2 THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY. MAR Off 7, 1910. ORCHARD WORK NEARLY DONE Indlcatlsns Are Good for Big Crops Spraying Will Be Completed the Present Week Planting Is Al .most Finished. The fine wcathor of the past week lias been n boon to the orchardist. The sprayinp will bo finished with n few more days of good weather. The plantuiR for the season will also be finished in about the same time. The indications for a big crop of all kinds of fruit for 1910 are first rxtc. Some rrowers report a short rop of Bnrtlotto, but most of them are well satisfied with the outlook. "The crop should bo a good one," eaid one grower. "Those reporting Bhortago will likely have more pears than thoy expect," All other varieties of pears show numerous fruit buds, and apples are showing up finely, iforo interest is being taken this year than before in canng for the orchards, and the re suit will be manifest; in the crop. ALLIED PRINTING LADIES CONFER Representatives Meet at Cincinnati for Conference on Welfare of the Organization. CINCINNATI", 0., March 7. Rep resentntives of the Allied Printing Trades are gathering here today for at three-day conference on matters of moment to the welfare of the or ganization. - The conference follows a conven tion of the printing trades and corn meat has been aroused over the fact that the conference should be held so Boon after the convention. Many persons interested in the conference are inclined to believo that it portends a demand by the printers for increased wages. The trade agreements with employers aro soon to expire and it is believed that & general walkout of men in the printing shops will follow a refusal ef employes to meet the demands of ipw ami The conference will be held at the local offices of President Berry of San Francisco. Berry recently was re-elected president of the trades. Many of the leading officers of the printing trades will attend the con ference which, it is predicted, will aot end before Wednesday evening; FIRST OF HER SEX TO SIT ON U. S. SUPREME BENCH "WASHINGTON, March 7. To Miss Henrietta Wells of Boston bo les gs tho honor of beng the first of Iter sex to sit among the jurists of the highest tribunal in the land. Miss Henrietta did not occupy one of the big leather-covered chairs. She chose a cosier spot on the knoe f Justice David J. Brewer, her grandfather. Nevertheless, Miss Henrietta, aged 4, one day may be ;atle to tell her own grandchildren 'that she once occupied a seat oh the -capreme bench of the' United States and that is an honor that in 120 yeai bad never before been accord ed to a lady. Miss Henrietta with her mother paid a visit to the court. Her grandfather, in all the dignity of his black robes, wont down among the spectators und chatted with his daughter. When he resumed his seat he found that the little granddaugh ter bad trailed softly behind. Justice. Browor lifted hor to his Tmee and Justice Harlan, who sits jiext bun, fished in his pocket for some trinkot with which to entertain' the baby visitor. Ho found a rubber band. Tills he presented to Henri etta, who promptly snapped it against her august grandfather's nose, after which she was lifted from the woolsack by the dignified mar shal of the court and carried bnck io her mother. $ EAGLE POINT EAGLETS ! By A C. Hewlett Since I last wroto, William Von dor Hollou haa started tho carpen ters to work to build him a dwell ing liouao. K. S. Wolfcr has tilled an order tor 16.000 strawberry plants to bo planted In tho ' WlUamctto valley. As thero aro a number of Inquir ies ns to how my son-in-law, Q. H. Shaw, who was accidentally shot last November, I will say that my daugh ter Teports that ho 13 getting along nicely and has passe'd tho dangerous point, so as to bo ablo to bo around and wait on hlmsolt. Last Wednesday Mn and Mrs. Fred Conklln arrived trom Vallejo, Cal., to go onto tho Studlor ranch, near Peyton. Mr. Conklln is a brother of the lato Mrs. Stodler, and as Mr. Stodler did not sell his place as ho anticipated ho has mado tho arrangement with Mr. Conklln to llvo with him and havo Mrs. Conk lln take caro of tho children. R. E. Poyton camo out the saino day and Thursday morning lett tho Sunny side with Uiein tor their mountain homo. Karry Bryant, son