MMIFiftWYrfrtTl 1 irnrr.vn.- '1 bf i lllfl 01 , l. ofV Icr i i . r f i MCfllOTQ ' U31Iy inDUUC A LIT Paper In a Lire Town. . a titl f'r ftar .f I niog a uutmnln-t. "ubliitiMl t-very rveniog except 8uiiday;jiit ' ,J Pr,ut n of Medford Publishing Company. ... ; 0. I ITAAM, junior auu 3iauHger. Aijintttttl a Ht-coinI .'Ias Matter file I Oil OI I ire at .lirciiuru, srrjgJN. Subscription Bates: Doe montb, by mail or earm-r. . . .0..10 On by mail 5.00 PERVERSION OF JUSTICE. Court ar' auppowl to d-;il out jim tir. That i the bnain'rta for which t h' v are upjnrfk-i to exiMt. Hut down in Jnkwn th'Ti in ne rourt that ha ii)iJul'ti in th rnnkrnt jw-rvi rwinn of justice yi't on word. We Hpfak of the iiifM'.of EiUtor 1'ritoam of 1 1- Modfurd Tritium, who enticiifd Urn Jack twin bounty grntid jl,ry which failed to re turn an indictment aainxt I'rcHidcnt - Harnum of the Kfiguf Iflver railroad "r who attempted killing Mayor HeiMy 1 1 with an ax. Putnam wan arrcm-d and Ui-d ln-for Jmlge Hntina, who reftiHei to allow defendant to milnnit evident or wit wane in aupport of hin Midi of the caw and of nnirtw Putnam wan railroaded through an guilty. The ne tion ha rained a great trior in of indig nut ion nrnont; the honorable eitizemihii of .ImUnim county. Mere m one r;ie at If ant where Cloi ernor ( hnm birlain ran do a riglitenim net and, one for which he will be commended from one i-nd of tin Hliite to the other Meanwhile llanna ia deservedly in din fepute and it will have a decided e fleet upon hi future political nnjnr.it ioiih. The Corvallin Time, diKunHing the cane, put m it right when it say: "The Mlrlkirit feu I 't re of the cane if that during the trial Mr. Put nam de n re I t o pro ve the truth of bin e r i t i nam, but the court ruled out the evi denec. Thin wan done by the judge ir the face of the fact that an Oregon At at tit e f'jq ircfwly provide that t In truth of the newHpit per Ktatcmerit may he 't up " n 'I'fenne in cane of libel proceeding. How, in the face of the law, the court reached i t h couclti Minn in n puzzling proportion. It in n dfciaioii t lint cnmint Mtaml and ought not to aland. If men in of fical pordHnr. do ht"ii,' and cannot Jie criticised for it by u newHpaper, the HtrrfiigeHt and beat defense ngainnt pub Itr crordtettneHtt in lout. The fear of newspaper critieiHiu and newHjraper pub I if it y docn more than all the piuiteuti arteit on eurtll to keep public officialH out of thu iirimroai' path. If I he pub lie, acta of public, officials won't itand tlm tent nf publicity and diHi-UNHiou. Hi era ia Homething wrong. If a court InNtHta thnt tuich acta hIiuII not be din ruffHfd or condeniDcd by a newspaper, the court ia wrong, that 'a all. Thia new and wierd dermion miL'ht mm n .Brj W4l In Huhkiii, but uot in a loun inn of rtf a. fre (i iieoote and free Hiieech. -rQCL5,wmi PUTNAM. outfttj following, under the above cai tion, ftp pea ra in the Portland .lournnl ' of January .": "Porthmd. Jan. 1 1. To Ihe Kditor - The Journal. I have awaited witli iiuch Interest thn outcoine of the libel hrmoflit iiiriiiiiHt. t he frill nr of I lie m r---pi - l 1 TrUinnv. 0'",r.'"',J,uliiiiin. and L II ' nuv'"K Htudieil the cane w UoBeTrrJ'iia mo aurpriae In me. ' WliilVJ deeply HViupalhie with 'Mr. Pntniim, yet 1 cauiud help bul f think that for the bent interentH of the & people nt large, anil of JnckHoti county l-: in particular, it waa the IichI I hiu , thnt could have hnppencd. , "It neetna that antneone inuHt needh bo Rttcrificed before the people will arise to assert their own rights and demand that they be heard. Mr. Put nam has taken it upon hiit-Jclf to champion the rights of the citizens and 1 taxpayers of Jackson count v, and in an J' ' doing he hits had the misfortune to Incur the enmity of those who nit in ! high place. 