1908 HORTICULTURAL EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE-10,000 COPIES SENT ALL OVER THE WORLD
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VOL. II.
MKDFOHD, OH., TI1LTHSD.VY, DKCKMMEli 2(5, 1!)07
No. 235
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SOCIALISTS
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Adopt Platform Cen
suring Capitalistic
Program and Name
Full City Ticket.
The social isl s of Med ford Tuesday
night nominated a full ticket for the
coming municipal elect ion, including a
mayor, ami a dnpted a platform as fid
lows: "We, the socialists of Medford, in
oonvent ion assembled. declare our alle
giance to the principles of socialism
as embod:-d : tin soeinlis; platform
throiighoii: i In world. We it. flare that
there can .11 be a lasting prosperity
as long as the pri'sent system of private
ownership of t In m:ai: 1 of life en
dures, a system ui.d i- which not a
wlieel can wi-v- itn'.i; tlie eapitulisi
can first be nsmred of a profit; a sys
tem under wliieh the wag" earner must
always receive less in wages than will
enable him I t b-ty haeU the univalent
of hii own i-Mnhict. Tlie visult of this
must ever be as at pnsont, stagnation
in business and idleness on the pari
of tin wngo-ranrr. J nt while we stand
for the complete overthrow of the pres
ent system .'tnd in its place the estab
lishment of ;!); eo o: rativc common
wealth, we favor all measure. which
will aid Ike -r.iriiiw , -lass in their con
test for polit "-:il power.
Alolfr!i Contract System.
"We demand i In following immediate
nn asiin s:
"The abolition of the coilvact sys
tein on all public v. "ri.s; lehur to be
hired direct I iy tin1 proper city ollicials,
w!li an eight liour workday, nnd a min
imum wage ()f per day.
' The employment of all idle resi
ib id workii ;ntn 11 on public improve
1111 at.
Demr.nrt Road Crossings,
"The establishment of 11 public bath
house and library.
1 ' We ib maud t he Sunt hern Pacific
company ) comp. Mod to put in cross
ings on nil .f (ho principal streets
crossed by its tracks.
"We favor a perft-1 sv.erage sys
tem. We favor the p-tving of Seventh
street and the better !r:idin:; f other
fit roets. '
" Wo declare that I he pre tent man
ngement of our publb water system to
be n disgrace I t ir ritv and pledge
our candidates if elected to work for
the improvement and extension of the
same in every possible way.
I Favor of Recall.
"We pledge onr candidates to work
for the adoption of the imperative man
date in our city chart or, so t hat the
people may recall unfaithful public
servn nt.:.
' W demand 1 hat t he coroornt ion:
and la-; property holdi rs be compelled
to pn.v their just share of the taxes, so
that I he necessary funds may be se
cured to carrv out them- in.aures.
V.' .all the attention of the ph-
to the fact that there c.iu be no last
in nnody for the evils of the liipior
t raf f V as long as t here is a 7 cent
prof'i 'n a 1" cent drink.
Full Ticket Nr.mrrt.
"We. the social!' cauddales., agree
to on a blank resignat 011 to be filled
on' and l-resented a) any time we fail
to vvotU for the above inea-Ollcs.
" V. -or. I. W. Wiley, stork deab-r;
re-ord r. Pen St. wart, carpenter;
tr. fi urer, John Jl. Smith, hisincs man:
cori:i-r'-. 1:, Mir"t ward. John K. Sim
me !:'. .( . r; Second ward, Julius
W. Wil u.v.. :ieian; Third ward. Ern
est Walter, laborer.
THE V02W3T TKUST
OF ALL OF THEM
(lei if.; ' I.oftii-. iii filifig a complaint
ia liis suit against tlie Pullman Car
cutipnnv at St. Paul, ddinn.. charged
that if ;s the m ok gigantic of all trust-
and the wi-rst of it type in the lnited
St at 1 s. Thiongh U aM iTiiey, .lame
Mnnah'.i.. 1. de. !ai--s Mi- Pullman com
t.anv '..-u.i'ls th rail mad" to pay what
ever rati" it demand and that it defies
tlie laws of tie- ci m lit ry and the rill
in--- th im r-':ite commerce com
p.-n him arrogaiiTiv. 1 ik- pro-
'.iiliiA are b fore tin- r.pMiimw om-
mission and Mnnnhan dfel'ns the rne
uiH becoine MM'- nf ta:oital importune
find re-ndt n'ti'vaelv in n n d n.-t i in
th. urt'o of 'b f.:-' ear bTts all over
0 the country.
