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    MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 22. 1008.
SAYS INDIANA
FOR BRYAN
Not One Chance In Twelve
for Taft In Hooster State
According to Wellman
By Walter Wellman
(special cornisponaonoe of the Chicago
Roeord-Hertild)
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 22, Unlesn
Bome thing like a miracle hup pens during
thataext 'fortnight Indtaimwlll give her
electoral vote to Brvun tikis year. As
thev case now stands, tbo only doubt
is u t6 th size of his plurality. This
'is not likely to be large from ten to
thirty thousuad ami on that account
th republitaiifl 1 liavo rot abandoned
hop. Thipy wiH of course continue the
brave struggle they havo made against
heavy odds since the beginning of the
campaign. Even now; with all the facts
against them, the republican leaders do
not openly admit defeat. They still
try,, to bopo that sumo lucky turn of
events, some accident, mcy enublo Tuft
to squeeze through. They nro fighting
politicians, these hoosiors, and they do
nott always know when they am whip
ped) and whPii they do know it they
do not confess it. Down in their hearts
those of them who know the truth, in
bo far no it ran be known, feel that the
guirie is about over and the senro a
gainBt them; but there is another inning
to play, and they go on with the strug
gle bearing as bravo an outward front
as they can under the circumstances.
It is a discouraging situation which
they face. If ouo dares toll the plain
truth) it is not so much the loss of the
stat on the presidency that gives them
grief as tbo fact that if Taft goes down
the- govern ah ip goes with it, the state
ticket, the legislature, a United Stilton
sen Worship.
It' is probnblo that thin announce
ment that Bryan, has Indiana today,
with every prospect of being able to
bold' it to the end, will come as a
shock to tho members of the republi
can''. National campaign and to many
thousands of loyal members to the party
One does not like to bo tho innr.sengor
witbJ ill-tidings, the destroyer of pleas
nnt'dreains. But the first duty of the
independent observed is to tell the (ruth
ns he sees it, and tho truth about Indi
4inai according to my lights, is that Taft
liasnbout ono chance in nd ozen of
snn tching victory from the jt:ws of
defeat.
YOUNG WOMAN NEARLY
KILLED BY HUNTER
Dr. A. L. Oolder returned to town
the-last -of the weok from tho home
stead at tho "Beaver Dams" on one
of tho forks of I.ittlo Butte crook, 27
mites east of Ashland and ono and
one-hnlf miles enst of Dondwood, where
he and his family are holding down a
claim, says tho Tidings. That he is not
now a widower is due to tho poor
marksmanship of a careless liuitor, who
fired point blank at his wifo while she
was4 fishing for trout in the small
stream that flows by tho Oolder cabin.
Tho' bullet whizzed by so close to her
head' that Mrs. Oolder almost dropped
from fright, while the reckless hunter
and a companion who were traveling
in a wngon toward Ashland over the
road close by, eon tinned on his way
without oven making an investigation.
It is supposed that he saw Mrs. Oold
er tlrwmgh the bushes, mistook her to
be a deer and with a recklessness too
common among people who nre allowed
to carry firearms, fired point blank.
Longest record on record. Hear them
at Singler Music Store. 185
RESOLUTION.
Be It Resolved, by the City Council
of the City of Medford,, the Mayor ap
proving, that special elections be and
they ars hereby ordered to be held in
aid' -city on the f.th day of November,
1004 and th- 7th day of November,
908; between the hours of 8 o'clock
a. nr. and C o'clock p. in. of each of said
days; for tus purpose of submitting
certain propositions for furnishing the
city with water to the qualified elect
ors of said city, as provided in the res
olution this day adopted by tho City
Council submitting said propositions.
Tb following are hereby designated
as the polling places and .indges and
clerks of said election:
First Ward Polling place Room 3,
second floor, Hutchinson & Lumsden
building on 7th street. Judge, George
A. Jackson; judgo and clerk, F. M.
Jordan; judge and clerk, J. W. Ling.
Second Ward Polling place, Emerick
builting, on d'Anjou street. Judge, V.
J. Emerick; judge and clerk, H. H. Har
vey;; judge and clerk, William ITlrich,
Third WardPolling place, City Hall.
Judpp, O. L. 8chermerhorn; judge and
clerk, F. M. Stewart; judge and clerk.
J. Ii Demuns.
Tb foregoing resolution wss adopted
by the City Cotineil October 16, 100S,
Trowbridge voting aye, Merrick aye,
Wortman aye, Eifert absent, Hafer oyet
O) well aye.
AnproWd October 16, 190S.
