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MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1908,
NO. 47
ONE OF BIGGEST
ORCHARD DEALS
Fruit Farm Changes Hands
at Price of More Than
$100,000.00.
Well, hers I another fairly .loca
lized real estate tale. There have
been a number of good-sited onej
recorded during the past 12 months,
and while those parties disposing of
their possessions have made a tood
lump of money. It can be warrantably
predicted that the purchasing par
ties will make even more money.
Yesterday Dr. B. B. Picket sold his
"401" orchard to C. W. Perkins. B.
GUlman and J. S. Cannon of San
Francisco, and T. M. Roesler of
Fresno. The exact purchase price Is
not given out, but It was consider
ably more than $100,000. There are
561 acres In the ranch and of this
235 acres are now set to commercial
varieties of fruit, ranging In age
from one to four years. Another
100 acres of the land has been pre
pared for planting and will be set to
fruit this winter. Every foot of the
land which Is not now set to fruit Is
said to be equally as good as that
now growing trees. Seventy-five
acres of the land is covered by a per
petual water right and practical!? ail
cf it can be covered with water from
the Fish Lake Water company s
diicb.
Tbli land Is situated six ir.l'.ei,
no'th and east of Medford anl flvt
or six years ago this same land was
growing wheat and not much of
that.
There Is a little story In connec
tion with Dr. Picket's purchase of the
tract which is Interesting. The doc
tor had about perfected all arrange
ments to take a post-graduate course
in surgery In a foreign city and the
thought of purchasing fruit land was
quite as foreign to him as were the
ports at which he expected to take
his post-graduate course, but about
this time, while making a profession
al call In the vicinity of the land his
driver remarked to him that there
(pointing to this tract) was a piece
of land which was for sale and could
be bought cheap and that it was a
good buy. The doctor paid little at
tention to it at the time, but later
became Interested and bought the
land and gave up his post-graduate
course. He at once commenced im
proving the property and has since
that time given It close attention and
has kept It in the very best possible
state of cultivation, and as a result
the orchard Is today one of the very
best In the valley. The - doctor's
friends often refer to It as his post
graduate orchard. However, should
he now decide to take the post-graduate
course, or a dosen of them, he
can well afford to do so and have
a little spending money left.
The price paid for the land by the'
doctor Is not given, and the writer
does not remember that he ever heard
the doctor mention the price, but
from $30 to $50 an acre was consid
ered a reasonably good price tor
wheat land in those days.
The gentlemen who have purchased
the orchard are all heavyweight cap
italists and the price paid for the
land did not stagger them a little bit
The property Is well worth the price
paid. They are to have possession
on the 15tb of this month. These
gentlemen are friends of Bert Ander
son of Medford, and the deal was
made by W. C. Oreen, also of this
city.
GOODS ROADS MEETING.
Will Be Held at Ashland Next Tnes
day Afternoon.
Great preparations are being made
in Ashland for the good roads con
vention which Is to meet In that city
Tuesday afternoon, November 24.
Those who have the arrangements In
charge wish it to be distinctly under
stood that every one who can possibly
do so are Invited to be present. So
far no concerted action has been tak
en here In the way of getting to
gether a crowd, but that some such
action will be taken soon goes with
out saying, as Medford cannot afford
to let such an opportunity go by to
help boost for good roads.
Perhaps the reason why the Med
ford good roads boosters have not
taken action on this Important mat
ter before this Is that few of them
knew that such a meeting had been
arranged for. Now, however, that
It Is made known, no time should be
lost In getting together as large a
crowd as can possibly be secured
and show the people In the neighbor
ing city that Medford citizens are
with them In the movement, both
heart and soul.
In compliance with the following
request the Medford Mall Is only too
glad to give the matter of the meet
ing all the publicity possible:
Uedford Mail Medford, Or.
"Medford Mall, Medford Oregon. .
"Gentlemen: The publicity , com
mittee for the coming goods roads
convention to be held at Ashland,
Tuesday, November 24, would be glad
to have you call attention to the con
vention in any way you may see fit.
