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Grand Opera Tuesday
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Buy An Orchard Tract
Eden Valley Orchard Subdivided
This famous bearing Orchard has boon sub-dividod into small tracts and sold at ronsonablo prices. If you
aro looking for positively tho host thing in tho northwost in a small orchard, this is your chanco to got in right
Most Profitable Investment
Cousin of Jack Gloason Is Victim of
Notorious Thug Which Bay City
Police Fall to Locate Binds Cou
ple and Leaves Them.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., April 4.
A despcroto thug, designated by
tha police as the "big blonde," is in
custody and is suspected of having
committed a daylight robbory in
which he, with ft companion, bound
their ictiin up while thoy ransacked
apartments and stole clothing, sil
verware and money.
The victims of the robbery de
scribed their assailants as "a big
blonde" and a "litllo brunette." The.
police say that this is llio first time
in the history of robberies that they
Lave had descriptions based on such
physical characteristics. The vic
tims wore Mrs. Thomas F. Gleason.
Miss Anita Gleason nud Thomas P.
Gleason.
Tho robbers entered the Gleason
apartments Into yesterday afternoon.
Both were masked with handker
chiefs. One held Gleason at bay
M-ith a revolver while the other
bound tho women and gagged them.
Ho used strips of valuable curtains,
lone nieces of mink cane nnd a
chain to bind them.
Then the "brunette" searched the
rooms systematically and put in a
sack everything of value that suited
his fancy. Some silverware and
jewelry was overlooked in tho hasty
raid and Gleason declares that ue
persuaded tho "blonde" to leave- his
'personal jewelry by representing 10
him the danger that ho nnd the
"brunette" would be compelled to lay
themselves open to in disposing of it.
"Yes, it happened on April fool's
day," said Gleason later, when re
counting his experience. "But it was
not a joke, from my viewpoint."
Gleason and his wife have been
married but six days. The couple
were married at Palo Alto lost Sun
day by Father Gleason, his brother.
Tho police attach some importance
to the fact that Gleason is a cousin
of Edward Gjcason, who wns twice
a victim of the notorious drug store
bandit 'who operated as boldly as did
the "big blonde and little brunette"
in the Gleason home. Some officials
belicvo that one of them may be the
oanau mmseu.. uieason is also a
cousin of Jack Gleason, the pro
moter of the Johnson-Jeffries fight.
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TO BE POUND
Woll informed business people from nil parts of the
United States and Canada aro looking to tho .Rogue
River valley for safo investments. Years of experi
ence in buying and selling orchard land fits us tho
better for su"?o investments that will yield largo
returns. Our properties have proven worth. Wo eau
assure you that you tako no risk when you purchase
one of the 80 to 100-acro orchard tracts located in the
famous Eden Valley orchard. Wo sell tracts to. suit,
IN AMERICA
planted to tho best commercial varieties of bearing
irocs. You aro assured of a splendid income tho first
year. Wo can stato positively that this is tho best
chanco for solid, sound investment to bo found in
America. A high-class bearing orchard of provon
worth is certainly a moro profitable investment than
waiting for trees to grow on land that never produced
fruit. You are sure of big roturns almost at once,
either as a grower or by ro-solling. Como atid let
us show you.
Secure an Income At Once
PROVIDE PLEASANT EMPLOYMENT
You can buy as many acres as you desire, build a
home on ground commanding a view of tho entire val
leyenjoy the electric light and power, telephono,
daily mail, and live within easy roach of tho business
and social life of the metropolitan city of Medford.
Y climate unsurpassed anywhere.
Magnifcent Homesites
AUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIAN"
IS SORE AT CUSTOMS MAN
TUCSON, Ariz., April 4. Owen
Wister, author of "The Virginian,"
is journeying toward the Pacific
coast today with wrath in his heart,
and in the back of his brain a de
termination to inform the customs
officials at Washington of the lack
of perspicacity of their agents at El
Paso. jil3 j
When he returned from a visit to
Juarez, across tho border from El
Paso, late yesterday, Wister and his
wife were halted by the customs of
ficials. They were searched and
made to swear that they were not
opium smugglers, according to tho
6tory which the novelist afterward
told.
