MDFOUD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1910.
Say, Have You Visited the
NEW GUN STORE
You should stop and take a looR around
G
MS 01? AtIjL KINDS AND DESCRIPTIONS, BIO CJUNR, LITTLE OTNS, GOOD, BETTER AND BEST GUNS; GUNS THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED. FOR
LONG, HARD OR QUICK SHOOTING; GUNS THAT HAVE, ALL THE BEST FEATURES KNOWN TO THE GUN MAKER'S ART. WE WILL BE
PLEASED TO HAVE YOU CALL AND SEE OUR LINE OF GUNS THAT FOR ASSORTMENT IS NOT EXCEEDED ON THE COAST.
- AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS MAY BE FOUND HERE AT LOW PRICE.
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Fishing Tackle
Try Our Special Trout Flies
Wu can j)ut you wise to the Tight flies to use for the gamy Rogue River .trout.
We know from actual experience just the best fishing tackle to use and can show
you a very complete stock, 'consisting of a fine line of CASTING RODS, REELS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, ALL THE BEST FLIES, Hooks, Leaders, Sinkers,
Nets and other Paraphernalia, and you will find that trading at this specialty store
is propeivfor wc not only show a larger assortment, hut you get
mV i
The
Best
Values
Knives, Revolvers, etc.
All tKe Latest and Best Goods
Wc want to sell you a Knife, a Revolver or, if you desire anything
in fine Builders' Hardware, we want to see you. If -we haven't just
what you desire in the several lines carried we will get it in quick- or
der if possible.
REMEaDBER, the new gun store will be pleased to see i you when in
search of any little thing in our line.
HUMPHREY'S NEW GUN STORE
Opp. Moore Hotel
West Main Street
HUNTERS SLAY MANY
PREDATORY BEASTS
EJlllity Bobcats anil Twenty-flvo Co
yotcs Caught In March; Also Three
Panthers and a Mountain Lion.
II NEW SCHOOLS PLANNED
ARPLEGATE DISTRICT
TO HAVE NEW SCHOOL;
BIDS ARE ASKED FOR
During tlio month of March
County Chirk Coleman itwueil cer
tificates of bounties duo .to rumricntH
of Jnelnon county tor the jnyiiij of
predatory heahtu to tliu .nmniint of
$2lli.r0.
Thin amount would only pay tliu
nalnry of .about a giuno warden and
a half, and thu rcnult would have
not liccu .nearly an beneficial for thu
Kiuuo, ih wtH thu uffortH of tlio
fannei-H, binall boyn and trappem
who were Humiliated somewhat hy
tlio fact that a rownrd was .offorod
for thu death of thu "vnmiiutn.'
Thu above Hhnuld not hu taken an
a criticiHin of thu pnnu wardena, for
it ih not, hut ih intundud to hIiow
that tliey miint have some aid. Tlio
Kamu warden euiiY put in hirt .time
hunting the brants which destroy
tlio xAmo, hut tlio mountaineer fan
put in a littlu timu occasionally if
tlioru ib an inuueejiieut.
Twonty-i'ivo eoyotes wuro rente
torcd uh doad at tho county elork'n
offioo in March. That niennn quitn
a percentage in the Having of tho
chicken and lamb crop. At a coat
of .$37.50, 80 bobcat hides wore
brought in. These cont thu county
$1(10, but wived tho HtoekraiHorH and
farmorH enough to put at leant due
more oyphor on tho amount.
Ono pray wolf was paid for at
$G, IIo wiih pood for at least two
door or calvon a wool:.
jTlireo panthurH and ono mountain
lion woro hIho killed, Tho uunibor ot
Binall domuHtio animnlH and game
tliOHo four would account for dur
ing tho Hoaunn in hard to OHtimuto.
It is Hnfo to uay, however, Hint tho
county is well paid for its bounty
oxponditiiro by tho death of tho lai
four niunod and can consider tho
balance Mi velvet.
Oregon Trunk Lino to Extend.
MADHAS, Or., April 10. That
construction of tho Oregon Trunk lino
south of MadniH in to bo nommoiicod
nt once in ovidonced by tho arrival
of HoBidont Engineer II. R. Board,
who will bo utationod at thoDoni
browo plnco, four milos fioulh cf this
city.
Apj'h'Kate district is to have a new
brick HchoolhoiiHc, comprised of two
class rooms and a basement under
neath. Thu plans and specified
lions call for a modem school build
ing, sanitary in every respect, and in
keeping with tho other suJiool build
ings in tho county.
"No nro out to get tho best build
ing wo enn for thu money wo have
to invent," said II. D. Kubli, who
represents tho school board. "Tliu
moiubcrtj of tho board have been do
ing moro or less investmntinir into
thu matter of building schoolbousos,
and wo hnvo talked ovor many .plans
and ostiinatos. I am bore to advur
tisu for bids on tho plans of ilio ar
chitect, and thu successful bidder
must come very close to his lig-uroB."
Timu was wlion Jackson eouiitv
school districts wore content with ul-
most any old lhinir in tho wnv of n
sohoolhouso an abandoned loir
calnn, a shack, where thu gentle dowi
ot heaven fell without interinntion
tipon your spelling book, or "Old
boi's rays coiivoiuiiiir imon the bnel
of a fellow's neck, caused wriirirlinir
that resulted in reprimands, physical
or verbal, at tho hands of thu touch
or all tlioso woro considered ns a
matter o lVourso in thoso days, but
not now.
