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Medford mail tribune1 our absurd system of taxation
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PUIJUHHICD DAILY RXCK1T HATUR
DAY HV TUB MKDKOIU)
IMlINTlNCl CO.
Tho ttemncratlc Crimes. Tho Medford 4wt mirniwe tf tnvitinil
all, Tho Medrnrd Tribune, Tim South- lm pUipiJHt 1)1 UlMUlUII.
tt OrcKOnlan, Xlio ABhlmid Tribune. sj() matt 01' llOW t'OHSl'l
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Mull,
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Til 10 county assessor 1ms been busy for tho past month
., in securing valuations upon Modfonl property, for
iantious and painstaking the as-
hovNs(iuare be tries
em
Offlcn Molt Tribune liullillnr. M-ST-M Slissm. 5S iii nliRMllir tllO VtlhliltiollS 01"
North rlr (Street; phono. Main 3021' . ,, Hi 1 1 mi i I. ... ..K......I! .
iiomo 75. to be, the methods employed will always be an absurdity
Ol'OIvClli: PUTNAM, Editor and Manager
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Kntercd an pecond-cluna matter n
Medford, Oregon, under tho act ot
March 8, U?.
Official Taper of the City of Medford
Official 1'apcr of Jackson County
because of the system.
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Our system of taxation is unjust, unrighteous and luml-
anientally wrong.
It penalizes honesty and rewards dishonesty.
It punishes enterprise and benefits mossbachism.
t eoinniercialis'.es falsehood and by making it worth
while in dollars and cents to lie. creates liars and per-
BUBSORIPTION BATEB. ,'..,,,
One year, by mall fs.oo ,iui4Js.
s$ Sk& VarV.cr'm " Jt distributes unequally the public burden, the honest
iKl'pS&t k.?.n:'l!!."f..?.cr: .bo pay more than the dishonest, the poor far more propor-
Niimiay oniy, ny man, per jrar.... .v, f,m, .,!. t 11111 till l'iill
Weekly, per year 1.6t; UUIUlUn UUU1UH.IH.U.
bwokx cirouition. j TJio man who has enterprise sutticient to build a costly
Dally averaso for lx months ending, ,w ,,...,,,. ..,.-... l.Ir. M.,,.,.f . ..ml f lwi..lw lnwmt'if ilin mini-
December 3t. 1910. 2721. six m.iui v.- ujjuu mo tJiujjvii,. .uiu iinivu.i www.v w.v, .,...
TaU Ltoied Wire TJnlttd PrtfS 1
Dtipatcht.
The Mall Tribune Is on sale at the
Ferry News stand, san i-Tanciico.
Portland Hotel News Stand, Portland,
Hownian News Co.. Portland, Ore.
y O. Whitney. Seattle. Wash.
MEDFOBD, OBEaOW.
Metropolis of Southern Oreson and I
munity, is punished by a enormously increased yearly tax.
His neighbor, who retains liis flimsy shack, is rewarded
for his lack of enterprise by light taxes a
1 value in property on account ot his neighl
and an increased
mrs investment.
The merchant who enlarges a business so that it is
creditable to the community, is penalized by having to
Northern California, and tho fastest-! pav a fax jor yCl'V Ult OL increased StOCK CaiTieU 101' COll-
urnwinu cuv in uivkuii. . .
KrUHIIlK till III wivhuii. . i 1 11
-; population u. s. census i9io; S40; veiiieneo ot the public.
P live hundred thousand dollar Gravity; 'JTU uSlirCl', the lllOlieV loaiiei'. tllC boild holder CSCapC,
.Water System completed, giving finest ' . . , . .. fn, .'.
supply pure mountain water and six- USUUUV bv pCl'lUTy, SQ1UOUU1CS b SUbtei'tUgC. I lie (IIS
teen miles of street belnjr payed ami , 1 . l- 1 l . . i.1. n.1
contractwl for nt a cos.t exceedlns II.- hoilCSt merchant CSCapCS XX pOl'tlOll, l)V tllC SalllC lllCtllOd.
