f
N.j .-nd Pear Orchards In The Rogue .River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually
MEDFORD'
ear Kndini I1
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THE WEATHER.
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NO. 2
Dlltediord wily Crib
FAVORABLE
REPORT FOR
UISIIII
ii n j J r- t
r sr . m w.r.ftft n nm-J
liG Lands Adopt Fulton's
Senate Resolution to Sue
For Rocovery of Rail
road Grant Land.
WASHINGTON'. March 21. The
house ,-inti mi i 1 1 on fill i Me lands has
authorized a favorable report on tlio
l-n It it senate rosotut it u authorizing
t In- at toi-iu y general in bring suit to
recover 2,i.Iii.ihhi acres f Inn.) from
tin' California Oregon Railroad com
puny, .-diiI rolled by the Southern Pa
cific This land, it is charged, was ac
quired by I In- company hy a grant from
t he government on mini it inn that it
lie sold ;it $2."m nil acre. It is assorted
that the company tins refused to SO dis
pose of ho land. Most of (hut sold
was in tracts nf over hill acres at a
price higher Ihnu 2.nii an aero. The
balance has boon t iod up for years
through the company's refirsel to soil
a I any price.
NATIONAL APPLE SHOW
TO EE HELD IN SPOKANE
ut-eting i.l' prominent citizens it has
been decided to make tin- lug apple
show that wilt ho held in Spokane next
December a naiiimal affair, and such
targe, pt-iyi'y. wilL Ll-,ofJ'x.rod that fruit
from .-ill parts ol the I mini States Will
le entered in coin pet it ioii. It is ex
I to.) tli. -it the awards that will he
given will attract sumo ot" the greatest
I'niii evpeitsnf foreign countries.
To carry mil tli.- plan, i corporation
to lir kinnvn a tin- national apple show
will 1i- f 'Tin 1 1 1 with stock amounting to
loo.iiiMi ;i ml governed liy a hoard of
- trustees of se oil or nilio li'ou. It. is an
tioipnli-d that oin- of tin- directors will
Li Louis W. Hill, president of tlif Great
Northern rail mail. v ho ha- been re
ouest i-d by wire I o aci-opl a push imi
' mi llo' hoard.
It is intended to offer front $soint to
$ n. noil in premiums a ml 1 o make 1 In1
show an annual affair. Among t he
loaders are W. I . Vincent, cashier of
ihe ohl National hank, and David
Hr..wn. president of the Haelwn...l com
pa n y.
DUKE SAILS FOR HOMS
MUM AS TO ENGAGEMENT
NKW YO,'K. March 21 .--The 1 1 Mike
do Aluiit'.i. lejtMited engaged to marry
Mi-s Kailiorino Klkins. sailed for Kn
rupe 1mi;i- mi ih- steamer I .ii s i I a ii ia .
lie refused tn deny or a I firm his re
ported engagement, but his demeanor
is regarded by reporters as not that
i.f a man wno had tailed on an import
ant niisi..n.
WASHINGTON. March L' I .To es
rape the public ga.o. the lluke
d ' Ab in. i left Washington in an an
liiinobile. Il went to Baltimore, and
it is believed that lie was accompanied
bv Miss Klkins. and that they joined
S.-nrit or Klk mis. h was in t hat fit
V-t.rd.n :o attend the funeral of tin
late S.-nator Whvte. and thai the .Ink
took the train from liaHinoue to Xew
Vork.
Hotel Nash Grill
DINER A PRIX FIX
MI:NU
The Nash Urns d'Oouvre
('n ine la Keino
S'liifO'U Vavnrile
al v I'.'M (I
'd ,10) mi D ne9
l"6r ,1. I i.i tn.i
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'V.'i'.-l I'.il'n.l M.'i.-M iln. i,
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I',.. inn.' I,. I- wlitt.li ,'t ItttiT In 'tnrnrv
MI'SIl' l!V li.-n.l il I'.'.lnl.ntt, -til-i: Ilia- In- ill
M.i.i.-iiiii i mi Mi'sTi; .1"- tin- ,!, , i , t in. i; t ,,r ' Q ' " ''''
I'Kl l - - Tl I N I ,.,. II ,',11 O 1,-i-tii'L' tl"' T.,,'.-V fill
ti:i.i:- i-.w in: i,'ii:i;Vrii nvi1"" i;'-1"' "'' i""1"'""
Tci.i-i'iii i i: mi at iii'i'ii i.;
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SUNDAY. -D MARCH '
$16,000 GOLD BKICI
j FROM CLEAR-UP IN . :
i MOUNT PITT MINES1
!A. C.
