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MEDFORD DAILY TRIEUNfl, MfiDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1908.
Medford Daily Tribune
A Live Pafeu is a Live Town.
Published every evening except .Sunday.
M i: D F O 111) P U B L J S II 1 N O COM P A N Y
Qkorge Putnam, Editor and Manager.
A luiitted us Secoud-Ulass Matter in the Postofficc at
Medford, Oregon.
8UMS0RIPTJON RATES.
One it. nth, by mail or carrier tI..W Oae j-ear, by mail S.IW
MFDFOHD'S Flit ST I'OSTOFFICF.
Bedford's first posuilTire-, made out of an old soap
box, can lie seen in the windows of lliisse-y s cash store, on
AVesI .Seventh street. It was roust meted in 1SS: y ..
S. Howard, "the father of .Medford," at that time post
master, mayor, express agent, store keeper and genera
poh-bah of the crossroads.
Though only containing a few partitions, the box was
ample for the mail business of I'o years ago. Medford
at. that time had but one frame house, that occupied by
Mr. Howard, who ran a general merchandise store, sur
veyed the townsite between times and did other public and
private business of too many kinds to catalogue.
With the survey of the railroad through Medford be
gau the growth of the city, which has continued steadily
ever since;. The soap box was soon too small and had to
be discarded for more modern conveniences.
From the small beginning of a soap box a quarter cen
tury ago, the postofficc has grown until it now occupies a
storeroom LiDxlUO feet in size, and even it is too small
The half dozen partitions have expanded into 500 self-lock
ing boxes with many more demanded. Instead of the two
minutes a day taken to sort the mail of 2o years ago, the
entire time of half a dozen people is consumed. The few
straggling farmers coming for mail have been multiplied
into thousands and a long line of expectants Maud in wait
anxiously after every train. The .$2 or $1! monthly receipts
have now been rolled into over a 1000 a month, and only
the masterly inactivity of the city council '.n not enforc
ing street signs and house numbering prevents as many
hitters being brought to each house in the city daily as
was brought to the Medford of l!5!.
Twenty-five years have witnessed the silent farm made
into a bustling city; have seen the chaparral give way to
brick blocks and paved streets; the one country store has
been supplanted by scores of modern emporiums of com
merce equal to those of a large city; the youngest town of
southern Oregon has blossomed into its lusty metropolis.
The coming 12 .j years should see as much relative prog
ress as the past in the upbuilding of Medford. The land
about is as studded with natural resources as the jewelled
collar of a great lady of leisure is sprinkled with gems
resources as yet hardly touched. To be true, some '10,000
or 50,000 acres of the fields of-waving, tassled grasses have
given away to world-record-beating orchards, whose; prod
ucts are famous in all markets of the world; but there is
room for ten times the acreage now planted. Outcrop
pings of gold bearing rock have been surface scratched
and yielded millions, but little systematic effort made
to develop mines, (treat lields of coal underlie the eastern
rim of the valley, here and there sending a black vein to
the surface yet serious development is hardly yet under
way. .1 he great Joresls still stand untouched by the hand
of man. An immense body of copper underlies the peaks
of the Niskiyous just scratched deep enough to indicate
its immensity. Power enough to dwarf Niagara is daily
lost in the roaring of the U'ogue.
Will the growth of Medford continue? Yes, if the
spirit of progress rules the future! nothing can stop hi'r.
And progress means a unite-el e-l'fort for the upbuileling of
the city and the deve-lopnicnl of re-soiiree-s not the- wast
ing of e-ne-rgy in factional fights, or in discord but a long
pull, and a strong pull, and a pull altoge-tlie-r
The CHILDREN'S X-MAS
Santa Claus
Conies
l.iil once a ye-ar, anel lie-iilili-s
to the' little olie-s.
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i, v ; , ' , p.,;,R i iiis in 1 1 it place rsuiiii
V'.'t ( j Y 'will ",,,s l,is s"i'i'iy "r ''Vs-
Y'''tfJ"-'SZ0C ""lls- !-' i-ts. Wag
ons. Tool ( 'hi-st , Drums.
f Trumpe-ls and every-
I lung i
heart.
ar to the child's
All Sorts of Gifts For Everyone
Fancy Stationery. I.e-ather Omuls, ('ale-ndars. Xmas
arels. Post Card Albums, ne-w and rare- Hooks.
'Bibles, Christmas Tree Ornaments and all varieties
of Candies.
The Medford Book Store
Is always the- best place to get your Christinas pres
ents. All we ask is for you to conn- in and look over
oin stock, the largest in Medford. at the lowest prices.
LOOK FOR TIIIO IlKi SKIN
A Christmas Store
Dear friends and patrons,, this store is
really and truly a Christmas store.
Everything about it speaks for Xmas
and the gladness that the holidays
bring. "We; have labored hard for
many months collecting the assort
ments of good, useful nrticles suita
ble for presents. We selected not
only the newest styles, but the best
values that money cenilel buy, and we
are selling these Xmas things for a
good deal le-ss than most stores ask at
this season.