1 "Mr. Putnam Is, T judge, well able to defend himself, but as the case is oui which strike" directly at the root of r our conHtittttlonal rights and liberty of i the people, f think it is now in order t for the people, nnd particularly the cdl ( tors of the state, to join together not oulv in morn), 1) ut also in f iunueinl J support tn enable htm to at once carry i the case to the supreme court. 1, my Hclf, atn witling to contribute to the fund, providing someone enn be found who wljiaJiu-elMtrge' ht It. t.--Tope this view will meet with the npprn'nl of the people. S. N K. " A PAID-UP CIRCULATION. At last the postal depart merit v liecome wearied of carrying the ulihh ul diadhead circutat i"H that cuiint ry edi tors have padded their subnei ipl ion iif wit h, and put into ef fe I new tule w -h icli will I'ompid n bunnies like h n tern in newspaper offices. I l-n-a ft i subscribers to daily papers mint pa up within three months, subscriber t setni weeklies within nine months ami those to weeklies within a year. Mli irwise the published enuuot send I lo in - aeennd rluss mail matter. The rea noli given by the government that thir clans of matter ia carried at a b-sit than cost rate, and it in desired to reduce the bulk an much as possible. It has oiij4 been the custom of the country publisher, and Home cily pub linhern, loo, (n keep Ni'iidiug a paper, mice thu name w.-is on the list, and trust hi luck to colh.t. Ill t Iip old pioneer d:i it w as a matter of honor with the subscriber, and he always paid, even if the bill was ten years old; but times have ' "lUfed, New people are constant U 'i, and dd timers moving out, vxpaper that does not ' ;on in advance is t of a ich o o ln-l Sarn liai ruin to lb rtrncut, fr av-n.- rountry .tit..r in Orui. Iun '( ut rvt nmmi to Ur-rnaini thai nUu.h i(l riKttly but, i frn to -l i nw or to tak a .-rioit ataod, left lit offcii'i aoim-out. FOE A PUBLIC LIBRARY. The ladif of Mtdtord art making a iimst com no itdahlc effort to wcure a public library. Committer are out hunt ling funds and eitiu-nn generally Hhould make it a point to asaist thin long iit-ele.J and much desired feature. It is the intention to locate the li brary t mporarily in the new city hall, a convenient and central location, available to every one. Assistance it pledged by the (ttate library hoard, pro viding a start is made by the citizens thetnwlves, and the nuclcuN of a library installed. To secure this ncucltiH, the public spiritel ladii s are seeking to raise 4'etl. Thexe books will be sup plcmcnt'd by a circulating library sup plied by the state, thus giving reader? p chance to secure latest books. The ndvantngtn of a library are too c.;;ini rous and too self evident to need d tailed notice. The library in a ne ffssity, anil how Med ford has managed to grow to its preiu'Nt size without one it. hard to grasp. It can only be ex plained by the rapid growth, which has dihtanced most civic improvements. For the sake of the growing genera tion as well an for Ihe sake of the vis ii ing tourist, nnd for your own sake, subscribe a little money to thin needed improvement, for a city to be without a library in this age is almost as bad is to bf- without schools. A LITTLE CRUDE. ( Iuipo;ua Valley News.) The inst ructions given to the jury in the (ieorge Putnam case at Med ford last week by Judge Ha una may have been according to law. If so, it's tirm tlje law was repealed. . It may have worked all right a thoimand yearn ago. but in this age it's a 'ttle crude to tt a ml t k'rough in vest igat ion. PUBLIC LIBRARY NEEDED BY MEDFORD CHILDREN Above all else, the work of the Ii brary begins by reaching out and touch ing the liven of the young. If you teach the child to read bul do not teach him what to rear) nor help him to form a good taste in the. selec tion of his reading, you have furnished hi in uilh edg( tool which may in his hand become weapons turned against hia neighbor or against his own life. The dime novel libraries and the gaily painted vulgarity of thu Monday news paper were uexer