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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1908)
sal NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. SKINNED A MILK. A Christmas Present IN EVERY CORNER Not fancy goods of good-for-nothing novelties that you put away and forget the day after Christmas, but appropriate, useful merchandise that you will use every day in the year. For Women and Girls For Men and Boys FINE GLOVES in glace and Suede, every length and color; Waist Patterns in Silk or Wool; Silk Mittens; Belt; Fancy Collars, Ruchings, Handkerchiefs, Fuis, Veils, fancy and plain Scarfs, Cushion Tops, Purses ami Hand Bags these and everything else found in a well assorted dry goods stock. Mufflers, Gloves, Fancy Suspenders, Silk Handkerchiefs, Linen Handkerchiefs, Hats, Caps, Fancy Hosiery, Under wear, Belts, Slippers, Shirts, Collars, Neckwear, Etc. VAN DYKE'S Dry Goods Clothing Shoes OOOOODOOOOOO500008X8SXS3CKJ iTheriedford Furniture Lo. Hnusefurnlshers and Undertakers Day Phone 63 Night Phone, C. W. Conk!in495 LOCAL AND PERSONAL (From Tuesday- Dally.) O. A. Johnson returned yesterday u om Slsson. California. County Clerk Coleman was at Ash land Sunday attending the Elks memorial services. Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Horning left yesterday for Portland for a ten days or two weeks' stay. R. A. Scrahan and family arrived In the city Sunday. These people ace pen to locate In our valley. A. C. Allen departed Sunday for San Francisco, where he will visit with his family for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Palm went to Portland Sunday, where they will re main about ten days visiting friends. Mrs. Wm. Perry, of Butte Falls, and her sister, MIbs Rosa Ayers, of Eagle Point, were in the city yester day. Mrs. G. H. Haskins came up Sun day from her ranch near Woodville where she has been staying for some time. Mrs. Scudder, from Eagle Point, last week purchased the rooming house over the Emerick Cafe from Harry Messier. Mr. and Mrs. W. Potter returned yesterday from Portland where they have been for the past several days attending to business and visiting. Stow and Robblns, the painters, are doing the painting and staining on the office rooms for the Rogue River Investment company, and are doing tome very neat work. Mrs. G. H. Carter, wife of Dentist Carter, returned Sunday from a several weeks stay at Bourke's Sanl torium and at her former home in Santa Barbara, Cal. Her health Is greatly Improved. W. M. Hodson has recently made many and will make more Improve ments at his garage, having dug a pit to enable him to work under ma chines to much better advantage. W. P. Lomax, the colored man who has been foreman of the cement gang the gang which deals ex clusively in tbe redhot mixture of tar and gravel received a telegram yesterady telling of serious Illness in his family In Tacouia and he left for the north on No. 16. John A. Westerlund, president of the Western Oregon Orchard com pany, arrived In Medford yesterday from Chicago. The gentleman ex pects to remain In Medford for an In definite period, and give his atten tion to the management of the com pany's large orchard tract, east of Medfor.d. J. A. Shotwell, who has been superintending the work of putting in a ditch and other works In properly opening up a mine near Whisky Peak for Medford parties, departed for his borne In Seattle Sunday. Mr. Shotwell says this will be a good paying property, in fact, It is now paying. He expects to re turn in a couple of months. (From Wednesday's Daily.) Attorney C. L. Reames was In Ashland yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore of Phoenix were trading in the city yesterday. A. H. Fisher, the popular Phoenix merchant, was In the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Howlett of Eagle Point were In the city yester day, shopping. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brazee, having disposed of their property bere, left yesterday for Bandon, Wash. Menlo Penwell Is this week doing some plumbing at the farm home of W. H. Rainstord, four miles west of the city. Mrs. J. P. Dinkens returned home yesterday from a visit of several months with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Coulter, of Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Heard and daughter. Miss Gladys, will leave to day for Los Angeles, where Mrs. We Make the Well-known NIAGARA SPRAY And can furnish it to you in any quantities. If you have fruit trees you cannot afford to be without it. Medford Spray Factory J. A. PERRY, Manager Heard and daughter will remain dur ing the winter, and Mr. Heard will return in about 30 days. The report that a man, supposed to be demented, had recently been seen near the Ashland mine, upon In vestigation is proven to be false. Mrs. Austin of Ashland returned home yesterday after a visit of sev eral days with the family of Jesse Houck and other friends in the city. Lon Jones, a brother of Mrs. F. M. Wilson, who has been in the val ley for about two