OUR COUNTY
Correspondents j
KACjLK point eaglets
(A. C. Howlett)
Dear Mt'dford Mall:-Aa business
Balled me away from home so that
the Eaglet cuuld appear In the uu
ml lorm I thought that I would give
s lew Jotting! along the way.
I did not get off on Tuesday ai wa
aimed In the Morning Mall on ac
count of the train being behind time
thirteen hours but I left Medford on
Wednesday morning on No. 16 and
tiad a good opportunity to see the
country as I pasted along. There
was nothing of nete to attract my
attention until we reached Glendale,
there we found that It wai raining !na done
and we could begin to see a slight
change In the appearance of the
ropa, although they wore not as
xood at they usually are.
All along the line I could see a
decided Improvement but no to
marked In the Willamette valley
jiroper as It might be.
I could see that In Douglass county
the farmers had been taking pattern
from the farmers In Jackson county
and pruning up their orchards and
cultivating the soil and putting the
rnlt trees and berry vines In proper
-shape. On making Inquiry upon tbe
lirospect for fruit this year I learned
that the frost had done no especial
damage, but that there would be a
plenty as usual.
On arriving at Cottage Grove I
met on of Jackson county's old and
respected cltliens, Mr. Alfred Cordcn
Tormerly of upper Rogue river. The
few minutes I had to talk with h'm
1 learned that he bad bought a farm
about two miles from Cottage Grove
and was well pleased with the sur
ronndlngs. Cottage Grove hm Ini
Turoved In appearance considerable
-since I was over the road iasr and the
surroundings led me to think that
. a new class of people hal come in
and settled there.
Eugene presented as usual, a neat
appearance and showed that the clt
liens thought of their reputnlvi a
tiroad and consequently had things
-fixed up In shape. From Eugene on
lown the river the valley, or r.-iher
the farms show a lack of tnsie or
Wide In fixing up. In fact the most
if the land seems to be owned by the
large land holders and the. don't
seem to care how their places look,
although some of the farms show a
degree of neatness that will compare
favorably with the farms In Jack
son county.
Passing by Albany and several
small townt we arrived In Salem r.t
:15 p. m., where I was met by that
Indefatigable worker, Rev. Mark C.
Davis and taken to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Schlndler, the place
assigned to us by the committee on
arrangements, during our ttay, we
aaTlng gone to Salem to attend a
meeting of the Congregational Asso
ciation of ministers and delegates.
On Tuesday, we as a body took car
riage and went out to the Wlllard
church about twelve miles, where the
Sadie had prepared a basket dinner,
say Mr. Editor, If you never attend
ed a basket meeting dinner out In
the country .you can form no Idea of
hat It means the long table was
spread ander the trees adjoining the
church and was about forty feet long
and simply loaded with the good
things that the Willamette valley pro
ancea. In the afternoon we went a
fcout five mllea to Howell church and
there we had another royal greeting.
The services consisted of singing.
stayer and five and ten minute talks I past.
sa the subject of Christian fellowship I
than any one painter could use In
four months. And the entire lot has
been sold to ladles In Strlngtown
house paint, of course.
Mrs. 8. 0. Vandyko rume home
from the sanitarium at Ashland last
Friday, very much Improved In
health. She was taken to Ashland
for treatmont, after a severe Illness
three weeks ago.
John Abbott of Ashland, an old
Ume resident of Talent, was a vis
itor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Carey Sunday night. Mr. Abbott will
take a trip to his old home In the
East next June.
. Oregon Camp, No. 438, of Phoenix
called a special meeting Saturday
night for the purpose of maklug ar
rangements to offer a reward for
the finding of the late L. W. Fan
sher, either dead of alive. The camp
all In Its power to get
trace of the missing man.
NOItTH MKDFOIlh NOTES.
Grandpa Meeker of Riverside
avenue was taken seriously 111 Sun
day evening. He la reBting easy at
this writing.
e had a brief, sad visit from Mrs.
Rev. J. L. Adams today and deeply
sympWathlte with her In her Irre
parable loss and bereavement.
