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AMUSEMENTS
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GLORIA DARE.
GLORIA DARE COMING.
From nil reports there ft'"' "r,is,s
as versatile lis (.ilorin Dare, the " liocUy
Mountain CMrl," who in to appar here
Monday, Feliruary 3, for the lienelit of
the Wcntonkii tribe. Improved Order
lied lien. Miss Dare is mentioned
freelv lv the pre evi rywhore, the
Journal of M innc.'ip'ilis, Minn., speak
iat; in (.'lowing terms of "the little lady
with the wonderful mezzo soprano
A rare treat is anticipate din her
Plr,..l,iv!i Girls. She h-is been espeel
allv fortunate in Kicnrin two groups
ofV'irls to repros.nt hu sextettes, and
.i .. I, at work preparing
to 'introduce some of the music-Ill hits
of the season. ,.
.... , ;.,.-.,ilr. talent. Ill llttll
oiils in all, will introduee the garden
wall scene from "Babes in Toyland."
Those alitiripntiiif,' a rare treat will not
.. .i: :t,.,l flood .niusie, nttrnct-
ive costu s. pretty itirls. all combine
to promise a most McltKMim e....(.
Gorton's Minstrels Monday.
Joe Gorton's Famous Minstrel com-,
pauv is said to be the most meritonouv
organization of its kind traveliuL;, pre-,
seating a long and varied programme,
win,-!, t us with crisp witticisms, liter-,
,-v flings and new magnetic features,
all of which are up to date, up to every
demand and up to every cxpociauoii,
providing a most pleasant diversion for
evervbodv. Prominent among higli-
i., y,...iiiliioa are the "Premiers of
Naughland," Jake Welliy and Sam
l,ee; the "Crescent t its- Sextet,
Unyniond and lllooin, "the Minstrel
u .v " I'mneion and Toledo, the Mar-
vi-ious Calloutte, l-'ogg and Alger, Grif
fin and Yonder. " 1 he I lancing .-Minors
.,,,1 -.i,v otlwrs. This larire company
of funaia'iers will appear at. the Mod-
ford Oponi-ilouso Monday, .lanuary ...
ml us the inaiiaormi nt has always
(riven the nlinstrel lov'eg public a line
entertainment the house snouio. oe
crowdt d.
property is built upon business linos
and run upon busmoss principles, ii
policy is progressive, forceful and in
dependent. Its manager has had many
years' experience in practical newspa
per work. The newspaper properties
owned are bound to be gnat news
papers, because they represent the
whole people and standing for the peo
ple, will be supported by the people.
The daily has grown wonderfully since
,l,n nriwent 11111 lUH-HT took cliargO. Ill'
I found a bankrupt institution with noth
I ing but debts, ill-will and prepaid circu
li...;.,,. It was out of favor with the
public and with the advertiser. Look
at its columns today, n is ""
boil, the nnblic and the advertiser.
The change lias been wrought with but
little money, m a very snort space in
time. A still greater change will be
wrought in the next row months.
A Hoart-to-Hoart Talk.
(r?..,r,ir.linir tllO lllllil'V of TllO TH-
bunc nnd Southern Oregoninn: They
..-111 nltvnvH be run as inilepeiliieni, po-
liticallv and coinniereially. I have no
personal or corporate interests to pro
t.... nn one to serve, exceot tho gen
eral public. As long as I am connected
-;ti. tl.n t,!innrs and I intend to bo Con
tinuous V. t hev wi be newspapers in
I. ft ctrlti.st sense of tho word, and
not organs of any person, corporation or
clique.
"Uncausn a nerson is a stockholder
or bondholder in this concern does not
entitle him to special favors when the
interests of the public ciasn wuu ui,
or to immunity from criticism.
"I desire to enlarge tho scope 01 rue
daily, to mako it the newspaper of the
valley, instead of one city in tho val
ley, and to quadruple its circulation
and business. To this end I ask your
co-operation, and in no way can you
co-operate better than by buying our
securities.
"0. PITXAM,
Editor and Manager."
Aro Good Investment.
These gold bonds pay higher intnrest
than banks, and are amply secured by
mortgage. They aro on a growing
property in a growing city. They not
legitimate investment, but aid mate---...iw.
in the tironiotion of a nniisewor-
thy "enterprise that means moro to tho
country than any otner single euiur-m-luo
i,i it morn for its development
and pro;;yi ss. Send your subscription
to Mnm oiiD puunstiiiNi.t uu.
Mcdford, Or.
C.H.PIKRCE&SON
iMEDFOiiD OREGON.
( 'llllVlK! this list carefully, but bear
;., miml that it is onlv a small portion
of the list we have on our books. Conn-
to our office or write us and we will
,-.L- olo.-isiire in assisting you in 80-
uriiii the vcrv best bargain in i in
line in which you wish to invest.