ho much in evidence as they are today and perhaps never piite so noxious in their eftYrt iimhj the heart and imagination of the future "itiwi, husband ami father. The weak nnd silly stoty paper, the vapid and im poMHihh romance pour in a flood from 1 Hi; roaring pre sse; and it is from , In hc (hat our girltj are to get their ievs of life. Luth.r Ituihaiik says: "If we hope lor any improvement of the human race we iiiieU begin with the child, as the child responds more readily to environ incut than any other creature in ex islnuce, " It is the mission of the public library to bring to these young liven the rip cnod fruit of the love and temlenicnh which Immunity has in all ages borne toward childhood; to fill these in genu ous hearts wit h such visions of truth and beauty (hat there shall be no room left for whatsoever ib-fileth or maketh a lie. Our children h:ive tasted of Ihe Iree of knowledge; it lies in our power to enable them to grasp the fruit of life; ami one genera t ion of fully re deemed childhood would show us a re deemed world. The library deserves our nympal hy then and our support because it may be of such benefit to those who need it most -the teacher of the untaught, the refuge of the friend lean, II dispenser of t he ' ' medicine of t he sou I ' to thoHc who have found Ho physician for their complaints. IMIACTS FROM PHOENIX. Dad Mrooks hud a slight attack of paralvHin Saturday night, but is bet Wheeler and family from the isited here with friends Sun H"li Hughe, tho Ashland real estate man, was here Sunday, visiting with t he hot air club. Mihh Clara Elmer spent Saturday and -uiid:iv in Ashland with friends. There will be a grand social da here Saturday i.'ght. Itev. ohcrt Eunis of Jacksonville b-liered a iiiohI interesting sermon here Suudiiv. Calvin Tucker of Independence dis I rict Hpent Sunday with us. Mchhm. Ewrcti Edsall, A. Wheeler.) John Calhoun. Louie Cooh v, Frederick Trait, A. S, Furry. Mathew Callumu, John linitTiM and wife, l.iuuie and Jesse Taylor, A. Moore and L. I.aeey spent Tuesday in Medtoid. I.eNter Wei of near Welled spent Monday and Tuesday lore nith rda tucs. James Harev, h ho recently sold out lure and mord to near Myrtle Creek, is back among us again. Tennessee Smith and Ves Stevens were among the many who spent Sat Midav in Medford. JACKSONVILLE ITEMS. The Native Daughteis and Sons held l social meeting in their hall Wedncs day evening, when Miss Prim's side in the contest entertained for the last time. Shadow pictures was the amuse ineiit of the evening, followed by dic ing and refreshments. Surveyor Frederick Perkins spent the hint two days in town, surveying the! rusting for cement walks. 0. II. rierce Son Art' Ihiiiuiik tor (xttnsivt atlvortisin mien. I. lit your prfMrl Kith thorn gut beat results. J tf PROSPI RITY AND PAPERS Business Tells of Close Alliance of Press nnd Community T Good Live Kews Qapcr, Well Patronized, Means an Up to-Date and Energetic Town. Th Tribune and other papers of Mwlfnrd came in for a great deal of praise at the Commercial club Mtiok r the other evening, and sjH-akers clearly ihowed how th profcjwrity of a com inanity wan allied to the prosjK-rity of its newspaper, and how the progressive ness and character of a city's husim- was summed up from the newspaper by the general public. W. K. Thornton of North Yakima started t he talk in t he d iree t ion of a wspapern. He said: "I do not think that you H-ope of Med ford realize how much the Tribune in doing for you. There is hardly an issue in which the city or country is not boosted, and in which facts, attractive to the home seeker are not net forth. Hutchason's Opinion. "A good n'-wspaper is a community best advertisement. It speaks constant ly lor it and deserves patrol. age and support. If it in not patronized and mipportcd, an it merits, it does not tptak well of the community. We who are traveling about, looking for a place to