"And the fellow that held me up,"
lie disgustedly said, "was a beard
less youth who two months ago had
been a clerk in some dry goods store.
I appealed to Customs Collector
Sharpe, but what could he dof He
"was powerless to discipline tho boy
under the existing civil service rules.
It merely shows the inefficiency of
Eomo of our essentials of adminis
tration of tho revenue.'
Manager Hazelrigg of tho Medford
opera house is to be congratulated by
the citizens of this city on his hav
ing secured the Lanibardi .Grand Op
era company for an engagement ot
one night nt the opera house, Tues
day evening, April 5, 1910.
Great inducements and promiss
were made in behalf of tho people of
Medford by Manager Hazelrigg for
tho visit of tho famous organization
of 107 people.
Thirty-seven principals are car
ried with the company, including
sonic of the greatest artists in the
realm of grand opera. Tho orches
tra alone numbers 40 instruments,
which will necessitate tho removal or
three rows from tho front of the the
ater to accommodate tho large or
chestra. Whilo probably less musi
cians would bo all right, Mnnnger
Hazelrigg refused to out the orehos
trn down to about 20, although it
would bring him in ovor $150 moro
by so doing. The chorus numbers (0
people.
Tho company travels by n special
train of 14 conches, two standard,
four tourist, one diner, five baggage
cars and two conches. The train
passed through here on its way from
Snn Francisco to Portland and is
now making its return trip pto the
California metropolis.
L "Cnvnlleria Rusticnnn" and "Png-
liacci" will be the offering for Med
ford, these operas having been
chosen from lha large repertoire of
the Lnmbnrdi company because it
will permit an nil-star cast of ar
tists, thus giving local citizens nn
opportunity to see tho grontest nr
tists.
ALL MODERN
A small bearing orchard, planted to the best com
mercial varieties of trees, will provide tho most fas
cinating as well as healthful and profitable employ-
IMPRO VEMENTS
ment, and insures an income of from $500 to $.1000
per aero each year. Here is solid investment, and the
income or profit from salo is sure.
John D. Ol well
EXHIBIT BUILDING
MEDFORD, OREGON
EAGLE POINT EAGLETS
By A C. Howlett
FORMER SENATOR BARD
VERY ILL IN 0XNARD
OXNAIiD, Cal., April 4. Former
United States Senator Thomas Bard
lies dangerously ill at his home in
this city. Ho is suffering from in
flammation of the lungs.
Bard contracted a heavy cold last
"Wednesday. It grow steadily worse,
and last night ho 'was delirious. Threo
doctors and two nurses were con
stantly at his side, The physicians
stated today that his case is more
'serious becauso of his advanced
ago, They expect tho crisis of thp
'attack to be reached today or to
night. Japanese Spies Released.
MANILA, April 4. Much Indigna
tion has been arousod by the release
,,of tho twp Japanese who wero arrest
. ed hero a few days ago on tho charge
of being spies. Tho Nipponese wore
glvontholr liberty on Instructions
from Washington, Owing to the fact
that there Is no provision in tho Phll
. ipplne military code governing tho
(.prosecutIon of spies not at war with
tho United States, tho alleged spies
wore turned ove- to the civil authorities.
Thero has been another change vt
real cstato in this section, A. II
Kirkland having sold his 100-acre
tract or, lana, jying west 01 our
town, to Charles Fcltz, consideration
$0500.
G. H. Wnmsley has put in a new
flume connected with tho Snowy
Butto mill to take water to the old
J. J. Fryer ditch.
W. W. Parker, tho now hotel
keeper of Bnttc Fulls, wns a pleasant
caller Wednesday night. He reports
business good in his line, that the
new management is getting the mill
at that place- fixed up in shape and
that soon they will bo sawing lumber
to put on the market.
