening to a large audience. It dealt with the coal mines of Penn sylvania and Niagara Falls. Owing to the precaution of the LAND AT PHOENIX. Speaking of land In Eden precinct, about three years ago I rode out In the neighborhood of West Phoenix with a gentleman who was supposed to know all about land. Well, be said the land out there was too poor to raise a fuss on. "Well," I said "that would be poor land." A few days ago I went over the same road and what a change has taken place! New dwellings, wind mills, young orchards of peaches and pears, vineyards, strawberry patches, all looking as well as any to be found. Only a little work was necessary to transform that land from a patch of oak grubbs Into good orchards. CRAZED BY VSK OF TOBACCO. From the New York World. One large wad of chewing tobac co Inserted In the hollow of a tooth helped to send Mary Lewis to the psycopathlc ward of Bellevue last week and to bring ber before a city magistrate yesterday on the tech nical charge of Insanity. The case Is said to be without precedent. The patient, apparently 38 years old, never had been addicted to the use of tobacco until two weeks ago. when one of the teeth In her lower left Jaw began to ache and she was advised by an old man to buy a plug ogf tobacco, bite off a generous por tion and bold It In ber mouth. She did so, and within three days she had acquired the habit. The ache disappeared, but as It went away Mary heard strange voices. A graphophone with a stri dent voice called upon her to be good, and a troupe of children, all in white and numbering millions, sang songs and recited verses until she became unable to sleep. She kept on chewing the tobacco, and the mroe she chewed the louder be came the tones of the graphophone. Into sucb a condition did she drift that It was deemed advisable to have her undergo an examination in the physcbopatbtc ward of Belle vue, where her case waa diagnosed as one of acute mania, with the use of tobacco as the exciting and the principle contributing cause. OVER 33 PACE MILES FENCE Being shipped now direct to Medford for our FALL TRADE STOPS JAIL DELIVERY. Death of Master Jacobs. We are sorry to have to announce the death of the little son of Mr. and Mr. Arthur Jacobs, which occurred Wednesday afternoon at tbe sanitar ium at Ashland, where the little fel low had been taken for treatment. Inflammation of the bowels was the cause of death. He was In the third year of his age. Mrs. Jacobs was for merly Miss Myrtle Patterson. She has the sympathy of the entire community. Several of the town people left Thursday morning to Join friends who are camping out at Lost Prai rie, among them Andrew Hearn, a merchant here. F. IE. Furry came in Monday to .get ra new supply of provisions and took the boys back with him. Still the wave of improvement rolls on In this part of the valley. A. H. and C. E. Houston have taken the contract for the building of a neat cottage for Clinton Hartley on one of the small farm tracts pur chased from Ed Farlow about a year ago. O. M. C, AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 25. An in. effectual attempt was made today by 15 prisoners to break from tbe coon. ty Jail. All the men Implicated are held on penltentary offenses. The leaders of the attempt were Harry Oeiselwan and Harrison Harry, each charged with burglary. A saw mado from a putty knife waa used to saw the bars. Most of the prison era were f.rmed with knives. Whila the bars were being sawed the o.lsoners sang to drown the noise. Deputy Sheriff James Corry caught the ring leaders In the act and with drawn gun drove them In to a cell. contractor of the new schoolhouse gard to the line between Mr. Holicef'jat Agate against fire, the magic lan- place and Mr. RadclWs land. A. J. Daley and wife returned from the Cinnabar Springs last Sunday, where they had been for their health. Mr. Daley reports that Mrs. Warmsley, who Is in a very critical condition, was to have started from there last Saturday, but would be several days on the road, as she Is unable o travel far at a time. S. H. Harnish also returned from there last Friday night. He says that It s the most wonderful place be ever DIARRHOEA There Is no need of anyone sufer mg long with this disease, for to effect a quick cure it is only neces sary to take a few doses ol Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy In fact. In most cases one dose to sufficient. It never fails and can be relied upon in the most severe and dangerous cases. It Is equally val uable for children and is the means of saving the lives of many children each year. In the