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VOL. II.
MEDFORD, OR., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907
No.
ALL BRIDGES
ENDANGERED
JY FLOODS
, Butte Cretk Trestle Wash
out Blocfcs P. and E.
Liitt High Water Now
Subsiding.
This is the rainest December on roc
ord for Med ford, and the Rogue River
valley. Up to the morning of Deoem-
1 or ii r..n.. .. -.e ..
inches at Med ford as against an aver
age of less than four inches for the
month for the past 20 years. The total
for the present storm is over two inches.
All rivers and creeks in Oregon are
on a rampage, and those in the Rogue
River valley no exception. The erest
of the flood win renehvd yesterday r:ff
ernoon. and the waters are now subsid
ing rapidly. A;proncIu s to bridges
hav born weakened and in some in
stances the structures themselves were
threatened, hut little real dnmnge has
so far resulted.
The Pacific & Eastern railroad bridge
at liutte creek was practically washed
out, blocking transportation. Six of the
piles were carried away and trains will
not be able to reach Eagle Point for i
some time, '
The flood in the Rogue river did not;
reach as high as the flood a year ago :
by six inches at the Gold Ray dam. It
was feared that the Gold Ray bridge
would go out, and use of the structure :
was forbidden. Wagons were also barred;
from the fiold Hill wagon bridge. Tt
is reported that the north approach to
the Bybee bridge has been partially
washed away.
Jlutte creek reached a higher point
u at any time a year. Bear crook
also was up to last year's record. The
flood switched the curront against the
west hank nnd the property owned by
F, Osenbmgge was endangered, some of
it wnshed away.
TO EXTEND RAILROAD
NORTH OF KLAMATH
Information comes through Chief En
gineer Hoey of the California North
eastern, the branch of the Southern Pa
cific railway now- under construction
to Klamath Falls from Weed, Cnl., that
work will begin within a few days to
straighten the main reclamation canal
where the railroad is to cross it between
this city and Upper Klamath lake. The
plan is to straighten the canal so that
the railroad will cross it nearly at right
angles.
This news suggests the early continu
ation of rnilroad work north of Klam
ath Falls on the route of the projected
road to Natron. Whether or not con
struction will be continued without de-'
lay towards Natron after the road is
completed to this place from the south
is problemtnical, but it probably will.
The news that work is to begin so soon '
north of town in preparation for cross-1
ng the canal indicates that no time will
he lost in building to the south end of
Upper Klamath, where connection can
be made with steamboat transportation;
on the lake nnd to Mr. Harrimnn 's '
splendid summer lodge on Pelican bay,
about 30 miles by boat from where the,
railroad will touch the lake. I
CHICAGO WILL HAVE
WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL
CHICAGO, Dec. 27. The permit for
the new La Salle hotel, to )y erected at
I,a Snlle and Madison streets, was tnk-r-n
ovt yvKtr -dnv. With the furnish
ings he hotel will represent an invest
meut of approximately $:t,roM,0fin, and
with the land which was leaned on the
basis of a value of $2,500,000, the total
will tun up to $nClJOpQ0. 0
A feature of interest, as showing the
sharp decline in the price of buiilirg
mate-ial, is the statement that the pres
ent cst is placed at nearly $.vm.viO
less than would have been th" case five
or sit months ago.
Tt is expected the work of condruc
t;,8) will be lfe0 in some time b-twn
areh 1 nnd Mav 1. nnd that 1" month"
0)H b. required to complete it. Th"
building 3 1" stories high, with
two ha"rn.-nTi. and. if lid. will be
the largest hotel building .W h '(tor)'-!.
It will contain 117- room.
110 LACK OF
CANDIDATES
FOROFFICE
Newbury and Hough Out
For District Attorney
ship Let Jacobs For
Sheriff.
There promises to be no lack of can
didates both for city and county offi
ces at the coining elections. Several
candidates for county positions already
have announced their candidacy.
For County Offices.
Attorney (Jus Newbury of Jackson
ville will again seek the republican
nomination as district attorney. At
torney A. C. Hough of Grants Pass will
also be a candidate for the same honor.
On tlie democratic side, Deputy District
At torney ( 'larence L. Reames will be
a candidate.
A number of candidates are being
groomed to make the race for the sher
iff's office. The present incumbent.
I). II. Jackson, is confident of renomiun
tiou; but a fight will probably be made
against him in his own party. A num
ber of prominent politicians are spoken
of as dark horse candidates. On the
democratic side, friends are urging Lee
Jacobs to make the race.
For City Election.
In the city campaign, in addition to
the socialist ticket, F. Osenbmgge, ;
president of the'eity council, is circulate
ing a petition for nomination as mayor.'
