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I t ri 'imin m j ftfEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, atTCDFORD, OREGON", TUFSDAY, MAY 0, 1911. PXGE THREE .-'. t fr T f i GOVERNOR WANTS LAND DEEDS BACK Says Benson and Hyde Acquired Lieu Lands Fraudulently; Value, If Recovered, Would Be $750,000 Instructs Attorney General to Sue. SALRM, Or., May 9. In n communica tion niltlroFscd to Attorney General Ornwforil yestmliy, Governor West In structed lilm to tnke wlmtevor nctlon ho ileoms moHt expedient to recover tltlo to nbout 50,000 ncrcs of lieu lamlH, worth to tho Htate nbout $750,000, which wero obtained by Benson and Hyde, lieu land operators, In a fraudulent manner, and against whom tho United States government has brought criminal pro ceedings for their part In the transac tions. A list of tho lands referred to ac company tho communication to tho nt tornoy general, which follews: "I am enclosing herewith a fist of nchpol sections, which nro included with in tho boundary of national forests In this state, covering about GO.onn nrr These lands were purchased by or for mo notorious lieu land operators, lien son and Hyde, whom tho federal govern ornment has been trying and has par tially succeeded In convicting for con spiracy to defraud it of Its public hinds. "Tho lands covered In this list are within the Cascade foiest reserve, and were purchased by these operators, and In fraudulent manner, for tho purpose of being used as base or scrip for In demnity selections, and hnvo already been used for that purpose The gov ernment, however, after thorough Inves tigation nnd discovery of tho fraudulent character of the applications by which these school lands woio purchased from tho state, Is taking steps toward setting nsioo patents to tho lands given In lieu of theso said school sections. "If there Is fraud sufficient, and there undoubtedly is, to Justify the federal government In setting nsldo Its patents to tho lieu lands, thero Is surely fraud sufficient to Justify the state In bring ing suit to set nslde tho deeds from the stato to Benson nnd Hyde. "Should tho stato recover title to these lands they may bo used as basis for Indemnity selections, anil at tho present price of base would net tho stato easily nbout $750,000. "Thero has been sufficient evidence gatbciod by and now on fllo with the Btato nnd federal land depaitinents to es tablish tho fraudulent character of the applications to purchase- these lands. I would ask, therefore, that you tnke sucli action as In your opinion Is necessary io recover tltlo to these lands for the stoto. Yours lespeetfully, "(Signed) OSWAU) WRST. "Governor." CITY NOTICES. WEST, ILC8TT, BECOME WOODMEN OF WORLD SAT-iRM. Or., Mny 0. Governor Os wald West and Secretary of Stnte Ben W. Olcott were Initiated Into tho order Oi Woodnjen of the World hore Sundny ns part of the ceremonies Incident to raising tho lob cabin on the stnte fair grounds, which will bo stato headquar ters for t.io order. Sloro than 50 camps wore rcpiosenteil nnd about 300 Wood men wore proMent. Inclement weather largely provented local peoplo from at tending th ceremonies, during which rain fell most of tho time. YESTERDAY'S SCORES. National League. At Boston Boston 5, New York 4. At Philadelphia Philadelphia 3, Brook lyn 0. At Pittsburg Pittsburg I, St. Louis 2. American Xiengue. At New York New Yoik 0. Boston 4. At St. Louis St. Louis 4, Clnvolwiil 2. At Chicago Chicago 2, Detroit S. Wushlngton-l'hlladelphla Ilolu. Northwestern Iienffue, At roitlnnd- "II. H. IS. Portland - 0 9 S , Vancouver .....j -.. t .t. . . 