VOL. II.
NO. 15.
OREGON’S MILK
IS TOO RICH
MOKE WAFER
LESS TALK
HARDWARE STORE
ROBBED THURSDAY
PIONEERS TO
HAVE BIG TIME
the,
CHK AGO GIRLS
WIN KROM MEDFORD
What we nee«l is water and plenty of
''Ain’t it awful, Mabel? What
The County Court last week entered
But r.ot for Harriman. Will Inspect Roads it, this water talk has been going on ßjyden’s Store Broken Into About 1:30 A. Chicago girlsf?) did to the Medford Southern Oregon Pioneer Association to Con into a contract with the Jackson County
Throughout the State. Three Oregon Afh- for 40 years anil unless it is stopp« d
M. Alarm Given t»y K'oni^n T.vo Rifles buys Tuesday?” The most the aggro-[ vene Here August 2T- Committees Hare Abstract Company to prepare a pres
and s mething done it will be talk for
grtio i of also-r.m-balltossers from Med ; Been Appointed.
teles wan Honors at the Olympics.
and a Revolver Taker.
ent ownership system of maps lor the
4o years more.
ford. Jacksonville, Centra! Point, Ida
convenience of th«* assessor’s office.
(Special Correspondence.)
Water can be furnishsd Jacksonville ' Early Thursday morning two un ho and other places could «Io was to ac
The Southern Oregon Pioneer As- The price to be paid is $15,000.
Tne I’ stmasters of Oregon had a cheaper than any other city on the known men broke the window in front cumulate 13 runs and they had to sociation will convene in this city on I The maps ar«» to be kept up until
"«using convention at the Portland coast, and why delay longer? Albany of H. E. Boyden’s hardware store, in “show the score bet'ori* they could Thursday, August 27, and everything 1913. The payments are to be made in
Commercial Club Friday and Saturday. has a ditch 25 miles long and a large Medford, and t« o\ two rides and a re get the 13th. while the ladies accumu- • is in res liness for the big celebration, installments of $’>.0)<) each, the last to
Postmaster Minto of Portland predided and expensive pumping plant to operate volver. Tbedeed was committed about lated 14. It is Lriu- that the umpire; Jane Mason McCully Cabin No.l, be made when the mini are c > n >le'e 1
and gave a luncheon to the visiting Roseburg has a 5-mile pipe line, pump 1:30 o'clock. A woman residing across stood in with the visitors, but what compose«! of native sons and daughters and accepted by the court. Th« Jack-
fraternity. A special incident was the ing plant and furnishes water for 20c a the street from the store was awaken mere man could help it. when his vision 'of the Southern Oregon Pioneers is ae- son County Abstract Company is com
ed by the crash of glass and telephon was distorted by the sylph-like iorms i lively assisting the Pioneers on the posed of 11 >n. B. F. Mulkey, J. A.
organization of the fourth class Post thousand gallons.
Jacksonville can have a gravity sys ed an alaim to the Nash Hotel, and and fair faees of the Chicago Ladies’ committees. The following committees Harvey and T. W. Miles.
masters. wi»h Addison Bennett of Irrig
on as President and W. J. Clarke, of tem, no pumping plant needed, at a Nightwatchman Clark was notified and Baseball team. The errors were so have been appointed to look at’te? the
As stated in the P ost some time ago.
numerous that the scorer quit mark , entertainment of the pioneer:
Gervais, Secretary. Everybody felt tot il expense of about one-fourth the gave chase for several Mock.
this is a needed improvement in the
No one was seen on the street, but ing them, and both sides were equally
that they had greatly profited by at- cost of the Roseburg plant. Before
General committee of arrangements. assessor’s office and $15,000 well spent.
Roseburg had the population this city the woman who gave the alarm direct guilty.
tending.
Miss Issie McCully, Miss Mollie Britt,
The County Court also ordered a new
If there was ever a farce of a ball I Mrs. Mattie Coleman. Miss Cora Linn. system of steel filing cabinets for the
Vigorous protest was entered by ihe enjoys today this $200.000.00 water ed the nightwatchman to B street where
commercial interests of Oregon and plant was installed. Are we to be so he saw two men get into a carriage game, that was it. There were enough Miss Kate Cronemiller and Mrs.
clerk’s office. When the needed im
the Oregon State Dairy Assi cation, far behind the times that we must wait and drive off in the direction of Phoenix. ' bonehead plays thrown into it to have Miller.
provements are completed at the court
This is the second time within a year started a good sized fertilizer factory
against the adoption by the Pure Food to see what other people are doing be-
Dinner committe, Mrs. Effie Prim, house the county officials will be able
Conferance at Mackinac Island, Mich fore we act? Did other cities in the this store has been burglarize'!. The in business and what the players Mrs. Alice Ulrich, Mrs. Etta Cook Mrs. to handle the work in a much better
igan, of a standard for evaporated milk valley wait to see what kind of a plant police have no clue anil the guilty par [.didn't supply the umpire did. But five Dora Harbaugh, Mrs. Hattie Ridinger shape anil with less time.
requiring 28 per cent solids. Oregon's Jacksonville was going to install? No; ties will probably never be found. error“ by the Medford first baseman and all Native Daughters and Sons be- i The recorder's office is too small, and
I out of seven made by the team may be longing to th«* Jacksonville Cabin.
milk is rich in butter fat, owing to our no indeed. If they h id what in the The value of the guns is about XfO.
the vault is almost full. More vault
considered as a record. The initial sak-
cli n itie c m illions, but abundant pas name of Heaven would they look like
Decoration committee, Miss Leona room should be provided.
