MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAKOH 21, 1910.
U.R. AND ELECTRIC
LINE8J0 UNITE
Trnnsfcr of 0. E. System May Tnko
Placo April 15 Rumor Says Stev
ens Will noplnco Talbot An
nouncement Expected.
I'OKThANI), Maruli ill. Tranfor
of tho Oregon Klucitriu ICiiilway hvh
tom to J. J. Hill, it In oxpuoti'd, will
tnko place in April, and pruhiihly hu
furu tlii) middle of lliu moiilli.
It witH reported in Portland Satur
day tllllt tllU (lllltllU ill OWIItll'llli
would ooour April 10. Thorn i mjiiio
Hpootilatinii in l'ortlnnd iim tu tlm
tniinnor in which tliu Hill propuilluM
will Im luuidlod in thin oily, mid
whether tho UruKon Hlootrio and
United Uitilwnyii offlooH will not lio
combined with llioMo of the Oregon
Trunk Lino. Wliilo tlmt Ih problem
atical, it Ih oonttidorod ntoro limn
llkoly Hint tlio officii of tlio United
llnilwiiyH and Oregon Hlootrio, i-t
loitHt, will lio combined. Moth Uuku
rondu uro in oporatioti, while, tlio Or
egon Trunk railway iu wholly under
coitHtruotiou.
It wan reported yoHtcrday that on
April lf Guy W. Talhot would roliro
an innniiKor of (ho Oregon Hlootrio
mill that the road would ho placed
under tlio tiiaiitiKctnont of John V.
StovciiH, proHidcut of tho OroKi
Trunk. .Mou cIoko to Mr. Slovens
liowovor, Hny if thiH Ik truo, Mr.
StovciiH hiiK not boon tto informed.
Mr. SIuvoiih loft yontorday morning
for St. Paul.
Since coining to l'ortlnnd Mr.
StovciiH Iiiih told frioudH horo that ho
did not oxpeet to mako thin city Iiih
hoadipiarioiH longer than next hiiiii
nior. Wliilo Htill retaining IiIh jkihI
nH hoad of tho Oregon Trunk, tho
coiiHtmotion mutters would hy that
time ho In Niioh nhnpo that only nu
occuHionnl vinit to Portland would bo
necessary. So far nn known horo,
nothing ha nriHon to cntiHO Mr.
StovciiH to change 1i!h plniiH.
liowovor, othor hiiHinoNS coiincc
tioiiH huvn hcon mndo by Mr. Tnlbot
to Hiich nn oxiont that his retire
incut from tho Oregon Eluctrio, with
tho prortooctivo transfer to tlio Hill
intorcstH, would not Htirprino Port-,
land. Mr. Tnlbot Ih now tho north
wcHt rcproHontutivo of tho Hlcotric
Ilond fc Shnru ootnpany, which ih
about to tnko over tho oxtoi.ivu
holdingti of tho NorthwoHtoni corpo
ration oiiHt of tlio CnHcadofi. lie in
also tho uorthwoMt roproHontntivo of
tho American Power Sc Light com
pany, which own tho Portland gnu
nyHtoin, and it is tho expectation that
ho will in tho near future ho rlcotod
proHidont of tho Portland Qns com
pany. An intcrcRtiug font uro of tho Hill
purohiiHO of tho 0regon Hlootrio in
told in tho Htatoiuont tlmt tho Hnrri
man iijtoroHta woro nlno recent ncgo
tiatoiH for tho property. Tho direct
ors of tho Harriman roadH were
rondy to buy and tho Oregon Hlo:'.
trio dircotont woro ready to hoII, hut
tho legal couiihoI of tho llnrriman
Hytitom adviHod ngnitiHt it. Tho Ore
Kon Hlootrio Iu a competing lino with
tho Southern Pacific and it was
feared that tho purclinno might bo
conHtrucd as a violation of tho Sher
man law, Thin coiiHidoratiou was
given particular weight on nccouut of
tho government morgor inquiry af
fecting tho Hnrritnnn system that
wnH in progrosH nt that timo and ih
ntill ponding. Although tho prino
wan ngrced upon tho nnlo foil
through and Hill thou took up tho
nogotintionH.
