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SOUTHERN' ORKGON MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 189.2 MEDFORD MARKETS. CORRECTED EVERY WEDNESDAY. Wheat, No. 1, per bushel I .C5 "Oats, . . -Si Barley " .'.. .40 Cora. .0 Potatoes. - .SO Mill Feed, Bran and Shorts, par ton . 15.00 Hay, baled, 111.00; loose; 10.00 Wnodt ok.- ' per cord -too WOO11 Fir, ; " 3.50 Floor, wholesale, per barrel 4.40 Flour, retail, per sack 1.90 Butter, per roll .40 Eggs, - per dozen .184 Onions, per pound .03 Apples, . per box JO Bacon an Ham per lb. .18H Ehonlde " ' .10 Beans ' .04 Lard. '- . " .18 Honey, " .13 LOCAL AND GENERAL. July 4th next Monday. Fine job work at this office. Fruit jars at Davis & Pottcager's. Francis Fitch and wife are out from Portland. , Soda water 5 cents a glass at C. V. "Wolters.' The flour mill has closed until the fall trade. Maxcy handles all kinds of soda' water at 5 cents a glass. Edwards Bros, are home from their trip to Lane county. Pure Cider Vinegar at Davis & Pottenger's. . L. B. Fisher, the organ and piano man, is among us again. Glassware at cost. Davis & Pot ten ger. ' Miss Halle Hoy t visited her home in Grants Pas3 this week. Lamp chimneys at Wolter's gro cery. - Ed. Gulches took up a course in the business college this week. Fine spices and extracts at Davis & Pottenger's. Mesdamss Vawter and Pickel visited the county seat Wednesday. For teas and coffee try Davis & Pottenger. Ed Anderson and wife were visiting in town this week from Phoenix. Hanging lamps at cost. Davis & Pottenger. Geo. Slover. of Grants Pass, took in the Fourth of July celebration in this city. Pure maple syrup at Davis & Pot tenger's. Miss Ora Adkins is home from her visit with G. W. Howard's family at Olympia, Wash. Coma and inspect those Piano rakes, handled by Merriman &. Legate. Mrs. J. L. Worlow. of Antelopi, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. Purdin, one day last week. Cool yourself off with a 5c glass of Slover's fountain soda. Quaker Rolled Oats at Davis A; Pottengers. Mrs. E. C. Genung, of Oakland. Cal ls visiting herdaughter, Mrs. W. P. Wood of this city. The Keve York Cheap Cash Store lake eggs and chickens in trade. Bishop Morris will conduct services in the Episcopal church cn the even ing of July 17th. , Placer aDd quartz claim notices for sale at this office. C. B-Rosiel went over to Yreka, i CoL, last Saturday for a visit of a few days with his brother. Call odL-E. Hoover if you want to buy or sell a cow. W. P. H. Legate, accompanied by his family, were over from the mines to attend the celebration. The highest price paid for chick ens at J. S. Howard's. W. IC Davis is at work at Clarence Farnhaia's mills near Ashland put ting in a new roller process. Ladies' visiting cards printed at this office. The bst and ' lightest running "binder made is the Piano, sold by Mer riman & Legate. Miss Jessie Worman is at home spending her vacation,-school at Eu g ene having closed last week. . gGas is the only painless method of extracting teeth. Dr. Eetcham, Clarendon hotcL Gen. Thos. G. Reames returned home Momday from Chicago, where he went to help nominate the big (at man. Jaspor Crenshaw, formerly of this place, but now a resident of Ager, CaL, was over visiting friends during the week. ;"' - All extras for the Piano machin ery kept on hand by Morriman & Legate. v Miss Delia J. Pickel and the Misses Theiss arrived home Tuesday morning from their San Francisco and Portland trip. . - - Slover ' has' the only fountain in town and gives a large, foaming glass of soda for 5c. ; The camp meeting at Central Point is being largely attended from differ ent sections. Medford is well repre sented. v We give a cash discount of 5 per cent en all purchases, Angle & Ply male. . - , S. Smith, son of the late Henry Smith, passed through the city Sun day on his way to his Eastern Oregon stock ranch. , Largest stock of men's youths', and . childrens' clothing in town at Angle & tr lymaie s. Mrs. J. W. Goff. M. H. Goff. J. T. Clark and wife, of Leland. Josephine county, were visning relatives here during the week. ' If you want the Singer sewing machine, call on L. E.