THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, PRECOX. TUESDAY, JULY 14, MPS.
HOW JOSEPHINE
SECURED NAME
County Called After Jose
phine Lelond, Who Was
Burled on Grave Creek
The i'nlolwuijj, tin oriiu of ' '
sephine," is t'ontrihutPtl by Cieorgr
Purkr to tin I'acifir Outlook:
As mnut of your rent erf. kiu.w.
Jo
sephiue Leliiiiri, who was coming to
southeru Oregon, died ami was buried
ou tue bnukn of. (.rave rreck, whit It fact
gave its mhiu tn the I'leok and Die name
Leland to tlio postol'f ice, afterward lo
cated near then. After t lie advent
of the railrontt the name I.eland was giv
en to th station mid the pontol'fiee was
called Grave.
There have been two reports in cir
culation us to the origin of the name of
our county; ono being that it was named
after Josophiuu I .eland and the other
that it was named after Josephine Ker
by, the founder of Kerbyville.
Minos Gives Authority.
Talking recently with M r. Ouncun,
the present owner of the ranch on which
Josephine Leland was buried, ami with
i.'hurles D. Sexton, who was born near
there, I determined to try and nscer
tain which was the true story. Accord
iugly 1 wrote to Mr. (ieorge H. Mimes,
secretary of the Oregon Historical so
ciety, in regard to it, and received the
following reply:
"Mr. tieorge II. l'arker, tJrants Cass,
Or. Dear Sir: Yours of the i!.Mli ult.
received today and contents noted. Ac.
cept thanks for giving me lite name of
Mr. Charles IX Sexton of Hugo, Joseph
ine county, as possessing a number of
relics of early day settlement. I have
written him respecting them and hope
he will consent: to send them to me for
this society.
"As to the ua'iue of Josephine rutin
tv, it has always been my understand
ing that it was named after Josephine
Lolaml. Judge Matthew I. lVady, who
held court in early days and a man of
very careful in his statements, is my
source of information. Very truly yours,
"GKOIHiti 11. lUMKS."
Buried Under an Oak.
This evidence, I think, may be con
sidered as settling the question of the
origin of the name of our county and il
seems to me some steps should be taken
to fittingly mark the spot when' the
young lady was buried. All accounts
agree that the interment was tinder a
large oak tree which still stands in the
middle of the road in front of the house
on the (irave creek ranch. (
Shortly after she was buried her re
mains were dug up by the Indians and
left lying on the ground, where they
were found by n party of white men
and re interred, according to one ac
count under a pine tree, the stump of
which is still standing near the oak, ami
to another somewhere above where the
schoolhouHe now stands.
As it is probably impossible at this
late day to definitely hwnto her last
resting place, 1 think the oak tree
should be considered as marking her
grave, and that steps should be taken
to preserve it; the signboards taken off
from it and that a slab or monument of
Josephine county marble be placed un
der its branches with an inscription
reciting the above facts.
Another item of historical interest in
connection with this tree is that a mini
er of Tndians, variously stated at from
three to six, were subsequently huug uit
one of its limbs.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
W. P. Wooden to K. I. PIsi
8.782 acres in Ashland .
A. Belle Anderson to Louis Wert h,
property in Ashland ; bond for
deed
E. K. Anderson to A. Belle An
derson, lot t, block 2:i, Chit
L'OiJU
wood tract 1,10
E. P. Bisscll to Dunn. Bybee,
Pickens, Hunsaker Ditch Co.,
right of way for water
Edwin S. llitzlcr to Dunn, Bybee,
Pickens, Hunsaker Ditch Co.,
right of way for water
F. S. Greeu to Dunn, Bybe.-, Pick
ens, Hunsaker Ditch Co., land
in section II, township Hit, range
2 west
C S. Mi-Jtoiiaugh in Jh-lcn P.
Howe, laud in section 2"i, town
ship 37, range 2 west
W. H. Henline to B. P. Carter,
1 acre iu section la. township
30, range 4 west
9. M. Carpenter to J. W. Car
penter, 4U acres iu section 23,
township ..., range 2 west . .
250
NOTICE.
Nutice is hereby given that the
dersiiTDed will apply lu the city euuuvil
of the city of Medford, Oregon, at the
neit meeting for a licetise to sell sptr
itous. viuutis and malt liquois in quuu
titiee less thau n gallon for the period
of six mouths, at his place of busiuess
at lot 11, in block 20, iu the city
Medford, Orego.
Dated Julv 10, ltfiiS.
