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VOL. XXI.
KXDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21,1909
No. 21
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ULl IS NEEDED
Shipping Facilities to Make
Medford One of Great
Coal Centers.
The Cascade Coal & Mining com
paay Is meeting with a greater suc
cess than the most optimistic had
looked forward to. In order to
thoroughly appreciate the confidence
and "atlck-to-U-lveness" ot the men
back of this company, one has tu
drift back in history. Yen ago the
Southern Pacific engaged In the coal
mining business In this locality, and
'continued active operations on their
mine, known as the Sunnyside, for
a period of three years, finally
abandoning It on account of the
looseness of the vein. Experts gave
their opinion on the prospect as an
unprofitable undertaking. That is,
all save one. This man's fulth stood
unshaken, and It waB through his
efforts that the present company was
organized. He gave as his opinion
that a following of the vein would
prove It a success beyond their wild
est dream. In brief, it Is this:
Aeons and Aeous agone. Old Nature
took It upon herself to devast the
mighty forest lands that covered this
hemisphere of ours, heaving and
purging herself till all was desola
tion. The forests were leveled, and
this Is the beginning of the coal
formation.
Then, to make absolutely certain,
the ordered a flood. It came, it saw,
it conquered. Her siek siiell was still
upon her. She heaved some more.
The hills of the state In which we
live lifted their tups above the
mighty drink. The years rolled on,
and again came an upheaval. Deep
in her bosom earth had hurled the
verdant vegetation that had encom
passed her.
Aeons and aeons rolled on and
the great continents of North and
South America were formed. It takes
ages, and ages, and ages to carbon
ize wood, but finally the mighty for
ests that covered this broad land of
ours were carbonized. Carbonized
vegetation is coal.
Centuries upon centuries ago this
coal was in our bills in perfect state
ot formation; that Is, In a solid
body. No looseness to be found.
Now, this one expert, in giving his
opinion to the Southern Pacific as
to the looseness of the coal In the
outcrop, stated that It was his firm
belief, after a careful Investigation
of the property, that there had been
a partial upheaval centuries after
the formation, and centuries upon
centuries before our time, of this
body of carbonized vegetation, but
that It was not a sufficient uplift to
disturb the whole body of coal. That
the uplift was only a Question of feet
east or west, or miles north and
south along Roxy Ann. That it was
only a question of following the vein
as It dipped: that the 100-foot level
or 150-foot level would show a solid
formation.
Today his theory is proving true.
At the Cascade they are almost upon
the solid formation. It is only a
question of days. Heavy blocks
weighing tons are found. The dip
ot the vein is gone, and the forma
tion leads straight back under the
hill. As a paying proposition, the
coal mines are established. The
product only awaits transportation,
and that Is In sight, and with It a
bigger and greater Medford.
MIST KKTt'KX TO I'ltlSON'
Stagel, Who Eloped With Young Girl
Sliiwt Finish Sentence
As a result of his escapade. In
which he ran away with a young
girl and was later captured by the
sheriff of Josephine county. Charles
Slasel, who had been serving a life
sentence and was out on parole, must
go back to prison. Slagel and the
girl wero found living together last
week near Jacksonville, and Monday
both were taken back to Grants Pass.
The Observer of that place says of
Slagel:
"Slagel was convicted In 1898 of
the murder of Antone Joseph, a
bachelor farmer who lived on Wil
liams creek and who was over 80
years old. It was a mysterious mur
der at the time and 81agle was con
victed upon circumstantial evidence,
but the chain was so complete that
at the time there was no doubt in
the minds of the people but that he
was guilty. However, after be was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to life Im
prisonment." It was last September that Slagel
received bis parole from the gover
nor, and be Immediately returned to
his former haunts at Williams Creek.
Early last week he eloped with the
Meek girl, whose parents live In that
Tlclnlty, and Governor Benson wa.
