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T.UK MEDFORD MAIL TIUBTOIS, MEDl'OKD, ORIMON, MONDAY. DKrKMMUR W. UK)!).
ASTBURY APPLES
TO VLADIOSTOK
Two Carloads Being Held In Cold
Storaflc for Shipment Across
Pacific to Oriental i
Port.
Apples grown nt the Riverside or
chards by K. C. P. Astbury, throo
miles from Gold Hill on Rogue river,
will perhaps grace the tables of Rus
sian army officers nt Vlndistostok
or ticklo iho epicurean palato of
some Chinese mandarin this winter,
boj-s tho Gold Hill News. Two car
loads of prime Ben Davisses, grown
in these orchards, nro being held in
storage at Portland pending tho pro
per timo of" shipment across tho Pa
cifio so that they may arrivo at the
Siberian port at a timo when it is
ice -free.
These apples wore tho only ones
that the agent of the Portland deal
er, who mado a special trip to tho
Roguo river valley to select them
last July, could find in nil this won
derful npplo region that would meet
the rcquircemnts of his Asiatic trade
Threo carloads were wanted, but two the diet. Among the institutions, Such pressure has been brought to "red spot does; that in his estima
were all that could be found. They which may be effected nre the pros- j bear by merchants and others upon Hon there is no place like him old
came from the Riverside orchards cnt educational system nnd the nc-,tho council that they have requested home and ho thinks that he will pur-
aud were shipped at Gold Hill by Mr.
Astbury,
A carload of early Spitzenbergs
was shipped to New York nnd an
other of the same famous variety to
Chicago, where they both brought
top prices, 3.25 per box being re
ceived for the New York consign
ment. There is still another car to
bo shipped into California, making
five cars in all from an orchard of
between five nnd six hundred bearing
trees.
"The clennest in the valley"' is the
reputation bonie by the Riverside or-
chnrds among Rogue river fruit grow-
ers. When Mr. Astbury bought the
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pmuc mrec jnin, UKu iiuy per cciu
of the crop was wormy. This year
there is scarcely a worm to bo found ,
and the tree s are singularly free
from other alls which fruit is heir to. ;
The change is due to n careful up-
plication of up-to-date scientific
methods.
I
; The consolidation of the municipal j
find county administration in cities of
the lirst-class will, be urged nt the
next session of the Washington leg
islature. WOODSHED FIRE
CALLS DEPARTMENT
Might Have Been Serious Hat Not
Streets Been in Good Shape for
Fast Traveling.
A fire In the woodshed at Dr. Red
dy'B residence on Oakdalo avenue call
ed out the flro department Sunday
night about 10 o'clock. One of the
family had gone into the shed after
klndllnK and set tho lamp ho carried
n u r Wnn Whim nirkinir
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up the kindling. Tho lamp fell off
ann caugm iiru, uui um uui KAituuua
fortunately. Assistance was prompt-,
ly at hand, and tho flames were kept
under control until tho nro aepan
mont arrived, which thoy did In good
time, having a good road to run on.
What the result would have been If
Oakdalo had been In the condition
It was before being paved Is a con
jecture, but there might havo been
a sorlous fire.
UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
TOURS SOUTHERN OREGON
Next week for the first time In
three years tho University of Oro
' gon Gleo club Is to tour southern
Oregon. For tho past two seasons
thoy havo mado a sojourn In tho In
land Empire Instead. Telr trips In
tho dead of winter up Into frozen
eastern Oregon havo often resulted
disastrously lo clear throats ".ml close
harmony nnd drafty depots and early
morning trains havo really mado theso
trips more journeys of hardship than
of pleasure. It Is on account of theso
previous unpleasant experiences that
tho boys pro looking forwnrd with so
much dollght and anticipation to their
short visit In southern Oregon. Many
of tho Portland boys havo novor boon
In tho southern part of tho stato and
nro anxious to seo what this country
which has recontly oom0 Into tho Umo
llghot on account of her wealth in
fruit lands Is like.
Tho omphntio demand of President
Taft in his messngo to congress for
restorative legislation in behalf of n
merchant marine, fulfills tho promise
ho mndo wliilo in tell northwest last
fall.
