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VOL. II.
MEDFOKD, OR., "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 190S.
NO. 259
ally OUnme.
PACIFIC ID EASTERN IS
SOLD TO MEDFQRD MEN
10 WIll EXTEND ROAD
Hunt Lewis and Edgar Hafer Buy Out Mor
ris, Stryker and EstesWiIl Repair Track
at Once and Resume OperationRoad to be
Built to Sugar Pine Belt on Upper Rogue.
Hunt Lewis and Edgar Hafer have
purchased the Pacific & Eastern rnil
road from V. C. Morris, George Estes
nnd Dr. Striker, and will extend the
road to the sugar pine belts of the
upper Rogue river and Butte creek. The
track to Eagle Point will be repaired
at once so that the operation of the
line can be resumed.
The road has not been operated since
the latter part of December, when
heavy rains washed out track and tres
tle. Since then the mail has been car
ried by hand car. Men will be put at
work at once by the new owners to get
too track in first-class condition. As
& franchise is necessary to build the
railroad into Med ford, it is probable
that the purchasers will at once apply
for one, the Southern Pacific having
refused the road the longer use of
its tracks. Until a franchise is se
cured, it is probable that the road will
be operated from its present terminus,
Crater Lake junction, a mile north of
Med ford.
New Owners Organize.
The new owners rfre holding a meet
ing this afternoon for the purpose of
organising, and plans for the future
..-will then be announced. The sale was
made through Dr. J. F. Reddy, receiver
of the old Med ford & Crater Lake rail
road. Dr. Reddy and Mr, Lewis re
turned from Portlnnd Wednesday morn
ing. The deal was concluded Tuesday
afternoon. It is understood that the
purcrase price was approximately $150,-
oon.
Mr, Lewis is owner of the Bear val
ley orchard near Medford, one of the
finest orchards in Oregon, and the one
holding all pear records. Mr. Hafer
PHACTS FROM PHOENIX.
Carl Cobleigh nnd Garrett Stevens
were in from Fairview Addition Sun
day. Phil Steinbaugh, the Coleman creek
miner, was down Sunday nfter supplies.
O. Ed hind, who recently bought a
part of the Oak Grove tract from T.
J. Fish, was in Sunday and says ev
erything is moving right along in his
neighborhood.
Jerry Wilson wnB in from his ranch
in Colemnn valley Sunday.
Reno Ooddurd is just making the
boulders fly at the Anderson mine.
H. H. Goddard of Wagner creek
passed through hero Tuesday en route
to Medford on business.
Dug Stendman, Henhy Shafer, John
Calhoun, William Cottrel and James
Smith were among the many in Med
ford Tuesday.
C. H. Dnkin is able to be around
again.
(f. A. Hover returned from Portland
Sunday, where he had been attending
the state horticultural meeting.
Captain Katon was over from the
east side Tuesday iimming on business
A. Moore left Tuesday for Ahl:ind.
COUNTS ON TRIAL
FOR ALLEGED SCANDAL
BERLIN. Jan. 22. The trial and
eiiurt martial of Counts Von Hohenan
and Lynar. arising from art ieles pub
lished in Die Xukunft, by Mnximillinn
Harden and the subsequent Harden-Von
Molthe libel suit, opened todav.
SHAW NOT YET OUT
OF BANK PRESIDENCY
NEW YOUK. Jan. 1"-'. V.x -Secretary
Shaw s:at'd tl:it I'1 ha- not resigned
the pri iileiu v of the ( 'am' ci. Trmt
rnnipany. l.f liml contracted to the
holdini!1 of lie- company and that if
paid, aee.irditii: to t-rrn. he would re
nifrn March 1.
RIO JANEIRO FLEET
SAILS FOR THE HORN
WA-llWiiTuX, Jan.
Kvnni c:ihl-d the n'c v w
Rio Janeiro that the fleet.
rj.'i"n of tli.- An-thina.
for I'nnta Arena..
O
.Vl-nir-d
rith.tl,"
l.il.d t.l-."
is manager of the Iowa Lumber & Box
company. Both are widely known and
represent wealthy syndicates.
The rond has had a varied career. It
was originally projected by Medford
capitalists, three years ago, under the
name Medford & Crater Lake railroad.
Tracks were laid to Eagle Point, but
the promoters failed to rnise the money
for the purchase of equipment. Then
the Pacific, & Eastern company was or
ganised, equipment purchased and prep
arations made to run the line through
to Butte Falls. The failure of the Ore
gon Savings bank wrecked this scheme
and forced the scheme.
Profitable Investment.
That the road when completed will be
a profitable investment its news owners
feel confident. It will tap a timber
belt containing 8,000,000,000 feet of
what is considered the finest sugar pine
on the Pncific coast, run through 15
miles of rich fruit land in the Rogue
river valley, give rail transportation to
the towns of Butte Falls, Butte Creek
and Rogue River, and will be the na
tural route to Crater lake.