T
Immediately notified and Slagel's
I parole was revoked. The Observer
says:
"Tuesday, George Meek, the father
of the girl, was In town, and stated
that the girl had been somewhat
wayward, and that they could not
control her, and under the circum
stances she was sentenced to the
boys' and girls' home, where she will
be cared for."
rorvritv WAKING n
Kuuflit-i-ii Oregon After Sim re tif Col
on Mm Cuming to Nlutt
The Evening Telegram ot Friday
says:
All Southern Oregon Is waking up
to its advantages and Inducements to
newcomers as It never did before, ac
cording to the members of the Med
ford Publicity club, who were guests
ot Willlum McMurray, general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pa
cific, at lunch this noon, In the din
ing hall of the Commercial club. A
magnificent pamphlet, descriptive of
the varied resources of the Rogue
River valley, has been issued and was
distributed to the members ot the
club at the same time. The book is
replete with colored pictures of scen
ery peculiar to Southern Oregon, and
such views as Crater Lake and along
the banks of the Rogue are consider
ed worthy of expensive frames by the
recipients.
"The people of Southern Oregon
hnve enjoyed life In' that favored re
gion without thought of sharing
their blessings with the outside
world," Mr. McMurray said, "but
now they are going to get a share cf
the colonists who are flocking to the
coast in search of homes. Southern
Oregon has the climate, the soil, the
minerals and the m-ans of transpor
tation with the outside world, but
lacks people to develop Its resources.
These latter we propose to furnish,
and In a few years the fertile valleys
and wooded hills of Jackson and Jo
sephine counties will contain thou
sands of happy homes, where, up to
this time, all Is a comparative wil
derness." Members of the Medford Publicity
club who were guests of Mr. McMur
ray were: Judge William M. Colvlg,
A. H. Miller, F. C. Page, S. A. Nye,
Dr. J. F. Reddy, Mayor W. H. Canon,
J. F. Mundy and A. S. Rosen baum.
With Mr. McMurray and acting as
hosts were: Dr. Wetherbee, president
of the Commercial club; John M.
Scott, assistant general passenger
agent, and W. B. Wells of the South
ern Pacific. Other Medford citizens
were A. C. Randall, C. E. Wolverton,
P. J. Neff and W. B. Rose.
AXTLKltKO HKItl) IX MKDFOIIO
Delegation front Ashland Stop Here
Knroute to Roseburg
Yesterday morning the special
train bearing the Klks from Ashland
and the other towns along the line
stopped at this place while en route
to Roseburg. The train consisted of
three coaches and a baggage car, and
each car was bedecked with the
lodge color, purple. On each car
were various banners. The one on
the baggage car bore the inscription,
"Forget It; Don't Bray." The other
banners bore the names of the towns
represented on the trip, including
Ashland, Jacksonville, Medford, Gold
Hill and Grants Pass.
While the train stopped here for
a few minutes the Ashland band
alighted and paraded the streets,
followed by a number of Elks beat
ing tomtoms and cymbals. Medford
Elks to the number of about 50 fell
in behind the band and marched to
the train, where the band rendered
another selection before boarding. It
was certainly a jolly bunch that the
train carried. At this place, one or
two of the antlered herd who had
not been planning on going happened
to be down to the train just In time
to be kidnaped and compelled to go
along against their wishes. It was
no use for them to attempt to resist
they were simply loaded on by a
number of their able-bodied breth
ren and compelled to sit in a cush
ioned seat until the train started.
It goes without saying that the
dull edge was taken off of life In
Roseburg last night.
I NTO Ahh LAXIKi
Yesterday a whole drayload of the
Medford pamphlets were taken to
the postoffice and mailed, the load
containing 3200 of them. To nil
parts of the world these pamphlets
go, enlightening the people of the
far-away lands as to the opportuni
ties that Medford and the Rogue
River valley offers to the people.
Some of those mailed yesterday
were addressed to Egypt and some
to the Hawaiian Islands, so an Idea
can easily be obtained as to the
large scope of territory that Med
ford advertising reaches.
