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MEDFORD, OHKUON, THURSDAY, JULY , J909.
NO. 89.
OYEZ!
1 WALK
! WALK UP!
fOrnnd Glorious Burst of
m'on July the Fifth."
lit Preparations
ve Been Made.
i
iS AT SUNRISE;
?FUL PYROTECHNICS
Bring Your Cousins and
-r stcrs anil Your Aunts
id All the Rest.
PLENTY OF TIME
NEW CANDIDATES
TO SECURE TRIP
Contestants Confident of Fair Trip,
Are Anticipating the Joys of
an Alaska or Yellowstone
Park Trip.
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED
BY CANDIDATES' FRIENDS
Telegram's Girls "Do" the Paystreak
and the Fair; Think Alaska
Trip Wonderful.
c,! )!.! Tin I'Vmii'IIi
lero. Till hCIll !' the
ricnn cnglo lias been
lon Medford, nnd once
i joyous nccord, we will
ii; sighls ii ml sounds nnd
II never (i lio forgotten
mirth of July celebration,
iv weeks Ihu fire boys lmvo
tig t licit nrrnngemnnls for
, lf- fvn ir-. mill they have
wiirl; well. Everything
Iiiii been provided iiiiiI
b(! n good timo for nil.
Program.
In n. in.; I'Ni-ii-i-r nl
11 it. in.; mil (i rimes 1
I (.'iiiiu', "2 p. in.; fool, eng. ) iNelf m the same easy way again for
H nnd oilier iiiiiusrnicnls ,! ninny vein's, mill another bin nnlionul(
.; horse races, 3:3(1 i. in. ; i cxposi! ion on the const w ill not InkCj
(1:11(1 i. in.; linml couccrl, j place for n Inn;; lime to come.. I'os
v works, 8 p. in.; big ilnuee j siblc eninliiialci, even if intending to
n, isit Hie fnir, should not overlook this
Prizes. 1 splendid opportunity offered liy tin!
best flonts, $20 nnd $10; 1 Medford Daily Tribune, ns a more
est .leeonileil iiiitoniohiles, I'U'Usanl lime is iissnicil (Hose wlio
go us our gnesfs Ihmi u single, purly
can hnve. Tarlies going ns guests
of The Tribune will have every nr
1 uii'.'ini'n t niiide for iheni, eliminat
ing I In iiiusl inipleiismit task in vis
iting n big fnir of (his kind.
What the Trip Means.
'I'he following is what' the popular
coolo-lnnls of the Telegram eonte-ii
suy of tin: ii'';i imrlli nnd Hie fnir:
SKATTM:. June .'10. I In vine; re
turned from .i most delightful trip
In Southeastern Alaska on ilu. steam
er Cily of Sent tie, 12 pretty Oregon
girls, winners in the Portland Even
ing Telegram's content, are seeing f lie.
sights in Senltle .nnd Pugol Round.
They w ill reiniiiifthroe dns, nnd wii!
then iilurn to their homes in tlv
llcnver stale. Yesterday they visited
I lie different exliiliil buildings ami
i were given u reeenron in I he dregoi:
nee, elnss C, miv loeiil enr '""bling in tho ef'cmnon. Lust eve
River valley-Ruins: Sn.no , ""'.v 11,0 ' Slm,k- f""1
s A; jiri.o $100 wilh A. f.. Milehell, cireiiliilion innn-
-liouving corner of Cen- i nf 11,0 T"I'K','. n P1"'!''- '!:
:n nnd Main street, through ! ''V0,''V H''"'"" the amusement
oint hv pnstoffioe, over ' '""dovnrd.
ill, around livheo eorner.! T,"l"v 1,10 lm,,,.V of lm,,i.Y
on Main roml lo Medford, """'" ,s pe'ining me niiernoon nt
it, Medford National hunk
VALU
E
RASES
FROM $4,500
TOjl 5,000
Corey Tract of 80 Acres Sold to B.
L. Dodge for $15,250 Is Ideally
Situated and Is Splendid
Bargain.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
INCREASED VALUATIONS
Forty Acres of Place Is in Young
Orchard Sale Was Made by
Anderson-Green Co.
Complete satisfaction is being ex
pressed by nil eumliihileH ns to the
success they lire meeting with, mid nil
me confident thnl (hey will secure
I he fair trip mid are looking forward
In the bin trip to Alaska or Ycllow
sone National park.
