THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEPEORP. OR.. MONDAY. API? II, 1:1. l')os. HEAD WOODMEN VISIT MEDFORD Head Consul 1. l.jfcioak of tlu Pucifie juriHlif-iou, Woodmen of tho World, uc vompaaictT by bis nssoeiatt brad offi cers, who include T. Cliuton Veale of Pasadeua, t'al., head adviwr; V. E. Snod grass of Eugene, Or., bead bunker; I'. V. Benson of Denver, Colo., bead elerk; M. R. Wilson of Buzeinau, Mont., head escort; A. M. MiKellur f Salt Lake, head watchman; John Pattison of Hpokano, Wash.; P. P. Huwke of Pu eblo, Colo., and Ir. Jniues Stenhnusts of Denver, Colo., head managers, ar rivod in Medford Monday for the pur pose of making an official visit to the local camp in this vicinity and more particularly to initiate n class of 5 candidates for the several camps in .Taekson county Monday niybt. ""Tho W. O. W. lino of march to the hall will begin nt 7:.'tu nt the Xnsh hotel, with Head Consul 1. I. Bunk in the lend and T. Clinton Venl, head ad visor, Pasadena, Cal. P. E. Snod grass of Eugene, Or.,; Joba Pattison of Coi- , .t h ft, , 4.- -r Am $ & after wbit-b the banquet will take place in the upper hall, which will be iu c barge u f tbe Lad ies of Woodc ra ft . Ihirtng the iuitiary work all visitors can retire to the Commercial club room, across the street. Tbe W. (. W. order owns more than $-5,0" iu bonds in Med ford. Among tbe most prominent of those to be iuiti ated into the order are City Mayor J. P. Iieddy and City Hecorder H, M. Col r.ns. BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL IN ATHLETIC LEAGUE T. Clinton Voal, Itoad Advisor. President Payne of the Ashland Xor mal and Processor Logan of the Med ford high school recently met Presi dent Mriggs of tbe Praia Xormal at (irants Pass and arranged for the nor mal ami high schools to enter tbe South eru Oregon Athletic league, which in eluded only tbe Praiu nud lioseburg schools. D. I. mC'jsS .STV.r i Beakey, Head Escort. J. II. Fitzgerald, Chairman of Meeting. fax, Wash., with the committee and all other members, and proceed to the Red men 's hall, where they will have an open meeting from s to 10 o'clock, af ter which there will be initiatory work of the order, there being about t5 can didates to be initiated. The 'local committee consists of .T. K. Fitzgerald, who will be ehnirman of the meeting, and J". II. At well, ,T. W. Wiley. I J. W. Ling, Perry Stewart, A. S. Wells,, A. W, Laeey, Luther llazelwood, H. L Griffin, C. W. Turpin, P. K. Martin,' V-illim Garrett, W, It. .laeksnu, L. K. Hoover, 0. 0. Shirley and M. W. Skoel. There" -wilt he speeches made by the following: L I. P.onk. IVnver, Colo.; P. ' C. Boale, Pasadena. Cal.; P. E. Snod grass, Eugene; .folia Pattison, Col fax. Wash., who is the present mayor of Col fax, and J. 0. IhaUey, head escort; J. E. Hoover, Med ford, and Hon. P.. F, Mulkey of Jacksonville. Tbe initiatory work will begin at 10 o'clock and last until 1 1 ; MO o'clock. :;f 3 7 l j I I. I. The Xormal Athletic club had adopt ed the new constitution and by-laws of t he association, thereby becoming a member. The league is governed by strict scholarship rules, no one being allowed to enter a contest who has not a good standing in all branches pursued. The object of the league is to take charge of all school athletic and to plan for the champion teams to meet the league of the northern part of the state, which includes schools north of Eugene. NEVADA WOOLQROWERS CANNOT GET 1-1 CENTS Boak, Head Consul. CAULIX, Xev.. April LI. The first carload of wool to be shipped this season was loaueo: last luesonv lor Hartford, Conn. The woollmvers have made no offers. Last vear thev paid IS cents. This year's crop was refused i at 11 cents, and woulgrovvers are get- I t ing anxious. CRUDE PETROLEUM FOUND IN WELL NEAR BANDON Crude petroleum in what promises to be good qua nl it ies has been found in the Coos Hay country, about -It' miles from Bandon, according to It. P. frit tendeu of