uieyon msturivui umii , City Hall v' $1,000 REWARD! ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD WILL BE PAID BY THE CMJERSlONEo- TO ANY PERSON WHO CAN SnOW BY AUTHENTIC TES TIMONY THAT ANY CITY Oil TOWN IN THE UNITED STATES, OUTSIDE OK THE ROGUE RIVER VLLEY HAS TRIBUTARY TO IT WITHIN A 10-MILE RADIUS, A M-MILE RADIUS, A 30-MILE RADIUS OR A 40-MILE RADIUS, AS MANY DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES AS MEDFORD, OREGON, HAS. WITHIN A CORRESPONDING RADIUS. . ; MEDFORD COMMERCIAL CLUB. Medford Daily Tribune FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OHMON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, VM). So. 156. MULKEY AFTER SALOON M N OF THE COUNTY Number of Indictments' Returned by Grand Jury for Sclllny ' Intoxicating Liquor to Minors. MANY BOYS FROM MEDFORD EXAMINED Coss Case Dismissed as Complaining Witness Cannot Be Located. Purine Hi" present h''M.ni of the grand jury Pi-uirt Atirm'.v I!. F. Mulki'V him been very buy bringing offending Miloniikcepci to tusk. Tlic charge brought in iicli instance lias been mi llu1 ground of selling liitiur lu minor. Tlio grand jury has returned in dictmcuU against T. Olscn of Ciulil I ill, Williimi Hawkins nilU Murk Whipple of Woodville. These ease will bo heard Boon. On Friiliiy Deputy Sheriff William I'lrii'h arrested Frank Muknwu and Kilwin Burke churged with rolling' to minor. They woro taken to Jack- Monvillf. These arrests followed the examination of u large number of hoys in thin city. The ease of the slate v. II. M. Cosh Iwih lii-eii dismissed, as the complaining witness, Carrie Staytf , it out of the statu. In the suit brought I iy Richard Hoswick against It. R. Kingsbury, a judgment was returned for the plain tiff in the slim of $271.")."). James Wilson, who was arrested in Ashland some three months ago for burglary, was found Kiiiliy Friday and was sentenced Saturday to two Years in the penitentiary. The grand jury of the September term of court has filed lis report ami has been discharged. Their report follows: Soptember term, 1909: . To Hon. H. K. Hannii, Judge: We your grand jury for the September term of this court, beg leave to make report as follows: Wo have examined nil matters that huvo come to us through the justice court transcripts and of such hnvc we found three true bills and live not true bills. We have examined matters coming to us from oil other lawful sources nnd have thereunder found 27 in dictments, all of which have been returned to this court. Tlio entire number of indictment returned is 30. ' Wo hnvo examined briefly the of fices kept by our various officials and find everything apparently i" good order. We would, however, rec ommend tlio cleaning up of tlio yards and grounds within tho vicinity oi the iail nnd outhousos. T ,1,, ,f f,A Mm hulls nnd of fico rooms of tho courthouse kept ns tor Ins zeal nmi lenncssuoss in ine neat, and tidv ns should he. and wo prosecution of all offenses eomm.it rccomml'nd reform in this direction, j ted in violation of the liquor laws of Also we regard the closet and other, tho rM, nnd especially do we com outbnildings entirely inndequnto nnd mend his efforts to stop tho sale and impropor. !Rift of itit1xi,,til'S '"l"01' to 1)0'9 A rich countv, such ns ours, should , nnd girls under the ago of 21.yonrs. provide belter' conveniences for the Having completed our labors, wo public than nro now nffordod. j respectfully nsk to ho discharged Wo commend Sheriff W. A. Jonos from further duty, and bis deputy, Robert Dow, for the J. L. GRUBR. Foreman, celerity with which they hnvo brought j R - F. DEAN, beforo us tlio largo number of wit-1 FRANK LEWIS, liosHOS subpenaed thoroby facilitating ; I'. B. CANTOR, -tho work of tho grand jury. ' S H DUFFIELD, Wo wish ospocially to commend I SAM Wi bAN f, Prosocuting Attornoy, B. F.'Mulkoy, J. B. IIILLIS. EVERYTHING 13 READY FOR THE B.P.O.E. DOINGS Many Autos Promised to Take Visit ing Elks for a