The pamphlets, when mailed In
quantities of 2000 or more, are en
titled to the franking privileges of
the postoffice. That Is, no stamps
are required, the postage being paid
tn the whole amount at the same
rate.
CRATER LAKE
Celebration Event Will Be
Held in Medford on
Next Saturday.
W. G. Sieel was In the city yester
day and made arrangements for the
celebration of the seventh annivers
ary of the creation of the Crater
Lake national park and the second
anniversary of the organization of
the Crater Lake company, to take
place here next Saturday, May 22.
Several distinguished visitors are
expected to be here, including Gov
ernor Benson. The appointment of
the Crater Lake road commission
will be announced, the members of
which will be among the visitors to
be present.
The commission, Immediately after
being formally notified of their ap
pointment, will organize and will flic
an application with the United States
Government for an engineer to take
charge of the work of constructing a
road to Crater Lake national park.
Chief Engineer Pierce of the govern
ment road service has given his as
surance that he will do all In his
power to assist In the project, which
he considers ono of the greatest In
the United States at this time.
In the evening a banquet will be
held at the Xash, at which the visit
ors will be eutertained by the Com
mercial club, and at which promi
nent men from all over the state will
be present.
Mr. Steel has been a conspicuous
figure in making arrangements for
this big day in Medford. He has
been In conference with Governor
Benson, and the governor has prom
ised that, though Saturday comes at
a time when he Is bu3lest with his
executive duties, he can be depended
on to be here to announce the ap
pointment of the commission.
Mr. Steel was largely instrumental
In getting the county commissioners
together, who, with Judge Crowell,
succeeded In straightening out the
entanglement In which the appro
priation of $50,000 for the Crater
Lake road had gotten Into. Through
a discrepancy In the manner of mak
ing the appropriation the attorney-
general had declared It Illegal, and
it was necessary to reconvene the
commissioners to make arrangements
to comply with the ruling. The
amended appropriation now reads as
follows:
"It Is ordered by the court that
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) be
and the same hereby Is appropriated
by Jackson county to assist In build
ing a state road between Medford
and the Cascade forest reserve, near
Crater Lake; one-fourth () of this
amount shall be available annuallv,
commencing with the year 1909.
And annually hereafter this court
will levy a tax sufficient to pay one
fourth () of the total sum hereby
appropriated."
Mr. Steel Informed a Morning Mall
reporter previous to his departure
for Portland last night that work on
the new road would undoubtedly
commence as soon as the government
engineer would be assigned, which
will be as soon as the application
reaches Washington.
The engineers in the United States
government are known to be among
the best class, and with one of Its
officials superintending the work, 1
none but the best results are to be
expected.
C'KXTItAfj POIXT A FT Kit ltOAII
Wants Terminal for I'roiKwed Pacif
ic & Oregon
CENTRAL POIXT, May 13. It Is
now assured that the Pacific & Ore
gon Southern railway will be con
structed and equipped with the leaBt
possible delay. Both this city and
Medford have made Inducements to
the company to secure the terminal,
but which of the two cities will be
favored has not been officially an
nounced. The Central Point Com
mercial club, through Its representa
tives, has secured a 90-day option on
13 acres of the Noah Smith land, ad
joining the townsite on the south. If
the railway company decides to make
the terminal here the land will be
furnished gratis as soon as such de
rision Is substantially manifested.
On the other hand, It is claimed by
certain other Interests outside this
city that the P. & O. S. company
never had any Intention of making
its terminal at any other place than
Medford, the overtures already made
to this city being for the, sole pur
pose of securing better Inducements
from the city of Medford. Whether
or not these claims are based on
fact, It is certain that the road will
prlmally be built from this city to
the coal fields directly east of here.
Ellas Riind, chief engineer for the
company, who has thus far conduct
ed the negotiations, stated officially
that bis company has already secur
ed a 30-year contract fur hauling
400,000 tons of coal per year, which
tonnage Is sufficient to insure the
financial success of the road from
the ebeglnnlng. (
Besides traversing the richest coal
fields In the state, the road will tap
the greatest sugar pine forests In the
world, and It 1b also expected to de
velop many valuable mining proper
ties along the route.