Mr. Chllders has disposed of his
pretty residence property on the west
side of North Centra, avenue to
Mrs. Carrol; consideration $2.'00.
Tom Godfrey of Mountain district
was disposing of a fine quality of
beef of bis own raising to the resi
dents of North Central avenue on
Saturday.
William Davis, a prosperous far
mer of Antlorh, tarried In the city
Saturday night, the guest of his
niece. Mrs. Lucy Davis, of North
Central avenue.
One hundred and twenty-five wag
ons passed our house up to 10
o'clock with from two to four pas
sengers from the north of the coun
ty, bound for the circus.
William Jones, Sr., a prosperous
farmer and stockralaer of Beagle re
mained In tbe city Saturday night
on business, and was much surprised
to tee the rapid changes and Im
provements In the city.
Kill to Stop the Fiend
The worst foe for 12 years of Jno.
Dove, or Gladwin, Mich., was a run
ning ulcer. He paid doctors over
$400.00 without benefit. Then
Bucklen't Arnica Salve killed the
ulcer and cured him. Cures Fever
Soret, Bolls, Felona, Enema, Salt
Hheuni. Infallible for Plies, Scalds,
Burns, Cuts and Corns. 25c at Chns.
Strang's.
NEW CASKS IN CIIMTIT COl'llT.
Woods Lumber Co. vt. Charles
Lyons and George W. Nichols Suit
to foreclose Hen. Plaintiff's attor
ney Is W. E. Phlpps.
Rose E. Loar vs. Charles P. Loar
Suit for divorce on the grounds
of desertion. The Loars were mar
ried at Red Bluff, Cal., In 1906.
Plaintiffs attorneys are M. Purdln
and W. I. Vawter.
PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL.
The Portland rose festival, with
all Its wealth of bloom and frag
rance, of life, light and beauty, opens
In all lta dazxllng splendor of mirth
and gaiety June 7, and lasts till
June 12.
The affair promises to surpass
anything of Its kind ever held In the
Amateur
Strategy
By TEMPLE BAILEY.
CopyrlthMd. IK, by Aasocuut
l.Mrary I'rMB.
Returning to Salem by 6:30 p. m..
where we finished up the business of
the association meetings.
We found the roads fine except In
"the city of Snlem where I hey were
err rough. The next morning Rev.
Davis, Smith, Oakley and myself
took the car for Oregon City where
we arrived about 10 o'clock n. m.
I have written enough for this time
at In my next will tell something
about Oregon City, Clackamas, Da
taascut etc.
TAFT TO VISIT 8ACIIAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO, May 17. Con
gressman McKlnlay has notified the
secretary of the Sacramento Develop
ment association today that Presi
dent Tnft would visit Sucramcnto
some time this summer. The presi
dential party will enter California
from Oregon and will proceed
southward. The itinerary has not
been arranged as the time of trip
will depend largely upon the ad
journment of congress.
ITEMS FROM F.DEX.
J. E. Helmle wai an Ashland vis
itor last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Carey were Ash
land business visitors Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Hartley
were Medford shoppers last Saturday.
K. O. Coleman was a Phoenix vis
itor Saturday, discussing the algnt
at the times.
Mrs. Frank Oatman of North Tal
ent was down to Phoenix Thursday
evening, being Initiated Into the mys
teries of Woodcraft.
Mrt. John Coster, mother of Otto
Coaler, hat been visiting with rela
tives In North Phoenix and Medford,
since the burial ot her ton, M. B.
Foster, on May 13.
William Beardsley and A. 0. Croy
went to Klamath Falls thlt week.
Mr. and Mrt. James Allen were
Medford visitors Friday. Mrt, E.
Glbba accompanied them.
The famous Wilder strawberry
satcb ot T. J. Wilder ot Phoenix la
beginning to furnish ua with some-
at those luscious berries. We are
sorry that Jack Frost got any of
them.
Fisher Hcarn A Co. of Phoenix In
formed your correspondent that they
' lave told more paint In the last week
WAS ONLY FOOLING.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 17. "I
was only fooling. I didn't think,
honestly, that Mrs. Burke would
carry out our suicide pact, and now
I'm sorry."
