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tEDFORD M ML TRTBlE. MEDFORD, ORWOV. WKDNIDVV. M UC (5. 1!U2
COUNCIL PREFERS
POSTS'TO PAPERS
Terming a bid of five cents n lino
for tlic publishing of city lejpil no
tices u "hold-up," in wpito of Uio fnet
that llfnflSfUio lejjpi) rate prescribed
b Uio fllnto law for publlfchiiiK rh
noticeH MlY the ncucplwl rati ' in
Ashland, Grants PnSe, Gold Ilfll.
Central Point ITnd Wher oltio, the
citv council tabled bids submitted bv
tln Sim l'ublbdiiuir company end the
Medford Priifliiij; rtmtiiy Tucxlny
tiifdil and hitfu-Wruvk rtnl of n nnin
bcr of noticed nf infertt (o pave, the
clause reuttirhijrjhttt these notice br
puhlfthNi, nnlernij; the city rword"v
to pofet ihcin fti'teild. Heretofore
nicb ifbtffl.es lb 'property owners lmrt
nlunys boon published.
WheitMhe bids Votfc rtnd tbpy wpre
bud on 'the tabid. A littlo later the
ii'unrhbliuosl Mnnd up for iWsnaK
When tlio cIiuim1 was read providnu
for itB publication in a daily pap?.
tin mayor said:
"Which pnpttr do vou wish to spe
cify?" Thorc was a pause, then Counci'
jnnn Ireland roo and suggested that
the business hu divided botwoon the
Sun and th6 Mail Tribune until the
irattcr was settled.
Thereupon Counailmnn Mitchell
rose ImSlily. '
"A hold-up is a h'bld-up.'' be ds
clarcd, "and I for one will not sub
mit to it."
"Givo it to tbo Gold Hill News,"
Mi-rtfested Connuilman Millar.
"Or to the Ashland Tidbits" ehor-u-cd
Ireland.
"And," continued Mitchell, "I am
in favor of calling an election tj nte
cmt the charter provision ren.utrin
notices to be published."
Then it was thnt City Attorno
Xcff stated that the notices to pae.
tliPii before the council, nocd not )t
published sit, the chiuter did not re
quire it..
Thereupon the council decided io
bavo tha recorder post the notices on
telegraph pple instead of printing
them, as was the custom in early vil
lage days.
Five cents per line was the price
paid by the city of Medford for legal
jiotices before the consolidation of
the Mail and Tribune. Then a two
j cars' exclusive contract wni made
with tbo Mail Tribune, whereby m
consideration of a prea,tly cnlnrr;d
volume of business, due to the era. of
public improvement, and the agree
ment of the city to patronize no other
paper, during the life of tho contract,
a two-cent rate was made
ALMA, WHERE 00 YOU LIVE,
HAS WONDER EOR LEADING LADY
1, . ' - - :
t
EVANS
AND
DIXON
The i'u'wii -..iiuii iuul Whi
ten to Ed Andrews tr.'iu U- britlu
PUBLIC MARKET
4
S ASSURED
in-law, Mr. C. A l'.irktr oi Xc I
York city.
Dear Ed: I see by the nrnumtie
News that "Alma, Where Do Yon
Live" idnys ih Medford Mreb 9th.
While I understand j-ou (H the best
musical show- that eoine to the count
I assure yon that yon have not had
tho equal lf "Alma" in the way of
imlsiejtl comedy. Hie play came here
from Germanyand was played in the
German iheatrc for a veiw It made
Mich ii hit that it wa- translated into
the Kiudi-di and scored hii instant
success. A tier many attempts to
si mrc a i, u ju
Alma the n .'ll
to date Al,in
greatest von an toii.i m m ii i
comedy. She is not onlv a line act-
ress but she can &itir. She huh of-j
'feral the leading role in Piichinie' .
new opora "Girl of the Golden West"
and would have taken it if she bad i
not already signed for the part of
Alma. We call her hero in New York
the coming Melbn. Ho sure and see
her and also tjll your friends for I
iindertnd ou nro a musical jieopie
out there in Medford. The ihumi- '
great not the old worn out stuff
that h.is neon handed you lor the
pnt decide.
