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MiEDFOED Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, VM).
No. 173.
ASHLAND FAIR IS
; BEST EVER
HEED
VALLEY
Everyone Has Words of Praise for
Exhibits and Fruit Display Is
uesi tvcr uawcrea
Beats Seattle.
MANY' MEDFORD PEOPLE
ATTENDED ON THURSDAY
Medford Carries Off the Palm of Su
' premacy in Matter of Fruit
Display.
"Tho host fair yet huld In southern
Oregon" is tliu verdict of all who luivc
attended the district fuir tit Ashland,
which closes Friday evening. Tho
fruit display is pronounced hy those
who visited Seattle us for ahead of
(hat in tin; Oregon building t iho A.
V. I', exposition. In art work and
lioedlccrnft rnrnly lias a moro com
plete exlliilltioll lieen inaili). Through
out lhe new Elks' Iciuple, which has
been aihnirahly utilieil lor lliu pur
none, nri! scattered tile nroducls of
the iiu.::t proilnetivc region on earth,
ft display nt onco attractive ami il
lustrative of " section wheie lialuro
lavishly scatleied her homilies.
Thursday was Medford day and
Several hundred Medford citizens
were nu li n ixl to lake in I lie sights.
The altuudiiiicc exceeded that of the
first day nnd until n lale hour at
night Iho exliiliils were inspected by
throngs of sightseers.
The Medford district carried off
tho palm in fruit displays, particu
larly iu apples and pears. This was
to he expected, owing to Iho greater
i ncrongo of orchards, hut both the
Ashland nnd Oranls Pass districts
had vory crcditablo displays, pnrticu
l larly in peaehcH nnd berries. No
filler collection of fruit for its size
! was ever gathered under one roof in
Oregon.
i Both Medford nnd Ashland nur
series are woll represented by tho
voung shoots which are the founda
j lion stock of tho many largo or-
chards throughout this section, while
I near by' nro tho products of those
orchards, nnd tho numerous samples
' ni-A vnmnrkuliln for sizo. svmmetrv
nnd tho various points, whioh stand
for pnrfection in any givon pnmoligi
cal speoimenB. . The display of apples
is supplemented by gonorous ones of
all tho oilier standard fruits, such as
peaches, pears, grapes, oto., from va
rious portions of Jackson nnd Jo
sephine counties, as this exhibit is a
dual affair, and Grants Pass, in be
half of Josephine county, is on nana
with Iho best of everything that that
section nffords.
All lhe various grains nnd grasses,
togother with nltnost ovcry descrip
tion of vogctnhlo growth, aro shown
to advantage, nnd so classified that
it is nn easy mailer to recognize tho
individual specimens. In fact, nny
body "who knows beans" enn easily
distiguish thorn from tho dozens of
other products of field nnd garden.
Some extra fine nnd largo pumpkins,
of uniform size, from the cannery
grounds, nro features of comment,
nnd when one renlizos Iho number of
pics for which these f'punkins" nre
capable of furnishing Iho chief arti
cle of "filling," it is n reminder Hint
Thanksgiving dnys nre drawing nigh.
Tho nrt department is one of ox-
UNABLE TO BUY
CHOICE FRUIT
IN THIS CITY
District Freight Agent of Southern
' Pacific Regrets That He Can
not Find Choice
Fruit on Sale.
URGES ESTABLISHMENT
OF CENTRAL FRUIT STAND
Would Prove Advantageous Adver
tisement of Valley and Its Adap
tion to Fruit Growing.
"In spite of the fact that Medford
is in (he heart of n wonderful fruit
district, and ships fruit the cipinl of
any grown -the world over, it is a
difficult matter to obtain choice fruit
here, mid one to be regretted," states
Charles A. Mallioeuf, district freight
agent of the Southern Pacific, who is
in Medford on business.
"Some arrangement should be
innde," says Mr. Malbocuf, "whereby
visitors would bo ennobled to buy
choice fruit. Orchurdists should get
together on this matter uud furnish
fruit of lhe. best quality lo some cen
tral markut. -
"Such a course would prove an
advantageous advertisement. East
erners nre constantly arriving in
quest of fruit land. Tliey hear much
of the quality of tho fruit grown in
the valley, but tliuy ure nimble to see
or obtain any of it for Ihlinsolven.
