Medford daily tribune., May 29, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON". SATURDAY. MAY 29. 1909.
MEDFORD DAILY TjHBUNE
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
PASSING OF STAGE
RECALLS HOLDUPS
story of the holdup. This time there
u'Ua uuly one passenger, a wouian, on
board, and the Wells Fargo was
chained down to Uie front boot. The
driver couldn't let go of bis team, so
the robber ordered him to get down
and go to the head of the team while
he took mi ax and broke open the
box. This 0eration was described
in detail by the famous robber to
Sheriff ITogan, and "Burt" expressed
a desire to once more meet "that
.youngster who wasn't scared by be
ing held up so bad but he couldn't
look out for his team." This lust
holdup hapiu'iied in September or
October, lhSO, and was one of the
hist of Hart's achievements.
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Published every evening except Sunday.
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AiAiAXA
TODAY S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Showers tonight and Sunday. Cooler.
A rare and salubrious climate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with coal. copper and gold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive people such is .he Hogue
Kiver Valley. rr
Average mean tomperature -J degrees
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
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IIE8VLT8 OF I'AltTISAXSlllP.
June McClurc's contains a roiiratreous account of po
litical corruption in New York city, in whic h a spade is
called a spado and the grafting rule of Tammany graph
ically portrayed.
New York city, states the magazine, was naturally dem
ocratic until the nineties, through the control of Irish and
German immigrants exercised ly Tammany through the
tough, saloons. This class of immigrants formed a ma
jority of the voting populace. Situ-e then. .Tews and Ital
ians have outuumhercd the Trislt and Germans, and Tam
many's control has heen perpetuated through an alliance
with the tenderloin and criminal classes, exchanging po
lice protection for repeating and intimidation of voters by
organized gangs of outlaws.
New York is so evenly divided between the two old
parties that a few thousand criminals are aide to control
the city and its billions of expenditure. The thieves, yegg
men, gamblers and parasites of the red-light .district are
organized into gangs of professional repeaters, who on
election day deliver the same votes in as many precincts
as needed, and in return receive immunity to prey upon
the populace. Big Tim Sullivan is the genii!" who has
perfected this modern system of political degradation
having crime as its cornerstone and graft as its edifice.
Back of it all, anil to blame for the whole, is the silly
partisanship, which has split the people into two factions
called republicans and democrats. Graft knows no par
tv. We find the same elements that make New York and
other cities democratic making Philadelphia and other
places republican. Partisanship is simply a cloak to be
fuddle and fool the silly voter, while the grafter steals the
plum.
If a man calls himself a republican or democrat, a cer
tain strength is assured, regardless of personality, fitness
or principle. The political grafter knows this, and is able
to swing the balance of power to suit the occasion. The
bosses of both parties work together for the division of
spoils and the big business interests will be found work
ing in conjunction with them, for tariff benefits, for fran
chises or for whatever is sought.
The Oretronian calls Oregon the "fool of the family"
because the state hits in a measure thrown off the shackles
of partisanship, and elected the popular choice, despite
the intricate constitutional machinery devised to perpet
uate the rule of the bosses. TVe see in New York such an
outcome of this system that the thinking person cannot do
otherwise than to commend as wisdom the political course
of Oregon - not the fool of the family, but the wisest of
her sister stabs and the lender in the political reforms of
the future.
AT THE CHURCHES
Methorfist Episcopal Church.
"KrvfMi lit'itit'uibt'rV will )o w
Ktrliirt'f not Snhlinth nt 11 n. m. In
this discourse tli a-tr will show
th( ixroM v:ilm of tho faculty of,
memory. riirht s of the
snm Hi'-siilo tin ivuulnr ronerp-(fntion-i?
sinirin then will ho nuitt '
hv fhf ijnurtt't. It btMiitr Memorial '
(luy, thi hnr'h will ht tntofiilly
dtM'nrntiM. Tn viow of th union hnc- (
otilcmtrfat soniriw nt thi iwombly j
hull of tht hii;h school, th(rf will h '
no S(rvirv at miht
raooain srnooi
at 10 m. Everybody welcome with ,
patriotic colors.
