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THE WEATHER.
Associated Pre6s
Dispatches
Prnlmlilo ruin tuliilit and
Thumliiv.
VOL. II.
MEl)r HM), OR.. WEDNESDAY, DEC EM HER IS, 1!U7
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CQMICE PEARS $9.20 A BO
PEARS FROM HOI III IN COUNCIL DE ROBOAM
nniirnsn mm
RECORDS
iLU'JI
Once More are Previous
High Prices Smashed
by Rogue River Valley
Fruit.
Cornice pears at $9.20 a bos I
' A train has the world 's record price
for Comics pears been broken by Rogue
River valley fruit, this time by the
product of 0. A. Hover's orchard, south
of Med ford, near Phoenix.
Returns have just been received from
fancy frnit shipped" October 5 fron.
Medford by J. A. Perry, manager of
the Rogue River Fruit Growers' asso
ciation. The pears were kept in stor
age and sold at auction last week, gross
ing $4.60 n half box, or $i.20 a full
box, the highest price ever received
for even this highpriced fruit.
It was thought two months ago when
Cornice pears from G. A. Morse's or
chard brought $S.40 a box that the top
notch had been reached, but even this
bus now been passed. The record for a
. carload still remains with the Lewis
orchard, which is $4622.80. One from
, the J. W. Perkins orchard grossed
$4558. ' .
The record-smashing began with the
'fast shipment of the year, when F. L.
Tou Velle beat the record with $S.10
a box. Then C. H. Lewis got $S.20.
Then G. A. Morse $8.40.
If there were any more pears to mar
ket, the price woud) climb still higher,
in spite of financial stringencies and
bankers' panics."
LARGE DIVIDENDS
BY BIG SYSTEMS.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 'IS. Tim
Pennsylvania railroad, which operates
the Pennsylvania" railroad lines west
of -Pittsburg, today raised the dividend
from a fi to a. 7 per cent basis and de
clared the semi-annual dividend of 4
per cent, the last semi-annual dividend
having been 3 per cent.
Directors of the Pittsburg, Cincin
nati & St. Louis company today de
clared a regular semi-annual dividend
of per c nt on ;t f' rr l and - pit
cent on common. The Lehigh Rail
road company today declared a regular
seini-nunual dividend of 2 per cent and
an extra dividend of 1 per cent on com
mon stock. The usual semi annual div
idend of o mt cent on common stock
was the same as declared at the last
dividend meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stnnsell were
down from Jacksonville Saturday.
CATALOG HOUSES ARE
NOT MERCHANT TAILORS
They drain the towns of nionej and neither
give the fit, style nor distinction t" your clothes
lhaUyour own city tailor can.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
The clothes I make are the kind that "carry
distinction," that bespeak the man, that keeps
your money at home and are superior in every
detail to the "sweatshop" goods of catalogue
houses.
KEEP YOUR MONEY AT
HOME
EIFERT
The City Tailor
WHICH DECIDES NOT TO
ELECT A NEW MAYOR
Clash Between
Factions
Reddy Explains His Position-Does Not Care for
Office But Will Fight For Rights-New Water
Rate Ordinance is Passed-New License Law.
There wasa display of fireworks at
the city council last night, anil a di
vision of the rival factions that seek
control a show-down that forced a line-
1 up and put every councilman on record.
.Messrs. Kifert, Osenbrugge and Trow
bridge made a determined effort to
jhave the election call include the elec
tion of n mayor next mouth, so de
claring Mayor Reddy ' term expired.
Messrs. Hafer, Olwell and Burkdull op
posed the move and Mayor Reddy cast
the deciding vote against it. Acrimo
nious speeches were made on both sides.
Election Call Issued.
The election call was issued for three
couneilmen, a city recorder and a city
treasurer, but not for a mayor. If the
couneilmen still wish to vote for a new
mayor, all that has to be done is to
bring mandamus proceedings and bp
cure a ruling from the court upon the
legality of the proceedings.
The fun began when City Attorney
Withington read his opiniou, prepared
at the request of certain couneilmen,
dealing with the legal phases of the
case. He cited various supreme court
rulings and held that, under the city
charter, Mayor Reddy was elected for
a two-years' term.
Attorneys Disagree.
' Councilman Osenbrugge stated that he
had been appointed a committee of one
to secure opinions from all members
of the local bar on the length of the
T.Hsent mayor's term. Attorneys Vnw
ter, Purdin and Pentz held that Mayor
Reddy was elected for two years' term.
