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"& .-, MEDFORD MAIL QIRXBUKIS, MBDBtittD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1910. 2. Newsy Notes from Rogue River Valley Towns i I I i 1 Butte Falls Items Monroe Baldwin waa a nloasaut -visitor to the Falls on Wednesday. Rouhen Murray of Central Point was visiting hero during the week. Professor Wright has returned from 'his trip to Pennsylvania and will open school on Mondayy. Superintendent Nothorland and Manager Mills' now homes are fns.t nearlng. completion and will bo very comfortablo and convenient homes. .Tom Edsall la very sick with an attack of kldnoy troublo and there are aympfoma of typhoid. Dr. Holt of Eagle Point Is In attendance Loe Edmonson was vlsltlng"bTs many friends and his father's fam ily on Monday, and while hero at tende'd to some Important legal busi ness. Professor Edgar Smith has pur chased property In Butte Falls and will remove hero for tho winter and perhaps all the time, as his family are living hereabouts. The box saciol ncttod the ladles the sum of ?35, which will go to ward furnishing the assembly room with seats for religious gatherings. Tho Crater Lake Lumber company through Mr. Hater has made a hand some gift of land to tho railway and It Is now running a Y or switch to timber holdings of the company. ' William Forguson of Central Point drove his team to Butte Falls, bring ing a Mr. Johnson and another gen tleman from some northern point, who are looking for Investments. Our school will open very soon with a corps of two teachers and from Indications will have an In creased enrollment. Professor Wright will bo principal, with Mrs. Bar- ritt as assistant. Arnold Banholcer, who has been Qultee a sick man, suffering from some Internal trouble. Is convales cent and alble to move around. He will soon take a trip to the valley for a change. The voters are not registering very fast and It appears as if there is a general apathy concerning the elec tion hereabouts, but It may be that the few days remaining to register will bring the voters out. Eugene Young of Jacksonville. Or., and who was mall carrier for many years, lias been encamping here for a month or more and If con ditions suit him will locate and enter business. Dr. Plerson of the camp finds his professional services In demand among our local people and hes ever been ready to respond to any call, and all which Is most gratefully ap preciated by the people and the pa tients especially. Mr. Herbelt, a writer for the At lantic Monthly, is hero and prepar ing an article for the magazine, In which ho will review the fire situa tion for its readers. He has engag Jacksonville Notes Don Cameron, son of ex-Senator Todd Cameron, yesterday returned to Oakland to resume his studies In tho polytechnic college of engineering. Dr. John Router of Tho Dalles, with his mechanician, toured from that city hero to visit his mother and sisters. Ho will remain for several days.' Mrs. J. N. T. Miller Is down from Portland looking after her ranch. It is reported that she will sell, and that W. T. York & Co. of Medford will handle the deal. She has about CO acres adjoining Jacksonville on tho north, about ton acres of which are bearing orchard. A good many would-be nlmrods were out after the deer In the foot hills closo to town yesterday, but from all accounts It is believed that th'o deor are safe ao far. Quito a R. F. GUERIN & CO. 4 Medford National Bank Bldrj. OFFER FOR SALE First Mortgage Loans on Improved Medford real estato to return tho Investor 10 per cent per annum. Theso loans are for small amounts $800, $1000, $1500, etc., etc., and havo ample security. A limited amount of tho capital stock of ono of tho most pros porous morcantilo houses In Medford. This investment would appeal to a lady as well ao a goutlonian. Tho business Is conservatively managed and making large returns. ed Wana Parker to tako him through tho flro sono and la gathorlng data from military and civil sources, Tho Rov. Mr. Day ot Woodburn held services for tho Prosbytorlans on Sunday last In tho schoolroom and gavo us two oxcollont discourses. It Is thought tho erection ot tho Pres byterian church building will soon begin, as our mill is fast getting Into shapo to furnish lumber for gen eral building purposes. Professor Johnson of tho Crater Lake school district was visiting among his many trlonds hero on Sun day. Tho professor says his school Is prosporlng and that ho looks for ward to a most successful year. Rov. Mr. Adams who has been holding reyiglpus services hero for tho past week, loft Monday for tho valloy. Mr. Adams preachod some fine sermons and particularly ad dressed tho peoplo ot Butte Falls on Sunday night on the ltquor