MKIWOKI) 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:
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RECORD
PRICES
FR
PEARS
MEDFORD
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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
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i j,Mffitii(i fi'. m WjSxri, h !' -
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p. IIH mi Jmi m iiv
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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 "
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SOUTHERN OREGON
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MINING BUREAU
Mining properties listed for sale,
surveyed, sampled and reported.
General assaying and maping.
Medford, Oregon
Here's to Our Friends and Pntrons
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A Happy New Year
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"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.
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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,
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EWING'S GUN STORE
Al HI") KOI J I)
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.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)
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AIEDFOHD'fe AIODERN AND POPULAR
Mfc PRICED IIOTEL
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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.
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The Southern Oregon
Traction Co.
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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
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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 ,.
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