Some action should be tnkeii to rem
edy the unit tor."
ccptiouai beauty. Aside from arti
cles entered tor premiums, there ure
n number special in design, loaned
for the occasion in order lo enhance
the nature of the display, notably
two mosaics from Italy, a portrait,
in oil, from France, and an original
"Christie," all of which have been
kindly tendered by their possessors
fo rthe puriioso of augmenting tho
collection in this prominent class
among tho fair's exhibits. The
speoial art classification is supple
mented by a profusion of displny in
the way of photographs, artificial
flowers, etc., and though perhaps not
classified as works of art, tho many
specimens of mounted insects arp cer
tainly ovidonce of artistic merit
Hand-painted china, taper trios, arti
cles of vcrtu, bric-a-brac, etc., are
also in 'evidence' throughout the ex
tensive collection. 1' . ii: .
The children's ' department ) coin-
prises all manner of exhibits in draw
ings, 'both in wator' colors and : in
black nnd white,-' botanic, specimons,
maps and other designs, not except
ing evidences of proficiency .in do
mostic science . in which the young
people nro rapidly ncquiring prom-
iuonco. Examples of tho benefits of
tho exorcise of manual training are
also numerous, and nlong educational
lines samples of pen work cxecutod
by studentst of not only the city
schools, but also by .thoso of tho
Commercial collego and the Prepar
atory institution arc evidence of
skill in the nrts of chirogornphy nnd
drawing. Fancy nnd plain needle
work furthermore supplement theso
miscellaneous displays.
Both Jackson and Josephine coun
ties nro woll 'represented in, oil tho
various displays, ' In extent nnd com
mercially considered tho fruit exhibit
of lhe Medford union easily takes
first tplnco. The apple displny is
extraordinarily fino, tho specimen
of fruit being exhibited in a pneked
stnto according to exacting require-
FRUIT GROWERS
ARE INVITED TO
GALLON O'GARA
Office Will Be Opened Saturday and
Informal Reception Will Be
Held by Mr. and Mrs.
O'Gara.
WORK IS TO SOON
BE ON IN EARNEST
Professor O'Gara Has Sent East for
Data and Will Have All Gov
ernment Bulletins on File.
The new office of Professor
O'Oura, pathologist of the department
of agriculture, who has been detailed
lo this fruit section, will be opened
Saturday. It has been fitted up by
the county and' fruitgrowers nnd will
Coutuin all needed furniture. Profes
sor and Mrs. O'Gnrn will welcome
i their friends there on Saturday aft
'ernoon. Professor O'Gara has sent east
! for a complete list of government
bulletins regarding fruit culture, and
also for bis own data, so that in his
office ho will be well supplied with
literature, which may bo read with
much benefit by fruitgrowers.
Dvring the winter the professor
I expects to prepare r number of bulle-
lilts for the government on various
! subjects, aside from compiling in
! formation regarding orchards of (he
Rogue River vnllev.
RUTH BRYAN IS TO
RUN FOR CONGRESS
DENVER, Oct. 8. Following the
announcement that Ruth Bryan Lcav
ilt would accept the democratic nnm
inntio',1 for congress, the friends of
lhe Commoner started n boom today.
It is understood thnt her father has
consented to her making the race, and
il is predicted that he will speak in
her behalf if nominated. '
FINDLEY SELLS HIS
ORCHARD , FOR $25,000
H. T.' Findlay has sold his orchard
In the Orchard Home tract for $25.-
000 to eastern' parties." The' place
was purchased by Mr. Findlay five
vears ago for $8000. ' it consists of
48 acres, 30 acres of which Is In bear
ing orchard and the remainder plant
ed to Bartletts.. ' : 1 ' ;'
flurry T. Findlnyi the oreliardist,
is very ill with typhoid nf the home
of Fred H. Hnpgins, with an , ex
ceedingly high temperature. "' 1
monts, nnd it is needless to add that
every condition is complied' with. "
Josephine county appears on. the
scene with a combined exhibit of
agricultural, horticultural and min
eral products diversified, making an
intorcstig display of the finest spec
imens along thoso lines. From
Grants Pass thero has beon forwnrd
od ninny samples of fino needlework,
photography, etc., supplemented with
like articles from Medford in n meas
ure thnt makes a fine showing.
