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IOCAL AND
L PERSONAL
Allen Smith rot uracil Frldaj from
n trip to Now port, Ore.
County Judge Ton Velio uppnt Fri
day In Ashland on business.
YV. A, Sumner, innnaRor of the Pal
mier Investment company, linn ra
turned from n trip to Snn Francisco.
Ur, K. KlrcliRcusncr lias returned
and vlll lo at the NnBti Hotel on
Wednesday from 10 to 3.
A recent Issue of "The Menace" a
paper published In Missouri, deoted
to attainting the Catholic church con
tains the follewing: "All Menace
subscribers In Oregon, and especially
In tho counties of Jackson and Jose
phlne, aro urncd to Immediately com
municate with 11. V. McCulloiiRh, 8?
lloso avenue, Medford, Ore. Aa
means of Identification, rend jour
Mcuaco label."
Kepce Itosenbaum has returned
from a trip to San Francisco and re
ports flood conditions had In Cali
fornia. It rained all the tlmo I was
there One could hardly cross a
street, the wator was Bhoo deep.
They haven't had so much rain in
jenrs ho says.
Columbia rler smelts arriving
dally, the finest of their kind. Med
ford Fish and Poultry Market. 2r.fi
II, Paul Thelss and daushtcr, Miss
(eraldlne Thelss, returned Friday
from Santa ltarbara, where the re
mains of Mm. Thelss Here Interred.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilalph P. Con-gill have
returned from their honeymoon trip
Jo California.
(1. A. Ilutr. returned to his home In
Mcdfbrd Sunday after spending a
couplo of weeks with Yreka friend.
Ho has accepted an offer to travel as
business manager for Frederick Pres
ton Search, the vlollncelllst who Rave
a concert In Yreka last fall, and will
join hi in this month In Washington.
Slsklou Count- Xens.
At Ulrlch's to close out, at 10 cents
on the dollar, the Ilyan stock.
T. O. Petersen of Murphy spent a
few hour n Medford Thursday.
Attorney Canton mado a profes
sional trip to Jacksonville this morning.
Kodak finishing. Best in town.
At Weston's.
Tho dally squad of wanderers ar
rived Thursday night, were quartered
In the city, and marched out of town
this morning by the police.
Joe Bccman of Gold Hill was In
Medford for a few hours Thursday at
tending to business.
Frank Farrell is in town today
f i oni his ranch. '
J. F. Foreham superintendent of
the Postal Telegraph company In the
northwest was In the city Thursday
Investigating local conditions.
To loan, 12000.00. R. A. Holmes,
tho Insuranco Man. 254
The high school basketball team
will play the Ashland school In the
latter city next Wednesday night.
Col. it. C Washburn of Table Hock
was In Medford for a few hours
Thursday.
Ten day's sewing or $5.00. Kols
ter'a Ladles' Tailoring College, rooms
C-7, St. Mark's block, corner Main
and Hotly. 277
Tom Anson of the Steamboat til i-
trlct is in the city for a few days on
business.
Hoy Womack was a business vis
itor in Ashland Thursday.
J. O. Gorklng, tho best all around
photographer in southern Oregon..
Alays rcllablo. Negatives mado any
where, time or place. Studio 223
Main St. Phono 320-J.
Mies Mar) Henry or Gold Hill vis
ited with friends In Medford Thurs
day F 1C Long of Ilutte Falls was a
buHliicnH visitor in Medford Thursdnv
afturnooii.
"Iusuranco your best asBOt." Havo
tho est. Place your Insurance with
Holmes, tho Insuranco Man, right It
ho writes it. f W
Juku Kcitz, a prospector with a
clulm near tho Oregon-California
lino in tho northeastern )art of tho
couut Is In tho city, and repot U tliut
cougur uiul wild cats aro plentiful 'n
his neighborhood. Ho uh that
Now Years ulRht u cougar tame right
up to hlb cabin door, ami ho took a
n!iot at htm, but failed to kill the var
mint. The first rohearsals for tho pre
sentation of the "Pirates of Pen
zanco' that will bo given at the Page
theater Feb. 10-11 under the direc
tion of Charles Hazelrlgg for tho
benefit of tho K. of P. lodge aro be
ing held tills week,
Lawyers Carkiti and Taylor havo
moved from Central avenue into
throe larger front offices on Main
street over Hasklns and lloydou's
stores.
Northbound passenger train No. 10
Thursdny evening consisted of four
teen coaches, hiuiled by two engine
Travel is heavy lmw over tho north
ern route, caused by easterner!
spending the Chrlntnia holldn.va In
Southern California icturntng home
Don Under spent tho first of tho
week with friends In Grants Pass.
