THE MED FORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OR.i TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 100ft '
MILITARY GRANT PREDICTS RAPID
REPORTED SOLD GROWTH OF GITY
The Medford Brick Co.
Composed of W. O. PEIDDY, O. D. NAOLE, O. T. O'BRIEN, manufacture
COMMON AND PRESSED BRICK.
General contractors And builders in nit its branches. Plains and estimates
furnished. All work guaranteed.
LIME. PLASTER AND CEMENT FOR SALE.
iwwinmiiiiiiniiwisiiiii m ip
Wise Talks By
the Office Boy
Contract Closed for Transfer of Half Spokane Real Estate Broker Says Med
Million Acres to Eastern Syndicate J ford Should Have Twenty Thousand
Land to Be Cut Up and Sold in Small ' People in Two Years Property-Own-
Tracts Extends Across End of State. 1 ers Should Build.
V
X contract ht been closed for th
transfer ami immediate colonization of
the la add of the Oregon Military Laud J
iiraut company, comprising 500,000
acres iu Southern Oregon. The deal was
consummated by H. A. Hunter, presi
dent of the land grant company. The
grant is taken over by the corporation,
to be known as the Oregon Valley Land
company of Kansas City, Mo. The con
sideration is about $1,51)0,000.
A complete plan of colonization has
been adopted, following tlio lines of the
purchasers in the disposition and set
tlement last year of the San Luis Valley
Land company's large holdings in Colo
rado. The negotiations between Presi
dent Hunter of the Oregon grant and
the eastern people have been under way
for nearly a year and its successful con
clusion means much for the southern
part of Oregon west of the ( 'ascade
mountains.
Open New Region.
The great tract held for so many
years by the Booth-Kelly company, and
later by the Hunter organization, has
never yet been offered to the public
and has remained practically a sealed
book to the people at large, although
it lias for a quarter of a century been
known as a region of vast development
possibilities. Since the last year's act
ive campaign of surveying by Harri
mnn railroad engineers through central
and southern Oregon the grant has eomc
into notice more than ever before. It
will be tapped by the Oregon Kastern
railway to be built by the Southern Pa
cific and the Oregon Short Line.
The grant has for several years boon
owned principally by H. A. Hunter and
r,ongressrn:ni Andrus of Minnesota. It
extends in n strip 12 miles wide from
1he summit of the Cascades to the
Snake river opposite Silver City, Idaho
The nortion involved in the transfer
just made begins at the east side of tho
Klamath Indian reservation and inc
ludes all the lands east of that divis
ion point.
From the day the grant was made by
congress in 1fi4 nothing has been done
to em-ourage settlement and develop
ment. The new owners propose immedi
ately to reverse this policy and will n
, eon rage settlement by the sab' of tho
hinds in small tracts.
MANY ENJOY MUSIC
AND DINNER AT NASH
More people enjoyed t he music and
table d'hote dinner at the Hotel Xash
Sunday evening than any evening this
season, and both the music and dinner
were worthy nf a city many times the
i.e of Medford. The program rendered
by the llnzelrigg orchestra was an un
iisually popular one. filled with tune
t ul melodies and the favorite received
o much applnuHe that encores were in
s rder.
Manager MeMahon of the Nash de
serves the greatest credit for these fciun
litiv evening gastroiiomicul and musical
treats, whieh are hemming quite a fea
;ure in the social life nf the commu
jiity. They are one of the best adver
tisements that Medford has. and both
otel guests and townsj pie are loud
jit their praises.
For a traveling man In find a hotel
rvico equal to that of the best eafes
f Portland or S:in Kranrism, with all
the m'l'niiipaiiiiiients, in a small city like
Medford is both a surprise and a
light, and the news that Medford
live town is spread far and wide.
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EASTER SERVICES AT
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Larjji and apprcriativo andiem-os
Here in att nd:inci- a) both morning and
veiling services at the riiristinn clmrch.
Th chorus, under the direction f
ied S. D:ty. rendered splendid nnin
hor, consisting of Easter song and
.: rit hems. These were thoroughly en
ved liy the large nndienee present.
Mrs. E. li. Seely gave a reading which
rendered iu n very effective 111:111
r,-r. Mrs. Seely has a pleasing address.
The short address hy the pastor was
V.stened to with thoughtful attention.
The subject. "A Uladsomo Easter Mes
rage." was in keeping with the occas
ion nnd wns npprecinted by the large
concourse nf hearers.
The cTening exercises were also very
;nterestine. The anthem, "Seals are
Shattered ' ' was especially worthy of
mention. The minister spoke on tne
-inject. "Thp General Resurrection; the
Last Judgment nnd the New .lerusa
l'm.''
The church was beautifully decorated.
The memories of the f.asier uay wini0iv
3 :re long in the hearts of those present
SMITH LICENSE CASE
TO BE DECIDED SOON
The cao nf the Pity of Medford vs.