BKNM. J. TROWBRIDOR,
Attest: Acting Mayor.
BENJ. J. COLLINS, Recorder.
CITY TREASURER'S NOTICE.
Officet of City Treaslurer, Mrdford.
Oreftn, October21, IMS.
Katies is hereby given that there are
funds in the city treasury for the re
demption of all light and writer fund
warrants protest d prior to September
1st, 1908, and all outstanding warrant
issuefl against th general fnnd.
Interest on the same will cease after
the above date.
L. L. JACOBS,
187 Citr Treasurer.
THE PEOPLE HAVE CHOICE OF THREE PROPOSITIONS
OFFERS WATER OF BIO BUTTE
Edgar ITafer, for tho Crater Lake
Lumber company, ottered the following
proposition:
Medford, Or, Oct. 10-15, 1908. To
the Honorably Mayor and City Council,
Medford, Or. Gentlemen: In order to
give the City of Medford a feasible
plan for obtaining the absolutely pure
Big Buttu Spring wuter, the under-
signed, submits the followiug . proposi
tion :
The proposition is to convey three
hundred inchos of this absul'Hely pure
mountain spring water, which is to be
appropriated just below the springs,
for u distance of about twenty-fire
miles to a point about three miles north
east of Eagle Point: near tho northeast
corner of Snotion 24, Township 35 south,
l west, w. M.( by means of an elevated
pipe line, constructed according. to the
plans nnd specifications prepared by
aad under the supervision of the city's
supervising engineer; thence for a dis
tance of about fiften an ilea to the city
through wooden stave pipe and iron
pipe, according to the pluns already ap
proved by the supervising engineer for
tbo Wasson Canon and Fish Lake ditch
propositions. This latter fifteen miles
introduces -no new features into tho sit
uation, as the engineer's estimates und
reports cover it fully. Tu' regard to
the construction of the elevated pipe
line above mentioned our proposition in
detail is aa follows:
Rights of Ways.
The city is to secure rights of way
from the springs to Medford, provide
all necessary intakes,. catch basins und
construct tho fifteen miles of under
ground pipe line, reservoirs, etc., ac
cording to tho recommendations already
made by the supervising engineer.
The undersigned agree to make the nec
ossary appropriation of water, construct
the elevated pipe line from its intake to
the head of the underground pipo line
at tho point referred to nbovo, near
Kagle Point, for tho Bum of One Hun
dred and Ton Thousand Dollard, ex
clusive of tho costs of rights of way
nnd engineering expense, this being two
thirds of tho estimated cost.
The Title.
The title to tho entire system is to
rest in tho City og Medford, the under
signed, however, to have ut all times
tho privilego of fluming lumber nnd oth--r
products through tho "V" flume, to
be constructed upon snid right of wny,
which f'V" flume is included in the
above estimate and plans, nt all times
bo long ns the iindernigncd shall pay
his share of tho expense of mainte
nance as hereinafter set forth. Said
flume is to bo constructed with such
gradianeo ns will permit the use there
of for fluming lumber, wood and other
products from tho head thereof to said,
point near Eaglo Point. All damage
and wear nnd tear upon said olovated
lino which is occasioned by tho city's
use thereof shall bo borne wholly by
the city, and nil damngo nnd wear and
tear thereto occasioned by tho under
signed 's uho thereof shall bo borne
wholly by tho undersigned. All dam
ages ocasioned by the acts of God, the
elements, or other rnuso without con
trol of either party, to bo borno as fol
lows: Two-thirds of tho cost of repair
ing same to bo borne by tho City of
Medford and one-third by tho under
signed. The undersigned shall employ
not less than three patrolmen whenever
nsing the said "V" flume for fluming
lumber or other products, and continu
ously throughout such use. Tho under
signed shall have tho right to draw off
enough surplus water from said ele
vated pipe lino at suitable points to i
enable him to operate the said "V"
flume, but at no time shall he reduce
the total delivery at the lower end of
said elevated pipe line by such use to
oss than three hundred miner s inches
or seven and one-half foot seconds. In 1
the event that the undersigned fair or
neglect to pay his share of the expense
of maintenance ns hereinbefore set forth
at any time for a period of thirty days
ifter the same shal have been incurred
said privilege of fluming lumber shall
forthwith terminate and all rights of
the undersigned thereunder shall im
mediately cease,
. Water by July,
If awarded the contract for construc
tion of said elevated ripe line the un
dersigned will furnish a good and suffi
cient bond for tho -lulfiJ linen t thereof
and will agree to complete tho said ele
vated pipe line by the first day of July
next, in the event that this contract
bo entered into prior to the 15th day
of December, li)08, subject, to delay
caused by the acts of God, strikes and
any other unforeseen and unavoidable
delays over which the undersigned has
no control.
