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Ht.o tho Mtirrlwold Shop for liookN,
iiiugur.liioH anil f i no engraving, '
K, 11. Duffy, traveling freight and
pitHKonuor agent of lliu MIhhoiiiI I'd
lflc it Iron Mountain railway, wiim
in Miwlfonl Tliurmluy looking itl't at
ItiislutiNN for Iiih road.
0. HlllingH of AHhlnml wiin Intro
Friday morning on IiIh way (o lnnk
Hoiivlllu. County Coiiiinlwiioiiui' I'atturHon
wan a .Medford vinilor I'Vlilay.
HIhIiop Clmrlcti Bonddlng of tint
1CIh('oi:iI illoi'imu of Oregon w,hh in
Mi'ilfniil Kriilav on bimlnoHB pertain
ing t' his. officii.
Krod Penliigor of Central Point
was a .Medford viMllor I'Yidny.
Mr. and Mm. I). II. Orowory r
at I'oillniid till week taking in tho
automobile hIiow.
Ah iim for figures on your tin anil
Hliofit inotal work. Modford Hard
ware Co. 208
I. llutclitHon loft Thuradny eve
ning for Portland, whore ho will rej
main a month or ko with Mm. I
HiiIcIiIhou and diiuuhtcr, .Minn Fern.
S. S. Allien of Pronpoct waw In
Modford on IiiihIiichm TluiMdny. Mr.
Aiken if) ouo of tho pioncera of that
section of tho country nnd rofiisow
to believe that thorn in any otlu'r
porlktn tpiito mo good,
V. M. Miimhv f Utilti. I'mIU win.
a Medford lmimMM vinitor Friday j
.1. II. Chamber of Cottnge flrow.
I ia;iti'red nt (Iih Moore.
0, Adiimn l in thin city from j
pi'tlr FmIIn on bniirm- (
V. It. Hunt of Ktigtuo m n AltMllorti
visitor today.
' 0. S. Kntfin of Hood Klvr In m
inUml nt thn NnhIi. '
lluildcm' hardware In our niwiul
ty. Mrdfnrd Hardware Co. 'JOS
It. M. Whitman of Knglo Point w
in thin oily Friday on Illinium.
County Fruit InHpcctotr M.vom of
Central Point wu In Modford Fri
day on official biiHinonH.
John flrinvoH, ono df tho lending
roflidcntM of Central Point, was !n
Modford Friday on bnsinnfifl.
0. W. Dwinncll of Montague is
among thoHn registered nt tho Nash.
J. F. Sullivan of Coour d'Alouo,
Idnho, is in Modford looking ovor
tho vnlloy with a viow to locating.
Georgo P. Milan of tho Seven Oakn
orehnrd in in Modford looking after
IiiihIiiorh nffnirs.
Vnur garden noeds nttcntlnn. A
cciinplcle lino of pardon tools at tin
Jfi'dford Hardware. Co.
Tho local F.IkH will niitorlaip FreiU
iirick Wnrdo after the reeltal Kitltir
day niKlit.
C. M. I.oflaiiil of .Jiiokxoiivillo pre
oiliet wim a Mcilford vinilor Katur
iy.
ClinrloH Tiirpiu, ox-chief of police
of Afcdford, wan In the city from tho
ranch Fridny. "NolliiiiK doinjj on
tlio farniH nowniln.vV mtid Mr. Tiir
piu, "ouiiiK to the couliiiiioiiN raliiH.
Ilowevor, (lie wet wealhnr is tlolnix
iiohody any parlloular damage, nuv
moie than in lioldiiiK hack work. Wo
will lii'uin to reap (lie lienefit iliirini;
I ho j-rowhiK hohkoii, tlioii:li, hi more
mainline mid coiiMoiucut inciciihud
growth."
The Medford Mi'ikIi hcIiooI mid
Klnmath Falls luicketlmll teaum will
meet for the second I into loniulit. and
tho local team expects to put it on
the visitors, In (he previous Rnmo
Klamath Falls won easily, hut this
time the Medford hh-h school team
has its neck bowed to win tho pnnio.
The fame commences at 8 o'clock
sharp at the skatinc rink.
It is rumored thai Mine Host Hal
lo v is to reopen his dininj,' room, now
that ho has learned that a usurper
has appeared in place of his comet.
V. A. StiiiBon "of Orants Pass is
visiting with friends in Medford.