A f:u;Ollu"trati. n-'f the hijhw
r ibbi rv t It w Ci tin pa in- cmt i nually in
O iluliPt' in i" tit"" b-t ween Medford
,d Portland, a dufaiiee ..f U-mh than
U:?.-,o mile
Th- pa- a'. r pavi '.'...n
tit this -mall
. and i" exported
T
io tip the 1 rlv paid porter beside-i.
Romethine ihoiild be don.
prevent this holdup.
A MISCONCEPTION.
When the Observer publishes any
thing from another paper it invariably
gives credit. At rare intervals it finds
a news item in the Modford Mail that
is not altogether silly nnd publishes it,
giving the Mail credit. Such au item
appeared in the Observer of two weeks
ago relating to fruit shipments from
Medford. It was taken from the Mail,
but it now appears that the Mail had
taken it from the Central Point Herald,
and that it did not refer to Medford
shipments but to Central Point ship
ments. The Mail is stupidly indignant,
and not only charges malice to the Ob
server but goes out of its way to put in
an imbecile dig nt (iriints Pass. The
Observer published the shipping item
iu good faith. Medford is no doubt the
center of the universe to the Mail, but
it does not show up that way to the Ob
server, and, strange ns it may appear.
this paper has never kept record of fruit
shipments from the "Hub, nnd conse
ipiently accepted the item published in
the Mail as referring to fruit shipments
from Med ford. I n regard t o 0 rants
Pass, this city has no feeling of rivalry
touanls Medford. Grants Pass is more
populous and more wealthy than it
ever was Ik1 fore, nnd Medford will need
to get up two or three moro "booms"
before it will figure very prominently as
a competitor of 0 rants Pnss, or of Ash
land, its own county neighbor. Med
ford is a very good little town and lias
lately developed some progressiveness
that people hero are quite proud of as
an aid to the development of the Rogue
Kiver vnllev. Grants Pnss Observer.
MISS EOBINSON OF JACKSON
VILLE DISTINGUISHES HERSELF
The Portland Journal of last Sunday
prints a picture of lion. George II.
Williams, one of Portland's prominent
citizens, making the following:
Miss Regina Dorland Robinson, 1(1
years old, who came to Portland from
Jacksonville several months ago to take
up the study of painting, has recently
completed a portrait from life of Judge
George H. Williams. From childhood
she has had a longing to paint, and dor
ing the fall her father, IV. J. V. Rob
inson, brought her here to continue her
studies.
Judge Williams sat seven different
times an hour each time for the
young art isr. The painting has at
tracted much attention and Judge Wil
limns himself is immensely pleased with
t he likeness. lie says that it is the
best that has ever been made of him.
The picture will be on exhibition sev
eral davs in the rooms of the Oregon
school of art in the Selling Ilirucli build
ing.
Miss Florence Chase Currier, director
of the art school, who came to Portland
from Boston, says the painting by Miss
Kohinson is an unusual one for a child
of (i.
HARD TO FIND ANYEODY
TO FILL HIS PLACE
Xo one has been elected pre-sident of
t lie Ashland normal to succeed 11. F.
Mill key, who recently resigned. It is
expected that some member of the fnc
ultv will be assigned to act as president
for the remainder of the year, and that
a president will not be selected until
the hoard has time to hunt up n man to
fill t he posit ion permanent ly.
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
VISITING IN VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON', Iec. i;. President
h'ooHcx elt and family left today for
Pin-knot. Va.. Mrs. Roosevelt's country
home, where they will remain until Sun
lav afternoon next.
FIEE BURNS FOUR
BUILDINGS IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, pec. L'ti. 1'ire on
M issioii si reel, near l-'irst, destroyed
four buildings and gutted two others at
a Ion of $-jott,iiou today.
SEVENTEEN INJURED
IN TROLLEY COLLISION
ItKNVKIi, Iec. 12(1. Seventeen were
injured, but none of the them fatally,
however, iu a collision Itet ween two
t ml Icy cars at midnight last night.
The failure of the motorman to observe
an order was responsible.
