MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, M3SDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, .TUNE 5, 1910.
It is not so much what we say in our advertisements, but
WHAT YOU SEE AT OUR YARDS
OUR PRINCIPAL REASON FOR ADVERTISING IS TO INVITE YOU TO CALL AND
See Our Large Exclusive Stocks
HERE AREA FEW GOOD REASONS WHY YOU WILL BE INTERESTED:
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Wo arc tho only firm in Mcd
'ord handling AOME 0EMI3NT
PLASTER.
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"Wo arc exclusive agents for STANDARD
PORTLAND CEMENT almost UNJ.VKIt
SAXLY USED in MEDFORD.
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We have the ONLY EXCLUSIVE PAINT STORE IN aiEDFORD, a COMPLETE
LINE of PAINTS, OILS and PAINTERS' SUPPLIES, and because our complete
stock of GRADES and DIMENSIONS ji LUMBER enables us to fill ALL ORDERS,
irrespective of QUALITY or QUANTITy.,. .
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PLANNING FAT
STOCK SHOW
Beef Cattle, Sheep, Hoys and Draft
Horses Constitute Classes Sum
mary of Market Conditions at
Portland Strona Sclllna Market.
PORTLAND, Juno -J. "North
Portland" is tho oHtoffieo address
of tho Union Stockyard company,
the varioiiH commission firms doing
business hero, and Portland Livo
otook Hoportor. Tlio postoffico is lo
cated in tho oxolmngo building at the
stockyards.
Plans arc under way looking lo
tho giving of a fat Htock show in
March, 1011. Hoof cattle, fat shoop,
bogs and draft homos in harnoHS will
coiiHtituto tho clauBOH. Suvo out
BomothiiiK good for this Bhow it will
bo worth whilo.
Ilcaoipts nt this niarkot for tho
month of Mny woro 7-152 cattlo, 18,
052 shoop, 10,057 hogs and 152
horses. Ah compared with tho ro
coiptu of n year ago, thoro was an
incrouso of 1-130 cattlo, 7130 hogs,
6073 shoop. Thoro has hoen a do
oliuo in prices all along tho lino, hut
it Iwih hoen slight, and compared with
tho control markets on tho Missouri
river, North Portland .shows up to
n big ndvnntngoi
Cattlo havo gono off 50 to 75 conts
duriiiK tho month. Tho hulk of tho
Htipplios havo hoon from California
points, and tho quality has boon good.
It has boon a Boiler's market and
luyors havo had to pay stronger
prices than would havo provailod if
quantity or quality had permitted.
Tho flhoop markot was fairly
Btondy at tho end of tho month at tho
heavy declino that took placo in tho
beginning days. Thoro waH n fool
ing of uncertainty as to shoop val
ues, but prices woro tobogganed
about $2 per hundred, and at this
writing prico and doninml aro steady..
Tho bog market is slower in com
parison, hut tho domaud is brisk, and
whilo prices nro off 15 to 25 conts,
this markot ia $1 to $1.25 higher
than Omaha. Livostock shippers of
this country can ho congratulated on
tho general strength of their markot
nt North Portland.
Tho markot 1ms grown in strength
each day sinco it oponod for busi
noss, and tho system of grading livo
Btock, Hollinu' on u fill instoad of a
shrink, and tho competition afforded
(by tho proBonco of a nunibor of rog
ulnr buyers, havo mot with tho ap
proval of n gront majority of tho
iivoslook shippers of tho Pacifio
Northwest.
Tho husinoss of Bwino-rniBing has
received a groat impotus Binco tho es
tablishment of thin markot, and all
over Oregon, Washington and Idaho
tho farmers aro realizing that thoir
host possihlo opportunity for monoy
mnking lios in an inoroasod produo
tlon of Iiorb, Fiold poas, root crops,
milo maizo, kaffir corn nud otlior
forugo crops aro coming in for at
tention and tho nBsuranco that for
yoars tho Hupply cannot catch up
'with tho domaud is n groat inoontivo,
CENTRAL POINT NEWSLETTER
Sam Holt, tho proprietor of the
Control Point hotel, mado a business
trip to Medford on Friday.
J. J. Guy him gone up to Hig Butto
for a two wooks' vacation. Ho plans
to spend most of his timo fishing nud
will havo the fisherman's usual stock
of stories to toll when he returns.
