THE MKUJJ'UKii UiVlLil HviUUlV tirm uiU' uuu, "Cin i nn, k
BUTTE FALLS ITEMS.
Unlph Turker of Urownslmro
brought to town fur Men-hunt lI"slu-
sevornl tons of fine potatoes mid on
ions. Mr Newport, whose huslmnd is
with Surveyor Smvyer, wns visiiini:
with Mrs. Will lVrry ill Htitto lulls
during the week.
Will ChHinhers has been offered
$800 for his oomer residence lot. but
refused to sell. He has a fine loea
tion for store or restaurant.
Several persons have been turned
nwny from Butte Falls, being unable
to buy either business or residence
lots. We cannot build up the town
unless lots are put on the market, at
fair figures.
Charley Edmonson is buildimj nn
nddition to his meat shop, besides hav
ing n handsome sign painted on it.
Straupers are arriving iovnx n'"
most daily mid appear anxious to buy
roperty mid locale ahead of the in
coming railroad.
Mr. Schuei'fi'r and a friend from
Medford are on the homestead of
Schaeffer.
Mr. Sawyer of the location crew of
the P. & E. railroad made a visit to
the Falls, looking over the townsite
and viewing out the right of wiyy into
the town. He reports satisfactory
progress along the line and that the
grade will be good.
Mr. Timgate of Jacksonville is vis
iting with his son, Ira Tnngate.
B. H. Harris has a crew of men in
the woods logging for railroad ties.
The mill will soon begin getting out a
large number of ties for the P. & E.
railroad.
A. D. Xavlor of Medford. the new
mill manager, together with Mr. Hur
and George Ell arrived in town on
Tuesday night to open tip mill oper
ations. M. A. Boiighton came in from the
- vallev on Tuesday, bringing several
mill hands with him.
Several parties were in town on
Wednesday looking for houses to
rent, but none were obtainable.
Mr. Kelson, the sawyer of the mill,
has placed himself and family in the
Harris house.
Miss May Hash of Ashland is
teaching the Beale school and giving
satisfaction.
Mrs. Poors intends to move from
her homestead to Butte Falls for the
winter and allow the children to at
tend our school.
Mrs. Albert has been visiting in
'Medford and returned on Wednesday
nitrht.
Mrs. C. 0. Baker is paving n visit
to the vallev. It is expected she will
take up her residence there for the
winter.
" Lloyd Elwood of Medford is a fre
quent visitor to our section and ru
mor has it that there is a very decided j
attraction for him with one of our
country belles.
Scott Clasnill has been busy this
week taking the location crew of sur
veyors from point to point, as the
roids are to bad for foot travel.
Mr. Kirk, a young business man of
Towa, is looking around for a bus
iness siet.
Fred Michaels and his wife, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mahonev.
are paying a visit to Butte Falls. Mr.
Michoels is from Portland.
Several new comers arrived on
Thursday's stage, whose names we
did not get. i
Our hotels and boarding houses
.ire nil filled with guests and frequent
ly parties sleep in outbuildings.
There is one cut on the line of the
railroad that will require the remo
val of 80,000 square yards of earth
material nnd to make this cut I was
told would cost .$80,000. There are
several smaller cuts the dirt from
which will be used to make fills.
CITY NOTICES.
OlilUXANtE NO. 210.
An ordinance providing for 111
eoiiMniclion o n trunk si'wer
on East Main street from
Bear Crook to Gotioseo street,
in the ciiy of Medford,
Oregon, :.';: loi the ti-n.'ssuioiit
of the cost thereof on adjacent prop
ertv mid providing tt meeting of the
council to consider protests against
said construction und assessment nnd
the serving of the owners of udju
oent property with notice thereof.
The citv of Medford doth ordain
as follows :
Section 1. It is the intention of
l he council to cause an 8-inch trunk
sewer to be constructed along
E;ik Main street from Bear
Creek to tionesee street,
in the citv 1 1 Medford, Oregon,
and to assess the cost thereof upon
the property direetlv benefited by
and adjacent to said sewer, in pro
portion to its frontage thereon.
