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MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, PECE3IBER 29, 1908. Social and Personal J. K.Knyart it vhntinjf in I'urOnnil, F. h. Tun Vclle is in I'crtlfind on busi newt. John Wilson of AkIiIiiihI was In MocV ford on bus in pus Tim winy. E(l Pott K'r is viritiii(f in ifiilforii from liia farm on the Applcjiate. John 8 n in mors of Trail was a McoV ford visitor Tuesday, Mrs. II. K. BoynYn, who. has bei-n vis iting Mr, and Mr. L. .Thompson ut Centra Point, for the punt few day, bftH returned home Mm. K. Horuintf, who hns been spend ing a few days ut 1'ortliuid, 1ms ntturti' ed homo. Try the Ham Boullion at the M. & B. Candy Kitchi'n at o cents. liflfl 0. W. HtoiiR has returiipd homo nfter Spending Christmas with friends in .prtrt land. $ (!, it, Hoyd, now of Cottage drove, nd who formerly resided (it firiffin, is visiting old friends in turn neighbor liood. i Mrs. J. H. liny and daughter have fHtartid for Pasadena, f'nl., whom they Will enjoy the balmy wenther during the remainder of the winter. ' Try the hut chocolate at the M. & B. Candv Kitehen nt fi rents. , -(id . I After spending Christmas with her 'parents in tins eity, Mr. mid Mrs. t . A Bliss have returned tn their home at , Ashland. ; I. M. Rliaddtick is upomling n f"W V After January 1 the hiiieneli are will elose at 1) p. til . exe pling on tlio nter nighls. -f .davs with friends at Ht-ott's Valley. (inorge Putnnm, editir of The Tri- , bune, is in Portland un n business visit j Trv the hot drinks at the M. & B. ' Candy Kitehi-n for 5 cents. ... 2lfi Attorney It. 0. Smith i.f flmnt Pass i"wns in Medfuril on imiiVssinnul lmsi j; ness Monday. , ' ''Johnson's Best Flour, $1.35. '..,- "Comb Tme. ' .. starting with December 28, th Lou vre will furnish ft merchants lunch from. 11:30 a. ni. to 2 p. m. 240 v T). B. "Russell, who has been vfsltfnjj ; In Portland, returned Monday. I A lnrgo attendance is looked for at k the oratorical conteit to be held at the ' Oak (irove sehoothouse on Wednesday i evening, Deeember 30 nt 7:30 o'clock. f It will be worth while attending. Much comment is being made upon f the mail service between Med ford and ' Butte Falls, Residents are complaining that they do not get their paper ,or ? mail ft promptly ns they should. For Christmas ticketn will be on salt fiHd, -24th and 25th. For New Year'i ', December 81st and January it, Betura limit January 4, 1909. 243 Attention, A. P. A A. M, There will be special work in thf second degree Wednesdny evening, in j which a full attendance it requested. I 242 . M. PVRB1N.W. M. (4 444444W44444444 f 1 1 A MUSE MX NT 8. j 444444 444444444- ! A clever dramatisation of 'harlot te t Bronte novel, "done Kvre,' will be presented nt thu Med font Theater Wqd nesdny, Iteceniber 30, The play tells n story at once strong and pathetic. The Interest never lags, the comedy scintil lates, the situations hold and the cli- ; mnjtea thrill. The play i staged su ' perhly, there beiug nothing meliMlramat Ic in the treatment of the play, either iu the setting or the adaptation. It is a comedy pnre and simple, with a theme that will appeal to every woman's heart nnd a virility that w'-ll leave Its impres sion on the men ns well. I t .f i 1 t Crowds at Bijou. . With the last nights of Mr. and Mrs. Blessing at the Bijou the crowdr. have steadily increased in nic. The best advertisement of these people is from those who hnve seen them perforin. "His Perfect Twin," which was put' oh Inst night, was a howling success. The audience appreciated the perfor mance ns one of the very best type. The playlet is a laugh erection from the start. It will be reproduced tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Blessing close their en gagement nt the Bijou tomorrow night, when they again change their bill. One of the strongest productions yet put on commences Thursday night. Josephine Regal, presenting a musical entertain ment of the very highest order. This net was strongly .eenmmended ty the management of the n; from Pnntnges theater, Portland. t "In Wyoming" Charming." Reflecting that so tunny of the west ern plays that have been presented to I SPANIELS FOR DUDS SEE AD VT. INSIDE the public during the Inst fw tdnsons are nothing