Boost the Development of the Rogue River Country by Subscribing Liberally Jo the new Medford Pamphlet
i 0fa feher if
UNITED PRESS
DISPATCHES
By far tha largost and tat new report
of any paper la Southern Oregon.
GrMini
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. - i -i .! 1 i 'A U J 'II MT
THIRD YEAR.
BOOKLET I
I
ALL ilTHERS
Northwest Manager of the
Sunset Mogazine is in
Meetord Confering with
Commercial Club.
" Medford 's new pamphlet will bo
the handsomest booklet that wo hm .
ever put out," said William Hittle
Wells, northwest mm linger of Sunset
Magazine, and iu ehugo of the pub
lieity department of the Southern Pa
cific. .Mr. Wells left Thursday evening
after n day spent consulting with the
Commercial eluli com in it tee.
"The pamphlet will cost 'much more
than we originally expected,'' said Mr.
Wells. "The committer! hns picked nut
tli handsomest and most expensive
cover we could f iirnish. It will be
printed in three colon and gold. The
front cover page will show a superb
view of Crater lake with its incompar
able colors iu a gilt fianie. The back
cover page will show a picturesque
view of the Itoguo river. The inner
front cover page will reproduce in col
on a new photo by Clifford of Mount
McLaughlin. The inner back cover
page will reproduce the famous circle
and the $10(10 offer, thif time iu colors
in a bas relief map of the valley.
"The Crater lake vh w is n fine one
and Was chosen not noly for its rare
beauty, but to fix m the public mind
the fact that Medford is the gateway
to this greatest of natural wonders.
Tito" "view nf Mount McLaughlin was
chosen to show the world the source of
'Medford's new water supply.
"Most of the photographs chosen for
the new book are n:w and the reading
nii: tier has been all -red and brought
Vown to date. Med ford will have a
book never equalled before by any com
munity one that not only every one
here can be proud of, but one that its
maker will brag of.
UNCLE SAM PUTS UP 1HF,
COIN FOP PANAMvlA ItEPVBLTC
, .In N'
i-ompi -.' be '
I ii
i ill.
1 u i 3 have
iirtiineiits m the T: id St.it-s
i, bui and n; i.; nn vl t by all mat
t -s in coiii'! 'e sctlll. Th-
Denies have been si ii ' hv Secretary
o. Stale limit Tor th' I'li'tid States,
. V i inter Ciu-tf. for ilombia and Min
ister Arosemona for Panama.
. .Colombia recogni."s the independ
ence of Panama and th" two countries
' resume diplomatic relations.
Panama agrees to pay to ( 'otombn
annual installments of .f2.jO.000 for ten
vears lis her share of t he i 'olombian
national debt. The Pnited States n
grees to furnish I'anau .i the money, the
first payment to be nude in nine years.
The trentv permanently fixes the
boundary line between ColomV
Panama.
a nd
HAVE INCREASED TONNAGE
OF TWO BATTLESHIPS
WASITl NOTON, Jan. S. President
Ttonsevelt's personal influence has re
sulted in an increase of 2000 tons to
the tonnage of the bnM'eships Florida
and 1'tah. These changes will make
them the greatest c.-arships in the
world. It is known forth, r that the
!.!. r.l of construction of the navy no.v
has before it plant f..r battleships of
even greater ilisplaetnent than the re
vised Vtnli and Florida. An increase
of 'JOOO tons displac. meat, which is
uggestod as the I'm.: in one of the
plans, would give a h.ithship of 2d,
UOO ton. Such a ship easily would
corrv lfi-inch guns. F.xperts say the
revised plans will ginranteo a battle
ship with a speed of 1M knots.