Section 2. The council will hear
and consider any protests against
said construction and the asscssinsr
of said property for the cost thereol
at a meeting of the council to be held
October 22d, 1!H1, at 7:30 p. m. in
the council chamber in said citv. nnd
all owners of adiueent aropertv nro
hereby called upon to appear before
said council at said time nnd place
and show cause if anv thev have,
why such construction should not be
made and the cost thereof so as
sessed. Section 3. The citv recorder is
herebv directed to serve notice there
of upou the property owners afore
said, bv posting three copies of this
ordinance in three public places in
said citv and publishing this ordi
nance once in n dailv newspaper
published and of ceneral circulation
in said citv at least ten days before
the date o'f meeting.
The foregoing ordinance was pass
ed October 8, 1909, by the city coun
cil of the citv of Medford. bv the
following vote: Welch nve. Merrick
nve. Wortman absent. Eifert nve and
Demmer nve.
Approved October 8, 1909. .
W. M. CANON. Mavor. "
Attest:
R. W. TELFER.
Citv Recorder.
BEARS SPEED STAGES
IN SISKIYOU COUNTY
YREKA. Cal., Oct. 12. Bears are
most plentiful in Siskivou county this
year. Tt is due to the presence of
bruin in such large numbers that the
numerous stage lines nre making
schedule ilmc. The mules daily be
come frightened at bears and dash in
at record speed.
All district school children in Sis
kinyou county take with them to
school an extra nllowance of food to
feed the bears they meet, thus pro
tecting themselves nnd also making
friends with them. One rancher ha?
to come to the city daily to keep his
nhidlrcn supplied with food for the
bears.
ORDINANCE NO. 241.
An ordinance providing for the
construction of a 12-inch trunk
trunk sewer on Genesee street from
East Main street to Washington street
in the city of Medford, Oregon, nnd
for the assessment of the cost there
of on adjacent property nnd providing
a meeting of the council to consider
protests against said construction
and assessment nnd the serving of the
owners of adjacent property with no- j
tiee thereof.
The citv of Medford doth ordain
as follows:
Section 1. It is the intention of
the council to cause a 12-inch trunk
sewer to be constructed along
Genesee street from East Main
street to Washington street.
in the city of Medford, Oregon, and
to assess the cost thereof upon the
property directly benefited by and
adjacent to said sewer, in proportion
to its frontage thereon..
Section 2. The council will hear
and consider anv protests against
of said property for the cot thereof
at a meeting of the council to be held
October 22d, 1909, at 7:30 p. m. in
the council chamber in said citv.'and
all owners of adincent property are
herebv called upon to appear before
said council at said time and pjace
and show cause if anv thev have',
why such construction should not be
made and the cost thereof so as
sessed. Section 3. The citv recorder is
herebv directed to serve notice there
of upon the property owners afore
said, bv postine three copies of this
ordinance in three public places in
said citv and publishing this ordi
nance once in a daily newspaper
nuhlished and of eenernl circulation
in said citv nt least ten days before
the date of meeting.
The foregoing ordinance was pass
ed October 8, 1909, by the city coun
cil of the citv of Medford. bv the
following vote; Welch ave, Merrick
ave, Wortman absent. Eifert ave and
Demmer ave.
Approved October 8. 1909.
W. M. CANON. Mavor.
.Attest:
R. W. TELFER.
Citv Recorder.
CITY NOTICES
OKMXANlT. NO. LMJ.
An orditi.uirv providing fur the
construction uf u sotwr on
West Second street from Holly
.-treet to west city limits,
in the city of Medford, Oregon, and
for the assessment of the cot there
of on adjacent property nnd provid
iug a mooting of the council to con
.-idor protests against Said construe
tiou and assessment and the serving
of the owners of adjacent properly
with notice thereof.