Attorneys Crowell and Phipps held that
he was elected for one year only. An
other attorney, whose name he withheld,
advised bringing the matter into the
courts by including the election of a
mayor in the call.
.Councilman Kifert had also consulted
an attorney, "whom he afterwards ad
,m it ted was Deputy District Attorney
Clarence Reames, who, he stated, held
that Reddy's term expired January- 1.
City Attorney Withington stated that
Mr. Reames told him tlint, ho had re
fused an opinion unless paid for it, and
had advised as the best, way to settle
the question, the tmiis'tion of the mayor
from the call and mandnPMH proceed
ings by a candidate. This would imme
diately secure a decision on the in
volved (mints.
Mayor Reddy's Position.
"This point was settled before my
election," said Mayor Reddy, "A two
years ' term was definitely agreed to
by the previous council and was o
stated in I lie elect ion call last vear.
FRENCH DRY CLEANING
Medford
and Bitter Words Passed
Otherwise I would have refused to be
j a candidate
; "Now, I'm a good deal like the poor
j pr. a i her with t n children. He wouldn 't
, give ten cents for another child, but
he wouldn't take n million dollars fot
any one of his ten.
"I wouldn't give a cent to be mayor,
and wouldn't take $10,000 to again be
; a candidate. It is a constant sacrifice
of time and labor, a perpetual making of
'c -.emies. a thankless task. Hut, having
j b.en elected for two years," and here
the mayor's eyes flashed "I wouldn't
j tiike $10,000 and get out before my
I term expires.
j "I was elected mayor for two years. i
j and will be mayor for two years, and if j
'alive a year from tonight, will still be!
i mayor, presiding over this council." I
Mayor Casts Deciding Vote.
! zOn Kifert 's motion, seconded bv Trow-
j bridge, the call for the election of may
or was voted on, resulting in a tie. The
mayor cast the deciding vote against
it. Kifert filed a protest, claiming that
the mayor could not vnic upon a sub
ject in which he waa personally inter
-wfced. City Attorney Withington stated
that there was nothing in the charter so
stating and that the council had never
adopted any parliamentary rules.
An amendment was then offered bv
Eifert to a motion for an election call
so as to include the office of mavor.
The amendment was defeated, Mavor
Reddy casting the deciding vote. Kifen
again protested. The election call with
the exception of mayor was then passed
by the same vote that defeated the
amendment, Hafer, Olwell, Ilarkdull nud
Reddy voting aye, Kifert, Osenhrugge
and Trowbridge voting no.
, compliments Exchanged.
, Mayor Reddy then mnde a few re
marks ns follows: "Some of us, elect
ed to look after the city's interests,
are losing sight of the public welfare
through petty grudges and animosities.
We ought all of us to be broad-gauge
''iiough to drop our personal quarrels
and dislikes and work in harmony for
Medford 's advance. We are losing val
uable time and should drop present
tact ics. ' '
'ouncilman Kifert look exception to
the mayor's remarks, which he deemed
"insulting." and said that he had n
perfect right to net as he thought right
and to follow the city's charter ns it ap
peared to him.
Councilman Osenbrugge also grilled
(he mayor, who. he said, was a "great
disappointment" to him. He accused
1'lin nt neglecting the city's interests
by frequent absence from the city and
challenged comparison between the at
tendance at council meetings of those
who voted with him and those who sus
tained the mayor. "These remarks
come with a very poor grace from you,"
concluded th indignant councilman,
The mayor replied that Osenbruggi
was as big a disappointment as conn
cihnan to him as he was as mayor to.
Osenbrugge. Then the council got down
to business again.
Licenses Are Fixed.
An ordinance fixing licences in tin
city was passed. A three ring circus
must hereafter pay jfc.ei f,,r one per
fonnance uud $7."i for two. Street hawk
crs must pay o per day, and fortune
tehilers $.1 per day. o license wan
put upon the amusements at the opera
Ionise, though.
Water Rents Raised.
The ordinance fixing water rate was
passed. A minimum of .4 is placed f
all consumers. Special rat en of fu
tile tir-t barber chair and "in cents for
additional chair." is made barber, with
1 for eai fi bMhtub. . rate of
iiiM'I- hotel. is mnde restaurant. I
' !! per head ill addition to fatnilv
,V -i ui.'id" boarding li..iie, :!.") Miad I
-a!-" 'i. made livery staid. VJ.o" I
nu-h- f- -d v ird-. 'made 1oI:-ri . !