The Rogue River
Orchards Company
capital $200,000
We have purchased from Mr. K. V. Carter and Mr. K. T. Staples of
-., o ...1..., n...wi.l..r...l ilu iron,) iionle and near
Ashland a tract or un.i acres 01 mini j. 11- - -
laud as there is in the ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, which we have subdivided
in five and ten acre tracts, which we are selling upon the following terms:
..11;.... lri...i T.,til Amount
Per Acre. Cost, Neccs'y.
"The Mascot" Tonight.
The Hazelrigg Opera company played
en.n Mu,.itt" in 1111 enthusiastic and
crowded house at Ashland last night
and made a decided hit with tne many
present. The performance was declared
to be among the best of the season. The
ow.mbi.rs of the coninanv not but little
sleep, returning here early this morning
on an accommodation freight, for
which they were kept awake the greater
Kirt 01 tin- nigni.
Tonight the final performance will be
given at tin- Me.lford Opera House, and
it is expected a lieu- record in the way
of packed houses will result.
The Southern Oregon State Normal
School at Ashland offers especial op
portnnitics for teachers to review for
the teachers' examinations in Febru
ary and August, and to take work in
I'edagogv and ill Special Amnions in
teaching in the various grades of the
irtiin n-T school. Since too limine
schools of Oregon are calling for teach
ers who can teach Manual 1 raining,
,oi,i. urn tiifcimr ftdvantiiffe of the in
dustrial work lately installed in tho
school. ExponsoB of board and lodg
ing and tuition nominal.
Tho Stato Normal School nt Ashland
is enjoying the largest appropriation of
state fluids ever granted a Normal
school in the history of Oregon. Cat
alogues sent on application to the
2Gu 1'KLiur.iM.
BOURNE STILL BOOSTING
FOR THE PRESIDENT
BEST INVESTMENT
FOR THE MONEY
The Medford Publishing company,
publishers of the Medford Tribune and
I . .. erra tlin neonle
Southern wrogoninn, ..i.--- ;
of Medford and Jackson county the
safest and surest of investments, naine-p-
first mortgage five-year bonds, bear
fug 0 per cent interest, payable senil
annunllv. The bonds are in small de
nominations and a negotiable security.
Creeks on any Medford bank taken in
payment.
What the Bonds Are.
These gold bonds arc in denomina
.. tin a.., I 25. Thev arc in
Iioua ui T", - - ,rton
the form of a popular loan for $400-1.
Thev are secured by a first mortgage
upon the property and plant of the
Medford Publishing company, compris
H,g a dailv newspaper, The Tribune,
semi-weekly newspaper, the Southern
Oregoninn aim Jacksonville limes, with
the largest circulations in southern Ore
gon; and an up to date n.
job printing plant. The bonds are a
safe investment at a higher rate of ;
interest than any bank will pay nnl f
better seenritv. They are negotiable
and recommended by leading business ,
men r " Medford as a good investment. I
They draw interest at the rate of 0
per cent per annum, payable the first of
June and the first of llecemlier. They
mature in five years. Kaeh bond hasj
coupons attached, on presentation of
which upon the dates on which it ma
tures, calls for the interest duo. which
will be paid by the trustee, the .Taek
am County bank.
Why the Bonds Aro issuea.
Tinse gold bonds are issued to raise
inoiiev t" ei.Ia.ffi and improve the print
m , plant and t" continue the publica
ti,?n in a better form "f the Daily Tn
buee ai.d the Semi-Weekly Son-h.m
,- nian. It is d-sir.il t" make It
, .f oi ttir. It is proving Inadequate
to handle the volume 01 i
the rapid y.iwtl. of tie- in.nr.-ti.
It is J.NWn-d to make til- daily ever
all t.y t..wn of th- H-.n-
...1 ;,, tl,,. ..roo-rtv. all of which will
1... unl.l.-.-t to the mortence ffiven as
security for the bonds. Medford is
destined to be n large city, its uany a
great newspaper worth many times the
original investment.
Medford Publishing Company
T-I.rt MiMlforil l-nbtishlllir coninanv is
composed of reputable business men of
M,..lt'r,l who have hncKeil tueir lime
n..,t -vith their monev. It is iliconio
,..i.ih nnlv tvirt iias been subscribed
n-I.A l.nlonoo is trensorv stock. Of the
rated for $10,000 capital stock, of
stock already issued, a majority m 1"
tl.n n.xne of (' Plltnalll. Ollitor anil llian
nier There is no "water" in the
stock, it all represents money actually
paid in. The by-laws of the company
provide that the editor and manager
..l,.nn ! rnsnanaihln for the editorial
and business policy of the paper. The
directnis ot the concern are me ionw
' 111 n well known business men of Med
jronl: W. I. Vawter, F. Osenbrugge, .1
V K-.l.lv. II. C. Stoddard. C. H. Hay
1: I',, 1, I! 11 Smith and J. 1)
(ilw-nll All of these e-entlenien. with
i the exception of Putnam, took stock
: nieri.lv from a nubl ie-stii rited stan
point, to secure for Medford a good
lai V newspaper. .None or rnein cx-r
eises any control over the policv of tn
paper.