Miss Violet Cnskey, who was oper
ated, upon a month ago for appendlcl
tli) nt Sacred Heart hospital returned
to her work this week.
Tho Hoguu Hlver Fruit ntid Pro
duco association has about 75 halt
boxes of Comlco pears which aro
ready for quick consumption, and
which w 111 bo sold at a very nominal
price.
Quite a number of Medford people
arc afflicted with slight touches ot
tho grippe.
MUs Irene Plotner, who has been
visiting with friends and relatives at
Gleudalo, and points in Josephine
county has returned to Medford.
Fresh lime. Medford Lbr. Co.
.George Older of MontaRue, Cal .
spent Thursday In Medford attend
ing to business Interests.
Arthur Tuttlc of Talent Is In the
city for a few dns on business.
The finest eating on the market.
Columbia river smelts nt Medford
Fish and Poultry Market. 25C
The open winter has been Ideal for
the sheen and stock on the range .n
tho southern part of tho county.
K. D. Weston, commercial photog
rapher, negatives mado any tlmo or
place by appointment. Phono M
1471.
K. L. Prcscott has returned from
Corvallls where he took a short
course in aprlculture at tho O. A. C
Stewart Patterson and Don Clark are
taking the horticultural course.
Mike HauleyVeturnedt'rlday from
Montana where he purchased two
carloads of thoroughbred Herfordi..
Sugar Pine shakes. Medford Lbr.
Co.
Chief Engineer Win. Gerlg of the
Pacific & Eastern and North Dank
railroads returned to Medford from
"Portland Friday. . ,,
Milk nnd cream at DoVoo'a.
Kodak finishing, glossy or dull fin
ish at J. O. Gerking's studio, 22S E.
Main St. Phono 320-.
Regular communication and work
In M. & M. degree toulght (tho ICth)
by order of W. M.
JAMES E. WAft
EMOST CITIZEN
CROSSES DIVIDE
jio Hi nml ituprovciuenl. Wj'. Wall
nlwuvs lU'littlitoil in 'lite ollmiitu tUl
possibilities of tlu ItuKiie' lliv'er vnl
lev and vvim u booster fur Hi' eitv
ut Moil foul, wtiote lie liml ouilt "
tieiiuttful Inline nnd luul vlm-cu Mril
'"on! ns- h poituuuent icUlciteo.
Mi. Witt t vvns ulwiivs mi tlu nioiiil
i side of every intention us lie under
stood it, ami never enunaeil in nn.v
lint clean euteijirUtw. lie wan fnuli-
.Ksss hi his privuto mid pulilie life anil
Juines K. Walt, one of Medt'otdV uu'iuplury in his perionnl, iinbit.
most subslhntilil and inlliiciitiul olti- j tuiuliut mnl coijverjuilioit. U u? it
reus, pitstHl iivvnv Kiiilny iitommtr. , ""'it f wide iiit'oiumUuit mnl a Hie t
Jnntuirv 1U, nt 7$U q'olooV ut the'xlndi'iit t hblor.Y.nd htd an unin.
mhmvi uenri iio-puut. wuete ij jinn
boon taken hist rnduv tor an opera
lion lieonusc of an absoess hi the
Inner curl The uiterVitlon vvs sn.
resfitl and the'' patient appnlenllv
Improved utifil Tuosdnv, vvneit rt
olmilue for the worse took place, re-
Mtllint in his death. The funeral ai-
uullv retentive nu'inoiv. row nitui
vctc m jvell inUuuied on the oaut,iu
rosujtun; m tli.o civil win. iiitt few
ktifvv iU lustotv ltyli. lie live)l Joi
thoHt pvtoiests vJn i.ouutr.v, lu,s
j;oiitiiuti.v au his luniu', a i;v.ul
ipe ot (.'liiistinu oil men His tie-iniM-
is n liis to tile' eonmiiiuitv. lie
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'Mi:xir(MiT .iu. to,- PiWi
MYSTERIOUS
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Clllt'MIO, Jim HI. . Tluit he luul
ihht UuetlK lo.hiv vlM ,vv!"'l','M'Mp.vul Ihe loullileii.v of tol
' , ., i'.'i' ii, i i.ouel (oiiMvilt ami Ailiiilinl llowov
lituuits pi 1 1 oops out ipii(i umii'iiw
lm) coiineolliiu' .Momoo t'ft inul
rti vJtur. Ihe lomlh nio tlf, 0tl
PHEBIAWITHERELL
iiu'lliii ly vVliieh loiemuoin ooiflil'Wt
(Aptr liom the oHoital m hh tontefi
tUC,v UlUl oipioiooiii' lepnwvumuoo
luiii(ni woio tospoiisilile foi1 IIiiHUii'h
"fc
of inoiiev todit amis
raiijsements hnve not vet been com- was a iiientlier of the Masonic order,
ploted, hut will lie niiuouneed Inter. lcloiijeni l the lltfio Ioi'Iko. the I'oin-
Mr. Watt was hoi it in Oltioville, uiiudoiv and the Mx-dic Shriito.
