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Butte Falls Items
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Jl'r. Hnwk of tho iinsurveyed land,
was down trailing with our merch
ants limine; the wool; past ami re
ports that the snow is nlioul gono,
gnvo in pulehes, anil that all tho boys
arc doinj,' well.
Jlr. Carson was out hunting lutely
f'nnd his dog soared up a porcupine,
'and in a fit-lit got his moitllt filled
-with mulls .so that thuv had to nrac-
tieo dentistry on the dog tp got ihe.
iilnlls out, and ninny were broken
off in tliu of fori.
Wuim Parker had n breakdown
I'pming from Kaglo I'oinl oor the
niihurablo roads and had lo bend t
Tio lhUa for help. It ih a disgrace
to civilization and an imposition up
on our people and traveling public
tltnt wo are compelled to haul our
huuIi roads that are not half-worked
and then only as a lnukoHhift.
The, offieo of Judge I'entz win
"'inirglarized lately it ml several ulii
nlilo books stolen. Entrance wuh el
fueled- oilher tliiough an open win
dow or tho door wuh k'l I unlocked
and entrance gained. If Hie Imiokk
will bis lead and noine wholesome
JosgiiMtJ are learned I lml will change
Ilia life, there is no Hcrioun objec
tion lo such manner of distribution.
All of (he parlies subpeu.aed bc
iiii! the grand jury have leliirned
inud several indiolmenls have been
jfound and Home of Ihe persons iY;
Rested lo Hlanil trial befoio the cir
" Willi coin j.
& Alviu Uiqberrflcdt mid poub Ii:i"
'"gone lo (heir riijich on Willow ereck
iun'd will spend the winter there look
'jug nfler 'Iheir stook. .
, Heil Woodruff, who has been on
ihe coast lor a year or more, ha
returned to the rails for a idi.nl
visit.
The Medfoid eorresoondent l.ir
the Portland Oregouinn should lie
more accurate in his reports. W
arc neither starving hereabouts, noi
is there scarcity of ueeesbnries, not
withstanding wo have a hard time in
getting in supplies oer Ihe wrolehul
roads.
William Sears of Collage Grove,
Or., has etlled on Ihe I)r. Itunth
homestead and has L'one to Iioiihc-
keeping, and says it in his home, and
he expects soon lo be joined by hi
father.
The child of John Iliggiubotliai.i,
which has been ipiile nick, is now
heller and is expected lo entirely re
cover. iMiss I'M i III (Iraliam, who is teach
in'.' M'hool near the Hoguo river, ride
home eery week hoieback in com
pauv willi her father, who make
weoklv trips for her.
rngiiicer W. W. Harmon of Ihe i'.
A: K. railway was a pleiimuit cnller
during Ihe week. Air. llaimon is in-
xpccliug (he condition of the road
bed and looking afler railroad work
and is ipiito likely lo htne charge nl
Ihe woik Ihe coming .ear. lie re
nin h eerylhing favorable fur a
bright outlook for (he Palls and
Ihiuks Hint stirring limes arc ahead.
Pembroke Williams of Ocoigia, an
aftonmy, is among Ihe men working
for Iho government at Lodge Pole
and other points. Mo is seeking
health and may settle down in the
spring and open an office in Ihe val
ley. l(v. Mr. .Jones, while on his way
fiom ICaglo I'oinl fo Mulle Palls, lo.l
a $70 NVw'Vork drafl. Payment wa
slopped and Hiihhcmienlly Kd Cow
den found Ihe letter and check and
I returned llieni lo Mr. .lones.
FINOS A N if ! L
It Tells of n Rich Find Made in
Alaska and That Author of the
Note Was Dyino, After Flndinq
Gold Tied it to Lcn of Goose.
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J. W. Dean of Talent was la Meil
ford Hatiinlay.
Frank Nethorlniid, one of Talent's
IiiihIiiom) men, wan In .Med ford Satur
day. Mrs. J. W. Savage, wife of tho box
.factor' mini of Talent, was shopping
in Mcdford Saturday.
Mr. anil Mrs. Arthur Hebo of Plioe
'nl.v Hliopped In tho Medford Saturday.
Mrs. iMIlo Parry of Phoenix was
a Medford visitor last Hutuidny.
MIhb Joule Antiunion of Phboulx
tluuled la Medrord Saturday.
' Mrs. Kit Nanilln of Kdoii valley
attended tho opening of tho Coioy
Garuott hardware store Saturday.