Peter f. Korehnw has returned
from a short business trip to Orants
Pass.
John Wilson of Trail reports two
foot of snow in his section. Ho also
states that a number of people in
Hint district have seen "Comet A
1010." Tho many frionds of Mta Glndv
Heard will ho plained to loam Unit
ho is on the rond to recovery frnw
n vorv evro sttsck of pneumonia.
J. W. William f Hold Hill wan ii
recent Medford visitor.
.Too Hnrnmentley of Oold Hill spfii'
Wednesday evening in Modford.
Nlcliolnn Jerrv. the nripinnl muf
iet kiotr. is in Medford from th Wil
low Springs district. Mr. Jerry al
wavs has a few solid pieces of placer
cnlil about his person and seems to
have a faculty for finding bin
chunks.
,. J. Huttorfeld left Thursday for
licddinir. Cal.. where he expects to
locate.
H. It. Henderion of Phoenix was in
Medford on buines Friday.
II. C. Chilean of Ashland was a re
cent visitor in Medford !
Theodore 0. F.rickson, special
nj;ont of the forestry service, is ex
pected to return nt the end of next
week from nu extended visit through
oit Ihe Dakota
HERMANN! CASE T6
SPECIAL CLASS
PRESENTS PENNANT
mnii run urvTiirri 'M'" cinss- in domciitic ci-
illlnl in I rlrX I WrrPi'""' at 1,10 hh "cl,o(1 l,avc '",ni1
umiii) liiu nun i ibllii work,l(; ,JVr Hlncj lhw jllBh Bdj(;0,
football toam won tho cliniiiiilonslilp
toward kIvIiii; tlio bo)n a nubatnntlal
token of tho utrls nppreclntlon of
their prowess on tho gridiron.
Hcncy Still Prcscntino His Side Dc
i fenso Will Start Saturday Morn
! Inn To Jury About Friday.
POHTLAND, Or., Jan. 28. Fran-
Ily dint of hard work anil poralst
ent hinitlltiK tho tnotnbors of tho spe
cial cIiims, 28 of thorn have mude with
tholr own hnnds an 11-foot ponnnnt
In tho hlcli school" colors of yellow
els J. Honey Is drawing tlm looso snnd black and bearlnir tho word Med-
on.ls of bis testimony toother tho!f"rd-1 Th, t"un"nt W8H "l 10
. ... .. tho chsool this aftorcoon.
pronecutlon of tho lllneor llor.nnnn, lloMH tIl0 grlll ,)flVe nimIw antl
case today anil promlss that bo will ; HoJ(1 H)iinltor ponnantu nnd pillow cov
FREDERICK WARDE
HERE
Third Number of Lyceum Course
Given by St. Marks' Guild, Will
Bo Seen Saturday Evening.
Frederick Warde, tho noted Shnkc-
speroan actor, will npjjar at the
Medford theater tomorrow (Sutur-
dny) night, bcint; tho third number
of tho Lyceum course given by St.
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BUSINESS LOCALS
tho afternoon, "
At tho conclusion of tho govern
have cloned his case by the middle of 'ers enough to defray the expanses of 'Mark's Guild. Mr. Warde needs no
tho baiujiiot given to the footbnl! boys, introduction to a Medford nudiehec,
sovoral week- ago, nnd also to pur-'as his famo is well established ns
mont s caso court will adjourn rortlia)t0 BC,100, BtUchc,i thereon for each I Shakespeare now before the public,
remainder of tho day In order thnt memhor of tho team. For tomorrow night the entcrtain-
tho attorneys for tho defense may J (inent ,will be in the nature of a drA-
linvo an opportunity to shapo up their TACOMA POLICE SEARCH . jmntjc recital of the "immortal
, FOR ESCAPED PRISONER bardV rnasterpioce, "Hamlet," with
ease for proEontatton to the court an. 1 I current comment by Mr. Warde. This
tho Jury. It now seems certain tliatj tacoma. Wnsh.. Jan. 28.Th0 will i. f1,
III tint nt uAni in Mm turv
, , . . ...,. Tacoma pollco woro this morn ng re-
boforo tho latter part of tho week
coming, and It may bo possible In- aucutcd to .earch for John Ilobblns.
