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EfilbfiH- - TI 1 10 iI I0DFOIU) MA I f Tit JBUNE, MEDFORD, 0 It KG ON, DECEMBER m 1909. 3 NEW YEARS EVE III EARLY DAYS II! QUE Butte Falls Items Ilt!lll IUU joHiiosso 0lV U MOH Gillllo Escnpoil Dcnlli Indlnn Turns Tnblos on Prisoners. XiutiH cxort'lHcii woro hold In tlm n, llllrirotli, Imrllotio, mid Minn Ornco iiMHctntily hull In tlio how Mcliool HmUh, (iritrinlHl. All worn woll plcnn- '""''""K. An (.xcollont l.(,Kni.n wnn , w)Ui mc- fl w runilurml iiiulor tlm dlrucllon of our HflioHl toacl.crH. Munh orudll Ih duo "vod l,y Mm. Will Clmmbun. (moo o'ir (mc!licrn nuil iiii1Im an woll an Ol.miclmln) under the puro cooMiik olliorn who lio'nud with tlio IrnlnlnK nnd food net, tind wnn Krontly on- nnd othur jmrln of tlm pniRnim. The j(,yo(, ,,y nl)( H ovoryoim Unit linn hall wiih nlroly ileeoimml, I wo tree ()V(,r Hnt (lown in nr, ommclinlii nmnl I woro lumvlly Indon with jmmontH, cn tctfy. (My .liiinitH I). l''ny.) j ninny of tl.uin (Ulto valiinblo. It piov- Tlll) tolojtlmno wlro linn heen Tlm hunk limine at the hoiio Hnelt I ml, iim wnrly ull of JJutto KnllM un- retclion" between KhrIo I'olnt nnd ritiieh in KImiiiiiIIi county furniHliotl dorlftlclnr." do, to ho u cntnd Kticnctw, llltH ,-aH n,i w r J10W nwnltln; (Mijjlitfol (ontr.iHt lo tlm Hwlrlinicj W nro lmvl,u? ",,lunl w,"lll,ur- the arrival of I. II. HnrrlM with tlio cum iiinuiB. piionoH nmi iixmreii, wnon wo win no Althouith t'.-o rondH nro In had nl)lo lo ROnvorno with tlio oiitnldo condition, our mull currier, Mr. Stow- ,vorifl. tjiIh In. n much needed lm- iclnilicl (hut hnvon duly npprreiittfil.dll, mana(:H to Kot, tho mnll through ,,royt,n,,,t nnd too much prnlno ctin- llie warmth mid comfort, while they!"" Helioilulo tlmo. Mo Itocps 11h nnl j,0 Kvvn Mr. MnrrlH for IiIh of- (omiiii.ilml on Dm tr.mh!o homiii of i llomm 0Ml' condition. fortH n wcurnK nnd pimhlnK for it nil , ., , , , I). A. Owoum of Dudley carri the u, M l.e.r fallow r I.Ioch .ll,l bo Imvluj; ,)(jUv())J nd IJllUo KnllH. pilhwl nl Uj0 ,, in liniiKinir i" Iwliitwl HtrniKrt of Mode I)uilly )(, tlm newly imtabllMhod pout- l0 nllo F(llH uimhvr nompnny to tlm feud yunln. It in nlwnyx tlm j office whnt wnit formorly known Wj HOon jiuv ono 0f tho liont plnntH wi'illmxt ratlin that arc fouml Mini ; nn tho uiiHiirvoyod. Thnt country linn in BOuthorn Ort-Kon. "With tho arrival 'liroiilil in Imh, mill iih a roimrfpitMice hocn nurvoy d nnd ncc'pti!d by tho of ,,(, p,u;f(. ft HiiHlorn Ilutto KiiIIk nro tlm iiionI wearing on tlm tonipoJ Kovornniont. nnd tho attk'rH lwipo to wjjj ,j i)iHnoH. mill I'liiluiniico of tlm rowinnu. bo nbl0 to r.ot a filltiK eoou and bo q. AiIihiih, foreman and tlmoltoepcr "TliiM Htonn putn mo in niiml of ono 1 ublo to provo up. 'Ihoso HnttlorB for th roinpany. Ii vImIUiik rolntlvos nllu'r Now Yoar'n," ri'iimrkoil tln I uvo iiindo Rood linprovoinontii, many nt Albany and othor AVIIIamotto vnl- Iiokh iim I io tiltoil bin ohnir Imok ; of thorn hnvlnn boon on tho Innd from j,(,ritti, upiiiiMt tlm wall ami rofllleil Mm pipu flvo lo ovon yonm, and nro cortalnly jj,. Krodonborj; Jiiih roturnod from jimt omptioil, "m (ho uinllor of snow, ontltlod lo tholr Iioiiiom. 'Il.o noil In (r., t0 Modford. Ho hiih tho rondH CITY NOTICES. 