C. W. Wolters, Talent's hiiHtllng
niurplinnt, was among thoso who vis
ited Medford Saturday.
A, L. Ilelmeu of Talent was nnioag
.Uicimuy Medford visitors Satin day,
'. Miss Hazel Johnson of Phoenix
wuh among thoso who went to Med
ford 011 tho early motor Saturday.
J. 13. Mast, 0110 of the valley's most
untorprlHlng dairy and farming men,
was In Medford last Saturday.
Harry Mathews of Ashland was
ginning the miiuy whti was lnter lowed lioMuy,
by your corresponilent, in Medford.
Saturday,
Wo aio sorry to learn that Mrs.
It. 10. Uoblimoii of Wagner creek Is
ethically il at her home.
A 1 1. and Mrs. lluuo (ioildnrd of
South Medford, returned from tho
Modoe, orehaids owned by Palmer's,
at tl(o gld Cavanaugi bridge on
lloguo livor. Mr. Godiliird has boon
down overseeing the pruning at Mo
doc for two weeks.
Mlsq Allro Hockersinllh of Albany,
O10,, Is visiting her slater, Mrs. Ar
thur Hebo, of I'hoeuix; also a slstei
in Medfoul.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Caioy woro traiiB-
artlug buslnesH at the Jackson Coun
ty hank In Medford Saturday.
Hoy Col man and J, 10. Unbolts of
North Taloiu were In Talent attend
ing the Odd Follows lodge last Sat
urday evening.
Last Saturday Wllles Chandler cel
ebrated his S 1st' birthday at his home
in North Halcut. Quito a number of
his children and grand children weie
prevent. Mr. Chandler has been con
fined to his lied moat of tho wlntei
and fears are entertained for his le-
UPANIT10 CITY. III.. Dec. 1!).- A
Ip of yellow paper on which was
scribbled a note signed "George Pow
ers, from Memphis," telling of a fab
ulous gold ledgodn the Yukon coun
try, saing that the writer was sick
mid believed ho was about to die '-'
miles from civilisation, and bidding
the world goodbye, was found toda
lied to the leg of a strance species of
wild goose shot by Fred Wanton, a
fanner near here.
The note said that tho writer was
alone, 111 ft miles fiom White Horse
Pass, Pine Giook, Yukon Territory.
Ills arm was broken, the note said;
lie was unable to cook,. and could hope
to live but a few days moie.
The text of the nolo was as fol fel fol
eows: "Two hundred and fifteen miles
duo north White Horse Pass, Pine
Creek, Y. T July S, 1 !)!(.
"Peon sick since Juno 15; feel cer
tain I am .thovl to die. .My right arm
Is broken above the elbow duo lo fall
ing down u mountain. I can hardl
walk Although theie Is flour la the
cabin, I have no way of cooking It as
my condition will not permit me to
vork. Hack of the cabin -'00 yards up
the gulch there is a body of almost
solid gold. It is not nuggets, but
seems to bo sheet. It will never,
never do me good. Winter will be
here soon. A mountain storm Is now
raging. It will cut short my exist
ence, for I wIM freeze to death. There
Is no hope for me, as 1 can't walk
I came from Memphis. Tean. Good
bye. (Signed)
"GIOOPGIO POW10HS."
For Sale
KOK S'ALfo- A .'50-lof subdivision, high, sightly lo
cation; special price, .500; terms. Sec Van Dyke
J fealty Co., 12M Main street.
Moss & Ct).
FOR SALE Two fine lots on West Seventh street,
opposite end of Summit avenue; .$lOOD each; terms
$-100 cash, halance in one and two vears. V;m Dvke
? Jfealty Co., 12.') Main street. Phone G82.
"WANTED- To list good farms and fruit ranches;
also swell tracts. Van Dyke Realty Co., 121) East
Alain street.
Van Dyke Realty Co.
128 Main Street I
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J. E. ENYAUT, President.
JOHN S. OKTIi, Cashier.
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W. R. JACKSON. Ass't Cashier.
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SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TOR RENT. A GENERAL DANKING
niSSlBESS TRANSACTED. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE.
For Sale A new modern (J-room hunualow. lot
ilOxIGl, idose in; nice residence district; at right price, i
Also Jols on Kiim- street. Kor particulars iuouire at
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Central Point Items
luunih (lieeu, heeiolur of Ihe V.
vl. V, A. lieie, gave an liitoienling nd
droKi o a large audienee on Smid.i
"ufteruoon. ('. S. SauderHiui, Rev.
