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I At the regular meeting ot the"'cltjr
council lust night, routine, matters ao
cupled the greater part of tho 'session
the majority of which wore relative to
the passing of ordinance selling city
property. . , .
jOno,.of the. most important .matters
of the' meeting wan the 'settling of the
delinquent ilefslmjer property, an ddr
dliidn of 19 lots on. the oast side, giv
ing the city a clear slate as far as de
linquent city .additions are concerned.
. An ordinance, was. -.also paused
whereby the city vacated the alley in
the, Frultdole addition on East Jack
son street in order to sell same, to the
California Oregon Fowe(. company for
a power, substation site. Six similar
ordinances dealing wjth property mat
ters wore also passed. .'
. The council also reached, a decision
to the effect that a survey whould
lie made of the sidewalk need's ,of the
city and' that new walks, would bo
built to remedy the present. conditions,
especially In tho;vlclnlty of the hew
high school, which will bo built, oil
North Holly Btieot;'the school board
having- made a request to that effect,
v All members were present with tho
exception of A. C. Hubbard, chairman
of the finance', comirdltoB.ijtna iB. fi,
Tho' state 'irublic service, coniniis-
s.iou,; is meeting: -mis uueumwi
lim .ttv hnll in reenrd to. the Med
ford Logging Railway Co.. or the
Owen-Oregon Logging rood, from
Medford to Butte Falls. The ues
tlnn to tin .decided has to do With
the erection of a .fence along tho
railroad right-of-way in the Butte
Falls country, which the . Owen-Oregon
Lumber Co. claims Is unneces
sary as the land through which, the
road runs is their own. ; .... .
" ilaim filrl Trial Near Kml, ,
.SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 111. The.
tuking of testimony in the trial
of Dorothy Elllngson, youthful con
fARfipri niatrlcirle. was concluded UL
1:20 p. m. todaj'. Assistant District
Attorney William W. Murphy mado
the first of the final arguments.
i At .'the twos In Vancouver, B. C,
nHk .week. Oregon . Bond,, oy,npd by
fcit'dit Wttltof. this city, 'Wasa cUiso
second in the 2:14 trot. Mr. and Mrs.
Woolf-s attended the ': 'fair.' Oregon
Bond starts next week at Centralia.
Elliott
1
Before
office.
THREE REVOLVERS
STOLEN !N LOCAL
HARDWARE STORE
? Three revolvers were stolen from
the Mcdford Hardware and Sporting
poods store und a large front plate
glass window broken sometime early
this morning by thieves who left' no
clues, except linger prints on differ
ent sections of the unbroken window,
i The gutss was broken by n brick
hurled with such forco that it went
completely through the glnss, hit - a
wall and rebounded several feet Into
the window display saco of the store.
The' hole which was made was over
two L feet square. affording ' ample
room for tho thieves to tuko the guns
which were lying directly In front
or tho hole. After the guns hail been
taken nothing else woh disturbed. -
The loss is .estimated at over $300;
$-00 or inoro:, of which includes the
ilamuge done the . window.- Two- of
the pistols stolen wero a Luxor und
u .4 5 Colts, automatic, whtto tho third
was a caliber rarget'gun. So am
munition was 'taken with tho guns.
:, Ceilings in two rooms of the. Wash
ington, scliool House, wlll.be plastered
und the, entrance tinted, according to
an order. Issuod yesterday , by E. H.
Hedrlck, superintendent ', ,of city
schools The ceilings to bo plaslcrod
aro Raid to' have hocn In a. dangerous
condition. '
, Thursday,. August 20th,; wlll bo so
cial night for ull Royal .nlglllnrs.;
128
J. J. Buchter and Ht L. Bromley re
turned lust night from a business trip
to Itoseburg in tho interest . of ' the
t'opco. : ; -,' '. . , - -V .
1. Leaving for Soattlo' Friday morning,
room for three, sliare expenses. Phone
18S-K-2. . " , . . " 1M
Rev. E. J. Lord, district superin
tendent of the Xorth Pacific district of
the Church of Nazarene, will preach
at. the, local. church on Xorth Central
avenue on the evenings, of Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of this; week at
7:30. .. v ...
