ITIM MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. '.ITHSDAY, HEOUMMER 21, 1905).
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PHONESYSTEM
Appropriation of $10,000 Made to
Extend Present Service In City
To Take Down Many
Wires.
Work on the romovlnu of nil opon
telephone wire maintained In this
oltv by tho Pacific States Tolephone
company will blo commenced by Jan-j
unry 16 nt tho latest.
This work consists of Uio remo-(
vnl of nil single wires In the system
within the c,t' nnd "thG substitution
therefor of a cable carrying the
wires. The only single wires re-'
mnlnlng after this chango Is made
will be those leading from the polo I
to tho residence.
Most of the light material for tnis
work, Including sevornl carloads of
polos. Is already on tho ground nnd
, .nt.iA U oYttcrtiMl bv the first oi i
tho year.
Eighteen thousand dollars has
been appropriated by the company
for this work, and probably more
will bo required before It Is com
pleted.
nUCK'S GIZZARD PROVES TO
BE VERITABLE GOLD MINE
PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 21. Be
cause Thomas Hall, wife of the pro
Drietor of the Hall ranch in La Can
yndn valley, killed a domestic duck
and found six cood sized gold nug
gets in it's gizzard, the whole valley
is in tho grip of a gold fever epi
demic today.
Where tho fowel picked up tho
precious bits of metal is a mystery,
and fully fifty people are busy work
incr out tho solution.
Mrs. Hall nas consulted with her
brother-in-law Samuel Hall, of the
aw firm of Hall & TVhity, of this
city. Hall declared that tho big
jranch5 will bo searched carefully in
an effort to locate the duck's dig
gings. MAN CLEVERLY GETS ROAD
CLEAR THEN ROBS HOUSE
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 21.
The police are searching today for
the re-incarnation of Lord Chester
field who inveigled William M. Weil
of this city away from his home to
keep an "appointment" with Max
Dill, the comedian, and sent Mrs.
Weil and her maid murrying to the
Ceutrnl Emergency Hospital where
he said her husband was lying near
death, after which he proceeded leis
urely to loo the Weil flat of silver
ware and jewelry.
The thief, who was reported to
have been dressed in the height of
fashion, cajled up William Weil over
the telephone, imitated Urns voice
nnd made an. immediate appointment
nt n local theater. With tho husband
-out of the way the criminal proceed
ed to tlie flat assumed a kind henrt
d attitude and deeply affected by
his "sad mission,""'.told 'Mrs. Weil
ihat her husband had been badly
Jiurt in a street car -accident and
Vanted her. The stranger's polite
cess nnd solicitude drove away sus
picion and tho distressed wife sub
mitted to his courtesies. He assisted
ihe women with teir wraps,, attended
to the Ipcks on the doors, and rode
with them a block in order to pay
their street car fares.
There he dismounted, walked back
to the flat and stripped it of every
piece of jewelry and silver the rooms"
contained.
The Wigwam is Transformed to Rink
The new portable pavilion skating
rink, located at the corner of Main
and Oakdnle- avenue, will open to
night for business. The rink is a
portable one ami was moved hero
from Eugene wlrej it run all last
summer, tho management, Messrs.
Clienoweth & Polletier, have com
bined with Mr. Frank Wallers of the
Wigwam dunce hull to have their Sat
urday night dnnees heroaftor on tho :
portable rink floor, as it is a fine
iiinplo floor nnd the music will be fur
nished by tho big band orgnn in tho
rink ,nud will be quite a novelty as
well as fine dance music. The danc
ing will stmt nt 0:30 every Saturday
night after tho sknting session. The
dance will bo run the same as always
before nt tho Wigwam. Tho rink is
to bo run as a iirot-clnss skating
xink, catering to ladies, gentlemen nnd
uhlren. Tho management has tho
reputation of running the best con
ducted rink over in Eugene wheer
they enmo from.
TROUT FOR ROCK CREEK
POND SECURED BY BOURNE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Upon
the recommomlution of Senator
Bourne, tho buronu of fishorioK has
Ki-nntod tho application of oJsopli K. 1
Hildas of Orogpn City, Or., for 1)000 !
brook trout to bo planted in Rock
Crook Pond, near Oregon City. I
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CopjrlilM,
I30S. bj lti
McClur
Comptny.
Coprrlfht,
1307, 190S, bj
Stewart
Edward
Whltt
Chapter
31
OUOE moimted the olllcw sta:
j next day with a very hen
' stop. The loss of the Nor
Star nnd of the two schoouc
UOE mounted the olllcw stairs
heavy
North
schooners
meant a great deal to him nt that time.