Coou. Hie I'U'.-diNteriiiu mitiislcr of
AVoiidvilln, and our (own miiiiMeix
ill( made iuleieliug lemurk,
.Ml. I. ('. William wan a Mudfoio
vliillor on .Minnies.
'. htljvull IIiok. mid .Mm. I(andnll
lltivn limiroved tbeir Hupnrl.v gienl
ly pit IfUinel ttlreet belueeu Siilli and
uvimlll, b.v building eumenl vviilkn in
fronl of llieir U'Kidenee.
ill', Kviiiih, uitli ln bnde, mine on
No. Hi Simda evening unit aie i
ilng tit the liniiii' of In paii'iitr, mi
('eiliir Hlreel.
Kied Co limit of Ibis place ha hi
leg hioktui ii al Ihe Nuuw.v llnth
oielmid .Mouda imiruiug.
Itdiu (iron and wife bue letuiueil
I HUii an eleuded mm! In i t-lti 1 1 .
and IiiimmIh in Kansas, Nebr.iK.i
TesiiM and Calit'oiniu.
.Mr. Faber nt tin Thin ol' Kaber iV
Mi'Donald, Iiiih uioed liin lamil into
hiti liiiudxouic un rewiiU'iiee.
The i. client hoiud, at Iheir la i
ineetuig deeuled nn a n weeks' n
eiilioii diiniiK Ilia Imlidio.
The ('lirUliiiu eliuteh nl' tin- pliici
uill bine Iheir ChriMuut Dei I
eou-iM l''nda mgbl.
'I'lic other cbuii law will haw then
('lii'i-tiiuit It stiMlicr. mi Saluid.iv
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Oeorge Pimmmh, wIioho name uas
signed to a note, found tied to a
gooHo'H leg at (I ran I to City, 111.,- toi
inerly wuh a member of the Memphis
police fence. Iloleft hero two years
ago for Alnnka. Ills ulster, who
lives here, said that Powers was last
lieai d of two years ago at St. houls,
when ho was preparing to stint.
Coincident with the recovery of
Powers' message, .loliu M. Taylor,
aeeiutary of the Ilualaess .Men's
League, horo, loeehod u letUir lroin
Isaac Thorne of Horger, X. I)., stat
ing that a wild goose bearing a simi
lar message had been killed by a hun
ter there two wook sago. Thorne
quoted a personal letter from Pow
ers telling of a rich strike In the
Pine Cieek district.
The glory In legauled hero aa a
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In fhese days of high cost of living it pays every
woman to he economical.
We are here to supply your needs in staple and
fancy groceries, green goods, candies, nuts, fruits and
Bakery Products
' If you wain" something made up special we will
he pleased (o accommodate.
Ucnieinher that we handle
PURE WHITE FLOUR
the hest hard wheal flour sold. We also carry a soft
wheat flour thai is just a little hcltj'r than.anylh'iiig
produced or sold
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YOUNG MEN OF MEDFORD, THIS IS THE PLACE TO COME
FOR FINE CONFECTIONS. YOU GET SOMETHING FOR YOUR
MONEY HERE AND THE RECIPIENT WILL LOVE YOU" EVER
AFTER RECEIVING THE GIFT.
Buy "Her"
A Fancy Box of Candy
AND WIN HER HEART. YOU CANT GO WRONG BY GIVING
GOOD CANDY.
AND SMOKERS
I.ADIES-WE SELL THE FINEST PIPES
SUPLIES TO BE FOUND IN THE STATE.
Ritter 8$ Dunlap
Table Rock Items
The new hell ol del ed by I'mlowni J hie Wock, foiifiiiuull. a (hell til
IJiivu tur Ihe tfcniinlliniiiu nrmuq in HraeU coiiMde)ahlo attention lieie
4 . . 1 t il I if (Ml (Mil II
duo time and whm iilaeud in the bel
fry Ian! wuok. It i UU-iueli bell
altd i a jt'eul utlditiuu to tliu build
in;,' S. 1C. idnmi mIo movfil tliu old
bi'lmolliouiu over onto hi ilnet and
it loolis n tlmiiKii Hint riot 'hi Uud
been liuiiMoelttiuiiiig.
lljinr.v .Men tit, who Iium linen fnl-
lowiug mining enjtintHii iuk fur tMiuie
lime, hut Iiiim huon here lookup ut'Ui
tliu iMuni's (irelmiil, left for Portland
lo upend ClirUdniHB, eieetius to i-
luni boon.
