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MEDIfCRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, E'RIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1910.
Medford Mail Tribune
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATUIt-
DAY BY THE MEDTOKD
FltlNTINO CO.
A consolidation of the Medford Mall,
established 1883, tlio Southern Oregon
Inn, established 1902, the Democratic
Times, established 1872, the Ashland
Tribune, established 1896, and the Med
ford Tribune, established 190G
ar.OHOK PUTNAM, IMItor and Manager
PROPOSED HIGHWAY LAWS.
Kntcred us second-class matter No
vember 1, 1909, at the. jiostofflce ut
Medford, Oregon, under the act of
March 3, 1879
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AT LARGE III CITY
F. V. Medynski, W. W. Elfcrt and
Others Lose Valuable Animals
Six or Ei(jht Dogs Killed During
Past Three Days.
That vandals and tloR poisoners
nro holding iindlBputcd carnival in
llio residential portion of tlio city
la tlio chnrgo mndo by n number of
portions who, within tho last wcok,
(differed tho loss of dogs, vnlunblo
nllhor for their real or fancied
worth, nt their hands.
Karly Thursday morning V. V.
ModynBkl of a 10 North Central
street wns awakened by .ho barking
of his dog, a hound valued by Its
ownor ns a bird dog. doing to tho
onnlosuro behind his resldonco Mr.
Medynski let tho suffering nnlmal
Into tho houso whoro it was seized
with convulsions a few moments
later and died. A physician who wns
summoned pronouncod strychnlno
poisoning ns tho causo of death.
Councilman W. W. Klfort, whoso
resldonco Is In tho snino block, also
lost n dog, n vnlunblo cocker spaniel,
In tho snmo way. Thrcq othor dogs
woro roported this morning to hnvo
boon poisoned during tho night nud
tho dend body of an unclaimed col Ho
dog is lying nt tho cornor of North
Contrnl and Fourth strcots,
NumoroiiB chlckon thofts hnvo been
roported In tho ramo vicinity Intoly
and tho belief provnllB that theso
inlBcreantB aro Avnntonly poisoning
dogs In order to mnko stcnllng cnslcr.
Chief of I'ollco Shoaror has boon
notified nnd Is conducting an Inves
tigation. . "
MONEY EASIER
SAYS 1. REDDY
Returns From Trip to Spokane, Say
Inii Greater Investments Are Bclnu,
Mado Than Ever Before Plf.nt
at Five Per Cent Now. :
j
Dr. J. 1 Noddy, wlio returned tljis
f morning from n visit to Spokane, v
(MitliUHiastio over tho outlook foi
l)iisii)('K (luring tlio coming your, nl-
: lonely miulo tilnioit n uurtninty by the
tuiidonoy hliown iit the monuv market
' of Spokane to become onuior.
"(Irontor investment," lie Haul,
"nro boing mndo now limn out hc
i'oio, nnd with money plentiful nt ft
T ooiit, whereas it wliott tiino iitf"
it wuh hcarco tit (I'j and 7 per ceui.
Ihimiiosh nil out the went will re
ceive Kient impetus."
DEW YEAR'S EVE
TO BEOBSERVED
Several Parties Arranncd for To
morrow Evcnlnfl Cafes Will Be
Open Watch Mectlntjs Wll Be
Held Old Year Nearly Gone.
TILE following is a resume of the bills proposed by the
State Good Roads associatien:
There shall be created by the legislature a state high
way board, composed of three men, to serve without pay,
but to have "neccSsary traveling expenses." Within 30
days after its appointment by the governor the boarxl
will appoint a state highway commissioner with a salary
of $4000 a year (a secretary at $1800 'a year) aiid "actual
necessary traveling expenses)" who shall-have "general
and advisory supervision of all roads built .wholly or in
tVll'f 1)V i MP SI'llP
Tho state shall appropriate $080,000 to be used in 1911
and 1912. Each county to have $10,000 a year for two
years upon putting up '$20,000 for each $5000 put up by
the state, when the count' court appropriates the money,
selects the road to be improved, furnishes the required
tools and machinery, the highway shall be built under the
exclusive dircction'of the state highway commissioner. A
county that does not make use of the slate fund in 191 J
can use it in 1912, but failure to use it is a waiver to any
claim on its part of the state appropriation.. There shall
be no grade sleeper than seveu'per cent, except by per
mission of the state highway board.
