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VOL. II.
.M KDFORD. OR., 'IT KS DAY, V E 1 1 ' I ' A If V h lints.
NO. I'TO
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FIRST offer
FOR liTER
1 CITY
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What a Carload of Pears Netted Hunt Lewis
Dr. Ray Submits Plans
t for Pumping Plant at
' Gold Ray-to Hilltop
and Gravity Flow.
What is pxppeted to bp the first of
nevi'ral propositions for furnishing wa
ter to Medford was miidp todav bv t lit'
Rogup Kivor Electric company tlirouifh
Dr. C. K. Hay. It. provides for the
pumping of water at Gold Hay to u r"
arvoir to bo located nn the liiil top near
by, and a gravity system from thence.
The proposition is as follows:
y Intake Near Bear Creek.
"Medford, Or., February 3, JUOS.
"To the Honorable Mayor and Citv
: Council of Medford, Or.:
i "Hentlemen Wo wish to ask your
favorable consideration to the follow
mi- yiuu ior proviuing an unlimited sup-
ply of puro water for the city of lied
ford: "J. Intake A water-tight flume or
ju'pc to bo placed in Rogue river above
the point where Bear creek empties into
Rogue river, and so arranged that the
water from intake flows by graTity to
a pump located in the power station of
the Kogue River Klertcic compunv nt
Gold Ray, Or.
"2. Power and attendance Pump to
be operated by electric motor and op-1
erated by same station attendants that
operate power station of Rogue River
.Moctric compauy.
Site of the Reservoir.
"3. Reservoir A suitable site for
reservoir can be obtained within a few
hundred. J'net of power station ut (told
Ray, and reservoir can bo .'too to 4011
feet above city of Medford, if desired.
this giving nil the pressure that can
possibly be desired.
, A reservoir 200x2011x10 feet wi llohld
11,000,000 gallons.
'4. Pipe line Proposed reservoir is
about 30,000 feet in a direct line from
the city of Medford, and a right of way
for pipe line can undoubtedly be ob
tained that will be less than ten miles
long.
"Size of pipi A 20inrh pipe from
HV'OlU'k October 2nd,
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THIS IS BUT ONE OF MANY INTERESTING EXHIBITS IN THE HORTICULTURAL NUMBER OF THE MEDFORD TRIBUNE - READY FOR
DISTRIBUTION SATURDAY, FEBRU ARY 8, 1908.
LITTLE TOTS MEDFORD TO
E
WIN PRAIS
UPON STAGE
Babes in Toyland and
Young Girls Assist
Gloria Dare With
Honor.
Miss tiloria Dare and her prettv Flo-
rodoia (lirls held the boards at the
Operu House last night to an apureeia
tive audience. The entertainment was
given under the uuspices of the lied
Men.
Miss Dare is a vocalist and enter
tamer ol no mean nbilitv. She has a
mezzo voice of sympathetic quality and
a womanly and gracious personality,
and with her songs ami readings (illicit
ly won her way to the hearts of her
hearers. Wu have not the space for a
detailed account of the programme, but
a few numbers deserve soei-ial notice.
reservoir. 25 teet above city of Meil-i-"'ss Dare s reading, "The stampede."
ford, will deliver 2,000.0011 gallons in 2tlM"s given with dash and abandon, and
hours ut 7i5 pounds pressure, or lino feet ltf11V1' scope to her dramatic nbilitv, while
above city of Medford, 3,000,000 gallons '"'r "". "Married Now
in 24 hours at 100 pounds pressure.
Ultimate Capacity.
"t'ltimute cimiii'ilv Slil.l tl,,.
I needs of the city of' Medford reuiiire
. il, DIS I) ant. enn lie i.lr.r...l 1
: to deliver 4,000.000 or H.000,000 gallons
I uuiiy n reipnred, mid if more than loo
; pounds pressure is desired, the reser
ivoir can be set higher up on the hill.
"Present water pressure at customers
hydrants is from 23 to 40 noiin.ls
square inch, with an average of about
31 pounds.
"Present consumption of water in
Medford will vary from 2ti0,0lKi gallons
per dav in winter to .4i) nnn i... :..
I rammer, an average of about 4011.11011
I gallons per day the year round.
