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TALENT NEWS. February tilth JÆ.9.?. THE LITERARY SOCIETY. ’ The evening of the 3rd being very stormy, the attendance was not large. The exer cises, however, which consisted of songs, readings, recitations, etc., (the etc. living a jig dance by Israel Patton, to the lively music of a French harp), were of unusual . merit. Some of the exercises showed no little care in preparation. This is as it should I m *. A society of this nature will be a success if each member considers it a duty to put forth an effort to devote time and study to its benefit. ^From present indications we predict that the Talent lit erary society will not repeat the experi ence of so many organizations of like na ture—an enthusiastic run for a few weeks and an inglorious petering out. The question: “Resolved that the Negro has received more ill-treatment from the white race than the Indian has.” was on the programme for last Friday evening. The question was discusseci with uncom mon earnestness. Lengthy speeches were made and enough statistics ¡ resented to make one’s head swim, but in the opin ion of the judges, poor Lo came in for the greatest amount of sympathy. MINING CLAIM JUMPED. The heaviest rain of the season took place on the night of the 3rd, terminating in a snow storm which continued with slight intervals for the next two days, cov ering the ground with “the beautiful" to 1 the depth of ten inches at Talent and eighteen inches at the Abbott saw-mill on Wagner Creek. Many attempts at sleigh ing were made, but the mud beneath the snow l>eing about a foot in depth, there was none of the old-time romance about this amusement. The weather has continued very stormy —rain alternating with snow—up to the time of going to press. All the water courses are swolen, the soil completely sat urated, and, as but little plowing has been done in this vicinity, the farmers are some what blue. Our aged friend, Isaac Wagner, of Sa lem w rites us a cheering letter. He Bays: “I placed thoseextra copies where they would do the most goo«l. The result is two new sub scribers to your spicy little sheet, which is al ways a welcome visitor. Glai to see that the T alent N ews , as well as its rustling little edi tor is growing. Keep right on Ed., you’ll get there all the same, and may your shadow nev er grow less.” ------ ► ------ Alice McCufnlver is making her home with Emmett Beeson ami wife for a short time. Then was a fair attendance and a jolly good time at the calico hall on St. Valentine’s eve. Too much mud ! Our itemizer can’t get a- round. Result—scarcity of locals in this issue. Geo. II. Lynch ami family now occupy the new house purchased of his brother-in-law, Mr. Mann. B°n. Dyer’s mining claim on Anderson creek was recently jumped. The intrud er was discovered by Fred Dyer and his little lx>y. They went into the tunnel and The new po^tofllce, Climax, is situated nine when about ha.f way in the little boy miles N. E. of Talent. Mrs. Worlow is post heard a growling, but Fred, leinghard of mistress. hearing thought he was mistaken and went Barney Garvin and wife left for Oak on until he found that the intruder was land, Cal., on the 6th. really in there. Fred let him stay with The Medford Mail comes out with a new ami out further trouble. But fortunately the more attractive heading. It’s more newsy intruder did not strike rich quartz ami left. much on. Bro. Bliton has a capital way of “round- He has not come back thus far. From lng up” the doings of the vallev. tracks found at the entrance of the tunnel i Mrs. B . C. Goddard has in her prosession an it was supposed to lie a California lion. heirloom in the shape of an old-fashioned w in * Blin Coleman has purchased ami now glass that was old a hundred years ago. When cause«! to vil rate it gives forth a clear, metallie wears the hat that was left hanging in the ring equal to that of a tine-toned b* 11. air one dark night a few’ weeks ago, when Welborn Beeson has lieen confined to the its former owner(if he ever did own it) ho 'se the past week with a severe attack of junq»c<l rather hurriedly from the roof of rheumatism. A. J. Ixivrlndy also has la»en a she<l where Elmer Coleman’s turkeys laid up with neurxlgia—all attributable io bad were roosting. The gentleman got away weuther. with a big fat gobler, but the barking of A. J. ami J. J. Brophy, of Medford boarded the ranch «log rousing the tur’:« y owner, it the train hen* for Colusa Cal., taking with them suddenly occurred to this midnight prow their nephew little Johnnie Brophv, to his fa ler that it would be about fair ami honest ther, C. C. Brophy of Wilows, (al. Little Johnnie has I hcii staying with his uncle, N. 1» to leave his $2.25 hat as an equivalent for Brophy since bis mother’s death. flis father the turkey on the principle that ’exchange has secured a h«»me for him with hisatint, Nan cy Cunnon. is no robbery.”