Louis Smith, road supervisor of
this district, was at Medford on
business Thursday.
“A Christmas Carol" is perhaps
the beat Christmas story eve'
written. Read the opening chapters
in thia issue of The News.
II. H . Pettit, an experienced print
er, arrived from Portland Monday
only (w o » » » I o il
and baa taken a position with The
News. Mrs. Pettit accompanied
him as far as Eugene, where she
is visiting relatives. She will join
him here In a few days.
Dr. Smith is here from Galioe.
James U. Smith was nt Medford He reports that at the reoent city
on buainena Wednesday.
election held in the live little min
Attorney Beeman was at Jaokson' ing camo bonds were voted for a
public dock along Rogue river,
ville yesterday on legal business.
C K Jones of Sams Valley waa near the town. He emphatically
at Medford on buaineen Thursday. denies that he is the “publio dock"
M. O Womack and Rex Lamp- in question, insisting that such a
man were at Medford on buelneaa thing is im|toasible, as he it a "dry
dock." Thia is no doubt the exact
Thu red ay.
truth of the matter.
J. M. Alnutt transacted buainena
At a special school meeting
in Ashland Thursday, and visited
yeoterduy the voters of the Gold
bin mother the same day.
Hill district decided without a
F. S. Billingtun, who baa been
dicsenting vote to levy a fifteen mill
visiting here the pant two week»,
tax for school purposes. This will
returned to Ashland Thursday.
provide a fund of »bout $4,000
Mr. and Mra. E. V. Kellogg of annually at the present valuation.
the Cove ranch near Ashland were This hiid will be sufficient to pay
here visiting relatives the first of the salary of another teacher, pay
the week.
the interest on the new high sobool
John Kelsey is home from Grants bunil«. and provide a sutlicient sum
Pana, where he has a position in for the sinking fund to pay off the
the First National bank, for a I balance due on the old bunds.
brief vacation.
W G. Myers received a number
Lon Barber and family will ! of ripe cotton bslis, together with
leave in a few days to spend the several unripe persimmons, from
holiiUys with relatives at the old ' his sister in Arkansas thia week.
home in eastern Canada.
Mr. Myers is a former resident of
Mr. and Mra. Fred Penningerare : that state, and the products of the
down from Eugene for the holidays sunny southland come as a pleasant
visiting relatives at Central Point reminder of the days in Dixie.
¡The cotton and persimmons are
and other parts of the valley.
L. W. Smith, treasurer of the on exhibition at Jarvis’ drug store,
Gold Hill Railroad & Lumber com where Dots Eddings is kept busy
pany, waa a business visitor in the explaining what they are. The
southern Oregon metropolis Thurs reputation of green persimmons
is so widesptesd that no one has
day.
yet ventured to sample them.
The Centennial placer mine will
he operated this winter by Rhoteu dr
Read in December Sunset Maga-
Jit-Gee, both of whom were employ i xine—Ban Francisco—The Exposi
ed there last winter by Billington tion City—Superbly illustrated in
and Blue. They are hauling lum four colors.
Now on sale at all
ber to build a flume and dam.
news stands— 15 cents.
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It has been reported front Port
land that another motor-car will
•oon he put on the Grants Pass-
A«hland run. The report is denied
by the 8. P. agent at Medford in
that he aays he knows nothing
about it. Tbs report probably had
rise in the tact that the motor
now in use is crowded almost every
trip, and that this makes it look
as though another i« needed.
A band and orchestra is a possi
bility for Gold Hill J. J. Houck,
who was formerly leader of a fine
band here, has consented to see
what he can do towards a new
organisation. As preliminary, it is
intended to have an orchestra at
the churof) services
tomorrow
evening, which will probably ,be
composed of H. C. Parker, violin,
Dora Caine, cornet, r loyd Eddings,
trombone and J. J. Houck clarinet.
