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edford' Daily Tribune
TOUUTll YEAR.
MEDFOUl), OWI'XJO.V, KIM DAY; A I '( i 1 1ST 1 : J YM).
No. 125.
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PRAISE LOWELL IS TO HARVESTING BARTLETT
FOR LOCAL
F
Government Entomologist Looking
Over Valley on Lookout for
Pear Thrlps Orchards In .
Fine Shape.
MARVELS AT PEAR CROP;
IS GREATLY SURPRISED
Expert Foster Will Go From Thk
Section to Willamette
Valley.
W. S. Foster, assistant in tho de
ciduous fruit wr ft investigation, 1m
lenu of ntiiiiK y , li'piirliiu'iit ol'
nprii'tiltmv. Ii.i- b en in the valley
during th: .nst I days looking ovvi
different orchards in order to de
termine whether nny oui' Ihrips urn
lo be fniniil Icx-ii II . IIi will prohn
liml.v return in Iho spring t miik-j
further investigations.
"Yon Imvi! ciTlniiily n wonderful
valley here," said Mr. Foster. "I
have never seen 11 belter eur crop
in my experience mid pears are my
xpuuinltv: Your orchards nro in
.ilindid shape uud everything look
filll'."
Mr. Foster will go from Mod ford
to the Williiinol to valley. 'whero tin
will curry on investigations rcgnrclin;
lover, Ihrips in tin neighborhood of
AHianv.
MANY ARE AFTER
TEACHERS PAPERS
Large Number of Applicants Taking
Examinations This
Week.
There is a large number of young
women of the. county taking the
l.cachors' examinations this week. Tho
applicants for county papers are:
Lillian Thordason. Eagle Point ;
Alberta Stacy, Bougie: Noll C. rol
mcr, AKhlnnd; If. II. Lowe, Tnlonl;
Nettie Marin Abbott, Ashland; Maude
I'caehey, Jessie Ashby, Ashland j Bes
ide Bell, Brnwnsboro ; Anne S. Han
Hon, Medford; Editli Isabella Knlei,
Ashland; Jul in Sidley, Helen Sidley,
Lake Creek; Kaye Burcholl, Wood
ville; Thornton S. Wiley, Ashland;
Edith R. Fredonborg, Butte Falls;
Hornice Ileululi Oardor, Medford;
Borlha Anna Brynn, Wellon ; Ornco
Hullingor, Medford; Cora O. Gregory,
Central Point ; Miss L. M. Kineaid,
Prospect; Gay Webb, Medford; Mary
K. Bighnm, Enghi Point ; Virdl Hens
ley, MrH. L. M. Chipp, Lucy O. Hindi -lell,
Mayken Gibson, Ashland; Vi
Thompson, Marguerite Holmes, Cen
tral Point; Mary B. Underwood, Ash
land; Bertha N. Di'-worlh, Peyton;
Mnnn May Ward, Talent; Mrs. Har
riot Minthorn, Woodville; Peter Kill'
gory, Lottio Viola Swoet, Medford:
Viola IVisler, Woodville.
The applicants for state papers
arc: Miss E. M. Beaver, Ashland; IT.
loeia iNimon. ah nm 11011 11 1 un u-
wol L Ash and: Vinnio Snoneer. Ash-
land: Actios Storev. Ashland: Ethel
Kroner, Ashland; I'rnnceR I. Aiken,
Agate; Bosnia Wagnuor, , Ashland;
Walter 'ITerndon, Ashland. '
BID I PEARS WELL ONDER WAY
Leaves With His Family for San Jose,
Cal where He Will Go Into
- Aaeroplane Manufactur
ing Business.
IS BACKING YOUNG MAN,
WHO HAS INVENTED MACHINE
Sells His Place Nead Woodville and
Is Ready to Risk All on
New Venture.
Hen A. Lowell of Woodvillu ha-3
hold his properly ncur that plnco and
left Thursday with his family for
Sun Jose, Cal., where he is going in'-i
ihc aeroplane manufacturing busi
ness. Mr. Lowell slates that ma
chine can be furnished those who de
sire to fly high, for 11 consideration of
about $.10011 each nearly as cheap
as automobiles.
Mr. Lowell lias as one of his part
ner), a yonnr 111.111 who has proven
suovysf,!! in (be building of aero
planes. .e. I owcll will place tlie
business upon a sound fiuauciiil ba
sis, - ,
Mr. IjOU'oII is very well known iii
southern Oregon as a sound finan
cial man and in this ago of aoro
plaues he is taking advantage of get
ting into the field enrlv, If success
ful iu the new venture the next trip
Mr. Lowell makes to southern Ore
gon will be via the path of the swal
low. BIG DEMAND ON
FOR BARRETTS
Sgobel & Day of New York Say the
Prospects for Northwest Crop
Was Never Better.
Sgobel & Day, New York fruil
brokers, under dale of August 7, have
tho following to say of the Now York
Bartlett pear market:
Durtlotts Our people apparently
ununot got enough of them, our
streets arc full of wagons and they
are going down people's throats
morning, noon and night, this fruit
boing tho most favorablo of nyy that
comes from tho const. California has
passed her heaviest shipping time and
after next wook wo look for much
smallor arrivals of Bartlett .pears, bo
hope that those from tho northwest
will strike hero in a good time.
