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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1908)
OUR COUNTY Correspondents JACKSONVILLE LOCALS. Itetos of Interest at the County Seat of Jackson County. Mesdsmea George Lewla, T. M. Shaw and J. H. Huffer of Jackson Tllle were shopping In Medford dur ing the week. Fred Klelnhammer of Buncom was attending to builneaa matter at the county teat Friday. Among tbe Jacksonville Odd Fel lows who were at Talent Saturday to assist In Instituting a new Odd Fellows lodge at the latter place were Messrs. Silas J. Day, Charles Dunford, Jr., James Cronemlller, J. P. Wells. Roy Ulrlch, Chris Ulrlch. W. R. Coleman, R. T. Burnett and Miles Cantrall. The Initiatory de gree was put on by tbe Jacksonville lodge, Mr. and Mrs, J. Trembreth, who have been residents of Jacksonville for the past two years, left Saturday for Redding. Cal., where they expect to make their future home. - Miss Mollle Brltt, Miss Issle Mo Cully and Mrs. Dora Harbaugh of Jacksonville were Medford visitors Saturday. W. W. Hurst of Aurora, Or., was In Jacksonville Saturday on business connected with the guardianship of Roy Berry and Percy Berry, minor t. J. D. Rltter of Hubbard, Or., was In Jacksonville Saturday on Probate court business. Attorneys F. J. Newman and O. Boggs of Medford were In Jackson ville Monday In attendance on Cir cuit court. Miss Agnes Broad of Jacksonville visited Medford friends the last of tbe week. Prosecuting Attorney B. F. Mulkey was at Grants Pass, Wednesday on official business. Ex-County Clerk John S. Orth o' Medford was greeting bis many Jack sonvllle friends Thursday. Thomas K. Campbell of Cottage Grove, railroad commissioner, was In Jacksonville Thursday on official business. C. P. Brlggs was down from Butte Falls Saturday on business at tbe county seat. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cantrall of Ruch were guests tbe last of the week at tbe borne of Deputy Sheriff R. B. Dow and Mrs. Dow of Jackson ville. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barneburg of Ashland are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cantrall of Jackson ville. Mr. and Mrs. Barneburg ex pect to leave shortly for Los An geles to spend tbe winter. The entertainment given In Jack sonville on Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Jacksonville public lib rary was a very successful "affair, both from a literary and financial standpoint. The following program was given: "Ave Maria" (J. Ascher), the Caugh tbran orchestra; "Merrily Goes Our Bark" (C. E. Leslie), Courthouse quartet, Messrs. Floyd Edglngton, R. T. Burnett. J. P. Wells and Jess Ap plegate; piano solo, "Faust" (Gou nod., Miss Regina Borland Robin son; "Irish Folk Song" (Foote), Miss Leona Ulrlch; "The Ghost Scene from 'Hamlet' " (Shake speare), Hon. B. F. Mulkey; violin solo, "Traumerel" (Schuman), Leon Hanna; "The Love Scene Between Hamlet and Ophelia," Hon. B. F. Mulkey; "Lullaby," by Ladles' quar tet. Misses Leona Ulrlch, Anna Wendt, Emma Wendt and Gladys Shaw; "The Duel and Death of Ham let," Hon. B. F. Mulkey; "Sing Me to Sleep" (Edwin Green), Miss Jen nie Kitto; "The Tar Song" (Leslie), Courthouse quartet. Sarah J. Erdman vs. Adolph Erd man; suit fo rdivorce; decree grant ed. State of Oregon vs. Earl Jackson; grand jury returned not a true bill; charge was assault on Editor Put nam of the Tribune, Medford. State of Oregon vs. I. M. Williams; grand jury returned not a true bill. State vs. John Doe, charged with non-support of wife; grand Jury re turned a true bill. Harry Sliver and James S. Bailey vs. Charles E. Wlckstrom; dis missed. P. M. Morse vs. Rogue River Val ley Orchard Co.; defendants given five days In which to fine answer. John W. Prall vs. Fred Marshall and Kate E. Marshall; ordered that demurrer be withdrawn and that A. E. Reamea be allowed to withdraw his name as attorney for defendant and that the name of F. J. Newman be entered of record as attorney for defendants. J. F. Reddy vs. 3. M. Keene; set for trial Saturday, December 19. Emery J. Eastman vs. Jack Frel enburg; demurrer argued and taken under advisement. D. W. Hasel vs. Southern Pacific Railway Co.; order removing same to United States Circuit court. Emily Clark and M. M. Clark vs. W. J. Boosey; ordered