2 5 I At Tncoma-s n !J I. a 1 I1CUI111L "t. Z " ScnttlB.rfr 0 3 0 ..At-VVvtoiIa , , apokano 11 Is Turkey to Get In Wronef. imiii.iv v.iv o. Will the pee or Europe be endangered early in me sum mer by a general rising of alien nations of Turkey, whet why a general upheaval In the southeast corner of Europe would be produced? This nitration U now ocoupylng the serious attention of the chan-cellerlew of ISurupo and particularly of the Uei inan government, which Is perhaps more Intel ested than uny outer in " ...... talnanco of peace in the Balkans A disturbance in the southeast of hurope might remain localUed, but on the other hund, It might easily react on the g. n urnl situation In such a way as to ntlm ulata the latent rivalries among the dif ferent powers to such un extent us to precipitate a conflict between them Then have been many diplomatic con tests between England and Germany foi the purpose of obtaining political tu oendency at Constantinople and Itussla. Austria and Ital are all keenly Interest ed in thelnteinal affairs of Turke Eranoe, too. cannot lw Indlffeient. owing to the many millions of French capital Jm ested In Turkish enterpilses Dynamite Cache Pound. LOS ANGELES, May 9. Officials of the sherLm office and Burns detectUes today began an Im estimation of the own ership of 98 sticks of hltfh power dyna mite found buried at the llallbu ranch. 12 mlleH north of Santa Monica. The explosive wns hidden In the buahes at the nldp o. the county road and appa rently had boon there for some time. Whether the dynamite la the cache that, according to the alleged on feaalon of Ortie McManlgaL lie- hidden here about. Is uncertain? Sheriff llammei fcays he doubt It. Bulllvan Win. BUFFALO. N Y. May -PrapUe weight handicap of 30 pounds, JacK (Twin) Sullivan of Boston today naa rteeuiJoa over Tony Hoaa of New la. Th UtU went ten round. Hum van cutting Hows' face to plecea. while the B..Hjonln eecaped without a imr. COOK WANTED. Will Uko wan and wife. Man to worlc on much: woman to cook for men HOLLYWOOD OJICHAUKS Phone Farmer 7063. ' llaeklna for Health. ORDINANCE NO. 498. An ordlnnnco authorizing the Issu nnco of $5,000.00 ot tho water main bonds of the city of SIcdford, Jackson county, Oregon, and directing the adver tising of the same for sale In accord ance with sections 110127 of tho char ter of said city. The city of Medford doth ordain as follews: Section 1. Whereas, tho city of Med ford has heretofore duly caused water mains io bo laid In ccrtnin streets of said city, and tins duly nssessed the cost thereof to tho property benefited there by. In accordance with tho charter of said city and, whereas, certain owners of certain pieces of property each ns so sed for such Improvement in a sum exceeding $15.00 have duly mndo nnd filed application to pay said several as sessments In Installments In nccordnnco with section 120 of said charter; and whereas, a water main Hen docket has been duly made up In nccordnnco with the provisions of snld sections of said charter, and the totnl amount of unpaid assessments for such water maths, and for which application to pay undor the provisions of said sections above cited lias been made nnd filed as aforesaid, Is tho sum of $5,000.00; Now therefore, said city of Medford doth ordain as aforesaid, that thero Is hereby authorized to bo Issued bonds of said city In tho total amount of $5,000.00 In denominations of $250.00 nnd 9500.00, as 'mny be convenient. Section 2. Said bonds shall bo In tho following ferm: Serial No $ No CITY OF MEDFORD Jackson County State of Oregon WATER MAIN BOND. Know all men by these presents: That tho city of Medford, In tho county of Jackson, stato of Oregon, for valuo re ceived, hereby ngrees nnd promises to pay to tho bearer tho sum of $ In gold coin of tho United States of America, on tho presentation nnd sur render of this obligation on tho first dny of In the yenr of our Lord ono thousand, nino hundred nnd without grace, with Interest thereon from tho dato hereof until redeemed or until tho tlmo of the semi-annual Interest payment next ensuing the publication of notice by tho city of Medford that this bond will be taken up nnd cancelled, nnd that Interest thereon will ccaso at tho In terest payment period next following such publication, nt the into of C per cent per annum, payable semi-annually In like gold coin on tho first dny of nnd tho fltst day of in each yenr, on tho presentation nnd surrender of tho proper coupons hereto annexed. Prlncipapl nnd Interest pnyablo nt tho office of tho treasurer of tho city of Medford. This bond Is ono of a series author ized by sections 11C. 117, US, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 121, 125. 