Apple and Pear Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually
MEDFOED S BAPIP GROWTH
Ending Postoffice Bonk Pwpu-
Junuiry, Receipts. Deposit, la in
I 6.&H.10 3S1.5UU 2.100
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THE WEATHER.
Fair tuuitflit und Sunduy; light
trust ttuuigbt; easterly winds.
Associated Press Dispatches.
Cm EH
VOL. II.
Al 151) FOR I), OR., SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1H0S.
No. 298.
JAPANESE THREATEN
CHINESE WITH WAR
OVER SHIP SEIZURE
NO. PUBLIC NAPS
IN STORE WINDOWS
HENEY TRIED TO GET
RUEF TO TESTIFY
AGAINST HARRIMAN
! FIND OLD VIRGINIA
'LAST OF VICTIMS ! SULLEN PAYING OF
MORRIS AGREES TO
FINANCE MEDFORD'S
NEW WATER WORKS
NOT IN THE CLASS OF
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
OF SCHOOL DISASTER ! TAXES SHOWS ANGER
ALLOWED IN OREGON'
DIES FROM INJURIES
OF PROPERTY OWNERS
Mikado Sends Ultimatum to China, De
manding Restoration of Ship and the
Payment of Damages and Apology
for Hauling Down Flag.
PKKIX, March "..Japan's ultima
turn iu the case of the Japanese steam
ship Tatsit Maru, which was seized hy
China, was presented to the head of
the Chinese foreign board yesterday.
The irreducable minimum of the Jap
anese claims is the restoration of the
steamer and its cargo and the payment
of full indemnity. Action is demanded
within a "reasonable time." In ease
of default or postponement, Japan, ac
cording to the terms of the ultimatum,
will "take immediate action."
Japan expects a reply tomorrow and
an apology fur hauling down tin1 .lau
anese flag. .
NO MORE COUPONS FOR
PORTLAND CIGAR STORES
PORTLAND, March T. One of the
big cigar and tobacco concerns with a
store on nearly every corner has decid
ed to eliminate the yellow, pink, mauve
and green coupons, marked "Good till
May 2o, 1(110," after the 15th of this
month. And no explanation is given.
Just as soon ns the present supply of
30,000,(10(1,000 or 40.0110,000,000 has
been exhausted there will be no further
issues, and there will be a merry scram
ble to "cash in" by those who have
been snving them since revolutionary
days, in the hope of some time getting
a nickel-plated matchbox as a pre
mium. It is understood that the scheme of
giving coupons for every five-cent pur
chase, entailed so much bookkeeping
that the profits were hugely reduced,
to say nothing of the actual cost of the
premiums given away, to zealous nnd
perverted smokers.
Cigar business will go on a cash basis
so far as the so called " indepenpdenls "
are concerned, ami it remains to be seen
whether the high-ami mighty trust will
4 follow in their footsteps.
BOURNE HAS TROUBLES
WITH TEDDY PRESS BUREAU
WASHINGTON', March 7. Accord
ing tit common report in Washington,
'Senator Bourne is experiencing consul
erable difficulty in getting his House
velt. press bureau under way. It is
rumored that he has. been aided in
this project by Henry II. Xeedham.
chief promoter of toe people's lobby
nnd a close friend of the president. Mr.
N'ecslham was to have been editor -in-chief
and had general charge.
Hut a report of Mr. Needham's ac
tivity reached the president and lie is
said ' to have expressed Mich surprise
nnd disgust that. Mr. Needliain has
withdrawn, leaving Mr. Houme with
out an editor. Mr. Xeedham deems it
more important to preserve friend iy re
lations with the president than to gain
considerable glory in Mr. Houme 's bu
reatt.
Mr. Houme is therefore still looking
for n guiding spirit to direct his lates
enterprise. Several reprtable newspa
per men have refused the job. though
it carries a salary of -f-'iO per week.
HUGE TIMBER TRACT
LEASED FOR PASTURE
KLAMATH KAM.S, Dr., Maid. 7.
J. F. Kimball, timber cruiser fur the
Weyerhaeuser Lumber company in this
region, has just closed n deal with .1.
