A. S. BLITON.           

Mrs. Harlan Insane.

    For some months past Mr. R. H. Halley has had under contemplation the erection of a new brick block, but not until now has the project developed sufficiently to warrant his giving out the fact as an item of news. He informs a Mail reporter that as soon as sufficient brick can be procured he will commence the structure. The location of the building will be on the present site of this gentleman's wooden structure on [the west side of] C Street between Seventh and Eighth streets. The new block will be 60x46 7/8 feet in size and two story [sic] high. The first floor will be divided into two store rooms, one of which will be occupied by Mr. Halley and the other for rent. The second story will be fitted up for living purposes or offices. The structure will be built with all the modern styles of architecture and will be an ornament to that part of the city. It is quite probable work will be commenced next month.

Medford Mail, March 17, 1893, page 2


    Hamilton & Palm to S. H. Holt, 1¼ acres, in Mingus addition; Medford . . . 135.00
    Conrad Mingus to M. H. Hanley, lots 3, 4 and 5, blk 65; Medford . . . 375.00
    Wm. Ulrich to Lizzie Legate, lots 9 & 10, blk 11; Medford . . . 700.00
    Peter C. Scott to Robert H. Halley, part of lot 18, blk 20; Medford . . . 225.00
    F. G. Medynski to Hamilton & Palm, lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, blk 4; Cottage addition to Medford
    Hamilton & Palm to W. S. King, 3 acres in Mingus addition to Medford . . . 270.00
"Legal Transactions," Medford Mail, March 24, 1893, page 2


    Roxy Ann has been wearing her winter cap later than usual this spring.
"Roxy Ann Rockets," Medford Mail, March 24, 1893, page 2

    There seems to be a spirit of rivalry between the towns of Medford and Central Point. This should not be, and is not in accordance with the fitness of things. What Medford has gained in trade and population is not due to any natural advantages, but is chiefly due to the energy and perseverance of her citizens. Now it is not best to cry over spilt milk. What is good for Medford is certainly ditto for Central Point. If the enterprises now in contemplation are not interfered with, coupled with the mining industries already under headway in the valley, also not losing sight of the fruit industries which are coming to the front, there is surely cause for rejoicing. The enterprises and mineral resources are already attracting the attention of immigration and capital to our valley. This is not gossip, but is backed up by people coming from all parts of the East and South looking for homes and employment in this pleasant valley, away from the cold winters and blizzards of the East and the sultry summers of the South. Summing these things up one side and down the other and taking a bird's-eye view of the past and present achievements, and the future prospects, it does not take a Solomon to foresee a brilliant future for Medford and Central Point, and in fact the entire valley. Now all that is needed is to lay petty grievances aside and all put our shoulders to the wheel and the day will not be far distance when Medford and Central Point will be one continuous city with her electric lights and street railways for the benefit and happiness of her citizens. Why not? Scores of towns throughout the East have fulfilled this prophecy, if you choose to call it such, with less advantages than are in sight right here at present.
Medford Mail, March 31, 1893, page 1




    E. J. Churchman to Anna Churchman, land in Medford, 5 acres, $1.
    E. J. Churchman to Diantha Churchman, land in Medford, 5 acres, $1.
    Anna and Diantha Churchman to E. J. Churchman, land in Medford, 5 acres, $1.
    O. and T. Co. to A. A. Davis, lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, blk 19; Medford, $375.
    Same to Same, lots 4, 5, 6, ,7, 8, 9, 10, blk 76; Medford, $140.
    Joseph France to A. A. Davis, undivided ½ interest in lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, blk 29; Medford, $5843.76.
    Wm. Johnson et al. to Southern Oregon Brewing, Ice and Cold Storage Co., lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, blk 41; Medford, $15000.
"Legal Transactions," Medford Mail, March 31, 1893, page 2


    The editor of The Mail took off his working harness last Sunday and appeared on the streets in dress parade. Nothing remarkable about this occurrence to anyone except ourselves, but as it was the first time in three months it was one of no small importance to us. Had it not been that we took that limp along, the one peculiar to our nigh foot, we would doubtless have been "run in" by the police as a confidence shark or a shell game fakir.
    The business place of Messrs. Hosler & Howard, on Front Street, is undergoing a general renovation this week. The partition between their former place and the barber shop has been removed and both rooms turned into one. W. H. Russell is now engaged in papering and painting the interior. A big improvement is noticeable.
    Messrs. Roberts & O'Neil have their fine new dwelling on A Street completed, and the same is handsomely furnished throughout. It has been a question of speculation as to who is to occupy this fine dwelling. It "mought" be Mr. O'Neil and again it "moughten." The odds, however, are big in favor of Mr. Roberts' son.
    Messrs. Holt & Bunch have moved their tonsorial parlors two doors south on Front Street. The present location is much larger and as it has been neatly painted and papered it presents a most pleasing and attractive appearance. W. E. Wever is the artist who did the decorating.
    A new deal is again announced at the Premium meat market, Guss Woody having purchased an half interest in the business of R. Besse. The firm name is Besse & Woody. H. H. Wolters will be retained as chief carver.
    J. W. Hockersmith shipped a carload of fat hogs to Portland Wednesday night. The hot output of the Rogue River Valley is no small item, and Mr. H. is no small shipper, if our local tab keeps correct "cases."
    Street Commissioner Brandenburg reports work moving on finely. He now has teams at work grading the street near Mr. Faris' residence, also teams graveling the Jacksonville road--twelve teams in all.
    G. W. Justus is making many improvements to his pleasant F Street property. The most noticeable is an addition to his residence, a new sidewalk, and improving the grounds generally.
    Prof. N. A. Jacobs is making many improvements about his fine new residence on C Street. When the lawn is seeded and the grass well grown it will be one of the finest in Medford.
    Landlord Purdin has purchased an owl for the express purpose of keeping Renus [Hamilton] company during the long stilly hours of night, when all nature sleeps except Renus and his owl.
    W. P. H. Legate and  Mr. Ulrich are improving the appearance of their C Street residences by the addition of new picket fences and sidewalks.
    The Medford Odd Fellows have teams and men at work grading the road leading from the city to their cemetery, south and east of town.
    G. W. Priddy has been given the contract for furnishing the brick for the new Halley Block, on C Street.
    Hardly a week rolls by that some of our menfolks do not invest in a bicycle. The most recent ones to join the wheelmen are D. T. Lawton and Gabe Plymale.
    P. J. Halley is preparing to erect a dwelling house on his property, corner of G and Fifth streets. He will begin operations within the next month.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, March 31, 1893, page 3


    Hon. J. D. Whitman returned to Medford last week from his fish cannery on Lost River, in Klamath County. The gentleman reports having put up a sufficient amount of fish for a test in the canning operations as well as to ascertain how they will take generally among consumers. Those who have eaten of these fish as put up by this company give voice to the sentiment: "Best canned fish we ever ate." The firm put up between six and seven hundred cans and dried about seven tons. The experiment has proved even more flattering than hoped for, and another season the industry will doubtless be pushed more vigorously.
    Conrad Mingus, the heavyweight real estate dealer at Ashland, was down from that city a few days this week transacting legal business with Hamilton & Palm and looking after the putting down of a considerable sidewalk about his Medford property--of which he owns not a little.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, March 31, 1893, page 3


"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, March 31, 1893, page 3


    Medford, Or., March 27.--C. H. Leadbetter, of Tacoma, who has been in Medford several days, proposes to build an extension to the Rogue River Valley railroad, from this city to Klamath Falls, a distance of sixty miles. An engineering corps will leave Medford in a few weeks to make a survey of the proposed line. The new road will tap the sugar pine belt for a distance of 25 miles. Mr. Leadbetter has recently returned from the East, where he purchased the iron for 12 miles of the road at Pittsburgh, Pa. He expects to have this much of the road built by August 1. It is understood here that a deal has been made by the owners of the Rogue River Valley road with the Burlington & Quincy, whereby the latter will have a coast connection.
    (The C.B.&Q. has been taken in out of the cold by most of the short roads and projected roads of the Pacific Coast, but it probably never expected such luck as to be taken under the wing of the Rogue River Valley Railroad. It doesn't pay to be claiming too much in such enterprises, it rather destroys than creates public confidence.)
Ashland Tidings, March 31, 1893, page 3


    I visited the Medford school a few days ago and was very much interested and pleased with the systematical manner in which the school is governed. There is an organized band of music formed from among the members of the school and the children form outside and march double file, into the large hall and separate to their respective rooms to martial music, keeping step; and all is quiet, no jostling or hurry. The desks are not marred nor the neighboring fences or buildings broken or destroyed. Order and system rule complete, which is as necessary to the future welfare of the pupil as book knowledge. It should be the duty of our school board in employing teachers to see that they have capacity and will to govern with system, as well as ability to impart knowledge. When I saw the two hundred or more bright, intelligent pupils marching, my mind looked forward ten years when all these and the numerous others in all the schools of our county shall have become the men and women, who will do the business of the community, and I could not but think that great changes would have to take place in our financial and transportation system, for it will be impossible for so many to find the means of a livelihood in the same manner that the past generation has.
Edward Robison, Talent News, April 1, 1893, page 1

    We spent a few hours in Medford one day this week and were pleased to note the general energy and enterprise displayed by its leading business men. The town is not "booming" yet; it is growing rapidly and will continue to grow. Of course we took in the Mail office and succeeded in appropriating about a half hour of the editor's valuable time for which we should have received a "printers blessing," but Bro. Bliton was genial indeed, showing us through the printing room and giving us odd bits of information that we can make good use of. We don't know whether to congratulate Medford on its good fortune in capturing such an energetic newspaper man, or Bro. Bliton for having cast his lot in so thriving a town, but congratulations should come in somewhere.   
    While in Medford we added to our subscription list the names of A. C. Tayler, of the leading boot and shoe store; Davis & Pottenger, dealers in groceries and crockery; G. J. Woody, of the firm of Bess & Woody, butchers; and J. W. Lawton, the Medford harness maker.
Edward Robison, Talent News, April 1, 1893, page 4

    While the improvements about the city are many and varied the city park is not being lost sight of by the Mayor and councilmen. They are now having set out about one hundred shade trees comprising maple, walnut, chestnuts and basswood varieties. They are also having built a fine picket fence, on the side fronting C Street. [This must be an error; today's Alba park is five blocks away from Central.] The great trouble in keeping the park in a better shape in the past has been the inadequate supply of water, but now that new pipes have been laid and more faucets attached, that difficulty may be expected to grow from that which has heretofore been anything but a thing of beauty. Mr. Hart, the engineer at the water station, has the supervision of park work in charge.
Medford Mail, April 14, 1893, page 3


    The introduction of bulletproof clothing as an offset to smokeless powder and improved two-mile guns will make the art of war one of pleasurable exhilaration, with very little danger. About the only people who will be injured by a war in the twentieth century will be overworked tailors and machinists.
Medford Mail, April 21, 1893, page 2


    Jas. Coeti and family arrived in Medford Wednesday, from Missouri. These people have been making a tour of eastern Oregon, but somehow that part of the country didn't strike them particularly favorable, and at the suggestion of an acquaintance they returned not to Missouri but journeyed to our Italy land and--they like our country and our people and will probably locate right here. So mote it ever be.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, April 21, 1893, page 2


