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MEOFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBERS. 1908.
NO. 41
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II
The District Fair Closed Sat
urday Night With
All Pleased
It would be a sate proposition (or
the Fair and the race management!
to make an otter to return the money
of any one who visited either, It they
claimed to be dissatisfied. For not
only did every one get their money's
worth, but they got It several times
over and then some.
In order, as it were, for the ele
ments to square themselves for the
somewhat poor weather of the two
previous days, Saturday was just
perfect, and from morning until
night the city waa crowded with the
Maltors and the citisens, as the Morn
ing Mail of yesterday predicted that
the people would do their duty In
turning out to the Fair. They cer
tainly did so, and the attendance was
more than on the two former days
combined.
It is doubtful If there Is a business
house in the city which has not done
a larger business during the past
week than baa been done any other
week. This fact demonstrates that
the fair Is a splendid Institution in
that way, to say nothing of the ad
vertising the city receives and the
enjoyment afforded to the people.
On account of the fact that the
Medford Commercial club undertook
to aee the fair through, Secretary A.
H. Miller of that organisation acted
aa secretary and clerk of the fair.
and great credit Is due him for the
hard and lafthful work he has per
formed. Not only that, but he haa
managed to please every one who has
bad dealings with him. The Morning
Mall is also under obligations for the
assistance be haa given In furnish
ing Information to the reporter.
Last night the grounds were
thrown open to the public without
any charge for admission, and
crowda flocked there and Indulged In
a regular carnival time. Taking It
all In all, the officials of the fair and
the managers of the races, as well
as the Commercial club, have reason
to feel proud of the result of their
efforts.
DESERTER IS CAPTURED.
Yesterday morning a man giving
his name as Fleming Hicks was ar
rested on a charge of vagrancy by
Special Police Officer R. Ellis.
Chief of Police Shearer ordered
Hicks to leave town but he failed to
do so and was later lodged in the
city Jail. Officer Ellis, who former
ly lived In . Vancouver, WaBh.,
thought he recognized in Hicks a
soldier stationed at that place and
accused him of being a deserter.
After close questioning by the offi
cers, Hicks finally admitted that he
had deserted from Company A,
Fourth Battery, U. S. Field Artillery,
stationed at Vancouver, Wash., and
said: "There is a reward of $50
offered by the government for my
capture and you boys had Just as
well have It as anyone."
Chief of Police Shearer as com
municated with the proper authori
ties at Vancouver and will hold
Hicks awaiting a reply.
The police authorities of this city
received word from Vancouver,
Wahs., yesterday that the man Flem
ing Hicks, who was arrested Monday
evening by Policeman Ellis as a de
serter from the United States army,
is tbe man wanted. He is being held
here pending negotiations for his be
ing sent toe the government station
at Vancoucer.
The reward tor the capture of a
deserter Is the sum of $50, and be
sides that the expenses are paid of
the officer returning him to the post.
The reward In this case will go to
Chief of Police Shearer.
PORTLAND FOR TAFT.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 5. If a
straw vote taken by the Oregonlan
at the various theaters, the Com
mercial Club during Saturday's lun
cheon, a brewery, a sawmill, a ship
building plant, a labor union and sev
eral other places. Is Indicative of the
way Multnomah County and Port
land especially, will vote at the Pre
sidential election on November 3,
Taft will, without question, have a
good majority. In some of the thea
ters the Tote collected was very light,
but this waa due to the fact that not
all of tbe men in the audiences had
pencil!, and because no announce
ments were made from the stage as
to what was to be done with the bal
lots. Longshoremen's Union No. 6,
went for Bryan practically unanim
ously. Out to 44 votes cast, 43 were
for Bryan, one for Taft and one for
Debs. As a contrast, and among the
laboring people also, waa the rote
taken at the Wtlliamette Iron Works
and at the Eastern ft Western Lum
ber Company. The Longshoremen's
Union belongs -to the American Fed
eration of Labor, while the men em
ployed at the Iron worka and the
lumber mill donot. Whether the
longshoremen's vote la Indicative of
the way the labor union vote will go
remains to be seen. At Welnbard's
Brewery, where only 14 men were
willing to express tbelr choice for
President, Taft was In front by three
votes.
REPORT OF CITV SCHOOLS.
To the Board of School Directors.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit to
you tbe following report of the
Medford city schools for the report
month ending October 2, 1908:
Boys. Girls. T'tl.