D. F.lder of Lake county for the leas
ing of 5:1,400 acres of timbered grazing
lands. This is the largest tract ever
leased to one man in this section. Mr.
Elder will pay 4 cents per acre the
first year, with the privilege ef ex
tension for another year at 4' cents.
He owns 27,000 head of sheep that
are now on the desert. He expects to
drive them to this immense range about
April 1.
BRUTE ATTACKS LITTLE
SCHOOL GIRLS ON STREET
There is a brute running about the
streets and alleys of M.-dford fright
oning little girls and boys. Friday
this creature threatened a small buy
that he would. shoot him. and lie has
attacked small girls. Chief of Police
Tnrpin chased this man yesterday af
ternoon, but he got into an empty
building and lorked the door. Turpin
kicked the door in. but the fellow had
gone out the back way and noule hi
escape.
MAN AND WOMAN FOUND
SHOT TO DEATH IN HOTEL
DENVER, March 7. Harry Adb r of
Pueblo aud n woman supposed to be
his wife, were , found dead today in a
room in the Waldorf hotel in thin city.
Both were shot to death. It is judged
that the man killed the woman and
then -hot hirimdf in the head. The
room had been locked inco Wedne
dnv. Acused o' Lartiy.
ff of Police Thorr' a of Ashland
passed through Medford Srday with
a young man accused of hm-eny. He
gave an assumed name.
Professor Fait Arrested for Letting
Wife Have Hypnotic Sleep in Drug
Store Window Waives Examination
and Is Bound Over for Trial.
Is it wickotl tor a woman to go to
sleep in public Evidently it is, under
111.1 11wi of Oregon.
Attorney Robert G. Smith of Grunts
P;s is tlio father of a law designed
to stop exhibitions of hypnotic slumber
iu windows and his visit to Medford
Friday is responsible for the arrest of
Professor Fait, tho hypnotist aud ma
gician, now holding forth at the opera
house. Mad Mr. Smith not urrived iu
time to see Mrs. Fait, wifo of the show
man, iu her trance, in the Medford
Drug company's window, no one would
hao known of the existence of the law.
1 he magician was much surprised to
learn that ho had violated u statute,
which imposes a penalty of from $100
lo $1000 for infringements.
The professor gave cash bail in the
sum of after his arrost by Deputy
Sheriff 'full, waived preliminary exam
ination aud wius bound over to tho cir
cuit court for trial, lie states that he
had never heard of such a law aud that
lie was not an intentional violator. He
further claims that ho did not hypnotise
his wife, but that she hypnotised her
self into slumber, aud that she was
never left alone a minute. Ho gave the
court a scientific lecture on hypnotism
to prove his point.
SPORTING NOTES.
Sam Iterger has cinched a match be
tween .Jimmy liritt and Facky McFar-
la ml, to take place m San Francisco
.March 'M. t McFarland suid ho was will
ing to fight Jtritt, aud there was not
the slightest difficulty in securing the
signature of James Edward. Berger is
of the opinion that liritt was entitled
to the decision over Xelson, and al
though most of the Los Angeles papers
lufndcd the honors to the Dane, Sam
was willing to close negotiations with
the California!!.
The greatest games of basketball
ever played in Oregon were pulled off
at I allas, I 'oik county, between the
lioiu team and the Museatines of Iowa,
champions for JJIU8, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. IJoth were won
by the latter. The score of tho second
game was 15 to lit. It was cyclonic in
(icrccucss ami both tea ma played as
never was seen thero before. Dallas
was handicapped by the loss of Fenton,
who has the mumps, while Center Shaw
played with a badly strained arm. Dal
las claims that some seconds were
clipped from the time to save the vis
itors from being tied. The floor work
was a battle royal every second. The
losing team says t hat it would have
won both games easily but for its han
dicap in the loss of Fenton. Muscatine
admits that these games were the best
of their whole tour.
JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
W. .1. Freeman of Central Point made
;i business visit to the county seat on
Thursday.
Mr. Copeland of Portland is in town
this week in the interest of the H. W.