Marsh field, who is now in Portland making arrangements to ship a load of machinery to the scene to develop tbe properties, says the .lour unl. Mr. Crittenden is managing the busi ness near Ibtudon and is represent ing a group of men, some of them of Port land, who have put their money into the prospei't. According to the story of Mr. Crit tenden, the company has struck oil in their proseet well after having gmie down 530 feet. The flow was smh as to come to the surface of the ground and proves to be nil of good quality. The company hack of the property has a lease on -10,000 acres of land in the' vicinity and is confident of being able to open up an oil region of magnitude. Eastern experts who have examined the property say the nil ami the manner of fiuding it give color to the assumption that it can be found in paying quan tities by further development work. Mr. Crittended will ship a large amount of machinery for Rindon on the Alliance, which sails on Satunlav next. The preliminary orgnniznt km of the company has been formed and the board of directors includes some of the leading men of the ( ooh Uav country, as well as some welt known nyn of Portland. Pon't be deceived by buying shipped (n flour at $l.!t0 per sack. Patronize bom industry Ibiy Iavis best flour at $1.30 per sack. Every sack guaran teed. Try it. If you can't get it at the grocer's, come to the mill. " ORDINANCE NO. 1 tf. lished within said city not less than eighteen other permanent bench marks, which, with auv additional bench marks, shall be located by the City Engineer, who nhall file a record of t tie same with the City liecoiibr, which record shall accurately describe and 'identify all such marks. Standard Grades Section :t. Tin' regulation of the .l:iiid;irl grades for Kighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, from the main track of the Southern Pacific company to Kiversidc' avenue, ami for Tenth ami Eleventh streets from said track to C street, and for l street from Seventh street to Thirteenth street, and for C street and Riverside avenue from Seventh street to the south corporation boundary of the City of Medfonl, and for 11 street from Seventh street to Ninth MiM-t. hall be and are hereby declared to be as indicated and speci lied by the maps and profiles adopted by the City Council in regular session the lith day of January, H0S, and now on file iu the office of the recorder of said city. Grades to Be Established Hereafter Section -I. ,t such future times as maps and profiles of the grades of streets and avenues in said city other than those above named shall be Ap proval bv the City Council and filed in the effi.e of the City Hecorder. then such grades as indicated by said maps and profiles shall, by su.-h approval of said maps and profiles, be deemed the established standard grades i.r such streets and avenues. Sidewalks and Curbs to Conform to Grade and Line Section ti. All sidewalks and curbs hereafter constructed in the City of Med fold shall be made to conform to the standard grade and line of the re spective streets and avenues of said city. Penalty for Violation Section ij. Any owner or owners of property abutting or bounding on any of I he streets and avenues of said City of M'-dford who shall refuse or neglect An ordinance establishing standard .to comply with the provisions of this grades for streets and avenues iu the City of Med ford, requiring sidewalks and curbs to conform thereto, and pi" ( viding penalty for violations thereof. Tbe of Medford doth ordain as follows: j t:h Mark Where Located- Section I. The V. 8 1. S. b.-n.-h mark, which is a round disc set in tie west wall of the Nah Hotel building, nt the southeast corner of Seventh and I st'ts. and whhf e an elrati.-n of 137'I.on feet above mean sea level, is hereby d'nrcd n-i',f' initial bench mark lor the iVy of Medfonl,' Oregon. q Other Bench Marks here Located Section 2. For the purpose of perpet uating evidence, there shall be estab- rdiiiauce shall, upon conviction there of, be punished by a fine of not less rhan five dollars nor more than twen'y dollars, and shall pay the costs of the pros.