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THE MED3T0RD MAIL ITBIBTJNS, MEDgQRD, OR BOON, SUNDAY, DlflOWMUIOR 19, 1909.
CITIZENS STAND
IN COLO OVER
NIGHT
Tacoma Is Experiencing Bitter Fight
Against Street Qar Comapny
May Lead to Municipal
Ownership.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 18. The
beginning of a big street railway war
Mint mny ultinmtcly lend to tho mu
nicipal ownership of. tho city street
car lines opened here last night when
GOO citizens of tho suburbs of Fcm
Hill, Parkland and Spnnaway were
held up by n. blockade of on their lino
and compelled to camp out in tho cold
nil night because tho residents of
Fern Hill refused to pay more than"
five cents car fare. Tho fight bo-'
tween the people and tho street mil-1
vrny has today resulted in n situation
unpnrallcllcd in the history of tho
northwest!
Annexed Fcm Hill.
Wednesday night tho city council
annexed Fern Hill and threo squaro
miles of suburban territory. The'
residents of tho annexed tcritorv
claim this entitles them to five cqnt
faro on tho street railway instead xif
ten cents which they had boon pay
ing. Last night they refused to pay
moro than n nickel and the cars
were stopped at Midway, tho old city
limits, tho company refusing to car
ry them farther until full fare had
boon paid.
800 People Stranded.
By midnight eight huudred pco
plo wore stranded, a shivering help
loss crowd of men , women and chil
dren. "Half of tho number bolongcd
nt Sanaway nnd Parkland and thoy
had paid full fare, demauded to those
points. They were not provided for,
however, and they were strnnded
tho same as thoso who had rofiisod
to give tho conductors, f nil faro. Wo
men stood in the cold as long as pos
sible and then collapsed. Mrs. Klnnd
of Larchmout was tnkinir homo a
daughter who had just been released
from tho hospital following an oper
ation. Tho young woman fainted on
tho ground nnd lay moaning for an
hour until sho could he brought
back to town. Mrs. Harvey of Wood
land fainted from oxopsuro. Many
other women and children wore un
ablo to withstand the oxposuro and
wero carried to farmer's houses. A
nearby grocery opened up nnd dis
pensed coffee, sardinos nnd crackers
to feed tho multitudo but tho stock
was soon exhausted.
TAKES HER OWN LIFE
Loaves Pathetic Mete for Husband
and Kills Herself Same Old
Story ef Neglect.
Over eighty students havo tnken
part in tho preliminary debating and
oratorical contests at the Oregon
Agricultural Colelge and many omro
will enter before tho work is completed.
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1-S. Mrfl.
Elizabeth Meyer, wlfo of Henrr Meyer
a bartender, shot herself through the
heart early todny and died whllo sho
was bolng taken to tho Central Emer
gency hospital.
Beneath tho pillow In her room,
whero tho fatal shot was fired, was
found tho following disconnected, pa
thetic llttlo noto:
"Goodbyo, Henry Darling. Sho can
havo you now. I havo been deceived
badly by you. Ono who loves you
dearly an dtrled to savo you nt the
cost of my own. As bad ns I thought
you wore, I tried to snre you any
way. Your darling wife, LIziy.
"You didn't shavo oft your mus
tache for nothing thoso months when
I accused you of wrongdlng, but told
mo It was 'a Joke. Ladless handkor
chtofs In your pockets and coming
homo smelling of perfume so strong
ly that I could not sleep In bed. Rill
Hartman knows all about this, your
161ycar-old wlfo and baby. Go to
your other wlfo nnd baby. I boo tho
calendar you gavo Miss Ktllla and
tho pictures In tho papers of you and
her. It was money that bought you."
When Patrolman J. J. Frederick !
entered tho Meyer homo, attracted by
tho sound of tho shot, ho found Muyer
nobbing bitterly lying on tho floor
bealdo tho bed on which his wlfo lay
dying. Ho appeared to ho heart
broken and waa unnble to niiHwer the
questions put to htm by tho officers.