Leaving Central Point the road
will run In an easterly dlrectiou, on
a line six miles south ot the seventh
standard parallel, to a point near
Wllderville, thence southwest to Sel
ma, thence up the Illinois river, val
ley to a point northeast ot Deerlng,
thence southwest through the Chetco
River valley and Mill creek flats to
Crescent City, Or.
Chetco, Or., 3 miles to the north
of Crescent City, will probably be
on the route of the new road, and if
such Js the case, Gold Beach, Or., the
county seat of Curry county, lying
50 miles to the south, will also be
favored by the road.
The road will be 101.5 miles long,
passing through Jackson, Josephine
and Curry counties In Oregon, and
through the extreme northwest cor
ner of Del Norte county, California.
Three years will be required to com
plete the road, notwithstanding the
fact that the survey follows the val
leys and canyons after leaving this
valley. Very little tunneling will be
necessary.
ItKTAIL ASSOCIATION'
Merchants or MedfortI to Join the
Stale Organization
S. L. Kline of Corvallis and C. B.
Merrick of Portland, president and
secretary, respectively, of the Retail
Merchants association of the state.
who were here Monday night In at
tendance at a meeting of the business
men of the city, as mentioned in yes
terday's Morning Mail, were met
with a ready response by the merch
ants of the city, whom they met yes
terday and enlisted in the movement
of organizing an association here.
The purpose of the association, as
stated to a Morning Mail reporter by
Mr. Merrick, Is to establish a more
uniform system ot doing business
among retailers. The association
would do much toward the tabooing
of dead beats, and the doing away of
many fake advertising schemes, from
which the business men get no re
sults, and for which they are con
tinually bled. Mr. Merrick states
that this method will not discourage
the merchant In advertising along le
gitimate lines. The association Is
also to act as a booster for the com
munity and In many cities where
such an association has been formed
much has been done In the way of
material advancement of the place
by them. i
The Retail Merchants' association
is not to be confused with the Re-;
tail Grocers' association, though the
latter Is taken In as a r&rt of the
former, It working along the same
lines. There are but a few cities In
the state where there Is an exclusive
retail grocers organization.
Mr. Merrick and Mr. Cllne were In
Ashland previous to coming here,
and were successful In forming an
association there.
Mr. Merrick Is secretary of the
Retail Grocers' association of Port
land and editor of the Retail Gro
cers Magazine.
CKLKItltATE JULY .3
Nation's Day Will lie Olmerved S..I-
imluy Fourth on Ktimliiy
The members of the fire depart-1
ment met last evening In their rooms
back of the council chamber in the
city hall, to review the work done In;
the direction of a Fourth of July I
celebration. i
The committees appointed at a j
previous meeting were not ready toj
report at this meeting, but from
what Information that could be ob
tained, work was progressing along
smoothly.
To date the soliciting committee
has raised about $1200 for the cele
bration fund. The benefit enter
tainment to be given by the Bijou
theater and tho benefit wrestling
match to hp given In the near future
III undoubtedly swell that amount
considerably.
Preparations are being made for
horse and automobile races, ball
games, band concerts, etc. A num
ber of firemen wore selected last
night to form a team to compete In
a race with some visiting hose com
pany on that day.
The Fourth of July coming on
Sunday this year, ft was decided to
hold the celebration on Saturday,
July 3.
Another meeting will be held In
the near future, when the various
committees will report and a pro
gram for the day will be arranged.
J. Jensen, who has had charge of
the Jacobsen-Bade ditching machine
In this city for the past year, left
yesterday for Portland, where he will
enjoy a few weeks well-earned vacation.
DEATHS AND FIRE
COVERJUIYSTERY
Tragic Sequel Following 24
Hours After Marriage
Ceremony Performed.