locate, are guided largly by the newspapers, and if we find a live and up to date pacrf generously supporter, we naturally decide that the community in a live and progrensive one. I think all of you businetifl men ought to help 'i paper that is a credit tn a place the size of Med ford. ' ' J. K. Ilutchasoa, manager of the linker Hut chason ( 'o., said: "I deir to go on record nn saying that I believe that the greatest single factor in the growth of a community in the daily newspaper, and I think that we bushiest, men should patronize our paper most liberally, not only for our own business, hut for our city. The newspaper goes into hundreds of homes ami is sent to many places where it does inisHiorinrv work for its town. Is Best Advertisement. "It is hard to tell where the influ enec of the paper stops, or what it does not accompliHh. When it is n cred itable one, there is no better advertise merit for th community that publishen it, and the more patronage extended the better the paper possible. It ia a duty we owe our town to help the press in every way we ean, for the press i con stantly helping each of us in the up building of the city." What Shorti Thinks. "All of my success in business I at tribute to advertising," said Shortie arnett. "To the newspapers is due largely my commercial growth. I pur haseil three years ago an undeveloped holiness and it has increased nearly four fold since, principally by the aid of printer's ink. It is due to the newspapers to patronize them liberally, for they are the agents that build up Hot only private business, but the com mtimnity as well. o you think I Could have sold PJ7 Toledo ranges la -t vear if it had not been for the newsoap'Ts .' No, and Medford cannot n,r : I it fare in the east without new ci-iers. HOTEL ARRIVALS. The Nash. Adam Mueller Portland; 'arl Oety ren, Vancouver, Wash.; A. ( '. Sin it It, iaa Francisco; A. T. Ihilinmol, Seattle; It. J. Kirk ley, A. Sinsheiiner, II. Hrash, Portland; F. C. heekaback, Salem; (. M. Itisseii, Portland; 1.. K. Kimn, Phoe nix; Will K. Kapson, Oakland, Cal.; J. A. Macaulay, Iterkeley, Cal.; James P. Nash, (irants Pass; !!. Spencer, Wat kins; II. F. Kindlav, San Diego; Del C. Mogart, (leorge It. I'ratt, Frank King, Portland; Henry D. Kubli, Applegate; O. W. Todd, Klgin; Mr. and Mrs. W. UoHcnherg, Frederick, S. D.; W. T. Hin lop, Cleveland. . The Big January Clear ance Sale continues at MEEKER'S Great Dry Goods Store. Bargains in Everything; you need. Pay LESS and DRESS BETTER W. H. MEEKER The Nasi Hotel and Grill Only first-class houso III tlio c.ty AV.-ol !'. ! ! f :iost grill bctwc Portlnnd ami San Francisco. A specialty S of oyt rs, shell aa otkc flHh. All rui'ate used are cold -toriT' tmrrtwaml )n : '4. Cnttrtag 1 ail Its uraiokoa. R. W. GRAY. Builder COLONIAL POUCH Y'OI?K, GUM U, AND 1ATJI WORK, I'ATTKWNK, KTO. TKbKPIIOXK 471. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Mrs. II. M. Ilanw-n to Kdith A. Wells. I ' a r.- in -rtioo S? towu.-hip ;Ji. raiigi I Y. t Kdith A. Wells to W. K. Yorker, .VMl arris in -rtiou t, town- hll .'Si, rang-- 1 K H.ury Clark to l. U. Sage, property in Cottage Addition, M.dford - T. H. Cilhain to Amy A. Duran, acres in section 10, township ;;. range 1 K Ira Kime toJ.n l Hartley, land in D. L. C. township SS, range I V Ira C. Smith to T. H. Kinsman, t :. t lot l'J and lot 11, I ra ht a Addition, Ashland. . 175 1" lft PHOTO GALLERY SOLD. I. 11. C. Mae key. have fwdd my photo graph gallery to Mr. F. W. Lestneister. rbe r. jhn that I have not announced it sooner was to find out first what kind of a photographer Mr. Lesmeister wan. Now I can sav that he is a good all- round photographer and I recommend him to all of my customers and frienus. Tre-Tctfullv j-,t H. C. MACKF.Y. NOT UK OF PINAL SETTLEMENT. In re. the Esta of William Russell lweas4'd Not" s hereby given that 'he nnd'r:!gf. administrator of said Mtate han filed hin final account in said matter, and by an order of the -oiiutv voirt the final hearing and set tlement thereof will be heard on Mon day, March 2, 1!K)K, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day. All person interested therein are hereby notified to present their objection to said account on or before said time. Date of first pubh cation, January IS, l!)H. L. C. XA li ft EG AX, Administrator. K2 Buy Tickets by Wtro. 