Before You Invest' - IN - ; City Property Orchards Unimproved Lands or - Mining Property r : j VISIT THRIVING ASHLAND ! . . AND CONSULT j- ; JAMES M. POTTER Mills-McCall Building: V Ail ordinance causing the cost of construction of lateral Bower along F street in the oity of Hedford to be assessed against the property di rectly benefited thereby and adja cent thereto; declaring said assess ments and directing the entry thereof in the docket of eitjr Hens. , The city of Medford doth ordain as follows: .i .., ,s That no protests having been filed against the assessment of the cost of the lateral eewer' along F street in the oity of' Medford, notice there- ORDfNANCE NO. 189. Medford Iron Works E. O. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor. FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Machinery. Agents in vSouthern Oregon for . FAIRBANKS, MORSE t CO. Which is the Best Way to build up the Panama cauaj has been docided. It has also been de cided that the best way to build up Medford is by keeping the money at 1 ome and creating payrolls. We sell al grades of imported and domestic cigars and can suit your taste if we know what it is. In nothing do tastes differ more than in the choice of i igars. R.R.V. Cigar Works of having been given to the owners of the property thereby affeoted as provided by the charter of the eity cf Medford, the oounoil has consid rred the matter and hereby declares the cost of said sewer to be assessed against the respective parcels of property in the respective amounts set opposite said respective parcels which said parcels of land are hereby declared to be directly benefited thereby in such respective asaoant in such proportion, all as hereinnnder set forth in detail. Office' of the City Engineer. Helms 360 .45 $112..50 5 .45 . 22.50 19 .45 45.00 2W. .46 W.00 .45 22.30 50 .45 22.50 50 .46 22.50 50 .45 22.50 100 .45 45.00 100 .45 45.00 100 .45 45.00 100 .45 45.00 50 .46 22.50 50 .45 22.60 50 .45 22.50 25 .45 11.25 75 .45 33.75 50 .45 22.50 150 .45 87.50 50 .45 22.50 100 .45 45.00 100 .45 45.00 128 .45 57.60 E USSEY'S YOU CAN SAVE MONEY HERE ON MOST ANY THING YOU WANT TO BUY IN THE LINE OF Hosiery, Notions and Fancy China NOTIONS, FANCYCHINA. FANCY GLASSWARE, TIN WARE, ENAMELWARE, COOKING UTENSILS, KIT CHEN NEEDS. ETC. IN FACT THIS IS THE HANDY AND MONEY SAVING STORE OF THE TOWN. COME IN FIND OUT WHAT WE HANDLE. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE QUALITY, AND THE PRICE SPEAK FOR ITSELF. HUSSEY'S ' '.'fV-'; M, terai Sewer Assessment , , " Rut per Same-,.. ; ;-. . Lots. lilt Addition Front Foot. Total. Woods Ibr Co..3-4-5.fi-7-8-!t-10-ll l Orig. Tows. K. Behrreodl 1-2 47 " Wm. Garret 5-6 48 " Caroline D. Mickey 1-3-3-4 48 " Y. H. Peters :.... 6 40 " Mrs. M. J. Smith -....5 40 " A, W. Lacy .4 40 " Isaac Coffman .............. . .3 40 " Beeson & Been..., 1-2 48 " August Lawrentr. 7-8 33 " A. W. Countryman 9-10 33 ' P. C. Thomason 11-12 33. " K. C. Edwards 7 32 " lain A. Kelloy 8 32 " Blva and Sarah Moore 9 32 " Maggie P. Drumhill . .K Vi lot 10 32 " A. O. Talent S y2 10, and 11 32 " Wm. R. Ewbanks . . .". 12 32 " A. P. Talent 1-2-8 I C. W. Nethorlond .V 3 1 1. W. Clemens 4 5 1 C. W. Palm 6-7 1 Wm. Schmidt 9-10 1 Surah Van Dyke Beginning at the intersection of the south line of 12th street west with the east line of Fjr street South, thence north 64 de crees 30 minutes east 170 feet; thonco south 36 degrees 30 minutes cast; thence south 72 degrees 30 minutes west 181.5 feet to the east lino of Fir street South. Said poin t is 271.5 feet north 35 degrees 30 minutes west of the southwest comer of the Medford Ice and Stor age Co.'s lot; thence north 35 degrees 30 minutes west to the place of beginning, 309 feet frontage $130.05. Medford Ice and Storage Company Beginning at a point on the south easterly side line of West Twelfth street in the city of Medford, Jack son county, Oregon, as designated on the official plat of said city of record in the office of the county recorder for said county, where said southeasterly side line intersects the southwesterly side line of the Ore gon and Cnlifornia R. R. right of way; thence southerly along said right of way side line six hundred and forty-three and five tenths (b'43.5) feet; thence south seventy-two and one-half degrees west, two hundred thirty-one and five-tenths (231.5) feet; thence north thirty five (35) degrees thirty (30) minutes west two hundred and soventy- one mid live tenths (271.5) leot tn the south corner of Sarah Van Dyke tract of 1.33 acres; thence north seventy-two (72) degrees thir ty (30) minutes eiist, one hundred and eighty-one and five-tenths (181.5) feet to the east corner of said Van Dyke tract; thonoe north thirty-five (35) degrees thirty (3 0) minutes west three hundred and seventy-two (372) feet to north corner of said Van Dyke tract; thence north fifty-four (54) degrees thirty (.'10) minutes east fifty and five tenths (50.5) feet to the place of bo- ginning, 271 feet $121.9.r. And it is heroby ordered that the. The foregoing ordinanoe was pass recorder