Rridc Tlirouyh the Valley of the Royue. BIG PARADE BY ELKS DURING THE EVENING Local Boys Want 300 Additional Rooms In the City for Visitors. Everything i- in readiness fur the big Elks linings nct week in this city, when the local lodge is iusli-1 tilted. Thursday will be a ilav nf'l purple and while, and the "Hello Bill" boys plan to give Mcdfurd a day which will be long talked of in this city. Paring Thursday afternoon visit ing F.Iks will be taken for an auto mobile drive through the valley. Fif ty machines have been promised and placed at the disposal of the Klks. In the evening a big street parade will be held and a joyous time .had, which will find its culmination at a bampiet to be held in the skating rink, ns that is the only plaro large enough. , Thel local F.Iks want 300 additional rooms placed at their disposal for Thursday night. Leave word at the Medford National hank.' All of the fittings for the new lodge have arrived and matters will soon he under way. LAST BAND CONCERT TOMORROW AT 3 The last hand concert of the Ben son will be hold in the city park Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The program follows: March, "Semper Fidelis" Sousn Selection, "Chimes of Normandy" ," Planquette "Polish Dunce" Scharwenka Waltzes, "Etudinntinn" t... Strauss (a) Sextette, "Lucia" .....Donizetti (h) Dance, "Oriental" Herbert Overture, "Poet and Peasant".. Suppe March, "Oct in Line" II. C. Oehrung of Portland is in the city. V. F. Mockcy. a resident of Sim Francisco, is visiting in Medford for n few days. , A. Dawson of San Francisco is n guest nt the Moore. George II. Lnngdon of New York is n business visitor in Medford. LOOKS LIKE HILL IS PREPARING TO BUILD ON SOUTH Lifelong Friends of James J. Hill Se cure Control of Pass by Which the Valley Can Be Reached. 'WILL FURNISH WAY FOR , i HILL INTO CALIFORNIA Possible That Short Line May Be Built and Sold to Highest Bidder. niK'O, ('a!., Sept. 18. It has been learned here that T. It. Walk er, the Wisconsin lumber millionaire, who recently purchased land, includ ing the Frcedonui fms, has obtained an almost continuous light- of way from the pass to the Oregon boun dary line, giving him 000071 of the railroad situation in thnt section. This would make it possible for cither the Hill or Harrimau interests, if repre sented by Walker, to complete a line into the Sacramento valley from the north, with little delay after entering this state. It is considered possible that Walk er will build n short line of his own through the pass and northward, so as to corner tho situation, and then sell out to the highest bidder.' Walker is u lifelong friend of J. J. Hill and has been identified with him in several ventures. It is gen erally believed that Hill is hack of Walker and that the purchases made by Walker were a part of a general scheme by Hill to, establish-a road through the Deschutes canyon in Ore gon, through the marvclously rich, un developed territory of central Ore gon, into California to the east of Mount Shasta, down through the Freedonia pass into the Sacramento valley and on to Sun Francisco. Tho Southern Pacific has niado a survey that almost parallels tho hold ings of Walker from tho Oregon state line to the Freedonia pass nnd there is, intense interest throughout this section in the outcome of the situn tion. NEST OF COLONELS IN NEIGHBORHOOD OF TOLO That part of the Rogue River val ley surroiiding Tolo threatens to rival Kentucky as headquarters tor mili tary men. Wifh the promotion nt Jacksonville this week of Mnjof J. W. Hicks to be colonel of the G. A. R. there are five eolonels living neigh bors to each other Colonel Frank L. Ton Voile, Colonel George P. Minis. Colonel R. C. Washburn, Colonel Frank Ray, and Colonel Ilicks, not to mention Commander Hanson. Walter Moore, who has been visiting Tolo, says that he left just in time to os eapo being n major. Thomas Javinti of Portland is in Medford on business. O. W. Winters of Weed., Cat is in the citv. T. E. Nichols and S. Terrill of Ea gle Point nro visiting Medford. Del Burrows of Redding, Cnl. is in tho city. O. F. Johnson of Portland arrived in Medford Saturday for n short stay. J. S. Weed of San Francisco is n recent Medford arrival. C. 0. Townc of New York is n Med ford business caller. S. S. ITauxhurst of Snn Francisco is in Medford on mat ters of business. A. B. Ellert of Sun Francisco is a guest nt tho Nash. 15 MINUTES ARE CUT OFF NOON; N T Because New Contractor Will Not Allow Hour arid Quarter for Noon, Pacific & Eastern Has Strike. 