STORMY SESSION
JAPANESE DIET,
Important Legislation to Come Before
That Body During Coming Ses
sion To Decrease
Land Tax.
TOKYO, Dec. 13. That the com
ing session of the Japanese diet will
be one of the most important in the
history of the nation is generally ac
cepted among those conversnut with
national policies and problems. That
the esssion will be stormy nnd mark
ed by much debate, is considered a
certainty.
Among tho matters that will come
before tho law makers for tho Mi
kndo's empire are tho proposed do-1
crease of the laud tax and tho on-'
nctment of a new labor law. The,
proposed readjustment of the tariff
nnd of the commercial laws under
which business is transacted here,
also may bo effected. imlt It to do so except under a blan-jLane comity the winds arc too cold
Reform also promises to play an ket ordinanco which would nlso cover and swift nud that the general out
unusual part in the deliberations of, light and other water questions. i look does not suit him as this fav-
ceptcd plan of railway extension
and harbor improvements undoubted
ly will be proopsed.
uUNUlnU liUMfANIco i
AFTER TAWNY'S SCALP
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Chair
man James Tawnoy of tho appropria
tions committee, who is being opposed
m his district in Minnesota because
of his friendship for Speaker Can-
non and his vote for the Pane tariff,
bill, has another cause of worry. To-
day he admitted thnt the bonding
companies of the country nro after
his calp.
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... m " " ; will leave nothing undone to save
propnation bills restriction on the, Mrs. j. JoncS( known over ,ho
premium to be paid for bonding. He t.0(;nent ns Gurk,v Kvn COMvk,t0(1
also caused a commission to be ap-;on ie dia of ,,,5, lmey
pointed to investigate tha business of f . , ... . ' f ;
furnishing surety bonds to United ;
States officials. There are twenty-
three bonding companies in tho co""-'
try, nud their threatened increase in
rates was knocked out by the notion
ot congress, lliese companies are
now bnm 10 oe engngeu m n war on
Tnwncy which will he Carried into
BASKET BALL GAME
WEDNESDAY NIGBT
Ashland Will Leave Sooon for Tour
of Northwest Playing
Good Ball.
The Ashland and Jacksonville bas
rnmn nt11 mw.f i f Aahlnnfl '
Both teams have several victories to,
their credit and a a close and Interest-
lng contest Is anticipated. January
5 the Ashland team will leave for a
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tour of the northwest, meeting all
corners, and expect to come back with
a string of victories. They will in-'
string ot victories, uuey win lu",(je8
vado California nrst, going to ean
Francisco, thence to Seattlo, Spokane ,
and roturn by way of Portland nnd
tho Willamette valley towns. mo.wordH to gay of the co,mnittce j,,
team Is going to try and land tuo j
the apple awards given this valley.
) 330 OREGON
SEATTLE, Dec. 13. Out of tho
28,947 persons on Undo Sam's pay
roll In Washington, D. C, Just 218
como from tbo Pacific northwest,
which Is sevon-tonths of ono per cent.
Of this numbor 85 are credited to ,
Washington, 50 to Oregon, 53 to
Montana and 24 to Idaho. California '
alono has 204 federal jobs at tho galley. Dr. W. P. Chlsholm Is tho
capital. Notwithstanding th0 fact that nttondlng physician,
tho places aro supposed to bo ap- Morlo Kellogg camo up from Port
portloncd on the basis of population, 1 land Tuesday to visit his father, A. E.
Now Hampshire, with one-third the
number of residents found in Wash-1
lngton state, has been ablo to put ;
144 persons Into different govorn- j
mont positions. Maryland, with prac-1
tlcally tho same population as tho i
Evergreen stato, has obtained Jobs for I
2192. The total salary list of tho
28,947 employes Is $31,541,225 a
year, of which residents of tho rorth-'
westorn states get $207,351. This
suggests tho conclusion that either
tho pooplo of this part of tho country Indianapolis. Covors wore laid for
aro too well employed at homo to olght, tho guests doing Mr. and Mrs,
want Jobs at tho federal capital, or II. D. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ham
else our representatives In congress morsloy, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDon
havo not boon activo enough to got ough nnd Miss Nina Cartor, Mr.
places for moro constituents. A re- Dodgo, who has boon omploycd hero
port Just Issued shows that tho total
numbor of persons employed by tho
United States government in all do-
partments on July 1 last was 370,- Mr, and Mrs. R. R, Rood, who ro
005, an increase of 154,924 in twe "antly bought tho Poo place through
years. tho agoncy of S. W, McClondon, wore
WATER NEEDED
KLAMATH FALLS
Underwriters Stonily Willingness to
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Reduce Insuranco Rates But
Mayor and Light Company
Hold It Up.