So said H. O. Karnes, who. with
Mrs. Grace Burke entered a suicide
pact yesterday as a. result of which
Mra. llurke died, shot by a revolver
In her own hands.
Eamet then ate poison, but was
hurried to a hospital. Ho will re
cover. An Inquest will be held to
fix the responsibility of Mrs. Burke's
death. Eames says they both had
been drinking heavily.
HORRIBLE HOMHWrST.
SPOKANE. May 17. The
year-old daughter ot Mr. and M
O, M. Anderson was burned to death
at the home ot John Campbell,
seven mllea west ot Hatton, yester
day afternoon.
Mr. Anderson, who Is employed on
the Campbell farm, waa raking and
burning straw and the little girl
went to where he wat working. He
told her to run back to the house,
and went on with hit work, Tho lit
tle ono remained to play with the
burning straw and was fatally burn
ed. The parents are almost prostrat
ed. They but recently moved her.
Perceval's den In llurkeley ball wns
bung wltb tbe usual conglomerate col
lection ot trifles on which college
youths pride themselves. Strangely
enough, however, though otherwise
complete, It lacked one of the essen
tialsIndeed, a viml essentlal-of a
student's room decorations. There
were no photographs.
Tbe other fellows had pictures of
girls In evening gowns, girls In street
costume, girls In golf garb, girls on
horseback, girls afoot always girls
But uot a glrl'a picture ndorned Perce
val's den except one lonely small min
iature, and that stood far withdrawn,
bidden n the bark of his desk.
Randolph Chase hauled It out on one
occasion before Perceval could reach
him Uu a detaining hand.
What a queer little girl!" Randolph
said.
"Put It back," Terceval said shortly,
lilt face aflame.
But the other fellow crowded be
hind Kandolpb and looked at the pic
ture over bia shoulder.
"Such a mop of hair and such a lit
tle fncel" said one of them.
Put It back!" Perceval's tone rasp
ed with Irritation. "Put It bsck. Randolph!"
Randolph, after one glance at me
younger man's couutenance, set the
uiiulature back on the desk hastily.
"Ob. If you feel that way about It," be
apologized.
But the next nlgbt when lie was
alone with Perceval he said: "1 don't
want to be Inquisitive, but I was aw
fully Interested In that girl's face
Who Is sbcr
Perceval was standing at the win
dow, looking out upon the elm bor
dered street where tne Dig electric
tights cast great shadows.
That." he said without looking
arouud "tbnt girl, as yon call her. Is
Mrs. Perceval Moore."
"What!" Randolph' tone expressed
extreme Incredulity. "Ton surely don t
mean"
Perceval whirled around. "That 1
am married? Yes."
Randolph whistled. "Well, of an
things!" he aald. And after that there
wna silence.
Then Perceval came over and flung
himself Into a chair opposite Ran
dolph. "I've simply got to tell some
body. Chase," he said. "I'm In an aw
ful tlx. and she's tbe dearest aud truest
and best little thing in tbe world."
Randolph reached over and picked
up tbe miniature again. "She truly
looks It," he aald after be bad studied
It for a long time.
Perceval choked a little before be
answered. "Sbc'a an augcl, Randolph."
"Then what s tbe matter r Ran
dolph questioned.
Perceval leaned forward.
"I've deceived her. She doesn't know
that I nm in college. She thinks I am
earning a good aalury in business."
"Well, ton," aald Randolph Chase,
"It seems to me that sort of deception
Is a kind that a girl can forgive easily
enough. I guess ahe won't be wildly
ludlgunnt when she finds that next
year It Is next year that you come of
age. Isn't It? you'll have a tilg pile of
muuey coming to you. Any girl would
be tickled to death to find that"
Perceval auook hla head. "Not An
nabel." be declared. ' "Isn't ber name
dear aud old fashioned. Chase?"
"Yes." Randolph agreed. "But why
will she object to a million. Perceval':"
"Because she wilt say tbat I lied to
her." Perceval suld slowly, "and An
nabel can forgive anything but a He."
"Out with It!" Randolph probed.