126 nnd 127 of the charter of tho city of Medford, nnd Is an obligation of tho city of Medford nfore sald, tho city hereby covenanting that It will, ns authorized by section 125 of snlfl charter, cause to bo transferred from the general fund of said city to tho sinking fund provided by snld sec tion for tho payment of tho series of bonds, of which this Is one, such amounts from tlmo to time ns may be necessarj to enable said fund to meet nil payments p.nablo out of tho same. This obliga tion Is not deemed or taken to be with in or any pait of the limitations by law as Un the IndebteTlness of said city, nnd It Is 'further ceitlfled thnt all tho ro tiulremonts of law have been fully com piled with by the proper officers In tho Issuing of this bond mid that tho total amount of this Issue does not exceed tho limit prescribed by this net. Tills bond Is redeemnblo at tlie office of said treasurer at the option of tho city of Medford upon payment of tho face vnlun thoreof, with accrued Inter est to tho dato of payment nt any semi annual coupon period at or after one year fiom tho dnto hereof, ns provided by said charter. For fulfillment of tho conditions of this obligation tho faith nnd credit of the city of Medford nro hereby pledgod. In witness whereof, this bond has been signed by tho mayor nnd attested by the recorder of said city of Medford nnd the corporate seal of tho city of Medford hereto attnehed this first day of Attest: Mayor. Recorder of tho City of Medford. Section 3. Each of tho said bonds shall hnvo attached thereto twenty cou pons, each of whluh shall bo In the fol lowing feim: CITY OF MEDFORD Stnto of Orogon, Will pay to the bearer dollars In gold coin or tho United Stntes of America, at the offlco of tho treas urer of said city on tho first dny or , being six months' In terest on wnter main bond No Serial unless snld bond Is sooner imleemeil as therein provided, which redemption will render this cou pon void. CITY NOTICES. Snld coupons shnll ho numbered from one to twenty, respectively. Section 4. Tho mayor of Raid city Is hereby authorized nnd directed to sign said bonds, and the city recorder to coun tersign the same nnd attach thereto the senl of said city, nil on behalf ot said city. Section 5. The recorder of snld city Is hereby directed to register said bonds nnd number the same on tho blanks pro vided therefor In tho foregoing form, In accordance with tho provisions of said charter above cited. Section C. The recorder of the city of Medford Is hereby directed to ndvcrtlso said bonds for sale, and that tho samo will bo sold for tho highest prlco ob tainable, not less than par and accrued Interest, and In said advertisement ho shall announce thnt ho will receive seal ed proposals for tho purchase thereof, nt his offlco nt any tlmo before 4:30 p. m. Mny ICth. 1911. Ho shall publish said advertisement threo times In tho dally newspaper pub lished and printed In said city, and shnll submit tho scaled proposals received In accordance with said ndvertlsement to the council nt Its next meeting there after. The foregoing ordlnnnco wns passed by the city council of tho city of Med ford, Oregon, on the 3d day of May, 1911. by the following vote, to-wlt: Merrick nve, Watt aye, Wortmun nbsent, Emerlck nye, Elfert nye, Millar absent. Approved May Ith, 1911. W. H. CANON, Mayor. Attest: ROBT. W. TELFER. City Recorder. Attest: Mayor. Recorder of tho City of Medford. WOOD FOR SALE f BLOCK WOOD 31 PER LOAD Phono Main 3581 or leave orderi at Medford Hardware Company SMITH APARTMENT HOUSE 317 SOUTH RIVERSIDE AVENUE Thirty completely furnlihea Apartments for rainllles Qai Knng-ei and Xi!guta rree Telephones Speaking Tnbe, Call Bella Private Batni New, Clean and Sanitary Tor Apartmenta apply at Frcmlsei W M.Smith, Prop. City Property Flno cornor lot on Dakota avenue; $575, terms. room plnstcred house, near Jackson Boulevard, soil $500 equity for $126, balance In easy monthly payments. 