THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1009,
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CITY COUNCIL DOES
Steps Taken by City Council Tend
ing Towards Betterment of
City Conditions.
Houtiuc business occupied tho nt-
tention of tho city council at its scs-
' giou on Tucsdav evening. Mnny mat
ters tending toward civic iriiprove-
ment were considered. Sidewalks
. were ordered in, water mains were
considered, paving of streets talked
of in short, the meeting signified
another step toward making Medford
a better town m which to live.
All the bills for the past month
'. were read and ordered paid and re-
' ports of the various city officials rc
ceived. I The linuor license of Adams Bros
.. . i - , ( ' T . F J i
W. F. Rau of the Moore hotel, and a
. petition for a liccuse from George
Midles was read and license grant
ed.
Bids were received for the building
of.cemeut sidewalks for the city
iirere rejected, as they were not iiic
;ompanied with checks.
Mrs. L. G. Garduer.put in a claim
Jfor $75 du&' for treatment given at
flier hospital for a stranger, who was
'injured recently by the Shasta Lim
ited. The claim was referred to the
city attorney. . -"'-
The city attorney was ordered -to
put into resolution form the matter
of paving North Orange street.
: . Outhouses in the city for some time
have' been causing trouble, and the
matter was discussed at somo length.
The matter was referred to the city
health officer, who may order them
jtll removed.
' A cement sidewalk was ordered in
on Ivy . street between ifjfSn " 5ud
Fourth streets. A petition for a walk
on Tenth street was- referred to .a
committee. -.-Sj :r- . '
' ' Atfordiiuuiee requiring all 'resi
dences to connect to sewers when
their street was supplied with sewer
main was passed and will be enfore-
'; ed. : '.; '. ,
Other minor business was transacted.
HARNESS AND SADDLE STORE
' , HAS CHANGED HAIiUo
Arrangements have just been com
pleted whereby I. F. Settle disposes
of his harness and saddlery bus.ines
to M. M. Herman and 0. H. Uurtiis:),
who will conduct the business at the
same old stand. Although the Her
man brothers hail from llarrislmrg.
yet they are not unknown to tho buy
ing public, as M. M. llcrinan has been
in the employ of Mr. Settle, the for
mer proprietor, for some time past
and is an experienced harness and
saddle maker. Mr. Settle is as yet
undecided as to what he will do, but
after a few weeks' outing on the
coast will undoubtedly engage in some
line of business in Medford.
RIIILDING PERMITS FOR
ONE MONTH IN EUGENE
EUGKXE. Or., Sept. 8. While Au
gust is always a dull building month
in Kueeiie. the permits issued for the
past month, according to the report
of Building Inspector McFarland,
just made public, totaled over :?"!.
000, which is an evaetacomit'wypjp
000, which i.- an average tor tin
summer months. Permits for 24 res
idences. two business blocks mid the
remodeling of many residences wee
it-Mied during the month.
RFFR AND ICE CREAM
MAY BE FATAL MIXTURE
CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Tony Lnpolln
34 vears old. was found Monday on
the doorstep of his home, writhing in
iiiroiiv.-and earned to the tjucrgency
hosnital. There Kinella told Dr. Wall
he had eaten cherries, ice crenm,
neaniits and drunk beer. He was tak
en to the county hospital, where it is
said he may die.
FIRE IN FORESTS OF
YAKIMA RESERVATION
MUCH ACTIVITY
COPPER MINES
Copper Field on Royue River Divide
Being Exploited Bunilding
' Road to Mine.
MAY PURCHASE THE
ENTIRE APPLE CROP
GULEK, Wash., Sept. S. The at
mosphere all over this valley is very
smoky, due to fire that is raging in
the Yakima Iudian reservation north
and northeast of Mount Adams. It is
learned from a forest ranger, who
has'returned-from n the Rainier for
est reserve, that over 100 men are
fighting fire on the Yakima reserva
tion and that move men are needed.
The blaze began a month ago.
BORN.
WALKER To the wife of Ed Wiil
Ker last evening, a boy.
ureal uciivny is oeing niniigesieii i
in the copper district on tho Rogue
River divide over from Trail. Dif
ferent prosecls arc being opened
up and a ledge (100 feet wide and
several mlcs long, rich in copper and
gold, is being uncovered.
The company in control of I ho
Thomas properly have had 13 men
at work all summer. A wagon road
ciught miles long has been built from
Bustow's np to the Rogue River di
vide and rails, boilers, cars and other
machinery has been taken in.
There is considerable talk of east
ern capitalists taking over the Big
Raleigh property and building a rail
road to connect with tho l'acil'ic &
Eastern, a distance of about L" miles.
Tho Bullion Hill proerty, owned
by A. B. Saliug and company, is also
being opened up and is showing high
values.