The county bonding act provides three forms of initia
tive by the people, and action by the county court besides:
On petition of 25 per cent of the voters it is made manda
tory on the county court to order a special election on a
bond issue for construction of permanent highways; on
petition of 5 per cent of the votes the county court is au
thorized to call an election for bond issue, if it sees fit to do
so, but is not required; on petition of 10 per cent of the
voters tho county court shall submit the question of a bond
issue to the voters at a general election. The county court
may submit the question of a bond issue at any general
election on its own motion. The rate of interest shall not
exceed G per cent, and they shall not bo sold at less than
par, preference to be given to citizens of the county in
selling same-
-All convicts, except those needed to do work at the
state prison, shall be employed on the state highwavs. Any
county that will care for and guard such convicts can have
them on application to the state highway board. Three
central camps, one in eastern, one in western and one in
southern Oregon, arc to be established, where convicts are
to prepare road material. The state highway board shall
have exclusive control of the -convicts while engaged in
state road work.
County prisoners shall be under control of the county
court, or majr be let out to any road supervisor or other
person appointed to do work on highways. City prisoners
shall be under the control of the county court, and shall
be worked on the county roads in the same manner as
county prisoners. A county court of one county may
transfer to another county prisoners to be worked on the
highways. Jn all cases city or county prisoners shall be
required to work for the full number of days sentenced or
fined at $2 per day.
Vii'iy thousand dollars is appropriated to carry this
act into effect."
110,000 DRAFT
ASXMASPRESENT
Local Orchardlst for One Long.
Flcelinii Moment Enjoyed Himself
and Then He Hit the Ground With
a Dull, Sickening Thump.
WHAT 1910 HAS SEEN.
Tho now your will be appropriate
ly welcomed in Medford tomorrow
evening. Tlio union in the oily will
bo opened anil u some of partiou h
unions lOHidencus hnvo boon ar
ranged. Ji number of tho churojio will hold
Witch Hcrviucs.
HAMMOND BACKING
GREAT CORPORATION
SAN FHANCJSCO, ChI.. Doc 80.
John Hays Hammond, mining en
gineer, of Africa and America, linn
formed a $10,000,000 corporation to
bo known as Yosomlto 1'owor com
pany, which will deu-lon electric
NINETEEN hundred alul ten has witnessed Medford
make the greatest growth in its history and the
Rogue River valley its greatest strides towards material
development.
The close of the year finds approximately 10,000 peo
ple living in Medford, a gain during the year of 35 pei
cent. .It finds (55,000 acres of planted commercial orchards
and another 20,000 acres being planted. It finds a sub
stantial beginning made in the development of the many
resources of the country, tlie opening up of granite and
lime quarries, the establishment of brick and tile kilns, the
opening of lumber mills and a revival of mining.
Nineteen hundred and ten has witnessed the completion
of the Pacific and Eastern (the Hill system) to lutte Falls-
and its survey made to connect with the Oregon Trunk,
affording a new transcontinental railroad to the east. It
has witnessed construction begin on the extension of the
Rogue River Valley railroad up the Applegate with tin
Mine Ledge copper mine as its objective.
Nineteen hundred and ten has witnessed the completion
of nearly nine miles of paved streets in Medford and the
contracting of as many more. It has witnessed the com
pletion of a half million dollar gravity water system, giv
ing it an unexcelled supply of pure 'mountain' water. .It
'has seen many miles of sewer and storm sewer system
completed. 1 1 1ms seen many modern business blocks
erected and hundreds of homes built. It has seen the con
struction of a magnificent new depot and the parkinu
of the railroad right-of-way, as well as doubling the size
of the Citv Park.
Nineteen hundred and ten has seen the city outgrow
ing its school facilities with nearly 1700 pupil's; the pur
chase of new school sites and (he adoption of plans for the
immediate erection of two fine new schools, with two mow
to follow in the near future.
Nineteen hundred and ten has witnessed phenomenal
activity both in city and valley. The story of Medford
is reflected iu less degree in the other towns' of the valley.
Ashland has made material growth, Talent, )Yoodvilfe.
Eagle Point and Putte Falls have incorporated; Central
Point and Jacksonville have installed water systems.
Everywhere substantial improvement and development
have been the order of (ho dav.