It has been officially denied by
John F. Stevens that Jim Hill has
anything to do with the construc
tion of the new Buruum rati road
from Jacksonville into the Apple-
gate. The theory that Hill was
behind the new line was largely
based on the fact that a Hill engine
was received by the Bajrnums for
use on their Medford-Jacksonvelle
line. Stevens says tnis engine has
been sold outright to the Barnums
and that that is all there ie to it.
Many will etill hold to the opinion
that the Applegate extension is a
Hill move.
"Chavener” appears io big hold
letters a sign which ha« been re
ceived at tbe local depot and which
will shortly be erected at the junc
tion of tbe Southern Pacific with
the (fold Hill Railroad A Lumber
company's line.
The name fir
the junction was suggested to the
8. P. last spring, fo'lnwing a com
mercial club meeting at which it
was selected as being the most
appropriate. There ate many of
the opinion that Goid Hill should
lie named Chavener, inasmuch as
the late Thoe. Chavener, by liberal
concessions made to tbe 8. P. when
it was building through this coun
try, was responsible for the fonnd-
ing id a town at this point. Rock
Point would have been the town
had property owners there offered
tbe necessary inducements.
FOR CHRISTMAS
FANCY GROCERIES O F ALL KINDS
DRY GOODS
F an cy handkerchiefs and neckwear for
ladies and gentlemen
JU ST RECEIVED
A line o f gentlem en’s lin e shirts; also a
shipm ent o f g e n tle m en ’s fine shoes for
th e holiday trade
J u st r e m e m b e r w e have a H a n d so m e
lin e o f b a n d -p a in te d c b i n a fo r
C h r is tm a s p r e s e n t s
MERRITT <& CO., G o ld H ill
Ready for Christmas? Then See Reddy
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HAVE T ill! LARGEST STOCK OF FIXE D IA MONDS.
LOOSE AND MOUNTED , I HAVE EVER H AD. SEE
------' MY
WATCHES,
DIAMOND - MOUNTED JEWELRY,
STERLING SILVER, CLOCKS. CUT GLASS, STERLING SILVER
TOILET AND MANICURE
SETS.
EVEKVTHING
OF TH E
LATEST DESIGN AND PATTERN
DON’T FORGET TO SE E MY STOCK IF YOÜ COME
TOMEDfORD^
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MARTIN J. REDDY >”tÀR «’•romca MEDFORD
Reddy is Always Ready for Christmas
See th e fine line of candies at
See Turner for your Christmas
Get your sweetheart a box of
Turner’s.
candies and nuts of all kinde.
, those nice boxes of candy at Turner’s
C H R IS T M A S
G IF T S
FRO M V A N D E C A R ’S P L E A S E _________
A Liberal Disceunt on all Goods for Two Weeks before Christmas.
Our stock in the Largest in the City, consisting of
D IA M O N D S , W A T C H E S , C U F F L IN K S
a n d S C A R F P IN S .
In -Solid G o ld a n d G o ld F ille d
»Sterling' S ilv er a n d E b o n y To«let »Sets
O ver 5 0 0 P attern s in F o b s a n d EocRets
R ED U C ED PRICES F O R TW O W EEKS
A small deposit will hold any of these beautiful Christmas Gifts until you are ready to send for them.
When
you buy a Christmas present you want to know that it as represented and that it will please the recipient.
We boast of the quality of our goods and take pride in making every claim good.
A specialty ot
Lodge Pir.s and Charms in Gold and Gold Filled Goods
&
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K lein a n d W altham W atches $ 5 and u p
BOYS’ WATCHES, $1 to $5
LADIES’WATCHES, $6.50 UP
a
«»• of
14K Seal
Rings
All Engraving done by skilled workmen without extra charge while you wait
We carry Libby’s, Hawk’s and Hoar’s Rich Cut Glass, the three leading American makes
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Look All Over Town, Then Call and Get Our Prices
Phipps
Building
Van De Car
M edford