SOUTHERN OREGON MAIL; FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1893.
WEEKLY ROID-DP.
The Eagle-Eyed and Ever Alert Re
porter liets in and Gathers All
of the Week's Happenings.
He Catches All the Doings of Our
Townspeople and Serres Them
Out In Palatable Style.
Hotel Medford la glistening in
wonderous brilliancy since the exter
ior wood work has been stained and
varnished and portions of the interior
papered and refitted generally. Land-
, lordPurdin is making this hostelry
. as famous for its excellency as is the
- city of Medford for its beauty and pros-
- porous business men. While our clever
landlord is doing all these things, Joe
Savage is assisting materially in mak
ing friends for himself and the house
by attending strictly and courteously
w uw wnu 01 ue notei 8 patrons.
A profitable investment for Med'
ford capital would be the erection of
cottages. Demands are being made
daily for dwelling houses by new arri
vals in our city, and their wants go un
applied. Bents are sufficiently high
here, and the wholesome status of busi
ness warrants considerable house build
ing as a paying proposition. The de
mand is much greater than the supply,
which is a condition much in contrast
with many towns on the coast.
The Clarendon hotel, which has
been vacant only a few weeks, came
near having another occupant this
week. Mr. Walke, of Portland, who
1 1 -
. aaa oeaa in Aieaiora lor a week or
more was endeavoring to negotiate for
a two years' lease of the building, but
as a lease for only one year would be
given, he declared the deal off and left
list Saturday for Grants Pass where
he will open a tin shop.
An Asphalt road thirty er thirty
five feet wide from Chicago to New
York has been proposed by leading
bicyclists. It is given out, just as a
joke, of course, that when Attorney
Hammond makse a visit to the World's
air next summer he will switch him
self and wheel onto this new road and
take a spin down to "York".
Eor Rent or Sale, 1641 acres good
land, known as tha Sam Center farm,
near Medford city. Inquire at this of
fice or direct letter to A. Hostel, Yreka,
Cal. .
Did you see Jupiter? An opportu
nity was given our people to look upon
this star in all its beauty this week
through a telescope about the size of a
stove pipe and several feet in length.
A Mr. Todd is traveling from town to
town with his instrument.
Good pure, wholesome bread is the'
ta or uio-' Insore its beinr --rood.
jmre and. wholesome) by using Snowy-
" n, will awing; into Una next weak with
an advertisemdot telling of the supwi-
jot quality of the wares : handled by
them. They expect to make a great
plaf on the'Casady sulky plow, another
".Mason. j- ; -V" .'-"" '"1 --"'- - .
Sutton's Uncle Tom's Cabin Com
pany at Opera House, Friday, Jai
See big street parade at noon.
The estray horses sold at Central
Point last week, notica of which ap
peared in the Central Point items in
this paper, were the property of Livery
man Worman and have since been re
deemed by that gentleman.
Look at those sets of bread, cake
and carving knives 3 in one for $1 at
Simmons Sc Cathcart's hardware store,
If we should this week call Mr.
Jones Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith Mr.
Jones, it is not because that we love the
one less or the other more, but simply
that we don't know which is Mr. Jones
or which is Mr. Smith.
Sutton's Unele Tom's Cabin Com
pany at Opera House, Friday, Jan. 27.
See big street parade at noon.
THE Mail wants a correspondent
in every precinct in Jackson county.
We will supply each correspondent
with copy paper and self addressed
stamped envelopes, together with free
oopy of The Mail. .
New Prize Baking Powder at the
Popular Grocery of C. W. Wolters.
Buy a can and get a beautiful dish.
Landlord Purdin rejoiceth quite a
plenty over the arrival, last Thursday
night at his house, of a fine, large boy
baby several notches above the aver
age weight and as handsome as it is
weighty.
Go to the Premium Market for
Bologna and all kinds of sausaee.
- Among the old things which: have
recenty become new is the sign on Ho
' tel Medford. Why not "The Medford,"
Mr. Purdin? Isn't that more aesthetic
and more in keeping with our city? .
Smoke Pride of Medford cigar,
for sale by Davis & Pottenger.