world's history no medicine has ever met with greater success. PRICE 25o. LARGE SIZE 50s. tern was not allowed to be used and many from there attended the lec ture here. Among those who at ture here, among whom were D. W. Beeb and family. Mrs. Watklns and dauhter Margery, and George and Ira Grigsbee and families. body until yesterday morning. Mr. A. Robinson of Erumquln, On- j n0 reason for the act is known, tario, has been trouoled for years aa Mr. Smith seemed cheerful and with Indigestion, and recommends ba(j work. The body was found on Cnamberlain's Stomach- and Liver jthe ground with the rifle between Tablets as "the best medicine I ever the, feet. The bullet wound In the used." It troubled with indigestion I bead was the same size as a rifle bail or constipation give them a trial, and there were slight powder bums They are easy to take and pleasant : around tbe wound. in effect. Price, 25 cents. Samples The dead man Is snrvled by hi free at Charles Strong's drug store. I mother, Mrs. Dora Stoneman, and itwo step-brothers and a step-sister. Sold by Chas. Strang. NOTES FROM PHOENIX. John Hllmle of Shtngtown was a Medford visitor Saturday. Last Saturday night what was termed a social dance was given in f noenix. Seeral of our townspeople were In attendance at the horse sale In Med ford last Saturday. James Allen of 81lngtown went down to the horse sale at Medford Saturday and purchased a fine young mare. Mr. Allen Is a great lover of good horses. We are sorry to announce that Miss Hazel Patterson Is quite 111, and It Is feared that typhoid fever is the malady. These people are having more than their share of trouble Just now. C. W. Potter and his wife and a brother-in-law and bis wife, the lat ter from near Portland, were up In thi nart of the valley a ago and were very pressed. County Clerk W. R. Coleman and his family passed through Phoenix "rititrday on their return ramping and hunting trip few days favorably lm- from out IS FOrND DEAD. What Is vest for Indigestion? THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 24. U has Just become known that WiUtein Smith, 22 years of age, apparent!? committed suicide some time Friday by shooting himself through the fore head with a 25-caliber rifle near the Catholic cemetery, one mile from town. The body was found early yester day morning. Mr. Smith started ont from borne about 9 o'clock Sunday morning, saying he was going bunt ing. When he did not return that afternoon his uncle started to bunt for blm, but did not discover the STYLES We have fences and Gates for every purpose. QUALITY The very best high carbon coiled spring steel wire. PRICE -The very lowest, quality considered. All we ask is a chance to figure with you. Remember that fencing is our business and that we can save you dollars in this line, and if we haven't what you want we can get it for you. We fur nish man and tools and assist in the erection of all Page Fence without extra cost. Posts of all kinds at reasonable prices always on hand. WRITE OR PHONE GADDIS & DIXON ," Tht Pattfc rsncs Man AGINTS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Matin Office). MEDFORD. OREGON. LEAVKS BRIDE FOR JEWELS. On a Southern Pacific passenger train climbing the Siskiyou moun tains Monday night returning from their honeymoon trip spent In the north was a Sacramento bridal couple, P. R. Culllot and wife, says the Ashland Tidings. Preparing to retire In their section In tbe Pullman, Mr. Ouillot sought to raise the car window to let In more air. Hla wife by his side waa dangling a bag about, containing a roll of greenbacks and Jewels of con siderable value, wben in some man- uer the bag waa tossed out the win dow and Its precious contents dropped beside tbe railroad track as he train moved on. It waa a heavy up-hill grade, how ever, and tbe cars moved slowly, so Mr. Gulllot, donning bis coat and shoes as quickly as possible and kiss ing his wife good-bye, also telling ber to stop at Dunsmulr and meet him. swung himself out of the car window, walked tack down the (rrade until he found the bag, caught tbe next train on and rejoined his wife, according to tbe arrangement. AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT FIRE. Charles Talent had quite a lively experience Friday evening. While driving his automobile on South Central avenue, on turning Into Eleventh street the engine choked and stopped and wben he got out and gave the crank a turn a-small explosion tooK place, and In an In stant a blaze of fire shot up from the burning gasoline in the carbo- rator to tbe height of several feet. He Immediately shut off