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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREliOX, TUESDAY, AUGUST, 25, 1908.
No. 135.
OFFER
HIS
$20,000
BLAKELEY CUTS
CONTRACTOR'S FIGURE IS
STttL $7,053 OVER LIMIT!
STERLING 1 OFFERS
WATER TO CITY FOR 8230.000
0
New Proposition Made to the City Council
by Fred. J. BIakeleyTender of American
Light & Water Co. still under Advisement
At a council meeting Tuesday morn
ing another water proposition to supply
Mod ford from the little Applegate was
submitted by F. J. Blakelcy and J. D.
Heard. The lowest figure for which the
line to Wasson canyon could be con
structed is $247,05:1, or $705:1 above the
limit imposed by tho water committee.
The Blukelov-Ileard offer is to supply
the city with 500 inches of water for
230,0U0, or $20,000 lean than their orig
inal offer.
Docision Within a Week.
After considerable discussion of both
propositions, tho council decided to take
tho proposition submitted by the Ster
ling Mine company under consideration.
Kngineer Huberts stated that the only
matters to be gone into were the legal
ity of the water rights and the purity
of the water. He stated that these two
points could be decided by next .Satur
day evening and he was given instruc
tions to settle the mutter as soon as
possible.
As the option on the Slinger ranch
expires September 1, the council is
anxious to reach a decision before that
time.
The representative of the Sterling
Mine company stated to the council
that they would protect the city against
any litigation which might arise by
giving a sufficient bond. They also
agreed to furnish a bond guaranteeing
the proper construction of the system,
which they are to deed to the city.
Contractor's Bid.
After going carefully over the line
of survey made by Kngineer Koberts,
T. K. Lowcry, the representative of the
American Light & Water company,
shaved his bid to the utmost, bringing
it down to $247,053. While this is
$7000 over tho limit set by the com
mittee, it was thought that it might be
advisable to accept it. His bid is still
under consideration. He stated that it
was absolutely impossible for his com
pany to cut the price further.
Sterling Proposition. j
The following is the proposition sub
in it ted by the Sterling Mine company: j
To the Hon. Mayor and City ('mm- j
Pil Gentlemen: The undersigned here-j
with beg to submit for your careful
consideration the following proposals to
furnish your city with a gravity water
system:
Introductory.
The source of the proposed water sup
ply is at the head w.-tors of the Little
Applegate river, about 1- miles south
westerly from the city of Ashland
Jackson county, Oregon.
The watershed covers about 25,li00
:o-r of land situated in a well tim
berrd portion of a nifiiiutairous sec
tion', with Sis'; hun pink bounding the
same on tie east, with an elevation of
tU2 feet abfve sen level. The annual
precipitated moisture of this section is
about ;tn inches. Vnguer Rock lies
to the northwist with an elevation of
TXV.t feet, and the "relief" from this
mountain is directly into the headwa
ters of Little Applegate above the point
of tho proposed diversion. j
At a conservative estimate, the annu
al water that reaches this watershed is
04.1(00 acre feet.
Proposition No. 1. !
The undersigned proposes to furnish
the city of Mod ford with a perpetual
water right of 500 miners' inches (750
cubic feet per minute) delivered at and
into a reservoir to be located about
five miles from the city, through a
svstem described as follows:
i 'ommencing at the point of diver
sion on the Little Applegate river, and
running through ac anal at a distance ;
of about lti miles to a point known a
the ttXfi.M gulch divide, then enter
ing a tunel abut .KmiO feet in length,
thence by canal about throe miles to a
point near the St-rling mine. At this
p int tho water i to be turned into a
panstoek nnd mmhiint ion sandbox,
properly screened, which -rill he the
head of an inverted syphon constructed
with steel pipe, which will be about
two and one-half miles long. This sy
phon will deliver the water at the sum
iiiit of the divide lying between Poor-
nau and Sterling creeks. From this
nomt the water will bo delivered to the
ubove mentioned reservoir, about two
and one-half miles distant, through
woodeu stave, machine banded pipo, of
.roper size and strength, Baid pipe to
o trenched and covered with 12 indies
f earth.
The reservoir is to be well surfaced,
emented nnd plastered and to contain
1,000,0000 gallons of water, and provid
ed with the .necessary waste gates,
flushing gates, pipes and connections.