other than disappointments, it v.'uh with t'oasid'THble relief that "In Wyoming" was rerciv.il. For the play was wort jy f th-' housi- that greet ed it in the Medfonl Mmulity evening. With u plot ijuite exciting lunmgli ni li ning t hnuitf limit ami a goodly scatter ing of comedy, the day is far aliovo the ordinary run. And a crowded luuifo paid tribute. M iss Harriet 1 liuisiutire us J en n ie Summers was charming. Her work was splendid iu the first three acts, although the fourth was a little heavy for her. Nelson Lcavi'l us Hteve Cordon took his part in un exceptionally brilliant manner. A mix turn of evil und good, ho handled a hard part well. His roll ing of a cigarette, cowboy fashion, ob tained for him u " hand ' ' from the audiunee. And then there was Cecil Kirke us Bub Kicked:, who won Miss Hummers' heart and In; ml, who pluycri well. Hut to name the good ones would be to name them all. " In "Wyoming" was really Worth while. WOMAN WRITES A BOOK TO DENOUNCE A RAILROAD FORT SCOTT. Kan., !.. VI. Mrs. J. A. Ilclliiigi r, inclined over her hut band 'a discharge from the p;imnger service of the Missouri Pacific railway company, where he had k"1V", in vari ous capacit'ns fur yean;, has written t. novel in which she Heats of present day railroad methods. The name of Mrs. Hellinger's book is "Threads Front Three Liven. " it vindicates her husband 's railroad ijh reor, delineates the personnel of the Missouri Pacific's general uft'icint fam ily and has unc striking scenes, in which her daughter, a talented young woman, appear he for President (ieorge J.,flould jileading T- justice for her father. Wine parties, poker games, political manipulation in which the general at torneys and prnetically all of the gen ral officers are given prominent roles, aro introduced in the novel. Mrs, ITel- linger takes some Icen thrusts at well known officials in St.. Louis for allegd soeial 'and commercial practices. Hue styles the churn ft em of the book in such a manner that detection is easy. PRESIDENT GETS COLD - " EET OVER AFRICAN TRIP WASHINGTON, Pec. 29. President Roosevelt is not one-half so enthusiastic oyer his contemplated African trip asl ue was wnen ne ursi conceiveu me men of going there for lions and other big man eating game. Ho has expressed his fears of the climate to intimate friends The heat of summer, the existence of so many poisonous insects, the foulness of the drinking waters, the inability to secure fruits and fresh vegetables in the wilds of his prospective hunting tours all of which he hns road about recently, tend to give him "cold feet." "I wish 1 were ten years younger," ho aaid today to a caller. "Then I would net eare. For a man to com but the terrors of that country he should be strong nnd his system resistant to any sort of climatic attacks. 9 As a matter of truth, I now feel like a two yrar old. My health was never better, irty muscles never stronger, but a man of fifty is not one of forty." " However," he concluded, "I nra go ing to take the best cure of myself, and if I shonld be attacked with the African fevers I will take the shortest cut for civill74Jtion," . CHICKEN SHOW ON IN NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The exultant crowing of cocks, the constant cackle of liens, the cooing of pigeons, the ipiacking of ducks and all the multitu dinous noises of a thousand barnyards nbined in one are echoing through out Madison Square Harden today, an nouncing the opening of the 20th na tional exhibition of the New York Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock associa tion. Tomorrow the mewing ot nun dreda of felines will be added to the dui of the fowls and birds, when the Atlanta Cat club opons its seventh an nual championship luw in the concert hall of the garden. This year's show is bigger than ever before and there is every indication that the garden will be crowded every day until the close of the exhibition Saturday evening. The annual poultry show affords New Yirkers the nearest approach to rural scenes and noises of any exhibition of the year and is nlwnys well patronir.ed. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES IN SESSION IN WASHINGTON WA8IUN0TON, Dec. 2H. The Geo logical society of America convened its -1st annual meeting in Washington to liy, with many ilistinguished scientists in attendance. President Samuel Cal vin of the department of geology iu the University of Jowu will tell in his ad diess of the discovery of truces of pre historic elephants, horses und other an imals in Iowa. CHURCHES ABE AS RAYED AGAINST ROANOKE SALOONS ROANOKE, Vn., Dec. 29. Roanoke's 44 churches arc arrayed against the 45 saloons of the city in a struggle which means life or death for the latter, and which will culminate tomorrow in a local option election. The closing day of tlio campaign has been one of the most exciting iji the history of Itoan oke. Both the "wets" and "drya" have waged . energetic, campaigns and the result of the contest is iu doubt. MAY LIMIT DIVORCES IN NEIGHBORING STATES SRATTLK. AYnsh.. T)ec. 2!!. Subjects of King Kdwnrd will no longer be nl lowed to make this state a clearing bouse for divorces, if a law to.be pre sented to the legislature next month is adopted. Under the present divorce law. Washington is thi dumping ground for the mismated of British Columbia nnd other Canadian provinces. WILL SOON PLACE ' MEXICANS ON TRIAL LOS ANGKLKK, CnL, Bee. 29. It is expected that the three Mexicnn "pa triots," Miigim. Villarrenl and Rivert, who have been hold "incommunicado" in the Los Angeles jail since July 7, will be placed on trial next month on the charge of violating the neutrality laws of the Tim ted States. The pris oners, two of .whom nre editors and the third a college professor, are merfi bers of the organizing junta of the lexicon liberal party, and are alleged to have been engaged in fermenting an armed revolution against the Din?, gov ernment fromttho territory of the Unit ed States. - . In an appeal for funds for the de fense, which hns been circulated throughout the United States, it is ad mitted that "after President Diaz de stroyed the right of a, free ballot in Mexico the liberal party called upon all Mexican citizens to fight for their constitutional rights." DmtNlTB TDSp JO DOOR JN CROWDED TENEMENTS YirK. Ta., Dee. 29. Police officials are trying to figure out whether an attempt wnf, made to blow up a building crowded with tenants or whether a dan gerous joke was played when a stick of dynamite with a cap and fuse was fnstened to the doorway leading into the photographic establishment of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wilson. An employe at the gallery discovered the dynamite when he came to work. The big build ing is filled with tenants, and a panic was narrowly averted. Last summer the studio was robbed, nnd the propri etor S inclined to eonnneet the two incidents. PROGRAM AT THE LOUVRE ' ON NEW YEAR'S EVE The following is the program for New Year's eve at the Louvre, com mencing at' 9:30 p. nr.: 1. March " King Radium " 2. Gavotte "First Heart Throbs" 3. Medley "Hit of 1903" 4. Waltzes ... 1 . ."Court- of Love' 5. Selection, "The Time, Tlnce and tahe Girl" 6. Barn dance "Cy and Sue" 7. Overture "The Alaskan" S. Waltzes "Silvery BrnoV l. Tone poem ..."Apple Blossoms" 10. Selection ..."The Merrv Widow" 11. Spanish serenade ..."La Paloma" 12. March "Gunfire" 243 COUNTY TREASURER BOBBED AND LOCKED IN VAULT SIOUX FALLS, S. P., Dec. 29. Two masked men today robbed Michael Meier, the treasurer of Sanborn county. of $MS7 and escaped. They entered Meier's office and with revolvers forced him into the vault, where they secured the money. They then locked the treas urer iu ami roae awny. 3 -.v hi . . V i 1 1 -it vr 4 to 4-r i X rim- prc-nrnFs i LEONORA SPARKES, A STAR OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA. Leonora SpurkeH, whn iniulo her debut at the M IropolUiin O pom. -'House thin Keasitn, rivaled a favorablto'linpressioii. if her vtih-o Is not full of the runs, trills and other vocal decorations wbh-h cumo under the cluHsilk-utiun of coloratura, it shows correct cultivation, and as a soprano bur recognition has been Instantaneous. - ;l . 