7 flno view lots on cast side, closo In; cut prlco for quick Bale. A number of flno business chances. 6 acres, nil platted, woll lnsldo limits, $6,500, good terms. TRADE Elegant apartment house, leased 4 years $1150 month; tnko gilt edgo itincli property. 5 acres, nit platted; very desirable; trndo for residence property. ' . 10 ncrcs In orchard; tako residence In town. Close In residence on paving for good acreage. 5 and 10 acre tracts In bearing, closo In; tnko rcsldcnco property. Fine Incomo orchard In Grand Junction, Col., for ranch nenr Medford. 240 ncrcs flno hog and hay ranch for city property. 72 ncres on Trail creek for property In valley; nearly nil tillable. 10 ncrcs with Improvements, closo In, for city property. 7-room house, closo In, for few acres good land nenr town. New C-room bungnlow; tako lots as part paynient. 5-pnssenger, 4-cyllnder nuto In good con dition; tnko city lots. Somo desirable lots for ncrcngo or good papor. 4-room house, water and sower; trado for acreage Pn.adenu residence for good orchard property. 360 acres black sandy loam soil, all In cultivatien: buildings; flno alfalfa and hog ranch; tnko good city proporty. 60 acres, 25 In bottom; 100 under ditch; tako good nuto as part payment. 1300 ncres flno wheat land; trado for ranch property. $9 acres. Beagle, 20 cultivated; all good fruit land; freo noil; buildings; trado for city property. 1C acres; new bungnlow; 6 ncrcs In al falfa and grnpes; ono of tho finest lit- tlo homes In valloy; trndo for property on paving. 36 acres; 12 In pears; trado for closo-ln lot. 6-room houso; good lot; trado for acre age. $2000 equity In 10-room houso, complete ly furnished, 1 1-3 acres Innd, trado for acreage 10 ncrcs finely situated, 8 acres In pears, flno garden, chicken homes, good house, trndo for bungalow. Incomo property up to $175,000, for good body of timber. Now modern bungalow; tako acreage or vacant lots up to $1000. A flno rental proporty, all clear; pays 10 por cont on $80,000; trado for un improved trnct. RANCHES 120-acro ranch, flno sandy loam bottom undo i ditch, Improvements, nil tools, stock, etc; $7000 on terms for Imino- dlato salo. 05 ncros close to Medford, 27 In orchard; less than $200 nrto, good terms, 7-ioom furnished, modern, closo In, flno lot; $2600, good terms. 160 ncros, 2 1-2 miles town; 70 ncros In cultivation; 20 In nlfnlfa; 25 In pears; 10 In apples; flno buildings; $125 por acre, good terms. 0 acres, 7 In orchard, 20 In cultivation; flno soil; $6500; good terms. 1 (acres, 11-4 miles out; 10 ncres In pears; 4 In alfalfa; $275 aero; trado for larger tract, 320 acres hog and wheat ranch, 75 acres In cultivation, 6 miles to R. R. Station, $2000, snnp. 20 acres orchnrd, Nowtowns nnd Bart- letts, rich black soil; finely situated; $250 per aero, tortns. Kino homestead, 6 miles from Medford, $1000. 30 acres, 2-3 young pears, all cultivated, good Improvements, pumping plant; closo to town; easy terms; prlco low. 10 ncrcs, part tn orchard, good build ings, 6 nillca from Medford, $125 per aero, WANTED 5-room bungalow, new, closo to paving; cut to $800 quick salo, terms. Girls for genornl housework. City nnd ranch property to list. Woman cook. FOR SALE CITY PROPERTY Lots wholesale and retail MOOR-EHNI-CO. '212 Fruitffrowers Bank Bklcr TAKE UP A -CLAIM- Every citizen, man or woman, has n I timber and stono right of 160 ncres, price to tho government $2.50 per ncro. No cultivation, rcsldcnco or Improvement re quired, I hava nbout twenty-flvo claims to locate. Sco mo and lmvo n talk. This land Is worth $20.00 per aero. Call or wrlto A. B. SAI.INQ, Boom 34, Jaokaon County Bank Building1. 