Dunn agency,
S. S. Aiken, one of Prospect's best
known farmers, was in town a few days
ago.
liobert Hughes, who formerly worked
in the assessor's office, was down from
Ashland for a few hours Friday.
Will (iriewe was up from Central
Point Friday and filed his declaration
to become a candidate for assessor on
the republican ticket.
Manager o'Dell, of the Tribune con
test, while passing through from San
Francisco to port land, stopped off at
M.-df.'rd. He drove over to Jackson
ville in the l.'eo that was awarded to
Lama N'euber some weeks ago.
W. I. lterrv has sold his interest in
the Harry farm, situated east of aJek
sonville. to the other heirs of the M.
1. lierrv estate.
SHOULD KILL EX-PRESIDENTS
OR PENSION THEM OFF
TlL m )M 1 ;T )N'. Ind.. March ".
Dr. Joseph Johnson, head of the Latin
depart m. -nt of Indiana university
t irred up great excitement here with
tli- p-rnarkable statement that Presi
den -i.-vt M. a- soot) as his term ex
Mire, and at' ex presidents should be
1 .t .. in,!.. ui lli iriivtriimfnt nrovidos
iH'ii-inti-i of if Inn, mi tu per annum for
th tu.
pr.if' -"r Johnson is the leading
-li.dar rla--i-s in the west, n trustee
of Illiiio;- colli ge at Jacksonville and
:i pr..nnioiit ..-rnrr before teachers'
:iociatioiis. He made his startling
tat'!M' iit to hi- Latin class at the uni
versity. He contended lhat ex-J.resi-dents
are so nearly physical and mental
wreeU that nothing short of inn,n0
a vear vnld justify thein in remaining
alive. Ho eiied (irant s failure in
finnm-inl ventures after his term ex
pired, ilrowr Cleveland, he declares.
is an example, as he nnnit nimwii
'with writing articles for the Iulies'
Home Journal.
Defense Tries to Withdraw Ruef s Plea j
nf Onilt.v in Vrnneh Rpstmirnnt finsua '
Details of Alleged Corrupt Bargain
with Gillett Mentioned.
SAX FRANCISCO, March 7. Attor
neys for Abe liuef today filed with
Superior Judge Dunne a written mo
tion for a withdrawal of Iiuef's plea
of guilty to a charge of extortion iu
the French restaurant cases, aud asking
for permission to substitute tho plea
of "not guilty." The grounds for the
motion are: " Tho defendant is not
guilty of the offense charged, aud that
tho defendant was induced to plead
guilty on promises of tho prosecution,
with the consent of Judge Dunne, that
the plea would be withdrawn and the
defendant not sentenced thereon.
In suppoprt of the motion, attorneys
filed affidavits of SO typewritten
pages of charges that the prosecution
used the utmost endeavors to get liuef
to testify false) v against former Mayor
Schmitz aud other defendants, nnd u!m
charges that tho prosecution endeavored
to get him to testify that Governor
Gillett, William F. Herrin nnd K. II.
Ilnrriman entered into a corrupt bar
gain with him and paid him money in
connection with the nomination of Gil
lett for governor, and that he refused
to so testify before the grand jury, "be
cause there was no truth iu it."
FIRST BASEBALL GAME
OF SEASON SUNDAY
There will be a ball game here tomor
row and Medford will bo represented
by the classiest bunch of players in
Southern Oregon. llothermill, Isaacs
and Carter iu the outfield and Purdy
Miles, Wilkinson nnd Kifert in the iu
fietd make a combination hard to beat.
Hippy, Boussum and ('only will do
tho battery work and can be depended
on to keep up their end of the work.
Isaacs and Miles have received good'
offers from semi-professional teams
this season ; "Slats " Purdy is about
to land a berth with the La (.ramie
team in the Inland Empire league.
Aberdeen, Wash., raised $."0tM lust
season to support a ball team to ad
vertise their town, and think so well of
it that the business men have sub
scribed $0000 t his year, aud think it
cheap at that.
We 're just wondering whether a
team such as Medford put out last sea
son wouldn't advertise this town some.