FORESTS COVER ONE-FOURTH
OF THE TOTAL U. S. AREA
WASHINGTON, Jan. S. The coun
try's forests now cover ."O.Oun.oiiH
acres, or one fourth of the total nrei
of the t'nited Slates according to data
romVlied bv forest service agencies
and mode public todav. rorewts ownci
bv the government o r one-fourth of
the
total forest area and contain one
fifth of the timber now standing. For
ets privately owned f Mend ver three
fourths of the total 'orest an-a. Con
mrvative lumbering i prnctired on 7
. .. ,..te ...1Kli....lU- no n
pT CCIIT oi no- - "
r and m b ss than one per cent of the,
Hmoot chairman of the section on for
m of the Ninnal M.s.rvntion ci-i
mission, statec- that rrdrr right tnan
igirmnnt the forests j i II yield f "'t
finer, a- much as th". do now and a.s.C
- that w-ted wood a tic mills ran be
ref-uce.1 at 1 it one th id with fn;i:re'
0 SURPASS
pr fit.
HANDED Rill
AND LEFT WITH LAVISH
HAND AT CLUB BANQUET
Medford's History for Past. Year Reviewed
by Fun Makers-Jokes Cracked at Expense
of Leading Citizens-Old Officers Retained
for Coming YearProgram Greatly Enjoyed
An evening of good fellowship,
wl. re each and all tumbled without the
least discord; where wit and "joshes"
were met with good-natured repartee
on the part of those at whose expense
l hey were sprung such were the fea
tures of the high jinks nnd annual ban
quet of the Medford Commercial chib
held Thursday evening iu the Angle
Opera house. The evening was unique
inasmuch as it is only rarely that the
spirit of good -fellowship is as dom
inant as it was at this meeting. Kv
iTV one had a good time, and left wish
ing that another like il might return.
There was also, th" serious side of I
the evening's busitier,?, which com
menced when President 'olvig called
ihe Commercial club to order for the
'lection of new of fleets. Hut new of
ficers were not to be elected, the mem
bers voting to retain the old ones, who
are: William Colvig, president; Dr. F.
( '. Page, vice-president; F. Osseu
brugge, treasurer: A. M. Miller, secre
t a ry.
The report of Secretary Miller for
the past year was ro;-d and approved
mid then came the election of new
members, who are: W T. Heveridge,
M. I. Lockhart, C. S. Xewhall. W. .T.
Martin. J. A. Kiser. I! L. Montgom
ery. W. H. Johnson, J. P. Mundy, V.
c.' McCrnv. !. It. Wood, Win. 11ml e, K.
C. Uneck, Robert Rears, . K. Olmstead.
Joe Uibbard. Dr. Con my. W. II. Can
non. Porter J. Xeff. J. D. Itigliaui. L.
A. Harbor. Frederick Ilafbind, J. J.
Pucher. Dr. W. IE. Stokes, Dr. W. S.
Coiidv. Arthur II. Davis, T. J. William
ion. Shirley Falser, C. D. Vincent. W.
l. F.stop.
Enjoyable Btmqnet.
The banquet board, under the able
direction of the management of the
Louvre Cafe, was w.-igl ted with a mul
titude of good thini(s to eat, those
present doing full justice to the oc
casion. The program as arrange.! was grenny
enjoyed, .lack itliington was there
t.-itli iiimilinr .if hiu i urnn in i tint V fillltIV
storieft told in his tu,sterlv way, and
Mr. Walters, an old opera singer, made
the hit of the evening with a number
of operatic selections end comic songs.
Colonel F. L. Ton Velle pleased with
a ballad which set forth the charms
of a bachelor life wTio had what he
wanted when he wanted it. Rut it re
ni-Miii-,1 fni- l-Vmlnrii'lf Hit win tut to HI Wit
two songs, the words being localized.
to bring down the lw u:ie. II is first
song, to the tune of "It's Just t ho
Same Old Moon." ran as follows:
Samo Old Tiain. I
In dark ages since mi ny years have!
past, ;
Six miles an hour w.-ts ceiisiden-d pretty i
fast; j
Put now in nineteen hnr.dred and nin"
That 's some speed on narnum s line!
Same old wheezing engine and car
Starts for J ille with en awful jar:
Foxy Ha i lium rents hi" wlede depot
And makes us wait oil in Ihe snow.
'horns:
It's just that same old train that's run
ning In just that same old jerky way;
No wonder we are always kicking
At the price we have lo pay;
Oh, won't yon tell me when we'll get
t here
oh. won't you uc 'i little more wood f
Same little jolly, it givet one a pain;
Same little jerky, same old train.
