Apple and Pear Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually
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ASSOCIATED
PRESS
DISPATCHES
THE WEATHEH.
Showers tonight or Thursday;
w stcrlv winds.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OR., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, IMS.
NO. Z
BRIDGES DANGEROUS TO TRAVEL
THROUGH NEGLECT OF OFFICIALS
STRUCTUREO'ER
!E0'
ROGUE UNSAFE
Florence Rock and ProspeGt
Structures Likely to go Down
at Anv Time.
L'acii da
Slanc of
enmity
and
deug'-r ;;ti-tiav-ling
pi
Tilt ill T hi h
com i ng k m
where liV W
dollars invi'
throughout
In addition
open to le-a
The hri-l;
tl' falls n.
lustration o
Jeet and dt
WllO WTt' el
h'ghwnys h;
Mings
fgjfct .
n ill'- pari of
th.
i
til
.ads
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i iiii-mr. I'lii. jii .-s which the
i hi i t- t 11 enduring for
inig-MinVrihg : 1 'm-- an- he
v ,j. a nd si ill mure eases
ih'i't iiiiift ivity thousands of
sl'-tl in bridges and ferries
t 1 j iinty are being lost.
the county is laying itself
vy jn from damage suit p.
re ovt-r tin Rogue river at
ar Prospect is a glaring il
f what incompetence, nog
rsight on tho part of those
eetid (" '-arc for tlx county
tve done. For months thin
bridge, although a comparatively now
one. has been in such a condition that
it is in imminent- danger of tumbling;
into the falls, putting tho county to an
of thousands of dollars to re
place it, and blocking up this entrance
to Crater Lake park.
v Simply Case of Inaction.
'And nil this because a few days
work on this structure has never been
done. Tne bridge is of the suspension
kind and when the wood gradnnlly
shrank the st:iy holts became so loose
that the truss braces were allowed to
slip out of place, giving no support to
the bridge, and swinging freely in mid
nir. As n result of this tre structure
has practically no support of any kind.
Tt leans perceptibly down stream and
nny day may see it plunging into tbe
river with whatever teams happen to
be od it at the time. To tighten up
these bolts would be but a few days'
work and would put the bridge in fair
ly good condition, but for months and
months nothing has been done.
George Stncey. who lives in Sam s
"Vallev. is the road supervisor for this
district, and it is his duty to report
this, but so far as is known he never
did do nnvthing about it. and last Oc
tober C. S. Aiken nf Prospect wrote
personally to .Indue "Dunn and told him
of the condition of the structure and
what needed to lie done to make it
safe. Judge Pun 11 nid nothing did
nothing, and Mr. Aiken never received
oven an acknowledgment of his letter.'
Tn consequence of the dangerous con-
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1 BURSTS
WASHES AWAY
LOCK HOIS! SILL TOWN
Combine Refuses to Grant Liquor jlouser Lake Dam Burstsand Ter
License Until Mayor Names, rlble Flood Follows Railroad
Chief of Police to Suit Them
Water Contract Signed.
Tracks Under Water and Tel
egraph Lines Down.
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SKETCH OF CENTRAJL POINT BEA E CREEK BRIDGE.
Showing pier loosened by flood of year ago., A comparatively small sum would render bridge safe, but first flood
will tae structure out. To left Is shown sketch of public warning that is too small to be noticed.
HENEY CANT ;
SPEAK HERE1
Famous Prosecutor Called Back
to Frisco by Langdon's De-
parture for the East.
IS OWNED BY
mEDFORDITES
COMMISSIONER
IS BUSY TODAY
Kiaio-is .1. Heney passed through
Met! ford Wednesday morning on his
way laek to San Francisco. ,He said
at the depot: "Tell the people of Med
ford that J am extremely sorry not to
he able to speak to them, Q' I wanted
to tdose where Honey hvj- 1, hut T
have been ended back to Snf( I'runcisco
by a lelcgiam from liisiriet Attorney
l.angdoii, who has beni iTilld east.
"Tile papers have not g;iven facts
;i I presented them at 1'ortland and
S.-iletn. I ha e iint indulged in per
soii.-t lit ies. I have confined myself to
the public record of Senator Fulton and
tuid nothing about his p'Tsonalit y. 1
would have liked to hnvei spoken here
very much, and let the Muple who
lieurd Mr. Fnlton hear iik', "
Judge Crowell Replies to Article
by Square Deal-Bank Not Con
trolled by Ashalnd Men.
Building Dunn's Elevated.
Hi
To the Kditor: A misleading article
in Monday ' Tribune, signed, ' ' A
Square Deal,' seeks to convey th im
pression that the First National bank
of Med ford is not a Med ford institu
tion. Referring to the First National,
the article in question says that "Mr.
Carter (of Oshland) and County Judge
Dunn run an auxiliary bank in Med
ford. " Again. "Mr. I wens ( repaid i
can candidate for commissioner) is a
stockholder in the Carter brink at Med
ford."