' Mr. Palouze, the man who bought
the Eli Dahack place, was a pleasant
caller Thursday, no is putting out
a large orchard and seems to be the
right man in the right place.
W. C. Batterson of Lamonr, N. D.,
came out from Central Point with
Mrs. Wilkinson and children to visit
her fnther, J. P. Moomaw. Thoy are
old-time acquaintances in the old
states. Mr. Batterson is a capitalist
and is looking for profitable invest
ments. Since f last wrote, P. H. Daley and
your correspondent have pat up a
netv lino fence between their lots nnd
Mr. Daley; also put up a new fence
between his lots nnd I. R. WilliamH.
3Ir. Daley went to Medford on Snt
urday to ,let tho contract to build
his house on tho lots he has been
grading.
Mr. Mnssoy, one of the Butto Falls
merchants, was hero since I last
wrote, He was after goods for his
storo. He was accompanied by B.
F. Morris of Butte Falls. Thoy seem
to think that their town will bo n
lively place this summer.
Bert Nason of Prospect arrived
from a protracted visit back to his
old homo in Pennsylvania last Wed
nesday and. Thursday took tho'trail
stage to go to his homo near Pros
pect, George West and wife returned to
their homo in the Sunnysido hotel last
Thursday from their trip to Wash
ington, where he has been attending
the foresters' school. Thoy any that
they aro glad to get back to their
old homo country again. Mr. West
started to Butte Falls in company of
Ira Tiingnte, who also was a pious
ant guest nt tho Sunnysido hotel
Thursday night and Friday morning.
T. E. Pottingor, Shorty Miles nnd
Mr. Biddlo came out from Medford
lust Thursday in their nuto to take
a look at our surroundings and see
old-time friends.
Died At tho homo of hor
brother, March 31, Miss Jemima
Hannah, aged 08 years, 31 months
and 17 days. Miss Jemima Ilniinn.
or "Aunt Mimn," ns she was gener
ally called, was ono of tho early set
tlers of Jackson county, having set
tled hero in 1863, coming from hei
nntivo state. Missouri, with hor
father. Hon. Josinh Hannah. Whon
thoy first settled in tho vallov it was
on Bear creek, not far from where
tho city of Medford now stands. La
ter thov moved and located nn a
farm on Rogue river about five miles
below Trail, whero she has lived un
til the duy of her death. She m-
fessod the Christian religion when
she wns obont 1ft years of nco. and
joined tho M. E'. church south and
lived a devoted Christian life from
then to tho time- Ood took her. Dur
ing her long protracted illness, which
lasteu ror years, she was never
known to murmur or complain, but
always seemed to bo rcsignod to the
will of God. Sho leaves her only
brother. Thero never were but the
two children, and they hnvo always
lived touother. and his descendants
nnd a largo circle of frionds. to await
tho reunion in the beyond. Tho in-
tormcnt was mado in tho Ant rich
cometory nnd tho funeral - services
wore conducted by Rev, A. C. How
lett on April 1, 1010.
SntlirdjlV mnrn!nr n rnmnnnv nf
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surveyors started from hero to tho
hills, but thoy did not give out their
destination, hut it wns learned that
thoy wore bonded for tho south
of Mount Pitt, nnd the general im
pression among tho knowing ones
wns that they had been sent out by
the V. & E. Railroad company, but
wo will sco Speaking nbout the
railroad crtipany, there has been n
petition ciretilntcd around town ask
ing John It. Allen to fnvor tho peo
pie of this town with u depot, etc..
and not try to biiilil u town upon tue
desert- ns some claim that they in
tend to do, but wo will see. Genor
ally tho raDroad companies and all
other big corporations do as suits
themselves best, nnd let the other fel
low do ns he can.
Our daughter, nattio, returned
from Portland lust Thursday after
an absence of five weeks.