High school 67 76 133
West Elementary schools
Eighth grade
27
22
18
23
24
24
20
45
36
36
35
48
50
54
45
82
IS
40
38
41
31
47
42
54
827
Seventh grade
Sixth grade
Fifth grade . . .
Fourth grade . .
Third grade . .
Second grade . .
First grade . . .
14
17
25
28
30
25
37
North Elementary schools
Eighth grade .
Seventh grade
Sixth grade . .
Fifth grade . .
Fourth grade .
Third grade . .
Second grade .
First grade . .
10
21
22
23
14
20
18
26
5
19
16
18
17
27
23
28
Totals 395 432
Number of days taught In re
port month . : 20
Total number days attendances, 851
Total number days absence.. 458
Total cases ot tardiness 108
Average daily attendance.... 724.4
Total number of pupils neither
absent nor tardy 507
Per cent of attendance 96 Vi
Number of visits by parenta to
schools 20
In the high school there are ten
classes having from 25 to 36 pupils
each. The largeneas of those classes
hinders the achievement of satisfac
tory work because of (a) overcrowd
ing In the classrooms, (b) Insuffi
cient time per pupil in each recita
tion period. The former difficulty
will be overcome as soon as we can
occupy the new High School build
ing, but the latter cannot be over
come thus. The overcrowded classes
are In algebra, English, Latin and
history subjects which, in order to
accomplish satisfactory results, de
mand ample opportunity for Individ
ual recitation work, which we have
not.
A glance at the enrollment In the
several grades will reveal congested
conditions in certain grades. This
will be overcome. In a great meas
ure, as soon aa the desks which have
been ordered for some time, arrive
and are Installed In the available
room we have.
Perhaps the greatest need at pres
ent in our schools is a competent di
rector of music and drawing. We
have made plans for carrying on the
work in these subjects the best we
can, but satisfactory results cannot
be hotwd for without an eBDeclallv
),. aiI and AAmnatan. iHranln, Tka 1
educational value of music and draw
ing la such that any course ot public
school Instruction Is seriously detec
tive without them. We would re
spectfully recommend the employ
ment ot a director ot music and
drawing as soon as a person pos
sessing training and ability to direct
the teaching of those subjects can
be secured.
Monthly report cards will be given
out In the schools Monday. Parents
should examine the reports carefully
as they will reveal the attendance.
punctuality and progress the children
have made during the last month of
school.
Respectfully submitted,
U. O. Smith,
Superintendent of Schools.
Medford, Or., Oct. 2, 1908.
DR. RAY'S NEW HOUSE.
Dr. C. R. Ray has the framework
of his new residence up and the car
penters will soon have It Inclosed.
The dwelling will be 42x61 feet In
size and two stories high. There will
be ten rooms, not Including bath and
closets. There will be a double-decked
porch across the front and part
way on two sides. These porches will
each be 9x76 feet In size, and the
second story will be screened In and
used for summer sleeping apart
ments. There will also be a 12x20
foot screened-ln porch at the rear of
the house.
The Interior will be finished In
Oiegon fir and this stained. The In
te.lor will be very conveniently ar
ranged and the rooms will all be
large, with large, massive stairs lead
ing to the second story from both the
living and dining rooms. The cost
of the building will be about $4500
and the site chosen tor It la on what
Is known aa the Crowell tract, on
West Seventh street. C. D. Lyons Is
the architect.
MAIL WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
A
FOR PEARS
Rogue River Valley Pears
Bring Highest Price
In New York
The Rogue River valley has scored
another victory In the matter ot top
notch pear prices In New York City.
Last season it will be remembered
the famoua Cornice pears of this val
ley made a record never before
reached in the New York market.
This season the price did not go quite
so high, but It was a record price
for the aeason, being $2.73 tor half
boxes.
The fruit was shipped by J. N.
Perry, secretary of the Fruitgrowers'
union of this city, and the pears
which made the record were the Co
mice and were grown by A. Hopson
ft Son on the place which they now
own, but which previously belonged
to F. L. Touvelle.
The car in which this record
breaking fruit was shipped waa filled
with mixed varieties ot pears, and
the entire carload brought $2600.
II. W. HAZEL INJURED.
D. W. Haiel, a well-known Med
ford carpenter, had a narrow escape
from being killed by a Southern Paci
fic train near the depot about 7:30
o'clock yesterday morning. As It Is
he is suffering from a broken leg and
is thankful that his life has been
spared.
It appears that Mr. Hasel waa
waiting for the aouthbound train.
221, to pull out so he could cross
the track. The noise made by this
train drowned tbe noise of an evtra
in charge of Conductor Cameron, ar
riving from the south on the siding.