Mm. Simpkins and her sistor, Miss
Francos Shiolds, went to Medford on
Thursday, returning in the ovening.
S. A. Pattisoii, wifo mid three
children wont to Portland on Thurs
day ovening for a visit of a week or
two. Thoy may remain for tho rose
show.
John McIIcnry, who was so ter
ribly injured hero soveral weoks ago
by being thrown from his buggy by a
runnwoy horse, and was afterward
removed to tho Medford hospital, Is
to bo placed in tho hands of Sun
Francisco medical exports. Tho
man's injury was such that ho has
boon absolutely ptiralyzed from tho
neck down to tho feet over since, the
back having been practically broken.
Last Wednesday tho father of tho
afflietod young man arrivod from
San Francisco nud, recoiviug tho as
suranco that auoh cases had boon
cured, immediately mado arrnnga
monts to havo his sou romoved to
that city and placed in tho enro of
specialists. Ho was accordingly ro
movod from tho Medford hospital
Thursday nftomoon and placed on
board tho train for Sun Frauoisco.
David Grim is having u coment re
taining wall and cement steps put in
in front of his homo proporty on Pine
street, in addition to tho sidewalk
that ho, in company with tho otlior
proporty-ownors in that block, nro
having Inycd in front of thoir rosi
doncoa. Rev. M. K. Coon nud family of
Woodvillo moved into town on Fri
day and will occupy Mrs. N. P.
Thompsons house, in tho north part
of tho city. Rov. Coon is pastor of
tho Presbyterian denomination in
Central Point, and his prosauco horo
will onablo him to givo more attention
to tho intorosts of tho recoutly or
ganized church than ho could other
wise do.
C. W. Joffors wont to Hosoburg
Friday morning to filo on his timber
claim up in tho Hig Butto torritory.
Friday ovening J. B, Hoswoll, Will
Scott and E. B. Bmmorson wont to
Roseburg on a Bimilnr errand. J. II.
Downing intondod to accompany
thorn to filo on his own land, hut was
detained on account of n slight ill
noss and will mako tho trip at an
other timo. i
Central Point Iiub a young livo at-
tornoy in tho porno n of Charlos B.
Walker, who nrrivod hero from
Louisvillo, Ky., last Sunday. Mr.
Walker has looutod, intending to re
main, his prosout hondquartors boiug
in tho same building as tho Globe of-
fico, old Frooman & Wiloy building.
Ho profoRSos himsolf plonsod with
tho npponranoo of Control Point and
favorably improssod with hor pooplo,
and it is to bo hopod that ho will find
it to his intorost to tnko root horo
and build up with tho town.
Rov. Johnson proaohos nuothor
sormon to "mou only" on Sunday af
tornnon. Tho mooting on lust Sun
day was attondod by a very largo
proportion of tho mon o Control
Point and vicinity, and tho ovnngclist
called them to account for their sins
in no uncortain language. Although
Mr. Johnson is a man of pronounced
viows and expresses his opinions
with nbsoluto fearlessness, ho has
thus far mado no enemies. Ho docs
not deal in personalities, but ho hates
shams and hypocrisies nud he has a
dozon diffcront ways of showing his
contempt for empty social forms and
for tho Billy votaries who worship at
Hint gilded shrine society. Ho is no
less scathing in his rcbuko of that
otlior Inrgo class of pooplo who cnll
l tkcmsolvcs childron of God, but don't
show nny family resemblance.
Mrs. Hollo Pleasants will spend
Sunday in Ashland with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Emil Hrophy.
Tho completion of tho water, sys
tem is being held back by tho non
arrival of notorial that was expected
many days ago, but Mayor Lcovor
has boon assured that nil material
will bo on hand 'in a fow days nnd
that tho work will thon bo rushed to
completion.
KING'S DAUGHTERS HAVE
ENJOYABLE SESSION
PORTLAND AFTER
LARGE CONTRACT
Organized Business Interests En
deavoring to Secure for Portland a
Contract to Repair the Transport
Thomas.
Tho Kinir's Douditors. a lnreo and
progressive class of tho Christian
Sunday school, mot on Tuosdny ovo
ning nt tho homo of thoir tenchor,
Mrs. C. J. Mizer, 1103 North Rivor
sido avonuo. Tho evening was spent
with games and music. Dainty re
freshments woro 6orved.