12 TEAMS LEAVE THE WORK IN DISGUST All Laborers Now on P. & E. Will Be ," Imported Ranchers Are Through. Because II. X. Randall refused to allow the men working on the con Hi ruction hf the Pacific & Eastern extension one hour and 15 minutes for noun, twelve irate ranchers who had teams on the work took them off, in other words, they struck. The LTadiiiL' so far on the exten sion has been done by the ranchers living near the road. They have been accustomed to taking 75 minutes for noon in order to give their teams a good feed. When Mr. Randall,, for Portt-r Brothers, took hold he cut off the 15 minutes nnd in conse quence the Pacific & Eastern now lacks graders. Next week the laborers on the road will he imported. Teams will proba bly he imported, as the dcallock be tween the contractors nnd farmers gives promise of continuing for some time. DEER EAT 20-ACRE APPLE ORCHARD ASHLAND, Sept. 18. Cpuncilamn Frank W. Moore returned last week from his annual trip to Harbor, Cur ry county, to look after his property interests. He brought back with him some fine samples of apples raised on his farm. A year ago lost spring Mr. Moore planted 20 acres to New town nnd Spitzenberg apples, and on this trip found his young orchard practically ruined by the deer eating tho young trees. Deer secure most of their food from brousing. and the Newtown nnd Spilzenbergs Mr. Moore was furnishing had an especially ap petizing appearance to the fleet-footed inhabitants of the forest. The ranch is in charge of his cousin, Mrs. Carrie P. Gruver, and deer are very thick in thnt section. Mr. Moore is determined to have tin orchard on his farm and has enclosed the place with a six-foot woven wire fence, which he believes will keep the deer out ns they nro unfamiliar with woven wire and rail fenses look too natural to have the semblance of n barrier to n deer's mental- processes. Curry county is ono of tho most isolntcd sections of Oregon, but the advent of n railroad down the const cannot bo put off much longer, which will bring its mng nificcnt resources into touch with the industrial activities of the world. Miss Irene Music of Crescent City. Cnl., arrived in Medford Saturday on her way to visit her cousin, Mrs. L. E. Whiting of Riverview ranch, near Eagle Point. E. Mustek of Crescent City.( Cnl., is in tho city on his way to Wenvor ville, Cnl., where ho has secured the principnlship of the schools of that city. RANCHERS QUI COUNCIL OFF TO LOOK OVER THE PIPE LINE! Report Spread About Town That Line ! i Has Not Been Properly Put Under the Ground. - COUNCILMEN AND MAYOR TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES Leave on Junketing Trip to the Head of Line Near the Salt ureeK uesert. j For some days a report has been j gaining ground 1 in Medford to the j effect that the pipeline of the gravity i water system above Brownsboro has j not been properlv laid, as the soil has not thoroughly covered the pipe. i . v . " . . In ortler to get nt a thorough un- j derstanding of the exact situation members of the city council, accom- panicd by Mayor W. H. Canon and Consulting Engineer Roberts, left enrly . Saiurday morning to go over the line mid determine exactly what its condition is. The party will spend most of their time on the line above Brownsboro and Lem Charley's. A delegation of citizens are also said to be planning; to make