W. M. K KSN'LDY
The Hotel Nash is serving the be-t
merchauts' luuch iu Oregon daily from
11:30 until 1:30 o'clock. I'rice 'J5 cuts,
with your favo-ite drink.
U, A. tiarilner has I n reeumiiiriidcil
for appointment as postmaster of Tul
ent, which means that he will ii the
odice.
Vim can have n tailor mad" s'lit made
to fit you for three quarters Ihe regular
price. Sale .Inly 10 to IS at Kifcrt 's. loo
Vegetables, hurries and bakery for
Lot weather meals. Phone 373. Allen
& Reagan. 100
CHAMBERLAIN FATHER
OF GOVERNORS' CONGRESS
SALEM. Or., July 14. "The primary
work of the Oregon conin.ift-.iou for the
conservation of the state's resources,"
says Chief Justice Bean, "should be to
educate the people to the need of econ
omy iu the use of our resources. It is
my opinion that educational work is
needed more at this time thau legisla
tion. Legislation that is euaeted be
fore the value of couservntion of re--ourees
is fully realized, would irri
late people and would probably be
harmful at first.'
Justice- Beau is a close studeut of
Oregon's industrial conditions. He is n
member of the Oregon commission re
eeutly appointed by Coventor Cham
berlain and attended the meeting of
that body iu Portland this week.
"Oregon is getting a creditable start
iu this work, and the visit of Secretary
liartield has helped greatly," says the
chief justice, "of course the first thing
to be done is to prepare reports to be
submitted to the present. The president
then will call auothcr conference and
the material will be prepared for its
presentation to congress. The work of
the commission is enormous, but the
eharaeter of the membership is such
that 1 do not believe the members will
lose their enthusiasm for this great
work.
"Secretary tlartield gives Governor
Chnmberlatu credit for proposing the
conference of governors called last May
by the president. According to Mr. Gar
field, the proposal was made by Gov
ernor Chamberlain during the sessions
of t he national irrigation congress at
Sacramento last year while Governor
Chamborlaiu was president of thai
bod v. "
ADVERTISING FOR BID8
SOUTH KLAMATH CANAL
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., duly 14.
Project Kngineer 1. V. Murphy has
issued the specifications for five sched
ules on ihe south branch canal and is
advertising for bids on the same. The
five schedules comprise seven miles of
canal and will connect the south branch
with the Adams system. The specifica
tions slate that sealed bids will be re
ceived until - o'clock p. in. on Ihe "Sth
day of July at the reclamation office
in this city and that all bids must be
accompanied by certified cheeks in the
amount of $'JHil for each schedule. Hid
tiers may bid on one single schedule
or any combination of schedules or on
the five schedules as a whole.
The work involves the excavatioti and
embanking of about 112,1)1)0 cubic feet
of dirt, and the contractor bidding in
the work must begin work within .10
days after the signing of the contract
by the director of the reclamation serv
ice, and must thereafter prosecute the
work with a force necessary to complete
the work on or before the lfith day of
December, 1!0S.
REFORM WAVE STRIKES
MODOC SALOON KEEPERS
After election the liquor dealers of
Lakeview held a meeting and decided
to adopt certain reform measures and
have been complying with the measures
adopted. The reform is spreading into
Modoc county, California, and II liquor
dealers, ten of litem being Alturas firms
and one being located at Likely, have
sitnifd a notice through which they of
fer a reward of $UH tor tue arrest ami
oiivictiou of any persons furnishing
liquor to minors iu Modoc county eon
trarv to law.
Another paper is being circulated
throughout tlte country and is being
signed by the saloon men, offering a re
ward of $W0 for thearrest ami convic
tion of any persons selling or giving
liquor to Indians or minors.
WATER WAGON MEETS
PROIII CONVENTION
COLt'.MHl'S, O., July 14. The Ohio
state prohibition convention opened
hero vesterdav afternoon. A state tick
vill bo named and candidates will
be put in the Held.
Preparations ore being marie. lor ine
eutertaiument of delegates to Ihe 11a
lioual convention that meets here next
I'horsdav.
The dehgrles are to be met at the
train bv an immense water wagon.
LOCAL MARKET.
The fulolwinu quotations are en iu
partial report of the price! paid by Msd
rord dealers:
Wheat $1 per bushel.
Flour ili.TO per ewt.
Whole barley UU per ton.
Hay tl'2 per too.
Alfalfa 10 per ton.
New potatoes tl.25 per cwt.
Butter 4Ue per roll.
Lard 10c per pound,
beans 5c per pound.
Kggs 22 per dozen.
Sii((ar tl SO per cwt.
