MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 3. H)10.
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PACIFIC COAST 18 .YUKON AWAKENS
OPEN TO ATTACK TO SPRiNG'STOUCH
Animal Insurance
Wo Insuro Horsos ami Cnttlo Analnst Death From Accident, DIs-
east or Fire.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
5. E. Tull, Audit, Moilforil.
VOTEIN MARYLAND
A
Legislature In Late Session Bars No
erocs From Voting at Town, City
and Stato Elections Rapid Work
en Part of Solons.
Poor Protection Will Be Given by
Battleships During the Summer
Months, According to Plans of the
Department of the Navy.
Great Strides Will Be Mado Along
Commercial and Industrial Linos
This Year Many Investments Aro
Planned.
NEGROES CANNOT
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ANNArOLlS, Md., ..April 2. Af
ter nn all-night session, tho Mary
land legislature today passed a law
prohibiting negroes from voting m
town, city and stato elections in
Maryland. The bill was supported
nd opposed strietly on party linos.
Tho measnro was introduced last
night in tho course of a "sleepy"
session. With its introduction things
began to move quickly and in spito
of all that opponents of tho bill
could do, tho measure waX referred
to a committee, which reported it
back to tho houso favorably after a
brief recess.
Three hours after the bill was re
ported out of XiommHtco tho measure
was passed.
HIT WITH AN INKSTAND;
MINISTER MAY DIE
BDDA PEST, April 2. The con
dition of Count Sernaie, minister cf
agriculture, who was struck by n
heavy inkstand during a riot in the
chamber of deputies recently, con
tinues to bo unchanged. His condi
tion is serious and it isTielieved that
an operation will be necessary owing
to the fact that his skull is fractured.
H
EZRA MEEKER IS
IK WALLA WALLA
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2.
Indications aro ' that the Pacific
const -will bo poorly protected by a
battleship patrol during the coming
summer and fall. Four warships
now on tho const will bo detailed to
South America to participate in the
international celebration to bo held
at Valparaiso.
In addition, all nvnilnblo gunboats
probably will bo stationed along the
Central Amcricnu cooM during the
summer on account of tho internal
disturbances in the fVntral American
republics. .
Tho ships of war which guard tho
northern waters, in Alnska and off
tho Oregon and Washington ports
for tho .most part will be at various
navy-ynrds, undergoing repairs, in
August, according to Secretary
Meyer.
Most of "the salesmanship that
sells thiugs" begins iu the advertis
ing. Sometimes it's completed there
sometimes by tho store salesmnn
or saleswoman. ' '
If your "big think" just nowis
about clothe3, you'll find "thought
food" in plenty in thends.
DAWSON, Y. T April 2. The
Yukon is awakening today. The big
spring thaw Jms begun and the dis
trict is stretching itself preparatory
to a season of activity. Tho Klon
dike is preparing to operate' .12
largo dredges and a score of hyd
raulic plants on many individual pla
cer properties this season. Tho
largest now enterprise, the Tread
gold, a new company, will build a
ditch seven miles long from the
north fork of the Klondike, enrryiae
15,000 inches, vnUy a small
rivor, to generate power for tho lift
ing of water for hydraulic purposes
to hich levels. Ono hundred and
fifty tons of material, including two
steam shovels, were taken to the
property this week.
Tho Northern Light & Coal com
pany is putting on lnrgo crows lo
comploto a $3,000,000 power plant.
Twenty-five hundred tons of ma
chinery will reach hero in June from
England.
The Five Fingers Coal company is
investing several millions in opening
its colleries and building boats.
Dawson people nlono are spending
!?250,000 this year in developing
quartz.
Pioneer Who Is Trekking Over Trail
of the Ws Reaches Walla Walla
en His Long Trip to the East.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 2.
Ezra Meeker, who in 1S98 trav
eled from Pnget Sound to Washing
ton, D. C, and Now York City over
tho old Oregon trail, followed by un
augrants in the early days, and who
last month started from The Dalles
to make the trip a second time with
an ox team, arrived in Wnlla Walla
late yesterday.
Meeker, who is 80 years of age,
is going over the old Oregon trail a
second time for the purpose of find
ing out the, best places to plnnt the
iron posts which arc to mark the
path of the early pioneers.
Aviator Killed.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, April
2. M. Le Blonde, a French aviator,
was killed hero today. His machine
fell today and struck on the rocks
ef the seashore. '
FIGHT
DUajllEWYBH
Police Have No Clue to Identity of
Successful Duellist Who Escaped
Chauffeur Witnesses Battle.
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Mere Chance Prevents Wildcat From
Taking Life of Boy In Charge of
Whistle Wire on Log Chute.