Hoofer Reports Both Cyanide
Plant and Mill Being Operated in
Jump Off Joe District With Profit!
Promises to bo Best Producer in State
A. ('. Hoofer, superintendent of the
Mount 1'itt mines, located in .lump Off;
Joe dist rict, at t he nort hern edge of j
Jackson county, spent Kriday afternoon i
in Mod ford.
Mr. Hoofer reports a recent eleanupj
of six and one half pounds of gold, val-
iod at about $H;ni, at the mill of tin- j
company. Itoth the cyanide plant and
mill are being operated with good re
sults. A large ipiaut ily of excellent
ore is being taken from the mine, which
is improving -steadily.
The property has been supplied with
a full complement of up to date machin
ery and prmuises to become one of the
best producers in the state.
MARION BIGGS RELEASED
AFTER TEN MONTHS IN JAIL
.Marion P. Higgs, convicted of subor
nation of perjury in connection with
the Oregon la ml -fraud cases, has been
released from tin Multnomah county
jail, having completed his sentence of
ten mon His, less oil days allowed for
good behavior. He paid ;i fine of $"no.
After being released he took the train
for his home at Priueville, where he
was at one time county judge.
Higgs w;,s convicted in July.
and during his stay in the county jail
was S. A. 1. Puler's boon companion.
1 oth I'n it ed States prisoners occupied
private rooms, and ate at the sheriff s
table with t he jail employes. PutT.
known as Ihe king of Ihe land-fraud op
orators, completed his sentence so turf1
time ago. Itiggs was convicted jointly
with J. N Williamson, then a congress
man from Oregon.
PLANS FOR WELCOMING
FLEET TO SAN FRANCISCO
SAN I'liANClKt'O. March 21. Fur
thor plans regarding the reception of
the Atlantic fleet at San Francisco are
outlined in a letter received by Mayor
Taylor from - 'aptain H. R. Tngersoll of
the ('ouiiecticnt at Magdalena bay. in
which the latter said Admiral F.vans is
desirious of meeting the wishes of the
citizens of San Francisco. Concerning
the tdans. I'aotain Itigersoll writes:
'The fleet will entr the bay in sin .
gle column and will fake a course that j
will enable the people living in all I he i
Hay cities In get a full view of it.j
When anchored the ships will occupy a ;
space three fourths of a sea mile ,
.stpiaro. The fleet wi!l he ilhimtTiated j
n the nigV of its arrival from S to ,
1 ii: o'clock. If a nr.ide is contom-;
plated a landing force ot M eompa- I
iiii-s. or 'JO battalions, about "MtOO men, j
will parade. It is suggested that the
parade will be held on the day follow-J
ing the arrival. j
Cat'tain IngersMlJ says the people will!
be welcomed' aboard fh" ship from 1 !
tn o 'clod;. ;
MODERN MILK CONDENSER
PLANNED FOR M'MINNVILLE
M 'MINN VII. t,K. Or.. March 21. A
modern milk eoiidcnsnry is the latest in
dustrial eiiieipriso that h:is boon assured
to this city. Tie- Wilhimette Valley
Condensed Milk company, of which J.
Woods Smith of Portland is president,
and with which :I number !' other I'nrl
land men are i ..nu ct.-d, wilt erect a
Plant 1 to ,-,.4 opuard of iin.onO.
President Smilh ami Oilo Ojst.m were
in town ami paid the purchase price on
the grounds which the plant will occupy.
The site com prises four whole 1 docks,
and none fractional blocks, tn lots in
all. tying adjacent to the railroad track,
in Oak Park Addition, not 'Hi of t tie
M,itlo-rii Pa-ific station.
ANNA GOULD HAS HAD
ENOUGH OF MARRIAGE
NKW Voh'K. March 21. --Mine Anna
Gould, the div.'lcid wife of ( 'nlltit llolii
do 1 a st e I a lie, I, as arried. She took
immediate orcasiMii to stifle the gossip
that, shuttling between cnnt'nient . has
associated to -r fat up plan wit It the
name of llelie do Sagati. Cosing as
tier champion foHowing tin dioive pro
feedings. I '' Sagati cano- to be credited
with prospects ltf niarrving' the plain
tiff, but 101 sooner hail Mine. Gould
font upon American s.d I t V a ike
l.sr.d:
"I haw- had h of rn.4 (r.
