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Medford Mail Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1907.
No. 198
WILL COMING
NEW CHURCH
Congregation Makes Arrangements
'for Work to Start, Soon on
Church Property on
West Main.
OVER $6000 HAS BEEN' '
SUBSCR'lBED FOR BUILDING
Negotiations In Progress to Finance
Two-Story Business Block on
. Place Where Church Stands.
Tho congregation of St. Mtirk's
Episcopal church hnvo made arrange-
ments for tho eominonqcmont of work
on tho now church building, to be
constructed on the - church property
at tho corner of Main and Holly
streets. Tho church edifices' is esti
mated' to cost $10,000 at least, 'and
will bo constructed entirely of stone,
cither sandstone or granito, which
ever is the most feasible. Archdeacon
Chambers, who has hadca'crrgo of
the matter and who will 'superintend
tho building operations, has socurcd
by subscription $0400 toward tho
construction of tho church.
Tho church will havo a frontago of
40.10 inches on Holly streot and will
bo 100 feet deop. Tho plans indicate
an edifico of great beauty and tho in
terior arrangements will bo in accord
with tho outsido appearances.
Negotiations aro also in progress
for the financing of tho project to
erect a two-story business block ut
tho corner of Main and Holly, with
tho best of prospects for tho success
of tho undertaking.
Tho now rector, Rev. William Lu
cas, of Allegan, Mich., is expected to
arrive during tho coming week, and
will hold services for tho first time
on Sunday, tho 14th. Mr. Lucas
bears a high reputation ns a ministor
nnd a man, and tho congregation of
St. Mark's is considered fortunato
in being able to securo his sorvicos.
LOOKING INTO MATTER OF
RECENT-CONVICT ESCAPE
SALEM, Or., Nov. C C. W.
Jamos, superintendent of tho Oregon
penitentiary, si looking into tho facts
in connection with tho osenpo of the
five convicts who mndo their gotaway
last month, after overpowering
Guards Davis and Gortzel, and two
of whom wore killed in tho fight with
tho posse in Polk county a few days
later.
Mr. James will socuro as much evi
dence as possible nnd if there is a
case against tho thrco surviving con
victs, District Attornoy John H. Ma
Nary will present the matter to tho
grand jury at tho December term of
court in Dallas, Polk county, and nsk
tho indictment of tho convicts for as
sault upon tho officers.
There is an old Oregon statuto
which provides that any convict who
attacks a prison officer with a dead
ly weapon shall be punished by death.
If the ovidenco doea not warrant the
conviction of tho men undor this act.
it is probablo they will bo arraigned
under another law, conviction under
which would give tho men several
yeai-3 in prison.
BUILDING
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NO SUNDAY ISSUE
OF MAIL TRIBUNE
OUT TOMORROW
"
Owiiin- to Hm fnnt flint it
Owing to tho fact that it
has been impossible to got tho
new office of tho Mail Tribune
arranged, it will bo impossiblo
to publish a Sunday morning
issuo this weelo
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NO RHINO GET
HE GET RHINO
So Grins Black Hero Worshipper
When Questioned by Corre
spondents Relative to Re
port Roosevelt Was Dead.
NAIROBI, Africa, Nov C Colo
nel Roosevelt and all members of his
party aro in good health. There is
no ground whatever for tho rumor
spread yesterday regarding the colo
nel's death. Roosovelt today is beat
ing tho brush in tho .Eldama ravino,
whore ho is hunting tho Bongo, a rare
species of African antelope.
While it was known to a practicnl
certainty yesterday that there wore
no grounds for tho report it was im
possiblo to get into communication
with tho party until a runner was mot.
"No rhino got Bwana Tumho.
Bwnna Tumbo got rhino quicker,"
grinned tho black hero worshipper.
NEW EXHIBITS ARE
PLACED ON VIEW
Many New Things Added to Already
Interesting Collection In the Ex
hibit Buildmg.