Mr. Hazel waa walking north across
the track when the locomotive ot
the extra struck him from behind.
He fell back on the pilot and waa
thrown to one side of the track.
As quickly as possible the train
was stopped and the Injured man was
taken to his home on South F street
In one of Hod son's automobiles. He
was attended by Dr. Seely, who on
making an examination found the
leg broken at the ankle. Besides
that he was badly bruised and It will
be some time before he will be able
to be around again.
AVISO SOON TO COMMENCE.
There are some pretty good In
dications now that Seventh street
will be paved this Fall. Manager
Chlpman has things moving his way
at this time, and, incidentally, tbe
material necessary In laying the
pavement Is moving Medford way.
Several carloads of bitulithic has
within the last couple of days been
unloaded here and hauled to the
rock bunkers In West Medford.
Saturday the rock crushers at the
quarry began turning wheels and
the carloads ot crushed rock will
commence coming In. The plant for
preparing the pavement la now be
ing loaded on cars at Vancouver,
Wash., for sh'nment to Medford and
ought to reach nere by Saturday.
It Is expected that some of tbe
rock will be delivered at once along
the street for ,use as a filler, and at
the same time rock will be left at
the bunkers for use in preparing top
dressing..
The excavations will be made on
one block at a time and the pave
ment on that particular block, or
section will be put in before and the
work then completed before work on
another block Is taken up.
The bltlllthlc Is put on hot and
Just as soon as It has cooled It Is
ready for use.
Mr. Chlpman states that after the
work proper has been commenced
not more than fifteen or twenty days
will be required to complete the en
tire contract.
IS ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
Yesterday a stranged entered the
saloon of Murphy ft Downing and af
ter satisfying his desire for a drink
presented In payment a Medford Na
tional bank check for $12, made
payable to bearer and signed H. C.
Clark. The check was accepted and
the stranger Indorsed on the back
thereof the name of 8am A. Hess, and
received the amount of change due
him.
With the money derived from
cashing the check Hess, aa he signed
himself, proceeded to Imbibe quite
freely and was soon pretty well In
toxicated. Later In the day the cheek was
taken to the bank by one of the
firm, where It waa soon learned that
Clark had no money on deposit at
that Institution.
Chief of Police Shearer was Imme
diately notified and he soon located
Hesa In one of the saloons, having a
good time. He waa placed under ar
rest and lodged in Jail to sober up,
when tbe matter will be. l-"gated.
At the police atatlon to of
$7.76 waa found on Her n.
Mr. Clark, whose nam , Igned
to the check, la a carper . , ul at
present ia working at Phoeo.. He
was In Medford yesterday and when
questioned about the matter most
emphatically denied eve- having la
sued or signing the check.
There Is a very noticeable simi
larity la the writing of the signature
of the check and the indorsement on
the back. The letter "H" in the In
itials of Mr. Clark and in the name
of Hess, the indorses, are almost
Identically the same. Then again, a
letter found on Hess, which he had
written but not mailed, the writing
was similar to that on the check
Clrcumstancei are certaln:y ity
much against Hess, and if he cannot
satisfactorily explain matters when
he becomes sober he stauds an excel
lent chance ot being a guest in the
penitentiary at Salem for a number
of years.
BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
Attorney W. M. Colvlg left last
night for Salem, where today he will
argue before the Supreme court the
appeal case which he took up from
Jackson county, wherein Court J.
Hall la plaintiff and respondent and
the Anti-Saloon league of this county
Is defendant and appellant. Thla ia
the case resulting from the vote on
the liquor question at the last June
election, by which the county went
"dry," but a provision In the Med
ford charter was in conflict with the
state anti-saloon law, and right here
hinged the subject matter upon which
Hall began proceedlnga to enjoin the
county Judge and county commis
sioners from Issuing a proclamation
declaring the county "dry."
Judge Hanna sustained the motion
to enjoin, whereupon the Anti-Saloon
league took an appeal to the Supreme
court and it ia this appeal which will
be argued today.
It will probably be several weeka
before a decision on the appeal will
be given.
JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE.
Arrangements are being made for
the holding of the Jackson and Jo
sephine county annual 'teachers' In
stitute In this city on October 28, 29
and 30. The day sessions will be
held In the parlors of the First Bap
tist church and in the evening at the
Medford high school.
Among those who will be present
and take part in the proceedings will
be Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher, pastor
of the White Temple, Portland; L. A.