of our towns man, while playing ball at school, had tho misfortune to be struck on the noso with tho hall and' so Dr. Holt had tho job ot redming a frac tured noso to its proper position. But tho nose 13 getting along all O. K. Wednesday bolng Miss Dottio Harnish's 15th birthday, about 30 of her young friends and somo .of her old friends gavo her a surprise party and had ono of thoco good, old-fashioned times such as wo used to enjoy when wo, were young. There wero a number of presents present ed to tho young miss and her many friends wIbU her many returns of like occurrences. A llttlo incident occurred to a part ot tho company while on tho route to tho party that was npt altogether pleasant While they, four or five girls and Mrs. J. P. Moomaw, Jr., wero crossing tho wire, suspension 'foot bridge one strand of tho cable gavo way, low ering ono side of tho bridge, and came near frightening somo of tho party out ot their wits., But on ex amination It was found to be safe, but not so convenient as It bad been, but men wero put to work and the break was mended, new posts plant ed and everything la all O. K. again. A. B. Zimmerman, one of our pro- gresslve merchants, who bought the Daley store and lota adjoining, Is fonclug tho lots off and putting in his early garden. Ho intends to put out about CO squaro rods ot straw berries and make a nlco , homo for his family. Ho Is ono 01' tho hust lers of our town, and It wo can got a few such families to settle among us wo will soon have a community that anyone can fool proud of. Davo Rummol and ono of his part ners, John Whorton, camo In from their camp, whoro they havo had a contract to clear tho right of way for the P. & B. railway, last Thurs day night, to sottlo up with Mancy Bros. Thoy had taken a contract to clear a strip thrco miles long in tho rlEht of way Just this sldo ot Butte Falls, and now thoy think of tak ing another contract to cut tho wood up Into two-foot lengthB tor tho railroad company. George Slovens and hla son were up from his ranch Friday morning to seo Dr. iiolt. His son had bruis ed his hnnd and blood poison had set In, so tho doctor had to cut it open, but uow his father thinks that ho will get along all rigLt. This (Friday) morning, as I was on my rounds to gather ttoms ot news for tho Mall Tribune, I called on J, B. Montgomery, and ho gave me the Item that ho Is new tho old est Btagodrivor In' tho world, bolng almost 80 years old; that ho com menced driving stago out from Marysvlllc, Cat., In 1850, drovo two years thore and then came to Jack sonville and drovo out from thore for 27 years. Thero was one driver who drovo on tho samo route with him that was a llttlo oldor, but that ho died a few months ago, leaving him tho oldest driver In tho world, according to statistics. William Knighton and wife, who havo beon spending sovoral weoks in tho Wlllnmotto valloy visiting his (ister, who was sick and eventually died. They tho. remained until af tof the distribution of tho property wan announced and I understand that by her will he lnherltod a hand some fortune. Ed Walker, business manager for tho Iowa Lumber company on Big Butte, came out last Wednesday and reports that they had started the ! il to running and Mr. Baldwin cf the same placo came out the samo day and reported that thoy had about twenty-five men at work and Mr. Clppert, Jr., camo out Friday and said that ho wanted to make ar rangements to stop regularly at tho Suunysldo, as ho was engaged to hnul provisions tor the Iowa Lum ber camp, so it begins to look ns though thoy wero going to do some thing this time. Scott Closple camo In to tho Sun nysldo Friday evening and reports business lively at lltttto Falls. Row Q. William Olbonoy of Mod ford, a Presbyterian minister, camo out on tho P. & K. Inst Thursday and procured a snddlo horse i.t tho Suu nysldo and wont to Butto Falls to look over tho ground with an eyo to organizing a church In tho place, re turning to tho Suunysldo Friday night. Ho thinks tho prospects rather favorable as tho people up thero scorn to waut preaching. J. C. Richardson of Peyton drovo In lest Friday night with a lond of household goods. IIo was on his way movidg to Modford its ho has rented his farm to Mr. Khikald for a year. SPOONING CORNER ON