1 iu Not engtrfd to unvote. "
Wm. GouU cut i'rnK fymm ttum
b her tf.'- .A. lf tr.A
.1 i. -t, .. Tie-
0 at t 1 . Mis,
-t. 1. Im.hI.I. Mr- ' m 1 .rge & and
Mr-. Tvl.i Mot-e. All wen later driwn
',. tte CP'Mli ;t 1 n.o Ip.t f Mi-s Gniil.l.
Bnurlio RoMvts Aniili(ltnp!)t.
u ll 1 i, I'l IN . L'l - S. n,'it,.r
.:irltii' lit ' Q Q in fori n tin'
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CUT WAY
1 0
JAIL CEILS
f
! Train Robber Susoects
File Way Through Hel
ena Prison Doors and
Window Bars and Esape
to Hills in Safety.
II KLKNA, March 21. G ge
Frankliauser and 'ha lies Mc Dona hi,
t he alleged Great. Nort horn train rob
bers, who last Sept ember held up 1 he
Ol ieiital limited and t i fled I lie regis
tored mails of $.vn,iHKi. broke jail this
morning and are still at liberty. Tin
men sawed their cell doors, the coiri
dor bars nud the bars in the windows.
Horses are in pursuit.
The escapes scaled a high wall after
cutting through the jail and jumped
lo foot into the alleyway. It is be
lieved t hoy had the assistance of a
confederate inside the jail.
1 1 mi uds were placed on t he t rail of
the escaped men, but owing to the dry
condition of the ground are makiirg no
nominal progress. The men were seen
in t he eastern tint skirts of t he city,
making for the mountains.
CAKE HEARTILY CHEERED
AFTER CORVALLIS SPEECH
COKVAUdS, Or., March 21. A
large and enthusiastic crowd assem
bled here Tuesday to hoar the address
of H. M. Cake, candidate for the lie
publican nominal ion for l:uilcl States
senator. There has boon little doubt as
to how the people of t his. Muiitiut
with reference to Statement No. 1, but
last night's reception of Mr. Cake ap
paretttiy dispelled that doubt.
Mr. Cake made a strong and earnest
speech in support of his candidacy. He
dwelt particularly upon party fealty,
urging IJopiililica as to abandon dissou I
sii.ii and factional strife. Mr. Cake is
a linn believer in the Ifoosovelt policies
ami insists that their in a i at ena toe is J
to the best interests of the ; ie. Mr.
told of the Herds of OlegMH a lid olll j
phasi.ed the plea that it is only by I
moans of the We publican parly that
aid can bo secure. I for this slate.
Mr. Cake's reception was cuthusias
tic and his speech gained for him
uianv warm supporters in this iitini !
ii it w
LAND RESERVE OPEN TO
SETTLEMENT IN JUNE
WASHINGTON, March 21. Cy au j
thority of the secretary of the interior,
the public lands in Ctljli:! acres ex
eluded from I lie Clue mountains nation
al forest. Oregon, by proclamation of
Januarv C.'n. will become subject
to settlement nn June 1, Hios. if not
ot her wise wit Intra . 11, reserved or ap
preprinted, but not to entry, filing or
selection until July I. I'His. at tin
l" ni ted Stat . land offices at Horns.
La Grande and Tin Hallos.
Sixty days' notice by pubti.-at ion in
newspapers ne;ir the lands restored has
been authorized.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
TO GO UNINSTRUCTED .
NKW Vol.'K. March 21. -As predict
ed bv I 'hairmau W. J. ( 'minors, the
dellloctatie state coll I III 1 1 1 1 e n1i-.( al
most solidlv in fa..r of an uiiinstriict
oil deb-gat inn to t ho uat ioual enliven -f
i 11. Hut one voir e was raised in op
position, that ot 1 liMtles I . illams, ot .
1 1 1 .... 1 ....! 1 1 I
ho stuod for William J. I.ryau ami if
Mr. Williams could ha-c had his wav
the birthday gifts tn I lie Vebraskan
Ulllteil unppott I.V the itetiiociaev nl
New York slate.
To Abolish Pension Agencies.
U ASH 1 M.'I'l l. Mni. li 'Jl. Tim
I ,,n-, . i in..h, l in ..iiintln r fioiii ni'.'i
tVn iiii-4ii,.n ,,t' ntinlMiitii; Is n-iiuii,ii
;,,' n,-i,H nii.l I'livii'i; l,v I'll, ,!- frnm
U';i-liiii" tun intil:ir t'inlit w:i- tn:i,l,,
1:..' i, ,r, I, tit li.itliitin. ,..'inl,' ,,f it.