I can't uuderstaud why Floyd start
Qrde. "He ought to kuow
hotter than to face sure prospects of a
fall blow-. I'll tan his soul for that.
"I'm partly responsible," said Now-
mark.v
"Youl" cried Onle.
"Yes. You see that Smith & Mab-
tcy shipment was Important enough to
strain a point for and it's only twenty-four
hours or so and it certainly
didn't look as if It were going to blow.
Poor Floyd feels bad enough."
Orde began to appreciate his circum
stances. The loss on the cargo of
"uppers" represented $20,000 In money.
As for the North Star and her con
sorts, save for the Insurance, they
were simply eliminated. Tho loss of
$GO,000 or so on them, however, did
not mean a diminution of the compa
ny,' a present cash resources, to that
amount and so did not Immediately
affect Orde's calculations as to the
payment of the notes which were now
soon to come dne.
Ordo disappeared for a week, his
organizing abilities claimed for the
distribution of the road crews. When
he returned to the office Newmark
showed him contracts for tho construc
tion of three new vessels.
"I get them for $35,000." said he,
"with $30,000 of It on long time."
"Without consulting men cried
Orde.
Newmark explained that he had real
ly been taking 'advantage of a lucky
opportunity.
"Otherwise," he finished, "we
shouldn't havo been able to get the
Job done for another year. If that big
Crontn contract goes through well,
you know what that would mean in
the shipyards nobody would get even
a look In. And McLeod Is willing to
giro us a price to keep his men busy.
So. you see. I had to close at once."
"It's a good chance, all right," ad
mitted Orde. "but it never occurred to
me we'd build any more vessels until
we'd recovered a little."
"Recovered," Newmark repeated
coldly. "I don't see what "recovered'
has to do with It. If the mill burned
down we'd rebuild, wouldn't wo? And
as we're making $15,000 a year out of
our freighting It seems to me too good
a business to let slip into other hands."
"I suppose so," agreed Orde.
"Therefore I had to act without
you." Newmark finished.
"Of course." agreed Orde drearily.
"Joe," replied Orde, "I-I don't think
I'll stay downtown this morning. I"
Newmark glanced up keenly.
"You don't look well," said be; "kind
of pale around the glib; bilious."
Orde closed his desk and went out
Newmark turned back to his papers.
From an Inner pocket he produced a
cigar. The corners of his mouth slow
ly curved In a grim smile.
Ordo immediately set Into motion the
machinery of banking to borrow on the
California timber. Taylor took charge
of this, as the only man In Monrovia
who had Orde's confidence. At the
end of a necessary delay Orde receiv
ed notice that the west bad been heard
from. He stepped across the ball to
tho lawyer's office.
"Well. Frank," said he, "glad we
managed to push it through with so
little trouble."
Taylor arose, shut carefully tho door
into his outer office, walked to the
window, looked contemplatively out
upon the hotel back yard and returned
to his desk.
"But there is trouble," said ho curtly.
"What's tho matter,?" naked Orde.
"Tho banks refuse the loan."
Orde stared at.hlm In blank astonish
ment "What grounds can they possibly
have for that?"
"It's about the title."
"But I thought you went over tho
title."
"L did," stated Taylor emphatically,
"and I'll stake my reputation as a law
yer that everything Is strnlght and
clear from the land offico Itself. I've
wired for an explanation, nnd wo
ought surely to know something defi-
nlte by tomorrow."
For tho first time in hfs business ca
reer a real anxiety gnawed Orde's vi
tals. He bad been In many tight
placcSi but someuow heretofore sue-
cess or failure bad seemed to hltn
about immaterial, like points gained
or conceded In tho game. Now tho
game Itself was nt lssuo. Property,
1 reputation nnd 'tho family's futuro
) wero nt stake. Therefore he awaited
i further nows with tho greatest Impa
tience. Tho messago caino the following day.
Land office under Investigation,"
Ordo rend.
"Fraudulent entries bus-
pectod."
Taylor glanced up nt Orde with com-
ra'"rntlon; , ti , ,
Tlioy aljuply won't lend money on
R
iverman
By
Edward White
nn uncertainly." said ho.
"Frank," said Orde, rousing lilinnelf,
"I've got to be here. I couldn't got
away If my life depended on It. I
want you to go to California and look
after thoe Interests for me. Make
what arrangements you please, but go.