"Tell me tbe whole story. It must be
a queer one, and If you don't mind
my saying so. old man. she must be
queer girl."
"That's Just whnt she is." said Perec,
val. "1 met her last year at the lieaeh.
She wns such a quaint, queer little
thing that she attracted me. She al
ways wore white, and I would And
her silting ou tbe sand singing little
songs to herself. There was nil old
sen captalu to whom she talked a good
deal, aud 1 got htm to lutroduce us.
"Well, she had rend a lot of ltooUs
on social equality, and she just simply
didn't have any me for the gilded
youth with money. What Auuabel
wanted was a man who worked, pref
erably with hla hands, but, falling
I hut. one who lived In the thick of
tile light for existence. And she meant
It too. And that is where I fell.
"I was bead over beels In love with
her," continued Perceval forlornly,
"and 1 simply wouldn't let her go.
So I let ber believe tbat I was work
ing my way up lu business. The first
He was simple enough and looked like
one ot tho. things that could be
squared easily enough afterward. But
oh. Chase! I had to back that lie up
with details on detail until 1 had lied
to her nt least ten lies to the hour.
Well, we were married before 1 left
In the fall. 1 wasu't of age. and she
wasn't, aud ahe wouldn't leave home
until I could support her without ham
lierlug my business career.
"I knew 1 had to come back to col
lege or get dad down on me. so 1 told
her to stay." groaned Perceval. "But
1 made her marry me for fear some
thing might come between us. and I
couldn't stand that Randolph. But
think how ' II appear to her, for I've
lied In every letter, telling her how
business wa. . and all that.
Tbe young fellow' voice broke.
It will have to work itaelf out if 70k j
I wea't take any advice." ,
I Then be went to hla own room and !
I smoked another pipe ou It, and after
I that he wrote a letter.
And In three days came a letter to
Perceval. "Hear boy." It began. "I
must come to you at once. Thing nt
home are In a dreadful state. I will
tell you when I reach you. I know you
haven't much for us to live 011, but I
have a little mosey In the bank that I
have saved from my allowance, and I '
sliall follow this note at once. Expect
TO FORD RIVER
Even dignified doctors have to en
counter the humorous side of thing)
at times, but they must always have
n.M.n th U-i. 1.1. Frill,.-. I,n na-'lT ruuumuts uiiuer
"AXXABi:i.,f their lids anything In the way of a
"Aud tliK" snid Perceval fpttMrute- Joke In which they are the unfortun-
ly as he showed the note to Randolph,
ls Thursday. What am 1 plna dui
with her when she gels here, Rao
dolph?"
Kftiidulpb smiled Inscrutably. "Find
some rooms In n rhenp quarter nnd
up housekeeping."
Perceval's face brightened. "And po
out every morning and make her think
I've gone to work? You are a peulu.
Randolph."
It took the two men several hours to
find a Httle furnhifaed apartment that
would seem suitable for a young cou-
plo with little money. Perreval grum
bled disconsolately. "I hute to put my
Jewel In such a setting." be snld.
"Tell ber the truth," Randolph again
advised, "and you won't have to put
np with such cheap things."
But Perceval refused. The next
morning he met Annabel at the sta
tion, and together they went to the lit
tle cheap npurtiuent, and here Annabel
wept ou his shoulder.
Her account of the trouble at home
was somewhat vague, but she was en
thusiastic over the tbougbt of her
housekeeping. "It will be lovely to
work for you." she said.
ltut Perceval found It anything but
lovely. He hated to see ber soft white
bands fu the dishwater. It made him
wince to see her bending over the
flaming strive, and even the Joy of her
presence could not take away his sens?
of Infinite guilt
And so he grew thin and pale and
worn.
"You are working too hard. Auua
bel snld one ulcht. And when be shook
bis bead drearily bis little wife crept
out to the janitor's room and tele
phoned to some one.
"He Is punished enough." was her
queer message. "Can't you have blm
go to his old quarters tonight and have
It over?"
Tbe next night Perceval said to An
nabel: "1 have an engagement with
Randolnh. You won't mind If 1 leave
you. will you, dear?