George Launsoach, of tho Laurol
orchards, near Jncksonvillo, has on
display in hto Exhibit building a small
bunch of grapes of tho Flame Tokay
varioty, that are a samplo of tho kind
of grapos that can be grown in tho
woighs five pounds, so thnt it is renlly
Rogue River valley. Tho winch only
rot of oytrnordinnry size for this sec
tion, but it makos nowcomors inves
tigate to ascertain if thoro nro not
more than one bunch in tho cluster.
Tho berries aro vey largo and per
fect and the whole clustor is as per
fect ns nature could mnko it.
J. C. Pendleton of Tnblo Rock hns
n few Ortloys in tho Exhibit building,
which nro kept undor n glnss caso
with justification. They are too
tempting to bo loft outsido.
Among tho curiosities recently
brought in is ono found on tho Stur
goss farm, on Applcgnte, in tho shnpo
of nn oval stone, with n groovo there
in, evidently hand mado for tho hold
ing of a cord. In shnpo, sizo and
the work upon it, the stones conforn
to those used by tho South American
Gauchos for their bolas, which they
use in trapping wild cattle and game,
nnd porhnps the aboriginal Rogue
River Indian used it for the same
purpose.
APPLES SCARCE AND PRICES
ARE HIGH IN ALBANY
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 0. Apple
prices aro breaking all records here,
Apples are selling for as high as
$3,50 box in the local market and
no apples for, less than $2 n box in
local stores.
MHO
TIB
BOOSTER MASS
MEETING FOR
MONDAY
NIGH!
Opera House Will Be Thrown Open
to Public Monday Night and
Every Person Is Urged
to Attend. j'
TOM RICHARDSON WILL '
MAKE BOOSTER ADDRESS
Special Music .Has Been Arranged
and Profitable as Well as Pleas
ant Evening Is Planned.
A monstor mass meeting is planned
for Monday evening in tho opera
house. Every person in Medford
with tho good of tho community a
heart is urged to attend.! !
Tom Richardson, Oregon's chief
booster, will mnko the address of tho
evening. Special musio has bcon ar
ranged and overy ono is urged to bot
on hand. Medford plans to take up
tho year's work with greater vim
than over before
Tho ladies of tho Greater Medford?
club will tako a prominent part in tho
meeting, tho evening being under the
joint auspices of tho Commercial
club and tno ureator jucrttord ciuu',
DROPS DEAD IN
IN ASHLAND HOTEL
Prominent Mining Man of Northern
California Dies Suddenly in the
Oregon Hotel.
ASHLAND, Nov. 0. (Specinl.)
Frank Mee, one of the best-known
mining, men of Northom California,
dropped dead in his room at tho Ore
gon hotel today. Mr. Meo had arriv
ed horo this morning on train 14 nnd
had eaten dinner nnd started to go to
bed to rest after an all-night trip, clo
fell dead just as ho was stepping into
bed.'
Mr. Meo is n brother-in-Inw of Sen
ator R. A. Booth of, tho Boofh-Kelly
Lumber Co., nnd is widely known in
Southern Oregon and California.
SILVERT0N PLEDGES
$1100 FOR PUBLICITY
SILVERTON, Or., Nov. 0. Enthu
siastic over tho possibilities of n
greater Silvorton, hundreds of busi
ness men of Silverton and farmers
from tho tributary country attend
ed a meeting in tho opora houso yes
terday afternoon and listened to an
nddress by Tom Richnrdson of Port
land. During his nddress Mr. Richardson
read a telegram which he had just
rccoived from A F. Hofor, seorotnry
of tho Salem board of trado: "Salem
board of trado sends greetings to
Silverton boosters. It means bettor
citizens, bettor homes and bigger
bank nccounts. Salem brought moro
than $1,000,000 into Marion county
by spending $12,000 in advertising."
Before tho meeting closed Mr. Rich
nrdson raised $1100 for tho Silver
ton Commercial club to be used for
J advertising nnd to promote tho inter
ests of Silverton.