!.'- -l-i.tal r -nid "'1 pWo i
LOSES CASE
0VBH01
Decision Affects Owner-
o
ship of United States
Hotel at Jacksonville
Other Court Cases. 0
The supreme court, yesterday handed
down a decision in the case of Jean
St . Luc I e Roboam vs. August ine
Schmidt Hug, appellant, in which the
Cuited States hotel was involved. The
decision was reversed in favor of
Schmidt ling, overruling that made by
Judge Hanna about three years ago.
A rehearing was denied in the case
of Scott vs. White, from Jackson coun
ty, and Kramer vs. Wilson, Josephine
county. The cases of Rolla S. Knapp,
appellant, vs. William, Camp ct al., and
Robert Drown vs. O. W. Irwin, nppel
lant from Josephine, were affirmed.
The case of R. D. Hume vs. Nellie
Hums nnd 27 others, appellants from
Curry comity, for trespassing on fish
ery, was affirmed.
The following business was transact-,
rd at circuit court Tuesday at Jack
sonville: Circuit Court Cases.
Iowa Lumber company vs. J. D.
Hooker; demurrer overruled.
Charles 11. Hartley vs. Gertrude Mur
phy; denurrer overruled.
State of Oregon vs. Charity Halley;
pleitd guilty to charge of keeping dis
orderly house and fined $200 nnd costs.
Kdwnrd Warner vs. Frank nnd Rosa
Pool; dismissed. !
Alice A. Parker vs. Charles A. Hoop-1
er; trial set for Thursdav, December i
19, nt 1 o'clock.
State of Oregon vs. James Page;
plead not guilty nnd trial set for Io-!
eember IN, at 10 o'clock.
Simon It. Lane vs. K. H. JenningR; j
judgment for plaintiff.
BOX OF CHOICE
APPLES GIVEN
KRUTTSCHNITT
Head Harriman Official Given Fancy
Fruit by Commercial Club, Together
With Pamphlet of Medford and 'the
Rogue River Valley.
J'llius Kriittschnitt, director of main
tenance ami overation of al the Harri
man lines, parsed north in his privute
car. ( load a loupe, la d night.
The Medford Commercial club had on
hand a box of very choice Hpitzenhcrg
apples, which were placed aboard with
the "compliments of Hie Medford Com
mercial dub, " also a few copies of
the Medford pamphlet. As the car
pulled by the depot, the occupants could
be .'een busy poring over the pamphlet.
and from Grants I'ass the following tel
egram was sent;
"On line Grants Pn. Bee. 17. Med
ford Commercial Club, Medford. Or.:
I thank you very miuh for the li,x of
beautiful Kngue river apples, and appre
ciate highly your thoughtful courtesy in
remembering me.
"J. KK'PTTSi HN'ITT. "
Mr. Krultehiiitt has probably .'.". 000
miles of railroad under his snperviion.
graph galleries. Kent becomes d.liu
o.uerit on (lie Mill of every month, and,
then- in a dolla r penalty for cult ing
off and turning on the water.
School Houpc Petition.
Tlie new rales will stop a Iohh of
about ifllufi j.r month in the water de
narttiieiit ami make it self sustaining,
thereby relieving taxpayers of a heavy
I 1 1 1 I ' ii.
The petition from the s, W1(1 board
lor a hih ,.i..o j(o mm the eity park
Mas p t'. ri'-l to the fitianet- committee,'
.1. W. 1
pp.
ager of Ho
Opp '.Vin
Medford
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ASHLAND GOES DRY BY
81 MAJORITY: EGGLESTON
RE-ELECTED RECORDER
Five Saloons Must Close Depriving City of Four
Thousand Dollars Annual Revenue: Higher Taxes
Follow-Bitter Fight Waged Upon Eggleston Who
is Triumphant by Big Vote-Loomis Chosen Mayor
ASHLAND, Or., Dec. IS. Ashland
went dry yesterday by SI majority, the
vote being for license and 454 against
license, the largest majority yet scored
on this issue. This closes five saloons
at an annual license of $1000. The
present high license regime succeeded
prohibit ion two years ago. Many of
the prominent high, license advocates
during the day declared they would vote
for n "dry county in June if Ash
land went "dry" this time.
The fight on recorder was warmly
contested, the issue being waged on
Captain M. F. Kggleston'B personality
and record for the past two years, the
opposition charging that through his
superior attainments ho hnd been exer
cising an undue influence over tho de
liberations of the city council where
by sewer extensions, opening of new
streets, street paving and public works
generally were being rushed faster than
was warranted, and water rents were
collected more arbitrarily than a pri
cnte corporation would do.
Fight on Eggleston.