cause a statement of saidjed on the 6th day of April, 1909, by respective assessments to be en-1 the following vote, tn-wit: Merrick, tored in the docket of oity liens and I Kifert, Emcrick, Wortman and Dem givc notice thereof by publication as iner yes, Welch absent. required by law and that said liens i Approved April 6th, 1909 be enforced as provided by the ordi-! ranee of the city of Medford for the I enforcement of liens for improvement! of streets. ! Attest: W. H. CANON, Mnyor. BENJ. M. COLLINS, City Recorder Summer Footgear OXFORDS AND TAN8 in attractive designs and fash ionable forms for men, women and children. Colored Foot wear is the latest for the well dressed and we have it, all styles. S. H. Doflield & Sons Successors to McDonald. FAMOUS SHASTA COUNTY MINES CHANGE HANDS KKDDING. Oai., April 15. A min ing deal of considerable magnitude hus just been eonsumated in Shasta county, through the agency of .JnmPH It. Joyce of Snn Franciseo. The proptrties involved consist of the fa mous Clippers and Croesus groups of gold mines, located near Kenith, which have been acquired by the Car negie group of mines (limited) com pany, which is composed of the fol lowing well known business men of Nnw York and San Frnncisco: Gen eral Thomas McGregor, U. S. A., (Jeorge II. Cross, Alfonso UiN'oIa. Clifford McCietlan and James B. Joyce. The transaction has jnst been recorded iu this city and the consid eration is $140,000. ALBANY IS ON LOOKOUT FOR CHEAPER PAVING AMJANY, Or., April 15. A paving company of Portland is milking pre liminary arrangements for the pav ing of First und Second streets, in keeping with the contract awarded sonic time ago. The rock crusher has been built in the southeastern portion nf the city. The rock is to be brought from quurries near Niagara, near the terminus, of the Corvallis & Kastcrn, in the Cascade mountains. Plans are being considered for additional pav ing, first of Lyon street, leading from the depot to the business portion of the city, along the course of the elec tric line. The various kinds and costs of paving are being considered, and it is quite possible that some cheaper paving may be tried. ' DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mrs. Heleu I., (iroufcl of Dearer It iivestlgatliig I lie life of shopgirls with view to Improving their condition. Miss Kfiti'lle Finch is tho Brat wom an to be ituttirnlixed by the Japanese home department. She was born and brought up In America, but for a long time baa been connected with the Sea men's mission at Yokoauka. Mrs. Oaylord Wllshira la the presi dent of the Woman's National Progress rre league, which, among othpr things, declares Its Intention of creutlng a new literature for children, with a view to fostering In children the spirit of boman solidarity, .-. ... ,,, , Mr. Thomas Wit Iterance Foote of the Jackson Park' Yacht dab of Chi cago Is now a certificated ship's mas ter, licensed to navigate .the great lakes. She aascd her examination with flying colors. She la toe second, Mrs. Ogden MeClurg being the flrst. In iplte of tbe fact that the Univer sity of Moscow does not admit women students. It Is to- have tbe flrst woman professor appointed In Russia. This noted woman la Dr. Dontchavoks. who Is a graduate of Zurich and la looked open as an authority In pathology. Mrs. Herthn Ayretnn, widow of Pro fessor William Ayretnn. V. It. 8., who died last Novemlier, Is the only woman who was ever admitted to membership In the Institute of Electrical Engineers tu England. She has two daughters, of whom one. Edith, married Israel Zangwlll. - Short Stories. The United States now holds third rank among nations as an exporter of manufactures. A wreath placed on the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, at Lincoln City, Ind., on Feb. 12 was paid for by one cent contributions from 2.500 school children of Indianapolis. About 7K.0O0 foxnklns are sold ont of Mnluc every year. Very few of the sly animals are shot. Many are killed by the use of poisoned bait, while hun dreds of others are killed In drives. According to the report of J. M. Lamadrld, head of the St. Andrew's one cent coffee stands, poor people of New York and Brooklyn to tho number of 149,637 were served with warm, wholesome rood during 1908 at the nominal price of a cent a portion. English Etchings. In London property to the value of 1,08.1,393,000 Is insured against fire. Not a single case of Intoxication oc curred last yenr among the 9,000 In habitants of Whittlesey, Cambridge shire. There Is one tiny street within the city of liouilou's limits. It contains but two houses (one on cither side) and Is only cifrlity feel iu length. Holloway Jail, to which obstreperous suffrtiKctlcs arc sent, Is described by a London Journal us a place whore one fares almost as well as lu a good hotel, the best of food being provided. The health of most of the Inmates Improve In a short time. Sporting Notes. Cycling is gaining favor iu Frisco. The St. Louis Americans average thirty-four years of age. Fred I'lalstcd is couching tbe West