Pa.. .Jitiiuarv "JO, IStiO. He mow to) Mr. Watt is .mvivetl liv his wife,
mnuhood on the old homostead near Mrs. Alice Watt, ami his daughter.
Knst Paltstine. O. His oduoalioit was Helen, nnd liv four h'mtliers -Koliett
neiiuin-d nt the public seliooU nnd nt Watt. Knon Vnlley l'n .lolui Watt,
the Knon aendemv. At the aae of, Pill-Um:. Pa . Samuel Wall'. I.tin
21 he wont west to Illinois, whole ho, mote. N. I)., nnd Willuiiu II. Wutt,
r.'iiiniii.'il ulioiit iwn eni-s. tvmoviii!' Modlord, Oi . nnd liv two sister,
thonoe to Devil's Luke, N. U., in l&S.I. Mr. H. W I.itloll, IWnver I'ltlU. Fa., i
., ,, ... , . and .Mi. W. A. MeKo.iu. lotion al-,
At Devils uke i. ,. 1
ev, Pa. I
At Uovils Lake he wits engaged in
merountile business, outline nnd op
erating it general store. Ho was in
this business for eight venrs, when
tiuhtnos
ittipioooilenti'd.
wutv gtuiuhliug.
war. that a liuniH'iiil or a niilttat
etisis, or both, nt ouuc weio ilium
uoiit. Hiu'ilu itlloiitlod the funeral tliU
foroiioon of (leiiornl .loaitiiii .Mans,
Into tuililiitv I'oniumuiloi' oi oit
('ur, who died while tn a visit hete.
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1 Weeks & McGowan Co.
UNDERTAKERS
Jjuy Abblslmit
Vy Tliouo S27
yiflbt F. W. Weeks 1U3-JS
PIioum A. K. Orr 078-M
IlOSEllUnG. Jan. 1C Walter
Jacobson and Mrs. Kilo Duffy, both
of whom claim to have come )o Hose
burg ;rom Medford, were arrested in
a Sheridan street rooming house by
Officers Williams and Ketch. They
aro accused ot a statutory offense.
The couple were taken in custody
by the officers when they found
two marked dollars previously
given to a local jouug man by the
police lu possession of the woman.
Tho ybung. man In question claims
that lie gave the marked dollars to
Jacobson, and was later escorted to
the apartments of the woman. Ho
had been In the room but a minute,
however, when the officers appeared
on the scene and made the arrests.
Jacobson and Mrs. Duffy were sen
tenced to terms ot 10 das In Jail
and fined in the sum of $50 each. On
their promise to get married and
leave town bentence was suspended
Jacobson and Mrs. Duffy claimed
they were enroutc to Eugene to get
married when arrested b tho offl
cers.
tjie wholesale croeerv house of Win
.ton, lluipor. Fisher Sc To. otnplovcd
him as their travelitu: agent, nnd ho
was with thorn for thirteen oiir-. Hv
his frugal, industrious nnd ooonuniio
habits he noiptirod .some capital, ami
in HUM enmi lo Portland. Or., where
for two .venrs he was in real estate
and other httsiuo..
In 1H00 Mr. Watt onme to Medford
and first in voted in orchard lands.
He was nlwuvs successful in what
ever business he engaged, and ut his
death was not onlv nit owner of con
siderable html, hut was interested in
other business enterprises, and wits
a stockholder and director of the
Kitt National bank of Medford. He
cerved for five vear- on tho school
board of tho citv at the time of its
greatet development mid expansion.
During the tenn of his service three
grade school building And one IurIi
school huildiui: were erected, nnd
great improvement made in the edu
cational system nnd management.
In Public Life
ror two venrs Mr. Watt vya n
IN
T CALLED OFF
HOISC, Idaho. ,lau lb
ion tavorahle to tormcr
States Senator .lonntliaii Ilouine ol l.lnuio
Oregon was handed down hero tod-ty
by Federal .Indue F. S. Dietriih in
a ense involving valuable miiiii..
property in tho Coour d'Aloiio dis
trict of not t hern Idaho. Ity the i!c
cision the action hroiuht hv tho
Stewart Mining cotupitnv for pos.c
sion or ore bodies hcnealh the st..
faee of the Ontario I.odo Mii'iug
compiiuv, owned by lloiirue. Mils ill
missed. The Stewur companv otvii
chituis ndjoiniin; thcOutuno claim
mid it war. ndmittednt tho tn.il that
the same rich vein's tjial were found
in Stewart's company's clninis run
through Ilounie's claim.