Recorder Kgglestun made 'the fight
on his record and the result wns highly
gratifying to Ihb supporters. Kx-Mayor
JAPS FEAR FLEET
MAY REVIVE RIOTS
i
TOKIO, Dec. IN. The Jiji in an edi
torial leader tomorrow will say that
it does not thing that the dispatch of
the American fleet to the Pacific is in-1
tended an a threat to Japan. The paper j
states that the American fleet will re-1
ceive a cordial reception should it visit
Jupnn. It exprwses, as its only fenv,
that the dispatch of the fleet may lend
to encourage the aat i-.IapancHe feeling
on the Pacific coast, and lead to a repc- j
tition of the regret able incidents that .
occurred in San Francisco. The Jiji's
opinion is a I most universally shared
here.
NOTION.
The Medford Automobile company, a
copartnershi mp'jsed of (leorgc H.
Merritt. A. W. Walker and J. Klmhirst,
all of Medford, has disbanded copart
nership, (ieorge 11, Merritt takes all
of the ni unts and has exclusive
right to collect outstanding acocuuts,
and agrees to pay and assume all the
outstanding debts of the copartnership.
J. A. KLMimtNT,
A. W. W A LK KIT,
2l!! G. II. M Kit If ITT.
OITV XoTlCK.
The city council at lis meeting held
on December KI, 1!"7, instructed the
recorder to purchase house numbers and
to furnish the same to all properly own
ers at as near iost as it. was possible.
The number can be had from the city
reetmb'r about peermber -ft. Til'' re
eorder will also furnish the correct
number for each lot,
UKNJ. M. COLLIN'S,
tf Recorder.
SLK OK MC'I IIWL BONDS.
Seah-d proposals will he received by
tin- city council of the city of Medford,
Oregon, at the office of the city record
er of aid city, until Friday, January
in, I!n at 0 o'clock p. m., for the pur
chase of .iL'-V'Ml in ten year, per cent
coupon bonds of xnid city, in denominn
Hons of $."in0 each, intercut pavabb
semi annually. Kach bid must be ac
companied by a certified check for an
a mount eua I to ." per cei,cr of t he
.iilionnt of such bid, pavabio tn the citv
i.f Medford. and -aid city council re
sen en t lie right to re ject aitv or all
bid.
Dated at Medford, Oregon, Deconiber
1 I, I'"i7.
BKVJ. M. coLLINs.
-" it v Ifef-flftf-r.
D. B. Grant, at present under-sheriff
under D. II. Jackson, was put forward
by the opposition and supported vigor
ously by them. KggIeMlonH majority
of over (irant is practically an
indorsement of the progressive, policy
of the city councils for the past two
year nnd the new administration will
push along public works more rapidly
than ever before the coining year, ap
plying the Bancroft act and provisions
in the city charter to securo tho rev
enue. Loomls Chosen Mayor.
For mayor, W. F, Loom is was elected
by 7 majority over Charles H. Gil
lette, and the new couneilmen elected
are R. M. Hnell in the Third ward,
CharKs Htennett and 0. W. Benedict
in the First ward and C. Cunninltham
in the Second ward. The holdovers are
Ira Shoudy and Dr. Bowersox. O.
O. Kubanks was reelected city treas
urer without opposition.
The total vot e cast in I ho city was
804, which is reported to' bo tho larg
est vote ever polled. It will require
an extra one and one-half mill tax levy
to replaoe, the $4000 license revenue,
and tho council has practically decided
on putting it on.
DARROW'S ILLNESS
MAY EFFECT TRIAL.
BOISK, Bee. IS. The continued ill
ness of Clarence Barrow may cause a
delay in the I'cttihonc trial. This an
nouncement was made by Kdgar Wil
Bon of counsel for the dofonso, whon
the t rial was resumed t his morning.
HA SKINS' DRUG STORE.
Loon B. Haskins.
AT HASKINS'
Have you done your 'hristmas
shopping! If not, come nud let
us assist you in getting just the
present you want. It will be sure
to please.
Mow would a nice Parker foun
tain pen do, or a beautiful box of
stationery, and let mr say that the
ipiality of the paper is just as good
or belter correspondingly us tthe
box ts beautiful.
If you nally want to please
somebody, give them a pyrograpliy
outfit; can give you a very neat
set for
Toilet ami manicure sets, per
fumes, mirrors, cigars, (Jillett safe
ty razors, tobacco jars, etc., are
always appropriate.
I would a gieal deal rather show
I lieiu to you than tell yon about
them, Come before they are all
picked over,, Itcinember,
HASKIN'S
FOR HEALTH