We shall aim to get all the local
pews, but we don't like to be compelled
to get it as the milkman does his milk
.by pumping. Help us to a few items
and thereby improve the paper,
Smoke the Detroit Free Press
cigar at C. W. Wolters'.
At the residence of Mr. Pickering
there arrived last Saturday week a
bright and smiling girl baby in con
sequence of which the entire household
is made glad. , ' , . - . -
French Prunes a speciality at Med
ford Nursery.. , - i
A number of new boxes recepti
pals for nails baye recently been ad
ded to the hardware store of D. H.
Miller. Good job and lots more con
yenient. : 1
V-flew line of hosiery at the Racket.
. Mr. E. P. Hammond reports the re
cently organized lodge of Good Temp
lars gaining membership at an aston
ishingly rapid rate. He says the lodge
has been organized only three weeks
and that there is now a membership of
seveaty-five. The state Grand Lodge
writes that with the progress now be
ing made the Medford lodge will soon
be the banner organization of the kind
in the state. Medford seems to be get
ting away with the persimmons in ev
erything her people undertake.
IT you would like to gaze upon
something in the horse line that is a
real beauty ask Mr. C. T. Nicholson
to lead out that four-year-old Norman
colt. The one that tips the scales
the kind Jones pays the freight
on at a few notches better than six
teen hundred. Mr. Nicholson is justlv
proud of the animal, and well he might
be.
The Medford Business Colleg 3 stu
dents, numbering about fifty, and ac
companied by Prof. Rigby, will attend
a meeting of the Jacksonville public
school literary society this evening.
This is by special invitation and is a
return visit. The Rogue River Valley
train has been chartered for the occas
ion. A very pleasant time is expected.
Mr. C. S. Price, county school su
perintendent, has sent us an outline of
work of the State Teachers' Reading
Circle tor the month of January, but
as the month is already so well ad
vanced we will needs hold over until the
"outline" forFebruary work is received.
Frank Stevenson, employed in the
Southern Oregon Packing house, is
laid up for a few days with a peculiar
attack of blood poisoning which was
contracted while at work about the
scalding tubs. Two other employes
are similarly affected.
Five new students were added to
the roster at the Medford Business Col
lege this week. They were C. W. An
gel and Mamie Isaacs, Medford, and
Rosetta Waters, Ella Terrill, Mary
Wilcox, of Talent. Rosetta Waters re
ceived a life scholarship.
More or less controversy has been
had of late over the Childers-Phipps
law suit which was settled last month
by the circuit court giving judgement
in favor of Childers, for (1000 which
judgement has since been purchased by
R. H. Whitehead.
The Ladies Guild of the Presbyte
rian church has arranged for an eve
ning's entertainment by Hon. W. C.
Crowell, on Thursday evening January
26, at opera house. Admission 25 cts,
children 10 cents.
Among the 7th street improve
ments is the new brick addition being
built by Mr. D. T. Pritcbard to his
jewelry store. The Messrs. Childers
are supplying the material and doing
the brick laying.
Opening chapter of "Margaret
Medbury's Managers." another . very
interesting and' qnite romantic story,"
will appear in this paper next week.
Don't miss the opening chapter.
, The regular (JnioffTjospel Temper
ance meeting will be held In the Pres
byterian church next Sunday . evening,
January 22nd, and will be addressed .by
Rev. E..E- Phippa. . .' r ; 'v ,
to Hamilton & Palm for prices
on bouses and lots, also unimproved
ots and acre tracts on the install
ment plan.
. The subject of Hon. W. C. Crow
ell's lecture will be Chinese Scenes and
a Yankee in the Celestial Kingdom.
O. Heltan, the Merchant Tailor,
has just received the largest and finest
stock of cloth ever seen in Medford.
Sutton's Uncle Tom's Cabin Com
pany at Opera House, Friday, Jan. 27.
See big street parade at noon.
Up in Washington skins of full
grown black bears are worth from thir
ty to forty dollars apiece.
A change is made in the nursery
advertisement of Mr. Edwin Russ.
Read it on first page.
The Mall is prepared to turn out
as fine job printing as any shop in the
state. Try us once.