Not a Speculation.
If von are looking for speculation,
don't buy these gold bonds. They are
not a speculation. Th-y are an invest
in.-nt.
This., i.obl bonds will not make you
rich, but th-y will give yon g 1 re
turn upon tin- nioa-y lav-st-.t. 1011 win
not put in a dollar ex ting to g-t our
ten dollars, for yon won't do it. Hut
von ran pat in your dollar aiet be sure
of getting it out again with good inter
est al.-o.
Again, tl,. - gold bond- b-at any
ch-.ii- of hi.piig coin in tin box.s or
stowing it away - in safety d-posit"
vaults. It k pthc money in cirrla
tior, and lulps make times better, as
'will as en raging a praiseworthy on
I t. rpris-.
i It is to th- invest lllg. not tl.- p-ctl
' In tin," iiobll! that th- bonds are of
f-r-l. Th- b financiers in the city
r-co.itno nd tli-in.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 2:1. Senator
llourne of Oregon declares that the
Hughes auuouii lent is the very tiling
that he had been looking and hoping
for.
"It means that Koosevelt will be re
nominated," declared the senator.
Vow York is lost to Taft. I he only
way the president call prevent the nom
ination from going to a reactionary, the
only way he can have Ins policies car
ried out is to take the nomination himself."
n it Plftrr.A ft Son
ni.l,, themselves on iilcnsinir custom
ers, doing a straight commission busi
ness and leaving the option business to
others.
BUSINESS CARDS.
E. L. BALCOM.
New West Side Confectionery-
store candies, nuts, cigars, to
fr-sh fruit in season; home bak
connection. Near
ford, Or.
Hotel M.
R. R. HAMILTON, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
Successor to Dr. It. H. DeArmond.
Office in iiitt.r Dunlap Itlork.
Phone dsn.
1 J lots, new 4-room house, barn,
woodshed and well, nice location.
Price K!00.
o2 lots, Sllxl.'iO feet each, Oroolll
house, in North Medford. Price
$1700.
3 1 lot, new ll-rooin house, two nice
shade trees, south front. Price $S50.
4 1-ioS acres, a combined stock, fruit,
timber and mining ranch, well lo
cated, worth twice tho money; if
von can handle this proposition,
don't fail to look it up at once.
Prico $2.1,000.
5100 acres, a fine mountain ranch,
with irriiration. Price 3000.
7 314 acres, fine garden land, well
improved, joining .Meiltorii. 1 rieo
$2500. I
Sl acre in North Medford, ,ri-room
house and bam, well, woodshed.!
Price $1000. !
jlS0 acres near Medford, good ini-
provements, $1000 outfit goes with
place; can be irrigated. Price
$011110.
HIIS acres near Medford, in the fin
est fruit district, with buildings
nnd over half in fruit, mostly, :l
years old. Price $0000.
1 1 -tl acres of fine bottom land, !)
acres of New-towns, beginning to
bear; 12 acres of altalta. price
$s.noo. M Hill acres fine timber and stock,
ranch and mining proposition, near:
good road. Price $:ll!00.
15100 acres, a splendid ranch, SO 1
acres farm land, -l:l acres alfalfa,!
200 inches mining irrigation, fine
I irrigation proposition, sandy loam
1 land, (i rooin house. 2 bams, hen
I house, shop, 2 miles from good
town, good well, berries, fine open
i-ii.i,,,. Price $HOllO.
Hi r.ii acres finely improved well lo
cal! d choice alfalfa land. Price
$10,01:11.
17iiiO acres, fine timber proposition.
Price $2500.
1 s t acres joining Medford, nice new
5 room house, good wen, mini uou
..1, .ii house. Price only $loo. 1
HI in acres, fi room house, :1 acres in
fruit, good 1 it ion. Price irJiioo.
0400 acres of fine alfalfa land near
Phoenix. Price $123 per acre.
23 SO acres, 00 ncres under cultiva
tion, 5-rooin house, good condition,
two bams, woodshed, smokehouse,
blacksmith shop, good well water,
springs, 2 acres of bearing orch
ard, It acres young orchard, 12
acres Spitzenborg and Jonathan, 2
acres apricots and peaches; place
well located, l'i miles to P. O.
Price $0000.