There is still plenty of time and u
good territory for energetic girls lo
take lip lite securing of these free
lair trips, mid any one eulerinjr now
ean with two weeks' work easily he-
eoMie our (.'iiesl on a vneation (rip.,
tthii h for beauty, pleasure mid edit-
ealional mUnntiiKes has no equal
The fair irip is one nil should take,
as (he uppoi'luuitv will not present i
fl.r; for tho best ordor or
t'JO; for (ho best eowjiirl,
a best eowbov. $.ri; for the
i,
Horse Races.
ir nil trotlniK or pae-ing,
fy rnee. JJi.i; .(-yeiir-olil )
en, $.r)0; running rneo, $50;
$'25.
Auto Races.
iC nre the nuloinobile rnecs
lilll i"n ronln lltey will
.iee, elnss A rtinnboutu
nt rn nee fee, $10; two melt
ir; eaeh ear imisl be iiiiin-
leuve in order of liuinbers
lis of five tninules; imisl
by July 1; prize $30.
rnee, class IS louring curs
U I . . L . '
isiiuie ns eiass j ; prize i
llurdutle h. Dod;e of Akron, O.,
(he lather of Irn J. Dod(,'e of the
Oregon Orehurds Syndiente, lins
purehused the C. II. Corey tract of
HO neres, which is surrounded on
two sides by the YVesterlimd prop
e ly and on the oppositu side by
llrookere.-t. The coiisiderntion was
.l.'i.'2.-(l. The sale wits made by the
Anderson -Green eotnpnny.
The sale was but another incident
showing (he rapid increase in or
chard values in the lfo'ite River val
ley. A little over two years ajjo
Mr. Corey purchased the tract for
$1,100. lie planted -!0 neres to fruit
and has now obtained $1."),2"0 f"1'
the property. Tho rise in vnlue is
not phenomenal, for every orchnrd
in the valley is making the Fame
rapid increase as the month go by.
The tract is well worth (lie money,
as it is well situated nnd in the
heart of some of the finest land in
(he valley. Tho holdings of the
Weslerlund company near by nnd
Hint of Hillcrest attest this fact.
Mr. I lodge would have an exceed
ingly i':C"n'ult time in dying lo get n
better bargain.
.r. Corey will remain in Medford.
as he is inlercs'eil lo a considerable
extent in the wholesale hardware
eoinpaiiy in whien II. C. (laruett is
interested.
SUGAR TRUST
INDICTED BY
GRAND JURY
Indictments Consist of Fourteen
Counts Against the Sugar
Trust and Eight Others
Are Named.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING
IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Are Also Charged With Violating the
Anti-Trust Laws Hearing on
Next Tuesday.
NEW YORK, July 1. Charging
conspiracy in 'rest mint of trade nnd
violation of the anti-trust laws, the
federal grand, jury today presented
to the criminal branch of the United
.Sliiles court indictments returned in
tho American- Su;ar Refining Co.
case. ,'
Judge ili'.iia s"t Hie i ;. . for hear
ing on next Tu,i"-day. The indict
ments consist of, 14 counts against
each defendant, and eight defend
ants are named besides the sugar
least. ' . '
, (he
navy yard nt llremeelou, xn
;t:''cd nnd nil preenulions;,"ik"J fr"m '"'- l''"V cruisers
noid accidents. ' ,"l1 hnllleship, the famous Ore-
iron, are now nt lite nnvy ynrd, nnd
they will he shown over 1'ncle ISnnu
fighling inneliittes.
The porn .''ltd of Ihe pnrly is iw
follows: Mrs. I'Yed Yalei.line, Si.
llneovnln.1 : Johns M.IYI lC Og l.MI, Ci 'l' C ll.Vl'k-
pnrty who would not accept an op
port unity to go nil over the trip
again tomorrow-. YVc were splendid
ly treated on the boat nnd in all the
towns in the north at which we stop
ped we were accorded every cour
tesy. At Juneau we were enter
tained by tho Elks' club, nnd Mnyor
Ynlenline presented eneh member of
tho pnrty with gold and silver sou
venir spoons. We nindo n trip up
(he Skngwny river on the White I'ass
& Yukon railway, and on the sum
mit v.o saw tho grandest sight we
have ever witnessed.
"Every night we danced a. id en-
ioved ourselves immeuseh-. We have
nothing but praise for Alaska and
ils wonderful scenery; also to the
officers of the oily -of Senltle, who
did everything to add to our plens-uee."
e Order of Parade.
blind, speaker nud mayor,
,ieer, soeiolios, deeornled
so eonipniiy Xo. .1, deeo
ls. North school hose eoin-
leoraled nulos.
isn e.irt No. 2, cowgirls,
I finals, cowboys, decorated
Vcsl schoifl fire eotnpnny,
ilathtiinpiaiiH.
h, You PessimlstI
n, limit pessimist, eomo on.
to our celebration, nnd if
and tho giniiL, dospnir be
I rank, come mid hoo llto
nnvonnlion of Culnthtitn-
heelios, tho dainty, doxloe-
d.ieing diHiilnys of expert
,n, .inu I no crowning, culim-
tmnx of trmiRcondnnt, tor-
lom, tho desperately dnn-
iitoHHcnne of extra exhil-
: tuiona.