LABORING MAN
SLUGGED AND
ROBBED IN
ALLEY
A. Rankin Struck on Head With
Blunt Instrument Last Evening
and Robbed of Hundred
Dollar Roll.
KNOWS NOTHING OF THE
MEN WHO ROBBEDjHIM
1
fJustice Canon Gives Another Man a
Chance to Get. Out of .
State.
A. Rankin, n laboring man, was
relieved of $100 Friday night about
9 :30 o'clock by someone who evident
ly slugged .him from behind.
Mr. Rankin statos that he hud
started from tho Nash cornor down
Front street on his way to his room
iu tho Palaco, and that was the last hu
know until ho found himself in his
.room with his pookotbook and con
tents gono. Mr. Rankin does not
"know when ho was assaulted nor how,
i 81110 01 1113 Jieau 8110WS tmu
I , heavy blow had been struck him
I wun. some mum mauummu. mi wi
(.uontinuou on rago a.)
COURT HALL SELLS
TO KEENE & ALLEN
Two' Men Pay $10,000 for Resldenco
Property In Heart of
City.
I Dr. J. M. Keono nnd John R. Allen
havo purchased tho Court Hall resi
donco property on tho cornor of Coi
trol avenue nnd Eighth streets, pay
ing about $10,000.
Tho plans for the improvement of
tho properly has not aa yet been for
mulated, but Dr. Keono states that in-
': n improvement is tho ordor
of tho day that something in tho
building lino will be undertaken in
the spring.
ARKANSAS CAPITALISTS
BUY ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
Portland tiinbormcn havo just com
pleted the largest deal in Pncifio
const timber lands of tho year, about
00,000 acres of fir, spruce, cedar and
hemlock timber on Vancouver island,
tho consideration being in the neigh
borhood of $800,000. Tho tract wap
purchased by J. D. Lacoy & Co. for
southern clients who compriso a syn
dicate headed )iy Buchuor, Banks &
Edgar of Arkansas Tho tract is ono
of tho largest tracts of cosoiidated
timber lnnds north of tho British
Columbia boundary.
PIONEER WOMAN PASSES
AWAY; WAS WELL KNOWN
Mrs, Bollo Estos Applcgnte, a pio
neor of Douglas county, died at her
homo near Drain on Qctobor 20, aged
about 00 years. Mrs. Applegato wan
a sistor of Mrs. Peter Applegato of
Jacksonville, nnd was well known in
Jackson county.
.
LADIES START BIG
CAMPAIGN IN CITY
PLANTING TREES
Tho Indies of tho Greater
Medford club on Monday
morning start a campaign of
planting shndo trees to benu-
tify tho city. Property own-
ors will bo urged to beautify
their streets. Tho ladies
should receive support of all.
RAINS PROVE
GREAT BENEFIT
TO THE VALLEY
Rain Works Havoc in Other Sections,
But Proves Beneficial to This
Section, Aiding the Or
chardists. The storm of tho past few days,
which has boon creating moro or less
havoc along tho coast, amounted to
simply a beneficial rain in tho Roguo
Rivor valley.
Tho grass has started 'finely n tho
winter rnngo and stock will do woll
outside for somo timo to como.
Tho fruit cron is practically all
harvested, so that no injury has boon
dono to that industry. The rainfall
will also enable tho farmers to con
tinue operations, nnd, taken alto
gether, tho storm has bcon just about
what was needed.
TRAIN HITS OPEN
SWITCH; 5 DEAD
Nearly 200 Passengers Injured
Switchman Placed Under Arrest
Charged With Responsibility.
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Nov. 0.
Fivo woro killed and noarly 200 in
jured, some seriously, when an in
bound passenger train was wrecked
fliitering tho Pennsylvania yards to
day. Four cars woro demolished. Tho
train was local Pennsylvania on tho
railroad out of Philadelphia. It ran
into nn open switch at tho Brunswick
streot junction, collided with n switch
engine, which was not moving.
It wns a commutation train, making
up lost time, when the collision oc
curred. Tho accident came suddenly,
tho train crow boing unable to jump.