From advices reeoivod today the
following general range of priees hold
in tho enst : .
New York $1.05.
Boston $2.20.
Philadelphia $2.0".
Pittsburg $2.45.
Baltimore $1.80.
St. Paul $2.15.
Chicago $1.65.
Three cans of Holly milk for 25(1,
while thev last, nt Rex Grocery
Co. ' ' 125
John Cox nnd wife havo returned
from tho Seattle fair.
Charles Hendricks of Eugene is
spending ft few days in Medford.
Four Cars Have Gone Forward Others Will Be Shipped This Afternoon
and Tomorrow All to the New York
' Market.
The harvesting ol the liarllctt pear
crop is well under way, four curs
li'iving been shipped up until last!
r'ght. Of these four the Burrcll or
chard shipped three and the Bear
C.iiel; one. Today u second cur of
Ihc Bear Creek will go forward an-l
11:111 tomorrow.
Saturday a car will be shipped bv
1'ie (lore orchard, one by J. A. I'errv.
TO TAKE THAW
BACK TO ASYLUM
Superinte-i.lot l ot Asylum Leaves to
t Take Harry Thaw Intn Custody
Again.
FISIIKILL LANDING, N. Y.. Aug.
LI. Superintendent Baker of thi
asylum for the criminal insiinc ut
Mattowan. started this morning to
lake chnrue of Hurry Thtiw and re
turn bun to the asylum.
Thaw will be in his cell at 7 o'cioc.
this evening unless Justice Mills lis
tens to the plea of Hurry to be con
fined elsewhere.
i
CENTRAL POINT CITY
PROPERTY SALES
Values Have Increased in Neighbor
ing City as in Other Portions
of the Valley.
Ernest Hathaway bus sold his five
acre orchard tract west of Central
Point to E. W. Brninerd of Medford.
the consideration being $1000. Mr.
Jlrainerd is connected with the Ilutch-
ason company of Medford, mid it waa
largely through tho work of A. J.
Dunlnp of tins place who is nn old
riend of Mr. Brninerd, that he de
cided to invest in this section. The
deal was closed throutrli tho real es
tate agency of W. E. Whiteside.
W. E. Whiteside reports the sale of
lot 1, in block 40, formerly owned by
.T. V. Hale of Grants Pass.' Tho pur
chaser was Mrs. R. M." Whiteside,
who is becoming one . of , Central
Point s heavy property owners'. Tho
consideration was $500. To give an
idea of the trend of town property
in Central Point within tho past few
years it may bo said that Mr. Hale
bought this lot about four years ago
for $3i. The proporty is situated ol
the corner of Fifth and Pino streets.
Henry Lester, an need inmate of
(ho comity hospital, died Thursday
evening. He has a son in Coouv
d'Alene, who has bnn communicated
with.
Misses Bessie Wagner, Bculali Cald
wll, Agnes Storey and Winnio Spen-
cor of Ashland nro in Jacksonville
taking the touchers' examination.
Julia Sidley nncl Helen Sidley of
Lake Creek are taking the tenohcrs'
examination.
and one by the Hillcrcst. A cur froin
thu Will Stewart tract will also g
forward soon.
All of the orchards are heavily
laden and ure now the scene of great
activity, The annual harvesting of
the pear crop is on in full blast.
All of the pears being shipped urc
going forward to the New York mar
ket.
TOWN WIPED
OUT BV FIRE
Two Thousand' People Rendered
' Homeless by Conflagration
t That Sweeps City.
DOVER, Del., Aug. 13. A com
pany of militia started for Milton,
4' miles south of hero, today, which
wa practically destroyed by fire
early this morning, when it burned 'n
t wind-fanned conflagration.
Two1 thousand persons are homj
less. Jktiw were kille dnnd none arc
rcH?i led missing. The loss was very
heavy, as the insurance is light.
NEGRO WAITER WHO HIT
BOY SOAKED IN RETURN
GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 13.
Albert Johnson, n colored dining car
waiter on the Southern Pacific, ran
up against a Grants Pass justice and
was hound over to the circuit court
in the sum of $300 for assault with
n dangerous weapon. A few days ago
while the train was going through
Grants Pass. Mr. Johnson had his
hoiitl out of the window, gating at
the various resources of Josephine
comity. , Ono of tho small boys who
peddle apples and other fruit as tho
train obeservod hitn and called him
Snowball and various- other adjec
tives. Mr. Johnson reached back and
diking a piece of coal, hit the small
boy on the head. Tho authorities
had him arrested at Ashland and
brought back for trial. It will prob
ably result in tho city council licens
ing these peddlers of fruit, and there
will not be such n horde around the
trains as to be beyond control.
MOORS DRIVING SPANIARDS
BACK, STEP BY STEP
LISBON, Aug. 13. The Spanish
troops' at Melvilla have been driven
from all advanced positions by tho
Moors, wEo are bombording the fort
resses of tho city with captured can
non, according to advices received
today. In tho past week's fighting
both sides lost heavily.