Attached please find supervising en
gineer's report covering coBt of eys
t m to be constructed by city; also plan
of pipe line system as approved by en
gineer. EDGAR S. HAFKR.
Roberta Estimate.
Medford, Or., Oct. 14, 1908. To the
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Medford, Or. Gentlemen: Mr. Edgar
ITnfer has handed mo a plan to supply
Medford with water from tho Big Butto
Spring. This is the spring mentioned
in my former report of September 26,
concerning which I said the spring
''has had its advocates because the
quantity and quality of water wore be
yond question and the water rights
were not in dispute." It issues at an
elevation of about 2700 feet (Medford,
137.".) nnd flows about 2100 miners'
inches. Mr. Hafer proposes to bring
the water through a covered flume
About 2- milfs, thence by pipe to the
distributing system at Medford. The
capacity of the flnme he submits is not
less than 300 inches, with a grade of
. Teet per thousand. He has asked
rue. to furnish you an estimate of the
cost of sych a system, exclusive of the
flume, bawd on prices similar to those
used for estimates of the Little Butte
project.
Estimate.
Trenching and b&ckfilliDg, 15
miles 33.6S0
Fifteen miles, pipe, part steel.. 104,420
(intes. Teimlation
Basin, connecting flume and
OFFEBS WATEB OF ROGUE.
The offer of the Condor Water &
Power company is as follows:,
Medford, Or., Oct. Ut 1908. To the
Hon. Mayor and City Council, City of
Medford, Ore. Gentlemen: We sub
mit for your consideration tho follow
ing, wuitih contemplates the operation,
collection and disbursement of reve
nue by our company of the wator plant
of the City of Medford for a period of
thirty years with an option to the city
for a further period of thirty yeara,
subject to the following conditions:
First The City of Mini ford to build
the pipe liue from Gold Ray power
bouse to Medford, about ten miles in
length, size of pipe 20 to 24 inch pipe,
or steel pipe of equal capacity, to con
vey at least four million (4,000,000)
gallons of water in 24 hours; also fil
tration system and two reservoirs of
four million (4,000,000) gallons total
capacity.
Olty Furnish Pips.
Second The city of Medford to fur
nish and install complete, ready for op
eration, the pipo line, reservoir and
filtration By stem; also to furnish and
install pumps and motors to be attached
to end of pipo line at Medford to be
used in re-pumping wator to Medford
reservoir at an elevation of 200 feet
above Medford; also to install at points
to be designated by us between Gold
Hay nod Medford 40 Tees and Gate
Valves, which wil be furnished by us.
Third The City of Medford to fur
nish all buildings, use of ground
owned by eity, all machinery, pipe, tools
and appliances of every kind and de
scription now in use or contemplated to
be installed or used in city wator plant;
also put in good condition, connected,
ready for us., present city steam pump
tug plant to be used in. case of break
down or emergency in supplying water
irom Bear Creek.
Water Rates.
In consideration of the above tho
Condor Water & Power company pro
pose to furnish to the City of Medford
sufUcicut water for Modford's use at
the present city water rates, said rates
u t to bo increased except as directrd
by the City Council as hereinafter pro
vided. Wutor rates to be the same as
the present city minimu flat rate. The
rate per one thousand gallons to be from
15 cents down to 5 cents per one thou
sand gallons. Out of the revenue thus
derived, after deducting operating ex
p on sea, we propose:
First To doposit monthly in a bank
to the credit of the City of Medford
an amount equal to the bond interest
on bonds issued for water system ns
stated above; also in like maimer do-
ponit an amount equal to the sinking
fund, as provided in bonds. Interest
to bo paid montly out of revenue as
provided herein.
Second In caso sufficient revenuo is
not realized in any ono month from the
operation of tho city water system to
pay tho operating exponBOB and the
monthly bond interest and sinking fund
at provided above; then in that event
said water rates shall bo incroased by
tho City Council sufficiently to afford
sufficient rovonuo to pay above charges
each month, and snid rates shall remain
n force for ono year, and until such
time that each month will afford at
least sufficient revenue to pay opcrat-
ng expenses, bond interest and sink
ng fund ns herein provided.