It'll lo like a sort of vacation to you.
And I'll make If worth your while.
Take Clara with .Vou. Now, straighten
It out ns quick as you can. Borrow
that money on It and semi It on
p. d. q."
Taylor hesitated. "All right," he said
at Inst.
"Good!" cried Ordo, rising nnd hold
ing out his hnud. Ho made his way to
the office of the Welton Lumber com
pany. "Lock hero, Welton," be demanded
abruptly when ho had reached thnt
operator's private office, "how much of
a cut aro you going to make this
year?"
"About 20.000.000," replied Welton.
"Why?"
"Just figuring on the drive," said
Orde, nodding a farewell.
Ha then drove to tho offices of all the
men owning timber on the river. When
"I'm &Anq to cut that whole 40,000,000."
he had collected his statistics be re
turned to bis desk, where be filled the
backs of several envelopes with bis
characteristically minute figures. He
nodded his bead vigorously.
"Joe." ho .called across to his part
ner. "I'm going to cut that whole 40,
000,000 we have left"
"Do you think you can do It? Ifs
two years' work."
"Sure thing," replied Orde. Then to
himself be added, "I've got to."
Chapter
32
OIIDE was lighting for his very
I life. The notes given by New
mark & Ordo would come due
beginning the following sum
mer. Before that time Orde must bo
able to meet them personally or his
stock In the Doom company would be
turned In to the firm. This would of
course spell nearly a total loss of it
as far as Orde was Concerned.
The chief anxiety under which tho
rlverman labored, however, was tho
Imminent prospect of losing under the
mortgage all the northern peninsula
timber. Now, as the time approached,
he realized that If he could not pay
tho notes the firm would certainly bo
unable to do so. What with the sec
ond mortgage due two years later and
to be met by Newmark, with the out
standing obligations, with the new en
terprise of the vessels ordered from
Duncan McLeod, Newmark & .Orde
would be unable to raise anything like
the necessary amount. lie fell upon
the woods work with unparalleled fe
rocity. A sale of tho 40,000.000 feet
remaining of the Arm's up river hold
ings, together with the tolls to bo col
lected for driving the river that spring,
would bring Orde through by "the skin
of his teeth." J To cut lO.OOO'.OOO feet,
even In these "latter days of Improve
ments, would be a task to strain to the
utmost every resource of energy nnd
organization.
Nevertheless Ordo accomplished the
task. lie lived constantly 'In the
woods. The Hough lied had charge
of the banking, where his aggressive,
brutal personality kept the railways
freo from congestion. When the drive
started the cut was banked for mUes
along the stream, 40,000,000 feet of It.
Tho strain over, Ordo faced tho task
of driving tho river.
From Taylor, Ordo hod sevornl com
munlcntlons. The lawyer confesnod
himself baflled as to the purpose of
tho land otllee Investigation. The
whole affair appeared to b tangled In
technicalities and n unnrl of red Inpo.
Orde did not much rnn fur this delay.
Hp saw his way clear to meeting his
obligations without the nooesxlty of
hypothecating tho Cnllfnrnlu timber
and was the bolter plowed for It
With tho break up of spring lie pro
ceeded confidently with the largos
drive In the history of the river. .
mutter of over 200.000,000 feet.
The morning of ,1'ino 2fl dawned
clear, Ordo drove rapidly to the dls
trlbuthig booms, After n glance nt the
Hi
m
river ho outoi-inl the tiny ollkv and sot
about the examination of tho tnlly
shoot Tho foivmnu, Tom North, on
torod.
"Tho river's rising," ho said
"You're crazy." muttered Orde
"There have boon no rains reported."
"Ifs rising." Insisted North
An hour later Ordo walked out over
the booms. Tho water certainly had
risen, lie called n boy.
"Hero, Jimmy," said ho. "mark one
of those piles and keep track of how
fast the water rises."
Tho river slowly rose.
"1 don't like June floods," Onle told
Tom North. "A follow can understand
nn ordinary spring freshet nnd knows
nbout how far It will go but those
summer Hoods nre so confounded mys
terious I onn't figure out what's struck
the old stream unless they're having
almighty heavy rains up near head
waters."
By II o'clock In the afternoon Jimmy
Powers reported n rise since morning
of six Inches.
"Tom," snld Ordo to tho old river
man, "I'm going to send Marsh down
for the pile drivers nnd some onblo."
"What In blazes do you expect to do
with that?" ho Inquired.