O00.0C0, making a total of twenty mllesi , . . , , ., ,.
ofnavemonL , . The man who improves his i)ropertv, be it tariii. or
Postofflco receipts for year ending! . pi 1 1 i i .:i :..
March ni. 191. snow increase or pet innie, Or laeiOrv Or llUIlK, 1IU1SI. UilV KM' till- mnia-yv.' 111
rent. Dank deposits a gain of 32 peri . , . .'. ,. ,' , , i . 1
cent. . . . ' increased taxation. The man who does nothing, is paid
r Banner fruit city in OrcRon Kogu , . , ., -,r ..... ... 1 i 1 .. 11. .4 .1,.
itiver spiuenborc apples won swep- for his lethargy, lfe is ofticiallv rewarded by the state
for being valueless to the state.
Taxation, in the present system, is simply a tax upon
labor, brains and enterprise, a toll upon the workers for
stakes price and title ot
! "Apple Xlne or ths World.
nv the National -ppl Show, Spokane,'
1909. and a car of Newtowns won ,
Xlrst Prise In 1910
Vancouver, b, c. 1 the. opportunity to produce wcalui.
i- Itocuo illver pears Droucnt nicncsi, . . , ., . ... ..
prlceS In all markets of tho world dur-i Jt IS Hot Surprising that tlld'C IS a pilbllC revolt 111 pi'O-
hwrue ccnwreiaieaciub. inciosins !gress against the uuiust and absurd taxation svsteni that
cents for postage for the, finest commu- " , , . ..'. ..... . ,
.tilty pamphlet ever written. WOl'ks SUC'll llRHpialltlCS aild UlJUStlCC and llialCCS SO lliail)'
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JOLTS AND JINGLES
By Ad Browh ,
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Tho boat bet that
I have today:
Tho sugar.probo
- Will melt away.
I j It would not be at all surprising if the people of Ore
I 'gon voted for the single tax the tax upon laud alone and
h nor upon improvements or personal property in rue ei.-
fort to equalize conditions. Though it might be hard up
on uie speculator noming lauu luie 10 reap wiuu ue uas
not sown, the single tax could not result in greater in
justice and inequality than the present system produces.
' Vancouver strikers, In their cxclte-l
raent. pulled down a fence. Thus it
was they took offense.
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A Newport society woman has gone
to Africa to hunt Jlons. Chance's are
sho,,wlll,,canture a, bunch and invite
them home to tea.
The fact that Winnipeg Indians
saw a rainbow at midnight may mean
a national calamity and may mean
bad whisky.
Jack Johnson is off to the corona
tion. That makes a king, queen, and
a jack.
MANY CHILDREN
KILLEDBYTRUCKS
Statistics Show That Highest Death
Rate From Accident to Children is
Result of Youngsters Playing in the
Streets.
' "Should there be a uniform policy 1
of dealing with short weighers? asks
an exchange. Yes, and let the uni
form bo blue with a star on the front
Sr It.
. Portland has a rose festival, a cir
cus, and an election all in one week.
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We might as well spring this as
tho next one it is inevitable, "Rush
light rushed heavy didn't ho?"
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It was a freckled girl who used to
wear four pairs of specks on her
nose. .
Between you and mo an autoino
hllo is merely a lot of wood, rubber,
and steel. ""
Tho Philadelphia man who mistook
tho statue of Venus for a burglar
should taku Icssoiib In art.
A frleiu) enquires, "Does a paper
cultor get paid per cutter what?"
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A cracksman in Kentucky accident
ally exploded COO quurts of nitro
glycerin. "No trace of tho burglar has
fit'on found."
Onco I knew a man who took
tmitmont to mnku himself tall and
was $50 short.
' Thlrty-olght mombers of n'flre de
partment compuny la St. Louis havo
adopted a llttlo boy. Will ho havo to
ask them all before ho can go swimming?
MAIL CLERKS CONSIDER
I ORGANIZATION OF UNIONS
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SYHACURK. N. Y., June 7. The
national convention of the railway
jniul clerks' iihhocinlion, in bons'ion
lieiv, considered today tho principle
"laid tlowil by Second Assistant 1'ost
jmiiHter General Joseph Stewart, in mi
ndtlrchs before the convention, that
ilio Kovornjnunt is not" opposed to
'good unions," nntl only objeuts to
organizations which "tend to destroy
Joynlly l llio service."