Third Wo proposo to pump water
from Rogue river to a reservoir at Med
ford at a height of 200 feet aboTe the
City of Medford, and to make no charge
for electric power for operating said
tumps, except a portion of the profits
heroin mentioned and the use of and all
revenue derived from the sale of all
Burplus water (not used by the City of
Medford) outside of the city limits of
said City of Medford.
Fourth We propose to pay the City
f Medford 25 per cent of tho net prof
its and retain 75 per cent of the not
profits, and retain tho- rovenue dorived
from the sale of all surplus water (not
used by the City of Medford) outside
f the city limits of said City of Med
ford. Settlement to be made quarterly
tr monthly as rovenue ia collected.
Water furnished free for fire protec
tion. Fifth Referring to operating ex
penses, we would be willing to guaran
tee uame to be lew under our manage
ment than under city management un-
ler like conditions.
Respectfully submitted,
CONDOR WATER & POWER CO.
j CIVIL AUTHORITIES QUELL
MUTINY ON SAILING SHIP
SAN PEDRO, Col., Oct. 22, The civil
authorities for the town reenforecd by
a special quad of deputy sheriffs went
to tho ship Aryan today at the request
nf Cnptain A. Whittier to arrest the
ring leaders in v. mutiny that has held
the ship's officers in terror for several
month. The ship's crew mutinied yea
terday and were quelled after a bard
fight in which they attempted to mnrder
all the officers. The outbreak yester
day was precipitated by an order from
('nptain Whittier forbidding tho men to
leave the ship. The officers were sent
for Inst night.
Tho Aryan left Baltimore 174 days
ago and theic were troubles from the
start. During r. fight just after Delc
waro Capos had been dropped astorn,
necond mate J. A. Lund nearly lost his
life in n fight with a knife in the hands
of the lender of the mutiny. Tho of
ficers of the ship and a few loyal men
of the crew had a hard fight to save
Ins life. .
A full line of fine imported bulbs at
Portland prices. Where f At Cook's,
R. R. V. D. 187
pipe 400
Reservoir, 2,000,000 gallons 19,118
2 TV) enst iron 12-inch pipo and
appurtenances 6,900
4 Imiring and telephone 1,000
Total $107,410
Renpertfullr submitted,
VV. J. ROBERTS,
Consulting Engineer.
OFFERS WATER OF FISH LAKE.
J. L. Hamilton, submitted a propoai
tion to bring water from Fish Lake, an)
follows:
Medford, Or., Oct. 15, 1908. Honor
able City Couucil, Medford, Or. Gen
tlemen: 1 herewith propose to furnish
tho city of Medford with 300 inches of
wuter at tho intake of the pipo liue
on the uurth fork of Little Butte creok,
build the gruvity wooden pipo line, in
cluding the head works, trenching and
back-filling und clearing, a 2,000,000
gallon roservoir and a connecting pipe
hue from the reservoir to tho present
city distributing system for tho sum of
$254,100.
Specifications Tho intake of the
gruvity pipo line bIiuII be at a point
on tho north fork of Littlo Butte creek,
above tho ford at tU head of Huuloy's
field, wooden pipo running thence to a
connection with tho beginning of the
Becoud eiirvey to Medford by way of
Brownsboro, profile of Buid survey being
on file in engineer's office aud marked:
"Profile of preliminary survey 'B,'
gravity pipe line.
Medford, Or., August, 1908.
Grade of Line The wooden pipe line,
hydraulic grude line of which shall be
showu on profile above referred to, will
connect with a reservoir at the lower
ond of that line, aud wil coutiuue thou Co
to the junction of Roosevelt avenue and
EaBt Seventh street, a total length of
10 inch machine bunded wood pipe of
approximately 23.3 miles. At the junc
tion of Roosevelt avenue and East Sev
enth street the woodeu pipe will con
u ct with a 12-inch cast iron pipe, which
wil cunt in uo approximately 2300 feet
along East Seventh street to Riverside
aveuuu, where it wil connect with your
present distributing system.
The muchino banded wooden pipe
shall havo nu inside diameter of 10
inches and shall conform with the spec
ifications covering same, that governed
tho tenders previously submitted to you
on AuguBt 0, 1908, now ou file with the
city auditor.
Cast iron Pipe.
The 12 inch castiron pipe shall be
class "D" New England Waterworks,
standard, or Its equivalent, and with it
will be furnished aud Bet tho following
'specials":
Two 12-iuch gate valves
Two c. i. vulve boxes.
One 10-inch to 12-inch reducer.
One 12-inch to 8-inch reducer.
One 12xl2xl0-inch T.
One 12xl2x8 inch T.
One 12xi2xG-iuch T.
Four Eclipse hydrants.