deed It Is vory probable, that tho Jury 'a contractor of Milton, a small town
will noto bavo Its turn at tho consld- car hore. Ilobblns was arrested on
oration of tho gull or Innocjico of ft crlmlnnl WI rant-yesterday by tho
Hermann before Friday nigh or Sat-
ur(lny Mlltort marshal and wa lodged In the
Tho' court refused to allow any-;" bnstlle. Tho officer thoughtful
tblng to bo Introduced regarding tho took from tho prisoaor a bottle of
romovnl of tho signature of John A. a"'1 38 wh'c'1 9 v
nonson from a Hat of the land solec-'crJ ,I1 thu sll room at lh
tlous sunt by him to Senator Mlt- "Jrison."
ohsll and given by MHtill to Hr- This morning thore w Intent w
mann. It was llmw'i Intention to cJtemimt In MIHon. Th primmer
nrgu from tho clreunutne of th,"ad fll. Not only 'lind he roc ood
mutllatetl lgnKtur thnt lleilmaau . or tb "lug." hat mi hrokn back
had rmovl It In order tht ton con- Uo "r room; terured Bl bol-
nectlon or innwn witn tne claims . " " .... iu-v,
course and will doubtless draw an
immense house.
$250,000 LIFE INSURANCE
SWELLS WIDOW'S WEALTH
should
mont.
bo unknown to the depart-
YOUNG GIRL CHARGED
WITH WEDDING TWO MEN i
I Itt k - o.ktd OHt a lord of th root
and M !ckl tho door In ot ta
other "cell."
Itobb!u as a wife and several
children. He was oUarjeit with hav
ing tluimienod to attack htar wife
i .....i
NEWARK, K. J., Jan. 2S. AI-!
though sho is less than 17 years old,
Florcnco Knoipp of this city is un
der arrest charged with bigamy. Tho
with an a'x.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28. Tho widow of
John Farson. broker, who died a
week ago. Mres. Mamie A. Karson,
will rocolvo, In addltlon'to tho $050,
000 of bis personal estate, $250,000
for which amount his life was. Insured
In various Insurance companies and
fraternal orders.
Two Tails on Stranger.
TUCSON. Ari., Jrt. 2S. lrofe-
"or E. A. I)oHcIai,fTOerIy in charge
of the observatory at Flaiostaff,
Ariz., said today the vagrant "Comet
A-1010" is a double-tailed celestial
phenomenon. Professor Douglas
says he iioto that second tail
branched due south, while the first
appendage pointed directly upward.
Last night, he said, the two tails
forked at a grentor distance from
the head. He estimated the length
of the second tail at 20 degrees.
Hngone, February 11-12, is tho
place and time selected for tire moet-
police Bay sho hns admitted marri-!"' of tho Oregon commonwonlth
ages with two men within tho last congress tins year, the University
ycari of Oregon' is nctivc in promoting the
convention nnd a number of the
Often, in tho interests of effective! members of its faculty will take part
advertising, a merchant writes h'w in tho discussions. D. C. Freeman,
price so low on certain lines of secretary of tho Eugene Commercial
goods that ho winces when he thinks club, has notified the chamber of
nf 51. Of potirso. ho nlwavs adver- commercu of this citv in rcnard to
tiscs such snlos; nnd the ad-answer-! tho meetings nnd espressos the hoix-jL0'18 nnd Clark, on the site where
crs "take their profits." that citizens will tnko part. ;tney ouiit l-ort Clatsop m 1S05.
$10,000 FOR MONUMENT
TO LEWIS AND CLARK
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. Senator
Bourne introduced a bill today ap
propriating $10,000 for use In co
operating with tho Oregon Historical
society In erecting a monument to
Woar Kidd'u Shoos.
Dulck Is tho king of tho auto world.
Who doesn't sigh tor a Dulck?
Wear Kidd's Shoes.
For wood of alt klndn, see the
Scjuare Deal Woodynrd. Phono
2601.' Fir street, botween Second
and Third streets. Gould & Llndloy,
proprietors. 20 1
No one knows bow long a Ruick
will last, for no Huick has ever worn
out. The first ones aro still run
ning. 258
Wear Kidd's Shoes.
What is life without a BuickT 280
Steinhardt, the artistic tailor, 0
South Fir street. Reasonable prices,
easy terms to responsible parties.
Wear Kidd's Shoos.
Let us demonstrate the superior
quality of tho Lorain range. Med
ford Hardware Co. 208'
11)10, tho banner year. Wat.'b
Medford's population double nnd
lots in the Queen Anne addition
triple in value. Present price 500
nnd upward. Cash or terms.
