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:
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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. . .