Forty-two feet Oinch custiron pipe.
The reservoir shal havo a capacity of
2,000,000 gallons and shall be con
structed of concrete six inches thick,
with two coats of asphaltum on the in
sido surfnee.
Four your information and so that
you may know I urn well equipped to
carry out tho terms of this proposal
wil state that thoFish Lake Water
company has agreed to furnish the
amount of water herein offered and will
guarantee tho eity against ull litiga
tion that may ariflo out of so furnish
ing this water; and also that arrange
ments havo been mado by which C. D.
Vincent and tho Redwood Manufactur
ers' company will furnish and construct
the system aa herein set forth.
Payment Each Month.
I understand that payments will be
made as the work progresses, monthly,
based on the engineer's estimate, ns
follows:
Ninety per cent of tho value of ma
terial furnished and work done to be
paid on or about the first of each month
for tho material furnished and work
done during tho proccding month; 10
per cent, or whatever may then remain,
to be paid 30 days after the work has !
been finished to tho satisfaction of the
engineor.
Owing to tho upward trend in the
market prices for tho materials involved
in this construction, T must mnko this
proposal subject to acceptance on or
about November 15, 1908.
1 must also stipulate that in case
this propowal is ucepted Lhe city,
through its proper authorities, shall pro-1
duce satisfactory assurance that the i
nocessary funds are available to pay j
for this construction.
As evidence of good faith I herowith
attach certified check to the amount of
$.",000. mado payable to the recorder or
the City of Medford, which is to be ;
returned in case this proposal is re
jected, or to bo held in case this pro I
posal is accepted only until such time
as a contract in duo form, embodying
the terms of this proposal, can be ex-e.-,;tcd.
Rospoctfully submitted,
I. L. HAMILTON.
Are you going to improvo that lot
of yourBT Are you going to aced you"
lawnf Are you going to plant bulbf
If so, Cook can supply your every
want. R. R, V. D. 187
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i Colestin?
YES!
ANDERSON tt EUBBIDOE 3
The Draymen,
Mwlfnnl n'-ntM fur this Hilcn'lid S
Tulilc Wntir.
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Fall
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Standard Portland Cement
In Any Quantity
Crater Lake Lumber Co.
Good Evening!
Have You Used
"CHIC?"
for sale only by
Medford Pharmacy
Near Postoffice
Cash Prices
The wrapping of uin- "Suowflake" bread in oil
ed paper to keep it from drying out is proving
a big success. The bread is better than mother
used to make, which you may bo sure was mighty
good.
We have a big supply of last year's crop, oxtra
dry shelled I'opcorn, which wo are selling at, the
pound '. 8 l-3
We also have a few new patent sheet iron Corn
I'oppers, the kind that can not be burnt tu- brok
w,eii. They will last for years, selling for, ea ....35
., "Yakima Best" Flour is going, like hot cakes,
etc. Jt seems to bear out its big reputation as
the "best in the west," in noble style; tho
sack $1.45
As a reminder, 1 will again say that we are sell
ing Kingsbury's splendid Jams for absolute cost;
and they are going fast, so speak early, livery
jar f ul ly guaranteed. We si eheerf ully replace
any ono if it should not prove to be good. Selling
when cut from Uoo for, the jar 17?
"Crespo" is going, going, and will soon be gone.
Why I ISecause we have made a "special" of it.
it is much tho samo as iigg-O-See, or 'Force. A
ready-to-serve breakfast food. Cut from 10c to,
the 1-pound package , 4?
Nature's pure food drinks, "Angelus" grape
juice, is made from the choicest California zin
fandel grapes, and is guaranteed to be free in
every respect from adulteration. For the sick
room, hospital or home use, it is unexceled as a
beverage, l'ut up in small bottles to sell for,
each 10
Sampson brand Boiled Cider is clear and pure.
It is the purest sweet cider boiled down till it's
-an extract of one-fifth the original bulk, i. o., a
5-iu-one mixture. In quart bottles this Rogue
River valley product 35
Miller 6 Ewbank
CASTI GROCERS.
We Have
' copvroht. k.p t ct
A THOROUGHBRED
n ronil always looks liko wlirn he has
had his garments fitliil an.l made In
the rxqninite style that is always given
them hy Krenzer. If you don't look
like a man of fashion and taste it is
lierause your tailor is at fault, and you
ran always be sure of appearing like
ono if vonr suit or overcoat ia mtade by
J.VKREUZER&CO,
IMPORTERS AND TAILOKB.
PAXM BTJELDINO, MEDFOBD, OU,