; Slowavl fiid tlio government re
ipiircd tlmt officers of tli" tderkb' or
Kaiiitalion must bo in the bcrvicc.
NEW VOItK, Juno 7. In describ
ing the escape of a negro truck driv
er, who had run over and killed a
child ou Kast 151st street, one of the
New York papers said: "Policeman
Sommerer forced the men back from
the wagon with little trouble, but
women attacked him as he climbed
up by the frightened driver. Sommer
er seized the reins and whip from the
negro, .waved the crowd In front
aside, lashed the horse3 and started
them on a gallop. For 15 blocks he
plied whip until tho truck reached
tho Morrisanla police station. But
the crowd pursued. Many of tho wom
en almost kept pace with the wag
on. Sommerer lost no time. He and
the negro leaped from the truck and
dashed into tho police station just In
time to escape tho foremost pursu
ers." Probably on an average of twice a
week such a story as this appears In
tho New York jiapers. The reason for
tho state of mind that prompts these
attacks Is easily found in tho follow
ing recent batch of statistics by the
National Highways Protective asso
ciation: 300 children killed In New York
city in 191091 killed by wagons
42 killed by automobiles 50 killed
by trolleys.
"As certain as there Is a United
States, u fearful condition of anarchy
will result If tho killing and maiming
of children by vehicle traffic Ih iiov
stopped," is tho statement of Colonel
ISdward Cornell, secretary of the Na
tional Highways Protective associa
tion, Tho society Is trying to cut down
this fearful dealroll by teaching chil
dren pplf-protecUvo pleasures, estab
lishing playgrounds to keep tho chil
dren off the streets and tho most
Important of all, according to Cornell
by trying to Impress mothers with
the duty they owo to their children.
"Tho carelessness of, mothers Is at
tho bottom of it all, ho Bays. "Tho
women of tho tenements who stand
gossiping with their neighbors and
forgett heir babies nro -esponslblo for
most of tho deaths and malmlngs. It
is Impossible to educate these moth
ers except through tho children'
Look for the ad that offers it to
you, becond-haud, at u real bargain!
Printing- of nil kinds at Portland
prices. Muil Tribuno office.
MAN'S FICKLE
LOVE FATAL
Girl Commits Suicide After Her Life
Is Ruined Not Found Pinned to
Her Dress When Body is Recovered
From Sea.
KKDMOND, Cal., Juno 7. "I don't
give a d-i for the other charges. The
only thing Uiat hurts mo Is that she
said I was responsible for tho sui
cide." This was the answer made- this af
ternoon by J. C. Hutcher, city trus
tee, Hermos, to t.ho nte Christlno
Echer. pinned ,to her clothes before
she jumped Into tho waters at Her
mos Beliaeh. "J. C. Butcher," read
Miss Echer's note, "ruined my Hfo
by promises ho did not mean to keep.
Our child Is burled In Odd Fellows'
Cemetery."
When Miss Echer's body was wash
ed ashore, his plcturo and her dead
baby'B shirt and cap wero found pin
ned to her clothing. 1
"BAT" NELSON ARRIVES
TO ATTEND ROSE SHOW
POHTLAXI), Or., June 7. With
his cauliflower X'arrt in lull bloom, ",in
honor of the Hose festival," lie said,
Hattling "Nelson, former lightweight
champion of the world, hits arrived in
Portland, lie is hero to make
arrangements for a fight with Hud
Anderson ut Vancouver on the Fourth
of July.
EUGENE'S POSTMASTER
GETS $2900 A YEAR
Instead of being given n Kalary
rniho from -r200 to $2700 as pub
lished in tho Mail Tribune Tuesday,
tho postmaster at Kngene j;otK mi iu
crenso from $2600 to $21)00, thus
giving Eugene third irinco in the slate
and Medford fourth.