-, -nt ion. Alteration by City Se.tion 7. In the e.-nt that any ., imm ( oir i' d of a iolat ion of the i.r.i i- - "f S.-.-t i.'ii ." of this ordi tin n -id. walk -stai.d .id L' vid-CD il Onil fail or 11 , url le. t to alt' r sii'-h c. inform to tie- :u. l line as hen in pr I, in v da s after nu ll conviction, tlie rity Pngiiicer may cause such alteration to be made, and e the expense thereof to be n"e-W ngriinst the property noting ngnin't snrb sid.0ll-' or nub. "neb expense s0ll be a fJ)-D ag.iiiist paid pr .porty and shall be enforced as is provided for the enforcement of a lien for the im provemeut of n street. Seel ion S. All ordinal s and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The foregoing ordinance was passed by tbe City Council April 7, Trow bridge voting aye, Kifert aye. Wortman aye. Merrick aye, Olwell absent, Hafer absent. Aoproved March 2."i, 100S. URN" J. TKOYVHRinOK, Attest: Mayor Pro Tern. nrc.VJ. M. COLLIN'S. Ttecorder. PROCLAMATION1. Whereas, there was submitted to the voters of the City of Medfonl, -Oregon, at a special election held for that purpose on April .'I. 1!MS( a proposed amendment to Section 7- of the City Charter of said City of Medford. and Whereas, on the said ;id day of April, UiOS, the city recorder, in tbe presence of the City t "nunc i I of said city, did canvass the votes given for and against the said amendment ; and Whereas, it was ascertained and de termined upon such canvass that there were iltiS votes cast for and 2'2 votes cast against the said amendment, and that said amendment received an af firuiat ivo majority of t he total num ber of effective votes cast thereon and entitled to be counted under t be pro visions of the law; Now, therefore, I, H. J. Trowbridge, as acting mayor of t be City of Med ford, Oregon, in the absence of the mayor from t he city, i u obed ience t o and by virtue of the power and an thority vested in me by law, do hereby make ami issue this proclamation to the people of the City of Medford, and do announce and declare that the whole number of votes cast, in the city of Medford at said idee t ion, for and against the said a mend men t. was as hereinbefore stated, and that the said amendment received the affirmative majority of the total number of votes cast thereon ami entitled to be counted under tbe provisions of law, and that said nmendmeut shall be and is in full force and effect from the date of (his proclamation, and that the following is the full text of tbe said amendment: Amendment to Section 7J of the City Charter of the City of Medford. The People of'lhe Cilv of Medford do ordain as follows: Thai Section 7 of an act of the leg islature of the S ale of Oregon, en titled. "An act to repeal an act en titled. 'An act to repeal an net en tilled. "An act to incorporate the town of Medford, in Jackson county, Oregon, and limit ing its powers and defining the duties of its offiers," and to re peal an act entitled. "An act to incur porate tbe town of Medford, in Jackson county. Oregon. ' approved February 21, IS.".' filed in tbe office of the see rotary of state February 21, ISS), and all amendments thereof, and to incur pernio the Oily of Medford. in Jackson county, Oregon, add to definn its pow ers and dut ies, approved February (i. lfltll. nnd to incorporate the City of Medford. in Jackson county, Oregon, define its powers and duties, and to re peal all acts and parts of nets in eon fliet herewith." filed in the office of the secretary of stale. February 7. liK'n. as amended by the act amendatory thereof, filed in the office oP the sec retary of stnto February PI, 1!W);"( and as further amended by the vote of the people of Medfonl on Juno -I, 1!M17, nnd on March 17, 100s, ho and the same is hereby f art her amended by adding