0(1300 acres, well improved, 100 ncres
cleared, fine springs. !l miles from
Hold Hill. Price $55011. ami a spe
cial bargain.
o;in acres near Medford, well im
proved, all set to fruit, f ncres
bearing, 3 acres young trees. Price
$3500.
o 1 l,,t close in. 7-room house, city
water, small house on linen ot lot;
rents for $20 per month. Prico
$2000.
o.j a', acre, fine front, as nice a loca
tion as there is in the city, south
front, on "th St.; good s room House,
well, woodshed, good barn, chicken
house and park, fruit trees and
l,.,. n Price .3200.
3011, acres, south front on 7th St.;
nice building site. Price only $400.
;;l Kill acres, splendid fruit and wood
ranch, some improvements, 40
acres cleared, well located, near P.
().. school and store. A bargain at
$2500.
3227 acres in the midst of choice fruit
district of the valley; new improve
nienls, 5-rooin house, half acre of
strawberry patch, beautiful loca
tion. .",1;. miles from Medford. 12
ncres in on- year old Partlett pears.
Special bargain nt only $30nO.
; 13 acres. Medford corporation lines
oil two sides, a choice piece of bot
tom land, good house, some fruit, 2
large bams;' Mould make a splen
did piece to plat in town lots. Price
onlv $l"0 an aero.
Five-acre Orchard
11, ,;..,. 1 Plant 'il
Option 2 Planted and cared for 1 year
Option il Planted and cured tor years
Option 4 Planted and eared for 3 years
Option 5 Planted nnd cared for 4 years
Option 0 Planted and cared for 3 years
Option 7 Planted and cured for years
Option S Planted nnd cared for 7 years
Out ion 9 Planted and cured for "V-- years...
..$150
. . 200
.. 247
. . 204
.. 341
.. 3SS
.. 435
.. 4S2
.. 500
$ 750
1000
1235
1470
1705
1040
2173
2410
2500
$750
450
3S5
320
253
100
123
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Amount necessary to get deed and possession.
TT-uiwa in PT1R CENT DOWN AND 10 PER CENT PER MONTH.
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....:i...i :..r..,.,.,.i., .m.l literature will be sent upon application to our
home office, 20S Il11mtml.lt Hank bldg., San Francisco, or to nny real estate
agent in tho ROQUS RIVER VALLEY.
The Nash Hotel and Grill
Only first-class houso lit tho city. Absolutoly the finost grill botwoon
Portland and San Francisco. A spocialty is made of oysters, sholl and other
fish. AU moats used aro cold storage government inspoctod. Catering In nU
its bronchos.
GREAT SHOE SALE
WOMEN'S, MISSUS AND HOYS' ALL
GOOD STYLES
200 pairs Ladies' if'2.50 Sinus $1.49
130 pairs Misses and Hoys' S'.me.s . W
We are giving special vedm-tir-n.-) on our entire
stock. Bargains for all.
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1 H. MEEKER & GO.
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RESTAURANT
OL'ENS SATURDAY, JANUARY 18.
DREAKEAST, 25 CENTS, FROM 0
T0 1 1 O'CLOCK. CI IOR SUEY AND
NOODLES Ul TO MTDNTGIIT.
DINNER FROM 11 O'CLOCK A. M.
TO 8 O'CLOCK P. M. -
22 C Street,
Medford
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I 'Mr ic
land t
be our f
Win. M. Colvig, Medford, Or.
COLVIO k DURHAM,
Attorneys-at-Law.
Geo. H. Durham, OrantsJPass, Or
WM. W. P. HOIT. M. D
Fhyslcina and Surgeon.
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"To ideas.' customers
tr. at II I in tli'-y " ill always
and send their friends
I i ...- nn looking for any-
I thing ;
'l'ii
block .-
,,. . ji " lis building. 1
, ,- I e depot.
C. H. PIERCE & SON.
Medford. Or.
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Iv.gle Point
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t,:,t !.! nnd" rig.,.l
r,tv i-oiitinl of Mid
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p:'iV that the entire valley n'H "'
priiid of. All of ti c moi.'-y v-nr.d b
!l. sal- of th-- leMi.1- will
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The Paper's Future.
A or. nt fiitG' lii before this eoiin-
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LINDLEY & LODLy. il twl. ' " ' ' ' '" "
ln al. rs in t,.-w and s-.w) hand furni 1 n , ' '' '"; "
tare. me! tnaie. l--de. etc., -f-l ., " '
CATALOG HOUSES ARE
NOT MERCHANT TAILORS
They drain the towns of money and neither
jjivc tiie fit, style imr distinetion t" yonr elotlies
thatiyonr own city tailor can.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY ,
The tlotliL's I tnakt- ate the kind that "carry
distinction," that I sjkmIc the man, thM Veefis
your nmin y at home and are MltWfiv in' every
ilrtail t the "sweat sh-j' f. t'atal(KUe
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