Tribune
EBFORD
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 190!).
NO. 77.
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AT HANLEY
Judge Hanna Denies Petition of City
to be Allowed to Go Ahead
With Trenching for
Pipe Line.
MEANS BIG LOSS TO
THE CONTRACTORS AS
THEY MUST CEASE WORK
jCity Will Try to Get Matter Into Su
preme Court or Work Will be
Stopped Until September.
Pin-nit Judge TTnnnn Thursday
morning denied the petition of the
city of Medford to pay n certain sum
of money into eourt mid nllow the
eity to go nhead with the cnnstriic
tion of the gravity water system
the M. F. rTanley place on Little Bntte
ereek. This means that the mntler
will he delayed until it is carried into
ihe supreme eonrt and a ruling ou
tlined, whieh will require two weeks
I at the least, and if it loses there, or
the nttorneys fail to get it into the
supreme eourt, the matter mtiHt lay
over until the September term of
onrt. .when the eondemnntiori pro
ceedings will be heard and deeided.
Means Loss to Contractors.
The holding up of the work menus
loss In the eontrnetors. innsmueli as
Ilhey must disband the 200 men at
work trenching and reassemble them
when Ihe right of way is obtained.
The eitv will not be liable for this
ilrnet willi Hamilton
provides as follows:
If it shall become necessary at
my time )o stop work on account of
Jin.pinction suits, or any sntticient
se whatever, the contractor shall.
fiipmi three days' notice in wining 01
.iwh sus,tision of work, without cost
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Ho the. citv .obev such order. When
he city council shall order the work
J'jto be resumed, the contractor shall
: tf-omiilele the same upon tne terms oi
A "(i. The cMiilvaetnr shall not he
entitled to any claim for damages for
nny hindrance or delay from any
, Jcnnse whatever in the progress of the
work or any portion thereof : hut
such hindrance or delay may entitle
bini to an'extension of time for com
pleting bis contract, sufficient to
11 conincnsate fur the detention, the
same to be determined by the engi
neer. Judge Hanna's Action.
Judge. Hanna. in giving his decision
in tfie matter, stated that he bad
carefully gone over the statutes and
had failed to find any authority of
law whereby he might name a sum
nf money to be paid into eourt and
allow the work to go on. He stated
that he had carefully gone into the
various matters and was forced to
decide against the eity.
At the lat special eity election the
Pfple of Medford passed an amend
ment to the charter providing for
-nch n case as this. It provided that
when a condemnation suit was nn-
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oertnken by the city mat a sum m
money, stipulated by the judge,
should be paid into court and the
work go on until such time as the
condemnation proceedings eould he
decided, which in this case will be in
September.
To the Supreme Court.
The time required to get a ruling
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ONE ROGUE RIVER PEAR TREE NETTED ITS. OWNER $226 111 ONE YEAR
Some men fire wiser
than their day and gener
ation. In this category
may be classed the late
nurseryman, 0. Poolidge,
of Ashland, who, during
bis long life in this val
ley, did much to advance
horticultural interests.
He so constantly asserted
.but the Buerre de Anjoa
represented a fortune to
the man who grew the
trees in this favored val
ley, that his friends hu
morously culled him "De
Anjou" Poolidge. . Many
a mnn in this valley re
grets today that he did
not heed the old gentle
nan's admonition nod
lant largely of this va
riety of pear.
The tree is remarkably
healthful and vigorous
here, and is a persistent
and at times a phenom
enal bearer of n grade of
pears wliich is only ex
celled in price in the mar
kets of the world by the
famous Poniice. The ap
pended illustration is
from a photo taken in
1008 of the tree which of
all fruit trees in the world
holds the record as the
heaviest individual bear
er. Tt stands on the old
Roliss place, southwest of
Medford, on Griffin creek,
and when the tract was
bought by Mr. Soliss, 32
years ago, the tree was
then bearing good crops,
and during all the inter
vening years it lias never
once failed to bear a good
crop.
In the year 1907 every
available inch of bearing
space on this wonderful
SHOOT ENDS IN
TIE FOR FIRST
J. E. Enyart and Shortie Miles Each
Break 47 Birds out of Possible
50 on Wednesday.
The third shoot of the Medford Rod
iml Gun club for the Pupont trophy
was held Wednesday afternoon, and
i most enjoyable lime ensued. Mem
bers of the club are improving each
shoot and some creditable scores are
being made.
1. K. Kuvunl and Shortie Miles tied
for first place in Wednesday's scores.
aih breaking 47 birds out ot .id
hots. Other scouts were as fol
low-, ."ilt birds bcinir :4int at:
Knyart 47. Miles 47. Minanl 44.