Full assortment of Whitman's enn
die nt The Mcrriwold Shpp.
Bowers & Hunter, a real estate
firm of Payctt, Idaho, has purchased
the timber claim of J. II. Messier on
Evans creek, paying $1000. They
also contemplate making farther in
vestments in the valley.
People that want figuring on
planting shade trees and have ' not
got their orders "booked better con
silt II. O. Patterson, the Quaker
Nuraeryman and set low 'price. Of
fice in Hotel Nash Office.
GENTLEMEN'S SHOES
THAT ARE IN PERFECT KEEPING
WITH HIS OTHER APPAREL
THAT PLACES HIM ON A PAIR
OF DISTINCTIVELY WELL-SHOD
FEET CAN EASILY BE FOUND
AMONG THE MANY STYLES OF
SHOES WE NOW HAVE IN
STOCK.
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALL
ED TO THE QUALITY AND LOW
PRICES WE MAKE ON HIGH
TOP, HEAVY OR WET WEATHER
SHOES. SEE US FOR LADIES',
CHILDREN'S AND BOYS' SHOES
AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
The Wardrobe
210 WEST MAIN.
W. A. Sharmnn, the paving man
of Portland, is in Medford on a short
business trip.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED To rent, 5 or 10 acres
near town, suitable for garden truck,
potatoes, etc. Address "Reuter,"
caro Tribune, giving full particu
lars. 269
FOR SALE 75 acres best fruit land
In north end of valley; 4 miles from
railroad; 1-2 mile from school;
about 15 acres cleared; some fruit
in bearing; irrigating ditch runs
through middlo ot it; plenty of wa
ter; with house, barn, well and
spring and 1000 cords ot wood on It;
a No. 1 road all directions; $4500
per acre; buy of owner. See Cole
man at clga rfactory. 268
:REAL
SNAPS
A bargain 11 acres fruit or al
falfa land, 2 miles from station.
Finest fruit and alfalfa ranch in
Applegate valley, ditch and water
right with place; $G0 an ncre; easy
terms.
00 acres rich bottom land, 70 in
high-grade fruit, 20 in young alfalfa,
fine buildings; $30,000; good terms.
SiskiyouLandCo
206 Phlpos Building,
Medford, Or.
Read the Classified Ads.
MEDFORD, THE WONDER CITY
Medford's population, 7500, gateway to Crater Lake, commercial metropolis of southern Oregon, is the fastest growing, most progressive, most metropolitan city in the northwest, surrounded by
more natural resources than any place on earth. In 3909 it made a gain of 2500 in population, of 3 per rent in postal receipts, of 50 per cent in bank deposits, spent $750,000, or $100 per capita, in
public improvemcnis, which include a $300,000 water system, 20 miles of cast iron distributing system, three miles of paved streets, 15 miles of sewer, and its building operations totaled $2,500,000.
In tho coming year five miles of additional streets will be paved, many miles of water mains and sower laid and building operations far exceed those of 1908. Medford is the best theater town in
the northwest, leads tho world in number of automobiles per capita (one to every 30 persons), and also in number of telephones, cash registers and typewriters per capita.
Timber and Mining Center
TIMUHK AND MINING CUNT1CH.
Tho Pacific & Eaatorn taps tho largest of tho sugar plno bolts of tho
world, containing olght billion feet ot tho morchantablo tlmbor. Sovon saw
mills will begin operations In tho aummor. nnd factories wilt follow. Othor
tlmbor tioltfl bring tho available tlmbor up to thirty-two billion foot. Med
ford will bo tho manufacturing and distributing point ot this ImmonBo
lumbor Industry.
Thirty miles from Modford la tho niuo Lodgo coppor district, whoro
a $1, COO, 000 spent in dovolopmont bIiowb a mountain ot coppor. Tho con
struction of a big smelter will follow tho railroad.
Oliver 125,000,000 In gold has boon taken from tho plncor mines with
in n fow mllos of Medford and Quarts mining Is still In Its Infancy.
Within sight of tho city strotchoa tho largest coal flold In Orogon, and
dovolopmont work shows a largo vein of good bituminous coal.
