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APPLE MARKET
fS OPENED
MANY GET AFTEB THE
UNITED STATES FOR DECISION
Season Proper Is On-The
Supply Is Heavier Than
For Some Time
The Tricgnttn of September 24 soys:
The apple senaou proper opened this
wek. A good deal of the fruit has of
eoum ben moved siuoo the firat offer
ing of the fall variotiei appeurud, but
to date it has beoa a comparatively
slow seller, peaches and other fruits
practically dominating the market. But
the peach season is near the r.d, uud
some of the early rivals of the apple
have disappeared. From this time on
Oregon's staple fruit wil play un im
portant part In the local market.
Today, for the first time this Biuaon,
Front street showed ft fairly liberal (lis
play of Hood River apples, oil fall vari
eties, cud there were also a good sized
offerings of tho fine early apples from
other parts of tho state. Locking the
keeping qualities of the latter sort these
eanot be held very long, and the prices
quoted today were such us to move t hem
The apples displayed today were for
the most part Gravensteins, Wealthy.
maiden blush, Bailey Sweets and Alex
anders, and all were offered at $1 to
$1.23 a box. Deal rs said that the tales
yesterday and today were greater than
for any wek since the 1 irot appl
of the season appeared, which shown
that the demand for the fruit is on the
increase. In the market todiiy there
were a few small lots of extra fancy
fruit thr.t Hold at $1.50, but generally
the lower prices prevailed.
There is littlu likelihood thai upple
prices will go to tho high points reached
Just season, for the crops this year, es
pecially iu thiB state, is above he aver
age in nizo, and the abundance of m arly
all other fruits this year will also tend
to keep the apple values down.
There is money for the growers of
apples at $1 a box in the wholesale mar
ket," said a dealer today, "and T look
for a time to come when apples will be
plentiful at prie s around that figure.
The high prices that have ruled here iu
tho years past, when a really fine grade
of fruit wns something of a novelty, are
a thing of the past. My prediction
should not be construed av. discouraging
to tho npple growers. Their industry
is Bure to prosper. I merely moan that
the xotraordinary prices they have se
cured in the past nrc not likely to occur
again, except in seosons of light pro
duetion."
A betor demand for penrs is also re
ported since the call for peaches lessen
ed, and toduy the better grndes of fruit
were held at 75 cents to $1 a box. The
supply of overripe fruit with which the
market has ben loaded for several days
past has ben generally disposed of. One
Front street firm yesterday sent l"it
boxes of pears to a local cannery.
Eastern Prices.
A Now York bulletin for Hie week
ending September 19 says:
Apples We have had a fair supply of
apples from this state during the week,
und a vey irregular market, but with n
hardening tendency on fancy grades un
der decreasing receipts. There is a good
deal of ordinary stock offering, compris
ing common varieties and common tn
fiur qualities of nil sorts for which re
ceivers have been obliged to accept a
low range of prices; a good many, lots
selling ia range of $1.50(u2 per barrel;
choice to fancy lots of the moro desir
able lots, especially those showing good
size have been In very fair demand and
firm, with the tendency in the sellor's
favor and eomo advance realized, Oc
rA8,onnl lots of very fancy goods have
been placed even a little higher than we
quote. A car of Oregon tlravensteins
arrived dnring the week of which sales
are reported up to $2.25(f2.50 per box
for very fancy quality.
pours Heceipts of fresh packed Bart
lets have been smal, most of the supply
both from up river and western New
York, have been from cold storage. In
western New York receipts have met a
good demand when showing sir.e, with
sales mainly from $3.o04.25 per barrel
for fair to fancy, and occasional lots of
extra large and fine bringing n little
morn money. A good many ice-house
""ilartletts have been taken out this week
chiefly of up river stork of medium to
small size and general packed in short
barrels; these have met a moderate de
mand generally in range of $3(Vf3.7.",
with occasional lots of better than usual
isze reaching $4. Toward tho closo the
market has ruled slightly in tho buyer's
favor under quieter trading. Seckel
met some demand whn large, but other
wise they are very dull and the other
varieties of pears hsvo mot only a mod
erate demand in the ranges quoted un
less the quality is exceptional fancy;
oeeasioal sales of such are reported a
little above our top figure.
SPftEOKZLS WILL RETIRE
PROM RACING GAME
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 26.
'.Rudolph Spreekels has announced hi
intention of retiring from the turf be
rause of the disrepute into which hore
racing has fallen, and today he is mak
ing arrangements to dispose of his
string of races in the Bnbraviita stable
controlled by him. The horse will be
thrown upon the market as soon as they
arrive here from Seattle.