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Christian Science.
i-niv Sumliiv inoitiinu' nt 11 .H.n'k
in the ronmuTiMal rhih nvrni. Sub
let of iln lov!.mi.omi(n for May
ISO, "Anptmt nml Modern Xivrnmnn
vy. or Mi"4iuirim mid Hypnotism.
All hiv wch-onnv Sunday srhool nt
10 .Vlo'k.
PRESIDENT TO BE MEMBER
OF ENGLISH MASONIC LODGE
, WASIIIKOTOK. May '-'!).- Pi est
dent Taft has been informed Hint the
Knulish (.THttd lodire of Masons had
granted a dispensation for the or-
nuirnnnM or n niup lonce 01 jinsons
nt London. Ene., to be composed en-
tirelv of Americans.
(.James I. Kay. I
The pasin of the l;it rea! staue
line between Oregon and t alitorma
in the extension of the railroad to
' Kiitiuaih Kalis naturally Miels
" j rcniinisenros of the days when the
! only means of land oommuuH-ation
hctiveon Portland and San Francisco
was hv stage I'mm Saerainento to
Kosphur-- In the history of these
tinier are interwoven tales of hold-
nps, washouts, eritons drives and
adventures, and nothint; is more en
tertainini; to the lover of early hi-
torv of Orecon than to et one of
the old drivers of the stages throtiifh
southern Oregon in a reminiscent
vein and have him tell you some of
the incidents nnd adventMres of the
days when ,4!ila-k Hart." the poet
stae robber, and bijr irrizzlies roam
ed at will in the fiistui'.-tv of the
Si-kiyoiis.
Such an old driver and ill mu-Ii n
vein it was the good fortune of the
editor of the Xews to find this weelc
in the person of Xort Kddinu. who
hean driving stajre when a slender
lad of 20 or thereabouts in the early
'70s and only retired just before
the eonnecthn: link'wa-s made whn-h
maile a continuous belt of steel aeross
the routiiient and forever made sui'r
intr as it was in the early days a
tiling of the past.
Itiit it is not of early day MaL'inu
nor history that this article was in
tended to be, but simply a recital
of a couple of holdups in which Mr.
KddiiiL's wit- a passive but deeply
interested participant. The fir-t one
of the-e occurred jnt at the .-ummit
nf the Si-k:yous one evetiim; in June.
1S7S, when two j;t-nt!emeii of the road
disguised with sacks over their heads
requested him to stop and 'throw out
the bos."' This wan done with pre
cision and disputch. One o the rob
bers was evidently a new one at the
game and his shotgun wobbled to
siieh an alarming extent that Xort
! lea red the thing would yo oil' aud
hurt somebody or perhaps kill one
ot his pet team of six he drove overj
the mountain, o he requested the!
robber to "point that gun u little j
higher.' The older and cooler of
the two highwaymen ordered his
companion to be careful, while he
ransacked the mail pouch aud the
Wells Fargo box. At the cud he
asked if that was all. Kddings re- !
plied that it wasr but the bandit was
unbelieving and climbing on the w heel ;
of the stage peered into the front
bout. There he saw u package of
beef bound lor Soles station, just
oer the summit. "Just hand that out, j
young man; I'll probably need that,'!
he said "Get it out yourself," said
the driver; "l'ui busy,'" as indeed he
was with six restive horses made still
more restive by the unaccustomed .
stoppage of the stage. The robber :
took the meat and departed. Subse- '
iueutly they were traced down the:
Applegate river toward the coast, hut
were never overhauled nor was any:
of the booty ever recovered. Judge
ToJmait, now dead, Joe Clough, a res
ident of Douglas county now and
an employe of the stage company at
that time; J. Ntinau of Jacksonville
aud several others were on the stage
at the time. Mr. Xunau was on his
way to San Francisco to buy goods
and had a bunch of money in a valise,
which lay under his and the driver's j
feet. Clough took several hundred ;
dollars in bills nut of his pocket
(both were sitting outside) and shov
ed it under the "dicky seat." "Put j
iho-,. hands up or I'll fill you full of,
holes."
win tin coimniuril. nnd .Inp
iiniueli:(ti'y pnnmienrtl reni'hing for
;i hiirlier aliuusplirp. The passengers
wore nut mnlesi,.,!. however, nnd he
ml (lie Iriliiilntinns of n Jewish
Inimmpr who w,is .,lreil o hurt he
e.iuliln'l eonlrol himself the rest of
the emwd rather rnjurcd themselves.