Walk npl Walk npl
i .m. I'fiineis ( lark. i: icl'i..'
!' '( Pliim'ei', l.illie l'l'ennin i ami
l.n urn 1. ..i'y, all of I'ort.iiinl; a
rehla Minion, Salem : Xellie M. Tale,
Hood River; Tjllo EckerU Albniiy,
nnd Veiiila llaiililloit nnd Enid Ilani
illon of Medfonf.
On llniir return lo Seultlo Monday
night, the fnir Inurisls weeo gruiiled
Ihe freo use of long distance lolo
phones In Iheir honin towns In Oro-gon.
Mrs. 1'Ved Vnlenlino, who served
in Ihe enpaeily of ehnperon during
Ihe voyage lo Alnskn, in speaking o
ii, (.'.;. u.,m . . -
"The seenory wns jusl grnnd. Ev
ery minule wna crowded with pleas
v nnd thre is not n (tivl in the
"WHAT'S A CIGARETTE?"
ASKS JUDGE FROM BENCH
Sl'dKANlV' July 1 The new
state law forbidding cigarette smok
ing was badly .oled today.
' 1'oliee Jndi' .vlanii Mismissed two
prisoners, holding that the statute
does not slate what a cigarette is.
,-la my belief." stated the court,
"a cigarette is a small cigar; but a.
for calling some tobacco rolled up
in paper a cigarette. I cannot see it
that way."
7000 MEN GO ON STRIKE;
15 MILLS CLOSED DOWN
l'lTTSIil RC, July 1. Seven thou
sand union men nre on strike today
nnd 1" plants of the United Suites
Steel corporation are closed, follow
ing the issuance of n strike order bv
the Amalgamated Association of
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers. The
men are determined to overthrow the
corporation's open shop.
WESTERN SENATORS HOLD
ATTENTION OF THE SENATE
WASHINGTON. July 1. Western
senators held the attention of the
sennte most of the dnv. Borah of
Idaho. Flint of California and Ronnie
of Oregon figured prominently in tli
income corporation tax dchnte
Bourne made n lengthy speech favor
ing lite corporation tax. and pre
dieted that in 10 or 'JO years nil
transportation facilities will be in
the hands of three or four corpora
tions with billions of capital.
GREAT INCREASE
IN P. 0. RECEIPTS
iN FIVE YEARS
Have Increased From $5300 to Over
$16,000 in Past Five Years.
Growth of Receipts Has
Been Steady.
LATEST QUARTER IS'
LARGEST OF THEM ALL
People Should Begin to' Notify
Friends to Address at Street
and Number.
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS IN THE CONTEST
fi tt 0 4-
Reinetnlier, you can tnko tho trip any time you choose, nnd that
all subscriptions carry voles.
Miss Hazel Tice Medford Sl.OfiO
Miss Eva l'atlerson Medford 10.(103
Miss f.ee Williams..'. Central Point 4,251
Mis.-, lla.ol Messenger -...Central Point. R. P. D. 2. . 515
Miss T.neile Humphrey. Central Point 3.C39
Miss 'Donna Bell , Brownsboro , 4,053
Miss Anna Spicer. , , , . . 'ucksonvillo 1,390
Miss Cordelia Reitlcr Jacksonville 1,407
Miss Mnrlha Price :..lllnho '. 5.180
Miss Winno Jones.: Child HIP. 520
Miss Elmira Sharp Ashland 500
Miss Maegueet South Grants Puss 506
CONTEST CLOSES JULY 17. 1900.
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f 4- V 4- -f 4 4
RECEIPTS BY YEARS.
June, 1904 $5383.49
June, 1905 .. . . . 5706.73
June, 1906 7260.96
June, 1907 8934.82
June, 1908 12,757.33
June, 1909 16,720.35
The postal receipts of the local of
fice for the fiscal year ending June
30,. 1909, totals $16,720.55. Five
yen res ago they totaled $5383.49.
and hence have increased over 310
per cent, or over 60 per cent a year.
Ihe quarter just ended shows
ugcr receipts than any previous
quarter in the history of ihe local
ollice. Jn December of last year
they total.id $1520.32 and during' the
quarter just past they reached
799.911. In the month ending June
30. )08. thev were onlv $!l(l(i.(i3.
while djiring June of this year they
were $1433.19. an increase of about
50 per cent.
The growth of the business done
reflects to a great ttxlent the con
liiiued growth of Med ford, which
continues unchecked.