- Hoover, of leaiora. - Tha Tl Tt V T7. Vf anrrina inmn the track one day last weetc by running into an open switcn. but tne train was delayed but a short time. Persons owing for the Singer sewing macnine snould call on JU JS. Hoover. . . Frank Sifers, of Coos county, a Jack son county boy. is visitinsr relatives in .the valley. Frank has. been teaching in mat county tor tbe oast two years. but will take a position in the clerk's office under the new- regime.' "He is a etuneh Peoplo-'s-Pfcrtyyman, Dry popcorn at Elder's. - Subscribe for the Mail. Fountain soda water at Slover's, oc. Go to Elder's for the host tea lu towu Will Merriman, telegraph opjrator at Albany, spent the Fourth in Mod ford. - " We claim to turn out the best and neatest job work in the valley at rea sonable prices. Mrs. J. W. Barksdull canie up from Josephine county to spend the 4th and to visit relatives and frauds. Soda water, pure aud sparkliug, 5c, at Slover's. W. H. Gore is spending his sum mer's vacation from his work in Port land among his relatives here. The best place in towu to trade is at J. S. Howard's. J. J. Watts and Chas. Pattoe, good citizens of Prospect, wore in the city this week taking in the sights. F. M. Mingus, who is working the wire brace fence in Yamhill, is spend ing a tew days with his family here. Ten cent Cuban Blossom cigar for five cents at Davis & Pottenger's. J. C. Barnard, of Rocktfood. Tenu., an old friend of Dr. E. B. Pickel. pass ed north Monday on his way to Albany to locate. Go to Davis & Pottenger's foi all kinds of soda drinks 5 cents a glass. A. A. Davis, who is building up an extensive milling business in the state of Washington-, came home Saturday to remain for a while. Demorest Bros., dentists. Nitrous oxide gas administered for painless extraction of teeth. The Uttlo three months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Priddy died at the family residence in this city on the 1st of this month. Mrs. S. E. Penwell has removed her bakery from the Medford house to the old photograph gallery, on B St. J. H. McCloud and E. A. Welds, who are working at the Wire Brace Fence business in the Willamette val ley, spent a few days in Medford this week. Ladies call at New York Cheap Cash store on the 4th of July and get a fan free of charge. Kote the address, Cooper brick. John Hanlay had the misfortune to 1-ise a very fine mare one day this week. The animal was kicked and had a leg broken in the corral in this city, and she had to bo shot. Merriman tc Legate handle the Piano mower, which is conceded the best on the market. D. H. Miller is at horns and at his accustomed place of business again. Chas. Brous was considerable better when he left Cinnabar, and will stay there for sometime vet. Dr. Ketchani, at the Clarendon hotel, says tho elevator is out of repair, but his office can be reached by the stairway, just the same. The Weeks Bro3. are putting in new furniture throughout the business col legs. The fait terra of this school be gins September 1. Special U-achers ior each departing. t will be provided. We carry the largest assortment of ladies' shoss Oxford ties and slippers. Call and get prices before buying. Angle & Piytnale. S. K. Witt, of Woodville, called Tuesday and reports that the celebra tion at Woodville was a first class sue- Ciss. A large crowd was m. atten dance. The celebrated Manhattan Food for ho;-3e3. cattle and poultry. Guaran teed to cure chicken cholera. For salo at the Strang drug store, Medford, Or. J. Nunan, the live Jacksonville mer chant," who has been at Colestein drink ing in pure mountain air and soda water, returned home cn Saturday j eveniDg's train. j Several good young horses for sale. on time if desired. , Also a thorough bred Poland-China sow and pig-. In quire of D. T. La ton. Mitchell-Lewis & Stayer's agent, Medford, Ora. . Medford boasts at a lawn tennis club and croquet club, and the mcmlr.