PORTLAND. May 18. According
to a telephone message to the Asso
elated Press from Prlneville, Or., to
day's developments la the mysteries
surrounding the death of L. H. Wor-
ley and bride ot four days, whose
bodies were found on Worley's farm
near Redmond, Crook county, are
making public a letter left by Wor
ley, addressed to one of bis neigh
bors, which contains the statements
which tend to show that the married
life of the couple was Inharmonious
from the very start, and seem to fix
the responsibility for the deaths of
both on Worley himself.
The wedding occurred Wednesday
last. Friday and Saturday tbe house
was closed and Sunday it burned
down. This, It is believed, fixes the
date of the tragedy as last Thursday.
There Is evidence that some one
spent nearly all Saturday Bight In
conveying bundles of straw from a
stack nearby to the house, where
they were piled up on the woman's
dead body, after which fire was set
to the straw. At least a ton of these
bundles were plied on the corpse.
The straw was not consumed entire
ly, and the woman's body was not
cremated, although the house burned
down.
Sunday evening two women,
neighbors, went to the Worley home
to leave a wedding present. They
found the house burned down, and
on going to a stable found a note
pinned to the door with the words,
"Find me In the stable." Another
letter was found pinned on the gate
post, addressed to J. E. I.anili. In
cidentally, Lamb Is a neighbor of
Worley's and made the match be
tween Worley and his bride, who
came here from Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Worley's maiden name was
Ruth Le Roy. In a letter to Lamb,
Worley says his wife told him aha
did not want to live with him and
did not like the place. She wanted
to know how far it was to Shanlko,
and said she was going there to earn
money to go back East. Worley says
he missed his pocketbook and dis
covered his wife had taken It.
'I treated her as good as I could,
and then, robbing me of all my
money I had and going to leave me.
I could not stand It any longer, .i
I think we both are better dead "
Worley asks to have his sister a:
Beaufort, Mo., notified and two oth
er friends.
The authorities do not believe that
money was the cause of the quarrel.
as the amount In the purse was only
FAIR- ASSOCIATION
Holds Meeting at Afililnml and Trans
acts Business
Messrs. J. F. Watt, J. A. Perry
and Charles Meserve, directors of the
Southern Oregon Fair association,
drove to Ashland yesterday after
noon and there met with the other
directors of the association and
transacted considerable business,
chief of which was the election of
Clyde Payne to the office of Secre
tary, The officers of the association
now are: President, E. T. Staples,
Ashland; vice-president, J. A. Perry.
Medford; secretary, Clyde Puyne.
Ashland; treasurer, J. W. McCoy,
Ashland. The association has not
decided definitely as to the exact
date when the next fair will be held,
but it will be either the last week In
September or the first week in Oc
tober, and will be at Ashland. It Is
understood that the Ashland Board
of Trade and the Ladles' Booster
club will use their best efforts in
making tbe fair a success In fact,
these bodies have become so enthus
ed over the matter as to guarantee
the association that nothing short of
success will appease their desire to
boost and that's the spirit which
accomplishes things when they are
undertaken.
PAINTERS OIIRAM7.I-:
Last night the painters, decorat
ors and paper hangers met In the
rooms adjoining M. F,. Morgan's
paint shop and perfected tho orgnn
izutinn of a union. The purpose of
tho organization Is to better tbe
conditions of tho members of the
craft, and to mako It a sourro of
social communication among the
members. It is not the purpose of
the union to demand any advance
In prices at present, but directly to
elevate the standard of workman
ship and ciimlnato all of the incom
petent class of labor. The organiza
tion starts out with 28 members.
Meetings will be held every Thurs
day evening In the Socialists' hall,
over Smith's tin ahop.
The officers Installed last night
are as follows:
M. E. Morgan, president; H. Ling,
vice-president; T. C. White, record
ing secretary; H. W. Oreeg, finan
cial secretary: H. A. Johnson, treas
urer; H. B. Mack, conductor; F. E.