BURGLARS IURN STORE
AFTER ROBBING IT
SACKAMENTO, Cnl., Dec. 17. It
developed this morning that tho tiro
which caused $10,000 dnmago to tho
furniture utoro of Charles M. Camp
bell lost night wan sot by burglars.
Thoy were ovldently disappointed
nt not finding tho large sum of money
they thought was in tho till. Tho till
wns found broken open this mornlug,
Tho flro was sot In two different
rooms separated by an lS-lncli flro
wall. Campbell, It had been reported,
kopt a largn sum In tho till. Ho ro-
movod It to tho burglar proof safe
last night, leaving nothing In tho
money drawer.
LOS ANGELES. Cnl., Doc. 17. An
Inquiry was started today with a vlow
of aBcertalng tho whereabouts of
James Klngslcy, a Hi-year-old boy
from Portland, Or., who claimed to
bo. the son of a wealthy Portland man.
Tho lad has been missing from his
lodgings at 342 West Fifth street for
two woeks. Ho left his clothes and
money In th0 hodso nnd his landlady,
Mrs. W. H. Broest, said that sho be
lieved that ho had met with some ac
cident. Tho boy arrived horo sev
eral weeks ago.
CLASSIEST CONTEST
OF ENTIRE SEASON
Boxing Contest Teniwrow Night Will
Delight Local Fans Good,
' Fast, Clean Sport.
Monday night Medford lovers of
tho Bport will seo something worth
while in tho boxing mutch at tho op
era house.
Tho two preliminaries will bo cu
tertniuint enough, espeoialy the bout
between tho 7f-pound bantams, who
will surprise Homo of tho nudionuo
hv thoir clovoriioss. Tho youngsters
are so clever in tho art of "lilt and
I'otnwoy" taht it is a revolution to
thoso who do not understand tho
game, as to its possibilities. Hero
are two hoys who havo lcarend to
protect themselves in a clinch, block
tho blows of thoir opponent and
hrcuthc right all the time. The little
follows enjoy tho sport and nro get
ting training nt.tho samo time that
will bo of usu to them Inter.
Tito principals in tho main event
nro working out with sovernl op
ponents daily, and,, .both Doau nnd
Itnlston nro in good condition and
will bo i shape Monday night to go
tho fifteen rounds without trouble.
Errand manors nro tho want ads
quickest, cheapest and nuroHt er
rand runners In town I
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Nannie UniT to Eugene U.
Hon It, part lot 1, block I,
Diui-'h addition to Medford 1200
Ooorfgo M. Hohlitou to Jnmeit
F, Donhnin, 46 acres In sec
tion 27, town 38 rnngo
1 W ..... ... 1 1 ' 10
I). H. Harris to Elizabeth
Gndzow, lot 14, block 13,
llutto Falls . , ; . . . , 150
William It, Lnmb to Ed Wat
son, lot 1, block 18, Hutto
. Falls 37G
Uert Andernon to Mlnnlo
Wood Header, lot t, block
3, Anderson, Toft nddttlon
to Medford 10
llonoro Palmer to Adrian O.
Ilnnnro, 03.71 ncron In sec
tion 11, towiiNhlp 30, range
2 W 3C00
Same to sumo, land In (motion
7, towimhlp 3d, range 1 W 37000
Bamo to snme, 07.75 acres, part
of James Hamlin 1) L C 47,
township 38, range 1 W . . . 35010
P. A. Trnna to H. H. Toft,
lot 4, block 1, Kendall ad
dition to Medford
It. II. Toft to Jnno Colemnn,
lot 7, block 1, Edwards ad
dition to Medford 10
F. 0. Pago to Edith M. Stnn
ley, lot 10, block 1, Pngo
addition to Medford .... 110
Sophroula L. Forguson to F.