I Inclose you a clipping which will
give the tacts about the meeting.
"Very truly, J. D. WAGNERS
"The executive committee appoint
ed to make arrangements for the
good roads convention to be held' at
Ashland on Tuesday afternoon, No
vember 24, met at the Commercial
club rooms, Saturday morning, and
discussed matters In connection with
the affair.
"The convention will be held at the
opera house beginning at 2 p. m. and
the principal address will be made by
Judge John H. Scott, president of
the State Good Roads organization,
with short addresses and discussions
by local speakers.
"It Is hoped to have a large attend
ance from town and country both
and to that end all Interested In the
good roads movement are urged not
only to come themselves but to ex
tend personal Invitations to their
friends and neighbors to attend and
help arouse enthusiasm and secure
action which will result in placing
Oregon In line with other progressive
states in this line of public Improve
ment. KKHKKAHS ENTERTAIN. I
Provide Delightful Function for
Members and Friends.
Last night there was another of
those social events with the members
of Olive Rebekah lodge and a num
ber of Invited friends. There were
about 65 persons In attendance and
all seemingly enjoyed themselves.
The assembly room was filled just
comfortably and when the banquet
room was in use It too was comfort
ably filled and about 'steen to start
another filling with.
Miss Hazel Cox entertained with a
recitation, as did also Miss Flora
Gray and Miss Ivy Boeck with a piano
duet. After this printed slips were
passed around opon which was a list
of names and phrases "Searching
among the Ayes". It was called, and
Mrs. Wilier searched "longest and
best" and won the honors a china
cup and saucer.
Partners for refreshments were se
cured by matching newspaper clip
pings which had been cut In all
manner of Irregular and awkward
shapes.
Refreshments of sandwiches, cof
fee, pickets, cake and sherbet were
served. ' '
The entertaining committee were:
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gaddls, Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Bllton, Mrs. J. B. Woods,
Mrs. H. H. Harvey, Miss Josle Greg
ory, Miss Helen Tockey and Volney
Dixon
TKAM KINS A WAV.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howling Have
Narrow Escape.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bowling had a
runaway experience yesterday, and
although the consequences were se
rious enough, they consider them
selves lucky to have escaped with
their lives'.
As Mr. and Mrs. Bowling were
driving down Eighth street yesterday
morning, near the corner of F and
Eighth one of the horses, a young
and fractious animal, became fright
ened and kicked over the tongue. The
team got beyond Mr. Bowling's con
trol and ran away.
Opposite Mordoff & Woolf's sec
ond-hand store they met a team of
mules belonging to Mr. Mlnear of
Griffin creek, and in endeavoring to
pass them the hub of Mr. Bowling's
wagon struck an electric light pole
and swung the team around until
they collided with one of the awn-
ng supports of the store. The ve
hicle was demolished and the team
broke loose, but were caught In a
short distance.
The mule team, frightened by the
disturbance, turned short around,
snapped oft the tongue of the wagon
tore the front wheels from under the
bed and ran down the Jacksonville
railroad track until they collided
with a hand car, when they were cap
tured.
When the smashup occurred Mr.
and Mrs. Bowling were both thrown
on Mr. Bowling escaped Injury,
but Mrs. Bowling struck on her face
nn the walk and was rendered un
conscious, remaining so for some
time. She was carried Into Mordoff
& Woolf's store, where she remained
until sufficiently revived to be taken
to her home In West Medford. The
most serious of her Injuries was In
her back, although she sustained
some otier severe bruises.
TITLE AND A SON.
That Is What ShontV Daughter Gets
On Account of Marriage.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. A cable
gram from Theodore Shonts from
Paris received today announces that
a son was born to his daughter, the
Duchess de Chaulney. Duke de
Chaulney died In Paris last Spring.
THREATENED
Great Unrest in China Over
Death of Emperor and
Dowager.
PEKIN, Nov. 17. China Is begin
ning to realize that the emperor and
the dowager empress are dead. Prince
Chun, regent of the empire, In fear of
Increasing excitement and revolution
ary movements, has taken a firm grip
on affairs and has adopted stringent
measures that will result in the main
tenance of peace for a time at least.
