Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 01, 1915, NEW YEAR'S ISSUE, FIRST SECTION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMKIWOKI) MAIL TRlfll'MM, "MIMKOttl), OREOON, TODAY, JANUARY 1, tnifl PAOE BETTOr IV ELKS' TEMPLE ONE OF FINEST IN IHE COUNTRY ' M ft I ft it dill III 'II'- tnv I lllltll t'l IimUiic, ulllilli Mil ImmiihIh (lie In 1. nioi't cliilniiMli', ami In icri io tin IicmI iiiiiiiili'il IimIro l"IHlll (if lllli city In I Im utnhi totilli of I'lilllilliil iiihI Mini In thu niitniilllcon! ulriii'iiii,. wlili'li .Mi'ilfnril Hlka ii i ii mm hum pli'tliiK on I'1" inn ilitiil i unit r il Noilli fuiitrnl inoinii" and 1 "If ( Ii lltlC'f'l. Tlilu linpiwlni; HlriHliiii' i iiiiililil mill rurnlnlioil Mill rJl fiiinino or IIiIh mtioiinl $ MT. ,(it)0 will in i xpoiiil cil (or llii tiiillillnr, il'icir fl'min fur rurnlliirit mill J 10, nun fur hint liilt ilmit, Tlu IiiiIIiIIiik i'iincim naar. I n iiiuiitiir ur a Mock, In two nturli'H IiIkIi. anil iniilcnii'iilli llm full Imllil liii: area U n eoiii'H'li' wnllcil ami floored ImHi'iiictil. Aliiivn tin haw UH'iil Ilia twill him of Mliltu irHttc(l brick. Ill lilt' llllHlMIIIIIll tlKTO Will IhI bowl Iiik iilhOK, " larno KMiiniultiiii, nhim oi Imlliii ami hot wati-r hcatliiK plant On Ilia firm floor tli'iro Ih ii lurn ri'i'opilnii tooin, u Imllitu parlor, II liinry, rllltiK room, nforattiry'ii f flio, ninl room, grill room, nml bll llunl room, Tha m'coiid floor couiprlma llm IwIiim room ami lmniint hull. Tim Idilljit room lit r. Ti x 7 1 1 ltd In nln ami Ih uomlroiml)' hiiautlfiil. Tha floor nra of hard wood, nffordlnK an ' ix'rlnlly flint laiirlni; floor. Tim hiilldltiK In hi'liiR furiilhhi'il throiiKhniit In unltirnl wood nallvii null and (Ir haliiR principally nncd. Th furniture In tho bout which could j ponNlhly Ixi procured. MriUord I .oil en No. llf.S II I'. (I. j Klka. wan orKnnlrod live ma anoi wild a luemherahlp of 13. It now Iiiik a monilierrdilp of J70. T. K liaulolit xxaa Itri flint KXitltod ruler ami Iamim ii. Haidclim Ih Km pnwmit Kxalti'd ruler. Tha inns- iiicmliertflilii for Ilia imr Jimt cloved Ih neatly 100. Tim hullillm: committee which linn had elmrRii of the art'Ollon of fpl mild new Indue linnie Ik compiled of the follow Iiik ut'iilliiuinn: I .win II llankltiH, T. i:. Uaulelri, Hrott V. Ilitxlit, It. It. i:he, H. I llrowu. ('. i: (latim ami I., ,M. I.xoim. l'runk C. Clark, architect. Mlt TlllTVHfu' M!l'ltUMi:.TS. Tin; Star Tliontor. will ho on lurKed Hhorlly alter llm flrat of llm New War, ami plain for tho luipruw meiilH aro now ImiIiik Hindu Ii)' a woll known tnnlrnctor. Tha iiinrt Important chniiRo ICI.KH' NKVV Tli.MI'l.l!, NOW MJAIII Nfl CO.MI'M'I'IO.V, ro.S'HMJ ?0(),(M U CO.MI'I.KTi: i jHBtv tuBaaLaiBaaaaaaaBLA ""- m "f r S v iaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai'E.j!aaaaM RECORD PRICES FR PEARS MEDFORD m T PMO CITY FOR ON LIBRARY'S GROWTH iFlMRTilMT; . FOR YEAR STEADY! F-m No ilty In Hit world xi' MeiN fonl In llm amount of pavliiK tr tin population. The illy ImimtM of -0 mlln of hard ntirfara imU'iiient, all of which wan laid In the pant five oar The (ol approxlmalNi f 1 .00(1,00(1. Tho hulk of tha iavu meat In aiphall with concrote Ihikd. ".Medford U the Inmt paal city In1' Tin- mr of ID 1 1 linn heen ono of Htoinl) Krowtli In (ho pnhllc library. Kadi month more hooka liavo boon tnl.vn o ut for liomu rcadliiK than dnr Ini; the (.orreKponnini; month of limt jear, and tha total circulation of hooka mid uinK'izlnefl linn been ap proximately .'17,800, hIiowIiir n Kaln of more than 27 pur cent. Tha book collection nu in hem A 808, of which 17 have hcun added during the bo Ilia lurroaimd nontlnc fucllltlim In tha way of u balcony that will limn ISO uhnlra of tho ory latent pat tern. Two