THE MED FORD MAIL TJRXBUNSt MMDgQRD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2(5, 1909.
INDIANS WANT SHELDON CHEATS
MORE FOR LAND LAW BY DEATH
I
Claim Officials Are in Grafting Game Man Who Stole Millions Died at His
in Connection With Lands I Homo Before Ever Going
Flooded by New
Dam.
SPOKANE, WaBh., Dec. 25.
xCoour d'Alono Indlnfls will testify
against tho Washington Water Pow
er company in tho overflow land caso
to Trial on
Case.
' NEW YOUrc, Dec 25. Gcorgo
Preston, who was accused of stealing
over a"mlll!on dollars from tho Phoe
nix Insurance company and who fac-
i cd a term In tho penitentiary on ov-
to occupy tho federal court at Coeur j ea grand Jury Indictments charging
d'Alcno on Monday. Tho Indians of emho:aloment, died tonight at "Tho
the reservation are not satisfied wlthh ' Maples." his homo at Greonwich,
S1.2S per acre settlement for the)conn
land flooded by tho Post Palls, Ida-j Sheldon was to havo bceu tried
ho, dam. j early In January. By his death ho
Clarence Butler, an educated In-'has escaped tho law. ;
dlan from near St. Marios, on the'
St. Joo river, declares that Superln- CANADA "BUYS FIRST
Pendent Worlcy, tho national pro- WARSHIP FOR COAST
lector of Indians, and Allotting Agent
Louis made affidavits that tho flood-j OTTAWA, Ont Doc. 25. Canndn
ed land was worth but $1.25 an acro,,ms mrchascd from the British1 gov-;
when tho fact Is the Indians raise as ernnfcnt cruiser Ra;nbow. This
high as 400 sacks of potatoes from j$ tho first vesol of the new Cnnn'dinn I
an acre and in one instance maae n Th(J government 5s egotint
$300 from an acre of peppermint . . nurclmso of a socond and
raised as an experiment. The In-i. ,, n5t:0, A
WORKERS
OE
con, frontngo 53 feet on east stde of
King street, South, described Vol. . .,
p:go . . , county recorder's records of
Jackson county, Oregon: 53 foot:
rnte per foot 03 cents; amount duo
$33 30.
Section 2. And It Is hereby order
ed and ordained that wild several
assessments and tho liens thereof be
entered In tho water main Hen dock-
, ot of said city, and that thereupon bo-
Man Applied to Police for Protection ttce be given tho owners or reputed
owners oi Hani property, nun mm ino
THREAT OF DEATH
Saying That He Has Been
, .. , Told to Leave
Town.
sahio bo enforced nml collected In the
manner prottded by tho charter of
said city for tho collection of nsMCss
mcnts for me lmprovmeuts of streets
therein.
Section 1, It Is further ordered
that tho notice above provided for bo
published three times In tlm Dnllv
SPOKANE, Wash., Dee. 25.- Mall Tribune, a newspaper published
rinimim that ho k threatened with nm,'ot Roiu'ral circulation In said city.
Unimuig mat no w inronicneu wiui ,M hQ mmMT ,)rov,,,ed ,,y ordinance
ucntn oy tne inuusinui nurhBi?, 4o. suu oi sam city.
Mil Unlll. nn Aimtinn with conoid-' T- frKhg ordinance was pass
Alike UolliMw nn Amman wttu ioiisui ,0(, hy U)(j cty C0Mnc, 0, tho c,(y of
ernble means called the police to Ins , Medford ou the ?th day of Decern-
house this afternoon and told &rlrT,;j0iiStcfS0 IVt
nmt no uuu remiuncu in uio seciusiuu nyo, Kinencie nyo, uommor txyo, won
of his own home for throe days, fear- man aye.
UOOUSll
dlans unanimously declare that there
Is graft connected with the case.
WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF
GOLD IS FALLING OFF
WASHINGTON, Dee. . 23. Tho
world's production of gold nnd sil
ver for the calendar year 1008 is es
tinmtcd by tho bureau of the mint,
based upon official and unofficial
The government has issued demands Dnno noauccc infornmtion to have been: Gold, 21,-
on many largo landholders of this " P00R fnuiuA evc hadhu 378.-180 fine ounces, of tho value of
section to tear down fences they had I COMING SAYS BAnON ! 441,932,200 ; silver 203,180,370 fine
built nround Innre tracts of covern-! ounces .of tho comereial vnluo of
inent land, thereby holding the land WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. Bnrdn $ ii)8,6S4,400.
insuya ucnuin, newiy ujijM.nueu Compared with 11)07, there was an
mirnlty. Tho Rainbow is a second
class twin-screw scuirer. It will bo
used as a training ship for recruits
LANDHOLDERS TOLD for tho Canadian navy. Its full
TO RAZE WIRE FENCE equipment is 273 officers nnd men.