The undersigned proposes to com
plete the above construction work in
:i good nnd workmanliko manner, fur
nish all materials, the details of which
o be later considered, and to deliver
100 inches of water into said reservoir
under a constant flow, save and ex
cept such times as shall be required
for flushing, cleaning, etc., or for
it her causes resulting from the acts of
Hod or causes beyond our control; nnd
to convey ami forever set over to the
ity of MHlford by good and suflicient
leed r deeds, a perpetual water right
;n and to 500 miners' inches as above
-dated, and to maintain all of said ca
nals, tunnels, flumes and pipelines con
tinuously, without further cost of any
kind whatsoever, to the city of Mod
ford, for the net sum of one hundred
ighty-six thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two dollars ($lSii,.Xi2).
Proposition No. 2. !
The uudersignod further proposes to
furnish all material and complete the
.ntire system to a point within the cor
porate limits of the city of Medford and
deliver the abovo mentioned f00 inches
of water, as follows:
The undersigned to furnish all mate
rial and complete the entire construc
tion as outlined in Proposition No. 1
and to convey the above mentioned iinfl
;nches of water from tho above mention
ed reservoir through a wooden stav,
banded pipe of proper siw and strength,
said pipe to be trenched and covered
with 1- inches of earth, and laid along
the county road leading from Griffin
("reek to the city of Medford, to a point
mii the west side of the (). & ('. Railroad
company's tracks within the city limits
as may be designated ; said water to
enter the city's water mains at a pres
sure of I h i pounds per square inch for
the net sum of two hundred thirty thou
-turn! dollars (,Mh.iiihi).
In the event that Proposition No. 2
be accept d, tin said reservoir, oqnio
meat and pipeline Lading to the city
will be conveyed by good and sttthVienl
bed or deeds, together with a per pit
nal water right to ."on inehes or 75
cub-.- it, t p'-r minute, the city of Med
ford, however, to furnish the reservoir
site and the right of v.av for the pipe
line leading from Griffin Creek to t lie
city, a distance of about five miles.
In th eevent that either Proposition
Xo. 1 or Proposition No. 2 be accepted,
the undersigned agrees to start construe
tion work within ten days after sign
ing the contract and to complete tho en
tire work within 12 months thereafter.
The work to bo paid for each and ev
ery calendar month until completed, at
the rale of ti per cent of the cost of
all completed work, and 00 per cent
of all invoices received fur materials
and supplies during the month for which
settlement is being made; balance of
lo per cent flue and payable nt the time
of completing contract.
The water rights on the Little Apple
gate river, belonging to the undersign
ed, are among the oldest in the state,
ami the Sterling Mining company has
appropriated, held, used and enjoyed
over five times the quantity of water
as above offered for sale, each and
evorv vear for a period of over .10
veas. " STERLING MINE CO.
AUSTRALIANS
HATE JAPAN
A Wave of Sentiment Is!
Sweeping Over the Anti -
podes
SYDNEY, N. S. W., August 25. Anti-Japanese
feeling is sweeping over
all Australia as the result of the visit
of the American fleet and in all quar
ters the cry is resound iug that the
whites must dominate the Pacific. The
feeling grows stronger every day until
it has become a potent, over preseut in
fluence. Only the remarkable tact of Kisa
burn Ureyno, the .Japanese consul gen
eral at Sydney today prevented an ex
tremely embarrassing situation at a re
ception to the officers of tho fleet
given by the Brazilian embassy. The
diplomatic representative of Nippon
disregarded the veiled and open threats
igainst his country and his people,
which he could not fail to recognize.
Creyno spoke iu highest terms of the
American fleet. He paid a high com
pliment to Australia for the royal wel
come extended to the ships.
The enthusiasm throughout the city
'or f nines and the reception is here
voteo the greatest yet by the men of
loo fleet. Entertainments of various
kinds still attract the sailors and the
flic'is are constantly the guests at din
neis, banquets and receptions.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
George C. Culy, the Steamboat stock
man, has been in Medford several times
lately.
Mr. ami Mrs. T. II. Miles spent Sun
day among their relatives and friends
at Ashland.
A. C. Nicholson, who is farming near
Jacksonville, was a recent business vis
itor iu Medford.
Or. Van (iesner, who has been prac- j
iiemg medicine in .Mciiiorn miring tue
past several mouths, is at Portland.
F. H. Farrar, who is iu charge of the
Rogue River Electric company's plant
at Gold Ray, spent Sunday in Medford.
.1. J. Pa n key of Tolo was ia Medford
Monday. He is preparing to make a
big drive of logs down Rogue river
lor Dr. C. R. Ray.
Horace Reiser, the chauffeur, drove
his car down from Ashland Monday,
afternoon in record time. I
J. C. Emerick of Ashland made rein-
tives and friends living hi Medford a)
visit Monday.
John Conway and V. A. Dunhip, prom-
inent citizens of Talent, were in Med-J
ford Monday.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles King, who have'
liocu sojourning at their homestead in
r.jpcr Rogue River district, are at
limne again.