Location quartz claim blanks print
ed and for sale by The Mail fifty
cents per dozen.
A new two-story brick building on
C street is one of the intended spring
improvements.
The best five cent cigar in town is
the Pride of Medford for sale by Davis
& Pottentrer.
All subscriptions due The Mail
should be paid to its present publisher.
Leading all other brands in the
market Snowy Butte flour.
C. F. Lewis has an ad in another
column of this paper.
Quaker Rolled Oats at Davis &
Pottenger's. . ,.
Pure Cider Vinegar at Davis &
Pottinger.
Endless variety of dolls and toys at
C. W. Wolters.
The best bread in town at Pen well's
bakery.
, Fine spiceaand extracts at Davis
& Pottenger's.
Go to Pen well's bakery for bread,
pies, cakes, etc.
Hanging lamps at cost. Davis &
Pottenger.
For teas and coffee try Davis &
Pottenger.
r Pure maple syrup at Davis It Pot
tenger's. ' Glassware at cost Davis & Pot
tinger.' ' .
i The Premium Market for good
meat.
: Go to Eldor's for the best tea in
town : .
. Money to loan Hamilton & Palm.
Mackeraland codfish at Wolters.
. Dry popcorn at Elder's,'
HEW BUSINESS- COLLEGE.
A Company Organized to Erect a
Building in this City.
Medford is to have a new business
college building if her citizens will en
courage the enterprise by a little ma
terial assistance. A company was in
corporated in this city on last Saturday
with the intention of erecting a build
ing suitable for this purpose to ba oc
cupied exclusively by the school. The
rapid increase in the membership of
the Medford Business College has made
the present quarters inadquato, and
the question of a substantial building,
that would pennnntly establish tho
business college for this section af the
state in Medford, has recently been
agitating the minds of some of our
leading citizens. The officers of the
new company are Dr. B. F. Adkins,
president; M. E. Rigby, secretary and
manager, and W.I. Vawtor, treasurer.
xne company proposes to put up a
building on tho Adkins block in tho
west end of town to cost between $4,000
and $5,000, and thjy are going to ask
the citizens to contribute $2,000 of this
amount. Tho object of the gentlemen
wno nave inauguratea tne idea is nut a
mercinary one, but is prompted by
public spirit. It is thought that tho
time is ripe for a first-class institution
of this kind in Southern Oregon, and
this is Medford's opportunity to secure
the school, before one of our neighbor
ing towns steps in and walks off with
the honors.
The Medford Business College was
established here little more than a
year ago, and by tho untiring efforts of
Professor Rigby tho school has grown
until about seventy members have been
enrolled. The most approved methods
of practical business are taught, to
gether with systematic courses in En
glish, typewriting and short-hand. In
addition to this is a teachers' normal
institute and a preparatory department.
It behooves the business men and cit
izens generally to take -an active part
in the efforts now being made to secure
an institution we may well be proud of,
and no stone should be left unturned
until the last spike is driven in a sub
stantial structure for the Medford Bus
iness College.
An Uniqne Display.
Mr. John Weeks, of the firm of Weeks
& Orr, gave an order for job print
ing to The Mail Saturday, the same
being label cards for ten boxes of prunes
which have been put up by this firm
and are to be put in the Oregon fruit
exhibit at the World's Fair, at Chicago.
The prunes put up are of the French
variety and said to be an excellent ar
ticle. The unique part of the display
comes in in connection with the boxes
in which this fruit is packed. Each of
the ten boxes is of a different variety
of wood and all of tho varieties a pro
duct of the country surrounding Med
ford, and are oak, alder, laurel, yew,
fir, bird's' eye pine, red cedar, manza-
nita, mountain mahogany and white
wood. This lumber was all carefully
sawed at tho tt-HlU TSuRaVSni, hera;reTIo"hirsleep;
Phoenix and the C?es made by the
same firm
A Male Bit Him.
