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MEDFORD. OR., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1!X)7.
No. 228.
SQUADRON
SENDS NO
MESSACE
Fleet nd Heard From
-Cortelyou In Bed
With Grippe--Met-
calle Also III.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17. Up to 2
o'clock this afternoon not a word haB
come to tho navy department from the
AtLoaiic fleet stare it left the Vir
ginia cape yesterday. Wireless mes
sages are known to have passed be
tween tome of the vessels and the wire
less station at Norfolk, but they were
not relayed to Washington.
Soi'iviiiry Cortelyou is confined to
bis bed with grip and will not be out
for a week. Secretary Motcalf is also
detain d at hie home with grip. When
he returned from Norfolk yesterday he
was compelled to take to bra bed. Ac
cording to reports, he, was too. ill to
leave the cabin at the Mayflower to
review the fleet.
D ARROW TO ILL TO
BEE PETTIBONE TRIAL
BOIHE, Idaho, Dec. 17. Clarence
Dsrrow was again too ill to attend the
Pfttibotie trial today, and Edgar Wil
aun continned in charge of the defense.
Charles Johnson, cage man at the Vin
dicator mine in l-03, told of the explo
aion which killed McCormick and Beck.
He corroborated Orchard 's narrative.
Crass esamintion was devoted to show
ing the munnor ia the witness was
aubpenaed,. defense showing that he re
ceived expense money from the Pinker
tons at IVnveT.
Aasittant Secretary Nay lor of Victor,
assistant secretary of the Mine-owners'
association, told of gouty to tho Yiu
tf&ator mine immediately after the ex
plosion and tho finding of the bodies.
He identified the wire ami piece of re
volver found at the scene of th'1 explo
sioft and they were introduced in evi
dence. NAVAL EMPLOYE IS
BOSS OF BREMERTON
PFOET ROUND NAVY YARD, Dec,
17.--A. H. Frcerkscn, fnrmely clerk of
the board of labor employment at Puget
aoQnd navy yard, w li i 1 r holding such a
poiition by virtue of civil service reg
ulations, was twice elected mayor of
Bremerton. He is now standing trial
for the third time on the charge of un
due political activity. Twiee he was or
dered discharged by the civil service
commission, and this third trial is a
public hearing ordered by the navy de
partment, wth a view to his possible re
instatement. The evidence submitted
tended to show that the civil seTviee
combine controlled navy yard politics,
and that Freerkaeo was in the combine.
Other employes, it was charged, dared
not oppose the ring for fear of losing
position
OOVBEKOaVOENERAL MAOOON
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 17. C. O.
Whedoa, law partner of Governor Gen
eral llAgiMio of Cuba, today wrote to
all nera)era of the republican state
ream committee asking them to in
stttata a direct primary to ascertain
ta choice of republican voters. Wbc
sVai it actively pushing Mugoon for
president.
Oatu Mad EaeeiTar. "
AHHINGTON, DtfC. 17. George F.
Cutt
utts, national bank examiner of New
York, has been appointed permanent re
ceiver of the National Bank of Com
nstrce at Kansas City.
NOTICE.
The Medford Automobile company, a
copartnership, composed of George H.
Merritt, A. Vi . vainer ami a. rimiiui, ,
all of Medford, has disbanded copart- j
nership. George H. Merritt takes all (
of the accounts and has exclusive ;
right to collect outstanding acocunts, '
and-agrees to pay and assume all the
outstanding debts of the copartnership.
J. A. r.LMIUKrM.
A. W. WALKER.
221 O. H. MERRITT.
Too Lata to Otomlfy
WANTED J ananes wants to learn
( (fKah after f m. Mi1 Box I
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M iSTLETOfc" FOR eA L E Have your
store or rMence decorated for the
WlJUyk in mistletoe, laurel, fir and
Ortgnu p(fc) Leave orfots with -T.
