THE AtEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MBl).bui, ORKOON. TUESDAY, I) IDC MM WFM 7, 1 i)0i).
Ill The ft
Cost of Electricity
Per week for the average family for
heating and cooking
iverman
TOWN VOTES DRY;
MERCHANTS MOVE
Town Bids Fair to Bo Deserted Be
cause It Voted Dry in
j the Recent
Election.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 7. Be
causo tho little twon of Ferrell, Ida
ho, on the edge of Kootenai county,
recently voted dry. its mcrchanta and
Ealoonkeepers today aro moving their
goods across the St. Joe river into
Shoshone county, where they may op
erate saloons in a wet territory. As
soon as Ferrell voted dry a number
of Ub residents either purchased or
secured options on a considerable
amount of land along the river In
Shoshono county.
Ferrell is largely a logging campj
and it was pointed out by a number j
of business men of the city that a log-J
glng camp without liquor would be a
larce.
EASTERNER HAS PRAISE
FOR ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
(Orcgonian.)
LOGAXSPORT, Ind., Banks of the
Wabash, Dec. 2. (To the Editor.)
I have been reading in a recent is
sue of The Oregoninn regarding a
man, from Polk county, Oregon, who
is afraid that the state of Oregon
is going to be over-boomed. Just put
this man in n bottle and cork up the
latter tightly.
I visited Oregon in 1886 and again
in 1909, spending one week nt Med
ford, Or., with my friend Jesse En
yart, formerly from Logunsport, Ind.
and also one week with my cousins,
David Creighton, 920 East Everett
street, Portland, andSnmuel Creigh
ton, of The Dalles, Or. I must say
that if I were not a man over 67
3?ears of age, Oregon would have me
for a solid citizen in less than thirty
days. I was surprised last fall, while
on my visit to Oregon to see tho
strides that it had made in such &
short time. I would not believe the
stories told me by the Creightons
until I had seen things with rav own
eyes. I am convinced that Medford,
in the Rogue river valley, as well as
any friend, Jesse Enyart, now at
Medford, hnve bright futures before
them, especially in pear orchards;
also The Dalles and Hood River
county. Think of the undeveloped
central Oregon, and then think of
anyone fearing the overbqoming of
the'great state of Oregon. I saw land
sell in 1880 nt The Dalles for $2.50
per acre, and now this same land
sells for $100 per acre. This makes
tne tell the young Hoosiers to take
Horace Greeley's advice: "Go west
young man," go to Oregon. I know
of several Hoosiers who are prepar
ing tp leave Hoosierdom next spring
to help fill up Oregon. I have a
Lrothjbr who left Portland in 1868,
and he almost sheds tears every time
he thinks of Oregon. He is now clos
ing out his business of farming and
is prepnring to take the Greely cure
at tho ago of almost 70 years. Ore
Kon will stand booming for the next
25 years. I. N. CRAWFORD.
SENATOR BOURNE IS AFTER
R0SEBURG FEDERAL BUILDING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. All Ore
gon applicants who took the examin
ation for census clerical appoint
ments have pasted successfully. They
uro: Menoven T. Crnwford, Mary
C. numraer and Margaret Entler,
Portland; Julia McCulloch, Salem
and W. L. Sandblast, Eugene.
Senator Bourne will introduce a
bill appropriating 150,000 for a
"postoffice building at Roeburg. lie
will work for favorable nction, dur
ing the coining session, on a bill car
rying $2,500,000 for n new federal
building in Portland. The treasury
mdepnrtent favors the oreetion of a
sepnrto postoffice building near tho
railway depot, so thnt mails can be
handled expeditiously, and tho reten
tion of tho present federal building
for court purpose.
Medford, Oregon: This certifies
thnt we have sold Hall's Texas Won
dor for tho cure of all kidney. Mad
dei? and rheumatic troubles for ten
years, and hnve never hnd a com
plaint. It givea quick npd permanent
relief. CO days' trcntrnent in eueh bot
tle. Medford Pharmacy.
THAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
A nlco pleco of cabinet work or
mission furniture mnkes an Ideal gift,
very appropriate and useful. We spe
cialize in making tho "out of tho or
dinary" pieces, In fact, anything In
tho mission furniture or cabinet work
linos made to your order, any finish
you may desire. Drop in and get our
prices.
MISSION FURNITURE WORKS,
Shop near corner Eighth and Holly
BtrootB, Phono 8362.
Ccprritfkt.
1 33. by tW
HcChtr.
Company.
CopjrUhl.
1907. im, hj
Stewart
Whit
Chapter
16
ORDE'S bank account, in spite of
I hlr laughing assertion to New
mark, contained some $1,100.
After a brief but comprehensive
tour of Inspection over all the works
then forward he drew a hundred of
this and announced to Newmnrk that
buslucss would take him awny for
about two weeks.
At Redding, whither ho went to
pack his little sole leather trunk, he
told Grandma Orde the same thing.
She camo and stood by the man lean
ing over the trunk.
"Speak to her, Jack," said she quiet
ly. '"She cares for you."
Orde looked up In astonishment, but
he did uot pretend to deny the Implied
accusation as to his destination.
"Why, mother." he cried, "she's only
seen me three or tour times! It's ab
surd yet."
"I know," nodded Grandma Orde
wisely; "I know. But you mark my
words she cares for you."
She placed her hand for an Instant
on bis shoulder and went avay. The
Ordcs were not a demonstrative people.
The Journey to New York was at
that time very long and disagreeable,
but Orde bore It with his accustomed
stoicism. lie had visited the metrop
olis before, so It was not unfamiliar to
him. He. made his way to a small ho
tel just off Broadway.
Orde ate. dressed and set out afoot
In search of Miss Bishop's address. Be
arrlved'ia front of. the house a Uttle
past S o'clock and after a moment's
hesitation mounted tbe steps and rang
the bell.
The door swung silently back to
frame an Impressive manservant dress
ed In livery. To Orde's inquiry he
stated tba't Miss Bishop had gone out
to the theater. Tbe young man left
his name and a message of regret At
this the footman, with an irony so sub
tle as to be quite lost on Orde. demand
ed a card. Orde scribbled a line In
his notebook, tore It out folded It and
left It
He retired early and arose early, as
had become bis habit. At tbe office
tbe clerk handed blm a note:
My Dear Mr. Orde I Vi io iorry to
ml you that evening because of a stu
pid play. Come around as early at you
can tomorrow morning. I shall expect
you. Sincerely yours.
CARnpLL. DISHOP.
Orde glanced at the clock, which
pointed to 7. He breakfasted and start
ed leisurely In the direction of West
Ninth street He walked slowly. At
University place be was Belied with a
panic and hurried rapidly to his desti
nation. The door was answered by
the same man who bad opened it the
night before. To Orde's Inquiry be
"Speak to her. Jack. She caret jar you."
stated, with great brevity, that Miss
Bishop wrt$" not yet visible nnd pre
pared to elose the uoor.
"You are mistaken," said Orde. "I
bavo an engagement with Miss Bishop.
Tell her Mr. Orde Is here."
The man departed, leaving Orde
standing In the gloomy ball. That
young man, however, parted tbe cur
talus leading Into a parlor and sat
down In a splndlo legged chair.
For quite three quarters of an hour
he waited without hearing any other
Indications of life than mullled sounds,
Occasionally he shifted his position,
but cautiously, as though he feared to
awaken some one. Three oil portraits
stared nt him with all the reserved
aloofuess of their painted eyes. He
began to doubt whether tbe man bad
announced him at nil.
Then, breaking the stillness with al
most startling abruptness, be heard n
clear, high voice saying something at
the top of the stairs outside. A ruytu
mlcal swish of skirts, punctuated by
the light pat-pat of a girl tripping
downstairs, brought him to his feet.