Aldernack of the University of Or
egon; L. R. Traver, principal of the
Monmouth Model school; State 8u-
erlntendent J. R. Ackerman and Li
brary Commissioner Miss Cornelia
Marvin.
Most all the teachers in the two
counties will be in attendance at the
institute here for the three days, and
those who have the matter In charge
claim that the sessions will be by far
the most Important of any yet held
In this part of the state.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.
The most important business
transacted at the regular meeting of
the Commercial club last night was
the passing of the accounts in con
nection with the district fair. With
the exception ot a few 'these were
ordered paid.
A vote ot thanks was given to the
ladles of the Greater Medford club,
the newspapers, the Southern Pa
cific railway company, the Telephone
company and the citizens of Jackson
and Josephine counties, for services
given and assistance rendered In
connection with the fair.
It was decided at the meeting to
bave the secretary wire the Hon.
John Barrett at San Francisco, ask
ing him if he could stop over night
at Medford on his way to Portland
and give a talk to the citizens here
under the auspices of the club. Mr.
Barrett has a national reputation,
and If he does stop here the club will
bear all expenses and the admission
will be free.
A committee consisting ot Presi
dent William Colvlg, Secretary A. H.
Miller and E. A. Welsh was appoint
ed to confer with the commercial
bodies and the merchants In the
other towns In Jackson county with
a Tlew of getting out the next book
of Illustrations and descriptive mat
ter as a county proposition. That Is
taking In every place In the county
Instead of Medford alone.
An effort will be made by the club
to have one of the prominent men
who will be here to attend the teach
ers' Institute, October 28, 29 and SO,
to give a public speech under the
auspices of the club, and which will
be free to the citizens.
Iron cloth Is made from steel and
haa the appearance of horsehair
cloth. It la largely used by tailors
as a material for stiffening the
shoulders and collars of coats.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MAIL,
GOT A FINE
Senator Albert J. Beveridge
Spoke Here Wednes
day at 3:20
4
Aa the special train waa 4
pulling out for the south yea-
terday afternoon with Sen-
ator Albert J. Beveridge on
4 the rear platform, a man in
the crowd said:
"You are smarter than I
am." 4
"No, I am not," replied
4 tbe senator, "but I am better
4 Informed than you are." 4
4
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The above remarka were made
through Senator Beveridge asking If
there waa a Democratic fruitgrower
In the crowd. A man present said
that he waa, and then the senator
wanted to know from him how the
election of W. J. Bryan would help
the fruit Industry. The man replied
that the time waa too limited for
hlm to go into the matter, and then
Mr. Beveridge proceeded to show
how that aa well aa other Industries
could be injured by a tariff for rev
enue only.
The special train was exactly on
time and there was a crowd of about
2000 people there to meet it. After
a few momenta State Secretary Mc
Arthur appeared on the rear plat
form of the train and Introduced
Senator Beveridge, who aaid In part:
"Ladies and Gentlemen: I think
Oregon is beautiful, and If I ever
leave Indiana I assure you that I
will come out here and buy one of
your fruit ranches, daughter.) Yes,
I mean that.
"I am proud of Oregon, too, be
cause it Is part of this glorious coun
try of ours.
"We own the parties the parties
don't own us. The history this coun
try has made under the leadership of
President Roosevelt Is the greatest
In the world today.
"Tammany Is supporting Mr. Bry
an and your fruit country here re
minds me of what the Bible saya of
'By their fruits ye shall know them.'
"The tariff for revenue only would
not get you a single market, but
would give the othera the opportu
nity of flooding yours. The same
principal was advocated by Thomas
Jefferson, but he haa been dead for
100 yean.
"Free trade Is practiced by such
progressive countries as China and
Turkey. England la striving to
break away from It and all her col
onies have protection. Protection
has made Germany and the other
countries In the old world will have
to follow her lead."
On the train after it left Medford,
Senator Beveridge said that he was
very much pleased with the recep
tion he got here.
SUES FOR I.1I1KI..
CHICAGO, Oct. 3. Dr. Charles
McCormick, an Independent candi
date for congress In the first district
(Chicago) was Indicted yesterday for
criminal libel on complaint of Fred
A. Busse, mayor ot this city.
Dr. McCormick Is accused of hav
ing published a pamphlet attacking
the mayor. What is alleged to be an
excerpt from the pamphlet Is quoted
In the Indictment as follows:
"President Roosevelt should know
that Mayor Fred A. Busse, high priest
a.nd chief worker of the Republican
party, is a moral leper."