1 4 t tf-ft CITY NOTICES. f -f-f--f-t--f-t- 4-"t--f-t- -f- t . AN- hiiow mill piorclii(x wimln of outer iloorH, mill (Iiohii of tlm boyw who hml but not of coinforl, Thorn wuhu'I rich, rrult of nil UlndM do woll nnd uro In bad nlmpo, but thnt ho him bill nihility littlo oomforl for mo that , ktuhkoh nnd i:r. ln grown nbiindnntly. ,, tliotn worno. Mo kiiyh Itond Bu "Now Yonr'H day, hut a wholo lot of jon MondrlckH brought down novorul ji(.rvor Oopport did hoiiio much nood oohl mill ipiilo a bit of nenre in tlm j vnrlotlw of whont tliat hnd InrKn. t.,i work tho punt mimmor. Gopport proKniiu. I plump hondH, and tbo ntrnw wiih ovor wnH uw rKi,t ninn n tho rlRht plnco. "I nnd mi Imliiiii Kiiiilo wrro ntnrt-Jflvo foot In lotigUi. Bomo of tho fin- -v. W. Parker did nomo Kood work oil fiotii Kurt Wnrnor two dny nftcr ot potntooH In tho country woro rnln- t.nMt f town, but wiib handlcnppod ChriMtniiiM to Fort Klamath, bcnriiiKfod thoro, P. K. Nully had rlpo ntrnw- j. nHtrtictlona from tlio liwifl snper- iuiMirtmit iliHpiitcht'H. Whon wo J IioitIch tho middle of Novombor. Kvon vlnor. ConHOfiucntly n Rood denl of rciu'licd (loono I.nko vnlloy wo il'm-! ponchon do woll. Tho Dudley r.nttloni tj,0 (jinuor croolt hill rond hits boon ooverviHImt wo woro IiuIiik followed. . nro u brlRht, onllKhtonod people, all wnnhed out by tho heavy rnlnH. Our uont rondorn, nn the mnll cttrrlor bna ronrt ,nBtrIct Ib entirely too Inrge. n ood lond of mnll on ench of hU xho dlHtrlct Bhould bo divided up nnd throo trlpn per week. jocnl men appointed uh Hiipcrvlsorfl, Himor Spencer of Dudley bnB Just WOu1fl Ttnow the ronds nnd lmvo returned from a hoHpltnl in Mcdford. nn interesting; In ropnlrlnp them and whoro nn opurntlon for nppcndlcltln d tbo worX when U In needed. KH80MJTION AN'D NOTICK 01 NuAIj CITY KI.KCTIO.V. Ho It ItOHolvo!, by tho nlty council of tho city of Sfedford: Section I. Tlicio Ih l.oreby order ed to bo hold In tho city of Mcdford Inn nnnunl oloctto.n for election of city offlcorn, purn.innt to tl o chnrtcr of nld city, nnd nliio for tlm purpose of HiibmlttlnK to tho lopnl votorn of snld city tho following piopoBod M r tcr nrnondmcntB to the cbnrter or ald cfiy: 1. An nmct-dmenl to tho clinrtor of th city- of Medford creating n city court, njnklni; tho mnyor ex offlclo JudRO of Bald court; providing for tbo appointment nnd wnlnry of a special jtidgo .of nld court nnd re pealing BectioLS 2G, 27 end 28 of tinld clinrtor. 2. An nmondment to tho clinrtor of tho city of Medford, OrcKon, nmondlnu nectlon 1 8 of tht, charter of said city nnd providing for salarioa for tho ranyor and councilman of ald city. 3. An amendment to tho chnrtcr of tho cjty of Medford ntnenfllnff boo tlon 38 of r,nld charter, proBcrlblnj; tbo dutlcB of the treasurer of said city nnd limiting IiIb liability In cer tnln cane. A, An nmondment to tho charter of tho city of Medford amending bcc tlmiH 80 nnd 84 of nuld chnrtcr. Said nnnunl election la ordorod to bo hold on January 11th, 1910, be tweon tho hours provided In tho char ter for tho holding of annual elec tion h. Tho following officers Bhnll be olectod ut raid election: One council mnn from ench wnrd of snld city, a city treasurer and n city recorder. Tho following nro tho plnces In . rnld