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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1908)
OUR COUNTY Correspondents JACKSONVILLE KOIXGH. Marriage License. Issued. Marriage licenses lamed to Jesse Edward Weatherby and Mary Etta Haxelwood; Jeule B. Plymlre and Marian L. Jones; Albert H. Johns and Llsxl. Wltte: O. W. Howard and Lottie M. Klncaid; Abraham Butler .and Mary E. C. Havener; Yancy H. Allen and Lola Craig; C. L. Storm and Elva Mlddlebruaber; Thomas Donovan and Florence A. Blmmona; Van R. Gilbert and Beaale Turpln. New Caara Filed In Circuit Court. C. F. Llvengood va. Mary E. Liven good Suit for divorce on the rounds of desertion; the Llvengooda were married In Columbia county, Washington, in 1884. There Is one minor child of whom plaintiff aaks the custody. Ous Newbury Is tbe plaintiff's attorney. J. F. Reddy vs. J. M. Keene and Mollis Keene Action to recover 1800 alleged to be due for services rendered defendants by plaintiff in making sale of certain real property. Fred Owen and O. A. Culy va. O. C. Culy Action to recover 1833.33 alleged to be due as plaintiff's share of purchaae price of certain mining claims. Attorneys for plaintiff, R. C. Smith and B. F. Mulkey. Probate Court Cases. Estate of William Heely, deceased Order appointing Mary Wetterer administratrix. Estate of Earnest Handley, a mi nor Order appointing C. H. Gil lette, Jack Morris and John Nealon, appraisers of aald estate. Estate of Annie L. Berry, deceased Inventory and appraisement filed .showing estate to be valued at $7834.65. Eatate of Annie L. Berry, deceased Final account of administrator filed and approved and administra tor discharged from further liability In the matter. Eatate of John Beckner, deceased Final account of administrator f 11--edoand approved and administrator discharged from further liability in -the matter. Estate of James Elliott, deceased Order confirming sale of real es tate. Eatate of A. F. Gunn, deceased 'Order appointing W. M. Colvlg ad ministrator and H. C. Garnett, G. P. Llndley and J. S. Ortb, appraisers. Estate of Mary Yetta Pankey, de ceased Inventory and appraisement filed showing eatate to be valued at $2250. Estate of John W. Gash, deceased Inventory and appraisement filed abowlng estate to be valued at $209. Estate of Martha Ann Clemmens, - deceased Order appointing W. S. Crowell guardian. Estate of Maria M. Wright, de ceased Order appointing December IS as day for bearing final settle ment of estate. Eatate of John Polling, deceased Order appointing December 12 as day for bearing final settlement of ea tate. Eatate of Thomaa Merrick, de eaaed Order appointing Agnes E. Merrtck administratrix. Estate of James R. Tarbell, de ceased Sale of real estate con firmed. Estate of William Broad, deceased Ordered that administratrix be granted authority to mortgage prop erty belonging to eatate. Estate of William Robinson, in competent Report of guardian filed and approved. Estate of E. B. Sovern, deceased Inventory and appraisement filed abowlng eatate to be valued at $350. Eatate of Ernest Handley, a minor Order to show cause why aale of 'real property should not be made. Estate of William Bybee, deceased Order admitting will to probate and appointing J. W. Bybee executor and Thomaa Collins, A. J. Stevens and John Vincent appraisers. Eatate of J. M. Heckathorn, de ceased Order to show cause why aale of real estate should not be made. Estate of Elslna Gilllgan, deceased Order appointing December 81 as day for bearing final settlement ol state. In the matter of the guardianship of Ralph Roberts, a minor Order for sale of real property. Eatate of Martha Ann Clemmens, deceased Order for sale of real property. THANKSGIVING SALE THE PEOPLE BELOW ARE HEADED FOR OUR THANKSGIVING SALE, AT THE SAME TIME KEEPING IN MIND THE PLEASANT ANTICIPA TION OF WHAT THE TURKEY WILL FURNISH ON THURSDAY. GET YOUR SUPPLIES HERE TODAY, AND THURSDAY WE WILL SHOW YOU THE TURKEY UNDER NEW ENVIRONMENTS IN THIS SPACE. STORE CLOSED ALL DAY THANKSGIVING DAY. tefM P Sale of Underskirts $5.00 Skirts $3.89 $7.50 Skirts $4.69 $10.00 Skirts $7.89 $12.50 Skirts $9.89 $1.50 Hea'bloom..$1.19 $2.00 IIea'bloom..$1.47 $2.50 Hea'bloom..$1.75 $3.50 Hea'bloom..$2.75 Think about this opportunity good peo ple. Right in the height of the Fall and Winter sensoii we are offering the newest and best merchandise that monev nan buv for exceptionally low sale prices. The first prices are our regular low prices and the sale prices are -x i i a.: it'- ; actual reu ucuous. e mriie you to examine the special offerings this week.. You are safe when you trade here. We guarantee the prices to be lower and the goods to give satisfaction. Linen Sale This is the one time in the vear to buy Linens and we court com parison of values. 