When
You Find
Crawford
on a shoe for men, the only
things you need to have in
mind when you select your
next pair will be the style,
leather and price. The price
will be as low as is consis
tent with good leather and
good workmanship, and yon
can find your favorite lea
ther and toe in one of the
many stylos made by Craw
ford. No Question
of Quality
need to bother you. TYo
;he shoes and wear them
and if they go wrong Craw
ford will make it right.
$3.50 10 $5
c. w. Mcdonald
Successor to
Smith & Molony
The riedford
Furniture Co.:
Housefurnishers and
Undertakers J
Dsy Phone 63
Night Phone, C. W. Conklin 495
NightPhone, J. H. Builerl48
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL
jr"57"Hockersmlth spent Sunday
at Ashland.
J. H. Fitzgerald left tor Portland
yesterday business.
C. L. Reames was at Salem a cou
ple of days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hopson left
Saturday for Hilton, Or.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barneburg
were down from Ashland Sunday.
Charles Conrad has accepted a po
sition as cutter In Warner, Wortman
William Clark went down to Eu
gene Sunday for a few days' business
trip. . . ..
C, W. Palm returned yesterday
from a week's business trip to Fort
land. Messrs. Warner, Wortman & Gore
shipped two carloads ot fat bogs to
Portland Saturday.
W. E. Purdy returned Sunday
from Klamath Falls, wbere be bas
been for several weeks.
The Southern Oregon Produce
company recetlved a carload each of
onions and potatoes yesterday.
Mrs. M. E. Tryer went to Burk's
sanitarium near Santa Rosa, Cal.,
HOME-MADE
CANDIES
There's satisfaction in knowing that the Candy
you buy is made right here in town, under conditions
similiar to those prevailing in your own kitchen.
There is satisfaction also in having assurance,
whatever kind you decide upon, it is fresh made
from purest materials and that it is made in a
kitchen where cleanliness is the watchword.
We will give 25 per cent off on all candies to
churches, schools, Bible schools or any Xmas gather
ing if 10 pounds or more are bought.
M. & B. CANDY KITCHEN
In rear of the Ellwood building on C street.
yesterday, where she will remain for
several weeks.
8. A. Patterson ot the Central
Point Herald was a caller at The
Morning Mall office yesterday,
O. F. Orlfflth of Goldfleld, Nev., Is
In the valley, visiting bis sister, Mrs.
J. B. Hart, and other relatives.
Mrs. A. M. Woodford returned
home Sunday from a visit of several
days with her sinter at Merlin.
The assessed valuation of the city
of Medford for the year 1908, as re
turned by the county assessor. Is
$2,481,135.
P. Denhoff Is puttitng down 250
feet of cement sidewalk for Mr. Em
erlck at his residence, corner of O
and Eighth streets.
Mrs. Ed Illnns and daughter,
Freida, departed yesterday for Santa
Kosa, Cul., wh'ere they expect to re
main several months.
F. K. Deuel and Alf Weeks went
down to their ranch at Rock Point
Sunday, where they are having 5000
pear trees planted this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Turpln went
to Ashland yesterday, where Mrs.
Turpln expects to spend a couple of
months with her sister, Mrs. Louis
I'ankey.
The family of T. Singleton arrived
yesterday from Los Angeles and will
Join Mr. Singleton at their farm
home, which he recently purchased,
near Eagle Point.
O. n. Shaffer and children, and
his sister, arrived In Medford yester
day from Dixon, N. D. Mr. Shaffer
Is a son of William Shaffer of this
city, and they all expect to make
Medford their borne.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Purkerson re
turned to their borne at Eugene Sun
day after a visit ot about ten days
with relatives In the city these rel
atives being Rev. Horn and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson of
Granite Falls, Minn., stopped off
from No. 13 yesterday while making
a tour of the coast. They having
heard of our city, they concluded to
look about for a few days before go
ing furtber.
A. W. Walker returned Sunday
from a business trip to Portland,
where he secured the agency for
Reo, Mitchell, Stoddard-Dayton and
Rambler automobiles for Medford.