The new owners of the railroad art
highly successful young Oregon busi
ness men. Mr. Lewis' family has been
prominently identified with the history
of Portland, and his brother, L. Aleln
Lewis, is president of the Allen &
Lewis company. '
A movement is under way to have
the business men meet Messrs. Lewis
and Hnfer at a smoker to be given in
their honor by the Commercial club
Thursday evening, but Mr. Lewis states
that he must leave for the cast on bus
iness connected with the railroad, sc
that the smoker will probably be post
poned until his return.
JOSEPHINE ANGORA
RAISERS ORGANIZING
Because of the rapid increase in the
number of Angorn goats raised on the
mountain ranges of Josephine county
and the excellent opportunities offered
the industry, growers have planned a
county organization, which will be per
fected in this citv at on early date. It
will be similar to the woolgrowers and
frnitmen's associations. Its purpose
will be to arrange for shipping direct
to factories in carload lots instead of
through commiss.Tjn men; also to co
operate in buying nnd selling the best
bred animals obtainable.
There are now about 5000 goata in
Josephine county, all Angoras, with
many fine registered bucks. A number
of bands are ranged in the forest re
serve at a small rental. The associa
tion expects to double the present, num
ber of Angoras in. two years.
APPLES STEADILY IMPROVING
IN MARKETS OF PORTLAND
The npplo market at Portland contin
ue, to improve. Offerings generally are
of materially hotter fjuality than those
of n month ago. and with the demnnd.
especially for the better grades, fairly
"trong. prices are higher. A small lot
of Winter IVinanas was offered at $1
to . t a lox. The host grades in other
varieties are held at 2 to 02..VI. while
common to good apples sell at lower
prices.
SHOOTS LOVER AND SELF
IN A CROWDED STORE
XF.W VOTtK, Jr.::. !
lieyed In be May V
liilbd Frank' Brady.
iilV'nt. ire a crowded
department store todrr
. A worn;
b
Hark hot :ne! I
;in nd vert Nine .
pM;iiirn:it i'l a j
and tli'"i turned
tho weapon on herself, firing three
"tints into her body. She w;n jwrcin
ly wounded nnd taken to the howje'at.
Tirndv was a former sweetheart of Miss
'lark's.
Dend Uniform C;r Rite.
On TueHday there win n hmrintr
fore the railrond, omnii.ioti at which
the stockmen of 'Y iregon demanded a
:;:'f'irm hipping contract to be used
en all 1 i tv ft) the -tate. Thev contend
t 1. 1 j. infracts are one-iedV
1 V
Medford's Popular Plumber.
W. A. Aitkens' Plumbing and Heating establishment on the WeBt Side Ks the most extensivo of its kind in
Southern Oregon. First-class work and fair prices have given hhu many satisfied customers, nnd his showroom
would do credit. This is the most up-to-date plumbing and heating shop between Portland and Sacramento.
INDICTMENTS
STILL STAND
Court Refuses to
Guash Proceedings
Against Officials o f
Failed Institution.
PORTLAND, Jan. 22. Presiding
IhiIko (,'lclund of the circuit court to
diiy denied the motions of J. Ihor
liurn Hukh, T. T. Hurkhurt, (I.M.rjre Jl.
Hull nnd John E. Aitchison, officials of
the Title (iunrnntee & I rust company.
to ounsh indictments HL'uiiiHt them. They
now aiwail the informations uy riling
demurrers, ul I'lrinu that the matters
iiL'uinst them do not constitute a crime
The quartet was allowed until next
Suturdny to plead.
ALARMING OKI8IS IN
GERMAN REICHSTAG
BERLTN. Jan. 22. Chancellor Von
Huelow refused categorically in the
ReichstaK today to reply to tho Socia
ist interpellation on the subject of Prim
sinn suffrage. He precipitated a denf
enini? uproar from members, during
which all the ministers left tho house.
The debate continued before tho hulf
empty benches. Tho buildings of pnr
liament were guarded today by n strong
police guard, armed with pistols win
sabres. Furthermore, the thorough
fares of Tlerlin are constantly patrolled,
by mounted and foot police. Von Huelow
declared vehemently that the leaders of
the recent demonstrations will bo dealt
with severely.
HOMER DAVENPORT TO
LECTURE IN MEDFORD,
The famous cartoonist. Homer Daven
port, will offer n special treat to Med
ford people Friday night at the Opera
House, II is recent appearance nt tie1
White Temple, nt I'ortland. demon
strafes his hp at popularity, for the
White Temple was filled to overflow
ing and tttarid in; room even was not
Ik be xeelired. For t Wo hours the Juldi-
"iH'i- h rikT iip' ii his words and callol
for more.