"After careful consideration 1 have
decided to retire from the racing
game," said Mr. Sjreekels today. "The
bookmaker has been encouraged to such
an extent that he occupies an alto
gether too important place. I'ntil sin h
time as the management of tracks rele
gate gambling to the rear, racing will
continue to be held in disrepute.'
PORTLAND. S.pt. 20 Denying that
Ihe Tnitcd States I'uurt has authority
to declare a forfeiture of that portion of
j the unsold lands granted to tho Oregon
tuiitonua Kailroad. bv act of Con
gress, or the purchase of which they
have made regular application as pro
vided iu said act, til'it residents of the
state of OregcQ this morning petitioned
me court to ailow them to intervene
' in the cane of the United States agaiust
that company for the recovery of the
lauds alleged to have a value tif $40,-
UU'Uloo.
'the petitioners are standing on the
fate that each of them made duo appli
cation for the acquisition of not more
than 100 acres und offered (ho railroad
company $2.50 uu acre iu payment. The
railroad is alleged to have refused to
accent the price, but i', is claimed that
the persons who made the offers
good faith acquired uu estate interest.
ami now staud ready to settle upon and
improve the tracts of laud selected.
It is alleged that the acts of Congress
intended that tho land should become
of use to the people who deuired to be
rcrtideuts thereon, and that when they
made bona fide offers to purchase thev
fully complied with the requirements
of the law iu so fur us they wore able to
do so. Attorneys A. C. Woodcock, of
Eugene. D. R. Murphy of Portland,
und A. C. Farreu of Marshfield are rep
resenting all of the petitioners. They
say that this action will nvoid a multi
plicity of suits if the court allows them
to submit their cuue. They ask that
the court shall enter an order requiring
the company to accept the payment of
$2.."0 uu acre and issue deeds.
The case involved is that of the Unit
ed States vs. the Oregon & California
ralroad and others, wheroin it is alleged
that the terms of the grants by Con
gress of certain alternate sectiones of
land had been violated by the action
of the company iu that it is said that
the company has sold tracts of more
than 100 acres and for larger prices
than $2.50 uu acre.
PORTLAND COUNCIL AT
LAST FRAME SALOON LAW
GOES EAST TO LOOK
UP MARKET FOR APPLES
SPOKANK. Wash., Sept. 2(i, Satis
fied that he ciin get better prices for
h is f ru it t ha n t he en ft era buyers are
now offering. .1. V, Dumas, proprietor
of the Pomona ranch at Dayton, Wash.,
will, soon after the first of October,
start for the east in an effort to find
his own market. The Pomona ranch is
one of the largest apple farms in the
stale, comprising 1 00 acres, from which
Mr. Dumas this year expects to take
.)0,0on boves of principally, Jhnntoans,
Rome Meautics and Yellow Newtown
Pippins. There are upwards of 8000
apple trees on the ranch, from nine to
12 years old, which wil average six
boves to the tree.
"There have boon a number of buyers
to see me this season." said Mr. Dumas
vhile in Spokane this week, "but so
far they have not made advances for
my crop. They are luter than over this
year, and I cannot afford to wait longer
for their offerings. I shall place a
man iu charge of my ranch the firnt of
October and leave for the east in an
effort to dispose of my fruit satis
factorily. I shall make my headquar
ters in Chicago, and work out of there
mostly, although 1 shall shire some of
my apples in New York.
PHAOTS FROM PHOBNIX
Howard K
I h ' guest i
loo't'ny at
wlii' liven in
lieu Sle
rii;:irii n
dow n I." f.
twu men :.
uf Virginia, III., is here
i A'ill Rathe. Mr. Fox is
! .i location for his fnther
n Illinois.
' 'ik had a well dug for ir
1 1 uses nid before they wore
t "icre was more water than
ui a hnv could keep pumped
P e'c- t he energetic real es
.li:in if Med ford was in our
MetteM Triads, I0 par mentk.
tilt.
1 )idl; 'l 10 ii")V.
Mtssrs. Cole rnirl Shaffer are cleaning
;lie mill ditch out so that it will carry
enough wafer to run the mill this win
Mrs. .lack Tungate of Hntte Fall
is here on a visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Smith.
Mrs. W. R. Coleman ami son Albert
of Jacksonville spent Saturday and
Sunday here with relatives.
T. R. Hall, the merchant at Hrowns
bor and family spent Saturday and
Sunday hero at the camp meeting of
the Seventh Day Adventists.
The school board is planning to have
school commence 'October ,ri in the V.
O. YV. hall. The schoolhouse will not
be finished for six weeks or two months
yet. snys Contractor Reinhart.
