The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, December 11, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. fifths if&fXtf dfiWtl T THE MEDFORD MAIL OCR ADVERTISERS Gives All the News All the Tim It Goes to Every Horn la Jackson Count. An Always Satisfied Because . THE MEDFORD MAIL Reaches the People Who Buy VOL XX MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER II. 1908. . NO. SO APPLES BRING GOOD PRICES Carload of Newtowns Sold for Nearly $3 a Box. Net $2 a Box. Mr. J. A. Ferry, manager ot tbe Rogue Klver Valley Fruitgrowers' association, yesterday received a tel egram from bis commission merch ant in New York City stating that part of a carload ot Newtown apples shipped by the association had sold In that city yesterday afternoon tor 13 a box. Tbe remainder ot the carload brought $2.87 M per box. These figures will net the ship pers a little better than $2 a box (. o. b. Medford. While this car load was a fairly good sample of the fruit which Mr. Perry bas shipped, it was hardly as good as other carloads he shipped later and which have not yet arrived In New York. Several -carloads of this more recently ship ped fruit were intended for foreign markets, but Mr. Perry has wired hie commission merchants In the city to bold shipments there and sell on the New York market It a price can be realized which will net $2 per box f. o. b. Medford. The above will be a very Interest ing bit of news to the many orcb ardista of this locality. This is con sidered an "off year," as applies to fruit prices, and many ot tbe orch ard men have figured that If they could get $1.60 per box f. o. b. Med ford they would be satisfied, but now that $2 per box is practically as sured they ought to feel four bits better. Since the Rogue River valley has been shipping properly packed fruit there bas never been a season when It did not bring a price which was very gratifying and profitable. As a matter of fact, It makes but little difference to tbe Pacific coast orch- ard man what the prevailing mar ket price la on apples from the mid dle west and eastern states. When the Pacific coast apples arrive In New York City the price almost In variably goes to a figure 'way in ad vance of fruit from other localities, and It nearly always reaches a price which will net the grower at least $1 a box here. Especially Is this true as applies to fruit from the Rogue River valley. The one thing to be borne in mind is to produce the best fruit, pack it properly, and when this is done, let the consumers set the price. Pay no attention to the market. When fruit from this valley is on the market the buyers will want it and they will pay well to get it. ACCOCXTS STRAIGHT. L. W. Fanshcr's Relations With Nursery Company. Mrs. L. V. Fansher yesterday re ceived a letter from the Salem Nurs ery company, from which It appears that Mr. Fansher's business with the company has been carried out to their entire satisfaction and In ac cordance with their Instructions. Everything seems to be straight and his orders correct. From the let ter It seems that there Is due Fan sher from them several hundred dol lars, In addition to the advance money that he received from custom ers. new wilding. To lie Erected by Member of Epis nNil Church. That churches shall keep pace with the growth of a city is quite as es sential as that Its stores, hotels and other business houses shall grow up and take their places In the frunt rank of advanced commercial inl.et citi. That the business blocks art crowding the churches off Seven! n street Is evidently the fact that thle week arrangements were msrto whereby a business block is to bj built facing Seventh street, where bow stands the Episcopal church. The Rev. Dr. George B. Van W-jter of Portland, representing Bishop Ecaddlng, has been In Medford n'ar ly all the past week and has ben giving such help as was possible tending to tbe erection of a nev place of worship for the members of St. Mark's Episcopal church in this city. The reverend gentleman 1c well pleased with Medford mid be lieves the resources of the surround ing country are such as to warrant the statement that the city hat an excellent future. While In the city Dr. Van Water was In conference with the church building committee, composed of Messrs. H. C. Kentner, Chnrles Strang, C. H. King and W. Brown and as the result of this conference K has been determined to erect a two-story brick business block on their valuable site on West Peventii street. This building will luvo a frontage of 100 feet on Seventh street and will extend north 70 feut on H street. It will be built of brick and stone and will be for njsincss use. Upon the remainder of the lot there will be erected a magnlllceut stone church. The church will have a frontage ot 70 feet on II street and a depth of 100 feet. Tbe committee believes that the time Is now ripe for the erection ot these buildings and tbey are of the opinion that work can and will be Commenced on them within n short time. Rev. Van Water will raturn