-rs tberei't can of evenings bo seen at tne ground on the Adkins premises swing ing the racquet and handling the mal let. Merriman & Legate handle the best binder twine made and sell it at fourteen and ons-half cents per pound. Call on thsm when you want twine or the best agricultural machin ery. D. D. G. M. Gearv. K. of P.. was at Grants Pass this week installing officers in tho K. of V. lodge at that placo. This is a busy tim? among tho lodges, tho nsw officers being installed almost universally. Tho City restaurant Is forging to tha front and will soon have a good portion of the trade of the oating public. The supper lor tho hose company dance was furnished by the City restaurant, and we understand it was well served. . On the 4th at Phoenix a young man by the name of Cristlow was considera bly hurt about the head and body while racing horses, through being knocked down and tramped on by one of the animal3. Dr. Pickel was called to at tend. . Boots and shoes anatomically built by A. C. Taylor. Reparing promptly attended to. Carries in stock ladies, men's, and Infants correct shape shoes. Personal attention given to fitting tho foot. Opposite Post Office. We have the - material -bore' for a first-class band, as was demonstrated on the 4th. It would please a great, many citizens if the boys were encour aged to give open-air concerts during the summer. If this should be done, in a short while, Medford could boast of tbe best band in tho valley. Gooseberries saem to thrive in this section far bcyoad the average." From the Weeks Bros.' ranch and from E. Russ' nursery samples of this fruit were sont us last week whioh averaged about three inches In circumference. They were of tho Berkeley variety and were of delicious flavor. Wm. Marlow returned from Horn- brook. Calif., Wednesday evening hav ing in charge A. F. Rngsdalo. who lately sold his ranch on Butte Creole, and disappeared. He was taken to the county court Thursday and adjudged insane. The-sheriff took htm to Salem the same evening. Attorney Pentz offers a reward for the conviction of the person or per sons who make it their special duty to scald his dog. He says there's a statute cuacnrning crueny wi animais and he would liko to practice on it. Somebody had best look a " leetle ouur, ROYAL ening gas, and will raise than the same quantity powder, and will make purer and more wholesome. Sec Report on Baking PouJers, p. 13. Judge Willard Crawford is at Salem on business. We acknowledge a pleasant call from L. J. Marck, of Etna, during the week. District Attorney H. L. Benson was at Jacksonville during the week on business pertaining to his office. Frank R. Neil, who has been living in .Multnomah county for three vears past, was selocted by Sheriff Pel ton as his office deputy. Ho is a son of Judge Neil. Of course, turn about is fair play and the officers so lately elected in this county turned about and played into eaeh others hands like majors when it came to giving and taking bonds. Xickelltras in great demand as was several others. Look at the list. The real estate trasfers this week show that the timber claim holders in the vicinity of Prospect have been reap ing a rich harvest by the sale of their claims to Julius E. Miner. Several claims were sold, the purchase price being S700 for each. The Southern Oregon Pork Packing company received a cur load of pork and lard direct from Denver. Col., last week. It was sent in a refrigerator car and arrived in excellent shape. Tho pork will ba cured and smoked at the company's establishment. We are pleased to know that our friend, J. W. Smith, who recently sold his fine farm east of this city, will not leave the valley, but expecti to pur chase other property and remain per manently in the county. He knows of no place" where he could go to b.