Whitman, care of the ToggirfJ. (tt3
your work will bvrfc'tij' n1Ml
to. tf
ROJEStVENSKY SAYS
CRUISE PRACTICABLE.
KAMian Admiral Bays Warships Can
Main Triy matcmktoitf From Atlan
ta Cms to rw ksne-traKllng
of risak Omtnt Obstacle.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dm. ,17. Admir
al Bojuttironsky, wao coaitstndtji the
Riissiaa fleet, waits sailed aroand Afri
ca sod later act dsftat ia tfce atta of
Japan at the kanda of Japaaoae, atatiia
that he coasidera the voyage of the
American battleship te the I'seific en
tirely practicable, either is peate or
in time of war. According to Bojeet
veasky, the criterion of Admiral Erses'
success will be his ability to bring
every vessel f his squadron through
on schedule time to various atojipiag
Idares. Stranl iuff. duA tct tndha !
I defects, will be bard to overcome.
JACKBONVILLB ITEM
Miss Leona Ulrich spent a few hours
in Medford Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. MeDaniel were
i n from Applega te Sato rday t rad i ng
with our merchants.
Chris Kinney and wife returned from
their wedding trip Saturday afternoon
after an absence of. about four months.
Preparations are being made to extend
them a hearty if noisy welcome Mon
day night.
Miss Osie Bait marsh has gone to
Squaw lake on a visit to Mrs. John
1 task ins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baraum expect
to leave for the east this week. Before
returning they will visit Mrs. Barnum's
old home in Ohio.
Attorney C. D. Briggs and Reporter
F. M. A tuna came down from Ashland
Monday morning to be present at the
opening of circuit court.
Peter Doisch has returned from a bus
incus trip to California.
Dr. Bowersox of Ashland spent a few
hours in Jacksonville Monday.
Dr. R. T. Burnett went up to Ash
land Tuesday morning to be present
at the city election.
Benton Bowers was down from Ash
land Monday on legal business.
A. E. Kellogg, coroner for Jackson
county, spent a few hours at the coun
ty seat Monday.
Dr. J. F. ft eddy and George Putnam,
editor of the Medford Tribune, were
in town Monday as witnesses before
tho grand jury in the Barnum-Rmldy
assault ease.
The Lid
Is Off
Its
TO JEACH
GARDENING
IN SCHOOL
c o CP
Professor Would Add
Horticulture to
Studies Dr. Ray
Offers Land.
Professor J. C. Evans of Pataskala,
0., is in Medford with a view to estab
lishing an agricultural experiment sta
tion and teaching the subject of hor
ticulture in the public schools. Mr.
Evans has taken an agricultural course
at the Ohio slate university and has
taught agriculture, including horticul
ture, in the public schools of Pat as
kala. He has had considerable experi
ence with both the theoretical and
practical phase of the work. Besides,
he has made an investigation of the
work being done along these lines in a
number of eastern cities.
Inasmuch as the teaching of horti
culture in tho public schools increases
the efficiency of the pupils in their
literary .studies (this has been dem
onstrated by aetnal experience in many
places) as well as teach in v an intense
ly practical subject, the project will
probably receivo encouravement from
everyone interested.
Dr. C. B. Ray has generously offered
to furnish free 21) acre of ground with
electric jwer for irrigat ion for ex
perimental purposes. It is hoped the
eiticens will give the proposition the
hearty support it merits.
ROUETTO IS DYIWQ
FROM BLOW ON HEAD
A telephone message f rotn Port land
Inst night stated that Michael Kometto,
the man injured through being struck
over tho head with n shovel by Bue-
ciano, the Greek now in the county
jail, is dying in a Portland hospital.
Time
Build
In f u ft, the lid has never been on to any appreciable
extent in Minlfon!. but iia off for Rood now, and yon enn
commence building at once.
It's cheaper to build now Ihan il is to wait till summer,
when everylxKly 'ill be busv and you can't get men or
material.
Building has increased 30 per cent in Portland in tho
past month. They appreciate the situation there. You
ought to, also.