to Medford within a few weeks and assist in further perfecting the plans. CHANGES HANDS. Cruter take Lumber Co. Bought by Local Parties. The final papers were exchanged yesterday transferring the retail yards, equipment, stock, buildings, etc., of the Crater Lake Lumber Co. to a new concern, the Big Pines Lumber Co. Tbe deal has been in progress for the past ten days or more, but only yesterday morning was the matter finally definitely closed. The new company is composed of H. A. Thelrolf, Bert Anderson and W. C. Green, and the object of the firm Is to conduct a general retail lumber business strictly. All three are very well and favor ably known in business circles In Southern Oregon. Mr. Thelrolf has been assistant manager of the Cra ter Lake Lumber company for the past year or more and is thoroughly conversant with the Ins and outs of the lumber business. Mr. Green has a reputation second to none as a Judge of timber and a cruiser, and also has an Intimate knowledge of the business In Its other branches. Mr. Anderson, while not an expert lumberman, Is a business man ot great executive ability, and the three men make a combination pretty hard to beat. The company will carry full stocks of lumber of all descriptions and will be prepared to fill both large and small orders promptly and satis factorily. They will handle exclus ively northern lumber. SPECIAL SESSION. Couurll Given Attention to Water Honda. The city council held a special session Monday which had for lu particular purpose the consideration ot the refusal of tbe banking firm of John Nuveen & Co., ot Chicago, to pay the accrued Interest on the waterworks bonds. It appears that the First National bank of Chicago would pay over the sum ot $48,617.. 85 on demand. In reply to the notice of the bond ing company the following telegram was dispatched by Recorder Collins last night: Medford, Ore., Dec 7, 1908, First National Bank, Chicago, III.: Deliver the Medford bonds to John Nuveen & Co., upon payment of amount tendered, however, advise them that this Is without waiver of any rights of Interest under our claim for balance of original draft. A. E. Reames, Atty for city. BenJ. M. Collins, city Recorder. The matter of the real estate li censes was brought up and the gen eral opinion of the members ot the council was that the licenses should be Indorsed In all cases where a dealer or agent refused to pay the amount of the license. Yesterday Recorder Collins announced J. H. Carklns paid for a real estate dealers license. The report was made at the meet ing that James Taylor would deed an acre of ground to tbe city for the use of the city in the shape of the erection and maintenance of a septic tank for the sewage. The price for the same was to be $1,100 and the land was to revert back to the own ers In case the city at any time ceased to uso the land for that pur pose. Councllmen Merrick, Wortman and Trowbridge voted to accept the offer while Councilman Elfert voted no. The motion was declared car ried. THE MACHINE WAS SOBER. But the Engineer of the Street Roller Was Very Much Otherwise. People watching the work of street paving yesterday afternoon were at a loss to understand the pe culiar actions of the street roller. First It would head toward one side of the street and then make a dash In the opposite direction. Finally It failed to make the turn quick enough and ran into the curb. The manager of the work soon discovered that what was wrong was with the engineer of the machine, and assisted blm out In quick shape before any more damage was done. A sober engineer was brought from the rock-crushing plant until another one could be got here from Portland. A SDGIAI CLUB Medford Business Men Plan Recreation and Amuse ment Resort. - The newest new feature of Med ford 's metropolitan notions Is a Bus iness Men's Social club. For several days past T. C. Kellogg has been circulating a petition among the bus iness men ot the city and asking that each ot them subscribe tbe amount of $30, for which they are to re ceive one share in tbe above-named association. He started out with the avowed Intention of securing 100 signers or no club. Yesterday he announced he had reached the goal the one hundredth name had been secured. Tbe purpose and object of the club is to secure a desirable building site, erect a tine building thereon, and to inBtall therein all the amusements and pleasant features, which are us ually found In places of this sort in large cities. There will be a gym nasium room, billiard and pool room. a lounging room and a reading room but there will be no drinking or gambling permitted. It will be a gentleman's social club room a place to which any member may In vite a friend, smoke a cigar, play a game of billiards or pool, sit down and discuss business and Its oppor tunities or recite reminiscences. The members, or signers, will meet next week for the purpose of effect ing an organization. Notltce of this meeting will be given In The Morn ing Malt. A notice bas been Issued