that mandate from Supreme court be recorded. Thomas Moran vs. O. W. Dodson; demurrer of defendant overruled by court. . - State of Oregon vs. C. E. Roach; grand jury returned a true bill. Alfred Barzee and Jennie Barsee vs. John Wlntten; dismissed. Gus Newbury, administrator of the estate of Arthur Pool, deceased, vs. George R. Wilkinson et ux: order confirming sale of real property. New Cases Filed In Circuit Court. Thomas Moran vs. Geo. W. Dod son; action to recover money alleged to be due on promissory note; attor ney for plaintiff J. A. Lemery and for the defendant, F. M. Calkins. Ashland Manufacturing Co., a cor poration, vs. Frank W. Hudson and A. D. Helman; suit to foreclose lien; F. M. Calkins, attorney for plaintiff. E. P. Hughes vs. F. P. Smith and F. E. Smith; action to recover $000 ullexed to be due for services ren dered in procuring purchaser for a certain tract of land. F. M. Calkins, attorney for plaintiff. J. Y. Summerville and II. X. Clark vs. C. E. Wlckstrom; action to re cover $400 alleged to be due as commission for making sale of cer tain mining property; attorneys for plaintiff are R. G. Smith and H .L. Do Armond. Probate Court. Estate of Euphama Edmondson, deceased; order appointing January 22, 1909, as day for bearing final settlement of estate. Estate of Amanda C. Swacker, de ceased;, order appointing Frank Swacker administrator of said es tate. Estate of W. V. Jones, deceased; order appointing Samuel Mathts, ad ministrator, and F. W. Streets, Ben Lowell and Charles Hatch, apprais ers of said estate. Estate and guardianship of Lucy Chandler, an Incompetent person; or der appointing J. B. Roblson, guard ian. In the matter of the guardianship of Roy L. Berry and Percy J. Berry, minors; order setting December 12, 1908, as day for hearing petition to vacate order appointing W. S. Hurst guardian. Estate of Maria M. Wright, de ceased; ordered that Thursday, De cember 10, be set as time for bearing appeal from administrator's disal lowance of claim of I. K. Reader. Same estate as above; ordered that claim of J. K. Reader be allow ed In full. Estate of James Elliott, deceased; order made to purchase tombstone. Estate of W. H. Bradshaw, de ceased; order setting apart personal property. Estate of Thomas Oster, deceased; Inventory and appraisement filed showing estate to be valued at $1676.44. Estate of W. H. Bradshaw, de ceased; Inventory and appraisement filed showing estate to be valued at $5923.93. Estate of Walter S. Jones, deceas ed; first semi-annual account of ex ecutrix filed. Estate of Mary A. Toung, deceas ed; semi-annual report of executor filed. Estate of William Bybee, deceas ed; Inventory and appraisement filed showing estate to be valued at $32,- 092.55. Same estate as above; ordered that J. W. Bybee, executor, be au thorized to pay off all mortgage liens and Interest thereon. Estate of James Elliott, deceased; order of publication of final settlement. Estate and guardianship of "ercy Berry and Roy Berry, minors: or dered that W. S. Hurst be appointed guardian of Percy J. Berry. Estate of Thomas Merrick, deceas ed; Inventory and appraisement filed showing estate to bfl valued at $649. Estate of Thomas Oster, deceased; order to sell personal property. Estate of John Pell In g, deceased; sale of real estate confirmed: final report of administrator tiled and approved and administrator dis charged from further liability In the matter. Estate of Nellie A. Blackburn, de ceased: Inventory and appraisement filed showing estate to be valued at $1400. Estate of Benjamin Wagner, de ceased; Inventory and appraisement filed showing estate to be valued at $7143.05. Marriage License. Marriage license Issued to Charles A. Obenchaln and Hattle P. Stcpp. FOR SALE One two-year-old Jer sey Dun. inquire oi jonn nam rlck, one mile east of Central P.llDt. tf Not a Drop of Alcohol Wnar ic "ionic"? A medicine that increases the strength or tone of the whole system. What is an "alterative"? A medicine tnat alters or cnanges unneuuiy um w ..tut... n niu th he.t "tonic and alterative ? 