    There was a ball game on the Medford grounds last Saturday, between a Medford and Big Sticky nine. The games throughout didn't abound with as many "whitewashes" and "goose eggs" as would characterize a bangup good game, yet all players and onlookers had a pretty good time, except insurance agent Hunt, who was playing with the Medford nine and who made a mistake and caught a ball--and split his index finger open to the bone. Both nines have some pretty good players, but as this was the first game of the season the boys can easily be excused for not making a record which will admit of our publishing--the Medford team, however, won the game. A return game is expected to be played now pretty soon.
    The interests that is taken by parents who have sons that are members of the public school band is evidenced by the recent purchase of new instruments by Mr. A. A. Davis for his son Scott. The instruments purchased were a latest improved patent bass drum and a pair of the very finest Turkish cymbals, and the Mr. Davis Jr. handles them in a way very masterly. The cost of the instruments was $35.
    Prof. Narregan may well feel proud of his public school band. The boys are all progressing finely and are full to overflowing with good words for their instructor. A recent addition to the band's instruments, owned and manipulated by the professor himself, is a new E-flat flugelhorn, silver-plated and gold-mounted. It is one of the sweetest solo instruments manufactured and cost just an even forty dollars.
    L. F. Lozier, the gentleman who arrived last week from Bourbon, Indiana, has purchased five acres of land of Hamilton & Palm in Harbaugh's subdivision to Medford, and will soon commence the construction of a dwelling thereon after which he will move his family thereto from Ashland, at which place they have temporarily domiciled. He seems to harness himself into a good working team at once and The Mail is glad of his coming.
    Those accustomed to the pleasant aroma which comes from a bin of ripe apples can hardly notice any similarity between it and the unwholesome whiff of miasmatic ozone which is waft[ed] by the morning breeze to the olfactory organs of passing pedestrians from that illy kept gutterway on Seventh Street. It's a breeder of all things detrimental to good health and should be looked after at once.
    Eli Hogan and family, who recently arrived in Medford from Arkansas, have leased the Davis residence, corner of Fifth and B streets, purchased Mr. Davis' furniture and are now snugly ensconced therein. It's a very clever way these strangers have of dropping in here and settling down among us--and we like the way they act.
    A. M. Woodford expects to be domiciled in his new Sixth Street residence tomorrow or Monday. The gentleman has a finely planned and as taste[full]ly constructed a residence as one usually looks upon, while his grounds are so situated as to be the makings of a most beautiful lawn and grounds.
    Dr. Kirchgessner, the Chicago gentleman who has become associated with Dr. W. S. Jones' practice at Medford, has already had considerable to do and is rapidly establishing a reputation as a first-class physician.--Valley Record.
    A. Fordyce, living in the southwestern part of town, is going into the poultry business on a large scale. He has already received an incubator and has placed an order for sufficient picket fencing to fence a large yard with the Medford Fence Works.
    Messrs. Skeel & Son have received several carloads of lumber during the past week or two, which fact bears evidence that the building and manufacturing interests of Medford are keeping apace with the usual springtime prosperity of our blooming city, you know.
    There is a potato famine in Medford. Will some of our good ranchers who have this necessary article of sustenance corded up at home please disgorge their fertile ranches of some of its products?
    Messrs. Klippel & Marcuson are having built a good-sized sash and door house near their lumber office on Sixth Street. These gentlemen also received last week another carload of sidewalk lumber.
    Among the improvements soon to be made is that of a new hosecart house which is to be built on Sixth Street, between C and Front streets. It will be 16x21 feet in size.
    The new sidewalk on the west side of C Street is fast being put down. This walk is to extend north from Seventh Street to the intersection of the county road, near the distillery.
    Joe Savage is a female impersonator of no mean caliber and the few that he has haunted with his soft, woman-like voice have threatened a reception of birdshot.
    G. W. Priddy is having several improvements made about his residence. New porches are being built and the dwelling proper is being generally overhauled.
    Dr. E. P. Geary is improving the convenience of his residence, on Seventh Street, by adding a second story to his kitchen addition.
    Ed. Johnson, who owns property about a block south of miller Davis' residence, is preparing to erect a new dwelling house thereon.
    L. F. Wait, a nephew of the good doctor of the same name, has purchased three acres of land in the Nickell addition to Medford.
    The Medford distillery office is being moved from Front Street to the Palm Building, near Hotel Clarendon.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, April 21, 1893, page 3


    Miss Maud Weeks, of this place, makes a trip to Medford every morning and attends to her father's store at that place, and back in the evening, besides helping with the housework morning and evening. Show us another girl like that in the Rogue River Valley? We'd like to hear of her.
"Flashes from Phoenix," Medford Mail, April 21, 1893 supplement, page 1


    Nothing short of a city of 10,000 people will satisfy Medford--and we'll have 'em just as sure--as Mr. Leadbetter carries out his part of the contract.
    The Medford business college when erected will be the only college of like nature in Oregon, and the second one on the Pacific coast, which owns its own building.
    The Medford Mail now sails under new colors. A. S. Bliton is editor and W. T. York manager. These gentlemen make a strong combination in newspaper work.--Central Point News.
    There is a premium on the rental of resident property in Medford. This state of affairs always shows up good for the appearance of a city generally, but it's mighty inconvenient sometimes to the newcomer. Vacant buildings have too much of that graveyard blankness to be of great interest to people desiring a location, but here in Medford there is little danger of frightening them with the cold, white bare walls of store buildings and residents. It is a positive, indisputable fact that there is not a desirable building for rent in Medford today. If there were more houses, more business blocks, chances are, by several odds, that there would be more people and more business. There are several real estate owners in Medford who, in our opinion, would reap a neat profit on the investment if they were to erect a few dwelling houses. Something must be done to accommodate the fast increasing population.
Editorial, Medford Mail, April 28, 1893, page 2






    Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Haskins and children left Wednesday morning for the world's fair and many other points in the East. They will be accompanied by Mrs. M. E. Denison.
    Gotlieb Hess, an expert brewer direct from Germany, arrived in Medford yesterday morning. He will have charge of the Medford brewery, and while his services come high they are quite necessary.
    H. Klippel, the Medford lumber merchant, left last Thursday for a thirty days' visit at Chicago's big show. Mr. K. is one of Oregon's Fair commissioners and has gone thither on business in that line.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, April 28, 1893, page 3
    On Wednesday morning of this week, by invitation from Mr. T. F. West, we enjoyed a very pleasant drive over certain parts of the outskirts of Medford. Among the places we visited was the site of the business college. This is located about five-eighths of a mile from the post office, to the north and east, and is a most delightful building spot. Mr. West has a thirty-acre tract platted in this locality and out of it he has deeded to the college, and for exclusive college use, a two-acre lot. This is unquestionably as fine a site as could possibly have been chosen and if we mistake not the handwriting on the wall there will ere long be many residences erected in that particular locality. The land lays far above the water line and from it one commands a splendid view of the surrounding country.
    You fellows who know something about guns will enjoy a treat if you step into Redfield Bros.' gun shop, on Sixth Street, and take a gaze at the gun which John Redfield is making for D. H. Miller. In a few words we can tell you that it is a repeating rifle and single shot shotgun and shoots a 38-55 rifle shell. The barrels are one on top of the other--the rifle on top and the shell magazine is inside the stock. It is a fine piece of workmanship, works easy and rapid, and is plainly labeled with a master mechanic's hand. While it is not nearly completed one can, even now, see the fine points and the excellent mechanism of the arrangement. The gun when completed will weigh eight and a half pounds and will cost Mr. Miller an even hundred dollars, and will be cheap at that price. Mr. Redfield has applied for a patent.
    The Medford Ice Company will soon be in shape to begin the manufacture of ice, and about the middle of June they will be in readiness to begin making beer. They are now having made at Portland the necessary vats, kettles and steam fixtures. The capacity of the ice plant is eight tons every twenty-four hours and of the brewery fifteen barrels per day. They now have on hand ten or twelve tons of ice which was held over from last year and which will be sufficient to supply the demand until they are in shape to begin manufacturing.
    Several changes have been made in places of abode by Medford people this week. M. L. Heart has moved to the residence occupied by A. M. Woodford, the Mail editor would rather move than pay rent and has dropped into M. S. Damon's residence on C Street. Ed. Pottenger leaves the brick house on the corner of B and Ninth and has moved to Mr. Gore's place on  C Street. It has been sort of an "inside here and outside there" play while the "ladies changed here and the gentlemen right and left there."
    Attorney S. S. Pentz, of this place, has been offered the position of law editor in the office of the West Publishing Company, with headquarters either at St. Paul, Minnesota or Washington, D.C. Should Mr. Pentz accept the offer, which seems almost too flattering to allow its escape, he will doubtless reside at Washington, at which place he has many friends and relatives. It is a lucrative position, as well as one well up in editorial honor.
    Don't forget the Racket Store carries boys' and men's straw hats, ladies' and children's sun hats, children's summer caps, ladies' silk parasols and sun umbrellas, silk mitts and gloves, ladies', gent's and children's summer underwear and hosiery, novelties in dress goods and a hoist of other goods too numerous to mention, and all at prices that are below competition.
    Telephone No. 1 was put up in Medford Monday. The line will run from Dr. E. B. Pickel's office in opera block to his residence on B Street. The make of the 'phone is the Elliott Non-Electric. Hod. Nicholson is head lineman and he heels the poles like a schoolboy in cherry time. The doctor, however, reserves the right to do all the talking.
    Alva E. Danielson is a second edition of Edison. The young man is putting in all of his spare time experimenting with batteries and all manner of kadorences that run in that channel. His latest is the construction of a dynamo with which he will do plating in either silver, gold, nickel or copper. He expects to have his machine in operation pretty soon.
    D. S. Youngs, the second hand store man, is all broke up, but he is not nearly so bad broke as the shoe house which has been building his shoes for the past several years. The house has closed its doors and D.S. knows not from whence cometh his next foot gear. Tayler and Damon are figuring on doubling up on lasts and concocting all manner of schemes whereby the necessary amount of leather may be gotten.
    There is always a big rush of business at the Lawton harness emporium, but J. W. has found it convenient to handle the work himself by hustling early and late, until recently, when he engaged the services of Geo. Wilson, a harnessmaker of much experience, and now things are popping around that establishment.
    C. W. Wolters, the grocer, has made an addition of several feet at the rear of his salesroom. New shelving and counters are being put in and will be filled with his new line of crockery which he has recently received. If these extensions continue much longer it will be necessary to push the back alley over onto another block.
    Bishop Morris, he who held services in Medford last Sunday, is an old-time acquaintance of L. L. Angle, of this place. Their acquaintance dates back to boyhood school days in Pennsylvania. It is needless to say that they enjoyed a most interesting visit.
    While out prospecting last week W. K. Davis found, instead of a paying quartz ledge, a very unprofitable thicket of poison oak and in consequence his face and hands were badly poisoned.
    Men and teams are at work grading Eleventh Street. Improvements keep going on and we can't stop it--don't want to stop it nohow.
    Contractor L. M. Lyon has purchased a business lot on Seventh Street from Hamilton & Palm and soon expects to erect a business house thereon.
    J. W. Partlow, of Grants Pass, has rented the McAndrews building on Seventh Street and about the first of May will open a grocery store thereon.
    Ketchup--made from tomatoes--and homemade. Goes well with the doughnuts your mother used to make--at Wolter's.
    C. H. Perry has purchased five acres of Medford soil in the Nickell addition.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, April 28, 1893, page 3




    The Mail has received a communication from someone in Medford who, we conclude, has been "sacked" by his girl, and he wants us to publish a lot of gush telling the rest of his boys to watch out for her. The communication will not appear in these columns, and while we think of it we want to say that The Mail is not a sewer through which this kind of personal slush can be drained off, neither are its columns a receptacle for the unloading of personal grievances between neighbors. If you have anything in the way of news, or a worthy object, the merits of which you wish to espouse, send in all you have on hand and they will be printed, but don't send personal nonsensical trash. Our wastebasket is already overloaded.
    Prof. Rigby has given proof of his confidence in Medford as the educational center of Southern Oregon by perfecting arrangements for the immediate construction of a business college. The material is now being placed on the ground and work on the building proper will commence inside of ten days. The erection of this building will necessitate the outlay of a large amount of money, and the institution will prove of great value to Medford. Would it not be a very proper act for us to "chip in" and assist Mr. Rigby in his undertaking? A subscription paper has been left at the Mail office and all who feel that they can make a contribution, even though small, are kindly asked to call at this office. Mechanics who can donate a few days work are also invited to register their names. Subscriptions not due until after building is completed.
Editorial, Medford Mail, May 5, 1893, page 2