Htalrwn, ono on each tdilu of tho lobby will lend to tha balcony at a ory enxy rnda and will make tha balcony ery nttrortlvo and comfortable, Whero Iho office la now located llm world. Not only linn It the inoxt (Kivwl htreotM for Un aire, but the (jmillty of tha mamanl U Muperior lo that of any ally aouth of It," nald i Ham lllll, pratddent of tha National i Oooil ItiMiiln avaoeUtlon mid foro- miHit kooiI rnwilH adxocMla In tho na tion, while rMntl) lHltliiK In thin , cll. j "I have Inspected all thu now roiulK mid palnic conMiuctlou i nilor way In both Kurone and America, no (l11" I ftl that I know vrhnt I am tnlktnc aboiil I'MM-ansnt and i;ool botolri )ian triinoforined .Medford into a niONt attratthu city. Medford and Aahland are far alieinl of an rltlva miulh to Wacraiimuto." A rlty of 1 1.000 Inhabllniita. It ban ,is!i,707 iMimrn yanla of paament. or lii.OIl llnanl mllim, or :ir. minnre yariU par raplla. .Medford Iiiik moro pimd ntnxita Imlay than I'orlland bad at tha time of Ilia l.awla and j Clark fair In 105 and Portland at will; thu! Hut" wa a oily of 160,(100 In habitant!. will bo plHrU a ladle' nwt mum and tho offle will liu tmiirifarruil to tho operntliiK mom and tho entrance. cIuuikimI lo tho balrouy ami tho oHir atluic room wilt ho In tho extreme front of (ho liulldliiK over thu entrance. current onr, Tha library rooniH are bolnp lined more nml morn both for reference and general rendliif:. Blxty-flva m:i;a rlnoH and nevvHpapora aro received rcf-tilnrly and the nulnicrlptloua for next )enr lnclud a number of now- llllea. Man) people who do not caro lo koep their fllen hnxc InouRlit to the llhrar their pergonal coploH when they have flnlnhed with them. It lit tha plan to prenerxo complete files of llm leitdliiK porlodlcnla and to hnvo thoui bound iih (hero aro funda avail aide. Tho library Ik Kind to receive either current or back utimberu of magazlne-i. nud tho oploH not uuvd k1 for referenco fllea will Ixi circu lated or Mint In nuuihem to commit ulllen or Inntltullona that will enjoy them, Aiiioiik tho hooka purchased dur ing the )iar haxo I icon the New In ternational liirclp'dln llrlt.innlcn, Intho latent edition. Tho hulldliiK nud tho auditorium are mlro and moro Fought aa meet ing place for dlffernnt orKnnlrallonH, nml tho library linn found opportun ity for oxtendlni; Ita work In many different wna. Hooka haxo been borrowed from tho Mate library for ntudy Krnupa on different RubjectR, and to fill numberlefs IndlvJdual ro il u ant r. Mi:nroui ih:st iavi:i citv in i.d ovi;i: twisntv mim-s ok ii.m.si'itiwci:sTui:i:TS ?a ' . .i , . . 1' ' ' -r cm U,.mrt Co.Ui ft J ' ' ! ' "WElft i j,Mffitii(i fi'. m WjSxri, h !' - i4wApoK p. IIH mi Jmi m iiv jlL1 . Wi C - a fir Ir-'" i ... . ... I .. , .,,.., un .111 (Ji:i:il.l HUM.MAItV OK I'PlllilC I.MI'IIOVII.MK.NT, .I.Wl'AUV I, IIM.1. Ki, Ynrdn. .Mlleo. font. :isu, "07.70 au.o.'i $ !i:ir,!U!.i;t , as. in sriii,ri2i.o:i -.,., , !iTC t ' .OO.fiOO.S. V v - T UR (id r. I n (k . ... ?.". 000.03 .... .. .. 37M0O.30 I'avouient Water maliiH . . Sanitary lownrti hlorni IKIWIIIH . . Couciutu walkn MlHcallaueotiH (Iravlti water Tim tounly court Thnrndny fixed the achool apportionment at $11! per capita, $n lower, than tho amount fixed earlier In the jear. giving for xcIiooIh of the count) approximately ?S 1,000 for 19 IS. A number of tho Kchool official) of the valley attended ii meeting Thurmlny forenoon pro tnntlnr; ai;alnt reduction. The levy ntate nml county taxes- was fixed at 13 5 ihIIIh. 