All this marvelous record of 1910 profusely illustratod,
will be found in tho New Year's edition 'of the Mail
Tribune.
Suppose you rcceicd n letter from
.our brother telling you that he bad
jiint cleaned up' fjO 00,000 on a real
e-itatc deal mid wns inclosing n druft
for $.10,000 as n Xmas gift for you,
and just us you got up in the uir n
mile or two or three or four, and
then suddenly hit the ground with n
dull, sickening thud now, wouldn't
it make you mad?
That is the experience of u loenl
orcliimlist. It happened this way:
He visited the postoffiee Inst Fri
day and found n letter. He recog
nized the handwriting of n brother
a successful eastern business miui
Tearing it open this is whnt lie read :
"Pear : Dining the past Jew
mouths I linvc been very successful
in u number of real estate deals and
have cleaned up about $100,000. In
closed please find draft for $10,000
m the way of n Jittle Xins gift,
which accept witli my best wishes foi
i merry Xmas. . . ."
Here the ioenl man began scared
ing that envelope to locate the draft.
I'nsiiccessful 'in finding it, ho turn
ed ngnin to the letter and, Martini;
where he left off, he read:
". . . That is the way I wouuT
liko to write, but, to tell tho truth, I
am a liar nud hineu't made a cent
Here is where that dull, sickenip!
thud came in.
TO EIGHT MOUTH
OF
FIVE PETITIONS
ARE NOW NEED
But One Day Remains in Which Can
didates May File Their Nomination
Petitions GoUld Files for City
Council From First Ward.
Want-adveitise the vacated room
and there will be n new tennnt in
n few dnvs.
Wuiit-adverlise and get some real
ly efficien people to competing for
that vacancy yor office-
With but one day remaining for
the filing of the 'petit.onj ot candi
dates for office in tins coming ei'y
election, but five havd so far bee.)
received nt the office of the city re
eorder. ,
William P. Gould, socialist candi
date for the council lroni the Find
waid, filed bis petition this morning.
The filing books will close Satur
day evening at f o'clock, and any
petitions not 'iled before that time
will be invalid.
Want-advertise when you want
household -help for three-fourths of
the competent servants secure situa
tions by advertising or answering
ads.
Ilasklns for Health.
Oregon-Washington Railroad
and Navigation Co.
Traffic Department Announcement
The above named company was incorporated Oc
cember 23, 1910, for the purpose of taking over the
following lines: . ,. r.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company.
The North Coast Railroad Company.
Oregon & Washington Railroad Company.
.Idaho Northern Railroad Company.
Ilwaco Railroad Company.
Jn future these lines will be operated by and in
the name of the Oregon-Washington Railroad As Nav
igation Company. TTTAW '
P. W. ROBINSON, WE McMURRAY,
General Freight Agent, Clen'l Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon. Portland, Oregon.
W. D. SKINNER,
General Freight and Passenger Agent, Seattle, Wash.
R. B. MILLER,
Traffic Manager.
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Searchllnhts Ordered to Liijht River
In Order to Keep Track of Hostile
Ships in Time of War Can Read
hy Lijjht Five Miles Distant.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 30. Fol-
owlng his return from Fort tScveus
vhlcb ho visited o'n business conncct-
d with tho construction ot bettor
'ortlfleatlons, Major Mclndoo, corpB
f engineers, U. S. A., said that four
i! the CO-Inch sohrchllghts provided
or uso at the mouth or tho olnmbla
nvo boon Instnlleil and until six nd-
itlonal arrive from tho oiust, It Is
aid sinallor lights will bo put In
iilaco.
Fort Stevons, Fort Canby nnd Fort
oluinbla will bo equipped so that
ho entire c trnnco and approach to
Mo rlvor can bo brlllinutly Illuml
ntd la emergencies, and while the
ho lights nro Intonded for sorvlce In
mo of war, so as to keep track of
ostllo ships, they will bo used for
'r ntxht tni'Kot practice oIeo.
Experiments mndo with tho big
atchllKhts ahow a newspaper can
read five mllos.'nt soa In tho rays
f tho lighta. and vcssola can bo soon
ntll fog Intervenes Ion.; toforo they
) 11 hi reach a point whoro their guns
mid do effective work. The lenses
.ive a diameter of flvo foot. The
Khta are among tho lnreat In use.