A moment later the curtains parted
and sho entered, holding out hor baud,
no stood holding her hand, sudden.
ly unable to say a word, looking at her
hungrily, A tlood of emotion, of which
ho bad had no prevision, swelled up
wjihlu him to fill his throaj,
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KJZ. s
By
Stewart
Edward White
"It was good or you to come so
promptly," isnld she. "Im anxious
to hear all about the dear people nt
Redding."
Tho sounds In the next room Iticreas-
,cd In volume, as though several people j
must have entered that apartuunt. In I
a moment or so tbe curtains to the hall
parted to frame the servant. i
"Mrs. Bishop wishes to know, miss,"
said that functionary. "If you're not '
coming to breakfast." 1
Orde sprang to his feet.
"naven't you hnd your breakfast
yet?" he cried, conscience stricken.
"Didn't you gather the fact that I'm
Just upr she mocked him. "I nssuro
you It doesn't matter. Tho family nas
Just come down."
"But," cried Orde. "I wasn't here un
til 0 o'clock. I thought, of course,
you'd be around. I'm mighty sorry"
"Oh. la. la!" she cried, cutting mm
short.
Ordo was for taklug his leave, but
this she would not have.
"You must meet my family." she
negatived, "for If you're here for so
short a tlmo we want to sec something
of you. Come right out now."
Orde thereupon followed her down ,
a narrow, dark hall to a door that
opened slantwise into tbe dining room.
With her back to tho bow window sat
a woman well beyond middle age. but
with evidently somo pretensions to
youth. She was tall, quick In move
ment Dark rings below tier eyes at
tested either a nervous disease, a hys
terical temperament or both, immedi
ately at her left sat a boy of about
fourteen years of age. his face a curi
ous contradiction between a naturally
frank and open expression and a
trowing sullenncss. Next htm stood a
Tacant chair, evidently for Miss Bish
op. Opposite lolled a young man.
Doming a news
pa per In one
band and a cof
fee cup in tbe
other. He was
very handsome,
with a drooping
black mustache,
dark eyes, un
derlashes almost
tooluxurfant nnd
a long; oval face.
dark In complex-
lon and a trifle
sardonic In ex-
"Mrt. HUhou iclthcj to prcsslon. The
know if vou'r not Tls-a-vls to Mrs. !
coming to brtaK- Bishop was tho'er last Sunday.
a4t'" gray haired Gen- George McCluin wns in the town
eral Bishop, Carroll's father. Mlsa J 0f Phoenix Inst Sunday forenoon.
Bishop performed the necessary Intro- jf, y, Rrophy of Wngoncr Creek
ductlons. General Bishop arose and wng a Medford business called lost
grasped his band. '.Tuesday
Gerald Bishop cast an Ironically I d An(lerson of Norlh Phocn5x
amused glanco across at Orde, and tbe : . . , . w. .
mother would barely notice the sun-1 ffn5 0Vcr P,10cn'x Tuesday. Tha
burned, ungainly looking rlverman. , portion of the valley has no rural
Carroll Bishop appeared quite un- delivery and farmers have to come
conscious of an atmosphere which I a long distance for their mail.
seemed to Orde strained, but sank
Into her place at the table and un
folded her napkin. Tho silent butler
drew forward a chair for Orde and
stood looking Impassively in Mrs. Bish
op's direction.
"You will have some breakfast with
us?" she inquired. "No? A cup of
coffee at least?"
8bo began to manipulate tho coffee-
pot without paying the slightest atten -
tlon to Orde's disclaimer. to &nml
bU lembarrassS
"A good cup of coffee Is never amiss
tonn old campaigner." he said to Orde.
"It's ns good ns a full meal In a pinch.