question and polted out to tho largo congre- I gatlon present tho various features of the prococod liquor law to be submitted to tho votors In tho No vember election. Frank Nlel and wife, were visit ing friends in Butto Falls on Thurs day. Mr. Noll Is circulating a pe tition for a now wagon road from Derby to the mouth of Big Butto and said to shorten the distance from Butte Falls nearlly two miles to Der by. There is likely to bo some op position to this road, as several oth er parties are preparing a remon strance and advocating an entirely different routo for a wagon road. Elmer Spencer has Just come down from tho unsurveyed lands and says the fires thereabouts arc about ex tinguished and that no damage other than the burning of the house of Mr. Albert and the destruction of valua ble timber has so far occurred. En gineer Herring of the district forest sen Ice estimates that the timber loss In and around Prospect and over a territory stretching over 32 miles or sections and estimated at 60 per cent of tho standing timber has been totally destroyed. Tho home of Leo Edmonson near Derby was burglarized and tho thief got away with a bnad nov suit of clothes, some valuable papers and a small amount of money. Mr. Edmon son was away from homo, but had, as he supposed, secureiy fastened up the house before ho loft home. Tho house ot John Allen near to Mr. Edmonson's was entered also two nights while Mr. Allen was away, but tho burglar was frightened away by Mra. Allen. oMnroo Baldwin also reports that very flno and heavy blanket waB stolen from him while ho was visiting with Mr. Wolverton and It ia like that ono and all of these crimes were committed by tho samo party. few have been seen close to town lately and all the old hunters say that It is a fine year for deor. It Is still too dry for good hunting. Tho funeral ot H. D. Kubll Satur day was ono of tho largest ever seen in Jacksonville. Main street was lined with nutos almost Its entire length and tho Rogue River railway brought a good many more. Among tho Medford men were D. H. Jack son, John S, Oroht, Gus Newbury, W. S. Crowell, D. B. Russell and W. W. Elfert. C. P. Briggs of Butto Falls andH. von der Hellen of Wol len also attended tho funeral. Ash land was represented by G. W. Dunn, Jack Cleveland, G. C. Culy, Jesse Houck, Robert Dow, Roy Halo, How ard Ross, Marsh Wagner, A. McCal len, D, S, Herrin, E. T. Staples, II. C. Sparr, Henry Barnoburg and Cliff Payno, Eagle Point Eaglets Frank Nichols U starting to build a now houso on tho placo ho bought of William F. Smith. C. A. Francois nnd F. H. Clark woro out looking over our country for an Investment In npplo lnnd. The cattlo woro In a canyon and tho flro surrounded thorn boforo thoy could bo driven out Messrs. John W. Smith and O. W, Wen8ley aro building a barn on tho old J. J. Fryor placo for F. E. Nichols. Speaking ot living In tents, thoro aro several tents bolng put up around town to bo used horo this winter In tho absence ot something better. Mrs. Gopport and hor son spont the night hero Thursday on tholr way home from Medford, whero thoy had been for somo ot tho necessaries of llto. Gcorgo von dor Holloa Is pushing his now houBO along as fast as possi ble. Ho has moved his family on tho ground and Is camping In a tont, thus enjoying life. Mr. Eadler was with us Thursday night and reports that theso has been a number of cattlo burned In tho flro on Little Butto near Soda springs. Mrs. Whnrfon of Butto Falls camo out Thursday, spent tho night with us and Friday morning took tho stage for Trail, whero she Is engag ed to toach school this fall. When Professor P. H. Dally re turned from his hunt he reported having killed somo door and ono bear, and he had the skin and meat as evidence. Miss Donna Rader, tho popular saleslady in Von der Hollen's hard ware, drug and furniture store, has been visiting tho family of Artlo Nichols on Salt creek. Alfred Smith and wlfo of Bandon came In on us for tho night Thurs- Tho soldiers who havo been on gaged on tho flro lino havo been com ing in tho last few days and this, Saturday, afternoon the last ot them arrived. They aro a fino looking set of men and aro well behaved. The people who camo In from tho flro belt report that they did good work while thoro and tho people can't speak In high enough terms of thorn. Mrs. King, a sister of tho Spencers of the Dudley settlement, who has been visiting her brothers thoro, camo in Friday and took the train for Medford on her way to hor homo In Corvallls. Tho three carpenters, Messrs. Brad burl, Walgamott and Atwell, who aro building Mr. Stewart's houso, are guests at the Sunnysldo, and anoth er crow of carpenters who aro now at work on Benton Bowers' now house, have