"Of course not." she acquiesced. 1
can get along Just this one time."
Randolph told hi in that he wished to
borrow some t:f Perceval's books. "I
knew they were In your rooms.' and I
thought you wouldn't mind coming
over." said he. "so I took the liberty of
asking you to desert your wife for one
evening."
As the two men entered the luxuri
ous quarters Perceval sighed. "To think
of my condemning Annabel to such
hldeousness as that apartment we are
living In!" he suld. lennlng down to
turn on the low electric lamp on his
study table.
The light flared up and showed the
cozy room, the little fire already light
ed In the open grate, the blue flame
burning under the hmss tenketile.
"Why, whutV" Perceval demanded
like the big bear lis the fnlry tale
"Who has been living In my room?"
From behind n tall screen came I
little II pure in white.
"Oh. Perceval!" cried Aunabel and
threw herself In his arms.
And when Randolph had explained
that he had taken chances aud had
written the truth to Perceval's little
wife aud AnnnU'l had explained that
she bad known he was going to school
and not to work ever since she had
come to him. and, oh. didn't be know
tbat she would love blm If he was
rich. Perceval drew a long breath of
happiness.
"I don't deserve It," he confessed
with his eyes shining, "and we can't
live In these rooms, Annabel. Rut
am going to take my chances with
dad. and when he sees what a dear
little, queer little thing you are he will
give In. and If he doesn't I can earn
my living like a man now that I am
squart with you. sweetheart."
A HARD TASKMASTER.
Randolph held out a sympathetic
band.
"She'll forgive you. all right,- he
said. "But you sit right down tonight
and confess, old man. It's not only
the right thing, but the best policy, to
be perfectly frank with her. and If
she's In love with you she'll forgive
you."
But Perrevnl shook bis head. "1
don't dare." he snld huskily. "I am
so afraid I'll lose her. Randolph, and
she Is the dearest tiling In the world."
"You have sold that before." Ran
dolph remarked patiently. "1 think
yon are making an awful mistake, but
Agassis Forced His Pupils to Find Out
For Themselves.
When I sat me down before uty tl:
pan AffHKMlz brought me a small tWh.
placing It before me with the raih.-r
stem requirement that 1 should ntwtl.v
It, but a I iuu Ul ou no account talk to
any one concerning It or read any-
thing concerning lis lies until I had ta
peruiisslou so to do. To my inquiry.
What shall I do?" he said In effect :
Kind out what you can without dam-I
aging the specimen. When 1 think
that you have done the work I will
questtou you." In the course of an
hour I thought I had compassed that
flsh. But Agnsslz. though always
within call, concerned himself uo fur
ther with me that day nor the next
nor for a week. At first this neglect
was distressing. But I saw that It
was a game, for he was. as I discern
ed rather than saw, covertly watching
me. So I set my wits to work upon
the thing and in the course of a hun
dred hours or so thought I had done
much, a hundred times as much as
seemed possible at the start. I felt
full of the subject and probably ex
pressed It In my beariug. As for
words about It then, there were none
from my master, except his cheery
"Good morning." At length on the
seventh day enme the question,
"Well?" and my disgorge of learnlug
to htm as be sat on the edge of my
table, putBng his cigar. At the end of
the hour's telling he swung off and
away, saying. "That Is not right."
I went nt tbe task anew, discarded
my first notes, and In another week
of ten hours a day labor I had results
which astonished myself and satisfied
him. Still there was no trace of praise
In words or manner. He signified tbat
It would do by placing before me
about a half a peck of bones, telling
me to see what I could make of them,
with no further directions to guide
me. Two months or more went to
this task, with no other help than an
occasional looking over my grouping
with the stereotyped remark, "That Is
not rfcut." Filially the task was done,
and I waa again set upon alcoholic
specimens. "Autobiography of Pro
fessor Shaler" In Atlantic.