SEASIDE, Or., April 2. Attacksd
by a wildcat while in charge 'of a
whistle wire at ond of the log chutes
of tha Seaside Lumber & Manufac
turing company, Willie- Sellors, a
boy, fainted, fell across the wire and
sounded a blast that brought rescue.
Tho prolonged whistle attracted
the attention of Foremnn Ankeny of
Lamp .No. J., who immediately start
ed for tho chute to investigate the
trouble. When 200 yards away he
saw the big cat on the bnck of the
prostrate boy endeavoring to clnw
through his clothing to the flesh.
Ankeny happened to be armed and
killed the cat with a single bullet.
The story was brought to Seaside
today by F. H. Laighton, a member
of the company, who says that
Yount Sellers would . surely have
fallen across tho
summoned help.
wire and thus
Simple Services Held in Leaven
worth, Kan., Where Body was In
terredGreat Crowd Meets Body.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., April 2.
The fuueral of David Josiah
Brewer, late associate justice of the
supreme court of tho United States,
wns held hero shortly before noon
today. Tho body was interred ;n
the family plot at the Mount Muucie
cemetery, beside that of his first
wife and his daughter.
The fuuerul service, which wns ex
tremely simple, was held in tho Con
gregational church here, of which h"
was one of the founders.
When tho train arrived bearing the
body from Washington n great crowd
of his friends wero at the station.
They formed into a procesnion and
followed the body to the church.
BUSY TIME WITH
POLICE- COURT CASES
Mnyor Canon spent n busy hour
been killed had his full weight not for two Saturday morning ndjudicnt-
NEW YORK, April 2. The police
admitted today that they have no
lew to the identity of a Frenchman
who early yesterday morning fought
& .duel with a fellow-countryman on
tfce east side water-front, killed bis
adversary and escaped. The fight
was witnessed by a chauffeur who
was driving past an apartment
Shortly before he passed the en
trance to the houso the Frenchmen
atepped from the doorway, pistols
k- hand. They paced fivo paces
aeb, then wheeled and fired, one of
tbera falling mortally wounded.
Without waiting to see what ef
fect his bullet had had on his vic
tim, the unwounded Frenchman
iickly stepped inside the house.
The police were called, but those
fi charge denied that any French -naa
resided there. The body of the
dead dueliat has not been identified.
OYS PLAY PRACTICAL
JOKE OH, FRESHMEN
SEATTLE, Wash., April 2. Irate
frwtaen at the University of Wash
fcgton are seaicbing for tho sopho
Horea who unhitched two delivery
kersea yesterday, led them into the
freshmen quarters in the boys' dor
mitory and tied them to the bed
peats of Leon Booker and Claud Bo
wwd, two first-year men. A driver
tot the eity dye works, whose, horses
were used for the April fool joke, is
jetalaiT tha freahmen in the search.
GREAT RUSH ON
TO MINING CAMPS
Great Excitement Prevails in Juneau
Over Rich Placer Discoveries on
Upper Reaches of Taku River.
TACOMA, Wash., April 2. Ac
cording to advices received here to
day from Juneau, the excitement
over tho rich placer discoveries in
the upper reaches of the Taku river,
continue. A great rush to the new
fields is on.
Canadian Customs Agent Busby
has just returned from an investi
gation of the new mining region,
which is on Canadian soil. lie stat
ed that the Dominion government
would establish a relief station and
a customs office on the boundary. A
big rush of Canadians is expected as
soon as the steamer makes it pos
sible to reach the district without
effort.
FOR SALE-Good
for sale. In
quire at West
Side Livery. A.
B.Tull.
ma the cases beforo him. II. Ilea
plead guilty to being drunk and somo
noisy. Ho was mulcted in tho sum
of $20. He(n) only had ten and he
was released on tho deposit of this
installment with the promiso that the
balance would be collected should he
nppear again.
J. Laiden, plnin drunk, paid $10
and hit tho high places.
Charles Weed was given ten dnys'
exerciso on tho city streot. He was
too strong to work.
John Dowling received the same
sentence.
David Barry was sentenced to pay
n fine of $20 or work ten days on
the street. Dave didn't have the
twenty, and, much as ho disliked to
do it, had to agree to tho ten days
on the city thoroughfares.
An Easy Way to Get Breakfast
Jut a few General Electric Utcn3j will en
able any housewife to stay In bed another half
hour in tho morning. Put cereal in the cooker
and coffee in the percolator the night before.
In the morning turn the switch, electricity iv31
get breakfast read)" provided your 'louse u
wired for electric light.
Let us tell you all the particulars
Rogue River Eleciric Company
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Here Are Some Fine
Business Chances
BLACKSMITH SHOP, doing good business.