Tho Btatoinont coiiioh from excel
lent authority tlmt tho pegotintioiiH
aro now practically closed and that
nn announuomont of tho sale to Hill
will bo mndo nuthoritntivoly within n
fow dnyn.
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CITY NOTICES.
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ItltHOM'TIO.V.
!)o It ronolvurt, by tho 'Hy conn-
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That it 'h tin- l-itontlon of tlio
touiioll to lay a l-licli water main
on WftiihliiKlon utreot from Howard
itroot to Itoonovolt nvotiuo, and to
iibhohh tho cohI thorcof upon tho prop
city fronting on mid portion of nold
it'root In p-ojiortlon to to frontngo
of imlil proyorty.
Tlio council will moot ut tlio coun
cil chamber Iu tho city lio 11 In said
city on April 5th, 1010, at 7:30 p. in.,
at which tlmo all protest nualnBt tho
hying of Bald wntur main on nald
portion of wild Htreot and tho attona
iiiont of tho com thoroof upon tho
property fronting thoreon will- bo
hoard.
Tho foroReliig resolution wan pna
od hy tho city council of tho city of
Modford, on tho 16th day of March,
1010, by tho following vote: Welch i
nlinont, Morrldc nyo, Hmorlclc yo,
Wortmnn n.'j, Hlfort nyo nud Dem
inor nyo,
Approvyd March lCtli, 1010.
W. II, CANON, Mayor.
AttCHt!
ROUT. W. TKLFEIl,
City Recorder.
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CITY NOTICES.
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NOTK'IC TO ('ONTHACTOrtB.
Notice Ik horoby given Ihnt tho city
council of tho city of Mudford, Oro-
gnu, will rocoivo Moaiou propoKniu lor
tho conntnictlon of water mains on
tlirty-novon ntroi:H, pinna and apor-l
rlrntlonu for which aro on fllo nt tho
offlco of tho city engineer.
All bids mimt Lo filed with tho city
recorder on or before 0 o'clock p. m
March 23d, 1010, and accompanied
bv n certified chock equnl to C per
cent of tho amount bid for, nnd made
paynblo to tho city trennurer of the
city of Modford, Oregon,
The council renorvon tho right to
rojosl any and nil bids.
Dated nt Modford, Oregon, thl
10th day of March, 1010.
KODT. W. TELPEIt,
City Recorder.
BARGAINS for BUYERS
KM am, cleared, tlone to ntntlou, ffilO.OOO.
ti! iK-ri-x, clcnrcil, two anil nnt--linlf hiIIch from Mcilford, 90000.
1!0 nercw, In pcnr, Iwlf nillc from CVntnil Point, 97000.
10 iirri'H, 20 ncrrn In nlfalfii uid Irrigated; iKUUtifnl view; 90O0M.
;iii nrrc, tearing orcbnrd, cIomo In, 92-t,00O.
HUNTLEY-fiREMER Co.
214 FruitGrowers Bank Build ing
Nona: to paving contuac-
TOH8. i
Notice In horoby p.lven thnt tho !
cty council of tho city of Modford,
Oregon, will receive denied proponnls j
for pnvlng of certain HtreetM, a list
of which In now on fllo at the offlco
of the city recorder, giving widths
nnd IcugthH of Improvement, with
ninhnlt. bltullthlc and Oranttold
pavomontn; other ltomi entering Into 1
tho Improvement will ho bid for nop-,
urnteH'. nn follows:
(a) Touudntlon and wenrlng tiur
fnco, per isnunro yard.
(b) lCxcnvnttng, per cubic yard.
(c) Curved concroto armored curb, ,
per llnenl toot.
(d) StrnlEbt concroto curb, per
lineal foot.
(0) rurnlnhlnK and laying 6-Inch !
emit Iron drain pipe, per lineal foot.
(f) Furnlchlng and laying (5-Inch '
vitrified oowor pipe, per lineal foot.
(g) For fnrniilshlng and laying 8-j
Inch cant Iron pipe, por llnoal foot J
(h) Far furnishing and' laying 8
Inch vitrified cower plpo, por lineal
foot.
(1) Catch baslnp, cosiploto, cncli.
(J) Stnudnrd monument cases.
ench.