Teddv savs railroads must be con
trolled'; Holiest voter does as he is told;
Legislature yields to people's will,
Hailroad c 'mission ju'.i fills the bill.
Then tho e 'mission a rues to Jackson
ville. Calls in Hamuli! ; also John and Wilt.
A-ks them questions, tells them what
to do;
Cues awav, thinks tt labors through.
( ;
, -s j(lfif s;tMo-
!d train that 's run
ning
In just the same old .jerky way
No wonder wo are alwayr. kicking
At the price we have to pay; j
Thev didn't mind th' old e 'mission. !
They go right on th-- same old way.,
Same little station: Mkr raising Cain; !
Same bust.d nchMtil.; old train. I
Medford That's It. 1
His second, to th- tune of " Hi-rri 1
gan," ran ns follow: j
Where is the town thM rkins them all;
n block t
Medford that's it.
I Whre is the town where it's nlwny a
tMRUFORl), ORKOON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, lfKKI.
T
i-rime to knock f
.Medford that 'o it.
For it 's just as proud of its nit me,
tiee,
An Xi'W York or Frisco or Milwunkco.
Where is the town that's a-hoosting all
the time?
Medford that 's it.
Chorus:
Medford spells .Medford;
I'rond of all the booster men that live
here;
Divil u joint
beer.
town a-tielliug near-
M od-f -o-r d, believe me.
It's a name that brings fame to any
one connected wiih
Medford that s it.
Where is the town that is never nut of
debt f
Medford tun! 's it.
Where is the town that the supreme
court made wet?
Medford that's it.
For the folks that come her all stick
to it,
And it sticks to them, too, in return,
von bet ;
Where is the spot whei it's never too
cold or hot f
Medford that 's it.
Chorus:
Med f-o nl spells Me
Proud of every railro:i
Kverv man has got
t hat 's iu it.
Medford.
Iford. !
I magnate in it.
t water scheme
believe me,
It 's
town that renown always ha,
been connected with.
Medford that s it.
The leh'grains were a feature of the
evening 's eutertainui''.! , being deliv
ered from I he floor end read by the
president of the club. A few follow:
Washington, D. C. Jan. 7. 1 !! W.
II. Canon. Medford. 0e; Don't let
lust for office inveigle you into making
unte .(.lection promise
stand pat; fol
: th
example nf.
YOPIt VNCLF. JOF.
Schniitz "Wants Job
San Francisco, I 'a l Jan. 7, lilOil;
Medford Com mere la I Club, Medford,
Ore.; I understand tha: your town in as
yet undecided as to the man you will
lect as mayor of your city for the en
' ,
filing year. If matter not yet settled,
please wire and I will submit plans,
I "Pi fi t in and bid
'
Uoselmrg. Jan
. fnl, Ore.. Xev
Kporcxrc SCHMTTZ
l'lOO; Sheriff; Med
iail now completed.
Kiml" Put mini up.
SIIK1MFF DOCOLASS COCNTY
Numbering the Houses
Washington, D. C . Jan. 7, l(tOt;
M.dford C(onmer.ial Club. Medford,
Ore..: Your request for another year's
'extension ot tune it winch to have
Ionises numbered is granted; this being
the third extension of the same length
of time please ask no more such favors
t: department is getlirg restless over
; delav.
j JolINATHAX HOPItNE. Jr.
A Long Forgottrm Voice
j Wassou Canyon. Jan. 7, H'Ofi; Water
1 Committee, City of Medford, Medford,
: Ore.,; Iteg to notify y:m that all reports
! to the effect insn If icier t water Wnsson
j canyon are false which can be demon
sfr.Med by a visit to Ihe canyon at
i t his t ime.
M I K P. H ANLKY
Mulkey Warn., Club
Jacksonville, Jan. 7. Hhi'I; f'oinmer
c it. 1 t 'lub, M ed ford ; You a re hereby
warned not to serve punch without
license.
It. F. MPLKFY. Di-triet Attorney
Bob Will Fix It
Grants pass. Jan. 7. lHOil; Coinmer-
ial Club, Medford; W'i'l guarantee to
ei aside it n v indictmei.t Mulkey brings
;aiiist you.
