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Ski I II II I l H W W I I" TIMONY THAT ANY CITY OR TOWN IN TUB UNITED STATES, OUTSIDE OK THE ROGUE RIVER VLLEY. HAS TRIBUTARY TO IT.
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AS MEDFOKD, OREGON. HAS WITHIN A CORRESPONDING RADIUS.
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MED FORD COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Mebforb Daily
Tribune
FOURTH YEAE.
MED FORI), 01 J E( J ON, THURSDAY, BEbTJOMIiER 16, 1900.
No. 154.
JACKSON
COUNTY
BANKERS MEET
AT BANQUET .
BOARD
First Meeting of Jackson County
Clearing House Association
Great Success From All
Standpoints.
ADDRESSES HEARD ON
LOCAL BANKING TOPICS
Twenty-Five Representatives of Va
rious Banks Were Present
Elaborate Menu Discussed.
Bunkers of Jackson county gather
cd in Mcdford Wednesday evening
for tlu- first meeting and bnnquct
of the Jackson County Clearing
House association. Twenty-five rep-
va.'Anl lit iveM of tho vnrimiH bunks
were iiroHV!'.- and mi interesting pro
f.r.nn nf addresses was curried out
followed by ii sumptuous spread lit
ih,. KuhIi Grill.
K. V. Carter of the United Stales
first speaker nnd ho gave n brief his
lorv of Jackson comity bunking.
H..mnrkH liv C. C. Bookman of
Jacksonville, tho oldest bunker o
Hiiutlieni Oregon, were much appro
tinted. Mr. licckninn cave ft humor
ous account of the cvnlnlion of the
bunk from tlic pony express in the
iIiivh when 6 per cent was consider
cred n fair rate of exchange.
Manv Addresses Made
.1. E. Enynrt of the Mcdford Na
tinnal bunk spoke instructively upon
Ihe tonic. "Os free oxohnngo Rood
bunking?" L. L. Mulit of the Firs
National bank of Ashland talked m
Klructivolv upon "How banks sorv-
ntiblic intercut."
That bank cnsliier' signatures
should be plain and not complex wa
the conclusion of .1. L. Hunimersley
f the Gold Hill bank, whoso talk
was roundly applauded. W. S. Crow
ell of the First National of Me.dfon
made a most interesting address upon
blink and bankers.
Enloy Elaborate Banquet.
After disdcimsion of the topic
spoken upon, tho association adjourn
nrf to lh Nash Grill, where an elab
orate menu was discussed. Aftor
dinner talk was made by W. M. Col
vig, E. V. Cartor nnd othors. Those
nreHent woro G. W. Dunn, H. L. Em
ory, E. V. Cartor, Gwin Hutlor, r.
II. Carter, George Ewbnnks, L. L.
Mulit, 0. Winters nnd Mr. Vnupill
of Ashland, C. C. Bcokmnn, G. L. Dn
in nnd 11. M. Collins of Jacksonville,
.1. L. Hummiirsloy of Gold Hill, W. S.
Crowoll, Charlos Strung, M. L. At
ford, Orris Crawford. T. II. Howard.
.1. E. Envart, John S. Orlh, W. It.
Jackson, W. M. Cnlvig, F. E. Merrick,
J. A. Perry and Jnmoa Campbell of
Modford.
.Judge Crowoll's address was us
follows:
Banks and Bankers.
Ts ii topic loo vast to be more than
touched upon, but not properly han
dled in theso few brief moments.
Peace luis bor victories no less re
nowned than war.
Tho victories of peace include tho
garnered fruits of conimorco, prog
tohs, science, art; tho ploasuros of
social intercourse and the chnrms of
society are hers, and the priceless
joyu of homo and domestic life arc
kern also. War is tho crimson glory of
(Continued on pogo 4.)
ISH MONOPOLY
ROGUE
BE AT
END
Sale of Hume Estate May Break Up
Monopoly Long Held at Mouth
of the Rogue'
River.
WHAT RIGHT HAD HUME .
TO MONOPOLIZE RIVER?