years, departed Sunday for Nebraska, bis former home, where he will remain several months. S. Bradbury was at Ashland yes terday, having accompanied hlB daughter. Miss Pearl, that far on her return to San Francisco, she having been called home sooner than was expected on account of sickness In the family with whom she makes her home. F. M. Jarvis and his sister. Miss Jennie Jarvis, of Splrlte Lake, la., are In Medford paying a visit to Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Lawton. These peo ple are old-time neighbor friends of Mr. Lawton, "back in Iowa," and are here looking the country over with a view to locating. Yesterday Mr. Lawton gave them an automo bile ride to Ashland, making the run In less than two hours. API'I.KS FROM HERE BEST. Banker Meyers of Frisco Siiys Rogue River Brats Hood Rivrr Apples. L. C. Coleman, living In San Francisco, is always keen to catch a bit of news In that city which will read well for the Rogue River val ley. In a letter to The Morning Mail Mr. Coleman tells that a few days ago when in the Meyers bank In San Francisco be met Mr. Meyers, and while In conversation with the bank er he was told by him (Meyers) that he had received two boxes of apples from Oregon, as presents. One of these was from Hood river and the other from Medford. He stated the Hood River apples were a little larger, but the flavor of the Medford apples was the best. This, Mr. Coleman, states, is a positive guarantee of quality for the Rogue river apples, and Mr. Coleman felt especially elated because of the prominence of fir. Meyers, whose signature If- a passport in any coun try of the world. GOES AS A WITNESS. M. E. Worrell Will Testify In the Federal Court at Portland. M. E. Worrell vlll leave for Port land this morning on Train 14. He goes as a witness In the federal court In the case of J. W. Shipley, who was Indicted for perjury. The land which brought about the charge of perjury is situated In the Jump-Off Joe country, In Josephine county. It appears that Shipley first located homesteaders on unsurveyed land, and after the land bad been survey ed, located timber entrymen on the same land, he making affidavit that the land was uninhabited and unim proved. Mr. Worrell was one of these homesteaders. HELD TWO WEEKS. J. D. Cochran Visited at Roseburg Family Had the Measles. J. D. Cochran returned yesterday from a business visit to Roseburg. Mr. Cochran remained longer than he expected to but the fact that he remained was no fault of his. Upon reaching Roseburg be unconsciously dropped Into a home where there was a case of measles, and that par ticular home was quarantined and so was Mr. Cochran and he had to stay until the quarantine was raised about two weeks after his arrival there. C'HHkey and leau Form Business Partnership. It may be Interesting for the many friends of the well-known blacksmith, Joe Caikey, to learn that be Is going Into business for him self In the new firm of Caskey It Dean. Joe Caskey has been a resident of Medford for the past 13 years and Is known to be one of tbe best all- round men In the southern part of the country. Geo. W. Dean was formerly a resi dent of Jasper, Oregon,- where he conducted a blncksinlth shop. Hear ing of the wonderful opportunities in the Rogue River country he made for Medford. They have purchased stork and tools to equip the most complete and up-to-date shop between Portland and Sacrememo. Some of the ma chines wer enot obtainable In the Portland market and had to be ship ped from the East. Caskey ft Dean will be In their new building at the corner of 8th and Riverside avenue, opposite the city water works and Duncan's Liv ery stable about January 1, where they will be pleased to see all of their many friends and acquaint ances. , They will be equipped to handle any work In their line and will make horse shoeing their specialty. SO-ltp Medford Automobile Showing Eclipse Garden City. fan i"uStHACT SIGNED YESTERDAY. The Construction of the Waterworks Will Now Commence. The matter of the new waterworks system for Medford bas now got to the. point where the contract has been signed, sealed and delivered between the city and I. L. Hamilton for the construction of the gravity system from Little Butte to connect with the pipes already laid through out the city. It Is understood that the work nn the reservoir will be the first under taking and that It will begin very shortly. It la expected, however, that the hauling of most of tbe ma terials for this cannot be done until spring on account of the condition of the roads. In connection with the contract, a bond has been duly executed and filed to guarantee the proper carry ing on and completion of the worx. Mr. Hamilton states that no tlme'wlll be lost In starting, carrying on and completing the work. In the lust Issue of "Up-to-Date Farming," there appears ou the front page a cut showing a numbe; ut au tomobiles at Garden City. ;mi len der the cut Is the ntvet- cm that It Is doubtful It tner n another Ky in the country which can sho.' as many. Phil S. Bates, the p-j'illther of tbe Pacific Northwest, evidently knows something about the a itonio blles In Medford, for Secretary A. II. Miller of the Medford Commercial club Is In recelnt of the following letter from hl'n 'n 'connection Willi the matter: "Portland. Or., Nov ':4, I. '..'