Proof Positive.
(July Success.)
A western newspaper man visited
Washington recently and told the following-
story on former Representa
tive Amos J. Cumniings of New York,
who was onco city editor of tho Sun.
One Saturday night it was announc
ed that all the saloons were to be
closed noxt 'dtiy.
Cuinmings enllod his star reporter,
Murray.
"Tom," ho said, "go out tomorrow
and find out if the saloons nro sell
ing liquor."
It was Thursday when Tom again
appeared rit tho city desk.
"They were," he reported.
CITY GETTIICOMITTEE
SUBURBAN
STORES
Medford Taking On All the Earmarks
of City Three Stores at
Present on Outside
of City.
ONE IS PLANNED FOR
THE EAST SIDE OF CITY
With Institution of Interurban Motor
Car Service Great Stride for
Progress Will Be' Made.
Medford is fast getting all of the
earmarks of an up-to-date metropo
lis. The latest to be noticed are the
suburban stores that are beginning
to stiow themselves. One of these
stores has been established iu north
west Medford, one in southwest Med
ford and one in north Medford.
Plans are on foot at present to es
tablish a general merchandise- store
on the Enst Side as soon as a suita
ble lot can bo acquired.
Bakeries are also scattered over
the city and with the institution of
the regular motor car service on the
R. It. V. railroad the west suburbs of
the city .will rapidly build up.
CONDITION OF APPLE.
CROP IN AMERICA
The International Apple Shippers'
association, now in session at Buffa
lo, has issued the following estimate
of the 1D00 apple crop, based on last
year's production :
PK.
Maine 105
New Hampshire 95
Vermont .....100
Massachusetts .' 135
Connecticut '..135
Rhode Island 100
New York . . '. uO
Pennsylvania 85
New Jersey 40
Delaware 70
Ohio SO
Michigan 180
Wisconsin . 150
Indiana 125
Illinois 160
Missouri , 125
Kansas : 60
Iowa k 200
Arkansas 500
Nebraska.., 150
Oklahoma .... 25
Indian Territory 25
WcsJ Virginia .. ....173
Maryland 200
Tennessee .125
Virginia 125
Kentucky 200
Colorado 300
Idaho 35
Utah 100
Montana 100
California 100
Oregon 100
Washington 70
New Mexico 00
Canada 175
Nova Scotia 100
Tho association pronounces tho
quality of fruit in tho west good, and
in the enst poor to fair.
Church of the Brethren.
Tho Church of the Brethren will
conduct religions services in Smith'i
hall, 128 North Grape street, every
second nnd fourth Sundays of tho
month nt 11 o'clock a. m. A kindly
invitation is oxtendod to all.
ELDER 8. E, DECKER.
P ITS
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Committee Appointed to' Investigate
Washington Supreme Court ,
Waits Further Instructions " '
From House.
WILL ASK FOR ENLARGED
POWERS TO CARRY ON WORK
Believed That Sensation Will B
Sprung With Report Much
Secret Work Being Done.
OLYMPIA, Wash., August 13. .
The work of the committee appoint
ed by the house of representatives to
investigate the charges brought
against the supreme court of this
state baited today and it was an
nounced that no further steps would
be taken until the committee has re
ceived instructions from the house.
1 It is declared that the committee
will ask for enlarged powers in or
der to caa on the investigation.
Much work along secret lines has
been done. It is believed that a great
sensation will be sprung when the
committee files its report.
THROWS BLAME ONTO
NEWSPAPER MAN
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. Acting
Assistant Land Commissioner
Schwartz today issued an official de
nial of the report from Helena print
ed August 10 that lands had been
grabbed iu Montana by a power trust
under Secretary Bollinger's regime.
The. statement gave an account of
the laud transactions in the Boze
man land office on that day and de
clared that a newspaper correspond
ent, had misread a decimal and that
the land opened was comprised of a
few acres for a spring for a sheep
corapnny and not mony acres for a
power trust.
USE TRACTION ENGINES
TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
WENGLER. Aug. 13. One hun
dred acres of valuable timber one
mile east of this place was destroy-!
ed by fire yesterday. The origin of
the firo is attributed to ; careless
campers. The fire was subdued by
tho combined efforts of every man
in the employ of the Redding and Big
Bend Lumber company. They fought
the flames with four big traction en
gines, each of which is especially
equipped with fire fighting appara
tus provided for just such an emer
gency. But for the traction engines
it would have been impossible to have
conquered the fire.
Four Great Church Lights.
Beginning with next Sabbath Rev.
W. C. Renter of tho Methodist Epis
copal church will preach four ser
mons on "Four Johns."
August 15, 11 a. m. "St. John, the
Divine." 1
August 22, 11 a. m. "John Knox,
the Scotch Presbyterian Reformer."
August 29, 11 a. ni. "John Bun
yan, the Great Baptist Allognrist."
September 5, 11 a. m. "John Wes
ley, tho Methodist."
Everybody is invited to hear theso
discourses on these four historic
characters.