(k) Standard motor boxes, each.
Knoli bid nhnll bo accompanied by i
a cortlfled check In tho sum 'of S peri
cent of the amount of tt o bid for tho
work, paynblo to the city tornauror ,
of the city of Modford. i
Any bidder who rofusen to enter
Into n contract after It nan boon
awnrded will bo declnrcd irresponsi
ble nnd tho cortlfled check forfeited
to the city of Modford. ,
Tho city rcsorvoa tho right to re
ject hny nnd all bldJ.
All bids must bo filed with tho
city recorder on or boforo 5 o'clock
p. m., March 2Cth, 1910.
Dntod nt Modford, Oregon, this
17tll day of March. 1910.
ROUT. W. TELFER,
City Recorder.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice In hereby given that tho city
council of tho city of Modford, Ore
gon, will receive swiled proposals for
tho construction of a 24-Inch storm
sower, nu por plans and flpeclflcatlons
on file nt tho offlco oi tho city re
cordor. '
All bids to bo filed on or before 6
o'clock p. m., Mn:ch 23d. 1510, nnd
accompnnled by a certified check
equnl to C por cent of tho amount bid
for; check to be made payablo to
the city treasurer of tho city of Mod
ford. Tho council roservos the right to
rejoct any nnJ all bids.
Dated at Med ford. Oregon, this
ICth dny of March. 1 010.
ROD!. W. TELFER,
City lUcordcr.
A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND ,.
Ono hundred and sixty ncrcs of free red soil, 10 to 30 fcot depth ;
two wells, about 26 acre cleared; a very Rraduni south hill Hlopej
ono-half mile from pontofficc, less than ono-fourth mile from school
nnd seven and one-half milca southwest of Jacksonville. Only $20
por acre. Call on or address
JOE THOMAS
222 SOUTH HOLLY 8TREET.
MEDF0RD, OREGON
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice Ik hereby given that the
city council of tl o city cf Modford, ,
Oregon, will receive sealed proposals
for the correction of lateral cowers
nn nlnetcoo-otrceta, plans and speci
fications fr which are on file at tho
office of th city engineer.
All bids must bo with tho
elt.v recorder on dr before G o'clock
p. m., Mnrcli 23d. 1910, nnd nccom
tinnled by n ce.-tlfle' tl.cck equnl to
0 per cent uf it.e amount bid for, and
in ii do pnynble to tlu city treasurer of
the city of Medford.
The council ro:c-veo tho right to
reject nny and all bids.
Dated nt Medford. Oregon, this
16th dny of March, 1910. 1
RORT. W. TELFER,
City Recorder.
MORTGAGE. LOAM
Money on hand to loan on Heal Estate. City and County
Warrants bought. Fidelity and Indemnity Bonds Furn-
WM
isneu. rire insurance. I
5 JAMES CAMPBELL t
l'liono Main 8231. 08 Fruitgrowers' Rank Rnlldlngl
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PL U MBIING
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice Is horoby given that tho city
council of the city of Medford, Ore
ponrwlll receive sealed proposals for j
tho construction of concroto piers and
nbutmentn ncross Bonr creek nt Wash
lugton street. In accordance with the ,
plans nnd specifications on flic nt the
offlco of the city recorder. i
All bids must be Mlcd with the
city recorder on or beforo 0 o'clock i
p. m., Mnrch 23d,. 1910. nnd nc-.
compnnled by u certified chock equal .
to r. per cent of the amount bid for;
check to be made payable to the city
treasurer of thd city of Medford. ,
Tho council iosorveo the right to,
roject any nnd all bids. j
Dated at Modford. Oregon, this!
ICth dny of March. 1910. (
ROUT, W. TELFER. i
City Recorder.
I Don't forget tho wnnt nd.
CURED WITHOUT A KNIFE.
About eight years ago, aftor hav
ing conuultod fcorornl physicians who
failed to euro my wlfo, I called In
Dr. Illng, Chlnoso Physician, 736 J
street, flncraraonto. After making an
oxninlnntlou ho pronouncod It a cabo
of nbocoBS of tho bowolo, for which
ho successfully accomplished a euro
without a knlfo. About a year ago
ho also trontod hor for lohrt troublo,
with which ho had tho oamo buccoob.