40c Linens reduced to 25c 50c Linens reduced to 37c 65c Linens reduced to 47c 75c Linens reduced to 59c $1.00 Linens reduced to 73c $1.25 Linens reduced to 98a $1.50 Linens reduced to $1.19 $1.75 Linens reduced to $1.33 $2.00 Linens reduced to $1.63 The Waist Sale Never in the history of this store have we shown such a fine assortment of Waists and never were the prices so low. Coat Sale Fine Assortment Our regular $3.009 ftQ Coats fcr vuV Our regular $5.00 Q OQ Coats for. O.OiJ Our regular $7.50 C OQ Coats for Our regular $10 C OA Coats for V.OV Our reg. $12.50 - A AO Coats for VV0 Our regular $15 4 Si OA Coats for Xit.LV Our regular $20' -A Coats for 10.03 Our regular $251 A OA Coats for 13.03 Handkerchiefs Save on Them Now Never for a year will you fiud such a large assortment of Handkerchiefs and never will the pi'ices be so low as right now. 5c Handkerchiefs 7 for... 25c 10 good 4c H'chiefs for....25c 10c Handkerchiefs, 4 for..25c 15c Handkerchiefs for....l0c 20c Handkerchiefs for....l5e 25c Handkerchiefs for....21c 35c Handkerchiefs for....21c 50c Handkerchiefs for....39c Skirt Sale Big: Showing: Our regular $4.00 tfO AO Skirts for $.30 Our regular $7.00 to $8.00 Skirts... Our regular $9.00 to $11.00 Skirts Regular $12.50 to $13.00 Skirts.... Regular $20 and 41k AO $17 Voiles 1.30 Regular $35 and 00 AO $30 Voiles aSf-wO A small charge for al terations. A perfect fit eruaranteed. 5.00 7.00 9.89 $7.00 Waists $5.60 $8.00 Waists $6.40 $9.00 Waists $7.20 $10.00 Waists $8.00 $12.50 Waists $10.00 $15.00 Waists......$12.00 $20.00 Waists $16.00 $1.00 Waists 80c $1.50 Waists $1.20 $2.00 Waists $1.60 $3.00 Waists $2.40 $4.00 Waists $3.20 $5.00 Waists ...$4.00 $6.00 Waists ,.$4.80 Sale of Dress Goods 25c values 15c 35c values 23c 40c values 27c 50c values 37c 65c values .. 47c 75c values 63c 85c values 73c $1.00 values 83c Suitcase Sale Now is the time to purchase that Suitcase. See yesterdays issue for full particulars. Towels, Napkins, Etc 10c Towels reduced to 7c 15c Towels induced to 12c 20c Towels reduced to 16c 25c Towels reduced to 21c 35c Towels reduced to 25c 50c Towels reduced to 35c $1.00 doz. Napkins for. 83c $1.25 doz. Napkins for 98c $1.50 doz. Napkins for $1.19 $2.00 doz. Napkins for. $1.63 $3.00 doz. Napkins for......$2.19 $5.00 doz. Napkins for $3.75 The Suit Sale Many New Arrivals Every Suit in this store is on special sale. Many new Suits have arrived and they have all been put into the sale at re duced prices on account of hav ing arrived late. $1 A 5 A eac or uc' brown vl " and fancy herring bone striped Suits worth from $20 to $25; any size. 491 fl eacn fr Dme orown tpal.eW black and fancy her ringbone cheviot weaves that are worth up to $37.50. 0k4 7(J fancies atid plain 901.17 cloths, each for all colors and all sizes from 34 to 42; the best values offered up to $50.00 (M-l AT each for anv suit in pU.Atf the house that form erly sold at from $57.50 to $75.00. Thanksgiving Fur Sale $1.00 Furs 79c $1.50 Furs $1.29 $2.00 Furs $1.59 $3.00 Furs $2.39 $4.00 Furs $3.29 $5.00 Furs $4.98 $7.50 Furs $5.98 .$10.00 Furs $7.98 $12.50 Furs $9.98 $15.00 Furs $11.97 $20.00 Furs $15.89 $25.00 Furs $19.98 $35.00 Furs $27.89 $50.00 Furs $39.75 Warm Comtorts on Sale $1.00 Comforts 83c $1.25 Comforts 98c $1.50 Comforts $1.25 $1.75 Comforts $1.47 $2.00 Comforts $1.69 $2.50 Comforts $2.19 $3.00 Comforts $2.39 $3.50 Comforts $2.79 $4.00 Comforts $3.19 $5.00 Comforts $3.89 BaKer-Hutchason Co. Medford's Progressive Ladies' Store Central Avenue, Juat North of Jackson County Bank TABLE RK'K ITKMS. The continued ralna have atopped lke farmers' plowing. Plans for family gatherings are be ing made for Thanksgiving day. Mlas Annie Hltiler spent Saturday visiting her parents at Central Point Mrs. E. O. Blssell Is confined to her home by an Injury caused by stepping -on nail. Mrs. D. W. Beebee and Mrs. B. Caster from Agate were calling here last Wednesday. 