Vv9 Lnnd Homeite.-ids.
V SHI N'i.-I'm. Mat, I, 'I s, :,t,,r
si,...,.l will i,....tt ''""'L "'' "at" l'"l.
lir Ian. I. ,.,.r, .nit.-., a l?tl ...iiiif lll.-l-tl,,.
i-,i;l,l t,. tai " a, I" .l . latal
I t. a.K. 'I'!,,,." wl... I, i lata n Hi"
"in In! an a. I, lit al ll.. ' M. .n.li an. I
Vasl,ii,::t,,.i in, 1, 1. 1,, I in Ii,.- I, ill
l,!al,,. i. ,....,,.
Speri.il Trnin nn P i T..
k..,';t) tiaiin Mill I,,1 run fr,,m
I'mm Mnivli L'l f,,r llm ,,"i.a
i .-i in n i tt
p, jty.. v
upon 2 '
p. m.
ifl.r tl,.- tl,,','it,'r. Alilalnl
arriic ,,n Vn, If .'iinl relnni
K l.i. li Will le 11,1 nil.il 11
ASSASSIN ALIA TRIES
TO KILL HIMSELF BY
HITTING HEAD ON WALL
Murderer of Father Leo Denied a Mo
tion for a New Trial Must Hang, as
Ho Has No Money to Appeal Caso to
Higher Courtf- Is Very Weak.
hKNVI'U, March I' I.- Ist night
Alia, the anarchist, assassin of Pat her
l.eo, made repeated attempts to commit
suicide by boating his head against the
iron bars of his coll. His head wan
covered with Louises, and when ho was
brought into court this morning ho was
so weak that ho had to be supported.
There is no likelihood of an appeal to
the supremo court, as Alia has no
funds, and Hurt, has boon no proof in
troduced of errors in the trial.
J udgo Whit tb id denied the mot ion
lor a new tn:t Alia will be hanged
during t he week beginning July 1 2
next.
WM. J. BRYAN IS NOW
FORTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD
CHICAGO. III.. March 1M. William
J. I Jryan. t wicoj t tie candidate of t he
iVmoerntie partV for president of the
I'liiled States, aVl in race Mack par
lance. 'Mho one best bet ' ' for the
nomination again this year, spent his
fort y eight Ii bin Inlay in Chicago
Thursday. Mr. Uryau is here lo speak
al a meeting in the Seventh liogimont
armory tonight, which will mark the
formal opening of the I einocrat ic cam
paign in Chicago, The demonstration
has been arranged by the llryau league,
of which former Mayor Cairor II. Har
rison is the head. (hiring the day
word was passed arninid I hat this was
Mr. Hryau's birthday ami for several
hours the dist i ngu is lied Nebraska u was
kept busy receiving the good wishes of
friends and admirers.
Though it is now nearly 12 years
since he received his lirst nomination
for the highest ollice in the land. Mr.
llryau is st ill a cotnparat ively young
man. lie is in the prime of vigorous
manhood and well ciialiliod physically
to stand Ho- strain ol the coming cam
paign. Twelve iyears of almost con
st ant t ravel aril speech ma king have
made no visible .inroads on his physical
resources. .
THAW PERFECTLY SANE.
SAYS HIS ATTORNEY
NKW VOKK. March 1!!.- In an an
(limitative st a lenient. Frank Hart let I,
counsel for II. K. Thaw. ami his
mother. Mi's-. William Thaw, today em
phatically denied a disagreement bo
I ween members of l tie family, liogord
inir the niduiou expressed recently hv
the alienist. I r. Allan Md.aiie Hamil i
ton. that Thaw was a Imp. 'less para no
inc. Mr. Hart let 1 said that he had seen
Thaw on two occasion recently and
had long conferences. On both oceas-
ions
Thaw seemed to him perfectly sane.
MEXICANS SEIZE PROFITS
OF ENTERPRISING AMERICANS
SAN IHKGO, March 21- The gaso
line schooner Nellie arrived in port last
night from Magdalena bay, where she
became involved with Mexican customs
authorities. The vessel had been char
tored bv enterprising men. who stocked
her with s s. candy, fresh fruit and
various merchan'li"o to sell to the sail
nrs' fleet. She was selling her slock
fast when Mexican authorities inter
feted. ming to the fact that Hm con
sular invoice had 1 II neglected. The
mat tor was set t led, hut most of t ho
profits of the vovage went with the
settl.- 111.