    W. S. King came over from Bolt last Thursday to do business in Medford. He has purchased a chunk of real estate in our city, and ere the frosts of another winter shall have paid us a visit Mr. K. will be domiciled among us--and The Mail is glad of it. He's a good man to have around--and a hustler.
    D. S. Youngs left Medford Wednesday morning for an extended visit to the East. He will first go direct to New York City, where he will remain a few days, from there to Utica, N.Y., and visit his mother, thence to several others parts of the state and visit relatives, from there to Chicago and thence to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and by that time he'll have a very keen notion that Medford needs his attention, and he will make a straight shot for home.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, May 5, 1893, page 2


    Mr. J. D. Whitman is considered about as good authority on fruit culture as is found in the Rogue River Valley. The Mail has interviewed the gentleman very briefly on the matter this week. He tells that at the present time there are three times as many peaches now formed than can possibly develop, and unless a frost should happen to thin them out this work will needs be done by hand. The only fruit, in Mr. Whitman's opinion, that has in the least been damaged by frosts is the apricot, and these only in a few places and very slight at that. Mr. Whitman has been connected with the fruit interests of this country for 7 years and makes positive the assertion that never before has there been as bright prospects for a most abundant yield as at the present time. The gentleman has seventy acres of land into fruit. He finds by experience that some varieties of fruit, particularly the apple, bear earlier when not cultivated. This he claims is because of the fact that when cultivated thoroughly there is a much greater growth of wood and very little fruit, while the uncultivated bear profusely. This, however, is not true of even all apple varieties. The Newtown pippin is slow to bear and attains a large growth before much returns may be expected, while the Ben Davis is the direct opposite under almost any circumstances. Mr. W. talked very little regarding his company's fish projects in the Klamath Falls country inasmuch, as he expressed it, there was little else to talk of except high water, and which has greatly retarded operations. The Lost River, he says, is much higher this spring than for many years.
    The Hanley Saloon, corner Seventh and D streets, has been decorated with a new coat of paint and the sign "Railroad Saloon" buried from sight of passersby--and it's a good act. If anything will give a place a black eye it is a sign with "railroad" tucked on one end. The name is becoming as much of an eyesore in Oregon as is "Minnesota Hotel" in North Dakota and Montana.
    G. W. Skeel's dray horse took one of its usual spins about the city last Friday. It started from near the depot and brought up on the east side of Bear Creek with the fore wheels of the wagon intact. It seems quite the proper thing for this horse to go off on a lark of this kind and no person seems to be at all surprised.
    Frank Galloway is no astronomer. On election night the boys sent up some paper balloons. Mr. Galloway caught sight of one of them when it was a few miles heavenward, and thought it was Mars--and wanted to enter into a fistic encounter with anyone who disputed his assertion.
    E. G. Hurt, the clever engineer at the water works, has resigned his position and tomorrow will start for his mine in Briggs Valley. It's about this season of the year that the boys at the camp figure on making a "cleanup," and that is the whyforness of Mr. Hurt's visit.
    "An unusually backward spring?" Well, yes, something like that. Even such an oldtimer as John Justus, who has lived in the valley since fifty-four, holds up his hands in horror at the way the weather has acted for the past two months. Says he never saw anything like it before.
    Liveryman Worman has invested in a new two-seated spring wagon which is an entire home construction. It was manufactured by J. R. Wilson, the C Street blacksmith, and while it is a beauty to look upon it is no less heap for stout and will run "a hundred years to a day."
    The advertisement of J. W. Partlow['s variety store] appears elsewhere in this issue. The gentleman has but recently arrived in Medford, and while his full stock of goods has not as yet been received, he is open for business and offers special inducements for Saturday trade. Read his ad.
    B. F. Roberts reports having sold two acres of his recently platted property, east of Medford, to Mr. Hayden, a gentleman who has recently disposed of some mining property in the Willow Springs district. Mr. H. will erect a resident house upon his lots.
    W. M. Skeel is erecting a fine residence for his own use just east of Bear Creek. The location is quite a pleasant one and is not too near town, but just a right distance to be convenient. The house will be two stories and 22x28 feet in size.
    A new addition, 20x15 feet in size, is being built onto the south side of the Medford brewery. In this addition will be placed the new brewing machinery of the company which is expected to arrive now pretty soon.
    Dr. B. F. Adkins and family expected to leave Wednesday morning for Chicago, but owing to the illness of their daughter, Miss Ada, the trip has been postponed indefinitely.
    The general appearance of our city park has been greatly improved by the erection of a fine picket fence. The park has also been set out to shade trees.
    J. N. Walter, residing first residence north of Methodist church, desires to sell his household effects. A bargain will be given on all articles.
    The merry-go-round, with which the boys--and girls--have no small amount of fun, has been laid on the shelf for repairs for a couple of weeks.
    Report has it that Jas. Stewart, who owns a fine peach orchard just south of Medford, has decided to graft the entire orchard to prunes.
    Rock are now being hauled for the foundation of the new business college. One carload of lumber has also been received.
    Thos. Spangler has purchased the Conger property on B Street and will soon move his family thereto.
    Geo. Anderson is getting his bottling works in shape for a lively run of business this summer.
    E. W. Carder is the gentleman who now pulls the engine throttle at the water works.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, May 5, 1893, page 3


    Attorney S. S. Pentz, of this place, has been offered the position of law editor in the office of the West Publishing Company, with headquarters either at St. Paul, Minnesota or Washington, D.C. Should Mr. Pentz accept the offer, which seems almost too flattering to allow its escape, he will doubtless reside at Washington, at which place he has many friends and relatives. It is a lucrative position as well as one up in editorial honor.--[Medford Mail.
"Brevities," Ashland Tidings, May 5, 1893, page 3


    Mrs. J. E. Enyart and daughter Hazel of Medford, Oregon have arrived in this city and will spend several months visiting among relatives and friends.
"Your Name in Print," Logansport Journal, Indiana, May 5, 1893, page 8


    The Mail has been shown the plans for the new Baptist parsonage which is to be built during the coming summer. The building will be cottage shape with twelve feet posts and if built entirely after the plans and views shown us it will be a very beautiful residence. L. M. Lyon has the contract for its construction and it will be built near the church. In architectural design the building is modern in every particular, while the interior will be as convenient and pleasant as the exterior is beautiful and modern.
    A move is on foot now to get together a bangup, good baseball team in Medford. They tell us there are some good twirlers of the sphere and bat swingers in town and if such is the case they ought to organize and prove their mettle. So confident are some of the boys of getting together a good team that they have asked us to print a challenge to any amateur club in the state of Oregon.
    L. E. Bender has opened a tobacco and confectionery store in the brick building on C Street, and is prepared to serve up all the delicacies that can possibly be had in this line. His candies are fresh, his cigars fragrant and his tobaccos tender to the tastes of those addicted that way. Read his ad. [His ad on page 2 locates his business on "C Street, Opposite Mail Office"]
    The new residence which merchant William Angle is erecting over on the east side will be, when completed, as fine as any in Medford. The design is a fine one and a credit to the architect. Mr. Angle has several acres of fine land surrounding his new building and when put in shape, as will needs be done to harmonize with the new house, he will have a home that will be the pride of the entire household.
    R. H. Halley has purchased, of Mrs. [Brentano], the vacant lot fronting on Eighth Street, near the gun shop, and when he gets in shape to commence work on his new brick block he will move one of his wooden buildings onto his recent purchase.
    The merry-go-round has folded its tents and silently stolen away. The business wasn't very rushing in Medford. The outfit was taken to Jacksonville where it will remain a short time after which it will drive its stakes in Ashland.
    Last week our "types" were made to say that the new addition to the brewery was to be 20x15 feet in size. We should have said 25x56.
    Messrs. Palm & Medynski have purchased the Howard property on Front Street and will put the same in shape for business purposes.
    The foundation for the Medford Business College was laid on Wednesday of this week.
    Postmaster Howard is moving his family into the Frank Mingus residence on the west side.
    Rev. Stephens and family on Tuesday moved from South C Street to the McAndrews residence on North C Street.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, May 12, 1893, page 3


    Judge Garl T. Jones, of Corvallis, Montana, is in Medford visiting Mr. Galloway's people. The gentleman is mixing business up with pleasure, and while he is visiting his friends he has one eye open to the opportunities offered by Medford for a business location. He will be a good man to have among us and we hope that he will see that which he seeks and decide to remain. He has decided, and Medford is the place.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, May 12, 1893, page 3




    A telegram was received this morning that Jesse Enyart had started from Medford, Ore., and would probably arrive here Sunday morning. The funeral of his wife will probably be held Sunday.
"The Latest Local News," Logansport Reporter, Indiana, May 17, 1893, page 3


    The result of Mr. Leadbetter's visit did not change materially the condition of railroad affairs, except that date for positive operations were set for June 10th. The gentleman seems sanguine as to the commencement and completion of the contemplated projects.
Medford Mail, May 19, 1893, page 2


    Even the most adept professional men, whom the majority of the world's people believe equal to all occasions, are novices in many lines outside their professions, and none the least of them is Dr. Geary. In surgery and materia medica the doctor is quite at home, but when it comes to riding a bicycle successfully he is several leagues outside the front yard fence which surrounds his fine residence on Seventh Street. Alex. Galloway assured the gentleman of medicine that he could mount and ride a wheel as easily as he could convert an artificial eye into one of life, and upon this guarantee he made a purchase of a Falcon No. 1. The doctor and Alex. retired to a supposed secluded part of the city and there a circus was gone through with, which is alone peculiar to acrobats. Finally the wheel was led up alongside of a fence and the doctor gallantly mounted and after a little wibble-wabble byplay he rounded the corner in a truly dignified style. If the doctor wants to know how this escapade came to be printed he can call at D. H. Miller's hardware store and get--satisfaction.
     The Howard property on Front Street, recently purchased by Palm & Medynski, is being painted anew and generally refitted. The color is a very "catchy" one and is a long ways ahead of many others which come under the dull, lifeless list.
    A team belonging to J. W. Wiley, of Phoenix, made things decidedly lively on C Street Tuesday evening. The wagon was ditched near Mr. Plymale's residence and the team brought up in Mr. Whitman's wheat field--not much damage.
    The citizens of Medford and vicinity are asked to meet at the opera house, Medford, tomorrow at 2 o'clock, and perfect arrangements for a Fourth of July celebration in this man's town.
    Councilman Wilson has men at work connecting water pipes with the C Street main and is having them run into his blacksmith shop, corner of C and Eighth.
    Wednesday the hosecart, and all paraphernalia pertaining thereto, was moved to its new quarters on Sixth Street.
    Photographer Rifenburg has moved his outfit to Grants Pass where he will remain a few weeks.
    Dr. Kirchgessner has moved his family to the G. W. Howard residence on Ninth Street.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, May 19, 1893, page 3


    Chas. L. Sherman, a practical painter and sign writer, of Salem, has decided to locate in Medford and is now here in readiness for business.
    Jacob Pheister, of Bourbon, Indiana, and father-in-law of L. P. Lozier, arrived in Medford last week and will without a doubt remain with us for all time.
    Mrs. Garl T. Jones and daughter Mable joined Mr. Jones in Medford Monday, and all are now nicely located in a residence on C Street. These people are from Montana.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, May 19, 1893, page 3