AT NAT TONIGHT
Tonight at the Natutorlum Ath
letic club llobblu Uvmiis and Young
DKon luioK up In a tou-toiiml bout
to settle tholr RUperlorliy, which
hai licon llnnglnn ftip tlu pnal fW
wcokft. ' '
ThOre l'. boon inoro or IHsb of a
aort or a frlnlit feuUnp: between thoao '
two bulH, and Uiuy bo been tuitugl
smli sut'i't th I n kk about tha otburj
that It l: more tbati likely tholr i
inKup will reaemblo a wuplo of
wlldrutd turned looe.
Kvnns t of'n Sturdy, nietl sort
and appear to bo tho stronuur, while
UKon l more on the clever stylo of
milling with a gooil punch In either
hand
Yon can stnto for me," mild Hob
ble, that I am In the liet of nhnpc
and expect to frln, and win In hIuii t
order, ton. I still maintain that
Dixon Is a dead one. ami ought to
bo d lacing graves at a cemetery."
Young Dixon, on being told of Uv
ans' 'iplnlon and comment toward
htm spoko tbuuly: "So Kvnns regards
mo as a Mend one,' does bo? Well,
I am willing to let the spectators
decide on lint lvolnt after tonight's
battle. Kvan3 will flail me tbo live
liest Mead ono' bo oer met. To bo
candid and brlof, 1 think Kvnns Is a
diet so champion."
That tbo two boys are on the best
of terms can bo noted by their ubove
U.itcnK'iits, but this trouble w- tip
partutly blow over when they shako
hands at the tap of the gong.
Several good, Interesting prelim
inaries will precede tho main event,
i .i (.. t t Insuring a night of hlli-duss sport,
tittd Mis Niri- Ocneral admission will bo $1 He-
we.iu.. iMper scncd seats on sale at Xash hotel
PLUMBING
Btoam and Hot Wator
Hoating
All Work (Mivnoito.Hl
I'rleoM ItoAsoimliU'
OOPPEEN & PRIOE
33 Howivrd Mlook, Kntrnuct on Olh Ht.
Pol(lo 3031. Hum U49.
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN
llenj Is it Hiibuilmii tinct (lint ijiin
not bo ninlcheir for a- thlnl more
inonoy
10 acres on uiiirndaiu road two
miles from Medfoid postoifUe llluck
free noil with clav subsoil No hard
...... j,h . ... i i.i.... i. ..ii. ii.... ..ii..
I luii hi iun riiu iiiiiitiiiift niiu.
, fi acres nie. In .louatban. Newtown
and Spitx applet Hi euis old,
, acres 111 alfalfa,
. Pi Ice, ?IB00.
' SISKIYOU HEIGHTS COMPANY
"Why not t'omo in ami
soleot that
KODAK
You will soon want
to uso it.
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT
'' FOR WHISKEY AND BEER HABIT
The OltltlNn tt(ilulent vlll ioiflpHiel mid nliMiluleb doalvov tbo ilo
she or eiavltig ror whUk), beer and oilier. HilnxU itiuti lr liilten aernidliK
lo dlreftloim. It is a simple and offlcienl home tiHiuiuout. No dotun
tluu rroin wcul: or tnimupaa; n. piibllflU! no wnltailuin Mpeuw. OK
UINW Is pi opined In two ferum: No. 1. a powder. tnatolnM and WJlur
less, ciiu bo given aemotl) III riwd or think; DltltlMC Mo. I. Ill pill
form, Is for thime who wish to euro tlioninelven. OIlltlNIg cot only ft
a box. If after a trial you fall to Ret tuny Imiii'fH fiom OltrtlN'19, fnnv
inline) will bo lefulided.