; Canvas gloves, two pair for 25c.
Jupuncso Art Store. - .. . .134
j Although autumn is fust approach
ing building permits fur tho erection
of dwellings aro being given out at
tho rate of approximately tllreq every
iwcek. ..-.7.,-. .... .
, M. K. Whitehead of. Portland, gen
leral agent, fur ..the Pacific Erult Ex
press corupuuy, arrived In the c,Hy yes
terduy to spend, several. :duyB. In tho
city on business,,
. A. It. Mason and Charles Brown are
amongl local citizens spending sev
eral du,ys InJ'outltipd transacting busi
ness. '..'. ,. - - ' . -! " :
i IT. q. Rude o.f.jHe.Buzzard .inltjo. Is
n'monB"?th'e''()ottl')lb fr'ohTx)ie:'T'iiif tlfSr
trict In the city today. ' '
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Iocall&tets
yoi-Buildor Buy
Get this booklet It, telts you,
- what a real home should be "
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The " Electrical How for Householders"' fe".
. an interesting booklet which describes and
illustrates the latest and most efficient methods
'for the use of "electricity It tells of the many ;
appliances you can use and the many things
you can do to make ypur house. a realj home of .
electrical comfort. , ' ' '"'V5".
This valuable booklet can be had free fnjm
any contractor or retailer who displays the',
"Check" Seal or by. writing to our nearest
PACIEIC: STATES
ELECTRIC COMPANY
POtTLAM. rtATTlt WTtMixX
QlMillyumSiifQQamtinteuiQ
MEPFORD -MAIL TKIltp.VW)!?!?, ' OREGON.
P Tl.n l.,i.,,l A.i,nilun tvillll ttllKt ITOlf I
course. un. Uu fair arouflda la now. iu.i
a good condition "or play, and has ;
been the scene of ninny thrilling
gumes durinir tho severat days past.
At the, samo time, the course is Iwlng
usod for play ft Is also being Improved
by various members of the post de
yotlngjscveral hours eacry day clear?
lng nnl leveling tho fahnvay, ,;
Caltfornluns registered at-lucal ho
tels Include Mls. Ki. Ijtufkotter. of
IloHevllle. Mr) and -Mrs. J. C. Stevens
of -Palo Alto. SIIe:Ad Jlumllton: of
Santa '. Monica,. Mrs.. .A. Wright of
Marysvllle. Mr. and Mm. rod Bintin
of Pomona. Mr. and Mrs. A. Whiter
and children of; Willows, Mr. und Mrs.
H. McOren. Mr. and Mrs. A. It., Wld.
owson and Miv-and Mrs. W. L." EVcrr
so nof Sacramento. Dr. and Mrs.- D. H.
Trunbrtdge, Mrs. M. Ulrlcks and Mrs.
11. Ilalin of Aliitneda, Mr. and Mrs. C.
IT. Gorrll. nnd Jlr..and Mrs. C. F.' Sin
clair of Oakland, and tho following
from Sun Francisco: Mrs, .1. V. Cos-
tello. Captain and Sirs. . F. Wise.
M..and Mrs. 11. C. Jenkins. Mr. and
Mm. J. F. Negler and daughter Jane.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Illcmkll and Mr.
iind Mr; J. L. Ford. --v .
Chester TtroWn of Cop'co. W .K. Cer
Vroka are among the visitors in the
city today from California. 1
Ion of Hornbroolc and A. S. IJunfcr uf
. . IUiUuii Airmen . Vrrlves.
. MANILA. Aug. lO.lA.' P..I Com
mander Francesco UoPlnedo. ltullaii
Bviutor'Who Is. making a flight from
Italy to: Tokyo and Australia, arrived
at SSambonnga, isle of Mindanao at
2:30 o'clock.thla afternoon. His last
,hop ,vas; front Monado, Cololios., Dtp
Inedo probably will rcmuin at Zum
lioanga until Friday, on account of
slornis to tho north.,' . '
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTI'iD To'rput or leiife, modern
4' or B Vftoirf firrnlshea' apart ment or
liouse. Adults. ltoxl 11.. L., Mail
IVIhune,: , .,. ".