Guards Placed In Streets.
At noon 3000 gendarmes guarded
the streets, and other military forces
were held In readiness for any event
uality. Every precaution was taken
to prevent recurrence of the revolu
tionary tactics of last April and May,
which were marked by widespread In
cendiarism. The foreign legations are
under guard, special detachments of
Chinese troops keeping watch of the
approaches. The statement was
made at the legations that there was
no fear that the Chinese government
would be unable to afford ample
protection, but those within the le
gations were more alert than usual
and seemingly anxious to hare set at
rest the doubts arising from the swift
movement of events In the last few
days.
There were many occurrences to
day to add to the sinister aspect of
affairs. Rumors were current for
a time that the new dowager, Yehon
ala and Yuan Shi Kal, the grand
councilor, and one of the most pow
erful men In the empire, had com
mitted suicide. Though there was
no truth In these reports, they went
far toward disturbing the Chinese
and foreigners alike.
Fourteen Ranks Close.
Serious runs on banks occubher
yesterday and today, and 14 native
banks closed. The crowds were wild
with evcltement, and toward the close
of the day the police Intervened and
drove them back. One rorelgn con
cern, the Yokohama Specie Bank,
suffered a big run on its Tientsin
notesfl but the British, Russian and
German institutions were not affect
ed. It Is probable that a number
of native banks will be closed tomor
row, and It Is believed that the gov
ernment will step In and endeavor to
stop the financial panic among the
poorer classes.
As yet the cause of the death of
the emperor and dowager emphess
have not been made public. There
Is no reasonable evidence to show
that death In either case fas the re
sult of anything order than rolu
suit of anything other than natural
causes.
The emperor had been ailing for a
long time and had been In feeble
health during the latter half of his
life. The dowager empress had car
ried burdens of state for so many
years, and In the last few months had
shown signs of declining health. At
the celebration of her birthday, No
vembers, she took a prominent part
against the wishes of her advisers,
with the result that she was attacked
with congestion of the lungs, accom
panied by a high rever.
In Fear of Reformers.
Physicians who had previously at
tended the emperor and empress are
of the opinion that their yhpslcal con
dition was such that they were cer
tain victims of the first extremes of
weather, although in their opinion al
so modern medicine and treatment
would have been efficacious.
The government entertains fears
of the Keh Ning-Tlng reformers, who
are reported to be assembling with a
view to taking advantage of the
present disturbed condition of the
country. While matters have an ap
pearonce of tranquility, there are re
ports of disaffection among the ad
herents of half a dozen rival candi
dates for the throne, and to the
minds of the flrelgners In tre gov
ernment itself Is disaffected.
An Imperial order was Issued today
In the name of Dowager Empress Ye
honala, expelling all palace visitors,
which means the clearing away of the
masses who assembled during the pe
riod when their majesties were be
lieved to be dying and have rameaned
within and near the precincts ever
since.
ICE PLANTS IMPROVEMENTS.
Several Changes Being Made by Local
Company.
The Medford Ice ft Storage Co. Is
making a number of Improvements
and enlargements In their plant with
a view to taking care of the Increased
volume of business which Is coming
their way.
The changes consist of the addi
tion of another Ice room, with a
capacity of 400 tons, which will just
about double the present capacity.
Then three and possibly four addl-
tlonal storage rooms will be added.
These additions make this one of the
largest and most complete Ice and
storage plants In the state and will
enable the company to handle a very
large business.
All this necessitates the overhaul
ing and changing about of some of
the machinery, but as the machinery
was originally put In with a view to
enlarging of the plant, there will be
no necessity of additions to this por
tion of the plant.
A change has also taken place In
the personel of the company, the
plant having been sold recently by
the original owners, F. M. and F. H.
Carter and Jesse Houck, to the Ash
land Ice ft Storage Co. Mr. Houck
having retired from the company.
The Medford plant, however, will
continue to be conducted as an In
dependent concern, as heretofore,
under the management of the Carter
brothers.