LEON B. 1IAS1CINS, EAST MAIN
kitoilake; sanatorium
RHEUMATISM CURED NATURE'SWAY
LIQUOR & DRUG HABIT CURED
The treatment though offectlvo l not luirsh. Why bo n slave to tho
habit when ou can bo curedT Wilto today for booklet. You may have
u loved one which could bo restored. Wo will bo plwmod lo aund you
special literature. Tho treatment Is not oxpemho.
HOT liAKK, OltK. WAInitt.M. 1'IKItCK. 1'HIW. AXt M.WACUIt
SHAW
ECIED
TO MEW TERM
At a regular meeting of Uic city
counoil Tuesday night an ordinance
providing far a public markot in the
city was pawed. A building is to be
erected and the markot instituted as
early as possible.
The oidinnuco is-a comprehensive
one based bpuii those obtained from
a number of other cities, the bet
prmiitidfis of each being incorporated
in th"ond )atxud last night.
Tho building commit lee now is
considering plan lor the eroetion of
tho market building.
At tho regular mooting of the city
council a groat doal of routine busi
ness, was transacted.
The Fedoral Telograpb company
was given a permit to have aerial
vires In the city.
A resolution ompoworing tho
mayor to appoint a dog tax collector
was passed.
An ordinance was pasted to lay a
six-inch lateral suwor on Laurel
streot from Thlrtoonth atroot to tho
city limits.
An uttompt to pass an ordlnanco
llconslng auctlonoors was laid upon
tha table untlj a future- dato.
K. P. Hndoliff was grantod a re
newal of bis liquor Jlconso.
Tho rogular monthly bills were al-lowod.
LADIES ASK CITY
COUNCIL TO ACT
til 't tTi i
i
Tho Indies of tho Greater Medford
club Tuesday evening presontod tho
city council with u sot of resolutions
c'lillinjr upon that body to riot with
the Comniereial club in olonriiif,' tho
Fouthorn l'aoitio right of way in tho
center of the city. The resolutions
were referred to the street committee.
Hourniiifl for Flfo Ends.
LONDON, March 0. Today mark
od tho ending of tho fivo weeks'
mourning for tho Duko of Fife,
which cuusod a considerable curtail
ment in court und official functions
during tho pro-Lenten season,
At the city election held in Jack
sonville Tuesday, Dr. D. P. Shaw
was olected mayor without opposi
tion, polling ISO votes. The other
feature was the overwhelming . de
feat of the proposed amendment to
the charte, giving the council the
right to grant franchisee for fifty
years without the vote of the people.
Tho amendment lost, 18 to ISO.
H. lirltt was oiocted councilman
over Louis Ulrieh fur the two-year
term by a majority -of SO votes, ro
eeiviug 122 to his opponent' 98.
Kor the one-year term. W. R. Mc
Intyre was elected, receiving 120
votes. Fred J. Hiek, candidate for
the Fame riffles, received- 86 vots,
und K. 15. Oman &0 votes.
Henry G. Dox was olected city re
corder over F. C. Wnfttington by a
majority of 35, Dox receiving SS
votes and Whittington 53. James
M. Cronemlller was olected city
treasurer without opposition,
Tho oloetod officers are pledged
to a campaign of city Improvements.
Projects under consideration are:
The building of a mile of paving on
Main street, a septic tank and dis
tributing system for the waterworks
and the Installation of a system.
Vapor Treatment
roil cATAititir, c6lds, col'ohs,
SOKK THHOAT AM) IiKO.VCIUTJ.S.
Hvorybody knows that broathlng
HYOMEI a fow timos a day through
tho llttlu hard rubber pocket Inhaler
will In a short tlmo diivo out ca
tarrh. Many people regularly uso tho va
por treatment at night in conjunc
tion with tho inbalor, claiming that
It hastens rosultu.