engaged board and rooms at tho S. S also a number of families who are working on tho P. & E. have spoken for rooms, and It FOR RENT Only hotel in town of 1000 inhabitants on South ern Pacific railroad, Rogue River Valley. Newly refurnished, papered, painted, equipment modern. Baths, toilets, electric lights, hot and cold run ning water. Now doing good business. CALL ON ALDENHAGEN ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY. 216 WEST MAIN ST., MEDFORD, OE. Che finest Sample Roonih in the city. Hotel Moore Telephone) in Ijvvry Room Rau-Mohr Company Proprietors. European Plan Hy A. O. lluwlctt. begins to look na though Englo Point was fast coming Into notice day. Thoy voro mot by tholr cousins, Aaron and Isaac Smith, tho noxt morning nnd wont to tho country with thorn for n fow days. Messrs. Bert Homlcrson nnd H, C. West, Insurance adjusters, woro Rucsts at the Sunnysldo tho intdilto of tho week. Thoy spont a good part of tho dav fishing In l.'ttlo Butto creek.. Last Thursday na tho railroad train was coming In from tho Butto crook brldgo some horses that woro bolng pastured In Mr. Young's tlold took fright and stnrtod to run In tho samo direction tho train was going and thoy soon becniuo tangled up In wire fences and broko through, thrco ot them tearing somo of tho fences down for sovornl rods nnd cutting ono of them, n flno young maro of Potor Young's, very badly, and at last accounts It was foarod that aho was ruined for llfo. Mr. Reed of Dudloy camo out on Thureduy, spent two nights and Sat urday morning, loaded John Hlgln bothatn with his wlntor supplies. Ho had qulto an cxporlonco with tho tiro, nfl ho was In tho midst of it for several days. He seems to think that tho timbor Is not damagod so much as has been roportcd, although In some places whero tho timber was oxtra thick and tho debris had col lected tho most of tho timbor Is ru ined. Our freight ngont, Thomas Christy, at the P. & E. dopot has boon suc ceeded by F. M. Stowart, and Thom as Chrlstlo has assumed tho position of brnklng on tho passongor train botween hero nnd Medford. Mr. Stewart has bought a five-acre tract of land near tho dopot nnd Messrs. Bradborry, Charles Walgomott and Atwell aro engaged In building a houso for him on tho lnnd. Mr. Beeson ot Tnlont started from horo Saturday morning tor tho Mac Andrews placo on Roguo river to build a houso for Mr. Brophy. During tho past fow days there have been a constant run ot strang ers. OnoJday this wcok wo had 18 strangors for dinner, not counting our regular patrons. ! Nelson Nye, a brothor-ln-law of . our postmaster, A. J. Floroy, camo , in from Alaska Friday night on his way to his old homo near Prospect. I His wife Is still with hor mothor in Washington. I did not havo any ' talk with him, as ho started oarly , this, Saturday, morning for his homo. i Mrs. George. West, wlfo of Forest Rnnger George West, camo in on tho Prospect stage Saturday ovenlng to says that George Is th buslat man In th United States. Single rooms or en suite also rooms with bath Central Point Items W. J. Freeman loft for Portland this morninc, whore ltd goes to buy stock for bin huge IiubIuuhs nnd im plement llOUSO. N. E. Cliililerx hns commenced the oreutiou of u lunro uiul oonimodioiiH duelling in tho BhioldH addition, on Pine street. The brick work is complete on tho WhiteaidQ-ChilderH biliMiuu', tuul thy plasterers ami insula finish men tiro now getting busy. Frank A. Hawk had traded his old uutomobilo to 13. McOonotiKu of Enu'lo Point for rent ootnte in tlmt division on tho P. & E. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fmulc Hawk nnd Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Purdin enjoyed n few days' fishing in Rokiio river on Sunday. Tho p'arty made tho trip in Mr. Hawk's auto, Tho party brought horo last wook by Dr. Hay for tho purpose of tak ing over tho Central Point liotul, did not do ho, but instead purchased ho tel property in Ashland. The football hoys nro bogiuuing to practice for thu season's games. Central Point will trot out tho finest cloven in tho valloy this year, uulcw nil siens fail. Orvnl Hardee, recently of Astoria, arrived horo Sunday. Mr. Hardcu is figuring on entering tho hotel bum uess at somo point in tho valley nnd will spend some weeks in looking over tho field. L. L. Trunx has gone to Portland nnd other points nnd will no longer rcsido in tho vicinity of Central Point, having hft his horses with 0. R. Wilkerson with power to soil tho same. The merry-go-round pulled lip stakes Satirrday night, and on Mon day morning pulled out for Roie-' burg. This will probably en tho minds of those who did not approve of that kind of "innocent nmiisu ment." Tho Y. M. C. A. people hnvo lind eoiisidornblo trouble in getting plans TALK To Ashland JSVSS Try it and you will be PLEASED The Pacific Telephone Telegraph Co. FOR SALE $2600 will buy 160 acres in fine locality; 5 acres of bearing orchard, good buildings. It will pay you to in vestigate this. 70 ACRES 35 acres in fruit trees 1 year old; 60 inches of water; 1 miles from town; all farming im plements, tools, etc., together with team of horses, go with place; good buildings. A bargain if handled by September 15. Al STOCK RANCH Ifin imrnH? ninnr ovnrir mine. r ' " ww ,,W-WUJ ww. W WW... VIJ through place; good outside range; easy terms. .Let us show you tho JNickell Addition- whero the fine homes are being built. 