Mr. Dav
els in the f
en port, lectures on his trav
ar - at and has recently can
dure tour through the -ai
) devote'.the .time to his n:i
lied a e
..rder t.
l e i IrejMiIl.
Seat1 will be on
ab- at Haskins '
morning.
Urw St
riinrdav
REVOLUTIONISTS CONTROL
VILLAGES IN HAYTI
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 22. Ib-voln
,.it- : i f ; : r to U'- makini; hoiih
li-a-lu
i-innd
Mi" nor'heru part of the
II A. ti.
; i . -. . t -1 j r j to iiifi.nii.'i
t -t;ite departtlMlil,
"Jthrentf d. Ifevobi
Iv in n.-Jmi of Me
ti.-II receive. bv
('ap' Ilayti' n i
tionits are lAtfiB
nyidib'inif
illag' n.
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S WITNESS
T
Reformer Tells 6 f
Prisoner's Visits Re
garding White New
Evidence in Trial.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Anthony
Comstock, vice-president of the Soci
ety for the Suppression of Vice, was
the prini'iiiu! witness in the trial of
Harry K. Thaw today. He testified
that late in 1004 Thaw complained to
him of the vicious practices of Stan
ford White and several sof Whito'
friends. During the year that fol
lowed, Thaw wrote him several times, I
and wn a frequent visitor at (Join-
stock b headquarters. Thaw 's letters i
were read in evidence. They gave the
names of the alleged victims of White
in his notorious studio and referred to
White as "the blackguard."
The letters were new evidence in the
case, but mentioned at the first trial,
when Dr. Kvuns mentioned them in tell
ing what Thaw had said to him of his
efforts to have White sent to the peni
tentiary. "I did not wnnt to kill the beast,"
said Thaw, "but I did want to have
him brought to a court nnd have his
acts shown. I 'ro valence interioren,
f,ow(,v,
It was an act of providence."
LITTLE EGYPT DEAD,
LEAVING A FORTUNE
NEW YORK, 22. Fred Ham
I in. of the banhinif form of Hamlin &
Co., of Kant Bloom field, N. Y.. has up
olied for letters of administration of
the estate of Catherine Devilie. the
"Little Kl'vmI " of Seilev dinner fame.
who died alone in her flat in West
Thirt v s venth street two week ngo.
Mr. Hamlin asserted that he married
the dancer nearly 12 vents iil'h, Tin
relatives of the dancer will fiyht Hani
lin's claim. The estate is estimated nt
i'ii.tfiOfi,
.t the time of "Little
rb-ath it was not generally
that -he had left a fortune,
f iu'fit ion, howevor. re en led
that she ii vim 'I real e-tnt
York. t l.ofig I- bind, 'itnieln
Jerwy! In addition she h:
Lnnlc a'CKiint atul tnnih vnl
Eirypt 's
suppose
All tttve
the fact
in N'ew
n.d New
,- -evernl
table
t:t' for
( elry. She Iwid beet, .orr the t!
more i nun 1:0 earx, sum ij't me'
ter the Heeley. dinner averaged
$'J l.'i'Ki a year. .
BOTflE DEPOSITORS
WILL BE PAID IN FULL
IK D
wa - to
Walter H. Hmicc
! bv the court f I
diiv a
.t' Mo-
nti-.
I 'an
M St;te bank.
i i 1 - nee that the d :"
M in f nil. None of .
i hrfifiihes in South '
eprnt-
positorM will be p
the Vapitol State
ern Idalfo cloved a
fnilnf. r
.:ilt ,
f the Ho;e
FOR
HAW
o
RUEF FAILS
IN SECURING
AN ATTORNEY
Another Delay in
Trial of Grafter Who
Cannot Secure Suit
able Counsel.
SAN KRANCISCO, Jan. 22. Abra
ham Ruef 's failure to secure counsel in
the two days allowed him by Superior
Judge Lnwlor Monday was tho caue
today of another delay in fixing the
date of his trial, tho court grant ing
him until 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Ruef was unable to socuro suitable
counsel, lie expects to engage a Los
Angeles attorney to defend him.
J ud go Dunne continued lor one weok
his decision upon the demurrers to the
indictments ngainst them, filed by Wal
ter J. Bartnott and J. Dalzoll Brown,
formerly vice-president and general
manager, respectively, of the California
Snfo Deposit k Trust company, now in
the hands of n receiver. I here was
similar postponement to tho demurrer
of James Trend we . n former director,
SCHOOL NOTES.
Midvear examinations are in prog-
ss this week.
Clyde and Mvrtle Roberts, Clifford
and Flora Simon nsk for dismissal cer -
tit'i.-ates and recommendation to the!
high school at Albany, Or.
lleginning primary pupils may enter
next
Mondiiv.
The basketball fenm plans a trij
north (In last of the month. They are:
olnyine; n winning game with teams of:
their class this year.