NEW AUTO GARAGE
OPENS IN MEDFORD
C. II. Snvder has opened a now gar
age in Medfoid and will sell auloiuo
bih s ot' hi--.li giadc manufacture. He
is the fifth daler to osfanlisl) himself
in the a 11I0 Lii-iiieis in Med ford, and
the third this year. He will handle
the Ci.'t 10 Gnat A rrow. (to Cadi line
and Coiblti. 1 supply nuvthing in t lie
anto tine fiom a . lnoo runabout to a
M". mm machine, anything I'mm one to
si i-vlind' i. He lias two i-a l with
him. a Cut-win hor"pnw et a ml a 'ad
iliac hots. piwer. The temporary
garage is al 1 It street. The cats linn
died are standard high grade machine-.
Finht. Over O.iKolinn PrireM.
SI! VI "II, r. Wiisli.. Mnnl, -A
liL.,l ,,n tl,, ,.ii,.. i.i:nn.., tl. rnlnil
.linl. t" I'm all I ilt.N ,-1' i, l':"", nil linn
,11,, I l,i ll,, St:in,l.., Oil ...,ii.,;iiiy ;i 11.1
tl,.. I'l.i.n, i Hi ,..iiv Inn m.lii.'.'.l Hi"
mi,-,, nl' .linn I .-"iit in Hi,- last fnnr
ninntlit tliai nllici' ("fiti.al niln ,rn.,l'
li.mtit. li 'l ln. Ial ,-iit ...mil. Tlinmlav.
nti.it tli" St;.n,lli, alitinini,.. ,1 tl r.alln'
tii.li in III,- ,ti,,' ,,(' nti'-lmn f'"'n IT'.
I., l.H . ... ...
Musir and Fen sting.
Tabl'- d 'I...1. dit r at tin Nad, I
r;if. Sundae . w-inng Music will be 1
foll.M.e.l ,v 'he Haelligg Olcheslia
t'...-.i " lu ; !!. The belt tlleal
j.O.d iT, li,, .... .,el-i.e ,.f Cortland. '
N.,' I.ii " t .1 i pa le with it ome, t-ee
,..d h. :",.' 2 I
Riilrond Cenient Wnlki. i
Ttie Soiitk.in C.M'ifif is preparing
t.. :iv 'i tin nt walk action tin- railroad
rioJit of ay on Se eat h it root.
ALDRICu
CALLED IN
BYJEDDY
Roosevelt Holds Important
Conference at the White
House on Proposed Leg
islation for Present Ses
sion of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-An im
portant conference was held at t he
while house today. The president
summoned Senator A Id rich and Uepre
seiitatives Payne, Hal.ell and Hepburn
lor the purpose of consulting them as
to t he legtslat ive program which it is
understood includes measures a mend a
tory to the employe's liability act, tho
bill modifying the power of injunction
the .Mrich iinaucial lull, the Hepburn
proposition in amend the Sherman anti
l rust law, ami the proposition to pros
cute the tariff impiiry during the re
cess of congress. The a u iiouncemenl
of conclusions reached were wit hhohl
for Ihe present.
Senator La I'olletle today itilrodu 1
a resolution discharging the committee
on nil erst at mini ice from I'm rt her
consideration of his bill, providing for
I In- a lua l ion of railway property by
t he interstate commerce commission.
I .a Koltot to at some Cut are t itne will
move the adopliou of his resolution.
NEW CORPORATIONS
FILE THEIR ARTICLES
SALKM, Or.. March 21. Articles of
iucni-poratioii were tiled in Ihe ollice of
1 lie secretary of slate as follows:
The If. M. Sanitary Lunch com
pany. principal ollice, Portland. Oregon;
capita! stock, jf.'.niiO; incorporators, J.
A. h'ea.l. William W. Melgcr and It.
Mother.
I t'h 1 iisii ui I rlin I'jnrii I foilip:iiiv.
MMirit;il nllirr. "nil l.'i in 1 . ('i-y,ii; (-ni
illll it Ii . I nil. ; ill, hi ;i hn.s. .
