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WITHIN A 10-MILE RADIUS, A 20-MILE RADIUS, A 30-MILE RADIUS OR A 40-MILE RADIUS, AS MANY DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES
AS MEDFORD, OREGON, HAS WITHIN A CORRESPONDING RADIUS. MED FORD COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Medford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1909.
No. 166.
BUSINESS
MEN
FORM
H
SOCIAL
number of Mediord's Prominent Bus
iness Men Met Thursday Eve
ning and Formed the
Crater Lake Club.
JUDGE COLVIG IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Club Is Purely Social in Character
' and Will Fill Long Felt Want
in Medford.
About 30 of Modford's prominent
lmnineH nmn met in their permanent
quarter upstair in the Young &
Halt building lunt evening mid or
ganzed tlio t'raler Lake club, a social
club for tliu promotion mid better
ment of lln) Rogue Hiver valley duly
Incorporated under the law of Ore
icon. ' Thc-followinir officers were elected
for ono vear: President, Judgo Wil
liam Colvig; secretary, S. I. Brown j
treasurer. John S. Orth; board or di
rectors. F. W. Weeks, W. W. Kifert,
C. R. Knv and J. D. Heard. Consti
ttition and bylaws committee, Clar
Itcnincs. chainnan; J. I). Hoard,
mid J. C. Hall.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet again Friday, October 8. Board
of directors to meet Sunday at i p.
in., October 3. Names of members
fleeted are: J. D. Heard, J. R. Wright,
J. 0. Bigham, Ed Van Dyke, W. C.
flreen. T. K. Daniels. T. h. liark
dull, C. R. Reainos, W. W. Kifert,
J. D. Olwell, 0. N. Bennett. S. I
Brown. George Morriman, W. 0. Rod
dy, K. Webb, William Colvig, J. E.I
Enynrt, James Dunlap, Fred Weeks,
C. R. Ra.v, William Aitken, E. R.
Seoly, B. F. Benson, John A. Tornoy,
U. j'. Conrov, J. S. Orth. E. B. Pickel,
J. J. Bucbtcr, J. C. TTall, C. Fioro,
It. F. Antlo, J. F. Roddy, A. S. Rosen
1)aum, C. F. Young, Q. Putnnm, II. B.
Tronson, R. C. Astbury, J. M. Keen,
F. C. Pago.
ONION KING RAISES
120,000 POUNDS
t '
SALEM, Or., Sopt. 30. John R.
Dimiek will this yenr market 120,
000 pounds of onions from bis farm'
near Salem. To harvest the large
crop Mr. Dimick has invented a top
i.inir machine. It was (be first ma
chine of the kind to be received by the
patent nfficn at Washington. It.
tdrcsbeo til) pounds a minute, taking
off the lops and trnsb from onion".,
leaving them clean and unbruised, To
care for onions by hand it takes
three, men and a half dav to pre
pnro 3000 pounds.
THIRTEEN COWS ARE
' KILLED BY TRAIN
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 30.
Thirteen TTolstnin cows, valued at
$125 each, wcro killed by a Northern
Pacific train on Sunday in Solnh
vniiov. Tt is not known just how they
pot on tho right of way or how tboy
"ore killed, for tho dead bodies wcro
fi,.1 (bis morning. They bolongcd to
Dr. J. S. Kloobor of Green River ITot
Springs. A number of othor cattle
IMPROVEMENT
CLUB PLANNED
FOR JAST SIDE
Residents Desire Many Improvements
Such as Sewers, Water and
Paved Streets and Will
Work for Them.
CLUB TO BE FORMED
FOR CONCERTED ACTION
Next Year Will See Vast Change
Made "Across the Bridge" in
- Civic Improvement.
Tlio East .Sido is about to have a
new improvement club in order to
bring a concentrated effort to secure
public improvements. Many things
are wanted and if the club lias any
weight, next year will see much work
done on the East Side. Among the
improvements wanted arc:
Sowers.
Water mains.
More cement walks. :
Pavement.
More street lights.
A echoolhouso.
Since the recant city election, at
which more territory was added to
the city, the jopubition has been in
creased to n considerable extent and
now these improvements are badly
needed.
The East Side is rapidly growing,
and in keeping with its fine newt
homes the improvements must be I
made. And the new club is a pre-1
liminnry step. J
HARD FOR 150,000
Boosters' Club Dill See That Everyone
In Spokane Is in the
Census.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 30.
If the name of any person is not
not listed in the enumeration rolls
when the official, count is made by
Undo Sam next year, it will not be
the fault of the 150,000 Club organ
ized in 1005 to boost the population
of the city to 150,000 by 1910.
Arthur W. Jones, secretary of the
organization, has enlisted the eo-op-erntinn
of Congressman Miles l'oin
dexler, president of the Southern
Club of Spokane, and officers of the
Chamber of Commerce, to devise
ways and means whereby its 3000
members may legally assist ine cen
sus enumerators. The 150.000 Club
will disband immediately after the
count is verified nt Washington noxt
vear to bo reorganized as the 250,
000 Club. The appended figures
show the growth of Spokane since
the last census: 1000, 42,770; 1001,
50,025; 1002, 52,120; 1003, 50.025;
1004. 05.207; 1005, 73,852; 1000,
84,000; 1007, 05.000; 1008, 108,075;
1000, January,121,000.
