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GRAND JURY REPORT
TO CIRCUIT COURT.
Report Shows Eight Indictments Find
Baro(ja Did Not Assault Beddy With
walls and the ceilings of tlie interior
of the courthoi should either be paint
ed, papered or iinprP.od in such a man
ner that would lend to it a more at
j tractive appearance than it has at pres
lent. We find that the vault in the of
1 t'ice of the county clerk is great I v
an Ax and That No Grime Had Bcu
o
Committed.
it for all of the public records of tha
county which should be kept there. We
would recommend nnd urge that addi
tional vault room be secured at once
and suitable appliances be installed
0 ! therein that would permit and allow0
In the circuit court of the state of! all of The records of the count v tn he
Oregon, for Jackson county. Decern- i there safr.lv kept in such a manner that
Report of the grand . they will at all times be safely kept and
easily accessible to the public. We
ber term, 1907.
jury.
To the Hon. II. K. Hanna, Judge of
the above entitled courts
We, the grand jury of Jackson coun
ty, Oregon, duly empaneled and sworn
in the above entitled court at the De
cember, 1H07, term thereof, having fin
i nil il our Inborn, respectfully submit
iipj file herein our final report of such
math-re as we have had under investi
gation. Returned Eight Indictments.
We have carefully and diligently in
quired into all cases wherein it has been
charged that any person or persons have
been guilty of crime, including all cases
that have been brought to our atten
tion by the acts of committing magis
trates in holding persons charged with
crime to await our action, and all cases
whore parties have appeared voluntarily
befor? us and accused others of the
commission of crime, and all cases with
;:i th? knowledge of our prosecuting
officers. In making these investiga
tions we have endeavored to bring in
bills indorsed as truo bills against those
persons only in cases wherein in our
(-pinion the evidence warranted the
action at our hands. Wo have returned
into court indorsed as true bills eight
indictments, and have returned indorsed
as not a true bill one indictment. In
those cases investigated by us where
the person or persons accused of crime
had not been held by committing mag
istrates to await the action of the grand
jury nnd in which we have decided not
to bring in indictments, upon such cases
we have not returned any bills.
Working Conductors Over 14 Hours.
Several matters of great importancce
and of great public interest to the peo
ple of the country have been investi
gated by us concerning which ewe think
it proper at this time to report to the
court our reasons fnr the act icon taken
by us. A eocrnphiirit was laid before
t ho grand jury through the agency of
the state railroad commiss'on of llii.'
state chacrging the Southern Pacific
company, n corporation of Kentucky,
with the crime of permitting a conduc
tor in its employ to remain on duty
moro than 14 consecutive hours, in vim
iation of law.
found that the toilets in the court-house
yard were in a very unsanitary condi-'
tion, and wo recommend that the prop-,
er officers of the county either cause
new toilets to be erected at once or the
old ones to be thoroughly renovated.
The New County Hospital. j
Te desire to speak in the highest;
terms of praise concerning the action of
our county court in erecting the coun-
ty's present hospital and in purchasing1
the farm upon which it is situated.'
This hospital, though not at this time j
completed, is located on one of the
main thoroughfares of our county and :
at a p "hit about one half mile from the
village of Tain t. The property upon i
which it situated i.i a very valuable
piec? .if property and belongs to the j
county. The county has erected there-1
on a large, commodious, well ventilated j
and well lighted building, which we be
lieve and therefore assert to be the
finest init i tut ion of its kind within
the borders of the state of Oregon. We j
regard it is a credit to the county and j
state, and as a monument of duty well j
done upon the part of those of our of ft- j
cers who have been responsible for its
erection It has a sufficient number of
rooms of suitable size for the accom
modation of a large number of patients.
In short, it is a modern building equip
ped with all modern improvements, in
cluding appliances and facilities for hot
and cold water at all times, three bath
rooms, a sufficient number of electric
lights, and inside toilets with proper
sewer attachments. The county court
has in addition to this constructed a
dam that in our opinion will so change
the course of the stream known as Bear
creek as it passes through this farm, in
such a way that the depredations here
tofore committed by said stream upon
said property will be entirely eliminat
ed in the future. We talked to the in
mates of the hospital and found them
all well satisfied, contented and pleased
with the treatment which they were re
cei ving.