By this and other statements print
ed in the pamphlet It Is alleged In the
Indictment that Dr. McCormick
willingly and feloniously did Intend
to impeach the Integrity, honesty,
virtue and reputation" of Chicago's
chief executive.
CANDIDATES AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, III., Oct. 7. Bryan
and Taft, rival candidates for presi
dent of the United States, met to
night at the annual banquet of the
Chicago Association of Commerce.
Bryan, having been In Chicago all
day, was the first to arrive. Judge
Taft having delivered a speech at
the deep waterwaya convention,
went to Galesburg and delivered an
other address, returning to Chicago
tonight after the banquet was well
under way.
Taft said: "I have only begun for
the presidency and I am glad to be
gin when the political amenities of
the campaign are better understood.
I am exceedingly glad to meet my
distinguished opponent and fellow
guest and to forget the rivalries and
disputes of the campaign In this In
spiring hospitality.
"I reciprocate In every way and
feel his kindly and courteous words
of respect and good will. With him
I have recently been subjected to a
considerable atraln. But tbe experi
ences of today haa been almost more
than I could bear. One nonpartisan
speech la pretty much of a bore (Mr.
Bryan led In the merriment) when
you are In other kinds of practice,
and have to make three Inside of
nine hours, I submit to my distin
guished fellow-guest and opponent Is
a cruelty to any man." (Laughter.)
Mr. Taft's main address was de
voted to a discussion of tbe Inequal
ity in tbe administration of justice.
With the conclusion of Taft's
speech, the banquet ended. The can
didates shook handa cordially and
parted, although delayed from leav
ing the hail by the rush of guests
who wished to obtain their signatures.
HARRY TABOR FOUND GUILTY.
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 7. Sheriff
Harry Bown and District Attorney E.
R. Bryaon arrived home laat evening
from the scene ot the killing of
Harry Stuckey by Harry Tabor at
Dead wood. Or. The jury empaneled
by the Justice ot the peace there, act
ing in the capacity ot coroner, re
turned a verdict to the effect that
Stuckey met death from a gunshot
wound inflicted by Harry Tabor, but
did not fix the degree of murder.
Tabor was afterward arraigned be
fore the Justice of the peace and
waived examination. He was bound
over to the circuit court, with ball
fixed at $2000, which he furnished,
J -id he will be at liberty till the court
meets In November. Tabor had no
trouble In furnishing ball, as most of
the neighborhood seems to be In
sympathy with him.
Tabor's story Is that Stuckey and
his wife were coming through Ta
bor's field on their way to the post
office. At the same time Tabor was
In the field driving his cows home.
Tabor says Stuckey approached him
and drew a pistol, whereupon Stuck
ey approached him and drew a pistol,
whereupon he shot 8tuckey. Tbe
bullet entered tbe body on the left
side, and, striking the collar-bone,
ranged down and went through the
heart.
Mrs. Stuckey, who was the princi
pal witness at the coroner's Inquest,
told a different story. She said Ta
bor ordered them off his field, and
that they replied they would go,
They followed Tabor, she said, to
ward the gate, walking only a few
feet behind him. She says that Ta
bor, without a word of warning,
turned and fired at Stuckey, wbo
fell, whereupon, the woman said.
Tabor took Stuckey's pistol out of
his pocket and told her to go for a
doctor.
Two other witnesses testified that
Tabor came to them and told them
that he had shot Stuckey. He told
them Stuckey had tried to chase him
out of the field and drew a pistol on
him. He stated that he shot In self
defense and asked them to go with
him to the scene.
CHINAMAN WILL HANG.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 6. Lem
Woon, the Chinese highbinder, con
victed of shooting Lee Dal Doy, was
sentenced in the Circuit court here to
be executed November 20. Just be
fore pronouncing sentence, Judge
Bronough asked the prisoner If there
was any reason why sentence should
not be pronounced. Through an In
terpreter, Lem said no.
Judge Henry McGinn, I .em's coun
sel, then made a motion In arrest of
Judgment, which was promptly de
nied by the court, exceptions being
allowed.
Judge Bronaugh then said: "It Is
the sentence of this court that you
be confined In the Multnomah coun
ty Jail In the custody of the sheriff
for 40 days. At the end of that time
you shall be removed by the sheriff
to the state penitentiary at Salem
and confined In that Institution until
Friday, the 20th day of November,
1908. Upon that day you will be
removed by the proper official to an
Incloaure within the penitentiary and
then and there be hanged by your
neck until you are dead." -
Without further ceremony the
prisoner was taken In hand by a dep
uty sheriff and hustled off to jail.