ASHLAND SHRINERS.
Temple Is Instituted With Due
Ceremony.
ASHLAND, Or., Nov. 16. The
Mystic Shriners all but took posses
sion of Ashland Saturday on the oc
casion of the celebratl and cere
monial session In connection with the
institution of Hlllah Temp'- which
gave to Ashland the dlstlm Ion of
being the smallest city In the world
to hold an organization of the an
cient Arabic order, dispensation for
which was granted at the last meeting
of the Imperial council at St. Paul.
The Institution was In charge of Illus
trious Potentate J. O. Mack, of Port
land, who acted as deputy Imperial
potentate, assisted by a large delega
tion of the members of Al Kader, in
cluding the celebrated Arab patrol
of 20 members.
The train carrying the Al Kader
nobles from Portland arrived at 4
o'clock and was met at the depot by
a long procession of Shriners of the
new temple and visiting Shriners,
headed by a brass band. The streets
were decorated with the colors and
well-known emblems of the order.
The weather was bright and clear and
Ideal for the occasion.
After the parade and exhibition
drill by the Arab Patrol, both of
which were witnessed by throngs of
people, the formal institution cere
monies were held In the opera house.
Following these. Imperial Orator W.
C. Bristol on behalf of the Al Kader
Temple extended best wishes and
called the blessings of Allah upon
the new temple, which was responded
to by High Priest E. D. Brlggs of the
baby temple, the following officers of
which were then Installed:
Eugene A. Sherwln, Illustrious po
tentate; Ernest V. Carter, Illustrious
chief rabban; Dillon B. Grant, illus
trious assistant rabban; Edward D.
Brlggs, Illustrious high priest and
propnet; George W. Dunn, llluatrlous
Oriental guide: Chanes H. Vaupii
lllustrloiis treasurer; Edward T Sta
ples, Illustrious recorder; Alex. Liv
ingston, illustrious first ceremonial
master; Edwin B. Shaw, Illustrious
second ceremonial master; George
S. Calhoun, Illustrious director;
James A. Bothwellf Illustrious mar
shal; Paul W. Paulson, Illustrious
captain of the guard; Heaton Fox, Il
lustrious outer guard; William A.
Pearson, chief electrician; Joseph
Hammersley, captain Arab patrol;
Benton Bowers, chief tri-alchemist;
Rue L. Burdlc, assistant alchemist;
Evan E. Reames, inquisitor; Francis
G. Swedenburg, medical director;
Charles F. Shepperd, musical direc
tor; Fred D. Wagner, official histo
rian. The first ceremonial session of the
new temple followed In the evening,
at which a class of nearly 60 candi
dates were led across the burning
sands to Mecca and hailed as nobles
of the Mystic Shrine.
The candidates were: T. K. Bol
ton, W. C. Leever, I. C. Robntt, C.
L. Reames, R. P. Nell, C. W. Ntms
J. E. Young, George F. Wilson, J. R.
Wick, H. C. Sparr, O. J. Walton.
Frank M. Ashburn, H. C. Kinney
John Butterworth, William E. Frazer
Charles W. Root, A. C. Hough, John
R. Casey, W. C. Sanderson, L. E.
England, Walter Everton, J. Syd
McNair, F. H. Carter, T. H. Simpson,
C. L. Hatfield, John S. Slbsby, Alex
McLeod, W. F. Loomls, M. F. Gllles-
py James I. Jones, R. T. Burnett, J.
S. Wyant, William Warner, W. M.
Holmes, D. T. Lawton, W. F. Shields,
A. E. Kinney, A. R. Bomar, R. L. Coe,
J. V. Miller, J. Nelson, A. S. Rosen-
baum
The banquet was served In the
opera house and was served in the
official language of the program, in
"catch-as-catch-can style."
DENIED THE MOTION.
Rnef Will Get No Change of Venue,
Says Judge Lawlcr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.
Judge Lawler this afternoon dented
Ruef's motion for a change of
venue. Ruef's chief counsel, Henry
Ach, made the motion for a continu
ance of 20 days and another motion
for the dismissal of the Jury, each of
which was dismissed.