1IHUU1T WWMVM ......... - - Ayer1 Sarsaparilla, the only Sarsaparilla entirely free from alcohol. Ask your own doctor all about it. Never take a medicine doctors cannot endorse. j.L.Aer(-o.,Lowtn,Mass. Without daily action of the bowels poisonous products mutt he akserbed. Then you have fcs blood; Muoawssi.hi.dsch.. Ask your doctor about Ay Pilb for ceostlpatloo. ITEMS FROM EDEN PRECIXCT. (By Adam.) There la some talk of Incorporat ing the town of Phoenix. The wires for the electric lights at Talent and along tbe county road are being strung tbls week. C. W. Wolters of Talent Is having a barber shop erected adjoining the Jewelry store. N. 8. Bennett of Eden Valley was In North Talent last week delivering fruit trees. There are several families In this locality who have come from the dry, unlrrlgated portlona of Okla homa, and they think the artesian wells at Talent are next to the river of pure water that came up In the Garden of Eden. . Mrs. Zemlma Rose and her daugh ter, Mrs. A. S. Furry, were Medford visitors Monday. Several of North Talent's people were trading in Medford Monday. Mrs. Weeks and her daughter, Gertrude E. Weeks, will move to their new home in Medford soon. C. Carey says that a fine big deer came through his alfalfa field Tues day morning. It jumped a picket fence over eight feet high, also five other fences. In crossing lots, all of which he cleared with ease. He waa not molested and made his way on across the valley. The tract of land formerly be longing to Mrs. Martha Rapp, being a portion of the Reames estate, has been sold to real estate men from Ashland, divided Into small fruit farms and cleared-and sold. Ed Foss purchased the largest tract, which be will plant to apple and peach trees. Several of the purchasers will sow alfalfa on this, as It Is tine alfalfa land.. A number of enterprising citizens In Phoenix and North Talent and the outlying community have decid ed to form a company and erect a telephone line for local use. This Is a move In tbe right direc tion and one that will pay Its stock holders. It will supply a long-felt want to the farmers and put them In touch with Medford and with each other. It Is hoped it will be n success. John Mast, from near Medford, bought 50 head of fat hogs last Monday and will kill and make ba con of them. They were a fine lot and were purchased of Dunlap Bros, of Talent. TABLE ROCK ITEMS. (By X. Y. Z.) These cold, frosty mornings make the wood piles suffer. It seems. The school closed Friday for a hol iday vacation of one week. W. R. Byrum was In Medford Fri day disposing of a load of choice pork. H. L. Flnley spent Tuesday at his place here to oversee the work. Mr. Wykoff and Miss Blanch Col lins were In Medford recently. Miss Rose Nealon has closed her school and will spend her vacation at home. Rev. A. C. Howlett preached ct the schoolhouse 8unday to a good audience. E. H. Davis' family were in Med ford doing Christmas shopping Saturday. Mr. Connor Is expected this weiit to take possession of his property, re cently purchased from Mr. Finnl more. - S. H. Mears, Jr., has had several men at work the past week setting trees on his place. Stewart Porter leaves Wednesday to spend Christmas with his parents at Yoncalla. Rev. M. C. Davis is expected to preach here next Sunday. A good attendance Is hoped for. At a special school meeting last Tuesday a tax of 2 mills was voted to carry on the school work. Colonel R. C. Washburn and S. M. Mears, Jr.,, will spend the holidays In Portland visiting the home folks. A. W. Reld, F. A. Green and Miss Mary Reld were In Medford Satur day to purchase tbe "goodies" tor tbe Christmas tree. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wilson vlsitel her parents, Hon. and Mrs. S. Nealon, here Sunday. Mrs. Wilson was surprised by her Sunday school class of girls calling on ber and pre senting her with a nice Bible as a wedding gift. Plans are being made for a good program to be given at the Christ mas tree Thursday evening. It Is hoped a good attendance and a merry Christmas will be bad. Our quiet neighborhood was startled to learn of a robbery In our midst. While S. M. Mears, Jr., was In Medford Saturday some party en tered his place and ransacked tbe contents, taking what they chose. Among tbe articles missing are a revolver, checks made out to differ ent parties and clothing. Suspicion points to a man recently employed by Mr. Mears, but nothing has as yet been learned of his whereabouts. KAXES CREEK ITEMS. We are sorry to say