Then the court's words were Inter
preted to him. Only a few Chinese
were In the courtroom.
Throughout the trial Lem bore up
with stoicism characteristic of his
race. There was no change yester
day. Before the time for pronounc
ing sentence, Judge McGinn took a
volume of the Oregon laws and ex
plained to the prisoner through an
interpreter the penalty for murder.
Fire at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7. A fire
in the bunkers of the Pacific Coaat
company at Beale and Bryant streets
on the water front threatened to de
stroy the wharves and many ware
houses. After a fight of five hours
the fire was confined to the coal
bunkers, where It will probably burn
for a week. The loss will amount
to about $100,000. All ships were
removed.
NEARMEDFORD
The Discovery Was Made
Friday On the C. H.
Pierce Tract
There was considerable excitement
around the streets and public placea
thla evening, when it became known
that oil had been struck two and one
half miles east ot Medford, and many
made haste to purchase property In
that district, but found that parties
on the inside had got options on and
bought up everything around there.
C. H. Pierce of the C. H. Pierce
ft Son real estate agency la tbe own
er ot the property where the discov
ery has been made. He has 300 acres
there, and about aix weeks ago start
ed to bore, for what he then stated
waa water, but which he now states
was in the hopes ot getting oil.
He secured the services ot H. A.
Trexel, an experienced driller, and
started to put down an eight-Inch
well. At about 50 feet at air aupply ot
water was struck, but as the contract
called for 600 feet, tbe drilling waa
continued. Last Friday night at a
depth of nearly 300 feet It waa no
ticed that there was oil on the drill
and the following night at a depth of
305 feet Mr. Pierce let down a can
attached to a wire and when he pull
ed It to the surface he found that he
had a can full of oil.
He repeated thla several times
since that and found the can full of
oil every time. The oil reaches to
within 53 feet ot the top of the well,
but It Is expected tbat when a great
er depth la reached In the boring
that it will come to the surface, and
with that idea In view the drilling
Is being continued.
As soon aa Mr. Pierce made certain
of hla find he very quietly got a few
parties to join with him and every
thing in that vicinity In the real es
tate line waa secured. When seen
this evening Mr. Pierce stated to the
reporter that there waa no particular
reason for keeping the secret any
longer and willingly gave all the par
ticulars and vouched for the correct
ness of all the statementa made.
Several experts have already made
an examination of the well and the
oil and all are of the opinion that the
well will turn out to be a regular
gusher. They laso pronounce the oil
to be of a very superior quality
much better than any they have seen
before.
For some time past It haa been
suspected that there was oil In this
vicinity. It could be seen coming
out of the ground In very small quan
tities at a spring north and east
of where this well Is located. Then,
about a year ago, G. Miller aunk a
well to a depth of 115 feet on the
east edge of the city, but could not
use the water on account ot the oily
taste.
It Is expected that there will soon
be quite a boom on In Medford and
vicinity and already real estate men
are figuring on what the advance In
values will be in the near future.
The announcement In The Morn
ing Mail of yesterday that oil had
been discovered on the C. II. Pierce
tract. Just east of this city, created
considerable excitement around
town and more or less Interest
throughout the country, as a dls
apatch was sent out by the United
Press. This made the news known
all over the United Stales.
Yesterday several telegrams were
received, so it Is reported, by certain
parties hero as to the correctness of
the report, and for certain reasons
answers were given to the effect that
there was nothing to It. It may
merely be a coincidence that the
same parties tried to make a deal
with Mr. Pierce before he was aware
that there was any oil on his prop
erty. At the same time It is claimed
that the drilling stopped and tho ex
cuse given was that the drill had got
stuck.
However, the fact remains thnt oil
has been discovered anil all the
statements made In regard to It have
been vouched for not only by Mr.
Pierce himself, but by other purtles.
For Instance, the following Is a
statement made by Couurllman F.B.
Merrick:
"I was there with Mr. Pierce when
oil was dipped up, and although I
do not claim to be an expert, I would
say that the oil was of a high grade.
The driller stated that before the
drill got stuck he noticed grease on
the tool. That was on Tuesday. I
see no reason to believe that any of
the statements made are Incorrect,
"I have been out there with Mr.
Pierce almost every day since oil waa
struck, and from what I saw and the
talks I had with the driller I see no
reason whatevor to discredit any of
the statements which have been made
regarding the discovery of oil on the
Plerco property."