. 'Secretary Conrnercia! club. Med ford, Or. Dair 8'r: Up-lo-Date P.Miln, nf InJ!.ll.utlh lllut fun..- in anu t in i-tii-cui jviu uir ,,-u-page on wb'en yov will e. a repro duction of a B'wn') in Oiirdeo -l'y. Kan., containing automuMU s, and you will note tint the pi;Miahur as bragging about tr.e nu.'ubor of ma chines repreasntel from the county. 'I want you to tuke this matter up with your Comme.-C'ftl clut. tin.l en deavor to ga: th-j 72 automobile that are la aal around Medford into your town nnl taki n picture of same, that I can publish on my frcnt page, showing 'hat Oregon hr.s got Kansas skinned a mile on autoa and In every old thing. 'Trusting you wll' arireclate ihls proposition from an advertising standpoint, I beg to remain, "Very respectfully, "PHILIP S. BATES, "Publisher." For the benefit of Editor Bates, the Garden City people and others it can be stated that there are 85 automobiles In Medford and 13T In Jackson county. It is likely that an effort will be mad to comply with the request of Mr. Bates In the near future. K. of P. ELECT OFFICERS. The Knights of Pythias Elect Of ficers for the Ensuing Year. The annual election of officers of Talisman Lodge, No. 31, Knights of Pyyilaa of Medford, took place last night and the following were elec ted: Chancellor Commander, G. F. Llndley; Vice-Chancellor, H. Elli son; Prelate, J. F. Hale; Master of Work, W. W. Woods; K. of R. and S., B. W. Gegory; Master of Finance, W. T. Goulder; Master of Exe chequer, B. J. Trowbridge: Master at Arms, Ray Bunch; Inner Guard, L. J. Roberts; Outer Guard, J. F. Hutchason. Conslstlne of 100 acres, located on the edge of BrownBvllle, Ore , 30 acres of it in corporate limits, splen did location to cut in tracts, It Is all in 3-vear-old fruit trees (part be ing 2-year-old when set). 71 acres In apples, one-third each Spltzenberg, Yakima and Baldwin: lo. icres In English walnuts, with Mammotn Lawton and Logan berries between. in full bearing; 6 acres in Cornice pears; 6 acres In Royal Ann, Lam bert and Bing cherries. A great snap at 3200 per acre for the 44 acres In town and $175 for the bal ance. Terms on whole 18000 cash. balance very easy terms at 6 per cent. Or will sell In two separate R. W. TRIPP, e eta etaoln etaoln pieces at above prices. R. W. Tripp, Brownsville, Ore. 60-2t Orchard Sold for $10,000. Here Is another orchard which has been sold at a price 'way up Into the "pictures," as street parlance would say It, Yesterday John Oat man sold his 11-acre fruit orchard to a Mr. Morris for $10,000. The or chard Is situated near Talent and Is said to easily be worth the money and then some. BIG STRAWBERRY PATCH. Wm. H. Ralnsford Is Setting Ont 06,000 Strawberry Plants. Wm. H. Ralnsford Is of yie opini on that 66,000 strawberry plants will make a good-sized patch. That Is the number which he is now en gaged In planting on his ranch about five miles west of Medford. Mr. Ralnsford has 24 acres there and seven and a halt acres will be taken up with strawberries. WILL GET A FLAG. An enjoyable evening was spent on last Friday at the school house west of town. The children under Instructions of their teacher, D. O. Frederick, gave some recitations. I. Wooly had his phonograph there and rendered many fine selections. W, H. Gore and others offered some very appropriate remarks. One of the objects of the gathering waa to raise funds with which to purchase a flag for their new school building. Tbe hat was passed around and the sum of $8.30 contributed. It Is pro posed to hold another meeting In a few weeks. , TWO MORE OFFICES. The north room of the Hall A Young building, on D'AnJou street, has been rented to L. D. Harrison. He has had it divided Into two fine rooms and the north one will be occupied by the Rogue River Invest ment Company as an office and the south room will be the office of At torney Neff, recently from Duluth, Minn. Hobson will never Indorse the notes exchanged between America I HAVE ON HAND Newtown Pippin AND Spitzenburg Trees 3 and 4 foot Sizes All Other Varieties in Any Size Desired. L. . HOOVER Medlord Ore Agent Yakima Valley Nusery. ('oniliu-rcial Orchard. HOY A HERO. Rescues Child From Hunting Build nig at Peril of Life. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. R. W. Jones was driving an auto mobile down 7th street Sunday and when about opposite the Hotel MnnrA he alternated to make a short turn, but evidently he misjudged bis speed for Instead of clearing the walk he struck the curb and a tele phone pole at the same time, smash ing a unrlne and lamn and otherwise breaking the front of hta machine. He waa able to get away after some slight repairs. He will probably learn not to travel so fast on paved streets. Christmas Ball, Roses Hall, Dec. 25. The best of music will be furnish ed. Horse feed and supper tickets, $2.00. Applegate, Ore. FOR FARMERS ONLY. Send us your name and postoftlce address and we will mall yon free, on January 1, a beautiful calendar. HUBBARD BROS., Medford. MAIL WANT ADS BRING RESULTS NEW YORK, Dec. 5. 