COOLNESS OF LONE FIREMAN
SAVES COUNTY POORHOUSE
ST. LOFIS, March 7. Coolness of a
lone fireman stationed in the city poor
house, prevented a panic nf 1 -M) in
mates last night. The fire broke out
in a laundry. The night watchman
hastened to turn iu tin1 alarm, when
Fireman William Curran stopped him
saying, "Tin engines will start a
panic nnd somebody will get. killed.
I 'II fight this firo myself," And he
diil it, twice being driven out by the
dense smoke. After half an hour the
(lames were extinguished. The inmates
were not disturbed.
PANAMA CANAL TO BE
FINISHED IN EIGHT YEARS
WASHINGTON. March 7. In an in
terview, Lieutenant -Colonel (ioethnls,
chief engineer of the Panama canal
commission, declares: "The Panama ca
nal will be completed and open for bus
iuess on January I, lOlo."
This date is from 12 to 2 months
earlier than previous est t mates, I in
proved machinery and the settlement of
the labor quest ion are believed to lie
the basis of Colonel (ioethals' figures;.
ANNA GOULD DENIES
WEDDING PRINCE SAGAN
PARIS, March 7. Madame Anna
(ion Id, recently divorced from Count
Hoiii do Cnstellane, today authorized
the Associated Press to give absolute
denial to the report that she had mar
ried Prince Helie de Sagan. She an
nounced her intention of leaving Paris
-diortly for the 1'nited States with her
children, to spend three months with
relatives.
GRAY TO BE ACTIVE
CANDIDATE AT DENVER
DKNVKR. March 7. That ex Cover
nor Cray of Delaware will be an act
ive candidate for nomination for the
presidency at the nat ion a) democrat ic
convention is believed by Democrats
who nre closely watching the develop
merits. Large clubrooms hac In n en
gaged for the Delaware delegation.
At the Christian Church.
Sunday. March K. 10 n. in., bible
school; 11 n. m., sermon, "The Three
Fold Growth in Christ"; (l:M0 p. m., V.
P. S. C. K., prayer meeting; 7:30 p. mi.,
sermon. "What Is the Hood Coi.W
sionf To Whom Should We Con
fessf" Short sermons, spiritual th'-mes,
good singing, Kvery one rordialL in
vited to worship with us. Man n F.
Horn, minister.
T. J. Neff nnd Wife, Who Sold Out
and Returned to Old Homo, Back
Once More in the Land of Plenty
We'll Satisfied to Stay This Time.
T. J. Neff and his wife, after a resi
dence of a number of years iu Jackson
county, left for their former home in
"Old Virginia. They had sold their
possessions here, and it was their in
trillion to live among the relatives anil
friends they had parted with iu the
long ago.
It did not take so many mouths to
disillusionize Mr. and Mrs. Neff, how
ever, aud we find that they have re
turned to the valley aud bought proper
ty, satisfied to spend their remaining
years iu the land of never-failing crops
and incomparable climate.
Mr. Neff states that he found land
he had farmed before coming to Oregon
perfectly worn out and not used for
any purpose, which was the case with
thousands upon thousands of acres iu
the southern and eastern states.
Roanoke City, Va., which he left a
small town, was now a bust ling city
as large as Sacramento, owing to the
discovery of rich and extensive coal
deposits in the mountains not far dis
tant. Mr. Neff did some active missionary
work for this stale while away, ami he
thinks t hat several Virginians may
come hither to see for themselves in
the near future.
RAILROADS FORCED TO
USE THE TELEPHONE
CLEY KLAND, O., March (i. Tin
nine hour law Tor railroad telegraphers,
whi'.'h became effect ive Wednesday, is
hastening the use of the telephone iu
the operation of trains, according to A.
S. Ingalls, assistant general superinten
dent of the Lake Shore road, in an in
terview. ' I believe, ' said M r. I U
galls, "that the new law regulating
working hours will bring about in one
year what it would have taken ten
years to accomplish in tho direction of
new use of telephones on railroads.