His candidacy will force a settlement
of the question of whether the present
mayor's term expires in January or
whether he holds over for a year. The i
city recorder will probably be mnndam
used, which will bring the question to
an issue. If Mr. Osenbmgge is suc
cessful, other candidates will also get
into the campaign.
Many candidates for the council are
circulating petitions. Councilman Bark-
dull is a candidate, as is J. II. Fitz
fiornld. For city recorder it is said that J.
S. Orth may contest the election with
Benjamin M. Collins, the incumbent. All
signs point to a lively election.
FEARS SANTA CLAUS
CROWDS OUT CHRIST
T A COM A, Wash., Dec. 27. "Santa
Glaus is overshadowing Christ in Christ
mas celebrations, and the idea of a
mythical gift-giver is mad too promi
nent in the church in the land," was
the remarkable utterance of Hev. C. E.
Todd, pastor of St. Paul's church, Tn
coma. The reverend gentleman was ad
dressing the Methodist Ministers' as
sociation at Pnget Sound university.
Considerable discussion followed, and
the ministers present agreed that Christ
was overshadowed by the mythical
friend of youth, and that the church
should endeavor to relegate Santa Claus
to the background in future celebrations
of Christmas day.
DEFENSE RESTS I N
CALEB POWERS' TRIAL
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Dec. 27. The
defense rested in the Caleb Powers trial
and the prosecution began the rebuttal
testimony today. The defense called
several witnesses for the purpose of
brenking down the testimony of Xonkes
nnd Golden. Attorney W. R. Jewell
of Danville, 111., testified that Noakes
had made his Danville statement in
the presence of himself and Attorney
Max Lewis, hut refused to sign it un
less paid to do so. R. L. Mei'lnre, n
newspaper correspondent, testified that
Wharton Golden said to him: "That
damn fool," meaning Yout-v, "is talk
ing too much. If" won't get a cent. I
had that cinched."
HIGHM PIICI PAID
FOR BEEF CATTUB
There is a very favorable change not
in the beef market in Modoc county.
The first buyers of the season are nw
here, and are offerii 7 cent There
are about .""00 cattle in Surprise val
ley, nnd in the r-eiuhhorhood of J-mfi
on this side of the W'mntnin.
tfit high'T price are mire to come.
and intend to feed rnd wait for the
pri'-'S to cme up. Farmers in ModM
Mii-i1 ;ley an nff.-rd Jo1 do tiB. for a
?.r.-:cr'i" supply of h-iv i ralei lat
..- v .'iverag. h -ibo'if a U n.
O
TOGGERY BILL
THE FIRST CF A SERIES OF CARTOONS OF MEDFORD'S POPULAR BUS
INESS MEN, DRAWN BY B. KLUM.
OF THE TRIAL
Attorney Forced to
Quit
Pettibone on Account of
His Poor Health.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 27. Clarence
Darrow, cief counsel for the defense in
the Pettibone trial, has been forced to
retire from the case for the present on
account of poor health and will go to
Los Angeles this afternoon to submit
to an operation for Mastoids. Physi
cians informed him that if he contin
ued the case his life was endangered.
Former Congressman Wilson will be
in charge of the case, but today, on nc
count of illness, he was unable to be
in court. Pettibone 'b interests were
looked after today by John F. Nugent.
Depositions in the Bradley explosion
case were read in court today.
PREPARING TO ENLARGE
OUTLET TO TULE LAKE
Frank Adams of Merrill is tnnking
arrangements to put a small crew of
men nt work on the outlet recently
claimed to have been discovered to Tulr
lake. Tf the results warrant it, a larg
er crew will put at work. Mr. Adams
will work on the theory that the lake
can be drained into the lava beds. His
experiments will be watched with in
t erest.
STRAIGHTENING OUT
OFF MINE ATFAUtS
Howard J. Rogers, commissioner of
odiicjit bii f-ri- New York state, presi
dent "f the Opp Consolidated Mining
coinpiiuy, is here straightening out the
affairs of the company, for which a re
cejver was recently appointed. It if
exjiect'd that matters will be adjusted
iati-factorily,. the receiver discharged
anad operations resumed on an ex ten
sive scale.
CJT TKMrKK!l N'TrK K.
tuf, f City Tren,cT. Medf..rd.
Mr-g-n. P'' Miber L'l'h, P.ai".
nt i. is herebi- gif n that there
are f'tiN'U in the city treasury for the
r.-ere;.t ;-n "f ;ill bgl't and wa,e fund
wj.r':!!! ; r pri'T to A" jfl -i 7th.
1:e,;.