    J. C. Enyart, cashier of the Jackson County Bank at Medford, received a telegram last Monday evening, announcing the death of his wife that day at the home of her parents in Indiana. Mrs. Enyart had gone home on a visit, and by Monday morning's train Mr. Enyart received a letter from her, telling of her visiting the great fair at Chicago and having an enjoyable time with her friends at home. Mr. Enyart started Monday evening for Indiana.
"Brevities," Ashland Tidings, May 19, 1893, page 3


    The funeral of Mrs. Jesse D. Enyart, of Medford, Oregon, was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon on East High Street, conducted by Revs. Mareb and Woods. The sorrowing husband arrived from his far-off western home in time to attend the obsequies.
"City News," Logansport Pharos, Indiana, May 22, 1893, page 3



    The fire department came near having a job on their hands Tuesday night. When merchant Partlow returned to his place of business Tuesday evening from the Mail office he lighted a lamp in the store, and soon after the said lamp proceeded to explode. The flames caught into a pile of clothing on the counter and before they could be extinguished about $200 damage was done to the goods. It took Mr. Partlow all his time, with blankets and wearing apparel, to head off the flames from destroying his entire stock. Had the fire gotten well under way it would have required very swift work to have saved the several adjoining buildings.
    Jacob Pheister, a recent arrival from Indiana, has purchased a five-acre chunk of land in the Barr addition, from E. J. Carder. The land is already set out to trees which are now bearing--thus has another of our new arrivals dropped into a splendid locality, a healthy climate and a field of abundant fruit.
    The bicycle craze is becoming epidemic in Medford. Dr. Pickel, Wes Johnson and Elmer Bashford have each ordered one--of the New Mail pattern--sold by Beek, Whiteside & Co. When their new wheels arrive notice will be given in order that all may witness the riders' exhibition.
    Frank Pfluger, of Portland, is at work putting in the new vats and tubs for the Southern Oregon Brewing Co. It begins to look like there was a positive assurance that this institution will be in readiness to commence operations now pretty soon--and when they do they can give the laugh to those who predicted such a thing would never be.
    J. A. Whitman is officiating as cashier in the Jackson County Bank during Mr. Enyart's absence. Carl Narregan has taken a position in the same bank for the purpose of learning the business. He is a bright young man and will surely make a success under the careful and thorough training of banker Vawter.
    Henry Taylor is a well-to-do rancher living two or three miles east of Medford. His fine farm will soon be decorated with a large, new grain barn, 50x54 feet in size and built in a style well befitting the surroundings. Messrs. Shawver & Nicholson are the contractors who have its construction in charge.
    On Thursday of this week, Charles Nickell, of Jacksonville, sold through the agency of Hamilton & Palm twenty acres of the Lacy place for $1,000. Considering the stringency of money matters we think this a good sale--it is needless to say the property is located near Medford.
    Commissioner Brandenburg has sidewalk work and street grading nearly finished--will be through this week with all work except the replanking of the Bear Creek Bridge, which will be commenced as soon as the lumber arrives.
    G. W. Priddy is now engaged in making brick for the new Halley Block. Mr. Priddy will also do the brick work on this building. Messrs. Shawver & Nicholson will do the wood work.
    The tonsorial firm of Holt & Bunch has been dissolved. Frank Holt has opened a new shop two doors south of the old stand, while R. G. Bunch holds forth at the old place of business.
    A. A. Davis has purchased 160 acres of land from J. C. Whipp this week. The land adjoins his company's mining property and extends down the gulch to the old stage road.
    Arthur Faris has accepted a position as clerk with Davis & Pottenger. He is a good boy for the position and will make a business man worthy [of] the name.
    W. F. Shawver is the gentleman who is superintending the construction of merchant Angle's fine residence, and it's a pretty fine piece of work--on all sides.
    L. P. Chandler has leased the Damon property, corner of D and Eleventh streets, and has moved his family thereto.
    L. E. Bender, the C Street confectioner, is making ready to open an ice cream parlor at his place of business.
    The Medford Ice Works commenced the manufacture of ice yesterday.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, May 26, 1893, page 5


    Mrs. Smith, of Ashland, and widow of our former townsman, Henry Smith, was in Medford Wednesday, looking after her business interests.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, May 26, 1893, page 5


    If you want a pair of boots or shoes that will exactly suit you as to price, quality and fit,  go to Tayler, The Foot-fitter, Medford, Oregon. If you can't get suited there, you may as well give it up and go barefoot or wear moccasins the balance of your life.
Talent News, June 1, 1893, page 4


    Dr. Geary, of Medford, was elected president, and Dr. Beard, of Josephine County, secretary of the Southern Oregon Medical Society at its meeting in Grants Pass last week.
"Oregon," Pullman Herald, Washington Territory, June 2, 1893, page 4




    No better evidence of a town's good standing is needed than its prosperous and well attended secret societies. Medford has several of these and all with a good membership--and a membership of the very best of men and women. The Odd Fellows have a membership of 85; the Good Templars, 80; Rebekahs, 61; Knights of Pythias, 55; G.A.R., 50; A.O.U.W., 46; Encampment, 35; Masons, 27; Women's Relief Corps, 26.
    It is a positive fact, and one which we all rejoice over, that just so sure as a stranger, with his family, stops off in Medford for a few days just so sure will he locate permanently. In selecting a place of residence a family man always looks for a town with good schools, a liberal sprinkling of churches and the moral standing of the community generally good. Such a place is Medford. There are fewer of the genuine tough characters in Medford than any town of its size we were ever in.
    Don't patronize peddlers. They are here today and away tomorrow. The dollars you give them are spent in another town. The dollars you give your home merchants are spent in your own town, and a portion of it is sure to again reach your purse--that spent with peddlers never. Chances are, also, that you get an inferior grade of goods for the same money you could buy a better article for at home--someone has to pay these roamers' traveling expenses--you can't afford to do it--your town can't afford to lose this money. Whatever you do, or say, regarding your town, stand solid for its merchants.
    Don't buy of peddlers. And here is another "don't." Don't send away to cities for articles that you can possibly get at home. You can better afford to pay from ten to fifteen percent more for an article at home than you can abroad. Keep your money at home. Patronize your home merchants. Shirt vendors and Yankee notion peddlers are human leeches. Don't let them draw the life blood from your town. Live, prosperous merchants make a live, prosperous town--that's the path we all want Medford to walk in. Close the door on peddlers and buy fewer money orders.
Editorial, Medford Mail, June 2, 1893, page 2


    Jos. Stewart, the big fruit man just south of Medford, has 4000 pear trees set out, 3000 of which are bearing this year. He expects to ship nine carloads of Bartlett pears direct to Chicago this summer. Talk about fruit--well yes, we have a few. The man that builds a cannery in this valley has laid the foundation to an income worth reaching for.
    G. E. Fox, a gentleman who but recently arrived in Medford from the East, has purchased the Premium Meat Market from Besse & Woody. He promises to keep his market well supplied with the choicest of meats and to treat his customers on the square. See his ad elsewhere in The Mail.
    The Medford Ice Works are now running at their full capacity and the quality of the goods turned out is very fine. The company has already made several shipments of ice to different points in the valley and orders are being received daily for larger amounts and from many different places.
    Messrs. Mark and Joe Goldstone, with their families, have moved to the Wm. Ulrich residence on North C Street, formerly occupied by J. A. Slover, who, by the way, has taken up his residence in Grants Pass.
    Stock inspector [B. W.] Dean reports the number of sheep in Jackson County to be 17,911. He says they are in an average good condition, but have suffered some from the exceptionally severe winter just passed.
    D. T. Lawton is moving about very cautiously these times and with the aid of a cane. Cause--horse's foot--'bout eleven hundred weight--planked squarely on his ankle. Lament--"can't ride my wheel."
    Ed. Wilkinson, the Seventh Street market man, adds great convenience to his place of business this week by placing therein a fine refrigerator--in size 4 1/2 x 5 and nine feet high.
    Mrs. Sherman has opened a boarding house in Medford, corner A and Seventh streets. She will furnish meals for two bits at all hours, also board by day or week.
    I. A. Merriman has sold his draying business with the entire outfit of horses and drays to a gentleman from Washington [E. H. Davis]--possession to be given tomorrow.
    Lew Bender is working up a good trade in the confectionery line. His ice cream is simply immense and sells just like that what it was intended for.
    W. R. Stammers, he who at one time was employed upon The Mail, under Harlan, was recently married in Selma, Calif. to Miss Ella Dorn.
    The frame work for the new Medford college was raised this week and enclosing work is being pushed as fast as possible.
    Rocks are now being hauled for the foundation to the R. H. Halley new brick block on C Street.
    Mesdames I. A. Webb and E. B. Pickel each possess a bicycle and are mastering the art of riding very cleverly.
"City Local Whirl," Medford Mail, June 2, 1893, page 3


    Polk Hull, of Spikenard, was in Medford Tuesday. The gentleman has 320 acres of as fine land as they grow out that way which he is desirous of disposing of. Should he make the sale he will move to Medford for permanent residence.
    Mrs. O. Holtan and daughters, Helen and Ola, are out spending the summer on Mr. Holtan's ranch near Etna, and at which place the girls are attending school. In the meantime Mr. H., the C Street merchant tailor, is delving into the depths of the culinary department.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 2, 1893, page 3


    J. D. Whitman, the Medford man who erected a cannery and evaporator on Lost River and operated extensively early this spring in preparing large quantities of the fish of that stream for market, has met with a heavy loss. It will be remembered that he put up 700 cans and dried fully ten tons of the fish. The evaporator is built on an island in the river, and owing to the high water the building has been inaccessible. On Sunday, the 15th, B. G. Grigsby, who was looking after Mr. Whitman's interests, swam the stream with his horse and discovered that all the dried fish had mildewed and were spoiled. He notified Mr. Whitman by mail, and the latter arrived here last week to find the report only too true.
    The wet season and the failure of Mr. Whitman to have air circulate freely through the building are the causes of the loss; the manager will doubtless profit by his experience and succeed better next year. The canned fish are said to be excellent, and Mr. Whitman has arranged to put up 60,000 cans next spring.--[Klamath Falls Express.
Ashland Tidings, June 2, 1893, page 3


    D. A. Dodson, at one time proprietor of the Medford News, is with us again and purposes making this place his future home.
    J. H. Biggs, a brother-in-law of S. H. Holt, left Tuesday morning for his home in Illinois, after a pleasant stay of several months here. He may return and make this his future home.
    E. H. Davis, the new drayman, arrived from Washington last week, accompanied by his wife and two children, and have taken up their residence in the dwelling recently occupied by S. H. Holt.
    Mrs. A. M. Woodford has had the pleasure of entertaining several of her sisters during the past few days--Mesdames Wm. Silver and Wm. McCurdy, of Independence; M. Dean, Riddle, and Jas. Clemens, Myrtle Creek. They all seem well pleased with Medford.
    A. P. Gordon, of Salem, has been looking over the valley the past week with a view of putting in a fruit dryer at one of the railroad points. Mr. Gordon says the prospect is flattering and that he has decided to put up a first-class patented machine, either at Central Point or Medford.
    E. H. Fawcett, of Osage City, Neb., is here looking after his property interests. He owns a choice 5-acre tract near the city which is planted in prunes. He is better satisfied than ever with Rogue River Valley, having been here two years ago, and expects to move his family out in a very few weeks. He has also taken a hand at prospecting since he arrived and showed us some nice specimens at this office the other day.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 9, 1893, page 2