Turkeys 13c per pound.
Foultry Spring, (2 to ti; kens, 13 50
lo M per dozen.
Haws 12c per pound.
Sboulderi-lUc per pound.
Hogs 4c to dc per pound.
Cattle 1 to 3yc per pound.
THE OLD HOWAJID HAJTOH
rhree miles south of Mdford and 2Mi
miles west of Phoenii, is now cut up
iu small tracts to suit the purchaser.
line fourth cash, balanec hi three plv
meuts. 1h)i is a rare opportunity fur
men of small means. Listed with all
the sgeiitl.
Every Fifteen Minutes
nt. is will be i!"itii! from offici
I'ii'rve & Si. ii to ureal sale of five and
leu in-!.' Ira. ts Tucs.lnv ami Wcilues
.lav. "
Tailnr mad.- suits l..r
' liHtid me ib.wns, " July
fert, the tailor, is git i-ti a
tiou of per ci-nt.O
the price of
l'l to It. I'i
spt-cial reiluc
1011
Fh..c :;::'. for fr.-h fruit and t. ge
tables, cakes, pies, bread a, grneerie.
Ml, ,, A It.,. l,liiu
.
M, liml Mrs. H. i:. Foster have been
milking Grants Pass n short visit.
O- o
Mcdfcrd Tribane, 50c per moots.
T"
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
LECTURES AT ASHLAND
The big tabernacle of the Southern
Oregon Chautauqua association ' was
filled to its capacity Monday afternoon
when John Sharp Williams, the Mis
sissippi statesman, leader of the dem
ocratic minority iu the house of repre
sentatives and future United. States sen
ator, delivered his lecture on the iin
portance of oratory in the progress of
the world.
Mr. Williams prefaced his effort with
the admission that he was neither au
orator nor a humorist, saying that be
didn't wish to disappoiut his audience
ou this, his first tour as a lecturer, on
that score.
He nevertheless held the uttentiou
of all during the em ire hour and a half
he consumed, creating au excellent im
pressiou a nd leav i ug no doubt of his
abilities as a debater and logician.
The coucetisus of opinion of the mul
tit tide who heard Mr. Williams was
that his lecture was diguified, interest
ing and instructive, one of the very
best number of thef entire session of
the Chautauqua assembly.
BOY BURGLAR TRIES TO
KILL HIMSELF IN JAIL
SAX JOSE, Cal July 14. Leon
Prost, the 12 year old boy who is in
jail here today after attempting to kill
himself when arrested for burglary,
will probably be sent lo the Whit tier
slate's school. Prost is being closely
watched to see that ho does not make a
second attempt to end his life.
When he was taken to the sheriff's
office yesterday after his arrest on a
burglary charge, Leon cursed himself
roundly and drawing a revolver at
tempted to shoot himself. Tho gun was
not loaded and iu his delay iu shoving
the cartridges into the chamber was the
only thing that saved his life. The
sheriff took the weapon away from the
youth, and, turning him over his knee,
administered a sound spanking to the
would-be desperado.
Leon is accused of having looted the
nome of Mrs. Bailey. It is alleged he
entered the house by a window and took
jewelry nnd considerable sum of money.
MAYOR REDDY REQUESTED
TO DISCUSS HOME RULE
Mayor Iteddy is iu receipt of the fol
lowing letter from John Mac Vicar, Bec-retary-treasnrer
of Die League of Amer
ican Municipalities:
Des Moines, In., July 9. Hon. J. P.
Ueddy, Mayor, Medford, Oregon Dear
Sir: 1 understand that you are very
much interested in home rule for cities
ami have done some work along these
lines, iu your owu state. We would like
to have you on the program at the
12th annual meeting of the League of
American Municipalities to be held at
Omaha, Xeb., September .loth to Octo
ber 1 and 2 next.
The question of home rule will be
one of the most important subjects up
for discussion and we want to have
some strong papers on the same.
Phase bi me hear from you. Yours
verv trulv,
JOII X MACVlCAii.
JAFANESE LABORERS
EVADE IMMIGRATION LAW
WASHINGTON, July 14. Acting
upon reports showing that many Jap
anese, who come to this country on
passports indicating that, they are mer
chants or studentB or members of some
other branch of the exempt classes, lat
er to take their places as laborers,
the government, is planning to increase
the activity of agents keeping the tin
migrauls under surveillance.
The officials believe that Japan is
using every effort to live up to her
agreement not to issue passports to la
borers, but (hero is little doubt that
tlte regulations are continually evaded,
rt is believed that a careful watch on
the immigrants after they havo reached
this country will soon lead to a solu
tion of the problem.