N C. Purkerson hns traded half of
his 20 s o re place just north of town
to a Mr. Cnrloek of Ashland for a
house and half a nacre of land in Ash
land. The other half ho lifts rented
to a Mr. May field, a newcomer here.
Fred Furry has sold his ranch on
the nail, side to A. A. Davis of Mod
ford, the consideration said to be in the
neighborhood of 10,0no. Mr. Furry
has purchased the mill property bera
on Main street and will run a hotel and
livery and feed barn.
Misses Jennie Ferns, Ads Reynolds,
and Hsra Allen packed pears at the
Lewis ranch Monday and Tuesday. The
pears that they packed were for Presi
dent Roosevelt.
O. A. Mors-. John M. Mast. John E.
Roberts and 9. O. VauDyke have beeu
attending circuit court this wcok at
jurors.
J. A. (Irsffis and wife, and O. A.
Hoover and daughter Pearl, spent Tues
day in Med ford among the merchants.
Floyd ('.ilver has returned from Sa
lem where he attend d the state fair.
The S. P. Cm. :ir- talking of putting
sn agent hep in charge nf the depot.
We Im'P" that they do it.
"J. irk Frrnt" viiited us and our gar
den stuff Wednesday and Thursday
nighri.
Ralph McCiillo.-h of rirvalha who has
been petidiug his veation here work
ing for (i. A. Morie, left yesterday to
take iip In studio ' the O. A
csiii whieh Vsrti M..ii'!v.
H. A. Hoover that tl in
hM at his pVe Thur;e ties' it tart
puoline nn hit '
tii sum i Us 9 ttVXt"
Portland, or., sept. After
turning down two ordinances aimed
at the exclusion of women from the sa
loous, the council surprised itself and
everybody else lute Thursday afternoon
at the closing session by the- passage of
a measure which, the city attornev savs,
cau be enforced, and which Ha fratnera
believe to be the remedial legislation
loug sought by those who desire to see
women burred from saloons.
The ordinnuce also excludes young
men under 21 years of age from enter
ing boxes in restaurants that have not
400 square feet of floor space at least.
BELLINOHAM JEWS WILL
CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S
BELLI XtiH AM, Wash., Sept. 20.
The local Jews are preparing to eele
brate their New Year's day, which be
gins tonight nt sundown and lasts until
the sun sinks behiud the hills iu the
west tomorrow night.
All the Jewish stores in the city will
(dose their doors from b o'clock this
afternoon until tomorrow at 8 p. in.,
during which time they will collect at
tho synagogue to feast and otherwise
enjoy themselves.
St. Mary's Academy
Directed by the Sisters ot the Holy
Karnes of Jesus and Mary.
Modf ord. Or.
Rates for the scholastic year, or per
of 40 weeks:
Boarding School.
Board, tuition and laundry $180.00
Private room S0.00
Day School.
Tuition, primary and grammar
grades $20.00
High school and special course. 30.00
Luncheon for day scholars who
too far from school to rteurn
home, or who prefor a warm
meal at noon , 50.00
Special rates to parents entering two
or more children.
Music Department
Piano, two lessons per week . . . 60.00
Violin, two lessons per week ... 60.00
Mandolin, guitar, banjo, etc 60.00
Vocal, two lessons per week . . . 60.00
N. B. The rates quoted above in-
elude an hour's practice dally, under the
supervision of a sister.
Art Department.
Pen, ink, charcoal and water
colors $ 30.00
Oil 40.00
MlBCsUaneous.
Graduating fed (at completion of
four-year academic course) . . 16.00
Library fee 1.00
Laboratory fee 5.00
Singing m concert, physical culture,
olocution in class, art needle work, plain
sewing, do not form extra charges.
The sisters are happy to inform their
friends and the public that the new
and commodious building and the mod
trn improvements introduced therein,
enable them to ensure the comfort of
pupils while facilitating educational ad
vantages. Write for program of studies, also
for booklet concerning dress regulations,
etc.
Address: SISTER SUPERIOR, -ST.
MABY'S ACADEMY,
MEDFORD, OR.
Prepaid BaUroad Orders.
"Something which is of considerable
interest to the public generally and
which is perhaps not generally known
is the system of prepaid orders now in
effect between stntious of the Southern
Pacific company and all pointB in the
United States. By means of this system
tickets may be purchased at Med ford
from any place in the United States and
mailed or telegraphed direct to tho
party wishing to come here. Steeper
accommodations and small amounts of
cash in connection with these tickets
may also be forwarded at tho sumo
time." tf
The Ever
Ready Bottle
Keeps Liquids,
hot or cold, for
forty-eight hours.
Pharnvasy
While the battleship fleet is traveling
around the globe on its mission of pfat-e,
we are busy iu Med ford on our mission
of supplying to our many friends the
best cigars that can be made.