    The brewery will be running in full blast in a few days.
    Myron Skeel and family have moved into their brand-new residence in East Medford.
    Our school directors have laid in a fine lot of good black oak wood for next winter--about 70 cords.
    J. W. Bates, formerly with W. L. Townsend, has rented the O.K. Barber Shop of Frank Holt.
    J. W. Partlow and family are residents of Grants Pass again, Mr. P. having closed up his store business here.
    Ed. Wilkinson has had a new coat of paint put on the front of his meat market. Ed. Johnson was the brush artist.
    Take a peep at L. E. Bender's new ad. If you want to smoke or chew, or tackle a nice dish of ice cream, drop in at Lew's.
    The new drayman, E. H. Davis, took full charge of the business the first of the week. R. Morey is assisting him.
    Lew Benders' ice cream sign is simply out of sight. Smith & Sherman executed this tasty piece of artistic lettering.
    The sidewalk that runs out on C Street as far as the distillery will soon be finished. This was a much-needed improvement.
    J. J. Ullman has purchased an acre and a half tract two blocks south of the distillery and will commence to improve the same at once.
    W. H. Hosler has sold out his saloon business to J. M. Howard, recently from Tennessee, who will continue selling goods in that line at the old stand.
    Dr. J. W. Odgers' new residence is looming up in great shape. The contractor, W. K. Davis, is pushing the work to completion as rapidly as possible.
    The lawn tennis club of this city has reorganized, and having had the grounds at Dr. B. F. Adkins' beautiful residence placed in order, are now ready for business.
    Attorney A. S. Hammond had about 400 feet of water pipe put in out at his place this week. Horace Nicholson, Beek, Whiteside & Co.'s popular salesman, bossed the job.
    L. M. Lyon, the contractor and builder, is the man that is building the addition to the Wortman house on Seventh Street. He built a fine, large refrigerator for the Coeti saloon, and is now at work placing one in the G. E. Fox C Street meat market.
    Milton Maule has just finished a big job of painting out at the Mrs. Sallie E. Ish farm. He used up about five hundred pounds of lead, fifty gallons of oil, a large amount of turpentine and varnish. Mr. Maule is an expert workman and always gives satisfaction.
    W. F. Shawver is making some substantial improvements on his property. He has moved one of his houses onto a lot across the street which he will fix up to rent, and another one he has placed in the rear of his lot and will use it for a storeroom and workshop.
    There is a new painting and decorating firm in Medford. Smith & Sherman is the new sign which swings out to the gentle zephyrs of sunny Oregon. Both these gentlemen are proficient workmen, and they have a large amount of work booked for the next few months. An ad elsewhere will tell you of the work they do.
    By request of several of our people Prof. Rigby has decided to open a children's department in the Medford Business College, but as his room is limited he cannot accommodate a great number. He wishes us to say that it will be necessary for all desiring to attend to be present next Monday. The term will be for two months.
    P. Outcault came out from Portland Sunday last to appraise the damage done by fire on J. W. Partlow's stock of goods. The business was fixed up Monday satisfactorily to all concerned, $137.38 being allowed Mr. Partlow as a full compensation for his loss. The German American Insurance Co., through their agent, D. T. Lawton, issued the policy.
    Garl T. Jones, who recently arrived in Medford from Montana, has purchased of J. W. Short his fine residence property in the northern part of the city, paying $3,500 therefor. The purchaser takes possession by the 15th inst., and can congratulate himself that he has one of the prettiest and choicest homes to be found anywhere. We are glad to have such citizens as Mr. Jones locate among us.
    S. H. Vawter, recently of this city, has taken charge of the Davis mine near Central Point, Ore. The Davis is a gold mine which is developed by a 160-foot tunnel showing a five-and-one-half-foot vein, the ore of which will assay $16, although pockets run from $200 to $500 per ton. A Huntington mill will be placed on the property immediately.--Spokane, Wash., Northwest Mining Review.
    The contract for erecting the M. E. Church, south, was let to L. M. Lyon, contractor and builder, of this place, for $1270. The structure will be put up on the lots across the street from the public school building recently purchased for that purpose. The main building will be 24x40 feet with a small classroom 14x24 feet. It is to be completed by Aug. 20. Mr. Lyon will commence active operations at once.
    There has been a shift made in the J. A. Slover & Co. drug business. W. H. Parker & Sons is the style of the new firm. Mr. Parker, whom almost everybody knows is strictly a man of business, tells us that sometime during the summer or fall the new firm will greatly increase their stock and add an extensive line of new goods at which time Mr. Slover will undoubtedly return to Medford and resume charge of the establishment. Mr. Parker's hustling business propensities has gained him the title "the busy man" and he sustains well that reputation. He conducts a law office in Jacksonville, a farm between Medford and Jacksonville and now he has tackled the drug business. The new firm's ad appears on another page of The Mail.
    Last week in company with Prof. Rigby, the Mail editor enjoyed a pleasant drive out to the new business college. The building is progressing nicely and ere many weeks it will be completed. Where the building stands is a most beautiful spot of ground, dotted here and there with fine shade trees, and elevated sufficiently to give a fine view. When this building is completed it will be such an one as every resident in Medford ought to take pride in. It will be a great acquisition to our town's upbuilding as it will draw patronage from a distance of many miles.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, June 9, 1893, page 3




    An exchange says the few bank failures occurring are simply a weeding-out process, a point worth considering.
"Told in a Line--Or Two," Medford Mail, June 16, 1893, page 1


    Attorney A. S. Hammond enjoyed a pleasant visit last Saturday from his father, Jas. Hammond, of Ashland, and his daughter Miss Bessie, who is stopping with her grandparents at that place during her mother's absence in the East.
    W. T. York, of the Mail, is over at Florence, Lane County, for a few days renewing acquaintance with his old friends and listening to the sweet(?) carols of the dear birds--the sea gulls. He has a ranch--inside the incorporate limits of that fast-budding town--that's worth a million--more or less, and he goes thither to look after the well being of his crops.
    Gen. Thos. G. Reames and wife left for the East Saturday morning. They will attend the graduating exercises at the law school their son Evan is attending in Virginia, and will be gone about a month. Young Reames will enter at once upon the practice of his chosen profession, having selected Helena, Montana as the place to commence his life work. Evan has the right kind of stuff in him to make a brilliant and successful lawyer, and his many friends in Jackson County wish him all the success possible.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 16, 1893, page 1


    An excellent view of the city of Medford can be had by going to the top of the water works tower. A good place from which to point out the beauties of the city and valley to strangers. This is a tip to real estate dealers--no charges.
Editorial, Medford Mail, June 16, 1893, page 2


    The phonograph man was working the town last Saturday.
    Garl T. Jones moved into his new home in North Medford Monday.
    The A. J. Fredenburgs' brick residence is being finished by E. W. Starr, an expert workman.
    Chili-Con-Carne. What is it? Ask Davis & Pottenger.
    Geo. Brown is putting in a new wheel to raise the water out of Butte Creek to be used for irrigating purposes.
    The packer and shipper, J. A. Whitman, shipped fifty cases of eggs by express to the San Francisco market Tuesday morning.
    Messrs. Klippel & Marcuson have sold a large bill of lumber to Weeks & Sons, the same to be used in the construction of their new warehouse.
    W. P. Dodge's boring machine is at work near Ashland, drilling a well on the Boulevard for the new school district recently organized. Macy Pickering is running the drill. Mr. Dodge finished a well 133 feet deep for C. Svensen, east of Medford, not long since.
    Brous & Purdin is the name of a new firm that has just started into business in this city. They are both industrious and good hustlers, and we hope their highest expectations will be realized from their new venture.
    The cattle which are running at large in Medford are a source of great annoyance to Engineer Barnum of the Medford-Jacksonville short line. Someone has suggested an automatic whistle as a means of lessening his labors.
    I. A. Webb, he who owns and operates the big furniture emporium on Seventh Street, is having heap many sales in house refrigerators this summer. He has recently added 3000 rolls of new house paper to his already big stock.
    W. T. York writes from Eugene stating that a party of South Dakota men left that city a few days ago for the Rogue River Valley. They are looking for fruit land and will visit Medford. This is a tip to real estate dealers--no charges.
    On account of not being properly ventilated the floor in the Dr. Adkins brick building occupied by the Henry Smith store has become rotted and will have to be replaced with a new one which will be done before Cranfill & Hutchison open up their new stock of goods.
    G. E. Fox, the new proprietor of the Premium Meat Market, has his place of business fitted up in a manner which must be most pleasing alike to himself and patrons. The addition of a fine, large refrigerator is one of the much-needed improvements. Aside from this the general arrangement of the entire interior has been greatly improved.
    M. P. Phipps is having flagstone delivered to Medford with which he will lay an eight-foot sidewalk around his property corner of Seventh and C streets, beginning at Wm. Ulrich's office on C Street and extending to S. Rosenthal's clothing store on Seventh. This will be not only a great improvement, but will further beautify these portions of our business streets.
    "Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud"  "Homeward Bound," "The Shroud"--a grander or better poem was never penned. This is also true with the refrigerators built by L. M. Lyon--the best and the cheapest. There are several of his make in use in town and they give the best of satisfaction. If you need anything in the refrigerator line be sure and call on Mr. Lyon.
    Another chunk of Messrs. John Weeks & Sons' fine cabinet work has come to light in those elegant bar fixtures in James Coeti's Star Saloon. The fixtures are made from native Oregon wood entire and embrace oak, birdseye maple and ash, and are artistically carved and finished. They are beauties and on the same level, in line of excellence, with those at Hotel Medford. Mr. Coeti, by the way, has a finely arrange place of business, the same having been newly papered and painted.
    Here is a means which some of us summer bachelors may be compelled to resort to if the already protracted visits of our good housewives are protracted to any greater extent. It is done like this: Take your local paper, cut out an item and then send the paper to your wife. She will imagine you have been mixed up in some rascality and don't want her to find it out and will proceed to get home at once. As an antidote to this clever job we would suggest that you preserve the piece you cut out.
    The Henry Smith store, which has been conducted so successfully for several years by Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cranfill, will close its doors July 1st, and the goods that are on hand at that time will be boxed up and shipped to Wolf Creek, where the Smith Sons have a big mercantile establishment. About the middle of August the new firm of Cranfill & Hutchison will open out an immense stock of goods at the old stand. Mrs. Cranfill and C. I. Hutchison start for Chicago in a short time after the old business is closed out to select their stock of goods which will be replete in every line.
    Landlord Purdin has been ordered, by the city council, to cease using water from the well near his hotel, as the waste water from the well makes a mudhole in the street and is therefore declared a nuisance.
    L. P. Chandler, a gentleman who but a few weeks ago arrived in Medford, is now moving his family into a residence on [the] corner of B and Ninth streets and will remain with us permanently. He will also open a wood yard in Medford and will keep all kinds and grades of woods, and will deliver same if purchasers desire. His ad appears in The Mail next week.
    The Palace tonsorial parlors have changed hands. The new man is G. A. Buffington, recently from Dunsmuir, California, but formerly of Portland. He comes highly recommended both as an artist in his line and a gentleman of exceptionally good standing. Possession of the business was given yesterday, and Mr. Buffington is now shaped to wait upon the people of Medford in a style peculiar to and strictly in accord with city tonsorial works. Mrs. Buffington is also here, and they will doubtless soon begin housekeeping.
    Everybody knows that Hotel Medford is equally as familiar with Renus [Hamilton], but everybody don't know that this gentleman has successfully mastered the art of a perpendicular attitude while astride of a bicycle, nor is Renus quite sure of it himself, but he is positive that he galloped one of those wheels up and down a back street one night recently from eight in the evening until six the following morning. This is Renus' story but even landlord Purdin who is deucedly trusting--naturally--has weighed this narrative in the balance and finds Renus ascending the uphill side in a manner which plainly labels him a prevaricator of no minute proportions.
    Dave Miller--we call him "Dave" because everybody else does and what's good enough for Dave is quite sufficient for us--has reached down into his purse and taken therefrom a sufficient number of sicles [shekels?] to enable him to purchase a bicycle. He is now breaking it to ride and if the arnica, splints, court plaster and bandages hold out he will make a crowning success of the venture. The boys tell that his experimental trip was out on the Jacksonville road and after bobbing along behind the wheel for a little more than a mile he hired a rancher to bring himself and wheel back to the city, telling the rancher that he had experienced a serious breakdown. He slid into town the back way and quietly set the wheel over the back yard fence. He applied arnica and bandages to his wounded members and upon inquiry from his good wife as to how he felt, he remarked that he was all right only just felt kinder sick and that he would ride that dinged thing if he crippled both legs in doing it. "I'll show Dr. Geary," said he, "that he's no more of a dandy in that line than I am. I can discount Ed. Pottenger now, even if he has been practicing out in that back alley for the last two weeks. I'll be doing tricks like Bob Galloway after about one more whirl. I think I had the cinch a little too tight this time, but say, I'd give seven dollars to see Charley Wolters put a bitting rig on a bicycle and run it around town."
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, June 16, 1893, page 3