city doftlgnntod nn tho plnces at which on Id olectlon will bo hold: First wnrd Commercial club room, j i Second Ward Hotel Nnsh Bamplct room, I Third wnrd Council chnmbcr, city hnll. The following nrf hereby dcBlgnat ed an judgco of snld election: First wnrd J. 8. Snwyer, C. "W. ! Davis, who shnll act n clerk; O. P. ' Llndley, who shall alRo net ns clerk. , 8ocond ward L. D. Warner, WII i llnrn Ulrlch, who Bhnll nlno act nn , clerk; J. H. Dellangcr, who shall also I act ns clerk. Third wnrd M. F. McOownn, 8cott ' DnrlB, who Bhnll also act an clerk; H, B. Cady, who Bhnll also act ns clerk. Tho foregoing resolution was pass ed by tho city council on December 21st, 1000, by tho following vote: Morrlck nyc, Welch aye, Emcrlck nyo. Wortman aye, Elfert nyo, Demmer nyo. Approved December 22, 1909. W. H. CANON, Mayor. Attest: ROBT, W. TELFEIl. City Recorder. Notlco Is hereby given thnt tho nn nunl city election ordered by the foregoing resolution for tho election of tho officers nnd tho approval or re jection of tho charter amendments tlieroln specified will bo held in said city at tho tlmo and at tho places designated In said resolution. ltOBT. W. TELFEIt, City Recorder. Dated December 23. 1909. 242 A CHOICE BUILDING SITE Lot 00x170, east front on Onkdnle, South, wntor nnd sower con nections to property lino, comcnt walks nnd pavement. Fino oak nlmdo trees, This is in tho best rosidenco flection of tho city. Price 91G00, $500 cabu, balnnco onsy tennn nt G per cent intorost. Compnro this with lots GOxlOO hi umilnr locutions. J. W. DRESSLER AGENCY P 'We bull hux'oIo(1 Hint mueh but wlntii ilnwn eamo NiiHpirioii brrnme n I'tfrlninty when my eompanion'H whnrj' oyoH ilinrovorcil ono of our purwipra Jiint befimi ho morgml hiinnelf wiih ihc Hiiow-eoveri'il oxpaiiHo whleh nur roiinileil iih. The hiiow wax any where from throo to five feet deep nuil wo wrro, of courHo, on fool, n 'method nl' 'locomotion which never did Hlriko mo in n favorable light, nuil travelling over nnd through thnwc drifln all day wiih no light tank, I rati toll you. Hy nightfall wo had reni'lied the lieiAiwaterrt of Spnigue river, however, and having reaehed Hie Klamath country, thought that we worn reiiHonably Kiifn from tho lm tilo Sunken mid IluuiioekH. We found it juiliMr tree witli bougliH 'bent In the ground with the weight of (he hiiow, but underneath wan a bare Hpoi of ground. Wo crept into the luilo mid 'hanging our hlnnkelH ho thnt the light wiih Hcreened, built a xttmll fire nt Wliii'h we rooked our only. moid Muioo 'tlm mtmting. Tho fire made our closely confined quarters comparatively comfortable. All the tiny before wo eoilld glmico back and occiiHionally neo our purmiom, three JndimiH, w'ho -niy guide aid belonged to tho Mannoi'k tribo. "Thoy kept at n eertuin diHtanco but we believed wo had thrown them off tho track nt nightfall. IHyliidinn nndl alternated in Mniidmg gminl, and hm turn enmo in tlm hint bourn of tho iliglit. I had fallen ailtiep iiiftor 'hoing nllioved by him nnd It wiih jumI about flawii mid the fire burning low gavo but u faint light which doiibtlcHN ntood out from tho outnide fliu'knoHH when nn arrow nlid noihelcHsly butweim tho lioi'ghs thnt mndo onr iinvouan tind at ruck tho trunk of tho tree jimt nbovo my head. It don't take tntitdi to nwnken a !inan under tho eircimiHtmiceH nnd I wiih wideawake when tho fierond arrow eamo through. 