Everybody, including tho practical
"bugologist." is in raptures over the
entomological exhibit of County Fruit
Inspector Taylor. Aside from repre
sentations of injurious pests, tho col
lection includes nn array of insects
especially butterflies which are
things of benuty nnd n wonder to be
hold, collected from various pnrts of
tho world. '
DID NOT CHEAT
FATHER, SAYS
DR HELMS
Judge Neil Denies Petition of Mrs.
Helms That a Guardian Be
Appointed Over James
Helms.
DR. HELMS DISCLAIMS
ANY INTENT TO- DEFRAUD
Mrs. Helms Will Ask Circuit Court to
Issue Order Restraining Sher
iff From Selling Ranch.
Judge J. It. Neil of the county
court, after taking the matter under
advistmeut for some time, denied the
petition of Mrs. Dorn Helms to have
a guardian appointed for James
Helms, who as the petition alleged
wns under undue influence of Dr.
George Helms of San Francisco. The
court in making his decision stated
that the evidence did not substan
tiate the allegations made in the pe
tition and that it was the court's be
lief that James Helms wns a com
petent person.
Among the exhibits made by Dr.
George Helms were affidavits from
a physician and an attorney of San
Francisco, stating that in their belief
the mind of Jnmes nelms was still
clear. Dr. Helms also presented a
note said to hove been written and
signed by James Helms, which fol
lows:
"San Frnneisco, Oct. 4. 1909.
Judge Neil: I nm able to tnke enre
of my own business; I da not want a
guardian appointed. I read nil the
papers and I am satisfied with what
has been done. If there is any guard
ian to be appointed I want to ap
point him nrvself.
V "JAMES nELMS."
Attorneys for Mrs. Helms state
that they will carrv the case into the
circuit court, nnd ask that an injunc
tion be issued restraining the sale of
the property upon the. judgment ob
tnined on a promissory note held by
Dr. Helms for $9525. ....
' Dr. Holms is at present ui Medford
and states that if necessary he will
bring his father hero from San Fran
cisco to clear up tho matter nnd show
that he is in no .way guilty, of cheat
ing or defrauding 'his father' His
father', he stales', Come to San Fran
cisco voluntarily," nnd,:'said that he
wished to spend the remainder of his
life with liim there. According to
the doctor, thev talked the matter
over and his father agreed to give
him ft promissory note for an amount
to bo determined upon for the ful
filling of certain' conditions," which
were that T)r. nelms tnke oare of his
father for the remainder of his nat
ural life,' This amount was figured
out by niv attorney nnd the note giv
en.
Dr. nehns states further that cer
tain complications in family circles
in Medford led him to bring the suit
in order to protect his father. He
disclaims any intention nf frnud, nnd
states that he can disprove all of the
nllcgntions made iu the peitition for
n guardian.
A movement is now on foot to com
promise the matter. Pr. Holms hav
ing offered Mrs. Helms .7(100 cash
for a settlement. Whether nn ngree-
mcnt will be reached or not will be
decided in the near future.
Mrs. E. Pattic and daughter arc
visiting Mr. Zummcr nnd P. H. Jack
son, olri mends.
CONSTRUCTION
,&E.
Men Being Added to Working Crews'
. Each Day Clearing
the Right of
Way. ,
STEAM SHOVEL IS '
BUSY MAKING CUT
Temporary Buildings Erected to
House Men at the Various
Camps.
Considerable progress has been
made during Hie past week upon con
struction work on the Pacific &
Eastern. Men are being added to the
camps continually and temporary
buildings are being erected for use
of the men. The right of way is be
ing cleared of brush, and grading is
being rushed.
The huge steam shovel in the cut
beyond Eagle Point is at work and
much progress is being made. The
gravel is being brought back and
used for ballast on the old roadbed.