thereto the following: Subdivision T. Tn addition to tbe foregoing warrants and bonds, ns nu Iborized in the r receding subdivisions of this section, the said council is fur ther authorized fn borrow money on the failh of the city, and for that purpose to issue additional warrants nnd bonds for I he sole purpose of securing, furnish ing and installing a gravity supply of pure water for said city; but in the event that said council shall elect lo secure, furnish and install a gravity sup p!y of pure water as above menlionel and shall issue warrants and bonds as provided in this subdivision for such purpose, the total amount ;f warrant1 and bonds so issued shall ul no time ex ceed the sum of t.'hto.oon. in addition to the warrants and bonds iu (he three pre ceding subdivisions aulhorieil, and in the event thai such warrants and bonds shall be issued, such issue shall be in all res ts subject to I he provisions and restrictions of Subdivision P. of this section, except as to the maximum amount of such issue. Thus done and proclaimed nl Med ford, Oregon, this 1 dav of April. HIOS liRN". J. TlfOWItltiniF. Attest: Acting Mayor. 10 HKN'.r. M. COLLIN'S. Ibeonbr. Are You Looking For a bargain in some of the very best apple land in liogue L'iver Valley T am offering a tract containing -170 acres 2"'t acres of this is tbe very choicest, apple land, at Jr'.to per acre. Only 7 miles from Medford. I'or fur ther particulars see ALFRED SMITH ovi-:r .jackkox coiixtv ijaxk. Straw Hats WIIKX T1IK KA Iv'LV Xl'UINCi SUX SKTTbKS ON VOl'U 1 1 KA I ) VOl'i; COMFORT DEMAXDK A HAT OF STRAW. "A COOL 1 1 HAD" CULTI YATFK A CALM. CONTKXTFD .MI XI). YOU CAX 11AYK I'.OTH 11 V WKAIHXfl OXE OF OFR NEW I, M 3 f U 1 I ' i r ' ' f if 3 I Mr 1 Hats WE 1 1 AY E EVERY lil.OCK THAT'S DESIR ABLE. THE YOl"X(i S.MAL'T DRESSER WILL FIND HIS IDEAL. WHILE THE HESINESS MAN WILL FIX'D EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS FOR Sl'RlNU COM FOK'T. "WFYE A HAT MADE SPECIALLY FOR YOU. COME AND TIM' IT ON. YACHTS IN 11FL (II AN Sl'LIT AND SENNETS. M 1 LAN'S X'i. PANAMAS IN" THE COK'RIiCT SHADES $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 to $10.00 ASK TO SEE THAT SWELL 1 1 AT CALLED THE "HOY DEW" .. LOTH ING Co55sr ON THE CORNEIf. 3 6 i 1 fi" SEVENTH A X I ) R STREETS. We Want to Buy Lands Realty Bond Syndicate of Oregon W. H. Stalker Jackson county Secretary Bank Annex J All Kinds and Varieties of il mber Are You Thinking of Building? WE HAVE SOME lUHLDrXOS TO HE TOI'N DOWN W 'II WE OF- FEI,' Fol.' SALE OX Til E (IROUXP. CALL AT OFR OFFICE. Iowa Box & Lumber Co. M K I) p o R I) OREGON Something Ntw In ftiibber 'I'in-M that it will p;u v.m i.. inv..Htiate. COMPLETE STOCK, prompt work, atinfai'tlon ((ti;ti:tnt'e(l. Mitchell & Pocck GENERAL WAdONERH. Kiil 71 h Slr.rl. I. -ill nl' M..riiii:ih ' III:,. I.sinilli SI,.,,,. M, .11'., I, I. ,-. SPREAD THE NEWS Trees! Trees! Trees! Buy the Best c. fTgook DEALER' In Highftde Nutwty Stock I n insure the liesl slock, woiilil ;iilisi ; . n i n vniir oi-ilns IVO. Ho.r HI1. eiirlv. I'lumr ."iK! O O (JFFICE OITOSITE THE HOTEL MooRE. ( Tlie I LECTUIt Hnt.-r l"r I'-ft (1:1 ' VrrV lllrl liulirc VY V-V mi tin- tf ,i tiiD I.; , I- f 1 in III I MiMl' li. lJ . V" i ,Mt:n-hcn I'l n: 1-1 l-nli. r l.i :ilr,i nil i-liirlit, ilul.itil.- HOdUE RIVM EI.RCTRIU CO., Hiiri'i-Ki.T In I'nliiliir V:ili r I'nwiT ('. Of fin- '.'ml W. Till nl., "I'P- ''8 'IfClnPn. I'lioii" S.'i- Hv0PiV.IMIH.r-i Colonists' Rates Colonist Rates from all points I:ast to Oregon from March 1 to April 30, 1908 The Southern Pacific Railroad Ami6:uu-ii Hi it r.itri lii orfrct Mnrch I, 1908, will lie M from Clilcgo, $: , .ii Iioin SI. I.niii, Mi).; from Mln.ioiiri Rivor cumnion polntis Cobb i .I I'.l u 1 1 t, K in 1 1 (,'lty. Mo., InrliiiliiiK oIho St. Paul, Mlnucapolli, S In; I hum Di'iivit, Colovailo Rptlugs mid Tiiolilo, $30. Eur liiiilu-r liirnriii itinn c.ill on or lulilresn A. 8. ROHENBAUM, Agiint, Mftlford, Or.