KLAMATH FALLS, Dec. 13. Al
though Ui0 underwriters have (or
somo timo signified thotr willingness;
. ,
to reduce tho fire Insurance rates In
this city, about 23 per cent, yet a
city, about 23 per cent, yet a
deadlock between Mayor Sanderson
and tho Klamath Falls Light and Wa -
. ,
tor company on th0 question of elec-
trie light and power rates bos pre
vented any action In tho matter.
The underwriters requlro another
six-Inch main on Klamath avenue,
connected at every third block with
the main on Main street, and tho
water company has been at all times
willing to put It In, but tho city an-
thorltlcs have hitherto refused to per-
tho water company to draft an ordl-1
nance empowering It to put In tho '
mains necessary for flro protection.)
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Tho greatest trouble with Klamath
Falls is that somo estlmnblo citizens ,
havo not yet realized that this Is go-
lng to bo a city llko Spokane, and
thnt the suit of clothes which fitted
the village will not cover ono ex-
tremlty of a city. I
cnpiAi ictc dxmv tii i
upi p nnm fv pi VMM.been drinking and in the dark fell,
pnKVF v,j, n.. n
pf,,. - nn, t.01ini;e nf industri-il
Wnrtnra .f u'.i.i , ,i..!.. 1
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nishetl n bon( fof $-0 00'0 to '. 1
t(l tl0 SUporior t,ourt pf ?mik.ine
countv'nnd claim to huvo ample fun 1 '
to tnko onS( . ' '
Tho womn wns fo iIt . !
cj,nrBC(i ()V n jrv of fi-x msjneJS
, fonn()p Pniw,i1(,pa ,,,, ..
ono iiv Tn-.;nn nn r !
cr to servo three months in the conn-!
ty jail. She guessed her fate fully ,
half an hour before the uiry returned i
its VOrdict nnd Sent til(""niniw tn Hni. !
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i asior ftioKe?. nun others, advising
tnem she had heen convicted. Mrs.
Jones was born in Xew Hampshire
li) years ago nnd passed ten years .
in New York. She has been engaged
in prenching the doctrine of Social-
ism smce her fifteenth year.
ATTENDANCE AT DANCE
MOST DISAPPOINTING
The attendance nt the benefit ball
given under tho ntispices of the
CVrnninr fmPirA nlmrnli Cili,r.ltit
lu-na ,,ntc .,rt na tl, nn.ln,, ,J
J
best WQrk in t,ie of pr0J;rejJS '
t orcanization in thelhor8 tho (,ny before-
... (. ossibt O.cention of
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j)H(jy Hl.,jUI. obiiutionB to the la-
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.However, nvorvono who attended
tnQ Jnj j.'rjday ovoning enjoyed tho
evcnjnf, nn j havo nothing but good
clsxrR0 nnj t!l0 Greater Medford
GOLD HILL ITEMS.
(Tho News.)
Dr. Smith, tho Gallco physician-
minor, favored Gold Hill with his
blltho and breezy presenco Wedncs-
day and Thursday.
Mrs. John Jones Is dangerously 111 j
a t i. i n
with moaslcs at her hom0 In Snms
Kollogg, for a short time, and also
with relatives at Medford.
J, I), blehort, a mining man of
Enterprise, now living at Grants Pass,
was In and around Golld I X 1 1 1 tho
first of tho week. Ho bolloves tho
mining prospects of this district aro
excellent.