G. A. R. Is Grateful.
At sitecial meetings of their respec
tive organizations Chester A. Arthur
pose, No. 47, department of Oregon,
nud Chester A. Arthur, W. H. (,'. No.
,'M, the following resolution was
adopted;
"itcsolvcd, Hint wo tender our
heartfelt thanks to the citi.eus of
Medford who so kindly ussistcd us
iii making our Memorial day exercises
a success; also to the Hon. William
Gore for his, "bio speech 011 that oc
casion. Wo also publicly wish to
thu.uk the city officials and diffurcil
societies thai helped us; also E. P.
Waterman and others for their kind
ness in furnishing nutouiobjli's for
transporting llio past and corps to
the cemetery 11 ml return.
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A PASSING THOUGHT
FOR MRS. LANGLEY
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In the early luiur f IM'ornliou
day Mrs. Lmiglcy passed on to the
world towards which wo nvo all jour
neying.
For 20 yoas Mis. Lnngloy nud
Hcrthn lmvu lived together" hero in
Medford iw sisters much more than
a4 mother and daughter. You novvr
heard one nientunifd without, the
other their niuiit", s thoit lives,
were so closely interwoven.
Krnest, tlm son, had borne 10
years ago married, and naturally for
him uuw home was i'ouud. Hut
Herlha never Jeft the imrvntul fire
side. Shu wus always there. And
iu tho dark wulilu of Ihu night und
tho long hours of tho. day of the
hud three long mouth- Hortlm was
at her mother' ln-tUide,
Whenever I looked in on that couch
of sutfering and saw that daughter
patieoijly caring for her, attentively
watching every move, granting every
dexire, with Jucr jsvu-et way of jmyuig:
"Maiuma, what can 1 do lor you t
1 would think and would suy to uiy
..elf: "Isn't that a picture of love
and sacrifice?"
Poor Mrs. hangley said to pic one
day: "1 wUh J could tell the world
how good thai girl iii"
1 said, "Mrs. Ungley, all her
friends know.'
"Yes,'' she said, 'but that is not
the world."
And even after her transformation
from earth-life to .spirit realms were
here wishes carried out. She did jiot
Jiko black, mid not one dot of the
Mible s-hado was around her. .She
wanted her head to rest in pillow
of liUies, and it did. She wanted lo
lie under the very oak which now
.shades her grave and the M'rvicos
sJie loved so well were poken for her
by the president of thu spirituth.-.t
society of Ashland, Mrs. Guard, and
la.st, e'en thoMeost, a jxietnltc loved
was read ns sue hud requested, by the
011 she had chosen to read it, at Die
services iu her home.
Nothing was left undone and nil
was planned by herself as Unit bright
mind never wavered und was there ui
all its strength until the last.
Ami how beautiful were, the llornl
offerings 1 She lined flowers and
tdic certainly win lying iu th midt
of lilies, pinks and roses.
Not to all of us will be granted
every wish nud we arc so glad it was
her fate. p
And now that the pained and tired
body bus been shaken off God grant
she will for evermore dwell midst
flowers, and health, and peace.
MIIS. HOHEKT KEAMK.
WANTS DIAZ 10
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ST. I.Ol'IH, Mo Juno 7. That ho
Is going to Franco lo try to Induce
General Porflrlo Ohm to return to
Mexico, was tho statement uiado to
day by .lose Yves Lliuautour, minister
of fltmtico in Dhu' cabinet, ldnuul
tour said that Dhu will hand Iu ftpalu
and after a short sojourn there will
go to Southern l-'raui-o for an Inde
finite period. There, l.luuintour said,
ho expected to meet his former chief
and endeavor to Induce him to icturii
to his uatlvo laud.
COUNCIL ADJOURNS TO
MEET THURSDAY
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STIMSONSAYSTROOPS
ARE FOR WAR NOT FISES
WASHINGTON, I). ('., June 7.
Vuiled HUiles regitliir soldiers wil)
not be used lo light forest files in
California. Cougiessuiuu linker to
day has u letter fropi Secretary of
War Sliiusuii hiivm tho nriny is for
war, nod uo( police duly.