The Rainbow will likely bo sent to
FORT RIDWELL, Cnl., Dec. 25. the Pacific const.
ing to pass beyond its steps
testified in court ngainst another
Austrian who is a mcmbor of tho Jiir
dustrinlists a few days ago. Tho
prisoner was sentenced to tho rook
pile. Bollish declares that immedi
ately nfterwnr dho was warned by a
stranger to leave the city immediately-
under pain of death. His house
is guarded by police tonight.
against setlement. MnnyNthousnnds
of ncres have been held in this man
ner, depriving small stockmen
sheepmen nnd homesteaders of thei
rights. Some are tearing down the
fences while others will fight the de
maud
Four choice lots on West Eleventh
street, sower and water, shade trees.
Largo size lots, choice residence dis
trict. Price $500 each. Fonr lots
with water and sewer, south front
choice location, $1200 for alJ. J. Yf
Dressier Agency, West Main. 243
RICH ORE FOUND
CURRY
COUNTY
Muncy Brings Out Word of Rio
Strike Near Mouth of the
Rogue River In
Curry.
PORTLAND, Dec. 25. Reparts
' of a rich discovery of copper ore at
the mouth of the Roguo river in Cur
xy county were brought to Portland
yesterday by Isaac A. Muncy, a mem
ber of tho legislature for that couu
ty and a miner of many years' ex
porience in Oregon. Mr. Muncy ha;
placed 50 pounds of the ore on ex
hibition in the Abincton building. It
carries a largo per centago of na
tive copper and is said to run high in
gold, silver, platinum nnd lrndium
A specimen sample from tho crop-
pings on the ledge, upon which, only
the location work has been perform
ed, runs $150,000 to the ton.
Tho strike is located b'ctwecn eight
and nine miles from the mouth of
tho river and is in the vicinity of
tho McKinley mnc, which has been
operating lor some v& years.
II. W. Duncan was the original
discoverer of tho new ledge," said
Mr. Muncy at tho Hotel Perkins Inst
night. "A half interest in one of
tho properties has been acquired by
A. II, Wilson, df 040 Kirby street,
Portland, and I am hero for tho pur
pose of conveying the deeds and
closing that solo. Tho price paid
by Mr. Wilson is $0000.
"Wo have always figured that tho
McKinley mine was on the mother
lodge of the district, but that was
evidently a mistake. Tho ney dis
covery has been found to bo a much
strongor ledge, wider nnd carrying
good values whereevor it has been
oponed. Tho smallest nssny of
which I havo any knowledgo was ono
which gnvo a value of $500 to tho
ton. My experience as a miner is
staked on the value of this discovery
to tho mining interests of Oregon,
and have no hesitation in declaring
it to bo the greatest of reecnt yenru,"
Mr. Muncy carao to Oregon in 1852
and has devoted m ofotsiishfle
and has dovoted most of his life to
the mining industry. IIo will also
confo'f with wholting ritorpsts before
his 'return to Rogue rive.r,. and un
less tho oro can bo treated on the
ground arrangements will bo mndo tol
bring it out by boat.
nmsnssndor of the Japanese govern-; ronse in tho cold nroduct of $31.
ment to this country succeeding the ; 370,900, nud in the silver nn increase
recently recalled Bnron Tnkahini,of 18,992,300 fine ounces. The
arrived in Washington today from 1 Krentest increase hi tho product of
San Francisco. sod ; nny country of the world
The baron said tho friendly feel- wns j Africa, which increased from
ing between the United States and J $151,099 C00 n 1907 to $1C0.520,500
Japan is dnily growing stronger. Ja
pan is keeping its poorer emigrant
classes at home and only students
and members of the privileged clnss
es are coming here.
Ho speaks glowingly of tho recep
tion given him in California.
EVERYTHING
HIGH
IN
COLORADO
inv1908. Tho inorenso in the United
Stntes.was $4,124,300. Mexico's in
crease was $3,C90,100.
The largest increase in tho pro
duction of silver wns in Mexico and
amounted to 12,517,00 fine ounces.
Cnnadn followed with an ncrense of
0,320,200 fine ounces. There was a
dceraso in tho silver production of
tho United States as compared with
1907 of 4,074,000 fine ounces.
4.4.4.
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Attest:
W. II. CANON. Mayor,
ROOT. W. TBKFKR.
Recorder.
Walter Moore Writes of High Taxes,
High Fares, and in Fact
Hiqh Everything
Else.
(Continued from page 15.)