Will Estate Be Sold to Some New Sal-
. mon King, or Will It Be
Split Up? '
An order authorizing the widow o(
R. D. Hume to dispose of all the
Curry county holdings of tho Hume
estate by private sale has been made
bv County Judge E. A. Ilniley, and
after the legal four weeks of adver
tising the breaking up of the pos
sessions that took '10 years of R
I). Hume's life to (jet together will
begin.
Not a Millionaire.
Examination of the Ilumo property
holdings shows lie did not die a mil
lionairn, as was n common impres
sion outside. The appraisement of
Curry county holdings, by far the
bulk of his fortune, totaled $:178,000,
Against this lire debts aggregating
$140,000
Of the 14.000 acres of land, 5000
to 0000 is valuable for timber and
several timbcrmen have been looking
at it. Tho remainder is productive
only of grass for sheep; it is non
ngncultural. let it may provo nn
nienselv valuable because itcxlends
ii I each side of the Rogue river from
its mouth for VZ miles and runs also
seven miles north of the mouth of
the Rogue along the ocean beach,
without, it said, a break at any place
Herein lav its value to Hume. By
tieimr up the river banks he hoped to
keep off salmon invaders, nnd suc
ceeded. Carrying out thin policy of
holding the district, he conducted his
business affairs so that he was vir
tually king of Gold Bench and Wcd
derburn. By installation of his $35,
000 cold storage plnnt nnd the deep
water wharf at Tort Orford, he was
extending his operations to the only
other town of nny importance in the
county.
By What Right?
When ho died men began to ask hy
wbnt right Ilnmc Hart new exeimmc
possession of the Uoguc Rn'mo"
grounds. The Rogue is a navigable
stream, a mmi oi "
its mouth, with 14 feet of water on
its bar at high tide. It was realized
that nnyone had a right to come in
from the ocean nnd seino. Jfut all the ,
frontago on both sides from tho Pn-
cific to beyond the fishing district j
was evory foot held by the snlmon j
king's esinto, which could forbid
landings or trespass; in short, where
tho county road enmo to tho river
would afford tho only ingrefw ex
cept from the ocean.
Right here lies tho big point of in
terest in connection with tho settle
ment of the estate. Whether Mrs.
Hume will try to sell tho land and
Ihe fishing rights together to some
new' snlmon magnate, whether she
will sell the timVr lands for timber,
tho sheep ninge to stockmen and- tho
fishing plnnt sepnrntoly without nny
of tho Irnlogin points, or whether, ns
some people hero intimnto, Mrs. Hume
nnnd John and Herbert Hume, hor
nephews, will try to realize enough
MAY
WILL SOON
HAVE WINTER
PIPE LAID TO
THE HAHLEY
E
Consulting Engineer Roberts Stops
Manufacture of Pipe for
Line on the Hanley
Premises.
MAYOR AND C0UNCILMEN
WAIT UPON JUDGE HANNA
Circuit Judge States Press of Busi
ness is Cause of Delay in Rul
ing on the Matter.
Within the next 20 or 30 days tho
work of laying the piclitic for the
gravity water system will be com
plcted as far us the Hanley line and
work must then cease until the ques
tion of crossing the Hanley premises
is settled in court.
The total amount of pipe needed
in the line is 121.78.'fcct. Of this
umount 104,306 feet has-been re
ccived, leaving 17,410 feet to come,
Of this amount 11.200 feet is needed
to cross the Hanley ranch, wtnen
leaves 0210 feet needed to complete
tho line to the Hanley ranch. This
will he received during this week nnd
tho remainder will not bo manufac
tured until the city is ready for it.
Twelve days will be required to man
ufacture tho 11,200 feet of pipe.
Tho pipe layers aro at work now
crossing Little Butte creek nbovo
Lcm Charley's. Twenty days are
needed to complete the line to Han
ley's. The asphalt work on the now city
reservoir is now in progress and will
be completed nnd ready for serviceo
within n week.
Wait on Judge Hanna.
. On Wednesday the city council and
Mayor Canon waited upon , Judge
Hanna in Jacksonville in order to
inform hiin of the great need for nn
early ruling on City Attorney Neff's
motion to dissolve tho temporary in
junction, which he now hns under ad
visement. Judge Hnnnn informed tho city of
ficials that, owing to tho groat pres
sure of business, he did not know
when ho could study tho briefs, but
thought it doubtful if ho could con-
owln. tlmm lnfnvn he returned from
j ,,,,,; nis ,.r;,innl tern in Grants
u wi ,)(J 0tobcr 10 probably
' noforo )l0 give a ruling, although
, , ,omiscd to nt.t ns mpidly as
p,,,!!