"An nil gravity system It ,, he
Fconceded that an all gravity system
I would be superior, but "1 per cent inter- I
vst on tap nil, itiottt, N,.,t .... ..11
u, "ii-Kiii -
y system would amount to morn than
He cost of pumping.
Arguments for Pumping.
"Practicability of pumping water
is uracticable tn mim,.
too feet in height, and the ninjoritv of
iter supply systems for cities and
ifalls in the u-rl,l i,.. u 1:. 1 , .
, un oy
.rjuping plants.
Purity of wafer Analysis of l(gi,e
r water above mouth of Itcar Creek
demoustrate a purity equal to inn
er supply in Oregon.
Additional revenue I he surplus
r provided by this pumping system,
uated at 1.4H0.000 gallons per day.
Medford preseut maxiinum re
incuts, wuuld more than pnv tie-
rest on the bonds required to eoti-
t this pumping system, as the sor
wator could be sold to Central
I and for irrigation all along Hip
' imp.
Rpspectfullv submitted.
ROGUE KIVEK Kl.KcTKIc 10.
By C. R. Ray, President."
n,,e,, .o.-irrit-u ,-,ow, lirollgllt out
I n .l..i;.,l.t i'.,i ..r t 1 1 ...
" , ,,iih-u alio ui'lll-
onstrateil her versatility in an artist.
The l-'lorodora Girls made their hit in
' ( olorailu. their cowboy chorus with
spurs and "shootlll irons," which was
enthusiastically encored.
Perhaps one of the most enjoyable
"in rs was the garden wall scene from
"Babes in Toyland," presented by 20
ot .Mcillnril s tnlented school children
I he results which Miss Dure succeeded
in getting with so few rehearsals was
truly wonderful. The solos sung bv
Gladys McMillan and little Gladys Wil
son were rendered with charm and
grace and the song and chorus "School
Days. ' with the ilau.e by six littl
girls, was delightful.
Miss Ethel Palmer, the talented 11111
sician from Grunts Pass, was the ur
iwrri,i,'. ana performed this gener
.my tnnnkles stnsk Willi tn usicinnlv
feeling.
1 in- neu .Men urM , eongrntu
luted 1111 Ho- success of their entertain
mom in an artistic sense, .should Miss
Dare return she will be assured of a
hearty reception and a large nudienr
as .oeoioru senium lias tin opimrluiutv
to hear un artist of her ability.
Klorodora Girls were: Eula .lucid
.Nellie hvaas, Mollie Merriina u. Lucille
Snyder. erna Griffin n iwl Itiil.v- 11, ,,1...
The Hubes of Toylniiil nirls: Marie
Eiferl, Caroline Andrews. Wr.iy Currv.
r.inei r.irert. (llndvs McMillan. Violet
" askey. Doris Skisd. Op ),.v, Kv
r.ic-Kllieyer. .Not,, F.aaiiney, Ivn Martin.
nun, ,Kiir,l. Marv lll,,.,. (iia.lv.
Uilson. Alene Al,.n. Kditl, Demmcr
V ivian Childers. Kuth Xve.
HOLD FAIR
IN AUTUMN
Twelve Hundred Dol
lars Furnished by
States for Prizes
Show to Open in Sept.
Medford will have the .fair for the
southern district, of Oregon this yeur,
uud will get the $1200 offered by the
state as prizes. The fair w Hi lie held
the latter part of Sepluuber and the
entire Rogue River valley will be
asked to send exhibits. The fair for
this district was held at Grants Puss
and proved a moiiey-niaker last fall.
The Southern Oregon Agricultural
District Fair associati lirectors held
its 11 11 1111:1 1 meeting at Ashland Monday.
Messrs. Perry and Olwell represented
Medl'oi.I. .Messrs. Meserve and Hall.
Grants Pass, and Mr. Staples, Ashland.
Ilolh Grants Pass and Ashland desired I
the fair, but it was secured bv the
-Medford men.
MYSTERY OF
MANY CRIMES
NOW SOLVED
Joseph Anderson Re
ported to Have Con
fessedMany Highway
Murders to Cellmate
SUCCESSION
OF MINISTRIES
IN PORTUGAL
Chaos Rules Dis
traught EmpireRu
mors of Revolution
Current but Denied.
TWO CARS COLLIDE
ON PITTSBUBO STREETS
PITTSBI-R.i. Pel,. 4.-TWO street
cars collided n slipi.r tracks here
Tw ownmen were killed. 12 ,r.
ut by gla.s and trample) in t.