Gear, warden; L. S. Martin, precep
tor: T. C. White, W. H. Rothermal
and H. Ling, trustees.
WEATHER STATION
Kxti.tilMicil ut McAllister Springs
in Charge of (. W. Fry,
That the government Intends es
tablishing several weather recording
stations in Southern Oregon was
made apparent yesterday when W.
D. Fuller, a gentleman connected
with the government weather bu
reau, dropped off In Medford yester
day and after securing data from
the forest service here left by pri
vate conveyance for the north fork
of Little Butte creek. He will go
to McAllister Springs, on that creek,
and it Is expected he will arrange
for a weather record station there.
Other stations will undoubtedly be
established In Southern Oregon, but
Just the exact localities have not
been decided upon. The object of
these stations Is to keep an exact
record of weather conditions.
W. D. Fuller, the gentleman men
tioned In Sunday's Morning Mall as
being here to establish a weather
station at McAllister Springs, has
succeeded In his purpose. A United
States weather record station Is now
established at that place with O. W.
Fry In charge. It will be Mr. Fry's
duty, among other things, to take
records at the base of Mount Pitt
twice a month and report them to
the weather station at Portland.
Mr. Fuller, like all others who
visit the Kogue River valley, became
very much Impressed with It, and
stated that this section was certainly
deserving of a weather station and
that he would do all In his power to
assist In having the department lo
cate one here.
The matter of locating a station
here has been taken up by the Com
mercial club, and at present Influ
ence Is being brought to bear on
Washington authorities with assur
ances of having one located here at
an early date.
BANNER YEAR FOR FRITT
W. R. Newell of Gaston, president
ot the State Horticultural society. Is
In the city. Yesterday, in company
with Professor O'Gara and Manager
J. A. Perry of the Fruit Growers'
Union, took a trip In Mr. Perry's au
tomobile around among the orchards
ot the valley. They were also ac
companied by George W. Taylor,
fruit Inspector of Jackson county.
From their Investigations of the or
chards, Mr. Newell tells na that the
prospects for a large crop were
never better. Such Is particularly
true In case of the pear crop, says
Mr. Newell. Tomorrow the party
will take another "swing around the
circle," visiting several orchards
which were not touched on their trip
ot yesterday.
NEW TRAIN SKItVICK.
A new train service that will be of
great convenlense to travelers In and
out ot Medford will be put on by
the Southern Pacific on or about
June 1 next. A well-equipped flyer
will be put on between Portland and
San Francisco, which is expected to
leave Medford about 6 a. m. going
south, and will probably reach San
Francisco at 10 p. m. Going north,
it will leave about 8:30 p. m. for
Portland, arriving there In the morn
ing. Another local between Ashland
and Roseburg Is expected to be put
on. The new schedule has not yet
been arranged. This new service
will be especially convenient to peo
ple going to and coming from such
points as Ashland, Grants Pass and
Roseburg.
Mil. ALLEN EXPECTED.
Things are expected to be doing in
Medford next week In railroad mat
ters. Mr. Allen and the other New
York gentlemen who are associated
with him In the purchase of the Pa
cific & Eastern, are expected hero
early in the week, when arrange
ments will be made for tho exten
sion ot the line to the Butte Falls
timber. Those gentlemen will also
put Into active operations plans for
thc Improvement of tho roadbed be
tween Medford and Eagle Point and
for a materlnl Increase In tho operat
ing facilities of the road.
SIXTEEN ACRES FOR 00OO.
A. L. Sherman of North Yakima,
Washington, yesterday purchased
from Jesse Hodges 1 acres of tine
alfalfa land In the Ross tract, north
and west from Medford. The pr!:c
paid was 10000. and the sale was
made by O. N. Wilson. Mr. Sher
man will move his family to Med
ford about June 1,
PARTY LINES
TO BE, BROKEN
Vote in Senate on Income
Tax Amendment Will
Be Veiy Close.
