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MEDFORD MATL TRTDUXE. MEDFORD. ORFiOX. TUESDAY. OfTORF.R S. 1918
IOCAL AND
a Di?enTAi
Orficii!! iHiik'0 has Just boon ro
rciu'd in lln' ffly of thu appointment
of lr. It. .1. ('onroy to Hid jiilmIIcuI
curjis of t!m army with tho rank of
rrw'i-in, it ri (1 with th; notlru fiiimn or-
(i'Tit lor mm to report for duly at
C:u?p Lewis In 1.', days.
Aiionify Nowton W. rjorflen ha
JllOVl!(l lliH
"A K. Mtirneek, anltant In horti
cultural reKnarch at O. A. (!,, haw
jiiHt returned from Medford, and re
ports a very BiiceoHnful year with
pears In that noted district, " says the
Corvatllft itiroUe-TInicg, "The crop
Is of good volumennd splendid final
ity. Tho Mod ford district alone has
shipped .".00 car lots of pears, mostly
to New York and some middle wes
tern points. I'rices ranged from
$4. SO per box, car lots, for choice
Itofics for the Christmas trade, down
to $!.;'." per box for a short season
only when tho market seemed to
break. The bulk of tho Itartlett crop
went for butter than $2.00 per box.
law office to tho PalmiTne I()p,ft (.rop fg BnKntly under the
Mod:, 107 Must Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Hay 11. Uullls
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left
Inr.i .Saturday for I.os Angeles which
city v;iH lie tiieir future home at least
until tho eiojso of tho war, as Mr.
liu 11 is t he.'o succeeds his brother
(iunlucr, who lias none into military
normal, following last year's heavy
yield. The peach crop was rather
lit, but the district as a whole has
had a prosperous and successful
year."
The furniture hospital fixes It.
lien Trowbridge, of Medfurd, was
a passenger on the morning train, re
turning home from a business trip
to 1'ortland. Hen Bays he has six
boys In tho service now. Two are
"over there," one at Camp Lew in, one
at Joyce, Wah., in tho medical de
partment, one at San Diego In the
aviation corps, and one at Camp
Cody, Mexico. He also lias another
boy who is worrying for fear the
war will be over before he geta to
go. Hen formerly lived in Koseburs
and has many ir lends here. Hose
burg Review.
Miss Flora Kinley . underwent a
serious operation at the Sacred Heart
hospital Monday and her condition
Is reported as satisfactory.
Mrs. Charles N'elcoud of Portland,
who had been visiting In San Kran
cisco, while en route home stopped
off In tho city today for a v.iMt with
I her aunt. Miss Kmma Armstrong.
Cenoral unholsterlng. mattress reno-1 ,, ,. ...,, ,
...,..., nt, . . f wlwilfmitln , . nenry i. iux, wiu wn unuwn
,' ..' , unB' H mucninc, I veteran WhIIh Karso
who last wi-ek resigned as secretary
of tho Applenatn Lumber company
and j:enfral agent of (lie Southern
Oregon Traction company, leaves be
hind many warm friends in Medford
who regret Hie departure of himself
and wifo from (he city.
Orres, tho ladies' tailor, will bo at
noon; hi;:h class only. Fit and work-
innnshfp guaranteed. 172
Twin (iaiiblers weighing d and
7 pounds re:;peftlvely were born last
Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs.
Aleck Ford of No. 115 North Mistle
toe. Hamilton & KUington pianos. II.
X. I.ofland, 225 South Oakdate.
Iook them ovor beforo you buy. 182
Mr. and Mrs. H. 11. Hooves of San
Fr;in-heo left this morning for Port
land (o locale In that city, after a
:r!t iiert with Mrn. V. M. Norman.
Singer Sewing Machine Shop, ad-
vnrnsB com-
phonographs and nmbrellas repaired.; PXDrejIB IIKenl at Jacksonville
All work guaranteed. Feathers
steamed and cleaned. Feather mat
tresses made from your old tick
Douglas, 201 South Itlvortsldo. Phono
1G2-J.
Mrs. Sarah Walta left today for
Red Hluff, Calif., for a visit with
relatives.
20 per cent discount on women s
button shoes. Schmidt's "Hood
Shoes", 21 North Central avenue,
Miss Anno McCormlck has been at
(rants Pass the past two days con-;
ferrlng with Miss Ruth Corhott, the
new home food demonstration agent
of Josephine county, and Miss Anna
Turley of Corvallls who is the stale
leader in home demonstration work
The Amona class of the Haptist
Sunday school will hold an Impor
tant business meeting Wednesday
evening at tho home of Miss Theone
Catkin on Roddy avenue. All old
u ml nnui mum hi.ru n rn n re nil In nt.