'Jeorge Franz, 12 years old, proved himself a real hero this morning when Jie saved 4-year-old Abraham Schiller friip being burned u loVh. Abe lives with his mothor, Jennie, and Intant brother, on the seconc floor of the four-story doiiolo tenement, Williamsburg. Shoril.' after 9 o'clock tills morning the boy got some much and In some way ir. fire to the lace curtains in the paiior. Mrs. Schiller, at work In the kitch en, heard the screams of her bey and running Into the uarlor found the curtains ablaze. The mothbi a 'Ant thought was of her youniftMt child asleep In a crib. Selzlmr the Infant in her arma abe ran 1own the street. Mrs. 8chlller seemed to hsre forgot ten her other child, hut onl'' fo- n moment. 8he was bout to rut-h back Into the blazing building when a boy edged hia way through the throng and said: "You stay right here I'll get the kid," and ran upstairs. Crouching In the corner of the parlor, the woodwork blazing about him, was little Abraham, whose clothes had caught fire. The young rescuer beat out the flamea on lit tle Abe's clothing before the young ster was burned and picked him up in his arma and ran to the- street. As he darted through the doorway with the child In his arms the crowd gave him a cheer. Handing Abra ham over to hia mother, the lad tried to escape, but found It Impossible. "Leave me alone, won't you? I didn't do anything. What's my name? My name Is George Franz, and I live on Long Island. I've been in Brooklyn visiting my grandmoth er. I heard some ot the boys holler fire and ran to see what was the matter. Now, let me go, please." ports will allow, it la as follows: De cember 3, 70 members of erewa ot three fishing schooners drowned off New Foundland coast; December 4, 28 members of crew of schooner Soo City, which Is believed to have sunk In the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Decem ber 5, seven members ot tbe crew of Uarge 101, which went down off the Nova Scotia coast. CITY OF MEXICO. Tickets for the Excursion on Sale Here December 12 and 13. Tickets will be on sale at the lo cal office, December 12 and 13, for an excursion to the City ot Mexico. The excursion will leave San Fran cisco, December IB, at 11 a. m. As magnificent special train will be pro vided, consisting ot Pullman vestl buled sleepers, observation sleeper. buffet smoking car and dining car. Excursion will be over the South ern Pacific, Mexican Central, Mexi can National line, international t Great Northern, Galveston, Houston ft San Antonio and Sante Fe rail ways. The round trip rate from Medford will be $92.15. The going trip will be continuous up to El Paso, but stopovers may be had at aay main line point on the return trip. The excursion will be under the direct supervision of some railway official from the passenger depart ment and an Interpreter will accom pany the party to the City of Mexlco.- Further particulars at the depot or communicate with W. H. Jenkins, traveling passenger agent, Southern Pacific company, or E. Peil, Ash land. 167-tf HUNDRED AND FIFTY DROWNED Many Ships Went Down Recently Off Novia Scotia Coast, HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 6. More than 150 seamen have lost their lives off the upper North Atlantic coast during the last few days as a result ot a storm which Is unprecedented. Itemized as accurately as meager re- BAKER CITY FIREBUG. The Lad Haa Been Sent to the Re form School. BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 6. Tho final act In the Baker City incendiary cases was played today when tha- county Judge committed Golden An thony, the Juvenile firebug, to the re form school. It Is stated that th district attorney did not turn the boy. over to the circuit court for trial he cause there waa no corroborates testimony supporting the boy's own confession. Now, If the change in the weather only has the holiday Jingle! , What Do Yom THINK? It is not always the barking dog that bites, but the barking dog always at tracts your notice, and be he large or small you see he is doing something; and nines times out of ten you had rather take your chances with a sleeping dog than the one that barks. I am ending my fourth year in the hardware business in Medford. Each month has shown an increase over the same month last year. It is true I do a lot of barking and will bite if crowded, but should you need one of those TOLEDO RANGES, A MAUD S PUMP, a 1900 WASHER, or anything else in my line, just drop in, let me bark awhile and show you that I mean busi ness. I have by far the largost line of Heaters in Medford and I must sell them or I can't pay for them. Come on; I will meet you. . . !.... . Ul'iVt"" SHORTIEL GARNETT SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MAIL. land Japan.