While T perwonnllv honor K. V. Cnr
ter and Judge Dunn, as most good citi
zens of Jackson comity do. 1 want the
public to know that both of tliexe gen
tlemen together own but a onall inter
eM in the First National bank of Med
ford. Thi- bank has but five direct
or; of these, three are residents of
Med ford, one of Jacksonville and "'ro
of Ashland. Seventy per cent of t he
diare of the First National bunk are
ovum d and held in Medford. the re
tnaining .'!' per cent of the -Ii;m-s :ne
owned in about eipial portions in the
thn-e cities ..t' '".-tinal Point, .hicUun
ville and .-liland. No part of the
stock of tin First Vat tonal bank is
owned in San Francisco or Portland.
Tin- First Viiti.oial bank is a Med
fori iri-titiiti,,ii, .hiL'-"'ii"d bv Medt'ord
.it i.. !!;, oujf-d b- M.dfoid capiat and
Publisher Bliton Weds Wise Ida
M. Redden -Couple Leave for
South on Honey-Moon.
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MAV9HOT iHOWS OOXXHTT COt JiETHOD r EOA&BUILDINa.
...BBOKSN'BOCY SVUn.lJ! CS-KTSJU TO Bt.tXT; OF ttTOMX
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h0,
c i at s.
I . don 'J t r
nl i ' all di'c.nt ml-I
u 1 1 i i -; i ti". a Well as 1 r r i
.!., nal t'roinU, and luanv ot
it our pat i on, and that i- ti
National ba n k li;o grown so
in .b posits ami public c.oit'i
ra;ufl
le.oe.
dailies Owe, with better jlldglll'-lit
than oine of his neighbors, bought n
few shares of its sleek. Therein lie
showed good judgincut. for now people
who own nny of the stock won't sell
it. Since whn ho it becomt h crime
for bright huini djmo to own tock
ia th? First Nfttional Lank foes it
make Ow,u ' ut(ii to bold th rr publi
cad nowikalioD for i-omnifttifrberf Or
is b uftfil bciune br burJ ftork; Uhf
bfium td iffiy k b& flU6rd
The wedding of Hon. Albert, S. Hli
ton, I'uitcd States hind eomniisHioner
and publisher of tbe Medford Mail, and
Miss Ida M. Kedden took place nt the
home of the bride's parents in South
Medford in the presence of a large com
pany of invited guests. Th reniouy
was performed by tin Key. V. C. eu
ter ai in o'clock, the ring ceremony be
ing used. ' la !'e lice M eeker acted a S
best man, Mis Sndie Anianii as maid
of honor ami Mrs. Myrtle Forbes mat
ron of honor. Pr ding the ceremony,
Mrs, Otis Krouse rendered a s.do, fid-
lowed bv M.-nd-N-ohi. 's " W editing
March." played b-- Miss N IV-- Ifeu-
ter, A lollll Solo ttlli ieii'1- led bv
lone Flyini din ing I lie l eieuio. -.
After the reeeliioliy the coil.(.iTiy "!l I
down to a ii ela borate wedding brea I; -
last. I he hoti'-e Wils Iji-tetullv deeo
rated. The bride was dressed in a
brown traveling suit, the groom in con
venti..nal black.
Among thosM present were tho rela
tiies and intimate friends of both con
tracting parlies, Miss Sadio Atnann and
Mrs. (Irace Hatritiglon of Oakland.
' and Mi. V.ila .la-ksou of 1'firt-
Im,.. -i-t.-r of 'he bride.
Mr. a !-d .-v. P.litnii look the south-
1 - - '"I ; n nt t rain for Southern
' i f-o ii i.i poiti'. hero Um-v will sp'-nd
te-ir Iimim vniorid. visiting at, Cat;ilina.
T'e-v ill be at li.one (to th-ir friends
aft. r -lei..' 1.
mil.KNA, April I.V Utter develop,
i.;- of lie bursting of the Luke llau
r dam, near her.', vt-sterdav would in-
: or a;v i d:rate that the I nst reports were not.
Ma vor K'eddy e.i-i-nited. It is estimated tho finati
h iff of police cinl Jo-h uill ei 'fed .:iiiii.mmh. The iui-
lo Micereil c. W. Tuvpin. against whom , lai.e. co-nng -Ml square miles,
charges had b.eii pivfenvd and whoji" valley below Helena, was com-
l.:id resigned ...tn- weeks ago. Mr. i I'l' draim d al uu early hour today.
KilVr eNplain.d That had voted l'orl!'l" Craig as far as Flui the Creat
the licrn-e a; i he las? nieeiiiig, a ml I N o-i l.e.-'i i .lihoj; I tracks ate under wa
that there wa nothing against the t -. !! ca-.e of tin fact of telegraphic
firm, but that eothing couid now movejaud teb-phor" wii-oh washed out, no fur
him to ote for it again until the mayor i 'I" t d-tails arc obiainalde tit this time,
did as the council dfiiiande.l. i but ample warning has been given all
I
Hnle is Eejcctcd.