F'.idcn 42, Seelev 411. Gregory 37,
Heard Whistler Howell 3 i.
Whitney .'13. .Iiiliu-nii 32. Bordeaux
32. Collins 28. Ilighaui 28. Bovle 14.
COULD "LICK HIS WEIGHT IN
WILDCATS" FINED 10 BUCKS
Patrick Klynn stood on the comer
of Seventh and Front streets last
evening and delivered to the world an
ultimatum to Ihe effect that he "could
lick his weight in wildcats." This not
being productive of much excitement,
he began to abuse William Byrne, late
of New York City. Byrne demon
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strated (hat no matter what Flynn
could do to wildcats, he couldn't do
much lo him. Byrne was dismissed,
while the wildcat slaughterer was
red inbncVa '
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THE FAMOUS BUERRE DE ANJCU.
This famous old tree is growing near Griffin creek and has borne con
tinuously for more than 3(1 years. In Kill" it netted ils owner $228
the price paid for 47 boxes of fancy fruit.
CERTAIN MAN IS
DUE FOR MOBBING
Has Stood About on Street Corners
for Some Time Knocking Med
ford Real Estate.
A cout of tar and feathers is prom
ised by local real estate dealers on
some dark night for a stout, heavy
set individual, of reddish lace and
heavy moustache, of about 22"
pounds weight, dressed as a farmer,
who wears a broad-brimmed black
hat and has been conspicuous on the
street corners of Medford for some
months past.
The gentleman in question is a pro
fessional and salaried knocker, whose
sole occupation in life is to discour
age newcomers and prospective pur
chasers from locating in tho Rogue
lliver volley. A soon as be can
reach soi ire who contemplates
liuviug local realty or orchard prop
erty, he -tarts tic anvil chorus to
I ili-courage them and gratuitously of
I fcr- I Ik- information thai property in
the Willamette valley is far belter and
al cheaper. Flottr tlli- til" snpxj-
-iiimi ha- ari-en that be is in the
employ of Willamette valley concerns.
, who -cck to build up their conimuni-iii-
hv tearing down Medford and
I the Rogue River valley.
1 When any real estate dealer is seen
taking out a prospective investor,
(the knocker makes it bis business to
ilie in wait and queer the sale if pos
: sihle. Real estate men hRve stood
A-X.'-.-'-iii Ai:." Mir. 1.
WARDEN AFTER
LAW BREAKERS
McAllister Visiting in Medford Look
ing After Enforcement of Law
Along the Rogue River.
Master Fish Warden II. C. Mc
Allister spent Thursday in Mcdloid
listening to complaints regarding Ihe
destruction of fish and arranging for
strict enforcement of statutes. Ho
spent the Inst three days at Grants
Pass, and as a result of extensive
inquiries and personal examination,
lias commenced the construction of
new fishway around :ho east side
f the Anient dam.
"'I found that few if any fish were
able to get over Ihe Ament dam fish-'.
way." said Mr. McAllister. "The
fisliway is defective and work on a
new one has begun. 1 found the sal
mon coMccteit nv nunureds nt tne toe
of the dam and in the holes through
which the water from the power
wheels washes, with the result that
fish are not gelling up stream.
Breaking the Law.
"Not only this, but the Grunts
Pass fi-bcrmen are breaking the law
by fishing under Ihe toe of the dain
at night, draogiug (heir seines and
pulling in the helpless' salmon by the
ton. Lights that 1 had strung across
the stream are extinguished and the
slaughter begun.
"The previous watchman at the
Anient dam resigned because bin bfOi
pcitV.7nueu obT?aye B.)
tree was occupied by a
cluster of fruit, and ar
rangements were made to
have a photo of the tree
with its enormous- orop
that year. Through neg
. ligence, however, the orop
was gathered and shipped
Jnd aggregated 47 boxeB
f fancy fruit, which
sold in Now York City for
a snm which netted the
Medford shipper $220. As
f to rob the tree of its
renown, a huge limb was
broken while the fruit
was being gathered, de
stroying fully five boxes
of fruit, which should
have been credited to its
yield that year. Last
year, when the photo wob
secured, the crop was not
nearly so heavy, but the
present season it bids
fair to eclipse the record
nade in 1D07.
One of the sins of omis
sion of whieh Brother Bit
tie Wells of Sunset was
guilty in compiling the
data for the new Medford
booklet, was Ihe fact that
the da'a pertuining to
this pholo was iiuhIiuiI,
and he took a running
.jump at the facts and la
beled the photo in the
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booklet "A Bnrtlctt Pear
Tree Near Medford." The
intrinsic merit of the
booklet ns n whole in
duces ns to overlook this,
but really such a fairy
talc should have been in
corporated in a work of
art Bitch as the booklet.