NEW CASES.
E. B. Hanler vs. Jackson countv, Or
eon-st-Suit for damares: Colvii k
am, attorneys for plaintiff.
today
sons 1
Mrs. U. M. Ilnrker 11 ml little ,.n have
returned from Hoseburg. where thev
have been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Barker's parents for the past week or
twu.
o
he fair board was elected as fol
lows: .1. A. Perry, president; .1. D. Ol
well, vice-presirlcnt ; .1. E. Watt, secre
tary, and .1. S. Orth. treasurer. It is
planned to iinike the fair both agricul
tural and horticultural ami to make it
an exhibit well worth whili a big
thing for Medford mid the Hugue
River vallev.
TEN THOUSAND MOORS
KILLED IN A BATTLE
PORTLAND, Feb. 4. Jacob Hill
n no was arrestee some time agon on n
minor charge and whoso case was dis
missed, has confessed to the police that
while he was in jail his cellmate, Jo
seph Anderson, confessed to him that
he had killed Harry Logan, who was
shot to death on the Fourth street
bridge several months ago; that he had
robbeil four uiilpnieu; that he had par
ticipated in the murder of a tnotorniau
on the Hose City Parv electric car and
couittiitteil other crimes. He told Hilt
iiliont his criminal career, prelitninarv
I to asking Hilt to kill Roy Einbry mid
Peter Maher. Iwu witnesses against 1 1 i 1 si
I 111 the l.ogan murder case.
In return for Hilt's killing Kiabn
and Mahei, Anderson, Hill says, prom
ised to kill detectives Tichcnor anil
Jones, who had worked lip the case
against Milt, and that he would kill anv
12 men Hilt might name.
I lie police have corroliornted much
of Hilt's story anil have found And
son s revolver and knife, where Hilt
told them Anderson hud thrown them
An.lersou will I ailed for the trial of
the l.ogan murder case next. Tuesdav
UHIION, .Fob. ). Changes in the
Portuguese ministry lire' so rapid that
it. is difficult to tell the final compo
sition of the cabinet. Tl inistiy of
yesterduy was superseded by another to
nay, only inrec of yesterday's cabinet
being retained, und later a third minis
try was miuomiccil. Martini law ami a
suspension of the constitiiti tl guaran
tees was proclaimed yesterday evening.
Municipal authorities are taking slops
to prevent a 1 iirre f disorders.
ELECT GOLVJG
TO LEAD HOSTS
OF BOOSTERS
Large and Enthusias
tic Annual Meeting,
New 0 ffic ers for
Coming Year.
One of the largest alien, led and most
enthusiastic gatherings in the history
of the Commercial club was the annual
meeting held Monday night when Jtidgo
W. M. Colvig wus elected president, Dr.
F. C. Page, vice-president; A. II. Miller,
secretary, mid F. Osenbrugge, treasurer,
for the ensuing year.
TI10 executive comniillee chosen was
,1. 1). Olwell, A. S. Roseiiiiaum, Dr.
Huudy, .1. E. Watt and T. W. Osgood.
Committees were appointed to act in
the matter of securing a right-of-way
for the Pacific & Eastern from its pres
ent terminus ut Crnter laike Junction
to the Southern Pacific depot, mid to
assist the water committee of he cilv
council in securing nil adequate water
supply for the city.
The minutes of the previous mooting
were read and approved. The monthly
bills were ordered paid.
Now Members Admitted. "
The rules were suspended and the fol
lowing elected to membership: S. A.
r.ve, W. .V Campbell, F. C. Kellogg.
T. W. Osgood, F. N. Ciimmings, George
Peil, C. M. Kldd, 1). .1 Emeriek, G. X.
linker, William Ewbanks, J. F. Hutchi
son, .1. H. Woodford, P. M. Kershaiv,
Thomas Moffatt.
The following directors for the 011-
s g year were chosen: C. 4(. Rav. c.
Pierce, A. S. Knsciibaum, II. C.
Garaett. F. C. Page, W. . Campbell,
Dr. Iliindv. J. E. Watt. II. T. Fin. lie.-
W. M. Colvig, S. A. Nye, F. (Is, nbriigge,
T. W. Osgood. .1. D. Olwell mid T. W.
Miles.