-tt-jr himself. Oa the evening of the Fourth, Rt their residence Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Webb entertained a f ;w of their friends while waiting for the illumination of) Rosy Ann. The guests were: Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Picket Rinker ad Mrs. W. I. Vawter, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Kertson and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Galloway. Gus. Woody, living east of Medford. met with a bad aecid-nt oa Tuesday evening last, which will disfigure hid face for life. As he was attending to his horsos, in some way one of thm struck him in the face "with his foot, breaking and smashing in tho check bono. Ke was brought to t'n and the wuuiiu uressju oy ur. i . 3. Jones. Gus is getting along as well as could be' expected under the circumstances. Each day. iust as the aiukinir sua is kissing the hilltops far around, may be ia constant attendance uj.on her, but seen much of Mwdford'a youth and ' h?r mania ccatinuea to assume more beauty quietly and sweetly strolling i violent form. Sbo tgtab taken to amonjr the friendly troes " that shade ' S"'1 Lake, whe-re she baa thre grown the roadway leadinjr from town toward (children rvsidinjr. reitoratit.? th as Roxy Ann. There the vounjj man and . jertion that her husniid cad children maiden fair, free from "all earth's in-i burned her home. The Knowies family trusion, can safelv warble their tales of j wcr9 v'T hard-working, industrious love until the shadows or nigh?, sternly ! Pple and they had a pleasant home, closing down, admonish them that it is i surrounded with choice fruits and high time to return to "home and j Rowers, and it is little wonder ht the mother."' Who knows but that ere SKl5lien calamity should have tvmnor- summer is gone the littl-i sprier of af r Pf fection now budding there will srow into croat trees of love, the existence of which will creatn a demand for mar riage lic-iusos and tho minister. Women's Holier Corps Instituted. On Thursday of last week Mrs. M. E. McCall, of A? bland, assisted by several, ladies of the same place, instituted Chester A. Arthur Relief Corps Xo. 3-4, in this city, with twenty-four charter members. The fallowing officers were elected and installed for the ensuing term: Mrs. Isaac Woolf, president; Mr.". M. S. Damon, S. V. ; Mrs. J. II. Whitman, J. V. ; Miss Minnie Weaver. Hec. ; Mrs. W. K. Davis, Treas.; Mrsl E. I'roun, Chap.: Miss Ida Redden. Con.; Missfearah Aiaann, Asst. Con.; Mrs. Etta Ear hart, Guard ; Mrs. Minnie Pliipps, Asst. Guard. The following ladies from Ashland were in attendance: Mesdaaies Crocker, Casey, Mc Clunic, Ganiard, Hammond, Tol man, Ganiard, Savlo, Beach, Veghte, La Vulley, Corbett. " A Dilricult Problem. The people are wondering- who is go ing to bo the next chief ruler of this great United Slates, but wonders never ceaee. Call at the New York Cheap Cash Store and see the prices put on men's and boys' clothing. You will cartainly wonder at tho good valueo re ceived. Bonds and Bondsmen. J. L. Woolridge, county assessor, presents his ofilcial bonds in the mm of $-3,iXK), with Chas. Niclcull and K. Kubli as suratles. Bond examined and ap proved. . . Bowen Porter, coroner, presents of ficial bond in tho sum of $3.0D0, with M. P. Hull and Wm. P. Jacoby as sure ties. Approved. John E. Pelton, sheriff, presents of ficial bond in the sum of $10,000, with Horace Pelton and It. P. Neil as sure ties. John E. Pelton, tax collector, pre sents bonds in tha sum of $10,003, with Chas. NicUell and Ja:ne3 Helms as sureties. Chas. J. Howard, oounty surveyor, presents official bond iu the sum of ",0t0, with G. H, Haftkius and E. P. Geary as sureties. Approved. Max Muller, county clerk, files bonds In the sum of $10,0.:0, with C. C. Bcek man and K. Kubli as suretiss. Ap- proveu ana aceeptea vvm. m. iiotm?s, coumy recorctor, present bonds in the sum of S3,(MX), with K. Kubli aud O. Harbaugh as sureties. .'Approved. . Gso. F. Bloomer, county treusuror, presents bonds in Ihe sum of .