Hunters Must Buy New Lecinses.
On January I the licenses under
which the Htate of Oregon has privileged
hunter to do their worst will expire,
and I hey must contribute ifl more to
the Mate for licentes.
'!')(, IH'W licenses, of POllffce, will last
throughout the neP efir. The greatest
call for prune licenses comes to the
county clerk's office in September nnd
October, when the season ojn-ns on up
land birds aiW the other most comuoin
victim- of the sportsmen's guns, al
tbonvli many who wish to hunt deer
take out licenses as early as July and
August.
NOTICK
Is hereby given that the unJf ign'-d
will apply nt the regular meeting of
the city council iJ the rity of Md
(ford. Opgon. lo be lodd on January
T, l!8) for n license to sell spiritous,
vinous and malt liquors in quant dies
b-s than one gallon for n jwrioil nMix
month, nt their plnnWif tmsiness in th
Hotel Nash building, on lots .1, fl, 7 and
t, in block 20. in said citv.
I Datfrd December 20, lw7
2 it
$40,000
FOR NEW
SCHOOL
Board Authorized
To Purchase Site
Bond Issue Voted
Tax Levy is Fixed
The. special school meeting advertised
was held according to program.
Following the 14-mill levy of the city
council, a tax of 7 mills was levied,
which ineaiks a-raise of at least 10 per
cent, as the board of equalization in
creased the amount of the assessment
returned by the county assessor that
much. The levy was made by the city
authorities is also -40 per, cent higher
than that of IDDO.
There was a very small attendance
at this meeting, about I'll persons be
ing present.
The regular rout ine of business in
cluded the reading of the report of Oris
Crawford, district clerk.
A bond issue iu the sum of $10,000
was voted. This is to build another
school house and equip il . The direc
tors were authorized to buy a suitable
site for t he edifice.
TRUST MAGNATE
YEARNS FOR FIRST WIFE
PITTSBURG, Dec. 2(1. Is William
KM is Corey tired of his new wife, May-
belle Gilmanf Has the president of the
I'nited States Steel corporation grown
weary of the songbird he wedded and
placed in a gilded cage? Does he de
sire to return to the companionship id'
h!i first wife and their year-old son,
Alan?
Members of Pittsburg (dubs and busi
ness associates of Mr. Corey say that
the answer 1o all these ipieslions is
"vis." Mr. Corey got a divorce from
his (irst wife because she had no desire
to shine iu society. With his money
and a younger and more beautiful wife
he thought he could rbeak into New
York's charmed set. So did Maybelle
(lihiian. They have bol h discovered
their mistake. Mr. Corey's associates
talk business, but neither tender nor
accept, invitations, and the big Now
York mansion is a lonely place except
when the second Mrs. Corey invites
tier former friends. Itut that is done
cretly.
Paving Way to Reconciliation.
While Pittsburg clubmen do not in
timate that t here is any friction be
tween Mr. and Mrs. Corey, they say
both are deeply disappointed, so much
sa that Mrs. Corey, in view of a lib
eral Settlement Would place no obstacle
in the way of Mr. Corey's legal mar
riage to his first wife.
It is reported that Mr. Corey nte his
Christmas dinner at the farm in La 11
caster county which he presented to
his parents. Mis former wife and their
son were present at t he meal. It is
hoped by the Corey family that the
steel corpora! ion president will make
overtures to his former wife for his
return after the legal obstacles have
been removed.
Longs for Wifo nnd Boy.
Mr. Corey's heart is longing for bis
first wife and boy, friends say, though
he is too proud to admit it openly. It
is predicted t hat before long it will
have burned through his haughty pride
and brought him to their feet, humbly
begging forgiveness. Those who know
th fiist Mr. Corey predict that, when
th - time comes, she will pardon him and
take hijii back, believing, as she dues,
thai he is still her William, deep down
in his heart of hearts, no matter what
Ten Thousand Copies to Be Sent
0
With the exception ofothe Por.laml Journal's 422,Ofn souvenir edition, which was published lust fall iu
the interest of the slate of Oregyti, The Tribune Mamuiolh Illustrated lints Hurl ieull oral Kdition will be the
larg'Kt, costliest and most beautiful newspaper special edition eer publish -d 011 the Pacific coast.