The dues of ex Seelel.ily M. I'urdiii
were ordered set uside and he was 1 loci
ed 1111 honorary life member on a f
A vote of t luniks was
LONDON'. Feb. 4. A news agency
publishes a dispatch from Taagier of
a battle between the French mid the
Moors near Settnf. Morocco, in which
I11.0110 M,irs were killed and wounded.
The French lost liiu men.
RUMORS OF REPUBLIC
PROCLAIMED IN PORTUGAL
FI'EXTES HE 0N0RO, Spain, Feb.
4. Reports received from Portugal
state that a republic has been pro
claimed at Oporto mid that a prnvis-
ional government has I a established
in thnt eitv.
ROBERT GALLOWAY
IS A VERY SICK MAN
2.1. IlliiS,
a dnugli
BORN.
L VOX In Medford. Janiiaiv
to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lyon
ter.
WALKER-In Medford. .laiuiaiv :,.
loos, to Mr. anil Mrs. A. W. Walk. r. I
a daughter.
Blue Ledge Stage Off.
J. I.. Del tales that the Medford
6i Hlue Ledge singe will be discontin
ued, as business does not jtistifv anv
tott the mail stage being run at ores-
Later in the season, when niisinc
nfwns. the stgp will be put iito opera
tion again.
S. H.
Pent of Medforit. .Tnv fee
and I'.-Vr Deis, h of Jncta nvii'e have
con appointed notaries public l C.
rnor Ctiiuuhi-rlnin.
Jack Trembarth. who left
il!e f,,r South America some t M
to locate claims for a number of b
ness men, bat returned to that city.
That Deputy District Attorney Rol:
ert l.alloway of IVrtlaud. who recently
went to Southern California for his
health, is very low is II ews received
in 11 letter from Mrs. Galloway. The
letter states that Mr. Galloway, famil
hilly known to all his friends as
"llol,." is confined to his bed and is
so weak that he can seareelv siieak.
The physicians have given up hope
of" Mr. Calloway's r very, says the
h-lter. His mother will leave Portland
for his bedside at once. For more than
a year Mr. Galloway has fought hard
agaiit failing health and went to Cal
ifornia in the hope that tie would re
gain l.is srtength there. His wife con
siders tn's condition dangerous, and snvs
he is not able to digest the food ho
needs to maintain his strength.
Mr. and Mrs. Oiillowuv former!
lived in Medford.
.Marquis do Several. Hie I'oi l ,,.,,..... of mist services
minister to
for Loudon
lies iieiweeu rorlugal uud Great llrit-! copies of the horticultural edition of
" a 111111 in some quurlers that in;' Aleut,, nl ii-lo ,r ,, ,,.
Great Itritaia had much to do with the secretary as mlvcrtisiug matter,
retirement of Franco from office, tins Committee 011 Water.
,, me pan 01 me minister is re
gardeil as .siguillcant. The strict een
I'leiil llriti Mi stalled ; given the retiring officers,
In view of existing trea- i Tl lab ordered the iiiii-clinse t '.innn
th 11
P.
"""""I ongoing telegraphic news
is maintained.
The minister of war in a statement,
today declared the rumors that revo
lution has broke mint at Oporto ami
elsewhere ill II unit rv are absolutely
tint rap.
The condition of King Manuel, who
was shot in the arm anil face at llie
tiaic his father and brother were shot,
is improving. It is iiauounci ,1 thai th,.
fuucrusl of the late king and crown
prince wilt lie held Febroaiy s. h j
persistently rumored that ex PrceVr
Franco, who was thought to have fled
Spain, has taken refug t) Ittjtsili
cruiser uiicliored off Caracas.
rry. F. C. Page and II. (',.
uppoinled 11 coiniuitten to
oliimil.teo to
THREE REAL ESTATE SALES
MADE IN ONE DAY
III eSlMte :,,,
day by I'ieice
III
VP been
"II. Thev
BUSTOL IS REFUTED
BY RENSY'S WITNESSES
I' lire
made in one
are:
'. A. Sheldon to Mr. Gabriel of Xoilh
Dakota, 102 acre,; isi.leiat inn. 1:1110
Lewis Adams, property in Me,ll'oi,
nown a the .1. II. Parsons nr. ilv.
to F. K. M-i-iirk. house am , 11.. r,.
f latnl: rotisiderat ion. .fL'O'nl.