Don't delay. We have all kinds of lumber in stock, both
native and Booth-Kelly lumber. You may have to wait
later on.
All signs point to big building boom, (let in early.
Iowa Box and Lumber Co.
PLAN TO REPLACE
CANTEEN IN ARMY.
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Association Is Formed in New York to
Work for Permitting Sale of Beer
and Light Wines at Army Posts
Abolitionists Admit Great Mistake.
NEW YORK, Dee. 17. The Army
Canteen assort, t ion has just been
formed in New York for the purpose
of working for the re-establishment of
the army canteen. The association will
use etTort-s to induce congress to" repeal
the law forbidding the sale of beer nud
light wines nt army posts.
Henry P. Fry, a lawyer and a lend
ing spirit, states that the nbolishniohl
of tho canteen is conceded by-Jeading
miliary ,won to have been one of the
most uiwise movements put into I'lYcct
by congress. Practical students say
without dissenting. Fry states, that the
restoration of the canteen is necessary
to minimize desertion aiuMo encourage
enlistments.
BIOB SCHOOL DEBATIItO
LEAGUR ORGANIZED
Twenty-eight high schools have en
tered the lately formed High School
Debating league, nud are preparing for
the first preliminary deflates, most of
which are set for December 20. The
second and third preliminaries will be
held in January and will determine the
champions of the four districts.
The league has quadrupled the mini
ber of schools participating in debates.
Many schools are training two teams
to debate against each other before
contesting with their competitors. Sev
eral eastern Oregon schools will do
bate on postal saving banks nud gov
eminent ownersli i p of ra il road ; ) a p ;
an esc exclusion is lining debated in
southern Oregon, and direct primaries
in central Oregon. The inter-district
nud final debates for the state chain
pioiudiip will be on 11 Proportional Rep
resentution."
The schools are paired us follows:
Eastern Oregon district The Dalles
with Hood River, Union with Ln
Grande, Raker Cily with Ontario, Pen
diet on wit h Wallowa county high
school. r
Southern Oregon district Medford
with Klamath Palls, Marshfield with
North tiend, Grants Pass with Rose
burg.
Central Oregon district Salem with
Albany, Eugene with Lebanon, Silver
ton with North Brownsville, Harris
burg with Junction City.
Columbia river district Astoria with
Tillamook, Amity with Clatskanio,
CI realm m with Parkplace.
To
CASE SET
FOR in
JANUARY
Heney to Try Land
Fraud Cases Him
selMo Visit Roose
velt Beforehand.
POIiTLAXD, Or., Dec. 17. On mo
Von of Em ue is J. llenev, who arrived
iu Portland yesterday, tho United
States district attorney today set Jan
uary i:t next for the resumption of the
trials of the Oregon land fraud cases,
which have been hanging firo for more
than a year. 0
llenev himself will conduct the gov
ernment 's cases. Before lu-ginning
work on them, however, Heney will go
from '-here to Washington, where he will
visit President Hoosevelt and from
there will go to San Francisco to con
duet the Calliouu trial.
It is not announced what case will be
tukeu up first by the prosecutor.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Mainine Barr to Prank L. Laird, Q
property iu Burr's addition to
Medford ....J..
George Merritt Mo rlssio McCul-
ly, property iu Jacksonville ..
(leorge II . .Merritt to Issiu Me
0111 lo,ts K and 7, block 1(2,
McCully's addition to Jacksou
; villi-; nlso land iu sect ion ! 311,
' township :IS, range l W
C. A. Payne to M. M. Mnnay,
lot 2, Monk 2, Pracht's addi
t ion to Ashland
Md Kaer to Ellen Jl. Wagner,
1 00 acres iu H'M'tion 4, town
ship 4tl, range 2 E O
Williaiif K'euter to ,T. C. Kmer
ick, land in section 2, township j
is, range :t W
Sa ra h C. W oody to W ill in in .1 .
Hcoll, properly in Medl'nrd ...