NEW SOUND STEAMER TACOMA, Wash., March 7. Kiwi nid to oupid, in tho way of coey cor ners exclusively for spoonoy couplon, will bo a fonturo of tho new nloninor Typhoon, now being built for Loroiu llros. Tho corners will bo screened off and will bo just largo ouottgh for two pooplo. "These will bo tho popular Hpotn on tho boat," eaid Captain Ed Lorons in explaining. "Marriages are bo coming altogether too scarce hero lately ami anyone that can promote matrimony und at tho samo time boost his business is boosting the community at tho snmo timo." PLUMBING SIEAM AND HOT WAIlIt IILUING All Work Ciimruntood PiIooh Roiifloimblo COFFEE.N & PRICE 11 North I) St.. Modford. Oro. ' Phone 808' CHEMISTS SEARCH FOR ; NEW ANAESTHETIC Steamship Burns. PORTLAND, Mo., March 7. Tho passenger steamship Manhattan caught on fire in tho harbor hero early today. All tho passongors wero rescued. Ono sailor was re ported missing. s To loam whether women can writo ads., look over tho classified columns hero a lot of their work is shown. . NEW YORK, March 7. ChoinlatK , at tho Rockofolior institute in this city nro conducting a sorios of o.r- porimonts with "alooptng grass," which grows in tho high plate m country of tho wost, in hope of dis covering a now anaesthetic which will net quickly and leave no harm ful nfter-offecta on n pntient. 1 I Tho oxporimonts havo been under way for several weoks, nnd it is uu- idcrstood tiiat much vnTunblo infor mation has gaiuod regarding tin plant, whoso scicntlfio name is "wtipa vasoyi." V NAP IN ORCHARD LAND Ono hundred and sixty noros of frco rod noil, 10 loJIO font depth; two woIIh, abdut 125 noros cleared; a very gradual south hill Hlopo; nno-hnlf mllo from pontoffice, loss than ono-fourth itillo from Hohonl nnd seven nnd ono-ltnlf iiiIIoh southwest of Jacksonville. Only $20 por ncro. Call on or address JOE . THOMAS 222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET. MEDFORD, OREGON DRIVERS: that know the country R S3 that cover the country mm mm hur-Oh Wo (Jim fit most any kind of a noso with Shur-On Mounts. Dr. GOBLE Optical Parlor 18 Wost Main Stroot. We havo no other business. QUICKLI' ASH WITH COMI-' MIT TO YOU AUR AIAVU'H TO IlK f , FOUND A t rilK FAIILOW & DOWNING, PHOPIUKTOnS. WEST SIDE STABLES PHONE 2431 8. GItAPK STUEHT Savoy Theatre 1 TONIGHT THE STUONO MAN Ail Laughter. COUSIN LOU FOIt MINE A Mirth Iroducor. THE GIRL AND THE JUDGE In (enso Drama. EXCELLENT MUSIC ONE DIME BARGAINS js? j& Grocery store paying big; cheap ront. Two lota on WoBt Tenth street, $500 each; clone In. 100x200 foot on WcBt Mnlu utroot, fine department building hUo. 380-ncro ranch, 2Vl.mlIon from Modford; 120 ncroH not to orchard; price $170 per aero. 103 ncroH two miloa from Phoenix, 30 acres young bearing orchnrd; $10,000. . MICHIGAN LAND COMPANY I HUNTLE.Y-RREME.R Co. REAL- ESXAXE INSURANCE 214 Fruit Growers Bank Building Medford, Oregon Ttt certifies that we bave Bold Hall's Toxaa Won dor for the euro of all kidney, blad der and rheumatic troubles for ten years, and have never, had a com plaint. It glrea quick and permanent relief. Sixty days' treatment la each bottle, Medford Pharmacy. If, looking backward, you'ro sorry 'you didn't advertise more abont this time last year, try, now, tho experi ment of doing the thing which always Mns right in retrospect. , Eden Valley Orchard f0 it t V- is sub-divided in tracts from 30 to 100 acres. This is soma of the finest land in the Rogue River Valley, within two miles of the city .of Medford. The trees are of the best varities of apples and pears; all in bearing at the present r .v.'f time. The age of the trees run from six to twenty years. We are able to supply people with A whatever they may desire in the best bearing orchards in the valley, near the city of Medford .,;,' For full particulars call on , . John D. Olwell EXHIBIT BUILDING MEDFORD Best Groceries At Prices Strictly in Keeping with the Quality of Our Stock which is Unexcelled a A Trial will Convince You Allen Reagan The Square Deal Grocers LOTS 7 East Front Lots, 55 x 123 at $550 2 South Front Lots 62 1-2 x 100 at $7.50 each, These lots are only six blocks from depot on the West side. THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY Fire Insurance No. 1 1 North Central Ave. 1