FIFTEEN MILLIONS 18
SISKIYOU'S VALUATION
YKKK A, fill., July 14. County An
ae'sur Fnin liild has just completed foot--tiff
up Ihe asNPRgmpitt rolls of his office
tor the year l'.ms with iIip following
resulls. Tin. total valuation of personal
oroiMTlv i 4(i.'JfW. The total value
of real fHlule anil improvement thereon
is $14,riW,tl44, which is a substantial
raise over Inst year, more win imj
considerable over two millions added to
this, on account of Ihe Southern I'u. ific
I Tollman I'alacc nr company, ine
valuations of which an' fixed by tho
state board of equalization, which will
hriiin the total valuation in Siskiyou
county t.. somcthitit! like seventeen mn
lions.
PIII.I.ULOID COLLAR BURSTS,
CAUSINO 8EKIOUS BLAZE
HKNO, Nev., July 14. Damage cans
r.l by ft celluloid collar in the window
of Frank (loldsteins ia being repaired
ii.dav. The heat of the sun's rays
causl-il the collar lo explode and set the ,
place on fire.
For several days the heal in Hello
has I ii intetiM.. ' Sunday it was holler
than usual, and Frank Hull was look
iug illto (loldslein's show window when
he saw flames suddenly burst forth
from ono of til" several celluloid combs
and collars which were on display He
oave the alarm, but bv the tune the
department arrived the fire h
done
f I considerable damage.
FIEHRW'S RIGHT HAND
MAN LOSES FAT JOB
MAN FHASrlsro, Cal., July
14
John C Lynch allege.l to be on.- of
Herrin's political lieutenants, is prac
tically ousted today from his
lu'Mli as state bank einniiner. W. Wat
; s..n has been appointed his successor
lit is stated that while Lynch was a
- ,mo.l man ,ur ,.,...... , -
Anient found bun too active in p
' to hold the position.
ollliC.
I (leorge 11. Aiken has been making
Medford a visit.
1
TEN ACRE TRACTS
VARIETY OK FRUIT Pears: Coniice, Bartlelt and d'Anjou. Apples: Newtown and
Spitzonberg.
CONDITION Trees are strong and vigorous. Show splendid growth.
LOCATION One mile from town and shipping point. Elevation, above frost line.
SOIL None better in Rogue River valley for fruit or garden truck. In splendid culti
vation. WATER Can irrigate if desired. Great sub-irrigation.
PRICE $"A iji(i0, $75, $85, $91), $110, $225 , $250 per acre.
TERMS Easy : Kix per cent interest on de ferred payments. Eight per cent off for cash
Twelve vears devoted to selling realty in this vallev enables us takuow the value of
land. We do not hesitate to
heiti" a good buy. "VYe will
Auto every day.
W.
K,v,.,,tl, Rii-M
The nuhllshers of Ui.
T JMtTKOPOUTAN
h n
n. c of TtnoIthV
both for l'2&0.
HIGH-GRADE
IN ANY QUANTITY
Let us tell you of its merits
Wrater Lake
Lumber Go.
recommend every tract of the
be pleased to sh ow you these
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UEIJI'ORH, OltUOON
ABOUT
August 15 we will b ready
to sell tiered and easoiaed
OAK WOOD
in any quantity at $3.00 per
tier, delivered, or ?2.0Q per
tier at the ranch.
Good Rail Wood
Some cedar, sawed Into tier
wood, at $1.50 per tier-at
the ranch or $2.50 per tier
delivered.
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ORCHARD CO.
Medford, Oregon.
The ELECTRIC
TEA KETTLE
Furnlihea faot
water tor tea on
very abort notice
It can be. used
on the tea, tbl
or in tlte kitchen
Attaches to auy
electroller Sim pie, uf ejsen
venient, duMbbs
rouub irm
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Successor to Condor
Water Power Oo. Of
lice SOB W. Th it.,'
opp. big electric sign. Phone MS.
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something for nothing-r-it is
human nature to value olf
that which is paid for. ht
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Grain '
Granules
100 PER OENT PURE
CEREAL COFFEE.
It tastes like coffee. It look
like coffee and it smells like
offee, but is pure roasted
grains, blended 80 aa to pro-
cine the best flavor, the
greatest strength and an ar
ticle which youug and bid
may drink morning, noon
and night.
Oolden Grain Granules is
especially recommended to
those suffering from heart
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patiun, indigestion, dyspep
sia and stomach 1 roubles.
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nr ''.rw nil rpfail crrnossrst
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