Walter Moore, former rancher near
Phoenix, but moro recently a resl
dent of Medford, Is at present In
Montrose, Col. In comparing that
place with Medford, he writes:
Tho weather is simply fierce, so
cold that weather agents havo tho
truth frozen completely out of them.
way below zero all tho time. I am
sure your peoplo know absolutely
nothing of winter weather at all. Tho
orchard industry is booming and
prices higher for land than with you
It would be, good medicine for tho
.Silurians to boo what these people
think In rogard to values with a 90
day season to go on. Everything
frozen so stiff work is completely
paralyzed. The papers here get up
pa great contest, especially among the
young people, for "nppl0 queen,
Bach district has Us "apple queen"
and it works fine for tho papers. This
town is dry and tho consequence Is
lots of drunks. Blind pigs, no reven
ue and a 72-mill tax on city prop
erty! That is tho result with tho
natural sequence, no salo for town
property, not a foot of paved street
or likely to bo. I shall como homo
after tho holidays in January well
satisfied that Rogue River Is blessed
with moro advantages than any. place
I havo seen. Should liko to know tho
news, as this place is blessed with
tho poorest and most expenslvo rail
road system Jn the world, 7c per
mile passengor fare and tho railroad
commission is perfectly helpless. It
a farce. Only ono thing, they
loxcol in froo school books.
JlUi, BllWVb. dUUlll, UCHV.I 1UVU ,1,1. . .,
page . ., county recorder's records of
Jackson county. Oregon; 53 feet;
rate per foot C3 cents; amount due
$33.39.
Assessment No. 22 M. W. and H.
H. Tuttle, lot 7, block 2. Tuttle's sub
division in tho city of Medford, Ore
gon, frontngo 53 feet on east side
King street, South, described Vol. . .,
page . ., county recorder's records of
Jackson county. Oregon; 53 feet;
rate per foot G3 cents; amount duo
133.39.
Assessment N6. 23 M. W. and H.
H. Tuttle, lot 6, block 2. Tuttle's sub
division in the city of Medford, Oro-
ORDINANCK NO. 252.
An ordlnanco making tNi annual
tax levy of the city of Medford. Ore
gou, and tho Medford road district j
for tho year 1909.
The city ot Medford doth ordain as
fptlows:
Section 1. Thoro shall b levied
for tho year 1909 tho following taxes
upon the assessed valuation of all
the taxable property In the city of
Medford. Oregon, as shown by tho
assessment roll for Jackson countv,
Oregon, for the year 1909, for tho
following purposos, to-wlt:
For city purposes, four mills on
tho dollar. 1
For debt fund, for payment of In-1
terest on city debt, sovcu nnd one
half mills on tho dollar.
For street and road purposes, two
nnd ono-hnlfn!!s on r dollar. The
levy for str "i rnd rnd purposes
shall bo lovled unon nil of the tax
able proporty la the cltv of Medford
and In th0 MMford road district.
For general .-ewor purposes two
and one-half mi on U'e dollar.
For park p; roies, on-half mill on
ths dollar.
For library purpose, one-temh ot
a mill on ths alar.
Soctlon 2. It Is hereby mado the I
uuty of the cltv recorder to cortlfy;
to tho county clerk at Jackson coun
ty, Oregon, the levy mndo by this
ordinance.
The foregoing ordinance was pass
ed by the city council this 21st day
of Decomber, 1909, by tho following
voto: Welch aye, Morrlck aye, Elfert
aye, Dommer hye, Wortman nyo, Em
erlck aye.
Approved December 21. 1909.
W. II. CANON, Mayor.
Attest:
ROUT. W. TELFER,
Recorder of City of Medford.
MANY ATTEND BENFIT
FOR THE MEDFORD BAND
A large audience greeted tho pro
gram aranged for tho benofit of the
band at tho opera house last even
ing. Uho program wns splendidly
rendered and tho boys will realizo a
considerable sum which will place
them in good f innneinl standing.
W. C. Mooro of Fortlnnd'is visit
ing relatives in tho valley.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR DESTROYING INSECT
European forests havo recently
been ravaged by a moth which ap
pears In Immense numbers and has
caused serious damage, especially to
conifers. In Saxony means to abate
tho plaguo have been given particu
larly caroful study, and th0 electric
light was found, to bo tho bost weap
on. It was noted that tho moths were
most actlvo between tho hours of 10
p. m. and 1 a. m. and It was during
theso hours that tho electric light
was employed. In Zlttau the streot
lights woro turned off . at the earlier
hour, and the load of tho town elec
tric lighting plant thus rondored
available was used to oporato 40-
amp. ooarcnlls'ntB In pairs. Between
each pair a poworful suction ven
tilator was stationed, having a piece
of wire netting a few Inches beyond
tho outlet. Tho insects, attracted by
the light, wer0 drawn into the ven
tilator, and when discharged against
tho netting wero either disabled or
killed. Tho beams from tbo search
lights woro directed toward th6
neighboring forest, and Insects In
enormous numbers wero attracted (0
tbo brilliant sourco of light and final
ly sucked In by tho vent'lator and
destroyed.