W. W,.s, .1. i. ,,i.r , (. C,i,.f.
Aslil:in. 1 ....I l;.- ,,. !MI, I Ii-iii-xmIi-iiI
.ili.l l'r..li-.liv i.iiIit nl' Klks. .nii,-i,.'il
illirf. .Wlll.'lllil. I III -li .,1 ; illl-lUlil-ltlM'S,
C II. .e'-0.-i r. K. A. Sli,.rin :ui.l ('.
II. .ui..l.
EXCURSION RATES FROM
EAST TO SEE ILEET
S.V I'li.Wl'ISCO. M.'i-i-i I'iim-i-iil"T
'I'nit't ii- M:in:ii-r ( luu li'S S. l-'i'l'
"I" tin- Sniil li. i ii I :! i l'i. Inm wirril rrmii
l'i,:M,, 1;, it ,, I,,., ,, ,,.,.j,,.,
niiiki- i 1 tiii t.'ittw i-iinnl of (hi-
liall li'sliii f'li'i'l in ( 'iilil'in iiiii 1'fiiin rust
fill li'rnliirv, llir h.-iIi- iIiiIi'X tn In- April
I ;itnl li.i- lln.i- wlin ili-sirc tn InLi- in
I III' .1,1 i . sliili'. isilili Sinil lirlll I'll I
irnrni.'i I'ilsl. Alil n.- ilinl L'li t'nr llinsc
riniiiiii,' ilin'rt In Sun l''r:i ni'isi'n tn sec
lln- "ii-iit n vi'iv nl' Hi,. ,-,.n.,,li,Lilr,l
t'lrt'lM ill Smii I'rji III' isrn lll.
'I'lii"" i.i t .i will hi I'm,' I'm- llin
loi'ii'l fii. iin t'l'nm 1 1 nil! nn. KinisiiN
. 'it;.. Oinnli.'i :iii, nllnn li.s,,iiii riviT
(xtilils. .17'J.ntl t'lnlll ( liirnyii. l'i7..'ill t'rnlli
St. I .nil is nil, I Ni-W 1 .1 li-ii IIH mill riiiTi'
.iiii i 1 1 lllli'H tl'iilll ntllrl" iiilil4 I'ilsl.
I'Ii. m. tirli. ls will I,,' l:,,n,l nvi'r I In
;il'i,,ns l',lit,s nl" till' Sniftlli'lll I'tli'it'ic.
,'11,'ilililH; isilnn In hi' i si' nil
nl' I 'iilil'm iiin nn,! if lln'v ,l,'iii'. In ri'
tnin in I'nrliniiil l,y i:i iik-m I nt' l-i
x t i-i :it Id.' tinii' lln'v lni' llinir lic!;-
WORN OUT WIFE GIVES
POISON BY MISTAKE
SAN KUANCISCO, March 21. Weak
ami o ha ust e. t'li-in nursing ).-t jck '
tins band and da light or night and dav
tor many ivnh. l is. Ma rgnrel Mon a
ha u .-a 1 1 this nn. i n in g ad m ia i - t i i ed
to her husband a dose ..f carbolic acid
by mistake uith fatal results,
MINER WILL BE OPERATED
ON FOR APPENDICITIS
' II. .I.J, OS. W lii. has (e eu rmplov. .1
if the Clo.' Lid;."' min.'. was brought
I.. Mclt.,,,1 np.o, a col. being afflicted
with appendicilM. Mr. Johns lias been
confill.il lo Ins bid for Ihlee Weeks,
toil Hill i He lei gu a ii op.t a t inn a I his
!,..m. a' Gi.ndale.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RESENTS
FRAMED VIKWH TO MEDFORD
'1 t,e SmuHh mi Caeif.c ha- pres. tod
He f. ,t, .1-1 I inililt'.-i;.l dub With six
lie. h tiaited huge photographs of
ni'i I.H' -pot in Op egnli The.- a I e as
tolloc. - M t St if I it. ' astle I 'rag.
M.H-I.ni. I'. ill. I.'av 's ham. ClaceV
Mm.. Mount II I. Multnomah Tails.
J, C Gngum. and C. . Mcintosh
bit I'fid.iv tor Coitlan.l. Hnth ineli
tl be lib'' tit m'oral d.ivi on biisinesx.
; UNCLE JOE BOOMED
' BY G. 0. P. GONVENTION
IN HIS HOMETOWN
Speaker Cannon Put Forth for Presi
dency by Illinois Partisans Repub
lican Principles Indorsed and Roose
velt's Administration Praised.