428 ACRES Roguo Kivcr bottom land, suitable for fruit and general farming purposes. 300 ACRES Alfalfa land, covered with irrigation ditch and perpetual water right; has coal outcrop ping; at a bargain on long timo,' easy payments. GOLD RAY REALTY CO. 216 WEST MAIN STREET, J, B. Wood, W. D. Poster, Sales Agents. Phono J (181, for u building to suit thorn thai mil coino within tholr moans, but at last report of tho committee plans woro douidod iiiou which it Ih holiovod will reach all rciiiromontH. It is not at all probable that thu building will bo completed this winter, iih tho rainy season is duo, but tho work will bo rushed in the curly spring. C. 11. Made, of tho Juaobsou-Undo company, will appoar boforo thu council tonight, at which tiuio tho city soloiirt will accept in full thu municipal water system. Mr. Hade has boon exceedingly oarofnl that ev ery detail of tho plant ho perfect, and as a whole it is one of tho host and cheapest water systems in the state. Asido from tho boxes around tho shut-off valves, every detail is of thu highest grade and tho pooplo of Central Point nro fortunate in so curing such an adequato water sup ply at such a nominal cost. Tho paving of Pine street and tho establishing of a sewerage system aro thu two groat ipiestioiirt now con fronting the city govurnmout and tho peoplo at large. It is the opinion of experts, among which Ih Mr. Hade: tho opinion of Mayor Louver, n num ber of tho councilmon and many oiti roiiR that a trunk sower down Pine frtioot is tho only solution. This bo ing the caso, to pave Pine street bo foro tho sower is dug would be a waste of tiino and money, as the pavement would hnvo to bo turn up for sower purposos. Tho sewor could ho put in and the pavement postponed, but upon this mode of pioccdiire the people aro divided. To tux the people for both pavement nnd sewer at one time is believed to be too much of a burden, as tho question of property valuation be ing sufficient for such bonds is also entering into the gamo. All wn know that wo will bo forced to put in a suworngo systemand civic prido will nccessnrily compel us to pave Pine street, nnd there von lire. For Sale by M00R-EHNI CO. 213 Fruitgrowors' Bank Bdg RANCH PROPERTY 10 acres bearing fruit, Vj miles out $15,000 10 acres bearing fruit; good buildings, l1 miles out.... $15,000 2V acres truck and borry land, wafor, buildings, 1 1-4 miles $2500 10 acres truck and bony land, water rights, barn .... ....$3750 8V& acres fruit, good build ings, tools and stock, closo in .., $7000 20 acros all fruit, 10 bearing, u bargain $12,500 7 acres bearing friiit, good buildings, 1 miles out .... $9000 30 acres near Central Point, part boaring, good build ings, water, a bargain $16,000 2-10 acres best fruit land, part bearing, houso and barn, 4 miles out, por aero $300 35 acres, all in fruit, build ings, 'spring, wells, stock, tools $17,500 40 acres near Contral Point, fruit and alfalfa, worth $400 por aero $12,000 CITY PROPERTY 5-rom bungalow, modern .... $2500 8-rooni houso, 3-4 aero $1800 Fines residonco lots on 8th St $500 to $700 0-room modern house $2700 5-rom modern cottage $2000 2-story house, lot 168x258, . $2000 5-room modern cottage $2100 Fine residence lots and dwellings in all parts of the city FIRE INSURANCE, BEST COMPANIES CALL AT OFF IOE OR PHONE MATN 2502 Geo. W. Cherry Lawyer Titles and conveyancing a specialty. Room 30, Jackson County Bank Bldg. Phono Main 431. U. S. HOTEL liUTTIO FAMiJ, Or. Ko-openotl nnd will cater to tho public. Auto nnd hunting party din ners n apoclalty, Patronaco rosnoct fully Hollcltod, Mil. AND Mllfl. A. I)U1KAY, I'rop. nnd Mjrr, Itcujioctlvcly. BULBS KxcIiihIvo Agency for Portland Hoed Co. Medford Greenhouee Phone 3741 AUTOMOBILES JJOl'l TIX7wVC?3VT 0. W. Murphy O. M. Murphy. MURPIIY UR08. AUTO LIVERY. 1010 Chnlmors Dotrolts. Phono 1801, Vnlloy Auto Company, Medford, Or. Quick Service Easy Riding. Pricon Rijrht. PA11RY AUTO LIVERY PnONE MAIN ,1141. ARonoy for tho Parry Cara. Roriio River Auto Co,, Frank II. Hull, Prop., Medford, Or. tr jC3ffjrt"r"