Medford, A Railroad Center
Medford Is located on tho mala lino of tho Southern Pacific and la
1909 did tho greatest railroad busluess of any city In Oregon outside Port
land, receiving and shipping a greater variety of carload commodities than
any othor place. Tho business at Medford exceeds that of Oregon cltls twlco
as largo.
Medford Is tho western terminal of tho Pacific & Eastern, on which
1000 men aro now rushing contructlon to the Cascades and beyond to a
Junction with tho now Central Oregon lines.
Franchises bavo been granted and work will comnjenco In tho spring
on an Interuvban electric lino to run from Medford to Ashland and to
Grants Pass, connecting all tho cities of tho Roguo river vnlley.
A railroad to tho Blue Lodge copper mine has been projected and will
probably bo constructed tho coming season.
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY APPLE, KING OF THE WORLD
Sixtv-fivo thousand acres of choico commercial orchard, whoso products bring tho highest prices in the world's markets are planted in tho Medford district These or
..i .i... ..4- G,lr Ai-mln Rlimv flin nrnlrl mnrlnls for eill'loivds of Sttitzenhfil'n' rmrl "NTfHvtmvn Pirmiiis: niirl fnv flio hrsir flivnn lmv icnl -P ..
j I.i ..11 r.4 Mii A lnalr,iViilrAiPiwifi nvlinHit.inil niHl ItOlTUO l'lVOr nnnnlins linvo ffl vnniSi iillf livnfl nil ninnc nf int-mnnf?rnl nnn;;.'
CaiJLUI Ull llll IHIfiVJa ill; tiiu xuiiamt- j. iiiwu j. iiu.ttu , o x r- ' . - . t w .uvxtuuvivuiu vj.v ijuol tlUXio.
cliards captured the sweop-
the Koguo river valley
PEAK ItKCOIlDS FOH 1000.
n w Mnrnimil from tb'lrty-flvo 18-yoar-old D'AnJou near trooa
... ... mm a AHVA aft Ml
harvested a carload that sold in Now otv. tor avuo gross or o.io
ipor box avorago. His Oartlotta yloldod 11300 por aero.
f John O. Ooro shipped twolvo cars ot Dnrtlotts from 1 acroa
vwhlch nottor'hlm $933G, or $1244 per ncro.
'A O. H, WhUlor sold 000 boxes por aero from four acres Bartlotta
I which nottod him ?2 a box or $1080 nn aero. Ills D'AuJoua yloldod
.2C0 boxes por aero, soiling nt $5.12 a box In Now York,
j Tho Rurroll orehnrd shlppod fortycara ot pears from 48 ncros.
! netting $2 n box or $40,000 for tho crop, nartlolta sold as high as
S$4.2D In Now York. Four cars of Howolla sold nt $2.05 a box, Mod
ford. Slxtoon and n half acres of Winter Nolls poars on Snowy Ilutto
Aorcbard yiold 435 boxos to tho aero, which sold for $2,12 a box at tho
Aiorchard or ovor $900 an ncro,
1 :
NO.
1757 Spokane, Wash.
W- D. VINCENT, Treasurer
I0a to the Met tAJZSAOu
tie.
Dollars
PAYABLE AT THE OLD NATIONAL BANK
WHIN COUNTERSIGNED
BY THtAIUmH
lall( Mul C 41 Wll An.-Mtl
NATIONAL APPLE SHOW, he
APPL10S RECOICDS FOR 1000.
W. H. Norcros3 nvoraged 420 boxos ot Spltzonbergs to tho aero
which nottod him $2.50 or $1050 an aero. From 16-yoar-old Now
town troes ho averaged 592 boxos per aero, which netter $2.40 a
box or $1420 an acre.
Tronson & Guthrlo plckod 2700 boxes ot Spltzenborgs trow five
acres which avoraged them $3 a box not, or $1620 an aero, la addi
tion to prizes captured at oxhlblts.
S. L. Donnott sold his Newtowns for $2 a box or 930 an aero.
A. Conro Flero netted $1250 an aero from a nilxod orchard In
cluding summer varletlos.
A, C. Randall from 23 acros plckod 12,000 boxes of Nowtowna
nottlng ovor $1000 an aero. Ono tree yloldod 57 boxos, which sold
at $2.25 a box. . From his Wlnosap and Spltzeuborg orchard ho
marketed an avorago of $880 per aero.
For Information, Write or Address MEDFORD COMMERCIAL CLUB, MEDFORD, ORE.