Since October lesls have proved so sat
isfactory t iiat railroads iu many parts
of the country have stirred them
selves. '
TWENTY INJURED IN
MISSOURI DERAILMENT
KANSAS CITV, Mo., March 7. The
Darlington passeugi'r train which left
Kansas City today for Chicago, wa-s de
railed at Kerney, Mo. It went over a
lo fool embankment. Twenty were in
jured, four of (hem seriously, by Hie
spreading of rails.
KAISER'S FIRST MAMMOTH
WARSHIP IS CHRISTENED
WI MI KI.M S 1 1 A V FN, March 7.
Germany's first mammoth warship was
successfully la ii in lied here today and
christened Nassau by tho grand (Inch
ess of I lad en. Kmpetor William and
other notables were present.
ASSAULT ON FATHER
COSTS SEVEN FIFTY
Fred Wolff was arrested and brought
into court Friday on a charge of as
sanlt and battery on the person of his
father, John WollT in Southwest Mod
ford, lie plead' d muiII v and was filled
$7."i0 by Recorder Collins, which was
immediately paid.
FALLS OVER HOT STOVE,
IS FRIGHTFULLY BURNED
Mrs. Teresa Iloaidmaii, wife of ('has.
Iloardman of Nort h Med foi ,, was
frightfully burned yesterday, falling
upon the kit. -In n stove dining a faint
ing spell. Friend-t are caring for her.
RAILROAD LABORERS
OVERCOME BY OAS
I1ALTLMORK, Match 7.-Twenty six
railroad Inhnn-rs were overcome by ga
in the lVim- l ania railroad tunnel
here todav. Four died and ten were
taken to tin lio-pita!. The others sur
Vived.
FIRE DESTROYS DORMITORY
NEW MEXICAN SCHOOL
F.L PA SM. Mar.h 7.-Fir- la-t i.ighl
destroyed the ,m;.' dormitory niel
I hoarding house ;i n . t the new Mexican
school of r.riciilturo !(t Mesilla Park.
.Many -leepihir iiimM's had narrow es
capes. Harvey I ', -r i lo , v. ho gave 1 h
alarm nnd awaleic'd the is, ua him
s. If jnjnr. d bv p-nl of I lo roofs fall
: iniX on him.
Cr.iter L;ike Write Up. 1
The front p:(Lr- of m recent Sunday
iMc of the ( lii- a'o Inti-r ( lr-e:i was
taken up with a it i II u-t rat . d write up
nf Oater lake, as the latest national
park, by c, H. W tts-m., of this pit v.
No oin- is better e.piipp.d to handle
the -nl.j.'r-t of ( rat'T I.il.e than Mr.
Wat-on and the article in pntion i a
fine one, as nn- also the numerous illns
t rat ions a c corn pa u in g it A hla nd
Tidings.
Boy Who Jumped from Socond Story
Dead Six Pupils Still Missing To
tal of Dead Now Hundred and Seventy-four,
Including Two Toacliors.
CLFVFLAND, March 7. The last
little victims of the Collingwood school
fire to perish was Glen Harbor, nged
S, who died of his injuries by jumping
from the socond story. In easting up
the total of pupils who were at sehool
the lay of tho fire, it has developed
that six are still missing. The number
of dead or missing is 174, including
two teachers. Over 40 funeralti were
held todav.
WRITES SIX THOUSAND
WORDS UPON POSTAL
PKN DLF.TON, Or., Mareh 7. .lames
Washburn llowers of this city has writ
ten (il.'H words on a postal eard ami is
out for the world's championship as
a minute writer. Though it is believed
that this is nearly twice as grent n
number of words as any other man has
ever written within the same spaee, he
is not satisfied and says ho will try
again and put on KOMI words. He was
a part of four days iu performing the
task and it took him three hours and
a half to eount the words.
The writing Vas done with a steel
pen and every letter is distinct. It is
possible to read the writing with the
nuked eye, though most people require
a glass to make out anything more
than a series of slightly curved lines
across the eard.
MERRIMAN AND ROBINSON
DELEGATES TO STATE GRANGE
There was a meeting of the two lo
cal granges in Medford .Saturday. The
grange at Talent sent as delegates H.