ate ones. Doctors, of course, ac
cording to the ethics of the profes
sion, must at all times keep up a dig
nified bearing that 1b In keeping
with their calling. However, (lit
Evening Telegram has gut wise to c
good story In which a prominent
Kogue River valley physician Is r
conspicuous party. The Telegram
says:
Marooned on an automobile In the
middle of Bear creek, a few miles
from Medford, Or., a party of phy
sicians, Including two Portland med
icos, were forced to remove their
shoes and hosiery, roll up their
trousers and paddle around In the
Icy water for half an hour before
they managed to drag the machine
upon dry land. Running at a dan
gerous rate of speed against time,
because of the delay, the automobile
pulled Into Grants Pass Just In time
for the Portland men to see their
train pulling out. Waiting two
hours for the second section, which
was crowded, they had to curl up on
the bard seats of a smoker and pass
most uncomfortable period until
they reached home.
Now that their strenuous adven
ture (s past, the physicians perceive1
its humorous features, but they are
not doing any advertising, at that.
Several persons from Grants Pass,
however, are not so uncommunica
tive. In substance, here Is what they
tell:
Stuck in Midstream.
Dr. Coffey and Dr. Pierce attend
ed the annual meeting of the South
ern Oregon Medical association at
Grants Pass May 11. The former
read a paper on "Cancerous Growths
and Modern Treatment," the latter
on "Tuberculosis." To show the ap
preciation of Grants Pass physicians.
Dr. E. B. Ptckel took them for an
automobile tour of the Rogue River
valley, Incidentally desiring to make
them Jealous ot his fine new ma
chine. Mrs. Plckel and 11-year-old
Carter Plckel rode with them.
When about five miles from Med
ford, Dr. Plckel tried to demonstrate
the marine prowess ot bis auto and
Btarted to cross Bear creek. In the
middle ot the stream, about 15 feet
from either shore, the tires refused
to "bite" and then their troubles be
gan. Almost standing on his head
while leaning over the hood. Dr.
Plckel tried to crank up, but suc
ceeded only In showering the occu
pants of the machine with water.
With dignified mien. Dr. Coffey then
essayed to Jump ashore. He made
a tremendous leap, but well, water
Is always wet.
Shoe Laces the Cause.
Discarding bis dignity, the physi
cian broke limbs off trees and gath
ered driftwood to build a pontoon
bridge to the automobile from shore.
Part of the time was spent In rescu
ing with a pole the personal effects
ot the chauffeur, which dropped In
to the creek while he was cranking
up. The pontoon gave way just In
time to let Dr. Pierce and Dr. Picket,
who were proceeding shoreward, off
the water wagon.
Then the physicians removed their
shoes and hosiery and rolled up
their trousers. After much coaxing,
Dr. Coffey was induced to assist In
helping get the machine out of the
creek. This performance took al
most half an hour, and before It was
over all three had cold feet. Then
the run for Grants Pass to catch the
train began, the "speedometer"
showing a gait of 30 miles an hour
over a rough road.
If It hadn't been for you and
Plckel losing five minutes lacing
your shoes after we got the auto out
of the creek, we wouldn't have to
sit up all night," growled Dr. Pierce,
as they gazed after the train vanish
ing Portlandward.
THE MAY SALES
NOW ON IN FULL BLAST
If you haven't attended our May Sales you have
missed some grand bargains. This is sincere. We
ore as earnest in our advertisements as in our speech.
We believe in telliiif; the truth, and nothing but tho
truth nt all times, whether written or spoken, all
stories to tho contrary notwithstanding. Now you
can uso the goods we arc offering at such big" re
ductions and we invite you to look-
You'll find the store full of custnmpi-s as a rule.
The SUIT SALE
ISN'T THIS SOP
No store in Oregon so far as
we can learn has offered new
Spring Suits at anything like tho
prices we are now making. Lad
ies returning from the city tell us
that we heat Portland prices
right along.
You Be the Judge
$ 6.19 for Suits up to $15.00
$..9.57 for Suits up to $22.50
$11.49 for Suits up to $27.50
$14.73 for Suits up to $32.50
$21.89 for Suits up to $50.00
EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN
BAKER-HUTCHASON CO.