ern It. C. oarsmen of 8t. Louts. He la well known in the west. 8tanley Kctcbel. who weighs nearly 200 pounds, says Johnson Is the only colored pugilist he will tight. Promoters of the Alaska-Yukon-Pa-cltic exposition In Seattle. Wash., are to provide u S'-Io.OOO stadium for the annual meet of tbe A. A. U. The structure will revert to I tic Washing ton university at tbe end of the fair. Law Points. Tbe unexplained presence of a child non sul Juris on a dangerous railroad crossing Is held, In Harrington versus Butte A. Ic P. It. Co. (Mont.), 9fi Pae. 8, 10 L. It. A. (N. 8.), 895, to be prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of Its parents. An agreement by a man to pay his wife, from whom he has separated, a specific sum per week for support la held. In Winter versus Winter, 191 N. Y. 402, 84 N. E. .'182, l L. K. A. (N. B.), T10. not to contravene a statute for bidding contracts which relieve him from liability to support his wife. Flower and Tree. The Iti-HEllliiu rocnaniit piilm lives from BOO to 700 years. Under average forest conditions It takes more than 190 years to grow s thirty foot cedm- pole. Tulips are rcry sensitive to the light. During a cloudy day they will some times close their petals and not open them until the sunlight returna. Cottouwood trees are said to grow more rapidly than any other kind of trees In tbe country. Their average growth Is atjOul one-quarter Inch a FOUR CARLOADS OF ; MONUMENTS READY Company Shipping Monuments Man ufactured Locally to Many ; Points In Oregon. t Kuur curlouds of monuments man itfnotured of southern Oregon grnniU will be shipped out of this city within tho next few weeks by the Oregon Granite compWhy Two of-these earn will go to Willamette .valley points, the), third' llosebuie and the fnurik to Siskiyou and Klnmntb counties. ino lour curs represent about $12,- 000. u-lti.ilt cl,ri.u kn..lfAJP Jt getting the benefit ,of t)io exploitation oi one or ner mnuy resouroea at least. i.i ,, It was in the fall that the company decided to open a branch office in Eugene. Sinco that time mnnv thn. snnds of dollars in ordors have been tukon iu and near that city. A dozen inon have been tit work in the shop -getting the stono into shape. The first car, which goes to Hoseburg, is iicing lonnoa at the present time. It will bo shipped at tho end of the week and n number of men under lh direction of T. J. Cninov will accom pany it and sot tho work. Before this car of monuments is in nlnca fYi first car to Kugone will have been' shipped. The men will then plaoe the monuments in that field nod than doublo back to Yrekn for the third car, returning to Eugene to place the rcmnitiinir monuments. Other nnrs mill bo shipped north during the summer, nut tno lour carloads must be shipped and the monuments put in place be- inro Docorntion day, May 30. Asido from these foreign shipments a large number of monuments tin v. been mnnufnnlnrcd for local parties. Sinco the first of tho yoar the com pany has beon forced to keep a large foreo of men working to fill tho Deo oration day orders. GRANT SALOONS REOPEN; OWNERS MORE CHARY SUMI'TKIf, Or., April J5.-Since the late decision of (he supremo court of Oregon, declnring tho olcotion by which Grant county went dry illegal, liquor men iu thai county have ngnin si in-led up in business. One of their first nets wns to organize to uphold the law in regard to selling liquor to minors anil habitual drunkards, and thereby to lessen the opposition that lias prevailed agiiins them during past years. One young man, Law rence Ford, has already been caught in this dragnet, it is stated. Ho wns a n ested on complaint of a liquor man for supplying minors with liquor that be had secured by purchase, beine of "go himself. HARNEY AFTER GOOD INTERSTATE R0AO MtTHNK, Or., April 15. The coun ty court of Ilurney county this week sent a letter to the courts of Malheur, (rook and Lake asking their co-operation in the building und maintenance of n permanent highway through uicse counticH that will muko oasy travel the year round for carriaires und automobiles, the idea being to en courage tourists nnd immigrants into tins country whilo waiting for a rail road to be built. Vaudeville at Bijou. An exceptionally good bill is run ning at the Bijou theater this week. The program was chnnged Inst night and will be changed nciiin tomorrow night, flood comedy and music are the features of this week's bill. Miss Ownn l)n Lime us vocalist has bcea highly praised by all that hnvo heard her, nnd the comedy work of Mr. Harry Vnlois never fails tn amuse the audience. -4)) A moving picture, entitled "Vam pires of the Coast," is also included in tonight's program An exception ally stmnog program will be put on rncluy nnd Saturday night with an entire change in vaudeville and mov ing pictures. Many of tho homesteaders and citi zens of this section are seeking out side employment until operations are begun in our town.- J- George L. Helms vs. Junius Helms; :ietinn. to recover money. Gus New bury and 3. K. Neil, attorneys for pluintifz. . .