WASHINGTON', May 18. After
devoting the greater part of today's
session to debate, the senate passed
upon a number of important commlt--tee-
amendments to the tariff bill. It
also rejected the amendment br
Stone, restoring the Dlngley ratea
on razors.
WASHINGTON, May 18. That
there will be a sharp contest la tha
senate over the proposition to refer
to the Judiciary committee the.
amendment to the tariff bill Intro
duced by Senator Bailey, providing
for an Income tax, Is indicated by tha
coalition of the Democrata and soma
of the "progressive" Republicans.
which became known today. The
vote will be close probably the
closest that will occur la the mak
ing ot the tariff bill.
The Democratic strength Is 30
votes, all pledged to support the
amendment. Bailey Is counting on
16 or 17 Republican votes for the
amendment. Fifteen would be suf
ficient If the Democrata would vote
solidly for the amendment. On the
other hand,, "conservative" Republi
cans In charge of the tariff bill say
they have made some Inroads upon
the "progressive" camp, and that on
the question of referring the sub
ject of income tax to the Judiciary
committee for a report at the next
regular session, they already have 4S
votes pledged.
Until recently the Democrats and
progressives were far apart over the
form of the bill. Senators Cum
mins and Borah, who were the chief
Republican advocates tor the Income
tax, favored the graduated tax and
opposed the tax on corporations. As
they surrendered these contentions
in order to get the vote. It was aaid
today that the agreement would be
reached npon the principal features
ot the Bailey bill. The plan Is to
provide a flat tax of 3 or 3 per cent
upon the Individual and corporate
Incomes above $5000. In order that
there will be no doubt as to taxa
tion, provisions will be made for de
ductions where the tax upon tha
corporation stock has been paid
through the corporation Itself.
PIONEERS VISIT CITY
Yesterday was not pioneer day n
Medford. Nay, nay. Pauline; It was
circus day. but many of the old pio
neers of Jackson county were In tha
city. Just the same. Of course, the
children always have to be taken to
see the tatooed man and tbe big
lions whose kin In Africa are today
at the mercy of a mighty hunter. The
children have been reading of the ex
ploits of Toddy and Kermlt, and, na
turally enough, their curiosity was
aroused to see what species of the
cat kingdom it Is that Is making his
tory In the dark continent today. It
Is not always safe to trust children
with feeding the elephants peanuts.
either, and accordingly the parents
have to go along to keep a watchful
eye on the youngsters. Among
those whose solemn duty It was to
look after the "kids," we noticed E.
K. Anderson of Talent, S. J. Day and
J. R. Noll of Jacksonville, J. .1.
Fryer of Eagle Point, J. B. Welch of
Boogie and V. Bell of Central Point.
OIl FELLOWS TO ALBANY
The Odd Fellows fraternities of
this city are represented at the sta'e
convention at Albany by Mrs. Nellie
Wing, Mrs. H. H. Hoag, and Mrs.
Isaac Wolf, who left Sundav to ren-
resent the Rebokahs, and C. C. Tay
lor and L. M. Lyons, who left Sun
day as delegates for tho Odd Fel
lows. H. II. Harvey, who also went
to Albany Sunday, Is Inside sentinel
for the state grand encampment. C.
C. Taylor and L. M. Lyons, who were
also delegates from the local Odd
Fellows lodge, went down yesterday.
Among the other delegates who went
Sunday, were Mrs. Mary Peters, Mrs.
Chris Ulrlrh and Mrs. D. Barbee ot
Jacksonville.
FEW TREES HAVE DIED.
N. 8. Bennett, the nurseryman. Is
very much elated befause ut the fact
that nearly all the large orchard
planters who put out fruit from his
nursery report that very few of the
trees set have died. On the Burrell
place 140 acres were set, and ot
this vast acreage not to exceed 100
trees are there which did not live.
These trees were secured from the
Milton nursery, owned by Mr. Ben
nett's uncle. Mr. Bennett will have
over 60,000 trees for next season's
planting from his own nursery, but
of these he has already placed orders
for over 30,000.