I remember when I was a major in tho
Eleventh, down near the City of Mex -
Ico, In '48, the time Hardy's command
wus ao nnn.it uui u, i.mi , i-
... t I 1 ..... I... .I... .In.
duct" Ho half turned toward Orde, ;
his face lighting up. his fingers reach-1
lng for tho fork with which, nfter tho I
custom of old soldiers, to trace the j
chart of his reminiscences,
Mrs. Bishop rattled her cup nnd j
saucer with nn uncontrollably nerv
ous Jerk of her slender body. "Spare
us, fathor," sho snld brucnuely. "Will
you huvo another cup of coffee'"
The old gentleman looked n trllie be- I
wlidered, but subsided meekly. i
Orde, overwhelmed by embarrass-1
ment, discovered that nono of the oth
ers hnd paid the Ineldeut the slightest
attention. Only on the Hps of Gerald i
Bishop he surprised a line, detached '
smile. The butler brought a letter for j
Mrs. Bishop. The contents seemed to j
vex her. '
She began to nbuso tho writer, n
scumstresH, for a delay In tho finish.
lng of an altar cloth nnd then trans
ferred tho blame to her children. It
was a painful test for Orde. He final-1
ly rose. "I must be going." snld he. I
"well," Carroll conceded. "I suppose
I'd better see If I cnu't help mother
out. But you'll come In again. Come
nnd dine with us this evening. Moth
er will bo delighted."
Mrs. Bishop departed from the room.
Orde bowed to tho other occupants of
the table.
Orde was immediately Joined on the
street by young Sir. Bishop, most cor
rectly up;ilnted.
"Going anywhere In particular?" ho
inquired, "Letjs go. up the avenue,
Our rate for cooking and heating is 5c per K. W. H.,
making the cost $1.55 per week
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO,
MEDFORD, OREGON
1
EDEN PRECINCT ITEMS
Tho eeletriu light men hud to
abandon work Monday on account of
tho severe storm.
Roy Chapman of North Talent
was seen among his friends in Phoe
nix Monday morning.
Several new oases of scarlet fever
are reported nt Phoenix nnd the
school has been closed for the pres
ent. Joshua Patterson of North Talent
went down to Medford and the coun
ty seat last Monday.
Tho fmaily of J. D. Henry of
North Talent have been having a
serious time with the typhoid fever.
John Mills of Coleman Creek was
a Phoenix visitor last Friday.
Dr. Malmgren of Phoenix mnde n
professional call at the home of Mr.
J. D. Henry Sunday evening.
Clarence Copelin of Talent came
down to Phoenix last Snturduy enn-
yassing for n couple of good look,
E 0ibbg of jforth Talent was
, . ,,; rP,ifnrii Fri.lnv.
Rertie Stnncliff of Phoenix was in
Medford on business.
J. E. Roberts wns a Phoenix cnll-
INSTALLS OWN WATER
AND LIGHT SYSTEM
E. B. Barron, who within the pnst
year, has completed tho rebuilding
and modernizing of his fnrm homo
nine
miles southeast of Ashland
, nenr jj10 foot 0f tjl0 Siskiyous, has
, -ust fin;siie,i tj1(J installation of hix
, compIetc wnter, poWer and light
plant, and last evening he turned on
tho electric jouico for tho first time,
much to tho delight of his household,
, Ho not only has electric lights now
throughout his house, but in his born
1 (1nd even in the chicken house, the
-
l-'wrvlmilv u-lll T nut "
They walked for some distance.
v"Your father wns In tho Mexican
wur?" said Orde.
"He was a most distinguished olil
cer." i
"What command hnd he In the civil
war? I fooled around that a llttlo my
self." "My father resigned from the army
in '51." replied Gerald.
"That wns too bad: Just before the
chnilce for more service," snld Orde.
"Army llfo wns Incompatible with
my mother's temperament," stated
Gerald. "You are from lteddliig, of
course. My sister Is very enthusiastic'
about the place. You are In business !
there?"