Somo tlmo back ho curod mo of a
ooflo of kldnoy troublo. Anybody want
ing nny roforoucos can address mo at
628 Oak avonuo, orAnlolopo, Sacra
monto couny,
T. J. ATWOOD.
Jnnunry 8th, 1010.
NOTICE.
Saturday, March 10, will ho W. O.
T. U, national gift day, Tho pro
ceeds to bo usod In tho campaign for
"Oregon dny," 1010. 311
Is your advertising progrnm an o..
pniuling ono in tho dogroo thnt you
wnnt your storo, or ontorprisio, to ox
pandT .
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice Is hereby given that tho city
council of the city of Medford. Ore
gon, will receive scaled proposals for
tho rolnylng of tho wooden stave plpo
on East Main street from Roosovolt
nvenuo to tho top of tho hill, togeth
er with Inylng the 3-Inch drain tlio,
nnd making the proper connections,
nil an por specifications on fllo nt tho
offlco of tho city recorder.
All bids must bo filed with tho city
recorder on or boforo G o'clock p. m.,
Mnrch 23d, 1910, and accompanied
by n cortlflod check equal to 5 por
cent of tho amount bid for, chock to
he mado payablo to the city treasurer
of tho city of Medford.
Tho oouncll reserves tho right to
rejoct any nul nil bids.
Dated nt Modford. Oregon, this
ICth dny of M-rch. 1910.
ROUT. W. TELFER.
City Recorder.
rinskinH for Honlth.
Medford
Bakery and
Delicatessen
All kinds of Bnkory Goods and
DolioattsBon. Lunches prepar
ed for fishing nnd pionio pnr
tios. Sntisfnotion guaranteed.
MITCHELL
& BOEIK
WAGON MAKERS
Wo ninko n specialty of
rubber tiro work nml or
chard hnrrews niul
spray tanks, call at
Merriman'a Shop
Riverside Avenue
Buggy - -Robes
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FINEST ASSORTMENT OF
BUGGY ROBES IN THE CITY.
Single Harness
Now Is the time to feed Man
hattan Stock and Egg Foods.
Horses shed coats nnd look splen
did. Egg Supply Will Increase
One-third.
J. 6. Smith
31 1 EAST MAIN STREET
Realty
Properties in nnd out of
Medford.
Town lots to build upqa
largo lots near city limits on
vory onsy pnymonts, or chonp
for cash.
10 ueros with fine homo 6ito
in Woodvlllo, only $3250.
51-noro ranch near Medford,
nil buildings, n snap nt $375
por noro.
Minoral lands, timbor lands.
For lowor-pricod propositions
lot mo toll you of my outside
lists, not room horo to tell you.
Inquiries solicited from thoso
wishing to loam of our wost
orn country nnd its wondorful
opportunities.
George F. Dyer
(Formerly Mnnoliostor-by - tho
Son, Mass.)
1110 WEST FOUKTII STREET
PHONE 3204 MIAN
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribune Building. Phone .,931.
$150 AN ACRE 270 ncrcs, foothill land, about 0 miles from Med
ford; there aro about 85 aores on this place now planted to fruit)
which included about 20 acres in bearing. The bonriiiK varktiwt
nro Newtown nnd Spitzcnbor apples and Cornice pears. There
aro 2."j acres of Newtown in thoir second yonr with peach fillers
nnd about G ncren of Kowtowns just planted; also 20 Acres of
Jonathans nnd 10 acres of Itnrtlott nnd Anjou pears jnnt planted.
About 200 acres of first-class fruit land on tho place. There are
many springs on tho place and considerable wator could be de
veloped for irrigation; two houses, Rood barn and othor buildings.
Would subdivido nicely. Easy terms.
$2500 Sixty acres, 0 miles from Medford, nbont 15 ncrcs cleared and
partly planted; small building.
$250 AN ACRE 70 acres, nbont 4 miles from Medford, froe soil 25
acres planted to Newtown and SpitzenKenr apples, mostly 3 yean)
old; in addition, about 25 acres under cultivation, balance easily
cleared; good now 0-room plastered houso, new barn; also set of
old buildings. Could be subdivided into two or three tracts nicely,
cosy terms.