The property contested for is
considered allium; tho richest in tho
t'oettr d'Alene scctiou.
tJoiMl AryJ.
lueinber of the city coiineil, nml.tliU ,H you Tvnptltopd Wl. et It
ns t tho Ifme ofthe cTly's stMAM rkiM Hltiiy.' ' V.n
fro.n
was inilloated liv a low diolulcil
-viitciH'os Ills iirirt weio aide lo
Ktt I mill v h the lH,M"IHllu "J. v'.
It." who hud l '''inn t tin piimJed
(ho iiltemhtnU o u Itoclif-toi. Mum..
Iiovpiiul. until hi" oco fioin there
Ihtoo iiiontliH ngo. and ha siuro
ptoved ooitallv pHi.litHi lo llu mini-
I .1. ..I !..,. it ,.l ll.ll lilt- I 111 til 111 I lilt
Tho tiiNMM also B"'"-i ' "7",, .'" " .
,,.. . i...iif I'linii smmio i'i univ mi. nv,
. .IC Kl,,ri,l .UMif, i . . .
Mils: tiM'i, ii-ii a i-rivilii.j
Of good appearance, hut Millet-
nig m'oiiiiurIv .fiont a total Iimh of
uteinotv ami the owor of pcovh,
jtho until vviim picked up b the miIkm
ami sent to the Kochoxler hospital
some tiioiitlm iiko, lintmls on m
tic It of hi clothing mom' li-o lo hi
desiguiitioit an "J. ('. It.," uothiiur
could ho lent ned from hint nor mii.v
tiocu found concerning him. how
ever, until .ventonhiv, when the veil
'which had clouded hl liiaiii noowed
lilted for a few momenta.
"The ptoHidout know," he ev.
clniincd iinoxpucti'dlv, to his uui ..'
nstouiclunoul. "Take mo to Wailt
tugton. U' kuowa."
"What ptonldiint " ga-pid llie
lllltTO.
"Iloo-etell. of oouixe," waa tin
icplv. "I was ii i, iiuc iiio-sanc
for him to Sail Fiuueiaeo. Ami I
waa veith Dcwev at MnuiU. I a
Iteiileitaiit on hi flngahlp. Dowev
knows mi)."
'I'hou. oxhuitated. the iitan ImnisI
into his fottiier manlier of inatticu
'late niunntiriiig in nnvcr to nil
ipiestmtis. Tho utteuihtiils vv t
uatchmg him coiisliiullv, hopn s: '
'latch aoino mote mtelliyili.c titti
aliens.
'PRESIOENT DEFIED IN THREAT
f ' TO BLOCK SPOILS SYSTEM
llurglnrs, prosum.iblv trampa en- , WASHINGTON. Jan l' Doll
tured the farm homo of KM Gorlo. nnco of adtulnlatintlou disapproval of ,
in Id wit) between Tnluut and Phoenix,' tho post office appropriation bill be-
while tho fntull) wnH absuiit Thursday J cause of tho provision exempting all.
SAN PKANlM.sro. Cnl.. .Ian. III.
The mutch scheduled for .liiuuaiv
.10 between Willie Ritchie, light-
1 weight champion of the wot Id, am!
,V dcois-1 Harlem-Timunv Muipltv wit, called
I'mtid off this nlteiiiooit hv I'louiotcr
W. Coffroth. This action w
(liken when Ititchto' pliysieinn, Dr.
lohit (lallwov, ordord Ritchie lo
kcj'p his iiijuted foot off the llooi
for ut least two weeks
Coiiutv Cloik (liildlit'l Thilli'dii) 10
fused a nun i lilac Incuse to Tom Will
ami Phobia Wlilioiell, ami r tenia.
Htopdnimlttor of A WmIi upon lh
loriimil of thp mother lo Imi bur oh
sciit. ami that Ihu irlil wag not of
iiro Witt I hetil In thfi eouut Jail,
upoM a Hlalutoo elinrto altoKtHl to
hav hmiii roiuailtttMl Multilist tho
Kill, and Mm lorowouy would hnvo
tiiwint fimidoin to hltu FrlondH of
Witt havo boon txorkiui for minki
tlinu to rousummnto the nutrrUin.
iHptcad of moIiik to the altar, Pho
bia will piohabl) no lo (Ihh lofoim
school, as soon as tba i-ouftitloii I"
nudltix bor nn Is pIoommI up
I'iIciuIm of Witt maintain that alio -i
near twout). while tho fiiintlr Hlblo
of tba Walsh' show ah.. m born
Itt IU7 A rltal of Witt's far tho
bund or tho vlrl. Is iollctlH data on
the blitli record.