Tut. t- - . 'M "It the ;ne aft- l
!,. !).'-' '.
L. I.. J.v..; ft,
2?,7 T- -.-on r.
SMASHING PRICES.
LANE AFTER
Complaints Made Against
Express Company Be
ing Investigated.
HAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Franklin
K. Lane today began an investigation
of the complaint against the Wells Far
go Express company accusing it of bo
ing guilty of discrimination, concealing
rates nnd other violations of the inter
state commerce law. The complaint
was filed by the Commercial association
of San Francisco, which is composed of
30 wholesale and retail dry goods firms.
The company makes a general denial
and makes the counter chargo that the
association has resorted to a subterfuge
to secure unjust rateB in its own favor.
MUST KEEP RECORD
OF ALL POISONS SOLD
SAT, KM. Or., Dec. 27. District At
torney McXary has issued a circular
letter to all druggists notifying them to
comply with the law in keeping a rec
ord of all poisons sold. Many dogs
have been poisoned in Salem of late,
and at least one child wns exposed to
danger from disseminating poison on a
piece of bologna that was intended for
canines. It is the intention of the dis
trict attorney to follow up his warning
with inspection of the records by a
proper officer at intervals ami prosecute
all druggists who do not comply with
the poison laws.
Buy Tickets by Wire.
'Something which is of considerable
interest to t he public generally and
which is perhaps not generally known
is tlie system of prepaid orders now in
effect 1 'tween stations of the Southern
Pacific company and all points in tho
Cni'ed States. Hy means of this system
tickets may be pufi-liased at. Medford
from any place in the Cnite.l States ami
mailed or teb-graphed direct to the
,arfv wihiiiff to come here. Slpper
ficr(.:ninodati"lis and rn'tll amounts of
rih i:i run!:- ,i,u with (lose tickets
irtv also be f irn: -1 M at the same
fine." tf
Nea;-;:i2 Timed Miners.
FLY. :e.. De.-. tf. .erH are
i:h,i. ."" f- t of the ,..;. i;.,;,-;
WELLS F
JAP SPIEST
E
Mayor
Lane Creates Sen
sation in Address before
National Guard Regard
ing Little Brown Men.
POH'rr.ANl), ll.o. 27. Mayor Harry
K. Liiitu' iTtVitcii ii Ht'DHtition toilay in
his iiililivss ln'1'nri' tlie National Cluaril
association, lie doclaml that nonta
of tlie .lapani'so ovonittu'iit hail soonri'il
in;it! of IVirtlniHl. miipn anil sponfioa
tions of ovorv roiiilwny trniling into
tin1 oily, ami various jiijii'lini s from
wliii-li tin oitv obtains its wator sup
.ply. According to Mayor Lane, the plans
and maps prepared by the alleged spies
are superior in every way to anything
possessed by the city olhcinls. Mayor
Lane did not discover the presence of
t !:; maps until I heir work was oom
ph ted. whereupon he transmitted the
in form (a ion to Washington nnd was
ached to furnish all details of the oper
ations of the alleged spies.
GREEKS GOING HOME TO
FIGHT AGAINST TURKS
PORTLAND, Dec. 27. The Kvening
Teh-gram prints an article in which it
iittlibutes (he iiiiumhiI exodu.l of (Ireeks
from the northwest during the past few
mouths to a desire to return home to
take up arms against the Turks. The
railroads report that never in the past
years have so "iniiy tireeks gone home
as this winter, and it was learned
from occasional homeward hound
f! reeks that something more sinister
than n desire to return home for the
holidays has impelled the movement to
Athens nnd other provinces. For ft long
time letters from Greece have contained
news of an alleged alarming condition
of the relations between the two coun
tries. THREE DROWNED IN
VERMONT SKATING POND
RUTLAND, Vt., Dec. 27. Three were
drowned and six barely escaped the
same fate by the breaking of thin ice
at tho skating pond at Cnstleton yes
terday. Kate, Mary and Oenrge Clark,
under 10 years of age, ventured on the
unsafe ice nnd went into tho river. His
young people went to the rescuo and
were thrown into the water by the fur
ther breaking of the ice. Many hundreds
heard their cries and succeeded in sav
ing nil but Ida Putnam, George Hunter
and Ida Franklin. The Clark children
were unconscious when taken from the
water.
MUST COMPLY WITH
LAND LAWS STRICTLY
The numerous decisions rendered by
the commissioner of the general land
office no longer leave any doubt in
the minds of homesteaders as to what
they must do if they exjM ct to hold th"
lands in the southern Oregon pine belt.