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hook for Ihu loser of the nrlielcs
you havo found for a prompt ad
nmy save him n lot of worry.
Where to Go
Tonight
PRODUCERS
FRUIT CO.
Our office Ih now located In our puck
lug Iiouho, and Is open for tho season,
l-'rout now on wo will havo tho dally
ronorlH all markets, showing prices
Tito meeting of the city council
Vliich was to hao been held Tues
day evening, was adjourned until
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock .U rcallxed by Hot California l-'rult IJls
which time the regular routine I1111U t. "' "' oiner siiippvrs.
....T...V . .1 .. . I. . !.t Any one Interested Is luvlUnl to
nvfi nun wiy imiivi luiuu'i tviui'il win
come befoiv the coiiueil will be con
sidered. The ineeting was postHiued
on account of the "lieing plcluic"
pcrfurmauco at the Natatorium, as
some of the coiiiicihneu nud their
families hail purchased tickets for
the event.
Last night the council passed the
regular monthly budget of bills and
then adjourned.
nankins fr Health.
OmLUdI tnJ !) Mrbnol tot (llllt lTV
ctuun ot MUtfir ot Sl.Jha IUvlUl(K.-U-uiJ)
Mult. Art. XlMUa.aruilm I
1'or ctlo.UrT 1 UK MSTt'.lt fct.l't:UIOItl
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EARTHQUAKE ROCKS MEXICO.
(Continued from pace 1.)
the jail, where Ijie prisoners were
con tlucd.
Many of the largest buildings In
thu city were heavily damaged. The
streets were strewn with wreckage.
Pavements were ripped up by the
force of tho shock nnd "the water
mains put of rornmisnion.
Qunkc Kecortlcd.
SEATTLB, Wash., June 1. The
needle of the seismograph at the
University of Washington observa
tory was shaken off the recording
sheet by the violence of an earth
quake shock occurring at 0:07 o'clock
this morning. The direction was
from south to nortli nud it was es
timated that the distance was oven
1000 miles, probably in the cicinity
of the southern coast of Mtlvico.
Decorations Wrecked.
Ill the general wreckage of the city
tho triumphal arches erected for Mil
dcro still stood, while the brilliant
decorations in which the national
colors predominated fluttered in tat
ters from the fronts of (he wrecked
buildings. Madero had planned to
enter the city this morning und pro
ceed at the head of n procession
which was to wind tlirough tle streets
and pass down Avenidu .Juarez. Along
these streets the decorations were
particularly goigcous.
ChKVKhANI), OJi.io, Juno 7.
The seismograph of SI. Ignatius col
lego today iccorilcd thu most violeiif
carthijiinke ever shown ou its record.
It began nt 0:07 a, 111. nud ended ut
8 . in, 'its maximum was reached at
0:31, it was so prolonged that the
sheet on which the record was made,
was barely largo enough lo hold it.
It is estimated the disturbance was
IliiOO miles distant.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Juno 7. -,Tho
severest earthquake ever re
corded on (lie Georgetown university
seismograph was registered this
morning between 0 and 7 o'clock. Tho
maximum north nud south disturb
nneo lasted eight -minutes, tho maxi
mum cast and west lusted 10 minutes.
The distuibaiico ended at 7:51. The
intensity of the Biock .was equally
great on tlm horizontal record. It is
estimutcd the whack" occurred d00p
miles from Washington.
Pure
Clear
Sparkling
Yon can't afford to io without
this splendid, refreshing driuk.
Call up and order a cans But to
the house. The purest, most
healthful drink known ia
SISKIYOU
MINERAL
WATER
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P. C. BIGHAM, Agent.
eoino In and look thorn over and com
pare prices. Ily shipping with us you
will havo all tho advantage, of the
largest und mut complete deciduous
selling orgauUutlou In tho United
States and at a lower cost to you thup
In tho past.
hunt year we handled nearly ten
thuuNuud car load,or nevcnty-slx per
cent of tho entire CalKorulu crop.
ltemetubor wo
1 A It N O T II J N (J
All fruit Is (told ou Its Individual
nierlts, and ouch growers name and
prices rcullicd for curb shipment aro
published In tho catalogues. Pooling
was tried and failed years ago In Cali
fornia. If you wnnt to sell hco uh. If you
want material, Inspect our sample,
and get our prices before pure-ban-Ing.