'Something which w ot considerable 'iiterest to the public generally nnd which is perhaps not generally known is the svstem of prepaid orders now effect between stations of the .Southern Pacific company nnd all points in the I'nited States. Pv means of this system tickctn may be purchased at Medford from any place in the United States and railed or telegraphed direct to the rty wishing to come here. Sleeper accommodations nnd small amounts of cash in connection with these tickets ruav also be furnished at the same tirfie." tf SALE OF MUNICIPAL PONDS. S aled proposals will be received by the city council of the city of Medford, Oregon, .it the office of the city record er -t' sair. t ity, until Friday, January 1!'"S. f;t. ft" o'clock p. in., for tho pur c h US' of 2",0,, i ten year, fi per cent '(-Uj-on bonds of said city, in denominn tions of .-f.")i mi each, interest payabb semi annually. Each bid must be ne coinpanitd by a certifitd check for an amount equal to 5 per cent of the amount of such bid, payable to the city of Medford, and said city council re serves the right to reject any or till bills. Datnl nt Midt'urd. Oregon, January i:i, liitiH. HEX.!. M. COLLINS, I citv Recorder. The Soul hem Oregon State Xormnl Sehool at Ashland off era especial op port unit ies for teachers to review for t he teachers ' examinations in Febru ary nnd August, and tn take work in Pedagogy and in Special Mot hod a in teaching in the various grades of the training school. Since the public schools of Oregon are calling for tench em who can tench Manual Training, many are taking advantage of the in dust rial work lately installed in the school. Expenses of board and lodg ing and tuition nominal. The State Normal School nt Ashland is enjoying the largest appropriation of state funds ever granted a Normal school in the history of Oregon. Cat alogues sent on application to the 2 PR ES1DENT. .Mi:i)FOUM),OU & CO. Coal for Sale. are now prepared to furnish hand picked coal at the mine, five mil' a-t of Uwn. in any amount desired $1SJ zt ton. I I C. H. Pierce Son Pride tbfluselveS oo -Bmg :u..-. Vrs. di.iug a straiul.t eummission busi-1 . i . .l- r ...n KiiainOS to '. new ana itaiu)$ iuc others. tf TIME TABLES 80UTHERN PACEFIC RAILWAY. Northbound. So. 16, Oregon Express 1 5:39 p. in. No. 14 Portland Express... 9:a. m. No. 223 for Ashland 10: 13 a. m Soatbboond. No. 13 California Express.. 10:35 a.m. No. 13 San Francino Eip. 1 1:30 p.m. No. 223 From Grants Put..; 9:15 p.m. "PACITlb" EA8TERN BAJLWAY. No. 1 ; U-aves Medford I S:00a. m. No. 3; Leaves Medford j 2:45 p.m. No. 2 j Arrives Medford j 10:10 a. m. No. 4! Arrives Medford I 5:00 p.m. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY RAILWAY Nu. 2 j U-aves Medford ! 10:40 a. ra. No. 4 ! Leaves Medford j 5:55 p.m. Motor Leaves Medford 2:00 p.m. Motor! Leaves Medford I 9:00 p.m. No. 1 j Leaves Jacksonville.. j 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Loaves Jacksonville..! 3:30p.m. Motor' Leaves Jacksonville.! 1:00p.m. Motorl Leaves Jacksonville.. 