$0,000, with J. Nunan, K. Kubli, Bonj. Hajv mond and Chas. Kickoll a sureties. CUBIC OF Royal .. . Baking Powder Will produce One ; Hun dred cubic inches of leav one third more biscuit of any other baking them lighter, sweeter, U. S. Gov't I. O. O. F. Installations. At. the last regular meeting of Medford lodge No. S3, I. O. O. F., the following ofl'icprs were installed by W. I. Vawter, D.. D. G. M., for the ensuing six months: -Clias. Strang. P. G.; D. S. Youngs, N. G.; A. 0. Nicholson, R. S.; M. Puidin, P. S.; A. M. Woodford. Treas ; Geo. F. Mcrrimnn. W.; J. R. Wilson. C; B. F. Adkins, R. S. N. G.; W. F. Shawver, L. S. N. G. ; A. S. Ham mond. R. S. V. G.; V. S. Reej., L. S. V. G., Jay Brad icy. R. S, S.; K. A. Johnson, L. S. S. ; Clarence Kel logg, I. G.; C. C. Taylor, 0. G. The following officers of Olive Rebekah Degree lodge No. 2S xvere installed by Mrs. I. A. Webb, D. D. G. M., on iast Tuesday -vening for the next term: Mis Helen Strang, P. G.; Mrs. D. S. Youngs, N. G.; Mrs. j. L. WebUV. G.; A. C. Nich olson, Sec.; Clarence Kelloge, P. S.; Mrs. H. G. Nicholson, Treas ; Mrs. T. Woolf, R. S. N. G.; D. S. Youngs. L. S. N. G.; Mrs. I. A. Merriman, W.; Mrs. G. II. Haskins. Con.; Mrs. B. S. Webb, Chap.; Mrs. A. M. Woodford. R. S. V. G.; Miss Laura Webb, L. S. V. G.; Miss Ora Ad kins. I. GA Mr. C5:as. Strane. 0. G. Guaranteed Cure. We authorize our advertised drug gist to sell Dr. Kind's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. uj on this condition. If you are nffiieu-d with a cough, cold or any iung. throat or chest trouble, and will"uso thU tvm- I ody as directed, giving it a fair trial. and cxpriruco no relief, you miiy re turn tne Dottle ami have your money refunded. We eould not make this of frdidwcnot know that Dr. Kins' New Diicovary could bo rvlmd on. It at G. H. liul-kina' dru- stcrc Iir-r,, siso 5Cc and sl.UU. , , . . ;T""T h Mrs, t. Y. KnowUrii. whos huusj ri . . - t . u . I T''"'-!' We"' ,laA v.l0!'?nl br1" ' family and two physicians Lavo b.en amy aenriveu mo v.omuu oi uer rea son. Ilersou s;arted with her Vo Salt Lake Sunday. whil her husbnnd re mains h ir with the oth r children to re-build their home. Startling- News. For bnrjrains in boots and shoes and footwear of all kinds, apply at New Yokk Cheap c.'.u Stork. " Cooper Block: Real Estate Traaafora. Cor,:aQthx Mairrurtrr to Aaiuia Fonl, It 5 and 6. bik -V CDimt Point. ?r.o. U & T Co lo Gpo H Amlrt-w. blk 91. SS. ?. 1 T. K. S. 10. 1 1. IS. 13. 14. l. li"-. ti. IS. blk V. blk ,t. 5!. SI. lis 1. S. 3. 4. 5. t. In blk 04 blk , 4S, -H, 4j. K K Mild to Pba-nlx. J i rllruscv. sl'iriB. to M!n Winchester. It . bU 14. Mcdtonl Hndlu 4,5,1V. bik W. Med lord. iIM.i1. i J (I Hinlfrr to Prank Chirein. IliEd .ly-.iUi ; lnr JackAcni flic. fcxv. j Cmrlinc Tim.T to Mary J! C'hlMcrs. land lu j iec l. tp .'(7 , r w. tr.' nctx-a Vci.v ! Ansln M Ford to Kdiinrlc Konl. land-in ! L ll XI s. r S . S S KO ncn.5, w. Mnuii M Clark lo Julie E Mii:c. lt- .1. 4. rml SE', o( NWH aad sV v, o( XE'- Sec 2, Ti33.i. it Se. . 4S-10O acres. :m Hurry J Gordon to same. SVi See ia. Tp an James L Gordon to same, SE!i 3tc II Ti 33. $700. Olat Rye BjertcRaard to sania, NV 1 4 S i-?. ?rtV. John Clark to same, KE I A Soc if. Tp S. KV. s:t. Robert G Roliert-i to unir.c, lot S and SS 1-1 of N W 1 4 and N4 o SW 1-4 Sec 4, Tp Sos. it So, V. S. to Gilbert Chrle:isen. 3-iof NV M. Sec 2. Tp 333. 11 S. ion aenw. - U 8. to Kdorln Harlow. S' of SE 1-4. Sec x Tp. 3Ss, It 3e, ft) acres. V Sr.car to Luther G Porior.a'i acres, TpSJ, Sid. Ij. O. Porter to Rarhel M Johnsou, land la Sec 3. Tp 3."s, K I r, acres, H(. . Campers, Attention. A full line of wall touts, camp stools camp chairs, otc, at lowest prices, at Angle & Plymale's. Probate Court. Estate of Velt Srhultz: properly lued at i.000; order ndmlltinu will to will lo nr mhate, with Johanna Schultr. aa cxbculor alii ml K. C. nuck man, J. Nunan and Charles Nickell appralacrs. The best binder twine in ths market at Merriman & Logate for Fourteen and one-half cents per pound. Marriage Licenses.' . License IksupA July 4, 1KB, to Charles Han dles and Viola MuNell. . JulyS, to John H. Kneulacd end Maggie Bucklcn's Arnica Salve. Tho b?st salvo in tho world for cuts, bruises, sores, uloors, salt rheum, fover sorc.i,tjttor, chap)ed hands-, chilblains, corns, and all akin eruptions, and posi tively euros piles, or no nav reo uived. ! it ia guaranteed to glye pertect satis- faction or monoy refunded. Price ile por box. For salo by G. H. Iluskins. - , Married. ' tn Uniontown Drei-lnet. July 3. 