    Elizabeth A. Smith to Edward A. Smith, lot 14, blk 30; lots 3, 4, 5, 6, blk 30, and lots 11, 12, blk 46; Medford . . . 1
    Orchard Home Association to Euphrasie Anderson, lots 16, 17, 20, 21, blk 3, Orchard Home Tract . . . 1,000
    J. W. Short to Walter S. King, tp 1, 2, blk 31; Medford . . . 300
"County Seat News," Medford Mail, June 16, 1893, page 3


    The flower and vegetable gardens and the fruit orchards in and about Medford are a most beautiful sight to look upon. Verily, this is the paradise of the world.
    Of course Medford is all right, railroad or no railroad, but things would pop most mightily if Mr. Leadbetter should carry out his promised enterprises--and we still have faith.
    It is being whispered that the fruit growers hereabouts will soon be getting anxious as to what they are to do with their fruit. It will then dawn upon these good people that some means ought to have been provided months ago for handling their products.
    As the Medford Business College building nears completion we often wonder if our good people realize the importance which this institution will add to our fast-growing city. We wonder if you realize that it is the only institution of the kind between Portland and San Francisco and that such an institution will prove to be the best possible means of building up our city as an educational center. We wonder further if our people have loosened their purse string as much as they ought. Not a business man is there in Medford but what can well afford to contribute toward the erection of this building--and make good interest on the money invested. The college is now built but there must be some assistance rendered else it may not be occupied as soon as is expected. The name "Medford Business College" is one which will advertise our city the entire length of the Pacific coast. If Mr. Rigby is compelled to complete the college unassisted no person would have the right to say him nay should he christen it the "Northwest" or "Rigby" business college.
    As time moves on, in a way it got into the habit of doing years ago, and The Mail's subscription list grows larger, the need of a new and more modern printing press becomes more noticeable, and every time our old Washington press is handspiked around--over two thousand times each week--with a muscular movement which gives one "that tired feeling," we disclaim our loyalty to the man who invented this great boon to county newspapers and extend our reach over into the arena of modern machinery and power presses. Our reach over into that realm hasn't come in contact with anything in the press line as yet, but if our subscribers who are owing us will sort o' wend their way in our direction with the necessary collateral we will strive mightily to place The Mail office on a level with all other things modern in this garden spot of the great Rogue
    It has not been the intention of The Mail to allure, or attempt to allure, our readers on to any desperate means regarding the prospects of railroad extensions, but we have always had an abiding faith in Mr. Leadbetter's intentions, and we now have it from a source very reliable that the, to some, apparent inertia has not only strengthened our possibilities but has in reality made the success of the proposition more substantial than we had hardly dared to hope for, even in our most sanguine expectations. Upon Mr. J. S. Howard's return from Portland, recently, we interviewed the gentleman on the subject, and while he is not at liberty to divulge any of the inside plans of Mr. Leadbetter and his associates he is open in his expressions of confidence and says that never before have our chances been so flattering as right at the present time.
Editorial, Medford Mail, June 23, 1893, page 2


    Charles Milton is now hammering iron in J. R. Wilson's blacksmith shop.
    John Weeks & Sons have lumber on the ground for their new furniture store.
    The Medford Ice Company shipped a car of ice to Grants Pass Monday night.
    The new wood yard ad of L. P. Chandler appears in another column of The Mail.     B. S. Webb has been appointed City Recorder to fill vacancy made by demise of Mr. Faris.
    G. A. Buffington has commenced housekeeping over his tonsorial parlors, on Seventh Street.
    Rev. E. E. Phipps has moved into the Mrs. White dwelling on C Street, recently occupied by Garl T. Jones.
    Charlie Wolters is talking of getting a bicycle--double header--little chair up in front so he and Mose can both ride.
    Messrs. Beek, Whiteside & Co. received three new bicycles this week--one each for Mrs. I. A. Webb, Mrs. E. B. Pickel and Marshal Johnson.
    Wm. Johnson and family have moved from North C Street to the Wortman residence on West Seventh Street.
    G. W. Priddy is nearly ready to fire a kiln of brick. He now has 155,000 in the kiln and when he reaches an even 200,000 he will begin firing.
    Landlord Purdin has invested in a bicycle for his daughter Iva. The lady is catching on to the ways of the machine very rapidly and rides nicely.
    R. H. Whitehead has erected a neat little barn at the rear of his large, beautiful C Street residence, and like all things peculiar to the habits of this gentleman, the barn is a neat little affair--with a cupola on top.
    J. W. Miller, the Seventh Street wagonmaker, says this late rain will completely ruin all small potatoes--make big ones of them. This is a pun and is original with Mr. Miller and quoted by Charlie Strang.
    The Medford Business College building is progressing finely. By the 10th of July it is expected the structure will be completed, and immediately thereafter the school will be moved and resume its work in the new home.
    Wm. Ulrich, manager of the Southern Oregon Pork Packing Company, tells us that his company will soon commence the erection of a 30x50-foot brick building, to be used as a refrigerator and general receptacle for meats.
    The new sign writing which Smith & Sherman are doing on the Southern Oregon Brewery is something beautiful to look upon, as will also be the sign they are painting for The Mail. These gentlemen are artisans of great ability.
    Medford will celebrate the Fourth away from home this year. Our people will, in all probability, go either to Jacksonville or Central Point. Will these towns return the compliment next year when Medford will celebrate?
    We were in error last week in stating that the Henry Smith stock of goods was to be shipped to Wolf Creek. The goods will be placed in the store room on Front Street where a division among the heirs will probably be made.
    The Redfield Bros. have moved their gun shop from Eighth Street to East Seventh where they have opened out on a more extensive scale in anticipation of an increased patronage. The Mail hopes they get it. They will also open a shooting gallery.
    If the city council was to take some action whereby that stagnant water in the gutter on the north side of Seventh Street could be permanently done away with there would be much rejoicing by the businessmen of that locality. A few loads of gravel would fix it plenty.
    F. W. Waschau, the gentleman who recently arrived in Medford from Missouri, has leased rooms near the Star Parlor Saloon, on Front Street, and as soon as his goods arrive he will open a jewelry store, and be one of us henceforth.
    R. H. Halley has commenced tearing away the old buildings and making ready generally for his new brick. The brick for this structure are now being made, the stone for the foundation are being delivered as is also lumber for the wood work. By the middle of July it is expected work on the building proper will begin.
    There is rejoicing in dog heaven, but the canine population of Medford is wearing crepe and shedding tears of sorrow and regret--old Rex has gone home. He was the well-known bird dog belonging to W. W. Cardwell and his demise was due to the fact that old Father Time decided his stay amid the trials and troubles of the wicked and perverse dog generation had been of a duration quite sufficient--hence the shuffling off--Rex has gone home.
    Perry McGee, living over on Williams Creek, was in Medford this week accompanied by his menagerie, consisting of a full-grown possum and her two young ones which he recently brought from Missouri. He was showing them to R. H. Halley and that gentleman after looking at them for a while figured that "them 'ar possum" was the only one thing needful to complete his earthly happiness. After a little dickering a shotgun [and] all its accouterments were decided to be about of equal value with the menagerie and the deal was made. Mr. H., it is said, will now begin negotiation with Mr. Palm for his long-eared pet, with the musical voice, [and] will then join league with the boys with the merry-go-round and hit the road.
    And still there is another new deal on in way of a business change. This time it is Messrs. Davis & Pottenger, the genial and very popular Seventh Street grocers, who have slid out of business. Their successors are Mr. John Morris, well known about Medford, and Mr. E. H. Fawcett, formerly of Osage City, Kansas. These gentlemen enter upon their new venture under the most flattering prospects as their predecessors have established quite a lucrative trade. That the former firm's reputation for good goods and honest weights and prices will be sustained under the new order of things is not questioned by those who are acquainted with the people who now manipulate the wires that operate the "masheen." Mr. Davis, one of the retiring members, will rest up for a few months and by so doing endeavor to improve his health which has not been of the best for some little time. Mr. Pottenger has no course mapped out except that he has decided to go fishing for a time, which literally means that he too will rest.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, June 23, 1893, page 3


    Mrs. H. B. Stanley left Medford Tuesday morning for Los Angeles, Calif., at which place she will remain a few months, after which will make a quite lengthy visit to relatives in New York state.
    F. W. Waschau and family arrived in Medford Monday evening from Kansas City, Mo. These people come with the intention of locating if anything like a profitable opening in a business way presents itself. Mr. W. is a jeweler, and should he locate that will be the line of business he will follow.
    Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fronk, of Albany, were in Medford last week visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Fronk, who, by the way, was at one time station agent at Medford, returned to Albany Sunday evening, at which place he is now the S.P. agent. Mrs. Fronk remains in Medford for a few weeks.
    Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Cathcart returned to Medford last Saturday from Sacramento, California. These people have arrived at the very sane conclusion that Medford in particular, and the Rogue River Valley in general, is about the most proper place in which to establish a permanent abode that they have seen during their sojourn of a few months. Mr. C. expects to engage in some business in Medford, the nature of which our reporter failed to catch. A genial hearty welcome is extended these people, and they cannot make their residence too permanent to please us all.
    Mrs. F. M. Plymale, accompanied by son and daughter Johnnie and Meda, left Medford yesterday morning for a visit at Albion, Calif. with Mrs. J. W. Curry, daughter of Mrs. Plymale.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 23, 1893, page 3


    James H. Barnum to Kittie L. Webb, a parcel of land in the Phipps reserve to Medford . . . 250
    John W. Short to Edw. Johnson, ½ of lot 6, blk 15; Medford . . . 250
    Oliver Harbaugh to M. J. Crewe, lots 3 and 4, blk 15; Medford . . . 335
"From the County Seat," Medford Mail, June 23, 1893, page 4


    W. A. Forbes to J. E. Donnelly, lot 3, blk 40; Medford . . . 1
"Real Estate Transfers," Medford Mail, June 30, 1893, page 1