It will be devoted exclusively t . ad 1 1 1 1 isin. 1 he Ifogui- Uir valley throughout the world, and it-i ve
rious departments will be editd by men of pi tun i mmce in this locality an I bv slate and government horticul
ture, minii'g :i in forest experts.
Photographs showing all the gr .it nr. -hauls, the va-t farming lands, I'due I,dge, Sterling and Itraden
mines nnil the immense forests will b shown.
It will be printed on heavy b 1
'fhl printing of this mammoth pap
ou t. the art Work and binding b.
the papers will be handled by the ad
no reial cbiln in the vnlh rind h
Tlie Itogue River valley ' strat'
grown in this .section i bringing Mi
ami that the foreign and domestic 1
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product from ills-r sections; nnd
iatioii of the unoccupied lands
to .t
ceruing this wonderful valley.
Place your order now for
mailing early in January,
CONSTABLE LOCKED
IN HIS OWN JAIL.
Yockoy Eaton Elects Himsolf Cliiof of
Folico nt Jacksonville and Runs Iu
o
tho Real Constable, Who Is Overcome
by Too Ittuch Christinas Spirit.
Yockey Futon of Jacksonville has
come to his own. He is self-appointed
chief of police and as such has secured
revenge long sought against municipal
authorities, 11 happened on Christmas
day, and this is the way it happened:
The regularly appointed city marshal
was ill, and a deputy was taking his
place, lie had made two arrests for
over-indulgence in 'hristmas cheer,
when the spirit of the occasion over
took the genial deputy and left him hors
de combat in front of the 1'niled States
hotel.
Yockey Futon rose to the occasion.
He appointed himself chief of police
and placed the too convivial deputy un
der nrreat, taking him up to the cala
boose, where he locked the real repre
sentative of the law up for the night.
LONDON ArPLE MARKET
GOES FROM BAD TO WROSE
The London market is thus reviewed
by W. Dennis X Sons of Covent (iar
den market under date of December (1:
"We regret infinitely to have to re
port that our market has gone from bad
to worse and is now completely demor
alized, owing to the incessant stream
of heavy arrival from nil ipiarters.
P.arrels of apples have been sidling to
day at prices ranging anywhere from
10s to with a top price of about
His for best Canadian No. 1 Spies,
prices which we would never have
dreamed, having in view the cost on
vour side, would have had to be ac
cepted during the surrent season. Where
the fruit is all coming from to be
pushed upon t he market at such tow
prices, which it must have been evi-
lent to shippers that the quant it les
would completely clog the market, we
cannot tell, but we presume that this
glut of stuff is the direct outcome of
the monetary pressure on your side.
' The st ringency on your side has.
of course, materially affected the nion
y mark id here, with t he consequence
that buyers ' facilities have no doubt
been much curtailed by their bankers
and dealers and the consuming pnblrc
has 1. .11 eoiisidi-iably diminished. Wi
11-e of the ooiuion that the cable which
will be go:ng home to shippers, as the!
result of sales this week, must make
them hold up shipments unless the
pressure behind t hem to turn their
stoid; into en di is very acute. In some
instances this will no doubt be so, but
we have got a sufficient stock on this
ma tket and approaching onr ports to
-i.Jisfv iinv extra demand that may be
brought about by the Christmas trade,
so that if there is any considerable
;wan1 it y of stuff being shipped by
t earners now leaving your ports, and
wh eh will a'-rive here about December
in or 1", we fear the result may prove
oisasl rous. '
PULLING UP HOPYARDS
IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY
The Josephine county hop i ml 11st ry
bids fair lo become a thing of the
past. Tlie business was never iu such a
hopeless condition as at present. Prac
tically 110 sales have been made of this
year's crop, which amounted lo some
thing like sTo bales. Most growers, or
at least one half of them, are digging
up their vines and setting the ground
to fruit trees. Apple trees principally
are being put out.
OMAHA. ' Dee. 20. Vive President
and Ceiieral Manager A. ,. Mohh r of
the Ciiion Pacific today denied podtive
Iv that he is to become general iiiana
ger of the Sonih'Tti Pacific.
his pride may have bd him to.
The warmest feelings always existed
I.Hween the firM M is. William K. Corey
and Hie mother of her husband. Mr Al
fnd A. Corey of North Mraddock. They
exchanged visits and, when (he deposed
wife was living with her mother, Mrs.