that John Brown Is suffering with a bad attack of asthma. Mr. and Mrs. Householder spent several days of last week at Medford and Ashland, combining business with pleasure. Mae Householder, accompanied by f her brother, Ralph, spent Sunday on J! Sardine creek as guests of her sister, Mrs. Dusenberry. : Peddlars, canvassers and solicitors ) are quite numerous these days, de spite the bad condition of the weather. Mrs. Rltter of Central Point was doing business In this neighborhood and Gold Hill Saturday. Bad colds and sore throats are again quite prevalent. The party Saturday night at Mr. Thompson's was a most pleasant af fair and much credit is due Mr. and Mra. Thompson as entertainers. Miss Lizzie Stallsworth Is confined to the bouse with an attack of la grippe. We are Informed that Mrs. Doane la still quite 111 at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Miner. Mr. and Mrs. Blggls spent Sund.iy as guests of John Mardon and wife. NORTH MKIlFOItK NOTES. (By J. G. Martin.) Joseph Jnes, the carpenter and painter. Is employed by Mr. Bo.'.ney in building the addition to his pretty residence on North Central avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moore left Fri day for their home near Woodville after spending a month very pleas antly with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Buck, of North Med ford. Frank Gonlah has begun building a woodshed and other buildings for temporary use on bis two lots on tbe west side of North Central avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schmidt, or grandpa and grandma Smith, pio neer residents of Jacksonville, tar ried in the city Saturday night, the guests of their old-time friends, Mr. and Mrs. Emil De Roboam of North Central avenue, having bad a very enjoyable time. Mrs. Bern, of Bly, Wash., Is vis iting her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Turpln, of North Medford. Mr. Metz Is adding a woodshed and other outbuildings to his pretty residence property on North B street. W. J. Scott tarried In . tbe city Monday, the guest of J. G. Martin and family. Mrs. Emll De Roboam was taken suddenly 111 Sunday night at her home on North Central avenue with a severe attack of bleeding at the nose. Dr. Morrison was called. The Metz new residence on North A street Is receiving Its first coat of plaster. Miss Pearl Gould, a student of the West school. In West Medford, Is confined to her home by Impaired health. The fall term of school at Antloch closes Friday. General satisfaction has been given by the teacher. Miss Henry. Mrs. John Jones, formerly Mrs. J. Williams, has disposed of her 160 acre farm In Table Rock section. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder of Central Point were trading In the city on Tuesday. Mr. Brown, the Invalid gentleman In North Central avenue, la conval escent, we are glad to note. J. J. Owlngs, the photographer, is paying his son George and family of Phoenix an Indefinite visit. TRAIN ROIIIIKR CONFESSES. Portland Man Tells Ho v. He and Two Others Held Vp O. R. & N. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 21. In the presence of Sheriff Stevens and dep uties and representatives of the O. R. ft N. Co. and newspaper men to night, William Burke (assumed name) of Portland, a man of about 21 years of age, confessed that e took part In the robbery of the O. R. ft N. passenger train near here Thursday night last. He Implicated Jack Hayes, alias Walton, all is "Slim," ex-convlct from Folsom, and a youth who, like Burke, lives here, whose name is withheld until his ar rest, which Is expected momentarily. Burke was arrested today. He made a confession. He said he was sorry for the part he had taken and he- cause be had been given only $1.15 as bis portion of the booty. Hayes later, according to the confession, took possession ot all the valuables secured, double-crossing the others by telling them he found nothing In the express safe. Hayes, who was arrested Sunday, had In his possession three dia monds, which be says were given to him by "Chicago Whltey," said to be a yeggman. A telegraphic descrip tion of the diamond shipped to a lo cal firm tallies with three jewels found In Hayes' possession. Hayes denies absolutely any connection with th ecrlme, but became so In volved in the maze of explanations that be lost track of bis statements and became angry and sullenly re fused to talk further. After being put In jail Burks Identified Hayes as the man who had been associated with him In the robbery. Tbe capture of tbe sus pect resulted from the discovery of a sticker dropped by one of the rob bers after leaving the scene. This was traced through Its owner to Hayes' possession. Christmas Hall, Roses Hull, Dec. 23, The best of music will be furnish ed. 