    Everybody rides Imperial wheels--at Galloway's, Medford.
    The St. Charles Restaurant has blossomed out this week with a dandy new sign.
    Miss Hattie Eaton, a recent arrival from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, is enrolled as student at the Medford Business College.
    The bicycle race at Jacksonville on the 4th of July will be an exciting one. Several fast wheelmen will contend for the prize.
    The firm of Smith & [Charles S.] Sherman, painters and sign writers, has been dissolved. Mr. Sherman's ad appears elsewhere in The Mail.
    That icebox at Fawcett & Morris' which has been causing a little commotion among purchasers of butter at that place has been made good by the box having been lined throughout with zinc.
    The threshing combination of True, Bashford, Fordyce & Wilson have received their large straw-burner traction engine of the Advance make and the sale was made through the agency of Merriman & Legate.
    James Gaines, living just west of Medford, knocks all the persimmons off the palm trees in some lines of agricultural pursuits. If he don't knock them off it is not because the rye he grows is not long enough. He brought a sample of rye to Medford this week which stretched the tape line out to a distance of seven and one-half feet.
    There are very few big heads in Medford of the human make--even spirits fermenti does not enlarge this portion of the anatomy to any great degree, but our vegetable gardens are well headed, and big headed. Wm. Angle brought in this week a head of lettuce which weighed one and one-fourth pounds.
    Messrs. I. A. Webb, Dr. Pickel, Attorney Hammond and Wes Johnson took a spin down to Tolo Tuesday on their wheels and upon returning they were challenged for a race at Central Point by E. Worman. Johnson and Pickel accepted the challenge and to their credit Mr. Worman's team was noticeable in the background and indulging in a feed of dust from the bicycle wheels when they reached Medford.
    Little Nora, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Biden, met with a sad accident Wednesday which resulted in her death the following day. She, in company with some other children, was playing at "burning brick" in the yard when her clothes caught fire and burned her so badly as to result as above stated. It is a sad affliction and the parents are nearly heartbroken. They have the deepest sympathy extended them by The Mail and their many friends.
    Little folks ofttimes undertake and accomplish tasks which many older ones, particularly the ladies, are timid about undertaking. Last Wednesday little Nora Coon, six years old, arrived in Medford on the overland from Seattle, having traveled the entire distance without companion or friend. She carried with her a lunch basket and satchel and encountered nary a mishap. She is a niece of Mrs. Gallagher, residing a few miles south of Medford. The little lady is indeed a brave one and possessed of bright, winning ways, which doubtless made her many kind friends on the trip.
    The public school band came out Saturday evening and gave Medford people a treat to some of their most excellent music. Every time we hear the music of that band we think a whole heap more of Medford and our public school. The boys do nicely and if every parent whose son is a member of this school isn't proud of him then there is something wanting in the way of parental regard. The band rendered several fine selections in front of C. W. Wolters' place of business and when through the good-natured Charlie asked them all in for a drink of pop. It is noticeable that the band is playing more difficult music than a few months ago and as they seem to handle it as readily as did they the more easy pieces it is demonstrated that they possess the material requisite to musicians of high position.
    There was a lively runaway Tuesday, and for about a minute and a half it looked like there might be some serious results therefrom. A. E. Wood was engaged in unloading wood from a boxcar near the depot when his team became frightened at some small boys playing on top of the cars. The team started to run, and before Mr. Wood could reach them they were going zip flyee--like the Chinaman describes a toboggan slide--down Seventh Street, and if they didn't make good time it was no fault of theirs. As a matter of fact, they "just flew." They ran onto the north sidewalk near Mr. Tayler's shoe store, and in passing under the awning the wagon caught the posts and before you could mention it the awning lay flat on the sidewalk. When the wagon pole struck the next awning post, the horses and wagon piled up in a promiscuous heap and the runaway didn't run away any farther. The wagon was badly broken, but the team was uninjured.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, June 30, 1893, page 3


    Mrs. McCarthy, wife of engineer D. McCarthy, brought her little six-year-old daughter down Sunday to have Dr. Geary examine one of her eyes, which she had the misfortune of running a hat pin into, by falling onto it while playing a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy are almost heartbroken to know that medical skill can do nothing for the little one, and that she will lose the use of her eye entirely.
    R. H. Faulkner, a brick contractor of Grants Pass, was in Medford Monday looking over the city with a view to getting his finger in the mortar that will soon cement the walls of Medford's proposed brick structures. The gentleman reports Grants Pass as fast building up with good, substantial brick buildings, and he further stated: "I hear Medford is going to take on shape becoming to a great city now pretty soon."
    Dan'l. Cofer and family arrived in Medford this week from College City, Calif., and are now living in the residence corner Eighth and C streets. Mr. C. is accompanied by his brother, J. M. Cofer, who also has a family, but which is now at College City. These gentlemen are contractors and builders and have decided to remain in Medford. J. M. has sent for his family and will expect them to arrive now pretty soon.
    Mrs. S. M. West has been engaged as a teacher of painting in the Medford Business College, commencing with the fall term. Mrs. West has been an instructor in painting for several years and, as her work shows, she is an adept in that line. In the capacity which the lady assumes at the college she will teach painting in oil, pastel and crayon, and as we all know who have seen her art handiwork, the acquisition of these lines of study and by so efficient an instructor will be appreciated by college attendants and will doubtless tend much toward furthering the popularity of that institution. Several of Mrs. West's productions have been awarded first prizes at different fairs in both Oregon and California.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 30, 1893, page 3

    Keep it before the public that Weeks Bros., Phoenix, or at their sale rooms in Medford, is the place to buy all kinds of furniture at lowest prices.
Talent News, July 1, 1893, page 4

    A free reading room will be one of the improvements added to the new Mail office. All our exchanges [i.e., exchange newspapers], the leading magazines and all statistical books will be placed on file and for the free use of all who care to read them.
Editorial, Medford Mail, July 14, 1893, page 2


    R. H. Halley has commenced work on the foundation for his new brick.
    Dr. Adkins is improving his Seventh Street property by putting down a new brick sidewalk.
    The new stone sidewalk in front of Parker's drug store is going to be a lulu, and no mistake.
    The baseball boys have recently put up a good, substantial backstop at their grounds--opposite Davis' flouring mill.
    Lumber for the new Baptist Church parsonage has been ordered, and as soon as brick can be procured work on the foundation will begin. Contractor Lyon will do the mechanical work.
    Messrs. Shawver & Nicholson have just finished the construction of that big barn for H. H. Taylor and will soon commence work on an addition to Geo. Merriman's residence, on South C Street.
    A new sign--the Owl--with "one eye open for bargains," is conspicuously displayed on the awning of Fawcett & Morris' grocery. It is the work of Sherman the painter and is an excellent exhibition of his skill as a sign writer.
    It is quite noticeable that many noxious weeds are growing about our streets. The city council would do the city a kindness by issuing an ordinance compelling property owners to destroy all weeds growing in front of their places of business or residence. As a matter of pride we ought to destroy them without any compulsion on the part of the council.
    The new ice wagon of the Southern Oregon Brewing Company appeared on the streets of Medford yesterday, making the rounds of ice delivery. It is most decidedly a beauty and an "up to date" metropolitan turnout. The lettering on the sides is the work of Sherman, the painter, and it's a good job. The word "Ice" gives one the chills to look at it--it's weighted down with imitation ice.
    P. W. Olwell, the big, prosperous fruit man north of Medford, is preparing to care for his fruit in a manner most commendable. He has purchased a fruit dryer and the company's agent, A. P. Gordon, is now engaged in putting the same in shape for use.
    C. C. Taylor, one of the big ranchers east of Medford, was in the city Monday stocking up with goods for his big seventeen-hundred-acre farm. Until recently Ashland has caught these people's trade, but things are changing in these days of our progress, and Medford reaps a corresponding benefit.
    J. A. Slover, of Grants Pass, is nothing slow as a bicycle rider himself. Last Sunday morning he started out from the above city on his wheel, arrived at W. H. Parker's place, near Jacksonville, for dinner, came over to Medford in the afternoon and back to Grants Pass in the evening. The entire distance traveled bing about sixty miles.
    Bicycling is the nearest to flying that human ingenuity has yet approached. Only one or two square inches of the bicycle wheel come in contact with the earth at any one time, so that the bicyclist, if he is not flying, is very near to it. If he has a pneumatic tire he literally rides on the air. This last sentence is a pun and copyrighted. Dr. Geary will please note.
    Street Commissioner Brandenburg is engaged this week in putting in bridges over the public water ditch at the corner of Fifth and E and Seventh and E streets. He also has teams hauling gravel and filling in around the water flume on Mr. Whitman's property, south of town, which has sprung a leak and is irrigating Mr. Whitman's orchard too plentifully. Several new crosswalks have also been put in on North C Street.  
    A Eugene girl recently found a lot of love letters written by her father to her mother many years before they were married. The daughter read them to her mother pretending they were of recent date, and substituted her own [name] for that of her mother, and the name of a young man well known to both, for her father's. The mother was very much disgusted, and has forbidden her daughter to go with a young man that will write such nonsense and sickening stuff.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, July 14, 1893, page 3


    A. J. McLeod, he who some six months ago left Medford for Florida, returned this week and has accepted a position with J. A. Whitman as superintendent of his fruit packing establishment. Mr. McLeod during his absence made a purchase of an orange grove in Florida, a portion of which is now bearing fruit.
    Messrs. David Worden and E. T. Roup, accompanied by their families, arrived in Medford Tuesday and are now out at J. P. Tucker's place. These people are friends of Mr. Tucker and came all the way from Wallowa County, in the extreme northeast of Oregon, with teams and wagons. They will remain several months and perhaps will decide to stay for all time.
    Mrs. S. M. West will leave tonight for Chicago. She expects to be at the world's fair two or three weeks and will make a special note of the art exhibits, thus when she returns and assumes her artist duties in the Medford Business College she will be in a position to give her pupils a description of the art grandeur displayed in the world's fair galleries. She will also visit with friends at Lincoln, Nebraska, and will be absent about two months.
    G. H. Haskins and family returned Wednesday from their extended visit in the East and the world's fair. They report a most pleasant time, and we couldn't think of mentioning the many places of interest they visited. If you have survived the descriptive ordeals of Ben Webb and D. S. Youngs and your arms are still intact, give Mr. Haskins a whirl at them. Their talks, however, are interesting and few there are who do not like to hear them.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, July 14, 1893, page 3




    SEE HERE! If anyone should ask you where he could get good furniture cheap, tell him at Weeks Bros. Phoenix or Medford. Their work is done by their own hands and is the finest to be found.
Talent News, July 15, 1893, page 5


    The New York men have arranged to build a railroad from Medford to Klamath Falls, via Mount Pitt, a distance of seventy-five miles, passing through a large body of land belonging to the Central Pacific.
    The town of Medford has voted $40,000 in bonds to assist the line, and capitalists of Portland have agreed to take $500,000 in the bonds. The balance of the money needed has been arranged for, and the building of the road seems to be assured.
Excerpt, "Meeting Success: Stock in the Valley Road Readily Taken," The Morning Call, San Francisco, July 15, 1893, page 9


    A good, live, progressive city of over 2,000 people and no photographer--that's Medford.
    It is altogether probable that the petit burglaries which have been perpetrated in Medford of late are the work of some of the boys of our town. If this be the case it is high time a full stop was registered--before they shall have arrived at a point of more desperate outlawism. It becomes us all to appoint ourselves a committee of investigation ere it be too late and we are made the butt of their thievish notions instead of our neighbors.
Editorial, Medford Mail, July 21, 1893, page 2