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NOTICE.
Rovnl Arch Masons, attontion
Work in tho Mark Muster's degree
tonight. Everyone is requested to bo
present.
l.r4 C. L. REAMES. H. P.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Philip ITamill. a son-in-law
of Mrs. John Slrcntor of this
city, luwo arrived annd will make
their home on the Reynolds place. A
child nnd nurse accompanied them.
from outside property to satisfy tho
most import una to of tho other heirs,
nnd hy taking the others in, hold the
river land and the fishing privileges
as n heritage, is what hns to devol
on. The nenhews arc said to want to
do that. It is snid that a number of
firms have examined parts of the
property with a view to purchasing.
PAYROLL
FOR MEDEORD
SEEMS SURE
THING
Supplies Arriving for Porter Broth
ers In Carload Lots Dyna
mite Sent Out on the
Road.
THREE DOZEN COFFEE
POTS READY FOR USE
Camp Equipment and Construction
. Tools as Well as Two Cars of
Rails Have Arrived.
Supplies for Porter Brothers, who i
have the contract for extending the
Pacific' & Eastern, arc arriving daily
anil every freight train in adding
to their equipment. One car of dy
namite uud two of rails have arrived,
as well as cars containing camp
equipment, steel and the like
In the camn onninment a shioment i
of three dozen coffe nots tells a talc
of a payroll for the winter. When!1?- exposition against the advice of
three dozen potos are needed to sup-
nlv coffo for the eradcrs. many men
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will find employment. Hundreds of. "ovcnior loniison is one oi me
shovels and picks are piled on the lnost prominent men in the west to
depot warehouse platform ready toida-v- He gave Bryan a hard fight for
be sent out to the camps. the democratic nomination for the
Teams are oxnoeted to arrive soon.
Johnson Porter last week purchnsed
manuy mule teams in Fort Klamuth
for nse on the. P. & E. extension.
The two cars of rails which nr -
rived are 707yound weight, or ten
pounds lighter than thoso on the
Southern Pacific through Mcdtord.
In a week or so enough equipment
will bo at hand to open up the work
on a large scale. A large payroll
for the winter seems assured.
KENTNER RESIDENCE
GUTTED BY FLAMLS
Home in West Medford Partially
Burns Loss in Neighborhood
of $6000.
The residence of n. C. Kentnor
in West Mcdford was completely gut
ted by a fire which broke out late
Wednesday afternoon, and although
most of the furniture was saved, tho
loss will total $5000 or $0000. In
surance in an nmount of $1500 Was
carried. ,
Tho origin of tho firo remains a
mystery. It is thought to have orig
inated from defective wiring or a
defective flue ns the flames started
near the roof.
Neighbors and the fire boys did
heroic work, and saved much of the
furniture and kept the flames from
spreading to other buildings.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
All Indies of southern Oregon lire
cordially invited to attend tho Rund
lott Sisters' millinery opening on Sat
urday, September is, at o. 10.1 r.
Central avenue. Lntest styles in fall
millinery. IS6
j Preparations for a bnsketball toam
' aro being made by the athletes of the
Washington school.
RUMOR SPREADS
Of
DYING
Has Been Operated Upon Three Times
for Appendicitis and Is
Now in a Critical
Condition.
HAS BEEN PROMINENTLY
MENTIONED FOR PRESIDENT
Came West Recently Against Advice
of His Physicians to Visit the
Seattle Exposition.
ST. PAUL, Sept: 16. A rumor is
current in this city to the effect that
Governor Johnson is .dying. All at
tempts to verify it have failed.
Governor Johnson entered the bos
pitnl last week for a third operation
for appendicitis. He is reported as
having contracted a bad cold and
llifi" fever. He recently came west
t0 attend Swedish day at the A.. Y.
"1R physicians.
rt , . . ,
f presidency last year ana is pronu-
nelltly mentioned as. a candidate for
t,re presidency : in 1912. His .loss
woula e Keenl-V lml .v lne umry
!at 'ar
BROTHER OF LOCAL
Pittsburg Prosecutor Served, as He
ney Was in Sari Francvisco
Blakeley Goes East.