This is a tree which is in
n class by itself in n field
covering the whole world,
and is certainly deserving
of distinguished mention.
Hi el
NEW SERVICE TO
BE CONVENIENT
Four Trains Each Day Through Med-
ford After Next Monday Easy
to Reach Other Towns.
'fhe new lime table which will go
inlo ef'feel on next Sunday or Mon
day will prove most convenient for
Medford. A. S. Roseubaitui, the lo
cal Southern Pacific agent, has not
as yet received the official time ta
ble, hut he understands that the
trains will run as follows:
Northbound One nt 7:30 a. in.,
one at 0:2."i n. m., one nt .r:20 p. m.
and one nt 8:30 p. m.
Southbound fine at 5:.")0 a. m.,
one nt 10:35 u. in., one at 3:30 p. m.
and one at 10:45 p. m.
In other words, trnins numbered
13, 14, 15 nnd 1(1 will travel on their
old time. The Shasta limited will ar
rive at 5:50 a. m. from Portland and
at 8:30 p. m. from San Francisco.
Another train will arrive at 10:45 p.
m. from the north nnd at 7:30 a. ni.
from the south.
The morning train, the flyer from
Portland, will reach this city before
0 o'clock, wilh Ihe afternoon Portland
papers, which now arrive at 10:33
a. m. This will make it possible to
have those papers at the breakfast
table.
If- ! L n t ii t ma that t tin I l'm I
-ffivon i Dot authentic but that it
ifinPn it wnnr. mw (,. f - -
Two of thm trninm pvts- ir Su1'" hmiii Tftiirf mufjiWJi in Vmi tiyku't atoto this
GIRLS GET BUSY
IN HURRY SO AS
TO WIN A TRIP
Announcement That Tribune Has
Trips for All Who Get 30 New
Subscribers Meets With
Great Response. ;
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CONTESTANTS FOR CAPITAL
PRIZES WORKING VERY HARD
Announcement Came as Surprise and
Many See Chance to Visit
Exposition.
Just 24 hours have passed sinee
The Tribune made its announcement
that to evory young lady securing 30
yearly subscriptions to The Daily
Tribune would be given a trip to the
A.-Y.-P. fair absolutely free of
charge. And in thnt time it is pos
sible to cull attention to some new
candidates, who lyive not only en
tered with thu determination to win
one of these fnir trips, hut who have
been successful and secured a start,
(Hitting down Ihe niunhor of subscrip
tions neeessnry to secure tho prize.
Before Iho end of this week has
passed many others will make known
their intentions of securing one of
these prizes.
' Time Limit On.
The time in whieh they, have to
secure these subscriptions is neither
(no long or too short, and the work
can be done nicely in a shorter pe
riod. Contestants working for the Seat
tle fair trips should not forgot that
they will receive votes for all sub
scriptions turned in, and at the close
will be given the opporl unify of
competing for Ihe capital prizes.
However, Ihe Yellowstone and Yo
sciuite trips will in no way conflict
wilh the last offer of trips to tho
fair tijMKi securing Ihe 30 yearly sub
scriplipons. Large Territory.
'fliis last fair trip offer, given ov-
cry young lady ot Afciltoril and con
tiguous territory the opportunity' oil
seeing the A.-Y.-P. e.vpnsiijnn as our
guests, and il is now uuticipatcd that
there wilt be quite a good sicd parly
that will lake ndviiiiiiign oV the of
fer. Any young Imly is eligible lo enter
for these trips. Those who enter
from uovv on should cull ut conlest
department of The Tribune mid re
ceive special receipt book wilh which
to give receipts.
A Chaperon Trip.
To Iho contestant, securing Iho
highest score in the whole conlest
II be given the privilege of soloct
ing some one of her choice to net
as cbapcrou lo herself ami olhel n-
lestanls choosing the same tour. The
clinpcron will enjoy the nunc trip
and all other ptivitege- ju-t tin, snmc
as the contc-lauls themselves.
This means that to the coutcstuut
securing (he highest vole of all two
trips will be at her conininiol.
Single Coupon.
From this date a sjp.-U. ,-uiip.oi
goud foi' one vole will npiicar in each
j issue of the Daily Trilonie, which
j when cut out and name filled in will
.count, as one vote foi whomever
voted.
These coupons will lie good for one
week from dale of issue, and will
have to he voted before that timo.
flovvevor, nil coupons coming from
out of town candidate will be voted
f they show postmark of date of
(Pontinned on Tpe 8.)