Mtidtod 5 cent. R R V 10 Gent
aid Bi Ma 15 cent Cigr
ILL?. QgarWorfes
Colestin Mineral Water is a splendid
wtiele for weak stomachs and kid
neys. 163
$3000 Cash
Balance in 1, 2, 15, 4 and 3 years at G per cent interest,
will buy
240 Acres
of fine Orchard .Land, one mile from railroad station
and shipping point. Price $30 per acre. Nearly all
cleared ; mostly level. A good tract, to subdivide.
J. C. Brown
OFFICE: PALM BUILDING, UPSTAIRS.
5
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Sailowntsa Transformed
to Dusky Beauty
A Luk akia becomes bucinarin
when delicately soft, undcripxrad
with the radiant glow which indi
cates! healthy, active skin. Ruben -inc
keep the ikin refined in quality,
krepi poretf ree from clogging watte
and fUmulateB the liny capill.irtrslo
contribute the color which dunu $ id
blonde and brunette alike., Robert'
ine ia certain protection agairut tan,
unburn and freckles if applied be
fore expoeure to tun or wind
Spread like an imperceptible sheen
of g-juzc over akin au fat e, f unning
ahield stimulating and preserving a
delicate, luitrou brunt y
Mym Orttl TTilt4
fROBERTlNE
Toque Point Oysters
The Kmeriek Cnt'o lift now the exeln
nivo tigency fur the Toque lVunt Oys
lortt. These are uekitowloilgtil to hf
the best, (iive t lifin a trial.
The Emerick Cafe
ytlrs. Irinz H'fampton Usaacs
"3ntructor of "Dluno. tlst 3ttetl)od
S tu&ta at Mc.lfancf. 3lortb J Strt
Phnt 824
Don't Bother to Cook
It's too hot. Get what you want alrea iv
prepared; we have it.
We cater to those who want the best.
THE DELICATESSEN
C STREET, NEAR EIGHTH
i-i u .
Acme
Cement
Plaster
II. u V
IS
Southern Oregon District
and Rogue River Valley Fruit
Medford, Ore.
Oct 1, 2 and 3
$1250 in PREMIUMS
Vov Fruit, Stock, Farm Products,
Kaucy AVork and .Paintings, Ktc.
Three : Days : Races
$750 in Purses. Free to t lie I'uWic
FOUR RACKS KACU DAY.
Bring Your Products
Show the world voiir products.
BEAT THK MARTI I OX Flfl'lT
PERKINS & JANNEY
ARCHITECTS AND ENC INE1CWS
Plans, Specifications, Superintendence. Surveying
in all its branches.
Rooms 28-29, Jackson County Hank Building.
ASHLAND COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
Ashland, Oregon.
Tlioromttrh mul pnu'tical tniiniu in COM M KK( 'I A KilOWTHAN!)
ami ! MULISH. Imliviiluul hint rucl ion by rxertH, Wo hiivu been
compplU'il to enlarge our (pmrtorB ovcry year, ami havo now ami ml
uinplo ui'commoriationn in tho Swm'dniburtf llok. Tvii-n an lurc as
ever.
Nothing iu tlio linn of bushiest traiiiinjr is loo gom! for our Hhulriitx.
CO.MPLETF COMMERCIAL COUKSM
At About. One-Half the Usual Kxpense.
Foil inluriiiation free. I'. I.MTXKK. President.
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD
to cat or drink is Ihtc -f lw pa I a hi tm
tiN'Hy I'oolml, if cooking tlicy nccil
tli tlrinahlcH ni-rly hot or cold, an
tinutctt. Your iu.liviclu;il taste h con
sult ami calcri'il to, and not an item
ff'lj on t Iip hi No ( I'.-irc but in well ami dd'tly
ii'i vcd on clean tnblc ware.
NASH B7bE
It is up to You
What Will You Do?
If you do a lot of thinking, if your brain is active
and the strain is wearing out your nerves and breaking
down your system day by clay, then you may reflect for
a moment, if it would not be wise to drink the strength
of roasted grains, to buy at your grocery store a pack
ago of
Golden Grain Granules
No man can consume his strength and retain it at
the same time; he ought to replenish an equal amount
daily. GOLDEN GRAIN GRANULES is far super
ior to Coffee, although it looks like coffee, tastes like
coffee and smells like coffee. A big package can be had
in any grocery store for 25c. Order a package today.
All grocery sell it.
E. H. H. Smith Silver
Is jfiiarnnlird to be the best silver made.
I carry a full line
MARTIN J. REDDY
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Flm VttxM an Jwirj topiKluB Spoclalty.
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