I MANVIU.K. III.. March 21. Ueso
I bilious indorsing the principles of the
I republican parly, the administration of
Roosevelt and presenting the name of
Joe ( 'an lion for nominal inn for presi
J dent wore adopted by the iSth congres
sioual republican convent inn here to
day, the home of Speaker Cannon.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
C, L. Kelly. Jr., of the bureau of
fisheries, accompanied by It, O'Malley.
of Oregon City, inspector of fisheries,
passed t Ii rough Med ford Sat unlay on
a lour ol inspect ion ot t lie t islieries
of Ihe valley.
Grant Knwlitigs, who left Mod ford
several weeks ago for Denver, where
he went for the hi IK of his health.
returned to Mod ford l-'riday afternoon
in about his usual health, although fa
tigued from traveling.
J. C. Ill own sold 20 lots in the
Humphrey addition to Ihe city of Med
foid to II. C. Stoddard Friday. Mr.
Stoddard will build upon a part of
these lots and place the remainder up
on the market.
If. W. Wiley nf Medfoid, who has
heeu all ling the Ashland Normal,
has finished his course of bookkeeping
and returned to his home,
Mrs. I!. C. Ward has been spending
the week at Ashland, returned lo her
home in Medfoid Kriday afternoon.
Marguerite I toll has been granted a
divorce from Clyde J. Hell of Portland
on I he ground of desertion. The par
I ios were married at Grants Pass in !
August. l!in:i. !
At tornev Cot or 1 teisch of Jackson-1
ville was n caller in Med ford Friday.!
lie recent ly returned from San Fran
cisco, whore ho had been on prof en
sioual business.
( 'ha rb-s Hamilton and L. Robinson
have just finished painting one of the
houses r nlly erected by P. W. Street
on West Klovonlh street. This will be
occupied by a tenant, . ., ,,1T
John Wells of Klamath inly in
visiting in Ihe valley. lie recently
sold ."2 head of young mules to parties
living in Soul horn California, who paid
hi.-, per head for them.
J. J. Waggoner, who lives on Ihe
Medfoid Jacksonville road, has been
here several limes lately. He in a vet
oraii of the civil war who has had Ins
pension increased.
Mis. Mvrlie Shickliam (nee Hitch)
ml her sister in law, Mrs. Kd Hifeh.
re isiting their former home tn this
alley. They are now residents of Con
I ralia. Wash,
K. K. Shite, who has been located in
Arizona fur some time past, visited his
trtomls living in this seel inn during the
past week. lie is much surprised at
I ho progress t-In valley and its cil ies
hn.e made since he loft here.
George A. Hon vis, Anna May ami
Harry K. McKay of Cortland have in
corpora ted the llovis-May Oil coin pany
and will bore for oil in HuCur district,
Wasc ity. Mr. lloavis has been
a commercial traveler for many years
ami is w ell known in this valley.
George W, Harron, the well known
stockman, had u narrow escape in a
runaway accident at Ashland Wednes
day. He was thrown from the boggy,
which was demolished, sustaining pain
ful injuries. The team was started by
a neck m rap breaking.
A. II. Simpsuii, a well known minor
nf Oia Claude, Idaho, who hails orig
iunllv frmu Jackson county, is visiting;
dd friends here. He has found no
place eipial to Ihe ngue IHver valley
ami in a ipiiet way has been the menus
nf bringing in a lot nf resilient",
J. c. Ilrown of Missoula. Mont,, n
i nt aniat in .Modfnrd. reports that
ihe ".round in his homo city is still
.did with snow and that there has
been o,,uJ sleighing all through March.
with no pros) I nf spring weather. He
wilt ma Ii e i ea 1 est ate purchases i n t ho
b'ogne l.'iver valley.
Joseph ItmiiT'ilceii. of Chassol, Mich.,
is a new arrival in Medford, nil) make
s e purchases in the valley and make
this his future home. Mr. Hoitrcdeoii
-tales that when ho loft his old home
in Michigan two weeks ago there wan
fnnr feet of snow on the level, with no
indication of warm weather,
ibnige Hall a ad Cjiswoll Taylor, who
ha.e been mining near l.elniid. Or., for
the past three iih.ntlis, returned to
lh.it homes in Modfnrd Kriday. Vtoth
report that they have boon short of
water this winter, and Unit miners
operating now are piping tho water
t'lutn reservoirs,
Espci! Pays RIk Taxes.
K LA M AH CALLS. Or.. March 21.