TOR SMITH
Viw York. Jan. 7. LtOM; Agent. Med
fi-rd. Ore.; Hepair muddy depot plat
torm at once, Passengers
train
from vour citv filling cars with mud
H AttKIMAN.
Harriman Wants the P. & E.
New York. Jan. 7. lit'i'i. Kdgar Hafor. j
Vice presitb-nt P. & h. Hailroad j
Will accept your proposition to turn I
i.xit your road to me f..r 'joo.ooo pro-
ob-d payme'it is m id- in Pacific and j
K.itern first mortgage bondf, or will .
p:iv you f '.ooo in real money. Your j
request lo exchange prases cannot be I
(Continued on page 4.)
DEMENTED
BY BOOZE N
WN
Coroner's Jury Find JChris
Nelson Took Own Life
While Crazed by Liquor
Blew Out His Brains
KLAMATH FALLS, JHn. 8. "We,
the coroner's jury, find that. Chris Nel
son cuuio to his death by a shot fired
by his own hand while ho was iu an
insane condition, caused by liquor. ' '
Such was the verdict returned by the
jury iu the case of Chris Nelson, a res
ident of this city, who committed sui
cide Tuesday by shunting himself iu
the head with a revolver. He placed
the mu..le of the weapon against his
right temple and fired two shots. Death
was almost instant at. eous.
ID1 had been drinking hard for sev
eral days, but it was thought that he
was about over the effects of it, as he
hud received treatment from one of
the local physicians end was pro
nounced out of danger.
It appenrs that ho secured more
whisky and while, under the influence
nf the liquor went to an outhouse at
the homo of his daughter, Mrs. J, IL
Hamilton, where he ended his life.
was f7 years of age and for ninny years
had been addicted to drink.
ASHLAND COMMERCIAL
CLUB FS HARD UP
The Ashland Commercial dub h
had a hard row to ho- no inoiiev. The
club tables have boon ladeu with liter
m tu re to be sent iu compliance with re
quests lor pamphlets (nun hoiueseekers
!io money to pay postage. The enve
lopes have laid add rest-cd for weeks,
but the stamps were net there. A sub
script ion has been ut;sutcd to put the
club on its feet and there are prospects
that those who three months ngo sent
for booklets will soon receive them.
Asked to account for this condition.
the laconic reply was made by a prom
men? Asiunnii hnsines'i man: "it s pro
hibition prosperity. We hnven 't t he
enterprise ami spirit Medford shows.
Ton little patriotism, toe much fanati
cism, too miirli narrowness. Hut if Med
ford gets into our cI.ihs this election,
look out for Ashland. Our natural ad
vantages as a home city are superior to
Medford's and will attract, the home-
I seeker who now passes us up for Mod
I ,, 1
j '
Died.
COSS At the family residence in
West Medford, at 5 a. in., January K.
MUW, .lames I1, i oss, .sr., aged . years
II months I day. Funeral cervices will
be held from tho late residence at 1:30
p. in. Tn'eiMieiil in Jacksonville com
eterv.
po-UND MASTADON TOOTH
JUST BELOW GRANTS PASS
Last week some boys, who were fish
iug near the old power house
tin
found a peculid- lock which they
gave to Willam Hoggins and which is
now on exhibition it: the window of
Harmon & Carter, says the Oregon Oh
server. Although the bovs 'lid uoi
know what they had found, the pec ul
iar piece of rock proved to be Ihe tooth
of ;i mastioloii nnd is a very fine
specimen. It is "vi.'ently a molar
tooth and the biting surface is abso
lately perfect. From the appearance
of tlx molar it' is ipiiie evident that
was not a water animal as the tooth
looks more like that of -i horese. h has
exeit-d cons i do rabb curiosity and
many have pronounced tt the best pre
served specimen they ever wiw.
! PAm0U8 RAILROAD GRANT
CASE UP ON MARCH 1
,
j PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. March
1 in the date set for the first clash be
tween the council for the railroad and
the attorney for tin government in
Statin against the Oregon & California
company, involving title of land in
! th" state worth .between 4'MMHi ooo
and .Vi.OOii.nOO.