1 looked about attd found my guide bnrt diHaneurod. I mtspcolod treachery nnd nilo ready to defend mynolf. MnUng n Hinnll jepholo in tho hrnneliert of flic tree nnd looking out I beheld one hf (ho wtrnngoHl nightH of iny life. Fitly ynnlH in front wore two htdiniiH, their hnir Htmiding out b raight nnd white wiih tlm front, creeping HHenOi jly lownrd my camp, nvidcntly believ ing that tho arrowH they hnd fired had met tho mark. I had covered tbo foremost whon n movement in tho un dqrbruHh attracted my attention mid I ttnw a third Indian, talking tho oth er two. It wnn my Indian guide. Wlien tho nltnok wa t'ml mndo tho Jndinn had Hlippod qulotly out of our cmup mid proceeded to hunt tho liuntorfl. Thoir attention riveted upon our camp tho UnnnookH did not huu tlio hunter on thoir trail. Suddenly ono of them wont down witli n knifo botween bin Hhouldow, thoro wiih a whirl of snow, a vIhIoii of n eouplo of dnrk bodion in doadly oombnt. Pret ty hooii hh I h t ill gazed with Btrainod oyoH townrd tlio npot whoro I snw cor tain a tragedy hnd boon ouaetod, a hand foil on my Bhouldor and m.V guide nlood honido mo aa calm nnd unmovod iih ovor. From his boll how ever hung two froHh flonlps, Rinco thou a big hiiow storm n Now Year's nlwnyB remindH mo of tho tlmo whon I lay undor that juuipor with thoso bloodthirsty wrotohos on tho out side." Tho above- story was rolntod to tlio Avritor many yonrs ago by ono of tho pioneer Hlookinon of tho Klumntli country, hut In trying to put it inU tyPjQ mueh of tlio iutqiiHo porsonnl in torost it hold for tho company seated and gnllntono wnn performed on nlm. ( our committee, C. P. Ilrlggs, It Ih reported thnt tho doctors re- Aaron neck nnd Emcnmn Wheeler, moved from him. Although ntlll nppolntod to get up n petition to bnvo weak, wo nro plensod to lenrn ho In the connecting link of rond between Improving. ( thla point nnd Prospcrt opened up, Tho dnnco Klvcn Xmnn night by , reportB good progress, with tho ns our Athletic club wnB n grnnd buc- Blstnnco of W. W. Turker they bnvo cchh flnunclnlly nnd Boclnlly. Krery- tho potltlon drnwn up and bUUo tbnt ono nppnrently enjoyed themselves a very ensy grndo can bo gotten nt n to tho limit. Tho grand mnrcb wnn light cost- The point wbeTo tbo rond led by tho hnndsomcst yonng man of crosses Iloguo river Is but nbout 80 nil Dudley nnd tbo bollo of Hutte or 90 feet wld0 nnd tho brldg will Fnlln. Two bnsketbnll gnmcn preced- bo 450 feet nbove tho wnter. The ed tho dnnco. The Dudley team won road will traverse nomo of tbo finest from tho club tenm. Our local young scenery on tb0 coast. With tbo com bulleti' team played n game nlBo, plotlon of this eight miles of rond which wnn very lntreHtlng nnd wns nnd tho new rond qjnst completed won by tho SwnHtlkns. Tho club Is down McNeil creek wo will hnvo tho a great benefit to tho young people nhortest. caglcst grade from Mcdford of tho town, both socially nnd ns n to Crntcr Lake, miles of practically health giver. Tho music wan fur-' lovol rond, with fino scenery, bunting nlshed by 0. I'. Cowdon, violinist; N. nnd fishing gnloro. ' (' Hansen. Tom M.fft We umke