1 SV OKLAHOMA TEACHERS GATHER IN SESSION 8HAWNKK, Okla.,,ree. 29. tiather- in for their third annual convention, members of the Oklahoma State Teach ers association are pouring into Shaw nee today for what promises to be tht nuiFt successful educational meeting ever text m the wiw state. The pro gram ft i the next three dnyB is an im p revive one, the speakers . including isiKj'op tuoyle, Jlamun Garland, the p.jet Professor Charles Lane of Geor gia ,md Professor O. J. Kern of Illi nois. KANSAS TEACHERS TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOLS TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 29. Kansas ed ucators to the number of several hun dred arrived in Topeka today to take part in tne convention or the state Teachers1 association. A preliminary meeting this evening will open the ses sion. Governor Frank Hanly of Indi ana and Professor W. C. , Wilcox of Iowa Btate university are among the speakers who will address thepeda gogues. ' TOD SLOAN AND M COY TO TURN TO AIB SHIPS PARIS, Dec. 29. Kid McCoy, the famous and crafty American ex-pugilist, and Tod Sloan, once the greatest jockey of the age, aro the rage of Paris just now, especially with the pugiliBts and the aristocrats who are interested iu the manly art. McCoy came here to enter the automobile grand prix, but as this event has been abandoned, he and sloan are turning their attention to air ships. Both nre raily visitors to the aeroplane exhibition, and McCoy will purchase a flying machine and enter the approaching international contest. nt Nice. As Tod Sloan made such a great success at piloting runners under the wire, he will hnndle the wheel of Mc Coy's airship in the contest, and the Americans say that they will win a prize if their machine is a good one. They hope to eclipse the other contest ants in daring. Despite the crowds of pugilists that throng McCoy's hotel seeking advice, he is displaying no in terest in them except Morean, who is looked upon as the coming French cham pion. McCoy is giving him some point ers on the fighting business. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 29. T. D. Wilcox was elected president of the Western Commercial Travelers association at its annual meeting in the Jefferson ho tel today. Kight directors were also elected. NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP IS READY FOB BUSINESS The new blacksmith shop opposite the city pumping plant is in shape for busi ness under the able management of Joe Caskey and George Deme. Mr. Caskey was for nine years an employe of George Merriman in this city. Classified Advertisements WANTED. WA.NTKD Furnished Ijouhp, 5 or 6 rooms, by ilcitirnblo parties; no chil dren. Address H, eare of Tribuue 247 WANTED Horses to ljoard by the month. Plenty 1 good, clean hay, good warm barn; terms $6 per month. No horses taken for less than one month. Walter Moore, Phoenix. 250 WANTED Portland property for coun try store or stock of goods. W. M. French, room 7, Jackson County Bank bldg. 266 WANTED I desire femily washing to do. I go to the house and wash by the day. Prices reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. . . Mrs.. M F. SchaeMTele, Medord, Or. Box 2A, houte No. 1 teO WASTED You are ambitions and pos sess at least an average amount' of ta and perseverance. Therefore, we want you and will pey yon $75 a month for taking only four orders a doy. Ton can earn a big inoeme. We fnrniah all supplies free. Write today to Man ager, P. O. Box 1130, New York ty. 240 WANTED To buy $3300 iardware store or stock. W. M. French, room 7, Jackson County Bank bldg. 266 FOB BALE. ''OK SALE! A good small business in the center of Medford. Address Box 125, Medford, Or. 266 FOR SALE Two choice corner lots in Page's addition; a bargain for ensh, E. B. Sawyer, No. 207 S. C street. 247 FOR SALE Houses, lots and land in' Phoenix, or in tracts to spit from one ncre to 640 acres. Matt Calhoun, Phoe nix, Or. FOB SALE ('heap, one-half block close in, good residence locality; will sell two or four lots; buy direct; save agent's commission. Address P. O. Box S3. 247 FOB "SALE Five and ten-acre tracts within and adjoining city limits, at a bargain on long time. Address P. O. Box 418, Medford, Or. 348 FOB SALE A good small buaiaere en Seventh street Reasons for telling. Address, P. O. box 512 or call at this office. tf FOR SALE Extra dry cordwood, fir and pine, tier wood, oak, fir and pine. F. Osenbrngge, Studebaker Bros. Co. warerooms. Telephone 361. 