for all those who have signed as charter members of the Business Men's So cial club to meet at the Medford op era house tomorrow night for the purpose of Incorporation and forming a permanent organization. The matter ot the formation of this club has been well received by the business and professional men of this city, and so far 105 of them have signed the petition asking that the club be organized and promising that In addition to the membership foe of $30 that they will do all in their power to make the Institution a success. As was mentioned in The Morning Mall last week, the Intention is to have club rooms fitted up In which there will not be allowed any li quors or gambling. It will simply be a place where the members can entertain friends from other places In a social way. In order to do this. there will be billiard and pool ta bles, reading room, smoking rooms and parlors. The following are the men who have signed the list, most of whom are expected to be at the meeting for organization tomorrow night: Those signing the roll are: W. I. Vawter, J. E. Enyart, W. S. Crowell, F. K. Deuel, J. S. Orth, F. W. Hol- lls, J. A. Perry, H. T. Flndlay, L. B. Hasklns, T. E. Daniels, S. T. Rich ardson, W. T. Kentner. H. C. Kent ner, F. C. Page, Dr. J. O. Bockstoce, J. J. Buchter, W. F. Isaacs, T. J. Newman, C. L. Reames, G. T. O'Brien, A. T. Brown, J. G. Bigham H. A. Thieroff, J. A. Klser, G. H. Merrltt, F. C. Ibellogg, F. L. Tou Velle, C. H. Snyder, W. N. Campbell, W. H. Watt, F. E. Merrick, G. W, Prlddy, O. D. N'agle, Robert King, Charles Nagle, A. S. Rosenbaum, A. H. Miller, E. A. Welsh, W. E. Phlpps, R. J. Conroy, H. C. Garnett, E. R. Van Dyke, A. E. Whitman, W. W. Irving, W. G. Aldenhagen, H. P. Hargrave, H. L. Getchell. J. H. Car- kin, F. W. Miles. E. B.PIckel, C. S. Newhall, J. D. Olwell, J. E. Bark- dull, William Holmes, O. Randall, P. J. Neff, L. D. Harris, H. W. Rother mel, M. E. Worrell, H. E. Morrison, F. J. Carlow. J. A. Mcintosh, W E. Green. I. L. Hamilton, W. O. Oondy, G. F. Llndley, Edgar Hafer, George Putnam, O. C. Brlggs, M. J. Reddy, O. F. Merrlman. A. C. Hubbard, C. W. McDonald, J. B. Wood, W. C. Reagan, J. M. Keene, F. H. Hull, C. Campbell, R. C. Ray, L. M. Lyon, J. W. Dunlap. C. D. Hazelrlgg, Charles Meserve, B H. Harris, J. A. Bothwell, Bert Anderson, L. A. Gregory, J. T. Phlegar, E. E. Kelly, C. F. Hutcha- son, C. E. Whlsler, H. Wlthlngton, S. A. Nye, W. J. Martin, L. B. War ner, Sr., A. S. Bllton, E. C. Gaddls. C. M. Kldd, D. H. Jackson, J. D. Heard, J. F. Mnndy, W T. Beveridge, .1. F. Reddy, H. 8. Dudley, M. Pur din. COMING TO THE FRONT. Many New Buildings Going Up at Bennett's Sunrise Park Aikllllon. If any one wishes to see a busy place, let them visit Bennett's Sun rise Park Addition and see the build ing that Is going on there. Forrest Edmeads will soon move Into bis nice new house, which be la having erected on the corner of How ard street and Bennett avenue. Mr. Wiley, the contractor, is build ing for Mrs. Wolverton a very nice six-room bungalow on ber lot adjoin ing Mr. Edmeads. These will both be modern, up-to-date homes. Mr. Edmeads is one of the firm of Ed- meads Pros., who will soon opea a new shoe store in the Hotel Moore building on West Seventh street. Mrs. Wolverton Is a very estimable Udy of considerable means, who re cently came from the east and it bi ying lots and Improving them.. Mr. Medley la improving the grounds around bis new bungalow erected this fall and will soon have a very beautiful suburban borne. The population is increasing, too. Note the arrival of a nine-pound boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cverholser. Mr. Moyer Is erecting for E. P. Bennett a good, substantial tank- house and a 3,000-gallon tank. Mr. Bennett and Mr. Edmeals have put down a new sidewalk from aelr properties along Howard street o Washington street - In Frultdule addition. From there Messrs. Por'tr V Horning, the bustling real estate firm, of East Medford, have taken up the line and are putting In a splendid walk from there out to East Seventh street. GOOD PROSPECTS. Medford leveloment Co. Making tiood Progress. The Medford Development com pany, which has recently been organ ized in this city, bids fair to be an enterprise of no small importance in the valley. The company la Incorpo rated tor $60,000 and its principal assets are 490 acres of land situated near Medford, which Include the un sold portions of the M. Dillon ranch and another ranch lying adjoining. This land Is In the same locality as Is the Perkins orchard, which re cently sold for $76,000. The plan of the company is to sell stock and Improve the property. The shares of stock are sold for $10 each and the number of shares held by any one person represents Just that much of an Interest in the entire holdings of the company. The Incorporators of the compary are C. H. Pierce and his son, C. C. Pierce, of this city: E. R. Garner, re cently from Ida Grove, Idaho; B. H. Kerby or Greensburg, Ind., and G. P. O. Kimball of Grand