Christmas Cheer for Officials.
The limited time at our command did
not allow us to make an extended or
We deemed this mat tor 1 X'M 1 ' " , . ' . -
roconis or tne couniy. imiu-u m -
the otlices, however, and found all of
the records well and neatly kept and the
oficers courteous, obliging and compe
tent in the discharge of their official
duties. These officers, es tally who
are charged by the law with the duty of
aid;ng us in the service of subpenaes
have by their energetic work greatly
helncd us in our labors.
Havinu' now fully finished our labors,
we would most rcsprt fully ask to be
diechnrgi d.
ni so great importance to the traveling
pfidie that wo made a most thorough
and searching investigation into the
charge nnd required officers of said
company to produce before us all of
tho books and records of said company
which related in any manner to the
hourso f service required of its etn
n!'iv,.si. Thes'- reereds when produced
d'S.-loH"! the fact that said corpora-
case. i to rema n on !::tv .mv a '"M'r;
pfM'io. t i.aii 1' c- r jecnt'r"-" hours but 1
the ?t mi rxoressiy i. reserve's t!::it it
is a sufficient excuse if the company j
performs su- h acts as a result of an i
unavoidable de;.v nnfonscui emer- ;
gency, fires, washout- or wrecks. W- j
had before us competent witnesses in J
regard to the causes of the debus com;
plained of and in our opinion the en-i
forced overtime was due to swili ji d"-i
lay that we believe .a trial jury would,
find it to he unavoidable. We .fn- of;
the opinion that the statute gnvm-j
ing this class of crime is very . iudefi-:
uitelv and loosely drawn, considering
its great import? e.
The Barnum-Rcddy Assault Case. !
V. S. ilarnuni w:i" held by a commit 1
ting magist rate to awn it th" action
of n;:r body, charged with the crime of,
having committed an assault with a
dar.g. n us weapon upon tin- person of
the max or of the city of Med ford. The
j.rominr nee of the parties involved and
tl.e i.nblie interest taken in the matter,
w thin!;, requires us to report to th"
court concerning it in addition to our
formal action of returning a not true
bill. We heard the testimony of the
r nmplaining wit in ss and of .'ill ot her
P rsons whom we could ascertain w'P
('mpotent witnesses in regard to tin
matter and were aecessible. We heard
ni. evidence of nity parties except those
who were eye witnesses to the occur
rence. In our opinion the large pre
ponderance rf the evidence showed con
( hisively that no crime had been com
mitted by the defendant nnd that he
neither did or performed the acts com
plained of and concerning which wit
nesm s upon the part of those seeking nu
indictment testified.
Dilapidated Appearance of Courthouse.
We made an examination of the court
house, the jail and the outbuildings in
the coirr yard. We would most
n spei-tfiriW recommend that the proper
nfheers of the county cause a bathtub
to be put in the jail, together with
suitable apparatus for heating waff.
While we found the conditions in the
ia.il' in all things sanitary, we believe
that thi improvement is a needed one
;, this public building. W- ni"-t re
v.Mtfnllv recommend that the proper
,.'Y-..r cans.- the xt- ri-T of the court
i. .. , vj,..ciall.v tin- w Iwrl' tie r.
(o 1- I-p:iirid T PVll!'
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CITY NOTICE.
'1 he city council nt its meeting held
n fcemhc IX I "". instructed the j
ict rder to purchase house numbers and j
furnish the miup to all p.operty own-1
is at
!'!i- ti::m
econlei
nler
is near cost as it was possum-.
ers can be had rrom me cny
about December "0. I he -e-will
also furnish the correct
for each lot.
liKXJ. M. COIJJXK.
Reorder.
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Ncv Cases.
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vs. W. (i. V. .'mil's
; IllilMMti"!!. Hcilllll-
rii.'vs t'.ir pljiiiit iff.