262 FOB SALE One piuno for sale at a bargain, been used about three months; Krell piano at a bargain if seld at once. See H. M. Coss st his residence, corner West 10ft and K sts. 244 FOR SALE Four homesteads on one section; 6 million feet pine, good fruit land; most of it tillable when cleared. W. M. French, room 7, Jackson Vounty Bank bUg. 266 ' Pcod and Emotion. The following really buppcticd vn board a pleasure steunier iu the Kylra of Bute. A ybtiug honeymoon vuui.lo were slttlug slila by side gazing on the lovely Kt'ftery aiouud tlieiu. . ".Isn't It beavo::ly. (JcorKe?" nbe mur mured. "I fuel ihriils till over us;." 'i'lieu without a pause, us If still cu;--rlc:l ntre; liy I lie Inspiration of th nior.ieut, "Dourest. If there lire nuy left 1 ibii.k 1 would liku a choouhue." Xo guod reason exists why splrltu i e:'"otlo;:s.sbopld not make one huiir. . 'i'Uj bride who demanded sweets v.:. : wiser Hiilu a g'-"l who once rennlue st;in l: p; a:-d lu.'otisol.tble In her roo- j alter the departure of her lover frr '.: tTiit. At l:'.::t un nnu:teur Hebe ven tured u ..itiilin with n eup of cnJe. a: d a (l ite f mast. Yielding to c: -simsinu. ike nlllleted mulden was l:i durod to eat mid drink nnd begun In look runii'wimt le:-s dejected. "I believe I was dying for soinetbli:'; ::!! I'.:-' ti::ii". !:e ::':i::y ecnrca.e.:. Unit 1 .was afraid to usli lest pw-p:,. would believe tne to Ire less unliiripX, than 1 real!;.- it::i." London illaek unil'' While. J , A Tritute to Gaurkraut. ; T'sose Aiiiel'lrans who have visile ! Muui-'h know .well the noble ptntue er the bend of the Kariululsaladslrus. . raised by grateful i:r.vnr;a to the me::: c.vy of St. Hermann of Pllsen. I:--veruor aiid tt-nit snuerfcraiv The p:iial old is:: M r. a ! 'V ii;n'n h:-: Tate, is :.':;: s:!iTl!::,- n !i;i::e I; 'tile I:ra::t ni:l : a -ir i-f gilt Urue.- nti.l so l!f:-!ikc Is (be carving that t lie trav eler, standlpg by, can well nl;;li we; I the periiinud rteaiii a:nl banr'lhe llu; -ter of ai: -,"!!" wiagi. ' !:i these n:ir.. mantlc l"i::!i-d St:u:':i ve. have no u!: lie monuments to Ilenc'iuii, and 1::-. very i:n:::e I::('efd Is n:i!:ncwu lo n!i ?avo n few 'n;-:nse:it!. Hnt never: less and nntwli!i.stHnill:ig this ncj.le r. the delicious ictual he pave to tK' world b r.r::-.ly onshrlnrd In the hear; r of the American penple. Stewed ?te:i tly in Hhlne w ine. It tleldes the esc.p': agl of the opulent: boiled In plnl i hydrant water. It nourishes the son nT toil. It Is at once a viand, a pnssio'i nnd a public Institution. Bnltlniore Sun. 8cared Out of the Duel. ' One day M. Edmund About called1 upon Orlidor. the meat "celebrated fenc ing master of his day. "I am In n quandary." said About. "I allowed -myself yesterday the pleasure of A Joke In bad taste, and a dul Is to be the result. I know nothing whatever about- fencing; and, as you can see 1 am fat. Will you give me a lesson, so that I may not make myself too ridicu lous?' The lesson was given, but About proved a iVery poor pupil. Ou bis way out he saw a photograph of Grlsler. "I suppose," he said, "I must not ask you for one of these?" "With ttie greatest pleasure," said tbe fencing master. And. witb a chuckle, Orlsier wrote across the photograpu,u"To M. Bdmond About, tbe best pupil I have ever bad." A few hours afterward the seconds of A bout's adversary called on the writer, saw the photograph on the mantelpiece and. fearing for their friend at the hands of so redoubtable a swordsman, arranged the affair with out any duel. Medford Time Ta We SODTHEEN PACIFIC KAH.WAT. I . Northbound No. 36fOregon Express. . . No. 14Portland Express.. 5:24 p.m. 9:49 a.m. Southbound No. 15California Express. No. 13 San Francisco Exp. 10:35a.m. 3:26 p.m. No.22SFrom Grants Pass....j 9:15p.m. No.225For Ashland 10:15p.m. PAOITIO ft EASTERN RAILWAY No. lILeaves Medford 8:10 a. n No. 3Leaves Medford. ..... .j 2:50 p. m.' No. Arrives Medford 10:28 a. m. No. 4 Arrives Medford 5:08 p.m. ROGUE RIVEB VALLEY RAILWAY No. 2Leavet Medford 10:45a,m. No. 4Leaves Medford 5:35 p.m. MotorLeaves Medford 2:00 p. m. MotorLeavea Medford 9:00 p.m. No. 1 Leaves Jacksonville. . . 9:00a.m. No. 3Leaves Jacksonville. . . 3:80 p.m. MotorLeaves Jaeksonville... 1:30p.m. MotorLeaves Jacksonville..) 730 s. m. MAIL CLOSES A.M- Northbonnd 9.-19 Southbound jr0:05 IP.M. 4:54 2:50 2:00 5:20 Eagle Point 7:20 Jacksonville 10:20