DIED.
HAYES In Rutto Falls. Soptem-
bor 25, Mrs. Almedii L. Hayes, of
ptomaine poisoning. She was laid to
rest Sunday afternoon in the Butte
Fulls cemetery. Many relntives and
friends mourn her doatti.
NEW YORK DEALERS
HIGH PRAISE FOR PEARS
FROM ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
Sgobel & Day, Fruit Brokers of New York, Say
Rogue River Pears Are Beautiful and Surpass
ing All Others---Goou Market Ahead for ComiGe
From Medford.
A car of Burrcll Bartletts were 8,
old in New York Wednesday averag
ing $3.28, due principally to the sinal
I size of the fruit, as most of the
choice peurs were forwarded earlier
iu the season. Tlio Bartlctts from
the Rogue River valley have nearly a
II been sold.
In a letter to the trade issued S
optcmber 24 by Sgobel & Day, New
York fruit brokers, they pay the loc
nl product a high compliment, and
further state that Cornice in half b
oxes from Medford will bring high
returns. Their letter follows:
..vV
I Pears Burtletts are ended. A
few the other day made $4.50 to
$5.12, and two cars from Medford av
eraged $3.15 to $3.12, largely small
size. The Bartletts from Rogue Riv
er section this season have been per
fectly beautiful and surpass all oth
ers. In d'Anjous only two cars have'nt will sell high
TELFER TELLS OF
LJ
Seiners Pull Out Steelhead Trout and
Give Them Away to the
Bystanders.
Many complaints have been receiv
ed regarding the conduct of the gov
ernment contractors gathering" sal
mon spawn for tho hatchery at the
racks below Bybeo bridge. It is al
leged that these contractors in sein
big for salmon, catch the steelhead
trout, which is against the law, and
give the same away.
The following letter from City Re
corder Telfer explains the situation
To the Editor: 'Referring to your
last evening's issue in which Deputy
Game Warden Gov withdraws his
charges against tho contractors in
charge of tho racks below Bybeo
bridge. I desire to say that I wa
present on the Sunday in question.
When the fish were given away I and
others saw steelhead weighing in the
neighborhood of 15 pounds given to
the spectators.
Tins was not an isolated case
either, for fully half a dozen steel
head were given away when 1 was
present.- Several largo salmon were
given away, ono that was large
enough for throe families. The fish
were thrown on the rocks and bruised
in a manner that must have killed
many of them. I have never seen a
more . flagrant violation of the fish
laws, and if the gniuo warden has
any doubt ns to tho truth of these
assertions I stnnd ready to furnish
nnmes and data to insure a convic
tion of these licensed despoilers of
the fish. Yours respectfully,
ROBT. W. TELFER.
It. Moollcr of Friend, Neb.,, who
has boon touring tho northwest, was
in the city Thnrsdnv on his way to
1
Sacramento. '
VIOLATION
HAVE
been sold, one from Grand Junction
Col., averaging $4.75, and the re
ceiver had the auctioneer announce t
litat this was the only car of d'Anjous
that the association there would sen
d here this season. Our ear from
Riparia was good and averaged $4
D'Anjous will sell high, and we
strongly urge you to ship here. As f
or as Cornice are concerned, we sold
a car from California Wednesday wh
icb made gross $3308, and a car For
rells same day made gross $3030.
Todny we sold another car of the
same Cornice, half boxes, but of sm
oiler size, to moke gross $2300. This
is a fine pear and will always comni
and satisfactory figures. We have
two or three more cars from Colifor
nia here and nearby, and early in 0c
tober expect to offer some remarka
bly handsome Cornice In half boxes
fenm MaAfnrA ufhlnh ua or a nnnfirta
I 1 will IllbU I VI U Tf lllwll Tf j HI v vull I lUv
T
TO CRATER LAKE
San Francisco Man Counts Names
in Register Praises
Lake.
John C. Fick of San Francisco
arrived in Medford Thursday morn
ing by way of Crater Lake in an
auto and declared that the lake is
the greatest scenic attraction offer
ed in the west. Last year Mr. Fick
visited Tahoe and Yoseuiite in his
auto and now declares Crater Lake
more beautiful than either.
"Just for the fun of the thing,"
said Mr. Fick, "I sat down and
counted the names in the register at
Cninp Arant. " I found 3307 names
this season." ,
Mr. Fick is accompanied by Mrs.
Fick. his son and daughter.
BIG INCREASE OF
STUDENTS AT THE 0. A. C,
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvnllis, Or., Sept. 30 At
the opening of the regular college
work today, SJO students had regis
tered. This is an increase of 14.5
per cent over the registration on tho
opening day last year. If this per
centage of increase holds throughout
the registration period, the attend
ance this year will reach 1545. No
increase was expected this year on
account of raising the standard of
the college work, which reduces the
freshman class very materially.