Curl uud f'oeil duuis and ih
' I'VaJjuwi Admtih nud Helen Jdiaid
bp'ejit Satuiiln.v uud SuimIhv in ili-
ford Mslting lltu' IJioir mu Kiht -
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A tin da i i u Mr. rrilou h.il
The Table ItncL ntoii. ik eii.ioiiii
a hea it holiday trade now.
Children Escape F'rp.
III llltl llloMMI, iMpU ll lllMM I , ) I
luoiis hniil-., I ue i),i M, -..,
nil. ii live vv.it. nn- nl.iii-.. il,li..iilii
climate, nLikiiiu- that l.ivouil M-ihm
the Nation- nm-t populur nlu.u
Von i. in sc,. , ,! l.,t U1 ,u.
Shasta Route
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"The Road of a Thousand Wonders'
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
$ PHONE MAIN 2711.
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ben cut tint; up meat nud lft hImmu , tln attcuioon i.-i.iii'il until Jumi-
iii pommel in a wnnvroont, nni in. v i n- n, .nm- ..i tiu- i,miii t
i.ixt dm he touiid someone I I Hi. n. nn, i , 1 . . 1 1 . (Ii.,i,i,m
helped llit'lli-'lv. In llil l"l Tli ill' . Mi nl i i ,.t I I. i i,.n i
u el Inn if ill 1 1 I il IV 1 1 ppi lis in t I . I i ' i vv i t .1
Up-lii-dalo timiio, lirst-i-liih ,,
uverv iesicel, uneeelled dininr-cui
service, oui.-k tune .mil dnet ion.
1I0I.SU, Idulio. !)!. ail. -Willi mio'ot,ti""' l all P"inls .outh.
eiuiuivn baieii ui llieir leik, n
eliK)llnn).e at Ueiiiiru eauirht fi'T
this fineiiuon mill hii denlripd
Krv M'liolur uud Ihe teacher e.
eiiH'tl. When the fire ulanu mounded the
kllllli'lllji fikFiiittd in liiw. ..1.I..LI. .....I
lium-hed to Mitety. Tlur uhs littl W,lu ,,rjeHMndin)r low tuiv-ifoin
diMurdr. The fire ix believed lo have .!' ollu'r 'l '" the Nnriliwest
"Inilvd from a defective Jiiriuiee. , IiboiHt tdop-over in each direction
u! lonir hiuit. Itilci-tfuiiiiir and ai-
liuetive lileralinv on the vuriou re-
litorm.i
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STECIAL ROUND-TRIP FARE OF
$55.00
Portland to Los Annelcs anil Return
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TUKNTO.V. N. J., IW. SO. riiiieJiM,l "tf "Uruetio.u of Ca
Klalei. Jiulyex Kellstab and fn vu "' " " mUi'atwn lo
To the People of
Medford
N'ul loiiu Wl e pureh.ed ilu si,,, f , Siiiilheni Oitvoii
Tea S. Cot'lco Uo and have .hue aientl.x eiilarod it. V i.v
eirr a toinidojo line of hlaple md l.nu- groceries, fruits and
vegetable, aa wll tu tlto larest stock ol Col fee iu Southern (.lie
tfon. In tact,' wo, hiv uvor.vtlunv in our line for the holiday trflde.
WV in not on Main street iu a bur briok lutik, but have u
fiiht-ehiM htand ou a side, street, m thsrtby our oxiwuwt. aro lif;iii
and eau dety eoniputitioii.
Wc retiute (lull you Kie us uial, uud vo ummc yon that wo
uve ou iiiouev. ,
Southern Oregon Tea
and Coffee Co.
I'llUM MAIN' ltisil
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(rae(s. ('leaivil and uncleared. Tonus and price I
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I Address Box 16, - Tolo, Oregon I
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JacKsonville, Oregon, I
ll.i i nncioiis choice li.Ut.Mllu ill cits lot,, oivhaid fnin.in- .ml I I
l..l.a .auHie. Our Apple.ale valley ninH,, I'' , 2. '" I l
. 'diundauee of water f-- irUl.lllI(1I1. ,)lM1.t r(H , 1 1 ' 1
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tUY C& COLUNS I
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I WISH TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE PURCHASED THE J
I Union Livery Stables
and will conduct a general feed and bonrdinB ostablUhment. norses
hoarded by the day, week or mouth. I Kaawa 8 square (m1
WM. McMURRAY,
General Passenger Ajjent
Poitlaml, Ore
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