While In Portland be sold a 12400
Rambler to Mr. Mlnear, the Griffin
creek orchard man.
When J. E. Watt and family left
Medford a few weeks ago for the
southern states they expected to re
main there until the latter part of
January, but word now comes that
In their opinion the Rogue River val
ley would look a little better to
them than ever and they are going
to be home for the holidays.
C. E. Hlckok, civil engineer, with
a crew of men, was In the city yes
terday engaged In getting data for
a topographical map of the Southern
Pacific yards, showing tracks and
buildings on railroad grounds. This
is being done all along the line from
Portland to Ashland, and the maps
are for tho company's office use.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
F. B. Oatman of Talent was in the
city yesterday.
W. G. Steel of Portland arrived
In the city yesterday.
Louis Bennett went to Portland
yesterday to remain for a few days.
Born In Medford, Or., December
15, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Flt
gerald, a ten-pound girl.
William Scott, one of the prosper
ous farmers from Antloch precinct,
was In the city yesterday.
The Woods Lumber company re
ceived seven carloads of lumber yes
terday from their mills at Glendale.
Porter & Horning yesterday sold
to Mrs. Sarah E. Woolverton two
lots In Frultvale addition for a con
sideration ot $600.
Mrs. Thomas Bunday came here
yesterday from her home at Hilts.
Cal., to visit a few days with her
uncle, M. M. Gault, and family.
Station Agent A. 8 Rosenbaum
was at his office yesterday, the first
time for several days, having been
detained at home by a severe cold.
T. A. Johnson, one of the propri
etors of the Louvre cafe, left yes
terday for a holidays' visit with
friends In San Francisco and Los An
geles. G. H. West, a forest ranger and
an erstwhile Butte Falls homestead
er, left last night for a couple of
weeks' visit wttb bis family at Csr
rollton. Wash.
Up to the time of going to press,
John Wesley Gaines bad not made a
speech, but the betting was reported
to be twenty million to one that he
would make one soon.
Do you want to secure a desirable
lot at a reasonable price on which to
build a borne? If you do, see Toft
& Anderson about their new addition
just opened In West Medford. 1 76-St
S. C. Collins and wife of Sam's
Valley were the guests of Recorder
Collins and bis wife Sunday night.
Yesterday the recorder's brother and
Mrs. Collins spent the most ot the
day shopping In Medford.
F. L. Cranflll returned yesterday
from Eugene, where he has spent the
past few weeks attending to busi
ness and visiting. Mr. Cranflll had
expected to go to Southern Califor
nia before returning home, but has
concluded to defer the trip until
some time In January.
W. C. Smith and family bought
five full tickets yesterday for Buf
falo, N. Y. Mr. Smith bas been
stopping at Central Point for the
past month, going there by team
from near Salem, Or., where he re
cently sold out his stock of merchan
dise. He goes east for a visit.
HOY BADLY Hl'KT.
Floyd Scott Was Knocked Down by
a Team Last Evening.
Floyd Scott, the 6-year-old son of
Thomas Scott, the section foreman,
had a narrow escape from losing his
life by being run over by a team and
a heavy wagon on the corner of Sev
enth street and Central avenue about
5 o'clock last evening. Had the
wagon gone about a foot farther be
fore the horses were stopped by the
driver it Is likely that be would have
been Instantly killed.
The team was being driven slow
ly along the street by R. M. Clem
ens, the foreman of the Geary ranch,
on Griffin creek, when the lad
started across the street, looking at
a picture card. He failed to see the
rig, and on being warned, ran di
rectly in front of the horses. Mr.
Clemens pulled the horses back on
their haunches Just as one of the
front wheels reached the boy's body
and was about to crush blm.
W. H. West grabbed the lad from
under the horses and carried blm to
his home. He was somewhat badly
bruised by having been knocked
down, but fortunately no bones were
broken and be will be all right again
in a few days.
KrFIKLIMtAUCHEMlKRGKIt.
Popular Xorth Medford Couple Were
Married Last Week.