The seeoml holdup oeeurred just
hevond the old toll house nnd aeeord-
mc to the hamlit's own statement
was .nvomplished t.y 'rtlnirk Bart."
the most metie outlaw- nnd "gentlest
thief that ever rohhed a nnrse or slit
a thmat." J. K. Hnenn. sheriff of
IVutlns eonntv in the 'SOs nnd s.imn.
innic or n mier-eatener rtune!f, is
ited Black Hart in San Quentin after
his capture and from him learned the
Ssi1 Orchard Tracts
Ten, Twenty
Some in trees
two j'ears old;
If you desire a
for a home or an
and see me.
Easy Terms
C.
Fredl
Have you looked over
our new line of BRASS
GOODS we just received
Medford
Book Store
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Medford
Loan
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Money Loaned
Just received, a large shipment of Diamonds,
"Watches, Clocks, Novelties, Jewelry, etc. Come in
and examine our stock aud see for yunrself. Get
our prices before you buy elsewhere.
OLD GOLD BOUGHT UNREDEEMED PLEDGES CHEAP.
Nash Grill
When we remove the dishes
from your table nt this cafe you can
sit back and smoke contented with
tho world, for yon will have dined like
n king. If things are a little out of
.kilter with you, come and enjoy one
of our good dinners. After eating
it you will see the brightest side of
life again and be better for it.
MERCHANTS' LUNCH, 35c,
Served dally from 11:38 till 2.
6 Forty Acres
three years old; others
small orchard, either
investment, come in
if Desired
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102 West
Main St.
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SAVED
WHEN
BUYING
JEWELRY
DIAMONDS
WATCHES
IF IT'S IN THE ELECTRICAL LINE
"IT'S HERE."
. So waste no more time call on
us. We have the most complete line
of electrical sundries and equipment
in electric lamps, bell buttons, house
'phones in short, it wonld be easier
to mention what we haven't. As to
prices they are always beyond com
petition. ROGUE RIVER ELECTRICAL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
This Is
B. N. BUTLER
The Pioneer and Reliable
Watchmaker
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Uldl DVCI JUIIC KIIUW3. JCW- K
elers come and go, but nth
always on duty. With : :
MARTIN J. REDDY,
Next Postoffice.
An Old Adage
Says:
A man is known by the compaaj ft
' he keeps n quarry by the raona
ments it has furnished. l
LET US SHOW YOU f
i a few of the many we hove eroded
in local cemeteries.
! REMEMBER
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we have a number of small marker!
which are going at reduced prices in
order to clear oifr stock room befon
Decoration day. You will have to
j hurry, for they are selling every dsj
and wo have only a limited number.
CO. INC.
103 East Sixth Street.
Manufacturers and Importers.
Summer
School
The tegular summer school of the
Southern Oregon State Normal
School will open June 28, 1909, and
close 'August 10. Classes will be
formed in methods of teaching and
in all the branches of study required
in examination tor state and ounty
papers. The school wiJl be conducted
by IT. It. Wardrip and W. T. Van
Scoy, members of the normal school
faculty.
Expenses: Board at school hall,
f'2.70. and room rent, 50c, the stu-'
dent bringing bed clothing. Family
bonrd $3.50 and $4.00. Tuition, $10
for the term. Aany student who will
secure five who will attend the fall
term, will receive a receipt for tttni
tion. Anyone expecting to attend thU
school please write at an erly date.
Address -
W. T. VAN SCOY
Ashland, Oregon.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Harness Saddles
Whips Robes
Blankets
ALL KINDS OF CUSTOM WOftK.
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