Junius, repairing, cleaning. 'Donoitend
I0::-lt. C. A. Chapman. 245 S. Central F,rst claM Spaman Ambrose Wat-
son, 21 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Waller l rasir Hrown left this;. j, Watson, left today to join his
morning to attend the senfiion of th!.shin, the V. S. S. Frederick nt Ports
Presbytery which j .110uth. N. II., after enjoying a 2."
days furlough at home, lie has had
Southern Oregon
"will be held today and Wednesday at
Clendale. Rev. L. Myron lloozer
will leave this evening to attend the
F'.'JiSiftll.
For the best Insurance ace Holmes,
tho Insurance Man.
F W. Cotlfrcy, A. Oth and A. T.
Kduiundann of I ho lieaglo district
are visitors in tho city today.
Daily's Taxi. Phono 15.
i.Votlce of a big advancement of ap
proximately $1 n pair on shoes has
boon received by .Medford retail shoe
merchants from the shoe ma nil f actum'.-.
to go Into affect in the next
five days. In fact the raise Is prac
tie:il!jr already In effect. This ruise
comes just ahead of the govornment
edict setting the maximum retail
jn-lce of shoos after Oct. 1 5 at $12,
i'td the minimum price at $'', and
Ordering tho division of shoes for
nalos purposed Into three grades of
quality. A, It. C.
Ono and three-color stock pear
labels for sale. Medford Printing
Co. . tf
An Important business mooting of
(he Fnworth League of tho MethodlHt
hiirch will be held In the league
room tonight at 7:;!0. A largo atten
dance Is desired.
Dr. lleino. (Jarnett-Coroy Tlldg.
M, F. Iligham who has been In
nrmy service Tor a long time and who
Home limn ago lost his hearing be
cause of the breaking of an ear drum
duo lo a buiMing shell at gun prac
IIcp. loTt for Spokane last night after
a short visit hero with relatives. Ho
Is still in army service but Is given
light and limited duty.
Ouo and three-color stock pear
labels for sulo. Medford Printing
Co.
considerable experience and ocean
traveling since his enlistment 19
months ago, having crossed the
ocean to France and Fngland several
times and spent the past Rummer
cruising South American waters or
patrol duty. Tho Frederick Is a Hrst
class battlo cruiser and carries - f
complement of 1100 men. On her
last two trips to France Watson was
captahi of a gun crow.
Rev. A. 11. Gammons of Jackson
ville and Rev. J. K. Halllle of Phoe
nix left this morning1 for tilendale
to nflend the Southern Oregon Pres
bytery Resslon.
Amqng tho fifty men now enrolled
In (he naval section of the students
army training corps nt (he I'nlverslly
of Oregon is James T. Urophy of
Derby. ' '
New arrivals In the city are Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Rich wood who arrived
several davs ugo from Superior, Wis.,
having made thn long Journey in
(heir car. They havo located at 1 125
Wost Main street and will spend tho
winter hero. They contemplate mak
ing Medford their future home.
George Muddox who wont to tho O.
A. C. to enter the students army
training corps has returned home as
he was rejected hoeaiiso of a slight
physical disability.
Miss Agnes Daniels and Miss
Louise Martin left tills morning for
Klamath Falls where they will take
tho nurses training course in the
Klamath Falls General hospital.
While appearances and chilly
weather this morning made a num
ber of persons suspect a light frost
that was not tho case. The official
minimum temperature of tho night
tfjand morning was HTVfc degrees.
now that all the express companies
are under govornment control under
tho name American Hallway Kxpress
has resigned his position. His suc
cessor Is Jack Reter.
Mrs. Mary ,L llerwleh of Los An
geles who had been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. George O. Timothy and Mr, and
Mrs. A. II. Polley leTt for home to
day. She and the Mesdames Timothy
and Polley were old schoolmates in
Clinton, Iowa.
Among recent births In tho city
are a daug.hterto Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Tucker at S0 North River
side last Friday, and a 10-pound son
to Mr. and Mrs.. .Will Lit man at 523
North Central.
The local Red Cross Is in need of
wooden hexes for the packing of the
clothing for the Belgians. Will some
of our merchants contribute Hie
above and send same to corner Main
and Hart let t or notify Red Cross and
they will be called for.
Persons having tinfoil for local
Red Cross will kindly turn It In, In
sheets not rolled.
Guests registered at tho hotels to
day included Mr. and Mrs. II. P.
'Nelson and R. G. MeOlellan of Chi
cago, Mr. and Mrs. George Woramer
of San Jose, Mrs. More of Palo Alto,
Mr. and Mrs, K. H. Mertcn and baby
and F. J. Craig of Seattle, Mrs! Dolly
Hrown of Spokane, Arthur Perry of
Hremerton, W. L. Upson of Corvallls,
JVM. ICsterly of Waldo, V. G. Bradley
of Copco, A. H. Dougall Jr., Mrs.