Medford, Oregon. Near Postofficce
line boata In shipping fruit to Port
land, the Oarcla A Maglnnl company
ot San Francisco today complained
to the atate railroad comnilasfon.
asking for relief. They allege that
the O. It. ft N. company, by high
rates, la attempting to force the com
mission merchants to discontinue the
use ot competitive steamship lines
by charging high tariff over the pas
senger lines; and that the Harrlman
people discriminate la favor ot mer
chants who use the Harrlman boata.
They further allege that In many
Instances the Harrlman people have
deliberately held bach shipments In
Portland for fully two weeks, so as
to give consignees the impression
that only by shipping over their lines
can the proper service be secured.
SEAUCII FOR MISSING MAX.
EUGENE. Or., May 18. A party
consisting ot J. W. Bowman, R.
Kompp and J. Ford went today to
the Fall Creek country to search for
the body of A. A. Ford, who disap
peared April 28.
Ford bad been engaged by D. J.
Christie to take him to a mining
claim, and Btarted back alone. He
failed to put In his appearance, and
two weeks later one of hla horses,
with the pack still on Its back, was
found In the mountains. It Is gen
erally aupposed that Ford met with
some fatal accident.
MACHINE REMAIN'S.
SHIPMENTS HELD VP.
SALEM, Or., May
that the O. R. A N.
18. Alleging
discriminates
he haa not sent men there to Inves
tigate. There Is a woeful lack of co
operation between the different of
ficers searching for the bandits, arv
parently tbe magnitude of the re
warda having excited jeaolusy.
SPOKANE MAX INVESTS.
W. E. Xorrls, an architect ot Spo
kane, who recently arrived In this
city, haa purchased a home on the
corner of Maple and Oak, aad will
make this city his place of residence
In the future. The charms of the
Rogue River valley were such that
Mr. Nnrrls pmild nnt rpat.t tho fpm.
tatlon to cast hla lot among us.
VERDICT OF Sl'K IDK.
SEATTLE, May 18. The coro
ner's jury In the case of Ida Burke,
who shot and killed herself Satur
day In the Hotel Cecil, after making
a suicide compact with H. O. Eames,
a Tacoma hardware dealer, returned
a verdict of suicide. Eames was released.
VAl'KEVILLK STAGE REACHED.
NEW YORK, May 18. The stase
of the sensational murder trlr.l
which baa become so familiar the
vaudeville stage was reached In the
Hains-Annls tragedy today when It
waa announced that Mrs. Annis hart
signed a contract to play the accom
paniments In a sketch. Mrs. Annls
is quoted as saying since she has
been thrown on her pwn resources
that It was necessary that ahe adopt
some means ot livelihood.
The Jacobsen-Bade ditcher, made
famous In a poem by A. Brown, will
remain with us. The machine had
been loaded on the cars ready for
shipment back to Portlnnd, when It
" " "- NAIROBI. East Africa. May 18.
o advantage In the digging of the und HeHer one of lhe
ot the Roosevelt expedition, came In-
TEimV WIMi HAVE 7,00.
so It will remain with us for a time
at least, while the doggerel machine
grinds out another stanza or two.
AVTHOItlTIES I1AFEI.KO.
SPOKANE, May 18. The, police,
the sheriff's office and a big force ot
detectives brought here by the Great
Northern have confessed they havj
no clews whatever to Indicate thq
whereabouts of the bandits who held
up the Great Northern train near
Spokane Saturday night. The sheri.t
chants who do not use the Harrlman pects at Deer Park, and asserts that
to Nairobi this morning with some 50
specimens of animal and bird lire
that are to be cured and preserved
here. They Include one rhinoceros,
six lions, two giraffes, 20 smaller
kinds of game and a variety ot birds.
KIllHY THE CHOICE.
NEW YORK. May 18. John Klr
by, Jr., of Dayton, O., waa the unani
mous choice of the nominating com
mittee for president of the National
Manufacturers' association to succeed
James W. Van Cleave at today's ses
sion of the convention.
200,000 TREES
200,000 TREES
Rogue River Valley Nursery
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HEADQUARTERS fOR
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orchard it will pay you to see COOK before placing your
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. Medford, Oregon