Orde gave tho Intter a succinct Idea
of the sort of operations in which he
wn Interested. i
"And you," he snld nt Inst "I sup-'
pose you're either u broker or lawyer,"
"I am neither." stated Gerald. "I
have sufficient Income to make busl-'
I ness unnecessary. There Is plenty to
occupy one's time. I hnve my clubs,
' my gymnasium, my horse and my
! friends. Thnt Is my gymnasium,"
J pointing to n building on a side street,
"Won't you come In with me? I am
flue now for my practice"
(To be continued,)
Urrnkfitat linking-
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Monday .... hw.h. 1 kw.h.
Tuemlny ..1 kw.h. ( kur.h.
Wednesday K kw.h. 3 kw.h.
Thursday . . kw.h. 0 kw.h.
Friday ....1 kw.h. 0kw!h,
Saturday ,. K kw.h. kw.h.
Sunday .... U kw.h. 0 kw.h.
Total... 5 H kw.h. 7 kw.h.
Ironing
t:oo
1110B
0 kw.h.
IH kw.h.,
o kw.h.
0 kw.h.
taw.h.
Dlnnrr
lliSO
1:00
lVi kw.h,
1H kw.h.
H kw.h.
1 kw.h.
1 kw.h,
V kw.h.
14 kw.h.
S kw h,
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ttt kw.h.
Dave Cottrel of Roxoy Ann wns
delivering beef to the Phoenix butch
er last Tuesday.
Mrs. George McClniu was quite ill
Inst Wednesday. Dr. Mulgrou of
Phoenix was in attendance.
Mrs. Nancy Roberta was visiting
Mrs. Tern Hughes of Korn Valley hint
Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Croy of North Talent
was standing church in Phoenix last
Sunday.
One of the wor.st wind storms
known in years raged in the vicinity
of Phoenix hint Saturday. Fences
were blown down, limbs torn from
trees, and in South Phoenix smnll
buildings were blown down. Women
were frightened. Mnny thought of
nu eastern blizzard.
Itev. Robert Knnoss of Jackson
ville nnd Rev. Milligan nro holding
protracted efforts nt tho Presby
terian church, but owing to tho hnd
weather the ntteuduucu is not as
Inr"6 us would otherwise bo. Some
fine sermons nrc being delivered nnd
many are interested.
Miss Nellie Reams of West Talent
enme nenr having a bad accident last
Friday afternoon while returning
home from Phoenix. Tho horse sho
was driving begun kicking and run
ning. After kicking several times
the animal got her feet over tho dash
board, striking Miss Reams and de
molishing the front of the buggy. ri
nally Miss Reams succeeded in stop
ping the horso just when help ar
rived. capacity of his plant being U5 to 401
lights. I
Mr. Barron laid 1000 feet of siv- J
inch pipe, which lends tho waters of
a stream located upon his own lands
and furuixhes him with a minimum of
six-horsu power, and with a full
head, suvornl times this. Residence
and barns are piped for water, while
the power to genomic tho electricity
for lighting is scoured from a three-
foot Pelton wheel connected with the
wnter system, nnd ho Iiiih ample
power for other use desired about the
farm.
Such a conservation of tho re-
sources found upon llic. farm should
commend itself to others who may
lime live resources undeveloped.
AT YOUR GROCER'S
CoTiamj rujoixu MiujOo.,1,oud,0ooi
. 4 M
V Mother. IM
Mlt yon don't got ft-- -B7
the baking results -
you should try a PuUiwl9Uun)
Ml sack of Olympic : Jffift
lit always makes J$S325fc
II good things to eat. frWTmjs
m It's "better . Xnf0
M than ever." j
Mlc
i Day
U kw.h.
H kw.h.
0 kw.h,
U kw.h.
0 kw.h.
1 kw.h.
0 kw.h.
3 kw.h.
Hupr-or"
4:so
coo
U kw.h.
1 kw h.
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OREGON ORCHARDS SYNDICATE
SELLING AGENTS' ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
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Oregon
Company
36 S. GRAPE ST.
Strang's Dim g Storo.
0. II. IIKUMAN.
20 ? Acres
orchard and con