any kind and style of windows. We carry glass of anv size on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. EDEN PRECINCT ITEMS O. A. MorriH nnd wife were down from Wont Tnlent Wednesday to nt tend the funeral of Ocorgu W. Hnr. elton, O. A. Hover of Valley View or chard wns trading with Phoenix inerchnntH Wednesday. J. S. Stagg of North Talent wns n Mcdford buninoHH visitor Thursday. John Itohinsou nnd his brother Oeorgc of Talent, have gone to Duns mnir, Calif., to spend tho holidays with their sister, Mrs. P. P. Hoper. Steuben Longfellow, mi aged pio neer f this valley, died at tho county poor farm Wednesday morning. Mr. Longfellow served in tlio Itoguo Kiv or Indinn wr. John (Irnffes if North Phoenix was over in town Inst Wednesday, It is (o bo deplored thnt theso good formers have no rural mail service, ns there nro at leant thirty families across Boar creek. , Died In Phoenix Monday after noon, nt tho homo of lit grent neieo, Mrs. (1. A. Standard, Oeorgti W. Ilur.elton, aged 87 years and four omiitbs. Interment in tho Phoenix cemetery Wednesday aftomoon. Mr. and Mrs. J, M. Huff came down from Ashland Wednesday to look after their out-of-town place west of Phoenix, returning to Ash land Thursdny. Mrs. Lillio Hlackwood of Phoonix wns up in North Talent Tuesday vis iting hor daughter Mrs. W. S. Stnn cliff. Mrs. Kd Ilnmlln of Kdon Valloy wont to Harrison Gulch to spoud Christinas with hor mother, C. V'. Houston and his father, A. about tho firo in tho dimly lightod bunk houso is lost, As wo looked through tho windows nt tho driving snow outside, wo could in imagination soo tho two tho white mossongor mid his Indian gnido fighting thoir way onward through tho drifting snow, while behind thorn onmo tho stoalthy, inexorable enemies of thoir race and tribo, daring cold and storm to ac complish their purpose Tho Indian who guided tho mosson gor was n marked man among his hor oditnry enemies, tho Bunkos nnd Iluu iioekH nnd was afterward eliiof of the Klmnath tribo. Ho sorvod Ids tribo H. Houston, have rented a portion of C. Craig's fine garden ranch, and nro now engaged in plowing tbo ground. They will raise vegetables upon tho land. X. W. Brophy of Talent, neeom- pnuied by a gentleman from southern California, was down to tho city if Mcdford lost Tuesdny. C. Carey was up in Tnlent Inst Tuesdny looking for a horo thnt ho liked nnd could buy. Al Pell of Tnlent is employed on the eighteen-acro tract purchased by Mr. Olwell of H. II. Holmes last fall. Mr. Hell is pruning ,lhe young or chard. J. H. ShnVor nnd Mr. Houston of West Phoenix were up in Norlh Tal ent Tuosday buying vegetables of S. S. Stephens. Miss Jennie Fern nnd her brother, Win. Fern, wero ovor from Fern Val ley attending tho Christmas treo at Phoenix Christmas ove. ( Snm Carlisle, who formorly resid-1 iug in Talent but now living in Ash land, sustained n bad srpain of one of his ankles Inst Monday. Mr. Car lisle was up .Wagoner crook mid while coming down tho mountain, slipped uopn the frozen ground. Tho program and Christmas treo at the Christian church nt Phoenix wns n complete success, not a dull number of tho progrum. A duct by little Misses Mabel and Gluis Hartley, ontitlod "You'd Hotter bo Good," call ed forth many n compliment