There was a pleasant wedding on
Tuesday evening, December 8, at the
home of Adolph Rauschenberger In
North Medford. It was the wedding
of their only daughter. Rose, to Levi
P. Eufleld, Rev. J. W. Sharpe offici
ating. Mr. and Mrs. Eufleld will re
side In East Medford.
Jones Bays Telephone.
T. M. Jones has purchased all of
the Interests of the Pacific Statets
Telephone company, says the Cen
tral Point Herald, excepting the main
toll lines, and henceforth Central
Point will have an Independent
phone service. Mr. Jones Is arrang
ing a schedule of prices and prom
ises to give his patrons a first-class
service. A new line Is being built In
from Trail, and other country lines
now In operation will assure the ex
change a large number of subscrib
ers. The change promises much Im
provement over the past service and
many new subscribers are promised.
Oregon Indian Wars.
Hawley of Oregon today Intro
duced a bill authorizing the secre
tary of the Interior to place on the
pension roll under the same terms
granted to the officers and soldiers
of other Indian wars, tbe names of
officers and soldiers of the Bannock
war, which occurred In Oregon and
Washington In 1878.
With great enthusiasm the nation
al rivers and harbors congress at Its
concluding session here today placed
itself on record In favor of the Issu
ance of government bonds for Im
provements of the boat and water-
Commerrlal Orchard.
Consisting of 100 acres, located on
the edge of Brownsville, Ore , 30
acres of it In corporate limits, splen
did location to cut In tracts, it is
all In 3-year-old fruit trees 'part be
ing 2-year-old when set), 71 acres In
apples, one-third each Spltzenberg,
Yakima and Baldwin; lit 'teres In
English walnuts, with Mammotii
Lawton and Logan berries between.
In full bearing; 6 acres In Cornice
pears; 6 acres In Royal Ann, Lam
bert and Btng cherries. A great
snap at $200 per acre for the 44
acres In town and $175 for the bal
ance. Terms on whole $8000 cash,
balance very easy terms at 6 per
cent. Or will sell In two separate
R. W. TRIPP, eta etaoln etaoln
pieces at above prices. R. W. Tripp,
Brownsville, Ore. 50-2t
In Stygian silence, the kaiser Is
now wigwagging his opinions from
on of his bands to tbe other.
v.
is the happy Christmas. No debts to cloud the thoughts. A good time to start the cash way,
too. It's much more satisfactory buying for cash and it is much cheaper.
Kingsbury's Jams, cut from C-
25c to, each lv
10c Ked Plums in 3-lb. QlA
cans
35c Canned Pineap
ples 35c Jars of Chipped
lieef
GRAND Jl'RY IX SKSSIOX.
One of the First Cases Was the State
Against Karl Jackson.
The following Is the grand Jury
for the present session of the court
now being held at Jacksonville.
W. K. Price, foreman.
C. C. Taylor, clerk.
Charles True.
It. E. Tucker.
W. K. Price.
Fred C. Holmes.
Polk Hull.
Ansel Hubbard.
In the matter of the state vs. Earl
Jackson the grand jury yesterday
returned "not a true bill." George
Putnam was the complaining wit
ness and the charge, which was as
sault, grew out of the trouble bad
between Putnam and Jackson sev
eral weeks ago.
WILL COME BACK.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Proper Prefer
Medford to Michigan.
When Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Proper
left Medford several weeks ago, af
ter a couple months' stay here, they
had a notion that their old home In
Jonesville, Mich., would look good
and they went back to see about
HOW good it looked, and are there
now, but like many another who has
performed this same stunt, they are
getting anxious to know bow things
are coming In Medford and are
making all kinds of Inquiries. In
fact, these people are homesick to
get back here again and they'll be
here, too. C. B. Gay, their friend
here, has laid a wager of a new hat
with Mrs. Proper that she would re
turn and live here.
OHENCHAIX-STKP1' WEDDIXG.
It Took Place at Jacksonville Yester
day; Have Many Friends Here.
Mr. Charles A. Obenchaln and Miss
Hattle Stepp, both ot Butte Falls,
were married at Jacksonville yester
day by Circuit Court Judge H. K.