O. Cochran, lot 7, Constant
addition to Central Point.. 10
You can climb up tho ''wnnt ad
ladder" to nny renftonnfolo hunlncitHj
stiroenH, and pcrsonnl Independence.
Demi ,). A. Moxull of llio School of
Coilieref of tho Oregon ArieiiltiUal
College Iiuh ptihlbjhed a bulletin on
"HusliiCHM Method for the Kami,"
which is iitlrnotiug widespread atten
tion and vorv favornldn dommout
from pralloitl fanncru and nuthorltloH
on farm life,
Gold and
Filled
Diamonds
Watches
Jewelry
Cut Glass
Toilet Articles
All new and complete linn. All our
goods engraved fruo.
George A Butt
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
135 W. Main Street, Medford, Oregon
We keep open evenings next week. We can give you better attention if you do your shoping in the mornings
Splendid Assortments High in Quality Low in Price
Plenty of time in which to select those presents. Of course you are going to give them around st the same as before, and the earlier you choose the belter satisfied you will be with your
selection. EVEtlY LINE is virtually complete and every price is within reason and reach of all. NEVER before have you had such a splendid opportunity to save on the Xmas purchases
and never have such magnificent stocks bcen.offercd. AVE INVITE YOU TO LOOK.
Don't Forget the Browniekar and Save Your Duplicate Sale Slips
Shoes for Women
A Lttok
Convinces
Get a fancy box.
Wo sell shoes for infants, and
children good, durahlo shoes
that aro suro to please. You get
full value when you huy shoes for
women here nt
$2.50
A Fur Sale
Big Line at Small Prices
A very lnrgo lino of
furs in Jap. mink, fox,
oy, squirrel, martin, hear,
raccoon nnd o'possura.
MUFFS Aro very
swell for tho season of
1009 nnd '10 and wo
show a big assortment.
It will pay you to exam
ine our offerings at
98c and to $47.89
Sweaters
Almost anything do
sired in sweaters. Gar
ment that is useful all the
fear.
The HuLchason Comp'y
Formerly Baker-Hutcfaason Co.
Central Avenue Medford, Oregon
Gloves and Hosiery
Holiday Boxes
Lowest Prices.
Our lines of gloves nnd hosiery
Infantswear
J' L Almost Everything
robe in just n few momenta with
will surely plenso you in prico mid ?0 tho cutest little weurablos imag
nnnlity. innhlc.
Ready-to ,J
wears
Fine For Gifts
The most nceeptahlo gift Jjor u
woman woidd bo Hoiuething in tho
ready-to-wear lino. You don't
havo to spond n lot of monoy
oithor, everything is mnrkod' spo
cial. SUITS
$9.89 to $37.89.
DRESSES
$5.19 to $43.69.
COATS
$2.19 to $24.89.
May wo show you?
Clip This List and Drop in Your Purse
We Wait on You Quickly and Courtesly
Handkerchiefs,
Gloves,
Dress Patterns,
Silk Pattorns,
Waistings,
Pillow Tops,
Drawn Work,
jLinen Piccos,
Pipe Hacks,
"Work Chains,
Military Sets,
Ebony Sots,
Fancy Aprons,
Silk Skirts,
Petticoats,
Opora Capes,
Millinery,
Neckwear,
Brooches,
Shell Goods,
Hat Pins,
Ribbons,
Porfumory,
Purses,
Scarfs,
Unndbags,
' "Hosiery,
Hosiory,
Umbrellas,
Shoes,
i Slippers,
Wraps for Children
Infantswonr.
Satchels,
Suit Casos,
Knit Goods,
NovoltioB and
Fnnoy Goods,
Jet Goods,
Chains,
Chains,
Gloves,
Hosiery,
Iloxos,
New Umbrellas
Fine for
Gifts
Wo got in right on um
brellas this koiihom and
jan offer you a very
comploto nssortmout of
hnndlos with host framos
and covors to retail at
from
50c to $7.00
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