$5500-8ix miles from Modford, good new buildings, about 8 acres
planted to Newtowns, Spitzcnbergs and pears, 1 nnd 2 yonrs old;
nbont 7 acres additional cleared, balance not hard clearing; good I
team, wagon and machinery gc wun tne PBC0' ini a
acre tract.
$275 AN ACRE Sevcntv acres of level land within a milo anl a kalf
of tho city limits of Medford; first-class fruit land; priced at
least $50 an acre less than anything in the vicinity: good buildings.
Would subdivide nicely.
$12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice pears, 10 years old ; 0 aores in Bart
let t and Anjoa pears, 1 to 3 years old; close in; good soil; terms.
$12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice nnd Bosc pears, 14 years old; these
trees are in full bearing and will pay a good income on the price
asked.
$7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, 3 miles from Medford, all
under the ditch and can be irrigated.
$13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Medford, 8 acres in Newtowns I
nnd Spitzcnbergs, 5 to 7 years of nge; 14 acres in alfalfa, 3 acres J
in peaches, 2 acres in berries; irrigated; buildings.
$14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildingtf; exceptionally fine place for a
home; 12 acres in apples and pears 3 years old; about an acre of
bearing orchard; 11 acres in alfalfu; all fine -deep free soil.
$150 to $200 PER ACRE Stewart acre tracts; 2 miles from Medford;
tracts are from 10 to 25 acres in size; fine building spots on all; i
can nil be irrigated; cheapest tracts in Medford neighborhood; easy
terms.
$300 PER ACRE Finest 5 and 10-acre orchard and garden tracts in
the valley; easy terms.
W. T. YORK & CO.
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Olfico: 209 West Main St., Medfoid, Ore.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
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DEALERS IN '
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
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Something to Investigate
and Consider
50 acres of tbe best soil in the valley, lo
cated 4 1-2 miles from Medford and 1 1-4
miles from shipping station.
5 acres planted to Bosc pears 5 years old.
2 acres peaches in full bearing.
22 a'i c8 peal's and apples 1 year old.
13 acres alfalfa.
.Balance of land ready for planting. No
waste land.
Fino building site; good water; splendid
location.
If this interest you, we will bo glad to give
you full information and price.
J. W Dressier Agency
West Main Street.
For Sale
Splendid Bargains
Piecrc, Shepherd & Co., 128 East Main Street.
A 5-room house, porches, plastered, modem, large
barn, woodshed, new buildings; price $2500 and
$1050 can remain one year at 6 per cent. Lot 50x168
feet.
Three-fourths of an acre, South Central avenue,
with building; easy terms, $1600.
A 6-room bungalow, modern, maple floors, an extra
good buy, $2000; North Kiverside; $1000 can remain
on place.
A fine bungalow in Queen Anne addition, $2100;
5 rooms, bath, electric lights, fireplace, cobblestone
foundation, corner lot.
Can also sell you two as fine homes as there are in
the city, one $5000 and one $6000. Come to office and
let us show you these special bargains.
We also have good buys in ranches and small tracts.
Pierce, Shephard & Co.
128 East Main Street.
COLONISTS RATES
T0 OREGON 1
GREAT NORTHWEST
Tho management of the Southorn Pacific Co.
(Lines in Oregon) takes great pleasure in an
nouncing that the low rates from Eastern cit
ies, which have done so much in past seasons
to stimulate travel to and settlement in Ore
gon, will prevail again this Spring DAILY
from March 1 to April 15, inclusive.
PEOPLE OF OREGON
Tlio railroads havo done their part; now it's
up to you. The colonist rate is tho greatest of
all home-builders. Do all you can to lot east
ern people know about it, and oncourago
them to come hero, where land is cheap and
homo-building easy and attractive.
PARES CAN BE PREPAID at home if desired.
Any agent of tho road named is authorized to
receive the required deposit and telegraph
ticket to any point in tho East.
REMEMBER THE RATES From Chicago, $33;
from St. Louis, $32; from Omaha and Kansas
City, 25. This reduction is proportionate
from all other cities.
WM. McMTJRRAY,
General Passenger Agent 0 Portland, OrtfO
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