In September free delivery is to be
instituted. People should hciiiii at
HEAT WAVE IN
EAST IS STILL
AT HIGH MARK
Claims More Victims In Chicago and -in
St. Louis Shower of Rain
Brings Relief In the '
City of New York.
WASHINGTON SWELTERS IN
THE HOT JULY SUN
Charity Trying Hard to Alleviate the
Suffering Among Tenements
in Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 1. Eleven more
deaths have been added to the roil
since yesterday, .owing to. the. contin-.
uance'of the hot wave that has en
veloped" this city. : Bul'feriiig is in
tense throughout the poorer seetiona
of the city.
jThe city hospitals are crowded
with those who have been prostrated.
Charity is doing its hest to allevi
ate the suffering, but is making lit
tle headway.
Two hundred tons of ice were dis
tributed this morning in certain sec
tions of the city. The ponds iu the
city parks" have been thrown open
to bathers.
Three More in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 1. Three vic
tims were claimed by the heat today
in this city. Cooler weather is pre
dicted for tomorrow. The city au
thorities have taken steps to assist
the poorer classes to gain "some re
lief. Washington Swelters.
WASHINGTON', July 1. The ter
rific heat of the past few days has
abated to some extent, but the heat
wave stitll prevails. Hundreds of
people have lefi the city for the
resorts.
Rain in New York.
NEW YORK. July l.-Rain has
assisted to a great extent in cooling
j the atmosphere during the past 24
I hours. Xo further deaths have been
once lo notify their friends to ad
dress them according to street nnd ' reported. Cooler weather is predict
number. Each street in the city, has : ed for tomorrow. '
duplicate numbers, so it will be nee-! ,
essury lo say "South street." 1 M'ALLISTER AND CLANTOM
or N'orlh, East or West, as the ease j
may be.. Seventh street is the di-!
viding line eof all streets running
north and south, hence there i a
CAPTURE LAWBREAKERS
Master I-'i-h Warden
and Ed Clantou made
McAllister
:i raid on
number 200 South Central avenue some fishermen at
and 2"0 Xorth Central avenue. The ' week, and .-uececdei
same is true of the streets rminiii" "els m retched under Ihe dam at Ihul
lioM'htirg hi-.t
i . in getting 1 i
east and west with the
track as n dividing line.
railroad
BOY MADE PLAYTHING
OF LIVE RATTLESNAKE
RKDDIN'G. July 1. The -1-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Des
mond, living in Court street, chose as
his playfellow Sunday nfiernoou a
hugo rattlesnake. The little fellow
played wilh the. 'snake for several
hours. His parents were nllrtieled
by the hissing radio of the serpent
and were greally alarmed when they
rushed out of doors and discovered
the source of the noise. The lad
seemed to be blissfully unconscious
of Iho danger he was in and cried
when the snake w-.is killed. TInw Iho
boy escaped being bitten is a mys
tery. Ho wns very close to the snake
when his parents discovered the dan
ger ho wns in. Tho rntilcr Jiud sev
eral rallies and was nearly three
feet long.
HARRIMAN IS IMPROVING:
BREAD AND BEER HELP HIM
REMMEKING, Austria, July .
E. IT. Tfarrimnn today fools much
bettor. li. nppetile, under the
brend nnd beer regime, 'is hoartier.
He cats with r.est nnd ho is much
pleased with the effects of the elect
trie baths.
place and ciipliiring tivo jnen and
two bonis, ami they iileutilicd two
other men wh im thev will. evc".:lualiv
gel. . . ' , ... . '
Clanton had ijtiile in epe:ieiice
during the .raid. .McAllister and
Clanton hud boon' laying in;- iii.' i.i-lender.-
nnd succeeded ill gelling I lie
men on one side ol Ihe rai".' and their
boats on Ihe oilier, bu.l Ihe offenders
g'.l onto the gallic and it. was neces
sary lor 'lunloii lo swim ihe rnee m
order to keep them frmii. ".ellin;"
away in their boats.
INDIANS AHE SrtlU TO
BE ON VERGE OF FIGHTING
VICTOIMA. 1!. C. July l. -The
discovery in the Skeena. near Clear
water, of Ihe nude body of a while
man win. had met a violent dealh, to-
gelher Willi llii: reporleil shooting ol
another settler far up Ihe river, have
;really alarmed the population of
N'aas and Skeena valleys, being tan
gible token Hint the Indians nre ill
earnest in warning all whiles that to
cross Iheir water boundaries means
death. The new development show
the disturbed natives, to have broken
from their promises to preserve tho
peace until their grievances nre in
vestignted by the commissioner now
on the wny from Ottnv-a.- Tho In
dians are openly defiant, and have
warned the police not to interfere un
til their jrrievniices have been heard.