1S03. by W. .? Plmale, J. p., 1. I. Buck aad Miss Edna rfa. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. CONDENSED SUMMARY OF THE .CURP.ENCES OF THE WEEK. OC- Yulo beat Harvard in a boat race at Jew Loudon, Coiui. The United Stales senate has passed the Stewart tilver coinage bill Professor Theodore D wight of Colum bia college, died at Utica, N. Y. Three hundred negroes at Huyues, Lee county. Ark., took one of their race from the jail and hanged him. He as saulted a i-pear-old colored girl. Tho Homestead iron works at Pitts burg has discharged all their employes, aud thus forced an issue with the union making it a lockout instead of a strike. Rev. Dr. John Nouri, a:i eiuiueut Greek icl;ol.r and traveler, who is now at San Francisco, claims to have found Xoah's ark.' AcvcordiiK; to hid tale it is on the top of Mount Ararat. Almost $5,000 yas realised at an open air performance of "As You Like It" in Senator Farwell's residence grounds al Chicago. Ada Itehau was the Rosalind. The performance was for charity. Kansas farmers are having great dif ficulty in getting enough hands to har vest the enoruious wheat crop now ready for cuttiurj. It w believed the yiold will be the largest in the history of the state. Ed Banks wa hinged at Montezuma, Ga., for the murder of Will Bevlin ip 1SS0. On the sc-xl 1 1 Iw read a loug statement to the assembled crowd of 4,000 people. As lie went through the trap tbe groans aud goto of tbe multi tude were distressing. The Chicagos and Ciacinnatis played a game of baseball at Cincinnati tbe other day, which was declared a draw after the twentieth hiding. The last run was made iu the fifth inuing. The score was T to 7. Darkness -prevented the game being finished. The bill amending Uio Chinese exclu sion apt, introduced in the senate the other day, requires a Chinaman appear ing before a court nud r arrest for not having a certificate to show by a wit ness other th.in his own cooutrymeo, that hisfailnre tj hvi; itis uaa voidable, or else suffer the penalties of the law. An artesian wt 11 thrive uiKes southeast of Bethany, on the west side of the Sun Jonquui river, S00 fort deep, has a flow of 4.000 to S.IW3 g-Ilons of water a day. The water is etiargvd with snliihtireted hydrogen gas. bat will be aa;2r2id to see if it cm be ael for irriij-itioa pur poses. An encrmens school of Sfh kr.own as barracuda w.ia sporlinj in MonUTey hay off the ba:h hoiuie wfcarf, when with a sudden turn they hendi-d straight for the bwtch without diminution iu their speed nr.d were soon Isnd. 1 high and dry npon the shore. Many jrties who were fortruate enough to bs in the vicinity gathered baskets of tbs Fqninn ing fih bofore they oald regain the iwater. 1 te ttn were ur.ven acDore ov . 8th1'1 of whale. Emma Aili of MUwsn!rte. a niece of I ex.-Govcn:or Yates, has brought suit IKSCW tt.n vears 3S0 g-a was learned to Jero mouth Blimonv. Mrs. AilU had trouble i " ccllectais he alimony and c nnmbcr j of letters pa.sse.1 btftwt-en Mr. AUis ud herself. lie tiniuly rkrMudeu nt-r to aecpt I.5.0OO iu seUlezu-ut for nil claims and he would remarry hr. Failing to keep his nreotaeat the brought suit afTiiast hi;a. The pension oiKcers at Chicago have discovered that Mrs. Alice L. Taylor of Monnt PleasaSt. Ia.. the v-'ife of Dr. John S. Taylor, surgeon in the Twenty third minor infantry dnrinjj the war, who has been confined in various insane atylnma s'.uco 1S33 as an ir.fiine panper, has been drawing and convertinir to her own nse his pension iJ (73 a njouth since July. 1ST4. receiving in tbe aggre gate $10.54;!, none tf which has been ned for his benefit. Mrs. Taylor waa tnien to Chicago and compromised with the govern mimt fy the payment of (3.J0O, She i well known iu Iowa as a temperance worker, her writings on the auhjtet h.