No Fire in tlie Kitchen Range
No Hot Water in Hie House
Then Is the. time you ap
preciate tlie convenience of
ELECTRIC
WATER
HEATERS
Attach o pltil? " n n
II, I
JUS
OPENED
We are, now open for business on the West Side next to the Presbyterian. church.
We carry a full line of
TEAS, eOFFEES, Spices
and Extracts
Wc make a specialty of pure goods; also have a complete line of
QUEENSWARE, CUT GLASS, HAVELIN
CHINA. VASES AND JARDINIERES
and a large Jap assortment.
M'GLASHAN&JUNKEN
GET UNDER COVER
It's a good idiia for everybody ot get under cover in Mod
ford, including the city council, anil we nre hero to furnish you
the
BEST PROPERTY IN
MEDFORD
for the least money. If yon nre a stranger in Medfonl, you can't
afford to lose money by boi-rding with your family nt ft hotel.
The business man's way of doing is to buy a nice cheap tract
and build u nice houao while the present financial situation contin
ues. Jt "s a fact that you can build cheaper now than you could
a month ago; or, better yet,
BUY A CHEAP HOME CLOSE IN TO A
BUSINESS CENTER
nnd watch it row into more money before spring. We are pre
pared to e)iiip all homeseekers with deturnlile hojnes nt n low
figure. Xov is the time tr bnv, Have rent nnd ake money by
the advance in price.
Roue River
Land Go.
EXHIBIT BUILDINO,
MEDFORD, OREGON.
For the Last
Time This Year
For tho last throe years we have claimed a part of your patronage and
aro pleased to say we are satisfied with what we have gotten. Wo have
tried to please,, and for the balance of this year or until Christmas we will
give you 10 per cent off of any goods you may buy, but after that time
tho old prices will prevail.
The panic has had no effect on us at all, and with the new year we
will stock up and servo you better than over.
The city council has decreed that you and each and all of you Hhall
plr.ee numbers on your houses, end I havo them to soli yon so cheap
that you can't refuse to buy them. Coir.e in and sco them. If you havo
not yet put in your guess, you had hotter f'ot busy nt once.
I am Shortio Garnott, tho hardw: ro m.n that does things.
SHORTY GARNETT
Ihc nearest lnmp
socket aud turn the switch
MKT. QUART. TWO QUART
AM LARER SIZES
Pint SiK it ipccially n'Upttd for nursery
Simple
DM rattle
C 1411 IC(jL
Su TAMJ
n 'i nt iu.it I
,11 Ml : M I I 5
Medford Steam Bakery
HOT ROLLS FOE BREAXFAST
or 4:iinty little diiim-r rolls that
will tempt the appetite of the
rnost fjifltidisiiB, Is the hind we
gcrve i-v-ry day when ordered.
Hreadnt nffM, light, white and de
licious, is our Hpecinlty, well
;ih the richest, finest cakes, pas
try and pies. Wli'n you want to
your
st National Bank
nt
Medford
JL
CAPITAL $50,000
The Youngest and Strongest
WE DON'T S PECULATE
H M. H. CROWELL. President. O. CSAWrono. Asulstant CiMn.
i. K. DEUEL. Vice President. - ri L. AM .hid Jmhler.
t.y.n. W. DUVM. Second VI'- ""fr.i-nt.
enjoy ynur iim'JiIq, order
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'.'.r'CmidorWstsr nnd Power Co.
tl.e hirL-
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Off
Nash Hotel Grill
Public Dinners, Banquets,
Ball Suppers Catered For
I T.-ilih-s (k-irii;iU'(! and
iimrs served ;il vmi own
OUR NEW YEAR'S
BILL OF FARE
'out;, in nil tin- nod old f nxli ir ni 1
dish's iihhi., Muted with the d;tv and
niitnv none licsidt-H. 1 'ome and eat yourn
lii-re. Ittint; your wife with ymi. She'll
Mijov tin' rn.iNii:j; nt llii- rext !l u r;i II t We
l.tiow. Ami ;ipueciiite ininiiti'ly
11m- trint i t' : Hiw-ti d fine iihiiI
without th" ; ri .n 1 1 It- Mid l.'ilmr invulvcd
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