BEAR STORIES ARE
' GETTING PLENTIFUL
Central Point Herald Publishes Two
a Week Ladies "Tree",
a Bear.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller return
ed Sunday from Prospect, where they
spent a good portionof the summer
for the benefit of Mrs. Miller's health
One day while Mrs. Miller and a
young lady of Prospect were walking
m the forest a small dog which ae
companied them started a large black
bear. The frightened bruin beat it
through the brush with the dog after
him to the bottom of a dry ravine,
which is spanned by a wagon bridge.
The' ladies followed to the bridge,
where the dog told them as plainly
as he could that the bear was under
the bridge. In order to assure her
self thnt doggie 'was not mistnken
Mrs. Miller grnsped the timbers of
the bridge nnd drew herself far over
tho edge until she could see the beast
snarling and growling under the
structure. ' The ladies hurried home
for a gun, but when they : returned
tho quarry had fled, otherwise there
would in all likelihood have been a
fine bearskin rug decorating the Mil
ler hearthstone this winter. . ,
Jim Grieve and family returned on.
Monday from a pleasant month's out
ing in the 'mountains in. the vicinity
of Prospect.' They report n pleasant
trip and only Jims innate modesty
prvented him from giving the Herald
an exciting account of his hunting
experiences. The party visited Cra
ter Lnkc, hunted deer at the Natural
bridge, picked huckleberries ou the
famous Huckleberry mountain and
flushed a flock of big bears almost
every time they turned around.' Jim
was not hunting bear much of the
'hue, however, but one day when he
encountered a small flock of five, he
tinned loose and mndo one of the
ferocious beasts wish he had stayed
in cover. Ho got the limit iu fine fnt
buck doer, however, and tho camp
wns never in want of plenty of gnmo
and fish. Herald.'
WORK ON P
BEING
TO CREATE HEW
SEWER DISTRICT
EAST SIDE
City Council Meets This Evening and
Will Make, Sewer District
No. 9 on the East
Side.
WILL CARRY SEWER ACROSS
BEAR CREEK ON BRIDGE
East Side Residents Have Long
Wanted Sewers, but Creek
Blocked Plans.
At a meeting of the city council,
to be held this evening a new sewer
district, to be known as No. 9, will'
be created. The district will include
that part of the city on the East Side
of Bear creek.
The residents of the East Side have
long wanted sewers, but their effort?
to secure one was blocked by the
problem of bringing the main across
Bear creek. The plan now is to run
it down to Washington street and
across Bear creek on a bridge.
Action on the matter will be taken
this evening.
Mrs. James S. Craig, wife of the
contractor of the steam shovel work
on the Pacific & Eastern, has ar
rived from Portland and will occupy
a' cottage near Eagle Point during
the construction of the railroad.
E. E. Miner of Central Point spent
Thursday in Medford.
Mrs. Ed Trowbridge of the city
went tq Eagle Point this week to visit
George Brown nnd family.
E. Cooley of Minneapolis, Minn., is
here for n short time on a tonr of
the coast.
Charles Young and family visited
the Ashland fair Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy C. Nash of
Seattle are in Medford this week.
The Rev. L. F. Belknap has ar
rived in the city and will preach at
the M. E. church, North, Sunday. His
subject in the morning will be "La
borers Together With God," and in
the evening, "The Real Life.'" Mr.
Belknap states that he likes, what he
has seen of Medford fine. ;;
Harry Hendricks of Portland,: who
has been visiting John Harvey at the
tatter's Galice mine, arrived in Med
ford with Mr. ' Harvey J'F'riday to
spend a day or two looking over the
valley.1' ':'; : .:-) -. -,,1 , i ... .; ;
The work being done for the pur
pose of finding the leak in the pipe
near the city reservoir is being push
ed rapidly. The leak is in close Tirox
itxiity to the " reservoir and tt t'-inel
large enough for a mnn to stand up
in is being made ibove the pipe. This
tunnel will be concreted and filled
up or fixed permanently ns the city
desires. ' ' ' 1 '
M. L. Meadows is building himself
a fine eight-room bungnlow in Whit
man Park at a cost of $1000. He
expects to have it completed in two
weeks.
PITTSBURG
WINS
PITTSBURG, Oct. 8. (Flash.)
Pittsburg won the first game of the
championship series today from De
troit by a score of 4 to I.
The score: ' R. H. E.
Detroit I 5 4
Pittsburg .....4 4 0