GENTS' CLOTHTNO STORE; good lease and snap
at price asked.
OTHER OPENINGS we do not care to advertise.
CHOICE BUSINESS LOTS FOR SALE AT $67.00
-PER FRONT FOOT.
Rogue River Land Co.
11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
The New Oxfords Are
GOING FAST
THERE MUST BE A REASON
Our immense stock of new spring Oxfords is catch
ing the public eye, and wo aro certainly doing a fine
business. All the most wanted shapes and styles in
'all widths and sizes of new spring Oxfords are hero.
See them soon.
CM. ItIDD
THE FOOT-FITTER.
ELECTRIC PARR
IIMIIIIMIIIUMIWHIIHIIIBBIWIIIIHIPIIIUM l H MIBMMMMWjMMMBWWMMMWMi
Adjoins tho county seat, Jacksonville; 20 minutes' ride by train or auto
from Medford. This beautiful wooded tract contains 650 acres of land, com
manding a magnificent view of Medford and tho valley. It is proposed to in
corporate a company, capitalized at $65,000, with 650 shares or stock at $.100
per share. After incorporating, it is proposed to plat and subdivide the
grounds into acre tracts, plant it to fruit, best adapted to the soil, and sell it
at an average price of $500 per acre, on easy terms. Each share of stock rep
resents one acre, and for a short time stock will be sold for $100por share, $10
cash and $5 per month for 18 months. This stock is not for sale as a whols at
$100 per share, nor at the rate of $100 per acre. Tho company proposes to
realize much more out of it for the stockholders. Over fifty of Medford 's live
booster business men have already invested. Two hundred more booster in
vestors are wanted to purchase one share only each.
The combined boosting of this Electric Park bunch will make a populous
suburb to Medford, make hundreds of beautiful homes, make an hourly serv
ie on Barnum's railroad, and make its stockholders a handsome profit.
For further information inquire at Office, 209 West Main Street.
GOLD RAY REALTY CO.
209 West Matin Street
Medferd, Oregon
Medford Iron WorRs
E. E. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southorn Ore
gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & OO.
DRIVERS that know the country
KISS that cover the country
QUICKIjV AND WITH COMl' Mrr TO you auk aiavu'h to ik
FOUND A1 Till-:
FAULOJV & IKWNI.VO, lMlOl'UIKTOIlB.
WEST SIDE STABLES
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For Sale
610 acres of Good Fanning Land at $35.00 nor aero.
Being situated three miles west of that nlaee and
near the government irrigation canal. This land is
selling at a BARGAIN and now is your timo to IN
VEST. For particulars write
Harry Moon
P. O. Address
German town, Calif.
On theso you must act quick, as thoy aro bolow
actual valuos.
S 140 acres, good location; 10 Oaercs choice fruit land;
78 acres bearing trees; good improvements. This
ranch will show good income. Price $70,000, terms.
T 400 acres, fine alfalfa and fruit ranch; 50 acres in al
falfa; 40 acres in 3-ycar-old apple trees; fine build
ings; private irrigation system; in excellent local
ity for raising stock also. Price $25,000, terms.
V 11.95 acres, all set to fruit, right varieties, in ago
from .1 to 20 years. Price $.15,000.
W 11.60 acres, all m fruit; 574 Ncwtowns 4 years old,
175' Bosc peal's 4 vears old, 80 Bartlott pears 4 voars
old. Price .$8400.
3 Fino lot, 50x175 feet, two blocks from Oakdale pave
ment; lot lies high; 14 bearing apple trees. Price for
short time, $450.
13 Lot, 100x285 feet, South Central avenue; G-room
box house; 45 bearing fruit trees; cast front. Price
$1COO, easy terms; a good buy.
1 New 5-room modern houso; plastered; two porches;
cement walks; sheds, woodshed, largo barn. Price
$2500; $1450 cash and balance one year at 0 por cent.
100x100 feet, with two residences; only three blocks
from now depot to cost $40,000; will sell this at
$4200; renting now at good interest on investment;
time on part; good business location.
Pierce, Shepherd & Co.
128 EAST MAIN STREET.
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Good Buys
In Real Estate
IT WILL PAY THE BUYER TO INVESTIGATE
FIRST We hav city property of all kinds.
SECOND We have orchard tracts of all kinds.
TJHTlRD We have cultivated land of tho best qual
ity in Rogue River valley, Roseburg, Eugene and
Willamette valley.
FOURTH Wo have largo traots of unimproved
lands in and about Rogue River valley that we will
sell in large or small tracts to suit the purchasor,
Jackson County
Realty Co.
Street Number 604 Wwt Teith.
Phone 141,
Gome and see our holdings.
Wo also have modern rooms to rent.
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