1914, FEATURE I .SotwIlhclni'dl'iK un'avoritble Kra- ou and in fr.i oral) t inurkutti, Alrd- jiprd pearr, broke the (,'rren fruit Utile-, i"ford for tH, when on Octo- b(r C In New York City three dollar 'and five ecnta par half box wan paid for a carload of Cornice uhlpped by 'the Itoiiuc lllver Krult and I'roduce 'nBnoclallon The car wan fold at auction in the open market upon Tier 0 The nnle Ik not only remarkable bv eaiixo of belna at tlif hlKhent prlco In a couple of yearn, but becatiso of the condition of the fruit market at the time, Jonathann shipped from the Pacific coant fruit districts under xcntllntlon, mid not under le ar rived In xuch bnd condition that thdy had to be placed upon tho market at once. A delude resulted, In which prlcfB ran around b?. cents and a dollar. The apple market hair not ro leoiercd from thin netback. Greater than the Injury to-the Immediate own era of the fruit r.aa that all the chip pcra from Its effect on tbo sentiment of the trade and of the speculators. A. II. Urown, manager of tho Stew art Fruit company, said that there xvere two factors In tho procuring of IiIkIi prices for the Cornice from Med ford, when all tho other prices wore badly off color "They were won derful pears and they arrived after the domjrrtltors-wcrG out 'or 'tho markets " I V M "V SOUTHERN OREGON & U MINING BUREAU Mining properties listed for sale, surveyed, sampled and reported. General assaying and maping. Medford, Oregon Here's to Our Friends and Pntrons . t I ' v -. - ( if ii A Happy New Year 4 "Wo know nil tlie time, you know now, that wo sell honest, wholesome foods for man and beast, and at honest, liveable prices. OAUHMN AND MtiLD SEKDS ..' . The kind that grows not the hold-over kind that you often take chances on, but guaranteed new seed. i Monarch Seed & Feed Co. .117 10. IVIaiu street, Bedford, Ore. Phone 2G0 Sportsmen's Headquarters If you intend to hunt or fish, camp or auto in southern Oregon, see us. Information furnished. Kishing tackle that, fits for fish ing made especially for tho big trout of lxoguo river. Sporting-Goods of All Kinds. ,. Automobile Tires and Accessories, '- i EWING'S GUN STORE Al HI") KOI J I) j 4 ' .Ve arc grateful: to ybu, the people of Medford. and the Rogue River Val(ay for your liberal patronage we have enjoyed the past year in: jLag&zry e.J-.oggery (of course) 't '. ', ' M ' ' :-; . . , I AIEDFOHD'fe AIODERN AND POPULAR Mfc PRICED IIOTEL x' - - The Nash 25 Rooms with Bath, 50 with Hot and Cold Water. KATES 75e UP One block froiu Postofficc. One block from Dcpot. One-half block from tlircc principal Banks. Two blocks from Page Theater. , BELL & SIIERIDAN, Props. '. ' The Southern Oregon Traction Co. ! i s ' Wishes to serve you during a very pros- r i : perous 1915 for all THERE ARE MANY TRAINS TO CHICAGO but tho OVERLAND LIMITED (63i Urs. from San Francisco) 1b the IVor of them all. Ktra Faro $10. I.eavea San Francisco 4:00 p. in. Arrives ChlcaKo 9:30 a. in., connectliiK with trains ar riving Now York fourth moraine. xia tho v OGDEN ROUTE (Southern Pacific-Union Pacific) A TRIIH OF COMFORTM K(ul)iuont tnchulpa o'liservntlon Cvr, t atltea I'nrlor, lluffot Club. loom, UlnliiR Car, DrawliiK-rconn, Coinimrtnionta with 3-roam huUh, Harbor Shoi, Showor flath, Valet and Ludlcs' Maid, Clothe? t'rcslnt;, Hair Dreeing, Mnssaco and Manicurlnp, Stenographer for the Uuslnss Man, Dallj' Stock and News Reports by wire. Protected by Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals Two other flo train via this route. San Francisco Limited and California Mm- , Itcd, CrirrylDR Standard nud Tourist X" oleepin cars and Dlnera. Fuitlier particulars rarea. fesnrvtf iti tloiiH and booklet on the "Salt Lake Cut" ()ri ' call oil1 ni'arcBt atnt of thd ' - t f k V X A f L r t Jev I daaaaaaabaaallr aaaaa .iffijii. I iui IM'F MmtSP i jiiiih iii ih ini. Southern Pacific Tha Kxi'ObU.u.. t.iuo l'J 15 JiiIiii M. SroMi flanoral rnowjer .xonl, I'nrllnwli Or i 'I 'it hi iiiiin.il iiWiiili. Urn ml tou ,. ji.say.un 3