Williatn W. llevener to city of
Ashland, land in section .r, town
ship range I IC '
flnnford SuydiT to II. E. Con- (
ger, laud in township :t, range
2 W i
dilate Land board to Walter A.
Tliiimas, 2 Hi acres iu section
111, township -H, range 2 10 ...
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Now Cases. "
.William Ziniineilee vs. Cecil Baker
et. a I.; suit to quiet, t it le. Cos New
Iniry, attorney for plaintiff.
John A. Nyswauer vu. .Icimie Nys
wuiier; suit for di voice. Gus Newbury,
attorney for plaintiff.
A CHANCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
The Tribuno school boys and girls con
test is now on am! as hirgo innaberH of
the students are hiiftily engaged in se
mi ring new subscribers for The Tri
luiiie ho us lo obtain one of (he beau
i iful prizes offered, high school nt u
ii ii'f hit (Hi Id avail themselves of this
opportunity to secure, a diamond ring.
ottl w.tti'h, suit of clothes or inches
ter ritle.
A liltlt effort on your part and you
will b- able to earn must any prize you
i!esiie vitliin a few days.
( nil 'it The Tribune office and get a
m cr int. l ook, visit your friends, rda
tlves and acqimintanr-es, bid nee them tn
HiiLWrib" for the best newspaper n
southern Oregon, and you will get tin
prize you desire before you havo half
darted.
Each oO cents second as a subscrip
lion entitles the conteitaut to one vote
1 f he get a new subscriber for mi"
mouth he gels one vote. If he gets a
new subscriber for two molitlts, he gets
Lv.o votes. Threo uionths entitles him
to three voter;, and so on.
Now is vour chance to earn a benuti
fill Christmas present for yourself or
your friends. Look in the show windowi
of the Medford Pharmacy, Daniels, tin
.Model and 'IVggery clothing stores, Boy
den's hardware, and Shorty Gnrnett's
Medford Jewelry and Optical company
Llwood 's jewelrv store, Itusse! 's and
King 'k rand v ston. Uiiskiimr drug
ttnre. Medford Furniture company nnd
inirs'-s and izirls' sweaters nt Ha
f..r the prices.
i rill at or write to The Tribune, officr
'tir sulHcrijit iofl) blanks and get busy
with y"ur friends and relatives. I h
ill help you along.
INi-eipt liooks will be mailed to VOII
i.nd bv worhfsjg nimtjig your friend
iii.d rehiUves you will have no trouble
r U..i...l...rm t,.
3 tie 'jCajbiine and earn n lteautiful prize
Tfcil Contest IS open to all Sehoo
children of the llog.ie Kiver valley, boys
and girls.
The Ladies' Guild of St. Marks
Ei-iscpal church wilt meet at 2 o'clock
Weilnesdav afternoon at Mrs, Baker's
NEW POSTMASTER
FOR GRANTS PASS.
Q. W. Donnell Slated for Federal Job
Wins Fight Over Many Candidates
Is Now Superintendent of Pacific
& Eastern.
George W. Donnell, superintendent
of the Pacific & Eastern railroad, has
won the fight for tho postnuustersliip
aL,' Grants Pass nnd has been unani
mously indorsed by the Oregon delega
tion, u hich means that his appoint
ment will be sent to congress within
few da vs. Mr. Donnell ia wow
known and very popular in Medford,
:iud he is receiving the congratulations
of his many friends. He wan for many
years superintendent and roadiuaster
of the Southern Pacific at Grants Pass,
but last soring resigned to take charge
of the Pacific' & Eastern.
Other Appointments.
The Oregon delegation has decided
upon other appoint men ts as follows:
La Grande land office Heceiver, A.
A. Roberts, reappointment; register,
C. Bramwell.
' 'Lake view land office Receiver, J.
N". Watson, reappointment ;' register, F.
Cronemiller.
Cottage Grove postoffice D. M. C.
(built.