Tho class prosontod to Mrs. Mizer
n beautiful lunch cloth and napkins
with hnud-ombroidcrcd monogram,
Miss Louoro Godlovo making tho pre
sentation with woll-ohosen words.
Tho gift was vory highly appreciated
by Mrs. Mizor, tho work being dono
by tho mombors of tho olnss. Tho
members of tho class nro. Agues
Robinson, Gertrude Shultz, Lcnoro
Godlovo, Ruth Woodford, Emma Pcil,
Lillian Piorco, Dorothy Hakor, Iva
Martin, Edith Robinson, Nellio Co-
rum, Phyllis Grazior, Cnrolino Load
ers, Louis Robinson, Ella Wood, El
sie Wutors, Cora Gorham, Violot
Caskoy, Florence Ilcrbago, Mario
Sooly.
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
OREGON TIIltESIIEItS, ABSO ,
CIATION, AL11ANV, ORE.,
JUNE 3 AND , 1010.
PORTLAND, Or., Juno 4 . Organ
ized business interests of Portland
havo joined with tho Vulcan iron
works of Portland in a strenuous ef
fort to sccuro for Portland a con
tract from tho govorument to repair
tho transport Thomas, which is to be
overhauled at an estimated cost of
half a million dollars. The Thomas
ia lying at Sau Francisco.
It is expected that the bidding for
tho contract will bo shurp, as it is
understood that tho Ptigot Sound
and San Francisco yards are work
ing to sccuro tho contract.
"I am confidont that wo will se
cure tho contract," said Chnrles F.
Machen, of tho Vulcan Iron Works,
who just returned from San Fran
cisco, where ho submitted a bid in
bohalf of his company.
REWARD
$5 REWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO
THE BOY OR GIRL WRITING
THE BEST ESSAY ON "WHY
THE MERCHANTS D0NT AD-VERTISE."
a morchantt bat asked for your
business or ono that didn't?
Do you think that a merchant who
spends money advertising will ad
vertlso a poor article?
Hero aro some facts which may
help you In writing your stery:
Tho majority of users of largest
advertising cpaco conduct the larg
est businesses.
Persistent advertisers most all in
crease their business (It tho adver
tisements uro truthful).
The newslost newspapers are as a
rule tho onoa patronized most liber
ally. A newspaper cannot exist with
out a liberal patronage. The commu
nity's best boocter Is tho livo nows-
paper. No storo could exist In Med
ford or any othor town If ovorybody
sent away for goods the same prin
ciple applies to nowspapors. A good,
livo paper, filled with up-to-dtvto ad
vertising, denotes a livo, progressive,
wldo-awako, hustling town.
NOTICE.
Real estate men, please tako no
tice that my proporty Is off tho mar
ket for tho present.
CC W. J. HOCKENYOS.
HasMns for Health.
Round trip rato of ono nnd ono
thlril faro on tho cortttlcvvto plan will
bo undo by O. R. & N. and S. P.
compnnlos. Tlekots on salo May 29th
to Juno 3d, kcluslvo, good for re
turn until Juno 10th. Important sub
jects will bo dlccussod, Including nn
nddross by ; qpoclal roproso'jtatlvo of
tho U, S, govornmont.
For furtlior Information ns to rates,
dates of salo, oUj., can u any O. It.
N. or S. P. ngont.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Notlco Is horoby glvon thnt tho
annual mooting of stockholders of tho
Paclflo and Eastorn Railway will be
hold at tho oftlco of tho company,
In Medford, Oregon, on Monday, Juno
0, 1010, at 10 o'clock a. m,
By ordor of tho Prosldont.
Q. P. HUMPHREY,
Secretary.
Instructions.
Chooso somo morchiut or firm In
Medford who doos not ndvortlso In
this paper and wrlto a story of from
100 to 600 words. Glvo as many rea
sons as possible toll ovorythlng you
can about WHY you think that mer
chant or firm doos not advorttso.
Wrlto onl7 on ono sldo of tho paper
and plainly.
Dolow nro a numbor of questions
which may holp you In wrlllug your
story.
Romombor, tho ossay which tn our
Judgmont host doflncs tho nor-.-advor-tlsoi
will rocolvo a row.vd of ?5 as
pay for oorvlces porformod and will
bo printed In tho papor.
