THE BEDFORD DA f LY TR1BUXE. MEDPOKD. ORKGOX. SATURDAY. JUKE 1:1. t!0S.
VAST COAL' DEPOSITS
? ON PACIFIC COAST
Gove moment Report Confirms Exist
euce of Marvelous Coal and Petroleum
Lands on This Coast Of Immense
Importance to Shipping and Mining.
WASHINGTON, Juno 13. After au
exhaustive investigation into the uiiu
orals of the North Pacific coast, the
LT ui ted States geological survey him just
issued- a report showing the existence
of marvelous coal and ctroleuin landB
in tho 'region of Controlled bay.
tlt is expected that this discovery will
h : ve a direct effoet upon the etfst of
shipping on the Pacific coast, as coal
will not have to he brought from way
around the world for the warships.
Coal of a thickness of .'to feet was
found in many places and a largo por
tion of it has great burning properties.
Great quantities of semi bituminous
coal were also found, which the list pro
duced coke of excellent quality. This
is an important factor in view of the
project to build smelters in that region
for the Alaska copper mines. The fuel
problems confronting the North Pacific
coast shipping and mining industry of
Alaska make this discovery of far
reaching importance.
Ballad of the Shopgirl.
By Krnest McGaffey;
The wkolf of poverty follows me on
Through the dingy streets of town;
So close beside that his shaggy hide
Might almost brush my gown;
And after him thrust, tho wolves of
- lust,
Comoi eager to drag mo down.
And body ami soul havo a scanty dole
Prom tho pittance, that I earn;
And cold as the brenth of the wind of
death
Are the lessons that T learn;
With a pitfall dug for my weary feet
And a trap at every turn.
And ever n tompter is near at hand
To hire with a Judas kiss,
And lead inn away if bo led I may
To the depths of that block abyss,
Where in serpent guise old memories
riso
And over the fallen hiss.
I never may know surcease from woe,
But I know of Fortuno's frown;
J am one of a score of thousands more
who toil in the cruel town;
And the wolves of lust and of poverty
Aro waiting to drug me down.
And the Christ that the Bible tenches of
For men only did die;
Or else ho would herd in this dreadful
noed
My bitter, despairing cry;
And tho creeds always for tho healthen
pray
And the Christians pass me by.
And many and fast the dnya whirl past
While early I work and late;
And around my path for the aftermath
Tho basilisk watchers wait;
And civilization bids me choose
Tho grove, or a harlot s fate.
And T dread the light of tomorrow's
dawn
And the weight of the future years;
My life is blurred by a hope deferred,
And my heart is numb with fears;
And my hands that rise to the sullen
skies
Aro wet with a woman's tears.
Alone I walk where, the specters stalk
In the roar of the mighty town;
Oh! God, for a knight to aid my flight
' Of high and of pure renown;
Is there nover a man to life mo up
Where myriads drag me down?
BUTTE FALLS NEWS.
Mr. Howlett of Kaglo Point preached
at Butte Falls .Sunday morning and
night and gave, good satisfaction.
Mr. Bnughton has purchased a fine
piano for his daughter and it is the
first and only piano in Butte Falls.
Heveral very interesting and appre
ciated home parties have been given in
Butto Falls for the entertainment of
the young people. The one at the home
of Mrs. Bought on is especially men
tioned ns it was very largly attended
and the exercises and amusements of a
most inviting character,
The demand for lots in Butte Falls
has been so great that all salable lots
are gone and no more will bo placed
upon the market for the present. At
torney TYntz made conveyances for near
ly 20 on Monday.
.The road from Hooky Hill lending
to Butte Falls whkh has heeu traveled
foT over 20 years has been obstructed
by a lumber camp and travel turned
in another direction. The rond super
visor has ordered the road opened and
it is now up the county authoritien to
determine whether the road can be
rioted.
.1. P. Tucker and wife of Brmvnahnro
visited Med ford Friday. They report
that several deaths have lately occurred
among Brownsbnro citizens. Mr. and
Mrs. Tucker hits a beautiful place and
the traveling public find every a-enm
inodntion at their home, ns they raise
te finest of fruits and keep the table
well supplied with well prepared and
inviting food.
WEARIES OF HEB
SIXTH HUSBAND
CHICAGO, June 13. A di;pat.h to
tlie Tribune from Los Angelot sals:
' Mrs. Grace Snell-Coff in Walker-f of
fin Layman J.evc fibd a suit fur divorce
from Hugh M. Love again yesterday.
This is the second time she hss filed
this suit, and Love in her sixth hus
hand. The nllegHtions arp the same
as when the ui was filed April 14
extreme cruelty being the principal
ground. Mrs. Lore's father camp here
from Chicago aad advised her to with
draw (he suit. When he went home she
Med It tgain.
COMMUNICATION.