Klamath Falls postoffice E. A. Em-
mitt.
McMiunvillu postoffice 11. M. Has
kins.
V a ion postoffice is not yet settled.
The delegates decided that land of
fice and presidential postmasters with
in a eongresioouat dist rict would be
ippointeil by the two senators ami the
members of congress from the district,
i' majority deciding.
Ml officers of ii state character, such
in United States district attorney, col
tec I or of customs, ets., will be appoint
ed by the entire delegation, a majority
leteriuining iu each case. This pro-
grant will be rigidly followed by the
lelegation, it being distinctly under
stood 'that no person will be appointed
who failed to support the republican
parly at the polls.
LyyEE LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
E. I). Lewis, who has been engaged
in tho laundry business at Medford and
Ashlandphas returned to Vroka, On I.,
with his family, where tin will start n
like enterprise. - ...
'. W. Evans, the mining mini, and
W. G, V: Jones, who is here from Lon
Ion ii9 represent at ive of nu English
syndicate, hnvtW returned to Ashlan.I
from a fortnight's visit to the Bu..arJ
milling properly . on Trail creek, wit h
which they wem to be very well
pleased.
Miss Alice 'HVkersinith of North
Med font precinct, Everett nnd Ivan
'ul Iter! hoii of Lake Creek and Pearl
Mulkey of Lakeview have entered the
southern tregon slat 4 normal school.
Will L. Ireland of Grants Puss was
it Jacksonville last week mnVmg nr
rangements for having assessment work
lone uu .a prouiising mining claim
which1 he owns on Forest creek, lie
also visil-etl at' Medford on his return
trip. .
Mr. and Mrs. F, M. Tungato of Jack
sonville have been at Grants Pass vis
iling their daughter, M rs. A. B. Elli
son, and her family.
A. B. Ellison of Grants Pass, the
bv rieiun, who has been quite sick for
Home time past, is able to bo about
again.
Professor Jasper N. Miller has closed
a verv successf ul term of school in
Fpper Williams district. Excellent roc
tint ions, singing ami the like, together
with yoinc fine music, by Mr, Graham's
phonograph made the closing session a
d e Mi t fill occasion. There have been
;M pupils enrolled, from the primary U
the eighth grades, and efficient work
tins been done by the pupils. So well
pleneed were the parents that the direc
tors have engaged Professor Miller to
teach another term. This is one of
the neatest and best school buildings
in Joseph! no county, has nice equip
ment, and good work is being done by
Professor Miller.
It. C. ILfiisley, u prominent citizen
-if Central Point, spent n few hours in
Medford Saturday.
Mr. nnd M rs. A. V. Clemens nnd
their mom, ,F. L.t were iu Medford Satur
day afternoon. They are now comfort
aid v located in Central Point.
TWO APPLE CROPS
RAISED IN ONE YEAR
In . tin orchard near Myrt le Point
(here Is an apple tree of the strawberry
variety that has borne two full ma
tared crops of apples this season. There
are oilier trees in the same orchard
that arc in blossoms now, having nl
remly borne one crop. There have been
only a few light frosts, ami iu this town
tomato vines are yet given and new
oi'litloes, oliinte ri, are six inches high.
Mnrriago Licenses.
Louis E. ( Iwnigs n ml Edna May
Held. Jiimes c, Ferguson and Laura A.
IMu'h.
Thomas H. Mansfield and Anna Bene
dict. William C, Reese nnd Jennie Holsey.
Edward J. M ills and lara Pinker
ton. Stephen A. Moore and Miss Mary M.
Stin son.
GRAND JURY
FINDS THREE
TRUE BILLS
Court in Session at
Jacksonville-Page
Indicted for Horse
Stealing.