7:30 p.m. Special motor car trips during day, $2.00 and upwards, according to nuui ber people. Phone Jacksonville office. Did you ever have the grip aehe nil over in spots, and have your head fotd as though you d been out the night before trying to "make Milwaukee famous,' when in reality you went to bed at 7:30 with an antifloogistine plaster over your wishbone and your system full of hot lemonade and flaxseed tea and your mouth all puckered up with quinine! Pa says there is no parting so bitter as the parting of a quinine capsule just as you are in the net of swallowing it. Ma hasn't any doctor's diploma, but when it cornea to things like grip or cold, she knows the proper dope to knock them silly. And when you're coming through, she knows how to make the dandy broth and gelatine and poached eggs and lots of things to bring you right up on the bit and make you feel like your old self again. We have all the things and lota more, like olive oil and grape juice and stuff to tone up your system after you've been up against it. MILLER & EWBANa For City Recorder Benj. M. Collins INCUMBENT Candidate forReElcction. Competent, faithful, hon est. His record speaks for itself. No Fire In the Kitchen Range Jio Hot Water in the Bouse Then Is the time you ap preciate the convenience of ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS Attach a plug to tk nearest lamp Mcbutt aad turn the switch Ml, QUART, TWO UAT A LAtWHt SIZES Pas Am is specially adapted for nursery &lmnlf frtcv? DnrnWe I 1 1 i'i til in (i J Condor Water and P.iwer Co. Phone 8S5. Office on Berenth Street Opposite the Big Electrio Sign. 1 1 If ih i i GET UNDER COVER If, , good idea for everybody ot get under cover in Med ford, including th. city c.uneil, and we are here to furn.sh yon the BEST PROPERTY IN MEDFORD for the least monev. If vou are a stranger in Medford yon ean't afford to lose money by boarding with your family at a hotel The business man's way of doing is to buy a n.ee eheap traet and build a nice house while the present financial situation eontin ues. It', 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 and watch it grow into more money before spring. We are pre-par.-d to equip all bomeseekere with desirable homes at a low figure. Now is the time to buy, save rent nnd make money by the advance in price. Rogue River Land (Bo. EXHIBIT BUILDING, J. E. EXYART.Presid ent. J. A. PERKY, Vice-President. The Medford MEDFORD, OR. CAPITAL $:0,000 surplus mooo Safety Poxes to Pent. A (ieneral Banking Business Transacted. We Solicit Your Patronage THE SIGN i ST NATIONAL BANK OF MEDFORD CAPITAL, $50,000 ALWAYS - CONSERVATIVE, ALWAYS SAFE Win. S. ( ronoll. President. Oeu. V. Dunn, 2d Vice President. P. K. Deuel, Vice President. M. L. Alvurd. Cashier. Orio Crawford. Assistant Cashier. Because He Paid by Check Not long ngo, a business man in this community was presented with a hill thnt he had already paid. He produced the paid check as voucher in evidence, nnd it was thus at once proven that ho had paid the bill. Don't you see the importance of paying by check t This bank cordially invites your account, subject to check, and will be pleased to render you the must efficient service. JACKSON COUNTY BANK Established 1888 MEDFORD, OR. Capital, Surplus and Deposits Over $625,000 CATALOG HOUSES ARE NOT MERCHANT TAILORS They drain the towns of moiiej and neither give, the fit, style nor distinction t" your clothes thatiyonr 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 Mt&Y FirmT home tlrtnl The City Tailor Medford MEDFORD, OREGON. .lollN' S. ORTH, Cashier. V. H. JACKSON, Ass't Cnshier. National Bank OF SAFETY Medford Steam Bakery. HOT ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST or dainty little dinner rolls that will tempt the appetite, of thu most fastidious, Is tho kind we serve every day when ordered. Hrendstuffa, light, white and de licious, is our specialty, as well as the richest, finest cakes, pin try and pies. When you wan? ' enjoy your meals, order y .,. b.-iltestuffs from us. THE MOST POPULAR CAFE Is where gin. fare and moderate price! prevail. The public knows that there ia no better fu .il t'liruiKlied than at Nash's, on Seventh street, nnd that very mod erate prices art charged. In addition, perfect cleanliness rules, and our scrTioe is prompt and officiout aud our cuisine irreproachable. THE NASH FRENCH DRY CLEANING i CD 0