Monday H. I. T'lwnseii, sffcial ass
iitnn; to the attorney general, who hud
the cne in hand for tin government,
mad' n motion that the' date bo de
cided on for the first roaring. At that
I ime Judge Wol vert on was unable to
fet an exact date, oving to the jury
rases on the calender. During (he hit
t er pa rt of Febnra ry all t hose cases
will b" disposed of an I Judge Wolver
lon th.Tofore st t h- argument for
Ma:h 1.
BUSINESS MAN HAS
PRAISE FOR MEDFORD;
DISCOURAGES CHANGE
Traveling
Men Agree
Would be to Place
Ashland and Grants Pass-Folly of Chang
ing the City Charter.
D. It. Atkinson, the district manager
of the Northern Firo Insurance com-pi-.uy
of Loudon, Fug., with headquar
lers at Port laud, is a guest at the
Nash hotel. Mr, Atkinson has trav
eled all over the coial for years iu
connection with the ' business done by
his company and had an intimate
knowledge of the business coudil ioin
iu all the places he visits.
"Medford is the best business town
of its size on the const," said Mr. At
kinson, "but there will be a great
change here if you people get local op
lion. 1 could name n dozen other
places where they had as good a bus
iness as you have here, but you can
hardly realize what a change has tak
en place since.
"I n tu not alone in this opinion, as
vou can ask almost aiiv traveling man
on the road and he will tell yon the
Millie thing."
Keop Charter Intact.
Harvey Owens, of tin' North British
& Mercantile lusiirnnc,-1 company, slat
ed "that it is a well known fact that
there are many bootleggers and blind
pigs operating in Eugene nil the time,
and that four Mini piggcrs are now
under arrest. "Why tV- people of Med
ford should vote away their chart or
riL'hts is beyond Ihe understanding of
anv sane business man," said Mr. Ow
ens. " Puder the charter the pe.qib
cim rcnilate their own city affairs. If
they want it u'et. they can vole il wet.
If thev want it dry. they can vote il
Irv. It would be a final error for Ihe
piople to vole away Pieir right to reg
ulate their ow ncitv atlairs.
Wl.ntever effects the orosperit v of
Medford affects the 'm'Toundnig couti
try," states a.lnies llooges, who owns
property adjoining Ihe city. "Yon
inuol cripple .MeOloi.l ami injure me
leading town of the valley without in
mrimr the eiihli'o vallev. Ileeiiuse ii
will depreciate the value ot my prop
ertv outside the city, T would regret
ee the oeonle of Medford vole away
their rights."
oin Rivals' Class.
Three traveling men all agreed with
il imi(. mi. enters and old Ihetr ox
perieuce in the diffevut towns which
I hy visited.
Medford mad
be no better
All of Iheni agreed M
a chan- that she would
tlian Ashl.-nd nnd ! rants
lloW.
( i:ih 1 n already shown what is
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
The following letters lemain uncalled
for at the pustnffiee at Medford, Ore
gon, January , ll'Oll;
Hanks. Mrs. C F.; H"'i. Albert; Hear.
.1. IL: Ma it let I . M is. Finina ; Hid well
Heirs of Mrs. Mary Drown. Mr.
Flta; Hrown. F.; Hack. Hrueo; Caster.
Mr. and Mrs. William? aldwell, J. A.;
Clark, L. W.; Conns, W C; Cole, FJsic;
I'riimb, O. It.; Klliot, Frank fU); Ford.
W. P.; I'raifdier, (ilndip: Heiiry, Willis;
1 1 a .el. Henry ('.; Harlb. IL H.; Fb-sser.
Louis; Jackson. Win. 11. ; Jacobs, K. T.;
.lo ties, Joseph ; Kelt ' -hake. Jos. IL ;
Laure, Miss M.; Lo-lha, Toha lines;
Moore. J. IL; MeDoiml 1, C. II.; Metnn
der. Mrs. Pearl; Mollay. Mrs. A. J.;
Newell. Mrs. M. C. ('; Makes. Itilli.-:
I'enniiigcr, Mary; Stoio. Mrs. J.; Stal"
ford. T. D.; Taylor, K. it.; Wilson. Leo
intra; Wood, Kdith.