FRANCIS HENEY
The Bullet Extracted.Patient
Rallies and Rapidly
Recovering.
BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. As
sistant District Attorney Francis J.
Heney, who was shot down in Judge
Lawlor's court room Friday after
noon during a brief recess In the trial
of Abraham Ruef, was successfully
operated upon this morning, and his
condition is regarded as being most
favorable for his recovery. The bul
let tired by Morris Haas, the ex-con
vict, and a rejected Juror in Ruef's
previous trial, was removed at 10:20
this morning from the muscles of the
lower left maxillary. The bullet bad
entered the right side of Mr. Heney's
face Just forward from the ear,
ranged downward across the palate
and was located In the lower jaw by
means of an X-ray.
Jawbone Not Broken.
The operation was performed by
Dr. Wallace I. Terrey, chief surgeon
of the Central Emergency hospital,
assisted by Drs. Stlllman, Hunting
ton, Moffatt and several other prom
inent surgeons. Mr. Heney was eth
erized and was under the anaesthetic
for one hour. The bullet was found
Imbedded In the muscular part of the
Jaw near important blood vessels,
which required great care and deli
cacy in operating and was respon
sible for consuming so much time In
the operation. The actual work of
removing the piece of lead, when the
surgeons finally reached It, took but
20 minutes.
The left Jawbone had not been bro
ken, though it may have been slight
ly splintered. The bullet was a little
flattened at the side and broken at
the point There Is still danger of
Infection from the metal, but no In
dications of this were found and none
to expected to develop.
Heney Rallies Rapidly.
The wounded man Is reported to
have stood the ordeal remarkably
well and rallied rapidly after coming
out from under the Influence of the
ether. At 1 o'clock this afternoon his
pulBe and respiration were normal,
but his temperature was a little high.
Mrs. Heney, who has been in con-
stant attendance upon her husband
since the day of the shooting, was at
the hospital with several friends and
relatives awaiting the result of the
operation. She bore herself bravely
during the suspense, but was greatly
relieved by the optimistic reports
made by the surgeons. No unfore
seen complications arising, the oper
ating surgeons predict that Mr. He
ney's recovery will be quite rapid.
In dozens of churches In this city
and elsewhere throughout the state
preachers made reference yesterday
to the attempt upon Mr. Heney's lite
and affirmed need of a municipal
cleansing in San Francisco. At vari
ous places In the state mass meetings
were held where the sympathy of the
people In attendance was extended to
the wounded prosecutor and his work
Indorsed. At the hospital where he
Is confined there has been read an
ever-increasing stream of telegrams
from all parts of the world asking
for news of his progress and express
ing regret for the act that so nearly
cost him his life.
Mystery of Haas Pistol.
No date has yet been set for the
inquest over the remains of Morris
Haas, nor has any new light been
thrown on the mystery surrounding
the manner In which he obtained the
pistol with which he ended his lite.
The police continue to assert that
it was concealed in his shoe, while
Detective Burns and District Attor
ney Langdon are equally positive
that It was given to him at the jail.
SWORE HK'DSLAY HENEY.
Haas Repeated Threats Against the
Prosecutor to Woman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. The
object this morning of police investi
gation Into the attempted assassina
tion of Francis J. Heney and the su
icide of his assailant, Morris Hass,
Is Mrs. Max Cohen, of 2706 Buab
street. It was she who housed the
Haas family on the night of the pris
oner's self-destruction after his wife,
according to Detective Burns, had
managed to smuggle a derringerlnto
his cell, and the Investigators believe
It was she who sent the not to Heney
warning him to be on his guard,
which, unfortunately, was not op
ened until after he bad been shot.
When Interviewed, Mr. Cohen said:
"It Is true that Morris Haaa told
me he would seek the life ofney. He
told me Immediately after Heney had
exposed his criminal record In open
court, declaring that his lire was
ruined and that he bad no further
desire to live. The confidence fright
ened me. At first I made up my
mind to tell my husband what Haas
had told me, but I could not summon
courage to do so. I thought It might
Involve either myself or my husband
In some disgrace, and I tried to tell
myself Haas did not mean what he
said.