Mayor lieddy stated lhat he had de
layed the appointment of a new chief
in tin hope of sef.irinf; someone ac
ceptable to all members of the council
and that it was at hit request that Mr.
Turpiu had continued to act. lie ob
.teded to the attempt to coerce him,
and did not think it fair to punish an
innocent party or that it was a square
deal 1o the people of Mi'dfold. lie
then nnnointed J. F. Hale as chief of
tits along the track ot the Hood
bv riders and bv wires before the flood
swi-pt t he win s away, and it is not
thought there is any great loss of life,
i The entile village of Mauser Lake litis
been swept away with t he belongings
of HO employes.
A large number of Iiouhch in the path
tit' 1 he flood were undermined and
J washed away. A special dispatch tf
the IJ'-cord says the town of Craig was
washed iiwav after the residents wen'
police. The appointment was rejected, wjirnco. an hie was drowned at
Trowbridge, KitVrt. Merrick and Wort -;iivat Falls while working to strength
iniin, who coiinuise the newly iu-gtini.ed ) en the dam to resist the flood. The
combine against the uinvor, voting 'dam will be rebuilt at once,
ii gainst it.
Reddy Ttalks on Rejection,
You ted me von will not net until
1 In. ve iiiuioiute.l u new chief. 1 have
appointed one. and you reject hi in
private uiehsage from (I rent Falls
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ally vottd by the city, Au
o l his effect was read and
SI Sl I III I"
n ordinal!!-
other words, von wmit to force me unapproved.
appoint a chief of your own choosing The application of A. M. Woodford
not one of my chousing. I gave you to build an addition to his residence
nearly two months to choose one, prae-' in the fin limits was referred lo the
tically turning over to you Hie ap building committee.
poitiruieul. 1 appointed on si of The city attorney was instructed to
you agreed to necepf a short while ago draw au ordinance regulating street
and you won't have him now. The ; venders. The salary of Jeff Williams,
reasou I- did not name Mr. Hale before who is upei intemlent of tho park, was
was. because ' certain of you objected . fixed at jf to. per uiont h until Decern-
to hiirt. "-Thi' appointment nl a chief ( ber I.
isn't an easy matter. I wanted lo get : Minor Business Transacted.
one satisfactory to all. You want nie A cement, shlewalk was ordered on
now to appoint a Mr. Talent. I won't, the wes! side of L street. Seven) Ii to
do it, for ho isn't satisfactory to Kighlh streets. The grading of Jack
some ot you, and many citizens wao oe
serve consideration have prof. -sled his
appoinl iiieni. ' '
Water Contract Signed.
The deadlock continue. and mean
while P.ass & Hale are forced to ns
peiul business, through no t'aii'l ot'
tli'irs, the victims ot' an aMeinpl by
Ihf Ilcil to coerce the IliiMH illlo
making the appoint iiieni t Icy want.
sou street to the corporate limits was
ordered. The street committee was in
st rue ted to meet I he lad ics of t ho
Crejiter Medford club to complete tho
tunning of streets.
Specif ica t ions were ail opted for as
phalt macadam paving. A do foot.
l re. t Wiis accepted from Fourth to Sev
enth bet ween I he Warner a ml Wort -in.
-in to Mpert ie and I le Urr property.
The main bu-iu
was the "dguitig of i coin r:
ing the v. titer ..I' V'a--ol S
von from M. I. Mauley t..r
be paid Co out m' t In- ''
f t In n ing 'The bid of t he Could company was
ntraci pundiei 'accipted for gal :tui.e pip" aiicl main
l' Sr.;,;;.. 1 ';.m co u Uec 1 ioli s oil Seventh strut, and Kn-
to'gine.r K-d-ev ordered to purchase the
bond :,.
Glimpse of Dunn's Elevated.
. .1 i T ' n . v t'.-c hiuis.lf and family? In.
a man v. ho don't own anything a bet-!
t . i- or a t . r man to servo tho public
than one who .-an show honest jicetnnu- .
latioiis as tie- ieult of his hon'-'t toil?'
And will the republicans of Jackson
comity turn .lajneH f)wens down for
oinmi"iojier becnue ho is honest and
lad nst ri on- and don 't qunnder his earn
ings and won 't squander their tafsf
I don 't believe they will.
.Veil lo r will t he intelligent public,
moot of whom do their banking fir are
get tiii g ready to do it. with the First
NMcnnl bank of Medford believe us
fo be anything but a Medford institu
tion, cupitalbd with Mfdford cab
and rtchmively manned bv M dford
ojeu. Of wbon I far lb bftsor to b
ott.. Youw ia .truth.
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