"We may need them," Onle stated,
with conviction. "If those logs ever
break through they'll go on out to
Lake Michigan nnd wouldn't bo worth
the salvage."
"That's a mighty long chance." North
commented.
"If this drive goes out It surely busts
me," replied Onle, "and I'm not taking
even long chances."
A cloudburst In the China creek ills
trict followed by continued heavy
to be CO.ITI.IUIU.I
Prepaid Raliroao Orders.
"Something which is of consider
known ia the system of prepaid or
able Interest to the public generally
and wliioh ia oerhaps not generally
ders now in effeot between stations
of the Southern Pacifie company
and all points in the United States.
By means of this system tickets may
be purchased at Medford from any
place in the United States and mail
ed or telegraphed direct to the party
wishing to come here. Sleeper ac
commodations and small amounts of
cash in connection with these tickets
may also bo forwarded at the some
time." tf
Medford, Oregon: This certifies
that we havo sold Hall's Texas Won
der fox the ouro of all kidney, blad
der and rheumatic troubles for ten
years, and have never had a com
plaint. It gives quick and permanent
relief. 60 days' treatment in each bot
tle. Medford Fhannacv.
1ST -
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E. G. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor.
Eoundry and Machinist
All krn' of Engines, Spraying
chinery. Agents In Southern Oregon for
v FAIRRANKS. MllRSF & fif).
.fr -'
J. E. ENYART, President J. A. PERRY, Vice-President.
JOHN S. ORTII, Cashier W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL .' $50,000
SURPLUS $10,000
Safety boxes far rant. A f eneral Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.
In Case of vSicRxiess
PHONE 3 G 4 1
MEDFORD
PHARMACY
Near Post Olfico All Night Sorvioo Freo Dolivory
'Olympic
Flour
ia nn nld to rather
than n teat of your
nbility."
Mother.
If yon don't cot
tho baking results
you should try
sack of Olympic
It always makes
good things to cut.
IVn "better
than ever."
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A SNAP
Five-room bungalow and lot In
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en at onco. llqulro
HB MAXS STRUCT, MJJDFOUD. OR.
Just Arrived
One of tho finest stocks of Roses
thnt ever oame to Medford, all of
tho newest and old-tried varietW.
Wily don't you send thnt sick
friend of yours or your uwcethenrt
a bunch of Carnations T
Delivery any port of city.
MEDFORD GREENHOUSE.
Cut Flowers and Potted Plants
East Main St. Phono GOO.
Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Ma
4.
RESOLVED
The best resolution for you
to thako ia to como to us for
your noxt suit, if you want
something out of tho ordinary.
Wo do tho best work and cliargo
tho lowost prices.
W. W. EIFERT
tub Piiocmiissrv-E taxlok
Call and See
Tho .splendid display of .Poultry and
Vrosh Meat.s, ot!., at
THE WEST
SIDE MARKET
Thoir slock is without, question tho fin
est in tho city, and as wo do a Htrietly
cash husiuess you don't pay the other
fellow's bill.
Bybee&Heil
The Bungalow Rink
GRAND MASQUERADE SKATING CARNIVAL, DEC. 23. PRIZES.
Open every afternoon from 2 p. in. till ft p. m.
Evenings, 7:30 p. in. till 10 p. m.
ADMISSION FREE. SKATES, 25 CENTS
W. A. ROBBINS, Proprietor
CRESTBROOK ORCHARD TRACTS
10
Adjoining Hlllcrest orchard and con
tain unexceled deep, rich soil. Rea-
sonable prices and generous terms.
OKEGON ORCHARDS SYNDICATE
SELLING AGENTS ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Wator Heating.
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribune Building. Phone 2931.
CEDAR FENCE POS . 5
CHEAP
Whilo thoy last only
lO Cents ILach.
if tnkon at onco. Phono 2081.
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Medford,
Electric Wiring'
and Fixtures
ITavo you anything electric that all othors havo
failed on?. Before throwing it away call on us and
we will fix it if it is possiblo to do so. Do you ovor
look at your light fixtures and wish you had somo
thing inoro up-to-date 1 Wo. carry a full lino of
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PER ' AND ANTIQUE BRASS FIXTURES,
DOMES, CEILING- LIGHTS AND BRACKETS,
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light was in some other position or that you had
more? We do electric wiring of all kinds for lights,
motors, dynamos, door bolls, etc'. We also build tel
ephone -and power lines.
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Electric Company
PHONE 1091,
20 Acres
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