YOtt KALE 1 UJ0 llu'luk . '6in)lcte-
ly ovorhnulcd. nglii:crtlffc!Ue; own
ership certificate, two now cords.
. two year old cords, and spurt, tools
and alcmlte. MOO with some
terms. - Call K28-W for appointment.
-130
WANTED Ambitious girls to, take
business ' training . and exchange
spare time service' for good honie
and small salary. Medford Business
Colleg. OWN, - 133
WANTED Two competent "and c'on
. sclentious persons. One for copk.
Ing and care of downstairs, the oth
er for enre of children and upstair
work. Mrs. G. ' L. Buhrman. 15
Geneva: ' :' ,, ,127.tf
FOR. 8AJ,E-fVory late Ford ebuie
excellent "condition.'1' Just like'1 new,
wllh' extras as' follows: Ituiikstiill
Axes, speedometer, .water, puthp
KiiBtli Ignition, "punier drlvon liortt.
Stowart' vacuum ', feed, -ihotermctei:,
llassler shock bsv.rb.ei:s, fjont and
. . rear. spring UrS. other extras too
numerous to. tueptiqii;', PrJ.c.ci), for
quJck sajtj. , futto.!' Csed.uf. Lot.
CONVALEHCENT. llOMl!, Ashlandr
Mrs. HurbcrianU'daughlers have r,e.
turned front the. east ,aijd wlll opon
tlnir.Sunltarluip September. 1,
INTOBT JTMN'r"" W'nED' -"TTTa v c
-:Cilolit .WJJU'tftUOfi'e. t JG.OOO to in
vost in paying, busiheso. Hewitts
Srhenck. 405 Mcdford Bldg, 127lf
r.:.
to op IN JUNE
SAYS CHURCHILL
1
Mt. KM. ore., Aug. 11). J. A.
-i,,.r,l,lll will continue to serve In
ibo, ilmil caimcity of state superin
tentlenl of nubile Instruotinn and
president -of the: new AsUlupd Nor-
mul -school ..until fucli lime .as hir.
duties as head o(. lUe tittniml pehinili
demand - hl.i entire liino, and atlcn-
lion. This was Mr. ChuirhiU's re-j
lllv tills .nVuining to query .".lilllceu, ttnti 11 .u-iun-ir ui.tiiv
whether - ho contcmplatetl resigning
as suporlHendVit inj thol near fu-
r. . A.l.i '
.Mr. Churchiti.wns elected president
tif tho hew nornuil- lust March, but
up, to the, present tlmo bis work m
tlmt .. capacity. has not been heavy
and. he sold, that Itrwng tho desire
of. the boanl of ipegents not to burden
tho statp with tlo expense, ot main
taining two. offices, when tho work
of both could' be done by one man
for tho tliuc, being. Ho. does not
anticipate that, his new position will
renulre mor"tlmo. than ho can spaic
from his duties .-as: state superinten
dent! uniil soma time next spring. ?
Tlionresent plan Is, to navo tno
Ashland normal ready to open for
summeiv.pourBOS next June nnd regu
lar work, will .o.mnicnife.in sepiem
bor. 102a'. i'
Mr. Churchill will ' prepare the
course of study - for tho new school
this winter after a trip of about six
weeks to-visit lmilar Institutions in
tho. east. Ho plans to leave on pis
xrjp. about lho,iraldUlo, of, September
fr,"?,W.w"S - A.
Superintendent C A
riowara or viei
Marshflcld public schools, today an
nounce, his candidacy for tho ve
pubjlc'an'. noiulnaflon" for stato fiu-
.crlptondo.nt .of schools In lU2li. How
ard, was .president of the- Oregon,
' n. ii'An.n ' Viitlnnul irdii
catlooasaoclRtlon. He was formerly
with the Klamath Falls, Kugeno anil
roctulllo .public schools. '
JCE.WPORTt- R.. t,(t ,Aug., 19, R.
Norrla AViUiamSi-Jl... Philadelphia., a
Itormer chojnpion and preheat captuin
of. th0 Amerlciini.'payia cup team, was
snuffed. out f,(.h,oconi)ctiUon of tho
ninth anaual i JnvJtatiou tournament
at.theNowoi't 'Cwtlnu tqduy by Ijucien
.!!. iXefSU-rjiaj'sjlteBuliM '
At Salt Lake 4 :t Portland 2.