Mr. Ashbary Beat I, living out at
Ranchero, met with an accident last
week which is considerably out of the
usual order. Himself and a party of
men had thrown a mule to the ground
for some purpose or other, and when
Mr. Beall had occasion to pass near
the animal's bead it made a grab at
his leg and caught it with its
teeth just bolow the kneo. Tha teeth
penetrated his pants and boot leg and
made an ugly wound in the flesh. It
required the efforts of several men
with clubs and a hammering over the
head for several minutes b-jfore the an
imal would loosen its hold. This oc-
cured last week and Mr. Bsall is now
recovering from the wound.
Unfortunate Mr. Hanson.
Mr. James Hanson, who lives four
and half miles south of Medford, is
having just a trifle more than his share
of misfortunes. Last spring- sometime
his arm was thrown out of joint and
he was laid up with this injury all
summer. In October following death
entered the portals of his home and
took away his kind and loving wife, and
he is now compelled to take his six-year-old
daughter to the children's hospital
at San Francisco for treatment for hip
disease. Surly this is too great a
multiple of misfortunes to fall at the
door of one man in so brief a time.
The Mail extends sympathy and we
fell sure all Medford join us in so doing.
The little girl has been at the same
hospital for treatment before.
Kertson in a New Eoie.
Mr. F. G. Kertson, formerly of The
Mail, has a pet device which he has
been treasuring as a great possibility
of the near future for some time, but as
an opportunity to "push it" has not un
til now presented itself, it has not been
presented to the public. It is an easy
and economical subscription book foe
publishers, as well as business men who
send out large amounts of advertising
matter to many different addresses.
The device has been patented and Mr.
Kertson already sees visions of gold
shiners piled up before him and within
easy reach. May he reap all the har
vest promises.
Neill H. West Harried.
From Hiram West, of Loyalton, Cal
ifornia, comes the news of the marriage
of his brother, Neill H. West, at Reno,
Nevada, on December 27, to Miss Julia
Clow, of that city. Mr. West was at
one time a resident of Medford and his
friends hereabouts, although a little
late jin doing so, will join us in ex
tending congratulations)
Highest of ail in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
I
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE TOWN TALKER.
D'd he oold 'em?
Ask "Rosy" what ho held.
"Did you see that job they put up on
me last night?' said "Rosy" to a gen
tleman who sat with him at breakfast
in the Hotel Medford one morning
lost week.
"Rosy" has a well-earned reputation
rs a moat successful single-handed
whist player, and when he indulges in
a "quiet'' game with a "particular"
friend it is ten to one that he will get
the odd.
But tho night referred to was an off
ono for "Rosy." "I held tho king,
queen and jack of clubs, the king, queen
and jock of spades, and six trumps, and
I didn't take a single trick. What do
.. . u : i t . i ii-i i . : i t
JUU "" "
hand, but I was caught with a Short
suit" "Rosy" claimed that, while the
proceedings were unusal, he took no
particular note of the unexpected turn
of the tricks at the time. He had al
ways prided himself on a good night's
sleep after a successful "sitting dur
ing the evening, but this time his re
pose was interrupted, and he lay dream
ing of his defeat.
The vision in his dream was a tragedy
in one act, which solved the mystery
of tho short suit. The plot was laid in
the Hotel Medford. Scene a room,
where a game of whist was in progress,
with himself as one of the principals
in the game. Opposite him sat a per
son large of stature, with glaring eyes
and stern countenance, who had sur
vived many summers' suns and winters'
winds. ''Rosy" dreams on: tho game
progresses; new actors appear on the
scene. It is the witching hourof night.
and demons from a sulphurous clime :
are ushered in. In the mirror of his
sleep "Rosy" sees himself bewildered.
A demon passes behind him, hisses in
his ear, and sends his hot breath whis
tling through the whiskers of the ter
rified Hebrew. The word had been
passed, and a second deyil, blacker than
the ace of spades, which ''Rosy" didn't
hold, gives a slight-of-hand perform
ance on the opposite side of the table,
while "Rosy" is wiping the sulphurous
vapor from his eyes. The devil spake:
"presto change;" the cards are dealt:
the game proceeds. The hoary-headed
player takes thirteen tricks.
The audience- applauJed - loud and
long, and as "Ruey" gazed into Ms
own nresUfallen counUnance, saw hU
record broken and the ambition -of his
and finally awoke.? On recovering his
senses he mlpht havt been heard to ex
claim: "Eureka! Twasa'cold'deck."