Fred J. Blakeley is hastening to
Pittsburg to the bedside of his broth
er. William A. Blakeley, district at
torney and prosecutor of Pittsburg's
bodling councilmon, who lies in n
precarious condition at the Alle
gheny general hospital, following his
attendance last week at a politicnl
picnic, where he was poisoned.
Fnends claim that ho has been poi
soned bv members of the underworld
because' of his activity in the whole
sale ..prosecutions of city grafters.
It is reported that certain interests
have been unusually active in smoth
ering the facts surrounding the dis
trict attorney s illness. Blakeley has
sent some of the city's most promi
nent bankers nnd politicians to jail
and ns other "boodling" enscs are
soon to be brought to trial it is inti
mated that friends of tho accused
men have attempted to get the dis
trict attorney out of the way.
Charles H. Kewnll and Walter F.
Dreyfus of San Francisco arrived in
Mcdford Wednesday for a Week's
fishing in the Rogue. Mr. Kewnll
is. a dealer in sporting goods and hns
for years made the flies used by Tog
gery Bill and other expert local fish
ermen. Experts Collisj and Thompson . of
Portland are going through tho city
books checking things lip.
JOHNSON
MINNESOTA
PRESIDENT TAFT
GIVEN GREAT
CHICAGO
Two Hundred Thousand School Chil
dren Greet Chief Executive
and Join in Singing
"Columbia."
TREMENDOUS OVATION
IS ACCORDED PRESIDENT
Leaves for West at Midnight Tonight
Thousand at La Salle Street '
Station.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 16. The first lap
of President Taft's western trip when
he reached this city shortly after 11
o'clock this morning.
Thousanads gathered at the La
Salle street station when the train
arrived. He was given a great ova
tion. Then followed an automobile
parade, a feature of which was the
route , through Washington park,
where 200,000 school children sanfi
"Columbia."
Taft afterward visited a gall game
and the art institute.
After a banquet this evening he will
leave at midnight for the west.
LARGE CROWDS
III JACKSONVILLE
The soldiers and sailors' reunion,
which is being held here this week,
has proved a grand success, nearly
80 veterans and their families being
registered at headquarters. Tuesday
evening Hon. B. F. Mulkey deliver
ed nn address of welcome, being re
sponded to by Commander Smith nnd
Rt. Rev. Robert McLeau, chaplain
of the G. A. R. The Jacksonville
bnud rendered several selections dur
ing the evening.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Cnughthran
hr.d charge of the music, and the fol
lowing program was given:
Selection, string quartet; quartet,
Misses Fleta Ulrich, Dunford, Huff
and Lnrregan; selection, string quar
tet; "Old Black Joe," chorus; solo,
Miss Gretchen Puhl ; sextette, Misses
Kennely, Huffer, Ulrich, Dunford,
Launspaugh and Cnughthran.
North Dakota Reunion.
Tuesday a large delegation of
North Dakota people had a picnic
dinner at the grove, after which. ha
G. A. R. presented the public school
rith a beautiful flag at the school
gronnds. A flag shower foiling tin
address by Rev. Robert McLean of
Grants Pass. Among tho North Da
kota people who were present were:
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. E. Watt, Mr. and Mrs
I). McKillop, Mr. and Mrs.' II. T. Hull,
Harvey Thorpe, Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Merrick and family, Mr. nnd Mrs.
L. Htitfield, Will Wntt, Mr. and Mrs.
Hillis Loiinsbiirv. Frank Tompkins,
J. W. Jacobs, W. Luke, Miss Burr,
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Tuttle. Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Adams, Mrs. M. L. Ad
ams, Dr. mid Mrs. C. T. Harmond,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lemery, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Agnus, and family, Mr.
W. J. McKay, Mr. nnd Mrs. II. Hun
ey, Mr. nnd Mrs. T. A. Elstnd and
children, O. E. Carpenter, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Harry II. Tuttle, G. II. Howlnnd,
nnd wife, J. E. Stewart and wife,
Mises Helen Doll, Miss Lundgren, Os
car Holmquist, A. Holmquist.
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