Hanna. They will make their home
for the winter at least on the groom's
homestead, near Butte Falls. The
Morning Mail Is congratulating both
the young people and Is wishing
them a life of prosperity and happi
ness. They have a great many
friends up home way and all will be
glad of this opportunity to wish
them well. They deserve the best
there Is going.
RETURNED FROM KLAMATH.
Rev. G. Leltny Hall Held Successful
Revival Services There.
Yesterday Rev. G. LeRoy Hall, the
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, returned from Klamath
Falls, where he has been holding re
vival services for the past two weeks.
Today Rev. Hall will occupy the pul
pit ot the local church for both serv
ices. Rev. Hall had very good suc
cess at Klamath Falls, considering
that the Baptist church there was
considerably run down on account of
the fact that the people there have
bad no regular pastor for some time.
MEDFORD HARDWARE CO.
Putting in a Xew Front and Making
Other Improvements.
The Medford Hardware company
la making some quite extetnsive
changes and improvements about
their store. A new plate-glass
sporting goods case bas been put In
and Is Indeed pretty to look upon.
Three plate glass show cases have al
ready been put In and these are
lighted Inside by Incandescent lights,
which lights show up their line of
Christmas goods to tine advantage.
A new plate glass store front Is also
to be put In.
Death of Mrs. Chenowerth.
Mrs. M. A. Chenowerth, aged 72
years, died at the home of her son-in-law,
W. M. Hodson, In this city,
early Saturday morning. The re
mains were accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Hodson to Roseburg yesterday
on No. 16 for Interment. Mrs.
Chenowerth slipped and fell on the
street several weeks ago and receiv
ed Injuries to one of her hips, from
which, owing to her advanced age,
she was unable to recover.
Popular Professor Miller.
Professor Jasper N. Miller, of the
Dardanells school, was a businesa
visitor to Medford yesterday. Pro-
CASH X-M AS
Here are a few of
10c Corn
Starch
20c Heinz Mustard Dressing 4 Cj,
per bottle t
COc Welch's Grape Juice, CA
per quart 9vv
Five bars Swift's Pride, 4C
now six bars for "'v
UJV
25c
25c
MILLER &
fessor Miller has many friends In
Medford and they are always glad
to see hfm. He took charge of the
Dardanells school last fall, and un
der his direction the work bas stead
ily progressed. There Is a nice
school with a good attendance which
is steadily Increasing. He is one of
those fortunate persons having a
nice ranch near Butte Falls, which
he Is Improving as fas as he can get
material.
HltlCK AXD TILE COMPANY.
One Has nccn Organized for Jack
sonville; to Begin Work at Once.
This week articles of Incorpora
tion will be filed at Salem of the
Jacksonville Brick ft Tile company.
The Incorporators are P. Enselee and
two sons; capital. $4000. The com
pany owns 160 acres of land, about
10 acres of which, to the depth of
six ot eight feet. Is a first-class soil
for brick or tile. The land Is situ
ated about one mile from Jackson
ville on a public road. There now
Is machinery on the grounds and
buildings are being erected to in
close It. The kiln Is so constructed
that they can be carried on In all
kinds ot weather. It Is expected the
company will be turning out pressed
and rough brick within the next few
weeks.
ItH'lLAIt YOVXG MAX.
Fred Kincald Passed Away Sunday;
Was 22 Years of Age.
Fred Klncaid, aged 22 years, died
at the borne of his father, Robert
Klncaid, near Agate, on Sunday, De
cember 13, and was buried at Cen
tral Point cemetery yesterday. He
had been afflicted with acute rheyim
atlsm for some months and this, wlU
other complications, were the cause
of death.
Hotel Changes Hands.
C. D. and M. E. Abbott, lately of
Corvallls, Or., have purchased the
Taylor house at Jacksonville. They
will conduct It hereafter under the
name of "The Abbott House." They
have remodeled the house through
out, making It modern in every par
ticular.
Improved cooking has resulted In
decreasing the desertions from the
army. An allopathic application of
the same principle would do wonders
in cutting down the divorce record.