PltOU IMUCJtS l-'Kl'IT CO.
K. M. .MrKeuiiy, .Nortliwcxtcrn Agent.
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WAU TIMH IvMCAIT.
ItOMAVCi: ON IIAII-O.
lilK lMAdi: IN TIIK WATEH
I'AMII.Y TltOl'HIiEM
l-'our Oood I'lcluivN Tonight.
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Don't l-'all to Hco Tlicno
ONH IHMI1
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THE ISIS THEATRE
1IIO DODIll.K llllih
IIIO IIOl'lll.i: llll.li
Amerli'it's Wonder Worker
UK HIIIEIdlH AND .MAItltOW
i introducing HwIhs yodllug nud feu
j turlng the only act of Its kind
j An entire art 011 a swinging wire
Tho most daring over iiicompllide
i cil liy any living iiersou. No one I
I should iiiInu weeing this vsoudei'
ful performance.
Direct from tho Laugh Factory
. TIIH HIIEHHAIIH
The Colored Comedlnuii
You can look for an exnloxlon of X
; inn ami lauguier wneu tiieso two
fun provokers tiro turned Iiioho
Kor Ift ulnutes you will be en-'
1 tertalned with music, song and
dancing as you never havo before.
Onb look at tho photos Iu tho lob
by Is a Hum gmtranteii of what
they aro capable of.
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F0RSALE
CITY PUOPERT.Y
.Lots wholesalo and rutail
MOOR-EHNI-CO.
212 Fruitgrowoi-s Bank Bldg
DAHLIAS
Now Is the lima to plant
Wo havo a cholco nanortnicut
of fine growing plants in pots.
OXOIOJD BEDDIKO PUlHTfl
j:t.broadley&co.
SrMnhotu Kr City rrotr
tors O sua CtBtrai Avtna.
rnonta 51B1 and 1481.
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Here's the Powder
YouV Been Looking For
Combines Every Essential Making it
THE ONE PERFECT POWDER
MAMNELLO POWDER
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Is itmdo of the purest Jiigrcdl-uts, frco from lead, bismuth or any
other Injurious sultuuec, clluglng nud thus protecting, tt absolute
ly softens llio skin ami improves lite completion. Hold only nt the
Marinello Hairdressing Shop
KOOMT 5, OVKU KKNTNIIU'H I'HONK 111
NAT THEATRE
Is now open every night and Sat
urday and Huiiduy afternoons. The
eotlcMt nud coolcut theater In town,
Klucit of lluht, and tho best film
subjects. ,
Change of program Hominy,
Wediicdays and Frldnyu. AUmls.
sloii I Or. Coiuv oner and you will
count aKiilii.
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omowsM ao
TON KM IT
: Don't fail to nee tin
HAHIIM KKIIIT
In tho great farce-comedy
IH MAIlltlAdi: Kll,UltKV
000 laughs for
iMe AND :Wc.
NATATORIUM
HWIM.1IINO HICHHIONH A. M.t
Kl a. 111, to 12 noon. 1. M.t
2 p. in. to C p. m. IXenlng: 7 p. 111.
to 10 p. in.
Private Inatructtnn from 10 n.
m. to l'j. For further Information
huo tho instructor.
Excursion!
Sunday, June 11th
Butte Falls and Return
Via Pacific fie Eastern K .R.
$2.00 fpr Round Trip
Train leaves Mcdforf at 8:14 a. m.; arrives in Mod
ford at 7 p. m.-This is the finest secjnie trip in all of
Southern Oregon, You'll enjoy this (55-niilo Vide into
Interior Oregon,
AFTER ALL IT
NARROWS
DOWN
TO
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The JWerrivpId Shop
FOR
BLANK BOOKS
III W. Main St., Medford.
WOOD FOR SALE
Limited amount of Dry Ash, either
block or split. Low price.
Phone 3311
Rock Spring
Coal
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PHONB ieoa.
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