Alfred Smith, which wns submitted to
vhe court last Saturday, was taken tin
ier advisement by Judge Hannn and
will be decided after the judge's return
from Grants Pass. Mr. Smith, it will
he remembered, was arrested for selling
tji! et:ite without having procured n
"cense.
i hris T'lrick of Jacksnnvile trans
'ted bnine in Medford Mondnv.
" Med ford should have a population
of 1.1,000 or 10,000 within two years," i
said J. Mil Hoy, a prominent real estate
broker of Spokane, who has been vis
iting Med ford. He is charmed with the
valley and predicts a great future for'
the city, i
"Our firm iu the past two years plat-
ted and sold in small orchard tracts
nearly 3000 acres near Spokane,'' said
Mr. Mulloy. "We have spent in ad- j
vertising alone over $100,000 mid we
have seen iu this time a community of
l.".OU0 peojde grow up in Kast Spokane,
and our countrv doesn't hnve the ad
vantages you have here.
" Von want to keep tilings humming
here. Get people to build when there is
demand. Lot proporty-ownors sell when
they can get a good margin of profit,
if they won't build themselves. (let
more live men iu from tho outside, and
von 'II have a city here before you know
it. ' '
Mr. Mulloy may return to take up an
orchard proposition he has undi t consul
eration. On a special train wl
he visited Kagle Point, which h
as one of the most promising
of the vallev.
ller
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
ARE ON THE WAY
The Hood River district will produce,
unless ltiisluip follows, 70 cars id' straw
berries this season. This wi:l mean
about 70.(100 crates of 24 ltoxcs nch as
compared with (0,000 crates a yt ar nio.
This means nliont Llisoo.OOO nil
fruit.
of
Fine Apples Are Too Fine.
Iterance of the financial situation in
the east, some packers of the finest
apples found that they could not obtain
their money within a reasonable time
and therefore larger supplies of this
quality were forced upon the Portland
market. At this time one firm has quite
liberal stocks of extra fancy Yellow
Xewtowns. which are rather slow sell
ers at $"J.f0 and a box. The trade
is taking mote to fancy grades because
of the very high price of the better
fruit. The fruit of this extra quality
is (Minted less todav than it could be
purchased at the start of the season;
storage charges added. Portland Jour
nal.
Widows to Get Increased Pensions.
The pension commissioner has an
nouneed that widows now on the pen
siou roll would not be required to make
application for the increase from $S to
a month recently voted by congress,
The ennnnissinner has instructed the
pension ageneies to put the law into ef
fect automatically, the first payment of
the increase to be made May A.
SIX-MILE CANAL IN
WOOD RIVER VALLEY
Senator Abner Weed has signed
contract with .1. Prank Adams for the
const ruction of a canal six miles ir
length in Wood liiver valley. Mr. Ad
ams is to becin work as soon as lie can
get his dredger on the ground. The
channel will be 21 feet in width at the
top and will be four feet deep. Tt will
keep the flood waters off a large a
of land owned by Mr. Weed and will
also give him water connection with
his ranch. Puriiitr the spring Wood
river gets out of its banks and inun
date u vast area of grazing and mead
ow lands. The dike that the dredger
will construct will confine the waters
of the river mid the channel will act
as a d ra i aage en na I. M r. Weed has
undertaken this work alone and will use
the canal solely for the improvement
of his property.
NO MORE BOOZE FOR
TRAVELERS ON PULLMANS
SAN FRANCISCO. April iM. I'nll
m:in cars 'a re "dry" now.
Following its decision of limt Febru
ary to abolish the sale of all liquors
on its cars in every part of th United
States. Tanadn and Mexico as soon as
'the stock on hand could be disposed of
without loss, the Pullman company has
finally put that rule into effeet, and
given strict instructions to Division
Superintendent Lincoln on this coast
and all its other division superintend-
nts to see to tt that the rule is not
( .j..j,,,., frn, j
the le:it.
i .
0dd Fellows and Rcbckahs,
Attention.
leeting of
I There will be a joint tnei
Ulfonl IndiT". No. S3. I. O. .
Y and
Rebekah lodge. No. 2. at the T.
O. O. F. hall Sntnrdav evening. April
celebrate the anniversary of
Odd Fellowship. A fine progrnm will
he rendered nnd banquet to follow. Vis
iting brothers nnd wives cordially in
vited. order of committee, 2
Coal for Sale.
Wp nre now prepared to furnish band
picked cn:il at the mine, five mil
st of town, in any amount desirM
fl.nn ton.
K.l Hi'l-iN'"'!!. n r:inrn-r
,Tt'V. wn" n ltii.ni'". fall'
T 'lav.