H. (ioddard, W. .L Dean and K. L.
oCchrau, and the delegates from Cen
tral Point were Ike Merrican, J. M. Hp-
ton and Mr. Marshall. Tho meet ing
was for I ho purpose of selecting n
delegate to the state grange, which
meet s at F.ugene, t r., on t he second
Tuesdav ill Mav, l!Mls. Ike Merriman
was elected as the delegale to repre
sent Jackson county at the state grange
and Kd liobinson of Talent tho alter
uale.
MOTHER CUTS OFF
HER MOTHERLESS SON
Arthur.). Vial ami Paul J. Vial have
asked for probate of the will of their
mother, Louise P. Vial, who left an
estate valued at Ifl. The prop
erly is given to the two brothers, share
and shard alike, except that $100 is
beipiealhed lo a third brother, Leon
L. Vial of Salem, well known hero, mid
who is a reaegetierate, being mw in
t he penitent mry for shooting his
mother in law near Itoseburg some time
ago. Heal estate in Multnomah, Clat
sop, Clackamas, Washington and .lack
son couuticH is included.
FRATERNAL ORDER
REFUSES TO PAY POLICY
Marguerite Kiddle of ! rants Pass
has begun suit in the circuit court for
Mult noma It county against the Order
of Washington, alleging t hat iftTol) is
due on an insurance policy issued by
the order on the life of Mary Simmons,
In r mother. The original policy was
for .iL'iiim. but it is stated lhat a com
promise was reached whereby I he
plaint iff was to receive $ Kioo in in
Htallmeiits. Only Ciil ()f the sum
agreed on has been paid, it. is claimed.
NEW YORK TO INDORSE
HUGHES FOR PRESIDENCY
Ni:W Vnb'K. March 7. A resolution
indorsing Hughes for president lias
been prepared for introduction at to
day's meeting of the state republican
committee by William II. Douglass,
no 'i die r of the coiiiuiitt if Ihe o(th
New York district,
MAUMEE RIVER FLOOD
CAUSES GREAT DESTRUCTION
T iLFIM . March 7. The Maumee
ri er 'flood and the destruction of the
' h'Tiy sf reel bridge deprived Fast To
ll do. with a population of .'o.H'Ml, of
ehetiic lights and fire protect ion. The
stteeic-.r service to the east side ean
li'.t b" resumed for several weeks.
February Weather at Ashland.
Mian tern pe rat ure, 41..; ma xi am in
iiperatiire, date, tM , Minimum
i -tp' nil iin-, L'", date III, Tola I preeipi
iiiotr, I. "Jo inch. Number of clear days,
; partly cbo'dy. Id; cloudy, F!.
M an temp.Tat ure of February for 27
i ar, t".7 d.g: alios e norma I, K deg.
. eraife ra int a II February, "7 yearn,
in. ins; below lioltli.'ll, I.I in.
Libftry Board to Moot.
The library board, composed of the
follow !q people: Mayor Ib-ddy, W. I.
Vawter. J. W. Watt, Fd Andrews,
rliarlen King; Mesdaines Stoddard,
M.rril, Theiss and Mollis, nre re
ipieste I to meet nt the ComitnTci.nl Huh
room at 7:W Monday evening. 209
Usual Alacrity to Pay Not Manifested
This Yoar Increase Resented by Tax
payers. Who Have Been Raised Stead
ilyCity Council Levy a Mistake.
There is not. the usual nlaerity to
pay taxes this year, although thero is
no tightness in the local money market.
Taxpayers resent tho increase in
taxes, which is many instances is dou
ble that of last year. They say that
the action of tho board of equalization
consisting of tho county jndgo, clerk
aud assessor was entirety uncauea ior,
if not illegal. Tho assessment has been
raised steadily during tho past severnl
years. Then it was boosted for 40 per
cent and upwards along tho whole line
by the board,
hi addition to tate uud county taxes,
tho city made the levy, based upon last
year's assessments, which wore 40 per
cent lower than this year's, so that
more money is being raised than need
ed, unless prohibition carries, when a
si ill higher levy will bo imposed to
make up the loss of liquor license rev
enues. Otherwise next year the city
lew will be reduced.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
.1. C. ltuehanau of Talent transacted
business in Medford Friday.