A charge of oi out will be made
on the d'-liverv of nil' of the above
b iters. When ciilliag please say " ud
vertised. "
A. M. Woodford. P. M.
SENOTOR SAYS STATE AID
WILL BE ASKED IN 1911
PoltTLA N !, Jan. "Siat
government aid will h asked I
people of .lack'ion and Klamatli
and
tie
olin
lies in the protection and construction
Falls lo Crater lake and thence lo Med
ford," said Dr. Cer.rg IL Merrimati,
senator elect from Crunk, Klamatli and
Lake counties, at the Imperial ye-i-r
day. " Iteipiest for st-ite aid may not
he made at this sen-oni nf the legisla
tore, but it is reasonably certain to
come in DHL Any appropriation from
A Gp OWING
MR. PERKY:
Are you a prohibitionist
Do you favor high
Or aro you
'::.':!
i n
that to Vote Dry
City in Class with
the present condition ef affairs in the
two places named, and, if there were
lime, facts and figutes could be pro
cured to show that Hie same condition
exists iu every place where local op
tiou is in vogue.
No less than ID people were counted
going up town troni one Southern ru-
ific train Tuesday morning. From the
sinne train seven people went up town
it Ashland one of I hem being Walter
Thomas Mills. Wednesday on the train
going north 17 people got off in Med
ford and onlv three go; off at, (irauts
Pass.
Towns Admit Their Mistake.
hi talking with the business men in
both Ashland and (ir.mts Pass, nliuost
without an except io'i they admit that
Med ford has gone ahead almost en-
lirdv on account of not having local
op'i on, while the other places have
There is as much drunkenness as be
fore, while Ihe tax rM" in both places
has been more than doubled; I u ml-
dilion to that, there is a deficit in the
treasury, while Medfoi'd has a surplus.
The Mail made a s; at emeu t a few
days ago to Ihe eff-cj that the sum of
1. "Hi, hi in wiiH spent ain'iinlly in the
Medford saloons ami I hat the money
was sent out of town to the distillery
and brewery. The fact i that there is
not over $110,000 spent in the Medford
saloons iu the course of a year and out
of that amount ifUO.tioo is expended by
Ihe proprietors in this city for wages,
rents, licenses, ice, light, etc.
I'inlcr the new ordim.nce fixing tin
license at .soo the amount for city Ii
cense will be $stiilil i-i place of $"00n.
Tie amount paid for cigars is estimat
ed at $10,0110 annually, which would
lenve $"ii).(l!lo, or less than one-half the
amount received to be sent away to
I he brewery and dialillerv. Of that
amount over (ill per cent of il is paid
lo Ibpior houses in Portland, leaving
but very little lo go out of tho state.
One of the speakers at Ihe meeting
Thursday night made the statement
thai there was no redresr. if a liquor
dealer sold liquor lo brys. There is a
citv ordinance governing that, and also
one not allowing women io euier sa
' loons, and lo! them; many moons
no
one has ever hinted that the law has
been violated in a aingle instance. In
. t"si-l . no charge has or lid be made
against the liquor deibr for the break
, iog of any law or cily ordinance.
AMUSEMENTS.
4.44-4. .t
The Oregon Statesman (Salem) of
January 5 has the following notitce of
"Why (Jirls Leave lloine," which
comes to Ihe Medford tcmorrow night:
' A udiem e appreciat s play given
I: s evening at the Oriliid. 'Let's all
go home,' was the cits for the curtain
to fall on the woes of u girl who was
stubborn and persisi" in having her
own way in spite of vl.at her friends
ami relatives said. !io was infatuated
with a rake and who l fl home for him.
lo revel iu a downtown cafe where
wine, coarse songs an' ribaldry ran
life. The p;iv WHS tll' order of
the melodrama, but v. as tempered a
great di-al and shorn of the usual sen
setioiial lYnturcs. However, there were
thrillim situations aid enough humor
to sntisfv anv one. The audience did
not bv any means ovi iviowd the Ihe
:iler. but was appre- alive. The play
ought to open the i f some girls
who thiol, that thev are wiser than
their parents and that they are wise
to lie ways of the wolld. The story
told hows how girls are caught in the
toils :ind dragged downward," etc.