Phobia wept wha.u tho iHiirrlMgo It
cntiso was ief used Her ittolhar ara
her coiuoiil. but channel Imr wind
when the courthouse was ronhd
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evening, anil stole two suits of clothes
a pair of shoo ami a sweater
1.7
too assistant postmasters lu lb"
from tho civil servlio, was
Thi . loiinio
locnl polite have boon notified Ilur- volred todn) lu the house debato on
lug the last week a number of rhlc. ! that nuiiMiro b ttepneutntlve Moon
en coops lu tho neighborhood of Tul- of Tcuuossoc. iliulrtiuui of tho post
out and I'lionilx have been raided office lomiitittce
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LECTURE JANUARY 23
Proloasor ttaddlo of th I'hIvo.
slty of Orugou will Itfriur at Jitrk
soHvtlle JaHttary IS oh "Tib o Txm
Cltlea. not at Mejford Janunry it
1 1 m t. lelier i ; in ' I Its lecture
are free mid part of the iittitwtvliy
v lou too
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Brettoii
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that Mini ll.
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JdcSihrer
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SAX I'llANl'l.SfO, Col.. Jun. 10.
Stoini vviin)ingstvero put up along
the count this ntteitmoit finin S.iii
Frauuisco norlhwitrd. A new hltinn,
which the locnl weitlher liuioiiii ni)
will he higher in ncopo than that ol
.limitary 1 in due hungltt. The lot
re.tuV picilicttoii xvn- for nun to
night nnd Siitiiiilny, with high south
east tviiidn.
LOOT BANK OF $2000
CITIZENS SHOW BATTLE
EVi:rti:TT. Wn. Jan 1C Flvo
armed men held up the (ii unite Falls
State Dank, 1C niltet northeast ut
hero last nlt;ht i ud i-s-aped with
from J1500 Jj $.'000 after engaglns
In a running p btol ba'tl'e with a clt
Uens' posse.
TOO JtAtl) TO VhABSlFY.
maueiit tenaii' must ho close lu
with bhth connection and kept
comfoitably wann. llox J. 1). (1 ,
care Mall Tribune. - 25u
FOIt sau:
the load.
081-un.
-Manure, delivered by
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SALE
HAS BEEN A WINNER FROM THE BEGINNING SIMPLY BECAUSE THE LADIES OF MEDFORD AND VICINITY KNOW
WHAT BARGAINS TO EXPECT AT OUR JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE. THEY REALIZE OUR ADVERTISEMENTS CAN
BE RELIED UPON. WE HAVE EVEN TAKEN MORE DRASTIC MEASURES THAN EVER BEFORE, CUT THE PRICES
X LOWER TO CLEAR THE RACKS AND CASES, AS WE ARE MAKING BIG PREPARATIONS FOR SPRING IN OUR NEW
QUARTERS.
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Wool Dresses
One-half price the ItiKt'K reduction evitr
'iyqu from oup varied entire .stock.
$11.50 Dresses now 5.75
$1-1.50 Dresses now '. $ 7.25
$10.50 Dresses now $ 8.25
'$10.50 Dresses now..... $ 0.75
$24.50 Dresses no..,:.Jlj $12.25
$'27.50 Drcsses-iiow !.'., '. .. . ..'S13.75
Dress Skirts $1 98
Values to $15.00. One full rack of Dress
Skirts, noi this season's models, these have
been picked up very readily this week, hut
we have replenished the rack, black and
most all colors, actual values to $15,00 .Jan
uary Clearance ; $1.98
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One-half price. All this season s newest
models find nialcHals, Chiffons, Crepes, AI
Keriaii Crepes, etc.
$10.50 Kvcuiiif,' Dresses
$22.50 KveuiiiK Dresses
$25.00 lOveiiinp; Dresses
$27.50 Kvenint,' Dresses
$:i5.00 Kvcning Dresses
$15,00 lOveniiig Dresses
$ 9.75
$11.25
$12.50
$1:1.75
$17.50
$22.50
; .Tailored Suits
All Tailored Suits, v;ry much underprieed. Jeductioiii4 arc fine
fourlh, one-third and pue-lialf.
Long Coats; Childs' Coats
Are all reduced for quick "clearance,
one-half.
Wediictions one-third to
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''all and Winter Milliner.
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