1. C. Wilson of Sam's Valley made
Medford a business call Friday.
Cioorge Nenber of ncksonvillo was n
business caller iu Medford Saturday.
Judge J. It. Neil of Jacksonville was
a Medford caller Saturday.
Isaac J. Kstes of Central Point was
a business cutler in Medford Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Non-id of Jack
sonville visited in Medford Friday.
I. J. Hanson of Central Point was
accompanied by Professor Albert
Forbes.
Tho little sou of WUlinm llammnr
of West Medford is ill with pleurn
pneumouia. Captain W. Unwlings contemplates a
business trip to Sheridan, Wya., in the
near future.
S. L. Kurt on of Forest, foreman of
the Valley Record, spent n few hourB in
our eily Saturday.
H. F. Mill key spent Saturday in Med
ford, but will spend tho coming two
weeks in Josephine County.
Wirt Cfianiiing and Jnmes Hnrter,
both of Wenatehee, Wash., nro recent
arrivals in Medford aud will locate.
J. C. Puulup and family of Illinois
are new arrivals in Medford and will
locate permanently.
Dr. Seely has returned from a profes
sional trip on the Rogue river, 35 miles
from Medford. He reports tho roads
as being very rough.
Attorney O. L. Kennies nnd wifo nnd
Peter Deisch left Saturday morning for
San Francisco, where Mr. Ren men will
attend to matters of business which will
detain him two weeks.
Mrs. t 'harles Hoard man, hi North
Medford, who accidentally fell upon n
hot stove and burned herself badly a
few days ago, is recovering rapidly.
L. It, Brown is sporting a fine, now
auto of the Auburn pattern, manufac
lured at Auburn, Ind., for which he in
ngept.
It. V. Holder, general agent of tho O.
& S. W. railway at Portland, is in
Medford. Ho is interested in an rch
ard near Central Point.
The Southern Pacific lias sent tht
Commercial club U00 copies of last Sun
day 's Oregon ian containing the full
page ad of the Koguc River valley.
C. Wheeler 's grist mill on A street
will resume operations next week. The
mill lias been closed for several days
oa account of lack of material.
Professor P. Kitner of Ashland came
to Med ford Friday to attend to mat
ters of business. Professor Kitner and
his family formerly resided in Medford
and conducted the Medford Commercial
school.
A lex. Sweek, chairman of the dem
ocrutic stat utral committee, was in
the valley this week, feeling tho pub
lie pulse, I In thinks (lovoruor Cham
berluin has an excellent chance to be
come I'nited Slates senator,
Jacob Sholwell of Wenatcl , Wash.,
who lias been looking over ttio country
with n view to making some purchases,
left Friday for his home to dispose of
his holding there nnd return to Med
ford, where lie wilt locate permanently.
A, fl. Long, dealer in fire depart
ment equipment, has been in Medford
interviewing the recorder and mem
bers of the fire department arid may
get an order f mm t he city for addi-
tioiial fire apparatus for the new fire
hall, which will lie complete and turned
over to the city by the contractor with
in a very few days.
A. II. Olin of Los Angeles, Cat., is
the guest of David L, Day in West
M.dford. Mr. Olin and Mr. Dav are
old ac.piaintarices. Mr. and Mrs. V. I)
Cat in are a (ho visiting at the home
of Mr. Day and will purchase property
lie re aud make Medford their future
home.
I, J. Kstes and A. Luck of Central
Point were Medford business callers
j Thursday, Mr. Lucko is enjoying a
visrt from Ins brother, Lewis Lucke,
who recently sold out his ranch nt
Kugehe, Or. Lewis Lucke is looking
over the country for ft Incntion nnd
may purchase n ranch In the Rogue
River valley,
Portland Capitalist Will Take Bonds Up
to $300,000 for Construction of Grav
ity System Predicts Brilliant Fu
ture for City.