Homer Davenport, the great curtoun- i
ist, will lecture at the opera Douse, Fri
d:iy eening of this week. Seats on
-'tie Thursday.
Th special election to vote n lmnd
i-"lie for t lie erect ioii nf 11 III W liiyll
wh,, will be leld February Hi in the
afternoon nt th" city hall. The vote
will he ,v ballot nnd Mi- poll will le
open until p. rn.
The next number of the ,cetiin
oui-. will nppear Februnry 14. Those
b ., ll'l-e tick, '-i for i he
three p -riV-ninn m vs. Hu.ibr llros..
: he Diiidjni s and Hoi.-on. mav p -i-wvv
Mm- v:m f Mr. H:ikins or Mr. Signs,
f.r t. ,Y'u it re ,;t in htlf by buying
;t e: t ticket.
Til' lie 1 mee'f Ifitf itf t lJ(- t e'. hl TH '
dub vfjlt be h.'I'J ftf the high s.ho.,1
Moinbiy, Iv t.ruHiy :i. jit II p. 'm.
AT IT riftW mZTXXQ
l.:it nieht
of Mo- eity .
urn- ti!-:i nde.
t'-.nied. b.,f I
nppoiitt-wl, b
V;ivr Ibddy
meeting nod
'UH till' p''ilur tmfliTi
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HENDRICKS
i CONFESSES
HIS GUILT
Former Commission
er Turns States Evi
dence in Trial of Hall
and Mays.
PORTLAND, dan. 22. Ex-United
States Commissioner H. II. Hendricks
in J ml ye Hunt 'a court today, pleaded
guilty to his slum in the nllegedih
legal fencing of land by tho Butte
Creek Livestock, Land & Lumber com
pany. This Is believed to be the pre
liminary to liko pleadings on the part
of other persons connected with the
hind company, ami tho Hull-Mays case,
which is now being heard in J ml go
Hunt's court. It is expoctcd that Hen
dricks has been granted partial im
munity in consideration of hi tolling
all he knew in connection with the
ulleged conspiracy.
Special Agent K. W. Dickson of tho
department of the interior was the prin
cipal witness in the Hall-Mays caso
today. IIo told of his work in connec
tion with exposing the alleged wrong
ful operations of the company.
SUPREME COURT HANDS
DOWN MANY DECISIONS
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 22. The following
decisions have been handed down by tho
supreme court:
Oregon Electric railway vs. Terwib
liger Land company; motion allowed
to dismiss appeals.
Hade vs. Ilibberd, Union county; af
firmed. Eirst National bank of Pomeroy, la.,
vs. Johnson, FmutiUn county; affirmed.
, Thorsen et nt., administrators. Union
county, vs. Hooper and Hudson; ro
versed and remanded.
Kolar vs. Hughes, Wheeler county;
ti nirrned.
Miller vs. Achurcli, Wallowa county;
reversed and remanded.
Rachkofsky vs. Stanley, firnnt coun
ty; reversed nnd remanded.
Rodman vs. Manning and First Na
tional bank, Eugene; motion allowed.
Jennings et al. vs. Lents, Baker coun
ty; affirmed.
Dissenting opinions by Enkin nnd Sla
ter. PIONEER IS HEARTY ON
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY
I Rezin II. luster e.
ibrated his 90th
nt his homo in
i iiirumay in memoro
the north part of the citv, January 20.
Mr. Foster was born in Howard county,
! t iM.iri .Tfimmrv 20. 1H1R wnn in the
C'fiynse war in 1S47, is 'i possession of
' H bis faculties, never wore glasses nnd
! it strong of body and mind. Mr. Fos-
ter hns resided in Medtonl 1! years, is
the father of Mrs. J nine Stephens and
I Mrs, William Biggins, and came to
. Oregon overland hy ox wagon in i-wi.
DON NELL CONFIRMED AS
POSTMASTER AT PASS
WASH IVCTON", Jan. 22. Senators
Fulton and Hourne and Representative
Ellis have united in recommending tho
re-ip. ointment of (he following post
ruis'i rr in the - ud district, whose of
fices beci'.me ori ddentiab ji'iniiirv 1:
William K. Tate, Wasco; Midior E.
I'aue. c;tti;Mie: John Hoswill. Vale,
iml John Horn. Echo. The posfoffioo
d. pntttiM-nt h;ts called for the reoiijnn
'i,,n nf Cost renter H. S. rtuck of Sump
t r. becaine '' the report of innpeetors,
l.t't If was siilco;uently found (he re
o'.rt v;ts not sfbs1anti:ited. o the de
ittninl for Ms resignation has been ro-ealb-d
and l)tu ! continues in office.
!. W. Dounell has been confirmed as.
iioittn:iter of (ir:ilit C:i-s.
MONEY IB FOUND BT
rosTorncE clerks
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