F. W. Dodgo gavo a dinner to a
numbor of his frlonds nt th0 Gold:
Hill hotol Tuosdny evening on tho
ovo of his departuro for his homo in
for sovoral months ns a civil onglneor, j
oxpocts to roturn to Gold Hill In tho
spring.
ii EAGLE POINT EAGLETS .
y A. C. Hewlett
Mi-s Do Ho Parker of 1 it f 'Full,
daughter of Mr. and Mi'. , W.
Parker, who hun been attending
l Furoat Omw, Ore., for
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i II1V Ittll .YlMinS iviiiiiivm iimiiiu
1 liiht week via tho P. & K.
T. M. Peelnr of the Florence Rock
settlement was a pleasant caller two
nights last week. In the meantime
he visited Medford and Jacksonville
on matters pertaining to the title to
his laud that he bought about a year
ago of Mrs. Charles Knighton. When
th abstract was called for it was
1UUIIII IIIIIV UR'U' ! H linn III lllVJ
tUle on nccmmt of m b(.
' imreftit about mnkiiur out h
r ..l ii .. :..
inK
deed, that has caused n daley and
' considerable expense as the matter
ihad to go through the circuit court
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A V 4 VIVIVIilVIItt
Alfred Gordon, who owued a fine
farm on Roguo river and sold about
two years, ago, went to I.ano county
and bought u small farm near Cot-j
lingo Grove, was a pleasant caller,
Ihursdny night. He informs me
that he lias sold his farm near Col-
lego Grovo and came back to Rogue:
river valley to live; that up there in
ehnst? land in these parts nnd settle
down and be satisfied.
nst week just as I was sarting
p rr, ' I ...'il il V '
for Trail with three passengers there,
ws n railroad tenm driven up to
the Eagle Point hotel with n man
lying the wagon ami on inquiry i
found that the man had been found
lying in a pond of water, snow ami j
ico where he had been all night. It'
'is supposed that he was on hi way i
to one of the railnad camps and had !
in the mud hole where he lav all .
niuht. It was thought that he would
'ose H's 'n,t nt 'l,st n,'t,,ml"i 'ie
was nble to walk.
Fred Hollow-
who
came from
A-blnnd lnt week, has engeired to '
work for Mr. K. W. Ilroniley and has !
moved iulo Hie old J. P. Moomaii
house on the hill above F.ngle Point,
v,0W,nB 1,10 ProP'O with a party of
frlom,s from Me,,fonl ono ,,a' tl,,s
week.
A! Weeks' jtfu know nil about his
nnd DouoPh TOO acre was In town
nKnln this week, this time with poiuo
eastorn noonlo. who. ncUne unon ox-
Port tostlmony, wore looking for hill-
s'do fruit land.
F. J. Dolt has returned from
Vronnh fliilnn. f?nl.. wlir.. Iio hnil
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heen mining, and will do assessment
work on his Von Moltko property,
adjoining G. L. Hnffs niossom mlno
on Sardine croek.
, A. K. Kellogg, who linn been for ,
rive years cierK or uie local camp or
tho M. W. A., has been appointed
district deputy by State Deputy J. W.
i O t til t 1 . -ML 11.. I
nm.monii. nnu win iook nur w.o in-
torests of tho order In this vicinity.
The Avery boys aro mourning tho
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loss oi meir iieai worn uorsu, hid
animal had ono of Its legs broken by
klck fr0In onO "'0 Other hOrflCB
to bo shot tho next day. Georgo Mar-
don of Kanes crook lost a vnluablo
Charles pungan and
Riley Ham-
morsloy returned Tuesday from an
lOxtonded prospecting trip on upper
Kvnns crook. I
Johnny Williams roturncd homo
Min flruf nf thn wnnk frnm T'nrtlnnil.
whero he haB been employed tho paHt
siimmor,
R, C. F. Astbury roturncd Thurs
day from Medford, whoro ho had been
for two weoks receiving medical at
tention. W. L. Van Houten, manager of tho
Grey Eaglo mlno on Sardlno creek,
wns a biislnoBt: visitor In Gold Hill
Thursdny.
Mnrtln Jotor drovo a big band of
sheep to Rosoburg for J. E, Polton,
making tho trip from hero In a sov
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on days' drlvo and returning tho first
of tho week.