Many companies are in process of
incorporation and considerable ex
citement is manifested. : Medford has
tributary to it huge properties rich in
copper and gold, and with the con
struction of railroads this city will
leap a rich harvest.
TELEGRAPHER ARRESTED
FOR STEALING SECRETS
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Sept. 8.
John P. Altbcrgcr, superintendent of
the Philadelphia district of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, was
arrested today and held in $."l)00 hail
on the chargo of diverting private
information from tho Western Union
company's wires.
HOOD It IYER, Or., Sept. 8. .lo
Mcph Stoinhai'dl of the firm of Stcin
luirdt & Kelly of New York Oily, the
only l inn in I lie I'liiled Stutes iiiiwit
ing apples from foreign countries, is
in Hood Uivcr looking over the apple
situation. Stciiihimlt' & Kelly pur
chnsed the entire Hood River apple
crop last year. Mr. Steinliardt will
hold a conference with the directors
of the" ApplcgrowcrK' union' and it is
said (he firm will purchase tile en
tire apple crop of the valley Ibis season.
HUSSEY OF
BUSY STORE"
AIDS PARK FUND
The Indies of the Greater Medford
club should and no doubt will appre
cito the efforts of Mr. Hussey of the
"Busy Store" to assist tlicni in secur
ing funds for the Medford park, ns in
his advertisement to be found on the
back page of today's issue of The
Tribune, ho makes il M.-ililc for
every mini, woman and child in the
city to purchase a tag.
This speaks well not only fur Mr.
Husm'V as a public-spirited cilizrn,
but also of the "Busy Store" as a live
wire where advertising is concerned
Prepaid Raiiroao Orders.
"Something which is of consider
known is the system of prepaid or
able interest to the' public generally
and which. is Dsrhapg not generally
ders now in effect between stations
of the Southern Paoifio company
and all points in the United States.
By menus of, this system tickets may
be purchased at Medford from any
place in the United States and mail
ed or telegraphed direct to the party
aishinc to coma here. S teener ao-
o .
eommodntions and small amounts of
cash in connection with these tickets
may also be forwarded at the aaam
tutm."
You'll like boxball. Try it.
PUBLIC DRINKING
FOUNTAIN IS IN
Granite Fountain Erected on Corner
of Main and Central
Avenue.
The public drinking fountain erect
ed by the ladies of the Greater Med
ford club was erected Wednesday
morning on the Medford National
bunk corner. Main und Central iivii
o. II is eoinyncd of two luruK
gi'auito Itliiekx and is so constructed
that water will Huh continuously.
Tim Oregon Granite company hull!.
I lie foiiulniii, "id per eenl of the cost
being ilonuteil. The thirsty of the
city will in the future rise ninl call
those having to do with the I'uiiiilaiii'ri
erection "blessed."
Tim way to a iiuiu'h heart in via
his Htomach, such being tho case, the
Loticre cafe is entitled to tho lluink
of every woman whose friend or rela
tive has ever sat at its table 'tis a
pleasure to eat there.
FALL MILLINERY OPENING
BARNARD G CORNOYER
Invite the Public to Attend Their Opening ol
Fall Millinery
ON
SEPTEMBER 11th
AT THEIR PARLORS ON SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE. THE VERY
LATEST IN SHAPES AND MATERIALS, SELECTED BY OUR BUY
ER PERSONALLY. REMEMBER THE DATE, NEXT SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER II. .
ANNOUNCEMENT
HAVING PURCHASED THE HAR
NESS AND SADDLERY BUSINESS
OP I. F. SETTLE, WE DESIRE TO
ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL CON
DUCT OUR BUSINESS IN THE
SAME OLD LOCATION; OUR
MANY FRIENDS AND FORMER
PATRONS OF THIS ESTABLISH
MENT MAY REST ASSURED
THAT, AS ALWAYS, THEY CAN
FIND THE BEST STOCK OF
Harness, Saddles, Whips,
Bridles, Robes, Blankets,
Wagon Covers, Tents, Etc.,
THAT CAN BE FOUND IN SOUTH
ERN 'OREGON. TO THOSE WHO
HAVE NEVER TRADED WITH US
WE WISH TO SAY THAT IF YOU
WILL GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER
WE FEEL CONFIDENT YOU WILL
ALWAYS REMAIN A CUSTOMER.
HERMAN BROS
Successors To
I. F. SETTLE
317 E. Seventh St.
Medford, Or.
THIS IS TAG DAY FOR THE LADIES
OF THE GREATER MEDFORD CLUB
TOMORROW
Will Be TAG DAY At
HUSSEVS
On Every 25c purchase made here tomorrow we
will allow 5c on each Medford tag presented as
part payment of each purchase.
The purchaser gets one half, the ladies of the
Greater Medford Club gets the other half, or if
you so wish the ladies can have the full value of
the big 5c
1LJTT TQGTL?7?K The Busy Store
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