the flow from the tank, which fortunately was in the back part of the machine. and then without asking permission to do so he rushed Into the kitchen of J. W. Cox' residence and secured basin of water which was bandy and soon bad the fire out not, how ever, until it bad scorched the ma chine to some extent. ' No serious damage was done and he ran the machine home. Evidently the car oorator overflowed and a spark from the battery In starting ignited it. MAIL CLERKS BEWARE. IMarrtiora isnii1 gave "My father has for years been mall ; troubled with diarrhoea, and tried Recently a court In Ohio damages against a railway clerk In the sura of $500 for an in- every means possible to effect a cure. Jury received by a man who was j without avail," writes John H. Zirkle struck by a mall sack thrown from a 0f Phlllppl, W. Va. "He raw Cham moving train. The postofflce de- j ler Iain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea partment at Washington thereupon remedy advertised In the Phlllppl Re has informed postal clerks that! publican and decided to try It. The hereafter every case wherein per- result is one bottle eured him and he sons are injured by mail bags i has not suffered with the disease for thrown from the trains will be rl- j eighteen months. Before taking this gldly investigated and the clerks : remedy he was a constant sufferer. rho deliver the pouch hold strictly i He Is now sound and well, and al--esponslble. ' j though sixty years old, can do ct Not only this, but the department I much work as a young man." Sold declares that It will in addition as sess a fine against the offending clerk for violation of the rules for handling pouches when so thrown from moving trains. ' v Charles Strong. MORE EARTH SHOCKS. HE DIDN'T DARE. I; WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 25. I Two earthquakes were recorded al the Government Observatory a' Cheltenham, Md.. within thn past 24 t'TICA, N. Y. August 25. Rev. hours. The first was a slight shock James Duane Phelps, treasurer of (that occurred yesterday evening at Syracuse university, shot and killed U:49:48 and lasted for nine minutes. himself some time during the night. The origin of this shock He left a note saying he did not wish was within two hundred to live any longer. It Is understood ; Cheltenham that he has been 111. The note left by Mr. Phelps waa written In a firm hand and was as follows: "My nai J n. Phs;js, of "yrs- probahly mile of The second earthquake occurred in the morning, beginning at 5:49 o'clock and lasting till .15. The record Indicates that this earth make was of very distant origin. STOCK-BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. The members of the Rogue River Stock-Breeders' association met In Medford yesterday afternoon for the discussion of various matters apper taining to the association. This organization was effected three years ago last spring for the purpose of purchasing and handling the Percheron stallion Farcure. and for which they paid several thous and dollars. The horse Is a splendid nnlmal. but the association has now decided to dispose of him and dis solve the organization, and this tvi;s the purpose of tbe meeting yester day. There were 23 shares- of the as sociation stock represented at the meeting yesterday, only two sharei being absent, and It was a major Its' vote which decided to sell the horse and right here The Morning Mali la going to say that when this horse Is sold someone will get a cracking good animal and at a reasonable price. D. T. Lawton General dealer in vehicles, harness, implements and machines. In addition to our general line we are agents for the Mitchell and Tourist auto mobiles. As good as any manufactured. The celebrated White Sewing Machine of which wehava alarge supply on hand Call and See Us D. T. LAWTON Medford Oregon Ashland Commercial College Ashldnd, Oregon Business and Short band training tnorough and prac tioa.. 6 months scholarship, $45. 0 months scholarship, f (UK Something Special All fltnedents who seruro a nine months scholarship and enter September 7, srill be en tit' ed to combined course to July I. 1101 .S':)aO books and stationery, f) .'xl. Investigate snd come. Addrcrs P. Ritner, President. Bridge Washed Away. CHARLESTON. S. C, Aug. 26. A special from Camden tonight tells nf the washing away of the Watoraee bridge at that place and a probable loss of two llvei tonight. IRRIGATED Best irrigated small farm in Jackson County for $2,500; 40 acres in tract; SI acres under ditch: 20 acres under cultivation ; conic and see for yourself Ben A. Lowell, - Woodvitle, Oregon