Wl.MKK, Or.. June U To the Edi
tor: In a recent iwue tf your taper
in au article entitled "Fish Die h
Thousand iu Irrigating Ditches, ' J
see Kvnus creek is mentioned as "one
of the places, and you quote your Wood
ville correspondent as an authority. 1
am a shareholder in one of the longest
ditches on K vans creek, and my busi
ness often takes me past two others out
of same, rccek. and can truthfully say
t have never seeu a dozen dead fish
at any time on the altilt'a fields and
defy your Woodville correspondent to
find a single reliable witness to prove
he has at any timo during the past
seuson seen a hundred fish, either dead
or alive, from head to mouth uf the
ditrh, a distance of threo miles.
It is true when the water was first
turned on the tb-lds in early spring
a few salmon trout from three to seven
pounds were' caught, but none. of these
went to waste, as they were all gather
ed alive and eaten. A remark was jok
ingly made that the fish were going
dry and that land values w u!d raise
when the facts became known that they
lived on alfalfa, hut for anyone to say
that the smell of decaying fish was
fearful and that they were dead by the
thousands in our irrigating ditches and
alfalfa fields is without foundation, and
I defy anyone to prove it.
Our deputy game warden, Harry
Messier, has just made an inspection
of the ditch and found no such condi
tions existed. It is a common complaint
on the creek that fish are scarco ow
ing to the poor fishway at the dam three
miles from Woodville. Our ditches are
open any time for inspection.
Very trulv vours. '
JOHN' 11. H1LLIS.
ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL
CURRENCY ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, .Tune 12. Secretary
nf tho Treasury Cortelyou issued a cir
cular sotting forth the conditions under
which national currency associations
may bo organized. Tn part It says:
"National banks occupying contigu
ous territory may organize national cur
rency associations. There must be at
lease two banks in each association and
the aggregate capital and surplus of
tho banks must bo at least $5,000,000.
"No banks may join an association
without unimpaired capital and a sur
plus of not less than 2" per cent."
The circular then explains at length
tho provis:ons of the eurrenev act, and
concludes:
"Tho foicgoing applies only to the
forming of national eurrenev associa
tions. The method of securing addi
tional circulation will be tho subject of
Inter eirenalr. "
NO ROUGHING IT FOR
HARRIMAN PARTY
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Juen 13.
Colonel W. H. Holabird is now located
it Pelican Bay lodge, busily engaged
in completing arrangements for the en
tertainment of the Ilarrimau party and
guests. The Pelican, the new launch
recently shipped here by Mr. Ilarriman,
is a beautiful 30 foot boat and tho fast-
eat on Klamath lakes.
Colonel Holabird has installed an
eloctric plant, and the grounds about
Pelican lodgo will ho bnlliantlv light
ed at night. The improvements also
include u 12,000 gallon storage tank to
supply water to alt parts of the grounds.
lirush has been cleared away and
Pelican bay is assuming the aspect of
an ideal mountain report.
Thirsty Trip on Trains.
The timo between drinks under the
same conditions will be even longer to
the tourist on the Southern Pacific
trains. After entering the state from
California he must nppeaso his thrist en
tirely with ico water until the tram 'en
tors Marion county, and then he can
.1 rin k ns much as he desires and the
capacity of his purse will permit until
he reaches Portland, inasmuch as Ma
rion and Clack mas count ie: voted to
ontinuo the saloons. Jackson, Jotsuuh-
ine, Douglas, La no aud Linn, however,
the other counties to the south and
through which the road of the Southern
Pacific passes, have voted to oust the
saloons beginning July 1.
Inspect Rogue River Hatchery.
OHHOON CITY, Or., June 1.1. 11. O.
McAllister, state master fish warden,
Henry O. Ma Hey, superintendent of the
Cnited States bureau of fisheries, in
charge of the government work nf prop
agation in Oregon, and II. Leighton
Kelly, fish enltnrist for the bureau, left
today for Rogue river to make an in
spection of the hatchery work on the
Rogue in the private ha tching est ah
lishment of It. I. Ilnrne.
We Now Have
DRYshiplap
but for a short time only
CRATER LAKE
LUMBER COMPANY
Just Received- A Carload of Extra Heavy Green Lath
HEADQUARTERS FOR SASH AND DOORS
ANYTHING MADE FROM TREES
Quotations promptly and cheerfully furnished
Woods Lumber Co.
KILNS AND MILLS AT GLKXDALR OREGON
YARD AND OFFICE AT MED FORI), OR KG ON.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.
For the purpose of testing the new
water mains that have recently been
laid, the water will be shut off nil the
mains in the city from 8:00 o'clock a. m.
to 8:00 o'clock p. m. on Monday, June
IS, and from 8:00 o'clock a. m. to 12:00
m. on Tuesday, June 16. You are, there
fore notified to prepare for the name,
for the city will not be responsible for
any accidents that may ariscfrom the;
same.