It is not a moro matter of inn,.!..
ing tho three "R's." but of fitting tlm
r
youngster by onvirpnniQulp and
training in order that ho mnv keen
paco with the Yiroirross of tho nfionlo
and of tho times. To this ond propor
housing is uocessnry. I'roporly con
Btruotcd stores, thonters, s,ehool-
liousos yes, chickon coops and
Imrns, if you will every advanuo in
architecturo makes progress, and
every man who builds, within liiu
moans, a little bit bettor than his
noighbor, makes a step forward in
human progress. The. graduation
from tho old wooden school houso to
tho brick ono is the samo propor
tlonato stop as did tho aboriirinnl
man make whou he coasod living in a
oavo hollowed out by nature nnd
bulldpd for himsolf and hjs fainijyjj,
houso of logs and thntohod it with
stoma of grass.
GOLD HILL WILL
BUILD NEW SCHOOL
AND ASK FOR BIDS
Sealed bids nro asked for by the
school board of Gold Hill district
for tho construction of a. two-story
brick, 03.51, with concrete founda
tions. Hide .will bo opened April 25 nt the
Gold Hill bank. Plans and speci
fications are on file at the office of
Tho Dndgo company at Gold Hill.
Engineer Dodge has made tho sur
vey for tho new school grounds nnd
declares that they are indeed a hand
somo bito for tho now .f 14,000 high
school building. The money for the
bonds, which were sold to thu state
land board, wns received Tuesday,
and it is expected that work will be
commenced on thev now temple of
learning in timo for it to bo complet
ed before tho opening of school in
Soptenibor.
Tlio contract for drawing tho plans
has been awarded to tho R. X.
'Ilowkonborry company, n well-
Jinown and highly recommended firm
of Portland nrehittvts, who make a
specialty of schoolhouso work.
Tho present intention is to erect a
building that will be susceptible to
enlargement, so that nt compara
tively small exponso its capacity can
bo almost doubled in the next few
yoaw if tlio needs of tho district de
mand. Tho mntorial hns not boon
selected, but it will probably bo brick
or concreto blocks, ns it is intended
to have a building tljnt will ho not
only thoroughly modern in every do-
tail, hut ono thaUwiIl bo nn orna
ment to tho city.
THE
SAVOY
THEATRE
THE APEX OF
PICTUEEDOM
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THE WIZARD OF 0Z
Gorgeous Spectacular Comedy.
THE VISION OF FATE
Powerful, .Thrilling Dramu.
.OTHER FEATURES.
Afternoon 3:30. Evening 7:00.
Pneea of things tho thomo of
nover-lossoning porsonnl intorost to
you. Today's paper contains a lot of
thorn.
A.L. VROMAN
PLUMBING & HEATING
CONTRACTOR
No job too small, none too
largo. Twenty-five years'
practical oxpenonco.
OFFICE
113 SOUTH FRONT STREET. .
Money-Makers
NO. 52 $2150 7-room house on 9th street, close in;
large barn; two lots 50x100 each. If yon
want a snap here it is and you will say so
when you ssee it: $1075 cash, bahinco easy.
NO. 53 $1200 Corner lot, 50x10.1; four-room house;
woodshed; good well; close in; $G00 cash, bal
ance $15 per month.
NO. 54 4 Beautiful corners, all right close to busi
ness center; ideal locations for an apartment
house, hotel or rooming houso; one of these
is close to new :S. P. depot.
NO. 222 ACRES 3-4 of mile from school and station.
'This is just the ooziest two-acre home you
could ask for; 1-4 acre alfalfa; 1-2 acre oats,
balance in fruit and berries of all kinds;
pears, peaches, plums, apples cherries,
' prunes, loganborrics, raspberries, gooseber
ries, dewberries, blackberries, 200 strawber
borry plants all in bearing; 150 choice rose
. bushes; every foot of tho land can. bo irri
gated from the well, with windmill j-3-room
house, nicely painted; woodshed and barn.
This is a snap at $.1000 per acre.
NO 223 ACRES Tn city limits; 6-room houso; .barn
and woodshed. This will subdivide into 16
lots, and all for $3000, but $1500 will handle
it. "Don't let this slip. It won't last long. It's
top good to keep.
McARTHUR & ALEXANDER
PHONE 3681
ROOM 3, P. O. BLOCK
Have You
Noticed
TU Medford Is Growing?
Have You
Noticed
THAT CLOSE IN EAST FRONT LOTS
ARE VERY SCARCE?
Have You
Noticed
THAT THERE IS STILL A BLOCK OI
1 TIVE EAST FRONT LOTS ON IVY
v STREET BETWEEN 10TH AND 11TH
THAT ARE STILL VACANT?
Only East Front Lots Close In
w
This is the only vacant block of five east
front lots on the market that is really close
in and in a first-class residence district. It
would bo an ideal location for a family hotel
This block of five lots can bo purchased to
day for $5000, one-half cash. If you have
not that much money to pay down, do not
waste timo looking this up.
FOR PARTICULARS INQUIRE AT 240
SOUTH GRAPE STREET OR PHONE
4172.