Womens' Gloves
Handkerchiefs
Hosiery
Scarfs
Waist Patterns
Shawls
Collars
Belts, Etc., Etc., ....
at all prices.
Van Dyke's
Dry Goods - Clothing - Shoes
our ensh prices:
7c
package
COc White Rose Syr-"P
French Mustard
EWBANR
MI ST HE PLAINLY MARKED.
New Freight Shipping Order Soon
Goes Into Effect.
New general freight orders cover
ing the marking of freight In less
than carload lots will become ef
fective on railroads January IS.
18. Each package, bundles or pieces
of less than carload freight must be
plainly marked by brush, stencil,
pasted label or securely fastened tug,
showing the name of consignee und
the name of the station, town or city
and state to which destined. Tho
marking on packages shall be com
pared with the shipping order and
bill of lading, and correction, it ne
cessary, made by the shipper or his
representative. All old labels must
be entirely removed or effaced.
When marked with stencil or paint,
the marking must be allowed to dry
before property Is loaded for ship
ment. When the freight Is consign
ed to a place not located on the line
of a railroad, each package must be
marked as above with the name of
the station at which consignee will
accept delivery. The new order
calls for special markings for hides
and pelts, bars or band Iron, brick,
tile, sewer pipe, chimney pipe and
articles taking lumber rate.
VERY ENJOYABLE TLME.
The Members of Presbyterian Church
Had Contest Friday Night.
As the result of a contest In the
Christian Endeavor society ot the
Presbyterian church. In which the
young ladies lost to the young men,
n most enjoyable sociable was given
liv the young ladles at the Commer
cial club rooms Friday evening, the
Invitations Including only the mem
bers of the society, nearly 50 of
whom were present. In a guessing
game, where advertisements were
the feature, the prize, an artistic
potnsetta water color calendar, was
won by Ernest Price. The place
cards were also dainty hand-tinted
cards, these and the calendar being
the work of Miss Katberine Brown.
The following musical and literary
program was rendered and all de
parted at a late hour, voting the
girls right royal entertainers:
Piano duet, Lorraine Bllton, Flora
Gray; vocal solo, Ruth Agnew; vocal
duet, Mary and Edna Gore; reading,
with tableaux by little Miss nd Mas
ter Lesmeister, "An Old Sweetheart
of Mine," Minnie Jackson: violin
Novel and Useful
CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS
FANCY SCARFS
AND SHAWLS
Scarfs in Pink, blue,
lavender and fancy
Scarfs at $1.25 to $4.00
each.
Square-cut long Veils
at $1.00 to $3.59.
Fancy and Plain
HAND BAGS
from 50c to $1.50
MEN'S and
CHILDREN'S
PURSES
25c to $1.00
" Veribest" Mince Meat, per 4 A
lmctrnfn XW
55c
10c
solo. Miss lone Flynn; reading, Ten
Marshall.
Refreshments ot tee, fresh frulta
and wafers were served and the
young people departed at a late hour
voting the young ladles right royal
entertainers.
Boosting for Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moss arrived
yesterday from Cleveland, O., and
will visit their nephew, H. H. Lor
Imer and family, and aUo look over
the country with a view to locating.
Mr. Lorlmer Is a Medford booster,
alright, alright. This makes 15 peo
ple be has Induced to visit here, and
all have settled here for keeps
The trees for J. L. Sand, E. T.
Batch and John Fowler have arrived.
Will the aboved named parties please
call at the atwell residence, next to
Catholic school and receive the trees,
ltp W. E. FANSHER.
Christmas Hall, Roses Hall, Dec. 33.
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 postofflcsr
address and we will mall you tree,
on January 1, a beautiful calendar.
HUBBARD BROS., Medford.
THE MAIL FOR NEWS.
Mid-Winter Sale
ALL
Millinery
AT
MRS. W. I. BROWN
101 W. 7th StC
SLIPPERS
All Sizes
In tan and black at
$1.50 and $2.00 pair.
Children's Slippers
$1.00 pair.
Hen's Handkerchiefs
Mufflers
Ties, Shirts
Gloves
Fancy Hose
Shoes
Hats, Etc.
at all prices