Judge E. E. K lly and family have
returned frmu a trip to Crnlrr Lake.
Messrs. Randall. Il.il. r. Findtny and
Wjthingloii h:ie returned from an out 1
lag a Shasta Springs.
A. A. Davis, the Med fold capitalist.'
lias returned I'roin a ten days' outing
at Newport, accompanied by M is. Da
vis.
Scott Davis, tin' w.'ll known manager
of the Med ford flour mills, has re
turned with his family from Newport.
T. ('. Kenuey of Jacksonville was a
Mi dt'ord visitor Tuesday.
Dr. C. R. Ray and family left for
('rater Lake Tuesday.
H. ( '. Stoddard has returned from a
business visit to Prospect.
John D. Olwell and Mrs. Olwell have
renrntd from an auto trip to Klaaiatli
Prills and Crater Lake. Mrs. Olwell is
the first woman to pilot an auto over
the road.
Wedding Announcement.
Mr. Charles Painter and Miss Ester
Silvy, hoth of Medford. w-re united
in marriage by the ju ;ti e of the p a e
at Grants Pass Sunday. August 'U, nu
will make their homo in Medford.
John Obcnehain wife and Miss
Frank i have till gone to their home
steads for a lengthened stay and to
harvest tho crops.
1 IN
OFBUILDING FORE!
! Boston Structure Falls-
Ten Taken from Ruins.
; Thirty five Workmen
CHUM in the Crash
HOSTOX, Mass., August 25. Eigh
teen unreported killed by tho coll (ipse
of a building today. Ten dead have
been taken from the ruins. Thirty-five
men were working in the building and
rescuing parties are desperately at work
1 searching the ruins. None of the dead
have been identified.
i The building was a structuro that was
being re-constructed, all but tho front
wall having been destroyed by the
great Chelsea fire. It is supposed that
the disaster was tho result of an at
tempt to use the old foundations, which
had been more seriously damaged than
the builders thought.
When the walls collapsed the 35 men
employed within had no chance to es
cape, and all of them were caught in
the debris, though some wore not badly
hurt. Twelve are belle veil to havo re
ceived injuries that will not prove se
rious. Anibulnne.es were called from tho ma
rine and naval hospitals and moving
vans which were iu the neighborhood
also were employed iu removing the
dead and injured. The police reserves
were called out and surrounded t he
scene, holding back a tremendous crowd
that gathered immediately. Hundreds
of citizens, however, were allowed to
pass the lines and juin in the. rescue
work. Great dilliculty was experienced
in lift ing the debris and iu several
cases men who were rescued begged to
be killed, fearing fire would break out
and they would be burned alive. The
building was owned by Maurice Gor
don and was on Chelsea square, in Chel
sea, a Boston suburb.
It is believed that the dead list will
reach the first estimate of 1H, if it is
not exceeded.
POTATOES PAY $500 AN
ACRE NEAR KLAMATH FALLS
KLAMATH PALLS, Or.. August 25.
Klamath county will soon lead all
other counties in the stale in the pro
duction of potatoes. Parties who have
given time to the cult i vat ion of this
product in this county have found it
high remunerative and have demonstrat
ed beyond a doubt that this section
will, as soon as the transportation fa
cilities are supplied, be in a position
to supply the markets of many of the
coast cities with potatoes of first class
quality.
The first new potatoes to come into
the market this year were brought iu by
Elmer Applegifl e, who has about two
and a half acres, which will net him
mote than ,5no per jure, about three
1 in i-H the cost of I In- laud. Hi' has been
selling potatot s at three cents a pound
ami the average ield is about nine
tons to the acre. The income from one
acre at this rate will be approximate
ly $51 n.
MANY CHINESE PHEASANTS
IN WILLAMETTE VALLEY
ALBANY, Or.. August 25. With the
iopening of the China pheasant season
but a few weeks off, hunters are tak
ing out licenses more rapidly, and by
Oi tober I the number will probably be
above loon. Fnriuers nnd those fa
miliar with the situation Hay pheasants
will be about as plentiful as last year,
despite the unfavorable hatching con
ditions which prevailed this spring. The
late spring was the cause of many of
I he young pheasant k being killed off.
More old birds were left over from last
year, hunters say, and a greater number
of young ones were hatched.
D. ' ingkade of Eagle Point prceinrt
tranH.'ii-te lui in. s in Medford a few
days siriee.
Walter Walling, the genial represen
tative of a wholesale house, whose
headquarters an1 in Minneapolis, Iihs
been interviewing his numerous ens
toaiers in this vallev.