25 Dozen Ladies' Seemless, Fa& Black
Burson Hose, Fleeced Lined and
Garter Top, All Sizes 25c
Men's heavy Wool Sox,
35c values 25c a pair.
20 dozen Ladies' Worst
ed and Cashmere Hose,
25e pair.
Boys' and misses' Scool
Hose, extra heavy qual
ity, 25c pair.
UNDERWEAR
10 dozen misses' medium
weight fleece lined Un
ion Suits, 25c each.
20 dozen boys heavy
fleece lined Shirts and
Drawrs, 35c each.
10 dozen ladies' heavy
fleece lined grey mixed
Union Suits, a 75c value,
size 4-5-0, 50c each.
Men's cotton cloth
Gloves 10c pair, 3 pair
for 25c.
Men's leather Work
Gloves, 50c and $1.00
pair.
Men's Gauntlet Gloves,
best qualities, all sizes,
$1.00 and $1.50 pair.
Your Choice at
HALF
Of all Albums, Toilet Cases, Music Rolls, Tron Tras, WoodTra?, Mechanical
Toys, Electric Toys, Toy Dishes, Games, etc.
iu:.iniis.
RUSSIAN LION WILL
MEET FARMER BURNS
NBW YOUIC, 1). 20.- fleoive
lluokeiiM-liiiudl, the "1iimii Lion,"
ImIhv picked ill th uauntlot thrown
low ii by Fa liner Muni in bchnlt ot
powor for San Frnnoltuo uud Inter yUU, cli.iih. the i tu.-.l wi.-thui:
cltlea in Central California .lnordlnn , iiin,.i..n Thiu.li ,u k i ml.v, In
to tho statin cut mndo b r.ntor Wl- mummer, llmk.u-.. hiuidi mi-tul .1
lev. nn eiiBlnoer who has completed iiint Wlli a I h mmi .pi.ihu.r edi
part of tho deal,
editor of tltu Now York World, that
h would accept the sidi bet of $20.
Otlfl iuiu0(l us H condition of th
match by Goteh.
lliit'kiiitchinicil offered to wrestle
i.ef.ire the club offering the UtM 111
il ircmcuK on u w inner-lake-iil'
Ii i-i I'urlev nml lliifki-ii-M-huitili
v ill ii.uh I'lm .mo ttbi. i he tilt-
I! 1 am lo r.clcVn -.ml, to t ilk buMiu"
,. .,.. .v ... iii ,1 111 t'ji ii'i iii' 1-111 jKiiiui in i.uurit -.nil, ill iiik 1
jlor ami wiml Uud Kdikn, sporting I with UoUha upa-tciitatica.
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II Who .Suffer From Catairli, Sore
Tliniat or oliK.
Millions of pooplo throughout
Mnerlca hnvo breathed HY0.MKI
pionounce It IIfi;h-o-nie) and now
wn a I1YOMKI Innbalor mndo of
aid rubber.
If ou own n 11YOMKI lnhalor.jio
uitter where ou llvo, you can get
bottle of HI.OMIJl at Chas. Strands
ml druggists otorywhoro for only
r.Oc.
Ask for an extra bottlo of 11YOMI3I
nhalent; It Is onlj 50c and with It
vou can cure a couh or n cold In
a day. 1
You can get rellof'from cmtarrh or
-luffed up homl In two mlnutos and
flop hawking ami snuffing in a
eok. 't
J nut pour a few drops of UYOMKI
into tu inhaler and brontho It In
Unit's all.
It's so im. ami. so pleasant nnd so
'uch nyn desirable thnji swallowv
lag muisoathic drugs. Uroatho II?
omel over theluflamod membrane of
tho note aud throat nnd Its soothing,
healing action will bo folt lmmedN
tly.
If you haw not a HYOMKllnlmlor.
get o complete 11YO.MH1 outfit at
on co. This only costs $1.00, nnd
with It cornea a ilYOMHI Inhwlor that
will Ust 4. lifetime and ought to be
In over famlh. For free Kauiple
r HYOMKl wiite Uooth'ii llcmt
i- llnffalo. N. Y.
lliisklna for Health.
25
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On All.Fanc China, Saturday
New Year Post Cards Ic Each
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The Home Telephone Co.
'akes pleasure in announcing that it Avill commence service De
cember
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A temi)orary directory has been issued, and new names will
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