Thero was meeting called for the
stockholders of the Butte Falls and
Eagle Point Telephono cornpnny to bo
held at Derby on tho afternoon of
tho 2d dny of April at 2 o'clock, with
the understanding that tho secretary
of the company, John Carkin, nttor-
ney-nt-law, etc-., was to bo present
with the books and try to straighten
out tho tnnglo that tho company is
into, but the secretary nnd D. II.
Dowcny, of tho Pncific Telephono &
Telegraph company, wore here for
dinner nt about 1 o'clqck tho sntnu
day, and whon told that thoy had to
ride 12 miles over ono of tho worst
rends in the state, thoy drew a long
breath, but1 whilo they wore drawing
a long breath those who had gono
from hero and those who had como
from Butte Falls wero using their
breath in a different mnnncr. But I
will have to givo your readers tho
result of tho meeting- in my next.
Mr. Deetcr nnd Henry Dnloy, who
wero nrrested for keoping an allcgod
unclean slaughter house, havo re
turned to our town. Thoy seem to
think that the enso will bo thrown
out of court, nnd then, they say, will
be their time. What tho outcomo
will be seems hard to foretell.
Tho party given in tho church Inst
Friday night proved to bo a grand
success, 0,1 account of tuo scarcity
of old maids, some of tho younger
ones wore sold, and those who wpro
present report haying had lots of
fun. And to holp the nmttcr along,
some of the old ladies wero sold, and
in some instances sold twice. Tho
plan was to wrap tho ladles in a
sheet, put them' on tho scales and
then sell them to tho highest bidder.
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A Snap
That Will
Soon be
$3,000 WILL HANDLE IT
Snapped
45 ACRES One-half mile from Phoenix; all deep soil nnd well fenced. This
soil is right for pears and is surrounded with bearing orchards and located on
the county road.
6 ACRES in 2-year-old apples, balance in grain and alfalfa.
H EE D
A snap that will soon bo snapped. Only a small sum is required. $3000 will
handle the property, the balance as long as you may desir,o. '
Walter L. McCallum
Hotel Nash
Lobby
A. B. Zimmormnn, ono of our mer
chants, acted as auctioneer, nnd he
proved to bo a success. Tho highest
prico any one brought was $4.1)0, In
somo instances, tho young mon wore
mistakon and bid on, tho wrong girl,
and ono young man told mo that ho
had to buy two girls boforo ho got
tho right one, and tho other boys
would run tho price up. The receipts
of the evening wero $32.30. nnd this
money is to bo applied toward pro
curing hotter lights for tho church,
fixing it up gonpra)ly, otc.
Baby Disappears.
BAKERSFIELD, Cnl., Aprils
All the Bakcrsfiold, rolativos of Mm.
T. W. Helm, assisted by a score of
polico dotcptvos and deputies, arc
searching today for her. 3-yoar-old
pon who dtaappoarod myHtonousJy
following a visit to his grandfather,
Dr, T. W. nclm.
Mrs. Helm bcljpYpd the bnby to bo
playing on tho porch of tholr homo.
P. O, HANSEN'
TOil MOFFAT
Wo make any kind and stylo of Windows.
Wd cany Glass of any size on hand.
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Medford, Oregon.
Whon she called to him thero wns no
rosponso. Children who lwul boon
playing in tho street iionr tho Holm
homo said they hud soon two men
spcoding up tho strcot in nn automo
bile and that a bnby Bat botweon
them in tho front scat.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Dr. Goblo is proparod to fit glaRnos
in all cases of dofectoivo eight that
glasses will romedy. Repairs of am
kinds. Brokon lonsos duplioatod. In-
risible bifooolfl.
18 WEST MAIN STREET.
Fine Lots
Six lots. on Medford Heights; prico for a
short time, $700.
, Corner lot on West Main street; close in;
n few days at $1100. ...
Rogue River Land Co.
11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE,
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