Looking for Santa
is the title eif this picture. Tell all
the children that Santi will hand to
every child who visits this store the
day before Xmas a small remem
brance. Now, don't forget, it will be
worth coming for.
From 4 to 5 p. m. every day from now
until Deee-inbe'i- 24th Santa will ap-pe-ar
in our big show window. Send him a wireless message every day from
4 io (i . m.
The CHRISTMAS SALE
See the New Window Displays
There is some-thing on sale and actually reduced in every see-tion eif this big
store-. You ran save al I lie sales of Sails, Shirts, Waists, Silk Skirts, Hand
kerchiefs, Child's ('oats, Fancy Aprons, Fancy and all Linens, Dress Goods,
Baby Ifcadircar, Etc,,, Etc.
We invite comparison if we can't save vein money we don't want your bus-ine-ss.
We; are se-lling a lot of gooels, so be careful before buying for we feel
absolute-ly sure- that emr price-.s anil values are lower.
MEDFORD'S EXCLUSIVE LADIES SHOP
Baker-Hutchason Co.
CENTRAL AVE., JUST NORTH OF THE JACKSON CO. BANK
Your
Wife's
Stocking
Won't holel the town lot
ir the- inipreived home,
nut it will hold the deed
for the property and all
its appurtenances. You
euilel not. se-le-e-t a better
time- to buy he-r future home- than right now. "When
our stre-e-ts are paved, water mains e-onnei-ted with
the- pipe-line-, sewer system completed, Meelforel will
forge- alie-ad and values elouble-. He a wise man; ae-t
now and se-e-ure the home for the hived ones. Consult
ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY
EXHIBIT ISUIUMNO
The Grand Theatre
PROF. FOUZARD
THE HANDCUFF KING
The Great Trunk Mystery
'I'll K BIOOKST SEXSATIOX OF THE YEAH
Assisted by
MADAM Sl'l.lNA. the Spirit Medium.
One of the best acts ever put on in a vaiieleville
theater.
AttheGrandall this Week
ADMISSION
10 CENTS
Ladies
You never will realize the
beauty that is possible
with entire comfort until
you wear a
John Kelly Shoe
There is something uiimis
tably smart about them.
YeiJohn Kelly Shoes are
comfortable from the very
first hour because they
are made on lasts which
exactly reproduce the hu
man foot, fitting every line
and curve. I especially in
vite YOU to come in and
leieik over my stock of
John Kelly Shoes
Bring in your repair
work.
c. w. Mcdonald
Successor to
SMITH & MOLONY
Prepaid Railroad Order.
"Something which li of considerable
interest to the pnhlie generally tad
which ii perhapa lot generally knows
It the system ot prepaid order bow 1b
effect between stations of the Sonthera
Pacific eompaiT and all polnta in the
United State. By mean of thi system
tickets mar be purchased at Medford
from any place la the United State and
mailed or telegraphed direct to the
party wishing to come here. Sleeper
accommodation and small auoant of
cash in connection with these tfektts
nay also be forwarded at the same
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That UnforgetaMe Slogan
I "HASKINS FOR HEALTH
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Cut Glass
Perfect Quality and Cut
.
AT PRICES THAT
ARE RIGHT
Haskins Drugstore
Furniture Drops
Oreat bargains before we move. Watch our win
dows for specials. An elegant line of
Rjckers for Christmas
Medford Furniture Co.
AT THE SERVICE OF
DEPOSTITORS AND CLIENTS
Stat Depositary.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
$125,000
The Jackson e-ounty Bask places ut
tlic oorvico of its depositors and client
I lie best fnc:lities in banking. The of
ficeTn are- ptefmud to remlor counsel and
udvee on financial matters.
Accounts, snl.jt. -t to check, aer in
vited. Safo deposit boxes to rent, $4 per
year and up.
W. I. VAWTER, President
G. R. LINDLEY, Cashier
Compare
the Quality
4Sk
Ti, ia, ami always has
been our aim j supply
our La list on: era with
goods of the highest
quality a tu that end
wo arc jilw.'iys adding
'(iinliiy to our line. The
udditimi nf "preferred
stock" makes our line
nf lii-rade -Canned
Goods most complete.
Our orvice always the
b- Bt aud every accom
givon mir cuntomers.
Allen & Reagan
Groceries, Chinaware, Fruit
and Feed
FOR SALE
LOTS UNDER THE DITCH IN PHOENIX
MAT CALHOUN
PHOENIX, OREGON.
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR COMPANY
PHONE 2291.
Window Frames, Oak Veneered Doors, with Bevel Plate, carried in stock cheap.
Office Piiture and nil kind, of Plan ing Mill Work, inclnding Turned Work
and Fanrv Qrills.
F STREET, NET WHEN SIXTH AND S EVKNTII STREETS.
Ask yiuir dealer for
MANUEL LOPEZ
lear Havana Cigar.
HART CIOAB CO., Distributors, t-orUaod. Or.
time." It