Prank Campbell of Swissvale, she was a
reguMr guest iu the Itraddoek home.
MfiHUHMMH
THE TRIBUNE'S MAMMOTH 1908 HORTICULTURAL
All Ovct- the World, Giving Publicity to
Apple District, the Rogue River Vallny.
k p;i"T. bi.iMid with a handsome covir, with a beautiful fruit design.
- -.ill be executed by one of the larg t pri.ting establishments on the
one -if Port hind's big engaving con-eras, while the distribution of the
-Misin.' de -,-nt irn Ms of Me- Southern I'nitic railroad, the various com
(.iihlliil v :ig. in i'-s t hrwi.gi I the I'm'- I Statett.
ivorlai.r e as a fruitgrowing di1riit is shown the fact that the fruit
h di' i-i prirc en r paid in the history of tie wi.ibl for apples and pears
mini's are g;ving preference to the I(.;ue Itiwr valley fruits over the
h obj
ct of publishing this horticultural
imh'ki I'kiTN In re and that the '(ft1,
end to vour friends. Thev wil1
PETTIBONE
TRIALWILL
CONTINUE
Court Overrules Mo
tion of Defense for
Verdict for Acquit
tal-Casc Continued
ltOlSF. Idaho, Dec. 20. Judge Wood
this morning deuietl the motion filed by
t lie defense in t he Pt t ibono t rial in
st met ing t he jury to bring in a ver
dict for acquittal 011 advice of the court.
The .judge stated that there was no in
dependent testimony connecting tho de
lYuduut with the killing of Steuuen
berg, except that with tended to show
his connect iou with the conspiracy, but
this hi1 considered sufficient to submit
1 he case to I he jury.
WILLIAM U. HOVER
WEDS EDNA WILLARD
A delight ful wedding took place at
Mr. Wil lard's, about four miles north
east of Medford, at high noon on Christ
mas day. Willie II. Hover of Phoenix
and Miss I'Mua Willard were tho happy
young people whose hearts were made
glad by listening to the old but ever
new words which made them partners
through life.
The room was tastefully decorated
ami the arch of evergreens beautifully
fitted up with tasteful ornaments
formed a fitting covering for the happy
voiing pair, while the impressive words
were spoken by t he Rev. Marion V.
I lorn, ( b l ist tan minister.
After the ceremony the happy throng
of friends sat down lo a sum pi units
wedding dinner and did ample justice
!o the well prepared feast.
. TIi young people will reside on Wil
liam I lover s beaut if id place t hree
miles from Medford.
The well wishes of a host of friends
follow them lo their new home.
HAMMEItSLEY INSANE,
SAYS EXAMINING BOARD
C. I j. I lamineisley, who was placed
under arrest at Ashland several weeks
ago for obtaining money under ftiNe
pretenses, was iml ielcd by I he grand
jury of Jackson county and later
brought up for trial, but during the pre
liminaries leading up to the trial it wu.
discovered that Hammersley 's mini! was
uubalai 1. Ib' was given a hearing
before tin mmissiouer of insanity and
adjudged insane, and Tuesday evening
was sent to the hospital ul Salem for
treatment. Hammersley is about 27
years of age.
HXTVFOUR YEARS OLD
AND NEVER CHEWED GUM
A MIA 'Y, Or., Dec. 20. Mrs. Wil
liam A. Dunn of (his city enjoys n
unique : nd probably unejualed record
in l Lai -! is II t years old and has
never had chewing gum in her mouth.
In a recent religious meeting iu Albany
the minister asked all women who had
nev er chewi d gum to arise. Mrs. Dunn
uas tlie only one of the 400 women
1.1. . it ul who Hood up and she was one
of the very oldest in the audience. I.at
or she reiterated t lie statement, made
at the meeting and said that she could
aid remember I hat chewing gum id'
any kind had ever passed her lips. Mrs.
Dunn h:n lived in Albany five years,
coming here frmn Portland, to which
city she moved iu 1 ss'.f from Jackson
ville, III., where she was born and spent
most of her life.