The citv of Medford doth ordain
as follows:
Section 1. It is the intention of
the council to causa a sen or to bo
constructed on West Second street
from Holly street to west city limits,
to ho 8-inch from Holly street to Ol
son street ami reiuaindur to be ti-inuh,
in the city of Medford, Oregon, nnd
to assess the cost thereof upon the
property directly benefited by and
adjacent to said sewer, in proportion
o its frontage thereon.
Section 2. The council will hear
and consider anv protests against
said construction and the nessing
of said property for the ot thereof
at a meeting of the council to he held
October 22d. l'.W'.), at 7:30 p. in. in
the council chamber in said citv, and
all owners of adjacent properly arc
herebv called upon to appear before
said council lit said time and place
and show cause if any thev have,
whv such construction should not be
made and the cost thereof so as
sessed. Section 3. The citv recorder is
herebv directed to serve notice there
of upon the property owners nforo
aid. bv posting three copies of this
ordinance in three public places in
said citv and publishing this ordi
nance once in n daily newspaper
published nnd of general circulation
in said citv nt least ten davs before
the date of meeting.
The foregoin" ordinance wns pass
ed October 8. 1909, by the citv coun
cil of the citv of Medford. bv the!
following vote: Welch nve. Merrick j
nve. Wortman absent. Eifert nve nnd ;
Demmer nve.
Approved October 8, 1909.
W. M. CANON. Mavor.
Attest:
R. W. TEI.FF.R.
Citv Recorder.
ORDINANCE NO. 24.1. I
An ordinance providing f'r the
construction of a 14-inch trunk sew-1
er on Washington street anil Wash-'
ington street, Extended from fiencsse
street to n point 100 feet west of ;
the west bank of Bear creek and
CITY NOTICES.
thence n Hourly as practicable in u
Minight line to the main trunk sower
of ( lie city at the intcri-eciion of liiv-
oi'Milo avenue unit Maple street,
III the city of.Mcdford, Oregon, mid
for the ns-osMtiont of the cost there
of on adjacent property und provid
ing a meeting of the council to con
sider protests against said construe,
tion mid assessment und the serving
.of the owners of adjacent property
with notice thereof.
The city of Medford doth ordnin
as follows:
Section 1. It i-tlio intention of
the council to cause n It-inch trunk
sewer to he constructed along Wash
ington street mid Washington street,
ENtended, from Oenesoe street to n
point 1011 feet west of the west hank
of Bear creek and thenco as nearly
as practicable in a straight line to
the main trunk sewer of the city at
the extension of Riverside nvcuiie
mid Maple street, and to assess the
ust there of upon the properly di
rectly benefited thereby and adjacent
thereto said trunk sewer, being dc-1
signed to draw and specially benefit j
the whole of sewer district No. 11 of
said citv.
Section 2. The council will bear
and consider any pintcsls againsl
ud const ruction nnd the Ussrssing
of said property for the cost thereof
nt n meeting of the council to be held
October 22(1, t909, at 7:30 p. m, in
the council chamber in said city, and
nil owners of adjacent property are
hereby called upon to nppcar before
said council nt said time and place
and show cause if any they hove,
why such construction should not be
made and the cost thereof so as
sessed. Section 3. The city recorder is
hereby directed to serve notice there
of upon the property owners afore
said, by posting three copies of this
ordinance in three public places in
said city nnd publishing this ordi
nance once in n daily newspaper
published and of general circulation
in said city nt least ten days before
the date of meeting.
The foregoing ordinance wns pass
ed October 8. 1909, by the city coun
cil of the city of Medford. by the
following vote: Welch aye, Merrick
aye, Wortman absent, Eifert nve and
Demmer nyo.
Approved October 9. 1909.
W. M. CANON. Mayor.
Attest:
R. W. TEI.FER.
Citv Recorder.
Heavy teams are advertise for in
La flrmidc. Wanted for work on the
new Water systum.
Stanfield, tha new town in Uma
tilla county, hns back of .it some
glimmer of the way to build up a city.
Us promoters offer lot for nothing
to some builders and nt n merely
ii'.-minal fiyurc to those who will re
side there. ,
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