Fred S. Morris of Portland, capital
ist, railroad builder, owner of city wa
ter works nnd bond-buyer, told tho city
council Friday evening that ho would
take $300,000 of city water bonds, pro
vided tho money wns spont in actual
construction, und that tho water bond
issuo was not preceded by a series or
prior issues. Tho bonds enn bo deliv
ered as tho money is Actually needed,
saving interest charges.
Mr. Morris inado ono of tho best pos
sible booster talks for Medford. No
sideut could paint the futuro of the
city rosier than tho visiting finnncler.
Medford, he things, is destined to bo
a largo city, providing only tho enter
prise uud hustle recently mnnitesten
continue.
"I will supply tho money for water
works. You can do tho rest," irnid
Mr. Morris. "It is up to Medford to
lead the procession. People aro head
ed this way. Trent thorn even half way
decently and they will stay; somo of
them, anyway. You ought to double in
population in two years and in five
years to havo 25,000 people. You can
got them if you go nftor thorn.
"It would bo a great mistnko to let
the ownership of your water slip out
of tho city's hands. You will find it
your best investment. By tho time the
system is completed tho incomt will pay
tlio bond interest. This is tho experi
ence of every city in tho wost that
owns Its waterworks."
M r. Morris, John C. Lewis, W. T. Vaw
ter, W. II. Hnmilton, H. C. Garnett and
R. E. Doan visited tho Medford coal
mine Saturday. Friday Mr. Morris
went over tho Pacific & Eastern rail
road. ROBBERS ROUNDED UP
BY POSSB OF FARMER8
CAMDEN, N. J., March 7. Threo
robbers who had successfully robbed
postofficos nt Podrlckton and Bridge
port last night were surrounded by a
farmers' posse near Woodbury today.
In n pitched bnttlc two robbers were
shot, ono perhaps fatally. The other
escaped. Tho search continues.
TO PROBE MAIL-OARYINO
SCANDAL FOR RAILROADS
WASHINGTON, March 7. Whether
tho postmaster general is paying the
railroads milliaus of dollars anuuaUy
to which the lines are not entitled will
soon bo determined by congress. Rep
resentative Wagner of Pennsylvania,
chairman of tho house comimtteo on
expenditures, promised today that a
sear cli ing Invest igal ion will bo inaug
urated, The investigation will bo based on
the statement of Congressman Lloyd
of Misouri, iu which ho alleges that
the railroads of tho country have
wrongfully obtained $70,000,000 of the
government's money since 18S0. Lloyd
declares that the weight of mnits has
been improperly computed by tho rail
roads. ICE PLANT RECEIVED;
CARLOAD OF AUTOS
The ico manufacturing plant for tho
Medford Ice & Cold Htorago company
arrived this morning nnd will soon be
installed.
Another carload of automobiles ar
rived, making over K0 automobiles in
Medford nnd vicinity. The number
will reach lot) before tho season ends.
NEW CASES.
Kuril Wolter to W. IL Taylor and
Cora E. Taylor, unit to roeovor money;
M. Purdiu, attorney for plaintiff.
Application to Register Title.
William It. Ewlmnk of Medford has
filed Iris application to register title
to certain real estate in Medford.
Dr. W. H. Jones nnd Charles Strang
spent Thursday nt their ranch near
Cold Mill, which they recently pur
chased. This is a 4 HO acre, tract that
they will put in alfalfa, with the ex
ception of about GO acres, which will
be set out to the best varieties of win
ter apples.
Mrs. .T. L. Williams, recently of Se
attle, Wash., has been in Medford but
a few days, but with her husband has
purchased a small farm near Hold Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams are well pleased
with the Koguo Itiver valley anil it
in ly took them three days to ninko up
their minds to settle..
Hishop Hcadding nnd wifo of Port
land urrived iu this city lait Thurs
day and in the evening the bishop held
services in St. Luke's church, assisted
by Itev. F. C. Williams of Medford.
The bishop was greatly pleased to sen
so many present nnd stated that by
next fall he had grent hopes of being
abb to supply a rector for tho Episco
pal church of this city Grants Pass
Observer.
PlTTSnPRO, March 7 Flood It ex
pected on the lowlands tonight.