"While I hovered In Indecision
Haas repeated his threat to me. He
said he had taken an oath to slay
Heney and be even went so far as to
show me weapons he was carrying.
"One of these was a very large re
volver; the other was a small derrin
ger, and the third was a weapon of
very odd-fashioned appearance.
It Is thought that Mrs. Cohen and
Mrs. Haas, the widow, both know a
great deal more than they have told.
They are reticent, and answer ques
tions only after the untmost persuas
ion. Detective Burns will main ,.:;
Ion. Detective Burns still maintains
the dead assassin was the tool of a
conspiracy, and declares the admis
sions that he made the day of his
suicide absolutely assure this fact.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. With
Judge Lawlor's courtroom thronged
with policemen, special detectives,
deputy sheriffs, and other peace of
ficers, while the streets were guarded
with mounted police and many patrol
men, the trial of Abe Ruef was re
sumed today. As was expected the
defense asked the court Immediate
ly for a change of venue, declaring
Ruef could not obtain a fair and Im
partial trial in this city, which is his
right by law, and supporting the de
claration with affidavits, signed by
Ruef and his attorneya to which was
attached clippings from newspapers,
describing mass meetings and other
gatherings and utterances that fol
lowed the attack upon Heney.
These the defense alleges are suf
ficient evidence of public feeling
that prevent the Impartial trial of the
defendant. When the defense com
pleted Its statement, the prosecution
asked for a continuance In order that
It might have time to prepare counter
affidavits. This Judge Lawlor grant
ed, ordering the case adjourned until
tomorrow morning. At tonight's con
ference of the attorneys tor the
prosecution held at which affidavits
supporting the contention of the
prosecution that a fair and Impartial
trial can be had In this city were
prepared.
Two Theories of Haas' Weapon.
The suicide of Morris Haas, who
tried to asslnate the noted prose
cutor, was the subject of much dis
cussion today and the police author!
ties were Investigating bow Haas was
able to conceal the weapon with
which be took his. life, after being
thoroughly searched two or three
times.
two theories were advanced, one
was that he had the pistol hidden In
his shoe from the time he attempted
to kill Mr. Heney, and It waa over
looked by the police: the other
theory, the one that the District At
torney's office holds, Is that the pis
tol was passed to Haas by some In
terested person while he was In cus
tody. Haas In Charge of Police.
It la pointed out that the size of
the weapon, an old-fashioned Derrin
ger of 41-callber, precluded Its con
cealment in bis shoe. The only per
sons who were allowed to approach
Haas while he was confined were bis
wife and the police guard. Although
Haas was In the County Jail, he was
In charge of the police department.
The clergy branch of the League
of Justice held two mass meetings
today, one at Calvary Presbyterian
Churcb, the other at Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church. The Incidents of
the past two days and the course of
the graft prosecution were discussed
by a number of the speakers, clerical
and lay.
Civic Pride Rekindled.
At the evening services of the
churches In the city, references to the
tragic events of the weok and their
lessons were made In the sermons.
The attempt to kill Mr. Heney has
had the effect of rekindling civic
pride and overcoming the indiffer
ence and criticism of the prosecution
of the bribery graft cases and has
evoked a determination to support
the District Attorney In the prose
cution of all charged with debauch
ing the public service to a conclusion.
It is the lntontlon to proceed to
morrow with the interrupted trial of
Abraham Ruef, extra precautions
having been taken to prevent a re
currence of violence or disorder.
Mr. Heney place will be taken by
Attorney Matt I. Sullivan and Hiram
W. Johnson.
QUICK WORK BY FIREMEN.
Only a Chimney, ilut the Department
Was There In Two Minutes.
The burning out of a chimney In
the old Vawter residence, corner of
Central avenue and Sixth, now occu
pied by J. D. Fay and family, last
evening vnve the fire boys an op
portunity to show how quickly they
could move. In less than two min
utes after the alarm was sounded the
engine was at the scene, hose laid
and everything In readiness for fire
fire fighting.