EDITION.
the World's Greatest Fear nnd
i-dil-on is to (iicouiago the colon
rid miyj, I now Mo- true factt eon-
b
closed
ers readv for
TRANSPORTATION WAR
BECOMING INTERESTING
A suit has been filed in the circuit
court at Klamath Falls by J. M. Me
lutire and Charles L. Tutt against Wil
liam If. Davis. Charles J. Laird and
P. A9 Autenieith. All. the parties are
connected wit h transportation affairs
in Klamath county, and the complaint
throwM light on past transportation niat
ti rs.
The plaintiffs charge the defendants
with conniving to put them out of
business. The real point at issue seems
to be that the defendants are opera t
ing the Hray stage line in preference
to the PoUegama route.
Suit is also filed by tho Oregon-t.'ali-fornia
Transportation company against
the Klamath Lake Railway company to
recover lMHHI claimed ns n balance
from the sale of tickets, etc. As Mr.
Davis is general manager of the Ore
gon California Transportation Stage
company nnd J. M. Mclntire is closely
connected with the Klamath Lake Kail
way company, this suit promes to have
an important effect on the first suit
mentioned.
The object of the suits is to keep
the traffic 011 the Pokegama rotito in
preference to the Hray route.
KLAMATH MAN MISSING;
FOUL FLAY IS FEARED
W. J, Mills, a real estate nnd abstract
man of K la mat h Palls and a member
of the Wright Mills company, has dis
appeared, and it is believed that ho was
(he victim of murder near Redding, Cab,
the latter part of November, when the
body of au unidentified man was found
in the woods, the likeness of which
strongly resembles the Klamath Falls
man.
Mills left about September 8, visited
his mother at Kelseyville, Cab, nnd
departed for San Francisco nbout No
vember 10, intending to return to Klam
ath Falls in a few days. No tidings
have since been received from him.
There is no reason known whv he
should disappear voluntarily, and his
partner is of the opinion that lie must
have met with some accident or foul
play. As a matter of precaution the
pari nor has instituted a suit in which
the missing man ami the Klamath Coun
ty bank are made .joint defendants to
protect the funds of the firm.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY ORCHARDS
WILL ALL BE NAMED
Among the business transacted nt the
Josephine County Fruit growers' union
Saturday was I he adopting of individual
letterheads and letter paper, upon which
will be designated the name of the fruit
farm and t he brands packed by the
grower.
It was thought best for each member
to have some appropriate name for his
fruit t met and by Inserting it upon
letter sheets H would also give promi
nence to individual effect, and nt the
same time give the union greater notice
mil strength, which would moro favor
ibly alt met the buyer to this locality.
RESULTS OF TURKEY
SHOOT AT KNOB HILL
Tho t nrkey shoot held near Knob
Hill M lay al'l. 11:0. 11 r.-sult.-d as fid
lows: Turkoys.
P. Dooms 1
M. Kmorick G
II. Htinson " 1
W. , Orr fi
M.Slinsoii 1
Tim Daily fi
. Wylaml 1
O. Htinson 1
V, I'lnierick (I
Redding 1
Wh iter 1
C. Pierce It
liichoff I!
DENVER MINE FROMOTERS
GIVEN JAIL AND FINES
DKN'VKR, Col., Dec. lid. Promoters,
mining engineers and other persons who
were convicted for using United States
mails with intent to defraud iu cornice
I imi with the sale of stock in the Span
ish ftiillioii mines, were sentenced today
as follows: George S. Dullois of Lee
Ihilinis, and C. PJuckwcll, :ifl days
in .jail and a fine of $1000 each; Wit
liam II. Wilson, W. II. Cameron, A. M.
Kebels and Arthur Lawrence, lo days'
imprisonment mid fined $."il(H) each; Ar
thur Levari and K W. Seben. ! fine
and costs, amounting to .t'jOM; H, C.
Hunt and Hanton Hinkers, .t-r" fine
and .f I'll) cost H,
GRANTS PASS MAINTAINS
METROPOLITAN AIRS
Officers are said to be on the track
of t he burglars who entered flanks '
ii staiiranl and lodging house at Grants
Pass one night last week, ransacked the
oiiilding and carried away several vain
able articles, including clothing belong
lug to th ciipanls.
Like the pokifcmcn of Portland, Jo
sephin unty have made a note of th
occurrence, which is probably ft f:r 111
the matter will go,
CITV TltKASCUKIfS NOTICK.
Office of City Treasurer, Medford,
ireg,.n, December L'lth, l!"7.