Solomon Anderson )(, r s.hitiidt
0 acres: cousidernl ion , s.',o,
THAW VERY EXCITABLE
NO SPEEDY FREEDOM
I .1. A.
Garnett
I work with the council
secure an adcipiale supply of puro wil
lei' for Medl'iild. Speeches by I In, so
present showed Hie senlimeiit of I lio
meiiiheis was for waler al nay cost. Tim
holies of II,,. Crcalcr Meill'orii club weni
invited in assist in Hip reception f Hl0
Inland Empire excursionists next Sun
day and all aiitoiuobile uwiiers were re
ipu ste.l to bring out 1 1 1 . -1 1 niachiues to
lonlie the run to Aihlaiid.
A request of the Pacific tc Eastern
railway taking op the nuilter of a right
of way into Medford was referred to
a ciniiiitte,.. , sjsting , j , ,,.
wi ll. .1. M. Keene mid Dr. E. It. pickle.
The club adjoin I to meet Wed
nesday in regular moiilhlv meeting.
The annual report showed that ttto
lub was practically oat f d,.,t.
LEWIS IS ELECTED
MITCHELL'S SUCCESSOR
IMHA.VAI 'OI.IS, Feb. Tl ,
Lewis of llridgepoit, ll was declared
elect, , president of I lie li,., Mine
workers of America nl I In- closing scs
sioa of . 11 ,1 n nil I coiiM-ntioli lodnv.
'I'lie tellers rpiofted 1 2 7. '."Jo 1 voi'ts.
Lewis got 04..-,.,;) .o ,l W. II. Wilson
of Itlosslmrg, I'a., 0.172. John P.
While of lown was elicit, I llnlioiial
vice president : W. l. I- 1111. secret a rv,
and treasurer.
MORE ACTIVE THAN EVER
NEW VOKK. F.-li. I. -If counsel of ANARCHISTS IN CHICAGO
, .mi, 10,1 prt-Mins, 11 is 1101 likely that
an eailv iitiempt will be made to have
Harry K. Thaw pleased from Mutton
wau on haitins coipus proi-issliiigs. Jr.
Allen I'.iris, 0 resident ,,f (),,, ,,F,.
em: sion. i 'sited Tltnw vesterdnv ul
II" said that Thaw was
rv nertoiis niel fxi-ilnl,!,.. ,ut. ,,r,
,11,-e it III,, linpos-lble to COIIII- til V
IK-I, Isi, ,11 as to his ! liiilineiit i,i,-l,.l
srs- SF"'-. tm " lerl, IIii-ii:,.,, con, lit
of ie Imperial hotel. I,,, g;1, .1
POKTLAXD. Fell. 4. -la tl. H
case today Prosecutor lleuey introduced t
-verli witse,.s to oppose the test! I
llionv of Cliited States Atlorii,-v llrla C
tol a to the facts 111 com, eeti, ,I with; ;,
ellegM pron,i;e ,,f .,:. r,,-v 11, a. p. ' yi.t
to It. II. Ili,ii k- in e,-l,aii,.. for hi" i,,,t
I, i:il,l,, I (, ,!,!,,
' XeVer ill the
iiiinrcliists nnd
nil order .beeii
present." de
I
oil
'" I
il, I,
,,N! ll ,
ell se, iiie,0,
' mistaken as
testimony.
Mi'. .'r:'.o
ilelieat,- Mi
o certain dat
The at
FJcD Sails for Lisbon
Us (II 111! ALTAR,
1. ' fleet ieiii l,l
1.. u.
CHICAGO. Feb. I -hisloiy
f I 'liiciig,, (mv
other eiiemii-s of law
more dangerous than
lilted hief of I'.ili,-,. Sin,,,,!- hisl l.ielll
"The police are winching their move
meets ,..,.y. v.,,, ,.vi,r know nbmi
they aie going In break out," f0
Hhippy, who point,., v criticised Muni
cipnl ?u,ge Torrien, ,!,,, I,,,,! sag-
K'-i'o 111:11 iwu V I) nrri'-Wd for Host.
R, Feb. .'l.-The llrit isl g red placid, awfnllv advertisn
rn, here toda v for Li. ing an anarelO! ic ing, i,. fjcleased
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