I er for each team were about on a pur. Ulrich. Miss Bertha Prim, Miss Emma I The present county court is not over
ture means less solids than in milk from today? Do something. Act— let your THE LEWIS ORCHARD
Sexton, who had been borrowed from Wendt, Miss Gladys Shaw, Miss Minnie looking any needed improvements, al
cows fed eight months in the year. name go down in the history of Jack
SOLD FOR $160,000 Jacks nville, led in the hitting with Jackson, Miss Maud Tucker, MissMer- though they are conducting the affairs
Oregon dairym <n and condensers insist sonville as the father of the Jackson
two three baggers and a double out of vyna Kenney, David Cronemiller, Peter of the county in a most economical
that solids should be such as result from ville water system. Don’t do as your
The Lewis orchard, near Phoenix was five times at the bat. —Mail.
Fick, Roy Ulrich and Patrick Done manner.
the use of whole milk in their product. predecessors have done. You. and all
gan, Jr.
E H. Harriman, the greatest indi of you know the history of the O. & C. sold this waek for $160,003, or $615 per
Mrs. T. J. ivenney, anti daughter
MEDFORD.
This will bi* a banner day in Jackson
viduality in the railroad world, is enjoy railroad When the right-of-way agent acre. There is 265 acres in apples and
A.l of the room in the jail was occu ville and the merchants should cl >se in Frances, returned to this city from a
ing with his family the glories of Ore and engineer of the company who were pears.
C. E. Whistler, of Colorado, J. I), pied last night and the register of that the forenoon of August 27, and show trip to Dunsmuir, Cal., where they
gon’s August climate at Pelican Lodge, stopping at the old U. S. hotel in this
near Klamath Lake. Their stay will city pleaded with the people of this Olwell of Medford, and E. Clark are hostelry bore the names of men from our appreciation of the efforts of this have been visiting relatives. They
covet several weeks. Vice President city for a donation to defray the ex the new proprietors. This is the lar- all walks of life. In fact, a small com noble organization - the men and women stopped at Cölestin springs on their
Julius Kruttsehnitt and E. E. Calvin penses of the right-of-way, you turned gest deal ever made in Ro jgue munity could have formed its nucleus who suffered untold hardships that you way home.
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accompained Mr. Harriman to Oregon, him down. I) > you see the mistake? River real estate. Mr. Lewis intends there. In the city jail there was a may enjoy tne peace and comfort sur-
doctor, a machinist, a merchant a cook, i rounding your habitation. Go upon tilt* LOST A gold chatellany pin between
but during his vacation they will be Then why can’t you see your mistake . ; to m ike this valley his home.
a professor, a bartender, a lawyer and hill overlooking this fair city and theri*
the Methodist and Presbyterian
buisy inspecting their roads through- today?
a farmer. Whether any of the men you will see the last resting place of
churches. Finder will please retnrn
It is well enough to be conservative MEDFORD WANTS
out the state.
to this office.
could qualify for any of the positions some of those dear old pioneers In
Three Oregon athletes won honois in undertaking an enterprise of this
MORE WATER or not is a question -certain it is, that one place you will see the inscription
at the Olympic games in London no magnitude, but it is not necessary to
: none of them looked the part but each ’ Killed by the Indians”, a little farther
other State in the Union made such a be unreasonable, Jacksonville has
Work was commenced Thursday on a gave his trade or his profession as | you will find another and so on. Is it
showing. The buys will be r >yally en been talking water for years, How
tertained in Portland when they return much longer do you want to TALK trench in Bear Creek near Medford’s i named. With the exception of two asking too much for you to close your
earley in September, Both atheletic water? Is it the desire of the City pumping plant for the purpose of in the men were locked up for drunken business for a few hours on that day so
and commercial bodies are uniting in Board to delay the water election until creasing the city’s water supply, Water ness. The two exceptions were Frank dear to the few remaining pioneers?
the arrangement.
the winter .months ar.d then have it de is scarce in Medford now and some Johnson and Fred F. Murray, who are Many of them may not be with you on
The different fair as-o dations of feated? Our city would have had mains have been dry nearly all week, charged with robbing H. M. Webber another occasion of this kind, and after
A four-inch pipe is being laid on A on Friday last.
they have been laid to rest it will be
Oregon are co-operating for a splendid double the population had a water
Outside the city jail there was an- too late to show your appreciation for
display of products and gnat showing system been installed ten years ago. street to connect with Fish lake ditch.
of live-stock at the fall show in Port It would pay to run a pipe line to the A pump is being installed and no doubt other curious collection. It was one of their services rendered you.
land, with the best races ever held in headwaters of the Umpqua. And then sufficient water will be had within a dogs. Of the men locked up four own
ed d gs and the canines sal patiently
the state. All this has its part in the why do you have to delay and drag few days.