Tin- Soot lo t ii Pacilic company has paid
its taxes on piopeity lnJd bv that com
pauv in Klamath county, amounting tn
t", ll'c.i The sum was paid in gold,
and I,' I. Hammond. Wells f'argo ex
press agent, delivered to Sheriff Ohen
-hain i:il in Hi and 2" dollar gold
piece.
BiiHRball Sunday.
Mcdf., id and Jacksonville crosn hats
at Mod ford tomorrow in th third
III tli I run'
Don t miM iV
yume of tho xensou.
m an
ACRE FOR
ORCHARD
Twenty Acres Sell for
$16.500 ReGore Price In
Valley $200 an Acre
Profit in Six Months for
Seller
C. W. Cotter and G. (.1. Coo Id of St.
Johns, t r., ha ve purchased t he 1 1 . T.
Hull orchard, a mile and n half south
west of Medford, nf 2)1 acres, paying
$l(i..nn, or $S2ii au acre, the highest
price ever paid for young orchard land
in the history of tho Hoguo liiver val
ley. The property consists of 20 acres of
tt year old New tow n pippins and Spit.
euberg apples and d 'An jou and Howell
pears. It is tho north half of the 40
acre t raet which was purchased hy
Hull A Parker from J. K. Watt last
autumn for !(i2",iiiii), or $12,500 and tho
trammel ion nets Mr. Hull just $4000,
or $200 an acre profit in less than six
months. The same laud was purchased
by Mr. Watt two years ago Just Feb
ruary for $22." an aero, or $10,000, and
the year before that was sold for $lo0.
This is a profit of $1100 an aero in two
years and $070 an aero in. three yonm.
Might years ago tho land' was pur
chased, implanted, for $10 an aero.
The purchasers secure one of the fin
est young orchards in the valley. The
trees are mostly Newtown pippin, with
a few Spit.enbergs, and are P years
old. They produced their first crop
last year, which sold for $:Ct0O. This
year if will dnnble in production, and
each niii ediug year will nee a a in
crease. ('von at the price of $s2.r an acre the
buyers will do belter, say old orchard
ists, than lo buy laud at $100 an acre
ami plant it. Next year's crop will
bring t hem interest on the money in
vested and the profits will greatly in
crease yearly.
The sale was made by M. K. Nye, of
Ihe (Irui of Vork & Co.
Potter & (ioold, the purchasers, eon
duct a hardware store in St, Johns. Or.
FOREST PARK UNIVERSITY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
ST. LOUS, March 21. l-'orost Park
university, a private school for young
women, wit h students from all parts
of the country, was destroyed by fire
today. All persons in tho building es
caped safely. The students lost all
t heir personal belongings. The lire is
believed to have been due to n do
foot ive flue. Purest Park university
was the first university chartered sole
ly for women in the I'uited States.
CAb'LISLi:. K.v.. March 21. Night
riders shot and k illed Harlan Hodges,
a prom incnt farmer near here, last
night. It was the llrst murder hy uighl
riders in Ihe bluegrnss region of Ken
tucky. Hodge) was an independent tu
ba farmer.
f A MUSE MB NTS.
"Tho Burgomaster."
When a big opera company plays a
small town or one night stand, as it
is called in theatrical parlance, it is n
common custom for tho prima donna
to "lay off" in order to rest up for
t he next city engagement , and allow
her understudy to appear in her stead.
To ma ke sure t h i would not happen
to Medfoid t lienterguers in the forth
coming production of "The Hm gonitis
tor," Manager Hazdrigg wrote apor-
I letter to William P. Cullen, the
manager of t ho company, and an old
frond of Mr. llaelrigg's.
The following telegram received this
morning is in answer to t lint letter:
"Oakland. Cal.. March 21, l0S
' ' I 'harles D. 1 1 a el i igg, manager Op
era House, Modford. Or.:
"Kntire ' llurgoiimster' company, in
eluding Itoth White, will positively ap
pear Tuesday night.
"WM. P. CCLLKN."
Fresh, in au entirely new and scenic
dross and with now costumes, come-
"The Hui goinasfor to the Medford
Opera House next Tuesday, March !M.
In this season's new edition not only
ill 1 he stage equipment he entirely
m w and with the two stars, Gu Wein
burg and Ruth White, who were the
originals in the loading roles, Severn I
old fa or it os will he soon. Manager
William P. Qillon, under whose able
direction fhi new edition nf Pixley &
I, mler musical masterpiece will ho
presented, lias spared neither pain nor
money to make this sen son ' produc
tion a most iQisii one.
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