Wniftior i
M.-.lf..rH
Medford
Skating Rink
Society Night
Tuesday, April 21
Music by the
Rink Band
Admission - - 10c
Skates 25c
BUSINESS CARDS.
UPHOLSTERING AND REPAIRING.
J. S. HARRINGTON
Rear Eads' Second-Hand Store.
Phone 91. 33
J. T. ANKROM,
WELL DIGGER. MEDFORD. OR.
Prices right. Pumps Furnished when
anted.
BALL & GLOSCOCK,
Contractors uud Builders.
All Work Guaranteed.
Office with C. H. Fierce & Son.
Phone 653. P. O. Box 771.
CHAS. VAN BUSKIRK,
Shorthand and Typewriting Evenings.
Fine Work a Specialty.
PHONE SSii. P. O. Box 870.
DR. A. B. SWEET
Physician and Surgeon.
Office at Residence.
WILLIAM YOUNG
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
Window and Door Screens to Order,
Mission Furniture Built.
Box 671. ' Medford, Or.
E. B. SEELY, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Modern Equipped Operating Rooms.
X liny. Offico Hours, 10 12, 2-4 P. M.
Office in Jackson County Bank Bldg.
Wm. M. Colvig, Medford, Or.
COLVIO & DURHAM,
Attorneys-at-Law.
Geo. H. Durham, Grants Pass, Or.
Medford Furniture Co., Undertakers
Day phono 33; Night Phones: C. W.
Conklin 495: J. H. Butler 14S.
WM. W. P. HOLT, M. D
Physician and Surgeon.
Eagle Point, Oregon.
E. L. BALCOM.
New West Side Confcetiunerv Kruit
store candies, cuts, cigars, tobneeos.
fresh fruit in season. Near Hotel
Moore, Medford, Or.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND COL
EECTION AGENCY.
Lock Box 808. Medford, Or.
Something New
In Rubber Tires that it will pay you to
investigate. COMPLETE STOCK,
prompt work, satisfaction guaranteed.
Mitchell & Roeck
GENERAL WAGONERS.
Kast 7th Street, rear of Merriman 's
Blarlisniith Shop. Medford, Or.
SEE
THE NEW AND UP-TO-DATE
LINE OF GORIIAM STERLING
SILVER ON DISPLAY AT THE
NEW JEWELRY STORE. JUST
THE THING FOR EASTER PRES.
EXTS.
Martin J. Reddy
11 NORTH C STREET,
Fine Watch and Jewelry Re
pairing a Specialty.
Near the Postoff ice.
SOCIAL DANCE
ANGLE'S OPERA HOUSE. APRIL 23.
r, nlliniin. $1.00; l.iidii'K. fri'i-. All cor
dially invitM.
Hornbuckle 4 Stanley, Floor Managers.
ALL NEW GOODS
jl)ry (loods. Ilaviland China,
I Semi-Porcelain. Jnrdinier.s
and Crocks, Trunks, Suit
cases and Telescopes.
Whrrc yon ri I rifhl irirrx.
Ward's Cash Store
Pa says a rose by any other
name would bo just as expen
sive back east this time of year.
I sometimes think ho pines for
the piney woods in old Penob
scot, Frappe County, Maine,
jvhero he was raised but that's
one thing yours truly never
yearns for. The good mountains
and the good old ocean and nice
old Oregon atmosphere- are good
enough for m-. Itnt it's all in
how you were raised. Pa likea
elam chowder and corn on the
cob, and harvest apples and a
lot of tliingi that a kid who
was born this side of tho snow
sheds has n 't had much chance
to get acquainted with. Those
who have lived on both sides of
this great country and lived
long enough to know what's
what can get nil those things
just as nice one place as an
other, if you know where to buy.
We've got elam chowder from
Boston that is just as nice as
any yon ever ate on the sand,
and lots of other things that
have that "Down East" taste.
t MILLER & EWBANK :
A Fine Business Opening
on & Small Capital
$1,450 Will handle a splendid
business in Medford, large new
rodm on Seventh Street be
tween bridge and depot. Act
promptly and step into an estab
lished business. Sickness is the
cause ol owner selling.
C. H. PIERCE & SON
All Kinds and
Varieties of
To Give Your House a
Modern Appearance Use
Bevel Siding
We Have it inBright, Nice, Soft Pine
Iowa Box & Lumber Co.
MEDFORD OREGON
We Want to
Realty Bond
Oregon W.
Jackson county
Bank Annex
IF YOU
Hot Water Bottle
-
OR
Fountain Syringe
(i to tlio EA(i L10 PHARMACY. Every bottle is
made from tlio very liost rubber and absolutely guaran
teed you take no risk.
Eagle Pharmacy
A. E. AY HITMAN, Manager.
THE STOh'K OF QUALITY
Lumber
Buy Lands
Syndicate of
H. Stalker
Secretai-V
.
NEED A