PIONEER PROGRAM
outside until such time as their mast
development of the state, by creating along for months and years over a little
The
thirty-second
annual re-union of
ers would again he free. Of the four,
such an interest in livestock production gravity system like the one under con COMPANY B HOME
the pioneer society of Southern Oregon
one
was
a
grey
hound,
one
a
deerhound,
as will mean an ample supply for the sideration by the board?
FROM ENCAMPMENT
one a setter and the fourth just a will be held at the Court House in Jack-
support of the great packing plants row
How can we write to our friends and
soville Thursday, August, 27, 1908.
under construction in Portland.
relatives in the east and convince them
Thursdry 51 members of company B, plain «log. The famous bin! dog, Dew
PROGRAM
A delegation of business men from that we are enterprising when a city O. N. G.. of Ashland, returned from ey. whose quarters are just across the
Meet at the Court Hosue ift ten
Spokane, under the auspices of the of this size is without fire protection?
_____ street joined them, making the congre-
the
encampment
at
American
Lake.
Chamber of Commerce of that city,
o’clock.
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—
Washington. J. A. Norling of this city Ration seem all the larger,
will be entertained in Portland Aug. 15.
Address of welcome to the pioneers
Frank Johnson, charged with robbing
The sale of special one-way tickets FOR SALE 80 acres of timber land who went with Co. B as bugler return
by the mayor of Jacksonville.
from all points in the United States to
H.
M.
Webber
of
Ashland,
has
be
n
three miles from Central Point on ed with the company.
Song by the Gore brothers.
all points in Oregon beginning Sept. 1.
bound over to await the grandjury.
the Agate road Will sell or trade
and continueing until Oct. 31. Our
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. George
The
police
have
located
H.
L
Stirling
for
city
property.
Address
Box
95
If Bryan is a Roosevelt democrat is
community can get more than its share
Gray.
the “professor, ” who left suddenly aft
of the newcomers, with a little effort.
Jacksonville.
14-tf- he for $16 or $1?
Reading of biographical sketches on
er starting to teach a number of young
the lives of Mrs. Minnie A. Neil, Mrs.
men of the city telegraphy, and steps
will probably be taken to bring him Rebecca McDonough and Mrs. Huldil
back. It is said that he shipped his Colver, by the secretary.
Memorial Anthems by Gore brothers.
goods to his father-in-law before leav
Reading of biographical sketches on
ing Medford. It is stated by the po
the lives of Samuel R. Taylor, Freder
lice that he obtained over $1300 in this
ick Barneburg and William Taylor.
city before leaving. Medford Tribune.
Address by Hon. Clarence Reams,
native son of Southern Oregon.
NOTICE TO THOSE
Quartett by. ...................................
Song
' Auld Lang Syne” written by
A few do
WHO PA( K FRUIT
viri •«Uly cui
Mrs, Jane McCully (now deceased).
di i I'l l <I»a.
I
Adjournment for dinner, prepared by
Each package and box containing
It cun alwavH be dep-!t¿< d nnon
the native daughters of the old pioneers
evi n in the li ore si vi re allai l.s i I
fruit must, bear the packer’s * name,
al the Odd Fellow Hall.
< lamp ci ' •• ami choji rn
n lini.
according to a law enacted in 191)7.
it I s equally sncce - fui for -u r r ■ r
All me obers of the pioneer society
The object of the law is to prevent
di trrlei-a ntul choiera infanti ni in
are particularly requested to bring
< liildi'i-n, and is th«* n etuis of i ;.v ;
people engaged in vending fruit from
111 ir pioneer badges with them.
i I lives of many child reu em h yiai
misrepresenting to the consumer the
When reducid with water and
locality in which the fruit is grown.
sweetened it is pleasant to take.
A welcome surprise presented itself
I ’.vi-ry man of a family should keep
Thursday morning in the form of rain.
tbi i em«dy in his home Bov it now
It rained hard for a few minutes and
TO VOTE ON FRAN
I n,i e , 25c.
L arge Hi/i.
everything looked favorably for a goixl
CHISE AUGUST 31. shower, but the duration w is short.
?
But if you had one of those
Swell Negligee Shirts
We are selling, the temper
ature would feel about
20 PER CENT COOLER
All sizes.
All prices.
From $1.00 up
The people of Medford will be asked
to vole on the granting of a franchise
for an electric line to operate in the
city. The ele tion will be held on Aug
ust 31. F. J. Blakely is asking for a
fifty-year .franchise, presumably for
th«* Willamette Valley Co.
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sale cheap at this offiice. Two- color
ribbon anil tabulator. One of the latest
all ball bearing machine. The only
machine on th«* market with ball bear
ing keys.
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for the ”Western Life”.
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