Junction, Colo. All ot these people are now residents of Medford. Mr. Pierce, who Is the fountainhead ot the com pany organization, states that in perfecting the organization he en deavored to get associated with him men of the very highest Integrity, and he believes he bas accomplished his alms. Aside from the holdings ot this company being of value for fruit culture, there Is thought to attach to them even greater value as coal and oil land. The tract is situated in very close proximity to lands now under bond by oil companies and up on which considerable development work may soon be expected to com mence. In tact, much ot the land In the company's tract Is surrounded by bonded oil land. PROGRESS OF PAVING. Work Completed, Down Street to Rnilroud Track. Well, what do you think ot this? Seventh street is paved from the West Side school to the railroad track -and the weather continues good, aud because of tills fact the work will continue. Yesterday was a bumper day with the street paving gang. Every man on the Job, from Mr. Chlpman down to "Jlmmle" with coal oil sack, buckled down to business and a good sized chunk of muddy street was transformed Into a seemingly good, solid pavement. West Seventh Htreet was cement-tied to Barnum's railroad track, and that was what the company has been hoping to be able to do and the weather has acted splendidly. This morning the gang will com mence doing business on the EaBt side of the track and will continue right on east to the Bear Creek bridge If the weather keeps good. Then If the weather continues good, the gang will back up and put In the pavement across the railroad track. There is a lot of puttering work around the four tracks and the com pany did not want to consume all this fine weather on such slow work. There are some bad spots In the pavement put down during the last couple of days, caused by the earth underneath being soft, but these the company says, will be taken oui later and replaced with a more sub stantial article. Another Rank Robliery. WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 8. The State Rank of Maz was entered to night and the safe dynamited. The robbers secured $6000 and escaped though the noise of the explosion aroused the entire town. E VALLEY FRUITS Judge Colvig Speaks of Them at Meeting of Fruit Growers. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 2. Rival apple-growers of the Willamette val ley, the Rogue River valley and Hood River last night joined hands and proclaimed the apple Oregon's great est medium tor advertising purposes. The keynote ot the addresses was "Oregon and Oregon apples," senti ment unanimously favoring the elim ination of sectional differences and discussions. There prevailed a gen eral feeling ot the get-together-and-pull-together spirit. The occasion was a special meeting of the Portland Ad club, wben the visitors to the horticultural convention! being held in this city were the guests of the ad men. C. C. Chapman, president of the Ad club, presided as chairman of the meeting. Speech by Judge Colvig. Judge W. M. Colvig introduced the discussion and elaborated at consid erable length on "the Apple as an Advertisement for Oregon." He be came decidedly humoroua In treating with the subject and explained that any surprise which might have fol lowed the selection by the Ad club ot tbe apple as an adertttlng feature was easily dispelled when It was re membered that It was an apple that drove Adam and Eve from the Gar den of Eden. Naturally, the apple Is an irresis tible temptation," said Judge Colvig. "I dare say a man could not be found today who would refuse to partake ot a delicious Spltzenberg If prof- ferred by one of our beautiful Eves In the Rogue River valley." The speaker reviewed the history ot the apple which originated In Central Asia and showed that it bad followed civilization ever westward until the original Garden of Eden virtually had been transplanted and established In Western Oregon. Al though statistics were supposed to be excluded from the discussions of the evening, Judge Colvig could not re frain from citing flgurea relative to Jackson county as a practical demon stration of what the apple meant for tl-at section of the state. Jackson County Possibilities. "Jackson county has nearly 2,000, 000 acres," he said. "The county has an assessed valuation on orchards alone of about $10,000,000. We have 20,000 acres in apple trees, all of which are not In bearing, however, but when this acreage is in full bear ing 20,000 freight cars will be re quired to transport the crop to the n-.arkets of the world every year. At t: 10 a box, and that Is a very mod erate price for this fruit, such a crop would net Jackson county $23,500,- 000 annually, and this estimate does not Include pears and peaches, of which we produce the finest thct are grown In the state. In addition to our fruit Interests, we have 90,000 acres that are devoted to the growing ot wheat, alfnlfa and other products. Within the next 15 years the Income of Jackson county for fruit products alone will reach $50,000,000 annu ally. Some of the fruit lands In our county cannot be bought for $2000 an acre. 