Notice is hereby given that there
are funds in the citv treasury for the
redemption of nil light and water fund
warrants protested prior to August 7lh,
ItoT.
Interest will cenm. on the same after
the above date.
L. L. JACOBS,
237 City Treasurer.
ELABORATE
IMS
E
Medford Churches
Celebrate: Special
Music; Santa Claus;
Gift Laden Trees.
Klabornte Christmas exercises wore
ht Id at Medford churches on Christmas
day. Those at the Methodist church,
North, were well attended nnd highly
appreciated. Excellent music was ren
dered by the Sunday school children,
and there was a special musical pro
gram in which several selections were
rendered by Airs. Otto Krause of Los
Angeles, Cal.
The First Baptist church gave a very
carefully arranged program at their
church on C street, Christmas eve. Sau
ta Clans distributed many beautiful
presents from n brilliantly lighted tree.
There was a large attendance and the
exerciser, which consisted of singing
ai'd speaking, were highly appreciated
by nil.
Prosbyterlan Church.
Sunday morning Rev. W. F. Shields
preached an nblo sermon on tho sub
ject, "The Birthday of the Christ,"
briefly recounting the incident narrat
ed in the scripture and making a practi
cal application to modern life.
The musical program under the direc
tion of W. II. (lore, consisted of
choruses from the grent choral works
of Haydn and Mozart, with lighter
nut hems suited to the ocension. Th?
soloists were Mrs. Ed Andrews nnd Mrs.
Kl In Bates. At tlie request of ninny
who are interested iu hearing these
gems of musical literature and wore pre
vented by the stormy weather, the pro
gram will be repeated nt nn early date.
Christmas eve tho church was beau
tifully decorated by tho young people
of the SundaV school under the direction
of Miss Ruth Luuisden. A program of
songs and recitations was given, the
feature of which was nn exercise, "Tho
Story of tho Star," by Miss lone
PI van and the members of Miss Mick
ey 's nnd Mrs, Page's clnssos. Gifts
were distributed from a Christmas tree
to the members of tho Sunday school
and nn offering for missions was taken.
At Christian Church.
Tho children as well ns the public
have long since learned that when a,
nublic entertainment is announced nt
the Christ inn church that something
out. of tho ordinnry may bo expected.
When tho happy throng of expectant
children nnd older ones gathered at tho
Christian church Christinas evo they
were not disappointed. Standing room
was nt a premium.
The program, consisting of recita
tions, Christmas songs and anthems, was
rendered in n very artistic innnner.
There was not a dull number on the
program. One always enjoys the first
class programs tho Sunday school and
church give.
(lood old jolly Snntn Claus, with his
bells ami his words of good cheer for
the (diildrcn, was in attendance. The
little ones thoroughly enjoyed his visit.
MAMMOTH SPUDS RAISED
IN ROOUE RIVER VALLEY
E. C. Pomoroy of Spikenard, IS miles
north of Medford, brought into Med
ford three very large potatoes that ho
raised on his farm without irrigation,
two of which nro the Burbnnk variety
and the two weigh 84 pounds. These
are very large, smooth pot n toes, and
average 4 i pounds each. Tho third
potato is of tho Peachblow variety and
weighs 3 pounds, nnd is long in shape,
being 1 1 t.j inches n- length. Theon
nra iYt rnn nt Hi n In ritnat nnt nJtWm t h fl t
have as yet been brought to Medford,
and the singular feature is that they
wen- grown nn non-irrigated land, which
is all th better for the potatoes.
Mr. Pomoroy raised 120 sacks on a
fraction over Vt of nn acre. Eaehsaek
averaged over 100 pounds, nnd at a fair
market price such as usually prevails
iu the Rogue River valley one acre of
potatoes worn! I bring to tho producer
over 000.
This is one industry that is over
looked and if properly hnndled eould
be mnde to pay large profits without
interfering with any other commodity.
The valley of the Rogue river might
just as well ship out several hundred
cars of potatoes each year instead of
shipping them in for home consumption,
and supply the city markets, who are
always clamoring for this product.
FATHER KILLS CHILD,
THINKING HIM THIEF
SAN .IOSE, Cal., Dee. 2ft. Bertram
Sotners early today shot and killed his
H year old son, mistaking him for a bur
glar. The child is believed to have been
walking In his sleep.
XERCISES