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
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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
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