'This is the sort of advertising that pays. It serves to advertise the product we have to sell, the business we are engaged In and at the same lime serves as an Inducement to at tract new settlers to the state. Any exhibit of Oregon apples, whether made In Oregon or In the east, psys. In a year there are shipped from Or egon probably 1000 carloads of ap ples. Each car consists of 600 boxes, making the total number of boxes 600,000. One splendid plan of ad vertising Is to have eaeh one of those boxes labeled as Oregon fruit. This should be Insisted on by growers be fore their fruit Is shipped. Rapid Strides of Industry. The fruit Industry of this state Is growing more rapidly than the resi dents ot this state Imagine or can believe. It now ranks as the fourth or fifth Industry In the state. The wheat lands are gradually wearing out and the yield of this crop Is de creasing annually. The salmon catch Is falling off annually and eveutu- ally the timber of the state will be cut down. Finally there will be but two Important Industries In this state fruit growing and dairying. That being so, let us make the best possible use of tbe apple as an ad vertisement, that more people may be brought to this state to assist In the development of those two Indus tries which promise so much to the material prosperity of this great state." Professor J. B. Leathermann of Albany related his experiences In the management of a small apple orch ard and fully Indorsed the estimates ot the preceding speakers as to the worth of the apple further to exploit the great possibilities of this state hortlculturally. During the evening tbe guests were served with delicious apple ci der of decidedly recent vintage. The treat was relished, proving quite ap propriate as a by-product of the sub ject for the night's discussion. THREATENING LETTER. Illark Hand Missive Received by Local Business Man. "Bring $100 under creek bridge at 10 o'clock tonight (Saturday) or death. You will find a person THERE with a long red eoat and give the shiners to blm. Your blood will be on your hands if you don't. X. Y. Z. A. B. C. "THE BLACK BAND." Tbe above blood-curdling message was received last Saturday morning by M. Eller, the pawnbroker, who recently opened a place of business on Central avenue, just off Seventh street. Mr. Eller lost no time in turning the letter over to Chief of Police Shearer. He and two other officers spent Saturday evening watching the store and the bridge, but nothing of any consequence transpired. In addition to the signing ot tbe terrible words, "The Black Band," the writer ot the letter drew at the bottom ot It a crude picture of a skull and crossbones and a black hand. Although Mr. Eller was very much frightened at the receipt ot the letter, the police were ot the opin ion that it was a hoax. However, Chief Shearer decided to take no chances and took every possible pre caution to protect the man, and, it possible, to capture the person or persons who sent the letter. Mr. Eller became so wrought up over tbe matter that be sent word to a married sister ot his, Mrs. Sabel, the wife ot a Jeweler at Redding, Cal., and she lost no time In coming to Medford. To a Morning Mall re porter they both said that Mr. Eller was not going to be frightened or driven from the town on account of the threats, but would continue to do business In Medford. It now transpires that If the letter was sent as a Joke It might turn out to be a very dear one for the person who wrote It, as It was sent through the malls. It was mailed at the Med ford postofflce Friday night or Sat urday morning, and was received by Mr. Eller about noon on Saturday, when he called at the postofflce for his mall. After falling to get any clew Satur day night. Chief of Police Shearer and Mr. Eller laid the matter before the local postofflce officials and they have taken the matter up with the department at Washington. The re sult will be that one or more secret service men will likely be In Medford within a fe wdays, and will likely follow some clews which will be fur nished them, with the result that some person Is likely to find out that It Is anything but a Joke to fool with the United States mall. When It Is stated that it might be a joke It can also be stated that there might be something more than Joke In the case. Both Mr. Eller and the police are Inclined to believe that there Is a "method In the mad ness" of the person who sent the letter and that something may trans plro In the near future which will likely surprise the people of this city wl.en all the facts and detalla are niado public. .MKDKOHD SCHOOL CEXSIS. Krhmil Enumerator Taylor Finds An InereaM Over Lnt Year of Id.1. School Enumerator C. C. Taylor yesterday completed taking the school census for Bchool district No. 49 the Medford district. In 1907 the number of children of school age In the district