No damage resulted, as the fire,
as such blazes have a habit of doing,
burned Itself out In a fow minutes.
Howeror, the boys are to be congrat
ulated on their quick work.
BIG MONEY IN
FRUIT LANDS
Sale of Orchard Tracts Since
January 1 More Than
$1,500,000
Since the first of January the sales
of orchard lands and farm property
made through the agency of Medford
people has reached tbe tidy sum of
$1,500,000. This does not Include
sales of city property, which would
Increase the aggregate sum between
$100,000 and $200,000.
In tbls estimate, which was made
yesterday by a uumber of prominent
real estate men, who had met casu
ally and naturally got to "talking
shop," and Includes only property In
a radiua of twelve miles of this city.
It does not Include sales by other
than parties living in Medford. There
have been sales, of course, made by
real estate men In other towns, but
these are not Included.
During the year 1908, up to the
present writing nearly every large
orchard in tbls radius has changed
hands, the two exceptlona being the
Burrell and the Hopkins orchards.
In every case the price has been a
substantial advance over that origin
ally paid. One case of bow values In
crease Is shown In the sales of the
Glasgow ft English orchard near Cen
tral Point. H. C. Garnett and W. M.
Holmea purchased It the first of the
year for $10,000, they sold It In a
short time to Glasgow ft English for
$15,000, and recently It has been
sold again for $20,000. An Increase
in value of 100 per cent In less than
a year.
This Is not the only Instance of
greatly Increased values In orchard
lands. There are lots more of them.
One place near Talent the Brock
man place was sold originally for
$4500, resold for $7600, and the pre
sent owner has been ottered $8000
but refused to sell.
In 1907 tbe aggregate sales were a
little over $500,000, Just about one
third what they have been to date
this year. How Is that for growth In
volume of business? It all of us
could Increase our business returns
300 per cent In a year, we would be
doing pretty well, thank you.
The banner sale for bearing
orchards was that of the ' Lewis,
which brought $160,000. Dr. Pic
kers 401 orchard, not yet In bearing,
comes next at $110,000. The fam
ous Hillcrest, Perkins orchard, sold
for $78,000.
The Bybee river ranch brought
$37,000 cash. This farm Is what
might be termed undeveloped.
The Patterson ranch near Talent,
was purchased by Dr. Page a few
months ago for $52,600, and Dr.
Page has since been offered $80,000,
but declined to sell.
Mr. Randall and his associates,
who purchased the Pellett orchard,
paying $(10,000 therefor, have added
to their holdings until now their in
vestments total In the neighborhood
of $100,000.
Klser Bros, have invested over
$35,000 In Rogue river valley lands
this year, part of It In orchard, and
will plant trees on other portions of
It.
The high water mark per acre was
reached In the sale of J. E. Wall's
20-acre tract near this city for $825,
$16,500 In all.
CHANGE BANKING HOI KS.
Medford Hanks Will 0ien at Nine
and Clone at Three.
Those who have been in the habit
of leaving their banking until bait
past 3 o'clock In the afternoon, and
especially those who have been ac
customed to toting their cash to the
aforesaid banks on about 3:45 o'clock
and even later, are hereby warned
that on and after December 1 next
3 o'clock will be the limit.
In other words, all the banks doing
business In Medford have agreed to
close their dooms and also to cease
doing business In the general banking
line with their customers after the
hour of 3 o'clock In the afternoon of
any day during the week. This is
supposed to refer to everybody, but
at the same time If an editor or one
of the business men in Medford have
a million or more to deposit and do
not wish to take the risk of keeping
It in the house "where rust doth cor
rupt and thieves break through and
steal," they can probably make some
special arrangement with the powers
that be and get their lucre, filthy or
otherwise. In the vaults, which are
warranted to stand dynamite, gun
powder or fire.
If any depositor feels Inclined to
doubt the truthfulness of the fore
going his or her, as the case may
be, Is called to the official notice ot
all the banks ot Medford, which la
duly signed and sealed by the presi
dents thereof. ,, f