mid showed wonderful natural musical talent in both tho littlo singers. A ouso of gonniiio nocossity wns discovered by some of our charity workors, Thoy woro up on Colemnn crook. Tho husband mid father of tho family is almost totally blind nnd the oldost child of throo is but eight yonrs old. Mr, and Mrs, A. G. Croy woro tho porsons who visited tho noody family,' tnking with thorn somo provisions thnt had been donated. Tho family's namo is Ilodson nnd tho mnn though nffliotod has ulwnys boon able to provide until now. Ho told Mr. Croy that ho hud hard to got a doctor to conio last Friday night when ho fonrod that his wife was dying, hoonuso tho pay was not forthcoming. Wo need hiininno societies for the poor, as woll as dumb minimis. REAL ESTATE Farmland Timber Land Orchard Land & Residences City Lots Orchards and Mining Claims Medford Realty Co Room 10, JaGkson County Bank Building -nx m v The Helping Hand An Eloctrlc-lightod Window !3 a helping hand to Increased business. It extends for you tho glad hand of business fellowship every possible customor. A well lighted store Inside and out, makos good friends, and good friends mako good customers. Our expert can show you tho best and cheapest methods of sign and window lighting. 'Phono for him. THE ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO. Medford Iron Works t E. G. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor. t Foundry and Machinist I T an r t t A . . 1 f A n n-tf I 4 oi tnyines, apraying uuuiis, rumps, uouers anu na4 A- t f II - All y'r, , chlnery Agents In Southern Oregon for FAIRBANKS, MOPSE & CO. j F, N. CUMMINGS T. W. DSG00D OSGOOD & CUMMINGS Civil Engineers THE BEST EQUIPPED ENGINEERING- OFFICE IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Survors, Mayjs, Plans, Specifications, Reports. Estimates, Etc., Water Pow ers and "Water "Works, Paving and Rond Making, Sewerage, Railroads, Ir rigation and Drainage. OFFICE: MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK BLDG, PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ' All Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable COFFEE.N SL PRICE 11 North D St.. Medford, Ore. Phone 303 WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES PUBLISHED. B. H. Harris & Co. MEDFORD, OREGON Office in Jacfcson County Bank Upstairs ad hN v electric xS electric mMm SIGN WW -I Iloguo River Fish Company will and country faithfully and dloil in tho liavo Now Year's turkoyu, Conio in fi(lhuH8 of his fame. ami Boloet one. 211 Is tho star that will guldo your business Into prosperous places To paraphrase tho poet hitch your business to nn oloctrlo star and watch It grow. Don't wait until your competitor has taken away your trade by progressive mothods. Bo tho first man In tho field. Start tho pace and you will bo tho winner. Order Now. ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO. 9 e 0 9 9 O 9 9 GOLD RAY GRANITE CO. Olfico: 209 West Main St., Medfoid, Ore. Operating Quarry at Cold Ray, Oregon DEALERS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED GRANITE For the Best IN THE LINE OF ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, FIXTURES, WIRING JO DYNAMO REPAIRING SEE MEDFORD'S PREMIER ELEC TRICIANS. FLYNN BROS. 132 WEST MAIN STREET. .