' An erroneous .bulletin Issued at an
early hour Ou-via evening of slection
day was a surprise to electors and a
source of considerable annoyance to
Mr. J. W. Short, the veteran council
man, who has many times met upon the
arena every form of living candidate
We call him chief, and we do well,
for he was duly elected a member of
the city council. The error in sum
ming up the result was not discovered
until the following day, and iu the
meantime the daily papers had chroni
cled Mr. Short's defeat. He bore his
grief with manly fortitude, but when
he was compelled to break the news to
his good wife, his burden became doub
ly burdensome. He found little conso
lation in the efforts made by his friends
to solace him.
But a review of the figures on the
morrow brought peace and happiness
to Mr. Short and his entire household.
The "big two" at the Popular grocery
cannot be out classed in this section for
courtesy, and a desire to oblige and
please their customers. When sizing
up the powerful physique of either of
these gentlemen it occurs to one that
if there is an individual in Southern
Oregon who has pugllUtlc as pe rations,
he might also be accommodated at the
Popular grocery.
Illustrated Evening Talks.
Tho Hon. W..C. Crowell, (late U. S
Minister to China,) under the auspices
of the Ladies Guild and for the benefit
of the Episcopal church, will deliver
his celebrated illustrated "Evening
Talks," at the Medford Opera House,
Thursday evening, Jon'y 2flth, 1893.
These "Evening" Talk's are reminiscen
ces of the "Flowery" kingdom and will
be accompanied with unique aid rare
"Curios" that render the entertain
ment most useful and interesting.
General admission 25 cents, children.
10 cents.
Officers Elected.
At a meeting ef the Chester A. Ar
thur corps, No. 34, held In Medford re
cently, the following officers were elec
ted and installed fot the ensuing year:
President Mrs. Mannle M. Wolf.
S. V. President Mrs. Damon.
J. V. President Mrs. Sarah Whit
man. Seoretary Mrs. Bradbery.
Treasurer Mrs. M. E. Davis.
Conductor Miss Ida Redden.
Assistant Conductor Miss Verna
Weaver.
Guard Mrs. Etta Earheart.
Assistant Guard Mrs. .Maggie Noble.
Chaplain Mrs. Clara M. Brown.
Tho above officers were installed by
Mr, M- E. Pumon.
Ponder
PDEELY PERSONAL.
Mr. D. L. MlNKI.E came down from
Ashland last week.
Mr. John T. Kklley, of Granu Pass,
was in Medford on business last week.
Messrs. David Kino and Leon Dal
las, of Ashland, were in the city last
Sunday.
Mr. G. B. Addinotox left Medford
Tuesday evening for a two woeks' visit
at Seattle.
Mr. Bert Whitman left Wednesday
night for a visit at Portland and the
Sound cities.
Mr. J. J. Brophy returned last
week from a mining tour in the Gold
Hill country.
Mr. George T. Hershberoer, of
Central Point, came down to the mo
.opolis on Tuesday,
i Mr. Joe Mcrphey has returned to
Medford after a month's visit with his
parents in San Francisco.
Fred Lookenmeyer, of the Medford
Artificial Ice Company, returned Sun
day from a brief business trip to Port
land.
Mr. E. P. WooD.forinerly engaged in
the harness business at this place, is
now located on a farm near Alva, Mis
souri. Miss Rose Card well, of Jackson
vill, passel through Medford Sunday
eveuing, on her way to visit a sister at
Salem.
Messrs. A. O. Holland, J. T. Hol
land ond Vrs. M. R. DCNKAN, of Alt
house, registered at The Medford last
Saturday.
Sheriff Pelton is in town this week
for the purpose of receiving county
taxes. He may be found at the city
recorder's office.
I Mr. P.F.iRV JilHVSnv. thn rnnirn
mining expert of Medford. is now mak
ing a seve.-al days' tour of mining in
spection in California.
Miss AUCE Mathews, of Jackson
ville, and Miss Bert u a Stewart, of
Medford, left Sunday evening for Rock
Point to visit Miss Mathews' parents.