This Is tho vapor troatment: Into
a bowl three quartors fun 0f boiling
water pour a scant toaspoonful of
HYOM13I, cover head and bowl with
towol and broalho for five mlnutos
the soothing, healing, antiseptic HY
OMUr vapor. Try it when using
HYOM13I for any uoio or throat all
mout, 1IYOMBI is guaranteed by alias.
Strang to put nn end to oatarrh, or
inonoy baok. A bottlo of HYOMI5I
costs CO cents; a complete outfit,
which Includes Inhaler, ?1.00.
ELOPERS NOT AT
LONELY CABIN
j Constable Shipler hns returned
frooi Ueriy with n report that A. II.
Itice and Mr. A. W. McPherson,
who were swid to bo HviiiR in a lonely
cabin in that neighborhood, nre not '
there, lie visited the onbiu mid found '
Charles Knight, a peaceful citizen at
work.
According to a report ronching
Medford Monday the allefred elopers
were liiug iu u cabin above Derby,
and keeping all parties at bay bv ,
gently droppinglcndun pcllctH about
them. Constable .Silkier went up to i
investigate but found nil lcports
false. 1
A Klamath
Ranch
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Medford
Book Store
I. :
100 acres, 12 miles east of Klamath
Falls, on main road to Lnkeview.
About So ncres will bo under the gov
ernment ditch and can bo irrigated.
Fine alfalfa or garden land. An
nbuudnnco of frco outside ranch. One
of tho best propositions thero is in
that section for lynnn who'wantd to
engage in the sheep business. Locat
ed just right for a townsite when
the railrond is built from Klnmnth
Falls to Lnkoview. Prico $30 per
acre. Will exchango for Medford
city or country property.
, T. York Co.
H. Heartiield
lmiJNCH
DIIV CMCANKIt
HATTlUt
AM)
Wo mnko Rnrmonts look llko new
and moro thnu double the value
of them to you.
WOItiv AUSOMiTi:iiY GUAUA.V
TKK1) i
Uundles called for and dellvorod
Pacific UH31
Home UNO
Noar Mooro Hotel
THE
Sunrise Laundry
FAMILY WASHING A SI'KOIAITY. ALL WOHIC nUAItANTL'i:!)
Orders called for and delivered. First class work done by hand.
Ladles' nnd men's milts cleaned mid pressed. Tel. Main 7831;
Home, 37. Corner Eighth and South Central Avenue
1
For the benefit of those that are thinking of Buying Land in the Medford
District of
The Rogue River Valley
Sprin
See
It will be to your interest to consult the
i
Rogue River YaHey Canal Co.
i !
In regard to
IRRIGATION
Wc have the facts and know the reason why. 60 per cent of the land In """
this valley will not pay interest on a $20 per acre value, above cost of pro
duction of crops.
The Best Growing Three Months
. i .
'TTTV The government record shows the average rainfall for June, July and
August for the last 26 years to he five-tenths of an inch per month. This
being tlic case It Is Impossible to get satisfactory crops year after year
without m "
IRRIGATION
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Lv. "-5k. V4rvrin "Cifc. H
Seed Potatoes
e
J have received a largo .shipment of Sim'riHO and
Early Rose seed jiotaloes and am prepared to J'ill
your orders. These are the lies!, varieties for this"
section and arc tho best seed that grows.
Garden Seeds
Vo havo a big stock of garden and grass seed in
packages and bulk. 4
Allen Grocery Co.
The Friday Mystery v
Kncb Krlday this storo will havo one or more articles In furniture,
houscfuriilsbluiw or hardware that will be wld as a fUMSUIAL on
that day only.
Wo will not ndvorlls the imam of the. arllele or tell you tho
price through tho newspapers ,r otherwise. You must mil at oar
store on Krlday to nuo what tho npfllnl Is, and
IHtLIHVK TS, IT WILL PAY Y,)IT "to DO SO
This may wwui cpieor way to hold Siwtflnl Ml, but It
will be worth our while to InvmtlgHtc.
Medford
rurniture &: iiardware
Lompany
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