-.vini; a wiue eirenUition. A Bnrlington, in., dispatch says: The river here is now larha only fear incltvs of equalics; the great vise of J!??, which was the luphust point the water has rvachei since the noT.coilentei rise of ISol. A ri.-o if two more inches will flood a number of UHsetuonta containing valuable to:''Ja an'l morhanta a busy removiujr their jxls to higher rronnd. Tne waves -.if the river now bp the track of the Burlington. Cei'.ar Rapids and Xorthern line. The Dinmoud Jo boat freitththouse is entirely surrounded aud 1 the water U five feet deep ou the ofilce Koor. The water camo up over t!ie first floor of the Bnrlingtou Boat club house anij the guests to a b;dl there were fer ried to the door of trausfetred by means of an cxt":uorir.ed bridge. Mauy build ings along the river front hare been an chored down to keep them troin floating away. The water completely covered the mouth of the big city sewer aud backed np and filled tho b:isements for several blocks with fill a. In the pres ent condition of things a heavy rain would be a disaster to the city, ai a tor rent rushing into the sewer from the nppcr portion of the city aud having no outlet into the river, would rip the sewer up all along the the route and cause immense damage. The Carthage and Qnincy branch of the Burliustou road has four more inches to spare hut tbe embankment beiug sand fill is fast crumbling away and traffic may be sus pended at any time. The river above Bnrhngton ia twenty miles wide. A bout cau travel in three feet of water Anywhere between Kingston, Ia., aud liladstone, 111. MlRRIMAN & LE0ATE, . SELL TUE Piano L inder, It is the best Runs the easiest. Binds the neatest. Cuts the cloaat-Bt. I the oheapt Bt. . Wastes no rain. Ia always on hand at Piano Binder, Piano Einder, Piano Binder, Piano Binder, Plar.o Binder, PI: no Binder, Merriman & Legat; ts. Medford, Ore. 0. W. WOLTERS, -THE- POPULAR MAKES IT TO ACCOMMODATE The Only Place -: FRUIT IS MADE FINE GOODS DELIVERED FREE. Medford, WE CHflliliEflGE The World for r"urity of Goods. idford Distilling and Refining Co. WHOLESALE HOUSE, MEDFORD, OR. Our Beads ar-a. mate from the best cf Corn and Eye and sre ABSOLUTELY PURE. We Solicit Your Valued Orders. WM. ANGLE. vr Tnr7rc:i-ic erratic: AW CLE & PLYKa DEALERS IN y General Merchandise Groceries, -- - Choice i r rcba uucuu unu i-axu. Cigars and Tobacco, Canned Fruits, Vegetables acd Meat, Extracis, Fpices, Flour, Matches, Etc., Etc. FREE DELIVERY TO ANY PAliT OF TOWS. '.Produce Taken in E.xrc7iange. I. A. DEALS IN Furniture Carpets, and Paper o --Curtains UMertaMflfi GareffillY Attended to. : X). EL 3ME - UKAI hardware, Stoves, and Fine Vrranted Cuilerv. Caroeatcrs and Builders Redjacket Force Fumps, for deep or w. 1. VAWTKK. Pres. Wm. BLINGKB, Vtc Pres. Jackson County Bank. CAPITAL, - $50,000 ' Medford, Oregon. Loau money on approved security, receive deposits subject to check, and transact a general banking business on thi most favorable terms. . , CQrYour Business Solicited. Correspondents: Corbin Banking Co., N. Y. Pacific Bank, Sen Francisco. Commercial National, Portland. . Ladd & Busli, Salem. Tliia fuod is just the tlun.c for Colts and Horses whea in traiuing, and fcetfw Workinir stock hi tiileudid tonditiuq. Marvin frcds anil mcoir.meu'.u i; ; so do Goldsmith. Gamble, Holly and Valentin. The furetnost Vet of the state iurtorse i.?: . snoh ax Vusocro, B-.trns, Kyaa ed Uree'y. Onr l-i; K-.1 is also uwfl bysomeofourb.- i'ultry Kaisa-i; It iMslrr-ng. chea ad rcuuulc. Aik your dealer or aeud lo Mautiatiau t-'uud to., !i Howard Si., S. K., '1. GROCER, A POINT HIS CUSTOMERS in Town Where - A SPECIALTY. Oregon. F. M. PLYMALE. ALE, Proprietors. Strained Honey, Pure Cider, Vinegar WEBB XT rfT JER, - EK m- Tinware " Building Materia!.' TniL v-tM-- V - shullow weilt. Tin Shop Attached u. y. HOWARD, -Cavhtvr. J. K. KKYAKT, - Asst. Cashier BALL BRAND CHARLES STRANG, Drist, Agent, Medfoixl. Ore,