In tho porfected dovlce, as finally
adopted, two searchlights are employ
ed, adapted for curronts from 30 amp,
to CO amp. and shielded In front by
highly polished glass disks, In front
of them nnd somewhat lower are
'obes, Immediately bolow and be
tween theso two lamps is tho open
r. p. m., and sucks through about '
2800 cubic feet ot air In tho samo
time, Tbo outgoing blast of air en
ters ' an open box nlongsldo, throo
sides of which are composed of wire
netting.- In' this tho moths meet tholr
fato, and it Is omptlcd as fast as their
bodies accumulate In such quantities
as to obstruct tho frco passage of the
air blaBt.
, Four of thes0 devices wero install
od in tho town of Zlttau upon tho
roofs of tho electrical works, tho
town hall, a schoolhouso and a fac
tory. Somo fow minutes after tho
searchlight Is turned on scatttrcd
moths appear. Then tho numbor rap
Idly Increases until thousands arrive
simultaneously and flutter in and
out of th0 great beam of light. Stoad-
lly thoy noar Its sourco until suddonly
thqy ar0 within tho grasp of tho
equally unseen suction of the ven
tilator, pass through It nnd fall,
crushed and holples3, to tho bottom
of tho wiro cago.
Tho effectiveness of this now des
tructive agency seems to havo boon
somewhat variable and depondont
upon meteorological conditions, 'The
maximum result attalnod in a single
night by such an installation as
abovo described was a total weight
of 141 pounds, representing about
400,000 doad moths, Frequently,
however, th wolght would he loss
than 70 pounds undor unfavorable
conditions, as to wind and weather,
Electrical World.
Editorial Note Similar oloctrical
appliances havo beon testod In fruit
orchards In th0 United States with
Ing of th6 ventilator. An electric great success for destroying mothB
motor attached to this produces 1200'nnd othor Insects infecting fruit trees,
jZ? The Hutchason Company jz?
Special Sale Week
Many Lines to be Sacrificed
Prom 110 w until New Year's this Btoro will bring out a wonderful nhowiiig of
special drives. Good, seasonable niereliandiso at the lowest prices ever attempted
in Medford. We have enjoyed a very pleasing fall business. Wo prepared for ex
tra business by stocking heavily on tho bost merchandise and roady-to-wears that
money and good judgmont could procure. Wo bought too heavily and must close
out goods and raise money.
GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS, PURS, NOVELTIES, ETC.
ORDINANCE NO. 2 SI.
An ordlnanco fixing tho salary of
tho city recorder of tho city ot Mod
ford. Tho city of Medford does ordain ns
follows:
Section t. Tho salary of tho re
corder of tho city of Medford Is here
by fixed at the sum of one hundred
and twenty-tlvo dollars ($125) a
month, to take effect January 1st,
1910.
Section 2. .Tho samo shall bo paya
ble out of tho general fund ot said'
city.
.The foregoing ordinance was pass-
cd by tho city council of the city of(
Medford tho 21st day of December,
1909. by tho following voto: Welch
nyo, Morrlck aye, Elfert ayo. Dommer
aye, Wortman nye. Enlerlck aye.
Approved December 22. 1909,
W. II. CANON. Mayor. 1
Attest: I
ROI1T. W. TELFER. I
Recorder. I
OPERA GAPES
WortH to $35.00 for
$16.69
About 25 opera wipes, including the most desirable light and dark shades;
every one a brand new fall .1909 style, personally selected from one of tho best man
ufactures in Now York City, correct in length and made of the finest unshrinkable
spotproof broadclothsthe most stylish and most desirable street and evening
wraps known today all our $25 to $35 values to close at this week at choice $16.69
HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, BEDDING, OUTINGS, ETO.
A Drive in Durable Dresses
We bought hundreds of the one-piece dress good, durable, stylish mater
ials, made according to the very latest decrees of fashion; just as new'as anything
shown in the United States made of different kinds of silks and the popular wool
fabrics in almost any wanted color and all sizes. We didn't sell as many dresses
as we wished, -but we did sell dress goods and silks they were easy to make.
Now Listen: We have to dispose of our remaining stock of dresses and we are
going to do it surely and quickly. Not a word about prices now, but vou will find
that we have sunk the knife deep and that you can buv almost for a song.
We would like to show you the specials this wook.
The Hutchason Company
FORMERLY BAKER-HUTCHASON O O.
We Wish You All a j
Merry Christmas and a Happy and j
Prospenous New Year
When in Need of a Cleaner Phono 244J
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