8. K. Adams Is digging a well on th. Blocker place, which he has charge of for eastern owners. Much sympathy Is felt In our midst for the Klncaid family near Agate, owing to the sickness of their son, Fred. Recent visitors to Med ford and Central Point an: Mr. and Mrs. 8. K. Adams, B. H. Davis, C. A. Pankey, Vern Pendleton Maxwell Meara, E. S. Hltiler. E. O. Blssell, Willie Davis. The Sunday school la preparing a program for Thanksgiving to be giv en after the Sunday school lesson next Sunday. Surveyors are at work on the Fennimore farm, which has been sold. They are boarding at E. H. Davis' home. Miss Mamie Pankey returned to her home at Central Point after a stay for some time with her brother, C. A. Pankey. A. W. Reld has returned from a trip north and has purchased a home at Vancouver, Wash., and will soon move his family there. .The Dorcas Sewing society met at the home of Mrs. B. A. Blssell and and daughter, Mra. E. S. Hltiler, Wedneaday of last week. bride's Darents Mr. and Mra. Chas. 'Turpln, of Roxy Ann, Miss Bessie Turpln and Von Gilbert of Medford, November 22. We, with their many frlenda, join In wlahlng theae young people a long, happy, proaperoua life. NORTH MKDPORD NKUS. (By J. O. Martin.) Telephone polea are being delivered to the North School building. Mr. Lyons Is the contractor and builder of Mr. Meti's residence on North B street. The Orphans' Aid society was handsomely remembered Friday on North Central avenue a worthy cause. Earl Case, a young. Industrious farmer of Antloch, tarried In the city Friday night, the guest of Jesse Richardson and family of North D street. Tom Taylor has returned to his home In North Medford after pleas antly visiting many places of Inter est In the East and Southern Call torn la. Mrs. Morris Case, a successful far mer of Antloch, made us a pleasant call Saturday to say a long good-bye while en route to her old home In Ohio. James Dally la havlnir a flve-ronm cottage built as a Thanksclvln of fering to his estimable family on their pretty lot on North Central av enue. Mr. Gray Is the contractor. The vacant chair and social chat of Morris McCauly Is greatly missed by his sister. Mrs. Cole, and niece. Jessie, and his many newly-made friend, of North Central avenue, since his departure Saturday for his old home In Kansas. Married At th. home of the MR. AND MBS. CLEVE STORM. They Got a Splendid Reception at the Home of Brlde'a Mother at Trail. When Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Storm, who were married In Medford last week, mention of which was made In these columns, arrived at th. home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary Mld dlebusher, at Trail, they were given a grand reception by their friends. There were a great number of their frlenda present and all extended to them a hearty welcome, and all of them wished the newly wedded cou ple a long and happy journey through lite. A splendid and bountiful supper was aerved by Miss Lea Mlddlebuaher and Mlas Irene Avery, to which all present did ample justice. Cigars and soft drinks were afterward aerv ed, and In every way the occasion was one of the happiest ones ever participated In by a jolly crowd of Trail Creek people. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Minnus Pence, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Richardson, Jasper Storm, Daniel Tocllor, Henry Trusty. Frank Dan, Fred and Clarence Mlddlebusher, Robert Dawson, Louis Martin. D C. Courtney, Elmer Dawson, Charles Frey, Fred Warren, Hooligan and Alva Hammond, Mra. Mary Mlddle busher, Misses Lea and Enid Mlddle busher. The bride and groom left the next morning for their home on Trail creek. Sperry In his address before the Y. M. C. A., "that he had succeeded In reducing the number of cigarettes his wife Smoked from 40 to 20 a day." Dr. Sperry hurled Invective against the Increased use of tobacco, and declared that something should be done to abate the evil. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. When told of the accusations made con cerning her sister smoking cigar ettes, Miss Ethel Roosevelt stated that the claims of her slater's ac cusers were made of whole cloth, and done for spectacular effect. "My sis ter Alice does not smoke," said she, "and the only reason that I can see for the learned gentleman making the statement are that he may cause a sensation. Mr. Longworth will at tend to him." THE NIGHT ItlKKHS. Woman Tells Many Secrets of Law less Gang. OPPOSKI) TO TOBACCO. Dr. Sperry Claims That Mrs. Long worth Smokes Many Cigarette. DES MOINES, la., Nov. U. Con gressman Nicholas Longworth claims to have worked a great reformtaton In the habits of his wire, formerly Alice Roosevelt, according to the statement of Dr. Lyman B. 8perry, whoae addreaa on "Human Condi tions and Possibilities" Is the tonic of discussion In social circles.'" "Congressman Longworth