ALL INDIANA CELEBRATES
AT KERN'S NOTIFICATION
IT FIRES
II!
Government Rangers Keep
B,aze ?m sPreadln9
jdGKSon touniy LUCKy
After four days' continued work of
15 or 20 men tho forest fires on Ap
plegate have como under control. Tho
high winds and dry condition of under
brush increased the speed of the flames
to such an extent that tho fire fighters
had many times to give temporary free
dom to tho fire.
What threatened to bo a very des
tructive- fire on Clayton eroek, soul Il
ea -d of Ashland, has just boon chocked
by Guard Gribble with n small crew of
men.
Destructive fires are raging in pri
ate holdings west of Evans creek
( rows of men sent out from Grants
Pass have begun fighting these fires,
which threaten valuable timber hold
ings in the vicinity of Evans creek.
The queck, effective work of Forest
Guard West prevented the spread of
tho flames to the Crater forest and ex
tinguished the fire on its eastern edge.
Jackson County Lucky.
From all reports, Jackson county has
been more fortunate than neighboring
counties in the matter of destructive
tires this season. Much credit is due
to campers on the western Cnscades for
the evidences of care taken in building
and putting out their camp fires. Tho
cai'es of camp fires built near down
logs and brush piled where complete
extinguishing is almost impossible are
happily becoming less frequent.
The local forest servico office is now
iiiidertaking to combat the present fires
in t he Klamath Indian reservation.
With funds appropriated by tho United
Stales Indian servico t he local office
will establish a system of fire patrols
for the protection of these valuable
t i tuber lands during f uture diy sea
sons. Buck Summoned East.
The forest service cutoff trail run
ning north f rom I he Fish Lake trail
near Fish lake to the Big Butte coun
try is now Hearing completion. This
trail, though but eight miles in length, i
will save many hard miles to travelers
in the locality.
Acting Supervisor C. J. Buck has
been summoned to the mam office at
Washington, D. , to take up work
there, beginning September 15, in con
nection with the proposed rc-organizn-tion
of the forest service. Port land, Or.,
is to be one main headquarters of the
forest service under this scheme of re
organization. During his absence S. S.
Sweiining wilt have charge of the local
office.
REPRESENTATIVE OF SUNSET
PRAISES VRATER LAKE
KLAMATH FALLS, August 2.. A
J. Wells, representing the Sunset Mag
aziue, has returned from a trip to the
north end of the county and to Crater
Lake, lie was very much impressed
with the lake ami in speaking of it
staled that it cannot be compared with
anything iu existence. He says the
nearest thing to it is Lake Tahoe and
they are so unlike that a comparison
is absurd. Mr. Wells went to Short
creek with B. St. George Bishop this
afternoon. Up n his return from there
he will visit Merrill, Bonanza and other
parts of the county to gather material
for his storv mi this section.
ANOTHER BRICK BLOCK
FOR KLAMATH FALLS
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. August 21.
Another large brick block is to In
built in this city tins year. L. Jac
obe has let the contract to H. E. Chil
ders for the erection of a two story
brick on the corner of Main and Third
streets. Work on the building is to
begin soon and the building will be
rushed to completion. It will be oecil
pied by Mr. Jacobs with his stock of
dry goods nnd furnishings.
EXTINGUISHED
WILDEST ENTHUSIASM FOR
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Bryan's Tariff Speech is Cheered to the
Echo Pride in Native Son Brings Kern
Non Partisan Ovation from Hoosiers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 25.
Tho stato fair grounds hero today was
the center of interest to tho democrats
of tho United States, for there was
gathered the great leaders of tho par
ty, with thousands of ardent support
ers, to witness tho formal notification
of John Worth Kern of his nomination
as tho vice-presidential candidate ami
hear the address of W. J. Bryan on
tho subject of ' Trusts," one of the
greatest and most important issues of
the presidential campaign.
There was an nbsenee of pomp about
tho ceremonies as the result of the
wishes of Kern, who is known to his
friends ns a man who dislikes show nnd
display. There was no parade. There
was' no street demonstration and also
at the request of Kern tho merchants
and citizens had retrained from adorn
ing the city in general decorations. In
every way t he occasion was made as
simple as possible.
Parado of Automobiles.
The leaders gathoivd at democrat ie
headquarters and the only feature bor-
ilering on the usual met hods of cele
bration was the trip to the fair grounds
in automobiles. In .'10 big cars tho
leaders drove through tho streets and
were greet eil by big cheoring crowds
CRUSHED ROCK FOR
STREETS IN TWO WEEKS
The work of installing the rock
rusher nnd building the bunkers on
the city s quarry at Jacksonville has
been completed and the city engineer
I ni-xl turn his irt tent ion to t he
ctioa of bunkers iu this citv. Plans
for I hese have been completed nnd it
will not be, iu the opinion of the en
gineer, more than two weeks before
rushed rock will be delivered in the
ilv. The work of grading Seventh
street for tho pavement will then be
undertaken.