BENJ. M. COLLINS, 1
City Recorder. ;
The Most for the Money.
Tho Auburn antomnl.ilc is the most
rooiny and host machine tivnr nffVred
for the money. See it before buying.
L. B. Brnwn, agont.
time."
THE OLD HOWARD RANCH
Tbri-e miles south nf Medford and
miles west of Thorni. is now eut up
in small trart to suit the purrhnser.
One fourth r!"h, b:ilanfr in three pay
ments. This is n rare opportunity for
nion of small means. Lifted with all
the agents.
Bargalna for Sale.
See us for bargains. We have farim
for sale. well improved: g"0l orchard:
rirh soil; $20 to iO per arre. penrs &
Pirtle. Brownsville Land 1 Invest metit
Co., Brownaville. Oregoa. tf
That eacli month in all the best homes in this country, on the
library table, and in every club reading room, you find the
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Like Fine Snaps, Exquisite IVrr'unicH and un.su.r
passi'd Toilet Am'ssorics, lias made an enviable
reputation fur our store. Pontile in search of tho
little niceties of the toilet invariably trade here,
because tbey always find what is sure to please them.
Our method
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"1IASKINS-FOR II rlALT.ir" is a slogan that',
we are making famous-and there's a reason. 1 '.
Leon B. Haskins, Druggist
Medford, Oregon
For Sale: Seventh Street
Business Property
One two story brick, 60 x 1 40. Also 230 feet
on Seventh by 50 on Riverside Avenue.
See owner. Terms.
FRED'KC. PAGE
ITS AGAINST OUR RULE
'I'n let. ii ti inili viihml k'liYo our t n j lor
iiig I'shiliiislijiH'itt with lln hflif (hut
In ItJiHii 't. nl ten his money's worth.
Oni'f von 1'til rust us with mi order foi
tailoring work, you will c.ill again. Why
not li'int' :in order with nit for a mtn
hut Hit i t We doubt very much if you
will lie ;(lii to I o:it the iii:tlity of our
fabrics .mid wir1 nut psh i j elsewhere -in
the city.
Frnnch Dry Cleaning mid Preying Neat- -ly
Dona. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed.
VV. VV. HIPHRT, The City Tailor, Medford
Small Orchards
On Easy Terms. Gity
Property and Ftuit
Groves for Sale
( IT V TliKAsniKR S N'OTICK.
flffiii- of City TrciniiriT. MMfor.l,
Or,((f,n, .Tunc fftli. Hum.
Nolic in hr-rMiy (j'v,'n 't111' Un-rr. Hre
fun! in th- pity Uranurv for Ut r'
riimptiun nf nil onlHlnnliiif! wnrriint
iu)! ng.-iinftt tic light nmt w:itrr fniol,
prnttMf.il prinr tn In -nilif r llli. I!"'i7.
Inti-rpM un thp :irnn tn rrfnt' nft-r thf
:ilnve fl.'it f .
I,. I.. .I.U'OIIS,
72 'it v Tr'ttnfr.
Nometbittg Nev
In KiiMht Tirt-ff that it will ny you to
v
; inviTi.lt
compli4! nratw.
Harry f ulbcrtfton, genrnl contractor
Ami hniMcr, cement work MfifAinHy,
Mtdford, Or.
Buy Tickets iy Wire.
''Homfthing which U of eonniuVrflble
Intermit to the public gf-nrrally and
whii in pcrhnn not jfonernlly known
! the Bvntfin of prepaid ord'Tt now in
effect b'-lwr-n MtMtMMii ot the Houtboro
Pacific rntnimat .m. all point in h prompt Work, flfttUf action
I'nifi'd Hlnt.-s. It y timiiiis of thin hvhU-iu j
i th-kot in nf ho puri-hnncd nt Medford
from any place in the I'nitrd Htnte and '
mai!! or te graphed direct to the i
party wiiliing to route here, flleeper :
accommodations and small amount ofD
cftnfa in connection with these tickets
mnv nln lie furnished nt thn Minr i ' I
Uime." Blacksmith fihop. Medford, Or.
Fire mill Tt ii-Arre Orrhunlx on Ihv
uixtull iin'iil plmi. The ritjltl kind of
soil, tin: riijlit hind of linn and the
l iilil jiriir.s,
Tircnln ihiiih' r.rpcn'iiiee in-fruit-niisiiHj
IxiriS our judgntunl. We.huve
. half I lie orchards in the Volley
and linrr tt I lo see (I nrchaiicr dis
xnlififinl irilli his bnrioin.
Hi fore Uiujint) see
Ww!mfrfl3r
Mitchell & Eotd
OENERAL WAGONERS.
Kat 7th Htreot. rear of M-miman'ii
f!fra?&K& River Land Go.
Exhibit Budding
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