All essays must bo In not lator than
Friday, Juno 7.
Who aro 8cmo of tho morchants
and firms who don't a'vorllso?
Do you think thoy aro prorosslvoT
Do thoy caro whethor U-oro Is r
livo dally In town?
Do thoy tako a dally papor?
Is It a local pfpor or forolgn?
Aro thoy hustlors In business?
Aro thoy crovdod with customers'
Do thoy carry tho host qualities?
Do thoy sell for tho lowost prices?
Do thoy boltovo in boosting tho
town or nro thoy knookors?
If thoy dou't ndvortlso, do they
show any spoclal doslro for an ln-
oroaaod buslnosa?
Who would you profor to doal with
Many
New
Goods
WE now havo In stock the "all
wool" Hercules lino of boys' cloth
ing; sizes 8 to 1G years. Wo con
sider this tho best lino of boys'
clothing wo havo ever soon.
Our new lino of,mon's and boys'
"Porosknlt" combination Union
Suits for hot weather gives com
fort to tho wearor.
Wo aro showing many now
things this week in golf and neg
Ugoo Shirts, fine Hosiery and
Neckwear, men's two-pleco cash
moro Suits, light weight crushed
Hats, alpaca Coats, etc. Another
cargo of tho men's famous K. O.
$5.00 Oxfords, mado wldo and
comfortable.
The Wardrobe
THE HOME OP GOOD SHOES
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Souvenir Spoons
The Largest and Most
Complete Stock Ever
Seen in Medford.
MARTIN J. REDDY
Jeweler, near P. O.
WORDS TO THE WISE.
Our bank makes no intnlmfr
without ample security; wo cahH af
ford to take risks; moderate sras
profits aro far better than larra divi
dends with possible loss of prmapai.
Reliability, honest methods, fair xaUes
of interest and conservative pretoe
tion make this bank rank bisk. G&S
to tell you mora if you will ask any
one horo.
FARMERS' & FRUITGROWERS
BANK.
AUTOMOBILES
O. W. JIurphy. O. M. Murphy.
MURPHY BROS. AUTO LIVERY.
1910 Chnlmors Detroits.
Phone 1801, Valley Auto Company,
Medford, Or.
Quick Service Easy Riding.
Prices Risht.
PARRY AUTO LIVERY
PHONE MAIN 3141.
Afionoy for tho Parry Cars. Rogue
River Auto Co., Frank n. Hull, Prop.,
Medford. Or.
For Sale at All Grocers
Notice
The old established Medford
Bakery and Dollcatcsson have
again resumed business with
now mon, hotter goods, prompt
sorvlco. Everything up-to-date.
Our motto Is to pleaBO our pat
rons. Give us a trial. Re
spectfully, A. F. REINKING & Co.
SOUTH CENTRAL AVE.
PHONE MAIN 2233.
A.L. VROMAN
PLUMBING & HEATING
CONTRACTOR
No job too small, none too
large. Twenty-rive years'
practical experience.
Office 113 South Front Street.
Phone 2751.
WRIGHTS
INVESTMENTS
20 acres fine land, set to &pf&
and pears, yearlings; one mile fr
Uentral Point; $0000, half
easy terms on balance.
3 acres adjoining city, Beat
house and outbuildings, fine xmn
tion plant, splendid truck farm ami.
subdivision proposition, at a bargaia
price for a fow days.
Modern 7-room house oa dtoaes
street, finely finished and a ebaasa
homo for less than it will cast y
to build. If you wont a cbeiee bean
let us show you this one.
3-room. house, nice lot and frafe
trees, in fino locution; for qwelc
Bale, $850.
Fine corner lot, close to O&fed&Ie,
in good location, for few days t
$450; it's a bargain.
Oak Ridce is the now adiidmai
whoro you get fmo lots, witk e
trees, and at right prices; 10
cent cash and 10 per cont ner b
Don't fail to "get in" on tkis xJL
get your lots reserved.
3 fino lots. 50x112V.. in fino locu
tion, a money-making buy at $36S
each; $100 sash will h andle them.
J. Bruce Wright & Co.
132 WEST MAIN. PHONE ML
WANTED!
Thinners to thin
fruit
Talent Orchard Co.
Talent Oregwu
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