In tho mail car over $1,000,000 in
specio wns boing transferred to 'Now'
York by Adams expross. Company
detectives aro guarding it. A number
of injured nro not oxpocted to sur
vive. Tho dead:
JOHN MONROE, engineer.
JOHN M'CLATN, fireman.
JOHN SPILLE, cnTinoor.
DANIEL MEAD, firoinnn.
STENCIO DIOGOSIE, trackwalker.
John Gnrring, tho towormnn, wus
nrrestod, charged with tho responsi
bility of leaving tho switch opon.
TAFT TO SIT IN OLD
HISTORICUHAIR TONIGHT
CHARLESTON, S; C. Nov. 0.
President Tuft started for Columbia,
t Augusta, nt 8 this morning. Ho
stopped ton minutes in Orangeburg,
mnking n speoch from tho platform.
In Columbia this afternoon ho will sit
in tho chair used by nearly all of tho
colonial governors of the state.
BOOSTS CITIES
IMPARTIALLY '
BOT INVESTS
HERE
William Blddlo Wells, Chief of Pub
licity Bureau of Harriman' Lines,
invests iii Medford City '
Property Will Build.
HAS WRITTEN OF EVERY
SECTION OF NORTHWEST
Shows Where Faith Lies by Putting
$6000 'Into Property In This
City Medford Leads All.
William Biddlo Wolls, Paoifio
Northwest managor of tho Sunset
magazine, nnd as such tho head of tho
publicity department of tho Harri
man lines in Oregon, in which posi
tion ho has oxtolled the morits of ev
ery section of tho northwest, has
shown his faith in tho city of Medford
by purchasing tho northwost cornor
of Fifth and Central avonuo for a
sum closo to $0000. Ho will erect a
brick business blook thoroon.
Mr. Wolls has issued all tho com
munity booklets published iu tho
northwest, hns visitod all the cities
and is about ho best-posted man on
prevailing conditions in ouch com
munity, so thnt his investment hero is
proof positivo of his firm belief in
tho future of Medford.
Otlior sp(ooinl officers havo inter
ests in this sootion, among them bo
ing John M. Scott, gonornl passon
gor ngont.in Portland, C. W. Stin
ger, city ticket agent in Portland;
W. II. Jonkins, trnvoling passongor
agont, and others, to say nothing of
"Rosoy." '
SPAIN'S TROUBLES HAVE
EFFECT IN PANAMA'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 0. Tho po
litical diffiaultios in Spain aro hav
ing an indirect effect on tho Isthmian
cnnnl. Despite tho fact that tho
Spanish government has forbidden
the recruiting of laborers iu thnt
country for cnnnl work, a stonmor ar
rived at Colon a few days ago wtti
I'M lnbororn from Spain, tho largest
sinco tho dcoreo went into effect. Be
tween Soptotnbor 1 and October 12
only 1110 laborei'H came to tho isth
mus from Southern Europe, but ho
unsettled conditions havo apparency
stimulated emigration. Kuroponn la
borers who cjiftjlo. the isthmus of
thoir own accord and apply for work
with the commission nro employed at
a rato of 1(1 cents gold an hour, and
after six months'. trial, if thoir ser
vices aro satisfactory, thoy nro- ad
vanced to 20 cents on hour.
I MINE LOCATOR MARRIES
GRANTS PASS GIRL
GRANTS PASS, Or,, Nov, 0.
(Special.) At tho homo of Honry
Miller of this city, Roy W. Brigga
nnd Hostor E. Bamott woro united in
mnrriago yostorday, Rev. D, II. Loach,
pustor of tho Nowinan Methodist
church, officiating. Tho groom is tlio
young man who a few yours ago
found tho largo pockol of gold in
tho mountains nt tho head of Suokgr
creok. Ho was trailing n deer hq
had shot and whilo looking for tho
spots of blood, noticed tho snnu-of
gold, projecting from the hillside.
From this tho claim was slaked out
nnd was called tho Wounded Buck.