O. S. Snydor, who Insists thnt his
Initials signify "Old Stylo, ' nnd who
used to llvo in tho blizzard bltton
east hoforo ho hoard and answored
tho cnllo of tho west, assures the edi
tor of tho Nov8 that wo will havo
many dnys In mld-wlntor whon a fol
'w will fool llko gottlng right out
and yelling with puro dollght nt tho
arcadian weather,
Miss Nottlo Sutherland of Seattlo
has written to frlonds horo that sho
will shortly visit Gold Hill with tho
Intention of forming a class for mil-
slcnl Instruction
Val and Walter Stlckel, accompa
nied by Potor Meyers, loft last weok
with pack horses for th ohoadwators
of Evans crook on a hunting and trap
ping trip for tho wlntor.
Miss Ollvo Turnor, who practices
as a trnlnod nurso at Modford, mado
a slight Indisposition In tho slinpo of
a cold an oxctino for a visit with hor
paronts in Gold Hill this weok,
A. J. OJsoti J ono of tho most oarn
ost advocates of a contraMilgh school
rtitr. Fry of Utile Undo orcok,
while out hunting near Fish l.uko one
day lusl wiek wliilo stnuditig on u
log slipped off, hi gnu going off (
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UK! MIIMO IU1U', UH! (Mllllgt.' UIMIlg VI-
foot in hid elbow. Dr. Holt wuk
summoned and reduced the fracture
but entertains fear Hint he will loose
his arm. lie went up to the MoAI
islor Spring Inst Friday to bring him
down to his father's.
0. It. Chaffee of Grand Rapids,
Mich., a traveling salesuian for the
firm' of Young & Chaffee, furniture
lunnnfncturers, and T. S. Hulohlngs
of Hilt, California, were guesls nt
the Suunyside Wednesday night
Procuring saddle horses they pro
ceded on their way up tho Rogue
river to Klk Creek where they are in-'
torested in timber lands.
Rev. 11. N. Smith, state mission-1
nry of the Oregon conference of the
! Congregational church for the Sun.
day school interests, dropped in on
us Saturday afternoon unannounced
nnd went to Roose Creek with your
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r.ogic i.oini corrcsMiiiiiciu u uiuum
a meeting of tho Sunday School at,
thnt plnco and to assist in the
preaching services.
Last Thursday Mr. Henry Pen
nington who has a homestead near'
the road to the Oheiichniii ranch,
caller on your correspondent for a
(cam to go to his home and bring
omit his wife and hqr sister but
owing to a press nf business I was
unable to go until Friday when I
went and found the winds about as
( had as they ever got. tin arriving
nt his homo I found Hint (ho ladies
had decided to remain so ho cmne
out and took the afternoon train,
for Medford the same day.
The railroad company is pushing,
the work along ns fast as they can
under the conditions. The roadbed
is o soft tjuit the weight of the lo-
comotive and cars press iho ties
nndrnils almost out of sight in many
plnces nnd it will be somo time be
fore thoy will be able to get it solid ,
enough to run over with londs. The
men are sticking lo their job nnd will
eveutuallv havo n fine road from
Kagle Point to the Deschutes. Now,
kind render, don't get excited.
for Oold Hill, believing, nH ho does,
t,mt 800(1 f,chool nro among the
thlngB an enllghtonod community situ-
ply cannot got along without
John Hnmmorsloy, ono of tho fore
fathers of tho Nows," camo home
from Htonmbnat Inst week. Ho mado
tho Xowh office a fraternal or per- j
haps we Hhould say a paternal call j
and made lis sigh wllh stories of thei
dnys when final proof notices enmo
think nnil fnt.
Those who nto tho well-cooked ,
1 munis nt tho Hotel do Jonos on Thurs-
; day would naturally upposo, If they,
i supposed at all, that a wolMiohavcd
rftnK0 miIsl ,mV() contrlmit;i, t0 tho
oxcoonCo of th0 vlnnds. Hut the,
R0 Wft BacUtlB vory ,,n,ny ,nc0(li
!,, ronulrot, lll0 professional serv-
I
,C0B of pilbor finydor before Mrs.
TrlltlX( who imndios tho hotol cul-1
8n0, could pursiio tho oven tonor of
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nor cuiin.iry wny,
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Just Arrived
Ono of tho finest stocks of Hoses
thnt ovor camo to Medford, all of
tho newest nnd old-tried vnriotioti.