    Eli Hogan opened his tinshop on Front Street today.
    Dan'l. Cofer has been awarded the contract for the erection of Postmaster Howard's C Street residence.
    Beer five cents per glass hereafter at the Roxy Ann Saloon. Medford whisky 5 cents per glass.
    M. M. (alias Shorty) Pickering is engaged for a time as heap big iron hammerer in the Wilson blacksmith establishment.
    Garl T. Jones is changing things about out at his B Street residence--moving his barn and a whole lot more improvements.
    Asa Fordyce, residing just south of Medford, threshed out fifty acres of wheat Tuesday which yielded 1573 bushels, or nearly thirty-two bushels to the acre.
    The Medford Brewery has placed its beer on sale, and those who have sampled it say it is just as good as the average and in some respects several notches ahead.
    D. S. Youngs is making some improvements at the front of his store building. He is taking out the awning posts and putting in bracket supports instead and is as well widening his sidewalk to eight feet.
    Charlie Sherman, the Medford popular painter, is over at Jacksonville this week engaged in repainting the coach and engine of the Medford-Jacksonville short line.
    The family of J. C. Hill, from eastern Oregon, arrived in this city this week and are now housekeeping with Mr. Stockham on B Street. Mr. Hill is a son-in-law of Mr. Stockman.
    It is given out that Attorney W. H. Parker, who has recently disposed of his fine farm at a good round sum, will move his family to Medford, establish a home and open a law office--and still they keep coming our way. We can stand a whole lot of fellows like Parker.
    L. Henderson and R. Jorgensen, of Woodville, are the gentlemen who are making ready to open up the bakery and restaurant on Seventh Street. They expected to be open for business Sunday but owing to the fact that their oven collapsed when a fire was started, it will be a few days later before they are ready to supply the market.
    Mrs. S. M. West, who left Medford a few weeks ago for a visit with friends in Nebraska, has recently been appointed, by ex-Governor Furnace, to the position of expert judge in the art department of the state fair at Lincoln. The lady's knowledge of art is evidently receiving merited recognition abroad as well as at home. She will teach in the art department of the Medford Business College the coming year.
    Real estate has been changing hands in pretty good-sized chunks in the vicinity of Medford this week. Messrs. Hamilton & Palm are responsible for the following sales: W. H. Parker to a Mr. Raphaltz, of Kansas, eighty-four acres of improved land and thirty-six acres of timber land, between Medford and Jacksonville; consideration, $7,000. Frank Amy, to a W. Rawlings, 100 acres near Central Point; consideration, $3,000. The gentlemen also sold four and one-half acres of land in Barr's addition to Medford to F. W. Waschau, the Jacksonville jeweler.
    While you are speaking of fruit dryers there isn't any fault to be found with those put up by D. H. Miller, our hardware merchant. T. A. Newman, of Butte Creek, was in Medford Wednesday and loaded one of them into his wagon which has a capacity of 700 pounds of prunes each twelve hours or 1000 pounds of apples every nine hours. The machine looks to be able to do all that is claimed for it and as a similar one has already been tested it is no guesswork whether it will perform its work or not. Mr. Newman has twelve acres of prunes which he proposes to put through it.
    At the meeting of the city council last Monday night contracts for furnishing 105 cords of wood were let to the following parties: Beek, Whiteside & Co., 25 cords; L. A. Murphy, 25; H. Griffin, 80; W. H. Barlow, 25. There were several other bids in but all were rejected in cases where the price per cord was higher than $3.75. The delinquent tax list was turned over to the marshal with instructions to collect. The marshal was also instructed to notify property owners to repair sidewalks, where needed. The driving down of the nails, which have worked loose and now project from a quarter to three-quarters of an inch above the level of the walk, is considered a much-needed repair and the marshal's instructions cover this point.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, August 11, 1893, page 3


    Mrs. Jason Kellogg returned from Portland Tuesday. She expects to remain in Medford for some time and will occupy her residence in town, corner C and Sixth streets.
    W. C. Stockham and family are among the latest arrivals in Medford. They are from Eastern Oregon and are here for permanent residence. They have rented a dwelling on B Street and are now housekeeping.
    Mrs. F. L. Cranfill returned Tuesday from her several weeks' visit at the world's fair. The lady reports having had a very pleasant time and also states that she purchased a fine stock of goods for the new mercantile firm of Cranfill & Hutchison, which are expected to arrive in about three weeks.
    Mrs. F. M. Plymale and daughter Meda returned Tuesday evening from their extended visit at Albion, Calif. They were accompanied by Mrs. Plymale's daughter, Mrs. John Curry, and three children, Ethel, Gladys and Ray, who will remain in Medford a few weeks for a visit with relatives and friends.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, August 11, 1893, page 3


    The people of Jackson County are agitated considerably over the disappearance of Geo. E. Bloomer, county treasurer, who has not been seen since last Saturday afternoon, when he left Medford for Ashland on the freight train. He had been called upon for a settlement by the county commissioners' court and should have made it on Tuesday. When the appointed time arrived he was not present, nor has he appeared since. Bloomer's whereabouts are unknown, but he is somewhere north of here, as he was a passenger on the train which left Ashland for Portland Saturday evening. What sum of money he is short has not been ascertained as yet, but enough is known to place the shortage at several thousand dollars. Bloomer was a popular young man with a promising future, and had many friends. His defalcation and subsequent flight is a genuine surprise to all. What he did with the money that is missing is not known, but it seems to be the general opinion that he spent the most of it foolishly, as he had very extravagant habits. It is to be hoped that Bloomer will yet return and straighten out matters. His bondsmen are Ben Haymond, J. Nunan, K. Kubli and Chas. Nickell.
Democratic Times, Jacksonville, August 11, 1893, page 3




    Mr. Lynch, an Etna rancher, is figuring on soon moving to Medford.
    Ed. Pottenger has his new residence, on F Street between Eighth and Ninth, well under way.
    H. F. Wood has the contract for building Mr. Stewart's residence. The building they tell us is to be a beauty.
    G. L. Davis has opened an office in the Stanley brick building on C Street. His business is that of buying poultry and eggs.
    Miss Weaver has closed her dressmaking establishment on Seventh Street. She expects to soon leave for the East and the world's fair.
    The Premium Meat Market is temporarily closed. Mr. Fox informs us that as soon as the warm weather is over he expects to open again.
    The nails in our sidewalks are a source of great annoyance to pedestrians. They should be either pulled out or driven down, and it would be for the benefit of the public if either plan was adopted.
    Rev. Phipps has tendered his resignation as pastor of the Medford M.E. Church. His acceptance of the position as principal of the academic and normal departments of the Medford Business College is the why of his resignation.
    Daniel Cofer's ad appears in The Mail this week. The gentleman is a contractor and builder and is recently from Sacramento where he has been engaged in this business for many years. He has two hundred cottage designs from which patrons may select.
    Contractor Lyon finished his work on the new business college Wednesday and from him we learn that the institution is in good shape, not only architecturally but financially as well, and that, judging from indications, Prof. Rigby will open his school with a large attendance.
    Some of our people, to protect their spring chickens from the light-fingered pilferers, are said to be placing loaded shotguns in a position where they will explode when the coop door is opened. It's a good scheme and will make business for the doctors and undertakers.
    Little Fay Sears was taken suddenly ill Saturday night with spasms and for a time life was despaired of, but medical assistance being immediately called the little sufferer was soon made easier and is now getting on very nicely. The little one is the pet of the whole city, and her illness caused many an anxious inquiry.
    On Monday, August 28th, J. H. Stewart, the big fruit grower, will commence his work of packing Bartlett pears. He expects that ten carloads will be required to complete the pack. He will ship from Medford over the Southern Pacific to Portland and to the east over the Union Pacific--the eastern destination has not as yet been decided upon. The car will be iced here and will require about a ton of ice to the car.
    The chicken thief is making heavy demands on the chicken houses in Medford. George Merriman is shy about twenty spring chickens and I. A. Merriman also lost a few dozen one night last week. But what hurts Ike a little harder than the loss of his chickens is that he, being in the poultry business, was called upon to buy these same chickens again a few days later, and from the person whom he had every  reason to believe had stolen them.
    The editor that wouldn't print a paper in the Rogue River Valley, and more particularly in Medford, and be glad of the chance, is of a far different cut than the publishers of The Mail. The land is a most bountiful one and many of its products reach this office. A box of very large, mellow and decidedly luscious peach plums from E. G. Hurt, red, black and wine berries, that would tempt the goddess of epicure, from E. P. Hammond and blackberries which measured one and a half inches in length and two inches in circumference from G. W. Crystal were a part of this week's diet at the Mail office. All these delicacies for the sustenance of the inner man and a bouquet nearly the size of an half bushel measure, and made up of the most delicate, rare and fragrant flowers any print shop was ever presented with, from Mrs. C. J. Howard, brings out again the expression, who wouldn't be a Medford newspaper man?
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, August 18, 1893, page 3






    The Halley brick block is ready for the roof.
    W. E. Phipps, brother of Rev. [E. E.] Phipps, has engaged to teach the Neil School, near Ashland.
    Shawver & Nicholson have secured the contractor for erecting L. C. Shideler's residence in the Barr addition.
    W. J. Fredenburg has closed his fence manufactory on C Street and moved the machinery to his residence, corner of F and Eleventh streets.
    Wanted:--Ladies to canvass for me. Agents can make from six to twelve dollars per week. Address Mrs. J. H. Faris, manager of branch office for the Women's Co-Operative Toilet Co., Medford, Ore. Lock box 74.
    Haskins, the druggist, has a new ad this week. He also has a new sign, "The Mortar,"--on Seventh Street. You can't miss seeing it if you wanted to and Mr. Haskins don't want you if you could.
    Scott Morris was exhibiting a newfangled fence machine on the streets last week. It makes a fence similar to the Fredenburg style, but it is made in the field as fast as you want to use it.
    Messrs. Weeks & Orr have sold their crop of Bartlett pears to Portland parties and next week they will commence picking. They expect to have between six and eight carloads--all of which will be shipped to Chicago direct.
    Wm. Simmons, the recent purchaser of the C Street Second Hand Store, wants us to tell the people that they can be found at the old stand and always ready to sell a good new or second-hand article cheaper than you can get it at any other place in Medford.
    Next Monday Messrs. Cranfill & Hutchison will begin moving the Smith stock of goods to the old store building on Front Street, and as soon thereafter as a new floor can be put in to their Seventh Street store they will open up their new stock of goods.
    Many of the ranchers are beginning to shape their business in such a manner as will enable them to move their families to Medford now pretty soon in order that their children may attend our public schools. A good school is appreciated everywhere--and Medford possesses that article.
    Landlord Purdin has instituted a little Chinese exclusion act all by himself. He now employs only white help--and his boarders haven't been heard to enter a protest. White help is preferable to Chinese in almost any capacity and we ought to encourage the deportation of the latter by not employing them.
    L. C. Shideler has purchased a two-acre tract of land in the Barr addition to Medford and will at once commence the erection of a dwelling house and is now at work fencing the same. The property is located in a very desirable neighborhood--just south of M. Maule's place and right close to Mr. Fawcett's residence.
    A. E. Anderson has purchased block sixty-five in Medford original townsite--except one lot. The consideration was $550 and the deal made through Hamilton & Palm's real estate agency. Mr. Anderson is figuring on the possible erection of a residence thereupon sometime not far distant. He will also purchase another tract of six acres of land in the Orchard Home.
    The Medford electric light plant proposition, spoken of in The Mail a few weeks ago, has gone by the boards. Mr. Sharpe, the promised promoter, has decided to put in a plant at Roslyn. Mr. Sharpe is the kind of a gentleman who would be a credit to Medford both in a business and social way and we dislike very much that things have so shaped themselves.
    Benj. Eggleston will open a produce and commission house in Medford next Monday. He will pay highest market price, in cash, for apples, eggs and poultry. Mr. Eggleston is far from being a stranger in this locality, he having bought produce in both Medford and Ashland for a number of years. He is located on South C Street opposite the Halley brick block. See ad in this paper next week.
    D. S. Youngs has sold his store and stock of goods, on C Street, to Wm. Simmons. Mr. Simmons is the gentleman who some few months ago was in the hardware business in Medford. He is a good, thorough businessman, and if such a good citizen as Mr. Youngs must retire no better man could take his place than Mr. Simmons. Mr. Youngs has a nicely located resident lot near Mr. Davis' residence, which he is desirous of disposing of before going east.
    The Mail's job office has been kept pretty busy this week. Envelopes for J. A. Whitman, the gentleman who packs and ships heap plenty of Southern Oregon's delicious fruits; letterheads for Weeks & Orr, the gentlemen who grow fruit of a superior quality and in immense quantities; posters, certificates and programs for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Reunion, which is to be held in Medford on September 19, 20, 21 and 22; letterheads, envelopes and cards for G. L. Davis, who has just opened a produce house on C Street in Medford, and who buys all the eggs and poultry the farmer may bring in--and pays cash for them.
"All the Local News," Medford Mail, August 25, 1893, page 3