was 1067. The census recently completed shows that there are now 1232 an In crease of 165. Mr. Taylor Is not making a posi tive statement to the effect that he has gotten every one of the school children In the district, but if any have escaped him It is because their parents have moved faster than his pace bas been. So many people are moving about from one house to another that it Is almost an impos sibility to catch up with them long enough to make an enumeration be fore they have shifted to some other part of the city. If Mr. Taylor should have overlooked any In this manner their names should at once be given to the school clerk or to Mr. Taylor at once. H. Blllk Reprieved. SPRINQFIELD, Dec. S. Herman Blllk, who was sentenced to hang In Chicago on Friday next, has been reprieved until January 29, 1909. Pressure was brought to bear upon the hoard of pardons and the gov ernor and the above action resulted. UP Tl) PEOPLE Two Propositions to Be Sub- mitted on the Liquor Question. Yesterday the following initiative amendment petition was circulated. This Is endorsed by tbe "dry" 919. ment. To license, tax, regulate, or pro- ' blbit barrooms, drinking shops, billiard rooms, bowling alleys dance houses, and all places where spiritu ous, malt, or vinous liquors are sold or kept for sale, subject to any and all general laws of the State ot Ore gon heretofore enacted or which hereafter shall be enacted by the legislature or by the people of the State ot Oregon, provided that no license for the sale ot spirituous, malt, or vinous liquors shall be granted for any less amount than eight hundred ($800) dollars per annum, payable semi-annually la ad vance. Below Is the section ot the city charter to which the above is an amendment. 19. To license, tax, regulate, or prohibit barrooms, drinking shops, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, dance houses, and all. places where spiritu ous, malt, or vinous liquors are sold or kept for sale. Irrespective of any general law of tbe State on this sub ject enacted by the legislature or by tbe people at large; provided, that no license for the sale of spirituous malt, or vinous liquors shall be granted for any less amount than ta or may be provided by the general laws ot the State In force at the time of tbe granting thereof. A tew days ago the following Ini tiative petition was circulated for signatures. This petition Is endorsed by what Is known as the "wet" element: "The sale ot spirituous, malt, vin ous and intoxicating liquora in the city of Medford shall not be prohib ited by the common council or ex- -cept by the majority vote of the electors of such city upon an elec- ' tlon upon such question, but such? question shall be submitted only at the general city election ot the city of Medford and not ottener than annually; and ntll auch prohibition shall be oted for at such an election. The common council shall license the sale ot such liquors for an annual license tax of seven hundred dollars per annum, payable senjl-annually In advance, and provided that If this amendment shall receive a majority of the votes In its favor over those cast against It, the question of pro hibiting the sale of liquors shall not be submitted or voted upon until tbe next general election of tbe city ot Medford, to be held on the second Tuesday of January in the year 1910. And provided further, that the number of licenses Issued shall not exceed ten until the population ot the city shall exceed seven thousand; and provided further, that the council shall have the right to refuse a license hereunder In the event that any applicant for a license here under shall fall or neglect to so ar range the front wall of his place ot business as to enable the police of ficers of the city of Medford to ob tnln an unobstructed view of the en tire space between the front bar and bark bar of his place of business at all times during the first day of the week, commonly known as Sunday." GRANTS PASS SHOOTING. lintel Employee lliiclly Injured liy Stranger. Word was received In this city last night of a serious shooting affair at Grants Pass. A man named Miles Carter was shot In the Layton hotel about 10 o'clock last night by a stranger. The doctors who were called to attend the wounded man say that he will recover. It appears that the man who did tho shooting was a stranger In the town. He walked into the hotel, and, pulling a gun out of his pocket. fired point blank at Carter, one ot the employes of the hotel. He then walked out of the place without hav ing said a word to anybody. Later on the same man was caught while in the act of robbing a house. He was arrested and la now In jail. Qualifications of Voters. Several persona have asked to know the qualifications ot a voter as to residence. City Recorder Col lins Informed a Morning Mall rep resentative yesterday afternoon that a person entitled to a vote at the coming city election must have been a resident ot the state alx months. In the county 30 days and la the ward 20 days.