A,t.-Ottkhmdi lu: San rrunclsco ik,
i Mi A(efB.:Angelfls,. freUnu-,
At Sacrumeuto s; iieattlo a.
"v?
fTook wlth gus.
w T.:
.., a- Onlv those
e w; falL Install
How,"Ilnpla Is thecoVrect way of simple to change
beating with 'oil!
mechanism hot- plates, pots, drip
Wiett,continuous pilot lights all
Idiese' are dbne iaway, with,; With,
Oil-O-Madc there is ho, part inside
'tour furnace ot boiler.'; Nothing to
fcurh out ot replace)' The Williams
,Tberm4,SafContrd automatically
dcksachprt,eachtimetheburner
art' and stops.;' Everything must .
' work nerf ectlv or nothine can work.
rSThis'way of oil
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WttnySTUV, ATTiTT
BOY BJDLY INJURED '1
BY -FALL M IE
Leltoy Williams. S-yeur-old sun of
Mr. and Mrs. H. Williams, or 215 Cot
tage street, lies dangerously .injured
at the Sacred Heart hospital .with u
fructuj'cd bi:u:i received ye.siur.tUiy
jluun as tlie result uf u fall out ,if u
tree.
The boy, it Is said, was t'limbing
uniting Its brant : it's wltt.n lie tollclii'tl
uvo electric wire., tho shock of whirl
ciut;ctl him lo Kiso ills bulunco und
;u. f0n t0 the street beltiw..
According to Dr. Sweeney. ,tho at-
.ending physician, there will .lie.no
operation, as no bone has been dis-
it
will be thro uk h the slow proct'SKi-s of
nature. . This morning th injured boy
was reported holding his own and
barring complications his recovery is
expected.
Active Preparations
Jackson County Fair
With tho premium list ready for
distribution, telling all about the
prizes nnd classifications for exhibits
tho first big step has been taken in
behalf of the staging of this year's
Jackson county industrial fair, Med
ford, September lrt to-19 1
Every, effort will be mado by fair
officials to nuiko this year's Jackson
county industrial fair not only tho
biggest nnd best in history, but the
best in this cntiro section. More
liberal classifications and better prlzo
'money aro , offered for educational
exhibits this year than ever before.
A. ' campaign that will reach every
farm house in the community is
- ;heinir wnrlfert out. Kxlllblls of llVO-
7 " - . " .,
pities, putllViy, gitiiMH, Kianaun, iiuun,
vegetables, wouien'B baking, canning.
jewing and children's work aro being
snlicluted and results aro vory gratl-
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given tno cniertainmeat sine oi in
, f 'J" "''".'"f f,a'L ,D !
well-balanced progrn m featuring
liome rncinff, auto raoins vaudeville
jicts, band music, fire work a und other
attractions. No expense will do
.spared In obtalniiiB tho very best fea
tures. The entertainment committee
xpec.ts to announce its complete pro
prmn shortly. It promises to 1)0 a
jhummor., t
, ' Phlk yeurV fair will bo ono of ,tlio
iliest ever hold. K. ( Caddis Is prns
jident of tho board, and H. I. Brown
tis looking after tho many detailK
uonnected with tho Hccrelary's of
fice. Premium Ustti and entry blanks
(for tho exhibits or races can bo ob
laincd at tho secretary's nfflco-
(:00k with gas.
If
(D)I
refined to its
who act oromotlv can be
"
3f " i ,v, . -jUiu. Mir vff I .
now make small payment October 1st, a year to pay
A11 complicated
the changes brought about are tre
mendous! With Oil-O-Matic heat
you never have to give a thought to
your heating plant. Everything is
done automatically for you. lYour
house is heated better than it ever
was with coal or gas. Oil-O-Matic
is a greater convenience even than
running water or electric light, be
cause ft relieves you of more burden
some work.
heating makes jt
This explains
r, 4
Iff. 1' ,jp
10 Ml OFFICE
HAI.K-M.. Ojv.. Aug, lit. "The act
of the ; legislature certainly ImcmlH
that the-inain office of the; utute bank
ing depitrttnent bo maintained In Sa
lam. There is no question about it.