told a friend of mine recently," said Dr. UNION CITY, Tenn., Nov. 21. Stripped and beaten until she con' sented to become the secretary of Reeltoot Lake fisherman's orgmlno tion, known as the Night Rldora, Mrs. Ella Pride, a widow, 40 years old, was forced to don mapcu'.lne clothing and accompany the riders on their raids. Under a threat of death she acted as their secretary for years, hand ling their correspondence with simi lar organizations In other states and keeping careful minutes of their meetings. She learned practically all heir secrets, and In revenge for the hu miliation to which she waa subjected she says she will tell all these secrets to the grand Jury, 'which Is investi gating the lynching of Captain Quon tln Rankin, and the attempted mur der of his law partner. Colonel Z. R Taylor, at Walnut Log recently. Mrs. Pride waa arrested at her horn, on Reeltoot lake and brought to Union City yesterday by a posse of state militiamen. She announced her readiness to make a confession, but the details of her statement to the prosecuting attorney were not i made known. Promise. Complete Confession. "I will tell all I know," she said to newspaper men. "Th. organisa tion of which I waa secretary Is known as the 'Sons of Joy.' An old man named Byrd was president sad Garrett Johnson waa captain." Both I of these men are under arrest. ' Mrs. Pride saya the books she kept have been destroyed. She de clared, however, that she would tell the grand Jury what they contained. In her statement to the militia of ficers Mrs. Pride said regular dues were paid tor the maintenance pf the organization and terrible oaths were exacted from the members to keep the secrets. She admitted that she had been In several raids with the men, sometimes on horseback and at other times on foot, but denied that she was with them on the night of Rankin's lynching. Aided by Tobacco Raiders. Mra. Pride declared that subscrip tions were received frequently from tobacco raisers In Kentucky and Ten nessee to keep up the Reeltoot laie organization. Rankin and Taylor were not In volved in any tobacco warfare In Kentucky or Tennessee, but as attor neys for a land company they were trying to oust the squatters from their hunting and fishing grounds along Reelfoot lake. Both men have been warned that their Uvea were In danger. , On the night of tne lynching the two men occupied a room In the ho tel at Walnut Log, where they had gone to prepare legal papers to oust the squatters. They were Uken from their room by a mob of masked men and Rankin was killed. Taylor es caped and notified the authorities. He did not mention the presence of a woman In the band. Habeas Corpus Writs Issued. Fifty prisoners were taken by the state mllttta, and the prosecuting au thorities say that the evidence sup Piled by Mrs. Pride Is sufficient to convict them. Writs of habeas cor- pus returnable Friday were Issued to- j day on the petition! of attorneys I representing the 50 prisoners. Judge ' Joseph E. Jones announced that a ' special sesalon of the Circuit court j win convene the first week In De cember to try the defendants. The Circuit court Is now In ! An but Its legality will be ouaatlnniui nn the ground that the presiding Judge failed to announce the session 10 days In advance, as required by stat ute. Should the present court be declared void, the Indictments against the alleged night raiders would be recommitted to th. Decem ber term. Plows, Harrows, Spring Tooth Harrows, Orchard Discs, Vehicles of all Kinds, Harness, Lap Robes, etc. Call and see us Medford. IX T. Lawtoiv Oregon. We not only do fine Watch, Clock aad Jewelry Repairing and Engraving, but we carry a com plete stock of Watches, Jewelry, Clocks, Silverware, Cut' Glass and fine Toilet Articles. Call and select nice holiday present, something that will wear as wo guarantee every article we sell and engrave them free of charge at KLWOOD A BURNETT'S Opposite th. Nash Hotel. MEDFORD . - . OREGON EAST ST. LOUI8. III., Nov. 14. skeleton waa walled up In a stone tomb eight feet high. It was that of a man apparently seven feet tall When the stones were removed the skeleton tell to pieces. Burled un der seven feet of earth near th. base of this ancient tomb were th. skele tons of 15 men, all above th. normal height. They were seated In a circle about the tomb where their chief had been walled In. FOR FARMERS OS'LV. Send us your name and postorflce address and we will mall yon free, oa January 1. a beautiful calendar. HUBBARD BROS., Medfort. "