Tin
sale for Klerei.ce Roberts'
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WEATHER .
MAN HANDS
OUT A JOt!
That
Horrid Busybody
Says Nice Warm Rain
Will Give Away to Snow
-Storm Headed South
Now, what do you thing that naught
weather man says is going to happen!
Whisper it softly, Arubolla it'i go
ing to snow! Yep, that's what he aayn.
The news reached Medford Friday
morning that the blizzard which bftt
h-.'cu raging iu the Willamette valley
was on its way Houth hp fast as It sa
come, and unless ?oi.iething happen
sudden like it will reach the Rogu
River valley tonight. Tho peulmurt
will tell his friends that ho knew, and
his friend, the optimist, will be happy
iu the thought that all tho while th
cities tu the north wero freezing and
dosing schools on account of the oold
that Medford was basking in her warm
climate, which has given to this lec
tion that title the Italy of America.
'or four days tho daily papers in tho
ilies lo the north have, been full of
accounts of snow and hail and sleet
and etc., elc, and Med ford hns enjoyed -her
usual climate. And now. hist
congratulations are in nrdor. in butts
that horrid weather man with the chill
ing news of a snow storm headed south.
Last, night eight i lichen of suow eJJ
iu Albany, six fell in Kugene, in spit
of ! la hog and his " Nobody ' Mug
zinc," ami one fell In ItoBeburg.' And
it is .still coming down the line.
At noon Friday 4.2fl inches of rain
had fallen during this storm. Ou Jan--nary
I the umouat of rainfall was
inches. On tho night of the 5th
tf f'll the night of the 6th, .35,w
and Inst night, .83. f
Hut get out those inuffH, girls and
boys, rig up thoso sleds, Tho weather
man says he means it. .
A dispatch from (Iriuts Pass! rut 2:8f
. in. says that the torm has reached "
'hat city mid snow is falling.
FAMOUS REDLAND GRANT - .
CASE UP ON MARCH 1
PORTLAND, Jan. H. March 1 is the
date set fur ihe first clash between
counsel for the railroad nnd attorneys
for the government in the famous land
jrnnt suit of the HuHM States against
Oregon & alifornia Company, in
volving title to land tn this statu worth
between $10,000,000 and $50,000,000. .
I he time was set by Judge Wolvertoo
i " the I " ii it ed Si at es District court
'his morning on the motiion of W. P.;
Pent on representing the railroad com
any. Monday, D. H Townsend, spe
'til assistant to the attorney general,
who has had Ihe case ,ti hand for the
government, made a motion asking thai
i date be decided upon for tho first
hearing. Al that time Judge Wolver
ton was unable to set an exact dats,
owing to the jury cases on tho calendar.
During the latter part, of February all
t hese ca ses will be d isposed of and
lodge Wolvortoii, theni'ore, set the ar
gument for March 1.
HEAVY SNOW DOES
DAMAGE IN KLAMATH
KLAMATH FALLS. Jan. 8. Two
hundred wires are down and practically
erv telephone iu the city in out of
oiamission as the result of the heavy
snow last night. Fight inches of snow
fell during the night and it wni hear
dy saturated with water and packed
well as it fell. If ihe snow had been
light it is estimated that it would hav
icached a depth of tw feet.
At ten o'clock last night ten polos
mi Klamath street curving the big
able with ."0 pairs of -Aires went down.
This practically put all the phones out
of business. At twelve o'clock a large
numbed of electric wires on Main street
n ml in ot her parts of the city were
broken, leaving the citv in darkness.
crew of ten men worked all night
trving to keep the wite free from the
snow.
Men are at work connecting up th
electric wins and it is believed that
by night all tin1 light,' will be in oper
ation. A number of new poles will
have to be erected on the telephone
line but the business district is again
being served. It will bo several days,
however, before the m stem throughout
il itire citv is iu complete working
order.
1 1 was ti strenuous night for th
linemen and it was due to their hard
work that the whole rysteni was nut
put out of business for a longer time.