The only question i can'seo In this
case is whether the court has a right
to say Jut what constitutes a main of
fice and n branch office and how
much of an office must bo maintained
in Salem to make It a main office."
With this declaration. Circuit
Judge Ci. H. Sklpworth of Kugene, sit
ting in mandaniuH proceedings here
brought by tho mate on relation of
(ieorgo Putuam of falem lo require
.'rank t llrnmwell, state superinten
dent of bunks, to nutVQ back the main
offico from Portland to Salein, gave
attorneys twenty days In which to file
their authorities. r
'.'After receiving these I assure you
a prompt decision In thoi case,'.', said
Judge .sklpwon.li to tho attorneys.
Lehigh Valley R. R.
Orders Carload of
Roseburg Apples
r.ostoiirni!, Ore., Aug. '19. A I
carload of,' Uniitua.. valley apples
i-,ii.,.il tint' siiiierliitentlent
of tho l.ehlgh Valley . Dining Car
uorvlce of I'ennsylyan.la because a
year ai;o, the railroad limit' saw 11
tlisplay
r the fruit In the display
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Miss Catlin's School
tOU IIOARIUNCi. AMI,, DAV TITIUS
Opntti HoiiU'mbrr ft '
. OcrMipvlnjr Itn Own HiiHiHtik on
VHSTHVKH 'I'MRflAilKS.
... An bhni J.ofiitlorilliiH.twUjull ami -Toniilft
Court i ,
Prrimres irlrlH fin pIisk-tii na ' '! I nn
. w-Kitt-rn cinpti'H Bnil hi ixx'lo, umi-r
fumHv nf frjtporknirsu tosclirt. NimbiT,
(.( puH'i ll!iilt'U in it-h fl:iM. l'vWmr'
tiileniudlaii anil- li: Kit Hclioni, il.-,i)iT
mi'ntw. (1 , , . .
CollfBfl nrcimratorv nnil Bitcolnl' i .
AfrrClncd: Smrfrc. Ar. l-nynunt Imli i i
all Rrntlt'n. " . ' ' '
Ilo;irilln.i Depn-'mi'm Sim-, nl 1" u .
t.n tut. t
simplest form
sure o havinc Oil-O-Matic Heat this
from coal to oil. But
why Oil-O-Mmlc ? hearing! Phone us today.
TrTRfcl
booth at tho southern ;racif!o atatloa.
here. ' ' ' ' V
-A blnnlset otrtcr. for 800 .capes ofj
npplea has brfen placed by the 'of-j
ficiui through tho chamber .'of , comr
Are von usine our modem-
health examinations? The; v.;
Oregon Life man can vf
range, for this service, for
yen. No.'cofsU'f l ' "' ! :.V,".t';
1 un 1 q W.CSCIDrTB
Hotiu Oflici PORTLAND. 0H
!' A. B. CBrirtll"-. Wnt . . ,
DIStrlcf Mgrs.,' 20 -Medford -NMO0l.
BanIC Bilf.."tdf0r(t.-OregHi ft.
(MaIMaMHMKa,MsasHa
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UtaJi and .Wxopinjg
fOAL
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., J.ayin.yflur'ter supply
now- beiore the rainy season
seta in, at suriyner pripeanfi,
save -money? iii'v
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Valley Fuclo
Phone 76 N.PlrSt,
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today is the world !cadr, outdellint
all other oil burners regardless otf
price. Sales, in fact, are so iwfy&w'
that we fear a serious, sHortagri this ,
fall If you want t enjoy OilO-Matic
heat this fall when a coal firs is hard
to reguUtei we Ufgeoli to act 6Wi'
A small down payment protects youT
and terms may be extended over a
year if you prefer. Let us exaniink
your heating plant arid give you. an
estimate of the cost of guaranteed
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HEATTflMB :
-INSTALLED, SERVICED AMD GUARANTEED BY
MEDFORD FUEL GIL CO, . .
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26 N. Fir St,
Medford, Oregon
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