TAFT CANS SPEECH IN
BEHALF OF MISSIONARIES
HOT SPRINGS, Va., August 25.
Judge Tn ft t udiity delivered a mission
ary led are into a phonograph deelur
iug that il is the duly of American fit
izenship to help convert the hcalhen.
R. ferring lo his trips through the on
t , he said that he hail been positive
ly convinced that foreign missions do
a great amount of good.
ILLINOIS CRACKSMEN LOOT
POSTOFFICE AT WAUKEEGAN
W A U K K I : i A X. HI., A ngust 25.
Robbers today entered the postoffice, a
half block f rotu I he police slut ion,
wrecked t he safe with nilro-glyeerine
and secured loot worth Jnou.
The cracksmen are believed to be
long toa gang that has been operating
in t he post of fiees of the country for
some time.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
EXONERATED OF CHARGES
ALBANY. N. Y.. August 25. Gov
ernor Hughes has not decided today
what action he will take on the report
of Richard T. Hand of Elizabet htown.
who was appointed to take testimony
on charges made against District At
torney Jerome of New Vortl. Hand
finds that not one of the serious
diarges against Jerome have been prov
es! and recommends the dismissal of
I he case.
Miss Clara Grimes
lav afternoon.
went south Hun-
ill tho way.
In the first automobile were Bryan,
! Kern and Theodore Boll of California,
the chairman of the notification com
I mittee. Tsis enr was wildly cheered
j and all three occupants wero given per
sonal ovauoiis, jve.ru ana uryan snarea
honors equally, and thoro were many
who recognized Boll and cheered him
personally.
In the second car wore National
Chairman Norm mi E. Mncsk, Thomas
Taggart, former national chairman, and
Thomas R. Marshall, caudidato for gov
ernor of Indiana. Tho crowd had been
waiting for the arrival of tho cars at
the fair grounds and their arrival BOt
off the enthusiasm that had been Btorcd
up for tho occasion. " Kern, Kern,"
"Hurrah for Johnny Korn," yelled the
crowd, ami tho spirit of prido in the
native son was tshown throughout tho
proceedings.
Bryan Recoivos Ovation.
When Bryan appeared on the plat
form the crowd went wild and cheered
him to the echo. Thomas Taggart for
mally opened tho session, calling the
crowd to order. He introduced Father
( lavish, who pronounced the invoca
tion. Chairman Mack then made a
(Continued on Pago 3.)
TALENT ITEMS.
Ed Pollard has stared a restaurant
otto Main street and is doing quite a
business.
C. W. Wnltors is making quite extend
ed improvements in tho way of paint
and glass on Inn store building.
John Conway is very busy tKcse days
catering to his many customer!, as he
carries a good stock of shoes and mer
chandise iu his business.
W. T. Mason has just roturned from
the Wagner Butte mine vory much
pleased wil h the prospects, but says
water is n little shy just now.
Thomas Thompson has so far recov
ered front h is i n ju ries recei ved some
lime tago that ho is on the street look
ing for somebody to skin in a horse
trade ngain.
Talent is improving structurally, but
sure we need more residents, as thore Is
call for houses qui to often. Several
tents erected in town iu tho last few
days proves that.
We understand G. A. Gardner, the
newly appointed postmaster, will take
a few lessons from the retiring post
master in order to post himsidf a little
before i ntering upon his duties. .
J. S. Spitzer, the livery stable man,
and would be miner, who bought into
some mines with the Mason brothers a
short time ago, feels pretty good over
t he proposil ion and thinks ho would
sill Imh holdings iu town and go dig
ging for gold.
We are not having any boom at Tal
ent, but it is just growing steardily and
sure. Several new buildings, additions,
wings, paint, etc., show she n working
the right way. Wo will soon have a
weekly paper published by a Mr. Leroy,
recently from California. We wish him
all kinds of success.
Several of tho lads hero are thinking
of joining President Roosevelt on his
African lion hunt, since their experience
last week with a trior of California
lions near Talent. They captured a
couple of them, the old one and one
whelp. Like fishing, the big ones all
got away. That is all right, boys. When
''eddy comes down this way perhaps he
will help y.oi capture the balance of
them.
Wo will sell for cash and aell for
less. Beginning September 1, tho Med
ford Meat company will go on a strict
ly cash basis. You will bo tho winner
by this change. Millor, Ewbank & Culp.
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