318 FOR SALE ORCHARDS, FARMS FRUIT LANDS Large and Small Tracts .. MOOR-EHNI- CO. 212 Fruitgrowers Bank Bldg To the Public Wo wish to call tho attention of prospcctlvo buyers to tho fact , that wo havo been In tho county over 40 years and aro prepared to show some of tho choicest tracts In tho valloy. Costs noth ing to look at our list e: bargains. McDonough & Demmer HEAL ESI ATE AND INSURANCE ROOM 3, STEWART ISLDG. Corner Main nnd Ilnrtlott fits. E. F. J. TALENT Real Estate FOR SALE Good business opportunities and loca tions, nil paying. TEDDY'S DAMSITE Isn't In It with our LANDSITE. For Instance, a 1000-acro tract con taining over 200 acres of tho famous Hear Crock bottom, lamj, ,Jn alfalfa, and extending to tho higher land, which Is set to orchards In part, all tho land be ing good fruit land. Somo of tho land Is now In bearing trees nnd may bo purchased nt reasona ble figures, tho nlfalfa land with a good stand of nlfnlfa for $270 to $350 per ncro; young orchnrds good stand, $260 por acre, nnd grain Innd nt '$175 per acre. This Is an "lilcal" tract for a colony, ns It would cut up Into small or large places to nn ndvnntag'e, or may bo pur chased In 10, 12, 20, 40, 50 nnd GO-ncro or nny slzo tiactu. Easy tortus given nt low Interest. Located three miles from Ashland nnd ono mllo from Talent, Or. A 74-ncro tract 2 1-3 miles West Tal ent, good 3-room houso and largo barn; 8 ncros under ditch nnd In alfalfa nnd garden land; 34 acres or orchard, of which 5 ncros aro In benrlng; tolophone nnd R. F. I).; half cash, balance good terms andn noasy payments. For plenty of other bargains call or address G. A. Gardner TALENT, OltEdON. FOg SALE BY OWNER: Five acre tract; platted; large, fine lots; sewer and water in; no agents Ad dress Box G6G, care of this office. L. N. JUDD lias removed his Real Estate Office in Talent, Oregon, to Alain Street, opposite Talent Ilotel. Kqw is your time to conic and purchase a good Alfalfa or Fruit Farm, or a Commercial Orchard, and secure a fine home. He has tracts of 4-10-ao-20-lO-SO-lGO or 280 acres of land for sale, im proved and some unimproved, besides fine city residences. - Choice South Oakdale Avenue Lot East front, 100 by 175 feet; alley in rear; a num ber of large oak trees, splendidty placed in rela tion to a house; ;rcgisterqd title; nothing better in tho city. Will sell at a bargain for cash. Also lots in Turtle's Third Addition Just opened up. Large trees on each lot. Terms. HARRY H. TUTTLE, Owner Park Avenue, Or any member of the Medford Realty Association. IRRIGATION WATER gives VALUE to LAND WATER is a Community Builder A City Creator Yon have the LAND You NEED the WATER Rogue River Valley Ganal Co. . FRED N. CUMMINGS, Manager Office 3d Floor Medford National Bank Building Irrigated Orchard Tracts A 10-ACRE TRACT 1 ACRE FOR YOUR HOUSE AND BUILDINGS 1 ACRE IN ALFALFA FOR YOUR STOCK 1 ACRE IN STRAWBERRIES 1 ACRE IN BERRIES AND GARDEN TRUCK 6 ACRES IN ORCHARD AND YOU ARE INDEPENDENT . fe .MwdlfJ. I ' .Ok ROGUELANDS Inc. FRED N. CUMMINGS, Manager T i ROOM 30S ruiprs Btni.DiNa Campbell & Baumbach MORTGAGE LOANS, COUNTY WARRANTS CITY AND SCHOOL BONDS Money on hand at all times to loan on improved ranches and fruit land. PHONE 3231. 320 GARNETT-COREY BLDG. 1 For Sale or Trade For improved city property, I'lVy acres, two miles west from .Medford, planted as fol fel fol eows: '1 to 5 acres young pears, balance under plow and the best alfalfa laud; sub-irrigated. Party will trade even for a good house and lot. FOR SALE M0 acres, half mile from Jacksonville; 20 acres pears and apples, com mercial varieties and in full hearing; 1 acres of apricots and peaches; 7 acres grapes. Plenty of water, including springs, ditch and sub-irrigation. All good, loose loam soil; about 70 acres under cultivation. Good new G-room house, new barn, chicken houses and all implements go with tho place. WE HAVE A CLIENT WHO OWNS SEVERAL NICE LOTS IN THE CITY AND IS OFFERING TO ANYONE WHO WILL BUY ONE OF THESE LOTS TO PUT THEM UP A HOUSE AND LET THEM PAY FOR IT JUST AS THEY CAN. LOTS ARE WELL LOCATED, REASONABLE IN PRICE AND LARGE IN SlZE. 70x150. COME UP AND TALK TO US ABOUT THIS AND QUIT PAYING RENT. CORNITIDS-GARNER REALTY Co. 133 West Main Street r ,