(ire u it Judge Huniia at Jacksonville
yesterday decided that tho .. mix-up
caused bv the bank holidays did not .
affect tho legality of court proceedings,
and opened court. . s. ' t,
The grand jury was empaneled and in
15 minutes voted three indictments
tine against .Tames Page for horse steal
ing, one against Mrs. Charity Halley- .
for keeping a disreputable resort, and
one airainst C. L. Hauimelslev for ob
taining money under false pretenses by
passing a bogus chock at Ashland. Wit
nesses iu the assault complaint against
W. S. Bariium wero heard, but, as Mr.
Uaruuiii requested to appear before the
grand jury, action was postponed until
today.
The folio win. composed the irraud
Jury: v
Wallace Woods, Joel Hartley, J. R. .
Robison, C. H. Vaupe), Adum Schmidt,
T. E. Pottinger, J. L. Gurvin.
Cases Before Court.
0. & C. liuilroad company vs. Ash-
la ml Iron Works; dismissed.
Iowa Lumber company vs. Kate M.
Skeel, et til.: dismissed. . . ,
.1. 11. Banner vs. John W. and C, A.
Prall; verdict for defendant.
Drum Myhee llunsuker Ditch , com,
pan vs. J. VJ. U;. Morrison; verdict
for plaintiff. . ....... .
L. Neidcrmyer vs. Conrad lieinnking;
verdict for defendant In regard to con
tract; costs nud disbursements charged,
to plaintiff.
W. H. Bradsluiw vs. Ann V. Owens, ,
decree by default.
State of Oregon vs. .Tames Page, Jane
Boo and C. L. Hammsley; grand jury
returned true bills.
Now Cases in Court.
Charles Nickell vs. J. B. Welch; ac
tion to recover money. Gus Newbury,
attorney for plaintiff. o
P. F. Swayne vs. Henry Worth; ac-.
ttoii to recover money. Gus Newbury,,
attorney for plaintiff.
Cecelia L. Mnegley vs. W. C. Kitto,
ndmiuisartor estate G, Karemski, de
ceased; suit to quiot title. Gus New
bury, attorney for plaintiff.
J. D. Hunhcrg vs. the Opp Mining
company; suit to forecloso lien. Gus
Newbury, attorney for plaintiff.
LARGE AREA INCLUDED
IN FOREST RESERVES
Of the fS0,!lS,l00 acres of forest area
of the state of Oregon, 10,403,535 acres
havo been embraced iu national forest
reserves.
Of tho total forest reservo area, 8,
)l!S,2dl lie res had been set aside in re
serves up to June 30, 1900, and this
amount was nearly doubted at the close
of the fiscal year 1107, during which
time 7,7115,2X5 acres wero embraced lf).
the reserves.
There are 13 separate and distinct
national forest reserves in Oregon, of
which the Cascade reservo is the larg
est, containing a total of 6,880,840
acres. Tho Blue Mountain is second In
size, with 3,fi0.1,u20 acre, white the
luinaha, Siskiyou nnd Fremont reserves
each embrace over 1,000,000 acres of
forest. Bull Bun reserve isUsmulb .
est, with 152, two acres. Three old re
serves, namely: Chcsnimus. Maury
Mountain and Wallowa havo been ab
sorbed by other reserves dating the
pat year.
There are 172.SOO acres in the Ash
land reserve, 5,Hsil,mo ncros in tho Cas-
ado reserve and 1,132,582 in tho Sis
kiyou reserve. The forest reserve area
in .lar!;s'tn county Is 071,300, acres, in
Josephine 030.IH2, in Klamath county
l,nn,Hii0 acres.
CITY NOTICE.
The city council at its meeting held
on December 13, l!07, instructed the
recorder to purchase house numbers and
to furnish the same to nil property own
ers nt ns near cost as it was possible
The numbers can be had from the city
recorder about December 20. The re
corder will also furnish tho correct
number for each lot.
BEN J. M. COIUNS,
tf .Recorder.,
Cool for Bale. ...:
We are now prepared to furnish 'baad.
picked coal nt Urn mine, fivft' mile
nst of town, in nny amount desired.'
7.50 per ton.
tf PACIFIC COAL CO.
residence.