A significant feature of the regis
tration is the large number of high
school graduates entering for the
work. One hundred and eighteen have
entered from the high schools of tho
state. Ten entor from academies, 15
from other colleges, and universities
n
and six irom normal scuoois.
VISITORS
GOOD
PRICES
SIGHT FOR.
LOCAL APPLES
District Freight Agent of Southern
Pacific Back After an
Extended Visit
East.
EASTERN FRUITGROWERS
FOLLOWING OREGON'S LEAD
Packing Their Apples in Boxes and
Doing Away With Barrels
Used in the Past.
That good prices for Oregon ap
ples will be received this year is the
good word brought from the eost by
Charles A. Malboeuf, district freight
agent of the Southern Pacific road
who has just returned from an ex
tended visit east, which carried him
into all of the apple markets east
Mr. Malboeuf is in Medford on his
first visit since returning.
"Prices will be good this year, and
as my experience has taught me.
prices will ever be good for the grow
ers of fancy fruit. Dealers in the
east expect a brisk trade, which al
ways leads to splendid prices.
"The fame of Oregon as an apple
producing state is greatly increas
ing, and many inquiries were made
of me regarding the fruit industry
here. -
"The outlook is splendid. Oregon
fruit has a -reputation for quality,
and that is the chief factor in cre
ating a demand for it.
"Eastern growers ore beginning to
follow Oregon's example and pack
their fruit in boxes. While the
boxes are larger, it is a great im
provement over the old method of
packing the fruit in barrels."
Mr. Malboeuf visited Chicago. Mon
treal, New York and New Orleans
while east.
MORE SCHOOL CHILDREN
THAN EVER BEFORE
"There are 420 pupils in this
school," stated Professor Stine of
the Washington common school, "and
before excursion rates are over there
will be 450."
The Washington school building is
now holding a larger number of stu
dents than ever before, not even when
the high school occupied part of the
building were there so many. New
settlers are coming from the east all
the time and new students are being
enrolled ns fast ns they come. Tru
ant officers also will be appointed
soon and it is expected this will help
to swell the number attending.
There are now over 1000 pupils at
tending the Medford schools, the
North school and high school making
up the other 000. The high school
has an enrollment of over 150 and
the North school 450 pupils.
HUGE ONIONS RAISED
ON EVANS CREEK
Eleven big onions raised by Louis
Soifers of Evans creek were sent to
the Exhibit building, where they an,
on exhibition. Ono of the onions
is 15 inches in circumference -or
about 5Vi inches through. The oth
ers are correspondingly largo. Mr.
Seifers raised onions over six inches
through and sent them to the fair.
Six of these selected at random laid
in a row measured 36 inches. .
PRESIDENT IS
AT
SEATTLE
Fearing Repetition of McKinley As-
sassination, Taft Is Closely
Surrounded No Hand
Shaking. .
LARGEST CROWD ON
RECORD AT THE FAIR
President Continues to Curtail His
Programs, as He Is Nearly
- Tired Out.
Fearing a repetition of the McKin
ley tragedy at the Buffalo exposi
tion, President Taft, was closely
guarded at the Seattle fair today
and surrounded on all sides by se
cret service men. No hand-shaking
was permitted.
"Drawing Card'' Tatt proved a
great winner at the fair today. The
attendance surpassed that of all oth
er days since the fair was opened.
The president is continuing his pol
icy of curtailing his programs. He is
very tired.
This evening he will be entertain
ed at dinner by Governor Hay. ,
MISTAKEN FOR COYOTE,"
IS SHOT BY HUNTER
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 30.
The sheriffs office received word
over the phone last night from Lake
view to the effect that a man by the
name of H. W. Labourn, formerly of
this city, had been shot near that
place by accident. It is reported
that this gentleman laid down along
side of the road to rest, and a hunt
er in passing took him for a coyote
in the brush and shot him. He has a
son living here and his wife is fit
present in Los Angeles.
The son, who is living at Mrs.
Benle's on the west side of the riv
er, is not vet in possession of the
details of the accident, and the de
tails thus far received are very mea
ger. ART EXHIBIT OPENING
FREE EMBROIDERY LESSONS
The ladies of Medford will be
pleased to learn that beginning Sat
urday, October 2, Mrs. G. T.-uy will
have on sale and exhibit rt "ouel
& Kentner's store a special
i:.., of
art goods, consisting of stamped and
tinted doilies, center pieces, pillow
tops and novelties, art laces, loops,
girdles, ruffles and Jnpnn needles
and accessories. Free embroidery
essons will bo given. 171
BURGESS AND WOLD
BUY MEDFORD PHARMACY
A. C. Burgess and Jonns Wold have
purchased the Medford pharmacy and
will conduct that business m tlio tn
ture. They were formerly in tho drug
business in the east.
FRENCH DOCTOR FINDS A
CURE FOR SLEEP ILLNESS
PARIS, Sept. 30. Dr. Laveran of
this city has announced to the Acad
emy of Science a new cure for the
sleeping sickness.
It consists of sublcutnneous in
jections of an aniline emetic. ,
were injured.