SOL. Ark a MS, Esq., of Roseburg,
who is an aspirant for the office of rail
road commissioner, has been in Jack
son county the past week fixing up his
political fences.
Mr. Elmer Rashford. the popular
book-keeper at tho M.dford distillery,
has been somewhat indisposed for the.
past few weeks, but Krcw oaek at nia
post as good in health as eyer.
Mr.aod Mrs. -r. G. KErtson left
Medford Tuesday evening. Mr. K.
will make a stop of indefinite length in
Portland and his good lady will visit
with her parents at Independence.
The b.-st wishes of all Medford people
will follow them where e're their lot
may be cast.
Rev. FOSTER and family arrived in
Medford the latter part of last week
and will make this place their future
home. The reverend gentleman be
longs to the Presbyterian denomina
tion and will have pastorial charge of
that church in Medford. These peo
ples arc from the Sound country, up
In Washington.
Mr. C. F. Lewis returned to Med
ford Sunday night from a year's sojourn
at Costa Rica, Central America. Mr.
Lewis was in the employ of a large En
glish mining company at that placa,
but the yellow fever became too thick
for him and he left at the expiration of
his contract for a more pleasant and
healthy clime Medford. Mr. Lewis
relates that out of the company's em
ployees nine men died with the yellow
fever in thirteen days and that he was
unfortunate in haying tho dread disease
himself and has not as yet entirely re
covered. Mr. Lewis left yesterday for
Gold Hill where he will spend a few
weeks in looking over the mineral pros
pects preparatory to making a report
to a big Chicago firm, who, if report
be favorable, will invest a big amount
of money in this locality in developing
Its mining interests.
Had a Nice Time As Usual.
The semi-monthly club dances given
by the Medford dancing club still re
tain their popularity, and tho one given
in the opera house last Saturday night
was no exception to the general rule.
There were something like twenty
couples present.
Recent Arrivals.
Our good friend, Prof. Jacobs,
has been helping us out this week
by keeping a littlo local tablet.
Just as we are about ready to go to
press his last tablet comes in and
among the items we find three births,
as follows: On January 13th, to
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Crouch, a son;
on January 18lh, to Mr. and Mrs.
Jessie Richardson, a son, and on
January 17th, to Mr.' and Mrs.
James Cobb, & ?on.
C. F. LEWIS,
AND MACHINIST.
Any work In his line nuch as llnlng-up engine
erection and repairing of saw uud quart mula
attonded to properly and promptly.
All communications promptly auawered.
MEDFORD,
OREGON.
Mechanical
Enmeer
Do You Ever Eat ?
A little nourishment now and then
Is relished by the best of men.
Fresh Articles of Food are Always
Cheapest, Because They
are Wholesome.
C. W. WOLTERS, THE POPULAR
Keeps a Seasonable
Stock of Goods.
Jas. A. Slover & Co,
Headquarters for all the standard drugs in the market.
Artists' material and fine stationery.
I DRUGGISTS
Largest stock in Southern Oregon.
Fancy goods and toilet articles. Come and see U6.
MEDFORD, ORE.
D. H. MILLER,
KALEK ;
Hardware,5 SlovesTinware
and line Building Material.;
U1S0UGHT lH0f4 haloes.
Wtmalei CsUery, Carpenters and BauAars Tools. Fiahiaa: Tackle. AsBmattioa, Eta. Kta
Redjacket Fviree Pumps, for deep or
MITGHELL-LEWIS & STAYER CO.,
SRaehinery and Vehicles,
mifGneii Farm & Surina Wans, Buggies. Carnages.
Carts, Harness. 4c. Canton. Gang, Blask land, Clipper and Hill
side Plows. J. I. Case Gang and Clipper Plows. Gale and Bis
sell Chilled Plows. Canton & Case leaver Harrows. A foil line
of Machinery of the latest improvements constantly kept on hand.
CATALOGUE ON
MITCHELL LEWIS & ST AVER CO.. .
D. T. LAWTON, M'fjr Medford Branch.
COPPER
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GBOCEB,
shollow wells. Tin Shep Attacked
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