Dougatl, William Mudd, T. G. Fitz
gerald and L. W. Coler of San Fran
cisco, X. K. Stone of Weed, and J. T.
Currio, A. 13. Henson and C. C. Cot
ten of Portland.
Coughed So lie Couldn't Sloop
Bronchial coughs, tickling In throat
and asthmatic spasms break one's
rest and' weaken ono so that the sys
tem Is run-down and serious sickness
may result. Kuos llalbert, Paoll.
Ind,, writes: VI had a Revere cold
this fall and coughed continually at
night; could hardly Bleep. The first
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar re
lieved me, entirely curing my cough."
It covers Irritated membranes with a
healing and soothing coating, loosens
phlegm and clears air passages. For
salo by Medford Pharmacy.
Notice to Merchants.
The September smrnr cards will be
fumed in to office of linwles Moore.
Medford National bunk building.
Kimllv keep them arranged in nlpliu
belicnl order if tbev are now sn filed
in your store. A. FOUiKU.
Counlv Food Administrator.
As result of Australian govern
ment's plan to supply retail butchers
with frozen meat prices on the Syd
ney market havo dropped considerably.
SOU OF GLOTHES
PARIS, Oct. S. In Austria II Is
"hell without hope." That is the
way Internal conditions in the Hun
Bubservlent empire are described by
tho Vienna Arbelter Zolltmg.
Thlfi Austrian newspaper Is the
only one coming across the bonier
Into Switzerland, then Into France,
that has the nerve to tell the truth.
It la forbidden circulation In Ger
many. In Vienna a respectable suit of
clothes costs 2000 krons, now, owing
to the low exchange of Austrian
money, equivalent to about $o00.
A pair of boots costs COO krons,
or about t '
A cake of Boap cannot be had for
less than 30 krons, or about $ 1.50.
It costs 10 krons, or about ? 1 .50,
for a bar of chocolate.
A bread card entitles the holder to
(100 grammes (I 1-3 pounds) of
"near bread'' a week.
Nearly all the shops In Vienna are
closed, the paper says, fiakers' wag
ons are each escorted by six mounted
getularmc3 to prevent raids Jipon
them. i
"Every where Is ruin, desolation,
starvation," says the Arbelter Zeit
ung. ."The people of Austria are
tired out and do not believe any lon
ger in victory."
Krcneli. who have also mnde pome
mouress hcvoncl it. The Germans
have also been tiijitina fiercely nluusr
the Aine.
Ami-rli'iins Advnnre
WITH TIIT. AMKIMt'AN' AI.'MY
KOIiTllWKST OK YKIiDl'N'. (let S.
(N'oo. liv Ihe As-iH iali'il Press. I
The Anierieaii trnons cniitinue.l their
:iilv.itice eut of the Al"-'"lllie until
late Mnudav nL'lit. Alter the cunlurc
of ('liali'l Cheheiv thev '.-aiiiid lur
llier 'jrnuml.
The ailviini o was aided somewhat
liv tile use of simile bombs and a
I.....W In". A platoon ill lllinewerlers
was eantiireil. Duriii'.' Ihe niht na
trolliii'.' jvus in-live. There was in
termittent arlillerv firim.' onaecount
of movements lieliinil the enemv line.
PERMIT SALE OF TIMBER
'. IN SOUTHERN OREGON
AKIIIXOTO.V. (let. R. The
Southern I'ret.'iin comimuv. recently
restrained I'mui disposing of timber
from land claimed bv the uovernment
until eonnress enacts Ici-lntiou nro
vidinir for i's disposal, was permitted
liv the supremo court today to make
sales to meet the pressiiiL' demand of
lumber for manufacture of airplanes.
The court actcil on the sovernmeiit's
motion.
I Marguerite Clark
3 'Ui11 auo.xuiiui
NEW DRIVE UNDER WAY.
(Continued from page one.)
EX-SENATOR TURNER
ON JOINT COMMISSION
WASIIlXriTON, Oct. .. S. Cleorge
Turner of Spokane, former senator
from Washington has been appointed
! counsel for the United States to the
International (U. S.-Canada) joint
commission. i .
Mr. Turner, who served on the
commission several years ago, suc
ceeds Manton Wymell. who has join
ed the army in the judge-advocate-general's
department.
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been crosseil at lierrv-au-liiie. the
whole villaire on the north bunk of Wales Is preparing a bill admitting
the river lieiuir in the hands of thewomen to the practice of law.
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Visitors always welcome.
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To be filled. Let us fill It, we use care and skill and the best of
chemicals and drugs. The Doctor's orders are followed exactly. We
do nil In our power to help the rhyslclan help the sick.
Heath's Drug Store
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