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Get a taste ot the delightfully mild climate known only to Southern California. There you will find an abundance of sunshine, bright blue skies, a clear, bracing atmosphere, congenial associations and Invigorating healthful recreations too numerous to mention. Resorts are there, some with world-wide reputations as Los Angeles, Paso Robles, Hot Springs, Long Beach. Santa Barbara, Hotel del Monte, Santa Crus, Ban Diego, Santa Monica, Venice, and commodious, delightful stopping places of lesser renown. All maintaining the California standard tor hospitality, and faultless accomodations. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. Will be glad to supply some very attractive literature, describing In detail the many de lights of winter In California. Very low rata round trip excuralon tickets are on sale to California. The Bate from Portland to Los Angeles and return $55. Limit, six months, allowing stop-overs In either direction. Simlllar excursion rates) art) In effect to all California points. For lull IntormaUon, sleeping car reservations and tickets, call on telegraph or write either C. W. Stringer, C. T. A., rLlrd and Washington Sta or Win .McMurmy, Gen. Pass. Agt., Portland, Or. VXDER SEALED ORDERS. The Battleship Maine Has Been Sent on Some Secret Bflsslon. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Com plete mystery surrounds the desti nation of the battleship Malno, which left Norfolk today under sealed orders. Neither the state nor the navy department officials will make any statetment on the subject further than to say she has gon on a "cruise." They will not affirm or deny that the ship Is bound for Veu ezuelan waters. The American government Is with out any naval representative In that immediate section and should an outbreak against the existing govern ment occur such American Interests as may exist in La Guira, Porto Cabello and Maracalbo would have to appeal to the navies ot foreign nations. ELEVEN SOLDIKRS DEAD. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Follow ing are the names ot tbe soldiers who died last week as a result of methyl, said to have been served them as vlnol: John Duffy, Edward C. Clark, Thomas W. Blng, Charles Delaney, all ot Company L; Otto Kuppo, John J. Pbelan, Frank L. Smith, James E. Curtis, Samuel IS. Bramel, John O. Corbel, William Nickolas, all ot Company M. Eighth Infantry. NEGLECT OF Dl'TV. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Po lice commissioners this afternoon an nounced that after tbe mlnuteat In vestigation they are convinced that Morris Haas obtained the derringers with which he killed himself, con cealed In bis shoe, where It bad been overlooked by Captain Duke, who searched Haas after the shooting of Heney. Tbe commissioners found Duke guilty of neglect of duty and fixed December 30 as the date for imposing sentence. TAKE A RIDE In one of our new rigs and you will be happy. West Side Stables, c. e. tull, Prop. Eden Valley Nursery NOT IN IHE TRUST First Clues, home grown, whole-root tiees. Right prices and a iquare deal for rverybedy. What more do ynu aunt? Who pays the agent, you or the other fellow? I deal direct with the planter. A nice siock ol fmit trees and Tokay vines for fall delivery. Tell me your tree troubles IN. S. Bennett, Medford THE JOEDFOHD BRICK COjflPW G. W. PRIDDY.O. D. NAOLE, G. T. O'BRIEN. Proprietors MEDFORD, OREGON Mannfjcturera ol Common and Pressed Brick. General Con tractors and Builders Id all Branches. Plana and Kstl mates Furnished. LIM6, PLASTEP CEHENT FCR SALE B..H. Harris Timber Land Bought and Sold Those hsving timber lands or relinquishments for sale would do well to consult us. 8 Office over Jackson County National Bank twOCrOwCrOwOwOwOwOwOM wOwOvOtOvaeWOCMOtCWGrKWO