Why don't you send that siak
friend of yours or your sweetheart
n bunch of Carnations T
Dolivory nny part of city.
MEDFORD GREENHOUSE.
Cut Flowers and Potted Plants
East Main St. Phono (100.
WE DON'T BELIEVE
YOU CAN BEAT THIS:
Thirty-two noros in this tract, fine
fruit land, about two miles from
a shipping point. Tho buildings
consist of n five-room box houso,
good-sized barn, oto. Tlioro nre
12 iicros of 5 and G-yenr-old ap
ples, mostly Nowtowns, with com
mercial penchoB planted bctweon
ns fillors. Also throo acrco of
yonug pear troos nud somo family
orchard. Four acres in alfalfa.
Kix or eight acres of Umber, most
ly oak nnd laurel. Tlioro in a
pumping plant on tho plaeo which
supplies water for tho gnrdwi nnd
nlfnlfn, equipped with gasoline
engine. About '10 rods from n
(rood school, Han rural mail de
livery nnd telephone, Price
$10,500, Toreis.
W. T. YORK & CO.
FORMER FEDERATION SECY
GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT
LOS ANOHUOS, Culif., Dee. II.
Albeit Rymi, formerly ncoivtiiry 'for
Iho Western Federation of Miner,
was seiileticed today to life impris
onment in Situ Queiilion penitentiary
for tho murder of Otto Miller, a
purler, mid II. H. Snyder, a San Die
go mining mini, both of whom ho
shot and killed in the United States
hotel here in July.
When (ho murderer l'ueud Super
ior Judge Davis, for Hcutcncc, his
assumed air of bravado vanished,
and 'he cowered in his rout, skaing
in every limb. Whon Konteiieo was
prniioiuicud, he iiisiiutly regained
hjs self iMiasesMon, as ho hud feared
a death penult v.
In Case of iSicRness
P H 0 N E 3 (J 4 1
MEDFORD
PHARMACY
Near Post Olfico All Night Sorvicu l-'roo Dolivory
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SUKVEVhNO CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURWISUED.
B. H. Harris & Co.
MEDFORD, OREGON
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs
REAL ESTATE
Farmland Timber Land
Orchard Land
Residences v City Lots
Orchards and Mining Claims
Medford
Room 10, Jackson
ANNOUNCEMENT
Tho Koguo Ilivor Canning & Hvnporntiiig oompany will devote
Mondays nud Thursdnys of onch weok to custom work in tho man
ufacture of cider, npplo butter and jollios.
Phono your ordorn for nico sweet oidor to 11X2. Dolivories will
ho mndo on Tuesdays and Fridays of oach weok.
ROGUE RIVER CANNERY & EVAPORATING COMPANY
Mill In West Medford. p)one 11x2.
O. Hanson. Tom Moffnt
Wo make any kind and style of windows. Wo carry
Klaus of nny size on hand.
Medford Sash & Door Co.
METROPOLITAN PURCHASE
CAUSES A LOUD PROTEST
HOMFi, Dec. 11. (Ileal indigna
tion lias been ui'oiiKCil in this city
oer the sale to the Metropolitan Mil
seiuii of Ait ill New York of llio o.x
iiiillo (lieok hIiiIiio of "The Marked
Oirl.", The sale has been tiiudo tho
subject of an official iniiiiry, duo to
the publics altitude in Hie matter.
I The statue was unearthed onljr
, two years ago, and much itnportitmio
was attached to Hh discovery. It it
has been spirited out of Hie country
it was done in contravention of tho
law. The affair seems to be wrap
ped in deep mystery, thoso re
sponsible are escertaliied severe pun
ishment will be given them.
Ella Gaunyaw, pnlilio stenographer,
mom 4. I'nlm hnllditir
RE80LVED
Tho bent resolution for you
to innke is to coure to tin for
your next suit, if you want
something out of tlw ordinary,
Wo do tho bent work nud olinrgo
the lowest prices.
W. W. EIFERT
tub rsoaBtflsiVB tailor
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Realty Co
County Dank Building
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