the trip. BUILDINGS IN COUNTY Jackson county is experiencing a revival in the matter of the erection of new school buildings. Nine new school buildings buildings were com pleted during the last year at a cost of over $70,000. Medford's new high school building cost approximately $40,000. Phoenix built a four-room brick with an assembly hall at a cost I of $12,000. The Central Point build ing cost over $18,000. District No. 09 built a one-room brick which cost $19,000. Agate's new two-room build ing cost $2150. The Butte Falls build ing cost npproximnetely $7000. There are seven new buildings under way at present. Woodville has bonded the district for $15,000 for a six room brick. Prospect is building a $2000 two-room frame building and district No. 95, which has just been organized, has already let the con tract for a similar building. Aside from these, districts No. 47, 50. 61 and 03 will have new buildings for the fall term. Talent will probably build next year. Tho log schoolhonse is doomed in Jackson county. BIG BALL GAME IS One of the hardest fought games of the season will be played on the Med ford "rounds tomorrow at 1 p. m. between the Hilt nnd Grants Pas ball teams. Each team has now won two games, nnd tho struggle for the fifth and deciding game for the chain piouship of northern California and southern Oregon will be interesting to see. A largo crowd is sure to be 111 I attendance. Admission 25c and 50c MINNESOTA'S EXECUTIVE 6 All Hope Gone for Life of One of the Leading Men in America Expected to Die "" Soon. HAS BEEN OPERATED UPON FOUR TIMES ic 40 vurc ntn -mH ic cionM T.,n W 1U t bUl 4 U1U UMU IO WJIbllUtU JJO of American Citizen Loved jjy , . . , f ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 18. John Johnson is dying, T!le expected at any moment. He is suffering from intestinal trou- for whieh fae has befm four timeg operated upon. Thus at the age of 48 years it is : expected that death will mark the , close of a life without a parallel in ; the history of American public life, j with the exception of the story of I Abraham Lincoln. Four operations have been made, ' including one for appendicitis, but ; the surgeons state that they could not aid the sufferer. Governor Johnson of Minnesota was born at St. Peter, Minn., July 28, 1801. He was the son of G. Johnson and Caroline Haden John son, both natives of Sweden. At the age of 12 he worked in a drug store and supported his mother and the rest of the family. He man aged to attend the public school. He worked several years in a drug store and then obtained an interest in tha St. Peter Herald. . ne was a captain in the Minnesota National Guard and was in service seven years. He became state sen ator from St. Peter and was elected governor in 1904 on th edemocratio ticket. H ewas re-elected in . 1906 nnd 1908. ROOSEVELT KINDLY LEAVES JUST A FEW NAIROBI, Sept. 18. Natives nr- ' riving here today from the camp of Colonel Roosevelt on the Kenai dis tinct report thnt Colonfel Roosevelt has just killed another huge bull ele phant, one of the best specimens seen here this season. Kermit, hunting farther north along the Guasa Nyiro river, killed live lions nnd three buggnlo. As soon ns the hide of the elephant killed by Colonel Roosevelt onn be cured Kermit nnd his father propose to exchange sites; Colonel Roosevelt is not killing mnnv animals, because ne noes not need the specimens, unless they nro of an unusual variety. Both Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit are enjoying perfect health. YAKIMA COUNTY TO RAISE COLD MILLION NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Sept. 18. Yakima county will raise over $1, 000,000 in tnxesthis year an increase of over $250,000 over Inst year. There has been an increase of nearly 50 per cent in the state levy, Yakima county's portion being $103,000. The city nnd county tax amounts to over $750,000. C. O. Kirklnnd of Los Angeles is. n Medford visitor.