In every case of contest where it was
shown that the homesteader had failed
to comply with the law in any particu
lar, no matter how trivial, the decision
has gone to t he contestant, and th"
homestead entrv h:i been ordered can
celed. MISSING SECURITIES
FOUND IN VAULT
SAX TRAM IS (, Dec. 27.-The
missing ' olton we.-iirit j have been
found In the vnults of tho California
Safe Deposit A- Trust company. They
have never left California and never
been out of the custody of the Califor
nia Safe Deposit & Trust company, ft
was on account of these missing securi
ties that .1. D:tle Drown and Attor
ney Waltfr H:irtn"ft were indicted.
ROBEEEP LOOT BANK,
BUT ARE CAPTURED
ST JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 27. At Cnm-
den Point robbers blew open the safe
of the brtnk nf Caui.bn point and se
cured Vm) in currency, A fierce flylit
with the ritizejiS followed. ShoN uer '
exchanged. T!." r.. b-rs w- re .-av'.i.e.l
in t lie v 1 . on 1 !. I!-.". r: v. d : I
taken to V -i'U ' i ' v :im ! pS-. d in
hi!.
MAK
MAPS
OF PORTLAND
WHITE GIRL
INDIAN
Love Finds a Way to End
Five Years Romance
Which Has a Touch of
Tragedy,
DKXVKli, Dec, -7. News comes from
Sunt a Ke, X. M., of the marriage of
Miss Corn Marie Arnold to Alberta
Chav arria, a full blooded Indian. This
ends a romance began five years ago,
vhrii The couple met during the moun
tain and plains festival in this city,
when a number of Indians were brought
lo re as exhibits. The wit nesses were
the bride's bisters, M isses Lillian and
lleneva Arnold, of this cits.
Chavarria is (lie chief of the Santa
Chun Indians, a tribe of Cue Pueblos,
in Xew Mexico. Tho bride 'h attach
ment for the Indian resulted in her es
trangement from her family, her step
father, (feorgo Wilder, later committed
suicide by jumping from a steamer in
the Gulf of M.xu-o. He disinherited
t he present M rs. Chavarria. Several
ministers refused to perform the cero
mony. .
Chavarria is fully civili.d, religious,
fairly well educated and well to do. Only
after five years have (lie bride's sis
ters consented to tlie marriage.
BEGIN SUIT TO STOP
MARION LAND SALE
James P. Walker and wife have be
gan suit itgiiiust Dorothea V. Kanzan
and her husband, John P. Kanznu, for
merly of Grunts Pa:w, the First Nation
i I h.i"'- of Pmilaud and the Lank of
Wonitbtirn to stop the payment of mon
ey in a f'10,000 laud deal in Marion
county. It is slated that .11 "il'O was
d'-positeil in the First National in this
city to he paid to the Pauans as soon
as they paid interest, which they agreed
to asBumo.
Another .flfiOO of the purchase price
wiw represented by a note placed in
tho Hank of Woodhurn, and the re
maining $5001) by the mortgage, which
the purchasers agreed to assume. It in
alleged that the Jianzaus have repu
diated the agreement, hut are attempt
ing to get the money from the banks,
nnd an injunction is asked to hold
matters as they stand until the court
enne nncel the ngreement and ord or
the return of the money to the plain
tiffs. GAME LAWS TO PROTECT
WHALES AND GREEN TURTLES
NKW HAVKN, Dec. 27. Congress
will be asked to establish game laws
for the protection of whales and greon
turtles during the breeding season. Kcso
lutions to this effect were adopted nt
the meeting of the Vertebrate Paleontol
ogists of America, it being claimed that
the whale is almost extinct nnd the tur
tle fast disappearing.
FIVE BURN TO DEATH
IN FIRE AT BOSTON
HUSTON, Dec. 27. Fire were burned
to denth in n fire which destroyed the
house of ,Ioha Clark nt Watertown, a
suburb, early today. Every member of
the Clark family met death in the
flames, which caught the sleepers un
n wares.
Pr.ESIDENT REWARDS
YOUNG GIFT-GIVER
WOltrLSTKIt, Mass., Dec. i!7.-President
Ifoosevelt has s. nt a letter and
-t If) bill to .1: b C. Peisfeld. the 14-year-old
boy in return for a. Christmas
gift oensisting of n calendar decorated
with the picture of an American eagle,
from the beak of which issues a s roll in
which is the name of the president.
iW. J. Freomnn, one of the prominent
citizens of Central Point, did business
in Medford Thursday.
F. Zana of Sams Valley, the fa-e,,
tflinor, was among those in Medford
lately.
,T.L. Wilson ami W. M, I'm of Ph
nix precinct have been In Medford ot-
era I times lately.
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